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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 No par 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 $6 30% 11% 7 101 % Feb , Jun 1,400 6,200 . 993/4 40% 6 29 com Jan July 17% July Apr 22% Jun 133% Aug 30% *18% 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 American 30% 30%.. 100% ' 141 58% 30 3/8 100 19 25% 140 140 , 14% 174 11% 40% 29 % 128 '*19% 147 135 25% *23% , 34 29 *25 533/4 " 149 135 135 *132 54% 54% 31% 100 *18% 543/4 14% 174 •¥"■«*■' 100 100 12 14% > t *170 20% 25 y4 Feb 100 , *170 4 Mar 12 Feb 6 300 81'/2 v 24 102 34% 32% 2,800 83/4 33% *94% • 150 Oct 30 American 120 400 27% 33% 7% 193/4 *131% ':s *313% 8% 34 19% 17 Vt Dec Shares . 7 7% Dec American International Corp—100 American Invest Co of 111 1 % 40% Jan . 4 104 V4 Sep 86 the Week I per share 19% 83/4 8% per 19% 32% 33 • ■alee fer Jan. 16 . ; 26 y* Feb • , ' Oct 6% 200 Friday 84% 7% . share 20 ♦82 8 27% *131% per 20 84 *7% 133 f 104 6 : 5 Nov ;310% Mar 72% May 132% Mar Nov ■' Thursday Jan.14 *83 8 104 v Feb Aug- 86 21% 17 Va No par Apr 17% Feb :106% Jan Oet 13% preferred Jan 64% s Nov 96% 17 ya July 28 PRICES Wednesday Jan. 13 20 84% *273/4 300 Tuesday I per share 20 8 *131 13% 110 ' 42 .1 20% July 15 Ice 21% 80 , Dec * 5 American 13% loo . 200' 1,300 3% May 19 Oct 11 1.200 v A 25% May 19 74% Dec 45% Jun 88% Jun , Oct 184 v 10 Home 21% Jan.12 11 Dec 6% 7 "5% 79 8 ; Mar Dec American 11% 11 . , Oct Jun 6,100 95 101% Dec < Nov- 2 Hawaiian 14 Monday Jan. 10 7% Feb 99 - 16 Hide 8c Leather 22 *lo4 gatnrday 19 % - 11% 11 : , ' 22 1 Inc— American 213% 105 orr *90 12% 3ey4 . 13 Lmes American *13% 22 8 40 Export 400 24'/a Dec . Get 17% Feb 5 30 20 3,000 , 6% *6% 95 *11% 13% 21% 72 V4 Foreign Power com__No par $7 preferred No par $7 2nd preferred A No par American 55 23% 6% *90 11% *13% I *52 24% 97 11% 38 Sep n ov 7 10 ; Amer & 3,200 300 y 7 28 y* Feb 38% Dec No par . Jan 8 ; 18% Dec - 37% Nov . 1 39% May 12 V* Apr 75 ,> - Apr 91% May 4V4 93% Jun 19% Apr Sep * 87% Nov 25% Oct 115% Jan 8 Oct • May 21 88 100 American European Secur 500 7% 78 6% 55 24% 400 88 38 7 series A Co 16% 39 preferred 10 com Tiling 2% 7% Cyanamid Co Distilling 16% 55 11.' May 21 19 100 Encaustic 2% 24% 22 :■ Mar 26 196% Sep 12 54% Feb' 1 47% Oct 10 com American *16% 88 Sugar 44 Feb 3, 110% Nov .12 105% July 18 10 American 2 % *76% Co__ 900 17% 7% 100 V ——No par 2,700 'H:.: 2% 78 Co 95% NOV Sep -J: ': 6% Oct 64% 20% May 21 No par prior preferred— 2,000 . Inc > . 36 100 preferred————i conv American 117% 88 5% Cable ! 3 26 94 • No par preferred-. non-cum Chain & 29 July 82% May "25' *50 29 108 30% Nov 91% Nov: 77% Jan 23 88% May , r 9: Dec Nov*: • * 11% Apr May 19 Dec Jan Nov 99% 1 23 Apr •31 166 Jan 39 31% 50% Dec 5 20% May 19 75% Dec - Jun 29% ; 29% Sep 27 8% Feb 51. 107 3% May 19 —.1 25 - . 7 . lfl% Dec 6 Jan 80 9 100 > 400 15% 6% Radio Corp Can' common., 38 16 36 May 19 107% Dec 4 100 —_ Dec 65 3A Dec No par com Preferred 140 : 103 Va 6% *38 Co Chicle 15% 7'/8 & , 1 Corp Shoe preferred cum American 15% *52 i% 1,600 *15% 7% _10 common Amer 15% 39% Brake Amer 7 50 American Bosch 40 :: 18% 6% 7% Note r 50% Dec 27 • Oct"* 14; 99% Oct 34% May 16 1 preferred—100 American Car & Fdry com 'V 6% *87 Corp_ 3,100' 88% 102% 29% *76% No par -* Chemlcal_No par ; Mar preferred 7% 19 ' 6% 8 Jan 73 1,300, *: 49% 18% 39% 79 &% American 15% *39 . Amer Cable 106% *88% 103 29 6% 90% 9 350 21% 38% 46 -__50 July 154 ?■' 18 24 105% July 28 I. 42% Oct 14 5% May 19 t conv American Bank 100 Va 21% 103 -1 com. Jan 61% May 5 Nov ' 106% 8 * cum 4,600 174% 41% •19 Agricultural 3%% . 4,400 79 174 21% *88% Amer Inc s American Airlines common ■• 400 4% 77% Co 82 113 1 26 24% May 19 No par »-■ preferred Petroleum ' 77% 174 *98% *76% . Leather convertible Amerada * 40%i 106 % *105% 4% ,: 6% , . 1,500 11% 40% 106% 7% 41% 6% i 64 63 Amalgam 100 21% 63 . l,300r 6,200 ... 55 • Alpha Portland Cement— * i 99% 55% , 800' ' *48 ■ : , 4-, Aug 8y4 Jan 69% Jan 4 38 / 29 Oct 52% Oct 36y4 0ct 16 Oct 51% May 103 " 18 May 17 24 3% 29% Mar 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 Oct 76% Nov 13 V- 30 \ 2 20% Nov .. Feb May 17 ' 104 8 . 31% Jan ' May 20 V 33 18- 102 3/4 Aug 11 .5% Feb 4 18 No par "» —100 Allis-Chalmers.Mfg ci>mmon__No •* < preferred Jan 24% 164 5 —; 4 24 10% Dec 27 , Dye„—-No par >'•! Allied Stores Corp common 11,000^ 200 % & Jan 44% 6 112 27% Dec v 9 90% Nov JUn 10" 10 38% Feb 29 2% May ly 25% May 19 66 par 100 Inc__—— 1 Chemical Allied Mills Co « Dec Feb 10% Feb 30 16 Ye Dec 75 1 gtd Allied Kid Co——. Nov 3% Dec 5 j 100 Industries Allied - 25 % Dec Jan 24% 40% Oct May 19 100 Mining—i—10 Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp_No V 1,800 88% 36% 92 - ■•200 28% ' • Gold common preferred 60 May 27 30% May 16 100 Allegheny Corp common 1 I 5 Va % preferred. A_i_—— *.-100 $2.50 prior conv preferred-No par . -1,100 92 37% 4,500 ,v, 203Ai,i:j - -No par Alleg A West Ry 6% 88% 83% 4 100 - 187 *32% ■ Inc Vicksburg Ey.u, Juneau 6,400 11 187 30 *88 91% 30 >*20 & Inc 95 -20% 32% 29 37 %. *91% 11 55 6 Alabama / 7,400 72'v. 29% *89 188% U 32% ,-.30'A 89 % - . 38 Alaska ' May Oct Aldens I Feb X50 Feb 13% 2,800 1 , May 19 30% 4%% ... 41%. *71% 23% 3%' a 169 Nov 29 Air Reduction 60 V Dec Oct 8 7 20 </-',• 40% ,, 95 *10% 187' .; 32% 30 ♦88 20 : 91 105% 10 3/4 Feb Oct 6,300 18 vr'80 3% 72 29% 188'A ' ; *71% *89 % :20 41 29% 187% 17% *78 , 3% 40% 95 v; 18% 19 Apr July 28 110 01% 18% Oct 1 — Admiral i; : 3% 4 29 43% Apr : Jun 5% Dec Highest I per share 7 13% May 19 6,700 26% 00 87% Jan f per share No par * Corp 2,400 102 - 3% 80 3% 41 71% . 18'A *78 80 102 3% 66% May 20 • 2.50 10 $ per ehare Lowest Addressograph-Muiiigraph Corp__lO Corp 1 -2,000 ! Co Highest I per share No par Motors Steel Co AdamsrMills -. 8 % 26% luz 3% 18% *78 26% lu<s 3% *8 No par com Adams Express 2,400. • 47%. 7% 3% 1,200- 16% *45 ACF-Brill Acme Year 1946 Lowest 6c Straus 5,800 6% 52% 16 % i Abraham Range for Year 1947 , Par Abbott Laboratories 1,200 • 52% ; Range for Previous STOCK - 95 47% 26 % >102 74% YORK EXCHANGE Shares 6% 52% 16% 47% 74 *82 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 No par 26 e 38 Bep 62% May 108 Dec Xll4% Mar Jan x84% July 27% May 61 Jan 16 583/4 July 15 24% Dec 7 22 43% 15% Oct Jan 29 133/4 Sep 17 6% Feb 21 4% Nov 10% Feb Apr 29 39% Oct 15 26% Mar 41% Deo 93/1 Dec 30 3% Jun 30 38% Dec 1113/4 Mar 10 16 24% Feb 13 14 THE (258) LOW Jan.15 13% 14 Yb *104 14 Va 15% 92% 14% *14 14% *107% 102 y4 / 110 101 92 *14'/a 14% 14% 14% 106 v* 260 6% 1st 1% 2d preferred 27% 28% 93% 91% 93 101% 101% *15% *49% 107'A *95 *63 y2 49% 30% *68 33% ; : Coast W 35% 36% 35% 106 y2 106'% 105% 105% 100 4% 95% 94 94 93% 94% 400 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 2,300 62 530 60% 115 y2 111% 28 y2 *24% 60% 113 *24% 6% 6% 6% 14% *13ya 14% *13% 14% 18% 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 19 19% *18% .•18% 19% *18% 4% 4% 4%; 5 6% *6 19 4% 4% 6% xlll% 111% *24 y2 28% 28% *13% 18% *61% 61 % 113 *112% 28% Atlantic 4% 19 19 19 4,000 Automatic 5 4% 5 37% 37% 37 37% 14 Ya 14 Ya 16,000 i. 38 14% 14% *37 % 3d 38 x3ff% 37 37% 14% 13% 13 Ya 14 14% 13% 143/4 15 14% 14 YB 14 Y2 12%'' 12 Ya 12 YB 11% 11% 19 YB 18% 19 YB 18 Ya 14'/a 14 Yb 14% 14-% 143/a 14% 12 11% 12 Va HYa 12 YB 18 Ya 18% 18 % 18% 18 YB 18% 14 Ya 14% 14% 14% 15 15 63 63 63 63 63 ' 63 400 *48 12 Ya 163/4 49 48 48 3,300 18 YB 15 14 Ya 14% 14% 62 V2 62% 62 62 y2 48% 51% 49% 51% 48 48% 24, 24 23% 23% 223/a % 14% 62 23 Ya *14 Ya 62 * % ' 44 44 35% 44 y2 *44 35 Ya : *44 36 Ya V 23 YB 44 Ya / *47% 23 Ya '; 44% 44 Va 33 YB 33 Yb 35 Ya 32% 11 11 10 Ya 11 Ya 10 YB 10 YB 10% 10% 10% 10 YB IOYB 23 23 22 Ya 22 Ya 22 y2 22 Ya %;v 22% 22% 22 '/a 22 Ya *22 YB 36% 37YB *37 YB 37% 36 Ya 36 Ya *88 Ya 92 *90 92 88 Y2 -88 Y2 * 18 18 18 *17% 36 Ya *36% * 17 Ya *98 Ya 98 Ya 9Ya 9%.'. 34 100 * 98 Ya • 99% 8 Ya 10 YB *165/B 35 Ya 35 16 YB 17 YB 16% 23% 23% 16 Va 23 Ya 29 21 29 28 21 21% 24 5/B 21 *24 Ya *95 28% 29 % 24 Ya *82 23 YB 98 85 24 Ya *24 Ya 14 84% *82 25 *16Ya 98 28 Ya 21 16% *95 Ya 28 Ya 21% 21 24 98 25 34 Ya 15% 15% -173/a 28% 20 Va 20 Ya 24 YB 24 *82 Ya 84 Ya 84 Ya 25 Ya 2b % 25 Ya 24 Yb 23% *25 y2 26 100 Ya 101 30 30 *135 137% 25 YB 30 ; -v 100 *136 Y2 30 3 B 30 30 Ya 100 Ya 99 YB 137% 136 Ya Vt 61Ya' 60 YB 60 Ya 14 Ya 14YB *14% .14 YB *60 25 Ya 100 3 *57 * 30 137 59 100 Yb 30 14 LOW I per thare *30 31 *15 Vb HIGH SALE 57 57 *14 % Jan. 14 per 30 share 30 f per *29% share ;• i f per share *30 30% Thursday t per thare 33% 30 Y8 15% 15. 15'A 14% 15 14% 14% 14% 29 29 28% 29 28 29 27% 27Ys 26% 16 15 Ya *i6V'4 17 *16 17 *16 16% 16 *36 *35 37% *34 30% 14% 14% 27% 27'A 16 *15% 16'% 37 Va *35 *35% 37% 24% 25% 23% 25 24 Ya 24% 24% 25 Ya 25'A 31% 31% 31% 31% *31 Ya 31% 31 Ya 31 Ys *31% 94 94 95 96 x94% 94% *94 95 95 95 94 94 140 50 50 *50 51% *49% 51 49 3 8 •49% *49% 50 50 50 30 25% 25% 26 26% 25% 25% 25% 25 Ya •;'." 25Yb 26 25% 25% 41. 50% 40% 40% 41 *52% 53% *88% 92 *4% 52% 41% 40% 41 >A 51% 53 52% 50 *88 y4 91% *88 *88% 91% 4% 4% *4% 40 Ya 4% 4% 41 41 Ya 41% 51 4% 50 50 Ya 90 *88 89% *4 Ya 4% 4% 20,400 1,800 r 14% Feb, 83% Feb 29 49 Feb 13 Dec 13% Dec 30 16 41, Oct 38 Ya' Jan 48 Ya Oct 57 May 21 Sep 31 May > 4%% 50 Oil -—a—.*—50 Co—— Jan 8 —5 55 Yb Jan 28% July 28 May 19 45% Dec 20% Apr Feb 69 13 42y2 Dec common.—..—10 preferred Barnsdall 54 % Jan 19 9 24 37% 7% 36 *7% 7% *76 8iy8 *76 36 36 7% 81% 7% *75 36 *36 7% 37% 81% *75 10 10 9% 33 33 32% 32% 32% 32% *23% 29 >/8 29 29 28% 28'A 28 YB *36 y2 38 Va 36% 36% *95 97 81 Va 32 18 *95 18'A 18 10 9% 97 36 *95 18% 17% *31% 32 *31% 32 *31% *94 98 *94 98 *94 *20% 21 % *20% 20% *20% 18% 18% 18 Va 18% 18% *123 123 124% 123 123 10 36% 32 31-% 98 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 <.. 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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 95% , Aug Dec Sep 5% 36 30 13% Dec Jan Atlantic 800 *17 Feb""' 36% May ■ , 99 ,, 100 34 v 3,600 12 OQ 5% 77 *69 13 May '112% Nov •'" Oct 17% Feb 29 36% 115% 5 49 32 77 65 Dec Dec A T 18% May ■> July: V 135 ^ . Sep-;.:'.. 18% May 19 107 Va *13% 4% 49 49 900 102 4.,,. 25 1,400 J 17 Jan 66 94% *24 18% 15% 32% *68 6 "A *18 y4 101 Yt 15% Feb 19 Sep- 42% 10 35% *113 19 18% 101% 15% 32% 78 13% 6Ya *13 '/a 101% 110 112 7 ■" - 99 common—1 Investment 29 Sep 22 I per share 10V1 Sep 21 Jan Topeka &r Santa Fe com—100 107 y4 64 61% 28 Atch 49 31% . Associates 6,200 22% *22 115% *24 *48 78 1,500 93% 95 95 64% *113 29% 15 27% 92% 108 *106% 22 y4 15 49%, *68 38% 37 96 22 y4 78 *101' 15% 29% 30% 37%. *i06ya ioi%: 49 50% 30% *68 78 37 y4 15% *27% Goods 55 Highest f per share 130% Jan. 24 10% May 19 preferred'—---,-----IOO 370 10 14 v No par 101 14% 30 91 Ya« Dec 5 Loweat 15% Oct Dec 38 y4 Jun No par — Corp.- 105% 28 49% 103 par 100 14% 92 30% Constable Artloom Corp. Associated Dry $ per share 9% May 19 par 107 28 30 Va com_i—No 101 14% 94% 49% preferred—No Cork Co preferred.-- $3.75 Arnold I per share com—L_5 106 Va 28 *68 4,800 Illinois of $6 conv prior Armstrong Highest Par 100 93 101% 14% Co Year 1946 Lowest 14% 28%'" 15% 2,100 & Armour %. ■' ■; Range for Previous Range for Year 1947 : ,v 107% 96 101 % 14% ''-1. ' ' STOCK EXCHANGE , 14'A 28 15 Va 100 , 107 y2 94 101 '• 240 14% 2,300 NEW YORK % . iooy2 28'A 15% Monday, January 19, ,1948 101% 95 Va 101 CHRONICLE 110 28 Va 15% 92 14% 94 '/4 101 45% 92 15 %■%, 700 106 ♦14% iooya 28% > 19,800 45 % 15 14% thares 13% 106 92 ' *14% 15 13% 46 92 -91% 14% 15 I per share 105% 45% the Week y SalM for Jan. 16 13% 105 46% 92% 14% *107% : 102% 102 13% 106 46% Friday \ I per share 13% 106 47 14% '14% 14% 109 y2 102 Va 13% 106 46% 15% 15% I per share 13% *92 *i07ya Va *105 46% *14 14 y4 14 106 share 13% 92% 92 *15 Va • per 46% 46'/2 91 14% 106 107 46 I FINANCIAL STOCKS Thursday Jan.14 per share & PRICES Wednesday Jan.13 $ t hare 14 y« SALT? Tuesday Jan. IS Jan. 10 per HIGH Monday Saturday I ANT) COMMERCIAL Capital Admin class A common—1 $3 preferred A —... 1n 11 50 Apr 50 89% MM . Volume 167 Number 4665 THE COMMERCIAL NEW LOW AND HIGH Saturday Monday Tuesday Jan. 10. Jan,12 SALE Jan. 13 S share per *108 t 109 31 % share per I 109' *108 *108 109 31% 31 31 30%. 30% 41%. 41% 41 41% 17 17% *42 43% *6% 17 16%, 16% 16'A 16% 42% 43 42% 42% 6%. 6% 44 6% 45 138 *63/4 6% 44 43% *134 , 104 133 *134 138 *135 59 % 60%. 59% 60 60 60 27 26% 26% 26% 27 26'A 26% 102 134 *100% 134 26 101% *1007/a 102 134 134 26% *132 135, 26 »/a 26 , 18% 18% 18% 8% 8% 8%. 8% 8% 8 8 8 103 *103 103 80 8 8 *12% 13 *10 10% *10 26% 20% 19% 19% *197/a 18% 18% 18% 103 % 80% 8'A 8% 103 34 79% 28 ,103. 79% 103% *79 8% 8% 8% 8% 12% *12% 12% 12% 10 Va *10 10% 10%,, 26 % 26 253A 26' 'A 16 % 16 % 16% 30 33 21 Va 21% 101 14 21'A *106 14 *21 13 Va 100%, ;:13% 14 i - 14 *27 ,i44 %t* 44'/a 89 *86% 89 v29- *27% 29- 44 Va 86% 5 89 88 88 * 87%' 11% 4% 4% 5 5% 5%' 8% 8% 8% 9% 9'A 10% 11 Va 10% 10% 10% il Va 11% 6% 11 6% 11% 7 7 6% v 6% 6% •V 7% 6% . 14 14% ,■ 13% v< 14% 13.%" ■V 14% ' - 13% e%. 8% 8% 8% 8 34 8 Va 8%. 8%. 5% 5 5% 4% 4 7/8 43A 5 5 9% 9% 9-% 9 Va * 33% 33% 34% 33 19% 39% 17% 18% 38% 32'A 31% 54% *53% 39% 39 32% 32 54% ' 4% ■ - v *33% 62% 61 25 Vs V, 'Ui. 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",10% 10%- 10 10 31 30% 30% 30% 30 30 V 5 Va 5% 30% 31 *30 ,, 5 Va 30% 31 5 *30 5% 22% 22% 22% 22% 22% 22 Va 22% 22% 104% *104 Va 104% 104% 104% 104% 104% 16% 16% 11 *10Va 16% *16 16% 11 *10% 11 *16 10% 50 49 Va 50 10% 46'Va 49% 48% 49% 48 13% 13% 14% 15 14% 14% 14% 14%,. 14% 23 23 22%- 23% 48% 14% 22% 22% 23 % 23%- 23% *13% 13% 13% 24% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13 Va 14 *34 14-", 35 *34% 35% 34" 34 104% *41% *93'A 12% *87 ■ 42 98 41% *95% 12%: 12% 93 32'A 11% 101 11% *54% 54% 7% *88 32% *97'A 8% 52% 97% 12% 93 ' 97% 41 98 12% 12 93; 90 90 32% 32% 32% 98 97% 97% 11% 11% 11% *11% 54% 54% 54% 54% 54 Va 8% 7% 7% 7% 8- 52% *16%. 23'A 51% 15 15 *44% 53% 17 32% *94 , 23% 52% 50 16 Va 52% 16% *22% 23 V* *51 Va 52% 50 16 22% *51% 11% 54 Vm 8 50% 16 23 52% " - ■ 32 Va 11% 53% 54 - - 7% 7% 50% 51 % 54 7%. 50% 15% 17 Va 16% 17% 46 47 47 47 , , Co :■ 32 (The) 34 Dec 113% Jan 108% Mar Jan 106 preferred'— non-cum non-rum 1st Jan 60% Jun 165 May Year 1946 191% Nov 5 Dec 24 8 18 56 Feb 60% Dec 37 Oct 63% Oct 23% 110 July Aug Jun .Oct 22 10% 15% Oct 24 Va Feb 12% Nov 41 Jan 13 Sep 39 Jan 38 Jan 18 ; May 14 17% Feb 10 4 9% May 15 17% Feb 11 8 Feb *99 10 Feb 69% May 20% Feb May 17 16 Va May 19 20 common..100 200 Deo 42 % $ per share 22% Oct 23 Aug 25 12 " 61% May 22 Jan 2 105 % July 25 46 Highest Oct 130 11 May 19 87 23% Dec Lowest t per share 6 65% Jan 1155 May 21 33' > $ per sharei*. May 19 x6l% Jun 10 preferred—100 2nd Nov 152U* Highest 141 1140 No par preferred. Southern 39% 7 19 154 26 $ per share —No par ! Inc.... conv Fffc Range for Previous No par cum 6 Wfth 48% Mar 26 Dec Lowest Internat. Mills Apr Ju f '• 12 % Oct Jan 16 Va Feb 4 21% Dec 1 32% Jan 21 28 Oct 47 21% Nov 28 32 % Jan 10 27% Nov 47 Jan Columbia. Gas & 10 18 12% Oct 14 8Va Sep 14 Jan 30% May 28 39% Aug 22 % Feb 6 32% Nov 48 Apr 7 preferred Electric Carbon Pictures 8 100 ,_No par —No par Co May 20 Apr Jan Deo 78% Deo 106 % Apr 36% Oct 50 % Aug Commercial 36! May 19 48% Oct 23 36 Va Oct 59% 87 Dec 115% Feb 3 103% 650 $3.60 Commonw'th «& preferred —No par South com—No par series Coi__ Consolidated Consol of Y N preferred— Consolidated Grocers com__No par 800 1 Consolidated Consol RR of Cuba, 67o ; $4.50 100 5,800 > 200 32% 200 -11'A 2,100 * 10.400 Can Inc Continental 10 : : _1 16,700 Continental Oil 1,800 Continental Steel" Corpi 1,000 52%: 52% 1 15% 16% Cooper-Bessemer Corp com—No $3 prior preferred. No Copperweld Steel' CO- common 40 12 12%, 12 Va 12% 12 Va 12Va 12% 53% 12% 53 53 12% 12% 52% 52% 52% 3,700 52% x52% 52% 1.120 of Convertible pref 5 % Corn series Dubilier Electric Corp.. Fvohanerp Bank fir. 17% Sep 15% Feb 10 13% Nov 54f% Jan 2 ' 30 48 Feb 20% Feb 106 Va Apr 9 44% Feb 8 Dec "5 29 17 9. ' Dec May 17. 44 May 20 6% May 19 10 110% July 30 13 % Feb 7 55% Dec 1 Tr Co .50 1 20 May 16 12% Jun 27 •44 Dec 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 *23% May 13% Nov 30% Feb 46 % Deo 56 Jan ,12% Oct 23% Feb 55 Dec 17% Oct 55 Feb 10 ft 3 12% May 17 20% Feb 13 51% Dpc 61 27 33% Sep 23 27% Oct 23 43 60 Nov Feb 19 12% Apr A3 Jan 55% Dec 14% May 19" par Feb 25% July 23 3A Apr 8 35 14 Feb Jan 12% Feb _L5» 14 10% 36 109% 104% July 31 par Apr Sep 40% May 55% May 42% *111 24 30 95 - 38% Feb 114%. Feb 29 30 Va Dec 18 Va 17 11% Dec 94 Feb Jun 16% Jan 19% Feb „ Jan 36 Ve 14% 17% Mar -;14 Delaware ... Cornell 20% Feb 13 94% Dec 5, T1 Insurance.. Oct May 19 ^ Oct Sep May 19 Dec 5 Vs 24% 105 Va * "12 Va Oct 3 29% Feb ! 16 33 108% Mar 26 18 40%. May 19 30 No par ' 53 Nov 132 24 Vs, Nov 35% Feb IT 7 Feb 7 : 17 20 common preferred ' j 14 32% May 19 Continental Motors.. 140 20, .Apr Corp of America com__2o ! 1 19,100 33 % Nov 5% Nov 99% Dec 30 com 16% ■ 12 V* 10% July 30 100 23 ' 2 10% Dec , 1 Continental Diamond Fibre, 1,700 r : 7% 14% Jan 111 Jun July 32 % May Sep Sep ..No par No par Continental $3.75 29% 11% May 21 47ft cumulative preferred 100 Continental Baking Co com__No par< V $5.50 preferred .1 No j>ar 4,900 97% 2 4% May 19 115 pfd preferred Container 33% Jan ' Retail Stores Inc..—1," Consumers Power Co 3,000 v Consolidated 28 4 104% Nov- 18 ;_5 123 Jan 2 29 '21. V Corp—_1.33V» Aircraft 2% Jan 123% Jan ' Vultee Deo 29 30 No par Consolidated LaundTies Corp. Consolidated Natural- Gas__. 7 36% May Nov 8% May 16 23 Va May 19 <i. Coppermines. Corp—5 Edison $5 19 Dec 94 :25 Congoleum-Nairn Inc.—.No par Cigar. —No par 26% July 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 : • Credit common preferred' Commercial $6 common—No par Consolidated 12% Sep Jun 20 54 page 24 3 13 2,700 103% 48% Mar 91% Dec 10 Dec <89 No par A Aikman. May 21 140" y•;':!.Par ; 16 Va *47 109 106 4 35% July 28 Range far Year 1947 23 47 Jan Mar 21 12% see ' ' 16% 15% 46 108 ,:l-V'-.: • 52% *51% 15% 46 115 % Feb STOCK 16% 23 Jan Feb 54 For footnotes STOCKS 23 *16% Feb 105 28 27 86 "1,000 90 vy 90 11% ' Jan 43% Jun 50 6,200 97 *95 95 28 30 3a,700 41 32% 98 *11% 1 12% 205 30 100 r 15% 40% 11 Va - 94%- 32% *94 : 10% 48% *95% 11% -*88 ' 14' - 38 % May Sep 30 2,000 35%- 35% 41% 11% •. % .: 102 • *95'A- 97%-' 12 *88 ; 103% J-~ 40 Va 98 ;ii% 35% 1037/2 41%-- 16": 14 108 Va Mar Dec 10.900 24% ■V 24% *34% 104% 1 98 23% 45 98 41% 34 103% 32% 53% 15 41% 41%, 104% 11% 23%' 45 103% 32% *52% - 105 98 53 16'A .17 - 104 '/a - 26 107 .100 .yj;.'EXCHANGE 1.800 , y " Jun 34 % Nov 85 100 300 5 Va 14%- 18 Dec 4,100 . 22% 48 15% Nov 34% Nov 21 11% Dec 11,400 31 104% *10% Dec 6 Mar 20% Feb 36 1,300 22% 15% 88% 94 31 May 1JL 63 7,700 " 104% .• 16 Va ' v 30% *5' 22% 104% *10% , Dec $4.25 cum preferred w w__No par Columbus & Southern Ohio. Elec—10 36,500 99 28 Va May - 178% No par 2nd pfd cum Columbia 7,700 . 2% 98 104% *16% "A 28% 22% 11 38% % May 22 10 4,700 23% 2% Sep Oct 44 Va 9% 3 11% Feb 2,300 94 . Apr 27% 34% Nov May 19 . Feb July 1 — Columbia. ' 38 V4 38% 98%. 16% yv -1,200 68% 38% 68% 36 Va May 4% 33,500 12% 11% *65 38% 93 28% 5% 12% *65 38% 28% 31 *12% 38 % Oct Columbia Eroad Sys Inc cl A...2.50 Class B .2.50 u 1,900 92% 2%, 99% *30^ 11% 38 104% 104 : 34% 92 28% % 34 39% : 99 5% 35 68% *65 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% ' ' *17% 17% 18 " ' 24 21% 21% *92% 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 *87 89 *87 89 89 90 90 903% *893/4 90 3/4 *893A 903% 200 *87 89 88 88 89 90 91 *88% 90% *88 % 90% 80 14% ""*14% 14% 14 3/8 14% '1,700 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 Deere 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 *22% 22% 28% 28% ■ 22% 21 1 28% 14% 40 9% ' 12% ♦38 21% ' - *37 - 43 43 44% 31% 30 30% *30% ' 5,000 43 30% 43% 43 45 ' '.>■ 30% 39 9% " 31% ; 39 Delaware Lack «fe Western 383/s 95% 9% 17% 18% 17% 18 18 18 17% 18 3,800 37% 37 % 37% 37% 373/4 37% 37% 37% 37% 1,200 21% 21% 21%, 21% 95/a 93% , Hudson— 1,800 39% 9% & Denver 18% 18% 38 38 37 21% 21% 21% " ♦58 " 24% v' 42% 17% 17% ' v.: 41% 41% 24% 16 16 16 16 16 25% 25% 24% 25% 40% 41 40 403% 43 43 43% 44 23% 41% '17% 15% is y. ♦16% 17 ♦36% 37% *36 54% *53% 54 *22% 23% 22% 22% 36% 36% 35% 36% 17% 16% 17 % ' •' 16% v *22 23 22% 22% 22 22 34% 35 34% 34% 34% 345/a 16% 163/4 16% 16% 16% 103/4 96% 96 96% 96 96 21% 23% 23% 24 23% 233/4 *82s/8 85 • *182% ♦118% 118% 114 ' LOW 92 ' 16% ; 16% 106 6% 52 52% 12% 12% *34 , 34% 52 12% ., v v 16% *136% 140 56% 56% 16 4 - 15% -59% 15% 22% 22Va , 13% 13% - 1 ,33% 33% 101 101 4% 10% 10% - 4% . 56% 16 59%> 62 :. 15% 16 21% 21% 13% - 13% *33 33% 101 101 4% 4% 10% >10% *55 57 *63 65 :-57 >65 *55 *63 ; 53% 16% 60% 60% '49% 49% 49 49% 49 30% 30% 30% *49% : 30% 7% - . 7% 7% 7 «■ 7 7% ' *49 7% 14 18% . 13% 13% 13% 14- Xl3% 37% 37% 37 % 37% *37% 38 18% 11 25% 18% 18% -18 % 18% *18. 7% 13% 13% 37% 13% •37% 30% ia% 99 ■ > 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 25 25% 24% 25% 24% 24% 97% 97 98 97 97 97 . 10% *• 10 4,100 30 \ 1,100 3,300 2,900 < 300 " 2% 1,700 16% 12% 34% J v , 147 "19,700 1,400 136 700 16% 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 •17 „ 38. 107 \ Apr 40 3 19 2 2 *'• i 12% Feb . j | . . ( Mar 24 4% Dec Ill Jan : 31 3 3 67 Feb SS *9% 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. >97% Decr-3i[>w; 103% Jutt 12 . 68% Apr 36% Feb 7% Dm I 19% Jan Oct 64% Feb 10% Oct 21% Jun i- 35 j , 21 Not :104 ; Sep > ',11 Jan Apr 116 115% Dec 173 For footnotes see page 24 yjez 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% *97"- 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 *49 7% 24% Aug Oct 16 18 10% *45% 6% 55 *63 8% 13% *18 Deo 25 2 1,800. 55% . 15% 22% 13% 32% *100% 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% . *37% *97% -800 ,' *132 32% 32% 101% 101% 4% 4% 10% 10% *55 57 *63 65 8% 8% 18 18 10% 10% 45% 45% 7 7 30% 46% , 146 ^"13%: 13% 49 30% 11% 46% •7 . 6,200 14,200 30 , 1,000 5% 50% 12% *34% , 15% 15% 60 ;,60% 15% 15% 21% 22 15% 15% ,'4 . 15% 15% 21% 21% 21% 22% 13% 13% ' 13% 13% -32% 33 32% 32% 101% 101% 101 102 4% 4% ' 4% 4% 10% 10% 10% 10% 55% 55% *55/ 56% *63 65 ,1 *63, 65 *8% 8% 9 9 *18 18% 18 18, >10% 11% 11 11 *45 46 46 46 7 7% *7 7% '2,100 8,200 - *2% , 54* 54% -30% 11% , 91 91 15% 15% *103 105% Industries DWG Cigar ihares 19% 19 2 2% 16% 16% 147 147 ,136 136% *15% 50% 30% 19% *97% 16 62 ' ; 7% ♦18%- •10% *25% / 55% 16 .61' *163 167 *52% 53% 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% *89 91 15% 16 *103 105% 5% 5% 50% 51% 12% 12% :*34% 34% 138% 8% ....-18% 11 46% *7 8% •8% 7% 8% 18% H% 46% 7% 136 20% 43% 53% 19 2% 139 16% Co 8TOCK8 i. 21 17 21 17% *162" 2% 16% 16% 148 148% 139 56% 16 16 59% 148% 148% 2 2 16% rl6% *148 149% *137 140 ..." 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% *103 105% 5% 5% 50% 51 12% 12% ;; 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 •»" 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% *103% 106 5% 6 51 51% 12% 12% *34 34% 2 2 '.16% 16% 106 6% 96% *114', ; 14% Jan. 15 21 54% 19 118%;:/; ■..-*>118,:, 119 — 900 ' ... 155/a 170% 179 Thursday t per share > 166 — PRICES 21% 17% 19 *89 , 6 16% 19% 19% / 16% 148% 20 43% *161 53 r 92 2% 16% 21% 44% 162% 163 54% 54% 106% 34% 21 17% 21 54% 12% 21% SALE *14% * J 16 16 *15% 155/a 115 *114 Wednesday Jan. 14 Jan. 13 43% >19% HIGH / 14% *14% 15% 180 . 115 *114 14% 85 *83 *96% 97 *96% 96% t per share 21% 17% t 166 1133/4.' AND 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% *143/4 15 15 >*15 3/8 1193/4;; ii9 ; V 15% I813/4 15% 181 119 *96% :,97 ' * 115 143/4. 14% 16% 15% 83 *82% 85 *81 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 •163 *34 ' 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% *34 % 53 •" 0 S 45% Mar 5% May 19 Detroit Hillsdale Si S W RR 400 22% 39 21% 17 35% 52 97 15% 17 16% 38% ♦14% 15% » 35 55% *114 « 17% *22 39 VA 118% 15% 18 53% 52% 182% 18 15% *16% *17% 36 38%. 21% 800 17% 153/8 17 18 Detroit - ctfs for pfd Escrow 700 *52 52% *81 900 43 43 *34 39% 100% 2,500 393/4 " •• *39 53% 53% 52% *96% 500 •*' 25% 163/4 . 37 *35 39% •99% 600 . 16% 245% ■ 1,900 24% 15 18 15% 16% 38 ♦53% V - 18 15 15% 17% 18 17% 15% 43 43 *24 23"% •' "115/8 *16 25% *41 42% *16% 17% 24 • 20 5: > 30 32% May 19 100 100 20 for com Escrow ctfs 12,000 59% ' 11% *24 * 42% *58 11% -11% . 16 25% *' 59% '"•*7*58 11% ■ 25% 16% 42 60 ' 11% 21% 21 21% 24 24% 25% 26 ♦42% 11% 21% 21% *57 58% 11% 24% 16% *41% 58 11% *i6y8 24 y2 16% 65 11% 11% *25% - *58% 65 11% ' 18% 29% Dec 28 Rio Grande West RR i 18 24 20 100 50 Preferred 19,900 38% 39 common & 9% • Co & Delaware 393/4 10 9% ; 800 9% *39 40% 39% 'r»-. 10 ;*30% 32% »31 32 40 141/4 - ; 37% 43% " -* 32 14% 13% 37% 45% 44 % 45% ♦44% v 40 y4 39 40 39% *88% 12% ' ' : Deo Oot 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 Jun 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 7% Not 9 4% Jan Dec preferred •. preferred $7 5% 58% May Xl85% Aug 15 8% Jan Cunningham Drug Stores Inc—2*50 Pub Co (The) com No par 137 *131 13 195 11% Dec No par No par Prior preferred 21% 21 21% 137 24 56% 5% 5% • 21 *131 23% 213/8 21% 22% *92 y4 5 21 % 137 56% 56% 13 No par 5 preferred 120 v 39% May 109% AU« No par (The) com Zellerbach Corp com 900 136 % *135 Seal & 31 97 Curtis 9,400 8% 8% 8%: 137 56% 5% 5 21 *131 • 8% 137 57% *56 21% 137 , - 137 137 5% 21 ♦131 8% 8% . 57% 5 5% 137 25 • 8% 140 57 21% ■21% '*131 137 8% *138 58 5 21% *25% 16% 24% 138 % 5% *21 17% *24 8% 58% *131 *16% 137% '- 8% 140 - *80% 17% 24% 7 15 Dec 2% Dec Cuneo Press Inc 81% 17% 75% Jan 32% Feb 26 y4 May 13 10O 24% 81% Deo RR 6% Cuba 4,200 12% 85 *81 Wheat Corp Cork Crucible Steel of 5% 101% $ per share 26 1 merica A preferred $2 180 12 12% 85 *80% * ♦24 *137% 143% .180 12% 12% 85 33% *160 of Crown Oct 6 105% Jun 4% Dec 100 100 Cuban-American Sugar common—10 7% preferred _100 Cudahy Packing Co common 10 4 '/a % preferred100 17 17 24 69%" 24% 83 *80% 83 *80% * 123/a 12% *160 180 ♦160 180 12% 12% 12% 13 *160 180 ♦160 180 *12% 25% 25 *68% of Creameries 1,000 13 12% 25% 105% Feb 16 61% Sep —100 $4.20 preferred 12% 19 16 1 preferred *97% 43 26 Dec 170 25 common 98% *97% 18% Dec 1 *43/4 *2% I per share 88 100 Preferred 20 5 *97% 98% ser 3 3 33 pfd 3%% I per share 88% Dec 5 100 100 25 preferred of 1947 Products Refining com Corn 3,000 173 173 3%% Cum Works common Glass Corning 10 so : 64% 64 VA 64% 174% *414 2% *97% 94 94 *173 5 32% 98% 34 *92% 643/4 175 *172 174 176 35 19% 93% 94 64% 65% 64% *173 •34% 20% Highest Lowest Highest I per share Par 7,600 20 19% *92% 93% *92% 94 *91 *172 175 173 '■ 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% *92% 20 20 *92 % 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 *20% 22% f per share share per 211/4 *20% 20% 21% Sales for *104% 200 21% Enamel 57 57% 57% 57% 58 58 58 1,500 Fidelity Phen Fire Ins N Y 48% 473/4 48% 48% 481% 48% 48% 2,800 Firestone Tire *1043/4 105 % 100 105 % *104% 58 58% *58 ♦104% 105 ♦104% 105 58 105 57% 58 105 58 105 57 *57 57 16% 16% 16 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16'% 35 33% 34 33% 34% 34 % 34% 33 s% ♦101% 103% 102 3/4 102 3/4 *102 104 *102'% 105 *33% 35 *33i% 34 •133/4 14 133/4 14 •213/4 22 ♦213/4 22 37% 102% 102% 33 33 133/4 " 13% *21 3/4 22 *32% 34 13% •*213/4 , 22 14 22 ♦213/4 32% 133/4 21% 213% 38% 40% 37% 40% 34% 363/s 29% 313% 29'% 30'% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% ioy4 10% 10 10»% 1,700 40% 39% 39% 37% 38 38 38% 38 38 % *91'% 92% 29% 92% 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 27% 283/4 27 % 28 28 281% 27% 28 26 25% 25% *25i/8 25'% *25 25% *25 25% 200 13% 133/4 *133/4 14 *133/4 14 300 •251/2 26 *13 7/8 14% 13% 13% 13% 133/4 *41'/a 42 41% 41% 40% 41 *12 *25% 12% *40% 41 . 403/4 40 3/4 40% 40 3/4 Xl2 12 v 12'/a 12% *12 12% 12 12'% 20'A 22% 22 22% 22 22 % 22 22 % 21% 2 2'A 81 80 81 80 80 80 80 80 80 9'/4 91/4 % 8% 20 *8 9'/4 *83/4 8% *19% 12% 91/4" 3/4 ♦19 20 83/4 8% 8 8% *19'/4 8% 73/4 83/4 7% 19 20 8% 7% 19 7% 141/4 *13% 14% 14 14 14 *133/4 14 14 14 22 •20% 213/4 *20% 213/4 21 21 *20 21 21 21 6% 6% 63% 6% *61/2 6 3/4 *32 14 6% 63/a 33 31 32% 223/4 223/4 22% 22% 213/8 22% 21% 21% 133/4 1334 13% 13% 13 5% 13% 13% 133/4 *1001/2 101% *100% 101% 100'/a IOO1/2 ♦lOO'A 6% 101% ♦31 *31% 32 32 63/a 6% *561/2 57 103 10% *153 56% *102 10% 10% 157 11 »/8 *153 11% 103/s 10% *11% 11% 771/4 77 11% 11% 11% 11 77% 78 78 38% *37% 38 233/4 24 23% 24 23% ♦139% 141 139'% 140 *139% 35% 35% 39% 3534 38% 39% *90% 12 35% 39% 95 *463/4 *91 12 > 12 47% *121% 571/4 46 3/i 1211% ♦100 57'/2 56% 121 1/4 121% 121 98V2 98'/2 98 14% 201/2 *14% 20% 20% ♦16 16% 121 % 15'/2 10% 10% 10% *153 12 Gar 37% 35% 37% 11%- .... *91 700 General 3,800 78 78% 480 *37 General 4% 353/8 353/4 1st 25,700 General Electric 37'/2 37 37% 3,900 General 93% 11% 43 *47 48 123 123 *98 11% 101 56% 47 14% 14% ♦14% 20 20% 19% 19% 19% 15% 15% 15% 15i/4 15 General 19,000 Gen Precision 600 Gen Public Gen Public 26% 26 26'/2 25% 26% 24% 25 24% 24% 24% 25% 5,900 1281/2 *125% 128'/2 ♦125% *125% 128% :. 31% • to 0 31% / 122 27 % 31% - 31% 118 27% 27% 24 23% 99 *95 29% 301/4 117% 118 4% 117% 4% 2,200 26 % 26% 900 ,29% 1,900 29 % /; 117 118 160 27% *27% 28 24 24 *23% 24 *95 99 *95 26 *24 .25% 2,300 30 *95 99 - / 99 26% 26% 26% 24% 25% 88 86 86 ♦86 87 86 86 *86 88% *86 88% *70% 74'/2 74'/2 *70 V* 74% 74% *70% 74% *70% 74% 25Va 25% *70% LOW Saturday Monday Jan. 1« 32% *93'% # per 32% *115 31% 97 *93% 20% 20% ■: *84% 87% ;• 26% .26% "*51% 52% -5% 33 20% 84% 6 84% 25% 26% *51% 52% 5% *115 87% 25 25% •; '24% 251/4 52% 52% 5% 5% 20 52% 5% *115 *83 120 "87% ♦115 24 23% 23% 23% 23% 56 55% '56% 55% 55% *83 *50 *53/8 "•*115 55% 55% *99% 100% 99% 99% 99% 99% 43% 433/4 42% 43% 42 5/8 433/8 " 100% 44 44 101 101 *18% *100 19 101 18% *100 5% 5% 5% 6% 5% 183/a 5% *5% 100% xl8 18% 5% 34 *32% *32 5% 5% 33% 193/4 19% 20 26 25% 2C *95 97% *95% *10% 10% 10'A 1 *29 3/4 31% *293/4 25'/a fu. «f9<4 133/8 22 *95% * 4 22% 2 *140 142 *140 *66 73 *66 15% *153/4 33 12% " da1? ds"? «W<5 7: 33% 15% v \ f, dsT *'40 14 33% 10 *293/4 r 1 40% 22 ; 13 41 41 a nu' 253/a *22% *J40 *66 / 97% ' 10 *7 6 *116 53/8 99Va 423/4 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% *93% 33% , /- 7 '7 91% 14% '♦89% 13 S/8 141/4 133/4 14% 47% *46% 91 *88 91 110 4(4% 91 *88 1 -/ 500 10 14% 47% *46% 47% 64% 66% 65 653/4 64% 65% 64% 18,200 46% 643/4 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% *86% 87% *86% 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 *107% 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 *24 24% 500 20 20 20 20 19% 19% 47% 47 47% 20 47 3/8 •46% 42 *41% 21 21 20% 21% 97 99 99% ;oo% 97% 97% 97% 13% 13% 13% 71% 72% 5% *13 ... 72% 71 • . 71 70% 31% 32% 94% 94% 94% 38 37% 37% 49% .37% 37% 49% 45% 45 Va 37% 49% 49% 45% . V 31% 45% 5% *49 45% 5 5% 31% 30% 94 : 31% 303/4 94 *94 42 *41i/a 98% 13% 71 21 99 31 ... 94% 100 2,800 .; 480 " 13% 70% 70% *13 ■V 9,600 42 20 % 700 . 31. 311/8 .■;'*»-• 400 130 7 2,500 Kansas 13 Dec 20 116% Feb 13 - 4% 900 Kress 493/4 *49 49% 45»/8 45% 45% 45 45% 1,900 Kroger Co 5% 9,300 Laclede (S S) (S 5% *9% 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 *48% 50 45 *43% 45 25 95% 10% 10% 36% 36% 6 2% *20 40 21 21 *95% 10 % 97 25 *94% *48% 43% 50 *48% *48% 43% 25% 24% 25 aoe; 26 97 *94% 97 *94% 97 *94% 97 44 Lee Rubber Lees 10 3.85 % 45 Jun 3 40 V* Apr 29 .4 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 Lehn & Fink Prod Corp——/5 V 2 2% *20 40 20% 20% 5 % 2 2 2 '2 2 2 2 2 40 *20 40 *20 40 *20 40 20 20 2U id 20% 20% 6% 6% 6% *6% 6% *6% 48 % 11 48% 48% 48 % 48% 47% 48 10% 10% 10% 10% 11 11 Va page 24. 5% *20 6% see 5% 6 % *6% 47% *10% iv>% 6%: 10 % " bod 6 1/4 61/4 300 % 471/4 47% 1,900 11% 107/B 11 1,000 47 38V8 Oct' 16 45 % 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 ; Nov 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 , Jun 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 Deo No par 10% 5% 82 16 37 " 6 31 *36% . 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% Feb 25 4% „34 % 32% Jan 21% Nov 20 —.—10 (The) Gas 700 44, & Consolid 6% 4%% 50 43% *25 48% For footnotes 50 43% 25 La H) Co • 11% May 20 ser—100 Cumulative preferred Kresge 103 ———10 Koppers Co Inc common 230 900 —Ll No par $5 prior preferred-— 22% 25 Corp (G R) Co common..— 10 Va *43 com—No par 2nd preferred .—100 conv Kinney 5% *49 Sep 2 13 27% Feb *9% 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% Sep 21% 22% 5'/8 19% 39 22 *10 8 Nov-17' Kimberly-Clark 22% 11 Jun 26 Va : Feb 41% May 17 No par Copper.. 13% Jan 18 Keystone Steel & Wire Co—No par 22% *10 Jun 67 Kennecott 37% V 40% Sep Dec 121% Oct — 94 ,/ Oct 15 26% Feb .5 18% 45 23 20% May 17 37% ' 5 Kelsey Hayes Wheel conv class. A—1 Class B .—*. 1 37% •■-. 29% Dec 10 58% July 24 non-cum 37% _ Dec May 17 47% May 19 13% May 19 4% 22i/2 *25 *10% *13 13"% *93% *43 % *2% 24% 97% 11% 5% 24% *13% 46% 95% 24% 25 13% 45% / Kayser (Julius) & Co.—1 98% 49% *49 900 47V8 49% *10% 400 16% *41% 32% 94% 5 5,700 '■52% 2IV4 38 22% 27% 521% 41% *93% City Southern com—No pat preferred./ —100 26% *15% 53 Jun 16 , 48% *71 94 16% *51% 14 .100 16 21 74 263/4 City Power & Lt Co— preferred——, /, 3.8% 16 41% *37% f-10 52 47% 98% ... 26% *15% 22% *13% . *24% : 42 *41% 22 32% , 26% 52 : 16 21 % 42% 21% *72% is ; . } • ; • Volume THE Number 4665 167 J share Der 19 $ 19 54% 19 55% 9% 38% *88% 90'A 10% 18% 54 54 54% 18% 53% 8% 9% 9% 8 % 37V2 37% *36 'A 37% 37 90 89 83% 90 89% 38 39% *37 171% 39 53 <■ . > 10 Va : 10 Va 10% 63 63 % 63% 66 63% 64% 621/4 63% 62 500 33% 32% 33% 32 32% 31% 32 31% 32% 23 23 23 23% 22% 23V4 *82 85 82 0'2 '/a ♦78V4 22% 22% *22'/a 22% 22% 82'/2 *80%. 82% *78'A. 82% 15'/a 15% 15% 16% 15 15% 15 Va 15% 15% 16% J 7% 17% 17% 17% 16% 17% 16% 16% 16% 16% 67 67% 67% 23% 18% V2 68 67% 67% 67 67% 67 24% 24 24% 24 24V4 24 24 23% 19 19 18% 19 18% 18% I8V4 ia% 18% *144 146 *67 *24 *23 147 *145% 145 147 23 2i 23 23'A 23 145 15% 161/2 •17% 36,300 66% 66% 23% 23% 19 19'/a *147 ' 2,100 rL™ Star Cement 1' Lone Lln°rT Long Bell Lumber 148 43% 44% 4/% 43% 43% 43% 44 25% 25 25% 25 251/2 25 25 25 97% *94 96 V2 96% 23 33.% 23 97% *95 23 *55 97'/2 23% 23% 23 22% 600 431/2 43% 24% 24% .25 % 90i% 96% 23% 23% 23% (Pi Co Louisville & Lowenstein 40 . 4 % % cum Lukens Steel 15'/a Apr 40% Oct 28 28% Oclj 96% Jan 2 83 Sep 102 191% July 25 183 Dec 210% Mar iro npn oq X48 33 V* May 27 10 Dec 4 Apr 14 37% Jan May 37»/4 Deo 65% Apr 43 Aug 29 12% Oct 63 Oct 66~ Feb 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 Corp 78% Dec __i 10% May 17 20 Feb 20 18% Dec 45% No par 18% Dec *0 27 Feb 13 25 % Nov 41 64 Jan 94 17% Oct 35 No par A Dec 120 Dec 3 x20 29 166 Deo 31 24% Aug Jan Apr May Jun 31% Nov Jan 29% Jan 4 197 32% Sep Jan Aug Jan Feb Feb 7 45% Oct 72V4 29% Oct 14 20Va Nov 43% May 97 Deo 14 ~ Sep 53 Va May 19 93 10 21V3 Jan 172 29 17 100 a 5 24 21% Dec com—1 A 79% Feb 28 % Oct 391/2 Dec 50 series 109V4 Feb 12% May 19 17% Apr 16 137 V2 Dec 29 ,—10 Co— 31 58VaMayl9 No par & Sons Inc pfd Oct Mar 15 47 Nashville 2,900 v Nov 10 Mav 19 par common (M) 44% May 74% Jan Nov 43 3 29 preferred ; 100 Louisville Gas & Electric A__No par 2,200 21% 10 Apr 11 t per share 78 7/o 3,800 1 ■ 96% . Lorillard 90 22% 8 59 y8 Feb f6 Highest t per share Feb 25 —No par v 1,700 143% 22% Lowest com—No par — 4,100 . May No par 3%% preferred Lockheed Aircraft Corp 35,100 16% . 8 Par —No Co Llflujd Carbonic Corp 200 44 44% 25% 23% v , 23 44% *'•6 - Belt S" .°J 1,800 , ' 144 23V4 145 *23 23% LimaTSri mm P Lima-Hamilton Gp rP Corp Link .3,000 22% *80% ■ May 17 •' 46% Mav 21 3 _. 6,700 62 33 83 ; t per share 17 No par Libby—_ 2,300 10% 10% 64 33% _No par £5? 7ri,Corp^-K 210 39 & Year 1946 Highest t per share l 5 Liggett & Myers Tobacco com....25 Preferred iqo 2,100 - 33 *63% Libby McNeill 700 170% 39 10'A- 2,800 1 90 170% Range for Year 1947 Lowest Lerner Stores Corp Libbey Owens Ford Glass 19 Range for Previous STOCK Par .6,100 37 . 89V4 39% , .! , 9% 37 YORK EXCHANGE 1,700 v 53% t. 9% 9% 37% 89 V8 171%. *170% 10 'A 10 lOVo 9% 33 % 39% 3,8 10% 89'A 171% 171% *170% 173 " ■ ■ NEW Shares 18% 18% 18% 53% 9% 172 ' 10% 18%. 19 Va (263) STOCKS Sale* for the Week t per share $ per share snare per 391% 89% 40 share per 54 551/4 9% *37 174% *38% Jan.15 18% 19% 54% 9% *37% *172 share per Friday Thursday Jan.18 Jan. H $ FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Jan.16 Wednesday t & PRICES Tuesday Jan.12 Jan. >-10 SALE HIGH AND LOW Monday Saturday COMMERCIAL 30 101% Aug 22 26Vi Oct 14 13% May 17 July 108 30% Jan M •!' *39 40 *38 39 *134 143 *134 143 51% *36 51% 51% *3? : " 36% 35% 36 34% *100% 104 l(Jl% *12 12 .12% *17% *11 '/a 17% 9% *9% *25 12% 17 va 17% 9% 9% 6% (t, 25'% 6% 6% 7 23 7 -- 9% 6% 100 11% 550 10 *24 ■ 7% 23% 22% 23% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7 ' 23% 23 7 .... 23% 7% 22% 7% Mandel 18,300 li Marine Market 15% 15% 16 *15% 15% 200 26% 26% 23 26% x25 25 Va 24% 25 24% 25 24% 24% 3,400 99 99 *99% 100 16% 16% 16% 17% 16% 16% 17% 17 16% ' 100 17% 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 19 19% 19% 19% 60y2 601/4 60% 59% 60 60 60 59% .17 .19% *59% 59% 23% ■ *32% 23% 231/2 *40 Va 91 *87 % 89 ,*84 *88 90% *88 89% 89 85% 85 10% 10% 10% *43 112 112 113% 40% 39% 41% *5>R% 29% 23% 28% *87% 90 41% 90 48 *90 47% 34% 34% 23 23% *19 27% 34 92 20% 20% 24% 23% 19% 23 19% 19 93 93% *93 94% 41% 41% 24 42% . 19% 94% 23% 24 24 17% 17% *17% 58 *56 58 *40% 17% I 1st 1,600 McCall 1,200 ;• McCrory 31/2% 90 McGraw .. 42 42% 2,400 27% 27% 27% 700 46% 46% ,46% 900 34% 34'% 34% 1,000 93% *91% ,20% 20% *23 23% 19% 42 23% 42 40% 23% 23% 23% 23% *17% 17% 17% 56 *55 57% & 5% 80 14% 14% 14% 14% 13% 13% 44 *43% 14% 44 43,% 43% 47% 481/4 *51% 52 *51% 52 51 51% 51 88 89 89 *89 14% 88 88 88 22% 22% 21% 22% 1st ' & Min Merck & Co r 500 $3.50 21% 211/4 21 21% *38% 40% 40 40 40 40 300 99% 99 99%/- 98%, 99 870 Metropolitan Monday 15% *15% 45 44% 42 133% 41% 39 Vb \!V 134" 133 , 14% 14% 14% 12% 12% *12% 54% 54% " 91 91 91 67'A 66% 67 100% 100% 101 14% 14% 14% 117% 117'/a 118% 52% 52'/4 52% 52 5 5 16% 10% *25% 56 V 10%;" 27 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 141/2 118% 116% 52Va 52% 120 4% 16'/a 16% 16% 39% 39% 10 10 26% 26% 26 % 58% 57% 581/4 *112% 120 *115% 51% 53 52 V 53% 14% 14% 27% *26% 27 26% 13% *12% 13%'.. 12% 14% 118 51 15 27 - 58 *1151/2 ' > -26% *12% 24 20% V 23 20'/a 20'/a T9 18% 24 • 108 22% 107% > 14 *22% 14% *23% ' 22 108 22% 9?. *106% 108 23% ,20% 20% 18% 22 22 109 ,Mv 18% •>, 14% 108 13% 13% 13% ,13% 36% 36% 36% 36'/4 .36%.., .,..',36%; 43' *42% 42% : 42% 15% 109 15% 15% 15% 15'/a 15% *42% 43 55 54 54 •52% 55;. /V 109' % 13%. 15% *42% * 109? v? 15% 109 . ■•15%' , 43 42% ' •54' 52% 52% Dec 26 11 25 93 V4 300 16,500 15 10,900 3 91/4 Oct 17 Jun 50 Jan 4 45 y« Sep 65 May 113 Jan 4 111 Jun 118 Mar May 26 Dec 24 5 46 Dec 102% 56% Feb .18 27 30% May 19 19 • 22 102 22 , 36%; 36% - *52 < - 109'/4- -1,200 15% 54 ; ,-1091/4- 109% - *15% 42% 42% '■ 15% • 340 -2,900 42% *52% 54 16% ,-v Mullins 900 600 17 500 • 1 $7 vtc 41 19% Jan Mar 21 105'/a 83 Dec 35% 28 Jun Deo 47% Jan May~21 3 36% 10 54 97 97% Dec Dec 47% Jan 39% 30 1113/* Aug 18 9 104 , Oct 611/2 Jun 113% Apr $ per share Lowest Highest g per t per share 12% May 19 18 Va Mar 5 i ioy8 Oct 48% Dec 23 31% Feb 45 'A Nov 24 32 6 140 Apr 30 29% May 19 136% Jun 18 156 Kiar 10% May 19 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% *26'/a - 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 ' *91 13 65% 117 200 53% 53 H) 1 7,400 14% 13 *12% . 40 14% 101'/a 4% '.V 13 106 EXCHANGE 1,400 . 133 % 133 51% - 15% *39'/a 14'A 65% 15% 27 53% V 53% , 134% • *100% 41% 58% 123 *119 % 40 * 14% 14 Vb - (iUf, 59% . 43% '■« 43% , 66 llVtfoK 27 59% 43'% > 100% 41 % 10% , 43 117% 14%. 5 •S 91 91 15% 100% %•! 66 16%; 42% *10 53'% 41 ' 16% *41 5314 91 91 ;■ 67% 100% 117% 54 Apr 34% Feb 71 Shares 15% *133 12% 53 tper share *39 134 12% 541/4 54 ; 40 I. ; 12% : Jan 30% 57% ,_i Edison 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% 13% page 24. - 8% 12% 13 , 8% *32 30 30 30% 169 *167% 8% 40% 8% .34% 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 % '■ *26 6% • *12% 17% *11 11% 550 *480 8% 9% 27 6% 550 8% . 11% 11% *480 9 12% 17%. 17% 17% 11% 12 550 *8% *12% 12% 17% *101 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 ' 20 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 &; FINANCIAL CHRONICLE s Sale* far ....» NEW YORK STOCK the Week Jan. 16 EXCHANGE Range for Previous v Range for Year 1947 I V J per snare *13% 13% 13%* 28% 28% 28% 17 16% *16% 20% 13% 18% 20 % 43 19 93% • is * 94 34 20 18% Highest I per share 33% 18 y8 32% 33% 18'/8 94% %> 173 ' 171 *J38 140 4 138 *7% • 171 172 ♦138 140 140 140 7% - *7% ,'7% ♦7% 17% 17% 17 "1 ' % 7% 120 $4.50 ; 3,700 ... 90% 89% 25 25 % ♦24% 22% 21% 95 93 -22% 94 21% 94 *24% __1 # per share Prod ——No par Co No par com Co 172 220 7% preferred 142 *138 141 50 6% preferred B ♦94 : 7% '"7% 7% '*17 17% y is 90 90 25 24 24 22% 21 s/8 223/4 94 91 92% 90 3A v 89 % 24% 24% 24% 24 % ♦24% 243/a -13% 13% 13% 13% 13% *13% 13% 13% *11% 11% *11% 11% 11% 11% *11'/B 11% 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 15 14% 14% 14% 14% 106 ♦104 *31% 33 *96 98% 106 ♦104 - *12% 95 31% 31% 98% 98% 12 45% *24% 24% *89 12% 93 11% 95 44% 45% 24 24% *89 44% 22% *21% 15 143/4 14% 14% 50 50 51% 49 44% 50 134% *15 133 15% *18%- 21% i 134 •• :*14% •47 54 *47 235 *200 14%/ 14%' 483/4 48 21 21 > 54 'f: *47 54 *47 *200 ■ 131 130 '1 *14 v r-V4 : . 230 ' 52 14% ; *47 14% 52 230 N 300 • 400 233/4 24 *90 *90% 16%., *84 243/4. 235/B ■■;,.■'• 91% , 16 . 86 24% 91% ; 16%.. #. 00 10 „ *223/4 233/4 ♦23 *35% 36 *35% 58% 60 59% yv 23% - '■'i\ 8Sl 86 23 35% 58% JV 24% 15% 16 3/a 16% 16% 87/a ■?: ' 8% 59 9% 85% 85% 83/4 v- /. *27 - 85 iv 28 l • 23%'' 233A 91 15%; , - « 85 . 00 15%;;: 15 3A 86% 23 23 ♦35 36 , 58% 10,400 91 28% 28% 16% 157/a 23 *35 . 28 /v." 15% 16% 8% 58 "/ 16%;7 8% 87 863/4 29% 29% 29 % 287/B 29 3% 20 203/4 20% 203/4 193/4 20% 86 86% : *22% *35'A 58% *27% 9>/a 86% 9% *85 29% 87 12% , 86% *21% 36 *6 3/4 21% / 28 *27»/a 16% 716% 23% 36 7 127/a 31 99 31% • 32 % 180 Norfolk 31% 6% 2y% 19% 2oy4 19% 873/4 86% 86% *86 ;/•: 12 y8 .12% 12% 213/4 21% ; 363/4 *31% North 98 % 30% 303/4 7 30% 18% *17% 18 3/a 25% 993/4 ♦151 ♦133/4 70% 99% *93/4 97/b 30% 30% 30 3/4 ♦151 155 151 40% 151 70 *151 151 53 *21 22 14% *83 70 69 69 HIGH SALE 70 69% •34% *96 Thursday Jan. J per share 14% 143/4 Jan.16 ' *39% I per share f per share 14% 15 12% *12 12% *12 71 *69 71% *69 71 *39% 40%v *39% 40% N 40 15 15 7 15 ■ 140 140 *183/4 193/4 18% 18% *18% 35% 35% 35% 35% 53 53% 53% 53% 53 V4 54 343/4 34% 5% 5% 48 /, 48% 43/4 139 5% • * 4% 95% 35 •'•, 96 • 138 5% 47 < 35 96% 139 35 ' 5% 47 4% 4% 4% 9»A 9% 9 9% 16% 16% 50 43/4 9% 16% *157/« 35 • 7 V. ? *95 \ 7 7 7 7,: X54 • 26 Sep Sep IW* Deo ; 21% Oct 83% Oct r 175 v Jun 34% 69% 35% 61 y* "79 135 Apr Jan Jan May , V. Jun. ' '■• -37% Feb 7 41% May 76 May , - Jun !'7'^25/>F0b Deo -113% Mar _ 1-; .:": 109 7 11% Not • - 28% Feb i _ 4% 139 100 140 9%; *16% 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% *16 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 *113 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 *137 139 5'/8 49% 9y4 5 95% 796% ♦137 139% 5% 47% •16% ;•> 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 •27 ', Jan- 18 13 Oct i :h "20% Apr July 18 ' "' *51% 51% 51% 51% *91 93 92% 93 >7% ■' *77% *97 : 40% *2% ■ 31% |. *40 2% - 21 ,41 76% 2% 2% 32 2% *28%' 7% 7% 73A 73/. 11% 11% 10% 36% 14 % 15 18% *32 <110 34 111% 19 19 18% 19 *46% *116 ♦44 88% *11% 22% *30% *99 10% 41 6% 18% 47% 117% 37 *36% 41% - : 40% 6% 6% 14% 14% 18% 18% 32% *110 18% 18 29 V: *2% *28% *73/8 7% *7% 103/4 *10% 36 3A 363A *36 36 Va. 40% 41 14'A 14 14 18% 17% 173/4 6% *31% 112 19% 19 18% *443/8 18 46% 117% 46% *116 47% 873/4 13 22 22% 213/4 22% 30% 30% *29% 30% 99 99 32% 112 19% 18 3/a 46 3/4 117% "40 % 6'/, *133/4 17% *31% *111 41 14 17% 32% 115 19 19% 18% 18% 14 *17% *31% *111 18 46% 117% 116 900 Parmelee 500 Patino Penick <fe Penney 800 18 -; l.ooo 32% 900 23,300 45% *44 47 87 87 87 12 12 12% 410 22% 21% 22 y8 30 30 99% 11 *10% 103/4 *99% 100 2iy8 29 % *98% ioo 'A 22y8 29% 100% 1,900 '• 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% *15 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 *53 533/4 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% *14 / 32% 29 \ 112 *45 31% 39 32 *88 101 39 19 45% 22% 20% *110 19% *75 763/, 98 20 19 18% 8 763A 33 47 117% 7'A 98 112 18% 88% 13 *36% 41% 6% 92% 23/. 31%- 29 11% *6% 51 92% 40 '. 7% 41% 77% 101 32 *28% 73/8 513/4 203/, , 20 *11% * 8% *97 39 51% *92 92% r 29 36% 52 73A 77% 101 20% 32% *28% 8% • 77% ♦97 21% *39% 8y« •■ 101 21% . 8% 79 51% *92 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 Deo " ,27 Feb II 107 ; 6 No par Tire *86 71% AND I 99 4.6% Oklahoma 10 *18 3/4 36 Deo Oct 20 ■' 3M 12 100 (Minn)— ' Pharmacal 22% Tuesday 71 >•'< *98 Ry Norwalk 220 • 96 09% Pacific Norwich 87 22% *86 Monday *i2y# 96 V 307/s 70% 14% 13 Peb 26 ' 16% Dec 26 / 20 Northwestern 21,300 26 99 31 31 J per share -70% *40 *95% 10 % Jan.12 14% *68% 99% 93/4 21% LOW *12% *95 % 21 155 110% May 106; ; 1 46% Feb ' - 26 » 1 preferred Telegrapi 18 3,4 25% 21 87 Jan.10 *17% 99% 22% Saturday 183/B 97/s - 800 99% 21 ♦86 Nov 29 33% Dec 10 pfd $3.60 series Northwest Airlines 30 31 99% *21% 7 < 44% Dec 26 102 23% Nov 13 _50 1,000 31% 98 y2 30% 26 Co 600 99 25 3/a American Cum 2,600 7 313/a 99% 93/4 31% • 26 V 12% 31% 31 99 21 31% -7. 253/4 31" ,. 99% 31% share 363A *20 3/4 *31% f per *35 y8 *98 21 72 26% 7 *96 10 21 87 213/4 99% 203/4 155 21% *17% .*17% *71% 31 '/a 31 18% ..22% 21% 6% 98% 26% *86 4.100 12'A 313/8 203/4 103% Not ' 24 32% Feb i 56% Dec —25 Northern States Pwr Co 12% 6% 99 10 • ' 22 . Sep •109% Aug 43% May 16% Mar 11 f Nov . > ■ 32% Jan 25% Not 104 13 108% Jan 7 Nor 21 153/i ;_4, Northern 363/4 31% *97 4 Hy com-—25 18,200 20% 12 »;;/ 12% 30% *98 13 , 17 —2.50 — Western 14.400 240 6% *12 98 3/4 253/4 *213/4 67/a 12 y2: Si American Aviation. Northern Central Ry Co Northern Natural Gas Co 40 / 86 3/4 ♦35 *6% 12% 99 *173/4 151 *35 v- 33 18% 99 108 >/, 17% Jun 9 32% May 19 230 A—100 North 29 283/4 313/4 10 series Adjustment preferred 15,000 283/4 29% *98% 100 26 & Nupco Chemical Co 300 87 20 y8 123/4 26% 10 50 Noblitt-Sparks Industries— 4,500 14,600 *85% 193/4 ■ 363/4 77 *6% *12.% *26 V* 99 24 23 '< Feb Feb 15 ,7 18% Oct July 25" 38 Jan 42% May 24% May Oct Sep • 107 ' Light 3.90%. pfd—100^ ' 84% Dec 29 Shipbldg Corp partie stock .10% May 21 N Y State Elec St Gas Corp— 'r $3.75 cumulative preferred——100 80 'A Dec 31 9% 9 9% 86% 11% 21% *17% *98% 5%- Power 16% 16 y. 9 *85 ; f X21% 12Ya- *35 , 12% 31 4 '34% Feb 17 7 18% Feb 10 Hart RR Co— 100 : 28 86% 21% 7 . 12% 31 99 ; 10% Apr 25 106 V« Mar 14% Not No par : : 400 36 58% 58 y8 28% • 11% 213/4 35% 7 T *12% 127/« "l 22 *35 •87 12% 21% 13 *873/s Dec -> 38 Nov Not 10 Feb 2ya Sep 101% July Deo 11% 29% Jan 24 8 1 %' 25 % 89 4 17% Feb 22% Dec 100 41% Sep 13% Jun 35% May 20 : 75 Louis Co Hiv St Prelerred ' ' 127/« % Dec Sep Oct 1% Aug 20 28% Jan 10 23% Dec 24 N Y . f"4., -i*.•' •86 Dec 11% Dec 2 Nov 100 6 98 No par Harlem RR Co— Y New N Y 80 5,200 , 86% *85 36 *22% •; 59 28 . ' 28% 1% Jan Apr July Apr 10% Aug/ 6% Nor 20y« Jan 40% ' 22% 35% . 28% 173 33% Jun . 85 Yt 36 59% v. Y Chic & St N Y & 230 *200 91' 90% : 15% 15% V, 23% 91 *90 > 16 243/. 24% . 91 153/4 7' 86 25 ♦90 v., Oct Apr Jun 108% • • : 230 *200 N .*16% *149 7 31 3 ; 12 May 17 ■r* 722% Feb com 100 18% May 19. •7 50 Dec 15 6% preferred series A_ .—100 ; 80 May 19 Dec 30 .137 N Y City Omnibus Corp——No par/ 11% May 19 20% Feb * New York Dock common No par / /197 "Apr 19 Aug \ $5 non-cum preferred. No par 52 Dec 19 02% Jan t 1,500 7*/ 28 Apr Jan 95 13 Aug . 207 9 Feb 7 95 1 Brake.: New York Central. 6,400 52 ' Air • 21%; <*47 • York .21,700 r 128% 14% New Dec 17 28% Nov 10 - Dec 105 20 Newport News Ship dt Dry Dook 2,000 178 8 % 13% May 29 serial preferred 100 (J j) common—No par preferred 100 Newmont Mining Corp Newport Industries common 4%% preferredI : 1,900 . - 47'JA *21 22 ♦200 ■: 128% '• 143/s ;.*20% . 14% 14'A 47 130% :;*14%: 213A 39 »A '-39% r. 48% 7 130 14%. 21" '21 • 40 2,600 1,000 15 28 18 % May 18 .; :__i New England Elec System— New Jersey Pr & Lt Co 4% 93 21 3/4 .213/4 393/4, 14% , 14% ... /.. 21% •I. 48 • 132 % 235 * 39% No par pfd-.100 - 233A. "23% *10 93 40 Sep 18 12 'A Dec conv 33/4% 4,100 : 44% '*42% 43% . .VV" >7 * 94 V. *90 ..24/: 23% 213A 39 v • 43 *90 . 12 '11% 12 44% 93 213/4 V; 7 14% ; • 31 V? ■98%' 94 24'A ; *90 - 40 131% - 21 22 40 14% - "21 •200 41% *30 *96 12 ■- Corp 43A% 31 98% *90 12% 94 , 106 *104 106 31 *96 27 190 lA Sep 167 Jan Maris 11 Newberry Co *104 98% 113/4 143/4 49 Vb ? 300 31 Nehi Oct 1 20% May 20 1 Neisner Bros Inc common 106 ».• 22% 22 200 *24 41% 40% 1,300 • 93 15 , 18% *14% -.14% Oct 36% Dec 12% May 19 88 No par *18% ♦96 24 41% Fibre Co 143/8 16% 102 % 74 3/4 May 26 21 % May 17. com Co 18% 44% 23% *89 Vulcanized 31% Nov : 2 8 1 23 34% 18 16 25 Oct Feb 107 27 io 18% *90 22% *133 Dec 6% Jan 15% Dec 12 Dec Co *14% , 95 93 Natomas 25% Jan 31 233/4 May 20 100 14% 12% •90 Natl 800 Tea Dec 136 Pa 18% 31 98% *90 < 45% 600 11% National 18 96' No par (The) *14% *104 32% 98% 12% *90 ex-dlst *18% „ 106 *31% y 133/8 11 Vb * 600 v 48% Dec 32% Aug 67% Jan 1 ; prei tried 25 19% Nov 30 Corp_— Supply 3 Dec Corp: Sugar Ref Co 4 Va7c 133A 13% 11% *104 National 320 - 24% 24% 24% 11% 18% 93 Lt St Steel 23% Oct 165 ' 24% *14% 1,000 22% 22 *91 92 Stl Power National National 24 25 Natl 1,800 15,200 89% 24 22% 22% *91 •'/ St 45 y* No par -No p* Cast Co 2,800 89 ,< Service Nat Mai Sep 15% Nov —100 National- Linen 700 •..■i 1 i n 90 *24 17% *17 30 100 200 73/4 *7% • 17% ' 15 3 fl 1 10 A 31 Jan 20% Jan 38 14% May 19 No par - common t per share 17% Feb 30% May 26 __1 preferred conv National Lead Highest t per share 14% May 19 17% May 19 5 _ Lowest 13% May 16 26% Dec 8 No par Stampings. 172 *13% 85 & National Gypsum 6,400 , Distillers Enam 172 II tt 89% 26 22 % 17 y8 1 \ 90 • *73/8 17% 7 *25% •' 18 3A Nat 172 172% 138 ■ 171 *89%. •. 100 32% 32% National 20,100 *139 171 17% . *17% *% , Dairy i Products Dept Stores " *170. - National 94'/a *93 32% 32% National 43 is ya 18 %■• 94% 32 Cylinder Gaa Co 4,500 20% 20 95 *93 National 7 16»A *39% 44 Par >1,500 28 7/8 *16 20Vs *39% 43% 173/4 18% 95 32% 16 ' •• . 1,500 13% 28 3/a 28% 20 20% *39% ■ . ' J Shares share 13% 13% 28'/a 16% 20 43 % '95 96% 33% , 28J/a 16% ; ; 20% *40 i8% *95' ,34 16'/a I per ... 13% 13% 28% 28% $ per share 16 13 16% 20% 43 t per share < 13 28% i 16% 45 share per 12% 2{J% > 20% *43 t share per Year 1948 Lowest . ' 2 35% 29% Jan 80 Sep x48 22 48 3/4 Dec 14 , 22 59 Mar 20 109% Aug 5 51% 107 Jan Mar Anr Feb May May Deo 76% Jan Deo 117% Jan v'- : . . 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Feb Jun 17 68% Oct 20 5Va May 19 _100 Oct Feb July 20% May 44 Apr 13% Feb 6y8 21; 40 Co—100 38 Jan Jun 24 24% Oct Dec Oct 25 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% *33 % *43 44% 107 xl7 103% 20% 19% 20 55% 55% *54:. 109 21 57% *34% 35 35 *8B 92 *88 *24%' 25 *24 % 25 16 3/4 17 16% 17 6% 6% *6Ve *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 *72% 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% 47V4 •V*9 9»/4 471/4 *10 Va 11 V.9% y*46 47'/4 47% 100 *98 49 A 35% 49 491/4 89 *10VA 491/2 35 • 47'A 9% *131/4 141/4 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 *54% 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 *161% *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% *6% 2% 43 *6% 70 *68 19 19 19 19% 18% 18% 19 39 39. 39 39 39% 39% 39% *68 , *68 70 56 % 55% 56% 55% 21% 21% 21% 21% *21% 22 16% 15% 16% 15% 16 20% 20% 19% 20% 96 97 20% *17% 20% 96 ". 18 *17% *103 105 175 174 14% * 14% r 105% 14% 70% 74 74 *70% 40% 41% x39% 39% 8% 8% 8% x7 % 7% • ••- *70% 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% *5% 43% 137 % 139 40% 40% 5% *5% 5% 9% 9% *94 19% •:••"•' *39'/a •/'..':7% 5% 9% 9% /.'••V 9% 97% 97% 5% *94 *33% 98 5% 5% V *33% *17'A 17% *17% 18 4% 4% 4% *22 164'% *161 13% 5 22% 70 13% *17% *161 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 : • -43% "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 *14% 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% *86% 92 *86% 92 *86% 92 92 *86% *86%' *88 92 *88 92 *88 92 *88 47 45% 45% *87% 89% *87% 89% *87 95 *87% 95 9% 9% ♦105 105 105 " 15% •111 15% 20 37 *87% 9y8 ; *104 15% -111% 112% 20 ,*36% 112% '*19 *36% 45% *>n 20 •33% 34% 34% *33% "S. 92 44 44 32% *31% •*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% *86% Vanadium 1,600 13% 25% . '-•■ : •1,600 .41 13 Va -,H 27 92 -*88% 95 9% 105 15%*;, 19 88%.. *87 9'A .*35% 34 y* *31% 88% 105 y *5 % : 31V* *33% *32% *44% 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 *108 42% *103 *108 117% 107 107% *110% 105 111%' 42 42% 105% 7% *7 Va 43% 44% 433A *110% 42 . 105% •! 7 Ve 43 Va ll'/a 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% *90 *100% 93 43% 88% *86 93 *92 973/a 31% 89 92 101% 100% 45% 41% 43% *91 92% 92 *27 28% *86 100% *45 22% 22% *27 Va 22% *100% 71 19% 19 Va 36% 363/4 37'% 28 3/4 *92 91% 97% *30 Va 43 90 89% 92 *88 *92 93% '.,.28 3/a 89 89 91 91 90% 90 3A 28% 273A 273A 27 Va 27% 22% 12% 413% *87 *1007/a 41% . 90 *87 102 417/a *100% ' • . 90 90% ■« 42% ' 4,900 90 90% ' > 160 > 1,900 *91% 93% 30% 283A 283/4 10% 10 3/a 10% *91 92% - '■". , *90% 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 - 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 *104.24 • '*106.27 . * , *101.2 101.4 *101.2 101.4 *102.21 102.24 *102.21 102.24 Treasury Treasury 2%s 2%s 103.14 *103.10 103.14 Treasury 2%s *103.9 103.11 Treasury 2%s *102.25 102.27 *102.31 103.1 *102.27 102.29 103.1 Treasury *101.8 101.10 ♦101.8 101.10 *101.8 101.10 *101.8 101.10 *101.8 101.10 *101.8 101.10 Treasury ♦101 101.2 *101 101.2 *101 101.2 *101 101.2 J *101 101.2 *101 101.2 Treasury 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 Treasury 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 *100.24 100.26 *100.24 100.26 *100.24 100.26 *100.24 100.26 *100.24 100.26 *100.24 100.26 Treasury *100.16 100.18 *100.16 100.18 *100.16 100.18 *100.16 100.18 *100.16 100.18 *100.16 100.18 ♦100.8 100.10 100.10 100.10 *100.8 100.10 *100.8 100.10 *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 -r 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 Treasury 2y4s ♦102.7 102.9 *102.5 102.7 *102.7 102.9 *102.8 102.10 *102.8 102.10 Treasury 2 Vis *103.24 103.26 104.1 *103.26 104.2- *103.24 104 *103.24 104 *103.24 104 Treasury 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 *100 100.2 *100 100.2 *100 *100 100.2 *100 100.2 Treasury 2 Vis 100.2 *100 100.2 *100 100.2 *100 100.2 *100 100.2 *100 *100 100.2 Treasury 2 Vis *100.5 100.7 *100.5 100.7 *100.5 100.7 *100.4 100.5 *101 101.2 >101 101.2 *101 101.2 *101.6 101.8 *101.6 101.8 *101.5 101.7 Apr -—1952- 1955 *103.28 Dec 1951- 1953 102.7 -Dec 100.10 100.10 *103.14 *102.5 *103.10 • v 21,000 2%s *100.5 100.7 *100.5 100.7 *101.1 101.3 *101 101.2 *101.6 101.8 *101.5 101.17 *101.5 101.7 101.9 *101.8 101.10 *101.7 101.9 *101.9 101.11 *101.10 101.12 *101.9 101.11 *101.7 101.14 101.15 101.13 *101.12 101.14 *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 Treasury *101.13 101.15 *101.15 101.17 *101.16 101.18 *101.15 101.17 Treasury 2s Treasury 2s *101.11 *101.14 101.13 101.16 *101.12 ♦101.13 101.2 UTreasury 2s 102.6 100 102.24 May 14 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 *101.12 101.14 *101.12 101.14 *101.13 101.15 *101.14 101.16 *101.13 *101.14 101.16 101.15 *101.13 101.15 *101.12 101.14 *101.12 101.14 *101.14 101.16 *101.13 101.15 Treasury *101.8 101.10 *101.8 101.10 *101.10 101.12 ♦101.10 101.12 *101.9 101.11 Treasury 2s 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 ♦100.9 100.11 101.16 101.9 *102.20 102.22 *100.10 100.12 *100.14 100.16 *100.14 100.16 2s 103.6 *102.28 103.4 *102.28 103.4 *100.9 100.11 ♦100.9 100.11 *100.9 100.11 *100.9 100.10 Treasury l%g •100.14 100.16 ♦100.17 100.19 *100.17 100.19 *100.17 100.19 Treasury 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 „ 94.20 - 94.10 94.14 94.17 273,000 94.14 94.20 94.18 94.20 639,000 11Being:icalled. for redemption. March 18, 1948 at lOO. 104.7 Apr Deo 102.8 Deo Jan 103.9 Jan 103.7 Jan 103.22 Feb 101.20 Dec . 9 May 27 9 12 102.10 Oct 104.3 102.25 Apr 102.20 Oct 104.14 Jan 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 _ .1950 Bank 9 101.2 > Jan~29 101.14 May 101.31 Mar 100.26 Oct 20 • 101.8 s Apr 26 101.3 Sep 102.17 Mar 100.30 Apr for Reconstruction A Development' 10-year 2Vis 25-year 3s a Odd lot transaction, 1957 95 1972 95 r Registered , Dec 30 102.00 July 15 Dec 30 103.4 bond transaction. July 15 Number 4665 167 Volume COMMERCIAL THE YORK NEW RANGE Friday BONDS New York Stock BOND Last or Period Sale Prioe Bid RECORD FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY & • ned A Sold 16 New Year 10*7 Low No. High BONDS Range for York Stock J-D 10212 101 % 102% 107 20-year extl 6s 1942 External gold 5%s______' —^.1955 External gold 4%s __1_ 1962 El Salvador (Republic of)— i. ' 100'A ,114 Va extl f s 3%s extl extl 3s $_„ Greek s f s $ A-O (Republic) Credit 20 J AExternal Altaly A § AGtd sink fund AGtd sink 6s fund lAAnttoquia (Dept) lAExternal 7s series s f s f 7s j-j 39 Va 40% 1945 40 40 1945 j-j 1945 j.j 1st series 1957 40 A-O /fEtternarrer s'f• 7s- 2*d series_'jl957 *39 V* A-O sec f 7s 3rd s series—1957 External s (U 5"' 7 100% 101% 19%' 136 99% 871/4 102 f 89% &'77/B 89 j-d 87 85% 87 58 84% J-D 87 % 85% 87% 30 86 <•: 104 F-A 84 84 104 104 87'A 27 US 23 1955 95 831/4 external 8s 104% J-d *113% 107% 60% 60% 56 1979 A7s (Central 3 A*0 1979 A-O 1952 to A-O 1957 Stamped pursuant to Plan (Int reduced J-D A-O J-D 47% 48 6 44 61 % 5 55 73% 47 48% 8 43% 63 2 55 73% 7 44 63 4 56 70 61% 61% 47 — 48% Ry) to 3.5%) e62 /'• e62 1978 J-D ' 47% A-O 47 Va *48% 1 50 *57 y4 — 44 60 *57 y» 58 57% K 3Vis Series No. 5 3Vis Series No. 6 *57% 58 58 ; 43 — 5, Nov ____ to 58 6 55% 65% fund 4V4S 65% 63 1 v v;' 59 *56% • i 1 A8s A 60 56% ;:i f s AExtl , . 'Int. fund A6Vis '''; A 6s 54% '"'•i 56% 62% 58% V;"{J. 1 • 60 •s A6s 62 55% 55 ■::: 63 54% __ *56% 63 63 AChlnese • 100 102% 104% 26 104 109 Vi of 2.25%) 103% 104 30 103% 110% 62% 82 201/2 A 7s 26% A Rome Agan A6%s 21% A-O *8% 19 21 20% 27% 191/4 27% Stamped pursuant to Plan A 28 (Int 1961 18% 20% 20% 21 20% 20% 20% 20% •w— 20% — *20% 1962 A-O 27% 20% 28% 20% u-s 18% 2 21 U-S A-O J-J A-O 1962 I960 19% 19% 19% 19% M-S MS 1951 20% A-O 18 18 1 20 73 *71 '44 44 • *40 *40 44 44 of 1914—1949 1949 J-D - — " - j- 1 if-a extended 79s 97% 96% 16 20% 102% . — - F-A 100% 100% 4 j-d 116% ii6y2 *108% 110 17 J-J 106% 106'/a 1 A-O K-O 70 page 28. . 102% 100% 70 . A 8s (State) Paulo reduced .,i',:xl J-D J-D /. 23 26% 35 30 % 37% 28 23 31 32 31 39 *24% . 29 24% 32 34 33 39 27 25 31% *23% 32 r ',V. J-D 267/b 27 27% 31% 37 40 27 24 41 44% 68 *25 Jf-N .2012'I Qiii > *25 .193631 8s— <3 JiJ- *41 •v." 101 external ■)I Stamped pursuant to Plan A 2.5%) loan— _1999 r -1956 r Stamped pursuant to Plan A _2012 (Int icouced to 2% ) IA Secured s f 7s .1940 Stamped pursuant to Plan A .1978 (Int reduced to 3.5%) *36 40 34% 64% 44 67 33% ♦41 65 T.CO o-j-/ *36 M-S J-J *33 41 40 *39 J-J 40 56% 35 31 55 60 40 36 33 65 *82 A-O 41 ♦35% A-O 85% 85 91% A-O 68% 65% 80% 68 Va For Financial Institutions FOREIGN SECURITIES FIRM TRADING MARKETS fARL MARKS & pp. Inc. mNMBHi 116% 107 V2 105 % 115% 115% 75 90% db'iAimmMMMmHimmmi wfcuw ssMtsMmsmmsmsmmmsms FOREIGN SECURITIES SPECIALISTS 50 Broad SL, New York 4, N. Y. Teletype NY 1-971 Telephone HAnover 2-0050 x o: t:- 42 s.iop; .199901 oJ-sijr — -195001 2.5%) reduced 23 % .-i *32 ._ M-N 1 water :■ y 104% 111% 104% 106 y8 *106 i960 IA flan fv, 32 50 78 18% *102% 1061/a 40% .'" ♦26% 54% 44 18 A-O 34 *35" 'i,". • i '5 53 50 11 —1952 to_— 62% 42 81 A.1951 > .fi. 90 77 *16% 1953 Stamped assented (int reduced 90 80 M-JV - 16% 77 Af-N 1977 ser 25% 41% 9 54 1952 A-O 25% 72 44% A-O M-JV 1951 35 27 17 y8 72 ~»'V 1947 F-A 23 ' — 1946 1927———1947 23% 27 18 2 39% 23 V* 23% 26 7% 73 30 27 17% . 35% 30 27 17% 8 73 25 ya '19 — *18 j-j A-O 7 — 37 J-D 1970 !--S\ _ 20 26% 17% - — 23% 17% 18% Af-N Af-N 25 30 v— .2001 27% 20% 41 27 33% 26% 27% 19% *191/4 33 33 42 19; A-O 25 31 25Va 18% j-d 31 33 35 201/4 19 »/4 j-d 33 39% 28% (Int 20 26 32. 37 Btamped pursuant to Plan A _2004 (Int reduced to 2.25%) _1968 A6s extl dollar loan 20 24% 21 38 *26 % 21 j-d 7% 33 *33 A7s extl j-d 9% 10 Jf-N 27 % ~1 12 21 29% 21% a-o 27% ^2 7% 27 2004 28'/a 20% 8 16% 11 21% 33 — F-J 18Vi ! to 10 — 27 *24 A-O F-A 181/a 20% 20% „ *33 ^ __ 12 — *26 1953 191/4 21 — *33 — A-O 1 1 *9y2 f — 2001 13 21 M-N Af-N ' 10 1961 *ny2 J-J .1967 extl secured s f Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2% ) 9 1961 ____ see 14% 14% 17 .1952 21 20% 40 .1952 (City of) 6%s_ (City) 8s Paulo Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.375%) 20% * & 106 - 83 -1967 municipal loan Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Id* reduced to 2.25%) A-O —1961 debt 102% 101' 99 46 16 V8 Stamped pursuant to Plan A -2004 (Int reduced to 2.25%)— 27% . fund 5%s Czechoslovakia (Rep of) 8s "ASinking fund 8s series B 09 105% — 16% ._1946 1921_i___---; 19 1953 external 104 16% 2012 1 1957 Sinking 105 16 Va 1946 3 1957 A 98% 99 90% 6 16»/8 200fi 8s 20 7s 5s 4 2001 21 1963 4%s (Rep of) 5 95 16% J-D 20% 1963 1926 95 93% 99% *105% J-J 21 Jan 1961 of 95 105% 105% 89 A-O 1961 U-N Sep 1961 bonds 92% - 90 88 t J-D 1950 1963 A-O Oct 1961 For footnotes al04 J-J 4y2s 67® ) . M-N 1962 loan to 101 j- j 1961 (Republic of) 4%s 128 104 I960 gold External - 101% 104 A-O j-j J- j Copenhagen (City) 5s Cuba j-d 1961 JASinking fund 7s lASinking fund 7s 25-year 104 1962 A8# of 1927—. 3s external s f $ ACosta Rica 103 96 1961 lAColombia Mtge Bank 6V2S 15 96 9 1961 A6s of 1928 •* 5 100% Jan (Hukuang Ry) 5s (Republic of)— Colombia 101% Jan A 7s assented , 106 US Stamped pursuant to Plan A -2012 (Int reduced to 2%) -1966 A7b external loan of 1926 62% 101 F-A assented 92% * 92% . . 62 56% F-A AGuaranteed sink fund 6s 8 28 a-o Stamped pursuant to Plan A —1999 " (Int reduced to 2.5%) -1968 Ada external sink fund gold— 64 54% 57% 100 Feb 1961 AChilean Cons Munic 7s 97% 92 (State of)— I A8s extl loan of ' 101 Feb assented 33 89% 19 92 *9% 1960 assented 94 92 92 *9l/2 I960 AGuaranteed sink fund 6s 92 J-D gold 8s (City of) Bio Grande do Sul 62 v.'i 100 1942 ASlnking fund 63/is__ . 2 92 *16% (Int reduced to 2%) 62%.' F-A 1960 6Vis-— 40% 24% 23 92 I A-O 1942 Mortgage Bank A6Vas assented V 1 92 A-O ——1966 to reduced de Janeiro IA Rio 6i y2 Jf-S 1954 ACblle , A-O F-A A-O 62 1950 sinking fund 6s A 6s assented 95% 95% i' 33% s34 -- Stamped pursuant to Plan A 1958 AExternal : if-a A-O 63 1957 A 6s assented « . 1958 62 54% 20 *56% -- sinking fund 6s 93 95% M-n 1957 , A6s assented —Sep AExternal sinking fund 6s v • 24 .—1947 7s 62 Va 54 Va ' *56% f 6s 24 40% Stamped pursuant to Plan A 62% 55 —■ 63 *56% — 1961 s 34 24 .1968 loan assented ■ 56% *56% assented *32 — ;y 25% 1 1940 A4%s assented 1 ARy external /; 33 — 24 93 US 24 33% 1961 ser 55 *56% sinking fund 6s 39% • 24 12% 30 22 1S59 1st ser fis. 2d f s 55 63 56% A6s assented — 27% 1960 external 7s extl stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.375%) AExternal sec 6%s 55% . 65 *56% 3Vis Series No. 28 AExtl '-■■i 26% ♦32 22 63 59 *56% assented 27 MS 15 of) (Rep 55 Vs K: *56% ~ 3Vis Series No. 27 A 6s a-o 1956 14 11 y8 „ 36 5o Vj 60 *56% AExternal sinking fund 6s 8 --4 *13 J-J 24% AExternal sink 63 60 *56% 3%s Series No. 21; 3Vis Series No. 22 3Vis Seiies No. 23 57 55 ■1 *56% ; f 7s 10 __ 24% APorto 83% 1 57 56 y4 s *8% 11% 10 —— *23 Va A4%» 83% 78% 57 External __ US 85 65 —. 80 59 14 (City) 8s *10 . 15% 6 A . 2008 AStabUJxatlon 69% 65 56% (Rep) __ ; 31 AExternal loan 7%s 8 A 7s assented "7 37 63 lAChile J-J 18% 8% mm *6 *31 56 Va A Carlsbad *5 J-J 36% MS 62% / 4s 12 1947 7s *56% of) II J-D ' — — * 93% 83% 3 Vis *13 95 63 (Dominion II Q-J J-J 34% 11 -- J-D 66% 28-year 1945 32 ' ' 23% 32 15 8 Jf-N 55 Canaaa 21 ♦5 45 MS ref 3%s series B 70 Sinking fund gold 5s Sinking fund gold 6s 12 29 W- — 1963 1994 65 72 64% *75 5s 5% 1967 sec 60 1 34% 36% 9% • 1970 *65 s 23% 32 32 - 37 Q-J _1955 s f 5s sink fund 4%s *56% (City) M-JT 1957 11 3Vis Series No. 29 3Vis Series No. 30 *39% J-J 1965 10 Brisbane J-D 1963 external f s Alegre (City of) 8s Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.375%) 3Vis Series No. 24— 3Vis Series No. 25 3Vis Series No. 26 *5% -2008 lAPoland (Rep of) gold 6s A4%s assented 65% 55% 64% *62% 3Vis Series No. 19 3Vis Series No. 20 * 21 2 29% 29 - ANat loan 65% 2 60 3Vis Series No. 16 3Vis Series No. 17 }. 28 A-O .1959 2.125%) sink fund extl loan APeru 65% 55% 3Vis Series No. 15 ! 19% *26% 28% 2.125%)-. _2008 f 6%s s 3Vis Series No. 12 3Vis Series No. 13 . 19 j-j 1942, ANat loan extl s f 6s 60 *62 Va ; j-j j-d agree_1968 1942, 5, I'APernambuco (State of) 61 65% 5&% *60 3Vis Series No. 7 3Vis Series "No. 8 3Vis Series No. 9 18 34 (Republic)— A Stamped assented 5s Stamp mod 3y4s ext to 59% ' 3Vis Series No. 2 3Vis Series No. 3 3Vis Series No. 4 3Vis Series No. 31% 1899 £—1945 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.125%) (Int reduced to 3.3757®) 1979 External $ bonds of 1944 (Plan B)— 3Vis Series No. 1_ 3Vis Series No. 27% Panama funding bonds of 1931 due__l951 Stamped pursuant to Plan A 3Vis Series No. 3Vis Series No. 23 27% Ext 48% 6% • Nov to reduced Oslo (City) Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced 21 Af-S Stamped pursuant to Plan A 3%s A 375%) 24 22 7s--1957 Municipal Bank extl ; 24 35 19 J-J 4s 60 61%. — 105 20 1951 Netherlands (Kingdom) 3%s— Norway (Kingdom of) 4%s A (Int reduced to 3.375%) AExternal s f 6Vis of 1927 to External 1978 1957 Stamped pursuant to Plan to (Int reduced to Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.5%) AExternal s f 6Vis of 1926 100 Stamped pursuant to Plan A 70 iooy. 18% 5, (Int 116 J-D 15% 74% 19 —1943 Nov 109 1955 of) •1061/a 107 16% 6 1 100% ,*100 J-J 1071/a J-J 7 7% i . 18% __1954 1942, 5, extl 5s of A Sec external 99% 102 9 78 19% agree_1963 | 911% 105 j-j 5, 101 1941 7s S 88% 89 1963 6Vis 6s f 89% 35 98 — j-j agree_1963 A Milan (City of) 6%S——1952 Minas Geraes (State) — -»oee external s f 6%s -1958 109% 41 F-A j-d *7% 78 — U-H 1977 6%s Nov dAss'td 103 -- *6% 1952 (US) Ass'td 45 98 ; lATreasury 6s of 1913 assent—1933 45 \rr 18% 31 1949 „ Belgium external lABrazil •f • 1967 33/8s s 98 48 14 , 1977 to 3 % 1% of) 7s_:—— (State Mtge Bk) Ass'td to • 40% 95% 101 J-J 40% 40y4 93 *103% A-O 1942, agree_1968 lAAssenting 4s of 1910 ——1945 45 1966 20-year 3 Vis 20-year 3Vis External 21 53% 86 ■ 1977 7s Ass'td 45 42 mm' ' 1942,. agree_1963 AAssenting 4s of 1904 1954 45 24 ■ for lAAssenting 5s of 1899 45% 26% 41 ' Utility— Ass'td to Nov. 46 25 1957 10-year 3Vis m-vear 5 l-3s iA4%s assented fAMexico ■» "40 V2 J-D 25 % 40% *39 Vi A-O Antwerp (City) external 5s 1958 Australia (Commonw'lth) 5s of '25-1955 10-year 3Vis 1956 A 18 . ' 62 39% * 1947 (Colombia) 79 105% 101% Irrigation— 81 61 89% j-j * AExternal 65 92% *85 1949 B f 7s series s 65 65 < m-a C_ series lAExternal -• D 7s lAExternal AExternal 19C8 coll 7s A f s *71 F-A A-O iy4b 4s 5s B Mexican 1947 6s Akershus (King of Norway) J-J M-S 1960 3%. to Medellin Agricultural Mtge Bank (Colombia)— ' — -1968 (Kingdom Jugoslavia 75% 63 , extl s f 1% Credit Institute 1-1693 102% 15 42 *15 100 % 81% 49% Consortium Works Italian- Public 81% *40 —I960 §A7s series 80 JS .-1964 Public Foreign Govt. A Municipal 80 High 83% 16 , Low 56 89 *46 part Italian NY 86 % %,/ ■' - Italian Broadway, New York 86% J-J paid_— part paid Helsingfors (City) ext 6%s_„_. Wertheim & Co. Year 1947 No. 92% F-4 (Republic of) 7s 1967 Republic extl 7s~-—„1949 f Range for 8old 60 Irish Free State extl 120 90% ♦58 A 6s Teletype 91% J-J $ s Bonds High „„Jan 1, 1976 f Government— A7s Foreign Securities REctor 2-2300 Friday's —Jan 1,1976 Jan 1, 1976 AEstonia French Members New York Stock Exchange or Bid A Asked j_j , 4s T elephone Sale Friee Low Issue— 1980 Last Period V SADenmark Corporate Stock Week's Range Interest Exchange High New York City 3% (269) Friday Bonds Friday's Low Tranrit Unification CHRONICLE Week's Range Interest Exchange & FINANCIAL ee Dili - . JiX-*- 25 26 (270) COMMERCIAL & THE YORK NEW FOR WEEK RANGE New Interest Last Period Sale Prloe Stock Exchange York or A 7s series B Agilesia sec extl 1962 . M- N. 7s__ 7'A M-N ;1962 7 'At __1958 1958 J-D 8ydney County Council 3%s—.—1957 jAUruguay (Republic) extl 8s—1946 7 'A \ J-J A4%s assented — AExternal sink fund 6s— AExternal sink fund 6s bonds ($ —1964 of 1937) readjustment External conversion—,, "7% ; M-N 26 121 M-N . ,'..'101'A , —19b9 —-1979 M-N ■ll' 82% 80 83 , : ■' • 3%-4V8-41,sffs extl —1978 conv 4-414-4"/as extl readjustment¬ —1978 's extl readjustment— —1984 Provinces Warsaw (City) 7s__ J-D 1952 — 76 F-A 76 A-O 91% 90 Chicago & Eastern.ill RR—. 4 100 93 *26% 10 4 102 35% ■ —1958 F-A —-j 16 *7% ** *' —T ' F-A 7 ' «... 7 RAILROAD AND INDUSTRIAL Adams Express coll tr cold 4s AAdriatic Electric Co 7s 1948 1952 Alabama Great'Southern 3'As ;1967 Alabama Power 3'/2s 1972 1st mtge Albany St Susquehanna RR 4(43—1975 Alleghany Si Western 1st gtd 4s—1998 Allls-Chalmers Mfg 2s debs : Amer & Foreign Pow deb 5s American Telephone & : *100 A Jf-S A-O M-N 100 A *100% 104 J-J A-O 100 105 Va 1 "TOO ••*82 5 .% 100 92 1956' M-S 2030 M-a :S 2%s debentures debentures 2%s debentures 2%s conv 1980 F-A A-O —1986 debentures __1961 ; 2%s debentures 2%s igsp. _ debentures ig87 — 2%s conv debentures—-i-——1957 Amer Tobacco Co deb 3s ,• —1962 3s t. debentures 1969 Ann Arbor 1st gold 4s A P W Products Co 5s Atchison Topeka General 4s Stamped & 1st 87 '/2 J-D 92% J-D 94% 108 'A 108% A-O 102 A-O 101 M, 108% A-O 2nd July 1952 4'/2s A— Atlantic & Danville Ry 1st 4s „1964 116% 84% 95'4 •. 5 v 91 82% 95% 95 117'4 -116 107% 75 lsi mtge and , 5c/c l% Rel & and B ser M-N M-S 101% 101% 104 104% J-D 100 J-J 1966 (4% contingent 1st 132 118 105% 119% 2 100 73 104% 101 100 101 % 31 4s M G 29% 12 19% 3 19% *98 30'4 84*4 86% 42 79% 86 A-O 89'4 89'4 90% 27 82'4 89 Va 60% 62% 75 60% 60% 62 60 60% 60 6 A ser Ref 4s (3'/as % Toledo Bangor 1980 mtge 5% ser A 1%% cont int) 1980 ij:___„i.i.___2019 w ref M 4s D_ ser 1985 ai Aroostook RR— Con ref 4s 1951 stamped Beech Creek 1951 Extension 1st - 51% 73% 49 M-N 84 22 51% .83% Cons mtge 2%s ser 2%s ser J 1961 I mtge 60 35 -ser 53 78% 97 33 70% 76% 1994 Alnc mtge 4'/2s ser J-J 81% 82 90 90% 89% 91 11 J-J J-J 78 cons 89 98% M-N 95% 89 97 118 July 1970 M-S .*__ M-N , 95 J-J 80 M-N 53'4 96 103% <• § A 1st & coll Bush Terminal F-A Consolidated _1957 1934 i952 1st 4s 5s M-N A-O 53'4 55% 50 93 93'% 95 96% 6 : 59% 62'- 41 62 41% 41% 31 44 *101% J-J A-O , 5 80 *— i962 A-O gold Guaranteed gold gold Guaranteed A-O __1970 Southern & 43/4s 1955 J-D 41/2s 1956 4%s —1951 102 4, 104 55% 25 Ohio El Co—5 & ref 1st 1st 2%s mtge-. M-S J-J ._1948 94% Crucible 5 1st Steel 109% 1 111% 119% 3 110% 7 106 112% 77 91 107 2 0 co 110 ,-94% 95'4 108 1 62 A-O A Ref & gen 5s series C _1959 AChatt Div pur money gold 4s—1951 §AMobile Div 1st gold 5s 1946 Central Illinois Light 3'/2s .—1966 1987 A-O 62 2 11 63% 100 78 - 101 1974 79 102% 28 39 8% 7% 8'4 7% 31 55'% 17% 7 106% 101'% 103% 104% 110% ' • :-,:T ' " 110% r. 114 101% V; 53 •_).", »105 109% -108 % 99% —';• M-S 93 'A • 98 102 99'/«• M-S J-J -M-N *__ 101 95% 103% 101'% 54 - J-D IT; ;y,37 8,1 »A 12" 33% 10 52'A •«. c ^ 32 44% 34% A';?.'". 86% 46 34% 36% nevz 35%.35% J-D ' 63% 49'A ''jC-J*rr' 38% 81 33% *35'% 104 98% 1017A 38 38 106% 98% -v"- • J-J 101% 97 93 • i 103% 92% 59 98 *52 JD "94 30 ■ 99% *— - 36 ' 102% •98% '• 7 108 104% ■ 94'% 97% f M-N '■ 19 05%: <96 Mr. 96 it-i 108% 105% 102% » A-O ' »•.—-—.1965 M-N 19 66% 14% 27 108 38% 38 37 96 96 '"v1— ♦100 J-D extended—:19b3 2%s M 5s ser C ref mtge due 45% 94% 95 104% 97 - 103% 103% __ 100'A 100'A 1973 —4 - _— • Coll lst • .10 : 95% 105 99 . 99 89% 28 M-N 81'% 1993 M-N 60 77 9 93 '60 5. *' 90 58% 42% . 4-6s*._4-_'--i.—May 1 3s,__^~ tr Power, &. Light 1st mtge t« : 1% ; - ser A_ (3% Income Salt mtge fixed (3% 109% 44 785 25% 41 37 42 928 24% 40 34% 38 64 24 37 -' 109% 83% 82% 83% 14 78 89% Apr 55% 54 56% 76 38% 59% 69 69 2 106% 17 101% .y • int)_: ^_1993 J-J 3%s series G---^—1966 1970 I-^^—---1982 1st lien gold 4s 1995 M-S 103'/a 103 % J-L M-S 96 4: 4%s—-—1961 Det Tol As Ironton RR ser Bc-1976 Dow Chehaicai 2JJ5s» deb&^i;4 19«7 t § ADuLSoo. Shore.& AtL gold 5s-_-_1937 M-N -."iit: 99 99 *83 M-S' J-J 97% J-J 39% •" 99%'* - 87 ' .*. ' 97'A,. 57% .V -39 Mr 39%': 109% TOO 62 % 1. v- 50 % *57% .J-D Second., gold 4s-_»— Detroit, Term fe^Tunnei 71 109 95 96%V,'.';;44y;4 714 96 J-D 73% 66 108'/s 108, i'-T ■ ■" 71 63 110% 95 23) 94 % 81 19 94 'A 101%* 15 30% -38% 98 Va 'TOO 'A 36% 36% >-4 ' •62% J-J 1 2%s series Detroit St Mackinac A • 4 49 T»^4, .100 "4^ " • J-D .201S contingent & ref , .' •* — Lake—' v.- Gen & ref 3s series H Gen 101 101 A-O • 1993 fixed contingent int) As 61% Grande West RR— contingent int)—-—; mtge ser A (4%% Denver 1973 "'59% 60 2042 1977 mtge & coll tr 3y8s— Denver St Rio '*4 division Essex & Delaware 17 »4 42% T07 15 24'4 A-O 100% 100'4 100% 25 F-A 103% 102% 103'4 39 102 (4%% to Aug 1 1949) 1974 fACentral RR Si Banking Co 5s stamp (partial redemption)—1942 F-A •'97% Champion Paper Si Fibre deb 3s—1968 J-J Duquesne. Light Co 2%s—sj——1977 10 97% 107 Ed El HI (NY) 1st Elgin Joliet & 33 - 98% 33'% 17 98 y* 2 39 5 • 108 East Tenn Va St Ga Div 1st 5s 97% 99% 99'/2 105% A 97% F-A" \ 33 98 gtd gold 4S-1949 . 63% 100'A 1 % '106% 107 'A '' debs A Income 67% 43% 33% .44% — 101% 102'% A-O As Hudson 4s 1%; 32 42 J-J 1987 T017/8 81 41'4 *15'4 A-O J-J 106% g h A-O As Co Morris 106; 61 65% *50 J-J 53'A . 105% 65 / 107% 27 V 97'A 101'% 101% F-A _1946W, Alncome *7% ~7% 52 ' 114% 40% J-D 1987 _1987 %'- 109 100 D Detroit Edison 1959 99% A; J-J 1—1946 deposit rctsi B 104% 29 ' " 99 -53 F-A '3s. debs ADeposit,. receipt? ---— A7%s ser A deposit rets 119% J-D ARef 101'A 102% 499 F-A mtge receipts ^—4*—ACuba RR 1st 5s gold—w— 1952 ser 108% 98% 33 '~P$. 105% 106 101% 104 103% •: ADeposit A 6s 104 102% " 8 41'4 109% -A; 93%' 106 4 M-N 1 ,__1965 3'/bs__L_—1966 A Cuba Northern Ry; 1st 5'%s_—1942 Continental" Baking - 113% 108 65 28. '102% 28 • — *— A-O Power 1st- mtge 120% ; Nov 1945 ■101'A 97 107'% 107% M-S M-N page 96% 84 -1- y. 80% "7 59% . 103% 112% 112% 107% F-A see e: , '101 loey* 111'4 111% 1945 For footnotes 85 104'%"' ; ,'K D__——-1972 - 2 %s__ 1975 ref 3S series & 108% 109% 109% 112% § AConsol gold 5s series 85 104 A-O Cii'il--1972 ser 111% i74% ref 2 J-D 4 *63 3s 64% A-O 24 J-D J Power 65% F-A a-__—_1982 • ser- 113 101'4 1st ref 64% y. 42 103% 100 & 93 82% mtge.'2%s ser'B_-Ti.:i'_T_1977 ref mtge 2%s «Se 99% 101 1st 98% 65%; • 97 • , York— 31 *99 Central Pacific "2' 61 Delaware, Lack 8f West RR Co—N Y Lack & Western div ■ ' F-A 4s ■' '71% 97 M-N 3y4S_c_—1965 Cigar-Corp Delaware A-O A4s registered Central New York 98% 80 „ 69% J-J __il977 mtge 3s series >L-_u.—I 107. i960 AGeneral *82%. M-N 1st extl 4s_r____—1955 106 -1965 JACentral of N J gen gold 5s A5s registered—. r.i J-J Ry & L 1st & ref 4'%s______1951 River Pwr -s f 3%s A_^_^.__1961 1st & ref 1st ' 1981 5'/2s series B 99 88CV % 44' 70% 5105%-.__ 1st extl gold Sou 99'A Celotex Corp 3'As debs Si gen 105'A' 76 M-S 72 87 .104 mtge gtd 4s Celanese Corp 3s debs / 113'A; 97% 80°,4 4s_'_1948 107% 103% 105 Carthage & Adirondack Ry— 1st gold 4s 107% Ry— 109 »4 109'4 109'4 F-A Pac Ry 4% deb stk perpetual Carolina Ciinchfield & Ohio 4s 11965 Branch U P •••• *73 V 4 J-D (stamped modified)_1^_____1980 Gas & Elec .3'%s debs—1971 Consumers. 96 1 100% 101% F-A {Central of Georgia Ry— § A 1st mtge 5s 1. " 97 J-D 1972 112'4112'% '101 '4 J-J 1969 Can ''ACent 105'/2 J-J ,r - C__-—T_,—1977 mtge 4'%s series ISt St 1957 1st 92 % 98 — Co— 5%s series-A__ Consolidated 66 92 5 *99% 100% Guaranteed 34 '/a 34% 60 »_J95% J-D A-O Deere J-D 5s 107% 98% 3'As__J_1970 91% 98% —^ 91 M-N gold 108% ' __ 90'4 105% 105% 1974 Guaranteed • 98% & 96% 90 T- 96% 1976 Oct 991 107'A A-O Conn 101 102 Canada Southern 5s 99 - J-D 106% - 101% 100% 91 97 3 s & H V 104 96% 42 — California Elec Power 1st 3s Calif Oregon Power 3'As gold F-A 1948 1950 4'%s__^-^1961 1st gtd Dayton Pr & Lt 1st mtge 2%s 1975 Dayton*Union Ry 3%s series B___1965 Guaranteed : 4.5 95 95% F-A 4s_.___1990 1970 Consolidated Edison of New 75% •'..' 34 *93'% A-O 1955 gtd 5s A Canadian National Ry— • Guaranteed gold 4'/2s .99 6 16 6 "103% 24% - mtge 5s series B—4—^——.1973 Conn 98% —— 80 *102'4 J-J I960 cons > 107% i 24% .r • A-O - 4 100% 101V 103 102y8 102%" v M-N 1991 Union Terminals .. Bush Term Bldgs 5s gtd 85 101% i. A-O - - 44 103 '•" '101'A at 5s -.",.75 - % 1- 102% A-O - - mtge 1st *26% M-S (interest '7 "M-S A-O 100% 100% 92% 78% F-A 1950 May 1 1947) due {Burlington Cedar Rap & Nor— 10 103% 103% Columbus 103% 3 100 *— M-N modified 93% 78 4 1st 4s gtd Commonwealth Edison 91% *101 A-O _1954 to 76'% 100 96% ii : v"' 1977 tr gold 4^4 J-J - 3'%s gtd_4,ii_^U; Columbus & Tol 22 96% 1969 3% 75'A 75%; V • ; -r'— ' „ 86%-- M-S 129 10 97% 96% Gen mtge 2%s .1976 Buffalo Niagara El 1st mtge 2%s„1975 Buffalo Rochester & Pgh Ry— Stamped : « 105 100 v'-v 86% Columbus 100 "I 95% 97% 1960 Bklyn Union Gas 4s debentures 100 y. J-Jr.. > 5s__1952>' E—: 3%s 4'%s - (Ernesto) Co 7s—— Bkiyn Union El 1st gold 5s—; ' . • J?.yjtjf- y v > 10 ; 102 Columbia 25 96% 1987 A Breda 192 > ;; • •';> C 1st • 83 8 119% 119% J-J 1955 A 1st coll 103 v 100 --:;T 4 27'% • 73 72% *100 i J-J ^1993 Mich.Div & *100 ; 4 72% - —— . J-J 1993 Short Line Colorado M-N il9Sl mtge 4s series RR J-D 1st . 1st 12% : 1^4 72% J-D 4s4_%1952 conv D Cleve Boston & Maine RR— 4%s series JJ v"" 89%, 90% 67% 4 2'A 341 " - Sferies 59 84 1970 1st mtge 5s series AC 1st mtge 5s series II 90% J-J F_u—__:)-1963 r Gi_a.__3^_^_1963 impt 4 %s. series L Div St 84% t 77 ,• 1976 . 347 101% 102% . '60% 39 1.048 71% 96'A 91% 78% 5 1 15'A.-16% , J-D 1st 75 A-O Cons r 15 Va Apr 1994 Cleveland. Elec Ilium 3s A-O 1st mtge Wab 73% 52 222 72% 70 49% J-J L1951 Beneficial Indus Loan 2%s debs Bethlehem Steel Corp— Apr > ^w__w___2019 Series J-D May Telephone of Pa 5s series C—1960 3'/2s 66'A' v." 101% J-J 2%s ser G^— Cin ';■> 4s M-N ♦ mtge gtd 33/as series E_—^_1969 ' • 612 69 Va Union Terminal— Cleveland ; 101% 69% : M-S - i960 ref 4'As series- <fc 74 . Va division 83% 97% 63'A 5s.series 1st Cincinnati 60'A 11 97% gold — A 181 "y 63% 64 ' Cleveland & Pittshurgh RR— Feb 1 2010 West series fxd & lien & 1st & 65 99%" i 27/&s mtge & GenerrJ fixed due Dec.l 1995 S'western div Bell 54 118 M-S Pgn Lake Erie 64% 61 2.%^4.y4— Ref 61 contingent interest) 88% 49 97% i__i:T_j.'__4___1944 w General J-D income 66 198 . 97 M» Cleve Cin Chic & St Louis Ry— M-S J 48 57% 61 % 1974 • ;" City Ice & Fuel 2%s debs_i__4—_1966 City Investing Qd 4s debSj-__^___-1961 84'4 due Mar 1 200o conv 69% 55% 98 {AChoctaw Okla & &GuIf 103% A-O due Mar 11996 Series 105% 99'A 17 68 A-O - series Ai_^«____1952 4%s ser-A 1st mtge M— - 100% 101% - ^__1934 3 VaSr. series 1st K A4'As 45% 99 55% J-J _1988 deposits Dilil4__l^I962 ItAChilds-Co dffo 5s. part paidLl-^1943 5 ADehentures- 5s part paid—>-^-1957 fixed (2%% 32 68 89% 4s 1st 41 97 Series 3%% 88 87 38 89'/a ref. M- -2.%-4'A & 1st 111'4 417% 96% Series and 41 89% Chic & West'n Indiana 107% 28 r due Dec 11993 Ref & gen mtge 6% 66% Apr Chicago Union^-Station— gen mtge 5% (2% fixed ' 3% contingent interest) — Series 49 J-J i of gold 4'%s ; Income x v:107 98 29 19% J-J int)-July 1975 8 - Memphis Div 1st, gold 4s_J__w__^1951 Chic Terre Halite &,S'eastern Ry— 98% 115'4 25 106% 107% J -J July 1975 56»/a 56% - __i.__ 1st mtge 1948 A ser 45 ' Chicago St L &,New Orleans 5s„„1951 Gold 31%s^___i._^__„^ ,1951- ? B 4s 21 ~ 106% 81 M Gen & Ohio RR—• mtge 60 !__1989 ;_L. 4.4%s (exTnterest).: . 105'% 99 100 1st 112% 100'4 39 88 5 A Secured Cincinnati 1st 56 100% - Apr Cine Gas As Elec 1st mtge 2%s—^1975 Baltimore 76 Ry— ; 4'%s__Jan l 1999 AConv gold.4'%6^. . 102'4 105% 10,125 : 101% 4s ACertificates IA Refunding 119% 88% . mortgage 4s Atlantic Refining 2%s debs 30 55% Apr Jan 1 2044 3s ser B mtge AGeneral 100'% 101 670 114 M-N 1948 Second 140 90 60 J-J ..1994 B"„_L inc mtge«conv 1st 103'4 Nov unified 4s ser A ser 88% 71 118% RR— conv inc 44%..- 25 80 118% 82% J-J mtge 4'%s inc ser A-_Jan 12019 103% 28 - 101% 102 -I995 88 91% 29 101% 102% ) 101%' 100 1.1995 Ry-— 1963 Pac "'r Chicago &• North' Western 55 93 107% 109 *80 Line mtge & 4%s 100 97 88'4 87% 92% J-D 'v:"- 95 102% 103% 103- Q-J 1st mortgage 3%s Atlantic Coast 1st cons 4s General J -J A-O A-O ,July Air Paul Gen • 94% July~l~i995 4s Charlotte *-_ 39% 109 Yi 94% 92% .93% 95 1966 Adjustment gold 4s Atlanta ;'93'/4 .-1995 _ 231 39 *71% J-J mtge -4y28_„-i__Jan 1 2038 St 104 r ' 100% 90 Va *88% & Santa Fe— ; % 92% y 5 {Chicago Rock l3id & Pacific "Ry— ; —1975 - 36 39 J-J Telegraph Co.— 2%s " M-N J-J Chic Milw 101'4 31 102'A 102% 92% J-J 34 85 *102% 102'/a inc 4 9o% 92 . .112 4T-15% 112% *95'/e 1983 104105 103% 104 A-O « '4V'*-U 107%' *' ..,T07»'i'v',Tl43/« '•? 108 A 2d mtge 4%s inc ser A 2003 "Chicago Ind & Sou 50-year 4s___41956 101A 34 124 M-N ' COMPANIES — *27% • 132 4'124 ',,'4- J-J 5s_l_1997 Chicago Ind & Louisville Ry— A 1st mtge 4s inc ser A 17% 5% 8 inc conv mtge AGen ; 21% ; is " —1958 — 124 3 4 1st mtge 3%s'.ser; i. 1985 Chicago & Erie 1st gold 5s___ __1982 Chicago Gt West 1st 4s series A___1988 . external 7s A4Vag assented AGen 4 •: 4 90 84% 10 117 108 ,44 100% 85 3 91% 90 90 121 . 143% 100%: 107 101, 4- " J-J 28 108 . F-A 100 83% 33 83% # ' J-J F-A - —1979 t:. 4 High 4 11 110% 110% F-A 4 ' Low 117 . 1st & ref mtge 3'%s. ^^,-1985 1st &; ref mtge 27/8S*._,^,_^_^_»,.i970 U 4 Year 1947 No. 102% 102'% 'J( 1st & ref 4%s series B________1977 *120 ; Range for Sold ■> 101% 103 J-J 1958 Bonds High 123% 124 103 • •», J-J General 4s_y——_ ' 130 " Fridays Bid A. Asked M-S 1996 V.:'', ,r 2d consol gold 4s^ 1——1989 ^Chicago Burlington: Si Quincy RR— • A Venetia n Ref Si impt M 3MaS, series E R & A Div' 1st cons gold 4s — M-N or , F-A 203A 6 87 140 *120 Sale Price .4 107A 13 10 .Last Period Chesapeake & Ohio Ry— •-■'. v General gold 4 '%S jd ; 1992 •4. Ref & impt mtge 3'%s ' D—1996 10'A 4% 86 Week's Range — Interest 4* High 3 . York; Stock Exchange Low *120 M-N 3 10 19 "85 F-A .—I960 External •14 7'A •7'A 7'A: , J-D 3%-4-4 Vis Low 4/ Y'f. 4 yVTfB ON D S >4:;> New • Year 1947 No. High ;:4 Range for Sold (Kingdom)— extl of) (Prov RECORD ENDING JANUARY 16 Friday Bonds Friday's Bid A Asked Loio Serbs Croats Si Slovenes A8s secured external-: BOND Mondayr: January 19,1948 Week's Range Friday BONDS * FINANCIAL CHRONICLE - 97% 51% 104% ^last cons 1956 gold 5s—-1995 Ry 3Y4S—1970 1S65 El Paso & S'western 1st 5s -v 5s 8tamped_-w———^->-iQfi? M-N ,*110 -114% 110 J-J *141..-.,.-_ M-S •102 121,.- 145 *102 'A-O 4-n .. 104% 104% ■*103%>.i'>4".v-:-, )%'•". 195> r 101% 106% 112% 105% 113 • ; Volume 167 Number 4665 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE v YORK NEW RANGE York Interest Stock Exchange Last Period Sale Price '- Friday u» Railroad Gen Co— , 4 %s inc mtge «'l series 2015 A ■ 1st cons mtge 3'/4S ser E_^ ;18b4 1st cons mtge 3'/as ser F_, --I990 66% 1st 3Vt.s mtge cons 2s mtge G ser H ' '• — 88 *80 M-S 98 *82 -I -M-S -1971 45 85 66 A-O 1953 3'As ser Onto: Div 1st mtge 68 o - j-j cons *»5 ' —— — Rub 3s deb JFlonda. East Coast 1st 4 Mi a 1961 M-N 102% 1959 J-D 101 ^AlstA ref,5s series A 1974 M-a k • A Certificates of Lorillard 94 • 1st < M 3%s A 4s , inc conv 1949 (B F> Co 1st mtge Northern Ry Co— General 5 Vis -wivits*. M-N General -5s ... 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J-D Corp 1st 3%s 1963 IN Y Susquehanna & Western RR— §lst refunding 5s 1937 * *85 2003 registered ref 85'A Y 1017/a 100% '"2r 96 Y State Elec Putnam & Gen _2003 : 5s stamped modified, Guaranteed 85'A M 1974 gtd 5s 1954 Lehigh Valley Ry Co NY 4%s ext_1950 4s M 96 4 67% J-D N *' *95 J- 1964 sink fund 5s Leh Val Harbor Term 4Vis r-A 1954 stamped—- 1st & 5s 1954 — 5 84% 85 M-N J-D M-N M-8 Y 91% 94% -r r- 641% *101% 102 M-N 1955 N 1, Lehigh Valley Coal Co— 611/4 101% ioiy2 101% r-A 32 15i/a 63 621/4 33 248 1980 1986 B—1975 1951 2000 2043 2043 1 99% 84% 75'A 75% u-a Light 1st mtge 2%s_1975 4s Power & 103% r : 25 276 74 74 75'A 62 '/a series A 4s trust N - Ltd— A 1st 27% 25 '75 667/a 4s ref mtge & General N Y 1997 25 M-N A-O r-A 62 mtge conv inc 4'/2s ser A.2022 t A Harlem River & Port Chester— 1st 4s 1954 A Lake Sh & Mich Sou gbld 3%a 3 Vis registered———. t 84% *__ A Gen - 63 r-A B_1 A Debenture 187 l'/a . B West & § A Collateral N 112% A 99% 13 79 r-A St Louis— E 1st series 4'/2s 102% 2 ser mtge 3s ser F Connecting RR 2%s ser 180 '• 75% $N Y New Haven & Harford RR— 68% 95 \ 100% 100% N 123% 112 % ■' • 102 172 — 2 __ *._ — 85 74 *' 1998 registered Mtge 4s series A 105% 40'A 62% —— A Mtge 4s series 100% — 311 RR Co— 1998 series A 2013. series C__. 2013 Y Central & Hudson River RRr— General mtge 3y2s J997 3 % s registered —1997 Lake Shore coll gold 3y2a 1998 3%s registered— 1998 Mich Cent coll gold 3%s 1998 series 4s 104'% 115 —— 46% deposit of Certificates 105 96 39% 18% 75% 75'A ; 550 74»A 82 1954 A series 5y2s tAN Y Ont & West ref 4s___June 1992 Lautaro M-N 36%* 38% - 1956 deposit of gold 4s N Y & Harlem gold 3%s N , 105'A 1031/a 76 115 •41% 97 105 99 ■ 103 98'A 100% *__ — J-J 1961 1981 unguaranteed 103 98'A J-J 1961 100 *991/4 100% __ 103 A-O 1987 100 deposit of New York Chicago & N *— 75% '75 _ 1956 York Central 1st A-O ' 751/4 ' ■ u-a 93 105'A 95 —— series D 4%s 3%s 1976 , 37'A u-a St Louis— series C Ref 30 24 ' ' r-A deposit of Ref 25'/a 4 1978 3s ser B Certificates Cons 511/4 __ 1959 2%a Kanawha & Mich 1st gtd gold 4a_1990 Kansas City Power & Light 2%s 1976 tAKreuger & 74'A gold 5%s ser A_ ref gold 5s series H series I Certificates A 1st New 97% — A A K Koppers Co 73 series G—— Ref mtge 3'As 4 Vis 74'A — Certificates A 1st | Jersey Central Pow & 4s & A J James Frankl 95'A J-J & ref 5s A 1st 5s 98% 100% 100% ™ j-j 1956 gold 5s series C 5 AInternat Hydro-Elec deb 6s Int Rys Cent Amer 1st 5s B 97% 97 99% 97 J-J 100 — __ 87% j-d 100 96 14 J-D j-j 95 % 96 100 93 1956 2 A 1st — *100% 105 • J-D 1950 100 : 98 —' j-j 108% *S8 . 94% 1970 A Indianapolis Union Ry Co— Ref & Imp 2 Vis ser C 1988 ^International Great Northern RR— series 97 58% 67% 1962 — 3* — J-D 1963 ser 84% .98% • 100 *97 100 j-j F-A ~5 : • M06% . -.97 100 i j-j 1951 82'A 97 *97 F-A 1951 4s • 79% *1051/2 107 • — J "J 1951 4s ser D AAdJustment 106 105 *100 4 Vis 100% M-N Chic St L & N O— 1st ref mtge 89 6 Registered Illinois Terminal 102 99 1951 5s 43 46 — 1986 2%s debs_1970 National Steel Corp 1st mtge 3s__ 1965 National Supply 2%s debs 1967 ANaugatuck RR'lst gold 4s—,—1954 Newark Consol Gas cons 5s 1948 New England Tel & Tel 5s A 1952 1st gtd 4%s series B 1961 ,3s debentures -1982 N J Junction RR gtd 1st 4s 1986 New Jersey Power & Light 3s .1974 New Orleans Great Nor 5s A .1983 New Orleans & Northeastern RR— Ref & Imp 4j/2s series A, 1952 New Orleans Term 1st gtd 4s 1953 INew Orleans Texas & Mexico Ry— a 1st 5s series B 1&54 100% 100 % 96 j-j 3Vis 1st 23 72 ref 5s series F 1st mtge 101% 138 *— 99 .1951 gold 3s 1st 90% 53 National Dairy Products 71 iooy2101'/2 88% 100% 1962 Nashville Chattanooga & 102 101% " M-N 1950 Div & Term ref 71 ■ 100'A 111 N 105 100 ■' 58% 98% 57 99% *99 J-J 105% ' / a- 102 .101% 1955 gold 4s Lines - V 2- ■; 1953 5s__ Div 94% !!", i 100% 100% / 100% M-N 1952 Springfield 64 A-O . 70% Monongahela Ry B'As series B 1968 Morrell (John) & Co 3s debs 1958 Morris & Essex 1st gtd 3y2s 2000 Constr M 5s series A ,__1955 Constr M 4>/2s series B 1955 Mountain States Tel & Tel 2%s 1986 23% 43% 55 57 RR— Moh'k & Malone 1st gtd 90 109% 13 99 A-O 90 series A—Jan 1967 5s A 1st 102 Vt . 62 Vi 1955 gold 4s_„_ 4s__. 1st 95; 79 104% 20% 1952 trust Div 5s 41 89% 105% Jf-8 . St Louis Div & Term A 1st adjust A 1st 140% 104 95 78 2 52'A series D_ 4Vis A General %, 102% A-O msf .. Litchfield Div 1st gold 3s A 1st 2 90 93 124 * F-A M-S 4%s ref 96 88%• 1951 Cairo Bridge & 72% 101% 105% 70% ^Missouri Pacific RR Co— A 1st & ref 5s series A A Conv 2 .3 *88 Vi 1951 Refunding 1st 94% 89 gold 3ViSw— Refunding 1st ACura 99i/a • 33 81% J-D B series 4s lien Prior ' 81'A 105% 106 y2 81% JHI 102'/• __ *99% J-J 106% 98% bo J-J Prior lien 5s series A 40-year 105'A 93% 4 ' 111 Cent and 94% 119% 119% M-N las 1 Purchased lines 3 Vis Collateral trust gold Joint 15 *100% 'A Jan 1971 Jan 1991 1990 inc ser A inc ser A 4%s mtge 4s Kansas & Texas 1st 4s Missouri-Kansas Texas 104 Vk r 1967 2%s Mfg & 100 Sault Ste Mane— A 1st & ref 5s 3s -sterling—.——- Western 9% 100: , , 4s——— 1st gold 3V2s.^.,_ Gold A Gen 67'A *9J% J-D Feb 1957 Illinois Bell Telep ,2%s series A Illinois Central RR—^ Louisville 7 1 Mining mtge 1st Mo 71 Va J-J 1962 A AAdJ Income 5s_-tA Collateral 91 99 A 1st & Hudson Coal gold u-a H Hudson Co Gas 1st gold 5s_^.-—--1949 Hudson ,& Manhattan 1st 5s A -1957 Omaha 1 100 100'A 103% 100 »/a '100% 106 M-N Minn St Paul <& bb 93 y2 Af-S 40-year Vi 94% 60 Af~-N J-J 1st -1 74y8 90 62 V *90 2044 —1976 Hocking Valley Ry lsfr;4Vis__——_1999 Extended 1951 gold 3 Vis impt 4 y2 s series C. Minnesota 98% 71 Hackensack Water let;antge 2%#—1976 gold 2 ■ 94 7.'.: '■ 1st Vi 104'A 82% 9 _! 100% 100% v." 2015 Gen mtge inc 4s ser B_ Gull States Util 1st M 2%s '' Vi ,92% 2% * A-O 1975 1st & ref 3%s series D_. - ' 76 ■~3 '■ 98 .100% 80 94% 97»/4 *97 M-V 93 101% *95% J-D A-O Wat Sew 77% 102 78'A 80 *23 J-J 1950 RR 4s series Household "84 -J If-N 98 99% 1966 1st mtge 3s Corp *98% 71 1972 2%s debs 1952 1979 Michigan Cons Gas 1st mtge 3yaS_1969 1st mtge 2%s_i. 1969 t§AMidland of N J 1st ext 5s 1940 104% 88 112% 98% 69'% Ref & 129 89% 92 *62 Feb B—— Ohio 84 109% 110'A 97 mtge & coll 4s ser B & Drain 5%s Michigan C'tral— Jack Lans & Sag 3y2s 133% 11 •'>' 110% 103'A J-D 2%s debs. Metropolitan Edison 1st mtge 2yas_1974 103'/a 121% 96 1954 Manati Sugar 4s sink fund__Feb 11957 A Manila RR (Southern Lines) 4s__1959 117% "2 98'A ' J-D 1st 86% 113 • • 92V8 *86 Vi J-J 1981 Greyhound Corp 3s-deb8tJA Gulf 91% J-J _2010 Gen mtge .2 Vis ser, R AGreen Bay &-Wesi deb ctfs A 4s ~i M-N 1st J-J __1«82. P ser Div 108% 87% 4 M 105% 77 41 109% 110'A J-J G ser 95 1972 Metrop 40 - "97% -98% J-J ■ 96 & Co 106 103% 83% 'A : 86 106% * Central RR 4"/2s ser A__—1960 Maine 65% 101% 110 J-J 78 Vi 96 (SH) 72»/a 110'A J-J ^_ta.i.l990 Gen mtge 3Ves ser O-Gen » 1976 4 Macy 103 Vi 83% '98 96'/a 105% *103 J-J 1952 107% 96 '/a ' M-N Great ■ 105% A-O 1855 '49 M-S 2%s_1965 Goodrich M-d & Cine 100 >162% J-D 1969 5s cons F— Knox Utilities Corp— debs 1900 series A-O Mead Gas & Elec of Berg Co 115% 106 M-8 ref Mhy Dept Stores General Realty & 109% 100% 2003 Elec 3%s & 9 7 1980 100% High 109 »/a 102 »A 2003 51 Low 109 1st 22 61 Vi Year 11)47 102 St Louis Div 2d gold 3s_ & Range for Sold No. Nashville RR— & ref & Bonds High F-A 105% t " 47 101 Friday's A-O 100'A 99% 103 51 Vi or Bid A Asked 1963 Atl 99% —, 102% 103'A - M-~N 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% <- •' ..' Firestone Tire: Low : j-j 2000 Ast New Year 1947 No. High BONDS Range for Sold ■ j-j. I<> Friday 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 I— 1®«® 3s series J 197® ref 3s series K , . 1st ft ref 3s 1st ft ref 3s series M 1979 100 % 10O3/4 1st 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 Pacific Tel At Tel -2%s debs.——1985 2%s 90*/8 98% Pennsylvania-Central A3%s v Gtd 4s Co— series E Pennsylvania Glass Pennsylvania Power & Pennsylvania 3y2s > 4s sterl Cons • series *102% 4 102% 104% 100 Va 100% 100% 100% 100% 100'A 110 ioo y4 ,—1968 107 —1981 95 D..'. Ry '5%s—-1974 3%s coll tr Electric 1st ft ref 2%s 1st ft ref 2%s ser ioo y4103 y4 y 107 96 % 1st Pacific 89% 104% 103% 81% 82 Va 5 '96% 76 mtg 3%s serA.1971 , 92% Jf-N Jf-N J-D 81 97: • 79 89 V* 88% 62 101 101 80 — 831/4 83 y4 80 2 78% 78'/» 100 102% 98 y« 100 104 Calif 115% 116 y4 Vs 94 Yb 112% 128 94% 91 103 y4 1956 106 V* 105 % 106 y4 103 116% 1956 110 109 y4110 106% ♦106 1996 1961 ' >94 105% 104% - - 94% 92 50% 52 45'/# ioo»/4 ioo Vi , 93' Y— 99 94 100 1966 1071 117 102 94 y4 94 y4 ioov* 121 106 102% 102% __ 1971 Sunray Oil Corp 27/«s debs Swift ft Co 2% s debs 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% Co— RR 1996 of 109% 14 97 95 y2 1966 Oil 98% 94% ' 92% . 100 97% 101% 109% Y-_ y 56% 106 % 91 % 99% 100, 103% 98 103% 98 Va - 1 *115 *117 ' 115 104% 104%- 103 98' 98 " 99% 92 95% 99 y4 91% 97'/a 98% 95% 83 % 77 101 59% 60 ' 1187/2 22 % ';• 103% 8?% 95 -r . 100 121% 89%- 1961 ' 106% 107 % 98% • 39 106% , 98% 105 99% *102% 130 120 105 101 % 126 y» 20 -L_' *95'- 116 _-J;. 108% — Co— 1971 99% 137% 94%- 105 75% 106 * 105% .107% 124 99% *102% 109 y2 129 % '91%' 103% 118 V* 12'/2 ... 100 Va ♦— U8 y. 57% , 106 '•;* 106 * 1977 4%s 9a 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% *11% 13% 8 12% 100 y2100% 99 104% *90 100% 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— Cons gtd 3%s series E 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 Vandalia RR 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 Products (Mich) common——5 i! Allied " Altorfer Bros Co common-—— .Aluminum. Co 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%, 2 90 •• y• v class 34% • - -* 16% 14% Dec 161% May 195% Feb Feb Dec 5 Dec Jan 4 % 850 17 ; v—• "• 1% 40 Dec 43% 100 8.900 14% 15 35 35 50 35 y2 25 4% % % 10 800 3% Dee % Dec 48 I OOO American Writing Paper common 4% 5 '900 5 8% 8% ' 8% 800 Anchor 2 8 8 8% 800 6 53/. '53/. ann 5% !>!>:<> 17% 17% common „ 1 42 May 4% Aug 7% Jan Anglo-Iranian Oil Co Ltd— Amer dep rets ord reg £1 Angostura-Wupperman ,.. „l Apex-Elec Manufacturing Co Appalachian Elec Pwr 4%% pfd Argus Inc _l 100 Jan 10% 1100 7% Jan 101% 103% 340 y98% Dec 5% Arkansas Natuial Gas common Common class A • non-voting 6% . preferred • Aro Oil <Kc Associated Electric - Automatic Avery 13 13% 14% 10,000 preferred Ayrshire Collieries ''/I'.,— £l' • 1*4 Inc. 8% 1% 2 100 "4 4 1 100 4% 6 700 30 5 4% 7% 71/4 400 754 14% 800 15 3 16% — 16% ... 7% ' preferred— IIIi common |,».:Banco de los Andes— % 1 Amex-ican Barium 1 (L) ij__ Inc_^l & Co common^ Ties of Watch & & Bickford's Co Hedges Inc Feb Jan Blumenthal 7% ~51/4 L 5, common ; 13% 17 1 5% 200 6% •5% May 50 9% May - 5 „ .. ' 17 17 2 133 9% 200 2'% 134 19% 19 33 ' . 1,400 170 20 33 7% ~8% 7 ~8% 20%/Feb 7-1/3 2% 3% 171% 4,800 • 1% 9 • • Brillo * 21 % 15 1 common A • 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 -100 .100 13% 1 7% 100 37/s 1,700 3% -2.50 13% 3% —10 ' 7%. "V 8 500 8% 68 9%. Nov Dec 14 4 Feb. Nov 4 %i. Jan Jun 14 Oct 27% %.May 69% 75 - 23% Oct 2% Feb Oct 77 Va May Jan 19 Dec Nov ~5% '>~5% 4 % Dec 7% Oct 5% 400 4 y8 Dec 7% Oct 1% 1 Mining 400 5% i 1% 1,500 114 113 1% Mar %, Dec 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%. ? ••••i ii' *, - V."Oct;7: « , ■; , ■ -8%- v.8%-- : i%2 -;/ ;*'-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 Cable Jan 124 Vi%- 1 '" Aug 7% May 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 -ua_—• .-Claaa, B 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 — ._ July Ja*> 13% Aug ' COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 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% •" 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— !' 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 Union 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 V 1st 68 103 A' 103 .A 102% 104 102% 108% J-D 25% 24% ;Vv-;;V ' '- Z . , ■' ' 43 23% 25'A $25'A J-J 24 . 26 24% 29 42 25 7 29 $25'A _ 2 25% $25'A F-A 41 25 „ 42 • ' 24'A 42 J-J 1 24'A 42 ' 98% 99% 25% 99'A 32 98% 102% 55 J-J 25% r. 57'A 17 60 94 34 34 $12 30 28% ' J-J • F-A 28 % ~i 24% J-i J-D 24% 15 $104% ' . $107 101% 21 42% 104% 101% 101%' 1 105 107% 103% A-O 59 M-S >'■ 59% 111 101% 104 103% 103'A M-N $105 J-D 107 4 1971 —1964 mtge 3s Park Lexington 1st mtge 3s A-O $101% 103 % __ 101'A 102 J-J $91 104% 107% 101% . 104 105% 109 12 101% 107 77 95 v Pennsylvania Water & Power 3'As_1964 3'As 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— Valley Extended Jan 34'A * 1963 bs Power 3'As Electric Apr 7% 103 103 105% $103% 107'A 1952 —1952 coupon coupon Altalian Superpower 5% 84 65 100 Co— 1940 300 7 1 Preferred 1 1,500 176 Corp Corp common— United ex Nov 5% warrants Elastic United . with Midland Products Chemicals Corp 1957 1952 2% 9.5: 103 F-A ' 1952 coupon) 5% • 55 ' 55 $56% M-N - 1952 2% • A— 68 $70 $100% 102 J-J 1957 Interstate Power 5s Calif— series — — J-D 1955 1955 coup) F series A7s 500 J-J 19/0 (Aug 1941 coupon) 5% — 36% — $62 J-D 1957 2% * 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 Gas 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 Preferred Standard v 1 • ' ' 92 '• ' ) J-D 103% 103% 104 108 J-J 103% 103'/e 103 4109 Hydro-Electric Co— A6'As with Oct 1 1940 coupon—1960 A6%s ex Oct 1 1947 coupon 1960 , - Piedmont United Molasses Co Ltd— Amer dep rets ord regis United NJ RR & Canal 100 United .. 25c 10% United Profit Sharing preferred Shoe United U U S U S and $5 1st S Co class B 39 % 39 Va 39% 9% 9% 200 13% . 62% 1 13% 14% 2,100 Consolidated 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 x78% 16 16 16% 500 —1 1 42 -r,/ 2 /2 42 Oil— 10 - 2% ~ 10 common — 10 27 5 common ~ * — • -- .4 108 116 M-S 1970 A-O 103% 104 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% Feb Dec 142 A-O 3% iJan 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 -- ,2 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) Elec 3%s collateral Stinnes A7-4s 1970 —1989 1950 5s_. AStarrett Corp Inc 5s_ 5s —1966 trust (Hugo) Corp— 3rd stamped 121% > 97% 73 100% 101%' 107% 5 102 •> 107% ■ —1971 & 101% 102% 108'A 116 — 3s Gas 102'/a 108% - __ $100% 102% F-A M-N A-O A-O 99 99 116 116 116 $68 . 75 97% -..J 105% 102 108': 104% 99 89% -117£ 68 -^75 > » . 1946 (Hugo) Industries— A7-4s 2nd stnmned $22% 30 23% 1946 $22% 25'/a 24% ~ 47 Va 47% Stinnes . Terni Hydro-Electric Co— 1940 coupon—1953 28 1953 $12 A6%s with Aug 1 ">A6'As 1947 coupon United Electric Co of N J 4s United A7s A««»'■ ex Aug 1 1949 32 34% —. $103% 106 103% 106% Electric Service Co— with Dec 1 1 1940 coupon 1Q17 /»rmnnn_i 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 "r * _ 12. 80 6% ■ * Co 20 1% 14% iu— * 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 ot representative stocks ana Total Util- Friday Finance Transaction Jan. Baltimore Stock Fidelity & Deposit Co Fidelity & Guaranty Insur range), d Ex-interest, Ex-stock div. h Ex- g r 46 44% $44 1972 v t range), -Bonds— 180.09 i». 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 -Stocks- 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% -• Co—: 10 preferred: Narragansett Racing Assn Nash-Kelvinator Service • • - * —1 Cos v Jan Pennsylvania RR — For footnotes see page 42. ■> 17% o — " Burd Jan ■:> 124% Sep 47 Aug 90 ' " \ — •*.. 34% —50 25 18% t _L 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 52% 23% 15% May 27 3/8 L) I 11% 10 3/4 21 Feb 17% 44c 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 Util 50c common 31 . 9% 5% 31 6 32 2,100 r„. 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 » ^5 Chicago 30 A 5 1 Ring common Co S Chicago 35% Nov _ 120 Aug 41% May 24% May ' (E Convertible 50 43 Va May • & & 522 60 ' * Co Piston Cherry Burrell Corp Chicago Corp common Sep 31% May : 405 ..." 600 Called 33 44c 5 26 Dec 514 7% 36 7% 4% 25% Dec Jan 1,585 - 1.1% 12% 88Va" 91% 11% * . — — r. England Electric System 20 New England Tel & Tel——— 100 North Butte Mining Ji —i_-_2.50 Mills ' 42 6% 10 Burton-Dixie Corp Butler Bros common 207 26 50 22 "* New Quincy Mining Ca 97 17% — 5 —; ; ,50 1 , \ Pacific Jun 11 '« — 1 ——— Mfg Corp class B— National 82 20 2,045 > 48% 42 323/8 33% * Works—— Mergenthaler Linotype Mullins Oct Carr-Consolidated 33% % 100 Alkali • — .—100 common preferred Mathieson 26 IOO 2% (t Corp 40% 10 35% 32"% 47% — (Del) 6% RR 30% 26 10 Mgch Co— Copper Lamson Corp Maine Razor 35 (George W) Jan 85 , 35% 30% ' 400 7% 10 common 23% 30 84 22% 24% 25% x29 x29 > 57% 58% 41.21 41.21 — — Electric Button ' — ♦ Capital Corp.— 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% -• Lmcs National 231 common Bliss & Bruce Employers Group Assoc First 7% 36% — 100 preferred B —a-.—-—^.—100 preferred adjustment 100 r 7% 35% H) ,Oct 8% 6% May (W Berghoff Brewing Corp Binks Manufacturing Co capital Laughlin Inc common • c Associates— prior preferred Eastern 6% Fuel & Gas 4%% 2 7% 1 Co Barlow & Seelig class A conv___ Bastian-Blessing Co common 8% July ' 4% 15 > 40 — 2 Feb 39% 20% May 100 7% 7% — 5 10 Service Cities 2,300 1 3 Borg Calumet & Hecla 14 Jan Sep 35% 6% — 32% 6% 7% 7% .1100 class D 1st pfd stamped Boston 50% 18% 13% 150 4 Co common 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 42% Mar May 14% May 114% Dec 200 - - Boston 31 151 % 152 Dock ... & Connell Co Mills of Dredge & 1 America Drive Inc Auto Fox (Peter) Brewing common * 9% 5 16 10 1% 9% 17% 17% 9% 16 9% 19 100 8% Jan 100 133/4 Feb 250 400 9% May 17 Dec 123/4 Mar 19% July 11% Feb 31 Feb 34 COMMERCIAL THE (278) & 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 Aluminum .' ; Low . 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 Dec A 1,881 7 & 110% Aug SMs AUg 14% Feb 79 78 % 80 % 138 71 Jun 99 Va Jan __ * 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 „— ——10 82 215 ; 533 2 Yard—: Hign 14 % Dec 24 Va" 25% — Street Range For Year 1947 13% 24% 100 ; 9 __ 8.50 0 common 29 4% Jun __ v Tr'.i LOW 30% 53/,, — 'vi- • Shares 40 5% —_ Av 'AS-,/- • 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% * ' 00 High Churngold Gossard common—.! Razor Sales £ < 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% 47 Va — • Mickelberry's Food Prod Middle 6% 19'A 5 —_— Lindsay Lt ft Chem common— Marshall 1 ,«—8 capital— 147A Miller*. & Hart Inc common vtc Modine Chemical 10 Co 6% Nov liy« May 16 NOV 6% May 10 Cooker Pressure National Standard American North Northwest 1% Oak 26Va 500 22% May 11'A 15 100 4,300 700 50 14% 50 38'A 36 37yt 28 28 150 ; 100 34% 4 v Dec 30 24% P ft 19 17% May 23% Nov 8% Rapid SdPrlnting— 49% May 64 Va 28 31% July May Feb Preferred Western 28 May Dec 38, 34% Aug 6% preferred Elec Switch .— class Penn 10 A— Apr 32% Apr 26% Perfect Rath capital RR Circle Co (The) Packing .50 2% 10 (new) common .0.V" ' • Sangamo Electric Co common 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 50 110 Sinclair Oil Corp St Louis Standard Dredging Standard Forgings Standard Oil Jan 234 50 75 9 31 Cliffs Iron Illumin. Cleveland Electric a24% ■' '• a alO Detroit Cleveland & Chemical Apr 32 Feb Firestone Tire & Rubber Jun 29% Oct General 40% July General Motors 13% Glidden Co Oct .•> — — 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 -44-.V July 10 % 3% Sep 36% Sep 42% May 57% 40 65 July 42% Jun 83 Dec 61 Feb 32 39% • —10 100 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 Certificates deposit: —— 500 21 Dec 26% Jan Edison .. Texas Co (The) Corp Trane Co 25 5 2 ♦ * — 0 — (The) common 208 SO La Salle St Corp Union Carbide ft Carbon capital U 8 Steel Wieboldt Stores Inc cum pr pfd Wisconsin Bankshares common Mach Corp 35'A 47% — — 99 76% A 700 83 40 71% Feb 41% Dec 61% Feb .16-% Dec 23 Feb 100 12% Jun 15% Mar / 21% Dec ' 145 : 83 : 0 0 008140' 50 376 6 950 - Dec V, Jun Feb. 14% 52 Dec 2% 16% i , Jan V2 July A 24 , 34% Jun 4% Jan- 0, 36% Feb May 10% Feb 54Va Jun v 0-9 ->■ 31% Dec 31 19 0,- 373 12% 40 50 v Oct /Jan 008% Feb 3% 4rVV-v.' —8 ..— . 36 36 200 50 ; .40 ■ a31% a31'A 50 4% 12 May 31. 4 Jan - a _——50 ' Feb Nov Dec 38 Jan 30% a32y8 111 21 Apr 35% Dec 225 15% Dec 26% Feb 7% May 22% May 10% 18 Jan 27 Jan 22% 39 18 * — (Un) 3% al4%*al4V2 ., • Sep May 60% Dec 14 25% Richman Bros 21 May 37 Dec Dec x45 Dec 54 9 America (Un)_ Republic Steel (Un)_ — 9 25 Feb 53% 89% 62 98 10 % Jan May May 108% Juiy 80 101 Dec Feb De c 13% 15 Va 12 2% May May May 17 31 % Mav 42 100% 200 97% Nov 12 11% 11% 500 10 7% 8% 400 7 5Va 5% 100 (Un) Steel common 10 — Doom * Iron ! 89 648 a27% a31 a76 A 0 551 a76% 38 10% a74% a747/8 * : Works— Youngstown Sheet ft Tube Youngstown Steel Door (Un)— Van 41% Feb — S 26 46% 10%- 10% .'——* • ,* * Dec 54% 23% Jan 31% Aug Feb "' 61% May 10 Jun 80 100 50 53% May 83 Oct 15 al8 al8 Feb 80% Fee 42% 15 21% Feb 20% May Dec Feb July 26 Standard Oil of Ohio common. U 25% 46 46 Jan 9'A May of Corp 14% 400 100 < _* 10 — -- — 100 - — ~-*j — • -- — — 0 50 — 99 75% 750 „ 1 — 48 20% 0:00/ *' 3V4 3V0 ^3'% —5 American Rolling Mill Anaeonda Copper Mining 37 47% 100 700 750 360 100 57 USA __ .',.'.00 • 57 20 35 'A 80 '11% 14% — • American Radiator ft St San com Bethlehem Steel 75% , * caiptal Unlisted'Stocks— Alleghany __ • common Yates-Amer — Jun 5 0 32% 12% 36 (Un) Ohio* Oil Radio Thor 49 ',0030 48 5.% Central.RR (Up)-— Y Pennsylvania RR 21 23 30. 4 Ohio Brass— Ohio — Nov 13 v-'i*: ^808 ■: 12% National. Tile & Mfg 150 25 Feb 26% - Nov 18'A 29'A — 65% Dec ... 13% __ Feb Jan 85 23 .j-'-.*.' May 22% 16 48 —* Jan 6% 42% July Dec 51% 105 , 148 .43% 13% „. 170 57%,, a55 % a55% 23 —5 1 a26% 16 50 Portlands Cement- 18'A capital stock Swift:International Co, Ltd— 35% 0 31% . ft Trans Kelley Island Lime Medusa 85 48% 56% — Lamson ft Sessions- 29'A Co 500 a20% a20% 1 ft 4% 82 _ — Swift 40'A May 70 Steamship 29 % x22 Jun 41 — class A Bros common— Preferred., 17% Feb —* common— Feb 55 43% Metropolitan. Paving- Bricki.— Sunbeam Corp common— Oct 44% 48% „ Greif Bros Cooperage 00 85% 35% July 54% Jan 85 (B F), Dec ~ 80 34% Nov a25 18% ^ 10% 37 , 27'A — —,10 May 31% Feb 125 a53% a54% (Un)_ 14 31 19 15% Nov 1,543 278 — 1,400 — 13% May 11% July July 10 15% 35% (Un)_ 18% 23% May 28% Dec Feu Oct a38% a39V2 ■ : 25 —, 16% 9% 11% 15% 0' 4% * 16% 9% 174% Jan 135 Goodyear Tire. & Rubber———— Gray, Drug Stores — 9 VI1 Jan Jun 7% 22% July ' 14 6% May 8% May 34 Va 149% 4 79% a Nov 206 alO 15% 0 Feb 19 a30% a30% — 4 May 200 550 200 140 ■■00 40 Hign 5% Dec 11% May a48M» a49% — Navigation (Un)_5 common- Eaton Oct 8 27 24% 3% 475 Jan Oct ; 8 300 37 . 15 15% .26 3% 14% ~14% Range For Year 1947 Low •* 18% a > >«0 78% a 0 —1—1 Consolidated Natural Gas (Un)__ , Shares 151% al52% # corn- Bronze (Un) Graphite 35 26 8 for Week .7 High •v 17% — 100 Mar x24% Mar -L Safes * Prices 3% 1 common— preferred $4.50 11 307A May 8% Jan of 18% ' •*" Range 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—,—! Inc — Body- 13 1 Society Brand Clothes common South Bend Lathe Works capital Spiegel Mfg Coadh; ft 30% • — Jan Jun 48% 50 43% Par 31% _* — —• Signode Steel Strap common.— 16% 38 "15 15 3% 340 __ 50c Mfg Electric Controller ~ Shellmar Prod Corp common 12'A May 7 __ Brass American Jan 30 35 —• Oct 0 . Apex Electric Mfg— 144 30% 8% Sals Pries American Home, Products (Un) 150 , Jan STOCKS— American JDet ft Tel 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 ——^—; Bank Cleveland Peabody Coal Co class B common 5% 70% A Akron 16 8% 5% 69 % ,0—i' U Feb 4% 150* 8% Dec 25 ^70 Dec 170 8% 1 Oct Nov 28 — r.— Friday 200 » Jan _♦ — July 148 16 Apr 23 :* 1 a— G 13% Mar. 169 — 23 Va 10 Feb 8% May 13% May 21 — 52% 40% May 50 v Jan Dec 200 21'A __ Feb 10 13% — —2% common— 29'A 47% NOV Jan 21 100 lien pfd— 100 50 53 38 V2 — _• common 53 29 — 20 common Manufacturing 20 % 4% — 100 Shoe 250 9% . • 0 * - National Pumps Apr 4'A —10 preferred Bush Feb 11 350 __ common Bancorp 29 May 22% — Jan Jun 8 22% _3 com common Car Northwest Util prior Nunn _* 7% 17 500 — :—* 5% May 250 . Feb 200 - — common Montgomery Ward & Co_ tyuskegon Mot Spec class A— National 9% 14y2 — I Mfg common Monroe 14% — prior inferred—— $1 .0. _*■ _7 La Salle Ext Univ common— 45% —• Randall class B___ Libby McNeill ft Libby common — Lunkenheimer 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% —• Pan Amer 5% 5y8 17 y8 ~ 8 • 10 North American 35% — 1 4 — May 4% Jun — r 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 * ——19 J 25 Standard Steel Spring X Studebaker Corp common Sunray Oil Corp United Corp 1 1 * 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 Last 'v, ■ ; , Electric v. Allen 30% Feb Baldwin 17% 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. .1957 108% 108% $140,000 2% 2% Low ' 300 " 2% * Dec r High 5% Febl 13% 13V2 , ; 14 14%. 416 10 May 12% May 14 14 22 ' '• 22 22% 345 19 23 — Detroit Gasket common— Detroit-Michigan Stove — _5 20 7%: * i 200 7%•. 7% ' 400 4% —1 4% 500 21% 21% 21% 8,167 11% 11% 100 11% .. 1' ll7/8 470 6% 3% 21 9% May Apr Oct Ale Fruehauf Brewing common— —— Trailer 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 ' Detroit ft Cleveland Navigation common Shares * 100 1,000 Salesfor Week ( of Prices Low t 1 15% Feb Exchange Week's Range ' Par ' . 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 167s-Ntimber 4665>;,THE: COMMERCIAL & Volume FINANCIAL STOCK OTHER CHRONICLE (279) EXCHANCES ' RANGE *> V h , !h" N «' .'I. v f." ■J. \yf4 V . of Prices.) Sale Prlca ' if I jr- , Wood Gar General "'A ' " • 1,, Vft?'A!$. Par Industries Motors Graham-Paige v^.365- 8 52% Jan 9% 5 Vb 1 315'"' 5% 7% juu Black Feb Lamp Hoskins Bearing common-, Manutacturing Electric Howell 21% 21% 258 14% 14% 385 5 common Hoover Ball & 9 _10 2 Via comx. ul" - •' Unlisted 9% 150 . Nov 29% i. Feb 21 Sep Co- —10 Ltd,—. .25c Mng Mines Hurd Lock &. Kinsel 21 Products 7% 300 . 21 19% Co Airlines Amer Co 4>/8 4 7% Dec American Tel & Tel Co— Viscose 21% Oct Anaconda Feb Armour 220 300 4V4 200 4 1% ~4% 1 Drug Vb 12% 1% 400 1% May 3% 100 3 12% 1 •—1 4% 9 Nov 5-v* Oct 18 ADr 5% Screw Masco : '* • common Packara 400 1% 16,200 3% 3% .'2% 150 3 % 100 4% Car Motor __—-.1 Davis Parker Rust-Proof commorLj;*—.2 % '! Pfeiffer 2% Sep May .^4% „ Refining ' 29 29 ——i—* Brewing i 6 5% .r 15% : : 15% 100 Raisin common—X 5. common :_;_i.Xil0 Manufacturing Superior Corporation 3% 1,125 9% 9% &% 15% 3 '/4 11* 1-1% Jslb %A,Dec 4%"'Oct' 9%<3an- 100 11% 2% Dec II V4 Jan 56 • Radiator preferred—__x__—_u50 , Aircrait 62 Screw Wayne 62 Products 50 1% 2 Vb __1 . 1% 2% 280 j Tractor Range Par Bandlri Petroleum Barker Bros Lots 1 Company- • commonJX^. —10 Corp 6 4% 23% i 1 Consol.^——~ Barnhart-Morrow v a __ 23 Vb 9,375 : Edison 15% Oct Jan a29 a 29 a28 4% Apr 150 30 7Va 60 78 May a25 35 15 Jun 110 40 52 226 39 Dec 100% a40% a41 Vb 100% 38 Dec Mar alOO a a24% 52 Oct Feb Dec 39% 101 Feb Dec 23% Oct 43% Sep 54 % May 46% Mar Oct 11% a60% 36% 36 Vb Co Vultee Y) Corp__! "A'" —i— 2% Jan 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 a51 a52% 65 a31% a33% 5 108 • 5Vb 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 % • —xL—1 9% May 65 254 28% 25 Aircraft- 311 •• a22% a22% * (N 11% a60 % a60 % * 10 4 Va Feb Jan Light Corp Foods • Co Nickel of Kennecott 11% :i„; 16% al6% 11% 710 150 5% 266 12% 5V4 5% 230 / < May 8 Oct a39% a41% 275 38 Vb Dec 42 July al2% al2 V2 a4Q • * 10 IOVb Jun 13% a28 325 26% Dec 13 308 a47 Vb a477/a 50 Vb a27% > 12% —* Copper Corp 30 35% a37% a38% Canada—• lnt'1 Tel & Tel Corp { a37% 1 Corp———,.x;X all 35 V* • Corn. Iron a .___» • Co Public Utilities Corp Interlake all 5 Graham-Paige Motors Corp Great Northern Ry Co pfd_i 3 Vb . 22 25 Company 3 a47% • Xx '1 , Libby, Feb 27 Sep 36 9% May Dec Jan 17% Feb 49% Apr Nov « Apr -6% Jan 187/e May 50c 3 43% High 800 r 100 Corp 65 280 - 62 %c 72 %c 250 1 Jun ' .-Low 6% 23 Vb > ■ ■ 5 33% 5 15 — Co Edison international High 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 / Sales of Prices Last Sale Price V .STOCKS— 58 31% May 5 Consolidated " "'A' 150 71% May a Solvents Commonwealth Angeles Stock Exchange Week's 52% Mar 188 13% —5 General Friday 173 45 a33% a34% 10 r__ General Los; Dec a56% a56 % 155 Corp 2 ' Nov -5 l%May - 900 2 Va i common Feb 70 -3 General S 1,040 Oct 16% Apr .25 Pacific Railway Co Commercial X' Class U •Warner Sep 9% Dec 240 (The) Cities Service Co 15 1,960 ••• Co Consolidated 975 3% Apr 11% May 13% Company Aviation Caterpillar 7 •%>> Jtm vr,'^i « 40*5 .slatt 1,400 < 16;;;. « • ■ Mar 6c 51% a93% a95% Borden Company (The) Borg-Warner Corp., 3%-"Wov\X'>-~XX4%;-;Ja„ ' 7W«»'-JaifX T?y'^%K0ct 425 8% .1 _________1 ___ 3% 8V2 —1 common Die common & Tool Udylite 3% 8% 2 Paper Scotten-Dillon Sheller :' —1— (H W)— River 45 173 a Ry__ 100 Fe Corp Oil Canadian w 7% 50 14% 151% 151% 151% a33 % Bethlehem Steel Corp ,p* Rickel Mlg Bendix 28'%-3«8y r;;>^;,-36% Mar 3M* May :-.v £.-»..r;6%- Dec T4-<',fc»|*yr -4VAwg 500 8c 50c ' 2%cApr Feb 3 ioo a7% 54% 5 Santa & Boeing Airplane Company .«pr 1,300'/ v;, h 1,221 Sep 54% 50 (111) Jun >. 1% Dec' > Co Topeka Barnsdall X-.^OO' 32 •> 1 Products Metai 4% • —___n—.—.i_— •• • 3%: '3% .. i 31 Parke, Peninsular 1% 75c July 10c 3,000 14% a 14 1 Jaft1 A 2% 2% Chemical Park 1% 1% & Atlantic Feb 3% Julyv V* v'\ ' .•vl% 1% ^.i-4 Stamping ' 1% 1 —' ___—_x—__5Cc Abrasive— National Oct :_1 Products Oil McClananan Mid-West —, 4c 3,000 4c a7% 14% a 100 , Corp Atchison Avco Lansing Stamping High Feb 2% Dec 5,000 15c 4c • Copper Mining Co 3% —X— common 4c 15c 1 Smelting & Refining Dec 7 % Low 4c 4c American Radiator & Stand San Corp_* 13 V4 May . 730 4V4 Mfg comracn.ii—_____5 Kaiser-Frazer ^onimon Kingston 7% Car 'commonX-_/X*__X—* 4c -10c Co American l—_50 : . Hudson Motor Range for Year 1947 High Stocks— American Oct 14% Dec 22 %'Jun 14% Low Nov v 9 Gold Cons Imperial Development '.4 Hall Mammoth Calumet Sep 6% Shares Par Feb 9% '«<.■' ferWeek ef Prices Mining Stocks— Feb 65% , Jan •8'/a^-V.^3;3501— >' 6 '••• 300 " j>5% May ■ <!i" Sale* Range Sale Prlee 8TOCKS— < High • July -5%'" 5% - ' Week's Last ',' ,'".>1 Lou, 56 8 J 16 Friday Range for Year 1941 5»- 56% _1 common.j.^.„„ JANUARY T - LOWn High . common—_—X_—-10 /Brewing tUierea ,________lv' uettty-Michigan Cprp Goebel , ENDING Range f-'for Week Last ' ' J V'f, ¥.&■ Hales Week's' Friday Ir - f" V''V4. K4 • , WEEK FOR McKesson —7 Loew's Inc Jun McNeil Libby & Robbins 9% 9% 1,760 103/4 Feb al6% al77/8 260 19 Dec 25% Jan a337/8 a337/a 5 31 May 42% Jan —, al67/a _• & "ZZZl8 Inc 8% Jun ' Oil Basin •• Co Chica boisa '■ y ^_— Blue Diamond Corp Ou 11% 11%; 12 —2 ; V X' 10% VXio%:"i3% X' , 5 ^ ' 2,980 * , 7Vb Xi,'";x 7x; 7% .—1 ____xx_. corp Jan 12% ,, 6% May 1,315 17,530 . v 6% v Ward Montgomery Nov Nash-Kelvinator 9Va Feb 14% r Jan York New Dec 20 Investment Corp Central 15 14% Dept Store Certaln-teed Products Corp 31 16% —1 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 Farmers 35 Nov Corp_; A Tele ; 200 14 14% 65c 9,600 300 300 7% 9l/4 10% S IOVb 22% Feb 2.05 Apr Oct Dec 15% V Jan ' NOV 300 95 10% x "V i 62 *- May 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 A ;? 21 17% 17% 17 385 4%. 100 1.15 1.25 Corp 7,800 30c 9,200 1.20 ____10c 27c 27c 1 12% — 12% X 12% 22 Corp - 22 . Dec Oct 29 Jan May May 65c . 14c 7% Feb Jan •,,v.14-. 1.20 Dec ,'24c Apr 18 May; 400 1,725 1.70 21% 15 % May 520 4% " 13% May 95c 13,350 21 __—10 Company— 1 Lincoln Lockheed Mascot Company— Petroleum ■ Co Aircraft „_i Corp —Hoc 2,190 Hercnants Petroleum Monogram Pictures National • 1.40 16% 15% 16% Co 1.10 1.15 i% 1% HillJl 1.00 1.15: 2,000 13,316 — 3 3 1:45 1.50 1,200 8% 8% 225 20c 5,900 8%, 750 Corp—. _—l ._-_-_l. 1 City Lines Inc Corporation, Ltd_— Occidental 19c, IZZZZZi —— Petroleum Corp «• Gas 1st 6% 5% Dec Oct Rexall preferred Petroleum Co Drug _X; V'M.OO •rU'-':"."; 4% Co. Corp 16% common.; 5 Safeway Stores Inc Seaboard Finance yt , Security ra. .< ■ .25c Corp,— Oct ; 1,747 375 7% 1.10 ; i •• 17 7,100 v : 1 220 125 17% 36% 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 Dec a447/8 a46% 176 Standard 187/b a52 a52 V2 Brands ttiandard Stone Oil & Co Jan 26% Feb 26 37% Apr Nov •47% Dec Oct 60 Va Feb Apr 28% Dec 1,374 7% May 10% Feb 26% 1,000 23% May 30% a43 85 16% 27% 273A 1,062 9 9 25% a42 Vb • ♦ ... _ 25 - a40 ♦ Inc 25 25 26 Mar 14 Mar' 26 17% 25% 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 al3% al4 Vb — Studebaker Corp Swift & Co. I, 335 a40 a42 Va / ,:"v' 25 J) IN Feb Nov 30% 53 30. • Inc (Ind) Webster, 40 . 22% 28 ; • Company of Del Standard Oil Co 7% 9% Dec :__ Republic Steel Corp Seaboard 235 16% America Company Gulf Sulphur Texas 1,600 • 2.90 Carbide Union Pacific Railroad 6% Aircraft United Air 21% ->42 -;41% . 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 Baldwin 10c Sep 85 59 > Jan 23c 130 Dec <. July Oct OCt ,'«•>%*".' .'.A ' J.35, Apr Tel & 24% ''M i6 i6 220 15% Dec 27% Mar 2% 2% 500 2% Dec *"v • 2% 12% 12% 250 93% Oct 4% Jan 12% Dec 18% Feb 17% Jan 26 Oct ' * ■ • 60 28% 219 9 9 'w- a46% 10 19% al97/a 28% a 28% 1 13% Feb 126 a46% a47% 30% July 110 • 22% May 7% May 44% May 60 Feb Locomotive Wks Chrysler Curtis Corp new Shares v t • Electric Storage General Gimbel Motors -13V2 Battery 10 \ • , Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 149% 13% 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% NOV 24% Jan 10% 416 9% May 12 Feb 150 4 Va May 10% 50 X . 5% 6 % __ % < 45 ' % Jan * 67% Oct . 8% Dec Jan 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% — * 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 . . ; :• ; Corp 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 ZZl2% W) 25% Jan 20 193 5 class A_ Apr 18% May a99% 199 Vb : •, 1 Corp Sep 48 Va 705 223/4 156% 156% STOCKS— American 27% 31% May 31c- 22 63% 188 55%. 55% [U.w, —-10 American Stores Feb Jan 17% a56 % a583/4 , Philadelphia Stock Exchange Jan 33% May 3 % May 48 r /' 5 ; (Del) Electric (F 1 , Bros Pictures Inc Co » -• Corp__ —„ Western Union Teleg Co Westinghouse ^• , ZZZZ10 Inc United Corporation Sep -i62% 52 %c May 20% _ ■■ Co—— —100 Corp Lines Co— a35% 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 * Incorporated 28% .25 pfd "A"__—„ 43A 9 , 25 Company 23%: .25 Feb Jun a20Va a20V2 —'— • 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% .132 Co. Trading Motor American Paramount Woolworth 14% Dec 10 285 4% Signal OIL & Gas.Ctt 8'% 57 , <— • 62% 12 Jan > Jun ; -30 Apr Sep May 16 ' Pan Willys-Overland Motors Inc— 5, Dec 92 %c Apr Jan a20% a20% &20% ^—i—__ ■'«, 3 34% '35% Co Bears Roebuck & Co. 51% v. Dec 13% 25 7, 1 Oil Oil Richfield Ryan 24% r,;'xr-^v< ————2.50 514 10 Jan 730 53 53 Aeronautical Company———.^1 Ranch Rice 'X- 1« 16V4- 8% • Jan 3% 1,253 a28% a28% "'•25 V' 310 9 Vb — Jan 1.20 19 a34% a35% . Co 95c Dec 36 , ./_i * common Inc 13,400 vXi, ' —25 Lighting Corp common- Republic 2.60 35% !: 9Vb ZTZZZi Inc 19 , Mar 48c ' Nov 1.70 July May 1 „ 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 — Oceanic Oil Co Pacific 1.05 ' 24% Jan .TOc 300 1.50 J.5 % ; ,1.10 Dec f 11, May; 2,600 1% 1.15 Mng & Dev Co__ Northrop^ Aircraft Inc 834 —H-l? Manufacturing Co—u- Mt Diablo Dil Nordon 1.35 — Oil. Company— -— Menasco 1.40 1 ; Aviation Company Packard Warner Lane-Wells 967 Dec al3V4 1.70 270 15 14% Texas 58% Mar Jun 1 Petroleum Kaiser-Frazer al3 % "_~6.66% common .. 42% 99 • Corporation Hupp 26 2^0 99 _1 _.— Hudson Motor Car Co 19% 25 , a43 a44% a43 IZZ-5 _ 52% 200 22% a30l/8 a30% • "A" common 1,164 57% 22% w. « Goodyear Tire-& Rubber Co common—* Hancock Oil Co 56 Vb 56 Vb " Corp common.— Gladding McBcan & Co 318 17% 14% oocony-Vacuum Oil Co : ' General Oil 52 V* 17 _• Feb 150 9% — 23% 2j0 • 7Vb — >; r. May 13 127 80c * t Dec 47% 175 14% — 2 _ 55% 300 1 (The) Corporation 11% 23% 75c 1 Corp__ A class 21% May , 225. 55% 1 — Radio «St Stores Fitzsimmons 550 ; 12% ' - ' 23% 4 Merchants Nat'l Bank. —100 & Farnsworth Garrett • — class Ltd Co 31% 12% Sep American 52% 1 "ZZ—5 RR Jan 12 V8 May 56% American Ohio Nov 25 17% 31 12% 1 Inc Products Oil 17% - 100 485 61 14% al4% —* Inc__ Inc Co a 20 — Steei Consolidated Creameries Exeter Corp common..* —— 34% 20% 19% May • ' Fuel & Colorado -Kylbim July Apr ■y-. •>■•'■■■ 150 31 _u 1,662 :V: North North Broadway • Inc Co, & Corp Central Dec 29% July 35% • Nov 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% _1 : 6% part pfd—25 Improvement 13% 1 common ; 20 1 4Vb 2% __ __ 1 113 4% 2,818 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 Dec. 10% Feb 9% 80 10 July 14% Feb 49%- 50 50 Jun 67 Jan 71 32 % 38% 37% 38% 61 ■'■ —- 61 Apr 42% Feb 7 % May 25 .9 % 9% 10% Nov 45 -20 Dec 64% July 13 13 325 13 Jan 13% Feb 14c 14c 14c 500 10c Jan 29c Sep 14 ".\ 14 V ,14 < —— — 1 Mining Oct 14 Glass & Bolt Corp. Bros & 12% 20% 20 % 49% Co May 7% Aug' 276 24% * 10 .♦ Steel Foundry 5% pfd___10o Pittsburgh Toy 15% 4 Plate Pittsburgh Reymer 361 39% 9% Pittsburgh Brewing $3.50 Ban 10" " ; 5 Pittsburgh Screw Oct 230 4% Radiator National 13 10 8% 10 10 5 Gas_— Mountain Fuel SupplyNational Fireproofing Corp Lone Jan 75 125 24% l Refractories.. Walker Harbison Feb 15% 30 —lo Brewings- Pitt Fort : Steel Follansbee 13% May 20 11%.; 11% 11% '11% 11% Electric & Gas Feb Dec — - Co-— L) (D Columbia 14% Co Blaw-Knox Hunt 48% 27% 170 30 >/8 ;< Westinghouse Air Brake Westinghouse Electric Corp. ,w; 36% 37% 28% >'-37 %; * 12.50 11% May 228 28% - 39 Oct r 30% 22% May 47 Feb 17y« 27 V» May* ,20 • Dec Lot® 55% 17 20 28 Aircraft Lockheed B.,— Lyons-Magnus class 15% Macy & Co R H Menasco Mfg Co common Morrison Knudsen National common—1—1 Fibres Auto American Invest Americari North ' , t—1, Occidental Petroleum -? ; V; \v A • ' S Co Aloe 5 -1 / common...: Inv American »v common— Equipment com—-~3 Bank Building & Plant.——---15 31% commons- General Electric Shoe (Un). : — .10 ' ' . 26" * 5 Brewing common..—4 33% Hyde Park r 275 450 ••' > 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 — Meyer Blanke common Midwest Piping & Supply common Missouri Portland Cement: . — __ 17% • ' Dec 14 % American North com 25 (Un) Dec 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 Co's common * Feb 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 — — — Feb — — -— 100 common^——14 — a55% • — 151 Va 152 a58% a58% a42% a44Va 33% 33 % 50 4% 4% 4% 5 Co — 5 Mining 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 ; . "-vii. 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 a23% — Cal Co of 33% —-—* Consolidated 23 1,319 54 13 Va 23% 23'A 28% 28'A 33% 33% 47% 48 — 1 ^ - 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% • Water Associated 56% 12% 28% Dec 26% «,;535 ; 9% 49 25 series A pfd Pacific Co 390 5 * Zellerbach Corp common $4.20 preferred 9%. 27% 25 preferred— convertible preferred— 60% 1 89 30 143 >■ ~V Co— Edison cum 60% 42 of Amer Inc common 59J/2 59% 13%, 13% 42\\ J < 43 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 '9 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 .• 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% a467/« a47?» Pig'n Whistle conv prior pfd——7.50 Tide San Francisco Stock 37% 28% Co%—59'/a " 13% v. v 42% Phillips Petroleum 41 625 99 : , Paraffine Nov 37% 45 19 14 V4 99 Aug 31 28% 25 *, 953 54 — 33 . Apr 20 iS Transamerlca 3s 100 34% 100 Pftc Tel & Tel common - " 32 19 13% Service common. Public 1st preferred S 52 __ 53 4% • ? 53 53 —* 1 > v 103 103 —>al4% al4% ^* 25% 25% 25% 36 100 BONDS mtge Steel 32 ' 5 15 common LISTED Scullln — 1 Sterling Aluminum common— & 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 ' - —25 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 — /, 35% .35 Puget Sound Pulp & Timber...• v16 16% 5% 5% • 31 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% — r> prewing Griesedieck-Western 16% • • 10 (Un) common General Motors common General 8% 3% 160 12 " 12 12 —• al4% al4% ,V ,_5 25 25 —25 Coast Aggregates ;,-'5%% Shares *13%* 13% 8 8%-~ 31% 31% '16% 17 9 10 30 ,^:30 " — 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 * Friday 11- ; -V Jan r'-k Pacific American Fisheries common—5 5 — 30 33% Mar -.,72 y 72 3840Va 42c' 45c -i'. Oct Jan 40 lO'/a 11 y4 5%.%pfd_;_-100 Cons__i.,_^__j_10 OiL Feb 34'A Dec 435 15 „ 25% 9% 1.15 ■ Natomas Company 1.45 >18'/a 35% 30 , Feb Dec > 5% May . 20% May <r-c' 35% 35% al0% all% * 1 al0% 5 ' __ 1 1.35 -10 v- common Magnavox Co J — Marchant Calculating Machine Nov -;^450 3% —■ * __ 25 9% 1 Corp 195 35% — _7 Libby McNeill & Libby 28 24 ..10 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 May 28% Pet) 19% 8 20 Nov 23 218 24 Va Dec 35 Feb 30 157 19 Va 3,242 72 18% 1 72% £'0 18% Ohio River —1% — 25 all% -25 __ 10 RR -- 0 Packers — • • a23% 2% 22 Va Commercial Solvents Southern Consolidated Edison Co of N Commonwealth > . Cons Natural Continental 30 a40% a41% 17% 17% al3% al3% all% all'A 44 % 44 Va 35% 35% & Y 75 75 a22% a23% 2% 2% 22 Vs 22 A 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 — -- — a367/a — a48% a50% a7% a8 a8% a8% 5 5 29% 29% a42% a43% 35% 35% ; a36% a37 /a a55% a55% 3% Apr 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% __ Cities Service Co comrnor. 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 .* * — 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 _• Woods common 1 132 132 * 24% 31 32 —^ —: ' 15 9% • 7% 'tkii. Jun 14% new com i 12 12 36 *' 60c * 17% Sep 535 9% Nov 1,835 : 6% 11% Dec Cottons * : 270 13~% Jun 310 34% Jan 85c, 18% 36% common ' 36% 11% 11% 11% • 16 16 16 34 33 35% • Works 7% Nov 21% . Feb 13 Nov 20 Feb" - ' 100 Locomotive Dec > 25,485 55c 1 Ltd—^ Feb 10 14% May 7,195 Jan 16% Oct 2,581 17'A , 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 Drug 25 — Chemical & 18% Jan National Steel Car 15% Feb Niagara Wire Weaving—. 14% Feb Noranda Mines Ltd % pfd 31 Jan 40 Jan; 45 385 :,42 Apr 43 500 44 Nov 50 11 U'A 300 11 Dec 13% 22 22% 906 25'% 5 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 Dec 190 16 May 18 15 49 50% 1,000 42 27 27 27 1.131 2fi% 162% 162% 17% 50 26 * 20 17% * 27% 125 Feb Sep 49 100 ; Products— 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 % Aug 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% 25% Nov 30 May 21 Dec 26 Feb & 4 Rwys Power " common Tubes River Corp Bros '/o Provincial Quebec 1 Co ♦ of Canada— & Co preferred Ltd 17 1,940 32% 100 19 19 19 200 16 Jan 40'A 41 1,185 34 Jan * — 18% 40'A 14'A 64 14 14% 3,755 63 66 2,820 96 ——10.0 : 17 32% * common — Transport Power * * Development Power Price Nov H Page-Hersey Powell 34% Electric L ' Oct, Mar 32 175 18%, ' 139 26 % Mar " Oil Dec 23% May 215 v 7% 18 * 132 Feb 360 97/s 7% • — " 15 5 . 25 31 * Export class A 132 24% , Oct 13% " 1.— (John) Jan 3,751 '49 -12 •, Jan 38 % - " Oct Mar :-V. 26 3,735 " Co Deo July 13% 100 ; Feb Oct >: 53 % 25 — common Feb 32 July 47% 44% common_5 Nov 16% Aug July 23 235 107 V2 107 % 110 i. National I . Dec 10 571 25 Dec Oct Dec May • Canada % May ,11% Feb July 6% Oct Jan - 155 100 inc Tramways Placer 18% 16% of Montreal 780 34 page 42. Dec Jun 3% May High 11% * Montreal 975 * —: Low » i Breweries 19% * j 12 255 "> of Prices 12 (Robert) Mitchell 32 _* preferred Jan 2,050 - a47 Week'a • preferred Class B 30% 25 Chemical Jan 4% 18% Alabastine McColl-Frontenac 30% preferred C 4% 27% Bridge Massey-Harris 19 common B " "Range * 7r/o 26 13% a45% Dec May 25c 575 v May 2% ,3 I8V2 * ; 100 26% MacMillan 1 160 18% Lewis Bros Ltd— 19 . Red 17% 17%'Oct 37 300 64% July 24 % Oct a28% a29% 100 preferred • Bridge .1' ■> Utilities * Dominion Steel & Coal class T Apr 22% A—* —— Dominion Foundries rights Dominion Glass common. V May 11% 125 * — Dominion Coal 6% Dominion Dairies Dominion *11% 655 15 ^5 Railway Glass Leather Distillers 1,945 12% common Plow Consumers 13% 29 Sep 17 .12% 13% a28% • — Montreal 40 25 12 13 May 65 28 13 Jan *' 12% 53% 26% common 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 —- Jamaica Public Her Ltd Mar 22% SeD 15 32 3% '. ..' '. 104 ; Petroleum y 13 21% — Consolidated Nov 17% Feb 15% 63 t'l Cockshutt Jan 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 ■» International 11% 25 A Power International Jan V 16 Investmentclass ' *: common.; Alcohol 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 ' 11%; common.^. series series Ind 12 10% ____j_—____J—-100 20 Canada of International Bronze • " Celanese 15% 12 56% 24% ■ 167 Jun 29 Feb 274 , ' Dec 34% 15'A , ■» pfd preferred 4 Vo Feb 29 % Jun 17% Dec a35a36%. 3% Aug ' 15% 50 j._ Co Imperial Oil Ltd Imperial Tobacco Oct Nov 20 •' • 15'A __ 10 pfd__ International 27%- 27% - 3'A 25 ' a78 20'A Mar 203 a74Vs 20 Par International 17% 12 ■ Corp_JXJd^i;-• ' ic — Canadian »■ ; Canadian Car & Foundry common— Class A *. 27 17% Bronze 5%. preferred t 23% May 24% Dec 14 27 40c Heating Products— Lime Hudson Oct •30 common—« '5% preferred Canadian Breweries H $2 Jan 103 Nov 553 ' a26% &27% 6ale Price 'A* Industrial —C2_ju'-'10 Canada Steamship , 23% Dec commoH-iL*-10 preferred Canada V Dec 22 3% 1054 29% 5% 12% . preferred Howard Feb 19 2% -__i_100 Y00 •" ^ 16 % , 100 25% , 5 com Bakeries Ltd Gypsum *'V. :t 6 % * Feb 191 1,580 3% : > 19 16% 4oq 40% Aug 1 Goodyear Tire 4% Jan 23% 23% ♦ • common—. preferred Canada x Oct 8,821 18 , 1 Feb 96% ' building Products i May 165 ■> 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 % 23 25 British Columbia Elec 4% 21% 168% 17% • Oil 18% 19 14 16n/ 1.,;, * 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% Feb 18 26 % Feb 43 % Nov 8% 140 Feb 30% a36 , common Donnacona Paper 4%% High 21% July 100 1,630 15% May Last 24% * • 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 .; a74% 5 /; 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 Shares 19% 20 30 . — 1 — * 25% ■ 2t common United for Week of Prices ^ 25 Sales . Range Par Abitibi f common Co capital.. capital.— Co Exchange Week's Last 75 Feb Mar 9 15 —— McKee Canadian Fonda Friday 852% a52% 58 • . RANGE 33% July Dec , Feb CANADIAN Montreal Stock ; Company common— United Aircraft, Corp Sep 15 13 50. Dec 52% 1 —? Texas Dec 6% Jun 26% 22% 28 1 lo A \ , Dec tsn a9% • 106 160 115 115%; __ Apr ; 9% >,445 ^ •• Pacific Port Cement common Preferred — Ltd Feb a9% May 17% May May 435 Dec 15% ^2 • Brands Inc Standard Oil Co of N J 14% 16% Co Studebaker Corp 14% a20% a20% ' 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% Sep' 15c 422 - • Dec 7% Feb 15 Feb 30% Jan __ 1 Sinclair Oil Corp Bo 1,290 - ' Sep Dec 18% —v aioJl 4% 8% a9 » ♦ I 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! ♦ Pure1 yi| 1J0 commpiu^ Oil Summon * 1 Railway Sugar Co Ohio 5 Aviation—* North-American , — common.. Co—33 %c • , — capital American 21c ».*• 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 _! Cons 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 a4 International Nickel Co Canada 8% 35 4'A International Pan May May 9 2.30 -■.V-'v'-i'. Motor 3 % 7% a4 High Feb 7 4'A : 200 - a4 " 60% 160 v • Dec 36 * 1 Low ' v 41% 35 4'A Corp i,1> ; — 1 Mines Friday ■ STOCKS— Packard 5% 2b Co—. — If, Range for Year 1947 115 a39% a40ys „ 1 ,1 ' High 5Ve 36.' Co— Hupp Corp 1__ JANUARY I Shares a42% a43% - • ^ Oil 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 . 38 & COMMERCIAL THE (282) RANGE FOR WEEK 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% Ltd common 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% * Lake Halifax Rowan Hotel LaSalle de Investment Foundation Lambert (Alfred) * A Ltd ™1 July 100 . 2 Sep 10 46 Dec MacLaren Maple Ltd Massey-Harris Co Ltd 6%% McColl-Frontenac Melchers 6% 4% Distilleries & Ltd pfd Mount Royal Rice Scotia Light -100 Mills & 53% 916 42 19% 445 15 . 9% 43% . 43% ■ — 44 8 For footnotes see page 42. com 89c Sep 18c 19,000 5c Sep vZ70c 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 Ltd 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 __ Santiago 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 -* _* 16%c 1 Oil— .1 39 Gaspe Oil Ventures Ltd Co Oil Home * _—i_.—-—* Ltd Ltd—: Oils 58% Nov 20 Jan Oct 13 Jan 9 Jan Jan 123/4 Jun 14% July 11 Feb :>V y*/V. -r*.\ -Vy y . ;.v»v y:-::'.'* .•. • z. 01.50 ";yy •••;*/ Jun Dec July Jun, 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 — Mines..: Aigoma Steel common Gold of Canada 100 100 Oil May 104 v;'S: par •" pfd : — v Low 16 % 20% 37% 8% 8% 1,100 11c 55 38,200 1,435 223 24% 32c 35c 41c41%c 12,350 2,100 219 219 24 %■ — - 150 650 * 10c 10 %c 1.71 1,000 1.95 30,950 1.67 Hiah S1V4 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 87%c87%c V 36% July 50 25 2,500 100 7 V* - im MW 2,745 20 t » 14% May 810' 18% 100 7 8%c 52 % 24% 32c Range for Year 1947 pm low 9c 53 1 * Sales Range A for Week • * 8hares *« of Prices ~ — & 11 12 14% 155 Exchange * 16 ——20 20 19% 20 — 37 ;—18% preferred preferred Acadia-Atlantic .. Prise. Power & Paper common Abitlbl 26% 175 2.90 5,300 Week's Last STOCK*- 40 360 4.15 Canadian Fnnds . 176 10 30c Feb 1.90 May 300 '13c 14%c 18 18% 14c 18 Friday Nov 19% Nov Mar •. 215 193/4 — Toronto Stock V 14 10 1.90 July 1.27 Mar 19c Jan Feb 9% 193/4 6.25. —-* * Exploration Ltd Oil Co Ltd— 13% 10 4.00 — ——1 . 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 Ltd. Mines 5 — Feb 1.20 100 5,300 _* 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 Mines 500 4.50 4.50 16c 19%c * Ltd.— Mines 21% 5c 1.00 Gold Gold 20c 8c 21c > r 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 '■ 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 • Lowney Co Ltd (Walter M) 18c 1 ... Goldfields Royalite 3% * com Inc 16,000 1 Omnltrans 22% 14 u cl 17%c 22c 19%c Jan 6 „10 Inc .fun 1.000 Mines Ltd Lingside Gold Mines Louvicourt Jan 3 43% Jan 44c 5c 2.000 Macdonald Mines Ltd Nov 22 51% V 18% * Paints (Can) Ltd Int'l 19%c 31%<J Feb Nov 5,300 4c Lake Shore Mines Ltd 12 — — * Co 6,300 Ltd... Labrador Mining 15 22 _ Insurance Dec 67,000 7c Cc 1 Ltd Mines 27 20 200 2% 473/4 ' —-1 preferred lie 11 %c 10c 10%c 1 Mines Consolidated 8% May 4,704 9% 2% red pfd. IlOO Great Lakes Paper Co Ltd com Jan 15c 17%c _.l Gold Hudson-Rand Jack 11% May 143/4 May 200 23% 19*% A. Fraser Companies 14% Feb 65c 2,350 July 40 47% 1, class Nov 6c Oct 5% July 25 14 3/'. Canada 10 13c . ■ Motor 9 4c Ltd.™,. Consolidated Hollinger Standard 7 21% 5 Fleet Mfg & Aircraft Ford Oct 13c Ltd Mines Okalta 1120 — Nov 10c .1 Gold Sullivan 38 9% Shops ?0% — Ltd Mines Mines Jan 15% 39 Ltd Limited Candy May 13c Lake Gold Feb 7 :T : . 1 * Ltd Products Jan 23 15c 1 Consolidated Homestead 39 * Worsteds & Paper Co 25 8 - July . 1 Mines Ltd._-._i Gold Deo 38 * Woollens 10 * Mines Gold 4 Jan 6% 120 32 "7 * Steel 10 14 ___1 Ltd Ltd Mines Sullivan 47 ' * _ Eastern Mar 3% 7,914 17% 90c — Corp 187/a 17% pfd 20 Dominion Jan 325 British Dom Oil & Dev Corp * Ltd.! Square Oct 490 a Fanny Farmer 300 27 Dominion Oilcloth & Linoleum Co Fairchild 14 • cum Mar 2% Aug 39 130 _ Donnacona 1 130 Ltd Frere, Limitee A B Dominion 4,325 40 26% common Consol Textile Mills Ltd 5 7c Cub 3% 5 Paper Oct Sep ' 130 preferred Sep 155 135 26% Ltd... Adv Commercial Alcohols Ltd Aug 10% Feb * com 28 % - . Feb Feb 10O Catelli Food Products Ltd 110 3.50 14 1 . 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.* Cassidy's 1.80 12% 140 100 Canadian 64% Jan 106 % 106% L100 preferred Candn 64% * May 9 * Quebec Manganese Canadian 16 1 Ltd Ltd Pandora 240 ■ Mar Jan May 265 2< 18 20 30 's 171 16% May 10% Feb 100 25 Feb 24% m Ltd 11 25 -J50 May 25 Dec May 67 50 11 — * 18 May 18% 70 18 16 98 . 2% May 155 1,538 —5 Ltd.. Ltd Co 106 18% Oct 13 43 1 18% . 43c Feb 25 15% Apr '21 Feb 33,155 90% * com 160 5% 93 Too pfd B Dredge & Dock 160 4% 18% * _ 28% 1 Co Ltd Goldbeam 9% Aug 185 4% 21 Ltd Mines Corp Francoeur High Jan 8 25 85 .... 1 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 Sals Pries 17% __ Consol Central Cadlnac Gold Mines—I Montreal Curb Market Par 10 __ Ltd Canada, Gold Mines Lake Donalda STOCKS— 23 ♦ of Yellowknife Candego East Last Feb 15 10 9 * Ltd Gold Red Beaulieu Dome Friday 21 12% May 7,884 ;—• cl A Mines Ltd Gold Band-Ore Beatrice Cortev Heat Nov Oct Jan 25% BONDS— Lt Aug 18% Oct Mining Stocks— Centremarque 25 25% ...io Jan Dec 9% Apr Feb Sep 36 10 ... Royal /'•. 19% 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 * 6% Pr United * Worts y 65 6% 6% 6% 7 78 230 y; 20% & Winnipeg Zellers 79 * ; Gooderham Vtfilsils Ltd... 7 75 79 18% Mar 75 906 J/4 7 % 74% 7% 79 25 ; 16 265 18 17% ♦ common preferred .1% 17% • common of Canada Co • • Ltd— Invest Southmont Southern Ltd Canada 17% * 19 3 Nov 12% Mar 65 Sep 21* 5% 20 Ltd. Industries 50% 16% __ • pfd. Co __ * 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 Mar 1.90 July Volume 167 Number 4665 THE. COMMERCIAL '*» & RANGE Week's Last STOCKS— , 1; of Prices Par • Ansley Gold Apex Argus Resource* •' Porcupine Corp 1 —. 11c 25%c — i_l 11c 1 Mines 9c 1 7c 7c ; Bankfield Cons of Nova Metals ox 7d 4,000 7'/2c Oct 28% Nov Cournor 39 % Jan Crestaurum Jun 40 Jan Croinor 10c 11 Vic 19,600 23o Jun Crowshore 10c 21 27% 750 21 72c " 236,680 •740 40 18 %c * 23c • ^ 168 ^ 167 168% 63c 63c < •; • 63c -75 25,600 ,•£>-; 22c 25c 11% 11% 5c 4,500 10 V8 11 1,306 75c '*—• " 75c Packers 75c 500 - 18% 17% 7c __ ' ' 6c 18% class Oil- ; Callinan 4 % r/c 25% Nov 29% Jan 25% _ 15% 556 12 10c Dec 33c 50 12 Sep 50 20 12% Oct 99% 60 68 v< $ ^ C Am*- 199% $ - • _. _ 7 $ _ "A" ; 1.55 7c 8c 7,000 43c 48c 11,600 36c 35C 35c 36c 1,500 30c 6 Vi July Eureka Falennhrlrige 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% _ 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 Pursuant to the requirements 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 $1.25 V ^2-1 4-1 >1$ 1 0 * 1(. .'l(' ' I' ♦' 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"* \. ' cr' 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- ' .