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BUS. ADM.

MO N D A Y

LIBRARY

JAN 1 9 1948

Reg. 17. S. Pat. Office

Volume 167

Number 4665

New

General
RAILROAD
ACF-Brill Motors Co.
9 Months Ended

Net
Net

profit

1947

1946

—J

•Loss.
net

profit

common

for

the

income tax

shares.—V.

1947. period

and

/

Other

provision of $149,000
equal to 28 cents per share on 962,434

was

167, p. 41.

credits

■

;

Adam Hat Stores, Inc.—December
Period End. Dec. 31—
—V.

165,

3161.

p.

'

$1,510,752

.571,582

$1,048,467
555,316

$1,569,818
261,757

$2,259,790

$1,603,783

$1,686,180
780,000

taxes

..

'

...

!.-r

•

'

value $20,

McQuay, Inc.—V.

of

167,

149.

p.

Excess

of

cost

573,000
$1,030,783

6,836,702

7,041,519

$906,180
-7,148,928

from

*

$8,072,302

$8,055,108

$8,063,690

Net

from

Net

ry.

1947

1946

1945

$1,220,509

$1,334,249

$1,761,630

468,636

210,402

386,994

565,606

railway
income.

oper.

1944

over

213,315

95,526

105,357

Net

from

Net

ry.

railway
railway

—V.

18,395,411

20,354,624

3,357,855

13,138,043
1,744,09.9

512,419

1,486,822

__

income

oper.

166,

__

•

6,364,780

Power

Gross

revenue

Operating
Prov.

$3,360,463

depreciation.:-

Amortiz.

7,932,307

A

of

1947—12 Mos.—1946

48.766

48,766

3,635,805

Co.

Fed.

income

Gross

Int.

taxes

income

Amortiz,

of

and

prem.

in

585,193

585,193
3,096.582

3,972,317

4,242,997

In

peak

the

company

daily
demand,

be

Net

by

Gas

"no

$9,709,390
2,888,884

5,004

5,004

60,052

68,209

American

Crd 92

20,660

58,624

will

Under

i

$403,781

$583,738

$6,618,879

$6,693,672

105,000

105,000

1,260,000

1,728,158

pfd. stock

of

terms

of

Light

retire

■

-

V.

;

_—;

$298,781

$478,738

166, p. 2403.

)

.

I*'

\

•'

.

Allied Stores Cofp. (&
Period End. Oct. 31—
net

Profit bef. Fed.

taxes

Prov.

for

Fed.

income

net

the

and

$23.15

$28.21

$64.31

John

the

P.

2.58

for

5.66

been

Central

Federal

Shoe

Jr.,

taxes.

of

of

director

of

a

Industrial

Hanover

Co.—New

President

elected

American

Bank

of

J.

&

income

on

Stevens

P.

Mills

Trust

RR.

&

Brake

Co.,

Inc.,
167, p.

Co.—V.

below.- -V.

for

the

12

Jan.

on

meeting

to

authorized

shares

of

of

share

since

Inc.,
Co.

He

trustee

a

166, p. 945.

14

authorized

held

be

Feb.

6,

for

1948

of

to
a

by

class

stockholders,'
stock

B

purchased,

from

the
its

one-quarter

corporation

stockholders

share of

the

proposal

at

that

will

invite

will

a

Railways'

stock

through

remainder

to

proposal is
will

The
and

held

G.

1948

portfolio.

entitled

to

recommended

was

Butcher,
of

in

Stockholders

be

the

approved by stockholders,
under present plans,

order

to

7,

in

expire,

proposal

Robert

suant
Jan.

the

the
of

trustees

Federal

vote

of

at

the

at

will be

for

Central

the

for

issued

at 3 p. m.
the board

District

proceedings

record

to

Invitations

Nov.

of

in

7,

1948

1948.

Richmond, Va., issued

business

special meeting.—V.

3,

Carl J. Austrian
Electric Corp, pur¬

reorganization

close

Feb.

March

the

166,

of

Central

Jan.

p.

20,

States.

1948

will

* '*

evidenced
Co.

dated

term

loan

r*

in

Nov.

the

6,

1946,

maximum

Guaranty
revolving credit and
$25,000,000.
There
were
outstanding on Jan. 8.
The

providing
amount

$25,000,000
of

of
as

of revolving credit notes
be used for general corporate
facilities.—V. 166,*p. 1989.

will




for

a

of

purposes,

including

expan¬

69,714,589

56,181,996

4,472,318

18,895,889
13,066,883

11,280,989

2,852,045

13,855,469

11,613,456

10,487,361

41,289,179

46,949,905

50,357

to

public

Dr5,781

188,340

18,647

10,193,794

41,477,519

46,968,552

3,085,267

2,698,652

11,528,801

12,078,690

573,738

401,630

1,829.347

278,518

242,982

764,912

1,612,469
427,450

6,350.530

27.354,459

32,849,943

1,237,176

1,334,891

4,995,291

5,573,463

5,502,396

5,515,639

22,359,168

27,276,480

136,592

131,340

and

to

"
.

surplus

res.

;

Balance

.

___!

Portion applic. to minor¬

ity

interests

equity of company

34,063
4,

in

of

income

of

subs.

5,468,328

5,482,877

22,222,576

5,468,328

5,482,877

22,222,576

134

34,800

130,406

5,468,462

Net equity (as
Other income

1,100,000

above)

5,517,677

22,352,982

;

other

91,507

442,816

669~890

294,520

5,221,513

5,271,637

21,240,276

26,241,691

Curb
Stock

New

York

35

36

which

owns

..—33

a

$17

stockholders
brought

in

'

and

Inc.;

H

».

'•

X

■■

'v'*

163,

record

in

Dec.

1947

of

the

board

of

Sample,

Lawrence

T.

Co.,

American

John

company.

Miscellaneous Features

Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund Notices. .44
The Course of Bank Clearings..
43

Chapman, President, and Clarence

Vice-Presidents

Reinicker,

of

American

Vice-President,

and

Water

John

H.

Dickey

Works

J.

Declared

Combined

and

Payable:....

Lang'ley,

of
Westchester

Surfaceways, Inc.; Van Horn Ely, of the Philadelphia Suburban Water
Co.; W. James Macintosh, of Morgan, Lewis &
Bockius, and Oliver B.
Merrill, Jr., of Sullivan & Cromwell.
Earle
S.
Thompson,
President

of

5 ",
The

,

West

Penn

Electric

Parker

of

New

York, have resigned

as

directors.—V.

Condition

166,

St. Louis Listed and Unlisted Securities

Reserve Banks
Condition

Statement of Member
Federal Reserve System

Edward D. Jones

41

Statement of Federal

•,

41

Banks of

.—.^4

..

.V

Established

.

300 North 4th

1871

Co.

&

■"

St., St. Louis 2, Missouri

Members'
New York Stock

Exchange
Exchange
Chicago Bd. of Trade
Exchange Associate

St. Louis Stock

Chicago Stock Exch.
New York Curb

\

.

Co.;

Co.,
National City
p. 1885.

...44

Rates

Co.,

Barr, Vice-

...

Foreign Exchange

H.

Northeastern Water Co., has been elected
Chair¬
the American
company.
The other members of

Gilbert W.

are:

Lorenzo

of

President and Treasurer of Northeastern Water
Co.; W. C.
C. Langley & Co.;
Foye F. Staniford, President of

Bank

General Corporation & Investment News.Cover
State and City Bond Offerings......-.^.
:50

a

$20

13 announced changes in its board of
directors
on the board for
Northeastern Water

McComas, Executive Vice-President of Philip Morris
&
Ltd.. Inc., and Delmont K.
Pfeffer, Vice-President of The

■

17

to

306.

p.

W.

O.

'

of

payments

1946.—V.

controlling interest in the

Ware, Jr., President
the board

Exchange.—24

to

which

company

This company on Jan.

man

24

paid

providing for representation

38

—42

with

This

37

.41

compared

as

'
'

.r

...

American Water Works Co., Inc.—Ware
Heads Board

;

..36

...____36

company on Dec. 29
of $14 per
share,

ing, the

__.___34

—38

Curb

tal.

..34

.C...-35

Stock and Bond Averages

149.

working capi¬
brings to $15,000,000 the total notes outstand¬
having sold $7,500,000 2%% notes in
August, 1947 (See V. 166, p. 562),—V. 166, p. 2554.

.___________34

Markets

wucuici

167, p.

American Stores Co.—Additional
Notes Placed Pri¬
vately—The company on Dec. 1, through Lehman Broth¬
ers, sold to the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
$7,500,000
3% notes due; Aug. 1, 1967. Proceeds will be
used to
provide additional facilities and increased

33

Exchange

requirei........

unearned.—V.

share,

per

-33

Exchange——
Exchange

surplus

541,848

259,176

American Steamship
Co.—Pays $14 Dividend—

24

Exchange....

191,795

27,336,935

154~533

dividend

.13

;

27,145,140
'

79,485

deduct..

dividend
or

The

Page

......

27,145,140

167~464

:v

&

earned

....

V

'

--

dividends

Quotations

j.

32,762
..

AMERICAN POWER &
LIGHT CO.—

'

Exchange

Stock

Stock

Dividends

1989.

Trust

money

sale

Exchange—........i.

Francisco

Transactions

for

12,
1947, company borrowed an additional
$10,000,000,1
by 1(4%
notes, under its
agreement
with
the

sion

public

Transactions New York Stock Exchange

com¬

if

14,797,929
\

10,677,095

adjustments

•Full

Exchange

Over-the-Counter

B

by

States

Court

tender,

about

on

American Cyanamid Co.—Loan—
On

divestment

shareholders

Blue

Corp.

138,755,720

2,631,492

authorizing

Toronto Stock Exchange—Curb Section..

tenders

Co.

$

154,579.996

10,199,575

(net)

income

Transfer

end of 1948, American Light
preferred stock at $33 a share.
immediate disposal of 1,418,125 shares

Exchange.

Stock

Montreal

the

receive,

American

$

2,861,293

approps..

income

tion

the

\

Stock

Stock

Angeles

Toronto

stockholders

who

North

18.436,403

other deductions,
net
Amort, of plant acquisi¬

33

San

stock at market value, plus cash up to the asset value of
American
Cities, based on the asset value of shares of common stock of

and

issued

Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Pittsburgh Stock Exchange....
St. Louis Stock Exchange

149.

*

submission

'

1947—12 Mos.—1946

■;;

34.953,359

4,111,807
3,511,183

res.

Interest

Light

29

Los

is

of

mon

Ridge

Gas

•

6,739,572

Detroit

subsidiaries,

Stock

Detroit Stock

Co.,
Shoe

and

corporation purchase for retirement up to 400,000 shares of its class
stock, Harry A. Arthur, President, announced.

each

calls

by

been

-

Cleveland

Up to 400,000 Shares of Its Class B Stock—

If

have

Exchange
Boston Stock Exchange.
Chicago Stock Exchange

American Cities Power & Light
Corp.—Plans to Retire
directors

v.

Total

Montreal

The

the

in

gas

Light's

Milwaukee

New York Curb Exchange

Director—

American

Cotton

expenses

taxes

Gross

during

Baltimore

Buslines, Inc.- -Proposed Expansion-

See Missouri Pacific

special

and

Other

in

feet

Exchange (Stocks)
New York Stock Exchange
(Bonds)

8.02

estimated

Brake

director

a

of
American

completion

cubic

New York Stock

'-vv*'V:;,v.v

■

Stevens,

has

also

distribution

Cincinnati

American
1942,

for

<

$88.47

2.08

stock..

been

10,626,738

non-callable

Stock and Bond

17,340,922

share

pfd.

has

'i

ACCOUNT

$

39.547,424

Net

14,900,000

12,464,235

-

Light Co.—Weekly Input—

.1947—3 Mos.—1946

taxes

/, pletion

In This Issue

Oct. 31, 1947 is after deducting
$1,385,000 refundable on
carry-back provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.—V.
167,

of

supply

ol

plan,-which

•'*.

t

.

5,528,888

stock

provision

149.

the

line—set

630,000,000

Detroit,

which

subsidiaries

its outstanding,

and

32,240,922

4,485,798

-

8,

-

revenues

Balance

*7,625,000

Department^

/

Property retire, and de-

i

$

20,089,235

Ordnance

to

Expenses

months ended

basis
p.

Other

Inter.

3,500,000

2,920,000

&

Jan.

Income taxes

9,028,888

V

on

profit

per

cum.

Common

*The

taxes

test.)

Consol.

4%

in

the

lieu of cash.

90,589,392 379,460,429 338,496',027

7,405,798

<

Earnings

Federal

•

'•

$

the

SUBSIDIARIES—

on

income

ended

amounted

End. Oct. 31—

Operating
Operating

1947—12 Mos.—1946

$

92,534,776

of

156, p. 2004. • \

$

$4,965,514

VyV"<;:". TvK V:.?;

1947—3 Mos.—1946

sales

Power

the week

company

v

.'.v-V* >V;

,

CONSOLIDATED INCOME

Subs.)—Earnings—

$
Total

$5,358,879

division

arms

Vice-President.—V.

$7,111,390

*

Balance

common

1948 the System inputs of subsidiaries of
233,035,000 kwh.p an increase of 27,565,000
kwh., or 13.42%, over the corresponding week last year
:
'
this

■

company also will begin
Detroit Edison Co. common

shares
in

'

$7,110,108

of

two

Co.

Commission
certificates"
construction of the line.

2,954,839

disct.,

income
on

$7,002,851

For

945,225

said

tripling

operated

The
Divs.

945,000

maximum

Power

$9,654,430

243,862

expense-

-V' 7,075

945,000

considering objections to the pipe line, the SEC declared it had
authority to pass upon or question the validity of the Federal

$831,614

Other deductions

^

declared, during SEC hearings on the case, that the in¬
earnings of American Light as a result of the pipe line will
bring rate reductions beginning in 1352 of
$11,000,000 annually to
Michigan Consolidated's customers and $4,600,000
annually to Mil¬
waukee Gas Light's consumers.

Cr2,659

debt

common

its

its

;V-, American

:

124,451

912,375

$7,117,974

a

Consolidated
Milwaukee.

269,837

debt.

for

would

$675,964

long-term

on

small
a

Period

deliver

of

It

3,299,870

594,061j

j

the

elected

Officials

"

515,261

the

of

creased

3,459,700

plant acqui-

taxes

in

holders

its

and

and

a

spokesman

area.

289,165

sition adjustments
General

Sept. 30

Michigan

301,550

of

line, to be constructed by Michigan-Wisconsin
Pipe
subsidiary of American Light, will originate in the Hugoton
field in Texas and extend 1,500 miles into
Michigan and Wisconsin.

gas

$2,964,002 $38,288,844 $33,035,245
1,200,396
17,141,229
11,941,382

1,818,921

expenses

for

its

,

,

Co.—Earnings—
1947—Month—1946

to

will

company

Light

24-inch

periods

Alabama

'^

282,143
'

—

surpl.

1950—will

Period End. Nov. 30—

-V'-;

165, p. 3274.

The

1,735,226

„

Earned

Line Co.,

2305.

p.

Co.

American Maize-Products Co.—New Vice-President—
James B. Melick, who had served
during the war as civilian chief

Wisconsin.

125,712

15,091,884

1,597,796

from

Its' investment

distribute

Electric

par

"The SEC on Dec. 30 approved a
joint plan of the United Light &
Railways Co. and American Light & Traction Co.,
assuring construction
of
a
$104,000,000 pipe line to feed natural gas into Michigan and

Fi«om Jan. 1—

Gross

900,000

American Light & Traction Co.—SEC Clears
Way for
Natural Gas Pipeline From Texas to
Michigan and Wis.

1

'

:

—V.

$1,521,659

railway

will
&

continue as a holding company over Michigan
subsidiary, Austin Field Pipe Line Co., Milwaukee
subsidiary, Milwaukee Solvay Coke Co., and Mich¬
igan-Wisconsin Pipe Line.—V. 167, p. 149.
.

$931,575
7,132,115

Jan. 1__

during period

Dividends paid

Alabama Great Southern RR.—Earnings—:
November—
Gross

also
Gas

Consolidated
Gas

784,000

___—

v

dealings since Dec, 24, 1947, the $1 par common
stock of
this corporation was removed from listing at the
opening
of business on the New York Curb
Exchange on Jan. 12. .The company
has been
merged with and into McQuay, Inc. and each share- of
Aeronautical common stock is exchangebale for one-sixth of a share
of common stock, par value
$1, and one-sixth of a share of 5% pre¬
par

The

$1,831,575

$8,312,492

Earned surplus,

purchd.

Off List—

Light

Madison

of

stock.

$1,475,790

profit

Total

from

stock,

175,428

1947—12 Mos—1946

$2,707,029 $17,466,062 $18,591,789

Aeronautical Products, Inc.—Stock

ferred

-

.

MISCELLANEOUS

•

American
stock

.1

1944

value of co.'s cap. stk.

Suspended

(& Subs.)—Earns.

1946

1945

•

$1,688,208

—__

Prov. for Fed. inc.

V

Sales Up 6.4%—

1947—Month—1946

$2,880,353

Copy

a

.

Net

Sales

1947

___

{; Total profit

after

was

9 Mos. End. Sept. 30—
Oper. profit aft. deprec.

INSURANCE

-

■

..

The

for Federal

INDUSTRIAL

-

American-Hawaiian Steamship Co.
1945

,

$31,843,677 $16,108,925 $16,742,728
270,606* *1,593,374
378,974

*

..

Price 75 Gents

Corporation and Investment News

PUBLIC UTILITY

-

(& Subs.)—Earnings—

Sept. 30—

sales

York, N. Y., Monday, January 19, 1948

Phone
CEntral
Bell

7600

Teletype

SL

593

2

record

established

was

sale

with the

oper,

Net

oper.

Stock Exchange Jan. 15
convertible 2%s of 1957. Ac¬

the New York

on

$9,179,000 of company's

af

on

of

bond men, it

to

bonds

The

offering
The

tne

$357,532,600

of

Applic. to minority

unsubscribed portion of the company s
debentures due on Dec. 15, 1957.
1087/s and the low was 108V2.

interests

2%%

System added
bringing

Bell

Gifford, President, states:
930,000 telephones in the last three

Today, over
as

as

many

calls

more

over

*Month

2,800,000.
28,500,000 Bell telephones are in service—more than twice
a dozen years ago—and the System is handling 12,000,000

1947,

of

a

day

than a
fcr

year

gain

total

the

for

the year to

net

Initial

Public Dividend

Is

in

and the District' of Columbia,
The earnings
reflect the full amount of these increases already

states

28

As

SEC

the

and

the

Stock Plan which has been authorized
Instalment payments for the shares began by

Employees'

holders.
tion

in

December.

..

.

:

by the stock¬
payroll deduc¬

board of

its

*1947—3 Mos.—1946

Period End. Dec. 31—

$

Operating
Operating

Other operating
Net

oper.

2,265,000

income...

36,290,000

income

Total

(net)_.

Br40,000

48,835,000

deductions..

9,910,000

Interest

tNet

3,810,000

income——.

Other income

Dividends

tEarnings

48,260,000
$1.81

,

per

share—

CO.

g

'

'

since

i

the

holding

had

company

1937.

In

58,752,092 192,145,000 211,504,246
5,489,268
35,940,000
19,572,136

53,262,824 156,205,000 191,932,110

46,239,349 189,310,000 183,462,749
$2.59
$7.43
$9.42

commenting

President

on

paid

the

properties

gas

in

In

the

the

1937,

West

Penn

Divs. Taxable—

Mining Co.—1947

Copper

the

entirely

1946

in

following distributions
during the year
1947 were paid
earnings and therefore are fully taxable: 50 cents on
75 cents each on June 25 and Sept. 26; and Dec. 23, $1.

from
28;

total

This

$3

of

share, for 1947
p. 1146.

per

$2.50

each paid
'

Chicaso-Lpxjvate Financing—

Co.,

Smelting

Apex

with
■"

-compares

1945.—V.' 166,

and

Acquisition—The company through F. A. Moseley & Co.
has placed privately $600,000 3% serial debentures, due

.

V/v;;///;' ■", ■/'

1948-1955.

.; v" '.v'■

5%

has: also placed privately $250,000
convertible preferred stock (par $100).
The

-

company

During December, company offered 11,111 shares of
stock (par $10) to its stockholders in propor¬
each at $27 a share.

common

tion to the number of shares held by

offering was not underwritten and all stock was
'■:. •"/ - • /'■/•','; /•.''■••/ '"=//•''?

This

subscribed.
'

The

proceeds

chase

financed

securities

real estate,

the

of

the pur¬

in part

equipment and certain
Cleveland, effective Jan.

plant,

Smelting, Co.,

National

properties are now being operated as the Cleveland plant of

These

2.

the

of

foregoing

the

of

November

last

Inventories

166, p. 2410.

Apex.—V.

;

;'.'/* /

•

-'-'v'

-V.-'/,

; /.

'. '/

./

stockholders

The

•/• ■'•/,//.

dividend

action

1

:.H-/;/'

YEARS

FOR

three-ior-one

a

ENDED

OCT.

"

-

.7

Net

earnings

Earnings per

v

said:.

approved

13

Jan.

RESULTS

—V.

.

has now been liquidated.
Its assets, except for the common stock being distributed/ have been
transferred to The West Penn Electric Co., > whose record of service,and earnings has been outstanding in the public utility industry^
We
are glad
to initiate the payment of dividends -to our stockholders who
have been patient during
the past several years while the company
has
been working on
plans furthering compliance with the Public
Utility Holding Company Act and maintaining at the same time proper
standards
of
service
by
the operating companies, in
the system.
Through the depression and the war years these standards have been
faithfully sustained in the interest of the customers of the operating
subsidiaries."
h 'Si
■
"/ ."

.

spi t of the
by directors.

31

1946
$896,203
j $9.11

1947
^$1,533,009
$15.58

special depreciation charge of $100,000 and taxes of $1,122,000.

After

today,Earle S. Thompson,

Company,

on

v *

98,388 shares of common stock, effective at a date to be set

their shares promptly

Penn Electric Co.

Split-Up Ratified—

/: Appleton Co.—Stock

dividends*

no

i."'k

:

Penn Electric

of West

Virginia and Ohio:

and

a

Jan.

dividend by West Penn Electric is payable March
March 12, 1948.
Holders of the old American -

shares of the West

.

.

.

West Penn

are

Moran,

record

of

consolidated-

Co.,

Maryland;

electric

the

constituted

dated

March

in'

now

were

Cur¬

current.

leaving

Penn

West

predecessor
stock

initial public

holders

for

*1947—12 Mos.—1946

g

in the plan of the company
approved Jan. 9 by the SEC.

were

The

books

per

are

that

Federal

Company's common stock are urged to surrender

,

38,925,000

income

TELEGRAPH

8,361,066
27,630,000
33,127,515
48,093,996 150,320,000 171,441,401
2,492,029
14,050,000
7,099,106
Drl94,999 •
145,000
Drl63,776

8,775,000

income—

Interest

V

&

55,476,919 200,710,000 216,768,929
37,044,474 145,770,000 145,060,379
7,376,000
16,730,000 28,344,000
2,695,379 10,580,000
10,237,035

4,570,000

taxes—

Dividend

.

53,205,000
37,595,000

revenues—L

expenses
Federal taxes on income

common

The

-

TELEPHONE

AMERICAN

The

intervals.
on

of

Electric Common

as

alter

Electric Co. met Jen; 15 and
a dividend
of 25 cents per share.
It .is the intention of the
directors to consider and take action on dividends at quarterly -/

declared

25

OP

EARNINGS

of liquidation
directors

The

gross

Secretatry and Treasurer,- in a notice to the stock¬
7', 1..43 stated:
The ofiieers of this company,
consideration of the matter with its Counsel, are of the opinion

Earle

C.

Electric Shares—
Declared——//-.'/ •;*:/.//

proposed

transactions

Final
process

that

Anaconda

•

.

capital stock of the company on and alter March 1, 1948, to and
including Dec. 14, 1955.
Conversions can be made by surrender of $100
of debentures plus payment to the company of $4o in cash for each
share of capital stock to be issued upon conversion,
;
Over 250,000 Bell System employees are purchasing more than 1,430,000 shares of American Telephone & Telegraph Co. capital stock under

$22,985,470,

were

Fower

Virginia,

West

holders

approval of its

sequel to the

a

the

by

had

single integrated system.
The New York Stock Exchange has approved the listing of the new
West Penn Electric common shares and
the company has been in¬
formed that dealings in such stocjc will begin Jan.
19, 1348.^-V. 167
p.
150.
-■/
••■.-■■/„ ;
/ ./"
V

segregation and, dissolution plans ,
District Court for Delaware; company
statements do not
issued a call Jan.
15 for the surrender of-the . certificates-for the
approved—over $50,000,000 of the increases, for instance, have only
company's 2,343,105 shares of outstanding common , stock, in . exchange ,
recently become effective.
Applications are now pending for, abput
for
the
common
stock of West Penn Electric- Co.J. now being dis¬
$65,000,000 additional rate increases and further applications will be
tributed on a share-for-share basis.
West Penn Electric Co. is now *
made in the near future.,;,
' "
,
'
>-.
the top holding company for the electric properties of the old Amer¬
More than $1,100,000,000 of new money was raised by Bell System
ican Company.
The water works properties of the former $465,000,000
companies in 1947.
The convertible debentures just offered to Amer¬
public utility system
were segregated last' September and
are now
ican Telephone & Telegraph Co. stockholders, which were subscribed to
separately controlled by American Water Works Co.; Inc.
.
in
the amount of more than
$348,000,000, will be convertible into
effective

Monongahela

Co.,

,

Inc.—Calls in

1941 of
the same date

on

Electric -system

Penn

West

for

Exchange

in

consolidated assets
which-, $38,867,244

Total

at Sept. 30,

found

&EC

202,979,836
$9.98

tBased on average number
the company's proportionate
deficits of subsidiary com¬

& Electric Co.,

American Water Works

Stock

sub:idiaries

after .taxes of $3,181,216. The
on
preferred stock,
to

dividends,

wprking capital of $15,881,774.The West 'Penn tlectric Co.

sylvania,
-

,

by the strike in the second
quarter of the year and by the fact that increased wages and other
increased expenses
were effective before
approval of increased tele¬
phone rates by regulatory authorities.
Rate increases amounting to ,
more
than
$114,000,000 a year have now been approved or made,*

for

and

,Co.

net income

The 'Fotomac Edison Co. and
West
Penn
Railways Co.
These companies, with their subsidiaries
furnish electric and other, public utility. services In sections of Penn¬

substantial reductions in Federal taxes
connection with debt redemptions, etc.. which
by charges against other income,
i!Includes
proportionate interest in earnings or deficits of Western Electric Co.
and all
other subsidiaries ngt consolidated (partly estimated).
IIIn¬
cludes $5,281,000 and $13,603,000 ior the three months and 12 months
ended Nov. 30, 1946, respectively, and $2,239,000 for the 12 months
ended Nov. 30, 1947, on account of tax refunds due to carry-back of
excess profits credits in 1946.—V.
166, p. 2657.
/

satisfactory to the user than evef before.,
Earnings for 1947 were adversely affected

and

allowing

Principal subsidiaries o,i
Power

offset

were

Electric

Penn

after

distributed.

being

liabilities

rent

in

costs

from

reductions

West

$70,848,874

equal

$357,878,302

$ Includes the effect of

arising

heavy and

continues

estimated.

partly

in

panies.

ago.

service

demand

new

December

of

Stock

r

159,679,840
$7.62

55,780,212
$2.72

45,529,643
$2.13

outstanding.
iDoes not include
undistributed earnings or -in

shares

of

interest

approximately
1,500,000 people are on the waiting list for telephone service.
The
Western
Electric
Co., our manufacturing and supply unit, is now
operating at the highest rate in its history with a volume two and a
half times the prewar peak year of 1929.
There has been considerable
improvement in the quality of service in mcst places and we are doing
everything we can to further improve the service and to make it more
The

—

Applic. to A. T. &
T.
Co.
stock
tConsol. earns, per sh.

Quarterly Report—Walter S.
The

,

deductions.

income—

Net

high price for the day was

months

income

Total

Interest

was

represented

of

taxes.._

income.
tlOther income-(net)

the largest turnover in a corporate issue
any
day in the history of the Exchange.
A trade for $8,000,000
the issue marked .the opening of the market.
The price was 108 Vi.

cording

expenses.
taxes on inc.—

Fed.

effective.

became
A

Operating

The
of

is

$2.94 'per share two the 2,543,105 shares of West Penn

2,199,771,643 2,080,214^649
1,770,095,315 1,572,226y077
- 71,657,692
78,090,378
42,724,227_39,272,873__ 170,513,503^ 156,081,779
50,738*407 59,525,751
187,505,133 §273,216,415 >:
13,386,159
8,628,014
36,987,532 Ur22,073,522
64,124,566
68,153,765 ^224,492,665' 251,142,893
17,232.164
10,701,227
60,389,168<
41,532,462
46,892,402 1157,452,538 i| 164.103,497 - !|209,610,4"3l
-7 ' V
1,362,759
1,672,326 V
4,423,657
6,630,595 -

592,987,668 533,312,621
479,834,196 411,734,554
19,690,838
22,779,443

revenues.

Other

latter

„

$

.$

Operating

1947,

30,

revenues

—12 Mcs. End. Nov. 30—
1947 V; ' '• 1946. "
$,'•■"'$

—3 Mos. End. Nov. 30—
1947
1946

Period—

REPORT

EARNINGS

CONSOLIDATED

SYSTEM

BELL

Telegraph Co.—Only $9,114,100
Debentures Unsubscribed For—Sold on Exchanges—
The company announced Jan. 14 that it intended "to sell tne unsub¬
scribed
portion, amounting to $9,114,100,
of its recent offering of
$357,532,600 of 10-year 2%%
convertible debentures, due Dec. 15,
1957, on the various stock exchanges on which the debentures are
listed, through member firms.
The company filed Jan. 14 with the
SEC
the
necessary
amendment to the registration statement which
American Telephone &

Monday, January 19, 1948

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

&

THE COMMERCIAL

(246)

167,

42.

p.

"American Water Works & Electric Co., Inc.

Accompanying
solidated

income

# Arkansas-Mis>auri
first mortgage

Pri¬

Placed

^3

bonds, series C, due 1977. Proceeds will
purposes.—V. 166, p. 2657.

be used for construction

Santa Fe Ry.—Equipment Orders.

/ Atchison, Topeka &
G.

Fred

President,

on

Dec.

26 announced

',/

deliveries can
cars and 53

/,'■"• V

/■'/:■"'r ■■■.''

-yr\ 7

locomotives.

7":';

EARNINGS FOR MONTH AND'FIRST 11 MONTHS

,

Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Ry.

(Incl.

and Panhandle & Santa Fe Ry.)
g

g

1347—Month—1946

Period End. Nov. 30—

?:

that the company

on

be

letter to

Gurley,

order, or programmed for acquistion as fast as
made by builders, 5,350 freight cars, 197 passenger

has

the stockholders is a pro forma con-,
account Showing that for -the 12 months ended Sept.

the

Co.—Eonds

Power

vately—Company has placed privately $1,000,000

$
$
« '
1947—11 Mos.—1946

Railway oper. revenues-

Notice

of the Distribution to the Common

33,838,434 415,645,946 374,572,242

Railway

Stockholders of

41,345,312
30,077,745

27,512,106 306,962,745 236,116,452

3,543,614
59,766,57b*
CM63.182 Drl,035,040

47,449,844
Cr278,484

2,945,896-'-47,881,583
3,769,188- : 2,243,005
41,632,703

4-1,284,430

6,320,212

or

credits-

Dr464,116

oper.

income-

4,433,239

Other

debits

Net
Net

COMPANY

AMERICAN WATER WORKS AND ELECTRIC

expenses-

oper.

Railway tax accruals-

ry.

income

,i--_

Santa

has

Fe

Skyway,

decided

to

air freight subsidiary of the Santa Fe Ry.,
operations-in. the immediate future, H. R.

Inc.,

abandon

President of this unit,

Lake,

announced on Jan. 13. .Skyway has been

operating between New York and California
a
contract carrier of air freight since July

of the Common Stock of
-

THE WEST PENN ELECTRIC COMPANY

is

in

the

to

operations

cease

was

-

.

unfriendly attitude of the Civil

quality and cost of service, but that the Board believes that
issue is who should be allowed to give service to the

the

primary

clearly reflected in the recent action of the
denying Skyway the exemption wnich has

public.
AH of this was
Civil Aeronautics Board

-

and intermediate points as
1,- l.->46.
made as

a
result of the
Aeronautics Board towards the
Sar.La Fe and other surface carriers, Mr. Lake said.
It is obvious that
the Board does not share our view that the real interest of the public

decision

The

obvious

.,

/

■;/ Air Freight Unit to Abandon Operations—-

INCORPORATED

(INCORPORATED)

3o,462,441

in

other non-certificated air cargo - carriers under Ihe
Board's Economic Regulation No. 292.5, which permits them to operate
as
common
carriers of air freight pending action by the Board on
been

To

the

their

;.^//r ./'■■, v /.;

;vv."/

Common Stockholders of

American Water Works and

Electric Company, Incorporated:

granted

applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity."

to

Skyway,
in .conjunction
with
the
Santa Fe
Railway and
the
trucking subsidianes, offered to render a coordinated air, rail
and
truck
service in the general territory served bv the Santa -Fe

latter's

Pursuant to Plans of this

under the Public
Act of 1935 and

Company filed

Utility Holding Company

approved by the Securities

Exchange Commission and the District
Court of the United States for the District

and

of Delaware,

this Company has

holders of its
common

been dis-

being distributed to the
Common Stock all shares of /

solved and there

are

stock of The West Penn Electric

Company owned by it, such

distribution

being at the rate of one share of common
stock of The West Penn Electric Company
for

each

outstanding share of Common

Stock of this

Agent.
The

common

Electric

listing

for cancella-

the next several months.—V. 166, p. 2657..

THE

■

-J

Electric

.

'

•

Company

(INCOKROR ATtD)
NOTICE
ON

OF DIVIDEND

■*'•>/■;'

STOCK

,.///

COMMON

The Board of

Directors of The

West Feam Electric

declared

•

*

a

dividend

Company has
on

the Com¬

Stock of the Company in the

amount of

twenty-five cents (250)

share, payable on March 25,
1948 to stockholders of record at

per

AMERICAN
ELECTRIC

WATER

COMPANY,

WORKS

AND

Incorporated

the close of business on

March 12,

1948.

By H. D. McDowell, Secretary




for hearing within

mon

of

Company will ;be
each holder of Common Stock of

1Y

on

an

the New York Stock Exchange,

on

day, January 19, 1948.

The West Penn Electric

*

action

he set

in applications which were first fi'.ed in November,
amended in May of 1S47 to include service to New York'.
early hearing was requested the Board has taken no
these applications and there is little prospect that they will

System

and

stock of The West Penn

dealings in such stock will begin on Mon¬

January 16, 1948.

1946,

Although

Company has been approved for

of this Com¬

Company upon surrender

Railway

<r

.

and that company has been informed that

final distribution of the assets

this

office of.

City Bank Farmers Trust Company, Distribution Agent, No. 22 William Street, New
York 15, N. Y., in accordance with the
instructions contained in and accompanied,
by a duly executed Letter of Transmittal, a
copy of which is being mailed to stock: .
holders of record. Additional copies thereof
may be obtained from such Distribution

Company and constituting the

pany to its common stockholders.
Certificates for shares of common stock

issued to

tion of his stock certificates at the

0

H. D. McDowell, Secretary

January 15, 1948.

I'

V

'

Volume 167
Atlanta &
-

Number 4665

THE

St. Andrews Bay Ry.

Net

1947

from

railway—__
railway
;.i——

Net .from

^

.

o'per. income

ry.

Beech Aircraft

Co.—Earnings—

November—

Gross

1946

$150,647

—

COMMERCIAL

$132,848

69,760

54,530

Net

36,042

Earned

From Jan. 1—

Net

from

from

per share on

Net

ry.

—V.

railway

679,501

—

453,988

201,543

Belding
The

(B. T.)

—

c'Net profit
t Earns. per

—

$558,539

$0.68

-

.

1,644,522

.$0.55

$1.61

■

,

charges.
JBased on 1,020,000
outstanding.—V. 165, p. 3275.

Bachmann

,

Placed

1947—9 Mos.—1946
$11,393,292 $10,725,115

•,

—.

$696,297

_

share--

Co.,

1947—3 Mos.-t,1946

After

rently

takes

Babbitt, Inc.—Earnings—

Period End. Sept. 30—
Net sales

shares

stock

of

the

note

Corp-—$4,000,000

Inc.

New

N.

Y.,

stock

of

this

place of outstanding common stock
Connecticut corporation.—V. 166, p. 946.

been appointed
corporation, which

Belding

The corporation,

3 Months
—

1

$713,070

$2,786,742

—

—

Earnings
—V.

per

269,000

166,

1574.

p.

Worsted Co.,

800,000

both

$444,070

462,375

$0.90

of

$3.60

its

to

net

working capital

a

3% %

effect

former

Uxbridge Worsted Co.—V, 167,

to

the

redemption

of

of

result

the

as

giving

the

borrow.ng,

1959

due

notes

127,166,469
239,667

141,138

Operating
revenues—
Operating expenses—.:

11,020,775

126,926,802

117,944,807

Operating taxes
Net

150.

p.

Net

'

(Including

Wholly-Owned

Subsidiaries)

$

$'

•

V'

'

iv

j

—-

Costs

and

65,743,608

706,000

Operating profiti:...,..-...-..:—
Dividehds
Other

.received

Other

Midvale

Co

—*

1

)

—

_—

$2,040,398

State

Net

taxes

A

795,000

profit———

Common

per

—V.

p.

166,

$1,238,918

—

shares outstanding. .;—

Earnings

$75,000

The
Yard
a

B.

of

cost

White,

the

in

*

expedite

begun

metropolitan

in

it

terminal

south

area

of

announced

was

Chicago,
Jan.

-pn

■The

111.,

15

terminal

and

f

The

and

serve

for

1945,

covers

an

the

as

of

area

main

205

freight

in

acres

terminal

central

a

for

Yard

development

program

far

so

is

part .of

completed

Issue—

by

the

be

150.

built

Gay

1.947

estimated

were

figures
p.

highest

are

the Pullman

by

Standard

the

&

O.

$116,500,000

the Baltimore

&

in

Co.—Ordered

Closed

by

15

Manufacturing Co.—V.
:
' •

in

a

time

request

the

First

National

Bank

to

named

was

trustee,

issue certificates.

was

Bangor

Aroostook

&

Period End. Nov. 30—

in

$25,000

'

if

reorganization

a

plan

doe3

not

f v"

sion

Ry.

oper.

Ry.
Ry.

tax

revenues-——

oper.

Ry.

573,546

407,498

21,583,025

15,055,568

"fromrailway,.—
Net* ry. oner, income—1

.4,362,698

3,567,167

income

Other

railway.
railway——
income—

oper.

from

166,

.J

$76,744

$1,301,140

;

1945

523

92.498

at

.

,

_

Income

••

.

available

'

) r.

;'

.

3,223

2,512

46,706

.

after

fixed

•

•31C.514

495,911

$56,711

Federal

1947

2,377,572

1944

1,334,217

-

958,000

.

no

cn

T

mer

...

$1,389,572

$1,348,000

356,400

—

Earns, per com. share—
1
For (the quarter ended

share,

common

quarter

of

(James B.)
Philip

356.400

$3.68

Sept.

30,

compared

1946.—V.

&

1946

;

$1,633,278

Co.,

178,200

$1.74

$1.67

with

166,

p.

net-income

$512,075,

$513,059,

was

$1.37

or

a

share

&

'$1,105,667

$796,996

1,500,000

1,500.000

$0.74

$063

approved

a

proposal

to

to

the

Inc.—Unit's

&

C

Co.

Paul

ol

H.

new

Dallas,

6

Months

Profit

Rice.

has

The

(Including

assumed

T

Income

Net

taxes

.—

1946

,&

C

Co.

will

the

Inc.

company's
dissolved

was

Under

the

new

retain

the

same

name

officers

$2,558,236

——

$2.70

$3.66

Sales

$5,075,778

£

—V. 166, p. 2410,

The
•

$4,217,019

for

Wholly-Owned

and

service

new

test

transport;
missile

placed

was

Transport

ordered

engines;

and

Service

the

in

of

the

first

great

aimlanes

from

the

offices:

135

NOTE;

On

matter

February 25,

$35.00

account

of

per

the

year;

1942,
in




at

the

Dominion

fluctuations

in

the

post
of

office

Canada,

rates

of

company's

designed

Wichita

Force

for

(Kansas)

duties-.—V.

$38.00

to

liaison

167,

Divi¬

150.

p.

on

occupancy, was designed to pro¬
pounds of
aluminum extrusions per

36,000;OQ0

i

cut-off

a

of

date

sealed

Road,

of

10:30

•'proposals

Detroit.

a.m.

at

Bids

(EST),

the

will

Feb. 17,
Regional
publicly opened

Detroit

be

1946

1945

$323,852
352,418

$933,260

$0.92

shares^

months .ended
share against.

$1,194,827

$1,225,221
151,970

75,985

$1,983,599

$2.65

$1,162,979
352,418

352,418

'

Montague,

whioh

1475.

holders

of ;the

Chicago,
one

are

Co., Inc.—Rights

common

offered

share of-capital

stock,

issued

to

the

par

value

to Stockholders—
$1,

of

record

Dec.

22,

the

opportunity to .subscribe at $2 per
stock, par value $2, of James B. Beam

Distilling Co. (a new corporation)
Philip Blum & Co., Inc. held.
been

$3.30

share

a

York,

N.

per::year.

remittance

for

each

share

of

capital

stock

of

Non-transferable subscription agreements
Philip Blum common stockholders." The offer

Y.,

under the Act of March
3,
1879.
Other -Countries,
$42 00 per year.

for

foreign

$545,794

was

in

first

half

of
7

16.5%—-

1947—12 Mos.—1946

$8,892,075 $82,915,863 $74,589,296

President,

no

dividends

about.-$1,550,000

in

bulletin

a

received

were

in 1947.

estimated increase

an

of

expected to be about 3-3%'
1946

sales.

'\

to

stockholders

subscriptions and

'Subscriptions

advertisements

on

in

either

year.

However,

in

about
on

10%

sales.

1946, and
'

7

in

dollar

This is

'

a

v.

sales,

decline

net

in¬

from the

'

(Including Domestic Subsidiaries)

Sept. 30—
profit-.-

"After

1947

1946

1945

*$3,900,630

$3,235,847

$2.00

$1.66

...

effect
to
potential refundable Federal
taxes of $8,591,000 and to
price and
of

for

reserve

reconversion

Sept. 30—

...

...

profit
per common

tBased

on

requirements

Months Ended

the

$5

Net

taxes

.

„—

&

reserves.....

taxes
reserve

profit

166,

p.

$1.23

Ni:

—

1947

1946

be

in

United

made

in

States,
New

$6,015,714
Cr25,80C

S

Possessions

funds.

453,64.';

48.60C

$969,464

$430,843

400,000

400,000

$2.42

$1.07

2307.

U.

York

'

$10,625,507
1,977,069
225,000

...

'

must

divi¬

782,605

Federal

Coipmon shares outstanding ^
Earnings per common share......
—V.

2,683,600

Subs.)—Earnings—
;

before

Inventory

re¬

3276.

1946

common shares
after allowing for
preferred stock.—V. 166, p. 1575.

Sept. 30—

sales

Income

p.

$4,658,501 *$2,780,65(

share.......

3,352,329

on

Buffalo Bolt Co. (&

Profit

165,

1947

charges
taxes
1

"Loss.

and

costs

$139,894,633 $83,952,383
7,342,101
"2,780,656

after

fEarnings

$2.07

income

Co.—Earnings—

Months Ended

Income

$4,042,300

inventory adjust¬

Salesv
Profit

1945

' $4,743,979

sliar^..$2.44

giving

excess-profits

$6.10

at

$1.33

profit

Co.—Estimated Earnings, Etc.—
G.

Earnings pper

300,000

$3.58

&

net

1947—Month—1946

$10,362,601

$1,831,629

300,000

Blum

or

1947,

3276.

p.

9 Mos.

dend

$1,073,251

p.

30,

its

tNet

151,970

$3.73

166,

June

$468,181

from

Budd

300,000

194.7,

at New

exchange,

of

Oct.

meeting of Nov. 25, the directors declared
a
final dividend of
75 cents per share,
bringing total; 1947 dividends to $2.55.
This conw
pares w.th
dividends of previous years as
follows:
1946, $2.25; 1945,
$1.80; 1944, $1.70; and
1943, $1.50,—V. 166, p. 1575./

9

$1,118,842

have

Union,

Air

and

operation

S.

second-class

S.

cargo

version

Dana

-American

U.

con¬

Fairfield,'California,

specificallv

variety- of Ground

the

the

it-

and

other

military

regular

its

on

for

airplane,

and

route.

delivered
a

B-50

versions

announced

turbine

gas

This

year.

the

share

165,

to

At

-52 Weeks-

$1.14

share -for

$43,862,233 $38,367,608

Air

___________

on

Subsidiaries)

3 00,000

.(Philip)''

-

the

to

166, p. 2410.

is

9

1947—12 Mos.—1946

two

carrier

Commercial

William

as

1947—Month—1946

four

25, the first
and the Strato¬

13

charges and Federal taxes—V.

$342,413

The

Period End. Dec. 31—

range

of

June

on

July

Stratofreighters

during

six

a

Despite

Net

(A. S.) Beck Shoe Corp.—December Sales Up 20.4%—
:

YC-97

\v v-

948,820

—_

1S47

troop

ramjet

and including
$1,377,071
turned to income.
tAfter

common-

—V.

$3,473,731

948,820

Capital shares outstanding
Earnings per "share
—V. 165, p. 3275.

on

total

a

charges and Federal income taxes.

ments

Corn. shares outstanding
Earns, per common shr.

2,500,417

in

and

—

per

come

of

42.

$418,398
75,985

dividends

Balance

$5,974,148

1,810.225

...

1——

10

capital

the

3.6%

the for¬

,

$4,368,461

—

profit

profit

Preferred

-1—

—

B-50

XL-15

1947

Briggs Manufacturing
Co.—Earnings—

1947 by

by

Aut6-Vend,

switch-over.

p.

17,

announced

original

C

167,

Nov.

been

-26 Weeks-

Net

1947

—

first

in

a.1947

profit

the

Aug. 2, '47
Aug. 3, '46
Aug. 2, '47
Aug. 3, ''46
Sales
$29,910,538 $26,573,828 $59,899,157
$51,777,239
Profit after exps
674,398
2,201,139
2,044,909
4,723,599
Federal income
taxes..
256,000
1,006,312
819,688
2,740,000

Inc.—Earnings—

Sept. 30—
charges'.:

time

company's share of these
earnings was about $715,000
run

will

Changed—

Period Ended—

Ended

after

long

^

the

increase

Name

name

it

for

Inc., >belcw.

year's

additional

standard

p.m.

Net

Beaunit Mills,

and

the

Assuming thai the trends of the first ten months continue through
November and December, 1947
earnings are estimated at $4.60 to $4.65
per share.
In 1946, the
company earned $19,581,006, or $4.64 per share
on
total shares then
outstanding.
Estimates do not reflect the net
income of the
oompany's unconsolidated foreign and domestic subsid¬

company's

Bloomingdale Bros., Inc.—Earnings—

Offered—

Force,

Air

Force

experimental guided

Dec. 20, saki in part:

par common

Co.,

or

1574.

Co.- -Stock

an

established

Theodore

836,282

$392,071

178,200

the

first

the

.

first

Stratocruiser,

be

Borden

1945

$1,821,250
*

715,583

23

simultaneously with the T &
Auto-Vend, Inc., the former

717,000

$403,217
.

$3.57

1947,

Beam Distilling

Blum

,

Dec.

Pres'dent,

1,109,071

931,000

on

Period End. Dec. 31—

Corp-Split-Up Approved—
Dec.

and business policies.—V.

Com. shares outstanding

a

2,306,333

988,000

_———

Net profit

third

1945

By

Bond Stores, Inc.—December
Sales Increased

4,732,580

$1.69

Auto-Vend, Inc. is the

$20,775,037 $16,069,393 $11,592,023 $11,094,005

taxes——_

taxes

1946

r.

plane.

Air

pro¬

Superfortress

liaison

announced

$1.55

or

// > 7

(amendment

on

Blair

V

of

one

will

"After

,

Subsidiary, Sunland Investment Co.)

B-50

test

plant, available for immediate

For

stock from 5,000,000 shares-to
20,000 shares.
certificate .of incorporation was
30> 1947 pursuant to which each share of
common stock
was
changed into three shares of common
stock, by the distribution
on. Jan.
17, 1948 of two additional shares to holders
of each share
of record at the close of
business'on Dec. 30, 1947. ,
7The New York Stock
Exchange directed that the common stock be
quoted ex said distribution on Jan. 19.—V.
167, p. 42.

Corp.—Earnings—v

(Including

_

See

504,156

$936,188

166, pp. 2306 and 1782.

Profit before

the

45,791

flight

t

$2,531,553
—-1,500,000

outstanding-

3275.

p.

authorized

$552,622

•

$165,215

9 Mos. Ended Sept. 30—
Sales

$1.36

$1,440,344

$33,988

46,496

income

,...

1947
taxes

share

per

stockholders

An

$79,779

Boeing

Strato-

new

Subs.)-^Earnings—$4,062,281
1,530,728

income

Bethlehem Steel

filed

$211,711

Barker Bros.

shares

165,

The

•

,

charges

v

(&

profit.:

Capital

for

charges—:

Net
-V.

2

—V.

expenses...

Federal

Earnings
:—V.

v

Fixed

for

Net

25,122

new

detailed

a

luxurious

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS FOR NINE
MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30

$1,613,087

410,722

•

4,277,207

Quarter End. Sept. 30—

102,963

•'

.

introduced

approximately

iaries

(net)

.

the

8,

1948, for the reception
Office, 15000 Eight Mile

1944

$1,345,064

686,368

2307.

p.

Best Foods, Inc.

$424,537

9,734

put through its
other Boeing engineers

10,

Sales

728,295

•

work

Hawaii,

1946.—V.

Net

8,175,674

1,362,179

being

Administration

Stratocruiser,

to

the

the

year.

From Jan. 1—

$9,328,506

,8,304,248

86,028

$198,754

(net)

income

$879,416 $10,967,567

for

cargo

delivered

V WAA. has

4,081,953

ry.

Gross

1947—11 Mos.—1946

In
on

18,790,030

9,629,390
7,560,283

16,889,046
3,439,798

than

1947

announced

7

experimental

six

L-15.

The

296,345

rail way :^v-

from

Profit

%716,644

.

also

the USAF

Earned

820,478

16,7,

184,499

863,935

income...:.

oper.

Rent

$1,247,186

expenses—

accruals—

its

Number of

1946

it.-was

plant in Adrian, Mich,, which has been under
lease to this, com¬
is being offered for sale or lease
by War Assets Administration
its. regional office in
Detroit, Mich., it was

: ..Jan.

Erie RR.—Earnings—
$1,700,576

airplanes in

history,

through

150.

1947

1948.

27,

pany,

" >.
feasible,

p.

$2,19.4,428
1,012,095

Net

RR.

the

transfer

Bolin Aluminum & Brass
Corp.—Leased Plant for Sale
A modern,
completely-equipped, government-owned aluminum extru¬

Present

appear

model

Forces

as

.

flown

XC-97

to perform

sion

certificates

bankruptcy proceedings.—V. 167,

RR.—Earnings—

1947—Month—1946

7

.

July

double-deck

duce

of

Jan.

on

military projects.

service,

of

,7.

said

consider outright

stock¬

of

of

cost

-

were

The

one

intact.

assets

for

Net (from

■■

,

Ground

aircraft

on

earlier

by

A ■■■.■.%•%/.'

which at the

new

31-year

XB-47 was
the U.S. Air Force,

for

production

17.

developing

Force

directed the closing of the
company,
furniture industry at Grand Rapids.

the

November—,:
Gross

postwar

Ohio

of

The .first

the

150.

order has

Bessemer & Lake

location,

B.

—V.

Car

in

company

its

the

Furniture

from

holdings

less

(CST)

p.m.

swept-wing

Army

,

fidential

lit

in

its

the

XL-15

were

Honolulu,

firms in

Starr

would

Prov,

I

in

The

reportedly worth $500,000.
the judge approved the issuance

keeping

Judge
he

•

"

the

continued

company

p.

_

approximately
dryers and 48,000

167,

Ohio, investors the remainder.

is planning to ask for bids on .Jan. 26 for $4,000,COO
trust certificates maturing in one to ten years,
The
proceeds will finance up to 80% of the cost of 1,200 steel hopper cars

)

The

equipment

to

were

Dec.

of

1947

49,000

3

Stratojet and the
started during 1947 oil the

models

was

Chicago, which is trustee
for $338,000 in defaulted
mortgage notes, demanded that the plant be
closed.
R.C.A.-Victory Corp. holds $638,000 of the notes and Cleveland,

engine

New Equipment

1

$9,500,000.

their

company's

to

Stratocruiser

jet

was

^Counsel

,

.

Barr

improvement

The

Sales

company.—V.

Michigan Trust Co.,

'.However,
handling of freight moving through this
freight yard with its many auxiliary

new

Chicago, handling the switching and classification of all B. & O.
freight passing through the Chicago district. -It will also serve as a
freight classification and dispatch point for the Baltimore & Ohio
Chicago Terminal RR.
:',vv

of

washers,

said.

in

more

airliner.

on

''Net

yard

new

six-jet,

bomber.

yards.

will

The

produced

■

freight/.classification yards, besides additional trackage in the

receiving

the

quantities

Judge Raymond W. Starr has handed down an order
for an
closing after refusing a trustee
request for issuance of
$100,000 in trustee certificates to permit continued
opera¬
:%
v.

inventory

,

eastbound

at

the

turned down by Judge Starr

by

and comprises 50 miles of trackage, an
servicing facilities, a car repair yard, an
equipment conditioning yard, a Diesel fueling station and additional
buildings for stores, offices, .etc.
'.
;
The new facility has a total • of 39
tracks in its westbound and

engine

Sayre

purchase

of

report.

end, several B-50's had been delivered

employing more than 300 persons/ petitioned the court
for reorganization under chapter 10 of
the National Bankruptcy

5

Act.:

Barr

at

;

the
the

center,

freight

new

.had

stock

shall,

of highly-successful
flights by the radical Boeing SB-47
experimental bomber climaxed the
company's activities for

as

grams

12,502,393

'Company,
Jan.

Freight Terminal Ready

its

$3,000,000,

President.

was

completed

than

more

Designed to
great railroad
facilities

just

Riverdale

near

at
R.

has

company

to

tions.'.-'
•

Ohio RR.—New

&

of

court

oldest

•.Federal

$0.60

2554.

Baltimore

yenr-uul

addition

and

17,433,532

12,499,510

automatic

Mr.

profits

&

Federal

the

immediate

1,875,553

..

shar6

common

17,152,751

1,135,499

Federal Court—.

6,480

income

1,598,168

a

troop^ transport sister ship

of
v

and

history

Berkey

income
&

ten-year

45,437

deductions—

Federal

In

227,762

-ir.

_

ironers,

$81,000,000

575,138

-

units—609,000

automatic

$1,192,061

received

income

Total

,

from

1,000,278

1,361,014

31

to

all

Co,, Chicago, 111., before

for the first time

cruiser

88,782,419
11,728,826

1,767,316

Dee.

offered

Inc.

laying before the Civil Aeronautics
type-certification program for the

Appliances, Inc.—Outlook—

by

company

at

series

new

Home

has

Co.,

203.

were

.

The

-1,031,082

—"

Other dividends

98,188,199
-11,585,852

in

year.

paces

Recognizing that 1947 business was
abnormally good,
Judson S.
Sayre, President, predicts that the
company, manufacturer of the Ben¬
dix automatic
washer, will do a "normal" business in 1948

1947

$67,966,752

—-

- expenses

Depreciation

8,422,329

2658.

p.

Bendix

.

CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS FOR 9 MONNTHS ENDED SEPTi 30,
Sales

operating income
charges ■<—__

166,

111.,

&

company at $17 per share
a
letter dated Dec. 24.

to

jn all, Boeing had

Baldwin Locomotive Works—Earnings—
.

——7.:-

after

—V.

27

Even

118,085,945

16,067

the

1948,

of

p.

Strat-ojet

11,036,842

alter

of

Blum

said

company introduced
previous single year in

the

1947—11 Mos.—1946

/ ' ' '
" ''
$ '
Operating
revenues—11,977,774
Uncollectible oper. rev._25,275

will add approximately $2,-

of

This

Pennsylvania—Earnings—

1947—Month—1946

11,952,499
8,991,261
1.193,922

20,

Boeing Airplane Co.—Record Number New
Model Air¬
craft Introduced in 1947—

$1,755,742

462,375

Telephone Co.

Chicago,

Philip

according

165,

A

Bell

Feb.

on

common
stock desiring to
accept the above offer may
by depositing their certificates with
Conliiiental Illinois National

so

any

Period End. Nov. 30—' '

of

stock

Dec.

Bachmann & Co. and Uxbridge

than 40 years eld,

more

Weiss
of

—V.

'

1

business

1,031,000

_

share.

common

of

further ruled that purchasers of said
ii> transactions made prior to Jan.
12, 1948,
be entitled to the subscription
privilege.

Bank & Trust

9 Months

Net profit
Commorf shares, outstanding

Loan

through Goldman, Sachs

recent merger of L.

a

A.

Holders

after .expenses
income taxes

close

Committee

common

Heminway

& Co.
\

L.

do

1947—"

30,

the

Exchange

request,

holders

Co.—Earnings—

Sept.

at

the

Offer of $17 Per Share Made to
Common Stockholders

has

of

wijl expire

of

The

this

(Del.)—Registrar—

York,

the

a

Profit

cur¬

Arrangements for the replace¬
made

were

Co.,
Co.,

value capital

par

Bell & Howell

Privately—The

installments of $158,000.

the $1

Period Ended

corporation announced Jan. 13
that it has borrowed $4,000,000 from Prudential Insuiv
ance Co. of America on a
20-year promissory note. The
note,, which will be the sole funded debt of the corpora¬
tion, is due Dec. 1, 1967, and is repayable in annual
ment

Heminway

for

Federal

Uxbridjfe Worsted

Nil

stamps,

1,932,738
$1.89

-

capital

of

*116,851

$0.80

view

foregoing, the Committee of Security
Rulings of the
York Curb
Exchange ruled that the Philip Blum common stock
be quoted "ex"
the above referred to
subscription privilege on Jan. 12,
1948.
on

Manufacturers Trust

registrar
;

319.858

400,000'shares—

In

3

New

upon

2306.

p.

1946

$7,546,023

2554.

p.

subscribe

Chicago.

1947

$6,461,074

-

1,408,325

279,172

j.

income—

pper.

166,

1,667,020

166,

(247)
to

"profit"after faxes—

"Loss —V.

railway-.,

Corp.—Earnings—

sales——_——

"

Gross

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

3 Months Ended Dec. 31—

Net

34,008

"

_

&

"TerritoriePaiTd "Members^^o?

t

THE COMMERCIAL

(248)
Burlington-Rock

Island

November—
Met

ry.

1945

1944

77,714
20,532

$236,603
38,271
*4,022

$257,450
69,073
18,130

$250,877
78,097
28,212

3,529,392
821,416
157,083

railway....
railway

from

Net

1946

$324,511

from

Gross

2,924,870
608,321
32,021

2,975,795
1,009,029
448,633

2,784,842
1,037,858,

....

income

oper.

.

railway..—.
railway.

..et ry,

...

income

oper.

,' 'Deficit.—V. 166,

2207.

p.

•

Y:*;■■■

■

9 Mos. End, Sept. 30—-

services
.let

tax

Profit

(net)—.

prov.

1

Net profit
*

697,684
359,307

Bush Terminal

$4.92

stock.—V.

$535,214

$478,392

$5,378,514

'

424

3,440

42,859

$535,638
140,689

$481,832
161,878

$5,421,373
1,726,275

$5,5)54,677'
1,905,669

$3,695,0)8

$3,648,008

780,440

780,440

Gross

rents,

$1,038,139

etc

.income

and

Int.

1944
$1,519,851

205,522

from

Revs,

1945
$1,049,664

41,233

359,312

469,659

Fed.

tax

and

;—

other

deducts.

.

-V.

$394,949

income

Balance

;

78,000

15,900

252,000

.

166,

$2,914,658

..

$107,312
518,460
$0.16

Of

NO.
—V.

Carr-Consolidated Biscuit

$140,659
518,460
$0.23

shares.

common

518,460

$0.24

share

per

166,

Profit

after

Federal

$512,468

$296,431

$1,659,566

726,009

726,009

726,009

Nil

$0.70

$0.41

figures of predecessor companies, J.
Co.

{Loss.—V.

Period End. Nov. 30—
Interest

Sept.

dividends

&

N

30—

1947

Net

$2,279

Sales

8,757

8,960

.

loss

before

$6,576
600,000
Nil

;

depletion

Capital shares outstanding..—
Earnings per share
—
—

—V.

17,861,555
1,107,654

Profit

$599,301
4,242

4,699

$599,626
173,266

$603,543

182,777 *

162,920

153~878

1~6~2~292

mill

$346,731
61,998

$321,649
83,832

$365,302
83,832

$284,733

$237,817

$281,470

I

237,246

finan.

taxes

to surplus—
pfd. stock

$390,182
43,200

stk._

;;

$346,982

..995:
-

Central RR. of New Jersey-—Interest Petition—

be

directed

to

make

Syndicate, Inc.,

Operating

the

payment was filed by counsel for Croydon
$150,000 of the bonds.—V. 167, p. 151.

of

owner

1947—Month—1946
$500,250

expanses

Nol^-oper. income

519,307

Int.,

$2.28

Net

2100.

$686,322

Drl28

"Loss.—V.

$1,425,662

3,543,862'

Drl22

*$19,185

1,941

2,056

$868,263

$1,427,718
262,916

26,136

$105,005
20,909
24,000

94,000

418,750

*$23,321

...

taxes

$60,096

$323,291

$746,052

—

166,

270,972

on

——

income

$4,969,524

Cf22,000

Fed.

for

income

Biscuit and

$105,127

deductions-

etc.,

Prov.

340,682

*$19,057

(net)

income

Gross

r

1947—12 Mos.—1946

$445,809

$5,471,058
4,784,736

____

Tet operating income.

1784 t.

p.

600,000
Nil

$

Illinois

Light

Gross

(Including

Period End. Sept. 30—

Patterson-Ballagh Corp.)

Subsidiary,

Wholly-Owned

$206,776
378,680
$0.55

$345,075
378,680
$0.91

—

Prov.

1947—9 Mos.—1946
$928,511
{$568,472
378,680
378,680
$2.45
$1.50

1947—3 Mos.—1946

-Net profit
Capital shrs. Outstadg.Earnings per share

revenue

"■After charges and Federal taxes.
{Includes
Corp. for full period for comparative purposes.—V.

Patterson-Ballagh
165, p. 3276.

Co.—Earnings—

Amort,

adjustments

Maintenance

Provision

for

of

Federal

1944

Net

taxes

income

on

profits tax due

excess

bonds

demption Of

in

314,240

295,699
to

income

of

$1,613,812
13,641

$1,086,433
29,673
$1,116,106

deductions

Net income
Dividends

Balance
—V.

453,571

-

———

166,'

917,568

$662,535
152,903

*

•-;-i v

$709,884
152,902
-

income

Divs.

Balance

—V.

—

166,

its main-line beverages

held

Jan.

on

meet

12.

demand

for

was

recently

only

announced,

R.

W.

told stockholders at the annual stockholders' meeting
Production capacity is currently being expanded to
syrups and extracts needed by new licensees, he

difficulties

in

equipment and bottles, the first 19
production under this program during the past
three months, Mr. Moore said, predicting that as many as 75 may be
bottlers

securing

started

in operation by next Fall.
-;r
Total sales during the December "quarter

i

period

in

Canada

Since the announcement last April of the availability of Canada Dry

licenses,

over

3,000 interested inquiries) have been received, Mr.

disclosed.

The

Moore

'

Taxes

parent

this

in

country,

November—

-Earnings—

1947

1946

1945

1944

$186,000
*50,469

$175,000

$140,100

$154,700

*73,404

*72,894

*19,474

Net'

*105,836

*126,368

*126,153

*74,328

ry.

inc..___

oper.

From Jan. 1—
Gross
Net

from

from

Net ry.

;

railway
railway....

oper.

1,990,100

1,931,500

2,093,900

*444,580

*519,000

*170,572

1,701,700
*420,659

*1,052,803

inc.

♦Deficit.—V.

(other

*1,155,377

*835,498

*1,022,763

from

1947

1945

1944

$306,118

railway

1946

$330,778

$441,189

$537,529

*7,779

*53,070

92,609

245,713

*125,449

5,324

71,576

railway....
4,714,053
Net from railway.—907,616
Net ry. oper; income
'
*113,120

4,416,443

6,132,918
2,175,588
1,056,312

5,554,267

railway......
income...

From Jan, 1—
from

♦Deficit.—V.

679,554
*280,843

Gross

November—
Gross

Vermont—Earnings—

1947

railway—__
railway
;

oper.

1,095,432

1946

$146,274

$96,902

*33,068

*45,278

*64,933

•98,869

*112,104

-

income

*97,879

-

1945

1944

-

$126,092
*29,290
*76,339

,

Net from

501,607

$2,208,678

$1,809,453

railway—.i*1, -1 #46,533
railways __^i10<i *532,216
.

rate

of

the

of

Southern

accrued

6%

from

*l„l96>4i;i

♦Deficit.—VV 166, p. 2307.




■

1,266,843
*667,484' - *612,937:
*1,229,419
*1,130,035

1,392,597
*497,598
.

.

*958,075

1947

1,

Jan.

to

otherwise

unless

annum,

per

April

15,

provided

1948,

at

by

for

.

the

law

or

agreement.
debenture which

must

1943

is

to

surrendered

be

be

paid in full with Interest to Jan. 15,

the

to

paying

agent

for

cancellation

time of payment; interest on the sums represented
ceased to accrue after Jan. 15, 1948.
aforesaid

The

1947—12 Mos.—1946

at

by the present

$1,472,240 $17,150,642 $16,047,811
861,164

10,693,108

144,960

1,805,147

1,667,206

from

9,243,275

$294,145

$466,116

$4,652,387

$5,137,330

1,665

,

.

5,555

32,079

$471,671

$4,684,466

126,448

1,441,021

represent

distribution

a

of

$259.91

of

the

Y.,

the

of

Holders

N.

1943

debentures

The

to

Midland

Marine

New York, N. Y.—V. 167, pp.

way,

should

$5,258,750
1,730,855

Trust

their

transmit

Empire Trust Co. of New York, 120
and holders of the
1957 debentures
Co.

debentures

Broadway,
should

of

New

New

York,
their

transmit

York, 120 Broad¬

151 and 43.

121,420

$295,810

final payment will

debenture, of which $248.12 is on account of the unpaid
principal due and $11.79 is on account of interest accrued
April 1, 1947 to Jan. 15, 1948.

$1,000

balance

to

119,645

deques, (net)

income

;

NOTE-—For

$176,165
67,023

$345,223
67,023

mechanical reason* it is not always
arrange
companies in exact alphabetical
However, they are always ae near alphabetical

possible to

$3,243,445

$3,527,895

804,412

order.

requirmts.

1,061,111

position

as

possible.

Chrysler Corp.—Dodge Official Retires—

Central New York Power Corp.—Bank Loans—
The

corporation has

asked "the SEC for

borrow up to
$10,000,000 from banks during 1948. The notes will carry 2V\%' interest
and be due Dec. 31, 1950.
The proceeds will be used to finance the
company's construction and expansion program.—V. 166, p. 2416.

authority to

L.

L.
Colbert, President of the corporation's Dodge division, on
Dec.
31* announced
the
retirement
of
Dodge
Vice
President
and
Director, F. H. Akers, effective Dec. 31.—V. 167, p. 151.

Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co.—Stock at $22 a Share—
Central Ohio Light & Power Co.—Common Stock Of¬

fered—The company is offering to common stockholders
of record Jan. 5 the right to subscribe for 12,200 com¬

shares

(par $10)

the ratio
Rights expire
3 p.m. (EST) Feb. 2 and subscriptions are payable at
office of National City Bank of Cleveland.
at $24.50 per share in

of one new share for each 10 shares held.

In

order

that

stockholders

who

own

less

than

10

shares

each

be entitled.

than

12,200 shares are subscribed for by exer¬
cise of stockholders* preemptive rights, it is proposed that the number
shares

of

shares

so

Stockholders

of

additional shares.

The

and

tions

reimburse

to

Jan.

The rights

shares to

common

new

record

to

equal to the difference between 12,200 and the number of
subscribed, but in any event not more than 2,000 shares,

be offered to employees, officers and directors of the company for
purchase by them at $24.50 per share.
In
addition to the preemptive subscription rights stockholders of
record Jan. 5 will be given the further opportunity to subscribe at the
same
price for the balance of the 12,200 shares of common stock
not
issued to satisfy the exercise of preemptive rights or sold to
employees, officers and directors.
will

net

investment bankers
and security dealers on all shares of -common stock issued and sold
by the company pursuant to subscriptions by stockholders or their
assigns obtained for the company by such investment bankers and
security dealers. The company may also pay commissions, not exceed¬
ing 50 cents a share, to. employees who are instrumental in selling
The company will pay a fee of $1.25 per share to

shares of

the

common

stock.

V

REFUNDING—As
of Feb.
18, 1947 the company, refunded
outstanding $4,128,400 first mortgage bonds, series A, 3Vz%, due
1,
1974, by selling at 99%
$4,100,000 first mortgage bonds,

BOND

its

from treasury
funds of the additional cash required for principal and the redemption
premium. The bonds were sold to four.'large life insurance companies.
On Oct. 21, 1947, the company sold an additional $500,000 series B
bonds at 100 to Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States.
The cash received by the company from, the salt of this additional
B,

27/a%,

due Feb.

1,

1977,

and

of series B. bonds was used in

the payment

part to reimburse the. treasury

its property;
plant.and.equipment and-to provide funds-with which to ^ pay Jo's
additions, to• be .made to. property,- plant and,equipment. ;
The* company has recently consummated an agreement to sell an
additional $500,000 principal amount of said series B bonds. :
'
the

company

Jor amounts expended; for additions to

15

have

the

expire Feb.

right to

subscribe

to

the

2.

proceeds from sale of the 204,000
part of its extensive property addi¬
treasury for funds which it already has

use
finance a

proposes

company

its

expended for this purpose.—V.

166, p. 2308.

Cincinnati New Orleans & Texas Pacific Ry.—Earns,
1947

1946

1945

1944

$3,094,116
1,175,584
592,434

$2,732,044
788,784

$2,273,337
710,704
355,899

$3,151,727

31,613,411
10,288,275

27,304,872' 31,007.560

35,195,364

November-

,

,

,

the event that less

1

The company has set $22 a share as the price at which common
stockholders may subscribe to one additional share for each 10 shares
held.
...
•:>
■-

may

participate in this offer, each stockholder will be entitled to purchase
one share
in lieu of any fraction of a share to which he may other¬

of

1,566,601

1

_

Net ry.: oper. income—

order

an

for

167, p. 151.

amount

From Jan. 1—

Gross from

V

$2,003,985
125,575

136,337

distribution

final

a

interest

Co.—Earnings—

155,883

income

div.

series

$193,232

from

Net ry.

'

Feb;

Canadian Pacific Lines in

Net from

$194,910

$1,543,108
1,093,080

_____

—V.

2,051,152

166, p. 2307.

1947—Aug.—11946
$1,926,398

Judge Edward A. Conger of the U. S.
District of New York, dated Jan. 8„
will be made to the holders of the out¬
standing debentures and the holders of other liquidated and approved
claims against the company, of a sum equal to the unpaid balance
of the principal amount of said debentures and other claims, together
1948,

Gross

from

Net

from

Net

ry.

railway....

railway..—.

income...

oper.

377,993

1,219,563
375,771

From Jan. 1—

Gross

from

Net

ry.

—V.

railway—.

railway.

from

Net

166,

6,582,025

10,456,059

14,018,329

3,509,055

5,645,373

income..
p. 2308.

oper.

3,959,678

4,511,502

V?

Cincinnati Street Ry.—Earnings—■
Revenue

Balance
—V.

10,614,118
$94,825

passengers

to

1947—11 Mos,—1946

1947—Month—1946

Period End. Nov. 30—

*83,744

Gross

$2,311,060

proceeds will be used to reimburse the treasury
for amounts expended for additions to property, plant and equipment.

Canadian Pacific Lines in Maine— -Earnings-

from

501,606

-

166, p. 2307.

November—

Net ry. oper;

$2,710,284

41,800

than Fed.

PURPOSE—The

Gross

$236,710

1947—Month—1946

operating income
Non-oper. income (net)

In

railway
Net from railway

from

to

Coflrt

District

the

Net

wise

Canadian National Lines in New England

August and September

{Revised.

above.

debentures

,■

company
operates 28 bottling plants
four in Canada and two in Cuba.—V. 166, p. 755.

Gross

Cr378

$195,482

Operating revenues
Operating expenses

mon

were the highest for any
Dry's history, he reported.
Increased
sales of carbonated beverages accounted for the bulk of this rise.

comparable

34,665

Central Maine Power

declared.
Deopx«e

9,169

Crl6,259

2658.

p.

Period End. Nov. 30—

Sales—Licensing Program Makes Rapid Start—
Sales of Canada Dry beverages by new licensee bottlers are already
well under way, though the Canada Dry program of expansion through

Moore, President,

764
Cr307

$237,282
41,800

of

distribution

Net

Ginger Ale, Inc.—Has Record Quarterly

—

(*)

Each

Pfd.

licensing

764

Cr20,367
—

—

Months

1947—Sept.—11946
$1,888,352
$1,921,473
118,178
90,144

Final Distribution to Debenture Holders—

$556,982

2100.

p.

disct.,

preferred stock

on

Int. & oth.

$509,632

-

Canada Dry

562,960

$1,627,453

i

preferred stock
■"
"o vVy;': • *

on

.

—:

$2,908,307

562,96 0

*See

per

Crl04,649

income

etc.,

debt

re¬

-

Interest,

$3,266,154

profit

391,300

the

rentals..

and

1,682,000

46,913

$264,592
46,913

debt.

for

Results

Sales

1,246,594

1,794,600

j

long-term

on

income)
Total

400,000
1,312,570

$284,080

245,986

>

deductions allowed

with

390,248
Cr67,477

1945—..—...

operating revenue.

Non-operating

254,771

412,252
415,845

income)

Provision
Refund

1,934,825
Cr53,830

2,321,533
Cr65,499

and
other
deductions, but excluding surplus adProvision for Federal income taxes is believed unnecessary
for tax purposes.
{Revised.
{Loss.

interest

of

Pursuant

Gross
Int.

Net

303,962
on

33,300

262,914 (

{

)

—

income taxes

55

$2,026,721 $17,824,835 $18,654;43l s
111,457
716,777
1,086,237

{65,559

1947—12 Mos.—1946

$4,281,939

_______

(other than Federal taxes
for depreciation——

Taxes

1946

$4,770,225

—-—

33,300

—

General taxes
Fed.

110,000

52

$1,370,365

profit

-ti946

1947—10 Mos.-

...

Sales and rentals)

*Net

depreciation—
of plant acquis.

Report)

1947-r-Month—tl946

restaurants

of

justments.

$1,249,123 $15,537,153 $13,469,130
563,829
7,448,828
5,982,429
105,000
1,315,000
1,258,500

605,102

prem. and expense
Other deductions

1947

Operating revenue
.Operation expenses and taxes:
"
Operating and -administration—
Gen. and eng. exps. chgd. to construe

1947—Month—1946

$1,348,980

~

for

Amortiz.

California Water Service Co.—Earnings—
12 Months Ended Nov. 30—

Number

because

expenses

Subs.)—Earnings—

Period End. Oct. 31—

14,1 IS1,604 167,213,796 112,342,841
648,860
7,565,782
5,624,419

165, p. 68.

Operating

(&

•

(Trustee's

$

*After

Central

Co.

Childs
1947—11 Mos.—1946

*Net

Period End. Nov. 30—

Net

Carr

166. p. 2100.

$6,478

Byron Jackson Co.—Earnings—

^

B.

s

—V.

.

166, p.

1947- -Month—1946

1946

$2,385

received—

Expenses

■

income

$594,927

.

Hearing on the petition for payment of two interest coupons on the
general mortgage bonds has been adjourned to Feb. 2
by the Federal
District Court in Newark, N. J.
Interest on the bonds has been in
default since 1939.
The petition asking that the trustee of the
road,

Caterpillar Tractor Co.- -Earnings—

Butte Copper & Zinc Co.—Earnings—

new

*9 Mos.

$182,438
726,009

per

Consolidated Biscuit

15,168,390 139,681,395 162,974,193

13,594,522

——

1,754,719

166, p. 2416.

Quarter Ended

■

36 Wks.

share....

shrs.

"Combines

$

—V.

*3 Mos.

outstadg..

profit

Capital

;

Sales

charges

taxes

Earnings

1947—12 Mos.—1946

1947—Month—1946

of

"Operating revenues

Sept. 6,'47 Sept. 30,'46
Sept. 6,'47 Sept. 30,'46
$3,522,844
$7,253,231 $14,519,194 $17,018,080
{354,438
812,620
417,431
2,692,406
Crl72,000
300,152
121,000
1,032,840

sales

Net

Period End. Dec. 31—

$2,354 020

$2,867,568

Co.—Earnings—

12 Wks.

Net

Chicago—December Sales Off 10.4%

Butler Brothers,

$671,943

deducts..

cost

Balance to com.
^rV. 166, p. 2100.

155.

p.

$726,837

2,020,781

Central Vermont Public Service Corp.—Earnings-—

Period Ended—

Earns,

8,753

Balance

2416.

p.

329,000

$25,330
518,460
$0.01

-

profit

$663,190

12,087

Period End. Nov. 30—

conting.

$127,522

reserve

Net

income

Divs. on

Profit after deprec., int.,
etc.

$714,750

1944,;,;

1945
$2,425,029
1,830,102

;

$2,683,971

income

Federal

78,000

166, p. 2555.

1946
$850,585

1946

$2,994,305
2,279,555

$5,475,677

revenues
income (net).—

oper,

Other

Co.—Earnings—
1947

953,662
211,934
215,193
125,000

—.

approp.

res.

$1,786,687 $21,846,092 $19,190,494
822,069
10,811,558
7,822,745
•
166,951
1,698,816
2,137,973
194,275
2,457,204
2,254,099
125,000
1,500,000
1,500,000

$2,041,003

——

income-

on

retir.

Net

$325,010$357,141
$4.64
$5.10

"

12 Months Ended Dec. 31

Oct. 31, '47

expenses—

Operating income
Non-operating income-

Appraisal

1947—12 Mos.—1946

1947—Month—1946

taxes

Net

3 Mos. End. Sept. 30—

Light Co.—Earnings—

&

$319,954
Divs. applicable to preferred stock for period..

$344,481

$5.30..

taxes

Prop,

$3,022,350

675,749
350,739

shares of $7 preferred

70,000

on

$2,959,868

555,615
211,134

$370;996

per pfd. .shr.__

Based

Fed.

CV18.764

—

Power

Period End. Nov. 30—

Other

purch..

on, bond.

"Earned

1944

12 Mos. End.

;

revenue.—

oper.

Total

Carolina

Operating revenues
Operating expenses

$2,596,554

oper.

Total

SUMMARY OF EARNINGS

,

.

Y

,

Gross

■

1945

,

of $104,000 first mortgage 4% bonds, series A, due Sept. 1,
have been called for redemption on March 1, next, at 106 and
Payment will be made at the office of Louisville & Nashville
Co., 71 Broadway, New York, N. Y.—V. 166, p. 266.

RR.

1'■

$2,813,858
598,381
227,385

charges—_

after

Ned.

1946

1947
:

,•

.

166, p. 2416.

total

1965,

(Excluding Bush House, Ltd., wholly owned subsidiary)
Rev. from rents & other

Agreement—

Co. below.—V.

interest.

"/

Bush Terminal Buildings Co.—Earnings—

Lease

Monday, January 19, 1948

Total

547,205

J

and

York Life Insurance

New

CHRONICLE

m"i"
A

from

from

See

FINANCIAL

Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Ry.—Partial Redemption

Prom Jan. 1—
liross

Net

Co.—Sale

Carnation

RR.—Earnings—

1947

&

surplus.—

11,195;548 119,306,385 121,394,586
$58,381
$644,299
$691,445

166, p. 2101.

City Investing Co.
6 Mos. End. Oct. 31—

(& Subs.)—Earnings—
,

'

1947

Profit before Federal taxes.

Net

income.^..——

Common

shares

Earnings

per

1946

$587,425

taxes—^—i.__——196,000

Federal income

$483,484

,

'

$391,425

—

outstanding—

common

,

169,484
*$314,000

960.000 '

'960,000

$0.37

share—..——

$0.29

♦Including $116,992 capital gain on sale of real estate after Federal
166, p. 1887.

tax thereon.—V.

\ *'■

Clarvan

Corp.,

.

Milwaukee,

'

•

••

•

•

••♦•** *••

•

Wis.— Stock

■

" *

.Offered—

Heronymus &. Co., Shebyogan, Wis., on Jan. 2 offered
shares of 5% cumulative preferred stock, at par

-615l

($100) ? of which 90 shares
writers.

*.

Proceeds will be

V; 166, p. 52; J 4

offered for accouht of under¬
used for ^working: capital.-*

'v'

-

-

-

;;

-

-''

Volume 167

Number 4665

THE COMMERCIAL
f

„

Clinton Industries,
Inc.—Secondary Offering—Smith,
Barney & Co., and Newhard, Cook & Co. on Jan. 13
made

in

secondary offering of 10,000 shares of capital
stock (par
$1) at $32Vz per share. Dealer's discount,
$1.10.—V. 167, p. 152.

Directors'

1947

1946

1945

£331,970

£409,721

900

900

900

239,465

227,965

on

temporary loan.

Admin,

and

etc.

gen„

3,515

for

depreciation

48,414

57,951

46,324

29,201

13,360

25,761

£42,598

£20,294

Colonial

£98,118

152.

Period End. Dec. 27—

1947—4 Wks.—1946

$13,378,587
166,

Colorado Milling & Elevator Co.
Operating

Earnings

per

tAfter

provision

of

$Aiter

company.

$100,000

for

of

$1,625,338

as

1887.

$4.62

Gross

Net

from

ry.

$194,966
63,142

income—

41,563

oper.

Prom Jan. 1—

■

Gross

—V.

Chemical

$138,943

38,768

48,627

21,614

19,303

1,333,897

1,551,473

402,153

447,661

547,313

374,337

233,155

212,963

319,889

(&

,

New

—V.

p.

167.

370,000

The

$1.42

43.

government-owned

produce

sold

to

channel

this

announced

The
of

by

Jan.

on

plant,

the

most

the

value

the

plant

in

wartime

$1,420,003,

the

Seagraves,

Texas,
program, has

rubber

War

Assets

has

been

under

It

cost

lease

the

of

land

site

of

236

to

the

carbon

$2,226,179

acres

has

and

is

company,

tlack

one

projects fostered

180

are

appraised

an

burner

houses

for

fair

carbon

17

processing buildings and 19 four-room frame homes.
gas supply line is 12»/2 miles of 20-inch
pipe conveying gas from
treater plant to the carbon black
plant. A railroad spur runs three

The
a

miles

from

track

at

Seagraves

the

to

site.—V.

the

166,

plant

includes

and

2359.

p.

feet

1,000

of

r

ment

Co.

of

This loan follows
nated

unsecured

maturity.

an

arrangement made

loans

One of these

Duncan

further

Credit

hits its stride,
controls by

The

an

announce¬

It is

dent

of

the

stated

when

in September for two subordi¬

other for $7,000,000

with the Mutual
(

that

the

automobile

demand

and

of possible

directors
it

company,

Chairman.
V.

Mr.

for.; its .services

other

hard

renewal of

goods

some

had

-

companies,
-

ended

was

elected

announced

will

E.

L.

Grimes

Dec.

on

continues

of

of

the

Edison
of

his

:

Re¬

a

year

past

four

credit

ago.

other

29

Following

weeks

and

Edison

by

A.

Comptroller.—

the

are

Co.

E.

and

utilities,

increase

percentage

Duncan,

which

comparisons

the

week

output
the

Jan. 3—_

a

Commonwealth
this

640,427

1947,

as

% Inc.

205,501,000.

the

of

Steam

(

6.9

214,968,000'

output
to

week

224,480,000

with

electric

show

ended

or

energy

general

Jan.

296,45'3,451

30,156,976,

Period End. Nov. 30—

$

Prov.

business

of

6.9

depreciation-

of

plant

,,adjustments
General taxes

conditions

1948, amounted
the corresponding

for

to

of

326,-

week

in

ACCOUNT

1946

oh

of

12,288,986
1,981,333

__,

Ariid'rtiz.
prem.

Divs.

on

Minority
i.

Net

of

debt

and

128.340,226

23,673,149

368,438

a

income

4,281,750

4,811,229

19,134,579
26,915,547
.

54,881,719

4, 834,782

17, 222,343
27,1 307,253

54,401,794

1,230,123

1,133,013

13,819,037

13,636,512

63,545

62,394

769,091

791,059

disct.,
Cr28,405

int.—

i:_—

8,619

Cr34,287

703,340

___

NOTE—Consolidated

priation

4,526,125?

\
V

debt

pfd. stk. of sub.
stkhldrs

&

the

; V

■

to

State

of

next,
3%%

the

or,

out

of

bonds,
will be made

Payment

Mass.,

Savings

the

at

260,

for

for

the

the

705,685
102,813

8,458,012

kwh.,

week

compared

last

of

2,027,046

279,531

2,155,291

ftleft

to,, general-. reseiJve

income
for




2,798,704
is

stated

investments

29,842,821

before
which

30,366,642

deducting appro¬
being provided

is

pro-;

executive

1,

1947,

If

of

Labor

Statistics

compensation

iigure

of

above

210

averages

the

last 12 weeks of any contract
suceedlng contract year then
of an inflation adjustment at the
index figure averages at least 260
next

the

contract

any

be

of

increased

then

year,

the

at

rate

his

of

basic

salary for

$50,000

a

year.—

(& Subs.)—Earnings—

—16 Weeks Ended—

Oct. 5,'46
Oct. 11,'47 Oct. 5,'46
$15,597,878 $16,200,676 $46,657,831]
charges—
*15,704
1,003,420
*2,496,1061
NOT

Sales

Fed.

after
taxes

tax

476,189

credit

months

Proceeds of the

&

year,

$163,304

$527,231

$1,486,058

2,634,708

2,637,108

2,634,708

share—

$0.03

$0.18

$0.48

>

com.

•Includes

$199,657

for

reserve

contingencies

issue

be

would

to

Coty International Corp.
CONSOLIDATED

EARNINGS

(&

FOR

JUNE

Gross profit,

used

to

Subs.)—Earnings—
THE

[France]

A.

and

SIX

MONTHS

other

Provision

for

doubtful

heavy

plant

1947

1946

$40,997,477

$38,866,908
14,502,347
11,332,420

revenues

1,236,479

953,782

$56,736,303

$1,659,088
1,063,615
a

13,519

accounts—

1,695'

profit

income

—

income—

20,068

5,009,601

'__

8,618
236,702
766

v','

V.

$354,241
$0.23

-.'R. •
'
' '■
Cowles Co., Inc., Cayuga, N. Y.—Files with
SEC—
:■

company

_■

Jan.'

on

R'.

13

filed

letter

a

for

5,COO ^shares of capital stock
share without underwriting.
Of

(par

offered

Jan.

for

6,714,319

to

each

stockholders

three

record

of

of

notification

13

ratio

in

shares

held.
Rights expire
capital.—V. 166, p. 1992.

for working

Cream

$9,964,171
591,420

$8,389,232
1,790,292

Capital

$4.65

$5.14

share

Earnings

1

Feb.

of

share

per

Net

before

Dec. 14,'46

Federal

Net

income

taxes—

$75,714,253

$49,748,128
2,481,042

•Based

867,492

on

$1,625,565

$3,177,152

$759,732

$1.78

$3.55

1947—9 Mos.—1946

$381,209

$613,549

600,000

600,000

$0.64

$1.02

$0.15

FOR

taxes.

12

MONTHS

ENDED

SEPT.

charges

and

Federal

Net

$1.61

166,

sales

shares.—V.

Loss

before

carry-back

Net

sales.

Profit

after

•Income

1,109,160

——.x—

profit
shrs.

1946

$17,700,146
2,800,602

1,738,133

2,100,452

$907,495

—

—

$1,422,108

$700,150

370,361

—

outstdg

•After

1945

$21,701,691 $22,733,863
_,—_—2,016,655
3,160,241

charges—

—

5,570,000

——

for

postwar

conversion—_

13,976,278

940,28-7

,

$465,315
shares

•Earnings

Inc.—-Earnings—-

-

taxes, etc

credits—!——

credit
res.,

1946

$130,000,000 $88,320,320
58,828,994
50,759,141
6,975,602
8,824,635

167, p. 152.

1947

——

1947

—

special

from

Earnings—

—

tUi.

1577.

p.

.

orders, Sept. 30_:

Transfer

1945

$965,911

$2.15

taxes.—V.

9 Months Ended Sept. 30—

Unfilled

30

1946

$1,289,516

$2.09

$0.79

,_

;

$1,252,188

Tax

1—
share

common

per

1,721,310

_

profit--—

•Earned

be
,

600,000
$0.22

Earnings per share

Dec. 13,'45

$62,467,468

taxes—,-hv1(5,127,189
—j Not stated
(1,950,037

income

will

$130,555

Curtiss-Wright Corp. (& Subs.)

Dec. 13,'47

Federal

shares

new

Proceeds

600,000

Federal

EARNINGS

Corp.—Earnings—
I-

SEC

$87,736

—

charges and

•After

sales

Net

two

20.

1947—3 Mos.—1946

outstdg—

♦Net profit

166, p. 2102.

Consolidated Grocers

the

Earnings per
•Includes

common

provision

items.—V.. 167,

share

367,361

The

outstanding™_________—.___

class

A

Nil

dividends,

loss for the

tProfit.

quarter ended Sept. 30, 1947

tax credit of $570,000 under carry-back

$223,478 after

was

provisions of the

and transfer of $274,776 from the reserve for
postwar
out of prior years' income to cover identifiable

related

166,

to

the

effort.

war

Net

sales

amounted

tax

reconversion

postwar

directly
—V.

$0.46

■

'.

created

362,361

t$5,151,643
7,432,039

7,432,039

share.

per common

net

applying
law

for

$2.21

bonuses

and

sundry

$3.68

to

costs

$20,141,541.

2417.

p.

other

deferred

$1.76

•

.

Dana Corp.

expense

152,

p.

Three
Net

Consumers Power
Gross

revenue

Co.—Earnings—

for

1947—Month—1943

plant

Gross
Int.

on

3,817,049

3,048,535

40,921,031

30,272,650

629,750

587,792

7,515,041

6,878,750

_—

prem.

income

Other

of

debt

and

8,762

235,049

315,385

920,429

1,002,354

3,828,198
7,921,602

$1,415,880
346,413

debt-

disct.,

on

$1,529,840 $17,770,118

on

—

sales

for Federal

possible

8,027,549

for

$1,057,593

per

445,170

447,648

tBased

3,030

Crl61,469

177,412

in

:

205,420

$996,092 $11,439,901

$10,856,673

166, p. 2417.

of

America—Plans New

August,

duction,

plant to produce corrugated shipping containers in Muskogee,
wi',1 enable this corporation to improve its service to present
and to meet the growing demands of industrial
activity in
northeast
Oklahoma
and
the
surrounding
area,
according
to
an
soon

announcement by Ira C. •
Keller, Vice-President in charge of the cor¬
poration's southwest, eastern and Pacific Coast properties.
With approximately 25,000
square feet of floor space, the new building
will be
erected
through the cooperation of the Mirkogee Industrial
on

a

site

now

under

consideration.—V.

166,

p.

:

1947.

production

Sept.

1,

reversed

wa3

Diamond

Fibre

and

depreciation
Depreciation for

therefor.

$11 y2
44.

per

share.

Dealer's

discount,

60

a

used

now

date

from

the

acquired for war
in peacetime pro¬

of

quarter

166,

<

acquisition
ended

p.

ager,
and Edgar
Fogg, President.

had
V.

been

163, p.

in

recently
W.

Harris

Mr.

charge

appointed

'

Gill

of

as

Director

had been

sales

to

the

of

Sales,

Director
sugar

Gill

M.

as

according
for

'

1026.

De Vilbiss

to

Mr.

some

11

i
Man¬

..

General

Sales and

of

industry

30,
*

.•

AppointmentsLouis

was

Nov.

1353.

.

corporation

Isaac,
Hafris

years,-4
,r.

Co.—Earnings—
(Including Wholly-Owned Subsidiary)

1887.

Co.—Secondary Offering

,">,■]

Darco Corp.—New Executive

Profit

—Hayden, Stone & Co. on Jan. 12 made
offering of 20,000 shares of capital stock
p.

t$0.80

/

certificates of necessity,

under

Period End, Sept. 30—

Continental

$1,293,318
900,000

amortization of facilities

1947,

includes $319,096 due to this change.—V.

1947,

Plant—

customers

Foundation

____

share—

depreciation of $770,424 in 1947 and $358,270 in 1946?
1,500,000 shares, giving effect to 66%% stock dividend paid

on

new

Okla.,

$2,516,369
1,500,000
$1.61

outstanding,

common

800,000

.

$1,201,512 $13,905,095 $13,321,868
205,420
2,465,193
2,465,195

$852,173

Corp.

on income
(est.)—1,945,000
inventory decline,—
225,000

•Includes

pfd. stock

Container
A

$29,879,801 $20,282,799
24,372,098
17,583,062
821,333
606,419

—

shares

Earnings

$17,323,134
3,476,205

21,709
47,975

taxes

future

Profit
Common

3,581,321

1946

18,729
54,040

———-

Prov.

substituted
—V.

1947

investmentS_LV—V——

income

of

37,355

36,355
024,481
-

—;—

income

•

purchases, int. and other inc. (net)—

Total
•Cost

287,943

.

a'v

Nov.

Administrative and general expenses,

1

expense—

deductions

j

Subs.)—$arnings$29,807^032 $20,2~13~i'l5'

from

3,474,264

taxes—j

(&

Ended

Provision

25,000

long-term

Disct.

$78,191,038 $66,291,732

acquis.
_)

income

Amortiz.

1947—12 Mos.—1946

$6,177,283

depreciation-

of

Months

sales

Dividends

$6,808,108

—

•

Corp.—Earnings—
'

_f.

shrs.

3,380,686

$7,174,906

—

Wheat

profit

$10,555,592

$6,598,940

of

Period End. Sept. 30—

•After

24 Weeks Ended—

with

r

$5), to be offered at $30 per
total, 4,000 shares are to be

the

1947

—V.

$600,327

.—

deductions

Net profit——
!—:
Earnings per share (1,537,425 shares).
—v. 166, p. 948.

4,904,007

$7,838,738

deductions

.____

for foreign income taxes
Minority interest

29,570,613

amortization

common

$580,259

—

$51,153,110

35,813,1^4

;

income
per

in

Europe)

after cost of goods sold___

Operating
Other

ENDED

subsidiaries

new

off bank

pay

its

of

500,494

income

$0.58

income.—.

1947

30,

Selling, general and administrative expenses-——
Depreciation
l

The

income

Net

2,637,108

to

166, p. 1577.

an

to market

$40,600,000

finance

income

Total

restored

$1,656,562

Provision

bring

may

to

income

Gross

STATED

—

$30,000,000

company
has incurred
program.—V. 167, p. 152.

operating

1,010,048J

Crl47,600

outstand.___

per

V.

(net)—

income

shs.

Earn,

Other

banking circles that company
several

—9 Months Ended—

Oct. 11,'47

-

.

8,019,770

Other

391,510
8,936,539

157,857

mem¬

Into

payment

year.

weeks

shall

Bureau

allow McCollum
commodities" Index

Corning Glass Works

option

Street
Trust
Co.,
City of New York,
bank, Chicago, Id.

216,100,000

corresponding

.

the

Depreciation

21, 964,796

3,928,900(

board

an

2102.

Period—

99, 968.564

1,848,665

373,909

expense

deductions

a

12

year

166, p.

The
.

subsidiaries

Other

Trust

15,

mortgage

interest,

Bank

amcunted

Balance

9,570.841

3,720,646

—

long-term

Feb.

Taxes

Divs.

acquis.

___.

income

than

by

the

will

"all

salary

$25,000
last

Net

Redemption—

1947—12 Mos.—1946

•

Gross

of
the

the* next

V.

less

basic

increased

NOTE—On

20,528,073 257,471,346 225, 699,532

Fed. income taxes.

Int.

Bank

announced

adjustments

11.8

subsidiaries

8,

of

entered

York

Boston,

Total operating revenues
Operating expenses

Amort.

$

22,656,624

expenses

for

Amort.

His
be

rate
for

10.17%.

1947—Month

Gross revenue

Operating

but

more,

used

Prov.

Corp.—Weekly Output—

of

CONSOLIDATED INCOME

;

,

Harris

for

•

in

heating

Net
;

of New
shares of common stock.

City

Y.f

and

kwh.

Operating expenses

5.1

199,402,000

Southern

adjusted

compared

increase

an

&

kilowatt-hour

corporation

or

year.

by

computed

as

salary

(Excluding Coty S.

General taxes

territory served for

the

Profit

been

11 Months Ended Nov. 30—Electric operating revenues
Gas operating revenues

Federal

of

Labor,

if

Income

has

agencies:

National

Period End. Nov. 30—

Year Ago

240,397,000

13.

—V, 167, p. 152.

weekly

of

Consolidated Gas, Electric Light & Power Co. of Bait.

previous

216,068,000
213,216,000
240,033,000

_

The

prices
Department

basic

the

totals

Corresponding
Week

was

-

corresponding

with

number

50,000

the

(& Subs.)—Earnings—

Com.

associated

for

the

over

kilowatthour

This Year

Dec. 27

Dec.

and

9 Mos. Ended Sept. 30—

Presi¬

as

duties

electric

5.1%

Week Ended

Dec. 20

the

contract

a

The

the

Common

Vice

a

.i..'.

year:

tails

;

Co.—Weekly Output—

Commonwealth

excluding sales to
3, 1948 showed a

Jan.

period

103

trustee,

following

and

5.6%.-

rumored

Net

Commonwealth

—

N.

Co.—Partial

Consolidated Retail Stores,

recently

Grimes

output

attend

Financing Rumored—

production

consumer

165, p. 2663.

Electricity

York,

New
National

The

at

electricity

the next
mortgage bonds.

$25,000,000 at 3% with a 10-year
for $18,000,000 with the
Metropolitan Life

was

irrespective

of

of

Earnings

Congressional action.-

board

of

during

New Vice-President—

3

Co.,

Power

Chase

generated

Operating

quired company to expand its
borrowings to approximately $300,000,000
before Nov. 1, 1947—the date upon which the war-time
consumer credit
restriction Regulation W was removed.
It would appear,
according: to
Mr.
Duncan, that full employment of its resources was in prospect for

Commerc al

will

date

aggregating

Insurance Co., New York, and the
Life Insurance Co. of New York.
Mr.

Suisse

to

1957.

wholesale

•Net

>

i

America, according to
by A. E. Duncan, Chairman.

made

Credit

switch

Commercial Credit Co.—$50,000,000 Loan Placed Pri¬
vately—On Jan. 12, company consummated a 3% 15year unsecured loan of $50,000,000 with the Prudential
Insurance

the

The

204,600,000

New

been

Administration,

6.

which

completely equipped

Spanish banks,
Primary Court of
meeting of share¬

the

general

increased

that

In

year.

up

30,

Total

built

$1,779,679.

a

black,

for

for

Government.

of

On

black

company

black

and

company on Jan. 14

expansion

Co.—Buys Gov't-Owned Plant—

carbon

and

certain

to

On

at
addition
he
has
been
granted
an
option to
common
shares, which option will expire on
price to be paid for the optioned shares will be
the
average
closing price on the Stock
Exchange for a period of
10 trading days
preceding Dec. 1, 1947.
The company also agrees,
under certain
conditions, to pay McCollum $35,000 a year from Dec.
1, 1957, until his death.
An inflation
adjustment provision in the
contract, predicated upon the "all commodities" Index figure of the
a

purchase

shall

that System output of
electricity
purchased) for the week ended Jan. lx,
19*x8, amounted to 240,300,000 kwh., compared with 217,900,000 kwh.
for
the
corresponding week of 1947, an increase of 10.3%.
Local

622,782

;

share

Columbian Carbon
A

at

Mass.;

(electricity

leans

to

which

directors

12.

employment of Leonard F. McCollum In
managerial capacity for 10 years,
beginning Dec.

Continental

965,0C0

638.352

$0.46

outstanding..—

common

agent

York, N. Y.,
166, p. 2417.

—V.

$1,540,000

•

per

Trust

River

holders,

increase

$630,000

___

proiit
shares

&

Co.,

the

Sept. 27,'47 Sept. 28,'46

profit—

Earnings

applied
ordinary

company has called
for redemption on
monies in the sinking
fund, $387,000 of first

with

Subs.)—Earnings—

13 Weeks Ended—
Net

Bank

transfer

distribution

Common

to

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York,
Inc.—Output—

1,256,736

Corp.

Luxembourg

an

Sofina

27.

Luxembourg,

1947,

from

the

22,967

787,985

Columbia Pictures

Jan.

in

The

1

166, p. 2303.

Operating

19,

13

Com.

Boston,

1944

1,863,735

income—.

oper.

1945

$120,493

,

railway
railway

from
ry.

20.

transferred.

registrar fcr the company's 5,000,000

of

$145,478
52,533

■' 'v.

from

Net
Net

in

convene

series A, due Feb. 15, 1961,
the Old Colony Trust

1946

railway
railway______

from

Net

1947

•

.

meeting

(Sodec)

were

shareholders,

to

held

"Chade"

at

Colorado & Wyoming Ry.—Earnings—
November—

d'Eiectricite

of

the

Connecticut

assumed

;

-

Jan.

331,713

The

by the
contingencies.—V. 166,

for

be

appointed

risks

insurance

than

Cone Mills Corp.—Transfer
Agent and Registrar—

$4.45

$150,000

later

not

previously taken to protect their assets.
Guaranty Trust Co., as depository for tne shares for this meet¬
will provide proxies and accept those executed to be voted at the
meeting in Madrid.—V. 166, p. 1887.

405,689

provision

Nov.
to

and

The

$3,124,026

share———

On

bers

ing,

1946

outstanding

Continental Oil Co.—Options Granted—

,

measures

tl,860,89(1

commcn

to

Madrid

to

1947

;

profit
Common shares

in

$3,256,933

Net

York

5

impair

Higher—

(& Subs.)—Earnings

profit—

New

meeting through their representatives, in an endeavor to protect
interest of all shareholders and prevent any action that would

$159,509,376 $126,555,327

6 Months End. Nov. 30—

assets

"Chade"

are

Claims

2556.

p.

Societe

the

Subsequent
which

1947—52 Wks.—1946

$12,611,930

of

request

holders

Stores, Inc.—Current Sales 6.1%

are

Trust

meeting

re-established

'

Sales

p.

Guaranty

is being made in order tnat the snares may be vooed at
called for Jan. 27 in Madrid, Spain.
As
the
two
largest holders of blocks of stock in the company,
Sofina and Credit Suisse took measures to
protect shareholders from
the aribtrary
effects of the Spanish decree of July
17, 1947.
They

•Including intangible drilling expenditure on producing fields amount¬
1947 and £34,528 .in
1946, £29,917 in 1945, £27,030 in

ing to £20,365 in
1944.—V. 167, p.

—V.

being urged by Sofina of Brussels, Bel¬
Zurich, Switzerland, to deposit their shares

a

56,977

£30,8&'3

___

shareholders

Co.

the

company

Profit

corpora¬

Nov.

American

R

-

58,512

and

effective

the

with

exps.,

___________

Prov.

261,674-

of

$125,000

The

269,657

subsidiary)
annum

gium, and Credit Suisse of

•Drill, produc., and field
Int.

the

(249)

Compania Hispano-Americana de Electricidad("Chade")
—Stockholders Asked to Give Proxies to Sofina and

1944

£382,787

900

expenses

CHRONICLE

'

Credit Suisse—

£459,794

_

fees^—

FINANCIAL

viding for

Co., Ltd.—Earnings—

3 Mos. End. June 30—

Total income

&

4

_

consolidated accounts of The Southern Co.
(a
its subsidiary companies
£t the rate of $2,000,000 per
Sept. 1, 1947 and before dividends on preferred stock
tion.—V. 167, p. 153.

a

Colon Development

*

f

after

Federal

,

charges—)

income

taxes.
5—j

1947—9 Mos.—1946 '

1947_3 Mos.
1947—3 Mos.—1946

NOT

($917,064

AVAILABLE

j. 355,600

555,069

$561,464

$660,809;

300.000

300.000

$1,215,869

secondary

(par $5) at
cents.—V. 167,

Net

income

Capital

i

-ja*

$85,862

shares outstdg.300,000

Earnings
—V.

___

per

share——<,

165, p. 205.

$0.29

$£61,514
a

_

306,000 "-"
$0.8f ~

•

r.lv

$1-87

$2.14

€

(250)

THE COMMERCIAL

Decea Records, Inc. {&

987,903

$1,067,148
<
426,859

,

$1,345,227

776,650

388,325

$1.44

*$1.73

,

.

on

776,650

Nov.

proved

$2,334,130

'';

Insurance Companies—

1945

$1,116,483

_

outstaiidlng—__—.,_
share-.

per

•Based

_

—

—

shares

Earnings

$1,860;805
744,322

.•___—

1946

The

stockholders

their

at

highest annual dividend paid from sources exclusive of security profits
since- organization
of the Fund.
On Dec. 31, 1947, 82$% of the Fund was invested in common stocks,
10.3% iri preferred stocks,, while 7.'5% was invested in U. S. Govern¬

•

oh March 15,'

meeting to be, held

annual

*

•
.

ment

will be asked to approve an increase in the company's authorized long-'
indebtedness from $7,500,000 to $12,500,000, according to proxy
statement mailed Jan. 13 to stockholders of the company. - "

shares

1946.-*-V.

6,

reflect

to

166,

the

$640,289
388,325

Delaware

Such

*$0.82

stock

two-for-one

split

3%%
of

ap¬

approval

will

permit

negotiable promissory

America

and

the

the

company

to

borrow

$12,500,000

on

company

Lackawanna

has,acquired

York,

always

Chicago
the

of

had

&

Operating
Operation

Mutual

&

substantial

a

St.

Louis

RR.

Lackawanna,

been

close*

a

(Nickel

White

added

that

a

relationship

of

merger

always had been looked? upon as- "a
advantages to both roads and tne, public.

secure

substantial

a

stance

to.

roads

desirable

steps,

and

in

RESULTS

the

position

short

the

to

of

FOR

from

and

Nickel

looking

the

in

first

beneficial

Net

from

Net

ry.

—V.

merger!"
MONTHS

ELEVEN

"

railway—.
income-.

This

1946

1945'

1944

Dec.

$6,306,167

$5,530,665
1,073,026

$6,557,187
2,020,469

close

1,401,798
756,301

^559,777

861*318

63.329.740

66,975,058

9,576,271

13,985,347

20,445,543

7,453,525

-

4,173,120

4,539,606

5,624,438

_

Edison

Co.

(& Subs.)—Earnings—
'

,

'

Gross

31,

1947,

tax

by

it

increase

Net

of

-V

•'

;

'

$'

and

surtax

1,;

V-

preferred

than

Net

Duval Texas Sulphur

after

and

figures

23,172 holders of
5,934 holders

201,032

68,322

45,283

$3,519,225

Net

profit

Capital
*

4*187,000

$232,486

shs.

Earnings

outstarid-

After

500,000

share—

per

,

$255,749'
500,000

*

1,288-,666

,

deducting $55,000 Federal

:

Other

income

from

income

Gross

utility operations—-.
;

—

corporate income _!

Deductions

from

15,663,142

:____■

500,000

<*

i

$2.10

$2.30

?,1

p..-

15,237,621

190,207

523,177

15,853,349

_________

15,760,793
5,872,865

income

5,229,213

DWG Cigar

Net

.income

10,624,136

•Restated.—V.

167, p.

after

Federal

9,887,933

Sept. 30—

1946/; r J
1945
$1;032,01L^ $1,021*788 f $$92,071
397,000—
^ 392(000J'•'<V '283,006

taxes

Detroit Steel Corp.—Sells Cleveland Plant—Expan¬
sion and Modernization Of Properties Under
Way—
A joint announcement was made on Jan. 12
by this corporation and
Ihte Reliance Electric &
Engineering Co., electric motor manufacturers
in Cleveland, Ohio, of the sale to the latter of the land and
buildings
at 1170 Ivanhoe Road, Cleveland,
occupied for the past ten years ;xs
steel

a

warehouse

and

Cleveland, branch.
The

property

and

at

New

distributing plant by
''

...

the

Detroit

Steel

■',%*%%%?;/:./*:/,

,-^v

The

■eastside

offices
Steel

For

to

also

Cleveland.

of

area

Ivanhoe Road,

on

Its

short

a

main

.property.

Detroit

Corp.

also

announces

that,

from

as

the

$0.80

12 Montths Ended Nov.

Total

consolidated

Provision

and

Interest

debt

and

step

in

30—

-J■''

taxes

depletion

income

As

its

on

Balance applicable
Earned
—V.

share

per

166,

to 6%

4%*%

prior pref. stk!

of

preferred stock

6%

vV

p. -2418.

Net

So

that Detroit

the

least

of

occupancy

embrace

Both

Ivanhoe

and

The

will

166,

until

the

during

the

its

Eastern Stainless Steel Corp.

Cleveland-customers
plant

new

Reliance

is
to

company

transfer

period

ready,

9 Months Ended Sept. 3C—

share

which

$18.20

$11.03

the

purchaser

involves

existing
be

only

emphasize

the

processing

moved

to

Detroit

the

fact

Profit

and buildings at 1170
equipment, supplemented by
Corp.'s

new

Net

after

Profit

r''

.

.

charges

:"l9'47

*Loss.

which
1946

share

common

tlncome

taxes

of

now

$319,025

5,457,520

profit

$1,359,522

$225,986

421,259

421,259

$3.23

$0.54

$3.18

Operating revenues
Maintenance

For

the quarter ended Sept. 30, 1947, the net profit after-taxes and
charges amounted to $518,073 and was equivalent to $1.23 per share.
The net profit for the quarter ended Sept.
30, 1946 was $264 241 and
equal to $0.63 per share.—V. 167 p. 153.

Diana Stores Corp. (& Subs.)
Quarter End. Oct. 31—
Net

sales

•Net

income

Number
Earned

of
per

•After

shares.
share.

com.

charges

two-for-ofte

and

stock

December

Period End. Dec. 31-*fiales

166,

p.

$3,395,741

$1,853,233

Gross

222,223

96,559

848,964

403,430

f393,428

$0.29

$0.55

-

taxes,

tGiving

effect

to

Misc.

and

Preferred
B.

Higher—

shares

•After

$1,515,058

6,893,596

$6,039,957

and

166, p.

V.

1946

1945

$1,416,959;

$1,444,677

$932,696

202,666

202;666

$4.79

$4.92

202,666
$2.40

share

Federal

taxes,

tAfter

class

A

dividend

require-

464.

Doehler-Jarvis Corp.—Earnings—
Period End."Sept. 30—

Net

sales

1947—3 Mos.—1946

$171,057

$ 129,502

$2)013,937

30,370

34,942

2,784

1,625

$137,902

$92,934

;

&

E.

Applicable

165,

p.

$2,249,528

1,434,855

1,494,855

.—".'V'1*

&

p.

$1.50

Light Corp.—Weekly Input—

Jan.

8,

over

the

1948

amounted

15.9%

or

166,

$5.23

758.

input of subsidiaries
kwh.,
an
increase of

System

61,203,000

to

the corresponding week in 1947.—-V. 167,

V

!:

ry.

1944

1945

1947

1946

railway-

$3,3-20,829

railway-

1,082,395

$2,682,528
% 929,513

from

428,391

income.

oper.

*

:

$2,299,648
$3,043,843
778,767
1,149,665
298,939*
• 404;40J..
578,768

•

35,151,952

ry.

29,118.241

31.861,956

5,053,314
1,183,913

^ 6,936,656

8,313.66^
5,311,820

income f__

oper.

166,

__

24/238.517

12,699,687

from

Elk

'

In

the

$2,609,743
359,220

5,015,692

2,784,612'

2309.

p.

*

$2,968,964
741,916

to minority interest:

____.

handed

opinion

Circuit

The

77,652

$1,545,808
22,759

Corp.—Previous

Purchases by

Stock

Court

down

Ohio

of

by

the

County;

Hon.

West

J.

;

BrennUn, Judge of
the case of this

H.

Virginia,

ih

decision

is

result

a

of

suit

a

brought

three

by

stockholders'

against
the attorneys for the receivers.
Stockholders
charged that while acting in a fiduciary capacity, as attorneys for
the receivers, it was improper for the attorneys for the receivers to
purchase assets in which the receivei'ship estate was substantially
interested.
\
' v
The
.stockholder committees were organized
by Morris Cohon, of
Morris Cohon
& Co.,
investment brokers, New York City, and were

$1,784,917

77,652

an

committees"

-

$1,623,460

Coal

Horn

corporation, the Court declared void previous purchases of voting trust
certificates for 9&,000 shares of the company's stock by Arthur and
Patrick D. Kooritz as Counsel for the receivers.
The Court ruled that
the stock should be held for the benefit of the receivership estate, 'v.

$2,227,048
'375,294'
'422.243
<1- 15,193^ - .. 19,888

Co.

E.

to

U.

A.___

$1,707;265
24,431

$1,523,048

the law firms of Crisona Brothers, New York City, and

Jackson, Kelly,
The

.

from

$1,682,834

its.

Utility Associates-—
Earnings of subsid. cos. applic.
(as
ahove)

Non-subsidiary

'"r-

'

;

to

E.

U. A.
_/_:%%

income-

Total

il

Expenses, taxes and interest.——

166,

Elk

Morrison and Moxley, Charlestan, W. Va.
Coal Corp. owns over 200,000 acres of coal land

Horn

in-

West Virginia.
Its direct mining operations produce
two million tons of coal a year and, in addition, some of
leased to** others for operations which produce from two

2

'

—

••• ;

•;

land

to

is

There arc 315,200 shares of

$1,523,048
$1,682,834
% f 263,350 •
236,241

common

Eaton

&

Howard

Balanced

.

Fund—Net

V.

$1,764,902

Asset

and

the

shares

98,000

assets

Net

of

this

Fund

;
on

Value

*Net

Corp.—Earnings-

31,

1947,

as

profit
shares

Earnings

shown in the annual

per

—V.

$31,408,228, equivalent to. $23.73 a share on 1,323,703
shares, as compared with $25,816,223 on Dec. 31, 1946,
equivalent to $25.43 cn the 1,015,128 shares then outstanding.
Dividends paid during 1947 totaled $1 a share;, the highest annual
dividend paid from sources exclusive of security profits since organiza¬
were

166,

p.

$2,286,274
329,919

$5,489,834

567,500

:

567,500

$0.58

$1.46

outstandings—

common

1477.

-

9 Mos.

3 Mos.

—__—

Common

/

Dec.

-

•

represent

166, p. 1888.

Empire Millwork

,

Per Share Lower—

v.

stock outstanding at the present

practical working control, Mr.
He declared that stockholders
•Cohon said.
represented by him are
demanding that the receivers and their counsel be removed; that a
stockholders'
meeting be held and that new directors be elected.—Jtime

$1,786,399
$1,919,074
170,438154,173

$1,615,961

i

and a half to three million tons per year.

2660.

p.

one

Period Ended Sept. 30,1947—

report,

206.

1,865,063

Kentucky'and

—

charges,—V.

384,465

7,816,946
-.1,3—_

Counsel for Receivers Ruled Improper—

:

•

1946
$136,356,000 $38,543,206'
—

ended

railwayfrom railway-

1S47—9 Mos.—1946

profit

•After taxes arid

726,840

Balance

—V.

$14,799,226 $12,041,299 $47,026,723 $30,591,670
1,650,795
1,512,375
5,903,109
3,126,485
Capital shares outstdg,_
1,042,644
1,042,644
1,042,644
1,042,644'
Earxiings per share-____,
$1.58
$1.45
$5.66
$3.00
"NeJ

$2,740,777

61,879

dividend deductions:

G.

Balance

.

$191,381

Eastern

1947

outsta.nding_______

common

charges

ments.—'V.

522,244

60,308

——_

,

1947

—

Power

corporation

represented by
■

1947—5 Mos.—1946

(& Subs.)—Earnings—

12 Mos. Ended Sept. 30—
•Net' profit _________

tEarnings per

38,337

$231,365

____________

Applicable

Common

$2,218,532

51,813

amortiz.—

deductions

Balance

the

\

>'

income

ACCOUNT

From Jan. 1—

—V.

$0.24

.

.

and an
J
" '•

*$7,816,946

Net

)

...

-

Dixie Cup Co.

$153,043

accruals—

res.

Interest

.

$1,907,901

2418'.

$3,125,027

246,899

1947—Month—1946

____^

—V.

/

25.0%

Net

%

7,622,370
562,387
-1,889','304

9)138,565

^554;,145
1,931;778

$179,552

—_—

;

V

that the Electric
purchase the sur-

agreed

obligat'on to

any

30—

November-

1944

income

split-up.-

Retirmt.

1945

$0.30

Sales

Balance

1946

866,856

Federal

152,035

Net operating revs.__.
Non-oper. income (net)
i

Earnings

1947

$3,667,928
256,138

—

Taxes

r

outstanding-^—

week

the

Gross

1947—12 Mos.—1946

736,480
47,739
178;678

51,185

______

$10,500,000

of

•>

,.

$1,115,941 $13,843,021 $12,683,804

$1,210,610
827,838

____

Operation

<

Elgin Joliet & Eastern Ry.—Earnings—

$162,843

Eastern Utilities Associates (& Subs.) —Earnings—

$1,342,102

421,259

has

WAA

of

153.'

p.

$4.50

stock by Industrial Steels, Inc.,
subsidiary.—^V.^166, p. 758.
>
:
■

1947—Month—1946

disposal,

relieved

share.JiiVw-v---^-

Net

$6,799,622

93,039

Capital shares outstanding—^....
share,...—___________

%%

^Includes

company.

the

be

charges
credit

8,407,000 kwh.,

Steel Co.

wholly-oWned

a

of
to

tax

per

this

Gross

833,256

Earnings per

subsidiary

of Eastern Stainless

is

:i'

!

approximately 205 acres of land and

are

972,000

.

Nil

_____—___

is

shares

Net' from

Period End. Oct. 31—
Net

t&7,000

_

1945

$2,192,777

Federal taxes

per

from sale

Co.—Earnings—

9 Months Ended Sept. 30—

Co.

Electric

of

.

profit—; *$302,734- *$1,439,764
shares outstanding
320,000
320.000

Earnings
%

Diamond T Motor Car

—

announced last month;

was

profit

For

,: 1946.

.

Common

Cleveland

2102.

p.

—

;

plant iri

of the surplus Wr.'ght Aeronautical Corp.

•After income- taxes—V.

$15,491,204 $16,187,142
____^_______^^__"el-s-.,-;i''i,225,734
2,411,764

charges——

taxes-

f

1947

the

land

Steel

after

Income

that

'■

it

after

Capital

.

Plant—

of

by the President or Congress.

Earnings

(& Subs.)—Earnings—

•

sales

Net

may

months.

seller

Road.

plant.—V.

with

its

serve

interruption

made

premises

transaction

facilities,

new

of

Dec. .1,

on

sales

Net

..

.

continue- to

may

been

the

several

the

announced

Steel

amount

have

borrowed an additional $10,Equitable Life Assurance Society of

during April, 1347.*

Profit

plant is in accordance with such plans.

arrangements

Co.—Additional PTivate' Financing

CONSOLIDATED INCOME

j:y".-*"V.V <"■ S'0'

■

.

9 Months Ended Sept.

;

$47128,340

:_

151,080

$2,397,797

Remington Rand plant at Johnson City, N. Y., which was awarded

it

to

1,108;729

$6,807;879

;

312,365

$3,400,050

$5,237,069

- 1,108,729

stock—L*

preferred

26,625

$238,205

States evidenced

condition

a

p.us

overall

expansion
and
modernization
program
for
1948, plans are
•underway for a new plant for its Cleveland branch. The new plant
will be designed and constructed to better meet the nesds of modern
.steel warehousing and distributing operations.
Disposal of the present

with

O.,

declared

1,832,510

$7,916,608

requirements

30,4.i0
$292,695

requir,.

12 miles from Cincinnati, to the E.ectric Auto-Lite Co.,
for $S,400.C00 cash has been, approved by War Assets Ad-

Carry-back
Net

1,013,566*
$2,548,877

faci.ity is subject to National Security Clause restrictions, mak¬
ing it returnable to the government in event a national emex-gency is-

3,397,641

1,855,717

^___

1,154,132
$3,712,415

1946 >%

1947

5,212,870

discount

84,566
$323,831

The

$19,653,218 $12,330,151
4;668,023
1,862,931

.

98,500

-The port on sold has an appraised fair \alue
original cost to the government of $39,427,475.

*$'0.81

'

(& Subs.)— Earnings
;.-

income

income

for

Depreciation

and general
the Detroit

further

*

quarter ended Sept. 30, 1947, net profitwaS'$307!057,. equal
share. This compares With a net profit of • $412,247 or

Dividend
a

190,781

$1.65

•

lfl^r

per

Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates

*

....

,

Steel

plant

distance

381,562

$1.66

238.371

$3,562,443

O.,

Auto-Lite

was

industrial
are

381,562
___

79,915

$4,866,547

Included in the transaction

.

$1.08 per share for the corresponding quarter.of.1946.—V., 166, p. 2659.

acquisition of the property by Reliance company will substan¬
increase the already sizable holdings of that company in the

tially

outstanding
share

per

8,075

$408,397

buildings providing about 4,030,148 sq. ft. of floor area.

Corp.'s

originally owned by the Connelly Boiler Works
also occupied by the Foster-Wheeler Corp. of

was

time

Toledo,

,

$629V788: ,y*'$309,071

$635,07.1

•Giving effect to the two-for-one split in 'May,

v •

York.

one

Earnings

1,387

—

portion

a

nunistraticn,

profit
Capital shares

1 $3,860,814

1681.

United

Lockland,

153.
Net

Dr28,967

$4,946,462

surplus!—
p.

Sale, of

1947

____!_.

charges——-

income

'

»

iDr34,420

$416,471

$323,185

Purchase

Corp.—EaTnings—

9 Months Ended

Profit

Or 13,623

$423,072

by 2.6% notes, payable in*
1949, and on each June 1 and
Dec. 1 thereafter to Dec. 1, 1961, inclusive.- There were
$25,000,000 of notes outstanding on Dec. 31' issued to
the Equitable' under a loan agreement dated Dec. 30;
1946; ' The money from the additional borrowing willbe used for expansion purposes.
"Vv

206

Balance,

$2 $89,781

taxes-

instalments

$1,149,516

500,000 '

!

.

profit-tax credit.—V. 165,

excess

$4,980,832

$421,685

dir.

166,

the

*139,150

.

$1,049',113
■*'

$0.46//.V,'/ $0.51'

$430,094

000,000 from the

$3,564,383

1,353,814
204,701

.

91,391

$423,749

"

—On Dec. 23 last cdmpany

1947—12 Mos.—1946

300,808

taxes--

18,975

Electric Auto-Lite

Co.—Earnings$738,192

$4,999,857

6,054

Dr677

income

stock

■

$436,143'

income

—V.

166, p. 2557.

$748,620

535.898

^

deductions

Balance,

include

1947—3 Mos.—1946

charges—

income

stock,

These

Pfd.

13.

Jan.

on

common

kind of stock.—V.

one

period End. Sept. 30—
sales & misc. rev._

$

89,495,020
70,070,399

4,217,000

-

5,341

73,963 holders of
stock as 1947 ended.

$3,981,172

299,071'

develop.

income1

Federal

separate stockholders as of
irom the number recorded at the

97,135

announced

was

Were

332,300

^>424,478

j*

revenues,

■

&

income

Income

(Inc.)—Number of

*1946

earnings utility operations—105,195,383
charges, etc'—,—-—' 85,315,241
normal

an

1946,

of

There

Federal

1947

& maintenance

Federal

owned

was

Net

12 Months Ended Nov. 30—

Oper.

company

Profit

Detroit

153.

167, p.

72,479,195

152.

p.

early date."—V.

389,842

income

Gross

in¬

(E. I.) du Pont de Nemours & Cd.
Stockholders Increase—

25,123

2,837,819

r

oper.-

Other

of the company will permit the resumption of

an

981,873

45,225

Balance

dividends at

common

of more

oper;

167,

letter

is expected the additional funds thus provided will be sufficient
finance an increased volume of business and that the resulting

73,734,247
15,724,077

-

his

easier financial position

both

to

Prom Jan. I—
railway—.

in

says

952i432

258,097'
51,563

723'

"It

to

he said,
Lackawanna Mto
reason,

the
be

the

With'substantial

743,090

._

from

company,

7o,0j6

taxes

Exploration

H. N. Mellon, President of the
to shareholders accompanying the proxy

the proposed plan,

upon

Net-

>

right to accelerate repayment of the new loan at'its ofWil o'ptidn.

Commenting

$7,066,515
1,551,180

_

railway——.
Net ry. oper'. income.. •u
Gross

the

com¬

working together

this

of

FIRST

AND

two

1947

railway—.

from

Net

For

would

eventual

MONTH

November—
Gross

in

to

the

44,363

$9,'712,512
3,488,422
663,575
545,534

dept.
Fed.

De'prec., amort. &
Taxes,, other than
income

$3,369,991

43,194
80,120

—

——

$787,065

Maintenance

statement:

management
Nickel Plate

merger,, that,

ultimate

in

natural,"

,

seemed

other

the

ill

William White,
He said there

8.

between

Lackawanna

the

Plate

that- it

interest

Plate),

Jan.

announced

traffic

stock

common

1947—12 Mos.—1946

$846,606
316,067
62,479

revenues,,—

residuals—credit-.;

Net

$7,125,000', adding the balance tb the general funds of the company
to be used for working-capital, additions to p.ant and eqtupmeht and
general corporate purposes. By contrast to the provisions of the present
term loan, under which repayment to the extent of Vi of the company's
net earnings is mandatory, no principal paymehts-oh the nSw,'proposed
loan wi!I be required unt.l Dec. 15, 1951.
The1 company; however, has

RR.—Announces

Western

panies and that each had much to offer the
and effecting operating economies.
Mr,

'

(& Subs.)—Earns*

1947—MOnth—1946

Period End. Oct. 31—:,

Tne Prudent.al Insurance Co.
Life Ixisur'an'ce Co., using

notes from

Massachusetts

$7,125,000 of the proceeds to retire its presently outstanding' term loan

2659.

p.

Interest in Nickel Plate-

President

166, p. 2657.

unihvested.—V,

corporate bonds, or

El Paso Natural Gas Co. (Delaware)

of

New

and

term

Net profit'

Capital

1947

Monday, January 19, 1948

CHRONICLE

FINANCIAL

Dresser Industries, Inc.—To Borrow $12,500,000. From

Subs.)—Earnings—•

Nine Months Ended Sept. 30—

Profit after charges
Federal income taxes

&

share.——'
'
"

830,726

outstanding

Dominion

Stores, Ltd.—Earnings—
28 Wks. End.

Period-

>

Number

of

Oct. 4/47

Stores

(close

of

period)__

Gales

Profit

Income

Net

charges

taxes

$21,967,194
900,704

$412,704
$1.34

tion
On

of

the

Agent—

pQ,, New York, N. Y., has been appointed trans¬
agent in New York, for common stock, no par value.—V. 165, p..

T

"




:

31, 1947, 10.4%> of the Fund was .Invested im U.; Sv Gov^rjar'
ment bonds, 8.7% in corporate bonds, 23.1%
in preferred stocks and
56.4% in common stocks while 1.4% was uninvested.—V. 166; p. 2557*.

Earnings
•After

—__—:_

shares
pel1

$650,584'

share

$1,295,699

117,919
_____________

charges and Federal income taxes.—V.

117,919

$5.52

outstanding-—

common

9 Mos.

3 Mos.

profit

Commofi

Dec.

.Eaton

"

Fund.

Empire Steel* Corp.—Earnings—
Period Ended Sept. 30, 1947—

•Net

$10.99

166, p. 2557.

488,000

$586,867

—

New York Transfer

206,

$26,763,962
1,036,867

$1.89

______

The Bankers Trust

fer

233

450,000

profit
Earnings per share
.

Oct. 5/46

228
-

after

29 Wks. End.

&

Howard

Stock

Fund- -Net

Asset

Value

Eversharp, Inc. (& Subs.)--Earnings—

per

Share Decreased—
Net assets of this Fund
to

$15.05

a

share

on

6 Months
on

Dec. 31,

121,672

1947, were $1,830,966, equivalent
outstanding shar'espas comp^red with

$1,667,103 on Dec. 31; 1946, equivalent to $15.73 on-the 105,964 shares
then outstanding!
'^-J'1-*?.:• •.>•.•••/;, • *
Dividerids' paid' during 1947 totaled 55 cents- q/i.shiirfe, iiiequaiiftg .,the
(

•Net

■Common

Earnings
,

!

Ended Aug. 31—

profit'
shares outstahding
per

common

share——

,

1347
$139,925

1946
$2,547,197

918,74$
$0.11

736,785
$3.40

1945
$302,491

charges and Federal taxes,
tAdjusted to give effect
Ythreevfqr^tyo stock split in March, 1946.-T-V. 166, p. 1681,

••After

334,117
.

*$1.20
to the
.

;

Volume 167

THE COMMERCIAL

Number 4665

Endicott Johnson Corp.

sabs

'

'

•

•" '

•

ENDED

*

MAY

-JJ •

operating

profitl_—„,_^——

——

for pension

Net profit,
Common stock

Earnings

therefrom.

_•!

share

transferred
reduction

'

inventory

income

taxes

securities

than

.Yy,

.>

demand

'

-

BALANCE

//.v.'...bV,

•

1947

SHEET,. MAY 30,

deposit

and

U.

$3,634,541;

hand,

on

S.

does

not" give

may

stock

for

pension plan, $2,280,000; reserves,-$16,339,315;
preferred
$100), $7,236,000; common stock (par $25), $20,268,000;
surplus, $9,237,370; total, $69,337,914.—V. 166, p. 2557. ■

sold.—V.

with

tiffs

Period—

"3 MOd. Enci.

profit—

development

9 ivros. End. Sept. 30 ".

37-

Sept. 30,

■

.

1947

,

1946

.

$394,656

and

$1,087,066
187,181

p.

The
the

Investment

issue

the

asset

Company

9

approximately

company

each

sell

shares

notification

of

filed

the

profit

Non-opeiat.ng

$305,583-.

——

revenue

52,223

-'

Florida

48,437

$424,633

.

East

Coast

Ry.—Rail

SEC

Merger

Reargued

Coast

$323,325

—„

adjustment

revaluation
Provision

of

for

arising

Canad.an

from ,'7

dollar—

taxes

a

'

165,

_a—

260,150

3166;

p.

V.: 166,

$230,175

,

Florida

72,000

$691,959

■

$268,587

-Period End. Oct. Sir-

Maintenance
Taxes

$124,260

—„1 ■_'_•_,

Net

oper.

Balance

Retire,

Net

$211,109

6,333

8.696

of

profit

•Capital

shares

Earnings
''Loss.

taxes.—V.

1947

1,668,568
$0-32

J.

19

and

A.

the

appointment

three

15,

.

,

The

$4

of

called

cumulative

dividends.

City

has

company

issued

Payment

New

York,

for

wil

11

be

stock

made

Broad

at.

St.,

at

The

New

Feb.

on

$100

Chase

York,

to

Y.—V.

166,

$25

Custodian,

Agent, United
Chemical Bank

in

AND

&

Corporation

Trust

Co.,

165

with

a

perpetual

Co.,

was

charter,

type

sions

of

Arthur

from

Act

change
will

has

to

companies

freedom'of

be

presenft

no

from

of

action

only

voting

AND

the

^36JX)0 scares of

to

pursuant

securities

INVESTMENT
company .uritll

intention

diversified

a

effected

standing

•v

applicable

reserved

the

of

lish

.

to

tft#

the

vote

of

POLICY—It

or

Part

any

will

not

be

thereon

the

Act

preferred, stock and the .100,000
cash the proceeds from the

in

a

the

termination

m

change

upon

The
to

have

market
to

listed

broad
and

time,

grade

the

present

of

the

offering

of

shares
sale

of

bonds,

ready'marketability.

Based

thfs

Upon

an

preferred

and

'equity

seeuriutes. and

consisting of securities ' listed or
Exchange and other leading national

company intends to buy and sell securities
and
for the purpose of investment.
The

traded

on

securities
for

the

carl

the

purpose

an

underwriting in which the

company




is

a

participant;

of

certain

that

the

to issue

purchasing

letters

Steel

instruction

of

Corp.

stock.

letter

our

to

$50

with

contract

a

for

sale

the cost

and

of

Stock

any

stock

of

on

before

or

166,

Follansbee
37%.

capital

On

Jan.

30.—V.

at

stock
it

12

167,

p.

.

Jan.

on

U.

issued

to

designs

confidence

and

and

the

made

in

19

stock)

of

the

To

.

control

To

compel

with

the

between

take

To

built

the

it was
System."
carried

Ford

■

,

,

implement

over

tractors

engineering

.

To

sold

the

by

impede

funds and

AND

the

sold

the

attention,

was:

line

of

manufacturers

and

to

destroy

sever

the

implements
designs

their

is

arrange

that

Ferguson

and

still

of

the

they

deal

in

tractors

Ferguson

to

or

imple¬

for the manufacture of its tractor.

capital

stock

Philadelphia.

Outstanding
*110,332 shs.

5

cents

assignee

reserved

$2

at

cents

taken down
at

stock

common

for

in

will
one

and

paid for, and concurrently,
each, to Jacob Fisher, President

or

assignees,

the

at

the

at

and

of

1

$166.54

applied

reduced

now

1933-35

■*

rate

amount

same

'

amortized

interest,

warrants.

share, 7,500
the ratio of

per

each

Reed

to
$13,379.98,
Philadelphia.

St.,

organized

was

operations about' May
Fisher's Precooked Frozen

the

at

wholesale.

development

and

most

of

1,

May 3, 1946
1947, when it

stage,

of

the

Although

most

of

the

the

problems,

of

company's

basin

research

processing

food

!*

the

Of

in

these

net

bank

Banking

15,000

Jan.
of

purchase

up

cents

5

to

dealers

the

at

shares

15;

same

sold

by
to

they

as

balance

price

such

Loss

made

sold

to

available

be

issued

by- the

at

Fisher

OF

to

and

the

for

166,

p.

(Inc.

issuance

underwriter,

ratio

Warants
at

the

the
the

of

to

up

7.500

price

same

of

MAY

1

TO

DEC.

$76,372

—

74,713
4,809

expenses

13,01'?

,

$16,167
other

income)-

2,937
$19,103

2418.

Cigar Co., Inc.—Earnings—
Subsidiary, General Cigar

9 Mos. End. Sept, 30—

1947

•

*1946

Co.

$1,817,032

com

com.

'-Revised.—V.

660,848

$1,078,086

472,982

472,982

$1.80

$1.72

shs.„

p.

Ltd.)
1944

$1,824,442

1,070,178

911.027

-

234,000

share—
166,

Cuba,

$2,019,288

$1,738,934

699,784

$1,117,248

—

of

1945

•

contingencies—-"

profit
of

be

same

1947

10,

periods

Profits before taxes, etc.
Federal tax prov._:____

per

each

will

the

on

one

selected

for

shares

and

pur¬

of

to

and

warrant

one

to

underwriter,
basis

_u.

(net

Wholly-Owned

for

for

the underwriter.

INCOME,

administration

sales.

on

loss

Earn,

the

——

deductions

Net

used

Warrants
to

on

—

General

-Res.

4,

transferable.

are

be

and

expenses

General

Net

be

goods Sold_L_-.l_-_I_.

Selling

Other

will

1947,

dealers.'

Jacob

STATEMENT

of

be

retire,

Pennsylvania

Nov.

on

Net sales
Cost

thereof

to

used

to

meeting

w.ill

available

are

be

capital.

warrants

shares

10

available

made

ratio

first

payable

working

warrants

such

each

The

will

warrants

shares

7,500'

each,

w.ill

amount

frozen

...

company

was
authorized.
Each
warrant
to. purchase, at any
time subsequent to
to) Dec. 31, 1943, at $2 per share, o-.tr snare

1,- 1943,- and prior
stock.
The

at

$26,500

precooked

the

to

.thereof

common

chase

selling
plates.

additional

as

directors'

a

of

proceeds

such

Trusts.

purposes

holder

net

in

field

aluminum

proceeds,

loan

and

stock

the

the

disposable

estimated

corporate

entitles

...

entered

company

airlines

for

1149.

.

|

234,000

$715,110

$679,415

472,982

472,982

$0.95
.

$0.88

,
_

.

,

General Citrus Products Corp., N. Y.—Files with SEC

company's

provide

of

THIS FINANCING

began

distribution

Co.

for
to

before

with

Jan. 3 filed a letter of notification with the SEC
10% promissory notes due Dec. 1, 1950; warrants
shares of common stock (no par) at $5 per share
31, 1950, and 11,000 shares common (no par%. The notes,

company

$37,500

purchase

will
company

Bank

OF

food

outstanding

The

not

of

distributors

in

the

and

company;

—

($2). These securi¬

National

300,000 shs.

premises

of

completed

for

$119,000.

implements;

condition

efforts

City

BUSINESS—Company

PURPOSE—The

connections

Ferguson

Offered

Jan. 7 offered

on

cold

Number

and

developments,

in

the

stock at par

Authorized

and

and

assets

This

its entirety the distributor-dealer organization
.by. the Ferguson company;
impose - on Dearborn distributors and dealers and even Ford

dealers

ments
.

System

Stock

—

.

on

Seaboard.

meals

forward

and

company

2,795,256

speculation.

1956,

principal

••

of

15,829,251
6,317,085

underwriter.

due

mortgage

date,

—V.

considerable

the plan of action

Ferguson

supply

361,061

$1,716,881

products has beep principally through
brokers-and distributors, who have
adequate and satis¬
storage facilities.,, Some of these dealers provide'their
own
transportation facilities to pick up the .merchandise
at
the
plant.
At
the
present
time,
the
company
has
arrangements
with
over
20 such
dealer-distributors located principally on the Eastern

the

up

To
car

that

Ferguson, company

of

to

brokers

and violating the
by Ferguson and

and

the

$15,000

warrant-for

confidence.
the Ferguson

received

inventions,

knowledge;

sources

'-'i

the

copy

seize ' the

other
-■

and

a

to his

or

to

as

been

To

of

in

1946,

227,695

to purchase
underwriter at 5

WARRANTS—At

and

relations

which

company,

669,640

39,626

registrar,

10 shares

Pennsylvania

factory

of

invented and perfected
experimental work in Ire¬

Ferguson's

1944

462,648

warrants

the

each

of

accredited

agrees

Ferguson

years

1945

$1,293,513

Philadelphia

warrants, also

by

general

1939

1946

and
handling precooked frozen food have been
solved...;,
"
The principal
raw
materials used for the
company's products at
the present time are meat,
poultry, fish and fresh vegetables, which,
are
and
will continue to be purchased in the
open
market, subject
to any present of future rationing restrictions.
•>

.

Harry

of

131,173

and

company,

ratio

has

the

close

for

business

45,

ideas

Per¬

t$13,380

to

7,500

food

of

1948,

for

James

Wolfe

Foods,. Inc.
The
main business of the
company is processing and distributing precooked
frozen
foods
and
fresh
frozen, meats
primarily through accredited

commissions

Court

is

Naval

Ry.—Earnings—

v

(par $2)____

15,000

HISTORY

closed on the New
as high
as 40y2(

District

S.

of
and

124,274

including 15,000 shares

the

acquired

'

in

8

Cahill

2418.

a.

1956

monthly

District of New York, charges that starting in July,
1947,
deliberately copied the Ferguson System tractor and line
implements, •.unlawfully seizing and using Ferguson's inven-

in

agent

stock

secured

sold

^

166.

Mr.

Bureau

Hubbard

CAPITALIZATION UPON COMPLETION

"

tDebt

Co., Detroit—Sued for $251 Million—

y

the

$978,029

Inc.,

offered

are

and

Goldstein said;

Mr.

to

2310.

p.

Recently

person,

Assisting

Pitzner,

1947

as

:

closed

trust

case.

Denver City
—

common

of

.

the

the

company at Coventry
implements a day,
His
production of 1,500 tractors

4,585,970
2,177,830

up

& Baldridge,

Haye

was

after

15,107,438

warrant

than, 183,000 shares of Follansbee Steel Corp.
purchase is conditional on the actual delivery by
Pennsylvania Exchange Bank of New York City,
shares

financing

look

770,647

oper.

'•'Not

treating

Follansbee

Exchange

the
to

English

Counsel

income.

from

be

Ferguson System

"of'.,

the

as

railway___.

Common

per

Consequently,

the

<of

that

,

.

$1,335,931
294,578

Debt due

respect

9,

intended

regardless

1,000

eventual

counsel.—V.

l!

their

Bank

which Mr. Brooks referred read in part;

into

The

Carlson,

.

railway-

oper.

1947,

December

1,745,255

uniden¬

for

Exchange

Co.

patents

10,969,778

.

These

indicated

group

Pennsylvania

Motor

1,877,079

n

had

are

it

of

served
war.

Worth &

Transfer

Con¬

of

aggres¬

company are Cahill, Gordon,
Zachry
Street, New York City, with John T.
Cahill,

charge

who

the

21,

about

an

ties

largest civil suits ever filed, Harry Ferguson, inventor
of farm tractors and implements and
Henry Ford's "only partner," and Harry Ferguson, Inc.,
Mich., have brought suit against Henry Ford 2nd, the
Co.,
Dearborn Motors .Corp.
and others for
damages

break

and

The

company
also reserves the
right at all times to maintain reserves in cash. The
company will hot:
(1) Purchase any security on margin
except such short-term credits
as
are necessary
for the clearance of transactions;
•'
'
-(2) Effect a short sale of any
security except in connection with

the

to

Ferguson\,System through

r

York

trading

effort
who

Ford

Ferguson

in

Ltd.

and

75,000 shares of

stock

Y.

Jan.

real

in

Frigidinners,

the

Motor

November,
>

April

England

to

Wall

associate

are

ry.

that

the

3.869,334

153.

actually
November,
1946, although
the
production arrangement
was
continued under an interim, agreement through June,
1947.
The
complaint alleges that the defendants formed a conspiracy prior to

up^n-

of

President
N.

taken

13,431,059

East

company's

York,

New

stockholders

stock

31, 1947, the
Exchange at

called

occurred

high

New

in-an

1948."

Motor

Ferguson

-

Nme

loans

involved

183,000

20,

famous

-The

believed

exchanges.

Fahye,

had

income.

System is covered by
are wantonly and flagrantly
using the
although Ford Motor Company recognized their validity and
placed the statutory patent notice on all tractors it manufactured
down
to June,
1947.
"•
V

in

of

Terry

defendants

of

infringe
on

for

cases.

p.

par

purpose

among

167,

The

Co-.,
17,

Feb.

on.

railway..

patents,

will

appraisal

A.

reported

:
The
complaint alleges
that
patents and that" defendants now

earnings
oijteruig.' xjutu^

deal

this

of

Ave.,

to

"that

the

Woodcock, McLear & Co., Philadelphia,

Stock Dropped—

shares

Madison

arrangement" was never
under an agreement of trust

roramny

condition's ;bv the board of directors i>om
will include
Government and other

collateral
Stock

reservations.—V.

Detroit

from' railway...-.

refused

Florida

which,

guess

"Ford
Tractor—Ferguson
reduced to writing, but was

shares,*

transactions
and

to

until;,' JUiie^J IMTyiy&s -the

common.-

such

of

and

^otbr^|Coapa)np/iJiiid^»yBarry

market

and

the

proved to be a commercial success abroad and at Henry
Ford's'invitation he brought the Irish tractor and implements to this
was
placed in production by Ford

,

to

looks

63

Jr..

from

—V.

more

is-a

of

one

farm

the

the

value of the company's
investments.
.investment .policy of the company will be to
on
registered exchanges or unlisted securities,

economic

such

had

court

of

ry.

to

case

reorganization

seeing

sale

of

land; V.Ut

comparryv

stock

depend

the

Co.

Net

267,264 shares, par $10, outstanding) was
which date Attorney General Nathaniel L.

"Henry Ford,i
'
The complaint'^ states that

While the 2

offering period and until such time as the
company's funds are
invested, the asset value of the 'common stock will be
less than the
offering price.
Thereafter the- asset value of the
common

securities

in

take

we

of

Jan." 15

agreement
-

realize

or

that

Island

difficult

furnish

tions.venginf^ring developments,

.

change;', 'ahy.l

shares,-'Under such circumstances
position to invest such proceeds and

completion

to

on

the

than

Detroit,

of

company,---,
to

period

the

early in 1947.
with F, Eberstadt &

Net

the

defendants
"

the-.

intention

the

the

.

under

The

such

of

nor
to

he

on

Southern

25,

of such

until

J.

majoi'ifyof "the- otit-t
;\X' -11''•'■' '
''-i-'

is

termination

Co.

295

totaling $251,100,000,
The complaint filed

and

company.

v&toc^^^pUaixdiritaln in
.or

N

of

v

you

share

Jan.

Dec.

the

of

York.

investment

a-

less,

Ford
In
of

$10

Nov.

SEC

such

company: ".' "

long

a

by' the. purchaser and therefore
to-"us as no longer effective."

letter

a

Stock

while

diversified, manage¬
regulatory provL-•*'

effecting

be

183,000

Follansbee

of.

contract

that

York

to* the

non-diversifed

a

DIVIDEND

completion

'of

conrol

prevented

through

public

From Jan. 1—

subpoena-is being issued for Alan Adams Haye, because the
Attorney General's- office has not been able to locate him or estab¬

the •'*

Baum

H.

that type.

under

a diversified^to a monrdiversified investment

company
•

"

investment company, and is;
subject

that

however,\has

City,

New

organized

by

Company, has registered with
Investment, Company. Act" of 1940
ai»",a; close-end,
ment

Jersey

Broadway,

BUSINESS—Corporation

Maryland,
Baum.

States

not

Follansbee

entered

not -less

Ford

HISTORY
1947

Leonard

y

at

common

share.

Transfer

of

of

from

Gross

No

once

share and dividends and the

per

Rock

purchase referred to in

$50

business

Corp., New York, on Jan. 14 formally an¬
offering of 36,000 shares of 5% cumulative
convertible preferred stock
(par $25) and 100,000 shares
of common stock
(par $1). The preferred stock is offered
at

interested

Y.,

advised

breached

have

not

of

nounced the

per

of

"The

:.

2557.

p.

N.

the

been

stockholders

next, 5% of its
share and accrued
of

Net

for

gain control of the company.

■

Bank

on

Co.,

were

to

deposit

pay

for

.•

National

N.

take

with Alan Adains Haye, 116 John St., c/o Watters, Cowen
New
York
City, N. Y., under the terms of which Mr.

Securities Corp.—Stocks Offered—The

First Colony

since

the

of

of

14,

authorization

-We

On

First Guardian

have

The Jan; 9

16,

per

letter

been

your

,

redemption

preferred

of

Net

lawyers

dam¬
nature

damages

financing

supply

tractors

program

during

Fort

appearing for the Atlantic
sound plan and stand on

a

Paper

was

York, City;, has refused

has

Firemen's Insurance Co. of
Newark, N. J.—Partial Re- v
demption—
,•.-•/• '
•.
.<X:

230

partner

Gross

"

subpoenas issued to Henry M. Brooks,
President,
Cohen,'^Treasurer, of 625 Associates', Inc., Empire State

persons to

contract

the retirement plan
adopted by the company three years
ago.
Mr. Sch.sler was elected a
Vice-President of the company in
February
1947, and Mr. Foster in
February; -1946.—V. 166, p. 2557.
''
-''V

Jan.

on

principals
a

the

to

under

for

of

made

was

November—

the

Coast

Atlantic

of

-

Joe

would

willingness to sell their
share, Mr. Brooks said:

of

action

sources

of Harry Ferguson,

Fowler,

I.

ordered

Louis

Steel

"We

Dec.

v.

the

Total

•

Reindel

sonnel

under

with

these

flagrant

effectively

$7,700,000

the

contract

a

"regular

(out

York,

tified

and Edgar F. Foster to succeed
John A. Luhn and
Hart, respectively, as Wfoe-Presidents in
charge of the Claim'
Fidelity Departments.
The latter were retired
on

•'..**

City,

"approve
St.

and

purchase

share

New

*

announced

which,

merged

group

close

Steel Corp.—Offer for

Mills

In

Harry Schisler

Into

raise

to

and Watling Lerchen &

Atlantic

Alfred

and

$11,100,000.

defendants

to

stock

implements a day. •
Attorneys for the Ferguson

Pont

it

solidated

Co.—See

that

efforts

flagrantly

producing

•

Building,

Robert S.
and

its

hysterical,"

he

a

du

Coast;

per

Dr.

New

President, 6n Dec.

J.

should

the

York

to

the

seem

by

attempted

$50

and

tAfter Federal income

Motor

and

expansion

Be¬

••;• *
Hardin
Peterson

with

in

Line

at

hotels,3would be able to

Goldstein-

Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland — New
Appoint¬
ments
\
'v/i: V V; X.jlXX'X :
Bach,

New

ICC
by

said

The

abandoned

*t$259,075
1,668,568
; : Nil

its

validity."

Of

1946

$538,356

(Harry) Ferguson, Inc.—Sues Ford
that company below—V.
166, p. 53.

A.

of

New Haven

Pepper
taken over

.

Frank

Court

the

Follansbee

Corp.—Earnings—

fAfter estimated tax ca-ry-back credit.
165, p. 1889. '
,V <7.
•
'•

be

to

;V

V:1;7:, "...

East

125,744

;

—i——-^

outstanding •'vPilr.Pii-w^tl-i-iir-Lii.''
share———„_

1,per-

Coast

Florida

at

-

—

—.—^

is

the

$159,368

132.362

2418.

6 Months Ended Oct. 37

Bourne

;

$126,412
■

East

for
Coast

addi¬

plain¬

$251,000,100.

charges

indeiinitely postponed.
Mr.
Ferguson left

railroad" that was engaged only in
estate, he said, was interested in many
Florida
enterprises, including four hotels.
He
asserted
if
Pullman
reservations.
were
"tight"
and
the
du
Pont
estate
controlled
the

1,715

.

acting

merger

included

Florida

$10,147
—

Farnsvvorth Television & Radio
tNet

of. the

Coast

East

urged -the

Supreme
review

Coast

76.003

•;-;

Co.,

Representative

has

Atlantic

said "threats

Senator

The

-

W.

Line,

and

the

$237,083

V 76,000

Paper

the

that

wanton

to

f, causeel security dealers to believe

wilfully

Byrnes, former Secretary of State and former
Court.
The proceeding is in the
nature of
request of the du Pont estate, as the ICC has

that

railroading.

V; •: 180

$12,117

p.

it."'

65.419

•

~

declared

166,

84,453

$16,661

1.011

income

—V.

$171,664

<333
j

Dividends

219,366

6,855

y"

$19,462

w—.

accruals-—.

res.

$9,806
•-

10.023

support

the

at

twice

Edward

Coast

133.177

208,737

i

and

estate

Florida

-

853.451

152,893

$126,656

15,315

$9,439

Joe

proceedings.

to

^

inc.—net

—

$1,377,657
•"'

1,029,880
•*■••

9.731

in

Pont

reorganized

,

'

16,183

revenues—p

Non-operating

$1,518,167

74,354

11.561-.

du

bankruptcy

1947—12 Mos.—1946

$103,206

37.077

.

Pepper

appeared
The

decided

-Earnings-

1947—Month —1846

Claude

reargument

a

Operating' revenues—p.
Operation 'Ldui—ap—i;.

St.

between

7

this1 argument-James F.
Justice of the Supreme

1478.

p.

Fall River Gas Works Co.-

the

-.'Ivii;'''';7 V 'l-l'l;

Senator

84,076

a__—93,150

profit

and

Pont estate, for control of the Florida
reorganisation plan approved by the ICC,
Coast Line. •

Line;
Net
—V.

RR.

Jan.

renewed

Atlantic

,.y,.;'•'

-

Line

was

and

$3,700,000,

entered

In

manufactured

damaging

the

preferred

coercive

of

Chicago

Argument before the ICC
du

Totai

Exchange

and

have

and

of

and- 7,500

$376,223

$952,109

17,742

—.

$899,885

and

pre¬

share

common

the

principles

of depriving the Ferguson
implements and depriving it of
distributors and dealers.
Such action had
already had substantial
results.
Security dealers also knew the long established
policy of
lord Motor Co. with
respect to patents, and the aforesaid announce-

Pa.—Filing

with

the

general

patents

amount

Ferguson company learned

expansion

238,073

.

also

company

for

was

as

defendants

the

of

thus

company's

Announcement

Barre,

the

total

a

by

and

the amount of

complaint

the

sive

200'/i,

one

of

that

its

issuance,

least

shares of

and

3Vs

Wilkes

Inc.

at

9,000

issue

may

such

of

violated

defendants
well

for the underwriting and sale to
the
public of $5,000,000
of preferred stock
and
250,000 shares of common stock.
Tne complaint
says that security dealers Interested in the

is

letter

a

in

common

of

conversion

prohibit

Act

after

coverage

of
as

value

**125,000 shs.

for

acts
Acts

reason

or

trebled

^• ofr New York

OFFERING

reserved

immediately

approximately
45.

Airflow,

tractor,

be

Ferguson

of

SEC—
Jan,-

per

to

Infringement

claimed

are

fore ICC—
Operating

are

senior

$614,293

89 073

deprec.-

$100

the

15,000 shares of capital stock, to be offered at $3.87V2 per shr.
through
E. F.. Gillespie & Co., New York.
Proceeds to go to selling stock¬
holders.—V. 167, p.-45,

Mines Ltd.—Earnings—

:

167,

Fleetwood

On

-

the

presently
for

shares

72,000

the

violating

company

of

Thereafter

preferred

stock

(par

*•

to

of
preferred stock unless
preferred stork will have an

such

complaint alleges
37,000 tractors,

sold

ages
of

•

issuance

the company
ferred stack.

' -

'

the faro visions

of

Falconbridge Nickel

effect

tne preferred stack.'
t Since

that

Anti-Trust

and

$246,000,000.

the

and

t36,000 shs.

of

including accrued taxes other than Federal taxes on income),
$7,535,7', 8; sundry creditors, $353,942; notes held' by workers under
savingi plan, $408,071;,reserve for Federal taxes on income, $5,317,437;

operating

tion,

Outstanding

expenses,,

Gross

THIS

claims

Clayton

equity

1947,

"

t.

LIABILITIES—Trade accounts payable'(including payables for mer¬
chandise in transit.'of
$700,103, accrued wages of $3,451,543 and accrued

-Deferred

OF

Authorized

"This
•

$14,245,822), $10,226,622; goodwi.l, $1; total, $39,337,914.

,

COMPLETION

and

and

Ferguson

5% •cum.'''conv. pfd.'stock (par $25)—
50,000 shs.
Common stock- Cpa'Y $!)',«—
2——250,000 shs.

■

.

short-term obligations, at cost, $3,002,622; trade accounts receiv¬
(less reserves: of
$400,000), $12,893,381; sundry debtors, $184,804;"■
Inventor,.Bjt' $33,140,544; prepaid taxes and insurance, etc., $401,639;
other.-assets, $853,6b'8; capital assets (less reserve for depreciation ol'

earned

investment

"•

11: '•

law

7

virtually rendered the business of the Fer¬
guson company
unprofitable, and that the capital value of the business
was
$80,000,000, and as damages under the Anti-Trust Acts
are
trebled, the plaintiffs are entitled to recover

in respect to any one issuer in an
than 5% of the total assets of the company and
10%
of the outstanding voting securities of such

greater

CAPITALIZATION: UPON

Govt,

accrual

other

any

complaint

Sherman

WEI" be'.limited

not
more

issuer;

able

stock

of

one

not

^.Includes
resulting

reserves,

in

ol-

stock

'

on.

:

to

$2.01

Federal

of

V

CONSOLIDATED

,2

ASSETS—Cash

to

any

amount

810,720

:

underwriting

an

acquire

Purchase

other,

.

$1,778,735"

-

.!

2,760,000

"

with

The

corporation nor more than 20% of its total assets in the
aggregate in any one industry.
Moreover, at least 75% of the value
of i(s total assets will be represented by cash, cash items
(including
receivables),
Government
securities and
other securities.
For
the
purpose 'i Gi■"cbmputing" the
aforementioned 75%, the value of such

,,12,280,000;

outstanding—

per common

"Including $2,081,257
$740,000, equivalent to.
;

in

434

<•

—

——--

plan-

connection

(251)

trading
which
the

any

or more than 10%
of the total outstanding voting stock of
insurance ,company,.
iThe coihimhy: will hot invest more than 10%
of its
total assets

$6,819,169

;

joint and several basis in

any

^42,123

t'

in

participant;,
or otherwise

a

CHRONICLE

company

53,140,922

-

eJc.f-iir.T-rr-'r

Deductions from income
(less., misc. income
3-Provision for Federal taxes on income,.
Provision

is

(4)

joint

a

on

except

company

.

$66,702,214

—„

expenses,

account,

1947,!

30,

"•Cost of

goods sold-,....
Selling, general and administrative'
Net

or

(3)

(& Subs.)—Earnings—

CONSOLIDATED, EARNINGS, SIX MONTHS

..

Net

Participate

FINANCIAL

&

Dec.

11,000

warrants'
be

attached

offered

Philadelphia.

on

3-year

at

in proportion of 200 shates per $1,000 note,
pA- unit.'
Underwrite!, Harrison & Co.,
will be used to finance the purchase of inven-

$1,000

Proceeds

8

(252)

THE COMMERCIAL

General Electric Co.—Making Table Model Television
and New Radio-Phonograph Combination—

Goebel

Set
A

In

radio,

dealers

of

Sales for

are

scheduled

The
from

Park

It

playing.

be $465

shipping

company is

Electronics

list for $159.95..
record

early 1948, Paul. L. Chamberlain, Manager
has announced.
List price for this'

lor

The

•

largest plastics product

General Electrics

Plastics

ever

synthetic powders by

molded-from

Division

fabricated

was

Dec;

on

in

26

held.

tne

"

'

"

_

General

Instrument

Net income

before

NOV.

Jan. 12 filed

on

SEC—■

Proceeds

will

486,858

—V.

$1.60

Motors

sell-to

to

proposes

for public

underwriters

stock, of Bendix

common

Aviation

Corp.

;

offering

shares

J—

J...:./.'/./•

*•'.

.

expenses.—_/—
i_Z

Gross

Net

Motors has, during the period of its ownership of Bendix
stock, given considerat.on from time to time to the complete
acquisition -of ■ Bendix; to b6 followed by operation of Bendix as a

r

31/46
$6,862,094

decided

therefore

Net

underwriters for public offering.

r
v
\
Aviation-Corp. for many ;years has sold various of its prod¬
substantial- quantities to General Motors.
These commercial )
relationships have been on a business basis not: affected by1; General

Corp/stock interest
substant:ally. simbar to the

Bendix

in

;

Corp.; and have been
relationships between General'
parts suppliers."/^ Accordingly/the^

of

436,917 for

quarter

General'.Motors

the third: quarter of
1945.
'

of

,

^

•

$0.20

1947

preferred

with

430,384 for the fourth

total,

1,498,270

7,896,169 i

380.049

4,526,096

4,780.397

0T3.152

Cr3,874

T'49,298

23,509

403,602

383,923

4,476,797

4,756,889

-

.

62,620

671,095

879,064

33,076

C-6,153

330,765

$288,227

$3,739,543

$3,347,060

Balance

21%.—V.

•

;

•

'Special
penses

r

;

Operating

154.

and

V.

,

..

.

Ruge

Dr.
V.

1,

K.

/

//

.

$5.21

"

-V.

"

an

1945

289.347

$0.75$1.94

Maurice B.

Director

Plans

"216.922

.'V

;

and

Medical

died

Director at

he

that

suddenly
the

Trucks

Gulf

Oil

would

on

Guardian

Corp.—Registers 2,269,050

&

65,112

695,993

397,109

The

stock

335,346

270,151

and

the

223,015

131,538

for

20,290

191,454

114.674

23,499

267,830

156,080

4,224

59,436

28,444

Coach-

lZ

Coaches

•'

'. 4W

/

4,033
409

61,918

Passenger

5,615
3,363

.11

Total

5,506
60,542

30,966

year

24,818

20,806

in

174,489

1,925,858

20.

1931.—

,«

Common

Public/Utilities Corp.—Weekly Output—

/c,

■'

■

over

--

-'

The Committee on
Dec.

on

j

w

26

ruled

Security

Cor^.-^Ruling

Rulings^f

on

Dividend— r*

-the New York Curb Exchange

that the common /Jtock be

quoted

"ex"

the

-

stock

.•

prior >
accompanied by due bills for said dividend;? "
and that such due bills be redeemed on Dec.
31, 1947.—See V. 166, p.

to. Dec.

29,

25w8,

194r7 must be

'*

of

$10

the

period

record

expire
in

on

the

about

or

about

or

ratio

statement

Company expects

or

of

Jan.

Feb.
one

10,

27.

1948,
share

new

1947—Month—1946

Gross revenue

Operating
Prov'-ion
Anio;t.

at'j

expenses

$5,186,748
,3,055,502

—

for

of

deprec.—/
plant acquis;

•

per

and.

subject

share,

based

the

to

year-end
the

on

United"

2558.

p.

Power

,

Co.-

adjustments,

presently

States,

Prov.

End. Nov. 30-—

Venezuela,

Co.

and
si».

150,000

Cro
Int.

833,790(

$465,928

"

for

X

,/—

long-term

$750,327
295;973
Cr9,717

debti-

Amor':. Of prem. on
Other
deductions

>

debt

$1,000,908
296,145

-

Cr9,717

1,908,500
4,580,266

'

Di"j.

income

Cr792

____i

pfd.

on

stock—

and

will

the

:

>

1,642

166,

$464,6T,4
223,005

f

Gross

income

——

223,005

$241,858
p.

Net

23,000

v

•

•

91,125 /:

353,000

/

4.000

DiVs.

pfd.

on

...

391,588

93,885|-

813,887

•

Amortiz.

$7,335,099

2,676,064

$3,778,883

$4,659,035

2419.

Fed.

*'

Gulf

$1,421,466
169,479

Cr203

Cr205

Cr2.459

5,092

'

3

V

November—

1947

from

Gross
Net

from

Net ry.

railway——
railway

oper.

income—

$519,622
124,227

36,963

Ry.—Earnings1946

*

1945

1944

$456,738

$527,671
148,803

$512,511

97,917

46,936

36,263

194,864
62,040

From Jan. 1—
Gross

25,548*

-

from

Net

ry.

—V.

railway./—
railway
___/

5,559,764
1,204,432

5,048,358
859,544

income.—

295,717

2Q0.147

oper.

166,

p.

2310.

,,!iT




5,513

'

$84,899

$79,442

Utilities

subscribed for

Co.—Common

Dec:

Stock

Subscrip¬

stock,

.

16,

1947,

underwriters,

of

common

$135,000.
not

The

company

acquire

at
is

there

on

$13.50
further

a

sold short
delayed delivery
were

share, or an
advised that the

per

warrants, and intend to
make
settlement of such sales by delivering the 9,113 unsubscribed
shares purchased as aforesaid and by delivering 887 shares of common
stock of the company acquired by them in the open market at prices
in

of

excess

$13.50 per

underwriting
the

loss

6,018,570

to

2,321,195

2,206,537

per

707,536

648,281

or

an

dealers

share,

The

on

the

exercise

any-

With respect

on

this

aforesaid

to suqh 10,000 shares the
transaction,
taking into account
887 shares, averaged $.820911 per

aggregate of $8,209.11, out of which there was allowed
of whom were also underwriters) a concession of 50c

(all
or

an

aggregate

foregoing amounts

discounts

or

share.

commissions

sustained

and

1,947,112

1,948,215

1,802,280

200

,

taxes—______

2,400

2,400

12,645,434

2,452,594

$383,958

,

122,889

,1,817,888

1,435,246

$373,691

153,228

revenue—__

$4,750,007

$4,970,568

3,662

38,853

$380,855

75.049

$4,788,860

$5,045,617

7,164

$387,620

(net)

income

.'L

.200

215,646

186,404

'

1,025,669

1,073,362

$298,450 $3,763,191
389,588
applic. to preferred stocks for period;

$3,972,255

ImU—_—^$3,373,603

$3,582,667

82,405

81,404

deductions

income

income

Net

Dividends

_Z_——v

/

V/1166,

1684."

p.

are

commissions,

of

$306,216

''';

.

Illinois
r'

¥

•/.-

Bell
-

-

'"V-..

389,588

.i

.1 ■ /

Operating

Co.—Earnings—

TelejAone

1

•

'v

revenues!.—

'•

-

16,109,498

rev—

-29,455

Operating revenues—
expehses.^—
taxes
—

16,080,043
13,297,769
1,784,337

oper.

Net

166,

''*

i

'

f'

-

»,

*"

.»v.

319,228

205,039

13,622,589 157,424,221

143,736,755

22,903

11,659,750

139,157,888 120,750,216

902,693

14,976,709

12,388,861

3,289,624

10,597,678

charges.—

782,407

752,700

1,148,488

8,280,131

2559.

Indiana Harbor Belt

oper.

oper.

■

1,060,146

period End. Nov/30—

Ry.

•"

-13,645,492 157,743,449 143;941,794

997,937

p.

Ry.

'

income.—

oper.

after

Net

—V.

1947—11 Mos.—>1946

1947—Month—1946
\<

$1,107,060

remaining 9,113 shares being purchased by the several
'
' ■ *

are

The company is advised that on
for
the account of the several

shares

2,975,594

152,358

profs.

exc.

33,030
$1,173,216
V 66,156

$1,162,742

underwriters at $12.50 per share.

6,150,893

>

$1,228,898
66,156

$90,412

exercise of the warrants and the

share

from

Net

$84,955 V
5,513 /?

the

of

:

1947—12 Mos.—1946

198,584

—ii--.—

oper.

Total

Cr2.431

stock——

10,000

-

170,172

&

other

Other

.

_

171.136

272,852 shares * of common stock- offered
for subscription by common stockholders at $12.50
per
share, 263,739 shares havG been subscribed for on the
so

'

.

206,452

investments-

inc.

Net

$1,374,900

14,174

•

States

*

of limited-term

Balance

$104,384-

r/_—1-_

underwriters did

& Florida

927,161

1—^—

-//Gross income

>48,000

2558.

tions—Of

aggregate

Georgia Southern

:——^—-

electric

319,929
636,793

14,036

Balance I'■_*//;
p.

Fire Insurance

$1,756,520 $23,668,583 $20,652,623
9,529,045
693,152
8,042,423

$2,027,575

Uncollectible

166,

.T

,

1947—Month—1946

~

revs.—elec.__-

Depreciation
■

274,000

48;000

-

$103,879

-

prem. on debt

income

"

..

t

Operating

97,026

2,676,064

$489,833

:

■

Maintenance

1, 879,216

J

long-term debt.

on

31,

Dec.

$4 532,839

4.000 J

•
,

:

income taxes—

"'"

••

Period End. Nov, 30—

1947—*12 Mos.- -1946

2,191,596

of

as

Brunswick Fire Insur¬
Co., National Liberty Insurance
of America, The Baltimore American Insurance Co. of New York,
The Gibraltar Fire & Marine Insurance Co.—;V. 165, p. 2278.
•

-

$5,219,537

various companies

the

Co., The Georgia Home Insurance

taxes

167,297

for

insurance experts.

Co., The Carolina Insurance Co., The Paul Revere

Operating
Operation

Middle

-

figures

& Co.,

Best

Operating

27,284

>

affiliated

now

then

would

by

3,997,689

$6,454,947

$712,838

companies

company,

■

be

$392,566

basis,

balance
V.

.

V.

comparative

2,023,301

$9,917,919 $10,891,020
3,552,297 1 3,575,503
Crll6,608
Crll6,608

insurance

fire

J

General taxes

Fed.

not
r."t

ten

be

Period End. Nov. 30—

3,887,282 / 4,365*551

■*

the

may

for * their

t

•

f

236,924-'
30,000/

depreciation-..

of plant acquis.
adjustments"---'------;.-

.

taxes—J-

income

3

en

165,500

755,919

Gr.itr d taxes /_—)

Income

475,000

(N. Y.)—To Merge 10 Fire In¬
Z
v

/Houston Lighting & Power Co.—Earnings—

.

1947—Month- -1946

-

expenses

Amort;

1947—12 Mos.—1946

$4,793,044 $57,623,610 $52,480,922
' 2,366,097: 31,677,894
26,106,112
"
426,750
5,651,750
5,097,250

$6,487,731

'/

Co., The Homestead Fire Insurance-Co., The New

outstanding stock,
number of shares.

<

.

.

Earnings—

revenues

Operating

-V.

stments

Fed.

;?

$7,298,948

Analysis of the proper ratios of exchange of shares is in process

study

ance

•

riod End. Nov. 30—

Higher-

1947—8 Mos.^-1946

$1,394,054

specific terms of the proposed merger agreement, it has been
decided that the basis on which the opportunity to merge
be offered to the affiliated companies in the Home fleet would

ance

I

•"/.'

Other deductions

'

will

offered

be

registration

a

(par $25).

of

held.

world:

166,

Amort, of

Georgia Power4 Co.—Earnings—/

stock

shareho'ders

will

unaudited

of

Pcr.iod
Gross

Int.

r

r

Haskins & Sells, certified
public accountants, have also been retained to assist in the study.
Tne
companies afliliated with The Home Insurance Co. are The
Franklin Fire Insurance Co. of Philadelphia, City of New York Insur¬

Boston
Corp. has been selected by corporation to head
nationwide group to underwrite this offering. •
/
derived from the sale of the new stock will be used

a

1947,

"

^

"

206

$97,103

enterprise

Harold

York

the

be

proceeds

Gulf

dividend.:'"

£erA are' on Uec, 29, 1947; that all certificates for said
^fter Dec-. -16, 1947 ;iu settlempnt of transactions made

delivered

$73,436

-

merged into the Home and operate as
have been approved in principle by the
Smith, President, has been authorized to eubmit

company

proposal

All

t,

General Shareholdings

shares

East.—V.

corporation for the week-ended Jan. 9,
t0 ^M35,149 kufh., an increase of 8,487,178 kwh.,
the corresponding week of last
year.—V. 167,,p. 153.
/.j
'■
i i/

ro^m0U
6.2

four

excess

ioTo16 e^ec';r'c output of this
or

.""$7,840

-

proposal to their respective boards and to insurance commissioners
various states in which they are incorporated. If they approve,

1947.

14 filed with the SEC

its

subscription

First

centers

General

35,000
/

371/.,

the

the

Shares

compared with $6.42 per share in 1946 on the same
Gulf is one of the few concerns in. the petroleum industry possessing
a
major crude oil position in the three'most important oil producing

1,186,057

153.

7'/

be submitted to the stockholders of each
consideration.
Meanwhile
the
Home
being
a
Robert E. Dineen, Superintendent of Insurance
of
this state, has been
informed of the proposed offer and of the
steps that have been taken thus far.
V
/
In
making public on Jan. 14 the action of the Home directors,
Mr. Smith said that while the Home is not yet in a position to state

succeed

Dec.
since

corporation's working capital position, and to provide
funds for the/acquisition and development of additional production,
and (,he expansion of refining, transportation, and
marketing facilities.
The
corporation estimates that its net income for the calendar

2,439

/

'/.•;/

which

under

this

company

augment the

3,446
'

to

stock

form

The

3,112

194,477
p.

and

33,850

GM of Canada—

Trucks

Jan.

on

stock

new

each

The

to

7,372

167,

the

31,585
18,779

Trucks

—V.

offer

6,382

,Z

GMC Truck

to

20,965

Buick

Cadillac

The, company

'

1947—12 Mos.—1946

71,891

Oldsmobile

I

35,000

•

would

38,159
23,302
16,939

_

______

;

$132,309

definitely

covering 2,269,050 shares of capital

Pontiac

2,917

24,831 :

.< $108,857

1947—Month—1946

$1,521,268

Affiliates—

integrated

the

M.D., became Vice Presi¬
Pi Ruge, Underwriting
Vice /

Edward

.

Secretary,

2419.

p.

directors.

$1.00

Bender,

who had been notified

Evans,

-

$107,478 *

31,816;

•

!! $4,565 ;/

—

-

166,

one

of

1948,

-

8

$77,041 I*

/,

3,454

$10,758

2,917

_-__//!

/Home Insurance C©;

$218,112

-

/

accruals—

charges

surance

571,294

$562,249
\

$7,302

»«

/»'

389,600

.

/ 282.718

•
-

47,244 '

114,950

166t p. 2558.

—V.

'

•

,

789,403

■

"

$3,881

Holly Stores, Inc.—December Sales 9.1%

in-/

951,849

,

•

3,609

Period End. Dec. 31— -'

1946

■

107,674

5,313

"i

$3,698,122 / $4,869,415 v$4,l°2,343
I

/. Z 10,470 _/

530,077

64,978

«

.

$799,750

v

644,042

7

/

.

8,539
\ j

$893,735

-

'44,724 "v"'

-

5,933

VV $7,489

income

Net

I.

1947

61,283

,

-

.

were^ $73,402,121/

period in 1946,
.

,

/

—
w_——

"

,

1947—12 Mos.—1946

$67,811!

$79,636

•'

revenues.—•

res.

Interest

2546.

p.

2558.

p.

1947—Month-^1946

I

Retire,

222,738 shares outstanding.'-;

130,300

Bender has been

165,

166,

Co.—Earnings—

$1,159,654 '

$4.84

343,798.

Underwriting

as

taxes.—V.

Light

Balance-

1947—9 Mos.-*-1946

$1,078,765

<

Gas

4,930,845 * //Net oper. revenues./V
Non-oper. inc.—net_,__

■

Medical
C.

.!

7.584,971
:

New

Jan.

1 ,697,845

,

that
portion of premium
and
ex-'
bonds which Is equivalent to resulting reduc¬

Taxes

32.669,000

6,862,802

_•

on

*

'

outstanding_i^._^.__
share
i_c_.

158.

2,051,658

j

representing

income

Operation

With SEC—Offer to Shareholders—
'

Charge

Federal

Period End. Nov. 30—

$3,055,000

4,386,602

$213,498

p.,

:

..$341,309

_-/_ j

redemption of

on

in

889,982

-

in the corresponding

167* p.

shares
per

62,293
------

—

Haverhill

of

1947—Month—1946

amort.—

charge

-Net 'income

'.

-71944

33,861,000

$467,414
/• $2.10:

.

;

President.
M.\

a

Chevrolet—Passenger.

and

.;

;' j' 598,200

1947—3 Mos.-^-1946

'

th $60,647,107

w

revenues

income

493,828

882,471

$1.87

166,

dent

//*'K

PRODUCTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES BY GM DIVISIONS

199.033

201,316

406,754

the

were

Period End. Dec. 31—

16/776 '

oper.

Other

1262,296

*2,114,233

3,380,107.

per share_^—

Effective

,

1 ,664,608

16.776

—_

1 322.528

Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America—Promotions.

December,

November.

1 011.426

.i 1,840,431

1,551,641

-

311836,000

$416;162

Earnings

passenger cars and 427,588 were trucks.
the corporation produced a total of 194,477 cars and
trucks in the United
States and Canada, the highest monthly produc¬
tion
for
the
year
and ' 20,443 more units than were turned out in
In

41,480,000-

profit

Capital
—V.

1,925,858 cars and trucks in the United
1947, it was announced on Jan! 9.
Of this

during

1,390,215

146,100

141,892

with
-

produced

Canada

'82,685

154,167

Maintenance

—

of

Net

!,a

December, 1946.

and

126,068

107,154

/

/

148,471

9 Months End. Sept. 30—

■

preferred stockholders in the fourth
quarter of 1947, 21,645 were holders
of the $5 series
preferred stock and 8,975 were holders of the $3.75
series preferred stock
which was sold in

States

546,902

Profit alter charges
Federal income taxes

common stock of record Nov.
13, 1947
balance of 30,620 represents nolders of
preferred, stock of record Oct. 6, 1947.
Theso figures compare ~ with
406,340 common stock-1
holders and
30,577 preferred for the third quarter of 1947.
Of the"

corporation

6 167,230

188,245

/

,

.Net'- sales-

with

t"®

Output in 1947 Higher—

1946

$16 843,068

7,507,585

acquis.

Sales—

stock-•

compared

552,096

139,633

$1.14

$2,945,000

Aftert taxes, depreciation* etc.? Based

crease

There were 405,763 holders of

This

$3,363;000

■

961,647 V 510,856

.

income-—
/

1945

»T.

.compared

:

and

436,383,

was

and

1946

Grocery Store Products Co.—Earnings—

common

.-1947—12 Mos,

■

$1,426,753 $19,068,941

taxes

Broadway, -New

120

I./For, the nine months-to Nov. 29/ 194T, retail sales

Stockholders Number 436,383—
number

York,

New

'

$4,025,000

railway——
from railway—--/.
ry.. ©per. income^.—

-Earnings

Corp. .and .other, important
proposed sale of General Motors Corp. stock interest 1n Bendix Aviation "
Corp. is not-related. to the commercial
relationships • between the two
companies.-

The total

<

Period End. Nov. 29^-

Aviation

™?id®rs for" the fourth quarter, 01 1947

/

..

Net earnings _a—

commercial

Motors

i

Other

Grand Union Co.—Earnings Below Last Year's—

:

in

Motors

of

Co.

1947

from

.

Bendix

ucts

conces¬

2558.

p.

388,585

»Deficit.—V. 166, p. 2310.

dis-

to

t

Western RR.—Earnings—

railway—
railway—

of its minority stock interest in Bendix through the proposed sale

pose
to

has

166,

Federal-income taxes—

1,024,835

555,939

Trust

from'

ry, oper.

Net

wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors. 'We have-come
acquisition and operation by General Motors
Motors

{

ACCOUNT

1947-r—Month—1946

612.884

adjustments

$636,250
555,939

•'

shares

Midland

From Jan. 1—

Gros

to the conclusion that-such

feasible, / General

INCOME

$1,644,529

revenues-

plant

Interest

Trunk

Net -from

General

seem

Period End. Oct. 31—

Operating

Oct.

101,679

outstanding.

November—

■■■'■

./.

..

before

$100,209

are

$71,579.—See also V.

COMPARATIVE

Amort.

$7,104,219
257,756

shares)'

887

to be

Depreciation

$156,077

common

Marine

Grand

.

common

or

.

tion

consummated, General Motors will have disposed of the
remaining balance jof the stock interest it has held in Bendix Aviation

Corp. continuously sifcce; 1929.

aforesaid

I

York, N. Y., has been appointed transfer agent for-the 5% convertible
preferred .stock, par value $25.—V. 167, p?. 46.
v/lV?- V,.

sale has been

division

,?

166, p. 371.

The

When this

v

the

on

of expenses estimated

"Special

on Jan/ 8 made the fodowing statement in
connec¬
filing of a registration>-statemenfcuby Bendix Aviation
(which see) with the EEC:
I '
•
'

does not

tion

•• "

the

General

..

-

sion^/ The total proceeds to the,company are $3,315,650 before deduc¬

•'

-

Eai*ningslper

The-corporation

399,990 shares of

sustained,

>.

Net

General Motors Corp.—To Sell Bendix Aviation Stock

Corp.

in

Operation

Graham- Paige Motors Corp*—Transfer Agent—

with

was

'

profit

Common

$781,119

—.—

"

•

those purchased on the exercise of warrants and •
887 shares acquired in the open market, is $3,431,738.
The total *
underwriting, discounts and commissions (taking into account the loss }

499,300

profit..;
/__
I,
I——.
Capital shares outstanding
Earnings per ?hare_--__——

'/

foregoing, the per unit price to the public on 263,739
$12.50 and on 10,000 shares (including the 837 shares
the open market) was $13.50. /The, per unit Underwriting

the

j

to develop a plant- and: facilities
for
Carolina Giant Cemfent Co., Harleyville,

Sept. 30/47

Profit

$1,280,419*

Net

shares

number of unsubscribed

the

as

'.V.

54,600.

the

on

acquired

used

be

sales :_A
____
after charges and
Federal income taxes

1947

Net

tion

shares

' j

a

Net

30,

exceed

discount^ and-commissions on 263,739 shares are $.34817-and on 9,113
typographical error in that the bank ;
shares are $1.34817. On the 887 shares acquired in the open market
of $2,000,000.—V. 167, p. 46,*
'the underwriters sustained a loss. The total price to the public on all

a

amount

.13 Weeks Ended—

_

—V. 166, p. 2103.'

to

receiving inasmuch

are

not

Based

Maintenance

•

t&xes—

taxes—

writers

\

Goodall-Sanford, Inc. (& Subs.)—Earnings—

ENDED

MONTHS

the

company's subsidiary,
C,—V. 167, p. 154.

S.

''

Corp.—Earnings-—

EARNINGS FOR THE NINE

Income

'

,

called

in

the

company's plant at Meriden, Conn. '
The product is the housing tor a new permanent waving machine
made by The* Nestle-LeMur Co. of the same city.—V. 167, p. 153.
'

-

-

in the

registration, statement with the SEC
covering 564,906 shares ($1 par) common and 282,453 common stock
purchase warrants,
Underwriters are- Craigmyle, Pinney- & Co*, New
York; Winslow, Douglas & McEvay^ New York, and Jenfcs, Kirkland &
Co., Philadelphia.
Stock will be offered to stockholders on basis of
two shares of stock and one warrant for each share of common stock

Largest Plastics Part Produced From Synthetic Pow-*
ders—

is

repaid

The company

//.?

.

attention

was

29

shares-including

features

•'

.•

•

did

Dec.

Giant Portland Cement Co.—Registers with

Syracuse, N. Y.
The unit (Model 119) will
the company's "electronic reproducer" for

at

Co.—.Correction—;

Monday, January 19,1948'

console

automatic radio-phonograph

new

a

loan

installation, Mr. Chamberlain said.

pms

our

Our

the Receiver Division,

three-way receiver will

of

CHRONICLE

news-item concerning the placement of the preferred stock of
company, we stated that proceeds will be used J
to repay a $1,000,000 bank loan and to finance the expansion of the -;
recently purchased Koppiiz-Merchers, Ine. Brewery. '
;
y.

compact table model television receiver, Incorporating, both AM and
has been put into production by this company. - Deliveries

PM
to

Brewing

issue

FINANCIAL

&

revs.—

exps.____

'

RR.—Earnings-

1947—Month—1946

-$1,896,255
1,624,202

1947

11 Mos.—1946

$1,473,060 $19,264,107 $14,908,403
1,447,677
15,881,861
14,623,183

Net rev. from ry. oper.

$272,053

$25,383

$3,382,246

tax accruals
Equip, and joint facility

107,641

88,400

1,177,490

940,898

241,096

125,263

1,913,396

1,558,360

♦$76,684

*$188,280

$291,360

♦$2,214,038

4,030

3,705

51,066

39,050

♦$72,594
3,302

*$184,575

$342,426

*$2,174,988

3,155

37,276

41,613

41,566

456,443

36,736
458,488

$117,509

$229,296

$151,293

$2,670,212

Ry.

rents
Net ry.
Other

oper.

income-

income

Total

income—

Misc.

deductions

Total

fixed

charges.

<

$285,220

$5,000.

in addition to the minimum underwriting
aggregating $95,000, which the
under-

Net

deficit

—V. 166, p. 2311.

Volume

167

Number 4665

,

THE COMMERCIAL

&

FINANCIAL

CHRONICLE

(253)

9

'r

Indiana

Associated

Period End. Nov. 30---

revenues!

Operating

Uncollectible
:<<

Rent

for- lease

of

property

$2,818,903

$2,512,759'

2,814

2,513'

242

after

212,525'

Operatihg; revenues—'—!
Operation

$2,816,092
$2,510,249
2,246,485"
1,861,124

181,004
50

550

i,

-Taxes

292,005

334,496

income—//-

'

•$31,481

charges——

$277,052

$314,076

107,078

$25,341'

14,442

Utility
Other

The

Business

172,401

13,424

whereby

23,

1948,:

for

each

tional
Feb.

6,

will

New
be

Machines

then

Corp.—Stock

share

a

$1.50

for

meeting,

the

each.—V.

first

166,

will

The

to

Board

director of

of

capital",

the

F.

Corp.

New

—

President

and

F.

strom.

All except Mr.
corporation;—V. 166, p.

C.

Page,

Bellamy

F.

W.

Bellamy

E," Stockton

K!

retain

their

and

official

M.

to

the

value

per

securities

share/ outstanding

common

adjusted, to

Nov.

on

30,

V. 166, p. 2419.

on

at

as

market- prices,-

1947, and $28.74

in

1851/ was

14

cents

payable
1947
and

Oct.

20

to

17

assets

-

for

of

as

the first

Feb.

cents.

President

12' declared

shareholders

follows:

27,

Total

Crabb,

share

per

Feb.

were-as

20,

'

a

quarterly

quarter
of

May

of

21

; *

and

3J.,.

Aug.

21,

relocation

a

of

cents

the

E.

/'

*

Provision
Taxes

Prov.

for

depreciation

A_,

-

,

ekrns.

Other

fr.

.income

before

open

deduct;

spec.

chge.

of

5"77,953

879,193

'713,288

658,7&6

Gross

inc.

bef.

deduct,

debt

Interest

unfunded

on

Special

charge

Amort,

special

long-term debt

on

Amortiz. of

charge

26,843

23,667

$1,723,794
Crl,207

debt

33,978

——

200,000

1

Dividends accrued (

on

—v.

166, p. 1891.

the

/

1948

Income

and

Co.

of

.

;

$836,500

Net

for

Other

maintenance^—
profits taxes_'
_/

Net

Net

stock

The
for

(N. Y.)

company

455,454

97,905

139,346

$557,914

$523,201

number

_

.

75,000

Jan.

12

Jack

filed

letter of notification

a

with

the

SEC

common

&

Heintz
Off

Precision

Industries,

Inc.—Millionth

Assembly Lines—

The

millionth, motor
company's Berea Road

produced

p'an

by

this

assembly

Jan.

corporation rolled' off the
lines
in
Cleveland, Ohio, on.

9, Rebel
C. Stupp, Vice-President in
charge of production, an¬
nounced.,
•
'
The achievement'climaked a record of
persistent production progress
,,

which

enabled

Jack

&

Heintz

of

Todayr

60-cy<iIe

in

-

it
and

expanded

began

its- Electric

a

its

line

to

steady production

Motor

Division,

the

rise,

Barth

&

company

split-phase

export

horsepower electric

motor.—V.

fans.

The

.V-v

1

manufactured
to

the

166, pp. 1994 and 1684.




com¬

with

!

'

,

by

mining

activities
so

the
Feb.

Sullivan

industry

a

undertake,

to

obtain

to

greater

approximately

76.3%

by

represented

was

the

1946,

such

corporation's

of

sum

precision

of

amounts

May "31,
of that

Dec.

on

19,

manufactures

by

entered

into

agreement whereby

an

but-unissued

stock

of

National

Under the

of

names

of

40%

the-

the

in

that

event

'•

principal

stock

common

rep¬

each

Co.—

'

*■

has
'

v

no. of

2,000

Kebbon, McCormick & Co.—

1,000

A.

1,000

1,000

—-___

Parker

and

9,000

Kuhh, Loeb

&

M.

Kidder &

Lehman

1,000

&

Co._

Co.!

exps:_

Brothers

306,184

in

,

-

Pont & Co.-—

Marks

& Co.

4,000

—

—-—-

Schwabacher

2,003-

&

Co.*_

1,000

Stringfellow

3,000

3,000

Scott

1,500

—_

Shields & Co.————

&

4,000

Deane & Scribner— 4,000
Smith, Barney & Co.—— 6,000
Stein

Bros.

Stroud

&

Friedrichs & Co

1,000

White,

4,000

1,000

on

•

The

Weld

&

CAPITALIZATION,

1,000

GIVING

EFFECT

TO

amendment

the

($100 par)

Co.—

to

authorized

cumulative

increasing

the

the number

from

1,000,000 to
that the class of

.corporate

articles

capital

preferred

purposes,

proposing

poration

to

proposed

amendment

eliminate

a

and

3,000

3,000

of

shares

of

authorized

preferred

stock' would

on

therefrom
voted

Dec.

11,

1947,

amendment

the
upon

shares

at the

of

of

238

8,012

321

340

9,521

340

12,002

461

/

August

—

September

_________

13040

530

15,582

577

13 733

572

15*000

650

October

Noi'ember
.

December
—V.

(estimated)""

167, p.

~"~r

154.

'

Kalamazoo Stove & Furnace Go.

J
A
9 1\/Tne, End.
Mos.

o/v

profit
Capital shrs.

Earnings
*

outstdg.__

1946

and

1945

1944

t$290,634

$422,729

$397,803

300,000

300,000

300,000

$1.41

$1.33

300,000

share__„_

charges

211.

p.

_

1947

$225,116*

per

After

165,

(& Subs.)—Earnings
0

^

Sept. 30—

"Net

-

/;

.

$0.75

Federal

'

Nil

taxes

tLoss

after

tax

"

carry-back.—V.

Kansas

Oklahoma

&

November—

Ry.—Earnings—

.-

1946

1945

$457,5-19

$317,221

$334,345

$360,825

199,272

from. railway____
from
railWay/___^._

130,988

165,674

207,598.

Net

ry.- oper. inconre-___
From Jan. 1—.

Gross

Gulf
1947

Gross

'

1944

90,441

63,138

91,835

3,421,166
1,372,638

4,048,901
2,040,261

3,875,555
2,104,199

898,112

railway____
Net from railway_
Net ry. oper.
income/__
•—V. 166, p. 2311.

59,635

4,529,569
2,006,104

from

622,246

838',779

919,273

-

Kentucky Water Service* Co;, Inc.—Preferred
Stock
Offered—The Bankers Bond Co. and Smart
& Wagner,
Louisville, Ky., on Jan. 3 offered 10,000 shares of
6%
cumulative preferred stock
(par $25) at $26.50 per share.
Sale of Common Stbck
Privately—The company in
December sold privately to the
underwriters and to indi-r
viduals 47,000 "shares of"common stock
(par $5). The
stock will be held as an
investment. Price
or

received,

total of

a

Transfer

par

$235,000.

Agent,

Citizens Fidelity

Bank

&

Trust

Co.,

Louisville, Ky.

Sell Bond

Privately—Company has made prelimi¬
arrangements for the borrowing- of
$800,000 from
an
insurance company, to be secured
by a first mort¬
gage on all of its properties to bear interest at
the
nary

rate

to

per annum,

20

The

over

term

a

of

years.

terms

therefore

and to. be amortized

of

this

subject

to

loan

"have

company has borrowed"
repaid out of the proceeds of

HISTORY—Company
the purpose
Utilities Co.,
number of

of

not

negotiations.

the

was

acquiring

which

has

been

Pending

$800/000
the

approved

bank,

a

of

such

and

are

this

loan

loan

to

be

premanent financing.

organized

Dec.

water. and

owned

finally

consummation

from

and

1,

1947

in

Kentucky

for

ice
properties from Kentucky
opeiated those properties for a

years.

PROPERTIES—Under the terms of a contract dated
Dec. 15, 1947,
consummated Dec. 22, 1947, the
company acquired from Kentucky
Co. for $1,150,000
the
water utility
properties now serving
the
Kentucky cities of
and

Utilities

Carrollton, Clinton,
Earlingtonr Greenville,
Hickman, Middlesborb, Mount
Sterling, Shelbyville, Somerset, Ferguson,
Stanford and Wickliffe,
Ky., together with the source of water
supply
from which the
city of Sturgis, Ky., now obtains its
municipal water
supply at wholesale rates; there being
excepted from the above the
lakes

which

but

constitute
and

has

of

.included

the

in

of

source

Earlington.

contracted

to

the

sale

and

water" supply

Kentucky

sell

Hickman.

to

-

the

three

are

-

ice

Utilities
company

plants

serving

preferred

stock

mortgage

first

(par

stock

cities

of

these

therefrom.

the

cities

of

-

Authorized
cumul.

Common

the

retains

water

/

CAPITALIZATION
6%

for
Co.

(par $25)

Outstanding

20,000 shs.

bonds—

10,000 shs.

50,000 shs.

$5)

47,000 shs.

$800,000

*

*Tq be sold privately.
"

None-:

1854,856 shs.
effective
(a)

shares

shares.

200

—

9,514

July

The

Outstanding

changed- by

100,000

Daily
Average

6,208

May /

FINANCING

incorporation,

was

of

3,000,000

further

was

of

stock
stock

-

5,500

Co——

3,000,000 shs.

.

/

*

:

4,000

—_

100,000 shs.

($1 par)„

r

3,000

Authorized

^Cumulative preferred stock

(since

Dec. 15
built/.its 100,000th engine since taking
Detroit engine plant on March 3, 1947, it was

June

lakes,

2,000

Co.L.

Co

PRESENT

subsidiaries

5,005

Midd-lesboro

4

Common/stock

$687,474

March

1,000

—_

Dean Witter & Co

:

75,000

$2,205,951

April

2,000

zz

Co./——

Wisconsin

104,000

Monthly

4%

Co

863,300

3,190,000

Production

Also

&

349,700

792,600

125,000

surtax

110,000

its

of

Stanford, Clinton

Werthelm

Johnston, Lemon

Boyce
Inc.__

Walker-'&

h.

1,558.300

32,576'

—'$5,705,824

Spencer Trask & Co.,— 4,000
G'.

'

'

92,843

tax/______„

taxes

Tucker, Anthony &

1,000
4,00o

W. E. Hutton &
Co.———

&

Co.

,100,392

91,746

432,000

-i

15

3,000

Curtis

$5,184,598

130,886

790,000

—

from 1,876 on March 3'tb
3,350.
Engine production by months
follows: '

of 4%

Piper, Jaffray & Hopwoofl— 1,000
Reynolds & Co._
4.000

4,000

&

and

;

1,000

$10,051,710

foreign subs._^__

tax

announced.-,--,

day

creased

3,000

M.

$4,945,363 " $1,951,283
239,235
149,603

af 145,000.

6,000

;

Laufence

Labouisse,

resolutions

1,191,828

4,976,386

Bedford, General Manager of the Detroit
Engine Division, said
increased its'output of
engines from an average of 200 a
March to* mor& than 600 a
day in December,
Employment in¬

7,000

—

Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co.

——"2,000

J. J. B. Hilliard & Son
Hornblower &: Weeks_^_

determined

3,134,766

advertising,

plant

To

'"■?*''

Kay, Richards & Co.__

Co—_ 9,000

Corp

Hill Richards & Co.—1,000'-'.

for

•

—

corporation

T.-A;

severally

Shares

9,000 '

&

to

its

addi¬

underwriters

which

Straus & Blosserr

(b)

*1945

21,364,163

and its wholly owned domestic
consolidated.—V. 166, p. 2661.

the

follows/

as

Forgan- & Co._

(par-$l)

30

$13,752,224.
10,609,110

terms

obtained
an
option
shares -/which
would. increase

Haydent. Stone & -Co._—4.000
Hemphill, Noyes & Cb._/__' 4,000

and

SEPT.

The 100,000th
engine was completed in 10 months and 12
days after
Kaiser-Frazer took over the plant at
12801 East Jefferson Ave.,
Detroit,
Mich., on lease from Continental Motors Corp.
Continental has con¬
tinued to build engines for K-F at
its Muskegon (Mich.) plant.
K-F's
automobile production for
1947 is estimated

Net

1947.

Company; also

_

of

funds

including

"1946

36,603,181

—

operation

recently

The

&

an-

$4,400,-

Kaiser-Frazer—Builds 100,OOSth Engine—

were

represented

was

approximately 35%.

approximately

Torrey'

1947,

ENDED

company

The

which $479,249

(W.

& Co,

class

of

machining

Singer,

:!B-y

of

payment

general

mining

purchases
business.

$879,249; of

5,500
Graham, Parsbns & Co.—2,000
Hayden, Miller & Co
1,000

22,

the

amount

operations and
increased receivables

costs,

$9,745,526

income

„

1947',

30,

and

as

income

over

company

by those two
than competitive

.

Paul; H. Davis & Co—4,000

Howard,

to

company's

YEARS

____

general

excess-profits

'

in

A. E. Masteti & Co
1,000
2,000
Co—------1— -1,000 *•"' Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Bear, Stearns & Co._
Fenner & Beane__'__
3,000
5,500
A. G. Backer & Co. Inc-.
4,000
Mcore, Leonard & Lynch—. 2,000
Blyth & Co., Inc
;
6,000
Newhard/ Cook & Co..—_r 1,000
Boettcher-and Company____ 1,000
Pacific Northwest Co.——
1,000
Clark, Dodge & Co.——__L_ 4,000:
Paine, Webber, Jackson &

a

and. capacitor-start motors, -50-cycle motors for
trade, oil-burner-motors, washing machine
motors'aird-'spe¬
cial ' application motors, serving-industrial customers
throughout the
world.
In
addition,
every
open-type
refrigeration
condensing unit
produced by Jack & Heintz is equipped with a J. &
H. fractional

the

of

as

•

Va-horsepower models.
include
Ve-, V4-' and V2-

INCOME,

_

normal

manufacture of

by National Mine Service Co,

Applegate

G.

Glore,

OF

expense

"^The

petro-.

incorporated

the

* agreed
to- pay the - aggrgate sum of
$175,000 on Nov. 15, 1947; $175,000 on
March 15, 1948; and $175,000 after Sept.
Sdpt/. 30;--1949.
The payments due on
Nov.

are

Securities

in

1947 to exceed its 1946
output of
horsepower electric motors bv almost 800%;
Motor :prodhetion .in 1947 totaled 885,946
against a 1946 aggregate of 102,697>
The
corporation
enteredr the
electric
motolfield
in
May,
1946-,
originally producing only. special application

•

construction,

on

.

company

;,•/, ,yNo. of"

Pressprich

Drexel

inventory

income

dissolved!

and

on

shares

fractional

Shortly thereafter,
horsfepower motors

<

production

increasing

Fauset, Steele & Co

shares (par
$1), to be offered at $2 per share-.
Underwriter, E. P. Frazee & Co., New York.
Proceeds will be used to'
pay liabilities incurred in building
stadium, etc., and working capital.

Motor Rolls

carried

offer

to

company

to

issued

r'■:

Cohu

and

income

income

Net

has

and

15/ • 1947 have been made and as at Dec; 31, 1947
approximately 20% of the issued and outstanding

to purchase

W.

applied
the

its
general
corporate
purposes,
for' the compahy's expanded

sold_

in inventories of

Delaware

machinery

was

in

axial-flow

Sept.

the

National.»

Estabrook & Co.___„

Stadium Corp.—Files with SEC—

on

the

to," rather

$140,000y-additional

is

Francis I. du

Islip

such

,

34,104

$1,118,001

deducts:

2559.

p.

•

448,579

__L——ICIi
and oth.

income
166,

of

ownership

'

J.

$1,104,398

bonds

disct. & exp.

1921,

company

Bacon, Whipple & Co.!
Baker, Watts & Co—

$1,083,897

be

to

$51,325,094 $29,444,293

Federal

cor¬

8,

remainder, $400,000
which were paid in full

Redpath

502,000

$1,075,084

;

earnings
of debt

Delaware

a

follows:

prior-tb
Dec.

for

Auchincloss,

654,336

29,314

on

!'

by

which

cost.

interest of

as

Geo.

471,425

526,000

earnings,

income

Interest

have

effective

merger,

for

inventories

Federal

On

on.

the

the

the

Adamex

$5,666,299
2,954,642

432,250

retirements—

Amortiz.

of

and

owned

Hallgarten &

1946

-

698,431

operating

of

mining

in

products

ended

until,

1947,

stock

agreed

R.

1947

$6,185,656
3,453,891

and

excess

used

Ladel,

of

lower

UNDERWRITERS—The

Delaware—Earnings—

Other, taxes
Provision

the

inter-company profits

rebuilding

and

and

purchase
tional

will

added

Provision for incentive
compensation
Provision-for

industries

1939.

7,

Shares

Southern Utilities

expenses

at

year

cash,

company

the

$980,940--

12 Months Ehded Nov; 30—
Total operating revenues

Operating

of

engineering

consideration

as

payable

capital

$1,096,805
260,306

159,380.

~

..

and

sales

agreement

1947

:

Iowa

of

concentration

minority

15,

42,538

$1;140,32Q.

preferred stock———

Balance

other

Feb.

Oct.

on

engaged primarily

approximately 65%

15,

percentage
—

fields.

to .purchase -authorized
a

the

235,716

47,255

Nov.

agreed

30,

345,314

utility plant acquis, adjustments-/,,
charged to construction—Cr___

Net income

1,438

of

manufactured
"

assets

manufacture

company

Dec,; 15,; 1947; $175,000

22,200

——

be

——_

equipment
believes that
equipment in

also

are

formerly carried

line

purchased

of

and

-/$700,000,

499,935
5,680

of

Interest

including

certificates

purposes.

goods

Total

company

such

resenting

$2,163,111

397,958

expense (net)

disct:, prem. and

the

Va.) engaged primarily in the business
of mining machinery and in the sale of
machinery, -performs such services for the company
mining areas east-of the Mississippi River;

repair

it

$2,139,444

—_______i___

—/;

the

/

the-

the

fiscal

in

in certain'

of

Interest

and

paid

partf for

297,340'

$1,696,952

(net)—/

of

research

had

rate

paid

On

Net

has

consisting

sharesholders

outstanding in the

company

will

available

Operating

and

marine- and

incorporated

products

company's 4% notes,
National Mine Service Co.

449,838

681,313

—.

o.ther than Federal income taxes/__—_—
for est. Fed. inc. and excess
prof, taxes—

machinery

Pennsylvania

acquired

was

the

3,587,572

622,663

•

of

<

in

supplementary

Breckenridge

was

$7,"765,436

.

4,705,163

/

-

—

business

pi-oducts

conveyors, and
businesses formerly

were

the

company

1946

$9,244:069

__

Maintenance

other

belt

the

$51,325,094

the

at

1947

of

Interest

including cutters, mechanical loaders, transportation and
equipment;
15.8%' by
industrial and construction equipment;
.7.9% by prospecting drills and contract drilling.
On
May 31, 1946, the company purchased the real estate, plant/

from

Co.—Earnings—

revenues.

Operation..

but

stock

no

which

under

of

made Jan. 13,

was

equipment, tools, -supplies, Inventories, good will and business of, the.
Breckenridge Machine Co. (Ohio), which specialized in close-tolerance
machining of parts and also in the custom-building of machine tools.

.

proceeds

the

Engineering;
selling,
administrative and

and

each;
E.

other

Cost

other

in
/

12 Months Ended Nov. 30—

$128,669

net

of

working'capital required

machinery,

year; -

8, 1948 were $8,588,323, according1 to
Chairman of the board.—V.
166," p. 1684J

Service

be

State

mining

petroleum,

the

other

production

fiscal

"

v,

„

in

as

and

sales,

During

Payments
12

and

industrial

enabled

distribution

current

Jan.

of

business

29;-1926,

addition

Ladel

istrative,

V#'-

Jan.

and

Public

Operating

treasury,

to

amendment

stock

$1).

1947

complete line of-trackless mining equipment which has been pioneered
by the company for the mining of bedded mineral deposits.
In addi¬
tion, the merger has enabled the company to consolidated it's admin¬

1946.—

dividend

the

record

91,800

Offered—Offering

principal

company's business.

Company

Iowa

the

such

capital

(par

which

Sales, less returns—

•'

.

incorporated

the

well

which

The
and

of

Jan.

-

construction,

general

chain

volume

on

102,600

stock

common

.

Similar

was

March

continued

the

$26.47,

31,

Co.—Stock

and' sale

engaged

as

and
on

shaker,

31,

Dec.

was

Dec.

•••''.

directors

80,417

28, 1946, Sullivan Machinery Co. (Mass.) and Label Con¬
Manufacturing Co. (Ohio) were merged into and with the
Sullivan,: which was incorporated in: Massachusetts
on'
1913, at which time it succeeded to a business established

company.
Dec.
26,

Investors Stock Fund, Inc.—14-Cent Distribution—
The

89,650

Feb.

veyor '&

has

owned

$27.07

21,992

*■'

.

with

in

for

entitled

are

balance

STATEMENT

—

municipal governments.

corporation.

Ohio

Investment Co. of America, Los
Angeles, Calif.—Asset
per Common Share—
'
;

1947,

Ltd.a.

BUSINESS—The

States.

equipment

the

AND

since-carriedvon

leum

1891.

v

company

On

Value, $26.47

compared with

S.

P.

Sept/ -30, .1939, the company
poration of the same name

a;,.,

M.

:

with

status

to

The

panies,

asset

Co.

stock

shares

are

25,067

—-

in underground
mines, and the company
largest/manufacturer of such machinery and

and/sold

Sun-

E.

A.

will

Ltd.;

Co.,

used

the

United

and

They fill the vacancies

Arnold,

Fullam,

the

sales/ increased

&

manufacture

largely

the

net

held

stock

latter

after

authorized

,

Hallgarten

is

loans

and

$347,945

25,067

$25,283

S.

"O"———__

Manufacturing

the

it

and

Co.

Transmission Co., and Trustee of Rice Institute.
created by the resignations of H. A.

The

Company,
ah

common

2559.

p.

HISTORY

Directors—

Wdolworth

W.

P.

$342,191

$102,831

and

paid—J;

subscribed.

*

Telegraph

101,054

market, by a banking group headed
Co., R. W. Pressprich & Co., and
Adamex Securities
Corp. The initial offering price to
the public was
$36.75 per share. The issue was over¬
by

shares

2559.

&

of

$448',999

98,035

after the close of the

cash

a

1948,

Republic Aviation Corp., and of various shipping inter¬
ests; J, Patrick Lannan, director of the Federal Electric Co. of Chicago,, of Henry Holt & Co., and of the
Missouri Pacific RR., and George R;
Brown, of Brown & Root, Houston, Texas, founder of the Texas Eastern*/

E,

1948.
have

common

The

Machinery

bank

and

185,000 shares ($1 par)

notice.

declared
on the

directors

the

$440,226

7,862

•

.*

166,

Joy

that the

further

Joseph W. Powell, Trustee of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

J.

the

PURPOSE—The
the

Other

Alleghany Corp.; Robert McKinney, Chairman of the
Davis, Farm Machinery Co. and a trustee of
Bethany College; W. Ran¬
dolph Burgess, Vice-Chairman of the National City Bank of New York;-''

Deloraine;

of

issued.

000,

amendment

the

director of

15,
will

1946.

28,

-

29, the following new directors were elected! Clendenin J.
Ryan, former Secretary to the late Mayor La Guardia and now active'
in investment banking; real
estate; mining and oil development; Allan
a

8,802

&

dividends

Balance
-V..

mailed

Dec.

of

$440,196

16,538

22,043

"C"

23.

Jan.

on

until

be

shares

the

Kirby,

$423,688

"B"

Common

stock
frac¬

of
for

issued

directed

13

quarter

p.-

Telephone

Added

director

122,500

$27/873

requirements J.

shares

Jan.

on

share

be

stock

filed

be

Jan.

on

distribution

said

will

practicable.

as

will

Exchange

ex-

International

On

Sullvan

$33,145
-

shares

is

Names

147,167

1,192

9'427

i

j,

dividend

Preference

outstanding on Feb; 19, 1948, which will include the additional
resulting from the stock split-up.
The cash dividend is pay¬
10 'to holders
of record
Feb.
19, 1948.
The present. outstanding-stock in 1947 received four quarterly cash
of

been

$31,954

$37,299
L

Preference

March'

dividends

"Jan.T

and

Preference

shares
able*

shares

243,007

129,166

7,135--

income

income

Pref.

capital

business

additional

an

additional

thereafter

stockholders'

$1

of

of

close

certificates

the

for

incorporation

Stock

quoted

the

of

effective,

855,594

150,658

10,417

$30,165

(net)— —-

-

'

be

-V.

10,833

income-

oper.

income

Gross

Split-

the

of

split-up

a

the

at

Scrip

soon

of

approved

three-quarters
held.

as

York

Following

13

record

"Certificates

not

dividend

of

receive

share

1948, or
certificate

the
The

Jan.

holders

shares.

stock

of

accruals;

1,065,974
263.006

23,725
10,560'

-

held

-solely of 3,000,000 shares of
tExclusive of 3,630 shares

$2,032,494-1' $1,808,455

79,207

"

holders

1947—12 Mos.—1946

$155,804

12,138

i"

Income deductions —1

,

on'

stockholders

stock

•

_

166, p.: 2559.'

Up Approved—Increased Shares to Receive $1 Cash Div.

P.

$170,013
93,889
22,988

'L——L_l

reserve-

Net

to

/_•—_,

_—

Retir.

550

35,559

50

35,063

/■

International

to

1947—Month—1946

oper.

-

Net oper.
—V.

$241,954

.

Period End. Oct. 31-

Maintenance

Operating taxes

Net

$242,196

$279,119

Operating
revenues--..
Operating
expensesz_—

„

(& Subs.)—Earnings-

become
1947—11 Mos!—1946-

$279,399
:280

rev.-'

oper.

Jamaica Public Service Ltd.

Corp.—Earnings—

'V|' * *

1'^.-. V4

*'

Telephone

1947—Month—1946

*

the

directors
articles

preferred

stock

it

167.

be

tHe

sold

to

or

to

company

common

placed
be

stock

under

selected

are

option

by

the

held

to

board

by
one

of

the

com¬

or

more

directors.

47.

o.

adopted

of

stock,

of

Oil

CONSOLIDATED

SEPT.

J7et income,

incor¬

which

stock-

Industries, Inc.

EARNINGS

was

necessary

the

annual meeting

will

Kerr-McGee

$100);

common

be

and

executives 'of
—V.

creating

(par

Subsequently
not

Dec.

pany

remaining 3,000-shares of

$151,599
2662.

30,

(&

THE

Subs.)—Earnings

QUARTER

1947

was

earned

by

$320,339

was

its subsidiary,

ENDED
--

before Fed/and State income taxes—

NOTE—Of the net income,
p.

FOR

earned by

Fen-Ter

•

■

$471,937
the company and

Refining Co.—V.

166,j

10

Koppers Co., Inc.- -Earnings—
Perlod End. Sept. 30—
sales

♦Net

income

-

shares

Common

'

s

—-

share—_____

$

Operating
for

charges

tAfter

write-off

value

dates

at

amortizing

of

Federal

unamortized balance

$1,308,865 representing
consolidated subsidiaries

a

in

their

of

excess

of

Net

book

1947—Month—1946»'

Sales

166,

applic.

V

from

Gross
Net
'

$281,805

railwayL—
railway—-—
oper. Income

from

Net

ry.

1946

1947

cum,

7%

71,763

Net

from

Net

ry.

—V.

47,488

36,751

2,864,505

1,763,827

651,383

1,412,758

1,432,383

997,427

377,051

775,192

166,

2420.

p.

22.5%—

1947—12 Mos.—1946

$7,147,000

bylaws

1,242,500

360.000

360,000

360.000

$1.44

$0.70

$3.45

$1.68

holders

from

the

of May

Tuesday

to

as

•Stockholders

vote

Jan.

change the date of

Other

that

the

Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co.

»

directors

of

has

—V.

and

$7.38

Net ry.

$4.93

.

Net

$3.33

Net

ry.

—V.

Dec.

on

1947.—V.

31,

*<

166,

p.

The

1,929,127

$0.86

$0.98

$0.77

Lehn

before

federal

1945

1944

$501,762

as
,

♦Net

158,886

85,778

of

Earned

6,213,160

5,276,469

1,953,042

1,259,338

1,520,200

759,000

Net

914,168

739,362

842,847

1,207,704

♦After

1,148,522

Products Corp.

income-

$349,780

$298,408

$3,302,339

1946

1945

62,460

984,696

Dr

17,110

7,372

109,149

646,727
82,350

income-

$226,663

$228,576

$2,208,494

Dr)_

rents—net

.

oper.

."

Power

&

Light

$83,668

$109,795

34,000

42,000

54,000

$41,668

400,000

$0.13

$0.14

$50,591
400,000

$0.07

$0.13

v

.charges and 'taxes.-j-V. 1,66, ,ps 76,l.j

•»>;.!

1947—Month—1946 V, 1947—11 Mos^l946

$15,983,621

_

—V.

.

;

Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co.—-Record Sales

88,000

80,500

1,094,500

1,967,580

21,413

21,413

256,958

256,958

$194,234

$166,835

$2,400,109

$2,623,994

Dr21

Dr 1,988

Drl72

Drl,882

$194,213

$164,847

$2,399,937

9

Months

2,714

16,766

$167,561

$2,416,703

$2,662,407

approp.

res.

utility

of

$1,152,301

Federal

•Net

income

Tax

oper.

revenues

fr.

plant

income

income

(net)

income
and

oth.

chgs._

31,000

45,103

531,784

shares
per

$122,458

$1,884,919

—V.

applic. to preferred stock for period—

356,532

166,

Life

p.

Fed.

1946

Profit

Net

-Tf-Vj, ■ 165, P« 212...

$3,444,153

$1,314,761

$815,054

700,280

700.280

350,140

$2.74

~

w-

$1.87

•_

,

V:

outstanding..-....—

common

share

___,

;;

until, the

late

W. B.

Koykka

ended

Jan.

kwh.

167,

for
p.

back

1948,

3,

is

has

next

been

annual

appointed

in

;

V.

the

$1,457,480

(Arter & Stewart and

Geo.

in

election.

Wm.

the

law

He

fills

firm

board
the

340,688
$468,472
450.000

$2.03

$1.04

,

,

—

of

460,386

$1,146,715

$925,697

$1,172,352

$1,162,230

$1.44

$1.16

$1.47

$1.46

ended Sept.

1946.—V.

to

1947

30,

compared

as

30,

with

165,

73,109

the

net

$458,880

profit

was

$556,665

$0.58

for

the

or

or

quarter

212.

p.

mechanical

in

always

are

it

reasons

companies

arrange

Dredging

is

always

not

alphabetical
alphabetical

exact
near

as

Corp.—Earnings—

1947—3 Mos!.'—1946 1

'

$497,485

>

this

:

and

of

charges.

;%»

v :>

is

Shoe

D.

on

an

$560,009

Sales

30.8%

$12,622,402

will

the

$7,610,267 $71,992,773 $60,213,552

vote

this

March

proposed

initial

plan,

will

and

when

amounts,

be

approving

on

passed

by

two-thirds

of

was

of

the

proposal

a

to

recommending
of

board

the- stock

directors

outstanding

j*. V

such

approved

of

$40

made

the

off.

the

share
time

(including

While

additional

it

are

stockholders, should permifc
by May 1, 1948.
Further

to

time

the

that

of

stated

will

they

the

as

rental
be

cannot

distributions

indications

be

made

should

assets

the

are

Baltimore,

definitely

at
in

or

this
what

approxi¬

aggregate

'

share.

a

by

per

from

debts

paid

nresent

$10

mately

if

distribution

pier)

time

17

corporation,. i-rA' resolution

stockholders

*;•

are

•

"Tne board has given constant study to developments in the shipping
industry and to the possible future of the coastwise business In par¬
ticular, and is convinced that the rehabilitation and modernization
the

resume

$5,760,807

*617,624

t 79,869

company's facilities that would have to be effected in order
operations would require a large expansion of capital and

be

hazardous venture.

a

It

has concluded

of the company."—V.

166,

p.

that the best solution

2105.

Merchants Refrigerating Co., N. Y.—Filing with SEC
On

tax refund.-

Jan.

9

shares

Backlog of

class

Cooke

Record

1946

1947

Miners Transportation Co.—To Dissolve

1948. " Approval

13,

is liquidation

tAfter charges and income

Higher—

—Calendar Years—

1946

1946

1947

z

&

dissolve

to

Md.,

Co.—Earnings—

Sept. 30—

Nil

•

Stebbins, President, further announced:

to

1946—Has

189,400

$0.04

giving to Federal tax carry¬
sale of equipment of $126,453.—

Corp.—Current

necessary.

would

in

profit

$9,951,764

and

of

Those

t$140,537

after

1947

course

A.

>

charges and taxes.

fLoss

$46,000 and

stockholders

.Jan.

on

1947—6 Mos.—1946

$205,331

1945

$8,280

shares

sales

liquidate

Co.—Private Financing—On Dec. 22
borrowed $1,750,000 from the Mutual Life
Co., evidenced by 3% series A notes, payable

.

1946

189,400

share—

taxes

Merchants

Copper

•

1947
189,400

$0.25

capital

166, p. 2312.

"The
.

Co.—Earnings—
$46,290

of

distributions

Double

share_

55,550V

shares.

&

V.

165,

letter of

a

stock

B

Lucas,

p.

notification

filed

was

with

tne

SEC

for

1,000

(par

$1), to be offered at $15 per share through
York.
Proceeds go to selling stockholders.—

New

sales

exceeded

$19,500,000

3170.

Meredith

1947, as compared with $9,415,986
Jan. 12 bv Harvey T. Gracely, President.
in

unexpired

Bonds

(Including

Wholly-Owned

tEarnings

stated

Mr.

first

six

that

preliminary

Gracely said

months

of

"will be

at

for

1947

than

more

$25,000,000

for the

year."

♦After

share

charges

—

1946

$968,848

—

$645,257

$1.50

_—:

and

outstanding.—V.

Federal

taxes.

tBased

,_■

backlog of orders "is the largest in the company's history."—V. 166,
25(0.
'

Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp.
Profit

Wallace

J.

Falvey

has

been

elected

President

and

John

J.

Federal

Falvey succeeds his
the founding of the

1947.

Mr.

Wallace

Flynn
'

'

•*'

-

had

J.

Net

father,

T. J. Falvey. who
company in
1907 until his

was

President

death

k'

term
The

Dec.

Alkali

Works

shs.

——

borrowed

•

on

Dec.

5

and

$2,500,000

;

292,005

$4.29

.v

:■

'■

v

$2.12

v.

(Stated

in

Canadian

on

Period End. Sept. 30— '

22,

Gross

fr.

■:

$1,545,244

Oper. exps., incl. deprec.

1,457,165

V

■

Net

earns,

oper.

income——

(& Subs.)—Earns.—

Currency)

1947—Month—1946

opers._

tAccrual
and

Tenders Sought—

f^tjThe Manufacturers Trust Co., 55 Broad St., New York, N. Y., will
^ or before Feb. 9 receive bids for the sale to it of sufficient preferred
stock to.exhaust the amount of the sinking fund, at prices hot exceed'Ing 110 and dividends.
'
:,.V '

$706v177

292,355

;

•

of

annual

$88,079

$135,328

188,000

185,000

int.

skg. fund chgs—

Net earnings

•

/ *$99,921

V ♦Deficit.^ tOn .bonds and ;d<ebepture

■'

1947—9

V

—

Mos.—1^46

$1,469,791 $14,830,154 $13,543,ail
1,334,463
12,797,991 ,11,385,368

r

■

465,,450

$1,335,603'

share

Mexican Light & Power Co., Ltd.

(Inc.)—Bank Loans—

$1,000,000

_

outstdg.

i
company

$1,171,627

814,825

—V.

:

\

profit

' 194€»

1947

$2,150,428

___:

taxes—

Earnings per common
166, p. 160.

and

under an agreement with certain banks, dated Dec. 27, 1946,
by 2% notes, maturing Dec. 4. 1948, and Dec. 21, 1948,
respectively.
The money will be used
for
general
corporate pur¬
poses.
On Dec. 22 there were $5,500,000 of notes outstanding under
the credit agreement.
'
.

Placed

income

Common

Dec.

on

had been Executive Vice-President
been Vice-President.—V. 166, p. 1995.

Falvey

'

Sept. 30—
charges—

Flynn

Executive Vice-President.
Mr.

after

now

v/■•-V.;;/

/

(& Subs.)—Earnings

9 Months Ended

Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Co.—New Pres.—

$1.00

shares

645,000

on

164, p. 2960.

He said,

the
p.

per

Subsidiary)
1947

—

schedule for the
"contemplates a production volume consider¬
He predicted that production volume for 1948

1948

the rate of

figures

that Marion's manufacturing

ably in excess of 1947."

Merrick,

priced to yield 2.95% to. maturity.
Proceeds will I be
used for property improvements and ex-papsion.—V. 162,

Publishing Co.—Earnings—

1946.

directors

Privately—Harris, Hall & Co. (Inc.) on Jan. 12 an¬
nounced the private placement of $1,000,000 first mort¬
gage 2%% bonds, series A, due Jan, 1, ,1976. Bonds were




422,536

35,004

3 Months Ended Sept. 30—
♦Net profit

$4.92

McKeehan,
162, p. 3194.

Telephone & Telegraph Co.

326,222

54,325

per

The

evidenced

Lincoln

213,606

166, p. 2420.

—V.

9 Mos.

of

Cottrell.—V.

________

com.

credit

Retail

$809,160

544,000

-

$269,160

Mathieson

partner

1,879,465

indicated net profits,
after taxes, will be approximately $900,000, compared with $129,455 in

Stewart.
a

1944

$3,575,190

Period—

1946

450.000

outstanding
share

1946, it was announced on

2,

the

1945

—Nov. 24 to Dec. 31—

•___

sales-

He

1

to

1946

155.

1482.

p.

profit

from

Mr.

week

company

Net

Lincoln Electric Co.—New Director—

of the

the

1947

taxes

1790.

Net

taxes.—V. 166, p. 1685.

Koykka

Ltd.—Earnings—

1,748,463

Subs.)—Earnings—

Marion Power Shovel

as

V.

(&

taxes

Magma

'■

$1.85

^

Mines,

profit

♦After

372,^.;;;^_-"'"vA^»

Insurance

$6,170,000 $16,520,000
3,136,939
3,136,939

"After charges and

to-serve

per

166,

the

$2.44

3 Mos.
_„

$1.74

—

SejJt.

♦Net

profit after charges

and

350.140

ty.\

jy

472,600

$2.92

$3,398,901

McWilliamS

(Ky.)—Weekly Output

Sept. 30—

Period End. Nov. 30—

Net

$857,007

$2.32

:

;

Thomas

for

company

Madison Square Garden
'?

2,789,433

i; \

472,600

9 Months Ended Sept. 30—

'

Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co., Inc. (& Sub.)—Earnings

per

this

Co.

$913,480

shares

^V. 166,^,

$3,646,440

2,629,099

;

$824,760

1947

However, they
position as possible.

1944

1,056,021

•••

748,000

r

Orders—

1945

$2,370,782

Period Ended Sept. 30, 1947—
♦Net income
(est.)

shares

Electric

profit'

Capital

Earnings

Sales

$1,920,232

No. Of shrs. outstanding
Earns, per share,-

Earnings

of

&

charges

income

♦After

1,340,763

l.'. Net profit

Common

Gas

output

after

Federal

Net

$3,260,995

federal taxes

873,000

,

$1,381,894

2,050,257

share

per

Number

Lynch Corp.

(& Subs.)—Earnings—
1947

taxes

1,572,760

2,223,245

Melville

•

Savers Corp.

before

1945

$9,522,486

$5.83

NOTE—For

$1 15

9 Mos. End. Sept. 30—

Profit

1946

2,254,894

372,600

order.

$1,554,402

»

totaled
34.285,000 kwh., as compared with 32.358,000
corresponding week last year, an increase of 6.0%,—V.

§7,613

2211,

V;<

$3,337,180

possible

166, p. 2662.

Electric

$252,293
$1.76

"when,

;

.

1,714,000

shares

the quarter

For

ended

356,532

-—$1,528,387

Louisville

.S$J?5l

140,108

Toronto

a

$1,910,934

Balance

p.

share

on

$3,637,892

liquidated

outstanding

common

and

14

develop—

per

751,473

$163,111

income

9 Months Ended

Common

Jan.

1947

Porcupine

798,000

$0.70

leased

others

Interest

19416,

156,345

.

Montreal

on

4,471,482

income

♦On

.

$2241966

—

rights

857.

provision

♦Earn,

__

—

1947

share

a

The

held.

$2,757,482

incl.

Net

plant

adjustments

Gross

;;

$408,638

V

profit

Earnings
—V.

30—

taxes

of record

to 900,000

$10

$17,785,758 $10,952,848

taxes

Depreciation

757,469

one-fifth on June 30, 1953 and the balance in eight equal
half-vearly instalments beginning Dec. 31, 1953.—V. 166,

charges

Sept. 30—

income

40,295

$194,333

Net

Income

Corp.—Earnings—•

Ended Sept.

after

shares

two

share

p.

$2,622,112

120

retir.

'

Profit

each

price of

a

903,336

Biggers, President, on Dec. 26, said in part.:
"Net sales of this company will be close to
$100,000,000 in 1947 as
compared with $63,350,000 in the preceding year.
This is a new high
total of business for the
company."—V. 166, p. 2420.

Loan

for

subscribe

to

at

Offered—

shareholders

to

right

value

opening of business
basis.—V. 166, p. 2560.

State

per

Costs,

7,082,395

John D.

Liberty

share

the

par

charges

and

166,

$15,259,675 $13,591,732

951,231

—V.

,

.

offering

of

no

6 Month End. Sept. 30—

8,614,036
1,942,841

$13,024,453 $100,878,883 $91,320,472

167, p. 155.

the

21

of

j.

after

Gross

68.839

Lerner Stores Corp.-^-December Sales Increased 22.7%

—V.

72,851

2105.

p.

profit

1947—12 Mos.—1946

595,252

$55,795

400,000

$26,714
400,000

shs.

Sales

166,

the

sales

Net

Co.—Earnings—

1947—Month—1946

taxes

9 Months Ended

$84,591

Period-End. Dec. 31m, -v'

$815,114

$0.33

Jan.

new

at

Number of capital

$1,965,323

219,462

1944

17,000

share

all

MONTHS

3

1947

$2,694,400

106,007

(net

93,270

( & Subs.)—Earnings—

1947

$43,714

capital

THE

31,

203,725

announced
shares

one

if issued",

Profit

185,411

2,011,991

1,416,246

of

12 Months Ended

82.000

57,516

817,254

5,828,736

2,479.128

taxes

per

basis

and

145,000

taxes

83,314

profit

Number

Subs.)—Earnings—

FOR

OCTOBER

McGraw Electric Co.—Earnings—

101,245

expenses

Federal

143,792

Sept. 30

Fed.

Freezers,

appliances,

1995.

1947—11 Mos.—1946

$1,163,320 $14,725,842 $12,278,020
725,396
8,989,135
8,085,258

$468,910

140,491

has

business

of

common

Exchanges

taxes—_

oper.

Dividends

1946

276,529

provision—

tax

(&

EARNINGS

expire at the close of business Feb. 18.
The rights were admitted to
trading on the

Ry.—Earnings—

809,794

ry.

Net

6,851,260

& Fink

of

p.

will

Earned

3 Months End.

Profit

close

the

on

accruals-

tax

Other

to

158,835

Income—

line

166,

share

common

"

Operating

1,929,127

.

155.

p.

Maytag Home

company's

outstanding

company

the

additional

2211.

i§47—Month—1946

expenses-

acquis,

$672,873

income—

oper.

167,

per

at

remain

oper.

income

ry.

Amortiz.

264,599

railway
railway

the

McColI-Frontenac Oil Co., Ltd.—Stock

$1,399,582

1945

$713,969

from

from

that this

;

Earnings

From Jan. 1—

Gross

to

Maytag stated.—V.

profit
shares

$1,495,263

1947

oper.

Mr.

♦After charges and taxes.—V.

$1,405,819

Operating

railway
railway

additions

Manufacturing Co.

Common

$225,562

revenues

Increased—

November—

'

-Earnings-

$1,892,408

1,929,127

outstanding-—.,—
share

from

..$333,402

,

Operating

of

from

Dutch Oven Gas Ranges and

of

recent

Mclntyre

Lehigh & New England RR.—Earnings—

Net

President, said

_

number of

which

Louisiana

increased its indebtedness to a total of $2,800,000 on
which $2,000,000 has been borrowed under the term loan
$800,000 under a revolving credit.—V. 166, p. 761.

Gross

II,

Sales
♦Net

company

31,

Maytag

years.

•

166, p. 2312.

Other

The

17

CONSOLIDATED

\

,

1723.

Period End. Nov. 30—

After charges and Federal taxes.

Dec.

Fred

ENDED

1,665

share—

company

Including

1995.

Maytag products nearly doubled those of any previous

increased,"

McAleer

$499,938

the

to

166, p.

22,500

\

7,182

stock.—V.

—

third

recom¬

1946

$1,654,954

shares

Debt

>

(& Subs.)
1947

profit
per

920

its common

on

statement,

sales of

Earned

of each year to the
with the year 1949.

board

9 Months End. Sept. 30—

'■

22,500

subs.,

revenues-

Prop,

Earnings

of

oper.

facil.

Net

adoption of the above proposal in view of the recent
by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue of the application
of the corporation to change the end of its fiscal year from Sept. 30
to Jan. 31.—V. 166, p. 2420.

Capital

Total

Federal

amend

to

proposal

a

approval

♦Net

year-end

the first time in

in

co.

period-

limited

the

Railway

the annual meeting of stock¬

Tuesday in January
each year, commencing
advised

on

the

mended

23,778

and misc

common

3145,

Equipt/ rents

211.

p.

27

last

in
are

of

business

Federal

Corp.—Changes Fiscal Year—
will

of

Railway

604,100
360,000

stockholders

so

stock

taxes

end

pp.

to

Railway

Jt.

the

24,478

a

Stock

$4,834,100

253,000

charges and Federal taxes.—V. 165,

common

adj.

company

close

1947—9 Mos.—1946

$1,780,800

517,100

Lefcourt Realty

comparatively
has steadily

861

subsid.

of

•Period End. Nov. 30—'

1947—3 Mos.—1946

____

The

32,705

32,665
23,515

Louisiana & Arkansas

$2,645,200

___________

Capital shares outstdgEarnings per share
♦After

32,665

V

sinking fund not needed
released

corporate purposes,

year.

shares of $1 par common stock of
outstanding and which have not been
acquired
by Schenley Distillers Corp; or affiliates, this issue was
suspended from dealings on the New York Curb Exchange at the

Co.—Earnings—

Period End. Sept. 30—
income

?Net profit

$305,245

Logansport Distilling Co., Inc.—To Go Off List—

t

Gross

$413,265

$3,999,113 $50,980,185 $45,211,666

$4,897,493

.

Lane-Wells

Sales Rose

1947—Month—1946

___.

—V.

$157,039
148,206

stock

in the

general

Maytag Co.—Reports Profitable Year—
In

780,521

Bryant, Inc.—December

Sales

208,877

its

of

company still has
a
sizable backlog of unfilled orders for washers.
He
pointed out
that the
company
had a profitable year in 1947
which resulted in the institution of
regular quarterly dividends for

i

"The output

pfd.

pfd.

on

per

164.

/Due

Period End. Dec. 31—

$204,388

310,544

period

public————

at

Earnings

this

Lane

of

it

2,910,522

2311.

p.

12,969

—

Balance

30,876

2,213:221

income—

oper.

166,

14,307

22,500

stock

years

$160,237

$3,782

3,624,810

railway
railway,

18,803

stock

of

paid

Prior

—V.

from

381,992
$170,008

interest

called
1944

iFrom Jan. 1—

Gross

455,615
$218,695

prior pfd. stock

pfd.

Prem.

$187,025

.

599,710
int.

—

partic.

Common

.

1945

$258,230.
115,575 :
98,397

93,173

minority

at begin,

cum.

7%

Ishpeming RR.—Earnings—

November—

by

$277,782

min.

dividends paid:

6%

hands

Lake Superior &

to

income

Cash

1947—12 Mos.—1946

2560.

p.

used

$296,585

taxes)—
for

prov.

.

$24,930,512 $23,667,039 $155,359,900 $150,926,508

—V.

bef.

Surplus bal.

previously been

Kress & Co.—December Sales Up 5.3%—

Period End. Pec. 31—

income

be

for any
the payment of dividends

$552,000

$674,310

$896,295

securities remain

or

purchase preferred stock tendered shall be

to

; • $588,326

taxes.

acquisition which the company had
ten year period.—V. 166, p.( 1994*

of

over

(S. H.)
"■

of

securities

of

cost

and

inc.

Income

'

♦After

Federal

Net

Whatever monies
to
1945

1946

1947

(incl."provision

expenses

Monday, January 19,

-Earnings—

(& Subs.)

;

,

(CHRONICLE

FINANCIAL

Sept. 30—

Operating income

77,037,392 155,168,299
1,897,229
16,098,070
915,550
l,115,550
$1.52
$4.92

1,115,550
$3.89

Service Corp.

Nine Mos. Ended

12 Mos.'47

.

;$

t4,788,826

outstanding——

Earnings per common

'

119,701,014

——

_

Lincoln

"1947—9 Mos.—1946
'1.

Net

&'1

THE' COMMERCIAL

(254)

;

$2,032,163

$2,158,443

■

♦$49i672

1,692,000

,

$340,163

^tock,,.^including,

of which is dependent upon available Income.—V.

1,7,35,000

,,,

those

166, p. 1686.

,

$423,443
payment

Volume 167

Michigan

Number 4665

Bell Telephone

Period End. Nov. 30—

Operating

44,007

rev._

revenues—

7,026,329

operating

after

—V.

699,727

income

$946,337

683,827

950,721

charges

166,

2560.

p.

»'

exp.

Revenue

•Net

profit

creased

after

labor

the

taxes.—V.

80.35%

19,467

17,491

18.505

$348,347
*29,014

costs

and

a

the

of

adjustment

$23,242

of

The

The

directors

Dec.

on

miles

of

bus

the

to

south

The

stock¬

to

distribution

the

authorized

29

Pacific

The

between

block

St.

1947

will

Mutual

Oliver

Paul
of

has

company

17,000,000

requisite

bus

J.

the

bus

225

buses

which

in

1947

than

more

operated

\
Executive'Officer

the

the

the

of

its

lines

with-those

of

American

,

from

Net

from

Net

ry.

1946

1944

$134,335
35,225

$136,465
30,145

$133,995
42,540

14,042

$170,208

17,025

23,028

47,265

19,904

November—
Gross

railway-

railway—
income—

oper.

tation

1945

1947

Philadelphia and New

from

Net

from

Net

ry.

exclusive

—V.

1,528,711

railway——-

351,347

488,858

487,594

251,453

44,000,000 bu

1,536,359
227,255

536,319

income--

1,577,211

130,831

1,793,816
230,270

.

and

$214.95

Missouri

Period End. Dec: 31—

—V.

1947—12 Mos.—1946

1947_Month—1946

$2,446,000 $19,445,000 $19,206,000

$2,545,000

•—.1—

—

•

.

The

166, p. 2420.

,the

Place Debentures Pri¬

Miller Manufacturing Co.—To

will be added to working

ance

debentures' constitute

These
issued
1945

debentures,

State

(see

V.

162,

would

provide

Net

un¬

3,482,177

The

Provision

Profit

for

for

Federal

estimated

taxes

year

Dividends

on

Dividends

on

income

on

———-—

class

Comstock

166.

were

This
craft

abrasives
In

is

company

reported

to

be

acquiring

and

other

■

'>■

<

charged

Pacific

sales

Administration

said

the land

and buildings

It

$1,538,455.
FOR

profit

Capital

—

shs.

Earnings

AND 9

3

2,785,881

2,898,324

1,951,530

share

•After charges

$1.43

,

8,381,830

1,951,530

1,951,530

1,951,530

$1.49

$4.30

$3.38

„

Oper.

•Net
No.

•After

...

share

per

charges

1,125,490

1,292,522

1,344,543
$0.84

income

taxes.

V.

166,

p.

Power

Period End. Nov. 30—
Gross

revenue

Operating
Prov.

for

$7,168,320
3,172,261

47,167

42,167

561,000

498,583

9,233

EE}

4,500

337,583

__—

127,140

taxes.

Net
Div.

140,491

106,063

778,968

j

706,820

914,130

Amort.

$148,659

of

294,018

272,696

debt

Cr307

Cr353

Cr4,076

Cr4,264

Cr201

Cr 1,026

Crl9,938

1,256

$120,811

prem.

$126,258

$1,365,894

1

1

"

10,049

110,228

120,594

■

;' Net income
DivS.
1

on

pfd.

stock——

j-L-V. " 167,

$113,106

$116,209

$1,255,666

$1,329,069

the

V.

An

new

than

more

for

order

President, on Jan. 11 announced that during 1947
equipment ordered and capital improvements incurred

Fraser,

value of

totaled

25%

44

new

of

its estimated

Diesel

1947 gross income.

locomotive

units

placed

at

close

of

switch

over

to

Diesel

railroad's

complete

units

will cost

long-range

an

plan

Diesel operation.

estimated

begun

The

new

$7,000,000 and

two

order

years

will

ago

to

ments

Sept.

it

of

its

Orleans,

to

pay

may

Year, of

$4,922,633

503,847

454,923

12

of

months

that

it

has

arranged

—

to $25,000,000, extending
draw when funds are needed. for
.•/; '«
./
" *•
• --ttrif
that

the

had

company
par

Dec.

on

(& Subs.)—Earnings—

announced
-The

Jan.

on

plant

the

The

3,535,478

1,726,546

125,000

125,000

1,500,000

1,500,000
322

13,113

:

6 1,093

$730,152

$689,170

$7,656,301

4,758

68,012

in

1943

lead

comrises one

of

tracts

land,

$693,928

$7,724,313

major building

Cooker

Pressure

Co.

(&

1946

stock*

dividend

were

and

to
as

Dec.

of

$6,292,658

$5,635,294

957,534

957,534

$4,677,760

*

50

holders

of

follows;

cents

per

record

June

8,

share

Jan.

60

1, 20 cents in cash;

Co., Inc.

(&

on

the

19.

Pay¬
in cash;

cents
none

1946

$52,561,013 $34,582,184

—T——

—_

—

5,793,294

—

—

1947

1946

$2,558,500

$2,393,300

$3.52

________

common

$3.28

share—

164,

States

revenues—

Telephone

p.

oper.

&

Divisions,
Lakeside
Co.

$11.58

$5,541,550

4,653,919

3,205,595

taxes, depreciation and

$6.40

the

include the Martin Motor and Witt Gauge

and

Co.,

Ltd.—V. 166,
y/A- ■.

(Canada)

including

subsidiaries, Century • Metalcraft Corp. and
its affiliate, National Pressure Cooker

company's

Aluminum

other oharges,

2106.

p.

J'."

"

/

■■

..-V

v.''- >»'"•

National Tea Co.—Current Sales Increased 29.7%—
Period End. Dec. 31—

1947-4 Wks.—1946
$

company

$

$

\

16,751,582 217,915,913

157,641,672

Dec. 31, 1947, had 702 stores in operation,
the end of the preceding calendar year.—V.

on

with 693

1947—52 Wks.—1946

$

21,722,465
at

com¬

166,

2561.

p.

New

England

the

For

Gas

ended

week

Electric

&

Jan.

this

9,

Association—Output—

Association

reports electric output
16,159,569 kwh.
This is an increase of 1,634,384 kwh., or 11.25%
above; production of 14,525,185 kwh. for the corresponding week a year

.ago*'~ 'V
rias output

is

at

reported

233,751,000

cu.

ft.

This

is

an

increase

ofr2rpi2,000 cu. ft., or 10.19% above production of 212,139,000
for

J^id' corresponding week

cu.

ft.

a year ago.—V. 167, p. 156.

New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.—Earnings—
Period End. Oct. 31-^

1S47—Month—1946

$

Operating

revenues—

Uncollect,

oper.

$

12,720,671

11,204,626

25,703

20,986

rev—

1947—10 Mos.—1946

$

226,096

10,458,489

taxes 1——

1,050,638

income-

1,185,841

1,195,849

9,561,788

750,339

814,526

5,400,274

Net
Net

oper.

after

—V.

12,694,968

charges^

166,

$

116,640,103 106,715,161

Operating revenuesOperating expenses

179,961

11,183,640 116,414,007 106,535,200
9,173,593
97,377,615
86,919,017
814,198 ' 9,474,604
8,089,636

11,526,547
7,554,436

2313.

p.

Orleans Public

2055.

Period End. Oct. 31—

Oper.

Service

1,574,209

expenses

Federal

Other

taxes

411,570

taxes

Prop,

1947—11 Mos.—1946

Net

279,407

249,553

3,205,106

3,181,650

294,500

3,705,000

3.731,523

$218,114

$217,744

$3,706,998

$3,676,420

9,418

11,997

136,402

124,961

$227,532

$229,741

$3,843,400

$3,801,381

87,604

88,490

1,059,219

1,062,016

7,428

9,065

227*60

288,187

$132,500

$132,186

$2,556,721

$2,451,178

res.

revenue—

oper.

1947—12 Mos.—1946

$2,452,667 $32,538,414 $31,167,128
1,440,356
18,760,516
16,623,320
250,514
3,160,794
3,954,215

300,000

retirement

Other

Inc.—Earnings-

1947—Month—1946

$2,783,300

revenues

Oper.

Telegraph Co.—Earns.

1947—Month—1946

48.

p.

Subs.)—Earnings—

since.—

Subs.)—Earnings—

Sept. 30—

698,200 common shares.—V.

structures

55.—V, 167,

1947

sales

New

(net)

income

$4,733,933 $54,190,210 $49,841,274
15,450

165,945

121,870

$4,718,483 $54,024,265
3,762,841
46,484,425

$49,719,404

4,740,809

38,938,166
5,202,314

$436,254

$2,799,031'

Gross

1,415,077

on

Other

income
Mort.

int.

bonds

and

deduct.

$5,578^24

;332,998

480,796

519,388

Net operating income_$380,295
after
•
/236,398

*

Net

Div.

2421.

11 smaller

other

__

—

p.

and

the

and

acres

contingency reserve Of $400,000 in 1947.

$7,147,884

a

Fredericks-

Plant Corporation for
nickel-cobalt-copper ore.
It

and

•After providing for

Int.

166,

a

the Defense

by
ore

56

one

earnings
Earnings per share

$7,092,462
55,422

31

$1.37

of

3,861
—:

the sale of

12 Months Ended Sept. 30—

3,001,112

2,116,486

Jan.

460,000

$4.01

government

•Net

pared
1947—12 Mos.—1946

143,849

payable

'

5.

appropriations

Operating

1946

—1,343,000

Co.—Subsidiary Buys Plant—

crude

-a

property

two

Net

$1,730,206 $20,319,971 $18,532,509
493,308
5,494,732
5,210,974

2663.

Mountain

1947

share

built

was

processing

The

4,496

this issue in

on

*

$23,777,000 $10,617,000

$626,616 and has an appraised fair value of
$247,200.
The plant is a complete independent operating unit, but
depends upon the purchaser for ore supplies.

4% prefer¬
conditions.—

$5,335,124

per

'

.

—

(estimated)—

National Lead

value

market

—

9 Months Ended

S.

,

The War Assets Administration has approved

9

$734,648

in

U.

operations - to Cuba, the com¬
flown more than 15,000 passen¬

have

—

NOTE—Sales and earnings

through

up

:

100%

Between

National's

a

278,879

approp._

stock,

Operations

1947—9 Mos.—1946

$6,309,477

de-

&

directors have declared

•Based

8314,860

the first anniversary of its
entry into
on Dec.
15, 1947.
It extended its routes
Tampa and Miami gateways on Deo.
15, 1946,

the

National

231,928

revenues-

p.

profit

*$621,147

burg, Mo., milling plant to its war-time operator, St. Louis Smelting
and Refining Co., a National Lead Co. subsidiary, for
$210,000, was

Texas &

limited-term

income

17,

,

192,979

.

•

Earnings per common
—V. 166, p. 2561. v

cost

171,177

473,544

—

Net

Corp., the

the

sales

in

claim

subsidiary

New

1947—Month—1946

Morrison-Knudsen

-~V.




Pacific

$1,615,335

credit

'V

income

on

19,518

Cr363„443

$32,265

%

4,500-horsepower three-unit freight locomotives of the A-B-A, or
cab-at-either-end; type, dnd 16 3,000-horsepower two-unit A-A type
Motors

via

Net- profit

166, p. 668.

locomotives.

The Electro-Motive Division, of General

One

Cuba—-

the

$2.16

include

four

$176,327

6 Months Ended Oct. 31—

Morgan Engineering Co.—Resumes Common Dividend
The

19,775

'

of

210,000

$5,515,010

the

income

National Battery Co.

St.

in

$2.40

Operating
revenOes—
Operating expenses
Operating taxes

will total about $68,000,000, Mr. Fraser said.

order for

of

caused

subsidiary
holders

courts

210,000

income for the year
new

Missouri

of

the

of

Federal

$0.81

26,540

part

the

its

against
claim

165, p. 2280.

rev._

a

'

Co.—Earnings—

Uncollectible

The

the

Lower

excess

$1,721,567

Period End. Nov. 30—

the

Cr363,443

•

corporation-marked
foreign air carrier field

i

on

thft'' year brought the Katy's total equipment purchases and capital
improvement costs to over $18,000,000, while the road's estimated gross

is

objec¬

210,000

income' (net)

Earnings

Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR.—Orders 44 Diesel Units—
"•Donald

investors'

on

:•>" 160,943

oper.

common

Net

155.

p.

in

announced

-

res.

166,

$527,357

19,232

taxes

income.^

Operating

V.

7,705

1—

Balance

claim

Balance

$1,449,663

on

Other deductions
t

rule

$638,563
$596,922
applicable to preferred stock for the period

-V.

$1,719,351

28,357

$147,468
22,589

$1,635,898

debt-

—

long-term

on

Federal

Havana

Net

868,870

'

income

Gross

Int.

to

acquis.

plant

adjustments
Fed. income

2,449,537

*$965,358

3,409

against its subsidiary, New

to

bonds.

announced

of
utility plant
acquisition adjust.-

Gross

$55,450

the

the

s

$6,383,653

231,923

depreciation..

of

Amort,

$553,198

279,510

for

During

Co.—Earnings—

investments

1947—12 Mos.—1946

$622,152

_

under

Amort,

Other

1947-r—Month—1946

—

expenses

General taxes

incorporated

1357.

Co.—Earnings—

'

Power

retirement

Net

$4,404,182
3,876,825

in¬

from

(net)

2420.

of

$3;808,975
4,774,333

'

20,000 • into- the Uhited ■ Btates from
Cuban capital.
Freight shipments both ways have been virtually at
capacity, with
the
bulk moving between
Havana and New
York, via Tampa and
Miami, the announcement said.—V. 166, p. 1582.; '-

.

149,169
210,000

line

which

upon

taxes

pletion

4,117,778

_

_

—.

and Federal

Mississippi

Tool

13

a

taxes

Amort,

from

range

,

".

under

1

$19,060,859

$3.19

—

—————

shares...

Earnings

1946

$35,916,919

>—-——

_

profit
of

1947

Eiyled Sept. 30—

features—were

models

1947—5 Mos.—1946

$724,921 V- $902,336

'•

for

expenses

Other

outstanding

standard

for

306.

p.

pany's big 46-passenger DC-4's
gers
into Havana,
more than

proceedings

new

$0.71

revenues

Prop,

sales

ito

investors

MOP'S

well

working capital.

p.

Federal

9 Months

other

taxes.—V.

previously been

Montana

Subs.)—Earnings

(&

the

.

,<./

incorporated

1947—3 Mos.—1946

Period End. Nov. 30—

Oper.

166, p. 1790.

Ontario Paper Co.

■

the

of

•

the

its-offering of 250,000 shares of $100
stock, series B, because of unsatisfactory

166;

194B—with

industry, full
chests, and an

food

1947—Month—1946
Y

Sales

6,595,330

and Federal taxes.—V.

Minnesota &
Net

12

the MOP

$1,845,184

Jan.

on

banks

years,

ence

V.

1947—9 Mos.—1946
$23,503,144 $20,009,469 $68,550,239 $52,309,301

outstdg—

per

MONTHS ENDED SEPT 30

1947—3 Mos.—1946

—

reopening

,

in

postponed

EARNINGS

Period End. Sept. 30—
Net sales
•Net

per

had

the

among

prices

166,

revenue.-..

Completes

2561.

r:

charges and

additional

cost the government

Manager

,

Missouri Pacific

}

company

three

announcing acceptance of the company's bid of $861,000, the War

Assets

$359.95.—V.

This

ICC is reopening the case
the Eastern District of

be

company

the

p.

_______

of

delivered

9,842

:

dividends

income.—V. 166,

group

■

Alexander

22.

retail

*$177,274

and

Monsanto Chemical Co.—Arranges Bank Credit—

a

products.

frozen

revenues—,

Continental

any reorganization plan .approved
Texas charters be maintained 1 or that

secured

Comstock

The

by

•Loss.

that

share

?

capacity

'846,886

secured

outstdg—

air¬

pound

902,195

Net

for

part

the

.

government-owned

a

the

subsidiaries

subordinated

or

5'/4%

profit
Capital
shs.

plant at Bristol, Pa., to provide additional production and ware¬
facilities to serve expanding eastern markets for "Scotch" tapes,

house

12

14

contended

disallowed

Pacific's

•After

Plant—

take

by

and

Period End. Sept. 30—

2560.

p.

Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co.—To Buy

to

5y*%

Earnings

—V.

50

expenses—

on

Case—

the

owning $980,000 worth
bonds, objected to
the
claim.
secured by the road's pledge of New Orleans & Texas

•Net

204,626

i

13

Assistant

Texas."

Pacific's

Missouri

Net

17,573

stock.

common

The

Court

has

asked

Monarch Machine

$353,155

-

stock———

A

asked

overruled

Mexico

223,000

—

in

.

$10,565,227

be

50,164

—:—

and

-

..

that; these

of

objectors

Mr.
to

——

District

Pacific
It

Texas

intervene
27.

objectors,^allowed
plus interest totaling $7,500,000.

full,

71,722

deductions

State

W.

Missouri

and

oper.

Prov.

Washington,

stock.

should
•

$554,597

-

to

consolidated

or

Missouri

capital

$626,319
Other

a

Andrew
of

$4,036,775

profit

Other income

from

case.

Jan.

The U. Sj'Supreme Court agreed Jan.

October,

$71,170——.

of

for

of

Supreme Court to Review Claim—
to

to

come

'

tions

Jan.

on

Net oper.

.

Louis
Gross

Texas.

Their bonds

incl. depreciation

expenses,

but

in

sold

————

and

routes

bonds.

STATEMENT, YEAR ENDED SEPT. 30, 1947

INCOME

sales

Costs

authorized

publicly

State

York,

claim
Orleans, Texas & Mexico.

the

of

were

Texas

require

the

of

of

announced

Vice-President

freshener

Dec.

on

oper.

Total

this

The Continental Bank will take
part as "successor corporate trustee"
under the
Missouri Pacific general mortgage
securing its 5%
gold

1892).

p.

CONSOLIDATED

which

of

merged

laws

the

permitted

the-Missouri

laws of

"any

capital.

balance

the

of

$600,000

on

1

of Investments for
newly-created position of
executive promotions in the

the

National Airlines, Inc.—Earnings—
Total

to San

Pacific reorganization

the ICC

by

Jan. 2 announced
that the company has entered into an agreement for the
private placement of $400,000 5% sinking fund deben¬
tures, maturing serially from 1952 to 1970. The pro¬
ceeds are to be used in part to pay for the immediate
cost of the new plant in West Branch; Mich., which, it
is estimated, will be approximately $240,000. - The bal¬
vately—J. W. McDougal, President,

has

Hearings have been set
-at the instigation of "the
Missouri.
because

'*

York—Officials

Manager

miles.-

Bank & Trust Co., New

;

Sales

ICC

to

series

a

Period End. Nov. 30—

:*

President

Burlington Transpor¬

ICC Allows Texas and Bank to Intervene in
The

166, p. 2312.

Miles Shoes, Inc.^ -December Sales Increased 4%—

..

York

fruit

new

Suggested

approximately

railway—

oper.

transcontinental

in

Second

doors,

Francisco and Los Angeles.
Among
the many points served on its
17^)00 miles of bus routes are Chicago,
St. Louis, Salt Lake City, Oklahoma
City and Dallas, Tex.
The Amer¬
ican
system has 460
buses
and
last year ooerated

From Jan. 1—

Gross

three

operate

Silloway,

Other deducts,

a very complete service."
Buslines and its principal
subsidiary,

Co.,

F.

announced

company,

inclusion

and

appointed

department

cabinet-length

5,000

years

American

the

Nash-Kelvinator Corp.—Offers 1948
Refrigerators—

territory with

Midland Valley RR.—Earnings—

Vice-President

.Kelvinator's
completely-new postwar refrigerators for
top-to-bottom refrigeration for the first time in the

commenting on the sale, said: "The trend in
has been for railroads to get out of the bus business and
Missouri
Pacific,
in selling its interest to American,
felt that

recent

New
*

.

,

approximately

railroad

operation,

Securities Investment, has been
promoted to be Vice-President and,
Manager of Securities Investment, and Philip A.
Russell,, Industrial
Specialist, has been advanced to Assistant Manager of Securities In¬
vestment.—V. 167, p. 155.

<

of

Whipple,

investment

Stuart

Louis

Chief

of

of

operates

in

Patterson, President.

service

Missouri, Kansas,' Colorado, Nebraska, Illinois/
Louisiana and Mississippi.
Its lines run

miles.

Neff,

M.

securities

they run to Houston, Galveston, Corpus
Brownsville, Tex.; "Memphis, Tenn.; and New Orleans, La.

and

Co.
•

company,
has been
Financial Vice-President
E.

in

Insurance

this

Tex., were

be

Life

(

Texas,

St.

1947—12 Mos.—1946

stores

209

166, p. 2421.

t

Louis, Mo., to Omaha, Neb., and Pueblo, Colo., via Kansas

from

year before.—V.

a

had

1947

Promoted—

Louis, Mo., by Guy A Thomp¬
was opposed
by the Conti¬

Co.

December,

signalling

motion

Transportation

in

service

from St.

Christi

Central Illinois Stock.

approval of the Securities and Ex¬
change Commission, of one share of Central Illinois Public Service
Co. common stock, $10 par value per share, for each two shares of
capital stock of The Middle West Corp. such distribution to be made
on
Feb. 26, 1948, to holders of record Jan. 26, 1948.—V. 167, p. 48.
subject

railroad.

Arkansas, Tennessee,

for

C?ity;

holders,

the

Missouri

west

Middle West Corp.—Dividend in

soon

new

in

company
same number as

nental Buslines of Dallas, Tex.

2560.

p.

equipment ordered during
he declared.—V. 166, p. 2312.
new

-

year,

trustee

son,

was due primarily to in¬
decrease in passenger load

a

of

motion filed in U. S. District Court in St.

loss

credit

tAfter

said.

166,

Included

1947r-Month—1946

$20,603,444 $17,185,035 $119,358,579 $110,327,508

The

Authority to conclude negotiations for sale of the Missouri Pacific
Transportation Co., wholly owned bus subsidiary, to American Buslines,
Inc., was recently requested of-Federal Judge George H. Moore in a

105

$387,252

net

also

It

streamlined,

Missouri Pacific RR.—To Sell Bus Unit—

32,904

19,219

tThis

Texas.

new

11

(G. C.) Murphy Co.—December Sales Increased 8.2%
Period End. Dec. 31—

Sales

in

'

106

32,263

133,589

material

company

58.49%

$400,986

>

taxes

taxes.

and

factor,
income

5,307,656

45.754

and freight ton miles
carried

San

included,

6,606,075

138

revenue..,..

after income

within

97.45%

9,858,295

59.28%
tons

Antonio,

and

Much

5,766,846

9,687,089
5,742,134

flown_^—

passengers

loss

expenditure

freight locomotiye order, a
passenger
train to go into service

1945

97.56%

94.91%

flown™

mile^

Passenger
load
factor
Mail, express and freight

Net

$18,000,000

Diesel

the

to

the

that

The railroad's big yards at Dallas, Fort Worth and Waco,
completely Dieselized in 1947, Fraser said.

1946

1947

—

miles

passenger

Mail and

;

—■

passenger

Operating

11,360,223

6,857,295

Inc.—Earnings—

Airlines,

Month of November—

Operating efficiency

Capacity

said

Fraser

Mr.

equipment, both installed and ordered, to bring the total mileage under
block system to nearly
1,200 miles; new heavier rail and ties laid;
short-wave radio communication equipment now in use in yard service.
New freight car equipment, built or building under this
comprehensive
program, included 300 box cars, 200 open and 100 covered hoppers, 200
gondola cars and many other facility improvements.

.

Mid-Continent

Revenue

Co., and the Baldwin Locomotive
Co.,
will
locomotives, Mr. Fraser said.
the Katy's progress in its modernization program during

Louis

$7,377,347 $11,553,501

$1,036,888

(255)

new

addition

$7,947,880 $88,p30,430 $83,558,690
5,946,197
71*,435,794
60,748,584
964,795
9,217,289
11,256,605

$8,672,393

Net

FINANCIAL .CHRONICLE

Locomotive

the

Reviewing
1947,

&

Diesel-powered

Operating

Operating expenses—
Operating taxes—
Net

build

1947—11 Mos.—1946

.$7,971,19G $88,345,436 $83,778,205
23,316
315,006
219,515

$8,716,400

oper.

American

Co.—Earnings—

1947—Month—1946

revenues

Uncollectible

THE COMMERCIAL

.

/•r'

3,801, HS7

income —--

applicable

to

period^ );■ ^ 369,547

369,647

sC.ivac-t'fr. I,,' "$2,187,174

$2,081,631

pfd. • stock

for

the

12

THE COMMERCIAL

(256)
(& .Leased .Lines)-rEarns—

Central RR.

New York

.Period End. Nov; 30—

.

$

$

Railway

Ry.

61,703,293

48,790,050.-541,832.,612..503,287,402

revs.——

Net

♦Ry,

fr,

l'ev.

ry.

accruals———

tax

4,702,548 .91,676,873,
2,377/245' 55,020,578

8,756,403
3,112,337
1,714,410

oper.

.Equip, and Jt. facil. rts.

letter of notification,

a

ry.

.

29,775,489

v

Associated Telephone

18,5JL4,052

15,354,349

30,934,502

Operating

deductions.———

157,324

It'ixed charges\_———

3,415,306

' 121,205
3,274,336

37,301,806
1,706,806
38,079,571

income————

360,812

81,369,678

§2,284,571

taxes-

127,715

tl,616,479

Misc,

Net

—„

Fed.

♦Incl.

inc.

$225,336
245

7,470

1,656,241
37,496,251

Net

$225,091

§8,217,990

4930,491 *14,832,677

Int.
Int.

198,697

i

,

1946,

November,

Operating

28,914

y;;-:

Official Retires—

rev.

oper.

operating

of the company's retirement regulations,
R. D. Starbuck retired as Executive ViceTPresident on Dec, 31, 1947,
after more than 45 years of service.
He continues, however, as a
member of the board' of directors arid of the executive committee.

Operating

the provisions

to

1

expenses

Operating taxes

5,642,066
1,279,356

*./

;29,6.00,418

19,451,579

46,946.945

.14,549,359

,

' 7*442^204

$8,401,645
342,127

$9,016,738

$8,743,772

$9,342,531

.1,418,748

1466-877

rev.„•—

.*—.

(net)

—

,7,882,580

•

1,566,419,.

,

of

1,403,755
11,733
Cr52,014

'

interest

20,749

397,660

-325*793

15 398

-16.072

60,813

27,630

$7,370,440
.1,337,370

$7,887/211

$6,033V070;
>1,000,000

$6:549,832

'

net

prem. &
funded debt_

on

Net

-

inc.
of

0,540

before divs—
subsid.-—_
to

on

Divs.

on

$78,385,^70

Balance

53.402,314
12,401,052.

Per
—V.

;

stock____.

surplus

share

on

1,337,362

$8,068,862 ; $8,327,274
1,000,000
>1,000/000'
4,825,893; < , 4,825^893

.

pfd.: stock*
com.

<

$9,664,636

1,337,380

;

Pacific

i-ighting Corp.
«Divs.

$9,406,236.
1)337,374

;

,

Applicable

1947—11 Mos.—1946

$7,540,228 $84,331,451
5,174,593
61,199,978
1,148,276 .11,898,989

'

Pursuant

.

.29,355,684

$10,372,652 $10,772,248
'213,550
255,860

^8,134,719

chgd. to constr., Cr

Divs;

$7,557,096 $84,586/663$78,565,253
16,868 . : 255,212
179,983

$8,187,096

revenues—

.31,857,667

165,770

y-.•-^7y7/y

.

Co.—Earnings^—

$8,215,018
27,922

revenues

Uncollectible

§Peiicit.

ended. Novt. .30,, 1946,

in the 11 mpnths

094,700

4944

.

'

1947—Month—1946

Period End. Nov. 30—

income tax carry-back credits of $1,878,200 in
$409,289 in the first 11 months of 1947 and $16,-

Federal

v

1945

*

J"*0"?®.,' r;—— $10,586,203 $11,028,108
debt

exp.

$245,273

$184,914
72,268

.

tlricludes

—

funded

on

Other

1,176,071

207,566

$36,163

.,

< 7,904,790

oper.

Amort,

-

Ohio Bell Telephone

42,215,077
.14,172,066

retirements—

Other inc.

$1,620,041

2,086,611

$19,052
Net after charges-.—8,094
—V. 166, p. 2663.
income

oper.

1946

•.

1,720

$2,479,091

166,761
22,167

$237,859
194,462
24,345

.

taxes

(& Subs.) —Earnings—

1947

.

rev.-—;.$74,891,516i $65,061,854 $65,112i698n$63;006,305

-—*-.:

for

Net

$1,621,761,

$2,486,561

2,613

Operating revenues—
Operating expenses

2,025,863

— ———

,

expenses--

Taxes

■

1947—11 Mos.-rl946

$240,472

rev.*

,1,37.2,846

—*

,

Operating,

J5.5ft6.153

3,933,442

income

Total income

,

qper.

;

Co.—rEarnings—

1947—Month—.1946

Period End. Nov. 30—
Operating revenues—_

2,003,786

Other

12 Mos. End. Sept.,30—
Gross

Prov.

61,724,293

18.987.754

653,017

1,929,656

inc.—

oper.

♦Pacific Lighting * Corp.

with the SEP, covering

filed

was

,

Uncollectible oper.

Net

Monday, January.' 19^.1948

5 5%

Ohio

17,668^41- 16^68,651

1,672,286

9

sinking fund bonds, series 1948?1973,, to be offered at
par through Bioren, & po., Philadelphia, as underwriter::. Proceeds will
be used for personal and business requirements.
;
,
«

53,492,598.633,509,485 565,011,695

expenses—' 52,946,890

oper.

oper.

'

Jan.

$1-50,000

*

$7

"

t

CHRONICLE

(Joseph J.) O'Donoliue, TV, New York—Files with SEC

.

On

1947—rlLMos,—1946

1947—Month—r!946

.

FINANCIAL

&

4»2,242,960

4,825,893

$207,177

$723-,939

$3.13

$2,501,381

$4.39

$3.45

$4.55

st.k

com.

1,000.000

4,825,893
r

167, p. .156.

,

The office pfi Executive

Hearings

,

Feb.

on

the'abplioations~of Robert R.' Young, Chairman

27

(Including

and-Robert J. .Bowman, President, both, of the

the board,

156.

systems.

,

s;..;v

J

;

:• -7 7,/7,'.

:

,

-

Of

completion

a

purchase-and-lease

■

—

Prov.

24,940,224
rev._

,133,038

Operating revenues—
Operating expenses*—_
Operating
taxes**_____

1947—11,Mos.—1946

.

12,909,733 224,182,541 140,092,635

24,807,186
20,461,602
2,450,102

oper.

i

Co.—Earnings—

>1947—Month—1946

revenues

Uncollectible

V

New Development— V7

this

20,255,054

16,090,662

272,442

3,335,018

3,278.359

^

38,092

.

4681626

947,053

80,560

'v- 966,720

64i,850.

13,-260,515.
(4,860,487

80,560

,

;

675,532
!

taxes*j

income

$826,695

1,054,512
2,871,006
4,710,637

,

>
.

.

2,028,481

170,038

premium & expenseOther. deductions
^—

31,651
'12,664

29,399

376,967

.65,347

*111,609

________

$614,685

$614,448

stock__

80,538

80,538

$7,234,944
> 966,469

$6,485,807
966,469

$534,147

$533,910

$6,268,475

$5,519,338

Net

income

Divids.

pfd.

on

Balance

—V.

166,

.

7;'"/

1,001,287

11,993,065

741,790

.

houses, one led by Halsey, Stuart & Co. and one by Morgan Stanley
,& Co., are preparing to bid for the issue.—V.
167, p. 2562.

2663.

p.

Pan American Petroleum & Transport Co
Thomas E.

NOTE—For

-i V;y,

mechanical

reasons

it

i*

not

alway*

and

possible to arrange companies., in exact , alphabetteal^
order.; However, they are always as near alphabetical
position as possible.
"!:;f

families, to occupy the block between Second and Third Avenues
and 65th and 66th Streets, New York, N. Y., - the former site- of thd
Third Avenue Ry. Co's carbarn.
The New York Life acquired the
property at public auction in November, 1946. /
,/7
V'7'777
The
building will be 19
stories high, containing approximately
2,350 rooms.—V. 167, p, 156.
//.
7/;v /l;/;

10,550,464
16,907,069

8,483,006

<

The company has filed an
applioation- with the California P. U. Com¬
mission for authority to sell at
competitive* bidding $75,000,000 30-year
debentures due March 1, 1978, the interest rate to be
fixed by the
bid providing the lowest cost of
money.
It is expected that a registraticn
statement for ..the issue will be -filed with
the SEC about
Feb. 13,and bids opened about March 16.
Proceeds would be used to
repay
temporary borrowings from American Telephone. & Telegraph
Co. for
construction and other,, corporate purposes.
Two investment

362,117

6,766

;

-

1,895,482
1,374,581

To Issue $75,000,000 Bonds—

•

$9,030,279
2,070,745

$820,651$9,7,05^39

167,694

operating income*
after charges*.*i.,*'

Net

12,871,641 223.235,478 139.624,009
.11,121,462 191,619,685 118,240,820
748,892
19,622,728
10,823,725

.

Net

long-term debtof debt disct.,

on

Amortiz.

on

apartment

income

Gross

Int.

Dec. 18 made public plans for a new type of
building and garden development for approximately

company

1,578.658

with about 80,000. square feet of available office
'.7
■*'
.|V?

feet,

space.

city

Operating

-

$3,394,160 $42,383,533 $37,035,455

278,416

)

taxes

Federal

*

as its home office, was announced on ♦Jan. 45 by officials of the two
-companies. Present headquarters of the Carnation Co., manufacturers
of evaporated milk, are at Milwaukee, Wis.
r
'7/./
Construction of the new building,'which will start - immediately, will
be undertaken by Carnation.
Upon completion, the. New York - Life
will purchase
the entire property
and simultaneously lease it to
Carnation .for .a term of years on a net rental basis.
;
The building will have an overall inside floor area of approximately

This

--1.'

•;

1947—12 Mos—1046

Amortiz.

company and the Carnation Co., .involving' a nine-story modern office
building- to be erected in Los Angeles, Calif., arid occupied by Carnation

square

1,867,772

revenue

General

between

agreement

$3,728,975

Operating expenses
for depreciation**
of plant acqui.
adjustments

:

77/

Agreement—

New York Life Insurance - Co.—Lease

405,000

-

.1947—Month—1946 '

_xL

Gross

Boles, assistant director-of ..the; ICC's, bure.au of-finance/ recently
recommended that
the Commission
deny., the applications.—V. 167,

The'

^

subsidiary, Pennsylvania5 Power Co.)

its

Period End. Nov. 30—

C. E.

4

Period End.. Nov..30—

,

.

unification of the, two

v.

■-

Ohio. Edison Co.-—Earnings—

ofChesapeake
& Ohio Ry.Co.,-:for authority to hold ; interlocking directorates of the
New York Central RR. and C. & O. boards as a step toward ultimate
merit

i

;

14, set down for argu-:

Commerce Commission,on Jan.

The interstate

.

166, p. 2063.

Pacific Telephone & Telegraph

.

■

—V.

:

~

-

$1,217,359 $11,232,484>$12,581,904
1,208,772
11,082,908
12,421,772
" ",' : ' ' ;
:
-l..
' .t.'j
'

$1,265,674
1,256,802

operating income
after charges**-—

Net

Vice-President . was abolished.

Directorship—

on

Net

of

—V.

of

the executive committee qf

subsidiaries

its

166,

New Dir.

Sunderland, General Counsel, has been elected

member

a

succeed

to

1996.

p.

the

late

Bu'ell

'

•

.

director

a

this company, and certain
F.

"

Jones

of

Chicago

111.

'

600

New

York

■'

'

■<

.'

Operating

$

revenues

Uncollectible

oper.

rev.*

•

General

$

$

•'''

$

■

30,623,624
89,844
30,533,780
23,311,268

28,489,561 321,339,305 303,664,320
20,023,587 238,887,579 .213,472,198
4.763,738
48,488,054
51,065,930

4,311,689

The

7,150,270

operating

Utility

840.992

620.864

1,055,673

1,917,200

—:—

1,716.446

1,803.000
1,680.555

income**—-*^.—.

$3,897,195

___

Since
company

$3,240,479
16,113

.

37,590

deductions

Income

;

*_*_i___—

647,668

.

i

..

.

iniUal

an

dividend

of

two

cents

,

total

a

of

1944
the

in

Utah

values

and

of

2,179 acres.

Missouri,

over

the

$500,000.

It

;'V.

V .According to estimates, the. gross .and net for 1947 should, show, fig¬
ures
exceeding 1946 of 5,932,761 pounds of lead produced, equalling
gross

sales, and $171,249 in income

ore

before depletion, and

depreciation.

$3,25,6,592

•$3,934,785

*

declared

27

resumption of operations in
has produced lead ores to

owns

$649,899

income

<

>

Dec,

on

the

on

.outstanding capital stock, payable ,Feb. 14 to holders
Of record Jan. 24, 1948.
The Commercial Security Bank: Ogden, Utah,
acts as
transfer agent and registrar. )
u'
; ;

;868,099

income***.

income—net

Gross

1946—

directors

share

per

now

Other

Operating revenuesOperating expenses——
Operating taxes—

7,820,671

—

on

accruals

reserve

Exceed

1946

i. V

'

'

taxes

Retirement

28,566,393 322,111,265 304,234,847
76,832
771,960
57.0,527

1947 : !

$17,248,176 $15/363.268

1*
*_*______:—.

Federal and State taxes

.-'V

Park iCity Consolidated Mines Co., Salt Lake
City,
(Utah—Declares Initial Dividend—1947 Net Reported to

Co.-

.

revenues

Maintenance

.

1947—11 Mos.—i946

1947—Month—1946

'•

.1'

•

Gas

12 Months Ended Oct. 31—

Operating
Operation

Telephone Co.—Earnings—

Period End. Nov. 30—
'

Natural

Oklahoma

The

651,759

is

company

reported

to

be

continually

expanding

its

mine

/holdings.;'Net
Net

charges—__i

after

—V.

167.

33,963,672

3.702,236

2,910,832

income

oper.

2,389,621

30,073,775

3,350,708

39,126,192
35,509,698

Net

.

income

stock

Preferred

New York Trap Rock

$2,859,617

requirements

$2-,604,793

for

Corp.—New Plant

—

—V.

.

166,

p.

common

.2107.

stock

and

.I-

surplus.

$2,177,293

427,500

Peabody Coal Co.—Wipes Out Dividend
tions—To Pay Initial Common Dividend—

'

at

P.

Port

Foss

Washington,

III,

L.

corporation,

by this

I.,

according

It

,

to

President.

$26

of

7

the

per

share

that, the directors have

6%

Accumula¬
•

declared

divi¬

a

stock, .clearing.up all
./.arrearages on this, issue. /A distribution of $1 per share was made on
ir this issue on Jan.
12, this year, while in 1947 a total of $9.50 per
Share was paid. '
1 .■

Stock Offered—F. S. Yantis & Co., Inc., and H. M. Pylles.by &
Co., Inc., headed a nationwide hanking group which
.>
on Jan. 16 offered 50,000 shares- of 5 % convertible < cumu- y
lative preferred stock'at par ($20).
; '
Poindexter Distillery,

Old

announced on Jan.

was

dend

$1,000,000 gravel and sand plant has just been brought into oper¬

ation

W.

dividend

$3,287,117
.427,500

—:

48.

p.

Balance

A

:

Inc.—-Preferred

on

preferred

•

The company,

and sand for
completed test

also

arid sells crushed stone,
and subway construction-, has
$150,000 crushed stone plant in

which quarries, manufactures

gravel

highways, bridges
runs

on

new

a

Bchoharie

County, N. Y. It will come into operation in March after
shutdown, he stated.
;
expansion .'program. was started.last year, Mr. Foss said, to-meet
competitive conditions and heavy demands for building ma,teriqls in
the metropolitan area.—V. 154, p. 868.
j'.
the

winter

,

.

inventories,

Sales

1947—12 Mos.—1946

1947—Month—1946

—$21,609,546 $19,426,294 $117,861,566 $113,'228,967 •
o'..'
;-r
./ y.V;-y:
J-U

—

—V. .166,- p.

:

31—

2421.

Northeast Airlines, Ine.--;Rights to
Contingent
1933

>

making of

record

the

after

effective

upon

and the

-stock )of

,

at the
effective date

Stockholder's—

registration under the Securities Act of
the company, holders of common

close

6f

the

of

business

on

.the

third -business

right

to

subscribe

for

.

registration

of

83,333

'
Two forms of subscription warrants will ^be issued to

holders

Net

in

connection .with

formg

,such. stock

will

form

will

for

>0e

be

the.

coriirnqp' stock-

each

six

shares

designated

as

.

-

evidence the right ~ of
additional shares of the

holders

thereof

may

stock

held,

and

the

desire, to

located in

from

in

the

agent for the common stock is Old Colony Trust Co., ■.*
Mass.—V. 167, p. 156.
y 'y
;;

Electric

output

of

this

for the week ended Jan. 3, .1948,
kwh., as compared with 54,367,000 kwh. for the
corresponding week last year, an increase .qf 8;7%.—V, 167, p. 156.

Northwestern

Bell

Period End. Nov. 30—

Operating

revenues*—_

Uncollectible oper.

rev._

Operating revenuesOperating expehses—
Operating taxes*
Net
Net

company

59,115,000

po.^-Earnings—

1947—Month—1946

$7,086,870
17,041
$7,069,829
5,733.979

1947—11 Mos.—1946

$6,347,426 $72,613,585 $65,702,851
11,726
150,336
97,814
$6,335,700 $72,463,249 $65,605,037
4,759,871
58,135,733
50,392,433

743,186

826,623

7,905,651

8,435,103

income.

$592,664

$749,206

$6,421,865

charges*.

535,266

66,777,501
6.564.9J1

oper.

after

Telephone

—V. 166, p. 2562.




714,853,

.5.770,552

1948,-to

holders

•

■

J;

of

':

v:

.

Penney .Co.—Sates .Up. for tDeeember 17.30%-

Period End. Dec. 31

1947—Month—1946;1947—12;Mos—19'46
$

Sales'
—V.

110,186,037
166,

93,932,677 775,889,615 676,570,117

~p7Y56l

Period End. Nov. 30-

: '

nnet
236,006
82,500
153,506

310,000

$1.87

$0.49

Operating
Operating
•Federal
Other

v

four-year exp.ansiQn;prpgrt|.m,

taxes

__*__*_5

-

Net

:

v

(net)

534,846

:

5,385,223

5,156,696

(155,489

1,746,767

3,468,805

3,033,720

•/144,056

•

-1,628,078

258,721

.

287,502

1,728,675

1,728,675

-

"144,056/

$1,077,367
$1,081,589 $11,529,272 $11,326,382
12,090,;
.4,7.32
- ,102,610
.96,882

revenues—*

income

•

:

•134,529

r.

.

adjustments**

oper.

Other

490,926

**_:*****:i*,«

1947—12 Mos.—1946

.$4,729,195 ,$58,021,263 ,$33;126,484
2,554,494; 34,281.210
30;134,244

3,0.13,510

expenses**

taxes

acquis,

1947—Month—1946

.

$5,147,890

revenues****

Depreciation C*_***__*
Amort, of electric plant

recently, said:

-

,

Gloss income*****-.* ..$1,089,457> •, $1,086/321. $11,631,882 $11,423,264
Int. ;& other deduct.— ... 382,669, '•. 375,449;.4,553,387 • 4,653,869 >

r.;;.

Y,'V-

states.

conditions

are

reflected

in

company's

the

volume

of

loans

acquired,
made
up
principally of instalment sales
retail
and wholesale,
and direct consumer, loans.
The total rose from $77,800,000 in. 1939 to $136,600,000 in 1946, and
$186,800,000 for the first nine months of 1947.
■
The

both

-

tot.al of loans and

company's
At

totaled

(J. C.)

1,
.

,

Net
Div.

income
to pfd.

.'Balance'
—V.

166,

$706,788; ; $710,87.2
$7,077,495
stocks for the • period—1,980,000

___i

p.

$6,769,395

,

applicable

2107.

i.*__l*l___

:2,412,102

$5,097)495

$4)657,293

/„/.,•' -v'/;

discounts

financing,

transfer

(Del.)-—Weekly Output—

eight

These

and

"Subscription Rights" (but not the so-called "Contingent
-Stock Purchase Warrants") will be admitted to dealings on New "York
Curb Exchange.
V /.-v-

States Power Co.

.

.

the so-called

Northern

initial dividend of 50 cents per share
.This payment,. together - with the two. preferred

stock,

just

declared, ia payable on March
record Feb. 7, 1948.—V. 166, p.
2107.!/";

:'-

this corporation
more
than
1,000
employees a.nd .(66 offices strategically
California, Texas, Washington,. Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Arizona
a

common

Pennsylvania Power & Light Co.—Earnings-

109,687

——

released

directors .also-declared.an

the

dividends

.

among' such
.

The

.

a'."'"-p'*
Automobile financing, which constitutes a major proportion of thfe
company's business, is soundly based on the high utility i Of motor
transportation in the economy of these states., Automobile registra¬
tion hi the. area .increased 12:7% from 1939 to 1946, while the nation
showed a gain of 7.7 %.
There is one car. for every. 4/46- individuals

of said
83,333 shares, if any, which are not .purchased pursuant to the exef-s
cise of the so-called "Subscription Rights."
■■■■! ^
Upon receipt of advice that the; registratipn jstatemeiit has become
effective, the. common stock will be,quoted "ex-rights," "at which time

Boston,

share

common

The

on

;

,

611,803
326,667

shares" outstanding*—*

statement

Oklahoma,

and

Stock: Purchase Warrants"
the holders -theretot to purchase as
convertible .preferred stock a,s the

purchase

has

now

other

™T AOft
721,490

:*—

'

•

;

*._**i_—__**—*—

With completion of

"Contingent

which ,-will
many

common,

per

An .official

as

of

;

___1_—_):____$180)823,169 $91,586,547

earnings

common

v .Earnings

above

designated

stock

Average

*

dividends

Common
■

:

income

Preferred
.

subscription. offering. yOne of
"Subscription Rights" which will
evidence the ..right, of the holders thereof- to subscribe for the 83,333
shares of "convertible preferred stock in the ratio of one share of
"such

Calif.—^-Earnings—

Corp.,
—

offering is made.

,

Finance

9.Months Ended Sept. 30— k
Volume of business___
:

statement

aggregate

an

reducirig bank loans, carrying and ..adding
and other corporate
v[yy

property improvements

preferred is convertible into common stock at any time on the

/Pacific

day

will be offered
shares • of new
$1 cumulative preferred stock, without par value.
The subscription
price, the expiration date of the offering, and the terms .of' the newconvertible preferred stock are to be determined shortly before
the
the

for

basis of $8 per share for. the common and $20 per share for the
preferred.; '
yy;
' ;V "i
The
company's properties are in Ekron,. Ky.,
and its- principal
product is "Old Poindexter" -bottled-in-bond • bourbon whiskey. ; The
company has recently been engaged in a modernization "program and
completed a new still in October." Average age xof equipment and
machinery is now around t,wo years.
Additional improvements are
plannedfor 1948.—V... 165, • p.; 1872. ;
I
>•
v

offer by

an

he used

for certain

\r-'

purposes.

(J. J.) Newbercy Co.—December Sales Up 11.2%

Dec!

will

Proceeds
to

The

Period End.

^

.

.

The

-

A dividend of $20.83 per share was declared on the
5% convertible
prior preferred stock, .being ..at. the- regular rate for the months of
December, 1947, and January, ,1948. ; An initial distribution of like
amount was made on Jap. .12, i948;, covering the months of October
and November, 1947.
-f:,y
• ;;

business,
of

the

1946/ the .total
'

was

the

000.

end

■

also
1939

discounts outstandipg, another index,of the
has Increased substantially in.Recent years.,
outstandings

$48,8QO,O0O and, on
■
' "
" •
' •
.

'

•Listed

on

>Bijg Board—

$30,000,000. *On Dec. 31,
Sept. 30, 1947, it was $75,300,•
.'• /■'.

were

.

.:
The .common stock of this corporation was admitted to trading on
the New York^Stock .Exchange on.Jan, 12,vMaxwell, C. Ring,. President,
announced.-

'■

value common stock out¬
standing since the sale of 150,000 shares' last September. - Regular
quarterly dividends of 35 cents per share, were paid on Sept.- 1 and
Dec. .1,
1947/
The stock has been traded on the Los Angeles-Stock
'

66

offices

"i,

\

in. California,

Washington,

Oregon, Arizona, Jdaho, Utah, /Texas and Oklahoma.
Automobile sales
financing is the major source of business and the company also makes
direct consumer loans and certain specialized types of business loqns.
Volume
of
business has increased
substantially in
recent years.
Loans

and

discounts

outstanding

Sept.

30,

of

/vY-

is expected to Advertise this week for bids on $11,000,equipment trust' certificates'-to be received early in February.

The proposed issue' would' be .the second Instalment of - the road's'Series
S certificates.
Proceeds from it would finance part of the'cost .of new

instalment of the

equipment

now

certificates,

amounting to $11;025,000, was sold last June to
Salomon Bros. & "Hutzler on its bid of 99.079 for

headed

by

being

167,

p.

received,

The

firstJ

^

156.

Series ,S
a

group

a

2ya %

'■'•V1

.

The company has 460,000 shares of $10 par

Exchange for several years.
The
corporation maintains

RR.—Equipment Issue—

The company

000

coupon.—V.

."

'

Pennsylvania

totaled $75,376,019,
1946.—V. 166, p. 1996.

1947,

compared with $38,767,835 on the same date in

Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Co.—Promotious—
/
R. /Over,
/Secretary ' And Treasurer, has announced

Warner-

the

appointment of Thomas W. Cox as Assistant Secretary. 'Mr:ipox will
also continue as an Assistant Treasurer.
His '.'appointment follows the
retirement of U. Grant Beath, Assistant Secretary and Assistant

urer,
/: Mr.

Over - at

the

saine

time

Treas¬

■.•'/;

after 47 years' sefivce with the

company.
announced the. appointments

of :Stariley

L./MacMillan, who is. in charge of the department's cost Accounting
as an Assistant Treasurer;, and Joseph Doherty as Credit
Manager of
the company, Mr., Beath had also, functioned,as Credit Manager/
E. J. Harrington, Jr., -an Assistant Treasurer, Will ,.act as Mapager
of the Sales Accounting

Division, Mr, Over, added,—V. 166, p. 1088.

(Continued

on page

47)

.,

:

;'

j

Volume

167

Number 4665

THE

COMMERCIAL &

Stock Record

FINANCIAL

CHRONICLE

(257)

New York Stock

«»

Exchange

DULY RANGE OF PRICES

WEEKLY VOLUME OF TRADING

YEARLY RANGE OF SALE PRICES

FOR EVERY LISTED ISSUE

LOW

Saturday^
I

ptr

AND

HIGH

SALE

PRICES

STOCKS

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Ran.12

Jan.10

Jan. 13

Jan. 14

Jan. 15

share

I

^share

per

share

t

76%

snare

per

6

75

*82

95

*51 %

52 V4

16%

95

S per thare

*"

75

*85

16%

74%

6%

51 %

17%

17%

*45
35

35-

34%

6%

52%

16%

*45

35

*34%

34%'.,

34%

34%

8%

7%

8%

8%

8%

26%

25%

26'A

25%

104

*102
'

4

19%

19%

♦78:

104

3%

,■

-18%

80

;,3%

3%

>

40%

;

3%

40%

71%

29%
*89

10

10%

•»

32%

*20;

;,--.36%

*10%
•

n

36%
*91

33

"f

\rr. 'tx

29%

Allen

36%,.
92

900!

..,

:

1

.

9,000

•

•"

'<•

400

•

Inc—

No par

4%

3%%

cum

par

preferred

conv

88%

Sep
Dec

41% Jan

8%

6% Feb

5

1

Feb

14-

30% May 19

'

91

100

Jun

Jan

91%

Oct

12% Nov
202

29 3A

6

.

6

*28%

29%-.

*5%*'

,

6

50

*48 >, t

V

96%

97%

*50'%

50%

50

98%'
50%

50 %■,

7%

7%

7%.

55'A

54%-

21%

21%

21%
64

11

t

*11

11

41

41

*105%
4%
77%
174

"1,300.
I8.200

:

1,200

.

220

i

4

700

v
1

1,900-

4%

I

41%

100%

*98%

■>

21%

106%

49%

49%
19%

19

41%:

49

*18%

106%

19

*88%

88%

,

7

39% Mar

38%
29

Colortype

500

39

.

American

Crystal

4%%

6,800

4

29%

American

3%%

16%

900

2%

2%

8,400

*52

24%

*7

7%

*92

6%

>103

11%

LOW

*83
:

share

5,200

AND

HIGH

SALE

Jan.15

20

28'%

*8%

8%

*317/s

333/4

*31

8%

8%

273/4

27%

133

8

*131%

8%

8%

share

$ per share

19%

193/4

*83%

84%

83%

83%

7%

7%

73/4

*73/4

27%

27%

133

132

8%

32%

8

8%

*8%
*31

7%

27%

27%

132

*131%

8

*82

'/>.

*73/4

27%
133

*8%

2,400

83 Va

,

8

27%

132%

8%

*8%
*31

3,000

.:

10

8

8

96

94%

95 %

94

94

92

92

91

91

90

91

*843/4

85%

84%

85%

B'4%

84%

83

83

82%

83%

81%

%

8%

14%
31%
*99

14%

-

12

14%

14%

174

♦170

31%

174 »

«V.

31 y8

100

303%

11%

ll5/a

19

18%

19

'?* A

i,

*18%

♦40

40%

40

40

U •iV.it'

40 Va

148%
*34

54%
149

148

34%

283/4

*36%
♦127

34

152%
-*663/4

683/4
59

xll

*18%

54%
149

33%
135

33%
135

28%

28%

28%

26%

26

26

24%

23 %

23%

37%

37

37

363/4

23%
37

*126%

128%

•126%

127%

19%

1934

19%

19%

19%

152%
68

*23%

151%

66%

-

68%

152%
673/i

67%

<

139%

59%

151%

152

40

533/8
*148

*32%
*135

14%

14%

143/B

14%

178

*174

174

*174

8 Ya

66%

68%

66%

54

33 y2

34

*135

140

*11%
18 >/4
*40

33%
*135

56%

128%

56%

55%

119%

xll7%

117%

118%

7%

73/4

73/4

/

.

1513/4

.

I

7%

16%

17%

17

17%

163/4

y

43

42%

42%

42%

43%

-

.,.

*96

98%

*97

98%

*95

983/4

*93

97

*95

90%

*84

90

*84

90

♦86

91

*86

90%

7

7%

,

73/8

65

*62%

6 %

6%

*62%

55

7
65

*62%

G%
65

7

33%

33%

333/4

33%

34

34

34%

*36%
*103

37%
104

52%
21%
*10

53

22%
11

*4%

5,100

9,100

..'

5%
35

*

36 %

*103

37%

*36

104

*523/4
22%
*10

4%
34

For footnotes see page




22%
11

4%
34%

24

37%

103
'

53

* *52

103

3/4

21%
*10

4%
*33

53

21%
11

4%
34

Mill

10

com

preferred

6%

Snuff

*36
*103
x52 %

21%
*10
4%

33

37%
104

52%
213/4
11

*36

103
52

21
*10

333/8

37%

*36

103

*101

American

343/4

2,480
—

I

70

52

52

600

21%

20%

21

6,800

103/4

5

*45%

5

323/4

33

,

*10

*4%
32%

10 3/4
5

325/8

24% May 19

37% Feb

Nov

23

Feb

Nov

186

Feb

7

27%

Jan

109% Feb 24

95 V4

Feb

42% Aug
108 % July

j

Tobacco
class

158

25% May 19
23% Jun 10

37

21

Jun

34

116

5

100

Am Waterworks Co

Inc

Am Wtr Wks & Elec
Woolen

common

Preferred

Conv

No par

Amer

Zinc

Lead

&

Smelt

$5 prior conv preferred

Anaconda

Copper Mining
Wire &

—25

50

Anderson,

Clayton

Anderson-Prichard

—

Andes
A

P

W

Copper

&

Co

Oil

Corp

Mining

Products

191

8

27%

Nov

50%

28% July 24

25%

Dec

7

24

8ep

May 17

47%» Dec

17

May 19
18% Oct 30

146% Feb

24

Oct

22

19

174% Feb

4

Apr 15

82% Feb

5

843/4 Feb

5

Apr

43

29V«Jan

1493/4 Jun

3

135

41% May 17
xl 163/4 Oct

10

77/8 Dec

30

12

May 19

26% Jan

16

90

May 23
68% Jun
5
5% May 19
62

May
2
30% May 19

20

•

,

Jan

38% Oct
138

Sep

50%
172

Feb

Apr
Feb

May
38% July
58V« Feb

158

Apr

159% Nov

200% Jun

73

Oct

76%

Oct

99% May
100% May

150

174

July

31

48%

Oct

78

May

120% Aug 12
8% Dec 22

116 3/4

Sep

121

Jun

163% July 23
60

Dec

18% Feb

50% Oct

8

20

Sep

13% Oct
29% Jan

28% Jun
70%

Jun

110% Feb

13

100%

Dec

182%

Jun

103% Feb
10% Jan

13

87%

Dec

105%

NOV

Sep

15%

Jan

69% Apr

1

64

Deo

90

42

5

35

Oct

51%

Mar

6

7

j

May
Feb

Cable

New
No par
Anchor Hock Glass Corp com—12.50
$4 preferred
No par

400

1,000

No par
com
1

Oct

Apr
78% Jan

Feb

27

100

prior preference

Sep
Deo

Dec

5

165

Feb

62

343/4
160

19

No par

com

July 17

Aug

83%

Bep

5

62

100

45%

20

8ep
,

6

61% Apr

Corp common—14

preferred—,

14% Dec

Mar

25

100

172

10

Jan

25

common

B

American Viscose

American

40

10

100

common

Tobacco—

preferred

5%

29

No par

American Tel & Tel Co
American

8

Dec

—No par

Sumatra

Jun

Dec

No par

Co

Sugar Refg

May 21

60

Xl73%

100

Foundries

Preferred

100

52%

33

163

4

8

32

100

Steel

American

—

37

1023/4

Oct

136% Dec

—25

Anaconda
_

186

142

common

preferred

non-cum

*

10,900

33%

34%

Jun

12%

.

American

333/4

33%

33%

26

7

Sep

580

33%

33%

Dec

Feb

10%

1

100

34%

170

17

Sep

70% Dec

3,700

34%

113/4 May 19

Oct

48% May 19

6%

333/4

Dec

11

19

62%

33%

Oct

34%

33

6 5/8

34%

133%

4

62%

34%

7

24

July 17

15

65

34%

14% Feb
39 Yt Feb

147

43%

42% Oct

7

*62%

15
29

Jun

25% Jun

22% Feb

19,200

98

*86

Dec

83/8 Dec

45% Mar
106 V*

23%

32% July 17

28 Va May 27

Nov

12% Nov

16% Feb

1,400

(

98

34%

*34

119

91

3

27

23,900

17%

42%

98

15

9% Aug 25
15% May 20

—.

7%

17

43%

127

Highest
6 per share

Oct

34

2,400

16%

Dec

80

21%

2

Safety Razor
5
Seating Co
No par
Building Co
No par
Am Smelt & Refg common—No par
Preferred
I
100

55%

42%

10

American

6%

17%

~

18 % Jun

I per share

Amer Ship

1,050

44%

*62%

100

American

Common

163/4

73/4

t per share

99

1,300

43

7%

conv

3,800

42%

98

4ya%

Rolling

%

17

119

I per share

Lowest

•

,

100

1,500

:

68

42%

*85%

American

140%

8

•;

No par

com

—

*128

♦119

Year 1946

Highest

123% Aug

Preferred

18%

•

7%
17%

Jan

May

Jan

1
No par

Amer Rad & St San'y com—No par

128%

x55 %

119

hep

Jan

18,100

18%

57

Ul

8

97%

*127%

68

Jan.

883/«

30;

119%

8

100

Stores

67%

118

21

Stove

67%

31

21

American

139%

Dec

44%

24

American

68%

102

Jun

Jun

22%. Nov

10

18 %

16 3/4 Feb

American

67%,;

30% Feb

May

\\Vs Mar

5

-

117% Feb

600

140%

18% Mar
16%

129 y2 Feb

800

673/4

:

35% Nov

5

37

67%

Sep

9%

400

;'

,

7%

119%

No par

Co

Light

23

139

118

5

&

*36

67%

Jan

5

Power

*22%

68%

Sep

Dec

Amer

36%

141%

Dec

8y4

99%

Range for Prevleu

Co_

23%

67

31%
,

7

Dec

11,100

33 Yt

1513/a

18% May 19

x25% May 19

36%

152

14% Nov

American Metals Co Ltd com_No par
6%
preferred.
100

x223/4

1515/«

Mav 19

15% Feb

24%

1515/a

Jan

28

Oct

30

23%

151%

Jan

63

-

138

18 y2

12%

Oct

7

4,200

18%

13:

73/8 Dec 30

600

19

Oct

Range for Year 1947

preferred—

cum

4,000

128%

24

No par

3.90%

253%

18%

10

10 y« Jan

Lowest

Amer Machine 8c Metals

23%

♦127

X34%Jan

,106yaMar

28% Sep
101
Jan

*25%

37

12

STOCK

Amer Mach 6c Fdy Co com

253/4

*36%

9% May 17

For

28%

67%

7%

YORK

253/4

28

27

STOCKS

NEW

28 y8

.

Apr 23

Jan

5%
44%

,

Jun

Apr

May

85

300

♦118%

8

5

1

90

9% Oct
55

44 Ye

55%

•

EXCHANGE

60

147

33%

common—

—100

28%

139%

119

/v.

55

140

100

preferred

25%

28

68

119%

Locomotive

16

129% May
118

Sep
37% Sep

76% Dec

230

146

preferred

Jan

22% July 30
6
May 16

No par

common—

non-cum

49

1

Oct

No par

18 V4

55

50

Products.

8%

8

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403/8

55

1

preferred

conv

*25%

141
58

14 3/8
178

147

146

150

673/4
57

42% Apr

37

63/4 Feb

115% Jan

Feb

23% Jun
28% Aug
14% Jan

preferred

2,900

54%

139%

58%

July 29
5% May 19

10

July

11%

preferred

11 y4

18%

Sep

90

7%

470

IP/8

78
;

$5

99%

40%

8%

41% Nov

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11%

7

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,

Jun

1,400

6,200
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993/4

40%

6

29

com

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July
17% July
Apr
22% Jun
133% Aug

30%

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Jan

63/4 Feb

74% Dec

News

303/4

11%

46

$6

Co

Apr

48% July 28
118 V* Oct 15

Oct

SS

Feb

108

Sep

Molasses

100%

18%

Dec

18

American

99%

40%

Sep

97%

100

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30%

30%..
100%

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19

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20

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Oct

11

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v

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45% Jun
88% Jun

,

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184

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11

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,

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Jun

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30

20

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,

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95

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55

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11%

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97

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38

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.

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-

37% Nov

.

1

39% May

12 V* Apr
75 ,> - Apr
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4V4 93% Jun
19% Apr

Sep

*

87% Nov
25% Oct

115% Jan

8

Oct

•

May 21

88

100

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500

7%
78

6%

55

24%

400

88

38

7

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39

preferred

10

com

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2%

7%

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16%

55

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19

100

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2%

24%

22 :■

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196% Sep 12
54% Feb' 1

47% Oct

10

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88

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Feb
3,
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105% July 18

10

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100 V

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2,700

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78

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64%

20% May 21

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prior preferred—

2,000

.

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>

.

36

100

preferred————i

conv

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117%

88

5%

Cable

!

3

26

94

•

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preferred-.

non-cum

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29

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82% May

"25'

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29

108

30% Nov
91% Nov:

77% Jan

23

88% May

,

r

9:

Dec

Nov*:

•

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11% Apr

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Dec

Jan

Nov

99%

1

23

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166

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39

31%

50% Dec

5

20% May 19

75% Dec

-

Jun

29%

; 29% Sep

27

8% Feb

51.
107

3% May 19

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25

-

.

7

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lfl%

Dec

6

Jan

80

9

100 >

400

15%

6%

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38

16

36
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4

100

—_

Dec

65 3A Dec

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com

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140

:

103 Va

6%

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Co

Chicle

15%

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&

,

1

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cum

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15%

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i%

1,600

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7%

_10

common

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15%

39%

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7

50

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40

::

18%

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r

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14;

99% Oct

34% May 16

1

preferred—100

American Car & Fdry com

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6%

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88%

102%

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Mar

preferred

7%

19

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6%

8

Jan

73

1,300,
*:

49%

18%

39%

79

&%

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15%

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.

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106%

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103

29

6%

90%

9

350

21%

38%

46

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154
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24

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100 Va

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103

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com.

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61% May

5

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'

106%

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cum

4,600

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41%

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4,400

79

174

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American Airlines common

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82

113

1

26

24% May 19

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.

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convertible

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4%

,:

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,

.

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63

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100

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55

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,

800'

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8y4 Jan
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4

38

/

29

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52% Oct

36y4 0ct

16

Oct

51% May
103

"

18

May 17
24

3%
29%

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12% Feb
:

.

"

12

Apr

29

Dec

Dec

17

104

22% Feb

Jan

Sep
Nov

90%

8

48% Feb

,

10

90

8

25

Feb

59% Apr
135

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76% Nov

13

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\

2

20%

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..

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104

8

.

31% Jan '

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33

18-

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4

18

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preferred

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24%

164

5

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4

24

10% Dec 27

,

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200

%

&

Jan

44%

6

112

27% Dec v 9
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10"

10

38% Feb

29

2% May ly
25% May 19
66

par

100
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Chemical

Allied Mills Co

«

Dec

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30

16 Ye Dec

75
1

gtd

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Nov

3% Dec

5

j

100

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-

25 % Dec

Jan

24%

40% Oct

May 19

100

Mining—i—10

Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp_No

V

1,800

88%

36%

92

-

■•200

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common

preferred

60

May 27
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100

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1
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.

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92

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4

100

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55

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38

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I

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19

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41%.

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60

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95

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110

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—

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i;

:

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29

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00

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f per share

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80

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Year 1946

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5,800

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i

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,

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Abbott Laboratories

1,200
•

52%

;

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STOCK

-

95

47%

26 %

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74%

YORK

EXCHANGE

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6%

52%

16%

47%

74
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NEW

the Week

$ per share

95

6

51%

Jan. 16

74%

*82

Sales far

Friday
-

Co

Inc

Archer-Daniels-Midland

36% Dec 29
Nov

20

1013/4 Nov

35

28

21%

46 3/4 Jan

10

14% Apr

20
5
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26
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38

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62% May

108

Dec

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Jan

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27% May

61

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16

583/4 July

15

24% Dec

7
22

43%
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Jan

29

133/4

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17

6% Feb

21

4%

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10%

Feb

Apr 29

39% Oct

15

26% Mar

41%

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93/1 Dec 30
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30

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16

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260

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27%

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93%

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93

101%

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94

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29

49

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13

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30

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57

May

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31

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8

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19

9

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21

39% Dec
19 Yb Feb

8

18 Y*

Dec

39 %

Feb

24% Nov

24

21Y.

Oct

24%

Nov

48%

25

35% Dec

pfd.———100
—2.50

83y4 Dec

29

17% Dec

29

20% Aug

7

96'% Dec

19

108 V* Feb

15

3%%

cum

Co

common

conv

Mills,

Inc

1

5

28

Indus

33 %c

Bigelow-Sanford

Birmingham

*•

V:

'

'E

13% Dec

Airplane

Ami

Class

Co

&

25

A

Borg-Warner
3%% cum

—5

&

Bower

Roller

Sep

36 Ya May

98%

Dec

29 Ya

Nov

112% Aug
52 Ya May

22

29

32% Oct
105 % Dec

Jan

27

66

Feb

23

31 y4 July

Nov

114Y4 July

Deo

168

3

18 Ya Jan

Feb

85 ya

23

150

143

:

53

"Nov

10

73%

34%
*95

5.600
2,500

29

600

35 ya

1,700

97

$ per

Year 1946

36

9

32%

31%

31%

400

*94

98

*94

98

*

20 Ya

21

*20%

21

18

18

17%

124

♦122%

*122%

10
74

36%

*35

87%

86

86

17%

17%

17%

17%

l7Ya

17%

*34%

35

34%

34%

*34 YB

34YB

21 %

20%

21%

20%

21

20%

20 Yb

88

86%

86%

87%

&3

*87 Ya

35

9%
*

72 Ya

•

Feb
Jun

183/4Dec

17

14

18% Aug
66 Ya May

8ep

41 Ya July 23
v. 24 Ya Oct 15

34

Feb .11

42

Oct

116

22

67

r,

18

Nov

35

Dec

73%
112

101

Sep

Jan

9

52

Oct

89 y4 July

35 Ya Feb

7

27%

Nov

493/g Jan

9

'42%

48 Ys May
57 3A
*pr

55

Oct

15

36

Nov

61%

Jun

102

Sep

10

89

Dec

107 Y4

Aug

6 Ys Feb

3

4%

Sep

11%

-

3 Va May 19

*

Sep

6;ooo

7%
Budd

*72%

90

;

35

35 ya

600

Buffalo

86%

86 y2

900

Buff Niag El Corp

89

34 Yb

17%

17%

34 Yb

32%

20%

21

20%

*87Y'a

89

*87%

17%
33

20%
88

89

88

88

*87

89

*87

88%

*83

88

*83

88

*83

88

*83

1,000
500

10,600
60

88

*12'A

12%

*85

89

3%

*19%
101

3%
20
101

12%
*85

14%

14%

14%

14%

14

12%
89

14

7,800

10 Ya

10 V8

10%

6,000

Bush

*82%

84 y2

70

Bush

19%

19%

*18%

102

12%

12%
*&5

*3%

19

18%

11101 Va

102%

27%

27%

27%

x99

88
'

3%
183/a
100

12%
*85
3 Ya
*19

12%

12%

-88

*85

3 Yb

12%

3,200

3%

Butte

98%

99Y4

27

27 Ya

32 Ya

327/b

19

1,500

1,700

California Packing common..No par

20

32%

32%

54

52

52

2

2

2

2%

2 YB

7ya

7'A

7%

7%

7%

7%

7 Ya

7%

7 Ya

7%

7%

29'%

7%

29%

*28%

28%

28%

3,500
2,500

28%

28%

28 V2

28 Ya
13%

28%

28%

800

13%

11,300

109%

370

30

13%

13%

13%

13%

*109 Ya

112%

109 %

109 Va

108%

*39%

40%

*39%

40%

*39%

19

*18%

*18%

19

13%

;

18%

11%

11%

11%

11%

11%

*42%

44%

42%

42%

*42

12%

12%

12%

12%

*12%

55

54%

54%

54%

*54%

For footnotes see page 24




14%
109

''

40%
18%
11%

13%
*109
*

39 Ya

*18%

13%
110

*52

53

2

2

13%
109 Ya

40%

*39%

40

19

*18%

2%

19

11%

43%
12%

42

42

12%

12%

54%

54 Ya

-54%

32%
*52

110

11%

100
5

—:

Zinc

&

33

32%'

*52

2

2%

10

common

preferred

800

54

32 YB

Bros

Copper

310

33%

53

13%
109

Ya

2%

39%

39%

*18%

19

50
100

11%

11%

""*40 %

43 V2

12 Ya

12%

*12%

12%

700

*54 Ya

55 %

*54

55%

550

11%
*41

:

103

20 Ya

Or*

20% Nov 20

14

Sep

6

120

Jan

120
9

69

Jan

2

14 Yb Feb

31

88 y4 Feb

Dec

Dec

30

14 Ya May 19
.

11%

12,500

42%

200

5%

preferred

—

!—

Zinc-Lead

Callahan

—-50

.

1

Canadian Breweries
Canadian
Cannon

Pacific

Mills

tty

Oct

110% Mar
36 %

:

4

Apr

Apr

25% May
130

Feb

9Ys

7 s
18

Oct

22 Ya

Jun

Oct

99

Jun

45 Ya

Feb

37% Nov

7

70%
25 y4

102 Ya Apr

11

96%

Deo

23% Feb

18

18%

NOV

33

Nov

Oct
"

v

108% Mar
:'•'

46Ya Jun
59Ya May
26 Ya July

38 y« Feb

10

22% Feb
1043/b Feb

17

16%

Oct

15

95%

Dec

100

Mar 12

84%

Dec

119% May

97

Dec

102% Aug

13

Nov

4

95% Jan

6

16% Oct

23

May 19

10

Dec

31

6

88

Jan

22

7

•12% May 19
Jun

11"

Dec

9

79

Dec

27

108% Jan

3

Dec

11

94 Yb May 22

24% Apr 28

19

May 19

51% Dec- 12
1% Dec

17

111

■

213/a

'

Nov

15%

Mar

Jun
Jan

"

24 Ya Feb

133/8 May 19

6%

k

20Ya

Nov

105

4

,

Oct

4Ys

Sep

98

.

110

<..

Oct r.

10

Oct

23

15

Oct?

Jan

3

99

Oct

6

19% Nov :

27% Oct;

May

39 Ya May

Feb

6

22%
104

75

,

;

May

9Ya
:

*

•

Jan

35Ya

Feb

112% July
'
40
May

12
29

Deo

47%

Jan

53

Oct

58

Apr

3Ys Feb

8

3

Sep

7

6%

Oct

7%
12 Ya

Jan

20 Ys

Oct

40% May

34 Yb Dec

x55

8

V4 Feb

34Y2 Oct

,

22

27%

•

Apr
Feb

Nov

18

110

Dec

3

Feb

10

113

Nov

147

38

Dec

10

48% Feb

18

43

Oct

58

Jan

18

Dec

12% May 13

17 Ya Feb .10
132

12 Yb

July
May

11

25% Feb

20

24

Dec

25%

Dec

25

9% May 17

15% Feb

13

lla/4

Oct

22%

Feb

No par

33% Nov 21

47Ya<Dec

15

14

14% Feb

1

12 Yb

21% May

57 Ya Feb

18

Oct
Oct

Ltd——No par

——

45 Yb May

May 14

Campbell W & C Fdy——No par
Can Dry Ginger Ale com
1.66%
$4.25 preferred —
—
No par
Canada Southern Ry Co
100

Cons

Sep

May 19
Dec 26

80

6Y4 May 19

Hecla

38Ya

14"

21'Y2 May 19

&

:

Oct

26

Copper.;—5

Calumet

•

Dec

125

May 19

25 Ve May 20
80

preferred__100

Bldg 7%

99%

2

32

30
3

6

Co (A M) common—No par
Participating preferred-—*——100
Byr*n Jackson Co—
No par

*52

*52

106 Ya Apr

72

53

99%
*26

7

—-—1

:—

Byers

*32%

32%

-.5

1..100

27

18%

36 Y» Jan

27 Ya Feb

Jun

Apr

11
5

Feb

Jan

May

125

13 Ys May 19

Deo

20%
53%
42 Ya
70

105

5

20 Y4 Dec

>■''

95

*

115

3,

28% Feb

31%

Dec

Jan

Jan

109 Ys Apr

63

Jan

35 Ys

Nov

2

26

30
26

common—1

35%

Jan

Dec

Dec

*

19 Ya

27%

27 Ya

Butler

500

*27%

27 Ya

Terminal
Term

4%%

88

3%

Oct

May 19

84 y2

3%

23

Jun

9%

12%

10

84

84 Ya

88

31% Feb

80 '

10

*3%

Oct

95

conv 2nd preferred
100
preferred
^
__100
Burroughs Adding Mach
No par

85

*85

Sep

30 Ya

Apr

34Ya

Jan

13 Va

11

3%%

9 Y2

12%

72

27

'96

25% Jun

15

No par

Inc

Co

3

18 Ya Feb
40 Ya Feb

3%%

100

83%

13%

Watch

Jan

5

■

30% Nov 20

—No par
1
100

——

Mills Corp
preferred—'

4%

9%

3%

27%

Bulova

83%

14

Co

26

,

15Ys Dec

$3.60 pfd

Burlington

*9%

3%
102

14%

Co——:

Forge

Bullard

*82%

9%
85

preferred

35 Ya

Dec

May 17

90

No par

common

86

Dec

23 VB May 19

5
100

—

Co

12

No par

preferred
(The)

Dec

21

No par

common

35 Ya

*87

9%

$5

Co

86

17 Ya

common

—

35

88

14%

preferred

86 Ya

*85 Ya

89%

*82%

Inc

Co

Bucyrus-Erie

50

*85

9%

Gas—

30 Ya

13 Ya Feb

9 y2 Dec

No par
2.50
100
No par

Bruns-Balke-Collender

«

8,900

*87

14%

Shoe

Brown

10

90

85

Union

1

26

30

No par

1

39% Feb

Dec

81

No par

common

Brooklyn

73

90

9%

Co

May 20

7

Jan

8

May 19

32

Mar

Jan

37% May 19

5
—2.50
..15

Stratton—*

preferred

124

*85

14%

&

Bristol-Myers

9%

97/b
73

*87 y2

*C2

Briggs

$3.60

18%

Co

Airways Inc
Brewing Corp of America
Bridgeport Brass Co.—•
Briggs Manufacturing

May

30%
33 Ys

383/4 May 21 '

(assented )_100

<

oct

Oct

30

27

46

Nov

15 y4
18 Ya

Dec

88% Dec

31

6

10

59

25:

Jan

20

45% Dec

...100

>

Highest
S per share

8 per share

share

35% Nov

17

89'

15

Bearing

Apr

x203/e Feb
.

•

14% May 19

—5

Braniff

3%%

*31 Ya

34%

.

♦28%

36

32%

1,400

124

9%
74

35%

28 Ya

y

•10

17%

87%
'

10

32%

17%

17%

86%

8iya

10

32%

97

1,100

17%

*35%

36%

*75

400

7y2

17%

18 %

122 Ya

10 Ve

73%

81 Ya

36%

7%

21

18
*

123

10%
73%

*36
y

7Yb

Mar

83 Y4

Lowest

Highest

29% Nov

——1

common

RR

24 Ya

May 17

28 % May
,

No par

±

preferred

Maine

Boston

12

7

May 21

14

No par

common

Corp

Apr

21

29

181/2 May 19

2.50

(The)

Co

28%

35% Jan

i

12% May 19

.No par

Borden

.;

17

$ per share

Brass.———5

B

Inc

Jan

19

.1

Co—i

class

Stores

Jan

58

25% Nov

24

No par
common

Aluminum

112

Oct

7

Range for Previona

Laughlin Inc
.;
Bloomingdale Brothers——
Bohn

37

Dec

102

Range for Year 1017

&

Boeing

Oct

? Lowest

>

.Par

'

■

Co

Nor

V 16%

7

"

STOCK

Co

W)

15%

2

46 % May 20

No par

Co—:

& Decker Mfg Co——No par

Black

Bon

133 % Dec

.No par

Carpet-i

EXCHANGE
,

—100

-

Apr

28% May
35% Jan

Oct

28 Ya Jan

*76% May 19

com—No par

Electric

NEW YORK

'

19% Apr

1

_—

15

103% Feb

9

Steel (Del)
preferred—..

30%

NOV

«

9

24% Dec

Mar

14

39 % Feb !

19

.1

110

11:;

18% Jan

21% May 20

77% Dec

Feb

17

24% Jan

24

of 1946.No par

ser

Co—

7%

17% Sep

com__No par

Loan

pfd $3.25

May
Y4 July

106% Aug

May 17

——

118

104

2

Feb

18s/s Oct

10 TA May 21
Dec

73

Nov

39 Va Mar 31

12% May 16

95

Jan

40:

6

—100

Aviation

Cum

12

19

30% Jun

Sep

111

2

31

62

16% May 19

4%% ' preferred—
Bendix

Dec

..1

Co

Jan

110% Jan

29

common—10

Corp

Howell

29

—10 %
No par

Co

Jun

5% May 27

.

-.50

—

Packing
Belding-Heminway •

8% Dec

.100

preferred
Corp

RR

Beech-Nut

4,800

98

*20%

18%

10%

86%

35%
*95

36 Ya

Jun

4

Beatrice.Foods

2,700

32

*94

73%

20%

36 Ya
97

17 Ya

10%

*34 Va

28 Ya

17Ya

72%

*86 %

28%

36 Ya

9 Yb
32 Yb

17%

10%
*35

*75

9%

*95

72%

*17%

7%

32 %

9%

97

*36

7Ys

7Ya

Jan

15

18

'

*36

Jan

Maf.'

18

Bath
Iron
Works Corp——
1
Bayuk Cigars Inc..
——_No par

".

'

May

8

Juii'

5iy4

200

"

36 Va Dec

par

Aug-

Bond

4%

Nov

64 Y4

3,300

89%

.'*4%

6Yi

41 Ya

41 y2

*88

8

Dec

Bliss

31%

/■

7% Feb

Apr

500

24%

32

Aug

4% May 19

3

25 Ya

Bliss

37%

26'A

32 3/4

36%

Blaw-Knox

31%

*36

Oct

18

2,100

24%

37 Ya

15%

Barker

2,200

,v.;:

27

88 Ya

Foods—

800
"V,

Jan

27% Jan

Sep

Bethlehem

37%

30%

37Y4

3

'

Best

thares

14 Ya

23 Ya July

Nov

15 y4 Dec

12% Feb

66

■ales for

30%

Sep

18

5%

the Week

26 Ya

.

Nov

16%

29

60

100

$ per share

10 Va

18

29% Jan

3OY4

6,400

Jan. 16

10

18% Feb

12

5% May 16

30

Brothers

•

jJun

W03/4 Aug
253/a Jun

Oct

3,400

Friday

Jan.15

Sep

12%

<fc

500

97s/4 "Jan. I
135

Nov

25

16% Feb

Best

1,100

Nov

114

31

common

Beneficial

14 Y2

X53%

9
30

Dec

Bendix Home App Inc com

57 Ya

July 28

uuly

27% Jan

17% Dec

13

1.

STOCKS

Wednesday

Jan. 13

No par

Works—13

Aroostook

Aircraft

57

121

9% May 19

&

&

*14

.'.

14 Ya.

73

15

-'t

"ApX% ;

47 Y»

Bell

1

.;

18

22% Mar 11

Jun

Oct

2,300

137

57
Apr
111% Dec

preferred—.:
100
Barber Asphalt Corp (Delaware).lO

100

101

'

_No par

common

1,100

Ya

34%

Amer~i_5

of

5,900
I

303/b

100 Ya

137

Ya

22% Oct

24

Oct

PRICES

Tuesday

Jan. IS

Jan. 10

I

AND

14 Ya

14%

Monday

Saturday
'•

14%

26

*135Ya

*133

"

*

24
87

25%

30Ya

99 Ya

99%

*135

'*56

59

30 Ya

30%

99 Ya

8

136 YB

*84

26 y2 July

Nov

Bell

10,100

"

21% May 19

11

Conv.

'«-»

29 Ya

5

51% May
130%

8

18%

Bangor

'

20 Ya

20

84 Y2

25 YB

28%

*

Nov

Aug

17%

600

C

Nov

105

40

25% Feb

4,900

17%

22%
98

31

22

105

liy8Mayl7

Aircraft

*22 Ya

26

113% Sep

30

16% Feb

Creek

*95 Ya

Dec

28

Dec

24% Feb

Beech

1,000

15

Nov

91

26

Beech

157/a

31 Ve Apr
105

B_—100

Jun

7% May 17

Beck Shoe 4%%

2,000

May

Inc,,,;

120

Y

May

94

Mar 29

77

Jun

^5c

Co

Ohio

170

.-

49 Y4

Dec

22

.'

29% May

—100

&

8,400

35

83

Dec

68

—

Locomotive

Y2

98

*

*82

.

Sep

26 Y4

4

Jan

>

b

T)

Beaunit

32

45

15

62

125
:

preferred—.——:———100

4%

60

22 Ya

28 Va
.

17

(B

500

,

13

common—-

IOYb

97/B
*30 Ya

*95 Ya

28 Ya

20 Ya

Ya

98 Ya

10

17

900

90

32

22%

98

900

18

99 Ya

Ya.

2,600

36

*88

15%

23 Ya

23

84

25%

*15%

Va

*30 Ya

11,300
:•<

series

Canteen

Baltimore

140

r

IOYB*

*17%

35

16

16
16 Ya

*95

9

35

16%

16 YB

*98

9Ys

34%

16%

98

98 Ya

9

32

35%%

24

23 Ya

*95

18

800

22 Ya

36

90

*17%

32

35'%

36 Ya

*88

18

35

16% "7.

16%

.

98%

9YB

*33

33

33

36 Ya

88

*17%

36

*35

*

*

99%

9 Ya
*32

37

88

18

Baldwin

4,500

48

34 y„

.v:

5,400

500

Feb

34% Feb

Mfg Corp (The) common
$2.25 conv preferred,;
No

Babbitt

13,000

:

59

23% Jun

Co———

1,000

'

*23Ya

v

44 Ya

33%

;

23 Ya

34'/8

*44

*23 YB

44%

23 Ya

44 Ya

34%

*

40% May 17

common—1

Avco

1,900

13 Ya

14%

12%

*

Oct

preferred————100

■

14%

Oct

No par

Conv

26

13

prior pfd'($1.20)

Austin

Autocar

Dec

100

No par

1,000

4%

May

10

Corpi—
Nichols common—-

1,600

6

13%

j

121

Oct

15

Task

17%'.

6

*12%

May

32%

Feb

__'—1

conv-

Atlas

17%

6%
14

Lines

$3.75

Corp

17%

*6

" 1

148

Nov

18% Feb

preference series A—100

Atlas Powder

'

38

conv

Atlas

240

May

Dec

—No par

Line' RR

I SS

Preferred

*24

153

125

10% May ig

preferred—_1C0
Refining common——25

36%

*113

Dec

4

10

non-cum

106%

28%

|

124%

Feb

x98

100

Inc

94%
60

Jun

4

134

112

Co..

preferred
F

36%

61%

13

132% Feb

1

.78

106%

61

20% Feb

4

2

Atl G &

11,500

6

Dec

2

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11

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154

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53%

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10

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2

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30

48

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9

44% Feb

8

Dec

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17

9.

'

Dec

May 17.

44

May 20
6% May 19

10

110% July 30
13 % Feb
7
55% Dec
1

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1
20

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26

47

Jan

Nov

32

Aug

May
Jan

Deo

115% Mar

35 Va

Sep

54%

12%

Feb

22

Apr

101

'

July

Sep
Sep

109 Vs

Jan

33%

53%

Jun

103%

Nov

113% Mar

8V0

Nov

18 Vs

Feb

46 Vs

Nov

63

Jan

lft

Oct

24

Jan

33%

Oct

49% May

19

15

Nov

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13%

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30%

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56

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23%

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55

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10

ft
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27

33%

Sep

23

27% Oct 23

43

60

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19

12% Apr

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par

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25% July
23 3A Apr

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10%
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109%

104% July 31

par

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42%

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24

30

95

-

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114%. Feb

29

30 Va Dec

18 Va

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94

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100

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Continental Diamond Fibre,

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7%

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111

Jun

July

32 % May

Sep
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$3.75

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100
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4,900

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115

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3,000

v

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28

4

104% Nov- 18

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2

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30

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7

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94

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—No par

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25 Va Nov

-

No par

Edison

29

20% May 19
2% May 19

Conde Nast Publishing Inc___No par

500

,

51%

100

Solvents

Commonwealth

400

54%

10

1

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Sep
Jun

20

54

page 24

3

13

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54

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28

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30%

50

11%

Nov

Sep

4Vo

10

'

"

36%

24%

57f

2,400

14%

21

■

114

39% Mar 12

Corp.—

Colorado

4,000

24%

18

30

28

Deo

62

$3.50

550

24%

Feb

48 V2 Jan

May 21

23

Corp
No par
Colgate-Palmolive-Peet com..No par'

310
.

108

44%

Class

900

*24 Va,

y 38%

16%

-!'

17 Va

20

Feb

Coca-Cola

220

.

Deo

6

Feb

Dec

:v,!;v'Ay''-':

5,000
r

30%

21% Sep

29% Jan
111

19

19%

W

120

44%

Dec

56%

*17%

x44

v

Nov 24

99 Va

NEW YORK

200

:

May

3

Coca-Cola

14

94

*10'/a

62%

17%

92

5%

175 Va

62%

53

66% Oct 21

22

4%,

"1350

14

39%

5 Va

175%

62%

17%

94%

5%

179

Sep

36

Jan

1ft

Sales for

Shares

Jan

July

Jan

Preferred

the Week

$■ per.share

15

Feb

Cluett Peabody & Co com

Jan. 16

25 Va,

Dec

24% Feb

1,900

Friday-

;/•,

25

Oct

6y4

57

20

89%

Deo

14

1

101,

2,400

35%
142%

14'

18

-7% Mar

10

Clopay

14%

93%

*30

900

35%

11

Feb

21

29

10

3,000

142'/a

%

15% Feb

31

42% Mar 17

78.

Colo Fuel & Iron Corp com—No par

38

Jan

26

5,400

d«g*.

59 Va

Dec

14%

vo*65
Wr37%;

37% Jan

Deo

14 % Dec

14%

12%.;>

Nov

42% Dec

14%

68%:,

Feb

17
45

56

71

14%

38% A

.

vfe

89%

V

34% Dec
2
July 23

16,

76%

50

14%

35

13

Jan

,50-

10%

-89%

>

142%-"',

Co 7% gtd
4%- stock——...

gtd

14 %

40

30%

V

Pitts RR

&

Special

Colonial

35

Jan

July

Climax Molybdenum......—.No par
Clinton Industries Inc..
..l-

1,700

11%

43 Va

53% Feb

15% Sep
347a Sep

109

18%

34%

Jan

21

10

*18%

>■

82%

10

18%

12 Va

Sep

31

18%

34%

3C%

Dec

19

35 Va

38%

Nov

18%

11%

Sep

27 % Jun

14%

11%

11%

106

19%

"V

11 %

8
7

12% May 19'

1

14%

,

Oct

100

19

14%

3%

9

8

No par ;

....

Cleve

10

50

6,000

<y. •33%

10

35%

r

15%

preferred

Graph Bronze Co.'(The)
preferred

5%

15

38

2%

75

*33

Clev

40

19%

*14

4

Ry Co com—.100

Collins &

14%

33% Feb
15%, July

Sep

27% Feb

May 19'
27 % May 20

preferred.!—a——
100
Illuminating com__No par

$4.50

70

1,500

45

St Louis

1,200

*14

7

14% Feb
38% Feb

<

37 %

Cleve Elec

9,400

31

*42%

C &

92%

.

'

11V* Oct

.

6% Feb

30

21 Va

&

24

14%

■

'

23

.20

24

17%;...

Oct

Sep

.96"

100

Co..—

91%

17%

5%

Dec

5

—;—

Equipment

57«>

107%

Yv 15%

10'/a

Clark

700

90

*73

33

City Stores

3,600
»

*106%- 108'A
-

City Investing Co common—
5 % 7ft; preferred
...;

44%

38%

2%

2,200

■

24

;

1

'

92%

17% :

Jan

8% Feb

14% July
17% Jan

56 Va

com..__8.50

44%

;

Jan

26 Vs

Nov

32-

-

——.j—

24

40

28%

y

36%

*30%

4 Va Nov

25

92

Y

18%

Oct

7'A

•

15% Jan 13

2,50v

& Elec

Gas

.10% Dec

par

92

40

100

20 Va Jan

__——_^.100f
Cincinnati Milling Machine Co___10
C I T Financial Corp
__No par
City Ice & Fuel—.——No par

C C

107%

108

—1—No

Rights

180

*80

*1350

44%

Oct

9%

...100

Cotton; Oil———

Cincinnati

60

x35%

15%

62%

_4%

20

7% Feb

51% May 19

Preferred

81

*160

A—_„i

24%

11%

*65

"7,600
75,600

97 Va

*80

45

*177

62%

3

12% Dec

Rock Is & Pae RR Co__No par

44

11%

68%

24'/a

tV~

300

tper,3shari>>

179

62%

Jun

Preferred series A ex-divi—__100>

V'.

"1350

66%

12% Jan 29

33% Nov 25"

par

Copper Co—
Chrysler Corp

1,600

Jan.15

*177

62%

Apr

25% Ma*

102 % July 25

23% May 19/
13% Nov 25'

,

preferred—.No par

24

24%

*65

23%

9%

Thursday

share

Jan

'

100^

*

91%

*92

25'/a

34%

179

44%

convertible

PRICES

per

Oct

6% May 19

45

24'A

*12 Va

v•

ivrar

48%

& P vtc„No par '

92%

25

12%

■

17%

2

—I.No par r

Preferred series
,

;

26,800

31%

Jan. 14

28

%

preferred..—.

Jan

25% Ocfe

32

105

30

B

St Paul

-21% Nov

Oct

15% Feb

Chile

60%

31'A

Wednesday

*,■

30

Jan

25% July
43

12%

10 Va Jan

24%

25

35 V4

SALE

••

-

Jam

May

114

4% May 19
2% Dec
5

;

25

*35

HIGH

51%

Jan

Sep

8%. May 19

.10:

;• •r-*9'A

75

89%

-

3v
10

14
5% May 19
6% May 19
4% May 17

par

87/a

30%

35%

30% Oct
54% Jan

Jan

3% Apr

•

Chickasha

31%

107%-.

*140

89%-

13

•

.

•"

150
25"'

a

Cot ol A

24%

;

-r

25

*12%

142

89

20 Ya Feb

81Va Dec

Series A prefetred vtc..——.100

Chic

23

40% Dec

1

—

& Louis Ry

Milw

$3

4,100

V:;

90

•

Sep

14%

23% Nor

10

110% Jan

May 21

23

*

40

Chicago Pneumat Tool comulNo

36

*95

.

»

,«

1

44%

*24

11%

AND

62%

24%

14%

35%

142

*1350
93

*17%

*10%

;

36%

10%

5

Co.:——No par

RR

Feb

24

10% May ],0>

.1,23 \

tChilds Co

38%

33

•

27:

19 %'

100% Dec

400

22%

15%.

:

."f;. 35%

j

Jan. 13

*177

63

4%

38'A

*42%

24

31%

"

20

Chicago. Yellow Cab-j—i——No

22 Va

*73

10%

89%

I per, share

181

24%

14%

.

33

;

142

Tuesday

•:>,

Jan.12
$ per

"

V 89

Monday

*19%

28 %

''

190

30%

Oct

800

A

17%

16%

107 Va

30

No par

..—

preferred—..^.—

5%t-

400

•

31%;

*107%

31

10'A

90'/a

12%

16'A

107Va

107%
75 •:'

Jan

23Va

Deo

8ya

%

Chicago- & Northwest com-^i.No par

21,700

31'/a

36%

35%
:*i4o

A:,

30%

16%

*80

15%:

.

Chic

200

3 2'A

36%

42 Va

14%

2%

108

108 «A

73

45

36 Va

111

East

Class

4,600

82

*160

Sep

11

6

21% Jan

No par

Co__+_.

preferred

&

5 %.

3,200

,

55%

.16%

90

*80

37 Vs

30,

*1065/s

Belt

Chic Ind

5,500

*31%

190

15

19%

99%

*80
,

32%

42%

19%

*38%

"

■

17

15%

14%

11%

*160

90

9Va
82

■: |: ,16%
32%

195

*107%

.

93

15

*80

16 Vs

*80

30%

25

*14'A

*87/s

9V4
82

3b%

108

95

25

31%

Vs

32%"-32%

108 %

6,800

31%

35 % Mar

11%'May 19
20% May 19

No par ;

Chicagot Great West RR Go com—50

3,200

22'A

38%

16%

1350

44'A

%

38%

16%

;

4,200

68 Va

'•

%-

22%

LOW

*1350

*91 Va

89

18

—_1

Coppers

Products.,..

Chicago Corp (The)

14,000

*4%

24

38 Vs

33%

„

17,400

,'"f

Pasco

Class A

„■

'

*31%

37%

Chic

4,800

48'A

va

95%

15%

Jan. 10

*177

*91

4% May 19

Chesapeake & Ohiq'.Ry common.^25,
3Vac/o convertible preferred—100

3,300

5%

*11'A*16'A

95

•

22 Vs

*165

15

Apr
Jan

*

32

95 Vs

*80

195

;22 Va Nov

de

Chesapeake? Corp of Virginian

1,900
Va

9%

60'A,

38%

*8

14% Feb

Checker.. Cab Mfg:

,

100

7

*33%

22%

9% "

90

24'

•24%

Jan

Jun

16% Oct 27

23

Sugar Co—

Champion Paper & Fib com—No par .'

.

9,800

11

29%.

36

38%

82

!

9

'v

116

29

Chain

1,200

•'-67%

4%

22'A

31%

;;

88

*53%,.

61

24%

-

Jan

9% Dec

$4.50

43%

'\f 31

17

60%

20

11% Dec

V 5,905

12%

*33%

%

IB

39%.

•

29

9.50

Certain-teed

1,000

13%

5

1

i_No par

3,000

61

15%

Saturday
f per share

24%

*91
•

21

38'A

36

July

77% Dec 30

Cerro

(

^2,200

37%

60%

/

23

-

2,100
4,900
'

30

*

Xl7% Dec

Co___No par

Col

Century Ribbon Mills—

16,900

*4r'A

8ep

Central; Violeta

,

200

18%

*33%

60 VT -61%

*.

r.ioo

33%

'

17

20

31

Aguirre Sugar
Foundry

"

*33%

,

"...

*11%

14

12 Va Jan

20

Corp, pfd 3.40^e ser-loO '
fCentral RR of New Jersey,i—100:

5,300
y

47%

L%

*11%

21Vb Feb

102% July

,

12%
17%

38 V®

Deo

V33%

6&%

Jan

15

Central

•13,100

31'A

Jan

161%

22 Va

138

Apr 28

96 Va Apr

18%

30%

i'-f' rrv!,

,

109 Va

Oct

32% Feb 24

158

Cent NY Pr

9%

•:

Sep

9

19% May 19
19% Dec 19

300

8%

55%

104Va

12

-Dec

i

*

31'A V

ft

Dec

130

116

preferred

Central

(

*53%

108 Va Jan

x97

No par

Jun

39

31%

23% Sep

110%

19

'38

56

34 V4

!

:•

*53%

56

15 Vs

91

,1

30%

33%

":

34%

36.,

.'

*30

*106%

75

*42%

f

38%

30%

18%

Nov

4

5%

33%.

18%

8

Feb

15%

'

37%

108

If

38

32-

12%

17'A
4%

*8%
*>79 Va

*106%

A

31%

9%

195

*80,

?

"38%

v

16%

32%

37

!

.

80

*165

r

22%

31%

80

f

*91%

22%.

31%

V

h.

m

62%-

%

-V"'

•:

95 Va
\

39%

)

4%

25%

!•■■'••> *91%
S1 *
*22

!'
!:

18%

39

33%

Jan

81 Va Mar

22;

Feb

23

8%.

•

.25%
^

17
VA

36

62 %
.

,V.

■;

12%,.

17%

*33%

t

V.-'Y"'

12

*4%

-

V

'33%

,

173A

-■

183

54% Nov

28% Dec

100% Dec

"

9%

67%

*16%

t

--33

8%

9%

'

'

12

,

-

;-.;54%;
.-I'

::
,

8%

33 3A

18%

32%

"

.

9 Va

'

19

*53%

ft

9

?

33%

,

18%
39%
.

'

Nov

153

7

64

Central III Lt 4 Va %- preferred—100

'
1

Jan
Jun

1?%-May 19

1.00

:

10%
55

49% May 19

—No par

Corp common

Oct
Nov

170

5%

100%

7-

5'/a

158Va Jan

>

103%

10%

18%- i

30

20

13%

5

"T4%;:! 15%

-15 'A

8%
5 Va

<Dec

Feb

6%

31%

8

Dec

17 %

V 8%'

.7'A .:.

132

47

29

87%

9 Va¬

.100

preferred
preferred

7% Feb

13

Oct

13%

5%

9

Jan

Sep

26 »A

:

47/a

9

6

29 Va May 19

25

Jan
Jan

34
60

Sep

*27% v 28

87%

4%

Nov

8%

43%

9

Nov

34%

9

16%

;

13%

15

2

26

43%

4%

8%

'

28

14

Oct

2

21

43'A

21% Oct
45

May

19

29%

44%..

61%

14 Va Jan

*100

*27%.s.

28%

V *27%
.5'-,.43%

443%

39%, Deo

Sep

10% Jan

'",16'A

:

Dec

39

22 Va Feb

,9%

14

38%

7

8

10'A

'21%

*13%

1st

2nd

2

50 Va Feb

7% Dec

80

1007/a

*100

7Vo

Celotex

t

39% Jan

8

12% May 19
35% May 19

,_1

*

29

7% May 19

12%

'

Corp

Co common

137

Sep

Central Hudson G & E Corpi-No par

9%

,

Dec

Highest
J per share

9

1,800
2,900
1,200

8'A

*9%

32

Dec

38

112

Jan

8%

12%

26

27

5

128

share

100

80

16 Va"

21%.

21',4

*100

101

$4.75
80

10'/a

30'/a

100

Caterpillar Tractor
No par
Celanese Corp of Amer com—No par

3,100

:

12%

','16 Va

30'

General

&

(J L)

24

10
series—.—_—50

4%

Preferred

10 Va

,

"25%

16%
29

■

-

28

*4%,'

Carriers

Nov

I per

,

18 Va

103-,*

81

17

44%

*86

Co

102

$ per share

20 Va

.

*8

.

*44%

Light

.Case

5,400

26%

8'/a

8%

30

*98

14%

8%

*8

21

-

101

;

8'A

29%

21%

*13%

18%

8>A
*8

16%

21 Va
*98

18%

8 Va

26 V4

26%

17

29%

&

Preferred

12,000.

137

25%

*19%

.

105

*10

10%

*133

26%

12%

8

12%

12%

*28%

Power

Year 1946

Lowest

Highest

$ per share

Ry—_100

*100%, 101%

135

25%

18%

*79%

81%

*79%

20%

18%

135

25%

8

*19%

20 Va

*100% ,101%

25%

8V4

814

*19%.

105

Ohio

138

60%

&

Carpenter Steel Co-_
Carrier
Corp common

.2,600

.

Clinch

Carolina

500

500
1,800

6%

26%

20%

17

*134

Carolina

3,400

r

-

,

43%

59%

18%

*26'/a

138

6%
43%

44

61

*19%

*7%

6%

43%

16%
43%

•

27 Va-

*100%

26%

80

6%

44!

16'A

Range for Year 1947
Lowest
Par

1,400
'

.

26%

27

*102%

7%

*43%

139

30%
42

*42

Range for PreTJona

STOCK

EXCHANGE

60

60

60

*8

30 "A

*40%

NEW YORK

Shares

108

31

42%

*134

26%

106

42

*40'A

16%

45

133

30%,

42

16%

138

*100

106%

42%

45

26%.

106 Va

Sales for

♦ per share

17%

*134

59%

t per share

31

%

(259) ' 15

RECORD

the Week

Jan.16

43%

*42%

6%

40

CHRONICLE

STOCKS

107%

*30%
*

•

STOCK

Friday

Jan.15

share,

per

107%

43

*41 %■

$

YORK

Thursday

Jan. 14

share

per

FINANCIAL

PRICES

Wednesday

,

&

J».r>

1

50

*12%
52

Oct

ro

Apr

Nov

2'. %

Jan

8ep

67%

Jan

16

YORK

NEW
Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Jan.12

Jan.13

Jan. 14

Jan.15

t

share

per

1 per

1 per share

share

per

1

♦92 ft

19%

20%

95

93

93

*92 %

5

5

4%

5%

4%

4%

♦4%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

34%

33%

34

93%

*92%

95

97

97

63%

5

1,600

3

1,600

Coty International Corp
Crane

32%

32%
98%

100

^

98%

Coty Inc

3,200

*97%

33

32%

Co

3%%

*12%

I3ytt

*12%

13

12%

12%

12%

13

13

23

*22%

23%

22%

22%

*22%

23

23%

23%

23%

23%

500

Cream

*22%

41%

42%

*41V4

42

41%

41%

41

41%

Crown

43%

43%

900

*42%

45%

44%

44%

♦44V4

44%

100

*43%

32%

33

32

32%

31

31 Va

31%

31%

2,800

97

967/a

96%

95%

96 VA

95%

95%

230

122%

100

$4 2nd

25%

253/4

4,000

*68%

69%

200

333%

560

14%

2,500

45%

*44%

33%

33%

33

33%

97

97

97

97

*96

124

125

24%

23%

24

24

24%

69

68

68

69

69

♦120

124

124

*117

122

*115

*118

*44%

443/4

*44%

443/4

123%

123%

*24%

25%

*68

70

*G8

*31%

32%

*31%

32%

32%

32%

32%

32%

33

333/4

14%

14%

14 %

14%

14%

14%

14%

143/a

14%

143/a

♦160

24%

16%

16%
24%

8%
58%
5

17%

xl6%

16%

700

24%

24%

*23%

24%

200

O

8%

5

*57

-

26

;

25%

24

24%

21%

22%

•;

23

95

92%

92%

*92 %

94

*16%

16%

16%

16%

*15%

16%

17%

*17

18

22%

22%

'

'

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17%

18

"

'

24

21%

21%

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95

*92%

19

*17%

*17

2,000

9

28

Sep

35%

Jan

31

Oct

62

Jan

52% Mar 27

47

Deo

54% Feb

25

Apr

29

98

Dec

29

30

16

25

108% Feb 24

103

Sep

110%

Apr
Feb

105% May 19

130y8 Oct

110

Sep

150

Apr

22% May 19

37 y4 Feb

13

29

Deo

Jan

29

54% Feb
115% July

34% Oct

96

30

66

Dec

22

May 20

13% May 19
Jan
7

165

12% Dec

29

88%

Jan

17 Vk

Oct

17% Sep

40%

Jan

46%

28% Jan

160

Jan

165

Jan

95

7

Oct

106

Mar

18

Mar II

101

16% Not

24% July

19% Feb

3

12% Feb

5

10

Not

No par
No par

113 y8 Jan

16

147

Dec

4

103

Oct

146%

Feb

Jun

6

70

Mar

1

60

Sep

76%

5%

Oct

12%

Apr
Feb

17%

Oct
Oct

145

Dee

45

91%

Deo

98% Not

17

Not

34

xl6

5

.

preferred

Dana

Inc

7%

1
pfd

Feb

18

11

132

128

Apr

23

,18% May 17

10% Feb

I

19% Aug 26

26% Sep

90% Nov

No par

97,

1
100
2.50
x„20

series A_
Corp N Y

8

21% Dec

12% May 21
129

100

34/4%

pid

6% Feb

4% May 20

1
Sons

Corp common

Cum

56

7

12

4

Oct

29

2J3%

1

16% Jan

24% Oct

Dayton Pwr & Light common——7
Preferred 3.75% series A
100
Preferred 3.75% series B
100

Dec

29

23
35% Jan
6

82% Dec

31

34% Feb
July
May

84

Dec

30

May

101% July 29
101% July 24

175/a

300

*17

17%

100

5%

Stores

Davega

preferred
Chemical

Davison

1,500

25%

Jan

26

18

Sep

14% May 20

Corp

(The)

16

21

22

21%

213/4

28%

27%

28

27%

275/a

27%

275/8

27%

273/4

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89

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89

89

90

90

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200

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88

88

89

90

91

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90%

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90%

80

14%

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14%

14 3/8

14%

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Dayton Rubber Co

50c

25

12%

12%

125%

3,800

Decca Records Inc

50o

29

39

37

38

383%

1,200

Deep Rock Oil Corp

1

33

Aug

8

45% Oct

5,300

No par

31

Muy 17

46% Oct

34%

Apr

Not

22%

Deo

31%

Deo
33% Oot

68%

Jun

25% Sep
6% Oot

23

38% Feb

Not

17

60% Jan
16% Jan

31

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16 %

11

13%

12%

20% Feb

13'/4

Sep

13%

123/4

11

13%

Sep

31% May
36% July

16% Not

11

14%

14%

23% Feb

14%

12% Sep

14%

20

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22%

28%

28%

■

22%

21

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45

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;

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95%

9%

17%

18%

17%

18

18

18

17%

18

3,800

37%

37 %

37%

37%

373/4

37%

37%

37%

37%

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21%

21%

21%,

21%

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93%

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1,800

39%

9%

&

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38

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1,400

136

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7%

,

24

23% Sep

39% May

47

Jan

17

34% Oct

60%

Apr

26

50

Jan

25

42

Sep

60

Aug

24% Feb

13

16%

Oct

34% Jan

common.

preferred
International

conv

NEW YORK

55% Oct 30

'

1,000

1st pfd

No par
5
No par
No par
15
No par
No par
50o
100
1

28% May 19

»

■(

39% Oct

23

16 % May 14

21% Jun

•

18

Jan

76

45% May 27

500

10%
25

700

3,800
:

170

-

37% May
29% Feb

63%

Not

108% Mar

111%

Deo

118

7

42% July 24

8

98% Dec

26

114% Feb

91% Dec

31

104% Oct 22

14

Dec

22

15%

Oct

98% Feb

19

91

Oct

Feb

10

15

Oct

17% Nov

29
29

41% May

July

8

161

Oct

227

Jun

30

129 % Aug

4

124

Deo

133

July

92% Dec

29

107 % Sep

3

12

115% Jun
19% Mar

9
3

112%

Oct

116% Feb

13%

Sep

May 27

110% Sep
14

Dec

27

197

Range for

;

Highest

I per

Par

'• 44 > May 19
«25% Jan 16

No par i
<

.

-

Federated'Dept Storee com-—Nopar '
4%% convertible -preferred—100 >

Lowest

$ per share

share

4%
11%
32;
< 16%
s>9%

May 19

t per

Pretloue

share

Highest

$ per share

19

Sep

30% May

.16%

Not

31% May

25% Aug 18
24 % Apr

3

Jan

80

51

May

21

Year 1946

Range for Year 1947
Lowest

30% Jan

61

Jun

Not
39
Oct
23% Deo
101
Oct

209

Aug
Feb

:

48% July 23

190

198% Oct 21
57% Dec

,2t

25% Feb ',

7,

Feb -4
27% Feb 17

109

111% Feb
8% Feb

17% Oct

-

18

106% Not
6% not

if

65% Feb 13 ;
18% Feb
5
39% Jan

3% Jan
19% Feb

•

.

71

40% May
Aug

112

27% Dec
16%

Oot

34%

Jan

80% Feb
35% Apr
48% J«n
7% Jan

12% Deo

10
14
8

Feb

114

50% Oct

,

3% Doo
13% Oct

t

2^% May

July 24

138

Sep

180% May

156% Feb 24

128

Sep

167

171

;

Oct

66% Jun
61% Jun

Dec 18

11% Not

24% Dec 15
19% Jan
8

17% Dm

30% Feb
43% Mar

17

Not

21% Oct

104

Sep

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„

38.

107

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3
19
2

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.

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|
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:

31

3
3

67

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SS

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Oct

48

Oct

90

-

Oct
Oct

Mar 25

23% Jan
93
Jan
95

Jan

22%

Jan

13% Feb

8

10

24% Feb

7

15% Oct

.33% Apr

25% Jan

7

21% Not

;

50% Oct

18

13% Aug

-

;
j

July

44% Sep

57% Oct

0

34% Oct
7
Oct

00 • Jan It

81% feb
9% Feb

.

Not

63% Jan

!

11% Jun

1

88

May

1% Sep

1

Dec 8 •
14% Dec 26
May 16 • - 42% Mar 7
Dec <5 23% July 14
May 19 ; , 14% Feh, t
19> Apr l8' > 28% July23.
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.

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Oct

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10% Oct

21% Jun

i- 35

j

,

21

Not

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Sep

>

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Apr

116

115% Dec

173

For footnotes see page 24

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Jun

33%

12

19

10 % May 19

14% Nov

Dec

23

Mav 16

80

14

Vv'

Fedders-Quigan Corp
1
Federal'Mining & Smelting Co—2
Federal-Mogul Corp. —;
—5
Federal Motor?Truck-;-*—---No par

Apr

Mar

48

Deo

16 %

36 % Sep

100
5

Fajardo Sugar Co of Porto Rico
2o
Farnsworth Televis'n & Rad Corpx.l

400

18%

Fairbanks Morse & Co

25% Not
x23% Sep

10

34

8

Eagle-Plcher Co
10
19% Jan 16
Eastern - Airlines Inc.
—I
16 . Nov 5
Eastern Stainless Steel Corp
5
14% Dec 4
Eastman Kodak Co common
10
42% May 17
6% cumulative preferred
1-100
163 Dec 26
Eaton Manufacturing CO—
-4 ...42%May 17
Edison Bros Stores Inc common—\
18% Dec 31
4%% preferred
100
88' Dec 30
Ekco Products Co common—
_5
.15% Aug 29
' 4%% preferred
100
104 , Dec 26
Elastic Stop Nut,Co_
1
4% May 19
Electric Auto-Lite (The)
5
50% May 17
Electric Boat common—
3
10% May 19
,
Convertible preferred
—-No par
33% May 29
Elec & Mus Ind Amer shares
—.
. 2
Sep 8
Electric Power & Light corn—No par
<11% May 19
/
$7 preferred—
.
-__No par ; 145 « Dec 2
$6 preferred——No par
135% Dec 1

5,000

99%

62% Jun

Feb

EXCHANGE

: 7,000

10%

Sep

May 22

19% Dec

STOCK

■

4,10(J

30%

24%

48%

May 19

49

,

7%

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18

62

15

24% Mar

13%

,

30

Not

2

19% Oct
40% Sep

15% Dec

Pont de Nem (E I) Si Co

Corp—

July

14% Not

28%

18% Jan

12

25

59% Oct

37%

*18

-

81% Feb

29
11 % May 19

———i,

Corp

Jan

22

800

-

13%

10%
-

15%
60%
15%
20%
13%
32%
101%
4%

37%

18%

24%

15% Oct

»

15

49%

30%

,

10%

29

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7%

24%

Aug

Oct

16

18
10%
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6%

55
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8%

13%

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Deo

25
2

1,800.

55%

.

15%
22%
13%
32%
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4%
10%

30%

38-

19%

Electric Storage Battery
—No par
47; Jan 3
Elgin National-Watch Co
:
15 v ,15% Dec 5
; ,. * 3,100
El-Paso Natural GaS——^
^3
,46% May 20
,
2,500Emerson Electric Mfg Co—
—4
9% May 19
M 1,000
Emerson Radio & Phonograph
5 . . 13 < May 19
; .. 1,100
Empire District Electric Co
10
t ll% Dec 17
.^
600
Endicott Johnson Corp common—25 <,27 % May 17
;
150
4% preferred
100
102 r May ,7
14,700
Equitable Office Bldg new.
1
. 3% Dec
9
10%
; 6,700 • Erie RR common
No par
8% Dec 8
55
V 300
5% preferred series A—j
100
47% May 19
65
Erie & Pittsburgh RR Co
SO ; 63 • Nov 24
8% '
'700
Eureka Williams Corp.
5
7% May 17
18
->■- ■>
700
Evans Products Co_
—
517% Dec 29
10%
3,600
Eversharp, Inc.
1
10% Nov 17
46%
-1,100
Ex-CeH-0 Corp.—
3
32% May 19
6%
600
Exchange Buffet Corp
;
2.50
*6% Dec 19

55

" 15%
* 60

49%

99

.

5%
50%

.

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,' *132

32% 32%
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57
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65
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18
18
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45% 45%
7
7

30%

46%

,

146

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49

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11%

46%
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14,200
30
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5%
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12%
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,

15%
15%
60
;,60%
15% 15%
21% 22

15%
15% ,'4 . 15% 15%
21%
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13% '
13%
13%
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33
32% 32%
101% 101%
101
102
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91
91
15%
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19

2
2%
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147
147
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19%

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55%

16
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167
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53%
19

common

Duquesne Light 5%

30

Deo

26% Oct

Apr

7

13% July

3

20% May 14

Preferred $4.50 series-

the Week

21
"
42%

20

166

53%

55
r

42%

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91
15% 16
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105%
5%
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11
46%
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136

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43%

53%
19

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139

16%

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21
17

21

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148
148%

139

56%

16

16

59%

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2
2
16% rl6%
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149%
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140

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149%

92

r

Feb

16%

10% May 19
17% Jan

No par
com—20
No par
Preferred $3.50 series—.—No par

Duplan

800

Jan.16

21

42%

165
53% 53%
19
19
*88
92
16% 16%
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105%
5%
5%
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12%
12%
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34% 34%

Dunhlll

Sales far

t per share

20

20%
43%

*162

3%%

600

Friday

16%

20%
43

Dresser

Du

1

Aircraft

Chemical

series A;
$3.25 2nd preferred

800

145%

Ltd

$4 preferred

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21%
17

20%
43%

*89

115

< per share

A

Mines

1,100

,

77

No par
No par

Cup Co common

Douglas

—

Oot

2
1

3,900

-..i"

; 97

145/s

21

16%

xl6
16%
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5%
6
51
51%
12%
12%
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34%
2
2
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16%

106
6%

96%

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;

14%

Jan. 15

21

54%
19

118%;:/; ■..-*>118,:,

119

—

900

'

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155/a

170%

179

Thursday

t per share >

166

—

PRICES

21%
17%

19

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,

6

16%

19%

19%

/

16%

148%

20
43%
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53

r

92

2%

16%

21%
44%
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54%
54%

106%

34%

21

17%

21

54%

12%

21%

SALE

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*

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16

16

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155/a

115

*114

Wednesday
Jan. 14

Jan. 13

43%

>19%

HIGH

/

14%

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15%
180

.

115

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14%

85

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97

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t per share

21%
17%

t

166

1133/4.'

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share

V

44%'<44%-

1183%

115

t per

21%

1183/4

Tuesday
'

Jan. 12

Jan. 10

I per thare

179%

14%

Monday

Saturday

15%

181

115

;

14%

V

155/a

178 3/4

96%

97

114

14%

15%

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15

15
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119

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16%

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83

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85

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85

60

Corp-Seagrams Ltd

Dr.

2,300
28,400

1

17% Dec

Class

Dow

28

62% Oct

42% Nov

Divco Corp.

400

213/4

15%

34%

4,300

96%

182%

,2%

11,400

993/4

22%

*15%

52

56%

38%

96 3/4

181%

6

54

99%

Oot

4

Aug

2

Pepper Co
Doehler-Jarvis Corp—

38%

23

59

25

Dome

55%

27% Mar 25

No par

Distill

Dixie

44% Dec

1

partic preferred
T Motor Car Co

Diamond

19
22

19% Dec

25% May 19

35% Apr

3,100

»

383%
100

21%

16

16%

*993/4

100

96%

15%

*88

38%

383/4

38%
100

Raynolds class A
Diamond Match common
6%

42% July

20% Dec

5
12.50

Vilbiss Co

1,600

500

99%

15%

*104

5334

53%

523/4

53

Edison

Devoe &

70

22%

15%

19%

1

53

97

100%

*81

85

54%

36

17

>!

97

22

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53

De

10% Fob

6% May 19

Co__100
Detroit-Michigan Stove Co.
1
Detroit Steel Corp
_1

6,500

*52

36

99%

*99%

96%

17%' ,17%
21%
21%

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53

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5% May 19

Detroit Hillsdale Si S W RR

400

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39

21%

17

35%

52

97

15%

17

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53%

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100
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100
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2

21% Jan
165

Oct

22

34% Oct 21

12

82% Dec

16

27% Nov

220

21 VA

Jan

45% Oct 20

18

16

*16 5%

20%

10

29

175/a21%

Oct

110% Aug

Dec

18

17%

165/b

16%

;

22

923/4

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Not

Dec

Amer com__No par

Cutler-Hammer Inc

1,200

22

Jan

101

41

Class A

•

92%

7%
49%

6% May 19

Cushman's

21%

Apr

Oct
Oct

4%

24% Oct

3,800

95

31

16

Dee

14%

31

40% Feb 13
107
Mar
5

30

22% Dec

4

75%

210 % Mar

31% May 19

2

Curtiss-Wright common

18,400

24%

24%

16

Deo

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9

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Aug 15

8% Jan

Cunningham Drug Stores Inc—2*50
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137

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13

195

11% Dec

No par
No par

Prior preferred

21%

21

21%
137

24

56%

5%

5%

•

21

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23%

213/8

21%

22%

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5

21 %
137

56%

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13

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5

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120

v

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109% AU«

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com

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900

136 %

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31

97

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137

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5

21

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57%

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57%

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5%
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8%
140

-

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24%

7

15

Dec

2% Dec

Cuneo Press Inc

81%

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32% Feb

26 y4 May 13

10O

24%

81%

Deo

RR 6%

Cuba

4,200

12%
85

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Wheat Corp

Cork

Crucible Steel of

5%

101%

$ per share

26

1

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A

preferred

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180

12

12%
85

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of

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6

105% Jun

4% Dec

100
100
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7%
preferred
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10
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preferred100

17

17

24

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83

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83

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*

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180

♦160

180

12%

12%

12%

13

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180

♦160

180

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25%

25

*68%

of

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1,000

13

12%

25%

105% Feb

16

61% Sep

—100

$4.20 preferred

12%

19

16

1

preferred

*97%

43

26

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170

25

common

98%

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18% Dec

1

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I per share

88

100

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20

5

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3

3

33

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88% Dec

5
100
100
25

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of 1947
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173

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10
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:

64%

64 VA

64%
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94

94

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5

32%

98%

34

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174

176

35

19%

93%

94

64%

65%

64%

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20%

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Lowest

Highest

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7,600

20

19%
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93%

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94

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175

173

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20

19%

93

65%

64%

66

20

Year 1946

Range for Year 1947
Lowest

EXCHANGE

Shares

share1

I per

I per share

share

.

*

93

92

95

65%

19%
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20

20
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Jan. 16

NEW YORK STOCK

Sales far
the Week

Friday

Thursday

Jan. 10

I

Range for Previous

STOCKS

Saturday

,

RECORD

STOCK

PRICES

SALE

HIGH

AND

LOW

Monday, January 19, 1948

CHRONICLE

& FINANCIAL

COMMERCIAL

THE

(260)

II,

I

U'ij "■

34% Aug
106:

Feb

Volume 167

Number 4665

THE

LOW

Saturday

Monday

Jan; 10
f

per share

57

I per

share

*20%

21%

22 %

*21%

HIGH

SALE

Jan.15

*211/4

21

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22%

f per share

share

per

211/4

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20%

21%

Sales for

*104%

200

21%

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57

57%

57%

57%

58

58

58

1,500

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48%

473/4

48%

48%

481%

48%

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Firestone Tire

*1043/4

105 %

100

105 %

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58

58%

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Monday

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43

7,700

99

99

500

183/4

700

53/8

13,400

5%

5%

53/4

500

■

Jan

7%

Jan

Noir

2%

Oct

6

14%

Oct

31% Feb

8

24%

Not

Feb

26

May 19
Oct

140

3

53/4

Co

$5

4%

Oct

20%

Oct

11%
26%

36% Jan

23

29

Jan

47

Jun

124% Jan

101

Oct

132

July

35% Jan

32

31

14

30

Feb

Dec

29

106

Apr

Dec

Nov

25

24%

108
V

.

No par

1

Jan

100

Feb

5

Granite

253/a

26

255/e

26

2,900

93/4

97

96

95%

600

300

90

Dec

36% Dec

5

46%

Jun

118

Jan

104%

Sep

Dec

30

85.

8

Jun

13

41% Dec

Jan

100

6

Oct

106

Apr

Deo

58

May

19

17

Sep

7

6

99% Dec

par

42% Apr
108
May

Jan

63'

9

FeD

b

124

Oct

29

116

Nov

33

*

5

par

Dee

22%

7/

58

13

Highest

9 per share

102%

31

26 % Nov

51% May
6
5% May 21
104 Va Jun

Feb

103

26

221/2 Dec

Lowest

t per share

105% Jan

17% May 19

49

Feb

15

27

NOV

71% Feb
106

5% NOV

11

59% Not

.July 23

61% Feb

8%

100%

68% Apr
107
Mar

Sep

50%

21'

Jan

161% Jan
47% May

Not

77

Apr

95

19

109

Aug

4

106%

Sep

13% May 13

24

Jan

10

19%

Not

43

Feb

8% Oct

24

5%

Oot

16

Jan

Motors

1
5

3

Dec

May 19

5% Dec

8% Mar 27

5

5%

113%

Oct

12% ?an
64% May

12%

27% Feb

No par

31

Jan

2

No par

12% May 19

21% Oct

23

5

23% Dec 30

33

Jan

10

28

Not

5

101

Not

41

2

100
com.

pfd

conv

Jun

90

Dec

24

1

9

May

2

14% Feb

10

12%

107

Mar

Jan

30% Mar

Co

Grayson-Robinson Stores
cum

Apr
Feb

60

Steel

City

$2.25

23% May 19
;

Dec

(WT) Co common
3%%
preferred
:

100

10%
32

9%

t per share

21

Grant

.

Union

111

Year 1946

Highest

10

Granby Consol M S 8c P

4,100

Oct
Oct

No par

Grand

213/a

49% May

Not

No par

400

32

20%

Jun

102% Sep
96
Oct

22

98

$ per share

No par

com

900

30%

5

No par

—

Hosiery

Graham-Paige

Feb

32% not

105

40% Feb

22

81

*

Range for Year 1947

50

preferred

conv

Apr

n

20

Lowest

com—

F)

150

6% Feb

29% Oct

85
•

No par

Inc

(B

23% May
48
May

Oct

137

Feb

Oct

40%
112

Jun
Feb

Deo

13%

Dec
Dec

No par

28

Dec

29

37% Feb

18

33%

Dec

35

2,900
5,900

Gt Nothern Iron Ore Prop
Gt Northern Ry 6%
pfd

No par

12

Dec

12

17

Sep

30

13%

Deo

21

Feb

No par

49% Feb

3

22

'22%

34% May 21

40%

Oct

22%

213/4

64

Jun

22

21%

21%

1,900

Great Western Sugar com
Preferred

No par

20

27% Mar

5

22%

NOT

34%

Jan

100

133

100

59

Apr
Feb

140
73

♦140

\

933/4

33'A

34%

15

40%

21%

8

.

40

93%

14%

Apr

Not

12%

35 3/4

15

Dec

29

16

Feb

39%

933/4

142

*140

141

*140

*66

73

*66

73

*66

33

x31 %

313/4

32

15

15%

15%

15%

11%

103/4

11

103/4

11

94%

*93 %

95

95

95

34%

343/4

35%

35

36%

6%

6%

141

30

73

Green

323/a

2,600

Bay <fe Western RR

Green (H L) Co Inc
Greenfield Tap 8c Die

1,100

7%

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33%

,

/- 7

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91%
14%

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13 S/8

141/4

133/4

14%

47%

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91

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91

110

4(4%

91

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1

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500
10

14%

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66%

65

653/4

64%

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64%

18,200

46%

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14%

15

14%

15

143/4

14%

14%

15

34%,

$5

400

conv

14% Dec

$5

37,800

Sugar

9

100

92

1

Aircraft Corp
common

Dec

79

20%

Deo

20% Dec

5

27

102%

Oct

Dec

24

23%

Deo

10

8 %

Oct

111

Apr

62%

Apr

13%

Jan

'

6% May 19
31% May 21

51

57% Apr

No par

Co

188%

Oct

8% Jan

33

25

Corp

Oct

55

31

78

13 Vi Dec

No par

158

5

Dec

No par

preferred

27

105% Feb

31

May 27
4% May 14
May 17

Feb

21% Mar
12

July 29

.17

1

70

35% Aug 22

No par

preferred

Gulf States Utilities

9,200

163% Jan
?-

10

Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR.
Gulf Oil

26

Corp__No par
(.The)—
No par

Guantanamo

Dec

May 12
7

preferred..

Grumman

7,200

6%

26

29% Oct

"

6%

Dec

1

Common

28,200

133/4
46%

*47

103

12%

7

71%

132

Deo

Jan

40

34

47%

Not

101%

80%

13

933/4

65

124%

8

6

21% May 27

PaT

Telegraph Co

Greyhound Corp

47%

Mar 25

Feb

95

5

preferred

Stock

Gotham

20%

*93/4

103/4

72'%

Oct

39%

11%

" 72

47%

12%

11

14

11

13%

11%

*89%

123

19% Apr

100

$5 preferred.
No
Goodyear Tire 8c Rub com—No

33

*96

153/4

15

64% Aug
135% Jan

Sep

4% Feb

26% Dec

No par

Brewing Co

8c

20
•

(The)

conv

Goodrich

54%

99%

5%

Co

4%>

3,400

54%

43%

32

*15%

89%

Dec

114

16% Jan

STOCK

$4.50 preferred—i—:

Gold

32

153/4

141/4

20

common..'

Goodall-Sanford

31%

153/4

89%

Jun

126

6

Range for Previous

preferred

Brothers

1,400

99 %

*18

YORK

1,200

23%

32%

16

♦7

No par

com..

42

25

Feb

65% Feb

May 27
101% Apr 19

Safety Razor com__L.No par

conv

Glidden

120

55%

100

NEW

Goebel

23

*32

20

32%

• 91
14%
14%
*47%r 47%
14%

120

5%

33%

7

Co

Dec

54% July 11
131 % Feb

X122

40%

11%

,;*88

53/8

Feb

3

12%

7%

333/4

5%

V,

Feb

66%

40

33%

*93

pfd__

8c Rubber

'

233/4

99%

10

$6

■

300

52

Oct

26

r

EXCHANGE

10,800

52

43

33%

^

100

253/8

Deo

39%

13%

113/4

1

87%

' -

99 %

98%

33%

-

403/4

94

;

"'^

Aug
Apr
Apr

40%

3% May 17
18% May 19

100

$5

25

5%

*96

1

.100

Gimbel

*51

5%

♦30

16% Mar

May 19

125

10c

preferred

Gillette

55

25%

100
No par:

preferred

7,700

*83

5%

32%

3

Tire

5,100

52%

18%

*93/4

31%

31%

253/4

*17%

25%

9

Apr
Aug

Aug 21

19

5
No par

Shares

;'"ML V?ok'.;S
,'0u

87%

18%

*5%

3

45% Jan
103

Apr

Apr

182

Oct
Oct

2% May 16
11% Dec
5

10c

4%%

*93 %/ 951/a ./,

,

20%

18%

193/4

20

*231/4

100% lOO'/a

*32

32%

19%

3

*13

5%

♦32

20

25%

5%

233/4

23%

31

95

!

"25%

120

23%
*99%

Gen

'

No par

Corp

Corp..

Cast

the Week

I per share

31%

*92%

20%:

56

4'

31

95'/a

*83

120

Shoe

Steel

■ales far

Jan. 16

t per share

31%

♦92%
•.20%

20%

53/4

53/4

120

32%

Corp

Utilities

3%%

Friday

Jan.15

share

31

97

♦513/4

per

39% Feb

29

Sep

27%
156

STOCKS

Thursday

Jan. 14

I

Equip

Service

PRICES

Wednesday

share

f per

*92%

20%

SALE

Jan. 13

share

32'/a

97

20 Va

HIGH

Tuesday

Jan.12

I per share

AND

♦70%

;

43

94

1

Co

Telephone Corp
Gen Time Instr Corp com
4%% preferred

500

26%

-

Cement

General

27%

23%

"

,

800

27%

*86

.

Gen

23%

99

General

t

No par

Railway Signal com
6% preferred
Gen Realty 8c Utilities
General Refractories...

*125%. 128%

/

27%

-27%
23%

„

301/4

x30%
*116

120%

♦95

99

26%.

311/2 '
121

*23%

27i/2

24

*95

31%
I2OV2

27%

♦23'/2

,

com

Gen

5

7

26

2,500
29,200

26%

8

Jan

10% Dec 31

1

common—No par

Portland

2%

5

Feb

13% Dec

General

12'%

26%

Dec

28%
18%
90%
47%

Dee

33

May 19

v

74%
x35%

160

34% Dec 30

200
.

Sep

12

87

Dee

31

1,800

2%

5

32

8%

29

No par

series

Adv

11%

26%

Dec

11

20% Dec

Outdoor

2%

128%

23% Dec
137

21% July
106

Not

83% July 16
47% Feb 13

»

87% May
May

24

Deo

13

18'/4 Oct 20

Gen

12'A

4%

37

50

xl76

9

6

1,300

27/a

26%

Apr 28
Sep
8

14% Feb

1

19% Jan

15

12%

5

May 19

71

July
18% Jan

135/a May 20

14%

2%

27%

8

185

8

16

12%

4%

Dec

107% Sep

2%

*261/2

31

11

129

12%

5

Apr

149% Dec

29

2%

27

14%

17

Jan

Jan

May

26

13 % Feb

-

Dec

30

12%

5

Sep

16

102

120% Dec

Corp

$3.75

2%

27

Apr

10%

9% Oct

preferred—

xl2%

*125%

71%

No par

Preferred

2Ya

51/8

Sep

3

'12%

27%

Dec

48

51% Jan

Motors

2%

5

104

10

General

12%

*27'/4

9

17

26

3%

1281/2

Jan

58% Oct

29

12%

♦125%

109

Dec

12%
25

Dee

Dec

$5

15%

Not

13%

100

1,200

15%

Dee

15

123

1,200

151/4

38

100

*2 1/8

•'

4

100

97 %

19%:

17

No par

120%

19%

29%

Dee

common

97

,15

Sep

7%

preferred
3%% conv preferred

200

56%

Mills

26

17

20

31

Corp

14% Not

31

No par

Instrument

21

Oct

Dec

5%

993/4

120%

19%

*14%

15

700

210

123

56

97%

15

General

993/4

121

97%

1,200

47'A

123
,

56%

121

11%

Sep

10

xlOl

No par

com

Oet

18%

23% Dec

100

Co

Corp
preferred-

$3.50

15% May
11% Jan
Apr

Sep

7

2

43 % Feb

10% May 19
100
Nov 25

No par

Foods

*91

10%

July

8

100

35%

23

Jan

119

Sep

Jun

3

No par

2nd preferred
Cigar Co Inc com

96

Jun

48

24

17

preferred

35%

100

97%

7%

27% May

9% Feb

Apr

conv

General

Not

28% Not

17% Feb

48

..

16

Feb

22'/4 Dec

5

preferred

61

28

17

No par

Corp com—

Sep

141/4 May 21

No par

A_

35% Jan

45%

18

49% Jan

Sep
Sep

4% July 22
26% Aug
4

com__l

Investors

Corp

93%

11%

121

Cable

100

25%
20%

17

21

5

Bronze

21% Feb
23% May
Apr

Oct

Sep

19% Not

17% Feb

.

Jan

July 24

10% Oct

6

12

14% May

preferred
50
common__1.66%

series

Jan

12%

102% Mar 10

12% May 24

1

com

Baking
preferred

$8

11%
11'/a

123

97'A

Inc

——

pfd

30

No par

:

Co

110

4

No par

(The)

General

11

37%

37

93%

121

18% Jun

$4.50 preferred
100
Amer Transportation——5

20

98

8% Dec

20

General

$4.25

Dec

12

5% May 17

1

com

Industries

conv

1,200

79

*78%

57

1

common

(Robert)

Co

Wood

200

56%

(The)

77

100

preferred

4%%

157

11

20%
15%

Inc

900

121%

98

Co

500

38%

51 Va

98%

Gabriel
Gair Co

6%

1

common

preferred

cum

100

37%

56%

57%

A%

1,200

157

11%
71

Jan

56i/4
102

7

Jan

1011%

56
102

13

94% Jan

39

*100%

56

17

15% Feb

22

101%
102

40% Dec

10

100

common

Container

24

48

10

13

9
May 17
89% May 17

1

Co

American

143

100

14% Jan

10

18% Dec

Trailer

General

*23%

*121%

Jim

Fruehauf

Gaylord

*139%

102

29

it>

3,000

351/8

122%

Oct

Aug 28

36% May 19
11% Nov 21

1,100

24

47

-

*100

121

14%
■

47

121%

102

20%

24

22

3,600

11

11%

May 29

26% Jan
8
50% Feb 10

13%

143

11%

18

12 y* May 20

22

*23%

11%

No par

No par

31

*139%

*91

Jun

Sugar Co
Sulphur Co—

Gamewell

21

93%

Apr

20%

26% Jan

Gardner-Denver

142

39

,11%

12

463/4

102

38

57

Sep

32% Dec

13%

*11%

38%

Oct

16%

105

Dec

400

*23%

35%

*91

121'%

123

*100

35%

94

*37%

33%

6

10
Froedtert Grain & Malting Co Inc_l

3,600

*139%

23%
142

6

17% Jan

18

% May 17

21%

10%

73

2b

41% Jan

pxd

31

*153

11'/a

78

110% Feb

Dec

A

Corp

133/4

56

11%

10

May 19

13

Inc

conv

300

6%

Dec

30

Corp

31%

102

10%

11%

11%

Steel

223/e

*100%

157

113/4
>

38

xl0%

115

99

7%

class

13%

103''2

♦153

157

Sep

No par
No par

Corp

21%
.

56

56

♦101%

10%

♦153

11%

11%

77%

383/4

56%
103%

157

11%
♦373/4

56%
*101'%

56 3/4
103

Oct

31%

'

*101'/a

Nov

Not

91

400

*21

52

16
25%

prior preferred

Freeport

10,100

193/4

*133/4

3

cum

Francisco

Feb

15

May 19

19

500

73/4
19%

20

105%

23% May 23

530

83/4 '

: 8 3/4

7 7/8

*19

7

10

4,000

81

*12

Dee

107% Aug

25

6%

400

22 7/8

70

83% Apr

2o

Foster-Wheeler

1,700

81

22%
*80

16

Oct
Not

39% Oct

:

3%%

34% Mar

49

51

62% Dec

New

3,300

19% Sep

2t>

21

Feb

21 % Jan

Food Machinery Corp—

3,900

28

Sep

4

69% Feb
61

51% May 20

Food Fair Stores

180

293/s

293/4

104

Highest
t per share

10

24

Power

Follansbee

200

*39%
•91

100

Stores

Florsheim Shoe

62,400

10%
81

26% Jan

25

4

preferred

Florida

20% May 20
463A May 27
42 % Jun
5

__10

com

Florence Stove Co

400

1

39

10 Ma
81

$4

150
400

26% Feb

14% May 27

(The)

3,200

29

Dec

No par

National

Flintkote Co

;

20

$ per share

Carpet Co
No par
(The) common_.No par

First

Firth

101%

32%

13%

13%

*100%

34

*32%

133/4

J

t per share

Lowest

109% Jan
70% May
28% Juiy
46% Jun

800

34

Rubber

preferred

1,700

16 '/a

34%

4%%

5,500

57%

163/s
35

I per share

1

Corp.—

56%

57%

8c

Year 1946

Highest

5

57

16 %

...

Mfg Co

49%

35

•'

Perro

Tarrant

57

•

8

8c

48 3%

58

•1

Pelt

49

••

Range for Year 1947
Lowest

57

49

Range for Previous

STOCK

Par

500

20%

*21

21%

YORK

EXCHANGE

Shares

I per share
201/4

NEW

the Week

Jan. 16

20%

*21

1

Friday

tper share

21%

21%

21%

CHRONICLE

STOCKS"

Thursday

Jan.14

I

FINANCIAL

PRICES

Wednesday

.Jan. 13

„

21

21

AND

Tuesday

Jan. 12...

&

COMMERCIAL

Dec

9

147/s Feb

3

9%

Sep

30%

Dec

20

31%

Oct

78%

14

76% Dec

24

56%

Sep

78

17

16% Sep

12

SB

40% M»y

•

95

80

Not

108

Jan

Jan
Jan

May

H
*33%,

34%

*14%.

15

.-..*13%
*87%
.".*102%

v

*33%

34%

33%

331/4

*32%

34%

*32%

:

14%

14%

♦14%

14%

*14%

15

13%

•

13%

133/4

133/4

14

143/4 ,14%
*
14 %
14%

89

♦88

'

14

"

89

.

*30

8
,

103

25

150

*30 "

31%

25
a 48%

♦30

,7%

*7%

7%

*7%

78%

76%

76%

74%

8

7%

8

8

.

'

89

*1021/2

241/2

31%

*7%
*75%

*87%

103

*148%

• 25%,
25%
*148%" 150

X
4

89

89

*102%

103

*263a'", 26%
25%r 25%

^

73/4

J7a
v.v>6

8%

26%

7%
x7%

14

*87%
>

103

.

103

25

243/4

25

153

►148%

153

32

*30

7%
78

-

7%
7%

*7%
*74i/8
7%
75/8

31%

7%
78

73/8
7%

102%
-

24%
*148%
*30

*7%
*74%

7%
73/4

89

*32%

,

...

24%

100

Hackensack

Water

14%

143/4

400

hau

Printing Co

,14%

500

Hamilton

*14

*88

89

-

102%

*102%

103%

24%

24%

24'%

153

31%
73/8
77

73/a
7%

*148'/2

153

*30

7%
7%

4%

140,
1,800

6%

7'%
.78
i.
'

8

Hart,
100
10

V

7%

26

26

25

25

25

25

26%
25

*24%

25

25

25

90

87

87

*86

87

*86

87

*86

87

*39%'

41

*39

41

*38%

41

*38%

40%

♦38%

40%

40%

40 3/4

400

*96%

97%

*96%

97

*96%

96%

96%

96 y,

96i/4

96%

961/4

190

»

Fot footnotes

seepage




24.

8£

*25%

96

26%

1}

26%

26%

26'%

Not

19% Feb

4

15

Oct

2

19

Jan

22

17%

Oct

100

87% Dec

3L

112

Feb

4

pfd__No par

102% Dec

29

108 %

Sep

Refrac

com—No par

19% Apr

17

27% Dec

100

148% Oct

30

preferred
Schaffner

8c

preferred

Hayes Industries

10

■

35

30

Dec

Co $4.25

(M A)

4%%

600

*84

"

11

Jun

13

Marx

Hecht

Co

3%%
Heinz
*

Inc
—

preferred
cum

Co

1
1

common

(H J)

3 6541

—10
100

_i

3,400 1 > Hayes Mfg Corp/
1,200
Hazel-Atlas Glass Co

"25

<

23

14

com

Hat Corp of Amer class A

"

900

90

*84

32% Dec

.5

Co

preferred

Harbison-Walk

...

25

.No par

Watch

conv

Hanna

315/B

7%
*741%

20

F)

(W

common

preferred

—2

28% May 19
6% May 19
75% Dec 26
6

May 19

4% May 19

Jan

Oct

119

12

105%

Jan

109%

2

20%

Sep

Jan

21

151%

Not

39% Jan

6

160

10 % Feb

7

Feb

8

9% Oct

24

12

5

25

Dec

35% Jan

8

22

May 21

30% Jan

2

100

90

Dec

5

25

35

May 16

103% Apr
42% Feb

r__10O

Dec

11

33

3

100% Apr

15

27

24

26%

103

108

14
13

July 14

Not

,

Aug
Jan

Apr
Apr

34% May
170

Aug

60% May
Jan

8
■

Oot

16%

99

Sep

106%

Jan

Not

20%

Apr

5% Not
29 % Oct

15%

Jan

36

Dec

8

28%
101

Not
Not

41% Deo
103

Deo

51
May
109% Mar
44

Dec

105% Deo

the

(262)

AND

LOW

Sale

HIGH

Wednesday

Thursday

Jan. 13

Jan. 14

Jan. 55

t per

share

*52

54

U41

142

*16%
52 %

H25

"122

51%
•

261/4

261/4

*26

13%
*29%

25%

25%

25%

<■14

*24

*18'

*141

142

*141

122

26%

119

120

25%

Hercules

3,400

Hercules

25%

25%

13%

13%

30

30

440

13%

13%

%

,

29%

♦291/4

*13%

24%

24%

24%

241%

18%

xl8%

3£'%

39%

33%

33%

16'/a

16 %

18%

18%

40%
34

$4

,

conv

Ob

18

165

50% Sep

Hilton

No par

Inc

Hotels Corp..

63
134

38

23

134

20

Sep

5

18%

*18%

800

Holland

15

200

Hollander

:<h-h

33%

16%

161/4

16%

16%

45%

46%

46

33'A

33%

161%

33%

*89

800

5,000

33%

*33

-

46

33%

18%
39%

V*Ul/4

33%

900

161/2

2,000

18%

18%

39

33%

38%
*33

500

24

*14

15

33%

33%

33%

15

.

25

23 7/8

451/3

45%

33'/4

3%%

91

91

91

89 %

41

41

40%

41

40

40Va

40'/a

40 ye

40'/a

40%

27%

28%

26 y4

27%

26'%

26%

26

26%

25%

261/4

22

22

21%

21%

*21V2

22%

21 %

21 %

22

21%

22

1,200

Howard

35

35

35

35

34%

34 Via

•34%

34%

34%

1,100

Howe

4%

4%

4%

5%

10,700

*10%

11%

11%

12

•21%
34i%

34%

34%

*4%

41/2

4%

4%

4%

5%

10%

10%

*10'/4

11%

10%

11%

*11

11%

*35%

•

.

5

■

-

'5

'

5%

1,700

37

36

36

*35%

36%

36

35'/4

35%

35

35%

700

19 Va

19%

19 Va

20

19%

20%

20

21

20%

211/8

20%

211/a

38,600

17%

17%

17%

17%

17%

17%

17

17

17%

17%

17%

17%

1,200

4'/4

4%

4%

4%

4%

4%

4%

4%

4%

5,600

Hupp

4

4%

&

Corp

X29 % Nov

12

21%

Sep

41%

31% Jan

2

22%

Oct

3n%

20% Oct

20

18

Dec

4'

Hudson Bay Min &
Hudson

Motor

Foods

25

22

Sep

3*. V4 May

13

34%

Sep

fit

Dec

31

19% Feb

1

12%

Oct

28

oe

Feb

21

46

Nov

52>,

36

Oct1

6

27

Sep

3

99%

Dec

111%

14 Vs

Oct

30

5

24%

Oct

47

38% Mar 28

'30%

Oct

60%

Feb

5

Oct

12%

Jan

Dec

25

Jan

45% May

19
22

II
19

Dec

)

105% Sep
45% Jun

22

29

29

May 19

33

May 14

l

28

13% Mar

Feb

j

Apr

35 Vi

Jun

3

11%

Jun

Apr
July

.43% Feb

3

33

Sep

21% Oct

15

14%

Oct

34% Mar

2

25%

Oct

49%

Jun

B

6V4

Sep

10%

Jun

1

31%

12% May 19
151/4 May 23

3% May 20

Corp...

Feb

7% Feb

7% May 16

No par

Jan

fa

30

28% Dec

16.66%

•

Apr
Jun

May

Jan

Dec

3

Sm Ltd__No par

Car

Inc

May

Jun

31i/2 May 19

—100

*43

20

20 % Dec

5

Nov

36

16% Jan 16

common__100

preferred

:

37% May 21

1

Manhattan

non-cum

Hunt

4%

Stores

Sound Co

Hudson

39 % May

Oct

26

48

85

_100

,

Jan

23

2b% Jan

Houston

22

2

May 19.

44

Houston Light & Power_.,_—No
par
Oil of Texas v t c
25

2,100
15,300

Apr

r!46%

Dec

May 28

13 % May

No par

^

Apr

Nov.28

30

_50
com

139

31

35 y4 Jan

No par

preferred

91

421/2
28%

I

com—

72 %

Sep

Nov

4

14% Dec
33

17

5

Aug
38% (Jan

Jan

123

5

29% Jan

14 %

___.12.50
Co

Sep

23

17
21% May 20

—.10

!

$2.25
preferred
Household Finance

70

91

Corp

192

:

Sep 25

-11

Jun

22% Apr

.5

(A)———„1_5

Houdaille-Hershey

500

*891,4

l

(Del

Sons

Holly Sugar

92

91

The

E)

&

Homestake. Mining.

27

891/4

(C

Furnace

•46%
130

Jan

90

Dec

17% Nov

Mar 21

26

Co____—10

Hooker Electrochemical

500

*327/a

Co

Feb
.

$ per share

Oct

169%

5

9
10

10% Jun

—.5'

Hinde & Dauch Paper
Hires

<61

Jan 22
8

30

Oct

29

Jan

Highest

$ per share

22 % Feb

Dec

118

_5

200

,*41

*36%

26

126

Lowest

f per share

29% Dec

100

Year 1946

/*.'• Highest

14% May 17

No par

prexerred——_

**

140% Dec

—100

Powder common

■

49 % Nov

,__No par

preferred—.—

*241%

25

24%

48

*46

48

24%
*24

16%

16%

16%

15 :*

*13%

15%

39

*89 %

preferred—.

Motors—

Hewitt-Robins

6,600
/

.

—25

Hershey Chocolate com/—.No par

600

25%:

*25%

5%

40

900

120

*119

13%

,

31

*291%

non-cum

:

( per share

Par

(G W)'common__

7%

127 Va

*126

127%

30%

13%

25

24%

33%

33%

29

25

*24

181/2

*46

900
r-

Lowest

.

'

^

Helme

Range for Year 1947

■/'/

.
i

52

51%

52

29

Range for Previous

STOCK

'

33%
48

52

*126

23

<*30

41%

33 %

'51%

25%

13%

18 %

*33

I

300

17%

*16%

17%

119

119

30

*16%

126

126

.'*28%

41%

*45%

16%

51%

51%

*33»/4

16%

-r

YORK

EXCHANGE

142

13 %

25%

*14

142

16%

16%

*•

16

16

*141

NEW

Shares

56

26

25

25%

*55

SO

*

30%

*24%

55

29

119

14%

301%

*54

28%

27

141/4

"2d '/a

share

54

126

126

1221/4

f per

54

*51 %

29%

122%

•

•/.

126

29

$ per share

54

16%

52%

*125

30
122 Va

vl4

17

521/2

share

per share

Sales for
the Week

142

*141

142

17

per

*53%

54

*53%
*141

.171/4
126

"29%

,.

'*

share

I per

Monday, January 19, 1948

STOCKS

Tuesday

Jan. 12

Friday
Jan. 10

Monday

Jan. 10

$

chronicle

prices

Saturday
,

& k financial

commercial

30

Jan

7% Feb

1
*34

34%

34

34

33%

33%

34

31%

30%

31%

29%

30%

29%

30 »/2

71

71%

70

71

*95 %

98

*95%

98

*25%

26%

*25%

26%

10%

*68

10%

*95%

98

*25%

26%

*10%

10%

22%

22%

22%

22%

22%

22%

*14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

'.

71

*95%

70'

70%

47%
129%
*155

47%

47

•

129%

*16%

*155

165

39%

40

16%

16%

16%.'

*7

7%

45-%

*7

45%

103

102

3%

3%

13 1/2

13%

10%

22 %

21%

22

14%

14%

14%

22

14%

:

•22%
14 %

*14%
44

44

*127

130-

*128%

158

*153

39%

16%

44%

7

*101%

103

3%

13%

,12%

39

239

239%

5,000
2,800

16%

Inland Steel

1,200

103

70

3%

4%%

Mex,

Intercontinental

6,200

Interlake

*2371/4

238

800

Int'l

Business

/ 88

-89

8,300

Int'l

92%

92%

91%

*163%

164%

164%

*6%

6%

6%

32%

32%

*75

Harvester

*31/2
28

30%

*135

137

51%

3 %'

*95

*95

13 1/8

*53%

56

*44%

45

*55

55%

*32%

34

13%

*135%

52%/:'
'

56

45

55

*32%

14

13%

13%

20 '/2

20%

*25

*63

25

25%

•

%

64

63%

140

*137'%

Saturday

12%

25

24

•

9%

%

per

44%

53%

54

34

13 %

24

13

v
'

Iron

SALE

S

62%

I per

9%

9%

20%

20'A

2OV4

20%

20%

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87%

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87

88

88

*43%

44

42 %

43

790%

93

*90%

93

*40 '/a

40%

43%

*107

40

112

25%
*143

155

! 33%
*88%
38 %

110

25%

102

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25%

102
'

40*

40%

*108

25%

*100

43%
*90

102

*143

25%

155

33%

32%

43%

*91

92%

39%

40%

*107

110

*25%

25%

*100

32%

32 %

International

13%

35,200

13%

3,000

Foreign

500

Interstate

./

25%

Island

900

10

9

*20%
89

42%

Friday

•

$6

8%

8%

Shares

■1,900

21

*201%

21

200

89

*881/4

50

50

43

*421%

44

1,200

92%

*90%

92%

921/4

92%

39 7/8

39%

40%

39%

39%

110

*107
25

261%

110

*107

25

4,900

110

*25

—

25%

*100%

102

*100%

155

*143

155

*146

—

155

31%

32%

31%

32%

89

*88%

89%

89

89

88%

88%

87

87%

38%

*381%

38%

37%

38%

36%

37

36%

37%

*86

36%

9,400

Jacobs

26

13%

8

IVa

9

35 %

(F I)

8,800

17% Nov

6 %

Sep 30
35% May 17
100% Dec 29

BVa Feb

70

26

186% Jun

12

10% Feb

11

34% Oct

76

96

29

24

3%%

4%

Jun

66%

Nov

102

Dec

202

6%

Oct

15%

Apr

27

Sep

45

Jun

90 V*

•

•

Dec

101

Apr

Aug1

8

4»%

Oct

ll3/4

Oct

42%

.

Feb

28'/a

Feb

130'% July

15

com

9

Dec

46% Apr

95%

18

11%

20

101%

Sep

2

No par
No par

No par
;

common.

1

12

58% Feb
45

,

40

Jun

26

9% May 17

Apr

20

Aug

42%

Aug

May 17

11

14%

Nov

31%

Feb

17% Feb

11

14%

Nov

31%

Feb

11

23%

Dec

50

Apr

27% Oct

3

69% Nov

25

158

Aug

-

.

20 %

Dec

39%

Dec

50

Aug

Deo

163

Jun

141

1

34 '/a July

Range for Previous
Range for Year 1917

Year 1916

Lowest

rV/;,: '/■

Par

-1

pfd__100

Highest

$ per share

$ per share

6% Jun

lo

:—No par

13 V4 Feb

89

Dec
Jun

2

preferred

-.100

Jan

53

31

37

Highest
$ per share

>

24 Va

Deo

45%

2

108

Dec

Jan

Nov

July

59 % May

2
16

108% Dec

11

24% Sep

29

series A._—100

98

Dec

10

112

Chicago RR stamped—;_10O

145

Dec

8

151

27% May 17

39

Joy Manufacturing Co.:—— 1

100

4

46% Oct

common.—12%

—100

6%

14

104% Sep

& Johnson

No par

Lowest
f per share

24% July 28
104% Feb

39% May 20

preferred—100

Corp com—No par

preference'serles A

Jan

60 Va

Dec

26% Feb

14

38% May 20
143% Jan
2

STOCK

com

70% July

49%

37

7

■

*.■■

Sep
Oct

17% Feb

9% May 17
19

Feb

July

Nov

527/a

28

32

Aug

26% May
125

36

5

63% Oct

Dec

39%

5

Dec

40% May 19

55%
113

Nov

Feb

.

Oct

Feb

23

37% Jan

Sep

16

1071/8 Sep

Feb

148

Aug

38%

116

31

No par

133

19

22

137

May 19

104

Dec

59% Oct

9

38% May 19
94 % Dec 26

_No par

Jones & Laughlin Steel com

5%

Jun

8

2nd preferred

Johnson

Feb
Feb

250

'

175%

July 14

Jan

:• Jan

5% Feb

1

Inc

195

22

95

17

Co

/

20

22% May 19

.—.25

cumulative

May

13%
20%

36% Feb

Co

Manville

112

Aug ;./•■

May

Dec

Nov

Feb

ll3/* May

Oct

246

17

Tea

Jun

59

Nov

5%

13

19% Dec

3%%

22%

'
v

10%

Dec

Dec

,

-

11

Feb

7

Jan

6

80% Dec

Jewel

105

Sep

Sep'

15 Va July 24

May 19

163
;

Jaeger Machine Co common—No par

Johns

Mar 217

108

May 19
9% May 19
192% Apr 29

;

Jan'

50

3

common._<_—25

YORK

Jun

44%

Sep
~

12% May 19

Jersey Cent Pwr & Lt 4%

600

/.

331/2

Jun

Aug

5

Stores—

'

Joliet &

32

37

21

EXCHANGE

60

87

31%

NEW

J

1,500

102

Oct

42

v

190

4

..

Coal

..//•a

100

V/

19

54

151%

3 % Dec

Telep & Teleg
ctfs
1

Creek

the Week

8%

Apr

preferred—

Sales for

•

'

Jan. 16

t per share

33

Intertype Corp.———...No par

500

//■'.

62

137% %

-

168% Mar

;

Jan

Jan

25% Dec

share

Dept

-

Oct

18

100

preferred.—

20%

104

.

7%

Sep

22

21

180% Feb

v

May

.1

Shoe..—
Silver

-

36

116

Dec

136% Oct

18

loo

International

—

22%

Apr

com_.No-par

Co

International Salt

34

36

Sep 7

Dec

$4
No par
Int'l Rys of Cent Amer com__No
par
5%- preferred
—100

10

Sep

11%

May 27

—

Paper
preferred

1,400

53%

50

23

169

Mining Corp.

Nickel of Canada

Preferred

,

110

:

./

/

July 17

107

...

International

12,800

12%

*143

155

33%

Int'l

30

,

97

*100

104

*143

.

9

/%"'

Thursday

I per share

'8%

9%

*19%

-

'

>

International

23,400

50%

17

X35 % May 20

.—100

preferred—

International

61%

Jan. 15

9%

9%

137

4%

■■

900

>

30 yB Jan

14

:

par

100

STOCKS

share

861/2
43%

86 %

/

4

30

Jan

/.No par \

"

200

137%

25

Dec

'12%

par

No par

common

700

*24%

62%

Jan

161/8

Aug 22

x21-

Hydro-Electrrc Sys class A—25
Int'l Mining & Chem commont—5

PRICES

20%

*20

25%
140

373/4

Oct

Int'l

1,100

20%

Apr

Oct

6 3/4

Machine..—No par-

44%

*13

'

99%

141/4

31

A—

1

...

53%

12"%

*

13%

*137%

Jan. 14

«

13%
20%

*24%

621/4
140

Wednesday
'

share

,

13%

Sep /

31

11% Dec

Rubber.—No par

^

44%

*31"%

87

26% Dec

No par

53%

24

97

16

1

Preferred

,

6,400
.

21%

106

53%
.

1

20 %

24%

62%
*137%

HIGH

*32

131%

64%

Jan. 13

f

share

54%

44%

21%

24%
140

AND

*12%
*105

*53%

12%

Tuesday

v

13

106

54'%

*13%
.

*951%

96%

12%
*105

55

*20 %

13%

*137%

12%

44%

*32

-21

*621/8

63 %

140

951%

98

106

54%

13%

13
*20

,

44%

/.

34

Jan.12

I per

50%

*53%

55

'

Monday

Jan. 10

per share

*135%

51%

12%

54%

LOW

f

135%

50%

45

*32

20%

:137%

135%

51%

105

*44%
r

13%

13%

14

*3%
27%

*95

96

*53%

34

20%

3%
27%

136%

•

80

3%

*135%

:

30

27%

50%

*54%

45

54%

29%

4

52

106

4,900

*76%

81

28

12% ; ,12%
*105

*77

,

660

6%

6%

„.*3%

•

.

136V2

96

12%

F0

165%

165

<27%

3%
28

51%

97

*53%

13%

30%

*76%

80

3%

106

I

30%

30 Vo

30

30%

27%

*104%

•

6%

3%

12%

106

164%

6%

*76%

137

51%

98

13%
1041/2

164%

6%

27%

*135

....

165 'A

6%

30

82

27%

52

164%

61/2

6%

32

4

28%

91%
165%

6%

*76%

-

82

90%

89

90

165

92%
165

.

21

Jan

7% May 19

,__100

preferred.——/.

1,300

13

90

Jan

15

Consol Copper
20
Insuranshares Ctfs Inc..
i
1
Interchemical "Corp eom.—.No par

500
.

3%

238

93

Inspiration

7%
•;

De

Co_i—

12%

89

Jan

RayohaC

•3%

*234

238

238

243

238

240%

Jan

85

____5

'

239

45%

Oct

.1000

:

preferred—..

13%

•

Oct

41

Ingersoll-Rand.common—__No
6%

/,

,/

451/4

*1021/4

103

*3%
12%

Electrica

Industrial

700

*6%
,

44%

18 Va

31

Indianapolis Power & Light__No

2,500

45'%

7%
46

103

3%
13

16%

16%

*6%
45%

103

3%

3%

12%

38%

39%

16%

16%

44%

16%
45%

3%

38%

40

Sep

31

64% Dec

3,300

/'•■'■•■

39% Aug
32% Dec

lines-4%:

•

Industria

May 19

18 Va May 19
37% May 21

A—:

RR stock ctfs series
A—.,.
Illinois Terminal RR Co___

500

30

100
inn

preferred series

Leased

180

158

40

6%

2,000

:k

130

*150

71/2

103

:

44

44

44%

130
165

i
20
Illinois Central RR Co
common/-10o

10

26%

10%

,10%,

43%

13%

.

97%

*25%

10%

*150

*7

103

3%

13%

*95%

*25%

10%

*127

16%

45%

96

25%

-10%

221/s

\

Idaho Power Co

25,900

1,300

26%

96

25V4

<

46

-44%

.

70

130

39%

7%

,

31%
70

165

128%

1291/4

*155

39%

*45
*102

45%

471/2

128%

165

39%

11

30

70

*68

98

14%

10%

„

*34%

30%

30

>

700

35

34%

34%

34%

31

125% Oct

111

Sep

109

May

115%

140

16

Mar

150'

153

Apr

34% July 28
Jan

1.1

Dec

20

Feb

8

101% Feb

18

•

Feb
Feb

31%

Nov

99

Sep

108

May

40% Oct 20

18%

Oct

34

Apr

4

22% Feb

17%

Oct

36

May

26

108% Mar

8 61/2 Dec

27

25 Va Jan

3

,

53%

Feb

K
*17%

17%

17%

17%

*92 %

93

92%

92%

27

28

52

52

16%

93%

26%

27%

*511/8

*16%

17

*92

16%

93 %

93 %

513/4

*16%

17

Xl5%

16%

1,800

*92

93%

*92%

93%

60

27%

Kalamazoo Stove & Furniture.—10
Kansas

28%
*51

28%

53%

V

15%

16

*15%

16

24%

24%

*24%

24%

21

20%

20%

20

48%

48

48%

*20 %
48 »/8

*41%

243/8

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20

20

20

20

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19%

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47

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99

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13

-

4%

900

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493/4

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49%

45»/8

45%

45%

45

45%

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5%

9,300

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(S S)
(S

5%

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10%

9%

9%

100

21%

22

21%

21%

Lambert

11

1,700

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

1,400

Lane

50

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50

45

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45

25

95%

10%

10%

36%

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40

21

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Lee Rubber
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3.85 %

45

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3

40 V* Apr

29

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75 Pesos Mex

common

—No par
—...—.50
5

& Sons Co com—3

cumulative preferred—^100

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

10 %

1,700

Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co.,—10

35%

36%

35

35

35

35

341/2

34%

1,500

Lehigh Portland Cement——25 '

5%

6

5%

5%

*5%

5%

2,800
2,300

Lehigh Valley RR
50
Lehigh Valley Coal com—— 1
Non-cumulative preferred//:
50
$3 non-cum 1st preferred—No par
50c non-cum 2hd pfd——No par
Lehman Corp (The)__i.xC-.—1
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2

2%

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40

20%

20%

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2

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47

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59

Feb

4

43

Sep

62 % May

52% Oct

21

43%

Oct

65% May

7

5%

Sep
Dec

14%

Sep.

68

8

13%

Nov

20%

Feb

8

52

Dec

102%

Feb

13

49

Sep

10%

14% Feb

19

56

56%

May 15

30% Feb

21% May 19
;

7% Feb

10% Dec

9

7

Oct

Sep
Apr

82

Apr

Jan

17 %

Sep

61/2

Sep

55% May
17i/4 Jan

Oct

Nov
Oct

64
Apr
38% May
151/4 Apr

10v

41%

Oct

65%

8

21%

Oct

33

9% Feb

11

24

Jan

Jan

Jan

1'8 V*

13

50% Feb

5%

49%

25% Feb
;

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341/4

11

35% Mar 17

7

38 % May 19

Jan

May

4

Apr
2
12 '/a Feb 13
9
44% Jan:
8% Feb

1% May 19

14% May 19
5% Jun 17

9%

Sep

•

Jun

May

1
5

May

101

10

4% May 17
35% Mar

101

11%

3/

9
31

May 20

•

38

Feb
Jan

12

Jun

Dec
Nov

Jan

Dec

46

96

14

9 % May 2o

>

Aug

33

44

95

Oct

:

100

5

24

301/2 Jun

,

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22

30

38

1'

Dec

29

Oct

Dec

491% Jun

108%

40

20% Dec
10

Apr
May

102% Aug

4% May 19
9

26%

1

Jan
Jan

303/4 Aug

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10%

5%

82

16

37

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6

31

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.

Jan

May 19

No par

& Tire—

(James)

85

17

No par

preferred

900

65% Jun

Jan

pfd

60 %
55

Feb

Dec

(The)—

Bryant

15%

34

Co

30

Dec

7

90

Light Co

Co

108%

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25

4%

„34 %

32% Jan
21% Nov

20

—.—10

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700

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50

43%

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103

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230
900

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22%

25

Corp

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10 Va

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com—No par
2nd preferred
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conv

Kinney

5%

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Sep

2

13

27% Feb

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50

41

52% Jan

49% Feb

22%

25%

Nov

15

11

45

11%

31

94

5'%

15

Apr

49

5%

2

Dec

493/4

5%

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21%

22%

5'/8

19%

39

22

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8

Nov-17'

Kimberly-Clark

22%

11

Jun

26 Va : Feb

41% May 17

No par

Copper..

13% Jan

18

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22%

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Jun

67

Kennecott

37%
V

40%

Sep
Dec

121% Oct

—

94

,/

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15

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.5

18%
45

23

20% May 17

37%

'

5

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1

37%

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29% Dec

10

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May 17
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98%

49%

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400

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53

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16

,

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94

16%

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14

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16

21

74

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16

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52

47%

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25

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25

251/2

25

25

25

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40% Oct

28

28%

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2

83

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102

191% July 25

183

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210% Mar

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33 V* May 27
10

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4

Apr

14

37%

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65%

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43

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12% Oct
63

Oct

66~

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Nov

43*1/4 Ja"n

14

Dec

31

24% Aug 25

35 Va Dec

15

191/2 May 17

30% Jan

9

23%

4

99

100

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78% Dec

__i

10% May 17

20

Feb

20

18%

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45%

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18% Dec *0

27

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13

25 %

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41

64

Jan

94

17%

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35

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A

Dec

120

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3

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29

166

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31

24%

Aug
Jan
Apr
May
Jun

31%

Nov

Jan

29% Jan

4

197

32%

Sep

Jan
Aug
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7

45%

Oct

72V4

29% Oct

14

20Va

Nov

43% May

97

Deo

14

~ Sep

53

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93

10

21V3 Jan
172

29

17

100
a

5
24

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com—1

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50

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109V4 Feb

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,—10

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pfd

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47

Nashville

2,900

v

Nov

10

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par

common

(M)

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74% Jan

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43

3

29

preferred
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100
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2,200

21%

10

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11

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78

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.

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8

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—

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Year 1946

Highest

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-

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700

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39

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1

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170%

Range for Year 1947
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19

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$

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

Jan.16

Wednesday

t

&

PRICES

Tuesday

Jan.12

Jan. >-10

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113

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97

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611/2

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Apr

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Highest
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12% May 19

18 Va Mar

5

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Oct

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23

31%

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24

32

6

140

Apr 30

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136% Jun 18

156

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6% May 19

15% Nov

12

14% Feb

24

47% May 27
84% Dec 30

66% Jan

7

10%

9%
45

Nov

share

18% Feb

V

45% May

62'%

,v

173

Oct

14%

Nov

Jan
July
Deo

Oct

26% Mar

Oct

681/4

Apr

119% July

114% Feb

25

105%

Deo

51 '/4 Apr

16

70% Dec

29

40%

Apr

60

99

31

102% Dec

4

1

7

15

Dec

20

8%

Oct

18% May

104

123

Oct

14

100

Sep

129

Mar

56% Oct 20

28

Sep

44

May

com..

,_No par

Inc.,

Jan

13

1.25

8

19

Oct

52

Jan

42

Deo

70

Apr

13"% Feb

Feb

6%

3

Jan

23% July

14

11%

Deo

Feb

17

28'/2

Dec

63% Feb

3

43%

Sep

128% Feb

4

111%

Sep

135%

May 19

64% Feb

8

57%

Deo

104% May

17% Dec

2

27% Dec

31

15%

Oct

19

Oct

14%

Sep

May 19

32

8
49% May 17

A_—No par
Co.—^.No par

110% May 16
49

24

May 16
9% May 19

3

14% Nov

May 19
19% May 19
17% May 19 i
14% May 19

B
No par

102% Apr

.5

10

_i

35

107% Dec

100

14
30

10

64

Apr
Dee

Jun

■

;

34%

'36

Jan

May

Mar 28
"

27% Oct 20
.107% Mar H

26

Apr

3

25

May 29
r

20

45

,

3

271/4 Oct

27% Feb

17

•_

-

-27% Aug

10

•32%

Oct

29

108%

40% Feb
Jan

Feb

109%

Sep

13,

112

22% Jun

Oct

13%

15% Nov

102

Jun

49

May
114% Jan

9% May 17
37% Jan
2

No par

16% Dec

22

9%

Oct

44% Feb

13

33%

Nov

55%

Feb

50% Jun

50
Bros...-

17%

7
2

8

23 % Sep

..5

com

Oct

25% Feb

15% Dec 29

No par

preferred.

Deo

51% Jan

11% May 19
32% May 19

series

class

May 19

3% May 19

»

—20

Tool.—

Dec

28% Mar 11

—100

preferred
&

Apr
May

Nov

33

100

com—

Co__.

Co

77

110% July

Year 1946

Highest

$ per share

Corp..—_—No par
Corp..
^5

Brass

52V2

Sep

3

103% Mar

30

Nov

32% July

Sep

65% Jan

43% May 19

__3

I

'Myers (F E)

Nov

18%

Feb

57'/4 Aug

No par

Impl

Murray Corp of America
4.%

Jun

61

73

55% May 17
13% May 20

No par

—

..

35%

43Va

par

com

preferred—;—

4%%

26%

Oct

Feb

251/2 Jan
24% Jan

—No par
100

Munsingwear Inc__—
-Murphy Co (G C) common^^.r
»

Oct

18

30

May 20

May 19

IlO

*

Inc

Mfg

Aug

—No par

Co

Wheel

60
>:

14

Apr

107%

103

Range for Year 1947

Chemical Co com—

Motor

2,700

108

13%
36%

v.*

30%

Sep
Oct

40% Dec

105 % Feb
50

Jun

36
'

Apr

20 %

23 % Oct

16

Products

/Mueller

Sep

35%

Oct

18%

31% Feb

Jun

108% Mar

Nov

15

66%

Range for Prevtoai

A

RR

Motor

.

Deo

20

20

.—No par

preferred

1,600
V

Nov

23

.10

600

22

Jan

Sep

39%

25% Feb

Lowest

—

M

Machine

Motorola

Apr

69

44
*.

105% Feb

16% May 19

pfd.100

com

Power

700

19

?

108

>?-

13%

—

20%

• '

1

48%

31

Dec

21% Dec

Ward &
Moore-McCormack Lines new com_5
Morrell (John) & Cd..^
No par

1,200

46V4 May

Sep

88% Jun

1

1

Sep

23%

Jan

44

Dec

30

Feb

17% May 20

87

STOCK

Montgomery

800

,

22%

*20

$3.25

>

Nov

97

Deo

14 % Nov

6

Apr

5

3.90%

...

Hosiery

Monsanto

NOV
May

122

Corp

Monarch
'

70

112% May

7

pfd series A

Moline

.'Mojud

204 '/a

Nov
Dec

103

100% Aug 25
97 Va Mar 111

Feb

38% May

Sep
Jan

45%

45% Oct

3%

$6.50 preferred

200

♦

■

109

8

32

No par

pfd
SS

conv

Mission

Apr

Scott___No par

Prod

1st

preferred

Minn

Jun

107% Feb

No par

7% preferred series A
Mohawk Carpet Mills—

6,200

12%

,*22V8

v

3.20%

30%
75

195

23

Mar 14

.No par

'Minn Min & Mfg

900
600

V.

•

■

27

12%

.

221/6-;

*106%

14%

,109%V.!l09 V4>

Jan

49% Feb

May 17

\
IlO

Co

/Minn-Honeywell Regul

$4

Oct

Sep

24%

35% Nov 20
190

35

Inc

Petroleum

P &

St

Feb

12%
48

26% Nov 20

11

24

..50

Mo-Kan-Texas

•

51%

*26%

121/4

36%

108 Va

2

__l

5,200

.

115 :

50%
«'

15

26%

22%.

23%

„4 20%- '-20%
"1*18% •19

*20'/a
20%
% 18%-:. 18%

23%
108

23%"

6

23

__5.

Steel

cum

Minn

530

57%

%.■

8%

'

26%

115

•

52%

*13%

36%

36%

20%

18%,; 18%
%'•

108

*13%

,'23%

Jan

24% Oct
63Va Jan

45%

<82

Minneap & St Louis Ry—__No

15,200

'

*23%

Sep

Apr

com

3,400

57%

12%

12%

10

••

Midland

1

11,200
;

39%

*25%

'

•

26'/a

26%

12%

■

27

57%

52'/4

14%

14%

14%

119

*9%
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-

v

16%

:■

'

300

52%

39%

10 '/4

3,000

5

16%
40

58 Va

&

YORK

iMid-Contipent

240

-

-

14%
117

5

5

4%

1,700

65%

52%

53%

16

*25%

31

112% Mar

Sep

May

'

"1,100

-v

101

116

117

52%

40

*9%

*26%

v

117

10

15 VB

13

4%

34

*109

Dec

Par

400

94

65%
*100%

10

o

'

53

*91

94

65%

;

9

43

Miami Copper

100

,/

53%

1.00%

47/'b

*117

53%

65%

53%

U/'
•:

13'

100'/4

16 %
41'A

60 Va

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13

65%

117

200

53%

53

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14%

13

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.

40

14%

101'/a

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13

106

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1,400

.

133 %

133

51%

-

15%

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14'A

65%

15%

27

53% V 53%

,

134%
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41%

58%

123

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%

40

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14%

14 Vb

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59%

.

43% '■« 43%

,

66

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100%

41 %

10%

,

43

117%

14%.

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91

91

15%

100%

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16%;

42%

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53'%

41

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5314

91

91

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67%
100%

117%

54

Apr

34% Feb

71

Shares

15%

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12%

53

tper share

*39

134

12%

541/4

54

;

40

I.

;

12%

:

Jan

30%

57%

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NEW

the Week

15%

14%

12%

"

91

134

12%

>

Jan. 16

t per share

share

.*141/4

14%

•

20%

„50

Co

Merritt-Chapman

Sales for

Friday

Jan.15

43%

*39%

39%
133

*141/8

-

43

44V8-...

Thursday

15%N

15%

15%

43%

*14%

$ per

share

15%

45

*40%

136

*40%

15%

44 »/4

Jan. 14

per

Oct
Nov

STOCKS

Wednesday

S

•1,400

PRICES

Jan. 13

;

share

per

SALE

HIGH

Tuesday

Jan.12
I

AND

22

11 »/4

Oct

Mesta Machine Co

99%

*21%.

Feb

11

Sep

common—

40

21%

U%

1

preferred

101

21%

Deo

-100-

Inc

Transp

inc

cum

40

share

*134

"

1,400

90

*89

7Vi

108% Mar 20

100

Stores

Merch

100

per

24

3,500

48%,: 48%

90

Mercantile

t

40

15%

■;

50%,;

*89%

: 1,700

101

Jan.10

*

49%

90

13%
48 Vb

*39

Saturday

<

51

13%
48

<•/'•

Sep

1

25

preferred

*100

LOW

.

48

Jan

8

3%

Feb

29

Jun

66

29

50

Deo

70

Jun

10

Jan

-

22

Jan

N
17%

17%

17%

17%

24%

24%

25

25

28%

28%

28%

28%;

8%

8%

8%

8%

8%

10%

10%

10%

10%

11%

12%

12%

12%

10%

10%

12

12

35

35

35%

*34
'

30%
'167

30%
173

30%
*168

17%

17%

13%

17%

23%

24'%

94

241/4

24

24%

28%

28 Va

*28%

28%

*28'/a

8%

*8%

8%

8'/2

8%

10%

10%

10 Va

lO'/a

10 Va

lO'/a

12%

12%

12%

13

12%

13%

*33%

30%
175

17%

17

30
'168

34%
30%
170

34%
30
168

34'/a

*33%

30'%
168

*22%

23%

23%

23%

23%

23%

*8%

8%

8%

8%

8%

8%

39%

40%

39%

8%

12%

12%

8%

13%
For

13%
footnotes

40

40%

8%
13
see

8%

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-

8%
12%

13

,

8%

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30

30

30%

169

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8%

40%

8%

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28 Vb

S167

40%

8%

40%

*22%

*24

28%

23%

*22%

8%

8%

23%'

11,300

24%
9

33

30%

Nashville Chatt &

600

National Acme

4,000

.—5
.100

National

Automotive Fibres

National

Aviation

200

5,300
100

7%

23%

1,000

Nat

8%

2.400

National

Can

40%

39%

5,700

National

Cash

8%

8%

8%

4,200

Nat

12%

12%

12%

12%

13,400

Bond

&

Share

Jan

52V2

Jan

Sep

41% May

9 '/a

12

May 19

24

Jan

..10

Corp..

Ino

Corp

27

Jan

13

165

Dec

30

21% Jun

par

..10

Register

Container

25%

Oct

27

.100

City Lines Inc

National

Oct

23

30

10% May 19

—4
common

preferred

8%

19% Feb
29% Feb

May 19

•8% Dec

1

...5

National Battery Co

May 19

May 24

21

...1
Inc.

Corp

National Biscuit Co

14
19

'

—1

National Airlines.—:

8%
.

...

Louis.

2,400

*22%

40

St

Co.

2,100
(

8%

40

Corp

330
7

28 Va

169

Nash-Kelvinator

Ino

par
—1

Co

1

''

13

13

Jan

14% Nov

Feb

16% Feb
34

Dec

34% Feb
187

21
18

15
27

10

26% Feb

13

8% May 19

13% Feb

7

431/4 Dec

31

29

14% Jan

7

26

15% Oct

15

May 19

7% Dec
13

Dec

34%

10

16% Jan
14

Jun

33

,

17

42

common

40

101

.

13%

47%

4
22

21

Corp

101

*38%

I

13%'
.

Jan

46'/a May

Dec

Dec

42

————No par

"

*43%

26'A

23

Co

(The)

conv

Oct

Nov.(

83% Feb

preferred..:

Shoe

Co

Apr

12%
26

2

No par

Co—

Robbins

Stores

2nd

16%

48% Jan

Co...

Pub

.

Mengel

Sep
Aug

626

Jun

24

preferred

Melville

800

57

*55Va

55

Electric

preferred

4%

; 1,000

17%

17%

Dec

__l

com

Mc-Quay Norris Mfg Co.__
Corp common

400

23

Corp

preferred.—:

conv

4V4%

Nov

30% May

Oct

8%

18

111% July

71/4 May 19

.No par

i Mead

60

40%

*22%

17%

55

$4

Apr

*17%
>

35% May 19

Stores

McLellan

2,300

*17%

pfd

13%
620

10

85

No par

.-i.—

Mclntyre Porcupine Mines.i.

2,800

95

1

.

1

Dec

82

.No par

Corp

McKesson

200

19%

*93

cum

McGraw-Hill

2,500

19%

95

*40%

93%
20%

-

*22%

19%

*93

17%

24

56

,

23 %

*40%

42%

24

; 17%

$6

20%

93

20%

2Q

*93

;r8o

v

*91%

92

*20%

common

preferred—.

42%

*34

88

^

Sep

1

Jan

lliy8

16% Dec

•39% May 19

.No par

$3

r

46%

34

cum

Co

5

Sep

16 Va

8 i/a

18 % July 23
241/4 May 27
Dec

12%

7

May 17

175

Oct

May

27% Feb

14% May 19
39% May 17

pfd 1947 series. .No par
pfd
No par

cum

$3.40

*27%

46%

*46

46%

*88

90

$3.75

Maytag

42%

*90%

23%
*56%

*88

42

19%

94%

*41

90

27%

common

$3.75 preferred——;

40

28

24%

19%

*93

*27%

20%

20%

20%

28%

Dept Stores

1,900

111%

28

94

*90%

93

20%
"

*110%

,

300

85

44

*42%

May

W-140

,

lO'/a

10

28%

41%

35

4,100

.

39

27%

46 %

*83

V

*38

41%

*34

89%

38%

*88

90

120

88'/a

38

41%

47%

34%

48

*33%

28%

88%

111

111

1,000
: *

39%,

39

*27%

41%

27%

Master Electric Co_
1
Mathieson Alkali Wks com_L .No
par
7% preferred,
1
:
100

\

32% V.

•

178

28%

28'%

*87%
••••

41%

28%;

2,200

23%

,

38%

39

28%

"

113

*111

.No par

Corp

106%

32% Feb

May 19

14

.No par

88%

10%

*42%

Co

Masonite

39%

1

44

L)

Martin-Parry Corp

23%

85

10

(Glenn

1,400

90%

*83

10%
44

*42%

113

x39

41%

*27%

10 %

44

*110%

40%

*87%

/
10%

*42%

43%

85

*83%

85

Martin

Mar 28

14 % Feb

22% May 19
97% Dec 31

100

2,600

89

88

preferred

Nov

18% Aug

6% May 20
9

76%
65

37%

6

Jun

160

Oct

7

12 % Jan

19% May 28

com— .No par

59%

*175

40

*88%

89

17,300

%

Co

19%

*32%

,

178

39%

90%

*88

.89%

10%
44

*112

>92

89
*84

>

40

39%

4 'A

&

Deo

21

500

14

42% May

Sep

140

15% Feb
21 % Mar

19

31/2 Jan

32

21

Oct

111

19

—

22

Apr

38%

60

May 17

9% Dec

,

41% Jan

27

22% Dec

5
Corp
6% prior pfd. .—100

Ry

152

17

5

—

59

327/a

*175

17%

II

Midland
St

Jun

.No par

Marshall Field

110

t

6

19%

-

23%

32%

175

175

40%

*23

32%

32%

32%
17R

39%

23%

23

24

32%
•

41

*88
■

851/2

10%
*43

23%

33
175

40%

40%

*88

23%

33

175

32%
179

♦175

100

10% Dec
455

Maracaibo Oil Exploration- .—__1
Marathon Corp_____
6.25

2,800

"4,600

15%

100

1
—50

Co—

Nov

41

26

11% May 19
16% Apr 14

10

Manhattan Shirt___.:

15%

*99%

.No par

Bros

300

*15%

100

100

1

500

15%

*99Vb

.No par

Co

'

15%

100

RR

/

15%

*99

Coal

Mar 12

Nov

41% May 19
30% May 19
99% Dec 19

par

A__

Sugar

*15%
:>

series

Manati

7 '/a

7

pfd

Mahoning

'

*22%

% c/o

34
134

] .No

com

2,600

7%

22%

7%-;

600

25%

...

•

Co Inc

10

.—100

corn¬

Madison Square Garden
Magma Copper
Magnavox Co (The)„

,

8%

*9%

26

4

: 1,200

8%

S%

*24

6%

23

7

11

*430

8%

Forbes

preferred

Macy (R H)

300

12%

&

Mack Trucks Inc

<2,700

17%

17%

11%

2,500

103

*12

550

8%

10

25

22%

%

7

*9%

9%

*11
*480

8%

8%

26

26

11%
550

*480

8%

8%

27 % '■

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6%

•

*12%

17%

*11

11%
550

*480

8%

9%

27

6%

550

8%

.

11%

11%

*480

9

12%

17%.

17%

17%

11%

12
550

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*12%

12%

17%

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MacAndrews
er.

34%

-'-34%

103

100

-

t-

51%

'

18%

*480

*11%

12

143

51%

35

*101

38%

*134

51%

34%

104

*101

143

51%

34%

34%

101%

*37

38%'

*134

51%

51%

36%

101%

,

101%

#37

143

*134

51%

51

51%

.

38%

33%

39
143

*134

Sep

13Va

Deo

20% May
28% Jan

20%

25%
180

Oct
Oct

34%

Jan

Apr

37% May

Nov

205%

22%

Oct

32%

9%

Nov

21%

Feb

31

Nov

45%

Jan

13

Oct

24% Aug

Apr
Apr

'

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COMMERCIAL

THE

(264)

LOW

■atari ay

Monday' '

Jan. 10

SALE

HIGH

AND

PRICES

Monday, January 19, 1948

STOCKS

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Jan. 13

Jan. 14

Friday

Jan.15

Jan.12

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the Week

Jan. 16

EXCHANGE

Range for Previous

v

Range for Year 1947

I

V J

per

snare

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13%

13%*

28%

28%

28%

17

16%

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20%

13%

18%

20 %

43

19

93%

•

is

*

94

34

20

18%

Highest

I per share

33%

18 y8

32%

33%

18'/8

94%

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173

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171

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140 4

138

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•

171

172

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140

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120

$4.50

;

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90%

89%

25

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22%

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95

93

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94

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94

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# per share

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Co

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com

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172

220

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preferred

142

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141

50

6%

preferred

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30%

303/4

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18 3/a

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53

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69

69

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70

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Sep
Sep
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;

21% Oct
83% Oct

r

175
v

Jun

34%
69%
35%
61 y*

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135

Apr
Jan
Jan

May
,

V.

Jun.

' '■•

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7

41% May
76
May

,
-

Jun

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Deo

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_

1-; .:": 109 7

11% Not

•

-

28%

Feb i

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4%

139

100

140

9%;

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16%

6

30% Nov

5 Va

50%

22% Feb

16% Oct

22% Apr
253A Oct

2

45% Jan
I
13% Feb 11
18% Feb
6

Jun

Dec

12

10

4%
.

4% v/.7

9

9%

.

4%

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18%

16%

9

30%

18

108%

23

19%

Feb

Dec

31

22

21

Bep

51%

51%

27% Dec

*92%

May

37% Not

Bep

112

Jan

29% July
22% Jun

19

18%

Not

36

Feb

17

99%

Oct

*119%

Jan

13% Feb

4

loy* Not

17%

JaD

Feb

8

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Sep

30

28% Feb

18

25

Deo

83% Feb

18

26

Oct

158

Dec

7% May
86

May

15% Sep
24

149 V* Oct

107

30

7

118

7

Jun

120

Feb

51% May
39% Feb

24

183% Jan

18

28% Feb

8

19%

Sep
Deo

180% May

19% May 15
84

Aug 28

93

Jan

4

66%

Oct

111% May

12.50

68

Nov

80

July 25

2.50

28

7"l''!/y.;r7/

STOCK

preferred non-cum

No par

Finance Corp of Calif

24

.

•

I per share

/

Sep 24

10%

7

Oct

t per share

'

19%

Jen

19 v Feb

1

Oct

17

49

Nov

25% July
86% Mar

46% Oct 17

24

Deo

48

43% Jan 18
82% Jan 11
89% Feb 19 '•

36%

Oct

47%

80

3 7

'

Highest

12% Deo

Mar

10

De~c

26

50% Nov

25

Corp

Jan

Apr

Year 1946

Lowest

I per share

10

100

Range for Previous

>

Highest

B ;•
10
May 28
10
: ? 9»A May 19 7
Jan 16
No par? ? 50

common

non-cum

Lighting

"

I per share 7/

Par

Co

'

Jun

35

69% Not

Range for Year 1947
Lowest

29

x337/8

No par

Telep & Teleg common—100'

6%
131
preferred
100
Pacific Tin Consolidated Corp__—1 i 7 3%
Pacific Western Oil Corp
213A
10 ?
Packard Motor Car—
No par
j',-/ 4%

11,400

Pan

51%

92%

July 23

19% May

May 19

93

6>

Jan

Jan

21

Jun

35% Dec

38

;■

65% Jan
■

Deo

111% Feb

Mills

No par

American

Petrol St Transp—;_5

7

-

•

25% May 19

-

Airways Corp_—2M»

Pan-American

700

Not

22

1744 May 17

100

56%

Oct

9

16%

18

20

-

16%

•

44

14

21,200

9%

Jan

36,

6

31

110

4%

:....• 7. 9Va

May

104% NOT

Nor

Dec

Pacific

2,200

18%

Apr

Pacific

15,400

117

96% Deo

500

5%

Jan

1

270

52%

.

111

8

91% Dec

100?
St Mfg

YORK

-

16%

■

115% Jan. 11

21

lo

Pacific Gas & Electric

Pacific

-

140

5%

2nd

Pacific

32% May
39% Apr
16% Feb

No par

Marine

preferred

1,100

343/a

53%

1st

5,500

96

5%

43/4

9

Dec

;

10% Fob 17

30

41% Sep
23% Oct
9% Deo

:

5

30% Sep 17
33% Jan
7

6% Dec 31

No par

Pacific Amer Fisheries Inc

200

/

*

343/b

51%

5%.
52

54

r

95%

96

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139

5'/8

49%

9y4

5

95% 796%

♦137

139%

5%

47%

•16%

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v

17

12

A__100

'7

1,400

353/4

35%

preferred

Co

Pacific Coast

183/4

35%

>

Oct

102% Feb

EXCHANGE

~30

19 3/a

53

7

No par

preferred
(The) common

common

NEW

12.%

*69%
40

pfd

Owens-Illinois Glass Co

Shares

♦12

40%

»

27

preferred

the Week

12%

71

6%

Sales for

Friday

15;.

36

96%

•13%

Sep 25

64% Nov

30

STOCKS

19%

96%

17

Oct

33

-

—100

common

Corp

PRICES

35 Ya

it'- 353/4.

36
7

Not

x89% Dec
Dec

"

129% Jan

11
30

-

May 16
10

168

Feb

1

Feb

-

'

<

Jan

,

2

Jun

Apr

*

160 %

164

Deo

5

•

Oct
Oct

181% July
11% Feb
34% Apr

13'<in:

7% Feb 13

Jun

67%
48

122%

69% Oct 20

Dec
5
v.-'i 8 % Dec
6
7 13 I
May 13

54% Sep
28% Oct

'■

T7

18V* Not

Jun

v

5%

Oct

14% Feb 21

11%

Dee

112% Feb
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18

13

Oct

i

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July 18

'

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51%

51%

51%

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93

92%

93

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:

40%

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31%

|.

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2%

-

21

,41

76%

2%

2%

32

2%

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7%

7%

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73/.

11%

11%

10%

36%

14 %

15

18%

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<110

34

111%

19

19

18%

19

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♦44

88%
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22%

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10%

41

6%

18%

47%

117%

37

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41%
-

:

40%

6%

6%

14%

14%

18%

18%

32%
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18%

18

29

V:

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7%

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103/4

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36 3A

363A

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36 Va.

40%

41

14'A

14

14

18%

17%

173/4

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112

19%

19

18%

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46%
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873/4

13

22

22%

213/4

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99

99

32%
112

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18 3/a

46 3/4

117%

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41

14

17%
32%

115

19

19%

18%

18%

14

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18

46%

117%

116

900

Parmelee

500

Patino

Penick

<fe

Penney

800

18

-; l.ooo

32%

900

23,300

45%

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47

87

87

87

12

12

12%

410

22%

21%

22 y8

30

30

99%

11

*10%

103/4

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100

2iy8
29 %

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ioo

'A

22y8

29%
100%

1,900
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40C

49,700
-

500
50

Coke

Cement

Corp
Co

Eastern Ry Co

St

Pepsi-Cola Co
Pet Milk

AVa%

Co

10%

15%

10%

15%

2,500

Petroleum

*15%

15%

16

15

153/4

15%

15%

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54%

15%

1,100

Pfeiffer

52%

53%

52%

52%

52

52

52

52

52

45%

46%

44%

46

45

44%

44%

2,300
5,800

Pfizer

47

52 V2
45%

46%

463/a

46

52%

52%

53

*99

100%

For footnotes

♦99
see

53

100%
page

24.




99

53%
100

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533/4

53

53%

53

53%

560

*98

99%

98%

98%

*98

99%

100

Corp of America

Brewing Co
(Chas) & Co Inc

Phelps-Dodge Corp_
Philadelphia Co 6% preferred
$6

preferred

-

Dec

Apr

<4

31 7

Sep
105% Oct
273/4 Oct
"62
Not

14% Feb

Sep

Aprf
77% Jen
48% May ;

26

11

Oct

"22% Jun

Dee

24%, Jen

48% Feb 11

40% Not
12%

67% Jun
45% Jun

4

16% Oct 20
24% Feb 27

Dec

6V4 Oct
17% Sep

25 7 •36
10

117

Jan

29

6

22

Jan

6

20%

5

26% Feb

5

25

61% Jan

6

37% Not

38

May 13

373/4 Aug
115% July
27% Jan
47%

Feb

51%

Deo

43

Jan

68

13

86% Not

115

Feb

S

22

99

Dec

50

49 % Dec

4

97% Dec

24

Jan

21%

Sep

40%

Sep

43% Mar

2

105%

Sep

8%

Deo

109

14%

12

Dec

18

9

May 14

No par

May
Apr

28%

Oct

8

13

Apr

16%

62% Jan

8% May 17

36 % Apr

51%

108% Jun

31

25

Oct

4

34

May 13

100

14

Jan

34 Ys July 25

5

23

13% Jun

Feb

Jan,
Sep
Sep

101% Feb

No par

37

28%
110

5

May IP
Dec

;

Feb
Jun

6

81% Jun
22 %

Apr 16

16%

30%

1183/4 Sep
2
55% Nov 21

45 5/8 Dec

6

35% Aug;

Oct

11%

Sep

111

-

12"

;

15% May 31
7 38 y8 Nov 20

15% Dec
,

May
39% July

82

Jan

Dec

•

110

3%

Dec

29

66% Apr
Apr
14% Jen
90% Apr

111

? 35%

•

Jun

18

5

1

-66

July

xl07

100

5

43

Dee

4% Dee

7
10

15% Jan

.

8

No par

37% Jun

34% Feb 21

15

Dec

100

'

100:

93% Jan
4% J»n

.

7
'Dec 29
8% May 19 7

7

1:

Mar 24

79% Feb

13% May 19

7

33'Ac

common

2nd preferred

15%

103/4

7

10

50

Peoples Drug Stores Inc
Peoples G L & Coke (Chic)

J

8

Nov 12

32% Jan

•'

32% Sep 11
383/4 May 27
5% Dec 26

—1

Pennsylvania Salt Mfg Co com—10
3%% series A preferred
100

Peoria

t

i

5

Corp com—No par
preferred
100
& Light Co
No par

Pennsylvania RR

2

,5

-

9% Feb

28% May 20

No par

No par

Corp

Sep

33 '/a Dec

Power

54%

10%

1
"

Glass Sand

5%-

2,000

12

30%

Penn

Penn

/

45%

99%

Penn-Dixie

10

118

&

1

No par

Airlines

10

37 '

,-1

2.50

Enterprises

13

.193/4 Dec

—:—No par

(J C) Co—

Coal

Penn

7,300

19 y8

87

*29%

&

Penn-Central

13

99

Co

Ford

6,500

1,500

45%

22

:

5% Jan

55

96% Dec 31' : 109

/

1 J

Transportation

61/,

46

V*

St

Mines

300

100

Inc

Consolidated Mines

Davis

•

41

87%

*11%

Utah

■

*

87%
•

Park

Parke

>

.

109

31

58% Jun

lv

preferred.

Dec

90 '

common—No par- 7

Inc

Pictures

Parker Rust Proof Co

7%

18%

46

Refining-

Park & Tilford Inc__

1,600

29

Cos

V .40% Jan 13 W

No par
100?

St

A% ; convertible

Paramount

3,300.

-

115

19'/a

46%

Paraffine
.

14%

6 Va

117%

700

36%

40%

6%

10

33,000

2%

11

7 4%
preferred
Panhandle Prod

700
-

*443/8

88

*11%

13

6%

75%
102

31%

31

*10%

46%

103/4

*28%

2%'
31%

110

22,700

8%

39

7%

36%

i

39

10%

37

•

39%

7%

xll7%

11 Va

75%
*98 'A

10 3/a

41%
63/8

.

y,

11

13

11

8

*38%
2%

47%

99

763/,
102

,

203/,

31 y,

29

8 a/8

19%

2%

*28%

r.

Panhandle East Pipe L com

2,700

93

20%

313/4

73/8

;

19 3A

2%

117%

47%

*98

31%

32

88 %

10%

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/

32%
29 \

112

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31%

39

32

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101

39

19

45%

22%

20%

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19%

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763/,
98

20

19

18%

8

763A

33

47

117%

7'A

98

112

18%

88%
13

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41%

6%

92%

23/.

31%-

29

11%

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51

92%

40

'.

7%

41%

77%
101

32

*28%

73/8

513/4

203/,

,

20

*11%

*

8%

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39

51%
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92%

r

29

36%

52

73A

77%
101

20%

32%

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8%

• 77%

♦97

21%

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8y«

•■

101

21%

.

8%
79

51%
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7:

■■■

2.5o

Elec A%

&

Dec

11

No par

Co

convertible

Outboard

2,600

19%

53

r

18%

17

Mar

15

109%

95y« Oct

Aug 20
19 Ys Aug 20

10 ."

No par

Elevator

Outlet

25

Co common.

Gas

*

83% Dec

50

Rubbet

convertible

Otis

86

71

*12

71

8%

100

88

36 y8

53

Jun

Deo

36%

25% Oct 20
83% Jan li

"V 6% May 18

25'

Oppenheim Collins

60

22

693/4

151

common

Co—

Corp

AVuVe

1,300

*86

.

Int

preferred

Oil

Oliver

500

303/4

30%

Edison

Omnibus

30

21%

*21

share

per

13

99

*21

88

Jan. 14

40%

Apr

45

3

100% Aug It

79'/a Dec 31

cumulative

•

4.40%

60

22

Wednesday

14%

155

Ohio

Ohio

1,100

*21%

Jan. 13

40%

Oct

50

30%

10; V

25% Sep

13% May 19

&

4,400
V

353/4

36

113

Oct

Sep

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Number 4665

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Feb

10% Mar 31
20% Nov

19% Sep
4
42% May 19
17% Dec
9

—100

19

12%

3

31

12

18

1

5

12%
36'A

104

,_1-'W 19-v Apr 14
'-<13% Jan 10
»

136

7
4

50% Dec

26

Sep

16% Feb

iT'^36% May 20
19 si r45 j May 29

Jan

18% May
45% Jan

44% Feb

10

•

9 per share

7%

9"% Jan

80% Feb

Highest

t per share

15% Feb

30

Dec

Lowest

Apr
11% Feb

80

Dec

26

98% July 24

5

x20

Dec

5

108

Dec

30

5

-7% May 19

_1.75

23 Va

:_N0"par

22

Dec

30

13% Nov 28
831/2 Dec

23

11V* May 19

26 %

July 17
4

110%

Sep

11% Feb

8

9%

Nov

18

Jan

55% Jan

2

53

Nov

100

49% Jan

7

42

Oct

61

Aug
July

103% Sep
102 V* July

2

100

Dec

110%

Dec

102

9
18% Jan 20
98% Mar

95%

116

Mar

Jun

V* Nov

3

24% Feb

13

17%

Sep

37%

Feb

15

42

Sep

77%

Feb

23

/ Oct

39%

Apr

55

17% Dec

Jan

19% Nov 24

23

Mar

19
8

5% May 17
30% May 19
11
.

J 34% May

114% Mar

39% May 17

5

i—1

Dec

90

No par

1

3

92

1

1

May 17

40'A Dec

100

—No par
Oas

45 V* Apr
27% May

14%
74

39

No par

Co

Seiberling Rubber Co
$4.50

Oct

Aug 11

t per share

91

5

Sears Roebuck & Co
•

Servel Inc

Feb

16%

33% Oct

13

14

common——No par

preferred series A

Shamrock

112%

Dec

26%

8

1

Highest

101% Dec

cum

5,200

Apr

Nov

Feb

Sep

12%

Jan

22% May 19

3.35% cumulative preferred
100
Seaboard Air Line com v t c__No
par

22,300

12%

7%

31

15

100

common

Seaboard Oil Co of Del

6

Jun
Jan

33%

26

84% Feb

9% Dec

preferredNo par
Scovill Mfg Co 3.65% cum pfd„100
Scranton Elec Co (The) common—5

5%

53%

46%

3

preferred

Seaboard Finance

6%

*5%

5%

1,700

*53/4

!

A

preferred

Paper Co

Sep
Sep
Oct

-99

11

14% Nov

*

Feb

40

1

16 V* Feb

Feb

May
Apr

36%

4

18% Feb
108% Mar

4% May 19
3'/a Dec 26

.5

9,100

6%

28

•16%

July 14

17% Feb

•

No par

43%

*53/4

104%

22% July 25
48% July 25
39

9

—

17

6%

■'

non-cum

$3.40

300

12

39

23

_100!'; >'85r Dec

Savage Arms Corp—
Schenley Distillers Corp—

3,900

471/4

27%

Nov

6% Dec

series.

(The)

Safeway Stores

10

15%

*102%

•32%

' <19% Jun

preferred

Louis Southwestern Ry.

5%

40

14%
83 %

<

*16%

12%

14

No par

com

St Regis Paper Co common
1st pfd 4.40% series A

110

17

28%

33

29

24% Jan

No par

—

3.60%

Preferred series

1,100

95

48

7%

49%

Sep

12% Dec

Joseph Lead—_—
—10
St L-San F Ry Co com v t c—No par

1,600
15,000

17

7%

Dec

17%

Dec

96

St

30

;

42%

32

2.50

Metals

convertible

Preferred

200

*46

42

10

23

10% Dec

1

com

Common

3,200

17%

42%

Feb
Dec

38% Feb

14

4

112%

41

62

10

Reynolds Spring
Reynolds (R J) Tob class B

50

48%

16%

Oct

Jan

96y« Mar
28% Apr

32

20% May 21

50c

preferred

Drug Inc

Reynolds

14,000

*16%

16%

105% Mar

May 16

12% Dec

conv

Rexall

30

*47

15%

16

9Vi May 17
96

prior pfd series A—100
Revere Copper & Brass com—No par
5%%
preferred
100

2,700
25,500
5,400

43

14%

85%

20%
112

19
<

Range lor Preview

Ruppert (Jacob)

*94%

913/4

14%
*83

'

35% Aug

Nov 1

Range for Year 1947

Ruberoid

17%

104%




150

117%

Sep

17

Lowest

Royal Typewriter

16%

11%

For footnotes see page 24

23

Jan

<139% May

Nov

80% Feb

STOCK

1,100

47

28%

35%

112

29

11

25

Rheem Manufacturing Co—

16

*102%

12

IO41/2

8

3

29% Dec

16% May 17

Richfield Oil Corp
No par
Ritter Company
No par
Roan Antelope Copper Mines
Ronson Art Metal Wks Inc.*
2

47

*16%

28%.

102 %

82

201/4

112%

43

17%
47%

9%

82

20%

112

43

16%

82

20%

42%

17

66

93/8

112%

42%

6%

114% Aug '
119% Jun 11
47%

July

126

9

61% Feb

28% May 19
17% May 19
' 32% Dec 27

1

1

^

convertible

6%

1

20%

431/4,:'

47%

*61

"

93/4

*80'/a

36%
89

*111%

43

40 Va

*

9%

103/a

*84

20%

43%

17%

89

"

112%

43%

17%

44%

10

353/4

29%

49

43

103/8
36%

28%

17%

•:

93/4
353/4
*84
'

29%

9

44%

443/a

10

35%

28%

*6%

108 ' I Sep

f.

Aug 18

36% Feb

94'/a Dec

50c

common

1,700

59

;

9%

*48

41

30% Jun
115% Jan

■

' Sep "

8iADec26

100

1,500

20'/a

63 %

30%

-*17%

103

■

Oct

109 V* Jan

68% Dec

No par

3,200
1,200

61/4
17%

14%

17%

146% July
114% Feb

7% May 19

;

No par

series

Republic Steel Corp

200

>

6 %

*60

pfd 31/2%

5,100

16%

241%

6
;

20

-

10

4,700

*16 1/4

19%

17%

$1

500

17%

*83%

Feb

<105% May

/ Sep

•31
•

Co—

Republic Aviation Corp
Republic Pictures common

90

*91

91%

6'/a

*90%

Feb;

30

Dec'

98%

.

.

3

24% Dec

Par

1,800

*24

9%

14%

111

27 y*

1

21

130

EXCHANGE

8,400

16%

29%

86

2

25% Feb

2

50c

&

NEW

6,000

24'A

9%

91%

"

13

38% Jan

29

5

common

Reo Motors Inc.,

1,800

16%

'30%

141/a

102% Feb
-

"

Oct

r/'<'•

2

Dec

100

(Robt)

Conv

1,100

*23'A

9%

*83'/a

20% Sep
-14%

3

Jan

50

preferred

$4.50 preferred

24

30%

*90%

Oct

71%

51% May 19
21% May 19
106 % Oct
6

25

$1.25 div prior pid
Reliable Stores Corp
Reliance Mfg Co common

180

'

40%

20%

'

Hosiery

Remington-Rand

50

17%

'

*94

July
29% Aug
25
/Oct

Oct

110% Jun 24

1

Reeves Bros Inc

3,000

9%
>

20

20%

Jun

22

NOV ;

6

50

17%

*801%

19:

Nov

31%
A

;

Dec '

.

43

31

14,400

22%
>'■<

17%

110%

29

Nov

11%

Nov

50

,

104

9%

40%

,

7%

22%.
*102

50

.

20%

9%

•'•■'.

Dec

200

Oct f

53

Dec

;17

6

6

171/a

...

20

64

38

Nov

38

37

500

20%

*90

200
: 13
.
.12%

17

33

16,400

106

92

91%

.

25%

17%

36

28

14% Jan 2p

Jun

34% Jan

•

13 A

5o

5,300
<

20%

9%

36 Va

38% Oct

Oct

May

Feb

50

12,900

10

17%

45%

10%

36 %

23

92

Feb

s
45%

Jan

111

No par

Mhares

17% <

17%

98%

16

2nd

Bales fur

20%

17%

Nov

71% Nov'
82% Jan

1st preferred

the Week

63%

.

12%

20% Dec

127

100

common

100

4

9%

*103

22% <

401/4

pfd

:

5,200
v

8%

25%

104

*49

23%

16%

24

6

•

12

59

Feb

4

68% Dec

'

May 20

non-cum

1,200

•<

*20%

.

•v<

64

*18

23

18

7

9%

91%

/

93

221/4
*102

9%

< V-

17%

,

22%

8%

104%

*92

104

9%

25

98

27%

4
<

171/a

49

17%

11

Jan

22% Feb
141

21

non-cum

30

9 per share

.

4

104%

41

23%

:

8%

3%

17'/2

*102

9%

8%

104

49

20%

64

I per share

10

40'A

17%

C

Oct "

15% Nov

4%

1,600

Jan. 16

25%

49

*20%

Oct

,

27

4%

500

<<

Friday

*9%

41

17%

9%

103

14

22

1

Preferred

13%

27

Jan.15

25%

49

23%

-

Dec

18

29

■

65

*96

<

Thursday

4

40%

*24

•

1'

STOCKS

10

40%

17%

-

25%

22

22%

9%

/

27%

8%

*91

104

Reading Co

Real Silk

11%

*63%
13%

98

50'A

25

Mar

48% Jan

19% Oct

200

.

11

/

14

*96

*49

23%

17%
*24

11%
64%
••

%

17%

7%

22%
103

preferred

PRICES

*103

92%

7

23

13%
*27

50%

'

11%
<♦63

98

91

*49

May

210
.»

7'A

22

102 % Dec

No par

common

202

Nov

Sep

93% Oct

200

Feb

35% Oct

500

13%

14

4

,.

18

92%

104%

«

104

17%

93

9%

40%'

104

18%

7 %

23'A

'103

Oct

Aug
5
120V* July 17.

100

$2

1,800

24

10

25%

*92%

Dec

July

30.

84% Sep

15% May 17,

No par

>

13%

25%

10

25%

17%

5

com

106

; 26% May

..

9
May 17
33%. Dec 22

1

_50

Raybe3tos Manhattan
Rayonier Inc common—

1,600

13

23%

per share
f>

103

12%

24

Jan. 14

9

1,000

12%

*101

12%

<

<

24

Wednesday

per share

18%

*11%

103

27%

BALE

Jan. 13

'•

37%

13%

62%

27

Tuesday
9

26%
18

187,
200
1

Feb

'

10% Nov 21
15

12% Dec 23

No par

preferred

600

35

•

13%

11%

•'•

*96

HIGH

26%
18

12%

12%

18%
37%

*33

•

4

conv

1

140

19% Dec 11
90 • Dec 27

(The)

2

'

85% Die 31

Oil

Jan

42% Feb

19

30% May 19

of

Ralston Purina Co 3%%

3,900

24

11%

8%

com.

Radio-Keith-Orpheum

40

34%

14%

21

66

1 per share

8

Apr

Aug 22

203
,

*

13

par

Reis

*13%

13%

Jan. 12

share

*10

V

35

*101

.12%

'

39%

*11%

103

*63%

66

Monday

Jan. 10

7%

*37

*33

,

12%

*11%

14

LOW

per

30%

18%

14 %

/

Jan

15%

-

16,300

28

*101

12%

24

"

13 <

•/

105

24

971%

*96

•

30% :

34

14

98

*28 %

30%

2S%

13%

96%

27%

*33

11%

169

Dec

57

^—10

Radio Corp of America com—No par
$3.50 conv 1st preferred—No par

1,300

30

*37

14J/4

<

*33%

*12%

*631/4

Nov

22

Sep

31

19% May. 19
11% May 17

Quaker State Oil Refining Corp_.10

36,800

8%

28%

'

14

*96

96 Va

9

68%

8%

33%

12

12%

83A
67%

8%

'

11%

^^1

Purity Bakeries Corp

900

;

28

35

*1G1

9%
68

8 »/8

23

33%

39%

.

•

*22%

28

*33

24

Dec

17%

32% Dec
16 ?" Dec

Colorado—20

5%

;.

2,200

.

89%

102

May 19

.21

Cerv

Pure

500

28 /

34

*27

13

66

14

<

31

*11%

<

105

24

*11 »/8

31

12%

*13%

•

27%

<

39

13

4,500

May

2

May 15
17% May 16
Sep 22 \ *

8% preferred——i—,
1_100
Pub Serv Elec & Gas pfd $5—No par
Pullman Inc„
No par

56,400

34

28

34

*101

14

*63'A

31'A

,.

96%

33%

13%

*'■.

330

•

.;

107

28

23% !,-•

v

66%

.

-

8%

39

105

♦13

31

19%

*12

107

28

8%

67

8 <;

34%

32

23

C%

63%

; ; •■

%•'•-•

28%

23'/a

3

67'/a

*31%

19%

*27

28%

22%

29%

19%

V

310'

660

,

Feb

136

Jan

36

Q

24'A

34% <

*19%

1

•28

31%

29%

*33%

14

29%

107

,

"

:
•

41

110

Mar 29

16

Corp of N J com„No par
preferred
j.
No par
6% preferred—
„•
—100
7% preferred
lOo

•

1161/2.

i

—1

Co

Dec

1

31

:f 10

No par

preferred——No

Service

16%

29% Sep
102% Sep
128
Oct

Feb

7%

10% May 19

$5

640

110%

*115%

Way"

cum

73% Jan

Co.—

preferred series A

$4.75

-

134'/a

110%

28%

107

29%

91/8

98

•

107%

67%

8%

*95

*107.

29%

24%

69-

8%

107%

28%

24'A <

*68
:

*107

;

.

107%

115%

210

,

Power

Procter & Gamble——.
Publlcker Industries Inc

3,700
4,400

,

-V

33

106%

'

'

...

70%

115%

116%
133

*110%

69%

;

132%
< 110%

116%
133

-

*110%

t...

29%

*29%

41/2%

70

20%

33%

133%

"107

100

69%
20%

21%

119'A

28%

"

.

70%
20%

•

111

3-1%

70%
20%

96%

133%

*33

70%
21%

86

>

a

111

*52%

..

"Regular

Nov

Feb

23

114

—1

i-

Pressed Steel Car Co Inc

70

107%

119%

35

*33%

22,600
i 9,400

"

21

:

96

107%

35

-

(The)

Electric

Jan

89

49

16% Oct

171

Potomac

36

Deo

31

8% May 19
Apr 22
59% May 17

100

Pond Creek Pocahontas~L_
Poor dc Co class B__

600

1,400

Oct

84

96% Dec

Dec

7

Plough Inc —ir—
—i—5
Plymouth Oil Co_i__t——
—5

'

:

106% Aug

20%

31

32% Apr 21

'

15%

15

13%

Jun

19

Dec

67

Plttston Co

.Jan

112

Feb

Aug 1
163% Nov 17

5% preferred class A-;
—100
5%% 1st ser coiiv prior pfd„100
Pittsburgh <fc West Virginia
100

200

71

Dec

38% July 24

165

10

Sep

Sep
Dec

May 16

16

No par

49,900

.

33%

*14%

15%;

*33%

Pittsburgh Steel Co com
7% preferred class B—

2,600

IO1/4
46%

13%

-

18

88

Wayne *& Chic Ry com—100
preferred
—100

Dec

108

16% Jan

1

new——— 1

••

1,000

/

30%
,

:

15%

V

10

Pittsburgh Young & Ash pfd——100

;

Jun

96% Dec

No par

150

13 % •1

13%

12

Jan

102

33%

July 25
63% July 14

30% Apr 28
99% Dec
4
10

Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt

180

13%

•

5

25

No par
100

Feb

47

Deo

96%

93

Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co

190

.

5I8V4

10%

/ 33

43

17

Pitts Consolidation Coal Co,

2.000

•,

•

791%

,

..

45%

33%

29

Jan

3,300

85

30%
4

10%
47%

Apr

Pittsburgh Porgings Co

__

*139

30%

5

21
81

common

19%

Dec

89

15

No par

preferred——100

50% Mar 15

Oct

July
May

104i/a

Mar

•

13 %

-

18

150

♦lO'A
•

*77

19

30%

*10%

48%

.

79%

150 '

,

13%

*84%

11%

34

8

Feb

101

No par

30% May
122

18

109

com_

Sep
Dec
Dec

25

26

31

preferred-

.7%

43% Jan

Dec
Dec

5,200

•.

5

88
85

Pitts Coke h Chem Co com__No par
$5 convertible preferred—No par

170

'

9%

Dec

100

Pitts Ft

38

*140

"

25

9 per ehare

20 %

'

24

——100

preferred

cumulative

$4

400

158V2

9%

13%
•.•■"

*18%
*139

46%

10%

45%

-

158%

—

19

*18%

series

Hosiery
Plllsbury Mills Inc

153

37%

•85

V-79.%- ••.79%.

.
.

150

*10%

V;

48%'

33%

15%

*140

10%

46

33%

19%

32%

*10%
,

79%

19%

150

32

10%.I

s>79%

.

*145

9%

*140

85

87%

preferred

Phoenix

4,500

27%
116

98 Va Mar 17

5%

70

29

17%

38%

13%

*140

86%

20

*140

48%

*33%

86%

*79% 5»1

■■■•■

'

20

155

*10%

86%

35% Nov

30

Phillips Jones Corp

1,500

88%

'

28%

161

•••

9%

13

"

*158%

13%

*17

153i

*145

'

*86%". 87%

16

Dec

60

88

150

Jan

85

Phillips Petroleum

600

13%

88%

1

10% May 19

10

34%

21

21

common

Pitts C C & St Louis RR

13%

17%

.800

19.800
100

•

29% Jan

24%

120% Aug 12
109% Aug 12
16% Oct 15

18

HighMl

8 per share

2

1

4%

*97

13%

29

• •

.

V

103%

*33%

13%

•145

'

14

-

*102

*97

160'/a

14

39

Dec

21V* Jun

3

Corp

3.60

v 59%

*12%

34

*95

9%
*13 %

14

29

95

5

preferred series A______10o
Philip Morris & Co Ltd common—_5

,100

90

58%

13%

18

:-

Year 1946
Lowest

t per share

22

111% Dec

100

3%%

7,900

90

13%

30

Philco

260

27%

*87

59%

23% Dec

100

common

21% Dec

preferred

6,100

:

88

39

90

58%

14

39%
J

39%

*87 V4

*159%

-

27%

'*85%

♦88%

156

$1 preference

tper share

No par
No par

common

"

*87

90

Co

'

59%

156

♦145

27%

Par

3.8% preferred
Phlla & Reading Coal & Iron

88%

88

Electric

4.4 ft

900

30

88%

1

Phlla

;

•

Range for Year 1947
Highest

Lowest

f

360

.

Range for Prrrleua

STOCK

6,600

30%

*102%

102%

<

89

27%'

90

*145

v

,14%

105

13%

88%

*17%

93%

*85

■

400

93%

105

YORK

EXCHANGE

3,900

24'

93%

*87
'

39%

*12%

♦95

29%

17%

40

34

*88%

30%

17'/a

88

v

24

105%

29%
:

92

*85

13%

103%

13%

88%

*87

88

*39

*95

__

92

14

33%

*102%

*88.
*85

'

24

22%

89

27%

\ 88

22%

NEW

Shares

14%

90

*88

*38'/a

23

24

30%

90

*8'5

.

< per share

*92%

14%

-

tha Week

105%

94%

27%

>

221/4

108

14%

31%

90
27%

•.

28%,
89 '

/

RECORD

Bale* fur

Jan. 16

■y$ per share

24%

106%

96'/a

Friday

Jan. 15

23%

96

14%

28%

23

*108
-

32

*87%

;

28%*

23%

♦24%

«

95%

Thursday

ft per share

share

23%

109%

'96%

32 %

.

28%

25

109

97 >%

14%

<•*87

23%

*24%

109

♦96%"

f per

STOCK

(265)

STOCKS*

Wednesday

Jan. 13

per share

YORK

CHRONICLE

PRICES

Tuesday

I

•

23%

*108
''

BALE

Jan. 11

ft per share
23%

HIGH

Monday

Jan.10

•24%

AND

& FINANCIAL

Oct

6% Dec

10

4

10(/a May 19
101

Dec

10

20% Apr 15 ' '
24% May 19 1 "

43% Dec

24

10% Feb

6

6'A

40% July 14
16% Feb
8

351/4

Nov

10'A

Nov

131/4

Nov

I6V4 Feb

11

16"% Feb

3

110

12%

Nov

17% Feb
49% Apr
23% May
22% July

Oct

24%

Jan

7

Deo

,'

30% Dec

23

17 y8

Oct

i

40% Oct

20

23 V*

Oct';

105

Jan

113% May
32% Apr

40% Feb

21

22

COMMERCIAL

THE

(266)

AND

LOW

Jan.12

Jan. 10

f per share

STOCKS

PRICES
Jan. lf>

Jan. 14

,

t per share

I per

Jan. 16

/

Shares

I per share

t per share

share

Sales for
the Week

•

*22 %

23

*723/8

76

15%

15%

15

15

123/4

123/4

12%

123/4

33%

34

333/4

343/4

35%

7%

6'%

6%

6%

6%

6%

5%

5%

5%

5%

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44%

107

xl7

103%

20%

19%

20

55%

55%

*54:.

109

21

57%

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35

35

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92

*88

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25

*24 %

25

16 3/4

17

16%

17

6%

6%

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*41

43%

*41

20%

20

54

34%

34%

87

88

88%

24%

24%
16 3/8

*42%

*43 %

43

3,600

6%

5%

100

44

44

16%

16%

16%

2,900

42%

42%

42 V4

42%

1,800

43%

100

*41%

42%

42%

7

preferred-

29%

29%

29%

28%

29%

28%

29

29

29

2,300

Southern

California

24%

24 "•

24%

23 3/4

24

23%

233/4

25%

25%

2,600

Southern

47%

48%

463/4

48

463/4

473 4

-47%.

477-8

47%

48 '/a

17,100

39%

■

38

39%

37.

38%

36%

37%

37%

37%

37

38%

*72

74

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17%

*17%

18%

4%

4%

4 n/4

4%

s

734,

7%

*6%

7%

71

28%

28%

22%

23

22%

9%

9%

'•

>

69

69%

17%

17%

16%

28%

*100 3/4

101 %

101%

27%

27%

27%

27%

87%

87

87

23

22%

22%

♦86

22%
♦93

95

105

104

4%

4%.

*7

7

7

43/4

900

Spalding (A G) & Bros Inc———!
Sparks Withington—No par

7

400

Spear & Co

43/4

43/4

7

7

1

common-,

29 Va

29%

28%

29

1,700

22

22%

22%

23

8,300
5,000

Spiegel Inc common!——!—-,—2

9%

68

17%

17%

16%

17%

27%

27%

600

102%

102 Va

*102%

27%

273/4

27%
86

102%

27%

102

102

93

'

22%

22%

92 Va

90 Va

91-

102%

100%

100%

102

59%

593/4

14,200

59%

60

593%

par

•»

preferred-!-,-——No par
$7 prior preferred——No par

61%

61%

61%

62

59%

413/4

42

41%

42%

40 3/4

41V*

40

40%

40 Va

40%

39%

40 Va

13,500

77%

77%

78

74%

76

74%

75

74

74%

733/4

743/8

24,900

fetanaard Oil of New

273/8

27%

27%

31%

28%

29%

28%

29%

28%

29%

28 Va

28 3/4

42,600

Standard

*93%

14%

143/8

14%

14

♦40%

41%

*40 3/4

41%

41%

♦41

13%

13%
36%

36%

*89%

41%

*41

*40

41%

40

13 %

13%

*13

36%

14

41%

*40%

41%

41

*39%

41 %

300

13%

13%

13%

13 y4

13%

400

34%

35

34

343/4

5,800

91%

31%

31%

91%

91%

31 Va

*91

31%

x30%

30%

*91

91%

100

31%

30%

2,300

31%

31%

*14%

14%

14 %

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

17%

17%

17%

16%

17Vb

17%

17%

17%

17%

17

17%

2,700

19%

19%

19 '/a

19%

193/8

1,800

32

19%

v

i

19%

19%

19%

19%

19 %

19%

13%

13%

13 Va

13%

133/8

13%

13%

13%

14%

14%

14%

13,400

Stone

13

20 Va

20

20%

20%

203/4

20 Va

20%

15,800

Studebaker

10 S/8

3,500

20%
10%

115Va

10%

*115%

115%

11%

373/4

10%
373/4

38

10%

10%

20 3/4

20%

21

17%

21-

20%

21

42

56

Sun Oil Co

5,000

.

116

100

.'

,

37%

373/,

37%

37%

2,300

Sunshine

10 Va

10%

10%

10%

5,400

20 Va

20%
152

Superheater Co .(The)

1,400

Superior Steel

16%

17'%

163/4

17%

1,100

42%

41%

41%

200

18%

*16%

1S'%

18%

*16%

*16%

35 Va

36%

36

36 %

35%

35%

V 343/4

35%

36%

21

21%

20

21%

20

20%

20 Va

20%

20%

20%

10,400

20%

20%

20 Va

20%

20%

20%

19%

20 Va

193/4

20%

20%

20%

3,700

863/4

87

87%

87 Va

*86%

87

86%

87

86 Va

86%

86

86%

187

6%

6%

6%

6

5%

5 7/8

3,100

*16%

■

6%

6%

5%

6%

*

18%

6

Swift International Ltd

preferred

$4

SALE

HIGH

Jan.13

Jan.14

per

share

f per

share

*10%

10%

10%

10%

.

Shares

I per share

I per share

I per share

I per share

./A/.

the Week

Jan. 16

Jan.15

NEW YORK

Sales for

Friday

Thursday

•

4%

4%

10%
4%

10%

10%

v

■

•

,4%

*4%

4%

4%

17%

17%

17%

17%

171/4

171/4

17

56%

58

56%

4%

103%

d%

*43/,

43/4

V

45

46

42%

44%

42%

43

33 Va

37 %

351/4

37%

34%

36V4

34%

35%

50%

50%

48%

50%

49%

.

15%

16%

14%

21%

20%

20%

*

13%

14%

15,%

*20 >/a

13 Va

*45

46

*13%

23 Va

47 Vb

*46

•

;

9%
*46

47'A

•

9%

*9

9%

231/4

*87

4%
*26%
22%

18%

14

143'a

*47%

153/8

xl3%

14

13%

14

21%

*21

21%

21

21

13%

13VB

45%

*44%
13V4

141/4

,*13%

14'/4

*20 3/4

!

13%

13

131/8

*44%

■

45%

91/4

23%

22%

22 %

9%

.

22%

11

1G%
47

'

/.

13%

13%

131/4

89

*3%

4%

*26'A

23

3%

27%

22%

28'/4

*88

4

23%

*261/4
22

22%
47

*13 %

y

9%

9%
46

*46

-

14

*9 Vs

9%

*9 %

22%

22%

22%

22%

22%

11

10%

10%

*10%

11

47

453/4

46

*46

"

4

v

3%

4

♦89

91

*88

91

*88

28 Va

*26%

28 Vb

*26Vs

22%

21%

221/4

213/4

22

97

97

v, 3%

•

3%

'

*26%

27%

27%

215/8

97

v

96%

97%

18%

18 Vs

18 1/4

18%

18%

183/4

19%

5,300

Timken

Detroit

50%

51

50%.

50%

50 V2

1,600

Timken

Roller

52%

50

50%

12%

12i/4

12%

12 Ve

121/4

12'/4

123/a

12%

123%

17%

17%

17

l7'/4

17

17

17

17%

17%

17%

*16%

171/4

*16%

61/4

6%

;>

*161/4

6%

6

*102%

105

*102%

16%

*16V4

6'/s

5%

16%

6%

5%

6

15

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

21%

21%

21%

20%

21%

20

20%

*102%

105

36%

*35%

94

93

7%

7%

32 Va

*32

-

35%
*92

6%
*32

35i/4

36

*92

94

351/4

7'/a

7

7

32%

32

32

94

200

.

*131/8

131/2

13%

13%

13%

11%

11%

11%

11%

11%

11

11%

51

51

50%

51

11%

11

11%

313/s

313%

99%

99

•

*

14

18

•-

'•

1,500

Jun

53%

Jun

Jan

;Sep

26% Aug

16%

Oct

41 Va

Jan

102%

Oct

109% Aug
26% May

2

104% Mar

5

36% Oct

63

May

15

10% Feb

7

13 Va

Oct

24% Oct

8

20%

Dec

21% Jan

3

21

Jan

Feb

3

14%

Oct

18 %

Oct

11

25% Feb
15% Feb

3

12%

17

103%

61%

Sep

117

>"

Feb

23

Apr
38% July

24 Va May

Sep

75% Mar 24

39% May

23%

Nov

109% Apr

11&

May

76%

-

Jun

124% Aug

Apr

Oct

21

12% Sep

18

7%

'45 % Jan

2

42%

Sep

56% Aug

6

10%

Oct

24

14

17%

Oct

125

13% Mar

24% Oct
160

22

Dec

102

14*,

Oct

May

.

-Apr

35% May

Oct

160

May
Dec

24% Feb

7

19%

Nov

23

47

5

38

Jan

55 Va

Apr

Sep

21

Aug

Mar

21% Oct

31

13%

37% Jan

28

31

Sep

*4iy«

Feb

27'A Jan
V 28% Feb

2

25%

Nov

36 Va

Jan

13

19%

Nov

41

■

i

104% Mar 11

101

7%

7

10% Feb

'

NOT

Feb

109% Aug

Nov

16%

-

Jan

Range for Prevloaa
Year 15)46

Highest

preferred—.
Corp

$4.50 prior

14

26
13

24

400

Twin

conv

Dec

11%

11%

1,500

50

50

1,900

Underwood

Jun

Sep

21

Oct

Oct

26% May

Sep.

65

16

34% Dec

22

14 y8

Jan 13

58% Feb

18

35

15% Dec

32%

4

Jun

May

22

13% Dec

31

31

19% Dec

22

12% Dec

5

21% Feb

18

18

*

Sep

13%

Sep

47 !

Sep

61 % July

May 19

17% Feb

13

15

Sep

9% May 19

13% Feb

13

10

Sep

30% May
17% Feb

30

60% Feb

48

Oct

16

1

6% Aug 21

14% Feb

15
S

4

24% Oct

21

45

Corp__No par

Dec

16% Jan

1

10

Sep

15

38

;

May 19

85

Dec

31

16% Feb

9%
14%

11

59% Jan

30

38 Va

Jun

13%

Jan
Jan

20

17%

Nov

24%

Apr

108% Feb 24

99%

Nov

18

May 19

25% Oct

94

Dec

"

112

Feb

15% May 19

No par

21% Feb

4

16%

Oct

26%

Jun

53% Oct

20

38 y4

Oct

66%

Jan

Oct

21% May

May 13

5 Va May 19

.1

99

No par
„_No par

Dec

5

12% Dec

5

21Va Dec

29

34% Aug 21
93-

No par

Dec

30

<

13%

71>

Dec;

33%

Oct

12%

5%
105

114

Sep

37%

Oct

Jan

6

46%

Jan

Feb
Jan
Mar

102%

Feb

11

11%

Dec
Oct

18

43%

63% May

Nov

27

Deo

Dec

31

16

Nov

20

51% Feb

97/s May 19

18% Deo
14

f

104 :i Jun

48

30

,1

•

15% Nov. 24
38% Jan

7

<.—50

1

Oct

40% May 13

No par

1

Oct

68

Oil com—lo

i

Oct

112%

1

—

Feb
Jun

18% Nov
21% May
89% Jun

Oct

80% Feo

common.

70

20%

Dec

Oct r

5%

3

May 19
29

'

Oct

32'

7% Feb

'3% May 17

102

Mar 10

106

20

preferred!..:.

Udyllte Corp

July

60%

46%

19

12

Coach .Co-

13%

18

9Va Mar

30

47% Dec

No par

prior preferred

*13%

19 y4 May

58% Nov 21

13

18 % Dec

Twin City Rap Transit com—No par

5%

f per share

$ per share

$ per share

No par

Corp

Higbest

Lowest

<.

15
68% July 28

41

Fox Film com__No par
$1.50 preferred
No par

220
/

56

■V

May 16

15% Jan

20th Century
,

Feb

Nov

2

Jan

49

Jan

25

37

10 Va Jan

Axle——„5

Truax-Traer

1,500

32%

13%

Oct

,

Dec
Oct

37%

7

20

*92

141/a

*13%

Feb

112% Feb

900

32%

47

July

30

108%

11

7

35%

32

100%

29

11

49

78% May

Nov

20% Mar

7% Feb

*35

32

Jt!

17% FeD

49% May

13

Bearing

Trl-Continental
$6

,

61%

Aug

Feb '

80

Apr

59%

'

59% Feb

Transue & Williams Steel

100

24,400

63%

37

3
6

14%

6%

44% July 21

24

20,100

:

7

Feb

105-

Apr

149%

Oct

July 24

Deo

135%

78

15% Jan

16 Va

Oct

-

May

v

60% May

/

-

42%

20% Nov

20Va

*6%

-

19

22% Jan

14%

94

Feb

July 24

10% May 17

20

*92

94

18

Apr

99%

Dec A

Oct

70

2

114% Feb

,

55

Nov

98%

14

14%

,

34%

Apr

May

118.. Mar

20%

13 % May 17

20%
36

8

Aug 14

102

.5

14%
*351/8

37% Jan

-

tTransamerica Corp—„—*._2

"

■

Oct

Transcont'l & Western Air Inc

20
-

107%

2,200

105

*102%

105

104

*14%

14

16%

5%

6

*101%

-

„

'

*102%

105

*16 'A

163/4

11

3,000

!
4
'

17

55

30

preferred

97

12%

*13 Va

$3.75

280

18 Va

52

32

'

•

Feb

21% Jan

—25
com.—No par
100

Tide Water Associated

96%

171/4

31%

—

18%

12%

7%

"

98 Vs

52%

*7 Va

'■

18%
'

94

"

12,500

17%

*92 Va

*'

33%

Dec

Thompson-Starrett Co com—No par
$3.50 cum preferred——No par

1,200

22

96%

J''-'"'

'

2

46% May 27

(J R)—_*_*—

Products
preferred—

4%

10
>

24%

41

(The)-^

Thompson

92

37/a

Transit

98 Va

19

35%

Thompson

1,500

•

52 Va

357/s

1,900

v

Sep /

Jan

preferred———50

Thomas Steel Co

200

47

15 Va

Jun

-1

common.!.:*—;

conv

Third Avenue

200

.

5

109 Va

.

——No par

——

Co

div

$2%

10

9V2

:

Thermoid

1,500
<

Apr

Sep

68% Aug

common-———50c
preferredNo par
Glass Mfg Co common
5

The Fair

200

j

95/a
47 Va

Jan

39%

14% Nor V

13

conv

$2.40 conv preferred

■

91

3%

46

40%

Feb

100

Pacific Ry .Co—!—

Thatcher

240

!

84%

53% Sep

—25
—1

Pacific Land Trust—

$1.25

700

45

—

Textron ,Ina

17,400

45

45 '

Corp
(The)

Texas &

-700

300

*12%

21%

*

<

501/4

6Va

>

21%

9%

*10%

471/4

89

V

10%

47%

9%

9%
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9»/4

471/4

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11

V.9%
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47'/4

47%

100

*98

49

A

35%

49

491/4

89

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491/2

35

•

47'A

9%

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141/4
10

9%

10%

*46

13%
45

*13V4

14V4

*10

13 Va
46 V2

13%
*45

■

*21

37%
49

35V4
*48

July

18% .Dec

15

52

Texas

43%

May

.

5

33,700

43%

27

104

25%

6,300

42%

46

•

.

Sep*

Producing—!

r

13% Jan

6%^ Oct

11V* Nov
9% .£■. Sep

1'

v

Apr

Dec

Sulphur———--No par
Coal & Oil—!
10

565/8

30%

16% Not '

..

Feb

,

Jan

Gulf

203/4

56%

9<3

.

6Va

10

Pacific

20%

56%
43

Oct

14%

Gulf

21%

56

90%- Jun

11%

Texas

20%

56

Jun.

65. :-

?

64%* Oe^

;

Jun

70

•

33V •: Sep.

.73

July

33% May

;

9

Texas

2IV2

55%

Jan

Get

,

17

Texas

20%

55%

39%

.! Sep

22%
38"%

■

Feb

2,100

21%

55%

.30,

S

7% Jan

19,400

20%

55%

!1

Dec-

Feb ;.

' Yf

.

20 V8 Aug

Texas

22'/4

30

59%

3% May 16

700

21%

Nov

22%

13% May 20

20,600

Co

■'

8 per share

9

17%

551/4

83

18

'

v,

_5

56%

581/4

Nov

.

Corp_.

17%

56

44 V2

Telautograph
Tennessee

IC

(James)

Talcott Inc

56

22%

9

Range for Year 1917

17%

59

8% May

Dec

17

6
31

•

56 5/s

21%

Sep

7Vs

7

3

Lowest

561/4

58%
*55

Oct

4%

125

9

Jun

13%

0

4

-

31

"

'

*16%

17

.56%'""

58%

18%

31

17% Feb

5% May 19

Par

500

103/4

«41/0

r

10%

May

Feo

36% Jan

May 17
May 17

STOCK

-aV:;V

300

*10%

.

48

<

Sep A

112% Feb

20% Dec

—1

' EXCHANGE

T
♦10%

29%

.

July

108

•

6

45% Jan

18% Dec
797/8 Dec

—No par

Feb

Jan

,

18% Feb

30% Jun

STOCKS

PRICES

Wednesday

Jan.12

Ja-L 10

I

AND

Tuesday

27%
91'

90% Feb

.

i.

Jun -,,;.

35y4 May

Dec

•

Feb
Jun

May

~

*

LOW

Monday

Saturday

7

_

Gould Corp

99

30

24% Oct

36
May 19
14% Jan
2 V

Sylvania Elcc Prod Inc com__No par
Symington

Oct

31% July 14

32% May 27

25 V

& Co—,——j—

Swift

-

5%

a_5o

Paper C0_!,,_—
,10
Sweets Co of America (The)—4.16%

5,200

21%

Sep;

42

35% -Nov

14% Jaa

10 % May 19

Sutherland

18 Va

35%

35

35%

21%

14

20
28

93% Jan* 13

17Vb May 20
101% Jan 13
13 \May 19

No par

Corp,——

22

20% Feb,. 4
7% Feb--, 8.'

17
19
19
13
8
19
19
30
19
8
10

8% May 19

Superior Oil of California—25

*16%

18%

1

—

65 ya

31% Aug 19

12.50 A

3,400

203/4
153

*4178

16 3/4
42

*41

20%
153

153

Corp,,,,>—

Biscuits Inc—!—

20%-Jan

Jan

63

Sunshine Mining Co———_10c

Sunray Oil

25,300

Oct

54

.Feh, >87':
Aug. 26,

77
81

114
Dec 317
7% Jan 11

100

qumi--

10%

*41

*16 S/8

(4%%.

10 3/4

42

42

common.*.*

Class A pfd

11%

153

16%

17%

'

No par
—No par

10%

20%

20%
153

42

*41

♦115

$4.50 series A preferred

10%

10%

160

17

173/a

17%

1734

159

158

157

157

156

•10%

10Va

;10%

55%

56V4
115

115

'Sun

104%
,

15-

26

r
34% Jan
4
28% Feb
50% Dec , 24 .:
50% Jan
v

16
May 19
'10% May 19
105
July 28
51
May 26

:

11 %

x37

'

103/8

103%
*97

61

Sep*

•

1
Chemical Corp common-:.--—1
(The)

37 Va

103/4

11%

38

11%

11%
38

38

56%

56%

116%

*115

115%

115

117

10%
104%

*97

105

56%

57

563/4

.-57%

57

58

*57

10%

10%

10%
*97

105

*97

105

*97

10 %

10%

11

10%

10 3/4

20 Va

20%

20%

20%,
105

*97

& Webster——No par

Corp

Jan

48 Va;

——

1,200

17%

31%

38%

>

Dec

94
Dec 18
10% May 19
4%
convertible preferred——50
41'A Jun
3
Starrett-Co (The) ;L S—1—No parry: 37
May 17
Sterchi Bros Stores Inc,—
7—1 '•
1?
May 20
Sterling Drug Inc common—,5
34
Dec 10
3%% preferred-!—**
100
88
Dec 18
Stevens (J P) & Co Inc„
7_U5
30'A Nov 26
Stewart-Warner £orp,
;j!7-!ll
57',A 13% May 17
Stokley-Van Camp Inc common,—l-*', 14% May 19
5% prior preferred——————20
19% Jun
3

100
1

567/e

Dec:

Standard

3,200

14%

Nov

33

20%

preferred series A—!—100
Steel Spring common—!

3%%

97

133/4

35%

34%

92

*90

92

*89%

92

*40%

41

353/8

*

13%

36%

41%

*40

41%

*39%

42

13%
363/4

13%

'14%

14%

13%

133/4

14

*95

97

*94

97

*94

97

*94

98

*93 Va

98

common-—10

17 Va, July

.;

Oct

<

5%

r

23% Jan

Jersey—!—25

Ohio

of

Oil

Dec

8

v.,

17
8
7
21
31

■',
37'A May 19 : ■'
63
Mar 17

Standard Oil of Indiana,:——-L25

77%

Jun

62Va

503A Mar 11

Oil' of California—No par

Standard

/-

Apr

43%

7

81
89

$6 prior

500

26%

Feb

9

17'/a May 16

Standard G <fe E Co $4 pref—No par

5,700

Sep

8% Jan

23'A Dec
4 ;
83
Dec 29

coin—No par

preferred-!!—No

$3.50 cum

•>

1,700

60'/a

21%

92%

102

61%

223/4

*92

22%

92%

102

200

Brands Inc

Standard

4,500

87

102

22

Squibb- (E R) & Sons common—!_1
$4 preferred———No par

90

r

27%

273/4
*84

87

*84

Co_l—^—7„-5

Square D

1,800

28

preferred:.—No par

$4.50

Conv

260

27%

86

101

69

*68

16%

88%

*91

67%

28

16%
*27%

22%

9%

9Va

9%

67%

93/i

9%
68

91 y# May

17 %

22% Jan
56
Jan
42% Dec

15
May
- 4% May
■
6
May
73
Dec
23% Sep
16% May
" 8
May
68'A Dec
13% May
>
27
Nov
99
Nov

$5.50

10

71%

*70%

71%

*70%

71%

27%
»

22 H

105 Va

300

29

102

273/8
*86

95

94

105

17%

22%

17%

>100%

102

♦16%

29

28

28%

*28"

*27%

*17

Mobile & Ohio stock

22

93/4

69

173/4

17%

17%

*70%

69%

69

*68

73%

preferred-'——No par
Spencer Kellogg & Sons—7——1
Sperry Corp (The)
:
— 1

9%

9%

preferred-a—.100
tr ctfs
100

non-cum

5%

64

♦71%

22%

22

23%-

9%

2,100

common—No par

Railway

Southern
:

*623/4

7

•

29 Va

29

29

29

V

71%

*70%

71%

*70%

71

73%

*4%

43/4

7%

18

*

4%
*7

8,600
'

17%

Va

17%

17%

,

Southern Pacific Co_———-No oar

73%

63

63

62%

*71%

*71

73%

*71%

73

*

623/4

63

62 8/4

63 va

*62'/a

643/s

*623/4

-

share

39% May

27%

54% Apr

27
Dec 24
22
July 29
34% Apr 19
28
May 19
57% May 19
68
Nov 10

-

»er

,

Nov 26

40% Nov 29

Natural Gas Co_„—7.50

48%

38%

.

25

Edison—

29%
23%

'

Jan

'

147/8 May 28
37'A May 19

25

preferred

8Yr

oy*

77-

'*

9

42

_50

.

Greyhound Lines
5
South Porto Rico Sugar com_-_No par
Southeastern

29%

48 %

3% May 20
5% Oct
6

South Carolina E & G Co com—7.50

2,000

,

47

42

*40%

43

*40%

62,600

4'A

16 %

42%

42%

16%

24'% Ma^.19
V 6% May 19 ,
; »ya Feb
4
Apr 14
6% Feb
27% May 19
41
Jan
39
Apr 22
51
Feb
.;
14
May 19
18 % Dec
65 - Mar 15 C117 % Dec
7 15
May 20
23
Oct
38
May 20
* 62% Oct
,29% May 19
39% Oct
;
87%Dec3o
102% Jun
23 Va Dec 24.,
15% Jan
13% Mar 14
17% Dec
,

Socony Vacuum Oil CO Inc—15
South Amer Gold & Platinum.—— 1

24

6%

com—20
preferred—100

cumulative

;

Smith As Corona Typewriter—No par

*43%

16%

3'%%

400

*

47

16

6%

6%

6%

6%

6%
16

(A Or Corp—————10

Smith

Smith (A) & Sons Carpet Co

110

■

16 Va
*4

4

Sinclair Oil Corp
——No par
1 Skelly Oil Co———15
Sloss-Sheffield Steel & lron_iL—-20

2,300

91

24

16%

4

4%

Go——No par
Simonds Saw & Steel.,*.!-,——No par

700

34%

333/4
*88

24%

16%

4

47

1,600

54

34%.

■V-

20

54

16 Va

6%

1,800

Dec 11
Dec 16

$

Jan

23

Pep
Feb 18
Feb .10
Dec 26

7,

*

>35,600

104

20%
54

Silver King

24

29%
*233/4

18

103%

105

105

24%

15%

43 Va

.

.

20

87

4%

*43%

42%

42%

42 3/8

423/a

16%

24%

4%

-6%

43 Va

,16%

17

•

16%

16%

16%

16%

16 %

43%

100

56

,*33%

88

*24

47

*43%

47

*43%

Simmons

19%

343/4

...

4,100

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56

87;/,

-

4%

4

4%

43/8

34-

35%,
92

30%
'

105%

104

30 %

!*

'82
81%
22
35%

Highest

t per share

■

33% Jan " 6

May 19
Dec 27

«•;.

,

America——!!_1
Coalition Mines5

2,700
3,100

Sheraton Corp of-

53/4

17%

163/4

.

Union

Shell

10,800

6%

5%

44

*42

17%

17

105

*20 %

106 "

107%

*20%
*56

-

33

6%

31%

30

44

*42

17%

.

31%

32%

77-

5%

5%

500

conv

5%

x6%

7

,

31%

32%

*42

18%

17%

6%
5%

44

44%

*43

;

18%

17%

31%

33

33

333/4

V

.

j

3,100

12%

33%

323/4

33%

35%

14%

123/4

* per share

common__:.No par - .18 '
pref series A—No par
70
Shattuck (Frank G)———No par
14%
Sheafter (W A) Pen Co.;
—1
11%

1

143/4

*Per share

Par

v

Lowest

a

Highest

sharpe & Dohme

*

Year 1946

Range for Year 1947

>

Lowest

{••

$3.50

14

'12%

6

76

*73

,

200

15

15

15

7

343/4

76

*71%

76

*71%

76

15%

*12%

;V

22%

22%

22%

*22%

14

15%

14

*723/8

76

*72%

15%

*12 %

22%

*22%

23

*22%

22%

22%

;.

/ \

EXCHANGE'

:l;<"

Range for Previous

/,

;:NEW'YORK STOCK

1

Friday

Thursday

Wednesday

Jan. 13

•

■

t per share

•

SALE

HIGH

Tuesday

Monday

Saturday

RECORD

STOCK

YORK

NEW

Monday, January 19, 1948

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

&

6

17% Oct 14

,

.

79

106%
24

May
Jan

Apr

71% Apr
26% Jan

11% Nov

U
*

11%

11%

11%

50

50

50 Va

51

51

51

11%

11%

ll3/a

11%

11%

32%

32

32%

31 Va

32%

*113/8
32%

99%

*91%
88%

■*

*33

96

88%

99.
108

100 %
108
96

*91%

88%

87%
25 3/8

26%

163

160 Va

160%

101

253/8

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*99

100
110

*108

.

*99%

100%

26

33%

33

For footnotes see page

33%

24




99

99%

*11

31%
98%

108

"108

96

*90

*86

88

24%
158%
*100

33%

Union

Bag & Paper—*—!—_No par

v

8,700

Union

Carbide

32

32

32 Va

99%

98%

99%

109

108

108

*90

96

4,200

400

*108

109

*91%

108

V

11%

96

*90

96

90

<fe Carbon

_No par

Un El Co of Mo pfd $4.50 ser„No par
Preferred

$3.70

series!

No par

23

68% Feb

Sep

15% Jan

7
25

49

9% May 17
25% May 19

12

Nov

37% Oct

16

23

Jan

88

Sep

111

Jun

12

—No par

Corp

Union Asbestos & Rubber'Co—5

♦11

15 % July

43% May 19

1

(The)—!—

Dec

4

15

110% July 11

Dec

29

115

91Va Dec

15

106% Sep

.' 89% Jan
105

Mar 31

'

*86%

25%

87%

87%

87%

24 Va

25%

243%

25

*87%

24%

88

243/4

100

6,200

160%

156%

156%

155%

156%

155

158

1,800

1007/a

100

100

100%
34%

100%
35

100

100

400

34

-

34

34%

33%

34

2,100

80% May
■*>

23%
;

39

Apr
May

V" 125
Apr
115% Jan

30

106

Feb

111

Oct

66

Deo

107%

Jun

20%

Nov

No par

85

Dec

31

104

Jun

6

——_25

20

Apr

14

27

Dec

23

Union PaciUc RR Co common—100

120

Apr

15

164% Dec

31

110

Oct

May
168% Feb

977/B Nov

14

111

' Feb

28

102%

Oct

120% Mar

Preferred

$3.50

series:

Union Oil of California

'4%
Union

non-cum

Tank

preferred*—

Car

100

„No par

30

May 21

OOa/.

Dak

1A

32

Sep

29

42%

Jan

Number 4665 v":»;■>

Volume 167

THE

.

COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

NEW
low

Saturday

Monday

Jan.10

I

S

25

24%
106

25%

106

16%

«■•■'

78%

'

106

17%

22

21

21

15%

*14%

33%

32%

33%:

32

31

31

4%

4%

43

21

14%

*14 V

32%

*30%

33

4

*52%

4. ;•

42%
6%

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2%

43

*6%

70

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19

19

19

19%

18%

18%

19

39

39.

39

39

39%

39%

39%

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,

*68

70

56 %

55%

56%

55%

21%

21%

21%

21%

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22

16%

15%

16%

15%

16

20%

20%

19%

20%

96

97

20%

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20%
96

".

18

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105
175

174

14%
*

14%

r

105%

14%

70%

74

74

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40%

41%

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39%

8%

8%

8%

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7%

•

••-

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34%

34%

34

35

20%

20%

20

20%

9%
*

9%

45%

•

45,%

50

93

*89

43%
*134

43%

69%

77%

340%

19%

140Va
19%

40%

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43%
137 %

139

40%

40%

5%

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5%

9%

9%
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19%

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9%

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97%

97%
5%

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98

5%

5%

V

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17%

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18

4%

4%

4%

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164'%

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13%

5

22%

70

13%

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5%

22%

165

*161

13 Va

13%

13%

64

63

63

*63

r,

3%V#

cum

pfd

i.

300

,

5%
9Va
5Va

/■

■

kJ-

106

Jan

28

20% Oct

18

13

Not

11

93

•

Sep

132

Dec

196% Mar 29

Deo

X205

13% Dec

31

29

33% Jan

6

26

94

Feb

15

13

13%
el

13

1

13%

;

8%

•-

v

120

4

% %

22

24% Oct

24

22

10

Dec

92

25%

Aug

Dec

11% July

60% May
84
Apr
39% Deo

Not

Sep

36%

Dec

30

9

19
2

5 *

103% July 24
60 Va Feb 11

5

165

Feb

'.-•

106

Oct

80

Apr

Not

187

Feb

144

51% July 28

40% Oct

Feb

28

x72

80

Dec

23

65

Mar 27

142

133

150

Dec 26

xl7% Nov 26
Dec

5
8

84'/a

Feb

Sep

89

Feb

Oct

Va

97%

Feb

Deo

166

Feb

Feb

19

20% Not

29 %

Jan

48% Feb

21

47

55%

Jun

9%

Jan

20%

Apr

23

31

38

Jan

Sep
48% Not

100
,

11

81

8 Va Oct

Not

Jan

13

Jan

13

12V4 Feb

21

96% Dec

30

109% Jun

18

2

5% Dec

5

10% Jan

30

7

Sep

11% July

_50

x33% Dec

30

52

Feb

17

41

Sep

54

May 17

22

2d pfd—5;

No par

__

_

Jan

22

l

non-c

16

1

'

20

Inc

Dec

163% Dec

19

Feb

Sep

7%

7
10

23% Dec

26

4»A

Oct

100% Not

•

100

Jan

128

July

11

192

Mar

18 "A

Deo

27 %

Feb

8

Deo

22

Apr

7

187

May

13 Va Dec

26

29 Va Feb

3

25

Not

56 % Dec

•

1

com

preierred

'

10

11 VA Feb

4 Va May 20

;

_100

_

Pictures Co

Jan

13%

59

Feb
Jan

May

13%
44

35

39

*•

62

Sep
Sep

61% May 19

25.

preferred

conv

Dec

63A
25

73

15

38% May 17
67

Feb

Apr 10
46% Oct 20

May 19

46 Va Dec

No par

Inc common

preferred

Universal

4,500

61

5

/

Feb

May

Sep
47% Apr
98% Aug

Sep
37% Not

22

23% May 19

Universal Laboratories Inc—
—1
Universal Leaf Tobacco new_.No par,

300 "
■'

cum

9% Oct
39% Nov

40% Dec

<•'' Universal-Cvclops Steel Corp

100

•.'.,

165

6i

4Vo

2,300
-f

35

_50

29%

90

53% Feb

9% Dec

100

Nov

187%

26

127% Dec

Wall Paper

101

12

Dec

5% May 19

20

preferred

conv

United

'■■•■:•

:

5
22

*160

$6

Aug

107% Feb

10

United Stores $4.20

2,400 1.

•

17%

'22

United

;

.3,400

22

Jan

32% May
100% July

May 19

10

preferred
Stockyards Corp

Apr

66

Oct

16'A Jan

non-cum

30%

105% Aug
21% Feb

Oct

1

Tobacco Co com——

7 Vo

53% Aug

Oct

71 Va Dec

Smelting Ref & Min com—50

U S

,100

.

35

*17%

165 -V-;/

61

„

Oct

37 '

Corp common.....No par
Preferred
—A-*—
100

90

Deo

15%

3

series A

34%

12%

1st preferred—100

non-cum

2

17

25% Jan

Rubber Co common

12% Nov

19% Feb

—No par

common

71% Mar

233A Oct 20

171

—_5

Preferred

•1,700

..

A

2
14

41%
18%

6

123/4 May 19

U S Steel

2,600

■:•••■' -.5

<

U S

400

r

*5%

17%

xl3

'i

100.

*333/4

S

8%

19%

93A

'.

U

1,600

.

class

conv

Deo

Jan

59% July 25

14

Dec

Jan

56% July
16% Aug

43 % Jan

May 17

86

Playing Card Co
__lo
Plywood Corp common.———.

S

600

40

*94

■

'

5%

Corp

preferred
Pipe A; Foundry

S

U

21,500

140

*5%

V8

21%

*161

13%

■"*61

&

Lines Co

U S

6,600
..?

70

19

53/4

5

165

U

300

3,200

76

-;'•' *39

35' v. y

21%

62 Va

13%

"

64

v

9

*17%

5%

*213/4

'

5%

5%

17%

5'A

S

*

;45%..i

.;•■,

139

100 ••</•:

-

*33%

22'A

22 %

165

5Va

Machine

8%

Apr

Sep

7%

19% Oct

6

.100

_

4 % Ve

1,300

• -

'

93A

35

U

1,600

92

•

'Partic

8,500

51

75%

r.

19

*94

Hoffman

_

95

89
-

Oct

44

10

24 % Jan

20

preferred
100
Industrial Chemicals—No par
S Leather Co common.
No par

U

700

'

:

9

*45%
,

;>:'•

39%.: ;40Va

9%

<

44% -44%

*89

140

15

Oct

15% May 19
91
Dec
1

4%%

—

1,500
/

19%

51

76%

*5%.

100
/•

5%

36

;>-•

preferred

Jan

May

17%

Deo

3%

53% Mar 27

10% Feb

40

Oct

78

12% May 17

U S

'7%

9

' •'■;:•

A—

2,200

35%

19%

45%

75 Ve

40%

53A

S

Jan
Jan

64y«

Oct

6%

31

8

20

_No par

common..

23%

8

10

5

44% Jan

——No par..

Co

24

Jan

4% Jan

11 % May 20

No par

preferred

Freight Co
Gypsum

7Vo
U

1,700

74

39%

•/>:: *34

...71

19

5%

S

40

v

14%

-

140

19%

9%

J;

5%

22%

13%

139'/a

U

U S

•

,*70

138aA

600

1,600

174

Foreign Securities

$4.50

70

173A

45
: •
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"43%
135,.,. ; /*135 > > 136%.,

45%

71

76%

97

99

30 Va/, %>// 30/, •.,;,30%„>v,,:,;

43 Va

45
.

U

83

65 Va Dec

5

8,900

&

119

Nov

5

Dec

33

S

37%

Deo

19%

31

5% Dec

United Electric Coal Cos

4,700

•■>•*70%

92

135

41

100

—

8

1,700

19%

•38%

Va

2% Dec

Dec

8% Feb

29

'

•
.

•••.

52

*89

75%

40%

17%

*63

43%

5%

'

36

4%

.

136 Va

19%

*33%

*21%

c

Preferred

101

1

33% Nov

10

Dec

4,600

1,000

9.

30
•

19%
*39 Va

36

*161

*69

140

V

3% Dec

1

8,600

174

44%

*50

30%

44

70

140'A

52

136%

763/8

9

20

35

26% Jan 15

5
common

16%

:'.i7 3/4

20

44 Va

92

43

■

44%

70

40%

5%

17%

19%

preference
Dyewcod Corp

United

55

'

98

*33%

19 Va

*89

75%

19%

9%

34'A

30

30%

44

74

24 % Nov

1

common

21%

14'/a

40%

9
10

50

United Engineering & Foundry
.5
United Fruit Co
No par
United Gas Improvement Co
13%
United Merch & Mfrs Inc com
1

*95%..

",:•

•

7 Va ■/ .7
34
34

*50

49

92

70

19%

5%

39 Va

9%

42 Va

44%

140

*70 Va

7%

34'A

.

•

14%

19%

77%

76%

74
40

$3

1

Corp

19%
V

5

18% Sep

I per share

16% Nov

2

28% Jun

convertible preferred—100

15%

•

Sep

28% Apr
120% Apr

39 Va

54'/a

176

7%

.•/

137%

43%

•

14%

United

110

8

26

Dec

Highest

fper share

20

24

19%
.

99% :'••/■•:<•■-97%'

*172%

44%,

49

136

*69%

••>'

14%

32,800

25 % Dec

10
No par

*21%

,

17%;,

17%
*98 Va

.

*9%

30

•:,•••

96

44%

*89

43%

69%

20

9%

31%

44

19'/a
96

:

,

44%

92%

42%

15%

44%

„

31

"•136

21 %

15%

9 Va

*90

43%
137

21%

40

20

50

50

.

31%

77%

*92

45%

55%

..*70%

34

19%

9% "

45

51

31%
'

*9 Ve

*32%

54%

•

69

39 %

176

14%

74

42%

8%

*67%
19%

101%

*172%

42

»

200

39%

17%

101 %

14%

69

1,100

6%

19%

19%

$3.50

43%

39 Ve

Corp

—

$ per share

15% Dec

No par

& Carton

Dec

Lowest

75

United-Carr Fastener Corp___No par

•: 2%

18'%

Board

United Carbon Co

102

10

100

United Cig-Whelan Stores com__30c

*42%

6'/a

*67%

97

*17

176

14%

14%

19%

104

6 Va

United

;

1

16% May 19

100

common

preferred

i. 100

2%
>

Inc

Biscuit Co

~.c—_

*6%

43 '•

42%

preferred

Lines

cumulative

Year 1948

Highest

tper share

_5

7,700

4
56

2%

Air

United

1,800

:

convertible

4%%

600
:

33

3%

15%

•'.; ,*95%

17%

102

*172%

174

'

*52%

22

55'/a

97

17%

18

V 105

*174

*95%

*30 %

-

55%

15%

*95%

'V

4

56'

5%

United
*

1,100

14%
32 ;

19%
39%

*21%

16%

56%.

14%

31%

2%

70

55%

20%

"

6%

70

20%

3%

43

■

.1,000

32 V

*52 %

2%

42%

6%

:.

13,700

.32

Range for Year 1947
Lowest

United Aircraft Corp common

700

16%
79

14%,,'

31%
*31

4

106%

16%
79

'

Range for Previous

STOCK

Par

27,400

20%

>13%

56

2%

*42%

*6%

3%
*52 %

■

56

2 %

26%

106%

V

" •"

YORK

EXCHANGE

Shares

79,.

-'16%

20%

14%

*31%

32

107

16%

*76

21%

31%

2%

70

,

25

v

NEW

the Week

S per share

'25%

>106%

v

14'/a

42%

6%

24%

16%

,

31%
*30%

5o

2%

43

21

RECORD

Sales for

" Friday
->• Jan. 16

■,)

-

t per share

106%,

16%

77%, .79

V 4%

*55

:<

2%

*6%

14%

"•

4

56

2%

106%

16%
79

21

33%
*30'/a

Jan.15

25%

16

*14%

*55

24%

106

'

share

per

79

77% ,79

STOCK

STOCKS

i*

•Thursday

.

14

$

25%

YORK

PRICES

'" Jan.

~

share

24%

106%

...16 %

SALE

Wednesday

Jan. 13

t per

26

*106

16%

78%
*21

'

share

per

HIGH

Tuesday

.,

Jan.12

per share

and

(267)

30

01 Va Feb

13

77 Va

Deo

200%

Apr

49%

Jan

101

Apr

Feb

V
*14%

15%

*14%

15%

*14%

15

*14%

15

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41%

41%

41%

14%

14

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

41%

41%

39 %

40'/4

40%

13 %

13%

13%

13%

13%

27'/a

14%

15

14%

27%

27%

27%

4i%-;

14%

15%

14%

*27

x

*14

41

92

88

*45%

;.r 27%
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92

*86%

92

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92

92

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*86%'

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92

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92

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92

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47

45%

45%

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89%

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89%

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95

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95

9%

9%

♦105

105

105
"

15%

•111

15%

20
37

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9y8

;

*104

15%

-111%

112%

20

,*36%

112%

'*19

*36%

45%

*>n

20

•33%

34%
34%

*33%

"S.

92

44

44

32%

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•*32%

34

111

19

34%

x33

33

,

111%

32%

33%

SALE

32%

f

•-36%

/ *31%

.32%

32%

*31%

32%

Jan. 14.

-

1 per share

•.

260

$5

Va

310

36%

100

32%

1,200

•i*31%

preferred

Iron

Coal

Thursday
Jan.15

t per share

pfd

58%

Apr

6!/a

12% May 19

20% Jan

2

15%

26%

26% Dec

39

Feb

6

Sep
Oct

6

7

•

30

100

84

Nov 25

94% Feb 20

83Va Oct

85V4 Nov 19

94
Jan 13
50% Nov 22
104% May 14

35% May 19
85
Dec 31

5a
100

Dec

95

18

97y»Oct

5Ve May 19
69

May 19

^

.14*

-112

Vulcan Detinning Co common
1% cumulative preferred

25

34'A Dec

25

1 per share

.

Sales for

Friday
*

■

•;

Ian.16

share

per

NEW

the Week

YORK

Feb

36%

53
May
108% Aug

Sep
Dec

—

—

5%

Dec

63% Sep

23

—

*

—

—

12%

—

Dec
—

Jan

99% July
—

117%

5

—

—

123Va

Apr

—

—

10

45

Feb

21

40

Dec

53

31% Dec 24

\

40

Jan

17

Jan

Feb

17

37
Sep
32% Nov

45 V*

38

52

Apr

33 V2 Nov

21

—

—

—

—

33% Oct

31

—

—

—

—

5

31

Oct

10

20

30

Dec

29

20;.

30

Aug 21

-

July

Range for Previous

STOCK

■/%%,;;%•

Range for Year 1947

EXCHANGE

Year 1946

Lowest

Shares

.

Apr

115

100

21

Feb

Jun

May

91% Nov

Nov 19

16% Oct

121

%

51%
113

10% Nov 19

Nov 29

25

~io

"32%.

Nov

100%: 107% Dec 24

& Coke 4 Vo

Virginian Ry Co common
6% preferred—
Visking Corp (The)

4*31% C-32%

-

Apr

35

common

preferred

200

34

25%

24

Feb

STOCKS

Wednesday

Jan.13

share

•

.-*33 •-••'«

n-

9,800

19%
•

Oct

Dec

22

11

100 v

preferred

cumulative

PRICES

Tuesday

per

•32%

<*.31%

32%''

*31%

HIGH

.-•;

'/•*!«%

15%

46

14Va Dec

3%% preferred 2nd series
100
Va-Carolina Chemical com
No par
6% div partic preferred
100
Virginia Elec & Pwr Co com—No par,',

500

111

31%: •32%%.

32%

*31 %

3%%

2,800

16%

non-cum

Victor Chemical Works

400
120

9%

.-111

19%-"<*• :••••'

37

&

5%

13y4 May 17

2.50

Vicks Shreve & Pacific Ry com

105

•

% 15%

'.?»•

111

*ie%
*36

Jan.12

t per share

*110

19%
37

Monday

Jan. 10

•15% /•':

15%

*36

*32%

,,

32%

AND

15%

Vick Chemical Co—
1

39

15

30y8Mayl7

2.50

1,400
••■

17% Nov

187/a Feb

10

Co

Vertientes-Camaguey Sugar Co

95

9%
*102

Corp of America__No par

5,200

43%

*87

9%
104

v

*18%
:

32 %

32%

34

j

"

%

33%

33

*31%

LOW

Saturday

112

36

32%

*33%

15 V*

104

Raaltc Co Inc

89% •89%

••;"

95

,;o 9%

.

105

Norman

Van

92

43 %

-•

<

89%

*87

9%

i.

f

*88

"

92

•\

Van

900

-

26%

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Vanadium

1,600

13%

25%

.

'-•■

:

•1,600

.41

13 Va

-,H

27
92

-*88%

95

9%
105

15%*;,

19

88%..

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9'A

.*35%

34 y*

*31%

88%

105

y *5 % :

31V*

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88%
95

9%

9%

106

15%

*44%--•45%;.

27

'

*87

41

.13%

28

27% '

15%
16%
% .141/4, /v 14%

f per share

Pat.

Highest
S per share

Lowest
t per share

Highest
$ per share

W
*65%

66%

*65'A

67

15%

15%

*15%

16

V

653/a

65%

15%

-

15%

*64

66 v

-

15%

•

31

y *14 3A

31 Va

*31

313/4

31%

31%

31%

313/a

100%

100%

100%

*100%

20%

20%

*20%

21%

20%

20%

20 Va

9Va

9 Va

9%

9%

9%

9 Va

12

*90

91

10

12%

31%
102

*101

11%

12

11%

11%

90

90

883A

90

'

12%

12%

12%

12 3/a

30%

29

24

22 3/4

23%

117

20%

20%

19

118%

1133/4

119%

114

114

20%

20 Va

19

5%

30

30

5%

*47%

5%

5%

21

5%

48

46

85

23%

24

"

*110

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42%

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117%

107

107%

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105

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42

42%

105%

7%

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43%

44%

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42

.

105% •!

7 Ve

43

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30%

35%

10%

23

108%
110

42

103 %

31%

32%
28%

y 29%

20

20%

19%

20

37%

37 Va

373/a

37

31 Va

29 Va

29%

29%

29%

28 3A

29%

43%

43%

89%

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93

43%
88%
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93

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973/a
31%

89

92

101%

100%

45%

41%

43%

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92%

92

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28%

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100%

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22%

22%

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22%

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71

19%

19 Va

36%

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28 3/4

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97%
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43

90

89%

92

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93%

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89

89

91

91

90%

90 3A

28%

273A

273A

27 Va

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22%
12%

413%

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.

90

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102

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•

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90

90%

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42%

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4,900

90

90%

'

>

160

>

1,900

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93%

30%

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10%

10 3/a

10%

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92%

-

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,

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92%

*28

.

300

29%:/ '

10%

10%

9%

Sep

16%

Sep

43 Va July

Sep

89 Va

34 Va Jan

2

29

45

Apr

16

108

Sep

119

Aug

121 % Jan

14

115

Jan

122%

Feb

14

106
Sep
113% Oct

117%

Aug

117 Va Mar 11

116V4 Aug 19
Oct

27

10 Va Jan

4

38% May 19

76 V2 Jan

6

Dec

105

47

;

113

26

3

65

Dec

5

111V4
57

5% %

{

$5

9

10

14

42 V* Feb

18

27

Mar 29

71

90

<%

9
29

Ry

100

Prior
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Wilcox

preferred
Co

35
90 Va

Jun
Apr
Jan

May

Sep

13%

Sep

32%

Jan

Sep
Oct

56 Va

Jun

101

Jan

Apr

18%

Oct

53%

Jan

26%

Oct

41%

Jun

21 Va

Nov

39%

Jan

91

Dec

95

Deo

24

Nov 17

55

May 14

39

May

82 % Dec

63% Jun

43% Dec 31

31

100

62 % Mar 27

99

No par

31

May 19

90

Dec

May

2
8

98

Nov

76

Dec

29

63

Aug

72

103

Feb

13

100

Oct

106

53 Va Oct

21

36 Va

Nov

101% Mar 31

90 Va

Nov

102 Va July 18

107%

62 Va

Jan
Jan
Jan

May

107 % July

20

26% May 19

34

Feb

7

27 Va

Feb

44

1

(The S S)_

Machine

preferred
Oil

Jan

30
26

No par

com

prior pref

Sewing
conv

Dec

Aug 20

12.50

100

com

preferred

White Dental Mfg
Motor Co

White

105

53 Va

116 Va

106% July 21

No par

L Erie

conv

White
$4

4,900

Dec

94% Dec

"

119% May

'

No par

preferred

conv

88

100

Jan

5%

9 Va Dec

"

Sep

7% Deo

32% Dec

4
May 16
9% May 17

26% Dec

Sep

32% Nov

14

Jan

5% May 19

32 % May 19

100

100

B—

Apr
Aug

26

112% Jan

100

A

series

Feb

31%

30

19% May 19

29% Feb

8

21%

Nov

44

1

9% May. 19

17% Feb

1

11 Vi

Nov

23% July

90

Feb

3

81%

Sep

-34

Feb

13

30

12% Dec

20

•

{

-

series

Wheeling Steel Corp

1,900

■

"

pfd

Jan

Dec

"

pfd

cum

47%

85 Va

29

100

Sep

Sep

4

10

A

29%

31

7

103% Dec

100

34%

21

106 % Dec

com,.—No par

35'A Mar

Sep
Oct

Feb

1

pfd_

RR

Deo

20

52% Nov
90

21% May 19
105

No par
:

25 Va

4

100

Common
$3.75

Jan

112 % Nov

100

2nd

series

cum

Wheeling
40

"•

*29




610

"

12%

30%

10 3%

;;

90

23% Aug
50

12% Jan

11
16

A—No par

Weston Elec Instrument
Westvaco Chlorine Prod—
w
~

22%

*29

Feb

100

Pacific

3.80%

1,900

12

30%

10%

3%%

Oct
Nov

20%

8

18

41

83% May 22

;_1

22

26% Feb

24

22

*29

5% Dec

■

31

12Va

30%

Dec/30

r

22% May 19

22 3/a

*29

Sep 30

—12%

f

500

.

102

28

20
30

•

Jan

23% Feb

17% May 20
•,

17

100

16%
22

.

22

42

*27%

27

19% Dec 29

;_5

26% Sep

22%

93%

26

37% Jan

*

Supply Co
Maryland Ry com—

non-cum

:123'/b Dec

38 V* Oct

1,000

18% July
107 7/a Feb

29

7

May 19

*12 3/a

12%

7

130% Dec

*11% Mar
100
Sep

21

17

12%

22%

12%
*91%

18% Feb

36% Nov

27 V* May 19

22%

22%

12%
93%

106% Mar

No par

28%

12%

13

Westinghouse Air Brake
Westinghouse Electric com

*27%

*91%

Jun

19% Feb

Western Union Teleg class A_No
par

22,000

'

12%

10%

"

97%

89

Oct

20 Va

4,400

*

93 Va

•

89

92

11%

28 Va

*92

'".v: 97%

•:

:

29%

Oct

4.600

;

42

93%

HVa

19%
.37Va

Nov

9'A

5

-5

Auto

Preferred

•

41%

90

4%

23 %

3

29

No par

Western Air Lines Inc

Western

900

30% / 31

102

r

2,300

72

19%

423A

12%

11%

(.Western

2,500

313A

41 %

For footnotes see page 24

21,200

-

42%

*91%
11

-

*30%

*100%

'

10%

500

31% V

43 Va

89%

'

32%

31%

-

1

",. 20

7-

13% Feb

Dec

No par

com

preferred

Western

97%

.

2,200

105

July 17

24% Jan

May 14

12

1

:

West Penn Power AVzVe pfd
West Va Pulp & Paper com
4 % %
preferred

4,700

97%

43

'

»

'

97%

102

22%

;

.-V;

109

88 % Dec

21

5

'Electric class

preferred

6V0

50

150

.

No par

Indies Sugar Corp_.

-

36%

;

28% '28 34

93%

42

.

42%

-

•"

Mar

11

11

1948—
i.

Penn

42%

•

9,

preferred

7Vo

41%

*70

/:

;

105%

•30%

727/a

193A

28%

43%

90

70

:

111

Dec

*17% May 14
7% May 19
10% Dec 24

1948—

26,

Tobacco Inc

conv

7'A

*31

Feb

Wesson Oil & Snowdr

7%

•"•;10%

29%

36%

31%

43%

."

10Va
32
v

19%

93%

98

■■:•,•

called

pfd

Jan.

West

107»

41%
v

called

West

60

109%

*104

73/a

69

r!

32

43%

41%

31%

28%

-

69

107
V * 109

43%

4,900

116

-

--••■

pfd

Waukesha Motor Co

$4
'

Apr

100

30

Petroleum Corp new com__3

Webster
r

450

Apr

_5

Knitting Mills
Wayne Pump Co

1,900

Jun

54

No par

^Wayne

110

116

105

* *7

293A

20%

*89

41%

*103%

■

33

:37 Va

1

V*

28%

20 Va

98

107"
110

10%

70

923A

*106

7%". ;>

*108

116%

109

105

IV*

110
-

-

Feb

23%

Dec

100

Pictures

•Washington Gas Light Co
■

700

700

23 Va

*115:

103A

30 3/4

*31%

5%

23%

%

*108

10%

69

94

5%

47.

103A

29

98

;

853/4

41%

'

32

700

47

42%

72

94

■*'•

85%

43

\

29%

"

86

Oct

33 Va

-1

common

preferred
Bros

3% %

200

■'

■

5%%

3%%

i

840

'

293A

•

Bep

15%

36% Feb

No par

Co

ee

18

17% Jan 25

29% Apr

No par

Warren Foundry & Pipe

3,600

203/4

85%.

110

*

r

7%

*

*20%

5%

;

960

18 3A

47%"

,110

.

*

20%

85%

43

'

122'/a

47

118

160

203A

27

*107%

111%

31

98

47

.-Ward Baking

•

75% Feb

16

13% Apr 21

—100

(Hiram) O & W

Warren

23%

*108

*69%

*30%

5%

1,300

*18%

293A

5%

"

Walker

57 / Apr

100i
No par
No par

-

Walworth Co

<

29,200

120
•••

preferred

common

preferred.

1,200

122%

•:

20'A

*116%

117%

*30
1

20%

43%

*68

'

*29%

32

34%

21

29%

10%

11%

33%

i

120%'

18% V18%

4%

6,400

245/8

85%

'

10 Va

115%
x20%

-

Co

*

;Warner

120

4%%

"

.

16,500
> 400

23%

108

105

120

"

Walgreen

293/4.,-

85

42%

*103%

7%
44

*46

Va

110

117

*7Va
•!

109%

117
107

■

111%

*42

•

5%

47%

85

24 >/8

'■

24

115%

20%

29%

85 Va

109%

115

*20

30

24

106

24%

183/4

47%

117

23 3/a

213/a

85 Va

106

'

23 V*

18%

5%

"

12 3A

12%
*283/4

20%

30

88%

12 3/a

29%

183A

85%

*107%

89%

113/4

12%

20%

*20 3/a

V

11%

;

RR

Waldorf System.

90

9%

29%

115

103

21%

12%

114

47%

*115

*88%

'

Wabash

1,000
?: 800

;

•:

29 Va

114

313A

88%

11%

'

24%

85%
•24

11%

20 3A

21

21

100

'15

9%

11%

*18%

19

21

30%

30%

183A

213/4

*21

10

89%

22%

113%

117

-

'

<

*100%

20%

*9%

*

31

*■

12%

29

23%

119

"-•'•*

•

y

66

-15

101

203/a

V

*64%

:

*283/4

29 yA

24%

119

101

20%
9%

11%

12%

31%

23%

122

101%

*873A

*30%
*120

i

.*64

15%

31%

12

66.

15%

100%

v

com

No par
.20
5

84

July 31
29 V.\ May 13
5% May 17
.

5%

May
Jan

105

July

Nov

36

May

Oct

,12%

Jan

23

24

COMMERCIAL

THE

(268)

Monday, January 19, 1948

CHRONICLE

& FINANCIAL

NEW YORK STOCK RECORD
AND

LOW

Jan. 10

Jan

8 per share
9

9%

14%

*87%
*19

89
19

*181/2

17

17%

19%

17-V4

17 Va

17%

..

8% '

8%

...

Willys-Overland

'

*87%

6,500

$4.25

preferred

No par

__

88 y8 Dec

30

♦125

138

X138

18%
17

17%

*125

138

18%

18%
17%

10,100

-

138

Wilson-Jones Co

1,300

17%

18%

,

6%

10

138

*125

Wisconsin

El

10

preferred

32%

31%

31%

31

31%.

31%

31%

46

46%

45%

46%

45%

46%

46%

47%

46

46%

61%

62V4

60%

61

60

601/4

60

60

59%

60

80

80

*79

80%

300

Prior

pfd 4%%

series

86%

*85

86%

40

Prior

pfd 4%%

conv

series—100

64

64

70

x66

66

Wright Aeronautical
Wrigley (Wm) Jr (Del)

63%

80%

*79

80%

79

79

79

*86

87%

86

86

85

*31%

79

87

86

85

60

*59

66%

*84%

62

61

60%
671/a

66%

66%

10

10

10

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

*66

66%

'

Woodward

(F W)

Co

"

500

Wvandotte

'3,200

4

34

Feb

52

1

43%

Sep

62% May

13

47

74

94% Apr
Feb

Sep
Sep

100

Apr

20

87% Sep

103

May

Feb

8

Dec
69% Oct

106

75

Dec

12

83

Dec

12

100

No par

53

Dec

29

80

Nov

28

70% Mar

100

Mfg Co

25

33% Aug 28

45

Jan

3

1

10% May 19

16% Feb

11

373/4 Dec

50 % Mar 31

33%

33%

33

33

32

32

1,600

Yale

12%

12%

12%

12%

13%,

12%

123/4

3,100

York

42%

42 y4

*42%

43%

43

42%

42%

700

'18 3/4

18%

*18%

19%

18%

18%

18%

19

1,000

753/4

74>/a

75

73%

74%

73%

74%

6,100

Youngstown Sheet & Tube-—No

18'%

18

18

17%

173/4

173/4

18

1,200

Youngstown Steel Door

21%

22

4,600

Zenith

Radio

5%

6

5,800

Zonite

Products

19%

76%

76%

75

76%

75

18

18%

18 '/a

18

'

'

■

6

8

33%

*17%

75 Vi

62

12%

*i9y4

84%

3

5

33%

Towne

common

preferred

cum

.

No par

13'A

4 % %

May

Dec

Feb

333/4

*42

Jun

53

13

19

160

68% Feb

33%

423/4

Mar

35

13%

Corp

142

May 19

33Vi

&

21

Co

Worsted

Feb

21%

Oct

15%

19

Nov

145% May 19

May 19

13%

-

17

Nov

19

22

Oct

31% Dec 27

*33%

19

——

48

9%

42

July

43

9%

'

101

28

10

9%

433/s

Sep

—.

10

(Del)

9%

*42%

95%

•<
•'

No par

(new)

Co-

Worthington P & M

1,700

"

Iron

Woolworth

900

14,300
<

66%

66%

*65%

,

32

60

♦59

62

61

60

*66

July

Jan

99

27

135

100

32

*79

21

9

20

Jun

15% Dec

16

Co "Reg Way"-l0

Pwr

46%

%

26%

Sep

17

'

18% •-

171/4

17

32

32

*62

10

Jan

Nov

12%

11

64% Oct 24

10% May 19

Highest
8 per share

8 per share

Oct 23

13% Feb

6% May 17

61% Sep

No par

♦125

138

8 per share

No par

138

♦125

Lowest

Highest

8 per share

1

1

com

Wilson & Co Inc com

200

90

*87'/s

90

Motors

$4.50 conv pfd series A

400

14%

14%

Range for Year 1947
Lowest

Par

5,200

57%

14%

57

14

STOCK

YORK

EXCHANGE

Shares

*56%

57

87%

87%

18%

89

19 %

Vi

the Week

8 per share

8%

8%

,

14%

14%

14%

,

57

*561%

57

*87%

89

*19

8%

8%

8%

*55'/a

14%

9

8 per share

NEW

Salea for

Jan. 16

Jan.15

8 per share

share

8%

57%

14%

15

*87%

46

8 per

Range for Previous
Year 1940

STOCKS

Friday

Thursday

-

Jan. 14

Jan. 13

12

share

per

*55%

*

57%

15

17

t

9

♦56

Tuesday

Monday

Saturday

PRICES
Wednesday 1

SALE

HIGH

50

Young Spring & Wire

—No par

18% Feb

May 17

24

33

Feb

,

82%

Oct

Apr

25%

Deo

Jun

61% July
27%

Jan

Oct

35%

Jan

13% NOV
— —

—.

23

23% Oct

14% May 19

13 y*

10

Aug

15%

53% May 17

83

Oct

20

67%

Sep

83% May

—No par

15

May 17

21% Feb

21

J#

Nov

31

Jan

—No par

14% May 19
5% Jun
B

19%

Deo

42%

Jan

10% Jan

Bep

14%

Apr

par

'

/

.)

V

'

•

'

7/*j

.

f.

'

22;

223/4
6%

5%

6%
♦Bid

21%

21%

213/4

5%

5%

5%

5%

Hn receivership,

sales on this day.

r.o

22

21%

6%

asked prices;

and

22%

5%

23

223/8

z

.

5%

nNew stock,

Deferred delivery.

a

'

r Cash sale,

s

Corp

1

Corp

Special sales,

25

7

9

-

x Ex-dividends,

wd When distributed,

July

31

Ex-rights.

y

Transactions at the New York Stock Exchange

Transactions at the New York Curb Exchange

Daily, Weekly and Yearly

Daily, Weekly and Yearly
united States

Total

Bank

Government

Bond

Bonds

Bonds

Bonds

Sales

Bonds

Shares

Week Ended Jan. 16, 1948

Int'l

Foreign

Railroad
and MiaceL

Stocks,
Nuviber of

380,430
995,720
949,910
823,700
783,900
761,310

$1,394,000

$110,000

4,096,000

360,500

3,903,200

4,268,000

316,000

4,694,970

$29,817,300

$1,590,000

Saturday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Total

16,000

4,000

225,000

171,000

4,737,000

153,000

1948

$161,000

$39,000

Bond Record

1947

3,550,800

1,538,560

2,436,355

$1,222,000

$968,000

$2,867,000

$2,737,000

161,000

227,000

168,000

.-349,000

39,COO

13,000

127,000

27,000

$1,422,000

$1,208,000

$3,162,000

$3,133,000

Foreign government

Foreign corporate.

69,371,600

Total.

$72,317,100

New York Stock Exchange

«»
FRIDAY

"and interest"—except for Income and

are

to Jan. 16

1,127,865

Domestic

$63,161,500,

Jan. 1
1948

1947

Bonds

2,851,000

58,507,300

$26,110,000

$32,350,300

Total

week,

$1,222,000

1948

$94,000

3 233,200

24,725,500

29,817,300

Railroad k Industrial

the

1,127,865

Week Ended Jan. 16

1,257,000

1,363,500

1,590,000

Foreign

NOTICE—Prices

133,000

12,187,290

$164,000

$21,000

912,000

International Bank

$1,422,000

108,000

1947

10,197^236'

Bonds
U. S. Government

174,000

244,000

180,610

3,000

Stocks—No. of shares-

$31,000

366,000

8,000

165.000

Jan. 1 to Jan. 16

1947

5,737,280

4,694,970

Stocks—No. of shares-

306.000

9,000

1.000

356,000

204,445

11,000

1,000

291.000

187,305

7,000

4,000

209,000

206.000

Total-

Week Ended Jan. 16

$22,000

231,305

238.000

$32,350,300

$31,000

$912,000

Total

$94,000

$93,000

Tuesday

3,586,500

Foreign
Corporate
$1,000

118.200

Monday

13,552,100

171,000

181,500
400,000

Dom.e»tie

Wednesday.
Thursday
Friday

4.300,200

5,000

222,000

3,180,000
12,976,100

Bonds (Par Value)

Foreign
Government

.

Saturday

4,664,500

$192,000

1940

of

Shares)

Week Ended Jan. 16,1948

$1,510,000

$6,000

„

Stocka

(Number

WEEKLY

-

defaulted bonds.

YEARLY

-

Cash and deferred delivery sales

disregarded in the week's

are

range,

the onlv transactions of
the range for the year.

unless they are

and when outside of the regular weekly range are shown in a footnote in the week in which they occur.
No account is taken of such sales in computing
•Interest
month when
bonds mature.
italic letters in the column headed "Tr,t'arocf Period" indicate in each case the ——**- —«--- the •- — -»
*—-

1

The

Figures after decimal point represent one

LOW

Saturday
Jan.10
Low

♦103.27
♦105.28

High

"f

Low

-

High

82d of

more

Thursday

Jan. 14
,

Low

> Jan.15

point.

Low

High

High

;

Friday

8 ales tor

Jan. 16
Low

High

the Week

NEW

YORK

103.28

♦103.25

103.28

*103.26

103.29

*103.25

103.28

Treasury

3%s

105.26

*105.22

105.26

*105.24

105.28

*105.24

105.28

Treasury

3b

107.9

*106.24

107

2%s

100.11

*100.9

100.11

♦104.19

104.23

107

*106.16

107.24

105.30

*107.4

107.12

♦107.7

*100.10

100.12

*100.9
♦104.18

104.22

*106.28

107.4

*106.28

107.4

Treasury

*100.9

100.11

*100.9

100.10

Lowest

104.22

*104.20

104.24

Treasury

106.24

*106.16

106.24

Treasury

1956-1959

108.16 Dec

104.26

*106.28

107.4

*107.12

107.14

♦107.4

107.12

*107

107.8

*106.20

106.28

*106.20

106.28

*106.16

106.24

Treasury

2%s

108.4

*107.24

108

♦107.20

107.28

*107 >16

107.24

*107.16

107.24

*107.12

107.20

Treasury

2%s

1960-1965

*101.3

101.5

*101.2

101.4

*101.2

101.4

*101.2

101.4

*102.20

102.22

♦102.21

102.24

*102.20

102.23

♦103.12

103.14

♦103.10

103.14

*103.8

' 103.12

»103?8

103.12

♦103.5

103.7

*103.7

103.9

*103.5

103.7

*103.7

103.9

*103.9

*102.30

103

*102.31

106.13

112.6

Feb

3

112.21 Aug

115.26

Jan

102.6

Feb

4

102.11

Deo

102.12

Dee

107.5

Deo

109.22 Feb

113.12 Aug

115.23 Apr

106.13 July 24

1958-1963

*108.2

110.3

22

2%s

♦104.22

106.22

4

July 24
July 24

2%s

104.26

*106.20

21

111.23 Sep
101.8

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.

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*101.2

101.4

*101.2

101.4

*102.21

102.24

*102.21

102.24

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2%s
2%s

103.14

*103.10

103.14

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2%s

*103.9

103.11

Treasury

2%s

*102.25

102.27

*102.31

103.1

*102.27

102.29

103.1

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*101.8

101.10

♦101.8

101.10

*101.8

101.10

*101.8

101.10

*101.8

101.10

*101.8

101.10

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♦101

101.2

*101

101.2

*101

101.2

*101

101.2 J

*101

101.2

*101

101.2

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2%s

*100.24

100.26

*100.24

100.26

*100.24

100.26

*100.24

100.26

*100.24

100.26

*100.24

100.26

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*100.24

100.26

*100.24

100.26

*100.24

100.26

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100.26

*100.24

100.26

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100.26

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100.26

*100.24

100.26

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100.26

*100.24

100.26

*100.24

100.26

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*100.16

100.18

*100.16

100.18

*100.16

100.18

*100.16

100.18

*100.16

100.18

*100.16

100.18

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100.10

100.10

100.10

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100.10

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100.10

*100.8

100.10

*100.8

100.10

101.2

*101

101.2

*101.1

101.3

*101.2

101.4

*101

101.3

100.8

*100.8

100.10

100.9

100.9

*100.8

103.14

*103.10

101.2

*101

100.8

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100.10

Nor

114.8

May 14

118.15 Mar

104.12

Feb~21

104.12

Feb~21

106

111.18 Feb

113.3

Nor

118.23

Feb

1940

2%s
2%s

*101

113.3

May 14

1952-1954

*102.31

24

1950-1952

103.11
103.1

108.16 Dec

24

Jun

114.8

1949-1953

*103.10

102&O 102.23

Highest

Feb

108.21 Feb

106.6

1948-1951
1951-1954

Lowest

Highest

104.25 Sep 30
106.4
Dec 26

1949-1952
1951-1955
1955-1960

^Treasury 2%s

*104.20
*106.16

t

Year 1946

Range For Year 1947

8TOCK

EXCHANGE

♦105.23

105.28

Range for Previous

GOVERNMENT BONDS

Bonds (I)

*103.25

103.29

♦105.24

•

a

PRICES

Wednesday
,

High

♦103.26

100.13

SALE

;

Jan. 13

103.29

♦106.28 106.30
♦100.11

Jan. 12;:
Low

HIGH

AND

Tuesday

Monday

or

Apr

106

" Apr

106.16 May

105.29 Aug
Jun

1956-1958

107.15 Jan
107.5

Jan

108.4

108.4

Jun

1962-1967

104.24 July 14

104.24 July 14

105.22 May

1963-1968

104.14 Sep
101.27 Dec

2

104.23 Feb

14

104.7

Nov

June 1964-1969

22

104.18 Apr

30

103

Jan

107.27 Apr
107.4
Apr
107.9
Apr

Treasury 2%s

._Dec. 1964- -1969

101.26 Dec

19

104.4

13

102.22 Jan

107.19 Apr

2%s

1965- 1970

.

Jan

101.24 Dec 22

104.10 May

9

102.11, Jan

107.9

12

102.11 Jan

107.10 Apr

9

101.16 Jan

106.15

Apr

101.24 Dec

19

104.15 Apr

Treasury 2%s

-June 1967- 1972

101

12

103.20 Apr

Treasury 2%s

-Sept. 1967- 1972

105.17 Jun

2

105.17 Jun

2

106.28 Apr

109.15 Feb

Treasury

—Dec. 1967- 1972

100.7

24

103.19 Apr

10

101.15 Jan

106.16 Apr
106.15 Aug

Treasury
10,000

1966- •1971

2%s

100.10

100.10

103.16

*103.12

103.16

103.14

*103.10

103.14

*103.10

103.14

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2y4s

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102.9

*102.5

102.7

*102.7

102.9

*102.8

102.10

*102.8

102.10

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103.26

104.1

*103.26

104.2-

*103.24

104

*103.24

104

*103.24

104

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2Vis

1954- 1956

101.10

♦101.9

101.11

*101.8

101.10

*101.9

101.11

*101.9

*101.8

101.11

*101.8

101.10

Treasury

2 Vis

1956- 1959

100.2

♦100

100.2A

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100.2

*100

100.2

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100.2

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100.2

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100.2

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100.2

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100.2

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100.2

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100.2

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*100

100.2

Treasury 2 Vis

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100.7

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100.7

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100.7

*100.4

100.5

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101.2

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101.2

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101.2

*101.6

101.8

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101.8

*101.5

101.7

Apr

-—1952- 1955

*103.28

Dec

1951- 1953

102.7

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100.10

100.10

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*102.5

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100.7

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100.7

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101.3

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101.2

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101.8

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101.17

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101.7

101.9

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101.10

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101.9

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101.11

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101.12

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101.11

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101.14
101.15

101.13

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101.14

*101.13

101.15

*101.12

101.14

Treasury 2s

♦101.13

101.15

*101.14

101.16

*101.15

101.17

*101.13

101.16

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*101.15

101.17

*101.16

101.18

*101.15

101.17

Treasury 2s
Treasury 2s

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*101.14

101.13
101.16

*101.12
♦101.13

101.2

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102.6
100

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Sep 30
Dec

24
7

•

Sept. 1949-1951
Dec. 1949-1951
March 1950-1952

—

2s

102.12 Apr
101.12 Dec

30

102.4

Sept. 1950-1952

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101.14

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101.14

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101.15

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101.16

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101.15

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101.15

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101.14

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101.14

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101.16

*101.13

101.15

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*101.8

101.10

*101.8

101.10

*101.10

101.12

♦101.10

101.12

*101.9

101.11

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June 1952-1954

*101.7

101.9

*101.5

101.7

*101.8

101.10

*101.9

101.11

*101.8

101.10

Deo. 1952-1954

102.28 July 21

♦103

103.8

103.6

*102.30

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100.11

101.16
101.9

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100.16

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2s

103.6

*102.28

103.4

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103.4

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100.11

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100.11

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100.11

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100.10

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•100.14

100.16

♦100.17

100.19

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100.19

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100.19

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l%s

International

*95.2

95.24

95

•95.2

95.23

95.11

95.4
95.18

•Bid and Asked price; :

No sales




1951-1953
1951-1955

Treasury 2s
Treasury 2s

*102.30

94.16-

94.28

94.16

95

*94.3
94.19

transacted this day.

95.8

94.10

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94.20

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94.10

94.14

94.17

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94.14

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94.18

94.20

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104.7

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102.8

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103.7

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103.22 Feb

101.20 Dec
.

9

May 27

9
12

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104.3

102.25 Apr

102.20 Oct

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103.1

Apr

26

103.13 May

103.13 May

103.2

Jan

24

102.14 Not

104.26 Feb

103.4

July 21

102.22 Not

104.29 Feb

102.23 Apr

102.30 Apr 24
101.23 Dec 22

♦101.7

Jan

102.6

July 22

101.15

*101.10 101.12.

101.4

7

102.12 Apr

9

*101.13

*101.14

104.16 Apr

8

Dec. 1948-1950
June 1949-1951

Treasury 2s
Treasury 2s

101.18

*101.16

100.29 Jan

102.24 May

100.13 Nov

105.18 Sep

26

100.13 Nov

108.17 Aug
107.14 Apr

103.9

Dec

104.22 Sep

102.8

101.7

June 1959-1902
-Dec. 1959-1962
.—March 1948-1950

Treasury 2s

*101.11

*101

106.15 Aug

108.17 Aug

1

-

Mar

1953-1955

1948

_

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Bank

9

101.2

>

Jan~29

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101.31 Mar

100.26 Oct 20

•

101.8

s

Apr 26

101.3

Sep

102.17 Mar

100.30 Apr

for

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10-year 2Vis
25-year 3s

a Odd lot transaction,

1957

95

1972

95

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,

Dec

30

102.00 July 15

Dec

30

103.4

bond transaction.

July 15

Number 4665

167

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COMMERCIAL

THE

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NEW

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Louisville

94%

48 Vi

1958

Sale Price

1951

Co deb 5s

(P)

Louisville Gas

102 %

99%
82

deposit

Francisco Sugar coll trust 6s

Last

Period

debentures

3s

101

5rf%

Week's Range

Interest

Stock Exchange

Low

81

--■78%

''

York

High

59%
<-

•'

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Low
:

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Ast

New

Year 1947

No.

High

BONDS

Range for

Sold

■

j-j.

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Bonds

a

Bid & Asked
Low

Erie

RECORD

Week's Range

Friday

BONDS':
New

BOND

WEEK ENDING JANUARY

FOR

(271)

128

34

98%

113%

96

109%

19

60%

98

66%

67'A

60%

601/2

60'A

1

61

89

89

91 'A

28

86

101

95

95

97'%

20

91%

104

96

100'A

95'A
100

97

lOl'A

76%
72 y4

92

103%

9 8'A

103'/a

96%

104'/a

95

8

99

104'/a

96%

101%

>

,-1974
1975
1977

F-A
A-O
A-O

S—

95%

98

96

*95'/a 101

13
—

.

27

THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

NEW

YQRK

RANGE

bonds

Interest

Last

Week's Range
or Friday's

New York Stock Exchange

Period

Sale Pries

Bid ft Asked

-

..

Friday

Low

High

BOND

Monday, January 19, 1948

RECORD

FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY

16

Friday
Bonds

BONDS

Range for

Sold

Year 1947

No.,

Low

New

York

Interest

t

Stock Exchange

Period

\

"

Union

2%s

Oil

debs

1971

A-O

1941

P-4

Skelly Oil 2%s debs
19

10

196S

J-J

J-D

„

99%

107%

94%

94 y4

93

103 y4

95%

93%

103

3s

103 Va 104 %

102%

106%

2%s debentures

debentures '

2%s

Indiana
Pacific

107% 107%

108%

109

ioi y2

101%

108 Y»

Gold

1971

102

102

101 y4

109%

San Fr Term

1974

101 Va 101%

3%s

series

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3s

series

J

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ref

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series

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ft

ref

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ft

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series

M

1979

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ft

ref

3s

series

N

—1977

ioo % ioo y2

series

L

1st ft ref 2%s series P
1981
1st ft ref 2%s series Q
1980
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2%s

90*/8

98%

Pennsylvania-Central
A3%s

v

Gtd

4s

Co—

series

E

Pennsylvania Glass
Pennsylvania Power

&

Pennsylvania

3y2s

>

4s sterl

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•

series

*102%

4

102%

104%

100 Va

100% 100%
100% 100%

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110

ioo y4

,—1968

107

—1981

95

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coll

tr

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1st ft ref 2%s

ser

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y

107

96 %

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81%

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5

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76

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79

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62

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80

—

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78%

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100

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98 y«
100
104

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115% 116 y4

Vs

94 Yb

112%

128

94%

91

103 y4

1956

106 V*

105 % 106 y4

103

116%

1956

110

109 y4110

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1996
1961

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105%
104%

-

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92

50%

52

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,

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94

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1966
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117

102

94 y4

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106

102% 102%

__

1971

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89 y4
94 y2

1994
1956

94

94%

74%
89

*90

2%a debs—1966

deb 2%*:

80

78%
94 %

1961

Spokane Internal 1st gold 4%s—2013
(N J)

92 y2

91 %

88 y4

90%

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RR

1996

of

109%

14

97

95 y2

1966

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94%

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92%

.

100

97%

101%

109%

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y

56%
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99%

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98

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105

99%

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130

120
105

101 %

126 y»

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116

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124

99%

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129

%

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57%

,

106 '•;* 106

*

1977

4%s

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125%

104

-

98%

97

105%

1967

99 % 100

2%s__

98 y4

105%

1974

98

98

2%s

97%

1981

97

97

97

105 y4
105

1937

12%

12%

9

14%

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13%

8

12%

100 y2100%

99

104%

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100%

94

100%

*__

102

102 y4

102%

Ref mtge 2 V2 s series C
United Biscuit 2%s debs

109%

106

106

U

Phillips Petroleum 2%s debs__:

Pittsburg Bessemer

1964

ft L Erie 2%s__
1996

Pgh Cine Chioago ft St Louis
Ry—
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1949
4s

series

F

Cons gtd 4%s

100%

'

1957

*102

107

102

115%

1960

*._

120

107%

107%

1963

*__

116%

112

109%

1970

107% 107%

101

125%

1975

108

108

101

127%

1975

86

86

,

mtge

4%s

1st mtge 4%s series
B
ft West Virginia
Ry
1st mtge 4%s
series A
1st mtge 4%s

1st

5s

ft

series

S

107

3W

RRr—

.

debentures

98 y2

Rubber

r

.-

.107

;

105 y2

112%

94%

104 y4

96%

96%

101% 102%

102%

deb—

98'/a

ioo y4-105%

96%

98l/2

104 %

96%

debentures—

Union Pacific

2%8

Mo

106%

■

,

—

84»/»

98%

98

103 y4

89%

2%s debs

100%

2%s

95%

100 Mi

96 %

debentures

Universal Pictures 3%s <»»•

102%

102%

104

104

105%

101

105%

v

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Cons

s

f

4s

cons

g 4s series

▲

series B

1959
1957

Virginia Electric & Power Co—
1st ft ref mtge 2%s ser E
=—1978
Va Iron Coal & Coke 1st gold 5s__ 1949
Va & Southwest 1st gtd 5s
2003
1st

cons

94

104%

98%

100 y*

107%

111

1958

5s

Virginian Ry 3s ser B

98

106

1995

94 %

106%

1958

1960

Ashtabula Ry
A

1948

B

series

2%s

Co of

coll tr 2%i—
Calif 3s

of

1959

1st mtge 4%s series C

4s

103%

101

1950

series B

Youngstown

85%

100%

—

1950

Pittsburgh

1st gen

*102%

—1965

:

1st

Oil

119%

1964

debentures

mtge &

RR—

Plttsb Coke ft Chem
1st mtge 3%s_1964
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal—

Pittsburgh Steel

1st

Union

121%

series J

Pgh Cmc Chicago ft St Louis
Gen mtge 5s series A
Gen mtge 5s series B
Gen mtge 3%s ser E

Union Electric

.

1983

Cons gtd 4s series G
Cons gtd 4s series H
Cons gtd 4%s series I.

*100% 102

—1962

gen 5s series C
1st gen 4%s series D

116

1974

*118%

:

APittston Co 5%s mo
deb...
Potomac XI Pwr 1st M
3V«s
1st mortgage 3Y4s
t A Providence
Securities is

116

100

105% 105%

1957

<

100

98%

113

8%

17

105%

111

102%

104% 105

108%

>

1956

1968
1972

2037
2037

100

107%

113

100%

88%

101%

105 %

92%
102 >/2

93%

—

1964

t A Providence
Terminal 4s
•Public Service El ft
Gas 3%s
1st ft ref mtge 3s
1st ft ref
mtge 5s
tilt ft ref mtge 8s

75 y2
89 V'4

1966

1977

94

80

*115

1977

1st
v-

92%

126

5

81%

118%

98%

-

gen

'

__

a-.

126

—

100% 100%'

104

95%

D—.1980

tf APhiHpplne Ry 1st s f 4s
A Certificates
of deposit...

Pitts

A

*121

122%

A.^———.1965

B———.1974

ref

P-d
J-J

103%

112% 113'%.

General gold 4y2s series C

3%s

,

V

1960

Phlla Bait ft Wash RR Co—
General 5s series

1st ft ref

—

96

mtge

Standard Oil

108

—1948

B_—

Pert Marquette Ry

Cons gtd

106%

'101%

—

ft

104

103

—

103%

104

*103

'

1st

104%
106%

95
101 %

1948

series

Co

98 y4

90

93%
96 y4

101% 101%

Gen

Philadelphia
Philadelphia

96 y4

98%

1960

mtge 4%S series E
:
.1984
Conv deb 3 y4s
——.1952
Gen mtge 3%s':ser
F_—_;——1985
Peoria ft Eastern 4s
ext——_____1960
,.y' ' A Income 4s
Apr 1990
Peoria ft Pekin Union

,

93

-

series

4Vis

100%

1965

RR—

5s

90%

47

93

—1978

stamped dollar

4%s

104

Co—

—_

sinking fund '4y2s.—

-General
General
General

103%

92Vi

—

W

Southwestern Bell Tel 2%s debs—1986

Consol gold 4s_—
1

95

—1932

Light

98%

*•€

mtge

Standard

Sand

98%

J-J

1981

—

2%s ser E—
2%s series F
1st mtge 2'/4s ser Q
Southern Ry 1st cons gold 5s
Devel ft gen 4s series A
Devel & gen 6s series A
Devel & gen 6%s series A
Memphis Div 1st gold 5s
St Louis Div 1st gold 4Su_
-

1st mtge 3s_—
3s s f debentures

99%

*97 %

1996

1st

.—1988 "f
ctfs

High

91

39

1977

Lines) A

1st

109 Vn
109 y4

;

trust

Ry 2%s___

1960

4%s

Southern

109

99 %

Airlines—

inc debs

conv

Pennsylvania

,

92%

—

99 y4

100

3»"/8

95 %

debentures
—198fl
3%s debentures..—
1987
Paducah ft 111 1st s f gold 4>/2s
1955
Paterson ft Passaic G ft E cons Ss.1949

Low

38

38

Co—

Gold 4%s

101

ref
ref

ft

No.

*28

—

A-0

.

1987

1st 4%s: (Oregon

A

v

1985

debentures

Southern

1st

.

1971

Southern

Pacifie Gas At Electric Co—
1st ft

93%

-Year 1947

Southern Bell Tel ft Tel Co—

*93 y2

93%

Range for

Sold

High

93 %

—

Socony-Vacuum Oil 2%s
1976
South ft Nor Ala RR gtd 5s—_—1963

100% 100%

1st

Bonds

Friday's

Low

t§ASilesian-Am Corp coll tr 7s
12

or

Bid & Asked

High
Shell

11

Week's Range

Last

Sale Price

52

162

*—

164%

237

*100

242

53%
~

50

6

•

60

100^ 101%

—

101

.

__

99

108%

*108% 109

103

113%

105

107 %

107% 108%

-

27

106 y.

109%

99 %

83

97%

106 »/2

22

99%

106

J06

98%

106

2

99 y2100

Quaker Oats 2%s deb.
79 y2

66

•

1st ft ref 3%s eer D
Revere Copper ft Brass
3 y4s

Rochester

,

Gas ft Elec

7

1M5

61

1960

"42

Coip—

Gen mtge 4%s. series
D-——1977
Gen mtge 3%s series
H—
1967
Gen mtge 3VaS series I

y_

mtge 3%s series J
t|AR 1 Ark ft Louis 1st
4%s

15

1969
.1934

tA
Rut-Canadian 4s stpd
——1949
tJARutland RR 4%s
stamped—1941

101% 102

V

iny4111%

93 y«

103

'
103 v;
' 57 > 76% '•
f 55%- -72%' '•
/ .103% 106 y4 y
:.

y 97

;

■

■

>

28

1967

Gen

95%

100%

4

Reading Co

98 y4

76 y.

75

76
46

100 y
95'

;ry

102y.f
106

,:93%>101% .y

4

100% 105%

8

116 y.

118%

176
22

A

Louis-Southwestern
1st
A 2d

48
4s

bond
inc

A Gen ft ref

ctfs

cons

18

1956
1997

2022
Yonkers

96

Noy 1989

83

90

78

105

1990

104%

gold 4S.1966

City—

S A Short Line RR
gtd 4%s
St Paul Union
Depot 3ye8 B
Scioto V ft N E 1st gtd 4s

32 %

51%

1971

105 Va

1989

Seaboard Air Line RR Co—
1st mtge 4s ser A

126%

106%
130%

1996

a

Gen mtge 4%s

Seagram (Jos E)

ser

A

& Sons

24%'

1941

—...2V6
21/2s——1966




94

103%

1989

gold 5s series A

St Paul ft Duluth 1st
ISt Paul ft Kansas

75% !

15%

30

1996

Ry—

certificates

bond

66

1971
1996

4t L Rocky Mt ft P 5s
stpd
St Louis-San
Francisco Ry Co—
i
1st mtge 4s ser A
A 2nd
mtge inc 4V2s ser
3t

60

91

Saguenay Power 3s ser A
St Lawr ft Adlr 1st
gold 5s
2d gold 6s

Elec

Lt ft Power 2%s

1976

J-J

i

y -;

82%

21

102

109%

;

THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

Number 4665

Volume 167

(273)

29

NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE
AND

WEEKLY

YEARLY

RECORD

and deferred delivery sales are disregarded in the week's range unless they are the only transactions of the week, and when
selling outside the regular weekly
in the week in which they occur.
No account is taken of such sales in computing the range for the year.

NOTICE—Cash
in

footnote

a

a complete record of the transac tions on the New York Curb Exchange for the week
beginning on Saturday,
the current Friday, Jan. 16.
It is compiled from daily reports of the Curb Exchange itself, and is intended to include
every security,
bond, in which any dealings have occurred during the current year.

ending

10, and

whether stock

or

\

RANGE

Friday
Last

STOCKS
New

York

Week's
Range

Sale Price

Exchange

Curb

Low

Aluminum

Acme

Wire

Adam

10

Hat Stores

1

Inc

Aero

Supply Mfg capital stock
Agnew Surpass Shoe Stores—

'

Ainsworth Mfg common——,

Investors.

5%
31%

10

(N J)

Feb

British

34

Oct

5%

300

5 %

Dec

11%

600

1%

Dec

3%

Feb

7

Dec

7

Dec

13%

700

15

100

3 V«

100

3

Oct

(

--

31

July

'%

12

5,800

2%

600

6V2

81%

-

-r

13%
7%

—

3 'A

—

Oil

\

Co

Air-Way

preferred——

,A-.

\

Electric

Appliance

Alabama
■

Alaska

Power 4.20 ft

Airlines

Alles & Fisher

~

3

Alabama Great Sourhern—.

v

%

•

10

x6.

50

pfd

100

Inc

Allied Internet

Investing Corp—„1
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"

Altorfer Bros

Co common-——

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Of .America

-

Alujninum Industries
Aluminium

f

Ltd

'

19'A

12%

.

Feb

4%
38

1

—100 f,

17 %

Dec

25

Jan

£1

13%

13 Vs

100

11%

Dec

21%

Jan

£1

12 Ye

Dec

20%

Feb

300

2%

Dec

4%

Feb

50

19 %

Dec

Ltd—

dep rets ord reg

12

•

1

„

$2.50

Hard

preferred—i

—_L.

Class

Chem

Amer Superpower

Corp

59%;

:

V

15

13

Jan

1,600

95%
,

2%,
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90

••

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v

class

34%

•

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16%

14%

Dec

161% May

195%

Feb
Feb

Dec

5

Dec
Jan

4 %

850

17

;

v—•

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1%
40

Dec

43%

100
8.900

14%
15

35

35

50

35 y2
25

4%

%

%

10 800

3%

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%

Dec

48

I OOO

American Writing Paper common

4%

5

'900

5

8%

8% '

8%

800

Anchor

2

8

8

8%

800

6

53/.

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ann

5%

!>!>:<> 17%

17%

common

„

1

42

May
4% Aug
7% Jan

Anglo-Iranian Oil Co Ltd—
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dep rets ord reg

£1

Angostura-Wupperman

,..

„l

Apex-Elec Manufacturing Co
Appalachian Elec Pwr 4%% pfd
Argus Inc

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100

Jan

10%

1100

7%

Jan

101% 103%

340

y98%

Dec

5%

Arkansas Natuial Gas common
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•

non-voting

6%

.

preferred

•

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<Kc

Associated Electric

-

Automatic

Avery

13

13%
14%

10,000

preferred
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•

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8%

1%

2 100

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4

1 100

4%

6 700

30
5

4%

7%

71/4

400

754

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800

15

3

16%

—

16%

...

7%

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preferred—

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common

|,».:Banco de los Andes— %
1

Amex-ican

Barium

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& Co

common^

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of

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&

&

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Jan

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L

5,

common
;

13%

17

1

5%

200

6%

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50

9% May

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5

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17

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133

9%

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134

19%

19

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1,400
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20

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15

1

common

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33.

Dec

May

230

74 %

Dec

96%

Feb

19

19

100

15 % May

80 %

—

21% July
102

Dec

Jan

Feb

17,200

8% May

11%

15%. 17

350

11V* May

24%

Jun

70

140

46

9%

9%

83

Jun

Apr
12% May

70

22%

Jan

12

15 %

May

12

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.100

13%

1

7%

100

37/s

1,700

3%

-2.50

13%

3%

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'

7%.

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8

500

8%

68

9%. Nov

Dec

14

4

Feb.
Nov

4 %i. Jan

Jun

14

Oct

27%

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69%

75

-

23%

Oct

2%

Feb
Oct

77 Va

May

Jan

19

Dec

Nov

~5% '>~5%

4

%

Dec

7%

Oct

5%

400

4

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Dec

7%

Oct

1%

1

Mining

400

5%

i

1%

1,500

114

113

1% Mar

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93

70

Jan

May

148

14,600

23 V*

Jan

41

Oct

10 Va

May

15

Feb

9%

9%

1,700
1,000

11%

Jan

3.4%

14%

15%

1%

T%

Neon

common—

114

—10

1

1

10

26%

Products
Co

4%
:

1

5%

■6%

6%

'6%

6%

32%

1

4%

i

Southern

Feb

29%

Dec

9%

Jan

r

4%

32 Vs

9O0

r

A

warrants-

25%

450

47/8

:

i

Nov

May
Dec

4% May
3 *4 May

3,600

33 %

4%

6%

2,500
;

xV

25

Co

15%

Dec

3

19,600

7

4%~'

4%

Colorado Fuel & Iron warrants

&

1-

•T'4%

.6%

1

Commodore Hotel Inc
Commonwealth

200

Jan

9%

ordinary

Airlines

Manufacturing

7%

Jan
Jan

28

*

Colonial Sand & Stone Co—
Colt's

2,000

3%
3%

6% Aug

600

26 %"

7%

Co

common

Colon, Development

10%

24

4

Mfg

Feb

Sep
Dec

97/a

—*

3,200

2

19

1%
1%

•

1

common

87/s May
13% May

350

1

Inc

& Lambert

Alum

:

W'...

Compo Shoe Machinery—
Vtc

ext

1956

to

$3

s.

!

1

common

Jan

400

•

3% May

13,600

A Aug

%

%

-

25%

350

......

6%

7

7%

Bait

•

common

100

110

series

——100

C

Oct

Consolidated Gas

Feb

Consolidated Mining & Smelt
Consolidated Royalty Oil

5

Dec

83%

77%.

1

t

•

,

Dec

118%

Jan

101

10

Dec

110%

Jan

LOO

'

9%

Jan

85%

Feb

77%' .78%

500

3%

3%

4,400

x7% May
63 V* May
2% May

31%

31%

2,100

21%

8%

1

Ltd

Feb

107%

•30

103

Utilities..

Jan

43

x68

1,000

110

103

series B preferred

preferred

69'%

68%

8%

•

10

3%

Consolidated Steel Corp common——*
Consolidated Textile Co
10c

31%

13%

13%

13%

1,400

7%

Apr
Jun

2%

2%

2%

1,300

2%

Oct

13 Vs

!

Jan

2

Jun

34%
69

10 %

6"% Nov
% May

'1,350

•

F

Dec

h

•

_T

preferred

Consol G E L

28

27-

Community Public Service———25

"

Jan

3% July
Nov

35%
15

Nov

24% Mar
11%

11%
4

17%

Jan

Continental

Car-Na-Var

Fdy & Machine Co

Cook

&

Dec

Cooper

Copper Range Co
Cornucopia Gold Mines—

5c
•

10%

1,100
200

2%

700

%

1

Paint

Varnish

Brewing

15

Apr

55

Jan

Apr

37

Feb

200

9

Dec

17%

Jan

$1

14

Dec

22%

Jan

Cosden

9%

1,000

7%

Dec

20

Feb

22%

Jun

26%

Jan

10 Vs

1,700

6% May

10%

Dec

22

Feb

Feb

&

class

Petroleum

convertible

Creole

Croft

dep

Brewing

10%

'

(ord

11

3%

2,050

5%
50

3% Aug

10% May

19%

26

41%

May

2%

Dec

8% July

Feb
Feb

3% Aug
11

Feb

Dec

1%

Jan

9V2 May

15%

Feb

A

A

900

llVa

1,000

3%

*'600

2%

Nov

4%

Jan

400

11%

Jun

14%

Aug

3% May

6%

Dec

%10%

13 %- 13%

50
'

Co.

10%

1

preferred

Petroleum

2%

;—1
*

A

receipts

"2%

•

common

Courtaulds Ltd—
American

1

common—

Reynolds

preferred

5%

♦

Co

Coro Inc

Corroon

Co

13%

13%

38%- 39%

Continental

132

36

1
1

Corp__

Feb
Jan

7,500

Dec

Feb

80%

Feb

12%

15%

14%-July

17%

367/8

11

31

Nov

11%

14V8

10

43%

8%

30

150

35%

Service

10%.
9%

„

Jun

May

1,500

32

8%

16%

Auto

-jt

„

•
*

Jan

116

25

Light & Power

Jun

2%

8%
•

Jan

11%

4

35%

Jun

Mar

9

36%

4%

23

7%

Apr

11

5

Feb

Apr

Dec

3

Apr

80

80%

common

Consolidated

Sep
Dec

"

—10

Jan

Sep

2%
.

Jan

„100

3%

May

Oct

20

8%

31

32

preferred- 100

Voting trust ctfs

180%
11

37% May

,

Jan

Dec

7% May
6% May

9,300

17%

Dec

23

16

325

2%

17%

May
July

8% Mar

31

100

1

100

page

8%

15%
__

*

common

see

132

iq3/4

9

1

Corp common
Bridgeport Gas Light Co
Bridgeport Oil Co

I1"1 or footnotes

1 %

100

1

—

•

3

Breeze

Co

8'00

1

preferred
Borne, Scrymser Co
Bourjois Inc

Mfg

16

Dec

5%

68"%

Colonial

Oct,

Feb

2,500

July

Jan

7%

7%

1

Stamping
City & Suburban Homes

Dec

5%

Oct

Dec

119

SChilds Co preferred

'Apr

6%

6%

68

City

.Oct

19%

Dec

55

Cities

Jan

May

7%

Jun

Dec

4"%

—10

Clayton

16

Jan

Dec

11%

Dec

300

"

Jan

15

Jan

110

19

18

13%

13

2

& Mach Co com.*

1st

Class

,-17,900

43%

300

Nov

11

Dec

100

150

550

Claude

8

5

5%
52

30,100

9%

Clark Controller Co

July
"-3% May

-.

10 %

75

8%

Clarostat Mfg Co

14%

Jan

13

Dec

42%.

6%

..

25%

Jan

Dec

700

8%

24%

Nov

97/8 May

,,

Mar

12%

16%

33%

1

common

Brazilian Traction

17

134

•

i

Furniture

Co

V

!

1

& Co Inc
:
(S) & Co common

(H C)

—

1

l

(Philip)

Bohack

5 %

~

*

>

45

6%

100
•

America

Co. of

27

61

.

Jan

33 %

8%

100

Co

Jan

87% May

1% May
Sep

3

225

J5

Chief

-

100

Ridge Corp common

Blum

1

1

Inc..

Birdsboro Steel Fdry
Blauner's common

Blue

5

1

—

preferred

Gay

1,300

165

3,100

5i

100

Conn Gas & Coke Secur

Canada

Convertible

Berkey

/

1

common

(A S) Shoe Corp
Bellanca Aircraft common"!—
Benrus

100

133/4
^

Beck

-Benson

250

13%

j.
•

Seeiig Mfg—

Beau-Brummel

Tel

35

1

$1.20 convertible A common—

Bell

53

35

;

Corp^^„—

Basic .-Refractories
Bauman

51 i/2

35

•

shares.

Steel

Barlow &

■

•

NOV

-1%

15%

9% May
B % May

5%

1

Light 4% pfd
Corp

Aircraft

Cockshutt Plow

'±L
T-

■

30

Baldwin Rubber Ca
-

•

;

Baldwin Locomotive—•

May-

41 %

108% 108%

10

preferred—

Club

Babcock <fc Wilcox Co

Nov

22

—10

;

B
,

18

100

5%

Clinchfield Coal Corp common.— —20

-

26

200

1%:

8%

•

preferred

15

300

Nov
Nov

Chesebrough Mfg common
Chicago Rivet & Mach
Chicago & Southern Air Lines

July

7%

May

"..

Co—

Power

5% May
10% May

300

Jan

9%

2s 6d
1

& Co

Maine

Chamberlin

; Feb

9

20

May

Charis Corp common
Cherry-Burrell common

11% July
9% Feb
7

i—

Co common

24%

J$

Co

1929
Century Electric Co common.

11% May
1% Jan

37

Jan

150

1%:

_2.50

Corp of America

Cessna

Feb

63

1
Apr
3% May

23% Mar

10%

51

Conv pfd opt div ser
Conv pfd opt div ser

Nov

24% May
4% Dec

*700

Feb

Dec

-

9%

IIIi

& South West

7°/o

Mar

14%
15 %

17

10%

—

——-—

I Central States Elec 6%

11% July
114

5%

••

■

Power &

Feb

50

41/4
X29

__

1

com

Nov

Jan

3% Dec

*_I

*' 1

Nov

%
4%

25

new

Jun

9% May
Jan

•

1

4%

common

Corp

Jan

10%

*

1

Voftlng Machine.—

(B F), & Sons

110%

1900

13%

1

6%

-

10%

20

13% -II

50

Atlas Corp warrants
Atlas Plywood Corp
Automatic Steel Products

3% May

'lOO

Jan

-50

40

Central Ohio Steel Products

.

Atlantic Coast Fisheries
Atlantic Coast Line Co
-

9 900

Industries-—

American dep rets reg
2
Associated Laundries of America
Associated Tel & Tel class A

'

6

10%

Mar

10

20

Light $5 pfd—.

&

Central

6% July
6% July

113

8

Dec

2% May

'V- £■:.

dep rets B ord

3.50%

Oct

8%

Jan

6%

900

18

~

V

.

Inc

—

Biscuit

(A M)

Catalin

114% Mar

4% May

6%

1,400

,

1

Central

3 % May

100

7%

20

common.

(J W)

Castle
•

Feb

11%

Apr

3% Mar

7%

.!

•

& Kennedy

Power

Amer

Carter

July

5%

4%

18%. 18%

—

;

Casco Products common.

Central

24

Dec

3%

-100

Carreras Ltd—

Feb

Oct

7%

•

:

Ltd—

Co

Carr-Consol

Jan

5%

.&

Carolina

Feb

10%

voting

preferred

Carman

Feb4:

1%

Jun

22

non-voting__-

Carnation Co

Dec

63

3%

Alcohol—

Industries

Carey Baxter

Feb

6%

8,500

5%

—•

Capital City Products——

Feb

600

14%

1

43

43%
24%

B

7%

'

l,70o

'

13% Aug

<2%

!-

20
Ltd

Canadian Marconi

Sep

5y4

sy2

12% May

.

Feb

;

Oct

48%

A

Class

Feb

514

113

_

2.50

Refining Co—

4%
25%

53/a

y 10%

.

—

•

Equipment Corp——

Ashland

5%

—*—10

Arkansas Power & Light $7
pfd

Class

^uly

5ya
■„

__

V—.

•

preferred

Industrial

Canadian

Jan

Dec

■*'

Canners

Canadian

Jan

3%

10

102%

17%

9%

16%

.

7

r

-

.• !.

preference

Jan

7%

600

__

24%

Apr

200

3ya

1% Mar

Nov

—•

Ltd——

6% %

Feb

May

3y4

3%

Co

Convertible

; 32% July

May

29% May
16% May

>'300

%
48

32

i 600
13 300

414

4

Nov

2%

2%

.2%

Insurance—.—5

Cement Co Ltd common

Jan

Jan

35 y4

Oct

%

1,200

7%-

Bread

21% " Oct
37%

Jan

200

23%

16

11,300

Li.

I

Fire

Jan

51

2% May

200

35

•

Feb

IS

5.%;.,-':.'5%

.

Power—

Corp

Canadian

Jan

Apr

47

35i/2

•

«•

Dec

Dec

23

24

10c

15%
28%

'

400

Electric

Tungsten

Canada

Jan

49

50o

£l.
--^-1

Camden

May

3%
-

Jan

46

35

-

Sep

29% May

4%

Angerman Co Inc

Dec

22%

46

—2

Products

May

■43%

37/8

19% Mar

Dec

26%

3%
—

<c

pfd"

rets 5%

Sugar Estate—

California
Callite

Feb

113

153/4

■

12%. Feb

48

*

%

25c

Products common.

American dep

Jan

23

Dec

2V2

,

,

Jun

2%

12 %c

Canada

7%

May
Nov

15%
3%

,

"%:

Feb

15 % May
10% May

1,500

1

rets

Cables & Wireless—

Nov

•

32

5

Post

96

108

6,100

Co

Ring

Corp Amer dep

Electric

Cable

3% Mar

70

20

300

17%

Piston

Calamba

1%
1%

'

25

32

-

17%

Jun

10%

100

17%

17%

11%

Feb

Dec

1,100

31%

32

25

11%

—2.50

Biscuit Corp.
Butler (P H) common

Dec

25

43

400

— —

•

*"

Jan

25'-

7,900
»

2%

! 30%

„

_io

com

80

105%

Apr

1.3,800

32

•

A

preferred

;

'Dec

13

300

18%

2

17Vs

•

;

5% May

23% July
9
Feb

Feb

25

19

2,400
-

8%
47%; 48 /

2% Mar

1,200

8%

1% May
15 % May

'

Burd

Aug

•

91

„-

.

Jan

8%

27% Mar

300

1,900

18

23%. Nov
v<

••-.'48% May

600

:

-

5

,

Jan

25

__

•

common-^.

$6 series preferred
American Thread 5%

\

34

„

5

48

Ltd

Mills

2 Vs

17

.

200

"

13%

•

Seal-Kap

19%

111% 111'/a

-

31%
f

2

Republics——

American

,

20%

43

1

B

American

r

„

25

common-

<fc

.

„

25

—

Potash

—

25

American Maracaibo Co__
American Metal Products Co
American Meter Co
American

Burma

;

20 %

2%
17.%

common

Burry

6%

2%

1

Laundry Mach—
20
Light & Trac common—25

American Mfg Co

108

Jan

•"•

2%

20%

1
1

2—

Bunker Hill & Sullivan

Jun

17%

-

__

1

American

■••6%

Dec

Mar

5%

',88

>6%

10c

Rubber Co

87

Distillers

Buckeye Pipe Line

V

American
American

25

Dec

11%

:

1

preferred

92

%

Dec

2'
.

-l_—100

convertible

Dec

750

34%

<

7

2%

■

2

■"*

American Gas & Electric—10
preferred-

Silk

Jan

2%

•

(EL) Co common

4%
77%

171% 177%

18

4%%

Rubber Co

Bruce

20

400

;

American Fork & Hoe common——•

American General Corp common$2 convertible preferred—

Brown

Jan

300

11 <12%

—.

1

,

Jan

9

•!>'"

6% Aug
3% Dec

93%

'

'

5%

•

Dec

700

56 '

,

common

_100

Dec

2

,2%

—

Forman

400

—

common

%

10c

Class B
Brown

6%

•

American Cities Power & Light—
Class B

v

\

-94, y

High

200

British Columbia Power class A

Feb

3

18%

1!

57

'

Low

18%

Feb

.

93

20%

"

•

—

American Bantam Car Co„—
American Beverage common—•
American Book Co__-».-:^!_^—i.'

«

<

—

•

common

•*3.75 cumulative preferred
Aluminum Goods Mffe

:

Range for Year 1947

High

18%

Celanese

Amer

6%

—

Low

dep rets ord reg

Amer

3

__

Shares

dep rets ord bearer

British

93

—

1

1

common

x6
•
81%

—

for Week

•

Bruck

60c convertible

.

Sales

Range
of Prices

Feb

7%

10% May
'6% Nov

Week'a

Last

American Tobacco—

Amer

Feb

2%

2%

•

13%

1

.

12%
,

British-American

'

Sale Price

Exchange
Par

Jan

5%

—

————2

common

Jan

Curb

5%

2%

2%

Convertible, preferred--!-——10
lAireon, Mfg Corp common—
50c

Dec

23

York

New

High

Dec/'

3%

800

'

Air/Associates Inc
Air

Low

31%

—

1
—•
5

Friday

2%

41/8

—

"

16

STOCKS—

Range for Year 1947

•

—

4%

1

common

Co

Alloys

WEEK ENDING JANUARY

Sales

Shares

High

--

FOR

for Week

of Prices

Par

ACF-Brill Motors warrants

Acme

tf.

shown

are

extensive list we furnish

In the following
Jan.

range

6

6,000

51

200

36

Jan

51% Nov

'

4

reg)—£1
u—5

40%

1

1%

_______

%

40%t 42%

11,500

25%

l/i

2,400

1 Va

■-1 xh"—i

Dec

7%

Jan

Jan

43 %

Dec

Dec"

.

30

THE COMMERCIAL &

(274)

RANGE FOR WEEK

-

Last

New

York

Sale Prioe

Exchange

Curb

Crown Cent

Crown

Petrol

Cork

A

it

preferred

Cuban

Atlantic

5%

6%

500

Curtis

Mfg

Dec

Apr

Feb

-

Oct
Oct
Jan

Gorham

26%

Dec

Dec

Mfg

8

Feb

Gray Mfg Co
Great Atlantic A Pacific Tea—
N on-voting

Stored Products

Grocery

7

Davidson Brothers Inc

debenture

Derby Oil Co
Detroit

Gasket

Detroit

Gray

400

6% May

9% May

12%

lite

11%

May

136

Feb

14

Sep

Hammermlll

Paper-

1,000

2% May

Feb

Hartford Electric Light-

22

600

17% Aug

24

Deo

•

13%

13%

100

11 %

16

Feb

Harvard Brewing. Co.

Jan

Hat Corp

Domestic

6%

Sep

4%

2,400

6%

3%

7%

Apr

Co common

Credit

17%

Corp class A

Bridge Co Ltd
Dominion Steel St Coal B
Chem

Co

•

10%

1,100

14 Ya

1,000

__

—

f

Feb

17%

Feb

25 V2

Jun

9%

Dec

Dec

Power

9Ya

50

9

72 Ya

71

73%

350

67

36%

36%

36%

100

36 Ya

75

76

375

*

II

I

Co
Co

—

•

—

Oct

4%

33 Ya

10

common

Corp

Feb

10% May
22% Oct

—

13

•

Dominion Textile Co Ltd

Driver Harris

19 Ya

Dec

2Ya May
Dec

600

3

Feb

19

Feb

25

—

13

23
Ltd

11%

2%

1

Dominion

Dominion Tar St

11

11

l

9Ya

Jan

47'A Nov

Dec

15%

Jan

97%

Dec

114%

Feb

Jun

15%

Feb

"

Durham Hosiery class B common
Duro Test Corp common
Duval Texas

I

14

—

25

4%

800

14%

200

4%

^

Sulphur

14

14

1

1
10
5

6%

•

•

4%

4

Malleable

Iron

81%

81%

100

preferred

Eastern

4

100

77%

77%

1

(Geo A> At Co common—

•
•

—:

8t Hardart
8t

Baking Co——_

II

58

58

58

25

_

Eastern States Corp
$7 preferred series A

*

.

275 '

May

49

82%

Nov

Hussman

57

Nov

$2.25

35%

25

3%

2%

Dec
Jan

Jan

4%

1% May

1,900

Oct

•

$6

preferred series B
Eastern Sugar AssociatesCorn

shares

of

$5 pfd shares

•

beneficial int
of

50

59%

52

•

10%

Electric Bond

3

'

&

Share

common

Light 2d pfd A
Option warrants

Electrographic

Corp

Electroraaster
Elliott Co

5%

Inc

'

"

Equity
$3

Derrick

Corp

&

Equipment

14%

42% May
6 % May

60%

20,100

17%

?

145

160

200

2%

2%

100

16%

17%

600

92

8

~I~"

1%

1%

1,300

12%

400

1%

4,600

43%

43/

75

i

17

3%

a

2%

4%

4%

15% May

Nov

49

9'/a

900

7% May

4

900

3%
23%

57

Mar

..

Aug

10%

Feb

6%

Dec

Feb
Dec

29

Jan

26%

50

Jun

23

44%

110

37

Jan

44%

60

147

Dec

181

Dec

43

-V

148

,

.

33%

25

34%

34%

Aug

,

Dec

Feb
Feb

116% July
42 Ya

Nov

79'A

Dec

36

:

250

78'%

4,500

55'A

Apr

3%

100

3%

Dec

9 Y»

12%

900

12 Ya

Sep

14%

Oct

43%

225

42

Aug

47%

Feb

Jun

15

Feb

5Y4

50

5

7%

225

200

25

25

Feb

Feb

10 Ya

37% May

51%

Feb

Oct

3%

Feb

21

May

49 Va

2%

Is

,

7 Y4 May

300

42%

41

„1

preferred^—
Hydro-Eleetric' Securities
Hygrade Food Products-

Feb

x35Yi

19% May

136

7%

.1

Sep

jan>

111

Jan

9%

Dec

8%

Jan

13%

Oct

1% Aug

2%

Jan

53%

Jan

12

Jun

May

Feb

112 May

3%

Oct

100

27% Nov

30%

5%

50
•

convertible preferred-

2%
36

.

Fishman (M H) Co—
5c to $1 Stores

51%

Dec

450

11%

Amer

dep rets

1

£1

registered

'13'/a

•

Imperial Oil (Canada) coupon
Registered
Imperial Tobacco of Canada
Imperial Tobacco of Great Britain

Dec
Dec

12%

13 Ya

12,400

10%

Apr

2,300

26'/a

;

—

0

r-

.

100

21'A Mar
6%

Apr

14 Ya

Feb

14

Feb

10%

Nov

14%

Feb

10%

Oct

21%

Jan

12'/a

92

92

94'%

70

83'%

Dec

94'%

94

95'/a

600

85%

Sep

14

Indianapolis Pwr As Light 4% pfd—100
of North America—
10
International Cigar Machine
•
Insurance Co

Jan

64

'

10'/a May

12'A

14

100

13%

Dec

700

45 V4

May

£1

& Ireland

800

13'/a

12%

13

31 Va July

Dec

200

14'%

26

Imperial Chemical Industries—

Mar

50

Dec

43%

24

53%

5 Vb

53'%

53'A

13%

V

26

Illinois Power Co eommor

Illinois Zinc Co common

12,200

111

Apr

100 Ya Mar

-

Jan

21

Apr

Hydro-Electric—

4Va

Oct

International Safety

32 Ya

Dec

International Utilities common

4%

22,700

2

May

300

21

Apr
Dec

22%

2,800

12

20

45

2%

1,400

36

'

25

36

Jan

3Ya

Investors

Dec

Nov

43 Y2

Jan

Iron

—

17 Ya

Nov

700

4%

Oct

6%

16 Ya

Sep

20%

Feb

18

Dec

23-

Oct

A

Jun

Feb

10

Dec

15Ya
15 Ya

11%

Apr

18%

Nov

Dec

5%

400

16%

2,000

13

1%
11

11 %

"

8%

300

1%

6,300
425

1%

17%'

Nov

Jan
Jan

Sep

1%

16 Ya May

22%

1

Feb

12%

Jan

Feb

1,200

4%

Dec

7Ya

Feb

%

200

%

Nov

1%

Jan

%

%

Feb

5%

5 ■%

5%

Ya

6

'

30

9% May

1,000

17%

8%

1V2

17%

1
*

Air Chute

29

Nov

Apr

1,900

12%

16

11

voting trust ctfs—*

Italian Superpower

11%

16 y4

1

Royalty

Fireman Mfg

Irving

B

preferred

Interstate Power $7

Feb

64

Aug
1% May

Razor

11%.

11%

10
•
5
•

Oct

Apr

10 Ya

16,800

11%

*

Oct

13%

7Ya May

58%

.

71%

25

57

50
*
Petroleum coupon shs—•
A

shares
International Products

1,400

13 Ya

~2%

1

Mar
15% Feb

Dec

600

5

Oct

7

46 Ya

—10
—lOo

6%

100

•

22%

43%

43%

Feb

24%

>

Dec

100

Feb

3%

31

12%

(Phila)

85

55 %

12

warrants

1st

Jan

Dec

36

common.

4%

Dec

llYa

97/a

Metallurgical!

Association

7 V

Feb

13%

74

12

Registered

30

First York Corp common
$2 div cum preferred

Jan

Feb

107

Apr

Huylerts eonun

International

Fire

16

Dec

28

Preferred $3.50 series

Fansteel

97

3%

International Metal Industries

Brewing

Dec

9 % May

94%

20

Nov

preferred-

International

Falstaff

10%

100

lu«

74

26%

28%

3%
28

Fairchild Camera 8c Inst Co_
Fairchild Engine & Airplane.

Jan

500

144

Sep

7%

Jan,"

;

Sep

155

May
2% May

6

10

common

'8%

x8

t

10

92

12%

loo
_

~~

8% May
115

42%
92

25

Jan

10%

21%

16%

Dec

Dec

11%

10%
10 %

Feb

Oct

13%

21%

5

preferred

Corp Ltd
Pipe Line

Eureka

Dec

700

700

i

Inc

Eureka

lOYa

625

4%

100

common

convertible

Esquire

900

144

£o
~sq

pfd

Oct

10%

1

__

77%

11%

4%

'"I

common

Empire District Electric 5%
Empire Millwork Corp
Kmsco

,

May

53%

,10%

j

■

preferred

10%

•

•

Oct

52

l

Electric Power &

75

60

82

11%

1

Easy Washing Machine B

beneficial int

59%

May

40

••

9%

.5

Refrigerators Co

Common stock,

14 Y4 Mar

.100

preferred.
Hubbell <Harvey> Inc.
Humble Oil <St ,Refining.
Hurd Lock 8s Mfg Go.

4%

12%

Dec

43%

.

Hardart common

May

81

100

.

<

Dec

9%

20

•

Inc

97%

2% May

2,100

79%

83

100

11

8%

26%

•

Holophane Co common—
Hordor's

5%

common

1,700

4";.

Feb
^n

Horn

preferred

1,500

17%

8%

8%

'

prior

8%
11

May

13

54%

Holly Stores Inc.

6%

Horn

4'%%

90O

Nov

21%

22%

10% May

Hormel

East Gas <fc Fuel Assn

16%

7

1

Feb

600

100

Henry Holt & Co common.

18 Ya

9'A July

77/a

97

97

100

4%

preferred w w
preferred w w—.

15%

Feb

7%

7%

Dec

72

5% %

Heyden Chemical common

Sep
12
May
4% May
11% May

9

300

10

& Co class A

Feb

6% May

2%

10%

Class A

(R)

Feb

4 'A

2

10'/a

Heller Co common

Hoe

Feb

Feb

5

2% May

200

11'

Feb

7%

——

,

8%,
11

-25c

Jan

Apr

Nov

70'A

300

:

16.

5

Dept Btnrea common.
Mining Co.
Helena Rubinstein—
Hearn

■

15%
h':;8%

7%

a

Hecla

Nov

Dec

28

67/a

48

106

■

~3% ' ~3%
2%

.1

,

9%
8%
40 Ya

Nov

5% May

100

»

May

8%

400

200

com. -1

79

Dec

8%

38

54

Dec

75

-

—•

9

100

.5%

8%
5%

.1

Hollinger Consolidated G M,

rets ord reg

Apr

Jun

39%

38 V

May,

Dunlop Rubber Co Ltd—
Amer dep

145

133%

•

of America, B/non-vot

Hathaway Bakeries
Corp.

£1

rets ord reg

July

11%

Hazeltine

Ltd

Amer dep

Dobeckmun

6%

50c

Feb

112

400

Hartford Rayon common—.

common

Feb

400

25

2%

Corp

Oct

14

"isY»

100

10

h

20%

Stores

Dec

9'%

\

May

gi i.-.: Sep

Jan

25%

44%

•

2%

2%

'.V

9
9'A
100% 101 %

43.l

5

CoV—-.1-1—,
Ltd

Lamp

20%

Foundry

j

Dec

-".70

95% May

•

Hamilton Bridge Co

1

Iron

-

■

H
Hall

Dec

22%

Apr

9%,

800

12

155

Dec

10%

2,500

500

■

47% May
9% May

»

250

135

135%

Feb
Feb

10%

1,500

22%

"

f

'

Jan

6%

7%

20%

20%

i

Manufacturing

38

•

100% 103

101

100

As.Alabaatine

10

Distillers Co

Duke

Aug

200

v.

Jan

Raynolds class B

Devoe St

Draper

Apr

Gypsum Lima

~9\.

8%

common—25c

Products

Detroit Steel
Diana

&

Oct

8

145

8

common

38

10%

100

;

.

32

20

35

7

10%

9

common

900

7%

35

Dayton Rubber Co class A

8%

May

28
'

200

7

25

pfd—

Jun

Jan

Nov

;

'

350
>

J an
Dec

104%

96 *"

<

20

8%

-

•.17 ', -17%

17%

100

Gulf States Utilltiea $4^40

V

Jan

61%
39.

A

.>■
1%
'% May
s>
.'i44'M'-Apr t< i'--56
15%
•->' 7% May

•*-

f" 6,100

601'•

8%

—

——

%

'

(:5%

•

Jun

48

:io-

58;

—i—S

stocks—.

common •

1st preferred
Northern Paper..

1%

Davenport Hosiery Mills

•*

High
''■

3% May

so

%

%':

58.

pfd__25
1

conv

Rapid*Yantish

Jan

Great

Dejay Stores common
Dennison Mfg class A

common

17

D

.

Range for Year 1947

1,200

►

91

.10

Graham-Paigoc Motors $5

Oct

50

.

>'56 ^vi 56

Gorham Inc class A

Grand

18%

50

"

14

1
50

5% May
10% May

300

161/4

15 '/a

.

Low

3%

3

U—

-*■

...

7% May

-2.50

Shares

25% May

Jan

107

'

—.
,

Goodman Mig Co..

39

■

'

,—1

$4.50 prior preferredLi—
Goldfield Consolidated Mines.

3%
'V

■

-

for Week

"

High

Low

class

Dec

•

Range-

Class B.

7%

Apr

17%

1,900

Dec

20

Dec

104 Va

191/4

18 %

19

7%

May

1%

(Mo)

Co

Godchaux Sugars

21

Cuban Tobacco common
Curtis Lighting Inc common.

Gobel

Feb

3%

...100

;

Feb

10%

4

4,200

3%

14%

Dec

15%

9

Sugar

preferred

5%

_25c
;•
10

■

(Adolf) Inc common—.

Dec

6

200

'.

Sales

<

Week's

*

Last

■■

Sale Price vof -Prices v

''' Par

•

7%

1,700

6%

3%

6

5
•

(Md)

International

Drug Co common
Crystal Oil Refining common

75/e

NewYsrk Cnb Exohangs

.

High

Low

6%

1

Crown-

$6

Range for Year 1947

Shares

High

7'/a-

Crosley Motors Inc
Crowley Mliner & Co

Friday

•

for Week

of Pricee
Low

Par

'

ENDING JANUARY 16

Sales

Week's
Range

Friday
STOCKS—

'

'

EXCHANGE

CURB

YORK

NEW

Monday,; January 19, 1948

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

~

20% July

Ford Motor Co Ltd—

Amer dep rets ord reg
Ford Motor of Canada—

JE1

Class A non-voting
Class B voting

5

17%

17%
—

—

Ford Motor of France—
Amer dep rets bearer
Fort Pitt Brewing Co
Fox

1%

1%

1%

8%
18

—1.23

8%
18

Franklin Simon 8c Co Inc
4

%%

Fuller

Sep

3

Mar

Jun

10 %

Jan

Dec

31Ya

Feb

6%

Dec

14 Ya

A)

9 Ya

j

38 Ya

12%

Co—„II__

5

12

11%

Nov

Brown

Stores

1,900
700

11%

Dec

V

Preference

;

__—.——

Julian & Kokenge C<*

G
10%

Gatineau Power Co

6% May

Oct

15

8%

Apr

19%

Feb

Dec

104 %

Feb

May

9%

Oct

May
3% May

3%

Jan

6%

Jan

32%

Jan

8%

87/a

800

4

•

2%

2%

200

2

1

4%

4%

1,800

24%

^150

—1

General Builders Supply Corp.

11%

86

.100

preferred.
Gellman Mfg Co common.
General Alloys Co.
conv

2,200

common.

5%

5%

10%

24%

preferred

24

22

Apr

General Electric Co Ltd—
Amer dep rets ord reg
General Finance Corp common.

5%

-1

7Ya

Fireproofing commonGeneral Outdoor Adv 6% pfd.
.100
General Phoenix Corp
1
General Plywood Corp
1
General Public Service $6 preferred
•
General Shareholdings Corp com
1
$6 convertible preferred
•

7 Ya

700

7%
-

7%
7%

100

33 Ya

.10

preferred series A

General

35%

400

"5% "5%

Jan

14

9%

9%

Jan

37

Dec

109

Jan

Feb
Nov

-

May

900

5%

Dec

5%

17%

Nov

25%

89

Jan

~3 Ya

600

3

May

96%

96 Y2

20

89

Mar

(Waltery Ab Co_—
Kimberly-Clark >Ctorpr4 %>&
preferred
Kings County L(gbt*iig v7^. pfd
5%■ prefexxe«LB^—
King Seeley Cogpr-,,..
•
Kingston Product*..,

117

50

4%,

18%

700

150

Co

Gladding McBean & Co.
.2.50

Gleaner Harvester Corp.
Glen Alden Coal

19%

24%

25

19

Inc
see

page




33.

18%

20

18%

21%

14

Glenmore Distilleries class B.

For footnotes

24%

"4%

700

4%

Dec

25

24Y2

Jan

.25

Kirby

15%

7'A

Dec-

Jun

30

Petroleum

Kleinert

(I B) Rubber Co

Knott Corp common..

Kobacker Stores___

Jan

6 Ya May

10%

Nov

8Ya May

14%

Feb

111%

Feb

49

;14

16%

Dec

87 Ya

Feb

Dec

69

Ya May

14%

'

1Y4

-

300

12

4'A

400

July a

4

17%

'

16

IY4

170

1,600

1%

1,300

7

7%

Jan

17%

Sep

'

Feb

6"

Feb

19

Jan

Dec

112 July

tlV4 Jan
13%

*

,

Dec

25 Ya

Feb

14

Dec

20

Aug

19%

Apr

26 Y2

,

'

400

7%'. 18

Sep

7% May

10 Ya

Jan

13% May

7%';

1

Krueger Brewing Co

May

38

4%.
:

15

108

14%

1

26

75

53

52%.
1

;.u—1 a
—1.
1

*
—-—10
1
1

Oct
Feb

26% Mar

Dec

200

9%

f

i

100

Ltd

18 %
125 Ya

100

9

9%

v ,v

B„_10O

——

May

5

35,200

15%

15%
8%

100

(D Emil) Co common

Kirkland Lake G M Co
Klein

12%

12"

5
t

.

100

4%

18 Ya

NOV

12

17% July

Oct

Oct

Jun

22%

Feb

54 %

Aug

17%

Jan

Sep

29%

Apr

La Salle Ext

18%

Jan

25%

Dec

Lefcourt Realty common

111%

14%.

700

Sep

115% Mar

Dec

110%

4% May

13%

5,100

16

21,400
300

13

99% Aug

Jun

9% May
Oct

Oct

6% Mar

Laclede-Christy Clay Products
Lake Shore Mines Ltd—.

Oct

NOV

Leonard

17

Jan

Le Tourneau

(R O)

Inc

•

May

1,200

9%

Dec

15 Ya

1,600

10 Ya

5%

Apr

8%

6% May

9%

Jun

6%

6%

7%.

7%

21%.

22%

1,100

27 Vst

27 Ya

5

Jniversity

Prior preferred
Oil Development

22%

17%

.9%.

i

100

16

16

—8
1
Lakey Foundry 8c Machine
1
Lamson Corp of Delaware
5
Lane Wells Co common
1
Langerdorf United Bakeries class A„*
Class B
•
Lanston Monotype Machine
5

27%

4%
.17%

(A C) common

Nov

12%

5

52% May
11% Dec

115

4%

Jan

6%

Feb

"5 Ya
—

*'.'7Ya

Dec

Dec

700

Preferred

Globe-Union

May

7% July
24

109 %

Glant Yellowknlfe Gold Mines.
Gilbert

Dec

18 Ya

17

preferred.

Gilchrist

6

100%

5%
—

•

Georgia Power $6 preferred
$5

9%

JE1

22%

Jun

4Ya

122 Ya July

12%

100
•

Electric 7.% pfd
1
1—

Kldde

10%

Dec

3%

500

4%

1

—

Kennedy's Inc

common.

9 Ya

200

K
Kaiser-Frazer Corp—
Kawneer Co_

Corp

900

5%

5%

9

25

Feb

Kansas Gas &

Garrett

Feb

9%

5%.
5%

j

1
1
1
*
*

common

common—

Feb

14 Ya

Jim

Glass Cw

Lake Sulphur Co

Jefferson

Feb

Dec

6% May

__

Stores

(Geo

1%
7 Ya

17%

preferred.

conv

Franklin

600
700

200

26%

8%

(Peter) Brewing

Jeannette

6%-

,

100

Feb
Oct

15 Ya

Jan

24%

Nov

75

26

Dec

34

Jan
Jan

23

23

50

21% May

30

21

21

200

12 Ya

Apr

24%

100

5Ya

Jun

7

Jan

200

7

May

12

Jan,

44

Jan

44%

Jan

10

10

1
*
25

1%

1

18 %

6%

Oct

Ya

"l%

9,700

1

Sep

2

Mar

18 Ya

19%

10,700

16

Sep

29

Jan

"l

Volume

COMMERCIAL

:«i THE

Number 4665

167

YORK

NEW
•

Friday

;.i

York

Curb

1

I

Exchange

''

Line

Material

Lionel

Corp

Loblaw

preferred

common

A

400

.

ui-5

25V2

25 %

.

Star'Gas Corp common
10
Longlnes-Wittriauer Whtcb COi—_i—_1
Long Island Lighting Co—
i
• 1 • •

20

Jap

Sep vV;

29

Jan

Jun

27

Dec

'Ii:

preferred A ctfs of dep___
;•
preferred ® ctfs of dep
Louisiana Land to Explorationiii__1
Louisiana Power to Light $6 pfd-——♦
—

'

16%

Jan

1

27,600

•

57%

60

%

150

54%

200

•

18 <;•/

18

f

18%J

<-

112

'.

J-7

,

Ohio Power 4% %
Oklahoma

—

17

Dec

11%

130

%-

Jan

90

I100

preferred

Natural

t

United

Filters

7

Jan

20

July

Stores

5%

Manischewitzf

16%
1-*

(The B) Go

Mapes Consolidated Mfg Co
Marconi

International

Communication
Marion

Power

Massey

Harris

Marine

OH

Coro

97/«

commonic___:.'_-h!

5

10%

4,600

.'

-

ii--*

to Co—i

Memphis Natural Gas
Menasco Mfg Co.-

r

39

i" i i

11V4

—1 'f"

u

-—.5

commo:

'

11%*'

5%;:

1%

Mar

10%

1.000

■
■

1%

Corp

tiiPi % /1 ~6%.

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*,

-

V."Oct;7:

«

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■;

,

■

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;*'-v 9%

■

Class

B

t

v

Zf.

Middle West
1

i""

*

$2

MLdvale

Co

common

-

Oil

Co

Miller

%_•_»

common.

Refineries.

Wohi

4% %

Co

;-T;

Missouri

to

L

Montana

Morris

Plan

Mountain

5

*eb

J-516'".

*-*' '<

14%

Feb*

i-i-3%. Apr

7%

Mountain

States

Tel

31

T9% -Dec

33

20a

•

!3%

Nov

12 Va

Jan

"'

•

■

common

to

27%

?

i_

Tel

Muskegon Piston Ring common
Muskogee Co commoiu.^

»

23%

Dec

28%

Jan

5%

Jan

7%

:
—

Light 4%%

Water & Power Co

Co.

Circle

*

■

•

104

5%

300

4%

Apr

54%

1,600

52 %

Dec

5%

5%

200

4

Dec

9 Vb

400

40

Apr

60%

Oct

14

10%

200

10%

5%

1,900

5Va

Dec

10»/4

10%

9'/a

9%

■

—

Apr
12% Mar

Dec

5Va

—

"

13%

Dec

21%

Feb

Jan

9

200

1

Scale

■

~2%

~2U

1,300

2%

2%

2%

1,900

14 Va

27

July

~4

Feb

2

^ Dec
1"% Dec

12%

13

1,100

60%

60%

61%

8%

9%

1,800

4%

47/a

47/a

49 Va

640

9%

100

8

13 Va

common-—2.50

of Canada common—

"4

_37/a

"

11%

Dec

24

•:

May

Jan

Feb

8% May

7%

2.50

"

40

39

*

,

13%

Feb

Dec

96 Va

Oct

35

400

May

'

Inc

Corp of Nevada

1

7

Gas

8

1,000

11

1

of

Public Service

Feb >

common

America

Metals

11

500

2

Dec

8%

Dec

13 %

Nov

13,300

10

200

1%
10

Nov

2 V*

Feb

Dec

17%

Jan

8%

1%

Apr

10 %

Oct

95 Va

Dec

103%

Sep

Dec

110%

Jan

Jan

45%

Nov

1

10 Va

Colorado—

of

100

94%

94%

•
•
6

preferred

cumulative

Puget Sound Power to

•

■

v

11% July
173

Mar

93%

94

175

88

42%

43

400

25 %

12%

13'/*

875

50

Light—

''

Dec

'"5%

Feb

15%

194

41%

13

Apr

5%
2%

10

Quaker Oats common.
6 %
preferred

Jan

13%

Manufacturing

.100

Pyrene

Jan

Dec

Feb
Feb

Quebec

Dec

Power

88

87

Co—

300

151

170

14Va

luO

Jan
Feb
18% Feb

96

Dec

149

13%

13%

May

85

90

89

150

13%

Nov

"

700*

600

-

14%
11 Va

Jan

T«

12%:.

Apr
Dec

July
Sep

3%

"'•"8% Aug
26% Dec

9%

7%

12%

Jen

.600

6,900

prior preferred

Puget Sound Pulp to Timber
Pyle-National Co common

ii'Feb
3%

2% July

v

600

May

^*'

■

$5

Feb

48

9% May

x8%

*

30 "'•

'
-

3'

31 % May

12%

Feb

6%

19%

87

*z

Prosperity Co class B

Jan

140

12%'

Jan

10 % May

600

*

Pratt to Lambert Co

'

Mar

/ i"- 200

v

Feb

7%
17

3% May

100

Providence

10

150

•

Nov

63

4Va May

1,200

13%

Feb

46 Va May

Apr
May

14

~37/a

25c

1st preferred

Dec

•

Jan

6%

14%

May

40

13

10

10

common

Alexander

to

2%

-1

Mining Co__

Power Corp

400

25

25

v

Feb

9% May

100

-

Ltd Amer shares

2
50
50
5
1

:

Jan

57%

,10%

~5%

-

■*

Jan

69
•

—50c

Producers

106

700

~4Vg-

NOV

7 %

56 Va

__

-2.50

•

Dec

•

Feb

114% July

Dec

103

Feb

4%

■,

''

•

—20

Corp

11%

5
Dec
V 2 Va May

«•" ' '

300

5%

nil

to Rubber common

—

100

2%
105

Feb

52 Va

52 Va

-

Feb

Deb

2,300

,

11%

14

104

-2.50

Traffic

Penn

•:

~2Va

pfd_—. ,_100

Jan

6%

,

i.

1/2.%:::

.

400

6 Va

6

6%

class A common.

Elec

17%

97

37

Dec

v

"18% May
13.

Dec

300

::3yi

101%

•"^27%' 28%".'

_lo

20

100

13% May

7,200

Pressed

700

..

2.50

.

>

24

.

Feo

•

•

Feb

24

.25
-1

Prentice-Hall

81% May^;*f-;i 88

100

Mfg Co

52%

•'

Dec t

'.»'-75

.

172%

13

Dec

Jan

Jun

4%

3,400
:••

.

25

■

18% Feb

Jan

'

•

%

13

Dec

11

I87/»

1% May

675

(:-r
,

-

7%

-

5c

Dec

Apr

8%

16,900

Dec

Powdrell

Feb

3,100^

26%

11%

10c

ll7/a

10%

Nov

•

common

Power

Dec

13% May

6

•

107/a

25%
13

81%

Pneumatic

Dec

july

12

700

3

170

V'

Mar

Sep

Jun

Pleasant Valley Wine Co

'

12%M«y: ^v.v1fl% Sep

3,200

3

>

170

27%

Oct

24%

200

26

40%

Pittsburgh to Lake Erie
Pittsburgh Metallurgical common

Feb

'Dec

26

25'

"

101

•'••^•2%

U%

*

10

8tates

Murray Ohio

"2%.

•

Mar

300

Pltney-Bowes Inc
:
Pittsburgh Bess to Lake Erie RR

'Feb

425

•

■

-.4-

33%-.

•

Aug

IB

45

Piper Aircraft Corp common
■"

/«yB- Dec

V

25%*

i

-1

:

Producers

Mountain

■

~2%.

,0 ;-.7%

1

pfd
America^.--.

of

■"-

"7%

:

_t

...

Utilities

Corp

101

105

Feb

44

Pioneer Gold Mines Ltd

X>ct

•

-50

v.-7%:?.

5%

101

*

common

common—

City Copper

'•

'-30%

5%

100

Montgomery Ward A
Moody Investors partic

Mountain

■

.'

105

Dec

25

25%

Pierce Governor common.

-

'•••!

r

.

150

7, •/

19

~2%
7

Jan

Oct

95

Jan

4%%
•

pfd.

Society A

Dakota

'_^w:

*

.30%

Public Service

Loan

'•

preferred-^-. —50

Molybdenum
Monroe

&

1% May

24;900

3%*-:

..>18%

,1.^7%

5%

Corp
Monogram Pictures

18%

_50c

Mining Corp of Canada
P

!

•

22%>

•;,;-~2 %

—1

common

convertible

Minnesota

U&i-

•»% MKf-i-

5,800

,

26 Yb-

.'3 %
V

101%

200

X94

,:

Jan

SOOv."

-

13%

_50c

—10

Midwest Piping to Supply
Mid-West

15

v

21%

—

._

80

94 %

12

x94

Phillips Packing Co

0*111% May /'

:

700

7'/«

26%

.

103% 103 '/a

41% Mar
38% Mar

59%

6%

—_

Dec

60

'

Mid-West Abrasive
Midwest

•

14%

•

Dec

29%

20%

Philadelphia Co common

•

dividend ahares.:—.

non-cum

32%

200

95

'

13

conv'pfd—
Midland Steel Products—
j
1

Fek

1,900

20

Polaris

Midland Oil Corp $1
h]

<12%

35

31%

95

Pharis Tire
•

-^•^•v,«i«yr

400

23%"-

6%

«

Jun

34%
31%

*

Perfect

'22 % ' Dec -:

Corp—

Ex-distribution

Feb

1

Pep Boys (The)
Pepperell Mfg Co

Feb *'

7%

400',"
200 '

■1,600

9%-

i* V'22 %

t

v

c

16

5

Penn

••

%:i08%

Yv*.—.

Middle-States Petroleum elass A

Sep

*

•'

...

Micromatic Hone Carp.

.

Co

Penn Power to

•

Feb ■'.

-te,

Preferred iu

Jun

9%

•

Pinchin Johnson

•'V

9%

Penn-Dlxie Cement warrants—:—

•

^-4.% vi Apr

25'
•

.3%-='- 3'%

•

300

600

34%

1st preferred

Penn Gas to

.

__

'

Michigan Bumper eorp_w>-i—
Michigan Steel Tube
.i—i—.
Michigan Sugar Co—
•

Oct
Dec

16%

*

Pennroad Corp common

6% Aug
8% Aug

':' -1

'" j' TS^Vb

'

,100

■.

viia% 110%

—15

18

10

9%

Peninsular Telephone common

•2,500 •/• /-1-r •Apr —^V-3% Jan

r'%' 4%:;.;4%

.—25c

Jan

Jun

12%

50

17

Jan
Feb

8%

Patchogue Plymouth Mills

Feb

DeoMrc/'

4%

.'May
-c 5V4-'Mas*

4

—

1;':

Participating preferred.

12%

7%

Lighting $5 preferred
Light 5% pfd

Parker Pen

8% -May

•'

Ilioo fi

preferred.

Messabi Iron COii—i

37%

Oct

20%

•

800

5%

1%
i7..

Textile

•

TOO'

V>,

24%. 25
5%

•

1 •• •

Warrants

*.

Jan

5

2,100 /If3% Jan /ir^'. 28
125
% -Dec
45

-v

Metal

55

Dec

9,300
.~

»

A

Dec

7
May
dl% May

-300

26%'i 39 V.-4t

24%

39

t

3,000

17

9%

25
25
*
100

1st pfd

$1 cumulative preferred

5

-

~1% ;_2' .'"•"

2
or..,'.

,

preferred
McWilliams Dredging

6%%

Jun

'

•V

Sep

4% May
Oct

29%

1,300

7%

Parkersburg Rig to Reel

9%

T

34%

15%
1

Securities

1st preferred

$13o

Jan

25%

37

109%

Mar

17

Page-Hersey Tubes common
•
Pantepec Oil of Venezuela Amer shrs„
Paramount Motors Corp
1

;

»>„

7i, $2.50

7

20%

preferred^*5 g^cV.*-.
Co

Dec

Jun

2%
..

7%

Dec

£1
10

common

Mead Johnson

:

.

Nov

116

7

.-1

Pacific Gas to Elec 6%

21% Aug

12%

i
>

Dec

23%

~

common____-_-_-£ -_l-

convertible

100

-

'V;

Ltd___

common.

Co

McClanahan

McCord

•

Shovel-

MoAleer .Mfg
5%

Co

12%
i

—

Sep

15 V»

500

39

Dec

11

Pacific Power to

^5

common

Jan

107

Pacific Can Co common.

Pactfic

Public Service Co

31

90

B

Pacific PubUc Service

Maine

350

Dec

US

M
Mackintosh-Hemphlll Co

1,900

33%

34

O'okiep Copper Co Ltd Amer shares

-5%%

Mangel

Jan

1%
36 %

108

—15

-1

Gas

2%

1% May

1%

Jan

20

1TO% May '
15% Jan

*••700

High

Low

Jan

82%

.

Range for Year 1947

High

Jan

1%

Dec

46

■

8,500"

112-;v

Sep

53
f

Share*

35%

_•

B common

Omar Inc

Jan

11%

class

Old Poindexter Distillery

21% Nov

•*

,

Co

Brass

Overseas

52%

.2

„

,

.

20% -Vv5,100

..'•--12
•

______

Corp.

*21

100

Ohio

1%

_80o

Ogden Corp common

Feb

31

Oliver

19%

1%

6 V#

26 %

Low

Feb

Dec

8%1««
for Week

ef Prices

O

Jan

11%

7Ve May

Common ctf a of Hep

Lynch

26%

,

2314
Chain.

Last

Sale Prloe

Exchange
Per

25 V8

B.

Steel

Curb

Oct

32%

•8% May

300

York

New

High
20

Dec

25

8V»

i-8

Week's
Range

Friday

13% May
19 % Dec

•v

♦.

Lone

1

21

900

..,'^4.:,

8

-

16

STOCKS—

how

18%

20>/4

,<

■

__

*

EXCHANGE
JANUARY

•■A^Runse- for Year 1947

High

31

(275)

,,v

'

Shares

18'/4

25

•

Groceteria* class

Class

Locke

Low

10

Brothers

of Prices

5

CURB

'RANG®5 "FOR WEEK ENDING

-

CHRONICLE

Kangv ;? for Week

■t

gale Prico

Par

Co

Llpton -(ThoS J) Inc 6%
Lit

Week'ai";."'Sales".'

Last ■'

i

,\\r

stocks—

New

'"*

& FINANCIAL

H

'•

12% July

800

Mar

138% Feb
/" 27% Dec

R

14% July

Uxi4s<May

12%

July

Radio-Kelth-Orpheum option warrants-

1%

2

2%

8,060

1%

Dec

5%

17%

575

15%

Apr

19%

1%

,

200

Jan

Railway & Light Securities—
Voting common

10

j.

Railway & Utility Investment A
Nachman
Namm's

Corp

Inc

National

Bellas

National

Breweries

7%

Hess

common——

;•/,

34%

1^.. -l'

11

!

I' SVa

''

l

—:—•

common

preferred.

'"'15%
/

1

t

15%'

>v; 600

5%

~3 % ~3%

",.34%

2,800

35%

-'1'

National Pressurer Cooker
National Radiator

11%

i,ir—1 r"V.T3' %,

National Mfg & Stores common

1

■i-v'"ii%

National

Rubber Machinery

13 %!7.15%
38 :

Ltd

1

Oct

:<

•

common

Car

National Transit

Regal Shoe

21% May ■r^t,;v-;29%

700

■

Jan

Reis

10 Y4

-1,700

9%

Reed

15%

'/Nov

Jun

11%"

11

~4 '

-300

.

-.

_

.'11,600

3%

1,000

v9%

.

*18%

f'14%

Dec

17% Oct

"i%

4-2%

4%

30c

Roller

Bit

(Herman) Corp
Neptune Meter common—

10%

"'700

.-

3%
•v2

i._.

1414

Rice Stix Dry

58%

90

12%

New

Jersey Zinci_^—_

210

91%

Mexico

Co
&

Park

Land-

13

18% July
10% Jan

-.'

80':

N

4

63%

Apr

Y

&

1,800

57

Oct

Honduras Rosarlo

i^,

■

Grande

5%

10

5%

2d

;

1

—

-.96%

preferred

107

100

Class B optional warrants

Niles-Bement-Pond

28%

150

^ ;Niplssing

'8%,
x96

•'

25

—•

—

—1

Mines—

.

,

.

>16%

.42

•

41%

•

common

700

3%

1,500

23%

Jan

5

Dec

8 Va Mar

2%

Dec

3%

Nov

22%

24

550

14% May

24%

Sep

26%

100

22

May

32%

Jan

4%

4%

800

3% May

6%

Feb

1%

•'

2%

6,900

2%

Feb

'.

%

%

*

8%
10%

3,300

10%

t

1

7 Yn

190
'.

•*

4,700

.,191%.;

425
:

2,100

-

•1,600

*

2%

"2%

•

19%

*

.3-

-

50

1.

300

91

Inc

1

Novadel-Aaene Corn

•

33.

40%

/

^

8%

iRusseks Fifth

Ave

Consolidated

100

91

i

101%-

38%

40%

7%

8%

.

21-

21%.-

10%

Feb
Feb

•

•

li% Feb

32

•"192%

*Apr

Apr

IQa

]■

•

-

325f:

•

-

2%

10

900

>;

■

Dec

:•
-/ 45% NOV
?^/--44% Dec

1-5% Jan

Nov
Mar

17%

Dec

27/a Dec

7%

Jan

101%

Jun

92

v

Dec

99% "Dec

v-

*110
46%

Bt Lawrence

•

700 V/'j*

24%

Dec

19%

200

15 Va

Apr

24%

Feb

4%

4%

1,100

9%

10 Va

2,800

5

Sep

11%

Nov

6%

6%

2,000

3%

Apr

6%

Nov

13%

1,900
1,100

)15

•

6%

Oct

18%

Feb

14

Apr

10% July

4%

1

.

Class A $2

Feb

6%

3% May

Feb

«

pref

50

34%

1

11 Va

United

Samson

(D A) Inc

Bcullin

Steel

Co

~3Va

1

6%

12,300

121/4

•

-

16%

7% May
27% May

44%

Jan

5%

Feb

4

Dec

3% May

8%

900

3%

100

3Va

12,800

2%

Dec

1,300

29%

Apr

2%

32

121/4

V 2%
18 Va

2%

,

■

'

Oct

IVa May

200

3%

31

Oct
Nov

13

2'/4 May

2%

2%

11%

32

25

common

10

37

3%

2%

1

Manufacturing

34

2%

—25c

common

Bcovill

12%

—1

Corp common
(Del)..

Bayre to Fisher Brick Co
Bchulte

'

Corp Ltd
conv

Bait Dome Oil Co

31%

Becurities Corp General—
Beeman Bros Inc

Segal Lock to Hardware

•

IIIII

_i

$5.50

prior

Allotment

Bemler
Sentinel

I_IIl

800

8

300

2%

May

Feb

6% Jan
.

87%

Jan

Sentry
Berrlck

Radio

2%

%

Dec

4%

Jan

15

200

2%

3,800

23%

50

2%

2,100

17

May

2% May
19

May

21%

4%
25

Feb
Jan
Dec

3%

Feb

5

16%

16%

17

1,150

13

May

21%

Feb

81%

80

82

200

78

May

90 Va July

2

Apr

80%

Jun

92

5

5

200

4%

Dec

13%

"2%

2%

21/4

400

2

Dec

4%

Feb

1

1%

IV4

1%

200

1

Apr

2

Feb

11%

11%

IOO

8%

Jan

«...

IIIIl
common

Safety Control
Corp class B

2 1/4

1

—

Inc
Corp

"2%

18'A

2%
23%

18%

Dec

25

stock

certificates

(R B)

•••

_*

Selected Industries Inc common
Convertible stock

Feb
Feb

I

Belby Shoe Co

Jan

-r5>79% Mar
v'

7%

Jan

I—L25

common

14% July

Apr

6 Va

,^28% Jan

.

4,400

'

101

Jan

-

3- 1

Dec

3%

100

Dec
Jan

Jan ■•'•■:■-'• >14% Aug
Dec
•
'"•2 .
Jan

30%

_

.25

16%

10%

"

155% May

42%

16%

North, Penh RR Co

Jun

1

42 V2

10

1,000

Jan

6%-May

42

•

Northern States Power class A

Petroleum

IT> <May
.

41%

100

5 Va

Dec

Jan

'10%

2,000

7%i.

10%

51

Mar

19

Ryerson to Haynes common

47%

25

*

Royalite Oil Co Ltd

Ryan

21%

200

47

25

4Va

25

10

Steel Co

Feb

8%.May. v
^•9%Jfay-

3,800

17%-

10%

1

Dec

Dec

107% Mar

Dec

25

5%

5

Co

'

% May

200

..-IVa.'-

16%-

■i.-

13

1

.Northern: Ihdtana Pub Serv 5% pfd.100

Rotary Electric

Savoy Oil Inc

v

46

5

common

Inc

10%

83

7% May

900

Corp

Petroleum

Co—

May

10

,2,200

8%

■

1% May
93%

£1

Ryan Aeronautical

Dec

122% July
1% Jan

5




5%

2%

1

Jan

Apr

North American Utility Securities

For footnotes see page

5%

100

pfd F_

ituiii

110

Northern Central Texas Oil

Northrop Aircraft

18% May

5%

'13% Jan

6% May

200

26%

2%

830

Northeast; Airlines

■v

'<

'*■'<

xl05% 116

191,

•

7»/b

15,300

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Jan

124

Vi%-

1

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Aug
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300

8%

Rome

Jan

Dec

,12%

—_5

16%

*

Roosevelt Field

96

..10%

North American Rayon class A

•

11,100

"4%

dep rets for ord reg

Root

-750

-

North Amer Light. As Power common—l'
v 86
preferred
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7%

Royce Ltd—

Amer

•

70

28%

Rolls

Jan

102

v

ri" Noma Electric—

vi

500

8%

5

com

Nineteen Hundred Corp B,

-

10%

15%

-.8%

.100

common

Niagara Share Corp class B

v

75%

13

1

-

1st preferred

Sep

21%

24

5

Engineering.

67%
*Mr>- 7%

1% May

10

Niagara Hudson-Power

Jan

55%

Valley Gas Co—

15%

:

3% May

1,200

10%

10%

12,600

1%

Shipbuilding Corp—

Founders shares

V

i'

8%

28%

•

N Y Merchandise

-

64%

7%

Feb

*120%

May

10

75.%

Y Auction Co common-

Y

38%

Feb

7%

Goods

8%

Dec

.,1%

Mining Co

New Process Co common.

N

>

1

—

Rochester Gas to Elec 4%
;

Dec

150

12%

.78%

New

12%

.63%

New

N

Oct

29% May

500

2%

_1

&

(Texas Corp) v t c

Jan

Feb

Co—

convertible preferred
to Arizona

x33

31%

Sep

8%

May

Rio

Feb

«

>13

'

4%%

x32

7%

Richmond Radiator

Juy

24

Oct

-4% Jun

New England Tel & Tel
Watch

Feb
Feb

2

'' Dec

20%

Co

(Robert)

Reliance Electric
•

Jan
Mar

*>/. 8 %

100

Nestle Le Mur Co class A

Clock &

■

Co

Roeser & Pendleton Inc

Nelson

Haven

1

225

*

National Union Radio

New

x32%

31

.,

's Jan

48

Apr ..w^atf'/auly
'13-^ 7May
I«% Oct

,300

38%

9%

•

Steel

700 V, >

.38%

.

_4

National

14

45

Jun

II

4,800 /

12%

: ?• 13

.13%

.

2

common

Co

43

Nov

30%

—

27% May
51 i

—10
Raymond Concrete Pile common;
*
$3 convertible preferred
*
Raytheon Manufacturing common
5

Aug
4%Feb

34%
v

National Fuel Gas

16%

Apr

2% May
Dec

."540,

25

National Mallinson Fabrics

11% May

V

'

16%
1%

1

Rath Packing Co common—j

"

—10

common.

v v

—

,

....

1

—

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'

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THE

(276)

RANGE FOR WEEK

Week's

Friday
York

New

Leather

Bhattuck Denn

4%

17%

5
*

Mining
Bhawinlgan Water & Pot/er

-1
common

preferred

17%

17%
15%

1,100

,, r

69

72%

1,100

70%

Ltd

Breweries

Bilex Co

$3

200

9%.

600

2%

400

Sep

16%

Dec,

253

Dec

Apr

13

Oct

Dec

17

Feb

Oct

Apr

100

250%

Not

3%

800

3%

Sep

Jan

312

57A

Apr

10%

11%

10

3%

200

3%

3%

1,100

9%

9%

200

Apr

Oct

Weyenberg

15 Va

Jan

Whitman

Dec

8'A

Feb

Wichita

4%

Sep

Wickes

10 y8

Nov

Williams

(5

May

4%

1,000

Jan

35%

2,000

27

May

38%

Nov

20

27

Jun

35'A

Feb

7

3% May

24%

24'A

42%

25

42%

4%.

10
5

—

(R

Co

&

Oil

C)

Corp
Co

33 % July

Woodley

29%

Woolworth

3%

Jan

Dec

6%

8%

Feb

Wright

800

4% May

6%

100

4% May

9

10

19

111

2,400

155.

Oct

113 % Mar

Feb

8%

20

May

Feb

Jan

19%

Dec

105

May
May

26

Jun

37%

25

18

Jan

27

Sep

100

14

Apr

18%

Dec

31%

Nov

25

24%

24%

18

24'/a

35%

18

180

Nov

32

Mar

Dec

14%

14%

1

common

400

1113%

Dec

20%

400

13

May

6%

7Vs

1,100

6%

11%

11%

150

11%

Oct

21

8'/a

Dec

20'A

Jan

19%

Jan

8%

Jan

Dec

Dec"

r

'

'

5%

700

10'A
4%

Dec

14%

600

13%

Dec

18

19%

7,000

100

100

100%

30

~5%
14

19%

*

„

14%

j,

25

w

w

14%

20

100

2

13%

13%

13%

18%

21%

1,000

Feb

19'A

,

11% May
103
Dec

200

17%

1

Nov

Dec

108'A

Feb

May

16%

Feb

9%

Jun

21%

Dec

9'A

Dec

14'A

Jan

2V8

Dec

"3'A

Feb

11

Ltd—

(F W)

deposit

5s

receipts

preference

—

'

—

—

■

£1

Ltd

Hargreaves

*

"2%

2 %

Jan

U%
23

..

Dec

V. 9 % Nov

4,200
400

21

3

May

25%

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17% Mar

50

.

—

Feb

4,900

V

Jan

36

'

Dec

400

3%

3

1

Feb

9%

Feb

Jan

2%

10%

Friday
BONDS

4% July
21% July

19

19

10

10%

2,200

9%

Nov

13%

27%

29

3,200

27%

Dec

32% Mar

900

1%

Dec

4

Feb

1%

20

2%

6 Va

5%

25

1

Petroleum

American

41%

4%

22%

10%

1

common

Jun

8% Mar

Aug

16%

1%

10

preferred

Dec

22

200

Aug

6%

4;.;'

1% May

113% 113%

•

Industries Inc

Woodall

46

4%
--■

Dec

800

1,000

10

Inc

preferred

Dec

2,000

4%

43

Feb

3%

12%
8%

2

5

&

Biotliers

5%

Dec

2.78

preferred

Corp

200

24%

Dec

35%

1
1

Corp

Products

25%

600

29 Va

Feb

5%

150

3%

155

Apr

27

8%

17%

v

Dec

1%

17%

10

(Wm)

34%
28%

29 Va

Dec

Dec

8

20

Winnipeg

25

Feb

1%

com—*

Shoe Mfg

River

Wilson

30%

-*

Dredging

Stationery

Inc

(The)

30%

4%

&

Coal

Jan

13%
113%

Apr

25%

35

*

convertible

Tablet

Westmoreland

30%

25

Brewing Co
Standard Cap & Seal common

$1.60

113%

$6

Elec common..
Wisconsin P & L 4%% pfd

Corp
Inc

Convertible

preferred
*
West Virginia Coal & Coke
5
Western Maryland Ry 7% 1st pfd__10O

Utilities

35%

10

Standard

Standard

1%

West Texas

3%

Dec

600

6

3%

,

bv8

Willson

-1

5%

—.

.-1

102%

3%

,

-1

1.25

Corp

Manufacturing—

7 % May

2,200

3%

~3%

12.50 "

5% original preferred
4.48% conv preference
4.32% cum preferred

Btahl-Meyer

——

;

Jun

10%

.

warrants—:

Aircraft

Dec

27

Southern California Edison—

Shoe

Baking Co

Warner

2% Mar

20

90

24

1A

Southwest Pa Pipe Line—

9%

6%

90

-1

Boss Manufacturing common
South Coast Corp common

Spencer

Ward

Co__——

1%
x8

109%

l7/a

30

;

Watch

Westmoreland

--1

Southern Pipe Line—
Southland Royalty Co

pfd

cum

Waltham

Western

—1

Corp

Jan

700

*

Manufacturing Co

39%

7%

3%

100

Paper Mills

Sep

255%

253

£ 1

common

$2

Feb

9%

375

U%

7%'

100

Solar Aircraft Co

Bouth Penn Oil

2%

8%

36%

1

dep rets ord regis
Bioux City Gas & Elec Co—
3.90% preferred

Bonotone

10%

•

Amer

Bolar

2%

8%

Co

Wentworth

preferred——

(Howard)

2%

Publications—

Simplicity Pattern commonBinger Manufacturing Co
Singer Manufacturing Co Ltd—

Bmith

*

Wagner Baking voting trust ctfs ext_*
7% preferred—-.100
Waitt & Bond Inc—
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1

73

Aircraft

i

Waco

27

High

V

Jan

115% July

Oct

Low

•:«

Dec

11%

10%

*

convertible

16%

400

Range for Year 1947

High

17'A

Dec

67

22%

16%

Low

24

Nov

106% May

16%

Shares

Feb

9% May

*

common

Bimmons-Boardman

4Va

16%

100

:

Bherwin-Williams of Canada
*
Shoe Corp of America class A——u—*
Bick's

900

3

for Week

Dec

2 % May

1,400

15

I

—

25

—

r

16 Va

Sales

Range
of Prices

Par

Jun

11%
2%

Week's

Last

Exchange

Curb

High

Low

2%

York

New

Range for Year 1947 ;

High

*

common—

Bheller Mfg Co
Sherwin-Williams

Shares

Low

Par

Seton

Friday
Sale Price

STOCKS-

for Week

of Prices

Sale Price

Exchange

Curb

ENDING JANUARY 16

Sales

Range

Last

STOCKS—

EXCHANGE

CURB

YORK

NEW

Monday, January 19, 1948

Dec

3%

Feb

New

York

Week's Range

Interest

Last

Period

Exchange

Curb

Sale Price

or

Bonds

Friday's

Bid & Asked

Range for

Sold

Year 1947

'

Standard

Forgings Corp
Standard Oil (Ky)
Standard Power & Light
Common class

7%

Dec

12%

4'/a

5%

1,300

4%

Dec

5%

3Va

200

2%

Dec

4%

-

4%

4%

700

4 Va

May

9%

Feb

4%

*

common—

60%

B.)

Co

&

Co

"£%

1

series

Corp
Sun Ray Drug common
Superior Portland Cement, Inc
Superior Tool & Die Co
Swan Finch Oil Corp

Steel

Boston; Edison
A5s

1960
1998

—1948

Jan 1966

Debenture

5s

1969

Jan

Debentures

3s

1977

2%

Jan

18

Sep

1st

ref

mtge

Feb

1st

ref

mtge

29

30'A

700

26

35% Aug

1st

ref

2%s

25c

16'/a

16

16%

1

3%

3%

10

Dec

Consol

July

20"%
4%

Jan

12%

Apr-

16%

El

Gas

Lt

(Bait)

Pwr

&

Nov

Consolidated

:■

__

; \

—

Gen

City)

&

Western
N

10%

Texon Oil & Land Co

5

Tilo

Co

common

Roofing

Inc

Realty &
Brewing Co

Tivoli

Construction

29 % May

34%

10% May

300

2,300

1.19%

Jan

8%

Ercole

13%

200

14

650

33

Jan

44

500

19

Nov

25%

Dec

22%

Jan

1

14%

400

12% May

14%

i47/8

A 6 %s

Dec

20
14%

600

12

6%

6%

100

7

Apr

5%

Apr

Elec

Mfg

Nov

ex

&

Allied

Stocks

*

Tobacco Security Trust Co
Amer dep rets ord regis
.Amer

dep rets def
Shipyards Corp

Todd

Toledo

Mtge

Edison

4%%

>

„

1%
96

100

96%

1

-1%

1

-

80c

Oct

May

90

Dec

1

warrants

Works

convertible

2%

preferred

Oct

2%

2%

2,600

1% May

3 Va

Jan

Jun

32%
10 Va

Dec

Oct

12%

Dec

A 7s

Union

Corp—

Chemicals

Gas

of

(Dec
E

Investment Co

Union

Oil

$3.75
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Co

pfd

of

Stock Yards

United Aircraft
United
United

United

of

6s

Hydro-Electric

Omaha
com

A7s

common

Gas

Light

&

United

Milk

Products

Railways

1947

1

Nov

1%

Dec

3%

Feb

Dec

11 %

Feb

Kansas

7%

8

7 Va May

9%

Jan

7

Apr

104%

Jun

5% May

100

61%
3%

•

50c

4%

95

common

25

90

Dec

61 %

10

56

Jun

4%

22,400

/

2% May

*

26

Mar

62

1966
Kansas Power & Light 3'As—_—1969
McCord Corp deb 4'A 3
1956

47

1967
1961

Power 3'As
N Y & Westchester Ltg 4s

Dec

"%

4,300

34'A

50

17%

18'A

3,100

14%

Apr

18 %

Dec

19%

19%

20 Va

9,500

18%

Dec

27%

56%
103 %

107%

103%

104%

16%

Apr
Apr

30

Dec

28

Feb

25%

25%

25%

460

24

May

\l

Jan

45% Mar

England

2004
1968

1st mtge 3%s

Ohio Power
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1st

68

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104

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32

98%

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34

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95
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1970

65

102%

30

105% 106

Y

A-O

53

105%

6
•

Feb

% May
29

•
•

1963

to

New

18

10

at 4%

Milwaukee Gas & Light 4'As

34%

106%

60
104

RR—

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103

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1952
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coupon

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84
65

100

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1940

300

7

1

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1

1,500

176

Corp
Corp common—

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5%

warrants

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.

with

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1957
1952

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5%

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'

55

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-

1952

2%

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—

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series

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500

J-J

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5%
—

36%

—

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1957

2%

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124

68%

Sec—

1941

1

5

Canada

Union

Power

10c

Corp

120

120

$12

Jan

A7s (July 1941

U
Realization

106

$110

•

....

M-S

1963
1958

6s

series

A7s

Feb

4% May

A6'As
A7s

Isarco

Unexcelled

96

$28 %

1950

A6'As series C

Jan

Debenture

Ulen

M-S

1948

6s ser A

B

series

International

Dec

8%

25

9

Indianapolis Power & Lt 3'As

5%

400

53%

10

Jan

102%
1%

12

14

Jan

Dec

11%

61%
37

99'A

Bank—

4s
Power 3%s

Mountain

Green

July

3'A May

•

60

36

$103

500

;

119 Va

99

,

36

A-O

13,400

200

M-N

May

1949
Indiana Service 1st lien & ref 5s__1963

1%

8%

105%
114 Va

115

$103

6%

8

106'A

107

1114

A-O

1%

1

97

Jan 1949

5%

27

96'A

Hygrade Food 6s ser A

6

•

Lamp

12%
105

99%

10

Jan

2%

l

Inc

Tung-Sol

1

79

225

97

pfd—

Dec

700
240

95

Trans

Trunz

1%

93%

Tonopah Mining of Nevada
Tri-Continental

7

__

__

95

•

109

1

97%

J-J

1961

AGeneral Rayon Co

6s

•

A-O

—1956

Grand Trunk Western Ry.

7% July
63'A

103%

99

Co—

standard

5s

Ltd—

reg

Lux Corp

Jun

49

—

103%

107% 108%

107%

1940 coupon—1953

Guantanamo & Western

Tobacco

106%
93%

99

1947 coupon——1953

1

Residential

Finland

Oct

19

Marelli

A6%s with Nov 1

Dec

47

14

1

105'A

76%

97%

M-N

1993
1965

Elmira, Water Lt & RR 5s

Feb

May

„

99

A-O

1993

Feb

122

13

Apr

103

104%

Dec

19%

—

1

Tishman

,

12%

10%

Jan

45

—

—

5

common

31%

117

2

Shovel

Corporation

31
11%

,

11%

8%

100

Thew
Thor

;

—

500

10%

72
56

371

81%

RR—

4s ser B__
Fuel 3'As

&

106

J. Division—

mtge 4s ser A
mtge

80%

97

103%

—

4%s
of

103'A 104 Va
105% 106

$101

J-J

1954

(Bait

J;

81

J-D

1981

Lack

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J-J

1962

Gas

mtge

Delaware

V

1969
_1976

R

series

'

—

3s ser P
2%s ser Q

2%s conv debs

Jan

Jun

12% May

1,400
•'

Dec

3%

575

3%

Nov

May

6%

*

•

pfd

105%

1958

Feb

17%

5s.

32

1

common

Light 7%

104

5s

13%

A 1st

&

A-O

M-Q

Debenture

May

1st

Power

7

11% May

Eastern

Texas

104'Vs 104'A

Feb

redeemed)

Lackawanna

Technicolor Inc

104%

Oct

10

Taggart Corp common
Tampa Electric Co common

M-S

8%

%

96

64

5%

19%

106

64

Dec

13% May

165

98

49

Jan

650

165

26

56*

1%

20 %

1

99%
91 'A

6%
7

115%

168

99%

92'A

300

19%
29

168

90%

2,000
600

110%

91%

2%

3,00o

108%

9

109% 110

90%

8%

1

*

109%

Feb

7

105'A

102%

92%

29%

14

96%

1

M-S

Feb

Jun

6%

18

99%

J-J

27%

14%

Service

103'A

1954

17% May

500

Cities

99'A

Q-F

200

(10%

111%

99%

Corp—

redeemed)

(10%

High

101"

103% 103 Va

J-D

19%

A5%s

Low

48

135

97

99%
103'/a

J-D

1970

-

Electric

States

M-N
J-J

94%

\

Gs_„

2%s

No.

High

104% 104%
96%

'

v

—

13%

6%
14

*

Sunbeam

1955

1964

A

24

5
1

common

C

Bethlehem

Feb

5%s

Electric 3'As
of Canada—

Telephone

5s

'

1
*

common—

(Hugo) Corp
Stop & Shop Inc
(S)

77%

Dec

deb

Tel

J-J

1%

19%

1
*

Stinnes

Stroock

&

City

J-D

1953

4%s

8%

1

(J.

Bell

1970

3'As

Power

18%

.24

—*

Sterling Aluminum Products
Sterling Brewers Inc
Sterling Engine Co
Sterling Inc
Stetson

Atlantic

Elec

Electric

Tel

Assoc

SCentral

Steel Co of Canada

...

Associated

Feb

1

Appalachian

Nov

3%

Low

Feb

1

Corp

Co

Feb

130

400

1

class B

&

May

8'/a

Corp

Starrett

100

10

8

1

Standard Tube

(A)

1%-

Feb

105% 105%

*

—_;

Co

Standard-Thomson

Stein

1%

1
*

Products

(The)

27%'

10

B

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v

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•

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104

108

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Hydro-Electric Co—
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1960

,

-

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United Molasses

Co

Ltd—

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United

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preferred
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U

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1st

S

Co

class

B

39 %

39 Va

39%

9%

9%

200

13%

.

62%

1

13%

14%

2,100

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Products

Power

Apr

Co

Sugar
& Light

110

Dec

49 V*

8% May

14%
23%

July
Feb

38%
'

•

11

May
May
Dec

10 % May

2%

900

2

81%

200

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16

16

16%

500

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1

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27

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1970

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J-J

100 Va 100'4

California

Edison

Southern

California

Gas

Southern

Counties Gas

1st mtge

500

2Va

Jun

3%

Feb

Southwestern

600

26 V8

Apr

46 %

Dec

23

27%

3%

2,300

3

May

4%

Jan

22,4

300

21

May

23 Va

Nov

3%

170 "

106-

$112

Southern

22%

138

104

$101

Apr

27^

143

106

$100%

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Dec

142

A-O

3%

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34

$101

A-O

M-S

89%

32 % Mar

29%

28%

M-N

Scullin Steel inc mtge 3s

Oct

May

27%

$12

1952
1951
1965

Lt & Pwr 6s B

San Joaquin

Feb

23

V.
;

Safe Harbor Water Power Corp 3s_1981

Jan

3%

18%

1952

5'As series A

18%

100

—

M-N

perpetual certificates

6%

„

New Jersey—

Queens Borough Gas & Electric—

Oct

--

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Service of

Public

\'2%

—

'

Utah

71 Va

2%

Insurance—

Feb

13% Mar

Dec

79%

50c

3 Va

Jan

2%

common

Universal

Utah-Idaho

1% May
54

3,250

81%

,

Universal

Feb

warrants—*

common——

Universal

Apr

293%

Securities—*

with

Reclaiming Co__

Stores

7%

Oct

10
59

1

:

International

Radiator

900

61

25
25

common

preferred

U S Rubber

United

common

-

Specialties

Foil

1%

10

Machinery

Preferred

'

7% Mar
248

3s

3'As
(Calif)

Spalding (A G)

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collateral

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1970

—1989
1950

5s_.

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5s

—1966

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(Hugo) Corp—
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>

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73

100%
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5

102 •> 107%
■

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30

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1946

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24% ~ 47 Va

47%

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.

Terni

Hydro-Electric Co—
1940 coupon—1953

28

1953

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1947 coupon
United Electric Co of N J 4s
United
A7s
A««»'■

ex

Aug 1

1949

32

34%

—.

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103%

106%

Electric Service Co—
with Dec
1

1

1940 coupon

1Q17

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1956
1956

32

.

•

34

COMMERCIAL

THE

Number 4665

Volume 167

NEW

Curb

Last

Period

Sale Price

Exchange

A 5s

income

Od

Wash

Water

West
West

Penn

Western
6s

Power

3%s

Electric

Penn

Traction

f

s

Rio

ioo y4

110

105 %

108

—

115%

122

103

101%

Janeiro

A Russian

♦No

Exchange

Last

Sale Price

20-year

7s

(Col) —
April 1946

A20-year

7s

Jan 1947

A

Bank

Mortgage

Bogota

(see

ACauca

Valley 7s_
Cons Municipal

Bank

Mortgage

Port

66%
65%

22

'1

39%

*80

90

81

80

88%

7s

Waterways—
stamped
1952
6%s stamped_1958

M -S

stamped

9%

10
,17

the

3%

68

2%

3%

87

delivery transaction
in

year's
y

1947

M-N

(issue

1947

A-0

daily closing

30,

20
Rail-

IB

47

Jan.

10

12——
13

J-D

81

81

roads

tle«

52.85

♦33.77

Week's

Amsterdam

New

3.60%
D

S

Shares

Low

15%

15%

^

40%

52.44

33.61

64.75

100.41

51.52

33.40

64.00

100.47

33.25

63.90

100.34

65.13

87.21

40

101.46

97.86

102.45

87.28

102.39

87.69

101.44

97.98

102.09

•-

88.04

101.50

98.02
'497.94

101.46

97.88

100.49

102.04

87.74

101.49

Jan.

15

177.03

51.10

33.11

63.70

100.57

102.07

87.69

101.74

98.02

16

177.15

51.41

33.17

63.83

100.54

102.15

87.59

101.73

98.00

98%

14____—177.37

.

51.38

'

25%

FOR

♦Corrected figure.

EXCHANGES
16

WEEK ENDING JANUARY

Week's

Last

28%

2

Reece

Range for Year 1947
Low

16%

(

387
600

22%

^

15%
143

Oct

40

Jan

295

Jun

50

243/4 May
89

89

47%

47%

47%

180

42%

100
50
20

91

42%

59

,

29

48
45

Fruit

Co

Shoe

Machinery

6c/c

Dec

41% July

Twist

Feb

U

S

Drill

preferred

..

(S

Warren

/

D)

Co

62

6%

Dec

143/8

85

12%

14%

4G6

13% Aug
10% May

35%

36

205

32% May

42% Aug

100

40

46

42

54

56%

2,638

443/4

61%

750

54%

3% Aug

11%
/

Dec

May

Jan

40

28%

40

10

38%

Dec

48

44%

80

40%

Jun

603/8

17%

"

-12%

Feb

59% July
71% Apr

42%

—

Feb

15% Mar
17%

Jan

59%

__

Corp

Nov

7%

42

'

11

*-

:

Electric

14%

Feb

60%

__10

Westinghouse

High

Mar

1%

54%

'

•

common. —25

Rubber

•

35%

5

.

;

—

-

United

Jan

39% May

_

United

Feb

•

_

Union

Jan

102

Dec

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*

_

12.

80

6%

■

*

Co

20

1%

14%

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*

Torrington

Jan

40 Va

Association

Range for Year 1947
Low

14

1%

2.50

.

Webster Inc

&

Stone

Jan

160

315

—40

Machine

Shares

High

13%

—

.

Drug, inc

Shawmut

Jan

__

_

Folding

Rexail

Feb

44 %

Dec

11

28%

25Va

Corp

of Prices
Low

—

Sales

for Week

Range

Bala Pries

*

Reece

High

Dec

30

22

300

28 %

13

1

146% 150
40 %
40%
300

100

Bank___—

102.53

Total

Jan.

Co—

National

ties

ft 52,87

STOCKS—;

High

20%

20
Corp.—_10

preferred

Rails

177.49

Par

of Prices

c—-100

Fidelity & Guaranty

Western

Utili¬

Rails

53

for Week

♦

Casualty

Edison

Potomac

10

Grade

trials

65.08

Second

Grade

10

r 179.33

Sales

Range

Par

class A___

10

First

Indus¬

•

;

Stocks

33.86

:

Donas

Jones & Co.

100.24

65

180.20

Exchange

Sale Price

stocks—

Amer

cash

52

81

$20

Last

of

for

45

44%

18

J-D

Friday

Co

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Total

Util-

Friday

Finance

Transaction

Jan.

Baltimore Stock

Fidelity & Deposit Co
Fidelity & Guaranty Insur

range),
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Ex-stock div.
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r

46

44%
$44

1972

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range),

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9

Jan.

RANGE

Bait

year's

Ex-rights.

averages

trials

34

OTHER STOCK

Corporation
Transit Co 5%' 1st pfd

year's

in

f Ex-distribution,
in

sales being transacted during current week.

no

30

183/4

27

28

1931

Arundel

included

(not

range),

included

(not

Ex-div.

x

Indus-

29

11

39%,. 39 %

A7«

Mortgage Bank of Denmark 5s

2%

3 %

transaction

year's range).,

are

Jan.

J-D

of Chile 6s

3%

J-J

the New York Stock Exchange as compiled by Dow,

on

Jan.

1951

$25

M-N

A7s

AMortgage Bank

in

Date—

2008

1927)

M-S

10

$7
*15

J-J

Bank of Bogota—
(issue of May 1927)
Oct.

32

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A)

.

24%

included

(not

Under-the-rule

n

Below

listed

Mortgage

of

a Deferred

transaction

94

2%s

23%

Stock and Bond Averages

96

$70

to

23%

45 J'

39%

F-A

(Plan

37

J-D

High

Ai

6%s

76%

M -N

reduced

25

Low

78

*66

1955

City (Peru)
Maranhao stamped
AMedellin

High

*66

J-J

6%s

ALima

Interest

High

A-O

Loan—
:

&

A External

Low

J-D

5s

DanzlR

Year 1947

No. '

1948

5%s

27

No.

Abbreviations used above—"cod," certificates of deposit; "cons," consolidated; "cum," cumula¬
tive; "conv," convertible; "M," mortgage; "n-v," non-voting stock; "vtc," voting trust certificates;
"w 1." when issued; "w w." with warrants;
"x w," without warrants.

Range for

Sold

1953

External

External

27

1919

(Plan

2%-

of)

...

Danish

Bonds

Friday's

or

Year 1947

J-J

2008

*Friday's bid and asked prices;
A Bonds
being traded flat.
JReported In receivership.

Bid & Asked
Low

Agricultural

t)

value,

par

Odd-iot

Week's Range

Friday
Interest
Period

Curb

stamped

Government

(not-included

BONDS

Range for

Sold

2012

2%s

to

reduced

Interest

J.,

e

York

Bonds

Friday's

High

A5%s
102 3/4

or

Bid Si Asked

1921

de

reduced

principal.

New

Sale Price

105%

J-D

F-A

1959

Last

Period

Exchange

stamped (Plan A)

Interest

82

*120

:

Curb

Low

"

'

.

103% 105'/a

A-O

1960

5s

Union—

63 %

77

York

High

*107% 108

J-D

—2030

debentures

$75%

M-S

.

1964 ;

:

5s—.

Newspaper

conv

Low

No.

Interest

BONDS
New

Parana
1954

Week's Range

Friday
Year 1!)47

High

33

1<>

Range for

f»o»u

(I

J.

Hotel—

debs

(277)

EXCHANGE

WEEK ENDING JANUARY

FOR

Bonds

Friday's

or

bid

Low
Waldorf-Astoria

CHRONICLE

Week's Range

Friday
Interest

BONDS
York

CURB

YORK
RANGE

New

& FINANCIAL

17%

500

13% July

28%

29%

540

22% May

,

18

31

May
Feb

Apr
Dec

BONDS—

68

1975

4s

A

series

66

67

1975

Baltimore Transit Co

76%

76%

20,500

68

Dec

90J/a

Feb

1,000

78

Dec

98

Feb

Chicago Stock Exchange
„

Friday

Week's

Sales

Last

Boston Stock

Exchange

/

r'

•,■■

Last

,

;

.

Sale Price

STOCKS—

Low

tPar

;i

Sales

Week's
Range
of Prices

Friday

V?
Adams

for Week

(J

Range for Year 1947

Tel

100

1515/a

152%

4,755

149%

Jun

174%

*

43%

42%

43%

67

26%

Jan

51

Copper

50

—

33%

34%

618

19

19%

Low

Par

Aluminum

Ball

Bearing

Tel

&

Castings
Co

50

14%

100

600

6% May

4%

%

4%

100

33/4

10%

■

150

High

Jun

8%

10%

4

♦

capital

Low

15

73/4

5

common

Tel

Range For Year 1947

High

15

Sep

9%

15%

"

Apr

10% Feb
7% Feb

Jan

11%

Nov

.Jun

174%

Feb

15%

Oct

3%

Feb

13%

Sep

Oct

Anaconda

Aetna

Shares

1

American

Feb

Woolen

for Week

of Prices

♦

Advanced

High

Low

High

American

American

n/^/.

.

Mfg—•

Corp common

Admiral

Shares

D)

Range

Sale Price

STOCKS—

Bird

&

Tel

&

—*

Inc

Son

151

&

Boston

100

RR

Albany

Elevated

stamped

40%
19%
25%

lOo

Boston

Herald Traveler Corp

•

Boston

& Maine

Ry

Providence

&

20 %

25%

Dec

37%

Sep
Jan

—

37

80

495

37

100
100

—

100
100

RR

33

6%

Eastern

4%

10

5

May

11%

70

20

May

45

Jun

10

Jun

July *
Feb

5%

Street

Mass

■

SS

Eastern

Inc

•

—

--

1
"

Hole

Central

5%

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Co—:

10

preferred:

Narragansett Racing Assn
Nash-Kelvinator
Service

•

•

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*

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Cos
v

Jan

Pennsylvania RR
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25

18%
t

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20% Jan
25 ,; Apr

25

30%

Octf

51% May

62%

39.50

44.50

'

Castle

Dec

100
5

Apr

Cent

40

Feb

23% May

36 %

Dec

18% Mar

22 %

,51%

Jan

46%

Dec

100
150

40%

Dec

5% July
23

Jun

•

7%

16

37%

Dec

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15% May

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11%

10 3/4

21

Feb

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55

Apr

Dec

16

10

16

20

Jan

36

150

28

Apr

39%

Oct

20

50

18%

Apr

23% Aug

12
12

%

-

12%
16

sl'E

12%

12% Sep

143/4

Feb

300

11% May

173/4

Feb

100

.-

13% May

18%

Dec

.

10%
51.

10%

51

52%

60

5

1,000

12%
16

48%

60

47%

550

9% May

13%

Feb

500

38% May

54%

Oct

100

>

40

Mar

62

Dec

,

48%

150

35

Jun

50

Nov

14

14%

200

10%

Jan

16%

Feb

12%

17%

17%

100

16%

Apr

21

Feb

10

Biscuit

12%

12%

100

11

1

common

1

5%

10

common

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50c

common

31
.

9%

5%
31

6
32

2,100
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9%

10%

200

9%

24%

5

common

1

preferred_j

..Dec

23%

4%

Feb

Dec

20

Jan

30

\

May

42

Jan

•

1,000

8% May

24%

450

19% May

11%

1,550

10% July

11

_-_♦

65

65

50

6% May
60 %

Jun

26

Oct

12%

Dec

65 % Mar

65

Dec

Electric

Coleman

65%

*

33

33

10

22

May

33%

Dec

*

9

9

300

7

Dec

13%

Feb

•

5%

5%

100

4%

Dec

9%

Feb

2%

Consumers Co

.

165

14%. May

19%

Feb

Doehler-Jarvis

26c

67c

Feb

Domestic

3,266

(new)

Co

Inc

60%

61%

900

56%

Sep

66%

5

Edison
cum

pfd (new)

Corp

Credit* Corp

Dec

38%

220

39

28%

28%

28%

35

10

;

class A

Eddy Paper Corp (The).
11%

39

25

50

J

common

Dodge Mfg Corp common

500

May

Mfg class A pfd

common

(The)

Commonwealth

1

9%

5
^

9%
36%

1
♦

35

3

95

95

400

3,500

35

Nov

33%

Sep

10

36%
3

39

Nov

35

Apr

41

Sep

450

9%

95%

Oct

22% Mar

25%

9

Dec

13%

Feb

100
,

./••',
.....

100

100

30% May
2% May
81

May

39

43/a
113

Oct

Oct
Nov

133/4 Nov
121

FitzSimons

Jan

280

80

Dec

300

50c.

Aug

1%

Jan

226

39%

Oct

Flour

666

26% May
15% Dec

26%

Feb

Four-Wheel

'250

2% May

4%

Feb

•

Feb

26%

35%

•

common

(A M)
W

Chrysler Corp

Oct

115

j.

7%

Jan

20

10

Milw St. P Pac vtc
Chicago & South Air Lines

Oct

62c 35%
18%
4

36

4 3/i May

24%

Feb

62

61c
34%
17%
4

16

»

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Chicago

30

A

5

1

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_

120

Aug

41% May

24% May

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50

43 Va May

•

&

&

522

60

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Piston

Cherry Burrell Corp
Chicago Corp common

Sep

31% May

: 405

..."

600

Called

33

44c

5

26

Dec

514

7%
36

7%

4%

25%

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11%

*

.

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—

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20
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100
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'

42

6%

10

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Butler Bros common

207

26

50
22

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Quincy Mining Ca

97

17%

—

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—;

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1

,

\

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11 '«

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82

20

2,045
>

48%
42

323/8

33%

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Oct

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33%

%

100

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•

—

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common

preferred

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26

IOO

2% (t

Corp

40%

10

35%
32"%

47%

—

(Del) 6%
RR

30%

26

10

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Lamson Corp

Maine

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35

(George W)

Jan

85

,

35%
30% '

400

7%

10

common

23%

30

84
22%

24% 25%
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—

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Kennecott

84
22%

8'4

•

common

General

Intl

25

Co

;

/; vr'

Stores

Safety

81%

Mfg

Borg-Warner Corp common
Brach & Sons (E J) capital

Feb

Ry—

General

Gillette

81%

-•

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National

231

common

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Bruce

Employers Group Assoc
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7%
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—

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preferred B
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r

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(W

Berghoff Brewing Corp
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Laughlin Inc common

•

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prior preferred

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6%

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&

Gas

4%%

2

7%

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4%

15
>

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—

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39%

20% May

100

7%
7%

—

5
10

Service

Cities

2,300

1

3

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Calumet & Hecla

14

Jan

Sep

35%
6%

—

32%
6%
7%
7%

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class D 1st pfd stamped

Boston

50%

18%

13%

150

4

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Barber

Jan

393/4 May

150

Belden

prior preferred
5% class A 1st pfd stamped
8% class B 1st pfd stamped
10%

135

66

1,808

13%

900

93/4 May
1% Dec

Athey Products Corp capital
Avco Mfg Corp

Dec

RR—

1%

i

20

5

common

Asbestos Mfg

120 % 121
40
41%
19% 19%
25% 25%

__

25

Boston Edison

Armour & Co

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May

14% May
114% Dec

200
-

-

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31

151 % 152

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...

&

Connell

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of

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Auto

Fox (Peter) Brewing

common

*

9%

5

16

10

1%

9%

17%

17%

9%
16

9%
19

100

8%

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100

133/4

Feb

250

400

9% May
17

Dec

123/4 Mar
19% July
11% Feb
31

Feb

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THE

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& FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

Monday, January 19, 194?

OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES
FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY

RANGE

Week's

Friday
Last

of Prices
Low

Par

it-K

Sales
for Week

Ranee

Sale Price

STOCKS—*

16

Shares

Range for Year 1947;
Low

High

High

\

Friday
'

common—5
General Finance Corp common
1 J
General Motors Corp common
10
Gibson Refrigerator Co common
1
General American

56

7%

,

56 %

56 %

8%

—

200

50%

Jan

7%.
57 Va
8%

56

56

Transp

50
400
660

6%

Apr

52

Jan

9%

6% May

STOCKS—

Nov
Feb

65

1

Last-

Dec

56

9%

Jan

.

Week's
Kang»

:

.

sale Erics
;

.

Par

,

Industries

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.'

;

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.

Co

(W

H)

Hammond Instrument Co common
Hein

Werner Corp

Hupp Corp

1

450
2,000

22
20

Dec

200

25%

300

10%

10%

200

x63%.

64y«

110

56

21% x21%

200

20

1

Jun

—

—

4 '/a

4'/a

9% May
19 % May

13

20

30%

57/3

Champion Paper & Fibre

*

21%

21%

21 %

*

Jan

12%

Oct

——

Cincinnati Gas

Preferred

Dec

Dec

15

Mar

Rights

70

Feb

Cincinnati

x24

Jan

Cincinnati Telephone
Cincinnati Union Stock

7%

Feb

—

___

Eagle-Picher
127/8

13

100

11%

Dec

17%

Jan

30%

31

200

18% May

31%

Dec

Hobart class A (new)

Independent Pneumatic Tool com—•
Indianapolis Power ft Light com-——*

21
21%

21%
21%

100
100

19

25

Oct

Feb

26%

Sep

21%

Jan

NOV

8%

35

Jan

29%

Feb

93

95%

142

97

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A

1,881
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&

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Feb

79

78 %

80 %

138

71

Jun

99 Va

Jan

__

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8%
13

13

500

12

Apr

14% Mar

20%

21 %

25 % July

20%

745

66

20

Jan

__

57

57

15

53

Jun

69

19

19

19

25

16%

Dec

20

Dec

48%

48'%

10

48%

Dec

54

Mar

45.

46%

611

28'

29

24

24

Feb

23%

8 Va

Dec

19 Vz May »

40

9

Dec

37% Feb

May

23 %

8%

10

—

Gibson Art

100

%

4%

93

50

„—

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82

215

;

533

2

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24 Va" 25%

—

Street

Range For Year 1947

13%

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100

;

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__

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common

29

4% Jun

__

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30%

53/,,

—

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•

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40

5%

—_

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•

for Week

13

1

Brummell

Beau

Apr

8%

500

Dec
Oct

36

May

15%

10%

1

—

16%

25%

x63%

*

—;

common

16%

—

—3

(new)—

Horder's Inc common—

21

16

23% May

100

10%

Bartlett common™.—25

Hibb Spencer

31

1

Brew Co capital

(G)

31 *
20%

16

*
*,

common

Great Lakes Dr & Dk common

Heileman

31
20%

*

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High

Churngold

Gossard

common—.!

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Sales

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of Prices

r,

*

Laundry Mach

American

Gillette Safety

jit

GincinnafiStock Exchange

Co

Illinois Brick

Central

Illinois

capital-

RR

common

21%

May

x2l %

Dec

»

Indiana Steel Products Common
Power

—1

7%

8

preferred-.—___*

$6

5
5%

5
5%

preferred

A

14'A
7'A

100
1,950

5'A

1

Drug Co common
Kellogg Switchboard common-

—

•

6%

18

Jan

24%

Jan

Manischewitz

Dec

Leath

&

Co

common

Field

&

49

9%
49

24%

24%

11%

11%

common———*

Co

West Corp

6%
19'A

9%
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—

•

Mickelberry's Food Prod
Middle

6%
19'A

5

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Lindsay Lt ft Chem common—
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1

,«—8

capital—

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Modine

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10

Co

6% Nov

liy« May

16

NOV

6% May

10

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Pressure

National

Standard

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North

Northwest

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26Va

500

22% May

11'A
15

100
4,300
700
50

14%

50

38'A

36

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28

28

150
;

100

34%

4
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Dec

30

24%

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ft

19

17% May

23%

Nov

8%

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49% May

64 Va

28

31% July

May

Feb

Preferred

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28

May

Dec

38,

34% Aug

6% preferred
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.—

class

Penn

10

A—

Apr

32%

Apr

26%

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capital

RR

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Co

(The)

Packing

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2%
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(new)

common

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•

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Bears Roebuck & Co capital-;

May

190

Dec

180

Feb

16%

Dec

23

800

7%

Apr

10%

Feb

Feb

Clark

9% Jan

5% Apr

7%
8'A
114% 114'A

4,300
20

93

Apr

21%

100

21

Jun

24 %

Feb

18'A
10%
30'A

18'%

200

15%

Dec

26%

Feb

10%
31

20
320

•

1

Serrick Corp class B common

—

30
34%
11'A

31
36'A
11'A

250
1,400
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110

Sinclair Oil Corp

St Louis

Standard

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Jan

234

50

75

9

31

Cliffs

Iron

Illumin.

Cleveland Electric

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Detroit

Cleveland

&

Chemical

Apr

32

Feb

Firestone Tire & Rubber

Jun

29%

Oct

General

40% July

General

Motors

13%

Glidden

Co

Oct

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—

—

Electric

Goodrich

*

common
common

common

(Un)

(Un)-

9%

Feb

Halle

3

3

10
40%

10%
42

,

100
y'* 250
500

37 % May

3

9%

May
Sep

1
10

8%

87A

650

8%

Dec

34%

Feb

Interlake

38

Feb

Jaeger tIy(fachine

4% July
13%

Feb

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10 %

3%

Sep

36%

Sep

42% May

57%

40

65
July
42% Jun

83

Dec

61

Feb

32

39%

•
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100

15% May

'

Feb

26% May

33%

Sep

N

Sundstrand Mach Tool common—5

23%

23 %

24'A

750

16

May

26% Oct

35'A
v/ 0":.;0'; 0' •; 000
—
20

36%

A 500

31

May

37%

of

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deposit:

——

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21

Dec

26%

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Union Carbide ft Carbon capital
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Wisconsin Bankshares common

Mach

Corp

35'A
47%
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—

99
76%

A 700

83

40

71%

Feb

41%

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61%

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225

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18

Jan

27

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37

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Dec

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54

9

America (Un)_
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—

9

25

Feb

53%

89%
62

98
10 %

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May
May

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80

101

Dec
Feb

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12

2% May
May
May

17

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200

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12

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—

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26

46%

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•

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54%

23%

Jan

31% Aug

Feb

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Jun

80

100
50

53% May

83

Oct

15

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15

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20%

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26

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46

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of

Corp

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37

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700
750
360
100

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20
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__

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—

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5

0

32%

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30.

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—

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13 v-'i*: ^808 ■:

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National. Tile & Mfg

150

25

Feb

26%

-

Nov

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29'A

—

65%

Dec

...

13%

__

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Jan

85

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,

148

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48%

56%

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4%

82

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70

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41

—

class A

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17% Feb

—*

common—

Feb

55

43%

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Oct

44%

48%

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00

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35% July
54% Jan

85

(B F),

Dec

~

80

34% Nov

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37

,

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—

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May

31%

Feb

125

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31

19

15% Nov

1,543
278

—

1,400

—

13% May

11% July
July

10

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35%

(Un)_

18%

23% May
28% Dec

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Oct

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—,

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9%

11%

15%

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Goodyear Tire. & Rubber————
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—

9 VI1

Jan

Jun

7%

22% July

'

14

6% May
8% May

34 Va

149%

4

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Nov

206

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0

Feb

19

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—

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May

200
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200
140

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Dec

11% May

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common-

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Oct

8
27

24%

3%

475

Jan

Oct

; 8

300

37

.

15

15%

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3%

14%

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a

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Consolidated Natural Gas (Un)__

,

Shares

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35

26

8

for Week
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—

100

Mar

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*

Prices

3%

1

common—

preferred

$4.50

11

307A May
8% Jan

of

18%
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1

Controller

Cleveland

Mar

__

Feb

Exchange

Week's

I.OW

„

10

*

common—;

10%

100

450

1
common———1
capital———25

Stone Container Corp
Storkline
Furniture

Apr
Feb

Sep

45

49 y8
9

——-1

650

common

of Ind

52 %

1

28

22%

__

(Un)

13%

8

Stockyards capital—

Nat

52

Dec

_5

31%

5

common—,—!

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—

Body-

13

1

Society Brand Clothes common
South Bend Lathe Works capital

Spiegel

Mfg

Coadh; ft

30%

•

—

Jan

Jun

48%

50

43%

Par

31%
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16%

38

"15

15

3%

340

__

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Mfg
Electric Controller

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12'A May

7

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American

Jan

30
35

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Oct

0

.

Apex Electric Mfg—

144

30%

8%

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American Home, Products (Un)

150

,

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50

—

6%

Last

Dow

Pennsylvania

Oct

7

Stock

Oct

50

—

6%
71 Vs

_8

Feb

:21%

;

4% Juiy
56% May

,

Jun

48

25%
21

40

8%

5
—100 0

25

1,011

-50

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Cleveland

Peabody Coal Co class B common

5%

70%

A

Akron

16

8%

5%

69 %

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Feb

4%

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8%

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25

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170

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1

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Nov

28

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16

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169

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21

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29

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20

common

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20 %

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100

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250

9%

.

•

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Apr

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Feb

11

350

__

common

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29

May

22%

—

Jan

Jun

8

22%

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com

common

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17

500

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250

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Feb

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45%

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Libby McNeill ft Libby common

—

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Dec

4%

300

13%
6%

com—___1

Jim Brown Stores Inc new
Katz

Dec

5

10

50

—^

6%

450

Jan

I

Kahn

Kroger

Interstate

»

-

5% Feb
Feb

Watling, Lerchen & Co.

Mar

102%

Dec

May

20%

Jan

May

12%

Oct

Members
Certaln-teed

Products

Columbia Gas ft

Curtiss-Wright

General

—

•

Motors

Continental
Parnsworth

1

Electric

—

7%

1

•

_.

Television ft Radio—

Electric Co

__

5% May

l

•

Graham-Paige Motors
Laclede Gas Light
Nash-Kelvinator Corp

New York Central RR capital

Co

Packard Motor Car

__

16%

Airways Corp

Pepsi-Cola Co
Oil Co

Pure

—

—

(The) common

33%
*

4%

—

2%

Paramount Pictures Inc new com—— 1

14%
16 Va

4%

—•

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5%
5y8
17 y8

~

8

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10

North American

35%

—

1
4
—

May
4% Jun

—
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9

19%

—

19%
22"
29

35%

500

5%
5%
17%
14%
16%

1,000
1,300
100
300
500

.

4% *

700

32

3

May

May

Detroit

,12% Feb

Radlo-Kelth-Orpheum
Republic Steel Corp common
Socony Vacuum Oil Co Inc
Standard

Oil

of

N

1
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J

25

Standard Steel Spring

X

Studebaker

Corp common
Sunray Oil Corp
United Corp

1
1
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Wilson ft Co

*

8%
—

.

8%

8% Nov

47A Apr
14% May
12% Dec

6%

Feb

16% Dec

33%

J&n

7%

Telephone: Randolph 5530

Feb

19%

DETROIT

Ford Building

39% Feb
8
Oct

Feb

4%

Dec

22% Feb

200

8%

Dec

14%

20 %

Dec

31

Jan

22%
30

400
1,100

22%

Dec

Detroit Stock

Feb

1,500

33% July
29% Dec

200

—

—

—

25 'A

25'A

25%

500

16%

16%

1,800

—

75%

17
77%

—

14%

14%

21% May

20%

2014

20%

11
2%

11%
2%

7% May
8% Dec

Friday
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'v,

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v.

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Baldwin

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Burroughs Adding, .Machine—.*
Consolidated Paper
———-—10

common

23

May

13% Mar

Dec

64

11% May

17

16

24% Feb
12% Sep
4% Jan

Mar

Rubber

common—

—

—

—

—

—

400
200
■

—

Tel

May

Feb

Davidson

Bros

1

1

7% Jan

2% Dec
10% May

17

Detroit Edison common

Tel

2%s.

For footnotes see page 42.




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108% 108%

$140,000

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416

10
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14

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19

23

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500

21%

21%

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11%

100

11%

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470

6%
3%
21

9%

May

Apr
Oct

Ale

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1
1
1

—

—

4

4

1,300

1

1

2,000

22%

22%

100

2%
1-

8

Jan

6%

Jan.

27% Mar

Jun

11% Oct.
13% July

10% May

20%

Dec
16% Oct
Nov-

Dec

Oct

Friars

&

2%

-1

79% July

Frankenmutli
Bonds—
Amer

Range For Year 1947

High

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Detroit ft Cleveland Navigation

common

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100

1,000

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Sale Price

STOCKS—

.

10% Feb

200

"

Associate

6% Feb

9%
2iy8

9

Curb

Chicago Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange

"

Radio Corp of America common—*

York

New

New York Stock Exchange

Dec

4% Feb

Nov

2%

Sep

30%

Feb

Apr

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Manutacturing
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Howell

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Hurd

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Kinsel

21

Products

7%

300

.

21

19%

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Airlines

Amer

Co

4>/8

4

7%

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Tel & Tel Co—
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21%

Oct

Anaconda

Feb

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220
300

4V4

200

4

1%

~4%

1

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Vb

12%
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400

1% May

3%

100

3

12%

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Nov

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18

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3 %

100

4%

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4%

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a

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9,375
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Jan

a29

a 29

a28

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150

30

7Va

60

78

May

a25

35

15

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110

40

52

226

39

Dec

100%

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38

Dec
Mar

alOO

a

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52

Oct
Feb
Dec

39%
101

Feb
Dec

23%

Oct

43%

Sep

54

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46% Mar

Oct

11%

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36%

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Electric

Power &

Electric

63

Feb

Jan

40%

15

22

Dec

26% July

Nov

31%

385

25%

22 %

151

21

Dec

14%

14%

135

11

May

8%

8 VB

370

7

May

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65

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5

108

•

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Oct

Feb

25

Oct

17%

Apr

12%

Feb

41%

Jun

50 %

Oct

26

Jun

34%

Dec

Jun

6%

Feb
Nov

5 VB

150

a21 Vb a21%

80

13

May

20%

20

10% May

16%

Jan

11% May

16%

Jan

33

May

39%

Feb

34%

Dec

42%

Jan

12

Dec

14%

Oct

1
_1

Electric Bond & Share Co

Feb

Sep

24

28%

14%

J

—

Oct

15%

54

22 %

•

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65

254

28%

25

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311

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11%

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Feb

Jan

Light Corp

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Nickel

of

Kennecott

11%

:i„;

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11%

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150

5%

266

12%
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5%

230

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8

Oct

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275

38 Vb

Dec

42

July

al2% al2 V2

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325

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13

308

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50

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30

35%

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all

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all

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.

22

25

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,

Libby,

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27

Sep

36

9% May

Dec
Jan

17%

Feb

49%

Apr

Nov

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187/e May
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3

43%

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800

r

100

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65

280

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250

1

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5

33%

5
15

—

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international

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Jan

97

May

32%

50

5

33%

Curtiss-Wright Corp common-——

Range for Year 1947

*

Mar

a36% a36%

.X

Crown Zellerbach

for Week

Sharee

Nov

42

Continental Motors Corp—,—___—1
Continental Oil Co (Del)——J-——,—5

/

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of Prices

Last
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.STOCKS—

58

31% May

5

Consolidated

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150

71% May

a

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Angeles Stock Exchange
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52% Mar

188

13%

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Friday

173

45

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10

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2 Va

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common

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70

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1,040

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16%

Apr

.25

Pacific Railway Co

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U

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Sep

9%

Dec

240

(The)

Cities Service Co

15

1,960 •••

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975

3%

Apr

11% May

13%

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3,000

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100

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2%

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5,000

15c

4c

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3%

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common

4c

15c

1

Smelting & Refining

Dec

7 %

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4c

4c

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13 V4 May

.

730

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7%

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4c

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Co

American

l—_50

:

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Hudson Motor

Range for Year 1947

High

Stocks—

American

Oct

14%

Dec

22 %'Jun

14%

Low

Nov

v

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Gold

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Mammoth

Calumet

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6%

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Par

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9%

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Feb

65%

,

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Libby

&

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9%

1,760

103/4

Feb

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260

19

Dec

25%

Jan

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5

31

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42%

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corp

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1,315
17,530

.

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6%

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Montgomery

Nov

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9Va Feb

14%

r

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York

New

Dec

20

Investment Corp

Central

15

14%

Dept Store

Certaln-teed Products Corp

31

16%

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Chrysler Corp __;

60%

2.50

;:

16%

60%

11

'

300

Preferred

Iron

Corp

America,

of

Douglas

Aircraft

Dresser

Industries

12 Vs May

Electrical

66%

Oct

17%

Oct

17% May

20

Feb

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35

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Tele

;

200

14

14%

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9,600

300

300

7%
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22%

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2.05

Apr
Oct

Dec

15%

V

Jan

'

NOV

300

95

10%

x

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Dec

4<4c

Jan

Feb

350

5% May

9%

8%

Nov

14%

Jan

800

Motors

General

Paint

10 *

Carp common

7 Vb May

'".11%

Oct

Jan

b5

Feb

Dec

28

Feb

May

34

Feb

Hotels

Hilton

Corp

—

Holly Development Co
Hunt

Foods

Inc

Intercoast
Jade Oil

99%

631

82

Jan

110

Aug

13 V4

50

11%

Sep

14

a

1.75

1.65

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;? 21
17%

17%

17

385

4%.

100

1.15

1.25

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7,800

30c

9,200

1.20

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27c

27c

1

12%

—

12%

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12%

22

Corp

-

22

.

Dec

Oct

29

Jan

May

May

65c

.

14c

7%

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Jan

•,,v.14-.

1.20

Dec

,'24c

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18

May;

400

1,725

1.70

21%

15 % May

520

4%

"

13% May

95c

13,350

21

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1

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Lockheed
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Company—

Petroleum

■

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Aircraft

„_i

Corp

—Hoc

2,190

Hercnants

Petroleum

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Pictures

National
•

1.40

16%

15%

16%

Co

1.10

1.15

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1%

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1.00

1.15:

2,000
13,316

—

3

3

1:45

1.50

1,200

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8%

225

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5,900

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19c,

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6%

5%

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preferred

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Corp

16%

common.;

5

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yt

,

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;

1,747
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7%
1.10

;

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7,100

v

:

1

220

125

17%
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842

51

51

30

15c

15c

5,000

136

20

Phelps

Southern Calif Edison

com_

Pullman,
Oil

Pure

cumulative

Calif Gas Co 6%

preferred——

.25

Southern

Pacific
Oil

of

Co

Radio

Corp

Union
United

Oil

of

States

50c

Corporation
California
Steel

Universal Consolidated Oil Co

For footnotes

see

page 42.




12%

2

common

Corp.—

.

i

25
'

10

•

_

75%
__

Oct

32%

Feb

35

Dec

21% May

Feb

4%

Sep

8%

Dec

Oil

115

21

18%

280

153/4

Dec

a217/a a22 Va

90

223/4

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a447/8 a46%

176

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ttiandard

Stone

Oil

&

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Jan

26%

Feb

26

37% Apr

Nov

•47%

Dec

Oct

60 Va

Feb

Apr

28%

Dec

1,374

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10%

Feb

26%

1,000

23% May

30%

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16%

27%

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9

9

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25
25

26

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14

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26

17%

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37% May

31% May
44
July

142

76

20

Dec

175

65%

Feb

12

Nov

'

16

20%

Feb
Mar

289

78%

Dec

Dec

15%

Jan

16% May

25%

Feb

74

33%

Sep

37%

Jan

111

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Nov

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Webster,

40

.

22%

28

;

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Standard Oil Co

7%
9%

Dec

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Republic Steel Corp
Seaboard

235

16%

America

Company
Gulf Sulphur

Texas

1,600

•

2.90

Carbide

Union

Pacific Railroad

6%

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United

Air

21%
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.

60% May
54% Sep

75

20%

310

a 35%

Apr

Dec

11%

Feb

95c

Nov

18%

Dec

7

Feb

25% July

Dec

>

Dec

18%

Nov

40% July

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10c

Sep

85

59

>

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23c
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15%

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27% Mar

2%

2%

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2%

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12%

250

93%

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4%

Jan

12%

Dec

18%

Feb

17%

Jan

26

Oct

'

*

■

•

60

28%

219

9

9

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10

19% al97/a
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a

28%

1

13%

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126

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30% July

110

•

22% May
7% May
44% May

60

Feb

Locomotive Wks

Chrysler
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new

Shares

v

t

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Storage

General
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Motors

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10

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Pennsylvania

149%
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14%

25

9%

10 %

404

60 %

62%

1,283

54%

17

8%

858

17%

537/a

1,515

56%

23

9

Jun

28% July
174% Feb

Dec

24% Feb

Pennsylvania Salt Mfg

Dec

56%

Sep

<6%

6% May

12 %

16

Dec

24%

Feb

Oct

Feb

Jan

236

47

56 Vb

56

57%

906

51%

Jan

65%

Feb

20

20 Vb

150

16%

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24%

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416

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12

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150

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10%

50

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6

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.

8%

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1% Jan

29%

1,578

27

Dec

34%

Jan

28%

138

26

Dec

24%

1,227

22

Dec

29%

Jun

32

Dec

40

Mar

Reading Co

35

Apr

50

Dec

5%

6%

2,245

19%

18%

193/8

2,409

18

Dec

22 %

Jan

18%

17%

19%

2,715

15 %

Dec

27

Feb

51%

Jan

10

common

Philco Corp common

435

6%

•
50

Boys

1

Philadelphia Electric Co common—
$1 preference common—

46

46%

47

"

5%

—

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22%

*

23 Va

22%

575

5%
23 %'

200

4,900

5%

Jan

34 Vb

46%

870

61%

-1,208

62% July

Scott

11%

2,138

7%

Jan

12%

Sep

8un Oil Co

15%

15%

360

11%

Jun

19%

Feb

Tonopah Mining

12%

12%
26%

4,630

10% May

15%

Jan

Transit Investmt Corp

24%

20

May

26%

Dec

United

Corp

75%

76

705

63% May

79%

Feb

United

Gas

41%

45

725

23% May

47%

Dec

Westmoreland Coal

Corp

7%

38% May
4

Dec

9%

Jan

Dec

27%

Jan

23 Va

243/4

489

23

3

29%

29%

32%

328

21

Jan

18%

18%

19%

540

17

May

1

11%

10 3/4

11%

265

r

Feb

21%

50

i

34

Paper

16

May

1

18

Oil

High

May

"• '• Y

Power & Light
RR

May

Dome

17%

10
*

295

1,376

20 Vb

>

5

.

.

;

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Low

25%
152%

8%

Pennroad Corp

Salt

60%

Range For Year 1947

High

14%
10

2%

com

Lehigh Coal & Navigation—
Lehigh Valley RR _*
—_x
National Power & Light

Pep

25%
151

13

Brothers

14

32% July

25%
151%

c_;

Delaware Power &. Light—

'

Low

Publishing Co

1,100

51% Mar

for Week

•

-9,500

'

Sales

Ranfe
of Prices

100

—

Budd Co

37c

,

Week'a

Sale Price

—:

Tel

18%

2,122

17% Jan

Last

33c

-

Oct

275

Friday

,

May

;

Oct

106%

26

26

26

;;.x

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W)

25%

Jan

20

193

5

class A_

Apr

18% May

a99% 199 Vb

:

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Corp

Sep

48 Va

705

223/4

156% 156%

STOCKS—

American

27%

31% May

31c-

22

63%

188

55%. 55%

[U.w,

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American Stores

Feb

Jan

17%

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,

Philadelphia Stock Exchange

Jan

33% May

3 % May

48

r

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5

;

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Electric
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1

,

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Co

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Westinghouse

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United Corporation

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52 %c May

20%

_

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Co—— —100

Corp

Lines

Co—

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Par

Dec

14

Carbon

&

United

Dec

Jan

9.;

Oil

Union

Aug

Nov

,51,

Co———

Water Associated

Tide

10%

10%

Textron Inc
Transamerica

of

60%:

Calif

Sunray Oil Corp—

23%

980

—

•

47%

-

Company

Standard

24%
34%

10%

9

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28%

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pfd "A"__—„

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9
,

25

Company

23%:

.25

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Jun

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—'—

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60

Corporation

29

.25

convertible preferred—_

4.48%
,' 4.32%
So

Co Ltd

4%

__1

-33%

Dodge

16%

,

Oct

22%

7%

50

—2.50

Pepsi-Cola Co

Feb

Oct

16%

Corp.

Feb

18%

Oct

62 %c

,

"

Sinclair Oil

a30% 130%

Feb

1.10 Jan

Dec

34%

Signal Petroleum Co of Calif

16

•

Co

Car

Airways Corp__

Pictures, Inc
Pennsylvania Railroad Co

Jan

9%

May

25c

1.25

31c

.Jan

5 %

31%

-313

_x

12c

33%

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Co.

Trading

Motor

American

Paramount

Woolworth

14%

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10
285

4%

Signal OIL & Gas.Ctt

8'%

57
,

<—

•

62%

12

Jan

>

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;

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Sep
May

16

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Willys-Overland Motors Inc—

5,

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92 %c Apr

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34%

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Bears Roebuck & Co.

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10

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730

53

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310

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36

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19
,

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48c

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1.70 July

May

1

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1,300

18%

18%

10
25

common

preferred—,——v—kii-XiX~25

1st

Pacific

Elec

&

45c

2.35

2.40

Pacific Finance Corp common

8

45c

1

—

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Pacific

1.05
'

24%

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300

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; ,1.10 Dec
f
11, May;

2,600

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Northrop^ Aircraft Inc

834

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Mt Diablo Dil

Nordon

1.35

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1

;

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Warner

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967

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1.70

270

15

14%

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58% Mar

Jun

1

Petroleum

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common

..

42%

99

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Hupp

26

2^0

99

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19%

25

,

a43 a44%

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_

52%

200

22%

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•

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1,164

57%

22%

w.

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56 Vb

56 Vb "

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318

17%

14%

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:
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Oil

52 V*

17

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150

9%

—

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13

127

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175

14%

—

2

_

55%

300

1

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class

21% May

,

225.

55%

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—

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Fitzsimmons

550

;

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-

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&

Farnsworth

Garrett

•

—

class

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Co

31%

12%

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American

52%
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RR

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12 V8 May

56%

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Ohio

Nov

25

17%

31

12%

1

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Products

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17%

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100

485

61

14% al4%

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a

20

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——

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•

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Apr

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31

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1,662

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North

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•

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&

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Central

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29% July
35%

•

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22% July

•

common

;

43%

42%

433/a

424

7% May
40% Dec

•

—

56

55%

573/4

162

50% May

74%

Feb

1

Dec

1%

Jan

3%

Nov

5

2%

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:

6%

part pfd—25

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13%

1

common

;

20

1

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__

__

1

113

4%

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2%

2%

1,436

21 %

21%

843

35%

35%

50

4

-

13

Nov

49

Jan

Dec

4%

Apr
Feb

20

Sep

24%

Jan

26 %

Jun

38%

Dec

35

36

Monday, January 19, 1948

CHRONICLE

& FINANCIAL

COMMERCIAL

THE

(280)

OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES
JANUARY If.

RANGE FOR WEEK ENDING

Friday

Pittsburgh Stock Exchange
Week's

Friday

Range For Year 1947

'

Par

—-

Star

&%

8%

25%

65

pfd

Jari

37%

Dec

19%

10% Jan

27%

Apr

Dec

20%

245

17%

Jan

21% Nov

14%

1,541

12%

Nov

16%

Jan

—

205

4

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10%

Feb

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80

10

July

14%

Feb

49%-

50

50

Jun

67

Jan

71

32 %

38%

37%

38%

61

■'■

—-

61

Apr

42%

Feb

7 % May

25

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9%

10%

Nov

45

-20

Dec

64%

July

13

13

325

13

Jan

13%

Feb

14c

14c

14c

500

10c

Jan

29c

Sep

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Oct

14

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&

12%

20%

20 %

49%

Co

May

7% Aug'

276

24%

*
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15%

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Plate

Pittsburgh

Reymer

361

39%

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Pittsburgh Brewing $3.50

Ban

10"

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;

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Oct

230

4%

Radiator

National

13

10

8%

10
10
5

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Lone

Jan

75

125

24%

l

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Harbison

Feb

15%

30

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20

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11%

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&

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48%

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170

30 >/8

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,w;

36%

37%

28%

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228

28%

-

39

Oct

r

30%

22% May

47

Feb

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55%

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20

28

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15%

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& Co R H

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National

common—1—1

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.

26"

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5
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33%

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r

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450

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44%

44%

10

10

Laclede-Christy

5
4

common—»—

common

Laclede Steel common

Machine

Landls

5%
31

20
25

^

common

s

10
0

McQuay-Norris common
—
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Midwest Piping & Supply common
Missouri Portland Cement:

.

—

__

17%

•

'

Dec

14 %

American

North

com

25

(Un)

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Jan

36 %

Feb

*

20

18

Feb

Apr

"31%

Nov

21%

19%

May

St

Louis Public Service

—

100

Fe*

66%

,36%

1951

Pacific Western Oil Corp.^^.—i-.^.^IO
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*

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Rayonier Incorp

May

36

Deci

Sep

29

Jan

Jan

45

Dec

9

May

12

30%

Dec

Nov

307/b

Oct

21%

40

Dec

31

Jan

20%

Feb

7

Jun

21

50

17% July

Jun

4%

375

15

July

300

14

Dec

Nov
17% Feb

318

18

Dec

22 %

16%

70

Preferred—

19 %

Feb

Dec

15%
13

34% Mar

Alaska

Min Co—

Gold

Juneau

38

—

97%

Oil

Basin

:_

Calamba

Sugar

Ink Co

California

Packing

Corp

7

97%

Apr

Apr

a

„

Feb

Apr

36

Jan

6% May

12

Jan

191

260

4%

,

Oct

12%

Jun

9% Nov

Nov

7%

Jun

Dec
Oct

27

20% Aug

1,500

7

Sep

,11

Jan

50

40

May

51

July

Apr

34

Dec

50 % May

63

Feb

24%

706

33

351

1.30

1,750

preferred
Columbia Broadcast System A
Consolidated Chem Ind A

Soundview Pulp

Co

4.48%

Gas Co

Cal

Sperry Corp
Spring Valley

1.65 Aug

Jan

57c

Oil

>33%

„

,

'

1

23%

25%
22%
31

—

130
32%

__

32

—

48

*

59%

10

—

10
2
5

Oil

Corp

132
33%

59%

Dept Stoves common
Railroad Co common

--

19%
16%

75%

Jan

30%

Dec

Jan

Nov

38

Dec

25%

>

Feb

26%

,

Apr

70

Jan

93

31%

Dec

10

19 Va

230

Feb

-47

Jan

20% May

21% July

15% May

350

26 'A

•

July
Jan

20c

Dec

8c

60

Jan

132

Dec

1,315

27 Va

Aug

I

35

Oct

392

:

84%

22%

Dec

26

Dec

268

29%' Jun
32% July

66

>

32

Dec

40Vs Mar

710

:

35

Apr

50

17 Vs

Jun

24%

Oct

1%

Jun

95

125

1

Oct

50

& Tel

American Tel

8Va

18% May

Jan

—

—
—

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—

—
-—

100
common^——14

—

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•

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151 Va
152
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33% 33 %

50

4%

4%

4%

5

Co

—

5

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Copper

Atlas

&

Co

(111)

common

—

13%

Santa Fe

Topeka &

Corp
Avco Manufacturing Corp common

100
5

a25

25

25%

Sep

29% July

42

42%

256

34%

Apr

44

Oct

Jan

18

Oct

Apr
18% Aug

27

Dec

300

23%

Apr

355

15%

Dec

28 %

Apr

304

62

May

78%

Oct

671

24 Va

46

Dec

11%

Jan

450

130
45
380
25
5

20

Jan

8

Aug

27%

37%

Jun

16%
32

Feb

330

282% May
Dec

Jan

23%
39 %

July

&—,.i

Jan
Jan

a__

■

"

60

9

Apr

13% Aug

65

25

Dec

29%

11% May

23%

Jan

25%

34%

Oct
Jan

Bethlehem

Feb

Blair

Baldwin

—

Locomotive

Steel

—

12 V8
„

—

common..i-V—^----alOOVa

Oct

120
100

~6%

Dec

2

Feb

405

11% May

17

Feb

224

537/s May

71

Nov

2,401
55

174%

Dec

150
a—

28% May

320

Feb

a._

—

125

31% May

%

50% Oct
41%

Feb

Jun

4%

Dec

600

10

May

15%

Oct

60

69

May

96%

Jan

66

23

Oct

25% July

2,385

a93'/8 a93'/8
a21% a21%

—

a21%

3
13
Baltimore & Ohio RR common
100
Barnsdall Oil Co capital
5
Bendix Aviation Corp
—,—5

.

15%

Jun

1,198

14Vs

a25

108

Oct

10% May
14%

300

a20'/a a26V«
7%
7%
2'A
2%
14 'A 14%
54% 54%

—

Co

Corp

Mining

Atchison

19%

98,./, .Dec

Feb

25%

7,510

8%

32 Va 32 %
296%
300
18 18 %
a29% a29%
a69% a69%
all
all

—

.

•
•

American Woolen Co com
Anaconda

Argonaut

30

Apr

32

18% Aug

740

i

Dec

62% Juiv

51% Mar

2,695

42%

8%
32%
296 %

—_*

Refining

&

Smelting

American Viscoe

Dec

8%

27%

Dec
Dec

33 %

193

75%

42

—

*

—

Radiator & Std San

American

Apr

8%

7

18% May

140

16%

—

*

Lines

Air

American

American & Foreign Power

17%

380

Feb
Nov

•$v-:.

Air Reduction Co

20%

97

35
i

Unlisted Securities—

75

95%

Nov

46%

Dec

3,274

20

167/a

*
100
—1

—-

Cab Co common
;
.
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Yellow
i-,

—

24%

1
20
100
50c

Pac

21% 22%
12Va- 12%
16% 17%
24 % 26%

12%

—.10

Oil

Preferred

240

95%

Oct

V

63 % July

Dec

.

43

35

61%

a20% a20%

—

25
12 %
10
*

Calif

of

Co

Equipment Co
Agricultural Co
Fargo Bank & U T

23

730

vi

100

% 610

*

a22% a23 Vs
1.00 1.00

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—

Cal

Co of

33%

—-—*

Consolidated

23

1,319

54

13 Va

23% 23'A
28% 28'A
33% 33%
47%
48

—

1

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-

Ltd

Co,

Corp common

17% al7%

13

79

25% Feb

Oct

33%

57

May

65

■i'v 1,265

29 %
33%
25 Vs
25%
31

25

Transcontinental & Western Air

66

12%

Jan

Feb

'

Sep

31%

Feb

129

% Dec

^••,.::.3o

49%

•

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56%

12%

28%

Dec

26%

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9%

49

25

series A

pfd

Pacific Co

390

5
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$4.20 preferred

9%.
27%

25

preferred—
convertible preferred—

60%

1

89

30
143

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cum

60%

42

of Amer Inc common

59J/2 59%
13%, 13%
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9%

class "A"__——*
6

Signal Oil & Ga.
Southern Calif

Armour

a

Feb

15% July

Dec

1.20

3%
20
2%

Chemical Co

24%

105
;

33%

2.50

Chrysler Corp

-

; 174

Mar

8

6% Mar

220

9

59% $60 %'

710

12 Va Feb

__

1

Colorado Fuel & Iron

Oct

,

15

West

High
6%

51

32%

33

*

-101%

,10

34

Western

8%

:

Feb

A 20

..

25% May

American

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62%

275

Victor

28 %
-

298

50!

Dec

40'A July

Universal

Dec

1,600

27%

8%

Apr

50%

30% May

Super Mold Corp capital

3%

20

7

'

35 Va

575

28%

350

Wells

ioo

-

27

•

common

Caterpillar Tractor Co common
Central Eureka Mining Co

Crown

12

Mills capital—.—5
capital—
i.*

Cotton

California

Creameries

244

1

capital

California

Clorox

244

7

2
*

Co

Oil

Bishop

Byron Jackson Co

800

244

A———100
i.__—.————20c

Bank of California N

Dec:

36 %
33%

Standard Oil

Range for Year 1947

1,377

; 41% Mar

27%

36%

Feb

Low

7%

42% Mar

^

33 Vs. Dec-

—

Waialua

32%

;

530

■r-^X

•

Sears, Roebuck & Co capithl
Shell Union Oil "ommon

Jan

Sales

7%

33 Vs' Dec

T.

676

■.

56% Nov

Exchange

25

:

1,345

,

^

26,500

Union

30%

30%

2.50

Imp

Atlas

Feb
Jan

18

18

May

12

20

Calif National Bank
Diesel Engine

Anglo

Oct

9%
42 %

■

10c

29 %

Dec

340

May

102

Jun

1,245

3%

a

f.

Dec, :;,

Dec

High

3%

15%

.

Dec

34%

20%

37%

Shares

Low

Jun

.I 5%

.

9c

So

for Week

a

10%

-

,

510

5,643 r;

18

Southern

Dec

Range

10

io

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5%
36%
35
31%

20%

Jan

Sep

of Prices

Jan

18

Jan

32

Last

Feb

13

Feb

II.

—

10%

100

$500

••

.30

.

10c

32

18
35

Dec

60c

Oct

10

Jan

33%

Dec

45

Sale Price

Par

5%
35%

27%

—1
—-*—25'

Inc

Foods

Fine

W

&

U S Steel

STOCKS—

1,925

Feb

40

May •'

25c

Safeway Stores, Inc common
.5
Mauricio Mining
J_—10 pesos

36%

95

Week's

,

San

21% May
6% Dec

20

70% May >

Feb

110

312

Feb

Jun

78%

24

84

v

14

13 %

Dec

Feb

12

183

11

Jan
Nov

17

;

9% May

,

1,480

a
:

3%

Nov

Apr

,

225-,.

-

17%

40 Va Mar

12%

1,395:'.,

••\-v 600

11%

49%

Republic Petroleum Co common—,—1
Rheera Manufacturing Co
1
Roos
Bros
1

24%

common:

Sugar common
United Air Lines Corp

>

1,290

•;.v

10%

Dec

Sep

I.10

"...

1.35
15 %

Feb

11%

■

450

".ta76% a77%

Railway Equip & Realty Co Ltd com..*
Preferred
.....——100

Dec

Union

Friday

Sep

Feb

Feb

29%

40

.

30

95 % 96%
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San Francisco Stock

37%

28%

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41

625

99

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Nov

37%

45

19
14 V4

99

Aug

31

28%

25
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953

54

—

33

.

Apr

20

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Transamerlca

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100

34%

100

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-

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19
13%

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Public

1st preferred

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52

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53

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53
53
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103
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100

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32

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5

15

common

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—

1

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& Fuller common

Electric

—

?

pfd

...

Stix-Baer

Wagner

__

j—

Securities Investment
Common

50

class A—

Roebuck

Sears

—

May

Feb

Jan

26% May

61%

90

16% 16%
25% 26%
6%
7
35% 36%
100
100

—

0

'

-

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Lighting Corp common
div preferred—

4.32%

Rice-Stix common

3

10% May

Nov

7%

Jun
•

32

91

23% 23%
19
19
15% 16
17% 18%

...

0
25

24%

May

9

278 "

23

23

—

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35%
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Puget Sound Pulp & Timber...•

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16%
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5%
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31

23

—

1st preferred

Pacific

Dec

15

50

$5

W. Htu»*

Oct

26%

-

320

10

Gas

50

6%

220

45%

1

Laclede

=

-

175

•

common

.

19% May
12% Jan

200

Knapp-Monarch common

International Shoe

preferred

1st

Pacific

Range For Year 1947

.

33% 35
23% 24

Huttig S & D common

1st preferred.

,5%

110

T

35% /;„
57%
—31% 31%'
—
41
>41
56%

"%6%

»;■*< low

35
55%

—

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prewing

Griesedieck-Western

16%

•

•
10

(Un)

common

General Motors common
General

8%

3%

160

12 "
12
12
—•
al4% al4%

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25
25
—25

Coast Aggregates

;,-'5%%

Shares

*13%* 13%
8
8%-~
31% 31%
'16% 17
9
10
30 ,^:30

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—

riL:—-—-15
Burkart Mfg common
—1
Columbia Brewing common—5
Falstaff Brewing common....i...
1
Shoe

Brown

25%

26';
•

360

(or Week

Last :Range
Bale Price
of Prices
Par
Low High
^ >!>',;

STOCKS—

,;V

.

15%

38% July
10%

8% May'

■

Sales

Week's *

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11- ;

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5

—

30

33% Mar

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3840Va
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45c

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40

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435

15

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1.45

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30
,

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.

20% May

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1
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—
Marchant Calculating Machine

Nov

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3%

—■ *

__

25

9%

1

Corp

195

35%

—

_7

Libby McNeill & Libby

28

24

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Leslie Salt Co.—

200

3,681

Jan

37%

32
60c

60c

12%

29

.

,

...

60c

25

May

15% May

■' /i\'

I

59
Dec
21% Oct

Apr

14

175

■

12%

12%

_______

Pkcific Gas dc Elec Co common

} '/

200

■'u;v 125

.

Class B

Pacific

Exchange

17

a34% a34 %

.

2, pesos
Kaiser-Frazer Corp common,—,
1
Langendorf United Bk class "A"—*
Co

IXL Mining

39 Va

56
20%

-6.66%

Co

Power

Paauhau Sugar

St. Louis Stock

^2,334

53%

Co

High

Low

High

fr* a

Idaho

Range lor Year 1947

8hares

20%

____

Foods, Inc common

North

:_1

Spring—a—

Standard Steel

Corp

Motor Car

Hudson

High

Low

High

29 Ve

Ludlum Steel

Alleghany
Clark

Low

.

Oil

Honolulu

Shares

of Prices

Sale Price

STOCKS—

%

,

for Week

Range
ef Prices

Par

Sales
(or Week

Range

Last

Bmies-

Week's

Last

Bale Prioe

STOCKS—

2.80

7%

Feb

25

4% May
14
Dec

24%

Feb

200

7% May

16%

Feb

300

4%
4%'
al4% a 14%
12 Va 12'/a
a34% a34%
28 Va 2E>'%
a99% al00%

50

22
28

32

Mar

265

May

110

84%

38%
101

Apr

Oct
Feb
Nov

-

—*
-15

8%

•
1

40

.20
1
Machinery Corp ——10

21

Doernbecher Mfg Co.—
Chemical Co common.

Dow

El

Corp
Co

Plantation

Ewa

Food

Foster

&

Galland

cap——

Television &

Farnsworth

Kleiser
Linen

com..—

P.alnt Corp

Cumulative
Conv

2nd

4%

Bros

Corp
Stores

j

(

Holly

*

Hawaiian Pineapple Co Ltd—j.

1

Development

For footnotes see page




42.

1

41% July
18 %

Jan

3%

2.30 Aug

Dec

49%

32% May

capital

1

com
Borden Co Cap
:
Bunker Hill & Sullivan

5
15

&

Boeing

Co

200

7%

750

5

25 Va

Aug

9%

Feb

Chesapeake &

92%

Jan

71% May
5% May

8

5%

100

4%

Jan

56%

56%

944

52 %

Jan

19%
26

a

6% July

65%

Feb

619

19

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8

20

Nov

23

218

24 Va

Dec

35

Feb

30

157

19 Va

3,242

72

18%

1

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Ohio

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25

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Commercial Solvents

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Consolidated Edison Co of N

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.

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17% 17%

al3% al3%
all% all'A
44 % 44 Va
35% 35%

&

Y

75
75
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26

May

16%

Dec

69

Dec

9

Va July

34%

Feb

35%

Jan

103% Mar

Curtis

Co

Gas

Motors

Publishing

Corp

Co

Curtiss-Wrlght Corp
Domineuez Oil

Co

capital—
common

15
1
*
1
*
*

11

11%

962

12

Dec

Eastman Kodak Co

18%

18%

100

17%

Dec

20

Feb

18%

18%

19

592

17%

Apr

25%

Feb

1.70

1.60

1.75

5,900

May

1.65

Dec

—*
General Food Corp.
——1.——*
Goodrich (B F) Co common
—*

95c

General Electric Co

„

a7%
—

5
—
--

—

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—

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5
5
29% 29%
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35% 35% ;
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3%

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5%

250

14 Vs

Aug

23%

Dec

170

40%

Jun

42 Vs

Dec

18%

Oct

6,176

4Va

25 'A

Jan

28

22%

22
a

3%

25%

Jan

Columbia

5%

a41%
__

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64
150

—

—

2%

May

17% May

'

Oct

Dry Ginger Ale
Canadian Pacific Railway

6

22

Inc

Airplane

Canada

21%

6

*

Inc

Dec

1,600

a37% a39%

—100
—3

preferred

Greyhound
Hale

*

18

325

2,772

7

*

Gladding McBean & Co;
Golden State Co Ltd common

Aug

40

3% ;;

11

May

38

21

2
10

•
*
.*

common

preferred
preferred—

6

10

"*

common———2%

Service

590
/■

19%

38

3%

Radio—

General Motors Corp common

General

18

18

Dorado Oil Works

Emporium Capwell Co common—
Eureka

a38% a38%

*

370
10
50

16

May

15%

Nov

9 %

May

Feb

16% July
14%

Fed

551

40%

Dec

54%

Jan

216

26 (,:•

Jan

39%

Oct

85

Dec

25

45

Mar

100

21% May

26 Vb

1,200

2% May

3%

Aug
Jan

29%

Feb

673

80

21

44 %

Nov

Jun

49

Sept

12%

Feb

35

7

80

7% May

541

4 % Mav

6%

Fob

200

21% May

28%

Dec

184

43%

47% July

1,693
65
50

May

Sep

32% May

34%
50%

Dec

Aug

12

39%

Feb

Feb

39% Aug
55 %

Sep

Volume

167

Number 4665

THE

COMMERCIAL

&

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

(281)

33

OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES
RANGE

Friday

Week's

Last
<•

STOCKS—

'

Par.

Goodyear

Tire

&

Rubber

Graham-Paige Motors
Great Northern

Hobbs Battery

Ry

Idaho

•

•

7\"

Sugar

Mary

•

&

Tel

Co

Johns-Manville Corp
Kennecott Copper Corp
Loew's
Matson

McKesson

&

Robbins

M

&

M

J

&

M

Inc

Nash-Kelvinator Corp
National Distillers Prod
N

Y

Central

North

RR

Northern
Oahu

Co

Pacific

Oil. Co

Jan

7

Feb

Sep

44%
49%

Feb

656

18%

Dec

25%

Feb

Tobacco

—

40

-

•

15%
33

3,200

r

17%

Cement

23c

Cal Ed

14

19%

Feb

Sunset

23%

Oct

322

12

Swift &

22

a9%

a9%

10

7

May

10%

Feb

Dec

32%

Feb

22%

Feb

21%
32%

Jan

100

'

__20

.

*

Ltd

20

Sugar Co—
Onomea Sugar Co

——_2o

20%

20

110

1,140

<16'A

17%

-.'10%

17%

100

14
May
15% May

30%

280

24

4%

—

20

16%

30%

„

—

Olaa

4%

100

10% .10%

10

common

18%'

18 %

18%

21

•

21

10

.r—100

4

200

,1.

;.

,

f.V

Jun

16%

STOCKS—

8ale Friea

Power

&

Paper

Low

•

com

$1.50 preferred

Dec

21%
21

125

$2.50 preferred

16%

West

38

38

20

(F W)

5 Vo

Sugar

"A"_____

•

preferred

Agnew-Surpass
Algoma

Steel

Shoe

Co

Can

4%

pfd

25

Amalgamated Electric Corp
Argus Corp Ltd common
4%%

-

53

218

24%

7%

19%

50

r,. 22

Dec

22 %

192

Dec
Jan

9%
'

100

12

150

10

Jun

1,075

6% May

81

81

40c

40c

50c

1,434

50c

Dec

26

26

1,205

24%

Bell

Pow

&

class

Pap

A

•

Telephone

Brazilian

Trac

British American
British

82

Dec

Note Co__
common..

*

conv

preferred

98
*

pfd

Ola

23%

Iron

Foundries

Northern

Power

•''.

Canadian

-•

24%

24%

601

24%

Dec

96%

35

101%

Jun

25%

140

2%

25

'■

••

4

30

27%

2,725

24

23%

-

•

v>:

>

200

30%

663

18%

•

2,585
190

Dec

2%

Apr

4%

Jan

Aug

3'A

„SiL.21^*

Canadian

$1.75
$1

May

150

11

105

13%

537

13

13

Canadian Cottons
Canadian
Foreign

40%

40%

40%

10

23%

23%

23%

3,380

37

37

37

104

104

104

.

'■

May

23%

12% July
11% Oct
8j/4

July
Aug

B

50

27

37

Dec

45

Dec

110

12 M' May

>14% Feb

835*

16%

Sep

-19%

64

570

56

Apr

67 %

Feb*

36

300

36

Dec

42%

120

23

Nov

25

36

21%

.

44

44

32

32

*

Jan

46

Aug

30

Apr

40

Nov

Companies

Canadian Pacific

Davis

Dominion

*

Mining

&

Smelting

Co

Ltd

Seagrams

class

Apr

Tar

&

14%

14%

11

U

15

100

14%

6,165

11%

150

5

97%

97%

99

37%

37

37%

2,222
200

14
11

of

26

35

the

Rights

Molson

For footnotes see

60c

131

12
23 %

320

44

14%

Apr'

Jan

30%

Dec

May

62 V4

Jan

Sales

,

; for Week

Shares

Range for Year 1947
Low

12 %

11 %

9,788

High
13

Nov

166

Dec

185

Jun

<

55

•

100 %

Nov

106% May

17

Jan

33%

18%

Oct

•21

Jan

16%

16%

17

200

15%

Dec

18%

Nov

13 %

14

375

17%

17%

650

24

17%

24%

110

19% 720
107%

110

"3%

3%

15%

15%

104%

7

Jun

13

19%

Feb

26

Jan

17

Apr

100

108

Dec

5

110

Jan

•

37%
16

125

'

52

400

52%

15%

915

13

7

7

161

29

30

700

47

47

47%-

•

Jan

108%
55 'A

Jan

16%

Jan

6% May
24

75
'

Jun

18%

Oct

104 %

51

15

5%

Sep
Nov

150

51

15

*

20% July

May

14%

50

50

;

Dec

111% May
111% May""

3% May

1.130

104% 104%

9%

class

A

s

Dec

Feb-'

44%

45 %

290

40%

Apr

46

16

16%

31,963

12%

Jan

15 %

Nickel

13

13%

2,860

13%

Jan

15%

Apr

25

25%

676

25%

Dec

25 %

Nov

32%

32

32%

1,335

30%

Dec

92

92

100

94

Nov

12%

12%

150

11%

Dec

25

26

350

26

Nov

:•

25

of

Canada

•

33%

33%

15

55%

55

%' 57 %

15';,

15

15%

49'

49

12

12

34%

Ltd

.*
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—

Corp.

\

5
1* ;

common

40%
100 '

4,293

32

Sep

37%

Feb

41

May

63%

12%

Sep

16%

Nov;-,/
Feb

14,'

17

14

14

|

39

Sep

25

:r

10

May

400

11%

57

—100
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Woods common

1

132

132 *

24%
31

32

—^
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15

9%

•

7%
'tkii.

Jun

14%

new

com

i

12

12

36

*'

60c

*

17%

Sep

535

9%

Nov

1,835
:

6%

11%

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Cottons

*

:

270

13~%

Jun

310

34%

Jan

85c,
18%

36%

common

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36%

11%

11%

11%

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16

16

16

34

33

35%

•

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7%

Nov

21%
.

Feb

13

Nov

20

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-

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100

Locomotive

Dec >

25,485

55c

1

Ltd—^

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10

14% May

7,195

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16%

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2,581

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,

Nov

14%

13 V2

;

44

44

43

43

5

12

Dec

40'/« July
14

Feb

190

14%

Sep

22 y2

Feb

275

.

7lo

Breweries

common

preferred

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25

—

Chemical

&

18%

Jan

National

Steel

Car

15%

Feb

Niagara

Wire

Weaving—.

14%

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Noranda Mines Ltd

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pfd

31

Jan

40

Jan;

45

385

:,42

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43

500

44

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50

11

U'A

300

11

Dec

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22

22%

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25'%

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25%

225

23

1

.

,

Dec

78% May

98

37%

Dec

43

Feb

Ogilvie

26

Nov

31

Jan

Ontario Steel

Flour

21%

Dec

Ottawa

30%

37

Feb

Ottawa

18%

18%

19%

Feb

42

22

*

21%

t

26%

Feb

26%

Nov

Aug

53

Jan

Oct

29

166

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190

16

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18
15

49

50%

1,000

42

27

27

27

1.131

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17%

50

26

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20

17%

*

27%

125

Feb

Sep

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100

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May
May

July

*

common

48 '

•

Jan

Sep

21%

Nov

Oct

27

Dec

Feb

18

May

27% July

33

Dec

11

•

1

•

Mills

preferred

14% May

Corp

Jan

50
1

14
8

Sep
Mar

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1.70

1.70

1.80

34

34

303

25

25

16%

16%

17%

1,538

common—?

26%

26%

2?%

105

26%

26%

350

20%

20%

35

Dec

12% May

19%

25%

30% May

Nov

23 %

20%

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Nov

30

May

21

Dec

26

Feb

&

4

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Power

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River

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17

1,940

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19

19

19

200

16

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40'A

41

1,185

34

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—

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14

14%

3,755

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66

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32%

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Power

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Page-Hersey
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34%

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32

175

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139

26 % Mar

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Dec

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215
v

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132

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97/s

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5

.

25

31

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132

24%

,

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13%

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3,751

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38 %

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:-V. 26

3,735

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100
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Oct >:

53 %

25

—

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32

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47%

44%

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16% Aug
July

23

235

107 V2 107 %
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I

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10

571

25

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Dec

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•

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July

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-

155

100

inc

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16%
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Montreal

780

34

page 42.

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Jun

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11%

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Montreal

975

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—:

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12

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Mitchell

32

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preferred

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2,050

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a47

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•

preferred

Class B

30%

25

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4%

18%

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McColl-Frontenac

30%

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4%

27%

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Massey-Harris

19

common

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1

160

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Red

17%

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300

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T

Apr

22%

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Dominion Glass common.

V

May

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15

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Distillers

1,945

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Consumers

13%
29

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17

.12%

13%

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40

25

12

13

May

65

28

13

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53%

26%

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Accep Corp
preferred

National

Canadian Oil

V

»

Power

Lake

- -

42c470

Jan

21%

63

36

1,501

270

* "

104

Paper-common

May

16%

i-

Feb

Jan*

57/8

100

preferred

:7%

Mar
"

25

36%

40c

Feb

104

Dec
Jun

2%

104

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Jamaica Public Her Ltd

Mar

22%

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15
32

3% '. ..'

'.

104

;

Petroleum

y

13

21%

—

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Nov

17% Feb

15%

63

t'l

Cockshutt

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1

:

2%

12%

•

i„

Jan

15

40% Nov

28

Class

19

50

24%

95

5%

Corp

International

31% Jun

13%

Mar

78% Aug
Feb

j

20

Canada

com

&

Labatt Limited

13

35
4.

v

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11%

25

A

Power

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V

16

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*:

common.;

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60

"

r

25
^

;

16% May

10O

56%

—100

preferred

6%

32% Feb

17

Dec

Nov

63% Mar

167

Bay Mining & Smelting

4%%

Feb

28

27%

25%

325

r

26 %

167

Smith Paper common

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series

series

Ind

12

10%

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20

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of

International Bronze

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12

56%
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■

167

Jun

29

Feb

274

,

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Dec

34%

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,

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pfd

preferred

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Feb

29 %

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17%

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a35a36%.

3%

Aug

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15%

50

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Imperial Oil Ltd
Imperial Tobacco

Oct

Nov

20 •'
•

15'A

__

10

pfd__

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27%- 27%

-

3'A
25

'

a78

20'A

Mar

203

a74Vs
20

Par

International

17%

12

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—

Canadian

»■

;

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*.

27

17%

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5%. preferred

t

23% May
24%

Dec

14
27

40c

Heating Products—

Lime

Hudson

Oct

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common—«

'5% preferred
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H

$2

Jan

103

Nov

553 '

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6ale Price

'A*

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Canada Steamship

,

23%

Dec

commoH-iL*-10

preferred

Canada

V

Dec

22

3%

1054

29%

5%

12%

.

preferred

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19

2%

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^

16 %

,

100

25%

,

5
com

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*

Feb

191

1,580

3%

:

>

19

16%

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1

Goodyear Tire 4%

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23%

♦ •

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preferred

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x

Oct

8,821

18

,

1

Feb

96%

'

building Products

i

May

165

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Canada Cement

Feb

2.00

30%

24%

Bruck Silk

$1.30

19

801

19

*

R

QQ

295

18%

May

1R3/.

100

General Steel Wares

5%

23%

100

British Columbia Forest ProductsBritish Col Power
Corp Class A__.

General

Feb

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23

25

British Columbia Elec 4%

21%
168%

17%

•

Oil

18%

19

14

16n/

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*

Players

Hamilton

21

167

167%

*

Bank

American

3%%

21

100

Light & Power

Nov

14% May

>

5

—

preferred
5%% preferred

Feb

9%

Dec

10

;

5

5%

12% Dec

.

Bathurst

Dec

27%

&

Gatineau

Nov

Dec

26

-

"

l

Corp

Foundation

Oct

59

227

12

Warrants

Asbestos Corp

Enamel
Famous

Feb

24%

7%

40

10

56%

common—-—

Paper

Eiectrolux

23% Mar
106

Mar

Textile

Eddy Paper Co Class

Jun

135

7%

41

18

8'A

16

preferred

Dryden

Feb

24%

~7%

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18

26 %

Feb

43 %

Nov

8%

140

Feb

30%

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,

common

Donnacona Paper 4%%

High
21%

July

100

1,630

15%

May

Last

24%

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•

preferred

8'%
55
221

52%
218

Dec

23

Friday

36

20

/

253

479

20%

STOCKS—

14% May
17% Mav

125

100

8%
•
•

of

18%

100

—

common

Aluminium Ltd

Aluminum

18%

100

8%

MARKETS

ENDING JANUARY

<s*«-

Acadia-Atlantic

Feb

25%

.15%

Coast Life Insurance

LISTED

FOR WEEK

Range for Year 1947

25

Dec*

10%

8%

a277/8 .;
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5

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3,719

r

25

Westinghouse Electric Corp
Woolworth

Dominion

1,912

20%

29%

7% May

29%

10

Preferred

t;

Oct

Low

16
19 3A

21% May

18q

16%

25

Warner Bros Pictures-^
Westates Petroleum common

Nov

Jan

High

16

25Q

9

a40% a40%

•

Corp of Delaware
Utah-Idaho Sugar Co common

Sep

Jan

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19%

20

30

.

—

1

—

*

25%

■

2t

common

United

for Week

of Prices

^

25

Sales

.

Range

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f

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Co capital..
capital.—

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Exchange

Week's

Last

75

Feb
Mar

9

15

——

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Canadian Fonda

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852% a52%

58

•

.

RANGE

33% July

Dec

,

Feb

CANADIAN

Montreal Stock

;

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Aircraft, Corp

Sep

15

13

50.

Dec

52%

1

—?

Texas

Dec

6%

Jun

26%

22%

28

1

lo

A

\

,

Dec

tsn

a9%

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106

160

115 115%;

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9%

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Feb

a9%

May
17% May
May

435

Dec

15%

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•

Brands Inc
Standard Oil Co of N J

14%

16%

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Studebaker Corp

14%

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1

"B"

Standard

Feb

Feb.

14 %

__

19%

660

18%

22

44=

20

18

•

common

class

-Socony-Vacuum Oil

Feb

64

Apr

344

20

__

38% July

May

50

285

26%

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15c

422

-

•

Dec

7% Feb
15
Feb
30% Jan

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Sinclair Oil Corp
Bo

1,290
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'

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Dec

18%

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4%

8%

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For Year 1947

LOW
•

; 45.'' "

45/

a9%

—1

Oct

Jun

Reynolds
Riverside

41

43%

53%

17%

Republic Steel Corp

Feb

555

•

-—50

Radio-Keith-Orpheum

Jan

17%

common

Corp of America

a20'A

10

common

Corp

36%
•

255

22c

21c

53%

Radio

3% Feb

Dec

9% May

2.50

ui6

•

common

Pacific Finance

Dec

26%

Airways

Pictures

Range

High
'

f!

♦

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Railway

Sugar Co

Ohio

5

Aviation—*

North-American

,

—

common..

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,

—

capital

American

21c

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4%

Jun

215

a34V# a34%

—1

;

Co

Apr *

4

570

17%

17%

—

Sales

for Week
Shares

Range
of Prices

*■Par 'L°w

•

Co

Pennsylvania RR Co___
Pepsi Cola

Dec

3

2.05

American

Dec

17%

16%

18

_!

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Montgomery W-ard &

•

6%
9%

47'A

47%
17

1.50 July
5
Feb..

1,800

13%

a393A " a393A a407/s

•

-

Dec

75

-

Week's

Last
Sale Price

;

July

36

200
■

2.35

13

•

Navigation Co

44

19% May

36

1,515

a273A a27%

•

;

Inc

Paramount

10

2.30

•

Tel

Oct

500

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International Nickel Co Canada

8%

35

4'A

International

Pan

May
May

9

2.30

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3 %

7%

a4

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Feb

7

4'A

:

200
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a4

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60%

160

v

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36

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Low

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41%

35

4'A

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Friday
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5%

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—

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Range for Year 1947

115

a39% a40ys

„

1

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36.'

Co—

Hupp Corp

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JANUARY

I

Shares

a42% a43%

-

•
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Honokaa

pfd

Co A

Class B

Holly

1

common.r

non-cum

a42%

ENDING

for Week

Low

•

common

WEEK

Sales

Range
of Prices

Sale Price

FOR

98

100

10% May
50% May

98%

Dec

19%
44

15%
70

Jan

Feb
Nov

Oct
Nov

103

Feb

*

13%

13%

13%

350

12%

Dec

17

Jan

*

17'A

17

17 y4

775

18

Aug

20%

Jan

.

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&

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THE

(282)

RANGE

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ENDING JANUARY 16

^

•

Week's

Friday

Range
of Prices

Sale Price

STOCKS—

Shares

Low

Par

Rolland

4%

class

A

1st
2nd

50c

13
101

.

12%

25

Low

Nuclear

Orange

17
106

15%

640

9% May

19%

Oct

43

43%

210

30 % May

50%

33

12%

12%

Paton

Range for Year 1947
Low

11%

11%

10%

•
______20

Crush

-

High

10%

780

32

32

16%

16 %

410

11

High

May

15%

10%

Dec

22

70

32

Nov

33

Sep

40

,

14%

Aug

21%

Jan

•

Ltd—

Stores

Service

Paul

50

1

:V

—

6%

__

*

16%

112%

Jan

1st pfd—100

109

110

50

107%

Apr

Purity Flour Mills Co Ltd com——.10

preferred..

Dec
Jan

Oct

33

43

50
49

Shares

*11%

Enterprises Ltd
Ltd
Mfg 7% pfd

Jan
Feb

Sep
Dec

102%

5

15

y.

for Week

Par

High

'

*

com

conv

New

101

preferred—100

preferred
$2 preferred

New

13

101

*

Paper common

Saguenay Power 4%%
St Lawrence Corp Ltd

Range
of Prices

j.

Low

Sales

Last
Sale Pries

-

STOCKS—

Range for Year 1947

High

'/'/.Week's

Friday

Sales
for Week

Last

Monday, January 19, 1948

MARKETS

LISTED

CANADIAN

;

CHRONICLE

FINANCIAL

10 %

10%

25

11%

Nov

21
10%

10%

53

6

575

17%

18

535

18

22

22

26

12

14

14

150

10%

10%

Power Corp of Can

250

cum

14% May

St Lawrence Paper Mills—
*

preferred

1st
2nd

;

90

—1

,

41

Quebec Tel & Power Corp "A".
116

480

Service

Oct

Rands

Jan

Reliance
Russell

140

Jan

Series

Water
4%

A

Power

&

21%

*

V

C

T

3,355

21%

46%

47

1,380

47%

Dec

14%

15

265

12%

14%

405

19

19

*

Southam

Press Co

•

25%

Dec

14%

50

21%

14%

preferred

Sicks Breweries common

21%

47

•

com

19

Grain

15%

Nov

Sangamo

Co,

16%

20%

Oct

Southern

Apr
Oct

Canada

Chemical

Standard

Steel

Power

United

Steel

Wabasso

Walker

Corp

•

Cotton...

Electric
preferred

5%

Limited

b'/o

'

77

77

77

26%

25%

26%
20%

85

22%

25%

8,950

5

May

89

Jan

25

27%

Canadienne

81

Feb

Westeel

Oct

Windsor

Hotel

28%
23

Mar

23%

Dec

13

Jan

97

20

96%

Nov

101

May

25

34%

Dec

38

Feb

27%

20

26%

Nov

27

Jan

22%

Scotia

22%

26%

10
io

26%

27%

22

Nov
Nov

1,205

21%

Sep

23%

665

25%

Apr

28%

36%

185

34

July

39

Alger

&

Power

3s

2,380

22

Apr

25

Jan

50

1949

50

$7,000

50

Jan

50%

Feb

Acme Glove Works Ltd

Bathurst

&

Pwr

Beldmg-Corticelli

Bang*

for Week

of Prices

8hares

Low

Range for Year 1947
Low

9%

9%

100

12%

1,290

6%

6%

235

100

163

163

38

_•

80c

80c

1,000

15%

15%

5

22

22

50

Distillers of Vancouver Ltd_5

Brewers &

Bright

Co 6%

&

pfd

cum

22

100

British

Packers Ltd

Columbia
Columbia

cl

Pulp & Paper

A

12%

•

com

Preferred
Brown

100

Company common.

Mining

Preferred

.100

Canada

Packers

Canada

Starch

Canadian

Ltd

Co

class

Ltd

11% Mar

13
Nov
7% Feb

5

Jun

162%

Dec

80c

Dec

Nov

177
3.00

Jun

17

Canadian

Gen

Canadian

Gen

Electric

Invest

_

Co

.

Jan

301

109.75 109.75

■-

Jan

7

Nov

113

May

109

Nov

23% May

Dec

112%

Jun

Jan
Mar

15%
30

Feb

;

7%

Apr

275

May

240

15

14%

15

y:28o

Industries

•

common

23%

24%

2,005

21

58

175

Dec

190

Aug

45

61

Dec

69

Feb

preferred

Canadian

162 V. 162

Ingersol

Rand

Co

Canadian Internat Inv Trust

5%

•

Ltd
com...

14

16%

Sep

5%

Power

&

Paper Inv Ltd

pfd

cum

Canadian

3% y 3%.

pfd

cum

3

May

40

100

Jun

1.75

*

l'/b

40

*

com

:

Vickers

Canadian

Western Lumber Co

T 85

7%

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pfd__

Claude

General

Neon

8%

Consolidated

Aircraft Corp

David

&

Class

Corp

12
129

535

22%

50c

50c

30c

50c

200

4%

550

7

450

.

*

*

17%

173/4

*

Mines

Ltd

Esmond

Mills

Ltd (The) cum pfd

Aircraft

95c

32

Goldvue

22

Co of

Oct

140

Jan

27

Nov

Apr
Apr
Feb

14% May

75c

7%

21%

Oct
Nov

17

18 3/4

Foreign Pow Sec 6 %

cum

Oct

2%

Apr

60

.

22% Aug

32

Nov

4

Mar

36%

Apr

42% May

40

205

36

Apr

42

.

14

A

120

19%

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Halifax

Rowan

Hotel

LaSalle

de

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(Alfred)

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100
.

2

Sep

10

46

Dec

MacLaren

Maple

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6%

4%

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&

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pfd

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Royal

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19%

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15
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43%

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43%
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44

8

For footnotes see page 42.




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89c

Sep

18c

19,000

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Sep

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Oct

47 %e

46c

54c

35,800

38c

Dec

54c

Nov

Sep

4c

July

8c

15c

Apr

28c

15

15

Dec

21%

11c

11c

1,150

10c

Oct

44c

Jan

19c

19c

13,800

7c

8c

6,500

21c

22c

20%

20 %

8

Oct

60c

Feb

7c

Dec

"25c

Jan

19c

1,950

—

May

39c

Jan

Jan

25%

Nov

1.60

Jan

14%C
-

18%

83c

83c

83c

3.10

3.10

3.25

4,900

71c

71c

80c
21%

4,200

28c

Julv

500

20c

Dec

1

_.

*

—

16c

1

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Aug

4.65

5.25

200

Sep

5.25

Jan

4%p

2,000

Aug

•56c

Jan

92c

Nov

Feb

9%c

Dec

17c

Jan

2.60

Feb

12c

12c

500

15c

Mar

29c

Jan

11c

15c

1,900

10c

Dec

40c

Feb

May

45c

20c

20c

24c

11
10c

11%

470

>-

1

& Explor Co Ltd

1
1

624

12c

10c

100

8

10%

10%

13

13

43

,

Dec

Mines Ltd

(1945)

—

2%c

1,186

2c

Mar

5c

Feb

5%c

4,000

5c

May

13c

Jan

7.00
14c

7.15
14c

1,450

7.00

1

—

14 %c

Oct

33 %c

Jan

25

12%

12%

7.40 Aug

3.55 May

300

12%

Dec

16%

Jun

22c

;

>

Nechi

Cons

Normetal

6c

6c

6c

2.000

7c

Dec

1

1.28

1.28

1.35

5,800

1.30

Dec

3.55

Feb

1

1.28

1.10

1.65

25,400

1.70

Dec

4.80

Jan

1.14

1.15
1.69
2.05

4,700

1.01

Oct

5c

7c

5,000

7c

May

16c

18c
8c

4,000

8c

May

27c

500

9c

May

18c

60,700

50c

Nov

Ltd

1

Dredging

Mining

Ltd

Corp

__

*
1

O'Brien Gold Mines Ltd

Cadallic

Pen-Rey

Gold

Mines

Gold

Mines

Ltd

1.69
2.00

1

1

Ltd

Pitt Gold Mining Co.,

Ltd

—

1

—

8c

8c

1.35 May

2.05

Jan

1.82 May

2.90

Nov

*
1

Ltd

Crest Gold Mines Ltd

50c
9c

50c
9c

58c
9c

—

5c

5c

1,000

14c

3,500

15c 15%c
1.15
1.15

10,500

1

Ltd

Mines Co

Gold

Rochette

12c

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50c
50c

Mines

Sheep Creek Gold Mines Ltd
Sherritt-Gordon Mines Ltd

—
—

Sladen-Malartic

1.80
25c

Mines

Gold

4%
25

12%

Thurbois

11c

Dec

25c

Mar

12c

34 %c

May

1,330

1.60

Feb

5.35

Feb

Jan

2.85

35c

35c

35c

500

37c

Aug

53c

12c

12c

13c

6,000

7c

Sep

19c

60c

60c
61c

60c
62c

500

50c

May

1.85
15c

1.90
18c

1

tLd

1

.

—

1.85

1

15c

9%c

1,834

85c

2,350

17c

Dec

5c

Aug

;

Mar

Jan

,41 %C Sep
20c
July

1

7%c

7%c

9c

Co Ltd

*

1.73

1.73

1.85

2,000

*

19c

19c

500

4.00

400

52c
53c
16%c 19%c
3.25
3.25

4,600

44c

Dec

70c

44,200

11c

Dec

61c

1.25

1.60

4,600

6.00
1-22

6.50
1.28

Malartic Mines

Vinray
Oil

Stocks—

Anglo-Canadian Oil
Calgary

Edmonton

&

Corp Ltd

0 Calmont

Oils Ltd

Foothills

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16%c

1

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Gaspe Oil Ventures Ltd
Co

Oil

Home

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Ltd

Ltd—:

Oils

58%

Nov

20

Jan

Oct

13

Jan

9

Jan

Jan

123/4

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14% July

11

Feb

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Dec

July
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Jun

2.90

40c

May

2.05

Jun

2.94

Dec

Dec

5.75

Sep

2.55 July

9c

62,500

Jan

60c

6,210

Sep

24c

July

Jan

20%

Jun

$2.50

class A

Preferred

Acme

Gas

Jan

46

Jun

143/4

Feb

*

Agnew-Surpass
Akaitcho Yellowknife

Dec

31%

Feb

Alger

96

96

10

94

Dec

5%

Jan

*
1
*

«

-

—*
..100

Sep

7%

Feb

Aluminium

13%

18

Aug

14%

Jan

Aluminum

23%

1,040

15 3% May

24%

Oct

71

70%

71

75

65% May

Amalgamated Larder Mines
...
1
American Nepheline
,—...——*

9% May
193/4

Oct

76

Nov

10%

Oct

21

Aug

American

Ltd

common

Yellowknife

Anglo Canadian Oil

--

4%

—

1

—

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of Canada

100

100

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May

104

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par

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pfd

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16 %

20%
37%

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1,100

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38,200
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219

219
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150
650
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1.71

1,000

1.95

30,950

1.67

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Feb

59

Fab

43%

Jun

19%
100

5%c

,

.

23% Mar

Dec

Dec

May

107

%

11c

Feb

Jun

9%

Sep

90c

Jan

1.50

Jan

10c

Oct

32c

Feb

21

Jan

59%

Nov

188

Dec

8%

100

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36% July

50
25
2,500

100
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810'

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100
7

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155

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20
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175

2.90

5,300

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40

360

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Canadian Fnnds

.

176

10

30c

Feb

1.90 May

300

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18 18%

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Friday

Nov

19%

Nov

Mar

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215

193/4

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Toronto Stock
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14

10

1.90 July

1.27 Mar
19c

Jan

Feb

9%

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6.25.

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Oil Co Ltd—

13%

10

4.00

—

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.

Co Ltd.....

Oil & Gas

223/4

—

—

*

23

♦

Jan
Nov

2.80

1.70 May

1,600

Feb

20c

Nov

15,500

Feb

Jun

8

,

Feb

1.15 May
2.10

200

*

Mines

Nov

19%

225

100

Mar

Oct
Jun

1

Ltd

Mines

Cons

28

5

Feb

Nov

7c

2.85

•

Jan

5c

1

Soma-Duvernay Gold Mines Ltd
Stadacona Mines 1944 Ltd

13%

5

.Feb

6%c May

1,000

3.00

21c

1

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Mines

5

—

Feb

1.20

100

5,300

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Yellowknife W»m Mines

Quebec
Red

Feb

1.00

Ltd

Jan

47%

100

325

Feb

28c

May

2c

Jan

Dec

7%

50

Sep
Nov

14

9.50 May

4%c

2c

1

18c

9,500

11

,

1

Ltd

74c

2.74 May

13,800

5c

5c

11c

5

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500

4.50
4.50
16c 19%c

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3% May
61

18

6

9%

42

—

,

Sep

11c

1

27%
96

Oct

15c

Nov

153%

4

9%

Oct

May
13% May

90

14

8
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2*

*

Ltd

Power

Dec

15c

*

common

Paper Co

Moore Corporation Ltd

Nova

50

18%

pfd_20

II10

Ontario

Jan

6

—

conv

preferred

Minnesota

May

20

30

*

Co

Oil

2

730

~

Power & Paper Co

Leaf Milling

3,525

6

•

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18c

1

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Royalite

3%

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Inc

16,000

1

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22%

14

u

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17%c

22c

19%c

Jan

6

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1.000

Mines Ltd

Lingside Gold Mines
Louvicourt

Jan

3

43%

Jan

44c

5c

2.000

Macdonald Mines Ltd

Nov

22

51%
V 18%

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Paints (Can) Ltd

Int'l

19%c

31%<J Feb

Nov

5,300

4c

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12

— —

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6,300

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15

22

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Dec

67,000

7c

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1

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27

20

200

2%
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preferred

lie
11 %c

10c 10%c

1

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8% May

4,704

9%

2%

red pfd. IlOO

Great Lakes Paper Co Ltd com

Jan

15c 17%c

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Hudson-Rand

Jack

11% May
143/4 May

200

23%

19*%

A.

Fraser Companies

14%

Feb

65c

2,350

July

40

47%

1,

class

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6c

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5% July

25

14

3/'.

Canada

10

13c

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9

4c

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Hollinger

Standard

7

21%

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13c

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Okalta

1120
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Sullivan

38

9%

Shops

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—

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Mines

Jan

15%

39

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Limited

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May

13c

Lake Gold

Feb

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1

*

Ltd

Products

Jan

23

15c

1

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39

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25

8
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.

1

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38

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4

Jan

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120

32

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10

14

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17%

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Jan

325

British Dom Oil & Dev Corp

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Oct

490

a

Fanny Farmer

300

27

Dominion Oilcloth & Linoleum Co

Fairchild

14

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cum

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2% Aug
39

130

_

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1

130

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Frere, Limitee A
B

Dominion

4,325

40

26%

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Consol Textile Mills Ltd 5 7c

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3%

5

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Oct

Sep
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130

preferred

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155

135

26%

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Aug

10%

Feb

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28 %

-

.

Feb

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110

3.50

14

1

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cum

43/4

,

Feb

14

3%

3%

25;

1.75 May

75

141

40

2

18%

May

34

Feb

10%

3

12%

140

Westinghouse Company Ltd.*

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1.80

12%
140

100

Canadian

64%

Jan

106 % 106%

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preferred

Candn

64%

*

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9

*

Quebec Manganese
Canadian

16

1

Ltd

Ltd

Pandora

240
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May

265

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171

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25

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67

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155

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13
43

1

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.

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Feb

25

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160

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Dredge & Dock

160

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185

4%

21

Ltd

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Corp

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Jan

8

25

85

....

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Canada & Dominion Sugar
Canada Northern Power 1%

12%

80

80

Gold

Mines

Lake

British

Jan

123

Jan

30% May

1

Explorations T.td

Sol

J-M

A

20

20

Mines Ltd

Mines

Cournor Mining

Found

High

12%

pfd

7%

Millen Ltd

&

Brand

11% Mar

Dec

23% May

10

1

Ltd

Gold

Formaque Gold Mines Ltd

Bales-

CI B_*

Ltd

Co

Jan

24c

200

34

1

Mines

Falconbridge Nickel

Week's

•

Paper

July

114%

26

9%

34

*

Ltd.

Lake

Gold

Century

El

*

Limited

Steels

Atlas

17%

9%

•

Cartier-Malartic Gold Mines LtdJ

Eldona

Canadian Funds

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17%

__

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Montreal Curb Market

Par

10

__

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Canada,

Gold Mines

Lake

Donalda

STOCKS—

23

♦

of

Yellowknife

Candego

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Last

Feb

15

10

9

*

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Red

Beaulieu

Dome

Friday

21

12% May

7,884

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Mines Ltd

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Band-Ore

Beatrice

Cortev

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Nov

Oct

Jan

25%

BONDS—

Lt

Aug

18%

Oct

Mining Stocks—

Centremarque

25

25%

...io

Jan

Dec

9%

Apr

Feb

Sep

36

10

...

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10

21
23

115
40c

23

Ltd

Corp

Products

35%

21

21

10

Montreal

Montreal

Distillers

Apr

Dec

114
38c

♦

Amusement

Bob's

Commerce

Jan

4

25

114
40c

of Canada Ltd

Gas

United

Banks—

Nova

Union

Feb

19%

100

Ltd

Thrift Stores

10

21% May

pfd

Ltd

Co

Screw Co Ltd class A

Stowell

Dec

26'%

*

30

10%

May

8%

Feb

82

y.

35%

100

preferred

Oct

96!

24%

•

common

common

Oct

72

830

1

Sep

9%

Dec

6%

490

14

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y

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6%

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7

78

230

y;

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Winnipeg
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79

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7

75

79

18%

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75

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7 %

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25

;

16

265

18

17%

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17%

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common

of Canada

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Southmont

Southern

Ltd

Canada

17%

*

19

3

Nov

12% Mar

65

Sep

21*

5%

20

Ltd.

Industries

50%

16%

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pfd.

Co

__

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Stores

Reitman's Ltd 5%

Shawinigan

red pfd__100

Quebec Pulp & Paper 7%

115
615

129% 130%

100

preferred

92%

40%

90

99

__

preferred

6%

Dec

Mar

228%

24%

Dec

27%

22c

Dec

1.90

45c

Dec

7%c Oct
97c

Jan

Feb
Jan

77c

Jun

19c

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1.90

July

Volume 167

Number 4665

THE. COMMERCIAL

'*»

&

RANGE

Week's

Last

STOCKS—

,

1;

of Prices

Par
•

Ansley Gold
Apex

Argus

Resource*

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9c

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Cons

of

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ox

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4,000

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Oct

28%

Nov

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39 %

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Jun

40

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Nov

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July

Eureka

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Apr

75

Mar

Famous

6%

Dec

8

Jun

Fibre Products

48 %

Nov

62

Feb

420

14

May

21%

Dec

18,400

41c

Dec

1.40

Nov

1,593

18

Jan

25%

Sep
Jan

26%

Dec

33%

Jan

6%

Oct

9%

Feb

4%

Feb

7%

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115

188

25%

50

19

Apr

7

25

7% Aug
21

120

21

21

21%

25%

63

Francoeur

Frobisher

25

May
May

19c

21c

22,200

16 Vic Dec

20

10

55c

26% May

25

25 %

160

25

Sep

29%

20%

150

20

Dec

26

41c

12%

285

11% May

15

Feb

16

16%

63

63%

1,075
100

16

Nov

19%

Globe

May
May

30

Feb

Goldale

15 Vi

Jan

God's
140

18

120

10

89

20

90

Dec

100

260

5

260

Nov

275

Gold

May

Gold

Lake

35

11% May

16%

Aug
60%c May

37%

Jan

Goldhawk

1.25

Nov

Goldora
Goldvue

Feb
Jan

9

9

9%

445

8% May

11%

Jan

31

31

50

37% July

40

18%

Sep

21

Jan

92

12,900

60C

69c

69c

83c

95,900

28c

May

20c

19c

23c

14,100

19c

Dec

19%

19%

20

587

16%

Oct

762

15

100

Golden

Sep

18%

168

Mar

183 %

Jan

Goodfish

11% Mav

15%

Feb

Goodyear Tire

145

150

70

Feb'

25

14%

14%

14%

3,692

*

25

24%

25

Cariboo Gold

130

1

2.50

2.50

2.55

Castle-Trethewey

-1,700

1

1.28

1.30

2,000

1.20

1.37

21,050

Patricia

Gold

Mines

PorcuDine

Mines

25c

1

15c

£•'%

1

43c

•6c

25c

13c

8%
43c

6c

29c
15c

19,500
6,000

8%

25

50c

8c.

3,500
19,600

see

page 42.




2.70

2.68

2.80

1,500

20c

_

Gold

For footnotes

1.26

0

,

Mines

1

1

Centremaque Gold
Chateau-Gai Wines
Chemical Research

Chesterville

:

20c

23c

5,100

23%

Nov

26%

Apr

2.00 May
1.10 May

3.05

Nov

1.23

2.20

13c

Oct

July

1.45 Mar

50c

Class

Jan

3%

9

4

Dec

7%

Jan

10

12

Nov

14%

Jan

14,965

4.40

4.40

4.55

1,710

17%

5%c

A

6c
9

8%
12
3

22%

12c

13c

2.29

19%
107

Mines

——

_•

—

15%

1

10

—

_

5.90

16

5.80

6.00

10 %c 12 %c

11%
100

Feb

5

Feb

25

Nov

38c

Feb

3.25

v

20

Dec

Jan

Aug

111% May

Dec

20

July

101%

Apr
Nov

*

143/4

Aug

10

103%

Dec

3,881

Dec

13%

Apr

130
•

Feb

5.40 May

18 %

108

Feb
Nov

7.15 Mar

9,400

10c

July

3%c

15,000

3c

Dec

9c

Feb

70c

70c

75c

42,750

42c

Sep

71c

Aug

84c

84c

90c

37,700

57c

Jan

16c

16c

17c

2,000

16c

July

22c

Feb

14c

16c

8,600

11c

Jun

32c

Aug

4c

5%c

1,500

4%c Dec

23c

Jan

13c

13c

14c

4,700

13c

50c

Jan

2.20

2.30

12,800

1
1

1

2.20

a

1.85

Aug
Dec

23c

Sep

1.98 Mar

3.30

Jan

'

14c

15c

15,300

8c

Aug

74c

Jan

1

6%c

6%c

7c

17,500

7c

Mav

20c

Sep

1

20c

20c

24c

9,900

17c

May

3%C

3%C

2,000

106

108

45

95

July

——

1

108

Guaranty Trust

51

52

630

52

Dec

55%

103/4

515

10%

Oct

12

22%

23

50

24

Nov

12 %c 12 %c

3,650

*

1

•
«

—

'

Guayana

9%c Aug

4.30

Jan

Gunnar

61c

Jan

Gypsum, Lime & Alabastine

_

Nov

18

13% May

19%

44

444

43

Dec

47%

12

225

10

Nov

11%

126

126

20

117

Jan

—

4,120

73 c

67c

76c

10,600

30c

30c

500

20c

a

15%

15%

153/4

750

13

70c

Dec

Sep
Oct

12

19

Jan

Jan
Nov

43%

-100

1

Jan

16c

18%

1

Dec

Apr

Sep

29%

43%

a

—

11c

113

10%

a

_

Lakes Paper common

Dec

51
•

B

Great

3c

46c

10%

....

_

Bousquet

'

*

•

common

'

125

1.00

Jun

Dec

Aug
Nov

'

Dec

May

:

Dec

3c

1

_.

Mining

Gold

Dec

'

Jan

9

Jan

108

Feb
Jan

9%

Dec

16%

29

106% 106%

10 %c

1

,

Class
A
preferred
Great West Coal com

2.58

11c

Aug

2.05 May

50

15%

1

__

._

Sep

21c

108

16%
100 %

May

19%

15

16%

—

9%

a

_

Jan

•

19% '

67

Dec

12c

4,890

-100

Mines

Nov

Jan

2

1,100

2.15

•

28c

33c

113/4

640

12c
2.15

193/4

Dec

May
6% May

650

21%

5c

Aug

2

20

3

22

_

_

11%

Dec

4%

430

*

•

16

384

8

Feb

46 V

4,000

8%

.

12

__

Dec

5c

5%c

8

Oct

5.50

Sep

14c

_

Sep

79Vic Jan

200

4.70

3.90

295

4%

1.96 July

215

47%

8%

*

7

May

18

47

4%

—

47%

3

_

14c

30c

Jan

4.55

•

Mackay class A

Graham

!

2534

12%

—

Preferred
Gordon

\

3%

,

Pacific Railway
Canadian Wirebound class A

V

Feb

2.60 Aug
60c
Sep

4.05

__

Porcupine

13

1.36

12

a

_

Manitou

110

Oct

3%

Oct
Oct

19

''

1

Aug

_

class

'

'V

Dec

2.45

•

Mines

100

85c

43c

4.75

25

Mines

28%

80c

Nov

1.50 May

—

Mines

Arrow

1,395

12%

14%

22c

2.70 May

_

Gold—

13%

28%

27,700
5,500

Gold

13

•

43c

39c

12,003

•
_

Mines

Eagle

Golden

July

1.70

1

12%

17%

12 %c

100 %

*

11% Mar

Jan

Jan

3.25

Jun

260

5c

68c

Exploration

Goldcrest

25

11%

13.5Q0

1.58

28 3/4c Sep

1.63

Feb

11

Jan

9c

18%

-

89

57c

61c

OR

67%

Dec

Dec

1

Gold

May

25c

53c

63c

Lake

55

7%c Dec

10,300

18%

Giant Yellowknife Gold Mines

Feb

15,000

3.05

_

Steel Wares common

Glenora

8,300

10c

1.65

—

-Gillies

59c

30c

3.10

Preferred

Jan

12%

Jun

8%c

--

Jan

20%

Jan

90c

1

Jan

24 %

13

Canada

General

1.62

26c

■'

_

preferred
•
General Product Mfg class A

23% Nov

Sep

26

55c

Feb

15

9c

9c

26c

Gatineau Power common

Mar

May
Jun

—

Jan
Nov

Nov

11
64C

19c

_

5%

22%

100

•

7

Feb

17

87

27%

May

800

Mfg & Aircraft

40% Mar

Nov

27,500

Fittings Ltd class A
Fleet

198 199%

Sep

19

20<

455

Jan

12% May

14

1

Jan

Oct

26%

45

88c

—10

Apr

May

1,025

Aug

14

com

18

12%

17%

Oct

/:40 V

_20

_

40

72

5

26

>

Nov

of

40

41

80c

Kirkland

Ford

275

3%

16%

16%

8%

3%
41

.

—

80c

common

16

40

7%

„1

25

A_

<

Sep

875

•

1

_

/

Feb

28

1

Dec

Jan

21

a

Grain

36% July

201%

1.70

27

Fanny Farmer Candy 8hops

330

70

98c

63c

•

215

25

Aug

19%

1

18

328

Dec

44c

19

1

class

37%

70

60c

54c

1

A

17%

13%

19,900

23,400

27

Trust

11%

40%

79c
60c

20%

*

11

Mar

Sep

70c

19

•

Preferred

Sep

75c

56%

Federal

Jan

Federal

13 %

Feb

May

•

__

Players

30

Jun

Feb

85c

29%

Ltd

Nleke]

30

8%

Feb

26c

May

54c

-25

Insurance

7

15

2.44

Dec
,

20%

Corp

52

Dec

Dec

6 Vic

4.35

Equitable Life

Jun

105

1.46

2,600

52c

—

a

7

•

common

Canadian

Chi mo

1.45

Jun

Anr

B

_♦

„_

preferred

Cheskirk

Mar

31% July

1,140

—So

.1

Locomotive
Canadian Malartic

Central

Mar

14

43c

*

Mines

Electric

Class

23%

68%

3,736

*

Canadian

Central

English

17%c Feb

lo% May

23

*

common
.

Cob

31

Nov

8c

Dec

Mines

27% Dec

24

__

Preferred

Oil

Oct

10

53

MlneR

32

22%

12%

Alcohol

Dec

Gold
Gnlri

80

23%

16%.

-

Industrial

4.15

flnl

313

24

—

_

Gen Electric

27c

26

100

1

68

23
,.

$
-

Products

Jan

150

11

1.50

•

class

18%

13%

'*

*

common

Dredge

1,000

26%

11

;

Invest

27%

70

—20

Food

Dec

39%

A

common

17c

25%

*

18

'

15c

25%

•

37

■

Oct

25

Minps

Eldona

■

.'.'l.

..

_

Dec

100

Apr

30c

5

Mines

27.%

18

B

Oil

Paper

Elder

3.50 Feb

_

common

Economic

Feb

73c

98%

2%c

Aug

375

Mar

Jan

Jan
Dec

4%

Oct

9c

50

Eastern Steel

16% May

95

60c

14,500

—1

Malartic
Sullivan

Eddy

6,000

4%

II,300

18c

p

.

Canadian

Nov

12C

4

95c

-50

.

14%

Feb

80c

Dec

19%

Jan

1.43

14 %c

v

Dec

Jan

-100

Breweries

Celanese

East

2.30

$

Bakeries

...

East Leduc

30

1.50

Dec

26%

Oil

Feb

24c

4%

Crest

Jan

July
May

May

26

Mine*

52
'.

preferred

East

50c

12%

4,275

common-

Coal class

&

Mines

Amphl

37%
12%

69c

10 %c

14 %c

Mar

14%

29,000

Gold

35c

Jun

22

25%

Canadian

Canadian

50

58c

3,400
3,600

50

Stores

May

11

Jan

50

Woollens

Dec

28

25%

2.70

_

Cable class

East.

East

51c

--w

—

1st preferred

Class B

15c

2.50

Canadian Bank of Commerce.4;j-_.—10

Canadian

Dec

5c

Class B

Class A

13c

1.70

17%

Canadian Car

3,000

30 %

26%

Duquesne Mining Co
Duvay Gold Mines

Feb

7-,370

_

Convertible

14c

4.75

5,500

$

Power

Canadian Canners

Dec

Dulama

Feb

8c

;

&

2.20

1.55

Dec

80c

*

Mines

Oujuaiaa

48 Vic Feb

4.30

•

Permanent Mortgage
Canada S S Lines

Canadian

Dec

25

Nov

—1

:___ __i^.

Steel

Dominion

El

50

Canada

Canadian

65c

52c

125

Jan

1.90

76c

Jun

3.90

*

Packers class A

Canadian

15,5001

30c

7%c

Machinery

Canadian

Aug

95c

2.40

2.60

25

Dec

Oct

82c

10

__

Scottish Invest

Dominion

Nov

12%

100

Northern

Wire

27c

15

2o

Preferred

3,300

Dec

3%

3.95

*

Malting

Canada

36c

1

7,200

174%

12c 13 %c

_

7%c

common

Canada

Class B

13c

100

92c

98

Oct

50

_

Feb

_•

Preferred

Canada

34,500

10c

4%

_1

preferred

Canada

22C

25%

—L

common

Canada

July

17c

1

Cement

2

78c

10c

Lake—

Bank

Dominion

12

Aug

147

78c

__

Feb

2.20

14% *

preferred

Canada

Dominion Fabrics 1st preferred

9

12

_

Flon

Bread

Dominion

Apr

"•35c

.____♦

Oils

Campbell Red

Jan

Oct

910

34c

Jan

3 Vi
*24

5%

5,900

Dec

78% May

133

Jan

•

T32c

40

20c

11 %c

2,655

.-Jan

•

Dec

Feb

30 %

60,300

99

55c

2

Dec

16

30

20c

153

Feb

38c

70c

6c

Dec

17 %c

Feb

Oct

Diversified Mining
Dome Mines Ltd

13% Mar

May

30%

common

Flin

Dec

12%

14c

Nov

61c

21

July

„1

-

Distillers Seagrams common

Jan

60

:

1.20

Oct

44c1'•Feb

V 17c

13

2,100

Oct
Jan

18c

25c

Lake

Preferred

17 %c

Calder-Bousquct

Calmont

May

90c

Red

Discovery Yellowknife

j

Dominion

„

16%
65c

1,000

20c

__1

Sep

1

*

Calgary & Edmonton

'

Lake

Dec

V'.-

231

24,650

21c

1,500

1

24%

83c

_

preferred

-

3 %

625

16

78c

3,150

__1

103 %

__

;

Dec;

Aug

Red

Dickenson

Oct

30c rFeb

Mines

Dec

2.20

*

B

16'/8

;

1,500

775

Jan

22c

Lake

Dec

/•

1

A

Oct
Jan

4

2%

1.56

27c

„1

Nickel

97%

*

Mines.

•?'

97%

25%

Dec

•

"

__

Building Products
Burlington
Steel

Aug

97

25%

95c

86c

*

Mines

Red

24%

•

.

31c

1

1,120

1

Canadian

Mar

3%

I8V2C

Porcupine
Gold

Detta

12%

•

Ankerite

Denison

Jan

24%

25%

I,600

25

*

24%

•

Jun

95c

21c

;

;

Dominion Foundry & Steel
Dominion Magnesium

5%

Feb

60c

26c

A

24%

•

A

Delnlte

Sep
Feb

90c

class

B

Jan

.5%

42c

May

85c

27

127'

Nov

37c

12c

Oct

'

32c

1,700

Feb

27c

1

21%

97

87C

Patricia

Leather

Class

1.35

40 ^

v

1,000

50c

15

21c

Pershing

16%

4,500"

36c

Dec

1

1,165

«

Power

|

20%

5c

*

Jan

11

1

Mines

23%

*

R

'

Davis

;

Feb

Dec

25c

6,148

7c

Mining

23%

3%
A__

Sep

191

Jan

10

v<

Feb

35c

151

•

Oct

14c

"■

51c

Dec

97%

♦

23%

100

class

89c

Oct'

16c

100

4%c

s-lOVif

Mills

Petroleum

60c

4,000

Dec

5c

16 %c

•

Davies

iJun

Jun

24c

17c

1

17%

10

17c
22c

4%c

■*

:

pfd

Dec

42

Feb

8 %

15% May

240

152

Aircraft

Dexter

?,

22c

A

Electric

Aug

43c

21,018

15c

•*

B

Caldwell Linen

Cub

3.45

Feb

3,615
28,000

Mar

165

200

54c

22c

-preferred.iwi^iiL—__25

class

Feb

91c

18c

1,242

18%

'23c

Oil. ,common.i:.-„»

Lake

23%

36

79,745
"

47c

50c

—*

■.-■■■-

class

35

18%

18%-'

_l

Dominion

Jun
Dec

6

14% Dec

27c

97%

5

D'Aragon Mines

2%

Canada

19%
38c

.

1

.

Columbia

Class

t%c Jan

60

52c

52c

21%

•

100

Imperial

Aqg

Forest

Co

Cosmos

2.10 May

Jun

6 Vic

Oct

33

i

Columbia

&

Jan

25 %

_i

American

Red

35c
19c

Oil

Exploration

35

,..

Buffalo

Homestead

Dec

50c

16

Mining & Smelting-

Mar

7c.

14 Vic Feb

72c

72c

Gas

270

—z——*

_,

Burns

16c

900

Nov

Dec
Feb

21c

Mines

Cadillac

Consolidated
Consumers

Apr

10%

11%

95c

Consolidated

635

__cH

j'j

:

Buffalo

Feb

Jan

5.20 Apr

36%

18 %c

Pershing

Buffadison

39o
70r

Jun

3.90 May

38%

Ltd

Columbia

8%c Jun

Central

38

•

...

common

British -Columbia

8%

Beattie

Consol

36

Brazilian Traction Light & Pwr com—?
Red Lake____
zl
1

,

Consolidated

Feb

'

Brewis

B

Nov

35c

26%

40

Bralorne Mines Ltd

2nd

13

38

•

Millan

Aug

May

20r

2.20

Dec

47c

47c

9

36

canaafc_i^._____lG0
7
'.k-**.1 v
7*."4

Corp

conv

7c

Pete

11c

26%

-

Bidgood Klrkland Gold

&

Commonwealth

Bakeries

18c 19 %c

50

5%c

Commoil Ltd

Sep

Conwest

18c

20

High

Jan

9%

5,050

8

75c

36c

15% Jan
27c

May

Consolidated

5,100

2.38

14%

25c

Coniaurum Mines

1,280

1,000

11
25c

Feb

16,200

4c

13c

2.20

5Vic

Jan

13c

9,000

20c

8

Yellowknife

38c

12%

7%c

Low

14%

Lake

Colomac

Jan

23 %c

2,475

A

.

Gold

Dec

'.Woe

13,300

•

class

River

Mines

1.03

Dec

12%

10c

May

10

•

Ribbon

35c
" "13"

40

_•

Plow

10

Bertram & Sons class A
Bevcourt Goia

Buffalo

Cockshutt

Jan

May

13c

i

\

•

-

2.20

10%

1.90 Jan

30c

7c

22c

Mining

Telephone

Broulan

Cochenour Willans Gold—
Cochrane Dunlop commonClass A

Feb
Jan

8c

3.95

Brothers
Beaulieu Yellowknife

Rrltish

9%
190

5,013

22c

Bear Exploration & Radium-^—_1

Class

Feb

70c

290

4c

4c

High
1.25

18 %c

1

Oils

1C',850

9c

3.70

Scotia

Power

110,300

22c

Beatty

British

Coastal

Range for Year 1917

Low
1.20

1.25

-10

Toronto

Bathurst

15c

3.70

Montreal

of

of

Class

Sep

10 %c May

"

.

120

10c

•

10 %c

-i—i

Bank

British

14c

Dec

Shares

10%

Circle Bar Knitting common.
Gitralam
Malartic

Feb

Dec

for Week

Par

Feb

12c

Dec

50c
•v.,

85,750

13

U %c

1

Bank

British

5,600

37c,

8ales

Range
of Prices

Chromium

Dec

50

5,500

13c

_1

—

Mines

3%%

50c
v

13

—

1

Gold

British

1.30

6% May

15

STOCKS—

Sep

Nov

22c

910

II—1

Aumaque Gold Mines

Bagamac

22c

-

12%
1

Aubelle Mines Ltd

Brand

9.65

•60o r-Augr
6c

-\.Y

,

High

8.25 -Nov

4c

-10,600
3,500

''

9c 10 %c

Atlas Steel
Atlas Yellowknife

Boycon

;

Week's

Sale Price

'

m

Coin

Athona

Bobjo

'

'

■

1,500

•■•■'7V4 v 7%
•'r80 v4 81

.10

_____

Bonetal

.*

80

26c

11c

Quebec

Blue

A

..!•

*5,500

r-

7%c

„1

.

Astoria

Berens

7c-

16

Last

Range Since Jannary 1
Low

5c

1

Ashdown Hardware class A_
Ashley Gold Mining

ben

-

40c

_v„_

Armistice

Base

.

40c

—

39

MARKETS

JANUARY

Friday

>

930
<r

61c

'20%c

7%.

-,^—lQO
——„

Arjon Gold

Bank

20 %C

common

Warrants

Aunor

'5c

ENDING

*

•Shares

8.55

,

48c

<V

LISTED
WEEK

FOR

■

Preferred
■

48 <w

_1

Cons

Aquarius

8.50

l-l

for Week

Low, High

r

Anglo-Huronlan
Anglo Rouyn Mines-

(283)

Sales

Range

Sale Price

■'

CHRONICLE

i

CANADIAN

Friday

FINANCIAL

57c

Jan

16%

Jan

!

40

*

Brass

3'Ac

Halliwell

4

%c

*

7'A

150

19c

99,020

10%

235

7'A

1

100

14c \

Hamilton Bridge

Jan

10c

4%c

,

Feb

4.25 May

Rock

Harding

Gold

Mines

•

Carpets

Harker

III

Gold

Harricana

Gold

Hedley

—w

5%c

Apr

14 %c

6,925

1.75

Oct

3%

&

Home

Huron &

Jan

7.35

Dec

10%

Jan

7.25

7.15

7.50

545

14

14

14

25

*

15%

15%

50

36c

37c

7,500

34

Dec

15%

16'A

320

15

Oct

22%

Feb

77

Nov

.

80c

4,500

86c

17c 20'Ac

19% Aug

18

18%

class

11%

6.05

6.50

35,020

44%

Imperial

Oil

44%

46

2%c

3c

9,000

10

10%

111

112

16%

.A 17

700

common—

-A- ■*

Preferred

Lake

Gold

\ I

'

'

.1'-

5c

Int'l

_

A

_

_

Nickel

International

102

Petroleum

Co

•

Jack Waite

Jellicoe

Joliet

Quebec

Kayrand
.

Ltd

Keno

Kenville

Kirkland

14,680

31%

Dec

37%

12 %

15

Kirkland

Labatt

Lake

Fortune

Lake

Wasa

3c

Dec

5c

60c

35c

44c

14,000

33c

May

95c

La

Luz

8C

2,000
10

Lamaque

61c

3,000

40c

7,000

13%

1.50

41c

58c

Leitch

Lobiaw

12'A

10c

3'Ac

73c

77c

5c

Mines

:

1.23

1,23

12c

12c

45c

45c

May

Aug

1.24
12c
53c

,

39c

5,600

•

1.16

3,550

1.40

*

MacMillan Export class

Purity

Nov

Gold

1,460

*

9%

9%

9%

400

9 'A

7'/a

7%

7%

2,290

5%

1

2.92

2.91

3.05

8,225

Dec

Robertson

Jan

Robinson

Sep
Sep

Magnet

Lake

Red

Gold

Consolidated

Mines

1

Malartic'Gold Fields

—1

_

29c

29c

30c

1.70

1.70

1.85

2.80 May.
23c

10,200

1

Gold

13,300

Dec

1.50 May
2c

Dec

*

2'/sC

2%c

5,000

Maple Leaf Milling
*
Maralgo Mines ______1

13'/2

14'A

3,040

11'A May

5q

4%c

5c

2,250

4'Ac

Nov

1

24c

23c

27c

9,000

21c

Dec

Manitoba

Eastern

&

Marcus

Gold

Massey-Harris
Preferred 'J.

5c

6c

2,000

5'Ac Dec

18',2

18'/a

18%

2,482

14'A May

23'

28

28 'A

830

1

Martin-McNeely
common

•

,r

:

—20

Class A

(L)

McCabe

Grain

1G'»A

preferred
—:

18 'A

6%

Feb

Roxana

Feb

*

Preferred

—_

__

Sep

Royalite

Oil

4.00 Nov

class A

56c

Russell

2.60

July

27

Nov

St

Nov

1.15

18%

17%

65

——5

13c

Feb

32

San

Apr

21%

Feb

Jan

20

July

11%

Dec

13

Nov

55c

60c

2,755

11 %

Dec

13

Nov

Red

McKenzie

McLellan

I

635

,.

Nov \

Antonio

Sand
.

River

Sannorm

9% Mar

21 %c

26c

14,500

25c

16c

18c

10,500

ll%c




94c

Brewery

Dec

62c

Feb

May

20c

Feb

Sinks'

Breweries

17c

Feb

2.25

Dec

3.30

Feb

400

3.20

Dec

4.40 May

24c

11,166

12c

Dec

45c

50c

9,900

27c

May

60c

Dec

41

425

44%

Nov

,-v

46c

48c

40%

40%

14'A

550

15

A

13

1,025

1.90

2.05

14%

14%

6%c

6'Ac

Voting

Sigma

10

10

40

51%

51%

71c

75c

15

Nov

14%

Nov

2.50

Jun

.

Nov

12%

.

76c

86c

10,473

13'A

13%

6'Ac

8'Ac

Sep

20c

Jan

Dec

14 '/a May

55

51

46,600

Dec

64c

«

Dec

60c

3,033

7c

15%

Dec

;! 10

20

77c

Feb

6c

1,707

.

<

1.32 May

5,820
:

13%

May

12%

Jan

1.20

.

Jan

1.20 Aug

21%

Dec

Jan

80c

7'Ac Dec

Feb

Uc

11c

12c

3,000

7c

Jan

16c

Nov

18c

18c

20c

4,100

17c

Nov

47c

Feb

30

30

31%

Nov

38

Mar

10

10

10

45

45
8'A
15'A

45
8%
15'A

6c

8c

2,000

5

May

12c 14'Ac
27c
40c

5,000

5

May

20c

Aug

%

—
—

6'Ac
12c

.

30c

25'A
—

25
*18%

60

31

v-i-Ov

25

17% Aug

'".I;*;!

10"

47'A July

..

'

5c
17c
14

8'Ac
21c
101
16'A

14

—

15'A

6%

22% Mar

51%

Apr

15'A

-.106

Dec

.•<

"

15

52,600
860

25%
19

101

8c
18c

—
% , —
4.101
-■

,

--

92
40

14,300

1,035

Feb

19

12

,

Feb

16

Aug

1.03

Jan

25

Jan.,

Nov

21

Jun

8c
1

Apr

12%

5,700
;

Feb

10'/a May

22 V4

•

75

Dec

45c

17'Ac Dec
11%

Apr

Jun

38c

..15

A-.'

5

102%

Dec

215

9'A

Jan

J

Sep

;

;

July

,

•■**« '

**--3

*

21%

•'

•106 N ■Feb)19

14

14

52c
60c
21'A 21%
47

15c

—1

2.85

2.85

•

15

-

14%
7.50 -

T}

35

4,100

4.20
10c
15c

10%
1.10

.1

35

92%
40

4.05
10c
15c

50c

(Quebec)

1.67 May

y

■/.* 9% May '

4,200

<

•

"A"—„—.___*

trust ctfs

Mines

Jan

May

li

;

500

71c

-

Jun

*

12

51%

July

33%
75c

3,000:.

81c

81c

i-.

7c

13

15c

common

May

1,110

U

3.25 May

v

5.10

■

Nov

3,500

6c

Aug

20c

7,500

15c

Dec

30c

oct;f

14%'

bed;"

120

15,600

11

May

31c

May
Dec

25%

47

47%

Dec

50

15c

2,000

8'A

Dec

43

...

210

Aug

85c., Nov

21

55

Jan

J

Sep

'*

-Jan '•<'

Jan1

330

10%

Dec

13%

2,500

1.00

Oct

1.65

2.99

15,159

2.06

Jan

5.35

14%
14'A

15
147A

390

12%

Apr

16'A

No-v

May

15%

Nov

7.50

7.70

Dec

10'A

Feb

10% 10%
1.10 1.15

Feb

4%c Feb

Jan

28

Dec

25

31,000

Jun

Wpg

Jan
Nov

29c

14c

1

■

Shea's

5'Ac
59c

2.28

18'Ac

47

Mines

Nov

July

3.25
22c

-100

;

Sheep Creek Gold
Sherritt-Gordon Gold Mines—;

May

2c
<

3.45

12c

'53c

Shawinigan Water & Power—.
Preferred

Jan

2.19

12 c

1
*

Ltd

Rouyn

Feb

12c

7'/4c Aug

50

-

Senator

Nov

20c

23'Ac Jan

42c

60,100

25

Jan

2.20

Dec

3'Ac Dec

16,922

25

33'A

7'Ac Dec

400

45c

15c 17'Ac

16c

~;.'V--

Jun

2c

2%c

41c

42c

__————*

Nov

16c

f_'

Mines

Bridge

68%

47%c May

5c

2c

Feb

1.21 July

1.18 May

5'Ac

2,000

4c

—

_1
1
1

Ltd

17'Ac

22C

42.

Mines

Gold

104

——..—_—1

For footnotes see page

1,500

,Jun

65c

v

Gold

Jan

1,500

_1
5

II,777

8c

preferred--——99
preferred—1

$6

1st

Jan

10,700

—

7c

8c

*

Dec

3c

'

Feb

15c
;

27% July

5,400

5c

Mills—

Paper

54

65c

Red Lake Gold

1.45

6c

_100

6'Ac

3c

■

32%

1.31

•

preferred

98

55c

McWatters Gold

r".

20

1,000

58%

98

57%

1

Lake

Gold

McMarmac

98

10 %c 10 %c

-

31%

1
———1

Industries common

New 2nd $2

Jan

400

8

*

5'Ac May

14,000

8c

1.35

10 "
*

—

—

Lawrence
New

10'Ac July

25,545

•

Nov

1
-• .»/■'

—

Saguenay Power

5'Ac Feb
15

6%

-

Jan

1.05

Nov

13%

57%

2.26

May

-1

Mines—-

Rupununi

12

:——♦

Dec

45c

Nov

6%

—100

A—
Mclntyre Porcupine Mines

71c

12,050

1

Co

Oils

Shawkey

McDougall-Segur

53,450

65c

32%

73c
1
"
*

(1936)

Royal Bank

12

0

com—,—■

B__

new

1.09

60c

—1
I
•

Gold

Rochette

Jan

56c

class

McColl-Frontenac

96c

10

common

Lac

Long

Sarnia
McBrine

70c

1

St Lawrence Corp common
______

Dec

Mfg preferred
___*
common-——-,-.—*
*

4.85

7%

18'Ac Feb

Sep

Little

39c

10

Feb

23

9c

4.20 Mar

2.25

Jan

25'Ac July

Dec

10c

Oct
Feb

Jan

Aug

10%

5,000

40

Silk

3.60

28c

1.30 May

May

14%

B

15

Dec

1.70

7c

I,410

Jan

4,500

—

Mills

Gold

2,400

11c

44,100

1

Dome—

Gold

10c

5,500

15c

10%

13c

10%

„_1
*

.

Gold

Regcourt
Reno

Feb

2.95

21,017

19c

"

8c

62,660

21c

Dec

1

Mining

9c

12c

Dec

5c

13c

^——1

Flour

13%

1.45

14c

9%c

*
1

._

Preferred

5£

1.70

500

3,800

9c

^_1

Purdy Mica Mines—1

4,500

11c

15c

6%c

1

East

12,900

1.30

1.80 May

11c

1

Roybar Chibougamau
Madsen

Apr

2.35 July

1

Proprietary Mines

17c

A

1.77

A

Nov

Jun

Jan

____i

—

Metals

1.40

B

2.90

46c
40c

—7

Mines

Quemont

7c

Jan

Aug

8,500

10,700

♦

Queenston Gold Mines

39c

.

Apr '/

6 'A

30,300

1

Feb

May

•

:

67c

*

Dec

16c

Sep

60c

Rouyn Gold

13'A

1.15

2.10

5%

96c

Corp

13

.

200

1.29

Mines

River

15c

11c

6

He

1
*

1.26

1.30

10c

9%c

Reef

15c

1.27

48c

Dec

60c

1

1.30

2.80,

85c

4c

'

Peninsular

Class

Dec

Dec
Jan

5,000

14c

Porcupine

Riverside

2.80

48c
24c

4c

1.95

.10%

—

Engravers

Jan

2.80

1,100

5,200

4c

1.08

_.

Malartic

Jan

/

50c

15c

__

Malartic

31%

Dec

Jun

7'Ac

60c

Cadillac

33%

Dec

Feb

6c

1.95

Porcupine Mines Ltd

Jun

1.27

41,000

16c

5'Ac

Preston

Jan

2.40

Dec

Dec

May

6

Hershey Tubes

Power

1.32 Mar

Dec

46c

2,000

18,600

9c

A 7c

Feb

1.45

Feb

4,500

28c 30'/4c

4c

Mines

Pressed

Jan

21'A

Jan

44c

10c

8c

Jan

2.05

1.32 May

50c

(1940).

4'Ac

Jun

20,505

28c

76c

Dec

1.75

1.65

435

Jun

1

July

9c

Dec

23

1

33c

Nov

Jan

26%

Mines—

Jan

3c

2c

855

_1

Gold

12c

1,000

84c

11,218

_■

2,300

'

3,000

Powell

1

Jan

17c
.

2'Ac May

10,300

*

Lake

Red

MacLeod-Cocksnutt.

Jan

19c

23,322

29

1

83c

6c

138

a.

Dec

1.17

Roche
___■

20c

7c

28

*

54

4,700

A

1.05

1

_

Aug

21c,

4'Ac

120

■;

42

20'Ac

6%c

Porcupine

May

50c

Dec

4c

285

3'Ac

9c

10,800

16%

9'Ac

Jan

270

Mines

Porcupine

Nov

13c

16%

12,200

5'Ac

16%

5c

22

Dec

5c

2,100

■

Dec

19

Jan

5c

Piccadilly

Jan

7.75

Feb

5.70

Jan

4.50

Sep

2.10

1.05

Powell

1.25

Dec

1.25

7%c

IIIi

Goldfields

Gold

2.80

Jan

2,485

10c

Mines

Pickle Crow Gold Mines

16% Nov

Dec

Jan

13c

1.35

168

Pen-Rey Gold Mines

Jan

33c

Dec

50c

17c

Dec

1

28

MacDonald Mines

Class

68c

May

18c

Pioneer Gold

"

6c

3c

1

124

Yellowknife

Macfie

1,360
8,800:''

12%

7%c

Hosiery class A

Macassa

12c

5c

•>,

'

Lynx

4,500

Oct

5,000

9,000

50%

Jan

15

•

;

Lunward

11,500

Dec

7c

(Eastern)

Photo

Jan

4c

Sep

5c

-

Petroleum

Parbec

7.50 Aug

15c

9'Ac Jan

49

Lake

Richmac

A

B

60c

Mines

Partanen

26% Mar

July

3.40 May

1,050

•

Groceterias class

Dec

40c 42 %c

Oct

86c

20

.,

1,800

40c

24c

21c

'

Nov

Apr

6.60

•

London

2.30

32c

May

6.50

■

—1

Lingman Lake Gold Mines

Louvicourt

23

•-/,

1,050

9'AC

IIIl

Ltd

70c

31 %c 31 %c

Quebec Manitou

Little Long Lac Gold Mines Ltd

Class

Jan

Apr

1.33

4C

2.95

—*

47,000

Dec

21c

Paymaster Cons Mines

35c

2.80

16%

Mines.

Gold

May

12,400

20

Oil

Dec

1.27

Exploration

Paramaque

Feb

64c

1

Lebel Oro Mines

3c

15c

5c

Gold

Pandora

Jan

61c

6.50

—3

7,000

1.20

Lake

Pamour

:

Dec

Oct

512%

64c

1

—

Candy_

Feb

4%c

5c

Mines

Nov

46c

lie 11'Ac

11c

1

Mines—

51c

17%

5c

3c

3c

5c

65c

Pacific

Dec

10c

3,595

42c

60c

14c

835

24%

Sep

Aug
12% Mar

8,500

18,500

IIIl':

—

Dec

Pacific

Jan

25c

29,300

./'■

7.30

1

Secord

Leduc-West

,

5%c

Lapaska Mines
"U"

19c

55c

40C

•

2,700

1.70

May

2lC;

6,555';

18c 20 %C

*

Lapa Cadillac
Larder

14%

5c

—

29c

40c

Pacalta Oils

Page

Mar

31

Oct

24

57c

2.80

Gold

11,200

Jan

24c

6%c Aug

43,892»

7.00

Lang & Sons

Laura

1,000'?-;

30c

24%

Mines

31c

Gold

Red

Osisko

Jan

1,500

26'/a

A?%

Jan

28c

Gold

Osulake

Jun

v.

•'

Orlac

Sep

July

1.51

1

Jan

1.45

,

12c Nov

Nov

5c

Feb

33c

19 %c

—1

Mines———

12%c

Oct

•

49

Orange Crush

Sep

55c

12,150

5c

Mining—.A——i__

;

5c

7.10

:

;

55c

24c

II-1

Shore

Lake

Gold.-

July

74c

Malartic

Orenada

Jan

5c

A

July

2%c

26%

*

4c

12,725

_:

Mines

Omnitrans

Feb

5c

___1

_

Rowan

Lake

6,800

14c

Dec

2'Ac

1

.

'1,900

4c

Canada

O'Leary

Jan

19c

Dec

8c

1,000

16%
90c

Sep
July

45c

•

Mines

500

9c.

1

Mining & Exploration

Dufault

35c

14

1

(John)

Laguerre Gold Mines
Lake

>65,800

2%c
•

Townsite

..

23,850

5c

30c

Oils

Omega

7,440

57c

15c

Lake

Kirkland
Labrador

15%

47c

Jun

2.55 Mar

1.82 May

2.45

2__

Gold

Okalta

Jan

61c

1

Gate

Dec

Star Oil preferred

O'Brien

34%

40c

Golden

Feb

28

Jan

15c

—1

26%

Jan

1.12

Ogama-Rockland

Aug

Gold

Kerr-Addison

Dec

26

)

r Apr

26

Dec

36'c

25'AC

*

;

21%

320

99c

Merger

Inca

North

Mar

26%:

Hill

85c

Aug

6'Ac

i

340

27

5c

Feb

42c

5c

Gold

22%

2.20

Mining

Northland

Jan

33%

2%c

Kelvinator
Kelwren

11

104%

33%

38c

22

Jan
Mar

99c

Corp

Northern

Apr

Nov

J--T

——

10%

,

Mar

2'Ac

45c

30

2.33

Malartlc Mines

Norseman

North

Oct

12%

19%

Nov

Mines

Normetal

Feb'

2b

14 %c

l

Mining

24c

101

9c

_

Mines

32% May

Dec

95

2'Ac

1

1

Mines

Aug

46c

Nov

27'A

Nov

255

14 %c

_„1

Mines

J M Consolidated

Joburke

31

2,700;

V

15

120

21c

Norpick Gold

1,800

2'Ac

A-l1:

1:

18

30

47c

1

______

Mines

Jason

38c

1

Mining—

Mines,.;

Nov

:>r; 15

15:-.

1

.

8% Mar

8

325

Norgold Mines

25% Nov

400

50c

Nordon

Jun

Apr

16
28 %

Mines

Norbenite

14

15%

Noranda Mines

Dec

Dec

Dec

Jan

Dec

9

3L'C

33%

common-

International Uranium--

6%

8

29%

29%

_

International

15%

108

12%

'

»

_100

class

15% July ..V.

Oct

*

101% 102%

-III

Coke

&

Metal

Jan

13%

-5c

11

27

Gold

Rouyn

Nipissing

Oct

Apr

8%

46c

*■

30

14

50

580

Gold

Nicholson

115

29,800

12%

46c

—l

Powders common— lil*

Preferred

Jacola

9

-

_

Sep

25

:

Jan

11'A

10

—

Yellowknife

Nib

Jan

9

Ingersoll Machine class A____
_

5'AC

13%

July

8'A

,

Inglis, (John) & Co
Inspiration Mining

vrZ:

31

"

IIIl

;

Jan

12%

215

Jan

37c

10%

22%

..

_

Norzone

New

Dec

13c

120 * 1

7%

25%

15

—25

Varnish

46

;

25c

May

Feb

25

!

_

_

Mines

Marlon

New

27% Aug

Dec

15c

9,200

.

16

*

Car

Mines

Calumet

Newnorth

Oct

12c

22c

18 %c

Bldlamaque

New

Nov

47c

Dec

107%

230

7

New

New

Sep

65c

Steel
Trust

Negus

Dec

5.30

15c

Jan

10

28,355 ;

25'A

_

preferred

Int'l Coal

'

Jan
Dec

2%c

14

14

National

Feb

May

65

25%

100

5,100

28

National

Nov f

40

230

-

27

267/a
\-,?r 16

16'%

23%

13%

28'Ac Dec

45

13%

*
____,

Oct

24 %C Aug

924

2%c

i

July

Feb

25%

Preferred

Jan

18c

6c

8,000

26%

18c

Jan

2.75

-

8,400

112

Dec

10,500

40c

Imperial Tobacco of Canada ordinary_5

Int'l Bronze

8c

6c

32c

-100

Aug

Jan

72

11

_5

Drug preferred

National Grocers common

,9.50 May

2,210

*

A

Mar

89c

17

65

11

28c

*

97c

National

18

13c 14'Ac

18'Ac

1

21% May

15'A May

'

467

71%

25%

13 %c

_

Jan

1.40

Feb

5,242

_

70%

25%

——.

Mylamaque Mines

46c

11,500

15%

71%

preferred

Feb

35c

*

Montreal Locomotive

4%

6'Ac

500

7c

——

Mosher Long Lac

8c

52c

11c 12'Ac

Porcupine

Moneta

Feb

20 %( Dec

53,150

-i.-,

common

Feb

15c

Dec

37'Ac

Bank

Indian

95c

37'Ac

—1

1.45

Knitting

Feb

Oct

28'Ac

Imperial

4%

9c

6.25

—1

Erie common

Imperial

1,000

11

_

Preferred

lie

—

Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting
Hugh Malartic
».___
Ltd

8,500

18%

5
•

Gold Mines

Hunts

5%c

7c

*

Mines

21 %C

Dec

__

Gold

Apr

Aug

5c

*

Yellowknife

Hosco

75c

*

Consolidated

Howey Gold

5,569

_

Oil

Homer

83c

_

Dauch

Hoilinger

Apr

18c

May

52c

Highland-Bell
Highridge Mining
Highwood Sarcee
Hinde

7c

17c

Heva Gold Mines

.

6,534

5c

80c"

12

Jun

III 1

Corp

Monarch

Jan

9'Ac May

11c

1

.,

7'Ac

80c

1

1

..

_

Mascot

7c

5c

1

.

2,000

,

80c'

65c

•

'

9% May

10c 10'Ac

■

7'Ac

1

Headway Red Lake

10%

■

'

—1

Mines

Gold

Hasaga Gold

Heath

.'

Dec

30c

Apr

14,300

3

8c

2%

u

Hard

19

Nov

16

285

9%c

8c

High

Low

17%

16%

2%

Modern Containers com—.

Feb

9'A

6'A May

Mining

Range for Year 1947

High

Low

16%

Brick

Milton

Mar

5.50

May

2c

6,000

4.25

14c

4.25

2'Ac

7

.__1

%c

4.25

•

Gold

Dec

Shares

*

Mercury Mills
Mid-Continent Oil

Feb

9%

Jun

3c

5,000

2

■

8'A

60

for Week

of Prices

Par

High

Low

fc'%

•

Range

Sale Price

STOCKS—

Range for Year 1947

High

8%

common.

Hallnor Mines

Shares

LOW

Par
Hahn

for Week

of Prices

Sale Price

STOCKS—

Sales

Last

Range

Last

Week's

Friday

Sales

Week'e

Friday

ENDING JANUARY 16

FOR WEEK

RANGE

MARKETS

LISTED

CANADIAN

Monday, January 19, 1948

CHRONICLE

& FINANCIAL

COMMERCIAL

THE

(284)

F 80
610

12
7.20

Jan3'
Feb,,

Volume

167

Number 4665

"

THE COMMERCIAL

&

FINANCIAL

CHRONICLE

(285)

/

CANADIAN
RANGE

Week's

Friday

Range

Silanco M & S
Miller

Silverwood
Class

Co Ltd

B

60c

class

West

Dairies

pfd

43c

46c

810

11 Va

476

(N)

99%

99

_

18 Va

Mines (1944)
Chemical common

Standard

Paving

1.42

_

3,588

60c

67c

28

50 Va

V

17

50c
7

5 Va

20

50

5 Va

5Va
75c

12,700

74

75

285

78

79

85

_

10C

10c

2,000

2.15

2.15

2.35

6,875

1.91

2,319

_

'

1
1

—

1.76

.1.76

_

57 VaC

60c

2,000

27

27

125

25%

51

51

50

50

5

275

5

10

200

10

-

.

13c

Ymir

Yankee

Knitting

New

24%

24%

45

33Vr 33Va

15

35 Va

36

50

27

28'

1,315

100 101%

Pearson

I

Teck-Hughes
Texas

Gold

Canadian

Mines

Oil-

Tip

___

2.65

class B

2.85

Jan

31c

1.00

Tailors
—

Dec

28 Va

54

29c

Jan

8c

9c

7,500

7c

Dec

21c

Apr

22%

25%

26,112

Jan

24

Dec

98

75

96

Oct

101

July

5Vac

6c

3,000

20

Aug

2.68

2.68

2.80

1,700

28c

19c

35c

34,033

17c

7c

8c

Aug

6%

Sep

Jan

12 Va

Asbestos

*

Apr

British

4.50 Nov

Brown

Columbia

Oct

Canada

&

14VaC

14c

20c

49,100

13c

Dec

65c

Feb

Canada

Week's

17 Va

Dec

65c

1.40

Dec

'.

21

Jan

Co

Gold

Toronto

a

Sugar

Elevators

Class

4,000

12

12

20

13 Va

Nov

11

a

Mortgage

10 VB

_

..

9

20

8 Va

Nov

12

Canadian Fairbanks Morse

lO'/s

10%

Dec

Vickers

30c

Canadian

Jan

Traders

Finance

Transcontinental

_1

_

class

A

a

Resources

United

Mining
Corp B

United

Fuel

Class

B

10 Vac
•;

45

•

_

250

9Va

Oct

12Va

Feb

Canadian

10

105'/a

Dec

116 %

Feb

Consolidated

class

A

preferred—.

preferred

4,000

45

100

45

lO'Ac May
26 Va

83

275

43

May

98 Va

Dec

4Vt

5%

16,695

3

May

7'/a

Nov

90 Va 106 Va

1,230

67 Va May

112 Va

Nov

>

94

,:v 34V2

34 Va-

170

170

27

18

*

315

18 V4

Dec

12 Va;

100

15'A

Jan

34'/a

23

10

24

!

30
21

July

30c

Jan

320

27

28

75

3%

600

-*

43

43

43

*

17%

17'/a

18%

Steel

48c

47c

58c

Aircraft

18

18

50

2%

2%

1

Ltd

•

Amulet

a
__

(Hiram)

(G

&

_

_

.

•

W)

Aug

luo

common...

Steel

—0

—

50

21Va

Jan

72c

13 Va

Jan

26

Mar

Oct

4

May

37

___——_

*

30%

30

32

480

30 Va

*

Sep

12 V*

11%

12%

340

11 Va

Dec

Bridge

Dominion

Textile

2,100

8c

21c

Jan

Donnacona Paper

*

22

22

23%

1,150

*

3.25

3.15

3.45

2

5,055

Nov
Jun

Feb

Feb

Mar

14 Va May

new

1.10

10Va

Deo

32c

2%

8V2: May

Apr

4

*

3,100

Jan

36Va

Aug

37 %

Jan

3

Mar

2 Va

10

4,602

53c

lOVaC

12c

18 Va

18%

320

47

48

95

r.

15 Va

—

16

May

21

Feb

Apr

50

Nov

Foothills

11c

;

17

Nov

Humberstone

6%

6%

6,041

5% May

6% i

Jan

6

Dec

6%

545

2.15

2.11

2.35

9,217

6.80

6.90

2,275

7.00

:'V; 21*•'

2.00 May

6.80

12c

12c

12c

4.90

5.20

1

500

4.90

8,663

com

Oil

/

Jun

V: 10

Shoe

Oil

Nov

1.90

Jan

22

22

5

21

55%

55

57 Va

4,225

41

•

23

22 Va

23'/a

1,970

15% May

*

5c

5c

5c

500

3.40

May

Paper

12

Feb

Pend

4.95

Feb

Southmount

Oct

Temiskaming

Oreille

1

4c

2.65

2.70

39c

39c

1,035

23c

1

7%c

8c

1,500

6 Vac

Mining

1,900

Dec
Feb

J 63% Nov
24%

Oct

8c

Apr

Dec

—*

Investment

Dec
Nov

24 Va

Dec

•

common

Selections

28 Va

4.20 May
21% May

*

—

Paper

Ontario

&

Feb

2.85

Dec

Minnesota

1.75

Feb

12%
27,

14% May

17 Va May

42%

330

lie

I

Dec

'

Upper Canada Mines

39

25% Feb

;

Jun

26

1U.O00

10

48

a

1.75

3,412

*

Paper

Disher

Dec

•

3

Oil

DeHavilland

Feb

49

,

common————'*

Westinghouse

International

United

23% May
12'A Sep

Oct

no

.

190

3Va

;

Dec

18%

12 Va

60c

a

Walker

Feb

80

56c

18%

25

Oils

Ventures.

31

80

9%

50

.

United

Waite

12c

lOVaC
a
.

High

24'A

4%

^

—1

—__—.——

Low
345

10

__

__

Range for Year 1947

High

56c

•

___

—

26 %

Dominion

Union Gas Co
Union

lOVaC

Shares

*

Western Lumber

Dalhousie

Towagmac Exploration

Mar

for Week

18'A

com—

Marconi

Canadian

Jan

105 Va 105 Va^

■

19c

Oct

9

a

common

A

Toronto

12c

a

Toronto Iron Works

Dec V..

Sales

Range

*
;—*

Canadian Industries common

Feb

10c

12C

Nov
Jun

26

:•

100 ; u
Dominion

Canadian
Tombill

Dec

3.50
30c

—

of Prices

Low

1

common

Preferred

Mar

1.40

■"

■

26

Pulp & Paper com—*

Vinegars

25

Dec
Dec

'

'

62c

3,900

340

6

Exchange-Curb Section

*

May

80c

4'A

2.69

Aug

120

4

13%

500

7%

4

Sale Price

Corp

35c

18%

8c

7%

__

Last

120

78c

Jan

20c

Friday

10,500

18%

108

Dec

97

STOCKS—

45c

78c

Dec

101

Dec

Sep

Dec

42c

1

Mar

Canadian Funds

1.35

a

Gold

31

5VaC

Feb

Dec

42c

1

Sep

24%

Jan

1.35
•

105

Oct

26%

9c

__

Toronto Stock

Apr

2.75

3.20 May
1.35 Dec

.

Feb

35

7c

*
.

38'A

Feb

3.40

3,065

Nov

39% Mar

Ltd—
;

3.30

______

Mines

Top

Toburn

'b'

;

3.30

Thompson-Lundmark Gold Mines.
Thurbois

•

10

23

Jun

7,000

a

common

Preferred

Nov

-■

10,500

Par

Taylor

23

Mar

23 Va May
38% Feb

10c

____*

Mills,

Nov

10c

*

class A

50c
23c

7 VaC Dec

30 Va

8c

__

Girl

'

2,000

9c

1

*

—

10c

221/aC Mar

Dec

60c

Dec

100

York

Jan

Dec

1.87

17c

9c

___•

_

Jan

89%

Dec

10

27
—

common

Gold

Jan

New

1.70 May

6,700

77,800

__

1

Preferred

Winora

Jan

Jun

5

____________

8

1.06

Aug

4,600

50

_

Gold

Winnipeg Electric

Nov

83

Dec

16c

Nov

100

100

1

Yellowrex Mines

Dec

1.75

15

27

1

Wright-Hargreaves

1.95

*

Wingait

Mines

Feb

Oct

10c

Dec

29'A

__

♦

.

Larder

53

Mav

78

Dec

14

10c

33Va

____*

100

Wlltsey-Coghlan
Winchester

Oct

85c

com

Feb

15c

_

Jan

Nov

1.48

(Geo)

Feb

1.83

*

common

4'/a
55c

12

65

29 "A

__

100

—

Apr

74%

Jun

ii

10c 19VaC

__

1——_

8

1.83

__

—

High

7

li

10c

;>

*

_

LOW

26Va

6,410

__

common..;

Range for Year 1947

High

25%

12c

*
_

Grocers

9%

15 %c
.

Mines

Products

Oct

19

50

71c

74

*
_

Gold

Preferred

Malartic

Preferred

51% July
20

May

660

'

1

Class A

Nov

33 Va
,

May

375

26%

,_*

Preferred

'

7%
6%

5>/a

a

Mines

Shares

Low
'

Apr

68c

Sep

6

71c

—1
common

Mines

Ltd

68c

Sep

25

com

Consol

Western

106 Va Mar

Dec

50

20

—50c

River

Jan

May

30

79

Cons

Tamblyn

91c

6

Sylvanite Gold Mines
Taku

6,250

_

class A

_

West

Jan

29

Aug

7%

♦

Inlet

Surf

1.46

_

Gold

Canada

Mining
Rock Iron

Sullivan

29

a

of

Wekusko

Jun

32%

Dec

36c

Ltd

Class A

Oct

100

Dec

40'Ac

18 Va

a

_

Olsen

100

48 Va

1.42

Preferred

8teep

285

2,600
5,700

*

_

common

Preferred

Steeloy

19% : May

29

•

Standard

Co

Jun

666

Nov

12

Nov

24 Va

48 Va

*

Springer Sturgeon

Steel

99

Waterous

I3a/a July

Jan

37c

_.

—

Standard Radio

6 Va

15

47c

35c

48'/a

_

__

Sales
for Week

of Prices

Par

>

Nov

59 Va

Sep

11'A :May

185 '■;

Va 100%

40c

35C

—1

_

__

24'Ac

1.05

Weston
__

common

__

Co

Starratt

22%

40c

Preferred

Stadacona

27

21%

21%

-100

Malartic Mines

Slater Co

99%

26 Va

High

Dec

Westeel

•

Southam

Va

99%

Gold

Bladen

50c

35,100

11%

26%

.

Preferred

25,200

11

•

_

68c

11 Va

—10

Class B

Range

Sale Price

STOCKS—

LOW

44c

*

Simpson's Ltd class A

Slscoe

57c

Week's

Last

Range for

High

11%

•

A__

_____

Silverwood

Low

i

Dairies

16

Friday

Shares

____.

Mines

MARKETS

JANUARY

for Week

of Prices

Par

Silver

ENDING

Sales

Last

Sale Price

STOCKS—

LISTED

FOR WEEK

41

Sep

3.40

Jan

Jan

42c

Oct

12c

May

Jan

For footnotes see page 40.

Statement of Condition of the 12 Federal

Foreign Exchange Rates
jb

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of Section 522 of the Tariff Act of 1930, the Federal Reserve Bank certifies daily

| to the Secretary of the Treasury the buying rate for cable transfers in the different
'

give below

record for the week

a

FOREIGN

EXCHANGE

RATES

countries of the world.

Reserve Banks Combined

We

CERTIFIED

BY

JANUARY

FEDERAL

9,

1948

RESERVE

TO JANUARY

BANK

15,

TO

TREASURY.

Increase ( + ) or i.V
decrease ( —) since;

UNDER

TARIFF

ACT

Jan.

1930

OF

and

Monetary

Assets

Noon Buying Rate for Cable Transfers in New York
Value in United States Money

Unit

Jan. 9

Argentina,

peso—

Official

Jan. 10

':$b;

—

.297733*

$

.Jan. 12

b

bb

.251247*

Australia, pound
Belgian, franc

Brazil, cruzeiro

b

$

Closed

$

,v;

$

jb

b

.251247*

$

Discounts

Industrial
U.

.251247*

3.212133

3.212133

.

oun.v

'

.022782

.022784

.022782

.054406

India (British)

Mexico,

,

rupee_

peso

i

—

[Netherlands, guilder—

b 1,423
6,236,955

.

.A.

V/■•( V v":

1.000000

1.000000.

■■

v;

.902968

.569800*
.020060

.208604

,v.b

1.000000

.208604

"+• VVv+v,,

4.031250

Closed

b";

,208684

4.031250

/

\ [Norway, krone
f

[Portugal,

.301779

escudo—j

.205753

R.

and

foreign

notes of

Union of South Africa, pound————ii-—

.903750

l

.020060

.020060

,

.208604

.208604

-

Total

—1,143,557
+ 1,142,659

+

29,000

+

313,069

+

2,626,631

+

213.887

—1,508,049

b<'

A,

95

.

banks—

+

15~713

+

6.172

+

447,979

+

410,468

+

+

4,620

+

601
71,859

-

'

—

assets

.008397

.301792

.301792

.205753

—215,448

17,863,390

+ 360.635

Deposits:

.205743

+ 769,305

24,435,805

Federal Reserve notes

■

:l

.

V*.

.376599

1.000000

1.000000

Member, bank—reserve acct.
S. Treasurer—gen. acct.

U.
"

818,916

"Foreign

456,372
502,338

Other
.900625

.901250

3.225000

Closed

.900625

3.225000

3.225000

3.225000

.201595;/;/

.040157

.040144

.201595
--

,

.278264

.233628

•

4.007500

Closed

.040113
.091324

.278242

.233628

4.007500

.201595

.040119
.091324

.091324

/

-

4.007500

.201595

.233628
-r

4.007500

.278264
.

.

.

...

+2.123,786

Other

capital

+

256,717

—

28,766

—

21,617

—

174,645

1,432/068

+
+

409,753

—

254,471

+

245,799

19.641,016

+

566,969

+

1,833,149

2,724,711

+

413,465

+

438,977

16,495

+

909

+

5,759

46,818,027

+765,895

+

2,103,249

196,262

liabilities

Capital Accounts—
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13b)

.091324

.278264

.233628

Total

.040122

•.

deposits
iL
availability, items
liab., incl. accrued divs.

Deferred

1.000000

.1

Liabilities-

.376736

.898333

3.225000

33,001

117,367

47.520,676

4.031250

.376677;

57

181,739
1

-.008401

;

—

3,230,715

4.031250
<

442

1

+

8,277

448,189

+

8,366

27,543

+

88

+

3,815

accounts

30,655

+

2,968

.233628

Total liabilities & cap. accts.

^

4.007500

47,520,676

+769.305,,.

+2,123,786

of

gold certificate re¬
serves, to deposit and F. R.

V—_____

Noncontrolle«ka__iau_l____.

;note

.658300*

.658300*

.562040*

i

TV.

'.i.

-.658300*

.562040*

.-".562040*

.658300*

•

.562040*

♦Nomlnalrate:




*

V*V

r#* %

liabilities

Contingent

.658300*
'.562040*

.*

■ respondents
Commitments to

trial loans

'.bf bb £

combined

liability on
foreign

purchased; for

48.9%-

—

-0.3%

+

5.5%

bills

c6r"

_

+

—4.056,334

13,750

22,062,070

Bank premises
Other assets

peso—

Controlled.
;

8^9

—115,779
—

securities.

banks—

Uncollected items

.569800*

Ratio

Uruguay,

8,984
78,249

+

—1,430,619

other

.903125

.

-

-.008402

-

1.000000

.278264

Switzerland, franc—,
v

+
—

5

+212,540

Total
1.000000

.091324

Sweden, krona.,

1,352

3,133,7^9

21,895,982

.301779

.301779,

.205778

.201595

,Spain, peseta

47,266

+

securities.

.205786

.008403 V

.376687

loans

from

.569800*

•

•

:

4.031250

.008402

.376710

Due

1.000000

F.

.900625

.569800*
.020060

*

.896250

j jNew Zealand, pound—.

+
+

—'

* V

111,245

—

39,840

.

3,244,994

L.

Total

[/. /bbv

;Newfoundland, dollar—
Official—

+

160

+

1,497,950

Other

i

15,
1947
$

40,000

—

3,380,021

Total U. S.-Govt,

,

France (Metropolitan) -franc—

164,665

.

:

:

Bonds

.020060

England, pound sterling

advances

loans

Notes

.054406

.898593

«!_.

and

10,781,056

.054406

.569800*

Czechoslovakia, koruna

21,545,076
350,613

Govt, securities:

.022788

■

Denmark, krone—

S.

.054406

1.000000

Colombia, peso

reserves

Certificates

.054406

—

ctf.

Bills
3.212133

000,9 '

Official

gold

+

R.

Other cash

.297733*

.297733*

.251247*

3.212133

"li
Canada,dollar—

F.

Jan.

■,

V" :

$

649,906

Total

Jan.15

Jan.14

..022787
__

for

7,

1948

$

20,850,170

fund

notes

.297733*

.251247*

3.212133
——

Jan.

...

:y.r" '
V\ ;■/ V +
certificates

Redemption

Jan. 13

.297733*

.

14,

1948

1948, INCLUSIVE

Gold

Country

;

(In thousands of dollars)

just passed:

-L

~

make
—

'

indus¬

2,498

+

7,148

—

-

223

—

\

■-

' "' 52

—

y 5,29^
1,008

42

THE

(286)

Monday, January. 19, 1948

CHRONICLE

& FINANCIAL

COMMERCIAL

OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKETS
Quotations for Friday, January 16

i

Reorganization Rails

Investing Companies

(When,

Aak

Bid

Par

Funds—

Mutual

1
1%

5.17
3.85

27%
3.72

29%
4.08

2
1
—5

8%
7.24
14.82

9Va.
7.83
16.11

1

*

4%
3%
93.21

5

18.66

5%
4%
97.09
20.17
8.19
17.21
18.61

Amerex

Associated Standard

Fund Inc
Axe-Houghton Fund B
Axe-Houghton

Beneficial Corp

1

Co

&

Blair

of America

Inv Tr

Bond

Boston

Fund Inc

Bowling Green Fund Inc
10o
Broad Street Invest Co Inc—5

8.18
15.92
16.99

1

Bullock Fund Ltd

3.85

3.86

4.27
4.29

4.73

4.04

1
1

Fund

Balanced

Stock Fund

-

23.48

14.79
22.90
1.85

•

Fidelity Fund Inc

Fund Inc lc
First Boston Corp
10
First Mutual Trust Fund
5
Fundamental Investors Inc
2
Financial Industrial

Corp

Capital

General

Trust.

General Investors
Group

A—2
•
1

Trust shares

Fundamental

28
5.10;
13.24
5.61
41.21
5.11

,

25.11
15.81
24.76
2.02
30
5.67
14.51
6.48
44.31
5.48

—

7.08

7.26

1—

6.03
5.49

6.55
5.96

8.12

shares..

Aviation

13.36

14.15

9.17

9.91

7.32

7.94

shares

Food

shares—

Administered

Fully

shares
Industrial Machinery shares—
Institutional bond shares
Investing

—

—

shares

Price

Low

,

.

——

shares

Merchandise

shares

Mining

shares

Petroleum

—

shares

Bond

Railroad

4.31

Equipment shares
Railroad stock shares.

RR

shares—

Steel

shades—
Howe Plan Fund Inc—
Utility

-

Foundation Fund

Income

10c

5

Investors

Incorporated

shares

Group

Bank

-

Group shares

Insurance

shares
Investment Co of America
10
Invest Management Fund Inc.1
Stock and Bond Group

..

.

_

5.19

(Low

(Speculative Bonds)—1
(Income pfd Stocks)
1
(Appreciation pfd Stks)_l

K-l
K-2

Stks)_l
(Income
com Stocks)—1
(Appreciation com Stks)-1
(Low Priced com Stk)__1
(Quality

S-l
S-2
S-3

S-4

commen

—1

Fund

Knickerbocker

American Casualty—

6.86

American

4.14

3.65

15.56

Eauitable

ifr'1'1

y.1^

—5

9.57

15%

19%
57 ■>'.
30

12.87

City

11.53

Connecticut

10.76

11.79

7.56

8.29

9.74

Northeastern

Casualty

Continental

8.56
16.15

12.04

5.54

6.07

Fidelity AkDeposit of Md
Fire Assn of Phila
Fireman's Fd of San Fran

5.45

5.97

Firemen's

:

Reinsurance Corp

'

Fire—

7.64

Franklin

8.05

8.82

11.33

^—

Security

RepubHe^-—
5
Globe & Rutgers Fite com—15
Globe <fc

5
1
1
1

14.52

15.61

2.92

27.26

48.69

Hartford

11.39

Hartford

6.25

2%
1

48.69

10.52

•

67c

Bank of New York
Bankers Trust

20.95

Trust 20
Chase National Bank
—15
Chemical Bank & Trust
10
Commercial National Banx &
Trust Co
20
Continental Bank & Trust
10
Corn Exchange Bank & Trust_20

U

1

16.62

18.14

15.05

50

Empire Trust——
Federation Bank & Trust

10
10
.100

7.36

8.07

1

1

Lt 2%8_. _1977
-1982
111 3s

2.63

„

103

104

__

Fiduciary Trust——
First

Bank

National

96

37%

49%

244

40

42

86

22%

"r

Bid

1%-

Ask

/—

4%%

Transmsn

Gas

preferred—

14

95

96

Co.—

100

.

103%

102%

Tennessee

25

13

•

Co

Carbon

8%

90

93

Tucker

46%

48

West

48

49%

Corp

Disinfecting

9 Va

4

Transmission—'•
"A"
1

Eastern

Texas

4

ft

lis

14

common__50c
•

74

12

10%

—100

preferred

$1.90

.$2 preferred

$5

preferred

96%

95

78

25

& Trust

Trust

25

preferred

4%%

•

9

41%

Bank & Trust -17%

States

80

;

89

39%

■

77

Robertshaw-Fltn Controls com_l

Speer

•
*

•

100

preferred

55%

54

97%

Connecticut Light & Power—

238

::

88

84

100
50

8%

95%:

1

Cladmetals

51%

—25

National—

Guarantee

97%

96%

preferred

3.70%

3.50

94

Par1

Stocks—

92

89

Electric-

Pitney Bowes 4%% pfd
Fublic Service (Indiana)—

95

96%-

Appalachian Electric Power—
4%%
preferred
100
Birmingham Elec $4.20 pfd—100

-12%

Trust

98%

93

Light 3%s—1977

14.80
51

—100

(J P) & Co Inc
Jity Bank

102 %

i,fc-v

101

England Gas & Elec—
preferred
100

Pennsylvania

97%

Toledo

American

10%

103%

103

Philadelphia El Pwr 25/8s—1975
Edison Co 27/8s
1977

276%
16 ¥2

99

200

267 %
15y2
14.40
48
*

—20

Manufacturers Trust Co

United

185

100
10
100
25

Lawyers Trust

Nat'l

Ask

165

91%

10%

pfdllOO'
1
Kentucky Utilities 4%% pfd_100

96%

97

-1977
Utilities 3s
Public Service 2%s— -1976

Pacific Pwr &
Bid

90%

Plywood

Harbor

4% %

3%s. -1977

Power & Lt

Ask

Bid

Par

Plorida Pow & Lt. 4%%

New

95

Rub 2%s. -1972C
Florida Power & Lt 3s— -1977

100

National

Guaranty

Title

35

<

101

Firestone Tire Se

150

94%:

93%
100%

Dayton Power & Light 3s.
Delaware Pow & Lt 3V8S_. -1977

Ohio

100

Trust

103%

102%

-1967

.-1978

2.66

3.26

Elec

Cudahy Packing 2%s

7.45

2.34

96%

95'

'/v'„

Stocks—

Ask/

Bid

Cleveland
6.49

Par

Public

70

33%

Security Issues »

Recent

Sty.?,

Arkansas P0W> &-

Unlt T^Pe Trusts—

Sterling

53

1

66

16.18

l

Diversified Trustee Shares—
Series K
2.50
Independence Trust Shares
•
North Amer Trust Shares—
Series 1955
1
Series 1956
1

York

Fire

Westchester

"Bonds-

New

4
10
2.50

50

Guarantee

49

47

Fire

S

t

_

Morgan

Fidelity & Guaranty Co__2

S

6.52

"inc—n'—Zl

World. Investment Trust—

National

S

U

8.03

Trust
Irving Trust
Kings County Trust

40%
42%
16%
17"%
x51%
53 %
71
74
14
17
37
39
1,255
1,315

32 «/4
545

530

-

9.43

26 %
370
41

43%

100

19.17

9.25

Ask

105

44'%

=3,

21.44

35'A
41%

Central Hanover Bank &

25%

30 y4

21.61

17.53

19.62

93

100

Brooklyn Trust

51

42%

10

Accident

48%
23%

83c

.

Grace

-

J,

69

46.75

75c

7.34

24J/2
355
39
100

Co—10
100
10

the Manhattan

of

Bank

/

66

74c

43.75

^,on Common^toc^a B-l

Fulton

5%
,29%

19%

6.85

City Banks & Trust Cos.
Bid

4%
27%

10

«

Kentucky

Par

5y8
-34

U

5
10
Fire
10
Steamboiler lnspect_10

Great* American-.
Hanover—

86

>4

10
10

Travelers

15

preferred

2nd

3.21

25.35

52

83

12%

Sprgfld Fire & Marine:
Standard

102

49

2

Haven

New

,

10
10

( N Y)

Seaboard Surety

Glens FaHa^ Fire20

32

Marine

SI Paul Fire &

Marine

Gibraltar Fire

10

Fire

(Paul)

Revere

General Reinsurance Corp

10.34

6.97

4

Co

(Texas)

Republic

Newark;

7%

71

Accident

Federal

7.81

13

24%

8%

97

Providence-Washington

10.99

45

11%
22%

25
10
10

>

Preferred

14.74

19

5

Indemnity

Pacific

10

.

30 y4.

42

.12.50

Pacific. Fire

Employees Group.
Employers Reinsurance-

of

;

Northern

Thoenix

10.06

28 y4'

5

Hampshire Fire

10*
10

Life

Crum & Forster Inc

11.39

9.18

General

7 Va

33%

10
10
5
2.50

Brunswick—

New

New York Fire

10.67

10.39

River

.6%

•

5
2

Casualty

Amsterdam

New

6%

10

York

of New

11.74
10.52

-

46

43%
•31%

2

65%

5

Fire.

Camden

27%

National Union Fire

North

*11.23

6%

25%

69%

11.23

10.58

5%

National Liberty—

.

28'%

4,

National Fire-

54%

/

30%,

26%

5

—

,

22%.,

29.

10

17%

-

,

15%
47,

(Detroit)—10

National. Casualty

27

2%
25
10

Shippers

Boston

Georgia

New York

30%.

10

&

Bankers

Assur

«Ss Mfrs Fire N Y_!

Mereh

28%

"

14%
45

•',21%.

16%

25

Baltimore American

8.18

Fire

Merchant

17%

,12%

6.97

10.25

nn^

.

12%

10%

,

36

33

20

Maryland Casualty common
1
Prior preferred
10
i'i
Convertible preferred
5
Massachusetts Bonding —«5>

New

10.66

8.73

;

38%,

16

-3-_

Automobile

10.95

5.96

Fund

Ml

Fidelity & Casualty_5
American of Newark
2%
American Re-Insurance
10
American Reserve
lQ

4.13

14.51

-

36

American

9.73

Wdlinc^on Fund

Priced Bonds——1

B-3
B-4

American

5.76

19%

11%

4

Automobile

3.49

96

'93, S

60%

18%
•

26%,;

24%.

••

10

North America

Jersey Insurance of N Y

4 B'/i

-.44%,.
'*57%

10

—

6.16

series A_

Whitehall

American. Alliance

4.92

7.46

Wall Street Investing Corp.

27.17
28.38
23.51
25.64
16.01' * 17.47
9.07
9.90
17.18
18.75
20.42
22.28
25.46
27.78
13.43
14.65
11.82
12.90
4.37
4.78
5.10
5.67

—25

,.48%

46

.

f'.I.K:,"

3.72

£

v

.

Agricultural

7.98

3.13

'

„

7.10

4.45

'

Keystone Custodian Funtfe—
B-l
(Investment Bonds)—1
B-2 (Medium Grade Bds)„l

~1Q

'

Irubtcea Industry Shares.—25c

13.45.

13.16

-10

7.22

—10c

Standard Utilities

Insur Co of

6.46

-

5

Home

Ask

Bid

Par

Ask

Bid

Par

~10

Aetna-Life-

6.36

Selected Amer Shares
Investors

8.62;
9.45
77c
86c
92c
1.02
13.22
14.49
25.25 "27.45

Group shares

Aviation

Companies

"

7.30

9.99

Sovereign

Institutional Securities Ltd—

-

American Surety

Petroleum & Trading
Putnam (Geo) Fund
Republic Invest Fund
Russell Berg Fund Inc
Scudder, Stevens & Clark
Fund Inc new

22.90

21.18

'

\
•

Aetna-.Inaujance

Merchandising
Metals
Oils
Pacific Coast Invest Fund
Public Utility
Railroad
Railroad equipment
Steel
Tobacco:

4.69

~

>■

V

Aetna Casual-* Surety.

6.65

Diversified Investment FundDiversified prefeired stock
Diversified Industry
Electrical equipment
Insurance stockMachinery

4.47
4.86
4.96 ' * 5.39
4.17
4.53
4.59
4.99
4.44
4.80'
1.60
1.64

—

shares

Tobacco

•

7.51
8.15
7.30
7.92
9.37
9.84
7.11 •
7.71
6.32
6.86
7.28 > 7.90
5.04
5.48
7.68
8.33
2.43
/ 2.65

General bond

-

Series

Building supply
Chemical —
—
Corporate bond-series

6.79
10.79
5.63

Electrical Equipment

k—

14.60

13.18

Insurance

7.96.

New York Stocks Inc—
Agriculture
Automobile
Aviation
Bank stock

..

100

preferred

5%

—

12.04

8.80

6.26
9.96
5.18

—

k—

26.74

11.14

7.68

Building shares
Chemical shares

k—

4.77

24.73

Securities—

Agricultural shares
Automobile shares

Income 4%s

Conv

k__

4.94

4.33

Speculative Series
Stock Series
Industrial Stock Series..
Selected Group Series
__
Low Priced Com Stock SeriesNew England Fund
1

Howard—

1994

2019

1st 48
..

*

Common

4.65

4.48

1

Fund

Investors 2d

Income
Eaton &

4.22

Mutual Invest Fund Inc
10
Nation-Wide Securities—
Balanced shares
1
National Investors Corp
__1
National Security Series—
Bond series
Low Priced Bond Series
Preferred Stock Series

—

Chicago Rock Island & Pacific—

4.70

3.66

Ask

Bid

Stocks-

•,

Pacific—

4.71

4.26

Ask

Bid

-Bonda—

Chicago Rock Island &

4.25

3.50

Non-Ferrous Metals
Paper shares
Petroleum shares
Steel shares
Manhattan Bond Fund Inc—
Common
10c
Mass Investors Trust.
1

3.80
5.05
28.79
30.95
13.31
14.39
Christiana Securities com—100 2,900
3,000
Preferred
—100
139
145
Commonwealth Invest
1
5.60
6.09
Delaware Fund1
14.59
15.77
Dividend Shares
25c
1.40
1.54
Trust

Fund

Chemical

45.21.
4.11

Home Furnishings shares

1
•
—1

Fund Ltd

Century Shares

44.31

3.73

Mass

Canadian Inv

94.61

Electrical Equipment shares—
General Industries shares

Oilstocks

series A

Shares

issued)

and if

as

Ask

92.72

Loomis Sayles Mutual Fund
•
Loomis Sayles Second Fund—10
Managed Funds—
Automobile shares
Business Equipment sharesDrug shares

5.68
4.22

Holding Corp—
10
American Business Shares——1

Aeronautical Securities
Affiliated Fund Inc

Bid

par

11%
610

580

United Slates Treasury
.

Bates

quoted; are for

Bills

-discount at.purchase

Obligations Of Government Agencies
wc%ral Land

Bid

Bank Bonds—

99.20
97

1950-1948
1%S May 1, 1952-1950
l%s Jan. I, 1953-1951
2%S Feb. 1. 1955-1953
%s

Oct.

1,

'98
100.28

Aik

99.28
97.12
98.12

101.8

Federal Home Loan Banks—
l%s Apr.

Bid

15, 1948

99.29

1%S Sept. 15, 1948

99.26

1%S Jan.

1949 wi_-

20,

Other

100.5

119 y4

120y2

-

—1961

As!

Bid

"

99.30

100.2

Issues

Panama Canal 3s

Ask

100.1

1948.
January 29, 1948—
February.. 5* 1948Februaryr.vl3;> 1948_
February 19, 1948.
Februaryr 26, 1948Mar.ch 4y 1948
22,

January

Bid

Asfr

b0.86

0.72%

..

Treasury bills—

March 11,

0.72%,

March

0.85%.,;

March 25,

0.86%

April

b0.95

0.88%

April 8.

b0.95

0.89%

April

b0.90

.r-b0.92
b0.94

4
,

18,

1,

b0.96

1948—

:

0.915

b0.96L 0.915

1948.

b0.97

1948-

0.92 5

1948—

b0.97

0.92 5

1948

b0.97

0.92 5

b0-.97

0.93 5

15,

1948-

0.90%-

f.b0.96

Quotations For U. S. Treasury Notes
Figures

tSept.
tOct.

1,

tJan.

1,

Bid

1%% 100.3047

1948

15,

after decimal point represent one or more
Int. Bate

Maturity—

Ask
.3178

!%

1949

of

Indebtedness—

99.9767

.9996

lYa%

100.0219

.0408

Was

July 1,

t%s July
t%S

*%S

a

Certificates of

V/as June 1, 1948

1948

Certificates

32ds of a point

Maturity—

Indebtedness—

F<&. 1, 1948

t%s Mar. 1,

1948

f/aS Apr. I,

1948




Bid
100.0078

Ask
.0150

99.9986
99.9977

.0078
.0138

1,
1.

JuLy

lis Oct.
lis Oct

1948 Series F

1948 Series G
1948 Series H

1, 1948 Seris J
1,

U%s Jan.

1948 Series K
1, 1949

Bid

Ask

99.9743
99.9555
99.9558
99.9561

.9853
.9689
.9692
.9695

99.9770
99.9777
100.0229

.9909
.9915
.0417

Odd lot sale

included

in

change.

r

(not Included in year's range),

year's

Cash

•No

dividend.

par

value,

w

i When issued,

tin

default.

x

d Deferred delivery sales (not

t Ex-stock dividend,

(not included in year's range).

sales

wdWhen delivered,

b Bid yield price,

Y. Stock Ex¬
(Un) Unlisted issue.
' .

f Flat price, - k Admitted to listing on N;

range) ,* e Ex-interest,

Ex-dividend,

tThese

y

Ex-rights.

bonds are subject to

all Federal taxes.

lEx-llquidatlng

Volume

167

Number 4665

THE COMMERCIAL

&

FINANCIAL

CHRONICLE

(287)

THE COURSE
Bank

clearings this

will

show

Preliminary

figures compiled by

Cities of the

country, indicate that for

based

us,

increase

an

compared

with

a

year

upon

telegraphic advices from the chief
ended

Saturday,-Jan. 17, clearings

Week Ended Jan. 17

,1948

New York__

$5,632,795,458

686,486,125

612,844,909

+

,939,000,000

848,000,000

381,262,525

+ 23.9

307,590,105

250,826,888

+ 22.6

297,400,000

244,200,000

+ 21.8

Kansas City
St. Louis

Francisco.

:

•

■

Pittsburgh

314,875,000
205,806,101

240.907,616

Lancaster

2,675,333,295

we

ended

Jan.

'

For

Total

that

West

of

there

was

in

1947.

increase

an

Outside

of

foregoing will

cases

the week

as

of

has to be estimated.

previous—the week

13.1%,

the

was

of

aggregate

gain of 19.4%

a

Reserve District the totals

The Chicago Reserve District has to its credit
of

re¬

an

increase

22.2%, and the Minneapolis Reserve Dis¬

In the Kansas City Reserve District the totals
register

expansion

an

:of 22.2%; in the Dallas Reserve District of
33.3%, and in the San Francisco Reserve
District of 21.2%.
-.
;
V--;
'
• '
N
t
we

furnish

Week Ended Jan. 10

2d

Boston
New

td

York

6th

Atlanta

+

Chicago

17

Itb

St.

9th

Minneapolis

10th

Louis

Kansas

City

__

San

424,423,491

6,819,921,052

8.0

7,721,743,889

752,334,154

704,986,177

+ 26.3

623,429,338

602,573,93 i

+

*iMI,256,3l3f
«•

374,767,038

+ 20.4

606.885,317-A + '565,578,443
t'

v

322,269,633

284,769,346

472,990,298

;

7.3

:+

433,748,562

991,967,299

854,870,388

+ 16.0

737,047,229

504,281,211

412,611,194

+ 22.2

333,777,132

301,746,737

421,408,260s./
«•

■.

;

w

••
•

4t

10

,

V

add

our

338,562,307

+ 24,5

282,560,650
363,647,854

308,840,159

-

438,452,794

-

231,654,907

787,648,947

+ 33.3

>

649,786,815

cities

317,921,103

191,189,324

159,716,006

+ 21.2

:

567,341,343

521,282,935

+ 13.1

14,715,766,891 ..13,006,270,756
7,270;7C7|585

12,873,767,866-

.11,453,878,747

6,089,089,603

detailed

statement

+ 19.4

5,336,410,958

showing the figures for

of

4,806,398,551

each

Clearings at—

,; •;

Reserve
——

I——

,

River

New

1,457.138

3,929,268

433,611,523

2,098,230

1,659,026

+ 26.5

1,425,354

706,154
1,779,156

+

5.7

+ 18.2

+ 15,7

23,174,239

+ 17.3

10,388,790

¥ 13.2f

544,928

2,108,265

+34.2

,1,868,949

9,148,000
114,289,534
3,564,365
181,192,359
64,464,515

+27.4

7,450,000

5,744,000

+24.4

86,809,730

82,656,921

5.6

+20.3

3,308,372
164,325,698

148,767,363

+13.1

58,506,884

42,451,604

+20.4

322,269,633

284,769,346

13,038,503
46,937,717
173,500,000
3,135,026

155,700,000
2,628,4771

+

,

"l,474,541

,

2,674,917

Sixth Federal

Reserve District—Atlanta—

19,331,877

Nashville

69,246,955

Georgia—Atlanta
Augusta

...

202.000,000

4,552,632

Macon

+ 32.9

2,320,112

2,655,554

+ 12.6

77,932,609

+ 29.2

59,088,169
59,633,760

+ 14.6

62,077,964
65,123,836
4,859,713

509,275

6,627,392
421,862

+ 20.7

320,102

282,168

105,673,422

+

6.8

101,677,325

90,819,937

606,885,317

Seventh Federal Reserve

565,578,443

+

7.3

472,990,298

+

1,277,986

934,961

792,738

6,858,561
4,831,684

5,925,933

—19.1

6,203,480

4,875,582

+ 27.2

57,626,000

48,417,000

+ 19.0

5,629,550

4,974,837

+ 13.2

13,190,592

+ 18.4

3,775,404
39,095,000
3,864,177
10,175,788

65,125,804

54,560,971
3,560,884

+ 19.4

45,918,190

4,107,558

+ 15.4

2,837,989

32,407,248

25,392,814

+ 27.6

19,217,313

18,851,736

14,202,809
1,229,835

+ 32.7

3,227,436
33,962,000
3,317,285
11,453,078
37,635,789
2,204,339
15,239,997
7,621,856

I

Wisconsin—Milwaukee
Iowa—Cedar

1.6

+ 38.3

6,051,544

,15,611,598

Bend

Rapids

Moines

City

Illinois—Bloomington

'

1,572,511
742,740,569

Chicago
Decatur

Total

(17

1,257,838
8,019,808

4,898,055

'

Haute

Sioux

i433,748,562

,

11,087,589

*

Lansing
Indiana—Fort Wayne__.
Indianapolis

Des

5,628,225

District—Chicago—

Arbor

Rapids

South

6.3

2,826,059

76,652,888

112,868,981

Orleans

(10 cities)

Terre

+

15,439,867
41,872,405

3,755,948

Mississippi—Vicksburg

Grand

4,283,407

8.1

7,597,019

Mobile

Michigan—Ann

+ 24.0

100,679,358

Alabama—Birmingham

Total

+ 25.5

—

86,343,272

,

Florida—Jacksonville

Louisiana—New

15,400,74455,860,059
219,900,000

3,574,514
11,860,815

+ 27.9

i

4,689,713

9,988,644
815,414

+ 14.5

572,519,462

+ 22.1

648,713,585
2,927,227

2,271,157
8,428,167

596,158
532,319,022
2,195,169
8,520,602

9,982,217

+

4,418,225

4,073,941
3,438,904

+ 28.5

3,042,222
2,473,096

2,477,630
2,086,609

991,967,299

854,870,388

+16.0

737,047,229

674,265,354

4,974,061

cities)

8.8

+ 22.1

Eighth Federal Reserve District—St. Louis—

Missouri—St. Louis_.
Kentucky—Louisville

284,000,000

Tennessee—Memphis
Illinois—Quincy

117,332,866

99,573,624

+ 17.8

100,740,217

84,809,315

+ 18.8

226,500,000

+ 25.4

Total

189,800,000
83,526,895

168,000,000
79,018,625
53,686,300

2,208,128

1,728,255

+ 27.8

59,224,225
1,226,012

504,281,211

(4 cities)

412,611,194

+22.2

333,777,132

301,746,737

5,673,870
233,353,357
77,683,607

+

5,183,802
208,311,774
52,892,696
5,247,336

3,721,706
144,435,220
47,675,450
4,128,678

2,540,810

'

.

1,041,812

Ninth Federal

Reserve

25,898,800
XT.

23,411,200

-

1,323,478

+ 10.6

1,299,557

567,048,298

513,496,372

5,937,482

Minneapolis
St.

297,570,992

Paul

92,133,763

North

Dakota—Fargo—
Dakota—Aberdeen

,

,

+

t

,£,368,751
,^+22,665,200

1.8 J..

3,665,554

20,427,589

17,742,886
;

V

6,500,294
20,480,100

099,448

776,240

505,437,022

+ 10.4

424,423,491

York

Syracuse

Connecticut—Stamford

Jersey—Montclair_

Newark

Northern New Jersey.

(12 cities)




10,526,699

+ 117.4

8,821,403

7,349,767

2,417,813

+ 20.5

2,089,508

1,695,683

72,497,068

+ 31.2

59,413,957

60,246,000

1,916,370

Rochester

3,375,737

1,368,440

+ 40.0

1,115,879

1,138,290

;

1,669,696

7,445,059,306

6,917,181,153

22,354,051

17,595,196

13,419,783

10,455,038

+ 28.4

9,492,131

6,997,391

10,607,005

11,142,258

4.8

9,871,813

746,697

8,134,152

719,716

38,452,645

40,065,936

52,333,383

49,104,294

7,707,838,431

7,134,743,307

+21.6

1,302,528

1,040,635

7.6

7,537,356,908

6,647,480,196

+ 27.0

15,793,828

'+

+
—

+

+

13-7/

610,697

+ 17.6

2,426,188

+ 10.0

5,958,044

1,686,746
1,735,946
5,140,307

338,562,307

+24.5

282,560,650

208,524,053

316,284

4,200,673

Federal Reserve

751,527

Omaha

+ 51.9

553,119
6,710,303

+ 33.4

458,310

+ 105.7

106,222,495

+ 25.4

5,505,969
87,085,185
6,582,355

+ 26.7

9,224,357

227,442
392,273
4,486,563
75,254,323
4,853,790
8,632,070

+ 19.1

241,344,971

213,891,697

+ 22.3

9,088,004

7,806,309

9.2

2,609,572

7,108,546
13,480,147
349,160,840
13,403,632

—

1,972,624

City.

St. Joseph
Colorado—Colorado Springs

Pueblo

(10 Cities)

-

1,683,329

+ 28.9

1,432,847

1,211,358
1,165,278

535,847,401

—

6,156,180
10,639,076
293,229,005
10,958,873
1,805,753

2,170,245

Wichita

Total

494,661

737,667
13,803,171
133,259,002

Hastings
Lincoln

Missouri—Kansas

|

District—Kansas City—

438,452,794

+22.2

363,647,854

317,921,103

5,973,575
189,307,000

+ 27.8

20,751,279
4,098,000
2,610,601

4,658,424
155,790,000
17,576,732

131,084,000

+ 33.7

+ 15.5

+

Eleventh Federal Reserve District—Dallas—
Texas—Austin

7,634,458

Dallas

256,133,000

Fort Worth

27,751,777

Galveston

Wichita

5,298,000

Falls

♦3,000,000
9,022,924

Louisiana—Shreveport

+ 29.3

+ 14.9

3,679,000
2,276,516

1.2

7,208,652

5,881,293

231,654,907

+33.3

191,189,324

159,716,006

102,354,057

+ 10.3

86,717,920

5,101,402

4,118,237
95,394,023

+ 23.9

4,018,074

+ 53.8

86,221,049
2,906,782
72,026,262

43,405,271
10,099,843

+ 33.2

75,397,089
36,459,199
7,430,924

29,810,879

8,573,125

+ 15.8

298,429,000

3.4

7,777,077
331,397,173
8,299,987

+ 14.2

3,458,384

6,712,981
2,546,385

8.1

6,385,516

5,650,181

308,840,159

Twelfth Federal

+

Reserve District—San Francisco

Washington—Seattle
Yakima

Oregon—Portland

146,756,098
City___

California—Long Beach
Francisco
Jose

Santa Barbara

Stockton

:

,»•

57,812,804

11,602,259
9,925,184

Pasadena

Total

32,240,862

30,106,712

43,629,375

41,354,553

6,819,921,052

(10 cities)

Grand Total (112 cities)
Outsit" Motr Vf>rk_

♦Estimated.

3,099,083
14,896,535
2,900,000
1,855,095

112,855,751

(6 cities)

San

8,914,452

+ 35.3

419.012,000
;

362,090,233

11,112,071

11,508,519

4,777,829

4,182,142
8,041,365

8,693,549

+ 14.9

+ 15.7
—

+

429,008

4.0

7,721,743,889

+ 31.9
+ 10.1

421,408,260

(7 cities).

San

13,948,660

6.6

8.0

+ 18.6

9,426,693

Utah—Salt. Lake

2,029,431

;

6,643,163
3,066,307

4.6

+ 27.5

3,572,156
8,569,847

•

;

Helena

Total

.

2,914,478

____

8,762,920
.

Montana—Billings

i.

22,884,574

_

District—Minneapolis—

Minnesota—Duluth

4,829,695

|

95,120,708

Jamestown

602,573,931

Tennessee—Knoxville

1,608,234

4,744,791

11,756,203

cities)

1,151,359

5,599,745

5,417,982

27,181,740

-

361,737,795

620,373

6,653,833

.

York—Albany

Elmlra

623,429,338

374,767,038

—

!

1,577,086

+ 11.7

7,865,042

Buffalo

Total

1.356,78C

| 6,268,783

Binghamton

New

0.9

9.9

;

-

New

—

+

Second Federal Reserve
York—■
District—New York—
Hew

+26.3

451,271,210

_

Kansas—Topeka
2,099,287

1,880,866

Hampshire—Manchester.
(12

671,256,313

2,236,529

__________

,'

788,803

Island—Providence

$

/

432,116,821

Bedford

Total

1945

3,940,382

Connecticut—Hartford

Rhode

^

2.5

-

Haven

3,380,262
248,284,546

Nebraska—Fremont
1946

rio

+

Springfield

New

7

or

Dec.

474,996,016

Worcester

,

'

Inc.
:

.

4,790,327

Lowell
New

$ .-;v. :

4,909,502

.

Massachusetts—Boston
Fall

'

1947

2,080,835

Portland

•v

+ 23.4

3,234,484
4,346,784
245,323,794

city for the

Week Ended Jan. 10

Maine—Bangor

16,321,600

+ 23.6

2,830,091

Columbia—Washington.

(6 cities)

Tenth

,1948

Federal

18,382,400

+ 19.8

5,438,406
247,881,090

,

(

208,524,053

+ 22.2

535,847,40 if v

week ended Jan. 10 for four
years:

First

+ 23.3

3,937,523

11,650,000
142,110,222
3,764,649
217,990,881
72,916,367

Virginia—Huntington

Total
now

22,943,800

848,083,767

(7 cities)

South

We

208,838,155

674,265,354

■

Outside New York City.

V

4,024,375
119,488,464

217,862,350

5.4

<■

10

.112
f

4,891,747
129,387,779

+ 31.5

+

•

«l

6

Francisco

+ 24.0

$

.

505,437,022

-

848,083,767:-

,

7

tlth Dallas
12th

«».

..:4
__

$

+ 10.4

1945

+ 20.0

451,271,210

10

7th

1946

984,656,591.-2 ,V ,820,510,878

6

-

Dec. %

513,496,372

7,707,838,431+M .7,134,743,307
V-

'

-

$
•

<v

Inc. or

'

7

Richmond

6,058,337

137,506,767
247,490,390

305,861,142

8pringfield

1947

567,048,298

u

11

704,986,177

6,722,477

Rockford

CLEARINGS

<•

12

Cleveland

Sth

BANK

$
12 cities

Philadelphia

Oth

OF

1948

Federal Reserve Districts
1st

752,334,154

4,718,549

Peoria

by Federal Reserve Districts:

a summary

SUMMARY
r

+ 20.0

1,868,665

appear

present further below

we

week

this city there

In the Cleveland

16.0%; the St. Louis Reserve District

following

820,510,878

——_____

gain of 26.3%; in the Richmond Reserve District of
20.4%., and in the Atlanta

In the

2,930,300

*

not available at time of going to press.

are

last day of the week in all

delphia Reserve District of 20.0%.

trict of 24.5%.

3,873,989

1,582,306

6,383,724

6.7

+

10.4%, and in the Phila¬

a

0.4

—

2,976,049

170,568,792
325,546,183
28,282,900

Carolina—Charleston
Maryland—Baltimore

bank clearings at this center
having recorded a gain of 7.6%, We group the
cities according to the Federal Reserve
Districts in which they are located and from
this it appears that in the New York District
(including this city) the totals show
an improvement of
8.0%J in the Boston Reserve District o£

cord

6,090,078

+ 28.2

District—Cleveland-

South

—66.3

the

Reserve District of 7.3%.

6,184,432

984,656,591

cities).

■

week

week

same

+ 81.6

6,064,960

Virginia—Norfolk

clearings for the whole country having amounted to
$14,715,766,891 against $13,006,270,756 in the

2,639,535

7,631,203

Jersey—Trenton

Mansfield

+ 22.1

2,379,439,472

$14,540,496,285 $13,626,807,479

statement, however, which
give final and complete results for the

10.

+ 61.6

13,856,418

Delaware—Wilmington

+ 19.6

,

$11,247,368,007

801,676,905

elaborate detailed
to

+ 11.8

3,751,325

Youngs town

+ 13.7

today, inasmuch

able

+ 16.1

2,200,749

6,060,311

Pennsylvania—Pittsburgh

+ 24,4

2,352,487,220

$13,738,819,380

Saturday and the Saturday figures

are

2,825,846
4,124,987

2,125,854
726,000,000
3,212,394
3,677,553
1,663,787

Scranton

Cincinnati

+ 42.2

$8,894,880,787

*

exact details for the week covered
by the
issue of next week. We cannot furnish
them

In the

-

+ 19.3

Wllkes-Barre

Richmond

cities, five days

oneday_-J—

Accordingly, in the above, the
;

2,849,161
787,000,000

York

Total

=

757,221

1,879,465
689,000,000
1,980,158

714,668
1,297,345

+ 33.9

Complete and
ends

751,439

3,281,196
5,287,966
2,461,102

Philadelphia
Reading

District

our

1,130,543

—

Fifth Federal Reserve
District—Richmond—

Total all el ties for week.

in

1,074,628

—30.3

+ 37.2

163,362,290

$11,063,486,085

Total all

8.9

—18.3

1,546,981

Columbus

7.7

+

218,810,833

Ten cities, five days.

,

1,395,464

Cleveland

338,975,000

Other cities, five days_

All cities,

$

1,095,084

Ohio—Canton

1.2

292,746,331

Baltimore

;;

+ 27.5

,v. 330,524,851

Cleveland

1945

$

«

895,169

Fourth Federal Reserve

+ 10.7

472,233,935

.

1946

1,077,549
3,400,358
941,000.000

Chester

(11

or

Dec. %

%

$7,179,718,905

Chicago

Philadelphia

San

1947

Inc.
<

.

1,271,562

Bethlehem

Total

Clearings—Returns by Telegraph

$

idelphia—
District—Philadelphia—

Pennsylvania—Altoona

New

1947

$

Reserve

ago.

week

the

1948

Third Federal

vfor all cities of the United States from which it
is possible to obtain
weekly clear¬
ings will be 6.7 % above those of the
corresponding week last year. - Our prelim¬
inary total stands at $14,540,496,285 against
$13,626,807,479 for the same week in
1947. At this center
there is a gain for the week ended
Friday of 27.5%. Our com¬
parative summary for the week follows:

Boston

Week Ended Jan. 10

OTBANK CLEARINGS

week

43

10,860,574
6,118,842

787,648,947

649,766,815

+21.2

567,341,343

521,282,935

*

14,715,766,891
7,270,707,585

13,006,270,756
6,089,089,603

+ 13.1

12,873,767,866

11,453,878,747

1

+ 19.4

5,336,410,958

4,806,398,551

44

THE COMMERCIAL

(288)

&

CHRONICLE

FINANCIAL

Date

Company and Issue—

Condition Statement of Member Banks
reporting member
banks of the Federal Reserve System in leading cities
the

shows

5%

Treasury bills and

a

York

series A, due

bonds, series A, due

Personal Loan Co.—

due

debentures,

industrial and agricultural loans de¬
Loans to brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying United States Government secur¬
ities decreased $23,000,000 in New York City and $47,-

Petroleum Corp.,

Warren

Feb.,
1956—-Feb

2
2

§2419
§2419

1963—Feb

1

..Mar

155

1

preferred stock—-Feb

$Vol.

HVol.

165.

- -

.

;

y

,

164.

42004
50
§2565

9

of the assets and liabilities of reporting /

summary
'

•

•

*

.

'

<

Class

§Vol. 166.

Inc. (+ ) or

>"•

Dec. (—) Since

v'.vJan. 7.

..V

;•,/'/• V

■

Dec. 31,

'1948

,

1947 '

1947

v

Allied

(quar.)—
_—„_—
American Box Board Co. (quar.)_l_:
—^.
$6 pfd.

American & Foreign Power,

$7

preferred

5%

Aro

(quar.)—

—

Co., $1.40 conv. pfd.
Line

Coast

Avondale

$2.25

Mills,

3-11
1

1-19

2-

2

1-19

2-

1

$1.25

—

v., 2-

35c

(quar.)_:_

1-20*

1-13

1-23

15c

1-19

2 v

Co.

(quar.)

3-12

2-13

2-

1

1-15

3-

1

Loans—total-•

65,142

'-—* 100

U.

S.

and

dealers

carrying:-

or

;

•

Government

+

for

13

—

+

4,066

3,330

Blue

245

47

—

568

50

•—

442

:

2

Other

securities

Real estate
Loans to

loans

13

8

12

965

bills

Banks

domestic

banks

2,566

-

Bronxville

Trust

Brunswick Site

107

987

Common

11

318

Co.

Y.)

(N.

412

782

$1.20

19

57

Canada

128

(A. M.)

deposits adjusted
except Govt
deposits

Time

48,620

deposits,

U.

Government

S.

—

14,561

8

—

481

227

—

.645

955

Interbank demand deposits:
Domestic

banks

10,285

Foreign banks

1,346

Borrowings
Debits to demand
interbank

and

U.

S.

during week

accounts
Govt,

j

8

7

—

128

deposit

391

34

+

"

4

91

+

except

accounts,

___

(quar.)
___

_

and common stocks called for redemption,
those called under sinking fund provisions.
The date indicates the redemption or last date for mak¬
ing tenders, and the page number gives the location in
which the details were given in the "Chronicle."

preferred

(quar.)

Cement Co.,

Ltd., $1.30 pref.

Investment

Ordinary
Canadian

shares

(quar.)

OF

TENDER

Cities

American

(Philip)

Blum

Power

Ry.,

Alkali

&

Light Corp.,

Inc., common
ref. mtge.

Co.,

&

Pacific

Central

Mathieson

,

1st

class B

Date

,

stock—-Mar

stock—
bonds, due

!_

(quar.)

Root

bonds,

mortgage
Petroleum

Tennessee

Co.,

due

1

(quar.)

—

preferred (quar.)
Tractor (quar.)„

4%

Century

Shares

De

;_Feb

20

*

___Jan 26

158

capital stock-

mortgage

bonds,

due

1951

—

Brooklyn

Borough

Gas Co., 1st mtge.
Clinchfield & Ohio Ry.—

Carolina,
1st

Central
1st

Maine

and

Chicago
1st

and

due

series A,

Pcwer

general

Union

Terminals

River

Power

series

L,

Mar

(quar.)

due

:

1970—Feb

RR.—

series D, due 1962_Mar

1st mtge.

Co.,

5'/2s,

ser.

A_Apr

——Feb 15
due

(T.)

1962—Feb

*
44

1

:\Vs:

,

Jan

Co., of Newark, N. J„ $4 pfd. stk.-Feb
Inc., 3 Va % debentures
Feb

Firemen's Insurance

Stores,

1

§2308
43

30
16
1

15-yr. notes, due 1958—Feb
2
preferred stock
Jan 31
McCord Corp., 4 '/2 %
debentures, due 1956
—Feb
1
Midlothian Country Club—
'
General and refunding mortgage 4'/2S, due 1959-——Feb
1
Standard Milling Co,, 3 V2 %
debentures, due 1961—.—Feb
1
Sun Ray Drug Co., 3la % debentures
—Feb
1
Warren Petroleum Corp., 3 %f/o con v. preferred stock—Jan 26

44

May,

Stern & Co.,

153
47

Coast

ENTIRE

ISSUE

CALLED

6%

preferred

stock,

.

series

of




1927

Feb

11

Ji2142

42

Corp.,

2-

1

2-

1-20

1

Merchants &

1-20

25c

Midland

&

Rubber

2-

2

1-21

Midwest

15c

1-24

1-14

Miles

2-26

2-16

15c

3-10
1

1-16

Mine

—

quar.)„—

(quar.i_

& Iron,

5%

Grain

Coal

Co.

(quar.).:

Crown

Cork & Seal, Ltd. (quar.)
Atlantic Sugar Co., com.

preferred

preferred

Diocesan

stock

-

Monumental

2-

2

1-15

$32 '/2C

3-20

2-20

Morrison-Knudson,

2-16

2-

New
New

York Fire Insurance

1-15

Northern

1-26

Northwestern

3-15

3-

—

1-20

Ohio

2-14

Outboard

2-10

2-

2

1-20

2-

2

1-20
2-17

Phillips

3-10

Fillsbury Mills, Inc., common

3-30

3-15

$4

3-30

3-15

Portis

2-20

Franklin
Fulton

2-15

1-20

1

3-15

1-15

30c

2-

3

2-

2

1-10

9

1-20

2-

3-

1

9

2-13

1

•

■

Fire

General

Insurance

Cigar

Co.,

Rose's 5-10-25c Stores

7-

1

6-18

Rowe

2-

2

1-12

Scythes & Co., Ltd., common

2-16

1-26

$10c

Secord

Food
Shoe

2-

1-14

2

1-30
2-

2

1-26

—

3-16

$1.25

3-

1

2-13

$2

pfd.

2-

1

1-25

$1.50

2-

1

1-16

(quar.)
;—
3.90%
preferred
(quar.)
4.15%
preferred
(quar.)
•—
Sovereign Investors, Inc..—_—______—Spencer Kellogg & Sons (increased quar.)—.
Stein (A.) & Co, (quar.)„

(quar.)

prior pfd. (quar.i(quar.)_

•$1

1-31

1-21

1-31

1-21
2-

6*

St:x

2-

6*

2-

(extra)

2

1-20
3-31

2-

1

1-23

(irreg.)

2-

2

1-20

30c

2-

2

1-15

Sun

2-

5Cc

25c

common

$1.75

Stouffer

Corp.
Struthers Wells Corp., common

Oil

1-15

12-31

1-31

1-17

3-15

2-13

Thermoid

2-13

1

Oil

(quar.)

(s-ai

(quar.)

Co., $2.50 conv. pfd.

Timken Detroit Axle

(quar.)

Globe

(s-a)

Republic Insurance Co.

2-16

2-

5-25

5-10

Trenton Chem. Co.,

SI

5-25

5-10

Trustee

2-16

1-26°

1-31

1-17

SI.75

1-15

25c

2-

2

„

.

2.29

1- 2
1-22

"

,

1-23

1-13

1-13
2-

6

2-11
4-

1

12-26
1-23
1-20

1-15

1-20
1-20

1-20
1-20
1-24
2-192-16

1-26

;

1-

9

1-

9>

1-20
2-20

2-16
2-18
2,

2

3-10'

12-

8

1-16.

&

2-

5.

1-15
1-15.
•

1-31

2-13:
1-30-

1-20'

4- 1

3-22

4- 1
1-31
2-16
2-16

3-22"

2- 2

1-19-

1-24
2-

5.

2-

5

3-15

2-25

2-10

2-

40c
$1
62'/2c

/-4- 1
3" 1
2- 2

50c

3-20

2%%

1-10

(irreg.)

(quar.)_

Co

2

87y2c

2

1-26

$1
25c
$1

(quar.)

5c

50c

(quar.)

Corp., $3.50 pfd.

2-

!—

Co.

Co.

25c

common

40c
31'Ac

(increased);—

Special

3-

(quar.)
of California

Superior

Swift

&

1-23

1-21

—

Co.

2

2-16

1-15-

$1.25

1-15

1-15

2-16

preferred (quar.)
——___.
Suburban Elec. Securities, $4 2nd pfd. (quar.)

87V2c

Corp., com.
(quar.)

1-15

2- 1
2- 1
2- 1
2-20
3-10
2-16
1-30

25c

50c

(s-a)

1-22
1-12

3- I

25c
25c
50c

4-15

$12.50

1-19

92'/2c
97'/2c
$1.03%
10c
50c
50c

Stokely-Var. Camp, Inc.. common.—
5% prior preference (quar.)

15c

(irreg.)

J

:—

1
1

Fuller

1-19

40c

'

—

3-

3-

&

1-12

1- 1

$0.2542

(quar.)

preferred

Baer

1-15

2-2

—.——

common

$1.25
$1.75

preferred C

Co.—

(init'al)-..

30c

(quar.)

1-15

12-31

15c
55c

50c

———

(s-a)_
—

Calitornia Edison

3.70%

1-15

Louis—

Sheraton, Inc. (quar.)
preferred

1-15
1-14

1-20

3- 1
3- 1
4- 1

t20c
10c

(quar.)_——-

(Cmah+) (initial)

3-22

Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.
&

—

convertible preferred

5'/2%

1-20

3-15
3- 1

20c
$19c
t31'/4C

—

(quar.)

(quar.).
Candy Shops

Seven-Up Bottling Co. of St.
Common
(quar.)—

1-19

1-20

1-22

1-15
2-1

5c

15c

i

(quar.)

Corp.

(quar.)—

(Laura)

1-31

2-20
2-20

(quar.)._^—25c

Southern

preferred A (s-a)

General

Corp.

preferred

5%

1-23

2

1

Southwestern Public Service,

20c

Finance Corp.,

convertible

—i

Z

3-17

1-23

(quar.).

class A

preferred

General

Extra "

1-16

i-3i

(quar.)—.'

Industrial Secur.

Co.,

preferred (quar.)—
preferred (quar.)
___•
Racing Association (irreg.)__———
Manufacturing Co., common (quar.)_

1

2-

6%
6%
6'Ac

+-—

prior

4-

20c

12c
10c

—

—

2-20

(quar.)__

preferred

Co

2-16

■\

1-21

2-14
1-24
1-30

75c

(quar.)—

Fund. Inc

5%

1-10

3-

3-10

Co.

—

2- 2
;6%
7'/2c ■.>. 2- 2
Revere
>
30c
1-29
Rheem
40c
3-15
AVaVc preferred (quar.)__i_I—$1.12'/2
3- 1
Rio Grande Valley Gas_
5c
2-16
Rochester American Insurance/(quar.)
—
25c
1-15

1-27

25c

Gamble

/

_______—

Republic Drill & Tool Co. —
Common
(stock dividend)
Common class A
(stock dividend)

1-13

1-20

$6c
■■■•/ 25c

—

2-14

:

6%

Four-Twelve West Sixth Co.
& Co.

&

(D. M.)

1-17

3- 1
3" 1
4-15
1-15

75c
50c
$1
10c

...—

—

(quar.)_

(quar.)

Puritan

1-15

(quar.)

Style Industries, Inc.___

Proctor

2-10

2-

preferred

Co.

1-19

2-13

>

—

Petroleum

1-30

1-19

2- 2
2- 2

N.

______

Extra

$1

(quar.)
Firth Sterling Steel & Carbide Corp.—

Bros.

50c
25c

pfd.
Y.)—

non-cum. conv.

(Brooklyn,

Bank

National

1-15

1-30

(quar.)

Inc.

;

1-15

2- 5

90c

Co.

Semi-annual

4.88%

Co., common

preferred

75c

(quar.)__

$1.25

preferred

7%

—

Mfg.

Peoples

2-25

75c

Tilford,

1-19

2- 2
3- 1
2-25
2- 1
2-25

Penn Investment Co., $4

$1

Carpet

Z—
(irreg.)—_—

22'/2c
$1.12'/2
$3c
40c
35c

Service, com.

Park

&

1-19

1-15

(quar.)

&

1-30

2-13

(s-a)

Z

Extra

5'/p

Marine

1-15
1-23

1

gtd. (s-a)$3.50
Hampshire (quar.)___
$1.50

New

Public

10-15

2- 2

<quar.)___

(accum.)

(irreg.)

(quar.)

(s-a)

Co.

Products,

of

pfd.

Co., 7%

1-22

1-

7-15

2- 2
2- 2
1-31

1-23

4-

1-15
4-15

1-22

40c

2

2

-9-15

1-20

3-

2

,

6-15

2- 2
2- 2
1-31

50c

2-

1

1-30

3-15

1-20

(interim),!.
Casualty Insurance (s-a)__

2

3-10

2-20

1-31

—

conv.

2-

25c

Brewing

Smith

RR.

preferred

2-28

4-

1-23

1-12

1-31
2- 2
2- 2
2- 2
2- 1
1-22

O'Brien Gold Mines

5

Ltd.—

Co.,

Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland

4£

4l/2c/c

Sugar Associates—

Eppens

5%

North Carolina RR.

1-29

2-

—

—

2-16

15C

Linoleum

&

;

Eastern

57c

1-15

2

1-17
1-12

62'/2c

Insurance

Securities Acceptance Corn.

Preferred

Extra

1%

9

Investment Trust Shares—

Oilcloth

Life

Extra

2-16

2-

1-31

15c

(quar.)_

$6 preferred (quar.)—
(Bait.) (s-a)—

Bower Co.,

$$1.25

$20c

2-10*
3-1

$1.18%
$1
$1.10
$1.20
$1.50
60c

<s-a)_

York Air Brake

$2

(quar.)—

Co.
1

$1.25

(quar.i__

20c

(quar.i

B

$1.25

preferred

25c

—

45c

50c

Mfg. Co., common A

(quar.)

(quar.)

(quar.)__

preferred

Montana

2

1-24

2- 2
y

5

1-24

1

20c

'

(s-a)

(quar.)—$25c'/

Hill & Schuylkill Haven RR.

1-15

$50c

(quar.)

(quar.)

Davenport Water, 5%

Insurance

Corp.

common

1-15

75c

(quar.)

—

—.—

Reclaiming Co.

Inc.,

2

25c

pfd.

conv.

(quar.)__

(quar.i

1

2

50c

—

Fuel

.:

Monongahela Power Co., 4.40'k pfd.

;

2

2-

1
1
1
1

50c
37'/2c
45c
$1

:

(quar.

2-

2-

1-21
2-

3-12
1-31
1-31
2-27
1-27
2- 2
2-14
2- 1
2- 1

Year-end

2-11

1-26

(quar.i.

Manufacturers

Pacific

Shoes,

43ir/c

1-30

3-

20c

(quar.)

(increased

Ltd.

Extra

Colorado

General

Page

§2410

and Issue—

Z

Electric Co.

Shoe

preferred (quar.)

Read

Gamble-Skogmo, Inc.

■' .Date

Company

common

1

Ae,o

55c

Bottling Co. of St. Louis

$3.50

Appalachian Power Co.. 6% debentures, ser. A. due 2024_July 1
Butte Electric & Power Co.. 1st mtse. 5s. due 1951
Anytime

Shovel, 7%

1-20

2-

50c

Products—

Breweries,

Coca-Cola

Fyr-Fyter

155
52
158
88

McGraw

Co.—

(increased)

Aluminum

48

•

Power

2-

10c

18c
25c
pfd. (accum.)$1.75

Co.

$1

1-24

,

,

_____

Melville

$1.12'/2

Club

48

5%

Marion

10c

Cleveland Hobbing Machine

Fownes

Lynn Gas & Electric Co., 23/4 %

2

1-21

15c

Common

Firth

mortgage

Pair

1

Co.—

3%s, series A. due 1961
Packing Corp., 3% % debentures,
Realty Co.. Ltd. —
1st mortgage 4s, series A, due 1951

Food

151

3223-

60c

(Los Angeles)
(initial)
—;
Madison Square Garden Corp, (quar.)_/i___

30c

(quar.)

Extra

Empire District Electric, 5%

.

2

2-

1

&

Mcadville Telephone

25c

(quar.)

common

Elgin National Watch Co.

1

2-16
2-

40c

(increased)

Chicago Mill & Lumber Co.

Fibreboard

Deerfield
Eaton

1
■■

3V2s,

42'

1

Corp

Corporation

50c

.

$5 pfd. ctfs. of beneficial interest

1965———

refunding mortgage 41/is,

Connecticut

1970—Feb

Macoil

41c

Copper

Co
Dwight Manufacturing Co.

Co.—

mortgage

Western Indiana

&

Cleveland

1st

4s,

mortgage

3VaS, due

2

1-20

$1.12 y2

Duquesne
PARTIAL REDEMPTION

$1.75

.

quar.)

RR. (quar.)
88c
(initial»7c

Nashville

Louisville
Macco

2-

75c

Dominion

Coal, Iron & RR. Co.—

General

(quar.)

i

;.

'2-19

$1

Trust

Pasco

$3 debenture

50

22

—-

Extra

1-15

2-16

1-20

,

Utilities

1-26

1-31

40c

,

held)

1

75c

Caterpillar

Dennison

Jan

1958—

2-15

50c

Cos., Ltd. (quar.)
Utilities, Ltd., 5% pfd.
Carpenter Paper Co., common

5%

151

9

1-23

__

Pennsylvania..

'

(%s of a share of common

share

1

$5c

Oil

Cuban

3

Jan 27
1949__Mar 1

Works

(Inc.), preferred stock-——Feb
Poll-New England Theatres. Inc.—
1st

Page

\ 2- 6

(quar.)

com.

of

3-

$5c

;

Canadian

Consolidated

Company and Issue—

2-15

1

/*

Ltd.—

Fund,

Columbian Carbon Co.
NOTICE

1-12

30c

City of New York Insurance (s-a)

preferred
including

2-16
1-15

25c

,

Cbiksan Company

list of corporate bonds, notes,

a

56'Ac

Co.,

State

2-

(quar.)

Cleveland Electric Illuminating

be found

1-24

2-

i

(quar.)

Champion Paper & Fibre,

Below will

1

4.80%

Extra

Notices

2-16
2-16
2- 2

15c

$1

(liquidating)

Sugar Estate

Chain Store Real Estate Trust (Mass.)

Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund

3-

25c

(quar.)

Co

Chain Belt Co.

19,372

62'/2c
$1.50
20c

$$3.50

Cerro

__.

2-14

California Water & Telephone Co.—

Canadian

2,056

1-22

1

5c

,1

215

65

1-15

common.

preferred

20c

(quar.)

Special shares (quar.)
Demand

2

3-

25c

___

Co

$1 preferred

—

2- 2

25c

_

;.

Burroughs Adding Machine
Calamba

Liabilities—

$62 '/2c

—

/

Bueil Die & Machine Co.

598

+

75c

___

(quar.)

common

(quar.)_

2,920

—

845

with

Balances

B

28

+

12,726

'

(quar.)

(quar.)

Common

49

r—

Cash in vault

(quar.):

_

Byers

29,398

2-

2-14

j

15c

4% preferred (quar.)
Broadway Department Stores (Los Angeles)—

+

4.271

8c
50

i_

;

(quar.)

common

Fisheries Corp.,

1,277

—

:

657

4

$1.06 'A

—

Corp., Ltd., 5% pfd.
(Sidney) Co. (quar.)

+

3,387

!

bonds
Federal Reserve

preferred
Ribbon

501

/ 2,826

Other securities

30

38

+
—

2,031

indebtedness

certificates of

with

+

144

notes

Reserve

—

3,427

Treasury
S.

23

banks

Treasury
U.

—

3,472

loans

Treasury

342

353

obligations

,

(quar.)

(Phila.),

Common

501

Government

12 '/2e

:•

2- 1

'

Booth

obligations

(quar.)—

Company (quar.)

Blumenthal

pur-

Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
U. S.

Corp.

Best &

$1.18%.

(quar.)

common

1-15

3-

/•40c

(quar.).—

2-14

Z

2-2

$1.13

(quar.)—

preferred

Blaumer's

/

__

Shoe Corp., common

preferred

1.156

,

.

securities

Other

Other

(A. S.)

$3
14,645

brokers

to

chasing

+

agricultural

and

loans

Loans

326

+

23,229

—

Industrial,

Commercial

•!.,

Beck

:8c

(quar.)

30c
60c

(quar.)____

2-14

.'

$1

—

.i-'.V

>31'Ac

pfd.

(quar.$1.12Mt
Corp.
(quar.)
22'/2c' +
40c
3-15
Investors Stock Fund (irreg.)14c
2-20
Kable Brothers Co.
(qudr.)_
15c
1-28
Kingan & Co., 4% preferred (quar.)__.______
: > $1
2- 2
Kings County Trust Co. (Brooklyn) (quar.)_
$20
2- 2
Kokomo Water Works, 6%
pfd. (quar.)
.>•/.•> $1.50 : 2- 2
Kresge (S. S.l (quar.)
50c ' 1 3-11
Kroger Company, common (quar.)__ti___.__ /
v 60c
3- 1
■f
6r/c 1st preferred (quar.$1.50;4- 16% 1st preferred (quar.)___^__-______i_5.»,:'.
"$1.50 T) 7- 1
69k 1st preferred (quar.)'______^;.L_j.;____ : V+ $1.50
10-1?
7#- 2nd preferred (quar.):
$1.75
2- 2
l(,'c 2nd preferred (quar.)
$1.75
5- 1
7% 2nd preferred (quar.i____Z__^^_____u_; / $1.75.'
8- 2
/
7',/ 2nd preferred
$1.75 /11- 1
Lazarus (F. & R.) & Co.-___^r.^—■:/-93%c. .
1-25
Legar Co., Ltd., 6% preferred (aCeum/_ii__' /'/i t$2Z2-16
Leltch Gold Mines, Ltd. (quar.)
y'Z
$2c
2-16
Lincoln Printing Co.,' common (irreg.50c
2- 2
/+S3.50 preferred (quar.)__
•/: 87'/2c!
2- 2
Loew's Boston Theatres (quar.i
15c
2- 1

•"■1-20

2

5

x

1-21

Intertype Corp.

2-18

2-

1-

(s-a)

(quar.)

International Harvester Co., 7% pfd.
Interchemical. Corp., com.
(increased

2-18

2-

2-13
'•'/

—

8c

RR.

each

2-13

1

1-12

75c

(quar.)

Stock d.vidend

1 2-13

2-16
3- 1

conv.

the

1

2-

2-13
;

3- 1
3-

25c

(quar.)Z_.______.__i________

of

6

2-19

>;Vy

International Business Machines—

2-10

3-11

25c

common

preferred

Beneficial

Investments—total-

and

'Z

(N. Y.)

Refrigerator
Co.

2-

3-. 1

'

/y 50c

& Co.,

A.)

preferred

for

25c

$5

Co.

1-31

3- 1

(accum.).

Co.

preferred

Hussmann

6

25c

(quar.)__

Co., 5% pfd; / (quar.)
Equipment Corp. (quar.).
i_

(Geo.

Insurance

3-15
2-

'2-28

$1.75

—_

—

Power

Asbestos Mfg.

1
5

62 V2 c

quar.)

Trap Co. of America, com.

preferred

Arizona

6rk

1-30

1

43-

50c

—_

(initial

Co.

E.)

1-16

3-10
2-15

50c

(extra 1

insurance

Hormel

Holdert

$1.50

(accum.)

(accum.)— :___

American-Marietta

3-

25c
t$2

f

(quar.)_:

Inc.

Laboratories,

(Chas.

Home

Payable of Rec.

$12c

(quar.)_—

Agnew-Surpass Shoe Stores, Ltd.

4'/4%

Assets—

Loans

37y2c
75c \

(quar.)

...

International

When

Share

Aluminium, Ltd.

Bell & Howell Co.,

(In millions of dollars!

(quar.).'

(quar.).____

Holly Stores. Inc., 5%

this

announced

Per

4%%

' * Jan. 8,

B

4V2 %

Name of Company

$4.50

;

pfd.

6%

...

1st preferred

Hires

Common.

:

■

.

"

v
:

/

-

'

«

Co.,

2-19

class A

(increased).

Co.

Instrument

Extra

'

member banks follows:

Paper

common......

"A"

Hancock Oil Co. of California,

;

dividends

The
;

Atlantic

A

Ltd.

Co..

debentures

Hammond

*

;

Coal

Hammermill

are

declared.

•

,

2-16

Bay & Western RR.,

Income

grouped in two separate tables. In the
first we bring together all the dividends announced the
current week. Then we follow with a second table in
which we show the dividends previously announced, but
which have not yet been paid. Further details and rec¬
ord of past dividend payments in many cases are given
under the company name in our "General Corporation
and Investment News Department" in the week when
Dividends

Animal

trict, $26,000,000 in New York City, and $91,000,000 at
all reporting member banks//
;

$50

West

6?c

_

Borrowings increased $32,000,000 in the Chicago Dis- ;

140c
$5

Great
Green

DIVIDENDS

ings of Treasury certificates of indebtedness increased
$49,000,OOO.v Holdings of Treasury notes decreased $28,000,000. Holdings of United States Government bonds
decreased $59,000,000 in New York City and $107,000,000
at all reporting member banks.-/
.•v: •"iVi.C—'C*

decreased $227,000,000.

1-16

50c

(year-end)

Havana Electric & Utilities Co.—

Holdings of Treasury bills increased in nearly all dis¬

$42,000,000 in the Minneapolis District and $65,000,000
at all reporting member banks, and increased $38,000 000
in the Richmond District and $37,000,000 in. the San
Francisco District.. United States Govern*iient deposits

1-16

1-26
1-26
2-15
2-16

B

(quar.)

Extra

tricts, the principal increases being $316,000,000 in New
York City and $86,000,000 in the Chicago District. Hold¬

Chicago District, $54,000,000 in the Kansas City District,

1-31

Hathaway Mfg.

securities decreased $36,000,000.

adjusted decreased $92,000,000 in the

t50c
50c

preference

Class

,

conv.

issue.

dealers for purchasing

Demand deposits

2- 2
3- 1

47

1961

3%%

♦Announcement in this

reporting member banks. Loans to brokers
or carrying other securities
decreased $33,000,000 in New York City and $50,000,000
at all reporting member banks.
Other loans for pur-,,
chasing or carrying United States Government and other

1-19

15c
37'/2c

A'/'o

000,000 at all
and

Payable of Rac,

Share

»

Co., common
69c preferred (quar.)
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. of Canada, Ltd.—

Electric

&

-

Gorham, Inc., class A (year-end)

bonds

f.

s.

mtge. 5%

Gas

Company

(H. C.)

...

Light, Heat & Power Co.—
Purchase money 4%
bonds, due 1949
Anytime
Randall Co., $2 cumulative participating class A stock.Feb
2
Telluride Power Co., 1st and ref. mtge. &s, due 1957—-Feb 17

$13,000,000.

Name of

Corp.—

ref.

7%

25-year

Commercial,

creased

(closed)

Service

Metropolitan
New

153

Holieri

When

Per

Page

1

1960—.Apr

bonds, due

Godman

mortgage s. f. bonds,

1st lien &

balances with Federal Reserve Banks,

Ry., inc. mtge.

Co., Ltd.—
Oregon Power Co.—

1st

Indiana

ended Jan. 7: An increase of

Lake

Power

general

4>/4%

principal changes for the week
$501,000,000 in holdings of
decrease of $412,000,000 in reserve

following

Lakes

California

statement of weekly

The condition

Salt

&

Denver
Great

Monday, January 19, 1948

5'/2% conv. pfd.

(initial)

.

2

2-27

1-30
1-26
3-10'

1-

5.

12-31

Standard O'.l Shares, class A——

29c

1-15

,Tung-Sol Lamp Works, common (resumed)__
80c preference (irreg.)
—_

10c

2-16

1-30-

20c

2-16

1-30

17'/2c

4- 2

3-10

v $1.50

2-16

1-30'

Union

Asbestos

United Stores,

&

$6

Rubber

(quar.)—

preferred

(quar.)---——

Volume -167

Number ,4665

THE COMMERCIAL :

& i FINANCIAL I CHRONICLE

(289)

-

45

'

■'

•

Name of Company
iUnitcd

Util.

'*

per

Share

1'

.

When

Holdert

Specialty Corp., com. (quar.)
10c2-10
j.Preferrfed (quar.) j.'-.tj,
:,.;12Vac
2-1
Universal Pictures, 4V4% pfd.(quar.)-c—i—
$1.06 V4
3- 1
/Van Sciver, 5% prcfererd A
(quar.)__^_.^;j.i.,
$1.25
1-15
,,;-v5.% preferred B (quar.|.„__;_-—V, - 26c
1-15
iWqlker; (Hiram),iGooderham
(Quarterly

&

Weill

(Raphael)':&

/.Extra

$37VaC

preferred.:-.--:

■

2-

3

Manufacturing Co.

Electric Co.,

/Class

;

."1

(initial)-^

2-

'West Point Mfg, Co. (irreg,)
Westminster Paper Co., Ltd.

,75c

1-15
1t15

2-

2

1-

White's .Auto Stores'... 2-15
Wilson/& Company,:
,.v. ^250- c i ^-. l.
$4.25 preferred (quar.)_n_—__-/u:..;—i
$1.06'4 V't4- 1

^Wisconsin:Public Service,
Woolworth

(P. W.)

Co.

5%

(quar.)

(A.

M.)

Co.,

California

Electric

Power,

2-10

Camden

3-

1

2-10

Canada

Northern

';5c

2-

1

1t14

Canada

Southern

Below

.

we

dends

announced

Ry.

Name of Company

Adams-Millis
Affiliated
Air

Corp.

1—

A

•

4%

Co.

of

75c

Canada, Ltd.—
(quar.),,,

preferred

<12-30

12-22
12-22

2-

15c'

:

:

(quar.),

common

1-26

2

1-20-48

3-

1

Amalgamated Sugar, 5%
Amerada
■

'

,

Petroleum

preferred

Corp.

1-31

■

■

2-

Ltd.

4

.

_

2-

12VaC

(quar,)__

(quar.)_w_-,—-

50c

Extra

:

25c

.American

Book

American

Can

Co.

Co.

(increased
(quar.),

American

Distilling

American

Encaustic

Co.

-i

-

:V

1-17

6%

1-15

Central

A

1-30
2-

si)

1-19

.

,

class A

&

Light,

50c

(quar.)

(inita.il—-,...

12

1-28

1-17

V2c

2-11

1-30

4%

American

4'/a%

Fork

&

American

300

Corp.

(special),

Products

Home

4-15

?:! 3-31

1-27

12-26

Com.

dividend).

5c

—

2-

10c

Light & Traction—

(stock

3-15

(monthly)

American
.

2-

$1.12Va

(quar.)—•

General

2

1-22

6%

stock ior

2

5%

preferred

American
American

2-

(quar.).—,

Co.,

37^c -I;

2-

2

1-15

10c

4-

5

3-22

7-

2

common,...:

Common

(stock

dividend)

20%

.

.American' Safety 'Razor(quar

,

American Stove Co.^
American

■

;

5%

1

6-22

preferred

American

40c

(quar.).^'
Lead & Smelting,

Zinc

25c

2-15

1-31

1-16

2-

9

$4

2-

2

2-

2

convertible

$1.25
10c

common

Amoskeag Co.,
,

,

x,

$4.50

prior preferred

Anchor

Post

(quar,)—,

-4-

,12- 2
2-

v^:

12-11

preferred

.Appalachian
4>/2%

Constable

8

$1.50

1-31-48

,,'<1-23
2-

1-9

Co.—

2

1-30

1-

$1.12'/2

2-

2

"■

I15c

3-

1

6%

preferred

4-

1

2-27

6%

preferred

2-

2

2-

2

3-

1

? 1-31

7Vfec

2-2-48

'i1'• i"75c

1-19

15c

1-23

—

—

1-25
-

1-

5

Steels,

$22 V2c

—

2-

com.,,,:

3-

12-30

;v,v $1

2-

(quar.),

A

(quar.)

1-

(quar.)

2-

2

$3

2-

1-

2-

2

-

5

National

2-

12-31

1

1-10

4-15

3-18

7-15

6-17

Common

1-19

1-

2

4%

convertible

1-20

1-

9

4%

convertible preferred

(quar.),,

:•

1-16

2-

2

1-15

'30c

2-

v

56V4C

2-

2-

1-20

1-26

1-15

17 y2 c

(quar.)
share of

additional

1-20
;•

stock for each four

Bangor. Hydro-Electric,
Bareco

Oil

Bathurst

Co.

Paper, Ltd.,
(quar.)___

4oc

cl.

A

$37'/2c

(quar.)

3-

1

2-

..i.,,!;

35c

,10c

;

Ltd.

(s-a)

6-30

1-

9

Enamel

1-

9

Esmond

1-31

1-12

Eureka Pipe Line

1-31

1-12

Falstaff

1-10

1-

1-31

1-20

2-

1-10

2

5

3-

1

Co.

30c

tFoods,

Inc.

r

(irreg.)
Co.

Bon Ami

Year-end

:

_i_,

'!

2

1-15

2-

2'

2

3 V2 %

2

15c

1-20

12-20

1-20

12-20

2-1

1-

2-

1-10

1

8

25c

4-15

36-

9

35c

2-16

1-15

6%

Foundation

7-17

Franklin

in

cash

Fraser

3-

1

2-14

6-

1

5-15

$1.25

9-

1

stock)

25c

2-21

2-

1

Louis Ry

2-16
2-

2

1-

5

2-

2

1-

5

1-16

$1.25

1-31

1-16

V

2-

1-16

'

20c

1

(quar.)

com.

20c

3-

1

2-16

4-

1

•

50C

2-14
3-31

1-31 f;

#1-10

$25c

1-31

1-22

1- 6

2-14

1-31
1-12

35c

Ltd

$4c

2

2-15

2-

stock

2

1-15

General Tire & Rubber Co.

1

1-

5

Genesee

1

1-

5

1

2-16

1

3-20
1-

.

>

5%

preferred

of Canada, Ltd.—
(quar.)__




2

1-20

50c

2-

2

1-20

$1.25

(quar.),

(quar.)

2-

2

1-20

$1.25

(year-end)

2-

2

2-

2

deposit

rets,

4 9/lOc

1-29

$1.75

7-

1

7%

(quar.)

$1.75

9-30

9-17

(quar.)

$1.25

4-' 1

3-17

(initial)

25c

1-20

1-

25c

2-

1-28

9

1-12

3-20

$12 V2C

2-44

1-31

2-

1-15

2

1t15-48

1-12
3-

1-

9

2

common,,

3V2% preferred (quar.)
Davidson Bros., Inc. (auar.)„

Delaware
Denver

Power

&

Detroit

Gasket

&

Yard

50c

(quar.)

60c

Mfg

12 Vac

7

Detroit
De

2-2-48

1

12-15

1-15

Dictograph

Tunnel

2

1-15
1-

1-10

3

;

Products

Corp.

Co.

(irreg.)

Mfg.

Corp.

Mines,

(irreg.)
(quar.)

2c

Ltd

$$1.50

2K 1

1-16

Dome

$$1.25

1-31

1-13

Dominion Coal Co., Ltd. 6%

15c

1-30
1-30
2-

2

2-16

a

1-10
1-20
1-10

1-15
2-

$25c

pfd.

15c

(accum,)

$37c

1-30
1-30

1-31

common

(quar.)

common

12-31

2

12-31

2-16

3-

1-15

1

2-17

1-31

1-17

2-16

1-16

2-

2

1-12

1-30

1-20

4-

1

3-15

7-

1

6-15

1

3-15

4-

7-1
5-30

5-26

2-16

2-

62'/2c

(quar.)

,

1-23
2-

2

6-15

'

2

12-22
1-

2

50c

1-26

1-10

$1.12 Va

1-26

1-10
1-

25C

(quar.)

2-

2

1-20

40c
com.

1-15

20c

2-

2

1-15

7

Harbor

Hat

common

Corp.,

Co.

1-19

1-29

1-19

2-

1

1-15

3-

1

2

1-31

<6-

1

5-

9-

1

7-31

2-

2

1-26

25C

(quar.)

3-10

2-25

$1.50 1-20-48

new

Light

com.

(initial)

1

1-

6

20c

2-

1

1-10

68%C

(quar.)

(quar.)

Corp.

Powder

:

2-

2

1-15

Products, common (quar.)

preferred A
convertible

;
common

preferred

(quar.)

(quar.)—

Extra

—1

(special)

Hibbard-Spencer-Bartlett & Co.—
Monthly

;

2

1-31

1-

8

1-31

1-

8

$1.25

2-14

2-3

8c

(quar.),

1

2-

93 %c

preferred

2-

15c

(quar.)

(quar.)

Co., 5%

$1.12 Ml
40c

(resumed)
common

preferred

Extra

1-29

50c

2-

50c

(quar.)

(quar.)

Hershey Chocolate,
$1

1-30

of America

Hercules Steel

7%

2-16

Refractories—
.

Company,

3%%

1-15

56V»c

$25c

preferred

Hercules

1-25

$25c

Electric

Corp.

4 V2 %

2-16

2-24

$25c

Plywood

Hartford

2-16

3-15

50c

(quar.).

3-15

$1

.

$1

$1.25

12-30

1-16

12-31

2

$1.25

2

12-29

2

2-

50c

Hewitt-Robins, Inc.

Dominguez Oil Fields (monthly)

2-

25c

Instrument

Hecht

1-15-48

2-

25c

(quar.)

preferred

1-12

V". 1-20

2

15c

(s-a)

quar.

6%

1-26

1-

2-

15c

Harbison-Walker

Hayes Mfg.

25c

30c

Inc.

•Hammond

1-10

1-10*

15c

(quar.)

//

2-14

1-10*

5

2-18

,2-16

.

$1

(quar.)

Quarterly
Quarterly
Brothers,

i-

1-20

1-

3-12

15c

Co

Halle

1

1-20

8

2-2-48
V

$$1.25
(extra)

&

1-26

$4

(s-a)

9*

1-

2-2-48,

$20c

(s-a)

preferred

3-

2

1-10
1-

$1.50

■

preferred

1-31
,'

20c

Co.

Dividend Shares,

Dodge

2-

12-19

2
2

62Vac

(quar.),,,.

Co, preferred

Safety Razor,
(quar.)
Brothers, Inc.,

Increased

5

1-20

1-26

2-

20c

(quar.)

Griess-Pfleger Tanning Co.. (Increased)
Gypsum Lime & Alabastine of Canada, Ltd.—

3-18

20c
River

Vilbiss

Divco
2-

i";

1-26

25c

Co.

3-18

1-31

30c

Extra
1-

1-29

10c

Detroit-Michigan Stoye (quar.)
2-25

2-14

10c

Light,

Union Stock

2

87 Vac

Day Mines, Inc. (initial)
Dayton Rubber Co., common,,,
Class A (quar.)
!

Co.

5

2

50c

Cv /6-18

preferred

1-15

A.)

1-

1-16

.1-

2-

25c

3-15

;

1-12

com.

common

Knight Co
Grayson-Robinson Stores, $2.25 pfd.
Green
(II. L.) Co. (quar.)

12-30

3-31

$2,

2

87 Vac

preferred

Graton

for

(interim)
Crum. & Forster, .8% preferred (quar.)
Cuban American
Sugar, common (irreg.)

preferred

V"$5

$5

5

2-

1-30

(quar.)

(S.

Grand Union

1-

A

Gladding McBean & Co
Globe-Union, Inc. (quar.),;
Gotham Hosiery Co. (quar.)
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.,

1-20

1-26

1
2

2-

1-15

37 Vac

(quar.)

Gimbel

1-20

70c

90c

new

B
B

$4.50

(quar.)

1-28

$$1.75

2-

preferred

1-

$15C

3-19

50c

5%

Class

Gillette
;

(Boston)—

___^

7%

1-30

;;$%

3-31

2

:50c

•

3-

22-

40c

(quar.),,

1-15

1

15c

Brewing class
(quar.)

Gerrard

2-20
3-19

75c

(quar.),

1

3-31

1-

British Rubber Co.

^

$1

2-

25c

(quar.)

Class

•

6

25c

1-31

$1.06 Vi

A

Gilchrist

(quar.)

1-15
1-15

$1

2-

Class

1-15

1

$1.50

2-

2

2-

15c

holder's option
Corp.
Wares, Ltd., com.

preferred

1

$1.37 V2
Va

2-

2-

2-

1-31

$1.50

50c

3-

1-12

12-31

•,

47 Vac

5%

1-12

1-19
1-24

12VaC

(quar.)

Service—

18 %c

4-

6-15

12-31

93 %c

1-15

10c

1

1-22

1-19

55c

at

Shoe
Steel

2

12 Vac

(quar.)

(quar.)

2-2

$1.50

7-

$12 VaC
$12V2c
$$1.12 Va
$$1.12'/a

Public Utilities Corp.

General

1-15

,$1.25

(quar.),.

3-15

$1.25

37'/2c

pfd. (quar.),,
(quar.)

1

i
;

(quar.)
Shareholdings Corp.—
$6 preferred (opt. dividend series) (quar.)
Cash or 44/1000 of a share of common

1-15

2

2-

4-

General

.

General
37 V2c

(quar.)

pfd.

$1.06 V*

1-15

2-16

•

preferred (quar.)
$5.50 preferred (quar.)
$4 preferred (quar.)

General

1-15

1

10c

$6

Co.—

(quar.)„:

Public

1-15

1

2-

$50c

Advertising,

preferred

1

2-

15c

Corp.—
(quar.).

Outdoor

2-

$35C

(quar.)

(quar.)

(quar.)

preferred

General

1-10

10c

Motors

$3.75

5

37 Vac

(quar.)

Canada

(quar.)

preferred

General

6%
$25c

(quar.)

Stores

of

Ltd.

$5 preferred

3-10

.3-15

37V2C

Co., common
Corp., common
General Electric
Co.; (quar.),.
General Foods Corp. $3.50 pfd.
General Mills, Inc.
(quar.)

1-20

87 V2C

1-15

3-31

12 Vac

Baking

■

1-31

1-19

15c

__x_

1

Cos.,

General

1-

15c

common.

(quar.),,

Cable

3-16

1-19

1-20

37 VaC

(quar.)

Corp.

General

1-31

2-

Sugar,

Co.

General

—

1-30

$25c

Co., 5% conv. preferred (auar.)
General American Transportation
Corp.—
$4.25 series A preferred (Initial quar.)

2-10

30c

1-19

1-30

$1

Gabriel

$1.75

$5

American

Co.

Stores

$2.20

1-21

1-30

$1

5% pfd. (initial)
Corp., new com. (initial)

1--31

$1

(A. J.), Ltd., common (quar.)
4V2% preferred (quar.)
Froedtert Grain & Malting, common

8-14

1-20

preferred

Atlantic

>1-21

,

Freiman

or

reg.

Cuban

1-31

1.06 V4
$1.06l/4

(quar.)
;

Extra
<

$1.25
$1.25

:

2-15

Cunningham Drug
Cuneo Press, Inc.,

1-16

50c

Rubber

prior preferred

1-17

1

2^16

1-16

1-29

Foster-Wheeler Corp.—
6% prior preferred (quar.)

1

1

1-15

7-15

20c

Stores—

preferred

Kleiser

8-

1

ln20

1

3-16

25c

2-

4-

2

4-15

8-

(quar.),

Gear & Machine Corp.,

$2

4-

Columbia Pulp & Paper, Ltd.-r-

Columbia Telephone Co.—
2nd preferred (quar,) _x___i_;

ord

1-15

1

Ltd.,

Machinery

Foster

1-31

Ltd.,

1

5-

87 VaC

&

Bissell,

$2

50c

Ltd.—-■

1

Courtauld's

1

2-

Extra

Co.—

Exchange .Bank Trust Co. (N. Y.) (quar.)
Products Refining Co.—

Common

Corp.

Tire

Convertible

9

7-15

$1.75

2-2

93%c

Corn

4-

preferred

Fleury
Food

>

9

12-30

50c

Department

Firestone

1-22

50c

First Boston Corp., common
Class A

1-

(quar.),.

2-25

140c

Corn

6c

8

1-19

1-

(Syracuse)—

(quar.)

(increased quar.)
convertible preferred

2-

2

7%. preferred

.

yv'.v'.'i-. •"

(year-end)

7%:1preferencc (accum.)
6%

4-

12-29

prior

Ins.

1-

1-22

50c

2-

87V2C

-J.

preferred

5%

Life

Inc.

3-19

'2-16

2

12-31

$2.50

Park,
Quarterly

1

40c

1

2-

100%

Quarterly
Fashion

4V»%

2-

50c

Traders

•4-

15c

(quar.)

5%

&

Federated

1-15

2

15c

Columbia Forest Products,

Initial

1-23

16c
50c

Celanese, Ltd.—
American deposit receipts

4-23

2-

:60c

British

„

40c

62 'Ac

Bearing,.
Bowes Co., Ltd., class A
(quar.)
Brarttford Roofing Co.,; Ltd. (s-a
Bristol-Myers/Co. 3%% partic. pfd.; (quar.)

.

1-16

1-30

Roller

British

2

56V4C

Special:

,

1-15'

2-

(quar.)

(quar.)—
Fund, Inc. (quar.),

r

1-28

50c

50c

(quar,)
Boston Edison Co.

9

.4-16

25c
;

•.:•Class■ B

1-

1-15

2

50c

(quar.),

Bros.

Co., Class A

'

2-

$1

Electric

Bloomingdale

.

1-28

50C

Blair <fe Company!
Bliss; (E. W.); - (quar.)

British

1-20

20c

(quar.)

V..-

Corp.,

Farmers

1-31

$25c

Corp. (stock dividend),
class A (irreg.)
,

1-15

51c

Extra
.

2-16
1-15 !

$50c

—

Brewing

CO

1

Electric

preferred

Heating Products, Ltd. (irreg.)
Mills, Ltd., 5% pfd. (quar.)

Quarterly
Feaders-Quigan

to

preferred

&

Foote Bros.

preferred, Class B

Common

1-15

3-15

1-31-48

prior

3-31

1-31

preferred

Copley Square Trust Co.

3

1-15

1-30

$3

40c

Birtman

f,

1-30

$10c

,

Benson-4 Hedged, Inc..^common (resumed)
$2 convertible preferred (quar. )_<.__

British

$3

12-31

1-31

10c

Railroad

$5

2-20

1-25
4-26

12-31

(quar.),

Dearborn Corp. ,(quar.).
Connecticut Light & Power, $2 pfd.
(quar.),
$1.90 preferred (quar.)

1-15

$6 preferred (s-a)
Industrial Loan Corp.
(year-end)

Watch

Bower

2

2

Extra

Boston

1-

2-

Corp.,

Beneficial

Best

1-20

1-

3-15

$1
$1

i

7-26

(quar.)

Container Corp. of America—
4%
preferred (quar.)
*
Cooper-Bessemer Corp., common

1-17

(quar.)

$11;1-25-49

30c

Consolidated

:

-

Belleterre Quebec Mines,
Beneficial
Benrus

(quar.)

1-26

10c

&

Corp.

\ Extra

common

25%

(quar.)

Power

.Baystate

shares held)

25c

preferred

$1

,

common

Equipment-

(resumed)

54V»C

(quar.)

Co.

1-17

1-31

12—31

(quar.)

30c

Consolidated Edison

1-31

;

(quar.),,

3iy4c

Elevator

112-31

convertible

,

common

(payable

Stone

12-31

1-20

convertible preferred

$1"

(quar.)

Connecticut River Power, 6%
Connohio Inc., 40s preferred

1-15

&

1-20

4%

20c

partic.

Derrick

Emsco

1-20

25 c

(quar.),,,

1-15

25c

A

1-15

4%

_

Consolidated Chemical Industries, Inc.—
$1 partic. preferred, Class A (quar.)

:k 1-20

2-

*''50c

Battery
(cash dividend)

dividend "(one

'

'

(quar.)i-(year-end)

Rubber Co.

Stock

(quar.)
Employers Group Associates

1

1-30

20c

class

preferred

$1.12 Va

__

Columbia Pictures.Corp., $4.25 pfd.
Commonwealth Edison Co. (quar.)
Commonwealth International

$1

preference (auar.)
Corp., $2.25 preferred

Baihmann
Baldwin

2

2-10

V

&

2-

20c

13c

,

convertible

1-15

$1.12 Va
:

1-20

Electric

&

7-15
1-15

1.

1-10

(quar.)

com.

Corp.—
preferred
(quar.)

Milling &

2

2-

$30c

(quar.)

Sand

8-

2-7

30c

25c

Empire Millwork Corp
Employees Credit Corp.,

Famise

Corp.,

1-19

$1

$25C

.

;

,

'.

1-5

2-

62 V2 C

pfd.

Ltd..,,—

A

4-15

2

!

Common

1

$$1

(quar.)

Common

Co.

5-

30c

share of common

a

Columbia Gas

$1

prior

Mfg.

of

1-15

2-

_

1st preferred, (qualr.)
Stores Co. com. (quar.)

Colorado

6

93 %c

5Vipreference (quar.),,$$1.37.Va
Co., Inc.— - '

Avco

2-

2

$1.50

(interim)

Products

5

25c

Utilities

Colonial

1-30

2-

AustinrNichols
Conv.

1-

1-

2

1

2-

37V2C

..

(interim)_____
Preferrence (interim)
i_:

1-15

$1.50

$2.50

Ault & Wiborg Proprietary, Ltd.—
.

2-

1

9-

$1.50

(accum.)

6-

9-15

$4

Co., common
preferred (quar.)

Ltd.

1

6-15

$1.50

25c

1-16

2

B

Theatres,

3-

2-18

__

polllngwood Terminals, Ltd.—

1-13

preferred

1-14

3-15

25c

Common

B ^(quar.)__—

Corp. (quar.)
Atlas ;Powder ;Co.,' 4% conv.

6%

Eastern

Ekco

12-29

$1.50

—

(accum.)
(quar).

B

12-30

1-25

37 V2c

_

_

Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co.,
$3.50 preferred (quar.)

■

Atlas/Plywood
.Atlas

9

B

1-12

2-2

$20c

_

^Monthly
Monthly

-

preferred

9

1-

1-31
2-

1-15

50c

(monthly)

1-31

*$1,12y2

;(extrau—

convertible

1-

12-30

2

2

30c

(quar.)
(quar.)

12-26

2-

2-

25c

(quar.)

2

_

(s-a)
5% .preferred (quar.),,
Clinton Industries

1-6

A

$40c

Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St.

V

5

'

(quar.)^______

3.73% A preferred

1%

City

Class

non-cum.

4%

■

:

preferred

2-

1-31

12-31

Ry.—

1st

A

9

1

$1.50

Street

A

1-

2-

170

(quar.)

Co, (quar.),—
(Increased quar.),,,,,

preferred

1-15

1-20

$25c
17c

Coast

preferred

.

3/100ths

1-16

tlOc

pfd. (s-a)_,i.__
Atlantic City Electric. 4% preferred
Atlantic .'Refining Co. ' :
:

Massachusetts

Supply Co.

1st

(quar.)

Citizens

1-21

50c

tse'Ac

Equipment Corp. (quar.)
Associated Telephone Co., Ltd.—
4'/?%
preferred
tquar.)
'..Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry.
5%

V 1-

'

Corp. Ltd. com. (quar.)
4V2% conv. preference (quar.)

/.Arnold
i Aro

6-25

;

..Argus

:Argus. Inc., common

6-25

3

(s-a)

Electric Power

preferred

3

7-

-

(quar.)

Ltd.

Corp.

City of Paris Dry Goods—

prior preferred (quar.)——1
.Anderson Clayton Co. (quar.)
Anglo-Canadian Telephone Co.—
4Vb%

2

7-

:

■.>. 6%

Anglo-Huronian,

2-

75c

■

Eastern

$$1.75

4%
preferred
(s-a)
Cincinnati New Orleans & Texas Pacific
Ry.
5% .preferred .(quar.)
5%
preferred (quar.)
5% preferred (quar.)

1-19

2

$1.25

(s-al——

Products—

East

1-15

$22 V2c

_

(quar.)

V

5*

1-19

$2.25

(s-a)

common

preferred

1-15

1

(increased)

1-15

1

&

2-16

15c

Ltd.

1

85c

Cincinnati Inter-Terminal
4%
preferred (s-a)__,

1-19

Electric

Co.,

2-

'

J

$5

preferred

$$1.12 Ms

—

(extra)_!_

Paper

2-

(Texas)—

Mfg. Co.,
(quar.)

Cincinnati Gas &

12-29

—50c

Sugar Refining (year-end)
Viscose,-common

American

Master

Common

Rolling Mill Co.

Metals

Investment

convertible

Common

—

Ducommun

Drug Co.

6%

_

Chesapeake & Ohio Ry.
3 V2 %
convertible preferred
Chicago Corporation (quar.)

1-15 V

2

10c

Molasses

Common

shares held,

75

Store

Chef ford

-

Dow

Dryden

$1.25

Chase Candy Co. (increased
quar.)__
Chase National Bank (quar.),

1-14*

1-16

1-30

Products

prior preference

4V2%

1-15

1-15

•

3

1- 2

2- 2

4 Va %

_

_

1-

2-2-48

Power—

_

12-22

2-2-48

$20c

2

Corp.—

(quar.)

12-31

1-20

50c

_

(quar.)
Light Co.

&

preferred

Chain

2-28'

One share of Detroit

each

Power

41/2 %

;

'

Edison

York

1-30

$25c

$25c

6% .1st

preferred

Certain-teed
50c

_______

Hoe, common.

preferred

American

New

Central

.American Equitable Assurance Co. of N. Y.—

••ISemi-annual i_i—

Coke

$40c

(quar.)

12-31

_

&

12-31

(s-a)—.—,

$10c

(quar.)

(quar.),

2-2-48

(quar.)

1

2%

common

$$1.25

1-15

certificates

12-19

(initial)

(quar.)
Electric &-.Gas (s-a)

3.40%

B

&

1-31

(quar.)

12-31

Worsted, Ltd.
Donnacona Paper Co., 'Ltd.—
4Mi % conv. preferred (quar.)

80c

Ry.

2-2-48

(quar.)

class

trust

1-26

(initial)

& Ohio

common

__

Coal

Central

.

1-22*

voting

Woollens

2-

$10c

'5 Central Hudson Gas &
Electric,

1-15

2

2-16

Common
Dominion

$50c

'

1-15

$25c

(quar.)

2-

$18%c

quar.)

2

Chemical, Ltd—

2-14

$15c

(quar.)

(increased

preferred

75c

_■

Tiling

:

quar.)—

1

1-30

Central

7

12 Vac

(quar.)

Knitting Co., Ltd. (increased)

Extra

..

: ;

1-

1-24
2-

&

&

$50c

CI.

2-

(quar.)—

$10c

preferred

1-14

7

6%

...f,

Corp.,

;

7

7-

Eastern

_

75c

7-

Common

1-31

(final)

Products Corp.

Celtic
'

/ .Aluminum Goods Mig. .Co.. (extra)

7

7-24

7-24

Steel

$1.50

com.

pref.

Power

5%

■■■iV'.'..;

$25c

__

Co.,

Clinchfield

12-13

7

4-

1-31

(quar.)

Carolina

<.;._Celotex

4-

4-24

Securities Co., Ltd.—

Carolina

1-21

4-24

Railway—

Cardy Corp.,' Ltd.
..

Coal,

Dominion Tar

2-14

Common

1-20

1

& Linoleum

Dominion

7

2-14

(quar.)

Common

1-10

Dominion Oilcloth

7

62V2c

(s-a)

Vickers, Ltd., $7 pfd. (accum.)

1-16

Casco

.

Corp.,

non-cum.

Canadian

7

1-

75c

(quar,),—

1-15

2

—

1-

$16c

Pacific

2

1-20

n

12V2C

12V2C

Air-Way Electric Appliance Corp.—
- Increased
quarterly
Aluminum

25c

_

——

Terminals

2

2-

$37l/2c

com.

1-

62 V2C

Co., Ltd.

1-30

2-

$75c

(quar.)

$20c

(quar.)

Industries,

1-20

6c

(reduced)

Allied :Stores

2-

50c

preferred

$20c

Irregular.

>4%

5%

Malting Co., Ltd.,

$38c

(s-a)

Converters

Canadian

Payable of Rec.

Dominion

7

1-24

35c

(quar,)—
(increased quar.),

Ltd.

Canadian & Foreign

Holdert

1-

1-24

$1.75

pfd.

Co., common

preferred

Canadian

Canadian
When

Share

Co.,S Inc, (quar.)
Corp., common (reduced)—i:

Foods

Class

v'V#'V;^-r

Fund

Reduction

Airlines

Bronze

Canadian Investors
Per

1-24

$$1.25

Power

Breweries,

5%

previous

paid. The list does not include divi¬
this week, these being given in the

preceding table.

;

$3

Refrigerating &

Canadian

1-14

1

dividends announced in

the

give

2-

1

1-24

$$1

(quar.)
—_—____

California

1

10c

conv.

2-25

$20c

(quar.)
preference (quar.)

$25c

,_x,_—

com,
(quar.)
1st preferred (quar.)..
2nd partic. preferred (quar.),,—

Canadian

weeks and not yet

pfd.

3-

:—_

,

2nd

1-24

Holiere

$30c

1st .preference

$25c

(initial)

A

7%

'50c

■

6%

2-

When

Payable of Rec.

$25c

1-21
1-12

$25c

—.

—L_,

Packing, com.
S5%. preferred (quar.),,

(quar.)_,__.

Dominion

2

$25c

(quar.)

B

50c

'/.Extra

50c

——

1t15

(quar.)__„___„

Yuba Consolidated Gold Fields
.Extra
,/
f

A

-80c

"

Share

Bridge, Ltd. (quar.)—
Fabrics, Ltd., com. (quar.)

2-1

$250

$1.50

9'

1-21

Company

$25c

(quar.)
Caldwell Linen; Mills,
Ltd.,

3il5

>:Dominion

$25c

(quar.)_

2

'

quar.)—
(quar.)

-

(quar.)———

B

2-

pfd.;: (quar,$1.25

2-

$1

<

——_

/'Non-cum. preferred

1

2-

.

2

Byron Jackson :Co.

9

2-

.

A

Class

Byers
*

1-.16

1-31

2-

1—-—

Class

3-25.,. U- 3-12

.•(qirari>xaiii.^^^"i--;-. $20c

25c

(quar.)

.Class

-

2

2- -2

25c

'

Class
1

2414

•

(quar.)

(quar.)

Per
Name of

1-15

$25c

B

sV.Extra'

It 15

2-20

"

(increased

Ltd., class A

Co.,

1-31

Extra

1t15

(quar.•" 12 Vac

common

&

90c

$1.50

preferred

Holdert

Payable of Rea.

(quar.),,,.

(quar.)

Brothers

9

2- .2

Penn

preferred

Bunte

2413

.1-24

;,:v;.;V-r $9

.Extra

West

.6%

Bullock's, Inc., .4%

.i-._9

Westchester Fire Insurance
•'(quar.)30c•
..

,1-

>.V'.5o >,1-14
:^;: $3
1-24

Engineering Co.15C3-1

Wentworth

2-16

1-, 3

3-.15

73c

•

Coi r(annual) ^l.Ix^^.^;

,x»—

VWellman

Co.,..$3.60-preferred
Buckeye Steel Castings, common

1-23

When

8hare

Shoe

Burns

■

Petroleum Corp,,
Refining & Chemical

Warren

Name of Company
Brown

.2-. 3

Wovfsy>Ltd,-^\>-"

.

Warren

Per

Payable of Rec.

&

1-25

1-15

2-

1-24

35c

1

1-15

1-15

37 Vac

2-14

$1

2-14

1-24

$1

2-14

1-24

$1

1-20

12-30

aec

1-30-48

1-20

1-30

1-20

$1

1-24

46

(290)

THE COMMERCIAL
When

Per
Name of Company

Share

Holly

Development Co. (quar.)
Holly Sugar Corp. (quar.)__A

Home

Oil

Horder's,
Horn

&

Inc.

(quar.)
Co.

(Joseph)

2

1-15

National

Chemical

3-10

1-30

National

City

(quar.)_

1-17

National

Container, 4%%

2-

1-12

National

Distillers

1-23

1-31

National

$1

1-23

dividend

(two

additional

Howe

Oil

(quar.)

(irreg.)-

~20c

—

_

5%

preferred
Power

4%

B

(s-a)

(quar.)

—

2-

$25c

——

45c

(quar.)—..

Co., common

preferred

2-

2

12-30

5%

preferred

St,

9*

2-

1

1
1

7-22

10-30

2-

Class

10-20

.

National

Mallinson

1-15

National

Pressure

1-12

Scdtt

2-16

1-30

1-30

15c

4-

1
1

3-15

dividend)

4-

2-

2

1-

7

2-

2

1-

7

par)

18c

2-

1

1-10

National

—

Brownhoist

Industrial

2

12-23

2

1-15

N.

15c

2-

1

1-15

New

2-

2

1-15

16c

3-10

2-28

1-31

5%

1st

preferred

1-31

12-31 *

5%

1st

preferred

5%

2nd

(accum. )
•

(extra)

1

1-31

Nickel

of

2-19

Preferred

Jersey

B

Central

4%

4%

12c

•

3.80%

preferred

Kellogg Switchboard
8%

preferred
Kennedy's, Inc.,
•Kinney

1-15

7%

2-25*

.7 %

1-15

3-

1

2-25

2- -1

,1-25

60c
•

(quar.)_
& Supply

1-10

North

1-19

Northern

2-

1

1-

9

Northern

1-31
2-2
2

2-

2-

2

$1.3714

4

1

2-14

;•

30c'.
25c

>

—

.

12-31

Oliver

2-16

.Oliver

2-25

20c
34%c"

2-

I

10c

Outlet

22-

56 %c

2 '

12-

2

a

—

1-22*

(James)

3.85%

& Sons,

1-22

1-

2

(quar.)__

96 %c

2-

2

37 (4c
3714c

3-

1

2-

2-

2

1-20

1-31-48

.,12-31

—

Link-Belt

•

Lion

Co.

Match

(quar.)

—

Co

Miami

RR1—

8714c

..._a_

„

Class

A

Class

&

(quar.)

(M.)

(Del.)

/

5

2-23

15c

Penn

1-

1-21

6%

2-23

3-10

pfd.

Co.,

preferred

:

(irreg,)____,
(quar.)

Sons

Traffic

Year-end

—

Luzerne County Gas & Electric Corp.—
41/2 % preferred (quar.)

--

2-

1-30

4.40%

50c

—

2-14
2-14

2-14

1-30

3.8%

$1.06% X

2

1-31 -"!

Grain

Co., Ltd.,
(interim)—

Class B

Corp. (quar.)
"-McColl-Frontenac Oil

class A

2-

4%

Stores, Co.

tioc':-..

—

pfd.

75c

—

(quar.)

Mclntyre Porcupine Mines, Ltd.
McKales, Inc. (increased s-a)
McLellan

$15c

(quar.)

—

1-15

...,,

$$1

50c

(R. H.) & Co., 414% pfd. A
Madsen Red Lake Gold Mines, Ltd.

Marshall
Masco

Gardens,

Field

Screw

&

1st

preferred

Mercantile

Mercury

$4c

Co.,

Stores,

Mills,

Ltd.

1-31
2-

preferred

1-31

(quar.)

12-31

2-

2

$25c

3.35%

2-

1

$1.10

2-

2

1-20
«

'

1-15

Co.

($10 par)

Common

1

25c

$1

prior

preferred

(quar.)

$1

prior

preferred

(quar.)

$1

prior

preferred

Minneapolis-Moline

_j_

7-2/

2

,10- 2

1-

15c

5

1-26

1-16

1-31

1-15

1-15-48

12-22

i-l-30

1-15

1-26

12-31

„

1-31
12-31

1-15

,

•

,

,

Diablo

Oil,

(quar.)
Rice

Mining
;

Mills,

__

Ltd.

(quar.)

1-23

t

U 9

?- 1
2-

.

$1.25'

1

1-30

.

1-10
12-31

10c

1-20

90c

2-

1

2-16

41 %c

(quar.)

1-

1-15

1

2-13

2-16

1-30

7%

1-31

1-15

$25c

3-

1

2-

2

$62 %c

2-

2

1-

2-28

2-

1

$25c

2-25

$15c
•

-:

2

1-23

1-27

2-

30c

12-19

2-

Mountain States Power Co.,
5% preferred (quar.)

6%

2-12

1-15

U.

S.

50c

2-

2

1-20

2-

2

1-20

U.

4-

2

3-

U. S.

50c

2-

1

1-21

25c

2-

1

1-21

New

$25c

2-

1

1-15

Universal

52 %c

2-

1

1-16

(quar.)

& Engineering Co.-—
pfd. (quar.)
Rand, Inc. com. (cash dividend)-

preferred

(quar.)

,

?

Electric
conv.

1

.

preferred

'
1st

pfd!

(quar.)

Eteqjtric, 4(4
pfd. (quar.^^j.',, 5jB(4c,>„
JJathan, Straus-Dyparquet (increased qu&r.)rnr*:-:<25c
Extra u -"m
__^A__,L_^al_0Qa,«t),) ;.:65c
;i

j




i-i

Rolland

h.J

MM

.

\

?.A

joo,O( ;

Field,

RusS Building

Co.

$5

Mills,

—

1-31

2-

9

1-10

2-

87(4c

1-31

1

1-15

f38c

2-14

1-15

$25c

2-28

1-31

2-28

1-31

1-31

1-19

2-

1-13

15C )

2-

58 (4C

1
1

,

1-13

Distributors, Inc.

Co.,

2-

1-15
2-16

3-

1

53c

2-

2

1-15

53c

3-

1

2-16

50c

2-

2

1-15

60c

/

3-1

*

1-26

1-14

1-26

•

2-16.

50c

(s-a)

1-14

50c
62 (4c

1-30
-

50c

1-15

2-

1

1-15'

2-

$1.75

(initial)

common

2

58 %c

2

1-15*

Corp., 6%

pfd.

50c

(initial

common

Pictures

2-

2

Walton

(reduced)

Raalte

New

Co.

common

(stock

preferred

preferred

1-26

Ltd.

1

(accum.)
Detinning Co., 7% preferred (quar.)
Wagner Electric Corp. (extra)
*
Warren Brothers Co., class B
(quar.)
Washington Gas Light Co., common (quar.)

2-

1

1-15

15c

2-

2

1-22

2-

2

1-22

$4.50

preferred

1-24

1-10

$4.25

preferred

(quar.)—

$1.25

2-

2

1-15

1-19

1-12

7%

(quar.)

Power___^

$10c

2-

2

1-

13c

—

(quar.)_.__a

West

2-

2

1-12

$15c

;—

2-15

6%'" preferred, (accum.)J-

•'

25C

2-

1

2

2-15

' •'

90c,

2-

1-26

1-5

1-25

-1-10

2

Penn

$2.50
5%

pfd.

Western

5%

class

37 %c

8-' 2'

preferred

5%

preferred

2-

2\

1-10
1-15

;

37 (4 c

2-1

1-19

2-10

1-24

2-10' tu'ili-24

$1.50

2-16

v

,1-19

■

2-16"'

1-19

25c
:

2-

2

1-20

31 %c

2-

2

l-l5

(quar.)

quar.)

Stationery Corp.'!-* "

(quar.)

j12-31

Xi20% .12-31

$1
67 (4 c

$1.75

RR.,. common
A

.7-15

,

1-151
^

,L-fo %

35c

(accum.)

Western: Tablet.&

4-15

Co.—

(quar.)

Pacific

(quar.)_

(quar.)

A

.

1!

5-

$2.50

1-15

:

;' 1-15

u

$1.12(4

(quar.)
Electric, 6% preferred

preferred

2
j

2-2

1

$1.06%•

(quar.)

Western Insurance Securities

2-11

t

Vulcan

12-19

1-15

% 12-31

37(4c

"6% preferred (quar.)
Vulcan Corp. 4(4% pfd.

$1.50

1-30

50c

(4 c

1-15

1-23

•

37

1-19

i*:3- 1>

1';

3-' 1

50c

(quar.)

1-26

33c

1-21

'1-12

1-31

$2

dividend)—
(quar.)

(quar.).

50c

pfd.

1-10

2

2-

50%

cash

Virginian Railway—

(quar.)

(N.Y.)

1-10
'

3-12

7 (4 c

dividend)

(initial

2-16

2

2-

15c

2-16

1-

2- 2

25c

Co

45c

1-10

1-20

25c

quar.)

Van

$1.31%

1-15

1-20

75c

(accum.)

1-15^

1-30-48

25c

quar.)_

1-30-48

50C

(increased

9

(quar.)_

Inc.-Aj.___'a-I—i__„I—

Co.,

2-16

10c

(monthly)
(monthly)

9

$l5c

:

1-31

2-16

Railways Co—

9

(quar.)
Co.

Paper Co., Ltd.

Roosevelt

hebfdifc

-

<fe

3-

(year-end)a

&

2-16

(quar.)

3-

—

Light

1

/

J60c

Canada, Ltd!
Corp., 60c cl. A

3-

Antelope Copper Mines, Ltd.—
shares (irreg.)—a
Cotton

6-

3-20

4-

35c

1

43i-5-

.

of

15c

Insurance

American

J-2°

Narragarisett

■,xr.

Dry Goods

Rockland

1-12

6-15

1

.___

45c

Rice-Stix

8-14

'

1-12

1-31

;

87(4c

1

Extra

(quar.)

1-31
•

$1.75

92(4c

1

(increased)

Rhode Island Electric Protective Co.

Roan

1-23

62(4c

•'

4-

(quar.)

Robinson

12-20

3-

Stores

Vertlentes-Camaguey Sugar

Copper & Brass 5%% pfd. (quar.)
Reynolds (R. J.) Tobacco Co., com. (quar.)

5-15

2-16

1-24
2-16

-

$1.12(4

.••'

4-

Inc.—

Revere

2-14

Munising Paper Co., 5%

Fund,

2-15

__a

(quar.)

4-

6%

Manufacturing Corp,—

$7 preferred (quar.)
$7 preferred
(quar.)

1

3c

(s-a)___

25c

3-10

Co.

6-23

9-16

50c

(quar.)

Leather

Upson

6%

Cement

8

9-30

$1.06%

5%

(quar.)

Petroleum

Riverside

3-23

7-

25c

$1.12%

dividend

Rike-Kumler

4-

25c

Utility Appliance Corp._„
Valspar Corp., $4 conv. preferred (s-a)

3-20

12-31

'4-8

'

Universal Leaf Tobacco Co.—

25c

12-31

3-15

6-15

California

Tool

Radiator

1-15

62(4c

1

6-25

a__;

Missouri—

Participating
Plywood, common

1-15

(quar.)

1-31

50c
12 %c

Reliance

Richmond

1-31

2-15

25c

(quar.)

Corp.

S.

(quar.)

2-2-48

1-15

8

2-15

50c

United Transit Co.. 5% preferred
(quar.)
S. Air Conditioning, $7 pfd. A
(quar.)_
S. Industrial Chemicals, Inc
.t——

75c

Co., $2 preferred A

B

'

60c

;•

25c
common

—a

Common

4

1-10

1-17

U.

2-2-48

1-15

common

of

Extra

15c

31c

&

United Shirt

15c

9

12-

2

1-20

3-

U.

2

12-17

2-

1

prior preferred (monthly)
prior preferred (monthly).
prior preferred (monthly)
prior preferred (monthly)

.6%

1-16

$0.5056

9

15c

6.36%
6.36%

•'

9

$1.50

1- 6

2-1

25c

Street

"

(s-a)

1-17

1-20

31 %c

:

preferred

prior preferred
prior preferred

7%

Hampshire—

(quar.)

$12%c

a

B

United Light

1-15

84c

1

4-

(quar.)

Drill

Class

(quar.)

(initial quar.)

B

Distillers

3-

2-

v

1-

130c

Class

United

2-14

1-21
12-30

1-10

Corp.—
$3.50 convertible preferred
(quar.)
United Corporations,
Ltd., Class A (quar.)__

United

50C

2-

1

6

2

2

1-30

2- 2

2

common

Cigar-Whelan

1-12

2

7

3-

(quar.)
(quar.)——
(quar.)

of

2-

2-

$1.06%

;

Co.

Union Oil Co..

12-31

$30c

1-31

2-

(s-a)

Salle

Union Electric

United

(quar.)_
(s-a)___.
com.

La

preferred

1-20

7

1-

i.

15c

preferred

1-20

1-

1-10

(quar.)
(quar.)__
preference
(quar.)_____

4%%

preferred

1-20

1- 7

2

2

.'1

$3.50

6c

1-10

2-

$4

a—

$3.70

60C

1

1-10

2- 2

.

.10%+.

—

1-15
1-20

3-

50c

Edison.

South

B

12-24

$75c

'

1

2-1%

2-

(quar.)

1-15

■

2-

50c

preferred

208

>

3-11

$1.50

9

50c

:

-

U5c

.

1-12

(quar.$1.75

1-

A

62%c

pfd.

pfd.

1

preferred

lc

7%

2-

preferred

Development

j';

(accum.)—j

Troy & Greenbush RR. Association

6%
1-

pfd.

Mfg.,

Transamerica Corn,

6%

20c

&

1

2-1

25c

9

v

(quar.)

Ltd., 5%

Republic

1

3-

$1.12(4

Mining Co. (Nevada)
Company (quar.)—

Trane

Republic

56 %c

$7

convertible

Toledo

1-10
12-26

1

3-

1

50c

«

j

1-

$1

1

Pile,

Investors

3-

1

4-

common

1

90c

(quar,)

preferred

1

4-

(quar.)Aj_i_

Tonopah

,

v

Stock

4-

^.t43%c

Quarterly
Quarterly
Quarterly

1-10

15c

Glass

$4.50

preferred

B

$4.50

}25c

^

(quar.)—

com.

2-

,; 11 v

(quar.)

Remington

1-15

Quarterly

1-10

2

2>'

1-30

Tishman Realty & Construction Co.—

2

2-

$1.06%

2-

(quar.)——,. ;

(quar.)

Corp.,

Thomaston Mills

1-15

37 %c

Philip Morris & Co.)
of America, common

Mount Royal Dairies, 5%

..

3-

37 %c

(quar.)

Concrete

A

$2.10

50c

$2.40

25c

Reitn.an's,

9-20

$1.50

3-15

2

56%cj

;

(stock dividend)—:

convertible

Thatcher

4-

25c

(C. A.)

Class

3-20
6-20

$1.6214
Co._.

Corp.
$2.25 preferred A (quar.)
Morrison-Knudsen Co. (extra)

$7

4-

Reed

(see

Plan

Mullins

9-20

25c

$1.25

6-12

3-15

2-20

.

Textron, Inc., com. (stock dividend). /" One
share of Dorset Fabrics for each share held

7

%

37 %C

(Philip)

Mount

Class

6-20

25c

Extra

Co.

2
2

Clothier,
com.

Power

6-30

2-

i

preference

preferred

7

2-16

1-30

1

__

1-15

25c

1

3-

Biscuits, Inc.—
AA_j__„._„j j, vi
75c
Super Mold Corp, (Cal.) (quar.)__
„4T—
50c
Ta-cony-Palmyra Bridge—
r;:
5 %■ preferred
(quar.)_____L4a
$1.25
Teck-Hughes Gold Mines Ltd.J (interim)
- '
$5c

*

1

3-

40c

Sunshine

9

2-

t$1.25

...

Texas Power & Light
Co.,
$6 preferred
(quar.)

1

1

$25c

Reading Tube Corp.

Implement—

Mississippi Power & Light Co., $6 pfd
Morrell (John) & Co. (quar.)

Mount

7-

10-

25c
*

(quar.)__
Power

$6 preferred (accum.)
Minnesota & Ontario Paper

Morris

3-20

25c

a__—

*

Morris

2

25c

__

Common

;

4-

$3

1-26

&

class A pfd.

1-

50c

(quar.)

Raymond
2-26

4(4%

1-31

3-

3-

$31 %c

Inc.

Texas

•

1-13
1-15

1-19

Co..

&

1-24

$26

1-15
-

flOc

2_____a^a__a—,. I.tlOc '

2-14

4__„

New

,

5

7

2

2-15

60c

Sun Oil Corp.

2-

(quar.)_

2-

t3c

1-15

,

1

3-15

Strawbridge

2-

■

1

1

2-

Stevens (J. P.)

-1,

1-15

1

I

$1

___;

of Canada, Ltd.
partic. pfd. (quar.)

1-15

1-30

2.

:

Co.

1-20

3-1

1-20

(quar.)____

com.

(quar.)

2

-3-

5

2-16

$1.20

preferred—

1-

*

5

1-

$30c

r

i

1-16

•

1-

1-31

conv.

1-19

50c

1-31

.

(quar.)

?T 2

$0.2083

1-16

>

-28c

(quar.)

2- 2

'

2-16

t25c

>,

Co., Ltd.,

5

12-31

•„''.
pfd. (quar.)_____^A;_______l___;;.

2-

5%
•

(monthly)
of

9

pfd.

1-

12-31

1-20

Co.—-

(initial)

1-26

68 %c

Co., Class A

Common

for each two shares

common

(Subject to SEC approval)
Miller & Hart, Inc., common—

1-29

3

1-30

55c

Sons, $4
(initial)

35c

Corp.

Randall

held.

1-15
1-

Electric

2c

__

Middle West Corp. (stock dividend)—
One share of Central Illinois Public Service

2-

2-

Participating
________—_______
431%c,*,, 2- 2
Stern & Stern Textiles, 4(4% pfd."'(quar.)—., ' A 56c
4- 1

1-20

(initial)

(quar.)
;
6% pfd. (quar.)
!
Quebec Power Co. (quar.)
Quinte Milk Products, Ltd., class A (quar.)_
Radio Corp. of America com.
(increased)

1-15

7%

1-15

1-10

37%c-„

(quar.)_A

95c

Colorado,
(quar.)—

preferred

Redeemable

1-28

Steel

1-15

v

&

conv.

1-10

2

Special

Furity Flour Mills, Ltd., common

$25c

12-31

2

&

Dredging, $1.60

Class B

2

32 %c

(quar.)

Ltd.

$1.10

of

preferred

preferred

R.)

conv.

Inc.-

1-31

'a____„a____—

Ltd.

Co.,

Stanley Brock, Ltd., class A
-

'

Purex

1-15

1-30
2-

87 %c

1-31

IjS-

20c

(quar.)

Co.

Public Service Co.

1-15

1-20

$1.37%

1-15

80c

-

6%

12-24

1

$1.75

.

Transport,

Service

4(4%

1-15

1-28
2-

$1.50

pfd.

Public

2

1-31

•

1-15

2

2-

(quar.)

Mines

preferred

4%

2-14

2-

25c

(quar.)_

Standard Wholesale Phosphate & Acid
Works,

1-15

$2.50

K.), Inc.
Edison, 3.60%

1-

1-20

1-15

•

2-16

(quar.)_
(quar.)—

(H.

Potomac

Provincial

75c

„

(s-a)_

Porter

2

2

.

Cordage Co., common
Employees stock (quar.)

1-20

$3

Extra

Scott

1-

-

1-15

$3

(year-end)

Co.—

1-16

1-15

$50c

jj___;_AAA_v^, "

common.

Prticipating
Standard Steel Spring Co.

1-15

1-30

Co.—

pfd.

Plymouth

1-12

2

2-20

•

Gas

Chemical

Partic.

50c

Semi-annual

2

1-12

10c
__

(quar.)

Merritt-Chapman &

2-

12-31

50c

Meyercord Co. (quar.)
Michigan Gas & Electric, 4.40%

1

1-31
•

$25c

(quar.)

(quar.)
7% preferred

12-31

2-

55c

Phillips-Jones Corp., 5% preferred (quar.)
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis RR

1-15

1

1-30
.

$1.12%

(initial)—

3.60% preferred (quar.)
•;.4%^. preferred (quar.)

1-15.

..

2-

$1.25

:

common

Electric

preferred

1

Products

Massawippi Valley RR. (s-a>___
Maytag Co., $3 preferred (quar.)_
$6

$1.0614

(interim)
(interim)

Ltd.

Co.

(quar.) jV

,
-. v

1-20

25c

Macy

'-Maple Leaf

2

3-

50c

(quar.)

1.

2-

1-20

$50 %c'.

(quar.)

1

,2 r

12-31

2-2

ioc

.v

12-31

1-20

75c

.

McCabe
McCall

1-20
■\

25c

(quar.)_:

(s-a)
Power Co.,

Co.

2

$1.12%

Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co._«__i
Philip Morris & Co., Ltd., Inc.—

1-15

1-

2

1-10

2-14

$25c
-

pfd. (quar.)_
Standard Fuel Co., 4(4%
pfd. (quar.)___A__
■j-t Standard Paving & Materials, Ltd.—

1-16

2-

(E.

Standard

50c

Co.

Cement

Philadelphia
Philadelphia

1-14

1-27

t75c

Permanente

1-21

12-29

$$1.50

12-15

10c

—___

12-16

20c

a—

12-15

75c

j._

12-23

1-15-48

$1.25

a

1-20

:3714c

_______ ....

(quar.)

Standard

50c

•

(quar.)

1-20

6

1-16

Stadacona

9-20

5%

1-10

12-27.

$30c

(quar.)__A^A_,______AA--v

15c

com.

3714 c

2

6-20

1

28 %C

(quar.)

Pennsylvania
4.25%
Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Co.—
3(4 %
preferred A
(quar.)
Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co.

2-

$1.50,

Squibb

1

Common

(accum.):

S3
preferred
(quar.)
Penmans Ltd. com. (quar.)

2-14

I

Brewing, 5(2%

Peninsular Telephone

1

.

Power

preferred

7-

$1.50

prior preferred.—a
aa___a—
pfd. (This payment dears arrears)_4a

Feller

2-14

1,

5%

6%

—

—

&

3-

3-10

$1.10

—.—

:

(quar.)

Lowenstein

1-

/

2

$2.20

10-

8c

;

25c

Electric

•Lowell Bleachery, Inc.

•Lukens Steel Co.

2-

1

50c
—

(quar.)

B

1

1-20

/,' 3-

25c

Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co., com. (quar.)
Power & Light $6 pfd.
(quar.)
Gas

3-

50c

(quar.)—,.

Louisiana
Louisville

/

75c

'

3-20

$1.75

Cutlery Corp. (N. Y.) (stock div.)__
Peabody Coal Co., common_A-—A__—

2-

1-28

(quar.)

Corp.

Indiana

1

;V%. $1

Payne

7

,

Special guaranteed
Original capital
.

$25c

____—.

Liquid Carbonic Corp., common
314 % preferred (quar.)_
Little

1.12%

—

9-20
12-16

_•

Refining

;

com.

preferred
(quar.)
Southwestern Associated Telephone—

4-

20c

Park City Consolidated Mines
(Utah)
Parke
Davis
Co.
(reduced).—

"

1-15

Lehigh Portland Cement (quar.):
•Lerner Stores Corp., 414% pfd. (quar.)—.
Lewis Brothers, Ltd. (quar.)..

pfd.

1

(Calif.)—
aa_
(quar.)

Producing &

Ltd.

Canada

12-23

Public Service Co.
1st preferred

Southern

10-

:

(quar.)
(quar.)
_!

1-19

1

f 20c

4.8%

15c

pfd.

2

2-

25c

Co., Ltd.. (quar.)___

Southern

com

5%

Corp.

O.)

20c

preferred

Year-end

'

Lees

Southam

6-20

$1

Lighting

Panhandle

1-12

2

10c

,—

2%

2-

Corp.,

convertible

$1.30

1-15

.

2-

50c

Finance

4(4%

2-

(quar.)

Southern California Edison
4.48% conv. pref.

5

3-20

__r

Pacific

4

1-

1

;

Pacific

1-24

31 %c

(quar.)—

•.

1-15

2-10

t8c

—-

Co.

1-22

50c

—

1-14

1-20

1

Filters;
(irreg.)
a__L_aa——
Company (irreg.)—a———!

5

1-16

|20c

u.A___r.-.

7-

Otis Elevator Co.

1-

1

2-10

(A.

4-

(quar.)

United

2-25

10c

Smith

20c

(quar.)
(quar.)—__

1-16

f20c

Smith (Howard) Paper Mills
Ltd. com. (quar.)
4%
preferred (quar.)
jA___A-

•.

pfd.
class A

6

2

$30c

20c

conv.

6

2-

2-

f30c

1-19

.___

Electric

4(4%

5

Pacific

—.

lAAiglon Apparel (quar.)___—
tamaque Gold Mines, Ltd. (interim)
-tane- Bryant, Inc., 4%
pfd. (quar.)j„_—
La Plant-Choate Mfg. Co., 5% pfd. (quar.).
Lee Rubber & Tire

Corp.

1-

tl"3V

,

&

Okonite Company

12-29

/

1-20
.

Gas

Co.,

2-18
2-

2-16

25c

(N.)

87V2c

;

2-18

1

Extra

87 (4 c

Inc.,

Oklahoma

1-10

1-26

,

Ohio-Apex,

1

3-

2-16

87%c

2

a

_a_—__—

3-

$0.2917
$50c

2-

Airlines, Inc., 4.6% pfd. (quar.)_.
Engineering Co. (quar,)__„

Extra

1-15

1-15

25c

1-19

87 (4c

(accum.)—

2
2

;

Corp.

9

22-

;
Ltd.

Oil

87'/2C

Power (Del.)—
(accum.)____

1-

t25c

1-19

^

:

1

12y2c

,,.

2

6c

(quar.)— ____%

2-

(initial quar.)

com.

2

25C

Ry.

1-16*
2-11

27J/2c

>■

2-

:

& Ishpeming RR. Co.—

a

States

(quar.)__

2-

—___4

Works

1

1

Extra

Nunn-Bush Shoe Co., common
(quar.)__-A—_
5% preferred (quar.)—a—

6

1-10

1-20 ;

\

15c

—

(quar.)__;

1-20

$1.50

(quar.)

1-

1-31

$1.25

—

Sinclair

1-16

Refractories

preferred;

"

3-

1-15

1-20

2-

3-

25c

Corp., class A
(quar.) ;
new

2-10

85c

(quar.)

Extra

Corp.—

preferred

1-15

50c

■•••$10

---

1-15
1-15

1

91 %c

$1.25

:

1
1

2-

(quar.)

$3.75

1

Pacific

Nnrthwest

1-20

1-20

93 %C

________

preferred

6%

.

2

22-

Corp. of America (quar.)
a
Sherwin-Williams Co. of Canada, Ltd.—
Common (quar.)

,.

:____

Engineering

Northwest

-

teece-Neville

7%

2

Co.—

(quar.)

preferred

1-31

2-

13%c

Sheraton

5

Slater

Finance

American

Northern

1-12

2-

7

15c

(quar.)

prior preferred—

1

.

take Superior
Year-end

80c

2

$4

k'

1-16

2

12-31

;____a___

Sigma Mines,

preferred

prior

87 (4c

(quar.)———

Kobacker Stores, Inc., common

•

80c

2-

...20c
,"

1-

2-

'

—

,80c prior preferred

$1

—

common

prior

2-

95c

(quar,)_

preferred

80c

$1

(quar.)—

1-19

50c

arreurs)
(quar.)
(accum.)

RR.

Co.

preferred

97V2C

pfd.

preferred
preferred
preferred

93 %C

(G. RJ Co. (year-end)
Company $1.50 pfd. year-end)__—_

Kirsoh

7%

1

60c

••

12-31

-

Power & Light Co.—

J40c

(clears

preferred

,

1-15

Power—

American

7%

1-31

87(4cv

1-31

preferred ($25 par)
(quar.)
Acceptance Corp.—
(increased quar.)

A

1-15

$1.25

—
—-

(quar.)
3%%

preferred

2

2-

—

,

Kalamazoo Stove & Furnace
Kansas City

North

3-10

$1.06(4

-

(quar.)—a

pfd. B

5

15c

—u.-—

$1.18%

2

Sharp & Dohme, $3.50 pfd. A (quar.)_
Shawinigan Water & Power (quar.)

American

Class

40c

62 (4c

Corp.,

2nd pfd. A (quar.)

2nd

5

1-

2

Co., Inc
Light Corp.—

Co.,

Western

1-21

7(4c

3%% pfd. (quar.).^,
Johnson & Johnson 8% pfd. (s-a)——
3%%

2-

1-

& Light—

Power

Johns-Manville

2-

t8%c

preferred (quar.)—
Tea, 3%% preferred '(quar.)—

Jewel

'2-2

t$1.75

(quar.)—'——,

(quar.)—aa

(J. J.)
Hudson

1-15

2-

(quar.)___

New preferred (initial)
:
Seiberling Rubber Co. of Canada, Ltd

1-20

Adjustment
North

Ltd.-

Canada,

preferred
preferred

5% preferred A

.

&

preferred

Norfolk &

$1

—

Co.

Power

Newberry

1-15

3-10

t$l

,

—

($100 par) (quar.)—
7%
($5 par) (quar.)
Int'l Resistance Co., 6% conv. pfd. (quar.)
Investors Mutual, Inc. (irreg. )r
:—
Jacobs (F. L.)
Co., 5% conv. pfd. (quar.)
Jaeger Machine Co.—a
Jantzen Knitting Mills,' common (quar.) ___
7%

York

Niagara
3c

(initial)

common

International

Merchandise

3.90%

,

Shares

Ltd.

3-

Y.

Electric

Extra

—

2-

preferred

Security Bank Note

1-31

12-31

t20c

3-15

25c

1-17

2

(quar.)

1-16

2-23

1-17 i"1

2-

f$l.75

1

held——

1-19

t40c

'

___j___

$3.40

Manufacturing, $3.65 pfd.

5V2%

($2

Brothers, Inc., 4%% pfd. (quar.)
Neon Products of Western Canada, Ltd. (s-a)
New Jersey Worsted Mills (irreg.)

International Business Machines—
New

stock

Co.,

1-31

floe

Seaboard Container

—

(quar.)

2-

Group Shares

Group

Inter-City Baking,

Co.

50c

(quar.)

Corp.

6%% preferred
Shares, Ltd.—

Bond

Tank

25c

Silica,

and

share

each

J25C

Chemicals

Insurance

for

50c

Industrial
Industrial

Stock

One

Neisner

Imperial Tobacco Co. of Canada—
4%
preference (initial)
.
Indiana Associated Telephone Corp.—
$2 preferred (quar.)__

Institutional

additional share of common

50c

62%c

Power, common (quar.)__
5 % convertible preferred (quar.)__
Illinois Terminal RR. Co. (quar.)

(quar.)

com.

1-30

40c

(quar.)___—__—

(stock

Mills, Ltd.

1-31

50c

.

(quar.)

Paper

Scranton

3-15

4-

$1.25

Fabric
Cooker

B

Scovlll

2-16

$1.12%

(quar.)__

com.
——

Flour

Schenley Distillers Corp

2

10c

"

Illinois

Lawrence

(quar.)

1-29

25c

(quar.)____

common

preferred

Holder•

Payable of Reo,

15c

preferred (quar.)
Samson United Corp., 55c conv.
pfd.
Scarfe & Co., Ltd., class A
(quar.)

4-21

8-

Foods, Inc.,

convertible

When

Share
a___

7%

1-22

5-

$1.5C
—

(quar.)

1-26

2

1-

2c

2c

National Linen Service Corp.,
4(4 %
preferred
(quar.)

1-30

2-20

$1

—

1-10

2C

National Lead, 6% preferred B (quar.)
National Liberty Ins. Co. of America (s-a)

1-15

Hydro-Electric Securities Corp.—
Idaho

2

2c

(quar.)

'

1-15

3-10

25c

__________

2

2-

4%

5c

1-31
1-26

—

——;

1-15
1-16

'

Quarterly
Quarterly

shares

for each share held)—

Welding

1
2

2-

Company

S & W Fine

2-

50c

(quar.)

Per

Name of

Safeguard Corp.

2-

(quar.)$ 1.296875

pfd.

conv.

*

■\

1-20

2

15c

(quar.)

Quarterly

1-15

2

2-

80c

Co.

Products

Electric

1-31
2-

50c

(quar.)

2

Holdert
Payable of Rec.

50c

Y.)

1-29

25c

__—_—

.

Stock

Mfg.

(N.

30c

—

Light & Power, $4 pfd.

Hoving Corp.

&

Bank

Monday, January 19, 1943,

When

Share

(increased)-—;

Co.

2-

Houston Natural Gas—
,

Battery

50c

—__

(N.Y.)__

Co.

Extra
Houston

National

25c

Haraart

Home

Name of Company

12-31

1-25

CHRONICLE

Per

25c.'■

Co

FINANCIAL

Holdert

Payable of Rec.

lc

___ —

&

75c

2-15

.

r

■'

$1.25

,1,

2- 1

2-15

$1.25
V

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Number 4665

Volume 167

THE

When

Per
Name of

Company

Share

Westminster Paper, Ltd., common
Westvaco Chlorine Products Corp.—

$20c

preferred

$3.75

(quar.)

93%c

& Lake Erie Ry. Co.—
•
convertible preferred (quar.)__

Holderi

5Va%

2- 2

$1.37Vi

prior lien (quar.)_—_—;—;
Sewing Machine Corp.—
$2 prior pref. (quar.)
$4 conv. pref. (accum.)

•

2- 2

1-21

2

White

Wilbur-Suchard

$5 preferred
Will

(quar.)

50c

2- 1
2-

1-20

1,

Total

$1.25

2- 1

Co.—

2-16

2-10

1st

preferred

Pfd.

$1.50

tyTrigley

(Wm.)
Monthly
Monthly

Co.

Jr.

2- 1

6%

2-

1

25c

—

1-20

50c

7-31
2- 1

2- 1

_—

preferred

(quar.)

6%

preferred

(quar,)—-—1

2-

1

13114c

:

2-

30%

•Transfer

by

Less

Jamaica

books

income
closed

not

tax.

<

725,600

$2,166,425

28,220

28,475

342,979

$87,111

$154,805

$1,473,487

$1,678,905

$0,125

$0,222

$2,108

$2,403

157.

p.

30

of

approved

series

a

all

of

its

of financial

British

Income

1

tax..

'/

huge

to

its

this

of

principal

1-15

New

(1) Public

exchange
6,062,767

Service

for

transfer

company's

of

shares

(2) Public

,

that

shares

5,503,193

will

$1.40

of

will

certificates;

publicly

held

all

of

and

6%

and

Service

(4) Public

Gas

in

with

compared

December,
in

135

the

had

146

corresponding

>'■.

2664.

opinion
It

$5,196,111 $45,977,185 $44,205,352

1947

stores

month

v"

'■

in

operation,

1946.—V.

in

.>:•

p.

is

company

plan,

that

first

the

$15,000,000

in

underwritten

preferred

new

by

led

group

a

stock.

by

This

Morgan

issue,

which

Stanley

is

due

be

to

7,194,000

kwh.,

5%,

or

the

over

■'»

week

of

last

Fed.

Co.,

Ltd.,

issuance

has

because

now

approval

it

and

Chairman
decision

of

and
from

the

appointed

trustee

5%

under

sinking
/

New

received

York

notice

&

Curb

that

Co.,

1947—Month—1946

$2,677,060

J.

the

of

name

Jan.

this

9

that

has

company

been

oper,

Prior

it

has

changed

Pinchin, Johnson & Associates, Ltd.
Accordingly, beginning Jan. 9, 1948, transactions on the New York
Exchange in the American shares representing deposited ordi¬
nary
registered shares were recorded under the new name of the
company.—V. 155, p. 2098. >>"';;>•■>;'>'
■
'■>> '
'

1947—12 Mos.—1946

$2,554,983 $31,577,397 $29,855,720
1,134,343
13,957,575
11,985,870

of

output

the operating
Public Utility

(formerly

A

by

deduct,

and

regular

Net

sales,

Cost

of

rental

income,

etc

23,052

49,557

Rev.

$7,306,201

$7,437,530

188,178

2,340,551

2,271,152

for

federal, State and foreign taxes
income

———

Other

$6,748,086

Earnings

per

$3, 147,840

•Restated
annual

tentatively
-rrV.

to

as

provision)

202,176

379,698

166,

income

160,494

S'5,539

167,346

129,516
132,668

221,131

422,308

made

to

$658,134

*$265,670

917,007

917,007

$0.35

—

income

similar

initial

$0.67

Oper.

rev.

Portland

Judge

James

organization, of the
proceedings.'
court

Co.-

-Reorganization

Feb.

and

General

Which

tq.be

signed

This

the

terminates

formal

mow

the

the

as

prior

date

for

preferred

are

Co.,

Net

pi

167,
'

which

is

the

in

the

24
was

cents

share

per

to

made

three

was

stockholders
on

months

declared
of

shares

$1,005,678:

982,581

Oct.
25,
before.—V.

last,
166,

expenses

P.

stock

subsidiary
G.

get

get

%

back

to

bondholders

dividends

is

G.

P.

E.

stock

totals

6Vb

to

from

be

Net
Ord.

949,883

..

.

of

$1.80

Oct.

$10,957,000.

31,

on

of

$680
share

shares
In

the

•$75,059

ord.

•Paid

to

share

1945,

to

annually
Oct. 1,

$11,098

$2,348,467

18,734

•$145,461
403,312

$29,832

$257,851

>

'

'

>

'

.

and

is

inviting bids

collateral

for

trust

the

purchase of
series due 1978.

■

113,372

on

inc.

income-

$56,380

$20,552

$144,479

$2,368,602

Dr 338

Crl78,885

Crl82,937

Cr394,521

(chgs.)—

11,245

12,447

•

$44,797

income transf.

115,696

120,385

$211,721

$2,642,738

75,500

121,500

1,061,350

,

to

$111,490

$90,-221

$1,581,388




of

4

to

first

1947—Month—1946

expenses

$109,485

income

,

$76,976

$956,916

$838,158

95,141

_—

revenues-—

ord.

1947—10 Mos.—1946

96,815

893,496

951,955

1947—10 Mos. 1946

$

$

$

572,056

5,286,231

5,107,926

28,164,227 254,277,856 267,503,986
26,346,282 233,534,707 250,033,903

1,702,086

19,600,082

16,237,915

111,193

1,075,357

1,103,183

5,253

4,666

67,710

128,985

.

,

26,288,171

&

Light

28,164,227 254,277,856 267,503,986

Securities

market quotations

asset

coverage

for

services

and

:

c

trust 3 V4 %

4%

cum.

—V.

166,

Dec.

31,

Values—

1947 figures, company
as follows:

outstanding securities

bond

$2,518.46

preferred share,

$50

par__—

148.92
24 73

—

2563.

p.

Co.—Asset

of

as

its

of

V,,.

Electric &

Detroit

Steel

Corp.

7.'';.

^

Engineering Co.—Expansion—•

above!—V. 166,

c

2564.

p.

Remington Rand, Inc.—December Sales
9 Months Ended Dec. 31—

Record—

a

1947

1946

$115,676,000 $101,365,000
According to J. H. Rand, President, December sales were the
highest
in the company's
history.
Unfilled orders continue to be
substantial,
he added.—V. 167,
p. 50.
' •/
:
.

>

■

Edward

M.

Gallagher,

President,

that

announced

directors

ending April 30,

year

paid

a

1948,

$63,420

•$113,797

347,771

250,598

$411,191

dividend of 25 cents

It

is

extension

ments

out

of

the

The

of

•$19,839
•:

28,734

62,907 •?.

income

$43,068

•

,,,

announcement

governmental
from

3,760

32,094

added

$39,308

$379,097

!, $94,828'

(credits)-

inc.

profit

14

>

for

•This

—V.

income

earned

transf.

$39,308

$382,227

$94,828

16,000

15,660

160,000

41,600

to
*

surplus

$23,847

$23,648

$222,227

$53,228

•Deficit.—V. 166, p. 2665.

Radio Corp. of America—Plans Million Dollar
Expan¬
sion. Program to Step
Up Television Tube Production—
•

A

comprehensive expansion program for
stepping up the production
^,of television picture tubes at the corporation's Lancaster
(Pa.) plant,
which
involves- the expenditure of more than
$1,000,000, was
an¬
nounced by L. W.
Teegarden, Vice President in charge of the tube
department.
*
•
J ■
,

Calling for the

ction al

The
the

Mr.

expenditure

these

improve¬
financing

additional

'/>>>; '>'1
to

of these plans, when
produce increased rev¬

benefit

other

of

sources

the

1258.

Co.- -Earnings—

>.

1947

1946

$4,370,171

$5,274,773

$4,062,412

1,660,000

taxes__

2,450,000

2,850,000

$2,824,773

$1,212,442

contingencies

1945

*500,000

$2,210,171

increases the "reserve for contingencies" account to
$3,000,000.
p. 2422.

166,

Robertshaw-Fulton Controls Co.—Earnings—
FOR

TEN

MONTHS

ENDED

OCT.

1947

31,

Net sales
Net profit

Common

$24,682,035
1,930,945

—

shares outstanding

;

*

1,006,450

—

^er^common share—

NOTE—iTbe above figures
of
$232,99'^from the date of

$1.92
include

sales

of

$3,426,650

merger, Sept. 24.—V.

oper.

and

p.

earnings

1997.

...>"•

Corp.—Earnings—
1947—Month—1946

revenues

Uncollect,

$746,844

*

1947—10 Mos.—1946

$698,682

$7,135,038

$6,651,634

1,310

407

$745,534
686,169

$698,275
507,710

62,665

102,338

$3,300

$83,227
61,942

323,026

562,477

rev

Operating revenues
Operating expenses
Operating taxes
Net oper. income—
Net after charges—

166,

166,

''

% s

Rochester Telephone

W. F.
The

30

$39,847

Deducts, fr. net income-

Goods

accommo¬

Mass.,

the

of

cost

no

completion

also

Net earnings

29,125

-

9,250

7,134

$7,125,783
956,307

$6,644,500
4,769,437
1,010,960

$579,314

$864,103

.

5,590,162

2564.

p.

construction

of

a

new.

building to provide

an

addi¬

40,000 square feet of
space,; the expansion program includes
installation of a large number of
unique automatic machines for
mass-production of television picture tubes similar to

equipment

Manufacturing Co.—1947

Rockwell, Jr.,

3,160

(chgs.)__
_

the

the

,

is expected

will

166, p.

to

Revere,
for

and for other improve¬
broken for the project in

with
v

after, charges

Provision for

1947

year

history—a
income

that

and

Park,
made

be

pay

.>

regulations permit,

admissions

will
to

surplus,

/

/.

the

The

41,973

$39,833

ground

Years Ended Nov. 30—

Net

—V.

3,245

22, 1947.
improvements

the grandstand

directors

company's

planned.

enue

that

expected

the early Spring.
It is
the intention

of

further
for

share.

per

Oct.

on

Discussing the Association's program of
a
larger attendance at Wonderland
Gallagher stated that application is being
of $500,000 for the

cents

80

date

$136,801

$14,344

$43,078

oi;d. income

would aggregate

year

on

a

Record

Year—

Jan. 9 said in substance:

is nowyanother completed chapter in this company's
that eclipsed any previous peacetime or war year in

volume of business and returns realized.

Some of

the year's highlights

follow:

Shipments

were

in

excess

of

$62,000,000—over

50%

ahead

of

1946.

New highs were established
Over 1,260,000 valves and

in the physical volume of all major lines.
regulators, 850,000 meters, 195,000 machine
tools and innumerable parts and
castings were sold.
Shipments for
the last quarter averaged better than
$6,000,000 per month.
Profits, after: income taxes, reserves, and all other charges, are

estimated

to
exceed
$5,500,000, or $3
per
share of
outstanding.
This compares to profits of $3,117,000,
share, in 1946.
As a percentage of sales, 1947 profits
mately 9%, as compared to 7.7% last year."'
Cash
ment

stock

common
or

were

$1.76

per

approxi¬

remained short throughout the year, due to the required invest¬
inventories and plant to make possible the higher volume of

in

business

and

to

reduce

the company's

outstanding indebtedness.

Good

was made
in reducing this indebtedness.
By, the year's end
the-[total of all long-term :and short-term notes payable had been
reduced more than $1,600,000 from the peak reached during the year.
V As the
company: enters" 1948, confirmed unfilled orders exceed $30,-

progress

000,000.—V. 166, p. 1827.

'

;

.

•

"

.

believed

company's financial condition warranted declaration of
dividends later in the fiscal year and that the total dividends

——

.

50.

in

1

27,592,171 248,991,625 262,396,060

Period End, Oct. 31—

Corporation of America—Earnings—

revenues

oper.

Extraord.

-

p.

ratio

a

ACCOUNT

38,943,156 351,202,575 349,251,273
11,350,985 102,210,950
86,855,213

24,150.540

—„

Rockwell

1947.—

Asked—

Wq Washington, D. C.—V. 167,

with

INCOME

26,288,171

conv.

-

$18,847

167, p. 157.

•

Company, will receive bids for- the purchase of an issue of $15,000,000
firstfmortgage Jqonds* series, dueJi9a3, ;up »te. 11:30 a.m..on Jan. 20, 1948,
At Room 822, 929 E Street, N.

the
im¬

compared

523,391

Per common share

Earnings

$186,990

25,950

surplus

Extraord. inc.

the

bonds,
Such bids will
be received, by .the company at Room
901, No. 50 Broad St., New York
4, N. Y., up to noon (EST) on Jan. 20.—V. 166, p. 2563.

Potomac Electric Power Co.—Bids

in

25,764,780

_

Per collateral

100,583

120,718

11,539

1,000,000

$4,000,000

1,

2,023,176

upon

reports net

$2,469,185

9,280

$67,919

inc.—

Deducts, fr. ord.

1583.

fUL

shipments

railroads, airlines and other carriers
transporting express.—V. 166, p. 2665.

in

Based

39,233

income

for

addition

ship¬

express

'9,721,092

y Total deductions™'-—

$2,309,234

Dr70,402

16,814

income

Gross

Net
a

47,087

1947—Month—1946

funded

on

deductions

Reserve

$55,795
Dr44,697

$51,105

—

inc.—non-commun.

Net

distributed

air

during November exceeded

points

35,485,872

taxes

Rice-Stix Dry

5,997

and

and

to

are

E.

international

109,202

Other

1947-r-lO Mos.—1946

$9*623,344 $11,133,339
9,698;403 ii-a,824,105

$45,108

income™

ordinary

Operating
Operating

Net

of

to

debt

record

held.

comlpany

mortgage

cents

1947—Month—1946

Period End. Oct. 31-

company's

common

operating

of

years

Potomac Edison Co.—Bids for Bonds—
The

14

inc

income

fr.

earned

re¬

-V"

-

for

for

nine

exchanging

stocks

company.
receive 34\'2

to

Q; E. shares to be outstanding.
The dividends are at the rate

reclassified

12

$1,027,689

revenues— ;

•Deficit.—V.

surviving

distribution

$3,450,000

order

nearly

each

one

Cish

V.

has

$1,000 bond, preferred stockholders
each/Share, and prior preferred holders will

each

P.

2

Electric

Pepco bondholders
cash for

Fee

;

set

Portland

for

A.

company.

preferred
is

of

distribution

Deducts, fr. net income-

$0.29

Order Signed by Federal Judge—

The

$4,478,878

Quarterly Dividend—

payable Jan.

of

expense^,_r__

Extraord.

(on
basis of proration of
contingency reserve of $50,000
reporting for the first half of 1946.

Power

of

announced

inc.__

EARNINGS
Net

to

Electric

7

was

Operating

(Ore.)

foreign

inc.__.

and

Int. and disc,

ments.

912,303

'

than

transp.__.

and

rev

Total

Communications, Inc.—Earnings^—

Radiomarine

bonds,

$4,278,150

1894.

p.

Federal

7,

revenues,

communic.

Deducts,

provision

in

surplus

n75,330

$343,132

.____

tax

A

oper.

Etraord.

restoration

687,500

156,954

80,988

share_______

and

$5,166,378

687,500

and

dividend

Jan.

on

an

Gross ord.

on

outstanding

common

$4,965,650

$4, 007,978

4,960,106

—

.

$394,510

paid

inc.—non-commun.

Net

Net income
Common shares

$365,537

'

with

R. C. A.

Ord.

2,430,448

Expend, for developmt. and research
Wage apd salary dividends

to

for

from

Other

104,469

$582,688

stock

common

quarterly

Operating

1946

$3,363,414

sold, and selling,
and gen, admin, exps.
deprec. and amortiz

number

The directors on Jan. 12 declared a dividend of 30 cents
per share,
payable Jan. 29, 1948, to stockholders of record Jan.
24, 1948.

200,524

dividends

1948.

Operating

6 Months-

'1947

end

2563.

p.

3,487,901

2,163,364

1,752

Period End. Oct. 31—

product

servicing
Prov.

20,

Net

1947

the

possible in
of the year

as

$7,541,999

2,621,163

58.

,

:>>>':>'■ •'>>;*■

3 Mos.

to

as

The

3,773,765

net

________

for

Operating

Pitney-Bowes, Inc.—Earnings—

Period Ended Sept. 30—

destined

company's income.—V.

''":.?■>>■ >

(Including wholly-owned subsidiary)

soon

1.

$7,355,753

2,933,882

amort

income

compared

ended Jan. 3,. 1948, totaled 236,283,000 kwh.,,. as. compared
■With' 217,372,000 kwh; ; for the' corresponding week last
year, y,an
increase of 8.7%.—V. 167, p. 157.
v* '
*

'■>•' >>"■.',■

as

for

soon

283,670

1,742,704

2,111,504

$566,061

the directors

p.

by Pioneer, this
Service Corp.).,(for

&

as

April

$605,740

1,857,632

172,000

served

Engineering

about

397,402

149,203

Puritan Fund, Inc.—12-Cent

Co.—Weekly Output—

companies

166,

Lancaster

Revere
Racing Association, Inc. — To Pay 30-Cent
Dividend—Further Declaration Expected—To
Improve
Properties—
;i

210,027

16G, p. 2563.

Jan.

Eectric

tele¬

$567,813

revenues

preference

—V.

Curb

company
the ,week

at

begin

$

debentures,

157,474

__.

inc.

Balance

to

Pioneer Service & Engineering

for

the

Changed—

announced

the

in

transp._,.—
•Express privileges

.

162,000

income-

Balance

below.

on

concerned,

case,

227,668

—_i

taxes

Net

Interest

Ltd.—Name

Exchange

prepare

November, 1947, has been reported by this corpora¬
56,108 shipments were dispatched to and from
foreign

better

company

Pinchin, Johnson

will

Period End. Oct. 31-^

indenture

an

fund

,

type of

to

in

Carolina—Trustee—

$200,000

can

during the month, compared with
month, the agency reported.

by

Charges

of
its

James

of

said,

will

with

satisfied

this

minute.

a

1346

facilities

findings

"was

and

157.

_

on

Other

year.—

Net

The

and

19.1%

Reliance
North

been

of

Railway

of

building

will begin
continue through

CONSOLIDATED

...

1,164,703

taxes

Other

&

its

is

machinery

Per

delay

of

y

Depreciation

Pinchin, Johnson & Associates, Ltd.- -New NameJohnson

ports

shares.

holdings

connection

additional

new

space

total of

countries

its

;

f

consideration

securing

p.

revenues

Operation

157.

Pinchin,

Co.

1947,
167,

in

production

construction

industry's needs.—V.

handled
A

See

Maintenance

corresponding

gain

tion.

basis.

its

out

one

one

share

7

turning
of

Teegarden

Railway Express Agency, Inc.—International Air Ex¬
Gains 19.1% in November, 1947—

A

1792.

Co.

Period End. Oct. 31—

Operating

The electric output of this company and its subsidiaries for the week
ended Jan.
10,
1548, amounted to 149,669,000 kwh., an increase of

V. 167, p.

1,

of

shares;

subsidiary,

dispose of

disruptions"

merited

in

each

common

another

the

of

Puget Sound Power &s Light Co. (&
Subs.)—Earnings.

will be ready for offering early in February.
Distribution of it will
be followed by sale at competitive bidding of $25,000,000 in new bonds.

Weekly Output Increased-5'%^"

will

order

plan

perpetual

common

,

a

Gas Co.

.

the

the

Trust

Dec.

otherwise

or

case.

Service

1951—V.

the

Express
on

tube

is

rate

Mr.

Sales

probably

Co.,

&

for

preferred

one-tenth

Transport,

and

Washington

released

that

Colonial

ready to go ahead with its $40,000,000 fi¬
to press reports Jan. 15.
It is understood
involve a filing with the SEC early this week

will

record

dated

about

according
step

to

Public

Philadelphia Electric Co.—Financing—
nancing

respectively

and

6%

shares

3.25

all-common stock

an

sell

"difficulties

the
it

bonds,
stock,
and

the

press

in

Gas

exchange

held

and

cumulative

common

County

Caffrey, who participated
is resigning."i—V.
166, p.

J-V>>-

"y

said

in

said

the

as

166,

SEC

will

subsidiary,

back

move

company

$5

Coordinated

Service

another

The

>1947—12 Mos.—1946

1947—Month—1946

£5,088,798

3.70

to

..

(3) Public

Stores, Inc.—December Sales Off—

Period End. Dec. 31—■

4.15,

exchange

ana

bonds

Jersey Gas Co. for each of its own publicly held
Jersey is a utility subsidiary of Public Service.

Electric

,

and

common

publicly

own.

4.7,

change its stock structure to

Sales

preference

South
South

meet

the

the

existing plant
to

debenture

of

still

Peoples Drug

6%

of

debenture

its

in

common

7

8,

Electric

share

12)

page

the

use

basis:

bearing
preference

$18,196,600

to

stock.

common

Service

assets

dividend

dollar-for-dollar

.

its

of

the

of

that

so

installation

sub¬

the

as

which

at

undertaken,

essential

as

construction

corporation

operating

plant,

receivers

is being

November, 1946, it

top company of Public Service's
Jersey gas, electric and transportation system.
The plan provides for dissolution of Public Service after the
follow¬
ing steps have been completed:

;■

' '

.....

.

,

(Continued from

See

assets

1-15

General Corporation and
Investment News

*

reorganization

Break-up

Lancaster

home

far

so

Shipments

transactions, the subsidiary—Public Service

1

this dividend.

for

the

similar

Dec.

on

for

47

anticipated "boom year" in 1948 and thereafter.
Teegarden said that it was planned to let the contract

ments

transfer

After

way,

possible

487,520

share.

tube

vision's

1,009,500

$1,816,466

Electric & Gas Co.—will remain

.

the

the

at

use

expansion

89,477
65,400

requirts._

com.

SEC

$1.40

of

672,608

$183,280

interest

The

506,880

18,800

.

167,

the

The

sidiary.

tPayable in U. S. Funds, less 15% Canadian non-residents' tax.
IPayable in Canadian funds, tax deductible at the source.
Non¬
resident tax 15%; Tesident tax 7%.
^

The

47,847

,

,

xLess

a

$3,938,010

•

1-15

-

$3,048,946

*

2- 1

1371/2C

—-

-

•

$296,527

$115,331

div.

per

The

1-15

125c

E%

12,636

Public Service Corp. of N. J.- -SEC
Approves
-Subsidiaries to Get Assets—

4-20
7-20
1-10

13114c

(quar.)

—V.

1-24

1-31

4-30

Extra

,

stk.

2-20
3-20

37M2C
37V2C

(quar.)

common

1
1

37V2C
—

307

38,285

in

picture

Mr.

_

income

Earned

1-20

3-

4-

__

(quar.)

6% convertible preferred
York County Gas Co.

Ltd.,

2-2

25c

convertible preferred

£eJltrs,

25c

,

1-15

t

*25c

Yellow Cab Co., common (quar.)
6% convertible preferred (quar.)

Dr 1,052

L*

Balance

(monthly).——

£>rl,354

inc.—

on

1-15

1-31

$1.75

(accum.)

6,914,797
$3,925,374

$172,416

deductions

Net

•

Wood, Alexander & James, Ltd.—
7%

8,738,247

$3,048,639

1-21

10c

.

Electric Power
preferred
(quar.)

647,473
$297,579

(net)—

Non-recurring deducts.
taxes

$11,786,886 $10,840,171

879307

income

Federal

$945,052

(291)
now

1947—12 Mos.—1946

$173,770

income-

inc.

CHRONICLE

Hampshire—Earnings—

$1,053,077

expenses—.-4.

oper.

Gross

1-20

50c

Candle__

Wisconsin
6%'

y.
...

FINANCIAL

1947—Month—1946

revenues

Non-oper.

Chocolate Co.—

Baumer

&

Net

1-21

2-

$1

Operating
Operating

1-9
.

%

4

Period End. Nov. 30—

1-15

Wheeling

&

Public Service Co. of New

Payable of Reo.
1-31

COMMERCIAL

V

;

»

48-

THE COMMERCIAL

(292)
Petroleum Co;—Purchase

Root

American

Pan

(Indiana),

has

Petroleum

Root

to

(EST),

p.m.

Offer Extended—

subsidiary

a

its

20

will

National

chase

offer

purchase

Bank

The offer

Feb. 20.

on

Feb.

American

Pan

The

Corp.,

to

of

to

Root common shares
City of New York up to

any

the

of

have expired Jan.

to

was

20.

Pan American' announced on Dec.
17, 1947, that it had acquired a
majority of outstanding Root common at $25 a share.—V. 166, p. 2564.

Offering

of

shares

2,610

of

ferred

and

one

Rose's 5,

The

1947—Month—1946

company

The

offering. is

—V.

166,

restricted

Months

Net

Ended

sales

Profit

1947

30—

$16,576,009

2,457,965

2,561,462
109,000

,_—J.

taxes

income

1946

$20,688,993

charges

income

Federal

Sept.

._

after

State

103,500'

———.———•—

taxes

.—

870,000

—

income

"Net

Earnings

per

outstanding

loss

a

Earns,

—V.

share

common

__:

$1,510,462
'

York

New

$2.74

—

$2.78

$271,546

(F. C.) Russell Co.—Earnings—

5501' Wayne

at

»■

,.

v

profit

1947

;

per

Gross

Gas

common

467,977

on

dends.—V.

$884,652
$1.86

—

1946

Francisco

:

254,325

201,153

2,368,228

1,826,820'

38,301

23,927

304,560

$^4,238

$28,805

30,950

10,697

Net

Philadelphia

Ave.;

862,477

share—

$0.34

Carolina Power

610v146v
$0.37

Net

$8,304,835

4,529,085

46,130

41,770

549,200

Salt

Oil

Dome

15,850

15,850

190,200

120,595

(837,373
(590,593

indefinitely postponed.—V. 166, p. 2564.

)

taxes

127,874

j

$106,704'
debt

$90,497

39,862

debt

30,312

190,200

.

Savoy-Plaza,
Operating
admin

estate

Real
Other

$992,322

$966,593'

$1/242,755

~Cr742

435*

623,048
78,650
21,495

584,284
77,550
19,343

536,984
78,570

$66,555

$275,508

$269,130

$285,416

ICC

Net

1,952

1,905

1,873

$277,188
71,952

$271,081
83,905
71,793

$287,320
75,000

$255,856
81,875

71,164

70,909

income-

oper.

Other

Dec.

on

7,913

$60,926

income—

evidence
the

for

loan

a

income

interest

charges—
depreciation—

Total

of

the

aggregate
at

for

purchase

Bell

12,254

73,737

Other additions—

.

to

company

the

11,765,804

Public
,

$1,122,674;,;

22,094,521

21,731.988

.

Gross

&

$345,382

$4,932,408

Dr383

34,063

.

1,995

$469,549

•

$344,999

$4,966,471

$4,189,052

deductions

div.

Uncollectible

15,655,787

-

2215./-. /

Earnings

'

cumulative

for

to

pfd.; stock

net

items

common

1,716,048
$2,473,004

amount

309,508

of

per

161,

249,141

$2,832,766

$2,223,863

_

stock——
certain

non¬

-!__^-_!/!___'_^!_:_________1

/•

•'

Dr59,000

..

$2,832,766
share—

common

$2,164,863:

$2 50

p.' 52.

y

Spencer Kellogg &
A

Cjj - !

; ;?■*:

.

$1.91

'

Sons, Inc.—Dividend Increased—

quarterly, dividend of 50 cents

share has

per

been

declared

the

on

common

stock, payable. March 10 to holders of record Feb. 13.
Following ,the ;two-for-one stock split-up in
1947, the company paid
quarterly dividends of 40 cents each on Sept. 10 and Dec. 10.—V.: 167,

13,581,964 156,827,151 142,188,542
45,038
513,253
285,402

rev.^

65,200

revenues—

15,590,587

13,536,926

156,313,898

141,903,140

expenses—

13,231,551

11,512,154

134,605,127

117,761,369

oper.

Operating
Operating

1,824,197

Adjusted'baiancb

the

of

part

$4,187,058

$3,142,274

on

applicable

recurring

'

N

j.

„

income

Adjustment

1947—11 Mos.—1946

$' "

1947—12 Mos.—1946

854

Trust

Telegraph Co.- -Earnings

1947—Month- -1946

Co.—Earnings—

$468,695

.

income

secured
&

19,259,425

$864,760 $12,390,576 $10,289,218*
519,378
7,458,168
6,102,160

653,979

income

exceeding

a

not

Bank

amount, to provide a
motorbusses;—V. 166, p.

Service

1947—Month—1946

-

$873,184

issue

amount

Chemical

like

a

new

Telephone

Operating revenues.

52.

p.

1,393,592

795,387

13,463,866

$1,229,385

$8,244,905

$12,770,820

4,223,988

..

.

9,555,802

November—

operating income'
Net after charges——

575,005

Gross

from

Net

166, p. 2564.

from

Net

983,969*

,

Spokane International RR.-Earnings-

11,370,951

$965,444

——

Net

—V.

Crl0,899

Crl8,699

—;

„

1,620,169

165,929,264s

122,102,755^

14,358,272

1,181,485

income.

oper.

Other

3,638

$784,781

principal

to

par

$

Operating taxes
Total
Total

authorized

22

note or notes of
to be delivered

Southern

$253,983

1,680

82,775
22,380'

taxes,

1,898,015

276,582'

„

18,859,727

;•

Net

Period End. Nov. 30—

taxes—

rev

Net

•

365,932

CV898

$881,791'

'660,792

,

1,922,299

deductions—

2665.

p.

$1,253,750,

and

general

expenses—

_

502,129

2665.

p.

Balance

1944

$1,041,454

revenues—

and

Oper.

1945

-

31,312

1,415,209

Oper.

—V.
1946

1947

$

15,501,194 170,917,368
11,680,880 137,699,369

Southeastern Greyhound Lines—Notes—

to

$

171,419,497" 166,205.846

17,035,137
13,950,560
1,669,368

revenues.

Accrued

Co.

1947—11 MOS.—1946

$

' '

15.532,506

income—

Operating

.'688,743

Inc.—Earnings—

3 Mos. Ended Oct. 31—

$

Period End. Oct. 31—

Y77.925'

$1,214;988
423,192

Crl50

income

funds

233,139

Telephone Co.—Earnings-—

17,127,034
91,897

rev._

Southwestern

acquis.

__

prem. on

equipment

that the proposed offering, of 100,000

$414,226

217,054

1947—Month—.-1946
•

.

charges

166,

Income

Corp.—Financing Postponed—

300,538''

$351,834'

501,820

deductions

The

The corporation has announced

^

oper.

oper.

—V.

certificates.

shares of capital stock has been

,

revenues

after

Net

$7,930,528

4,922,481

income

166,

Bell

"

Uncollectible

1947—12'Mos.—1946

388,086

of

Net

—V.

5,600

<

Operating revenues
Operating expensed—
Operating taxes—_

$656,798

long-term

on

$2,549,184

5,200

../

$0.97

depreciation—

Gross

'

Operating

1,099,372

416,809

taxes'

Amort,

2423.

p;

_

Co.—Earnings-

1947—Month—1946

charges-!—

166,

'

t

$713,367

income

Fed;

after

Period End. Nov. 30—

$8,294,559.^$7;561,334

$0.78

.

income—

Southwestern

••

—

expenses

of plant
adjustments

Ry.—Equipment Issue—

asked

Jan.
13
The

on

$2,543,584!'

—

2665.

p.

for

Other

ICC to issue $8,840,000 of equipment
petition said the' company proposes to buy
28
flew
diesel-electric locomotives and
960 freight cars
at a total
estimated cost of $11,051,550.—V. 166, p; 2422.
Company

trust

$3,024,622

Net oper.

1947—12 Mos.—1946

513,262

Amort,

$481,548
$0.99

after preferred-divi¬

shares outstanding

166, p. 1360.

Louis-San

Si

*

share—

common

$253,885

$3,029,822

500

Pennsyl¬

Co.—Earnings—

$5,679,550

revenue

Prov.

Int.

♦Based

$336,064

—V.

$6,257,079

com.

per

166,

General

6 Months Ended Oct. 31—

♦Earnings

and

'

•,,

'

Net

$254,385

Operating "revenues
OperaLing expenses a.
Operating taxes

and
and
""

:v:

1947—9 Mos.—1946

period End. Nov. 30—

500,000

profit on sale of properties in 1947 and in 1946
sale of properties amounting to $22,624.—V. 165, p. 2930

on

*

income—

Operating
♦Includes

Sept. 30—

Oper. revenues
Net

1947-^-10 Mos.—1946

•

revenues;? $337,414
Uncbllect.i oper.
rev.Lil.^'(f'550

pre¬

one

1947—Month'—1943':

Operating

942,000

$1,484,465
500,000;

-

shares

':

of

,.

is<,located

V;\:- .•■" ■'

South
Common

residents

to
.•

office

company's

pa.

Period End.

Subs.)—Earnings—.

(&

of

was

South Carolina Electric &

Ruppert

($100' par)
and
announced Jan. 14 by

$2,830,417 $16,129,037 $15,048,173

2422.

p.

(Jacob)
9

4,

Southwestern Associated Telephone
Co.^—Earnings—
Period Efid, Oct. 31—

■,

stock

••

The

1947—12 Mos—1946

preferred

organized in March, 1947, to manufacture
market
a
magnetic tape recording instrument bf high fidelity
high frequency range.
•.
::

10 & 25-Cent Stores, Inc.—Sales—
$3,345,526

Monday, January 19, 1948

share.

common

i(

Period End. Dfcc. 31—

6%

2,610 common shares of common (par $1) was
S. Stanley Schary, President.
The price is $101 per unit

vania.

Sales

FINANCIAL* CHRONICLE

Sound Recorder & Reproducer Corp.—Stock Offered—

Standard Oil Co.
$25 a share for

pay

stock.

Co.

Accordingly,
delivered
3

Petroleum

extended

&

ry.

1947

'

railway!—_

1946

$162,823

Income

oper.

1945

1944

$126,142

$208,681'

.

$148,061
:

railway—55,981

;

45,262

33,327

39,003

30,119

.

85,746

22,761

-

23,315

From Jan. 1—

Net

(bef.

profit

for

prov.

inc.

Fed.

taxes)

Southern

131,499

$134,082

BALANCE SHEET,

ASSETS—Cash,

$152,056

OCT. 31,

accounts
receivable
(less
reserve
for
doubtful accounts, $21,438), $133,401; inventories of food and bever¬
ages
(at cost), $78,563;
investments (nominal value), $1;
sinking
fund payments (less bonds purchased as at Oct. 31, 1947, $942,862),
$97; other inventories, $53,958; prepaid expenses and deferred charges,
$131,026; fixed assets (net), $11,741,455; total, $12,422,705.
LIABILITIES—Accounts payable,
$144,057; taxes payable and ac¬
crued, $194,162; accrued expenses, $82,903; credit balance in accounts
receivable,
$17,208;
unearned income—business
rentals
received
in
advance, $23,748; funded debt, $7,724,250; class A common stock ($1
par), $82,050; class B common stock ($1 par), $27,350; capital surplus,
$5,100,720; deficit, $973,744; total, $12,422,705—V. 166, p. 59.

1946

first

and

purchase of the
of its President,
(PSTi,

a.m.

bonds

be

ry.

—V.

railway——

Period End.

Operating

Sept. 30—

revenue

by the company at the office
Los Angelas- 53, Calif., up to 8:30

INCOME

ACCOUNT

'

1947—3 Mos.—1946

>

.

'

——

Gross

Portland

Net

$3,629,055

revenue.

oper.

non-oper.

Net

1947—12 Mos.—1946

income

251,307

$4,020,816

$4,385,071

1,187,362

—

other

and

$4,133,764- $13,765,258 $15,551,420

391,761

revenue—

1,373,144

1,181,554

deducts.

income

Net

$2,833,454

dividends

Preferred

722,638

ry.

Number

of

Earned
—V.

._

$12,892,421

$19,385,665 $13,415,695
3,600,000
3,600,000
2,520,000
$3.58
V
$5.38'
$5.32*

shs

com.

share

per

166,

...

pp. 2665,

1997.

.-

$6,010,159
1,890,000

1947—Month—1946
$

Sales

4,645,429

ry.

1,256,426

5,077,937

1,193,714

4,772,180

4,771,770

$753,377

$642,856

$1,772,475

5,024,832

166,

$

196,396,921

share

stk.

.,

$0.59

outstdg—_

$1.70

$0.61

The

directors
of

dend

ferred

$

1,955,792,524 1,560,612,544

25.42

Jan.

on

cents

9

share,

per

stock,

4.86'%

series,

the

period

from

covering

the

authorized

to

Feb,

on

29,

date

the first dividend quarter for

of

issue,

1948,

of

on

record

Dec.

divi¬

cumulative
on

Feb.

to

the stock, Feb. 29, 1948.—V.

pre¬

1948,

5,

end

the

3 Months Ended Nov. 30—
Gross

sales

Operating
Other

1947

1946'

$6,715,531

—__

36,965

58,283

—___

$1,421,744

♦$45,953

._

*82,918

$2,283,604

Gross

♦411,790

Oper.

&

Income

taxes

590,967

—_

profit

Surplus

$830,777
share—$0.76'

tBased

♦Loss.

V.

._——_—;__

per

166,

p.

1,100,000

on

2108.

shares

of

♦$45,953
Nil

capital

stock

'

.

166,

Period End. Oct. 31—

Operating revenues
Operation

Co.—Earnings—

1947—Month—1946

$308,398

$269,494

Nov.

5,4oy,326

7,604,^oJ

1,304,480

2,140,379

3,770,775

155,698
27,951

taxes —32,011
taxes on income—
21,300

Maintenance

—_

—

General
Fed.

Retir.

21,505

311,622

203,599

23,312

303,640

266,085

28,100

291,866

352,927

14;887

16,594

.192,700

Squibb & Sons—Declares Initial Dividend—

i,

investor

$56,551

$61,999

$748,806

$786,916

(net)——

1,023

1,408

3,910

income

Income

output

for

adjustments

—V.

$57,574

_

deductions

$63,407

$752,716

$795,554

10,641

income

166,

inc.

Fed.

8,227

112,785

114,160

$46,932

$55,179

$639,931

$681,394

Int.

—

Amort,

Other

the

preferred
is

first

Operating

revenues

Operation

—:

1947

—

for

other

—

depreciation.

than

income

Fed.

income

taxes

1946

1945

$4,841,488
2,196,577

$4,232,915

$3,971,026

1,779,824

Standard

$7,694,335'
3,345,163

4,249,308

60,579

filed

Standard

255,977

222,852
296,469

158,189
292,498

608,631

522,967

760,935/

713,633

" 86,400

7,200
;

-

130,009

J

809,394.
(1,027,375

206,731

410,747

705,447
1,011,428

/

*

$158,929

$1,980,259

$1,832,263

21,037

21,037

252,450

252,450

148

148

1,773

1,773

debt

disc.

&
.

1,903

246

$133,318

$137,498

$1,708,639

$1,568,756

34,358

34,358

412,296

412,296

$103,140

$1,296,343

V.

earnings

$1,055,652

$1,204,072

$1,079,026

368,628

income—net

Ben

220,337

133,866

Mr,
—V.

O.

'

stock

17,398'-

9,284

$98,960

—

51.

the

legal
Dey

General
railroad's

staff,
will

income

$1,424,279

$1,424,408

247,089

;

473,587

$1,212,892
560,497

the

Counsel,
Law

continue

as

retired

Department,

company
a

member

last

on

Dec.

of

1947,

31,

Dec.

the

announced

income

166,

p.

i

2665.

$1,177,190

$950,821

$652,395




<

Gross
—V.

earnings
167,

p.

158.

as

Bank

of

transfer

serial

preferred

$4 cumulative
the

City

of

series

A

York

New

&

Electric

Co.—Time for Filing Briefs
'/A

/•'
extended

to

Jan.

to

of

of

for

filing

the

proxy

to

requested
soliciting

the

company.
materials
to
solicit

nominees for

the

date

opposition

the

use

the

20

supporting briefs in
by the management

election

to

stockholders'

stockholder

the board

meeting

of

directors.

until

Feb.

3.—

Co.

the

42
head,

after

18 years as
18;

board

of

Gross

Earnings—
1948

*.

$5,461,697

contract

a

the

it

use

of

agreement, this company has granted The Lanerecently developed bottom-hole gas well flow¬

its

announced

was

instrument

Jan.

on

records

12.

production

is

from

necessary

tests.

each

sand

gas

desirable

nor

The

while

kill the

to

instrument' may

the
well

also

be

The instrument consists
essentially of a detecting element, a recording
and a small ■■ motor,- powered by flashlight

battferies,

operates the recording mechanism.
anemometer

connected

in

change of the
change is recorded
52.
■'

This

The detecting element is

Wheatstone

a

resistance

hot
on

wire

it

as

chart

a

bridge circuit
is

as

cooled

by

function

a

of

to

which

hot wire

a

measure

the

flowing fluids.
time.—V. 167*

.

,

Staten Island Rapid Transit
Ry.—EarningsNovember—
from

Gross
Net

from

Net

ry.

directors.

-

'

<

1947

$5,095,738

1947

1946

$258,551

$325,546

$273,304

♦11,987

59,012

36,502

*62,702

♦227

♦14,254

2,957,104

4,745,'501

4,853,391

84,303

3,259,587
326,895

1,635,614

1,982,203

♦570,015

♦301,071

705,422

988,573

railway-

'railway—
income—

oper.

1945

1944

$378,733
90,224
20,356

From Jan. 1—

Gross

from

from

Net

ry.

railway

railway
income—.

oper.

♦Deficit.—V.

166,

p. .2424.

.

Sterling Drug, Inc.—Merges Two Divisions—

sions,
E.

the

The

of
a

divisions,

Stanley I.

Centaur-Caldwell

merger

was

Clark,

annodnced

Centaur

and

on

and

the

R.

Caldwell

E.

advertising a'nd
Molle

Brush'less

Phenique,
Joseph

and

Wickes,

will

who

of

Mr.

Fletcher's
Mr.

Dr.

w;

1,

B.

1948,

Caldwell

supervise

Vice-Presidents
have

been

Marschner will

CaStorta,

of

elected

supervise

Iroriized

Yeast

Doolittle

will supervise'the
Laxative,
CamphoBaby Powder.

Caldwell's

and Z.

Vice-President
to

Division

respectively,

unit.

new

Shaving Cream.

continue

Dr.

by James Hill, Jr., President.
was in charge of the two divi¬

Doolittle,

Jayne's P-W Vermifuge
E.
_

subsidiay,

•;

effective Jan.
the

merged unit.

promotion' of

promotion

and

26,

divisions,

Vice-Presidents of the

advertising

Dec.

Vice-President,

Marschner

Division,

of The Centaur Co.

remains in charge of
L.

Division

and

Ry.—Estimated

Week Ended Jan. 7—
Net

—V.

shares, of.

-

flowing, it being neither
in
order
to
make
productivity
used on gas injection wells.

Co.

167, p. 51.

Southern

from

52.

Formation

Dey,

with

the

120,000

National

recently postponed

p.

The
well

the
Gross

Total deductions

SEC

167,

$1,156,460

_____

Southern Pacific Co.—General Counsel Resigns—
years

dividend

86,400
?

$156,407

—

p.

the

158.

p;

proposes

representing

483,339

424,961

taxes

167,

of

.

approval of its slate
The

p.

—

pfd.

accrued

chart,

1947—12 Mos.—1946

$8,913,671

309,486

__(

long-term

Balance

—V.

of

Net

Co.—Earnings—

$666,203

7,200

income

of

167,

Gas

and

material

meter,

1,547,226

299,690

—

—

Maintenance

Other

Electric

63,320

147,757

debt

series

stock.., The-Chase

registrar.—V.

Net

Div.

City Gas & Electric Co.—Earnings—

12 Mos. Ended Nov. 30—

Federal

&

$766,020

_■

deductions

Net

Provision

Co.—Weekly Output—

391,336

taxes-

of

plus

for

.Wells

1947—Month—1946

__

income

on

share,

per'

$28,033

p. 2564.

Sioux

Taxes

Gas

taxes

expense

Net

Indiana

deprec.
plant acquis.

of

$100

consisting of 90,000 .shares, designated

of

revenue
Operating
expenses

Gross
Gross

Dr$305

$22,554

8,638

oper.

income

257,991

Power

Period End. Nov. 30—

Prov.

at

1947.

Stanolind Oil & Gas Co.—Contract
Agreement

Gross

General

Other

155,404

273,664

Dr$479

Colorado

Southern

192,957

income—

137,512

130,023

2,494,000

Amort,

amoritzation

Utility

85,240

136,370

_

2316.

stock,

265,660

this company for the week ended Jan. 3, 1948,
kwh.,
as
compared with
2,380,000
kwh. for
the
corresponding week last year, an increase of 4.8'%.—-V. 167, p. 158.

$3,062,357
1,259,872

accruals

reserve

and

117,985

355,605

23,764,203

Transfer Agent and
Registrar Appointed—
The
Guaranty. Trust Co*..of New York has been appointed

2215.

p.

Electric

1947—12 Mos.—1946

$3,423,151
1,574,518

125,876

422,526

2,667,324

lindings

$707,088

68,501

„—

Southern
totaled

Sierra Pacific Power

$766,476

175,740

div.—

23,564,041

•

1,685,325

Through

*$353,507
V'v; Nil

outstanding.—

$363,693

—

deprec. &

—V.
Net

^Earnings

$380,132
.

668,356

*: v

;

4,826,581

^as

1947—2 Mos —1946

•

247,021

798,353

income—_

oper.

Co., Ltd.—Earnings—

1947—Month-1—1946

—

maintenance

Taxes

Int.,
income——

earnings

488,075'

$2,192,635
.

of

"$353,501

—

income——

Total

Power

Canada

Period End. Nov. 30—

1945

$13,944,629
1,363,753
57,992

——n

profit

Southern

Co.—Earnings—

♦537,755

17,390,621

Extended—

Seeger Refrigerator

'

1944

$1,454,593

20,661,164

(E. R.)

158.

167, p.

1945

•

327,023

V U The directQrs. on Jan. 6 declared an initial-quarterly dividend of
$1 per share on l$e new $4 cumulative series A
preferred stock, payable on Feb. 2,
Qf this issue, 20,000 shares were recently sold to ah:

$2.06

initial

an

1947,

16,

1946♦

$1,706,435

agent

of

payment

stockholders

•

♦Deficit.—V. 166, p.

on

Initial Preferred Dividend Declared—

2422.

p.

$670,034

;,v'

799,167

railway—
railway——

from

Net

Seattle—Earnings—

$2,361,118

from

Net

4,704,981

$3,203,517 $10,492,973 $11,569,077

969,530

——___

per

com.

$3.07

1947—11 Mos.—1946

$

267,572,523

—_

—V.

Earned

,

Sears, Roebuck & Co.—December Sales Up 36.2%—
Period End. Dec. 31—

Remainder

220,194

income—

oper.

From Jan. 1—..

institutional

profit—

615,119

236,548

-1947

railway.....
railway

from

Net

$15,138',402 $16,274,058

1,193,890

dividends

Common

1,933,'907

635,778

176,647

&

from

Gross

Net

1,890,039

349,502

184,807

166, p. 2316.

Spokane
'

$22,476,940 $19,429,728 $81,544,831 $71,391,496
16,847,885
15,295,964
67,779,573- 55,840,076

—

Operating expenses

1,460,566

474,003

V

November

Profit after charges

Net

1,765,330!

railway

oper.. income^!^

received

1944

$21,572,421 $34,165,665 $29,465,695 $23,095,505
Federal income tax^—
8,680,000
13,580,000
15,800,000
16,835,346
Prov. for conting., etc..
1,200,000
250,000
250,000

from

from

Net

20.

Jan.

on

will

West Fifth St.,

601

COMPARATIVE

Int.

1945-

Gross

Co.—Bids for Bonds—

is inviting bids for the purchase from it of $40,000,000
refunding mortgage bonds, series A, due 1973; Bids for the

company

Gross

Schenley Distillers Corp.—Earnings—
1947

Edison

Net
The

$284,204;

Quar. End. Nov. 30—

California

$103,072

1947

of
the

B.

T.

General

Drug Co., a Sterling
advertising and promotion of

Volume "167

Number 4665

:

THE COMMERCIAL

MidoJ.v In addition, he will, set? up a mew Centaur-Caldwell display
advertising contract departments Sales forces have been comb.ned
under

R.. E.

New

Gray,

General Sales Manager.

Net

Assistant Secretary^-

/;

•*+'

'..

R. E. Gray, who was
appointed General Sales Manager of the newly
formed "Gentaur-Caldwell Division;' effective Jan.
1, has been elected
Assistant Secretary.—V.167, p. 52.
tiV
...

(J. P.)
This

Stevens & Co., Inc.—Acquisition—

*

Truax-Traer

.

Period Ended Nov. 30—

3'Mos. '47

Gross sales (estimated).,

B.

Stokely,
Lodi,

of

Calif,,

into

and

Foster

Donald
has

&

Wood

B.

been

was

operated

the

are

in

1933

by

for

the

William

sole 'stockholders

H.

Foster

jo.n

166,

7

profit.

record

in

;1947.,... The
produced.
The

share

share

Dec.

turning out
previous best year
record

new

42.9over

Production

191,451

9 Months Ended

166,

company broke

when

of

own

were

over, 1946

.

.

A

trucks

Units

58.5%

■

,

Sept. 30—

'

in

tire

*1946 ;

1947

other

taxes'(est.)

J

Balance

'

"•

common

*"Inckidei only- two

which

was

^,V'

'

$2,504,232

839,746
1

*

■

»

'!

'

stock

$6,492,300

£ months of/'operations

r-3 Months Ended Noy. 30—
Gross operating

Production,
taxes

$0.46

Transwestern

.of

167, p.

Oil

Co.

158.

operating

and

1947

(geological,

1946

$7,717,529

3,180,600

2,822,909

exps.__

$8,004,277

•Intangible development expenditures/^/.__^^.___

$8,251,503
4,790,063

Net Income for the period
Net income per share__-_

$3,461,440

$1,187,825

$8.18

for Federal

and

income

_.

4

expired,

taxes.—V.

rents

interest

166.

tons.

on

debentures

and

leases,

(par $5) at $37 per share,
count of $1.—V. 166,
p. 2565.
?;y;; .77,

Operation

with

dis¬

a

Maintenance
General
Fed.

—'
7——

taxes

taxes

Retire,

Income

on

reserve

v.,

27,991

404,576

IV/ar

58,858

V 60,000
40,833

592,966

$123,074

$1,456,507

4,376

39,713

operating inc., ; r $95,085
income—net_7--- ;1,150

-

.

$96,235

$127,449

•

/, .,V /4.060

811,452

equal

811,800

•

490,000

V

$1,560,847
*

1

7,628

$1,496,220

$1,568,475

42,905

.

41,367

$123,966

167, P.-527

-Vi*---

$1,453,315
"U

,

.

,

$1,527,108

natural

1947—Month—1946

taxes .197,440.7

taxes

7—V..

Prop, retire,

res,

approp.,

years.

II,

of

Jan.

rated

castings

stated

14

annual

194,423

2,152,526

1,086.130

62,500

1,030,500

*.

i^;L-_l'-II+77;^.',>^r7;i9277v7v;'i. 1,511

Gross income

Int.

on

Int.

on

„$387^02*7
^ 7~
58,021,',
notes—777 7 ;7 3,372 7;

of

serial

,

1

and

of

*

debt,

,

..

disc.

of

3,431,200

rated

that

t-

also

active

in

status

kept

Sale

3,815

/

43,489

1,872

7 •'

495.000

Net

income

Preferred

,19,975 .7

/

$315,022

229,781

dividend

require,

for

the

-

.

• •

347

United

States

$3,198,795

In

further

facilities

the

rated

Steel

annual

since

Jan.

steel

ingot

and

certain

castings

steel-producing facilities
although previously authorized
the

full

capacity

the

of

surplus

a

mill

plant

in

Torrance,

storage

the

of

facility

V

-229,781

I

92,374

director.—V.

3,198,795

to

'/

1030.

p.

•

&

to

of

remove

cold

a

A

'a

coal

new

mine

constructed

at

extent

buy all

in

or

such

by

the

several
steel

of

the

rolling

buildings to make

designed for

non-recur¬

United Utilities

has

The

directors

share

on

3.'

the

In

&

have

been

named

President

this

company

for

declared

$75,000,

nounced

on
Jan.
5.
The surplus facilities

of

quarterly

dividend

of

stock

was

also

declared,

payable

*26.

dp.

20q0,

Wallpaper,

1829,

12 »/a

1621

cents

Feb.

and

to

Domestic

protein

Beeckler
cinder

Sale
denced
for

the

animal

feed

Associates.

block

terms

by

a

Located

buildings
provide

and
for

stillage

on

leased

certain

the

waste

the

Earnings
•After

property,

were

;.:!»■

1947

1946

$3,776,493

$3,662,153




by

of

20%

cash,
a

the

balance

retary.
ceeds

The

five-year mortgage
at

4%.—V.

$0.10

$0.38

taxes.-

and

F.

He

Linke

has

William

has

been

R.

been

appointed

Assistant

Controller

Controller

Hall, resigned.—V.

166,

since
p.

and

May

Assistant

1946,

and

Period End. Dec. 31—

Sec¬
suc¬

—V.

$660,541
166, p.

1829.

Wholesale

and for

Retail

>

the

sales

were

12 months,

257,

against 243 in December,
1,904, against 1,696 at Dec.

were
"

I,

Co.—Bonds

sold

was

.

Placed

at

100%

Pri¬

interest.

and

plant expansion.—V. 166,

the

of

sale

Logan counties,
' \

additional

an

West
for

Pro¬

2216,
s*

p.

850

of

acres

Virginia.
The land was
"approximately $170,000"

■■

■

;

holdings in the State

$500,000

received

from

stockholders through

to

164,280 shares

on

from

the

now

its

of

acres

amounts

to

West

about

latest

sale

the

coal

land

sale

last

payment on Oct. 16,
of capital stock.

amounts

year

last, of

»

to

the

on

Stores, Inc.—12 %-Cent Div. .Declared—
Jan.

on

167, p.

declared

9

a
quarterly dividend of 12% cents
stock, payable Feb. 15 to holders of record
paid on July 15 and Oct. 15,.last year.
Se»

common
were

158.

'/iv.vv

..

Hydro-Electric

Manufacturers

Agent

for

Wisconsin

A

Trust

the

$12

River

of

$13,500,000

the

;!'/

'

'/:

-

Co.—Transfer

Agent

Co., New York, N. Y., has been appointed
par value common stock.—V. 167, p. 90.

Power

Co.—SEC

Sets

Hearing

new

Water

Power

&

the

company,

ffqper Co.,

a

electric energy in

selling

and

Wisconsin.

southern

•'

Power

to

proposes

:'.

subsidiary

will be considered

on Jan.
22, the SEC announced Jan. 12.
corporation, River Power .'Jfc ''dhgaged principally

distributing

River

for

program

on

7

vV

financing

Consolidated

hearing

in

at

generat¬

and

central

*'•

$4,B6b,000 of common stock, which
the Wiscbnsin Public Service Corp.; a

sell

will

first

mortgage

Insurance
interest
The

bonds

of

proceeds

River

Power

River

for

to

River

of

has

Co.

rate

agreed

Power.

The

purchase

to

Northwestern

$8,500,000

Mutual

at' par,

at

Life
an

2%%.
from

the

sale

of

the

stock

and

bonds

will

enable

acquire

and develop two dam sites on the Wisconsin
of hydroelectric energy,;;
1
application filed with the SEC,
River
Power's
authorized capital stock is $5,000,000,
consisting of 50,000 shares of
common
stock
i$100 par).
*
/
7'
In
addition, the application also requests
orders
declaring River
the

According

production

to

the

Power

not to be a subsidiary of Public Service
and Power and Light;
exempting Consolidated and its subsidiaries from all provisions of
the Holding Company
Act; and declaring Public Service and Power

and

Light not to be

124,

p,

650.

holding companies with respect to River Power.—
'
-

&

.

Dessauer

Co.,

Fort

.

Wayne,

Ind.—Registers
With SEC—$1,200,000 Loan Placed Privately—
A

registration

with the

Ind.

statement

SEC Jan.

9

covering 75,712 common shares was filed
by the company, department store of Fort Wayne,

-■

The shares are to be publicly offered
by a group of underwriters
Maynard H. Murch & Co., and Lee Higginson Corp.
Of the
total, 50,000 shares are from the estate of G. Irving Latz, the remain¬
ing 25,712 shares to be sold by the company.
The company has negotiated a 15-year loan of $1,200,000 with Lincoln
National

$516,463

$2,401,891

Life

Insurance

retire bank loans.

Co.

and Home Life

The balance of

Insurance

the proceeds

proceeds of the sale of treasury shares'are

Co.,

using $750,-

of the loan, plus

to be added to

general

funds, providing reimbursement for expenditures in connection with

$1,809,347

"The

store
mon

company,

business

in

an

,T'
"* \,i
V
incorporated'In 1920, operates the largest department

expansion program.

1947—5 Mos.—1946

-

be
acquired equally by
subsidiary of Standard Power & Light Corp.; the Wisconsin Power
& Light Co., a subsidiary of the Middle West
Corp., and Consolidated.
The additional $8,940,000 will be provided by the
sale of 30-year

000 to

2216.

1947—Month—1946

.

and for the

,

headed by

Virginia Dare Stores, Inc.—December Sales—

Sales

17.7 %

Financing Plan—

net
■

evi¬

1,187,990

share

common

charges

478,211

1,207,990

outstanding:

land,

payable quarterly with interest

166, p. 2565.

operated

per

18.97e,

Telephone

and

Like amounts

Wolf

150,139

the property includes two
equipment.

payment

pre¬

record

New Controller Appointed-

an¬

by-product recovery

and

10-year mortgage for the realty and

personal

profit
Common
shares

Harold

from

in

the
of

Subsidiaries)

Net

closely intermingled with
Trenton, Mich., have been

used

on

holders

1397.

3 Months Ended Sept. 30—
sales

Hedges, has been

the War Assets Administration

were

share

per

1

18.3%.

months.

12

of

Inc.—Earnings—

(Including

"

formerly

Forrest

quarterly dividend of 10 cents per
stock, payable Feb. 10 to holders of record
like amounts were paid on Jan. 25 and Nov. 10.

ferred

31

\

the

all

Tranesfer

A

-

succeed

of

were

Dec.

announced

Boone

Wisconsin

a

a

usual

23.—V.

in

directors

also V.

V.

V

in

to

December

&

issue

received

Feb.

ing,

Specialty Corp.—10-Cent Com. Div.

The

Jan.

Light

.

.share

per

will

common

1947,

in

accounts at

preceding

166, p. 2466.

White's Auto

Co.,

States Sugar Corp.—New President—
Wetherald

;

acres.

The

>

Coke

:

slightly over $1 a
share.
Company officials would not indicate what disposition would
be made of the $170,000 received for the land.—V.
158, p. 496.
'•%

'

Harry P. Vaughn has been .appointed Vice-President and Resi¬
dent Manager and Malcolm W.
Bigg as Secretary-Treasurer.—V. 166,
p. 1726.
7 7" ; -r'
.7.: .7'/.7.7.; 7:7>' - •/'■! -1,■';;//

facilities

distillery

to

.<

1932.

Co.—Acquires Additional Facilities

Government-owned feed recovery
facilities of a privately-owned
sold

&

'

.

increase

an

increase

an

pur¬

Kentucky—

subsidiary.

P.

operation

distributed

Cash

mill.

States Coal

the

over

$8,988,000,

a decrease of
Increase of 6.3%.

an

corporation

land

Nearly

by the Department of Justice that
V
7/
V i"7'7-.':7' "77.77. Y.r'Yy':'

daily production of 5,000 tons

a

12.8%

$60,321,000,

The

10,000

to

Harry M. Moses, President of this unit, said the new mine will he
completely mechanized. Construction work will get under
way immedi¬
ately and coal production is expected to begin
early in 1949.—V. 166,
p. 2666.*
- 7'
•, "
" .'

Charles

of

Westmoreland coal land

for the

way

:

this company (previously
for the week ended

now

•

The

;-v

Supply Co. (Mo.)—December Sales—

were

in cash.

event

part of the volume.

or

•Net

Trenton Chemical

in

government

American

Inc.)

In July, last year,
Westmoreland, Inc., sold 3,150
Virginia coal lands to the same company for $500,000.

for

and

manner

Machinery and equipment

removed

Lynch, Ky., by the United

Stocks, Inc.-—New Director—

162,

such
be

Unit to Build New Coal Mine in

$4,058,545
375,678

Joseph F. Cullman 3d, Vice-President of Benson

elect

will

city limits.

United

a

plant

The sale is subject to an
opinion
it is,not violative of anti-trust laws.

6,413

$3,682,867
3,401,227

..-•Computed giving effect to elimination of extraordinary
ring tax benefits not offset by special charge.—V. 166, p.

elected

to

it may determine.

as

the

at

of

Co.,

purchased by the Kelly-Hatfield Land Co.

.

portions

in

Declared—Stock

Westmoreland, Inc.—Sells More Coal Lands—

appraised fair value of $5,007,877.
terms of the sale, the purchaser will
pay $500,000 cash on
1, 1948, and the balance when the transaction is finally complete.
Columbia Steel Co. will have full
right to dismantle, remove, or dispose

of

properties

for December,

in

This
coal

an

Under

«.

2466.

at

Calif.,

——;v.

preferred

108,576,000 kwh., an Increase of 10.99% over the
kwhi for the corresponding week of 1947.—V.

special dividend of $3
reduction

and

Exchange—See
Inc., above.

Electric

&

month

Wholesale

1977.

dis¬

steel

electric

increase

an

1946.—V.

was

aluminum

"

Co.—Dividend

ceeds will be used for

Buys Plant—

of

bonds

100.00

f

vately—Harris, Hall & Co. (Inc.) and the First Trust Co.,
of Lincoln, Neb., announce the sale privately of
$1,250,000 first mortgage bonds, series
B, 3Vs%, due Dec. 1,

have

be

to

totaled

Western

capacity

which

25.44,

•——-—------

convertible

•:'/

for the

Units

1,

marginal

includes

also

in

York" Stock

97,843,000

months,

1946.

sold

were

New

1948,
of

31,

in capacity represent smaller
tonnages
largely because obsolete facilities were
following their intensive use during World

operation,

and

United

375,678

•

Allied

20.39

12,652,000.,

,v

/

Electric

the

$52,094,000,

Steel

Tralles.

103,523

period-

income,,—__—

&

*54.17

10,140,000
;T__

$49,724,000

Works

$3,530,000

a subsidiary, for $4,181,000 has been approved by
Administration, it was announced on Jan. 7.
plant, built by the Defense Plant Corporation and operated dur¬
ing the war by the Aluminum Co. of
America, cost $12,900,000 and has

Feb.

Tobacco

42.66

$26,932,000

-

cash_+

resources

Water

,

increases

■

$2,823,117
•Net

follows:

as

$121,-

The

190,433

133,613,

$304,720

10,

415,000,

furnace

blast

annual

the War Assets

•-

22^465

.chgd;,uto;-.construe^.*,'/*,
;

in

Corp.,

The company reports December total sales of
$12,518,000, an Increase
of-4.4 % over December, 1946, while sales for the 12 months were

net

12.3%,

or

48,801

•*
/

acquisition, adjust, .-- .I.,,. , 49,148
<
19,148
Other int. & deducs/-^ I
''vV'^;742^':.r«vV7,517

39,160

$5,108,521

•

v.•

i

tion—credit. 7__+

Chicago

"11.51

preferred^

of

the

for
31,226,200

tons,

,Columbia Steel Co.,

925,679

525.746

l.

Int.

Bank

actively,

5,721,000

T,

Western Auto

additions

because

States

construction

$5,069,361

$4,045,366

''i;> ;*'• 1,'87'2

Amortiz. of utility plant

been

distribution

158.

divided

were

;

158.

of

as

1947, amounts to 1,679,000 net
This increase reflects additions to
facilities, as well as restoring

Unit

730.833

18,576

«

•*-41.250

r

.

expense

National

has

167, p.

JI^,'

:

and

166, p. 2216. '

167, p.

>

increase

United

tons.

1,456,394
•*

$4,026,790
.

$377,975

mtge. bds.-<_^—_

Amortiz.

Co.—V.

preierreds__

output of

American

pre¬

capacity

amounting- to

increase

that

production

and

chaser, plans

1947—12 Mos.—1946

•

-$387,0.10; ^v$376,464

.

First

years

Weekly Output Increased 10.99%— '/'.Sv/Vir-'-I'.v

Jan.

on
a

-

actual

out

The

be

V Net oper. - revenues.- J
Other ■ income

and

4.10%

on

Power

The plant comprises a 226-acre land site and
55-concrete-steel build¬
It is located just outside the Los Angeles

-; ;76,160

97,77J 7.

.'7w78,0()0ir;*

;

Rubber

Water Works & Electric Co.,

rubber," Mr.

natural, according to

ings.

Operating revenues
$1,485,785
$1,261,637 $16,576,361 $14,811,718
Operating expenses.^---725,564..^552,090
8,280,415
6,629,451
Other

bonds

Penn

Listed

"

The. corporation's

foregoing net

Columbia does not

-

.

Texas Electric Service
Co.—Earnings—

Federal

20

'

•

•

with

to

...

and
net

a

explained

such consideration

Period End. Nov. 30—

The

of

past

$21,211,000

resources

W«st

.

775,731

655.000

-

3,484

$92,175..
—-V.

the

investments of this Fund

bonds

stocks.—V.

Re-

Feb.
^

the

•Includes

by United States
Steel to other steel
companies.
These last-mentioned faciltiies, having
an
annual capacity of
1,292,000 net tons of steel and 1,841,100 net
tons of pig iron, have not been lost to the
country, as they now are
being operated under their new ownership.

455,702

'§1,118

•

for

Asbestos &

equit;es

Total

Vice-Presi¬

ferrous

these

3,475,343

: 29,000

.

Coe,

Geneva, Utah, purchased by United States Steel from the Government
1946, the announcement concluded.•
/
7
7 7

4,114,644

52,929
>

John P.

in

1947—12 Mos.—1946

283,609

Utility
Other

The

$7,569,423

.

by

Corp.—Capacity Increased—

ingots

1940.

Fairless

postwar
than

to

$8,035,146

49,070

accruals

Vice-President

As

Anderson

y. ■■■'. >

rubber

actually had added
7,537,GG0 net tons to its steel
producing capacity during this eightyear period, an increase of 27.1%.
He added, that the corresponding
increase in blast furnace
capacity during this period was 5,932,500 net
tons, or 26.5%.
Thus, United States Steel has increased its basic
productive capacity by more than one-lourth
during
the war and

been

$594,365

410,703

least

2148.

p.

represents

1,

other

mantled,

1947—Month—1946

$687,905

"at

Steel

of. steel

This
Jan.

Mr.

provision

Tampa Electric Co.—Earnings—
revenues.—-

•Total

12

7/7 ■■;",;71'r;v7|7'7

stock

Period End. Oct. 31—- 7

all

.

stocks

Investment

sales

■

Talon, Inc.—Secondary Offering—On Jan. 6
Blyth &
Co., Inc., made a secondary offering of 2,500 shares of

Operating

13

natural

1948, amounted to 24,860,500 -net tons of pig iron
products, a net increase in the past eight years
of 2,494,700
tons, or more than 11%, he added.
V
/
'
The foregoing figures do not
include 300,000 net (ons of additional
steel producing
capacity and 1,000,000 tons of additional blast furnace
capacity which are now in course of installation
by the corporation.

376.

p.

States

production

3,794,292

undeveloped

of

:'v',7 *^"''V*'-T"77f•'7

common

Jan. 8

Appreciation

the-most conservative chemical engineers

«ven

as

■Eenjamin F. Fairless, President,
1. 1948, this corporation had

taken

'

rubber

new

Jan.

$2.81

abandoned

1948.

Union

output

$4,982,117

\incomeAXwwW^^^^^^£U-;

depreciation,

Jan.

anything .achieved heretofore

He added that

United

87,497

and

on

surpass

or

industry under sponsorship of Office of Rubber

liminary data."—V. 166,

$4,894,620

•247,226

depletion

Elected—

^U. S. Gov't short-term bonds and

;

geophysical,

general ahd: administrative

"Including

the

Common

operated by U. S. Rubber at Borger, Texas.
The
by Copolymer Corp. in Baton Rouge, La.
'
\
data have indicated tire tread quality substantially

over

the

since

$11,184,877

-

Income-.l.^,.-!,^---/./,^!;-

leases

on

unconsoli¬

and

Gross profit—
Miscellaneous
-•Total

split-up
of

capacity at Jan. 1,

'•

••

■rate

$2,175,529

$1.32

shaTe'_c--;/.fc-i^__r-______

•

...

liExclusive

is that

'"Preliminary

,'

328,703

.

Superior Oil Co. (Calif.)—Earnings-

>

two-for-one

after

'

plant

>

merged with Sunray on Aug, 2, 1946.- -V.
1
V-.'vS-f-',
V .'■*

't

575.000

$7,332;046

,

'•*£>. X ■*"' "I

to common
per

1,800,000

declared-!.^*-

or

1948

preferred,

Wellington Fund, Inc.—Division of Investments—

is operated

improved

I

of

tOn

77

announced

was

rubber

Coe said.

>

outstanding

consolidated.

not

serve.

One
^

.

2,309,000

Earning^

shares

companies

Manager of the company's synthetic rubber division,
.who
said two large plants
are
now being
equipped to produce the
superior new rubber, which results from research conducted
by the

8,432,338

*

9,

convertible

financing of production, refining and
industry. He also is a director of The

petroleum

On

earnings of

1,

Mr.

the

and General

$13,820,570

•'

cumulative

Stock—

Feb.

on

for

+$1.15

,". "7,. 7

r

treads

iifi$26,943,160

Net Inao
Preferred dividends—paid

.palled for redemption
3%%

147,662,400

.

■

_.

the

in

and

836,800
J$1.15

synthitic rubber which may equal

new

dent

■...\

■-r:\

and

*

f$3.51

2,302,500
f$3.17

t$2.25

fOn 699,864 common shares.
dated equities.—y.
166, p. 2317.

expenses,
13,986,115
Reserve for depletion -and >depreciati6ir test,
)-I~/'. 3,825.000
Prov. for Federal and State income

*

in

t$2.50

1946.

.Rubber—,

,

its

and

ears

150.192

increase

aq

p.'*. 2316.'

Gross,
Costs

equity

Jan.

Chicago,

engaged

United States Rubber Co.—To Produce New
Synthetic

Record—

passengers

1923,

was

represents

1941.*—V.

the

announced

by

*

•'

,

Sunray, (Ml * Cor^.-^Earnib^s--:

_

of

1945

3,258,200

common

20,

called

Director

effective

1946

/ $28,323,100 $19,254,000 $14,581,100
3,612,800
2,537,900
863,800

—

common

synthetic
.

1947

common

1,401,528

!

the Stokely organization In execu¬
■■■*<>-*

>

Corp.—Breaks

Vance/iChftirman, has,

production

and

-

'

>

9

outstanding

heretofore

<

.

\

Corp.—Calls Preferred

Jan.

on

/

*

■

New

Corp.—Earnings—

sales.

•Including

v- /

*

Petroleum

presently
not

17,563,820 155,273,761
'

,

-y'

$

,•

redemption at $106.73 per share (in¬
cluding accrued dividends).*
The right to convert the preferred into
common1 stock
will expire at the closd
of business on Feb. 4, 1948.
J.
P. Morgan
& Co., Incorporated, acts as redemption and transfer
agents."1.
*•
" V
'• 1
" v■
•' *.

■>'

Studebaker
S.

J

2147.

p.

States Plywood

per

and

successfully In packing fruits and vegetables in tne

its

stock

the

liNet profit
Earned per

and

company,

the

of

•Net

Earned

^ t *,

$

Hugo A. Anderson has been' elected a director of Warren Petroleum
Corp., succeeding J. H. Boyle who resigned as an officer and director,

Consolidated

of

merger

I

88.

p.

2605.

p.

V*

Warren

has asked the SEC to approve the sale of Its Ohio
Dayton Power & Light Co.- for $7,830,000. The
put up for salq at competitive bidding.
(For further
under Dayton Power & Light Co. in V. 167, p. 152J—
to

see

167,

'

The corporation
of

were

United

on 'JanV 13 announced that this cor¬
>"an'agreement with Foster & Wood Canning

organized

Wood, "Who

tive capacities.—V.

■

V.

6 Mos. *46

fertile Sacramento and San
Joaquin Valleys.
Messrs. Foster and Wood w ll
r

details

i

166,

<

•

1947—12 Mos.—1946

$

122,203

V;

corporation

6 Months Ended Oct. 31—

stockholders, providing
the latter company into
Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.

sales

$1.10

United Public Utilities Corp.—Asks to Sell Ohio Units
/The

/

its

$1.78

1947—Month—1946

$

985,107

on

•

subsidiaries

Jr.1,- President,1

poration has entered
Co.,

v

;.

tBased

taxes.

1933.

p.

$35/765,000 $55,400,000 $59,420,000

Expansion in California—
W.

6 Mos.'47

$0.81

Period End. Dec. 31—

$7,088,718
1,081,526

shares of capital
now outstanding,
giving effect to the recent 100% stock dividend.
Tonnage of coal produced in the six months' period amounted to
-3,023,690 tons compared
with 12,668,946
tons a year ago.—V,
166,

p. 2565.

^

$1.30

income

49

Walgreen Co.—December Sales Increased 3.2%

1947—6 Mos.—1946

$4,309,229 $10,309,094
796,384
1,753,934

•

Federal

propert.es

Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.—Gross Sales—

(293)

stock

.

fended Oct. 31, 1947.—V. 166,

1

share

per

CHRONICLE

(& Subs.)—Earnings—

1947—3 Mos—1946

$6,312,161

•After

through its subsidiaries Lola Mills, Inc.,
Stanley^ N. C.,a cotton --spinning "company, for $900,000 late in. 1947,
it was announced pm Jan. 13^ !
: -:
' '
'
[, The/Stevens Company and Its'' subsidiaries also reported sales of
.

Co.

sales

fEarnings

-

FINANCIAL

•Net profit —jc- /; ' 1,279,906

companjt' acquired

$63,300,000 for the fiscal quarter

Coal

Period End. Oct. 31—

'

.

&

Fort

shares authorized

.

Wayne.
and

.

Capitalization consists of 200,000 com¬

outstanding.

.

50

THE COMMERCIAL

(294)

Compton, Calif.

alabama

Ala.
Bond Sale—The $620,000 bonds
offered on Jan. 13—v. 166, p. 2707
—were
purchased by a syndicate

Bond

composed of the Equitable Secur¬
ities

Corp.,
New York,

Eldredge & Co., of
Fox, Reusch & Co.,
and Widmann & Co., both of Cin¬
cinnati, as 2%s, at a price of 100.27, a net interest cost of 2.12%y

Manager, will receive sealed bids
Jan. 27 for the pur¬
chase of $750,000 not to exceed 4%
Dated

highway

bonds.
from

improvement
serially on Feb. 1,

Due

1949

inclusive.

1968

to

bonds.

1, from 1949 to 1958 inclusive.
Dated

Feb.

1,

1948.

Interest

The next highest
bidder was Phelps, Fenn & Co.,
Watkins, Morrow & Co., and First
National
Bank,
Montgomery,
jointly, for $11,000 as 4s, and

payable

F-A.

$509,000

2%s, at

as

par

Arizona

Maricopa County School Districts
(P. O. Phoenix), Ariz.
Bond Offering—J. E. De Souza,
Clerk

of

of

Board

receive

will

Supervisors,

sealed

until

bids

2

Feb. 2 for the purchase of

p.m. on

$205,000 not to exceed 4% interest
bonds

coupon

$7,000

High

Union

District

School

bonds.

Due

Jan. 1, from 1949 to

on

terest

of

interest

one

bonds.

Dated

cash

tion $1,000.
less

1, 1948. Denomina¬
No bids for the pur¬
a price of

said bonds at

of

chase

than

sold for

less than
par and accrued interest to date of
delivery. The opinion of O Melveny & Myers, of Los Angeles, ap¬
proving the validity of the bonds
will be furnished the purchaser,
only

for not

and

prior to the date of delivery
of the bonds, at the expense of
the City. Payment for the deliv¬
at

or

of the bonds shall be made at
office of the City Treasurer.
certified check for 3% of the

District

the

Bond

the

to

City,

Clerk,

City

until

bids

21 for the

re¬

7

D.

Mc¬

purchase of $85,000 not
interest sewer, elec¬

to exceed 5%

tion

Denomination

bonds.

1925

and accrued inter¬
delivery will be
Interest J-J. 'The

$1,000. Dated July 2, 1925. Due on
July 2,, as follows: $10,000 from
1955 to 1961, and $15 000 in 1962

purchaser will be required to pay

par

date

to

considered.

of

for the printing of the bonds.

The

purchaser will be furnished with
a-certified copy of the transcript
of the
proceedings so that the
same may be passed upon by the
attorney for such purchaser.
A
certified check for 5% of the total
-

bid, payable to the County

amount

Treasurer, is required.

(P. O. Prescott), Ariz.

'

Sale—The $630,000 bonds

Bond

offered

Jan. 12—v. 167, p. 90—

on

were

Beck

&

by Refsnes, Ely,

purchased

Co., of Phoenix, and As¬

sociates,

as

V^:rv:yV-:

follows:

of the par

value of the bonds, pay¬
able to the City Treasurer, is re¬

quired.

,

Fair view Sch. Dist.,

215,000

incl.

District

bonds,

serially

on

1966

to

School

2%Si (Due

as

July 1, from 1949

incl.

h

';

160,000 School District bonds, as
2V2s. Due serially on July 1,
from

1949

to

San Bernardino

Calif.

1958 incl.

Sale—The

Bond

bonds offered

on

$80,090

Jan.

school
167,

12—v.

of

for

bid

Martinez), Calif.
! V
Sale—The $1,000,000 con¬
struction bonds offered on Jan. 12
,

167, p. 90—were purchased by
syndicate composed of the Bank

rate

1, 1947.

interest

of

shall

of America National Trust & Sav¬

Association,

Heller

Bruce

Francisco,
liam

R.

Blyth

&

Co.,

Co.,
San

&

all

California,

Staats

Pioneers
.

of

Bank, Wil¬

Co..

both

of

Los

upon

agencies

ZJ*
of the

est.

par

accrued in¬
the date of delivery and

bidder offers par and
terest to
state

premium, if

separately the

and the rate of interest, of¬
fered for the bonds bid for. Each
bid must be for the entire amount
of said bonds of each issue at a

-

the

Angeles, :'

3s, at a price of

as

a basis of 2.923%.
Dated *
1, 1948. Due serially on Feb.;

100.397,
Feb.

1, from 1949 to 1959 inclusive.
Principal and interest (F-A) pay¬
able
at
the County
Treasurer's
office.

colorado

Bond

l'nson,

City
bids

receive

will

Clerk,

sealed

until

7:30

t

on...!

p.m.

purchase of $395,- '
series of 1948 '

28 for the

"an.

;

Colo.
Offering—Helen C. TorriJunction,

Grand

000 water revenue,

Dated Jan. 1, 1948.

bonds.

coupen

$1,000.

Denomination

Due

on

'

$5,000 from
from 1954:
Lo 1958; $40,000 from 1959 to 1965, '
and $45,000 in 1966,
Bonds ma-"
turing from 1959 to 1966, shall be ;
T,

Jan.

1950

follows:

as

$10,000

1953;

to

of the !

option

the

at

redeemable

will consider the issuance of $550,-

inverse numerical order
cn Jan. 1, 1958, or on any interest
payment date thereafter upon 30
days' notice at 102, plus accrued

000

interest.

Election—At

Bond

held

be

on

Jan.

the

23

voters

hospital bonds.

terable

Pittsburg, Calif.
Election

Bond

election

An

—

water and

sewer

bonds.*

San Jacinto School District,
;

Riverside County (P. O.

V i1*-

Riverside),

Bond Offering

Calif.

—

receive

will

sealed

Jan.

19

for

bids

for less than

both inclusive.

par

^

City Treasurer's office. The:
City will furnish the approving
opinion of Myles P. Tallmadge, of J
L>enver.
A
cert.fied -check for

the

connecticut

1C

until

New London 'j

The bonds will be

Conn.
$500,000 tax

Note Sale—The

>

an-

ticipation notes offered on Jan. 6

i

purchased by the First National Bank of Boston, at 0.96%

L

were

discount.
The
coin

Due

:i

1948.

20,

May

on

•

only other bidder was LinR. Young & Co., at 0.98%.

•.

less thar
delaware

and accrued interest to date of
Each
bid
must state

delivery.

and ac-

par

Principal and interest payable at

the

sold for cash onlv, at not

„

interest. *

or

interest will be considered.'

crued

Peque-

purchas:
of
$250,000 construction
bonds.
Dated March 1, 1948.
Denomina¬
tion $1,000.
Due on March 1, as
follows: $12,000 frcm 1949 to 1963.
and
$14,000 from 1964 to 1968
on

a.m.

fo principal

$7,300 is required.

r

a!

G.

The bonds are not regis-

as

bid

No

Pending

is

pending to submit to
voters ah issue of $1,275,000

the

in

City

election

an

.

interest, and any that the bidder offers par and ac¬
entire amount crued interest to the date of de¬
of said bonds of each issue, or for
livery, and state separately the
varying rates of interest will be
premium, if any, offered for the
rejected.
Payment for and de¬ bonds bid for and the rate of in¬
livery of the bonds will be made terest said bonds shall bear. Prin¬
at the office of the Board of Su¬
cipal and interest (M-S) payable
pervisors. A certified check for at the County Treasurer's office
3% of the amount of bonds bid These are the bonds authorized at
for, payable to the Chairman of the special election on Dec. 9
Board of Supervisors, is required. 1947. A certified check for 5% ol
rate

single

Associates,

Los

of

Bank

California
and

by

purchased

91—were

p.

*

school

12—v. 167, ;

bonds offered on Jan.

County, gnat, Clerk, Boa'-d of Supervisors

and accrued inter¬
Each bid must state that the
than

less

Hospital Dist.,

County (P. O.
Centro), Calif.

El

"

The bonds will
sold for cash only, and at not

be

Memorial

i; Imperial

r

deter¬

be

the sale.
Principal
and interest *(J-J). payable at the
mined

nardino), Calif.
Sale—The $1C5,0C0

Bond

)

(P. OJ San Ber-

Counties

—V;
a

:

Yucaipa Joint Union Sch. Dist.?
San Bernardino and Riverside

Delaware

of

of

improvement
fered

(State of)

Sale—The $800,000 public

Bond

bid for less than the

1948

15—v.

Jan.

on

167,

,

of-

bonds

-

196—

p.

a
syndicate
Fenn & Co.,
Eastman, Dillon
Campbell, Phelps &

-

Co., all of New York, as 1.60s, at
a
price
of
100.54,
a
basis of

*

by

purchased

were

composed of Phelps,
Blair & Co., Inc.,
&

Co.,

and

Nuveen & Co.,

,

Dated Jan. 1, 1948. Interest pay¬
able J-J.

:

the

purchased by John
of Chicago, as 4s, at
1.541%, as follows:
a
price of 101.018, a basis of
3.854%.
Dated Feb. 1, 1948. Due Los Angeles County School Districts the amount of bonds bid for, pay¬ $250,000 welfare home construe-"
tion bonds.
able to the Chairman, Board oi
serially on Feb. 1, from 1949 to
(P. O. Los Angeles), Calif.
240,000 State hospital construe- 1
Supervisors; is required.
1964 inclusive.
Bond Election—At an election
Principal and in¬
ti'on bonds!
terest
(F-A)
payable
at
the to be held on Feb. 10 the voters Sierra
County '(P. O. Downieville),
200,000 high school construction
will
consider
the; issuance of
County Treasurer's office.
>v■
bonds...
•
'
-- '
■
'e'
$1,500,000 Alhambra School Dis¬
fV/Bond Election
At an election
110,000 store house1 and ware- *
Hemet School District, Riverside
trict bonds.
At an election to be
house construction bonds.
v
County (P. O. Riverside),
held in April the voters will COtf# tafebe held on Jan. 19 the voters
vyiU consider th$ issuance of $175,Calif.
Dated Jan. 15, 1948. Due serial- ;
sider
the
issuance vol
90—were

p.

High

Prescott

■

County (P. O. San Bernardino),

Prescott School District
No.
1
bonds, as 23As.
Due
serially on July 1, from 1951
1966

$375,-

certified

A

Jan.

any,

$285,000 have been
check for 3%

of which

$255,000

to

part

are

of

issue

authorized

an

000

bonds

These

furnished.

on

in New York City.

No bids for less than

Princi¬
pal and interest (J-J) payable at
the City Treasurer's office.
The
approving opinion of O'Melveny
& Myers, Of Los Angeles, will be

sold.

"

multiple

a

"/Due

Denomina¬
tion $1,000. Rate of interest to be
in multiples of V\ of 1%, whith
Jan.

Dated

the fiscal

and accrued interest.

par

of

Yavapai County School Districts

rate of interest in

one

of % of 1%.

5%

City Treasurer,: is required,

Bond

to

Bidders shall not state more than

est

A v certified n
amount of*
payable to the .

expense.

for

check
bonds

: ::

High Sch. Dist.,

Coh^aCostdCounty(P.O^

•

Jan.

on

bonds,

clusive.

will receive
p.m.

Mt. Diablo Union

of ings
as

2,500,000 Los Angeles Junior Col¬
lege District bonds. Due on
Jan. 1, as follows: $80,000 in
1950, and $110,000 from 1951
to 1972, all inclusive.

Segundo, Calif.

Offering—Victor

Carthy,

is

tion,; for 3s, at 100.075.

1, as follows: $1,000,000 in
1949; $400,000 in 1959, and
$300,000 from 1951 to 1972 in¬

principal amount of the bonds bid

for, payable
quired.

Retirement ;nAssocia¬

Angeles; First of Michigan Corp..
of
New
York;
Paine,, Webber,
1968 inclusive.
Jackson
&
Curtis, of Chicago;
Schwabacher
&
Co.,
Lawson,
Los Angeles County Sch. Dists.
Levy & Williams, both of San
(P. O. Los Angeles), Calif.
&
Co.,
of
Bond
Offering — Earl Lippold, Francisco, ; Redfield
Clerk
of
Board of - Supervisors/ Pasadena, Hanraforcl & Talbot, of
will receive sealed bids until 10 San Francisco, and C. N. White &
a.m.
on
Jan. 20 for the purchase Co., of Oakland, at a price of 100.0779, a net interest cost of 2.8187%,
of $18,500,000 not to exceed 5%
interest school bonds as follows: as follows: $500,000 as 2V2s, ma¬
turing $50,000 on Feb. 1, from 1949
$8,000,000 Los Angeles City High
to 1958 inclusive; $150,000 as 23/4S,
School District bonds. Due on
Jan. 1, as follows: $830,000 in maturing $50,000 from 1959 to 1961
inclusive, and $350,000 as 3s, ma¬
1949; $350,000 in 1950, and
turing $50,000 from 1962 tu 1968
$310,000 from 1951 to 1972, all
inclusive.-* Dated Feb. 1, 1948. In¬
inclusive.
terest payable F-A.
8,000 000 Los Angeles City School

ery

sealed

Jan.

if
in

be consid¬

will

rate

The bonds will be

ered.

net interest cost
follows$175,000

a
as

21/zs, maturing $11,000 on Jan. 1,
1949 to 1953; $12,000 from
1954 to 1963, and $60,000 as 2%S,
maturing' $12,000 from
1964 to

Rate of interest to be
multiples of 14 of 1%. Not more
than one interest rate may be bid.
No bid which specifies more than

School

from 1949 to 1968 inclusive.

the premium,

and

Bank of
& Sav¬

from

bidder

any.

El

District No. 33
Due $5,000 on Jan. 1,

100.174,
2.591%

accrued interest to date

delivery

Trust

National

ings Association, of San Francisco,
as reported
in our Jan. 5 issue—
v.
167, p. 90—we learn that the
bonds were sold at
a
price of

that the bidder offers

state

1963 inclusive.

100,000

Each

office.

the

America

election

the

chaser's

the Fresno County

was*

Employees

Details-7-In connec¬
sale of the $235,000

construction bonds to the

bonds.

Principal and in¬
payable at the City

(F-A)

and

par

at

est, bidder

,,

3, 1947.

Treasurer's

A

follows:

as

Buckeye

$105,000

authorized

Dec.

Sale

tion with

$1,000.
1, as follows: $40,000 from 1949 to
1958, and $35,000 from 1959 to
1968, both inclusive. These are the

shall

public
improvement
Due serially on Feb.

120,000

system

Santa 'Clara-

Dist.,

,

Bond

1, 1948.
Denomina¬
Due serially on Feb.

tion

on

$500,000

water

Feb.

Sch.

Gatos

County (P. O. SaH"Jose)-t:-Mi
\
CalifVv''

until 8 p.m. on

bonds

follows:

as

Los

'*

Offering—J. H. Park, City

interest

Monday, January 19, mH/

i

CHRONICLE

PROPOSALS AND NEGOTIATIONS

BOND

Birmingham,

FINANCIAL

&

.

-

california

Election

Bond

Aromas

Joint

Monterey,

Sch.

Union

San

Benito

Santa Cruz Counties,

to

be

Election

held

on

—

At

Jan.

the

be

Orange

Soon—At

held

in

the

an

near

future the voters will consider the

issuance

of

$63,000

construction

bonds.

Bond

issuance

24

San

issuance

Grove

of

Sale

with the

(P. O.

school

bonds

Details—In

connec¬

sale of the
to

Wesley

Election
to

be

$65,000
Hall

&

Co., as reported in our Jan. 5 is¬
sue—v. 167, p. 90—we learn that
the bonds were sold as 3y2s, at a

County (P. O.
Stockton), Calif.

of

in"

the

an

Bonds Not

Voted—At

near

tion

held

on

Dec.

;will consider the

$176,000 fire

equipment bonds.




station

did

not

approve

12

an

the

elec¬
voters

the issuance of

$50,000 construction bonds.

*

court house- bonds.

*

District bondS;'

Sch.
Angeles}, Ccdih^h-

Angeles County

-

*

,

>

Band!Offering—Daniel

J.

Bond

Sale—The

Hy-

an

$20,000

struction bonds offered

on

con¬

Jan. 13

167, p. 195—were purchased
by the Bank of America National
Trust & Sayings Association, of
San Francisco, as 234s, at a price
of
100.275,
a
basis
of
2.59%.
Dated Feb. 1, 1948.
Due serially
on
Feb. 1, from 1949 to 1951 in¬
clusive.
Principal
and interest
(F-A)

payable

Treasurer's office.

at

the

County

The next high¬

ly

on

incl.

election land/ City Clerk, will receive
sealed bids until 8 p.m. on Jan.
to be held on Feb, 10 the voters
will
consider
the - • issuance
of T9 ior the purchase of $365,000 not
to'fexceed 4% interest police sta¬
$1,500,000 Alhambra School Dis¬
tion, fire station, recreation build¬
trict bonds.
V ing and equipment bonds. Dated
Dec. 15, 1947. Denomination $!,Madison School District, Fresno
000.
Due on Dec. 15, as follows:
County (P. O. Fresno), Calif.
Election—At.

—v.

price of 100.122, a basis of 3.485%.

San Joaquin

Pending—At

held

Los

(P. O. Los

San Diego), Calif.

tion

School

South San Francisco, Calif.

Bond

School District,

Diepo County

Monrovia

the voters

Linden Union High School District,

future the voters

and

the

Lemon

Burlmgame, Calif.
election

consider

$35,-

County (P. O. Santa Ana), Calif.
Election

Feb.

Bond

Buena Park School District,

to

will

voters

000 construction bonds.

Bond

on

held

be

election

an

$800,000 construction bonds.

election

will consider the issuance of

election

to

At

«

an

20

and

(P. O.

Salinas), Calif.
Bond

Dist.,

—

at
the

1970

bonds
on

to 1972.

authorized

Sept.

interest

than

at

the

are

the

election

16, 1947. Principal and
(J-D) payable at the City

Treasurer's office.

The

These

par

bonds

and

No bid for less

accrued

interest.

will be ready for de¬

about Feb, 15, 1948,
at the City Treasurer's office. De¬
livery
elsewhere
at
the
pur¬
livery

on

or

of

The

Dover.

Farmers'

the

payable
Bank

State
next

of

'

.

State

,</•

Delaware/;

highest

bidder
Corp.r,
York, Equitable Securities :
Corp., and Donald MacKinnon &
was

the

Union

Securities

New

Co., jointly, for 1.60s, at 100.43.
",

v'V'-"

'
^ " V

florida
Escambia

$10,000 from 1948 to 1952; $15,000
from
1953
to 1969, and $20,000
from

Jan. 15, from 1949 to 1968
Principal and interest (J-J)

•

•

Bond

•'">

County (P. O.

Pensacola), Fla.
Offering—Frank

;

L.

Par-

ise, Chairman, Board of County
Commissioners, will receive sealed
bids

until

10

the

a.m.

on

Feb.

3

for

purchase of $1,500,000 not to
exceed 4%
interest bridge rev¬

'

!
>■;
>

or registered bonds.'
1, 1947. Denomination, 1
$1,000. Due on Oct. 1, as follows: .;
$25,000 from 1951 to 1953; $30,000 j
enue

coupon

Dated Oct.

Volume

167

Number 4665

THE COMMERCIAL

in

1954; $35,000 in 1955; $40,000
in 1956;
$45,000 in 1957; $50,000
in
1958; $55,000 in 1959; $60,000
in 1960;
$65,000 in 1961; $70,000
in 1962; $75,COO in
1963, and $100,-

000

from

1964

to

1972,

all

$1,500,000
bonds

pon

Due

incl.

maturing from 19-34 to 1972,
be redeemable prior to their
stated dates of
maturity, after 30
in

or

Option
1962,

the

or

thereafter, at

par and

150,000

1

multiples of

%, and each bidder

must

to

and

order
on

the

any

one

than

more

rates, and

all

terest at the

rate.

same

three

bonds

maturity must

for

Dated

$2,000

32,000

Feb.

1,

of

bear" in¬

No bid for

bank in

to

held

bonds

will be entertained.
interest
(A-O)

Principal and

Central

Hanover

Bank

at

the

&-Trust

be

Dec. >13,

on

principal

payable

be
only.

may

awarded

bidder

mu¬

interest

the

1947.

registered"
The

to

bonds

the

Central

be

Hanover

made

Bank

at

&

the

Trust

Co., New York City, on or before
«11 a.m. Feb.
17, 1948; The approv¬
ing opinion of Caldwell. Marshall,

Trimble & Mitchell, of New York
City, will be furnished the pur¬
chaser

without

The

cost.

Board

reserves
the "right to
offer
the
bonds at auction, after the
open'ng
of sealed bids, but

only those fil¬
ing sealed bids will be permitted
to bid at such auction.
A certi¬
fied check for $30,000 payable to
the

County,, is
the

are

Dec. 16,

On

These

originally offered

"

/./.

'

.

A'"

•-

•

<

i

\

;

.

were

the

series

bonds of

received
A

Jan.

on

and

B

6

for

refunding

1944.

t*adsen Coun'y Special Tax School
\ Districts (P. O. Quincy), Fla.
Bond

Sale—A

total

of

$352,000

construction bonds were recently
purchased by the Quincy State
Bank, of Quincy, as follows:

0165,000

bonds

Special
Tax
District bonds.
90,000 Chattahoochee Special Tax
School

District

bonds,

i 60,000 Havana Snecial Tax School
District

■37,000

bonds.

Greensboro

School

These
the

•

held

Oct.

on

issue.

each

bids

hy

must

III.
Legality

exters'on and improvement bonds
authorised at an election on Oct. 7
has been approved as to

Bond

Sale—An
bonds

cently

issue of $26,000

purchased re¬
Milwaukee Co., of

was

by the

Milwaukee, as l%s, at a price of
101.096, a basis of 1.664%. Dated
Feb. 1/1948.
Interest

Due

payable

highest bidder
&

Co., for

The

John

County
(P.

(

Bond

school

chased

of

Co.,
1-948.

O.

Sch.

Oak

Dist.

Forest), III.

Sale—An issue of
$74,000

building bonds was pur¬
recently by M. B. Vick &
Chicago.
Dated Jan. 1,

Denomination

$1,000.

Due

Jan. 1, 1968: opt:onal on Jan. 1. as
follows: $3,000 from 1950 to
19-30;
$4,000 in 1961 and 1962; $6,000 in
1963 and 1964, and
1965 to

1967.

$7,000 from
Principal and inter¬

est

payable at the Bremen State
Bank, Tinley Park, 111. Approved
as to
legality by Chapman & Cut¬
ler, of Chicago.

,

County Township High

School District No.

(P.O. Harvey), III.
Bond

Offering

Co..

of

Chicago.

Due

1948

to

Dated

serially

19-32

Jan. -1;'
July 1, from

on

C.

Hutsonville, III.
Voted

At

—

election

'///}:

Election

Bond
election

to

be

Soon

held

—

in

At*

the

an

near

future the voters will consider the

issuance

of

$10,000 water system

construction

bonds.

INDIANA

as

Jan.

of

bonds

revenue

12—v.

167,

highest
3X/4S.

by C.

Chicago,

offered

91—were
W. McNear &
33/4S and* 3 *4s;

as

p,

made

on

Dated

and accrued in¬

par

at;

Sept. 30,

the

1947.

election

Principal

interest payable at the Town
office.

A

certified

for

Crowley Sch. Dist.
Crowley), La.

No. 2 (P. O.

to

be

Election—At

held

on

Feb.

consider

will

election

an

10 the

the

voters

issuance

of

$675,000 construction bonds.
Donaldsville, La.

no

bid

any

Bonds

held

Voted—At

Jan.

on

the

proved

6

Iberia

of

ap¬

$35,000

repair bonds.

Parish

(P. O.
Iberia), La.

New
Bond

voters

issuance

system

sewage

election

an

the

Offering—M

De

a r c u s

Blanc, Secretary Police Jury, will
receive

sealed

bids

until

10

a.m.

Feb. 12 for the purchase of $50,000
not to exceed 4% interest public

improvement bonds. Dated March
1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due
March 1, from 1949 to 1968

on

Wheatland Consolidated Sch. Dist.,
Iowa
Bonds Not

Voted—At

election held

on

did

pur¬

not

on

/

special

a

Dec. 24 the voters

the

approve

$6,500 site

Co.,
.

Arcadia Parish

spe¬

$500 for each issue, is
required;/ '
■' ■.
;•;/
//••';/

Sale—The $420,000 water

chased

should

interest, but

authorized

check

next

101.09,

option of
interest pay¬

any

be

Treasurer's

Washington, Ind.

issuance

of

purchase bonds.

incl.

These

ized

at

the bonds author¬

are

the

election

on
Aug. 19,
approving opinion of
B. A. Campbell, of New Orleans,

1941.

will

The

be

furnished

the

purchaser.

Interest payable M-S. A certified
check for $1,000 payable to the

KENTUCKY

IOWA

Parish, is required.

Breckinridge

County (P.
Hardinsburg), Ky.

"

O...

///

Eld or a, Iowa

-

Bond Call—ED.

Bond

on

April 28, 1947.

Estherville, Iowa

Due

on

until

7

p.m.

on

1, 1958,

Dated

on

optional for redemp¬
tion prior to maturity in inverse

interest

Jan.

30

for

bonds.

school

Dated

1, from

1950

Bidders

to

terest
and

in

not

to Jan.

name

1,

the

1969 incl.

rate

multiples of
than

more

of in¬

of

1%,

interest

one

rate' shall be named by each bid¬
der.

Interest

approving

payable

opinion

will

be

of

J-J.

The

Ross,

Mc-

furnished

No bid

for

any

1, 1953,
interest payment date

less
or

the
than
no

All

bids shall

specify
all other

things being equal, the bid of
and

accrued

interest

be

so

conditioned.

fied check for 2%
of bonds bid

A

of the

certi¬

amount

for, is required.

#

Kossuth

County (P. O.
Algona), Iowa

Bond

Sale—The

$500,000

house bonds offered
v.
a

on

Jan.

court
14—

Trust

Jackson

until

10

par

condi¬

certified check for $5,000 payable

onH Jan. ,27

to the School

at

highest bidder
Halsey Stuart & Co., for 2s,

considered.? /A*

County (P. O. Knoxville),
Iowa

Bond

Sale

Cancelled—The

sale

City, is required.'^ "' of the $100,000 emergency bridge

tax

0.97%.

D.

Jan.

on

a.m.

19

for

bonds.

Dated

Feb.

1,

1948.

Oct.

anticipation

1956, both incl.

able

F-A.

A

Interest pay¬

certified

check

for

$500 is required.

Bond

2x/2%

1948.

The
the

was

highest

next

First

National

Bank, of Boston, at 1.02%.
MARYLAND

Crisfield, Md.
Bond Offering—Sealed bids will

be received by Mayor N. R. Coul-

bourn, until 7:30

(EST)

p.m.

building

on

Feb. 3 for the purchase of $30,000
not to exceed 4% interest water
coupon

O.

bonds, rir

$39,000

tion $1,000. Due $2,000 on Feb. 1,
from 1949 to 1963 incl.
Rate of

revenue

bonds

was

Bros.

1, 1948.

Denomina¬

interest

Stein

V;

•

Dated Feb.

Sale—An issue of

school

was

on

system improvement, 1948

Calloway County (P.
Murray), Ky.

$1,000,-

notes

Jan. 6 by the Second
Bank,
of
Boston,
at
Dated Jan. 8, 1948.
Due

6,

bidder

Due

Feb. 1, as follows: $3,000 from
1949 to 1953, and $7,000 from 1954

to

Me.

issue of

the

or

purchased recently by
&
Boyce, and the
Bankers Bond Co., both of Louis¬
ville, jointly. Dated Jan. 1, 1948.
Denomination
$1,000.
Due
on.
July 1, from 1948 to 1956 inclu¬
Callable

after

Jan.

1,

1949,

plus a premium of 1/4 of
for each year or fraction

par,

1%,

thereof

from redemption date to
the stated date of maturity, in in¬
verse
numerical
order
upon
30

days' notice.
est

Principal and inter¬
payable at the Bank of Murray,

Murray. Approved
by Stites & Stites,

as

to

legality

of Louisville.

to be in multiples of Vs
1/10 of 1%. Principal and in¬
terest (F-A) payable at the Bank
of

Crisfield.

County (P. O.
Harlan), Ky.

Bond Sale—The

dicate

revenue

were

delivered

bonds offered

composed

of

the

the

as

to

The bonds will be

purchaser, without

additional expense, within a rea¬
sonable time after the sale there¬

of, in Crisfield
purchaser

or

Baltimore;

The

specify

delivery
elsewhere, upon agreeing to bear
the expense thereof. Approved as
to legality by Niles, Barton, Mor¬
row & Yost, of Baltimore.
A cer¬
may

tified check for $1,500 payable to
the Clerk-Treasurer, is required.

Greensboro, Md.
Bond

$497,000 school

purchased by

Registerable

principal only.

Harlan

on

a syn¬

Bankers

Trust

101.83.

Marion

O.

on

building

next

000

Sale—An

purchase of $36,000 not to exceed
3%%
interest
school
refunding

Jan. 14

The

Note

National

Brown,
Secretary of County Board of
Education, will receive sealed bids

payable at the County Treasurer's
was

date called.

Offering—E.

office.
pur¬

Interest

County (P.
Hardinsburg), Ky.

Bond

sive.

Co., Paine, Web¬
& Curtis, both of
Chicago, and Wheelock & Cum¬
mins, of Des Moines, as 2s, at a
price of 101.84, a basis of 1.774%.
Dated Feb. 1, 1948.
Due serially
on Dec.
1, from 1949 to 1967 inclu¬
sive; Principal and interest
(J-D)
ber,

on

Bangor,

payment

purchased

at

167, p. 196—were purchased by
syndicate
composed
of
the

Northern

surren¬

of

Breckinridge

better

or

shall; be

place

par

specifying the lowest coupon in¬
terest rate will be given
prefer¬
ence.
The City will furnish the
approving opinion of Chapman &
Cutler, of Chicago, and all bids

the

building of
Jan. 1, 1948.
Denomination $1,000. Due $14,000
on
July 1, 1949, and Jan. and July
1948

on

or

June

on

the rate of interest and,

purchase of $560,000 not to exceed
2%

are

numerical order

the

designated in the bonds.

'

Dec. 1* 1947.
Dec. 1, 1948; $13,Dec. 1, from 1949 to
1957,

$13,000

bonds

at

ceases

bonds.

enue

the

dered

Bond

must

Ind.

Offering—Joseph A. Noel,
Secretary of
Board
of
School
Trustees, will receive sealed bids

receive sealed bids until 7:30
p.m.




for

was

thereafter.

Orient, III.

and accrued interest

of

The

$12,000 on June 1, 1958. Bonds
maturing on Dec. 1, 1953 to June

•

an

provement bonds.

W.

purchase

J-J.

the

at

The purchaser will be ireto obtain the approving

on

and

Interest

and

tional bid will be

for. the

on

held

a

3s.

as

Due'

ill-

1, 1948. The bonds

of

less than

sold

1947.

Bond

Bidders

rate

will

bonds

Jan.

inclusive.

bid

000

inclusive.

Waaso,
Secretary Board of Education, will
—

elec¬

1,

serially on
June 1, from 1949 to 1970 inclu¬
sive.
Principal and interest (JD) payable at the Pikeville Na<tional Bank, Pikeville.

opinion, but the Town will fur¬
nish the necessary transcript of all
legal proceedings. These are the

Offering—Glenn L. Storey,
funding revenue bonds offered on City Clerk, will receive sealed
Jan. 7~-w. 166, p. 2708—were
pur-1 bids until 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 28 for ■(
chased by the Channer Securities1 the purchase of $250, electric rev¬
f

chaser.

'

serially

,

Sale—The" $245,000 elec¬
Tght plant and System re¬

tric

olis,

205

award

15,
Jan. 1, from

1968

payable

Bond

Cord, Ice & Miller, of Indianap¬
Cook

1949' to/,

the

terest.

Dated

1964

to

91—were

p.

Dec.

LOUISIANA

on

date.

cify

that

Kokoma School City,

145

1948;/Due

election held

"

No.

ment

quired

.2.876%.

1952

callable

Town

of

price of 100.658,

a

be

the

.

Highland, III.

/

;

next

'

will

revenue bonds offered
9—v.- 166, p. 2608—were

of

follows
1951, and

as

and

Indep. Sch. Dist., Ky.
$96,000 school
on Jan. 12—v. 167,

Sale—The

offered

'

Dated March

&

Whitley, Ind.

3s, for

as

basis

1,

1950

Bond

bonds

,

Nuveen

l%s, at 101.092.'

sold

chaser.

1960 inclusive.

utility
Jan.

on

bonds.

revenue

April

water works bonds.
Due
$400 on April 1, from 1950 to

of the bid,

jSale^The $105,000

Bond

.

tric

from

Trustee, is

above

^

South

,

in

1961, and $35,000 from 1962 to
1967, all inclusive. Principal and
interest
(J-D)
payable
at
the
Bank of Harlan, Harlan.
Dated
Dec. 1, 1947. The approving opin¬
ion of Chapman & Cutler, of Chi¬
cago, will be furnished the pur¬

Tangipahoa Parish Drainage Dist.
No. 4 (P. O. Hammond), La.
Brown, Secre¬
Bond Election—At an election
Offering — Sealed
bids
tary County Board of Education
to be held on Jan. 27 the voters
Goreville, III. '■■■)
be
received
/' will
by
the
City calls for payment on Feb.
1, all will consider the issuance
Bonds Voted —At an elec'ion Treasurer until Feb. 4 for the pur¬
of $300,outstanding 4%% school refund¬ 000
held recently the voters
chase of $500,000 municipal
drainage bonds.
light ing bonds issued under date of
approved
the issuance of
These
$17,000 water sys¬ and power plant bonds.
Aug. 1, 1938. Holders are notified
MAINE
tem bonds. 1 -/,' //:y\;'//'r are the bonds authorized at the

Bond

Cook

;

,

by Charles & Trauernlcht, of St.
Louis. Dated Oct. 15, 1947.

May 1, 1956.

on

M-N.

was

-

legality

'

school

the

required.

works

to

as

held recently the voters
approved
the issuance of $34 000 street im¬

Cook County School District No. 36
(P. O. Winnetka), III.'

to

Bond

issue of $25,000 light plant

Bonds

ILLINOIS

payable

sealed

4,400

The approving-

certified check for 3%

on

to

Nagel

receive

of
as

3V4S, maturing $16,000 in 1949 and
1950; $20,000 from 1951 to 1957,
and
$325,000 as 3X/2S, maturing
$25>000 in 1958; $30,000 from 1959

Pikeville

Mary

—

will

elusive.

the purchaser.
N'o condi¬
tional bids will be considered. A

<■yi/y/#

.

Treeburg,

21,

>//■';

suonl ed

all

and

so conditioned.
Bids must be
for each bond issue
separately and
bids must be for
all
bonds
in

1948.

the bonds authorized

are

.

Tax

District bonds.

election

1947.

Special

be

to

purchaser,

be

Quincy

School

...

Printed

—An

Tenders Received—No ten¬

approving

opinion of Chapman &
Cutler, of
Chicago, and said opinion-is to
be paid for
by the District, the

Bon^S Approved

!

Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
y No
ders

the

Clerk,

$400

nished

District,, but

with

Offering

$200

in

Ice

ap¬

of

51

at
102.50, a net interest cost
3.256%, as follows: $172,000

Iowa

$5,600 water works

delivery to

McCord,

voters

issuance

until 8 p.m. on Jan. 19 for
purchase of $10,000 bonds as

inter¬

named

election

an

the

follows:

Miller, of Indianapolis, as to the
validity of the bonds will" be fur¬

multiple of Vs of 1%,
bid will be considered for
less than par. The bonds will be-

the

bids
the

even

delivered

the

Town

Inter¬

no

1947, the sale of which

*

at

an

postponed.

was
-

required.

bonds

be

and

figured at the rate

playground

Iowa

30

Stockton,

The bonds

accrued

voters

of $20,000

$50,000
municipal swimming pool bonds.

Com.

est payable J-J.
opinion of Ross,

shall

bid will be considered
provid¬
ing for more than two interest
rates and said interest rates shall

and

the

and

Voted—At*
Dec.

on

proved

sold for cash and for not
par

29

Postville,
Bonds

held

and

the purchaser of the bonds.

to

no

must

1, 1948.

the bid to the date of

responsible

cost

be

than

est

The
as

the basis of the lowest
to the

on

Co:, New York City. Payment for
bonds

will

less

at such

upon between the
purchaser and the District. These
bonds were authorized at the elec¬

tion

Dec.

on

Due
Feb.

14—

construction bonds.

Bond

Township

Jan.

the issuance

swimming, pool

as

clusive.*

shall be

as

inclusive,

held

approved

Jan. 1, 1962.

on

Civil

Dated

Principal

(J-J) payable

Chicago,

bonds offered

all

tion

$64,000 not to

Building bonds.
Denomina¬
$1,000. Due $1,000 July
1, 1949, and $1,000 Jan. and
July 1, from 1950 to 1965 in¬

certified

1948.

1961

for

Bonds Voted—At

tion

payment

payable

to

$1,000

in

District is required.

of the

less than

:

1950

at

tually agreed

interest

'

bonds.
$140,000

interest

interest
thereafter.
A

check

the

redeemable

any

on

date

bid

.

1, 1967.

scheduled

Monticello, Iowa
a special elec¬

Offering—Charles Green,
Trustee, will receive

interest, bonds

(295)

167, p. 196—was canceled.'

v.

-

follows:

numbered, being
Jan. 1, 1953 to 1966,

or

and interest

name

5,

sealed bids until 2 p.m. on Feb. 3

check

to

building

accrued

$10,000

specify

certified

be

the

in the bid the amount and
maturi¬
ties of the bonds of each rate. No
may

No.

Township

required.

Jan.

par

.

Vs of

or

is

on

bonds

x/2 % if redeemed in 1970 or 1971.
Bidders to name the rate of in¬
in

Bond

$1,260,-

payable

school

Due

1

terest

D.

Rochester), Ind.

$32,000 School Township, build¬
ing
bonds.
Denominations
$1,000 and $500. Due $1,000
on
July 1, 1949; $1,500 on Jan.
and $1,000 on July
1, from

A

$10,000

District

accrued in¬

terest, plus premiums as follows:
P/i% if redeemed in 1962 or
1963;
3% if redeemed in 1964 or
1965;
2V2% if redeemed in 1966 or
1967;
2% if redeemed in 1968 or
1969;

1, 1967.

Township (P. O.

F.

bonds

for the purchase of
exceed
2x/2%

for
-

County, or Oct. 1,
any
interest date

on

Jan.

CHRONICLE

thereafter.

notice, in whole
all, at the

of

R.

building bonds.

FINANCIAL

*

numbered, being
$90,000 on Jan. 1, 1953 to 1966,
or
any interest payment date

part but in inverse numeri¬
if less than

order

cal

Newcastle

follows:

as

on

cOu-1

3%

exceed

000 bonds to be
redeemable at
par and
accrued interest in
the
order

v

Bonds

published

to

$1,350,000 school

will

days'

not

&

Co., Stein Bros. & Boyce,
both of Louisville; F. L. Dupree &
Co., of Harlan; Walter, Woody &
Heimerdinger, Charles A. Hinsch
& Co., Hill & Co., and the W. C.
Thornburgh Co., all of Cincinnati,

Clerk

to the

receive
p.m.

Offering
sealed

(EST)

—

M.

M.

Ginn,

Commissioners, will

on

bids

until

12:30

Jan. 30 for the

pur¬

chase of $45,000 not to exceed 4%

interesting

refunding

provement,

1948

Dated Feb.

and

coupon

im¬

bonds.

1-, 1948. Denomination
$1,000. Due on Fel£ 1, as follows:
$1,000' in 1949; $2,000 in 1950;
$1,000 in 1951; $2,000 in 1952;

^*'

.1'{'ft *vi^r -;^wsfjq

52

i

!W'}^rs«tattm»iTt^^

THE COMMERCIAL

(296)

$1,000

in

1953; $2,000 in
in 1955- $2,000 in
in 1957; $2,000 in'
in 1959; $2,000 in
in 1961;" $2,000 in
in 1963; $2,000 in
in 1965", $2,000 in
in 1967; $2,000 in
in 1969; $2,000 in
in 1971; $2,000 in
in 1973; $2,000 in
in 1975; $2,000 in
in 1977, and $2,000 in

$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000

$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000

Bidders

1954;
1956;
1958;
1960;
1962;
1964;
1966;
1968;

1970;
1972;
1974;
1976;
1978.
requested to name the

are

rate of interest in multiples of

Each issue is dated Jan. 15,1948.

Principal

bonds

will

delivered

be

Department

counts,

Price Paid—In connection with

Sale—The $220,000

Bond

Weeks

The

purchaser

spe¬

may

cify
delivery
elsewhere,
upon
agreeing to
bear
the
expense
thereof. Approved as to legality
by Niles, Barton, Morrow & Yost,
Baltimore.

of

tor

$2,000

certified

A

payable

to

check

the

Town

MASSACHUSETTS

'

Clerk, is required.

14

school

the town on Jan.
awarded
to
Whiting,

were

&

Peabody
100.051,

a

Beckwith,

semi-annual interest payable

the

at

as

National

Second

Bank

of

approved
by
Palmer
&
Dodge of Boston. Second high bid
of 100.02 for 13/4S was made by
Legality

Thorndike,

bidder

was

Best,

Coolidge &
Rugg, of Boston. The next highest
the

First

National

Bank, Mansfield, at 0.89%.
Brocktcn, Mass.
Note

Offering—Leo V.

Clancy,
City Treasurer, will receive sealed
bids

until

11

(EST) on Jan.
20 for the purchase of $1,000,000
revenue anticipation notes.
Dated
Jan. 21,
1948.
Due $500,000 on
Nov. 5, 1948, and $500,000 „Nov.
5, 1948, and $500,000 Nov. 12, 1948.
a.m.

for

ready

The notes will be

delivery

on

,

about

or

Due
Authenticated as

"V;/'

thenticated

be

au¬

to genuineness and

as

Storey, Thorndike,
Dodge, and all legal

cident
with

be

to

this

said

issue

bank

Palmer
papers

will

where

be

&

in¬

filed

they

may

inspected.

Newburyport, Mass.
Note

Otsego,
12

Jan.

that the

2%%.

.

Ann
Bond

in

notes

Jan. 14, 1948.

Approved
validity

Due

Nov. 8, 1948.

on

to

genuineness and
Storey,
Thorndike,

as

by

Palmer & Dodge, of Bostoift9 The
next highest bidder wa$ 'thrO Mer¬
chants National Bank,'Newbury¬

port, at 0.91%.
.

,

,

f

Pittsfield, Mass.

u

Bond Sale—The issue of

$2,500,-

^000 water bonds offered Jan. 15—

167, p. 197—was awarded to a
syndicate composed of the Bank¬
ers Trust Co., New
York; Harris
Trust & Savings Bank, and North¬
ern
Trust Co., both of Chicago;
nnd Phelps, Fenn & Co., and F. S.
Moseley &- Co., both of New York,
v.

1.80s,

as

at

a

price

of

basis of about 1.763%.
are

100.34,

a

The bonds

dated Jan. 15, 1948 and mature

$125,000 annually
to

1949

bid

of

1968

100.31

on

incl.
for

Jan. 15 from
Second

1.80s

was

high
made

by the National City Bank of New
York

and

Associates.

Reading,
Note

Mass.

Sale—The

$75,000 serial
notes offered by the town on Jan.
15

were

awarded

to

the

Second

National Bank of Boston, as
at

a

price oF lpO.391,

a

l^s,

basis of

a^out 1.413 ^gj&ale consisted

of^1/

$69,000 sewerJjoari notes. Due Ja^i,
15, as follows: $8,000 from
■




any

on

principal
accrued

amount

interest

to

accrue

on

any

the

1947.

1,

on

be

to

1, 1955, will be redeemed at a
price of $1,010 plus accrued in¬
terest to date of

redemption; and

bonds called before
but

be

on

or

Sept. 1, 1958,
after Sept. 1, 1957, will

redeemed

at

price of $1,005
plus accrued interest to date of
redemption.
30 days' notice of
redemption
shall be given
by
publication in a paper circulated
a

in the State which

carries,

part
of its regular service, notices of
sale of municipal bonds, and in
case of registered bonds, 30 days'
notice shall be given by mail to
the registered address.
as

;

.

No proposal for less than all of
the

bonds

offered

will

be

to

accrue:

called

fbr

$30.00,

as

redemp¬

con¬

or

as

before

Sept.

1,

1952;

to each bond called for
Sept.

after

1,

1952,

to each bond called for redemp¬

tion after Sept. 1, 1956, and on or
before Sept. 1, 1958; $17.50, as to
each

bond

called for redemption
Sept. 1, 1958, and on or bpSept. 1, 1960; $15.00, as to
each bond called for redemption
after Sept. 1, 1960, and on or be¬
after
fore

fore

Sept.

1,

each

bond

called

1962;

$12.50, as to
redemption

for

after

Sept. 1, 1962, and on or be¬
fore Sept. 1, 1964;J $10.00, as to
each bond called for redemption
after Sept. 1, 1964, and on or be¬
fore Sept. 1, 1967; $7.50, as to each
bond called for redemption after
Sept. 1, 1967, and on or before
Sept. 1, 1970; $5.00, as to each
bond called for redemption after
Sept. lj 1970, and on or before
Sept. 1, 1972; and $2.50, as to
each bond called for redemption
after Sept. 1, 1972); on 30 days'
notice by publication in a paper

in

multiples of xk of 1%. Registerable as to principal only.
Prin¬
cipal and interest (M-S) payable
at the Ann Arbor Bank, Ann Ar¬
bor.
Bonds maturing from 1952
to 1958 shall be subject to re¬
demption at the option of the
City, in inverse numerical order,
on
any interest date on or after
Sept. 1, 1951. Bonds called before
Sept. 1, 1953, will be redeemed at
a price of $1,020 plus accrued in¬
terest
to
date
of
redemption;
bonds called before Sept. 1, 1955,
but on or after Sept 1, 1953, will
be redeemed at a price of $1,015
plus accrued interest to date of
redemption; bonds called before
Sept. 1, 1957, but on or after Sept.

on

redemption

Denomina¬
Sept. 1, as

interest

so

bond

on
or
before Sept. 1, 1954;
$22.50, as to each bond called for
redemption after Sept. 1, 1954, and
on or before Sept. 1, 1956; $20.00,

follows: $30,000 from 1949 to 1952,
Rate

opinion

unqualified

the

upon

con¬

Bids shall be conditioned

sidered.

of

Canfield, Paddock &
Stone, of Detroit, approving the
legality of the bonds. A certified
check for 2% of the par value of

Miller,

the

bonds, payable to the Village
Treasurer, is required.
.

has

men

measures

increased

and

new

Alder¬

of

Board

approved five

providing for

local non-property taxes, together
with a measure that will increase
the wages of 7,500

$20 to $35

by

city employees

month.

a

Mayor

It

was

Kaufmann

stated
he

that

would sign the five new city taxes
into law as soon as the necessary

administrative machinery was set

The

up.

levies

annual

5%

5%

000;

their

and

yield

esti¬

are:

admission prices at thea¬

on

retail

gross

on

of

sales

than

cigarettes,
one-cent boost in the

present

two-cents-a-pack
ciga¬
tax, $750,000, and two taxes
which together increase the city's

rette

take from

the

sports admissions from
3%

present

The

to 5%,-$150,000.
rejected two tax

board

which

measures

would

in¬

have

creased liquor license fees and put

5% tax

a

rentals.

transient hotel

on

room

.)'•
NEBRASKA

MINNESOTA
Detroit

Lakes, Minn.
Voted—At
an
election

Bonds

held

on

the

issuance

of

grand¬

$25,000

stand construction bonds and
000

circulated
carries
'

ice

as

in

the

State

which

lighting system

$20,-

No.

12

(P. O. Richfield Station,

Minneapolis 2), Minn.

printing the bonds

will be

paid by the City. A cer¬
tified check for $6,000 payable to
the City Treasurer,

is required.

Board

receive

will

O.

Barrett,
Education,

of

sealed

until

bids

Jan. 19 for the purchase

District

000

7:30

.

p.m.

on

purchase of $450,-

building bonds.
Denomination

1948.

receive

will

Clerk,
until

bids

1955; $30,000 from 1956 to

1960 to
1962, all inclusive. Bidders may
name
the rate of interest in a
multiple of lk or 1/10 of 1%.
Principal and interest payable at
any suitable bank or trust com¬
pany designated by the purchaser.
The legal opinion of Dorsey, Colman, Barker, Scott & Barber, of
Minneapolis,
must
be
accepted
by the purchaser.
The District
will
furnish
the
printed bonds
and the
above legal opinion
to
the purchaser without cost.
De¬
livery of the bonds will be made
to the purchaser within-30 days
after the sale, or at the purchaser's
option
thereafter.
A
certified
check for $9,000 payable to the
District
Treasurer
is
required.
$40,000

and

These

11,

were

from

bonds

the

are

Dec.

offered

on

bids

received.

1947, for which no

Voted—At

Bonds

Jan.

on

the

proved

issuance

Minn.

election

an

the

6

voters

of

ap¬

$80,000

Feb.

1,

Bond

Rochester, Minn.
Offering—F.
R.

Clerk,

$1,000,
Due
follows: $5,000 in

as

1950; $10,000 in 1951; $12,000 from
1952 to 1955; $13,000 from 1956 to
1959; $14,000 from 1960 to 1962;
$15,000 from 1963 to 1965; $16,000

date.

These

thorized

the

are

the

at

Dec. 9, 1947.

bonds

election

au¬

held

on

Principal and inter¬

est

(F-A) payable at the office of
The Board
reserves the right to
reject any or all bids and to waive
technicalities. The purchaser will
be
furnished
with
the
printed
the County Treasurer.
of Education

bonds and legal opinion.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Hillsborough County (P. O.
Manchester), N. H.
Note Sale—The $400 000 tax an¬
ticipation notes offered on Jan. 7
purchased

were

Rockland

0.81%

National
Boston,
at

the

by

Bank

,

of

discount.

Due

Merchants

14,

Dec.

on

The next highest

1948.
the

bidder was
Bank,

National

Boston, at 0.90%.
Nashua, N. H.
$300,000 tax an¬
ticipation notes offered on Jan. 13
were
purchased by the Indian
Head National Bank of Nashua,
at 0.888%.
Dated Jan. 14, 1948.

will

receive

bids until 2 p.m. on Jan.

Due

on

the

construction bonds.

City

Dated Feb. 1,

Denomination

Note Sale—The

St. Paul School Dist.,

North

held'

1948.

Dated Jan. 11 from 1966 to 1968, all inclusive.
$1,000. Due Optional on and after 5 years from

Jan. 1, as follows: $35,000 from

1959,

terest school bonds.

on

Ellen-

Bond Offering—Ernie C.

National

Nov.

Boston.

Finch,

ness

sesiled

Gray,

20 for the

purchase of $186,000 various sink¬
ing fund bonds of the City at par

under

Best,

Payable at

12, 1948.

Shawmut

Certified
the

genuine¬

advice

Coolidge

of

Bank

to

as

of

Ropes,
Rugg of

&

The next highest bidder
Whiting, Weeks & Stubbs, at

Boston.
was

0.89%.

value.

Columbus, Miss.
Issue Bonds—The

City

to

is planning to issue $650,000

City

water

system improvement bonds.
Holmes
No.

2

Bond

2M>%
was

Supervisors Dist.
(P. O. Lexington), Miss.
Sale—An issue of $65,000
County,

community hospital bonds
purchased recently by the

Holmes County Bank & Trust. Co.,
of Lexington.
Due

on

discount.

Dated Jan. 131T948. Due

Sept. 13,

1948.

Nov. 3,

as

furnished the purchaser.

bidder

highest

National Bank,

follows: $4,000

$5,000 from

was

Boston, at 0.839%,

NEW JERSEY

'

The next
Second

the

'. ■

0

'
»t

»

Beach Haven School District,, N.

to

1962, all inclusive. Ap¬
proved as to legality by Charles
& Trauernicht, of St. Louis.

njotes.will be

The

approved as to legality byrStorey,
Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge of
Boston, whose opinion will be

Dated Nov. 3, 1947.

from 1948 to 1957, and
1958

Portsmouth, N. H.
},
$250,000 tempo¬
rary loan notes offered on Jan. 9
were purchased by the Merchants
National Bank of Boston',, at 79%*
Note Sale—The

MISSISSIPPI

bonds,

and the cost of

Offering—H.

8 p.m. on

bonds.

Hennepin County Indep. Sch. Dist.

part of its regular servof sale of municipal

qualified opinion of Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, of De¬
troit, approving the legality of the
bonds.
The cost of such opinion

Bond

Secretary

of $250,000 not to exceed 2V2% in¬

notices

and in case of registered
bonds, 30 days' notice shall be
given by mail to the registered
address. Said bonds are registerable as to principal only on the
books of the City Treasurer.
No
bid for less than par and accrued
interest
will
be accepted.
Bids
shall be conditioned upon the un¬

Lexington School District, Dawson
County (P. O. Lexington), Neb.

Jan. 6 the voters approved

1950 to

each

stated

and

purchase of $300,000 not to exceed
3% interest parking system reve¬
nue
series
1947
coupon
bonds.

of

Boston, at 0.885% discount. Dated

a

on

and

and

from 1953 to 1958, all

of

plus

between

$25.00,

will receive sealed
(EST) Jan. 19 for

incl.

the

$200,000;

principal

than all of the bonds will be

Jan. 22 for the

as

and $35,000

by

Bank,

other

for such bond shall be the amount

our

14

purchased

tobacco

the regis¬
Registerable as to
only.
No bid for less

holder.

redemption
maturity of the
bond, in which event the premium

.' "

Due

i

Measures

a x

ters and other amusements, $600,-

sealed

date

bids until 7 p.m.

Sept.

Mo.

T

pal bonds, and in case of regis¬
tered bonds, 30 days' notice shall

son,

bonds

Arbor, Mich.

$1,000,

Non-Property

mated

than the interest to

sold at

were

MISSOURI
St. Louis,

as part of its regular serv¬
ice notices of the sale of munici¬

fixed for redemption, plus
premiums as follows: (unless any
such premiums shall be greater

197—we

p.

1947.

carries,

date

Offering—Fred C. Perry,

Clerk,

City

167,

tion

National

redemption

of the City

the

at

thereof

Bank,

Jan.

-

order,

$18,000

reported

as

issue—v.

to.legality by Charles & Trauer¬
nicht; of St. Louis. Dated Dec. 1,

Approved—The

multiples of

Sept. 1, 1949, in inverse numerical

connec¬

the sale of the

Sale
The $400,000 rev¬
anticipation notes offered on
were

for

tion on or prior to Sept. 1, 1950;
$27.50, as to each bond called for
redemption after Sept.
1, 1950,

enue

Merchants

Co., Detroit. The bonds

callable

be

the option

to

to the State Savings

notes

Dated

—

p.m.

interest payment date on or after

on

Details—In

Sale

with

validity by the National Shawmut
Bank of Boston, under the advice
of

at

MICHIGAN

Note

learn

will

shall

Allegan County (P. O.
Allegan), Mich.
tion

coupon

of
1%; Principal and interest (M-S)
payable
at
the
Farmers
State
Bank, Middleville. Bonds matur¬
ing from 1964 to 1968, shall be
redeemable at the option of the
Village Council, in inverse nu¬
merical order, at par and accrued
interest on any interest date on or
after Sept. 1, 1956, on 30 days'
notice by publication in a paper
circulated
in
the
State, which

of interest

all

notes

troit Trust

Best, Coolidge & Rugg, of Boston.
The next highest bidder was the
Worcester
Bank
&
Trust
C6„
Worcester, at 0.75%.

of

Said

re¬

8

1961; $14,000 from 1962 to
and $15,000 from 1967 to
all incl. Principal and in¬
terest (M-S) payable at the De¬

April 7, 1948.
to genuineness
under the advice of Ropes, Gray,

Jan. 9, 1948.

Jan. 21, 1948 at said bank.
The
right is reserved to reject any or
bids.

until

be in

terest to

1966,
1974,

by the Second National Barik, of
Boston, at 0.73% discount. Dated

Payable at the National Shawmut
Bank of Boston.

bids

revenue

1957 to

..

Gray,

will

Clerk,

City

sealed

C.

(EST) on Jan. 19 for the purchase
of $300,000 not to exceed 31/2%
interest water supply system rev¬
enue coupon bonds.
Dated Oct. 1,
1947.
Denomination $1,000.
Due
on
Sept. 1, as follows: $10,000
from 1952 to 1956; $12,000 from

follows: $15,000 from
1949
to
1952
incl., and $10,000
from 1953 to 1968 incl. Principal
15,

$300,000 tax an¬
ticipation notes offered on Jan. 13 'the Second National Bank of Bos¬
were purchased by the Merchants
ton.
iX;./':*
:■
National Bank of Boston, at 0.83%
Worcester County (P. O.
discount. Dated Jan. 14, 1948. Due
Worcester), Mass.
on Nov. 12, 1948.
Payable at the
Note Sale—The $75,000 tubercu¬
National Shawmut Bank of Bos¬
losis hospital maintenance notes
ton.
Certified as to genuineness
offered on Jan. 9 were purchased
and validity under the advice of

Ropes,

Hastings, Mich.
Offering—Franklin

Bond

bonds.
Dated Sept. 1, 1947. Denomination
$1,000. Due on Sept. 1, as follows:
$2,000 from 1949 to 1952; $3,000
from 1953 to 1964, and $4,000 from
1965 to 1968, all incl. Rate of in¬

tered

Jan.

Storey,

Note Sale—The

basis of 2.498%.

a

ceive

Boston.

Taunton),

price

Dated Jan. 15, 1948 and mature on

and

Bristol County (P. O.
Mass.

of 100.07,

a

and

Co.,
»l%s, at a price of
basis of about 1.744%.

&
as

that the bonds were sold at

Kidder,
both of Boston,

Stubbs,

jointly,

to Waiting,
Detroit, for

improvement bonds
& Co., of

bonds offered by

timore.

various

$82,000

$20,000 as 23/4s, and $62,000 as 3s,
as
reported in our Dec. 22 issue
—v.
166 p. 2608—we now learn

Westwood, Mass.

ex¬

the

Lerchen

Boston.

within a reasonable time
thereafter, in Greensboro or Bal¬
pense,

of

sale

the

interest water supply

exceed 3%

system

also be given by mail to

Grayling, Mich.

100.283
made by Estabrook

was

of

bids received were re¬

which all

Second high bid of

Co.

&

for

29

Dec.

on

jected.

of Ac¬
Corpora¬

Taxation of Massachu¬

and

IV2S

for

of

offered

bonds

Director

the

by

pur¬

additional

without

chaser

the

will

notes

The

of and certified as to
ineness

setts.

and

15)

National

Second

the

Boston.

prepared under the supervision
their genu¬

be

interest
(F-A) payable at the Caroline
County Bank, Greensboro. Regislerable as to principal only. The
Principal

(J-J

interest

and

at

of

Bank

tions

1%.

unqualified opinion of
Miller,
Canfield,
Paddock
&
Stone, of Detroit, approving the
legality of the bonds.
The cost
of such opinion and the cost of
printing the bonds shall be paid
by the City. A certified check for
$6,000 payable to the City Treas¬
urer, is required.
These are the
the

upon

from 1954 to 1958 incl.

payable

Bids shall be conditioned

sidered.

incl., and $4,000

15,000 water loan notes. Due Jan.
15, as follows: $2,000 from
1949 to 1953 incl., and $1,000

%

■of

1953

1949 to

from 1954 to 1958 incl.

Monday, January 19, 1948

CHRONICLE

FINANCIAL

&

Bonds

Not

Voted—At

J*

elec¬

an

tion held on Dec. 30 the voters did
not approve

the issuance of $110,-

000 construction bonds.

Middleville, Mich.
Bond Offering — Robert

Monroe

Dean,

Village Clerk, will receive sealed
bids until 8 p.m. on Jan. 19 for
the purchase of $60,000
not to

i

County (P. O. Aberdeen),
.

—An issue of

Clifton, N. J.

Miss.

Bonds Approved

as

$25,000 l1/2 % County
approved as

home bonds has been

Note

to Legality

000

Sale—^An

bond

purchased
.

...

•

issue

!
of

-

$325,+

anticipation notes
on

d.-.'

was

Jan. 8 by J. B.^jlgB"*
\.

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Volume 167" Number 4665

THE

aber & Co. of Newark, at 114%,
plus a premium of $97.70. Due on
Dec. 15, 1948.
-

&

FINANCIAL

CHRONICLE

000 in 1949;

$7,000 in 1950 and
1951, and $9,000 in 1952 and

at the First National Bank & Trust

1953.

,

Hudson County (P. O. Jersey City),

COMMERCIAL

vaiid

15,000

of 1947, series A
$1,000 on Feb. 1,

water

bonds.

Due

Co., Tuckahoe.
and

The bonds will be

legally binding obliga¬

tions of the Town.
be

delivered

at

The bonds will

New

York

City,
New Jersey
or at such other place as
from 1949 to 1963 inclusive.
may be
\
Bond Offering—William F. HefDated Feb. 1, 1948. Denomina¬ agreed with the purchaser about
fron, Clerk Board of Chosen Free¬
Feb. 15, 1948. The approving opin¬
All of said bonds
holders, will receive sealed bids tion $1,000.
ion "of Vandewater, Sykes & Heck¬
until noon on Jan. 22 for the pur¬ stated in combination will mature
chase of $472,000 not to exceed Feb. 1, as follows: $30,000 in 1949 ler, of New York City, will be
furnished the purchaser. A cer¬
6% interest refunding coupon or to 1951, $35 000 in 1952 and 1953,
tified check for $540 payable to
registered bonds. Dated Dec. 1, $25,000 in 1954 to 1964, $30,000 in
the Town is required.
1947.
Denomination $1,000.
Due 1965 to 1967, $20,000 in 1968 to
on Dec. 1, as follows:
$11,000 in 1970, $10,000 in 1971, $5,000 in Hempstead Union 'Free Sch. Dist.
1948 and 1949, and $50,000 from 1972 to 1974 and $6,000 in 1975.
No. 9 (P. O. Freeport), N. Y.
1950 to 1958 inclusive. Principal
(Average maturity HV2 years.)
Bond
Sale
The
$1,885,000
and interest (J-D) payable at the Principal and interest (F-A) pay¬
bonds offered on Jan. 14—v. 167,
County Treasurer's office. Rate of able at the Citizens First National
interest to be in a multiple of Bank & Trust Co., Ridgewood. p. 198—were purchased by a syn¬
dicate composed of the Bankers
Ys or 1/20 of 1%, and must be the Rate of interest to be in a mul¬
Trust Co.; Kidder, Peabody & Co.;
same for all Of the bonds. No bids
tiple of Vs or one-twentieth of 1%,
will be considered which specifies and must be the same for all of Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis;
the bonds.
No proposal will be Bacon, Stevenson & Co.; First of
a rate higher than the lowest rate
Corp.,
and
Hannahs,
stated in any legally acceptable considered which specifies a rate Michigan
Ballin & Lee, all of New York, as
proposal.
Each
proposal
must, higher than the lowest rate Stated
2.70s, at a price of 100.55, a basis
state the amount bid for which in any legally acceptable proposal.
of 2.651%, as follows:
must not be less than $472,000 nor Each
proposal
must
state the
more
than
Due
$473,000.
The pur¬ amount bid for the bonds, which $1,710,000 building bonds.
chaser must also pay an amount shall be not less than $616,000 nor
serially on June 1, from 1949
to 1977 inclusive.
:
The pur¬
equal to the interest on the bonds more than $617,000.
accrued to date of payment of the chaser will be furnished with the
170,000 site bonds. Due serially
on June
purchase price.
The purchaser approving opinion of Hawkins,
1, from 1949 to 1968
will be furnished with the ap¬ Delafield. & Wood, of New York
inclusive.
."
proving
opinion
of
Dated Dec.
Hawkins, City, that the bonds are valid and
1, 1947.
Interest
Delafield & Wood of New York legally binding obligations of the
payable J-D.
The next highest
City, that the bonds are valid and Village.
A
certified check for bidder was the Chase National
legally binding obligations of the $12,320 payable to the Village, is Bank, New York; Harris Trust &
County.
A
certified check for ■required.
' .Vy,
Savings Bank, Chicago; Salomon
$9,440 payable to the County, is
Bros. & Hutzler; Reynolds & Co.,
TenaHy, N. J.
required.
i'v;
and Wm. E. Pollock & Co., jointly,
Bond Sale—The $48,000 munici¬
1

—

,

,

4

.

Township School Dist. pal center and borough hall bonds

Livingston

offered

(P. O. Livingston), N. J.
Bonds

held

on

Voted—At

an

election

Jan. 6 the voters approved
of $380,000 building

the issuance
and

equipment bonds.

ton,

City

Clerk,

will

receive

sealed bids until 2 p.m. on Jan. 27
the purchase of $820,000 not

for

to exceed 6%

housing
bonds.

interest emergency

registered
1948. De¬

Coupon
or
Dated Feb. 1,

purchased by B. J. Van
Ingen &. Co., of New York, as
1.70s, at a price of 100.109, a basis
of 1.675%. Dated Jan. 1, 1948. Due

Boland,

The
was

inclusive.

&

Co.,

"

for

,

1%%

■y.y

Union

Bond

1953; $30,000 in 1954, and $35,000
all

Saffin

bonds, at 100.08.

from

1973

Feb. 1, from 1949 to
Principal and interest

(F-A) payable at the Northern
Valley National Bank, Tenafly.
The
next
highest
bidder
was

nomination $1,000. Due on Feb. 1,
follows: $25,000 from 1949 to
to

on

incl.

1956

as

1955

County (P. O.
Elizabeth), N. J.
Requested

Authorization

County Board of Freeholders
recently requested by the

The 695,000 bonds maturing from
1954 to 1973, are subject to re¬

authorize

demption at the option of the City

improvement bonds.

at

par

and

accrued

interest

County

on

in the bonds.

Principal and inter¬
est (F-A) payable at the Passaic
National
Bank
&
Trust
Co.,
Pasaic.

Rate of interest to be in

multiple of Vs

a

and must be the

or

1/20 of 1%,

same

for all

of

the bonds.

The purchaser will be

furnished

with

Commissioner,

Park
an

to

isue of $200,000 park

West Paterson, N. J.

Feb.

1, 1953, or any interest pay¬
ment date thereafter, as provided

Bond Sale—The

$93,000 refund¬
ing bonds offered Jan. 14—v. 167,
p.
198—were awarded to Camp¬
bell
at

&

Co., of Newark, as 2.70s,
of 100.175, a basis of

price

a

about 2.68%.
Dec.

15,

The bonds are dated

15, 1947 and mature on Dec.

as

follows: $8,000 in 1955; $15,1956 to 1960 inclusive,

000

from

Hawkins,

and

$10,000 in 1961.

New

bid of 100,079 for 2 %s was made

the

opinion

of

Delafield & Wood; of
City, that the bonds
are .valid and
legally binding ob¬
ligations of the City. A certified
check for $16,400 payable to the
City, is required.
York

Second high

by Ryan & Moss, and J. R. Ross
& Co., jointly. .■
■' ,vV\
NEW YORK

„

Ridge wood, N .J.
Bond Offering—Grant V. Tay¬
lor, Village Clerk, will receive
sealed bids until 8 p.m. on Jan, 27
for the purchase of $616,000 not
to exceed 6%

interest coupon or
registered bonds as follows:

$225,000 water of 1947 bonds. Due
■V.f on Feb. 1, as follows: $9,000
from 1949 to 1963; $10,000 in
;
1964; ,$13,000 in 1965; $12,000
in 1966; $13,000 from 1967 to
1970,-and $3,000 in 1971.
147,00,0 storm sewer bonds. * Due
;
on Feb. 1, as follows: $5,000
.

from

1949

to

Amenia, Washington and
Union Vale,, Union Free School
District No. 2 (P. O. Dover
Plains), N. Y.

Dover,

Bond Sale—The $65,000 build¬
ing bonds offered on Jan. 13—
v. 167, p. 198—were purchased by
Roosevelt & Cross, and Tilney &
Co., both of New York, jointly, as
2.10s, at a price of 100.41, a basis
of 2.046%.
Dated Feb. 1, 1948.
Due serially on Jan. 1, from 1949
to 1963 inclusive.
Principal and
interest
(J-J) . payable
at the
Chase National Bank, New York
City. The next highest bidder was
the Dover Plains National Bank,

1965; $7,000 in
1966; $6,000 in 1967; $7,000
from»1968 to 1971; $5,000 from Dover Plains, for 2.10s, at 100.10.
1972' to 1974, and $6,000 in
Eastchester (P. O. Tuckahoe),

/.

,1975.

for 2.70s, at 100.479.

93—

New

York

Bond Sale —The

fied

check for $200 payable
the District is required.

Note

$120,000 water,

Sale—The

both of which

Corn

*

Exchange Bank & Trust Co.,

,

4

-




tenders

Grove, N.. C.
Offering —W. fc, Easter-

ling, Secretary of Local Govern¬
ment
Commission, will receive
sealed

until

bids

11

a.m.

(EST)

Denomination

1947.
on

$1,000. Due
1, as follows: $2,000 from
to 1953; $3,000 in 1954 and

1949

York, bought $500,000 at
The notes are dated Jan. 29,
1948 and mature on July 29, 1948.
The Authority, in the case of this

offering,

had

limit

to

the

Dec.

alternative

no

but

1955, and $4,000 in 1956, all in¬
clusive, without option of prior
redemption. Bidders are requested

rate

1%.

to

coupon

to

the interest rate

name

or

rates

The unsold

portion of $16,800,000 in a multiple of 14 of 1%. Each
however, are being read- bid may name one rate for part

notes,

vertised for sale
out

on

Jan. 20 with¬

restriction as to interest
this being left to the dis¬

any

rate,

cretion of bidders.

be

received

the

at

troller's office,

of the bonds (having the earliest
maturities) and another rate for
balance, but no bid may name

the

than two rates, and each
bidder must specify in his bid the
amount of bonds of each rate.

more

Note Offering—Sealed bids will

City

Comp¬

Room 030 Munici¬

Principal and interest (J-D)

(EST)
on
Jan. 20 for the purchase of
$16,800,000 temporary loan notes.

able in New York City.

Dated Jan, 29, 1948.
1948.

the

Building,

pal

Action

on

until

Bid

noon

Due July 29,

respect to the $2,299,000 notes of¬
fered by the Authority on Jan.
16—v. 167, p.

198—only

one

offer

received, a group of banks
headed by the Chemical Bank &
Trust Co., New York, having of¬
was

to

purchase

able

pay¬

Register-

to

principal only. Bids
forms furnished by
above secretary. No bid for
as

be

must

on

less than par and accrued interest

Deferred—With

the

issue

for less than all of the bonds

or

will be entertained.

Feb.

6, 1948 arid mature on Aug.
10, 1948. :■/

The approv¬

ing opinion of Mitchell & Per¬
shing, of New York, will be fur¬
nished the purchaser, A certified
for

check

$400

payable

Treasurer

State

is

to

the

required.

Durham, N. C.
Offering —W. E. Easter-

as

1.17s, at par. Acceptance or re¬
jection of the bid is subject to de¬

Bond

ling, Secretary of Local Govern¬
ment
Commission, will receive
sealed

bids

at

office

his

in

Ra¬

leigh, until 11 a.m. on Jan. 27 for
the purchase of $3,800,000 not to
exceed

6%

interest

coupon

or

registered bonds, as, follows:
from 1949 to 1978 inclu¬
North Hempstead Union Free
sive. Principal and interest (J-J)
$1,750,000 water bonds. Due on
School District No. 7 (P. O.
Feb.
payable
at
the
First National
1, as follows: $30,000
Great Neck), N. Y.
from
1951
to
Bank, Highland. The next highest
1963; $40,000
Bond Sale —The $925,000 con¬
bidder was the Marine Trust Co.,
from 1964 to 1967, and $75,000
struction, equipment and improve¬
from 1968 to 1983 inclusive.
Buffalo, and Vostal, Hall & Co., ment bonds offered on Jan. 15—
990,000
street
improvement
jointly, for 2.60s, at 100.90.
v. 167, p. 198—were purchased by
bonds. Due on Feb. 1, as fola syndicate composed of the Union
Huntington Common Sch. Dist.
I
lows: $60,000 in 1950; $30,000
Securities Corp., R. W. Pressprich
No. 2 (P. O. Lloyd Harbor,
;
from
1951 to 1954; $50,000
& Co., both of New York; Equit¬
Huntington), N. Y.
from
1955 to
1957; $55,000
able Securities Corp., and First of
Bond Offering—George H. Gil¬
from 1958 to 18*30; $60,000 in
Michigan Corp., of New York, as
lies, District Clerk, will receive
,1961 and 1962; and $75,000
2.40s, at a price of 100.72, a basis
sealed bids until 3:30 p.m. on Jan.
from 1963 to 1967 inclusive.
of 2.322%.
Dated Feb. 1, 1948.
20 for the purchase of $230,000 not
600,000
sanitary sewer bonds.
Due serially on Feb. 1, from 1949
to exceed
4% interest building
Due
on
Feb. 1, as follows:
to 1968 inclusive.
Principal and
coupon or registered bonds. Dated
$10,000 from 1951 to 1961;
interest
(F-A)
payable at the
Feb. 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000.
$15,000 from 1962 to 1967, and
Corn Exchange Bank & Trust Co.,
Due on Feb; 1, as follows: $15,000
$25,000 from 1968 to 1983, all
New
York.
The
next
highest
from 1949 to 1959; $20,000 in 1960
inclusive.
bidder was Harriman Ripley &
arid
1961; $15,000 in 1962, and
460,000
p u b 1 i c
improvement
Co., Smith Barney & Co. and
$10,000 in 1963. Rate of interest
bonds. Due on Feb. 1, as fol¬
Goldman, Sachs & Co., jointly,
to be in multiples of V4 or 1/10
lows:
$10,000 from 1951 to
for 2.40s, at 100.649.
of 1%, and must be the same for
1964; $15,000 from 1965 to
all of the bonds.
Principal and
Utica, N. Y.^\yp:>'-y:
1967, and $25,000 from 1968
interest
(F-A)
payable at the i Note Sale—The $1,700,000 tax
i; to 1978 inclusive.
First National Bank & Trust Co., anticipation
notes offered on
Dated Feb. 1, 1948. Denomina¬
Huntington. The approving opin¬ Jan. 13—v. 167, p. 198—were pur¬
tion $1,000. Principal and interest
ion
of
Hawkins,
Delafield
& chased by the Chase National
(F-A) payable in New York City.
Wood, will be furnished the pur¬ Bank of New York, at 0.96%, plus A
separate bid for each issue (not
chaser without cost. A certified a premium of $13. Dated Jan. 14,
less than par and accrued inter¬
check for 2% of the amount of 1948. Due July 14, 1948. Payable
est) iaki;£quired. Bidders are re¬
bonds bid for, payable to the Dis¬ at the First National Bank & Trust
quested^; name the interest rate
trict is required.
;
/
Co., Utica. The next highest bid¬ or.
rate^jip multiples of *4 of 1%.
der was the Guaranty Trust Co.,
Each bid; may name one rate for
Lewis, Leyden, West Turin,
New
York, and First National
part of the bonds of any issue
Highmarket and Ava, Central
Bank, Boston, jointly, at 1.15%,
School District No. 1 (P. O.
(having the earliest maturities)
(plus $11). ■
and another rate or rates for that
■'
West Leyden), N. Y.
Woodbury, Woodbury Fire District balance, but no bid may name
Bond Offering—Kathleen Mil¬
on

Jan. 1,

,

•

ler,

Clerk,

District

will

receive

sealed bids until 1 p.m. (EST) on
Jan. 20 for the purchase of $10,000

(P. O. Highland Mills), N. Y.
Bond Sale—The $18,000 fire ap¬

must be for all of the bonds and

paratus bonds offered Jan, 14—
v.
167, p. 198—were awarded to
Tilney & Co., of New York, as
lV2s, at a price of 100.076, a basis
of about 1,47%.
Dated Jan. 1,
1948 and due Jan. 1, as follows:
$3,000 in 1949 and 1950, and $4,-

state

a

000

less

all

not to exceed 5% interest bus ga¬

registered bonds.
Dated Jan. 1, 1948. Denomination
$1,000. Due $1,000 on Jan. 1, from
rage

1949

coupon

or

1958

to

inclusive.

Each bid

single rate of interest. Un¬
bids

are

award will be made

rejected,

the

from

Second

1.70s

1951

to

high bid

was

made

1953

inclusive.

of 100.095 for
by the Marine

Trust Co. of Buffalo.

than four rates for any is-*

more

and each bidder must specify
bid the amount of bonds

sue,

in

his

of

each rate.

turities.

Sealed

Tenders

No

the bonds au¬

bid for less than all of the
will be entertained.
The

approving opinion of Mitchell &
Pershing, of New York City, will
be

furnished

the

purchaser.

Invited—T.

A

certified check for $76,000 payable

required.

Jamestown, N. C.

H.

purchase by the Sinking Fund, of
the following bonds:
Refunding bonds. Dated July 1,
payable July 1, 1976,

1936.

bonds.

are

bonds

Voted—At

Bonds

•

Barker, Town Clerk and Treas¬
urer, will receive sealed tenders
until 7:30 pan. on Feb. 2 for the

Registered

These

thorized at the election on Oct. 4.

NORTH CAROLINA

Brevard, N. C.

Each rate must be

bid for bonds of consecutive ma¬

to the State Treasurer is

.

>.

All

China

Bond

par.

167, p. 198—were purchased by
the First Boston Corp., as 2V2S, at
price of 100.15, a basis of 2.486%.
Jan. 1, 1948. Due serially

1976,

1,

days.

New

ing Authority at Washington. In
this instance, the notes are dated

Dated

be considered firm for five

The on Jan. 20 at his office in Raleigh,
Manufacturers Trust Co., of New for the purchase of $20,000 not to
York, purchased $2,000,000 at par exceed 6% interest street improvplus a premium of $96 and the ment coupon bonds. Dated Dec. 1,

cision of the Federal Public Hous¬

a

July

accepted.

14—v.

1948 bonds offered on Jan.

to the bidder
j 96,000 sewer bonds. Due on Feb.
Bond
Offering — William
F.
complying with the terms of the
1, as .follows: $5,000 in 1949;
Doran, Town Supervisor, will re¬ sale and offering to purchase the
$4,000 in 1950. and 1951; $6,000
ceive sealed
bids until 11 a.m. bonds at the lowest rate of inter¬
in 1952 and 1953; $5,000 from
1954 to" 1964; $6,000 in 1965, (EST) on Jan. 21 for the purchase est in a multiple of 14 of 1%,
of $27,000 not to exceed 5%' in¬ without
>
and $5,000 in 1966 and 1967,
reference to premium.
terest highway machinery, 1948
all inclusive; "
Principal and interest (J-J) pay¬
"
•
\ ;
coupon or registered bonds. Dated ableat the First National Bank
95,000 ,-g e n e r a 1 improvement Jan.
15,
1948.
Denomination of Boonville. The bonds will be
v
A
bonds.
Due on* Feb. 1, as fol$1,000. Due on Jan. 15, as follows: delivered at New York City, or
:
lows:
$4,000 from 4949, to
$5,000 from 1949 to 1951, and at such other place as may be,
1951; $5,000 from
1952 to
$6,000 in 1952 arid 1953. Rate of agreed with the purchaser about
1964, add:,$6,000 from 1965 to interest to be in
multiples of % Feb. 15,1948. The approving opin¬
1967, allanclusiye.V u ; • J
or 1/10 of 1%
and must- be the ion of Lyman P. Williams, of
38/000
fire ' .apparatus , bonds. same .for all of the bands1. /Prin¬ Boonville, will be furnished the
Due on Feb. L as follows: $6,- cipal and interest
(J-J) payable -purchaser without cost. A certi¬
.

were

able

re¬

ceived two bids and for only $2,500,000 of the $19,300,000 1% notes
offered on Jan. 9—v.167, p. 93—

-

*

Authority

53

must

to

New York City Housing
Authority,
New York

fered

Highland Falls, N. Y.

were

serially

Passaic, N. J.
Bond Offering—Arthur D. Bol¬

Jan. 13—v. 167, p.

on

(297)

Interest
Funding
Dated July 1, 1936, pay¬

held

Dec.

on

30

the

an

election

voters

ap¬

proved the issuance of $115,000
water system installation bonds.
Lumberton, N.C.
Bond

Sale—The $200,000 street

irriprovement
Jan. 13—v.

bon)ds

offered

on

167, p:'198—were pur¬

chased

by the First Securities
Corp,, of Durham; at a price of

100.05,

a

net

interest

cost

of

54

(298)

THE COMMERCIAL

2.414%, as follows: $101,000 as
2y4s, maturing on June 1, as fol¬
lows: $6,000 in 1950; $9,000 from
1951 to 1955; $10,000 from 1956
to 1960, and $99,000 as ZtyzSy ma¬
turing $12,000 in ,1961 and 1962,
and $15,000 from 1963 to 1967, all
incl. Dated Dec. 1, 1947. Interest

payable

highest
& Co.,
J. Lee Peeler & Co., and Vance
Securities
Corp.,
Grensboro,
bidder

J-J.

The
S.

R.

was

next

Dickson

jointly, for $125,000 2s; $30,000 5s,
and $45,000 iy2s, at 100.02.
Montgomery County (P. O. Troy),

bid

rates for the

Bond Sale—The $45,000

balance, but

bid

his

the

each rate.

amount

bonds

of

No bids for less than par and ac¬
crued interest will be entertained.

The

approving opinion of Reed,
Hoyt & Washburn, of New York
City, will be furnished. A certi-i
fied

check

for

payable to
the State Treasurer is required.
$3,300

Sampson County, Clinton
School District, N. C.
Offering — W. E. Easter-

refund¬

Bond

ling, Secretary of Local Govern¬
ment

Commission,

sealed

bids

receive

will

boro, jointly, at a price of 100.106,
a
net interest cost of 3.033%, as

office in Ra¬
leigh, until 11 a.m.
(EST) on
Jan. 20 for the purchase of $100,-

follows:

000

$35,000 road and bridge bonds, as
follows: $20,000 as 2%s, ma¬
turing $5,000 on June 1, from
1961 to 1964, and $15,000 as

3V2s, maturing $5,000 on June
I,- from 1965 to 1967 incl.
10^000 general refunding bonds,
as 2%s.
Due $5,000 on June 1,

Denomination

Feb.

1951

and

Dated

Dec.

Principal

1947.

1,

(J-D) payable
in
City. The next highest
bidder was Breed & Harrison, for
interest

and

$10,000 3y4s, and $35,000 3y2s, at
100.03.

Bidders are requested to
the rate of interest in mul¬

N. C.

Bond

Offering

—

W.

Easter-

E.

Raleigh,

Jan. 20 at his office in

on

the

purchase
6%

exceed

to

bonds

as

$325,000

1,

$10,000

1954;

to

1950

to

19-31

from

$6,000

1960;

to

1971.

in 1970 and

A separate bid for
each issue (not less than par and
accrued interest) is required. Bid¬

$1,000.

requested

are

y4 of 1%.

of

one

or

to

'a*

4

bid

be

less than par and ac¬

entertained.

any or

to

Election—At

held

be

bonds of

Jan.

on

election

an

the

27

voters

will consider the issuance of $40,.000

swimming

construction

pool

bonds.

Dak.
$75,000 airport
Jan.
13
v.
167,

Williston,
offered

ma¬

interest

and

$10,000 payable to the State Treas¬
is required.

urer

awarded

of

1947

and
1949

bids:

$5,000

due
The

N.

Offering

W. E. Raster-

C.

ling, Secretary of Local Govern¬
Commission, will receive
sealed bids at his office .in Ra¬

ment

(EST) on
the purchase of $165,-

until

Jan. 20 for

to

not

11

a.m.

exceed

interest

6%

public improvement coupon bonds
as

Bank

Feb.

1, 1948. Denomina¬
tion $1,000.
Due on Feb. 1, as
follows: $4,000 from 1951 to 1960;
$6,000 from 1961 to 1963; $7,000
in 1964, and $10,000 from 1965 to
1974 inclusive.

each

for 2y4s.

-V

OHIO

Akron,

Principal and in¬

payable in New York
City. Registerable as to principal
only.
Bidders life requested to;
name

the

interest

multiples

of

V\

rate

1958 incl.
different
multiple of
of 1%. Interest payable J-D.
bid for less than par and ac¬

Bidders

y4
No

interest

for

bids until

the

purchase

noon

Jan. 26

on

of $600,000

water works bonds.

or

rates,

of 1%.

Each




Due

Nov.

1, from 1949 to
Bonds maturing on
from 1963 to 1973, are call¬
the option of the City, in
whole or in part in inverse nu¬
on

1973 inclusive.

Nov. 1,
able at

on

num¬

interest payment date

any

or
after Nov. 1, 1962, at par
and accrued interest to the date of
on

redemption. Principal and inter¬
(M-N) payable at the office of

est

the

City,

will be

a

will

bonds

The

Bidders

different rate of in¬
in multiples of y4 of 1%.

bid for

terest

the

of Finance.

Director

may

be

furnished

by-

and delivery of bonds
^purchaser at

made to the

office

of

the

Director

of

Fi¬

The

approving opinion of
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, of
Cleveland, will be furnished by
the City.
A certified check for
2% of the amount of bonds bid
nance.

for, payable to the
Finance, is required.
Beach
Bond

hall
fered

Director

of

at

Nov. 4,

on

the

general

A cer¬
payable to

check for $200
City, is required.

Ohio

Bond Sale—The $103,000 build¬

ing

bonds

offered

Jan.

on

12—

v. 166, p. 2711—were purchased by
Hayden, Miller & Co., of Cleve¬
land, as 2V2s, at a price of 100.161,
a
basis of .2.485%. Dated Jan. .1,
1948.
Due serially on May and
Nov. 1, from 1949 to 1971 inclu¬
sive.
Interest payable M-N. The
next highest bidder was* Braun,
Bosworth & Co., Inc., for 2y2s, at

100.116.

Ohio,
Bond Sale—The $70,000 bridge
improvement bonds offered
on
Jan.
9
v.
166, p. 2610 — were
purchased
by \ Paine,
Webber,
Jackson & Curtis, of Chicago, as
l%s, at a price of 100.93, a basis
Dayton,

—

of

1.593%.

Dated

Jan.

1,

1948.

Interest

payable A-O. Due seri¬
Oct. 1, from 1949 to 1958
The next highest bid¬
was
Braun, Bosworth Co.,

ally

on

inclusive.
der

Inc., for l3/4s, at 100.68.
Fairfield Local School District

Offering—Sealed bids will

Clerk of Board

of Education until

noon

Feb. 5

on

purchase of $106,000 build¬

to legal¬
ity by Bricker, Marburger, Evatt
& Barton, of Columbus. These are
Approved

ing bonds.

the

as

at the gen¬

bonds authorized

eral election

Nov. 4,

on

1947.

March 29, 1947 were pur¬

chased by the Beach

City Banking

p.m.

Feb.

on

16

for

the purchase of $7,500 4%
fire
fighting apparatus bonds. Dated

Jan.
Due

1, 1948. Denomination $750
$750 on Oct. 1, from 1949 to

1958

incl.

Bidders may bid for a

different rate of interest in

a

The

A-O.
the

bonds

will

and

sold

to

the

These

authorized

election

general

interest.

accrued
bonds

Village

at

Nov. 4,

on

A certified check for

to

be

highest bidder at not less than
the

the

1947.

$500 payable

is

Treasurer,

quired.

re¬

y,y,j.;;■'j

Howard Local School District, Ohio
Bond

Offering—Bonnie

W.

Hammond, Clerk of Board of Edu¬

receive

will

cation,
until v:

noon

sealed

Feb.

on

2

•

for

bids
the

-

purchase of $70,000 not to exceed
2y2% interest building, unlimited
tax coupon bonds.
Dated Jan. 1,
Denomination

1948.

$1,000.

in
in
in
in
in
in

1, as follows: $3,000
$4,000 in 1950; $3,000
$4,000 in 1952; $3,000
$4,000 in 1954; $3,000
$4,000 in 1956; $3,000

1949;
1951;
1953;
1955;

1957; $4,000 in 1958; $3,000
1959; $4,000 in 1960; $3,000 in 1961;
$4 000 in 1962; $3,000 in 1963; $4,000 in 1964; 3,000 in 1965; $4,000
in

1966; $3,000 in 1967, and $4,000

in

1968.

Rate of interest to be in

multiples of y4 of 1%. No bid for
less than par and accrued interest.

Attorney's opinion at option
expense
of the purchaser.

Principal and interest (A-O) pay¬
able at the Knox County Savings
A certified
of the amount of

Vernon.

Mt.

Bank,

1%

check .for

bonds bid for, payable to the Dis¬

trict, is required.
Huron, Ohio
Sale—The

Bond

extension

main

12—v.

chased

$130,000 water

bonds

offered

on

167, p. 93—were pur¬

by Fox, .Reusch & Co., of

Cincinnati,

2y2s, at a price of
100.683, a basis of 2.437%. Dated
struction, unlimited tax bonds of¬
Feb. 1, 1948. Due serially on Feb.
fered on Jan. 13—v. 167, p. 1991, from 1950 to 1974 inclusive.
were
purchased by the First Na
Interest payable F-A.
The next
tional Bank and the Harris Trust
highest bidder was Braun, Bos¬
& Savings Bank, both of Chicago,
worth
& Co., Inc., for 2y2s, at
jointly, as 2s, at a price of 100.779
100.596.
Sale—The

Bond

basis

a

1948.

of

$400,000

1.92%.

Due

con¬

Jan.

Dated
on

The

Findlay.

the

highest

next

as

1

April and
Oct. 1, from 1949 to 1968 inclusive.
Principal and interest (A-O) pay¬
able at the Ohio Bank & Savings
serially

Township School District

No. 2

(P. O.

R. R. 1, Minster),
Ohio

Trust

receive
Jan. 31.

Northern

Jackson

100.777.

at

Germantown Local Sch. Dist.,
Bond

Offering

—

Ohio
Coff-

Louella

Clerk of Board of Education,

man,

will receive sealed bids until noon
on

Jan. 22 for the

unlimited

building,
Dated

tion

purchase of 3%

bonds.

tax

Dec.' 15,

1947. Denomina¬
Due $5,000 on June

$1,000.

and Dec. 15, from 1949 to

clusive.

Bidders

may

1968 in¬
bid for a

different rate of interest in a mul¬

No bid for less

tiple of V4 of 1%.

than par and accrued

interest. No

conditional bids will be received.

Principal and interest (J-D) pay¬
able at the First National Bank of

These

Germantown.
bonds

authorized

election

at

are

the

the

general

Nov. 4, 1947. The pur¬
chaser will be furnished with the

bonds

sealed bids until

noon

on

for the purchase of $10,000
construction bonds. Dated May 1,
1948.
Denominations $333.33 and
one

$333.43. Due $333.33
and Nov. 1, from; 1949

for

bid

Board of

the
Education, is required.
for,

payable

Green Local Sch. Dist.

No.

to

May
Nov.

struction

Sale

Bidders

1, 1963.

bonds

The

offered

Bond

Offering

—

Ohio

Mayers,'

J.

T.

will-

receive sealed bids until 7:30 p.m.

purchase of;
$100 000 not to exceed 6% inter¬
est
improvement
bonds.
Dated
26

Jan.

on

Feb.

1,

000.

at

the

Due

ized

for

Denomination $1,-'

1948.

$5,000 on Dec. 1, from
1949 to 1963 inclusive. R#te of in-;
terest to be in multiples of V\ of1%. These are the bonds author-1
the

on'

election

general

Nov.

4, 1947. Interest payable J-D.'
No bids for less than par and.ac-;
certified

A

interest.

crued

for

check

$2,000 payable to the Board of

Education, is. required.
Silver

School

Local

Lake

District

(P. O. Cuyahoga Falls, R. D.
No. 1), Ohio
Bond Sale—The $8,000 site purbonds offered

chase

166,

v.

i
;

Jan. \%—;

on

2610—were .purchased

p.

by Fox, Reusch & Co., of
cinnati, the only bidder, as
at

price of

a

100.115,

Dated Feb.

1.679%.

Cin-*;
l%s,
basis of

a

,

1948.

1,

Due

serially from 1949 to 1952 incl.
Principal and interest (J-D) pay- '
able at the Dime Savings Bank,
Akron.

Wellston, Ohio

>

issue of ;

Bonds Authorized—An

light

electric

municipal

$100,000

;

plant mortgage revenue bonds was

authorized

recently

by

City

the

:

Council.
West

Manchester, Ohio

Sale

Bond

The

i

fire !
apparatus bonds .offered on Jan. c
12—v. 167. p. 199—were purchased
—

$12,500

by the First State Bank of West :

Manchester, as lV2s, at a price of
100.50, a basis of 1.141%. Dated
Feb. 1,

»

*

Due serially on April

1948.

1, from 1949 to 1958 in- :

and Oct.

payable A-O.

Interest

elusive.

:

Exempted Village >
School District, Ohio
Bond
Sale—The $380,000 con- ;
Westlake

struction, unlimited tax bonds of- ;
fered on Jan. 12—v. 166, p. 2610— ;

purchased by Van Lahr, Doll ;

.Isphording, of Cincinnati, as l%s, at a price of 101.63, a basis :
of 1,584%.
Dated Dec. 1, 1947.
&

serially on June and Dec. 1, :
from 1949 to 1968 inclusive.
In- ;
Due

terest

amount bid and ac¬
interest to date of delivery.

crued

The printed
attorney's opin¬

Interest payable M-N.

bond

and

bonds

be at the expense of the

ion will

...

OKLAHOMA

Ardmore, Okla.
Election—At an

Bond
to

held

be

on

is. required.

cation,

r

.

»

,

Ardmore School District,

Okla.

Election—At an election
to be held on Jan. 20 the voters
will consider the issuance of $90,-"
Bond.

000 construction

bonds. V

j

>

-

Cushing, Okla.
ric

plant

power

Donds

$175,000

Sale—The

Bond

A certified check for

4.

Nov.

on

of

improvement
:.

:

/

voters :

issuance

the

various

bonds.

are

$100 payable to the Board of Edu¬

election

Jan. 20 the

consider

will

$512,000

the bonds
authorized at the general election
These

purchaser.

next

The

J-D.

payable

highest
bidder
was
Nelson,"
Browning.'& Co., for 23/4s, at
101.53.
'
"
' ,

.

offered

8—v.

Jan,

on

elec-

improvement
166,.

2610—were purchased by Evan
L. Davis of Tulsa, at a price of

p.

Kingsville Fire District (P.
Kingsville), Ohio
Bids

No
were

Received

received

to exceed 6%

bonds

ment

166,

the

No

$6,000

100.07,
bids

not

interest fire equip¬

offered

2711.

p.

for

—

O.

on

Jan.

a

1.485%.

The bonds will be

net interest cost

El

of

Due serially from 1950 to

1956 inclusive.

■

District,

School

Reno

9—

readvertised.

Okla.

Offering—Walter Wilson,!

Bond

Education, will
until 8 p.m. on
19 for the purchase of $234,not to exceed
2% interest

Clerk

Board

of

receive sealed bids

con¬

Bond

Jan.

tion
fire

on

Poland Local School District,

Clerk of Board of Education,

and the gross

purchased
by Braun, Bosworth & Co., Inc.,

12—v. 166, p. 199—were

Interest payable A-O.
The next,
highest bidder was Fahey, Clark.
& Co., for 13/4s, at 100.16.

state the number of bonds bid for

Lakemore, Ohio

$94,000

Due serially on April and.
Oct. 1, from 1949 to 1958 inclusive.;

bid for

may

tiples of % of 1%. The bonds will
not be sold for less than par and
accrued interest.
All bids must

2, Uniontown),

—

1948.

to

different rate of interest in mul¬

a

Ohio
Bond

167. p. 93—were purchased by
White & Co., of Cincinnati,

1962, and $333.33 May and $333.43

v.

(P. O.

con¬

on

on

approving opinion of Peck, Shaf¬
fer & Williams, of Cincinnati.
A
certified
check
for
1%
of the

$48,000

.

Offering—Joseph Sommer,
Clerk of Board of Education, will
Bond

Co., Chicago, and Paine, Webber,
& Curtis, jointly, for 2s,

was

The

—

.

Dist., Ohio

A.

were

Jackson

Sch.

13/4s, at a price of 100.247, .a
basis of 1.707%. Dated Ap:il I,,

Due

Oct.

on

Sale

Bond

mul¬

tiple of V4 of 1 %. Interest payable

Jan.

Findlay City School District, Ohio

8

Local

as

Bond Offering—Imogene Berry,
Village Clerk, will receive sealec

bids until

Fort

struction bonds offered on Jan. 12

J.

Hebron, Ohio

and

be received by the
for the

Old

—v.

Co., for 23/4s, at 101.82.

Bond

R. F. D. No. 4,

City, Ohio

Sale—The $25,000 Village
fire station bonds of¬

&

par

District,

The next high¬

est bidder was Charles A. Hinsch

are

School

Cortland

the

are

1947.

tified
the

R. D.

and
on

These

authorized

bonds

election

a

a

3%

Dated Jan. 1,

Denomination $1,000.

1948.

$24,000

in

interest.

crued

bidder

Currie,
Director of Finance, will receive
sealed

bid for

may

of

rate

Co.,

Ohio

Bond Offering—John D.

terest (F-A)

in

of

of Bismarck, and
Cooperative Credit
offered to pay par

Dakota,

Williston

Union,

the

follows:

$75,000 sanitary sewer bonds.
50,000 water system bonds.
40,000 street improvement bonds.
Dated

on

inclu¬

1963

to

a

Dated

2.245%.

Other

sive.
the

about

from

North

100.034,

at a price of

2V4s,

as

basis

merical order of their serial

•000

the

to

American State Bank of Williston,

ber

Reidsville,
—

Dec. 1, from 1949 to

on

—

199—were

p.

N.

Sale—The

Bond

ings Bank, Delta.

Feb. 4

on

noon

purchase of $20,000 2M>%
fire
apparatus
and
equipment
series 1 bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1948.
Denomination $1,000. Due $2,000

London), Ohio

Jamestown, N. Dak.
Bond

B.

for the

(P. O

1,

by the above secretary. The. ap¬
proving opinion of Caldwell', Mar¬
shall, Trimble & Mitchell, of New
York City will be furnished the
purchaser. A certified check for

leigh,

sealed bids until

Principal and interest (J-D)

payable at the Farmers State Sav¬

<

Morris,
Director of Finance, will receive

NORTH DAKOTA

1

(J-D) payable in New Yorjt City
Bids must be on forms furpished

Bond

for

maturities.

all bids
is reserved. .'The purchaser will
be furnished with the approving
opinion of Reed, Hoyt & Wash¬
burn, of New York City. A certi¬
fied check for $2,000 payable to
the State Treasurer is required.

Dec.

consecutive

Principal

turities.

must

each

more

bid for

must be

rate

right to reject

than four rates
for each issue, and each bidder
must specify in his bid the amount
of bonds for each rate. Each rate
name

rates, and
specify in his

crued interest will be

The

Dec.

issue

may

may

four

must

consecutive

bid for

No

the

may name

(having the earliest
maturities) and another rate or
rates for the balance, but no bid
•

of

multiples

name

rates in

Each bid

rate for part of the

each

Each

rate.

bonds

Denomina¬

1947.

•Dated DecM,

interest rate

rates

Ohio

Bedford,

Offering—F.

Bond

50,000 electric light bonds. Due
on
June 1, as follows: $2,000
from 1950 to 1969, and $5,000

ders

or

bid

no

the amount of bonds of

bonds

bonds.
Due on
follows: $3,000 from

1966, and $7,000 from
1967 to 1974, all inclusive.

tion

than

bidder

sewer
as

rate

sive.

price of ,101.61.

a

Bond

1971.

and

June 1

Each bid may
part of the

balance, but

more

name

for

another

and

the

1970, and $5,000

1955 to

1970

125,000

as

1950

from

in

bonds.
Due on
follows: $6,000

water

from

of $500,000 not
interest
coupon

follows:

June

\

bonds

for

rate

one

name

bid

.

ling, Secretary of Local Govern¬
ment
Commission, will receive
sealed bids until
11 a.m. (EST)
for

tiples of y4 of 1%.

each

Newton,

1960 to

$4,000 from

inclusive, without option of prior
redemption. Principal and inter¬
est (F-A)' payable in New York
name

New York

1959;

$5,000 from 1966 to 1970,
$6,000 from 1971 to 1974, all

1965;

City.

in 1961 and 1962.

1. as follows: $3,000 from

to

of

v

at

Dated Feb. 1.
$1,000.
Due

building bonds.

1948.
on

his

at

Monday, January 19, 1948

me, at

as

basis

of

maturities.

consecutive

CHRONICLE

FINANCIAL

a price of 101.87, for 23/4s, at a price of 102.193,, a .reported in
our
Jan. 5 issue—.
Dated Feb. * 1, v. 167, p. 93—we learn that the
2.317%, Interest pay¬ basis of 2>542 %.
able J-J. The next highest bidder J948.
Due serially on June and bonds were sold as 3s, at a price'
Dec, 1, from 1949 to 1971 inclu¬ of
was J. A. White & Co., for 2y2S,
100.093, a basis of 2.979%.

Co.*

a

Each rate must be for5

of

bonds

bid

no

than four rates,
must specify in

may name more
and each bidder

N. C.

ing bonds offered Jan. 13—v. 167,
p 199—were purchased by J. Lee
Peeler & Co., of Durham, and the
Vance Securities Corp., of Greens¬

name one rate for part
bonds and another .rate pr

may

of the

&

Sale

with

the

Details—In

sale

of

Jan.
connec¬

the

$8,000

apparatus bonds to Nelson,
Browning & Co., of Cincinnati, as

000

Duilding
as

bonds.

follows:

Due on Sept. 1,
from 1950 to;

$23,000

1958, and $27,000 in 1959.

Interest

.

Volume

167

payable

Number 4665

(M-N),

The

bonds

be awarded to the bidder

the

lowest *rate

of

THE COMMERCIAL

will

Tremonf Township
Pine

offering

interest

agreeing

to pay par and accrued

W

interest.

These

will

thorized

at

Jan.

6.

A

the bonds

are

the

election

au¬

held

(EST)

thorized
Dec.

at

the

the

bonds

election

on

be

Sckool District, Okla.
Election—At an election

held

Jan.

on

20

the

construction

•

•».* <

,

;>.•

The

—

Robinson-

bonds, as follows:
2i/2s, maturing $4,000
1, from 1948 to 1956; $35,-

as

Nov.

on

000

3s,

as

maturing

$5,000 from
1957 to 1963, and $54,000 as
3V4s,
maturing $6,000 from 1964 to 1972.
Dated Nov. 1, 1947. Denomination
$1,000.
Bonds maturing
subse¬
quent to Nov. 1, 1959, are subject

voters

will consider the issuance of

000

"

■

plant

$36,000

Nowata

to

Sale

disposal

30, 1947.

Bond

'//'

FINANCIAL

CHRONICLE

$85,-

bonds.

Texhorna, Okla.
Bond Offering—Sealed bids will
be received
by the City Clerk

to

redemption

said date, or any

on

subsequent interest payment date

until 8 p.m. on Jan. 29 for the
pur¬

utility system rev-' school bonds, nor more than
three
enue bonds.
Dated Jan. 15, 1948. rates
for the
water and sewer
Denomination $1,000. Due on
Jan.' bonds, and no more than one in¬
15, as follows: $8,000 in 1949; $9,- I terest rate for
any one maturity
000 in 1950; $13,000 from 1951 to
of that issue. No bid for
less than
1954; $25,000 in 1955; $26,000 in par will be
considered. The legal
1956; $28,000 from 1957 to 1959, opinion of
Chapman & Cutler of
and $26,000 in 1960.
Bonds ma¬
Chicago, together with the printed
turing from 1951 to 1960 are sub¬
bonds, will be furnished the pur¬
ject to redemption at the option chaser without
cost.
A certified
of the City on Jan.
15, 1950, or on check for $2,000
payable to the
any subsequent interest payment
City

lows:

4%

of

redeemed

the

on

face

amount

if

interest date from

an

Jan. 15, 1950 to July 15,
1954; 3%
of the face amount if redeemed on
an interest date from
Jan.

15, 1955

to

July 15,

1958; and 2%

face amount if redeemed

Jan.

15

of the

on

either

July

or

15, 1959. If less
outstanding bonds

than all of the

to be redeemed prior to their

are

maturity,

the

bonds

to

be

re¬

Treasurer, is required.

Knox

County (P. O. Knoxville),

$45,000 bonds
$30,000 hospital bonds.

Bond

15,000

fire

These

station
the

are

at the election held

Jan. 6.

on

Wauriha, Okla.

County Judge, will receive sealed
bids until 2 p.m. on Feb. 3 for the
purchase of $250,000 not to exceed
3 % interest

Bond

sealed

Clerk,

bids

until

will

of

receive

Jan.* 27

for

Dec.

the

held

;

-

Mill,

S.

C.

Sale—An issue

on

$70,000

extension

sewer

purchased recently by

was

Fort

&

Co.

Mill

1958 to 1962, all inclusive.
Prin¬
cipal and interest (J-D) payable
at

OREGON

the

Trst

County, Clear Lake Sch. Dist.
(P. O. Eugene), Ore.

to

Central

Hanover

Bank

&

Co., New York. Approved

as

legality

by

Charleston.

Bonds
Voted—At an election
held recently the voters
approved
the issuance of
$25,000 construc¬

be

redeemed

by lot.
interest

Huger' Sinkler

./V.'/

".y.[

Highway

of

Certificates

North

Bend,

Ore.

"

Charleston.

Wellford School District No. 48,

'

Spartanburg County, S. C.
by the Board of Trus¬

tees, until 11 a.m. on Jan. 23 for
the purchase of $37,500 4% school
bonds.

Dated

Jan.

on

1,

Awarded

mium offered

until

certificates

p.m.

Jan.

on

21

for

for

the

fered

revenue

bonds.

Denomination $1,000. Bidders are
requested to specify either the
rate

of

interest

and

'v.'y

Port

Bond
gency

166,
by the

of

Newport, Ore.

Sale—The

$25,000

First
as

at

.

The

Certificates

167,

—

dollar

5—

price

of

par

for

the

Central

on

in

of

terest payable F-A.

*
*

>

1
*

.

>

Bond

Sale—The

$125,000

flood

control construction bonds offered
on
Jan.
8—v.
167, p. 94—were

purchased by A. Webster Dougherty & Co., and Dolphin & Co.,
both

of

2y8s, at

Philadelphia,
a

jointly,

price of 100.786,

of 2.048%.
k

.j

Sunbury, Pa.

j

V

V

.

1957

the

opinion

a

as

basis

Dated Jan. 1, 1948. Due

all bids.

or

$7.50

serially on Jan. 15 from 1949 to
1973 inclusive.
Interest payable
(J-J). The next highest bidder
was

E.

\2V4s, at

H.

a

Rollins

&

Sons,

price of 101,417.




for

offered

York

on

City.

were

multiple of y4 of 1%,
shall
specify more
than one rate of
interest, which
shall apply to the entire
issue, and
bid will be considered for less
than all of the bonds of said is¬
sue.
The bonds are
no

being issued
subject to the approving opinion
of Chapman & Cutler of
Chicago,

,

Bond

Offering

sealed

bids

Jan.

on

until

29

for

Carl

Baxter,

will

receive

—

Recorder,

11

as

000

75,000

Nov.

on

1952

Due $5,from 1948 to

1,

own

water

and

bonds.

sewer

Sept. 1, 1947. Due $5,000 on Sept. 1, from 1949 to

.

1963 inclusive.

Bonds matur¬

ing

1,

Sept.

on

thereafter

shall

redemption

1952, and

on any

date

1953,
be

and

callable

Sept. 1,
interest pay¬
on

thereafter

at

order,

with the

visions:
called
1957

As

a

in

following
to

each

pro¬

bond

or

after

and prior to
premium of $20.

maturity,

Union, S. C.

at

Jan.

$230,000

22

com¬

County

the

First

Greeneville.

National
All

Dated Jan.
as

1, 1948.

follows:

Bank

interest

of

rates

V4 of

1%, and

more

one

O. Dover),

Due on Jan. 1,
from 1949 to

$5,000

1955; $6,000 from 1956 to 1960;
$7,000 from 1961 to 1964; $8,000
from 1965 to 1967; $9,000 in
1968,
$10,000 from 1969 to 1972, and $30,nnn in 1Q73
"Rnnric
000 in 1973. Bonds maturing fmm
maturing from
1959 to 1973, are callable on or,
after Jan. 1, 1958, at the
option
of the County, after notice
pub¬
lished 15 days' prior to date of
redemption, at par plus accrued
Interest

payable
J-J.
requested to name in¬

are

or

rates

for

one

rate

bonds

rates

(not

the

be

than

more

entire

for each

must

issue

or

maturity), and

sold

at

not

less

than par and accrued interest. All
bids must be for the entire issue.
A certified check for

$3,920,

is

bonds

callable

are

numerical

order

in

and

in¬
are

being issued subject to the ap¬
proving opinion of Chapman &
Cutler, of Chicago, whose opinion
will

be

furnished

without cost.

the

purchaser

Interest payable J-J.

T exas

Bonds
on

Voted

Dec.

the

construction

—

bid shall specify

been

the

issuance

election

an

voters
of

McCall,

Dallas,

bonds

to

has

legality by
Crowe, of

&

Dated Oct. 1, 1947.
Texas

Bonds

held
the

Voted—At

election

an

Dec. 2 the voters
approved
issuance of $50,000 construc¬
on

tion bonds.

Lewisville, Texas
Bonds

Voted—At
Nov.

on

water

the

1

be

voters

on

ap¬

$31,000

Texas

Election

held

of

bonds.

Llano,
Bond
to

election

an

the

issuance

revenue

At

—

election

an

Feb.

15 the voters
will consider the issuance of
$50,000 street
paving bonds.

/
Lyford, Texas
Bond Sale—An issue of
$20,000

3%%

refunding bonds

sold

was

recently to Harold G. Wise, of
Houston, at 92.00. Dated June 1,
1947.
Approved as to legality by

McCall,

Parkhurst & Crowe,
L
:
Y\"v

Dallas.-

of

Needville, Texas

Bon^ Offering;—T. C. Ringener,
Town Clerk, will receive
^

sealed

bids until 2 p.m. on Feb. 4 for the
purchase of $80,000 not to exceed
5% interest bonds as follows:

$40,000 revenue bonds.
40,000 general obligation bonds.
Due serially in such
amounts as
be

may

fixed

by

the

Commissioners, the

Board

maximum

of

ma¬

turity not to

exceed 30
years, re¬
at
the
option of the

deemable
Board

of

interest

Commissioners
payment

after

the

from

and

after

requested

on

date,

expiration

maturities.

of

their

any

and

on

10

years

date.

Bids

interest rate and

on

The bonds

offered'"'

are

subject to the approval of the At¬
torney-General of the State, and
of Chapman &
Cutler, of Chicago,
whose approving
opinion will be
furnished by the Town. The Town
reserves the

all

right to reject any

bids; to waive

to be

any

or

informality

bid and to accept any bid
Board may determine
highest bid. A certified

the
the

for

2% of the amount bid,
payable to the Town, is required.

Quanah,
Bonds

Voted

Texas
At

an
election
Jan. 3 the voters approved
the issuance of
$17,500 street im¬

Texas

$65,000
purchased recently by
William N. Edwards &
Co., of
Fort Worth, as follows:
$33,000 refunding bonds.
32,000 water system bonds.

—

on

provement bonds.

was

>

Refugio

County (P.
Refugio), Texas

Bond
tion

Floyd

County, Lockney, Rural
School District (P. O.

High
Bonds

Sold—An

recently. These
at

issue

bonds

are

the

of

$40,-

held

At

on

consider

$825,000

O,
elec¬

an

Jan.
the

31

the

issuance

improvement

road

bonds.

*

the bonds

election

au¬

Nov.

on

Sabine

Sale—An

issue
bonds

of

$375,-

was

sold

Election

election
future

Texas

(P.

O. Hemphill),

Texas
Bond

the

Indep. Sch. Dist.,

construction

County

sold

was

8, 1947.

Bond

be

will

—

Lockney), Texas

construction

thorized

of

Election

to

voters

000

and

ap¬

Bonds Sold—An issue of

000

ap¬

$150,000

Kenedy Indep. School District,

held

bonds

1949
as

Parkhurst

$225,000

bonds.

Decatur,

election

voters
of

as to
Legality
$1,049,000 4V2% re¬

series

approved

check

At

18

recently to Crummer & Co., Inc.
of Texas, of Dallas.
Dated Dec.
rate for the stadium and'
15, 1947. These are the bonds au-

no

funding,

which

held

the

Bonds Approved

in any

TEXAS

30

issuance

—An issue of

are

required.
The

O.

an

Improvement District No. IS
(P. O. Edinburg), Texas

Offering—Robert F. Sex¬
County Clerk, will receive

Fort Stockton

bid must be in multiples of

than

(P.

sealed bids until 2 p.m. on Feb. 17
for the purchase of
$196,000 not
to exceed 4% interest school
bonds.

Principal and interest payable

Bond Offering—Sealed bids will
received by Mayor Edward J.

Dec.
the

check

Tenn.

ton,

(P.

Hidalgo County Water Control

Bond

.

to each bond called there¬

as

ac¬

accord¬

prior to Sept. 1,
premium of $30, and

on

certified

his

the

option of the Town in inverse
numerical

A

bonds at

$5,000 payable to the County
Trustee, is required.
~
Stewart

1

At

—

road bonds.

for

Dated

for

be

printed

expense.

Commissioners

No.

Voted

proved

The purchaser shall

the

proved

inclusive.

Bonds
held on

County.

Arlington Indep. School District,

1, 1947.

County

Precinct

the

$25,000 stadium and school bonds.
Dated Nov.

office.

Hale

held

(EST)
purchase of

follows:

payable at the City Treas¬

opinion will be furnished
purchaser at the expense of

$100,000 not to exceed 4% inter¬
est bonds

(J-J)

the

a.m.

the

166, p. 2712—were purchased
by W. L. Moody & Co., the
only
bidder, at par. Dated Jan. 15, 1948.
Due serially from 1949 to 1984 in¬
clusive.
Principal and interest

which

,

Greeneville, Tenn.
Town

a

two

rejected,

Texas

—v.

-bid

no

terest rate

$178,000 light
plant revenue bonds
Sept. 29, for which all
were

All interest rates bid

must be in

! and

interest.

TENNESSEE

V

a

for the purchase of

York

verse

Chemical

on

check for

'

subsequently > purchased by the
Allison-Williams Co., of Minne¬
apolis, as 2V4S.

:

a.m.

A certified

bids received

Associates,
a
price
of
100.40;
Guaranty Trust Co. of New York
and others,
100.159; and the Chase

Arthur, until 11

&

Sale—The

power

1.90s,

New

Hoyt

Arlington, S. Dak.
Bond

and

Bank & Trust Co., New
York, and

of

(F-A) payable at the
Chemical Bank & Trust
Co., New

Bidders

ance

tenders,

Bank

success¬

SOUTH DAKOTA

ment

count, at 100.089.

Reed,

is" required.

100.043 for 1.80s being made
by a
group headed by Halsey, Stuart
&
Co.
Inc.
Other

National

of

obligations of the School District.
The right is reserved to reject
any

syndicates competed for the issue,
with,' the
second
high- bid
of

follows:

The

Trust

Washburn of New York City, that
bonds are valid and
binding

for

as

&

the

number of other

were

Bank

bidder will be furnished with

the

-

1, 1948. Due serially on Feb.
1, from 1950 to 1959 inclusive. In¬

Hanover

The

following: First .National
101.03, a basis of 2.641%. Due se¬
Bank of Chicago; Goldman, Sachs
rially on Jan. 1, from 1949 to 1953
& Co., and Glore, Forgan & Co.,
inclusive.
Principal and interest
both of New York; Trust Com¬
(J-J) payable at the City Treas¬
pany of Georgia, of Atlanta; First
urer's office.
:
:V - W
National
Bank
of
Portland,
Washington County Sch. Dist. No. 7 Oregon; Harris, Hall & Co., Inc.
and A. G. Becker & Co., Inc., both
(P. O. Hillsboro), Ore.
J
Bond Election—At an election of Chicago; W. E. Hutton & Co.,
New York;
to be held on Jan. 19 the voters
Stroud & Co., Inc.,
will consider the issuance of
$58,- Philadelphia; Laurence M. Marks
& Co., New York; Stern Bros. &
G00 construction bonds.
"
Co., Kansas City; Newman, Brown
& Co., Inc., New Orleans; Robert
PENNSYLVANIA
f
Winthrop & Co., New York; First
Moon Township School District
National Bank, Atlanta; the Mil¬
(P. O. Carnot, R. D.
waukee Co., Milwaukee; Citizens
Coraopolis), Pa. *
& Southern National
Bank, At¬
Bond Sale—The $40,000 school
lanta;
National
City
Bank. of
bonds offered on Jan. 13—v.
167, Cleveland, and J. M. Dain & Co.*
p. 94—were sold as 2s, at a price
of Minneapolis,
m v
:
of 101.38, a basis of 1.774%. Dated
Other Bids—A

Feb.

pre¬

(J-J) payable at the

Co., New York City.

are

the

by the bidden will
award.
Principal

ful

maturity. In addition to the Na¬
tional City Bank and the North¬
ern Trust Co., the
group includes

of

the

94.

p.

certificates

Re-Offered

amount of

and interest

certificates at prices to yield from
1.45% for the 1954 maturity to a

emer¬

price

15—v.

The

determine

successful syndicate re-offered the

;

Bank

a

Jan.

1961.

of¬

1954; $2,500,000 in 1955 and 1956,
$3,000,000 in 1957.

purchased

National

3s,

'

Jan.

on

2471—were

p.

Portland,

.

indebtedness

and

"

bonds offered

; v.

■

of

dated Jan. 15, 1948 and mature
Jan. 15, as follows: $2,000,000

the

which he will purchase the bonds
at par.

on

1.7408%.

if any, above par, at
which he will purchase the
bonds,
or
the lowest rate of interest at

*

of

bidding for l3As, paid
price of 100.07, a basis of about

a

premium,

.

York

Co.,

The group,

lowest

r

Trust

the'successful bidder
the $10,000,000 State
highway

purchase of $125,000 not to exceed

-

of

was

4% interest water
>■

Bank

Northern

1950 to 1955;

$4,000 from 1956 to 1960, and $4,500

New

City

the

as

1948.
De¬
for $500.
follows: $1,000

Denomination $1,000.
1, 1964. Principal

Feb.

on

1,

one

in 1949; $2,000 from
in

Chicago,

8

Jan.

$1,000

Feb. 1, 1948.

furnish

Bond Offering—Sealed bids will
be received,

Due

of)

A

certified, check
for $4,500 payable to
the City
Treasurer, is required.

by the Na¬

and

'

,

rate

an opinion
Huger Sinkler

of

—A syndicate headed

Bond Offering—Sealed bids will
be received by the Town Clerk

selected
the

the printed bonds and
of their validity by

nominations

■■ a;

South Carolina (State

■

be

name

Principal and
payable
at
the
Bank, New York.

(J-J)

tional

tion bonds.

shall

Bidder to

rates of interest.

or

Purchasers will be furnished with

of

of Chester, and
Depository of Fort
Mill, jointly. Dated Dec. 1, 1947.
Due on Dec. 1, as follows: $4,000
from 1948 to 1957, and $6,000 from

16, 1947.

Lane

Fort

.

Hamilton
the

election

,

bonds

serially from 1951 to 1965
inclusive. These are the bonds au¬
at

election

Approved
Huger Sinkler

by

2Y2% water and

Due

thorized

the

Chase National

Bond

bonds.

sewer

legality

/

$60,500 water works bonds.
10,000 street bonds.

at

Sept. 23, 1947.

Charleston.

the

purchase of $73,500 not to exceed
4% interest bonds, as follows:

3,000

to

as

Offering—Josephine Den-

City

ney,

to

authorized

on

Galveston,

highway bonds. Dated

standing bonds of the same ma¬
turity, the bonds of such maturity

held

on

Bond Sale—The
$2,500,000 2V2%
wharves bonds offered on Jan. 8

proved

Offering—August Wilde

Bank, Atlanta, or at the Peoples
Bank, Bishopsville. These are the

bonds.

bonds authorized

Jackson)

and interest

Southern

held

Plainview), Texas

Madison County (P. O.
Tenn.1

deemed do not include all the out¬

and

election

Crowe of Dallas.

Quarterly Court.

National

Citizens

therein.
Principal
(M-N) payable at the

the

urer's

Tenn.

Due

and interest

at

Nov. 22, 1947. Approved as to le¬
gality by McCall, Parkhurst &

Authorized—An issue of
$4,000,000 school bonds was re¬
cently authorized by the County

deemed shall be the last
maturing
bonds, and if the bonds to be re¬

provided

as

follows:

as

thorized

55

Bonds

bonds

chase of

(299)

public

Humphrey Co. of Atlanta, and date, at par, plus accrued interest
to the date fixed for
Associates,
purchased
recently \
redemption,
$125,000 water main and sewer and a redemption premium as fol¬

au¬

held

until

Bishopville, S. C.
Bond

system

are

Secretary,
bids

SOUTH CAROLINA

bids until Jan. 29 for the
purchase
of $20,000
water works

These

F.

.

on

'

bonds.

,

Hooker, Okla.
Offering—C. A. Grounds,
Clerk,- will receive sealed

bonds.

Michael

receive' sealed

p.m.

Bond

City

—

Feb. 4 for the
purchase of $20,000 road coupon

2%

bid, is required.

Offering

enrich, Township

7

on

certified check for

of the amount

Grove R. D.

Bond

and

bined

(P. O.
3), Pa.

&

to
the

issuance

bonds.

be

Soon

held

voters
of

—

in

will

$150.,000

At

the

an

near

consider

County

-

Sweeny, Texas
Bond Offering—Claude

Bledsoe,

City Secretary/ will receive sealed
bids until 8 p.m. on Jan. 28
the purchase of $40,000 not to

for
ex-

56

(300)

THE COMMERCIAL

ceed 5% interest street improve¬
ment bonds. Due serially in such

Victoria

&

FINANCIAL

To Bessemer Trust

County (P. O. Victoria),
:
Texas > ■

CHRONICLE

Co., Jersey

urer's

Monday, January 19, 1948

office.

The

next

turity

from

tion

not

exceed

to

30

years,

date, redeemable at the
of

Rock, Ark., 1.10%; $600,000 St;
Louis, Mo., 1.10%; $745,000 Win¬
and Associates, as l%s, and 2s, nebago County, 111., 1.10% ; $500,000
at a price of 100.0012. Due on Oct.
Bremerton,
Wash.,
1.10%;
Conway, Ark.,
1.12%;
15, from 1948 to 1957 inclusive, $170,000
$168,000
Kings County,
Wash.,
optional in 1956.; v
;
;
1.12%, and $142,000 Santa Barbara
Woodville Indep. School District, County, Calif., at 1.12%.
All of
Texas
these notes are dated Feb. 5, 1948
^
1
and mature on Feb. 11, 1949.
Bond
Election
Soon
At an
2712—were purchased by the
Dallas Union Trust Co, of
Dallas,
p.

op¬

the

City Council on any
interest payment date.
Bids are
requested on interest rate and ma¬
turities.
The bonds are offered

subject to the approval of the At¬
torney-General of the State, and
of Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago,
whose approving opinion will be
furnished by the City, which shall election to be held in the
near
also execute the printed bonds. future the voters will
consider the
The City reserves the right to re¬ issuance of
$50,000 construction
ject any or all bids; to waive any bonds.
informality in any bid and to ac¬
UNITED STATES
cept any bid which the City Coun¬
cil may determine to be the best
Federal Public Housing Authority
and highest bid. A certified Check
Bids Rejected for Bulk of Local
for 2% of the amount bid, payable
Housing Notes ~r Only $5,474,000
to the City, is required.
\V,
of the grand total of $27,796,000
Trinity County (P. O. Groveton), notes offered by various local
Texas
housing authorities on Jan. 13 (for
Bond
Tenders Invited—C. M.
details see v. 167, p. 95) were
Garrison, County Treasurer, will awarded, the FPHA having re¬
jected the bids made by the
i

•

,

_

j

^

m

—

9

for

sealed tenders until

the

purchase

Feb.

approxi¬

of

Bank

&

York

New

Bank

&

—

County matur¬

ing Feb.
11, 1949;
Milwaukee,
Wis., on May 4, 1948, and Tuck-

ahoe, N. Y., on Nov. 30, 1948.
To First Wisconsin
w a u

kee

—

Co., of MilV

$268,000 Milwaukee?,

Wis., Authority notes, dated Feb.
5, 1948, and due May 4, 1948, at
1.05%.

Trust

VIRGINIA

remaining $22,322,000 notes

Danville, Va.

The Chemical Bank group bid an
interest rate of 1.27% for $2,913,-

1939, at prices

Co.,

those of Allegheny

Co., of
New York, and associated banks,
for the

mately $5,000 3 % general refund¬
ing bonds series

Chemical

Hanover

$100,000
Allegheny County, Pa., Authority
notes at 1.12%; $100,000 Milwau¬
kee, Wis., 1%, and $105,000 Tuckahoe, N. Y., at 1.07%. All of the
notes are dated Feb. 5, 1948, with

,

receive

Central

To
Trust

Bond Sale—The

WEST VIRGINIA

highest

City-r-$1,058,000 Norfolk Va., Au¬ bidder was. the First National
amounts as may be fixed by the
Bond Sale—The $1,000,000 road thority, at 1.08%; $600,000 Nor¬ Bank, Chicago, Mercantile-Com¬
City Council, the maximum ma¬ bonds offered on Jan. 12—v. 166, folk, Va., 1.10%; $918,000 Little merce Bank & Trust Co., St.
Louis, Dominick & Dominick, and
Milwaukee' Co., jointly, for $1,125,000 as l%s, and $375,000 as

Keyser, W. Va.
Bonds

Approved—An

Waukesha, Wis,

(P. O.
^

Hampton), Va.

of

WISCONSIN

2s at 100.0366.

Elizabeth City County

issue

$35,000 fire station bonds was re¬
cently approved by the voters.

Bond Offering—Nonie E. Crow¬

Bond Sale—The $112,000 airport
bonds offered on Jan. 14—v. 166,

ley, City Clerk, will receive sealed

2612—were purchased by R. S.
Dickson & Co., of Richmond, as
2.40s, at a price of 100.866, a basis

purchase

p.

of

2.303%.

Dated

Jan.

1, 1948.
Due serially on Jan. 1, from 1949
to 1968 inclusive.
Principal and
interest • (J-J)
payable
at
the
County Treasurer's office.
The
next highest bidder was F. W.
Craigie & Co., for 2V2S, at 100.119.

bids until 2 p.m. on Jan. 30 for the
ceed

of

2Mj%

$500,000
interest

not

to

sewer

Dated Jan. 1, 1948. Denomination
$1,000. Due on July 1, as follows:
$35,000 from 1949 to 1958, and
$30,000 from 1959" to 1963 inclu¬
sive. Principal and interest (J-J)
payable at the Waukesha National
Bank

the

or

Waukesha

State

Bank, at the option of the holder.
All interest rates bid must

Norfolk, Va.
$2 500,000 gen¬
eral improvement bonds offered
on
Jan.f 13—W; 167, p. 95—were
purchased by a syndicate com¬
posed of Blyth & Co. ofw New
Ybrk, Equitable Securities Corp.,
Estabrook & Co., B. J. Van Ingen
& Co., both of New York, Braun,
Bosworth
&
Co., Inc.,
F.
W.
Craigie & Co., of Richmond, Scott,
Horner & Mason of Lynchburg,
Bond Sale—The

ex¬

bonds.

multiples of *4
no

bid

shall

rate

one

of

or

be in

1/10 of 1%> and

specify
interest

than
shall

more

which

apply for all of the bonds. No bid
for less than all of the bonds or
for less than par and accrued in¬
terest
will be
considered.
The

bonds

are being issued subject to
approving opinion of Chap¬
man & Cutler of
Chicago, which
opinion will be furnished to the
purchaser at the expense of the
City. The purchaser shall furnish
the printed bonds at his own ex¬
pense. A certified check for $10,000 payable to the City Treasurer,
is required.

the

$1,500,000 elee->
offered on Jan.
and C. F. Cassell & Co. of Char¬
14—v. 167, pi 95—were purchased
Taylor School District, Texas
Charleston, S. C., and Washington by a syndicate composed of Smith, lottesville, as 2.60s, at 100.16, a
County,
Pa.,
authorities, dated
Bond r Election
Soon
At
an
net interest cost of 2.580%. Dated
Feb. 5, 1948 and due Feb. 11, 1949, Barney & Co. of New York, HarFeb. 1, 1948. Principal and inter¬
election to be held in the near
and a rate of 1.22% for $19,409,- riman Ripley & Co., Inc., B. J.
est (F-A) payable at the Chase
future the voters will consider the 000 notes of
Van Ingen & Co. of New York,
Allegheny County,
National Bank, New York City.
issuance of $150,000 construction Pa., Norfolk, Va., St. Louis, Mo., and Miller & Paterson of Rich¬
Due serially on Jan. 1, from 1953
WYOMING
and San Francisco, Calif., author¬ mond, at a price of 100.1029, a net
bonds. ;
■.(
to 1972 inclusive. The next high¬
interest cost of 1.8457%, as fol¬
Park County School District No. 6
ities, also dated Feb. 5, 1948 and
est
bidder was Lehman
Bros.,
Van Zandt County Road District
lows: $1,125,000 as l%s, maturing
due on Feb. 11, 1949.
It is ex¬
(P. O.Cody), Wyo.
Phelps, Fenn & Co., Stone & Web¬
No. 7 (P. O. Canton), Texas
pected that these issues will be re- $75,000 on July 1, from 1949 to ster Securities
Bond
Offering
Oliver
W.
Corp., Alex. Brown
1963, and $375,000 as 2s, maturing
Bonds Voted
At an election advertised for sale.
& Sons, R. S. Dickson
& Co., Steadman, District Clerk, will sell
$75,000 on July 1, from 1964 to
at public auction at 8 p.m. on Jan.
held on Jan. 3 the voters approved
Notes
Sold —The
Commerce Union Bank, Nashville,
$5,474,000
1968, both inclusive. Dated Jan.
23 an issue of $315,000 not to ex¬
the issuance of $200,000 road im¬ notes for which bids were ac¬
1, 1948.
Principal and interest Kean, Taylor & Co., Roosevelt & ceed 3% interest school bonds.
Cross, Seasongood & Haas, Sea¬
provement bonds.
cepted were sold as follows:
(J-J) payaoie at the City TreasDated June 1, 1948. Due on June
board
Citizens
National
Bank,
Norfolk, Southern Bank of Nor¬ 1, as folows: $25,000 in 1949 and
folk, and Thomas & Co., jointly, 1950; $72,000 from 1951 to 1953,
and $49,000 in 1954. The District
for 2.90s, at 100.7011.
will
furnish
the; typewritten
New Issue
Warwick County (P. O.
bonds and legal opinion of Myles
Denbeigh), Va.
P. Tallmadge, of Denver. Bids at
Bond Sale—The $74,000 airport
not less than the par value of the
bonds offered on Jan. 8—\h 167,
bonds will not be considered. The
p.
95—were purchased
by the right is reserved to reject any and
First National Bank of Newport
all bids and to sell the bonds at
News, as 2%s, at par. Dated Jan. private sale if they deem it for the
1, 1948.
Principal and interest best interests of the District. A
(J-J) payable at the office of the certified check for 5%
of the

less-than.par.

v

000

notes

of

Bremerton,

trie system bonda

Wash.,

—

•

.

■

—

—

.

$10,000,000

State of South Carolina

13A% State Highway Certificates of Indebtedness

Department

of

the

Is

Coupon Bonds in denomination of $1,000, registrable

to principal

lottesville,

both principal and interest.

amount bid is required.
Park

County School District No. 1
(P. O. Powell), Wyo.

highest

bidder was F. W.
Craigie & Co., C. F. Cassell & Co.,
and Peoples National Bank, Char¬

Dated January 15, 1948. Principal and semi-annual interest (January 15 and July 15) payable
at The National City Bank of New York or at the State Treasury, Columbia, South Carolina.

or as to

Finance

Due serially on Jan. 1,
from 1949 to 1973 inclusive. The
next

only

of

County.

(General Obligations)

jointly,

for

2V2s,

at

Bond

Donald

sealed bids until 8

ceive

p.m.

6 for the purchase of

Feb.

100.13.

Offering—L.

Northrup, District Clerk, will re¬

to

not

000

exceed

3%

on

$480,-

interest

WASHINGTON
Interest Exempt from

building

Federal Income Taxes Under Existing Statutes and Decisions

Pierce

Eligible, in our opinion, as Legal Investments for Savings Banks and Trust Funds in
New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, South Carolina and certain other States

No.

County School District
(P. O. Tacoma),

by the County Treas¬
urer until 2 p.m. on Jan. 20 for
the purchase of $100,000 not to

(Accrued interest to be added)

?

Maturities

Amounts

Yields

or

Price

exceed

Denomination $1,000.

n$2,060,000

1954

1,45%

2,500,000

1955

1.55

lowest

2,500,000

1956

1.65

mium, if

3,000,000

1957

100

?;*

The above Bonds

requested

are

The Northern Trust Company

:

•
.

A. G. Becker & Co.

(Incorporated)

1

*»-■

1

Laurence M. Marks & Co.

W. E. Hutton & Co.

Incorporated

'■

Stern Brothers & Co.

Newman, Brown & Co.

First National Bank

The Citizens and Southern National Bank

National City Bank

ATLANTA

OF CLEVELAND

19,1948.




pre¬

interest.

accrued

Principal

interst payable J-D.

ing

opinion

madge,

of

of

Myles

Denver,

; /

check for 5%

will

P.

be

pleasure

in

required.

announcing

the

appointment

of

|

Municipal Securities Department
with offices at

The Marine Midland Trust Company

of

New York

'

INC.

120 Broadway,

J. M. Bain & Company

New York 15, N. Y.

REctor 2-2200

The! Milwaukee Company

COMPANY

THE MARINE TRUST
OF BUFFALO
January 15, 1948

..

fur¬

of the amount bid,

Mr. Fred D. Stone, Jr.

and

Tall¬

payable to the District Treasurer,

as the new york representative of our

Government

and

A certified

,

take

and

The approv¬

is

any,

Incorporated

ATLANTA

January

Stroud & Company

.

•

Robert Winthrop & Co.

and

No bid for less than par

incl.

OF PORTLAND, OREGON

•

.

Harris, Hall & Company

interest

OF CHICAGO

Goldman, Sachs & Co. Glore, Forgan & Co. Trust Company of Georgia First National Bank
•

of

1952,

$35,000 from 1953 to 1962, all

The First National Bank

OF NEW YORK

1,

Due

follows: $10,000 in

nished the purchaser.

we

The National City Bank

to

rate

Bidders are
specify either the

and

as

$30,000 from 1949 to

1948;

the bonds at par.

'f}

Dec.

$1,000.

above par at which
the
bidder
will
purchase
the
bonds, or the lowest rate of in¬
terest at which they will purchase

offered subject to prior sale, for delivery when, as and
if issued and received by us and subject to the approval of legality by
Messrs. Reed, Hoyt and Washburn, Attorneys, New York City.

;

interest school bonds.

3%

1,

Dec.

on

Wash.

be received

,

Denomination

1947.

Bond Offering—Sealed bids will

J

Dated

320

;

amounts, maturities, yields and price

bonds.

.

v-

'

.