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bus. ADM. Library MONDAY JAN 24 1943 Reg. U. 8. Pat. Office M'?Volume 169 Number 4771 New General RAILROAD PUBLIC UTILITY - Abitibi Power & Paper Co., Ltd.—Initial Dividend— the initial dividend present 'record since of outstanding March the is first 1928. share per '• has payment ' " ■; Y " to 1 any on declared been payable April stock, common This l. cents 25 W. D. '• "The ■* holders Amerada said that every effort will be made to .Stock on a-regular quarterly basis. "have no intentions of paying dividends added; intermittently."—V. 166, Petroleum Formed— Corp. New — -y • Y See Continental Oil'Co. fuTpment, Inc.—Registrar Appointed- Ralph of The Bankers registrar stock. ' Trust the for See Co., York, New cumulative S3 also V. 169, Y., N. preferred 201. p. has stock been and YY' . appointed for the sole S. below.—V. Overseas explained: 168, :\YYA.%>YYY.'- myself and p. including YY - the on of stock series A (par $100) at par. Proceeds will be added to working capital.—V. 169, p. 202, ' V : the v Jan. at lp, offered 500 shares preferred stock (par $100) parT Proceeds go to selling stockholder.—V. 169, p. 105. -The corporation Pittston in Co. Commission order an 1945. and December, revealed shares 8,000 continued and of its 14. transferred Interstate the transactions, voting trust In that Commerce the common istock Securities month, shares 16,700 the After 280,286 the of to\the report a Jan, on buying to p. The on had 4,400 Period End. Nov. 30— 1947 been in that C. Overseas Airlines Smith, R. both of December Chairman President. as , of to approve Pan to asked Americal Airways. Oper. $ June'5, Air totaled cargo ton up 82.4% for the year, 205,000 ton-miles last year. Air mail, vious Air which has volumes fr'om year, ton-miles in ' ) . , $ $ 11,294.036 143,375,907 122,105,690 4,313,824 61,986,304 48,802,343 974,719 345,596 9,581,100 1,219,815 11,674,703 1,097,751 ' 13,802,408 1,257,267 1,238,895 13,092,594 Operation Maintenance Depreciatioft income tax , , Other taxes 1,078,296 12,494,038 945,764 12,048,582 $ .. :Y 12,714,286 12,253,696 10,407,598 December • 1948, income-, Tr an spoliation, water, Other gas 2,858,321 2,852,206 2,156 99,371 24,009 174,701 1,483,974 with earned stocks 31,369,873 2,962,284 33,033,548 on 862,938 12,638,949 in 1947 ton-miles to from 5,144,000 v.-. ton-miles ; Airfreight volume 23, of 2,099,346 20,394,599 Air mail month December, post from volume rose to 1,170,000 since by August, 1945. 1947. About 20% American the Airlines. month same ton-miles in 14,363.482 13,683,544 It in Amer. Gas and Elec. & subs, Undistrib. 1,700,819 ___ 2,069,346 6,031,118 5,261,585 Co. in express previous December, In 1,700,819 — inc. City Co. 2,069,346 6,031,118 5,261,585 of December, the best 639,000 ton-miles in attributed to air parcel December to year 1947.—V. in 168, 577,000 v; % V was down ton-miles 0.2%from undistrib. income Elec. Co. Total : of Drt54,028 net and and (parent of co.) 298,109 subs. 1,998,927 co.) for 5,207,557 Y Y' 98,981 15,677,584 15.510,612 2,168,326 21,708,702 20,718,169 139,683 147,669 1,861,367 1,722,867 12,451 system common I Y Y 646 826,728 818,876 earns. v 1,846,794 system earnings per common 2,020,011 19,020,607 18,176,426 $4.24 $4.05 share ^Restated to exclude from operating revenues and operating revenue the revenue and expenses of the transportation, gas and water properties that were sold in 1948 or will be disposed of at an early date. ^American Gas & Electric Co. is currently proceeding with deductipns Its a plan to divest subsidiary Act of 1935. not itself of $10,120 400,000 400,000 $0.06 $0.30 • Y'• ; its retainable J Prior to Jan. investment under 1, the in Public Co.—Weekly Input— , ACCOUNT 1948—3 Mos.—1947 46,49$2,904 40,49$1,160 1948—12 Mos.—1947 156,228,049 19,117,212 88,839,423 71,125,383 5,026,761 4,362.803 21,840,852 18,902,074 taxes—3,579,954 Prop, retirmt. and depl. 3,512,763 14,704,449 13,174,694 3,204,360 2,871,618 12,528,581 11,693,723 10,698,336 10,626,764 43,719,006 41,332,175 49,101 323,447 186,531 10,675,865 44,042,453 41,518,706 13,274,670 ____ Federal taxes Other approps. oper. Exchange (Stocks). Exchange (Bonds) York Boston Curb Exchange Stock Stock 25 __1 29 , 34 Cleveland Detroit 1947.—V. 168 Stock Stock ________34 J Exchange Stock St. Louis Stock Francisco Stock 35 Exchange...... ____35 36 _Y 36 Exchange Stock Exchange 36 Stock Exchange—Curb Over-the-Counter Markets.... 38 .38 Section 674,325 786,452 1,274,688 5,174,116 Y 5,004,241 3-5,071 580,922 137,201 5,750,930 5,752,485 24,637,760 22,316,142 5,750,930 24,637,760 10,665 22,316,142 10,665 5,752,485 '__YY : 5,752,485 24,648,425 22 434,948 116,532 to 78,781 189,293 167,464 466,869 788,619 669,890 23,392,937 21,330,316 min. of & Amer. Light Co. in income of subs... equity & (as Lt. Co.: above).. income Total Expenses Income ... — ..... taxes l._ Bal. carried to consol. earned —V. 169, surnlus American after Income 5,455,770 .... 118,806 434,742 - 5,506,240 202. p. Safety Razor Corp. 9 Months Ended Profit ' Sept. 30— taxes and (& Subs.)—Earnings— 1948 charges 1947 1946 $892,279 $1,359,606 360,885 567,713 $4,704,828 2,050,923 reserve... Net profit Capital $531,394 shares Earnings per $791,893 $2,653,905 1,413.600 1,413,600 1,414,506 $0.38 outstanding $0.56 share EARNINGS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPT. 41 42 . 1948 Net profit Earnings .24 .—V. $1.88 30 1947 1946 $112,484 per $373,931 $822 872 $0.08 $0.26 $0 58 share. 167, p. 2569. 24 33 i American Stores Co.—December Sales Up 14.2%— Period End. Dec. 31— City Electric Co, Utility Holding Company p 3,329,381 284,240 12,975,330 189.657 5,761,595 applic. 39 Transactions New York Stock Exchange.; Transactions New York Curb Exchange. Stock and Bond Averages 3,363,329 1,293,353 res. public.:— 37 _______ Exchange Montreal Curb Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto 10,813,858 (net)__ surplus to equity Other , 216,589 to Amer. Pwr. Net 35 i__ Philadelphia Stock Exchange. Pittsburgh Stock Exchange...;. San 35 Exchange.... Exchange 115,522 —__Y_ deducts. Power 34 Exchange..... Stock (net).... income divs. Net ...13 Exchange..... revenues... income interests Atlantic Sales— 2677 —V. 168, 1948—Month—1947 1948—12 Mos.—1947 $39,887,749 $34,921,344 $409,107,059 $380,861,052 _______ p. 2534. Miscellaneous Features Specializing in Utah Power Light EDWARD L. BURTON & COMPANY Established 1899 160 S. Main Street Bell '$0.03 Y Y >' ' . Page Stock Montreal stock__ ^ ' Oper. expenses, exclud. Y direct taxes23,983,493 Income Stock York Los Angeles (parent company) Consol. 6,031,118 deducts. Fed. income tax Consol. 2,069,346 & undist. income Expenses 1,700.819 _ Gas (parent inc. net subs Amer. V $0.14 $118,375 181,632,311 reserve This Issue New Cincinnati T"' Total 2634./' Operating4revenues 2677.,. p. Chicago Stock Exchange.. Elec. — Income of , 1948—9 Mos.—1947 $22,655 400,000 ,:. vY'. CONSOLIDATED INCOME •. Atlantic sha^re.... Period End. Nov. 30— Stock and Bond Quotations .YY Baltimore income (as above) tUndistrib. net ' Y" Y regularly flies between the week ended Jan. 13, 1949, the System inputs of subsidiaries this company amounted to 256,246,000 kwh., an .increase of 18,363,O00 kwh., or 7.72%s over the corresponding week of last year.. Transfer New consol.: net No¬ 29,106 of 1947 with of the volume is Air the ton-miles compares New York income consol. which AOA 400,000 . American Power & Light Other 18,945,129 30,000 net in for For Portion 231,000 subs, . 61,121 from accounted 1948—3 Mos.—1947 outstdg.^ per consider¬ com. 1,931,819 Undistrib. post Corp.—Earnings— $55,192 —V; 162, p. ■ t climbed 10,032,745 stocks common November, over poundage parcel Europe Earnings climbing steadily since it slumped from increased 17% in 1948 over the pre¬ ton-miles in 1947 to 8,024,000 ton-miles. American's 28,977,874 1,028,030 (owned by A. E. Co.)__ & G. Dlvs. mail 28,346,661 2,959,849 for December Air of Capital shares Pfd. Bal. parcel post flown to Europe by this in the '*■•*. Net profit Net (net) 1685, p. 524,558 Y -i income Deductions $0.69 $0.02 country Gross Gross total. American Phenolic Airfreight, alone; 106,655 86,069 air December. Period End. Sept. 30— and net income 464,010 464,010 and England and Germany. . / to the United States, this corporation carried 41,442 foreign air mail in December, compared with 22,784 pounds the previous month/ Other countries do not have air parcel post. —V. 169, p. 105. 1945, a alone compared ably above the previous record set in October, when 2,474,690 ton-miles carried. The December figure was 2,752,000 ton-miles, compared with 1,760,000 in the same month of 1947. 578,000 Operating in - gain of 7.5% ton-miles last year. 1 5,530,000 during from ,12,721.000 been 7,013,000 made express In 1948—12 Mos.—*1947 36,939,000 miles,%he..|previous..year., Scheduled wartime record shares 202. 5,704,175 revenues Federal ■;* 125,275 and doubled brought ■ From were Subsidiaries Consolidated: . $0.13 Figures do not include APO mail this pounds - mail than vember. ' was announced. More Air Cargo Carried— „''was (& Subs.)—Earnings— 1948—Month American has and functions the Board $317,896 464,010 ; In November, 47,549 pounds of air mail and 13,572 pounds of air parcel post were flown to Europe by AOA. An additional 45,913 pounds of surface mail were diverted to AOA during the dock strike in No¬ ^all-time high and air mail reached its postwar peak for a single month. to American Gas & Electric Co. the 24,878,000 Exchange issued company 168, out Chairman air of increase pounds of the corporation broke all previous records for the carriage of air during 1948, Walter Sternberg, Assistant Vice-President, has announced. Final figures for December show that Airfreight hit an Alleghany acquired voting trust under, a Commission holding certificates.—V. and of .-Y.Y '"<••• $11,183 Overseas Airlines, Inc.—Mail Volume Up— more 105% to 4,845 $60,199 .... 509,249 191,353 deducting income tax refund of $13.391.—V. 168, volume vember cargo Alleghany Corp.—Adds to Holdings of Pittston Stock— Y of combined, The corporation *32,313 ______Y outstanding.^... share per after The ' $969,945 16,028 Y'This ' ' been carry Aeronautics decision 'Y' Y, , had would Civil sale No (Mich.) Gas Light'Co.—Preferred Stock Offered—Berrien Securities Inc., Benton Harbor, Mich., on board board, 'The - 1946 1947 $481,450 92,512 taxes..... American Y'v'. v:% Y Y announced that the offices of President and company the the ' date. same The Albion : Earnings *Net resignation, which he asked be made effective promptly, was accepted at a meeting of American Airlines, Inc. board of directors Stock Offered—Otis & Co., Cleveland, on Jan. 10 offered 12,000 shares of 5V2% cumulative convertible preferred income profit Capital shares Officer— of sympathy with man¬ proposed sale of Ameri¬ the 1948 $571,419 charges Net corporation and Vice-President both posts on Jan. 19. increasingly out "YYY'Y after resigned Inc., policies, Airlines." Overseas this of Airlines, "I find agement programs can President Damon,- American He common Aid Investment & Discount, Inc., Akron, O.—Preferred . Copy a (& Subs.)—Earnings— • profit Federal Y;Y.' 2221;YVYvYYVYY; His t Quarter Ended Sept. 30— Gross Foreign Affiliate American Airlines, Inc.—Damon Resigns as Affiliate* American Molasses Co. 1939, has been elected 1145. 1041. p. Cents 75 MISCELLANEOUS - Profit of '! "" ■ INSURANCE - stock common common stock common Price (B.) Altman & Co., N. Y. City—New Directora President, the on directors,'' "he the on Ambridge, dividends INDUSTRIAL - Mrs. Grace Bamonte, Personnel Manager since member of the board of directors.—V. 166, p, on ■ pay 1949 Corporation and Investment News " An York, N. Y., Monday, January 24, Salt Lake City 1 System Teletype 10LDEST INVESTMENT SU 464 HOUSE IN General Corporation & Investment News..Cover State and City Bond Offerings 49 The Course of Bank Clearings 43 Redemption Calls St. Louis Listed and Unlisted Securities and Sinking Fund Notices..44 Dividends Declared and Payable 44 Foreign Exchange Rates.,. 44 Combined Condition Statement of Federal Reserve Banks. Condition Statement of Member Banks of Federal Reserve System 44 Edward D. Jones & Co. Established Members \ 44 New St. York Stock Exchange Stock Exchange Phone Louis Chicago Stock Exch. UTAH 1871 300 North 4th St., St. Louis 2, Missouri Chicago Bd. of Trade. New York Curb Exchange Associate CEntrml 7600 ' Bell Teletype 8L 693 (374) Monday, January 24; 1943 CHRONICLE & FINANCIAL COMMERCIAL THE 2 , — are dated Jan. 1, 1949 and are due Jan. 1, '1979. required sufficient to retire on Jan. 1, 1951, and on each 2% of the total principal amount of the series K thereto.ore authenticated and delivered., the company and the Western Electric manufacturing subsidiary of A. T. & T., Federal District Court at Newark by the wholly owned the filed the in 1.4 Jan. Department of Justice. violating LISTING—Corporation will make application for the listing of the K bonds on the New York Stock Exchange and their regis'"a-under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. series _______ Federal ' 98,086 ;_ prices T. A. that & companies. manufacturing „ resulted in asks not only also that, and reorganized into three competing dissolved be Electric vWestern —V. the that commenting In list „ It Philippines. Luzon, Province, -- said was erties .realized... 9 Months Sales to _—- and State Federal Net Period ;' ' • End. Nov. 30— V •''/ > > Operating Operating Operating Operating Net taxes _ income -1,897,933 f Sales -_j Profit . expenses refund ;_ - 30,038,145 25,265,348 29,881,974. 24,233,409 Earnings 152710,962 118,948,846 . • ,■ • 77 Profit 11947, - 5,518,658 Nil Working ■'/ 716,148 & Co. INCOME COMPARATIVE Period End. Nov. 30- Operating Oper. revenues revenue Federal 226,377 lease will 28,750 $313,555 3,257 -2,161 $417,417 117,360 $315,716 $300,057 (net). income —_ Int. & oth. deducs. (net) income $4,859,759 1,340,015. $205,523 period $3,519,744 608,609 168, 2678. p. ; Artloom Carpet Co., .and —V, Oct. 4. '47 Oct. 4, '47 Oct. 9, '48 219,650 187.396 305,704 297,266 305.7Q4. $0.63 $2.39 .{ $1.25 Net / H - of Chrome Atlas This Jcnes, has purchased a block of stock in the N. C., Floyd B. Odium, President of H. W. Rollman, head of the shoe concern, announced and personnel they pairs 13,321,025 23,732 11,977,774 141,237,087 corpo¬ makers already had in foreign countries. of shoes and slippers daily.—V. 168, p. 2427. ' 166,469 11,952,499 8.991,261 11,172,429 25,275 250,217 239,667 140,986,870 123,926,802 113,984.303 98,188,199 1,193,922 11,073,501 11,585,852 871,444 Smith, income- 1,767,316 844,772 15,929.066 152,751 1,361,014 1,253.420 11,396,988 499,510 — Securities Offered — Kuhn, Smith, Barney & Co. as joint managers nation-wide groups of underwriters, offered to the on - oversubscribed. ' " .. constituted shares which had been issued but were held in the company's treas¬ ury. They were issued by the corporation in 1936 and were subsequently acquired by it at an average price of $31.66% per share, or at a total cost of $19,885,400. common Red-; Auchincloss, Parker & / 3,000 3,500 path ' Whipple & Co Bacon, W. Baird Robert Weeks Baker, & Barth J. Co.__ 2,000 8,000 & Stearns & Co.______ Becker & Co. Inc.__ G & & Co., Bradford Blyth C 8.000 3,50o — Simmons— Inc Sons—__ & Slocumb 2,500 - Co & Sherrerd:___l_ Republic Co. (Inc.) Central Dodge & Co.— Clark. & Co._„____ Juiien'Collins & Co— E.- W Clark - Co & coast & Dominick & Eastman, Dillon & Co— — Co.—.V Securities Corp. Farwell, Chapman & Co.-; & Elworthy stock offered 5,000 8,000 2,000 2.000 Pan- '— Dickson & Co., Inc.— R. S. 4,000 2,000 2,000 4,000 -_ Robertson Dewar, 2,000 3,000 8,000 15,000 2,500 3,500 3,500 Boston Corp 25,000 Michigan Corp.— 3,500 First The First of Nolan Inc.—Z— 2,000 Glore, Forgan & Co 10,000 Goldman, Sachs & Co 15.000 Graham, Parsons & Co.— 6,000 Granbery, Marache & Co._ 2,000 Hallgarten & Co.— 8,000 Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc. 25,000 Folger, Hayden, Hayden, Miller & Co — Stone & Co _r Hemphill, Noyes & Co.—__ Herrman & Co. Hilliard & Son— & Weeks Henry J. B. J. Hornblower E. The & Hutton F. W. E. Hutton Illinois Co._ & Co. Co — 3,500 6,000 17,500 2,000 2,000 10.000 5,000 8,000 3,500 & Co.—2,500 Johnston/Lemon & Co. 3.000 T. H. Jones & Co._— — 2.000 ""Kalman & Co., Inc — 2,000 Janney iPQ»')r,'jf •. / * 125;C,Gt.y 5OOV;00 100,000 200,000 1OO.OC0 125,000 175,000 ( 225,000 100,000 rities Corp. Stroud & Co; -Inc._Swiss American Qorp... Spencer Tr?sk & Co,___ COMMON SHARES and the number Kebbon, McCormick & Co. Kidder, Peabody & Co._— Laird, Bissell & Meeds— Laird/-and w. C. Langley & Co.— Lazard Freres & Co Higginson Corp.. Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co. ___^ Lee Irving Lundborg & Co.— Mason-Hagan, Inc. _______ A. E. Masten & Co._, McDonald & Co. '2,000"" :Merrill Lynch. Pierce, 20,000 ner & Beane_— & "Co;_---~ & Brown Co & Blair William. . 4,000 2,000 Co, Blunti Ellis J. 3,50o Harden— Eichler Bateman, Bear, A. & Co., Inc. & Equitable total market value The & Co. Inc.—_ 175,000 700,000 300,OOG 175,"90 300,0'.H) Tucker, Anthony & Co. 225,000 Union Securities Corp.__ 1.100,000 G. H. Walker & Co._— 300,0t»0 v White, Weld & Co._ 600,000 Whiting, Weeks & Stubbs - 225,00p Dean Witter & Co.__ij 600,0 /0. Harold E. Wood & Co._ 100,900 -Yarnall & Co-.—. Z_ 125,000 40,480 40,480 7,000 Barney Allyn C. Dominick charges— quickly no changes said that market as The company produces 6,000 127 175, Hii? Schwabacher & Co the 627,960 common shares purchased by each are as follows: & Co.___ & Co, Loeb Kuhn, A. be to shares of Butcher -1947 $ —500jC'Cf{? Hutton & Inc. ______ Scott & Stringfellow___ Chas. W. Scranton & " for underwriters Alex. 1948—11 Mos,.- 700,000 ________ The .! Pennsylvania—Earnings— Pomeroy, UNDERWRITERS FOR to be, his agent who appears or Jan. 19 securities of the corporation, having of approximately $70,600,000. The offerings consisted of a new issue of $50,000,000 consolidated mortgage 30-year sinking fund 3% bonds series K, due Jan. 1, 1979 and 627,960 shares of common stock (no par). The bonds were priced at lOO^^o. The common stock, which was offered after the close of the market Jan. 18, and priced at $32.50 per share, was a Wellco Shoe Atlas Corp., on Jan. 19. purchase was termed "purely an investment," with or management contemplated. Mr. Odium Wellco shoes would supply a need in the United States The in ViCo. / the 169, p. 106. public Corp.—Purchases Shoe Stock— corporation Waynesviile, Corp., operating after of two Western Furniture Firm— President, 011 Jan. 17 announced that this purchased the Roll Forming Co. of Fullerton, Calif., furniture.—V. 168, p. 2534. R. has 700,000 100,000 Thalmann & Ladenburg, Loeb & Co. and to ATF, Inc.—Acquires Thomas of Bethlehem Steel Corp. Exchange on Jan. 19 authorized for listing and dealings at a later date 998,760 shares of $1 par common stock. Of these shares, 996,160 are issued and outstanding and 32,600 are issuable for exchange purposes.—V. 168, ,p. 2534. ' ration person 13,297,293 rev._ Operating revenues Net York Curb admission oper. Operating expenses —V. Listed— 225,000 Courts i'-'J 297,-266 $0.71 Assignable subscription about Jan. 25, .1949, and 1948—Month—1947 Operating taxes —! share— 2682. New The any 373,777 Aspinook Corp.—New Stock for from ' 1 $7,132,566 com. p. funds. Exchange.—V. 168, p. 2678, Uncollectible shares outstdg. 167, accepted Bell Telephone Co. • 729,634 per be [ Operating revenue's —40 Weeks— $3,283,750 $11,938,965 taxes Earns, Canadian in Period End. Nov. 30— profit after charges Common share & —_ Kidder, believe is, a resident of the United States of America or any territory or possession thereof. Said notice also states that residents of the United States of America may sell their rights in Canada providing they do so in conformity with the Canadian Foreign Exchange Control Regulations respecting sales of securities by nonresidents of Canada.';7r. ■'.••7 /'-■ In view of the foregoing, the above referred to subscription rights which will be issued by the company will not be dealt in on the New $2,384,132 $4,414,903 Net' sales Net per Inc._/__ Co., 175,000 150,000 100,000 100,000 0 Peabody & Co._ Kirkpatrick-Pettis Co.__ capital stock, par value $25, of Brush Inc.—Earnings— Oct. 9, '48 $33 York Curb " —16 Weeks— Period Ended— ! ; $2,992,741 608,609 - & Co. the company has reason to or $4,083,481 1,090,-740 Balance -V. $4,831,466 3 $4,068,745 28,293 "14,736 110,193 applic. to pfd. stocks for the Divids, . $2,911,135 —Z—Z/ income Gross Net 332,635 345,000 $414,160 Operating income i— Other 1948—12 Mos.—1947 $18,350,133 12,286,501 1,649,887 27,520 (net) at —_ Co & Jones Kebbon,.* McCormick' Canada—Rights— expire at the close of business on Feb. 21, 1949. Accordingly, the Committee on Securities of the New York Curb Exchange ruled that the capital stock be quoted "ex" said rights, Jan. 13," 1949; that all certificates for said stock which are delivered after Jan. 12, 1949 in settlement of transactions made prior to Jan. 13, 1949 must be accompanied by due bills for the subscription rights; and that such due bills must 'be redeemed on Jan. 31, 1949. * The notice issued by te company regarding the subscription offering states that because the shares offered for subscription are not regis¬ tered" under the United States Securities Act of 1933 no subscription * ./A; plant of H. right to subscribe will subsequently. $1,668,230 $23,827,854 1,171,129 16,131,209 154,796„ ' 2,532,544 Lemon & Co._ T. rights will be mailed to stockholders on ar paying agent ACCOUNT 1948—Month—Z1947 $2,189,175 1,521,118 taxes fof Rent deducs._ held the Co Co Johnston, record at the close of business on Jan. 14, 1949 in Montreal, Canada will be offered the right to subscribe to one additional share of said stock for each five shares Holders of Payment— 7 Sd. La Salle Street, Chicago, 111., Inci, Illinois Janneji & 1251. Co. of Schoellkopf, 125,000 100.000 450.000 225,000 & Co— Hutton E. The $10,296,934 $11,208,534 Bell Telephone Light Co.—Interest 123 has been designated by the utility company to act as in Chicago to pay interest; coupons due: Feb. .1, 1949, and Stuart Halsey, 10.139,126 _Z/„_—Z„. W. Kalman V——$4,357,948 ; $2,094,332 Common shares outstanding—— 813,319 638,013 Earnings per common share-——;-—————'''' "$5.36 * \ / "$3.09 "Disregarding preferred dividends due to conversidn • of majority-' of preferred shares into common stock. ,f Revised.—V. 168, p. .146. 7" ■ Arkansas Power & $21,347,110 capital "Consolidated.—V. 168, p, profit Net 1947 • Salomon Bros. & Hutz- * Co. 500,000 •.'"Shields & Co._<—":1£.—__ I. M. Simon & Co Inc. 2,000,000 Singer, Deane & ScribHarris, Hall & Co. (Inc.) 225,000 ner Hayden, Miller & Co.__ 275 000 Sm'th, Moore & Co.___ Hayden, Stone & Co.__< 300,000 Will am R. Staats Co._ Hemphill, Noyes & Co... 1,100,000 Starkweather & Co Henry Herrman & Co.__ 100,000 Stein Bros. & Boyce—• J. J. B. Hill'avd & Son 100,000 Stern Brothers & Co.__ Hornblower & Weeks—/ 700,000 Stone & Webster Sccu- ''435,989 $18,962,600 100,000 H. Rollins & Sons Inc. __—450,000 Rotan. Mosle and Moreland __x—— 100,GOO L. F. Rothschild & ' Co'$\:175,0M% i - 225,090 & Co._______ Ripley & Co., Harriman 8,665,656 x- & 225,000 — ______ ler Co. WORKING CAPITAL SEPT. 30 assets C'urreht 'liabilities • 2,810,480 1,160,710 —___1—. taxes - Current v ?: $22,340,809 $15,566,033 .;_—/ charges—; after Income -v ;.. Marache 300,Out! 175,000 100.000 E. 100,000 Sachs & Co.- 1,000,000 Parsons & Co. 225,000 Grubbs, Scott & Co., Inc. ' 1 . Co. . Hallgarten Nil Riter & Co._ 200,000 The Robinson-Humphrey MacGregor, Graham, Granbery, — 435,989 "1948 ' & $381,163 !___. share per "Consolidated. . '//___ $412,531 loss COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF income 175.000 125,000 700,000 945,0.00 ______ 689,779 plant___-_-7--- ]■ Capital shares outstanding Anderson-Prichard Oil Corp.— -Earnings— '; 7 ' ' 1948 9 Months Ended Sept. 30— Gross 100,000" Corp. Inc.—__ Glore, Forgan & Co.____ Nolan $10,907,943 $10,645,705 1,102,310 1,326,163 __z__ Corp.- Michigan of Folger, 1947 — : Burlington sale of on (•Net 2534. 168, p. tax Income V Co & Corp. First Glover "1948 147,474,206 133,521,037 614,705 Steel has substanits plate finishing Reynolds & Co 100,000 175,000 100,000 2,000,000 Cleveland First Goldman, ' ■' //' Sept. 30— „—_i—__ t Loss After -. 207,394,325 183,019,794 2,656,826 , 300,000 Boston The First Corp.—Earnings— Bell Aircraft O Months Ended T.' j 18,394,706" 17,314,095 14,308,519 12,328,340 2,188,314 2,328,929 Steele Fauset, The !___ & ' Chapman & Co. ~ 1948—11 Mos.—1947 charges—Dr832,666 after v. revenues__ expenses—— operating Net rev. oper. Plant— 100,9/0 wood Co.— 100,000 100,000 125,000 Co. & Co & 150,900 Phelps, Fenn & Co.—_ Piper, Jaffray & Hop- 275,000 Clark Farwell, 500 900 & Curtis * 700,000 ' Securities Inc, . revenues—,— Uncollectible »• a 3O0.OOW Prescott, Hawley, Shepard & Co., Inc R. W. Pressprich & Co. Putnam & Co Reinholdt & Gardner Deetjen Corp. Estabrook subsidiary,' has enlargements facilities, Barium Steel management. statement issued by the As a result of these improvements Central Iron & tiallyincreased its -ingot capacity and doubled capacity.—V. 168, p. 1898, to according * ' Dillon & Co._ Elk'.ns, Morris & Co.i__ E1 worthy & Co Midvale Co.—V. 168, Corp.—Subsidiary Improves /' ... 1948—Month—1947 t|> $■' , ' "i '• ' /.; $-■•/ /' 208,158,791183,601,457 .18,475,502 .17,393,891 7 j 764,466 581,663 \..f 80,736 79,796 y: Equitable Co._ Eastman, The Central Iron & Steel Co. oi Haxrisburg, Pa., spent -approximately $2,000,000 during the past year in and .improvements to its steel making and plate rolling / ACCOUNT INCOME COMPARATIVE i, • Emanuel, $0.60 •__ dividends received from in & & Drexel Fahey, Barium Steel for. ex¬ change, all interest coupons "should be'detached and presented for pay¬ ment through the usual banking channels or to the A. T. '& T.' Com¬ pany direct, the announcement - said. /... 1/ '/ sending 1,875.553 $0.98 2,375,553 share.. common $575,138 Dominick 1358. p. , presented trustee at 20 the Before per $1,238,918 ' "Includes 300,000 500,000 $2,443,797 ! outstanding.. shares Earnings 2,000,000 Dominick— 1,560,000 — —_ " ". profit taxes—_ income Dillon, Read & Co. Inc.- $2,040,397 6,479 795,000 $4,068,426 64,628 ______ other deductions and Interest 15-year, -2?k% while those delivered by" hand should be Exchange Place, New York, N. Y. the temporary debentures to the trustee Y., N. York-15, - 1948 .. 1947 • $89,678,732 $67,966,752 3,301,015 1,192-,061 . 767,411. 848,336 income Total and all subsequent coupons" attached.. .sent by registered mail, .addressed'to City Bank "of New York, trustee, 55 Wall Street, New National the '.,'// — income ''Other 15, 1949 coupon mailed should be June . ... , . Z_li_iZ_-.-__"I"'3__'—■ profit Common the .. Works—Earnings— Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries) that telephone equip¬ Ready Feb. 1— convertible debentures, due Dec. 15, 1961, may exchange them for permanent debentures on and after Feb. 1, the company announces. The permanent coupon debentures will Debentures ' . . Ended Sept. 30— ___. Operating Permanent Debentures have . . . .(Including \ ' ♦/ that it be bought at the lowest possible prices. The Western • Electric Relationship makes these objectives possible and is a major contributing factor as to why Bell System service is the best in the world and the dost to the users of over 31,000,000 Bell System telephones the lowest possible," of temporary . & 700,000 225,COO 225,000 Inc. Co. , Baldwin Locomotives continue Holders _ months six first Marks M. Mason-Hagan, Inc. • 125 Oil Blair & Co.,' Inc A. E. Masten & Co 175,000 William Blair & Co._ 'McDonald & Co._______ 300,000 Blunt Ellis & Simmons175.000 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Blyth & Co., Inc.— 1,400,G0JFenner & Beane_ 700.000 Alex. Brown & Son;r___ 300,000 Merrill, Turben & Co.A; 200,000 Butcher & Sherrerd____ 100,000 The Milwaukee Co.; 175. GO J" H. M. Byllesby & Co. Moore, Leonard & Lynch 200.000 (Inc.) 175,000 7. Morgan Stanley & Co.— 2,000,000 Central Republic Co. ' "" ' F. S. Moseley & Co 500 000 :< (Inc.) 450,000 . : Mullaney, Wells & Co._, 100,000 Clark, Dodge & Co.— 300,000 Maynard H. Murch & E. W. Clark & Co.—___ 175,000 Co. 225.000 Coffin & Burr," Inc.—225,000 W. H. Newbold's Son & Juiien Collins & Co.; 175,000 Co. 125.000 Courts & Co 100,000 Newhard, Cook & Co.__ 225 000 Curtiss, House & Co 100,000 The Ohio Company—. 150,00Q J. M. Dalh & Co 100,000 Pacific Northwest Co.__ 175,0()fJ Dick & Merle-Smith^_i_ 200,000 Paine, Webber, Jackson & Becker G. A. from 1936 until cessa¬ Philippines. The prop¬ the war and mining was resumed in that year resulted in a profit and in the profit of 1;189,433 Philippine Pesosx was Operations for of 1948 a 1947. March, Laurence Co. & Co Watts Baker, Weeks & Harden profitably operated invasion of the mine was the 150,000 150,000 225,000 Inc. Baker, Laird, Bissell & Meeds__ 225 000 W. C.'Langley & co 500/>00 Lazard Freres & Co 1,000/tCHj Lee Higginson Corp 70o'.i>J() John C, Legg & Co lOG/lOi) Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co. 300,UOO 100,000 Co Whipple & Co.__ W. Baird & Co., Robert mining in 1941 on the were rehabilitated after of tion the 350,000 & and Bacon, of Atok Gold result of the merger the is BONDS the for Co $3,500,000 & Co.__ 3,500,000 Co. Inc.600,000 & Barney Allyn C. Atwill Co., Exchange has Mining Co., Inc. and Big Wedge Mining Co. in December, 1947. Prior to the, merger Big Wedge was the owner of the properties and At.ok the operator. The mine is located in the Baguio District of Mountain corporation This part of course, in the interest of everyone to be the best obtainable and of is, "If . ment Jan. on amount to Loeb Kuhn, Inc.—Listed— approved an application to capital stock of this corporation, it was an¬ stock is presently listed on the Manila Stock shares of 13. The 35,494,191 nounced A. T. & T. stated: the Bell System for- over 65 years, having manufactured the System's telephone equipment since 1381. Over these years, it has been the telephone users who have benefited most from this relationship. Moreover this relation- . ship has-been of extreme importance to the country's national defense in- World War I and especially in World War II. "I am sure that when all the facts are known, the existing arrangement will be found to be in the public interest. Telephone calls; go through faster, people hear each other better and service is more dependable because of the quality of Western Electric equip¬ ment which is in general use throughout.the Bell System. Looking at the record it is .obvious that it would be the public and the telephone users who would suffer most if there were to be any change. Co., Leroy A. Wilson, President of "Western Electric has been a $1.69 Smith, Francisco Stock San FOR $50,000,000 bonds and be purchased by each are as follows: underwriters the of names principal : Exchange. news report that the Justice Department the A. T. & T. and the Western Electric the on divorce to suit filed has 1794. Atok-Big Wedge Mining . defendant two ■ share per 168, p. " —— A. A further request is that required to buy telephone and ——— —— outstandings shares Earnings The A. T. & T. and its operating subsidiaries equipment only under competitive bidding companies license their patents to all applicants "on a non-discriminatory and reasonable royalty basis/' A court order is sought to compel the companies to supply applicants with technical assistance on the patents' use. • , be profit Net the absence of effective competition has for telephone equipment, the complaint T. and Western Electric be separated, but that Alleging higher The Capital and its subsidiaries consolidated. UNDERWRITERS taxes income Washington ' of cost properties of the corporation to 258,121 _ charges after Profit stock common estimated $3,663,512 sales Net proceeds of the sale of the scries >K bonds and will be used to provide, pro tanto, funds for M>o completing or making additions and improvements net PURPOSE—The the 1943 ENDED SEPT. 30. NINE MONTHS EARNINGS FOR THE Western dis¬ a with bonds Corp.—Earnings— Atlas Tack civil anti-trust suit, charges A. T. & T. and the Sherman Act in the manufacture, tribution and sale of telephones, telephone apparatus, equipment ma¬ terials and supplies. Attorney-General Clark said in that the suit was filed after consultation with the Federal Com¬ munications Commission. , action, The Electric thereafter, 1 tion divorce to seeking suit A was Jan, expected Defends Linkup— Corp., Sinking fund President, states that negotiations have been completed with an insurance company for a $1,000,000 15-year loan, contingent upon raising of additional equity capital. Further details are to be announced at an early date.—V. 166, p. 1578. J, Miedel, R. K bonds series The Diesel Engine Co.—Loan— Atlas Imperial Anti-Trust Suit Filed Against Company — Government Asks That Company Be Divorced from Western Electric- -Company Telegraph Co. & Telephone American ____ Fen- 3./03 . 10/)% 3, 4-0 ,2,000 15,000 7,009 8.O00 2,000 2,509 2,i,i0(V 4,y<)>j 15,000 Merrill, Turben & Co._.r. 2,000 The Milwaukee Co.——_ 2;30(>, Moore, Leonard & Lynch— 3.500 P. S. Moseley & Co 7,000 Maynard H. Murch & Co._ 2,000 W. H. Newbold's Son & Co. 2,000 Newhard, Cook & Co.—3.500 The Ohio Company—2,500 Paine,- Webber, Jackson & Curtis ___—:—Z— 10 006 Piper, Jaffray & Hodwood- 2,000 Prescott, Hawley, Shepard & Co., Inc.-——______ 2.000 R- W. Pressprich & Co 5,900 Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Inc. 2 000 Reinholdt & Gardner— 2.000 Reynolds & Co _____ j 6.000 Riter & Co _„t 3 500 E. H. Rollins & Sons Inc.- 7,000 Rotan, Mosle and Moreland — —— 1 '2 000 L. F. Rothschild & Co.— 4 000 Schwabacher & Co.— 3 500 Shearson. Hammill & Co.— 3 500 Shields & Company— 6 000 Singer, Deane & Scribner_ 3,500 William R. Staats Co 3.000 Stein Bros. & Boyce— 3,000 Stone & Webster Securities Corp. — _________ 10. )00 Stroud & Co. Inc.— 3.ouQ Spencer Trask & Co.—— 3 oGO Tucker, Anthony & Co.— 3.500 "Union Securities Corp.— 17,o00 O. H, Walker & Co 5.0M White, Weld & Co. 10,000 Whiting, Weeks & Stubbs- 3.oC0 Dean Witter & Co.—15 ; , 0 Yarnall & Co.— 2.J-0 Volume 169 Number 4771 CAPITALIZATION Consolidated GIVING EFFECT TO mortgage bonds— COMMERCIAL THE /addition,-an FINANCING PRESENT $74,900,000 __— (375) 10, making 1948, year :: . ; ; •• . 48,000,000 Eethlehem Steel 7% 1, Co., 6% Co., ,'V,'..: ^ due owning business stocks and " . Brown Shoe Years End. Oct. 31— \ Net 933,887 shs. .-Other obligations of consists subsidiaries. 1943206— spikes, Inc., 100.951; July 1 and limestone, (6) the craft; chiefly (5) for the of transporting their manufactured equipment .. facilities main by pr.marily rented which to subsidiaries-, f in manufactured not are housing the Net first addition by the for 1941 the of during nine businesses tne months o.ie of or corporation to 1938 years of the 1948, is " $2,513,889 112,800 $791,270 988,030 536,520 492,000 $4.97 $4.86 - 989,475 share— per-conu seriing, ASSETS—Cash, $4.67 - -• - $3.21 • tlncluding administrative and general- expenses, in 1945 $2,420,000 excess profits tax. BALANCE SHEET, OCT. 31, of investments $14,730,380; and building automobiles and lower assets, (after $2,366,899),. (after .(at- the other improvements of. amortization Federal i tributions; and and of market), cost or $289,825;. land, bu,ridings for depreciation and $1,951,904; machinery; shown and and $1,078,£71; $4,905,654; Federal estimated and State taxes income on steam stock (par value' $15 share). a surplus, '$10,351',238; capital $7,433,250; fratfi.1, $30,763,640.—W! surplus, $78,037; 168, :P, J47. ' ) during 9 Months Ended B $271,192,575 414,141,087 Profit- after 7,663,010 602,202,613 Income Net Sept. 30— . 1948 • 1947 v 234,458 Earnings per —V. 7,284,952 _: mos.)__ A—Rolled steel and — tonnages value of $357,392 by net $1,231,340,263 are shown +At tons. for the in products whole the -the. preceding and of net are not tons net " Net Other p. 1143. ____— shares tEarnings , per outstanding- Sales for the .-arrears November, 1847. The $3,257,931 5,4111 * 573,300 708,700 $2,719,940 $2.216,-830 $2,110,"423 244.041 242,582 241,31:1 , of electric plant $2,475,893 $2,054,247 ■ 5,577 24,844 (net) t__ $2,484,428 $2,059,824 565,855 — $0.62 income OPERATING REVENUES FOR 7-■■■' Gross .oper-ating —V. 168, 2679. p. THE :: ■ »■ " r" ■: -' $444,124, as compared profit for the month of net $10,396 the for company , will conveut-TOO steam locomotives -.used in Corp.—Earnings— £4 Weeks Ended—.. southern "> > " 7 Oct. 16, "48 -Oct. j.IT, '47 / $271,559 $346,499 outstanding^—_____l__ .Earnings per common share—I. 1358. 207,460 •' wijl :be started 207,400 $1.54 immediately ion the 862 -miles <qf railway :iu trie Kootenay .and Valley divisions in southern - British Columbia and along KetLe -$1.1;3 ..the -i Calgary-Edmonton run.^-V. 169, 3. ' p. .Braitf ff JUrxvays, Ine.^Eamings^-'Quarter Ended Sept. ,30— 5 t The 194g $4,153,718 Profit after Income Net charges^' income Earnings ' ■'72,744 £tock,'mo 96;883 • , $155,955 . outstanding—T_W— "$721744 1,000.000 f share ~ Nil There .Brazilian Traction, Light ;& Power Co., Ltd.—Earnings Subsidiaries,-Operating Public Utility Services in Brazil,) ' 1948 operation—_____„_a_ $8,888,630 : Net revenue Aggregate (estimated) net V. '168, operating results as shown rates of .excljange.-r-Y. ,168, ,p.-2679. in dollars - - -- - .. 'at taken are - ■( .. Dowie, of Cleveland, O., a Vice-President .of .Canadian •tries, Ltd., has been appointed Vice-President for ■Corp. ,-of America.—V. 163, p. 2222! ' * *.— Brillo - •Federal Sept. 30— profit charges of after 1948 ' ' ' . taxes—^ outstdg.— com. share"— per $282,417 shares Earn, 1947 " 144,5.10 $-162,142 i f$1.79 145.310 on class A stock. $203-624 145.310 *$1.71 tOn p-1691. T . • •. . • I ... taxes on Jan. 19 declared a Quarterly dividend of ^0 the Federal the Power Commission. furnishing : the by com¬ i.-' .. properaes, principally its e-estric properties. $395,000 is proposed to be expended transmission Meredosia -to transmission ele.tric to lines (and and roV>"-s share, payable March 10 to stockholders of record Jan. 31, 1949. Previously, the company paid 15 cents per share each quarter. In (and that, if to related substation Tower to substation Robinson, and Anna, facilities) Mattoon that it will required to expend apnroxi,and approximately $6,400,000 in 1951, for improvements to its electric properties; 1950, . and for electric service continue to increase NOTE: On to are subject increase to if costs of materials rise. of the names several f.OO.OOO E. Pollock 900,0019 '00,00ft ~Z~ —II——ZL, I & ■ 900;00ft • i •250,00^ _ """""" •100,00ft " 250,000 C ^ ;.-;v ~ ; 900,00ft« 221ZZZZZZ _ "III p. .203. 400,00ft " _ Co.,- Inc.— 900,000 . Ceuti'al New York Power Corp.^-Bank Loans— : Dp Dec. 27 the corporation borrowed. $5,000,000 under 12 banks, dated Dec. 19. 1947, evidenced by with cDec. V. 31,: 1950. ie8, The proceeds 2116. p. an will be used for • • ( -notes, expansion due purposes.-vr- , . Central RR. of New Jersey—^Interest ^ next,' out at . 1948 1947 r 457,386 :l_—__ - -654,80o $715,869' shares -outstanding $0,44 common -'ri. -. .. , 1,250,000 $0.68 . ■. third the 1943-44 railroad, to the sale the assets of Manufacturing Eaikersbuxg, W. -Va., and Marietta, Ohio.'.-., The ecmpany's assets are to be offered meal lots. bulk, bankrupt, units and of VJ ' J Sales Illinois & Public Co, Service Inc. Co.—Bonds headed a group dealers .which, offered Jan. 20 $10,000,000. first mortgage bonds, Series C, 31/8% due Jan. 1, 1979 at 102%% and accrued Interest. ; The .bonds were awarded at competitive sale Jan. 17-on a bid interest and the on reserve will amount to $4,773,- bonds. Gardner, has made reorganization fund, two previous if trustee necessary, interest payments since October, Co.—Earnings— to for make of 1939.—V. $2,386,650 169, p. 203. ''■-• —Period End. Oct. 31— —3 Mos. End. Sept. 30- % 4 Mos. $2,699,725 tEqual to $0.87 per share 1948 • f 89,963 on 1947 $2,671,342 *343,969 509,939 $3.84t,589 *433,933 147.1,147 common shares. JNot . Closes St. Joseph Factory— - The company's St. Joseph, Mo., factory will discontinue operations W. A. Yantis, President, has announced. All machinery and equipment required to absorb the St. Joseph production will be trans¬ ferred to company-owned plants in St. Loqis, Mo., and San /Jsn. £8, piece¬ Offered— of of due Walter P. the salvage . 'Loss. Jose, Calif.', the combined capacity will greatly exceed the company's peak of manufacturing, Mr. Yantis said. The St. Joseph building will •where year Stuart and interest •Net'iricctrne »'.!; Central use • States District Court at Newark, trustee -for the railroad -to ..pay twp 5% mortgage bonds. 'Payment will j : :4 1 Month ' in the - Chase Candy • c / Co., 4% Authorized— United ;each. It has been in reorganization Co.—Bankruptcy Sale— Casto the 7.\ instalment is .the for the to an order by Gail A. Butt, referee in bankruptcy, Rosen auctionsers, Cleveland, Ohio, will on Jan. 25 and Jan. 26 offer Co., :for the on March on in authorized The Court directed $1,024,098 1,-250.060 share ..-per ,0Q0 Fake 18 interest This j. L. .Jan. payment. The railroad ; • on rbe ,raade the York, N. Y. >> : J,, years' of riondi I .•-■•. ■' Judge Guy ,N. be • offered for sale. v The move, according to Mr. Yantis, will reduce operating costs with¬ restricting sales cr service since the headquarters plant in St. Louis, •one-of--the largest in the industry, effectively covers the same general out trade The under , The area. * company also operates two " additional olants in lease. company announced that earnings in November of the fluctuations Id the rates' of exchange, remittance f< r foreign subscription - wno advertisements must be made it New York funds. , - agreement 2Va% S. account as present Dana 135 to be Chicago 111. approximated and Financial Chronicle* (Reg. U. S. Patent Office) William B. Dana Company, Publishers, 25 Park Place, New York 8, N. Y., REctor 2-9570. Herbert D. Seibert, Editor and Publisher; Seibert, President: William D. Riggs, Business, Manager Published twice a week levery Thursday (general news and advertising .i^sue) * with a • statistical vissue on Monday]. Othe» La Salle St., Chicago 3. 111. (Telephone State 0613): 1 Drapers' Gardens, London. E. C., England, c/o Edwards & Smith. Copyright 1949 by William B. Dana as Company. Reentered second-class matter February 25, 1942, at the post office at New'York, N. Y.. under the Act of March 3. 1879. Subscriptions in United States, y.S. Possessions,, Territories and Members of PanAmerican Union, $35.00 per year; in Dominion of Canada,.-$38.00 per year. Other Countries, $42.00 per year. offices: ill '/• estimates demands by related Macomb, Lawrenceville Commercial •William Of steam Grand Quincy, lines /: stated.- 167, per The its 133;000-volt .the —„_ profit Ilalsey, directors .is of PROGRAM—Company .estimates that, on the basis it will expand approximately $16,280,000 in tne 1411.43, io Dec. yl, 1^4.) (approximately $14,000,000 expended in 1949), for additions, extensions and •Ed.w. Lowber -Stokes Co.______a__ Co.—Earnings— * Casto Manufacturing - Burroughs Adding Machine Co.—Increases Dividend— The with applicable to customers. .Thomas & "$1.23 participating basis.—V. he ,-Stift:lLJN1colaus ' "$0.97 _ dividends : v.. the company in the 20 communities is purchased from Panhandle Eastern Co,, Inc.__——— JR. W.. Pressprich .& Co.-_—_ j. • • "After now labor continue Fursuant 1945 $270,642 145-310 1, $48,922,276 $45,209,729 1,173,555 1,678,898 —V, 167, P. .2253, ! & 1946 *'all and Com. -- *— income Earnings Brewing 5,",'' Net Common -Brew- Manufacturing Co., Inc.—Earnings— 9 Mos. End. Net Sales March on - • R. redemption .Profit, after .charges— Brewing .Corp. of" America—New Vice-President— -Ian P, :2«7, -Net. sales $25,370,568 $23,736,319 'V - for Carson Pirie Scott & 5,485.896 $2,660f743/: $2,3905X5 Jan. NOTE—The average called sinking fund, $104,000 of first mortgage 4% due Sept,. 1- .1965, fet :1Q6%, Payment will ibe una.de /office of 'Lpuis.V'lle & Nashville RR. Co., 71 -Broadway, New A, 9 Months Ended Oct.'31— _; from revenue have- been - series -$7,876,211 Operating expenses. ,estd. .depreciation,- amortiz., capital and other charges—6,227,887 by gas to new foregoing estimates rinew" (.moneys, in, the .' 1947 < costs, will The company ' ".('Including from The Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Ry.—Partial Redemption % ,}4onth of NoVeihbeiw 1848. of the company industrial power for the revenues of _ sto'k;was admitted to dealings-on the Exchange in substitution rfor the "old" common stock on Dec. 7, 1948/—V. 168, p. 2428. 1;000>000 $0.16 ,6, sale common 168, p. 1358. -Cross earnings each of par value, .previously-outstanding, pursuant, to :trie splitrup share of - "old" common stock into two shares of "new" et-ook" which became effective on Dec. the fried rates are Liated— Committee 11 common i per ■'Loss.—V. ; —— Capital .shares $3,093,291 252,838 taxes Jan. under Tucker, Anthony .& -Co., on Securities of trie New York Curb Exchange ,Q.ri approved the listing of 200,000 shares of "new" common stock, par., value $5, in- substitution- ior 100;000-shares hf 'riqld" haminon 1947 . ' ' Capital City'Products Co.^New'Stoek ; ♦ 1— revenues distributed gas Havana —'V. 169, Total operating. from Supplies natural proposed 'Will. r '-V , the of Haljgarten & Co ^—. ".•Hornblbwer ,& Weeks— ..Otis ,& xdo,^ to • profit ■■ Common- shares ; 31, 194C, about 91.40% of the qperderived from the sale of electricity, and about 0.58% from all other gas , • "Net also supplies in Tayloi1- purchasers of the bonds ,and the principal amount to be purchased by each are as follows; » W-il-x'Halsey, Stuart & Co, Inc.__-____ $4,000,000 .Gregory Son, .Inc._, and-between Calgary sand Edmonton (Canada) from oil-bui'ning, 4t:.\was-.anneunued Jan. 13 by -N. R. Crump, V.ieePresident.,, ' '; ; ■ 1 v ■;, ■ Fuel oil originating .from trie ncw.y developed. Alberta .fields! will he •used -Mid- installation :hf. wayside facirities for '■mi operation *coal customers which ,the company provides electric servioe agriculture, coal mining and the production UNDERWRITERS—The Canadian'Pacific By.—To Convert Locomotives to Oil 1 Company to and • This in The 1 - ~ corre¬ 4 trends, the company may be required to Install .additional generating capacity in its Hutsonville power station and An connection therewith to expend approximately $300,000 iin ,1051. DEC.v 31 r rate of the approximately and $7,655,053 '•.>■" 7*J"- IT- - shares us vras of derived mately $12,000,000 in additions, extensions 1948—12,Mos.—'1947 $8,-854,-167 the series. Oct. saie to %- $1,308,287 PERIOD ENDED $^08,727 _ of amount has par dividend no ' Co. amount, from 685,675 $1,481,150 Dec. '48 revnues_^ it which- indicated "$1,9.185.73 —— British Columbia p. ended 12,17% restrictions Tuscola. .* $1,893;962 .378(674. which company approximately 650,000. approximately- 260 the was facilit.ios), from and 69,000-volt $1,8$9,117 8,629 —— from natural present **of J- to 1948 was $10,349, comparing with sponding month in 1847.—V. 168, p. 2004. Booth Fisheries 701,497 714;, 700 indenture generating station near Meredosia; $3,905,000 in connection with the installation, to be -completed in 1953, of an additional 60,000-kilowatt unit in company's electric steam generating station on the Mississippi River near 'Grand Towers ar-d $1,757,000 in connection with the construction 3,406,103 • -649,192 719,741 the by ^completing. the. company's 100,000-kilowatt $3,874,423 4,012,687 22,300,000 the ' of natural gas 1946 $7,584,214 cf respect .to improvements 1947 4,617,491 hiocme GROSS i preferred stock. on November, ,V. .168, other said 1948 revenues.; deductions 103,031 Nil Net ' . 118,667 137,375 ; .Nil month of -November .amounted $368,473 (for ■ 137,375 —_ share-^-ri*-11";''. common ^Pront.tDisregarding dividend with 15,000,000 30,000,000 month period d*av. 1. 1946 $2565534 135,096 —„ lease Gross $2,053,538 - of .$2.04 ... Co.—Earnings- income or, income Income 1947 3,500,000 CONSTRUCTION .; ■ ",(F. E.) Booth Co., Inc.—Earnings— Sales $1.86 . $8 771,872 "Net cperr. tins iinqome c Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co* of -LoS -Ange.es below-.—V. 157, 1948 169,917 ; operating Rent'for , Bireley's Inc.—Grants Los Angeles! Franchise—1 9 Months Ended Nov. 30— 182,8331 i___——' Federal, taxes and . 10,000,1)00 10,000,000 i— stock ..in more principally Line pany 168, p. 643. Depreciatisn- the which1 9,573,197 p.'2. • ' 169, outstandings— common tisharers. 12 Months Ended Nov. 20— column, businesses rate year.—V. —— Operating revenues-Operating expenses ether other profit California Oregon Power t923,505,197 ». finished-products billed. B—Consolidated Includes, in addition to tne net billings value of products billings. Common or About which Pipe .of 1,032,337,825 t7,179,898 __ $38,000,000 Diversified industries in the territory prouuee, among otuur tmngs, The 'in 787,720,668 9,403,067 — Outstanding * . _t$35,000,000 presently may :be .issued territory Cetrain Net be ^FINANCING toad .machinery, air compressors, '.pumps, agricultural implements, furniture, shoes, washing machines, domestic kitchen ranges, iluorescent lamps, bathroom fixtures, art potiery and iigat metal products. 239,127 :—_——. • cili f 596,519 — 8.02% devoted $11,-809,138 582,790 $348,332 —_:— taxes 1,326,563.896 — ———' PRESENT * 1971__ ting revenues of the company ,/y.- The , . $14,483,639 charges 1,746,733,127 . TO issued) months the period mining of coal, , sales 9,460 640 * 1, ;• activities. . 4 (Including Wnolly-O.wned Subsidiary) shares loss EFFECT $10) service ..for (P. H.) Butler Co.—Earnings— below: pay to or AND the -12 cbout Common Net one heating For f U. S.'Treasury savings notes at cost), $405,988; inventory price decline,'$3,000,000; reserves for employer's 7 liability and. compensation insurance,.-$189,474; $3.60 cumulative pre¬ ferred stock of no par value (issued 3X000 shares), $3,900,000;-common sub¬ made ..... > for 1,902,819.720 See be (par III. $2,206,000 9,188,023 'measured in or ville, de¬ (after to company improvements 1 in company. Authorized ..estimated population of salaries, wages, and commission's; taxes; local taxes; retirement .trust eonbalances of officers, directors, and employees, ;• reserves 5,535,592 — the by Jan. on company Illinois. It is aLo engaged in distributing and selling gas approximately £4,370 customers in 21 communities and rural areas adjacent thereto'located in-12 of said countie., natural gas being supplied in 20 of said communities. The territory so served lias an payroll credit the to ducting (Net Tons) — used and payable of agency southern ; ' equipment, subsidiaries its be 100.904199. Interest or BUSINESS—Company L; ;a public utility engaged principally in generating, purchasing, distributing and selling electric energy to approximately 203,100 customers in 500 communities and ruj'al .areas adjacent 'thereto located in 61 counties in central and 961,240.737 which- the GIVING preierred HISTORY reserves for reserves State and 1,495,672,299 billings to stock fixed, which series LIABILITIES—Trade Aa coo lints, v 8,971,839 lor will extensions of 3%%, due Oct. unissued beon 1948 depreciation of $1;833,263), (at nominal amount), $1; total, $30,763,640. " lasts ; d.s- the Hutzler, 1979. office $20,000,000 of . $2,911,646; /of $300,000), t$8,383,813; inventories were company dated Oct. 1, 1941, subject to the restrictions thereof, in any number of different series, as the board of directors may determine. The indenture does not fix the total amount of bonds of all seriefc, or of bonds of series A, E or C, or any other series, that may be issued or outstanding thereunder, tlncludes ' U. S. Treasury savings notes (at cost and accrued interest), $817,800; trade accounts receivable (less reserve • 3,368,034 1947.1— < r. coupon, notes, due seriany to Oct. 1, 1^5J Common $2,555,079 $2,607,038 140,981144,000 —___ 8,921,775 net proceeds Pld. stock, cum. (par $100) 4% series (150,000 shares , rental -,and for more inclusive, 1947, respectively, —— (9 net properties authorized dividends 1945—8,545,657 ■ 2% 1,000,030 CONSOLIDATED subsidiaries; and the primarily of — - " 15,000 A ———— 1948 & the 3%%. due Sept! 1, 1977 Series C, 3Ve%, due Jan. 1, 1979 2,930,000 50,000 ——-- 0Inducing sell certain r-entioned (b) those to of any held are employees Year 193d— 2,990,000 65,000 in 1946 .$755,500 and earned volume consolidated the 2,435,000 35,000 profit .Earns, sidiaries. The 1,915,000 1 Common subsidiaries the of some warehouses operate (a) products which in taxes— .. ' 6,773 taxes.-— Bros. at • of (c).,-own 5,422 Preferred dividend limestone businesses respective supplies. and . above) are to corporation well 17,101 3Ve%. a "Bonds-may be issued from time to time under between Atlantic and Pacific Coast ports of the United States; (7) the operation of short fine railroads in the-vicinities of plants operated by % .subsidiary; and (8) the operation of public water supply systems in the vicinities of certain plants and other properties operated by certain subsidiaries. ■ *7 ' '. ,./ Incidental 225,176 23,480 income the mining and quarrying of ore, coal use of one or more of the. subsidiaries; coal; ore, 235,153 313,638 the Series A, Series B, 450,000 res.— insur. income decline and grain and of steel products on the Great Lakes, of ore from foreign ports to the -United States, of coal from the United States to foreign ports, of iron arid steel products in coastwise traffic between ports of the United States and of iron and steel products, lumber and ^miscellaneous merchandise oil 352,764 naming First mortgage bonds: 52,053,898 550)000 . each due Jan. 1, of- additions, cost to 'CAPITALIZATION, $56,472,116 48,595,425 Salomon PURPOSE—The made ,.' Prov. for inventory price wire harbor other tribution for .depreciation— 69,647,267 bids, of each year in New York. or for -the . $56,458,352 13,764 $76,085,074 $55,040,248 79,545,058 car and selling of steel freight-train and mine cars; (3)/ the fabricating and (or) selling and (or) erecting of steel for buildings, bridges, tanks and miscellaneous other .structures;-<4) the building and repairing of naval and merchant vessels, tugs, car floats, barges and ofr.,the $84,426,381 —- prod, sold, etc. contingencies- tFederal construction certain income of for State billets, slabs, skelp, pipe, tubes, sheets, plate,- "Wire, income Emp oyer's strip, black plate, rope and other wire products, bolts, nuts, rivets wheels, rairoad frogs and switches, armor plate, gun forgings, shell fprgings, axles, pressed, hammered and drop forgings, steel, iron.-and brass castings, pig1 iron, ferro-manganese, ingot moulds, stools and bottom plates, machinery,; coke and coal-chemicals; (2t the tin ' 1945 $76,020,630 $54,966,265 „—22.019 1 64,444 73,983 Prov. engaged chiefly in the businesses of: (1.) the manuiacturing and selling of iron, steel and certain other products, including: structural shapes, rails and rail accessories, plates, sheet piling, bars, and 1946 $84,404,362 '•"Cost are rods, blooms, 1947 ■ Prov. - sidiaries sales '•Total July 1, chiefly of The sub¬ incorporated was corporation (& Subs.)—Annual Report— 1948 J- 9,582,642 shs. 20,000,000 shs. the Co., Inc. • • 1,000,000 shs, par) of . 914,000- BUSINESS—Corporation The : : 7,500,000 ■ ($100 : ' " other Dated-Jan.-1,'1949; and -Chicago 50,000,000 50,000,000 par.)————— AND and stack (no Delaware. holding bonds, — preferred stock HISTORY in 1, 1979 (Pal) purchase-. 1996 cum. Common 1919 Jan. mortgage money Aug. due K, Six Republic Co. ' . series 3 received at the sale. These were: The First Boston Corp. and Central (jointly), 101.57: Lehman Brothers, 101.521.377; Blyth Co.'Inc.', 101.301; Glore, Fofgan & Co., 101.1102; Harriman Ripley, 6s , i" - 101.78%. of '* > Harry A. Lombard, Assistant Treasurer, has been elected Treasurer, succeeding J. L. Stewart, who had also been Executive Vice-President. L. A. Farqu'ahar has retired- as Assistant Treasurer..—V. 169. p. 106. f ' CHRONICLE cents was distributed on Dec. the same as paid in 1947. extra ,of -15 the Treasurer Elected— New , FINANCIAL ' for cents 75 Outstanding Authorized sinking fund-2%% bonds, series I due July 15, 1970 $75,000,000 3'0-year sinking fund 2%% bonds, • series J. due Nov. 15, 1976———i-, 50,000,000 30-year sinking fund 3#' bonds,1 25-year & 4 by directors compares with —V. p. 168, declared have stockholders. of dividend a 25 cents on As 35 there Paul St. RR.—Debt Pacific & amount outstanding the reduced 1948 its of Schneider, according to a report filed Commission. The railroad stated it had $42,169,100 of general mortgage 4 4 Wfc convertible income bonds series B, due Jan. 1, 2044, outstanding Dec. 31, 1948. On the same date in 1947 it had $45,275,100 of the issue outstanding.— income convertible with V. 169, $3,106,000, by 4Vis Donald Exchange and Securit'es the and the standing the 1947, —v. 169, 3. profit Common per 370,437 Dec. 335,320 $3.27 - profits on sales. to foreign etc.—V. 168, p. 43. realized "Includes after Federal income taxes, 335,320 •? Gross is 168, : "$965,000 622,782 Nil $0.46 rec. ins. ; Profit after Federal per "* ' ' '-a* taxes 4,307,953 outstdg. 1,841,473 sh._ com. ■' $ $1.02 week a Capital This Year 15, 1949 1949 1949__ 1948 25, —V. 169, 93,857 outstanding : $41,754 236,661 236,678 $0.18 1947 __ $0.61 On of Dec. the directors 23 Chairman.—V 169, amended series by-laws abolishing the office the —V. Cities Service C«. Gross operating Costs, : , 1948—3 Mos.—1947 1948—9 Mos.—1947 1 "v jj} ■ A'1 ;AV:.''AAA '/ j; J "A'-,v .AA'A AI« oper. Depletion Other 84,771,137 311,687,992 255,709,027 100,843,055 taxes. & and dry holes, Net 110,547,958 436,410,517 339,308,776 income 136,532,611 expenses, maintenance 12,183,282 __ incomes oper. 23,506,274 2,137,821 15,881,578 89,087,281 745,763 5,052,990 54,423,356 2,583,582 25,644,095 16,627,341 94,140,271 57,006,938 4,050,289 3,911,814 585,057 12,152,132 1,560,171 13,201,131 520,064 income Total income ___ Interest and amoitiz. disc, Divs. and Earnings minority of expense sub. on pfd. stks. applicable to Prov. for •Special interests— income 938,112 , taxes. 477,019 7,079,540 3,126,263 27,675,145 142,257 82,664 263,340 charge for 11,206,678 1,306,547 r Consol. Net income. J * 12,913,833 net income "Equivalent to !_____ to 48,631,629 Jan. $3.49 estimated $2.28 reduction premium and other costs STATEMENT OF and CORPORATE Other Jan. on Int. of debt Other Prov. disc, -108,233 65,395 $6,203,587 $27,885,866 $17,985,382 832,759 921,915 2,534,515 2,470,180 amor. and Fed. 8,547 $9,704,895 c-xps. f exp. deductions for 1,596,918 1,672,735 4,859,295 6,256,994 19,000 125,000 33.000 423,000 337,000 1 48,000 966,000 334,000 ____ inc. income tax_ 168, $6,919,218 ______— Net. inc. per sh. —V. stk. com. $3,335,937 $19,493,056 $1.87 $0.90 $8,501,208 $5.26 $2 29 2540. p. 245,- to the of Harrison, show On Dec the 30 Inc., stock Amusement of standing.—V. a 168, purchased company Records wholly p. System, Inc.—New Subsidiary owned 3,500 subsidiary, Enterprises, Inc., shares, bought which has and 1,500 Columbia shares shares 5,000 of out¬ legal fight to upset the New York a order recent that the 2321. by Jan. 26 cause why cut reduction became all customers' bills. The decrease company the order should not rate Stuart tion M. Crocker, President, announced Jan. 14 that the corpora¬ plans to sell approximately $20,000,000 principal amount of deben¬ due 1974. It is presently contemplated that competitive bids for debentures will be opened on or about March 15, 1949. The de¬ tures Tapscott, President of the company, said the legal action beginning of the case. company has no alternative but to fight the order if it is to in a position to meet the electric requirements of New York the bentures tion's due will construction 1 1974 will indenture dated posed sale be used be as the of second April l, finance to program.—V. 168, p. series issued under the corpora¬ The proceeds from the pro¬ part of the Columbia Gas System's 1948. 2117. paid to the holders of the income mortgage and; collateral trust sinking fund bonds dated Dec. 1, 1934, interest of 2V2% for the six months ended Nov. 30, 1948. Payments company vote the on company proposed board of Proxies that no annual an meeting amendment to to be the held Feb. certificate 8, of the stockholders incorporation will of the to provide for an increase in the number of directors It is that two additional directors be added to the present seven. for the decision meetmg regarding received the by new amount Interest were this on Jan. on 5% 1, made issue payable up to earned and Jan. on at accrues for bids & 1 be the for fund sale bonds opened on stockholders directors has Jan 21 yet been advise made CONSOLIDATED of 3% per > 1947 $2,109,515 893,120 $2.39 share common Detroit-Michigan Stove Co.—$2 a Share in John A. President, Fry, that unaudited net Jan. on 1948— said that "it can be stated 1948 will approximate $1,950,000 20 profit for the year adjustments) later to about or $2 share per Calif., to to Co. it of of semi-annual any Los Angeles, will up to income amount an Jan. 26. The EARNINGS FOR profit interest period if co-trustee, stock. capital working debt .funded adequate for any anticipated r^eds borrowings of any kind."—V. 169, p. 4. or Devoe & Raynolds Co., Dec. 31 and mortgage sufficient to and 25 re¬ trust collateral the sum of All tenders submitted will be ac¬ exhaust lowest offers FISCAL YEARS ENDED. discount on the basis to two part Dec. 14 of for on Dec. $11.50 block a be the Divco Corp., employees and class A 5,050 shares, 1,200 B shares exchanged and sold shares B receiced A shares the from will sale There be in the held in the of was company's 3 shares will shares outstanding 186,626 B were exchange the 1,200 644. p. Detroit, Mich.—-Officers Elected— has been President, The shares A These money 168, officers for share, and sold shares purchased by the company on officer and director who resigned. The an working capital. 31.—V. eight A 13,300 5,050 $116,150. and John Nicol as of the of to exchange one share. a $155,700 from added to be at value to shares for two B officers were shares in common of and appointed Chairman of the Board; Ray A. Long E. Muma as Vice-President in charge of George 168, Dobeckmun T. F. Dolan, will closed 1580. p. 78% Dolan Mr. that for also 1944 p. $12,000,000 anticipated at for that The V : AA - the for with on year just $10,153,000 $14,815,000, but of the in latter Top for for 1948 year 1947 would for was was 1948—12 Mos.—194 $1,234,824 $15,373,448 1,090,447 1,032,020 13,146,170 86,785 73,423 762,054 $162,717 $129,381 $1,465,223 taxes_____ double 168. net (& Subs .)—Earnings— 1948—Month—1947 expenses be income $273,697.—V. "A $1,339,949 revenues income at income high. amount Eastern Utilities Associates Operating Operating sales says compared as 1944 net all-time an $502,600.' A7 't.A... 742. set in business. war 1947 President, and around peak had been from was Co., Cleveland, O.—Sales & Profits Up— founder total The 1947. A Other income $13,954,0 11,681,4 754,6 (net)____ bonds retired, and after all deductions 51,926 42,353 601,481 529,912 $171,734 $2,066,704 Deducts, $2,047,881 35,360 31,032 389,224 $179,284 $140,702 require.—Blackstone Valley Gas & $1,677,481 $1,661,C 77,652 77,( from gross inc. Net Pfd. income divid. Electric Applicable Co. to minority interest 23,039 . 386,842 22,£ $1,560,475 in¬ Earnings of UTILITIES subsidiaries Non-subsidiary ASSOCIATES—< (as above) - . . $1,576,789 income Expenses $1,560,475 263,350 Total $1,823,825 taxes and interest 175,789 __ • $1,517,969 $214,643 EASTERN 1947 $527,579 163,809 amortization, $1,282, provision for bond interest, depreciation, amortization and Federal taxes on income. 1040. no 30 NOV. $583,270 "203,443 ; bond interest, $210,978; depreciation, $114,829; and Federal taxes on income, $79,534. tBefore —V. 168, p. with Ltd.—Exchange of Stock, etc.— transferred company class B South 760 and including Jan, profit "Including out- the on common stock, after allowing for dividends on the preferred The company was never in a stronge financial condition with and is annum, 1948 cluding 1948 $1,283,812 958,120 $1.29 Sept. 30— outstanding- Applicable to E. U. A tOperating Net trans¬ 2224. p. charges and taxes after per 168, and July 1, last year. the rate $141,677 at prices not to exceed the market value thereof. will and Inc.—Earnings— (net) Trust Los Angeles, Street, ceive annum per Bank Union sinking Vice-President a 1949 available. The appointed been was 166, p. 343. Fed. cepted. Columbia Pictures Corp.—To Increase Directorate— At Office Buildings Co., Los Angeles, Calif. —Pays 2V2% Interest—Tenders—Financial Statement— Hill . has Earnings —V. effective ordered, was Consolidated of like Columbia Gas System, Inc.—Proposed Debenture Issue • letter of notification with the SEC debentures, due 1979. Underwriter, Proceeds will augment company's department with headquarters in New York. formerly Plant Manager of the Atha Works, shares year. a City," he said. "The company must not let its credit be impaired, and this is just what the Commission's order would do."—V. 169, p. 204. The a York. New Period End. Nov. 30— Columbia Broadcasting .Wilmington, Del.—Files— 11 filed 165, p. 2133. J.—V. N. treasury; only the remain Inc., Cleve income 10,100 Ralph H. was or its recently denied the company's request for a rehear¬ order. the rate it, of sale together with government facilities there, Reconstruction Finance Corporation acting Administration up until 2 p.m. Jan. 21, an after the date set for receiving sealed bids. subordinated 5% 9 Months Ended Net com¬ Jan. 10. It amounts to a 10% cut on A In denying the plea for a rehearing, Milo R. Maltbie, Chairman of the Commission, recalled that the company had been granted an $ll,000,000-a-year increase in its gas rates at the same time the elec¬ tric the for the Jan. on production.—V. Comihission on bids .;;:7?A::AAA. . Cuneo Press, show-cause order, signed by Judge Isadoi'e State Supreme Court in Albany, directing a York New to Commission ing against A sales the Van Mr. year. annulled. be "The Net ended Bonds— New York City by $21,500,000 obtained company Bookstein The 3,910 _____ and and $6,195,040 $27,777,633 $17,919,987 divs.; income debs, $9,700,985 receipts. admin, on . voted 2,956 that 6.9%. Voiding Electric Rate Cut— began 18 Commission's Service The 1948—9 Mos—1947 the subsid. and sundry Total Gen., in int. and (COMPANY ALONE) dividends invests, on INCOME 1948—3 Mos.—1947 and announced Cleve Van E. ferred (subject inviting bids, subject to the terms and conditions, purchase from it of $50,000,000 first and refunding mortgage company Public " Ohio, ; of Co., & aggregate The applicable " 14 the execution Corporation acting Finance * hours 48 company deemed securities. ,'AlVv AV"'A- ' ; standing elec¬ 19 Seeks Court Judgment $7.39 $13.13 Federal income taxes of retired on Period End. Sept. 30— Interest Div. York. 27,377,644 A* A,^A'. - voting those of by 4. $250,000 A. is its electric rates in ; Redemption— share per stock common 8,444,524 of for at pany which Assets general funds.—V. series E, due Jan. 1, 1979. Bids will be received by the com¬ or before 11 a.m. (EST) on Jan. 25, at 4 Irving Place, New bonds, Venezuela, of A., Curtice was President, Curtice Ruby,- Inc., been, changed to Exploration Con¬ Reconstruction company War Common on company the S. 12, company A The 1,949,026 3,857,854 the Warren, Hodson 2321. p. Bids for Purchase of $50,000,000 • Ruby, 2632.-' 1 A between received p. On 1,965,912 such for Crucible Steel Co. of America—New Vice-President— announced that System output of tricity (electricity generated and purchased) for the > week Jan. 16, 1949 amounted to 226,600,000 kwh., compared with 500,000 kwh. for the corresponding week of 1948, a decrease of Local distribution of electricity amounted to 218,900,000 kwh., pared with 218,800,000 kwh. for the corresponding week of last " legislation petroleum of. Hoover, business, -has in voting 18 the 169, The Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.—Output— The and geologv and of which Mr. name Crown Capital Corp., the directors declared a quarterly dividend of 20 cents per share on the common stock, payable Feb. l to holders of record Jan. 19, 1949. This compares with 18% cents per share previously paid each quarter.—V. 165, p. 335. 29,176,393 35,635,244 9,895.243 .The 99.3% or Jan. extension deprec., etc of , Curtice & Hoover, in foreign work those of be the Jan. of agreement at 5.23%•■—V. 169, p. 204. Consolidated Dearborn Corp.—Increases Quarterly On in ■ dissolved. —V. («fc Subs.)—Earnings— Period End. Sept. 3C— /A 168, consultant special meeting of the stockholders held Jan. a an through option of the holders, at the following agencies: State Street Trust Co., Boston, Mass.; The Chase National Bank of the City of New York, New York, N. Y.; and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago, 111. 3. p. .-At would has called for redemption on Feb. 15, li>49, out of sinking fund, $920,000 of first mortgage 3%% bonds, A, due Feb. 16, 1961, at 102 "/2 and interest. Payment will be at the Old Colony Trust Co., trustee, Boston, Mass., or, at the made ^ known through the War Assets Administrator, and Copperweld Steel Co. authorizing the offering and sale of all the company's steel-making facilities at its Warren, Ohio, plant was ratified and approved. Of the-543,744 shares entitled to vote,--432,943 voted in favor of the plant 3.9 6.9 11.9 13.6 company in drafting and : * .continues On Southern Corp.—Weekly Output— Connecticut River Power Co.—Partial The moneys an 204. p. 1948, an increase of 17,049,984 or It was recently announced that on Dec. 3 the C. I. T. Rediscount was incorporated in Delaware to engage in the business of pur¬ chasing and selling of installment receivables. The new corporation has an authorized capital of 25,000 common shares having a subscription price, fixed by the directors, of $100 a share, all of which have been subscribed and were issued to C. I. T. Financial Corp. of operations. internationally is tractors',< In©.-~V. 168,"p. 0.7% weekly kilowatt hour output of electric energy of subsidiaries this corporation adjusted to show general business conditions of Corp. charge firm been resolution, territory served for the week ended Jan. 13, 1949, amounted to 342,852,580 as compared with 325,802,596 for the corresponding week in C. I. T. Financial Corp.—Forms New Subsidiary— McColIum F. Copperweld Steel Co.—Sale of Ohio Plant Approved— The of include L. Corp. of of engineering engaged which % Inc. - Petroleum Conorada of Cosgrove formulation The 28,485 $146,405 1 _ Last Year 242,168,000 Dec. 70,239 share_____ per ,, has -Aa-AA'AA 241,935,000 235,144,000 216.068.000 213,216,000 251,295,000 251,264,000 241,696,000 carried on either companies to be purpose. Emery direct the was Co.—Weekly Output—\A;AA:"A"'' Week Ended— Jan. —_ shares ' ago. Following are the kilowatthour output totals of weeks and percentage comparisons with the previous year. year Commonwealth & Earnings in Electricity output of Commonwealth Edison bompany and associated companies, excluding sales to other electric utilities, for the week ended Jan. 15, 1949 showed a 3.9% increase over the corresponding the past four to be such of and has been associated with Hoover, Curtice & Ruby, Inc., and its affiliates. That firm and Mr. Curtice indi¬ vidually have acted as technical advisers to numerous foreign govern¬ ments in Latin America and in the Middle East and have participated $2.57 A AA-';"- J. R. Curtice Mr. of $688,296 taxes W. in be 1,841.473 $6.44 A directors James governments. A 5,4tl;956 ' - for such petroleum $ : : 12,547,789' AAAl,841,473 "K'.'A-' A> ''VA-aAAA" 169, p. 107. 240.262 income Net " ,: 2,103,400 1,841,473 - $2.21 ; Commonwealth Edison $1,133,399 charges income is 'v- A'AA'A acquired. 456,205,572 386,381,863 1,297,823,409 1,075,568,504 premium, 9,764,558 6,985,528 23,789,809 .21,116,858 subs.; .23,405,101 21,657,068 69,191,107 60,481,351 shares 8, 1, 1948 acquisition actual The the Continental Oil Co.; J. C. Donnell II The Ohio Oil Co.; and A. Jacobsen and H. McCullough of Amerada Petroleum Corp. Arthur A. Curtice the seventh director of the corporation and its President and will E. 1948—3 Mbs.—19471948—9 Mos.—1947 Jan. — oil. their subsequent development will be companies direct or by subsidiary parent The ' . A ACCOUNT INCOME Jan. sales of production and the by and profit after chgs. —v. 1, Quarter Ended Sept. 30— conduct the organized mfg. -and. Federal Earns, Chicksan Co.—Earnings— Net to it for $1.42 - sales Com. flight was added Dec. 19. The international flights serve and Kingston, Jamaica, enroute to Venezuela.—V. 168, p. 2320. Weekly the parent companies from comprehensive investigations, be made by may enable to favorable 2321. p. Net Extend 1946, and began service three days per to Caracas, Venezuela on July 31, 1948. A fourth week from Houston Havana 575,000 638,352 1, 1953.- Gross and subsidiaries, . Nov. time to including geological exploration, outside of the United States and conduct negotiations for the acquisition of prospects considered to $1,540,000 "$370,000 share common $ service between the United States and Venezuela is con¬ templated within the next 60 days - by this corporation; Now oper¬ ating four round trips weekly between these two countries, the airline is awaiting only approval of the Venezuelan Government before in¬ augurating the additional service. ■ • . ,• The airline has been operating to Havana, Cuba, via the New gateway since $630,000 advances necessary time 654,311 outstanding..., Period End. Sept. 30— air Orleans and 260,000 CONSOLIDATED Daily Air Service Operations to Venezuela— K Dally oil Sept. 27,'47 Sept. 28,'46 taxes $2.37 Chicago & Southern Air Lines, 'Inc.—Plans to 10 of joining efforts to investigate prospects for the development' of producing properties abroad. ... was formed with a nominal capitalization, of r.A ACCOUNT $23,000 shares $970,136 ,. Jan. on each Conorada Petroleum Corp. $23,000 Net -v INCOME Ohio Oil Co., and Amerada Petroleum Corp. the organization of Conorada Petroleum Corp., these companies has a one-third interest. The The company, organizing companies are important crude oil producers in the United States, and the new corporation has been formed for the purpose Abe Abe Montague and independent public accountants loss 1946 1947 share— common the Cohn, Spingold, has borrowed $24,000,000 from a group of insur¬ ance companies and trusts at 2%%. The notes given will mature in four equal yearly instalments beginning $1,270,346 $2.35 outstanding shares Earnings Jack Reese'stated. 2682. p. which in Commercial Credit Co.—Loans Placed Privately—The Sale Company) 1948 - —— _________ of election the and Continental Oil Co.—New Foreign Affiliate Formed— This company $1,009,061 30— 3 Months Ended Sept. "Net the elect be Cohn, 168, and Co.—Earnings— Domestic Subsidiary (Including B. Harry — Nate Sept. 25,'48 Federal "Profit.—V. ■ Chicago Pneumatic Tool to will meeting proxy profit Earnings per of the Second mortgage 4 Vi % 1, 1999. At the close of $80,390,772 of the issue outstanding, had company p. the the initial $18,800,000 type air-cooled tank an new a authorization for facilities and announced due Jan. series A. bonds, income $78,675,772 1948, 31, Dec. on convertible arising benefits certain for plant and in a large government-owned factory there, Mr. —V. agreement, this received has Department prospects Net by public the of Cohn Mr. into Price, Waterhouse and Co.- Messrs. for Common $1,715,000 according to a report filed with Securities and Exchange Commission. The road stated it had out¬ hands the before in Blancke, M. CONSOLIDATED in 4Vis income its amount of the reduced 1948 to enter Reduced— Chicago & North Western Ry.—Debt in available Stralem—and S. Operating company to Cohn These matters Leo auditors, Provision The Mr. 13 Weeks Ended— 107. p. whereby Mr. 6-month notice a insurance nominated directors in company of life. his Additional Reduced— This to corporation announced, company, subject Engine Order— order from the engine recently special tooling needed to produce the order, C. J. Reese, President, announced on Dec. 16. The contract will be handled in the company's Muskegon, Mich... .A.A: A .. party. for made been $300,000 oh held Milwaukee, Continental Motors Corp.—Gets Army This employment proposed a the of salary, A',' VA; . on 1949 Monday, January 24, t Ordnance policies which the corporation • has long benefits, outlined in detail in the proxy statement, will be payable to Mr. Cohn or his heirs upon the occasion either of his death or disability. 2681. Chicago, has from present either by vote to President Cohn, his at inducement an asked are Harry continues termination of share per with contract Cohn A, r,A<,. ; also Stockholders payable Jan. 31 to holders of record Jan. 26. This cents per share previously paid each quarter. stock, common CHRONICLE mental Cherry-Burrell Corp.—Dividend Rate Reduced— The FINANCIAL & the board. The proxies further state if such a decision is made them prior to the date of the annual meeting, that a supple¬ letter containing such Information will be mailed to common by $97,000, reducing the loss for the first five months of the current fiscal year to $246,000, after taking credit for estimated tax carryback. In the first six months of the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 1947, there was a net profit of $1,418,313, equal to $2.67 per common share.—V. 167, p151. ■ ; ■1.;a; /v..",,"-•■•V-V. the COMMERCIAL THE (376) $1,638,549 $1,648,036 Volume (Earnings 12 THE Number 4771 169 only) Association Holding of 1947 $1,608,259 236,241 $1,871,609 Net sales 70,588 60,267 Net income 41 58 88,544 100,028 15,308 15,436 $1,584,117 $1,695,820 1,371,300 157,911 1,371,298 157,911 1943 Dividends from subsidiaries Fall River Light Co".— Electric , ____ General ; __ taxes Federal ■ - : income taxes _ ; : Interest in comb Common Convertible —V. _ dividends 168, paid ___— paid_! dividends —1- 2683. p. Dow Chemical Co.—Phenol The company expanding its plant new Capacity Increased— 19 announced completion of new facilities capacity by 30 million pounds per year. The in production. Jan. on phenol is now manufacture of synthetic phenol in this country in 1915, and today this important chemical is used in especiaily large tonnage in the production of phenolic plastics, plywood bonding agents and other adhesives, protective coatings and in oil refining. It is widely used in the chemical industry as an intermedi¬ ate in the manufacture of pharmaceutical's, agricultural chemicals and many other products. —V. 169, p., 204. The instituted company into El Gross Total —42,000 $97,288 $1,331,071 $1,255,852 2,198 2,671 43,060 26,451 $104,063 $99,959 11,816 $1,374,131 174,475 $1,282,303 (net)—. income deducts.__ income 3,018,0831 461,461 $101,264 Utility oper. income— income $4,735,396 3,387,286 628,200 293,709 "137,300 . $5,346,557 $432,998 2.99,958 Oper. rev. deducts Federal income taxes__^; Other 1948—12 Mos.—1947 1948—Month—1947 $468,522 " revenues 13,148 income Preferred ■ $90,914 dividend Balance applic. 67,500 67,501 $1,011,283 $2.96 special charge and expenses of $8,571 representing that portion of pre¬ of bonds which is equivalent to redemption on resulting reduction in Federal taxes .income.—V. on 168, 2683. p, ,E1 Paso Natural Gas Co., El Paso, Texas—Files— term CONSOLIDATED Period End. Nov. 30— Operating Oper. deductions revenue Exploration opment and INCOME ACCOUNT 1948—Month—1947 ___$2,067,299 revenues 1948; other 541,191 11,353,688 5,082,961 ' Balance V 8,454 219 13,147 $960,200 $514,272 $9,401,027 $4,880,801 17,577 13,477 65,715 125,713 $977,776 $527,749 $9,466,742 also time the to in 1945, for company's the increase due undertaken construction renewed were that fact substantial a private to to of Losses reinsurance the F. $13,053,902, totaled incurred during earned coinsurance and D.'s & premium net increase over an $15,039,825, company's amount of Net $512,915 amounted 1948 premiums, for 27.8%. The paid 000 in- the $978,103 of Federal to 1947. share and in by various $12.43 or $840,000, including of extra The to banks be in are of par, & market D.'s is carried of1 which the bonds of U. S. Scrip 31, date, of in if the Dec. He income income 16,758 1,278,244 229,733 (net) taxes 274,628 94,010 2,770,310 $587,172 Pfd. stock div. at $416,980 $5,418,188 require. 7 for divs. —V. common 939,967 - 34.479 34,479 $3,836,814 413,750 321,219 It and 168, surplus— carried $382,501 $5,004,438 $3,515,595 2683. p. stocks at stock the less of For the this of week ended corporation 551,000 kwh., Jan. 25.2 % or 13, Corp.—Weekly Input— CONSOLIDATED Period End. Nov. 30— '%■ Other taxes of First Bank directors payable will be the $ 175,060,439 147,560,010 18,271,958 83,489,306 69,963,045 3,934.720 for 3,982,876 18,773,837 14,737.492 2,940,871 13,741,738 res. 64,239 256,958 lease 89,250 86,245 8,804,625 6,850,282 19,568,159 17,986,408 357,205 345,172 38,873,236 32,517,057 of plants _ , - Other income Gross y Int. public deductions Pfd. divs. 51,363 809,898 653,075 6,901,645 39,683,134 2,282.201 1,906,977 8,952,621 of Power & 400,386 1,601,544 to Co., 272,751 226,849 1,331,163 equity Other of vious in value share 1 as consecutive dividend Bank Stock of paid cents 50 record Feb. 15, This since Dec. portion 31, the corporation than dividends paid ' of 1948, this amount the common has together with -results with reported, as $24.61 per Total 27,797,806 inc. 4,367,433 27,797,806 21,923,486 523 15 522 1,050 the over-all record and working payable sales labor capital a Feb. because costs. 164, Period End. Dec. 31— surplus the 168, p. to there:; for regular p. the 1948 year Months Ended Nov. Operating profit Miscellaneous Total was domestic before were expanding absorption need the the of of 21,924,536 391,907 800,912 U. 985,495 636,429 Depreciation S. & women's 26,420,926 20,487,195 income 15,6.98.000 152,328,000 145,168,000 a company over has Earnings all-time taxes & deprec. high.—V. 163, 1947 $1,042,287 $884,589 EARNINGS OF COMPANY ONLY 1948—3 MOs.—1947 —V. 167, p. the hopes to February, and company middle of ; $913,909 405,853 64,692 $585,083 $497,967 357,912 $1.39 ___ , __. :___ outstanding Payment bn share per > payment of $7.50 per foreign and of and W. J. appointment of H. P. Arbuckle accounting and auditing for both H. D. Taylor as Assistant General the of refineries; also of auditing Nichols three Chief domestic in the retirement the of 168, Gulf Jesse the of service. K. Crown- p. ' :,'i S.v, - ,%\\ . ;■■■-, J-' , ■■■■.' V,'j'" ■■ Gulf Public Service Co., Inc.—Successor Chemical Bank trustee successor securing & ' Trusteer-r» ■ V-""'- ;V Trust Co., New York, N. Y., has been appointed mortgage and deed of trust dated Oct. 1946, first mortgage bonds due Oct. 1, 1976.—V. 168, under $5,942,000 1902. p. foreign and Auditor Internal veterans are announced both for as men Assistant Secretary and personal secretary of the President, 2684. ' an as —v. Appointments— charge ' ( Gulf States Utilities Co.—Trustee Irving Trust Co. has been debentures due Jan. 1, 1969. COMPARTIVE Appointed— appointed trustee for $15,000,000 of See offering in V. 169, p. 205. >-*7 End. Nov. 30— Period INCOME ACCOUNT Operating 1948—Month—1947 1947—12 Mos.—1947 revenues $1,864,666 $1,642,426 $22,449,406 $19,261,695 Operating expenses 1,272,055 1,049,353 14,997.585 12,650,702 143,717 188,803 2,243,928 2,083,191 $448,894 $414,2'0 $5,207,°93 $4,527,802 Federal income taxes oper. revenues.— income 11.048 Interest and 6,857 33,180 52,390 $477,846 (net $407,404 $5,174,813 $4,475,412 Dr) Balance amortiz.— 53,823 63,675 741,428 *705,377 $384,024 income $343,729 $4,425,385 $3,770,035 Preferred dividend requirements________ 743,000 528,000 $3,682,385 $3,242,035 2,182,820 1,909,968 $1.69 $1.70 351,250 72,311 —357,912 taxes RR.—Resumes a 29,320 share per that the about announced in corporation Other ______ Capital .shares addi¬ 1948—12 Mos.—1947 20,960 1 the dividend of $5 per share was also declared, stockholders of record Feb. 4.—V. 169, p. 109. to All The hosiery $1.63 income stock¬ the of annual Department. The __ ^ any higher $1,063,247 Canadian have from produce about 12,500 tons of newsprint declared accounting refineries; increase to 1948 income states machine Western & Auditor and Auditor Sales 2152. income 27,798,328 Net Period End. Nov. 30— President, have company ■■■ 30— income sell to 19, stock informed management intention no •; Jan. on capital authorized the 2431. p. 16 General Div. Gamewell Co.—Earnings— 85,000 v to commonly ■!..!. 2542. 97,645 4,184,803 parties ; , announcement an The has Gulf Oil Corp.—New pre¬ 10 cents per sKAbe holders of record Feb.'^7. competitive 13,036,000 for 4,367,448 5,723,582 L; time. McKay, directors The 1144. 6ity—Reduces 1948—Month—1947 sales Sales 90,456 _x__ shares. company Bay as <■ 223,000 carried to consol. earned agreement Collyetj John soon, 109, p. increase to newsprint new Applicable to common Common Bal. 1. 169, is expeced that it will The dividend of 17 of Also, requirements division, he added.—V. 6,037,038 taxes pooling patent expected of Previously, the company paid 15 cents per share each quarter. * Ivens Sherr, President, stated that 1948 earnings were lower despite 21,923,486 6,036,515 ——— for Fed. be can 19. according to this 168, Net Prov. \ B debenture,, to be made Feb. ,16. (This is.-the, first distribution be made on this issue since 1945. The usual annual payment of $50 per class A debenture was also ordered, payable Feb. 16. • $25.86 was share 13,757 stockholders.—V. Jan| f4' declared stock, O. payable Feb. (Including subsidiaries Rockwood Sprinkler Co. and Eagle Signal Corp.) Expenses and taxes— per to $6,942,212. capital stock, compared The corporation on the at year.—V. Net i be will Broadway, $6,873 class at M In addition, the corporation had a proportionate interest interior reserves and other assets aggregating approximately difectors The its The ' p. abovei_ corporation ; Class B Debentures— share, per 1949. by totaled Corp. the corporation's of on year. certain Net Light __: dividend a and j is 100 per share greater since September, 1945. First $14,500,000. 6 income declared to stockholders of intervals corporation's The Corp.— Net field Jan. 1,200,000 that that It with $2.02 per share in 1947 on the 2,831,188 shares of stock outstanding. The corporation paid to its stockholders in 1948 dividends of 80 cents per share amounting to $2,264,950. 1,176,904 to 4,367,433 1481. government-sponsored rubber proposal stock start Life 1,601,545 6,036,515 this of remains for the Canadian Government, which has a agreement, to concur in that arrangement, he said. *: Gamble-Skogmo, Inc.—December Sales Show Decline subs.—consol. 168, p. discontinued.—V. William compared 8,468,197 400,386 — _ stock common field. 1,000,000 3% equity of Elec. Pwr. Light Corp. in inc. Elec. the 33,170,132 public interests for stockholders, tional operations of the parent corporation and its other active affiliates, Bancredit Corp. and First Service Corp., produced combined net operating earnings of $6,879,230. This is equivalent to $2.42 per share other & applicable minority '> 187,228 8,991,853 (net) to Portion Net (net) income to 48th 1949, T. material income — Operating y $47,450 December, only a First on 4,478,682 1948 $48,830 Minneapolis, Minn.—Dividend Fownes Brothers & Co., Inc., N. Y. 5,164,671 14, 1941, agreement, already have agreed on the ^arrangement for the return to free competition in this an be holders Jaffray, Chairman of the Board, and Augustus H. Kennedy, President, reported that in 1948 combined net earnings of the 75 bank 256,958 & approp. 1949 the of wartime The 11,753,878 G4.239 retire. Jan. .19 10, organization per 'V S 36,675,153 _ ended Jan. week in Green Stock Corp., on March Clive 1948- -12 Mos.—1947 S adjusts. & depletion (net) year. ACCOUNT v- of approved Increased—Earnings—• utility plant depr, Rent last 3,499,125 — acquisition Prop, of 15,- 43,348,342 —„ taxes Amortiz. week of 21,791,712 revenues Operating expenses Federal subsidiaries increase an corresponding INCOME of input kwh., 1948—3 Mos.—1947 Subsidiaries— Operating 77,211,000 the over the System 1949 to amounted the Guaranty Trust Co. of New Yor.V. 140 denominations of one-third skies' at Y., the now ment K. Herbert J. Tily. Mr. Mitchell is also a director of the Lumbermen's Insurance the Philadelphia National Insurance-,Co., the Provident Mutual Insurance Co. and the Commonwealth Title Co.—V. 167, p. 1469, The Power & Light for kwh., Collyer explained that the action now being taken is made mandatory under the Rubber Act of 1948 which directs that exchange of patent rights and technical information under the wartime agree¬ Mitchell, President of Provident Trust Co., Phila¬ delphia, Pa., has been elected a director of Fire Association of Philadelphia and The Reliance Insurance Co. to succeed the late affiliates Electric 2684. p. Mr. Bonding Co. of Baltimore, which than its liquidating value.—V.'168, , $552,693 168, Corp.—Weekly Output— corporation this of announced as similar the American substantially R. six-month ' , of Los Angeles below.—V. revealed that the major rubber companies and other agreement/completed soon after Pearl Harbor and terms Fire Association of Philadelphia—New Director— William its Balance 7 shares. 2118. The income Net the N. broadening com¬ in are all of 410,000 / man-made known in the the a Gross Income deductions Federal than more x one-third.—V. the 31, issues and lower, exception by President, investments, company all of '■ T. Brothers, Inc.—To Redeem Scrip Certificates— Termination $1 cash by Government 1948, with of these 2% (B. F.) Goodrich Co.—Patent Pool Termination Nearfrom was was owned Of the hold 0.6%, and 205. certificates York, each . as $6,621,398 by than $12.26 dividend assets stocks owned Dec. same the and $32,516,993. include All values of at total amount Bonds which affiliate, company's books its on bonds values F. the companies. $26,635,700. or market the trust carried are showed $44,274,999, and pany sheet less and other fiduciaries number charitable institutions owning G-E revenues 169, redeemed in balance total bank , $646,- with . of as banks, an increase of 7,089,069 kwh., or the corresponding week of last year.—V. 169, p. 205. over Gimbel of reason enterprises and 162,072,285 adjustments, $240,000 which special a output p. de¬ extraordinary and non-recurring income 1947. After providing $120,000 for the January, 1949 reg¬ ular dividend of $1 per share, the company added $771,531 to surplus, increasing that item to $14,053,280 as of Dec. 31, 1948. received electric —V. with of reserve reserve compared recorded Brokers, Foods Corp.—Bireley's Division Retires from Bottling Activities— from a compared .■%'. •1 r to 1947, other share, per 248,850 205. Operating 1947. over New 1948 after providing a taxes amounted aside paid $864,483, was year the over individuals. Georgia & Florida RR.—Operating Revenues— of '■ . paid set the net profit in income $1,491,531, share in Dividends per for 17, 1948, William W. year 36.7% or Dec. 1949, Week Ended Jan. 7— ^ company's for amounted per income 1947; approximately p. amounted to 4.6%, to 1947. to of as 25, guardians trustees, educational General Public Utilities of Earned pre¬ $5,517,707, to 489 are See Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. •j, L947. increase an premiums income of 1947 above 11.6% or compared as investment* $951,641 The total 87% business other Jan. said. Trench while General covered salvage collections during the year were $626,402, or 4.2%. After providing all necessary reserves, the company's gain underwriting before Federal taxes was $1,336,813, representing crease and Localized bond contract period the increase vof an Mr. Various payable announced. similar a large the during dividends has stockholders, 169, 1949, companies, miums $5,006,514 115,977 ______ Other income.— first total of 240,339 stockholders a for Great Northern Paper Co.—Stock Increased— $9,976,909 542 stock • $20,763,170 devel- costs the stockholders, deduction amounted is 1948, 24, nominees $1,17 has date Secretary, total Of report. After 1948—12 Mos.—1947 $1,055,683 1,106,556 Tha Sept. 1,200,000 shares outstanidng——— on the showed and by the I for in writings public p. share. per ! 1,400,290 x Bach, basis period at The company on Jan. 10 filed a letter of notification with the SEC 4,700 shares of common stock to be offered to eligible employees at $42 taxes— —V. A, amount . income Federal President, in his annual report mailed Jan. 18 to stockholders, reported gross premium writings of $24,096,842, repre-v senting an increase of 41.4% over 1947. This, he said, was the largest volume, of business ever handled in any year in the company's his¬ tory. He explained that the increase was due largely to the fact that a large number of fidelity risks, which were written on a three-year 83.3% for record $17,500,116 — T after Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland—Annual Report— 1948 "Includes the corporation Frank J. Quigan, Inc. —1 Frank $2.65 Earnings per share—381,994 shares mium $1,078,789 $1,132,156 stock and surplus common The company with merge 10.7%. *203,514 $1,199,656 $88,143 requirements^ to to proposal a EARNINGS FOR 10 MONTHS ENDED OCT. 31, 1948 " reserves Net approved 13 Cash Paso Electric Co.—Earnings— Period End. Nov. 30— Jan. on Earnings per share —V. 168, p. 2541. the Operating this Trench, ' ' . Total Expenses stockholders The and 5 (377) General Electric Co.—Number of Stockholders Increase 263,350 $1,758,598 for CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & Fedders-Quigan Corp.—Consolidation Approved— $1,522,357 Months Ended Nov. 30— Dividends Net COMMERCIAL 1481. shares Earnings per "Includes outstanding share 1 common special and premium stock charge expenses on of $33,076, representing that portion redemption of bonds which is equivalent resulting reduction in Federal income taxes.—V; 169, p, 205. of to V 1948—12 Mos—1947 Gross income— From subs.—consol. ''■"Other" $4,015,778 $1,576,914 $17,963,298 $11,546,422 523 _ 15 522 1,050 Garrett Corp.—Sales 6 Months Ended Dec. 31— "Total $4,016,301 Expenses and 1,576,929 90,456 97,645 223,000 85,000 taxes. Proy. fob Fed. inc. taxes 1948 169, p. 391,907 985,495 $3,702,845 204. According The company equipment trust i. The proceeds 19 new new facturing year a . Jan. 19 certificates. will diesel River ,__ President, reported 168, General Box Co. at order 1947 $8,300,000 $7,360,000 backlog $11,250,000, of against the manu¬ $7,500,000 Martin has be used asked ICC ;■./;;; "/, in locomotives, p. permission >.'■;•% connection 700 steel • a cell ■; y with to cars Gas in June for l'rom Profit purchase and ' 1947 $1,486,774 $2,132,972 176,823 161,781 operations . ;______ $1,309,950 $1,971,191 15,276 Other ! income ;ncome $1,325,226 State Net a Capital shares outstanding per p. 168, share 1581. 6,121 482,019 735.941 18,000 18,000 $786,452 taxes taxes income —V. Chairman member and of of the director cf Rayonier, Inc., of Harbor Plywood a General- Manager He will succeed E..W. Daniels who will board. 1 1 > 1 'v I ' . President of Simpson Legging the board of directors.—V. 169, p. Honolulu Rapid Transit Co., End. Nov. 30— Co., has' been 6. Ltd.—Earnings— -' 1948—Month—1°47 ■ r<"V-11 Mos.—1947 $4,568,116 transp. $379,679 $393,812 $',810,267 Operating expenses.___,i 299,123 303,373 3,176,376 3J24,245 $943,871 rev. from rev. from transp. $80,556 $90,440 $333,891 Rev. other than transp, 4 501 2,915 40.234 30,617 from oper.— $35,057 $93,955 $""4,124 $974,487 70,662 77,255 C03.810 828,915 " 31,980 10,063 income income Earnings $1,992,788 28,693 paid Miscellaneous Federal as- Kreienbaum, Period Net Total President 21,597 seven 5, - H. "Gross Life Insurance 1948 depreciation depreciation $6,300,000 '-"f-V $7,929,850 freight Months Ended Sept. 30— f^om operations before Provision Deggeller, Vice-President and elected effective March 1, 1949. continue C, p.-2542. N. been Corp., (& Subs.)—Earnings— Profit Works—Notes Placed Privately—The 1948, sold privately to John Hancock Co. $1,500,000 3%% notes, dated June 15, 1948, due May 1, 1968. Proceeds were used to pay floating indebtedness and for capital additions, im¬ provements, etc.—V. 169, p. 204. company Garrett, was ago.—V. : Interest Mutual C. division backlog Equipment Certificates— on sleeping cars.—V, 169, Fall J. 63'6,421 9 of to 800,912 $1,394,284 $16,586,413 $10,110,131 '7—■.•.:•! Erie KR,—To Issue ; ; elected income Net —V. $17,963,820 $11,547,472 Harbor Plywood Corp.—New President, Etc.— Higher— • Sales $1,200,746 1,832,578 1,746,530 $0.43 $0.69 Net rev. Deductions Income Net "Inc. (net) taxes (est.) token 13,269 $14,395 revenue tLoss.—V. - 1.509 — adjust.— 168, p. 2685. $14,592 t$135,686 $132,304 $55 $3,593 $13,667 $42,631 THE (378) «r The entire real the companyjs Millbury Division only wi'.l be sold at auction on Feb. 8 at 10 A, M., oil tile premises at Millbury, Mass., by Samuel T. Freeman & Co., ; autioneers, 80 Federal St., Boston, Mass. !'* '* •. ■ ■/. •The' plant wiir be sold' complete- as operated in the picking, raw... stock dyeing, carding, spinning and weaving of woolen cloth. ; The real estate comprises some 25.9 acres of land improved with a. group- of brick and steel industrial buildings having approximately' - 1'37,000 feet square space.—V. floor of ,-David machinery and equipment of estate, 159, elected been effective Jan. H. of the resigned as Chairman, but will continue The resignation became effective Jan. 15, has board. liff. Hooker, associated he be relieved with International Shoe Co.—Annual • •Net profit active further of a as the pro¬ motion of R. L. Murray, Vice-President in charge of development and research and a director of the company, to Executive Vice-President; elevation of R. W. Hooker, Vice-President and Sales Manager, and a director, to Vice-President in charge of sales; appointment of J. H. Babcock, Manager of Development and Research, as Director of De-; velojnnent and Research in lull charge of the activities of that depart,-, ment; and the promotion of R. E. Wilkin, Eastern Sales Manager, to Sales General Manager.—V. 168, 2432. p. \ • of its 30, Subject each share 1948 in fiscal the $15 on par 19 company dealings at the opening on Jan. 62 Vac shaie per been ox close the stock, "payable business on Jan. 15, 1949 The dividend Feb. to holders Is equivalent to 68%c per share of the present no par common stock. exchange will quote the present no par common stock ex-dividend at of on 29. The the in regular old The way Jan, on stock common rate o* C2J/a the in 25, also had been amount of 68%c per share. receiving dividends at the cents- per share each quarter.—V. 165, p. ' ■" ' 1 ' ' Stores Howard Month 163, '■ 4 Lower— 12 Mos. End. Dec. 31 of 1948 1947 $30,905,134 $31,780,406 Dec., '48 $3,354,533 Slolkin, succeed to continues the board.—V. Ideal Novelty & Toy Co. r To 168, p. also the in President in attributes price level to cash our report of Illinois Central Ril.—Paying Agent The Guaranty position paid in states, will to the 21 candidates R. B. F. Michtom, ViceNet / ■ defeated were for - INCOME r ;'S0ld^AAEi/i.-.^^_' goods margin/.. Selling and tCost Fed. $1,329,537 1,226,732; of Other taxes 43,766 of $38,840 to shoe of 5,287 _•■' inc.- of of / in 168, $37,377 Govt, S. The Ins. has sold basis." 201.880 entire holdings its Dom'nion Royalite either to Ltd., p. ,2008. shares is Trust act as sell and * -. ,' ■ • •■ , $206 416 in BALANCE • ' " from resulting SHEET, NOV. : * excess 1947.:':"' $ : 2 393,487 33,763,344 51,596.178 $1.05 $0.18 of Royalite Oil Ltd., The sale Co., Securities held by iEmployees 525,594 notes purchase affiliate Oil Co. (New Twelfth-Delmar Realty Total payable—banks Accounts Jersey), Corp.—Agent to Sell & Buy Scrip— Co. for for for Common stock 3,400,000 Securities Corp.—Plans $10,000,000 Federal on of of no value par 150,000 608,669 corporation, which is under the supervision of the New York Banking Department, has announced the offering in January, 1949, of an additional $10,000,000 of 10-year, 3V8% debentures for •sale only to savings banks. Total debentures now outstanding aggre¬ gate $35,000,000 viz; $5,000,000 each due Aug. 15, 1953; Oct. 15, 1954; t May 15, 1955, and Oct. 31, 1957, and $15,000,000 due Feb. 15, 1958. 1,354,289 35,858,445 39,478,642 Investment utilizing corporation 500,000 and in in holds mortgages and commitments for has an mortgage additional bonds totaling $10,000,000 $40,- which are V Lucian'C. Sprague being Besides , has President been of elected a Minneapolis director & St. this of Louis ' Co., During Village, N. ; 1948 the servicing on 2,859 units, aggre¬ appraisals and 1,412 inspections on those already under service. agreed to act as trustee for Danker 1947. Dividends December. undivided Total profits of 50<t per resources are paid to stockholder banks in exceed $41,831,000 and surplus and share now were $606,000.—V. 167, p. 746. Industrial Chamber or $1,831,600 FHA-insured housing project, for four Albany, Y., savings banks. Net earnings during the year amounted to $112,195, or 17% above 14 U'. "/■t.'VV : - was organized in 1913 and is recognized as one of abrasive belt machinery in the manufacturers SHEET, BALANCE FORMA receivable EFFECT TO 31, OCT. 1943 ABOVE) $142,663 145,393 — 203,709 — renegotiation plants rebate 11,000 23.078 — — 15,263 410,563 equipment (net) — and $951,674 — . payable, current 2— : their nnriual new directors sinking fund payment due held meeting to The members. of Institute; Commerce; at and a former member Presidentof the the of board of the new Nov. $^51,674 1, 1948.—V. 168, Jan. 13, the stockholders elected board which has been increased from 11 directors arc W. A. Brown, Jr., a Vice¬ D. J. Will* former President of Stuar.t Minneapolis. governors Minneapolis Club. ment Selective - Fund, Inc., organized in 1945, is- an manager. Other directors (Chairman) and of Dr. Investors Arthur C. Selective Fund. Strachauer.—V. Inc.; are 167, p, Earl E. 2361- , . (& Subs.)—Earnings— sales and Nov. 25,'48 oper. exps. Nov. 20,'47 Nov. 21,'4"6 (est.) $38,660,000 $38,960,000 $41,460,000 7,268,335 450,000 "•"'907,131 Reserve profit for contingencies— 3,501,532 450,000" 3,986,419 450,000 Reserve , of open-end investment company with total assets of $1,687,041. Investors Syn¬ dicate of Minneapolis, Minn., is its principal underwriter and invoatInvestors 110. p. for Reserve for 1,081,991 748,3p9 1,017,245 957,996 200,076 Dr206,417 £>rl84,489 $1,021,156 $1,354,761 $0.26 $3,650,967 $0.72 ■'■Operating • the .. 169, Loew's Inc. Gross Sprague is ' 1,678 a leading 12 Weeks Ended— Mr. woody over Curtis company corporation. RR. and properties corporation / Inc.—Expansion— A. loans.—V. Investors Selective Fund, Inc.—New Director— $29,029,489 mortgage now /v.. on gating prospective February." at thereto), handled mortgage in corporation "^he issues Lerner ;3hips, Inc., $1,200 and $1,600 a share, hold; 100% - of voting power. Inc., Co., 1947 (less reserve for cash corporation completed Lerner original the 1943, the corporation purchased shares each of the Asbury Park . these be , the "last-in, first-out" basis (less income taxes ap¬ -President of-the company; tIncluding sundry of $155,593 in 1948 and $124,168 Oxygen Co., acquired by Liquid a year ago; and Patrick Coyne, discounts and doubtful accounts). IS .cured President, of Pacific Carbide & Alloys Co. of Portland, Ore. by 65.200 shares in 1948 and 64,000 shares in 1947 of company's com¬ / A special meeting of preferred stockholders has been called for mon stock. SAfter reserve for depreciation of $30,255,702 in 1948 and Jan. 28. . 1949 to act on the proposed sa'e of $10,000,600 long-term $29,542,235 in 1947.—V. 167, p. 1045. debentures to be used principally for the purpose of retiring bank plicable savings now 108,730,268 The to 110. Corp.—Increased Investment Holdings— Liquid Carbonic Corp.—Three New Directors— also President of the Railway Transfer Co. of Minneapolis; President of the Hocking Coal Co.; trustee of the William Hood Dun- expected sales amounted to an in¬ and established a new high 1948 year, 104-4. 'three to debentures by the savings banks has the effect bank funds in New York State for naticn-wide FHA mortgage financing on a limited scale. The annual report for the year 1948 further revealed that new mortgage loans totaling $17,098,037 were made by the corporation during the year. "As a result," said Robert E. Pratt, President, "the of 117,824,251 '■Maintained the previous 51,000,000 1,354,289 /___ Total the 102-year "history of the company.—V. 169, p. ■"Including $12,500 At State said President, Total p. This ; 1947 $40,259,269- 8,950,000 65,000 603,669 51,000,000 surplus per —— (outstanding, surplus $13 at the SEC for 1,800 share through Wal- with filed was offered be , 390,356 ' shares) Capital 1948,. dry ore, recovering portion-!—$32,854 Accounts payable !—_—— '— /. : 33,705 Accrued liabilities—payroll, commissions, etc ——-29,223 Provisions for Federal income taxes—————— 27,070 Long-term notes payable (non-currcnt)———— 48,872 *6% 10-year debentures, clue Nov. 1, 1954 ' 208,000 Common stock (par value, $1 per share) 404,801 Paid-in surplus— —2— — 64,213 Earned surplus : 189,421 Treasury stock—61,775 shares of common stock at cost— Dr86,485 742,83-1 8,850.000 — ■ " LIABILITIES— " inventories to Total 86,364 - 543,620 Income—! replacing . —- Notes 9,589,314 90.047 insurance Earned Issue taxes cost excess Reserves ' - . 1948 Rochester Property, 5,000.000 406,377 '-Res. New York, 140 Broadway, New York, the holders of common stock who desire purchase additional scrip.—V. 168, p, 2432. - notification stock over common he 1 570,405 10,427 607 ___ . Prepaid expenses and special depdsits— '— Debt discount and expense in process of amortization—— 108,730,268 "___ / 1649 Co., S. 305,405 payable and accrued expenses—— Reserve of 33% Estimated —1 subsidiary companies Employees income tax withheld from payroll—_ Stockholders and employees balances, including to 2326. p. notes 15, Cash LIABILITIES— Notes • Inventories 18,901,159 etc..— ' 168, t 661.550 20,395,909 (less reserve) 110, p. (GIVING Co. 117,824,251 etc. sinking fund 5% letter of a PRO 2,482,764 partial payments for government bonds scrip or Institutional 2,400,501 __ agent for their in 13 Accounts ' over¬ ASSETS— 2,674,617 •!/' /!—■ installment under common was consummated U. , 3,038,123 method— SLand, buildings, machinery, equipment, Ltd., will make a cash stockholders of the com- Standard of receivable plan Invest, in stocks of other cos., Due an first-out" capital improvements.—V. 169, .p. .207.' of relating to inventories "last-in, on (wholly-owned subsidiary) ____250,000 Advances to and investment in other subsidiary and associated companies (less reserve) 315,405 • Corp., other provisions maintained 163, December, 27,105,524 43,337.312 695,759 • to $53,644,841 the The 10,434.001 151,666 customers. 5 by stockholdersreimburse the company's smooth sanded finish is required. ■ 4,505,776 ———————— Jan. • 30 1948 (plus accrued int.) used 76,032 cf share per purchase by this -corporation of the assets of Standard Portablo Detroit, Mich., and Curtis Machine Co., Jamestown, N. Y., on Dec. 6, 1943, and was effected through the issu¬ ance of'79,000 shares of authorized but unissued Lincoln Park common stock (par $1 each), $52,609 of notes maturing over a period of four years and $-30,000 in cash. i/-, The D2tro.1t company is engaged in the manufacture of what is commonly, termed a /'"trouble light/' consisting of a long longth of insulated copper wire, specially designed mo.ded rubber plug and receptacle, a metal guard for the light bu b, and other ahccstories. This product has wide usage in garages and service stations, in all types of industrial plants, and to a lesser degree in private homes. This company is cna of the leaders in this field. / aThe Jamestown company manufactures a line of machines for indus¬ trial use, the most imioortant of which is an improved type of belt sending machine urfed :n the production of plywood panels, doors, general c-binet- woik, and other metal and wood products where a main¬ expenses, V ' T . be $2.50 The $4.11 1947 , of operations for the three months ended Dec. 31. Eastwick, 250 was , 7,623.270 hand on securities at cost replacement price. same Oil. will and premiums, taxes and sundry, prepaid exps. stock Guaranty Y., 1948 receivable Inventories $213,223 201,880 $0.54 Industrial Rayon ,N. in 1 banks tAccounts exchanged their shares for Imperial stock since Nov. 15, 1948, the right to re-exchange their Imperial shares for Royalite Imperial • replacing during year inventories maintained on "last-in, first- ' Cash . —V. •"" 14,002,017 operating at redemption on Feb. for common of Cord 8.591,763 basis. CONSOLIDATED have buy the charging ASSETS— 1146. same 1,263.344 86,391 (at tAfter will Lincoln Park Industries, properties, seT'hg, administrative, and warehouse credit losses, less discount on purchases, 4'Less est. re¬ .•'•1* T: '••-- 3,038 100,000 ______■ factories. offered was outstanding resoectiveiy. physical $413,506 cost $316,324 1,463 $115,301 transfers / - amount spent for record in the In 13.820,197 _ regulations requiring completion of within 18 months had cut into Its/sales. cars ' Proceeds 30. Lerner Stores 10,200.000 stock- share of L. J. sales .'.$4.00 —— common per cars credit the stock cal.ed Jan. crease 60,000 1,716.982 '• 675 213,165 431 8,18s!404 ..'-//• attributes to govern¬ daily. Its working' company sales Net sold—196.159:824' 189,308,357 r. a of (James) Lees & Sons Co.—Sales Up 33%— approximate market) from* company's supply plants (tanneries, cotton mill, rubber plant, cut sole plants, out" stock to Dominion Securities Corp., Ltd., at $23.25 a share. approximately 90% of the 717,487 shares of Royalite now outstanding and follows termination of negotiations by Imperial to purchase the Royalite assets. Former shareholders of Royalite, who at 85,000' ■ the produced Calendar Years— ' -.$•.: 220,011,793 y effect- a" Taydff Hoffman &' Goodwin.—V. 168, p. 2326. and ' Nov. summary ston, of ■■ The of the shares 'l87,239 income—.—— on with Langendorf United Bakeries/ Inc.—Filing With SEC—- 212 918.192 properties.———— taxes put day has announced that the offering stockholders rights which expired through been On 121,918 !___ has a begin 304,357,684 89,869,570 91,439.492 — , Into it cars shows that -the, company's mill treated 94,471- tons.'of the on said " $1,512,0:5.—V. 219,804.880 physical "Temporarily" Lake Shore Mines Ltd.—Production— A cost excess basis Federal Rate . purchases of company All 1947 — $ ___ merchandise ! due March 1, 1954, at par and interest." Payment will be made at the City Nat.onal Bank & Trust Co.,' trustee, 203 So. LaSalle Street, Chicago, 111.—V. 167, p. 2687. 3C9.674.450 __ for funds involves to will and completed 400 to reduction—which corporation record have shoe 58 Ajnts, of Fed. inc. taxes recoverable under the company the __ / and and Imperial Oil, Ltd.—Sells Holdings of Royalite Stock— offer about maintained $2.03 2432, Kline Brothers Co<—5% Notes Called— additional "This manufactured for ^ $2.03-" * p. announced 19 cut restrictions—it 169, p. 6. treasury for cutting plant, _____ charges Investment on operating 1948 other provided * first-out" "IncL inter-plant own 62,198 35,073 201,880 p. "pany in. / program. .1 shoes Earnings "" per-share-— will of government the Jan. on 14,000. subscribed. reduction in net in cash,/the by was customers Net profit Dividends on 27,847 $110,014 —V. have and reserve $406,369 outstanding This earned the to The ,• any V' $2,161,800 28,892 reserve)-— on Earnings • sole the "is states, 669,856 . Kingsbury (Calif.) Cotton Oil Co.—Stock Subscriptions rates are Wage • . payment company in income iProvision .1,755^431 con¬ income 168, part, to the material!. raw amounts from ___ to Depreciation U. Net ; __ expenses, $102,805 (Ancl. exps. from operations charges (net) Shares ;.;S , shoes in "last-hh 1946 . 33,005 ... gen. compensation for plants replacing 'inventories tenance 1947 1,503,732 profit Prov; to new report income Reduction . —$197,072 j,— expenses Admin, Income added of 168, Carp.—Production production credit The About $3,000,000 more ; $2.22 ' instalment ' of sales Other ACCOUNT 1948 - $1,706,854 Net corporation was —V. the report the company's building program, bring¬ one 1,356,862/^1,357,877. ^854,854 « v—" men. force by the company. the year one C any QUARTERS ENDED; DEC/ 31 charges and income taxes.—V. Prior short- some in period. from and from tax paid factory and the , sales Net Candidates Elected reelection. Sales tingent eventually fiscal Less; .inter-plant transfers etc. I Gross The CONSOLIDATED INCOME ACCOUNT FOR YEARS ENDED NOV. 30 Berkey, CONSOLIDATED of gradually dividends at $17,007,000 $13,597,165 $11,712,537 1,89.7,000 "temporary" —V. Three Months Ended Dac, 31— Cost earlier property." FOR outstandwigt-^^.^L-^- Kaiser-Frazer 3,500 it appears that company borrowing will, short-term nature. If prices do not rise,/,, for the authorized $10,000,000 of ' Purchase of the Central Terminal Building in. St. Louis in-1948, the report explains, has facilitated the company's warehousing, order filling shipping operations. Secretary and Treasurer of the company, and a management candidate, also was newly elected to the board. Current assets of the company at Sept. 30, 1948 were $1,847,250, and current liabilities $634,065. • • volume, ■ Total which Lawrence * and meeting held on Jan. 18, Max Sherover (President of Linguaphene Institute, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, N. Y. City) and Jacob Kromberg, two independent candidates, were elected mem¬ bers of the board of directors, to replace Clarence P.. ChamberlhJ (President of Metal Mouldings Corp., Detroit, Mich.) and James I. Marsh (an attorney-at-law of Pittsburgh, Pa.), the two management • the total factory," ago." annual stockholders' the out physical amount „ per-share '■After operations early in 1949, while the new sole cutting plant will be com¬ pleted later in the year. With construction of these new plants, the company will have completed its new Dlant program started three years to' Board— At required / ho'.d, come of shoe more of ■ the seasonal, will improve those At, the close One Appointed— -Two Independent Earnings factories, nine sole cutting plants, 27 plants manufacturing other sup¬ plies'for its shoes and four warehouses. Of this number, three new shoe factories, two sole cutting plants and an upper leather tannery were completed and placed in operation during 1948. Trust Illinois Zinc Co. of of refunds of excess income Co. of New York, 140 Broadway, New York; N. Y., has been appointed paying agent for $11,900,000 equipment .trust certificates, series "AA" and series "BB."—V. 169, p. 109. ' v a RESULTS —„ Capital- shares .. $65,395 072 at the close that, "current explain double. conditions be merchandise . to those double invested of excess amount " * was high on goes an Reduced— inventories the' company's and roughly are present shoe 2119. and will consider increasing to pairs continues, report receivables approximately "If (N. Y.)—Chicago Office—y Mart, it was announced by charge of sales.—V. 167, p. 47. in increase continue to its midwestern customers, Merchandise the 24 profit shares this company; one of the world's largest manufacturers of toys and recreational novelties, has recently completed .its new Chicago office and showroom provide better service "Net ' , sales Net of shoes during its 11 %•' of all the shoes, produced than more March company cn the CONSOLIDATED '/'''v7/"7V' 54.601,610 States. of outstanding'. of the total fiscal year ended for the • products, of represented year report; prices Vice-President, has been elected President Samuel Slotkin, founder of the company, who" of time income. on current Executive Chairman as production continues, have been father, his company's working' capital, The Ilygrade Food Products Corp.—New President— Hugo 4.6% 'V to stockholders The borrow:ng, as indicated by the $5,000,000 of notes payable. Peak borrowing occurred during a period of about 60 days, because of a dating'm the last half of 1948." 1 ing • . 168, p. 2686. Joy Manufacturing Co.—To Increase Indebtedness— - term 2119. p. . indebtedness return to'fall • Corp.—December Sales 5.4% Sales.— —V. 3394.,•' ' . , at the end of the year, as compared with $64,037,053 of the previous year. The increase of $1,358,019 came from reinvestment of current earnings. The report shows a reserve/of $8,850,000 for Federal declaration wie common new 1949, at which time the new to dealings in substitution. of a dividend of 28, admitted be advised the on record of will shares $15 par common The Curb has par no j Retail mental of an amendment to .the. for the purpose of re¬ commoh stock into 1 1/10 common stock, the New York Curb Exchange that it will strike the no par common shares this of present the of United Net Wks.— —53 Wks.— 4 Weeks Ended-— *'• Ended Ended '■ J'an» 1','49 Jan. 3,'48 Jan. 1,'49 Jan. 3,'43sales——_ $12,"348,336 $10,824,864 $152,990,514 $130,477,489 " V - profit represents 4.5% 1948 compared as 1947. value "The 1949, 27, Jan. on of Jan, new announced from tiling, incorporation of of shares the to classifying products, International's faxes ' certif.cate Report— figure Including, the shoes it made and the other articles it produced for use in the manufacture, of. its shoes, was $309,674,450, as compared with $304,357,684, for. the previ-ous year, the report states. Reclassify Stock— (George A.) Hormel & Co.—To ■ 1948, was $13,820,197,. a' of $14,002,017 far the- previous* company's annual report to its 11,000 the is Total that changes announced by E. R. Bartlett, President, were Other under $181,820 it Nov. 1949. company ■ for the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, of value for 36 years, requested administrative responsibilities. the Lincoln1' /. Z;/'■./// the of 14.1%— A-'',:—52 V'V/ V. • —V. set forth in the stockholders. The company's Electrochemical Co.—Chairman Resigns— Hooker M. member 1, to become Executive Vice-President Brooklyn, N. Y.—V. 168, p. 2120. Bank, Savings year, Hooker Jewel Tea Co., Inc.—-Current Sales Increased Assistant Treasurer since December 1946, has Treasurer, succeeding John W. Hooper, Who resigned Meiklejohn, S. decrease 2417. p. CHRONICLE- FINANCIAL & International •Cigar Machinery Co.—New Treasurer— Ilayward-Schustci- Woolen Mills, Inc.—Sale of Plant— , COMMERCIAL Minority Net depreciation—. Federal interests' profit Earnings per after taxes_" 1 share taxes— common share — Crabbv /w:, /•■Including wholly and partly owned preferred dividends.—V. 168, p. 1363. $0.20 subsidiaries, 2,075;748 after subsidiaries: Volume 169 Number 4771 THE COMMERCIAL CAPITALIZATION Lone Star Steel Corp.—Proposes RFC Loan— The to the according to company, the Reconstruction funds Texas, to to be include mills. to It complete Jan. on for of plant facilities at Daingerfield, hearth furnaces and steel finishing open to produce finished oil of the . is facilities.—V. new 168, reserved for issuance tOf which 98,750 shares are MODERN OF STATEMENTS authorized AND LOSS Selling output of this 37.201.00C kwh., corresponding week last for company year, corporation Minneapolis, Minn., and women's Jan. on 17 Maurice to apparel.—V. Net oi ended Jan. 4.8%.—V. for 169, p. $490,787 the sold its Yourig-Quinlan Rothschild & int.)— (before profit least expense : Net —V. 169, $91,991 ————-- 19,363 15,433 $107,316 102.06; store of in Co. men's Kentucky Utilities has McCarthy Chemical Co.—Places $15,000,000 Bonds Pri¬ vately—The company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mc¬ Carthy Oil & Gas Corp., has sold to the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. $15,000,000 of 4% 10-year first mortgage President. Proceeds made by related * announced Jan. was The sale from the the SEC received the stock¬ common parent facilit'es, Count years the es. recently from chemical completed chemical going forward plant on at industrial to the chemical industry in At the Port Arthur predicted and Coast offer & made This 18 that holders outstanding Phosphate of shares, West Standard to accept acquired, :-/ $581 to block its Judge sale S. or against Julius A. holder.", the the Victor, $8,700,000 Standard Mathieson share a stock common for sale attorney were shares. The shares Middle representingthis virtually month ma'ority a that complete.—V, The West capital stock York New other common H gave issue an of the on Middle in ex-distribution an West basis, through capital the Period End. Nov. 30— Operat'ng 1948—Month—1^47 revenues Uncollectible 10,353,003 oper. 7 y rev.. Ave., 1948—11 Mos.—"• 947 8,716,400 103,074,924 39,883 44,CQ7 for Jan: stock Exchange 8,672.313 102,612 817 88 030 4^0 for 8,994,908 7,C°6,32i 84,r-8?,373 71 435 794 fe°t, 645,112 699.727 9,146,661 9,217',289 company's C73.100 946,337 8,477,783 7.377,34? panies 420,648 683,827 "7,155,476 6.857.2S5 and after —V. charges 168, 2887. p. Mid-Continent Airlines, Inc.—Earnings Month of November— 1948 efficiency... 1947 99.13 , Capac. pass, miles flown 94.91% at 97.45% 9,687,089 flown. 9,858.295 7,006,095 5,742 134 Passenger lead factor... Mail, express & freight 5,766,846 55.21% 58.49% 80.35% 186 138 106 61,303 45,754 32,263 p. 6,606,075 5,307,656 59.28% miles pass, tons Mail & Rev. & exp. ton miles ... Operating Net less "Net tax. carried after 1 After 19,156 $409,986 19,467 is corporation a one market. This, 28, $348,347 8,505 *29,014 REGTSTRAR AND TRANSFER ' Exchange Place, PURPOSE—It ceeds to to devoted be - * be fin"nee to is Jersey Trust the purposes: (approximately), Retirement $175,000; of for IVh result in a the '""••I titled to cumulative cumulative dividends quarterly April, July, October dividends f, are paid upon at and common convertible the rate January stock, of 1 lit preferred stock is 7% of is per each the and Nov. 30, AND- BUSINESS—Company 1948. organized in Modern . Corp., engaged in company is now operations of Modern, ot'-frhe. business will be so the.process that of whenever taking over, In —V. the feasible/ the active engaged in solely by the company. and-; conduct the about ; weight a the on the of merger shares will said—V. was Co. for the its share. will meet to the the the no will a be the new opinion combined taxable gain in letter act listing the on November and have December, ahead run of of laws bonds mortgage and deed of trust is' is otherwise limited by property of the mortgage and deed of incorporated was do of, that State of one South is business since Florida in 8, the four subsidiaries of Electric Power Ss ALMNO or System. , operating public utility an presently engaged in the distribution and sale of electric commercial, industrial, public utility and residential, rural, municipal and distribution within and its customers sale oi territory; within natural in the its territory; in gas in about and distribution and sale the' certain of water service. principal names amounts to of be the several purchased underwriters by them & are and $5,800,000 Co.,_,_. 750,000 Copeland White & Kendall, Inc Inc.__-__; Co., & 100,000. : 150.000 250,000 — Cummins, Hattier Harold —V. & E. the follows: as —___ ' & Inc 150,000 Sanford Wood & 150,000 Co. .150,000 169, p. 207. Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR.—Interest—Budget— directors The Jan. 18 authorized an interim payment on Feb. 1, coupon of the adjustment mortgage bonds, R. J. Morfa, announced. The coupon, which bears the date of Oct. 1, 1941, represents interest at 5%, for the six months' period ended June 30, 1941. ' ' 1949, of on one Chairman, In addition, the board approved a 1949 improvement budget amount¬ ing to $5,900,000, he said. The interest payment will amount to ap¬ proximately $338,000, Mr. Morfa said. Nominal interest payment dates are April 1 and Oct. 1. Radio control, additional automatic block signal systems ana new rail take up a large part of the improvement for Feb. on -16, Mr. year, two 1979. series due which will The determine bonds the will interest terms. ' The Co., than almost $2,200,000 will on block $500,000 of Proceeds ■toward the lor of , parent its stock V cost the month Montana Oper. the of the repay Federal the 67,000 of the of bonds construction Power additional '.'-/" stock program of are the presently estimated years to of be its applied and company bank loans obtained for such are shares $1,005,000. and December, 1948, and the at $34,700,000 1949-51.—V. 169, its Such purposes. p. for 208. Co.—Earnings1948—Month—1947 1948—12 Mos—1947 taxes $1,721,567 $21,942,489 $20,319,971 898,182 ___ deductions $1,971,414 759,487 10,503,699 9,128.192 302,125 revenues rev. at competitive bidding, offering price and underwriting consideration sale expenditures of on offered . companies, cash a the subsidiaries, or to construction be rate, , also proposes to issue and sell to West Penn Electric company one Operating of More and 111. Monongahela Power Co.—Registers With SEC— 1949, months declared. The company on Jan. 18 filed a registration statement with the SEC proposing the issuance and sale of $6,000,000 of first mortgage bonds; Period End. Nov. 30— first Morfa spent on new rail, Mr. Morfa said, signal systems, during 1949.—V. 169, p. loss securities new this be com¬ or current the 1948 169, p. fiscal level prices are the company year, when sales a bit reached an The SEC has request a / company. As ; issued order common stock previously 231,928 3,811,724 reported, stockholders 3,535,478 $771,107 $730,152 $7,627,066 $7,656,301 ment 'rate on of holder until Jan. of proposal -for each effecting share a 13,321 other 4,496 68,448 68,012 $784,428 $734,648 $7,695,514 $7,724,313 81.844 96,085 1,093,747 1,431,655 $638,563 $3,601,767 $6,292,658 de¬ Net (net) — income applic. _ to .. pfd. $702,584 stock for the period the of such proposal -involves number —V. Additional by the bond financing company. in 168, offering to present an of ""additional the shares early , of in $5,644,233 reimburse¬ other part ■. corpo- of to subscription.—V. 169, which p. 207. such dealer Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Operating \ oper. 1948—Month—1947 $6,318,787 revenues Uncollectible is " 957,534, 2688. p. Period End. Nov. 30— 1949 & respect v" instrumental * $5,335,124 common rev._ 18,726 550,000 with 957,534 of shares (84.6%) of Minnesota's common stock, Light Co. proposes to purchase its pro rata share of the new offering. No common'stock will be issued except on a date subsequent to the record date "for payment of a dividend payable as of March 1, 1949. Qualified-'dealers-assisting in effecting subscriptions will be paid 250 Power and Dividends 31 financing for contemplated As American (net) income Interest Sale of Stk. persons provide $1,200,000, which is to be applied Minnesota for construction expenditures and purposes. income Gross i will .is revenues— Balance common as oper. ductions Co.—Hearing giving interested the upon Other • stock -' an hearing Net $75,000,000. reach may 8. ' • plans to hold production at all-time high of $73,213,015. higher, sales in 1949 • '' in t in Mississippi in1927. Company and Electric Bond and, Nov. transmission, Nicolaus Thomas & Co Year Ago— the the by of 44,476 shs. 1,350,000 shs. other provisions of to the plan a 3,450,000 100.000 shs. 31, 1948. approximately 75% was derived from the sale of electric 25% from natural gas service and less than V* of 1% from common his 1£53 generation, to budget into merger under In shares-of in / 1 * communities; and in activities incidental to such operations.. the total operating revenues of $16,018,326 for the 12 months ending Otis 168, Plans — business corporation result ' . it plan common Minnesota Power & Light Delaware the business of use stockholders that has the unanimous recommendation of the company's Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Eastman, Dillon <fe Co.; and Hopwood, acting as investment banking advisers. fiscal, year, Because en¬ a in of this corresponding months in according to W. C. MacFarlane, President. Sales, too, have been running above a year ago, he said. wholly-owned subsidiary, has since January, 1946. been the retailing of household equipment, furnish¬ ings, and specialties, on the budget plan, principally through sales agents. Among the articles sold are silverware, sterling silver water¬ less cookware, dinnerware, sheets, blankets, curtains, drapes, Venetian blinds, rugs, lamps, radios, jewelry, vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, washing machines and other electrical appliances. Many of these goods are branded-with names exclusively, used by Modern.. Other articles are nationally advertised merchandise. The mekes ' ' 1947, - Atlas of and Jaffray & current Immediately upon organization, it acquired and now all of the outstanding capital stock of Modern Atlas Corp. (Michigan), which is being operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary. owns plan merger to was in one Net Profit Continues Ahead of company that the first dividend will be declared in March 1949 pavable- >«n April 1. 1949.] ■///■: ^yY,%-r:"'-V COMPANY plus McFarlane, President, states in Earnings payable before any of Middle respective existing federal income tax law. C. Stockholders annum, year, expectation shares; Application is being made for the New York Stock Exchange. subsidiary), DIVIDENDS—The 7% by ' $12,000,000 Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc weight 17 Outstanding 1,500,000 shs. UNDERWRITERS—The cooperatively by com¬ equipment makers system that a so Minnesota a • ' FINANCING four water preferred substitution directors development. v is company Wheelock exact THIS service, offers thousands Jan. on predetermined announced bv for the outstanding W. to the company of interest charges. If surh retirement is not feasible in whole, or in part, then in such event the proceeds otherwise applicable to that purpose will be added to the working capital of the business for expansion and saving the communities common $6.50 common under Co as the of panv additional working capital, $52,500. " It is anticipated that the application of the sum of approximately $175,Ci)0 to the retirement of indebtedness to the finance company owed by Modern Atlas Corp. (the company's wholly-owned will submit provides Implement subsidiary, future and types 36.540 1952 to the company purchase, Minneapolis-Moiine Co. the merger the common .counsel indebtedness expansion and TO 1 BUSINESS—Company has been qualified to and governmental Wisconsin ' Power Jan. .17 on Minnesota the' in continue Piper, following The and such Co. energy Oct. stock outstanding with the public stock, on a share-for-share basis, but each stock, with accrued dividends of $29.50 per share under the p'°n, will become one $5,50 cumulative first preferred share, par value $100; plus one $1.50 cumulative second preferred share, par value $25, and convertible without time limit into ' Corporation constant a additional " that of appropriate. Authorized issuance with purchase, Under share company's present intention that the net pro¬ by it from the sale of the preferred stock an; company- company on will the received to AGENT—The N. J. ,/. City, W. - owned name, tAfter provision for adjustment of income adjustment of $23,242 for income taxes.—V 168 . 152 formations types of sub-surface; formations, -<MiH»eapoIis-Moline • taxes. credit assures all ; Corp. The 169, on 2687. sale be subsidiary of Electric Power & Light Corp. a The called possible Brown electronic potentiometer which operates the drilling bit, and a pneumatic brake the desired weight. The brakes feed the drilling line whi'h through foregoing estimated which make up a coordinated and inter-connected public utility system in portions of Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. The ; other three subsidiaries of Electric Power & Light Corp. in that system are Arkansas Power & Light Co., Louisiana Power & Light Co. and New Orleans Public Service Inc., and the system is frequently Beginning be EFFECT 3!/ri%,: series due authorized AND 1927, 3, Light 1948. 26. will a indicator maintains rate a which deve'oped was to (no par) maximum earnings Share Co.^-Development announced engineers. the deemed GIVING ratios and industries; drilling refining through be (no pari— cum. HISTORY Division. arrangement and instrument assembly, carried 17,491 $387,252 133,589 6il the weight The Mid-States Equipment Co.—Preferred Stock Offered— J Public offering of 98,750 shares of 7% cumulative con¬ vertible prefererd stock(par $3) was made Jan. 19 by Greenfield, Lax & Co. Inc. The stock is priced at par. V-115 in may but in consider oil-bearing was and ; period. ,— stock, accordance Merger With Subsidiary— 32,904 123,304 taxes 2433. p. 23,750 $521,660 inc. profit control new - Instruments Brown wholly revenue after ? 105 freight .... passengers a bit 1945 97.56% will control surface the are the *$12,000,000 Patterson penetrates earth's $2,560,000 for >.■. / serial notes due Oct. ; ' announced,—V. bankruptcy, he needed as $250,000,000, , Regulator electronic it as the industrial which ' 1946 12,689.732 Rev. bit telow strain gauge Vs Operating drill a The Net operat'ng income. Net automatic ne"f 10.313,120 — that announced as — *The part of the assets. any Minneapolis-Honeywell 315.006 A Operating revenues Operating expenses Operating tUXOi or in raised securities Stifel, 88,345,436 462,107 Milwaukee, all trustee facilities gas for is expected $12,491,000 trust. property of this. comnany, at 4050 N. 34th Street, Milwaukee, including its land, buildings, machinery and equipment/ will be offered at public sale on Jan. 24 (at 11 a.m.) in Room 498, Post Office Euilding. Milwaukee. • Gerlach, 1950 7,500,000 The C. and $1,090,000, 8.500,000- Of Frederick for com¬ *7,500,000 Wis., Michigan Bell Telephone Co.—Earnings- 1949 years approximately part program *8,500,000 - ; the construction series due 1977 Milwaukee Tool & Die Co.—Bankruptcy Sale— the and of in purposes. series due 1979 ' in¬ be of Common stock be may Exchange, of record Dec. r . and and approval transactions 1948 to-finance corporate bonds, 2%% the stocks for this of Curb ex-distribution an . 207. p. the the the West capital stock, held markets will be maintained two 27 Jan. only ' O P- 8. arrangements 169, in on and of -Middle shares ' ~ 17 used other bonds, 3Va% 2% by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the proposed distribution by the company on Jan. 27 of one share' of $10 par common stock of Kentucky Utilities Co. for each two or $17 in r»sh share of Standard. have iiled a suit corporation. dealings Jan. market followed action Co 50%, or for instituted of mortgage bonds, $6 pfd. but in no event will Rothschild acquire sufficient shares to aggregate 10% of the outstanding Middle West common. markets Two months Miscellaneous it combined the distribution-on law cash, each 'Corporation * earlier 1949r 8, and Louis F. Rothschild, 26,000 of be for First mtge. s shares at on First mtge. be . iVv/.. ..vi • sale. announced will it is additional will and PROGRAM—Company's : , 1974 been Ruling by Curb Exchange— Wholesale the. purchase Ralph Warnken at Baltimore, Md., on Jan. ten days to show cause why he should not corporation junction to in own Subject to an examination of Standard's contracts with its customers; Mathieson proposes to pay either the that states were 75.000 deposited thus far. of has of shares at the ' of ' distributed by Middle West. Kentucky Utilities stock which Rothschild would be entitled tc receive, .it has already sold; on a whenissued basis. 28,985.5 shares. Louis Rothschild would be entitled to- an addition"!. 13.000 shares of the Kentucky Utilities stock. The applica¬ v , stockholders its stock when 71,578.5 redeemable case. program expenditures will First constitute "slightly more" than 5% of the outstanding .Middle! .stock, by virtue of which Rothschild "may be con¬ an affiliate of said Middle West Corp." as well as an affiliate the Of each proceeds CAPITALIZATION. common, sidered w-s Four additional an be requirements prior to maturity general, redemption prices, the initial ' Kentucky Utilities. or Utilities Ca. common stock which as a liquidating dividend." On Jan. owned will the to respectively, or a total of $28,071,000. Of $28,071,000, expenditures for electric facilities of amounts applied * Works, Inc., have agreed Mathieson Chemical Corp. • plus one-.-hare of Mathieson in lunds acauiring Middlethe intention of distributing the "with account own partner, of Kentucky the shares, announced by Julius A. Victor, Jr., of the Baltimore representing the stockholders. The Safe Deoosit & Trust Baltimore. Md., depositary, said that about been its receive to holdings great firm have Rothschild that Bonds time any v has 143,157 shares of Middle West common; s-pec-ial a area 142,500 of Acid by York, 197.9. pursuant at expected 1949, to stockholdersKentucky common for" of common. New . Gulf share . announced on Jan. 95% of the 150,000 about states for of owned Mathieson Chemical Corp.—Proposed Acquisition-— was West Co., Jan., 27, on one Kentucky tion It application entitled which sale, of affiliate'of Middle West an shares present plant & made ra^e Middle of West -stock hydro¬ domestic, commercial in consumers of of Texas. absorption Beaumont, Orange, mid-Jefferson County area. Mr. McCarthy, in his announcement, of- the development The for '< Winnie, second a double the capacity of the first plant. Residue gas from these plants is then sold and and gas reserves-in Jefferson and Cham¬ absorption plant which was completed ' gas is further refined and treated in an natural will ' plants shares Rothschild F. Companv Act as advances repay natural in The is construct used "to processing Texas, ago. construction be to provide working -capital. Ch^m'cal is engaged ip, the McCarthy carbon chemicals bers to company will 28-at the to the SEC for authorization to acouire stock of Kentucky Utilities i Co. being dis-• tributed by The Middle West Corp., or for exemption from the Holding 17 bonds Dec. two L. > and The two the of each to• bp distribution-is record of Equitable The company is raising part of the funds for its 1948 and 1949 construction program and for other corporate purposes by the sale of the 1979 series bonds now offered. It is . . The of in net total $25,000,000 to dissolution, and holders its holding? of 1.655,000 shares of the common stock ($10 par) of Kentucky Utilities.Co. • by Glenn JL McCarthy,.; negotiated by Kuhn, Loeb & Co. was sale two total process of liquidation authorization to distribute to Its in corporation,' now 1, part $14,490,060, Stock— ' bonds, it last result to ' The interest pany's construction $76,557 the Corp.—To Distribute in or CONSTRUCTION West Middle plus PURPOSE—The 111. p. bid a days' notice at price bonds will also be redeemable upon like notice by opera¬ of the sinking or other fund, the replacement fund, use of ' certain deposited cash or by use of proceeds of released property at the special redemption prices, the initial special redemption price being 40,859 $126,680 profit on were: tion $51,132 j-— —, sale 3'/as as 105.06; 9.660 -—— sale 100.92. 30 $117,020 •—-—— competitive the Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Bcane, 101.331; White/Weld & Co., 101.1719,' Co., & Corp., whole 277,559 — profit Interest 207. Co. retailers Co., in mortgage the 7. p. option 162,096- at at Merrill 1, 1949; due Jan. of the company or 278,596 ____ F.organ Boston made was received 101.416; Jan. 174,339 --- income Total 1949, 15, kwh. 39,097,000 , & Co., Chicago—Sale— L. 169, week with decrease a Lytton's-IIenry C. Lytton This the compared as First Dated Sep. 27,'47 $569,955 returns) administrative expenses.-- and Other Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (Ky.)—Weekly Output— Electri" (less sales.—-. of bonds bids Corp., Glore, 101.402; The Yr. End. the Other Securities being the company to issue and sell $2,000,000 of 214% notes to four commercial banks-to provide funds for use in its" construction program. The notes are to mature July 15, 1949.—V. 169, p. 207. ' ' totaled sales Total Cost has of Award CORP. ATLAS PROFIT OF Yr. End. Long Island Lighting Co.—Note Issue— SEC Jan. being offered. Oct. 2,'48 The Jan. 20 , conversion upon Stuart & Co. Inc. and associates offered to the public $7,500,000 first mortgage bonds, 3Vs% series due 1, 1979 at 102.06% and accrued interest. sey, 98,750 shs. now 7 Mississippi Power & Light Co.—Bonds Offered—Hal- Outstanding 205,716 shs. 1 101.577. EARNINGS -■ 1044. p. (379) FINANCING / U50.000 shs. — shares are 197,500 PRESENT Authorized ';'650,000 shs. .—— . CHRONICLE tubular goods in the be the first steel finishing plant of its kind in the estimated that from 18 to 24 months will be required the par)—_—;l ($3 par) preferred stock. TO . (10b Stock which »Of ' \ •. plans Preferred its j-. '1 stock Common $65,000,000, FINANCIAL EFFECT GIVING -V'i 17, will apply loan a i corporation mills. It will Southwest. Corporation expand several • The new to used announcement an Finance & , Operating revenues Operating expenses $6,300,061 Co.—Earnings 1948—11 Mos.—1947 $5,541,550 $67,356,678 $54,190,210 26,540 210,544 165,945 $5,515,010 $67,146,134 $54,024,265 4,653,919 52,485,455 46,484,425 __ Operating Net Net oper. after '—V. 168, 4,895,372 692,586 480,796 7,671,518 4,740,809 income— $712,103 $380,295 $6,989,161 $2,799,031 530,738 236,398 5,192,123 1,415,077 taxes charges p. 2434. — • g THE COMMERCIAL (380) increased there to make horizon, we Gordon of have Cowesett, been and director a Ohio Oil Co.—New R.I., elected the resignation who had and General Mr. (INCL. DOMESTIC StJBS > Nov. 1,'47 Nov. 2/46 Nov.3, 45 Co. and since is the of 18 of the at also Gorham who Manufacturing Co., director a Estabrook F. Industries of Institution for in the of of Newton, Mass., company's Vice-President the was retirement his Associated Providence Robert of and 1935 Manager Gordon the of Jan. on served Continental See and Sanford B. Cousins of "Mr. Gordon is Executive 9,901,744 3,846,994 8,084,849 2,556,189 1,068,552 892,842 754,680 Rhode Rhode Island Hospital 752,854 605,891 533,744 364,777 335,837 Sell., gen. and adm. exp._ FTov. for deprec. and 3,918,033 amortization * Prop, and misc. Profit 4,039,391 188,350 income — outstdg— shs. of Dividends E'ftrn. sh. com. stk._ per 4,539,017 Island, and is 169, p. 208. Savings.—V. trustee a 1,031,824 3,904,399 1,650,000 1,800,000 $2,883,017 800,000 $2,104,398 400,000 at 1,000,000 $5.26 $2.53 1,150,000 ' $3.61 Federal ; , securities Govt, and Cash Th Nov. 1/47 Other income 1,467,183 16,883,093 Accrued taxes, Federal 913,648 2,024,831 3 % debentures Reserves for replacement first-out" Insurance inventories of (net stock (outstdg. 800,000 no surplus 200,000 200,000 $49,451,099 $46,999,744 "After depreciation, 19-47.—V. 168, Mutual of $13,101,732 in 1948 and $12,322,642 in reserves 153. p. Life Insurance Co. New York—Benefits of The company received yiiar on Jan. 18 reported that benefits from their more than in any Benefits in 1948 since year totaled to remaining company continued to show force, according to the report. 1948 53%, $61,093,600, or Insurance in went force at the of end 1947; after in Jan. increase in sales which anticipation of higher 1, 1948 —V. 169, took place premium during rates on the latter half policies issued meet in competitive bidding Jan. 19, $4,320,000 2%% equipment trust certificates, series E. ; Subject to clearance by the ICC the securities were reoffered at prices to yield from 1.45% for those due Feb. 1, 1950 to 2,S75% for the Feb. 1, 1964 maturity. Also associated in the offering are: Blair & Co., Inc.; W. E. Hutton & Co.; Phelps, Fenn & Co.; Schoellkopf, Hutton & Pomeroy, Inc.; White, Weld & Co.; The Illinois Co.; Graham, Par¬ sons & The Co. and Reynolds & Co. issue awarded was Other body & Co., bids 99.4311; Halsey, bid of the sale Stuart & 99.516, Co. Inc., interest cost net a 2%s as The Kidder, were: Ripley certificates Feb. 1, Co., & Lehman and 2%% a dated are 1950 to Inc. with to than More 1948. fourth a period the since the of V-J in, there is still much to be done. come smaller in centers and the of 1,800,000 as com¬ Day. At the end in localities. rural Feb. 1, 1949, Brothers will and (jointly) bid mature $288,000 169, p. 208. 3 Wks. and company's year miles 1947. of of greatest construction was wire in cables—half again as - . for 1947, and more //'■'' Sales total than double nearly added 7,000 that lor fa p. 20C, employees personnel to about 72,000.—V. 169, sales company's The for 1946," 1948, commented '■'/%. bringing the the 1943 year the were 1948 largest to 659 of in stores at Dec. operation decreased 1943.—V. 31. 168, New England Gas & Electric p. 1947' for any year in the Electric (Minn.)—Weekly Output— this company for the week ended Jan; 15, 1949, totaled 67,109,000 kwh., as compared with 64,352,900 kwh. for the corresponding week last year, an increase of 4.3%.—V. 169, p. 208. output a from 702 at the Ended for the England —V. 168, Association—Output— feet, or 13.70% below production corresponding week a year ago.— & Telegraph Co.— 18 authorized 1947 $6,701,641 Net Pfd. 427,500 Nov. $2,859,617 $2,177,293 1948 1947 30— State taxes income on 1946 $17,321,380 $15,310,542 9,805,352 8,616,638 2,320,300 1,900,200 1,749,250 1,382,389 1,661.661 1,721,367 $4,817,675 $3,954,167 $3,223,287 77,064 25.521 34,036 $3,979,683 $3,257,383 accruals income (net) income $4,894,739 Z 657,138 dividend 656.053 649,254 $4,237,601 $3,323,635 $2,608,129 427,500 427.500 427,500 $3,810,101 $2,896,135 $2,180,629 $4.61 income stock Balance for "Earnings $3.50 $2.64 requirements stock com. per "Based on surplus share- common 827,013 & . shares—V. 168, 2689. p. 1968. The proceeds will provide the company with addi¬ tional working capital and funds for expansion and im¬ provement purposes.—V. 168, p. 2689. pacific Telecoin Corp.—Equipment Issue Placed Pri¬ — Gearhart & Co., Inc., New York and Paul D. & Co., Boston, in November placed privately $250,000 41/2% equipment trust certificates, dated July 1, 1948, due July 1, 1951. The price was 99V2 and dividend. vately Sheeline Issued and under coin oper. 1948—11 Mos.—1947 $8,445,501 18,026 rev.- $7,086,870 $87,413,713 $72,613,585 17,041 206,317 150,336 revenues __ $8,427,475 $7,069,829 $87,207,396 $72,463,249 5,733,979 67,023,239 58,135,733 743,186 10,570,220 7,905,651 Operating expenses 6,436,053 Operating 1,015,113 Trust deemable and at redemption taxes Net $976,309 after $592,664 $9,613,937 535,266 8,365,159 5,770,552 charges 169, 1948 Up 11%—New Director— P. Higgins, President, announced on Jan. 19 that the com¬ the plant in Worcester, Mass., and all subsidiaries for the last year exceeded 1947 by 11%, with sales of the company in Worcester alone showing a gain of 6.5% over the year before. He singled out refractories and Norbide abrasive sales as showing the largest percentage increase. He added that the gains in the abra¬ sive division, of which those mentioned were a part, more than offset sales a of decrease of R. 156, p. 25 cents in the. machine Vice-President, Moore, division said revenues rev- •. has been elected a director. Co.—Earnings— 15, ? ( 1948—11 Mos.—1947 $240,472 /! $2,960,966 $2,486,561 2,613 8,083 7,470 $237,859 194,462 40,330'S operating incomecharges after —V. 168, p. and 102 dividends. Unconditionally dividends July 1 in Fund the amount Angeles, organized was organized was take to The any products owned such of of Bendix 2,423 of which has operations. the Oregon. $2,952,883 2,404,685 307,157 $2,479,091 2,086,611 207,566 $241,041 $184,914 119,171 the corporation 14 and machines such are being now added Other a great products sold, wholly and deal to Years Ended Nov. 30— the devices such net __ — profit of —V. operating income charges after 168, p. 2545. the before excess profits taxes $210,251 239.305 i taxes- 1946 $.987,397 sales 44,051 89,520 17,000 $149,784 $27,051 - income The equipment subject of the equipment trust under which the equipment trust certificates are issued consists 01 approximately 2,755 Bendix automatic washing machines and certain supplemental equip¬ dryers, and has been by the corporation to Pacilic Laundry Equipment Corp., by whom the equipment is to be owned and operated, under a conditional sale agreement, which has been assigned to Bank of sold comprised principally of water heaters and and transferred National and Trust Savings PURPOSE—This financing loan Association trustee. as paying an existing of raising the capital neces¬ $19,052 8,034 $28,022 17,528 of purposes of approximately $90,000 and corporation's expansion program. Specifically, the net payment of the bank loan, will be used to purchase Bendix washing machines and in establishing additional after additional Bendix is for the the for proceeds, home laundries and "launderette" stores in the territory served by the corporation and for working capital. GIVING CAPITALIZATION Equip, conv. stock Common TO (10 cents SALE OF CERTIFICATES Authorized Outstanding $2o0,000 ser. "A" (3-yr. 4y2%) pfd. stock ($5 par)— tr. ctfs., cum. EFFECT ." Security— $250,000 54,480 shs. 60,000 shs. . 700,000 shs. 40,000 par> 520,800 shs. 40,000 purchase common stock at $1, $1.50 and $2 per share. corporation outstanding 40,000 stock purchase warrants thereof to purchase liom the corporation until has holders the entitling 1, 1949 an aggregate of 13,000 shares of common stock at $1 per share, an aggregate of 13,000 shares of such stock at the price Of July the per share and aggregate of 14,000 V ~ an shares price of $2 per share. STATEMENT OF sales INCOME, • YEAR 1 ENDED — of such , . NOV. ——— _ stock >at ' ' < 30. 1947 $987,397 —. . Cost of sales—-— ' * 753,870 $233,526 profit on sales.. operating revenue. 1948—Month—1947 1948—11 Mos.—1947 $9,074,560 20,570 $8,215,018 $96,122,185 $84,586,663 $9,053,990 $8,187,096 $95,891,727 $84,331,451 5,642,066 71,923,661 61,199,978 1,279,356 12,657,442 11,898,989 27,922 230,458 Gross 496,072 income $729,598 500,662 Operating expenses 255,212 6,862,776 1,173,980 - Other Net $1,017,234 -1,027,203 $1,265,674 $11,310,624 $11,232,484, 1,256,802 11,365,337 11,082,908 " " Net $228(936 income—net 10,369 $239,305 income^. Provision Net Net as Fur¬ 1947 Net'operating income Operating expenses Operating taxes two them the effectiveness among include Gross rev._ of was 1946. The following table shows the growth in sales and corporation in its past two fiscal years: Other oper. sale future. 72,268 24(345 2545. revenues Utah. the vending machines and other sell-service laundry equipment. ther, Telejuice Vending Machines are being sold. Income a and operation soap Total Los activities and Machines 812 coin- 75 and include sale 1947, House with compared 30, 30, Nov. 011 in Delaware originally was activities the and Corp. Apartment Nov. products new Extractor, year as on These stores Telecoin by fiscal "Launderettes" Launderette of the "Launderettes" number in Arizona. and in Francisco San rights to all of the California, Washington, "Launderette" developed end operating Corp. Mexico New operation the in exclusive has Telecoin of and At located belonging to Telecoin Corp. and subsidiary of the latter company. corporation functions laundries, the over Calif., Home Ohio Bell Telephone Co.-r-rEarnings— Uncollectible guar¬ by Pacilic Teleof America Bank at Sinking BUSINESS—Corporation Corporation Bendix Total Net at AND 1944. operated The 1948—Month—1947 $289,355 797 $288,558 220,206 Operating revenues Operating expenses Operating taxes Net and and 1 "Warrants Ohio Associated Telephone oper. Jan. Savings Association, trustee, San Francisco. Re¬ time in whole only on 20 days' notice to the trustee first publication to be at least 15 days prior to date, HISTORY Sept. 6% sales. 1692. Period End. Nov. 30— Operating payable and accrued dividends payable semi-annually, beginning 1, 1949, in cash for retirement at par and accrued dividends upon dates, of certificates aggregating such principal amounts. sary Norton Co.—Sales in Milton by Bank of America National Trust San Francisco. principal $40,000 Jan. bank 10. p. to $6,421,865 820,882 operating income- plan trustee, as and any publication, America Net Dividends Corp. ment Operating York New endorsement by National of the Savings Association, anteed Net Co.—Earnings— 1948—Month—1947 Period End. Nov. 30— Operating revenues Uncollectible Operating revenues Jan. 427,500 $19,687,908 reserve Income and Northwestern Bell Telephone New preparation of a registration statement to be filed with the SEC in February covering $35,000,000 25-year debentures for sale in March under competitive bidding. Pro¬ ceeds of the proposed issue, it was said, would be used to redeem at their principal amount, the company's $35,000,000- 5% series A first mortgage bonds on June 1, 1949, when they become redeemable. on 1948 $6,186,469 1257. p. Period End. Nov. 30— Telephone and income $1.50 Financing— directors 31— - Operating New Oct. close 2544. decrease of 35,981,000 cubic feet of Sales Uncollectible For the week ended Jan. 14, this Association reports electric output 15,500,053 kwh.' This is a decrease of 999,716 kwh., or 6.06% below production of 16,499,769 kwh. for the corresponding week a year ago. Gas output for the Jan. 14 week is reported at 226,710,000 cubic feet. 262,691,000 cubic 169, p. 208. Federal "To of This is Ended revenues Retirement A —Calendar Years— history. number 1947 Dec. 31/47 427,500 requirements 11,167,544 Telecoin Northern States Power Co. —V. $21,276,205 $21,722,465 $270,178,488 $217,915,297 — The Ended Dp", 31/48 . 3 Days Ended Months Wyoming, ■■ "V/V.'... company William ■ 4 Wks. and 6 Days dividend wholly-owned Whimore. The Pea- Salomon Bros. 99.28; coupon. inclusive.—V. 1964, 651,799 $2,604,793 1, ac¬ issued of National Tea Co.—1943 Sales Volume A Record— The 1948, report was added in been of bined 99)764 for certificates 647,668 $3,287,117 needs, in 300,000 have part —V. a at on received Hutzler, 99.108. Harriman of year-end a its postwar in This year. installation Mr. was awarded V. during history its in had we ing figure fry Equitable Securities Corp. and Harris, Hall & Co., Inc. oi peak the public's than continue Quarters eaieh in year President, Northrop Aircraft, Inc.—Quarterly Sales Declined— Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Ry. — Equipment Trusts Offered—An underwriting group jointly headed 2.436%. 667,321 $4,190,437 — Dec. 1, the company borrowed $15,000,000 from the Pru¬ dential Insurance Co., evidenced by 3% notes due Dec. Growth and improved service in 1948 resulted. from a construction program in which the company invested $172 million, the largest amount in its history. "This is about $7 million above the correspond¬ 208. p. Z . 169, , $4,221,160,100. This was a gain of $107,297,800 in the The average size of policy issued in 1948 was $4,975, the highest for the company. New insurance sales in 1948 amounted the sharp Sc meeting.—V. Wheeling the at record ttf $284,248,400, compared with $324,172,400 in 1947- This comparison, tfi# company explained, is distorted, as. in other companies, because of of 234 the gains in amount of insurance new stock 12 of totaled year. On or busiest the Y/Viitmore, record a to 1948 much last ' The designated had more to and benefi¬ contracts at the rate of $317,000 a Death benefits amounted to 47% of the day and $2,222,000 each week. total, or $54,435,400, while the to living policyholders. ift insurance 1941. $115,529,000, by 18. Another its policyholders life the board of the Wheeling the death on Jan. 7 of the Nickel Plate and the to created Chairman been Telephone Co.—1948 Was Busiest Year— Carl to telephones Policyholders in 1948 Highest Since 1941— ciaries postponed their regular meeting when it is expected that Mr. 182,000 persons waiting for telephones, compared with 296,000 at the end of 1947, and 436,000 at the close of 1946. Of the orders held over from 1947, however, 90% were cleared during 1948. We are also making progress in reducing the accumulated requests from subscribers for better grades of service." Calls originating from the company's telephones in 1948 averaged 21,800.000 daily, an all-time high, nearly 10% above the 1947 level. Fifty-eight new central offices—also a record number—were installed by the company in .1948, bringing the company's total to 733 by the year's erid, Mr. Whitmore stated. These include 35 offices gained during the year in New York City. In the state-wide territory addi¬ tions were made to 99 central offices serving larger communities and 15,639,204 12,742,551 13,830,291 Total 16,113 $3,256,592 26, appointed vacancy had was company service 197,495 15,639,204 shs.) par 37,590 $3,934,785 To Elect New — "Moving ahead rapidly in our efforts to meet the demand for telephones since the war," said Mr. Whitmore, "we have thus taken care of much of the backed-up demand. But, as new applications for 542,500 183,295 reserves Common Earned Plate Jan. was the who pany's 7,500,000 542,500 — General 72,924 $4,857,758 . Utility operating expansion and improvement the company added 491,000 tele¬ about 76,000 more than in 1947, year, and brought the company-wide system's total to 4,511,000 telephones at the close of the year. These included 2,763,000 instruments in service in New York City, which alone of taxes)— of reserves until White fill during the the previous record "last-in, basis (net)— deductions Gross Nickel 18 phones 2,083,666 7,500,000 15-year $3,240,479 Owens-Illinois Glass Co.—Places Notes Privately—On Reaching $5,030,000 2,260,437 803,891 tax__ the Mr. to Chairman program $46,999,744 etc.— wages, income $3,897,195 1,803,000 elected. gained property for of Davin, Jan. on 14,940,124 $6,465,000 2,152,330 —>. 1,680,555 $4,784,834 I income directed 14 112. p. 1,716.446 income Pfd. 2688. cording 19,365 311,187 banks— 169, Jan. be 18 W. This 379,171 1,465,547 19,374 payab'e Jan. 1,917,200 1,359,923 $3,762,937 Net Jan. 26— New York $49,451,099 Reserve will Jan. p. LIABILITIES— to Exchange on 261,000 600,544 insurance policies- Total Accounts Stock 2,272,100 on income Income business $5,391,512 610,102 574,859 plant and equipment—— for Meanwhile, on 590,521 investments Notes payable of of on directors White 9,979,519 applicable to future operations in English subsidiaries "Property, York President 13,378,545 Investment Other close the at York, Chicago & St. Louis RR. scheduled 13,929,354 insurance, etc life of record of income- accruals™— Income deductions 10,833,873 : value surrender holders to taxes reserve operating Operating coupons.—V. No costi. (at — Advertising material, prepaid Costs made State 1946 1947 $19,488,916 $17/248,176 $15,363,268 1.1,072,059 9,717,336 8,639,233 ___ Wheeling. 261,000 receivable-. Inventories be expenses Utility Lynne L. White, executive Vice-President of this railroad and of Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry., will be named President of the Nickel Plate next week, according to reports in Cleveland on Jan. 18. John Oct. 30,*48 $4,554,970 — S. U. the first mortgage on 1949. New New (INCL. DOMESTIC SUBSIDIARY) ASSETS— Accounts 1949 1948 revenues •Retirement Other SHEET BALANCE CONSOLIDATED Cash will 31, certificates quent 400,000 follows: as 1, $1,031,824 1,000,000 Feb. that the bonds, deposit therefor, be quoted ex-abovementioned interest on Feb. 1, 1949i that they shall continue to be dealt in "flat," and the bonds to be a delivery in settlement of Exchange contracts made beginning Feb. 1, 1949, must carry the Aug. 1, 1949, and subse¬ Retroactive wage increases, $1,000,000, accel¬ erated amortization of war facilities, $178,794, and provision foi deferred Federal taxes, $377,943; total, $1,566,737, was deducted from $1 707,200 representing claims for refund of Federal income taxes arising from carry-back of unused excess profits credits and tax loss 1545-and from accelerated amortization of war facilities, JCash divi¬ dends received from English subsidiaries. "Arrived Jan. and ''150,463 .1:297,777 1!600',000 profit deposit The 881,360 3,904,399 $2,587,741 800,000 1,500,001 $3.23 taxes— inc. Net of on 4,241,240 4 187 741 — _ Total No. 458,099 income Misc. Fed. taxes— etc charges, Interest due 168, p. 2545. 12 Months Ended Oct. 31— Operating Operating Trust 5% gold bonds, series C, due 1956, and on the first mortgage 4'/2% gold bonds, series D, due 1956, of 2V2'/ and 2lA %, respectively, will be paid on that date at the office of J. P. Morgan & Co., Incorporated, 23 Wall Street, New York, N. Y. Payment on said bonds represented by certificates 1,094,359 485,314 352,272 10,2.96,979 interest above.—V. 1945. New Orleans, Texas & Mexico Ry.—interest Payments The 4,914,306 2,101,001 profit on sales- Gross K Foreign Affiliate Organized— Co. Oklahoma Natural Gas Co.—Earnings— Gross IIBIsbo S&S Oil directors. R. I., and Mr. Cousins is Vice-President and General of the Telephone company. •They fill vacancies caused by the death last November of Edward H. Rathbun of Providence, who was a director for over 20 years, and by worid conditions, not no^ in,sig year with satisfactory results. Oct. 30.'48 Fiscal Years Ended— Monday, January 24, 1949 Providence, STATEMENT INCOME COMPARATIVE CHRONICLE Manager reject. t^profhs but unless prediction .hi any upset in general should close the is an M. Mass., Vice-President safely count fiaj.an of livestock. As has been the case for ma"y ' production n ts hazardous Boston, continue at a high is favorable. Owing Operations to date in the current fiscal year and the outlook for the balance of the year the record-breaking 1948 corn crop, we can levfel, to Elliott annual ended Oct. 31,1948, said in part: President, in the company's report for the fiscal year FINANCIAL Two New Directors Elected— Co.—Operations Continue at High Morrell & (John) Level—G. M. Foster, & for Federal income income Dividends on 89,520 taxes $149,784 . preferred stock —— U $16,045 • ^ Volume 169 Number 4771 THE Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Period 1 6 Operating oper. $ 24,940,224 113,755 133,038 rev. Operating Net well 313,111,687 224,182,551 1,325,919 94?,053 Net after 24,807,186 20,46.1,003,247,856,137 19.1,619,685 2,450,102 31,978,671 13,622,728 income 2,700,707 charges——— 311,785,763 223,235,4 78 1,895,482 1,864,173 . 31,950,960 1,374,581 INCOME pool where -r-V. 168, Period End. Nov. 30— Operating revenues- 88,815,759 expenses 69,016,937' Taxes —_ —-I—3 ■ ■ for the -increase an Nevada) 76,087,530 342,980,782 278,636,941 63,875,496 273,165,348 255,191,622 6,838,451 34,930,193 income 9,947,304 5,373,583 34,835,241 399,998 2,120,485 755,362 10,438,909 Interest deductions 5,773,581 37,005,726 Preferred 1,817,710 10,708,371 its to Common 3,955.871 26,297,?55 12,323,5 J7 1,230,000 dividends > 1946. Jan. 169, icr p. .203. • • * 1,230,003 4,f 20,000 -This 4,986,903 1,811,925 15,884,423 $5,492,932 $0.98 $7.10 this of for the Plate Glass corporation 3u Id ng, being are Head- Pittsburgh, transferred Pa.,- two--products, structural corporation the formed was Pittsburgh glass Plate blocks in Glass and 1937 Co. by It the Corning ? .. Pa., $2,68 and Sedal Mo.—V. a, four owns 168, plants located on tric & • and Gas on at all Earnings share per com. "This jlncliides $338,000 ■•'Deficit, 1343.-—V. American Airways Pan The corporation outstanding the credit of banks, and on Dec. standing.—V. 168, p. 2545. to due carry¬ dated 31 there Oct. 2, 1946, $35,000,000 were of with notes . out¬ Allegany, Gas Chase, payable, Of t.ie equal yearly installments beginning Dec. 15, 1950. proceeds, $3,000,000 will be used to pay bank loans and the wdl.be added to working capital.—V. 169, p. 208. * ' that 18 it filed has the Procter & Gamble Co. will be served effec¬ more hew radio television balance motion and programs 168, p. 3-:-:' . Public of that Service four Corp. classes interest no for . and the Public of old last $1.40 six preference Service securities months stock common Electric mentioned 1948 Gas & will of Co. be will paid delivered on void unleSvS sur¬ become prior to July 1, 1953, in exchange for Public Service Electric Jersey Gas Co. securities.—V. 169, p. 113. South or revenues 1348—Month—1947 $2,363,950 1548—12 Mos.—1947- $2,366,021 2,596,069 ____ 1,379,914 $28,696,268 $27,015,721 18.434,780 16,541,415 145,833 133.2 :.7 1,738,867 74,000 187,358 1,816,548 1,8". 0,508 $554,043 $665,482 $6,708,075 $6,994,653 taxes on 1,584,145 & 3,197 5,965 3,913 13,015 184,115 199,252 2,340,846 2,346,626 8366,736 $460,265 $4,361,316 $4,634,712 687,500 687,500 amortization income preference dividends -Balance available for construction, "NOTE—In and June, paid___ stock common other 1948 dividends, corporate 1| $3,673,816 purposes; the company received the stock of North Coast final $3/947,212" installment on - the sale of the capital Transportation Co. to * Greyhound Corp. Dividends of $1,028,000 received from the North Coast. Transportation Co. during the 12 months ended Nov. 30, 1948 (1947—" $550,000) are nonrecurring and, together with the Federal income tax applicable "thereto, have been excluded to give a better comparison of-. Puget's operating performance.—V. 168, p. 2690. ■;, .. RCA. Communications, Inc.—Earnings— Period End. Nov. 30— Total oper. v 1948—Month—1947 V ? > 1948—11 Mos.—1947 revenues^- $970,052 $929,375 Total. oper.;? expenses—^ $11,211,430 986,430 998,011 10,670,461 -Net oper. revenues— Ctn. communication inc. j- i Public Service Co. af Indiana, Inc.—Bids for Bonds— ; stock income • The) -L.- pictures." 2546. holders interest-bearing certificates, debentures End. Nov. 30— Federal conducting the business of buying and 'and i§ capitalized at $1,009,000.—V. company notified 17 Depreciation Prior of tively" by the new company operating as a separate entity. The new company will continue to work directly with the, advertising agencies aud independent producers in producing 6% The Co. Net articles Div- or Puget Sound Power & Light Co.—Earnings— Subsidiary Formed— -and. motion \ picture needs of The company on Dec. 15 borrowed $5,000,000 from the National Bank of the City of New York on a 2%% note Jan. on & Gas Co.- -No Interest common Net ,'l;"...1 " four announced with - The announcement said: "The growth and complexity of our radio activities and plans for television make the formation of this subsid¬ iary advisable. It is believed that the radio, television a Pan American Petroleum & Transport Co.—Loans— in company about oper. revenues Other inc. deducts, (net) 50-50 incorporation w.th the Secretary of State of Ohio for a wholly-ownedh subsidiary company to be known as Procter & Gamble Productions, Inc. This subsidiary will take over radio, motion picture and tele-V: vision activities previously handled by employees : in its advertising department. ' * additional $5,000,000 of notes an agreement group refund tax 168, p. 2689. Corp.—Repays Bank Loans— in December repaid under of account on back of excess profits credit in and Operating expenses'J 269Q. p. Procter & Gamble Co.—New > that i that served of 11. p. perpetual dividends securities Interest Balance Co. or. exchanges. -Period • Port estimates electricity and scrip for South Jerstfy Gas Co. capital stock. Operating Works' a . with 40,000, Old Securities— Jan. on from .' insulation. Glass cap.tahzed was , now glass Company served after interest of No during the next;, cellular Mexico. about or dividends July I, 1948, will be paid on those s°cufities; dividends will be paid on .scrip for Public Service Elec¬ period Interest days, according to Julian P. Staples, General Manager. will be located at 3C7 Fourth Avenue, P.ttsburgh. larger quarters w 11 enable the firm to better serve buyers of Pittsburgh Corning ''$1,440,435 $1.89 New company Jersey 8% preferred stock rendered offices , 8,850,002 $913,9.46 Corp.—Establishes ten basis. 4,920,000 $1,280,415 Corning New territory gas 169, on New of '• v the was 36,000.—V. idends Payable i ... Co.—Weekly Output—j companies served bv this corpora-„ 1940, totaled 238,530,000 kwh., as the correqioh^ing week last year, ;■ 15, about of served 9 . new, offices ,The 5,803,864 7,437,318 dividends operating that Public Service Electric r Grande in of • home .The 18,136,4:i 2,941,591 income the ended 3.8(3.—V. Pittsburgh week and' Net oil southwestern . & The 17,381,059 4yl,G05 income Muta quarters— 136,064,250 These Total of Pittsburgh (net)—— income the of Venezuelan water on $ 9,851,518 operating of week with 253,6-19,000 kwh, compared the Net Other first " oiitiiiit 'Electric 8,483,035 $ $ Operating miles west its • in total population 140,000, 1948—12 Mos.—1947 1948—3 Mos.—1947 $ discovered Deming .the of ACCOUNT of approximately 70 company 2229. p. ' (Including Subsidiary, Bell Telephone Co, the is Pioneer Service & Engineering 11,993,035 24,597,586 strike new (381) and its on t.'on CONSOLIDATED are 130;0C0 .acre concession at Anzoategui,. Venezuela.' " ' L K. S. Adams, President of Phillips Petroleum Co., said the new discovery is near the Toco, Santa Anar San Joaquin and Roble fields. 23,565,159 2,824,725 taxes operating CHRONICLE „ • $ 29,090,591 __ FINANCIAL exercisable within ten years. On Dec. 31 Caere were options outstanding to purchase 177,889 shares. • Phillips Oil Co., another subsidiary, has completed a new discovery The Operating revenues Operating expenses, & • "1948—11 Mos.—1947 ■ <* 29,204,346 revenues Uncollectible options Co.—Earnings- ' 1948—Month—-1947 End. Nov. 30— COMMERCIAL $3,622 "$68,636 $540,939 2,466 40,743 " $10,552,71910,696,414. ' The Patchogue (N. Y.) Electric Light Co.—Financing— " The has been company company is inviting bids for the purchase from it of $12,000,000 mortgage bonds, series H, due Jan. 1, 1979. Such bids will be by the company at the office of Messrs. Sidley, Austin, Burgess & Harper. Room 2000, 11 South La Salle St., Chicago 3, 111., first » authorized l#y the New York P. S. Commis¬ sion to issue $650,000 3*/2.%"' 30-year lirst mortgage bonds. Proceeds' ' will be used to repay outstanding loans and for plant additions.. The Commission also approved the company's request for permission to up 11 a.m. (C3T) the stated value of its capital stock to $600,000 by transfer earned surplus. The company plans to exchange its present- from preferred 2,000 of $20 new and snares par 11,000 stock.—-V. common shares common 167, p. 2136, for 30,000 shares, • Jan. on Weld & Co.; and Stroud & Co., Inc. The certificates were, priced to yield from .1.25% to 2.70%, according to matur-, ity and are being issued under the Philadelphia plan.? The offering was made subject to approval of the Inter¬ Commerce state issue was The Period End. Nov. 30— Operating cost 2.5377. of Other Jan. bids 18 on received bid of the certificates a for £9>8C2, revenues; c_-__ 2Vis as Stuart & Co, Inc., 99.7086; The First Boston Corp.- 99.60; Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc. and Lehman Brothers (jointly), 99.5226. The Nov. certificates 1, 1949 To Take dated are 1963. to Nov. 1, 1948, and ' / ' mature -W.-;- Gross Int. at to —V. principal amounting amount interest plus bond two of issues that road to > the It principal The , 4's of that reported and RR, refinancing be could to- guarantee were the obtained bonds if. only botn to as include involved there the Long Island unified 4's of 1899; outstanding and the road's refunding $377,000 are 1903, of which there are $39,359,000 outstanding?—V. 169, p. 113. . Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co.—Secondary Offering— Union Securities Corp. on Jan. 20 made a secondary of¬ fering of 24,306 shares of $100 per share. stock common 2546. p. Bottling Co. of Los Angeles General Pepsi-Cola Pepsi-Cola drinks Corp.,' and James P. McGregor, President of Bireley's orange, grapefruit grape, and berry plants at will Los -Angeles, Long Beach and Glendale, Calif.. consolidated, with trucks carrying both Bireley's be throughout Pepsi-Cola $7,272,928 $3,968,122 at par Jan. 2,210,310 2,227,077 and dividend. I*, 1959. of $5,262,149 $6,757,812 the territory." $5,700,026 The.shares are Privately—The and interest/to company Dec. on insurance ^an ' . to..Jan. 1, 1959, plus .in each ease an amount th tire date fixed for redemption.- -• - equal to . . ,•-Transfer.Ageiib .Ne.W -York — - Trust Go.,. New Registrar, Irving' York. the the company's will be added construction to the of be mortgage bonds. through bank An loan the of sale <n'der- the plan announced local plane, Bireley's has completed its previ¬ retiring. from localized bottling activities in" attention to the manufacture and saler/df- of devotefull tp Concentrate on national a basis.—V. 163, 3143. p. Tr V: . j in 1947, .has" ). Philadelphia Electric Co.—rWeekly Output^ ' The electric output of this company and its subsidiaries for the week ended Jan. -15, 1949 amounted to 154,851,000 kwh., an increase of. 3,212,000 kwh., or 2.1'/e over the corresponding period last year. —V. 169, p. 208. . types . as may in part temporary bank loans" of sa e of the company's1 $3,000,000 was obtained uuring additional borrowings from be desirable .CAPITALIZATION, . The with company on Dec. 1 borrowed $9,800,000 First National Bank of Chicago, the The loan for due $2,400,000 beginning June. 1, in four half-yearly 1949, to Dec. for .$7,400,000 loan is divided into two parts, 1, viz: installments 1950, inclusive; an to 1977-^^ —^1 A of 2% "A" 1978.. series 1977 each- to ' MB"- is due in six half-yearly installments, the first: five for $600,000 each maturing on June 1 and Dec. l in each ye<»r-( beginning June 1, 1951,'to June 1, 1953, inclusive, with a final instal-' ment of $4,400,000 payable on Dec. 1, 1953. c : ' . ■ - - . Interest on.the thereafter Federal The debt at ,a Reserve aggregating proceeds Bank The 4,500 uals by the company common "under at loan rate of- 1Vzrto New the the York or plus of 2% the % to Dec. 1, rediscount of 1%, but 1949, rate in. of no andthe event"1 3%. Oil Co. and will be used Wasatch Oil The in & part, to repay the bank Refining Co.j two of the remainder of parent for general corporate purposes. alsq" revealed that in December options key a shgi.e were executive employees' at $56 due payable 1, to Net (2V2%) ^Unlimited-, as-to- Net property, earnings ; securing-such of-the-preferred granted stock to the 168, The lor company 72,855 will share. per Proceeds The will in the capital stock of Stonewall manufacture electric' distribution and Electric facilities purchase. individ-. plan.. Theroj sale .of Co. whose operated located; in rural areas adjacent quevque1 syst-ehi. — --1 - to ice. It Net used expenses.—V. safes Total - The Mexico territory served includes a. by aid-connected the consist the with euth'e, solely company- .area in $8,753 8,000 - '• 30 $548,379 $390,981 ' .3.000 - . 2.9,000 163,000 $15,715 $5,753 $329,379 $227,931", 12 Pittsburgh, Pa.—Files filed will letter a stock be of (par notification $1) to be With SEC the' with offered SEC at $3 sold through directors and officers. purchase machinery and equipment and oper¬ to 165, 2675. p. . . FOR ; north central' New and Co.—/Earnings— THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30, • $17,435,694 — 2 or-, income ZI™" ; taxes.; 74-, ' i — '262 1 129 163' Net profit GapitaL shares outstanding— Earnings per share— 167. p. _ End. Sept. 30— Co. (& profit 1948—9 Mos—1947 $10,236,486 $29,687,837 "94,014 +62.688 7270.615 482.910 483,310 482 910 —____ $27 052 83°-' ■ Common shares Earnings per <■ After charges, of ments outstdg. com. share taxes $0.14 and Nil 209*298 • -+83 $0.40 charge due to excess of inventories. tLoss.—V. "last-in, first-out" -'i Subs.)—Earnings 1948—3 Mos.—1947 $11,709,998 — "<Net $2.92 . 2793. Reliance Manufacturing; Period Sales,. $1,842,318 630,000 ; _ -£-V. — 1948 ... income Federal Six Months Ended Sept. 30— -7— after charges 168, 31q' $0.27 cost of p. replace¬ 351. 19.48 Federal - a -Las Vegas, 6 525 757" share 13 of by series ' " . a "good year" in 1949 for this R. corporation company'-s distributor-dealer organization petitive buyer's market, he said. "An advertising 1949," was D. Hilty, General Sales Manager, on his return distributor-dealer meetings in the Southwest. of The in 28c'513. 4 $107 ; . Reo Motors," Inc.—^Outlook Good— Forecast • $71,714,458' 5,1)35,053 4,502,586 taxes outstanding common 1947 $71,763,495 and 168, pp. 2437, 748. Jan. is outstanding program he will keynote an aggressive geared for made- from ; a c0m7 merchandising Reo declared. sales ami" campaign y s ' Looking hack ened its line company's Pi'ice the past year, Mr. Hilty said that Reo has broad¬ provide the most complete range of trucks in tho over to 45-year history. increases for Reo models, the -entire he truck industry during 1948. "Many „manufacturing improvements the Aibu-- .. larg:e embracing tbe_cities, of Albuquerque, .Santa-Fe - Other deduction's 15,000 shs," 524,903 shs, owns lease 3,160 104 ■ additional properties under '$387,851 common Reed Roller Bit per : r miner extent $546,624 1,859 Jan. of stock be —V. . COMPANY—Company was organized in New Mexico May 9, 1917. Company is engaged principally in the generation, purchase, distribu¬ tion and -sale of-electricity and the purchase, distribution and sale of natural gas, and in rendering water service. .It is also engaged to a of 7,596 $8,753 2546. p. on shares 2,000,000' - issu.es by provisions of the mortgage'/ 93,750 shares reserved for conversion; and to certain option loan 353,129 $427,540 39,639 55 surplus-_ "Deficit—V. shares 15,000 shs. stock. 526,584 $591,278 44,654 transferred Common '•+1,000,000 shs.' bonds.,rt.Including 5,358 6,251 Ramie Products Corp., . - other- restrictive and inc/ earned Earnings- to 987 691 $23,770 net" inc. SalfeSprofit Net 30,000 slis. as $74,411 , $16,349 $23)715 from 2,000,000 $3,000,000 authorization, but .limited $64,694 : Remington Rand, Inc.—Earnings— due par)____^______ '• 37,225 " $30,021 (charges) 1,000,000 ' bank ($100 j.$6,732,000 . $10,991 $1,082 102 " Outstanding . - j 1951_„J___^ "$7,204 $1,1.97,295 1,132 601 , income Deducts, FINANCING Ij 5y4% cum. pfd. stock— Common stock ($7 par -v PRESENT * 1948—11 MoS —194'? $105,186 94,195 103,420 ' revenues-^, . owned subsidiaries. shares the is rate of than of Wasatch of used loan greater more company's wholly be "B" April due Cum, pfd.-stock loan $600,000 2-% a agreement, filed TO Authorized series series due 3%% reports .time, $101,216 expenses,.,- $111,669" America-—Earnings— 1948—Month—1947 revenues-.- oper. $232,850 ' of EFFECT 2% % Notes under according With the SEC. at the company's reserves andadditional securities of such or from bank loans. ;/ sale GIVING 33/ar/c Phillips Petroleum Co.—Borrows from Bank— * the First mortgage bonds: - $21,448 —— a,pprox-' the and $12,386 168, p.. 2546. EARNINGS program maturing on April 1, 1951; On.. Dec. 15, 1948, the company sold to an insurance company fen addi¬ tional $2,000,000 first mortgage bonds, .$1,000,000. of ..the proceeds -of which will be applied to the prepayment of a portion of such bank Lans. The balance of such proceeds of sale of the bonds, together with the proceeds realized from the sale of the preferred stock now, being offered and; other general funds of the company- are expected) to be-sufficient to complete the company's construction program ior; the year 1949.^- Funds for additional construction .for. years, subsequent to 1949 will be financed in part from earnings, 1.90,996 surplust- Extraord. inc. • this.; program .were obtained from have been refunded out of the proceeds Which 231,849 . ' Vo construction approximately $2,877,000 for first 69,496 132,343 general, funds• $3,400,000 in 1948 and is esiinaated to require approximately'. $3,100,600 of expenditures during 1949. During 1947, $2,000,000 of the funds $302,665 Net ordinary income. Extraordinary inc. (Cr) used-to provide program. PROGRAM-^Compfuiy's' expenditure $464,699 Gross ating proceeds oper. to - York. the-company and, together witl) other funds, will for $90,944 14,400 Z inc. ordinary inq.Z./;; Deducts, from ferd. inc. - CONSTRUCTION $26,786 12,219.- commuirication . acefqedr- The .preferred, stock* will be convertible, oh the basis of par value, any. time prior to -Jan. 1, 1959 (unless Galled for previous .redemP-tion. in which event the conversion right will expire on the 10th day. prior tp„ the date fixed, for redemption),, at-the option of -tae. holders,; into common stock' ($7 par ) or the company at the conversion priceof $16; per .share.,'. ■ ,■ : " ■: ■ "* '• 1 net 176,025 151,715 3! 7,094 16,648 ' transferred Total: oper, ■ PURPOSE—The 132,039 $37,914 j at of 237,810 $440,389 52,183 Radiomarine Corp. of , New 18,717 *$103,585 214,157 Period End'. Nov/ 30— „ With ously inc." Total 15;. company. preferred-stdck shall, in prefer fence to* any stock ranking junior be entitled to dividends at the rate of 5 % 'a per1 annum, p&yubie quarterly in Jan., April, July' and Oct. 1. Company shall .have the right at any. time or from time to time to redeem all or any part. Qf. -thp preferred stock ..upon not less. than- 30 days' prior written notice by paying $103 per share if redeemed prjar to .Jan. 1, 1954. $102 per share" if redeemed oh or .subsequent to Jan. 1, 1)54 butprior to Jan. 1, 1S59, and $101 per share if redeemed oil or sub.e— Co., 30,927 Ordinary- income—non- The Trust $170,003 (Cri net earned Net thereto, quont $678,199 ?$13,178 ^ r from ■'Deficit.—V. . , par *$87,848 inc. income income Net par) convertible prior to ■ Bonds 331,634 $17,749 • *$211,631 $7,936,103 ,2,010,779 $8,114,972 - 1948 Co. bottle will in .its Distribution and Foods Bottling .588,277 ;■ 2,008,181 imately announced Division, the for • 96,517 (charges) l Net — required by this company of the Los Angeles County (Calif.)' Bireley's bottled beverages; effective this: month,, has, by Darren Ingalls, General Manager of the Bireley's: Acquisition franchise been ord. ordinary inc. . Acquires — Bireley's Franchise— V 477,819 Public Service Co. of New Mexico Preferred Stock. Offeredrr-Allen & Co., New York, on Jan. 18 offered'15,C00 shares 5%% cumulative preferred stock ($100 funds Pepsi-Cola from inc.-_ Extraordinary f> (par $100), at Dealers discount, $1.75.—V. 168, Net - $8,123,154 ; deductions income dividends interest. issues which of is Pennsylvania 578,540. $531,682 $7,350,826 $2,000^0.00 first mortgage bonds, 3%-% series due 1977. $40,036,000 which will mature ,on March 1, next. It is understood that the Long Island, the capital stock- of which is owned by the Pennsylvania, has made every possible effort, a) refinance .these maturing obligations, but so .far has met with nov success. $3,490,303 169, p. 208. Sale 13 that, if the Long Island RR. refunding operations, it will buy from hold.rv out carry income- - 1948, sold at announced' Jan. company unable $8,694,338 454,966 other Net ■, - The , is ordinary Deducts, to ■ Up Long Island RR. Bonds— Gross MOS.—1947"' Deducts, each $531,000 '3V ■ income *$66,170 Br21,678 „„—• Extraord.- inc. were.; Halsey, - 1948—12 *$143,695" Dr67,-936 ' 6,406 income—non¬ ' $33,481,292; $28,178,417 $36,399,315 $30,666,714" 19,874,534 15,997,345 21,507,106 17,453,833 2,973,571 2,786,685 3,223,966 3,031,035: 2,965,000 2.700,000 3,175,000 : 2,831,000 "• $7,668,187 Other interest, net a INCOME .ACCOUNT 1948—11 Mos.—1947 Oper. exp. & gen'l taxes P'rov. for depreciation^-'. Commission. awarded Ordinary - $11,343 V ; , - communication Federal income taxes..;. : Pennsylvania EE.—Equipment Trusts Offered—Offer¬ ing of a new issue of $7,965,000 %}k%. equipment trust,Series V (final instalment) was made Jan. 19 by a bank¬ ing group headed by Salomon- Bros. & TJutzler and in-, eluding Drexel & Co.; Union Securities Corp.; White; 21. COMPARATIVE increase to 7-721. leceived be reflected ucts," senting said, are represent now the smallest being made which in will in increased plant efficiency and even better Reo prod¬ said, "Installation of additional modern machinery repre¬ major investments, is now going on."—V. 168 p 2690 he 10 Sales • 1 ___ profit Operating Federal Net ^ i'efund__i_„J—_J—M tax Income taxes profit Earnings : 4—a shares Capital _ —___ per outstanding share. 169, °Loss.—V. __ •$943,852 986,406 Nil Inc.—Registers With SEC— directly A of v admin; ' • *. • 1946 96,036 240,891 its at Bristol constructed not engaged $4,493,666 the Gross Other 165,530 19,652 $3,473,679 $4,685,171 (net) income plant. order In in. the forming Dividends meet the to Plexiglas. of Plexiglas and associated of •Fed. the for 1,212,000 pear 1,660,000 Earnings common per share— $2,824,773 500,000 Life —V. to to of 800,000 8,942,439 1,428,954 8,816,013 10,546,670 number 8,470,794 1,220,023 8,425,611 889,787 2,232,978 2,156,832 713,034 1,860,608 $23,411,915 $24,122,271 $23,712,045 receivable mdse. at lower of cost Inventory of or market tLand, buildings, and equipment 8,591,421 bank 31, the the of the types of LIABILITIES— Accounts payable, trade Accrued salaries and commissions. Div. on com. stock payable in Jan. Peabody & & Due taxes 1st 7% ' $100 "•}% to __; — - 3,000,000 1,770,500 2,093,233 'Rofim & Haas the when 197,697 common • awarded. i were The Phialdelphia in 1909. in shares were awarded on a preferred on a bid of $98.59 per also received at the sale. Bidding for common the were also t bid of $38.5431 per share share. Several other bids each stock offering alone, Lehman Brothers and Glore, Forgan & Co. tendered prices of $88 a share for .the, preferred and. $37.05 a share for the common. ;vV'' '' — *'••• Kidder, Peabody & Co. and Drexel & Co., bidding for the preferred stock alone, tendered a price of $94.17 a share. Stroud & Co., Inc., In submitting a lone bid for the preferred stock, bid $94,539 a share, v" Basket bids were also entered at the sale. These offers, which were less satisfactory than the single proposals of the A. G. Becker & Co. group and the Kidder, Peabody & Co. group included: Kuhn, Loeb & Co., $94 for the preferred and $37.05 for the common; A. G. Becker & Co., $100.09 for the preferred and $37.63 for the Kuhn, Loeb & Co., m * still General Attorney holds 5,410 shares of the company's preferred stock and 67,627 shares of common stock. Rohm & Haas has agreed that if this additional stock is not publicly offered for Bale within about six months, the extra shares will be deregistered. > AND COMPANY BUSINESS—Company incorporated in Delaware to take over the business established in Philadelphia Haas and Dr. Otto Rohm for the production of an enzyme bate psed in the preparation, of hides in tanning leather.' During the first World War, the company commenced the manu¬ facture of chemicals used in the textile industry. Subsequently, the company widened the range of its products by developing other chemicals, including organic insecticides, fungicides and acrylic .April 4n 1917, 23, 1909 Otto by the 1920 stock of operated as acquired the assets and Lennig acquired approximately 98% of the capital Lennig & Co., Inc., which ,was ^engaged in the' line of heavy chemicals. Thereafter Lennig was company Charles of Manufacture the Harden— & Co Co Schmidt, Walter 3,500 & of Parrish 4,100 Suplee, Yeatman & Co., Inc. Thayer, Baker & Co Brown Co., Parker & Red- 2,500 Co.— 2,500 2,500 Cooley Deetjen & of names several agreed to Morris & & Co Co._> PREFERRED purchasers be Becker & Co. Securities Inc.—2,018.80 Corp.—2,016 Ladenburg, Thalmanp Allen & & 165 Blair & Blair Richard Clarke W. Cruttenden Francis & I. duPont First Co Co. Inc. Evans & 165 William 165 Starkweather & 165 Stein Bros. Boyce Brothers & Co Illinois The (Inc.)— Co & 167, Co '2547.' p. Stern Straus 400 & R. Co._ Staats & Common, 245 ' 17 Jan. in notice a for certificates a integral part of the company. In 1945 the company remaining stock of Lennig, and as of Dec. 31 1947, an and was business of dissolved. the company' 1926, Otto Haas and certain associates Lennig In were transferred to Bank National Chase holders to "New of York the of "New received have "We Commission an to opinion the shares" York of effect the our agent in Amsterdam, Holland, "We issue the definitive certificates- for the —V. certificates for ordinary shares which bear any "This notice of such merely to give you the foregoing information con¬ cerning our inability to accept for deposit certificates representing the additional issue of ordinary shares or provisional receipts, and our ability to continue to accept for deposit certificates representing the ordinary shares. The limitations on accepting shares offered in old shares' missible —V. limits and we to carry 167, p. 2582. assure you that your we retention of your 'New will endeavor out the terms of the agreement ' as within per¬ heretofore," . , >i;i. Share— Imperial Oil, Ltd., above.—V. 167, p. 551^ leave will considerable a amount of meeting what is required for the purposes have immediate no plans for the un¬ of the issue ox this but consider it advisable that it should be available p. A. Pfaff, President of American Wheelabrator Michawuka, Ind., has recently been elected to " 168. ;* , - p. 2691. , & Equipment the board of ; • 2438. Co., Inc., New York, are offering 299,000 stock (par $10£) at $1 per share. These offered as a speculation. common are York. STOCK counts ■" PURCHASE WARRANTS—In '■■••.,•...• addition and commissions, company has agreed to underwriting to sell Willis dis¬ E. Burnside underwriter, for one cent, one stock purchase warrant of every 17 shares of common stock sold by or through the offices of underwriter over and above 50,000 shares, but in no event shall such & Co., stock Inc., purchase warrants exceed 15,000. Each stock purchase warrant entitle the registered owner thereof to purchase, during a threeperiod commencing 13 months from the date of this public offer¬ ing, one share of common stock of the corporation at the purchase price shall year s per share. HISTORY AND BUSINESS—Incorporated in New York July 27 company / capital requirements which may arise.—V. 168, proposes conditioned trailers See the which Registrar and transfer agent, Schroder Trust Co., 46 William Street, of $1 Royalite Oil Co., Ltd.—Stockholders Offered $23.25 per of after directors securities . is November, 1947, for deposit do not afiect increase The shares of New ' stock make E. Burnside & additional ordinary shares, which will be delivered in due course for exchange for the provisional receipts for the share of the 1947 .issue, now outstanding, will be numbered from 604349 I to 906523, inclusive. numbers will not be acceptable for deposit under the agreement. Shell existing of available. Arrangements have Anglo-Saxon and Shell to secure to Silver Diner Corp., New York—Stock Offered—Willis of Accordingly, shareholders of Mr. Pfaff also holds directorates in The Electromode Corp., Roch¬ ester, N. Y., and the St. Joseph Bank & Trust Co. of South Benc't, Ind. ' that It is expected that sufficient transfer agreed directors. shares offered in November, 1947. We can, however, accept for deposit certificates representing the old ordinary advised is to the Signode Steel Strapping Co.-—New Director— of counsel for the SEC, Bank as depositary, -'iy are the to has capital Otto the continue to The offer Ltd.. V. one require the issue of about 5,250,000 Shell estimated, is Co. Corp., accept for deposit under the provisions of the agreement any of above-mentioned ordinary shares or provisional receipts which represent it for any, future our nor for accept additional capital, under "As the result of the above-mentioned opinion capitalization of the million new ordinary shares in C. O. shares will addition The wou.ld be unlawful for us to issue 'New York shares' against' the deposit of ordinary shares or (provisional receipts therefor which additional issue of ordinary shares of Royal Dutch Co. offered to .its shareholders in November, 1947. neither O. offer. represent the will 10 offer and so enable the Royal Dutch/Shell its existing holdings the whole of the capital of C., thus making V. O. C. a 100% Group company. To do this issued for the Securities and the Securities Act it counsel the of 1947." cf interim shares, out¬ ar.d 1918, said: 10, that ; depository, on representing ordinary shares" standing under agreement'dated Sept. Exchange York, City of New creation the to obtain with Dutch Royal Dutch Co.—Limitation on Stock Deposits— The by shares Royal been made between Royal Dutch, that, although only Shell shares are to be issued, the utlimate burden of the acquisition of V. O. <?. shares will be divided equitably between Shell and Royal Dutch having regard to their relative interests in the Group, that is, 40%. Shell and 60% Royal Dutch. ; ' "So far as can be foreseen, the directors expect that it will be possible to maintain the same rate of dividend on the ordinary shares and stock of the company, including any new stock which may be issued pursuant to the offer, as has been paid for the years 1946 and in 245 • Ltd.—Stock Increased increased 18 Venezuelan Oil Concessions, in The the V. C. O. will, 165 . Watling; Lerchen & Co . V. & Dann Co. may stock, each. £ 1 Shell two Group 80 245 400 Blosser & V; 245 Co Co.——__ million £63 to Jan. on the,.capital of V. O. C. 165 & Scribner— Deane Vietor, 245 Co Johnston, Lemon & —V. 165 330 500 Corp.—_ Hall & Co. M. to issue additional preferred necessitate the sale of additional this year.—V. 169, p. 209. plans present no exchange for Shell shares at the rate O. C. share. It is being made to all shareholders of V. O. C. except The Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co., Ltd. itself and one of its subsidiaries, which already hold about 73% of acquire of 80 Singer, has it that shareholders 390 I. 495 Cleveland Corp. Hutton E. Simon 400 on Gotiber,'Chairman on Dec. 31, said in part: capital is required for the purpose of an offer which has made by The Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co., Ltd., one of the main holding and operating companies of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group, to 245 245 Co Corp.— & Michigan of Harris, W. Prescott, Hawley, Shepard & Co., Inc. . Reinholdt & Gardner & vote "New 245 Riter will Fi 165 Co 80 165 (Inc.)— Co. 27 Jan. on been 390 Co Cook & Piper, Jaffray & Hodwood— 80 165 Farwell, Chapman & Co The First Milwaukee meeting to capital requirements including preferred of shares 330 Co.—-i-J—Jx & Newhard, 80 & Securities Clement A. McDonald The Co Equitable ; annual or stockholders company 330 80 165 Corp.— Co & *Co._ Cunningham & ' Co.—May Sell Additional Securities the at Shell Transport & Trading Co., 165 330 Co Collins Dixon 245 Co & and the production on full reach the The I65 Laird, Bissell & MeedsriU-*. Mason-Hagan, Inc-:__LiaU::*- * 165 Inc Co., William Boettcher Julien 475 Co & Co Co.__j_i.;_ & replace their present equipment will the Co., Inc.—— Kidder M. A. able to Scott 164, p. 3420. sale and statement are Jones D. Kalman .& Co. 2,016 Co.— Barth J. Edward player. in : all preferred shares then outstanding and on any shares having preference or priority over or ranking on a parity preferred stock. The proposed amendment will permit the company to issue more authorized and unissued preferred shares than tlie existing formula allows. The company noted in a proxy with securities, stock and respectively " certificate of incorporation to permit the conversion convertible preferred stock 011 or before the date fixed by the directorsto allow the inclusion of of although them by sets will be record hole diameter brass collar which slips a ; stock of STOCK preferred of purchased by of price 1,500 1,500 1,000 Co Dulles & record of preferred stock in computing net worth of the permit expenditures for the purchase, acquisition, other retirement of preferred stock while shares of preferred stock are outstanding. Presently the company's charter provides that before the issuance of additional preferred shares the net worth shall be in excess of 150% of the involuntary liquidating 2,400 Co The new machine is inch the company, 2,400 Co Co.J & RCA Victor new one-half outstanding redemption follows: G. the shares of OF & Poole & Elkins, Wurts, Granbery, Marache & Co._ Co & Stokes and one spindle. month.—V. conversion 2,400 Calif the for .stockholders proceeds 2.400 2,400 Yarnall Co C. 4,100 4,100 Co. con¬ is the new one the of 2,400 Weeks Northwest York plastics. In Irving Lundborg & Co Co shares. common. The 5,000 & & for one records made is of amending 2,400 2,400 2,400 2,400 Union award the Attorney General held 265,324 common preferred shares vested by the Alien Property Custodian in 1942 under the Trading with the Enemy Act. All stock theretofore rhad been closely held by family interests, since the founding of the fend & A. 21,226 ^business Anderson— Skaggs Ellis & Richards arms, apd the other for the two speeds in use for longsingle arm can handle the two slow speeds because of Scott the in The 2,400 Kay, pickup two instrument, features A Seaboard Finance 2,400 2,400 Co & capable of handling all new speeds as well speed was demonstrated by this corpora¬ This Year— 2.400 the to Prior and Dain 15,601 conventional normal Owners with 2,400 Co Co Green, The the group shares M. carried 24% more passengers to and during 1948 than in 1947, it was' an¬ Gyllensward, General Traffic Manager. passengers compared to 12,555 in 1947. both on the unit 2,400 2,400 Davis, number competitive sale Jan. 17 by the Attorney General of States through the Office of Alien Property. On Jan. 20 A. G. Becker & Co., Inc., Union Securities Corp. and Ladenburg, Thalman & Co. jointly headed an investment banking group which offered publicly 15,815 shares of 4% cumulative preferred stock, series A, ($100 par), of the company. The stock was priced at par plus accumulated dividends. The shares were awarded to the group at competitive sale Jan. 17 by the Attorney General of the United States through the Office Property, C. J. been 18. pressure center over 2,500 5,000 as Peabody the are Co & & & has System widely in Scott's radio-phonograph combination. gear driven and governor controlied. the Securities Corp.— Collings & Co., Inc._ C. PURCHASERS .a Alien and stock Buckley 5,800 Inc Clark W. Boenning 6,500 Inc. the United of Inc path & Co. jointly headed an investment banking group which offered publicly Jan. 19, 197,697 shares ($20 par) common stock of this company at a price of $41.25 per share. The shares, representing about 25% rat loan respectively them Walker H. Promoted 1946, operations since Laboratories, Inc.—New Record Player— records Provision common by of Conventional (b) apply the 5,800 Auchincloss and outstanding, were awarded to under E. ' Co Harold & Co. and Drexel of the common of of types are the same size and shape, and the same required. are played at 78 revolutions per minute. The first long-playing record, recently introduced by Columbia Records, plays at a speed of 33 V3 r.p.m. RCA Victor the week before last an¬ nounced their new record which is to play at a speed of 45 r.p.m. Mer¬ cury Records has also told of plans for a new 33Vh r.p.m. record. Scott's development to end the problem is an adaptation of the Thorens automatic' record changer, made in Switzerland and used grooves excess Baker, Watts & Co Biddle, Whelen & Co 15,000 Pacific in 1948, 244,168, p. 1588. Co.—Stocks Offered—Kidder, G. Co., Pacific ' 35,626 $315,466 Europe phonograph precision needle over not 5,800 Emanuel, $23,411,915 $24,122,271 $23,712,045 SRepresented by 239,952Vt shares shares in 1947 and 245,717Va shares in 1946—V. 442»/4 & Nolan Baker, 3,964,629 6,059,812 3,931,322 7,263,601 contingencies. "other does Putnam 122,074 145,957 35,626 $300,698 Harold by flew Jan. on The one W. Pressprich & Co.„_ W. H. Newbold's Son & Co. 2,500,000 1,773,100 2,098,233 107,023 118,320 Co., $150,000 of reserve company restriction purchased and 14 playing records. the any the (2) or the of permitted purchasers be R. for discounts and doubtful accounts. tAfter reserve for depreciation of $2,003,110 in 1948, $1,902,836 in 1947 and .$1,822,616 in 1946. fOn account of unusual market conditions «After $1,500,000 This first ventional or from at 20,000 Folger, 2.724,329 350,000 109,814 3,790,713 8,533,126 surplus Total (1) agreement, year one outstanding 29,098 & Beane & 35,627 114. p. records as tion credit the loans surplus Co.—29,099.13 Ripley Estabrook 134,127 1,755,700 2,037,733 share) —-—stock (par $100)— stock without par value. pfd. ^Common Earned 1 1,930,778 244,442 1,900,804 112,604 118,038 17,661 per 2nd and Lynch, Pierce, Fen- Stroud $1,770,855 2,093,242 $1,515,617 3,000,000 companies appropriated for conting. preferred stock (par value subsidiary to ISurplus under such Airlines York Jan. Scott Radio things, indebtedness several Co Harriman 71,625 of officers & others and other liabilities Deposit accts. Accrued alter. & repairs— bldg. for Reserve taxes income Estimated $738,397 1,762,370 239,952 1,346,600 224,914 $351,092 Vice-President.- 169. follows: & 102,388 $336,324 $345,640 stock com. Executive New The 1948, 1, for Vice-President company Outstanding each. Note is issued with Penn Mutual limits other bor¬ $400,000 greater of agreed Drexel ner 6,326 $576,006 100,024 Rcdpath, The 61,539.19 shs. July outstanding. secured the shares Kidder, - , H. nounced $6,000,000 maturing within of capital note of of names Merrill $438,712 $569,680 / , Shows 24% Passenger Increase for 1948— 769,229.05 shs. other' loans and 1951 Inc. Total $481,290 deductions.. available Scandinavian from PURCHASERS OF COMMON STOCK as advances and Investments certain The 9,301 preferred stock. on appointed agreement. to $429,411 4,362 1948 1,000,000 shs. of dated among aggregate exceed of (at cost and accounts •Customers' Dec. The 33Vh% balance 1946 $2,000,312 - Govt, securities accrued interest) S. which, unsecured not may (a) the $476,928 2 168, p. 2691. Peter 150,000 shs. ______ instalments agreement Co., after thereof. SHEET, NOV. 30 1948 1947 $1,745,681 $2,405,074 ASSETS— Cash loan a incurred tune 78,268 103,907 Scandinavian Airlines System, Inc.—Official products. 65,000 shs. $20) annual Insurance date 179,900 111,446 —__—- Balance February; 1946, In $6,000,000 — (par in rowings —.—■ 735,389 $9.98 $8.31 t pursuant 124,117 146,876 617,743 $10.39 124,117 146,876 123,541 144,741 723,872 COMPARATIVE BALANCE Li U. •Payable 2,450,000 $2,710,171 Appropriation lor contingencies.— Divs. on first preferred stock Divs. on second preferred stock— Dividends on common stock stock 362,691 $2,261,679 taxes (est.) state income & Profit $100) Common $5,637,464 315,000 and repairs— alter, for bldg. Prov. 472,069 demand war Authorized t promissory note dated July 1, due July 1, 1963 Preferred stock (par $100) '4% cumulative pfd. stock series A (par profit Total $1,223,924 $381,266 a 1948, 20,740 35,602 166,320 25,185 sub.. companies from received Divs. 1946 : 120,325 income before 1947 669,529 197,142 Deductions *3% profit Operating stock. the of $1,354,222 533,466 $1,463,924 ___ profit Balance Government.' CAPITALIZATION AS OF SEPT. 30, $5,581,122 •. ' deposit the 1948 30— depreciation Non-operating purchased thq knoxville plant from, the government for $1,100,000 and has continued to utilize its facilities production 88,634 218,848 $3,288,497 taxes 125,761 261,065 for Nov. income on for —V. mach'y income than of the' company 52,774,690 51,654,763 taxes Provision of the company is Plexiglas, a clear plastic sheet produced in large quantities during the war for the military aircraft. Plexiglas was first manufactured by company has Ended 60% United States the to solicit Will allocations and the company of such production went or of excess who product approximately 52,498,788 priorities in Months Federal are 1 » registration statement with the SEC a Operating revenues Operating exp. and general taxes- first company war $58,663,294 $56,174,111 $56,485,356 exps. other 30 1947 1948 returns & allow. sell., gen., and Depreciation of buildings, and equipment Taxes, YEARS ENDED NOV. ■: which Export sales, nine-voting ' trustees 12 The users. Knoxville, Tenn., from the government for the production of Plexiglas. In May, 1945, when the war demand for Plexiglas began to decline, the company sold the South Gate plant and, since the end of the sold, mdse. of :: discts., less Sales, Cost " - , FOR ACCOUNT INCOME v to plant in South Gate, Calif., in 1941 for forming flat sheets of Plexiglas into various products such as bomber noses, turrets and aircraft canopies, and also leased a plant in Dec. name sales sanitary and textile customer purchases more company. , under somewhat indirectly or was the approving an amendment to the company's charter, extending 16, 1974. They will also consider a proposal to change the the corporation to Rice-Stix, Inc. on to sold was the Feb. 8 will meeting to be held on the of ' ■• that major glazing Co.—Plans Change in Name— annual the at stockholders < estimates 4 will consider the adoption of the stock the common stock of the corporation.—V. 169, Rice-Stix Dry Goods sales total direct are single No 17 filed Jan. on San Jose Water Works—Earnings— agricultural," principally of made to jobbers. the of production Stock Purchase Plan— which The sales Of During World War II the business of the company greatly increased in volume. During the years 1943 to 1945, inclusive, most of the 209. vote 3% ;f. countries. stockholders on March The company's the of sales, are company voting trust certificates representing 12,088 shares of capital stock. Macrery B. Wheeler, President of the company, heads a list for presently of minor importance, are made directly by the company and also through wholly-owned subsidiaries in England, Argentina and Canada, and through independent sales representatives in other on investment. 80% Over remaining chemicals, Jan. 14 filed a registration statement with the ($1 par) common shares. Proceeds will be used Underwriter, Republic Research Corp.—V. 165, p. 816. company purchase plan covering it $2,274,870 1,003,405 $2.27 than Reynolds Metals Co.—Plans p. 3,767,209 covering 590,000 SEC lor •-J.711.061 . 397',000 1,051,000 113. p. Republic Investors, Fund, The .___ >_ 2,928,870 The coatings. other La.—Registration St. Charles Hotel Co., New Orleans, Resinous Products & • Chemical Co., for the purpose synthetic resins for use in paints, varnishes and Resinous was operated as a close affiliate of the company,, having some of the same executives, as well as common purchasing, accounting, personnel, legal, and other departments. On Sept. 14, 1948, Resinous was merged into the company, and its sales are now being conducted by the Resinous Products Division of the company. V. ; manufacturing of 1948 1947 $39,371,559 $20,481,452 Sept. 30— Ended Months Monday, January 24, 1949 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & The organized Republic Aviation Corp.—Earnings— Nine COMMERCIAL THE (382) to acquire outfitted a as fleet of "Silver polished aluminum fully 1948, air- Diners," units of which will be Volume 169 Number 4771 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (383) stationed at appropriate and productive sites in an area on. the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. ..It is currently projected that the sites of the ■of 50 be first group miles of permits ness added. of 10 "Silver Diners" will York City. New it is As rapidly presently planned be additional 'V • „ ' '' «. 10 • ./■ ■ including deep-freeze units and' -be Each for equipped "Silver eight additional ceived, counters -An customers.'-From it working cost inside should estimates and With curb problem General 3,597,369 2,791,793 2,603,650 plant Fed. Income Fed. excess 36,400 TO OFFICERS—The granted options public and Silver Diner options in the •• Walter the shares them net tax offering to the per share which in or the offering. T in part the following said at and ' *.y \i- ■ } of y.;.' shs, of 600,- on com. of Smith, V. outstanding if the 299,000 shares being shares Robert W. Baker, now Weeks Uncollectible Co.—Earnings- Operating revenues Operating expenses Operating taxes : Net operating $ 195,408,782 C. Baird & & 65,200 708,230 513,253 156,313,898 19,009,543 15,590,587 194,700,552 13,231,551 156,713,501 2,253,833 1,393,592 965,444 after charges-—-— Net 1,948,201 1,579,177 575,005 169, p. 17,139,739 12,570,229 M. Lee totaled of 3,078.000 this kwh., week for company as last year, the week ended W. now offered, and will no Company will company to cease the of 15, 1949, Dodge be of subsidiary a extension part of the proceeds from the sale the common stock of the by irom income and Glore, earned losses and retirement dividends paid were in changing stock. • ! respectively. •Commencing ■ the , It to Co & 20,000 Share —V. Ripley & Co, Co Stix Operating (Inc.) 5,000 Operating First mortgage bonds: 3.35'^ series 3 V2 % 3% Pfd. series of stock 4 8% *Not (par stock (no limited. dates, amounts accrued plus directors Jbthorized ■ 1,1961 Union " 1 accrued 10, /AND 1912, munities, sale tributing to and prices reorganized agencies, to Jan. areas the at 4, In 12,500 Dean ■'/ • Co In (to gas emergencies, be plant) environs and steam and for sale business, heating of water the Company is on in of a and purposes oil of excess rights lnd., that the ■ that increase INCOME this company, allowed would period a rev. 91,897 15,687,170 1,946,353 502,129 170,917,368 137,699,369 18,859,727 Jah. on 48,000 shares 14 ($1 Underwriter, filed par) for Mann letter a construction of of notification common stock Gould, Salem, & ice arena and to be other with offered Mass. corporate Witter uses. S. Mitchell, President, announces the appointment Advertising Manager since 1942, as Manager of of Robert W. >/( » E. Yarnall • Standard Oil Co. The national for Jan. <fc - 5,000 New 2>.O0O A--Co—5,000 ■! ing- to Co.^Earnings-^ ' 8,023 rev._ revenues -:_V : $4,139,725 • 3,066,925 ' 420,607 $570,875 ' Co. of of (no of common.-will its $25 shares expire Inter¬ of of at value par value) par three Standard 3 p.m. on New Assistant Coordinator has company, been of Marketing for appointed Coordinator has; befch named; Deputy Coordinator a with Weir; R; Goodwin who has occupied serv<T 19f7:—V. 169, 114. p. of a foreign Market- meih^t o'f foarktetsimil(irfV6siti(in a of > Wholesale : ■/ See Mathieson Chemical Corp. above.—V. 169, p. 209. 53,822 34,540,341 Sterling Drug/Inc. (& Subs.)—Earnings- 2,546,202 period End. sept. 30— 1948—3 Mos.—1947 31,650,666 .4,441,580 -r 1948—9 Mos.- -1947 $ 320,438 $399,719 474,467 this September, Sales 34,231,335 Profit income Trust Lahiont, Standard - $3,787,082 $44,778,253 $36,844,117 3,148,243 _— 84,201 shares stock ratio Prosphate & Acid Works, Inc., Baltimore, Md.—95% of Stock Accepts Offer— , 1948—11 M05.—1947 4,070 International J) John W. Connolfy 7,500 1948—Month—1947 the ing. He Succeeds, Eipil^ E. Soubry who recently wa?s elected the board of directors. 2,500 $4il47,748. $3,791,152 $44,862,454 $36,897,939 1,265,255 in Marketing Coordinator— T. affiliates of since ; Ltd. common 1949. Guaranty Peter 1,500 5,000 15,000 ' Co., Jersey)—Exchange Offer— of for York, 140 Broadway, New York, N. Y„ and Montreal Trust Co., 61 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ont„ Canada, are acting as agent and subagent, respectively, for the pur¬ pose of effecting the exchange. /. 3,500 Co._ exchange shares"* of 31, (New this company Petroleum 20,000 Co._l_■ * by stock »in 20 The 20,000 Co. Co..._ Wood offer capital Inc.——7,500 & $5 will the Employee Department succeeding John Post, who is leaving to become Manager of the Industrial Relations Department of Continental Oil Co —V. 168, p. 2438. ' '• 3,500 Corp.—— the at Proceeds Relations ; > &• $5,796,332 324,426 $2,647,249 4,823,561 after charges— Federal 1,822,581 98,448,523 5,457,472 18,117,438 2,300.000 2,227,017 7,100,000 7,009,213 3,482,865 3,230,455 11,017,438 10,313,693 shrs.. outstdg- *3,778,242 3,764,248 *3,778,242 share.- $0.89 $0.83 $2.83 foreign 17,322,906 in¬ taxes come 32,001v100 103,138,131 5,782,865 and - gas two privately Boonville, in the on shares shares City the and name and sale and of distribution electric basis. as and Service Co. and stock (par as and common organized stock with (par $1). 27, of 1948, common on common the stock. On Aug. of per during 1487. ' ■/'•"• ** •• all- initially 100 the 50,000 issued share shares for were presently reclassified info one, offered 1,150,000 sold are was Corp. was incorporated in Delaware Aug. 9, By amendment its charter changed to Southern Oil Corp. foreign corporation will in and gas the drilling in nonproducing leases, of the It is Mississippi. the dated as Sept. wells for business of itself oil in 28, 1948, qualification and and purchasing and acquiring oil and gas, for and others, gas is properties, also as engaged oil in contractor.— ' 1590. holders to 31, 1949, 167, 169, p. 209. 1949 —___ ___ ■ -a j ' " 15 declared which p. is value par record Jan. 21, common stock the same as ' dividend stock, This 1949. common extra an payable makes 168, /• -v ■ ; , of 25 Jan. total of for, the fiscal year 1949 ending paid in the previous $1.25 fiscal Nine in Jah, year. 1851. Months *' (& Ended Sept. Subs.)—Earnings— 30— 1948 sales Tax ? $ before and other and taxes deductions (net! 186,228.231 90,544,588 25,414,302 9,744,775 *8,875,454 1,376,975 1,146,212 358,256 330,758 credit— $5.220,576$6,078,834 ; taxes profit Capital Earnings •Loss. 1 "• ' 2,808,322 deprec., int. carry-back Net 1948 1946 '■/;>$ 278,098,505 Depreciation Interest • 1947 ■:>$ Profit j cents 31, a — Southern Ry.—Estimated Gross Earnings— Gross earnings of $5 Studebaker Corp. Income Week Ended Jan. 7— Jan. on the on $2.65 Southern qualified to do business Application- for directors share dividends paid.on the Net interests producing of The —V. 1948, probably be made. The company is engaged V. 168, p. to ' 3,764,243 period.—-V. Stix, Baer & Fuller—Extra Distribution— ; issued stock. per stock of bf company common • the • V.:1'' . • outstanding will be 2,500,000. Oil and —V. com. •Average number of shares outstanding p. Co. capital 1948, 11, 11,500 shares of basis If authorized an gas- The capacity of this inter¬ Common at $1 per share. Transfer profit Earns, speculation. a registrar, Registrar was 11,500 shares of producing ; Public a offered lor cash at $1 per share in other states required Evansville / with approximately 20,000 kilowatts. its il the agent Corporation Gulf of of Aug. dis¬ sale Evansville pumping, to and and, in in production incident interconnection mutual stand-by gas customers Evansville; and, The in owned being company sold com¬ 54 Tell the distribution manufactured 32,570 and to sale Net common, - 171,419,497 731,591 17,035,137 206,390,900 13,950,560 167,007,589 1,669,368 21,654,765 19,977,201 __ 1948—11 Mos—1947 $ - /' $ '- $ 17,027,034 207,122,491 66,320 • company used 5,000 Co. Woodard-felwood A 3,500 . & Co., Trask to amount ACCOUNT 1948—Month—1947 . . shares : Indiana and and The of V Company is engaged of appliances; an ruled Standard Brands, Inc.—New Appointment— . 2692, is Transfer per board in Stock share $115 the as organized propane-air environs; Newbuvgh; maintains Indiana, Inc., connection sale by approximately Ncwburgh has subscribers.- 20,043,521 2548. p. for Joel K _i__k 1,500,000 shares of payment per cooperative, serving in the aggregate approxi¬ supplemented to $115 distribution to municipalities by high B.T.U. stand-by estimated telephone oper, share. 5,000 Securities Harold 2,000 — charges.—— p. be 5,000 Corp.—Stock Offered—Petroleum Equi¬ Corp., 595 Madison Avenue, New York, is offering ties in thereto, all within the state; wholesale and natural in Evansville, adjacent stock >•> its 10,680 customers; the purchase and rural of 1.937. mately one excess was Patoka to 168, for was revenues 168, 3,500 Boyce__ & solely paying 14,358,272 Southern Oil 685,000 shs. preferred dividend not and energy energy of determine. customers rural as electric 85,895 shs. rates, conversion time BUSINESS—Company 54,380 as well of issue dividend redemption of' electric approximately such the liquidation not .in on time and the" generation .;; . 1,500,000 shs. dividends from may : authorizes having payable —V. bv 1400.000 shs. par):. rank 1,000,000 surplus 114. p. Trans¬ Southern 11,765,804 5,000 Co Corp.— Wagensellcr & Durst, Iiic. Watliiig, Lerchen' <te Co.— U 7,500 Weeks operating after against of 13,143,450 2,500 Tucker, Anthony & Co.—_ 15,000 5,000 expenses 800,000 1978— 1, Net r-Net income & Telegraph Co., be totaling $3,313,977 for It 5,000 Co. Webster Spencer Operating taxes Outstanding charged net from 10,000 ; Co & & FINANCING ($6,700,000 $1001 dividends, HISTORY the due Oct. tCharter equal PRESENT due Oct. 1, 1961 1948 due July of June 1937 cum. aeries plus 1936 pfd.-:———— Common share i!\ of of series TO in received 1,181,485 per 3,500 Ine._. 1— Staats Securities Stroud 3,500 5,000 revenues :;• Operating. ~ System, COMPARATIVE Griggs, Co.— 3,500 Co Uncollectible oper. to included controlled Pacific 1,816,529 5,000 Co.,— Co., Brothers & Stone .& Co. Period End,-Nov. 30— i ■ «. CAPITALIZATION, GIVING EFFECT R. Southern <N«w .England Telephone . companies solViy Sport Centers, Inc., Lynn, Mass.—Files "With SEC— & Wagner Bros. 1_„ & 209. p. of Southern : 15,000 McLeish— & Stern 20,000 _ - & William Co., Corp.- 169, Co. & & of representing dividends 169, . SEC 5,000 F. S. Smithers & 2,000 __1— & 15%- The Co Sills, Minton 33,226,177 bonds on income 17,728,546 5,000 3,500 Paul Shuman, Agnew & Stein <fc to 1,415,209 ■ 1,000 7,500 10,000 Friedrichs paid continue & & & Bogan 42,595,785 843,669 interest 2,343,678 5,000 & Co.—\ Shields Smart The? Illinois; Company-^ji Indianapolis Bond and % ' is the present-intention of the-board of directors dividends quarterly on the common stock; pay 3,244;430 . Howard, Labouisse, first' " . inc. —V. 3,500 Inc Starkweather Hornblowcr , quarter of 1946.-; quarterly dividends of-50 cents per share have- been-paid on the 400,000 shares of'common stock, including a dividend of 50 cents per, shgre paid Sept; 27,-1948. On Nov. 18, 1948/ such 400,000 shares ■ were changed by charter -Amendment into 600,000^shares and a quarterly dividend of 37 Vu cents per share was paid on such 600,000 shares on Dec. 27, 1948. " " * ' . •> with Co., 988)761 Dr91,000 operating income Net after charges.. 1,000 & 781,183 5,000 Co Rothschild F. 20,000 & 1,548,880 representing Net 3,500 2,500 J. J. 'B. Hilliard A Son— ■ made Dividends Humphrey 20,000 t 2,000 Co.—_ Hughes 2,500 Co._ 4,357,165 71,017 lb-68,000 Operating revenues Operating expenses Operating taxes 3,500 Schwabacher Sheridan ' *424,691 71,017 s & Gardner Co.— the 400,000 shares of common stock outstanding in 1944 and 1945 amounted to $340,000, or 85 cents per share, and to $450,000, or $1.12'/» share, net year. Operating 3,500 Co & 2,500 Sachs & L, Co,, Hayden, Stone & Co.^ Hemphill, Noyes & Co.— the on per 230,377 The Robinson- Slade Hayden, Miller railway property abandon¬ over to bus operations, no the company's common on Northwest Reinholdt, 30,779,536 , Period End. Nov. 30— 2,000 Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood 3,500 Harris, Hall & which were Pacific 5,000 MacGregor, Inc. Harrison Son Raffensperger, Co., Inc Corp.— Forgan Harriman received 'within surplus & / '" 10,000 Co. California- Riter 37,525,437 of Transportation one about 3,500 of 1,197,343 „_ — & Co Graham. Parsons & Co.— Hallgarten & Co. amortization of street ment be to Co. Friedman— H. Glover & '• ">v,-; the five-year period. 1939 to 1943, appropriations in connection with the > is company />.^ DIVIDENDS—During of Pacific 5,000 Evans Michigan Goldman, " by the company. additional Commonwealth The Ohio 3,500 Corp, Co.— Hill Richards fiOO.OOO shares of . Dominick— & Maxfield its of & The First Boston Corp Commonwealth improvement or Co. affiliated Uncollectible Newhard, Cook & Co.—__ 1,000 Securities "2,000 , 2,000 , of Co., Co. 2,500 of Newbold's 2,000 & Co Inc. First & Maynard H. Murch > Bodine.—__ A. Moore 7,500 Townsend, Co & Inc. completion, 2,943,036 • (ex- 1,500 2,500 Co.— Fahey, Clark & Co Farwell, Chapman & longer be subject to the provisions of the Utility Holding construction, RR. 5,000 H. 628,640 17,970,574 Kansas Corporation Commission subsidiary of American Telephone temporary rate increase in Kansas a 1,500 S. Moseley & Co Mullaney, Wells & Co.— W. 682,438 18,908,388 The a 1,500 .. Inc. — T. 86,376 1,565,378 Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.—Allowed Rate Incr. & F. 2,500 & ' 5,000 Co., 5,000' Co 5,000 l,50o & .Clement Act. the & Weedon Estabrook facilities. No cos; companies.—V. 3,500 Inc. 10,000 : Pacific /' Turben Berwyn 1,000 Clarke Corp. Co., Inc.—— Equitable PURPOSE—Company proposes to apply the net proceeds received by it from the issue and sale of the 85,000 additional shares of common stock, estimated at. $1,508,121, to provide for necessary expenditures for ,56,871 1,690,113 South. tCredit, controlled _4_ . , 7,500 & Co./__ 3,500 George—1,000 Milwaukee Co._ >_■■. 5,000 The 1,000 Co , & 1,500 Co.—__ & — Miller W. Crouter & stock common of & Collins Dixon Rhoades McGlone 49,378;749 40,821,081 10,000 — Co.— —1— Merrill, Co. Dempsey-Tegeler by the company. shares P. ♦Loss. Mason, Moran & Co - 3,500 DeHaven Loeb, Inc. 2,500 Huey Co.__i._l_— Securities Corp Crowell, by The Commonwealth & Southern Corp. (Del.) being all the outstanding shares thereof, and 85,000 additional shares Commonwealth & 7,500 McJunkin, Patton & Co.— Martin, Burns & Corbett, 10,000 & & 2,500 Republic — Legg M. Carl Co, . Corp.- 57,116,262 affiliated companies not credited portation System^ JDeblt, - •.v Meeds— & 8.557,668 2,849,096 the 20,000 — Co. 3,500 685,000 by 1,500 and Cooley & Co stock (no par) at $19.50 per share. The issue has been oversubscribed. The shares offered con-: sist of the 600,000 shares of common stock owned sale Co.— Irving Lundborg & Co.— 2,500 Phillips Co Richard 4,223,988 common the affil. clud. S. , of Consolidated C. Carl 5,000 — Dominick Upon Co. Co Carroll Clark, compared with 2,569,000 kwh. for the an increase of 19.3% .—V. 169, p. 209. of common stock to be issued and sold & City Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co.—Common Stock Offered—A nation-wide syndicate of 111 bankers head¬ ed by Smith, Barney & Co. on Jan. 17 offered shares of and SKumaker, Higginson 9,012,175 \ Mexico) tConsolx adjustment JConsol. adjustment 2,000 •• John 2,000 - Chiles, 8,244,905 Jan. & ; (Inc.) Collett output & Lee 3,500 Co & Byllesby Central 209. corresponding Co.—___ 1 Brothers Julien Electric & Caldwell Southern Goiorado Power Co.—Weekly Output— / Colm Laird/Bissell 10,000 Inc.- Bradford Byrd 134,605,127 13,463,866 20,847,312 Kiscr, : 3,500 " Co.— Brown, Lisle & Marshall- 156,827,151 income —V. Co., Brashears ' 14,807,509 . "$0.98 Co.— & 48,104,087 426,533 4,690,020 . Transp. System of solely cou- inc. trolled follows: Pcabody 2,422,562 667,830 deductions. income Pac. '' • • underwriter as & Kidder, 20,000 & (Inc.) $ 65,123 __ Janney 5,000 H. 15,655,787 rev. oper. are 91,042 r charges Net No. of Shs. 15,000 Boenning 1948—11 Mos.—1947 19,074,666 revenues misc. 123,751.113 117,012,265 55,449,060 56,627,398 1,454.634 ^19,084,474 18,366^182 118,610 1,113,491 1,197,604 4,022,189 income Total 412,296 " . Blyth sold.— $ Operating " $1.97- principal Inc. G. Becker & Co. Inc.William Blair & Co.—— G. 1948—Month—1947 412,296 each (net) ry. Total $fl,000,569 underwritten Harden- J. End. Nov. 30— $1,594,453 2,500 ^ Bosworth, Sullivan Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph of Barney Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath Bacon, Whipple & Go._^_ • 168, p. 2231. Period $1,757,257 , name 363!784',258 7,823,672 3,828,865 (net).y 1,599,010 rents __ ___ Net - i ' "f are rents facll. Net r >278,454 412,296 — 401,500 shs. offered 261,006 $2.24; / ... — $1,279,023 272,536 $2.38 - & Co.— ' 40,000 Adamex Securities Corp. 10,000 A. C. Allyn and Co. Inc. 15,000 °Outstanding" 900.000 shs. \ i1 11,280,160 5,567,918 ry. oper. accruals—i. oper., income Other income 1,521,290 No. of Shs. ' (par. 10c ■ $1,855,459 > stk._ this directors *| • $2,029,793 246,425 A. be 394,335 tax time any date officers Authorized •To 950,424 412,296 respective numbers CAPITALIZATION' -Capital stock 1,056,176 $2,086,889 UNDERWRITERS—The These of the corporation in respect of its capital stock is follows: 628,747 1,056,951 deducts.— sh. per 000 com¬ Edward G. Bern. 75,000; H. K. Rulison, Janney, Jr.,. 10,000; Charles A. Rheinstrom, 1,250; Jr., 1,250, and James G. Flynn, Jr., 1,250. V: ■" The position as 707,544 Joint income^—$1,840;46«- Earns, have the this price sold directors shares of of whole in and 98,750 minimum from by of the price to amounts: { 813,040 ' 86,400 824,519 ' ' . . - 86,400 39,279,308, __ profits income--- income Net C. Russell, '.y "• V receive exercised following John S, ,.f be above total a a period of five years, 13 months offering, ami have been alotted to 16,000; . cents will following officers to purchase share, equal per 17 '/2 may during public .-V" $1 at 86,400 ■<j 50,559.468 expenses. Net rev. from Railway Equipment Pfd." dividends stock .' 685,328 Fixed Gross - Total vide additional revenues. OPTIONS 569,956 707,693 —— doughnuts and candy will be added to the line ..of products handled. Vending machines for cigarettes and soft drinks arc expected to pro¬ mon 651,452 be operated by one man per shift. Use of other eating utensils is proposed to alleviate ground been 715,618 773,493 , 785,888 l_—■ Est. oper. • • 1948—11 Mos.—1947 $ : « 1 43,441,083 540.238,365 480 796 523 35,617,411 416,487,252 , revenues ' acqui¬ taxes oper. > 743,479 I -i-'' Railway Railway 11 System—Earnings- 1948—Month—1947 1943 $7,768,729 is to and Period End. Nov. 30— 1946 $7,750,765 .. _ Est. dish-washing. ' The projected- menu will consist of beef (hamburgers), chile con carne,"Coffee and the organization develops, additional items, such as ice cream, As Years Ended Dec. 31- $9,071,889 adjustments—1 re¬ of frankfurters, of sition for information other Amort, seats service - $9,537,508 revenue--. Depreciation .... disposable dishware milk. service permit Southern Pacific Transportation 3,953,382 gross Maintenance food spoilage, of stainless steel. space provide to counter by is-anticipated that units may be acquired and equipped for to exceed $7,500 per unit. Each "Silver Diner" the and expected outside waste believed not sum a with Diner" 'is persons. eliminate to ,, 1947 Operation • It' is contemplated that the compact cooking and storage facilities in each "Silver Diner" will consist of the most up-to-date electric equip¬ ment, •' EARNINGS Nov. 30/48 Total will •• . OF 12 Mos. End radius a of groups '' _ * located within development of the busi¬ as that SUMMARY . — __ shares per 181,104 Cr9,951,000 8,855.000 outstandingshare-1— 2,885,000 $13,392,724 $5,152,042 *$251,770 2,355,466 2,255,470 $2.18 Nil 2,355.465 ■v S5.G9 QUARTER ENDED SEPT. FOR THE EARNINGS 1947. 1948 sales$93,923,753 $59,593,613 profit 1— 5,266,170 1,564,065 'Net 'Net V COMPARATIVE '■ <'„■* tIncluding $713,000 tax credit. ! > • ■ assets Current liabilities _________ * SEFT. 30 -Net 1946 j $43,058,641 $36,487,225 $22,071,845 $706,338 665,373 " $0.54 Philadelphia, Pa.—Official Oil Co., Sim formerly Assistant Secretary urer, has been elected Secretary and Treasurer, Mcllhejihy, Jr., who resigned last month.—V. 168, C. Agnew, Asjtec . .succeeding Fianc p. 21bJ. divisions lias President. *,0HfnQi7 30— Months Ended Sept. Nine $13,760,357 $13,014,287 c.n,ies Net taxes Income 574,000 ,— — . 100.000 r ' • ' $3.35 $4,084,252 '214,848. 28?'.°^ $1.00 charges-——-— share.! — ' " Earnings per 52.' 168, p. —V. $0.98 $1.68 taxes and The company Underwriter, share. ceeds will per used be for •Loss.—V. 167, sales Banks— Federal 169, —V.. ! & chares 168. ' '*• Sales to at counts • 494,376 $0.59 first Reportloansand. dis¬ consolidated of stock bonds . ■ undivided profits, to directly • .in the number of real estate 1948, the net profit from Despite a decline of more t'"»n 10T transactions iii the metropolitan area title until i and held , Corp. of records other integration in a was . operations company's the of its principal divisions are of services the President of the Mr. Townsend building held occupied in the The on new two-story offices of T. G. Dedicated in White Plains, N. Y.— : Jan. 20 announced the dedication of the new by the bank's Westchester branch at a reception White Plains, N..Y. offices at 70 Grand Street, building houses the & T. and Lawyers consolidated staffs of the old Title Corp. which had maintained and mail air fly almost , 30$ the same month record up were Months Ended Nov. 30— ' 12 Operating •- Operating 1948 1947 $18,360,165 $15,873,045 13,719,476 12,831,739 1,318,285 961,865 " ; revenues 1 : expenses : 54over 870,704 $2,451,700 65,033 $2,516,733 ll_______ revenuesA,^— Neb; operating 109,700 $1,970,741 *34,867 $1,935,874 880,940 taxes income Federal for Provision an' estimated 57V2$ from November. The company set when it flew 1,404,500 mail ton miles ;in here up ' Subs.)—Earnings— (& Washington Gas Light Co. ■ Depreciation Mileage' Flown— : totaling an estimated 1,924,500 were up 59$' December, 1947, but off fi*om November. 816,000 express ton miles in the month, a loss of miles, ton with flew also- from "3%$ but December, gain a 38$ of 2733. P- : Other income — ' income Gross Interest other and 920,136 deductions —._ $1,596,597 440,031 on ■■■;■ ■/ ♦. ' 425,000 $1.89 - $614,904 612,000 stock,, preferred $1,054,934 $1,156,566 income Net Dividends November.—V.: 168. v over :i $ „$■ .■ Balance $1.45 outstandmg shares Common Earnings per •Loss.—'V. ■ share—________ common 169, p. 51. '."'ht-VrtV-1.... - United Light & Railways Co.—Proposed? Offering of American Light & Traction Co. Common Stock to Share¬ holders— L v'':-V .L •'L^;V; iLr.;. ■; ; < Subject .its of prior effectiyeness of a registration statement, under the of 1933, this company proposes to offer to the holders stock of record at the close of business on Jan. 31, to Securities Earnings^— It Light- & share of shares five is of that the right 2. per stock, par value $25, in the ratio of Fed. the income at Net Other United stock common after Jan. of Securities on that and statement 191,017 1,884,834 2,013,564 $285,936 $320,549 $3,632,737 $3,985,714 483 757 73,668 27,180 $286,419 $321,306 $3,706,405 $4,012,894 76,421 75,241 937,037 995,443 $209,998 $246,065 pic!, stock for the period. $2,769,368 $3,017,446 210,000 '210,000 $'2,559,368 $2,807,446 137,740 , & held. Co. Rys. covering the 31, the 3 o'ciock p.m. be and York Curb New not quoted certificates alt 1949, the covering effective; the Exchange. .• be above (EST) on Net for right's until "ex" said said stock'which are subscription is presently rights w.ill expected offering be admitted that the ''ex-rights" on has p. M. W. Reed as p. - • ■». - 1 51. sales to dealings on- the * 18 announced the appoint-? Vice-President-Engineering of charges income taxes Inc.—Earnings— 1948—3 Mos.—1947 $2,140,164 $2,568,486 *52,504 J150.775 57,200 - _____ ' common United States Steel Corp.—New Vice-President— of b__ 1C9, Ios3 -after 1948—9 Mos.—1947 $5,784,712 $7,215,404 *95,406 t271,230 i 103,000 $$168,230 450,079 *$52,504 t$93,575 *$95,406 outsdg. 450,079 450,079 Earnings per com, share Nil $0.21 450,079 Nil the United loss Common * Jan. to Webster1 Tobacco Co., Net of on applic. Balance —V. 50. Fairless, President, ' to dealings United the Exchange the day folldwing the subscription rights are admitted Exchange.—V. 169, Benjamin F. income Period End. Sept. 30- The Exchange that 'the registration to de¬ other (net) Exchange rules until further notice must be accom¬ referred subscription It quoted when and ductions Net will the date income Gross Interest right to the Federal become ment other ______ operating revenue income (net) Dividends As-soon as notice is received by on and taxes about Feb. 10, 1949, and or on expire will Light warrants mailed be subscribe notice delivered "• 1,060,146 deductions,. Federal panied by due bills for the subscription rights. <•: $1,483,822 revenues rev. & Traction Co. for each United The of share 1949. Committee further $12 at subscription the shares will to Co. of American Light stock common expected '.March Traction stock common subscribe to said that Oper. Act American one Operating 1948—12 Mos—1947 $1,574,415 $16,607,808 $14,929,510 1,062,849 11,090,237 8,930,232 1948—Month—1947 Period End. Nov. 30— common 1949, the right to subscribe to shares of common of 440.030 vL Washington Water Power Co. , stock New Building flown miles ton compared United reviewed by Barnard Town- services rendered by each division of our bank. improved." Mr: Townsend became bank June 17, 1948.-• - ; "... funds—V. 169, p. 49. month. Freight when that be extended and will Redeemable— V notice to holders of scrip for a fraction stock announced that shares of class C stock;, in respect of which scrip was issued and outstanding on Dec. 29, 1948, were sold at public auction on said date. The net proceeds of the sale have been deposited with State Street Trust Co., agent, Boston, MassT and holders of scrip upon the surrender of their certificates at the principal office of the Agent, corner of State and Congress Streets in Boston, Mass., will receive their proper proportion of the net proceeds of the sale but without interest. Holders are entitled to no other rights in respect to their scrip certificates.—V. 169,. p. 51. C class ' services and the studying stantly Brothers Co.—Scrip of share a rate, ail* travel helped this corporation miles in December, 1948, than in December all-time an send, These mail The President; in the company's annual report issued on Jan. 15. Regarding the company's piarts for further development of the pro¬ gram which was initiated in mid-1948, Mr. Townsend - told the stock¬ holders: "We have organized a research department which is con¬ *- wells. for offered interest according to Harold Crary, Vice-President—traffic and mail and air freight also showed substantial increases.,, \ Air Air substantially completed expansion of of . $ Okla. Co., Oklahoma City, & cost of completing Price, Treasurer, in a W. R. of ago, a-year-ago and niany operating program ' During December the company flew an estimated 93,646,500 revenue miles, an increase of 28V2% over December, 1947;'.. and 6 Vz over November, 1948, Revenue airplane miles were off 2 xk $ from December, 1947, and 4$ from November. Expansion Program Reviewed— Results and Warren T passenger ''v"'V '■> v.'T. '■ expenses. Petty H. SEC 150.000 option Underwriter, Proceeds will be used . , . ; -T; T.. of notification with the wiH Stock * drilling for like passenger year sales. will not be consummated personnel, title plants economies will be in effect for the entire year 1949. The four business locations of Lawyers Title have been discontinued and the disposition of the greater part of .this space will effect further reduction in operating of 1948 Dennis 454.371 $1.4) The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. will exercise its its pro rata proportion (19i583 38/94ths shares) .of In consideration for such purchase* Cincinnati a holiday Heavy more the of the two companies close the warrants. With SEC—• Shawnee, Okla.—Files 10 filed a letter (10c par) common stock, together with be sold at 30 cents per share. for 980,000 shares Co.—Bids for the Purchase United Air Lines, Inc.—Gain in income year, Concessions, Ltd.—Exchange Offer— Ltd. above.—V. 169, p. 51. Transport & Trading Co., Shell Waburn Oil Corp., peacetime vol¬ in the bbmpany's history, according ' paid off by Union from its treasury although the merger of Lawyers Title Corp. this time shortly .before ;' Title Lawyers York with Title Guarantee and Trust some according to. Mr. 1947. for the last three compared with $232,176 in states that report The of New $2,825,482 Tlie company "on Jan. principal amount of 6$ notes of Union now the amount of $2,067,238. The balance of such notes, will be surrender will in maintained, well both for $4,084,713 with of gross year, $3,007,844 90. p. " the additional stock. which the company in counties $3,742,407 168, A ' purchase right to from title insurance operations in operates was $3,966,866, compared companies during the same periods in 1947. the of months business the Including was profit was $385,847. The Townsend. all operations insurance 1,184,973 2,299,143 _ . stock of Union, >• " securities. .-AA company. be tlie " ...V: terms." to are determine will to $5,411,130 amounted sources 816,845 sale at competitive bidding, which Warren Petroleum Corp.—Unit Completes Well— offering price and underwriting Warren Oil Corp.; a subsidiary, has completed Its J. T. Hamilton -V'rt"- 'L V1"' "LC"' LL'LL No. 1 Well in Young County, Texas, it was announced on Jan. 14. The The' stock is to be offered for subscription at $100 per share by, well flowed 299 barrels in 12 hours and 40 minutes through a 24/64common stockholders at the rate of 4/94ths of a share for each T inch choke.—V., 169, p. 210. • • , * l/94tfi of a share now held. As owner of 98.42$. of the outstanding The against $5,000,183 for the previous year. Operating expenses increased front $4,900,492. in 1947 to $5,309,518 in 1948, salaries and other compensation, accounting for $165,859 of this increase. Losses Of a nonoperating or non-recurring nature amounting- to $180,363 were charged all from the by $2,034,234 589.602 Working capital the purchase from it of $5,000,000 first series due 1979. Bids will be received by the com¬ (EST) on Feb. 1. on Jan. 17 announced the issuance of an order authorizing $5,000,000 of first mortgage bonds ana 20,000 shares of SEC $2,041,417 565,185 5,124,628 bonds, sale common stood at $21,245,298, 1948 and $13,167,603" on Dec. income Gross . . . 1946 1947 1948 3,110,696 $738,119 .T 494.376 52 10,-2 CAPITAL, SEPT. 30 STATEMENT OF WORKING 6,118,540 -V. to 11 a.m. up The the , were '1947. $0.71 2,138,779 Company is inviting bids for pany ■ ,. 594,000 $1.21 _1_, 1,960,772 6,427,636 1948 were-'the highest months of nine Union Light, Heat & Power were - $423,925 594,000 outstanding 2,685,229 of Bonds— 1948, 31, Dec. $719,638 $1.00 _. 291,637 $2,250,965 See $1,040,386 $290,815 494,376 -.1 $0.55 $715,563 479,422 $596,662 * liabilities $ . compared With $13,078,760 at June 30, 31, 1947 This was an increase of $8,077,,695 over a year ago. Call loans totaled $1,384,000, compared to $300,000 last year. L Total resources on Dec. 31, 1948 amounted to $64,665,568 as against $51,952,851 last June and $60,634,666 at the close of 1947. Deposits ; were $54,895,715 as against $42,618,339 and $51,218,356 on the com¬ parable 'dates.; V'TY-'A •'' TTv-'LL"T,.: A/LiT-A/A' A-vf; v.;, Holdings of United States Government securities on Dec, 31 ,1948, $15,080,025, down from $18,432,951 011 June 30, 1948 and $24,239,751 the year before. Cash 011 hand and due from other banks amounted to $16,144,491, compared with $11,670,690 and $13,233,530, respectively. ' ' "" ' *./' ; .• ' On Dec. 31, 1948 capital of the bank was $3,000,000 and the surplus $3,000,000, both amounts "unchanged during the comparative period, although June 30, 1948 was the first time surplus and undivided profits listed separately. Thus, undivided profits were $715,143 for Dec. 31, 1.948; $1,098,027 for June 30, 1948 and $991,116 for Dec. 31, 1947. The year's operations, which include Lawyers Title Corp. of New York for, the final, three months, resulted .-in'"a -net operating income of $101,611 as compared with a net operating income of $99,695 for * $273,159 share per for Sales in total resources, deposits, in this company's year-end statement reflect the recent acquisition of Lawyers Title Corp. Loans inci eases 2— outstdg. shares ume for ,any comparable period y*to the company.—V. 168, p. 1488. The sale Wo£fl£r 168, p. 2164. shown are 167,420 I 1946 : $1,199,0 594,000 ^ prolit shares 1947 1948 $1,009,606 412,944 30— taxes Current 1948—9 Mos.—1947 $9,402,073 $6,222,960 1,678,042 1,190,514 &37.656 452,395 $2,167,197 459,057 178,241 440,580 income Net Earnings N. Y.—Issues & Trust Co., Title Guarantee $2.44 assets Co;—Earnings $2,548,801 _il__ taxes mortgage substantial $2.52 expenses,., Inventories $1,030,827 739,002 $1.44 $229,438- $1,236,444 739,002 739,827 $0.31 $1.67 1948—3 Mos.—1947 20— —— Capital / cost for land and building was $8,117,710. machinery and equipment located in Canton, Zanesville, Ohio, plants of the Timken company.—V. counts Sept. Ended income Venezuelan Oil Period End. Sept. ■ $0.22 2589. p. Current • original $0.21 168, U. S. Government 1188. p; .Profit after charges Income included and profit Union Asbestos & Rubber mortgage pipe line bonds, ings. -Tlie 25,000 contingencies $0.67 —V. War Plant— The comoany on Jan. 18 announced the purchase of the Timken defense plant in Columbus, Ohio,-from the War Assets Administration for $3,243,707. The plant, built 'in 1942 next to the company s own Columbus branch plant, covers 9.1 acres and consists of -three build¬ also 340,000 outstdg. Bearing Co.—Buys Timken Roller 865,684 taxes 1948—9 Mos.—1947 I $5,270,553 $17,661,704 $16,997,718 423,438 2,164,444 * 1,872,827 169,000 '"853,000 737,000 25,000 75,000 75,000 $5,748,651' taxes_____ income Capital apointed N, Y., has been Trust Co., New York, trustee and registrar Tor $60,000,000 of first 3%% series due 1968.—V. 169, p. 206. Bank 1948—3 Mos.—1*947 Earnings per share—___ Appointed— Transmission Co.—Trustee Texas Gas Chemical 1,431,551 $1,408,653 Cash $500,684 739,827 Net ...... .. 1,718,599 $1,268,069 Earnings per common share a 309. p.; 414,834 *$150,098 stock COMPARATIVE •; for Frov. Co. 1,639,391 $2,890,204 share- of per Common $0.33 $0.13 2072. p. Period End. Sept. 20— ..subsidiary,, on Dec. 1 took down $6 120 000, being the eleventh borrowing under an agreement 'Witlicertain banks dated Feb. 10, 1948, evidenced by *2%# notes, payable in installments beginning Aug. 15, 1949, to Feb. 15, 1958, inclusive. Line Pipe Texas The Net 424,784 424,784* TJdylite Corp.—Earnings— Profit before Co.—Unit Borrows from share 1,199,330 $2,986,668 • 10c) Nej Texas 424,784 $0.04 $229,800 $164,815 *$7,193 424.784 ' Nil $48,176 ___ Earnings per com. notification' with the to be offered at $1 Henry P. Rosenfield & "Co., New York. Pro¬ additional equipment, working capital, etc. Jan. 11 filed a letter of of common stock (par on shares 300,000 for York—Filing— Corp., New Television Equipment ___• shares outstdg. 92,568 $264,736 1948—9 Mos.—1947 profit after charges Common „ 105,653 474,096 after Federal 1948—3 Mos.- -1947 End. Sept. 30— Period Net irt- . . $355,310 Visking Corp.—Earnings— Profit Co.- Earnings— Trailmobile $357,302 $4,529,595 $249,657 'Deficit—V. Quarter $3,411,543 236,800 30,774 $4,185,993 *$224,439 common disbursement forms."—V. 165, 28,384 _ 2180. p. $4,157,614 3,561 !_ income Earnings .increased include Protectoand Cneckwriters, bank customer checks, corpo¬ $353,741 2,870 a Balance "Other prod¬ ago," Mr. Todd said. Check Signers checks, payroll systems and other grapli ration 1946 (net) deductions Dividends productive capacity is being $4,498,821 $352,440 revenues, income Net division. which on 1,251,007 income Income expansion banking industry only three months ucts 30 ''1947 1948 profit after Net $4.80 __$4,525,536 soles Net 140,276 QUARTER ENDED SEPT. THE FOR EARNINGS in 280,552 —/,..6j-.26,698 Capital'shares' outstanding—~ 280,1552 Earnings per share $2.95 sold 1948—12 Mos.—1947 $1,476,264 $18,266,053 $16,659,545 1,122.523 14,108,439 12,160,724 $1,603,447 oper. Gross being added. the entire machine will facilitate the meeting of production schedules all items,- especially the new Todd Imprinter which has resulted a' most substantial number" of orders since it was introduced to the of $673,423 Net its present location. division is expanding into quarters being vacated by printing "This 517,000 * Stock Sold— — (& Sub.)—Earnings— revenues,.. rev. Other feet of manufacturing space are square 169, p. 50. Corp. 1948—Month—1947 deductions.. oper. Oper. ■ -, , is being accomplished by moving newly-remodeled quarters adjacent to into machine the 1,190,423 $741,415 profit Net ' The $10,020,146 *'r?S ooo 655,000 charges--, Profit after Richard A. expansion division 1946 by * , Nearly The Corp.—Earnings- Superior Steel announced been States Steel . Period End. Nov. 30— ^ in Rochester, N. Y., to machine and printing Todd, Executive Vice- Expansion of the main plant of this company increased demand for the products of its meet , Utah Power <fe Light Co. Y.—Expands Plant— Todd Co., Rochester, N. (The) Promoted—. and Assistant Treas¬ con¬ per Total John . Steel States $1.23 third quarter only of subsidiary, 1948.—V. 168; p. 2583. the for earnings $2.25 V. 169, 51. 665,373 $1.13* Co., purchased June 22, Brewing 1, 1948.—V. Jan. who Lawrence; H. corporation. share 1,000 shares of common stock (par 500). Proceeds will be used for additional working capital.— at $353,916 ' 665,373 B. United Willis E. Burnside & Co., Inc., New York, recently MoS;—1947 $315,621 665,373 $0.47 $356,860 of Television Mfg. States United Brewing Co.] *1948—-9 sh'are_~_'_ per ?Includes 1948 to Altes "1948—3 Mos.'—1947 outstdg. shares .Corp..of Delaware,' since ... subsidiaries with and has been Chief Engineer, United tinuously -since 1910 pr , succeed of .service, with the. years served has Reed to Delaware, of Corp, retiring after, over 44 Mr. specializes'in the title taxes profit after charges is of Harry E.; Kuhlman '■ Co.—Earnings— End. Sept. 30— Capital ' ,2232. p. and' $42,924,155 20,852,310 156. 168, p. 168, Changed'in December", [Name Period . Earnings Working capital V. s 33,231,518 46,311,364 — iield.—V. Tivoli Brewing ■ 1948 " ' 1947 $89,370,005 $69',718,743 ■ ' Current ;V.T: V' ..... WORKING CAPITAL, STATEMENT OF 'and •insurance T49.030 $0.02 Steel •States ■ . Westchester office, under the direction Thomas H. Sfieehy, both "Vice-Presidents, .The "$44,401,798 SO.66 $'2.2*3 ! Earnings per share fcompanies .in 1946 the two prior to the merger, of branches in White Plains September, 1948. separate 30 Monday, January 24," 1949 CHRONICLE & FINANCIAL COMMERCIAL THE (384) 12 After ___________ shares giving effect $140,000 tProfit.—V. in the : to loss on sales of quarter 168, p. 90. and $159,756 excess $0.37 leaf tobacco inventory months period. in the nine ' (Continued on page 48) Volume -1 Number 4771 169 ; THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (3851 .I Stock Record «» New York Stock Exchange DULY JUDGE Of PUCES WEEKLY VOLUME OF TRADING YEMLY HINGE OF SUE rMCES FOG EVEIY USTED ISSUE Range for Previous STOCKS Year 11)47 Lowest 9 per share 9 per share 66 % May 00 Range-far 87 y2 10% 43% Apr 60 13% May 38 6 Dec 3% Dec Dec 11 Dec 29 8 27 % Acme Feb 7 y« Feb 10 Xl8% Dec 28 99 Nov 108 10 Feb 2% Nov 22 Jan 13% Dec 28 65 Nov 5 2 % Dec 22 Feb 10 58% Oct Air Nov 65% Dec 28 75 Feb 28 34 29 109 Dec 90 Apr 12% Nov Mar 2 7% Dec 96 Aldens May 22% Feb 16% Dec 29 217/B Jan 36% Oct 25% Dec 29 11 30 Jan 39 % Mar 25 Feb 90 Dec 105% July 42% Oct 81 198 Mar 24 $4.50 preferred— Allegheny & West Ry 6% 24% May 5% May 46 35 73 Jan 8% x25 Feb ;51 107 Dec 34% May 7 50% Dec 50 3A 11% 80 Dec 9 May 1073A 17% Dec Jan Feb' 50 / Feb May 75% Dec 166 103 Feb 99 Mar •„ 36 196% May 20V2 May 105% July 47% Oct 19 Feb 115% Jan 1 28% Feb 110 Feb 56 Aug 26% Sep Feb ! 18% Dec 24 Feb 88 Dec 102 Mar 38% Dec 101% 48% July; 118 % Oct Dec 25% May 6% Sep 21 28 ya Nov 29 74 30 38 101% 102 51 31 Aug 23 May 18 20% Jun V 5% American 3 American 33% Feb 10 4%% 3 Oct Jun Jan 10 y4 Jan 42 19 Sep 20 Apr 15 4% May 15 Dec 15 89 % Jan 9 6 % Dec 28 14% Jun 24 37 Nov 35% Dec 3% Dec 46 Jun 16 77% Jan American 29 31 43% May 17 7%, Jan 5 25 53 20% Feb 11 5% Dec Jan 26% May 20 8 % May 21 13 92 Jan Oct 10% Feb 11 15% Jun 14 Nov 13% Jan 5 19 Jun 24 26% Jun 3 30% 79 Feb 16% Dec 31 Jan 116 05% Feb 27 American Hide 6% 108 Jun Range for Highest I per share 8 per share Dec 28% x25% May 15% American 6% 9 per share American 1% 32% July Dec 8% Dec 14% Feb 28% May 39% Feb Feb 10 16% Feb 6% Feb 28 129% Feb 80% Nov 30 117% Feb 69 % Nov 30 12% Feb 13 7 Dec. 85 Dec 76% Dec 11% May 170 Dec 17 186 Feb Oct - 5% Dec 29 162% Nov 8% Jan 30 2 American 11 American 24 3 - 176 Feb 6% Dec 28 22% Feb 16% Feb 14 28 34 42% Oct 38 Sep 27 46 46% Feb 11 48% May , 32 Dec Dec 70% 172 Dec July 139 40 Mar 31 Dec 158 Jan 125 25% May 37 Feb 23% Jun 28% July 29% Jan 136% 21 Jun 34 May May 116 18% 149% 62 Oct Jun Apr 135 Dec 41% May XI16% Oct 7% Dec 26 J/2 Jan 90 47% Dec 146% Feb 20 Oct 174% Feb 82% Feb 163% July 60 Dec 120% Aug 8% Dec 50% Oct Mar 10 Mar 19 Oct Apr 27 9 25 12 68 May 27 163% Jun 11 35% May 18 31 27 Apr 22 American Stores 24% Jan 5 American 10% Dec 2 34% Feb 13 116% Mar 15 16% Dec 23 147% Mar 17 54% Mar 29 131 Oct 1 46% Feb 14 115% Nov 9 6% Dec 17 X33% Nov 29 41 May 21 131% July 15 20% May 25 158% Jun 10 68% Jan 5 144 Mar 9 71% July 9 67 104 Jun 30% Feb 11 38% Dec 30 Feb 10 41% May 27 45% Jun 2 51 Jan 25% Oct 13 38% Jan . 24% Deo 16 Jun 6% Feb Aor 39% Oct 30 For footnotes see page 107 May 19 5 Jun 11 3 60% Jun 14 18% Feb 11 36% Jun 16 Jan 3% • Apr 8 Mar 17 14 4 Dec 30 24 Nov 16 6% May 26 34% Jun 3 24. Tobacco Water American Apr 20 ; Works Co 1 $4 & Cable Clayton & Co Anderson-Prichard Oil Corp Copper Mining W Products 13% > Co Inc 25% 2% 2 46 25% 5% *5% *66 42% 15% 400 17 200 *82 84 83% 800 83% 140 39% 38% 39% 8,400 101% 101 101% 102% 1,700 *31% 31% 600 32 16% *16 18% *4% V. *46 25% 25% 6 V *5% ' 17% 1,500 15% 4,600 1% 2 2 " 47% 1,400 7% 7% 2,200 *41% 43% 900 36% 36 V* 36% 100 4% *4% 43/8 300 ' 4% 49 *46 25% 25% 6 5% 49 *46 25% 49 25% 5% 26% 5% 76 *66 12 *12 12% 16% 18% 500 76 12 16% 9,400 5% ; *66 18% 103% 2,300 47% 41 *36 4%;, 12% 18% V:'V 7% 41 76 *100 2 47 7% 36% *66 16% 18% 102 17% 15 46 41 *11% 12% 200 > 17 7% *36 6 15 :-i 45% 41 *5% *13% 7% 16% 18 *99 2 5% 17 15 45% 7,% 76 12% 102 13 102 16% 18% 102 *16% W /7> 200 163/4' 18% 400 18% 3,500 102% 300 . *100 29% 30 97% 97% *6% 33% *17% 147% 63'% 141 7 36% 30% 30 ' 97% *98 8% 8% 8% 84% 84% 33 8 4 3/4 13% 171 *172 7% 7% 25 24% 40% *35% 12 % 12 Vs 35 '%*35 152% V *17% 17% 147% 17% 14"* 63% 63 % 141 140% 61 *118% 7 7 36% 36% 14«% 63% 53 36 V131% 41 *40% 56 17% 145% 147% 63% *17% 146% 63 % 17% 36 148 64% 12 Vs V 35% *124 6% 53 34 28 105 7 *89% 79 7% 37% 7 37% 119 119 7 % 7% 4,200 37% 37% 4,300 6 34% 34% 34% 33% 34% 33% 34 33% 34% 343/g 34% 28% 27% 27% 27% 27% *10 '11 4Va 28 *10 20 7 % 34% *3% 1,600 *118% 37% 53% 28 62 7% 53% *10 280 61% 37% *52% 20 100 7% 52% 22 800 37% 52% 22 % 200 9,200 61% *90 22 12% 35% 126% 31,300 *77% 22% 600 65% 80 21% 22% 142 92% 22% 60 2,500 148% 65 % 142 *77% *22 400 27% 147% 65 142 *89% *103 36 132 1483a 64% 141 6 lo 4% 35% 92% *54 11 *12 *124 80 53% 27% *22 5% 53% *3% 27% *89% 54% 27% 132 *77% 105 90 147% 6 % *103 *35% 92% *53% 4" 12% 3534 125 % / 79 54% 27% 36 132 6 % *27% 41 200 *118% 37% 600 17% 119% 7% 1,800 *17% *118% 37 20 7% 25% 17% 119% 140% 16,700 17% 61% V 140 2,800 14% 370 *131% 12% 35% 125 % 73% 174 4,200 22% 35% 1,300 553/4 22 *12 14,800 151% 22 *124 800 8% 85% 55% 22 12 % *40% 200 150 % 22% *17% *118% 41 27% 35 7% *25 360 6% 33% 56% 27 131 99 Vs ' 152% 61% 119% 7% 25% 27% 35 14 *172 10 400 1,000 55% 36 131% 73% 14% 6,700 ... 152% 153% 60% 34% *10 7% *25 73 27 *53% 11 7% 25% 8% 85 173 27% *124 63% 55% 14 173 61% 33% *103 36% 132 40% 152% 72% 14 61 79 *27% 56 IVb 25 73 175 61 33 %■ r 41 152% 13% 141% 92% *51% *12% 7% 25 73 *172 *140 *76% 6 *22 "V 14% 141 *89% ' 27 % 12% 36 126% 36 *131 22 126% 105 55% 55 % 36 - *40% 40% 154 27 128 28% 25 72% 175 7% 7% 132 22 ■ *172 25 27 22 6 13% 14 *130 27 61 118% 72% 72% 175 30 *6% 8% 84% 34% 4 6% 33% 8% 33% *27 *6% 33 84% 34 5 97% 6% 32% 8% 33% No par 97% 6% 32% 84% 80% *103 *30% 8% 92% *27% 30% 84"% *90 *51% 6% *96 for Shares 13% 79^% *6% 8% *76 6 13% 79% 6% *84% 72% 35% 5 7 33% 13% 793/s *6% 8% 132% 35 33 13% *78% 6% 79 .84% 73% 14% ' *35 *12 *6% 7 33% 6% Sales the Week 9 per shars 30% 97% 6% 34 , 13% Jan. 21 6 % *78 30% 97% 6% Friday Jan. 20 I per share 13% 79% 29% a. Thursday Jan.19 < per share 13% V 98 *130 *124% 13 *78 30 25 100 Wednesday . 6% 100 100 Jan.18 13% 55 27 *21% Tuesday # per share 79% 153 21% *2 14% *6% 40% 50 15 *45 49 *78 ■ 6% 55% No par 1,000 153/a 84 17% 300 21% 108 *16% *16% 380 1,400 ' 42 15% 17 38% :■•/ 83 21% *16% 39 6,500' 32 *107% 42 15% 3,800 ; 176 % *79% 16% 17% 49 152% 25 16 V 9,100 3%' 32 f 108 5% *46 40% / 42 *31 % 4 55 152% No par Anderson, A P *7% *24% :_5 *107% 42 5% 36% No par Corp com__12.50 Archer-Daniels-Midland 13% 171 100 preferred Andes *72 • No par 21% 108 < 1,300 400 90 175% 32% 31% v; v 7% 9 per share 79% 30 118% Inc 177'' 81 100 v 8% 3% 89 Vs 21% -'21 % 8% 3% 81; ' *5% Jan. 17 100 common 220 _ 11 34% 103%: 103% 90% 32% : 31% 15 Monday 8% 25 '21% ; 5% 4 Jan. 15 *84 No par 81 *16% 12% 6% 100 32 31% *36 17% 64 34%- 8% - 176 101 % 414 16% 174% 38% 36% *97 *3% 90 16 % 41 *11% 16% 8% 3% 90% 101% *39 12% 18 a 39% *4 102 , 100% 40% 5% 103 *5% 77 *60% $5 prior conv preferred Anaconda Copper Mining Wire 7% 25% 3% *82 *36 6 103% *15% 81 31% 45% 7% 40 25% *103% 700 ' 4514 *46 *10% - 3,100 22 3/4 *63 11 34% 38% 6 *68 common—14 preferred Anaconda 2 64 11 34% 100% , 31% 78 *33 par $4 conv prior preference No par Zinc Lead & Smelt com—-1 Anchor Hock Glass 31% *5% 48- *96% —100 Woolen 16% . 22% • 42 16 *16% 56,900 f •> *107% *15% 1,500 8% 60 ' 34% 32 •r 42% 2,100 38 % 8% *59 22% *63 200 102% 38% •, 60 ;v!' *22% 63 *80 ■ 17 38% 38 59% : 174% 108 79% 22% "V 89% 175 ». 1 3% "8% 59%f" ' 102 , -11% / 16 82% 100% 4% *13% *78 *6% —100 common. preferred 1% Dec Dec Tobacco *107% / *42 38 8% 103 47 LOW AND HIGH BALE PRICES par Amer Nov 9% 6% 2 35 9 Sumatra American Tel & Tel Co American 112% July 28 8% Jun 24 36% Sep - Am 16 46% Mar American Sugar Refg common 7% preferred American 21% 38 Vs 9 per share No par No par 22 69% 98 Co 8% Apr 56"% July 28 Nov 31 Foundries 10 62 May 30% May 14% com— preferred Steel Jun 120 51 Dec non-cum American Viscose Corp 5% preferred 28 90 6% 81 21% No par Stove Co Dec 76% Mar 16 58% July Co 21 x5 % Dec 111% Mar Snuff American Feb Jan American 32% 81 Saturday No par & Refg common preferred 9 31% 100% 40% 36% 17% No par Ship Building Co 26 31% 80% 2% *36 No par Smelt 1% Jan Jan 46% Am 174% • Co— Co 35% Jun 140 10% 101% Nov Amer Seating 174"% 42 101 103V-. 90% 108 ' 8% ■9 3% 1,100 ? 3% f *10% 9% 3% x89% 41% 28% 3% *43 • * 3% : 28% 3% 47 34'/a 103% 9 800 3% 100 62% 91% *107% 7% "" *16% com.No par . 29 110% Mar American 34% V/ *81 V;/ 82 21% 2l% 46 *5% , Light com—No 10 103% Apr & Nov Jun 42 Power 62% 11%£" 34% 103 % *11% 100 $6 preferred $5 preferred *61% v., 5,400 - 22% *10% *68 No par Amer Rad & St San'y com—No par 1% preferred 100 American Safety Razor 5 v 22% 9% 8% 283/8 80% *43- 8% 400 28%' 80% 28% ' 28% 3% 59 % 1 174% 31% 31% 25% 1 100 25% Nov May Feb Jan 12% Jan 5% May 68% Amer 95% May 14 86% May 14 16% May 21 22% 8% 11% 38% *46 No par Co—- 59% .. ' 300 28% 37% 1 37% ' 63 103% *3% 1 Co com—No Molasses 37 % 3% *15 >4 • Co Ltd News ... - 27 1,400 ■ 19% 80% 28% ■ *18% 28% 100 100% >8% V 58% 8% *3%' *186%- 187% *80'/a *43- "wi 47 36% 57% 22 28% 3% r ".'47 100% 36% ,; 28%: ,*3% *43 102 *86 88 % *16% *36 1 preferred Dec 16% 142 4%% 11% Jun 35 / ' 16 40% 1 ' ' 97/a Aug 15 y4 May Jun STOCKS American Metal 9 •- , 28 V. 3% 47 34% -34%/ 103% 103% 16% 80% 7 Par Dec 28 28% *10% >. - 108 *2 100 Amer Machine & Metals July *27%. / 21% 45% No par 100 Amer Mach & Fdy 3.90 % preferred 98 80 41% No par common 10% May 27 35 80 9% No par No par 21% May 24 94% Jun 10 7 80% 14% 2 lo com 15 9 Dec 80 14 % EXCHANGE 93 79% 14% com NEW YORK STOCK 24% Mar 79% 17% 50 31 ' 6 28 % 17 40c 27% 27% 17 preferred 1948 4,300 90 *16% 14% preferred Locomotive 28% 90 No par American International Corp.No par American Investment Co of 111 1 9 900 28 90 6 t per share 12% Nov 30 72% Dec Co 27 Vs 28 90 *5% preferred' Ice *27 28 90 31% Co & Leather non-cum 27 27% 1 American Home Products Highest Sep Feb year Lowest Jan 101 ■i conv 27% *27"% 28% > 3% 87% 38% No par American Hawaiian SS 27% 27% 27% 27% 9% *101 100 18% 20 $6 preferred . Year 1947 Dec 10 com 8% 185% 16% preferred series A-100 Export Lines Inc Amer & Foreign Power com $7 preferred $7 2nd preferred A 13 Lowest 7% Cyanamid Co conv *8 *17% 86 3% 80% 8% 98 185% *41 *15% 100 •. American 5 28 13 14% 3%% 12 Dec 106% Mar 18%. Jun prior preferred 400 : *8 *92 17% 28 .*8081% No par 1,600 98 186% 86 *103% »104% Colortype Co 10 Crystal Sugar com—10 15 Co—— 26% 102 Vs 17% 27% 11% 21% *107% 65 26% *100% 185% 88 27% 34% 87% *63 26% 18% 58 >/';■'/- 57% 21% ' "21% 63% > 63 *63 65 187% 3% >, *3% ;t 47*43 99% ; 99% 100% *36% 37 ' 36 7%/. 7% 7% . 900 *17% 27% j' 27% < 47% 187% *26% 79% : 47% 101% 8% 27% *10% preferred.:—No par non-cum *8 47% 18 .*3% / 8 % 4,400 *93 *84 27% i 34% 100 Cable Chicle Range for Previous 80 & American 16 28 27% 27% 79% V 8% 23/4 26% 95 85 21 1 *93 2% 101% 28 *57 > 95 •A 120 2% *64 25% 102 *93 2,200 V . 47% 65 25% 102 7,700 67 185 h . "64 26% 3% 143/a *65 2% 48 102 66 105 3% 14% 18 *44 . 2% *47 *100% 3% 14% 66 66 2% 105 3% 14% • 185 18% 31% Chain 95 8% *65 65 25% 101% *93 V 31% '< Jun 1 % : *64 26 102 ' -*8 8% 185 27% ' 66 25% *100 95 * 27% ; *64 No par 22% Jun 13 Vs Dec 66 25% 101% No par 94 14% Mar 16 47% American Car & Fdry com 7%; preferred 23 25 47% American 28 Oct 47% 174% Dec 43 *46% 174% 14% Dec 107% Jun 2% 100 81 ~ 2% 27% 25 preferred European Secur x34% Dec 3 7% American Apr 9% 55 May 18% May 110 4 Dec : 2% *84 Inc—Ll Distilling Co Feb 42% 12 28 Dec 15 49% Jun 100 Amer Cable <fc Radio Corp American Can Co common^ 14 100% Jan 21 27 ; May 21 5 104 y4 Jan Jun . i Encaustic Tiling Feb 9% May Nov 18% Mar 24 92% May 14 177 American Jan Apr ' 61 18 .'American 7% May 20 19% Oct 26 25% May 6% Jun 31 31 2 115% 6 preferred-^— Broadcasting Co Jan Dec 90 10'A Dec 2% . No par cony *100% *64% .*26%, . v, -50 — com 105 3% 184% Corp class A—.1 Shoe Co 5 Dec 22% July Dec 76% Feb 163% Oct Feb Jan 4% Brake American 6% 49 Amer 49% May 21 20% July July 5% May preferred American Bosch >11,500 14% *18 100 L.10 common 22% 3% *8 100 preferred 6,800 14% *93 common—-j.—1 conv 11 Dec 37 6% ' r 3 t Airlines cum 26 17% July Dec 111 V Jun 3 3%% American Bank Note 600 18% 3% 25% .No par Chemical_No par Feb Dec 74% American 1 *100% 29% 17% 01 14% *64 4 29% 29%' 3% 47 1,900 18% 14% 2% 1,200 19 40 217/a 3% 66 46% 18% *36 18% 14% . 1,000 21% 65% ; 46% 40 2,200 3 18 14% *100 Petroleum Corp Agricultural 105 75 21% 65 2% .Nopar .1. 94% Feb 2 7% 'Amer May 19 14% May 14 43% May 15 31 i .preferred 3% *100 *29% 15 ' . No par 25 16 86 'Amerada Mar 22 70 3% 105 28% 67 *46%- Leather: Co com—1 6%. convertible preferred— —50 Mar 22 J ' 3% *100 28% 14% • Amalgamated >29% July 13 9 * r 105 28% *65% No par common Alpha Portland Cement 9 10 9 Inc Feb 6% Jun 28% 46% 19% Shares 77 *2% 18% *36 28% 17% *28'A 73% *70 46% 19 40 21% No par Jan 46 38/a May 13 Nov 3 ' Sep 54% May 94 18 21% 5 Corp conv * ;"7% Dec 17% 20% 1 — 3%% May 21 68 16 23 9% Mar 17 31% Dec »« :=T5% Nov 18% Mar 58% Feb 110 % Nov ' 17% 20% • preferred —100 Allis-Chalmers Mfg common_No par 3 52% Jun 24 ey8 Oct 77% May 36 121 Dye 4% ' 6% May 17 Jan 72 j 20 & Co Allied Stores 3 Jun Kid Allied Mills Co 50 47 . ■ Chemical Allied 31% Oct 20 24 34% Dec Jan 653i 10 10 83% Feb Mar 31 Nov 98 Nov Apr Dec ' 44 * Dec 20'A. May Dec Allied 42% May 27 29; 6 3 % Nov Apr Mar 73 26% Dec Oct Jan 16% gtd„100 .' 46% 18% *36 20% *100 No par -Allen Industries Inc 46% 19'/a 40 20% 1 par 46% 19 *35% 17% 100 conv 46% 40 20% $2.50 prior conv preferred-No par 30 Jun A_i 3 for the Week S per share 74 19 *35% Sales Jan. 21 77 3 17% —1 Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp_No May 17 91 preferred 74 *70 3 - 1 10 ; 74 77 *2% 28% 100 common— *73 *70 3 28%- _5 common 74% 77 3 46'A 19 40 73 *70 3 46 % 19 - 72% Friday Jan. 'JO 9 per share : —100 preferred 5%% 34% May 20 37% May 15 3 Mar Inc Allegheny Corp 14 18 xl71 NOV 997/a « Thursday Jan. 10 I per share 77 2% 46% *35% No par —■ & 4%% Apr 23 11% Jun 22 29'A May Jun — Inc 72 *70 3 ' May 21 May 24 23% Dec May 91 19 : No par Vicksburg Ry Alaska Juneau Gold Mining May 13 48% 30 % May —_1 ___ Corp Reduction Alabama 23 164 y; Admiral 4% May 15 37 202 Co__ Corp 72 Wednesday , Jan.18 t per share 9 per share 77 * *45% • Addressograph-Multlgraph Corp„lo 4% May 20 21% May 21 80% Jun 2 767/a Dec 3 -10 Express Adams-Millis May 18 Feb 104 72 *70 2.50 Tuesday Jan. 17 9 per share k No par Co__J Monday , • 44 v Motor* Steel Co Adams '27% May 15 100 10V2 1 Feb 6% Dec 90% Nov ACF-Brill . Jan. 15 _No par & Straus 9 41% July 27 22% Dec 8 Feb Laboratories Abraham 23% May 15 46% Jan 27 14% Feb 35 27 ys Dec 31% Jan >■ 55% Jun 102% Aug 5% Feb 23/4 May 25% May 56 28 Oct Dec 16% 75 44% Dec Oct 387/s Abbott 2 LOW AND HIGH SALS PRICES' Saturday " Par May 14 6% Jan Jan 112 Nov 100 31 ;Oct 10% May 25 Vs 79% Jan 1 Dec 27 18% '■ $ per share 2V2 Dec 40'A * * YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Feb 55 . May 30% May 100 63% Oct 76 July Dec NEW 1048 Highest $ per share Jan 110 Jun 57/s year Lowest Highest 13 105 103 55 *54 22% 11 *3% 4 27% 28 22 *10 3% 28 6 % 54 103 % 92 80 6% 3,500 543/4 55% 320 33% 34% 10,600 33% 341/4 760 *27% 28% 300 *102 104 Vs 55 54 54 22% 22% 22% 11 3% 28 100 6% *10 4 28% 50 200 6,500 11 4 28% 600 2,300 •• 14 COMMERCIAL THE (386) STOCKS Range (or Previous I per share Highest Lowest Highest $ per 3 per share $ per share » share " ' /■■■ NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Range for year 1948 Year 1947 Lowest STOCK YORK NEW " , ,y' ; V.»V • Jan. In •> t per share Par CHRONICLE Monday, January 24, 1949 RECORD Saturday c V ' . FINANCIAL & LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Wednesday Tuesday Monday •Jan. 17 Friday Thursday for Sales Jan.18 Jan. 20 $ per share t per share Jan.19 $ per share i per share tper share Shares 25% 25% 26'/a "10,900 93 92% 93 the Week Jan. 21 " 24s/b May 99 May 9% May 37ya Feb 23% Nov 29 32y2 Oct Feb 89 Dec 17 101% Jun 25 21 15% Oct 6% Dec 130'/a 4%% Jan 68 y2 Dec Jan 9 38% Jun 55 Jan 41% Feb 10 56% Jun 11 Dec 110 Feb 88 Jan 29 99y4 Jun 14 103 Nov 9 Dec 14 Sep 10% May 19 Jan 13% Dec Feb 11% Dec 28 12% Mar 16. Dec 20% Feb Dec 132 y2 Feb 98 99 Dec 134 Feb 87% Dec Dec 17% Aug May 27 28 111 May 10 3 106 July Jun 11 Sep 26 Jan May 99 Jan 81 Feb Dec 112 Feb 96 Mar 35 5 Dec 66 x98 120% Sep 107'/a Jun 62 64% Dec 23 Dec 23 24 July 14 10'A May 183A Feb 40'/a May 59 Feb 44% Dec 21 23'/a Jun 343A Feb 25% Jan 62 Jan 77 Mar 66 Sep 10 81 31% Apr 40 Dec 30 Feb 21 50l/a July 12 Nov 91 * 113% 105 9 ,73 Dec 121 22 y4 Mar 27% 53A May 12% 99 Dec 18% Dec 29% Dec 27 3A Jan 4% May 7% Feb 36% Dec , 24% Jan 20 ' 9V8May21 63/8 Dec Nov '9 10 7% Oct 26 22 46 , , 2 Jun May 24% Feb 13% Feb 11 HVaDec 23 7% May 16% Feb 10 11 Vs May 25'A Feb 15% Feb 13 Dec 137A Dec 16 16% Jun 17% Jun ■ 3 3 Jan 69 Feb 60 Feb 11 42'/a Dec 55% Jan 40% Nov 30 59 Dec 21 93A May "May 18 16% 13 '/2 Feb Feb x20 28 '/a July 10 Dec 54 »A Jan 393A Dec 31 8%' Dec 18 Jun 35 3A Dec 83 'A Dec 17% Dec 96'/a Dec 5% May 19% NOV Jan 30% Dec 80% Sep 17 108% 69 Feb, 12 90. 8% Jan Jan 100 '■-* 2 Dec 4U Feb Jun 39 y4 Mar 32% Feb 18% Oct 14% Feb 16 10% May 18% Jan 107/a Nov 30 163A May 95 Dec 24% Jan 14% Dec 12% May 30 90% Dec 1063A Aug -May 17 3A Sep 39% 253A Nov, 2iy» May 28% 26 Feb Jan 28 23 New 8 *4 - —2 19% Mar 22 24y4 Jan > Bell ; 2 9 30 21% Jan 2 1 16 3 ;'. 4%,% —— i common preferred 9 <87y2MarlO July 23 Dec 35% Jan 23% Feb 14 19% Apr 32% Oct 25 Feb 17 30% Feb 27 39% Oct 22 Bethlehem Steel Mar 16 139y4Julyl4 - 150 125 Jan 26% Dec 13% Dec 18% 9 Jan Nov 30% May 24 8 Best & Co— 37% May 27 v. Best 25 May 12 V2 May 24 14% Jan 14 26J/4 Dec Jan xl3 Feb Feb 18% 41% 24 19% May 18 & 32% Mar 15 44% July Bloomingdale 10 29% Apr 9 8 59 Feb 20 :';■■ 37% May 18 Dec 116 Jan 57% Dec 31 96 Jan 12 Dec 67 Jan 30% Dec 29 51 Jan Bohn 19 88 V2 Dec 3Va May 32 May 35% Feb 16% Dec Jan Oct 102 Sep 87% Nov 30 6% 42% Feb Feb Feb 13% 13 - Jan 18%: Feb 6V4 Nov 96 31 71 28 11% May 15 x27% Mar 17 40 y8 Feb Feb 25 Nov 30 63 30% Nov Jan 25% Nov Dec 109"% Apr 92% Oct Dec 28% Feb 36% Jun 4 15% 15% Mar 16 8% Dec 36% Jan Jun Dec 106% Apr 20% Dec 27% Feb 2 27 23% Sep 17 13% May 20% Nov 12 Va July 26 17% Feb 14 Jan 9 May Dec 25% May 125 NOV 120 Sep 22 ■ Feb 33% Aug . 65 Mar 30 Bond .«■• 11% May 15 , . 78 y4 Aug Jun 11 12% Dec 29 14 21% May 15 43% Jun 1 Feb 16% Dec 81 Jan 77, 16% Jan 12 % Feb 6 May 10 Dec 72 Jun 88 Jan 11 Dec 79 Dec. 24% Jan Dec 3 13% May 94% May 19 May 79 88 Jun 3 Jan 6 17% Jun 3 . A 10 % 114 Mar 16 Dec 3 Jun 18 100 13 July Dec 15% Jun 10 28 .89 102% 103 102% 102% 103 104 13% 13% 13% 14 14 44% 44% 44% 44% 44% 45 45% 45% 45% 55% 55 55 *54 y4 55% 55,% 55% *55% 56 >/2 80 80 80 *78 80% 80 81 *80% 85 37% 37% 37% 37a/a 37 37% 36% 37% 6,900 108% 107% 108% 390 96% *103 yt 105 *20 5 Jan Co. Terminal 24 Bush Term Butler 2 9 Butte Co 98% Jan 15 Oct 23% Feb 11 • July 35% Jun 7% 9 16 .Byron V'. '' (A ' 840 21 *5 14% 102% 102% ,*20 *103 102% *20 21 21 *13% 21 *20 20 ■• —M, — 5% 14% 5% *5'/a 5% 1,100 13% 5'/a 14% *13% 5% 103 % 103 1041/2 *20 5% 13% 13% 13% 200 " 6% 6% 12% 12% 7'/a 7 * 6%- 42% 7% 1,300 6% 6% 67/a 7% 13% 13'/a 13:% 13% 13% 7% 7% 7y« 7% 13,500 *42% 43 y2 43% 43% 400 7% 43 43 42% 7% 6% 13 % *13 14% 14 % 11% 11% 12 10V2 21'A 10% 10% 20% 21% 23 23% 7%- 7 *42% 44 14% 10% 14% 10% 21% 23:% . *14% 14% . 7 ,14 600 , ' 67 46 14% 14% ll7/a 12 11% 12 11% 11% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 20% 21% 20% 22 21% 22 21% 22'% 12,300 4,700 -23% 23 % 23 23 22% 23 *22% 23'A 900 67 67 11% 67 > r 68 *67 67 67 46 46% 46 % 20 y8 20% 47 >'-• 20% *46 20% *45% 20% , 1,000 14% 14% 12% 10% *14% ' 23% 69 ■ 46 > *67 7 46 *20% 21 4,700 , , 150 67 67 300 47% *46'/a 47% . ,•• 20% .20% ,>900 *37% 38% *37% 38% *37'% 381% 45% 45% 45% 45 y4 45 V2 45'% 45'% 11% iiy2 11% 11% .111/4 400 , <*ll *17% i*33% 50 10 .7-1 —1 —10 *30 *89 91 14 14% 31 34% 15% 13 15% 31 34 15% *12% • 15Mj *90 Vs 93% 32% 33 135 135 267/s 267/8 10% 10% 9% 23 . *75 *94 < 25% 30 32% 135 *27 32 17% 17% *171/4 17% 900 34 y2 34 y2 *34 35 500 91 90 90 *89 91 19% y Z ' *71 • 12% 7*30% 15% 15% 32% 32% 33 9% 9% 23J/4 231/4 *75 77 *75 95 95 15% 15% 500 13 14% 15 Vs *91% 93% 33 33% 32% 33 9% 23'/4 77 95% 96 /I'Zfii.-,8,100 ■ *25% 23 y4 800 .77 L.:-. n 95% 1,800 ■;Z> 10 10% 23% *75 95 100 13 *12% - 13% 93 V2 23% 77 *94 15% *10 10 95 "1,400 15% 23% 77 35% *12% 32% 9% 23 y4 35% *91% 15% 93% 10'/a 10 353/s *15'/a 13 *12'/4 *91 1,400 32 *301/2 . f 35%" 15 Va 16; 32 10 2,600 -» 10 Vs 9% 9% *30% 34% 93% 71 — 32 34% 10 1,100 19% 14% 14% 12% 15% *90% 19% 71 400 600 97 26% 900 V 2 6'/a 26% 26% 26 26 26 y8 26 Vs 30% 30 30 30 Va 30 Va 30% 30 30 '/4 3,600 32% 32% 30% 33% 32% 32% 32% 32% 32% 32% 26,400 135% 135 % 136'/a 1361/2 800 27% 27% 1,700 *10% 10% 700 1351/2 135'% 27% 27 27% 27% 27% 27% 27% 10% 10% 10%- 10% 10% 10% 10% ' 135 HIGH SALE Tuesday Monday Jan. 17 Jan.18 135 135 PRICES S per Sales Shorrt I per share t per share t per share 29% 29% 29% 29% 29% *29 Vs 29% 291% 29% 29V2 13% 29% 13% 10% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 809 10 1/4 101/8 10% '*10% 10% 10% 10 »/4 10% 10% 2,000 13% 13% 13 '/2 13% 13% 10V2 10 *13 13% 13% *38'/2 40 V2 21% 22i/4 41 *39 *39 22% 21% 131/2 *39% 22% *13 41 *13 22% 22% 22% share *29 .41 *39 41 22% share *39 22% 26% 26% 300 41 22% 231/4 600 131/2 27 25% 261/4 27 26% 601/a 61% 60 61 x60 60 61 62 60 25 26 25% 27 x26 26% 26% 26% 26% 16% 16% 16% 17 »/8 17% 17% 2,500 26 Vis 16% 11,400 62 27 17% , 27 27 * 26% 16 V2 16% 16% 16% 40% 51V4 40V2 40 Va 40 Va 40% 40% 40% 40% 51% 51% 51% 51% 52% 51% 52% ' *91V2 96i/2 *91% 94% *91% 96% *911/2 961/2 *2V'4 21/2 *2% 2% *21/4 2% *2% 2% *33 V\ 341/8 7% 34»/8 -34% *33% 7% *35 28% 281% 31% 31% *97% 99% 99 20% 201/2 20% 21 9% 9y4 9V4 30% 311/4 *30% *95 No par pfd—100 preferred 100 8% 651/2 33 34 2,009 5,000 *2% 2% 34»/4 34Vi 34'% 500 8% 81/4 8'% 7,000 21/2 34% 8% 42 *40 - 42 100 42 1,000 8% 8 Vs 8% 81/a 800 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% 1,500 28 '/4 28% *23% 28% 28'% 28'/a 500 32% 1,700 8 8 *28 8 T' *99 32% 32«/2 *99% 100 % *99% 211/4 21% 32 32% 100% 32% 32 :■ 100 9% 9% 9% 9% *30% 30% *30 y8 30% *95 97 *95 97 19% 20 20 *20 15% 15% 16 1/2 21% 21% 22 y2. 10 '/a 10»/« 10 Va 30% a% 30% 100 Vis 9% 2 21% 97 33 13% *13% 14 *33% 34 122 r 30 ; 5,800 10.000 30% *30% 31 *95 97 *95 97 20% 20 20 *20 20% 400 15% 15% 15% 15% 4,600 .. 300 15% *121 80 87/« 8% 66% 66'% 67 680 *32'A 32% 32% 321/4 *321/4 32% 300 89% "*32'/4 *89 89% 89% *89% 91% *89% 91 % 34 18% 18% 14% 14% 14% 14% 600 34 34% 34% 34% 600 18% ,18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 8,200 89% *89 Vis 90 89% *76 80 *77% . -• 80 *89 8 Vs , 112 % 112% 112% 8% 8% 8% *76% 78 78 *76% *112 *77% *75y4 80 15% • ■ 15% 8</4 8% 112 112% 8% *76% 8% 9 78 77 3% 23'/4 *23Va 23% 23% 23% 102% rl02% 1021/2 *102 2,100 112% 130 9 9 Va 9'/« 3,200 78 78% 78% 120 81/4 15% 3% 25% 25% 35%, *541/2' 35% *1% 1% 3% 25% *3% 26 26 35% 35% 3% 3% , 1 3% 600 23 3s 102% 25% 7,500 8% 111% 15% 23 % 23% 24% 2,500 102% 3% 3% 23 -.7 v* 15% 8% 112 ■ * *101 26% >/ 310 80 80 23% *3% 90 79 *75 1021% 3% 90 *76% 80 15% 81/2 91 79 •■*75 15I/4 *8% 8% 8% 78~ 8% 15% 151/a 112% *109V2 1121/z / *75 80 8 100 14 33'/2 78% 15 8,700 14 V 89 *75 • 8%; 9 33% 14 ■*13% •; 34 881/4 15 8% / 122 8% 66% " :*75 *14% *121 8% 66 '/a 1 18% *76 ' 122 8% 65% 8% 66 18% 18%- *121 122 15% 32% 8% *65% 89% 34 79 *121 8% 66 *88% 90 *89 *76 122 89% ; a : t 8% 65 y2 8% preferred—100 No par *121 122 *76V2 . *3l/a 23% *101V4 .*25y2 common—_No par 41 52% 961% ^ 15% *121 / 8% 65V4 .' 34 ,*88% *13V4 *33 V2 18Va . _1 ,6,900 28% 31% 98% 32 51% *92 961% 450 1,050 .1 30% *77/a 30V2 7 52% 2% 42 40% 40 y2 52% 8% *39 42 *36 42 7% 7% 8 Va 8% 40% *92 34 34 34 8 30Va 29 *97% 20% 7 7% 30 8 30% . / • 7% 42 *35 *7% ,*-30 y8 ,*28 V2 32 ^15 for the Week Jan. 21 Jan. 20 Jan. 19 $ per Friday Thursday Wednesday . 26% -—/ • 19 VS"- 73 19% 19% 72 *71 23 y8 *10V4 /1 per share • 17% 15% *15 "/a '-■x— 5,100 34% 35% 35 32% 32% , *30% '•-■■ *89 :: 73 » 11% . i7y4 . 19 >/4 19% 11% , *33% 17% 34 i *71 14 11% . a% =, 32% 97/a 23 77 "3 94V4 26»/4 30% , • . ' 93'/2 7,' 94V4 *25% f 19% 73 13% — 23 *75; , 91 18% 31 35.% 15%' 13V4 15% 32% 9% 11% 17 % 34 *71 14 : 17% 34 *89 18% 72 ; — *90% 17% 33% 17% 33% 91 - *89 .*30 *34 *15'/a *13 *15y2 *11 11% . 7 18% *70 *13% 15 . 4,300 56% 6H/2 : M) '!; ' ' . 22% 56% 38% —_No par participating Jackson Co * 98 22% 57 % 43 100 & Zinc-—__5 Copper Byers 97 22% 57;% 26Va common— 4% May 18 105 98 22% 58 "45%. preferred ■,:.;£ 27% July 14 98 22% 57 *37% 1 3.60% Inc Bldg 7% Bros 4V2% /". 98 22 * 38% 5 •.Burlington Mills Corp common—-1 4% preferred i._100 3V2% conv 2nd preferred100 3%.% preferred --i-—100 Burroughs Adding Machine—No par Bush 97 26 / : Co 1 700 97% 45% 100 No par ; Watch 300 700 61V2 common common Buffalo Forge Co Buff Niag El Corp Bulova 1,20 9 57% 14% 11 % , Co j. Co 1,309* 22 '/a .15 preferred cBullard 108% 108 % 5 1 Inc preferred 108 1,009 ? 97% Z 5% *13% 108% xl02% 21 5 ,4% 14Va 7, 13V4 ' 36% 5,700 . 56 21% 56 56 32 22 98% *21% - ; *lud 108 317/a 1 Co Mar 17 16 Oct Jan 27 % 103% 102% 13% 31% No par Bearing 2% Mar 17 Feb 6 22% 104 97 / Apr .13 8% Dec 73 • 21 7% Nov 10 Feb 108% 17 ,/;> 24% Jun Mar 31 72% Dec 7% $5 15 29% Feb 95 V2 103 102 13% 43 —No par - preferred Budd. (The). 75/ July 12 ., Feb Jun 102%. 103% 102 13% 15% Feb 12% May 103 101% 13% 15% 38% 84 102 102% *107% > 22 102% 13'/a Bucyrus-Erie Co common—_——5 Apr Feb Shoe 317/a 250 44% « $3.60 31% 1,500 *37% ^—5 Airways Inc 2.50 Brewing Corp of America .-15 Bridgeport Brass Co No par Briggs Manufacturing, —No par Briggs & Stratton : No par Bristol-Myers Co common Z—2.50 3%% preferred ———:—;—100 'Brooklyn Union Gas.,——No par Brown & Bigelow 1 Brown 50 317/'a 32 2Q% No par ' 5 Inc Roller Bower 97 36% 98 98 ■ 21% 21% *55 / 56 *103 104% 2.50 BVass & (The) Co 103 97 80 80 37% 108% ,■ 1 ' Co „ Stores 102 97 31% 1 40 Mar 1 101 *96 *53% 44% 55% 7 31% 100 44% ■ 13% - 96 6,600 V 13 101% 103 4% '*13'/2 *6% *12% \' 67/8 99 96 100 109 . 13% 13 12% 101% 101 Vi "*20 99 96 24% May 17 124% July 2 23% Nov 30% Dec 28 22% 101% .v*13i/8 441/2 *53% 80 *36% fc107% 99 66 ( z.v.::;' 31% 32 *101% 98% 9d 19% Nov 104% 31% 99 *95 20 37% 100 98% 99 96 127/«' *19 23% Dec 99 *95 12% Brunswick-Balke-Collender —No par May May 13 12% '97 -v, Dec V2 May May *11% 13 12% '.*95 14 14 13% Braniff 5 26 80 ■*11% 13 12% 150 249 109% 38% 44% Borg-Warner Corp common :—5 3%% preferred 100 Boston & Maine RR (assented)-100 90V2 Jun 21 80 13 *12 13% 12% LOW AND class A— Co B Borden . Aug 11 102% 80 15 ,No par 99 28 7% Dec f 9 Feb 86% 26 15 Dec 14% Feb 9 37% Jun 90% Feb .13 27 10 101% Apr • 1 25% 95 Feb 34% May 18 • 13 '■'■• 69 25 10% May 18 10 31% 120 Jun Dec May 90 *141% "Saturday Jan. 15 Brothers Aluminum: Class 5% May 15 42 22 23% May 30 109% 15 .No par —-No par Co i Airplane :j Bon Ami May 24 7% Dec 26 ... 66% July 13 11 1% Aug 26 32 Va Dec Feb 96 Dec 9VS 27% May 15 44% Jun 9 37% Nov 30 55 Dec 7,' " Dec 81 22% Dec 49% 39% 109% *14% 100 No par No par Laughlin Inc_" Boeing 16 Nov May 38% May 37% May Decker Mfg & (E W). Co 14% Sep 28 89 25 109% 14 Va com—No par Blaw-Knox Co , Bliss Dec 29% 45% 109% 14'/8 109% 98 20% Par Black 36 % July 15 19% Nov Oct Va (Del) t per share 18 11 Bliss July' 14 Va May 109% 14% EXCHANGE 2 13 Dec 28 y2 May 109% NEW YORK STOCK 1948 17% May 15 9% Dec May 14 year /Highest I per share $ per share 36 109% *14% 109 STOCKS'"-' Lowest Highest x20% 110y2 _1 x— Carpet Birmingham Electric Co 37y4 May 15 Range for Year 194? I per share "='109% -1 : 4—' Foods Range for Previous Lowest *97% *37% 100 — 7%, preferred Bigelow-Sanford Dec 97% >44% Bendjx Aviation •*■ -5 Bendix Home Appliances—___33y8c Beneficial Indus Loan, com-7 10 Cum pfd $3.25 :ser of 194,6-No par Cum Pfd $4 div ser of 1948_No par 26% July 102% Howell Co & 24% 133'/a 49 97% 1 -t RR Belding-Heminway Bell Aircraft Corp 15 Dec j__x Creek Beech - 20% May 21 -« 38% Jun 68 76 48% 98 50 Co Co 103 % Jun Nov Oil Beech-Nut Packing 17 9% Dec 75% 49 *97% _il5 V-10 common preferred , ' Feb 11 21 103% Feb Dec « 37% July 23 22 86% Dec 77%", Deo 9 " 5 Feb 75 48% 98 >/4 20% Bath,Iron Works Corp 4 1 Bayuk Cigars Inc • No par Beatrice Foods Co common25 3%.% ponv Rid 100 Beaunit Mills, Inc —/2.50 Beck Shoe (A S) 4%% pfd— 100 Beech Aircraft Corp _1 8 34% Apr 11 30 y4 4%% 10 (Delaware) Corp Brothers Barker Barnsdall > 8 Jan , 16, 7. _— 29 Jan 22% May 6- Dec 6 43 V2 May 15 16% Mar 10 ' 20 3A Aug j 15 16% Mar 31 23% Jan * 2 28 Jan 62 110% Jun 45% Dec 45 11 9 Nov 10 15% Dec 27 Feb 24% Feb 14 Oil Barber May 14 28% Jun , 36% Nov 29 20%- Apr 45% 74 va 48% 98 *74 llisf , i 1 Works—!—13 60 11 l,j.0J 1,600 75 48% 98 167/8 July 13 , 75% 49% 75 48 97% INo par Baltimore & Ohio common 100 29V2Julyl4 4% non-cum preferred i—100 31V2Jun 22 ; -Bangor & Aroostook ;common—_50 80% May 12 ..>■ Conv 5% preferred . 100 Marl6 75 49 75% 47% 97% 751/2 *12 B Babbitt (B T) Inc Baldwin Locomotive > 180 13,400 7% 7% 7% 48 75 13% 12% common—3 (The) ; 7% 7% 7% 7% *96% 12% ' - 92% *12% $2.25 conv preferred s 25 93 No par common——_No par Corp Mfg Avco ... 25 93 7% 15 Conv prior pfd ($1.20)—Noyar Autocar Co J. 1—5c Automatic Canteen Co of Amer—5 8 19 1 26 35% Jan Jan .19% Jan • Nichols Austin 16V4May21 29 10 ' 4% Feb - , , 19 xll Feb 49 27 24 12% Nov Jan 15 y4 8 Oct 20 , Feb 17y2 Sep Jun 4% Dec Jan Feb 13' 99 25% May 21 64y2 Apr 16 ' 114 Jan 9 . 48y2 Aug 27 July July , May 22 114 9 Feb xl9% Nov 28 26% July Apr 111*/a Feb 91 Aug 21% May 57 102 Sep Defc 105 6 24% 93 *14% Atlantic Coast Line RR_x—No par Atl G & W I SS Lines common—1 5% non-cum preferredx—100 Atlantic Refining common ,-25 4% conv preferred 'series A 100 Preferred $3.75 series B__x—_100 Atlas Corp ———.-5 Atlas-Powder common_No par 4% conv preferred-^—— ;100 Atlas'Tack Corp., 1—_V„No pgr , 25 93 77/2 15 Atch Topeka & Santa Fe corn—100 5% non-cum preferred——x_100 A T F Inc i_ ——10 3 19 y2 Jun 24% - *47 y4 _■—100 100 Associates Investment Co -10 2 3 31 13'A Dec 7% common—1 Associated Dry Goods 6% 1st preferred 7% 2nd preferred 9 11 ,, 25 93% 7% 93% 24% 93% *14'/B Artloom Carpet Co Inc 9 19 34 25 > 24% 7V2 of Illinois •■com—5 prior preferred—No par • $6 conv July 12 18% Jun 2 24% 93% • Co Armstrong Cork Co com—-No par $3.75 preferred —No par $4 preferred conv —No par Arnold Constable Corp ._ 5 7 115 y2 9 17% 99 13% 106 21 —10 com preferred———100 conv Armour & 15y8Mayl9 91'A 103 Steel Corp Armco 23 109 '/a 102'/2 *102% 103 % *25% 26 26 40 26 700 " '.. C 2^% Apr 51% Dec 1% Dec 27% Mar 17 Jan 34% X55 52 Dec 3% 61/4 May 21% May 12% May 34% Oct 17% Feb 110 Dec 38 Dec 18 Dec 9% May 33% Nov For Feb Feb 8% 132 Jan 1% Dec 5 5 22 40% Jun 54% Sep 3 25% May 17 Dec 21 8% May 21 29 31% May 7 15% May 21 9 Nov 29 101% Nov 4 119 Feb 37% Dec 29 44 Feb 15 21% Dec ■' Feb 48% =< 15 14% Mar 16 Jun 2 May 14 10 Mar 4 19% May 14 38 Mar 1 47% Dec 24. ,*35V2 *54'/2 _1 1% Zinc-Lead 'Callahan Calumet & 7 Hecia Cons Copper Campbell W & C Fdy_ Can Dry Ginger Ale com $4.25 conv preferred •Canada Southern 'Canadian Feb Dec page Packing common—No par preferred 50 Canadian 15% see 5% X19 % May 26 47% footnotes 'California Cannon Pacific 1.66% 5 Vs 5Va *21% 22% .10%. 10V2 35V4 *54V2 35% 1% 1% 5 22% 10% 25 13% 13% 107 *39 *16% 13% No par *43% 44 V2 *44 No par Ry Co_.——100 Breweries Mills 5 No par 36 56 1% Ltd Ry ; No par *106V2 ^ *39 .*16% . 107V2 39% 17% 56 *54% 1% 56 1% 5% 5 Va 5i/4 22 »/2 22% 22% 11 11 11% 107 107 107 5% *22 56 5% 23 11% 11% 107 Vis 107% 39% 39% 39% *39 39% 17% 17'/2 17% *17 18 14 13% 141/a 13% 14 Va 44% 44V« 44% *43% 44% 35% *54% 1% 35% 56 1% 35% *54% 1% 35% 1,700 56 1% 1,300 5% 5 1/4 51/4 51/4 *22% 23 % 22% 22% 300 11% 11% 11% 11% 11,900 *107 109 39 39 *17% 18 Va *107% 39 *17% 109 39 3,000 • 150 50 18 '/a 200 13% 14 14 141/B 15,900 44% 44% 44% 44% 400 Volume 169 Number 4771 THE COMMERCIAL &' FINANCIAL STOCK Year 1041 Lowest II Range for Highest I per share $ per share 50 14% "Feb Apr. Ma j' 51/2 57% Dec: Dec/ Dec 5 39% 50% "'• • • A . STOCK YORK EXCHANGE Par .26 Vi Dee 30 Nov Nov Dec 22 Feb Jan Dec. 156 Apr 19% May 32% 19% Dec; 21% 22Va Feb 10 105 - 11 140 ' May 27 28 , •17% Dec 28 20 Va Jan 5 5 % 18% Feb 7 Central .11% Sep 12% Jun 30 6% Feb 28 5% Dec 17 20 67/a Dec 29 . 100% 7.7'/2 Dec Jan 116 Feb Dec* 96% 12% Jan 83: 39% Nov. 27 Nov. Oct 10 Va Dec 14% : 11% May Feb t* 7% Deo 118% Dec 12%:Nov 30- 19% May; 100% Dec Jan.18 f per share 28% Apr 1 Jan 14 26% Jun 11 Oct Dec Dec: Feb 16 100% Jan 28 •: 15% Jun 8 90 54%j Jan 31% Dec 31 102% July 7% Feb Apr .76% Dec 28 Feb 30 11 5% May 6% May; 4 12% Jan 7% Feb 12% Dec 9 Nov Feb 6 Jan 15% Jan 10% Jan 7% Jan 2 6% Feb , 2 4% May 2% Dec 6% May 23% May 14% Feb 38% Feb 8 ,9 Jan 29 de Pasco convertible 56% 96 & 23 3/a 233/8 7va 7vs 4% Apr Chicago & Milw Series St A Paul P & preferred Chiids' Co 5%% 101 V* May 26 9 Feb 4% Jun C 8 3 7'% Dec, 28 75% DSC 21 Jan 20 Feb 15VaJan 21 23 May 34% Nov 27% Mar 18 85 Jun 95 Jan 34% Nov Dec 89 6 . May 24 38% Aug July 12 5 July 12 176 • 29 88 Jun 34% Feb 10 43 Dec 31 jun. .7 5% 34Va Apr 9 15 108V2- Jun 25 5% 91% ' 78V2 May 20 47% May 19 Cleve & 18% Mar 22 Dec Year f per share 141 Jun 65 % 33 10' 147 87 105% July Aug 12 16 Feb 9 Va Dec 20 Feb Feb 32% Apr 11 Jan 32% 20 Jan 12% 20% Dec Oct Dec" 63 86 30% May; 36 17% May4 Dec; 20% May' 2% May' ,-v 4 Dec -123% Jan 25% Nov" 8% May 26% July , Dec 30- jkh 23 Jan ,'2 Nov 30 : 2% Feb 10 XI6 90 25 33% Jan Dec Nov 14 30 14 7/e Jan 8% Dec 29 33 V4 Nov 27%.-Dec 28 30 35% Feb X24 '/2 Dec Apr; . 9. 4 4% May" 21 Nov 104% Nov Feb 7 29% 4" 21 J Feb ■108% Mar Sep1. 8 Mar 103% Feb 5 32 Va M"ay 3% Oct 106 19 Apr 27 29% May 14 11% May 20 36% July 12, May 21 6>/a May 21 25 V8 July 12 32 11% Mar 16 x18Vb Jun . 11 Jan 19 Dec 19% Feb 10% Dec 8% Dec 31 15% July 7% Nov 10 38% Feb Feb 29 Va Dec 32% May 94 'A Dec 11% Dec 94 Dec 30 % Dec ffco 48 104% July '33 V8 Dec 1 42% Jan 5 Oct 18 99% May 25 20% Feb 106%' Apr 44% Feb 110% July 95 Dec 9 May 13 % Feb 10% Mar 17 17% July 13 May 55% Dec For footnotes se*» negp 84% Mar. 23 92V2 Sep 29 Va Nov 40 May 15 99 July 13 30 Oct ■7 8% Nov 10 92 48% Mar 17. va. inc.r.No , 3 27% Continental Insurance: 21% ' a 42% 27% *71/2 35% 27 27% v2, 30 49% 49% 49% 49% 34% 343a 343/8 34 Va 71 72 73 74 72% 73 16% 16% *12% 13!a *i6 3a 16% 43/8 4'/b 4 55% *54% *12%, 13% 203 16 16 56 *35 36 *4% 55 : >' *35 36 56 V 57 28% 29 : 200 213/a 4% *35 273/4 27% 573/8 28,400 28% 231/4 10,100 102 % 100% 1013a 21% 21% *21% 43 43 v . *28% 28% 71/4 7% 7% 7v4 22 43 '/4 *80% 84% *80 18 *17% 17% *17% 177/8 *171/2 28 % 28% *28% *155 185 *oU% 29% 185 *80% i.j 29% 7Va 185 82 id/8 29% 62 1 i 29% *155 39% 39% 39% *110% 111 1/4 24.% *2 3% 243a 107 *106 x39 111 *10o 107'% 72 *70% 72 70.% *39% 41 *39 V8 14'/a 13% 85 29v2 *5 5% 293/4 29% 80 14'/a 14 30 30 140 80 24 39% 393/8 39% 111% 111% 10 111% 24% *241/2 *106 10/%. 70% 701/2 39% ' va 30 5»/a , 30% *138% *106 70% 41 39% *106 72% 411/2 i 140 *o0/2 Saturday Jan; 15 Monday 20 30 5,900 151 32% ■ 15 vb 15 15 Va 203a 29% 29% 2,100 1 va 5va 5 Va 2,300 30 Va 30% 1,600 30% 301/4 *138% 140 80% 140 bl 80% ; - *138% 81 v 16% 16% 18 11 *144 bl'/a 100 83 4u0 17% : -.901/4 90% 90% 92 16% 16% 16% 16%> .18% 18% 18% 19% 18% ,18% 13% 11% .ll'a 22% 10%' 22% 33 33'a 18 % *91% x32% 32% 460 3,900 92 92 92 16% 16% 16 3/4 1,800 19% 19%; 191/4 2,300 22 % v 140 18% 183/4 18% 18% 21,600 19'/a 19v4, : 19 vb 19% 19'a 19 3/a 3,900 10% *10% 113A *103a 11% *10% 11% 13 *12% 13 *12v2 19 *12% 18% 13 13 11% *10% 11% *10% 22% 23% 22% 23 v4 22% 23 22%* 11% 22% 22% *22% 22% 22 22 21% 22 10% 11 X10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 49% 49% 31% 7 31% 32 32% 31% 32 31% 37%. 37% 37% 37% 37% 37% 38 *49% 52 '/ *49% 52 *49% • ' 100 22% 3,600 221/4 10% 5-y?" : 32 38 >32 50 11% 223/4 9% 52 - 20 *10% - 11 8% r 13 " *16% *50' 37% 400 19 %• 8% . 61% -_ 16%- • '-31V4- 1 61% *1150 10% <,8% 148 148 61% for Shares 18% *12 y4 22% 149 61 % Sales the Week S per share '10% 19 13% 22% • * *1140 32% . •11% 11 'A T *148 of/a 32% * .*11 Jan. 21 $ per share 148 biV2 Friday Jan. 20 *1140 33% 16% W# 18'% *12 > 148 Va" Thursday 19 22% 9 51% 11 ' 9% 1,100 14,100 2,500 *493/4 51% 100 31% 31% 2,100 38 a ; 38% l.„00 23% 23 23%, 23% 24 23% 233A, 23% 38% *•; 23% 24 1,^00 48% 47% 48% 48% 48% : 48% 48%* 48 48% 48 '96%./ 96% 48% 2,400 96% 96% 977- 97% f ,97% 97'a 97 ,16% 971/4 98 16% 17 17' 17 vb 16% i' 3% 17 v; 94% 95 va " 25% 26 23%,;'48y4 • 17 3Va > ■}' 3%, 3Vb 3% *93% 94y* 93% 94-% 94% 94%- 25 V2 25% 257/a 25% 26% 8% *8% 28% *28 % .28% 26 *25% .26 '25% ,.8% 287/2 v.*25% 4Va < 4Va 22'1/4 107 Va *13! v / 19 28% *25% 4% ; 4% 9 28% 26 4% 13 v 9 13 - 13 vb v *12% *8% 9 v4 ' *8% 42 43 .42% 43 vb 19% 19% 19'a 19% 11% ida 11% 8'a 8% 8% 83/a 10% 10% 10% 9% 8'/b 8 Vb 10 32% 32 Vb 105% 106 106% 106'a 107Vb 107 107 107% 107'a No par *97% /5 *8% 10 *'60 Va 35% * 35% 97 *95 14 14 ,39% *88 33'A 32% 98 *97 8% 62 4 vb 22% *106% 105% 89%: v 22% 106% 32% 33% f *25% 22% 107% > 28% V; *11% 10 35% *8% 106% 105% • "%•- 22% 11% 10 9 3% 106 7/8 12% 42'A 8Vb 9 *8% 9 19 *11 " 99 106% 13% *8% 42'% - 4% 22% *106% . 3% *8% ' 61 32% 31% 9 •".;■■■ 28% •26 4% 22% 1063a» 13'a 9 43% 19 vb 19% 32 vb •; 32% ' 11%,' *233/4 16% -17 33/a 423/4 *11 .97; ; ')3% ; 96 >" 901/4 25% - 17 3% ■} 3% 26 Va 96% 97 26%" 9 *28 Va 29 28% 26 *25% 4% 4% 3%' 26% , *8% 26 17 vb ' *8% ! 4% 9 28% 26 2,100 13,600 400 1,000 200 4% 4,000 221/4 22% 22'a 223/a 14,600 106% 1063/4 106 % 1,200 13va 13% 1,100 *8% 131/4 9 45 45% 19% -'8v2 19% *11 11% 9 45% 45% 19% 19% 113/a c 113/a 300 8% 2,700 83/a 8% 8% 8% 10 vb 9% 9% 9% 32% 280 10,400 94,100 106% 13%, 32% 32% 32 3/8 323/a 1063a 106% 107 1061/4 106 Va 107 107 3/a 107vb 107% 107va 1077/a 36% 35% .36 36 35% 36 36% 96 % 95 95 *95% 97 *95 va 37 37 *96 97 4,000 1,500 13,/uo 105% 97 2,200 1,060 730 1,700 50 ' 14% *14% 14% 14 vb 14% 141% 14% 143/4 15va 3,600 90 90 88% 88 va 871/4 88 88% 88% 420 34 34% 34% 34 vb 34% 34% 35 35% 98 *97% 7,3uu *97% 97% 97% 97% 9 8% 8% 8% 8% *8 va 61 61% ■62 va 62% 63% 90 98 63 9 63 35 *97 98 9 .9 62v4 63% • ■ 140 *81 ' ; "/'lO/A . per skate" 33 91, *v 16% 18% 18 Jan. 1$ 61 33 *90 17 18% °10V2 -; Wednesday ' *1140 32% 91 17 ,l«% L6V2 i 1 148 61% *1140 , ( 303/b 3 0 Jan.18 148 61% ; 32% >90 * v 145 61% ~ 1 5 14% 140 t per share . . 72% 41% 40 301/4 5 vb Tuesday I per share 6 per share ">1140 ;v_- ■j 108 *70% 15'/4 30% bl Jan. 1 • 30 Va 5 .4 30 *138% 80'/b 60 600 14% . < • 107% *70% *39v2 . 6,100 25 30% 5 '/a • 140 a 3y% 111% *24 Va 39% 111% 24" 4 14 vb 291/4 5 'A 39% *111 24% 107 % 40% 29% 39% 111 2^1% «; 700 185 "ii2 a 300 1,200 85 *17% 29% *155 85 7'a *80 -17% 185 *80% 410 l,iuo 3,400 29 7% 85 29% 29% *155- 85 v4:. 443/0 29 7 84% 1 10 56% 29% 2 da 4-/' 28% • 36 573/b *80% 111% «i4a , 60 LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES? " » il 4,uuj 102% 10?% 21% 42% .. 43 4'a 54% •54% 28% * 102% 102% V4 503a , 8 110 % *7ov4 4 1 5,900 12 16% ;' i 4,500 12% 71% \ 303 34% 85 *155 65 *138% ; ] 1,103 50 33% *17% ■' 185 14 64V4 Oct 3 5 3/8 271/2 *80 18 Continental Baking Co com—No par $5.50 preferred No par Continental Can Inc common.—20 Fibre— 27% 8 85 *35 — 35 Va 27v2 ' 21 % ——100 Diamond 1C2& • 21 % 43 *29% .. par preferred——______No par Container Corp of America com—20 Continental 26 *16 102%.; 21v4 421% 5. par $4.52 13V8 May 21 102 21% 43 14 Va Consumers Power Co com."—No.par $4.50' preferred ———No par preferred 13% *35 29% - 20 No par 35'a *49 13 *70'va par Consolidated Textile Co Inc.——10c Consolidated Vultee Aircraft— 1 $3.75 71 12 *39'% i_l^_No par ' Cohsolidated Cigar—•——'—No,par Consolidated. Coppermines4Corp—5 Consol Eclison of N Y com—_No par preferred. 353/b 27i/4 - 102 *ll/5% T__J„2.50 preferred 71% ;. 13 39'a f. d ■ ■ - *23% * Ry com—100 System 35 27 v4 35% ' ' Congoleum-Nairn Inci 4% 34'a *b03a par Grocers Corp—1.33V3 Cohsolidated Laundries Corp..a—5 > 50 34'a - Consol RR of Cuba 6% pfd -j—100 Consolidated-Retail Stores Inc.—1 17 50 34 / 1 28 50 ) 29jA Sep 35% Jun *49 *28.% __100 preferred—'—j-* Southern 600 • *156 No par 15% May 1-2 106% Dec 50 v2 1 28 106% May 25 2,100 1 27% *171/2 1 30 27 6,600 35'a *71/2 Consolidated Natural Gas_——15 6 4,500 14 27% *80 (.The).common_No,par Gas 32'a 13% 27'a '—»6l'- & 2,203 3 2'a 35 43 50 > 171/4 17 14 27 21-/2 1;: s 17 32% 34% 1011/4 No par ' ooj 1 29 50 STOCK 2,200 10,000 9% 13% 32% 56% —100 preferred 113/a 103a -',9 % 32% , -14 35 1 ' 11 14 13% 28% 4 17 17 , 10% • ■ 1,000 32% 32 13% 55% gtd 5% 133/4 32'% 13% 28% No par • 5 1/4 32% 31 % 14 35 ,-No par 7% 5'a 300 900 28%. 100 *4% ■ 11,500 ' 12,800 56 Consolidated i2V4Jun 21 51 Sep 90 84 7% 37 2 23; 33 Va 84 7/4 27'% Jan 98% July 26 100 33% b2 300 7% 54% Commercial Credit common—i__10 3.60'^ ' ■ preferred ^1—100 Commercial .Solvents^--,——_No par Commonw lth & So'iith corii__No par $6 preferred seriejs-i/—___No par Commonwealth Edison 0o_l_« 25 Cohde Nast Publishing Inc>__No par $5 16% Mar 20 114% 33 vb 82 1,200 7% 28% a———100 Class B___ Columbia 53% July 15 104 ' July '7 29% May 26 30 Dec' 33v'2 b* 8% 28 7% 55% cC'ombustion Eng-Superh Lnc.No 17 Dec,- 333/4 *7% ' 7% 35% * 130 8'/b 28% 7% 7% 37 * 93 | 8 vb *27% *273a .1 2,500 5 Va 15 vs Columbus & Southern Ohio Elee__l0 Feb 99% 93 8 Vb v. j 500 . 9% *2ttv4 9 Jan 30 93% 1 ■* *3a —100 26% 24 23% 5'/a 6.0O 4 Feb 17% Mar *26 26% 23% 5 « 1,300 3,000 26% 93 •. 100 - 13 Va 27% 5 4 3/a Ihternat 'Corp_l__No conv 7% 3/a 203a 12% *227/a 94% 8 20% 33% 55% '28% Jun 15% 10% July 27% *7% ■ 13 9% 4% 43% Jun 20% 28 8 20% 13 5% 55% Columbia, Broad Sys Infc cl Al-„2.50 31 >37% Dec 8 *20 9% 4% 37%*Apr 16 54% May 8 3/a 13 5 35va Columbia Pictures common-—No par j ^4.25; cum preferred w.w'-.u-No;par ' Columbian Carbon No par ; 108 V4 Dec 8 800 9% 43/8 . 24 10 8% Dec 6.50u 11% 5 ; a 55 vb 4% non-cum 1st preferred.100 4%rmon-oum 2nd preferredL—100 15 11% May 10% Dec - 35% ida 9% 41/2 Colonial Sfills Inc 20 Colo Fuel & Iron Corp com_..Nopar 5 % 17% July 14 40% May 12% May Co A Colorado 13% May 21 78 % Jun> 15 23% May1 . ■" i47/e Jun 90* Jan 94 25 18% July 15 31% May 12 "36% 48% Oct 115% .Febl. ; 22 18% Jun 13 28% Dec 28 35% Feb 5 '18% Feb 11 24% Oct A 22%- Oct v 30 . 34% ida " 30 9% 56 3a Colgate-Palmolive-Peet com__No 23 28 .49 Feb 50 ■ May' 87 Mar 39% Aug Dec 1 353/4 11'a 20% *81% j 1 4 500 4% 4% com__,_ stock- YORK Coca-Cola Co Class 10% Feb ',322% Feb Dec' Nov ■ 351/4 ida 1,000 , 9% *55-/8 ^ Par Cota-Cola 7% Sep w .11% 1 35 % 7% 5% 313/4 *49 EXCHANGET -V'exchange; ■ 1 2 22% Oct 24 9%.I}ec , Nov 85 *4% *34% . 11 Feb 16% Nov 10 Feb "" ' 8 26% May 21 11 17 % r 12% Feb 107 *7%: *9 3/a ■> *27 96 Apr 20 v j. $3.50v preferred No par 25% May 18 "" Collins Aikman——-No par 5 11 Oct *'•' .*•■ ; 7 3/8 *15% . 2, JUiy" 45% Jan 10 Novr Feb • 17 % Dec 21% ,16 Jan 63% Jun 1332 28 20% • May 21% Dec 15 Oct 183 1 18 May 9% May 8 Feb 22% 8 $ per share 2 July x87%Sep , 46 May 16% May 60% Dec . . 7% - 16% STOCKS V* V : NEW Highest ■' 4% *15% ' preferred 2nd 9% *12 Cluett Peabody. & Co com cum 17 4% 13 ■ 4% 16'a *9% 5 i_100 Corp_ 92% May 20 20 134%-Dec 31, 31 Dec 18 RR 7% t per share Jan Dec 23% Pitts July 13 Lowest 56 May Co 36% May 17 1332' 107 *84 8 5V4 11 9 . *12 „ feronzef 20. Jan 7% 27% J 82 1 100 84% 23 ' j. j 1 100 23% 106% 23 34va *23 7% *8 8 *5 5va 14 20 Clooay May 33% 81 ...5 . , 5%. 5% *83% 94% 33% ■ 200 -106% 84 x20% ■ 27% *81 7«a' 1071/2 .34% 95 7% 27% 69 preferred 5 1153 May' 23% *26% 7% 31% Louis Ry Co com___ 100 5 ; 191 % nqv May1 x61% 1140 *221/2 *11 23% 33va 5 9 —.No par No par 10% Jan I per share 23% 84 27 23% *94% 94% 331/2 : 35% Jan * 26 a 81 33% 16% _2o 9 Range for year: 1948 7 Highest 5% 13 27% 70 com 28 IfH? * St Special gtd '4% Range for Previous 'Lowest io% *51/4 >7% 13 2.50 Ele.c 4% Dec '75% Dec 20% 7% 34 Climax Molybdenum: a Clinton industries Inc__ Feb 16 3a iov4 5% *106 8% 203/4 *27% 81 5 No par ,preierred— 27 137 Feb 3,200 103/4 103/b *23% 1 -27% Dec 48% Mar 33v4 10 pre+erieu 28 23% Nov 4,4u0 10% 16 34 10% 11% >12% 23% 94% 73/4 28 *80Va / Milling Machine Co—10 Graph Dec • 154 lii.% >12% Dec 39% Mar 95 331/2 ■___ & Gas non-cum Cl6ve 9 26 23% *69% Cleve Elec Illuminating com d 30 69% Nov 1/ 16% 347/a *8 8% No par preferred—'— C C C & 4 '39 *25% 23% 7% __— •22% Nov Feb Dec Co Clark Equipment Co' 105% Jan Jan Dec 140 10 Feb 24% Feb 26 34%- 13 *8 A______100 IT Financial Corp 35% July 57 16% 10% *17% *5% 84% "j *11 20% 12 7/8 28 City Ice &i Fuel City Inventing Co common 5 5 Va % preferred—-. -——100 City Stores • 5 \2 84% Apr 20% 101 20% 13 *94% ,.-100 common.'.. Cincinnati May 17 12% May May RR preferred Cincinnati 33 : 8% 203/4 *23 No par Chile Copper1 Co— Chrysler -Corp 2i) Dec ida 73/8 Chickasha Cotton Oil 17 24% Dec Dec 343/4 11 25 7% * __100 Pac 10 Nov 34 & Jun 34% 32 Is 29% Jun 2.7% May Dec; 331/2 *77/b No par com preferred series Chicago Yellow Cab 65% Jun 48% July 14'/a 900 ■1. 107'/2 *83% 11% *4% vtc Conv 2 63% May 27 71 18 71/4 *106 12% class A__25 vtc Northwest 42 Oct 18 24 *7Vb 84 20% , *23 107 *83 33% 33% _100 5% :preferred____ .4 105 *103 ;":a. 84 *11 50 lb 7 18 42% *33' -No par 30 Mar ■' 107 *106 5 ■' —_ Louis Ry Co Feb 109 ; . i__l 20 26 Nov 18 18 5% r Chic 19% May 27 19% Nov 106 3,200 18 23 3/8 i 40 25v2 16% preferred 23 Va 43% Jun 129% 25% 104 16 5/8 5% Cla^s E 31 115% 1043/b *128% 18 3/a i 16% 36% Jan Jun* *103% 17% v7% , 1 8,900 25'a 18% *7'/a 30% 129% 18 ' 30 % 104 18% *227/ff 3,503 25'a 18% wo par 53 *1281/4 25 Va vtc—100 150 25% 25% 10% 1 900 4,000 129va 25 101/4 7% • 135 104 3/a 25 Va 16% • 1 *128 25% 128%. 128% 1 5,000 *103% *128% 25 vb 16% Feb Dec 104% 1293/4 130 20% Chic Ind 30 Jan 27% 30 vb ■ 32 v2 52% 9% % 107 *103 v4 31 . ■ 23 *51/4 15'A Oct July 22 Jan 53 30% 1 5% Chic Rock 80 103 52% 31 103/s 7 • 30 3/4 16% 2 176 103 • 55 v 36 Va *7 135 , 10% 28 • 103 129% 30% 53 53% lo'/a 22 1 Mar 30'a 53%' 13'a 36% 36v4 11 50% Nov 94 *101% 54 53% 400 *31 Mr 135 93/4 3 24 11% 30% 10,700 34% ' 110 26% *33 '/a 7% 36% *134% iov2 4b Dec *71/4 36% 134 103/8 66% May 71/2 36% 133 9% 21 % May 8 55 30% *53/8 72% Oct Nov *7% 36% 16% 42% Sep '90 7% 36 133%. 134 % 11 37% May 78 54% pfd—_^_100 (The). 1 6,000 26% 32% 10% 3 Feb 111, 1 " 7% " 35'% 134 53/4 preferred 42% Mar Decr 35 *133 16% 18 Feb 35'a 134 10% 22 il Oct 7% *31 11 Jun Jan 32% 32% ' . - 71/2 *31 *9% 57 ■29% 7 v2 35% *132v2 ; 32 Va *31 10% >49% Mar 20 Nov 71/2 * Chicago Fneumat Tool com__No par $3 convertible preference No par 2% Nov 32% . 1043/4 13% 11 May 21 Sep 23 *3l> 6% 6'/a *104 13 10% 93/4 40 7% Mar 123/4 *9% 23 Dec 13v4 *31 13% .10% 26 Nov' i 13 vb y 9% Dec 44% Oct 4% 32 34% 11 34% 10 *331/2 10% 49% July 15 14% Feb 34'/8 9% Chicago Corp 23% July 15 Feb 13% 13 ' *33v4 11 15 Feb 12% 16% Copper Corp_ 600 55 *53 26% iov4 28 15% ■:%•>.; 13 26% 9% 16 3a 20 21 33% 26 Va 10% Apr Dec 33% '263/8 )■ 10% 13% Dec Jan 34 *5% 25% Feb 10% 26% *10% 45% Jan 15% 26% No par Products ] Shares ' 6% 104v2 10% 33% Dec July 26% 1 Light 4%% for the Week 15% *14v2 • a% 104% t..: *9% Feb 56 12%'' i Co—--5 series B 55 6% 104 »/a • iov4 Feb 51 % May *53 61/4 *103% 1 27% Dec 6v2 104% Chicago Great West Ry Co com__53 V54% Jan 111 3 %% 13% July 13 41% July 13 NOV' 33% Nov 55 *53 6 Va *103% 34 _-20 Ry Co vtc Sales t per share 15% 14% May 21 12% July 13 9% Jun 7% Mar 16 30 55 *141/2 Chic & East 111 RR Go com__No par Class A ■ : 40 July 13 9 4% Mar 16 Feb *53 15'/2 *14% 22% July 14 15% July 13 11 8% May f per share 17% July 14* 24 12 * 45% Jan . 30 8% % May May 90 « 15 6'A 35 *34 . 6 7 7% Dec 25% Mar 16 6 26 3/8 / Chain Belt Co —s No par Champion Paper & Fib com_.No par $4.50 prelerred v No par Checker Cab Mfg + 1T..' 1.25 Chesapeake Corp of Virginia l__5 Chesapeake & Ohio Ry common—25 33 18 Feb 55 15 104 v. 104% > 26% _1 Certain-teed 28 Jan Ga preferred Cerro 1 17% Feb 30% *53 6 261% i_100 May 24 > 24 % Feb 20% 15 104% No par f of Friday Jan. 21 -Jan;?0; • tper share "V . A Thursday Jam 19 per share , -f ' pfd—1C0 tCentral.RR of New Jersey—r_-i 100 Central Violeta Sugar Co 9;50 Century Ribbon Mills——_No par 1 Oct 110% 15 55 6 Central NY Pr Corp. 3.40% Jun- 29 Feb Jan 14% *53 i__25 _< Aguirre Sugar Foundry Co Central ■> May 21 11' 28 Corp., common preferred—i.— 5% 8 15 8, 14/2 *103% , .-50 Ceptral Hudson G & E Corp May 27 27 f. IOV2 May;' 20% Jun; ; 20 Jan 23 <1% ; *ho 20 y2 May 3V2 108 8 6 35% Mar 22 Vb 4U% 8 16% Dec; 8I.V2 3 Oct 74 Co Central 6 8% Mar 21% 9% 44 Tuesday -- Jan. 17 /jr.''./ - 38% July . . General I) Central 1 7% Jan 100% .Nov" Apr 4% May. ll7/e Dec 25 31 .22% Dec !) Monday' SALE ' Celanese Corp of Amer com—No par $4.75 1st preferred _No par Tl%:2nd preferred : _2 100 Ce'lotex; Corp <common.,_. No par Dec 16 , 10% 34% .Jun & (J series; 7% preferred— Caterpillar TractorA July >2 Feb Jan Dec Case 9 ^f 22%; Feb Feb 14Va 39% Jun ,97 Feb Carriers < 2 4% a. ,. PRICED Wednesday, high ' ConV preferred May 20 123 Feb Dec 9 ; 8 52% Jun 13 130 36 ..... TLl- - LOW AND tper share ■ Carolina; Power .& Light__j No par Carpenter Steel Co_u—._^ww i_*_5 Carrier Corp common'—, _i__10 147% July 15 68 %> May 15 10 108 % .7% 43% Jam ,5 x50 July 28 19% May 21 10 Feb . 41% Jan-12 ' 1 :35 Va Dec 130 Feb Dec 7% May- 32 30 28% . ' io 6% Mar Dec Mar'22 110% Nov" 5 17 .30 oct x97 xl77/a Dec L121/aDec 158% Jan 56/ Aug 28 10 64 1'7% May ( ..ti. V " si,'. \ Jan. 15 Capital Admin class A-common—x $3 preferred A —;—10 Capital Airlines Incl—i—-* —1 Carolina:clinch & Ohio Ry—.'._100 :-'--Y8% 18 7% .Feb i >47 49 'A May . 4 '• ' . Saturday ; > - '.v..-', /A.,% 18 .'' May 15 20 A 21% .Oct Jan 21 37/a Sep Feb Dec: 13 48'% Apr Jan ;; 45 / Feb t J '29 '/2 May 132 1 NEW * ' tper share 100% Feb Jan V "012 Vb May. 35% May 1 .11/ Jan 128 38 '' Feb 15% : Nov 2-7 s 4 STOCKS- ' 15 ' ! ■v1 va vi ' ^ 102 , A A •"' Highest I per share -; 15)48 year Lowest ii 1 (387) RECORD ! i- it... Range for Previous CHRONICLE 100 300 1,803 • ■ s : .:!• /• %<"•" "i vvrMi 16 THE (388) COMMERCIAL ■'. NEW * • ), r ; FINANCIAL ''t ■» ..»■-• j & a CHRONICLE *■/ Monday, January 24, 1949 • YORK * STOCKS Range for Prevlou* Lowest Lowest Highest 5 V1 Range for year 1948 Year 194 7 NEW YORK LOW AND STOCK flattoi'day vv*' EXCHANGE Highest Jan. 15 ■ ■ Sales for Friday Thursday Wednesday the Week Jan.21 Jan. 19 Jan. 20 I per share I per share Jan.18 Jan. 17 1 HIGH SALE PRICES Tuesday Monday ' I per share t per share f per share 12% 6% May Feb 6 Feb 27 10 Yb jun 24 Continental Motors 3/4 Feb 11 693A Jun 18 Continental Oil Mar 16 19 Yb Apr 16 Continental Steel 33 14 Apr 55 % Dec 46 12% Apr 27 Va Oct 14 19 Feb 19% Mar 14 y« May Dec 55 May 9 Jun 55 x493A Mar 17 12 Ve Jun 17% Oct 13 11 21 Ya Oct 22 Dec 55 Feb 42% Mar 24 503/4 Nov 24 15 20 Ye Feb 9% Nov 10 15 % Jun 61 Jan 50 Feb 13 57 Y4 Feb 18 Nov 10 233A Oct 1053/4 Feb 88 Nov 3 1053/4 Jun 86 Oct 28 12 Va May 513/4 Dec 18 Va Dec •32% 88 Va Dec 88 Dec 61% 15% Sep 170 Feb Aug . 1 July 21 177 164 V2 Oct 54 Ya 28 Ya Mar 19 Feb 393A Jun 14 98 Ya Jun 2 Jan 15 Creameries 24 Yb Dec 13 Cream of Wheat Corp (The) Crown Cork & Seal com 16 Oct 30 Jan 13 8 3/4 Dec Mar 18 x2l 17% Nov 52s/a Mar 36% Dec Crane Co 3%% 46 Ya Mar 6 $2 34% Jun 23 1 34 Yb Oct 23 Va Dec 28 Dec 108% Feb 91% Feb 24 105 Va May 130 Va Oct 95 Dec 9 22 Va May 37'A Feb 20% Dec 31 1 78 Y4 Jun 2 5% 17 Cuba 66 65 Va Dec Jan 96 Dec July 14 Jun 1 283A Jun 60 14 America of Zellerbach $4.20 29% 21% 97 97 97 95% 95% 61 Ya 60 Yb 61 174 YB 33/4 *3Y4 3 2% 2Yb 2% 2% *2% 2Yt 30 3/8 31 *973/4 102 * 176 30% 31 31 99 *98 *98 3 174 Ya Yb 98% 180 61 61% 4,300 • 176% 175 175% 140 3% 1,600 3% *3% *2 2YB 2 31% 32 *98 100 *98 70 98 98% *3% -2 YB 31 YB IYb 101 ■*: 613/a 61 *175 33/4 *2 2,300 98 98 Ya 97 175 3% 1,000 22 97 *97 613/8 61 176 3% 174 Yb 53% 22 53 Yt 22 96 Y2 96 Ya 53 t 53 98% *97 32 Vr 32 32 100 *98 Ya 100 900 2 3,700 • 500 9% 9Ya *9Y» 93A 93/4 93/4 9% 9% 24 Ys *24 Ya 2434 24 YB 24 Yb 243/4 243/4 25 25 18 3/8 18% 18% I8Y2 18 3/4 18 Yt 18 Ya I8Y2 18% *9 Yc 9Ya *233/4 24 Ya 183/4 No par 5 *39 Ya 42 25% 25% 25% 25% No par No par *96 96% 96 Ya 963A 96 Yb <■95 99 93/a 400 10% 10 Ya 10% 80 51 *50 Ys 21% i f 80 3,300 18 Ya 18 YB 18 Ys 50 10 Ya 10% 97 59 Ya * > 51 *10Yt . 17 Ya 50 17% 17 YB *50 700 1,800 •' 55 *54 Ya 55 *54% 55 53 *18% preferred conv 29 Yt 21% 2 . 29 3/8 53 3% 9% • 25% com__No par of Amer 29% 21% 174% com_, $4 2nd preferred 15 29 YB 8,800 56 Y4 15 523/4 3s/b 1 Corp 55 Yt 15 21 ; 2.50 preferred Crucible Steel 60 Va 10% 53 Ya 174 Ya 25 preferred— Dec Apr 129 10% 52 Yt 100 common preferred Crown 41 25 98 103 Y* *10Yt — 26 Ya May 27 10 *10Vt *95 Ya 92 'A Sep 56 Yt 15 17% ~ Ya - 55 *54 Ya 50Yb *95 Ya 2 Dec 17YB 50 Yb 97 3% Feb Dec 17 Ya *50Yt;. 50Yb 97 IYb Dec II Va 17% 50 YB 21 1-7 Ya 15 29 Yb 54% 175/b *95Ya Jan 22Ya 17% 54% *50 y4 50 *95 Ya 43/a 29 543A 7,700 7Va 56 293/a 21 Dec Feb 28% 20 Yb 2% Mar 28% 52% 2 Va 15 *54 Ya Shares 7% >1% 7%i 55 Yt 563/4 14 Ya IOYB 5% Jan 40 55 15 28 Yt 73/8"> $ pur share *143,4 56 28% 55 y4 > 7Ya 54 Ya 21 3 % Dec 7% *143/4 15 54 Jan 107 .ft: 7% *10Va 8% Dec '7% *523/4 Dec 26 Yt May 54 Y8 ; 1 4% 97 *54 Ya * 7% *143/4 Delaware Corp S per share f per share " " Corn Exchange Bank & Tr Co—20 Corning Glass Works common 5 3 Ya % preferred 100 Cum pfd 3Ya% ser of 1947 100 Corn Products Refining com 25 1% preferred 100 Coty Inc 1 Coty International Corp 1 15 663/4 Mar 24 563A Dec Jan 195 Dec 98 5 —14 of Convertible pref 5% series Cornell Dubilier Electric Corp July 14 973A July '7% Corp common—5 $3 prior preferred No par Copperweld Steel Co common 5 July 12 44 1 : ' < per share Cooper-Bessemer 35 43 Par f per share *24 18 Yt *95 22% * 10o 41 *40 22% 68 y4 71 28 99 - *68 30 *40 22 41 25Y4 96% *95 96% 200 25% 2,300 96% 97 1,190 100 *95 *95 100 23 23 23 V* 23 V* 1,300 71 *71 73 71% 71% 300 29 *29 30 Ya 14 Yb 14 Yt •••99 23 71 •' 23 71 29 *68% 41 Yi 25% 97 29 . 23 71* 41 Ve 25% 96% 41 253/4 *96 Yt 99 *95 22 Ya 42 V* 25% *41 41 -25% 300 3,600 * » - • 343/4 22 May 13 Ys May 165 21Yb 12% Dec 7% Dec 28 ,133A May 21 27 28 1 88 July 30 173A May 18 24% Jan 13 19 Yb Feb 11% Dec 27% Nov 15% Dec 13 Y4 Feb 11 Jan 147 Dec 1223/8 Feb 17 150 Jun 70 Mar 47% Dec 30 61 12 Yt 6% May 113 Va 56 7 Feb , 4% Feb 11 12 Ya July. 21 Dec 183A Feb 13 28 V* Sep Jan 27 132 Apr 133 137 July 2 x313A May 26 30% Feb 21% Mar 16 19% Aug 263/4 Sep 19 Sep 28 30% Jun 97 Sep 85 Oct 8 94 Y2 Jun 23% Oct 13 V* Dec 24 20% Jan 2 14% Dec 13 17Ya Jan 6 ilv* Jan 24 Dec 82% Dec Dec 38% Feb 29 Yt Feb 5 32% May 4 5'A Mar 38 Y4 Jan 5Ya May 10% Feb 7Yb Feb 143/4 Feb Preferred 3.75% series B 100 94 10 Inc 7% 39% July 15 Escrow ctfs for 58 Escrow ctfs for 20 Ya Dec 27% Mar 20 Apr 59 Aug 62% Oct 56 Dec 13 5/8 July 50 24 90 *132 136 25Y4 25Y4 136 *25 Ya 8 Yb ' 136 < 136 Oct 8% Dec 13 22% Mar 18 13Yb May 24 26 3A Oct 23 Detroit Jan 11 Dec 22 16% Jan 10 De 20% May 31 Yb Feb 19 Y4 Dec 20 28 Ya Jun 2 35 Va Apr 47 Jan 35 Ya Mar 12 42% Nov 50 Jan 38 Feb 17% Dec 24Ys Feb 11 Dec 11 Y» May 18Y4 Jan 13 Mar 17 X193/4 May 21 46 Jun 25 Ya 91 & 94 26Y4 . 94% 9% 95 26 7,400 91 91 *90 YB 91 80 14% *13 Va 14 Ya *13Ya 14 YB *15 15% *14% 15 Ya *15 15% *19 24% 25% 18% 18% 19 Yt 1,700 27% 27 27 27% 273/4 27% 28 V» 2,700 95% 183/4 ',*94 95 94% 95 95 95 Va 94 95 95 Ya 95 Ya 95% 9% 93/4 19% 26 Yb *94 94 Y4 90 Y4 94% 94 10 10 10 1 * 9% 9 Ya 8 5/b 9 Ya 13 46 Ya July 29 28 193/4 May 26 Dec 19y4 Oct 13Ya Dec 18 25 May 40% Sep 25 Nov 13 41 Jun 2 49 May 553A Oct 46 Ya Dec 9 56 Apr 34 Feb 10 Dec 1 23 Jan 5 29 Feb 13 40 Jun 16 Feb 24 19 Ye Dec 28% May 39% Oct 16Yt May 45 Yi May 2lYa Jun 11 Yb Nov 76 Jan 47 36 Va Sep 423/e July 98% Dec 114% Dec 104 Yt 91% 14 May 80 Dec May 115Yi "Dec Oct 23 Dec 9 10% May 14% Nov 173 Feb Feb 8'A 19 Feb 17% NOV 197 Dec Sep 1103/b 14 115% Jun Dec 92Y4 July 129% Aug 107% Sep 19 Ya Mar 20% Oct 19 8% .'8 3/a 8Va 28 27 Ya 28 28 % 28 Ya 2.9 29 33 Yt 33 333/8 32% 333/8 33 Ya 33% *32 Ya 32 Ya 32% 32 Ya 32% *32 Ya 33 Yb 32 Ya 32% 39 Ya 33 Y4 39 Ya 33 Ya 100 39 Yb 40 40 40 Yb 40 Yt 403% 40% 40% 1.000 50 85/b 8% 9 Va 9Vt 4,300 100 253A 253A 25 Yb 26 26 100 49 49 48 Y8 49 49 21 20% 21% 21 com pfd-—--.; v 20Yb 8% *32% 39% 9 '61 *56 /.9/;; 61 *58 8% : 87/B 8 Ya *40 8% 8Ya 26%: Ya 49% 26% t. 8% *58 :: 61 27 2 IYb . 27 Ye 49 50 213/B 21Vi *58 61 Range for Highest 700 14 5/8 14% 143/4 14% 14Ya 14% 9,600 1 I per share ./ No par Doehler-Jarvis Corp 5 Ltd Mines Chemical No par 2nd Duplan International 1 Preferred $4.50 series $3.50 Preferred series Duquesne Light 5% niYa 11% *11% 11% 11% 11% *11% 11% 500 31% 313/4 313/4 32% 31% 32 % 32 Ya 32% 2,200 313/4 14 Ya * 20 143/4/ $ per share NEW 1948 __100 14 Ya 14% .513A 52% 52% 48 Ya 48% 48 Ya v- 104 Ya 104% *104% 104 Ya 104 Ya 104 Ya 14 Ya 48 6 per share 105 14 % 14% 14 Yt 14 53 53 53 53 Yt 53 48 Ya 487/b 49 50 YB 50 104 Yt 104Y4 105 Yb 105% 20 Yt - - 105 Yb *104 Yt 106 Ya 50 14 y4 143/a 4,400 53% 1,900 50% >/« 10,800 105 105 105 .500 107 Va 107 5/b 108 Yt 3,100 20 20 205/b 20% 20% 20% 21 Va 17.000 ,87 19 Ya *84 *84 87 * 85 Ya 87% 85 Ya 85 Ya 86 86 Va *12 Ya 20% : *12 Ve 13 *12% 13% 13 *12 Yt 13 12% 12% 12 -1-3% *12% 14 *12 Yt 12% *123/a 12% *123/8 12% 400 13% Va 500 200 , 185 3/4 187 187% 185 Ya 187 Va 186 Yt 187 Ya 187 187% 6.600 121% 120 Ya 120 Yb 120 Ya 120 Ya 120 Ya 121 121 121 121V* 121 Ya 1,400 99 Ya 99 Ya 99 Yb 99% 993/4 1,200 114% *114 Ya 115 3A *114 Yt 12 Yt *11% 12 Yt *11% *llY2; 99Y4 Saturday Jan. 15 Par I per share Monday share *114 Yt 12 Yb *11 Ya HIGH SALE Tuesday Jan.17 I per 993/4 . 115 LOW AND 1 STOCK 6 per share • - 185 Yt 99 Y2 114Y2 5 YORK 32 500 51 1853/a EXCHANGE Highest 32 30 ' 51 121 .. No par * 1st pfd 200 113/4 r 185 Yt No par DWG Cigar Corp : 15% 113/4 13 13 *28 Ya 11% 87 *12% No par Du Pont de Nem (E I) & Co com__20 *14 Ya 51, 51 106 Ya Corp 15 Ya 30 *50 30 *50 *104Ya 19% *14 Ya *28 Ya *29 493/4 513A *34 15 ■ 30 51 104% 100 15 > 100 45 30 *103Y2 50c 15 Yb *43 Ya *50 47 Yb common *15 45 50 34 47Yb preferred conv 29 *43 Ya . 50 3A No par preferred Industries *27% No par \ $4 preferred series A 33/4% 143A 15 common 15 Ya *15 29 *51 No par __ Co *43% 15% *15 *27% 49% 11 Ya V 31 % __No par Pepper Co Dunhill year 2,100 143/4./ No par May 20 Lowest 39% 14% : stocks Year 1947 39% 14Ya Range for Previous Lowest 39 Yt 39 14% A 18 2 393/s 14% Car Corp 20 22 39 14% $3.25 Jun 39% 2 Dresser 153/8 Jan 39 Yt 500 Corp-Seagrams Ltd July 16 May 15, 116 1.400 11% 22 27 21 Ya 11% 21 10 Y2 Dec 21% 11% 31 Yb Jun lllYa Aug 24 21% 11% Class 3 *20% 11% 106Yb Oct 99 Ya Jun 21% 44% 13 11 *21 YB 11 Ya Feb 28 21% 1,300 44 Ya XI8Y2 Nov 29 Feb 500 21% 9 24 Ya 11 Yb 15 94 11% 8% *24 45 106% Jun 113 Yb Jan 11% Ya *11% 6 188% July 9 124 Ya Jun 17 39 Ya 12 *43 Ya Feb 11 39 Ya *11% 113/4 Douglas Aircraft 21 39 Yb 9 24 12 45 Dow Mar 18 *39 9 *24 *ll3/4 11% 22 Dec 21 9 24 12 113/4 15 12 20 Ya 2 61 45 50 Ya Oct 12 y4 Dec IYB 21 Yb *8% 11,000 *43Ya 19 164 8% 23 Yb *113/4 ' 1,400 21% *58 61 3,100 50 *11 Ya 67 Yb Apr 98 8% 23 Ya 12% 12% 27% * 2 29 2 500 25 22 Jan 1,600 11,200 Co 20 90 8% 23% 23 Ya *12 No par preferred Nov 83 8% *23 12.50 common T Motor 32 Yb Feb 97 ' 27 48%* 21 YB 49: IYB *58 12 1 5 partic Dome 2.500 8% 8Yt 9 l27:U 49 2 ■■ 21 YB 23 Yt 8% *8% 1 Corp Dixie Cup Co common Dr. 90 350 323/4 20 Match Diamond Divco !- 1,400 10 Grande West RR Steel Distill 21 15% 19 Yi 27 Yt Vilbiss Co 6% 19 Yt 8% Western 8% 193/a 19 YB 26% '< 95 25% *90 *13 Ya • 32 Ya & Hudson Diamond 26 600 25% 26 27% Devoe & Raynolds class A 10 70 137 137 25% *25 Ya 26 8 Ya Detroit-Michigan Stove Co 2 6 3/4 1,000 27 Yt Detroit Hillsdale & S W RR Co__100 22 23 Yt 32 60VaJan Oct 23 Va 23 27% 2 Jan 500 22,000 323A Detroit Edison 16 ' 140 , 8% 50 : 27 Yt 9 17 % 6,200 ? : 8 3/8 8% 23 '' 10 % May 129 127 50 32 Yt July 15 213A May 17 9 7Yt 7 Yt 127 50 1 preferred Denver & Rio 7 125 20 11 32% Mar 16 ' 7Yb 18 No par common Lack *92J/a 50c ; Deep Rock Oil Corp Delaware Dec 23 Ya 10 Delaware Dec 25 YB 90 ,94 50c Co 13 Y* July 12 19 3A *132 25% 263/4 11 44 Yt 136 *132 19 Yb 100 Co o 23 Yb 283/4 A Records 7YB 129 .: 50 23 Yb 19% common series & *17 Va 23% 1 (The) Corp 3.75% Deere 18 23 Yt 7 Chemical 20 May 6 3/4 23% 23 Yt 25 Yb Preferred 2 1,000 *17 Ya Ya 50 15% 34% May 24 50 Ya Jun 24 253/4 May 23% *147/8 Dayton Pwr & Light 15 200 12% 8 3/« Ya Decca Jun 46YaJan 68% 12% 8 Yt 15 9 133/4 Jan 42 68 Ya 13 8% *14% Dayton Rubber 68 *12% 173/4 7 *67 Ya 8% 15Ya 5 1 8 73A *14% Davison 3,700 8 7% 8 68 Ya ■ preferred conv 3,300 178 *160 127 <V 50 200 14% 143/a 14% 178 127/8 < 17 Ya 7% 126 *49Yt 20 5% 10 22 ' 24% Jun 24 g 136 *253A 126 . 14 YB 15% Jan Sep *132 50 7 Ye V. 125 *49 90 94 Dec 100 7 Yb *122 24Ys 30 8 Ye 23% 6Ya - 49% 8 8 30% *29 . 90 27 27 7 Yb 7 125 *13% Sep 31Y4 Dec : 49 % Yt 8% Nov Oct 6% *121 * 14 Ya 84 ' Oct *17 Yt *13% 17 Feb 18 14% Jun 46Y8 *17 Yt 24 283A July 14 313/4 Aug 4 45Yb 18 *12% 18 123/g 90 94 203/s 12 24 16 Aug *113/4 *13 Va 14 Sep 12% 14 3/8 "160 178 8 *66 12% *66 *89 25 May mv* *160 8 Yb 68 Ya 8YB 67 Ya v 1 18Ya Feb 33 178 100 82 Ya Nov 31 *160 8 8 67 Ya 14% 14% 178 2.50 2 43/8 Feb Feb Ya Ya Davega Stores Corp common Oct 23% 8Y4 69 12 Yt No par D Jan Dec pfd_. Inc common 24% Sep *8 14 14 Yt *160 28 pfd series A 35% 12 3/4 29% Corp 33/4 % 1013/4 July 101 Va July 84 11 Dana 14 YB 178 *68 1 A > 14% May 10 5 Cushman's Sons Inc 7% 24 Nov *160 —100 : Inc Cutler-Hammer 10 90 Yt *143/8 100 * 29 Ya * Press / Class 1 18% May common__10f. common preferred *29 Cunningham Drug Stores Inc 2.50 Curtis Publishing com __Nopar ; $7. preferred No par K VtPrior preferred No par Curtiss-Wright common 1 July 15 2 21% Feb 4Y2% May 14 Feb pfd____100 non-cum Cudahy Packing Co Cuneo Aug. . 6% Ye May 12Y« May 4 129 4 67% Dec 6% RR Cuban-American Sugar 7% preferred 9 Jun v Sep 101 Oct 24% 177 21 Dec xl6 17 Yb Aug 11 Apr Jan Mar 17Y4 Dec 82 Ys 155 Jan 34 3 123/a Feb Jan 165 Jan Dec 25 Oct 993/4 115 ; 99% *114 V* 12 Ya *11 Ya 99% 115 99 Ya *114 Yt 12 Ys *11 Ya 115 10 12 Ya PRICES Wednesday Thursday Friday Sales Jan. 18 Jan.19 Jan. 20 I per share t per share I per share S per share Jan.21 for the Week Shares E; 19% Jan 253A Aug 18 Dec 29 25 Yb 16 Nov 24 Y4 13% Oct 11 13 Dec 29 20Ya May 18 19 Ya Nov 1 Jan 12 Ya Dec 23 223/4 Jan 48Yb July 38 Yb Feb 10 46% May 15 14 lU Dec 51 42 y2 May 163 Apr Dec 198 Ya Oct "Dec 25 Ya Feb 157 Sep 27 30 Yt Dec 18% Dec 88 109 15 Yb Aug 28 14 28 Feb Dec 82 Mar 8 27 Ya Feb 10 Ya Dec 28 Dec 111% Feb 92 Dec 15 4% May 50 Yb May 8Yb Feb 5 Yb Jan 5 104 653A Feb 175 May 27 8 Jun 1 Eastern Corp Eastern 6% Eaton Edison 16Ya Jan Ekco 8% Jun May 16% Feb 13 16 y2 Oct 21 33 % May 2 Sep 39 Ya Jan 32Y8 Feb 19 373A Jun Jan 1 Ya Nov 10 11% May 193/4 Feb 13 SA Feb 11 145 Jun 1 2=/a May 24 23 Ya July 7 Dec 47 171 10 166 Oct 21 Dec 156 Yb Feb 123 Ya Feb 11 147 Oct 57Yb Oct 48 Ya Dec 29 563A Jan 9 July 139 Feb Stop Electric 183/4 18% 18% 183/4 18% 18% 18% 183/4 19 1,200 15 15 Ya 153/8 15% 16 16% 16 16 Yt 153/4 16 25,600 13% 13Ya 13% 135/8 13% 13%. 133/a 13 Va 13 Yt 13 Yb 13 YB new 13 Yb 13 Yb 12 3/4 13 Yb 13 Yt 13 V4 13 YB 13 YB 13 Ys 13 Ys 13 13% 1,300 43% 43% 433/8 44 y4 44% 45 VA 44 Yb 44% 44 Ya 45 44% 45 Yt 9,700 171-171 100 Electric Boat Convertible 173 *172 174 Ya 31 y* 31% 31% 16% *16 Ya 16% 90 *88 90 *88 90 *88 11% *113/4 11% 11% *95 98 98 98 97 6% 41 11% *92 11% 97 6% 6 3/4 6% 4IV2 41V4 41Yt 11% *92 65/8 42 65/s 32 31 Ya 313/4 31% 31% 1.900 16% 16 y4 16Yt *16 Ya 16% 500 90 *88 6% 42% 42 14 Y2 14% 145/s 145/8 14% 14% 14% *333/4 34 Ya *333/4 34 Ya *33% 34 Ya *33% 2 Electric Power & Light com__No par $7 preferred , No par 22% 158 V2 2 23 V4 2 22% 2 Yb 23 y4 2 23% 2Yb 2 233/b 23 Yb .*88 90 6% 42% , "6% 4i3/4 90 113% *96 7 *6% 42 Ys $6 14 Ya 14% 143^ •15 Ya 333A *34% 34% 23% 159 *157Va 159 159 1593/4 *158 Yt 160 144- *142V4 144 144 144 Yt *142Yt 1433/4 *50 Yb 51 50% 49% *50 5,100 333/4 2 *142Vi 49% 10 900 42 Yt 42 14% No par 50% 400 6% 34 No par preferred 11% 100 2 51 1,700 100 2 2 23 y4 24 .23 233/8 39,500 159 Ya 160 *156 1593/4 1,600 141% 500 2 ' Electric Storage Battery 50 31 % 16 Ya • 3 shares 172 172 11% 97 12 "92 5 ,•/. ; preferred 173 *16 Ya No par common Amer 173 16% *11 Yt 1 (The)___ 31 *170 3IV2 *88 100 Auto-Lite 173 Ya 16% 2.50 Co *170 31 com.2 common. Nut 1,000 5 100 ^ Co Elec & Mus Ind 26 Jan 135 Ya 18% 15Ya 10 Corp__ common preferred Elastic 10 3 Ya 10 Ya 56 Co preferred Products 4V2 % 24 18Ya 15Vt *13 Ya Bros Stores Inc common—1 4Yt% Jan 39 V* Nov 11 Feb 10 Stainless Steel preferred Manufacturing Co 19Ya May 17 92 Ya Jun 106 Inc common Eastman Kodak *18% 1 10 10 Co Airlines Eastern 17 33Yb Dec Eagle-Picher *141 Ya 50 143 Ya 140 Ya 50 50 50 13 4,100 13 500 / 15% Dec 24 Ys Mar . 12 Ya Dec 30 19 Ya Nov . 9 27 Yb Jun 14 8 743A Jun 14 x55 Dec 17 Jam 6 41 Ya Dec 46% May 9 Yt May 593/4 17 Oct Dec 31 49 Oct 13 76 Jun 3 12 Ya Feb 11 93/8 Mar 18 11% Dec 27 y4 May 102 May 3% Dec 47% May 63 Nov 12% 123/4 *12% 133/8 13 20 V\ 20% 20 Ya 20 Yt 20 V* 20 Ya 50 *54% 56 Ya *543/4 50 *43 45% *43 3 *72 73 lA 723/4 73% 74 Yb 75 ~4 12% 5Va% 20 Yb July 16 Y4 Dec 5% El preferred preferred conv Paso Natural Gas 6 Emerson 30 Emerson Electric Mfg Co~ Radio & Phonograph 12% 12% 125/8 14% 14 5/8 145/8 10 *14Ya 15 common__25 *31 V» 32Ya Empire District Electric Co Mar 97 Feb 27 104 Endlcott Johnson Corp 4% preferred 4 Yb Jan 5 107 43/a Dec 12% Feb 9 Yb Feb 11 67 Feb 50 Ya Feb 11 85 Mar 59 Sep Feb 4 Dec 31 Feb 9Y4 Dec 20 10 Va Nov 25% Jan 32% May 50% Oct 13% footnotes see Aug page 14 7% Mar 17 34 Ya Dec 3Ya Dec 24. 28 21 Jun 10 6% Nov 4 16 Ya July 12 653A July 15 68% Apr 14 9 Jan 14 20% May 17 11% Jan 5 49 Yb May 3 7Ya Mar 30 Equitable Erie RR Office Bldg_ common 5% 45 14% 16Yb Aug 27 8 *43 13 34 Jan 56 14Vi 30 2 45% *543/4 13 Yt Dec 12Ya Jan 56 5 29 13% For 123/4 20 YB Jan 24% Dec 12% 20 V2 Apr Dec X6% 13% 20 V2 common.. 19% 17% 7% May *12% 10 Co 38 Dec 8% 13 6 55 Y4 Feb Elgin National Watch Co__ Elliott 100 *102 1 4% No par 13% *58% *62 104 4% *543/4 56 *43 13% 700 '' 20% 203/8 20% 56 *55 56 56 • 1,100 100 43 Ya 43 Ya *43% 45 100 73% 73 Ya 73 Ya 73 Yt 74 1,900 12% 143/4 43% 733/4 " 13 12% 13 123/4 12% 1,700 14% 143/4 14% 15 14% 143/4 *14 Y4 15 y4 14 3/4 2,600 143/4 *14% 15 *143/4 15 *31 y4 32 Ya 300 *31% 32% 31 Ya 31% *31% 32 Ya *31 Ya 32 Ya *102 4% 104 43/4 101 4% 102 45/a *100Ya . *4 Ya 102 4% *100% *4% 143/4 102 14% *100 Ya 4% 13% 13% 133/4 13% 13% 13% 14 13% 14 Ys 60 59 Ys 60 59% 59% 60 60 60% 61 *63 66 43/4 102 200 50 2,000 143/s 14 4% 13,900 preferred series A_ Erie & Pittsburgh RR Co 100 __50 Eureka Williams Corp Evans Products Co 5 4Vi 4Vt 4 V4 4V4 4Y8 —3 *9% 9% 93/a 9% 9% 1 8 *36% 8 Va 8% 8 Yb *8 YB 8Y4 8 8 373/4 37% 37 Ya 37% 373/4 38 3/a 38 38 1,800 38 *37% 38 Ya 900 5 *4 .5 43/a 43/8 100 Eversharp Ex-Cell-0 Inc Corp Exchange Buffet Corp 3 2 50 t *4 66 5 *62 *4 66 4% *62 *4 Yt 66 4Y4 9% 5 4 Yb 9 Ya *4 4% 9% *65 4 67 Yt 93/8 8Yt 60% *63 4Yt 9% 8% 4 • 60% 1,100 68 Yt 9% 8 3/s 4% 9% 8 2,000 900 Volume YORK NEW * Yearll)17 ' I per share Highest *r $ per FINANCIAL STOCK CHRONICLE V sliare[ I per Highest -• tharef ' v. I perthare> > .' ; r Monday ) EXCHANGE > •v.r: Jan. 15 Wednesday " Tuesday Jan. 17 I per there v;..vV.Par •.. 17 PRICES LOW AND HIGH STOCK YORK NEW '' Range for year 1948 Lowest < (389) RECORD STOCKS Range for Previous Lowest & COMMERCIAL THE 'Number 4771 169 v' f per share Sales for Friday Jan. 20 Jan.21 I per share share I per t per share v Thursday-! i Jan. 19 Jan. 18 , t per the Week share £har«4 7 F 44 60 Jan i37i! Nov 30 Jan 31% May 25 Vb Feb x "4% May 11% Dec 32 » ■'•16% : 9% Fajardo Falstaff Nov<24 ' 1 - .14% Feb-4 23 Fedders-Quigan Corp —„i—1 ; 43 Jun 3 Federal Mining & Smelting i •' 5 11% Jun I Mar ID 20% May 22 Federal-Mogul Corp 28 12% May 18 Federal .31% May 14 Federated Apr Jun 20% Feb 90 Feb 10 107% Dec 26% Feb 19% Dec 24 20% May 26 % Jan 17% Dec 31 59% Feb 61 Feb 28% July 51% May 14% May 4 9 Dec 7 Felt & Tarrant 9 Ferro Enamel Corp 59 % 20% Aug 9 42% Jun 14 20 May 39% Oct 28% Nov 29 Dec 110% Feb 96 Dec 9 Firth May 41% Jan 26 Dec 23 May 27 36% May 26 Dec 17% Jan 13 Dec 17 15 % Jun 24 18 May 24 Aug 12% Dec 27 21% Jan 6 31 40% Jan 12 14% 9 Jan 40% Dec 15% i May Feb 22% Dec 9% Mar 17 27 91- Dec 110 Dec 20 105 Jun 10 92% Dec Dec 24% Dec 31 38 % 26% Jan 22 12% May 25% Jan Mar 16 5 Dec 77 Dec 10 6% 9 5 68% Dec 28 84 4 6% Dec 15 10% May 21 Gabriel 10 % May 22 Jan Aug 19 22 Aug Fruehauf Trailer 4% 17 17 17* 17% 66% 46%' *46% 46% '105% 106 % * 66'A 1,000 48% 48% 4,500 *106% 106% 58 58'A 58% 17% 17% 17% 56 Va 56% 57 Va 56% 57% 57% 17 % 17% 17% 17'A *17% 17% *17'A 28% 29% 48'A 29 Vb 28% 200 1,200 300 . 29'A 29% 100% 100 100 27 % *26% 27% 27-/8 Y 27 27 13% 13% 13% ,13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 12% 12% 12% 12 Va 12% *12% 12% 12% 12% *12% 23% •23% 24 24% 24 Va 24% 24%, 24% 24'A 11,300 12% 24% .. .. *27 28% 66 y4 500 1,600 107 47% 106 Va 190 17 Va 106 % 47 Va 106 Va 2,800 20 Vb 17 67'A 67 66% 66% 66% "46% 27% 99% *12% 24% 24 Vs. *100 ' 101 *100 101 *27 28 *27 28 100 14 4,900 •'•• • , 120 1 , 900 1,700 *9% 9% 9% 10 10 Vb 10 Vb- 10 10 Vb 10 10 9% 10 1,200 Corp__10 27 Va 26% 27 26 Va 27 26% 26% 26 Va 26% 26% 27 5,800 100 *88 % 90 % *88% 90% 90 Va 90% *88% 89 Va 88 Va 89 Va 88% 88 Va 100 *92 % 94 *92 Va 94% 10 common : Co common—1 preferred 11 19% 100 11 •. 94% 94% 94% 24 Va 24% 24 Va 24 25 Va *24% 25 Va *24% 25% 10 Va 10% *10% 10% 10% 8% 87/b *8%- 8% 8% 44 43% 12% 12% *12% 19% 19% 130 3,300 *24% 25% 10% 10% 10% 500 8% *8% 9 VB 1,400 43% 43% j" • > 44% *43% 44V4 12% *11% 12 *11% 12 300 19 Va 44 % *76% 77 94% -24% 11% 19% *76 9 200 A 43 Va 12'A 19% 44 v' 77 VB *76 94'A 24% * 11 - 8% 8% 93% 24% *24% 25 Va *24% 25% 94 Va 24% *93 24 24 24 24 Freeport Sulphur Co_ May 18 16% 26% *19% 27 Va .i. Gair Co Inc 20 103% Mar 47% Oct 20 28% 12% 19% 24% Jan 99% 20 Va *99 % 44 18 27% 99 *^8 19 27 29% *11% Feb 17% Mar 12 2 7 »/4 y9Va *98 800 100% *43 VB 13 10 100 500 6 28% 8% 35% Feb 5,400 " :>'• 17 ' 6 *99% ?9 16% Feb 12 % * 17% __1 Jan 500 54,200 38%' *16% 5%" 100% No par Jan •• ' 13% *38 16% 19% 26% 27 56 % 56% *24% 50"% 5% 6 *5% 16% 107 *105% 107 25 39 38% 16%; 5 Vb •13% 13% 10 prior preferred 22 < *37% 17 1,600 :-<>/../■; 24'A i. 5 ;•/" 22 - 1 Chem Francisco Sugar Co Franklin Stores Corp., sMay 15 37 % 17 19% 26% > 66% 65% 46% 10 Froedtert Grain & Malting Co Inc_l 16% May 21 8% Aug 18% 9% Dec -28 t. % 46% 28% _No par Corp 3%% preferred Foster-Wheeler Corp May 21 25% Jan Steel Machinery & % % conv pfd 4.37% 6 Vb 99% 17 Vb 7 Va Food Fair Stores Inc- 3 17 No par i,- Food 16 82% Nov 32% 36% May 11% Nov Follansbee 17 *99 Corp Florsheim Shoe class A 21 May 23% May 19% Power 5'/» 13% *98 19% No par Florence Stove Co 5-. Y ■ 13% < 700 39'A ; *26% (The) common—No par Florida 5'A 13% • *19% 26% *17 Va Y 39'A 22 -24'A ' 19 % 5VB 13 Va 17 6 98 *55 -No par .J- 38 17. 6 26!'a 105 % No par Carpet Co preferred $4 12% May 24 47% Jun 14 22 79 July Dec (The) *37 17 19 67 25V4 37% - 17 6% 97 46% 22% *24% 5%- 26% *66 % * 39% x22'A 25 13% 97 17 preferred ——I—100 Flintkote Co X104 30 com First National Stores July 12 '13 Rubber & .*37% v. 39% 24% 24% ,v *13% 6 • 39% 24 25%, .5% *26% ' 25 4 Va % ' *19 10 7 5 Vb *95 r , —_—1 Firestone Tire 29 , , 16% *6 1~5 Co.—_ V. 38% - 16% 100 _— Mfg Fidelity Phen Fire Ins N. Y Jun 14% Feb 24 preferred 69% Oct 26 49% Mar 16 JM 99 M "AVaYo 53 107% Jun Jan 21% .'ST 39% 24 % ' *24% , 14 4% xl2% 4% 5 Dopt Stores com.,—,—5 15 24% Sep 26'/a Jun 1 103% Nov 18 Coi_,.i2; —. 4% 13-.-. 13% a 40 24 25 ■25 25 39% 24 *23% 24% ♦ 39% 39% >'40 *24%, Motor Truck™,——No par. ; 99% Jun ' 63% Feb 28 42 . Corp Dec Dec 107% Aug 62% Dec -'*39 ^ •V *23%: 16 20 19 Sep Brewing Oct Feb 20 46% May 42% Jun Co_'_iu—No par & Morse Sugar Co common-^—r-20 16 511. - 97% 104 Fairbanks 10 —^-1 ' Farnsworth Televis'n & Rad Corp^_lV ■ 23% July Dec 33% Oct >28 28% Nov/" 1 16 Dec 42%; Mar May (f% May 54"% Jun ' 35% Feb- 11: Feb 14% • * Apr 14 19% Nov 30" 20- 19% 19% 19% 19% 20 4,400 77 77 77 77 77 100 *76 Va 77 200 G 8% Dec 5% May 18% Jun 17% Feb 10% Oct 6% Dec 2 21 Jan 16% Dec 27 9 Dec 27 12 38% Dec 30 48% Aug 27 12% May 14% May 17% Feb 12% Feb 22% Dec 16% Nov 30 4% July 97/8 Feb 5% Dec 31 26% Aug 14% May 43 % Feb 27% Dec 28 45 23% Dec 16 Vb Dec 28 Oct 11% Feb 13 109 Jan •10% May 100 Nov ♦48 Apr xioi Dec 9% Oct 149% Dec 11 v: 8 Dec May 58% 102 99% Mar 24 Oct 42 Dec 6 8% Feb 28 13%- Feb 185 146 July 18% 14% Jan :■ Apr 1 9% Mar 17 Feb 9 Nov 5% Gamewell Gardner-Denver 16 9% May 20 . - Gar May 20 4Va% 15 Apr 83% July 4% 47% Feb 72% Sep 23 28% Nov 30 21 Sep 44% July 15 4% 33 Feb 18 28 24 9 144 31% Mar 11 43 137 Dec 32 May 34% , 87 Dec Dec 160 Jan 39% 45% x125 Feb 34 Jan 103 Dec Nov Mar 19 Aug 16% Mar 87% Nov Dec 43 May 54% July 40% Feb 123 Dec 118% Feb 100 Dec 131% xl22 Feb 9 97 Feb 2 28 Jun Jun 1st I perthare 9 per share 7% - Foods b% 3 3%% 7 125% Jun 14 13% May 18% Oct 197/8 Jan 12% Mar 17 17% Jun 10 20% Dec 16% Feb 26 20 13% 26 Feb 12% Nov 24 50% Mar 16 Nov conv Nov 2% Feb '16% Jan 10% Dec 28 15% Jun 31% Feb 18% Dec 21 29 Feb 3% May 6% Oct 120 Sep 15 4% Mar 11 Feb 29% May 36% Apr 124% 26% Dec 35% Jan Jan Jan 19% Apr 30 Feb 95 Dec 106 Apr 13 22% Feb 24% Nov 11 General 1 Gen 6 Va General Gen Gen Portland 29 Public 6% Gen May 24 31% Jan 12 132% Oct 23 29% May 18 30 % May 6 General Gen Time 28 Feb 72% Jan 23 36% Dec 27% Feb 13 Jan 87 Dec 18 39% May 21 96% Jun 2 Gillette 105% Feb 17 Dec 20 25 Gimbel Brothers Dec 16 85% Jun Jan 75 26% Nov 3 51% May 58 Sep 48 Vb Feb 5% May 104% Jun 7 Feb 4 124 Oct 113 33 Feb Jun 99% Dec 41% Dec 95 Dec 13% May 3 May 5% Dec ~12% May 71% 9% Nov 10 Mar 27 1 MarlO 14% Dec 28 47»/4 Mar 16 July 106 Feb 94 V. Mar 11 Jun 28 3 28 May 18 6 55% July 6% Oct 28 122 Nov 1 24% May 17 64% Oct 26 103 % Aug 11 Feb 38% Mar 17 50 Vb Oct 23 96% Mar 18 105% Oct 4 24 Jan 15 14 Oct 8% Mar Dec 27 23% Jun 2% Dec 29 57/a Jan 2 Vb Oct 5% Feb 17 8% Apr . xl2 12 Dec 5 Sep 49% Feb Dec 27% Mar 133 ■ 17 34% May Dec 59 May 29% 14% Oct Dec Dec 70 Goodrich Co July 12 *122 123 122 *122 *4% 23% City 100 No par (W T) $2.25 Co Green (H 7 97 78 May 6% May 95 Dec 85 Feb 14% Feb 12% Nov 24 31% May 51 Dec 44 Feb 10 67 % Apr 76% Dec 57% Feb 10 13% Dee 16% Sep 14 see page 24 Jan 2 Jun Jun 4 14 July 21 Gt Northern Ry Western 7% 890 1,500 22 22 22'A 22'A 21% 21% 21 Va 21% *102 104 *102 104 *102 104 *20 21 21 21 20 % 20% 20% *22 104 *102 20% L) 4%% Ore 6 % $5 23 16 81 21 Gulf 9 Gulf conv Oil 88 16% 17 *74 Va 21 *48% ■ * 5% 5 Va *115 78 5% 61% 61'A 62 15 VB 15% *101 44 43% 102 ' 15VB 14% •■: 103 44 102 15'A & 13% 14% 2% 2% *101 103 44% 45 *101 45 103 45'A ' ./ 'a.' 7,500 104% *102 14% 2% *102 'A 104% 400 14'/a 14'A 14% 1,500 2% 2% 8.200 1,100 *.27 Va 28%. 26% 27'/a 26% 26% *23% 27 26% 25 Va, 1,000 24 24% *24 'A 24% 24'A 24'A 24'A 24'A 24'A 3,000 95'/s 95% 9 6'/a *95% 13'A 32 Va 13 12 Va 40% 97 13% 13'/a 34% *32 6 95% 13% *32 .24'A 95 % 14 34% *35% 13% *32 97 500 1C0 13% 4,700 24'A 100 12% 18% • 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 1,600 41 41'A 18 V3 96 12% 41 18% 41% 41 41% 41% 42'A 42 42% 4,200 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 1,600 140 *138% 78 *73% 78 *73% 78 *73% 78 38% 38% 38% X37% 38'A 36% 37% 36% 13% 13% *13% 13% 13% .13% 13% 13% 36% *13% 11 10% 11 10% 11 10% 11 10% 11 Vb 95 ♦93% 95 *93% 94 Va 94 94 94 94 18 17% 17% 18 18'A 5% 5% 139 Va 10% 100 -*93% 10 *17% 1 *5% 25 102 6 % 12% Nnnur 45 44 Vb 102 3 *138% 14 Corp 103 *101 1,600 3,800 17% *13% Rt.fttfs TTHH+1e« po 10 61% 6Va 32 '/a 12% 61% 17% 12% *92 62'A 6 'A 32 Vb No par 61% 17% 12% No par 62'A 'A *31 Va com_No par 61% *17'A Corp__No par (The) — RR 2,400 . 6 'A 38% : 13% 17% *73%. preferred *16'A 6 '/a 12 Va — 5% 116 16% *17'A 2% 32% common— 5%' *115 16'A 6% 96% Corp 5% 116 16% 17'A 1 Sugar 5% *115 16'A 2% 100 Aircraft 115 300 17'A *31% Die 5%' 5% 2,900 *6'A *12% *138 50 6% *95% 100 100 20% 49 2% 1 —— 20'A 49 17% 24Va 18% 21 *48'/a 2% 24% 40% 20% 50 17% 28 *12% 21 6,600 ;: *6'A *27 - 1,100 73 6% 18 par *75 2% *6% *16% No par 1 115 116 61 % 101 % 78 20% 50 61 %. 103 *75 5,700 ■:;•/. *48% 21 Vb 16% *101 78 *75 . 700 100 32 £8 16% 16% 3 preferred 21% 89 16% 16% 101% Prop__No par Inc: Gulf Mobile & Ohio $5 32% 88 16% 116 103% _ Co Corp Guantanamo 32 89% 16% 16% 43% pfd preferred Grumman 32 89'/a 16% 17 43% 75'A 31% 48 Va 'j: 102% : 75 16% 21 VB / 800 20% 89'/a 48% ' 75'A *72 800 104 32'A 21 5% 20% 32 16% 78 *115 751/4 75 *102 ;Y'" 27% *89 50 534 75'A 21 27% 120 90 *75 116 28 32 ;< 43% Sugar com—No 300 24% 21 % 2% 2,100 ' 120 Va *101 Va > 80 4% 23% 24% 75 *14% 125 24% 16 VB *101 •♦ 4% 23% 119% 90 *5% *122 5 24 24 24% 31% *115 1,500 119% 16% *48% 12,200 *27'A 21 . 12 20 27'A par Common.- 58% Jun Jun 125 4% • 1,600 11% *19% 24% 5 preferred Greenfield Tap 20% Jun 18% .Tnlv *122 , 4% 24V4 : 119% 90% 61 Va Bay & Western RR 9 122 4% *24 —100 Green 25% July 12 19% 24% 32 No par No par com 9 98 12 19% 122- 4% 24 No par Stores 27 9 11% 19% 27'A • *16% —— Jan 30 11 % 19 'A 119% iqi/4 1 pfd conv 77 14 2,300 3% 27% 27 27% 120 .... 75 100 common 40% Jun 5% Mar 1,800 14% 3'A 22 104 > 31% *90 < No par 10 90 % Dec *20 -24% *14% 3% 24 V4 24 22% *102 24'A 14% 119% 24 1*22 24% 14% 24 % 119% par 241/4 ■O: 3% 119% *27 % 119% 24 500 24 Vb 27 Va 119% 1 *23% 24 *23% * 123 4% 4% 4% ' *27 % < :—5 Steel 21 Feb 122 5 23% 5 Apr 29% Feb Jan footnotes 19% 10c 700 3,000 3% 3'A ' 11% 19 31,300 14% 14'A 3'A 11% 10 60 ~8% 3% 19 P 27 105% 3% 11% 1 & Feb Dec For S 132 4% May 3% 60% 125'A 100 11 % ; . 18% Co (The) Jan 16% Nov 92 " Consol M Union Great 13% May 17 24 11% Graham-Paige Motors Gt Northern Iron 5 ?: 19 No par 15% May 21 Feb 13% 11% Gotham Hosiery 50% May 15 23% Jun 1 17% May 17 J. No par 14 10 3% ; 19 preferred 11 Dec *31/4 24 11% com— 27 13% Dec 31 24Va 13% 24 $5 preferred—™_ Goodyear Tire & Rub com™No Greyhound 9 (B F) Dec 17 *24 Shares 14% 10 16 145% Jun *13% 59 14% "14% Co 36% Feb 35% Aug 21% Mar 13% 14 % 5 Feb 163% 13% 13% Inc 3%% preferred Grayson-Roblnson July 14 *3,3% 14% 23% — Goodall-Sanford 2 40 14 14 50 14% Sep Mar 27 99% 23% com 8 9% Mar 16 125'A 99% *13% preferred (The) Grant 29 20 ?... Co conv 15 Feb 125% 99% 24 % y 1 Goebel Brewing Co_—_ Gold & Stock Telegraph Jun Feb *125'A 99% 14 $5 conv preferences——_No par May 26 37% 59% 125% 99% *72 99 14% 60 Vb *125'A 99% 59% 77 31 Dec 59% 125 'A 59% 75 30 May 59 Va 125'A 99 Va 77 Granite 9 59% 125% *72 22 Nov 58% 59 for the Week f per share .99% '14 % No par No par Sales Jan. 21 S per share share 78 Oct Nov t per 125% i—5 preferred 5Q0 9934 —No par com 50 105 Friday Jan.20 Jan. 1!) *j.-»% common 127 105 58% No par Safety Razor - Thursday Wednesday Jan.18 share *126 105'A PRICES HIGH SALE Tuesday 127 105'A 75 35 23 '126 126 106 *77 11 89 28 126 *72 Granby Jan 1,900 105% 10c com 6,000 52% 125% 58% 1 No 300 12 Vb 126 par No 96'A 11% 9934 *125 Y _No par Co *94 8,200 51% 106 per 95% 42% 12 Vb 126 I per share 42'A 52% 78 Grand Mar 9 per share *94 42% 12 Vb 106 AND 140 22,800 52'A 126 Jan. 17 500 39% 12% 95 106 Monday *39 52 Vb *125 106 Saturday : Co ' *104% 126 " 12 95 12% 52 Va 75 $5 134 39% 9% *78 52 Vb 95 12 Va 52'A *72 20 33 41% *77 23 107 42 80 4%% yV/ ' 75 Oct Dec 133% *77 18 Dec 300 : 133% '133'A 133 "'-72 Feb 90 470 41'/a 12% 20 300 19% 100 18 23% *94 95 2,400 •$:/ ,*19'A 39 52>/a 11 19% 100 Glidden 9% 10% 163% 10% 19% % 39% 11% 10% 163% . 2,500 preferred 15% Aug 20 21 19 Va , 10% 11 9 Va preferred $4.50 1,200 106% 30'A 4%% v 200 44 Va 104 % 79 Va 3%% May 15 Aug 8% 125 10 com Gen Tire & Rubber May 12 82% May 19 109 61% 4% % 17 104% 44% * 30'A 38% 51% 52 *104 No par Corp com preferred 98 Dec '12% 12 517/a " Instr Nov 49 94% *94 $6 pfd—No par Telephone Corp 20 81 102 % Dec *103% ?%:;.<•/;•./; 106% 79 V2 41% 41% 5,100 2,600 30% 79 39% A 39 300 20% 15 *29% 30 Va 133 134 -100 90 21 95 General Shoe Corp Gen Steel Castings 15 13 21 19% 133% 23% 20% 163% 9% 9% ,79% *78 *29% 19 162 *10% 9'A 9% 78 30% 41% par -100 Refractories 30 103 40% preferred General 2 Dec 41 % com Realty & Utilities 14 10 Dec 40% Utilities. Corp Dec 85 133 Va 10% 10 Va 163% *19 i 1,700 15 /•- 104% 45 104% *10% 9% LOW Cement Railway Signal 18% Dec 22% 133 Va 134 10% 163% 78 18% Jan. 15 Advertising 98% Apr 30 18'A 18% 10% *29% 77 30% 45 45'A 106 Va 10% 10% 9% 9'A 77 *29 VB 39% 1 series 30% Jun 22% Dec 31 Outdoor 76 Dec 9% 103% 104% 103 Va *44V8 *104 Va . 163% 10% ; 11 ,; 300 5% " 44% 106 *162 163 Va * 104% 44% *105 10 Va 10% *161 *10% *133 No par Feb 17% May 44 Va 106 Va 38 Va STOCK Corp $3.75 Jan 90 10 Va 104 104 44% *105 163 % 18% No par Gen Precision Equip Corp Gen Public Servicd— 24 128% Jan Motors Preferred May 18 110% Feb 21% Dec YORK 108 23% May 104 . 44% 107 10% 100 Dec 40% 104 % 387/b preferred— 85 21% May • 103 No preferred $5 18% May 27 4% May 21 Feb 18% May 26 11 66 4% 101 % 15 '/a . 100 17% *29 20% 15 *10% Par 1 99 Vb Jun 140 20% 15 Va 38% 4 per share 17 Oct 20% 14% EXCHANGE Oct May 20% 14% 29 300 15 5% 29% 20% 77 Va preferred NEW 93% Feb 119 29% 30 *29'A 29% 15% 30 Instrument Corp Highest Sep Feb Mar * 20% ■ 1,000 17% 5% //■5%;Y-:, ■ 29 % *161 No par 2 129 5% 14% 44% 100 $3.50 preferred 108 107 Vb 5% 30.0 9 40 *14 Vs 17% 20% 9% com.. 128% Jun Dec 19 Corp 10 Dec 5% 3,200 40 , 15 • 25 4 per share 5% 14 Vb *17% 14% No par General 1948 17% 20 Vb *105 No par General Mills common year 15 *17 Va 29 Va *28%. 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S per share the Week 14 10 35% Oct 15 Hackensack 22% Sep 15 Halliburton On Dec Feb 12 y4 Dec 28 16% May 22 Jan 123/a Dec 16 xl4% May 21 31 Jan 19 % 19 873/4 Dec 112 102'/a Dec 108 % Sep 191/2 Apr 27% Dec 148% Oct 39 y2 28% May .6 V4 May 75% 6 APr 95/8 6% Feb Oct 365/8 Dec Jan 8 Jan 5 4%% 11 5 " 303/4 Jan 203/4 Oct 28 27 % July 12 Hecht Co common Dec 1033/4 Apr 78 Jan 27 91 Jun 25 35 May 423/4 Feb 29 y2 Dec 20 42 Jan 2 x95 Dec July 95'/'a Jan 23 103' 22y2 Nov 17 100 Heinz (H J) Co common.^ L25 3.65% preferred 4.100 Helme (G W) common new____'_10 7% non-cum preferred new—25 May 28 24% NOV 30 29. 35 V4 Oct : 34% Dec 22 y4 14 '/a May t 50y4 ' Sep 63 Dec 38 118 Oct 134 20 -Sep 29 y2 28 22:% May 21 Hercules 4i3A Dec Feb 134 Dec 126 20 13y4 Dec Feb 15 57% Apr- 6 2 Heroules Powder common 10 1231/a July 27 Hershey Chocolate com— 128% Feb 1203/4 Dec 14 Mar Sep Sep 114 Jan 16 Mar 22 17 273/4 Jan 29 283/4 May 20 Oct 7 Nov 78 86% Jun 143/4 Dec 9 Jun 33 Dec 28 Apr x29 Va Nov 121/4 Dec 31% Jan 211/8 Feb 20 y4 Oct 25 Jan 9% Dec 23 15% Feb 14 14 y4 May 17 f May Hinde & Hires Co Holland 16% May 17 5 y2 1 25% Jan * 2 31 213/4 May 2 Hollander Jun 37- 1 Mar 29 30 Oct 427/a Feb 24 Jan 48 Jun 291/e Nov 22 30 Nov 36 Dec 243/4 Nov 26 9 Feb 291/4 Dec 22 46%- Jan 14> Oct 27 Nov 10 343/a Jan 2 19 943/4 Jun 7 Oct 25 44 Dec 56 28 y4 Jan 36 Dec 105% Sep 81 Oct 37 % May 451/2 Jun 38*'- Mar 12 18 3/4 Jan 285/a Dec 20 % Dec 29 Feb 14 Dec 29 23 383/4 Mar 33 Jan 31 47 33/4 Sep 3/4 Sep 85 3iy2 May 3 7 5/a May 203/4 Feb Feb 133/4 Mar 73/a May 8 49 7 Jun 9 29 8% Dec 27 28 20 143/4 May 12 y2 21% Oct 12 5/a Dec 10 223/4 Jun 30 May 15% May 33/4 May > 34% Jan Jan 10 Va Dec 24 31 27 2 Feb ' t per share $ per share $ per share* . 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"95 263/n 39% 400 83 96 "26% 8% 98 2,103 8.303 28 26 3A 39% 83 96 263/8 8% 32% 30% 83 23% 40% 30 V0 83 26 Va 39% _5 share Shares 98 26 Va 63 for the Week 83 26 159 Sales Jan. 21 Jan.20 "95 1 83 98 26 Va "154 Mining 823/4 26 63 1,400 "82 26 "153 2,709 Friday Thursday Jan.19 Jan.18 S per share "13% 1.700 2% 13% PRICES SALE HIGH Tuesday 11 13% 10% I 5 No par Dept 13 13 Vb Jan. 96 100 International Telep & Teleg__No par Interstate 5,000 10% No par share 100 46% 2% No par preferred 11% 48% " 13 Va Monday 84 No par International Silver.common 1 22 3/8 Mar 9 26 % 5 : ftft 5% preferred International Salt 26% May 27 35% Jun 14 17% Mar "25% No par Co—— preferred 7% 10 % 46"% * 96 100 1090 A Int'l Rys of Cent Amer Foreign 11% 46 5/a "82% Nickel of Canada International "10% 10% 133/4 1,800 11 46% 12 74 1;> $ per share 7% 7 % 7 7 11 46 3/8 12% common Paper 7 l.oOJ 12% 46% ■ 200 45% 453A 47 "11 , 7 7% 7Vs 7% 12 5/s 47 T 90 15 "14% 100 common Preferred International 45 . Int'l 1 Jan Jun 15 33 preferred 4% 2 Apr 32 7 Machine. International 643A Jun 37% May 15 46 Vn 45% 30 % Hydro-Electric Sys class A—25 Minerals & Chemical com—_5 139% July 463A 40 % "14 Va 45%: 45% 32% preferred 7% 1863A 130% July 3 8 3/4 May 15% 34% "14% 29% No par Harvester Dec 53/4 34% 35% 29% Inc.. Iron Business Int.'l May 96 48 % 35 33% 1 Corp Int'l 6 Dec 48% 35 Va 29% preferred— 100 Rubber____.No par Interlake 22 % May Dec 48% 3 4'/a 33 % Inspiration Consol Copper 163 3% 91% 48'A 29% Inland Steel Co 4%% l,9u J 8.500 91% 48% 343/a ' Rayon Interchemical 48% 92% 47% L9 Va Intercontinental 33/4 May 18 48% >34% •35% 92 Va 47 Va 33% : Insuranshares Ctfs 103 26% Dec 125% 76 / 29% Ingersoll-Rand common 6% preferred 11 25 Nov 13 3 Jun 8% Sep May 100% 76% Jun 160 17% 12% May 6% Feb Industrial 92 34% Indianapolis Power & Light—No par Industria Electrica De Mex, S A Dec 29 % 28% Illinois Terminal July 58% Nov 24 series RR 29 % 92 34 pfd ser A Co Power 29% 92 34 3 17 150 Illinois 600 1,4 r0 287/a 28% 9 50 Feb clfs stock 2,9C0 32 % 34 4% lines 440 113/4 32 28% 20 conv non-cum 103% 11% common-100 : RR Co % Jun 12 Jan 33 ? * 25% Jun x35% May 180% 6% 103% 11% 92 LOW Jan. . 400' 27 33 2% V * I' ■ Co 35% Jun 24 97 Dec 29 14% Saturday STOCK YORK Par 64% 169 32% 2.) 400 22% 103% "10% 13 14 14 EXCHANGE Jan 12% 32% 29 34% 21/2 No par Hussman Refrigerator Co 33 "28 5/s , 91% % 46% 10% T_1 ;. _• ——: 11% "32% "32 Va ' Nc.par 1 Car Inc Foods Hupp 11% 28% "11 47»/8 Hudson 14 103% 11% 45 "•••»" 12% 47 "103% 103'/a 14% 7% 7% "11 3o% 103% 33 34 45 —.100 preferred.— non-cum 2.700 26% 11% >11% 45 '14% 45 5 'ft. > 22 ' 3434 1 —_ ; Co,. 28 28 Va 91% Stores 28 28 "47% Howard 28 36% 28 "90 3C0 35% 35% —100 No par preferred 3,100 11 2,200 36 3/8 28% 23% "10 35 y8 36 "32% 10.) 23V2 23 Va 35% 36 % 32% 13% 22% 357*8 28% 33A% 22% 32 "13% "26% 361% 32 3A 3.900 "31 14 26% "26 Va "28% 93/8 "J'/B 9% — 22% 26% No par "81% 83 5,000 26% 10% 22'A 26% 28 20 83 "22% 10% "21% 26% 103% 19% ll'A 10 22 11'% Co 6(0 20% 20% 19% 22 *10V4 10 36 430 11 26% '■ 1,503 "10 "21 " 20 29% 32 - "13% 14 22% 10% 28 Vb 93 Dec 22% 26% 103% 37% May 73A May "13% "31 • 300 5,000 119 119 21 9% 31 3A "31 14 "81 % 9 % 21% 11% 27% Mar 16 x21 93/8 223/4 . 19% ■r 82% "81 >32 *>>> "31 "20% / 28 Va A $ per share 90 19 3/4 "26 % 103 % 30% Apr " 22% 111/4 Dec 11 21 19% 9% 14 23 % 28% 32 % - 122 21 4; 0 127 X29 % 121 121 122 46% 45. "125 29 28% 14 14 Va 127 "125 20% 82 Va 46 46 28% 283/a "36 14% "13% 46% 21% 14% 23 36 127 "125 29 25% 35% 14 » Va 13 46% 123 32 » 23 3A " 125 "13% 14% "23 36% 35% 46% 99% 25% 36% 25 '.nr'-v■< 9% 103% 39% Aug 27 50 9% 11V4 18% May May 800 36% "30% 32 "14V4 I 30 25Va 9% 103'% Highest Lowest ' Highest 50 25 Va "98% 25 99 Va "98% 25 "81 82 % "81 93/8 STOCKS Lowest 983/4 19 % 20 "28'A 5.% Apr 8 May 17 143/a Jun 16 Range for year ' 93% "21 21% 19% 5 Range for Previous Year 194 1 33% "121 122 122 "20% No par ,—50 series Hudson & 5 7% "323A 28 Va 28% $4.50 div.No par Electrochemical nfd Howe Sound 19 Dec < 3 Nov 50 Feb* 43 '/4 May "30% "21 & Sons— (A) Houston Light & Power— Houston Oil of Texas v t c 10 Jun - 12 % Sep 33 > 383/4 Jun 11 85 33 125 125 ' 283/B 82% '"10 2nd 31 85 "32 Va 14 Household Finance com 28 13 Dec Feb "83% 32 35% Houdaille-Hershey com $2.25 conv preferred.. 1 Dec 18% Jun Dec 11 19% 85 32 25 35% "124 10 "83 "84 85 46 % .93/3 5 Hooker 353/4 Jun 103 99 13% May 21% "83 14 28% "81 Holly Sugar Corp j.__„—.— 10 5% conv preferred — —:_30 Homestake Mining 12.50 30 35% 22% 46% 20% 5 22% 14/ 21 _1 22% 25 >.;V "35 122 _• "21% 303 21/% 21% 45% 20% Co„_ 1,900 21% 14 21 The^.' E) (C Furnace 8% 20'A 46 119 5 10 8 Va 20% 99 35% 1 100 Co__ Paper 8% 20% ' 28- 303/4 Jun Dec 25 Dauch 8% 20% "98% "35 —5 Hotels Corp_— 293/4 May 20.' Jun 26 , 3%% 8'A 203/8 98 V4 • Hilton 8% 20 Va "317/a 98% 125 ■ 200 at »A 31% "24% "28 Va 800 73A 73/4 8 20 3/8 31% 99 . 65."V "63 65 "75/B •. 8 Va 32 25 46 800 ; 20% 84 "98%- "13% t__ Vb 21% 84 "24% . ■ 5% "5 *• "63 7% 1,400 24' 24 ' ft- 110 150 "147 5 120 ". 22% 22% ,24% 4% 1053A 107'ft: 4,900 8 "21 31 % 1,600 75 75 150 "23% * "12% "12 " >22% "147 65 "7% ' 77 20% 8 84 7-% "7% 7% 12%, 22% 5% "63 64 "61 1.3C0 ;>io5% 107 24% 5% 5%, 3,403 13 "74 22% 23% 19 % 12% "12% ' - 150 "147 / 24'A 31% 19% 13% 31% •19 107 "22%- - 150 "5 64 20 % .21 No par Inc— "105% . 400 ft/. 31% 19% "12% "31 A 77 "75 ' 22% 22% 24 5 3/4 "61 8 'A "124 Chemical Corp cum preferred 106% "147 23% "7% 20% :_100 No par preference conv Heyden 25 14 3/8 Jan 31 Dec 10y8 22 $4 Hewitt-Robins 2 13 177/a NOV 29% 1 . 81/4 VI- .7 31 No pa»- preferred 5% 30 % Apr 25 'A Oct 22%:: "5 "80 V- . No par Motors > 150 23% "20% 15 May 108 106 % "147 : 64 20% 22 ■ 106% 53A 8 -2 90 preferred "105% 23'A ; "61 . i—5 33/4% 123/a 77 /. ' * —i—1 Co.— Hayes Mfg Corp Hazel-Atlas Glass 11% Jun 10 261/2 Jan —_1 —100 —___. 12 77 22% 150 "5 of Anier c.ass A preferred 12 Va 77% 23 •; "14/ >*23 Industries Inc-ft—_ ft— Hayes 11 10% Jun 11* Mar 10 x20 Jun Hat >Corp 23 . 100 13% ' "12% 13% >>>'.. 18% :>19V8 13%; 12%.< : 12% 12 ' ——10 . Marx & 18%' 77 5/8 >". ■: 106 3A ,"105% com__No pal¬ Refrac Schaffner 121/4 79%-' "73 Co $4.25 pfd__.No par preferred s'^ Hart t : 31% 18% . 31% "31 31% 19 12%; 13 % '"12 Va 100 32 18% A';/ 19% . "12 3/4 No par Harbison-Walk 9' nays' b r- *_ (M A) 8 9 Printing preferred 32 32% "31 1-25 Cementing__5 Well Watch Co cam„ 79 31- 61/2 Feb Feb 12 May , Dec 59 F« conv- Hanna 150%: Jan 28 34 V4 May 15 > 30 4% Dec Feb lul/4 4% May 25 Jan 100'/a Dec 30 20% Dec 4 % 16 27'/a .Jun 24 146 % July Jan ( Hall- (W Hamilton 12 Jun 107' 10 xioiy2 Feb 21Va Feb Jan 89 Mar 22 79 Feb 160 -A— I Water 9 39 ; Jim >13 Feb 15 y2 Nov Dec Shares share H .,,32% for Sales Jan.21 Jan. !J0 Jan. 10 Jan. 18 Friday Thursday Tuesday Monday •Jan. 1.j . ( per share Saturday STOCK EXCHANGE HIGH SALE PRICES Wednesday AND LOW STOCKS YOKtv NEW Range for year 1948 . Monday, January 24, 1949 CHRONICLE & FINANCIAL COMMERCIAL THE 10 36,100 10 1,900 20% 9(0 26% 200 800 2 6 Va "26 31% 32 32 "145 150 150 J 80 3A Dec 393/4 May 104% 53 Feb 18 Dec Feb 79% Dec 18 92 % Jan Jan 39 Va Feb 18 48 89 Dec 104% Sep 89 % Oct 27 37 Jun 46% Oct 33 % Sep 108% Dec 24% Sep 98 Dec 145 Dec 273/a May 99 Oct 100% Feb 34% July 203A Feb 19 35 Dec 2 106 112 Jan 99 May 11 42% Jun 11 20 11 125 V8 30 May 28 113% Jun 9 Oct 28 May 21 (F 33A % Johns Jun 11 Joliet 23 Jones & 16 ;5% Jan 40% Oct 30% Nov 3 14 Jun 223/4 Feb 11% Dec 28 21 9 98 43'A Jun 1 Joy 45% 95% "25% 100 37% 38% 110 108 Va & Chicago RR stamped 100 "153 160 Laughlin Steel com—No par 313/S "85 Va 85% Manufacturing Co 1 38 38 103% 4% 700 "18 18% 83% "82% 83 Va *45% 30 45% "45 45% 45% 1..7C0 97% "97 93 "96 97 38' 38% 108'A 108% 38 % 38 108% 108 38% 109 A 443A "97 38 % 1C9 98 38% 109 33% 3 3 3/4 33% 33 Va 33% 33 Vo 33% 103 Va "101% 103% "101% 103% "1017/8 103 Va "101% "153 "153 160 "153 160 "153 160 "153 50 6,800 1,000 -3,300 103% 160 160 33 34 33 31 31% 100 preferred series A 38 38 108% "4% 5 1834 "82% "101% 33% 39% Oct 25% 45'/a 95% 103 % 93% Apr 158 45 Va 98 33% 83 % Feb 6 82% 46 "4:i/4 "18 82 Va 45% 83% 86 4% 18% 82 Va "13 18% "82 "45% 37% 4% 4% "18 "96 "108% common—. 4% 5 18 3A "82 3'4 "1013A 29% Mar 16 29 "18 82 % No par preferred— 4% 5 18% 12 % Feb Jan "4% "18 2nd preferred series A—100 Feb 145 100 Corp com__ Johnson & Johnson 4% No par preferred--, Manville 3%% Dec 101% 1 No par pfd__100 Jewel Tea Co Inc com... 39 Dec Co. Jersey Cent Pwr & Lt 4% 151 86% L) Jaeger Machine Co * 32% 31% 32% 31% 31% 31% 313A 31% 31% 12,600 85 85% 85 85% 84 5/« 85 84 85% 84 84% 2,340 37% 38 375/8 38 37% 38 5,700 38 37% 38% 38% K May 20 Kalamazoo Stove & Furniture Kansas 94 Dec 108% Mar Nov X89 May 11 3.80% 98 % Dec 16 May 29% Dec 14 101% Dec 27 4% 23% Feb 11 48% Oct 23 Kansas 22 47% May 58% July 48% Mar 12 60% Jun 133/4 May 18 13% Dec 18 Nov 29 May 22 13 V? July 12 203% May 26% Feb 20% Feb 20 26% July 13% 21% Oct 15% Dec 23 22 Jan For footnotes see page >-!■» 4% 100 preferred cum preferred 100 City Southern com__No par non-cum Kayser 10 (Julius) prelerred— & Co__ 100 _5 Kelsey Hayes Wheel conv class A_l Class ."12% 12% xl2 % 96% 96% 102 V2 "12% 12% 96 % 12% 12% 12% "12 12% 96% 96% "95% 97% "95% 96% 101% 101% 101 % 101% "101% 38% 37% 38'/a 28% 54% City Power & Lt Co— B 1 "?5 102% "1013i "38 38% 37% 28 "54% .55% "54% 55 *101% "14 14% "21 22 "15% 16% 14 14 "20% 21% 153/4 15% ; 38 "54% 14 "21 15% 55 14% 22 15% " 1C2 40% "12 96% 102 12% 96% 102 39 40% 543A 55 300 100 ISO 5,400 5C0 54% "54% 13% 13% "137/8 14% "20% 21% "21 22 21 Va 21 Va 100 16 y4 "16 Va 16% 16% 16 % 700 16 55 "14 14'A 1,700 Volume THE''COMMERCIAL Number 4771 tfear 1947 $ per share 41 y4 May 52% NEW Range for year 1948 v Highest S pershare FINANCIAL CHRONICLE STOCKS Range for Previous Lowest & Lowest $ per - I per share LOW STOCK YORK Saturday EXCHANGE Highest Par share Kennecott Monday Jan. lo Wednesday $ per Thursday Jan.19 Jan.18 $ per share 19 HIGH SALE PRICES Tuesday Jan. 17 t per share No par Copper- AND (391) i share Friday Jan. 20 for Sales Jan. 21 I per share per share the Week t per share Shares Jan 13 60 % Oct 23 55% 56 55% 55% 55% 55% 55% 51 20 Kern b 55% Apr Ouvb *45 55% 30 54% 46 55% 45'A 46 40V2 45 Va 45 Va 45 Va 40 */2 4o va 16% Oct 20 40% 1 Keystone Steel & Wire Co.—No par 40 '/a 12% Dec 21% 42 % Feb 40% Nov . *12% 13 12% 12% 12 Va 12% 12% 12% *12% 13 12% 12% 21%. 21% 1,500 21% 21% 21% 22 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% yt% 1,900 96% *95% *95% 97% 9.6 97 *95 97% 130 <<12 13 *12% *u3% 65 Dec 27% Pea 19 Feb 11 Dec 103 116% Feb 92 Oct 27 19 11% May 20 Feb 11% Feb 65'/2 85 Jan 63 Jun Mar 14% Jun 2 Jan 2 37% uet 4% 2/ 75 com—No par m R) Co: common __p $5 prior preferred No par;Vf; ' 25 May 90 Dec 34 Jan 40 Oct Jun 59 Feb 52% Oct 45 38% Oct 29% Dec 102 % Aug 40% Apr 28 89, Nov 9 32 Feb 13 45% Feb 16 58% July 40% Nov 12 49 Koppers 95% Ju»y lo 39%''Jun 3 lnc Go 8 , 7/30%' 1O1 common— 97 *12% 13% *12 *64 65 •'64 31 31 93 *93 —10 37% 37% No par •- 55 55 4u% 46% ;—-—No par. Kroger Co (The) 97% *95 Va lj ,r--~-100J preierred Kre'sge (S S) Co Kress (S H) & CoJ— 4% Oct 22 , 2nd nreierred—_—100 conv Kinney Co Corp Kimoerly-Ciark 24 May 24 104% July 14 8 r.and County *12% " 13% *12% 13% 64% va 64'A *64 65 65 16.500 i,/uO 13 65 65% 30 9,800 31% 30% 30% 31 31 31% 95 V2 96 95% 96 96 150 37% 37% 37% 38 38 95% 38% *37% 38 3,800 j 55 47 30% 95 55 55 55 55% 55% 55% *55 55% 1,400 ) 47% *54% 31 Va 94'A 37% 37% 30% 94 47% 48 47% 48 48 48 Va 48 48'A 3,300 I . I ! 1 L 4% May 9 7 . Feb Dec 20% 10 14 44 Jan May 49% 4% Feb Jan Dec 14% Feb 56 Jun 11 4% Dec 17 Feb 12 24 9% Mar 12 42 Oct 12 May 56% 'Feb 21'A May 30% Feb 21% Dec 90 Dec 10 Feb 101 12% Apr Feb Jun 44 Va Jan 4% May 1% May 8% Feb 3% Feb 9% May 30 % '14% May - Lambert Mar 19 Lane 4 Va % 99 Jun 16 19 10% May 12 56 May 15 24 Jan 8 Va Dec 28 / 12 May 20 17 25 Feb 16% Feb 20 '26% Jun 2 56 Va Jun 1 29 10% Apr 38% Jan 12 2 Life Jan 8 19% Mar 30 Feb Apr 43 % Dec < 8 29% Mar 40% Oct 78 May 96% Jan 169 Dec 191% July Nov 82 X48 • 12% Aug 35 Va 26% July 12 31% Mar 16 90% com 2nd Stores *4"/4 <5 McNeill Savers 5 28% Feb 11 15% Dec 7 68% Dec ' 9 79% Feb -57.% Feb 12'A May 17% Apr 28% Oct xl8 Nov Jan 18 Feb 19 Jan 1 Long Bell 30% July 15 21% Sep 7 Jun 22 10 25 Nov 4 Dec 28 50 May 15 20 Feb 11 91 Oct 3 Nov 37 101% Aug 26% Oct Nov 23 > Dec ; 17 158 Lumber Lorillard (P) *35% May 15 98 Va July 14 Lowenstein 5 '24% Jan 8 Lukens MacAndrews 4 %% (M) series UVs il 11% l,9u0 39% 39% 39% I.8U01 2% 2,700 23% 23% *23% 24% *23% 24% *23% 24% *23% 24% 110 ! 8Va 8% 8Ve 8Va *8Va 8% *8Ve 8% 8Va 8% OOO | 45 Va 45 Va 46% 46% 46% 46% 47 47 Va 47% 2,600 . 9% 46 46 . 9 9% 9'/a 9% 9'% 9% 10 10 10 V 21% 22 22% 22'A 22'A 22% 22% 22 % 22% 22% 1,300 f 46% ' 46% 47 47% 48% 49'A 49% 3.4U0 ■ 8% 48% 8V« 49Va 8% 8Va 8'A 8'A 34%-7>.34% 34'/a 34'A 34% *34% 34% 9 35 8V4 8% 34'/a *34 »A 85% 172%: r 40 172 172 39 : 87% 87% 86Va *171% *39 39 9% 87% 42 9% 9% 9% 1 64% 64Va 64% 64% ./- 42% 42% 43 44 16Va *75% 7717% 17% 16% 15 65 64% 21 Va 21% 21 Va 21 Va 21V4 21'A 20% 20% 19% 20 20 20% 100 153% 153% 153Va (Ky) No par *23% 24% 24 24 39% 39% 39 Va 40Va 22% 22% 50 __100 7_ *95 10'4 3,700; 174% 140) 41 39 39 *40% 41 % 2001 9% 10,700- 18% 36% 9 Va 64% 65 1,000. 44% 16% 45% 45% 44% , ,lo 79% *76 46% 4,200 16V2 16% 16% 2,u00l 79Va *75%: 79% 17% 17% 3,2o0 II,100. 15 14% 14% "*15 15 15% 65 65% 66% 67 67'A 67'A 3,400, 21'A 22'/a 22% 23 22% 22% 3,400, 19% 20V8 20 20% 20 20% 4,100 ' 155 24 *24 39% 17%,; 17% *153 155 *153 24 24% 39% *24 39 Va 23 22% 23 23 95 95 *95 17% *34% 9% 65% 64% 22% 17% 9% 65% 17Va 98 *95 9% 17% 14% 39% 7 88 65% 9 *153 153% 22% 98 18 Va *173% 16 *75% 17% 14% , 88'A 173 43 64% 10 ■ 88 173 87% 65% 80 15 '. 17% 300 173 if 16% *75% 80 87% 2,bOU' 172 • I6V4 43 ' 700 *39 172% 9% 65/77 17% 47% 8% *34'A U 47% 8% 8% b5 A j 22% , 14% Co.. ; 8% 64% ' 20 24% 9% & Sons lnc com__l pfd Steel 11 39% 1,4U0 j *64 ___No par Nashville-^ & 11 Va 39% 17% 14% . Gas & Elec Co LousMle 6 Nov par ——1" common.., preierred 7% Louisvine 11 38% *89 » 5% '-d5% ' 87 (Md) ' A..1N0 par Co 92 90 Va 11 38% 2% *34 % No par Corp *89 Va¬ 90% 11 38% 5'A Lockheed Aircraft Corp Cement 11 5% 2% 11 Star 90% j 2% 16% Lone 600 5Va 80 4 21% 2a/e *76 68% Jun ' *21% '5% *16'A .... 21% 2'/a ,*42% lnc 300 21% 5% par Loew's 6U0 38% 21% 5% Liquid Carfeonic,.Corp com—No par 73%% conv preferred-'-/100 20% May 21 26% 38% 2% 8%' .'—No par. Co..__—7--———No *26 38% 2% 14 138 • Feb Oil 45 26% 38'A 5% 1^ . *43 26% 38'A 21% 45 26% 26% *38 2% 24% Jun ' 200 4t>% f —5 i 11% 5 Jun '85 9 21 % Lion Corp/ *10% 2% *9'/a .—5 Co j 5 23% Jan ! 28 Belt 1 1,300 3,300 2% *38 Lima-Hamilton Link *43 5,200 *22 Va *. •' 10 11 5% 6 20% *45 No par Corp 45 5% 6 19% >a 1 &-• Libby___- 5% 5% 19 V2 10% . • *2J/4 , Libbey Owens Ford Glass—__No par Libby 5'A 5% 19% - *23% 1 — 5'A 38'A *37% pfd—_No par Corp/— 5% 5% 11 11 38 , Lehn & Fink Products. ' *10% *37 Va (The)_-_ Corp *89 10 Lily Tulip Cup Corp.—.——No May 29% *89 92 44 25 1st prer'erred--No par non-cum Lerner May 14 13% Jun 2 Dec 90% *8j oO Coal non-cum 50c 70% May 24 *55% Jun 11 31 13% May 21% 21% >47': 14% Dec 17% May *21'A 21% .9 13% Jan 93 21% *21% 3 com 13 Feb 53~ Co Nov 55% Mar 16 Feb 172 38% 8% Nov • 27 v Dec $3 Lehman 14 ' Dec *43 26% *37% ■}, 33 20 39% 44 Va *26 39 *37% 172% 18% 137'/a *43 26% 26% 38% Liggett & Myers Tobacco com 25f 7% preferred J—100 10% May 58 % 44 Va 26 *43 *2o% , 174% Mar 30 Feb Dec *43 , *JV% 1 5 16 Jan Dec 10% Oct Dec 30% 109% 19% May 78% *10% '91 Dec 24 % 10% Mar 12 Oct 63 *10% 157 Aug Dec 10% 50 & Sons Lehigh Valley 25 Apr *10% Lehigh Valley RR.: 5% Jan 10 10% 24 41% Feb 47 *l0-v8 4% July 12 Feb 33 % May —No par 8% Jun 2 Feb 59 % 19 % 4% Mar 16 Feb 11 5% 19"A 1% Jan 9% May 5% 19'A Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co Lehign Portland Cement 25% 8 5% 18 Va 14 39 50% 46% May 5% *5% Dec ,13% May 22 9 Jun May 5'A 5% 18% *0% • cumulative preferred___100 3.85% 5Va 5% 18 Va Tire (James) 5'A 5% 18% Co & 5% *lt>% preferred Rubber 38% May 10% Dec 5% —4 No par common Lane-Weils Lees Co pfd—75 Pesos Mex (The) Bryant Lee May 18 '26% May 28 1 Light 6% Co 47 11 30% Mar Dec Gas Consolid La a 53% May 17 29% May 6 28 95 35 Api Mar 24 14% May 15 1 25% Aug 38 Laclede 6% May 15 30 24 Dec 18% 18% 156 *153 *95 19% 19% 50 156 24'A *24 24% 39%/40 22% 23 97% 18% ... 300 39% 2,900' 23% 97% 39% 23% 2,000 97 Va *95 19% 19% . 19% 50 2,800 M 34 Mar 41 Nov 134 Nov 152 Apr — 41% Dec 111 Jan 11% May 15% Apr 455 13 1/ 27% Jun 10 Feb 10 May 500 9% Feb 9% Dec 14% 32% Feb 3% Jan 21 525 Feb Dec 11 28 12 19% May 6% May 7 7 Mauiaon Dec 14 23 8 Manati Sugar 28 Mandel Bros Dec 28 13% Jun 30 26 10 22 8% Feb May 16% Dec 15 Feb 20 22% May 97% Dec 34% Feb 22% Dec 17 111% July 92% Dec 15 14 ; May 34 6% Dec Jan 14% May 24% Oct 39% May 18% July 63% 24% May Dec 39V8 May 27 '22% Apr 16 Martin 28 19% Jan 16 Martin-Parry Corp 11 (Glenn 28 69% July 9 27% May 20 Masonite Dec 11 45 Oct 22 Mathieson 29 176 Jan 26 47% Apr 20 Jan 49% X165 Feb 106 Dec 82 Dec Nov 35% Mar 16 100% Aug 97% Mar Feb 84% Mar 27 84 Jun 3 Jun 18 $3.75 cum pfd 13 85 Jan 13 $3.40 10 Nov 50 Jan 33 Jan 110 Jan 21 17 Dec Dec 112 $3 12 Co McCall 24 Range for Highest year Lowest tper share 1948 I per share 33% Feb Dec 107% Feb 88 Jan 5 101% Jun Oct 29 Nov 10 42% Jan 15 24 May 32 Feb 23% x 31 Dec '56% 25 20 Dec May 16 May 55% May 13 Va May Oct Feb 80% Mar 24 96% Jun Feb 31 % Dec 21 2 25 Jun , Dec 35% May 97% Dec 33 Apr 29% May 136% Jun 10% May 6% May 47% May 84% Dec 31 197/a May 15 Mengel 47 Dec 29 12% Jan 28 62% May 15 18 % J'/n 24 Mercantile 5 85% Nov 19 13 27% Jun 15 28 44% Feb '' Jan 111% Aug 92 18% Mar 48% 45 % Dec 13 * 5% 50% May 8 63% July 13 95% Jun 23 35% Dec Jan Nov Feb 38% Feb 11 44% Jun 15% 14% 66% 8 11 11' 106% Dec / Mesta 4.35% lnc 26 26 26 Va 45% 31 % 31'A *92% 97 20% *16% 17 17% 81% Co 1 No par — Scott—.No par Edison 3.90% .No 99 May 17 Dec 102% Dec p°b 25 10% Mar 16 109 Nov 42% Feb 4 $4 18% July 13 11 73% Jun 14 10 11 July 13 29 44 Jan 5 Ppb 11 15% Jun 24 22% Dec 21 29% Jiilv 6 Moline Regul Mojud ; Impl com „j._; . Thursday -/ Sales for the Week S per share Shares 1,100 31% 31 31% *31% 31% 92% 93 93 *93% 95 351% 35 35 35% *26 26% 25% 25% 46 % 47 r *25 35% 26 20 1,300 900 46% 46% 1,000 31% 31% 317/8 317/b 32 % 2,800 97 97 *94 98 Q4- 98 20 20 *19% 201/2 *20 20% *20 20% *20 Vb 20% 16/8 16% 16% 16% 17 17 *16% 17% *16% 17% 16% 17 17 17 17 17Va 81 *79 81 81 81 ' 13% 12% 13% 13 49 47 47% *47 141% 8% 14 y2 *8% :-49vi 37 • 37 98% *108 14 Va 45% 20 Va 13 13 13 *47 48% 49 *48 82 35% 21 13% 49 40 300 1,400 1,300 60 14% 14% 1,800 8% 8% 81/2 8% 8% *8% 9Va 900 60% 2,100 \ 58 58 92% 23 37% 37% 92% *23 23 37 60 59 60 60'A 92% *90% 92% *90% 92% 100 23% 23% 23% *22% 23% 600 37'A 37 37 *35% 737% 800 530 13% 44 W 98% ; *98% 99'A 99 Va *108% 1C3 % 108% 108% *108% 109 % *108% 109 % 50 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% *13% 14% 900 14: 45% 99 7! 45% 45% *98% 45 Va 12 12 12 11% 111/2 11% 11% 11% 11% *45% 46 % 45'A 45% 45'A 45% 89 88 Vz 88% 88 % 88% *88 42 % *68 *104 Va 135 69% 105 *41 *133% *12 *68 104% 42 42 135 135 < 12% 99 99 45% 45% 42% 42% *136 135 100 46 % 46 42% 42% 138 *136 11% HVa 11% 2,600 46 46 1,100 11% 11% 11% 45 45'A *46 88'A ,f 87% 88 46'A 69 104% 104% 105 105 *88 66% 69 105 14% 13% 14% 118% 120% 52% 52% 52% 14 53% 118% 14% 14% 53 119% 53 % 119% 104% 14% 118% 53 20 2,500 68 123% 700 12% 67% 13% 4,300 12% 12% 69% 119% 47 42% 138 12% 12% 12 ' 52% *33% 14% 12 14% 13 35% 21 14% *41 122 >*81 21 100 300 1,800 14% *133 105 81 *33% 21 17 14% 42 68% 33% 17 81 81 17 14% 135 - 17 200 108% 98% 108% 31% ,'*8% 8% 37 13 *47 47 14% 14% *40% 52% Friday Jan. 21 *34% *133% 10 500 *46% 57% 14 50 23 % 46 % *90% 120% 1,000 34% 95% 23% 1 23% , 112 31% 92% *104% 22% 9%. 9% 95% 57% No par- . *33% *111 80 46 % 57% 68%- 9% 34% *90% 33% :*87Va 120 31% *22% - 83 *31% x20% 45% 82 97 *90% par; :; 60 84 35 % 351% *13% 92 92 "9% 22% 1,800 90 % 92 /111// 111 23% 40 40 92 93 21% 13% *97% 40 900 90% 31% 21 % *108 173 3,400 PRICES *33% *36 *170 *33% 9% 34% Wednesday 33% , 90% *83 , 111 23% HIGH SALE *90'% •! 174 1,500 18% 40 54'/a 14% T 199. 53% 88% 460 68% 1,500 105 380 14% 14,400 119% 1,330 54% 3,800 ' RR Carpet Hosiery Monarch 39% 40 9% *33% 21% ISio par — preferred Mohawk 39% *170 18% 40 46% 92 No par Powef Corp 174 18% 40 31'A 31 *92% 57% 100 preferred Mission 7% A *45% 23% 3 com series Mfg Mo-Kan-Texas , 18% 7 39% 26 57% . No par preferred:. $6.50 9% July 13 34 & v '. '*90 v./'*22% —100 7 Marie pfd conv Min Minn 18 Feb O 3.20% Minn 17 121% Oct RS Minn-Honeywell 3 10 13% Feb x33 % Dec 105% Jun 21 55% 33% / *8%. 100 •__ May 55 *21% '14% pfd.lOo series com- 56% Aor 5a % 18% 39% 39 35% *47% —.5' Prod 78 55 55 55 *18% 21 % ' 13 '/e - *.,1^ common & • Nopar: Co^ Petroleum' P b. 1,000 21% .50: preferred t. 2,400 13% *34% / 3%'»/• lnc Midland 98 98% Oct 17% *80 1 Mid-Continent 15 Nov 45 100 6 ' 10% 13 Jan.20 26 *25 No par.. Co: Steel 10% 13 I per share 35% 5 common. preferred 1st 10% $ per share 31% 10 Copper 8% 10% 13 Jan.19 *90% *31 110 10% $ per share S per share 101 *100 13% Jan.18 35'/a *20 Transp AND Tuesday Jan. 17 fper share 23Va 101 4,500 10% *110 111 23Va 23% 23% 9% 34% *33% *110 Monday 18 preferred preferred Metropolitan 17 30 32 22% 34% 111 31% 7 Jun 54% Mar 11 ReD (The) Machine 39% 9Va 9'/a 9 *33% *110 91% *Tinn Feb 9% 34% 111 *23% No par — Stores' Co 39% 39% 34% July 13 13% 39% *100 6%: *12% 1 -• *170 174 91 % 69% May 51% Dec 87 00% & $3.50 *170 174 35% 14 Mar 16 42 % Nov May 39% 9% ,—5 1. 10 Feb 8 *170 91 % 9Va Mar 17 Jan 174 30% Minneap & St Louis Ry—..No par 51% 18% 40Va 35 Va May 10 Oct 18% 39% 30% 16 Feb 18% 39% *90% 9 :-Feb 18% 39 *33% (2nd series) ___/-i50 Min 55% 18% 39% 1 Miami Dec 56% 56 10% 13'A 10% 1 19% May 27' Jan 8 & Merck 30 70% 25% 55% 10% *12% 55% 13 100 Co Corp Merritt-Chapman 104% May 25 10 114% 3% May *12% LOW Nov Oct 10% 13% 56% Jan. 15 11 Dec 10% :, Saturday Nov 15 100% *110 STOCK 140 123 *99% 39% No par 28 Jan 99 ' *170 No par. Dec May 99 18 No par.. 35 7 98% 84% 128 104 98% *83 Nov Feb 98% 84% Mar 156 4,100 39% Co 1st conv Merch 30 Apr 11% May 32% May Co 1,1 Va Dec Feb Jan 47% 140 22% No par pfd Shoe Jan 51% 28% Mar 2nd Melville 19% 101% Nov 12% May 4 % 2 73 103% Mar 17% 22 '/B *83 Corp common 4%% pfd (1st series) 8 17% Feb 83 *17% 84% Mead 46% May 28 20 Va Dec 65% 6% 17 % 23 Va *83 23% May 25 Jan / 24% 6% 17 % 22% 84% 17 50 6% 6% 17 22% *83 Mfg 3,700 5,400 17 —No per 12 8'/a 20% 22% 92 24% Jan 7% 20 % 17 92 28 100 8 Va 20% 22% *90% McLellan-Stores 300 18 17 *90 9 900 8 *17 % 22% 91 24 % Jun 7% 8 8% 18 G,00U 530 7% 17 91 com 17% 17% *480 7% 22% *16% *90 Robbins lnc 17% 530 500 22% *56 Co.— 1,400 17 *12% Corp com preferred 200 12 *19% v,20// 22% *89 11 25% 6% 1,800 ' 7% 20 90 & Dec 6% 6% 6,300 100 12 //•' 30 33% *97% 12 200 , 20 % 7% 19'% M5 32% 99 20 35% 139 14% *97% No par Norris 7% 20% " 91 Electric McQuay *17% 90 15 •• *7% 17% *89 preferred $4 8% 17% 91 McGraw-Hill 1 *7% 7% 7%> 20 ' 7% 8% 90% YORK conv 167/a , *480 7% *34% *135 14% 32% 17 *10% Stores 3%% May 15 52% May 5 118% Nov' 43% May McCrory McGraw 17% 530 7% 17% *8 '*17% 6% *480 *89 McKesson Jan 18% Feb Feb 40% 6% ' 7% *89 Mclntyre 9 23% 6% 16% 17% *19% 34% 139 22% :l_5 35% May 15 98% Jun 2 '41 28 105% *6% 12 19% ____No par Publishing Porcupine Mines Dec 31 % Jun 36% May 21 1 87 21 Va 16% May iviar 29% Dec Feb 88% 11 Feb 25% 20% common 15% Dec Feb 17% May Dec Feb Jan 44 105% 7% 20% Par 14 45% May 7% 20% $ per share Mar 87 7% 20% EXCHANGE May 30 '/a -*7% *97% 11% 19% 1947 series..No par - NEW 35 Dec 8% 17% 1 preference Corp Highest 82 46 8% 11% 530 7% 32% va 19% 17 7% 14% 12 *480 5/0 7'A STOCKS ifear l94< S per share 17% *480 *17% Corp___No par common cum Range for Previous Lowest 19% 8% 1 preferred 1st $6 *11% 17% No par pfd cum Maytag 9 41% Jan 28 Jan 7 pfd___100 ... $3.75 preferred 12% May 15 43% Jan 21 Apr 16 97% 11% 19'A 16% 17 5 7- 14% 99 97% 11% 19%' - 530 100 Stores 93 93 14% *97% *97 11 No par 6 113 97% 97 20 7 Co Feb Jun 32 *8'/a Co.— Chemical Dept *32% *17% preferred May 32% 1 Corp Electric Master 7% L) 77% Aug 8% Dec . 108% Mar 48% Corp 6%' prior Ry 9% Nov 18 Dec 35% May St 27% Feb 32% 17 Midland Market Nov 32% 11 Marshall Field & Co com—No par 4% % preferred 100 Nov 32% 6.25 11% Dec . 32% *480 Exploration Marine 35% 85 7% May:. May 20 14% 1 Corp 26% 190 88 42 8 14% 5 47% Feb Jan 175 17 Oil Marathon 17% Sep 16 29% May 18 103% Jun 9 9 14% 97 1' *135 139 14% No par Maracaibo 25% May 17 *135 14% 50 Co... Shirt Manhattan 7 14% Jun 18% Mar 18 Jan (The)— RR 138 34% 35% 35% 35% *133 134 14% *19% 10 Co.— *34% 36 134 32% 100 — 136 14% par —u Magnavox Co Mahonine Coal *133 No par Garden oyuare Copper Magma Apr 5% Feb Feb 0 (R H) Co lnc com 4%% pfd series A 4 *35% 100 inc. Trucks 10% Sep 15% Dec Dec 277/8 —.10 com L, Macy 15% Apr 12 24% May 20 Dec 490 Jan 22% 103% Jun 20 25 6% Nov Dec 12% Mack V "■ Forbes & preferred G% 39% May 27 10 Nov xl6% Feb 18% Aug Jun 6 2 Feb 94% Dec 21% Mar Dec Jan 142 30% Mar 16 Mar 10% 40 14 13% Dec 16% 29 Oct 129 — 30% May 99'A x35% Dec com series Mills.. Co Machine lnc A... No par *5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 100 21% 21% 21% 22% 21% 22% 35 34 Va 34% 34% 34% *34% 20 J.25 Tool—No par *34 > 5% 22 5% 5% 3,900 23 22% 23 22 % 23 Va 6,600 35 35 35 *34% 35% 600 11 100 5% 5%- 5% *10% 11% *10% 11% *10% 11% *10% 11% *10 % 11 *22 23% *22 23% *22% 23% *22% 23 % *22% 23 % 11 *22% 23% X $0 THE (392) COMMERCIAL NEW Range for year 1948 Year 1947 Lowest Lowest Highest I per thare W 63% Feb 45 % 128% Feb 99»/4 Dec 49 Vs 122 1 10% Oct Dec 17% Dec 10 Dec 65 23 May 15 V/ 24 18 15 9% Dec Feb 27% Dec 20 -Nov 6 Nov 11% Jan 23 Oct 14% P% May 20% Jan 22 Dec *107% *103% 111% *109% 110 10 y4 *lOVs Utilities Moore-McCormack (John) Motorola 27% 27% 13 Lines 10 9 Mueller Brass 9 16% Oct 26 Mullins Mfg Corp.w-^ i 14% Oct 23 Munsingwear Dec 14 Feb 33% Feb 16 45 Jan 40% Apr 112 Dec 107% Jan 2 112 10 May 15 Jun 9% Dec 16% Dec 12% Sep 21 17 Jan Jan 44% Feb 34 Dec 17 43 Jun 29 50% Jun 56 Jan 50 Dec 28 55% Jan 5 18% 18%: *23% 23% *22% *19% 19% 19 Va Inc 17 1- 4-- 17 13% 13% 5 *10% Murray Corp of America 4% preferred Myers (F E) & Bros 110 110 111% 10% 10% 10"% 10% 10% 10% 2,000 55% 55 55% 55% 53 Va 7,300 ll'A 3,000 >v 54% 11 11% 11 11 UVa HVa. 22% *22% 23 19% 19% 19% *193/s 19% 19% 20% 237/s 24 19 Va 17 16% 13% *10 *10% 10% 1 *40% 41 41 41% *110% 111 110 110% 4,800 "•24% 1,400 24% *24Va 24% *24 19% 193/8 193/s *19 % 19% 16% 17 17 163/4 163A 1,900 13% 133A 14 14 14 Va 5,400 - 10% 10% 10% 41 41 *10 *109% 100 10Va 1,300 110 110 110 900 41% *41% 41% *109% 111 *10 10% 41 '/a 41% 41% 111 *109% 2C0 20 13% 17 13% 23 193/4 163/4 • 13% *22% 23 19% 24 19% *19Vs *22 3/4 400 111 111 10% 16% U *110Va 22% 13% , 111% *108% 23 23 5,600 111 112 111% 55% 55 Shares t per share 50%;' 51 50% *108% ' lO'/i 10% 50Va 112 11 Vs , 100 common :: *108% 55 II Va 18% 52 112 the Week Jan. 21 1 per thare 51% 51 51% *107% 10% *22% l (G C) preferred 4% % 2 37V» 11% 23% Co Murphy Co. 2 11% *22% />' 51% 54% 5 No par 3 Motor Products Corp Motor Wheel Corp Jun Nov lo% May 35 107% May 27 24 29% May 27 54% ■ 5 23 ) 54 % 51 __No par 28 19 10% par . Co & 15% Dec 31 Feb Mar 25 5 Inc 13% Nov May 19% May 17% May 17 Co 51% 6 per thare t per thare 111 ■Morrell 9 21% Dec 1 112 Jan. 26 for Sales Friday Thursday Jan.19 Jan.18 I per share 51% *107% com Montgomery Ward & Co_____No 17% May 15 Jan Co 5 Montana-Dakota May 21 27 • per thare Far ,■; ; Chemical preferred series A__No par preferred series B_____No par HIGH BALK PRICES Wednesday Tuesday Jan. 17 $4 6 47% Mar 16 64% May LOW AND Jan.15 $3.25 May 15 112% Apr 105% Mar 17 49 /> Monsanto 61% May 17 29 Monday />';■■■■:'■: ■ Monday, January 24, '1949 RECORD Saturday exchange 6 perthare f per thare f per 1hare May 110 V» May STOCK ' NEW YORK STOCK : v-.> Highest FINANCIAL* CHRONICLE YORK STOCKS Range for Previous & 90 , 10 13 Vs 13 Vs 13 '/a 13% 13% 13% 133/8 13% 133/s 50 *34% 35% 34% 34% *34% 35% *34% 35% -*34 '/a 35 "34% 35 100 No par *5C% 51 51 51 *49 '/a 51 "49 51 *50 51 "50 51 100 14% 15 6,800 26 % 28 com 1,200 13% 133/B 13% ' N Nash-Kelvlnator 14 May 19% Feb 14% Mar 16 21% Jun 25 19 May 29% Feb 20 Feb 24 32% Sep 9 Nashville Chatt & St 21 May 30 Jan 18 Dec 28 29 5 National Acme Co 4% Sep 8% Feb 29 10% May 20» National Airlines 11 13% July National Automotive 9% Nov 26 8 Vs . 16% 9Va May Jan 14 Dec Feb 10'/a May 16% Feb 24 Jan 34 Dec 29 27 Jan 34 % Feb 26 V8 Feb Dec Jun 162% Oct 1 187 13% May 7% Mar 18 Feb 5% Nov Dec 32% Dec Feb 9% Dec Jan Corp National Biscuit Fibres National Can Jun 17 National 9% May 20 14% 14% 14% 14% 143A 14% 23% 23% 23 % 23% 24 23% 26 3/4 19% 193/4 193/4 26 Va 20 20 20 20 *5Vs 5% 5% >; 5% 6'/8 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 5 *173 10 Oct 28 13% Jan- 2 National Container 10 Va Mar 15 14% Aug 23 National Cylinder 26% 38 Jan 24% Mar 17 32 Jun 2 National Dairy 14% May 20% Jan 14 Vs Dec 24 21 Department Stores 23% Oct 17% Nov 10 May 21 21 National 17% May 22 V4 May National Distillers 12% Dec 14% May 96 8 15 Sep 27 20% Jun .9 Feb 85 Oct 96% May 19 190% 136 Dec Sep 167 8 Vs 162 Oct Jan Dec Jan 18 14 29% Jan 23 36% Dec 25% May 165 6% 14% Dec Jan 25% 107 Dec 130 »Nov 4 5% Dec 28 Apr 16 38 Jun 177 15% Feb 11 ■fy Dec 13 1 25 Nbv 28% Jan 20 23% Dec 16% Nov 9 Sep 80 % Nov 16 29% Jan 21 17% Feb 10 % Dec Dec 13% Jun 18% May 13% May 24% Feb 9 28 Dec 74% May 21 % May 12% May Mar 105 Feb 100 .20% May 12% Dec 11 Jan 95 Jun 88 Jan 1% 26% it Dec 18% 98 July Nov 28 Va 107 38 Feb Dec 106 " 114% Oct 23 National Steel 5 National 6 National Supply (The) 4% % preferred Natl 12% Jan 26 Natomas Nov 29 19% Jan 6 National 98% Jan 12 12% Jan 8 New 99 Aug 17 13 64 July 12 26% May 21 Dec Dec 108% Jan 35% May 22% Dec 44% Dec 38 Feb 32% Feb 12% Dec Feb 70 29 90% Jun Dec 17% 102 Co 90 % Mar Nov 3 Oct 20% Feb 11 34% Oct 22 31 Nov 24 43% Jun 9 New York Air Feb 12'/a Dec 31 18% July 12 New York 50 Dec 39 10 <92 11 144 Feb 80 May 11 % May 1 20% Feb 11% Mar 9 Apr 26 Aug 20 3 '52 Dec ,.62% Jan 230 Nov Feb 121 Feb Mar Nov 84'/a 25% : i49% Jan 200 Jan Dec 107 10% May ; . ,20% Feb Sep 16 ; Dec 100% Aug 14% 14% 14 3/4 14% 15 18% 18% 18 Va 18% 18 18% 13 19 61 19 ■ 33% 1731/2 137% 140 *6% . 10 6% 18 « 90 25 5 27 Dock 81 Jan 88 2 Jun Harlem RR Range for'year 1948 Highest Lowest Highest ^ per thare t per thare » 23% Nov 25% ; fperthare ■ Oct 20 33 33% 173% *172% *139 140 *139 140 1391/4 139% 6 'A 6'A 16 25% Jun N $3.75 140 6 Vs 18% 18 3/4 18% 18% !> ur 16 10 18 23 Dec 20 17% July 36% Jan 21 21 89 90 893A 23 22 % % iM<r I91/2 19'A 893/4 89% 89% 893/4 89:% 223/4 '21 % 18 18 183/4 18% 18% *84 85 *84 85 84 84 85 18'/a 22 *21% 22'A *22 22% 22 % 22% 221/4 11 10% 105/B *10% 11 10% 11 10% *10'A 10% 10% 10% *10% 10% 10 % 10% *10% 10% *10% 10% 'IOV2 10% 10% 10% 10% 137/a 13% 10% 13% 10% *133/4 10% 14' 100 101% 101 % *101% *31 Gas *13%. 31% *101 % 31 99 99 *95 *95 99 97 53% Jan 56% Dec 64% Nov 55 Feb 18 62% Nov 1 26 30% Sep 25 Aug 24 28% Jan 13 33% Jan 14% Mar 17% Jun 17 "Dec 16% Dec 6% May 10% Feb 83% Dec 115% Dec 30% 8 Jan 25 Nov 13 Va May 22% Feb 79% Dec 102% Aug 22% Jan 2 Apr Norfolk North 56 56 56 56 'A 56'A 551/4 55 3 a 13% 13% 13% 13 Va 13% 131/4 13 Va 1,800 71 71 70 70 70 70 70 Vb 70% 130 293/a 28% 29 33 33 33 ; 100 29 29% 32% 12% 12 3/it 75% 75% , *135 > 28% ; 33 12 5/« ' > 12% 137 ' 12% 77% 137% *136 ' '• t 13% *13% 133/4 *13% *21% 23% *21% 23% '*21% 14 - 51 51 240 *50 54 *215 245 245 A -54/ 8% 100: North American - 87/s - - 8% -83/4 8% 31% 31% •>. 9 8% *30% ,31% *93% 94% 93% 94 'A 94% 94% 16% 100. .'.16% 16% 16% 17 17 90% *89 *88 .16% Dec 31 '• -*31 - 90% *88 ' Ry Gas 27% Jun Saturday ■..> \ 140 700 . 13% *13Vb' 13'/a *221/4 22% V *50 '50 54 245: 100 -i 100 54 ' 10 '254 •230 ; ,.400 32 ' • 9% ,'95 S:::- 94% : : 32% 32 , 91/4 17 17 1 9% 33% 33 *95 8,100 33% 3,500 l 170 f 17 > 96 "95'A •96 16% v.17 >* 9% 32% 9% - 2,500 17 ; v ' *89 90% 90Va *89 26 '> 57% 16% 1 , *81 V ,'f 27% 103% 10 Va . *80 ■ : 20% 4 12% 20% •19% 12% 113A 26% *253/4 *253A 203/4 112 • i 253A 12 V 25% 57 3% 573/s 57% 57Va 57% 57% *27% 28% 28'A v1 28 % 17 163A ,"28Vb 10 Vs 10V« 103/s 81 81 31 VB 103/a 82 Va 31% *81% 17 Vb 5 4,600 *82 »A 83% "82'A 313A 32 >A 31% 21,300 7,800 16% 16 3A 16 3/4 89% 89%. 83«/a > Pacific Co--- —10 Ry__,_ ^ 31 7 100 31 16% 31 31 % . 31 VB • 30 ' , Va 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 88% 16% -887/8 88% 88% 89 89'A 109'A *108% 9% 9% 16 32 Va Aug 11 103% Oct 5 8% Nov 90 109% Dec 19 V« Aug 25% Oct 16 Jun 45 Va Jan 33% Jan 2 Dec 13% Feb 3% Dec 31 Dec 18% Feb 10% Mar 18 Dec 38 Jan 26 % Dec 6% 12 Nov $3.60 preferred $4.80 22 preferred No pax Inc- camman~lO. 27% May 17 40% Apr 24 4.6% preferred ' Northwestern Telegraph / 7% May 21 14% Jun 9 9 Norwalk Tire >88%- 89 -JNopar. ± Northwest Airlines 17 Vs Mar 20 9 33 Mar 19 v Dec *108% 9% : 25 ' 2 Norwich /- : ' 12 % 9% 17%' 18'A *33A • * 108 ^ 9% :J34 34 Rubber—^_No par. Pharmacal Co 2.50 109 V* • 18'A 50 & -- C .. 34 *108 JA 109 9% 10 Va 18% 34 109 V 89 -108'/2 > 10 10'A 34 ,17 VB 18 V2 18% 18% 333A 34Vs 34% 4 Va 4Vs 4% *37/s 4% 11% 11% *113A 12% 11% 11% 29 29 *28% 29 28 3/4 28% 12 4,100 18% 220 34 Va * *4 y. 4»A 18 35 % Dec : 111% Apr 21 22 17% May 93 May May 15% Sep 24 May ., 18 4.40% preferred, Jun 15 Ohio 18% Jan 17 Oklahoma Gas 92Mar July 13 12% Apr 20 13% Feb 6% Dec , Feb 88 Dec 36% July 13 -Oliver 9 > XL09% 31 22 100 Jan ' 5 Oil Corp 4%% 8% pfd Corp (The) convertible common preferred Feb 20 Jan ' 2 23 : Jun 17 Oppenheim Collins Feb 27 Jan 26 37% Jun 23 Otis Elevator Oct 163% Jan 144 Va Nov 19% May f 28% Feb 15 Vs Nov Aug '.'68 10 Nov May 9% May 50 24 4 93:Vk. Jan ;>: 80 July 16 i 19 Jan 29 -23 Jan 5 Dec '' 6 89 Feb 27 '47% Dec 20 73% Jan 2 Oct Sep - Jan ' Jan 154 9 Feb 80 15 80 * ? 46% Oct - 11% Feb 27 • 8 Vs Dec 60 % 13 15% Mar 20 X33% 50% Dec Nov 25% May 43% Jan 62% Jan 29% Nov 30 47% Mar 16 39% Feb 29% Dec 31 X89% Dec 129% Jan 89 Dec 20 131 Dec 168 Feb 130 Nov 9 For footnotes see page 24. Outlet & Mfg_ Co Owens-Illinois Glass Pacific Amer Fisheries Coast Co •» Apr 13 43% May 28 21% Jun 15 36% Jan J 8 55% July 13 2.50 _,_i_,_No par Co——12.50 Pacific May 27 ; Inc 10 *18% 25 32% Corp < . 7 28% 600 12 29 29 28% 103 103% 313/s '.32 311A 323/a 18% 18 Va ; : 30% 89 22 29% 30% *13% ;■-: *148 150 *15% 16 *80 80% *9% 81 10 70 40 55 54 3A 13% *67 - 40 133/4 *13% ;10 > 10% , 29'A 96% 600 4,500 293A 97 13,700 963A 1 ■ 240 " .7% ■ 7 Va 87 Va 88'/a 223/4 *22 . 7 »/a 7 VB ■30 • '87% .»• 1,000 7 Va 87 Va ->100 303A *22 150 22 Va 87% 223/4 y *148 •15%' -'*771/2 s 561/4 13% 10 "A : 303/8 150 > 30% *149 r- 15% T53A *77% 81 56% > 57 13 V2 13% 10'A 10 303/e 303/s * 150 15% - :8i 13% IOV4 39 v- 4,000 40 •>.'• 20 *19 19'A *183A 32'A 313A 32 '/a 53 V4 53% x53 323/b 53 53 53Vb 29% 29% 29% 30 30% 92'A 92% 92% 92% 93V4 136% 136% 136% 136% 52 Va 30 3A -30% 92'A 137 1373A ' 93 138'A 3,500 13V2 13% 38 * 52% 57'A 700 * 19'A 32 - : *19 , 240 10 70 31 '/B 53 / 38 r t 19'A 31 Va 53 v 31 »/4 31% 32% ~93'A 93'A 94 '/a 138V4 10 200 153/4 *66 *38% >, : 150 81 *9% - 70 39 - 15% 56 3A •-'■57% *66 149 Va *77% 40 32'/a i37 360 :>■ 104 29'A 29 97 40 *18%. , 88% *22 ' '/ ■; 70 18% 53 7'/a*. 97 ;17% *66 32% <30 17% 70 18% 53 \ *66 32 *92% ■..92% 31% " 150 54 ; 96% 89 19'A *29 , 22 89 <102% 103 ' *17% '..18% 28% ' 29 ' 7 : 323/a No par *136 73/a 31% V 96% " 53% •39 —No par Pacific Mills Pacific Telep 6s Teleg common— .100 6% preferred 'J 10r Mar 18 .70 ; *80 ,9% *38 Vs v44% July 23 147 9% No par 30 29 28% 1,. -.223/4 *148 13% 13% preferred non-cum *102 3A 18% *95% >''"*153A "16 > ..; ,80% 53 53'A * * 2nd Lighting >. - 16' *80 - *22 : 30 148 *67 Pacific '■; 89 - , No par : 32% 32 *17% 18% 283A • -73/b *88;: : " *15Va non-cum V 103' --102% 32% s *95'A V 98 .... preferred Pacific Finance Corp of Calif Pacific Gas & Electric > ,;22;?A 1st 104% Jun 7 " " 102 '. 28% ,, 7.% • 293/4 .148 32 «.175^ '"' .29 *22 ^ 8 10' common *88 . '102 N- :\98 ?7% V- 100, Marine 15% May 17 73 A—100 ____10 preferred Outboard 6* - 323/s, .18V, ' V . 28 3A *95 . i_-No par common 15 22 Sep 30 34% Feb 1 6% - 10o -•:• 102'/> • 32% .*17% 20 No par common convertible preferred Omnibus • Elec 4% ,29%. *102 :No par ; & *2.9 100 ; Co 33% 84 ■J Jun 43 ! 400 12 W\ 8- common 28% 149% : 103 11 16% Apr> 14 22% Feb 11 Feb 118 - 2 26% Feb Ohio Edison Co 16 Dec 107 7 % 92 Va Jan Dec July 27% Dec 88 Feb 34% Jun ! 100 l2Va *12 i 50 '9.700 10 10 10 430 89% 109 ;> *108'A 108% '•? 18 3/4 4% *4 •V-*3% 4Va ■ 34 xl8Va' 18% 34 18% ---34 • " 9 ! 9,200 O 27 91% ■ 9,400 Northern States Pwr Co (Minn)— 78 } 500 29 / 10 Va '10% 10'/a >10'A 10% 300 -<{ 16 V2 '--17 31% 83 | 11,500 Va 57% 16% ' < .400 36% 17 ,< Sales : ^■Shares 11 ; 26 3/4 ■;' for the Week •> • perthare 573/4 16%: '• > *20 %20% / I per there 12 520% 12Va Friday Jan. 21 Jan. 20 27 Vs -27% ;• 16 3/4 16.% Jan.19 • t per share u .J'> i Thursday Wednesday *25% 57% *27 83 - . 25% 57'A 163/4 10% . 50 12% 25 Va 57% 28 - ' Jan. 18 20% 20% 11% - 28 , 20% 203% .« I per share I per share -12 *25% 25 25 >> Tueuday i 90 Va *89 •90% /;_"• '> •. * Northern 24 11% • Jan. 17 IWf there *20% Co__l Monday Jan. 15 . _2J>o Aviation Central 2.500 ; 23% LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES . ' 10 Natural 81 Corp— Co Northern 139 139% ' 19,600 * ' 4 Northern 79 •245 245 *230 77% ' . 13% .23% **50 54' *50 ■" *230 12% *21% , ' *225 33 12% 139 137% '137 >*13% 23% 32% 12% <■; ' i 1,000 -32% 77 , 4,900 '29% 29 32'A 12'/a - ;*76% 12% 76 75% 29 29 >: ' * - 29% 32% - 13%' *21% No par *70 28% 137 13% 71 *70 33%' *135 Co_100' CO 14 V 900 13% 1 11 10 56 13% .No par '— Jun 10,100 56 • • _No par. STOCK 36% Jun 93 210 9 1/4 97% 13 12% Ry com preferred American 951/4 9 Va 55% 75% Western & 95V» *96 56 -74% Industries Adjustment 31'A 13% 12% Corp Chemical Napco . 13% May 10 82% Mar 10 25% Feb 11 Feb 11 3 5 10 / 1.500 31 9'A ' 400 103 *70 Far Electric 500 13% 13% *55 fr NOblitt-Sparks 1,200 *13 *32% : YORK 10% -10% *101'/a 97% *96 ■97 1.000 10 Va 95% 8% >■' 9 8% 1,100 11 10% 31 *95 '95% ' ' *95 31- *95 83/4 8% - 22% 10% 103 31 50 223/s 13% 'lOlVa 103 31 95% 8% 95% -31% *94% 31% 8% 8% *13% 13% 103 *101% ,*94% 94% 8% Light 3.90% & 31%' 94% 133/4 103 200 5,800 18% 86 *85 10% • 700 4,000 22 18% *21'A EXCHANGE Noma 19 , ,>' i if *21% 22 181/2 85 18% 3,000 20 89% 22 2.200 19 Va 19% 19 700 . 19 % 393/4 *22'A 6'A 6'A % *20 *10% A STOCKS ; ; Dec ; 190 140 139 20% Iff 21 18 50/ series Elec NEW 1 60 175 *213/4 21 23'/a : »* lb7/a 19 18% % ■ 6% 6V4 6 Vs *84 Co preferred : 21 20 4,600 33% 33% 173% 33% 85 22'A 8 per share Dec 13% Dec 33% - < 5,500 173% 33 Va 33% 90 *22'/a pfd__100' Y Shipbldg Corp partic stock 1= :>:•> Year 11M i 1538 94 13'A *172 6 % % 20 & Hart RR 5% N Y Power & Range lor Previous 4,400 15 Vs 94 173% 33Va V: 'Lowest ' *172 21% 100 preferred non-cum Y & Preferred 21 131/4 151/4 133/8 15 '/8 *94 94% 1 common N Y New Haven 19% Oct 23 2,203 17,600 941/4 *13'A 13% 15% *94 lo preferred series A $5 0 10 Louis Co com___100. York Nov 15% 94 6'/B 18 *21 1 City Omnibus Corp N 15% 94 172 *137% No par N Y 9 13 15% 13%' 13 V 33% 32% 172 6'A No par New Mar 18 13 15% 95 15 *94 171% common.No par 2 14% Jun 13 15% 95 *32% Co Jun 255 :i 13 15% *94 100 19 N Y State 80% *14% 18 % Pa com Brake- N Y Chic & St 39% July 12 96 Jun 17 86 Sep 14% _No par Jun 23% Apr 14 % Feb Mar 7,400 Newport News Ship & Dry Dock__l July 12 July 6 .27 6% Mar 29 15% 28 Va 25 Central 290 28'A Jersey Pr & Lt Co 4% pfd~ 100 Newmont Mining Corp 10 Newport Industries common 1 4 % % preferred 100 Feb Dec 28'A 18% preferred < England Elec System 26 137 273A 28 143/4 preferred J) (J 22% 19 28 Vs 28 18% common 46% 18% May 28 27% 273/4 .9,100 9 Va 9 9% No par 12 Jun 2,400 28 Vs 27% No par Co 32% May May 11%. 9 14% 3%% 18 x87% ll'/a New 31 11% No par Corp Newberry 10 *11% 10 serial 24 9% .11% Cast_No par Fibre Inc Feb 9Vs 11% 18 Vs Co conv Nov 9% 11% No par Tea Bros 8 9% *11% 143/s Corp 4%% 87 9% 1 ex-dist Neisner 11% Nov Steel Vulcanized Nehi May 15 1,200 11% 10 Corp 24 '35 Mar & May 17 x27 Va Mar 12 2,200 ..> 7Va 7 7 V, 9Va 1 Sugar Ref Co Jan ;. 11% 100* & 19 1,600 6V4 34% 7'/a 18% Corp Lt 104 6'A 34 Vs 7Va *7 6% 34% 9% No par Service Shares 26 178 *6'A 34'A *" Linen 30% May 27 15% May 26 Feb *1751/4 6-% 34% 6% 34%' 7'/a 160 14% preferred B__ Power 12% Nov 30 *7 1751/4 175 'A 11% 10o Malleable 10 7 10.700 18 Vs common National Noy 29 100 Co Natl 2 175 6% 34% 323A 14% com Nat] 95% 13 Lead 6% Jan 6 % 34% 100 .37 32% 5 preferred A National 25V4 July 173% 6 Va 34% 1,400 11% 11% *35V4 32% 9% 12.50 Co May 17 94 12 37 32'A No par preferred 7% 25% Jan •11% '"*35 'A 32% 2,200 11% No par Prod Jan 16 11 3/4 36% ■ 1 Co Products Gypsum conv National 24% Jun 11 % 31% 6 V 14,100 10% *35 % 34% > 7 > 6 10% 11% 175 800 61/4 35% 31% / 103A 10% 780 6'/a 6% 103/4 1 Co Gas common 9% Nov 10 Feb Feb Nov 10 147% Apr 7% Feb 19% Nov 12 81 % Mar 10 15% 21% New $4.50 Jun 174 V4 Enameling & Stamping— National , 174 34% 7-% *6% 31% 6 63/4 6% 103/4 20% *20 31% 174% 11% x35% 37 31 175 *5% 11 11 *36% 31 % *34 1 Feb Nat 11 No par 15 Va 10% 37 31 Corp 17% Dec *10% *36% 10 100 Register City Lines Inc 5 14% ' 4 Dec ■ /' 1 common 13% May 13 : 14% *23% 19% Co Co Cash National 143% 23 Va 19% Inc preferred 9% May 21 48 14% *23% 1 Corp Battery National 7% 3 100 Louis 1 National Aviation ' 8 22 175% Jun 23 28 6 July 32% Oct 9 14% Dec 45 10 43% 8V4 May 33 8 17% Mar 22 20 165 Jan 138 139 ' 80 100' 6.700 1.200 3,300 600 380 Volume 169 Number 4771 • THE COMMERCIAL NEW Bute for Prey loos - I per share 3% May 21% Jan 7 3% Dec Oct ; ^ Apr 6 62% May 21 39% Nov 29 • 4% Dec 7% Feb 8% Dec 14% Feb 13 May 40% 18 Jan 90 Dec *• 55 4 Dec 5% May 17 8% Noc 9 13% Mar 16 July 18 11% May 21 1 Feb 92 Oct 20 6% Feb Jan 9% ■< Dec 28% May 34% Feb Jtm 109 4 4% 4 4 8% 8% 8% 11 J 16% Jun May 17 18 38% Nov •v 7 Apr 38% Feb 27 16% 13% May 29 27 48% Sept Oct Dec : 9"% Dec 15 % Feb 18 Dec Dec 117 Jan 109% Oct 18 Dec 22 Jan > 15% Dec 26% Feb ' 38 81% 6 Parker Rust Parmelee 112 22,? 20% July 22 Ve May 24 Feb 19! 28 17 99 Dec 34% July 34 Jan 48 9% Nov 26 Dec 12 Dec 13% Jun 18 Oct 37 May 62% Jan 36% Apr 48% 49% Dec 59 97% Dec 21% Dec 23% Dec 9% Feb 29% • 85 Corp 21 5% Cement Pet Milk 4%% 2 20% May 15 Pfeiffer Brewing 20 64% July 12 Pfizer 13 59 7 55 Phelps-Dodge Corp Philadelphia Co 6% 17 104% May 15 24% Jun 14 Dec 30% 9% 22% *102% 102% 5 *11% No par 18 % 102% 102% 102% 11% 11% 11% *11% 18 % 18% 19 19 18% 18% 50 Va ,51% 52 V* 53 52% 53% 52% 52% 52% 51% 50% 50% 51 51% 52% 52% 52% *96% 21/ *24% 97 96% 96 Va 21% 24% 20% 21V* *49% 49% 50% 52 52% 52 V . 52% *96 Va *52 97 21 97 *50 Va 97 21% ' 21% 18%. 21% *97 112 : 1 *111 112 .>:. 100% *99% 100% *100 108 Va 108 Va 108% V 1 18% Nov 28 81 Jan - 22 Jan Sep 29 25% Mar 16 Feb 43% 87' IT 45% July 91 July « 8 Phlla & Reading Coal Sc Iron Philco Corp common : 3 3%% preferred series A 100 Philip Morris & Co Ltd common—5 4% preferred i ..100 101 24 6 97% Jun 3 Mar - 39% Dec 82% Nov 16 88% Oct 2 July Phillips Jones Corp com. 87% Jan 22 Jan Dec 16 3.60% series preferred—. Petroleum Apr 88% July 30 Dec 31 34% Jan B 98% Apr ' 1 Jun 14 103% Jan Plllsbury Mills Inc $4 preferred 1 93 if.! Mar 80% Dec 21 Feb 108) 102 110 32% Dec 26 • 16 16 Dec 12% Feb Mar 16 11 113 r 8 _10o No par 100 July 28 convertible $5 28 155 Apr 157 Feb 16 169 July 15 Feb 30 Dec 21 May 10 % Nov 15 Dec 7% Nov 10 10% Feb 11 140 OCt 39% Jun 10 14 1 1 Jan 20 Jun Jan 27 170 Dec 11 7% Oct 73% Feb 28 96 Oct 22 5% 84% Sep 70% Dec 15 82% May 10 20% Dec 15 Feb 13 26% Oct 23 Jan 145 Jan 9 26% Dec 29 161 July 7 46% July 13 96 96 *87 * -;?/< 56%* 10 56% 31 *30'A ; 31 102 102 115 ♦101 Year 1947 Range for Highest # per share 6 per share '■;/ 35% Oct 29% Feb 14 19% Oct 11% Dec 28 12% 15 % Nov 12 % Jan Jun 24 15'% Poor & Pressed Steel Car Co Inc Co Potomac class B May 16 Feb 5% Nov 26 11% May 18 Dec 43 Feb 22% Nov 29 35 % May 21 71% Nov 62% Feb 16 71% Jan 32% Jan 27 28% May 25 94 Apr 26 Publicker 30% May 15 Feb 102% Feb 81 Mar 11 38% Jan 32% Jan 15 20 25 51% May 61% Feb 21% May 106% Oct 29% Dec Dec 109% Jan 36% Feb Mar 24% Dec Dec Dec 14 32ya Nov 24 53 Jan X25% Feb 5 42 May 18 101% Feb 13 X25 Feb 11 17% Dec 7 108% Sep 33 5 3 July 12 4%% conv $1.40 5% 102'A 102 *101 115 11 Va *80 11% 83 14% -14% 81 81 31% 31% 31% 31% 31% 31% 2,600 15% 15% *15% 15% 15% 15'A 1,700 *80 34% 14% 34% 8% 15% 8% 15 15% *150 *138 140 25% 25% 25% 84 84% 160 70% *70% '71% 60 21% 21% 21% 600 140 140 25% 140 25% *140 25% 25% Tuesday 42'/a 36 36 *35 Va 12 *11% 27% 7% . Friday Sales for Jan. 31 the Week 1 per share 41% 42 43% 42% 35% 35% 36 36 9%" / 9% 10% 12 12 12 13% 13% 13% 14 7% 7% 7% 27 V, 65% 7%' 20 500 600 6,800 7% 27% 7,700 27% 19% 600 65'A *65' 20 2,900 14 7% 65% 6,200 • 12 11% 27'A ,65% 65% 9% 13% 7% *26% 27%/ 27% 4,300 20 19% 19% *85 86'A *85 86 85 85 85% 10 *38 Va 38% 38% 39 39 39 39 39 33% 39% 39% 39% 3,800 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 21 20% 21 21% 21% 7,600 27 27 *85 107% *27% 27% *19 *85 85% 26% 20 ; ; 27 26% 27 26% 27 26% 27% 34% 34'A 34% 34 34 Va 34 34% 34 29% * 30% 107% *85 33% w 34% a 85%; 19% Shares 42% 36 06'A 19% 2,000 41 65% 19% 26 10 *26% 66 30 *9% 13% 13% - Thursday Jan. 20 41% *11% 144 25% 1 per there 36 7% 26 Va $ per share share 142 PRICES 42% 12 26 25% 142 Jan .19 36 13% *140 Wednesday Jan .18 S per 142 41% 30 3 Radio Corp of America com__No par 800 170 70% 36 34 15 84 21% 42 27 Quaker State Oil Refining Corp_10 15% *14% *150 84 71 % 42 19% 2,100 20% *35 19% 4,300 8% 71%" 10 19 Va 35% 20% *9% 7%. 14% 170 "20 165% 8% 71% 10 No par 25%May2B *83% 146 35 21 *9% No par 100 ' *150 10 *70'A 10 com__No par No par 14% 15% 170 83 165% 8% 84 *9% 65% preferred 8% *150 f per share *26% Purity Bakeries Corp 8% *8i *140 34% 84 $ per share 27% common ; *19% Jan. 17 65% No par 34% 170 *83% Monday 65% com 34% ' *138 130 2,660 11% 11% 15% 8% 84 *26% 5 83 llVa 300 ■ 115 31% 34 170 preferred series A..50 com 11% 11% *101 31% 8% 84 7% Inc 115 - '15% 34% *150 170 7% No par 102 Va/ *101 H 170 1 com . 145 13% Inc conv *102% 102 ; *164 *11% (The) 32% 31% *102 *140 13% div preference Oil *31% 32 170 11 % $4.75 cum preferred No par Service Co of Colorado—20 Pure 31%* *31 , 145 13% Co Procter & Gamble Pullman 400 31 / *140 11% Pub Serv El & Gas 14,700 v 11% *164 10 Power Industries 57% *10% 166 Saturday Public 8 39% July 6 24% Jun 25 18 Dec 30% May 9 56% 10% 145 . 92 57 10% 166 8% 90- 56% *140 No par Electric *90 : LOW AND HIGH SALE 16% May 20 14% July 12 *10% r 12 169 Jan. 15 28 *88%" 92 •• v; 145 EXCHANGE Par 90 11% *90 10% 11% 71% STOCK >88 *10% / • 57. 115 U: 21 1 6 19% May 11% May 90 - 80 300 10 Va 102 *19% Pond Creek Pocahontas Jan 96 55 Va *101% *70% 46 33 96 10% *101 20% 5 5 Dec 96 15,400 57% 102 71 Va Plough Inc Plymouth Oil Co Jan 38 96 7,800 V " 10 Va 115/. *71 12% July 28 70% May 4 14% Apr 96 240 7,300 31 31 *19% 9% May 10 Sep 40% *86 200 j 56 * 10% 5%% 1st ser conv prior pfd__100 Pittsburgh St West Virginia 100 Pittsburgh Young St Ash pfd 100 I per share 21 39% 12 84/2 I per share 10 - 39'A ". 88 39 7/a *164 *14 YORK 38% 87 39% - 92 *83% NEW 39% 86% 39% 39 *140 *150 1948 Highest 38% 88 *86 39% *90 100 year Lowest 38 220 , 18% *10% STOCKS Lowest 18% *87 31 8% 112% 18% 145 100 ~ *112 - 169 No par Bange for Previous 112 *164 com 1 112 ■ 18% 92 83 8% 1,700 18% 11% 15% 34 24% *24 24% *138 preferred class B preferred class A Pitts ton Co (The) 24% 100% 90 31 34% 50 13,300 108 % *90 *80 34% 550 22% 100% *87 ,* 16% 83 31 *15% 1,200 10,600 98 22% 108 Va *10% 31% *80 *97% 22% 100% 11% 12 51 108 Va *95 *11% 51 100 Va 96 ■/,; 51 *107% *95 57 19% 108 % 92% *10 19 100% 90 10 % *91 200 3,700 18% 37 % 87 92 330 11% 108 Va 38% 86 38 11%/ 11% 1 Pittsburgh Steel Co 138 Jan 37% 86 . *11% 18% 39% 7'a 103 103 11% ; 24%: 24% 19 38% *85 *101% preferred—No par 9 Aug 42% 37% *101 .100 2 169 203 Oct >; 1 Pitts Ft Wayne St Chic Ry com__l00 7% gtd preferred 100 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co lo Pittsburgh Screw St Bolt No par Apr 37% 18% Z 97 10 ./ No par Pitts Consolidation Coal Co 19 86 *10% :< *89 "56 Va Pittsburgh Forgings Co 15 Nov 38% 25 common 24'A •111 18% *8790 11% . 112 37% 38'A *95% .—5 36% July 15 Aug 200 —No par 23% Jun 32 % 140' - 24 38% 37% ' 24'A 19 *85 • Pitts Coke & Chem Co com—No par 163% 93% ... Pitts C C & St Louis RR 165 Dec preferred 10 15% Jun 93 5% 13' Sep ' 24 Va 103 98 22 *99% ; 300 52% 50% 51 7; 28,500 52% 52% •18% 50% 52% 1 Inc Hosiery. 15% May 102% *11% 111% Phillips May 102 % 11% 108 Va Phoenix Dec 102% 11% 112 7 17% May 102% 12 100% 108% 21% Nov 29 400 9% 22% *99% *108% 18% Jan ; 9% 22'A *111 17 20 9% *22 Va 100 10% Dec 24% 9% 22% —100 --100 Oct 85 % 9% *22 Va ; 16% 57 9% 22% ; May 9 9% 22% preferred Dec 33% 9 % 23% preferred preferred 19 2,700 12 9% 4.3% Jan 30 100 100 »/a *10'/4 t • 400 31 *22% 4.4% *14 99% : 5,400 18,000 108 *30'/a 11% '• 36% 108 V 31 100 • 17 16% *36 V* v 1,500 / 9% 3.8% Oct / 37 1,300 V. 18% 23% 9 ; 14% May May *11 11 18 Va 100 100 10 111 21 10% May 11% 100 % 11% *99% 17 113 *111 ■' 108 *30 Va Jun > 8 96% 171 *9% 18'A 16% 103% Jun 14 Jan 10% 113 !/ *36% 31 *30% 100 28% 108 115% Jun Dec 67 10 99 19% 28% 9 % preference com:—No par Dec Apr 59% May 99% 30% 19% s\ 17 Va 37 28 $1 div 10' 114 *99 30% . " 18 109 107 «' *111 31 8 54% Jan 8% May 99% ; 16% 36% 109 300 5,200 10 10 9% 19% 18 Jan Dec 7 30% 10% 17 35% 35% 500 29% 45 *22 % common...No par 63% July 18' Feb Dec *30% No par $6 preferred: Electric Co Phlla 13% Sep 13 92% Aug 31 77% Jun 15 Dec 31 *10% * / *107 19% . 44% 28% 19% 112% 17% 9% V/-:. 45 *28 / 19 V8 28%- 111 18 16% 36% 109 *107 . Jan 96% 88 *35% 37 18 / 9% , 91 99% 10 17 109 99 % ♦111 18 16% 9% 19% *28 28% 112% 104 25% Sep • Jun 12 111% 17% 9% 19% 19% *28 25 preferred.:—50 (Chas). St Co 11 50% Mar- *109% '9% 9% 19% 29 16% *35 % *107 / .. 3 109 Dec Jan 9% 19% *28 Nov 98% Mar Dec 81 *28% 22 35% Dec 85 19% 29% 18 16% *29% ..100 1 Co 40% Feb 20 19% *28% 100- 44% Dec Dec 19% 29% f 800 No par Corp of America 48% Dec 20% Dec 19% *28% 45 111% 18 7% 33 %c Dec July 13 May 19 *109% 100 preferred 14% Feb % 28% 44% 9% 5 Co common Petroleum 19% '28% 44% 500 1,700 7% *19% 45 100 7% 14 Ve 44% 19 100 1,400 9,900 27% 14 19% 44% 15,300 2% *7% 28%. 19% Ry Co 7% 1,500 f 26 *26% 8 44% 29 Pepsi-Cola Co 7% 27% 110 4,900 w 43 *2% 14% 7% 7% 14% ; 23% ■i 25% *26% 300 1 3,600 - 105 < *41 2% 19% *9 . 41% 14% *7% 19% 23% 26 16,800 26,900 7% 19% *103% : 23% 27% 7% 7% 14 7% *2% 25% 105 7% „ 28% *28 ■ 7% X41 % 2% 26 *26% 8 14% 7% 23% 43 2% 55% 102% 19% *103% 23% 23% 27% *7% 7% *41% 7% -19% 105 23% 2 14 i 7% 19% 800 V 14% 54% *101% ; 19 % *19 Peoples Drug Stores Inc Peoples Gas Light & Coke.. & Eastern *7% 7% 26 *26 7% 13% 55 ioi 19% 42%;.' *14' 14 54% 100% 43% 2 14 14% 55% *103% 1,100 9% 100% 23% 25% 27% 7%- 9 55'A 105 *41% 13% 9% 29% *28% *43% .100 43 9 9% " .44%. *19 7 : *103 Va 7/ 23 25% 4% ♦137/a 22 Shares 3% 4 100% 7% *19% 3% 42% 4'/a . * 10 preferred Peoria *26 7% 14% 77/a com—No par Co 7% . 3% 42% 4 Jan 16% • Jan 25 Coke & Light Co No par Pennsylvania RR 50 Pennsylvania Salt Mfg Co com—10 3%% conv series A pfd _100 17% Jun 21 93 25 Penn Power Sc 11' 103% Sep 20 88 6 7 5 24% Jan 6 30% Jan 104 May 19 28 *7 % *13% *7% 7% 2 2 25% 14 55% 102 (he Week 42 87/a 14 23 *40'A 8% 55 105 2 25% 27% *26 . 21 Balee for ' < per there'' 41% 4 101 Va 3% Jan. 21 '.A '/a 4% 8% 19% 4 41% 4 101% 22% 3% 42 120% Aug 10B % Aug Dec 21 Oct Coal Mar 169% Aug 27 % Jan Dec 10% May 22 Apr 22 20% May 7% Nov 26 22 Apr 120 98% Oct 28 8% May 95 6 45% Jan May 111% 14 23 35% Dec 31 Penn Penn-Dixie 20 Dec 23: preferred Penn Glass Sand Corp 16% Dec 28 22% prior conv 7 16% Dec 86% Feb —2.50 1 Jan 103 Feb Co & Enterprises... 5 Coal Co__, s _-^5 %- 55 19 3% *41 *103% 43 2 Transportation—No par ; 23% 25% Mines Pattno 54 105 22% *40 : NO par 2 .34% May Sep Feb , : Proof *103% ; No par Nov 22 19 Va No par 51% 101% *19% Penney (J C) Co 55% Jun Nbpar Penick & Ford 118% May 7% 1 Dec Jan 7% 7 Dec 45% 7% Jan May Ill *100% 15% Jan 21% Nov 11 27 • 100 % 49% Jun 17 Feb X107 • 37 28 Apr 24% •36 Sep Feb 3% 42 14 54% 100 % Park & Tllford Inc„—.....I Park Utah Consolidated Mines. 1 10 14 *53% • 1 com Parke Davis St Co 14% .f 51 5% 38% May *14 * Panhandle East Pipe L com..No par 4% preferred ; __100 *40% Friday Jan.29 I per there 8% 1 30% Jun Jan. 19 < per share 3% Motor Car -....-No par American Airways Corpl___2% Pan-American Petrol & Transp^—S _/100 6% Mar 16 3% Pan convertible preferred 2 4 Packard Peabody 32 % *37/8 Thersday Jan. 18 # per share f per share 41% Paramount Pictures Inc— May 21 3% May 17 I per there *40 8 33% Jan 24 ' 1 26% May 27 29 LOW AND HIGH SALE TRICKS Tuesday Wednesday Jan. 17 10 Parafflne cos Inc 9 Feb Pacific Tin Consolidated Corp Pacific Western Oil Corp.. 28 24% Nov 29 1 15% May Per • 29 11 Monday ; Panhandle Prod & Refining; May 27 Saturday V (393) RECORD Jan. 15 11 Mar 16 23% Dec Feb 14% Dec 87/s May 2 Jan 11 STOCK EXCHANGE "May 17 11% Jun 21 34% Feb 10 4Vv Jan 43 21 Oct 66 100 Jan2 18% Feb 53% Jan Dec 7 97 32% jan Sept 2 33% Feb 109*- July 98%. Dec 19% Decf 37 46 18% Dec 5Va 21% Jun 5 "•i NOV 109 V Mar ' $ per share 6 % 2 < > ' CHRONICLE • "'/./""NEW YORK STOCK V* •" Highest 1 per share Feb 59% Range for year 1948 Lowest Highest/. I perihare YORK STOCKS Year 1947 Lowest FINANCIAL & 30 Va 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% 31 V 30% *107% 108'A *107% 108% *107% 108 Va 27 Va 27% 27 27 20% 21 20 20 *19% 27% *19% 28 20% ; *19 ' 108 108 27 20% / 1,800 27 Va 8,000 34'A 10,000 31'A 14,400 *107'A 108 Va 200 27% 27'A 700 20% 300 39,100 *20 ■ R 7% May 10% Feb 68% Dec 80% Feb 63% Feb 11 75% May 27 8% Dec 15% Jan 6% Oct 7 94% Dec 11% May 19 98% Jun 4 105% Mar 7% Feb 20 89 Nov 10 Jun 17 28% May 17% May 41 Feb 25% Dec 22 32 Dec 22% Feb 20 x36 July 28 32% 38% Feb 31 Jan 28 35 May 17 16% Feb 20 Dec 16% May 37 Dec 34% Jun 18 22% July 48 % July 36% Feb 24 39 27% July 12 45 Apr 27 July 31 Feb 16 39 Feb 10 Dec 15 15% May 27 108% Mar 101 Jan 21 106 11% Dec 17 18 Dec 10 14% Jan 17% Dec 28 15 25% May 21 13% May 24 22 66 33 Nov 9 Ve May 96 Oct 11 May 16% Feb Dec 14% Nov 20% May 10% Dec 29% Feb 17% Feb 62 Dec 84% Feb 12% Dec 17 Aug 8% Dec 21 96 Nov 102 15% May 21 Jan 78% Dec 21 99 10% Dec 18% Jun Nov 2 16 May 21 $3.50 Reading 24% 8 8% Dec 52 Dec Aug 7 4 Aug 24 preferred Co No par 1 pfd 100 No par 1 25 -—50 50 common.. 4% non-cum 1st preferred 4% non-cum 2nd preferred. 50 Real Silk Hosiery common 7% 5 100 preferred Reeves Reis 12% 1st Radlo-Keith-Orpheum Ralston Purina Co 3%% Raybestos-Manhattan Rayonler Inc common $2 preferred Bros Inc 50c div Reliable prior Stores 10 preference Corp Reliance Mfg Co common No par 5 Conv pfd 3%% series Remington-Rand common $4.50 100 50c preferred Jan 33 Va Oct 28 29% Jan 9% Jan 6% Feb 10 8% Feb 2% Dec 27 Republic Aviation Corp Republic Pictures common 15% Feb 13% May 8 5% May 20 11% May 21 30% Feb 33% Oct 23 Dec Dec 14 May 91 Dec For 113% May 24% Feb 110 footnotes Apr see page 5% Nov 29 22% Feb 11 103 Jan 5 15 Dec 28 111% July 14 21% May 15 82% Feb 17 102 24. Oct 21 13 13% 13% 13% 13 Va 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 73'A 73% 73% 73% 73% 73 73% 73% 73% *73% 74'A 1,400 8'A 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 12,400 8% 96 *95 *95 96 *95 8% 95 96'A 94 95 ' 94 *94% 95% *28'A 30 *27% 27% 27% 28 28% 28% 29 29 29 29 *27 27% 27 27% 28 28% 28 28 28 Va 28 Va 23% *32% 33 % 33'A 33% 33% 33% *33% 33% 33,% 33% *33 Va 22 22 Va 22% *22 % 22% 22% 22% 22% 22% 42 35% *10% ll *103 106 *22 42 *34 43 *42 43 34% 34% *34 34% % 34% 34% 34% *10% 10% *10% 10% 10% 10% *10% *42 *103 106 42 42 *40 Va 42 34% 11 *40'A 34% *10% *103 106 *103 106 *103 106 *103 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11% U% 12 8% 20% 8% *11% Motors $1 6% *8% 8% *8 *20% 21% 1 preferred 10 Steel. Corp com .No par conv prior pfd series A 100 Revere Copper St Brass com—No par 100 9 9% 54 54 *53 % 82 12% 9% 12 1 50c 201'2 9 55 9% 8% *54 —_1 Inc preferred *19% *78 convertible 5%% *8 25 Republic 9% 22% May 101% Reo 13% *73 28% 90 600 5 3,700 34 300 227/a . 900 42 300 34% 400 11 loo 106 12 Va 700 (Robt) & Co— $1.25 4% May 3% Dec 7 /; 13 *78 82 12 9% 9% 9% *78 *8 8% 20 Va *20% * 9% 54 9% *53% *8 8% 21% *20% 21 *20% *9% 9% 53% 53% 20 9'A 9% 8,100 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 81% *78% 81 Va *79% 81 Va *80 12% 12% 12'A 12% 12 12% 12% 12% *12'A 77/a 8 8% 8% 8% 8 Va 8 8 Va •7% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 6 25% *108% 110% *15% 15% 25 Va 26% 25% 26% 108% 108 Va *107% 109% 2% *98 / 99 57/a *15% 98 6 16 98 *5% 15% *98 800 83 2% 6 25 800 9% 53% 7% 7% 21 % *9 Va *53 Va 9% 54 8% 8% 6 15% 99 / 6 6% 6 25% '26 *107% 15% *98 109% 6% 6 5,400 2% 8,800 6 25% 26 % 26 26% 109 Va 109 Va *109 111% 16 * 99 *98 15% 1,800 8 - 1,300 15,100 200 15% 15% 16 2,400 99 99 99 40 a.«row#»#v*ftat|i<wv.jr, * >V !22 & COMMERCIAL THE (394) , RECORD STOCK Year1947 Lowest Lowest Highest $ pershare t per share Dec 4% Dec 19 % Jun "39 -Jan 90 May 124 9 May ' *Jan Feb 9 Mar 19 92 5%. Dec 28 36 % May 44% Feb 33%.Dec 28 45 May 50 y2 Dec 43 Dec 18 85 Dec 19 i Apr 13% Jan 14 31 80 Feb 17 18 y2 Dec 15 V2 Jan 26 31 Feb 17% Dec 28 10 V4 Mar Sep 4% Sep : 29 5 6% Feb 19% Feb 14' 15% Mar 16 27% May 27 72 May 28 18% Jan 6 24 Va Noy 8 Dec 20% Nov Sep 18 24 y8 Oct 17 Mar 16 54 Dec 28 8% Dec 16 19% 42% May 68 y» Oct 17% 26% Feb Dec i, .'4% 22 *102 35% : *5% 207/a *19% /■,' i 5t/4 5 V4 51/4 ; *25 177/a 21% *17% 53 *52 112% 139% 101 Jun r 53% 10% 53 ■ 10% , 19 21% ; 22 , : • 800 5 Va •; . I 1 4,400 9% 9% 25 25 300 22% 23 1,200 17% 18 »0J 54 200 10'A 300 19% 7,500 Vs. 22% 173/4 ! ; *52 Va 25 22% 17% 175/a / 21'A 5% . 9% 9% *25 - 30% *20 53/a *5V4 900 l,b9i) 19 : 29% ••>"■■ 21 *19% 9% 22 19 29,700 105 IO43/4 ; • > 30 600 883/4 88% 303/a , 25 % *25 - 19 173/4 63% *52 53% *52% 54 10 Va 10 '/a 10% *10 Va 5 V4 19 27% j 20% / 9Va 25% 21 % 53% -s 9% 9% 9% 25% 17% 112% 105% *19% 5V4 21% Safeway Stores common —5 5% preferred; L.—— 10o 9 St Joseph Lead 10 July 6 St L-San F Ry Co com v t c__No par May 15 Preferred series A.5% vtc__1100 May 28 ' St Louis Southwestern Ry Co—100 104% 207/a 5 J/4 183% - 104% 19 18 18% . 44 883/4 27% /••/, 19%. ,19 Vs. .■ 213/s 21% X44 44% 19 *25 *17% 1,000 9,600 983/4 27Va 9Vt 9% 26 Royal Typewriter ;—.'——_1 Ruberoid Co (The)—— ,__No par Ruppert (Jacob) ——5 6 V2 36% *43% 27% 27 *19% i 53/a •9% *6% x363/a : 88% 27% ' *25 6% 36% 43% 27% 19 18%. 30 -6% 104% 104%-. 1,600 ., 19 27 ,27% *19% ,'20% 1 .104% 9,300 22% 103% 353/4 ; > 43 Va .. 5 Va 22% ' ) ' *87% V.v.' 88 Shares 103% 4% 103 for Sales the Week tpe. share 22% 36 « Jan. 81 1 > ■: 5 103 ■ 6%. 353/4. 45 88 / , 104 % 103% 1C4% • -. *43% • 88 6V4 63/a ; 36 45 88 : ■.% .5 22 3/4 103% " *103 1 " 1 per share 5 'V 22% 103%// 6% //r 35% 35% *43% 88 88/ '. 6 V2 5 5 22% *102% 103 u tper share share 47/a 22% 6% 35% . 45 104% V 22 103 6»/4 35% *43%- 19 ///''/ 103 % 1 *6 Va 5 22 4% 5 21% Jan.19 18 . $ per $ per share t per share Par Preferred 4,50% series— 100 Rheem Manufacturing ,Co___—___1 Richfield Oil Corp _No par Ritter Company?.—_i_No.par Roan Antelope Copper Mines—3 Robertshaw-Fulton Controls com__l 4%%, conv preferred-..— a_25 Ronson Art Metal W^s Inc— 2 24% May 18., 49 Jun 21 28 Jun 15 ■ 7Va May 21 12 July 12 29% July 12 > Dec 22 25% 23 % May 5% Oct 103% Dec Feb 104 . -*• Rexftll Drug Inc —"—2.50 Reynolds fyletais Co com—a,—No par 5%% convertible preferred.—_100 Reynolds Spring —a _____ 1 Reynolds (R J) Tob ,clas$ B—x*10 Cpmmon —_1—a—alO Preferred 3.60^ series—_a_ 100 May 15 29% Apr 22 1.-104% Jan 5* 11% May 26 41*% J»n -.2 I 50 Jan 8 94 Jun 1 ' 103% Dec 31 v 8 22 19 % Nov 16% ' $ per share I per share Feb 11% 6% Jan Jan. 17 /"Jan. la -/• Friday Thursday, Jan. 20 •>;:./ Wednesday Tuesday Monday > Saturday NEW YORK. STOCK EXCHANGE 1948 Highest ;s Range for year J , SALE PRICES LOW AND HIGH STOCKS . Range for Previous 1949 Monday, January 24, CHRONICLE FINANCIAL *10v .10%; *10% 10% i. 10% ' | i v-'v'?• ■•'fX/?'''' 26% July 108 Dec 40 Jun Jun 11 16% 32% Feb IT Dec 67 Jan 2 60 % Dec 58 Jan 29 12 • Dec Oct 8 Feb 13 July 79 91 % May 20 98 % Feb 18 liy2 Feb 8% Feb 10 23% May 55% Jan 25% Mar Dec 49 ya Jan 39% Mar 10 40% . Sep 5 Nov 88 Dec 103% 90 Dec 102 % July 13 y8 Nov 18 y8 Jan 12 Dec 83% Dec 98% Mar 79 92 15% Aug 24 93% .Apr 7 3 15% Jun 24 87 7 11% May Feb 13% Feb 11 26% July 39% May 55 Feb 44 Feb 19 62% Jun 17% Dec 19% Nov 15% Feb 10 Mar 43% Dec 35% Feb 11 5% May 10 y2 Feb % July 31% Feb 40 30 y8 May 6% 43 % Nov 5 Feb 9% Dec 15 ' 16.% Dec Feb 5 %- Dec 31 ..16% Feb 1Q % May 101 59 % May 8% Oct Mar 25 5 16% Oct 11 20 Va Jun Jan 110 Dec 12"% July 8 % May $4.50 36% Jun 2 30 Feb 11 46% Oct 22\ 17% Feb 11 70 Dec 82 Feb 68 Feb 25 14% Dec 21% Feb 9 27% Jun 10' 79 Dec 28' 15% Jan 2' Dec 22 Feb 12 24 % May 35% Dec 28% Feb 11 6% May 9 y2 Feb 4% Dec 29 4 6% Feb 3% Dec 7V4Jan 5 27 y2 May 41 Jan 25 39 Apr 51 Feb 34 Dec 31" 44 i Jan 8 14 May 18% Dec 15 Feb 11 32% Jun 21 65 Mar 117% 92% Feb 10 15 May Dec Oct May 15 V 39% Oct 102% 29% May 87% Dec ' Jun 18 Feb 11 25% Oct 23 23 23 Dec 22 35%Jun 3 31' Dec 14 39 V2 Jun 90 Apr Sep 29 98 July 15% Dec 29 26 Jun 27% Dec 80 - 91 35 y2 Jan 13% Mar 17 % Dec Nov 5 3% May "5V4 Feb 3% Nov 24 Oct 8% Jan 5% Mar Nov 54% Apr 23% ; Dec 42 },■ : . t ' ■ •• 11' 14"% Feb 96 5% 52 - . 17 ' 45% Aug >7 Jun May 8% Oct 5 4 Feb 39 Jun 23 104% Jun Oct 60 22% Jan 11% Nov 30 16% Jan 37% May 56 Jan 36 % Mar 17 44 i-ort 40y8 42% Dec 36 '!<;,> 27 34% Jan li% i i May Nov Dec . 34y2 42% Jan 2 Dec Aug 30% July 20 Va 50 y4 Dec 43% Feb 30% July 62% July 50%> Jan Apr 25% Mar 16 28 Va Feb July \}?r 22 .•>>.*• Feb 27 11 ' .33 % Feb 11 57% May 77 Feb 58% Feb 20 50% Jun 70 July Nov 81 Aug 65 % Dec 28 73 28 May, 68 J 'Jun 2T 160 Lowest 15 20% 7% May Feb Feb 14 % May 4% May 8 $ per share Jan $ per Jan 4 Feb 26 7% Jun Dec 17 8% May 27 93% Jan 23% Sep 31% July 22 Aug 25 25 Jan 5 Dec 24 29% Jan 2 20 30% Jun 18 24% Oct 20% Feb 17% May 73 Feb 7V4 Dec 31 14 May 15. May 14 90% Feb 61V8Marl7 74 13% May 18% Feb 15% Feb 23% May 15 27 Nov 45 % Jan 21% Aug 19 Nov 112 % Feb 95 % .' 68 99 Dec ■ 23% 63 Mar 23% Jan 94 Dec 19% Dec 8 29 % Jun 3 79% Oct 18 91% Jun 10 Jan 17% Nov 30 Feb 86 Feb 11 109% Oct 22 125 May 50% Mar Feb 97% Feb 27 121 Oct 22 »•' 63 July 54% Jan -27 73 Jun 15 Feb'13 53 Jun 16 44% July July 80 31% Aug Jan 105 36% 69 Va Feb 27% May 15 11 92% Jun 23% Nov 30 89 Oct 15% Oct Feb 11 43% May 11 411/4 Jun 49 Feb 38 May 47 Oct 36% Nov 30 Jan 11% Mar Jan Dec 30% Nov 36% Oct 13% May 19% Feb 14% May Jun 10% May 104% Mar 23 26 15% May 21 32% Mar 12 Dec 19 % 41 % May 6 18 49 May 88 14 11 10 Feb 34 Jun 11% Feb 17% 12 15 97% Jun 35 14 10% May 37 29 114% May 37 y4 May Jan 104 36% 17 y2 May 89 12 2 Jan 102 Dec 81 29% Jan Aug 37% Dec "83 Nov 16 39 % Jun 8 Jun 7 10 97 23 % Dec 20 36 % May 21 12 Va Feb 11 16% May 26 88 Feb 2 9Va Dec 28 18 Jan Dec 18 20 Jan 8 11% Jan 6 18 Va July I 24% Oct 21% Jan 15 17 Feb May 25 Va Feb 16 Va Mar 16 29% Jun 15 10% May 15% Feb 6% Nov 30 11% Jan 7 105 July 109 % Apr 51 May 114 Dec 16 75% Mar 125 Oct . 98 % May 25 9 70% Nov 50% Mar 19 113% Jan 120 " 31 July 24 12% 1 9Vb Feb 11 15% May 24 17% Dec 7% 'Jan 17 21% Jun Sep 18% Dec 32% May 8% May 10i% Jan 45% Jan 13% Mar 160 Dec 13 May 36 May 47 Feb 24% 14% For Jan Mar 21% footnotes see Oct page 34% Mar 9 140 Dec Mar 26% Jun 23 43 2 1 13% Dec 28 9 21 July 13 11% Mar 31 28 Jun 17 19% Jun 9 235 - Dec 28 44% Jun 14 8% Nov 10 16% Jan 19 31 91 44% *6% 123/8.;.. 12 Va 96 91% *13% 17% 10% 10^/ 4 v *6 : > 1 36% 243/4 v 36% 38 243/4 *24% 25 25 ; 79 *78 *78 79 *12% 13% 13% 38% 39 38% *5 Va 5 V4 5% ;'~*4Va 4 % 3&%: *35 J ,:r> .85 *163/8 ■ *• ' 35 35 /> *19% 20 ,19% 24 *23% 293/a 29% 29 Va ,29% 84 V4 *84% 85 % *95 17 16% 17 16% 17 16% 17 *863/4 97 % ■16% 17 Va . 1C0 Va 100% 33/4 3% 3% 3% 3% 3 3/4 7% 7% 73/8 73/8 73/B 73/8 *43 *43 44 55 *53% 55 *53 ; > 38 *12% 12% 12% 38 V» 12% 28 44 55 553/4 *12% 38% 38% 36 % 30%" 30 3,4 303/a 30% 29 29 29 29 47 Va •,47% 38% 30% 70 Sterchl Bros Stores Inc 1 Sterling Drug Inc common—1 5 3%% preferred.^ : —100Stevens (J P) & Co Inc —15 Stewart-Warner Corp 1—5 Stokley-Van Camp Inc common 1 5% prior .preferred., 20 Stone & Webster No par Studebaker Corp (The) 1 1 :• ■ 5,100 1 ' 5 5 Va 7% 27 Va 73/4 i 39 393,4 4,500 " 60 VA 60'A 600 485/« 48 l/a 48 3/4 39 % 38% 39% 39% 40 60 60% 60 % 67 *65% 60 *653/^ 26% Jan. 20 S per share 12 3/4 13 12% 123/4- *102% 103% : 5% 5% *4 % 5 237/B 23% 24 24% 27 Va 7% 65% 66 16% 16 Va 16VB 16% 26% 26 26V4 26% 102% 102% 103 26% * 103 2 03/8 19% 19% 87% 85'A 86'A ;83% 85 243/4 24% 25'A 243/0 25 >/4 *41% 44 ' *35% 12% *37 Va 37% *95 98 107% 107'/a *105 109 *105 117% 117% 118 118% 118 118 118 118 25% 25% 13% 13% 9% 653A 66 Va 65% 66 Vb 39% 39% 39% 39 % 39% 393/a 13,400 71 '' 72 Va 71% 72% 72 3/8 73 30,800 25 Va 25% 25 25 Va 25 25'A 243/4 25% 98 16% *97 98 98 98 :• 16% 16% 16% 463/4 *44 46 33 37 37 13 123/4 12% *97 15% -15 % *44 *35% 12% 37% *96% v 15% 26 25% 13% 131/4 13% 10 >16% 16% 13% 13%- 10 10 10 9% 16% 14 13% 14 14 14 13% 14 20 193% 20% 20% 20% 20 Va 20% 7% 7% 7% 7% .. 90% 91 *91 92 57.3/4 58 57 57% *57 117 *117 118% 117 117 10% 10 3/4 *17% . *17'A 18 ' 18% 39% 39 39% 18% 18% . *39 9 9 9 163 164 *161 *14% 14% *34 36 9%- 14 14% . *14 *35 *8 % 36 9% ,35 7% 9% 92 573A *117 118 Va 10% 103A 17 3/8 *17% 18% 19 39% 393/a 14% *35% *165 36 *9 9% 14% *117% 103/4 *17% 39% 9% 9% 57 10% 19 39% 163 *7% *91 17% 18% -. 14% 9% 7% *91 35 16% 4,300 .13% 3,800 10% 3,400 16% 1,000 2,400 17% . .10 26% 14,700 10 3/4 9 13% : 100 13% 19% 163 6,400 26 20% *57 *14 38 Va 37% *97 -/ 100 13% 18 166 1,000 193/4 573/4 117 12 3/4 14 10% 9 9 169 . I 38 20% 39% 10 3/4 10 3/4 18% u 200 13% 92 *91 58%-' 16% 1 46 20% r 7% 7% 91 10 10,000 20,200 *12% 13% 10 16% 16% 16% 16% v 26 16% *37 ' 98 25% 100 *44 38 Va *97 253/4 25% 13'A 38 v. 98% *97 98% 13 16 37 13 *97 Va ' 46 *36 38 37% 37% *44 ; 17 18 7,800 393/4 *13% 118% 300 3,200 663/a *16% 7% 653A 71% 98 9% ' .210 34,100 65% 253/4 13V4 9% *90 > 39% 71% 37% 37Va 253/4 *7Vs 170 65% 13 *96 ' 24% 108 44 *123/4 12% 84 Va 107% 37% -*35% 1 , 39,700 109 98 ■ *42% ' 19% 25V4 14% 1 800 71% • , '700 - 65% *97 38 / 139 % 25 14% 235/a 16%/: 26% 103 117% 116 '98 84 •: ; •' 108 *106 70 Va 19% 18% 25 39 14% 103 20 Z 19% 65% 25 *26 Va 103 24% 65% 9'/8 % 87% 70% ' 102 16% 16%" 26 Va 20% 39 Va 9 230 24% 65% 39% 663/4 66% 66 % 87% 70% *164 3,900 19% 39% 18% 8 Va ' 8 8 Va 23 % 117% 10 3/4 3,400 87% *117 *17J/4 27 Va 24% 109 *117 27% 88 *107 *57 700 27% 193/a 20 80 24 V8 *1534 "26% 103 • *23% 66% 16% ' 69 24 Va 8 663/4' 66 3/4 200 5 *4% 69 69 .1 27% 7% 7% ■ / 5 Va V 24 Va •" 273/s 27 27 % 7% 65% 16': T 69 68% j 1,800 1,900 12% 5% 5 *4% 5 *4% 68% Shares share 12% 57/s *5% 5% 5% . '■ 68% *66 7% 102% 23% S per 12% • the Week Jan. 81 Jan. 19 S per share M. for Sales Friday Thursday Wednesday |, 67 HIGH SALE PRICES AND 27% *25% - 16 Va >87% / *653/4 67 123/4 23% *64% 643/4 " M V4 9,800 Sper share 4% 73/4 64 % 98 2,500 2,200 48 3A Jan.18 68 27 16Va *253/4 20 30% 29% 48 Va /Tuesday 5% 43/4 *65 23% .. 30% 29 48% 60 % 5% VI / 500 29% 67 12% . , 1,300 //a 30% 48 *653/4 23% .' 27.Va 38 ' 4% : 38 *36% 29% v " 68 *23% 37% 38 30% *59 ' 43/4 12% 38 29 67 S per share 500 12% *12% 12 V4 *36% 30% 59% " 500 54% 38 12% 38'/a ■: 45 54% ,, ' 28% 38% 12% 12% *64 • 2,000 7% 30% 47 Jan. 17 share 12% .. 3% 303/4 38% Monday Saturday S per . 100% 3% *43 55 t ..500 100% 7% ,V 38% 48 *653/4 31,600 "36% 59 - 17 28% : 28% . ; 400 38% 38 Va , 59 V2 *65% vi *54 12% 38 VB 47 38% *59 Par ; 45 55 • *43 38 12% 38 *36% 36V2 *36% 44 *43 1 :. 16 16% ♦ \ 7 Va ' 100%; •;/' 16 100V4 33/4 7% *100 60 873A *95% 16% 3% 1003/4 1,500 100% - ' . 800 30 VB 86 % .16% *100 23% 97 % j86% * ,97 V4 17 7% *53.% , 233/4 16% *•95% 16% ; / 300 95 V4 86Vt *85 f 97% 97% 20 ! - 26,900 30 Va ■/, ' 30 ■30 1 400 1,100 *19% 24% ; ' ,400 2,000 122 122 19% 233/4 ' . 23% 22% 23% 122 Va 122 .29% V ' 35 3% 45 4% convertible preferred 50 Starrett Co (The) L S .—No par p.. 4 Va 25% '.22% '22^/8 122% 1,300 5% 4 Va 25% ioo3/4 *43 Standard Brands Inc com—No par $3.50 preferred i No par Standard G & B Co $4 pref—No par $6 prior preferred : No par $7 prior preferred No par Standard Oil of California—No par Standard Oil of Indiana 25 Standard Oil of New Jersey 25 Standard Oil, of Ohio common—10 3%% preferred series A —100 Standard Steel Spring common—1 1v xfc*- *5 Va 4 Va 23% / / 257/a 7% Spalding (AG) & Bros Inc.—1—1 Sparks Withingtoni— No par Spear & Co common :—: 1 $5.50 preferred—J!___No par Spenper Kellogg & Sons—:—_x 1 ■ Sperry Corp (The)———: 1 Spiegel Inc common : 2 Conv $4.50 preferred N6 par • Squar- D Co —_i—— 5 Squibb (E R) & Sons common 1$4 preferred No par 24. 23 3/8 ; 20 *19 LOW 4%% preferred series B 25 Sunshine Biscuits Inc _12.50 Sunshine Mining Co 10c Superior Oil of California——25 Superior Steel Corp .____ 50 Sutherland Paper Co ..10 Sweets Co of America (The)—4.16% ' 35% 122% 23 123 ' 300 5,900 35 25% *35 5% - .25% / 4 Va? 25% 900 13% 38% 23% 16% 17 Jan. 15 Sun Chemical Corp common 1 $4.50 series A preferred No par Sun Oil Co common No par Class A 4%% pfd 100 Sunray Oil Corp common 1 '4%% preferred series A 25 ' k 1.600 .39 'A *1^% 39'/a ,"*5% 53/a 5% *4 38% 39 " 5 38% 13% *12% 13% 13% 1 1,900 v ; 9% 9% 9%v 9% 3% , - 783A 993/, < NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE *78 *16% 16% 16% 26% 78% *95 97% *95 36% 26% : 233/4 *23 V* 29'/a 36% *26% 36%: • 29 233/, .; 2,000 28% ' *9 % 36 123., 200 : 28% 28% ; 1,700 102 ,36 Va 26 /22 V2 19 % ; 19% 19% *23 *84% 37 123 6% 10% ,26 "//" 4 400 103/B v: ,*6% , •TOO *78% 5% 253/4 - 900 25%; ,79 f / 9%; 38% 38% 5V4 10% ; 84.% *19% 29 Va 13% 4 '22% • 123 123% 123% " 14.600 10 3/8 36% r? V- *78 " 35% 26 *35% 22 22% 22'/a , 4Va 39 Va 28 % 9% /• *12% , 5% ,4 Va 25 V:; sr 26 26 13% ,38%, . 38% 36% ; 79 9% 9 Va 9 Va 9 9 /'/ • 102 28% ' 700 10% 10% 200 2,800 44 Va •44'A 6% *6 Vb 6Va *6 % j 3,500 173/4. // 10 Va *100 17% 54% 17% 28 Va ; 25 ' %_ 20 1,600 110 17% . 60 :> 25 > ; 37 36% 6 // ' 1,800 ; 14 .ifG *53 ,39% •103/8 102 / ,44 6% V J83/4 • 10,200 86 Va ; >*85 18 *6% ■ 103/a 103/a *99% 28 % 28% 28% 36% J *78 / 28 • *6 Va 6% 102 • 10%:,1 10% 10 % *99 V4 6 3/8 39% . 10%/ 10 Va 10% 102 *99 V4 63/i 38 3A 6% 39% V 6V4. 6V4 6V4 10 Va 10V4 101 44 *43% .,.45 ,43% * 1,000 - v 91 Va 14 • 17% 17% 140 . 95 Va *90% 7 J ,54 54 18 7,400 12% •94 85 173/4 . • 14 : 10 , 48% 91% >• 85 56%;; 18 103/4 103/4 103/4 6Vl • 10% 6 14 . -17%. 17% *54 18 39 *90% •85 17% 43% 63/4 14 *84 Va ' HO . / 29% ,29% 48% . 95% s..-: *94 . 903/4 *13% 56 17% -tK 90% >■/; 85 49 *48 . 95% 95% 14 *84 Va •,48% *48 49 / . 83, ♦12 12% 2,800 8% 8% 83 29% ; . 42 Va 42 .: 83 29% *95% V . 83/4 8% 29% 393/8 *6 38% / 11% *82 > •; 12 Va • 44 43% &% 39 % 83/4 83 29% 17% 38% 91 <. 8% 12% 55 17.% *82 29% V, 12 *54 55 17% 1 91 % Dec *89 91 « 87/a > *903/4 137/a 84% - 28 % $ per share 20% May 20 4 Dec 8 , 17 73 16% May . 12% Dec 63 92 84 % 57 28% Smith (A) & Sons Carpet .Co com—20 3%% preferred _il 100 4.20% preferred L 100 9 Smith & Corona Typewriters_No par 16' Socony Vacuum Oil Co Inc i_15 14 Solvay American Corp 4% pfd—100 17 South Amer Gold &:Platinum——1 22 South Carolina "E & G Co. com_4.50 6 " 5% preferred i_50 22 5%% conv preferred _—50 8 Southeastern Greyhound Lines 5 30 South Porto Rico Sugar com_No par 15' * ' 8% preferred.!. 25 9 Southern California Edison——25 12 Southern Natural Gas Co 7.50 9 - .Southern Pacific Co ,—No par 23 Southern Railway common—^0 par 12 5% non-cum preferred.' 100 6 Mobile & Ohio stock tr ctfsl. 100 Highest share *89 \ 91 82 81% v. .11 ' 11,600 120 : X29% 48% STOCKS Highest t per share 13%. *43% 18 f 19 9 Range for year 1948 Lowest 120 91% *903/4 13% *99% Range for Previous Year 1947 118 /' 17 Va -No par Sharp & Dohme common——No par $3.50 conv pref series A—No par Shattuck (Frank G) i No par Sheaffer (W A) Pen Co— 1 Shell Union Oil „——; '__ 15 Sheraton Corp of America 1 Silver King Coalition Mines—J 5 Simmons tCo_— —NO par Simonds Saw & Steelix— No:par Sinclair Oil Corp— —No par Skelly Oil Col—: — 15 Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron—J 20 Smith (AO)' Corp—— 10 7% May 18 36 91 %.- *54 ;/ Sharon Steel Corp 14 Oct 26 46% Jun 15 31 Dec'23 Apr 114 •/.. 96 96 preferred—j—J—No par Shamrock. Oil & Gas 24% Nov 26 Oct 11% *90% 1 Seryel Inc. common Jan 9 1.14 17% 3i 23 96 16% Dec Mar *110% 48 .47% 48' *95% 17 V4 40% Dec 42 114 29% *4.7% 12'A 11% 11% 42 8% '• .,.12% 85% 33% 30% 12 V4 29 Va 17% May - 12% 29% *84% 18 Apr 12% Seaboard Air Line com v t c__No par 7 5% preferred series A——-1-100 14 Seaboard Finance Co—— 1 6 Seaboard Oil Co of Del— No par 25 v Seagrave Corp J — —5 4 * Sears Roebuck & Co —No par 12 Seeger Refrigerator Co ;—5 15 Seiberjing Rubber Co 1 24% May 20% • 81% r 4534 44% 11%/. 41 *87 29% 6 ' Jan 104 81V4 453/4 j 45'/a 4 600 45 40% 83/4 81% a >13% 1 Feb 26 94 81% 46 VA -UV2 V 190 112% 44% 40 91 8% <; 18% *112 *112 V, 112% t *110% (The')'common—5 3.35% preferred —' —100 ,i l4%Jun 9%. Dec 17 8% 112 u V'/. .•/•' 19 183/4 39% , 112 •- *8.7 91 8% • Scranton Flee Co Apr 12 Oct 24% 23 9 Jan 95 87% Nov 30 110 115' /. ' 11% >39 V4 , 112 112% 453/4 11 % 10% 38% *87 / Schenldy Industries Inc1.75 Scott Paper Co common——No par $3.40 preferred —i_— No par Scovill Mfg Co 3.65% pfd 100 35% May 21* 51 May 27- 5 10% 39'/a 19% 18% 19% 112 46 45% 10% 39 Va *110 18% : 112% *112 p-- 46 46 5-% non-cum preferred—1 1100 St Regis Paper Co common 1—5 1st pfd 4.40% series A —100 -Savage Arms Corp— ;L_ 5 16 13% May 27 Dec ',80 * 7 % May ; 487/s ' 16 113 Jun 61% Jun 24 8% Feb 68% Dec 9 39% Feb Jan 37 y2 Dec 57 Jan 2" 21% Jan 21 ' 12ya May 66 15' 107% Sep 55 y2 ; 5% May 18 I6V4 Dec 114 y2 Mar Dec X20 18 3/4 18% 9% 168 14% 19 *393A 9% 166 14% *35% ■, 36 *35% 8% 9 9% 7% 92 900 50 57% 1,200 118% 120 11 10,800 17% 100 19% 2,900 40% 900 9% 2,800 166 14% 36 9% 600 1,200 100 i 700 3 COMMERCIAL THE ;Numb€r 4771 169 Volume NEW Year i. jf per aftanc 3.0% i Highest ; V,t per shape # per share , - Swift ,& -—-——25 Co— 36"% Jan 27 '4 Jan 3 Swixt 3 Sylvapia.-Elec Prod tnccom—No "2 9% t i ,,79% Dec 5% May 8% Dec 28 "l7y8 Feb 27 22 28 91 Feb 4% Mar 12 14 , 27'% Jan 28 Vi Feb 104%Mar 10 '% 20% Dec ;ia3/4 Dec. . Feb 79 -Dec 26 f'Jpn -AUg 13 international 9'/4 Mar 16 113/4 May 21 Talcott Inc 3% Dec 28 i.4% Mar 16 ,.5% Jun 28 19% May 27 Telautograph 20 Va Aug 53% Sep 68% July 52 10 '% Jan 24 15 V* Nov May . 9% par ; (James)——— 9 *163% -25 53% t per share „# , per 7% 3% May. *i Jan ; Nov 30 67> Tennessee 15 Jun Texas Dec May 10 25 % 8 Texas Gulf Feb 13 71 % July 12 Texas Gulf 19 46% May Nov 10 25 47 58% Nov ;— Co— Oct Producing Texas Pacific Land 15% Jan. 34% Dec 29 Feb 10 48% May 13 ( 41 Jan' 58% Feb 45% Dec 21 653/4. May 24 Texas & Paciffc , 13% Dec 15% Dec 10% Dec 29 203% May 24 Textron 18% Dec 19% Dec xl4% Dec 9 21% Feb 5% Dec 29 14% Jan 59% Feb 25% Dec 28 46% Jan 12% Dec 41 Dec 12 i May', 45 Dec Feb 5% Dec 31 34% Dec 29 .6% Dec 28 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% ,31% 10% 10% 10% 103/4 10% 10% -10% 4,100 22% 23 223/4 23 23% 23% :23% 233/a 4,500 85 851/4 851/4 85% 85 85 % *85% *5 87 5% 1,100 410% 10% ,23 , 85%, 5 5 *10% .,105/a 51/8 *5 5»/b/ *10% , 7 10% » *10% 5 Vb 10% 5% 24 Feb 14% Feb 24% Oct 10 16% Feb Sep ( 38 <85 59 % May < Dec •106 '• 3% May 19 Apr v'77/a Oct ; •• 39% Feb Jan Mar .85 10% Jan 5 •*10% 8 6 95% Jun 105/a 7 % Feb 1% Mar 11 4% Jan 39% Feb "19% Mar 16 31% Nov 4 May 25% Oct 15 94 Dec 108% Feb ,19% Feb -13 95% Jan 2 .32% Jun 15% May 40 % May 21% Feb "17 53% Oct 10% May 15% Jan 13% May ,22% Jan 20% Nov 14 r May 5.'% May 7% Dec 15% ;38% 12% 93 5 11 ,96 Nov 5 12% Mar 16 19% Aug 17% July 30 31% Dec 17 36% Jan 5 Jun 92 27 100 % Jun 11 Jan 20th Jun 17 32% Jan 21 5% Oct 5% Dec 30 14% Jan 5 Twin 15% July 9% Dec 16 12 Jan 2 Udylite Corp Dec 23 69% Jun 15 Underwood 16% 15 Union 24 cn'nv Corp 10% 11 " 3,900 153/a '153/8 15% *15% 15% 15% 15% 1,200 53/4 2,900 60% 61 3,300 23% 22% 2234 4,100 16% 17 % 4,400 5% 5% 5% 27% 27'A *12% 13'/4 . 6y4 6 % 35% .4134 8'% *44'% ,89 33/8 33/8 *273% *7% 81/B 44% 7 T* 3%"' 3% 29 5% 5% 27 / *12 3/4 6% 6% 6% 6% *35 36% *35 *6% 7% 19% 193/4 8 8% 8% ,*7% 24 '% 44% 44% *87% 44% *7 45 *87% 89 3% 3% 33/8 3% 29% *28% 29% 3% 3% *28 243/a 243/s 243/4 24'/a 243/a 24% 104% 104% 104 y4 *103% 104% 18% 18% 183/8 18% 18% 18% 41% 41% 41 •' 41% 41% 42 41% 41% 413/4 42 10 10% 10 y4 10% 5 11% 113/4 *14% 16 6% 7 No par 101 % 5 *97 / preferred— 4,200 41% 42 % 4,900 4,700 10 V'a 10 % 123/4 12% 13 12% 12%. 15% 16 16 *161/8 100 y2 10 Va 6% 7 100% 100 7 100% 1003/8 7% 5,700 16 % 200 IVb 15,200 101 % 290 7 lOO'/a 15 143% 15 14% 15 14% 14% 14% 14% 20 20% 20% 20% 20% 21 203/4 21 203/4 33% 33% 33% 33% 34 34 34 34 34 *33 % *97% 100 100 *98% *97 100 *5]/4 53/4 5% *25 y2 , ■280 18% 10 7% 5% 26% '*25 Vb 27% *25% 6% 63,B 6% 6% 1 15,500 18 15% 100% 102 *1003/4 100 • 25% 24% 123/8 J6 6% 6'/4 50 Co 7'/a *5% ? 100 1033/4, 1033/4 20% *33 y2 par 1,900 12% *15% 80 3% 10% 11% 1 16 / • 6 3/4 101% 20 par 11% 11% 500 * ' -14% Co 10% . •v "" 1' common 10'A" 10 Va *15 . 1,600 29% *28 25% 1033/4 181/4 _2 8% 89 3% 29% 1033/4 No par 600 45 45 *87% 18% ——Li. 600 ' ' 23% 104 20 7% 19% • " 89 1033/4 . 1,500 36% 193/4 18 y4 104 320 13 % TVs 8 87% 600 27% 27 13% 20 *27% 28% 28% 8'/8 45 87% • 87 y2 2,700 45% *12% 6% 36 V* *193/i 45 44% 87% 45% *87 y2 42% *44 T ,*343/4 20 27 13% 6% 73/8 5% 27 *19 3/4 20 5% 27 *123/4 X35% *7 '/a 71/8 7 *19% 53/8 / .13% 6% 42% ' *73% 24 y8 53/4 27 ,36% *35 7 19% *5% 27 *12% 6% 6 3,8 36% 19% • 41% ' No par * prior ,10% 17 60% *is'% Rap Trapsit com—No Coach 45% 10% 7 *_No par Feb 45% 10% 1634 60% 23 ya 5 preferred 17% 443/4 103/4 *35 No par prior 51% 42 43% 103/4 6'/4 No par Twin City 41% 44 13% com_*No par $4.50 ; 8% May 27 2 41% *43 , 27% 15 preferred Nov • *41% 44 5% 100v conv 9% May 30 4% Dec 41% 41 *43 *27 r_No par Century Fox Film com—No Feb 22% *12 3/4 ■' 1/ , $1.50 16 / ■ 17 60 22% 15% .—50 com Corp Goal 17 60 3/8 23 171/8 15% Corp__No par preferred Truax-Traei 25 s/8 Mar 31 Jan 17'/B 60% 22% , 15% Transcont'l & Western Air Inc 5 Jan 100 500 60% 17% 15% .(The)-, Transue & Williams Steel- $6 ■ 14,300 60% 15'/4 Axle Tri-Ccntlncntal 5434 22% 10% No par Bearing Transamerica 7 54 16% 10% No par preferred-! Roller 5434 . 17 54% 22 103/8 - Detroit Timken 223/8 Mar 11 104 Dec $3.75 4% 17 60% 10% preferred Timken 233/4 Apr 11, 10% May 15, 107% July 22 48 Dec 7 •> 13% Jan 29 5% Feb Nov 21 % Dec 34% Aug 9% Nov 15% Nov Feb Dec 10' Dec 10 Feb 112% 99 ; 2}0:', Dec 29 Co Products cum 54% *4% 17 17% 44 —No par " Tide Water Associated Oil com 10 104% July 12 23% May 27 55 May 21 Mar 17 Transit Thompson-Starrett "Co $3.50 543/e 4Va 17 «• 22% 413%. 1 4% .preferred 6 May 18 20 ..•••; Thompson 54% 4Va 16% 61 ,10% Thompson (J R)—4 16 4 Vb 16% 17 Vs *41 preferred conv Steel *4 17 541/4 *42% common Avenue Thomas 54 No par . div Third 59% May 26 11 Feb $2% 9 ;9 53% .4% *163/4 100 preference— Co 53% *4 4% ,16% 130 22 V4 _1 ' Fair Thermoid 16% _50c preferred—* cqnv *4 .17 , 6,600 Trust— -w— Ry Co___ common^,— conv $2.40 The 19 ; Jun Inc v4% 32 61 No par 10 Thatcher Glass Mfg Co common—5: ,8 ,47% Jan 13% Apr 30 60% .6% Aug t. ' share ctfs $1.25 May 22 13% 16% Jan , Sub 9 15% May 21 103/4 May 15 '12% Apr .15 ,'17% Feb 9% May 24 1' : Sulphur Pacific Coal & Oil Texas 26 Shares 30% .10% 5 10% *4 Corp to" tbe Week t per share " ■>. 8ales Jan. 21 share 10 >% 85% 5% *10% Corp———_-----—5 ——5 Friday Jan,20 30% 22% .■85 5 '% $ per share Thursday , 10 23' *84 * Wednesday ,Jan. 19 ' •TtWdar '..Jan. 18 29% ,10' 23 ; $4 preferred-^.——No par Symington Gould Corp 1 73/e May 18 13'A May. >!l0 Ltd • f per share 293% * ..j. Jan.17 f per $hare, Par ;23 HIGH SALE PRICES LOW AND Monday • Jan. 15 ; (395) .RECORD Saturday > CHRONICLE ' *7 1 EXCHANGE . ^t.per share 28% Dec v28 37% .Jan Jun. /Higbwt Lowest , FINANCIAL STOCK NJEW YORK STOCK Range for year ,1048 ,1047 Lowest , YORK STOCKS Range for Previous & 100 *98% 5% 6% 5% 27 *253/4 27 *98% 5% 5% • 5% *25% 6% 6% 14% 700 100 5% .800 27 *25% 6% 2,400 13,400 5% 27 6% 14% 34% 6% 6% 1,900 U 12 Dec 43% May .58% Feb 9%May, 25% May ; 15% Jan 37% 39 9"% Mar 16 Oct Dec 91% 115 127% Feb Mar 11 37% Nov 105 12' 103 Dec 20 106% Sep 104 Jun •80 27 •; Apr /.' Dec 39% May 26 1 43% Nov Union „bag .< & Carbon May 38% 9 98 Jun 7 Preferred $3.70 series—>_No 4 90 Jan 24 Preferred $3.50 series— 21% Feb 11 38% July 96% July o Union Oil 10 1 Union Pacific RR 27 613/4 July 8 4%. non-cum 31% Jan 26 41% Jpn 2 102 25% Dec ,110 Dec 22% Dec .Sep Apr 15% Dec 75 Dec -.18% Sep 103% Nov £9 il20% .Apr 24% Nov 28% » Jun .2% Dec 4 V '■ h ■H >i 83 30 19»/4 Apr .41 \.r; •s 65% > :i • Dec . <11% May 1 < 33 1 Jan •. ;4% *60 Feb Dec , I per share , .248 Jan 91 14 106 123/4 May 86 May }171 "Dec ;13% Dec ,71% 37 3% May 15 9 < , Dec j 161/4 Jan 9 35 Vb ; Dec -May 46% • Dec 23% May 92 10 63 ;> ? 68% May 17..; ' Feb Feb/11. •24% 11 Dec 19'4 Dec Jun 113'4 Jun 179 vj.un ;:76 > 4234 Jan 23 4 24% Oct 11% Sep, 27 73/4 Dec 17 2iy4Jan Feb 16 53 13 58 22% Dec Jan 22 86 Dec., •37% Dec Feb 121 ■■ July 94 :• Dec ,21 May 7 rl37% Jan 13 Dec 67% Mar 17 87% Oct 23 150 Mar 129% Mar 16 140 5/a Jun 24 19% Jan 8 Feb Nov .23 Feb Dec 48% Feb Jan 8% Oct 8 Jan 12% 96% Dec 109% Dec 10% Jan Dec 52 Feb May % May £2 4 20 Dec 8% Dec Jun 5% 16 . 17% Feb 10 Apr 21 De<j 20•2% Dec" 27 98%;jun 6% Jun 34 Jan 21 16 Feb 13 ■■20 Mar 16 : 150 Feb 6 7% Dec 31 15% May 21 29 70 Feb 14% Feb 10 273/4 Oct 18% Feb 9% Dec 31 213/4 Feb 16 15% May 17 26% May 21 15% May 21 Mar 42 Dec 170 . May 20 Jan Feb 12% July 19 19 % Dec 21 94% Feb 85 V'a Dec 24 94 May 28 94 Jan 86 13 95 Jun 83 % 89% 6,100 50% 50% 1,500 36 35% 36 / ■500 24% 24 24 4,600 24 24% 107% 103% 200 1234 •■12% 13 12% 13y8 19,100 ,653/4 *66% 67% .67% 67 y4 400 22% 22% 22% 22 Vb 1,100 IVb -.■900 5 100 Machinery" cpm page • 51'3% y513A(; 19% :yi9%V:" /' 11% , 38% -*38y2 . * 613/4 -.62 . •■.k - 119 »!;.<; 19 Saturday - *96 61% 30% *20% H75 52V4.7 4% 88% 100 127% 129% 4lst preferred; 44% >45 *.64% 8 % ■ 71% . 4% % Inc ; : ■86 Va ■" 3% / Friday •; .Jan. 21 ; per 41 share 21% 213/4 '96% 96>/2 *96% *17 .17% *17%.; 17% • / " 102% 1023/4 *175% J80 8Ve .8 Ve a . tit ,:' per share «,2134 103% 22% , 97 97 17 V'a e,5oo ' 20 200 17%- 1033/4 *175% <180 -Shpres - 22% *96Vi 104% the Week share 2,400 104 ; 21 58 % ,21 8'4 *57 20 *176 y4 180 .8% 800 8% *8'% *57 >58 • 30 .59 20%, ;60% *A34 5 20% 20% 20% 20% 21 21 1,700 '13% 13 VB 13 % 13% 13% 133% 133/8 2,900 73/4 7% 7% V*7% 734 "7 VB 73A ' ■ *47 56 47% *54 *47% 56 23 2334 /65% j 703/4 138% 19% .88 23 *86% 41 131% 44 V 1,&00 4,300 23 y4 86 V'2 88 Va 42 1313/4 44 133 *44 5,400 770 443% 1,400 ' • 71% 138% 66%, 70%138 67'% 700 71% 71% 71'% 19,900 138% 1383/4 139'% 3,000 19 y2 3,800 66% 193/4 19% 4,2% *41'% 43/4 *4% 67 43% 9 9 9% 9% *84 • 33/4 3% 23 VB 41% 132% 1,000 100 48 * 88% " 58 233/8 4% 87 ■ r 47/a 48 41V2 1,700 21 *56 56 19% 9% *84" 47% .,48 *54 *41% 5 9 4% • t • 42'% »" ■ *43/4 1 131% *44% :,44'% 67 *651/4 > \H':' "72% 19%' 41% •130 44% 139 88 % 41 * 130 65'% 23% *86% 88% s41% • 44% ; .62% Sales,for - *57 *84 ' 3% * "5 129 V 9% .*84 ; Jan. 20 20 y4 *41 9% Thursday J *434 23 y8 5* V '••••:>; . Jan. 19 5 *86% " 41% 3% 3% 19% 193% 43 *41% 4 5/8 *9 88 85'% 3% 3% 3'% *20'% 22% *21% 30 43 43% 300 9'% 800 100 85'% 4 4,100 ' *20' 17% 193/4 165 *160 8% 7 3A 46% 100. ,*17%. 46 46 1 8 *45% 1 23 17% 5% 165 ' 8% 20 20 *160 20 ■ 17'% 5% 5% *195% *160 *20% 17%; *5 5' 5 19% 22 22 ; 23" 17% com.—1 preferred . "20% *7'/4 , 41% , 100 Co 3,300 . >20% 139 Tobacco com.No.par Pictures 4,100 12 R3/b 13% •■; >43/4 —No par com preferred Universal ■7,700 19% 11% 66% 20 65% 70 Vb •preferred^i-_=.i.i.-i>NO par Leaf /52'A 193/8 *434 ' 1383/4 .139,. 193/a •19% United Wall Paper Inc common—2 47o conv preferred.——•——50 Universal ,51% 19% J175 .20% 4034 t >900 39 11% *8%. 55 40% 52% 40 •1,700 /20% 193/a 102% 233/a 23 *38% 11% 102% 5 *54 >20% 11% 97 ,2Q,% .20% * / ,t •'t ••51.34 .i 203/4 39% 19 y4 17% 175 2,300 <65 *62 Vz •f 11% *16% ;■. 32,600 57/e: 19% ;21% *96 , 2% 43 S/8 *5V2 19'4 ••«■: >21% V , -64 ) 1 per 8% *86% preferred— 25 Stockyards ^orp—————1 Stores $4.20 nOn-c 2d pfd„5 conv .,62 2% 43 y8 2% ■5% •170 7}600 12 j-;' 55 *53 non-cum $6 /; 61; ,500 7,43 3/4 V39 •Wednesday 180 8% .« —10 Co <Gommon Tobacco Co 24. Feb 29 % Jan 6 4 *22 2234 *10 V2 11 10% 10 *22 y2 23% 231/4 Vertientes-Camaguey Sugar CO—6% 12V2 12% 22 22 2.50 Vanadium Corp of America—No par Van Norman Van Raalte Co Co Vick Chemical Vicks Shreve 5% & non-cum : Inc Co__ Pacific • 7,,'500 3 A33/4 43% 203/a 695/a .2% ,. 4334 •63% 37V2 29% . 3 2% 39' 37% i 30 •*5'% •■ 21 •39 *7 3734 if .43% . RA{jE PRICES L 102 U S Steel Corp common.—No par 7% preferred L_'_— n .100 7% V'a 5% L 17% 101 ' Smelting Ref & Min com—5o 1% preferred—, ——__50 U S 2 43 Jan.18 - :•••" 97 *16%,. U S j .2% >5% sApershtire .203/4 43% •44% >42% •»■ L •'•:' 2% ; 65 Tuesday , --.Monday. Jan. J7 30 3 ■^63% *54 common— non-cum *107% 7 Va 37% ■30% :/38% *47 8% 107% 7 i.381/8 *4334 ■ )65 11% 11% • 38 .2% 2% 5.1% rv >i9.y4 113/4 11%!" 56 Rubber 7 r30% •42%, 5% ■383/4 . 47% Co- 22 7 <44. v2 *63: ■< .60% • -20%. .=20% . 38% clAss/A-——Nd par conv? 21 2% 2% -4634 r'j 4,500 89 3/s 50 3/4 165 73/4 *45-1% 46% 7% 173% *5 *19% *162 7% 173% 5% 20% 166 8% 46 46 46 *17 • 5 *20 *163 22'%600 17'% 600 5 20'% 200 167 10 "73/4 8% 4,900 *45% 46% 50 ' 16 39' see i 30 29% "'■ 88% *35% *107 ,/ 108 38% 2' 42% 73/4 May 22 20% footnotes . 38 3% Universal-Cyclops Steel Gorp——1 22 Nov 20 Vb.-,? v ■ Universal Laboratories Inc——1 Feb Nov V 131 •*5% ' par 8 91% For -Ll!—^N0 11 Dec 85% Co_u:_L 17 56% 84 / 20V» *63% , ; 23/8 <■; .42% •6% 65 /; 13% S 2934 "30 50% • , LOW AND HIGH Jun 17 Feb Dec 65 % t V - *5% . Jan. 15 10 3/s Jun Feb 29% May *63y» • . A 23 % Jun 19 Dec 12 % 42% - ' .. 13% 26% 24 89 •653/4 ;■». *44 #71/4 9 15 21 4 5% 2'A 23/8 "42% *5 y4 •44% ',•.44% • 123/4 United Dec ' 2»/4 423% , *••'. - pref€UTed_4_L--—— Lines S 12% May 26 28 44% 4 % %" United Dec 13% May 14% Dec 35 60 96 89 •12% -2% • —1 > 42% May 20 ■6% May 21 163% 192 35 7% *30% .Lv, -3 1934 U T 22 Feb Dec ,12 85% Feb 11% 23% 58%.Jun * .37 Nov 5 ,4% ,Mar 16 Feb x33% 89 61 38 \ •62."- ;; 2%' Playing Card Co—__,— -10 U S Plywood Corp common.'—1—I 334% pfd series A—; L-—100 49% May 15 "80 37%,Nov 30 ■.63% Pec.. 1 ■ 38 Vs *30 U S 373/a May 21 6 10 81 5 29% 29% 50% *94 -■ 65 y2 •>■ 7'% prefer red L——T10 U -S Pipe &• Foundry——20 9 51% July 38 86 .123/8 >21 19%. U • % July 13 • ; 7 v36Vb • 2 >preferred_,_*_?!!£,-!--f--,--L-100 Partic & 1 30 Va 89 873/? 108 12 STOCKS!/ Hoffman S< 26,700 *88 Vb 24 65 %. 20 %> 7 222222 U <S Industrial Chemicals—No par U S Leather Co common.^ No par ' 93/4 May 20 Jan 36% ;' 32: *30 *43 Gypsum Co common.—__—20 ,7 % 85/a Jan:." 7 Dec 173/4 S U 2 49 -=• S Freight k "V4% % 3,100 403/4 noy4 *94 50% , 303/e 40% 110 % 89 353% 103 12% 65% 20% .. Lf pereihare 5 V 39% j • U I 9 ;36 V Jan Feb 7 ;f'iri":/421% 2 .Jun 9 j46% .Oct / .Improvement U .17% May,.14 22 61% May x 29% 233/4 108% 11% 65% 11% 66 U<S '& Foreign Securities,—;No par; n. $4.50. 1st preferred——!_No par 9 67 .Dec ,-29% 29%,; / *107 108'% F Par May. 15 18 Apr Coi—__ NEW YORK-STOCK 9 38% May 133 . 21 EXCHANGE 4 % Dec •165 233/4 *6% 7^:^preferrtd___*_—-_'-*__L__lG0 '/ 101 20 .54"% Dec 31 60% Feb Dec 231/a *20V2 .10 Corp preference : i_„!_!—;—.—5 Dyewdod Corp common 1 Highest 32% May 15 166% Nov L 5 103% July 127% 23% ■ 17% Dec Dec *34% 2 29% • 30% 4034 111% 40% *110 • Carton t per share $ per share 8 1»48 year ,800 ' United Merch & Mfrs Inc.———LL1." 21% May 26 Oct 39 Carbon "United 'Gas 21 Range for Lowest 92% Feb Feb 40% Dec 343%. 11% United ^Engineering/& 'Foundry 5 : Uni'ted Frdit, • Co—"J.--L—*-!LNo par i Nov 73 3.4% *64 United Electric Coal^oS—A*__.—5 39% ;10 34% *107 United Apr 22 9% • 100 common—10 46% Jun -11 -J 15 % Oct: (Feb ■63% < Inc 28% JUn' ^3 ' Jan 50% 23 y4 5 United Corp common!'^--—____—1 May. 27 62 y2 89 "33%. Jan 53/b May '• 253/8 87%' 50% 36 y4 • . .16% Beb C27 J 9 6% Mar ,94 •; ?t i-107% Feb. Dec Feb Board & •••.' 1 . *--* Jan 20% - 87 v 50% :>•.• *2% 47% May 20 #0 #6 £1 11% Dec ,2$ per-share Dec 86% •*/ ■; 50% __:No par 183/4 Dec 28 15% May ; j • 63% :Oct . Lines Air "i •"',. : V-'Year 1947 •• • /•/,/Loweat^y Highest 86 51 34% 36 163% Feb -13 .37% Jan -ill 59% July Range.for Previona Corp common convertible preferred- United ,.l9y4 Feb 24'/4 29% 86% 51 United-Carr Fastener. Corp__rNo par -Jdly T 5% July 15 V Unite1' Cig-Whelan Stores i com—30c 65 - Jan..;5 •$3;50 convertible preferred*'-—lOo 5 >700 . > 13 Feb 2,200 12»/4 96 - 29% 29 y2 86 _^No par 38 % Dec * ;2% Nov 30 x39 y2 Dec Jan 20; Dec 12% May 44% <>' *88 L 93/4 45 y2 12% 30% f 40% 111% *94 4%% • ' 1 40 *110 89 United ,;2% Fe b .11 kar -;Jan 43% 30 V4 29% 40 % noy2 96 2 •41*. ; Dec •I 19% 6ct May, 29% 40% *109% y *88'/b 15% Jan -4 '/a Jan 1 95 29% : 40% 110 y2 *94 23% Oct 25' .29 10% Feb Dec 40 ■% 2-110% ■ 89 31 Jan .22 .6% Dec ! Jan 53% t 5% Dec. 29% 29% 30 41 110 y2 yo 25 9% 45% " *88 —50 9% 123/a *12% *94 Aircraft United 2 90% Mar 22 - 4 % Dec 121/4 45% 45% 1214 12% 96 com__ 9% 45% 89 preferred———50 L 9% 45 *88 *27% Feb ;2Q 8%-Feb 50 24 Nov .19 i •63% /NOV 3% Dec > ■ <5% .3 ; *94 preferred __i_ 100 United Biscuit Co_L__L—!__jNo par ' Dec -;26% Jan ■f ,i .35 1103/4 Jun United *12% 9% - ' 9% Nov •57% : <28% •• 30% May 19 1 Co 121/8 9% 46 par California—— cf 45% 12% No par Union T$nk Car Feb *109 y2 9% 45 % *9V2 / 12% 407/b No par Feb ;■ /Ly;1 16% May Nd pax Un El Co of Mo pfd $4.50 ser 93/4 45 9% 44% 29% Paper—___!—_No par ■ Union Carbide' & Jun 8 *9% 44% s% "ll3/4 5 Co 110 •45% Sep 30 Rubber 28 •793/4 Nov ■ 1 _No par .1 Corp Asbestos Nov 91 Dec 85 Oct Jun (The) —2.50 Ry preferred- com. *20 3'4 21 f 10% 22 *10% 22 22% 22% 22 3/4 22% *221/4 23 11 -10% 10% 11 11% *11 H'% *223/4 23'% *223/4 23% *23 23'% 400 12% 12'% 12% 12% 1234 12% 5,800 20% 21'% 21% 21% *21'/4 22 1,400 23 23 12'% ■ 23'% 12'% 12% 12% 20 3% 21 21% 21'% • 100 *85% 88 *85% 88 *85% 88 *85% 88 *85% 88 *86 88 100 *86'% 89 *86'% 89 *86'% 89 *86'% 89 *86% 89 *86% 89 700 800 j COMMERCIAL THE Lowest 50% 5Va May Nov 16% f per share 1 48 Ma Jun 29 96% Apr Feb 23 124% July 12 18% May 15 11 29 93 Oct 117 Ma Jun 23 38 Ma May 11 Jun 2 ' . '3Mi % , Saturday Jan. 17 pfd 8% Ry Co common preferred Visking Corp (The) Vulcan Detinning Co common _25 25 5 20 20 Virginian Dec 45 Feb 28 Mi Dec 22 Dec 40 Jan 29% Nov 5 31 Oct 38 Feb 24% Dec 14 May 3 39 Mi Apr 26 30 Dec 33 Ma Nov 25 Ma Dec 21 32 Ma Jan 30 Aug 33 Ma Oct 29 Apr 15 32% Jan 13 57 Apr 75 Ma Feb 57% Aug 16 66 Jan 2 Wabash 13 Ma Apr 17% Jan 12 Ml Dec 21 15 Ma Jan 8 Waldorf System 29% Apr 36% Feb 28 Dec 31 35% Jun 4 Walgreen 6% 7% preferred 9Ma 105/B 10 107 15% 16 15% '>31 Ma 31% 26% *26Mi *30% 116 *115 Ma 193/4 19 Ma 32 Mi 3 IMa 32Mb 31% 27 27 27 20 :840 300 2,100 Ma 32 Mi 31% 31% 32 V'4 32 32 Mt 27 27 27., *3 J i,.' 900 *30% *26 27 Mt *23 27 Ml 31 *30 Mb 31 *30 Ma 31 80 59 Mb 59% 60 GO *60% 61 400 13 13 13 12% 12% 600 *26 Mi 31 *59 27 Mi 30% 27'Mt *20 Mi 200 20 27 31% 27 116 32 Ml 31% 32 Ma 15,600 16Mb 116 21 *20 *31 Ma 16 116 Mi 116 Mi 20 20 3,300 118 115 16 1,600 19,500 11 Mi 10% 114 15% ».'• 37 Ma 93 *91 ' 10% 114 16 15% 93 10 Ma 117 114 16 116 Mi 115 115 19Ma 32 Mi 32Mt 26% 27% 31 115 19 Mi 10 Ma 11 1143/4 113 10% 37 Ma 37 Ma 37 Ma *91 Shares $ per share I per share 37 Ma 93 for the Week Jan.21 Jan.20 I per share *91 92 Ma Sales Friday Thursday Jan.19 37 Ma 37 Ma 37 Ma *91 92 Ma 104Ma 9Ma . 37 Ma **91 92Ma *102Ma 105% 16 16 *115 115Ma' 19Mt 19Mi 31% 31% 31% 31% *26% 26% *26Mi 27Ma *30% 31 Ma 25 34 Mi 5 <-91 100 10 100 preferred Va Iron Coal & Coke 4% 31 Mi 34 Ma 37 37 Ma , f per share $ per share 37 Ma _—100 preferred Jan.18 $ per thare Par ; 6% div partic preferred Virginia Elec & Pwr Co com $5 PRICES Wednesday Tuesday Monday Jan. 15 Va-Carolina Chemical com—No par 14 6 27 109 Feb 121 Dec Jan 15 Vt Dec 107 Ma r ' : Victor Chemical Works common—5 24 14% July 13 7 Ma Mar 18 14% Nov Nov 112 May 14 Oct 85 1047/8 May 10% Nov Dec 69 32 Ma Dec Nov STOCK YORK EXCHANGE Highest I per share t per share 35Ma May NEW Range for year 1948 Lowest Highest 9 perthare 85 -1 ' <• Year 1947 LOW AND HIGH SALE STOCKS . Range for Previous Monday, January 24, 1949 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & 59 Ma W 24% xl7Ma May 8% Feb Feb 19% 10% Dec 88 Mi Feb Walker Walworth 16% July 13 11 Ward 101 Jun 21 May ." 20 Mi Jan 5 12% Dec 30 29 5 2 3 Ma 23 Ma 100 22 Mb 4,700 700 243/4 243/4 243/i 13 Ma 13 Mb 12% 13 13 Mb 13 Mb 13% 13% 13 MB 13 Ma 13 Mi 3,600 l3/a 17 1% IMa IMa 1% IMa IMa 1M2 1% 12,300 5 1 l3/8 *l6Ma *14 Mi *16% 17 Ma 17 17 *16% 17% *165/b 17% *16% 17% 15 15 Ma 15 Ma *15 15% 15 Mi 15 Ma 15 Mi 15 Mi 800 5 4 4Mb 4 Mi 1,500 24% 24 Va 243/4 4,000 Rights 29 104 Ma Mar 16 Sep Knitting Mills Co 7 Wayne 2 ■; Wayne Pump Junv 114 $4 Dec 117 Ma Mar 112% Nov, 121 Ma 103% Dec 112% Jan 103% Mar 29 106 Ma Dec 116 Mi Aug 105 Mi Nov 3 113 Jun 9 100% Oct 25 107 Jun 18 111 Ma Oct conv Class 119% Jun 22 15 6% 24% 243/8 24% 24M8 23 % 24 83 Ma 83 Ma 83 Ma 83% 83 83% 83% 33 3/4 83% 84 223/4 22 Ma 223/4 223/4 22M4 22 Ma 22% 223/4 23 22% 23 Mb 5,000 No par 15 Ms 15 Ms 14% 15 Ma 15 15 Mi 15 Mb 15 Ms 15 Ma 15% 15% 15%. 6,000 com No par *109 Ma 111 Ma *109 Ma 110 Ma 109 Ma 109 Ma llOMa llOMa *109 Ma 110 Ma *109 Ma 110 Ma 100 100 115 Ma *109 *109M2 *105 *16% *403/8 *107 115 Ma 110 Mi 1103/4 103 16% xl 143/4 115 II43/4 115 114 Ma 115 II434 1143/4 114% 114% xl08 108 109 109 108 108 *108 108 Ma 108 Ma 109 Mi pfd 24% 100 100 4%% Power preferred 5 223/4 Oct 20 West Oct 16 Mi Apr 38% Feb 20 47 14 51% Jun 15 West Va Pulp & Paper com__No par 413 Jan 100% Feb 25 110Ma Jun It 17 42% Dec Dec May 5 Air Western Auto 90 Western Western Dec 22% Mar 12 July 9 38% July 12 Feb 25% Nov 10 36Ma May 21 58 Mi Dec 16 74 Ma July I Sep 15 Dec 28 26 38% Oct 29 Ma Nov 24 39% Jun 14 22 Ma May 31 Dec 23 Ma Dec 21 33 Mi Jun 9 88 Dec 105 " Aug 85 Ma Feb Dec 1063A July 91 Ma Feb 953/4 Apr 23 11 11 94M2 11 Nov 62M2 Mar 76 Dec 25 Jan 55 30 Dec 80; »■: Jan 40 3/4 Jun 5 31 May Oct 37 101% Mar 83 Mar 18 26 M2 May Feb 23 Feb 53 Ma 34 Feb Feb 90 Feb. * 29 Mi May ,34 9M2 May . Dec 27 9% Feb 29% 17% July 19 Ma May 84 20 27 13% * x53 2 27 Mi Feb Feb Aug 26 July 21 115 Mar 16 Dec 9 57% Oct 22 3.80% Weston pfd series B $5 conv 243/4 May 26 White $4 July 30 1 preference. 11 19% Jun 21 Wilcox 6% Mar 17 Feb 12 Ma Dec 6% May 13% Feb 643/4 Oct 51 Mar 9 17 Oct 10 Ma Nov 30 ■ . 88 Ma Dec 99 Jan 69 Dec 16 12 May 27 65% May 15 173/b May 17 88 Mi Jan 21 16 Jun 20 NCV 123/4 Dec 16 19 Jan 8 WilsonlJones Co Jun 10 Wisconsin El Pwr Jan 13 37M4 Oct 22 5IMa Sep 10% May 15 Mb Dec 31 Mi Dec ■ 16 18 145 Ma May 125 Dec 3 X138 Dec 28 Feb 5 147/a Dec Nov ..'19 Oct 135 35 May 53 41% Nov 29 31 25% May 15 58 Ma Dec Feb 49% Jun 13% Dec 43 *29% 10% Willys-Overland Motors com 1 $4.50 conv pfd series A No par '■09.: 5 Ma May Co 14 2 $4.25 preferred Woolworth (F 6 3.4 29 Ma 65 Dec 94 Ma 83 Dec 100 53 Dec 80 Nov *».8 May 23 343/4 Jan Yale 27 16 Ma May 24 21 48 Van 60 Ma Mar 70 Mb Mar 183/8 Feb 8 45 Jan 22 loys May 163/4 Feb 373/4 50 Ma Mar 29 5 19 Mar 9 Dec May 17 963/4 July 28 69 July 15 1,900 12% 2,900 30% *28M4 30% *283/4 29% 29 29 29 29 65 *63 V'4 65 64Mb 64% 65 65 15% 15% 15 MB 15% 400 200 3.500 15 Mi 15 M4 15 Ma 33M4 333/8 33% 33 Mi 33 Ma 32% 25 Mi 24% 25 Mi 24% 25 Ma 24% 25 Ma 20,800 94 Ma 94 Ma 95 953/8 95% 95 Va 94 Ma 94 Ma 260 *99 3/4 100 Va 100 mi 100 % 1003/4 1003/4 101 25% 25 3/4 *25% 26% *25 Ma 26% *26 *100 44 108 - *100 45 3/4 Va 96 *95 108 45 45 Ma 45 *85 Mi 86 24 V'4 *24 Mb 24 Ma >24 2 4 Ma 600 15% 15% 16 Mi 16 16 Mi 6,900 20 Ma 203/4 203/4 21% 7,500 53% 53 54 54 % 30 29% 29% 100 10% 10 3/a 10% -1,400 14 Ma 14% 193/a 20 X20 20 Mb *53 Ms 54 *52 3/4 533/4 *52 Ma 53% 30 *29 30 103/a *10 Ml 10 Ma *29 30 10 Mb lO'/i 10 MB *13 *60 6,500 *77 Ma 79% 11 Ma 11% 11% 78 Ma *77 Ma 73 13 Va *13 13 Ma 13 Mb 13 Mb 200 153,4 15% 15% 12,200 *13 15 Ma 15% 15 V'4 15 Mi *130 Mi 133 '130 *130 Mi 132 3.3% 33 MB 47 Mb 47% 47% 77 70% 70% 9% 9 9 Mi 14% 14 Ma 14 Ma 14% 14% 60% 62 62 63 63 120 69 Mi 68% 68% 68% 68% 160 74 74 74% 71 71 *9 23 Mi 2 3 Ma , 75 72 x72 1,800 143/a •93/a 75% 77 1,400 11,200 60 Ma 68 67 290 33% 47% 47% *68% 14% *60 Ma 67 Ma 200 132 *33 33 Ma 403/4 71 Ma *22 Ma 1,200 11% 33 Mi 14% 9% 7% 56 Ma 11% 78 Ma 131 130 79 *9|/a 7 Mi *55 Ma 12 Mb 13% 15 Mb 6 IMa 67 7,800 7% 47Ma Ma 14 68 50 11 % 33 Ma *60 Ma 61% *66% 56 56 40 86 >56 Ma 7% 7 Ma 7% 56 47 46 143/s 10 Mi 34 *333/8 46 Ma *29 4185 Mi 79 11% 130 16 20 Ma- 20 7 % *77 130 153/a 56 Mb 12 34 24 Ms 7 % 56 77 Ma 130 88 56 Mb 7 3/8 7 Mb 11 Ma Ma 45 M4 86 24 Mb *29 Mi 3,400 45M4 85 Mi 24 * 24% , Mi 45 Ma 45 45% 87 *24 *85 Mi 100 103 *101 108 400 26 Ma *26 26 % 5.300 33 102 *101 101 *101 108 *100 *85 56 14% V 14 Ma • ; 77 Ma ■ 37 12% *29 15 mI 113/4 *70 i 37 12% 31 24% 80 *77 1.600 33% 13 Ma llMs Jun 21 58 Nov 4 40 6 15 Mi 15 Mb 37 T Feb 62 X62 81 Ma Feb 94 1,600 25 15 10% Feb Apr Feb 75 4 IMa 110 33 Ma 75 46 1.400 15 Mb 13 Ma 10 180 173/4 24% 15 Mb No par Prior pfd 4M2 % series 100 Prior pfd 4Ma% conv series 100 Wright Aeronautical No par Wrigley (Wm) Jr (Del) Nopar Wyandotte Worsted Co 5 160 33 Mi 13 Ma common 820 - 1113/i 29 29 40 r 108 30 Ma *28 *63 Va Worthington Pump & Machinery 410 G 37% 12 Mi *28 Mi 7 Mi 126 37M4 12 Mi 4 4 IMa 6% 37% 30 Ma 56 *33 M4 6 Ma 12 15 Mb 10 Co 63/b 37 Ma >12 Ma 100 W) 6 Mi 12% 10 Co Iron 6 mi 17 3 *108 Ma 109 *108 38 10 com 107 Mb 11 3/8 5 No par Co preferred 6% Woodward 7 Mi 56 No par Wilson & Co Inc common 403/4 107 Mb *106 Ma 17% 413/a 41 41 40 Ma 107% 12 *63 Mi 14:,/4 19% 54 30 103/s 19 Ma *53% i6m4 16% 17 16mb 3 7 mi *28 M» 26 *14Ma 1 No par 20 5 com preference Oil 20 Co Machine Sewing conv Prior 1 No par No par 103 17 Ms 111 Ma 112% *106 Ma 12 Ma *28 *100 103 *44 Ma 45% 86 87 *24 25 .> 100 SS) Mfg Motor White 22% July *253/8 *112 37% 65 15% 33% 333/8 24% 25 *94 Mi 94Ma *99% 100Mt 12.50 pref (The prior Dental ' No par 12 Ma 100 ..100 Instrument Elec White 31 Ma Nov com Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry Wheeling Steel Corp com 7 8 Brake Air 112 107 Ma 11% 28 Ma 28 Ma *63 Mi *15Mr *111 *106 37 Ma 1-1% 30Ma *28 100 „ 111% 40 mi 6 6Ms 37Ma ' *107 Ma 40 107% 6 Ma 106 Ma *105 16% 16% 39% 107 Mb *6 No par com 106 Ma 403/4 24 Ma iiom4 110 Ma 109 Ma *105 107% 37Ma 11% _—10 100 100 A Westinghouse Electric 3Ma% pfd series A 5 126 Co Western Union Teleg class A_No par Jan 92 RR series Westinghouse 273/4 Jan • Pacific Preferred 101 Ma Jun 29 90 May 19 Supply Maryland Ry com non-cum 2nd pfd 4% 9 27 Mi May 263/4 1 Inc Lines Western 16 Mi Mar 32% 93/4 May 100 preferred 10 Ma May 18 46M4 May 20 20 Ma 100 22% Dec 27 24 4 4 83%','.83% 32% May 7% Mar 17 4 3% 4 *3% Elec Co Penn 4% % IMa No par 1 com—2.50 A 4.20% 4 3% 3% . 13 Ma IMa *23' 23 Ma *22 Ma 23 Ma Corp series B .Virginia Coal & Coke West 14 Ma 14% *22 Va 23 Ma *22 Ma Sugar preferred preferred preferred 7% 20 Inc Tobacco Oil & Snowdrift Wesson 4 105 65 11,600 24% Penn 26 Ma 90 10 Mb 10 21% West 13 5% Nov 9% 9% 2,700 93 Mi *92 Ma 24% Indies 34 Mi Dec 9% 10 Mi 23% West 3 Jan 93% 10 Ms 21% 26% May 21 193/4 July 1 10 Dec *92 34 10 Mb 21% l3/4 Dec 27 Jan 14 Mb 93M4 *24-Ma Webster 9% 14% *92% 103/a 2 1Mb 6% May 24 34% Aug 5 86 Ma Jan 2 75% 14 Mb 93 Ma 10 24% 31 10 Ma 14 Mb 923/4 21 3% Dec May 14 Mb 24 Ma Jan 4 14% 93 Mi 21M4 12% 53/4 May 14 Ma *92 Ma 10 15 Mi 15 15 14% 93 Mi 30 24 Ma Dec 38M2 May 2,900 21 mi 22 105 9 Mi 9 24 Ma 30% Jan xll3Mt Apr 9 Mb 23% 9% 213/8 31 Jan 9 Mb 2 3 Ma 9 243A 29 13 Ma Feb 9 Mb 2 1Mb Dec Sep 3.000 *24 Ma 16% Dec Nov 23% 21% 13 19 Ma Mar 23% 23% 23Ma Feb 26 104 2im4 Feb X80 *29% *102% *22M2 26% Feb .29% 102 3/^ *14% *92 Mi ,93/4 No par 3 Washington Gas Light Co—No par Waukesha Motor Co 5 41 Jan 293/a 1023/4 233/8 233/8 9 Mb 200 •29 Mi 1023/4 *29 1023/4 Corp Sep 34% Pictures 23 mi 9 Ma 9 Ma 9 Ma 29 Mi 103 Ma 23% 23 233/8 *9 100 preferred Dec 90 *23Mi 1 Baking Co common 20 83% May 21% May No par No par Co 30 5 Ma *103Ma 105 29 mi 103 Ma Petroleum Jan Feb 100 30 105 *29 *103 Ma 30 Foundry & Pipe 32 10 Jan 30 *12% 13 Warren 10 23% *29 123/4 Warren Nov 27 Dec 17% May 12% 2 May 22 1% Dec 19% . 59 12% 343/4 May 14 27 Mb Aug 3 203/4 May 28 14 22 58% 13 Bros 3 36% Nov 59Ma *12% Warner 9 Mi Nov Feb common (Hiram) G & W 5 Ma % 2 *583/4 preferred 13 Ma May 24 xia% Nov 18% Dec 12 4% Aug 26 100 No par No par preferred 4Ma% Co 27% May 21 10% Mar 12 x83Ma Mar 12 106 Ma Mar Dec 105 29 xl8% Mar 17 Jan 13 Ma 77/a May , 100 Mi Apr July 109 Dec 100 RR 76 70 *69 Va 71 9 Mi 9 23 Mi 9 3/8 74 24 Ma 80 71 *72 600 9Mi 9 Mi 800 *23 Mb Mi 23% 1,200 • Y 14 Ma May 23% Oct 153/4 Feb 21 24 Oct 23 533/4 May 83 Oct 65Ma Feb 27 893/a Oct 28 Youngstown Sheet & Tube—No par 15 Aug Dec May 14Ma May 5% Jun *Bid sales, and 31% asked 2 May 25 29 xl9% May 27 19% Feb 11 3Ma Dec 29 S3 July 12 6% May 19 13% Dec Feb 25 July 1U% Jan. wd When Dec - prices; sales on this day. x-Ex-dividend. no distributed. tin York & Towne Corp 4 Ma % Mfg Co common preferred Youngstown Steel Door Zenith Radio Zonite leceivership. II Ex $40 liquidating ,. . 4 23 Ma 11 Ma 11 Ma 11 Ma 11% 113,4 11% 11% 39% 39 V2 39 Ma 39 Ma 39 Ma *39% 40 Ma *39% 18% 19 19% 19 Mb *19 Vu 193/o *19 20 19 19 69Vi 71 Mi 70 Ma 71 Ma 70 Ma 71 71 71 Mi 70 Ma 71 Ma 7,900 14% *14 Mi 14% 14 14 Mb 14 14% 14 Mb 14 Mb 14 Mb 14 % 2,300 30 30 30% 29% 30 Mi 30 30 Ma 29% 30 Ma 2,400 4 4 4Mb 4Mb 4 19 Ma 693/4 *29 Mi 23 Mi 11% 70 Mi *19 Nopar 1 Corp *11% *39 22% 22 Ma 11% 40 *14: ___No pai Corp Products 23 Mi *11 Ma *39 25 1 50 Young (L A) Spring & Wire.No Par 33 Ma , V ' 29 = 30 4 4Mb 4 11% 4 .4 800 40 200 600 Mi 1.900 4 Ms _ dividend paid May 10. a Deferred delivery. cName changed from The Superheater Co. r Cash sale, Special s * . Transactions at the New York Stock Exchange Transactions at the New York Curb Exchange Daily, Weekly and Yearly Daily, Weekly and Yearly Stocks, Number Foreign Week Ended Jan. 21, 1949 Bank Bonds 0/ and Miscel, Shares Bonde Stocks United States Int'l Railroad Bonds < Total Government Bond (Number Bonds Sales of 268,020 Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 766,017 718,660 754,800 817,680 769,930 __ ~ Total 4,095,107 $17,190,600 $752,000 $68,000 $684,000 2,870,000 2,873,000 3,402,000 3,987,600 3,374,000 299,000 $"lT,6oo 3,180,000 568,000 1,000 3,442,000 318,000 294,800 55,000 $5,000 4,342,400 284,000 39,000 5,000 3,702,000 $1,831,800 $111,000 Week Ended Jan. 21 1949 Stocks—No. of shares 4,095,107 3,725,000 5,000 .1948 $10,000 $19,143,400 Sfltnrdfly •„ 13,250,999 1948 15,345,086 . .1 1 Monday . Tuesday Wednesday Thursday - v or eign Total $49,000 15,000 $73,000 135,000 203,000 109,000 244,000 210,715 „ Total — - 130,000 113,000 14,000 257,000 183,040 Friday 225,000 63,000 4,000 292,000 214,851 207,000 36,000 6,000 249,000 1,097,071 $853,000 $394,000 $47,000 $1,294,000 Week Ended Jan. 21 j 1949 Stocks-i-No. Bonds Value) Corporate $8,000 $41,000 115,000 97,345 187,280 203,840 Jan. 1 to Jan. 21 1949 5,147,850 Foreign Shares) Week Ended Jan. 21,1949 Saturday— Monday Bonds (Par Government Domestic of shares 1948 , ' Jan. 1 to Jan. 21 1949 1948 1,097,071 1,042,774 3,300,176 ,0 3,479,129 $853,000 $1,260,000 $2,272,000 $4,127,000 394,000 47,000 335,000 860,000 603.000 43,000 108,000 1/0,000 $1,294,000 $1;638,000 $3,240,000 $4,800,000 Bonds U. S. Government $10,000 $5,000 $62,000 $169,000 International Bank 111,000 348.000 141,000 1,605,000 1,831,800 2,117,200 4,583,400 5,350,400 17,190,600 21,492,000 44,166,600 79,999.300 $19,143,400 $23,962,200 $48,953,000 $87,123,700 Foreign Railroad & Industrial Total _ Domestic Foreign government Foreign corporate-, Total Volume 169 Number 4771 - the commercial Bond Record "and interest"—except lor Income and delaulted outside of the regular weekly range are shown In a are week, and when The italic letters in the column headed "Interest Period'*' Cash footnote in WEEKLY - bonds. indicate in each and delivery sales are disregarded in the week's range, unless they are the only transactions of the week in which they occur. No account is taken of such sales in computing the range for the year. case the month when GOVERNMENT BONDS Year 1947 Range for Highest 1948 year Lowest NEW Highest Sep 106.4 Dec 108.21 Feb 105.1 Sep 20 105.28 Mar lo 111.23 Sep 112.6 Feb 107.4 Sep 17 108.28 May Feb 108.16 114.8 114.8 104.12 Feb Dec May 104.12 Feb 101.18 Dec 104.24 July 104.14 Sep 104.24 July 104.23 Feb Dec 2 102.23 Sep — 101.27 17 106.13 July May 101.7 30 102.22 Feb 102.23 Sep Sep 20 14 . 2 30 101.11 Jan 101.19 Jun 101.19 Jun 104.18 Apr 100.24 Mar 13 100.25 Jan 101.26 Dec 104.4 Jan 100.23 Jan 100.26 Apr 101.24 Dec 104.10 May 100.23 Sep 101.24 Dec 104.15 100.16 Sep 100.7 Oct Apr 101 Deo 103.20 Apr 105.17 Jun 105.17 Jun 100.7 Dec 101.7 103.19 Deo 17 100.24 Sep 10 101.12 Jun Sep 13 100.27 102.26 May 25 100.7 Oct 4 Apr 105.18 28 102.26 102.0 Sep 102.24 May 101.14 Sep 10 100 Mar 4 100 Dec 102.24 May 100 Mar Apr 102.12 101.12 Dec 102.6 102.4 102.13 July 13 100.4 May 100.2 Feb 3 11 Oct~26 100.21 Oct~26 101.13 Mar~22 Apr May July 10 100.31 SeplO 100.21 102.12 2 1 May 21 May 25 100.23 Jun 102.23 Apr 101.20 Deo 102.25 Apr 102.30 Apr 103.1 Apr 101.22 Dec 103.2 Jan 101.28 July 103.4 July 100.26 101.B Apr Oct Dec~23 101.7 100.31 Sep 100.30 27 Sgp 27 100.7 Oct ~ 4 101.26 May 18 101.18 July 13 101.19 July 13 100.16 Apr YORK 14 Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Deo 102 July 94.10 Jan Dec 103.4 July 94.14 Jan asked price. No "Bid and bonds the or mature. 82d of more point. a ... sales 15 15 99.30 transacted day. Exchange Period Sale. Price Sales for the Week High 102.3 *102 102.3 *102 102.3 *101.31 102.2 *101.31 102.2 *101.31 *104.28 104.31 *104.28 104.31 *104.28 104.31 *104.28 104.31 *104.28 104,31 108.17 *108.15 108.18 *108.15 108.18 *108.15 108.18 *108.16 2%s 108.19 *108.16 Bends(S> 102.2 104.31 108.19 103.30 < 1951-1954 *103.27 103.30 *103.27 103.30 *103.27 103.30 *103.27 103.30 *103.27 103.30 *103.27 2%s 1956-1959 *109.5 109.8 *109.6 109.9 *109.7 109.10 *109.7 109.10 *109.8 109.11 2%s *109.8 1958-1963 *109.9; 109.12 *109.11 109.14 *109.11 109.14 *109.13 109.16 *109.15 109.18 *109.16 109.18 2%s 1960-1965 *109.28 109.31" *109.29 110 *109.31 110.2 *109.31 110.2 *110.1 110.4 *110.2 110.5 2yas 1949-1953 *101.14 101.16 101.16 *101.14 101.16 *101.13 101.15 *101.13 101.15 *101.13 101.15 2%s *102.14 * *101.14 109-.11 1950-19-2 *102.14 102.17 *102.14 102.17 *102.14 102.17 *102.14 102.17 *102.14 2yas 102.17 1952-1954 *102.30 103 *102.30 103 *102.30 103 *102.30 103 *102.30 103 *102.30 2%s 1956-1958 *104.1- 104.3 *104 104.2 *104.1 104.3 *104.2 104.4 *104.3 104.5 *104.6 1C4.8 2%s 1962-1967 *102.1 102.3 *102.1 102.3 *102.1 102.3 *102.2 102.4 *102.3 102.5 *102.3 ' 102.5 102.17 103 2%s 1963-1968 *101.18 101.20 *101.18 101.20 *101.19 101.21 *101.19 101.21 *101.20 101.22 2%s *101.20 101.22 Jun 1964-1969 *101.6 101.8 *101.6 101.8 *101.7 101.9 *101.7 101.9 *101.8 101.10 *101.9 101.11 2%b Dec 1964-1969 *101.5 101.7 *101.5 101.7 *101.5 101.7 *101.6 101.8 *101.6 101.8 *101.7 101.9 2yas 1965-1970 *101.4 101/8 *101.4 101.6 *101.4 101.6 *101.5 101.7 *101.5 101.7' *101.6 101.8 101.5 2»/as —1966-1971 2%s *101.1 101.3 *101.1 101.3 101.3 *101.2 101.4 *101.2 101.4 *101.3 *100.21 100.23 *100.22 100.24 *100.22 100.24 *100.23 100.25 102.4 *102.2 102.4 *102.4 102.6 *102.5 102.7 *102.8 102.10 100.23 *100.21 100.23 *100.22 100.24 *100.22 100.24 *100.23 100.25 *103.7 103.10 *100.20 100.22 ^*100.21 Sep 1967-1972 *102.2 102.4 ? 2%s Dec 1967-1972 ->100.20 100.22 2y»s *101.1 100.23 *102.2 *100.21 - Jun 1967-1972 2yas f- 1951-1953 *103.7 103.10 *103.7 103.10 *103.7 103.10 2y»s 1952-1955 *102.5 102.7 *102.5 102.7 *102.5 102.7 *102.5 102.7 *102.6 102.8 *102.6 102.8 2y4s 1954-1956 *105.2 105.5 *105.3 105.6 *105.3 105.6 *105.4 105.7 *105.5 105.8 *105.5 105.8 *102.22 102.24 lot *103.7 103.10 *103.7 103.10 1956-1959 *102.18 102.20 *102,18 102.20 *102.18 102.20 *102.19 102.21 *102.20.102.22 Jun 1959-1962 *100.10 100.12 *100.11 100.13 *100.12 100.14 *100.12 100.14 *100.13 100.15 100.14 Dec 1959-1962 *100.10 100.12 *100.11 100.13 *100.12 100.14 *100.12 100.14 *100.13 100.15 *100.15 100.14 ; 100.17 Jun 1949-1951 *100.11 100.12 *100.11 100.12 *100.11 100.12 *100.11 100.12 *100.11 100.12 *100.11 100.12 *100.17 100.18 *100.17 100.18 *100.17 100.18 *100.17 100.18 *100.17 100.18 *100.16 *100.22 100.23 *100.22 100.23 *100.22 100.23 *100.22 100.23 *100.22 100.23 *100.22 100.23 *100.26 100.28 *100.26 100.28 *100.26 100.28 *100.26 100.28 *100.26 100.28 *100.26 100.28 101.3 *101.2 101.4 Sep 1949-1951 Dec 1949-1951 ' Mar 1950-1952 Sep 1950-1952 *101.1 101.3 *101.1 101.3 *101.1 101.3 *101.1 101.3 *101.1 1951-1953 *101.10 101.12 *101.10 101.12 *101.9 101.11 *101.9 101.11 *101.10 101.12 *101.10 101.12 *101.13 101.15 *101.13 101.15 *101.13 101.15 *101.14 101.16 *101.14 101.16 *101.14 101.16 Jun 1952-1954 *101.15 101.17 *101.15 101.17 *101.15 101,17 *101.15 101.17 *101.16 101.18 *101.16 101.18 —Dec 1952-1954 *101.16 101.18 *101.16 101.18 *101.16 101.18 *101.16 101.18 *101.17 101.19 *101.17 101.19 1953-1955 *103.17 103.20 *103.17 103.20 *103.17 103.20 *103.17 103.20 *103.17 103.20 *103.16 103.19 *100.9 100.11 *100.9 100.11 *100.9 100.11 *100.9 100.11 *100.9 100.11 *100.9 100.11 1950 Bank for $98.22 r Registered 98.28 98.24 98.24 *98.22 98.28 *98.22 98.28 *98.24 98.28 *98.24 *99.15 1972 transaction, Bid & Asked High 5,000 100.17 1951-1955 Friday's Low New York City Transit Unification Issue— Friday Jan. 21 Low High *108.14 99.17 99.16 99.16 99.16 99.16 99.20 99.20 99.20 99.20 99.28 bond WEEK ENDED JANUARY Range for Sold year No. Low 5,000 99.28 106.000 >1 Friday Bonds 99 transaction. Week's Range or Low i *104.28 25-ybar 3s Last High *102 RANGE FOR Interest Thursday Jan. 20 Low High 1949-1952 Reconstruction & Development 10-year 2y4s 1957 Friday B O ND S New York Stock Low 1955-1960 Treasury 2s Treasury 2s Treasury 2s Treasury 2s Treasury 2s Treasury 2s Treasury l%s Odd Hirh Low BALE PRICES Jan. 19 1951-1955 Treasury 2y4s Treasury 2V4s Treasury 2y4s Treasury 2s Treasury 2s Treasury 2s Treasury 2s a High HIGH Wednesday Jan. 18 ' 3%a Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury May 17 this lo«i Tuesday Jan. 17 27/#s Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury 98.30 May 17 Monday ' Jan. 15 3s International BB 95 Saturday STOCK EXCHANGE 106.6 106.13 July 108.16 Dec one LOW AND Bangs for Previous Lowest YEARLY - deferred Figure* after decimal point represent 104.26 (397) New York Stock Exchange «» FRIDAY NOTICE—Prices the &! financial' chronicle BONDS Interest New York Stock Exchange 1948 Period Week's Range Last Sale Price High or Bonds Friday's Bid & Asked Low Range for Sold year NO. High Low 1948 Corporate Stock 1980 J-D 106 106 '/2 107 % High 3%s Series No. 75 ioov2 15 J-D *56 59 52 60 3%s Series No. 16 107 14 J-D «56 60 51% 60 3%s Series No. 17— 3% 3%s Series No. J-D *55% 59% 53 % 59 3%s Series No. 19 J-D 18 3%s Series No. : 3%s ■ 55'/a J-D 55'/a 47 Va 60 % 59'% 44 60 60 52 J-D 3%s Series No. 23 57% *58 % J-D „_ *55% *56 *55 VB *55% J-D. 55 % 47% 60% J-D *55% 59,'% 54% 6 i *55% 56 50 60% 55 % . 3%s Series No. 26 120 J-D *56 59 J-D *56 60 J-D *57 3%s Series No. 29 Wertheim & Co. 2-2300 J-D *57 J-D *55% 3%s Series No. 30 Brisbane Teletype Broadway, New York NY 1-1693 sink AGtd & Municipal JAChile 1947 6s—— ; 1948 A-O Akerslius (King of Norway) 4s 1968 §AAntioquia (Dept) coll 7s A„__1945 s f 7s series B 1945 s f 7s series C 1945 f 7s series D 1945 j-j 1st series 1957 A-O series__1957 A-0 § A External A External s f 7s " AExternal sec A-External sec AAntwerp Australia f s (City) 2d 7s 3rd series__1957 f s 7s external 5s_ (Commonw'lth) 5s 10-year 3%s 10-year 3%s 20-year F-a 1957 3%s 1967 External External f s ' 7s s f to 3.5 7c) AExternal s to f 6%s 3.375%) 86% (Int reduced to 3.5%) 101 hi 115 to 37 l/a 1 31 40 1 31% 40% 2 31% 38% A 6s 37 % 2 3iya 40% 37 'A 98 6 31% 2 100% 101% 91% 92% 73 78 97 3-d 18 87% 94 27 87 Va 93% 86% 86% 23 83 y4 87% 9 83% 92 87 6 101% 101% 116 99% 106% 115 83 y8 18 7 103% 107% 114 y* — 62 2 1979 A-O 1952 j-d 1978 45% 44% 47 ya 33 __ 45% 23 *45% 49'% — 1 J-D 33/4s-Series No. 2 57% 57% J-D 59 % 59 Va 11 10 bunds of 1944 (Plan B) 45 20 33/4s Series No. 3 J-D 58 58 4 58 % J-D 33/4s Series No. 5 58% 58% 58 J-D 33/4s Series No. 6; 33/4s Series No. 33/4s Series No. 8 33/4s Series No. * J-D . 33/4s Series No. 11 33/4s Series No. 12 33/4s Series No. 13For footnotes see page J-D J-D J-D J-D 29. 63 37 % 7 y4 4 99% 99% 2 94 102 J-D " 101% A-O" j-J 101 101 % 3 J-J 103 y8 105 105% 30 103 Va 105% *50 ' 37% m-n 35% 35% 35% 28 % 28 28 % 7 29'% 28% 29% 35% 35 »/a F-A Feb 1961 F-A Jan 1961 35 % 35% A-O A-O J-J 28% 377/a 7 19% 35% 18% 29 V2 1 19% U f 6s *35% Jan 1961 J-J 29% Sep 1961 Sep 1961 6s M-S M-S 28% sinking fund 6s 1962 28% 35% 6s —1963 bonds 2-3s___— 1993 Mortgage Bank : 6V2s 31 18% 1 20% 35% 28% 8 18% 28% 22% 32% 28 Va 28% 19 19% 28% 35% 35% 1 21V4 32% 28% 28% 14 18% 29 27'% 9 *35% 28% M-N M-N _ 2 9'/2 35% 28% 26% A-O, 1963 28 % 35% A-O 1962 2i'% J-D 1957 J-D 1957 J-D 1961 J-D J-D 277/s 1961 A-O 2 20 31 % 22 18 28% *35% 35% 28% 377/a 28 28'/a ' fund 6%s A63/4s assented — AGuaranteed sink fund 6s A6s assented AGuaranteed A6s _1961 Cons A-O 28% 20% A 7s 28% 19% 35% Munic 28% 28% 7 18 28% M-N 35% 35% 1 19 28% M-N 28 Va 28% 12 18 1960 M-S 35% 35 % 2 18 27% M-S .28% 28% 6 17% 28% 1951 J-D 3% 7% 1962 1962 7s__ assented AChinese . (Hukuang Ry) 5s 28'% *6 9 For Financial Institutions FOREIGN FIRM SECURITIES TRADING MARKETS 62 48 Va 62 46 Vb 62 ,.51 r.ABL MAMS & P.O. 1HC. 62 62 52 64 56 64 58% 60 52 *55% *57 58 *55% 59% 65 54 60 65 49% 60 48 — FOREIGN SECURITIES SPECIALISTS 64% 53 58% *55% 59 56% 59 ■"* 27 18Va 28 1960 — sink fund 6s assented 49% .49 29% 35% *35% 1961 A6%s assented ASinking 49% 49 35% 18% 20% ' s 62 38 35% 28 Va 18% 46 * 28% 28% 50 19 "l M-N 1960 102% 29 105 1942 7s 99 103% 104 105% 62 ya 48 *55% 58% f-A 49% *55% J-D J-D 10— 50 *59 J-D 33/4s Series No. 9 49% $ 59 101%. 1960 — 33/4s Series No. 37% 54 *60 3-d 3.375% ) ____1979 47 *60% f 60 94% Feb 1961 6s assented s ACnile 62 5oya 1 43 3%s Series No. 50 y2 sinking fund 6s assented A Chilean 45% 62 47% Extl 109 20 f A6s assented 92 104 % s AExternal sinking fund A 6s assented 90% 86% A-O External $ 99 y8 52 % 1942 sinking fund AExternal 40% 103 91% 45% A-O A 6s " 3 1954 8s assented AExtl 37% ; 99 1960 assented A 6s 60 48 99 1950 4s External sinking fund ARy external 37 *60 funding bonds of 1931 due__1951 Stamped pursuant to Plan A reduced 40 106 5% (Int 40% 31% - 1957 (Int reduced to 3.375%) (Central Ry) Stamped pursuant to Plan A 31% 1 86% 87 Stamped pursuant to Plan A A7s 6 37 y2 90% A-O 1979 of 1927 92% A-O 1957 37%' 97 j.d 1978 6%s of 1926 reduced j-d 37% A6s 37% 101% j-j 1955 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int M-S 1941 (U S of) external 8s Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced of) assented AExternal AExtl 37% F-A 1955 SABrazil AExternal j-d 1949 ^ 6s f s J-D 1966 1962 ; 15-year 3%s Belgium external 6'/2s 92% 37% j-d 3 3%s 20-year L__1956 ——1— 64 65 65% 37% J-Z> j-j 3 37 A-O 1958 of '25-1955 81 37% J-j s 37 % J-j § A External 81 60% 60 < *62 M-S J-j § AExternal . *61% 58 59 M-S 1961 (City) (Rep) § A7s F-A 60 55 1958 5s gold 6s___ (Dominion A Carlsbad 6s fund gold 48 54 1957 25-year 3%s fund sink f 5s s fund Sinking fund Agricultural Mtge Bank (Colombia) — §AGtd (City) Sinking Canada Foreign Govt. 60 J-D 3%s Series No. 28 REctor 60 51% 3%s Series No. 24 3%s Series No. 27 York Stock Exchange 60 51% 57% 3%s Series No. 25 Foreign Securities New 60% J-D 3%s Series No. 21 Members 51% J-D ; Series No. 20 3%s Series No. 22 Telephone 6 50 Broad Telephone HAnover St., New York 4, N. Y. 2-0050 Teletype NY 1 -971 28% 25 :';•. \ .. »(V v :'t ' • 4.^ •'. • ■' .. -■ • • f , & THE-' COMMERCIAL RANGE FOR • . Monday-, January 24, 194ft? CHRONICLE FINANCIAL RECORD. BOND YORK NEW . WEEK ENDED JANUARY 21 Interest Fei-iod Last or Sale Price 1928 Oct 1961 A 6s of 1927 Jan 1961 external f s bonds $ gold 4 1947 %s 4 Vis loan external 4Vis series § A Denmark M-N M-N 1946 F-A 124 126 AExternal sink fund 6s 1960 M-N 117 122 731/2 sink fund 6s 1964 M-N 121 121 75 AExternal 35 Vb 45 bond of 41% 43 1979 M-N 41 44 1949 __ 41 16 58 25 53% *13% 14% " M-Sr, 102% *99 J-D 1953 99% 101 Vi 28 107Va .112% 113% J-J extl 6s__ A-0 52 531/2 1942 J-J 5Vis 84 % 1955 F-A 77 4Vis 76 Vi 77% 9 1962 A-O. 66% 65 vb 671/4 '30 4s extl f s extl extl Jan f part A6s $ 1, 1976 J-J State 58 Vi Public 46 Vi J-J 1949 *11 M-S 95 Albany 90 Alleghany 82 15 Airlines f 5s s extl f s Works 1% A-O Amer 23/4s debentures-* 10 Vi 23/js 2%s debenturesconv debentures 2%s debentures 23/4s conv 33/8s debentures —I960 l-3s 104 1977 J-J §A4Vis sink fund f s A-O *6% J-D 37'/4 34- A-O ~ to : 102 27% 34 13 17 31 9% 5 37 98% 21 *4Vi 4% Q-J 15% 15% lli % 18 J-J *10% 11% IOV4 15% J-D 7 J-J 5 Vi¬ 7 7 *4% 4'% 4% J-J 12% J-J 6% 6% 5% 20 ' J-J 8% M-S 4Vis M-S 1957 30% >34% 27 Vi 1 2 *7% to extl f s 6s M-S 27% 27% • 19% 3 * < — 27% 30 33 27% 3 22% 1 89% 96 89 % 4 89% 75 loan 80% 80% 4 66% J-D *82% — 73 *81% 85 69 ASao reduced (Int (Int (Int (Int 101% ; 30 27 ; s f J-D *25 Va A-O 21% __ 141/8 A8s secured A7s series ASilesia A4Vis Sydney For B gold 14 % (Prov of) *8% A-O *8% *14% A-O 8% J-J J-D 17% — 70% 72 67 % 78 y4 May Feb 1 2010 income series 4s lien ref A 50% 52'/a 45 % 50 3,4 M-N- 1st mtge 5% ser 85 83% 85 25 79% 91% J-J 74 72% 74 12 70% 81 J-J 1980 vce 11 7% *35% 21 141/2 & 4s M ref 77 75% 77 17 73% 86 95 7 A 1985 D ser I7V2 94% 94% 1951 4s 1951 Telephone of Pa 5s series C—1960 120 2%s mtge 2%s I J AC J-J —1970 1976 —1967 1955 1961 -I960 July 1970 ser ser 2 8% 42 5s series 5s series II mtge Gen 43/4S (Ernesto) Co 7s M-S *83% J-J M-N 29 30 ~ 1st Terminal Consolidated A-0 28 28 6 23% 36% 36 Va 10 26 Vi 26% 55 18 27% 102 99% 92 91% 84% 99% M-N 99 % 90% 91% 99% 95% 93 Va 100 M-N -.1952 J-J —->4-1955 61% 34 97 98 10 105 105 60% 613/8 A-O 4s 5s *102 97% 58 100% : 88'% 63% 102 93 33V2 25 103% 104 291/2 f-a 50 102 Ry— 4 %s__1957 modified Stamped A-0 Pgh & 6ft *100 M-S J-J 102 '/a 72% 83% 19 * a-o Niagara El 1st mtge 23/4s—1975 Rochester Bush 27 100 5 / Va 58% f-a 1976 Buffalo *24% 88 101 90 f-a. 1968 1950 Buffalo 28 99% 100 82% 83% — 23 2 *101% A-O 86 86 M-N :_1954 2%s mtge 97 % 96% *28 Va M-N Bklyn Union Gas 4s debentures—1969 14 96 123 RR— Maine mtge Bristol-Myers Co 3s Debs Bklyn Union El 1st gold 5s__• 19 93 55 99 119 3 95 % 93 98% 97% 100% 5 120 95% 1961 Steel Corp— mtge & 3%s 2%s debs Loan Indus 1st 93 "8 99% *•100 Extension 88% 88% L J 1951 stamped ABieda *25% , F-A *39 % 26% A-O 40% — >39% 34% Terminal California gtd——1960 Bldgs 5s Elec ' A-O "2 35 J-D 1966 29% 104 10 i 27 M-N 26 25% 5 21 J-D 27 27 2 27 34 22% 27 Carthage J-D *26% 30 Vi 22% 31 II *36V4 33% M-N 46 14 2 25 29 .33% —±-1981 gtd 4s Corp 3's deos Corp 3%s debs 3%s debs M-N J-J 34% 34% 34% 2 22 551/4 1 40 1st 33 55V4 49 mtge 4s ser A ser 106% 106% 106% 109% 108 lu8 107% 109 J/4 113 % 113" 113% 110% 112% 106 95% 95% 62 B2 107 100 Va 99 101% 101'% 101 Va 97 Vi 108 % 58%'~ 62 102% 103 102% 107Va 82% 96 Va 103 V 108Vi 108 % J-D 110% 106% 106% 106% 113V4 112% 112 % 100 Vs 71% 103 % 102 101 *99% - *75 ,...1960 1948 1995 A__^__Jan 1 2020 ..Jan 1 2020 1999 *42 29 39 Central *54 36% 54 Va 85 75 80 Va 67 63 71 Va 63% J-J May 50 66 51 78 Va 48% 633/8. 72 May *107% tACentral of N J gen Illinois Light 3%'-s__:—1966 gold 5s 1987 —-_T_1987 AGeneral 4s —: ±-±_ 1987 A4s registered ±. 1987 A5s 1999 J-J M-S 43 27 40 34 60% 40% 2004 York New Central Pacific 1st & ref (4%% 2012 39% 39% 39% 25% 83% *54 35% 80 1st ref A-0 76% 76% 10 > mtge 3%s ser / M-N 1962 M-N *6% 1958 J-D *6% —1958 J-D 1957 J-J 6 7% 7% *86% 6 8 6% 8% 12 7% . 13% 9% an — 37 Va 85 Va 409 35% 85 Va 65% 70 87 32% *69 *102% 103 Vi 101 Va 101 % 101 Va *101 % 1974 1968 i/„ Ref & Ref Az & "4 A Jjiv r-^ncnl 1992 3%s series H*__^___1973 1st- cons "O'fi gOid 4s 1589 ' 1QPQ - • '*100 J-J --- „ Impt M 3%s series D_—1936 impt M 3%s series E___„19Q6 Ref & imp M K . 97% / 17 101% 11 101% 126% 126% 126% 96 119% 103% 102 104'/a 100% 130 Va 98% 100 Vi 100 Va 119% 69 Va 103 . 91% 104% 98% 100% 100 Vi 105 96 Va — 105 Va 105 Va 73 % 32% 70 •* B Chesapeake & Ohio Ry—•; .General gold 4%s (Kingdom) — 1962 162 78 69 % gtd gold-4s_1949 1 1949)— Champion Paper & Fibre deb 3s—1965 1978 78% 74 Va 3si_^_—1974 series A to Aug 107% 74% 77 Vi 95% 67 1st Power 107 „ 78 V8 registered Central 1940 ; Gen mtge 4%s ser B 1968 29 114% 106% A 2.25%) page 111 1/4 Central 1956 7s 114% 1143/4 108 1965 1960 « (1947 issue%— ?ACent Branch UP 1st gold 4s of Georgia Ry— 31 A 110 104 % 104% Ry—• Celanese 41 Celotex 37Vi 37Vi 102% 1003/a 104 % 31 A 14 103 Va 99 Va 102 114% gold Adirondack & 1st mtge 27 18 A-O *100 Ry— 4%s 1957 gold 5s : Oct 1969 Guaranteed gold 5s 1970 Guaranteed gold 4%s_L_____—1955 • Guaranteed gold 4%s_? —1956 Guaranteed gold 4%s_„—_„_1951 .'V Can Pac Ry 4 %> deb stk: perpetual-—• Carolina Clinchfield & Ohio 4s 1965 31 30 26 *36 M-N 1962 98% *96% 1003a J-D 1974 Guaranteed A 2.5%) 3.5%) 1976 1st1 3s Power National Canadian 41% 24% — >291/8 1936 extl see ,. i-d due Dec 1 1995 J_- conv — J-J 2012 Council 3 Vis footnotes 58% 57 63 contingent interest) — series JJ 1st mtge 4s series RR Alnc mtge 4%s ser A -- J-J 1957 assented—— County — 57% 1st 9% — 00 00 11 1% 1968 2.5% extl interest) (2%% fixed 1st 171% A-0 2012 external sec 98 fixed 62'/a 1st mtge 173/a 89 Plan A 7s— to 94 86 62 Va Guaranteed loan reduced 82 60 % Boston 27 16 18 17% A-0 J-J 38 .17% 17% Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int 95 59% Cons 32 17% 17% 1999 2%) Serbs Croats & Slovenes 112 87 Vi 94 60% Bethlehem 106 A Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2%) 5ASecured 85% 95 62% 38 1946 f to (2% Calif Oregon Power 3'/as Canada Southern cons gtd 5s A loan reduced dollar 87% A-O 62 % 1950 water 41 36 A-O 63 105 Stamped pursuant to Plan A A6s extl 5% contingent Creek Bush external extl 56 % 100% fixed int)„July 1975 M-S 37 38 Stamped pursuant to Plan A A 7s 97% *100% M-S 4s 1946 8s to IOCV2 J-D 103 M-S M-S M-N (Int reduced 105 % 98 y4 due Mar 1 1996 Beneficial 1952 to 104% 103% 101% 102% M Bell 2001 reduced 115 , due Dec 1 1995 Con — Stamped pursuant to Plan A8s J-D 104 due Mar 1 2000 1st 2001 2.375%) to 123% G 80 Vi M-N (State) 101 July 1975 mtge Gen mtge 4%s Paulo 106% K 75'/8 A-O reduced 3Vo 2 2012 Stamped pursuant to Plan 5ASan 1st 4s <4% B ser contingent gen 1 2006 1926 s & 83 1952 Vis extl secured l"/o 92 1950 8s to 112% 115% 2%s debs 5% mtge 83 2.25%)—2004 reduced 115% Bangor & Aroostook RR— Plan A Stamped pursuant to Plan A 6 Ry mtge 4s ser A 92 to (City) 1153/4 M-N July 1 1995 Line Ry— J-J J-D 6 Vis (City of) Paulo 126% 1966 M-N reduced to 2.25'%) 2004 stmp pursuant to Plan A (Int A Rome 125' *— Toledo Cincinnati division 93 (Int 1967 126 % (3%% fxd & 1%% cont int)_-1980 92 A-O 2001 Stamped pursuant to Plan 7s A-O 92 1961 2%) of A-O Fe— 15% S'western div 94'% A-O M-S 2.5%) to 100 Plan A fund to 94 93 38% 931/8 1947 Stamped pursuant to Plan reduced V 82 37% 97% 681/4 67% 86 M-S 2%) Stamped pursuant 77 37% Ref 26% 95 12 1960 8s 103'.a 81% 81 1966 mortgage 4s Series 1953 to 100% — Santa 103% 101 103% 103% J-J A 4 % s A Sul (State of) § A8s extl loan of 1921 sink 103% 104 103 Va Q-J Pgh Lake Erie & West Va— 16 1961 Grande do reduced 103% A-0 1948 and Plan A to A-O 1969 1995 and 33/s% 86 2008 2.375%) to 1962 25 and 32 81% —1959 2.25%) reduced 99% 116% 103% 103% July 1995 :—. gold 4s— Ref & gen mtge 6% 86 1963 External sec 6 Vis Stamped pursuant 91% 106% 106% 1073/4 103 % 51 % Cons 8s to 107 Va J-D Series 81% 1940 Plan J-D 50% 1st A gold 8s_- to 1957 Series A-O 1967 7s (City of) reduced 1st 95 % 1013/4 109 89%' 97 % 94 95 Series 27% 1968 to Janeiro external 93% 104% 104% 31 95 27 Vi 1958 Stamped pursuant A7s __ 102% 103 % 50% Ref f-a 1947 . f s fund reduced (Int J-D 89% 89% 103% 104 % 1994 (Int reduced to 2.375%) 7Vis 1966 stmp pursuant to external — / 1973 Topeka & 1963 2d ser Stamped pursuant to (Int A-O J-J Beech 2.125%) A4Vis assented APorto Alegre (City of) A6s J-D M-S 14 1955 assented (Int J-J 1948 9% 1965 assented (Int 89% 9j % 104 1st 81/4 30% -- *34% - M-N 1956 (Rep of) gold 6s de 98% 85 104 7'A 1970 3Vis series B External sink (Int 91V4 Baltimore & Ohio RR— 13 1'957 §AStabilization loan §ARio 953/4 B 1963 . loan reduced A4Vis 943/4 71/4 18 140* 10% 30 Vi A-O 2008 (Rep of) external 7s ANat loan extl s f 6s 1st ser A4Vis 97 95% M-N J-J M-S A Peru §APoland 89% A-O 91/8 9 M-S fund extl debentures SASecond 101 Plan A SAPernambuco (State of) 7s Stamped pursuant to Plan Nat loan 94 1st mortgage 3%s —1963 Atlantic Coast 1st cons 4s„—July 1952 General unified 4%s A 1964 20 Va : 34. 37V4 32 1011/4 1041/4 J-J 2.125%)—2008 to (Republic) — A Stamped assented 5s Stamp mod 3%s ext to (Int 86 Vi 93 1961 Stamped 4s Atlanta & Charlotte Air 19% 18% Panama ref 84% 93 1982 Products Co 5s Atchison 12 118 19% 35 M-N 6Vis_^——1959 f. P W Plan A external sec 85% Q-J 1958 to Municipal Bank extl s f 5s Oslo (City) sink fund 4Vis Ext M-S F-A 1986 debentures Atlantic Refining reduced to 2.125%) Netherlands (Kingdom) 3% Norway (Kingdom of) 4Vis sink A 31 19i/o 80 99 78% 1033/4 1975 . debentures 3s 22 22 *30% 67 § A Atlantic & Danville (Int External 12 2 1954 7s 6 Vis s 152 1957 19% 78 1980 debentures Ann Arbor , /'Stamped pursuant 3 Vis Foreign Fow deb 5s —2030 Telephone & Telegraph Co— Amer Tobacco Co deb 3s 233/4 19% J-D 1950 Stamped pursuant reduced 3/a 103 13% 79 31 '/4 1951 Ass'td to Nov 5, 1942, agree_1968 extl 5s of 1899 £—1945 1899 —1945 AAss'td to Nov. 5, 1942, agree_1963 AAssenting 4s of 1904 1954 *■ AAss'td to Nov. 5, 1942, agree_1968 § A Assenting 4s of 1910 1945 AAss'td to Nov. 5, 1942, agree_1963 § ATreasury 6s of 1913 assent—1933 AAss'td to Nov. 5, 1942, agree_1963 A Milan (City of) 6 Vis 1952 Minas Geraes (State) — external 21% 19 J-J Assenting 5s of (Int 8 78 311/4 19% J-J 1943 f V 1952 5 Vis s 5 50 . 96% 20 Vi 1977 §AMexico (US) A Sec & General 4s assented Sec external 21% M-S Metropolitan Water Sewerage & Irrigation— "*8 6 70 10 Vi 6 *100% J-J —1947 Drainage Board 51/4 M-N 1977 to 3% (Kingdom of) 7s AJugoslavia (State Mtge Bk) AMedellin (Colombia) 6Vis Mexican J-D 86% 94% *99 — 100 % 80 99% 78 J 80% 80% __ M-S 1987 107% 97 *100 3/8 __ 104 % 1033/4 American 46 - A-O :—1966 56 9 7% *52 >/s for Altaly j ■ !. debs^ 3s 69% 101 *6'/4 f-a 1960 Public Utility— Credit Institute 1% to 3% A External 7s _r Rio Susquehanna RR 4%s—1975 & Western 1st gtd 4s__1998.. Mfg 2s debs 1956 & 28 19% 100 % 4 106% 106% A-O Allis-Chalmers 44% *101hI M-N 1968 6 Vis §A7s series B A J-J 38 5 Italian A 1972 68 ~2 46 Vi 1967 Consortium - A 3Vis mtge 58 58 Vi J-J 1964 extl Credit 4s 1st • (Republic) Italian A Power 59 75 J-J 1, 1976 paid Italian § A *69 Vi Jan 1, 1976- paid.. part COMPANIES *104% 105 M-N 54 Va 18 84 7/8 Jan Helsingfors (City) ext Free INDUSTRIAL *30 196? Government— A 7s AND A-O —1952 3 Vis 23/4s $ (Republic of) 7s Republic extl 7s Greek Irish ' Southern American AEstonia French • 83 of)— $ s f s 7 Great 23/4s 3Vis 4% 11 Alabama 70 35 13 gold 3s f-a 11 ' gold (Republic 90 27 Va 6% Alabama 1960 External Salvador 92 70 24% RAILROAD AAdriatic Electric Co 7s to External El 80 f-a 111 Vi 105 83% A-0 118 (int reduced extended 85 Va 74 J-J 1958 1958 7s 73 % f-a 1978 1984 assented 86% 73 32 85 M-N —1978 1952 external (City) A4 %s 1 ; i' J-D 1979 conversion readjustment extl AWarsaw 102 Si CI F-A 1977 20-year 3%s 'v. — AVenetian Provinces 7s 18 I2V2 -. 1937) readjustment— External 79 . ■ 1949 C External ($ 3%-4%-4fts extl conv 4-4%-4Vis extl readjustment 82 67 extl 8s (Republic) 33/4-4-4%s 44 — ' High High 70 Vi 66 { year 1948 Low 2 __ 70 . ( debt Stamped assented 6%) *4'2% J-D 1951 Sinking fund 5Vis Czechoslovakia (State)— to *41 % Range for Sold No. 5 36% 42%* 42% M-N f-A 1953 1 Rica External A-O 1946 Bonds s High 68% 5 — 36% 1947 1927 (Rep of) 7s (Republic of) 5s of 1914 Cuba Low ' A-O Friday or Bid & Asked 681/2 70% *69% Last Sale Price Low No. High 70% 1952 §ASinking fund 7s of Copenhagen (City) 5s 25-yCar 70 Vi J-J _1970 §AColornbia Mtge Bank 6Vis § A Sinking fund 7s of 1926 ACosta A-0 Period New York Stock Exchange 1948 §AUruguay of 3s year Interest BONDS Range for Sold (Republic of) — A 6s , Bonds Friday's Bid & Asked Low Colombia Week's Range Friday^ Friday BONDS New York Stock Exchange 92 106 1043/4 105 • 119% 119% 114 117% 109% 1 *D0%. 120 ir>i« Number 4771 Volume 169 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL .CHRONICLE (399) 27 NEW YORK BOND RECORD RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED Friday Interest BONDS Last Period New York Stock Exchange JANUARY 21 Week's Range or Sale.Price Low Week's Range Friday Friday's Bonds Bid & Asked Range for Sold High NO. Low Interest BONDS 1948 year New York Stock Exchange Last or Friday's Bonds Bid & Asked Sale Price Period Low High Range for Sold year No. High Low 1948 High Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR— General 4s 1st & ref J-J 1958 - 4%s series B F-A ,__1977 1st & ref mtge 3 Vis 1st & ref mtge 2%s 1985 110% F-A 1 110% 110'% F-A 1970 1 109% 109% 108 109% 10 97 98% Firestone Tire 100% tFlorida East Coast 91 50 112 93 *99 98% : 112 99> *Alst Chicago & Eastern 111 RR— AGen mtge inc 1st mtge 3%s A 5s 1997 Chicago & Erie 1st gold 5s_ Chicago Gt West 1st 4s series AGen inc 44 45 Vi M-N 75 75 75 M-N *119'A -1 1988 J-J 76 34 71% 2 51% 80 111 87 18 79 77 12 55% 80 J-J 65 65% 12 54% J-J 50% 50% 23 39% 55% A Jan 1 2038 ' - 1st mtge 4s inc ser A A 2d mtge 4V2S inc ser A Chicago Indiana Chic Southern & Milw St Paul 1st 87 —_ .. deposit 4s J-J J-J Gen mtge 4Vis inc 4 inc conv 102% 99% 106 A__Jan 1 2019 Apr 64% 63 64% 12 62% 75 Jan 1 2044 ser Apr 53 521/4 53% 112 52% 61% B_„ ser 94'/4 .94% 941/4 6 mtge 1st inc 4,/2S___Jan 1 1999 conv mtge 3s B ser 94 88% 102% 103 8 Apr 1989 Goodrich 4s series A General 57% 58% 152 89% AGen mtge 4Vis conv J-J A_Jan 2019 ser Chicago St L & New Orleans 5s 106% Apr lyoi 89 Memphis Div 1st gold 4s 1951 Chic Terre Haute & S'eastern Ry— 1st & ref M 2%-4 Vis ____^_1994 Income 2%-4'As 1 1994 98% J-D 97 J-D 98% 100 101'/4l01% series F_^ 102 Chic & West'n Indiana conv 1st & ref 4'As series D 77 6 75% 91 71 71 5 69% J-J 106 ' 102% J-J 106 104 % 104 Vi 10*% 101% 99% *'4 M-S 1st mortgage 27/8s : Cincinnati Union Terminal— 1978 J-J 1969 F-A 107'% 107 % 1 106% 1974 F-A 101% 101 % 11 96% gtd 3%s series E G ser , City Ice & Fuel 2%s debs City Investing Co 4s debs Cleve Cin Chic & St General 5s Ref & Cin St Wab & 1st & Cleveland * 91 93 5 78 82 Union F-A A-O 1972 A-O gtd 4Vis Terminals States Util. 1st 1st mortgage 60 Vi 87 % 2 84'/a 102 % 1 103 % 104% 101% 101'% *101% Hudson Coal Hudson 1st 3 98 87 1 82% 92 78 21 70 82 96% 14 91% 95% Illinois Bell 102% 102% Illinois Central 93 74 6 68% 80 98 7 92% 100 59 60 78 56'/a 97 97 — 93 97% 4s gold 59 M-N *95% A-O • 96% '102 104 108% Extended 100% 107'A 13. 96'% 104% 49% 17 44% 58% 102 % 15 98% 1021% 5 103% 1st . — -— 1973 A-O *104% 105 % 101H _1970 M-S *106% 106% 104 108 % 48 102 % gold 3 93 96'A 121 % 121'A 1 117 * 127% 96% 4 94 97% 07% M-S J-J 96% J-J 94 95 103 6 F-A 67 64% 67 154 57 Va 68 A-O 24% 231/2 25 127 17% 29'A 97% 98 11 94% 5 100% 94 102% 102% J-D 1951 —1951 J-J 105'- 104% 104% — *104% F-A *101% M-S *35 A-O 102% 102% 1955 4s/_! trust *101 % A-O 1951 1952 gold 4sl__ M-N __ M-N __1950 1951 J-J *100 J-J 104 Va 1 106 *100 104% 104% 104% — 106 107% Gold M-S 1977 A-O 1972 J-D ' 97% 98 95% 15% M% — : 99% 99 94 10 M-N 2%s~ -1968 106 % 111 Cent 100% 1966 -1942 99% 103% 1st 110% Illinois 100% 102 97% 101'/a 96 25 M-N 102 J-D -1952 34% 9 4'/8 51% 48 ; 34% 34 27% J-D 34 *34 -- "5 28'A' 34 28'A J-D 34 80% , 83 84 31% 35 36% 33 2 37% ; 37 34% • A % *100% ref series Great series 101% — — F-A *103 102 103 F-A .*101 101 101 100% J-D 98% 96% 99% 133 88% J-D 92% 89% 93% GO 81 'A 86% 35 77 88 % 100% 100% 5 95 101 % 100% 100% 1 100 J-J 100% J-J J-D 1986 100% *89 — 102 85% — 93% 90 RR— A 1st gold 5s series C_. 1956. §Ainternat Hydro-Elec deb 6s 1944 Int Rys Cent Artier 1st 5s B_—__1972 52% 76% 25% 86 20 43% 59 61% 21 48% 71%. 59 59 23 50 67% '""'i -• J-J Jamestown Frankl & Clear 1st 4s__1959 81 24 24% J-J 1956 66 68% 233 60 1 A-O July 1952 B 65 66 J-J 1952 . . 82% 86% J-D ,—1963 A Adjustment 6s series A 5s 101 97 1963 C_^_ Northern series. 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COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE (400) NEW YORK BOND RECORD JANUARY 21 RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED Friday Interest BONDS Period New York Stock Exchange a Miami Lombard 4s series gen Electric series 7s 4s No. High year Low *104% — A *100% stamped Lorillard (P) Co deb 5s 3s debentures Louisville Gas & Elec 3 Vis 102% 100% 105% 107% 102 110% 102% 108% lst Ref & Coll series F— *92% series G__ 82 % 82% H—_ 99% '99% ref M 94 St ref Louis Atl M Div 2d & ser Cine Knox Macy 3%s *93 gold 3s , '106% Div 4s (R H) & Co 2%s debs Central RR 4%s ser A Maine 1st mtge & Manati Sugar Manila 4s con 3 %s 1960 70'A 87% 84 94 92 100 91% 94 91 100'/a 99 '/a 104 7/a 102% 103'/a 65'/a 94% Co— 99 % 99 Va 99% 99% *99'A Bell 68 % __ ' *102 % - 101% *__ Telephone— debentures tOgdensburg & Lake Champlain Ry— 70'/a 93 Va 93% 4s sink fund—Feb 11957 (Southern Lines) 4s May Dept Stores 2%s debs 60 mtge 2%s Northwestern II 1954 RR 60 *100% 101% 1972 B $er 63% 65'/a 103% Power mtge 2%s 1st 103 62% 93% 4Vis States 96'/a — 107% 92% impt 5s series D trust 1st High 99 85% 1st mtge 3s (Wise) 1st mtge 2%s •, & Low *60% 63% impt 4Vis series A Ref & impt 5s series C (Minn) 3%s 1st *101 __ — Ja 3s registered Northern 1st & ref M 27/8s & lien Ref & 1st & fef mtge 3s Louisville & Nashville RR-t- year1948 No. High 103 Va 106 106 4s registered General 3s 100^ 103% 103'A *107 lien 4s 101A 107 % — 108% 108 Prior Sold Pacific Railway— Northern 34 997/s luU'/a 1UU % Low Range for Bonds Friday's or Bid & Asked - 107 10016 *100 % 101 gold 4s Week's Range Last Sale Price High 107 „ Period New York Stock Exchange 1948 18 ll-N A— Long Island unified 4s Guaranteed ref Sold Interest BONDS Range for Bonds Friday's or Bid & Asked Low Little Friday Week's Range Last Sale Price 86 Corp 1st mtge 3s 1960 Metropolitan Edison 1st mtge 2%s_1974 Metropolitan Wat Sewerage & Drain guaranteed 99 *13 1974 3s 101% 102% 1975 96% 97% 1975 *96% 97% 104% 104% Oregon-Washington RR 3s ser A—1960 102% 102% 14% 1948 4s 1st mtge mtge 2%s Oklahoma Gas & Electric 2%s 1st 68% *97 1972 Mead J A 1st 87 * 1959 Ohio Edison 100% 100% (see Foreign bonds) Michigan Bell Telephone Co— 3 Vis Pacific Gas & Electric Co— Jack Lans & .1951 4%s *100% 1952 *101 % 1979 Sag 3%s *80'A series C Michigan Cons Gas 1st ihtge 3%s_1969 1st mtge 2%s 1969 1st mtge 3%s Mining St Paul & & Mfg Gen 40-year Prior 4s a Cum adjust tMissouri a 1st 4Vis a 1st 99% L 51 98% — 71 72% 93 )3 68'A 1962 83% 85 10 10 71% 1962 69% 68'A 69% 16 16. 61 70 70'A 4 61% 95% 99% 103% 93% 93'A 101'A 103% ref & 3Vis M Tel & 1978 debentures debentures & 111 *104 *102 Gtd 4s series E trust ctfs 1977 90% 5s series G 1978 82 80 82'A 132 72 90'A 1949 25% 25 26% 272 18% 31% 80% 82'A 63 71% 90'A 79% 82'A 186 71% 90% 61% 62'A 14 60% 68% A 1980 82 1981 82'A H 1st gtd gold 4s Ry 3%s series B 3s debs • 99'A — 104 General 4'As 102% Gen 57% 58% 98 54% 81% 45 68'A 83% 74'A 75'A 31 91 1986 91 1_ 1978 64% 75 88 % — a Chattanooga & St Louis— Naugautuck RR 1st gold 4s New England Tel & Tel 5s A—u 1st gtd 4%s series B 84% 91% *84 89% 100 100'A 97 100% *103'A 103% 102 103% 105% 105% 102% 105 *97'A 101% 96% 99 100 % 101 101'A 105% 118% • *100 101% 101% 1952 115% 117 117 100% 100% New Jersey Bell Telephone 3%s N J Junction RR gtd 1st 4s 1988 103% 103% 101% New 1974 •103'A 104% 99% 98 101 fNew Orleans Texas A 1st 5s series B A Certificates \ \ ' i " ._1953 a Certificates A Cons Ref ■ & series 100 %: '104 1Q3'A 103% ! 107% 4; 81 94% 92% 80 93% 84% deposit 90% 78% 9?% . 1956 deposit " 85 1954 84% —. 97% 96% RR Co— A -1998 impt 4%s series A —2013 & impt 5s series C 2013 Central & Hudson River RR— N Y General mtge 3'As 3'As registered Lake Shore coll gold I, 3'As J, 1997 1997 -1998 59% 1998 *56% 1998 3'As registered 59% . Mich Cent coll gold 3%s_ 3'As v \ registered Eastern 4s ; *57 1998 Pekin Union Ry 5%s & Ry 3%s ser D 5s 60'A 60 60 Va 63 & West 2%s 2%s 1971 1967 101'A 2%s —1974 100% — & ref ref 1981' 1978 2%s—: & 2%s t§ a Philippine Ry 1st s f 4s a Certificates of deposit *__ 72% 1973 4%s series B 1973 N Y New Haven & Hartford RR— ; J. i 1st I Harlem A J, ref Gen 4s ser A mtge A *. 79% River & Port 1955 4s £' NY Steam Corp Y State Elec ,5AGeneral *103'A 10% 10'A •i __ , ( •j, \ , 1st 3%s gold 5s ——1940 1st gold 5s 1943 Telephone 2%s ser D„——1982 Ref mtge 3 Vis ser E 1978 Ref mtge 3s series F 1981 Niagara Falls Power 3%s 1960 Norfolk Southern Ry Co— A Gen mtge 5s conv inc 2014 Norfolk & Western Ry 1st gold 4S-1996 Northern Central & ref 5s Gen & ref 4'As series A For 118 105 110 25 104'A 108% 100% .101'A 101 % 100% 100% 29 ' ' 98 'A 102 97 100 99 3/4 7 96% 99% 5 ' 0' 98% 101'A 99% 25 101'A 102'A 10'A - 10'A 9% 5 '' *9% 102 1964 1996 98 7A 10'A — —' 102'A 98 7A " 15 1 14 13% 8% 99 102 94'A 106 *102% 108 1st & *103'A *107% *113% 99 •» 106 rpf mtge 8s . 110% — 101'A • 2 10 2 92'A 84% 99 89 VA 103'A 100'A 103% 100 103'A 79% 93 81% 93 92 *108 110% — 101 % 101% 91 110% 103 5 100% 101 103 13 *100 90% 111 3 68'A *„ 113% 109 — 106'A 107 87'A 106% „ — 106% 106% 111 15> — ~3 100'A 100% 79'A 107% 99 93 • 93 117 101% 105 *„ 99% *107'A 1968 99% 2 100 108'A 101% 151 215 215 ''' —— 22 ' 81 101 90 105'A — *146 2037 101% 109 *104 72% 106 % 101% *106 1972 „_2037 mtge 3s— •109 '*105•' 1956 4s ref mtge 5s gen footnotes see page 29. 4'A 101 105'A 142 145 210 216% 'I'" i.V:I 5 98% 100% — 10% Reading Co 1st & ref 3%s ser D„ 1995 4% 63% Rochester 107 107'A Gas & Elec mtge 4'As series D mtge 3%s series H Gen mtge __ V 44 35 21'A 21% 44'A 35 35 21% *73% 9 8'A 4 108% 102 .< J. 82% 40 tARut-Canac:an As tSARutland RR 4%s stamped 12% ' 29 73% 10 102'A series 32 i- 108% 108% 3'As series I 30 ^ • 8 ' 98% 77 104'A 104'A 102 16 mtaf> 3%s 98% 101% 7 12" 105 99% 101% Saguenay Power 106% 4 atar-.pru 78% 93% 109% St Lawr & Adir 3s series A 1st gold 5s- 2d 49 92% 127 __ - 129 109% 9 105 108 gold 6s —; St L Rocky Mt & P 5s stamped-. St Louis-San Francisco Ry Co— 116 1st - series A———. mtge inc 4'As ser A—Ji mtge 4s A 2nd , 93% 31 83'A 93'A 103'A 103'A 17 103'A 103'A 91 93% 103'A Corp— Gen Gen 107'A 1974 1974 Tobacco'3s debs—1973 Reynolds (R J) 62 N Y : ref 99% 100 §ATerminal " 99% 1977 Gas 2%s & 1053 IN Y Susquehanna & Western Hit— 5 A 1st refunding 5s 1937 §A2d gold 4 %S 1937 4 112'A ~5 — 109 97% Quaker Oats 2%s deb. 1954 General ' N 103% Chester— NY Power & Light 1st mtge 2%s—1975 N Y & Putnam 1st cons gtd 4s 1993 i 93 68 25% mtge conv inc 4%s ser A-2022 JAN Y Ont & West ref 4s—June 1992 i 10 98 , 106 I:; 99% 101'A „Cpns gtd 4s series P——_———1953 Con& gtd 4s series Q—-i—1957 Cons gtd 4s series H 1960 Cons gtd 4'As series 1—: 1963 Cons gtd 4%s series J 1964 Pgh Cine Chic & St Louis RR— Gen mtge 5s series A 1970 Gen mtge 5s series B 1975 Gen mtge 3%s series E__ 1975 Plttsb Coke & Chem 1st mtge 3%s_1964 Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal— 3%'s debentures 1965 Pittsburgh Steel 1st mtge 4%s 1958 Pittsburgh & West Virginia Ry— 1st mtge 4%s series A 1958 1st mtge 4%s series B 1959 1st mtge 4%s series C_ 1960 Pitts Youngstown & Ashtabula Ry-— 1st gen 5s series B 1962 1st gen 5s series C —.——1974 '1st gen 4%s series D —1977 CPittston Co 5'As inc debs 1964 Potomac Elec Pwr 1st mtge 3%s—1966 1st mortgage 3%s 1977 1st mortgage 3s 198,3 1st & 2007 1st 4s . f. & 103 111% 103% . *99% 100 A ' 107% io 1937 Phillips Petroleum 2%s debs Pittsburg Bessemer & L Erie 27/sS Pgh Cine Chic & St Louis Ry— • 1st & 2043 series ■ — 100% 100% v 100% ref .1st *101 2043 4s > 105'A 105% ref Public Service Elec & Gas 3%s Lack 109 ref Providence Terminal 2000 *114 & 90 Y 97'A ■ & 98% Mtge 4s series A Mtge 4s series B *104% & 88 N 13'A 1st 99% 100% i 106% 58% 1st *90 N Y & Harlem gold 3%s__ 103% 5 27 1974 B series 1951 !. 343 ' v;':'2o^y- 107% 107 1980 1975 ser B 4s 89% 93 87 87 Apr 1890 1974 1988 gold 100'A 78'A 104'A 16 97 1st 97'A 99% 10 100% 102 87 61'A *94% Connecting RR 2%s 103'A 101% 15'A 1980 N Y Dock • 1 94 61'A NY ! 57 1960 ext New York Chicago & St Louis— Ref mtge 3'As ser E 1st mtge 3s ser F i 99% 101'A 1952 3 Vis 1st Ref • ' 102 80% D of Central 4s 103% deposit 5%s series A Certificates of deposit New York 102% *104% 105% __ Ry— 1st A — 1950 of A 1st 4%s series ■ *98'A 1954 of A Certificates ■f J gtd 4s A 1st 5s series C - r!*!. —1952 & Mexico 99 • • 102% Ney Orlpaps.Term 1st „ } 101'/a series C__—-1977 Philadelphia Co coll tr 4Vis 1961 Philadelphia Electric Co— - • 1980 New Orleans Great Nor 5s A_ 1983 New Orleans <te Northeastern RR—; 4 94 1984 Income 4s General 103% Ref & Imp 4'As series A 43 1st 1982 Light 3s 99% 101'A General gold, 4%s • '•* 1961 „. 101 '/a 162 /, Phila Bait & Wash RR Co- 1954 — 103% 110 1981 series D 105'A 106'A 110 1963 conv Peoria & 117 106% 1968 debentures 3s 104 % 101% 112 1147/s 116 1985 93'A 100 % 3 *102'A 12 115% 1965 3'As deb 101'A 97% 100% 101 103'A 9 7'/a 1960 B series mtge 102% . series F Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co— Gen 104% 100% 101 1965 * mtge 4%s series E Conv 60% 79'A 75% 1955 debentures f s 5s 81 _1955 debentures 101% — — 3s Pennsylvania RR— > Cons sinking fund 4%s General 4%s series A General 58'A 2000 1st mtge 3s ser B 1980 National Dairy Products 2%s debs_1970 3s debentures 1970 National Steel Corp 1st mtge 3s 1965 National Supply 2% s debs —„1967 ' 106 % 1952 80'A Pere Marquette , 102% Pennsylvania Co— Pennsylvania Glass Sand 3%s 1960 Pennsylvania Power & Light Co— 1st mtge 3s .1 1975 51% & 102'A Pennsylvania-Central Airlines— A3Vis conv income debentures—1960 90 71% Power 104'A 100 3* 80 30% Jersey 104 71% 446 5s series 100% — — 47 458 series I 97% 101 101 *104'A *100% __ Paterson & Passaic G & E cons 5s_1949 Peoria ;v 106'A 73 44% ! 101'A 103% 103"% 142 12 82% debentures 104% 82'A 1958 3s 98% 97% 79% *101'A . 93'A 103% f gold 4Vis—1955 s 96% 90 97 97 1983 1st 98 *100% 102 76% *104'A i I_ 1986 1987 1978 103 3/s 82 79% Jan 1967 & Essex 1st gtd 3Vis Constr M 5s series A Constr M 4Vis series B Mountain States Tel & Tel 2%s i 1985 99% 1963 A 1966 ; debs debentures Co— Morris i 1980 1982 debentures Paducan Monongahela Nashville 2%s Tel R— ser 3Vis 72% Co 99'A 3 Vis 84% 69% 49% 79% & 99 -1981 3 Vis 93% 57% 79 85 1991 3 Vis 83 7 41% (John) 93'A Pacific 101% 82 gold 97'A 1st 66 44% ref 103 97'A 1977 series N 1st & ref 2%s series Q 101% 72% Moh'k & Malone Morrell ioi% — 1975 ref 5s 98'A ref 2%s series P F & 103 101% 101 % ref 3s series & 98 & 5s a 1st 102% 103'A & 1990 ser 102'A 1st RR— series gold 5Vis 103% 1979 1st ref & AConv 98% 100'A 1st 4s 4s a 1st 102% 103 106% ref 1st & 102% 96 33 33 RR 104% 1974 & 103% 8 87 & ref 5s series A a General a 5s 87% 53'A D—_ 1971 L ref 3s series 52 B 104 series K 9 8'A 2%s Jan 1971 A 98% 103 ref 3s 87 series Pacific *101% 1967 104% 103 1st 53% series series lien *57% 103 103 1st & Jan 1991 Missouri-Kansas-Texas 5s 80 8IV2 103 100% A ser Mo Kansas & Texas lien ' 108% 1970 102% Marie— A ser mtge 4s inc Prior 99 *102% 104'A 1940 2%s Sault Ste 1st mtge 4Vis inc a *„ 100% ' _ — — 105% 105% 1969 t§AMidland of N J 1st ext 5s Minnesota 106 *106 1966 1st & ref 3s series M 102% Central— 1st gold 3%s Ref & impt Minn 101 1 1988 1st & ref 3%s series I 1st & ref 3s series J debentures Michigan 1977 1967 1967 —1969 1949 1941 *— * 107 7A *106% 106 *9% 123'A — 107'A 108% __ 107'A 107'A 104 106 106 10 ,i Volume 169 Number 4771 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE » , .. ' : „ h (401) .i 29 . ,( NEW YORK BOND RECORD RANGE FOR WEEK Friday BONDS Interest New York Stock Exchange /',. J Week's Last or Sale Price Periodj Louis-Southwestern 1st 4s 2d bond 4s inc 1989 M-N . ctfs Nov 1989. Gen & ref gold 5s series A „__1990 Paul & Duluth 1st cons gold 4s_1968 St St Paul Union Dept 31/88 B Scioto V & N E Seaboard A Gen (Jos E) Oil & & Nor RR Southern J-J Southern Ry 101% 101'/a 101% 68% 97% 98% 102% 61 % 96 102 92% 97 56% 4 F-A J-J 1994 J-J 1977 MS 101 1969 M-N 94 92% 94% M-N 91% 90 ■ 92 97% 44 102% J-J 91% Pacific 2%s Southern 1st mtg Pacific 1st mtge 27/sS 1st mtge A RR 3%s A-1975 I 1986 74% 1996 J-J 1961 J-J 1994 J-J series G 1st 100% Devel & gold gen 4s series A Devel Sc gen 6s series A 1956 & gsn 6'/2s series A_': 1956 1996 1956 Oil (N J) debs Co 25/8s deb 2%s 5 Iron 78 76% Gen 98 v 104 3 . 97 *103 % 95% mtge 4s inc & Texas Corp 3s Texas & 2019 deb New Orleans ref M 3'As series ref M 3%s series C Pacific Gen & ref M Texas Third A of B gold 1970 New 105 7/8 106 J-D .1985 Ry 1st ref 4s income 5s Trenton 22 1960 8 103% 88% 118% M-N M-N 16 94% 2 92% *100% 11 66% 3%s series I 37% 64% *101% 1961 M-S 99'/2 97% 101% 100% 99 % 106 2361 • A-O guaranteed 99 5 94% 99% 2 85/ 97% 107% 103 2 106% 55'A 47% *52 *98 ; M-S 4s 100 90 106 *• 98 101 1 106 109 0 105% 107% 1 106% 109 101 % 106 -106 107 J-J 1st 90% 99 : M-S & Mfg 2'/as 107 109% 109% 69% 61% 63% 37 59 61 63% — • 101% May 62, 24 57% 77 97 101% 5 98 103% 14 95 102 \ 102 101% 101% 67 % 99% 100 — mtge 3'As Co & series 1st § A 1st general 101% 17 8 8'A 86 % 78 80% 94% 101% 101% 4 99 Va 101% 5 96% 99% 85 85% 99% 101 % J-J M-N ' VY:" 99% 99% 101 101% 119 101 ii „ 101 Ji :i„ 1 *94'/4 J-D 1970 3s M-S J-J J-J J-J 34 93 Va 100'/a 99% 99% 10 94 100'A 103% 4 101% 4s -75% 73% 75% Electric Wisconsin Public 113% 46% 49 % 77% 64 77 49, 240 ' 70 J-J 1936 M-N J-D 96% J-J *104%, 75'/a 19'A ACertificates of deposit Wisconsin 104 111'A *112% 113 Ry— A Certificates of deposit § ASu & Du div & term 1st 4s i 94'A 98 % 103 103 A-O 1960 103% 94 % 97% ' 99% 1958 * 102% 99 10142 — * 1967 4s 101 % M-S 1992 D 1st 101 % J-J 1949 B 101% J-J 1973 mortgage S Central 101% / M-S IP7! debentures conv 101% M-N 1951 debentures {Wisconsin 85 161 *100 1967 Power Winston-Salem 102% 69% 44% M-S 1950 1966 Wilson 102 99 69% 43 % gtd 15 90 F-A 2361 1st 100% 42% A-O stpd 5s 3%s lfitge Shore 99 99 debentures 3%s_lS76 Co— (subordinated) 83% 85 75 79 99 99 Wheeling Steel 3'As series C___ 127 V2 J-J 100% 102 74 *76 Apr Gen & ref M 2%s series A 98% 1 J-D 101% 101% *82 Apr Apr Wheeling & Lake Erie RR 4s____—1949 106 49 100% 101'A , 1971 Union Telegraph Co— Funding & real estate 4%s 1950 25-year gold 5s_w_-i.—1951 30-year 5s 1960 101 93% Jan 1960 Tri-Continental Corp 27/8s debs 103% Western 116% 96% 98 ref & impt 33As__1960 Gas & Elec 1st gold 5s 1949 & Ohio Cent *101 1st mtge 4s 1952 Western Pacific 4%s inc A Jan 2014 98% 94% 101 Va A-O Western Maryland 100 % 98 J-D 92 % 1973 Registered 100 119% 119% 96%. J-J 3%s__1974 98'A 68 107- 100 Va Pacific— Orleans Ave Adj 106 A-O 98 series A—__Jan 1981 conv debs Penn West 96% 114% 100% 101 % A-O 1990 2000 5s 37/sS series E Pacific-Missouri Term RR Tol 1st M-N J-D Gen West 97% 92% : 101 Vs M-N 93% -: 95% jl *115% A-O 109 6 102% 98 RR— 1st & & t 1965 1st & Texas J-J 1985 101 99% 97 % J-D 2.65s imp M 4s series C imp 27/8s series D 99% 103 97% Westchester Ltg Terminal RR Assn of St Louis— & *99.16 100.24 F-A 57% 27 „ 112% *103 A-O 100% 101% 5%s 105% 97 *97% *101 103 106 % A-O G & W 2%s'debs_1966 (Hiram) Baking 2%s Ref M-S J-J 1970 46% •»— 96 101 '/a 54 __ 108% 109 Warren RR 1st ref gtd Bold 3%s__2000 Washington Terminal 2%s ser A__1970 104'% 93% „ *102% 109 109' 102 54 94% 1995 mtge 3'As series B Ward 110 102% 4 % 103% 105% 4 1958 Westinghouse El Ref A-O 1st gold 5s—1949 gtd 5s 2003 1st 105% 105% 100% 100% 113% 103% *51% M-N M-S 1963 Coke & 105 1 RR Co— Walker ' 98 105 108 96% J-J ' 1978 5s Walworth Co 94% 120 - 91% 58 . 109 J-J 1973 M-S mtge inc 4%s series B__Jan 1991 1st 84% 90 110 74 15 F-A 1972 • debentures 84% 103 • 97% 97 W " 89% 17 103 . Coal cons Wabash 102 80 96 97 103 95 93% 75 — 84% 99% •16 108 M-N 1971 87% *-.111% Apr 1966 debs 74% • 106% 106% M-N 1966 Sunray Oil Corp 2%s debs 98 A-O 1983 1975 1st lien & ref M 3'As ser C 95% • 113% 116 • 101 '" 99 84% *94 .. 109 J-J 1985 Spokane Internat 1st gold 4%s__2013 Standard 87% 74 lu57 : 104 85 series A—1955 debentures conv & Southwest 99 Va 92% 4s g series B— Virginian Ry 3s series B 967/a 95% 8 81% r.' A-O 1951 Southwestern Bell Tel 23As debs 3 %s debentures Calif 23As 102% 150 84% 116 cons f 4s Va 91% 7 100% 100% J-J 5s cons Memphis Div 1st gold 5s St Louis Div 1st gold 4s of 98% RR s Va 124 76% 85% A-O Oil 106 90% 105 106 3'As ' A-O Devel Standard *— Cons Gen 2%s series F Ry 95 J-J , F-A M-N High 96 1 *76 Virginia Electric & Power Co— 1st & ref mtge >2%s series E 1st & ref mtge 3s series F— 96 1001.4 101 % Co— *95% 1st 11 98 — J-D A ser series E 1st mtge 2'As Southern 94% *96% Co— 4%s San Fr Term 95 1 94 A-O debentures Vandalia 101% 122 — __ 94 M-S 97 22 96% A-O 102 100% 100% 1967 74% 92% 101% 101% 96% 100% 127% 35 1963 ■ & 97% *26% 101% A-O M-N 1948 102% 127 47 96 J-J 1966 1976 debs 2%s debs: year Low 'jC — 100 32 69% 93 J-D 2%s 23 69 96 A-O __ Biscuit 2%s Rubber Range for Sold NO. High Universal Pictures 3%s debs——1959 3 J-J F-A S 93 — J-D 97% U 103 — *127 — 80% 89% 1 1987 4%S: (Oregon Lines) 4%s Gold 2%s 5 20 Co— .* Indiana Bid & Asked Low 109 Bonds Friday's or Sale Price Period ' 1985 Tel debentures Swift V'.V:' __ 1971 gtd 5s & Week's Range Last Interest High 98% . *100% 1966 debentures 27/8s A 88% 1979 Tel 2%s Gold 88% 1981 Bell "" : New York Stock Exchange United *98 M-N Jan 2016 2!/2s debs debentures 1st Low 40 101% 102% : A-O 1989 ; Sons 2V2s Ala No. — Southern 3s 102% J-D t§ASilesian-Amer Corp coll tr 7S—1941 Skelly Oil 2%s debs 1965 Socony-Vacuum Oil 2%s 1976 South High BONDS 1948 year Co— RR 4s series A Union Range for Sold 108% 109% 88% J-J 1996 gtd 4s 109% J-J 1971 mtge 4%s series A Seagram Shell 1st Air Line 1st mtge Bonds Ry— certificates bond JANUARY 21 Friday Friday's Bid & Asked Lou> St ENDED Range 47 43 »A 30 Power 2%s 1976 Service 3%s 1971 96% 10 — 96'/a 93 — 103 105 101 % 99% 95 TOO Yonkers Elec Lt & Power 2%s 1976 J-J 92% 94 U Deferred a Union Electric 1st mtge of Mo Co & coll 3%s 1971 trust 2%s debentures 3s Union Oil 2%s Union of 2%s 1968 mtge 108% 108 % 108% 100 A-O 100 M-N *101% 1967 deb__ 3s J-J *104'/a J-D 2'/2s 1976 series F-A 1991 C M-S not included the Bankruptcy Act, 100% 101% 101 — 104'A 36 103 93% included 100 96 ~ 102 93% 109% 105% 99% 100% RR— debentures-' Ref " 1970 Calif debentures Pacific M-N 1975 96% 21 101 96% 6 87% 93% delivery in the sale not included SNegotiability impaired or as by ABonds year's d Ex-interest, range, sale not Included in e Odd-lot the year's range, r not sale Cash sale maturity. f >'' being in bankruptcy, receivership, or reorganized under Section 77 of assumed by such companies. securities ♦Friday's bid and asked prices; 94 the year's range n Under-the-rule the year's range, y Ex-coupon. in {Companies reported 102% in selling flat. no sales being transacted during current week. > NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE WEEKLY i in a AND YEARLY RECORD NOTICE Cash and deferred delivery sales footnote In the In the week in which they are disregarded in the week's range unless they are the only transactions of the week, and when selling outside the regular weekly range occur. No account is taken of such sales in computing the range for the year. following extensive list furnish we are shown complete record of the transactions on New York Curb Exchange for the week beginning on Saturday, Jan. 15, and ending the current Friday, Jan. 21. It is compiled from daily reports of the Curb Exchange itself, and is intended to include every security, whether stock or bond, in which any dealings have occurred during the current year. ] ' a RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED JANUARY '>1 Week's Friday STOCKS— New York Curb Last Exchange » ACF-Brill Acme Aluminum Acme Wire Adam Aero Co Surpass Ainsworth Shoe Associates Investors Convertible Electric Great Alabama Power * Alaska Alles & Fisher Allied , • Allied 4.20% Bros $3.75 Goods Industries Aluminum Ltd American Beveragt 'American Book Class Cities 4% 91 92% 4Vp 17 __1 5% 51% 100 95 8 49% American 4 % % Gas & class & A page 1,100 17% - 250 300 5% 8 25 51% 5,600 Light— 2% " American Meter American Potash 5 Dec Dec 7 May Oct Nov Apr Amer 5 % Nov 22% 7% 12% 74 ov "46 Apr 22 Jun $6 B > preferred Thread preferred. American Writing Paper common 5% Feb High 3% May Dec 40 Jan 32% Dec 13V4 Dec 43% 21% Jun 23 Dec 32 % Jan 15% Jen Feb 22 Oct 33 Nov Dec 18 Jun' 14 6,300 3 Feb 7 10 100 10 Dec 13 40 % 41 200 38 Mar 51 26 26 200 x22 Nov 36 700 X21% Nov 36% 4% 10 26 25% 24% 26 10 24% 23% 24% 5,000 3% 300 •lit 15,800 _2 3 10c * 61 U 18% Mar Feb 3 % Mar Jun Oct Jan 1 Jan Jan 27% May 5% Jun 1% May 150 4214 Feb 72 Oct -8 4% 4% 100 4% Dec 5 Jan -8 5% 5% .•..400 5 Nov 9 Jan 514 100 5 Dec 8% Jan 7% 100 5% Feb 8% Sep 1,050 13 V4 Sep 19% 2% Oct 61 . Dec Anchor Post Products 2 5% Jan Angerman Co Inc common Anglo-Iranian Oil Co Ltd— 1 7% Jun Aug Jan Angostura-Wupperman — G5 Va Dec Jan Apex-Eiec Manufacturing Co Argus :. V 90 Amer dep rets ord reg ; 5 '/a Mar 7% Jun 550 16 % Mar 19 % May 31 Feb 41% Nov 107 Sep 113% May Inc • — 10 15% 7% . 17 _7% 500 x8 240 107 % 108% 3% 98% Dec Jan 4 12% Jun Jan Apr 108% May ~7 10% 3% 3% 700 3% Dec 6% May 6% • Common class A non-voting preferred 17 100 1 Arkansas Natural Gas common 6% £1 -1 1 Appalachian Elec Pwr 4%% pfd 1,000 225 4% 2 56 2 % 111% 111%- 4% 1% 28 3014 July •Mar 2% ... 1948 May Dec 10,200 200 13 Nov ... 15,100 14% 98 l'/8 40% 18% '28 1 l/a 39 % 17% 14% Dec 100 407/« 18% * — —- series American 450 14% A— Republics Seal-Kap common Superpower Corp common 1,100 36 25 Mar 5% "v Jan 69 Dec Class 1 % 6% 25 24% ♦ class American 15% Chem 1% 18 24% 20 Co & 1 % 6% 50 1 1 % 17% 25 13% common 1% — 34 13% 25 49% , 34 1 25 Co American 4 89% Aug 2,100 275 25 Maracaibo American Jan 22 51 1,500 common Metal Products Sep Nov 200 ' 100 Mfg Co Oct „ 10 - 94 450 1 33. 105 Jan 26 _♦ com Feb 87 95 6% 2% 29% Jun 8% May 79 I 2 Va Co year Low 29% preferred Rubber Range for Low, High , 2% preferred 4 Va ,'r 100 ________100 see 4% 25 38 Hard Shares 29% Laundry Mach American Light & Trac common 6 % for Week 1 50% 1 1 common Electric "• . 26 • ; preferred For tooinotes American > Feb 94% 6% common Hoe 3% May Oct Apr 5% convertible 2% common...* — & American 2% 20 . 5 Co-—— B American Fork 9% Apr 36 - 1,200 91 __♦ Co - 6 92% common Power Dec 5% — American 'Dec 9 7% Sales Range of Prices 10c preferred American 6% Aug 14% Jun 200 8 Car 3% Mar 900 1 common common Bantam Nov 1% 600 ,_1 Corp Mfg American $2.50 American 6% — 36 convertible Apr 3 5% Jan $2 6% Aug 1,200 -■.v: 9 Nov Par American General Corp common Oct 3 100 preferred Aluminum Aluminum i pfd America cumulative 1% V Sale Price Week's Last New York Curb Exchange .< 3% May 5% Mar Dec 4 8% common of 31% 300 6% 3 Altes Brewing Co_—— Altofer ;Aluminum Co 280 4%" 8% _1 (Mich) 32% % 6% 50 Investing ' 2 10 Appliances common! Products 400 1% 1948 High Nov 1 Inc__( Internat 3Va ;• 2 Soutnern Airlines 1 4% year Low 200 5 J) preferred Air-Way t (N common Alabama ' 4% • common Inc Hiqh V/a 31 % 1 Stores Range for 2% 1 10 Inc Friday STOCKS— Shares 1% 1 Mfg Air Air . Alloys Supply Mfg Agnew Low l'/8 common Stores Hat of Prices Par Motors, warrants Sales for Week Range Sale Price 7 1,700 4% Feb 8% May 6% 7 4,600 4% Feb 8% May 10% 10% > 700 10% May 11 Nov f 30 CURB YORK NEW RANGE FOR WEEK Monday, January 24, 1949 CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL THE (402) EXCHANGE ENDED JANUARY 21 Friday Last Curb Exchange Range of Prices • $7 pfd Arkansas Power ft Light Aro America Tel class A Laundries of Assc.*icted Associated Tel ft Coast Fisheries Atlantic Atlas 1 ft Sons common 6% preferred Ayrshire Collieries Corp com Avery (BF) 14% 1474 Dec 8% Jan Commodore % Dec 1% Jan Community Public 6% Feb 23% Dec Compo 2% Mar 4% Apr 6474 Dec Feb 17% Dec 3% Dec 6% 6% Feb 9 74 May 9% Dec 26 July 1574 Feb 27 Utilities Gas Liquidating Corp Consolidated Mining ft Smelt Consolidated Royalty Oil Consol 16% July Feb Jun 900 15 4% Consolidated Apr 100 100 1 V 5 10 preferred— preferred series O series B 4%% May 24% 1 • 1956 to Vtc ext 774 May 32 Service Shoe Machinery— Ltd Continental Car-Na-Var Corp Continental Fdy ft Machine Co Cook Paint ft Varnish Co Brewing Co common Range Co Cornucopia Gold Mines 1 * 52% Babcock ft Wilcox Co Locomotive— Baldwin 7 % 2,100 54 Baldwin Rubber Co 7 74 Barium : shares Steel Barlow 1 Beau-Brummel Ties common 1 Beck 1 Shoe Corp Aircraft Bell of Tel Canada 5 33% 33% 17 Dec May 7 Dec Dec Jun Jan 3% Apr 39 Oct 7% Nov 26% 35% Nov 33% 8% 2674 • 10% Jan Jan 2874 Sep Apr 35 Sep Sep 18 Jan 19 31 35% 13% 6% 1 common— 7% May 974 33% 8% * ft Hedges common Convertible preferred 574 1% 9% 1 Benson Blckford's Inc 5 74 10 5 9% 25 common Benrus Watch Co Inc 16 74 , . 974 May 14% Aug 2% Feb 474 May 674 1 Nov 6% Mar Blrdsboro Steel Fdry ft Mach Co com.* Blauner's common 3 'i Blue Ridge Corp common Blumenthal (S) ft Co common 1 • 2% Dec • 26% 28% 23 Dec 50 66 66 Dec 80 21% 30 Dec 11 Jan 16% 5.% Co (Md) Internat'l "A" partlc Crowley Milner & Crown Cent Petrol Co common Crystal Oil Refining common $6 preferred Cuban Atlantic Sugar common Crown Drug preferred 5% Tobacco Cuban Curtis Lighting Mfg Co Curtis 29% Feb Feb 3% Nov 400 • 25% Mar 350 Feb Oct Oct 774 , Feb 39 5% May 30 Oct , Jun 8% 70V 7% 200 62 110% 111% 1,300 55 Dec 50 107 Sep 11474 May 103% 330 Nov 107 10 10% 1,400 8% 17% 17% 500 xl6% Dec 100% 102% 7% 61% 2,700 7274 Feb 11274 Nov 2% Mar 5 % July 2% Jan 60 % 100 % 103% 1074 17% 102% .3% 3'4 3% 100 1% 1% 13% 6% 95% 1,700 - Feb Jan Jun 1174 Aug Aug 49 11% Dec Feb 157/a Oct 26 13 Dec 40 Jan 174 100 1% Nov 2% Jan 2% 2% 400 11% 12% 2,200 Trt % 1.600 8% 2% 1274 8% 300 8% Nov 4% 900 374 Jan 1574 500 13% 15% May 5% 2,500 Jan Feb 42 Dec 50% May Oct Feb 474 Jan 53 74 Jun 1% Jun 4% 4% 15 574 5% 41 25 41 41 37 % 3774 38% 8,600 IS 1.500 7% 1,000 % 7 7 • Feb 8% 4% 37% U Dec 6% Feb Jun 9 5% Feb 11% Dec 100 2% NOV 1% 200 1% Nov 3 Apr Dec 35 174 50 31 17 17% 4,900 10 103 200 6% 5% common 26 1674 100% Mar 5% Dec 474 May 2.50 I 10% Jun 974 May 50 2% 103 Jun 97/a 1,300 30 17% Dec Apr May 6 2% 13 74 — 74 May 11% 6% 13% ~5% 574 13 74 17% May % May 574 16% Dec 374 May Apr ■ -v Jun 20% May 104 74 J*u 1174 May Jan 8 14% 14% 100 13 Nov 1774 32 Inc common (Mo) May 13% Mar 4% Dec 5 1 • 1 5 • 25c • 10 5 100 Brewing Co Cork 3% 2,400 29% 7% (ord reg)—£1 Crosley Motors Inc Crown 15,700 33% 5% 150 32 Dec Oct 74 Aug 1674 Nov * 1 50 Creole Petroleum Croft 7% Jun 100 65% Courtaulds Ltd— American dep receipts 1, 9 74 May Dec 10% May Bohack 41/8 Nov 39% 4% 29 High Low 3% 400 3 Reynolds common $1 preferred class A Cosden Petroleum common 5% convertible preferred Corroon & Jun Aug 18 Jan Dec r 7% Feb 9% 6 1 common—, Jan 10% 5% ft Co common (AS) 11 10% 1 Baumann Bellanca Jan 15 B Basic Refractories Inc (L) Jan 474 Mar 20,500 1 Corp ft Seelig Mfg— $1.20 convertible A common Dec 14 5c * 1 Inc Coro 38% Aug 1074 500 8% 874 1 common.— Banco de los Andes— American Jan 34 100 3 6 74 36 74 preferred Copper 66% Sep 3% 1 1 • Cooper Feb 45 . ; 5 2,400 6% 474 4% % 38% 29 Range for year 1918 High 4 74 3874 25 1 25 Co Inc Hotel Consol G E L P Bait common Jun 48% 100 warrants Colt's Manufacturing VX 3% 100 7 74 7 74 1074 1074 7 74 574 1,200 5% — * 5 28 2 Machine Automatic Voting Colorado Fuel ft Iron 100 — . Colonial Jun 13,100 19 74 20% 20% —1 Steel Products Inc Automatic 574 574 Corp warrants Plywood Corp Atlas Jun 100 5174 51 — 14 23 100 374 374 — Dec Feb 600 21 21 — 50 Atlantic Coast Line Co % % Sand & Stone Co 7% 12% Shares 5 6 :V 4 74 4% 1 1 Airlines 200 774 % 774 774 '■■■ £1 • • 1 American dep rets reg Colonial 2,200 1974 19 19% Industries— Associated Electric 115% Aug for Week Low Par 400 8% 7% 7% 1 Co Ashland Oil ft Refining 30 11374 113 74 — 2.60 Equipment Corp Range of Prices High Feb 112 Exchange New York Curb 1948 Low High Low Par Range for year Shares Sales Week's . Last Sale Price STOCKS— for Week Sale Price STOCKS— New York Sales Week's Friday (H C) Co common 574% prior cum pfd Borne, Scrymser Co Bourjois Inc 18 25 3 6 • Brazilian Traction Light ft Power Breeze Corp common • 16% 1 5% Bridgeport Gas Light Co Bridgeport Oil Co • 13% • Brlllo Mfg Co common Class A • British American Amer • Co— Co Mills Ltd July 8% Oct:" 1374 £1 874 Oct 12% Feb 1% Sep 2% Jan 23% Sep 10% • 10% common 10% 300 4% 5 > 2,000 600- 9 9 9 1 "474 5% July y- 74 1% 1274o 25o 15 "2% 400 23 400 dep 12 May Dec 32 Jun Dominion Bridge Co Oct Dominion Steel ft Coal class Domestic Credit Corp class Ltd r<s 1% 1% 174 May 13% Sep > Chem Co Ltd Tar ft Dominion • Corp BOO American dep rets 5%.pfd Jun Jun 5% Feb 774 1874 Sep ;/.7>': Dec'• 2% Nov Feb 14 Jun May 15 12% Jan Jun 3% Jun 29 16% May 10 300 _9% Feb 11% Mav 60% 61% 32% 225 60% Dec 7974 May 100 30% Dec 40 Jun Dec 83 May Duke Power Oct Nov 8 Jan 274 Dec 14 Co... Dunlop Rubber Co Ltd— Amer dep rets ord reg 274 (The) 3% Duro Test Corp common 12 74 Nov Dec Jan 574 May 16% Jun Texas Sulphur Duval Wireless— ft OCt Feb Dec 28% 11% Co Durham Hosiery class B common. Cables Jan lt.V: 4 % 900 32 Driver Harris Co Duraloy Cable Electric Products common 11% Mar 2 74 Mar 14% Jan 10% July Oct IIV4 July % 3% 19 6% 100 Draper Sep Apr Dec "9% Dominion Textile Co Ltd common- Jun Dec 1,400 Sep Nov 14% 7074 Jun 17% % 2% 8% July 12% 14% B 24% 174 1,700 35% Aug ,140 21% Mar Dec 5,500 2,200 10% 2% A_ Mar 121/4 May 974 Aug 11% Feb 10% Mar 600 »% ord reg rets Dobecxmun Co common—— 12 300 "7% "7 Distillers Co Ltd— Amer 29 11 16 21% 2,200 22% 1,500 11 Dec 400 9 Raynolds class B Sep- 5% % 150 14% Diana Stores Corp common 7: Dec Nov "2% Derby Oil Co new com Detroit Gasket & ManufacturingDetroit Gray Iron Foundry Detroit Steel Products 4% 4 Aug 3% 130 2274 11% 1174 21% 1 Burry Biscuit Corp Butler (P H) common ; 6% Dec n% 10% 1,600 • Burd Piston Ring Co Burma Corp Amer dep rets Dec 27% May * Dec Nov 2% 5% Mar 41/4 1174 2.50 Bunker Hill ft Sullivan 3 Apr Feb 5% 29% 29% 11% • Buckeye Pipe Line Jan 37% 100 100 3 3 Inc 20% 4% 2.50 B 1% 9% 5% Dayton Rubber Co class Dejay Stores common Dennlson Mfg class A common.. 8% debenture Devoe & Jan 20 • common class 10% ,_1 _1Q Junior pfd Brown Rubber Co (E L) 221/4 15% Mar 20% 10s Brown Forman Distillers Bruck 20% , Amer dep rets ord reg British Columbia Power class A Class B Bruce 20% £1 dep rets ord bearer cum 18 Jun July Tobacco— Amer dep rets ord reg British Celanese Ltd— 4% Day Mines Dec 14% Jan 1474 Apr • British-American Oil 11% Mar 9% 13% — Davidson-Brothers Inc common— 24 Feb 22 Hosiery Mills Davenport 1974 May £1 Calamba Sugar Estate I Calgary & Edmonton Corp Ltd * Caiif Cotton Mills Co 5 California l Callite Electric Power Tungsten Corp Camden Fire Insurance Canada Bread Co 6% % Canners Convertible Ltd preferred • new 1 Carter Casco dep rets A ord dep rets B ord 1 * & Co Corp 10 Catalin Corp of America 1 Central Maine Power Co— 3.50% preferred Falrchlld Camera ft 100 Central Ohio Steel Products Central Power & Light 4% preferred pfd opt div ser pfd opt div ser 1929 Century Electric Co common 100 100 100 10 Cessna Aircraft Co common; 1 2.50 7% Conv Conv Chamberlln Co of America common Cherry-Burrell common— Chesebrough Mfg common— Chicago Rivet ft Mach Chicago & Southern Air Lines Voting trust ctfs Chief Consolidated Mining 10 B 10 4 • * Cities Service common 1 It City Auto Stamping City ft Suburban Homes 1 It Clark Mfg Clayton ft Lambert Mfg Clinchfleld Coal Corp common Club Aluminum Products Co Cockshutt Plow Co common Development tnr>»nntpc First York Corp common $2 div cum preferred (MH) Co— 5c to tl Stores— Flshman Ford Motor Co Ltd— Amer dep rets ord reg Canada- Ford Motor of Class A non-voting Class B voting Ford Motor of ; Franco— Fox (Peter) Brewing Franklin Simon ft Co Inc common. 4%% Fuller conv preferred (Geo A) Co ordinarv eop now 3 Garrett Corp common Gatlneau Power Co common. ' 1 • dep rets bearer Fort Pitt Brewing Co Amer * 2< — . —3 Co Claude Neon Inc common Colon Fansteel 3 Controller Co Clarostat Instrument— Engine ft Airplane Metallurgical Fire Association (Phila) Fair child 1 pfd 100 Central & South West Corp. B (Central States Elec 6% preferred—100 Cbarls Corp iff Ltd Eureka Pipe Line common Eureka 1 common 33 >/4 33 % Esquire Inc 5% preferred Gellman Mfg Co common— General Alloys Co 1% 3374 4% Equity Corp common.— $3 convertible preferred £1 1% 4% % . 1) Dec Jan 15% 1% Dec 874 Empire Millwork Corp Emsco Derrick ft Equipment 2s 6d (J W) Co common (A M) 4% 98% B% pfd— Empire District Electric Ltd— Products Castle . July 14% May • pfd Opt 7 Inc Electromaster Jun 150'A 2d pfd • common Carr-Consolidated Biscuit Co Amer ft Light $7 warrants Electrographic Corp common 2.50 Carolina Power & Light $5 Amer Power Option 5 com Carey Baxter ft Kennedy Inc B— 16% Electric 1 Capital City Products Washing Machine class Electric Bond ft Share common— 100 Carman ft Co Carreras Easy • Marconi of beneficial int.. $5 pfd shares • preferred Carnation Co $0 Eastern • voting Canadian preferred series A. preferred series B Sugar Associates— Com shares of beneficial lnt $7 • common Class B non-voting Canadian Industries Ltd— 7% Eastern States Corp. 20 Canadian Industrial Alcohol— Class A Eastern Malleable Iron • preference Canadian 6% • common prior preferred preferred 4%% B Ltd_. Canada Cement Co Ltd Assn common— ft Fuel Gas East 1 Oct 2% July 4674 July 8% May 3% Jan 3074 May COMMERCIAL THE Number 4771 Volume 169 & NEW YORK FINANCIAL CURB Weftk'a Friday Last STOCKS— 21 Sales of Prices Lots Par High Last Kaigs Sale Price of Prices 8TOGK8— New York Curb '»;• Shares- c.'riR*ngeh»t^year 1948 High LOW • Exchange Sales far Week Shares Week's Friday Range •■* for W—* Sale Price:, 31 EXCHANGE RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED JANUARY New York Curb Exchange (403) CHRONICLE Range for year 1948 High Low High Low Far ' General Builders b% Supply Corp com—1 preferred 23i conv General Electric Co Ltd— Amer preferred series A 22 57/a 1: .--10 —; Georgia Power $6 preferred $5 preferred Giant Yellowknlfe Gold Mines- 8 8%. 114 La key Apr Lanston Jan La Salle Extension 105% 5% 26 % Jun 110% Feb Line 5% Sep Lionel 201/4 Glenmore Distilleries class B 1 8 . 11 Globe-Union Apr 38 133/4 Oct 2,100 21% Feb 35% 2,500 18% Jan Realty Class 1 2Y8, 200 10V4 Dec 21% Jan 133/4' 200 12% Aug 15% Jun 2'/a B Mfg Co__ 24 24 77 77 10 1 . % 1J A .. Material Corp 1 Co Mfg common Graham-Paige Motors 5 % Grand Rapids Varnish Gray Mfg Co 59% 60% ~7 "7 1,300 11 Aug 15% 251% 251% 100 25 July 30 Jan 7% 7 1/4 100 Dec 11 May — LoblawGroceterias class A. 1% 1st 100 Great 140'/a II Chain. Lone Star Gas Co. (Texas) .10 Long Island -1 preferred A ctfs of dep. 79% m preferred B ctfs of dep 695/8 9% Dec 67 Dec Jan1 37% Feb 24 V* May 10,700 91/8 200 A 6,200 w Mar 18 24% 9 Vb 6% % May Jun 50' 26% 233/a — 7% 57% May Aug 24% Feb % Mar 1 Jan 80 325 49 Mar 85 Dec 68 70 325 44 6,800 15 Apr Feb 76% 23% Dec Jun 110 Apr 112% Dec Nov 18 % Jun 9 Aug 17% May 2 20V8 • Lynch 183/4 193/4 1 Corp Northern Paper Grocery Stores Products 13% 800 12% 5% Feb 12 300 10% Dec 12 Feb 16% Jun 21 133/B Apr 28 Nov 34 May Nov 5% Dec 18% Jan 10% July- Mar 14% May 91 Feb 120 Jnn 133 Apr 140 Mar* Gulf States Utilities Gypsum Lime 37 371/2 500 . 36 Dec 44% Jan May 9'/a Sep common—25c $4:40 pfd '-100 ft Alabastine 102% 104% 97 Nov 13% 445 • Nov 105 Apr 13% M Macklntosh-Hemphill Co 8 Public Co 10 Maine Service Mangel Stores Manlschewitz Marconi Sep Lamp Hamilton Co Hartiurd Hartford Rayon 1 - 2 1 common Corp of America B non-vot 19 Nov 48 % 150 46 Dec 563/4 Jan 2'/a 300 2 Nov 43/8,July McWilllams lYa- 17/8 100 1% Dec 25/8: May Mead 47/8 500 6% 6% 6% 12% 1,000 10 9 7; r. w w w , 100 95 9% 95 10 6% 47Y4 47% 47% 150 lOYa 10% 1,300 Holopbane Border's Co * (Geo A) Horn ft R4*- ft Co common (Harvey) ft Hussman common . 75 Nov 150 • stock warrants 31 % 30% Dec 21 78 Ya 7,800 3% * .200 43 X65 1 preferred ~2 Ya ~27/8 B 500 22 100 > • Hygrade Food Products ~3 20 1 16 7/a 17% 200 Participating preferred Apr . Oct Hone Corp Class B v t c Middle West Co Imperial Oil (Canada) i Midland Oil Jan Midland Steel Jun 243/4 Jun Jun 4% May 44 Jan 75/8 Jun Dec 77/a Jan 42% 3% May Feb 25 Jan 16 3% Midvale Co Mid-West pid conv 15%' 16% 9,200 17% Oct £1 10% Cigar Machinery • 17% Oct 12 % Jan July 13% Jan Dec 96 Apr 850 92'/a Feb 300 10 Dec 150 91% 70 10% 9% Oct 10 % 104% 105% — 11% Mar 87% 10% 90 Indianapolis Pwr ft Light 4% pfd—100 Insurance Co of North America. 10 International 500 10% 8 110% 15 Oct Feb International Hydro-Electric— Preferred $3.60 series International Petroleum coupon 50 Registered shares International Products Refineries Mid-West Wohl Miller Co 10 Minnesota & Power Investors Iron Royalty Fireman : Mfg v t 1 . 13/8 1% Mt Vernon-Woodborry Mills 13'/a Dec 17 Mar 500 —— "4 9V4 9% Mar l3/a • 1 Va ■ iy8 Feb 2% May 20 Ya May ft Namm's Inc Nov 7% Apr National Bellas % Dec l5/8 Apr National Breweries common.;. 3V4 500 3% Dec 9% 6 .. 334 6 100 4% Feb 5 5 200 4% Feb 8% Aug 9% Jun Dec 6% Jun Dec 25% Jan Jan Fuel .7% Kawneer Co " — 4% cum Kingston Kirby Klein (IB) Co National Steel Car Ltd National Transit common National Union Radio For 8 5 Corp (Herman) 6% Dec 5Y8 Nov Dec 1~3~% Jan Oct 28 Apr 14 Dec 73/a Apr 5 May Feb 24 Feb 22% July 100 13% 25/a ' 25% 3V4 Aug 18 800 7% 600 Mar 2 Jan 7 30% Dec Mar 5 Apr Jun ay. May 35 10% May Sep "i'/a 10% 1,800 93% 93% 50 95 Dec 104 Jan 23% 10 5 Dec 27 Jan — : IVb 7 7% 400 25/a 2% 25/a 2,200 63% Mar 8% Oct 2% 5'% Jun Dec 96% Jun 963/4 Aug 103 y» 86 2% Dec Dec 500 171Y4 1743/4 330 162 Aug 178% Jun 50 30 Nov 40% Jun 37 % 37 35/a 35/a 700 33/8 Feb 13»/2 14'% 2,200 127/a Feb 32 32% 500 26 3/4 Jan 102% 1031/4 50 133/4 1023% Jun 3ya May 23/4 25/a 1743/4 50 99 99 99 ' 97 V2 Mar 23 Sep 25 July 4 7/a May 17% Apr 347/a Nov 115 July 27 Aug Oct 33% May 13 Va Jan 14 y2 May Nov 11% Aug Sep Aug Nov New 17 175 6Y2 Nov 300 0 Jan 91/4 Mar Jan Haven 4%% 17% May Dec 5,800 2% Dec 27% 675 273/, Dec 12% May Apr 4% Clock Tel & — Watch Co convertible preferred Jersey Zinc New Mexico ft Arizona Land New New Park Mining Process Co Auction Co Co common 107% I 93% 10 10 200 113/8 12 3,300 8 12 3/4 12 3/4 100 11 5Ya 600 103/4 , "l2 Nov N Y 2 3/4 Dec N Y 31 Dec N Y Merchandise 19% Oct N Y Shipbuilding ft common Rosario— Honduras 5 3 3 Va 3 5,500 157/a Dec 100 4 5'a Nov 2Vz Mar 7 Jan Nov 47/8 July 317/8 32 Ys ~*8% _83/4 "9 lOVa 11 10 10 Va 1,200 87/8 500 9,900 Oct 29 ye Mar 377/8 33V4 980 32 Feb 37% Jun x8% Dec 127/4 Jan 8 3/4 200 167/4 July 10% Dec 12 10 Oct 10 Dec 77/e Mar 77/a 16 175/8 May Feb 10% May Dec 11% Feb 22 V8 Jun 15 Mar "33/8 "3% 100 3 Nov 47/b May 4 41/4 22,800 2 Nov 33A Jun 8% 8% 8% 100 8 7/a Dec l33/4 Apr 157/a 153/8 157/a 600 137/8 Feb 17 Ya 4y« Feb 73/b 440 78 3/4 Dec 96 May 1,600 1 Ya Nov 6 Jan 5 Nov ~4% * class A Mur Co New England Tel & —- - ' — — — 125/s Mar • 23% 2 7/8 23/4 12 IP/4 Co footnotes see 2,500 — 113/4 — isvfr. 11%.' 195%., iW — Co 1,100 1% ' w ... 8torea 600 12 1%. —— common Rubber Brewing Machinery National Rubber 1 2 4 10 * 1 30o Co Jan 113/8 9% 263/4 Apr 85 1 2% 20 25 1 1 * • 10 10 6% 85 83 .7:2''/ 2'/a 6 5/8 6Y4 200 66 VB 6 6 7/8 1,800 77% 8 i/s 1,900 1% 1% 300 12 7% Aug Oct Jan Jan 72 7/g July 6 Feb 10% MftV l3/8 Nov 597% 2y8 Juu Feb 88 Dec 107% 27 Feb 32 10 5% Dec 15 Feb 14% Feb 19 May 67% Nov 75 83/4 28 '/4 28% 50 Juor Jan M* y " Knott Corp common Kobacker Krueger •151/4 126 11% Mar 8 3 S/8 273/4 Products (D Emll) 122% 99Y4 — Lake G M Co Ltd Kleinert Nov 73/4 4 —50 Corp Petroleum Kirkland — 100 _10 - * 1 — ft New pfd (new) oeeiey 123/4 8 93/4 — nrofprrpd —> ' 123/4 Kings County Lighting com (new)King 25,700 — Kldde (Walter) ft Co Kimberly-Clark Corp— * 7% 7 L Kennedy's Inc "Key Co common Gas National Radiator Nestle Le 1 1 * 23 Neptune Meter common 100 pfd common Stores common National Pressure Cooker common Nelson K 1% Hess preferred National Mfg 19% Kansas Gas ft Electric common 3% Co 73/a 10 — National Mallinson Fabrics —— Kaiser-Frazer Corp Corp 300 4 Koktnge common 4,900 Preference Julian common 1 Vb 1 Jefferson Lake Sulphur Co Jim Brown Stores common Oct 5% Feb ay, N Nachman National . Apr 32% Jan 7% jeannette Glass Co common 100 Dec Nov 15 Co Company I'/a 'IS 21 2% 2% May 133/4 ' com cl A 8 * 2.50 i*1 50e Jan Feb Jun 100 ; 1 Superpower Corp Society com class A Ward & Co class A——• Moody Investors partic pfd • Morris Plan Corp of America 10c Mountain Producers 10 Mountain States Power common • Mountain States Tel ft Tel 100 Monroe Loan Montgomery Muter 4,900 13 7/a i9»/8 21 108 100 1 pfd series B Muskogee 46 X22V2 600 1 1 * c new Irving Air Chute Italian cum pfd cum 4.80% 9% Sep 500 Monongahela Power Co— Oct 10V4 13 19% 1 1 Apr 9V2 Mar 10' 16 19% m • Jun 700 10% 15 4 • Corp 59 10% 133/4 11,400 325 15% • pfd—100" Light 5% 14 101/2 • ~7% 2% May 23 1 Mining Corp of Canada 10 % May ~ 9% 50 24 10,000 8 International Safety Razor B International Utilities common 600 7 7 7% 50e common convertible preferred 4%% Sep 10 Ya * Jun 10 65/a 19 10 Co Dec 52 10% 1,500 Nov Dec 50c 9Vb Mar 47 10 3/4 '■'•'VV'.v Jun 8% Jun' Dec 1/6 7 • common Mfg Co Muskegon Piston Ring common 52 • shs__• 7 .1 100 •' Murray Ohio International Metal Industries A Jun July 6Vi May 60 Feb 300 • Midwest Piping & Supply common Feb ll'A Mar 5% Products— dividend shares Abrasive Oil Midwest Jan 5'/8 1,400 7% Feb 100 1 1 Corp $1 $2 non-cum Jan Feb Nov 12 111 Jan 11/4 14,700 Dec 16 Jan 3ys Mar 10% Feb 16,700 3% 11% 3% 63/a 7% 8sYa 15% Feb 108 87/8 23/8 500 12 —25% Jan l'/a 7% 850 8 Dec 63/a 2 VB 4.40% ft Ireland 8 7/a 1% 7% 4% Imperial Tobacco of Canada Imperial Tobacco of Great Britain 200 2% 10%' 16 5Y4 5 4% • 5,000 5 9% • 125 4% Ex-distribution 4% coupon 109 % 13 % Dec' 127/b Mar 5y8 Nov Distribution-oh 10% Registered 1 400 Apr • registered 400 Corp— Jan £1 common rets lYa 6 Dec Imperial Chemical Industries— dep 2,800 5% 1 v t c Monogram Pictures common Amer 200 15% 3% • 10 Missouri Public Service common Zinc July 8% Dec 43 2.50 common Mlcromatic Dec 16 Co Middle States Petroleum class A Molybdenum Illinois 441/4 Apr 30% Aug, 5% 1 Jan 88 Nov 2YB 19 Michigan Sugar 6% preferred 35% Jan- Apr 2ya - Dec 17/B 1 Michigan Bumper Corp Michigan Steel Tube 1103/4 Sep 4 Hydro-Electric Securities 36 46% 41% Mar 25 25 ~91/4 33/4 Jan 17% 36% 109 May 2 Dec 26c 13 Corp common 8 17 205/a Feb 2ya __ 17 15 l'/a- 100 Co Iron Dec 1% Mar "91/4 -— preferred Metal Textile Dec 500 2,400 15 1/4 15 1 Nov 148 19 Ya May 100 43 Dec Sep 30% 3Va Mesabl "1% Apr May 20% Oct 6% May 13% Mar »2 % Scott Corp— ft 555/a 32V4 393/4 Aug 105 Vb 21 A 600 , 13 29 1 Warrants 6% % Vb 3 • Co Dec 400 183/4 36 Va 17 • Co Merritt- Chapman 4% May Feb 30 76% 78% & Co class B Dredging Mfg • 3 11 y8 ■r. Jun 475 1073/4 108 7% Sep Dec 15% 25 44 y4 -.—B common 1st conv Dec 1 common * ft to" 3Y8 Nov 8% May Apr (AG) Johnson Menasco Jan 98 y2 139 5 - . Refrigerator $2.25 pfd Common Huyler's Inc Refining Mfg Co ft 16% 44 108 Oil Lock 16% • Hardart preferred Hurd ' « Humble Apr 11% 11 % 24 « common Baking Co Hubbell 12 7% • Inc Hormel Dec 27/s common Horn ft Hardart 14% July Dec 41 Holly Stores Inc_ McKee 1,500 5 7/a wo co 1 »-» 8% 10 common new 1 0" • —1 $2.50 preferred 115/8 May? Aug 5% 100 10% Holltnger Consolidated G M Dec 67 ... !%• -1 & Co class A 8% 10 McCord Corp Jan1 91 600 95 100 w common 7%:May 9Ya Aug 16 % Sep 7% 150 Oct Feb ey8 10 ~9% preferred Dec Nov 10 . 8% Feb 10 600 113/4 • common 47/8 300 11% Feb' 67/B 400 8% llVa 12 ■ preferred 5 83/4 5 A (R) Dec 2Ya UVa __ Henry Holt ft Co Hoe 15% Va Heller Co common 4% 200 1 ... « Rubinstein 5%# 17% 1 com Corp. Mining Co Class 53/a 17/8 Hearn Dept Stores common Helena 800 48%- 25 . — Hathaway Bakeries Inc Hecla _7% 8'/a 10 common McClanahan OH Co 17% 5 Electric Light—.. Hazeltine 9%:May 73/8 com Harvard-Brewing Co 5% Sep , 2% 21 common Co 39% Sep Marine Shovel Mfg 100 38 38 * convertible preferred 5% Bridge Co Ltd Hammermill Paper new Hat McAleer —8 • Communication Co Ltd Massey Harris H Co International 117/s 1 common; (The B) Mapes Consolidated Mfg Co„ Marlon Power Hall .July 791/2 % % dep. Louisiana Land & Exploration Louisiana Power ft Light $6 pfd Jan 10 7% Mar Lighting Co— Jan Nov 26 Feb 20 223/4 : Dec Nov Apr 22 233/a 24 91 7 1391/4 140% 23 preferred Oct 22% 24 24 Locke Steel 7% 75 — Class B 29% 50 109% 110 Dec 1,200 Dec 8 109% stock—— common Jan 25% 12 i/s Great Atlantic ft Pacific Tea— Non-voting 15% Mar Jan May 25 22% Dec 600 8% Nov 11% 22 175 • 8 9% 21 Va Common ctfs of 100 8% 800 12 VB Jan 9% 1 B 11% 1% ^Pr 22% Jan 50 pfd—28 A 8 3% '/a 250 1,700 —8 common 50% 5 Vq 10 conv 103/4 Dec 52% • Gorbam 11% Nov 4,900 50 Gorham Inc class A May % %. %-• 73% 200 • «. May l7/s 200 * Goodman 28 39% . * $4:60 prior preferredGoldfield Consolidated Mines Feb I ... University) Longlnes-Wlttnauer Watch Co Gobel (Adolf) Inc common Godchaux Sugars class A 10% May 18 % Lipton (Thos J) Inc 0% preferred- -21 Lit Brothers common 26% Aug 11 '/a • Dec Jun 27 20 3/4 25 Ya 20% Lefcourt 2% Mar 29' 5% -21 Le Jan 1,000 Development Tourneau (RG) Inc Jan Jun 900 6% 7 117 12 7% 5% 10 Mar 23 % Oct 7% 6% Feb 110 Dec Feb 7% _l Leonard Oil Jan Nov 9% Nov Apr 16 6% 117/8 Jan 6% 6 100 50 17% May Dec 8% Feb 18% Nov —1 Mar 10 18 Va 12% 800 ..I x9 xl05% .100 10% common Dec 300 12 7/8 10 Dec —l Monotype Machine Dec 2% ~4%' "4% 12 Ye 10% —1 Foundry ft Machine Corp of Delaware— 3% 25 12 7/8 —I Lamson 100 114 2.50 Inc Apr Nov 95 -—* Corp 9 40 1,900 3% 25 Coal Laclede-Chrlsty Company L'Aiglon Apparel Inc Lake Shore Mines Ltd Feb 27 * : Jan 8 96% Nov 31/8 * common L Jun Dec 7% 3504 300 * Gladding McBean & Co Alden Jun -9Va May Oct Dec 5% 3,700 "3% '~3% 3'/a 1 Glen 6'/a •35% -35%* * Gleaner Harvester 5% 27% Dec 7% •. 100 General Phoenix Corp 1 General Plywood Corp common—__50c General Public Service $6 preferred—* (A C) Gilchrist Co 3%. Dec 200 £1- General Fireprooflng common— General Outdoor Adv 6% pfdt Gilbert 3% ' dep rets ord reg General Finance Corp common. 5% 3%b 3% — ' v — 100 75 — 2% 11 93/4 lO3/, 43/4 May 203/4 Jun Dec 1A J an Dec Dec 195/a Dec ^ Heb 12% page 33. Dec Nov 12 Dec<< 14 16 24 % Mar Apr Jun 0V4 Mav 17% Jan Corp— 1 Founders shares Niagara Hudson 5% 5% Power common 1st preferred 2d preferred: warrants Niagara Share Corp class B com Class B 7Y4 1 100 100 97 94 Nineteen Hundred Corp new com 63,100 IO1/4 Jun Jun 97 275 92 Feb' 105 925/a 94 40 92 Dec 117 Jan 1 May % 8 * 5 % 2,600 ya Dec 9Ya optional Niles-Bement-Pond 85/8 96% 9% 1,000 8»% Jan 11Y. July 75/a Dec 123/4 May Dec Hi/4 8% 8% 8% 1,100 10% 103/a 10 3% 100 11 Dec , 32 COMMERCIAL THE (404) & RANGE FOR Class Utility Securities Texas Oil —' Central North North 1 50 ptd-lUO 102(4 * 8 % Co RR Penn Northern Indiana PUb Serv 5% Northern (Minn) Power States 9% 1 Aircraft (Inc Corp Nortnrop 8% 9% 9 - 15% * Novadel-Agene ;tr >21% May 97% Sep 7 Jan 103 9% Feb 13% Oct Oct Dec 22 % Jan Nov , 12 Va 3U0 ; Feb 7% 2,600 v 15% May 3% Mar 97 125 12,100 9 4 Nov 89 101% 102 'A Jun Seeman Sep 2 Va 3,800 2% 'A; 48 1 Co Steel Securities Nov Mar 15 800 ..1*% : 15'/a. 2 1% 100. . • 2% Airlines Nortneast 1% ;-. 1% Scullin Jun 48 Va Mar 33 400 37 36 >37 Feb — • Inc 1 Corp O Corp Ogden Ohio Brass Ohio Power 4'%% Poindexter Old 38 100 112 111 112 80 39% Jun Oct Feb July 9% Oct 14 Va Sep 14Ya Nov 17 Va Jan 1/ 22% 2,3u 0 Id Jan 25 Aug 7% 21, 21 300 7 Dec 13 May 7% 1 Securities Jan 5 12% O'okiep Copper Co Ltd Amer shares Overseas Jun 30% 1,500 • Inc Omar Dec 109% Nov 101 1,500 9 9 9 1 39% 38% 39% 13 Gas Distillery 2% 48 Jan 33 200 Filters class B United Oliver 38 common preferred Natural Oklahoma • 38 Feb lVa 1,900 2% 2% 50o common Co class B Leather common Pacific 1st Pacific Lighting $5 Pacific Power Light 5% Public Pacific $1.30 1st Parker Pen 36 600 32% 31 % 32 '4 bUO 29 • 103% 103% 104V4 100 101 Apr 106% Jun 100 Service pfd 95% 25 91 Jan 97 July 95 % 95% 3% ~3% 9% 50,900 10 _3% 9% 22,906 Oct 34 Silex Co common South Coast Penn Oil 15% % 15 15% 300 157/a • 24% May 80 1 l Nov Feb Jun 113 ~3% 7u0 2% Nov 4 Aug • 44% 45 200 40% Nov 49 Jun 23 24% 24% 300 21% Nov 25 Ltd 28% 28% 100 28 Va Dec 26% May/ 28% Dec 7% 7% 5,100 2% " 2 % 340 2 3% 3% Manufacturing Telephone $1 cumulative $1.32 cum Pennroad Corp Cement & Elec Penn Power Penn Traffic & Pep Boys warrants 2% class A pfd Co Power Mfg Co .(Mass) Philadelphia Co Pierce Governor 108% Jun Oct Johnson Pioneer Gold Ltd Amer Jan Standard Cap & Jan Convertible Feb 70 9% Dec 11% May 5,800 3 8% Jan 100 6 Dec Feb 22 400, 24 Piper Aircraft Corp — 234 Pltney-Bowes Inc Forgings Standard Oil Jan Standard Power & Light com Jun 29% " ~~£ Aug 2% May 1,300 2 Feb 4 xl034 Mar Corp (Ky)__ 900 11% * 50 66% 66% 68 5 24% 20% 24'/2 940 4,00u Pneumatic Polaris Scale Mining Powdrell Power Co 6% Lambert &c Prentice-Hall Pressed 13% Jan Producers Co 41 Feb Starrett Feb 75% Oct Steel Co of 8% Jan 24% Dec Stein (The) (A) common of Corp ~_2.50 America of -8 4% % Puget $5 Sound Apr Sterling 15 May Stetson 15 Oct Stinnes 97% Oct Stop & Shop Jan 87 Dec 35 8% 1,000 6% Feb 400 934 Feb 44% May 8% 16 ' Apr May Jun 1% 1% 1% 2,600 lVt Jan 3 7% Nov 11 10% 10% 200 '8% Jun 10% Oct 99% 99 99% 200 9034 Nov 99% 97% May; 97% 97% 375 90 Jan 99 common 20 20 100 19 % Dec 30 11% 12'4 125 11% July 534 Dec 14 10 j, 8% Jan Feb 90 230 92% 30 147'4 148 • Mar x96 Jun 139% Nov 152 July 12 90 • Mar 79 15 % Aug R Corp % % 16% 16% 16% 25 34 40,700 Nov 3% May Railway & Light Securities— 10 common Railway & Utility Investment A Rath Packing Co common • Reis Rice Shoe & Stix 'Texas Engineering Corp) Gas t v Rolls ~7% 7 Va ~7% 5 % 5% 53 22% 21% 3 % Inc Feb 24% Dec 31 Jan 37 Jun 8 55 Mar 23 11,800 5% Nov 9% Jun 600 5'4 Dec 6 Va Sunbeam & Co common Corp Ray Drug common Cement, Inc Superior Portland Superior Tool & Die Co Swan Finch Taggart Oil Corp Corp Rome dep pfd F common Tilo Co common new Cable Rowe Corp Field Roosevelt Electric Rotary (The) Royallte Co Fifth reg common V2 20 % : — _2% Inc. Tishman Realty & Construction Tobacco & Allied Stocks 3% 20 3 4 2% 2 2 500- 19'4 Mar Dec x3 5% 1% Dec 3% 225 17% Dec 26% Dec 32 2% Dec 100 3,400 1% Jan 90% 70 85 Nov 25 27 600 23 Mar 9 26 • Co ..Dec 9 100 9 4 common 7 Todd dep 32% 100 1,500 • 1 Edison 4'4% Toledo Corp Ltd common preferred Savoy Oil Inc Corp 1 common (Del) Sayre & Fisher Brick Co Schulte (P A) Inc common , For 1 49 Salt Dome Oil Co United 14% Mar 7% 300 3 3'A 34 35'4 % 2,700 7% July 4% May 5 Oct ,; 34 3 Nov Feb "1,300 7% 2% Dec 2,200 33 Vt Jan 47 Jun 16 V" —— Dec 31% Feb 35 V* Jan 41% May 40 41 39'4 10% May 6% July May 28% Apr 29'4 28% 20 '4 26% Nov 29 % July 28 Va 28% 28 % 600 25 Mar 29% Deo 25 % 24% 25% 300 22% May 25% Feb 6% 6% 100 ' 28 '/a ■ 28% 26 500 1,800 - Jan 4% 10% July Feb 48% Jun 2% Dec 4% Jan- 4% Nov % Dec 36 — — "% 7% 8 2% 3'/a "% 500 7% May l'/a May Dec 8 500 8 20 Va 20 IdO 600 2% Mar 100 15% Nov Aug 26% 19% Mar 3 Va 13 Sep 3% Jun 19% Feb 17 17 9 Va Feb 11% May 29% 29% 30 Va 1,500 25% Feb 30% 1% 1% 1% 3,300 l'/a Jan — II May 2% May 8% May 5% Apr 6% Aug 7% 7% 500 3'4 3 Va 2,500 2% 2% 2% 3 2% Oct 122! Feb 102 20 119% 120 7'/a 3'4 Nov 3 1 '/a Mar Dec 3% May 2 Dec 2% Dec 52% Feb 72 21 Dec 27% May 2% 14% 200 1,600 5% Jan Oct 100 14% 6% Dec 8% Jan 1% 1,200 % Feb 2'4 Jan 4% 1,700 3% Dec 7% May 100 5% 4 4% 11% Dec 15 % Jun 100 l96 Dec 1% Apr 200 10% Dec 15'% Jan '4.'— 11'/a •' -' ' _ 10% Dec- 20'% Jan 3 4'4 1.350 27 Va Jan 37 Oct 5% 500 7 Jan .*: 11'4 u 13 10% 100 13 10-/8 11'4 ' 33 '4 33 % 5% —— 14% Nov 5 17 Va May 13% Mar 225 15 2% 2% 400 10% — 10% luo Nov 3% Jun Feb 2% 10 14 >% Apr Lux Trans 8% Nov 3% Aug 17 Jan 4% May footnotes see page 33. 19% 2% May Canada.. of Gas Union Co. Mar Union Investment Apr Union Oil Co Dec Union 13% Jun United Aircraft 5% Sep United Chemicals Oct United 9 43 — _ 25c 1,200 3% Jan 7% Apr 5% 1.400 5V8 Dec 11% Apr 4% 100 4% Nov 6% Jan Light 1 1 13 4 Milk Products rets ord 4 2% 2% • Dec '< Feb . 1% 25 Jun 1% May Dec 3 Va 200 3% Jun 99% Nov % 1,200 3% 6% : Apr 4'A May 31 Dec May ~7 "7 ~7% 900 4% Nov 9 Jan 10% 10% 11% 900 8% Oct 12 Jan 300 13 Dec 2% 800 2% Dec 6'% 5% Mar 8Va Jan 7'4 Nov 9% Aug'--. RR & Profit Sharing com Jan -.700 : 94 — 6 — Apr . 87% Nov 97% Jan 52'% Nov 62 Jan 3 Nov 800 3% ■ 38'% Mar and $5 1st Jun 70 Feb % May 28 Va 350 29 Dec 36'% May 20'% 19% 20% 2,000 16 Feb 20Va 22 21% 22'4 5,400 17% Feb 23% Oct 100 10'4 Dec 30 Jan 20 10 Dec 25% Jan 10% A 2,100 is 10'% 5 '4 May . — — __ 13 13 - _25c __ Dec 51% common- —25 common with Securities. warrants. 48 39'4 40'4 • 3,750 52 250 j ! 1 % Nov 2 Jan , 500 Dec 10% Jan 48 Nov 62% Apr 3 7 V* Dec 41% Jan Nov 13 8 July 8% 200 1% 1% 2,800 l'A Dec 14% 14'4 .14% 800 11% Feb 19'4 May 3% 3 Va 200 1% Feb 5 Va May 75 70% Feb 8% ' __ • — 76 76 i July 1'% -1 -IOC 1 International preferred Nov 200 u 5'4 May 243 '4 6 '4 Machinery Specialities S 5'% July 28 •" preferred Shoe U S Foil Co class B U Apr 40 56 3% i Jun 125 97 54% 97 39% United U S Air Conditioning Corp Apr 7% - Aug 4% May 7% . 3% Canal. NJ United 3.% 7% 1 3 .100 Jan 3% 1 2% regis Jun Nov 88 4,200 1 dep 3% 1% 75 % ■ 12% 1.300 5 98 Jan July" 66 Dec • Dec 1% % Nov 2 Feb — Sep 3% 1% 51% 900 2 Oct 7% ' common Preferred 1% Mar 1% 97% • 7 Va Feb 58 Nov 1,000 58% 2 7 18 Va Nov May 18% May. \k Oct 58 mo Railways & 1.400 3 4% 1 4,600 1% 49% Mar • 23 Va 700 20 United Molasses Co Ltd— 10% 1,900 53 • United 6 % 5%. 2% 11% Mar —- United 2 600 common Jun 300 500 12% 52 . . 11% 2 Va 15 10% Products com Jan 3Va 2'4 - United Gas Corp common.. 19% Nov 13% 10% 4 Yards of Omaha United 10 Jan xlOVa 13'/a 12%' • pfd series A Stock Oct VQ 21 of'California— Feb 2 Jun Dec 10 34 5 _ Corp warrants Elastic Corp.. 93 37% 8% 18% 19% * 13% — 24% 9 9 Jan Dec 13 500 « United 1 Jan May * Corp Chemical Corp Jan Nov 124 _10c Realization Nov 7% 118 % July 10 121 121 May U Ulen 6% 2,700 16 Jan 14 % 8% 31% Nov Jun 400 .. 12 Nov 10 16 Va —1 • preferred convertible 3,300 8' Feb 24% 2,700 2% Tung-Sol Lamp Works com Amer 8 % 10% 2,500 12% * 7% % 400 27 11% 121 1 Corp. warrants Inc 80c 11 Va 26 12 Tri-Continental Trunz May 4 5% ~~ 11 Va 26 Va 1 pfd Tonopah Mining of Nevada.—'— JS conv 29% Aug 1,000 3 >4 % 3'4 100 common United 1st Oct Apr Feb Jan ' Samson 1 3 —— 5s 20 70c def regis, 24% 6 6 1 Petroleum Lawrence Jan 94 1,800 9% 9'/a * Royalty Corp 7% 1.25 Co common rets Shipyard Corp Toklan 21% % 24 Consolidated St 4 Sep —£1 rets ord regis 10 1 Aeronautical Haynes 4 20 % 32 10 • common Ltd Ave £1 5 Ryan & Dec > 26% July 700 83% 100 Ryan Ryerson Nov May 8Va 200 270 Ltd— dep Unexcelled 5 Inc Steel Corp Oil Russeks May a 20 Dec 25% I'A 5 1 1 Corporation common Rooting $3.75 for ord rets 83 Nov 222 2% • * 100 5 pfd 7% & Light Powei Shovel Thor Royce Ltd— Amer Jan 37% Aug May 88 1 common— Tampa Electric Co common Technicolor Inc common Dec 2,400 1% % 1 % Jun 1% May 24% 1 5 1 c Pendleton & Jun Co— Rochester Gas & Elec 4 % Roeser 100 52 S 1 Valley ' • Radiator Grande 36% 6.25 1 Co & Goods Dry 26 36%. ~~ 1 Co Electric Richmond Rio Bit Co (Robert) Reliance 75 26 ■ * common 20% 30 % Mar 1 • Dreferred Manufacturing Reading Tube Corp class A 14% Mar % 10 Raymond Concrete Pile common Regal Jun 11% 6% Mar 1,000 228% 233% 230% 5 1 * • 25c • 1 15 T Inc (S) Amer % Aadlo-Keith-Orpheum option warrants- Roller 14 Va Dec *19% 1 * Co common (Hugo) Amer itccu Jan Apr 3% Aug 3 100 convertible "7 '4 _7 1 Tobacco Security Trust Co $3 17% July • Quebec Power Co Kavtheon 22 Va May Dec Jun • preferred preferred Voting "4 1 Inc (J B) Stroock Sun Inc Brewers Jan Thew Oats Apr Apr 11% 35 1 §Sterling Engine Co Texas 6% 108% Jan 18% ' & Light— Power preferred Puget Sound Pulp & Timber com Pyle-National Co common Pyrene Manufacturing Quaker Jun Colorado— cumulative prior 6% Sterling Jun 10 >4 1 • of ~4%i 500 •"> • Prods new com Jan 5 18% Dec * Service Dec 100 Nevada Prosperity Co class B Providence Gas Public 4% Mar 11'4 11 Va . 10% 11% J ' i*cvf 1 Co common & 3% 50 40 700 Oct July 76 Dec 104 Va 12'4 i i""* 1 Corp Canada 7% 37 % 37% • May 53'4 1,000 1 Standard Tube class B Dec 800 10 4 17 • Nov 3,300 94 22% 1 Corp 58% 8% 94 Nov Feb 12% Feb — • ! Co Standard-Thomson 5% 8% 100 Inc Metals 100 * common 1st preferred Pratt 300 5% 5% 2.50 common 4% 11% 16 • Products 9% Mar 25c Alexander & Corp of Canada 4% 11% 4% 1 10 common x2% i 1 preferred Standard Sterling Aluminum Pleasant Valley Wine Co - B class Common $7 2,800 • __ v Standard Dec 36 11% 11% 50 i Dredging Corp common convertible preferred $1.60 Jan 2% 2 2 Pittsburgh Bess & Lake Erie RR Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Pittsburgh Metallurgical common t Standard 11 % 6 x 3 42% 1 common ~ July Seal common preferred 9% Dec 2,100 22 24 l Co Brewing 5% 7 shares.. Mines Ltd—1 Standard 54% 12 • • 3'% Oct 11% 1 • 2.78 1 10 1 —20 1 10 Stahl-Meyer Inc Dec 7 3 Va 12 Co Corp Mar 43 100 : Royalty 39 - Pinchin 6% May 12 3% • common Spencer Shoe 8% Dec 9% 9% 9% 50c Phillips Packing Co Jan Dec 1 % May 15% Jun 4% 850 55 54 _20 common Southland 6 Va 4% 99% 1,500 40 39% 391/4 2.5u common Oct Dec 200 1 Perfect Circle Corp Pharis Tire & Rubber preferred 3 • (The) cum Southern Pipe Line Nov 275 101% 103 100 2.50 4.32% 4% Dec 15% May 400 106 Va 106 — 25 25 25 25 25 1 5 • preference conv Jan Feb Edison— preference conv Jun Jun 5% Dec 10 Line Pipe 4.48% 1% 5% Mar • common Light 4%% 56'4 1 original preferred 4.88% cum preferred 2 • Co Penn Water & Pepperell 714 1 common • Penn-Dixle Penn Gas common preferred preferred 54% 12.50 5% 4.56% Peninsular 54% 1 common common California Southern 85 8734 11 14 100 • Corp common South Pa Jun 1,500 20% 13% 1 1 Oct Soutnwest 27% 1,200 20 LO6V2 Jan 4% May Dec Va 200 3 2% 3 —1 Corp Sep May 24% Nov 1% £1 — Manufacturing Co Aug 31 * > Feb 2'/a / ! Solar An craft Co 4% Nov Dec 100 11% 11% 14 1 * 100 Co Singer Manufacturing Co Ltd— Amer dep rets ord regis Sioux City Gas & Elec Co— 3.90% preferred Smitn (Howard) Paper Mills Soss Jan Dec 72 400 ft 20% • preferred Manuiactunng SSolar Jun 2% Oct Publications— Simmons-Boardman Sonotone 19% 10 % Mar * * 14 >4 17% 5 4 ill Sick's 19% Sep 3% * Nov 9% 100 • Canada of America class A Breweries Ltd Mar 2% 11 1 Sep 25% July Feb 23% , Corp 17% Mar 23 200 24% 24% • Apr July Mar 12% Mar • Co Co . • com Parkersburg Rig & Reel Patchogue Plymouth Mills Patican 36 8% 35% 32 % preferred Motors Jun 8% 35 Va preferred Page-Hersey Tubes common Pancoastal Oil (CA) v t c Pantapec Oil (CA) Amer sh Paramount 10% May 3 1st pfd preferred & 8% Feb 6% 25 Elec 6% Gas & 5 Va % 300 25 common Jun Dec , 13% 800 -1,100 100 preferred Simplicity Pattern common .Simpson's Ltd class B Pacific Can Co v 19'4 77 Shoe Corp tbinger 3% 1% Mar 4,400 ~4 B • 1 25 " Water & Power $3 convertible 3 75 — Sheller Mfg Co 4% Nov l'/a 100: 1 Sherwin-Williams of 22 "15 Va 2,800 "3% common Bherwin-Williams 34 15 200 1 Shattuck Denn Mining Shawinigan 100 1 common.... Serrick Corp class B Seton .% ■ 15% 2% 4 Jun Dec Feb 75 Va Mar Control— Safety Sentry . 10Va 1% 600 1%, . 17% "III Inc (R B) Radio Semler l'A -_25 High 26% 1,100 17'4 3 1948 year " 1% 15% ' 5 stock >4 ■"*' 16''/a 16% Range for Low 1% - '£4-v $5.50 prior stock Allotment certiiicates Sentinel 19 l'A -v Segal Lock & Hardware: Seioy Shoe Co__—-—2— Selected Industries Inc commonConvertible 28 18 %' 18% common.— Shares High 27'4 27% Corp General Bros of Prices Low ._25 Manufacturing Scovill for Week Range Par 1% May 8% Oct Dec 33 Va Mar 100 37'% 37% 37 % * * ® B common American North % 500 6% Power common—1 North American Rayon class A * Nortn Amer Light Last High Sales Week'# Friday Sale Price Exchange New York Curb Range for year 1948 Low 78 % 13 5 Mines Nlplssing . High Low Par 21 STOCKS— Shares of Prices Sale Price Exchange New York Curb JANUARY for Week Rang# Last WEEK ENDED Sale# W®#k'» Friday STOCKS— EXCHANGE CURB YORK NEW Monday, January 24, 1949 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL 3% 86 Jun May j : Volume 169 COMMERCIAL THE Number 4771 YORK NEW A"1 RANGE Week's Friday STOCKS— v New York Curb Last Low U S Radiator common U S Rubber Reclaiming Co United Stores Corp com Universal Consolidated Universal 1 10 —. 10 common Utah-Idaho Sugar Utah Power & Light common— 8% Sep Isarco Apr 3 Jan A 7s with A7s ex to H-• • ' ■' 45 Nov Hydro-Electric Altalian July 23% Oct 22% 29 Jan Kansas Jan McCord 1,900 Nov 2% 300 3% Dec 19% Mar Nov Nov 1940 1 1 1947 England Ohio 1 Venezuelan 6 6 % 5 1'il Petroleum Venezuela Syndicate Inc Vogt Manufacturing %| 10 5% 2% 2% 1968 J-J 1956 F-A 1963 A-O 1967 Jf-8 64% 65 $104% 106% 1961 M-N tl05% Jan 2004 J-D 1968 A-O A-O 1964 j-j Westchester Ltg Power 100 10% Jun Park Dec 5% Jun Pennsylvania Water & Power 3%s_1964 15% May 12% July Lexington Waitt & Bond Inc $2 Waltham Ward Watch 1 Tablet & Stationery com Westmoreland Coal (Wm) River Wickes 1% 1% 4% 1% 71/4 7y8 Williams (R Willson 5% C) Brothers preferred Co * Inc w 1 1 25 w Winnipeg Elec common Wisconsin & Woodall Pwr Lt Industries Wcodley Petroleum Woolworth (P W) * 4%% pfd 100 Inc — __8 com 10 Jan 115% Feb 161 21 15% 18 20 Juri 25% Sep 18% 18 2% Dec 16% 24% 8% 6% Feb 11 6% 6 '/a 6% 100 5% Nov 11% 9% 9'% 9% 25 9% Dec .3% 4% 4% 4% 300 15% 200 27% 900 17 30 95 15 27% 100 27% 100 100 9% 14 Feb 14 Jan Wright Hargreaves Ltd 14 Jan Dec 12% Dec .6% Nov 2A 2,800 9% Jan 1% "2'/a NOV May 114 1940 J-J A-O 105% 103 105% 101 101 101% __ __ 104% 104 % 101% 105% 94 98 2 94 % $124 — " 130 65% 22 22 22 22 22 36 95 114% 65% 22 100% 13 36 % — 101 105 V* 104 126 63 75 1 16 >■:. 30% 3 16% 30 -■•v.-4 Industries— stamped —.1946 Hydro-Electric Co— V?s with Aug 1 1940 ccupon—1953 Vis ex Aug 1-1947 coupon 1953 Electric Service A7s with ex Dec Dec 1 A 5s income Washington 1940 1947 1 Waldorf-Astoria 600 2 * A-O United Nov 7% A-O 1966 United Electric Co of N J 4s 9% 7% 1950 trust $105% $101% Corp— stamped 2nd A7s jtl deposit receipts preference 3rd' 113 101% 26 104% 104% M-N Sep 12% Ps 6'/o F-A 1989 inc 5s (Hugo) 101 97 % 1970 5s Dec 7C0 115 103% — 3Vis Elec & 160 98 $99% 100% (Calif) May 400 145 % 5 99Vi 104% 105'% J-J Gas 29 10% 34 $101 104% A-O 103 Ltd— American A-O M-S J-J Feb A 6 19 — F-A 3Vis Jan 14 13% Terni $99% $113 1973 B Gas 19 A 6 106 3 102 1973 Gas (Hugo) A7-4s 7% May Jan 93 105% 103 1 30 Vi 1971 collateral Stinnes 12% Mar 15 82% 103% 1970 G) (A A7-4s May 108 103 % 1 - 102 Jtf-8 1965 3s : AStarrett Corp 5s 104 104% 100 151% 152 102 M-N - 1951 Edison ser Counties Spalding Jun 600 ' A-O 1952 mtge 3s Stinnes 8% - J-J 3s_1981 6s B mtge 3s ref M 3s Southwestern Jan 177/s Mar 100 inc Pow California Southern Jan • Lt & Steel 1st & Jan 14 125 ~150 . 87/a : Mar 107% 101Vi 2 20 106 30 Vi 67 106 $12 _ 1952 Southern California 1st 58 104 — 106 .< 1960 1998 3Vis series A Apr May i 102% 104Vi $92 % • 103% 15 104 $105% — j-j 25 109% 101% ''.r.V—.' 107% 107% +103 17 104 7/« 107 6 „ 104 107% 28% 104% $101% 102 65 15% __ 108% 108% J-D coupon—1960 coupon debs Joaquin Southern 29% July 40% July Nov $101 19 - Borough Gas & Electric— Scullin May 112 33 15 „ Apr 7% July 6% Mar 40 __ 2 new 800 25 % Co— 1940 1947 Safe Harbor Water Power Corp San 2% May Dec 24% 1 common 6'/a Dec Jan 2% Mar 23 . Jan 1% 400 • 5 & Products Wilson 2% 13 140 10 Corp % 1,450 . 114 20% & Co 11,700 7% 113 1 ; Oil Corp (The) Nov 1% 20 Weyenberg Shoe Mfg Wichita Apr 8% 4 Westmoreland Inc__.. Whitman 1% 950 1V2 1 Manufacturing 1.25 Utilities $6 preferred • Maryland Ry 7% 1st pfd—100 Western 3,500 4 V2 Corp Texas Western 2% 1 1 5Vis series A 110% 10% Oct Oct High Service Elec & Gas Co— Queens 11% July Feb Feb July Hydro-Electric ex 50-year 6% 3% May Nov 8 10 10 Wentworth West 200 2 30 Co Aircraft 9% 106 Baking Co warrants Warner 9% 1 preferred cum 1% ■ 9 V2 3s mtge —1970 Vis with Public 100 1st J— 3 Vis A6Vis «... ctfs ext_* trust 4s mtge 3 Vis—i mtge 3s Dec A 6 Wagner Baking voting 7% preferred 1st : Sep W _• 4Vis 3 V4s 98 Piedmont Waco Aircraft Co Power Jan 1st 25% RR-*- 2% 700 12% 2% • 10 16 J-D to 20 ' I960 5 % 3,100 12% 20c Nov 5 67 70 5 5 % 300 6% 70 1948 Low $12 3Vis 4% year Wo. 5 J-J at Range for Sold 31 1968 Valley & Y Bonds High 31 1952 coupon deb 4 Vis New common Friday's 1971 Corp N convertible preferred or Bid & Asked 1952 coupon Milwaukee Gas & Light $4 Week's Rang* Last & Light 3Vis Power Extended Valspar Corp Friday : Sale Price Period Superpower 6s Midland 22% May 36 19 38 $12 1949 J-D $100% 101 Vi 100% 103% Co— 1950 $31 1956 coupon coupon $12 35 18 27% Hotel— debs Water 1954 rtnn West Penn Traction Electric MS 1964 J-D 2030 A-O .1960 J-D —1959 Power West F-A 3%s 5s 5s 82;% 82 % 72 86 107% 107% 106 108 $108% ' 102 Vi '108% __ $118% 117 .... 120 Western Newspaper Union— 6s conv s f New Y'ork Curb Interest Exchange Last Period or Sale Price Friday's- 1970 J-D Associated 1953 J-J 1955 M-N 1964 J-J 1960 J-D Assoc Tel Atlantic Bell Electric & Tel 4%s deb 5%s A City Electric Telephone 3%s Steel SCentral A5s 1998 A5%s Electric 104 5 103% 109 $160 180 101% Jan -92 90% 95 93% 95 1966 M-S 105 105 A-O 103% 103% 103% 1969 M-Q 3s 1977 J-J 1969 J-D 1976 J-J 1981 A-O 1962 M-N Lt & Pwr ref ref mtge 1st ref 2%s (Bait) 2%s ser series R Gas (Bait City) 1st Eastern Elmira & s A6Vis ser & Elec with Nov A Nov 1 ex 1993 3'/2S A-O 104 106 103 105% 13 10514 107% 78 88 % 102 206 z 106% External 100 102% 8. 100 97% , 2 102% 102% $112% S? ~~ 101% 109 111% — Mayj-j 1956 ;63 M-S #1 ' 61 — 100 % 99 $114% 120 ' 28 48 48 , 99 — 63 V'"" 1940 coupon—1953 $31 1953 5s stamped — Indianapolis Power & Lt 3%s A6Vis A 6 A 7s Vis (Dec (Aug 1 1941 coup) series A 7s ■ 1941 coupon) F (July J-/ 1963 J-D J-J 1970 M-N J-D 33% F-A $33'/a $102 51% v 38 102% — coupon) escrow 56% $105 12 105% 1957 31% 1957 1952 33 102 J-J 33 $33% 61% ; 2 __ J-J ' 35% 15 177/a 55% stamped Jan. Util¬ roads ities 179.15 52.75 180.14 _ _ 78 $5% __ , $13% 6% 5 14 $41% $28 63% . 18 24 __ — — 8 12 30 — $41% . 31 39% 42% __ 42 44 44% — 43 . v 22 27 1 62 81 - r. 63 % reduced (Republic of) to • 2%s 2008 J-J 53.13 15 28 1997 to Government J-D 1919 M-S 2 15% 16 163 26 2% 1921 stamped reduced J-J 2012 2%s (ser ABODE) Janeiro 28 26 5 3 201 V . 25 27 — J-J 2% 16 13% 157/a 18 24 (Plan A) 2% 6%s — Abbreviations used above—"cod," certificates of deposit; . 2% 2% 2% 10 1% 3% 1%% 3% as Total "cons," consolidated; "cum," cumula¬ "conv," convertible; "M," mortgage; "n-v," non-voting stock; "vtc," voting trust certificates; when issued; "w w," with warrants; "x w," without warrants. "w 1," compiled by Dow, Jones & Co. 10 10 First Second 10 Total 65 Indus¬ 'Grade Grade Util¬ 40 Stocks trials Rails Rails ities Bonds 34.28 65.08 101.89 103.26 89.88 103.44 103.41 99.62 34.38 65.43 101.86 53.09 34.58 65.58 101.89 103.58 90.07 103.66 99.80 181.12 53.63 34.72 65.90 101.92 103.72 90.39 103.76 99.95 89.91 103.80 99.75 Jan." 20 181.43 53.99 34.90 06.13 101.88 103.85 90.69 103.58 100.00 21 181.00 53.91 34.94 66.03 101.73 104.23 90.96 103.54 100.12 Jan. 84% 60 — 180.55 18 19 Rail¬ trials 17 Jan. 58 1 —Bonds- 20 Indus¬ Jan. 1 72"' (Plan A) *10 .... 75 being traded flat. §Reported in receivership. Exchange 30 15 39% $70 __ J-D Stocks- Jan. 31 75 — 8 2 daily closing averages of representative stocks and bonds the New York Stock Date— 62% 37Vi A Bonds 75 the •::%*;61 26 J-D 34% 6 are 65% — . 3.7% __ A-O 35% 65% on — 38 1972 34% 17% 32% Below $61% 26 Stock and Bond Averages listed High 61% ,;tNo par value, a Deferred delivery transaction (not included in year's range), d Ex-interest, e Odd-lot transaction '(not included in year's range), f Ex-distribution, g Ex-stock div. h Exprincipal. n Under-the-rule transaction (not included in year's range), r Transaction for cash (not included in year's range). x Ex-dividend, y Ex-rights, z Ex-liquidating dividend. $Friday's bid and asked prices; no sales being transacted during current week. 35 17% 16% 65% 65% 1948 Low — 37% 1931 of A5%s 36 32 .. __ — 37% 1947 ARussian 106% 17 11 v 36 year No. —7 1927) Interest 103% 17% 36 High J-D Oct. 102% 103% — 33% 33 Range for Sold M-N (issue Rio de 61 56 ' 3 58 Bonds 1951 Jf-N tive; ctfs 2%s—--.-2008 1947 Peru Interstate Power Co— A Debenture Friday's $61 Vi — 1927) Interest € 100% 102 % 102% ,—1955 1952 1941 or Bid & Asked — M-S May Parana 31 Sec— C series E A7s A 7s series 1950 $50% J-J (issue of Is to M-S 1955 Gs 1952<1 AMortgage Bank of Chile 6s Mortgage Bank of Denmark 5s 103% 112% 24 $12 1958 Guantanamo & Western International Power Week's Rang« Last Sale Price * 33 1901 Trunk Western Ry 4s Green Mountain Power 3%s M-N F-A A7s Finland Residential Mtge Bank— Grand 1953 A7s 48 97% 110 ' J-D (Peru) 6%s stamped.1958. Maranhao stamped (Plan A) 65 29% 1 18 . J-J A Lima City 115 55% A-O .1953 Interest reduced to Co— coupon 5s Danzig Port & Waterways— .AExternal 6%s stamped 101 .96 V2. 100% 2 5%s—- External ■■■' 99% 100 f 99% 11 $104% AT-N 1963 5s Mfg 1947 88% 97 82% 10 s 106% 87% 81 62 105% 106 - 123 (Col) — A20-year 7s April 1946 A20-year 7s Jan 1947 Bogota (see Mortgage Bank of) ACauca Valley 7s 1948 Danish Cons Municipal Loan— AMedellin 7s stamped Mortgage Bank of Bogota— 1993 RR 1 Period Agricultural Mortgage Bank Division— J Fuel Lt Marelli % N Interest \ New York Curb Exchange 102% RR— mtge 4s ser B Gas Water Ercole of mtge 4s A 1st 1954 & Western Lackawanna Friday BONDS 168 98% — mtge 4 Vis Delaware Lack A 6 Q w— 88 Va * debs__ conv Consolidated Gen 2%s ■ — mtge 3s ser P 1st 111 155 15 92% M-S 5s Gas El 106% 108-% 101% 101% 1953 5s 1st ' 1007/a 96 $108 J-J Debenture 1 92% 4 1954 Debenture ■'*, 50 106 % 106% 1G6% Foreign Governments & Municipalities 102% 108 99% 100% Low .1948 Debenture 5s^ Consol Lowi High 57 Corp— redeemed) Service 104 1918 year No, 101% 101% 100 J-D redeemed) (20% 98 % 102 Range for Sold High 106% 107 Q-F 1970 States <20% Cities 6s 2%s Edison Boston $100% Canada— of 5s series C Bethlehem Bonds - Bid & Asked Low Appalachian Elec Power 3%s debentures Week's Rann Friday BONDS 33 Co— Kansas Electric Power 19 % Mar 100 22 3% May Sep 35 •• 2 %• 2% 2% 'wVV 26 26 5 300 40% Interest Low 1 % — ' ,v Exchange High Dec 2% 39 % New York Curb 5% -J O O ,4051 . 21 •: 50o Insurance Universal Products Co i 5% — 10 \ EXCHANGE ENDED JANUARY Range for year 1948 Low 1 Oil WEEK BONDS Shares High 5% 5% 1 CURB FOR CHRONICLE for Week Range Par FINANCIAL Sales of Prices Sale Price Exchange & J' Monday, January 24, SL949 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL COMMERCIAL /& THE '(406) 34 <, OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES WEBK ENDED JANUARY .«!:•■ «■ RANGE FOR Week'* 'Baltimore Transit Co 1st Dec 2 Mar 12 Apr 23 X164'/2 165 36 138 Sep Fidelity 140 8 2 50 -30 _il975 -:1975 291/2 • 52 31 426 511/4 31 & Guaranty,-. National Bank, Western Nov Mfg 52 182- Edison Corp 30% Oct Feb 52% Jun .451/2 July 42 Jan 48V2 $3,500 43 Jun 68 Jan 56 »/2 6,000 45 Jun 77 Jan 42 48 48 Transit 4s Co 5s series A 56 55% Fox General 12 Corp Motors Refrigerator for Week Harnischfeger Corp Sale Price STOCKS— . . 7 -77 ; Par American Sugar Tel American Tel American Woolen Anaconda Copper & — Edison Boston _ Railway— Elevated Boston 7% Nov 6 6 50 5% Nov 41% 143% 148 »/2 36% 37% 5,168 147% Mar 158% 219 33%-Nov 80 10 115 32 1 -115 Mar 57 16% 17 41% 41% class B Sep 59 Boston Personal Prop Boston & RR Providence 7 Hecla Service 70 4 1st preferred pfd Steamship 38% 245 21 21% 1,046 RR Isle Royale Copper ; Pneumatic Tool Central Service National Cos ... 27% 7% & Libby common Printing Co common 7 1 * Field & Miller 64% Jun Northwest 72% Mar . 31% 32% 360 4% 300 3Va 35 ' 0 • 4% 28 56 313 42% Feb 60% 14% 100 12% Nov 16 6 8% 8% 17 137 Sep .13 % ~ B3 85 Sep 100 • ' ■ :7 " 7 13 Jan 15% Jan 5% 10% 10% 1,050 7% Mar 13 % 50 12% Apr 150 22 30 350 26 950 19% 18 54c - 570 8% APr 'i . May * - - 40c ,25c 100 .... 14% ..Jun 25 106 17% .655 65c Nov Nov :16 - -• 125 ■r> :200 1 14% 15% 155 6% ' ,Oct • »i ,6%' Dec 1 class B common Corp • .T8%..Juiy jlSVa Jan :13% 14% .90 1 11% 50 .13% Mar .278 33%.Dec .->41 42 . 5 • 34% 35% 51% >51% 52% 51% .48 52% 34- 3,647 25 --25 -! J48% Dec 31 -Jan 120 30 Jan 35 July 39 300 32 Feb 43 »'Nov 13% 13% 300 10% Feb 15 Oct 250 25 Dec 34% July 250 11% Feb !14>A July 22% 500 15% -Feb 6% 550 ■6 "~Jso <20 1,900 25 26 % 33 32 33 38% 39% , 27% 12% 13 — * .22% Clothes common 1 <6< Society Brand 41% 13 13 24% 25% 38 ,40 • ,J>ec ~ 3 3 -f •3 - •300 • • . SUnbeam.Corpcommokke-,'-,,,,— • 12% Corp Westinghouse Electric 24% •> f ! h \ 208 . ' ■«. South "• *' United' Air 1,200 13% -400 44 m".** ^IfiO v U JO % uApr S 43% :44''• CorpL,,:—1—• e 40% •+ <40% 12 V» Inc—. common—^—,—1 Steel 13 !.( July / .36% Jan r66l/ir - Jun '2IV2 Jan ,:37 SO'A Nov v 1,200 41 12% 43»/a Jan 48 Dec 37% Nov. f • Jan 43 +Oct >18%May <-9% Nov 300 iv.7 68 -600 70%., 72%^ 25v», 25% - --aoo —-• 25 W^stinghbuse Elec^ &.Mfg>.com_,-^12%<. "•49% .jun Jan 36% .Sep r .Nov . ;t.j:52% Feb **jl3 Dec 200 25 '9V4 28'/a Dec ,7 300 ~ 3l6%;May 1' &-JCarb capital (new; Lines 54% 24 Va v. .10 * Jun ;53 :• :.27% Mar b 900 54% :•: v- 32 "13% 54% . Salle; St La Union Carbide 10% 5% ,Dec May 3% Jun • , Av, Nov 12% /' ' Aug 14 Dec •' Jan 29 -Dec - ,x37% Feb - V- 200 i 30 25 5 450; 34 ,10" LlO% . <206 - 8V4 2%,-Mar^-' —.100 • 6V4. > •33%" stock^____^_——.'25 (The)"commorL4_-^-J-4.—-2 Trane-.Cp w6Va , •33% Th.or Corp •it V6% . 13% ;;13% - , (The)__^_— 39% '39% . 12% Wieboldt: Stores - Inc common,—- 12% -Mar —66% 12% Dec Oct *33 Va Jun 23% -Dec iioo t . ,18% May * * Waldorf System Inc t Jun •32 Mar 7% 200 8Va -«7% '8% - — 21%' 20.. 20 • tContalner): Corp cQm<hpn^__lL._.l 7 4 .■.!*. •' •; 'i : Swift & Co capital ,62%/Apr 37 % ;De© -733 39%. 40% 13% 58% May Feb j-Nov -925^-' .v48 v —10 May 25 16% 27 • Jan 34 150 34% 22 80 ; 16% • Texas- Co May Nov 34 Dec j 24% May 16% 430 * «' 3tone •< .'•?' J6% Sep -13% Feb »1T% l—_ Jan Dec .300 , common Standard Oil of. Ihd capital—____i_25 Corp common. ,5 i ;2% ,Jan • May 19 7% 19% 26% Soi(th Bend Lathe Works capital 5 Spiegel :lnc common.™— 2 Standard Dredging common-i:i,^i-,-20 i Jan 22%-May 3% .Feb :1% • May Feb 10 19% 19% Sundstrand Mach Tool new. com———5 •f700 ■VA •6% Jun 10 • Nov 19 6% 1,050 f Apr Dec May 24 VB May 15 1 ■ Dec 8 Va ,20 ,'96 Dec ' 78% . 106 Va 106 Va 16% 9% • 3inclair ,Oil Corp: 1. 12% ;Jan , . j > 03^ 7% Mar 20 7% .25 preferred prior Feb May •/',357f i . .5 Coal Co .common...— body | T5 30 Mar 23% 18 9 i j Oct to Feb 23% 9% j 7 29% .: 7 Jan 9 Nov 24% ' * U$ Rubber.Col--— Dec 8% Mar 13% 1 common— { . 9% 100 2% common • Manufacturing ' 1 | j 3,600 >—20 * common common Shellmar Prod Corp i 21 % .Jun -7% .Nqv 85 8% 40c 14% United'Fruit Co Jun 29% May Signode Steel Strap common ;■* . i 10 Drill Twist Union - 74% Dec 24% , Jun 7% 3.8Q2 9% 8% , J—25 —United Shoe Machinery common, •i"' preferred Jan 22 % 4,600 - Jan ,14% Dec j25c .July 13c 13c 9% -L-50 Stop & Shop Inc Torrington Co 44% 200 39 Pea Sep 71 54 -TOO 14% 16% Stone dL Webster Inc 450 22% 7% 10 , Oct Feb 6% Feb 31% 55 61 50% >.14% Bhawpiit Association * 53 \ Mar 41% Mar 100 11% ,11% 60 106% Folding ^Machine Jan * 50 Vo ,-100 Qyincy^Mining- Co Apr 21% 10% Oct 4% Jan 14% ;11 % Car Bancorp • . Oak Oct, 55% il_;„4_2.50 iReece 10% Dec 2% 10 31% —IOO .,.100 ,,,, Dec 15 10% 39% May 1,416 (N H) Pennsylvania RR 8 50 2% Feb 39% North Butte Mining RR 700 •7% Stewart-Warner Northern 8% 15% 10% 1 .' ' • Jan 11% July 22% common.—,^ Bush Shoe Nunn Oct Jun 14% 51 53 vtc__ common prior preferred $1 34 % Dec Jan 2% Hart Inc & Dec 7 50 8% —5 capital,, ' 23% Mar 15% 8% • common Products Food Corp Modine Mfg , • Co July / Dec 26% 1,400 McNeil 42 Mar v,8% 600 10% common 50;.. •'• 7777-'. 38% 20 Electric System New England Tel & Tel__, ..••N"IY New Haven & Hartford 18% 42% Mav 39% 5 1 England New 28 700 31% Mar 368 a---1 Nash-Keivlnator. GOO ■7% Middle West >. •: 750 18 59% July 58 58% 100 * Assn Racing Narragansett 11% 30% 18 16% May Feb ,9% 11% 29V8 18 49% 34% 56% ,-1,00 RR common— preferred Mergenthaler Linotype Jan Dec 26 % 58'/a * 25 5% 64 Va 44 % 10% Serrick Maine Dec 41 Va Mar 44 , 30% • com (new) Harvester Co Mickelberry's . —15 __ 49% 50 26% Jan -* Boston Loew's 11% May 40 Aug 26% Feb —* Copper Theatre Kennecott Sep Jan x51% 44 17% Aug 21 34% Co Gillette Safety Razor com 9 51 26% 5% General Jun 20 600 10% ___ Stores Electric 28 % 9% 19 • National First Jun Dec v 9 27% 8 Va May • 60 % Sep 70 * Employers Group Assoc May 12 Dec 18 16% 1 • Marshall Sep :74 Feb 34 Feb 38 100 Inc Lines . ' 67% ,100 series A_ adjustment 6% 5% 150 17 900 20 18 % 9% Mar 51 10 100 capital Co -North American Eastern 19 16% * Jun 18 Feb 13% 31% 68 50 9 ..3 25 com new Ex-distribution Dec 67% 9% Lindsay Lt & Chemical common Aug 450 Massachusetts Street Ry— Eastern ,/Dec 1_° Libby Aug 11 4% 45% Feb 14 Apr 10 10 44% 28 Switchboard common Drug Lincoln Aug Dec 5 95 5% 51 % Feb 2%- Aug 257 16 5 Central International 4% May Dec ; •'v5, 5 Sep 20 70 Brick Katz Oct \'C; 67 25 15% 16 • 100 —5 100 Trust 38% May 300 1,?50 16% Feb 21% 2 5% Sep 15% 20 1 Bartlett common. & Co. Kellogg 32 5 5% Oct Sep 19 1% 1% '"MMs 1st pfd stamped—100 Oct 13 32% 1 (Geo A) Illinois 43 % May 18 Vt 312 43 65% 9% . —• Jan 7% May Feb 7% 1,100 ,14% —* Jun 127% 58% 970 2% 2% Spencer Illinois Jun 135 Dec 36% 10. 57 5% & c 1,825 17 Corp Independent 42 9% 19 V4 50 % Mar 1,000 9 Jun 40% NOV 75 Werner Hormel July 57 Feb 30% 34% . 8% Cities Dec •41% 60 58% 59% 10 Hibb Jun 40% 119% 120 100 preferred——__ 1——100 preferred-stamped—— 100 cl A 1st pfd stamped 100 Calumet 52% Nov 116% 116% prior 6% Dec 36% stamped Common 7% .34% ,55 RR— Maine & v 230 35 % 33% —.—100 —— Low $ 37% 100 Stamped Boston ,, ,■! Unstamped 37% .100 25 RR Albany & Boston 147% 16 V2 May 200 cap new Hein High 34% pfd_—100 Bigelow-Sanford Carpet 6% High 36 % * 100 100 * 50 Agricultural Chemical Refining American Low 12% .Dec 450 common Co '16%. Jun 8 -10 Jun Feb Mar 12 common Brew Jun 110 82 '.••15 Range for year 1948 Shares of Prices (G) Jan 3% 51 5 " Heileman 10 % .1-1 common. Co Dec ""100 . : • ; 7% Hammond Instrument Co common Sales Range 13 Gillette Safety Razor common. Great Lakes Dr & Dk common Boston Slock Exchange Week's 13 Apr 29 Vb May '72% Dec 6% 200 7 Jun ,63% 7% July -1% Inc common. Finance Corp common. Gihson Last Brewing (Peter) General Friday 92 l15 —■ #5% Jun . ..'jFeb 25'. Jan 80 ;5Va,jDec 150 2% :,'• 95 ■■,* ^ Watch National Elgin Flour Mills of America Baltimore 2% 32 2,400 7 7V4 7% 1 Eddy Paper Corp (The) 9 42 , 100 —5 Feb 25 BONDS— , —10 common Domestic Credit Corp class A ,441/2 iDec .50% Nov .300 26% 25 26 % 25 common 14% May >9% ,Nov i64 800 ; ; 45% .5% ;Jan 106 . 5% •5% j,Club Alum Products Co common Jan 1611/2 Jan 105 1 105 105 :100 ifi.75% 56% 45 10 Cities Service^ Co common-i.,^- Jan * Commonwealth Mount 54% 56% 200 48 10% 70 Jan -5 106 Dodge Vernon-Woodberry Mills— prior preferred-, Amsterdam Casualty. n 161/2 13 .104 3.00 " (new)——2% .High, .;.,LPW H\gh 10% ;Gl)icago Towel Co common. :Chrysler Corp Range, for year 1948 Shares 66% • High • 15 3,00 >15 20 New low 141/2 141/4 r. * :* __,,.100 Ttc common preferred vtc___ Fidelity & Deposit Co >b%. Low —1 Chicago Corp common—,,— iRange for year 1948 Shares High low Par Arundel Corporation for Week of Prices for* Week of Prices Par Sales - Rang* Last Sale Price STOCKS— Exchange Week'* Friiny Last. Sale: Price STOCKS— Sale* ,K»i»gc I Friday Baltimore Slock 10 12% .Dec ;15% Jan 1,109 23% jDec 33 Va Jun Wisconsin /Bankshares common. . 2 .(—1_ Woodall Jndus- common T- __ 10% .j0% 500 — 10%~10%'-" - TOO « JlO„>Feb ,10 > ' Nov •11% Jan :14 Jan .■lifHX ,y ■. < Stoeka— Unliated > •- .■ r Alleghany Corp —l,,,,,. 1 American Air Lines Inc—.——1. Friday L**t Par Admiral Price Sale STOCKS— low • l Corp common 18 4% 5 Advanced Alum Castings * Bearing Ball Aetna Tel American Armour & Co Asbestos Co 147% 7% Bendix 300 .4% Nov Corp__ 36 14% 10 common 36 36 15% 1 Mfg Co capital.— Corp capital (E J) 14 if . 200 13% 49% 48 Piston Butler Bros Ring common Carr-Consol —12% Central Cent & For Biscuit W 10 common. 111 Secur Corp S Util conv page . . pfd. ,.1 <■ 50c common see 20% 42. 16% 9 2% . 'f General Electric .General Public 36% Dec 13% May 9% Mar 10 x8% Dec 13% Sep 300 42 Dec 62 Apr 49% 15% ' .1 New 11% 16% 9 7 100 — Radio Jun 3C % Feb .41 May 34% 100 .,100 23% Nov 32% May >92% M®r TI8V2 Aug •; > — Corp North American Co Motor Car... Pan 18% Apr Dec 15% Jun Paramount Pictures Inc new com 2%; Dec Jan Pepsi-Cola 6 2% 2% 850 12% 50 10% Feb 15% Jun Pullman 10% 11% 2,600 8% Feb 12 Nov Pure . - 300 30 Va Feb >39% Oct 13% 400 .12% Nov 187/a Jun 13 100 12 Va Nov 197/a May 10% 500 10% Feb 14% Jun 7% 200 6Va feb 10 Va Jun 7% 8% 700 4% Jan 12% July Oil Co 700 5% Mar 10% July 38% 700 31% Mar 42% May 11% 39% 2% 11% 100 11 2% 2% 900 4 5 5% (The) common 14 % July Dec 5% Jan 4% Feb 81/2 May 5'/a 5% 1,200 14% 100 14% Mar 21% 12% 12% 500 12% 18% July 4% 500 Feb 14% M«r 4% "4 2% 8% 8% 200 1 23% 23% 300 9% 9% 30% 30% • Nov 2% 14% .7 1R% Jun Jan 4 Dec 5% May 8% Nov 11% May 18% Mar 700 7% 100 x25% Nov 42% July * Inc Co 5% 39 Va 5 1 * —10 * ■ 33 % American Airways Corp Sep 12% . '* 1 — • 16 200 32% 7% 8% —5 8% 300 2,100 103 Va 32% 10% 1 * Co York Central RR capital Packard 8% 9V« ;16%.May 13 Nov 100 . & Utility Corp Graham-Paige Motors Laclede Gas Light Oct Nov 300 16% 4% May Feb 13% * Jan 14 11% 1 40 Nov 6% u Mar Aug' — common Curtiss-Wlight Farnsworth Television Apr Nash-Kelvinator • Burton-Dixie Corp .,.;• ,12% 24% 102 32% 25 1 Co t.Columbia ;Gas System Inc (The) Continental Motors 2% May 31 Ry Certain-teed Products Jan 4% Dec 13% 700 7% 9% -10 _ 32% 7% 8 Dec 30 100 Pacific 2% May 1% 250 32% 7% .400 24% 10 Jun 2 300 ;;7' 7% t6% ^Oct .4.200 .... 7.34% Mining>.w—,50 Corp,. Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe__——100 Betnlehem Steel common knew— Canadian May 15 1%- Dec 1,000 common... Steel Dec 12% May 158% Dec 300 7% Binks Burd 6% 2,100 2% Co Wi 148 .u . 6% May Feb Feb Mar 1% 5% 1 (George '9% 7% 7 5% Aviation Brach & Sons / 22% Feb 7% 5% Berghoff Brewing Corp Borg 3% 400 4% 10% •V 350 148% 1,900 2% « Mfg Co 7% 100 18 3 4 capital-— High low 3 Avco Manufacturing Belden Range for year 1948 Shares High common Washer Bastian-Blessing 144 Armco 8% 14% (for Week 1% 1 common, Athey Products Corp Automatic capital."-100 5 Co common Mfg 10% common Tel & Range jof Prices Anaconda Copper Sales .Week'* 7% 14 & St San- com—• American Radiator Chicago Sleek Exchange 2% ,Dec 8% Feb 26% May 23 % Jan 45 Jun 42 May !) Volume 169 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE- Number 4771 OTHER STOCK * Week's Friday Last f ; . Radio Corp common.l—* America of 1 Radio-Keith-Orpheum Republic Steel Rexali Drug Corp Inc . Socony Vacuum Oil Co Spring Stude.baker Corp common Sunray Oil Corp_ United . 1 1 —1 * — Corp Wilson & Co common 17 72% 70'A 10% 2% 10% Feb 33% 4% Oct Member* 7'/4 July Dec New York Stock 26% — Sep 32% July Feo 23 91 4,900 14% 700 69% Feb 500 200 300 300 11% Feb Detroit Stock Exchange Jun 15%. May 9% Feb Ford Feb Telephone: WOedward 2-5525 3% May 17% May Detroit Stock v:,V::. American Par Brewing Champion Paper & Fibre— Cincinnati Street Cine & Sub Bell Dow ; : Gibson Art Hobart Kahn '• - S 220 13 Dec 23 Printing Feb 26% 5 Qct 11 Nov. May 29'A 367 23 Feb 29% Jun 7% 1,181 5- May .«% Jan 75% 158 Mar 81 Jan 7% 315 10% Jun . 73 6'A Apr 8V2 Mar 10 6% Dec 25 25 100 19% Apr 24% 45% 46 84 43 Nov ■< 58 21 21 80 16'A Mar 21 July 8'/a 13 20 Jun Feb 16% Mar 13% 13%; 47 Ye 47% 95 46% Mar 49% Aug 46% 48 Va 546 40% Feb 48 *A Get 20 y4 20'A 25 20% Nov 29 Jan 17 47% 48 % 20'A 17 20 10 Feb 20% Dec Feb 71% Jan 64% 64% 66 Va 11% .8 11% 11% 75 39 ———5o 39 42 62 Va 42 42 ; 8 1,165 Jan 8 Nov 15 Jan 88 37 Dec 49% 30 41 Dec 50 / Stocks— 6% Apr - Jan Tel_l 100 Tel & American , 147% 24% 25% •7y8 25% 1 r 181 23% Nov 95 8% Cities 6% Oct 143 y4 210 216 25 Columbia Gas • Curtiss-Wright Dayton _. 148 32% Oct 10% May 158% Jun Mar 15 • 10% 11 Va 225 7% 7% 31% 25 28% 50 Dec Feb 32% . 25 • . 45% , Jan 10% Feb 14% Jun Feb 12 y8 Jun 4% 24% 3i% July Feb 26'A 27% 76 38% 38% 3.9% 140 32 Mar 42 % Jun 10 Motors 59% 59% 60 152 50% Mar 65% Nov ——50 33V3C * —15 — Standard Brands Standard Oil . U S —* ' 25 10 (N J)— (Ohio) Oil Standard 13% 16% 12'A Westinghouse Electric 16% 65 16% Dec 22 Va May 9% 75 7% Nov 23% Jan 13 13 'A 144 7% Feb 15 17 Va 228 14% Feb 23 29 87 19% 72% 214 89% Feb 92% 90 24 Nov 35 Va Tel Tel & 21 67% Mar 87 Va 24% 24% 92 24 y8 33 5% 5% Apex Electric Mfg— Prior preferred — — 1 100 Dec Dec 500 Industries Wood Motors General Electric Motors & 9'A 425 59% 338 62Y4 Feb 4% 2% 4% 2% 100 100 19% i9'/4 136 13% 200 5% 14 5% 3% 3>A 150 4% 2% 19% 13 '6% 2% 7y8 7V4 385 1% 1% 1,315 1% Dec 1% May '37% 2% 37% 2% 135 100 33% Feb 2T» Sep 37% Jan 3% Jan 1% 1'A 200 1% Dec 2% May 6% 6% 100 1% 1% 800 2 2% 2% 534 Dec 1% July 2% Feb Iq __ 14 5% 1 common 5 Mfg Kinsel Drue __ 1 Products __ — 1% 1 common 10 preferred Mfg — 10 1 Kresge Co (S S) common— Lansing Stamping common Screw National __ 1 2 Stamping Packard Motor Car common __ * Parke • Davis Pfeiffer 4 * Brewing common Raisin River —1_ W) (H 19 19 2 — Paper & Die common Superior Tool Axle Timken-Detroit 16% U S Radiator Woodall 5% - High 125 16'A Low 16 Los Cleveland Graphite Bronze com (Un) Consolidated Natural Gas (Un) Va a25% 12 Corp (Un) Mfg Co Airlines 147% Mar a7% 25 8 Dec 105'A 105'A 25 105 Oct Eaton Mfg new common (Un)— Rubber Erie Railroad — Tel & American American Gabriel 12% Apr Armco 107'A Aug Armour General Motors Co common (Un) (Un) common Jan Tire & Rubber Goodyear Avco Dec 81% Apr 34% Feb Bandinl 142 72 * a38% a39 Va 55 1 a24% a24% , Cooperage class A Greif Bros Industrial Interlake Rayon Iron Lamson Trans., & Sessions. 20 22% Nov 27 37% Dec 51 Jan 48% 50 48% Oct 49% 5 30% Dec 33% al3% al3% 125 9 Va Feb 16% July Basin Oil 110 20% Feb 25 Bendix 6% Dec 48'A V 22 22 a6% a6% 10 a39 Va a39'/a 62 59 316 59 a20% a20% . Metropolitan Paving Brick—— Dec Aug N Y Ohio Central Edison common Pennsylvania RR (Un)_ of America (Un) Reliance Electric & Eng Republic Steel (Un)_— Richman Bros Standard Oil S Steel common Motor common Youngstown Sheet & Tube— Barker Bros For footnotes see page 42. .4% May 41% May Dec 10 Dec Mar 48 148% Mar 64 . Nov 32 Feb a26 7% 140 45 180 91 Jan 37% Sep 591 4% Feb 25 6% Dec Dec Oct 16% May 65 May 157% May Oct 34 251 293 Mar 10% 12% Mar 69 , Oct 46'A Sep V 40% Jun 31% May 15 May 117% July 49% July 7% Oct 7 7% 11% __ 11% "" 120 11% Dec 17% 10 16% July 7% Jun Dec 3% Dec Jun 100 1 10% 10% 10% 3% 20% 3% 20V2 3% 10 21 350 600 410 20 Dec *28% .1 Barnsdall Oil Co 65c 55c 75c 5,000 49o Dec 77 %c Jan a45 a45% 17% 18% a32% a32'A 55 1,650 65 1,321 1,000 767 33 Feb 20o - » 10 (Un) Black Mammoth Cons Ming Co Blue Diamond Corp 50% Mar 66 28 May 32% 6% Oil Corp Oct Borden Company (Un) Jan 150 11 Dec 14% Feb Borg-Warner Corp (Un) Broadway Dept Store 5 • * 26 12 Jan 13% Sep Bolsa Byron Chica Co 1 15 (Un) Jackson 38% 294 11% Feb 16% May Canadian 11% 149 11% Nov 15 Certain-teed Products Corp 10% 10% 275 10 Feb 15'A * _4 32% 33 210 24% Jan 35 Dec 56 4% 100 4'/4 4'A Mar 6'/4 May Jun Chrysler Pacific Ry Co Service Clary Multiplier Corp Colorado 2% Feb 27 12% Feb a28% a29'/a 114 29% Oct 18'A July 29% Oct 50 a 16% al7 120 16 Va Dec 22% May 11 7% Feb 15 10 20 Nov 1 2.50 10 (Un) Company Sep 145 a20% a20% 25 (Un) Corp Jan 4% al27/8 al27/8 32 »A 3c 32% 6% 6% Jun 45 Dec 10% Feb 18% Dec 27% Feb 37% Jun 9% — __ 9% 3c 30% Mar 39% Oct 2'Ac Dec 5c Apr 8% 10 a40y2 a40% 52 Va 52% 9% 9% 8% a25% a25% 8V2 „ 10,395 94 830 1,280 130 20 6% Nov 13% Jan 39% Mar 42% July 47 Jan 65 July 9% Dec 15 Jan 8 Dec 11% May 26 Feb 34% July Jun al2% al2% 5 ' * Co 235 4% , Nov Nov 19% May 17 12'A — 2 Corp 10% May Dec 12% 18y«, 33 Va Corp Steel a45% 5 (Un) Co Aviation 11% May Fuel Jun & Iron 1 * Corp 14 13 __ 5 Columbia Gas System Inc Solvents Corp 25 Corp (Un)—* Gold & Sav Mng 1 Commonwealth & Sou 171 22%. Feb 24% May 33% Oct 42 42 y4 551 39% Dec 47 251/8 794 23% Nov 35 Jun a71% a71% 77 Oct 82 67% Mar 13 y2 Dec 87% al5 24% May Continental Motors Corp a707/a a71V4 54 65% 89% Nov Continental Oil Co 455 170 10 Mar 13 13 Dec 281 91 750 105 52% Nov 12% Mar 22% 555 16 Feb 22% Oct 19% 33 19 May 20ya May 65% Jun Mar 63% Jun ' 4% Dec 6% Sep Oct- — 3% 75 150 10% Feb 17 Dec 27% Jun 25V2 25'A 271 25% Dec 3y4 3% 3,390 28% May 3% Oct 2% 75c Feb Feb 1.35 1.35 1,900 22 Va 22% 442 21% Mar 7y8 7% 17'A 439 950 5% Apr alO 10 500 50 14% Jun 1.80 Apr Apr 24% 14Va 13 al0% alO% 16% 16% * * (Un) (Un) Commonwealth Edison Co (Un) 13% a55 Va a57% a44J/4 a45!/a 5 5% a 18 a 18% 18% 20 Preferred a25% a267A al5 . High \ 6% Oct 7% 1048 year 2 % Dec .26% 7y2 (Un)—13 common 34 • > a24% __ 3 13 a39'A a40 Va * 1 (Un) —:— Low al02% al03 a37% a37% a25y2 (Un)_100 25 590 14% 12'/a 24% 670 10 a36% a37% Cons Chollar Consolidated Edison Co of N Y — (Un)_* Feb Consolidated Engineering Corp 1 7% Consolidated U White of Ohio 200 a33% a34% 50% 40 12% 12% 42 8% a33% Company 11% -* •—5 * * 10 8% a37% Railroad Co Petroleum Commercial Radio Corp 600 205 935 43 45 43 -8 RR (Un) 2% Range for u 2,955 31% Mar 1 * National Tile & Mfg High 145% 148% Barnhart-Morrow Consol Cities class B (AG) Sales Shares a61% a61% 38% Mar ,2 a44% 13% • McKee Sep Oct a31% a31% & Ohio Works 33 * Jan- 7% Sep for Week of Prices. 147% 5 10 Island Lime & Kelley 45 a61% (Un) 34 1 * (Un) (Un)_ 5% Dec 44% Mar 100 * (Un) (111) Locomotive 44% 44% * Harbauer Co l,OUo 5% 10 14 13"% 14% a55% a55% (Un)—* Refining Co (Un) Manufacturing Corp (Un) 42% Oct 34'A Apr a44 * -* Jan 6% July 10% Dec (Un)__30 10 Top & Santa Fe Ry Baldwin 8% (Un) Atlantic 75'A com Gray Drug Stores 12 Apr Oct 75 — 17% 100 10 a27% a28% 8 8% __ 14% Budd Glidden 6 14 Corp Co & Jun Feb * 10 * 100 100 Mining Co Copper Steel 18 Dec 12% 1 (Un) Co General Electric (Un) 9'A 4 9% Dec 2% 2% * Corp Woolen Co Anaconda Bethlehem ' 23% Jun 220 Range 8'A (Un)—* (Un) (Un) Tel Co Viscose Jun 45 V\ 24% -2 1—* & Light Co American 33 31% 110 443 1 Faultless Dec 250 Low 1 (Un) Radiator & St San Smelting & Ref Co Jun 158% Dec 135 15% a33% a34 15 Dow Chemical 2% Nov 12 Oct 3% Jan 9JA Week's Sale Price 1 >• (Un)— Inc Power 26% May 20%' Feb 359 a7% —15 Jan 8% Jan 8% Feb 725 _ May 3% July 6 Nov 2% 10 Friday Baltimore Illumin Electric 6% Jan 20 Angeles Sleek Exchange . High 24'/2 Dec 146'A 146'A a25 100 $4.50 preferred Cleveland * 18% 5% 2 common 5% May 33% Jan 68u 240 10 1 common Industries 7% May Jan 3% Jun Dec 9JA 1 common 6% 12 Jan 23% Dec 3% Dec 14% Feb 9V2 9% 4 Dist 1.400 4% May 15 Dec 4 ~ 686 3% Dec 6 ■ Oct 8% Jan 5% Jan 23'A Jan 15% Jun 8% Jun Nov 8 ' — 65% Dec Dec Nov 2% __ 1 American Range for year 1948 Shares of Prices Low 15% 1,476 500 3% _ Dec 18% 1 Investment Shirt 11% _ 5 common Udylite Corporation common Union 6% 6% 5 American 15'A i 19 3% 3% 10 Scotten-Dillon American Sales 25 * 415 26 — — 200 4% 4 25% 3% 25% 1 Rickel > 1% May 23% Jan 9% May 9 59 Va 1 American a27% a28% I Chesapeake & Ohio RR City Ice & Fuel 5% Feb —■' 2% — Kaiser-Frazer Atchison Cleveland Cliffs Iron common Feb 59% 2'A Manufacturing Lock Dec 18 1 1 common Getity-Michigan Corp Graham Paige common Hoover Ball & Bearing common Hoskins Dq,c 65c 1,000 May 10 Manufacturing class B new—* Gemmer Howell 5% 1 Allis-Chalmers for Week 105'A 2% 150 Last Range 5 50U 3 Jun Week's —100 4% Dec 4% Jan 19% Oct Sale Price (Un) 31% Dec 50c Jun 72 Last Coach & Body Dec 2% Feb 3 Jun 25 Va 18% Friday American 26 31% 5,752 50c Alleghany American Home Products com (Un)—1 22% Mar 100 4% Dec Jun 19% •70% Cleveland Stock Exchange .American 124 31% 19% 1 Par Par 24 4% 1 Gar Feb 31% 1 STOCKS— STOCKS- 21% Jun 5,803 Jun 71 Va 24% 23 20 21% Jan 16% 25 Va 18% 72% * Steel 16% 9'A 16% 20% Dec Fruehauf Trailer common United Pennsylvania RR Pepsi-Cola Radio Corp Socony Vacuum Oil 65% Jun 440 65% Jun 32% Jun Dec. 0 Electric— General 46% :~ 28% 7 & Light Power General 34 % 46% —1 City Ice & Fuel—— 33% 46% ♦ i -A—— 33% 10 Ohio & Service Feb 20'A 8'/a Dec 24 4% Peninsular Metal Products com Chesapeake Feb 52 y4 - 20% 21% McClanahan Oil 10 —_ 12% 180 250 10 Friars Ale common Masco ,:'< American Rolling Mill American Airlines 170 350 . 1 Frankenmuth Brew common —' McAleer Unlisted 125 55% 20'A 1 4 i common 8% 15% 5'A Jan 11 120 t Corp Electromaster Hurd * Steel High 8% 8% 20 Edison Manufacturing Eaton Low 55 y4 10 2'A 10 Consolidated Paper Detroit Range for year 1948 5% Dec 11% Nov 1 15% Burroughs Adding Machine Chrysler Corp common Detroit Shares High 7% Apr 13% Oct. 10% Apr 17% Jun 5% 19 1 Rubber Baldwin LOW! ' 1 Products —_—__—2 Metal Jan 21 8% 0 * <■ common 18 6% 7'A * Preferred Apr 95 7 75. 7.5, 1 „ 4'A May Apr 28% 29 7% * class B 32 »A 120 23% 7 - Gamble & 70 .24% 23 Va - Eapid Electrotype U 12% * —50 Sons.common Magnavox Co Randall 12% Jan 19 10 preferred Kroger Co common Lunkenheimer ; Procter Jan * Co common Mfg (E) 5'7r Dec _f * ■ Insulation Formica 2% 14>A 50 Tel., MotorsDrug common 32 1,002 25 : Crosley Dec 3% 15% common—8.50 ; Elec & 22% 3% 15% * * Churngold: Corp Gas 24% 8 * i Brewing American Sales for Week Range of Prices Price Par Altes High Low High Low * Baldwin ctucinnati x'Ay- Sale Range for year 1948 ,—20 —,-1 Laundry Machine Balcrank Burger -- STOCKS— Shares of. Prices Week's Last Sales Range Sale Price Exchange Friday for Week Last 1 STOCKS— DETROIT Building' .15% May 2ya 10% Nov Week's Exchange Chicago Stock Exchange Jun Cincinnati Stock Exchange Friday New York Curb Exchange Jun 29. 16% Mar "* 1 : 11% May. 16 y4 20 'A 11 2'A 15 20% — 15 23 900 600 Watling, Lerchen & Co. Jun; Feb Oct 17 72% 16% 16 25 Steel Standard 900 '.n/.;/,, __ __ 15 Inc Standard Oil of N J 25 Va 5 — —1% Schenley Distillers Corp; __ „ * 2'/a common 21 H{gh Low 8 6% 13% — " 26 '/4 5 13 V* 13% 35 Range for year 1948 Shares High Low Par / • (407) Sales for Week Range of Prices Sale Price n. ,, EXCHANGES RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED JANUARY STOCKS— -^ * 1 alO Liquidating Corp Consolidated Vultee Aircraft ( Del) (Un) (Un) (Un) 1 5 — — a56% 17 V2 alO IV2 IV2 a56% a56% 16y4 Dec 8'A Nov 6% Feb 50 Mar 24% Jun 8% Oct 49 Aug 16% Mar 10 Jun 69 Jun 3G COMMERCIAL THE (408) & CHRONICLE FINANCIAL Monday, January 24,. 1949 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES " RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED JANUARY 21 Week's Last ■ ■ Zellerbach Curtis Publishing 5 (Un.i Corp Low Aircraft Co Inc.— Douglas Products Electrical Electric Tele General Electric General Foods General Motors common Public Util Corp General (Un) Gladding McBean & Co Goodrich F) (B Nov 14% 720 42% 42 42% 420 34% a60 a58% a60 741 51 11% 12 473 a25 Va a25 Va 75 12 32 40 15 July 36 V4 July Feb 62% Oct Mar 48% Oct 2% 900 2% (Dec 5% Jan a40% a42Vi 153 37% Mar 60 2% ,. . 51% 50 62 a62'A a a 44% a 44% 39 10 .90 48 Nov a9 a9 % 1.55 12% 13 200 12% Dec —6.66% 10% 10% 250 10% Dec 3 Vic 6c 39,000 9% 9% 100 1.05 1.20 1,400 13% 100 11% 108 5c 33Vbc Corporation Co Paper Oil Jade (Un)-*" Gas Lt Lane-Wells Pacific (Un) 29% a30% - Corp United J United Universal 2c i 5c 8% 17 Va Dec Aviation North American Co Pacific Feb 1.70 Jun Feb Jun American Tel 25% Mar 33% Oct Baldwin 53 Apr 62 Nov 16% July Bankers Securities 34c Feb Jan Feb Oct Delaware Power & Apr 8% Jun Budd Chrysler Corp Publishing 877 Electric 100 4% Feb 20% Jan 30 Apr General Motors Dec- 10% Apr Lenlgh Coal 1.60 July Lehigh Valley 51 40% NOV 26% 26% 250 8 V* 8% 8'A 165 1.30 1.40 2,800 17% 17% 180 14% Jan 24% Jun 14% 341 14% Dec 193i Apr 100 1% •■V 1.85 1.80 54% 1,600 8,300 .. a55 Va 190 1.80 500 al4% al4% a54% 105 a 1.80 a al8Va 18% 740 12% 12 % 12% 222 18%' a 17 c 17C 10% 10V4 10 al6% al6% 100 17 17 4,000 . 745 1.10 Mar/ Apr 1.30 Apr 1V6 95c 9% 9 645 33c 100 2.65 5,700 • a32 32% 215 25 25 31% 32% 2,067 25 28% a 31 Va 48% 1.95 Dec lie Nov 8% 18% July 16% 40% 30 NOV 36 a35% a35% 70 32% Dec 35% 28 % 740 26% Nov 27% Feb 49 393 47 Vi Mar a42 Va a42Va 50 42 Dec 4 3,355 4 Dec a9V4 223 8% Nov a23% a23% Pan American Airways Corp 4 (Un)__2% Pepsi-Cola Oil Pure 5% May - 15 18 % Feb 16% 361 16 Va Dec 21% May (Un) 9Va 9% 460 9 (4 a23% a8% 200 Nov 22 41 % Mar 57 7% Jan May 25 53 53 * 20% 20% 100 22 Nov 28% Aug *' 34 34 225 32% Nov 49 Va May 30Vi (Un) Co Jun 16% __.il Pulp & Timber Co Inc Pullman 57% 50 (Un) Phelps Dodge Corp (Un) Puget Sound July 11 Va May 26 Va May (Un) RR Co Co Feb 51% 55 33 be Pictures Inc Pennsylvania 30Vi 180 (Un) 200 22 16 51 370 a25 47%' 47% 9% 25% 44 Feb May Radio * 13% 13% 13 Vi 800 8 Feb 15 Jan Republic 1 25 Va 25 25 Va 335 22 Mar 32 14 May Nov 10 May Dec 24'/a May 23% Dec 33 Jun 44 Va Dec 49% Jun Exchange Week's Sales Range for Week Range for year 1948 Shares of Prices 22 Va 3,910 110 11 Va 10 110 54% 57% Jun 17 Jun 116 May Dec Mar 110 7% 612 Dec 11% May 50% 121 8% Apr 158% 147% Mar 120 12 27 Va Dec 20% 217 143% 148% 11% High Low High Nov 65% Jun 235 6% Dec 13% July 18 Va 17% 18% 1,713 15% Dec 18 V2 May 49% 50% '.A 342 48 Va Jan 60 58% 60% 1,303 16% 16% 10% 11% 7 7 ■: 7 - Dec 56% 50% Mar 65% National RR—; & Light Paper Sun Gil 4% 35 Va 18% 17% 18% 16% 16% 17 Va 35% 36% 22% 20% 22% 24 Va 24 Va 39 % 449 ...10 • * -v 1 May 8Va Oct 16 Dec. 29Va July 16 - Dec' 22 Va May 48 Va 3o% Dec 21% Feb 25 28 6,538- Dec 20 Va 510 - 7% May 5Va Mar 1,511 2,281 2,649 Feb Nov- J«n Apr 24% - Jun Mar 21% 20% 21 % 602: 19% Dec 26% • 50 26% 27% 277 24% Dec 28% July 23 540 16% Feb 47% 48% 325 39 V« Mar 50% May. 51 Va 57% 145 50% Mar 70% Nov ,22^4 23 .48 Va ; • — 7% May 45ya July 23% July 39 Va _• com—— common— • 96 37% Zso common 57% _ * % 600 2Va 2% 346 18% 19% 709 % % Dec. 27% July - Feb 1% ' 1 -13% Improvement Gas r * — Tonopah Mining United Corp United 13 7% IIZ-3 Co 25Va May Oct 1 Reading Co common Scott Dec 9% 100 i7* 7 Oct 17 Va 352 82 -V 5% iV iV Corp common Service EI & Gaa preference 5 %'■ 5% Philadelphia Electric common $i dlv preference common dlv V '"*■: >-:U. <« Corp Pennsylvania Power & Light: Pennsylvania RR Pennsylvania Salt Mfg com 81.40 :;Z: \ 1 i._„ Power Pennroad Public 5" 5 ...10 19% " Feb 2 18% 3% May Dec 23% Mar Pittsburgh Stock Exchange Friday Last Sale Price STOCKS— * 26 % 22% Par Allegheny Clark Columbia Star LOW High High 25% 26% 90 23% Dec 33% 13% 13% 20 13 Mar 19% May 8% 8% 100 26% National Fireproofing Corp Pittsburgh Brewing com $3.50 preferred 323 10 Dec 12 Nov 663 10 Dec 12 Nov 36 10 7% Mar 10% Sep 22% 168 21% Feb 27 37% 38% 115 31% Nov 39 Va 22% 24 219 18% Feb 23% May May Dec 8% 110 23 Va 2% 295 2% 100 2% 2% 2% 200 2Va Mar 3 Va Jan 28 Va 28 Va 155 28 Dec 52% Jan 34 * 8Va 23 Va 8% 5 —10 5 0 Mackintosh-Hemphill Fuel Supply Jan 11 10 9% 38 Va 10 Mountain Jun 12 22% * 1 Gas Dec 10 5 1 Co 8% 10% 11 • Electric & Gas Manufacturing T.nn» Range for year 1948 Shares 0 Co Duquesne Brewing new common Fort Pitt Brewing.— Harbison Walker Refractories com Joy for Week Low * Co L) (D Sales Range * Steel Ludlum Blaw-Knox Week's of Prices 35 Va 305 20 % July 24 7% 6% Feb llVa Mar Dec 9 Aug 24 Va Nov * 6 Apr Jun Corp of America (Un ) : Petroleum Co common Republic Steel Corp (Un) Oil Reserve Rexall & 25 Va 26 % 792 * 4% 4% 304 2.50 4% 5 560 ———————1 70c 70c 800 Co Gas Drug Inc Rice Ranch Oil Co 33% Feb 3% Sep— 4% 60c ... Dec 7% May 1.30 May ._* 29 Vi 27 30% 3,919 15% Jan Ryan Aeronautical Company 1 6 Vb 6Va 6 Vi 700 4Va Feb _5 al3% Inc.— Industries Inc Stores Safeway Schenley Seaboard Security Shell 1 Company Union Oil Corp.. 17% * Co a39 % 48 Vi 18% al9Va 240 a29% a29% _1.75 & Co 49 Jun Mar 7 San Alloys Steel 75 a 17% 17% a38 % a39% Dec 32% 500 Apr 20 Va Signal Oil & Gas Co new class A Feb 42% Nov 20 9c 9c 1.500 23 Vi Signal Petroleum Co of Cal Sinclair Oil 23 Vi 28c 14,400 22'i 23 Vi 1,171 46 Mar • Corp 23 V'a 28% Feb 44Vi 9c Oct 22c Jun 19c May 590 11% Mar 15 -Jan 583 33 Apr 38 Aug 32% 38% 780 29% Nov 39 Va Jun 24% ' 25 280 23% Dec 33 Jun 9c Exchange 25c Sep 55c 15% Feb 32% Mar American Inv common. 16% 17 969 15 Feb 30% 30% 2,969 25 Mar 30% July Bank 28% 28 Vi 28% 260 26 May 28% Brown 26% Jun Tel American cumulative 4.56% preferred 25 cumulative preferred—. 6% Calif Gas Co 6% preferred Shoe 29 29 Va 460 28% 28 28% 1,188 24% May 29% July 28% Dec Clinton 25 24% 25 1,465 22% Jan 25% 20 33 Apr 34 %' Jan Emerson Falstaff a Nov Feb ____25 35% 35 Vi 35% 180 32% Feb 34% —• 48% .48 V'a 48% 700 44% Feb Southern Ry Standard Company (Un)—_ Brands Co 35 Vi Feb 47 19% Dec 28% Jan 65 Jan 72% Jun . a38% a39Vi * (Un Inc 3 Elec —: Oil of Co 19% 911 66 Vi 19 % 19% Calif Standard Oil Co (Ind) Standard Oil Co (N J) Stone & Webster Inc (Un)__ 25 1.264 a39 Va a39% a39% 600 38 Mar (Un)____. 72 7234 368 71% * — (Un>_ Studebaker Corporation 65 % • (Uni Jan Mav General common Motors 4%% Swift & class B Co 14 14 100 1 20% 730 17 72% Texas Company Texas Gulf Textron Inc Co (Un)_ . Feb. July July Laclede Gas Jun Laclede 29(a For footnotes 18% al9% 150 19 Dec 200 30 Nov 36% see (Unt page 42. 10 30% 110 27 Feb 33% Aug 30 Va 200 25 ' 30 72 '• 23% May 24 V2 Dec 111% 15 Jun 19 155% Sep Dec 33 Jan 31 May Jun 115 May Feb 27 'Nov 24% 25 Va 39 24% • 39% 280 31% Mar 42 Va May 21 66 Ya Nov 21 a60% 10 Laclede-Christy 4 Blanke common.. Missouri Portland Cement—. Jan St Louis Car 66 Va Jun St Louis Public 68 3 4 July Nov Dec 49% Feb 10% 70 10% Dec 20 (i May Sears Roebuck 15% al5Vi 70 15 Nov 17 ' Sep Sterling Aluminum common.: 19% Feb 32 Jun Stix-Baer al03a .24% a 25 Vi 795- 299 51 21 611 19% 15 43 Va 58% 183 Mar Dec Mar 42% Jun 39% Nov 45 Va Jan 33 & & Co.. Fuller common A r 5'/a 13 5% 184 490 12% 4% Nov Apr 6V2 May 50 5% 18 20 17 Mar 19 16% 16% 25 16 Va Aug 19 22 12 20 Mar 23 Va 5Va 5% 475 4% 13% 19 100 16 38% 39 Va 140 32 V4 15 38% 1—1 5 28 19 ——* * 25 22 16% 15 13% 13% 50 610 Mar 17% May 34 18 25 class Scullin Steel common 13 34 10 52% Service 5% _.— compion 120 , 13 20 common 323 . 5 common— common 54 54 a 25 Vi Feb common 60 39 42 Va 60 6 20% 39 „10 Brew a60V4 a61Va 54 * 9% Shoe Steel a30% a31% a a3lV4 * Tidewater Assoc Oil Co Apr 25 * 18 15% May 23% Oct al9 Va 50c common Preferred Dec 7 30 Va 5 85 V8 Feb 956 10% 25 (Un) Sulphur 149 Va 150 Jun 10% 10% 1 25 preferred (Un) 1,021 9% 113 Huttig S & D common 52% 11% Mar 20 —25 —25 i common 16% 25 (Un) (Un) common Griesedieck-Western Meyer Sunray Oil Corp High 148% 113 ————.1 Jan 9% 16 Va 143 1 — International Standard 9% 100 i. 1948 year LOW 13% 200 30% 16 Va 147%.' 1 common preferred Brew , Range for High 62% July 70 Industries General Electric common Pacific Southern 1 100 Shares of Prices Low -15 Coca-Cola Bottling 34% a34% pfd—.25 A —— common 25 convertible 4.32% Southern Dec —— Tel & Bldg & Eqpt (common *_25 ,_25c __ 4.48% for Week Price Par 16% 4.88% Sales Range Jun 30% 23 Va Week's Last Sale STOCKS— 15 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co Inc (Un) Dec 16% 34 Va 32% May .Southern Calif Edison Co Ltd com__25 • 8c 15% SI. Louis Stock 52% May 340 22c * 1 Vi Mar Jun 32% 145 —25c Corp Jan 1 34 9c Friday Sierra Trading 10 Dec Apr 15% 498 48 Vi 48% 9c Feb Feb 60c 20% May Feb 2,027 ' a38V2 a38% 15 16 Vi 26 500 16% * 12.50 Air Brake Electric Corp Westingnouse 50c 34 1 *' Steel Vanadium 50c 1 Mining Spring Toy Standard 8 230 8% Va * 1 Co Renner 35 10 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt Corp Westinghouse 30 Finance "Sears Roebuck Oct 6% Jun Nov Richfield Oil Corp common— ' ' Nov 5 Va 50 Va Sep 295 a 200 6% 57% Navigation & Jan 28 * 10% 6 Price A; 13% Jan 53% Paramount 10% 8% Jun 51% (Un) 1,150 Oct 44 % July Nov 35 41 a24% 86% 67% Mar 595 40 % 110 —10 Nov Feb 53 V2 Co 49 % May '■ r ; Corp Apr 3% 26% 51% Car 3% May Feb 13% May 70c Feb * 10 Motor Feb 38 Va 164 Jun Feb 10 Packard Jan 27% • Dec 1.95 Pacific Lighting Corp common Pacific Western Oil Corp __ Jim 13 3 8 May Nov 6% May 24c ' Nov 30c 2 Va 95 21% —50 Jun 22 % Dec 12% Dec 21% Dec 17% Dec 63% May Feb 14% Apr Nov 747 11% Brothers Philco 1.05 Mar Pacific Indemnity Co - 1.70 July 17% 33c 8Vs Mar Jen, 15% Nov 2.50 , 13 Jan 110 33c preferred Apr 90c 256 2.50 a31% 13 16% 1 • ——— — 17 a 1 1 Corp — red 1% 1.90 .1% 17c Pacific Gas & Elec common 6% 1st preferred 5% 52 1.00 (Un) Ohio Oil Co i al7al7% 19 9% 2% 6% May 26 % 1.00 Aug Low Storage Battery 5Va — 92 % a24% 47% -- 45% 14% 38% July Nov al5% al5% 13 Co Light corn- 55% 1.40 43 Feb 83 6 m. 5Va 8 Nov 21% 415 147% Company 45 V4 42% 37 Va 1,528 „ Sale Works 55% . 867 29% __ * 10 Oct 40% 29%- 2% „ * Corp com— Curtis 60% Co Petroleum Oil Oceanic v 20 % May - a40%.a41% 71 71% —Z100 Locomotive 15 10 % Northrop Aircraft Inc Occidental Apr 41. 5 Tel & NOV * (Un)— (Un) (Un) American Stores 16% 97 %c Nov (Un)—1 Inc (Un)_ Ry Co 25% • 8 1 American Northern Dec Par 14c (Un)___* (Un)_—il North * 1 Co 270 5 (Un) RR 18% . al2V» al2% __ 10 Co. Jun 3,631 (Un)—* 1 Corporation Ltd Nordon Oct 160 ., V 40% — STOCKS— 4,COO 1 : Ward & Co Inc Central York New 9% Last Jan 15c .1 Distillers Prod Corp National Nov Stock 7% 1 1 Co Corp 6% Friday 7 1 (Un) Nash-Kelvinator. .»100 6% a21 - Dec a86% a89% Jan 15c Oil Mng & Dev Co. Mt Diablo Nov 2% 18% Mar Mar 6 Masoot Oil Company.. Menasco Manufacturing Co 10 1 Westinghouse Elec Corp (Un) Woolworth (F W) Co (Un) 65 467 Montgomery Tel Union •325 25% Petroleum 9% . a89 10 Western Air Lines Inc 9% a290 Co —___ Warner Bros Pictures Inc Western a 50% 25 Va Merchants (Un) Oil Consol 9% a289% Magnavox Co i 50 __ 29% . _50 Rubber Co (Un) States Steel Corp. a50Va 20 Htftel (Un)__* (Un) — 9% ® —_ Biltmore Angeles Jan 2,204 6% a20% — " a21 common...2S (Un) Co States a 50% Los Angeles Investment Co——100 Los ^ V . Jun 22 Vi .7 10c i (Un) Aircraft Corp Inc High 13% 10 % 10 July 14(4 1 •, Lincoln Petroleum Co.. Loew's RR United Air Lines Inc Glmbel Lockheed of 5 Libby McNeil & Libby California Oil * (Un) Company Company Low 10 al2% al2% — (Un)__ 1* & Carbon Corp Carbide Union Union 4 (Un) County Land Co Kern Laclede a 10c 1 : Corp Copper Corp Union 0 (Un) Kaiser-Frazer Kennecott Film Century-Fox ' 1_1 (Un) Corp 15 (Un)—- Company 13% :* . of Can & %Tel Tel 1.20 10 Corp International 5 5% Aug Jan • Co Range for year 1918 High Jun 131 • Dec 9 50 8,300 Independent Exploration Co International 1 4 V'a 25c Iron a9V.iT (4 3% 4 Imperial Develop Co Ltd— Interlake Twentieth Air ' — International Nickel Shares 13% May Feb 309 Petroleum Nov Feb 220 common Jun 65% Nov 11 Intercoast Transcontinental & Western Tri-Continental 10 Va 2 Corporation Transamerica United 11 115 Inc Oct 24 * 11 Foods Jun 42% Feb 114 Hudson Motor Car Co Jan: Mar 11% Mar 3 (Un) Nov 95 c Mar /' Hancock Oil Co class A common Hilton Hotels Corp •—-—5 1 Holly Development CoHunt Jan1 320 5% Nov 4,986 (Un)—* preferred Dec Feb 5(4 a42 Va Greyhound Corp Mar 23(4 Jan 295 39% 2% Northern Ry 61 4% Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co common—* -"^"Graham-Paige Motor Corp (Un) 1 Great Feb Dec 3934 * (Un) Co July 12% July 55c 20 4% * 10 5 25 (Un) Corp 13 15% 50 • 5,800 310 310 * (Un) Co Corp Low Par 12% 145 57Vic 62 Vic 62 Vic 1 Corp Radio & Feb 4% 10 a23 Va a23% (Un)—* —I Nat'l Bk—100 Merchants and Farmers for Week __ Co Ltd Farnswolth ;• .■ 13 13 Corp Light Corp class A & Power Oil Exeter a53 Va a53% a53 V8 Sales Range of Prices Jun 48 646 8V4 8% -1 (Uni 33(4 Dec 7% 56 STOCKS— High Low 23% 204 a7% ' Week's Last High a6% Frldaj Sale Price , Range for year 1948 Shares a25% a25% a25% Company. Curtiss-Wright Corp for Week of Prices Trice Par Crown Sales Range Frld»y Sale STOCKS— Dec May 34% 7 21% Feb 43 15% Mar 23 13 Feb ' Dec May Jun Feb Feb Oct May July 17% May Volume 169 Number 4771 & COMMERCIAL THE FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (409) 37 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED JANUARY 21 Week's Last San Francisco Stock Sale Reduction Co (Un) Low —• Min American Airlines Inc (Un)_ a22% -10 Col 3 % — for Week of Prices Par V Air Alaska Juneau Gold Price Par Salea Range Last STOCKS— Exchange Week's Friday Matson 174 19% 3% 400 2% Nov 8% 8% 350 6% Oct a8'/4 a8V4 10 7 Feb '••■'14 14% 550 55% a55% 78 147% 148 >A 3,930 61 % a 61 % 100 1 M 26% May Dec 3% 4 Navigation Co (Un) Sugar Co (Un) Menasco High Low High a20% a22 '/a McBryde Range for year 1918 Shares J Mfg & M Arner Power Radiator & Light Stan & (Un) * (Un )—* San American Smelting & Refining American Tel & Tel Co (Un) 14% (Un)__* a .100 55% a Cons M Viscose American Woolen Co Anaconda Cornier Mining California Anglo Armour & Atchison Atlas Co 147% Mar 10 Bank 11% Jun Jan 67 148% Mar 155 Nash-Kelvinator 70 National May Feb Jan Imperial Avco Mfg Baltimore Bank Ohio & Fe Bethlehem Dec 32 % 150 7% Dec 15 102 102 230 89% Feb National Borden Co Distillers May Dec 9 May 4% Feb 7% 10% COO 100 350 Jun 39% 14% 3.740 6V8 Feb 2.60 10,041 2.25 Dec 22% ( 52% Oceanic Oil 160 20% Nov 29% Oliver 110 40 % Sep 43% Nov 5U 52% Nov 64% Jun 16% Mar 24'/a Jun 24% 34 22 200 a25% a25% 1 22 20 7% 7% 6.741 6 6 % 200 a7% a7% 10 7 Co 1—5 California Cotton Mills cap 6% 3% 35% B 35% 50 *8% Nov 7 Apr Ginger Dry Canadian Pacilic Caterpillar Ale .1% (Un)_. (Un) Ry 14 -ZO a52 Co Tractor Celanese Corp of America Central all% all% Mining Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago Milw St 9 1 Jan Feb 40% 6% 54 Nov 15. (Un) Ry & Paul 10 203 50% 162 3,915 25 2.50 Cities Service Co (Un) Mar $5 303/8 Sep Nov 38 1st 68% May Chem.cal 56% 34 582 31% Dec 44% 16 7"% Dec Iron 85 Dec P*", 377 209 32% 25% 25% 180 20% Mar 28 18% 18% 343 JLU 7tJ irXiXV i.Z 18% al9 100 17% * 20 Solvents (Un) a % a 16% 3% ,37+ 25%'' 26% a 16 * Commonwealth & Southern Commonwealth 32 45 common...,— (Un) Edison _• 3% 25 — 26% Jan 17% Natural (Un) Co Gas Sep 'A Vvt July Dec * Vultee 358 21 42% 43% 225 40% 10 10 25 of Dec 49% Apr 16% Mar / Preferred Curtis 1 7% 7 % 200 73/a Jan 10 % Inc 1 9% 9 % lo0 9 Dec, 13 25 % 900 23% Dec 34% 96% 90 91% Feb 96% 7% _ 7Vs 7 % 200 1 7% 8V4 >,:■ 425 2 75c 75c 600 50c 12 12 170 10% all% all% 5 15 (Un)_. Publishing Co CurtisK-Wriehn 96% (Un) Corp Cypress Abbey Co 1— - x ■ 7% 4% v., cl A all% ■:'*! preferred Doer nbecher 'Mfg, Co— Dow Chemical Co Dumbarton Dorado Oil Electric Bond of N 5% 27% 'V 42 ; 6 Tel Dec Feb 68 5 7a' ; 200 5 % :—10 (Un) —_10 45% 45'/a 1.00 Dec 20 14% 14% 14% Works Dec 19 (Un)___ Co & Share 13 .A 38% '"% 37% Eureka Corp Ltd 43 '37% ,v _5 Emporium Capwdl -CO —..-1 ; Jan 60% /' 5'A Dec Food Tele Radio— & 1 Foster & Kleiser com. General Electric Co (Un)_ General Food (Un)_ Metals Corp Paint a26% 8% —2% 15%:. i5%" * Golden State Co Ltd common 4%' preferred Goodrich 9% Hale Feb 16 42% Oil Holly San 27% Apr 29% Apr 10% Feb 15 74 Nov Dec 107a Jan 30 200 13Va 200 43a 24 ' * 4 12 7a 60 32% Feb % Sep 4 500 5% 31 % Sep ! 67a May V 157a Jan Mar 357a Aur | July T { 791 33 32 32 % 635 29 % Mar 29 'A 29'A 428 27 Nov 29% 28 28 % 820 25% Nov 2874 Dec 53 53% 894 47 Mar 103% 104 100 101 »A May 52 52 403 20 Ya Jan .16% .16% __ 175 12% Feb 243A 300 227a Mar 92 95 326 897a 95 (Un) • • • (TJn)-, (Un) Nov 197s 19% a22% a2372 1,189 18% Dec 28 93 18 % Feb 2674 May 17 17 205 16% Dec 22 9'a 73A Nov 22 Feb 9Va 22.5 20 20 a33% a343/a 307a 41 Jan , 10 Feb 5574 Feb 753A 330 1974 Dec 297a Aug >125 327a Dec 497a May $6 74 Feb , 7% May Feb 42V4 May 13% . 315 8 Feb 34 881 Jun Honolulu Union 55 Oct 287a Feb 35 Jun 3374 420 317a Feb 347e Jun 25% 26 431 227a Feb 337a 35% 357a 230 33% Dec 4074 al8% al9 231 16% Dec 24 May 27 30% 1,290 153/4 Jan 48% Jun 25 V4 26 80 23 Dec 34 7a May al2%al2% 50 1038 Dec 187a May 79 16% Dec 21 7c Dec 21c 327a Feb 42 28% '337t > 30 5 a 19 7a al8% a 38% 874 7c —15 Sinclair Oil Corp (Un) Socony-Vacuum Oil (Un)_. 8c 874 Oil ■■ a393/8 a38 7a a393A.; 237a ..5 : 19'/« 7c 3874 .P10 .—5 12,600 I22; Oct Jan , 237a 100 227a 167a 17 954 .25% 25% 7 26 770 • . Oct 157a Jan Jun Feb 32 »A ; Oct .. ■i 732 22 3/8 16% Jun 46Va 8 95 !-I8 May 307a Mar 51 -.5 15 14% Feb Nov Jun t>i£ Corp. Calif 4.32% Edison Co 34 May ) it 30 3A 30:% 612 257a Mar 30% Jun j}, ,25 a25 3/a a24'/a a255/a 124 23 Nov 287a Jan i ^^25 a283A a28 74 a28 % 80 24% May 287a Jan i! 29 Va 350 26% 297a Dec 28% :28% 200 2674 May 28 Jun Nov 34 v; Jan Feb 623/4 July I preferred--..-— conv preference "30% California Pacific Oct Southern Jun Sperry 12 Feb 29 15 ______ 25 Southern 42% Gas pfd ser 34% Co 30 32 47 74 435 >« 44 27 • Corp 347a 4774 A__25 2774 277a _1 Nov 23 Nov Jan 895 10% Dec 61 40 57% Dec 26 53 20% t Spring Valley Co Standard '_■* Brands Inc (Un) 55 193 a2% a2'% 25 a41% a42 % 130 40 10% Feb 2 3% , Dec Jan 48 Mar Co of Oil Co of N May 13% May 10% 10% 255 12% 13 % 525 12 Dec 19 18 % 512 153/4 Dec 22 3 100 2.25 Sep Jan Apr 7% 4 4 350 1.60 Jan 53/4 5% 100 3% Feb 5 , >> International Nickel of Canada ; r' . 7; % >: . International Tel & Tel Johns-Manville 65 65 Corp Jan Calif J 22 45c (Un)— : Keiir County Land Company —1 A* 5 650 78 Dec 1.60 • Feb 10% 2,750 9% 9% Kaiser-Frazer Corp Kennecott Copper Corp 52% 550 2.05 : 38% ; a 97a 190 30% a 303-8 355 9% -9%' 38% Nov 7 7V4 1,250 8% 38% 112 34 4,705 8 ,*43 55% 55% 478 45 % '45% 8% 25 7% a 0727a 25 a'70% Swift & Texas Tide Co 654 19% Jun i; 1.1.10 Jan i ■ Dec 29 Jun Leslie Salt Transamerica Union Jun 1,243 543A Jan 72% 244 693/4 Feb 903/4 20 a 193 16 3/4 Feb 283A May 74 50 3174 Sep 36'A Oil Co & common Carbon of Aircraft Calif Jan United Air United Corp of Del Lines a 30 > May 19 Nov Jun 45s/8 907 40% Dec 17% Mar ■ Nov 32 Jun 16'A Nov Jun 42'A Jun 15 ' Sep Dec / 51 > S Steel Apr onm ) 687 5274 Feb 66% Jun 25% 842 197a Feb 32 3/8 Jun I 10% 10 10% 4,375 10 Dec 135/a Jan ; 40% 407b 514 387a NoV I , 29% 293/4 595 21% Feb 42% July 383/4 July "023 a23 3 2378 Dec 30% May 123/4 13V« 301 Nov 19 2% 27a 800 • 5 13 7a —10 Inc 1 (Un)___, 27a \mL Corp common—! Consolidated Oil ___— Warner Bros Pictures (Un) Wells Fargo Bank & U T Westates Petroleum com Preferred >10 2% Mar Apr 37b May Loew'S Inc (Un) Insur Magnavox Co Martin (Glenn L) ^—A — i. Co—' : K t For ■ footnotes see page 42. 14% a33 -1. a —1 2.50 .:. 9 Ve- 9% 5 528 687a Mar 877a Oct 41 625 36 Nov 45 Va July 2.65 362 Dec 3% Jan 97a 412 7% Feb ; 113/4 Jun 1 10 3/a 2.25 1.05 278 1.15 265 60 1.00 4,568 -31c Nov 14 Dec 93/b 520 277 -100 301 Mar 1.80 May Jan Jun 47s Feb 10 Jun Nov 77a 2,779 16 % 167a 360 13 Va Jan 17% 1 22% 227a 300 197a Feb 247a May 1 6% 6% 320 .50c 16 16 570 —1 >7% 7% 5 16 Vz v- (Un)_: .__ 31 Dec Western Air Lines 8% 160 8 Dec 10% """ 14 Feb 24 % Jun Western Dept Stores al4% al5 145 15 Nov May Western a32% a33 7s 150 327a Mar Nov IOV4 May 15 Dec 2274 May 243/4 May 57a Apr 100 17 % a — Macy & Co R H com 97a 71." .71% 39% ' i— — 2.65 —1 (Un) (Un)'____l._— Life 17% 32 -1 5 ' Coast 8>/4 -7 —___ . 40% ._10 i West 32 17% a 16% a a!0% a 10% a 20 36 20 • Nov (Un)—______ common... — al5% al5Va 83 1534 Dec 24% Union Telegraph (Un) .•—* Westinghouse Elec Corp (Un)_____127a 24% 115 23% Dec 33 Va Jun 47 477a 382 42 Nov 49 Jun a67a a67a 15 6 Dec 11 Jan 36% July 17 % 199 97a Feb 20'A Dec Wonlworth (F 10 3/8 20 9% Nov 19% Jun Yellow Cab Co com__ W) t 547a 24 1—2* - Sugar Co (Un)___. Victor Equipment Co— v [ 5474 Utah-Idaho Jan >59% July Feb u Universal t 25% (Un)_ - July ,i L —10 (Un) Corp Aug 2.85 r I' _2 Oil Corp Carbide Union 03074 -25 (Un) Ass'd 17% .10 Co—; Lockheed Aircraft Corp ji Jun 73 20 25 1, (Un), Company Water United —1 West Indies Sugar Llbby McNeill &Libby_ ! 303/4 May 65% 657a • (Un) 32c. 19 %• 19% • Corp (Un) May ' (Un) „-A* 10% 1.90 (Un)_* (Unj 66% 10% 1.90 j j ' Studebaker Oct 5% 39% Mar 44 Apr 48% Apr Oil Standard Jun >723/8. Jan 5>A —— . Feb 580 196 * "32c -t >: 6578 »Nov Mar 12% —6.66% I if (Un)^-* com preferred 40V* _1 : 1 Jun. ; 23 2 4 3/a . ":> Eouthern Feb 11% May 44 Maryland Mines Corp (Un)__l Independent Exploration —33 %c ■> Jun 15 May 227a ,Sears, 'Roebuck <& Co- 313A Mar 35 283 20 Hunt Foods Inc.; | 187a May 90 95 .10 • . May 104 • al8" ' i May 54 : 2872 X ; 53/a May 1174 May 74 3072 13V* 52% , Dec 4 v 220 13% • i 587a July . a507a a52% 15 15 a56 Va a57 % • (Un) Apr 874 __ — 1467a 100 250 __ * Nov i , Jun 400 — a527s 15 ! 1047a 136 __ 25 100 * Jun 4Vs 4 9% 1974 Oct Oct 11 17 74 26 61 Dec 130 , 557a July 104 Jun 9'A 135'% __ 9'A __337a Miningx_-.--i.--_ 5 60 ,Idaho : Jan 29 V* 32 ' ; ,. 367a 35% ' * preferred 50 (; Dec 29% 9,229 35Va 35% __50 Stores Maurico '4.88% ; Sugar Co (Un) Jun 5% —10 Jun ____.;—. .Development Honokaa Apr 417a > al33/a al33/8 __ 31% • Corp 46% 12 ■''7 68c Feb 13% _^_1 Jan a61% a61% 18% .>> 3 Nov 277a 43/4 100 Roos Bros Jun 3ft 14 • 32c 520 Jun Mar 51 J-* Co class B (Un) 900 28% __ . . Nov 500 32c 32'A <Unj, "B" Tobacco Dec 085 3 % 2.55 32 __ ___25 ! 28 829 * __. Pineapple Co Ltd— Hobbs Battery • Inc.x Stores Bros Hawaiian Nov 2.45 Aug 32c 24% /___ conv 970 a42 % 3274 ' 16 (Un)—-* Graham-Paige Motors 'Un)—_ 1 Great North Ry. non-cum pfd (Un)_» Greyhound Corp 3 2.55> __ (Un)__l0 com Oct % Dec 30 60 % Goodyear Tire & Rubber com < 2.55 _____* Oct 15% 12 July ; Apr "■ 15% 58% —0 Aug 69 (Un) 50 ■ Feb Nov 16 • (Un). Co 85 Feb S & W Fine Foods Inc___ Oct 60% 10o __ Fi <B — (Un)_! Standard i Mar Manufacturing Co Richfield Dec • common 88 67 25 25 25 25 ! Shell 53/4 10 Corp Mar 40 750 . comnyjp 250 " 73 76 58% 5 (Un)_ Co '4.56% 39% a413/a a42<% fir- 43 76 common com Co 84 * a42% , RR Jun 6 82'A Jun 56% __100 11 % K 7 ■ 93a 208 76 25 com Co Nov 7 111 81'A 15 56% Shasta Water Co (Un)_. 44% .8,368 ' Tel 5 5 % a j 18Va May ll'Tl%. __ ._■* Cement Jan Feb 2,200 38% -J ■ • . Corp General Motors Corp General a27% x—2% - General 4% 10 Machinery & Chemical 5 17 Feb Companies common 4.48 7o Farnsworth 133/a May Feb _^_5 ___ pfd 31% Mar 180 Jan (Un)— Rheem Oct v 39 1,692 8% 100 Sep ..18% 1,025 > 400 ^ common- Republic Steel Corp Sep 4% • 10% — Motor Reynolds Feb 34% 399 45% A' J 10% al6% al63/4 100 12% Julv May .25% Mar 1,267 a48%j 1st Service & Preferred 103% July 13 July 58% , July Jun 10 % 850 £27%Y a48% 15 (Un)—— Co 42 6 • (Un) common Bridge Kodak Eastman A-^ .1 .-1 Donurrguez Oil Fields Co El 12 com _— $3 5 ____5 Giorgio Fruit Corp Class B common 18 y4 common preferred Safeway Di Dec Corp of America (Un)_ • Ry Equipmt & Realty Ltd pfd__—_100 Rayonier Incorp common __1 Jun Corp common.. 12% Radio Jan 25% Amer Zellerbach Crown 8 190 250 ___20 Fisheries Pure Oil,Co Jun Mar (Un) Continental Motors Creameries Aircraft „ Jan 12% ' • Pullman Inc 283/8 May Nov 22% 113/4 12% A Puget Sound Pulp & Timber • Consolidated ' 2274 May 6% May Nov 100 Phelps Dodge Corp (Un)„ Philippine Long Dist Tel Co Phillips Petroleum Co cap 27% May 3% Oct Feb Oct 9% Aggregates Public Pepsi Cola * Cons Nov 6 Paramount Pictures- .T"n 20 % Dec 2'A 25% 7 22 % (Un)—• 177a 18% —10 class Electric & Pennsylvania 623A July Apr 424 1 Y Feb 1,685 15 Consolidated Edison Co of N 605 20 _10o (Un) Pan American Airways 11% July 37 Sep 45 Preferred Jun 13 Va July 10% Preferred Sep a7% a55% a57% Dec 7213a Feb 1 Filters Portland Pacific Jun 1.95 Apr —__3% Co & Fuel 68c a32% a32,/» a 20% Dec 83A 1 Light Corp preferred 19% May 10 . Feb 14% 500 _____ Paraffine C'nrvsler Corp 14% 80 95 a6 • redeemable Pacific May 34 100 > Jun 65 1,650 18% al6% — Pacific Sep a7% a7% 48 Va Mar 10% 1 1st 5% i': Pac— voting trust ctfs Preferred voting trust ctfs Commercial 10% 330 1.55 20% 20 __ (Un)—10 preferred 5 % '/■ 1st preferred 5% 1st preferred _: Jun Dec 53% 1.75 1.55 330 a6 (Un) ________* Jan 51 14 a May " Nov Dec Apr 51% 70 a30 % a30% a30% Co Common Colorado a52% Jun 5lc 10% Co Coast Packard Eureka Olorox 14 •/» 39c Dec al4% gl4% • Investment com American Gas Pacific Canada Mar 18c al0% al03A __ • common Sugar Co Pacific Pac Jun 28 1 Pacific May. 7 385 a53% a55% Packing Corp common Preferred Dec 47 a45% a45% __ 18c 1 (Un) United Class Apr 40% —2}/z Un) 4,600 24,400 _* Petroleum Ohio Oil Co Jun 22% a (Un) Corp Aviation Co preferred ; preferred Occidental . Jun 43A a52% a52;-« a40% a 21c Oct 30 30% Mar 1,115 Prod (Un) American American 6% July 38 2.50 5 Sugar California 360 12% —5 Feb 3 Va Mar a54% a55% , 1 ; RR 5 % % 163/4 July Feb Feb 2.55 Calamba Co 263/4 13% 15 « & Sullivan Ink 32% 5 Norm American Oil C<3hs NOV Mar 230 Central Onomea (Un)____ Cement 26u 32% * California 10 V* 160 32% 1 Byron Jackson Co Calaveras 355 32% 20 2 (Un) Co 10% 355 5 * (Un) Bunker Hill 24 5% 329 100 Jan 7 Ve 33c 20 % (Un) Service North American Sep 1,100 34 Y North 5 (Un) Corp 119% Feb N North 7% (Un) 173A Jan 21c a55% ___10 Co Corp Linen Jan 7% A 1.15 28c __ 32c • Company May 4% . Eoeing Airplane Borg-Warner a21% a22% Dec Oct 43/4 35 200 Aug 2.50 (Un) Holdings Corp 27 1,091 (U11). N Bishop Oil Co Blair 57% 30 a22% (Un) Fibres Auto Natomas 40 % May 3 Corp Steel Nov Feb 100 (Un) Engine RR Aviation 34% 31 7% (Un) Caliiornia of Bendix 177 500 7% 5 Diesel Corp 50% 29% 30 6% 1.90 High Jun 51 % 5 20 Corp ( Un ) Atlas 34% 1 12 917 12% 6% 1948 year Low 1.85 ' 1.85 Range for High 12% 12% ._10c Montgomery Ward & Co 163A May 123/4 Mar 341s a37% a37% 50 (Un) Santa & a * __. (Un)_„_! National a 61% 14 (Un) (111) Top (Un) Corp 1 (Un) Lode National American • Shares^ 4 % May • Morrison-Knudsen American Low 1 Mother for Week of Prices " —5 — Co & Mindanao Price Sale Sales Range Friday STOCKS— (Un)—„—. 10 _1 477B . , ! t A- 38 Monday, January 24, 1949 & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL THE (410) MARKETS LISTED CANADIAN WEEK ENDED JANUARY 21 RANGE FOR Week's Canadian Last Sale STOCKS— ■■■' 1' /i'-v - Abitlbl Power & Paper common $1.50 preferred .___ 12% Mar 16% 17% 7,750 '■ 20 19% 20% 3,863 24% 24 24% 800 102% 102% * 100 7% 80 8% 17"% Mar 16% Feb Jan 100 19% May 21'A May Oct 24% Dec 103 Agnew-surpass Shoe * 310 7% Mar 9% • 53 52% 54 1,925 33% Mar 57% Dec Aluminium • 59 58 % 59 905 43 Feb, 65 V* Jun 26% 26% 225 24 Feb 25% Nov an4% a44% 25 44 Sep Steel 8% Ltd Co of Can Anglo Can Tel Co 4% pfd pfd__ 4%% 25 50 Argus Corp Ltd common 4%% preferred —— • 6% 6% a70 30 20c 25% 26 a68 .Warrants Asbestos Corp Bathurst Power & Paper class A • Bell Telephone Rights Brazilian & American Oil Note Corp Ltd 44 7,960 1.15 155,738 19% 1,708 17 Feb 22% May 12% 12 12% 250 13 Dec 19 20% Feb 25 May 24 Jan 27% May 24% 23% 24% 1,070 25% 25% 25% 485 class 2% 2% 3 2,700 2% Dec 25% 25% 275 24% Feb 27% a90 a90% ♦ 3 Nov 2% Mar 100 115 16% 5 5% 32% Nov Sep 5 1,750 32% "I * ; 87% 20 al5% al6% al5% _____• _ Products 1st 480 28% Feb Sep 3% Cement 6% Oct July 36 15% 15% 15% 200 15% Dec .18% Oct • common $1.30 preferred Canada Northern Power Corp Canada 5 % 25% 25 25% 740 14% Mar 24% Dec 5% preferred Class 30 Aug Mar 11 Jan 14 14 360 ir Mar 15 Foundry 36% 35% Mar 42 Jun 20% 17% Mar 23% $1.75 23% Dec 36 36% 84 20 20% 4,509 23 23 200 105 105 14% : 14% Dec Apr 106 series 15 Jun 1,412 18% Jun 16% 16% 16% 466 15 Mar 22% 21% 22% 4,543 21 Dec 38 38 130 35% Mar 21% 21% 200 21 Mar al2 al2 20 12 Nov 18 % May 13% al3% 5 12 Jan 14 25 25 Canadian Converters class A pfd___.20 B a Canadian Foreign Canadian Ind pfd 23 Dec 40 23 Aug Class B Oil Canadian Pacific Consumers ; Mining Cork & Seal 14'A 1,470 20% Mar 34% 200 11% Mar 15 16% 15% 16% 3,673 12% Mar 21% May 9% 9% 9% 291 9 Nov 10 % 10 Feb 16% Aug 14% 118 120 2,435 25 % 29 652 Stores 33% 32% 33% 2,672 20% 20% 20% 368 22 22 3 26% 26% 26% 305 23 37 38 655 34% 34% 25 16% 16% 16% 24 24 24 preferred 32% Jan. 35 Canada com 3,303 14 Feb 200 23 Mar Feb 5% 11% 11% 2,101 al65 al65 10 165 Mar 170 of 25 a25 5 25 Oct 29 15% 16 Dec United Jan Steel Walker 4 26 26 4% % 98% 17% * 15 465 14 80 101 86 6% Feb 30 30% 392 23 % Feb 45% 55% 2,370 01 5,324 14 1st 14 1,246 25 25 25 Jan 24% Mar 6% 20% 6% 100 6% Dec 20% 20% 440 19% Dec 14% 30 30 22',;. Jan 34 McColl-Frontenac Mar 120 70 120 50 8% 8% 100 8 Sep 13 a20 20 20 Sep 27 29% Mar 39% 46 Mar 70% 12% 12% 12 % 30,363 11 Mar 16% footnotes 54 54 121 5 14% 15 2,479 _* 11% 12 .. A) 12 ■; 85 39 Mar 10% Mar Sep 31% May 27% 27% 955 23'A 23% 23% 100 150 22% Mar <te% Mar 100 18% 18% 19 310 17% Aug 21 Jan 20% Feb 35% Dec ' 25 i__ ; 31% a98 32% a98 1,166 15 43 120 43 25% 23 May Jan Jan 99 Oct Apr 45 May Nov 96 27% July 34'A >: 25 160 25 % 20 — Mar 99 40 42 32% " 23% 23 20'A 23% 25% 23% 1,548 a36 a36 10 25'/a 25 25% a50 a50 21% Jan 24 Nov Feb 21 25 28 Jan :. Aug 37% Feb 23% Mar 25% Dec 50 50 Jan 33% 1,940 a50 Jun Aug 20 439 801 26 20 , 10 Heat & $25,000 Power— Steels 11% Mar 53 Ltd 14 25 al3 al3 9,168 .vA7 al5 al5 10 12 12 405 6 6 600 154'A 154% 1 Ltd Henderson Dist Vancouver of Ltd Packers — Ltd —_5 cl • — A—* ^ Pulp & Paper Co Ltd—100 & * Investments Gen Canadian Commercial 115% Sep 25 % Jun 28% 28% 28% 120 25 Oct 32% Jan Consolidated 19 19% 327 16% Mar 21% May Consolidated 15 14% 15 860 13% Mar 17% Jan 14 14 14 285 13% 16 Apr * : Sep 8 90 Dec 90 Dec 9 Feb 11 July Dominion Oilcloth Sr. 5 Mar 9% Sep Dominion Square 21% Nov Donnaeona 7 7 755 19% 100 19% Nov 95 25 95 Dec • 22 21% 22 2.526 16 Mar • 9% Mar 100 23% Apr — — — * 15 6,110 100 2 18% 18% 25 16 Feb 21 % May 35 115 33 Nov 38 Aug • 22% 22% 23% 3,720 14 Mar 100 31 28 35 693 30 Apr 100 21 44 Nov Oct Halifax Insurance Co Co Jan Jun 23 Oct 48 50 Apr 18% Mar 50 Jan 75 27 Dec 32 50 31% Dec 34 May 14 Feb 44 18 • Jun 77 % 77% 77% u25 a25 a25 1.85 2.00 1.75 1.75 11 11 i'-'.A 40 10 Mar 14 23 190 22 Mar 25 Jan V2 20 % Mar 78% Dec 22% 23 19 % Mar 24% ,. Jan . s " 20 1 • a 19 61 Vb 8 Jan ;• 82 39% 7 Mar Dec •' i 1.45 Feb 3.00 July 24 ■ 1 Jun ■300 : 78 .76 1.50 Apr 2.75 May ' ' 199 Feb 3% Apr 130 Jun Oct 139 139 25 3% 3% 3,900 51 105 38 Feb 55 Dec ; 34 34 25 26 Feb 37 Oct , 15 15 76 15 Jan 15 Jan 7 7 25 7 Nov 8 Jun 1 5% 3% A 6 7% Sep ! ■ ~6 —* * • * 50 • • 1,030 ,. 17 a35c alG 28 28'A 17% 17% 18 11% 11% 12 18 18 100 80c 18,600 31% 35 , 65c 75c 31% 47 •• . 47 3,021 1,280 150 48 38 Inc Ltd com * • 10 35c Feb iviar '39 16 Jun Jan 14% Mar 9 Feb 16 May 40c Aug 4% May ■ t . 60c July 17 Aug 28 Mar 21% May 42 % Dec 19 Nov 95c Jan 32 Jan 30 Feb 33% Feb 46 Dec 33 Feb 39% Jun 37% Feb 57 Nov 19 Dec 23% May 6% Mar 10% May ' 38 '520 a57 30 19% 20% 1.555 7% 7% ;a23 16% 36% 36'A' 205} . - 25 Aug 100 16 Dec 19% Jan 35% Dec 49 Jan 35 29 Oct 6 a23 16% 10p -20 1 * 3% 20 7 alG 28'A ^ Fleet Manufacturing Ltd Paper 6% Feb 27% a55 For^l Motor Co of Canada class A Lakes 15% • 115 107 20 Products Ltd Fanny Farmer Candy Shops . 586 a35c Ltd Kootenay Power 7% pfd— Esmond Mills Ltd preferred—: Aug May Co Aug -134 'A May Feb 1,400 Corp— Paper Steel Works Ltd Linoleum East 16% Mav 14 100 95% Eastern Nov 35 — Dominion Engineering Feb 10 • * Limitee class A 7 82 95 14% & Frere 120 622 Jun 8% 4'A Mar 22 20 Corp Ltd Cub Aircraft David Corp Ltd Mills com 90 7% Co Textile 9% 19% * Paper Mfg Apr 11% 74 17% A— preferred 90 95 * Lithograph Consolidated 9% 7% V 9% cl Preferred Sep Mar Dec Sec Stand Jan 14% 22% 15 Div 16% 17 ■ Alcohols Ltd common Consolidated Sep 3% Mar ' Ltd pfd Prod 13% 51 preferred Steel Jun 21 % 2 Food Chatco 16 78% Mar 100 Westinghouse Co Ltd Products Ltd com Canadian Dec 17% • common preferred Canadian Western Lumber Co 23 , Ltd Vickers Jan 14 21 % Co * Canadian Light Si Power Comany__100 Canadian Marconi Comany 1 Canadian Pow & Pap Inv Ltd com—* 5% preferred * Canadian Silk Products cl A —* Canadian Oct 1.00 31% Ingersol Rand Canadian Jan 12 Jan Aug 48 • • Canadian Industries common 7% Sep 27 % * Ltd 6V2 Mar 4 35c 250 22 * * Ltd Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Co Ltd Jun 2,475 22% Malting Co Ltd Jun 13% Mar 3 7/b 3% 102'% Sugar Dominion 23% 102 102% 1 100 60 : 5 5 a6 1.15 13 Apr 10 12% 90c A class Company common Canada 5% 12% 950 Jan 15 10% V&V; 50 • 125 75c Ltd Millen Canadian Dredge & Dock Co Jan 17 a6 B Canada Dec 125 10% Colum 5% 11 17 12% Preferred Catelli 10% 9 5 High Low High Low 11 : Columbia Class 7% Range for year 1948 Shares class B_ & British Brit for Week Co corn- Brandram Brown Sales Range Paper & Power & Brand Jun 14% Week's of Prices Glove & Hosiery 110 115% Jan Funds Price Sale Ltd Works Glove 22% * 18% Nov 99% 1949 110 • 42. 8% May Mar , Dec 27% 100 Light 22% • com__ 5 Sep Jan 7% 167 Mar 24 ♦ notes 110 100 page 16% 160 , 22% common see 250 common., : Bathurst Jun Tramways 16% 10 Belgium Jun Montreal Locomotive 16% • 10 Atlas Jun 2,110 (Robt) 5 1,360 Anglo-Nfld Development Co Ltd Jan 120 1,441 Molson Breweries Ltd 50 * Scotia 1 Acme Jan a20 122 56% Oil a6 168 7% Par Mar 122 * C 35 S) a6 U68 7 __ 83 5% Aug a6 168 7'A Jun . 55% Massey-Harris Mar Last Jan 100 Ltd 72 STOCKS— May 34% ; Corp 31 Friday Sep 55% preferred Dec a86 Canadian 7% July 2p 34 % A_ 82 % a85% 83:. Montreal Curb Market 25 % May • Steel class Jan Feb __ Limited 2'in Nov 92 * Class B (J 13% 103 common Structural 97 67 100 ___; Electric Montreal Nov 12 3 Export Nov 540 __* Worts & common Royal July 15 preferred MacMillan 10 82 * * (John 6% a82 • Ltd 100 Ltd 6% a82 * Nov 20 Dec Ltd MacKinnon 60 Dec Laura Secord Bros 49 Jan 84% Ltd.. Woods the Mar 43% 18% 98 % preferred Jun 8% May 5% Mar 1,745 Jun 20 81% 100 pfd preferred Nova Sep Mar 44 45% 54 18% 14 35 Va 465 com Feb 101% 6'A 10 May 300 Corp 16% Nov 25% Ju.y Apr 81% v 10 9% May Ltd—__I_• Co Jamaica Public Service Ltd & Sons 100 45% 54 ' 17 97 . 17% Dec 98 Apr Nov ♦ • Montreal Jun 85 Canada 20 1 Commerce Jun 97 Power Utilities Lake Mar 13 170 8% 17% 105 * International Lang Apr 16% ^_100 of International (John) Feb 100 common 71 ' 1 Jun 17% 11% Mar 250 17 20% Canadienne Oct 25 Nickel 155 —* preferred Banks— Jan 111 V: 85 common Petroleum For 20 Apr ___100 ._ International Montreal Oct 107 % 100 Paper Mitchell 16% 5 £i International Mitchell 90 18% • • Bronze International Mailman 17% 30% * preferred Labatt 98% alio 16% 16% 50 preferred 27 Feb Mar 16.% Corp (Geo) Brewers 14% 14% • common Mar 12 Oct July 25 Dec 101% 101% • t 22 144 50 preferred 5% Nov 98 8% Coal International 25 Dec 17% Bridge Intercolonial Mar 98 120 alio 100 preferred 49 20 18% 1,586 • preferred 5% Sep 48 24% 295 98% common Gooderham %% Zellers 18% May 19 85 27 Dec 14 445 ; 98 % common Aug 662 25 18% Cotton Winnipeg 17%_ Jun 26% 100 Corp Nov 144 20% 100 Canada Tobacco 7% Weston 19 % May 11% -r'A' 26% * Acceptance Sep 85% 20% Mar 98% Brothers Wabasso May a * Ltd 15% Aug 44% Mar __ preferred Tuckett July —100 Oil Dec 11% 15% Bay Mining & Smelting Aug 40% 18% 22% July Paper common 12 * j. preferred Co 7% 13 % May 15% Smith "'l Aug 80 —100 pfd—* Power Standard Chemical common— Steel A Sep *: 27 17'A • Jan 26 % Feb Alabastine ;j * __. common— 4%% Canada 27% May 11 • & 11 Dec 17 17 19% May 50 Lime Nov Jan 20 common 102 % May Nov 8% 21 160 75 467 144 24 % * 100 Jun 230 Wares 46% 46% common Sons Simpsons .Ltd 14% May 100% 12'J 1,326 2,171 300 23 % & Sep Apr May Nov « •'■>«■/ 52 41% 23 % (H) 28 26 247A 86 41% 23% 47% '22 14 Dec Feb 26% '101 9% 22% 14% 101 9% 22'A 41% Dec 21% preferred Indust 5% 40 200 Imperial Tobacco of Canada common_5 4% preferred 25 5% Feb 17 Steel 9 * 50 Jan 30 135 preferred Lewis 28 23 common 25% 9 __ 18% 15% Mar Jan 26 Feb 14% Imperial 7% 10 Dec 14% Howard 8% Feb 16% Hamilton 6% 8 22 9 - 21% * Power 27 : Oct 15% Feb 10% 50 335 225 25 585 11 % 16% 27 25% 11 % 16% 16% 54% Mar Jun * Gypsum 5% 21% 21% preferred 6% Feb a8 a8 V 16 22% preferred l.loo 1 Southern 33 % May 23 common 925 57 Jun BONDS 100 Preferred 16% preferred Simon 22% May Feb - 21% Foundation Co of Canada Jan 57 May 37% May 27 20 5%% Mar 16% Mar Players Canada Corp Hudson 33 15 2.525 Heating Products Gatineau Jan 35 • Eddy Paper Co class A preferred Co 38% 23% 1 common preferred Dryden Paper & Dec * common 7% General 29 17% ___■» preferred Famous Nov 17 25 Ltd & Chemical Dominion Textile Enamel 131% 35 35 common Nov 91% Mar 17 ____* Dominion Steel & Coal class B Dominion Tar 14% 118 _» ;___ Steel & preferred Dominion 14% 980 * common Dec 68 16 55% 16% Jan 10 20 Dairies 17% ? 85 Breweries Nov 13 25 preferred Feb 85 preferred Oct 36% 12% all% all% • Foundries Dominion Glass $2 Mar 35% 12% • preferred Dominion 5% 10 14 % May 35% _I* Co Seagrams Dominion Fraser Mar • Dominion Coal 6% Red 10 5 Smelting— & Dominion Bridge 7% 26% Mar 540 • Glass Distillers 5% 305 11% 25 20 Railway___ Plow Consolidated Crown 28% * common.. Nov 11 1 Sicks May 28 11% * Companies Cardy Corp Ltd class A Cockshutt 36 28 11% • Canadian Jun * Canadian Locomotive 7% 67 Co— Paper >7% Oct 30 __• class A 30' 4 10 Aug Jan 25 10 a26% a26% 25 Investment Alcohol Dec Feb 99 Wilsils Canadian Cottons 6% 17 37 preferred Sherwins Williams of Nov 9% Mar 101 65 • ; 80 755 49 preferred Tooke 14% * common common series $1.00 new Oct ' Nov 41% 2nd Jan 23% 14 20 Celanese 60% 38 Sep 39 Va Oct y f"•?"y'S-" *•'. A A Class Jan 9 100 _______ : Canadian 27 110 ♦ common & 1,870 9% ♦ Breweries Canadian Car 29% 9% ♦ common • 29 9% 20 preferred Canadian Canadian Bronze 29 % " 50 Steamship Feb Aug} ! '■ 41% 100 * pfd Voting trust certificates., Canada 29 Sep 5 Dredging 4%% Corp common 4% 22 41 % 0 Shawinigan Water & Power com Sep 20 44% Feb 1 28% May Jan a63 1st Series A Dec 15% 18% * 25 common Lawrence 22 25 215 ■ <. , ];• Nov a63 * preferred 2nd St Jan 58 Mar 18% • common Power Saguenay St Lawrence 96% Jan 4% May 25% I A 40 % Dec ; Transport reaper 43 37% • preferred Ronanu Jun May 25 % Sep 38 • Canada Knitting Regent 13 26 21% • Co of Corp ".'■ 18 18% * : Quebec Power Jan ^ • Sep Mar 10% 55/ 22 21% Dec ■ Jan Apr'1'.' 45% _1 •_ Price Bros & Co Ltd common Provincial Oct 39% 1.10 3 Ltd Gold Sep * cl Power • V45 Mar 40 1,021 149 22 43A? 21% 21% common River Powell 57% 57 21% 42% ^ Placer Development $1.60 22% 19% B Bulolo Jun A—• Products Power B 66c 29% May 39 pfd—_100 Forest Columbia Mills Jan 19'A • Columbia Class 17% Mar 2,725 25 common British Building Dec 24'% Mar Jan * Co British Class 12c 592 7% 80 * Power Preferred Bruck 38% 520 22% Oct 1.10 Light British Columbia Elec Co 4% • 22% 65 25 Trac British American Bank British 26 • 5% Mar 600 a68 20c 100 ; Feb 49 Tubes Page-Hersey 21 % __ 57'A 1 common Light. Heat & Power com Ottawa / 22 vA RwysJ Electric Ottawa ' * • Mills Flour Ogilvie 11 ; 22% , Ltd Mines Noiunda Corp Weaving Wire Niagara Penmans Aluminum Car High 37 1,340 35 165 687 190 2,135 40 ' 11 22% 21% 40 Drug & Chemical pfd——_5 Dec Algoma Steel • 25 preferred 1948 Low 38 37% 37'A National High Low • common National Range for year 1948 Shares High; 16% 20 preferred of Prices Low __* Acadia-Atlantic Sugar class A 5% Range Price Par Breweries National Sales for Week . Range for year Shares High Low Par Week's for Week of Prices Price Sale STOCKS— Funds Friday ' Last Exchange Sales Range Friday Montreal Slock 3'A Jan 2'A 2 2% 12,750 2 Sep 23% 23% 23% 640 21 Jan 27 Jun 15% 15% 15% 210 15 Dec 20'A Jun 10% 50 10 Sep 15'A Jan 10% Volume 169 'Number 4771 THE COMMERCIAL & CANADIAN RANGE FOR Friday /• ■'•:'•■>• ■:./ J Week's i''"'- Sale Price Low Corp • . __ Inter-City Baking Company Ltd____100 •aatef' *iiuuotiieo International Lowxiey" Co Lta class A (Walker M, * Maple Leaf Milling Co Ltd_ MAutinie Terleg & Tel Massey-Harris 6'A% Co McC'oil-tP'rontenac '6Ve Montreal Moore & Ontario Island Power Rice <* C6—__ 12 i-4 > Ay'V a98 5 25 . 200 290 12 21'/a 225 2u a20c a20c -731/4 731/4 9% 6 *• & Nov /"94 Apr 5% May 1 Feb 13'A 21 v8 May 25c July 75% Apr 9 ^eo Dec 10'A Agnew Scotia Light & Power 6% pfd_10o Orange Crush Ltd Paul Service Power Corp ; iCan) Southern Canada Southmont fotanaaid Pilel Class <■ pfdl B Products Ltd Investment class A pfd Ltd Mining Alger Jan I. — Mines Lake Lake Gold Bouzan Gold 8 Jun May 13'A Dec lb 47% Jun 48 July 37 ' Ltd—■, Ltd 1,25 2,600 10 27'A Mar 50c 38 Nov Mar Nov Oct 12 1.25 12'A Jun : Central Cortez Mines 12c Jan Explorations c'aaillac Mines Ltd Gold Mines < , 22c Jan 5c Oct 33c Jun 7%c 12,500 19%c22%c 20c" 2c 8c «n Mines Gold Aug 15c '18c Aug 59c Jun 5c 5'Ac July 3'Ac July 16c Feb 12c Nov 9c 1,000 8c 1,000 2bc • 7,500 2c American 26'Ac Dec 27c Dec 593 22c Jan 5c 10,000 3c Dec 13 Vac Jun 2,400 10c Oct 22c Jan 57c 57c 43c Aug 72c May 17 17 13'A Nov 23 Va Mar " 1 \ Anacon 67c 71c 2,600 5%c 7c 5.40 5.40 55c -A 57/bc' 6'Ac 11c 12 V8 950 45c 47c 7,500 3'Ac 4c 17,500 45c 45c 2,000 alS'/a alS'A Jan 50 4c __ _i __ 1.40 1.40 1.56 Jun 23%c, Feb Nov 6c Jan 20c Jun 3'Ac Aug Oct ti'AC 8.50 Jun 44c Dec 2%c Dec 25c Mar 12 Jun 1.14 400 11% ^3 4.50 July • 10'Ac Sep 24c 1 Mines Ltd Nov 200 10 Oct Dec 83c May Mines Ltd 1.15 Mines Ltd 14% Mar Jun 8c Feb Nov 1.45 Jan 40c July 69c 1,600 a54 10 I2y8 800 50'A Nov 6'A Mar 3- 78c 78c " 2.20 2.20 3.35 3.45 5,300 12c 12c 1,000 Julv 8c 8c 1,000 4'Ac July 1.80 1.80 500 1.46 Nov 1 Mines Porcupine Mines Gold Gold __ 1 Gold 16c * Ltd 1 Ltd 16c,. 1.90 65 Development Quebec Manganese Yellowknife Gold 1 Argus ll'A Jail Oct 1.18 13c Dec 3.75 9.75 __ 1 Sherritt-Gordon Mines Ltd (Quebec) Mines : 42c 1 Ltd— Gold Mines Ltd 1 Ltd., 1 Ltd, 8c 1 1.75 __ / — •. 1 Mines 1 Ltd r Mines Ltd 1 * Ltd — 1 Globe Ltd _1 Oil & Co Lid Dev Home Oil Co "New Pacalta -Pacific Pan Oil Co Ltd Oils South 6'A 70 / ;,r 31c Jan 66,000 6'Ac Mar 21c Oct 700 70 •;/,//z 5% Mar 20 65'A 28c 5,500 6c Mar 15c Jan 10c 14%c 10c 10c 36,100 Dec 39c Jun 5%c 7c 8'Ac 14,000 5c July 14c 14c 15'Ac ,19,500 4c Mar • 75c 75c 87c 18,700 33c 12'A 12'A 12'A Steels • Co Ltd 16c Aubelle 1 10'Ac 10c 11c 22,500 8c 16c 1 20c 20c 22c 10,900 15c Apr Sep 3.45 3.50 3,100 Gold 1 Auto Electric Fabric common Bagamac class , 57c Mar 13 -> July see page 42. 4.00 ;■ 5 5 4% * : 4'/a 175 5 4'A May Mines Bankfield 1 of of Nova Bank of Toronto Base Metals & Scotia Class 30,512 8c 11c 13,866 26 25% 26'/a 615 25 35'A 357/a 10 i — class Power A— '. - Bell Yellowknife 1 & Sons-class Sep Jan Feb Blue Ribbon Bobjo A. 15 17 Corp common 11c. 22,000 T 7%c 12,931 40'A Dec 39% 1.16 107,369 .< 17 18 27c 7,500 15c 13,500 12'/2c J , :/m 200 * 12 12 122 1 14c 16c 17,600 14c 14c 15c 15c 1 — Jan Dec Jan Nov 17 Oct —6 Gold 38% Feb 1.10 15c 38 Mar 4 Nov 69c Nov 5 25c 1 Mines Bonetal 75 Oct 9c Sep 200 387/a * Gold 29c 28 Aug ,6 Dec 5% May Mar 15'/a 9%c 1 Kirkland 9c 22 '/4 39 25 Gold Bldgood 32 9%c — Bevcourt 33 160 13,535 1.11 Telephone Bertram 183 36 64c 6 __ ' Feb 22'/4 22'A * 6 . July 15 " „ Beaulieu 62'Ac *■ A class B 5c 36 * July 8'Ac Mar 60c 10 Mining— Innes Batnurst 27c 10c 10 Montreal Bank 21c —1 Consolidated Bank 4 Aug 22% Dec 6'A May 24c Jan 44 Oct . "17 Dec 19'A Nov 18'Ac Oct 60c Feb 11c Dec 28c Jan 10'A Feb 10c Oct 17c Jan l,0Ud 11c Nov 29c Feb 14,500 12c Dec 57c Jun 3c Sep 6c Jan • 12 Bordulac May • i Pershing Boymar Gold • Mines Mines 4c 4c 4%c 78,500 1 Ltd— 34c 34c 36c 8,298 * 9.00 8.65 9.25 5,310 * 95c 70c 1.25 3,650 20c Brazilian Traction Light & Pwr com—• Sep 19'A 19 19% 1,455 17 Feb Millen & class A — o.50 Jui.v j.1 1.00 Feb Feb 22% May Brewis Red British Lake 1 American Oil Columbia 4%% 6'Ac 6'Ac 500 4c Aug 8c Oct- • 24% 237/8 24% 1,905 20 Feb 25 Jun 25 25% 25 25'A 1,115 237/s Jan 27'A Nov 90 99 Jan common Preferred Elec 4% pfd 100 90'A 140 86'A Oct 100 preferred 100'/a 101'A British Columbia Forest 54 101'A Dec • 2% *s; 3 5% 6'A 5,775 2% Dec 26 295 3 200 35c Packers class B Columbia Columbia Class Products 101'/a Dec Power class * A * B British * Dominion Oil * •, '-'r... . 26 2% 25%, 2% 34%c 30c 1,650 4'A Mar 24% Jan 4% May 8% Aug 27'A Sep 2 Apr 37,133 16c Feb 46c Dec Jan 3'A Julv 37c 14c Dec 99c Buffalo 1.25 July Canadian • 19c 18c 19c 9,500 6c Red 9'Ac 4,000 5.80 89c Feb Sep PorcuDine 1 34c 35'Ac 65c Jan & Class Co Lake 1 — class A * B Burrard 15 class 8'Ac ! A * 8'Ac Aug 2.40 30c Jan Jan Nov 25c Jan 28'A Feb 36 Nov 11 Feb 15 Jun 45 13 6'Ac Aug 275 400 32% A 29'/a •29%;. 21 Apr 31'A July 17% 17% 17% 7 13% Feb 21 Sep 7'/a 7Va 8 375 .Wa Nov 9 Jun 14'Ac May 15% Oct 17c Mar JUn 58c Jan 100 6.50 July 8.25 Caldwell Linen 2nd preferred & Edmonton 42c 5,400 5c > 16'/a 16% 50 14% • 6.20 6.15 6.35 7,113 3.65 • 8c 7'Ac 8c 5,500 6c Feb 18c Jun 47c 50%c 3,400 34c Mar 65c Jan :—1 2.75 2.75 2.85 4,100 * 25'A 25'A 25% 775 20 29'A Calgary Callinan Flin Oils Flon 1 Jan Feb 16'A Nov 7.60 May Apr 35c Apr 50c Apr Campbell Red Lake. Canada Cement . common Preferred 2,000 8c Feb 13c Jan 29 29 'A 50c 867 45c Dec 67c Jan Canada Foundries * 27 27 27 8c 8c 1,000 5c Nov 11c Jan Canada Malting Sh Warr * 49 47% 49 480 1.80 5,200 99c Mar 1.40 1.40 300 Northern * 9% 9% 25 1.14 Nov 2.08 May class A Canada Power Packers claks A * 3Ac Sep 5 Nov 14% Mar 3.10 Dec 25% Dec 27 Nov 29 Va 25 Apr 29 43 % Apr 53'A Jan Oct ll'A Jan 38 Apr 18 Jan Dec July 2.60 Nov 3V2c 3'Ac 5,000 2c Oct 3c 4'/4c 14,500 2c * Nov 9c Jan 9 33 33 33% * 16'A 16'A 16'A 100 189 186 189 55 180 Sep 201'A 14 14 14 115 11 Mar 14% Oct Jun /.: Permanent Mortgage 95 -v-',/: 75 32% Dec 15'A Mar Jan Nov 4c Canada 9% • Class., B 73,400 210 '• •• 1.90 Jan 1.51 81,400 ll%c 17'/8c 3,250 4.75 Feb 9.65 Oct Canada SS Lines common Preferred 50 8c 97/'8c 54,000 2c July 7c Dec Canada 26c 31c 56,200 8c Nov 8c Nov Canadian Wire Bank Canadian Canners 36 'A 36'/a 85 35 Feb 42 25 20 20 20 25 20 Nov 23'A July * 25'A 25'A 25'A Breweries 6.20 1.60 Mar 19c Jan 6.30 1,500 3.75 Feb lie lOcll'Ac 16,200 11c Jun 27c 7,000 21c Dec 28 5 25c Nov 25c Oct 7C 39c 27c __ * 2.75 4.800 8.00 6.20 2.90 1 . B // * * Sep Dec 12% * * ^ Jun 8c 32'/a 1,000 1 Ltd Nov 3,500 Aumaque Gold Nov 1.25 13'A 12c * 3,000 __ 27c , 11c * 32c * 925 Jun 16'Ac Jan Sep lO'/a May 12c Buffalo 4.95 I2s/a • 1 Burlington Steel 32c 1.30 7c Atlas Yellowknife Mines Jan 75c 8'Ac — Nov Building Products 4.70 7iyac 83 15c Jan 32c * 7% May Oct 2,400 Feb ! __ Oct 20c 2,900 Apr 68c „ Feb .6,800 6'A 70 Jan 3,150 1.25 17'/ac 6c 12c 17c __ 9c 4.70 * Co footnotes Dec 20,700 3.25 57c Brazeau For 17'Ac 22'Ac 3c 4'/sC July 6 V4c Dec 22C 1.45 Mar 1.10 __ Oil Jun 9c 20c 16,100 1.21 1 — Petroleum Western Royalite 68c 24,100 Oct * A Ltd Oils Dec 4,000 7c Dec * Ltd Ltd Co 23'Ac 3'/ac 3.30 • Corp Oil Ventures Ltd Oil 1,000 27c 3c __ 100 (1937) Canadian Mines Calgary & Edmonton Corp Ltd Gaspe Apr 27c • common Canadian Oils 9.20 2,70 Oil Stocks— Homestead Jun 6'Ac — 4'/8c Mar 66c 63'Ac __ Dec 8.25 1.75 ' Nov 708 ; 2.46 1,200 5c . Nov 4.80 19 'Ac 2.45 50c __ , Consol 10 20c 65 %c - 20c 40c /r __ Ltd Asbestos Corp Villbona Gold Mines Ltd Decalta Oct 1.35 Mar 2.60 8.00 42c Ltd——__—.l Mines Oil Apr 49c 30,565 1 Canada D0111 8c .53,800 < 1 2.40 __ 1 (1944) Mines 2.40 l.^__ 1 Ltd Mines Anglo-Canadian 9.25 1 1 Calmont British •33,800 64c 4.95 8'Ac 3,500 Coghlan 18c 60c 4.75 600 26,500 12,500 Wilstey 15'/2c 62c 4.75 6,000 9c '12c / 15Vac 41'Ac Jan Jan 16'A Mines Feb 1 7V2g 4,000 11c Westville Dec 22'Ac Ankerite 4'Ac Aug 5c 16% Malartic 8'Ac 1,000 Buffadlson Gold Feb 41'Ac 44'Ac Amulet ,9,000 Buffalo 1.50 16'/a Mines Senator-Rouyn Ltd Vinray 18c 35c May Dec Quemont Mining Corp Ltd— * Santiago Mines Lid i__50c Waile Jan 15c 35c Jan Feb 85c 400 60c ' Ltd 38c 15c 35c Jan 9c Oct Mines Dec 6c May Dec Trebor 25% Mar 2.17 9c 6c J Tinted 24 1 British 4c Gold 420 • Oil British 1,000 Sylvanite 26'A 1 Oil Mines Mines Atlantic Jan 13,200 Cons 25 'A 1 Dec 7c Sullivan Jun * Armistice Nov 6c Mines 65 Va 1 2.42 5c Btadacona 44'A Mar 1 Arjon Gold 3.15 6%c Soma-Duvemay 525 —• Corp Dec 7c Standard Gold 59'A 26'A 25 Preferred //Warrants.——. Mar 5c Gold 58'A 19c 1.55 Mar Ltci__l Siscoe Dec 59'A —1 76c 1.14 7c 66c Mines Quebec Sigma Mines 57 Mar 3,000 llcliy4c __ i Dec 13c 33'A Mar 8'Ac bee 3.60 3.60 1 _1 31'Ac 3'Ac May 135 8'Ac •:< 500 5c 1 Mining Co Ltd^ Labrador July 18,600 1 Burns Quebec pfd Mines Porcupine Mines 5,500 - 1.14 __ Mines Dredging Ltd Mines 16c Dec -87%c Jan Oct 3c 12 __ 10 Sep 14c Oct NOV Jun 55c Sep % 54'A Aquarius Area Broulan Pen-Rey Canada Yellowknife Braiorne 35c 3.45 1 Pitt Gold 4c 6'Ac Brand 7,000 65c __ 114 103 527/8 • Feb 19,000 a54 __ 1 Cons 4'Ac 39 Apr Sep 7'A 2,500 4c Apex Consol Resources Nov 45c * Norseman Pato of Anglo Rouyn Ansley Gold 6c 14% Mar 6'Ac 1 Ltd Mining Corp Ltd,. Norpick Gold Mines Ltd Cadailic 23c • Lead 58c 6c 65c 5 Normetal Pamour 16 Va Jan 13 38c __ 1 Pandora 75c 23c * Canadian Anglo-Huronian Boycon ,Y 1 Dredging Ltd-— Gold 61c 23c 1 : Rights Sep 4.45 July 26,000 12 Dec 8.50 5c 6,500 10c Jun 17 3/4 c Sep Mar 2c Feb 30'Ac 9'Ac Dec 5 12 1.09 1.65 Mar 5,500 10,000 10c Ltd^AAi,-£TA^i-U^'/: Ltd 4C" Dec 4'Ac 4,500 i 57/aC 1 Nechi Cons Orenda 6,300 70c 1 Ltd Anglo Bates 12'Ac Mar 3,500 3i/aC Mar 50c 5,500 10%c 10%c 5.40 1 24c %c 3.40 67c 6c ' 1,000 8,000 3.25 __ 10c 525 13c 13'Ac 21 __ , 1,500 i 16 %c 16'Ac • * O'Brien Gold 105 Nepheline American Dec 18c Mining Corp of Canada Ltd Mines 9 Jan 97 .35 19% May 21% May Mar Mar 8c 1 t Ltd_^ Mines Calumet 87/a 18 35'/a 1,975 ; 1 Amalgamated Larder British New 103 Steel Aluminium Nov 55,100 25c 1 Mines 3c 103,000 3c al5c 1 Ltd Mclntyre-Porcupine , 103 Cons Gold Alger Auto 206,600 29c 16c 1 — Ltd— Mines Goldfields Macdonald 103 • Pacific Algoma Aunor 4V2c —5 J Ltd Mines Mines Nov al3c 1 Ltd Joliet-Quebec 68V2C Mar Jan 5c 1 :__i_ < 17'Ac 18c 1 Uranium Mining Co Lingside.Gold Dec 6%c * Kerr i-juvicourt 7'/aC > Dec al5c 1 Ltd Lake Mines bake Shore 7,000 __ 1 . Ltd Ltd Mines Dufault Jan 2oc 1 Hollinger Cons Gold Mines Ltd. Addison 7c 8c • 1 Ltd Formaque Goid Mines ijtCt—„ Giant Yellowknife Gold International Nov lie __ Muiavue 3c 10c __ Mines Ltd__ Mines 1,000 , <■ Ltd Mines Mino 4Vac 25c 1 Ltd Mines Gold 12c * Ltd.—— Mines Gold T 26,200 1 i_,ta Sullivan 64c 4'Ac 1 Dickenson Red Lake Mines Ltd uolcl 75 25 Yellowknife Alberta Atlas 1 Ltd Mining Co Ltd, Mines 2,265 37'A 24 Athona Mar 3c 6'/2c 2V2c i — 7,000 64c 60c 21%c 1 Ltd 4V2C 9,600 1,000 /•" <7%c : • Ltd 62c : 10c 1 Mines Astoria Mines 4%c 60c , 1 1 Ltd Coxisol Donalda 20'A 37'/a 100 , 4'/8c ; 1.: Mines 20 20 .24 'A High, ,12'/2 Mar Apr 150 250 6'/2C 1 Lake 15%' Jun Jan Nov 100 1.25 Ltd—1 Mines Con-onuated Jack •45o Feb 5 30U __ Centremaque Gold Mines Ltd Goldora 115 17 v4 __ Cneskirk Sol May Feb 51 al05/8 al0% * * Mines Mines Mines Mines CauUego Gold Kldona 19 Feb. 4,565 Jan peb 15% 50 18 16% 36% i Ltd Gold Cartier-Malartic Gold El Jan ll'A July 17 37'/4 1 una—_ Mining Corp Yenowknife East »/4 <m 20 1948 year Low 17 Ashley Gold & Oil bca^.eu Duvay Feb 25 51 / 64c Red buiawa 7 8? ill May 104 14 Oct 16% : « Beatrice uuuic 13 15 8.556 8 __ " — 16 Range for High 16% Jan Nov Oct 10 'A May 400 uc 14 8 : Gold metals Cournor jg'A 4ic 50 Mines -Ltd— Lead band-ore Bob's 131/, 10% 21'A May 13% Shares Jan Stocks— Gold Anacon 125 14 __25 Ci_ (J is alll alll'/a * preferred 30 112 Oct Mar 107 250 uc <• 3% 13 28 .: 15% 10% 171/2 alll%. 100 Ltd 110 14 , * We.jyeei rrouUCts Ltd J_ Western Grain Co Ltd Wilsoii Z100 200 10% __ 109'A Mar 250 14Vs „_20 Ltd 5% 20'A 109'/a __ » pfd 6% Co 20 V2 ■ , pfd,_ 100 Paving & Materials Ltd filial Stores United Pr Invest Standard Clay 51% 19'/a __ * 1st ptd_lU0 cum Ltd 5% Industries Ltd, Russell » Stores Ltd of Can 6% Quebec Pulp & Paper 7% red Queoec Telephone Corp A____ Reitmans 111%* for Week of Prices —• A Surpass Akaltcho 16 'A 20 class Preferred May July Price Low • common preferred Aluminum Co Nova Paper preferred $2.50 JUI2 1'eb 65'A 75 lliy2 ill'A y4 25c 185 91/3 __ Power $li50 .Aug 30 4% Mar 12% 21% __ - Mar •91'/a Sale Par Abitibi Acadia-Atlantic \l2V2 a May STOCKS— , Bales Range Last v May 44 Week's Friday . P'eb 19 Exchange Canadian Funds May 28 - 10% Oct-/':vn; -15 NOV ' 2i 5 5 • 17- 2 Toronto Stock 1948 80 May 31'A May / Jan * Mar 36 200 17 Oct 24'/a Oct ' 50 5 21V2" 731/4. Mills .Ltd 25 10% ■ year 4' Dec 2o'A 415 "50 ■ a98 ' ' Ltd- ooiporacion Mount-Royal -I 0 ; 38 2714 __ MARKETS High Jan 72 25 i 27'A —.10 Co_^_:! Baper 25 2% •15 16% 10% 17 ' 125 26 25 Oil preferred i—,— ' 15% ,17! , Range for LOW ,a76 37%. __ 10 4%. p,d —_iuj Melchers Distilleries Limited com:_'___I> Mimie^uia •' 37%*- pfd~20 conv 26 16« ' * : com a76 V.'. * Co 2% --• Paints...S%-''>preierrcd__20? Lid Power & Paper Iviacxjitren -■/— *:;f Shares High 2% , Secur (411) ENDED JANUARY 21 for Week of Priced Par Hydro-Electric LISTED WEEK CHRONICLE Sales Range East K ■ ■" STOCKS— FINANCIAL 1.30 28c Dec Dec 7.50 May Jun 32c 32%c Nov preferred & 11,900 1,500 13 14,711 ll'Ac 13c 6,500 2.90 2.95 800 14'Ac 15'/4c 6,900 1.25 71c 5.20 8c 2.30 Jan Dec 2.25 83c Feb 14'/a July 32'Ac Dec 3.65 16c Dec 38c Cable class B Class Jun 23 23% 1,225 21 July 24 Nov 20 20'A 2,611 17% Mar 24 Jan * 1st preferred Car 31 23 20'A 17% 17% 18 205 16% Mar 22 May 28 Jun common 20 24% 24'A 125 23 Apr 17'/a 18 110 17 Mar 21'A Jun 14'/a 14'A 505 10 Mar 14% Jun 16% 16'/a 17 450 15'/a Apr 18'/a Jun 21 Dec 22% Dec 38 38 145 34'/2 Feb 40 Dec 25 22'/a 21% 22'/a 370 20'A Mar 23'A Jan 27'A * 8'/a * * 20 New new common—* Preferred Nov 21% 25 preferred 50 17 Ml; ;— common A May V * Conv preferred Canadian 21'A Mar 10 • Commerce of Canadian Celanese 1.34 71c 71'Ac 12'A 4.75 45c Varnish — 24% 22 1,495 Nov Apr Nov Nov Canadian Dredge Food Products Canadian Canadian Ice Machine 24'A 28'A 6,771 16 Feb 27 Oct Canadian Indus 21c 22c 4,500 20c Dec 21c Dec Canadian Locomotive Alco common common "A" voting 26 27'A 1,055 16 Mar 27% Dec 8'A 8'A 140 8 Mar 12'/a Jun 1 5'/a 5'/a 550 * 11'/a 11% 1,250 * 35'/a 36 425 5'A Mar 6 10 Mar 14 21 Mar 34 Va Sep Oct NOV 39 I WEEK ENDED JANUARY 21 RANGE FOR Frldajr Week's Sales Last Range for Week Price Sale STOCKS- Canadian Canadian Oil Cos 8% 75C 13 1-6 % Canadian 15 15 Cardy Wallpaper class A"!-—' olass Corp Cariboo Gold : | '; A 8% Nov 1,00 Aug 2.65 Jan 1.20 Mar 1.80 Jun July 1.82 Nov 1.70 1.73 2,603 1.40 1.40 1.60 43,800 1.31 — 1.70 1.31 1.35 1,700 41c Central Leduc Oil Central Patricia 1 8,000 Mar 9c 3,500 5c Aug 1 50c 1,600 30c Mar 75c Cheskirk 1 8'Ac 8'Ac 9'Ac 11,700 1 2.57 2.57 2.67 6,577 1.70 1.60 1.70 527 5(C 5 VaC 40,000 32c 33c 4,500 Mines Chesterville _.. Mines Citralam T Malartic Coastal -- * Chromium » Oils Cochcnour 16c Willans 32c 1 Coin Plow 25% Lake Colomac * :— Conduits Coniaurum 1 „1 Mines _ Beattie Consolidated Mines Central Duquesne Homestead Consumers ■ ' Dec 27c Feb 9c Nov 95c 3,600 46c Apr 6 500 5 Dec 65 Apr 23c Dec 28c Dec, 10 Oct 16% Jan 41c Dec 85c Jan 20% 750 26c 25,775 275 22,807 13c Aug 21c Dec 70b Dec 32c 63c 19,611 10c 12c 74,400 10Vic 2,822» 118 119% v 150 18 %c 1 11,226 30 % 100 18 VaC 3,100 ' Mar 26c 2,600 18c July 49c 2,300 3dc Nov Coal D'Aragon Davtes Petroleum Decalta Oils Delnite Mines Denison Detta Nickel Red Dexter 45 13c 9,600 6c Aug Mar 1.20 1.25 2,500 95c 10c 12,100 5c Lake 1st Dominion Steel Dominion paid preferred Machine class (John) & Co Mining Gold Mines .v't •!/• v,<: Crest East Steel Easy Washing Machine Paper Sol class A 11,000 16 17% 1,555 Gold Sep 27 50 Apr 52 Vi 26 % 26 % 2 7'A 434 22 Mar 28 13 % 11% 13% 6,840 6 Mar 16% 16% 1,075 Feb 23% 23 'A 23 34 245 21% Mar 11% 11% 197 11 13 % 13% 360 60c 6,230 48c 21'Ac 24'Ac 116,400 17c Jan 3OV2C Fanny Federal Grain 4C Aug 18c Fibre Ford 10c 5,900 7c Jun 33c 10c 10'Ac 13,600 10c 9%c 10 %c Francoeur 8,700 16,815 3.20 3.20 3.35 9,350 7 7 7'A 450 20 20 20 . 65c Dec 70c 82,100 55c 13.800 8c 9,520 35c 4.25 4.35 3,400 15% 15'A 320 14% 470 34 7'A 125 6%c 10,000 10 480 2 2,325 26% 26% " 9c 9c 2,000 1C0 97% 98 85 2.90 75,050 Power * preferred 100 preferred Bakeries Steel 1,000 23% 100 Gatineau General 2 23% 23" 0 * General 36 7'/a 6%c * 2.65 — * Preferred 19 Va ; 20 • Nov May 1.54 Jan 4.55 Jan 5.05 May 18% May Dec Mar Jan 47 Vi 3Vi May 9 Va 4c 7% 7c Sep Feb 1 Lake 1.90 Oct May Glenora Gold 3'A Dec Jan Lake Goldale Gold Mines Gold Eagle Golden Mines — • 98 .98 Dec 2.29 1.30 Mar Fortune Gold Lake Goldhawk 3,000 r32c Jun1 25 % 25% 70 25 Oct 100% 100 % 10 98% Mar 55c Jan 39c July Jan Oct 16 Va 10 Lake Lake 2 Va 500 2 Dec 15 15 175 14 Mar 102 5 99 Apr 5.50 3,139 Va c 4,000 6Vic 3 Vic 5.500 2c 3% 17 106Vi 6.10 2.90 Mar Aug 14c Sep 4 36% Jun 40c Mar 84c 44c 50c 31,605 5c 1,000 3%c Oct 7c 16c 18'Ac II,000 Oct 3c 1,000 8c Aug 1%C Nov 21c 3c 4c Nov 4'Ac 4 VaC 7,600 7c Jan 2%c. 2'Ac 3,000 20c 3,000 44c 47c 3c Aug 2c Oct Jan 4c Feb 58c Feb Mar 59c Nov 14C Jun 25c 10,810 12c 13'Ac 17c May 12 %c Nov 45,500 19c 47,715 15c 13c 13,500 4%c 15 Va 8 Oct; 4c 16'Ac 12'Ac 42c 42c 44c 37c Oct Oct 50c Jan Nov 15 Jan 11% 4,941 7%c 4,300 Oct 22c Jan 32c 49,150 10c July Nov 60c Jun 1.45 1.55 25,765 1.15 Nov 1.78 Jan 22 % 1.48 23 340 22% Dec 25% Jun 7.75 Jan 4.10 Mar 5.80 5.80 6.10 4'Ac 4c 4'Ac 16,000 2 %c Dec 1.38 1.25 1.44 76,525 38c Mar 4'Ac 4 %c 500 2c 51c 58c 7,050 48c 6'Ac 7%c 6,000 i 56c 1 3,455 11% 11% 12 38c 40c 2.40 2.42 1,500 6.10 6.10 369 25c 1.36 Oct Feb 5c May 50c Dec 15c Nov 6c 5,800 6'Ac Jan Dec 9.75 1,890 40c 1 -i Jan 14% Mar Dec 70c May Jan 0 19 5%c 10c Lapaska Mines "U" Larder 9c 10'Ac ' 3.00 6.95 Feb Dec 21% May 16% Mar 3c Sep 7'Ac Feb 29,700 3c Jun 11'Ac Dec 3%c 14% 3 ■I 1.000 . 4c 31,000 14% 4c 1 Mines. 110 19 5'Ac 1 15 740 V2C 83c 4c 4c 4%c 52,900 84c 82c 85c 3,600 1.17 1.15 1.20 4,350 9c 9c 2,000 * 95c 94c 95c 4,680 * —* —1 —1 30'A 30 30% 23% 28% 28% 1 * Leitch Gold Mines Ltd 1 Lexindin Gold —-—_——1 Lebel Mines Oro Oil Leduc-West Little Lac Long Class A B Goldfields Gold Lunward Lynx class Groceterias Loblaw 3c 8c Aug Jan 17% Jan Mar 12 Mines Class Export Nov Nov 52c Mar 'Nov 18 %c 17 V 2C 19c 4.000 11c Apr 19c 14c 4,100 8Vic Oct 17c Nov Jan Apr 2.95 6c 2.35 9,285 25c 30c 29'Ac 32c 7.900 1.07 1.05 1.15 9% 9% 10 2.63 2.61 2.72 12,275 2.10 28c 27c 29c 3,020 12'Ac 2.20 2.18 2.28 15,700 1.50 Apr 3'Ac 3 %C 3%c 22,000 2c Sep 96 96 10% 10% 11 » 7 i._ 100 40c Nov 26c Dec 40C Oct 8,800 73c Dec 2,125 9 Feb 345 7% 10 * 94 470 11 8c July 15 Sep 27'A 125 24 Mar 9 54 54% 98 54% 110 7% July '• 23% 30 9% Mclntyre Porcupine 600 2. SO 3.00 12,672 * 7%c 7%'c 734c 46.500 4%c Dec ,16c Feb McKenzie Red 6c 5c 6 Vic 76,000 3c Sep 9c Jan McLCllan Lake i 1 _. •• 40c 42c 1 Oct May Oct 16 May 85 90 Oct 100 July 980 50 Mar 7,180. 9% Mar Nov 66 29c Nov 75c Jan Nov Dec 8c 2.95 Dec 6'Ac Nov 94 27 15% Jan Feb 31c " Jan Mar 14 Sep Dec 16 8% Feb July Oct 2,720 97% 2.14 July 22% Vu 9'/a 3.15 40c Oc% 21% 14 11 Nov 2,000 9 7'A 00 1.54 4% Mar 13c 8% • common Jan 15c 27 0 class A 1.95 July 22% .20 Feb Feb Nov Aug 6c. 13c common Jan 3.00 Jan 1.80 Nov 10,700 — Grain 20c Dec 15,000 * 1 Preferred 1.50 Aug 71c 7Vic Feb 14c 9'Ac 3,000. 12c Mines pfd— Milling Massey-Harrls McCabe 5,400 15c 11c May 12c 1.09 12c 14'Ac Gold Marcus 29% Aug Nov 2.25 A Sugar Leaf Nov Apr 35c 66'Ac Gold Eastern & Manitoba 31% 24% 11c — Maple 26 Va Mar 340 67c Fields__-i_ Jan Jan 2.28 class Consoi Gold Jan 1.50 1 Mines Gold Lake 14c 1 —1 i B Red Nov July 1 — Lake River Madsen 6c 67c 583 < 1.25 11'Ac 12c 14'Ac Nov Dec 1.04 29,500 39c 6c 1.19 May Mar 60c —1 1 Mines Red 2'Ac July 45c 39c * Yellowknife Macassa Feb 36c v 19 5'Ac —— Feb 1.95 Aug 5.35 — 1 Cadillac Jan 9,400 Nov Mar 4%c Lang & Sons Malartic 26,666 Oct 11 51,981 uc — Gold Lamaque Magnet 56c 3c Jun 12% • Jan 72c 6c Oct 39% 12'/a * Jun 52c 1.95 Mar Jan 104 Apr 29% Mar 2,672 1 Mining- Wasa 102% 35 18c Mines— Shore 103 31% May s 34% 45c Rowan i—1 Porcupine 33c — Lingman MacMillan Jan 500 Jun May 30 Vic 8% .1 MacLeod-Cockshutt 20 - 9 11 30 Vic 1 Lake Macho 111 4%c Nov Apr 34c -i Feb 108 8c Oct 10C Nov 7 50 220 Ltd Dec Sep 4%c 25% Sep 5,700 44c Mines MacDonald 70c 1 4c 50c « Dufault Macfie Sep 1 Manitou 7% July Apr 24 % Mar 8% .1 _. J Arrow 5,500 6'A 25 Y Apr ... McColl-Frontenac Golden 6'Ac 1 Lake Jan 52c ;-l 420 1 Gold 15c 71 Vi'c 1 Gold 25 12% Mining & Exploration Apr 7c • Oil God's Jan 7 24% 9'Ac (John) Dec May 3'Ac Nov 14% 1 Laguerre May 107 1 -- 20 Mar 49c Mines. Laxe 24 101 9 Mar 12 8'Ac 27 25 9c 14 950 14Va Feb 10 5.40 Dec >28'A 14,960 14 8'Ac Feb 83 - 23% 135 18% 15'A 23 1 Glooe Goldcrest 5.40 Oct Jan 28% 1 Louvicourt llVi July 17 Vi 1 23 13% — Manitoba Yellowknife Gold Mines— Giant Gillies Oct ' 18% Gold 21' 102 100 116 7 Jun 25c • 3.60 Mar 2 Va 15 Jan Jan 74c Jun 17 Vi 111 21 . Dec 8c 14 1 Lapa 110 110% * — common Jan May 105 105% 17% 105 100 Wares 2.20 Jun 25 - * Dec 3.50 10 Dec 9% common Nov Nov 56c • 28% 18% Nov 60 Jan 2c May Mar 10c 11'Ac Jan 13c . July 54c 35 28% Mar 43% 32 22 1 Labatt " Feb 2.27 Feb 15% 24c 11c 7% pref ■ Sep 56c, 36 21% * Jun 50c . Aug 15Vi 90 105 5,000 63c 115% Golden Lake Feb 1.33 6% 17 16% Exploration 5Vi eic 1.10 1.64 Mar 36'Ac 37'Ac 37c Frobisher 5% I8V2 26c 37c 2.30 6'Ac A__» Nov 9 common Labrador 5'Ac Mar 30c 2.20 Shops. Gold Cos Fraser 14c, 34c ____ class 36c Mines Kirkland Jan 13 Vi May . Nov 15% Co 18c 18'Ac Co — Mining Kirkland Jan 10% Mar 2.25 1 i Motor 12,050 Kirkland-Hudson •. Products common" Foundation 35c Kerr-Addison July 26 Vi Feb 4.25 Fleet Mfg Jun Dec 13c com Federal Kirkland Feb 42c Gold Kenville Jun 60,300 22c 13% 1 Players Farmer Candy 9c Nov 1 19% May Falconbridge Nickel Famous Oct —* A Mining Quebec Kelore 12% May 16% 1 Mines—— —I—-:—— Corp Metals class Mines Kayrand Feb 24 1 Gold Juliet Jan 10 20 ; 4c Consolidated M Joburke 23% Mar 30c " — Mines Eureka Nov 27'Ac 1 Mines El 13% 30c 1 Sullivan Eldona 65c 910 • East Elder Oct 17% * Mines._ Eddy 28c 17 * Oil——1 J 22% May .'Iv'/V:'1 v. Oil Leduc Malartic Eastern 16% Sep Feb 1 East Jellicoe Jan July 23c 13%c Nov 12c 1 Coke & Mines Jacola Jan 43c 52,500 0 Amphl East 82c 64c 40,900 —1 Sep Jan 15c 13 ■7,500 100 Waite Jack Mar 0 _ •: East 45c 120 Ltd Duvay Gold Mines Nov 9c 27,100 • 15%C Oct 48c Feb 31c 57c 75c Sep 7c Gold Jacknife Jan 61c 57c Feb Mar , Jan 25c 29%c 8 Uranium 1.60 Nov 11 Coal 49c 55c 1 Jan 95c 24'Ac 50c Petroleum 33vie Nov July 20c * Jan 16c 7c 8% International 51'A Woollens Sep 7c 26 Vic A. Dec 25 '/a Mines Dulama 10c 3,500 11% 7c 1.04 1 Inspiration Nickel 29c * Jun 5 Vic International 55c * Aug 8.50 Gold Lake Jan 25 common 7c I,835 100 : Preferred 51% Stores Dominion Textile 1,500 12'/a 7 International 25 B 11c 11% 115% 115% Apr 25 _ class 10 %c 1 Jan 1 —_ Coal & 5c 12 —100 common Ingersoll 51% Steel 50c 42,400 9 2,540 Jan 50 pfd—__ Foundry & Dominion Magnesium '' 33,000 32c "4 2,000 %C 25 -10 Fabrics Dominion 13c 28c lb 60c 7c £1 29c * — Dominion Donalda 11 % c • Dominion Bank Dominion 12c 2 Lid Nov 8'Ac Dec 60c Preference 1 Mining 29c 9,150 7 Vic • 4% 1 1 2,500 105 Va 105 Va 19Vic Nov 8%c — 48c 13,400 , 21c Mar 13,900 9c 1 45c 55 Nov Nov ~ Jun 11 %C 12 %c Imperial Bank 10 Imperial Oil !— * Imperial Tobacco of Canada ordinary.5 55 14,100 1 5c May Nov 500 Jan 15c Mar 7'Ac Sep Jun 12c 2%c Oct 5%c Erie 35c 13'A 1 — 1.00 Mar 10c 41c Seagrams Dome ' Mines 7c 28c Yellowknife Diversified 10,000 8% 1 Red Discovery 34,250 36c Lake Dickenson 80c 11c 12%c 8% Red Lake Distillers 55C lie 26 %c Mines 5c 62c 4,000 7'Ac * 0 5 — International 75c 45c 1.20 6,500 5,702 5c 19c 51 11c 1 10c 75c 5 %c 54 & July % Mar 72c 8'Ac 33c Oct 42 50 Va 36c 9 Feb 9% May K • ______ 1 International 11c * ' • . 5.00 5%c July 4%c 1 Mines May * B Ltd 2,600 1 \ Nov Mar * Davis Leather class 12c 26,700 9c Dec 5 Vic 1 90c 50 % 1 22 Nov 6% Mar 160 18 8%c 18 1 55 1 -* 3.00 ' 50 ll%c ll%c II %c 2 Jan 100 Mines 200 * • 5c 35c Nov 26c Patricia 8% 54 22c 10c 48c Nest 4.70 8% Sep 6c 3c 3'Ac Sep 13/»c Apr 33 '/ic Indian 32 1 Aircraft 4.50 30% 8'A Apr v i Nov Jan 1 Cub 6,000 •' Nov 1.60 25 Crestauruip Mines Crowshore 2,000 2%c Feb 154 Mar 70c Croinor Crow's 10 4'Ac 2%c 1 Malartic Hugh Inglis Pershing 10'A 4 Vic 2%c Jan 10 % Oct 145 120 1.43 18 %C 0 152 1.33 152" 1.36 • 9IV2 Mar 8 100 8 y8 30% 100 10-% 13 % Mar Bay Mining & Smelting——• Hudson Nov 52c 8 % 10% 1 Mines Howey Gold Jun 131% 3.20 May 37o. Apr .-•17% May,-.' 920 Sep %C 118 5 Jun 1,000 15c Dec Nqv- — Gold Hosco Jan 37c —0 — 61c 4T>c Yl7c Yellowknife Homer Jan •110 2,600 'A 223 72c Mascot Huron 1.05 10 W 60c 16% 8V2C Hollinger Consoi Dec 6% * Jun;, '22c — : Mar 85c 1.15 55 c — < f Jun ;-";^^44Va May- Mar 16% Mines. Highridge Mining Highwood Sarcee 5c 63c 10 Gas Mining Aug C. 60c ,21c Highland-Bell 1Jun 17 15c 15c 1 . Imperial Mills Cournor 26 Gold Gold 500 56c 61c Oil Exploration Cosmos Heva 17,000 24c 1 Consoliaated Mining & Smelting Consolidated Press class A Conwest Feb Feo 8,950 Gold Hedley 22c 10 2 Cadillac Consolidated 1.72 July 23% 75c High 21c 1 Gold 6'Ac 1.00 24 Vac ._1 * Consolidated Dec Jan 2.45 10 1,405 Heath 6 6 _. — Bakeries Consolidated Nov 39c 70c " >-Y 20% 55c Gold Harricana 6c 6c Petroleum Consolidated Astoria 6c Dec. 16%' Headway Red Lake 22c 1 National Consolidated . Aug Dec 38- * 1 Gold liasaga Dec 13Vac Aug 100 14'A 1.75 2c 14,775 25'A 14 14 Oct 15 365 " * 1 Mines Rock Hard 3.00 Mar 79c 881 40% 70c common(—-— Swayze Harker Jun 15% 39% -Is Alabasttne—_—■ Harding Carpets 12Vic Nov Mar 4c 2.20 & Hamilton Bridge 85c ' Yellowknife Commonwealth 2.40 2.20 2.31 25 CocKshutt 13c Brass Hallnor Oct Chemical Research 50c 16c Lime HUlcrow 1.40 Jan 1.05 Mar 15% year 1948 —-1 Minesi—•-1 Gold- Hahn Feb 1 9c 16c Centremaque Gold Mines— ) 1 40 Vi Halliwell Gold —•——__t—_±——__ 1 Jan Porcupine 17c 33c Central Gold Low - Nov 8% 100 1 Lead Gunnar Gypsum 2,400 • Castle-Trethcwey Jun 9% 1.40' _1 — Gulf Jun 19 1.45 9% —- . Jun 21% Nov. 18 100 ' Range for 15% ' __——— Jun 10. 99% Mai* •12% Mar Lakes Paper common Shares High Low • A preferred * Guayana Mines'.!—_——wi——-1 Jan 15 ; 150 Nov 10 .■fr.V; 100 16 ,16% 140 100 3,330 100 _ . Mar Great Sale* for Week of Prices Price Par Feb 88c Nov LI; 240 148 148 100 preferred 5% preferred .100 Canadian Pacific Railway!—.«——25 High 60c 6,275 J. 12 % common— 1048 Low Sale STOCKS— , Range for year High 73c 75c " Malartic , Last Shares of Prices Low Par Week'a Range Friday M Monday,. January 24', 1949 MARKETS LISTED CANADIAN .v CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL THE 45c 14,900 Ooldvue 1 Goodfish Mining Goodyear Tire common Preferred 10c 1 Mines 3%c !—■0 50 — S3 52 3 4 Gordon Bousquet 2c Aug 25Vic Jan 3%c 3%c 1,000 98 103 50 100 Dec 120 Nov Mentor 52% 53 115 49 Feb 53 Dec Mercury 70 18 Sep Jan Midland ———1 10c Sep 17%c Oct Milton —* 16c 2,000 13'Ac Sep 18c Dec Mining ' 8c 9,000 l%c Oct 10'Ac 15c 18c 7,520 8c Jun 29c Jan 11c 11c 12c 0,500 7c Oct 18c Jan 100 35c Mar 23 & Pacific >~ 7'A 775 6'Ac 26,700 5%c Mar 11c 17'A 60 14% Mar 17% 1.50 1.55 700 11'Ac 12c 2,790 1.50 Grain— A :___ • Corp 75c 7% 6'Ac 17% 0 Mills new common-— Brick Sep 7'A 6'Ac M Explor Mid-Continent Oil / 4,950 — 7'Ac 4Vic Mar 22 — Gold 7'Ac 16 'A c ■>> Gold McWatters 8,700 12c Mackay class B Grandoro Mines Sep 11c ■. Graham 8 Vic 10c 1 1 Mines Goldora 1.55 1.50 1.15 Aug 6.10 Mar 3 11% Jan Dec Jan Oct . , THE Number 4771 Volume 169 COMMERCIAL & CANADIAN RANGE FOR FINANCIAL LISTED WEEK ENDED CHRONICLE Week's >1 Last Price Oils Modern ^ Containers Monarch Knitting class Low l A ___ * Porcupine Montreal Locomotive Friday high 7, 46c 16% 35 14 * 22 % 14 53c 14,850 22% 23 % 67c Dec 13 Dec 19% Mar 16% 70 48c 50c 22c Jan 15% Oct 28c > 4,010 Mar 54c 14 May Jan 21 Sales Range for Week Sale Price STOCKS- High Low' . 1,400 16% l Range for year 1948 Week's Last Shares 42c 42c * common Moneta for Week of Prices Par Model Sales Range Friday Sale of Prices Par Sigma Mines (Quebec) Silanco Mining Miller 7.75 7.50 Silverwood Mines Dairies Moore Corp * common Preferred 72% 72%. 73% 230 26% 25 __c. 26% 380 1 Mylamaque Mines 11c ______1 9%c 9 % c 12c 10c 76 5,000 3,500 7c Nov Feb 37c Oct 8.50 Feb 46c 54c 108,900 30c Sep 70c Feb 36c 36c 40c 41,700 20c July 48c class A Jan 9% Dec 12% Jan 105 7 Dec 11% Feb 10 94 "■, Dec • - 9% Mar Drug- 5 common 8 7% 25 255 10% Mar 15% Dec 13 165 13% May 16 Jan Slaaen 20 Preferred 28 28 40 27% 30 Jun Slater Dec Apr Siscoe class A 0 15 y8 15% 16 125 •10 Apr 17 Nov * 15% 15% 15% 384 10 Apr 17 41c 41c 44c 6,700 58c Nov * 22% 22% 22% __________10 28 % 28 28 % - Petroleum National Steel National 25c Car ; Trust __ Mar 18c 330 . 24 26% May 18% Mar -85 30 Feb Calumet New Marlon V 2.99 2.26 2.25 2.35 3,450 1.91 Mar 7c Jason New (N) New 4 %c 7c 25,500 2%c Mar Mines. Brazeau Standard Chemical 2.17 2.25 15,207 75c 2.54 Feb ,J Paving North of 32.500 5%C 6c 8,000 3c 281,150 12c Jun 7c Sep Dec 33c Apr Steeloy Mining Steep Rock Iron 46c Jan Sturgeon 11,874 lO'Ac 16 %c 12 %c 11c 13 %c 8%c 7%c 25C July 1,100 16c Dec 23c Dec 7c 6%c 7c 8,700 4c Mar 10c Nov 79c 63,650 4c Mar Nov Surf 1.15 1.10 1.15 57% 57 14c 1,000 58 4c 2,672 j1 1.02 43 1.32 1.50 May Dec •58 Mar Nov 14,500 4c 10c Nov 24c Jan 500 14c 14 %c . ♦ 3.45 1 11c 8c 8c 33c 30c 1 3.35 2c July 7c Dec common 21,075 1.50 Mar 41,300 4c 45,500 4c July 18,000 38c Aug 55c Jan 2,200 14c Apr 48c 2c Aug 5%c Nov 33c %C 4 8 % 8% 5,842 _______5 5 % 5% 300 • ' 1.80 •, 1.71 1.45 1.45 8,610 1,400 92C / 10c 1 1 (Eastern) Petroleum 1 « Tubes. Jan , 24c 16c Jan 2 Julv 5c Sep 7%c Jan Mar 6%C 1.50 100 1 Feb 6 400 3% Oct 10% Jan 17c 71,700 Mar ll%c Sep 16.000 Cadillac 1 3 Mines Paymaster Cons Jan 37,800 50c Mar 18c 42,500 lie Dec 70c 500 4c Apr 11c 28,330 80c Apr 3.65 15c 8c 8c 2.85 2.85 2.98 37 1.15 98c 90c 15c 1.10 Mines. 1.10 Taku 975 38 28 39% Feb 86C Dec 1.17 4,159 • Jan 1.55 Gold 1 Mines. 1 —" 6.100 4c Aug 7%c 16c Dec 40c Dec 6%c 3,000 4C Aug 8c Mar 4,870 31c Dec 46c Jan 1 Dec. 20c 82c Feb 12c 114,000 8c 85c 4,600 64c 15c 15c 1,000 13c Jun 20c 48,166 Aug 20c Dec 11c 12 %c ' 2.12 2.11 4,745 1.80 Aug 2.30 Texas Corp 700 2.30 Aug 3.50 Feb 6%C 23,500 4c Dec 3,100 34C Nov 37 Feb 25c Jan 41c 41% 41% 41% 755 90c 88c 93c 3,200 71c Jan 74c 84c 86c 1,900 50c Aug 74c Dec 1 Dome Purdy Mica Purity Flour Quebec Labrador 1 ■ Mines Quemont Reeves 50 2.145 1.50 1.50 1.59 5,157 7%C 7 %c 3,009 9 9 10 1 66c 60c 66c 97C 96c 98c 50c 16% * _ 1 ' _ 1 __ Mines — - Manufacturing 1 _ -73c .... ... 10% 56c Jan 1.25 17% May Cotton (Little) — _ _ 70 17% May Oils __ - _ 2.10 5c Oct 8%c Mar 9% Jan Mar 52c Mar 57C 5.050 33c Nov 16% 16% 4.598 10% Mar 3.20 3.05 3.20 1,400 7c 7c 8c 25,000 2.30 2.40 300 7 %C 7 %c 1,000 40% 40% 50 •- — __ 11% 9% Jan Torbrit __ __ ..... 1 a — _ _ — Royal Bank Roybar .10 « Oil Chibougamau Rupununi Lawrence 2nd San }): 1.02 4c 90c 1.05 Feb 3.35 Apr 9c Preferred 1.99 Dec 5c Sep 13c Dec 46 40 3.00 25 11 Oct 13 15% 40 14 Apr Apr 13 %c 15 %c Dec 7c 500 1.70 13,500 18c 18c 1,000 9c 9 Vac <vl : t [ , i ( ; 3,000 3c 8.757 99c 6%c Dec 1.35 1.52 11,090 1.05 34c 1,000 1.35 27 28 10 25 2.95 7,575 / 0 _ .. _ ■ 19c 61c Jan 29% Jan Aug 5% Dec 10% Dec : 3.50 Jan J1 1.35 July 1.45 May ' f 20 25 18% Jun 69c 8,225 12c 14,500 1.23 90,225 { Jan Nov 20 62c .,] 9% Dec 9 %C | i , 2.30 7%C 10c ) Sep 4 Va 31,850 66 %C 51 ; i 1.65 150 Jan if L1%C 20 Nov Jan 10c 1 _ 2.05 1.99 1.65 lie ________ 15C ; Jan 25c 100 10 2.85 * "(| 23% Mar 85 4% 2.75 — 1 t Sep * 4% 10 Jan Nov 34c Apr 2.40 Mar 9,000 | 21c Oct 1.80 9%c • 12c Dec 9%c _ — Oct 1.70 28 _ 4c 1.44 Nov 12c 9%C 1.70 5 _ 7c 1.63 1.65 1 Mines Mines class Iron Mining 12 12 25 67c 70c 18,100 • United 49C Feb ' j 23 Dec 1 \ 46c Nov 80c Oct 12 Vac | Jun 5%C Jan United Fuel class class United Keno United B Oils 12. 1.03 j Oct : Jun I • Nov 8% 9% 2,188 14c 5,253 12c 24 375 16 Feb 25 Jun 17 17 145 13% Mar 18 Oct 2.60 2.70 19,800 1.15 Mar ;; 2.50 / Dec 22 Nov ■ 2.65 • ; 7'A Aug 8c l£c 6.000 7 Vac July 7% 880 5 V8 Mar 1.65 1.73 G.25 6.00 6.25 7c Mines 16c 7 1.65 _ 7%c 3c 4%c 7.000 11 %c 13 %c 40,430 Jan 10 Aug 7% • Steel Canada Jan 12 %c « Hill 1.08 July Mar 9 25 preferred 10 VB 22 a B_ 79C 35c 13 %c 1 __ Corp United 97c 12 67c * Gas Union 1 A Resources Ventures Ltd • Vicour Mines Waite 1 Gold _ 1 _ _ 3%c * _ Amulet 13 %C __ Walker (Hiram) Waterous 17c 5,033 1.27 Nov 2.35 4.838 5.15 Mar 7.20 •' ? { . Dec 8% May - 5.000 A Jan ,v Feb 5c Dec 13c Mar 2c Oct / 5c Nov 4.60 Jan 9.85 (G & * A.— W') 27% 27% 10% 10% 11 200 10c 13c 7,500 36% 36% 25 23 % 23 "a 170 34% 35 65 23 23 320 27% 2,348 24 Mar > Oct 31% May ' Ltd common _ Wekusko Consol __ Western Grocers -1 - Products 0 • .... (George) Preferred 10% Apr 8c Nov 26% Feb 38 '/a Nov 19 Dec 25 Jan 30% Dec 36 % May 22 Feb 28 13 Nov 19 %c Mar Winchester 100 __ _ 99% 30 31c 4,333,900 5c Mar 9%c 1,500 6c May 10c Apr 7%c 7 Vac 9c 12,300 5c Aug lie Mar 32 % 31% 32% 1,541 98% 28 % _ _____ Preferred 99% 100'A 25 V2c * __ 27 %c 1 _ _ __ .100 __ Gold _ ___ ___ - 20% 101% •/' Feb Jan 12c Apr Feb 35% V Dec | 98 Va 40 95 Apr 6c 1.000 3%C Dec 8c Jan * 2.30 — , 97% 6c 2.36 1,463 2.00 Nov 2.90 Jan ,! 1 1 • Wright-Hargreaves y Jun 8'AC _ Larder Wingait Gold 23 1 _ _ <■ common- Wiltsey-Coghlan Winora 23 % _ * Class A Weston *. common Mines Yellowknife 100 Nov ■ Yankee York Knitting Class B 1 _ Mines 19c -1 class 1.000 15c Dec 40C Feb ) 4,300 55c Aug 81c May .1 6c 3,500 3c Oct 10c Nov | 7 50 5% Aug 8% Jan 3 • _ 79c 3 40 2% Nov 4 % Jan 74c * Girl 20c 74c 5 %c 7 _ Bear Ymir _ A ' __ Toronto Stock Andian National Asbestos _ _' 18c. Nov Apr 17c May 46c 13,900 23c Aug 54c 25% 1,915 25% Dec 23% 28% 11,637 16 ; Feb 27% Oct Canadian 16 %c 19c 26,500 5c Sep 18 %c Dec Canadian Industries 5c Mar 23c 30 6 Apr 10 Jan 26 205 25 Sep 3U May 13 13 100 19 Jan 19 3% Marconi Vickers - % 42 %C 25'A Co brown common. — 1 4 1,328 102 102 Va 4 80 1,110 3% Jan Feb 6'/8 Jan Mar 115% Jun 23 Oct 14 July " 23% Mar Feb 19% Nov 1st preferred—99 86 85% 86 50 80 Aug 85 Nov 41% 41% 41% 160 42 Dec 48 Preferred Canada ___1 3.90 3.85 4.10 6,475 1 5c 5c "5c 3,000 3c Dec 12c Jan 10c 9%c 10c 6,000 6c Oct 17c 18'A 18'A 25 Jun 15% Jun Dec • 22% __ Vinegars preferred 22% 13'A 13% 105 105 10 22 22 120 19% Mar 1.85 1.90 205 1.50 Nov 100 _ common 22 13% and Dominion Sugar Bronze 80 „ 3 • .. V — 25 15% 10 Apr Mar . 4 — 24% Jan Jan 18 % 102% Sep J ______ Ltd Mines — ___ — 8c $ ." common - 1 Ltd & Power com * 100 _ _ BOO 16 % 25 41c 44 %C 65,200 16 % W ~ 42C . 23% 24 3.00 Aug 4.35 Feb Canadian 1 —20 preferred Consolidated • common see page — 17% — 42. 1 15 % Nov Dominion Glass Feb Donnacona 44% Mar 49 47 10 18c 600 12'A 275 9c 10 1.58 1,150 2.45 14,622 20'A 20% 450 20 17 17% 245 16% 16% 650 98c July Feb Mar 20c Julv Feb 3 _ 3 _____ Minnesota 3 Ontario & common— 1.82 Nov Apr Pend Dec Southmount 11% Mar 17% Nov 11% Mar 17 % Nov Temiskaming Mining Yukon Consol Oct 3 Paper Niagara Wire Weaving 3.20 20% 1.43 Mar "1 Oreille 3% 3% 3% 1,750 18 17% 18 1,843 14% Mar 39c 45C 4,934 33 Vac Mar 33 33% 605 34% 150 33 Jun 35% July 20 20 50 20 Oct 23 % Jan 3.10 3.65 10.850 * rH 0 Jan 31% 39c V" CO CO 2.60 Feb Jun 4% May 21% May . 60c 925 20 Feb 57 1,535 46 Mar 21 Va 21% 21% 225 20 Feb 28 24 Aug __ 34 70% Apr Jun May 24 Aug Feb 6.50 Nov 37c Jan 45c Nov 2,000 6c Nov 8c Jan 800 35c Dec 1.0C Feb 21 23 .225 5.55 41c Nov 33% May 55 5.75 3.125 41c 41c 220 7 Va C 1 27 Feb 28 3 3 3% 30 — _ 20 Va 126 55% 1 Investment 1 Oct 20 _ Oil 11% July Dec 192 455 141 * _ 79 Oct 78 Va 3 Paper \ Apr 77 — preferred International July 135 : * _ 3 34% —2 Lumber _ Paper Hayes Steel 1.85 • 3 67 %c Foothills 1 100 Paper Bridge Oct _ common- Western Dominion 24% 2.10 2.38 — 14 36 %c _ _ Nov 20 % May 12 .12% 14 _ Preferred Oil 550 47 1.53 Gordon 24 18c 47 1 footnotes, 7% 26 3 __ High Jan Canadian 1948 year Low Nov 25 Range for 7% 3 Oct Shares High 7 V2 __ __ for Week of Prices Low 3 Corp Sales Range Sale Price Par 9c V 13 _ Water Week's Last STOCKS— 3%c 46c 28 Funds Friday 3,500 14c 16 %C Exchange-Curb Section Canadian 29,200 12c 890 Voting trust certificates For 83 * Union 16% May 45,500 * Breweries Mar' May 11% 14c Sheep Creek Gold Slck's 72 * _ Jan 10c Shea's Wpg Brewery class A Shirriff's Sep 100 Jan 18% Shawkey Mines Sherritt 94c 86 Jan 8c _ Bridge Shawinigan Dec 84 85 Nov 1 Gold Rouyn 52c s Oct Oil Dalhousie Senator .8% May 21% May ■ Jan 18% — Gold Scythes & Co 17Va Mar Nov _ Nov 18% Sannorm Mines Sarnia Feb Jan Dec 16% 15% 13 %c 1 preferred River 4% ' Va May Feb 86c • common Paper Antonio Sand 1 - _ _ Mines Russell Industries St 8,000 8 •97 Oct 15 _ Transcontinental Canada Royalite 180 63c 68 %c I 1,770 21 63c 1 common Gold Silver Toronto Jan 11% — 1 __ Co 8 21 5% Mar 80 .. Oct Jan 82 Mines Canadian Roxana 7% 68c Feb Gold Gold Yellorex Nov 55c 0 class A Lac_ Gold 8 21 1 British American Banknote Long 15 Dec Feb Apr Feb 6,450 « common- a Robinson Rochette 1,455 44c 1.62 Dec 47% Nov Feb 67.200 1 Robinson Roche 6% 82'/2 1.18 Mar ' Macdonald Robertson 51 12% 11% 9 Gold Gold 52% 50% 12% ___1 Regcourt Gold Reno 11 16% 10 common __ Mining Renabie 1,160 16% ..1 . Mills Quebec Manitou Queenston 16 % _,—____„10o _ Metals East 6% .82% 6% 1 Canadian Toourn Jan 86c • Preston 7,499 50c 1 Winnipeg Electric common Premier Trust 51c 50c ♦ Tip Top Tailors Jan 3.45 5 %c 5%c 2.20 3.25 1 certificates Pressed -4,200 13% Tnompson-Lundmark Gold Mines. Feb 4c 11 %c 1 Rouyn Gold Power 1.40 Feb Nov 10c 41c • trust Dec 1.38 67 Mines Westeel 78c 1 Voting 21c 18 %c Jan 14,100 37c 40 %c 1 Porcupine Peninsular Powell Jan Dec 7,500 - 125 Mines Gold Tcch-Hughes Jan 6c 16c 6c 3 Gold Jan 48% 22c 50c River Upper 85c Crow 39c Jim Feb %C 12 37c Gold Pioneer Ncv 45 450 Gold Tamblyn Ltd Taylor Pearson Nov 5%c 6c 12 %C 1 Piccadilly Porcupine Pickle Mar 20c 100 c 1.40 25 Cons Sylvanite Feb 12c Perron 34c 3,200 82 Inlet Villbona • Paramaque 21 % Apr 9,450 %c 30c 30 13% Sudbury Contact Feb Aug 90c 38 18 %c 6c 8%c % 5c 6,500 c 7 • -1 Pacific Pandora 55c 44c 49% 39c 491/2 Jan '1.84 May July 13c 7%c Pacific 2.20 Mar 3c 5% 16c 1 Hershey 40c 1 Jan 82 Tombill Gold 1.40 Mar 1,212 Oct 6c 6 Mines. 6 Jan 1.45 3 Mines 10c Apr 7.500 5%c m 1 % 1.55 5%c — 6C . Orange Crush 1.85 5 13%c Dec Jun 14c 15 %c , 1 Lake 101% 131/2 Aug 4c 9%c • Gold Osulake • • common 3.15 Nov 3.45 10c 12 %c 1 Exploration Mar " ______^ Canada River Sullivan 74c Gold Omnitrans 96 4 Nov Jan Co 77c Mines Oil 651 I Preferred Jan 7c 28c Aug 9%c 23,550 31c Nov 15c 6,583 9%c 23C • 3 Page Bros 11c ___i Mines Mines Oils Osisko Nov Stedman Gold 5%c Z 1 Okalta Olsen 62c .1 Mining Star 99 * Preferred Inca Omega 65c Starratt 22c 1 Preferred , 31 %c Dec 19c * Malartic Northland North Mar 5 Mines Gold 98% * common ; 61c 1 Mines Norseman 98% 100 Preferred 1 Nipissing Mines Norpick Jun • common Preferred _• Mines Normetal Jun 26 • Mines 1 Thurbois Noranda 31 Mar 1 Stadacona 1 Yellowknife Norgold Mar 18 • 22c • Norbenite 24 531 50 Springer Sturgeon 62c Gold Nicholson 470 26 * 1 Gold Norzone New 30 25 Va ;i ',j 99% May 8%c Dec ) .1 Nib ; preferred Steel Newnorth 29% 25% 1 Malartic Oil Nov 2.25 Bidlamaque New 29% 100 , Gold Standard * New 94 Nov __ B National 7% 94 * • Co South Hosiery 100 Dec 8 11 12% 7% 480 ' ,1 10% 10' 5 common pfd A Ciass B * Preferred Class Dairies Preferred National Grocers National Western Simpson's Ltd class • National 9% 9% 7% Silverwood High 6.50 July 54c Jun 13c Mar 8c Apr 27 Feb 65 25 •; year 1048 Lota 500 .__1 _ Class B Moshfer Long Lac_ Range for High 7.95 —1 ___. Silver Low —1 Shares May Nov 41 MARKETS JANUARY k * STOCKS- (413) 7%c 79c 79c 2.25 1 ' COMMERCIAL THE 42' (414) & Monday, January 24, 1949 FINANCIAL: CHRONICLE OVER-TtfE-COUWEK SECURITIES Qfctotatfottis for Friday January 21' - Obligations Of Government Agencies Investing Companies Figures after decimal' point represent one or more 3£nds of a* point" Ask 1 4.72 5.19 iV4 3.74 4.09 Securities Aeronautical Fund Affiliated Bid fa*" Mutual Funds— Inc Bond Inv Tr Fund Boston 4.06 9% General 7.10 7.68 Home 14.41 15.66 Petroleum Inc Corp Bowling Green Fund Broad Street Invest 92.49 20.59 7.79 7.80 15:16 16,39 r , Delaware National 3.99 13.74 15.02 1.38 1.52 1 13.18 Howard— Fund Baton 6c 12.96 1 8.05 8.70 Fund Stock — Equity Fund Inc— Fidelity Fund Inc-———-' Industrial Fund Financial 3.73 1 6.71 7.33 - Series 1 6.33 6.92 1. 6.65 23:15 Ino_l 5.15 13.34 5.80 1 5.89 1 1 43.98 Trust— —1 4.85 5.20 Corp 3.31 14.12 5.82 shares —1 5.90 Utility Howe 6.25 —1 9.77 —1 7.85 Aviation Bank 10.32 11.31 bond series—,—1 Industry -1 10.71 11.36 11.13 12.20 10.35 11.34 preferred stock 1 10.03 10.99 equipment 1 7.96 8.72 9.55 1 9.10... Metals 1 8.61 1 16.17 lc lc Coast Invest Fund 1 lu.a4 9.89 Public Utility 1 5.77 8.18 Railroad 1 b;24 6.22 b.37 7.62 7.93 5.46 5.93 1 9.99 7.51 8.15 2.48 2.71 Petroleum &; Trading—5 3.79 4.12 Putnam\(Geo) 4.53 4.92 Republic Tobacco 4.20 4.57 4.85 5.27 1.61 15.45 2.71 1 25.72 27.66 2% Shares 19 J/4 Investment Corp.- Street Fund Television 1 Inc Trusteed Industry snare» 7.53 13.38 Union Preferred Stock Fund X 1 7.05 Shares..1 9.23 27.08 28.33 23:51s 25.72 Income- Fund United 18.68 9- 1-49 bi.cs 1.45% 1.60% 3-49 10- 3-49 bi.55 4.45% 1.55% 2- 1-49 11- 1-49 bi.55 1.45% 12- 1.50 re- Bid 27, 1949 March 1.00% March 24, bl.15 1.04% March bl.15 1.06% 1949 bl.16 1.08% 1949 bl.16 1.09% April bl.16 10, Feb. 17, 1949 iy49 24, 3. 1949 New York Bank- of the Bankers Trust 9.62 : Chase National Bank: __15 16.65 18.17 Chemical Bank 15.45 16.61 15.78 ' 17.22 Wisconsin .1 3.33 3.61 14.8.7 12.34 4.47" 4.88 Inc—_ Col 9.43" 5.14 Fund—J* Fund—10 91'19/ 93.05 Series 44.22 45:12 Series Insurance Par Aetna Casualty & Aetna Insurance Surety—-101 —10 10 Life /' 7.70 2.19 2.50 —1* 1955 *.: 1 Home-—— - .. Insur Co of North America 56 58* Jersey Insurance of N Y 67;, 10 Par —10L Alliance American Automobile American Casualty,. American Equitable 4 23' 20 $2.10 Prior preferred^ 24% $1.03> Convertible 45%** —8 12 % 13% Massachusetts Assur..—9 21% 23% Merchant & Casualty_5 13% Irving Re-Insurance Surety—- 19% National 28% 30% National 61'A' 36 % 63% Causalty Boston"— - 25 —10 New Fire Life Connecticut General Casualty 3 .10 10 10 30% 104% 40 44 15% Inc 62% 64% York New 20 84 51% 36 % 2i% .88. 30- 30 -. 4 (Detroit)—10 8 Casualty 38% Rutgers 2nd preferred Great ^ 30% 62% Providence-Washington C03 r «■ 45% Pap Oil $1.20 conv <fe Bid Refining Ask ,«± greferred* —L-i—23 Power & Light— ; .* - 24 ; 5.40% k__ Du .* Louisiana Pow 1967 Lt' 8% A 1978 96 .preferred Power 101: 102 ; New 104 1978 102% 103% 1978 Y Potomac Edison 3'As 1977 ^ ;. preferred " 1 Public Elec Serv Gas & 3s_1963 ; 3 1978 100% - ; . 81,.! •89 . v ^100 106 Gas & El 5 'A % pfd—100 107 % 109 103y4 104% 104 105 104 104 % 101% 102 103 104 Pow & Lt Potomac.Edison Pub - Ser 3.50% • Public Penn Power 3s 1978 Corp (N Y) (Texas) 10 4.60%' pfd_100: 4.70% pfd__10Q (Colorado) 4.40%.100 (Indiana;-^ preferred'. ; 1C3JA 104 lOZ'A" 103 Service 107% of New Mexico_7 5% % ■preferred___i__i____T00 2 851; 83 14V2 101V2.. 92 3% 34 • 3% • Wiso-Michigan 3s__11978 Power v 5%- 36 .' G 10 27% 77% Tennessee Gas Transm's'n Gc— : 4JA % ' preferred —100 ■, 13 Transmission •' "A" 1 15 .£03 99 Eastern Tucker Corp 102: 13% 1% 29% 12% 29% Seaboard 50% Security 10% 28 30 Surity 1% 80% 10 (New Haven) Springfield Fire & Marine Standard Accident *•— 50% a lo 34 3b 10 45% Odd 10 32%* 34% change. dividend. 80 35 Travelers 10 31% 33% Fire... 10 117% 120% Steamboiler 10 33% 35% U S CJ S 100 705 Fire new 52% 4 Fire Guarantee Westchester 680 2 59 10 Fidelity & Guaranty Co sale lot (not included In year's range). 47% Included 74 77:" 21 22% x Ex in n year's range), e Ex-interest, Admitted to trading N. Y. Curb, (Un) Admitted dividend: y to Ex-rights, Unlisted z Ex-stock f Flat r bBlg yield price. price;', k Admitted Cash Trading sales (not privileges, d Deferred delivery sales • to included wd When listing in Ni on Y. year's range) delivered. ' , Stock (not Ex¬ t Ex-stock wi When issued, dividend. 54% 62 •No dividend par value, tin paid on May default. 10. tThese " ■ l01>/2 104 West \ 101 .. . . 100 ; f 91V 99 . preferred 21 % ' 89% ^ State-Electric & Gas— » »v 102%. .'.103% Okla Light SVks—1977" 20%% 20 England Gas & Elec— 4 % % N I 96 . . _ pfd^lOO' Kentucky Utilities 4%% pKUlOQP 103 3s Pacific Pwr A 93 Laboratories convertible preferred- '5% 4.50% Ohio 100 (Allen B) Mont Florida Pow A Lt 4%%' 1978 3s % //A:. ... • 16% Hartford y% 573-' Texas Hartford „ 40% 64"—'67" b% 100 Stocks— Ashland 32% 42% 89 U S Fire % ■ 2%s 38% 2 10 Phoenix 11% 33% 38%^ ' , 12 101% 101% 1973 36% 6% Preferred Accident 48 'A __5 ' - Power 3s 16% 66% 27 % 15 , 86 27% 36% 8 Ameru&n Chesapeake & Ohio RR— New'England 50% 10 Fire com—15 102% 54 Fire St Paul Fire & Marine 5 41% 83 —25 &- -Trust— Trust—. states Black Hill 25% 10 Reinsurance Republic 39% ' 52 Indemnity Co Republic Fails Ask 101% 1979 3s— 23% 28 66 General Reinsurance Corp Steel Elec Fire 84% 5 Bethlehem Narragansett Pacific 63 Firemen's of Newark 53 2x4 Public Service 81% 15% Frisco Guarantee United / Ban Diego Gas & El 3s 10 of Title . Bid 8% 10 Fire 12% Sterling.National • Northern 10 Phila— :33' 31: Arkansas Pow & Lt 3y«s_. .1978 7% Northeastern Fire of 87% 14% 10 City, Bank— 46 208 100 Nat'l-Bktt* *«*Tfuiit-rr% 32 53% 59% 163 Fund 54% 13% v Cudahy Packing River 10 20 —w " 84'/2. Public Penna Fidelity A Deposit of Md Reinsurance 52%- 10 Trdst Co Inc York "TruStLL—25 New 60 : Co 11 83V2" 34% 63%' Federal -f 10 s. P) 31 r „ab *• 44 >L20 51 Trust (J National 16% 28 6 8 Fire Hampshire • 10 Employees Group Assoc ' , 40% 23% Pacific Forster Trust & 108'A 22 10 Amsterdam North Continental Ask 46 Fire New Shippers Bid 10 Assur National. Union 28 Lawyers Manufacturers ■ 29' 2.34 preferred-5 . Trust— 36% •* 18 Va 10 —10 Automobile County 276 ,-10 15% 26% 1100 x1,375 1,415 Trust Kings Ask 1,270 267.- .100 Trust Industrial" Ba'hk'of "Commerce_10 15% 2 fa Newark American of I Bonding Fire &• Trust/— i 37/»S' Merchants & Mfrs. American'/Fidelity Bank Bid .100 1,210 Bank- National 42 38% 20 Feaeratlon Bank A Trust—. - Maryland Casualty common American 1:11% ' 1949- 3.41 29% . ,T. 1.11% bl.17, 21, 34% Bonds— Par : 1.10% bl.17 4d • Empire Trust Companies 54:■; 1.10% bl.16 Morgan Co Fiduciary 1956 52 28*... 64. L Agricultural 6.73 1 Ask Bid 80 2.80 North Amer Trust Shares— 4169'* bl.16 31, Guaranty '40% 102% 90; 87 Corn(xikcnange Baua,'«AruaV^u Share*— E- Series A Trust -Stamped Independence Trust Shares 1 Loomif Sayies Mutual Loomis Sayies Second* Trust Continental tfypr Trvfltsr Diversified Trustee 1949. First 3.43 Commercial National Bank & 11.30- 1949- 1.10% Ask 99%. —_10 1 Unit 1.10%. bl.16 April 7. 1949--April 14," 1949-. 26% % 3.28 38% 100 Hanover Bank A Trust 20 Centra* 1 13.63 A Employers f m 10 : Broofcism Trust 10.03 Bid 25% 100 x . bl.16 17, .1949. City Banks & Trust Cos. Manhattan Oo-.IO of New York Fund Investment Ask 1.10% Feb. Feb. Bid 0.85% bl.14 Whitehall Fund- 1.45% Biii Ask bl,13 3, 1949 Wall Street Investing Corp. Wellington Fund Knickerbocker 8- 1-48 United States Treasury 17.65 (Income com 6c 1.35% bl.50 2-49 5- 1-48 10.30 (Appreciation com Stks) _l flanorer bl.55 1-48 1- 9.43 S-4" (Low Priced com Stk*)_l Globe 6c 1-49 12- 16.17 8-2 & 11- 1.60% 1 8-3 Globe 1.65% 1.35% -1 28.47 Glens 1.35 % bl.50 Bank 21.80 Assn bl.50 2-49 Bonds)—1 19.98'" Fireman's 1-49 5- Grade Bds) 26.60 A 4- Priced. Bonds). (Appreciation pfd Stks>_l 8-l! (Quality common Stit»)*_l' Crura 1-48 2-48 Par 18.96 Union Common Stock Fund Camden 78- 21.22 13.09 1 1.40% 79c 1 Stocks) 1.40% bl.53 1.55% 10.39 70c 1 Fund series A Bond Union *uu Investors Management Fund _1 bl.55 1-49 Due 1.55 % 50.50 6.05 Stocks) 1-49 9- 86c 47.50 17.55 Bankers 1.65% 6:42 5.86 78C 1 K-2 Ask' 6- 7- Dated 1.65% 1.30% 20 V2 1 10c Inc 1 American 1.25 % bl.50 Due ix.OO C American bl.50 1-49 March 10, 10.16 B Aetna 1-49 3- 8.58 84c 1:10 1 Ask 2- 48.15 Series Keystone Custodian Funds— B-l (Investment Bonds) Bid 1-48 10* 1-48 Rate Bid 1-48 Dated March Shareholders Trust of Boston—1 Sovereign Investors Standard Inves Co 22.04 7.83 75c 14.37 X2.47 • Selected Amer 1.66 » 20.39 ' 15 ' Series (income pid .U29G 6-1-48 Jan. i 7.48 K-l wi——— 100.0093 5- Feb. 26.88 (Medium 1950 1.55 % 10.35 1 Fund Inc Fund 4.61 4.27 ' - Investors Fund Russell Berg Fund Inc. Scudder, Stevens & Clark 5.32 4.90 —_— 6.83 (Speculative .0423 .0269 1, Feb 100.0249 8.69 Steel 12.31 B-2 100.0033 1.55% b.93 7.02 1 1 equipment 24.73 B-31 (Low 1950 Federal Intermediate Credit Bank Debentures Bate 0. (4 5.73 Railroad ; 1 B-4 1, tl'As 6.32 7.54 lc Group of tl%s Jan. 11.99 1.00 lo America or 1949 1 (.72 Pacific 1 Co Investment Trust 1949 9.44 oils Boston Investment Bond .0307 : 1, 9.y / 8.33 13:49 and 100.0171' 1949 1, 15, Oct. 10.47 ' 7.22 7.66 State shares shares Insurance Group shares Stock 1 stock 9.42 10c fl 1 Machinery Merchandising Insurance 4.86 Ltd— Shares Group tl%s July 11.95 10.90 7.68 1 Inc Investors Group t 8.66 —1 supply- 6.65 lc Income Foundation Fund Institutional .0153 .9918 .9904 tl%s Dec. 10.71 stock Diversified 10.17 7.06 lc Fund Ask .0073 100.0045 99.9843 99.9317 1, 1949 tlVaS June 1, 1949 9.65 Electricial 6.51 9.38 shares—lc shares. Plan Bid 100.0013 ,- HVeS Apr. tl%S 6.85 8.81 Diversified Investment Fund.l 8.00 6.00 shares shares. Incorporated ' ' b.tV —1 Diversified 5.71 4.47 lc Industrial Machinery shares lc Institutional bond shares—lc Investing Company shares.lo Low Priced shares— lc Merchandising shares lc Mining sharks—l lc Petroleum shares ——lc Railroad Bond shares lc KR Equipment shares lc Railroad stock shares lc Steel shares lot Tobacco i ' Stocks Inc— York Building 6.32 7.38 shares— bond Maturity— Certificates of Indebtedness— f 1 % Mar. 1, 1949 .1336 15.64 Bank 6.95 5.26 lo 1C 10 Building shares 10 Chemical shares lo Electrical Equipment shareB lo General 100.1101 3.62 1 Fund England Chemical 6.40 shares Fully Administered 1%% 3.77 Corporate Food - * - - 6.44 3.45 Aviation 47.29 Securities— Agricultural shares Aviation - JApril 1, 1950 5.42 Agriculture 6.68 A—2 Group AutomoDile Treasury Notes— 3.44 New 5.73 14.62 Fundamental Trust shares Capital 121 Price Ask Bid" 4.73 4.96 New 25% 23% 10 Fund"II2 Fundamental Investors Inc General Investors 119% 198% Canal 3S 1.94 First Mutual Trust General 4.33 3.15' 1 Series Automobile 25.03 1.78 Int. Rate Maturity— 7.27 l Series Low Priced Com Stock Series 1 3.89 5 Corp Boston First _20c 100.5 U. S. Certificates of: Indebtedness * Dollar Selected Group Series 16.53 15.46 1 lOOi.7 , 100.2 Oilier lssutt *< . 100.4 13.91 Industrial Stock Series 25.63 23.97 1 Balanced • Panama 14.41 1 Speculative 100r3 100.4 12.24 Series Income A • Ask loo.r 100:2" 7.93 11.32 Stock Series. «c Shares.-— Dividend Bid T ... 4.40 7.24f *1 Inc Bond Stock . 15, 1949. 1.65s July- 22, we;:. 1%S Sept. 15, 1949 l%s ^ari: 20, 1950[. 1— / ! Securities— Priced Low 101.14 - Banks— Loan Hontts 26.94 Investors Preferred . , l%s Apr. 4.bo —1 Fund 98.12 98.24 98.4 93.16 101,6 ) Federal Ask . "99.30 99.22-. 4.15 24.92 Corp National Security Series— Bond series I 5.90 5.43 investment——1 Fund: ■—--1 Invest Bid . . 3.75 3.76 1 Balanced Fund 147 112 Preferred 3.40 4.23 lOo Mass Investors 2d Fund Natlon-Wide . 1950-1848 lVxe May 1, 1952-1950— 1%* Jan. lr 1953-1951—, 2Y«a Feb. 1, 1955-1953 17.98 Fund Inc . 1%* Oct. 1, 4.06 lc Manhattan Bond Mutual Commonwealth 3i67 lc Mass Investors Trust Ltd J 5.15 4,15 Canadian Inv Fund Ltd 1 34.20 31.81 Century Shares Trust 1 14.05 12.99 Chemical Fund --1 ,050 3,200 Christiana Securities com__100 j Fund Bullock 3.83 lc , shares shares., Steel 96.34 19.05 4.07 xo shares Paper 3.28 3.69* lc Metals None-Ferrous 5> 2% 16.41 of America Inc 2:97"- lo Furnishings shares: 4% 3:76 3.47 —lo sharee 3.60 3:41': Equipment shares.lo Industries 2% Ask 3.26 lo Drug sharesElectrical 1 * --1 10c 8 Corp Holdings Blair 3:70 Bid Federal Land Bank Bonds— Business Equipment shares, lc 8% } Corp Beneficial Managed Funds— Automobile shares 23 23%: -10 American Business Shares——1 Associated Standard Oilstocks Shares series A ~2 Axe-Houghton Fund Inc 1 Axe-Houghton Fund B 5 Holding Corp Amerex Par Mutual Funds— bonds are subject to all Federal taxes.' UEx $40 cash ' Volume Number 4771 169 COMMERCIAL THE & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (415) THE COURSE OF BANK CLEARINGS 1949 1948 Inc. $ Bank this clearings Preliminary figures compiled cities of the will week by show based us, decrease a upon ago. year a Pennsylvania—Altoona— there center is loss a for the week ended for the week follows: summary 1 ; York New ,1-j. $7,162,350,672 $7,165,351,653 — — 2.7 954,000,000 960,000,000 — 0.6 '. Boston. Kansas San + 1.8 9.3 299,800,000 + 350,551,000 — 3.1 310,618,921 298,974,932 + 334,475,512 347,596,166 — 3.8 214,379,233 Total all cities, five days i ; „ ;' 220,298,321 —2.7 $11,080,478,022 ^ 2,614,094,540 770,042,938 Complete and exact details for the week in issue our ends of next week." We cannot 793,374,797 covered furnish Saturday, and the Saturday figures are them we able are to 1947. District complete results of the was appear a in the Boston the We group week District Reserve Kansas located and from this are Reserve'District of 2.6% in and the 9.4% and the furnish we Minneapolis a summary SUMMARY V/cek Ended Jan. 15 ,■ "• > Atlanta Reserve loss of 6.5%, the St. Louis a Reserve 4th District —11 914,132,663 976,868,500 Cleveland———— 7 839,352.366 856,925,902 6th Atlanta 603,388,868 661,080,172 999,918,791 1,069,505,257 of 10.1%. We week add now ended Jan. 300,754,968 322,153,108 739,749,811 795,435,246 13,807,778,849 14,671,130,938 6,996,264,809 In 7,491,412,033 15 for four years: — — — — — — . . First Federal Reserve District—Boston— ; $ 1948 ■ Y.1H •hk $ . , Y,« 2,271,317 Fall River—1 1 Lowell 4,873,188 460,648,578 — 789,349,595 , 801,837,993 472,233,935 396,608,330 8.7 573,392,560 957,604,338 9.4 468,192,173 370,536,300 350,396,004 -64,602,507 41,643,529 — 7.0 — 2.8 196,900,000 3,934,675 3,278,952 76,900,646 151,600,000 2,647,031 4.7 5.0 — 1.3 7,836,074 — 9.0 — 0.4 Mobile -7,129,859 Mississippi—Vicksburg Louisiana—New 16,248,868 v 1,924,968 57,099,473 91,749,596 6,422,492 58,750,714 4,236,297 524,432 127,851,066 —13.3 391,593 116,056,989 86,953,665 603,388,868 Total (10 cities). 526,340 110,809,133 Orleans 661,080,172 — 8.7 Seventh Federal Reserve 578,392,560 421,422,624 - 318,079 District—Chicago— Michigan—Ann Arbor I,383,142 12,499,416. 5,830,224 Indiana—Fort Wayne 1,359,681 11,891,109 Grand Rapids Lansing 7,631,367 + 11.7 + 1.7 I,559,147 820,443 — 4.9 10,848,189 8,251,276 —23.6 6,178,112 4,634,398 7,307,580 Terre Haute 5,523,950 4,195,895 55,209,000 + 4.8 6,594,425 South Bend 6,543,691 57,840,000 -- Indianapolis + 6.4 51,388,000 4,916,833 40,483,000 6,197,134 t i + 6.4 60,591,277 49,524,889 — 2.8 3,513,603 2,968,674 t3,201,047 Iowa—Cedar Rapids * 65,608,906 Wisconsin—Milwaukee 61,673,446 A 3,575,763 3,997,934 4,113,086 29,922,880 37,274,020 —19.7 ——II—-— 27,461,722 15,719,513 .-14,485,154 1,073,794 17,881,716 1,703,447 —12.1 Illinois—Bloomington.———I._A-_. —37.0 1,017,305 768,317,649 821,936 830,236,710 7.5 747,096,937 3,186,617 631,363,239 4,123,839 —22.7 3,428,752 II,756,706 2,221,093 13,777,299 —14.7 Des Moines— Sioux City Chicago : 5,502,126 5,081,922 3,986,186 4,199,483 999,918,791 : 1,069,505,257 — 21,267,721 •• ' -8,301,335 8.3 II,558,466 4,637,966 7,529,392 + — 5.1 3,398,925 2,297,425 6.5 957,604,338 791,372,327 —13.0 244,300,000 214.700,000 9.9 129,459,786 88,836,064 1.9 9;s,bl0,3o6 bo,802,06^ —12.9 1,922,031 1,198,174 9.4 468,192,173 370,536,300 — 3,115,848 Eighth Federal Reserve District—St. Louis— Missouri—St. Louis 2,311,978 258,700,000 Total (4 cities) 364,323,581 Federal Reserve 6.6 246,468,550 163,076,492 7.0 678,520,146 580,656,406 5.9 13,685,754,105 6.6 6,772,677,590 % s 1,990,422 13,439,994,068 91,671,158 7,946,660 South Dakota—Aberdeen. 8,188,229 3,353,008 3,869,082 Montana—Billings 3,711,959 9,385,545 3,987,022 10,911,552 395,328,700 439,807,026 272,995,553 ———. St.Paul—.— North Dakota—Fargo —Tr Helena •' Total (7 cities) 5,539,988,460 1946 $ 1,136,801 —11.0 1,986,850 1,458,203 25,125,591 + 12,376,943 12,680,630 26,333,700 28,360,400 1,486,031 1,408,321 553,670,081 568,632,374 + — +15.1 897,038 Tenth Federal Reserve District—Kansas City— 2,151,447 1,602,436 5,830,602 5,337,098 —12.7 237,569,142 85,305,132 239,626,428 — 1.9 6,363,916 —13.3 3,747,028 2,843,940 6.9 3,059,345 2,047,016 —14.0 8,520,839 5,722,432 —10.1 350,396,004 319,669,539 — V-; *700,000 123,195,085 Wichita 11,678,153 City - Springs— 8,137 349 14,805 169 364,750 408 —21.1 291,698,565 1 Joseph Colorado—Colorado 137,292 203 8,395,157 St. 736 ,080 8,114 424 12,539,249 15,159 521 —17.3 + 26.7 — — 392,080 252,064 4.9 627,092 472,909 6.1 7,425,321 112,539,530 4,881,652 —10.3 + 4,395,340 • v 471 760 7,616,514 Kansas—Topeka 59,697,285 3.0 — 597,570 Omaha 3.2 —20.0 6,962,642 12,059,288 297,641,180 89,290.319 " * 4,509,280 9,605,896 243,440,336 12,192,316 1,871,085 1,526,070 8,561,343 2,488,707 2,377 063 + 2,431,714 2,052 798 + 18.5 461,340,714 Pueblo Total 3.7 — <10 cities) 553,896,775 —16.7 453,236,604 364,323,581 + 15.9 6,837,535 198,677,000 132,154,000 4.7 1,865,194 1,444,588 701,650 —23.6 '■" 6,503,284 312,879,902 93,467,955 Lincoln 1947 or — District—Minneapolis— 6,264,817 Minneapolis 3,796,766 25,832,591 297,400,000 ' Ninth Minnesota—Duluth 455,536,693 + — 9.3 7,113,687 5,642,117 4,712,329 2.8 22,822,917 21,405,336 Eleventh Federal Reserve District—Dallas- 6,732,969 1.4 Texas—Austin 8,593,666 239,103,752 7,415,554 264,472,000 25,741,588 29,902,679 —13.9 9,243,000 5,671,000 3,779,935 10,911,940 6.4 2,845,140 14,049,212 2,002,117 + 28.8 8,706,742 6,742,216 300,754,968 322,153,108 — 6.6 246,468,550 163,076,492 5.5 101,267,131 8.6 4,316,807 87,346,970 3,868,506 —11.1 Utah—Salt Lake City 105,032,446 4,024,722 156,410,805 + 138,995,354 98,030,461 55,021,290 61,620,703 77,623,267 —10.7 California—Long Beach 12,906,557 12,108,587 46,577,602 12,873,443 10,744,870 38,919,115 10,147,693 332,086,705 11,280,323 418,056,517 11,782,347 13,136,756 4,694,322 4,996,345 Dallas Fort Worth Galveston 2.4 12,305,898 8,535,376 7.1 32,911,400 27,534,000 5.5 1,168,754 899,805 2.6 545,159,612 + 54.1 39,476,573 24,696 091 4.4 2,802,633 2,456 417 —14.3 82,548,646 75,163 833 i.4 1,690,592 1,260 305 Pasadena San Francisco — 9.6 24,597,133 4,805,000 4,288,537 14,753,622 534,052,364 — — + Wichita Falls 4,023,750 Louisiana—Shreveport + 63.0 + 3,136,000 • • Total (12 cities) • •> Total — (6 cities) . Federal Reserve Washington—Seattle 36,635,716 Buffalo— i 3,073,556 80.338,018 : 93,768,283 1,872,582 —— Jamestown— 23,779,152 3,209,297 1— Binghamton— Twelfth Federal Reserve District—San Francisco— District—New York— York—Albany 1,899,449 + — : — Connecticut—Stamford—. New Jersey-^-Montclalr 2,422,182 7,179,718,905 21,055,949 Rochester 2,165,207 6,811,514,040 New York— Syracuse— 18,155,110 —19.8 — 319,669,539 453,236,604 ; 4,315,106 9,102,435 Elmira —15.9 70,948,927 327,941,052 451,853,976 9,480,724 Second 22,667,823 236,400,000 *+ 791,372,327 , 2.5 6.185,564 New 327,941,052 96,157,019 421,422,624 6.5 o is + — 8,600,829 ^ 396,608,330 89,798,186 641,936,750 . 2.8 —12.3 Worcester ' • 540,695,324 Dec. 803,853 •" 2'.8 — 2,067,912 Yv-'A- 490,004,455 1,039,881,934 2.1 Inc. 2,661,218 Rhode Island—Providence 60,785,794 4,151,720 Hastings 925,268 New Hampshire—Manchester. 178,058,957 71,905,183 94,945,765 .— Nebraska—Fremont 2,032,515 : ■ 2,068,221 — Springfield New Haven Y 1,801,881 6.4 — New Bedford Connecticut—Hartford 200,814,003 5.0 — 2,350,271 4,730,885 Missouri—Kansas Y;; 2,590,101 Y 4,919,311 : : 137,919,271 ; 2,057,429 Portland Massachusetts—Boston 2,650,810 6.7 435,839,901 103,307,832 Week Ended Jan. 15 YYY 3,123,823 — 124,261,971 — — $ v 1949 , 8.3 85,274,329 the detailed statement showing the figures for each city for the Maine—Bangor 77,107,579 78,934,528 19,056,454 Macon 1946 $ —16.7 6 Clearings at— 7,270,000 109,083,050 + 105,240,603 —10.1 our 9,332,000 5.6 3,951,327 218,810,833 Kentucky—Louisville 553,896,775 cities 3.2 + Tennessee—Memphis Illinois—Quincy 439,807,026 .111 3.5 — 8,123,168,640 461,340,714 Outside New York City. — •7,181,944,259 395,323,700 10 Total 3,165,509 13,148,000 117,829,704 4.9 540,695,324 — 641,936,750 534,052,364 7 Dallas 789,349,595 545,159,612 10 12th San Francisco- 2.1 — 3,077,606 56,906,291 Springfield 1947 c/o 490,004,455 9th Minneapolis 856,925,902 2.6 — — 4 —— 10th Kansas City— . 435,839,901 10 1 Louis 423,658,341 16 „„—— 7th Chicago 8th St. 6 246,590,825 219,800,000 Peoria Dec. Y' V; $ 7,450.291,353 _—- 260,618,191 423,658,341 (6 cities). Decatur Inc. or 1948 7,086,479,091 Philadelphia 2.8 — CLEARINGS 568.632,374 5th Richmond lltb BANK 553,670,081 2nd New York—-——12 3rd OF $ - . '——12 cities Boston 5,254,021 292,746,331 Alabama—Birmingham by Federal Reserve Districts: 1949 Federal. Reserve Districts 1st 5,848,723 74,976,035 Total (16 cities). _ 28,052,500 4,277,864 204,240,244 Columbia—Washington.. Rockford following 19,636,600 5,320,880 + 20.8 4,931,210 3,963,527 smaller are City Reserve District the decrease is 16.7%, in the Dallas Reserve District In the 225,526,948 + 20.1 4,280,887 Augusta 6.6% and in the San Francisco Reserve District 7.0%. • 136,529,870 304,526,304 6.3 — 6,066,265 179,959,748 1.1 6,630,377 3,055,889 Nashville. a Philadelphia In the Cleveland Reserve District the totals The Chicago Reserve District suffers of 8.5 4,154,235 12,727,000 Georgia—Atlanta the cities (including this city) the totals record by 2.1%, in the Richmond Reserve District by 2.8%, and in the District by 8.7%. 39.1 + loss of 6.6%, the bank 5.1%. according to the Federal Reserve Districts in which they 4.9%, 34,173,100 + — 124,377,686 Tennessee—Knoxville the week — 8,408,350 Sixth Federal Reserve District—Atlanta— present further below week previous decrease of a it appears that, in the New York District of 330,524,851 '<< decrease of 5.9%, the aggregate of clear¬ a clearings at this center having recorded decline of Total has to be estimated. cases we Outside of this city there was Reserve District of 6.4%. Virginia—Huntington Carolina—Charleston Maryland—Baltimore not available at time of going to press. statement/ however, which For that week there week in same 6,506,348 182,190,660 1.1 as 2,439,337 Reserve District—Richmond— South ings for the whole couhtry having amounted to $13,807,778,849 against $14,671,130,938 in the 6.4 Florida—Jacksonville^.— detailed give final and ending Jan. 15. cities). Richmond by the foregoing will . iln the elaborate 976,868,500 :; 743,221 773,003,000 839,352,366 _L_—- Virginia—Norfolk 2.9 — today, inasmuch Accordingly, in the above the last day of the week in all ; West 1.0 — (7 Fifth Federal 3.0 — $14,568,446,594 Total 0.5 — $13,775,071,797 $14,409,464,683 i Total all cities for week 801,837,993 + 17.9 3.5 507,384 2,454,388 V. 284,620,912 —-— Pennsylvania—Pittsburgh 3.6 — 2,694,593,775 $13,639,421,745 , it' All cities, one day ' 1 —— 1,039,881,934 5,775, 534 0.4 3.9 _ Other cities* five days 4,765,806 + 888.398 5,018,034 Youngstown 310,500,000 Ten cities, five days , 6,625,883 9,164, 490 — 1,247,333 7,961,416 Mansfield.. — Baltimore > 2,198,402 + 4.573, 150 32,014,300 494,000,394 L Cleveland 4,144,856 2,591,240 4,531,773 8,585,964 9,053,110 328,851,764 Francisco Pittsburgh 2,287,851 4,876,094 1.4 2,$56, 888 166,645,887 502,882,718 :,'4- *__■ 3,537,870 + 19.1 4,902, 292 334,038,707 — Columbus $11,025,327,205 St. Louis 1,003,000,000 —21.9 — 914,132,663 Ohio—Canton Cincinnati 298,130,494 ^ I— — 6.8 4,207, 796 4.555.267 (11 cities). 339,662,000 City—-J— —10.2 9.484.268 ... Jersey—Trenton Cleveland 1 Philadelphia 3,333, 939,000, 000 1,049,298 3,082,627 ** Fourth Federal Reserve District—Cleveland— 0.1 615,053,792 753,852 012 6,809,953 Delaware—Wilmington % ' • 598,327,655 - Chicago.. ' 1948 1949 6.7 + 10.8 5,836,584 r. ; • ' Week Ended Jan. 22 2.5 + 2,502,056 ... York New Y Y + 921, 534 1,138, 284 3,287.744 Wilkes-Barre Total Clearings—Returns by Telegraph . ' 1,295, 520 875,000,000 I Scranton Our comparative .. $ 2,994,160 Philadelphia Reading At 1948. of 0.1%. Friday 1946 -983,451 Lancaster ' this 1947 1,260,817 Chester.. Our preliminary total stands at $14,409,464,683 against $14,568,446,594 for the same week in 1,328,383 Bethlehem— clearings to obtain weekly clear¬ ings will be 1.1% below those of the corresponding week last year. or Dec. % Third Federal Reserve District—Philadelphia— telegraphic advices for the chief country, indicate that for the week ended Saturday, Jan. 22 cities of the United States from which it is possible for all with compared 43 Week Ended Jan. 15 22,972,024 8.3 20,443,235 16,336 096 14,029,933 12,536,934 + 11.9 12,634,004 12,142,732 110,760,249 ; 3,679,053 13,832,268 878,017 —10.6 1*938,913 1,372 793 5.1 6,913,076,515 7,9.00,005 608 — — > 964,949 — 10,558,212 9.0 45.880,972 42,951,908 + 6.8 Northern New Jersey 55,067.092 54,061,279 + 1.9 10,025 609 ... San Jose Santa Barbara ! Stockton Total (10 9,079,064 7,086,479,091 - 8,768,042 739,749,811 795,435,246 13,807,778,849 14,671,130,938 6,996,264,809 cities)—! 844,575 841 373 42,299,622 35,353 915 53,580,739 , 45,409 427 Grand Total (111 cities) Outside York New "•Estimated. + 6.S 4.8 9,594,767 7,292,149 8.6 380,885,109 —10.3 336,712,181 12,590,153 8,303,392 — 7,491,412,033 — — 6.0 3.5 4,030,842 8,353,831 3,291,201 + — 7.0 678,520,146 580,656,406 5.9 13,685,754,105 13,439,994.068 6.6 6,772,677,590 5,539,988.460 • Newark Total (12 cities). — 10,247 173 + 13.9 Yakima. Oregon—Portland 7,450,291,353 — 4.9 tNot included 7,181,944,259 8,123,168,640 JNot available. in totals. — — 7,151,932 44 COMMERCIAL THE (416) FINANCIAL & CHRONICLE Monday, January 24, 1949 REDEMPTION PARTIAL Foreign Exchange Rales 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 on the different countries of the world. We give below a record for the week just passed: ' EXCHANGE FOREIGN CERTIFIED RATES RESERVE FEDERAL BY JAN. 1949 14, JAN. TO BANK 20, TREASURY TO UNDER ACT TARIFF 1930 OF Ashland & Refining .Co., 3% debentures, Borough Gas Co.— 1st mortgage bonds due 1970 Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Ry.— mortgage 1st and Country and Monetary Buying for Rate $ — .297733" - .200000" 3.212313 3.212313 .022846 .022848 .022846 .022848 .054406 .054406 .054406 .054406 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 .923671 .923671 .925468 .924218 Czechoslovakia, koruna. .020060 .020060 .020060 Denmark, krone .208535 .208535 River series bonds, mtge. L 4.031484 4.031484 4.031484 4.031445 Closed 3.212313 - 3.212313 .022848 3.212313 Canada, dollar— Official Free _ -- England, pound sterling Closed _ France (Metropolitan), franc— Official ' Union Terminals 107 3 ■;> ; * Cornell-Dubilier Electric H2320 Co.— -Apr ——Apr B 3 1 1 3 ■ series : 204 Feb 1 Deerfield Packing Corp., 3%% debentures, due 1962—Feb 1 Firemen's Insurance Co. of Newark, N. J.; $4 pfd. stk.-Feb 16 Food Fair Stores, Inc., 15ryear debentures, due 1959—Feb 1 McCord Corp., 10-year 4'/2% debentures, due 1956—Feb I Sun Ray Drug Co., 15-year debs, due Aug. 1, 1961—:Feb 1 Walgreen Co., 4% preferred stock —: Jan 31 preferred stock, $5.25 } v Corp.— A 4 .004671" .003136* .003138" .301678 .301678 Mexico, peso—— — .145349 ' Netherlands, guilder .145349 ;i. v .003136" .145349 .377042" .376850 .376885 .377040 . V Newfoundland, dollar— '' ■' Official.. 1.000000 .921250 .923125 .921875 3.991542 3.991542 3.991542 .201580 .201580 .201580 .201580 .040325 _ _ .040325 .040325 .040325 .201580 — . Union of South Africa, pound- .233629 .233629 .233629 .233629 4.007500 4.007500 4.007500 4.0075Q0 .658300"! .658300"! Closed .658300"t peso .658300"! •Nominal I ' .588223"! .561799"t 1— rate, - .531909"t — tApplication depends upon type of merchandise. .588223"! .582823"! .561799"! .561799"! .561799"+ .531909"! peso peso mortgage .531909"! .531909"! all at V r ©old ' • £ fund for F. 22,996,186 cash- 355,919 and advances— 214,902 Industrial loans U. S. Govt, 1948 '4,997 + - 839 3,090 . + 30,283 149,294 — 1 — 4.737,480 Certificates 6,331,769 Notes 500,250 Bonds 10,646.959 114,459 14,000 + 23,050 — 125,398 — securities. 22,216,458 .securities— 22,432,199 S. Govt, — +1,473,258 20,350 $58,000,000 in the Dallas District, $53,000,000 City District, and $82,000,000 at all reportling member banks. United States Government deposits ■decreased in all districts. Demand deposits credited to 46,587 1 domestic banks decreased in most of the districts.' 65,205 — + 1,408 053 — + in the Kansas —5,497,264 + + Borrowings increased $166,000,000 in New York City $191,000,000 at all .reporting member banks. A 997,700 6,915,793 loans Due from and — 248,907 + summary of the assets and liabilities of reporting 398,202 720,600 '■ foreign banks P. R. Notes of other Uncollected 49 items. banks— + 9,222 2,966,131 Bank premises Other assets— + 303,781 5 32,338 155,444 —. 46 — 190,676 + 4,065 Jan. 5, assets 49,118.942 47,766 — 323,317 Loans 32,198 + + . notes 23,778,416 — 124,844 — Member U. S. bank—reserve Treasurer — acct. 20,061,052 acct. gen. 790,243 Foreign 682,958 Other 469,222 Real — 44,420 149,208 11,780 + 4,160 — + — + 2,726,597 258,444 19,337 — + 1.844 + 1,981 agricultural and dealers for S. 714 carrying: obligations— Total deposits 22,003,475 Total — 2,548,022 10,873 •— 199 + — 182 __ 4,687 952 \ Treasury notes 53,594 Other 1,767,515 in 27 Reserve Balances with domestic banks 35 402 4,263 97 + 2,188 — 48 + — — — 1,765 4,783 73 248 + + 1,665 50 — 862 vault 577 + 14 — 14,716 Banks 46 154 4,185 _ Federal with + —. 138 40 — 1,043 _ + 15 — 24,609 securities Reserve + _ _ _ U. S. oonds 216,112 + 160 — 5,515 — — 18 — 2,157 __ 4 17" + 3,922 Treasury bills— 2,487,921 — — 7 + 33,324 securities—total t — — 4,083 loans Cash 48,340.79l( liabilities 186,008 258,210 645 533 94 30 460 loans Government + 20 78 2,287 — 264 1> Liabilities— Capital Accounts— Capital paid in Burplus (Section 7i Burplus (Section 13b) Other capital accounts 202,5 223 + 466,711 + 5.842 + ■ 18,522 81,658 15,062 deposits adjusted deposits, except Government deposits Interbank demand deposits: + 5,605 48,023 + S. — 47,766 + 1.839,902 of serves, note gold certificate re¬ to deposit and F. R. liabilities respondents Commitments trial — to Interbank 50.2 0.3 ',i 9 + ~ 397 1,615 r_ — New Allied Radio this week Alloy Aloe S.) (A. American Box (quar.) (quar.) Mfg. Co ZVirfo Board f25c 3- 1 2-15 2- 1 25c 4- 1 3-15 30c 2-15 1-31 25c __ _ __ Co. (quar.) Socket (quar.) Forging & Machine Gas General Co.— Corp., The shows condition statement of weekly reporting member of the Federal Reserve System in leading cities the principal changes for the week ended Jan. 12: Decreases of $154,000,000 in holdings of Treasury certificates of indebtedness, $248,000,000 in re¬ serve balances with Federal Reserve Banks, $280,000,000 in U. S. Government deposits, and $295,000,000 in de¬ mand deposits credited to domestic banks. following Co0lhaercialT and agricultural loans in¬ creased $26,000,000 in New York City, $18,000,000 in the Dallas District, and $54,000,000 at all reporting member banks. industrial, Screw Animal Trap Co., 4,A% pfd. (quar.i com. 1 Atlantic Bertram Class (J.) Mills, Class Loans to brokers and dealers for purchasing or carrying United States Government securities increased $96,000,000 in New York City and $94,000,000 at all re¬ porting member banks. t ' . — 865 + 73 + 167 U. S. Govt, Holdings of Treasury bills increased $92,000,000 (Philadelphia District). > ' Items are reported gross, instead of net as. previ¬ Year-ago figures have been adjusted to a gross basis. preferred and including those called stocks called sinking under redemption or redemption, for fund provisions. last date for mak¬ were (except where indicated) in which Ltd., Co. 3-25 1-14 2-15 1-31 2-15 1-31 3-31 3-19 3-31 3-19 4- 15c 1-24 1-17 25c A 3- 50c class Co. 3- 1 2-18 3-15 2-15 3-15 2-15 i30c $7'2C (irieg.t _' NOTICES OF 1-25 1-18 2-15 2- 20c 3-10 1-31 Jackson Co. (quar.) 50c Canada Safeway, Ltd., 4V2 % pfd. (quar.)__ |$1.12Mt Food Products, Ltck, common—— tl83»c 2-15 1-29 3- 1 2-14 4- 1 2-28 J25c 4- 1 2-28 $$1.12(2 4- 1 2-28 — (quar.) Company and Issue— (A. M.) Co., 7preferred Byers Increased quarterly Byron Class A (quar.) ____ preference Ltd.— deposit receipts for class receipts for A or¬ B or¬ 22!a 'f class (final) M.) & Company Electric k Gas Louisiana Vermont Co. Electric Public Office mortgage Buildings Co.— and collateral Kansas City Structural Steel Co., Roberts & Oake, Inc., 1st mortgage . ' Date Feb 1 Page 106 bonds,—i -pfd: stock6s, due 1954— Jan 25 Fell Feb 1 7 * 206 209 2-10 1-28 15c 1-31 1-18 40c 2-15 2- 17c 2-15 1-26 25c 1-31 1-26 Co. (quar.) Service—: (reduced) ___ $1 — mortgage bonds, due 1951——-Jan 2$ j. 209' 1-31 1 1-26 $1 1-31 1-26 5qc 2-15 2- 50c 2- 1-28 5 Co.— P 1 soc Yellow Chilton 2- 1 1-26 25c 3- 1 2-13 —• 20c 2-15 2- iquar.i—_ 15C 1-21 1-15 10c Chicago 1-21 1-15 i20c 2-15 1-31 j30c 2-15 1-31 Company Cab Cc ___ (quar.)__ City Title Insurance Co. (N. Y.) Dunlop Hardware, (quar.) A $1.20 preference Insulated Wire 20c ; Steamships Colorado Fuel & Iron, 5 preferred (quar.) Columbus Southern & preferred I Ltd.— (quar.) Colonial 2- $7 1 1-25 Electric 1-25 25c 3- 1 2- $1,06 Ohio 2-25 2- 1 1-15 7 Co.— (quar.) Consolidated Chemical Industries— $1.50 class Common A participating class Glass Power preference (irreg.) Co., Ltd. Co., 37*20 5- 2 4-15 37V2c _ B Co. b- 3 4-15 Z" 'l 2-15 $1 (reduced) common t37'/2c 2-28 1-28 50c (quar.) 2-21 2- 7 $4.50 preferred (quar.) $1.12,i 4- 1 3-11 $4.52 preferred (quar.) $1.13 4- 1 3-11 2- 1 1-20 Liquidating (N. Y.) (s-a) : ; Imperial Mills, Dallas Power & Ltd. .Light, 4VzYo (increased) pfd. $2 $73 Corporate Investors, Ltd., class A__________ Container Corp. of America. Cosmos Coal. Iron & PR. Co.— 8 50c Continental Bank & Trust Co. • trust 8 1- (quar.) 4'; preferred (1947 series) (quar.i Chesapeake Cprp. of Virginia— Chicago, Wilmington & Franklin Coal Quarterly 4 4Ya 'ft 1- 2-21 (quar.) Cherry-Burrell Corp., common preferred (quar.) Collyer 2-21 2212 'r • deposit dinary (A. (quar.) (final) dinary American Consumers stock 1 Burroughs Adding Machine Co.— Consumers TENDER 2-18 1 15c Consolidated Coal given in the "Chronicle." 2 11 9 37r2C Inc.— Co., Site Cochrane ing tenders, and the page number gives the location in the current volume General 3-11 1-31 $25c (quar. i_„_ Extra list of corporate bonds, notes, a common The date indicates the Chicago, and decreased $49,000,000 in New York City, 1-20 2-28 3-15 25c class A common (s-a) Class Tennessee 1-20 2-28 $1 — Central 20,544 ■«Below will be found in 1-21 25c — preferred (quar.i Company (quar.i Falls Hill Central accounts, Notices Income 1-24 20c Buck Castle deposit accounts, except Redemption Galls and Sinking Fund Consolidated 1-24 30c B Brunswick 1-14 1 30c & Co. Rubber 1-28 1-28 2- 8c Inc., convertible Brown 1 5c _ (quar.) Sons, Ltd., (S.) 1-28 3- 5c (qi:ar.) Blumenthal 1 50c (quar.) Laughlin, Bobbs-Merrill 1-28 3- t5c Corp. B k 1-20 >c 62J2C RR Corp. 2-18 1 12'aC __ —_; Line Coast 1 1-31 3- 56V4C ___ (quar.i & Ayshire Collieries 3- 75c ______ 5'r preferred <quar.)___ Appleton Company Arrow Liqueurs Corp. (annual) Oil 2-18 62' Co. of America, Extra 2-12 1 50c (quar.i preferred (quar.I preferred (quar.) 4'/a c/e figures revised the details 2-14 2-28 3- 12Vac pfd. $2 Extra banks 3-14° 1 50c $2.50 Bruck 1-20 1 12Vac * Extra American 5'< I 43- 12VsC American Bliss 2- 20c ._„ I quar. 1 1 87 ^c _____ : pfd. 4- 5c :_ (quarj___ Company Goods Solders When (quar.)_^ 1-19 $8c 2-15 1-29 75C 2-19 2- t40r 2-15 $1.13 a-" Payable of See. P ,___ i. Steel Co. Cast . _____ __ Inc. > are:- Ltd.— Corp Laboratories, Carreras, 34 + * \ thare (initial) common Aircraft 509 5,585 Condition Statement of Member Banks in the week when ■: Abitibi Power & Paper Co., 322 tBeglnning June 30, 1948, individual loan I.e., before deduction of valuation, reserves, ously reported. Indus¬ loans 5 second table in a fir Central "Jan. cor¬ 3,348 1,444 0.9 r/c + bills - make + and week during combined Contingent liability on purchased for foreign *:■; - , dividends announced •J- 191 — 257 Borrowings 167. previously announced, but Name of Company + 295 — 1,424 Debits to demand Ratio — . 280 — 9,427 Foreign banks 49,118,942 follow, with we show the dividends declared. American banks Domestic Total liabilities & cap. accts. 9 + 919 Government 82 + 47,519 Time §Vol. 165. Canadian Demand U. 27,543 tVol. 166. Investment News Department" and Beneficial Treasury certificates of indebtedness Deferred availability items Other liab., incl. accrued divs. + pur¬ securities estate tVol. issue. Refining, common (quar.i $1.20 convertible preferred (quar.i 399 Government this Then week. we Ashland to banks S. 54" + for purchasing or loans Other U. 118 118 securities Loans 477,783 + carrying:' Government obligations Other — which American 2,492 or S. U. 499,607 and brokers to Other Other Reserve Deposits: — + 15,415 U. 1,839,902 42 — 25,374 loans 659 — 62,596 25,087 Loans—gross! Commercial, industrial, Liabilities— Federal §1591 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 $3 1948 (in millions of dollars) Investments—total and Loans—net 23,423 + — Loans Jan. 14, 1949 1949 chasing Total 111260 are American member banks follows: 676,043 + we Aluminum and 255,214 — in American Airlines, 2,030 — Assets— Total Any time grouped in two separate tables. In the bring together all the dividends announced the current deposits Jan. 12, Total U. J2004 DIVIDENDS The adjusted decreased $205,000,000 in New York City, and increased $89,000,000 in the Chicago securities: Bills in -District, 1,907 — + $116,000,000 member banks. Demand * 627,758 Discounts . R. Total gold ctf. reserves Jan. 21, 1949 $ decreased indebtedness of City and $57^000,000 in the Chicago District. $48,000,000 in New York Cityj and increased $39,000,000 in the Chicago District and $48,000,000 at all reporting $ 22,368,428 notes Other 1949 • //>+ >:",v':';p a certificates— Redemption Jan. 12, -Jan. 18,< . • ■• • . . Holdings of Treasury Holdings of United States Government bonds decreased dollars) decrease (—) since Assets— Anytime Jun 1 .588223"! Dividends reporting member banks. New York Increase (+) or ' 111257 168. .561909"! $44,000,000 in the Philadelphia District, and $40,000,000 ■ certificates Reserve Banks Combined of 111 Anytime 6% .561799"! , ♦♦Temporarily omitted. Statement of Condition of the 12 Federal thousands Jan 31 1949-53 due 112226 1 Apr 1949-1964 due ♦Announcement HVol. first (In Page t2410 .658300"! 4.007500 _ peso Uruguay, — .278228 .233629 _ 51 .278228 .278228 .278228 Sweden, krona___4____ Switzerland, franc Uruguay, Uruguay, Uruguay, .278228 , bonds, bonds, due Feb. 1, 1949 New York Gas & Electric Light, Heat & Power Co.— Purchase money 4% bonds, due Feb. l, 1949 Ohio Power Co., 6% debenture bonds, due 2024 Tennessee Coal, Iron St RR. Co.—. General mortgage 5s, due 1951 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 Closed 3.991542 2 % -3 Vss % Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.— 1st mortgage 2% ' serial bonds, 1st .921250 Zealand, pound Norway, krone Portugal, escudo 209 National Sash Weight Corp.— ■ 3.991542 Free New 7 La Cooperative Federee de Quebec— .301678 .145349/ ; - 205 Company and Issue— Date Appalachian Power Co., 6% debs., series A, due 2024—July 1 Kline Brothers Co., 5% sinking fund notes, due 1954_Feb 15 , .373600 :— .003136" .301678 , 205 CALLED. ISSUE ENTIRE .004671" .004671" .004671" .003140" .301678 Free__ Xndia, Dominion of, rupee ,**■ 1 Vz%>, due 1970_Feb 3 Co.— Power .208535 - -- Brazil, cruzeiro . 1 _—Mar .020060 .208535 Australia, pound__. Belgium, franc— ■ _Feb - 1965—_u_ mortgage 5V2% bonds, series A mortgage 5% gold bonds, series 1st .251247" .200000" .200000" 1st .297733" .251247* / •• 2 " mortgage 3%s, Cleveland $ .251247" *<» Jan.20 - s .297733" .200000" -_ - . •■ Jan. 19 $ • 202 1 ^ series A, due 1961——. -—Feb 15 Chicago & Western Indiana RR.— 1st and refunding mortgage 4V4S, series D, due 1962—Mar 1 Jan.18 ^ t- .25T247* . in Jan.17 * $ .297733" ;; Transfers 1st York States Money Jan. 15 Jan. 14 Argentina, peso— For "regular" products— l For "non-regular" products For certain industrial products. Cable Value in United Unit New series A, due 4s, gen. Connecticut Noon 1965_Feb due Maine Power Co.— Central INCLUSIVE 1949, Oil Brooklyn 1st Page Date Company and Issue— 4 1-31 ,2- 1V„ >21 «(jf 4 ..a n - t COMMERCIAL THE Number 4771 169 rVolume FINANCIAL & CHRONICLE 45 (417) . n Name of Company Share 35c 2- 1 1-20 $1.75 2- 1 1-20) Name 0/ Company . , B Class ». — (quar.l__— Oil Rock Deep (quar.) Corp Dominion & Anglo Investment preferred (quarJ-__ 5% 5'.> preferred Ltd, Dradkett Company, '• 4',; 2- 1 3- 9 Corp., 1 $$1.25 3- 1 preferred 4%'- 3- $37 %c 3-15 10c 2-15 (quar.) (quar.) common %'V ._ 2-15 2- 4- ; 3-10 30C .Extra 5% 1 3- 4 5% preferred (s-a)_ NaUmkeag Steam Cotton 4- 1 3- 4 Nestle-Le $1.25 2-21 1-24 $2 25c 1-31 1-26 Ne\V Erie Kalamazoo & Firestone Tire Stock Bank First Fownes Fullerton Fulton Steel Gale & 4%% Industries— 5% ; , Hydraulics, Stores B Raima Osgood 2-1/ 2- 7 Class 2- 1 1-22 2- 1 1-15 2- 1 1-15 OwOns-Illinois 2-15 1-31 Pacific Electric 2- 1 1-20 1 1-20 6% 1-28 Parmelee 1-28 Peaslee-Gaulbcrt 2-15 2- $4.25 pfd. 3-18 Peerless 1 1-20 Penn 2-15 Penobscot 4- 1 3-18 7% 31 %c 1-31 1-20 Peoples 2-15 1-28 $1 3-21 2-23 1 2- 3- 1 3- 1 3- 1 2-15 25c 3- 1 2-15 3- 1 2-15 25c 3- 1 2-15 3- 2. 2- ccnv. (quar.i preferred A (Geo. A.) ' $4.50 New above The new Sp'it-up tive 1; .Home Stores 4%'J HUd:on Co., Zinc 7% Co. Nickel Co. Trust Participating •V.'.. Common 2 Republic Reynolds (R. 3-29 3- 2 2-15 1-29 t 62 %c 4% ($5 Common $1 * Shel'mar ; 434% 1-15 Sheraton, 3-14 2-11 1-25 2-21 2- i 6% 1-15 1 preferred Company — Co. Ltd. Mines, Co. —_ 1 4-18 37%;c 8- 1 7-19 Standard 8- 1 7-19 Stein (A.) & 2-25 Stix, Baer & Fuller common preferred — Plante-Chcatc La 5'i Leitch Life Gold preferred Ltd...: Corp..- Lit Brothers , 2 25 1-31 2-10 Truax-Traer 2- 1-24 Union 3- 1 1 1 2-15 1 2- 1 (quar.)_—___. 2-15 $4 2- preferred $1 1 1-29 1-24 2- 12 %c 2- Upper r 5 Walker Co:' (quar.i 10c 2-15 2- 1 West : 50c 2-15 2- 1 30c 2-15 2- 5 *—___ /Lytton's, Henry C. Lytton & Co. M. & Corp. M. Woodworking Co. Mackintosh-Hcmphill Co. Mucwhyte Mallory Company (P. R.i & 1 Corp., Company Co. 1 2-15 3- 5 2-11 Weston (quar.)— 25c 3-10 2-23 White (quar.i- 60c 3-15 3- Wilson 35c 2-28 2-10 1 3-21 $1.25 preferred (quar.)-——— Bancorporation of Seattle— Fully participating iquar.) 4- 1 *;' Initial stock & ; 4.35'; * Miller & 3- 1 2-15 4- 3-14 3- 2-10 Insurance 1st pfd. Power share One 3-10 6-10 3-10 7- 2 2- 1 6-10 $1.183/4 12%c $1.06% 3- 1 3- 1 2-15 (quar.)__ Lines, Inc., 1 2-15 3-15 2-1*5 2- 1 1-14 2- 1 1-14 $3 20c 1-31 1-14 1-28 1-14 1-28 1-14 (stock dividend)— Coach Motor & 2-10 Blue 3-11 2- 1 iquar.50c 3-10 37%c 2-14 1-28 $2.50 2-15 2- 27%c 3- 2- 1 Co.— Inc., Co. (Phila.l, preferred $3 1 2- 3 4-30 4-15 3- 1 2-15 2-28 2-15 35'; 3-14 3-14 1-25 1-14 2- 1 1-14 40c (quar.) Boston Fund, 1-12 pfd. $62Vic (quar.) Roller $2.75 Eearing Co. 1-21 2- 1 1-20 2- 1 2- 1 1-10 16c preferred 1-21 1-31 $1 70c (quar.) 1-20 1-31 25c (quar.) common 2- 1 $1 —:— Inc., 1 1- 7 1 (quar.)_ Extra Bourjois, 2- 2-15 2- (increased quar.) Inc. 2-15 10c (quar.) Co. 1 40c Corp., preferred 1-17 75c (reduced) Fisheries 1-21 1-25 2- 25c - — Ltd., 5% class A 1-31 2-15 2-25 1-31 1-20 19c Co, Ltd., class A (quar.) Brandtjen & Kluge, Inc. (quar.)__ Brantford Roofing Co., Ltd. (increased) British Celanese, Ltd.— / — 2-15 2- 1 3-19 3- 8 $12'/2C 37Vic $50c (irreg.) 1-28 68%c 75c (quar.) 2-15 1-31 1-23 12-20 2^.1 1-15 1-17 1-25 20% 2- 1 50c 25c t Bowes $1.50 1-15 50c : (auar.) Company, B Edison Bower shrs. 50c (quar.) Corp Co. W.) Ribbon Corp., Ami 4% 100 common (quar.) Electric 2-21 2-15 each 2-15 Hedges, Company Class for common - & Birtman Bon 1-21 2-15 50c Inc. 3- 1 $10c (s-a) — Continental held 2- 1-21 1 1 7- 2 4- preferred (s-a) (quar.)___—. $6 of Holdings 2-18 (quar.)preferred (quar.) 4- : (E. Ordinary (bonus) a Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp., 4V2 % prior preferred (quar.i 2-15 4- 1 3- 4 Special Bliss 1 (increased) 1-1*0 20c Ltd. (quar.) Beneficial Industrial Loan Boston preferred' 1 50c Blauner's $1.12% (s-a) -2- 35c 25c (quar.) Mines, Co., Blair 3 1-20 50c — (quar.) common Corp., Watch Benrus 4 1- 1-15 1-20 35c (s-a) Extra Beneficial 1-21 2-28 1 ' 2- 1 25c 25c Works 2-15 4 2- $1.50 (quar.)1 Quebec Iron 2- 1 1-31 75c (quar.) —— common preferred 1 $40c 5% 35c _ Co., Co., 2-28 2- 2-15 40c (quar.) (quar.) 3- $1.31% Wool $1.08% - — (increased) $2 conv. preferred (quar.) Berland Shoe Stores, Inc. (quar.) 2-15 2-18 2-1 Benson 2-16 1-17 5 2-1 2-1 1-17 1 1 3- 3-1 ; 2-10 3-1 1-14 '% 2- Ltd.—' 2-10 1-31 4 —-a___2 Ltd Corp., Paper, 2- 3- 1-14 3- 1 & 4- 2-15 Co.— 3- Co. (quar.) pfd. (quar.) % 1-14 " 15c 4- 3.60% 1 (quar.i 4 % 1-25 $75c Howell & 1-25 75c GOc Woeriall 4- Rhoades, 4Va '7c $1.25 1-20 37 %C Service 3-10 1-20 97 %C Public 2-28 2 1 iquar.) preferrted 1-20 3-10 2-1 Edison Co.— preferred (quar.i-^. 3.90ri Belmont 25c Corp. 15c (quar.) Belleterre 3-15 2- 1-31 Metropolitan Michigan 6'% 1 1-28 Co.— (quar.i 1-15 preferred Booth — 1-15 1 1-31 $37 Vac 50c . 1 2- 3-1 50c (quar.)_ 2- $1 (quar.) Beck (A. S.) Shoe Corp., common 4%% preferred (quar.) Best Co Mfg. 8c $1.13 3- 1 20c Dental Electric Common 2- $1.40 Bell v $4c 15c Instrument 5% 2-15 2-15 40c ". Telephone Lines, 1 40c Bonding Quarterly Meadville S.) 1 2- 40C —' (quar.i Massachusetts • (S. 2- $1.06% Insurance quarterly Electric Wisconsin 1" 'Marine '* Initial Fire 1 2-15 $1.06% Company Westchester 2-25 (quar.i common 1-24 2- 20c 5% .• 1-31 2-15 3- 4- Mining 40c Insurance 1-15 (increased) preferred 1 Inc.— (quar.) Life 2- 1 ; . $25c A 2-25 - pfd. 56%c $1 quar.)_ (quar.)_ 5%% 1-20 pfd. (quar.) Apartments, $3 prior pfd'. A $1.40 3- 1 1-14 2- 1 ■ (quar.) Lumber 1 2- 2- 1 30c $1.75 - (increased Virginia Coal & Coke Co West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co.— 4% % preferred (quar.) 25c a (quar.) :Mapes Consolidated Mfg. Marathon (quar.i 25c 25c (resumed). & Coast Beaver 3-15 1 $$1.37% • preference (quar.) preferred 4- 62%c (quar.i— West (quar.i — Class 1-21 55c (quar.) ■ Power, Sugar Co Corp. Class 1-31 35c pfd. conv. Co. Co., 2-16 1-31 25c (irreg. 1 Peninsula Utah-Idaho Verney Inc. Steel Year-end Lynch . Pictures preferred 1 2-15 ■ 1-20 (quar.) _ Inc.— Co Co. Corp. 1st 3- 10c (quar.i (quar.) Insurance 1-31 $6 25c 4- 1-3 Ltd.— (quar.) Beaux-Arts 10c — Machinery Corp.— preferred (quar.) 4V\ % Lukens ' Y.i Hoffman Lucky Stores. •; 2-15 1 S. 4%'/; 2-15 3-1 3-11 Fire Universal 1 88c (quar.i— 5% 1. 15c (quar.)— (quar.)— preferred S. ; . 1-31 3- IN. 1-31 75c Corp 1- 5 2- 1 2-1 — Baystate 2- 1 1-5 2- 1 $1 $25c (quar.) (initial) A 40c (quar.): common U. 1-19 $2c Corp., Illuminating Finishing Co., 7% 1 1 — (quar.) 1-20 3- 1 Co., prior Co. Power B 15c 40c — Rubber 1 2-15 3- 25c Co. Co. & 2- 25c (quar.)_ (quar.i Trust Coal 45c $10c 50c Mfg. (extra)— — Co. Metals $$1.25 (quar.) Co. 1-24 25c RR. & Asbestos S. (quar.)_ pfd. (quar.)__ Co. Oil Extra : U. 1 40c — Class United 3-15 2- 2-15 Chemical Inc. United Aircraft .1-10 2- Bank U. 31 %c — Co. 4- 2- Trade . — Nashville & Power Clothes. 2-20 10c (quar.) 1. Liggett & Myers Tobacco ■Louisville Inc.— Water $5c $1.50 Mines, Savers Timely 3- 2-28 Co Tide 5 $1.75 1. Co.. (John) 1 3- 2-10 40c — Thompson 3- 3-15 Class $1.10 (quar.) & 3-12 1 Bathurst Special 3-15 $2.50 Base 2-15 (reduced)—--— Co. Products Oil 2-15 (quar.)— Company Bareco 2-15 com. 1-7 2-1 (monthly) Wilcox Barnsdall 3-15 Equipment Tennessee 3-21 GOc (quar.i (quar.i-—— Mfg. convertible Co. & 3-31 5c — Co.. Oil $50c $1.50 — (quar.) preferred 2 2-11 2-28 3-15 (quar.) Railway 1 3-10 3-15 (quar.) 2-1 $1" 93%c 5c $$1 Ltd., Company 3-10 10c (interim) (quar.i— —— Heating Co., $1 Mills— preferred $$1 $$1.12% (Conn.) Co. """"L 1-28 12-31 Extra Service— 5- preferred '! Avondale ; (quar.) (quar.) Manufacturing Corp., $2.25 -— 1 (quar.) Chemical 25c 2— Ltd Co., common. 1 $6 non-cum preferred (quar.i Knight Screw Products.."-— 1 1st. preferred < Avco < ° (quar.) & ■ 3- 2 2- 1 (quar.) preferred Nichols 1-14 1-15 1-15 \ (quar.)- B 4% convertible ——— (irreg.)_ Works Electric Water 25C ; 1 quar.i Canada, Mfg. 2nd Lathe 3-15 1 3-31 5%% 50c 62%c ——-. (quar.) Standard 1-18 6% Ltd., class A (irreg.)—; Stamford 1-18 — — — 1-19 1 *7'It (quar.)_ 4-18 1 Kysor 3- common Co. 1 2- Company, Rubber 1 2- Kroger Baldwin 2-11 2- $1.50 Gold 1-19 1 5- $1.25 Kinney 1 3- 25c City Stock Yards Co.. com. (annual) 5preferred ;(quar.)_i__— i. Kerr-Addison 2- 3- (quar.i Klngsburg Cctlon Oil (quar.)— 111-1 —$1.50 Strapping Co. (quar.)—. 25c 80c ——_ *— (quar.i Co. & — —- Co., 25c (quar.) (quar. 1 Vegetable Parchment & Babcock 3-15 Sun of 1-1.9 preferred Swift Co. 1 B 1-18 (Julius) 2- 4%% 3- Kelvinator 40c Simpsons. 1-28 Kayser $4.50 3 3-12 Kawneer 1-20 (quar.)._ common (quar.) 25c Kansas ■ Common 1 1- 15c Co. 3-15 2- 1 15c Brothers Kalamazoo 4- 50c Corp., A pfd. 4% Wiborg Proprietary, 1-31 preferred 5% & 2-15 37 %c - Steels, 1-10 1-25 2- 1 2- 1 7- 1 Fe Ry.— Co.— Co., Ltd. $27%c 40c 593ac cl. (quar.) Steel 4.4% Powder Ault — preferred .A preferred Atlas Atlas ■ (s-ai_ Ltd., Brewery, 2- 1-19 2-25 3.75% 1-10 2-10 $1.20 5 1 2-15 1-25 Austin, 2- 2- Refining convertible 1-20 4- 1 t $1.50 $2.50 City Electric. Atlantic 1-21 1 37 %C —- (quar.i— Atlantic 4% (quar.) (s-a) 1-25 3-15 6-15 9-15 75c pfd. (quar.) preferred 35c Power Southwestern (quar.i Common (quar.) Inc. Bend preferred (quar.) Atchison Topeka & Santa -' 3-1 3- 1 15c 22V2c 25c — 4%% 5% 1-19 6-30 6-30 V 10- 1 (extra)—; Corp Telephone Co., 1-25 preferred South Equipment 2-15 3- 1 Aro 2-15 2-19 40c .Arnold 1 3 Island— 9 1-21 1 (New Haven) $1.25 $1.25 $1.25 — (quar.) Constable Corp. 1 2- 5$; 2- (quar.) $5 preferred 2-24 $10c 3-23 6-23 6-23 1-31 1-31 preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) $5 3- — 3-31 * $1 $1 $3 $15c $$1.12% Co 3- preferred Signodc 1 1-24 Edison 2- ^ Pacific Sierra Arizona Investment preference—— partic. Products 2-11 1 $5c 4 Class — Participating Participating preferred' Participating _____ 1_ Kable International 1-10 1-10 ' (s-a) 3-15 50c —— 2- 1 2- 1 -— Argus Corp., Ltd., common 4'%% convertible preference 3- 1 1-11 1- 5 (s-a) (quar.) (quar.) preferred 2-15 3- 2- 1 1-29 (quar.) — %.v 2-15 $2 $56'/4C $10c Co.. (quar.) (quar.) 40c $1.12''j (quar.) Shops' $8%c (quav.i— preferred JOy Manufacturing Co. 2-11 1 : iquar. 1 common 1-17 12-30 1-6 1-21 1-15 1-17 Mills 45c i Co., — Winnipeg 1-20 Canada, Ltd.— Rhode of 1 3- Ltd. 45c interim) 2- 1 2-15 2- 1 1-31 1-25 1-25 com.. Co. preferred preferred Cotton 5% Co. Ltd., Simmons : Co. 3- Shea's Conveyor 2-11 1-25 1-17 $1.25 10c $1.25 $1.50 5c 50c . Smelting Co., 2-11 Co.— interim) Security Insurance Co. 1-31 '%% 4.50% F-24 35c & Huronian, Arcade Fr Participating 1-21 4 1-17 2- Tobacco 2- 1 $1.12'% $1.12% (quar.) Clayton & Associated (Calif.)—. Co. J.) 75c 1 Appalachian Electric Power— 1 1-24 Canadion Co., Anglo 1-12 1 preferred Second 1-12 2- (quar. Saco-Lowell 3-18 Co.— i__ (quar. B 3-15 2- (increased) $4 (quar.)— Anglo-Canadian Telephone Co.— 4 '% % preferred (quar.) 20c $1.75 of par) — Rheem* Manufacturing 4y2% 12 %c 1-25 (quar.i— 1 Steel Anderson (quar. r.:_'50c preferred Rike-Kumler 25c 12c Anchor 2-25 $5 . Light Isecurities Supply 2 $1.12'% 3-31 2-15 3-10 — — 2- preferred (quar.) Products, 6% prior pfd. prior 6% common-_ 25c Anchor Post 1-20 Common (quar.) 3- $5 1 Co. common & 6-1 (year-end) (quar.) com. Bottle Lead Zinc, 2- (initial Refining, preferred 2-10 2-15 3- 1 3-1 Inc.—^ 2- * 5% American $2.50 10c 20c 91%c Co 1-14 1- 5* 1-20 (quar.) Ltd. American Viscose Corp., Gas— & & (quar.) 2- 8 W*ire 25c 2- 2 Common (s-a) (quar.) Light 2-25 15C Participating Participating 1-20 1 Inc. 3-29 ■ Co.— Corp. Investors & 2-15 45c u_——— (quar.) preferred Intertype Fund, Railway 30c 31%c $$1 — — (quar.) International Harvester 7% preferred 1quar.i International Pullman, Puritan 37 %c . (quar.)——_ Smelting, Ltd. common (quar.) preferred Illinois ** RR. 2- 1 37'%c 1-14 Sugar 1-24 75c Co. 1-17* 1 Thermos — i—— 2- 1 2- American 1-11 Y.i N. 10c 30c American 1 . 9 (monthly). Co., common.... Corp. 1-20 2- — 2- a for 2-19 1-25 preferred non-cum. (Brooklyn, Electric 1-24 $1.03% (quar.)„ common tquar.)--—————__ 5preferred Mining & Bay 31 %c $4 of Co. 3- 1 7-1 1-31 3- 1/100 Electric (quar.)—_ Co., preferred 2-1 — 9 a com¬ quar.) $$1.12% American Service Co., $3 pfd. participating. 43c 4'% % $1.75 _ 2- 3-15 of 1 1-31 3- 1-21 2- 9 .• Products Metal American 1-31 . 1 3-15 dividend City held preferred 2- 3-15 held & Traction American-Marietta 1-31 2-15 2-15 2-15 3-15 50c 25c City Electric Co. stock Home 25c 90c (quar.) common (quar.).- Power 1-20 633/4C. is 1-31 (quar.)— Valley preferred Sound 2-15 become effec¬ equivalent pay- common Company.———_ Corp. Co., Power 4'1 old 2-15 — Insulated 1 to The 27. the preferred Loan Idaho expected for (Joseph) Howard Hub is Jan. cn merit 31V4C 34%c 37'/2c 31'/4C $1 $1.25 75c $1 20c 25c 6% 50c 12Vic Y. Co.— share Atlantic American Light 2- 1 3-15 4-1 3-29 1-24 1-24 3-14 1-31 — 2- v share held. old 1-29 (quar.) (quar.i—L Bank Bureau Service $1.40 Puget will be issued in each for common National Public the no par c d common. of 1/lGtlT of a share of rate the at — — 3-15 2-15 each share American 1-21 2- 4 1-17 1-18 1-20* 1-18 2-18 2-2 2- \ 2-15 1-28 2-28 $1 75c cash dividend dividend) 2/100 Atlantic of each 1-26 3- 4 1-31 75c ^ Electric & extra share 2-23 1-13* (quar,)— (stock of for Common Fibre— preferred & Class common new exchange for "• (quar.i— (initial)— par 1-31 3-31 75c iquar.I- Philadelphia Suburban Water Co., • $3.65 preferred*-(quar.)_ & Co.— $15 common, 2nd $1.06% — 1-31 1 t2 1 Corp.—-Co., Chemical 1-28 $1.06'% Hibbard,' Spencer, Barlletf & Co. (year-end) Holly Stores, Inc., 5'; conv. pfd. (quar. i_ — Holyoke Street, Railway, pfd. (quar.)—--uc'Hodker Electrochemical Co., common (quar.) Cement Philadelphia • — preferred 2-15 Common mon 1-31 quarterly 35c 20c —50c pfd. 5% Corp. Semi-annual 2-10 50c (quar.) pfd. 5% Co., (quar.) Investment Peoria 2-15 $22 %c 50c A 2-15 2- 1 2-15 ,25c 2-28 4- 50c class 59%c 50c 20c Extra 25c V---- 1-31 1-31 ———------ Transportation $$5 1 Ltd.. preferred 4% 10c $1.25 —----- Co., A.) 5-10 25c .—— 2-15 B Pipe Line, 2-15 $12%c Hormel East 2-15 (quar.)..—— $4.25 Panhandle 5-25 $1.25 1 50c common— . Light, $1 -•!;— 1-28 (quar.)__— & 12 %c (auar.). 2- 1 4- 1 3- 1 preferred (quar.)——. preferred (quar.) ——~—— redeemable preferred (quar.i— 50c (quar.— California, cl. A (quar.) 1 F.), (J. & 5-10 pfd. > (Ml Harts Gas 5-25 4 class Corp., 25c (quar.)— 2- 1 preferred,-(quar.) Mills pfdl $$1 22l/2c $25c $$1.75 1-15 5%% 2- :% Falls 4'/2% Power 5% 1-25 A Oswego 5% —- 1-24 2- 5 common...— Glass (Ohio), Co. Pacific —_____ 2- 1* 51 Casualty Insurance Pacific (quar. ( quar. • . Ohio 1 (s-a) Co., Co. Gas Common '3-1 (quar.)— Can American 2- 1 (quar.) Distilling Co. (quar.) ^ Encaustic Tiling Co. (quar.) Equitable Assurance of N. 1-21 (quar.).————— Co. (s-a)—— A 2-15 3-31 1 " E'xl ra preferred 3-10 2- Ltd. of Co. -1 Extra 4%% Gas 4-15 2- common..-—-— 5'/ Cotton, Oil Class 2-15 1 Natural 2-15 Dredge & Dock Co. (quar.i Northern Railway Co. (irreg.) Bros. 3- 5 2-15 Lakes Hancock Oklahoma 1-19 5c < quar.)———_—— Assurance Co. (increased)- Great Hamilton 3- $1.12% ' 1-20 25c $1.12% 2-28 3-25 37 %c Corp. Greer Hale 1 1-29 2- 1 1-20 2-15 $50c ______ Corp. Semi-annual. 15c (quar.i (quar.) Co. 2- 1 $1 15c ," — —- American share pfd. Utilities, Ltd., 4% (quar.) American $1.75 — Ltd. Book American l-3l Ltd.— (quar.i Manufacturing Petroleum American 1 12-30 $25c Corp. < Goods Amerada 1 (s-ai 3-10 10c —— (quar.)—— Waterworks, West Life Great 2- 3-15 8- 1-14 3- 1 1-25 25c — Aluminium, 40c _ (Charles F.), (quar.i:—_ C 1-31 ■ 1-15 2-1 85c Appliance preferred Extra ' Iquar.) (quar.i 6% preferred (quar.i-Ogilvie Flour Mills, Ltd., common (quar.i7% preferred (quar.) 15c (quar.) preferred Gerity-Michigan •> Great 1-15 30c ——r preferred Corp. Industries, General 1 20c ___—•— 25c common- — General Noyes 1 2- quarterly 25c Foods Extra Northwestern 3- 1-28 Co. Fire Insurance 87 %c common 2-16 $1.25 50c 4% 1-27 1-25 Ltd.__ Stores, of Canada, Co. Aluminum 2-15 50c $l5c v (quar.)u— corp. Aluminum American Oil Consolidated— Increased 10c (s-a 1 convertible General t A North 1-26 ; Corp., preferred y'4 :; ■ Finance New 2-15 ( actum, I-j.-a—— preferred conv. General York 3-15 1 50c preferred A (quar.)—————— Garwood 5% (reduced) 7-31 2-25 interest preferred $15 (quar.)——; Co. 1-31 (accum. 1 A class 7% Co., 1-31 $1.12% — (.quar.>„——— Securities Corp., 1-31 2-15 8-15 35c (quar.) —— Company, common—— "S1.50 ' Co. preferred Gabriel ■; Oil Industrial Si.50 pfd. 2-15 $1.25 40s .— Rubber, 4%'% Corp.—_ 2-15 Shoe Co. Electric Alberton 20c 1 3- $25c — — Co.— '— & Company (reduced)—— Bros. 4- $2 75c West Sixth Four-Twelve 1-22 2-23 2-15 a Surpass Payable 0/ Rec. 25c $1.25 — Inc..-,— Straus, Reduction American beneficial of Certficates „ 1 quar.i (quar.)—, Corp—.— Enamel Forro Process $1.50 preferred 5% Corp. New $1.25 . RR.—— Ltd., Mills, 1-19 1-19 — pfd. (quar.i Equity Federal-Mogul 1-31 1-31 50c (quar.*)--^.-^--—-,-r—, Capwell Co...—.——-— Corp., $3 conv. preferred (quar.) Esmond 2- 1 — .1 - & Air-Way 7-22 England Fund— 25c Emporium & 1-22 10-29 — Inc Agnew 15c Co., P, HoU'eft When Share - Adams-Miilis 2-10 ' participating T Abraham : Co.— Mur 25c preferred : 3- 1 (initial s-a) common 4- Associates, $5 pfd. (accum.i-_ Corp. (extra)—— Emerson.Drug Co., class A 8% 1-15 2- 1 50c 37Vac 1 / (s-a)—————— $1.50 Empire Dictrict Electric Co., 51; - (quar.i — — preferred Per 10-19 , we Name of Company < A 4-22 preferred 6% (special) Co. $1.75 —■ T 1 —a—12V2c Works, B ,(accum.)_— preferred $6 preferred Eastern Sugar KleCtrograpnic 2- 2- 1 5- 2 8-1 ———_—— Iron National Paper & Type, 1 (Maryland)—. Corp. $7 2-15 2c 2c 2c 2c ——.——————— National Lock 2-18 2- 2-15 $1 National 3-18 1 4- $1.12% - 2-28 2-28 Air —1.——————— Quarterly 4 3-22 1 — —— • Quarterly 1-28 2-15 '50C 3-16 Machine Co,— Welding A ( accum. )._— Slate; Eastern 1-28 35c — iquar. 1. Quarterly Quarterly 1 2-15 ,1 25c *.»■ ' :.-■• .. Mfg.: Co.a———— Dwight 2-15 1 $62 %c - .- f, 4- 1 4- 1 4-1 Payable of Rec, _ Co., —. t, 2-15 National Electric (increased. common 1-14 2- •, ————-—- common 1 ' (quar.)--—— preferred iquar. Dun" & Bradstreet, Inc., . 1 3-23 ■lbc — 4% t 3- preferred A (quar.)———— Dravo ■ 2- Ltd.— Investment, (accum. 1 Dominion 'Stores, 1 t- pfd.—_ Corp., Ltd.— Dtotlesan.• Investment• Trust. Knaves, DOittinioii-Scottish 3- 50c Knitting ____ __ $37 Vac $17 Vac class A Davis Leather Co., L'.d., Company, S.) (J. Monarch 2-15 2-2G 10c Share " Ltd. (increased) $$1 Ltd.__—$25c 4%% preference (quar.)_..—~ — $$1.12% Moody's Investors Service, Inc.— $3 participating preference (quar.)—^ 75c Nation-Wide Securities Co., Inc. (Colo.) — SSries B • 11c National Alfalfa Dehydrating & Milling Co.— . ■/; 5% preferred (quar.)—--.;—. 62%c Mitchell Below i give the dividends announced in previous weeks and not yet paid. The list does not include divi¬ dends announced this week, these being given in the preceding table. ... Ptiyable of Reo< LV'"■ 1 Delia's Railway & Terminal Co., com. (quar.) 7% preferred (quar;)—'— Daring (L. A.) Company — * Holder's When Per Holder» When Per $1.06% 3- 1 2-15 1-31 1-21 Industries, convertible Inc., 90c common preferred iquar.i__ (quar.) Combing Corp. of Canada, Ltd.— Wool worth (F. W.) & Company, Ltd.— Ordinary (final) 4%% York convertible County Gas American deposit receipts ordinary 1 2-15 British Columbia 4-10 3-25 British Columbia 3- 7% 2-28 preferred Columbia British 6% 2nd com. 25c $1.12% 3-21. 3-15 2-28 preferred (quar.)_ (increased)— $1.12% 75c 3-15 2-1 2-28 Common 1-15 Class prior Co. 25c 31 %c Broadway B Forest Telephone preferred | 8% $15c (s-a) 2-25 2- 1- 5 1 12-29 $$1.75 2- 1 1-15 $$1.50 Paper, i- 1 1-17 25c 2- 1 1-T8 25c 2- 1 1-18 Ltd.— (accum.) Co.— (quar.) Department (quar.) (quar.) Products Pulp & • (final) Stores, Inc.— *_ . 46 Co., Brown Burns Class 1-19 Davenport $1.50 1 1-19 Davidson 3c 2-25 2-15 Dayton $1 2- 1 1-12 Class 1- 7 Delaware Power 1- 7 Dennison Manufacturing 730c 4-7 7- J 30c 10-28 760c 1-28 J 30c 4-28 730c J 30c — Quarterly .Quarterly Quarterly Mills, Ltd., Linen common 10-28 (quar.) Northern 1-15 Dividend 1-15 Dobbs 720c 75c 22- 1-14- 2-15 1-31 62 Vic 2-15 1-31 $1.80 1-25 1-11 2- 1 25c 2- 1 2- 1 3-21 $1.75' 1-25 12-20 2-1 12-28 Corp., Carson. Pirie, Ltd Extra N. *2- 1 1 1-10 720c 2-15 1-26 1 12-31 7$ 1.25 2-15 1-28 7S1.75 2- 1 1-10 2% Central Power 3-15 6-15 2- 1 1-10 3- 1 2-11 $1.12% 3- 1 2-15 ,40c 4- 1 3-12 $1.75 4- 1 3-12 2-28 2-15 1-31 1- 7 1-31 1- 7 730c 1-31 1-12 720c 1-31 1-12 50c Chain — 50c 25c "" 13c Corp. of 2-28 1-31 1 1-21 2- a 2- 1 1 Common Common 1 1 1- 2- 4-15 3- 25c (quar.) 7-15 6- 8 25c 10-14 9- 8 $1.25 3-14 'L. (increased) — _— Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co., Cincinnati, & Orleans New Citizens Utilities Co., (initial preferred 3- $1.25 2-liT 1 $-1.25 9- 1 0-15 , 25c 2-15 62 %C 2- 2-15 25c s-a) >5-15 1 $1.25 . 6- 3-31 1 (s-a) common 1-17 7 Pacific V — tity Ice & Fuel Co. (quar.)— 1st preferred Class A (quar.)— (.) Ry., 5%. .___ Chicago Cincinnati, Cleveland, (quar.) $5 1-14 1-31 2-15 1-20 55C common 4- 1 Clinton f Industries Monthly Monthly . 1 20c 3-1 2-16 4- 1 3-16 20c — ,. „ ——— - Convertible (quar.)—— preferred 8r Kleiser ^Foster ' Common (now 20c 3- 1 2- 1 6% prior preferred Common 6% (quar.) 20c 6- 1 5- 2 6% prior preferred Common (quar.) 720c 9- 1 8- 1 Corp. 725c 1-31 quarterly basis) a Co'llingwood Terminals, Ltd., common Carbon Commonwealth ^■omrp.cnwealth Corp., preferred (accum.) Connecticut Light & Pwr., $1.90 pfd. (quar.) — — Extra Froedtert 3-31 3-15 1-20 2-15 2- 3-10 2-15 1 1-13 $1.06V4 50c - . 47%c 50c $5 Edison Co. of N. 2- 1 1- 5 General Baking 1 1- 5 General Cable 1 2-15 General Electric 4- 1 3-20 General Foods General Metals Mills, — pfd. (quar.) Cooper & Steel Industries— preferred 2- 1 1- 3- 1 6% 2-21 7 Refining, common (^uar.) Co., Lta., common Crown Crum Cuban Cork & & Forster, Seal, 8% Ltd. (quar.) preferred (quar.)„ preferred General 3- 1 2- $1.50 1 General 1 Paint 2-15 2- 1 2- 1 Co., Corp. 2- 1-25 1- 2- Class 1-18 725c 1 3 750c 2-15 3-31 A B - . preferred (s-a) General Public Service Corp.— 3-15 preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) $6 preferred (quar.iGeneral Public Utilities (quar.) $4 conv. $5.50 American Sugar 7% $1.75 4- 1 3-18 7% $1.75 7- 1 6-17 $1.75 9-30 9-16 preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.)——— 7% preferred (quar.) Cuban 5%. 6% Atlantic preferred preferred Sugar, (quar.)^ General . common (quar.i (quar.) — 4-11 4- 1 3-17 $1.25 7- 1 6-16 $3.50 Shoe Corp., preferred common— (quar.) 3-17 $1.25 50c 37Vic (quar.i Corp., Ltd. General 5'/« Steel Ltd., common. (quar.) Wares. preferred $50c 750c t$2.50 5% 1-14 $2 preferred 1-10 2-15 2-15 2- 4 2- 4 2-15 6-29 6-29 7-15 7-15 6-29 7-15 ~ . $1 $1.37Vi $1.50 20c 12-31 2- 1 2- 1 2- 1 12-31 12-31 2-15 1-14 62Vic 87V,2Ci 1-31 2-15 2- 1 1-18 1-31 720c 7$1.25 . 1-18 1-17 1-11 1 1-15 3- 1 2-15 1-25 12-31 lc 25c 2- 1 1- 37'/2C 2- 1 1- 5 25c 3- 1 20c 2- 1 1-10 65c 2- 1 i-'l- 3 30c 1-29 1-17 62 V2C 2-15 1-29 2-15 1-29 50c 2- 1 1-12 $1 (N. (quar.) com,, 2- 1 Z.Z.Z. 1 Y.) .ZZ..ZZZZ Co., , 2- 4 3- 1 2- 4 2-15 1-28 2- 1-21 1 2- 2-15 1 725c Co. of 2- 1 12-30 (increased 25c 2- 1 1-10 50c 2- 1 1-15 20c 2- 1 1-10 1 12-21 quar.) Canada, Ltd.— 2- 725c Telephone" $2~pfdZTquar.) 50c 1 1-15 2- 1 1-15 3-10 3c (quar ) 2- 15c 16c Corp. 1-31 ' Corp.— Bond Group Corp., 1 56 'AC (quar.) 3- » 12-31 25c 2-28 1-31 30c 2- 1 1-20 $1.12% 2- 1 1-20 (quar.) common; (quar.) ____ZZZZZ Ltd. (extra) preferred 4 3- Corp.—Z (quar.) RR. 2- 25c ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZ.ZZZZZZ Co. 5 1 75c (quar.) common 3- 3- 10c Group: Shares;. ZII Nickel preferrea 7$t 1-29 1-14 _LLLA Business 5%- 1-28 1- 7* 2- 1 1- 2- 1 1-14 25c 3- 1 2-10 14c- Machines— dividend International 1-15 3-15 10c (s-a) Silica International 2-18 50c ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Brownhoist and 5 Co. (quar ) Co. preferred 4»/a% 1-18 2- 20c (quar.) B Power 1-28 $1.25 Z_ _II Co. Canada"-'LtdZ— ot (quar.)^ — * m.75'? 3 Resistance Co.— convertible preferred* (quar,) 7%c International Utilities Corp. (quar.) Stock Fund, Inc.___ Ironrite Ironer Co., 55c conv, pfd. (quar.)_ 2-21 1-31 13%c- 1-31 1-15 Jacobs (F. 62VaC 1-31 .1-15 Jaeger Machine 40c 3-10 Investors 1-10* Products Mfg. Class 1-18 70c 90c — Bit $1.50 37Vic 25c Advertising Outdoor General Phoenix Corp., $1 31 Vic Brick Stock 1-20 ■ (quar.) preferred (quar.) $3.75 1-19 (quar.) Inc. preferred 1-25 5% Terminal Ititeriiacldnal 2- 1 : (quar.) —>--(quar.).: series pfd. (quar.) General Motors Corp. 1-25 2-15" dividend Iriter-City Baking, 1-14 1-15 1-17 1-17 2-17 General 1-15 1-10 1-25 2-15 2- $1.50 Stock 1-31 2- 1 1-31 1-31 3-11 1-15 1 2-15 $1 ..ZZZZZZZZZ Co. preferred 6% 4 35c ZZ Interchemical 12-31 1-14. v 25c 2 2 —— 1-10 (s-a) Insurance 12-31 common (quar.) 2- 1-25 6'/2% preferred (accum.) Institutional Shares, Ltd.— 1-24 1-31 1-10 pfd. 1-10 -• 37V2C "(quarZZ (quar.)___. Car preferred 7% 1-10 2-15 ~ Y.) Power Industrial » 2- 1 2- 1 2- $1" Co. Motor Indiana Associated 3-15 6-15 9-15 $1.25 9334c , $3.50 Corp.___- Co. Industrial . 1-15 1-31 1-31 (quar.) Imperial Tobacco Co. 1-24 15c 25c 50c * 87Vic 50c 50c common Co. Corp., 2- $1.25 Sound 4% 3 1 Co.ZZ." & Company, Lighting & Illinois 1- 2- (quar.). (quar.) Hardcrt Illinois 1-18 1-31 ZZZZZIZZ Co (N. A.) preferred Illinois ,1-14 1 $1.25 (quar.) (quar.) (George 5% 3- 1 13c (quar.)_ common Hydro-Elcctrk: Securities 1-14 1-14 ,$1.06 W (quar.) Co. preferred $2.25 • 22- 68 %c 5c preferred Power Inc. & 5- 3-15 $1.12'/2 Company Holding Corp;. Hussman Refrigerator 1-24 1-24 $1 11- 25c E.i Water Stock 12-29 12-17 1-10 1-31 A common 37 %c 1 • Corp., Huron 4- 1 7- 1 10-1 2- 1 1-25 2- 1 2-15 2- 1 Co.. 3- (quar.) 12- 40c preferred Extra t50c (quar.)— 8- 725c Corp.— preferred Insurance Hudson 2- 1 *•' 9- 93%c 5% 5% Howe 1-5 1-17 Corp., 10c v •" 2- 6- SI (Charles $4 1-14 1-14 1-14 2- 1 2-1 series preferred $4.25 1-31 General of America, 4% com. pfd. 4% ' _v 2- 3- 725c (quar.) Co., Chocolate Houston Transportation— American 2- 2- Corn Products Craig Co., Gardner-Denver 1 Y.— (initial quar.) Corn Exchange Bank & Trust Co. (N. >Y.)— Quarterly --5% • 7 Malting, (quar.) "Gabriel Company, 5% conv. pfd. (quar.)— Gamble-Skogmo. Inc., common (quar.)—— 5% preferred (quar.) $5 preferred (quar.)—, Continental 2- 1 common new & ■ 3- 725c 725c (quar.) Bartiett Horn tl2V2c HVfec 55c I2V2C 20c 62'/2 c 1 (initial)— preferred $2.20 $1.50 quarterly Container Corp. >2-15 75c ' Increased 2- 2-15 74c Consolidated Dearboin Corp— Consolidated 7 37 %C Ltd., Grain v 3-10 6-10 15c Products convertible 6% 15c 10c — 37 %C (quar.) B 1-25 2-15 • 7 . 6% pfd. (quar.) Connohio, Inc., 40c preferred (quar.) Consolidated Chemical Industries, Inc.— $1 participating preferred class A (quar.) Class Cos., 1-10 General -$2 preferred (quar.) Connecticut River Power, r Fraser 1-31 2-15 15c Co. jtoncord Gas (New Hampshire)— 7% Stores Extra 1-10 87 %C Inc. (quar.) $4.25 pfd. (quar.) (quar.)—. Edison Co. (quar.) International Corp. Ltd Gas Pictures, , Franklin 50c (quar.) System, Columbia Columbia Columbian common (quar.) preferred $3.50 preferred 725c Preference Coigate-Palmolive-Pect, f v prior 3-30 6-30 Lt<L 40c (reduced) preferred A (quar.) Hormel 37'/2C 37V2C 37V2C (quar.)__ Plow Co.— on Steel 11 1^15 2-15 12'/2C (quar.)_ Co. Foster-Wheeler Corp. 1-15 (quar.) common Powder Hordcr's, 2-10 2- 1 Co. preferred Jantzen L.) Co., Common Stock 5% preferred Co.__^_____ Knitting (quar.)_ „ 20c dividend • 2- ; 1 4-% preferred (quar.)_ Jewel Tea Company, 33/V%" pfd."Tq~uar.]T~" Johns-Manville, preferred (quar.) 2- 1 1-15 $1.25 3- 1 2-25 2- 1 S-10 $1. 933/iC 2- 1 87 %c 2- 1 Johnson <fe Johnson 4% 2nd 4% 2nd preferred A preferred Kalamazoo Stove Si (quar.) 3.80% preferred Stock $1 preferred Inc., (quar.) " Rubber & Tire Corp. iquar.) Kings County Trust Co. (Brooklyn Kokomo Kresge ~N Y (S. S.) common Laura Lees Secord (James) Lehigh 6% Company & Dye 4'/2% Brothers, Ltd Printing Co., Lincoln $3.50 Lincoln preferred Q Belt Works. $1 2- 1 1-10 4- 1 •3-22 2-10 ■1-10 5c 15c 2-25 )•" 2-15 712 y2C 2- 1 2- 1 l-14f 2- 1 1-20* 2- 1 1-25 1-31 1-17 v 12-11 (quar.) 2- 1 1-17 2- 1 ;i-n 3-11 2-18 10c y ' Co. " (quar )__ preferred (quarT 2-10 50c 2-15 1-31' $1 3-15 2-25 720c 3- I 2- 96y4c 2- 1 1-15 50c 3- 1 2- $1.12% 2- 725c 50 c —ZZZ1 Life Insurance Co. Indiana) (quar.) Co. 1-10 37 %c 50c common. (quar.) National Wavne. Link 5 1-10 . $1.50 "pfd "lauarT (quar.) Cement Lerner Stores Corp., Lewis 1-20 1-20 '20c Candy Shops, Ltd & Sons, 3.85% pfdZ'lquarZ)"" Portland 30c 40c 4 34 %c Works, Blcachery 2- $20 (quar) L'Aiglon Apparel (quar.) ,_IZZZ Lafayette-National Bank of Brooklyn in N Lanett 2-15 )Z1 preferred Water 1- 4 25c 56 Vic (quar) —' Inc., 1-31 50c preferred Lee Stores, 1- 2 1- 1-31 • ~ preferred- (quarZj" 4% 4(4% Quarterly 1-31 15c common Kirsch Company, $1.50 preferred (quar)" Knight Screw Products (Detroit) (resumed)" Knudsen Creamery Co., 60c pfd. (quar ) Lamaque Gold Mines, Ltd. Mirreg.)___ $1.37'/a 2-14 ZZZZIZZZ (extra) _ Kobacker 3- 1 $1.25 common Company, Bryant, 2-14 95o Extra Lane 3- Gas Supply'coZ,- & Co. Inc., 1-19 $1 pfdZ"(qZi"ar7 (quar.) Kennedy's. & 2- 2- 10% Kemper-Thomas Kingan 1-14 2- — Kellogg Switchboard 5% 2- 87%c Co (quar.) Natural dividend 1-18 *1"10 25c ZZZZZZZZZZZ B Furnace Kansas City Power & Light, 4% Kansas-Nebraska 1-15 10% 5% preferred A (quar.]T.__IZZZZZ"rT"""~"" Jersey Central. Power & Light— ; / ■* 2-24' Mills- (cash dividend) , (quar.) (quar.) (quar%v- Cockshutt ! — 1 Corp Company Holyoke J"1®" 1-18 1-15 1-19, 2- 1 2- 1 15c 10c 15c Canada" Holly Development Co. (quar.) Holly Sugar Corp. com. (quar.) 5% preferred (quar.) Holt (Henry) & Co., Inc. $1 non-cum. class A (quar.) 3-16 1-20 4-20 7-20 10-22 A-1-,19V1-13 2- 1 /'.93%C.- 1-13 2- $1.25 Monthly Higbee Company, 12-31 12-21 1-25 1- 8 1-17 1-24 3- 1 1 Extra & Extra — ———— Machinery 1-21 2- 50 c (quar.) Hibbard, Spencer, 1-17 1-28. 1-28 2- 1 1-31 - 1-21 1-31 725c Chemical Hcrshey 1-15 1-11 — 1-14 20C 7 - 3-10 2- $1.12% (quar.) (monthly)-— preferred (quar.) 1-31 Common 2-11 1-25 2-16 RR. ZZZZZZZZ'Z 2 ;-_____ZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ .... Mfg. Home 2-16 $1.25 Quarterly 33A% 1-31 1-31 .$1 (quar.) preferred Chemical Corp.— 3% % preferred (quar.) l^.__. Foote Eros. Gear & Machinej com. (quar.)i_ 1-14 ■V — ■ $4.50 5 Food — Illuminating, Electric Cleveland 1- 1 1-31 Extra Hires 1 50c — Hercules 12- 4 3- 3 1-31 Ohio Hercules 3- 1 25c 2- 4f $7.50 — preferred Hecht 20c 25c - Tanning & preferred Hayes 1-15 2- 1 o 1-31 2-15 25c t (quar.)..—— Electric Light Co. (quar.) Corp. of America, 4'/a% pfd, (quar.) Haydock Fund, Inc., new com. (initial) 1-15 ' 2-16 . $50. Inc. Hat 25c 50c 4V4-% convertible preferred (quar.) $i.0GV*' 'Fibreboard Products, 6% pfd; (quar.) $1.50 Fidelity & Deposit Co. (Md.) (quar.) _ $1 -Florida Power & Light Co., 4V2% preferred $1.12V2 5 $1.25 (s-a i _c__. common preferred .2- Louis St. & 1- t « 2- 7 2- $5 Hartford Derrick & Equipment— Common 2-1* 3-15-49' ,;'2» 1 30c (quar.)_ City Stores, common .• 30c *1;75 (quar.) 1 3-10 City of Paris Dry Goods Co. l,-„V7o 1 2- " ; ' v Corp. (quar.) Group Associates (quar.) Pfleger Mobile Harshftw 4-15 7-15 r? 1-14 . l-lo 2-15 3-15 3-21 15c 2-25 2-15 Brewery Co.— (initial). preferred' $4 2-15 Western Quarterly 3- 1 6- 1 9- 1 12- 1 12-29 1-24 65c " 1-14" I 3-15 725c 750c — Quarterly 1-12 Eppens Smith Co. Esmond Mills, Ltd., 2-14 2-15 35C common Texas 5% preferred (quar.) — 5 % preferred (quar.)—— 5% preferred (quar,.) 2-15 Products, Ltd *,J t50c 1-31 (s-a) ; $2 2-1 5% pfd. (quar.) , 125c 2-15 Fairbanks Co., 6% conv. preferred (quar.) _ ; $1.50 2- 1 Fajardo Sugar Co. (extra) $1.50 2-15 Farmers & Traders Life Insurance Co. . Quarterly $2.50 4- 1 Fashion Park, Inc. (quar.)___„_^— 50c-! 2- 1 Quarterly : 50c 5- 1 Quarterly — 50c - 8- 1 Quarterly — --— 50c H- 1 Fedders-Quigan Corp. (quar.)2____—25c.' i 1"28 Federal Grain, Ltd., 6%% pfd. (accum.)— $$4vl2 :: r2r 1 Federated Department Stores, Inc.— v 8 __ Chrysler Corp. 25c (year-end) Watch 4% convertible Enamel & Heating 1-10 15c 1 $1.12Va 2- 1 2- 1 Millwork Extra 7 25c 7:- 30c (quar.) preferred (quar.) Nut Corp. of American (irreg.) Employers 3* Emsco •- common Ely & Walker Dry Goods— Common (cash dividend) — Oil (quar.) (quar.) Common 22- 1- 1-25 2-25 3-25 Stop Empire 1-20 40C Co., . 1-20 2-1 2- 7 21c 21c 21c (monthly) Elgin National Quarterly 1-15 2- 87 %o JS1 ". - Products Elastic 75c (quar.) York New (quar.) Corp. Chicago 5% 1-15 $1 National'Bank Chickasha Cotton , 1 2- 3-15 6-15 9-15 12-15 1-25 2- 1 5- 2 8- 1 11- 1 Monthly Ekco — Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. 3'/a% convertible preferred (quar!) , 2-10 56 %c (quar.) Extra Chase 1-10 37 Vic (Mass.) Estate Real 1 3-1 20c (quar.)——__ (quar.) preferred 2- $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $5 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 $1.50 .*. .... 1-14 1 50C Quarterly Ry.— A A Steel Edgewater Monthly 1-25 1-18 1-31 (s-a) (quar.) (quar.) 6% preferred A (quar.) 6% preferred A (quar.) 6% preferred B (accum.) 6% preferred B (accum.) 6% preferred B (accum.) Jo'fo preferred B (accum.) 6% preferred B (accum.) Eastern Theatres, Ltd preferred preferred 4Vi % Copper, Investment Corp.— Store , Massachusetts 6% 85c Pasco Store 4% % Chuin 75c 30c $1.50 25c (quar.). Co. — 2- commons,..—— (resumed) 7% 1-14 1-24 25C Ltd..... Company, $5 1-10 1-10 1-25 1-25 (quar.) "--2 L.) $5 1-31 1-18 ' 87'/2C $1.12V2 (quar.) Corp. 6% t — $1 West South & de Cerro Coast Pennsylvania RR. Eastern 4-15 7-15 - 710c (quar.) preferred 4% Central . & East East Eastern 25C (quar.) Co. Electric 2-15 2- 1 130c 25c (quar.) (quav.) (quar.) preferred preferred $3.50 $4.50 710c pfd. 1-20 1-24* 56'4c,- Gypsum Lime & Alabastine of 1-14 1-20 1 Inc. A' Griess 1-14 1 2- 40c — B 5% : 1-10 2- 15c — 25c debentures • 2-15 1-31 25c debentures (H. Gulf, 3-15 750c (year-end) St'' Western RR., Griesdieck 12"^1 17c Corp. (s-a) (E. I.) de Nemours & Co.— Pont 2-15 2- 1 2- 1 , $1.25 _— Co., 1-21 2-15 " Extra 1- 3 1-15 l$1.121/a 130c Coal 1 3-15 37V2C Income ■ (quar.) preferred Ltd., 4.80% Dupuis Freres, Duplan du 2- Paper Co., Ltd.— Paper Co., Ltd. (increased quar.).. Ducommun Metals & Supply (quar.) Dryden 1-15 2- 125c Ltd common. Income ^ 125c convertible 4V2% 3 76c 3.40% Light Co. Power, Y. 1- 2-1-49 2- 1 Ltd.— (quar.) Donnacona 1-17 1 Bay Green 1-20 1-20 1-31 130c Woollens & Worsteds, West '1- 3 $1 1 Stores, (quar.) preferred Green 1-7 1-7 1-31 t40c —-— Co., (year-end) Great 1-15 1-13 2-1 2- 1 .. B $2.25 " : Chemical & Tar Common 12-31 1-31 —:— Extra Dominion 710c Electric Co., coni,__ pfd. (quar.)__. (Texas) — & Gas Hudson Central 7-15 2- 721c 722 %c i. Central 1-15 1-31 Co.—» Scott & 1-10 7-30 718%c Ltd, (year-end).— (year-end) common Quarterly 1 1-31 " preferred (quar.)_ Caterpillar Tractor Co. (quar.)— Celotex Coip., common (quar.) ,5% preferred (quar.) : Celtic Knitting Co., Ltd. (annual)«... ; 2- 715c 7% , 1-10 „ f25c J$1.25 „ preferred Dominion preferred (quar.) I.) Company, common (J. 1-10 1 715c f^5c J37V2C (quar.) — Dominion Oilcloth & Linoleum Co., Ltd.— 1 2-25 2- 1 2- 1 2- 1 Company, Grayson-Robinson :' (quar.) Common 2- Investment Carrier 4% % 2-28 1 2- 7$1.25 Fund —; Canadian Investors Corp., Ltd. (quar.) Canadian Oil Cos., Ltd. (quar.) Canadian Pacific Ry. Co.— 4% non-cum. preferred (s-a) — ,; (Payable in pound sterling) Canadian Utilities, Ltd., .5% pfd. (quar.) — Canadian Vickers, Ltd., $7 pid. (accum.) Canadian Western Lumber, Ltd. Quarterly Li—— Quarterly Carolina Power & Light, common- Case 4- 750c — (quar.) common Fabrics, C.) 1-10 12-IS 1V28' America (quar.)_ com; Gotham Hosiery Co. (quar,). Grafton & Company, Ltd. class A Grand Union Co. (quar.).— 1-17 2-17 3-17 1-31 1-31 1-13 2-25 t$l t20c — - - Ltd., common.^.. 6% 1st redeemable pfd. (quar.)... 2nd conv. preferred (quar.) Dominion Malting Co., Ltd. 725c Industries, Canadian Extra 725c & Foreign Securities, J30c (quar.)_T (H. preferred, (quar.) Class . 1-31 2-28 3-31 of — Gorham, Inc., class A 12-22 1-1T 1-15 2-15 2-15 , 25c 25c 25c Common 7 1- 715c Year-end A * Co. convertible 6% 2-15" 2-1 1-31 12-31 2-1 1-24 31V4C- (quar.) pfd. • ' 2QC tl7V2C (quar.) 5 c/o Corp., Dominion Bridge Co., Ltd. Dominion quar.) Canadian —- — Common 5% Canadian 40c 2c 15c 10c ' 3-3 1-31 2-1 3- 1 3- 1 7%% v - Oil Fields Co.— Dominguez 2-21 1 2- 7S1.50 preferred (quar.)— •Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir), Regular Canadian Converters Co., Ltd.— (interim) 2- Republic Insurance Godman 1-19 2- 1 25c & preferred (quar.). Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. of Canada^ Ltd. 4 % • preferred (quar.) • 1-10 1-25 1 $5 12-31 2- 1 \ 737%c ,— Credit *• 2- Semi-annual • Mines, Domestic 1-15 732 %c 5% Class Dome 1-15 30c —. (initial ■ (quar.) Inc. Manufacturing Corp. Ltd.. Dodge 1-15 Bronze Co.— common , Common 50c Canada New Shares, Houses, Additional 1-15 Ltd Power, Corporation 2- , Southern Ry. (s-a)__, Canadian Breweries, Ltd. (quar.) Divco rets, ordinary (quar.) Inc deposit American 1-15 2- (quar.) preferred : convertible class A preference. Distillers Co., Ltd.— 1-15 1 2- — preferred (quar.)—; $1.20 preferred (quar.) Canada Cement Co., Ltd.. $1.20 pref. (quar.) Canada Foundries & Forgings, Ltd.— Canadian 7 2- $1 7% 10- 4%c 12 %c $1.25 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 1-24 1-24 „ 1-25 «2%c (quar.) preferred (quar.)" Safety Razor, common (quar.)— preferred - (quar.) : Globe _V 2-15 2- 1 25c $2 $1)12% $5 1- 3 - —— $1.50 62 Vic Participating —— California Electric Power, $3 pfd. (quar.) Packing, common (quar.) 6% preferred (aiiar.) California Portland Cement (quar.)—California W*ater & Telephone Co.— •, 7 t38c California Canada 7- (quar.)_ 1-31 1-31 ' • : • —— 720c $1.50 1st preferred (quar.) 80c 2nd partic. preferred (quar.)— i—— Common 7 7-28 Co.— Deposited Insurance Shares, series ADetroit Gasket <fc Mfg. Co Disher Steel Construction Co., Ltd.—• 7 720c '■ 7 1- 720c — 10- . debentures 8 % (increased) Light (increased) Common 7 4- 7 Extra ... 4-28 7-28 — Quarterly B (year-end) Caldwell 50c 1$5 30c 1-28 Class • 30c Co., common (quar.)_ (quar.)„_; —v Si Securities Corp. of Canada 1-28 730c :Quarterly , Rubber A 1-lff 5 Oo "2-M5 $4.50 1-11 1-14 1-10 1-10 1-27 2- 1 1-28 1-25 1-25 10c , Gillette 2-2 2-15 . $1.25 (quar.)_„ — 30c Quarterly t 87%c Payable of Rec. Share . „ Gimbel Brothers common H older§ When Per- Name of Company Payable of Rec. 2- 1 1-18 25c —. Holdert When Per , preferred Inc. t$1.60 (year-end) A common Water," 5% Bros., Debenture Quarterly - •' ♦ Share (quar.J, preferred 3„%% 1 Company— & - - • Inc.,. Press, Cuneo 2- preferred (quar.) 4% 1-14 2- Die Inc., 2-10 25c preferred (quar.) & Machine Co.,— 6% Buell Bullock's, 1 1-31 3- 90 c -< • 1949 Monday, January 24, CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & Name of Company Payable of Rec. $1.50 $6 preferred (accum.) Co., $3.60 preferred (quar.) Buckeye Steel Castings, common (quar.)_ Shoe % Holdert When Per Share Name of Company Brown COMMERCIAL THE (418) 1-28 1 5 1 1-10 1-31 12-31 2- 1-17 2- 1 1-17 2- 87 %c 1 1 1-24 (Fort 41 9 •Volume When Per Name Share of Company 'A % American (Correction) 81.10 Loew's Coal Lorain 5% 4'/4% $3 Field B 1-14 & 3-20 1-14 The 2-15 2- 1 2-15 2- 2-15 2- 1 1 2- 1 1-14 1-31 1-24 preferred (quar.) O'Brien Gold Mines, Ltd. 20c 1-31 1-24 Ohio-Apex, 2- 1- Nunn-Bush $1.06'A Stores Match 1-14 1-15 Oklahoma 1 1-15 Okonite 2- 1 1-15 Oliver Corp., $ 15c United 2- 1 1-15 Oliver 2- 1 1-15 2- 1 1-14 — $2.50 2- 1 1- 75c 2- 1 $50 'Ac quar.) 3- 1 2- — 7% 4%% Otis 1 Corporation, 4'A % 4% . Melville Shoe Corp., preferred 4% Mercantile Stores & (New Co. Messenger Eledtric Pacific Lighting Pacific Public 3- 1 2- 1 45c 2- 1 1-21 2- 2-15 $1.75 (quar.) Insurance Parke Davis 1 1-21 Park (increased $45c quar.) 2- 1 1-15 Parker Peaoody £0c (s-a) 2-15 1-28 2-15 2- & 5% 5 (S. C.) Coal Penman's, 2-28 $6 4% %' 2-15 Ltd., 1-20 Penn Pennsylvania 2-28 5-31 8-31 8-19 11-30 11-17 2- 11c & Inc. Hart, Inc. 1 1-15 1 1-27 2 2-15 Ltd. Nathan National Automotive National Battery National National City National Mfg. 2- 1 Bank Container \><48A% of ■ - • Corp. preferred • Lead 6% 5% preferred Fabrics Mallinson Co. On the following Institutional Income < 2- 1 1^25 2- 1 1-11* 2- 1 1-10 4- 1 3-15 4- 1 3-15 4- 1 3-15 1-28 1-14 1-31 Aviation 2- 4 -47 'Ac 2-15 2- . 2-15 2-15 1-31 2-15 2-15 1-31 2-15 — 2-15 ,.;6% Increased .— 5% 5% Light, 3.90% pfd. (quar.) 3%% pfd. (quar.) Corp.— 1st preferred (quar.) 2nd preferred series A (quar.)_: Norfolk 4% North (J. J.) Co., & Western American — 3-15 Northern 3-15 2-28 2- 1 1-15 2- 1 1-18 3-15 2-25 3- 50c 2-15 2- 1 1 1-20 97'Ac 2- 1 1-14 933Ac 2- 1 Reed (New Hampshire) 4.6% conv. pfd. (initial Ltd. $1.25 2- 1 1-15 $1.25 2- 1 1-15 Squibb 2- 1 1-14 2- 1 1-20 1 1-15' 2- 1 1-10' 2-15' iquar.)__ 1-31 1-12 1-31 11-12 2-28 2-12 25c 1-25 2- 1 (E. R.) Co. of 2- 1 1-14 2- 1 97(2c $1.25 2- 1 1-20 50c 3- 1 2- prior $7 9 4- 1 4-15 7 'A % 2-21 12-22 prior Co., 2- 1 75c 2-15 1-25 Stern $30c 2-15 2- Stevens (s-a) 1-11 (stock of (quar.) com. Indiana— dividend) Indiana Gas each 3/100 Water & of Co. share held $1.50 preferred Ltd. Ltd., (quar.) i_ 1-25 12-31' 1-25 12-31 1-28 12-10' 1 3-10 Taggart 1-31 1-15 Teck-Hughes 2-11 Television 2-28 2- Texas 2- 5 1-31 4- $1.50 15c 3- 1 1 1 1-24 1-31 1-15 1-24 50c 15c 12-17 2- r 1 1-20 1 1-20 50c 2-15 1-13 2- 1 1- 2- 1 ■ 3-31 50c common 1-15 3-17 Rose's, Russ S. & St. W. 25c Fine Foods, Lawrence Flour 1-15 2- 1 1-10 2- 1 1-15 4- 1 3-15 San-Nap-Pak Saudi 3 Co. (quar.) Mfg. 3- 1 t5c __ 2- 1 ' 2___ common 50c 9-15 Electric United V 3-15 United 7- 1 6-15 1 9-15 1-20' 1-31 1-20 2- 1 1*2.04,; 4- 1 3-15 1-25 1-15 1-25 1-15 1-31 1-20 3-15 2-15 $1.25 10c 13c (initial) 2- 25c _ receipts for B 1-15 1 1- 3 6% 1- 3 1-15 1-11 (quar.)__ (quar.)____ California (quar.) preferred Ltd., A & Tool Corp., class A Stores United Transit $50c 1-25 1- 3 18%c 1-25 1- 3 12-31 1-25 1- $$1.50 1-25 1- 3 $60c 1-25 1- 1 2- 4 2- 15c Corp., $6 5% (increased pfd. pfd. Tobacco 1-15, 1-15, 1 2-15 2-28 2-28 1-31 1-31 15c 2- 1 1-11 2- 1 1-1\ 50c 2- 1 1-14 3- 1 2-15 2- 1 1-14 53c 3- 1 2-15, 58'/3c 2- 1 1-14 58'Ac 3- 1 2-15 $1.75 2- 1 1-15. 75c :___ 2- ' 1 1-20 $1.50 2-15 1-31 62'/2c 2- 1 1-14' 2- 1 1-12 (quar.) (quar.)_ Co.— ■ 30c1 quar.) Utility Appliance Corp Valspar Corp., $4 conv. preferred Vertientes-Camaguay Quarterly 1-2* 2- $38c 7'Ac Co. 1 1-15' 2- 1 1-17 2- 1 1-15 25C (s-a) of 2- $2 50c Sugar 1-30 12-31 Cuba— 25c 3 (Less 5.8 % Cuban dividend tax) Virginia Iron Coal & Coke— 4% convertible preferred (quar.) 1 1-20 1-31 12-24 $20c __ 1 tlOc Syndicate, Ltd „ Common 1-10 3 3- 7% Co., 9 1-31 53c United Company, Ltd., class A (quar.) Class B (quar.) 1 Schenley Distillers Corp 1 1-31, 2- 50c 1-14 (quar.) Co 1-31 1-31 (monthly) 1-14 : 2-15 2-15 10c Railways, 6% pfd. preferred (monthly) ; preferred (monthly)- Leaf 3-19 2-15 (quar.) Universal 1-14 1-24 (quar.)_ 1-10 12-31 1-17, $25c 1-31 1 1 87'Ac 1-31 1 2- 3-1-49 iquar.)_ 1-25 2- 2-14 66C (quar.) class 50c 2- 1 62'/2c 25c $40c 1-14( 3- 1-25 87'/2c $1.50 $$1.75 1-31 92'/2c (quar.) (quar.) 1-31 $1.12 Vi (quar.)__ 1-20 Ltd.— 2-15 20c 3- 2 3-35' (Missouri)— 3-12 1 1 62'/2 c Co. 6.36% 2- 4- Corp. (liquidating) 6.36% 1-25 3-15 15c 15c (irreg.) United Light & 1 1 $50c Drill 2- 1-10 4- 20c Inc. 2-1 com. 1-10, 2-21 25c 40c (quar.) 1st pfd. (quar.) 2-21 50c 25c quar.) (quar.) 1-17 ../ tl5c (accum.) (increased 1-27 - ordinary preferred (monthly) prior preferred (monthly) 7% prior preferred (monthly) U S Air Conditioning, $7 pfd. (quar.) U. S. Radiator Corp., 6% pfd. (quar.) Co 12-30' Extra 2- 6-15'2-15 1-31 + convertible Class 3- 1 Ltd. Corporations, Class B (quar.) 1 6-25 $1.06'A 25c United United ; 50c (quar.) Chemicals, Inc. (irreg.) Cigar-Whelan Stores Corp.— ' $3.50 5 1-10 Co., Ltd.— receipts for deferred Corp. preferred 6-15 1-10 1 1-3.1 91'AC (quar.) preferred 1 2- . 2- 62 Vac (quar.)_ (quar.) $4.50 preferred Union Oil Co. of 1 4' 2-15 $1.75 (quar.) 1-20' 2- 12-11 Trust Works, $3.70 1 $75c Mining 1 Company (quar.) Corp. (s-a) Realization 4- $10c Scarfe & Arabian 4- Co Lamp Common 7- 10- (quar.) Mills Co., 1-10 Vac $i iquar.) preferred Union 1-17 1-18* 3c South LaSalle Street 10- . 50c preferred (quar.) Paper 80c 1 1 1 15c Tung-Sol 208 222- $1.50 preferred Works, (The) 1 • 12(4% A 2- 93 %c preferred (quar.) Regis (interim) preferred Inc., deposit Trane 18 %c (irreg.) preferred Class ; "10c 7% deposit Transamerica $1.75 Mills, Ltd., Paper 5, 10.2857% Mfg. 1-20 ' $1.75 preferred (quar.) Lawrence 2- Special $1.75 common 5- 2-15 1-20 1-19 50c Iron 1-21 $1.75 pfd. Corp., Ltd., preferred (quar.) Toronto 1 $1.75 (initial) Stores 2- (quar.) $3.50 Works 1 2-15 $1.12 Va (final) 1 . Power 2- —_II 1-20 1-31 $1.31'A convertible preferred Common St. & Ltd. (final) 2- (quar.) (quar.) Lawrence 7% St. 10, Light, Securities 2- (quar.) Building Co., 6% 2nd St. 5, & Metal 1 (initial) Brothers, American Ulen (quar.) Corp. (quar.) Light & American 6C 12'Ac Art i-VI 2- 40c — Mines, Edison, 4'A% Tonopah Mining Co 7 $1.75 Plywood & Timber Rockland 1-28 3-15' Common 52'Ac preferred Ronson Power 15c Ltd. 1 1-31 75c Ltd Toledo 1-28 2-10 $1.25 (quar.) Robinson Cotton Mills, Robinson Drug 4- 15c Gold preferred Tobacco 22- $87'AC Extra Robinson Mines, Fund Torrington 50c 50c $5 2-11 Corp. 1-20 1 75c (quar.) (quar.) (quar.) Co., 2-25' 56c (quar.) Common (quar.) Oil 7' 3-11 $1 class A pfd. 2- 56'AC , Richfield 1- Inc 1-24 Rice-Stix Dry Goods Co.— Riverside Cement 1 31'Ac 1 4-15 3%% 7" 2- ' 2- 1 common 7 1- 2oc thalhimer 5- new 7 1- 1 50c 3.65 % preferred (quar.) Thermoid Company, $2.50 preferred Thomaston Cotton Mills 15c preferred 1- 1 2- (quar.) 1-24 (quar.) 2nd preferred 1 2- (quar.) 1-17 B 7% 2- common Oil Company, 4%% $6 1 +75c (quarjl pfd. $10c i_ . Copper & Brass, Inc.— preferred (quar.) 2nd 1-10 50c 4'/2% 1 preferred 7% 1-10' 1 • (quar.) preferred 1 2- 1 25c 2- 50c Engineering, preferred 3- 2- 15c (.quar.) 2-25 6% Inc., Inc. $25c 1-15 1st 1-15 3-14 ?- 1 1-15 6% preferred (quar.) 37'Ac 2- 1 1-14 $T0c ?- 1 l-JR 6% preferred (quar.)__i 37'2C 5- 2 4-15 2-10 1-20 6% preferred (quar.) 37'AC 8- 1 7-15 50c • Virginian ' 5 J$1 $15c (quar.)_ Fund, common 2nd 2- $75c __™™ Suburban Electric Securities— $4 2nd preferred (quar.) Gold 4-15 1st 2- 50C (quar.) (quar.) Corp., common preferred (quar.) Sylvanite (quar.) preferred *'7% 2-15 noc Wells 1-28 35c preferred preferred 5% i2v2c common Strawbridge & Clothier, 3-1 Co A :/%. A preferred 25c 1 7 1-21 1-15 $1.50 preferred Biscuits, 1 1st convertible Sun (quar.) Investors Common Briquet $1 Sunshine (quar.)' (quar.) preferred (quar.) Bit 1-18 1-13 2-19' 1 $1.75 $10c Co. 5% 2- 1 1 2- (quar.) Co., Inc.— 2-15 common preference 1 1-31 3- +56'Ac (quar.)_ Co. 1-28 < '■ 1-17 ; 40c pfd, + & 2-15 25C 1-17 1 ■ (quar.) Textiles, P.) 1 2- Rich's, Stott Stern (J. 1 $25c 2- 50c & 1 $1.25 5' 2-11* 3- 2-1 •$ 1 -."I- $1 (stock dividend).. class Stores, 3- (initial) 7* 2- 3-10 m 3- - Mills,. Ltd., 3- 5- 1st 28% C 3-15 50c 60c 25c 15C 2nd — 3-15 $1.50 (accum.)— Corp. 87'Ac - (quar.) common 15C 1-14 1- 1 •'? Calif, Canada, Bros. $1.25 (quar.) 3-23 1 1-15' 4- Extra a cap¬ (quar.) Co., of Struthers (quar.) 7% Sterchi 1-15 1 1-15' 1-15"' 1 (quar.) Co. 78'Ac , 1-15' " 2- ___! (accum.) of participating Participating 1-11 2-15 conv. 5% % Steel $$2 Ltd. Colorado, of Co. V.: "7 % 1 B 1 2- 1 ■ preferred B 1 A 1-25 2- 2- (quar.) Class 2- preferred 4- -"3- $1.0334 _ (quar.) (quar.) Ltd., 4V2 % preferred Stanley Brock, 2- 1 B Revere Works 90c (quar.) preferred 50c 37'AC-;: 1 Extra ; 6% 15c 1-18 2- (quar.) Fuel $6 1-14 3- preferred 2-25 1 1 1 Standard Gas & Electric Co.— 1-10 $1.10 Co. Power 6% 1-19 2- 3•2- & Sons— preferred Standard 12-31 95c - (quar.) quar.) Co., stock for $2.10 3-10 20c 50c, $4 preferred series A iquar.) Standard Dredging Corp. $1.60 conv. preferred (quar.) preferred Spencer, Kellogg & Sons (quar.) Republic 2-10 (quar.)_ (quar.) pfd. convertible 1 1-14 Roller 4% 60c - 6% 1 (s-a) (quar.) Co. Reliance Electric & 1-17 $1.50 Liberties^ Gas Ry. (increased) Pacific RR. 2- 10c 1-15 2-15 Corp., 50c (quar.)_ Engineering Northwest Airlines, 1-20' Sovereign Investors, Inc. Sparks-Withington Co.— 2- _ lJ. M.) Grocery Co. — preferred (quar.) Corp. of America (increased) Reece 2-28 ' Northern 2-15 $1.25 2- 1 Redeemable 25c (quar.)— common convertible Northern $30c (quar.) 1 Rayonier, Inc. (quar.) Reading Company, common 2-28 3-15 Ry.— pfd. Car., preferred (quar.)— Works (irreg.) Northern Illinois Corp., common (increased) $1.50 convertible preferred (quar.) $2 2-28 Power adjustment Northern 3-15 20c —_— Hudson 1- IV Co.— __________ 1 (quar.)__n Company class B Raymond Concrete Pile, common $3 preferred iquar.) 2-28 $7.50 —— New York Power & Newberry 5 1-31 ; 30c preferred convertible Radio 2-28 3-15 25C (accum.) A 3-15 Merchandising Co., Inc.— New York Niagara 2-28 $1.18% Bros., Inc., 43A% pfd. iquar.) Worsted Mills (reduced) Chicago & St. Louis RR.— New York Air Brake Co >. : 3-15 8c preferred 1- 92 Vac 1 $1 preferred 7% 5c Jersey Y. 5 1-31 Co.— com. 3- 1 Oil 7% 9c 10c shares preferred Service, 35c 4 % % 1-31 10c series Public 2- Radford are ' , Neisner N. 1-10 3- Class 1-31 7c shares New 1-25 quar.) Milk Products, Ltd.— Participating class A (quar.) Participating 1-31 9c shares shares Oil (quar.)__ preferred Quebec 1-31 2-15 7c : preferred 5% Quinte 1-31 8c shares Building 5% Quaker Oats Co.,r 6% pfd. Quarterly Income Shares 4 10c Chemical 4.15% 1-17 6% preliminary estimates ; 1-17 2- Flour 1-14 2-15 10c Stock 2-15 2-15 Randall 25c series Industrial ' 1-14 12c Series (quar.) $1 3.60% Co., Corp., "shown: ' v 2* 1 v: 40c —; shares >„ 1 1-20 53'Ac iquar.)_ (initial) series equipment preferred 55c Purex 1-15 $1.12'A series group 3.90% $1.06'A Purity 2-10 16c stock Railroad , 1 1 1 13c Railroad :• 322- 15c (quar.) 5 Southwestern $1.06'A Extra 1-14 $1.50 (quar.) Retail trade shares ; 1 50c series Selected 2- & Service 3'A% Pure Funds— Trust Preferred • com. new 2- (quar.) share 1-15 29 %C - series Stock 1-20 1 — Tea, 4 'A lio• preferred preferred (quar.) Balanced - :ri-i5 2- 15c (quar.) Tank National 1-15, 2-1 25c (quar.) B 2-15- 90c cojnmon Transport Common 2-,15 75c (quar.) National 3.8% 3 1-31 " 25C _ National National pfd. (quar.) preferred 4'/2% 3- 1-31 : Service Linen 1-17 1- (quar.) preferred 4.40% 2-15 $1.25 National Co., 3 25c .— Products Common ** ic 80c (Del.) Distillers preferred iquar.) Gamble & Service Public 1 3- lc *» 2- 56'Ac (quar.)_____ (quar.) National National 2-15 $12<Ac " Y N. Bros. 5% 75c ——— Corp., Edison, 4(4% 1-11 __ Co. 3.70% (quar.) preferred ital tquar.) Co—______ 1 (quar.) preferred Public 1-14 (quar.)__ Fibres Chemical preferred preferred Price 1-14 1 pfd. (quar.)—— 4(2% pfd. (quar.)— Strauss-Duparquet 1 2- Electric Telephone (quar.) ; preferred 1-31 1-31 (quar.) Associated Silica 8 2- 1st 5% Electric, 2- 1 $2.20 12-31' 2-15 Standard Steel Spring, 4% conv. pfd. (quar.) Standard Wholesale Phosphate & Acid 1-15 1- 2-1 5c $10c Paper, • % ($1.50 (quar.)— 1 3- Gas & preferred Standard 12-31 37'Ac ■; Narragansett 2-15 _ 1-10 Procter 1-31 1-20 5 6'Ac (quar.) 3- 4.8% 3 1- 1-31 55c (quar.) 1 4.70% Inc.— preferred Indiana common 2- 3-20 $1.62'A 1 $1.20 Power, $1.10 S3.60 6-20 1-2 J.' 2- 28 Vac 1 (quar.) 4% 9-20 1 371/2C (quar.) preferred Potomac 10-2 * 1-21 2- 28c 20c Morris & Co. Ltd. 9-20 2 1-10 1 (quar.) Canada 1-25 (quar.) Pinchin, Johnson & Co., Ltd.— Ordinary (interim) 4- 1-10 1 22VaC • Oil Provincial — preferred (quar.)_ preferred Southwestern $4 (increased 1 22- $2 5c 1 3- 2- +50c iquar.) com. 50C 6-20 50c Mt. Diablo Oil, Mining & Development (quar.) ♦Munislng pfd. conv. i ; 87%c 3-20 725c (quar.)_, Mills, 90c Ltd. 2- Co 10-2 25c (Philip) & Co., Ltd. (see Philip Morris) Plan Corp. of America, common Mount Royal Rice Co., Co., Southern 8 Co.— 2 1 participating Aircraft 1-24 $1.10 2 2- $3 Solar* 9 2'Ac 7- 1-29 Moody's Investors Service, Common 1-21' 31'Ac (quar.) 1-15 40c Paper Mills, Ltd.— (quar.) 1 I 20c pfd. 2-15 (Howard) $$1.50 4% Morrell $6 Smith 1-15" 12-29 ' (increased). Standard Philip 1-15 Power, 1- 3 Corp. O.) 1-10 1-15 Montana (A. 1 Pillsbury Mills, Inc., 37'Ac Paper Co.__ "A" Smith 1- , 1-15 1-24 1-29 $1.50 1-10 25c 1-15' 1-24 50c j»_ 5 (quar.) 1 K30c 2- Phillips-Jones 1 preferred (quar.) 1-31 • 1-15 2- common- $1.07'A 1-15 1 $2.25 (quar.) Co., (quar.) 1-20 2- Morris preferred 1-14 1 1 40c preferred 1-31 ■ .—- (quar.) 2- 1 2- $30c $75c pfd. (quar.) Corp. 2- 1 $1 - —— Company Metals 1-20 2- Morris common Chemical 2- 10c (quar.) $1 Gear Co. 1-20 — - 1-15 (quar.) Philadelphia Company, common (year-end) Philadelphia Electric, 3.60% pfd. (quar.) 12-28 $1.50 Mississippi Power & Light, $6 pfd., (quar.)_ Monongahela Power, 4.40% pfd. (quar.) %-$1.10 T.80% preferred B (quar.) $1.20 & Southam Southern Califoraia Edison Co., 4.56% preferred (quar.) Ltd., 2-21 (quar.) Cement 1-31 37'AC / (quar.) (John) 1-20 - 4 >A % Mfg. 1-31 $1.18% $1 prior preferred (quar.). __ Minneapolis-Moline Power Implement Co.— $6.50 convertible preferred (accum.) Ontario 3-15 2-15 Co., 75c (quar.) & 20c (.s-a) (quar.) & 1-10 — 4.48% (quar.) A Machine 45C —— prior preferred i3-30 1-14 Co.— Co., preferred Permanente 5 2- 2- 37'Ac $1 1-10 2- J6c 4.40% —_— preferred 1 $25c 4.30% _____ prior 1-26 Extra S4 $1 $2.50 & Agricultural 35c Salt 3'A% Perkins 1-15 2-15 $25c ——— (quar.) Minnesota C Power Pennsylvania 1-14 2- 20c ——— Corp., (quar.) Common B preferred Pennsylvania 1-15 1-31 . prefeired 3.70% 1 '■ 7 . (quar.) 1-14 2- 50C 1-28 (N.) Southern _ Electric Permanente preferred (quar.) & Schuylkill Haven RR. Common . 5- Co., common 4.40 % \ 2-14 • 1-31 ',-.$25 ■; $1.10 —_________ Common 1 (quar.) 2-15 __ (quar.) Traffic Co. (increased) $1.12'/2 — Mine Hill Miller Corp. 2-15 32'Ac 40c pfd. preferred 2-15 (quar.) Grain 1-17 * 2- t25c Smith 6% 1-18 2-25 (year-end) Slater common 1-20 $ 1.12 'A Laundries, Oil Ltd. 75c prior preferred 1 West Year-end Co., 2- $1.12% Pacific & Mines, 1-18 Transport Co.— share of Petroleum Co., Inc., 1-20 1 Ltd.—— Corp. (liquidating distribution) One share of Kentucky Utilities common, $10 par, for each two shares held. Sub¬ ject to the consent of the SEC Miles Shoes, Inc., common (quar.) Middle 1 t30c / 10c t20c 35c 1 2-28 -— Preferred, (quar.) Midland & convertible $1.12 Vi (quar.) (quar.) Mid-Continent 2- 87 "2 c ________ Canada— $1 (quar.)__ 2- 50c preferred of 1-14 Co & Tilford, Inc. $2 Inc., class A Michigan Bakeries, Inc. —, Michigan Central Railroad is-a) Michigan Gas & Electric Co. 4.40% 1-21 1-21 Ltd., Sinclair & (One 20c (quar.) Preferred 1 1 (quar.) $25c (quar.) Peninsular Telephone $2 Preferred Co. (quar.) $$1.75 Petroleum dividend 2- _ Preferred 22- 40c 1-15 Co.— preferred 50c { America 1 Heat& Power Co. for each 10 shrs. held) 1-31 • Service American Stock Co. 25c A Pan 1-21 1 1st $1.30 20c Stern &* Co., 12'Ac 27 v2c *20c of 2-15 (quar.) 1-11 Extra Sigma > 1 1-17* Ltd.— IOC Corp. 1 50c pfd. Scott Shops, Extra —t 2- 5% preferred (quar.)_ 24c participating class A (quar.)— Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Co. (quar.) 1-15 , 2-14 Extra Shirriffs, 1 2- 1 1 Secord Corp. Common 1-31 50c (quar.)—,— Corp 1 2- (quar.) Co. Michaels, Class Oxford 2- 1 Corp. Meyercord ■ 1-12 1 (s-a) Mercury Mills, Ltd. Merritt-Chapman & 12-31 2- 3- 25c Corp., class A (quar.) preferred (quar.) Candy Sherwin-Williams Co., Ltd.— (year-end) Company 1-31 $1 7% 1-31 (increased) 3- (quar.) common Co., 5-31 60c 1-20 91'Ac (quar.) ' Manufacturers York) 2-28 : 31.12'A (quar.)-, (quar.) 3- (quar.)— Merchants 3-21 6-20 — 50c (quar.) (quar.) preferred 2nd 25c - 2-15 (quar.) 125c $1.06'A common preferred 1st 1-21 Sheraton 1-21 1-31 $1 class A Products Elevator Outlet 2-23 15c (quar.) 50c Mead $5c (increased) com. 7-104 2- __• * 1-15 * preferred Filters, Steel preferred 1-12 1-31 25c —— 3 1-15 1-15 (quar.) / ' Extra 1-22 (s-a)__. 1 4-ib1 8-1-49 85c & Dohme, Inc., $3.50 pfd. (quar.)___ Shawinigan Water & Power Co. (quar.) 1-29 __• Electric, & Gas Common 2- Co. convertible (Laura) Laura 5-1-49 (quar.)__ Sharp 1-29 (irreg.) common Company Ontario 50c 1-15 20c , 1-31 noc 1 $1.25 (quar.) common (quar.) Co., 2- — Co., Inc. Common 2- 25c Shoe 75c Porcupine McLellan Ohio 5 1-13 50c — 5% $1.50 50c Mines (quar.) Co. (quar.) Mclntyre 1 1-31 $$1.25 (quar.)., (increased same (quar.) 3-10 — Co. the See 25c Co. Engineering Container 5V'2% 2-1-49 271/2C _ 30c Seaboard 1-14 Northwest 27'Ac 27 'Ac (quar.) Manufacturing Co., $3.65 pfd. Secord Payable of RecX Co Electric New the transfer closed permanently were $1.06'A pfd. the on and 13, 4- (quar.) Electric Jan, on Dillon Scranton 1 50c Curb books ex-dividend sold stock York $4 (quar.) Scovill holders other than North American Co.). 1 preferred •;A preferred A Scotten Holders Share (quar.).. preferred A (quar.) Paper Co., $3.40 preferred Scott When 47 Co. 5Va% instead of a stock, dividend. 3/10 of a share of Illinois Power Co.,- no par common for each share held, pay¬ able upon surrender of certificates, (for 10c (reduced)— Co. (Bait.), 5% 5Vz% 1 $2.50 class A 5Va% col- our dividend, $1.07 pfd. Ltd., common a 2- *- 1st dividend liquidating reported as Per Name of Company Payable of Rec. Schwitzer-Cummins 4- (quar.) $6 Co., Corp. McGraw 1 (quar.)_ common — McCormick 2- iquar.)— Co. & Grain Class 1-14 (quar.) A preferred McCall 1 (.s-a) Sons, & Company, McCabe 2- been (419) Holders Co.— following in The — have last week Power $1.50 & Co., 4'A% pfd. A (quar.)__ Corp., Ltd., 5% pfd. (quar.) Marshall Maytag 2-14 & Light 62'/2C (quar.) (quar.)—— Corp. Mailman 1 15c (R. H.) Macy 3- ——— preferred (M.) Corporation Macoil umns — County Gas & Electric— preferred (quar.) 4'A% Macco (quar.) preferred preferred xiuzerne 2-14 87 V2c —__ (s-a) non-cum Lowenstein should 1 — Light, $6 pfd. (quar.) — Henderson & St. Louis Ry. Co.— .-Common 2-24 3- • & Power Louisville, 2-24 3-10 25c Dock— & convertible 5% Louisiana <! Theatres Boston 3-10 50c preferred, iquar.) When Share Name of Company Payable of Rec. 10c 3 CHRONICLE Per North Original capital ,—T •Special Guaranteed iquar.) — Liquid Carbonic Corp., common (quar.) FINANCIAL & Holders Co.— Little Miami RR. COMMERCIAL THE Number 4771 169 Railway 48 Wagner Electric Warren Brothers, 2% 62'/2c 2IV2O $1.12V2 $1.06'A $20c $3 (stock dividend) Corp, B class (quar.) $4.50 Light, common* (quar.)— preferred (quar.)_ $4.25 preferred Washington (quar.)_ class A (quar.) & Company (annual) Ltd., Waterous, Weill Gas (Raphael) V 'Extra . — —- $1.75 $1.50 ?5c 2-15 2-15 2" 1 62 Ac 2- 1 Co. Electric 7% preferred preferred (quar.) Point West Mfg. Co class $2.50 (accum.) A in 2- 1 Securities-^. Insuranco Western 5% - A (quar.) Western Tablet & Stationery Wilcox Oil & Company, (quar.) Corp. r • 2- 1 $1 . 1-20 Ended' Sept. Months Nine sales Net 5% (quar.) preferred Federal 1-21 1-28 Capital shares outstanding- 2- 7 3-14 1-25 after Extra 1,567,169 Net profit 2- 1 2- 1 3- 1 (Wm.)., 3- 1 T Co. • 25c — Machine (quar.) • Quarterly -V. convertible 6% preferred 2-28 5-31 1-10 4-18 -- 6%. preferred after Federal Income Net Less British a xLess per 2- 1 1-15 2- 1 1-15 Profit 1-15 1-15 Income 8.39%: over 1948.—V. of 15, 169, —-V. of ranking Gas such to 1, Aug. premium with equally which Co., stock 1871. decreasing $173,000 col¬ 4% " represents ^ lines $4,442,729 503,036 $371,904 $2,665,637 $754,554 $3.00 $0.91 $7.19 $1.70 to of for Gas hold and Co. selling the is of Southern $200,000 Gas-Co. par and to stock common Wis-the of company >. automatic taken sales wator gas addiuan-1 on incinerators, exclusive and heaters, and merchandise laundry in agent its equipment." territory. for a mauufact'-U'ei's. appliance Known the the corporation acquire:! the gas the Wisconsin Southern Gas Co. has company In incorporated was of gas of ranges, gas now all natural (a softeners, nationally purchase the Wisconsin the capital. acquire water company, number of after its organization, merchandising business including The $1,257,590 1,777,092 used be BUSINESS—Corporation to Southern refrigerators, gas 1948—9 Mos.—1947 247,936 - wiil working AND 1946 in addition In During the year ended Aug. 3«. 1948, over 70-< gas-u:in>; epptiances. ail typej were sold. The sale of thc*e app.Unces 1 voauces an' .of appreciable increase in the gas load of the Wisconsin Southern Gas Co. and 1628. 168, p. Subsidiary helps the loss of prevent customers gas and* compjfuels to CAPITALIZATION—Upon .completion of this finincing, the capltaliza-1 tion of the corporations subsidiary, has been organized to film. In addition, custom-made extruded industrial applications are being produced to products new a Collateral ati'on—V, \ ;: + A:'(K-.-'TV''' Co., Inc.—Annual Report— ■>' v.; \; & V (Including Domestic 52 Weeks Elided sales Net '-Cost & oper. L 345,000- - - ' EARNINGS - Aug". 31,'48 Dec; 31,'47 - - $139,086 $127,553 140,3 3 _i„ 86,822 (incl. income taxes) taxes income - - OF charges.--.. 736 — collateral trust bonds on 472 - 6,933 7,030. $31,024 $33,274. 52 Weeks Ended Oct. 26, '46 Oct. 27, '45 ' '$ ^ ~ $ 704,664,524 738,293,912 440,572,155 468,638,536 635,225,160 662,444,160 284,152,801. 422,182,673 - - ' i) Jj* revs._ of sales ^— Nov. 1, '47 Oct. 30. '48 ' 1 ' ' Interest - revenues. Miscellaneous 53 Weeks Ended . this gross Operating e5fps. and and: Foreign Subsidiaries) $323,G00' — STATEMENT H Months Ended-—• Total '. CONSOLIDATED INCOME ACCOUNT 1 v follows: as — ($50 park.— ■■■ 168,,p. Wilson stock Common will be bonds——— trust in oper-' unit has a plant at Lynn, Mass., which is now 1300. 1 ■«? . ■; The ne.w, ^; • bonds stock common appliance for manufacturers' specifications. 118,065,000 of Shortly $3:19 $1,098,765 profit Output— properties totaled 1950. services. Corporation and electric 1, 1951; 1, Aug. 1948, of $893,464. HISTORY 349,031 $619,841 Plastics, Inc., manufacture vinyl plastic 210. p. 349,136 (William) Whitman Co., Inc. (Mass.)—New 1949 Aug. 31, provide additional $1,327,503- 732,510 taxes Whitman company for the kwh., an increase of the output of 103,922,000 kwh. for the corresponding week,: the of Jan. Aug. 100% of all of ' company's stock issued and outstanding and has a book value as - value 1947 $1,963,986 .636,483" NINE. MQNTHS ENDED SEPT. 30 AND $1,831,275 charges after (Continued from page 12) output THE THREE Earnings per com. share Canadian non-residents' tax. deductible at the source. No:*- West Penn Electric Co.—Weekly before or PURPOSE—-Proceeds —$3:88 — share 1948—3 Mos.—1947 Investment News ended $3,310,072 - outstanding common EARNINGS FOR income tax. Genera! Power 1—.1———- — — shares vinyl week 1948 $5,529,128 2,219,056 — profit Earnings income tax. Jamaica 30% on Wisconsin-Southern Subs.)—Earnings— 30— Sept. taxes Common dividend. this for closed not books $7,672,626 consin Net •Transfer serially due- 1948; 1, 102 J/i> at Wisconsin 4 1-12 2- 1 2- 1 Machine Corp. (& charges Profit $37V2C tPayable in U. S. Funds, less 15% tPayable in Canadian funds, tax resident tax 15%; resident tax 7%. Nov. SECURITY—These that Ended 2- 1 t31JAc +37(Ac - V2V". for each 5-year psriod thereafter. 390. p. Months 15c (quar.) (quar.) $8,047,951 $8,872,398 White Sewing 1-20 4-20 7-20 Extra 5% order, 1946 1947 1948 of 1-31 4-30 7-30 — (quar.)—, Ltd. common Zellers, Inc Fields, Gold Consolidated Yuba 168, $50c convertible : — Dated $11,224,958 $11,070,339 $10,681,637 2,352,560 3,022,388 3,009,011 _ Working capital 37'/2C 37(Ac 37(Ac preferred (quar.) preferred, (quar preferred (quar.) convertible 6% to yield from lateral trust bonds, series of-1946, are collaterally secured by the deposit with the trustee of 6,500 shares ($100 par) of the common stock 01 the Yellow Cab Co.— 6% —— . liabilities Current 12 25c Common Yates-American The bonds, priced at 100 to 102V-z Principal and interest (Feb. 1 and Aug. 1) payable at American Exchange Bank, Madisoh, Wis., trustee. Callable at any time on 30 days' published notice as a whole, or in part, in inverse numeral ' . WORKING CONSOLIDATED . „ 3-15 6"15 1-24 10c 10c Common . 3.4% to 5% according to maturity, were offered to resi-; SEPT. 30 CAPITAL, l-*.0 2-19 2- 1 3- 1 , on $150,000 5% collateral trust bonds, series _ ^ 25c 25c Jr., $3.11 OF STATEMENT COMPARATIVE 1-14 2-10 2-10 Monthly Wrigley $1,114,860 298,818 $3.73 Earftings'per share——:—. 1-15 $$3.50 50c / $860,813 298,858 $2.83 of 1948. 843,839 $923,822 293,893 6 offered Jan. 1,958,699 629,734 — 1-15 1-31 50c Ltd. Mines, 1,490,547 638,347 — taxes, etc. Corp.—Bonds Offered—Harley, Haydon & Co., Inc., Madison, Wis., ■ —— Wright-Hargreaves Monthly outstanding, 240,000 shares), $19,919,561; common stock, ^ (outstanding 2,116,981 chares), $19,874,254; earned as to payment of dividends on common stOGk to the extent of approximately $22,000,000), $41,072,417; 10,514 shares of $4.25 cumulative preferred stock held in treasury (at cost), -* D;$956,231; total, $154,001,450.—V. 167, p. 1965. (restricted dents of Wisconsin only. $1-25 * h reserves value par surplus (& Subs.)— — charges income Current assets _— — —— Profit 1-21. Corp.— Wood, Alexander & James, Ltd.— 7% 1st preferred (accum.) Woolworth (F. W.) Co. (quar.) $5,Q00<,000; and without 1948 1947 1946 $14,354,070 $14,378,974 $14,648,769 30— , $1.50 (quar.) series) (1897 preferred 6% '7;": accounts Wisconsin Southern Gas and Appliance 3- 1 4-1 2-15 „ V v: - $18,998,112; . & L E Board— White Dental Manufacturing Co. S.) 1-20 » reduction as Chairman.—V. 169, p. 51. the election of a new act on 1 2- 1 2-15 $1.25 * 10c 25c - to • Wisconsin Public Service 1•, . thorized 1- » 2- 1 si $154,001,450. 453,000; reserves for future inventory, price decline, L. (S. l-Ji 2- 1 Equipment Issue White, Executive Vice-President of this road and of the New York, Chicago & St. Louis RR. has been eleoted to the board of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry. to fill a vacancy caused by the death Jan. 7 ol John W. Davin. Mr. Davin had been Chairman of the Wheeling & Lake Erie and President of the Nickel Plate. The directors failed * $20c 25c —$1.06'A 15c Power— Electric 4" 50c common—— (quar.)— Crampton & Winters Wisconsin 2-15 • iquar.i common Company, preferred $4.25 ' < Named to W White L. L. 1-10 V™ (quar.) Westminster Paper; Ltd. (quar.)—— — White Sewing Machine common. $2 prior pref. (quar.) $4 preferred (accum.) Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry.— 4% prior lien (quar.) Wilbur-Suchard Chocolate, $5 pfd. (quar.) preferred Wilson .' freight cars. ' L. 2- 1 2 1 $1.25 1 applied payable, accrued payrolls, interest, etc., $12,926,499; accrued general and social security taxes, $1,774,581; reserve for U. S.) arid foreign taxes op income, $8,157,089;- reserve for .replacement of "last-in, first-out" inventories, $8,200,000; first mortgage bonds, 3% series due April 1, 1358, $14,- will receive bids up to Feb. equipment trust certificates, dated . (quar.) preferred 5% 2- 1 2-15 31 Ac 20 500 Western Light & Common $3,129,457 less LIABILITIES—Notes payable, 2 for the purchase of Feb. 15, 1949, and due. equal semi-annual instalments from Aug. 15, 1949-Feb. 15, 1959. proceeds will be used in connection with a $2,650,000 purchase of The __ w Telephone Co.— 5% preferred (quar.) Western Pacific RR. Co. * $195,626; '.total, expense, company $2,120,000 . (quar.) 6% . inventories, reserve for U. S. taxes, q.n income, $3,990,000; property, plant and equipment (after reserve for depreciation of $28,832,418), $47,321,893;" prepaid insurance, etc.,1'! $1,023,911; unamortized debt discount and of Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry.—Bids on The l-au (quar.) Co. Co: . 1-19 1-19 1-14 (increased) Engineering Co. Manufacturing W'entworth Penn 2-10 2-10 2-15 1-25 1-25 v 3-1 2-21 $5 20c 12V2C ----- Wellman West — 1-141 1-14 1-25 1-25 1^31 1-15 1-15 2-15 2- 1 2- 1 Trust Guaranty first-out" "last-in, of New York,'" 140 Broadway, New York, N,: Y., will redeem upon'.surrender scrip certificatse (series S expressed in halves 1 for common stock, at the rate of $18.8055 for each one-half share—V. 168, p. 90. ■ p. ''• The 1949 Monday, January 24, CHRONICLE Corp.—Redeems Scrip— Westvaco Chlorine Products Payable of Rec. 2-15 12-29 Share . Holdert When Per Name of Company FINANCIAL & COMMERCIAL THE (420) Net will ^ income— annual Maximum —„ of' this finaiuinj. interest-charges upon completion to $14,387.: amount tReplacement of "last-in, inventqries- 904,576 Sell., gen. & Depiqciation adm. exps. 49,135,873 Taxes, other than inc.- first-out'! Calif.—Filing— Western Crude Oil Co., Venice, On Jan. 51,575 sold 5 letter a (10c common the for filing fees of Henry will Company on new was with filed the SEC for are to be of which 44,575 shares Rath at 25 cents per share without use its proceeds to pay lease rentals, stock, par) benefit underwriting. notification of 2,825,498 2,427,523 4,461,525 28,739,750 1,940,518 32,340,555 1,926,167 4,179,497 _ —■»-—; —.— 2,819,617 44,581,772 . expenses.—V. 164, p. 1768. Operating Other 12,392,920 24,378,932 19,333,015 12,530,929 152,443 income 242,154 249,372 been 269,725 income Appointed— W. Small has been appointed General Attorney, according Purnell, Vice-President and General Counsel.—V. Harvey William to 169, income debt funded War Assets Administration at facilities on Jan. of two surplus, 111.,. operated during the war Madison, that announced 10 this corporation it has ap¬ government-owned by General Steel Castings Corp. . maximum of facilities The and 500 workers within peak capacity. approximately employ a properties two 3,500 have lessee the combined a that states the with first six months, of space minimum a of about 1,400,000 square feet will be required $750,000 to install income is five for period and .option with years, buy for $2,350,000. to 19.43—Month—1947 Period End. Nov. 30— $ expenses revenue oper. "497;952 •158,010 revenues 1948—11 Mos.- -1947 $ 15,265.696 174,872,548 189,866,851 15,763,648 173,602,154 176,074,302 13,792,549- 1,270,394 122,730 1,468,818 1,384,945 "375,222 77,379 communication ord. inc. - . 'N (net) current 432,195 - 2,739,212 4,881,940 15,177,494 512,783 4,930,265 69,027 77,242 74,110 6,702,578 39,660,138 15,448,823 32,619,343 8,311,560 32,704,326 5,036,602 31,221,408 ' •513,426 5,012 (net) a as special a of adviser the in and 166, L'-r1' include functions 5,548,594. "888,005 29,771 9,628,900 •2,142,728 4,051,911 > 1,017,429 manufacturing * Frank concerns. *" rehabilitation the stocks stock_ 4,232,774 1,904,738 1,269,825 11290,265 years—_ Months Nine "" exchanged Tax aftqr ' 46,447 25,000 — President. - Ended Sept.-30—- 1948 carry-back Net the 39,660,133 32,619,343 32,704,326 $2.70 $6.82 $3.43 $1.64 replacement of "last-in, first-out" inven¬ of securities retired. ^Equivalent to the Federal taxes on income. IIRetroactive wage., estimated at $1,860,000, applicable to prior years,- less an reduction of $1,569,735 in Federal taxes on incomecattrib-. recorded reduction credit." involuntarily ' 1947 T $5,218,232 2.210.0Q0 ;. . 10,8.75,055. Cr815,687 ; outstanding income the for loss $5,756,823 599,857r 599,857 599,857 $0.88 $1.98 $9.60 ILoss. taxes. quarter. ended the period sales for net $527,632 $1,190,066 „ shares directors or company W. Sept. 30, 1948 amounted totaled $11,543,232.—V. 168, to $16,575 2055. p. on Jan. took 13 no action on a dividend about Jan. 31 on the common stqck, par $1. paid 25 cents-per Lansing Rothschild, ordinarily Last yeaiv share each quarter. President, said that, in view qf the current strike, the directors felt that funds should be conserved. value Zonite Products (And Subsidiaries, Corp.—Earnings— Including English Subsidiary ; v.. Canadian and and Mexican, Australian and Chilean But Excluding Branches) ■ • End. Sept.. 30— Period cost 1946 -2>;r * for in thereto. of L _ $2,498,055 of reserve.:. Earnings per share..^ The share— provision tOver resulting 'l" o. $36,671,970 $32,290,285. •1,190,066 _ 2,411,023 41,072,417 per. com. ' Yellow Cab Co., San Francisco, Caiif.—Omits Dividend adj.-of Earned surplus end Qf less is . -'J ■ j- ^ cr^;'.' " charges— payable on utable industries 361,098 — "lastmethod inventory valuation tories. Ryan T. . L__$36,509,001 sales Profit and and applic. to first-out" Earns, of Wright Aeronautical Corp^ (& 9.ubs.)r-Eai!mngs— •After Federal .822,346 exps. costs ^Excess ' 1,761,901 985,340 common prior Retroact. of ap-„ branch. representatives for United Slates foreign as ». Net.profit pfd. stock $4.25 on in, Korean been formed in September, 1947, by prominent: was acting 1726. -p. * Capital $6 cum. pfd. stk. Divs. on Divs. has 1,501,518 res. inventory future on "Daily" Brooklyn Korea, 36,258,010 2,000,000 . price decline Divs. 41,015,886 3,943,274 3,000,000 approp. 74,838 48,063,160 46,362,716 72,185 cost——— of increases, incj — Delayed income surplus Total tExcess Earns, estimated Extraord. 8,550,000 t—V. Its areas, and war industrial . — earned Previous •Including from "81.231 : ordinary income Gross 8,190,000 61,147 year income—non¬ Deducts, 4,773,546 —_ earnings other $ • » 15,175.901, 15,334,511 Operating revenues Net taxes Refinancing Western Union Telegraph Co.—Earnings- Ordinary 141,862 trade. national Net Net Adjust, Oper. 1,569,735. 1,934,017 of. subs."—— for privilege of renewal for a similar The rental terms are $50,000 for the first year, $150,000 for the second year and $240,000 for the third year and each year thereafter. lease —: —--- 182,255 has. U. S. & foreign for Prov. publisher former corporation's newly created the Jocelyn- American, British and Canadian financial interests to engage in inter¬ in prior yea.rs —Misceilaneous deducts.— 48,605 of und London, England, directors. of recently more Restoration the reconditioning The li,390 * for board World Commerce Corp. 597,986 433,099 16,935 Vice-President a at properties. In addition, it expects machinery and equipment costing approximately $5,000,000. for 11,380 debt——— and the pointed Manager ./V,"-. •" retroactive increases, .wage 559,750 139,888 9,930 Minority int. in net inc. together constitute one plant which was used during the war to manufacture cast armor hulls and turrets for tanks and will be utilized by the lessee to manufacture oil tubing and allied products. Western Reserve Steel has informed WAA that it expects to 'The ■ £35,432 184,159 ' on §Portion proved the lease to 490,106 457,911 12,800,654 19,582,387 — of Premium 24.621,086 — Other interest Western Reserve Steel Corp., Cleveland, O.—Lease— 12,545,363 —— Interest and amortiz. on C. 51. p. Total elected been Goodfellow, Preston M. has Hutton elected, to Eagle," Western Maryland Ry.—General Attorney L. Managing Director of Hambros Bank, Hambros, L. leases and miscellaneous World Commerce Corp.—New Vice-President, Etc.— Edward 3,244,666; of replacement of first-out" inventories, the basic cost thereof*. 1948—3 Mo.S.—1947 "last-in, liquidated in prior years over reduction *of prior years' Federal estimated taxes resulting Profit .after; .charges—. -.$80,529 Income •I 1948—-9 Mos.—1947 $193,275 .."$319,891 $775,096 36,108 63,532 119,630 280,993. $44,421 $135,743 $200,261 $494,100 825,656 825,636 825.656 825,656 $0i05 taxes-„— $0.16 $0.24 $0.60 therefrom. for during month--1 Deductions from net inc. .."503.414 •858,234 1,934,183 9,675,347 4,000 Cr.49.1,000 1,184,000 1,780,000 CONSOLIDATED . (Including Net to inc. transferred earned surplus—' 169, p. -"512,414 U. 0. 21( "367,234 750,183 7,895,347 Domestic and 30, 1948 SHEET, OCT. Foreign Subsidiaries) $9.,896,640; accounts receivable (after -reserve for doubtful accounts , of $696,120), $27,479,745; jnventQries, $63,Q89,598r miscellaneous in,vestments and advance^ (at cost,.,less ;reserve), $1,004,-" 037^ estimated U.* S. taxes refundable as result of replacement of ASSETS—Cash, •Deficit.—V. BALANCE Net profit Capital Earnings •After shares per _ outstdg. . share..— deduction of $78,414 because of devaluation'of loss in revaluation Mexican currency.--V. "I qf Mexican subsidiary 168. p. 134. Volume 169 COMMERCIAL THE Number 4771 ' & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (421) 49 CITY DEPARTMENT STATE AND BOND PROPOSALS AND NEGOTIATIONS V Old ARIZONA Bonds Publicly & Eisen City, of Kansas publicly offering $50,000 are bonds, divided as follows; $6,000 2% bonds. Due 1950 to from 1 Dec. on inclusive. 1952 tension , improvement and Due bonds. 1 in Dec. on 1953 and 1954 inclusive. 2V2% 20,000 extension and Due bonds. sewer improvement Dec. 1 in 1955 on and 1956 inclusive. bonds. Due and Dec. tion $1,000. 1957 inclusive. 1958 Dated Dec. 1 in on 1948. Denomina¬ 1, Principal and interest of Gust, Rosenfeld, 1 These election held Enclose Dec. on certified a bonds 3, 1948. bid payable to the Chairman Board of Supervisors. for, offered Jan. 14— Pertola Elementary School District, San Mateo County (P. O. Redwood City), Calif. Bond Offering—W. H. Augustus, until 10 (PST) a.m. on Feb. purchase of $100,000 not exceed 5% interest building bonds. Dated nomination Feb. 1, Feb. 1950 inclusive. that all bonds offered for sale sary the bear but The = issue of $180,- Bonds Sold—An 000 Moulton & H. R. bonds has been sold to sewer geles, Co., of Los An¬ 2V4s and 2y2s, at a price as of par. School Union District, San Diego County (P. O. San Diego), Calif. Bond Offering: — T. H. Sexton, Sacramento O. on Bond purchase of $42,000 Arcade tiot 5% until to 10:30 exceed (PST) a.m. interest school Dated Feb. 25, bonds. 1949. De¬ Dec. District a sold were at sold for cash only and at not less than par and The approving opinion, if are awarded, of Vandewater, Sykes, Heckler & Gallo¬ way, of New York City, as to the validity of the bonds will be fur¬ nished. The will bonds be de¬ livered to the successful bidder at the or Treasurer's office, Village about will April notified be 1949, 1, when and the for delivery. aye ready a certified or cashier's on he bonds Calif. Marin 11 «exceed bonds. -5%' Dated nomination as a.m. interest March $1,000. follows: $5,000 1, .able, at office:; the Treasurer's The approving opinion of County Orrick, Dahlquist, Neff & Herrington, of San Francisca, will be furnished the purchaser. Enclose check for a certified or on Weeden were net a 2.59%, as & Feb. the on Co., ; same of San price of cost of sold at a interest cashier's $5,000, payable to the Chairman Board of Supervisors. 1961 from Due to inclusive. 1965 bonds dated are Dec. 15, 1948. 15,000 2%s. Due Bond Rafael, Sale—The recreation Jan. on The center 18 was of $185,- bonds of¬ awarded to bonds the at These dated are Dec. $1,000. 15, Due the at City Treasurer's are Nov. 2, 1948. of¬ the bonds author¬ general election on Legal opinion of Or¬ Dahlquist, Neff & Herring- ton, of San Francisco. Santa Rita School Union authorized were the election held at Dec. 29, 1948. on CONNECTICUT to $20,000 3% Belleair Beach Cause¬ Hartford 1952 and 20,000 a National Bank Co., Hartford, subject to legal opinion of Day, Berry & Howard, of Hartford, about Feb. 1, 1949. Sold Fla. An — noon Certificate Sale—The $2,900,000 Trust Co. of Darien, Da¬ Registerable as to principal light and water revenue certifi¬ only. Each bid must state a single cates offered Jan. 18—v. 169, p. rate of interest for the bonds. Un¬ 52—were awarded to a syndicate rejected, are the complying wtih the terms of sale offering to purchase all the bonds at the lowest rate of inter¬ est in stated of 1%. multiple a The of 1/10 will be pre¬ bonds pared under the supervision of the Home Bank & Trust Co. of Darien, the authenticating certificate by of whose opinion will be fur¬ 3y4s. 730,000 3V8S. nished without charge to the pur¬ chaser. Bonds will be delivered to Due 1950 to on Jan. on 1 the purchaser on or about Feb. 16, offered Dec. 13 were Security First Na¬ Bank, of Los Angeles, at a of about a the bonds, of the value of the Town par payable to 1 Housing Authority, Conn. Offering—Hollis Secretary, D. will sealed bids until 11 Im- in receive (EST) on Jan. 27 for the purchase of $122,a.m. Jan. 31, 1949. Due The full, faith and Dated notes. April 24, 1949. credit of the Authority will be pledged for the prompt payment of the principal interest and the payment on the notes thereof will be and guar¬ anteed cut. by the State of Connecti¬ The validity of the notes and of the guaranty will be approved by Robinson, Robinson & Cole of Hartford, and a copy of such opin¬ by the Au¬ ion will be furnished thority the to chaser or successful pur¬ without purchasers net interest cost 2.55%,-as follows: Canaan, Sale — The Conn. $200,000 im¬ bonds offered Jan. 13 —v. 169, p. 151—were awarded to Harriman Ripley & Co Inc., as , l%s, at about Due a price of 100.05, 1.36%. on Dec. Dated 1 from a Dec. basis of 1, 1948. 1949 to 1968 Southern Atlanta Na¬ New or York be agreed upon be<*f may the been Board and validated Court the pur-^ of by the Su¬ the Troutman on whose Jan. 19 opinion will the be bonds held & Kelley, of Atlanta* unqualified approving and the executed bonds furnished purchaser. authorized on Dec. certified Board of 14, without cost to These at are the payable to Education. the election Enclose 1948. cashier's or $80,000, Co., of Toledo; Sing¬ Scribner, of Pitts¬ burgh, and the Channer Securities Co., of Chicago, at a price of 100.0011, a net interest cost of about 2.728%, as follows: & check the a for County IDAHO Gooding County, Gooding Class A Sch. Dist. No. 231 (P. O. ' $20,000 4s. Due Dec. 1, 1950. Gooding), Ida. 25,000 2%s. Due Dec. 1, 1951. Bond 25,000 2%s. Due Dec. 1, 1952. 55,000 2V8S. Due on Dec. 1, 1954 V and 1955. - ■ ■ 90,000 2y4s. Due on Dec. 1 from 1956 to Wegener Si Daly, Inc., of Boise, at a price of 100.11, a net interest cost of about 1958 inclusive. 30,000 2%s. Due Dec. 1, 1959. $160,000 140,000 2V4s. 1964 inclusive. 105,000 2%s. Due on Dec. 1 from on Dec. 1 from are 4 dated June 1, 1948 and they will be subject to redemption prior to maturity as a whole or in part in inverse order Due as follows: on Feb. I 1962 to Due on Feb. 1 from 1969 inclusive. ' Dated Feb. 1965 to 1967 inclusive. 2,465,000 2%s. Due 2.31%, 2y>s. from 1950 to 1961 inclusive. 160,000 2y2s. Due on Dec, 1 from 1960 to Sale—The $300,000 build¬ ing bonds offered Jan. 17—v. 168* p. 2736—were awarded to the 25,000 2y4s. Due Dec. 1, 1953. All of the bonds provement Si County and the legality of the bonds will be approved by Spalding, Sibley, 1968 to 1977 inclusive. New in as have & Beane, First of Michi¬ Corp., all of New York; Ryan, Deane Citizens Bank, perior Sutherland & er, a.m. (EST) on Feb. purchase of $4,000,000 chaser within approximately 35> days from date of sale. The bonds Fenner Note the tween Ripley & Co., Inc., R. W. Pressprich Si Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, gan 11 the made 169, p. 152—were awarded to syndicate composed of Harriman Treasurer. Bond build¬ awarded to the price of 100.01, check for 2% certified a Education, will receive sealed for City, Bond Sale—The $3,000,000 water charge. Sale—The $108,000 bonds Enclose O. Augusta, or at the option of the holder, at the Chase National Bank, New York City. Delivery of the bonds will be 1, 1949. bonds offered of at Miami, Fla. revenue (P. Ga. Bond Offering — Rupert W. Langford, Secretary County Board tional 1966 and 1967 inclusive. Dated Jan. County Augusta), $133,000 in 1950 to 1974, $135,000 in 1975 to 1979. Prin¬ cipal and interest (J-J) payable 1965 inclusive. Due Richmond and of & Jan. , GEORGIA follows: Co., both of New York, Equitable Securities Corp., Stranahan, Harris & Co., Inc., of Toledo, Ira Haupt & Co., of New York, Welsh, Davis & Co., of Chicago, Hawkins, Dela- $2,170,000 from City, a was submitted as the school coupon or registered bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1949. De^ nomination $1,000. Due Jan. 1, as Heimerdinger, of Cincinnati, at a of said bank will be signed there¬ price of 100.09, a net interest cost on. The legality of this issue will of about 3.19%, as follows: approved bid one 2%% and be call sale. 1 Shields & field & Wood, of New York those 1980 bids until composed of John Nuveen & Co., of Chicago, B. J. Van Ingen & Co., Leedy, Wheeler & Alleman, Orlando, and Walter, Woody 1, Beach bonds and to Only of issue Belleair are dated July maturing from inclusive are subject beginning on July 1, 1953. 1948 1954 Lauderdale, July on > 1 from 1956 to 1980 inclusive. to Fort 3l/2% All of the 1, Certificate Due 1953. Causeway bonds. Due on July 1, 1954 and 1955. 1,210,000 4% Belleair Beach Causeway bonds. Due on July Trust & bonds. way Bank & bids reve¬ 18—v. consisted of: rien. all Jan. on p. Griswold, (EST) on $2,500,000 recerational center rev¬ Feb. 2 for the purchase of $75,000 enue certificates has been sold to sewer of 1949, series A, coupon the Universal Construction Co., of bonds. Dated Jan. 15, 1949. De¬ Fort Lauderdale, as 4s. Dated Sept. nomination $1,000. Due Jan. 15, as 1, 1948. Due from 1950 to 1978 follows: $3,000 in 1950 to 1954, and inclusive. $4,000 in 1955 to 1969. Principal and interest payable at the Home Lakeland, Fla. : less O. Conn. FLORIDA award will be made to the bidder 11, 152—were awarded to a seyndicate composed of Shields & Co., and Allen & Co., both of New multiple of V\ or 1/10 of 1%. To be payable at, certified by and delivered.at the Town Treasurer, will receive until June $1,250,000 bonds offered 169, Registerable as to Bidders to name the Darien, Conn. bids Bond Sale—The nue 1969. principal. Bond Offering—Albert L. Brun- District O. Salinas), Calif. (P. Band tional of $200,- Dated Jan. 1, 1949. Due in 20 years. of $12,000 Dec. 15, 1949 to 1963. Principal and interest (J-D) pay¬ ing issue 600 temporary loan Calif. issue Denomination 1948. rick, bonds mick, Feb. 1 from on 1960 to 1962 inclusive. ized Sold—An Bonds 1950 rate of interest in 000 building bonds has been sold. Feb. 1 from on 1951 to 1959 inclusive. 000 Westminster), Colo. (P. O. Na¬ at 0.83%. bonds.. Dated Jan. 1, 1949. Denom¬ $1,000. Due $35,000 Jan. 1, Adams County Sch. Dist. No. 50 to thereafter. Ac¬ County (P. Clearwater), Fla. ination Meriden follows: $43,000 2V2S. Due fice.: $10,000 in 1955 to 1969, $15,000 in 1974. Principal and interest (M-S) pay- to a 100.013, 1949. De¬ .1970 to 1973, and $17,000 in 1951 First Boston, 100% Pinellas 18 —v. Francisco, about able Due March 1, from Due inclusive. 2V2S. 50,000 sealed the to prior or at York; Stranahan, Harris & Co., Inc., of Toledo; J. B. Hanauer Sz Co., Newark; Jones B. Shannon Sz Town Treasurer, will receive sealed bids at the office of Day, Co., Detroit; Herbert J. Sims & Co., of New York; Thomas & Co., Berry & Howard, 750 Main Street, of Pittsburgh, and R. W. Spragins Hartford, until 3 p.m. (EST) on Si Co., of Memphis, at a price of Jan. 24 for the purchase of $700,95.04, a basis of about 3.995%. Sals 000 school, issue of 1949 coupon considered. to school in 1950 to 1954, 1961 ner, of Bond Offering—c. M. bid for less than par and accrued interest to date of delivery will be Due bonds awarded day Bank Jan. on Waterbury National Bank, second high bidder, named a rate of 0.85%, plus a premium of $6. $58,000 Arden School Dis¬ The trict A Kaiser & Co. of San Francisco. S. (PST) on Feb. .,7 for the purchase of $252,000 not to Feb. 1 from on 1974 inclusive. 1967 to fered \ 100,000 2V4s. These tional on and an¬ The Wethersfield, Due in 1949 and 1950. $20,000 5s. The awarded were 101% 1971 case. $500,000 tax ticipation notes offered 1 from 24,000 3s. San Jones, County Clerk, will receive sealed bids until Due for County (P. O. San Rafael), Bond' Offering—Geo. from 1 crued interest to be added in eacix 1949, at the Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., New York City. No $140, payable to the Village. Mill Valley School District, Feb. on 1956 to 1966 inclusive. Enclose check follows: copy Due 26,000 2%s. demanded by the bidder to whom the bonds 100.112, 2.89%, 1951 to 1935 inclusive. accrued interest to the date of de¬ livery. price of a 151— p. follows: cipal and interest (F-A) payable' at the County Treasurer's office. $10,000 3s. be 169, v. net interest cost of about as will D. Co., of Sacramento, as pre¬ and bonds Bonds William to 29 viously noted in The cost and Details—The $60,000 School nomination. $1,000. Due Feb. 25, as follows: $2,000 in 1950 to 1967, $3,000 in 1968 and 1969. Prin¬ Chairman County School Districts Sacramento), Calif. Sale awarded James 7, 1948. cashier's or payable to the Board of Supervisors. Jan. 24 for the at certificate of deposit for or (P. bonds. Dec. on certified a the authorized $1,000, County Clerk, will receive sealed bids of were election held Enclose legal opinion own legality bonds check Lakeside a of 1%. his the These the in be purchaser will be required to as interest, shall interest furnish to of rate same such multiple of % CALIFORNIA Belvedere, Calif. price of 100.004, a net of about. 2.524%, as a interest of San Fran¬ Co. Trust Principal 1974. to interest (F-A) payable at the and Dated Jan. 1, Due Jan. 1 from 1950 to 1963 1949. cisco, at 1, 1949. De¬ Due $4,000 $1,000. p. cost of about 2.55%. Jan. 19—v. 169, awarded to tne COLORADO 151—were awarded to T. County Treasurer's office. J. Raney & Sons, of Little Rock, Split rate interest bids will be on a bid reflecting a net interest received and it shall not be neces¬ 169, v. American sewer on 151—were p. cashier's or check for 3% of the amount of the to County (P. O. Eureka), Ark. Sale—The $60,000 county bonds Supervisors' office. at 100.88. Waterbury, Conn. Sale—Tne bonds.offered , Corp., and R. D. White & Co., jointly, for iy>s> at a price of Note Sale—The Selma, Calif. $240,000 Bond the bonds authorized at are : . Jan. 1 from and de¬ 1 for the Carroll hospital multiple of a %. Payment for in the Board of bids . in be to County Clerk, will receive sealed ARKANSAS Bond 1969. to livery of the bonds will be made Divelbess, Robinette & Linton of Phoenix, ' Due $1,000. 1951 of interest (J-D) payable at the Town Treas¬ urer's office. Legality approved by 1, Jan. 1 from on on bid-11, 1961; thereafter at 102% on or Securities1 prior to June 1, 1966; thereafter Equitable was 1966 to 1971 inclusive. De¬ 1949. 1, $3,000 Principal and interest (F-A) payable at the County Treasurer's office. Rate the 20,000 2%% water and sewer exten s i o n and improvement Feb. Dated nomination 1/4 and water bonds. Due Due The second highest inclusive. der 1960 to 1965 inclusive. 28,000 2%s. purchase of $57,000 not 5% interest building exceed to Feb. 4,000 21/4% water and sewer ex- 30,000 2V2s. G. Sharp, W. — Due on Jan. 1 from 1950 to 1959 inclusive. v County Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 10 a.m. (PST) on Jan. 25 for the water and sewer ex¬ and improvement tension Offering Bond $50,000 2V4s. (P. O. Los Angeles), Calif. Offered—Lucas, Wackerle, Dist., Los Angeles Sch. River County Holbrook, Ariz. est bidder 1, 1949. Second high^Blyth Si Co., for was $101,000 3s; $44,000 2s, and $155,000 2y4s, at a price of 100.00, a basis of about 2.32%. . ILLINOIS Arlington Heights, III. interest Bonds Sold—An issue of $17,000 104% fire equipment on or prior to June 1, 1956; therebonds has been after at 103% on or prior to June purchased by the Arlington: on June 1, 1951 or on any payment date thereafter at 50 THE (422) Heights'National Bank, as 3s, at a price of 102.417. Jan. 28 for the to not 000 . loan warrants. Dated 1949. Due Dec. 31, 1949. approving opinion of Ross, temporary Brownst.own, III. Jan. Sold—An issue of Bonds $4,500 The fighting equipment bonds has sold to the First National fire 28, been at a price of par. Dated Jan. 1, 1948. Due on July 1 from 1949 to 1957 Bank, of Brownstown, as 3V2S, McCord, Ice & Miller, of Indian¬ apolis, will be furnished to purchaser at the expense of City. works revenue Clerk of the Board of Trustees, will receive sealed bids until 11 a.m. (CST) on Jan. 27 for the purchase of $6,525,000 1949 corporate purpose tax anticipation warrants. Warrants will be in de¬ Hartnett, the the Moroc¬ co State Bank, of Morocco, as 2s, as previously noted in v. 169, p. 52, were sold at a price of par. school bonds purchased by multiples nomination of $1,000 or thereof and will be numbered be¬ East Warrants Chicago, Sold — $230,000 water refunding and im¬ provement bonds offered on Jan. 18—v. 169, p. 52—were awarded to John Nuveen & Co. of Chicago, Twp., Sch. Twp., Ind. Sale Details—The $18,000 Bond Chicago Sanitary District, III. Warrant O f t e r i n g—Bryan Sale-—-The Bond Beaver inclusive. after and Valparaiso, Ind. purchase of $150,ll/2% interest exceed accrued interest at the coupon and the & Co. Sale—The Bond $250,000 specified must be a multi¬ ple of 14 of 1%. The City will fur¬ nish the approving opinion of Chapman Gary School City, Ind. Bond Offering — j. W. Davies, Secretary of the Board of School place and dated, all as may be Trustees, will receive sealed bids agreed upon by the District and until 7:30 p.m. (CST) on Feb. 8 purchaser of the warrants. War¬ for the purchase of $440,000 not rants will be payable in the nu¬ to exceed 4% interest school im¬ merical order of issuance begin¬ provement, series 43 bonds. Dated ning with the warrant having the Feb. 1, 1949. Denomination $1,000. lowest number, being number A-l, Due $220,000 Feb. 1, 1961 and 1962. and both principal and interest Principal and interest (F-A) pay¬ thereof will be payable solely able at the Gary National Bank. from the taxes anticipated and the Bidders will be required to name warrants will so recite. Bidders to the rate of interest the bonds are name the rate of interest in a mul¬ to the and composed of the Equitable Scharff & Jones, John Dane, on a bid reflect¬ ing close $500,000. En¬ certified check for $8,000. a me¬ hospital bonds offered Jan. 169, p. 248—were awarded Raffensperger, Hughes & Co. to a Indianapolis, as l3/4s, at a price of 100.812, a basis of about 1.66%. Dated Feb. 1, 1949 and due semi¬ annually from July 1, 1948 to inclusive. 1968 1, bear. La. public sive, and $92,000 23/4S,. due on Feb. 1 from 1960 to 1969 inclusive. ; offered Jan. The two issues of Public Im¬ 18—v. 168, p. 2736—were awarded to the Farmers & Merchants Bank, provement bonds are ^authorized under the authority of Article of Breaux Bridge, as 3s. The offer¬ Breaux Bridge, Bond Sale—The $195,000 bonds improvement Second XIV, bonds; $65,000 series B, and $65,Sewerage District No. 1 bonds. The bonds are dated Feb. 1, 1949 tution and mature on the Feb. 1 from 1951 to $90,000 sewer bonds purchased by the Iowa-Des Moines National Bank & East of Des Moines, as previ¬ Trust Co., Batcn Rouge Parish Consoli¬ School dated District No. * Author¬ le.y & Co., for 13/4s, at a price of (P. O. Danville), III. The $200,000 air¬ ity Sale Bond — Perry 169, the Mer¬ port bonds offered Jan. 19—v. p. 248—were awarded to Bank Township Evansville), Ind. Township, School (P.O. Bond Offering — George C. P. Kitzinger, Trustee, will receive Edwards & Sons, sealed bids until 7:30 p.m. (CST) jointly, as 2s, at on Jan. 28 for the purchase of a price of 100.1245, a basis of $84,000 not to exceed 4V2% build¬ about 1.989%. The bonds -are ing improvement bonds. ' Dated dated Jan. 1, 1949 and mature on Jan. 15, 1949. Denomination $1,000. Jan. 1 from 1954 to 1969 inclu¬ Due $5,000 July 1, 1950 and Jan. sive. Second high bid of .100.089 and July 1, 1951, $5,000 Jan. and for 2s was made by the Harris $4,000 July 1, 1952, $4,000 Jan. and Trust & Savings Bank of Chicago. July 1, 1953 to Jan. 1, 1960. Prin¬ cipal and interest (J-J) payable & Trust cantile-Commerce Co., and A. G. both of St. Louis, West 000 Frankfort, III. at the Sold—An issue of $350,- Bonds sewage disposal plant bonds Kindred Franklin Bank & Trust Co., Evansville/; Bidders will be 1921, Securities Co., both of Chicago, jointly. interest rate must be in a INDIANA Ind. The $20,000 sewer Anderson, Bond Sale — improvement fered were ger, on of bonds of¬ 1948 Jan. 14—v. 169, p. 152— awarded to the Raffensper- Hughes & Co., of Indianapolis IV2S, at a price of 100.50, a basis of about 1.41%. Dated Dec. 1, 1949. as July 1 from 1950 to 1959 inclusive. Second highest bidder Due was on City Securities Corp., apolis, for iy2s, at a Indian¬ price of 100.29. Anderson, Warrant Offering Ind. — Ernest W. Coburn, City Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 10 a.m. (CST) on, Glasgow, Ky. — Malcolm R. Offering .(P. O. Baton Rouge), La. $8,000,- Bond Sale—The issue of City Smith, Clerk, sealed bids until on for 25 Jan. will $400,000 not to exceed 4% water and receive 7:30 p.m. (CST) the purchase of sewer revenue interest bonds. terest .school fered on in noted Jan. bonds being 25, in 1, Act 1968, $37,000 in 1969, 1970, and $19,000 in Bonds maturing in 1956 to $36,000 $38,000 1971. 1973 1948. Denomination MARYLAND Oakland), Md. in in in are to be optional for re¬ Such multiple demption by the City prior to ma¬ 169, Sachs & Co., White, and R. D. White & Goldman, & Weld Co., Co., all of New Yorkv*at a price of 100.06. a net interest cost Of about 2.02%, follows: as Due on Feb. 1 from $225,000 3s. inclusive. 1950 to 1952 Due on Feb. 1 from 1,275,000 2s. 1953 to 1969 inclusive. \! Feb. Dated V 1949. 1, ' - . Washington Suburban SaniLary District, Md. Bond Sale — The $2,000,009 on Jan. 19—v, 169, awarded to a syn¬ composed of Glore, Forgan Co., White, Weld & Co., Horn- bonds offered 152—were p. dicate of¬ & & B. Co., Inc., all of New York; M. Vick & Co., Chicago; Fox, ■ & Reusch Cincinnati, and Co. of New of Co. Frederick Paul & York, at a price of par, a net terest cost of. about 2.929%, follows: in¬ as i VVV series $1,000,000 and main bonds: $250,000 due 4s, on 1, 1950 to 1959 inclusive; Jan. on Jan. 1 1983 inclusive, due 3s, $600,000 to 1960 from and wafer x construction sewer * $150,000 2V2s, due on Jan. 1984 to 1989 inclusive. from 1 series 1,000,000 bonds: from clusive, due 1950 to on due to on 1983 in¬ $150,000 and Jan. from 1 in¬ 1959 3s, 1960 from 1 water dueon 4s, $600,000 clusive; Jan. WWW $250,000 1 Jan. the Delivery Van Ingen blower & Weeks, B. J. 1955, $24,000 in 1956, 1957, $27,000 in 1958, interest rate. about Feb. 25, 1949. average p. 152—were syndicate composed Union^ Securities ;Corp., the of bidder. Split in¬ terest rates may be bid, but bid¬ der will be required to show by 1949 18—v. awarded to a $28,000 nated of school lic Jan. $1,500,000. pub¬ bonds offered Sale—The Bond v. 1954 and (P. O. County Garrett as $26,000 1921, as amended. the year in 1959, $29,000 in 1960, $1,000. Due May 15, as follows: $30,000 in 1961, $31,000 in 1962, $32,000 in 1963, $33,000 in 1964, $7,000 in 1952 and 1953, $8,000 in 1954 to 1956, $9,000 in 1957 to 1959, $34,000 in 1965, $35,000 in 1966, $14,000 in 1960 to 1962, $31,000 in $36,000 in 1967, $37,000 in 1968, 1963, $32,000 in 1964, $33,000 in and $38,000 in 1969. 1965 and 1966, $34,000 Rate of interest to be desig¬ in 1967, Dated Nov. 15, o.t" the Constitution' 1921, and 80 of the State Legislature for Section 14 (m) of the State for the year 169, p. 53—are due follows: $21,000 in 1951 and 1952, $22,000 in 1953, $23,000 Feb. Light Revenue Utility bonds are authorized un¬ the authority of Article XIV, previously as Water The amended. as der 1 turity in the inverse order of their maturity (less than all of a single St. Bernard Parish Sch, Dist. No. I (P. O. Chalmette), La. of V\. of 1% and not more than one maturity to be selected by lot) Bond Offering J. F. Gauthier, interest rate shall be named by on any interest payment date on of the Parish School each bidder. The legal opinion of or after May 15, 1955, with a stipu¬ Secretary lation that the City will pay to the Board,' will receive sealed bids Ross, McCord, Ice & Miller, of In¬ (CST) on Feb. 10 holder of any.of such bonds thus until 10 a.m. dianapolis, will accompany the for the purchase of $200,000 not redeemed additional interest in an bonds, without cost. exceed 4% interest school amount equal to 3% of the princi¬ to Scottsburg, Ind. Dated Feb. 1, 1949. De¬ pal amount thereof if called for bonds. Bond Sale Details—The $13,500 Due on Feb. redemption on or prior to May 15, nomination $1,000. electic utility revenue bonds pur¬ 1957; 2V2% of the principal 1 from 1950 to 1969 inclusive. The chased by the City Securities Corp., amount thereof if called for re¬ bonds were authorized at an elec¬ of Indianapolis, as previously noted Legality ap¬ demption thereafter and on or tion on Dec. 14. in—v. 168, p. 2736—were sold as prior to May 15, 1960; 2% of the proved by B. A. Campbell, of New 3V2s, at a price of 100.46, a basis principal amount thereof if called Orleans. < of about 3.24%. for redemption thereafter and on Thibodaux, La. or prior to May 15, 1963; \xk% of Sharpsville, Ind. ond Sale — The following the Bonds Sold—An issue of $80,000 principal amount thereof -if water works revenue bonds has called for redemption thereafter $300JM)0- bonds offered on Jan. 17 and on or prior to May 15, 1966; —v;168, pr; 2787—-were awarded to been sold to the Cincinnati Mu¬ a syndicate composed of the Eouitnicipal Bond Corp., of Cincinnati, 1% of the principal amount there¬ able Securities Corp., Scharff & of if called for redemption there¬ as 4V4S, at a price of par. which the bonds are to bear. Co., and the Midland re¬ quired to name the rate of interest has been sold to Barcus, & I Bond 100.58. the year as Works and Electric Iowa Details—The Consti¬ of the 14, State for the of amended, and Act 46 of State Legislature for the year 1921, 0C0 1969 inclusive. Algona, Section ing consisted of: $65,000 series A IOWA Sale cost of about interest net on high bid of 100.755 for l%s was made by the Union Trust Co., Indianapolis. Bond . 2.79%, as follows: $58,000 3s, due Feb. 1 from 1951 to 1959 inclu¬ LOUISIANA of July of 000 school building bonds offered Approving opinion of Chapman ously noted in v. 168, p. 2056, were on Jan. 19—v. 168, p. 2737—were sold as 2s, at a price of 100.083, a & Cutler, of Chicago, which opin¬ awarded to a syndicate headed by printed warrants and the approv¬ ion together with the printed basis of about 1.98%. the Northern Trust Co., and Haling opinion of Chapman & Cutler, bonds will be furnished at the Fort Dodge, Iowa ■ of Chicago, will be furnished by sey, Stuart & Co., Inc., both of expense of the School City. En¬ Bond Offering—Robert H. ClelChicago, as 2V2S, at a price Of 101.the District. Enclose a certified close a certified check for $10,000, land, City Clerk, will receive 799, a basis of about 2.34%. The check for $130,500, payable to the payable to the Treasurer of the sealed bids until 11 a.m. (CST) bonds are dated Feb. 1, 1949 and District. School City,; on Jan. 31 for the purchase of mature on Feb. 1 from 1950 to 1968 Lake County, Round Lake Sanitary $100,000 water revenue bonds. inclusive. Gibson County (P. O. ; District (P. O. Round Lake), Other members of the under¬ Dated Feb. 1, 1949. Denomina¬ Princeton), Ind. Illinois tion $1,000. Due Feb. 1, as fol¬ writing group are as follows; Har¬ Bond Sale—The $35,000 jail of Bond Sold—An issue of $300,000 1948 bonds offered Nov. 26 — v. lows: $10,000 in 1950, $15,000 in ris Trust & Savings Bank of Chi¬ 3% and 3%% bonds has been 168, p. 2167—were awarded to a 1951, and $25,000 in 1952 to 1954; cago, Chase National Bank of New purchased by Benjamin Lewis & group composed of the Indian¬ Bidders should specify the rate of York, Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc., Co., of Chicago. Due in from 1 apolis Bond Share Corp., interest, but no award will be Phelps, Fenn & Co., Blair & Co., to 20 years. Fletcher Trust Co., and the City made on any bid of less than par Inc., R. W. Pressprich & Co., Estabrook & Co., all of New York, Manito, III. Securities Corp., all of Indian¬ and accrued interest. Trust Co. of Georgia, of Atlanta, Bonds Sold—An issue of $40,000 Principal and interest payable apolis, as 2V4s, at a price of 100.09, street improvement ...bonds J, was a basis of 2.23%. Dated Pec.. ,1. at the City Treasurer's office: The Hemphill, Noyes & Co., First of Corp., both of New 1948. Due on July 1, from 1950 City will furnish the bonds, and Michigan sold to Ballman & Main, of Chi¬ York, Newman Brown & Co., of to 1957 inclusive. cago. the approving opinion of Chap¬ New Orleans, R. S. Dickson & Co., man & Cutler, of Chicago, and all La Metamora, III. Grange County (P.' O. C. F. Childs & Co., both of New bids may be so conditioned. En¬ La Grange), Ind. Bond Sold—An issue of $65,000 York, Martin, Burns & Corbett, close a certified check for: 2% of Bond Sale—The $125,000 county street improvement bonds has Mullaney, Wells & Co., both of the principal amount of bonds bid been sold to C. E. Bohlander & hospital, 1949 bonds offered Jan. Chicago, Courts & Co., of Atlanta, for. 19—v. 159, p. 52—were awarded Co., of Bloomington. V: Commerce Trust Co., of Kansas to a Swea City, Iowa syndicate composed of the City, Weil & Arnold, of New Or¬ Sumner, III. Indianapolis Bond & Share Corp., Bonds Sold—An issue of $39,000 leans, Leftwich & Ross, of Mem¬ Bond Sale Details—The $10,000 Fletcher Trust Co., City Secur¬ water works system bonds has phis, Nusloch, Baudean & Smith, sewer improvement bonds pur¬ ities Corp., and Raffensperger, been sold to Wheelock & Cum¬ and G. Price Crane, both of New chased by the First National Bank, Hughes & Co., all of Indianapolis, mins, of Des Moines. These Orleans. of Sumner, as previously noted as l3/4s, at a price of 100.60, a bonds were authorized at the elec¬ in v. 168, p. 2591 were sold as basis of about 1.68%. Dated Feb. Evangeline Parish Cons. Sch. Dist. tion held on July 15, 1948. i 3V2S, at par, are in the denomina¬ No. 2 (P. O. Ville Plate), La. 1, 1949. Due on July 1 from 1950 tion of $1,000 and are due on Dec. Bond Offering Details — The to 1969 inclusive. The second KENTUCKY 1 from 1949 to 1958 inclusive. $550,000 not to exceed 4% in¬ highest bidder was F. S. Mose- County Airport were Securities Corp., issue tiple of Vs of 1%, and must be the same for all of the warrants. The Vermilion day same electric bonds offered onawarded to a utility revenue $150,000 light The — and works water group 19—v. ginning with number A-l, and principal of and interest upon the warrants will be payable at such Cutler, of Chicago, may be so condi¬ & bids all Sale Additional authorized $150,000 inclusive. 1969 to 1951 rates morial sold East 150,000 series B public improve¬ ment bonds. Due Feb. 1 from tioned. These bonds are part of an Whitley County (P. O. Columbia), Ind. Ind. An issue of time warrants has been to the First National Bank, of Chicago, at 1 %. same 1969 inclusive. to 1951 with all bonds of maturity bearing the interest rate and such rate same and v . than two rates of inter¬ more est for the bonds or 2.748%: maturity. Interest $150,000 series A public improve¬ ment bonds. Due Feb. 1 from Each bid should specify prior to (M-N). price of 100.131, a basis of about 2.109%. Dated Jan. .15, 1949 and due semi-annually from July 1, 1949 to Jan. 1, 1966, inclusive. Second high bid of 100.662 for 2V2s was made by F. S. Moseley 15, Jones, Glas & Co., and John Dane, all of New Orleans, as 2%s, at rate a price of 100.02, a basis of about and redemption thereafter if called for not City prior to May or on 1969, and upon terms of par Securities Corp. of Indianapolis, jointly, as 2V8s, at a the and Monday, January 24, 1949 & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL 2%3, 1984 to inclusive. 1989 All of the bonds are dated Jan. 1, 1949 and second high bid of par for $250,000 4s, $900,000 3V4s, arid cost by of a Fenn or a net interest 2.932%, .was made 2%s, $850,000 about syndicate headed b,y Phelps, & Co., Inc., New York. MASSACHUSETTS Agawam Housing Authority, Mass. Note Offering — Raoul A. Chairman, Charpentier, sealed bids at the ceive the State Housing Board, mont (EST) on of num 18 Tre<- Jan. 25 for the pur¬ $50,000 temporary loan Dated notes. Nov. re¬ Street, Boston, until 1 p.m. chase bear wilL office of 18, Feb. 1949. interest fixed in 1, Said at the the 1949. Due notes will rate per an¬ proposal ac¬ for! the .purchase of said notes, will be issued in such de¬ nominations*.,as the purchaser cepted designates in his^ proposal, and Volume both be Number 4771 1&9 principal payable and Interest will First National at the Bank, of Boston. Boston Metropolitan District, Mass. 'Note Sale—$3,000,000 series A nbtes of 1949 oiiereu on Jan. 19— v: 169) p.., 152—were aWaraed 10 a group.-composed of th£ National „ Shawmut Bank, First . National Bank,' Merchants National Bank, and the Rockland-Atlas other Bank of bidder,, Boston, named at purchaser's execution at his ex¬ Bonds will be delivered at pense. school coupon bonds. Dated Jan. 1, cashier's check for $5,000, to the District Treasurer. i- sealed bids at the office of the Housing Board, 18 Tremont Street, Boston, until 1 p.m. (EST) Jan. on 25 $80,000 for the purchase temporary or payable ... Offering—Ella loan of notes. M. District Secretary, re¬ bids-. untiL ,8 p.mA (EST) on Jan. 27 for the purchase $150,000 not to exceed 4% in¬ terest general obligation coupon 1, 1949. De¬ nomination $1,000. Due $10,000 July 1, 1950 to 1964. Bonds ma¬ turing in 1955 to 1964 shall be bonds. Dated Jan. Dated Feb. 1,. 1949. Due Aug. 1, Authority will furnish an opinion by Storey, Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge, of Boston, ap¬ proving the validity of the notes subject to redemption at the 1949. The tion and of the to of the numerical the plus monwealth. The on on op¬ inverse interest any after July or fixed date redeemed by the Com¬ in 1, 1954, at par and accrued interest terest said notes order, payment date guarantee of the pay¬ ment of the principal of and in¬ on District for redemption premium for each bond a follows: as As to so each of such bond called for redemption on or opinion will be borne by the Au¬ after July 1, 1954, but before July 1, 1956, $20; as to each bond called for redemption on or after July 1, 1956, but before July.;!, thority. ' expense ; . Maiden, . Note Mass. Offering J. — Howard Hughes, City Treasurer, will re¬ ceive sealed"bids until noon. (EST) Jan. on 27 for the purchase of $750,000 temporary ' loan notes. Jan. 27, 1949. Denomina¬ Dated tions $50,000 and $25,000. Due Oct. 27. 1949. Payable at the Na¬ tional Shawmut Bank of Boston 1958; $15; as to each bond called for redemption on or after July 1, 1958, but before July 1, 1960, $10; to each bond called for redemp¬ as tion after July 1, 1960, but July 1, 1962, $5. No pre¬ miums shall be paid on bonds on or before called for redemption on or after - and will be ready for delivery on or about Jan. 27, 1949, at said bank. The ticated notes to as will be authen¬ genuineness and va¬ lidity by the National Shawmut Bank of Boston, under advice of Storey,; Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge, of Boston. July 1, 1962. Principal and interest (J-D) payable at the Bank of Lansing, Lansing. Rate of interest to in be multiple of V\ of a 1% Bids shall be conditioned upon the unqualified opinion of Miller Canfield, Paddock & Stone of De¬ troit, which opinion will be fur¬ nished, without Pittsfield Housing Authority, Mass. Note Sale The $450,000 notes offered Jan. 18—v. 169, p. 249— thereof, approving the legality of were furnish — awarded Shawmut 0.84%. the of Dated Jan. On Nov. 4 second ers to Bank, National Boston, at purchaser" prior the bonds. tion The bonds his at execu¬ will Bonds expense. 18, 1949. Due be delivered at the Bank of Lans 5, 1949. The ing, and Dec. highest bidder was Bank¬ Co., of New York, at Trust Enclose certified a check sealed bids Jan. $300,000 Dated until 25 for 11 a.m. (EST) purchase of the temporary Jan. 18. loan 1949. Denomina¬ tion $25,000. Due Nov. Payable at the Second Bank, of Boston. be j and ness 1949. National by genuine¬ the Second of Boston, under Ropes, - Gray, Best, & Rugg, of Boston, opinion will be furnished advice ,r to as validity Bank 15, The notes will authenticated /National notes. .of * aCoolidge whose the purchaser/ The notes will be delivered on or about Jan. 27, 1949; at the Second National Bank of . Boston, Boston against payment in funds. for Note ■ Sale—The •offered were Jan. cashier's or 169, to the v. notes 249— Second Na- ' tional Bank, of Boston, at 0.743%. Dated Jan. 18. 1949. Due on Nov. / 4 and Dec. 5, 1949. not 000 Cold water School District, Mich. Bond Offering—George C. Kel*sey,- Secretary of the Board of receive sealed "bids until 3 p.m. (EST) on Jan. 26 for s.to the purchase exceed 3% of $175,000 not interest building /coupon bonds. f\1949. exceed Dated February 1, Denomination $1,000. Due Branch Bank, Coldwater. County Savings Rate of interest ' 'to be in receive 3y2% interest con¬ bonds. coupon Dated Sept. 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000 Due $4,000 Sept. 1, 1949 to 1953 Rate of interest to be in a mul¬ tiple of Yi of 1%. interest Principal and payable at the City office. (M-S) Treasurer's The terest rate for each coupon on multiples of of 1%, Bids will be conditioned upon the ^unqualified opinion-of the pur¬ chaser's attorney, to be secured redemption plus bond redemption pre¬ a redeemed so after April or on 1', "1953, but before April 1, 1955, $15; as to each bond called for redemption on or after April 1, rate only. of Accrued interest to delivery of such bonds must be paid by the purchaser at time of delivery. shall be conditioned upon unqualified opinion of Miller Canfield, Paddock & Stone, of De¬ troit, approving the legality of the bonds, which opinion shall be without expense to the purchaser of the bonds. The purchaser shai at the City Treasurer's office, or such other place as may be agreed upon with the pur¬ chaser. Enclose a certified or cashier's check for 3% of the face amount the of the bonds, payable to City Treasurer. Kalamazoo Township, Northwood (P. O. Kalamazoo), Fire District Mich. Bond Sale Details—The $40,000 special chased of v. assessment bonds pur by E. H. Schneider & Co Kalamazoo, previously noted in 168, price of 2592—were par. sold at the may Enclose certified a check, on on or cashier's or bank draft for $1,000, payable to the County Treasurer. Livingston, or Bond Sale Bond Sale Details—The $55,000 permanent improvement revolv¬ ing fund bonds purchased by Alli¬ son-Williams Co., of Minneapolis, sold were 100.63, as 2V4S, at a price of basis of about 2.14%. a $75,swimming pool bonds pur¬ chased by Kalman & Co., of St. Paul, as 2s, at a price of 100.20, Sale basis a due are 169, v to the Bank, Bank, Midland Na¬ all of Minneapolis, Bank, the and First Paul National Bank of jointly, at 1%%. 1, 1949. from 1950 to Due Dated March 1 on 1969 inclusive. — to ed Note chaser, the the upon unqualified opinion of Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone of De¬ will be fur¬ expense to the 1, Feb. 1, any charge made by such for delivery service to be nished without prior to delivery the thereof, approving the legality of the bonds. The purchaser shall furnish bonds ready for execution at his expanse. Bonds will be de livered at the Farmers State Bank, Webberville, or such other place be agreed upon with the purchaser. Enclose a certified or as may cashier's check for $520, payable to the District Treasurer. . Bond ..Bonds Sold—An issue of $6,000 and bonds has National construction bridge been sold the to First of Flint Falls, : 1 ■" Bank, 2V2s. Interest J-J. Bond as Sale 1.77%. Bond Falls, Sale Details—The certificates of — C. A. Strom, 1951 to 1960. interest at partment, at a price of interest and bank tier. '"^Bidders the in desired specified Jan. 3 from 1950 to clusive. trust Bond 1952, in¬ are at — 000. 1, Due Dec. 18, 1949. and $25,- 1949. Issued in or Storey, Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge, of Boston. Portsmouth, N. H. any required' to state interest rate No t or rates 1/10 of 1%. S al e e notes offered were "awarded National The — Jan. the to Bank, $300,000 18—v. 249— Merchants of Boston, at 19, 1949. Due Aug. 19 and Sept. 19, 1949. 0.721%. Dated Jan. on aEW JERSEY Bloomfield, N. J. ; the and approving legal Bond Sale—The $385,500 school & Benson, of bonds offered Jan. 17—v. 168, p. Minneapolis, both without cost to 153—were awarded to a group the purchaser, and delivery there¬ composed of Shields & Co., of will be made within 30 days Minsch, Monell & Co., both New after acceptance of bid. These are Yoik, and A. Webster Dougherty the bonds authorized at the elec¬ & Co., of Philadelphia, as 1.65s, tion held on May 20, 1948. Enclose at a price of 100.05, a basis of a opinion of Faegre certified bank cashier's check or $3,000, payable to the County about 1.64%. Due on lor County (P. O. Falls), Mont. — Charles Regan, Great Bond Offering bids until 2 1950 to 1969 highest bidder Lehman Bros, and Kean, Clark Township School District (P. O. R. F. D. No. 1, Rahway), N. J. p.m. Feb. 15 for the purchase of $175,000 not to exceed 6% in¬ Brewer, terest ceive Bond Offering—Charles H. on county hospital bonds. Dated April 1, 1949. Amortization from & County Clerk and Recorder, will sealed Dated Feb. 1, 1949. l Second Tay¬ Co., jointly, for 1.70s, at a price of 100.48. was MONTANA receive Feb. inclusive. Cascade (MST) Frost, Minn. Sale The $10,000 tele¬ $50,000 company The Board of County Commission¬ ers reserves the right to adjourn as Interest J-J. Head Princi¬ payable or multiple of a pur¬ par, Jan. dated are The bonds will bear under advice of rate or rates a by the successful bidder. chased by the City Electrical De¬ previously noted in v. 169, p. 153 —were sold as 2%s, and mature to Bank, of The second County Auditor, will receive seal¬ anticipation of revenue for the bids until 10 a.m. (CST) on current year. Payable at the First 8 for the purchase of $150,- National Bank of Boston. The 000 county hospital coupon bonds. notes will be authenticated as to Dated March 1, 1949. Denomina¬ genuineness and validity by the tion $1,000. Due $15,000 March 1, First National Bank of Boston, $10,380 indebtedness notes awarded at 0.777%. bidder was Indian Notes Treasurer. Minn. Nashua, $300,000 were National Feb. for Fergus 18 ed bonds Details—The Jan. Denominations the sale if deemed expedient. The County will furnish the printed ■ $90,000 drainage bonds purchased by Mannheimer-Egan, Inc., and Greenman, Cook & Co., both of St. Paul, jointly, as previously noted in —v. 168, p. 2737—were sold at a price of 107.11, a basis of on Offering suitable (R, f):. Battle Lake), Minn road about Renville County (P. O. Olivia), Minn. designated by the successful bid- Everts Sale—The Second National Bank, Boston, for 0.784%. pal \ MINNESOTA - Nashua, N. H. highest paid by the purchaser. troit, which opinion purchaser Rugg, of Boston. 1949. Delivery will be made in bank award¬ National Bank,- of Boston, at 0.715%. Due Dec. 14, 1949. Legality approved by Ropes, Gray, Best, Coolidge & offered dated are Aug. were Merchants the tional bank acceptable to the pur¬ Bids shall in¬ any date. notes offered Jan. 10 cago or ,' V be conditioned from NEW HAMPSHIRE of y4 of 1%. bonds Due on Hillsborough County (P. O. Manchester), N. H. Note Sale Tne $300,000 tax Minneapolis, Chi¬ New York City, at a na¬ The 153— inclusive. The bonds redeemable payment April 1, 1959. Principal and (A-O)' payable at the Farmers State Bank, Webberville. Rate of interest to be in a multiple 1949. pre¬ as 169, p. June 15 The Northwestern National tional 1.94%, v. $15,000 be 249—Were awarded to p. about 1954 1950 will $800,000 tax anticipation notes offered Jan. 20 — of viously noted in terest Minneapolis, Minn. Note after interest Mont. Details—The 000 Minn. Milaca, March paid be redemption County (P. O. PhiltipsburgJ, Mont. Bond Offering—H. E. McDougal, Clerk of the Board of County except as to legality, to exceed 6% interest hospital be conditioned upon construction and equipment bonds. he opinion of the above attorneys. Dated Jan. 1, 1949. which No shall Granite ditional St. premium to 51 sale, the printed and ex¬ bonds,/and the approving egal opinion of Dorsey, Colman, Commissioners, will receive sealed Barker, Scott & Barber, of Min¬ bids until 10 a.m. (MST) on Feb. neapolis. Each bid must be uncon¬ 9 for the purchase of $74,000 not 1957, but before April 1, 1959, $5. oonds called for cost ecuted First National District Clerk, sealed ' bids until will 8 re¬ p.m. (EST) on Feb. 1 for the purchase phone bonds offered on Jan. 17— bonds will be the first choice and of $450,000 not to exceed 6% in¬ v. 169, p. 249—were awarded to serial bonds the second choice of terest school coupon or registered the State Bank of Frost, at a price the Board of County Commission¬ bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1949. De¬ of par. The bonds are dated Jan. 1, 1949 and mature 1951 to 1964 callable at on inclusive. par on Jan. 1 from They any are interest payment date. ers. If amortization bonds are sold nomination $1,000. Due Jan. 1, and issued the entire issue may as put into $25,000 in 1954 to 1968, and $24,- into single bond one be divided or follows: $17,000 in 1951 to 1953, several bonds as the Board 000 in 1969. Principal and in¬ determine upon at the time terest (J-J) payable at the Rah¬ of sale, both principal and interest way National Bank, Rahway. Each to be payable in semi-annual in¬ proposal must specify in a mul¬ stallments during a period of five tiple of i/8 or 1/20 of 1% a single years from the date of issue. If se¬ rate of interest which the bonds may Jackson County (P. O. Jackson), Minn. Bond Offering—C. H. Peterson, County Auditor, will . receive sealed bids until 3:30 p.m. (CST) on Jan. 25 for the purchase of $50,000 drainage general obliga¬ / rial bonds are sold and issued they amount of $35,000 are to bear and no proposal will be considered which specifies a said rate higher than the lowest rate tion 1949 coupon bonds. Dated serial bonds will become payable stated in any legally acceptable Jan. 1, 1949. Denomination $1,000. on April 1,1950, and a like amount proposal. The successful bidder Due $5,000 Jan. 1, 1950 to 1959. on the same day each year there¬ will be furnished with the opin¬ Bidders to name the rate or rates after until all of such bonds are ion of Hawkins, Delafield & of interest in a multiple of Y\ or paid. Interest A-O. These are the Wood, of New York City, that the 1/10 of 1%. Principal and interest bonds authorized at the general bonds are valid and legally bind¬ payable at any suitable - banking election on Nov. 2, 1948. The ing obligations of the Board of institution designated by the suc¬ Education. Enclose a certified Board reserves the right to reject cessful bidder. will in be each, the the sum of $35,000 of Bids will be pre¬ or and ferred any terest bonds according to lowest net in¬ cost/ total interest to the stated maturity dates at the cou¬ pon any p. without 1955, but before April 1, 1957, $10; as to each bond called for redemption on or after April 1, in¬ one furnish purchaser and within 30 days after follows: As to each bond called as for period bond shall be at one any date cipal and interest (M-N) payable the will assessment ' sewer struction ».$35,000 Nov. 1, 1949 to 1953. Prin¬ 'at the Rapids, Mich. Clerk, to special livered f will . furnish bonds ready for execution at his expense. Bonds will be de¬ MICHIGAN "Education, to Offering—Jacob Van Win- City gen, payable sealed bids until 3 p.m. (EST) on Jan. 24 for the purchase of $20,- the $600,000 18—v. awarded $3,000, Grand Bond Bids Salem, Mass. for mium for each date such other place as may be Faribault County (P. O. agreed upon with the purchaser ■/'•//;C'.Blue Earth), Minn. District Treasurer. on fixed the to or Plymouth County (P. O. ; Plymouth), Mass. Note Offering—Avis A. Ewell, County Treasurer, will receive : for ready shall accrued interest and delivery purchaser ,0.88%. - the to 1961 to Bonds maturing in shai be subject to redemption at the option of the District, in inverse numerical or¬ der on any interest payment date on or after April 1, 1953, at par to/the expense 1953, $3,000 in 1954 to 1960 and 1954 Rich¬ will Due ApriLl^a&yfoUq ws: $1,000 in 1950 $1,000 in 196L. (P. O. Lansing), Mich. Bond Denomination $1,000. 1949. to Delhi and Windeor Townships Fractional Schs Dist. No. 5 of State will receive (EST) on Secretary, Jan. 26 for the purchase of $26,000 certified Enclose uu- wards, receive District Bement may such other place as upon with the or agreed chaser. ceive* .'sealed . Offering—Lewis pur¬ be Maiden Housing Authority, Massi Note Offering—George M. Ed¬ will Bond will (423) award of Mich. tion, ards, Chairman, No.'6 sealed bids until 8 p.m. of . CHRONICLE the office of the Board of Educa¬ only rate a FINANCIAL & Township School District (P. O. Webberville), Leroy ap¬ expense, for ready '' 0.88%; the proving the legality ox the oonus. The purchaser shaii furnish bonds National Bank, all of-Boston,, at 0.84%. Due on March 25;.; 1949;.;:.^ The Second National COMMERCIAL THE rate or rates specified, premium offered. less No bid of less than par and accrued interest will be considered. The County at all bids and to private sale. These in our are the Enclose certified check for $3,500, to the above sell a Franklin payable issue of Jan. 12. (P. O. R.D.^No. Brunswick), N. S. Twp. New County Clerk. the bonds mentioned cashier's check for $9,000, pay¬ able to the Board of Education. Bond Sale—The 3 $170,000 school house bonds offered Jan. 17—v. 169, p. 153—were awarded to Boland, 22 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE & COMMERCIAL THE (424) inclusive. Nov. 1 from 1949 to 1961 ceive Monday, January, 24, sealed bids until 2 Co., of New York, & inclusive. Sec¬ 1 from 1949 to 1961 bidder was B. J. Van ond highest 100.16. Orange, N.J. — The $123,000 bonds Bond Sale 169, 18—v. Jan. offered 153— p. awarded to Ira Haupt & Co., were York, 1.30s, at a price of New of 100.05, "a basis of about as $2,695,000 bonds vice of counsel, the village re¬ Due Jan. 15, as follows: $4,000 in syndicate turned unopened the bids submit¬ 1950 to 1952, and $5,000 in 1953 Principal and interest composed of the National State ted for the $22,000 not to exceed and 1954. Bank of Newark, R, W. Pressprich 5% interest street reconstruction (J-J) payable at the Citizen's Na¬ tional Bank of Malone. Rate of & Co., Equitable Securities Corp.* bonds which were scheduled to be Mackey, Dunn & Co., Andrews & sold on Jan: 18—v. 169, p. 250. A interest to be 'in a multiple of or 1/10 of 1% and must be the Wells, Inc., R. D. White & Co., new offering will be made shortly. same for all of the bonds. Said Rand & Co., Ryan, Moss & Co., bonds will be delivered at New and J. R. Ross & Co. Hammondsport, N. Y. Bond Offering — W. Edward York, N. Y., or at such other place NEW YORK Hunter, Village Treasurer, will as may be agreed with the pur¬ 1.22%. Sale consisted of: $50,000 water bonds. Due on Feb. 1 from 1950 to 1954 inclusive. 1 from 1950 to 1954 incl. until bids sealed ceive 2 p.m. All of the bonds are dated Feb. (EST) on Jan. 26 for the purchase 1, 1949. Second high bid of par for of $53,500 not to exceed 5% in¬ 1.20s was made by B. J. Van Ingen terest electric light system coupon & Co., Inc., New York. Dated Feb. 1, 1949. Denomination $1,000, one Pequannock Township (P. O. for $500. Due June 1, as follows: Pompton Plains), N. J. Bond Sale—The $35,000 water $1,500 in 1950, and $2,000 in 1951 to 1976. Principal and interest bonds offered on Jan. 18—v. 169, registered bonds. or • A pi 153—were awarded to Boland, l%s, at a price of 100.177, a basis of about 1.70%. The bonds are dated Saffin & Co. of New York, as Jan. 1949 and mature on Jan. 1950 to 1956 inclusive. 1, from 1 Second bid high C85s was made by B. J. Van In¬ for same Rah way, J. N. Bond Offering—A. R. Reed, valid Williams, City Treasurer, will receive sealed bids until 8 p.m. (EST) on Jan. 26 purchase of $170,000 interest general the for not to exceed 6% improvement coupon or registered bonds. Dated Feb. 1, 1949. De¬ nomination $1,000. follows: Due Feb. 1, as in 1950 to 1953, $14,000 interest at will bonds be or be specified by the purchaser the consent of the Village Treasurer. Each bidder must, as a may with to the con¬ sideration of his bid, deposit with the to the cashier's Enclose by payable until 8:30 Jan. 26 for the purchase $135,000 not to exceed 4% in¬ terest fire hall construction cou¬ terest in iand borne by the bonds and the rate named must bid for be the rate of in¬ name be to multiple a of 1% of 1/20 must be the same for all the bonds bid for. The purchaser must pay accrued interest from the date of the bonds the to date cessful of delivery. bidder will be The suc¬ furnished with the opinion of Reed, Hoyt & Washburn, of New York City, that the bonds are valid and legally obligations of the Bor¬ ough. Enclose a certified, cashier's or treasurer's check, for $2,470, payable to the Borough. on of , or School Sale — District, N. J. A syndicate com¬ posed of Kidder, Peabody & Co., White, Weld & Co., First of Mich¬ a multiple of 1/10 of 1% and must be the all for same of be will bonds bonds. The delivered on or the Feb. 15, 1949, at the office of Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, of about New York place as may be agreed upon with purchaser. The approving the City, at such other or opinion of Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, of New York City, will be furnished to the purchaser with¬ out Enclose cost. check cashier's amount of a for bonds to certified be Sale—The Bond bonds sewer 169, the if demanded by the opinion, ing bidder bonds the whom to are of Vandewater, Sykes, Heckler & Galloway, of New York awarded, City, bonds will be furnished to Enclose cessful bidder. for check cashier's or a the of validity the to as the suc¬ certified $570, pay¬ able to the Village. IV2S, at of about Due a 18—v. to Cross, of New York, price of 100.01, 1.48%. on Dated a basis Jan. 1, Jan. 1 from 1950 to No. (P. O. Oceanside), N. Y. Sale—The $330,000 con¬ 11 Bond struction bonds 18— offered Jan. 250—were awarded to Kidder, Peabody & Co., and Hall & Co., both of New York, jointly, as 1.70s, at a price of 100.26, a basis of about 1.66%. Dated Feb. 169, v. p. Due Feb. 1, from 1950 to I, 1949. bonds. at Friendship, N. Y. Sale—The $25,000 check $440, Public (EST) of bids until 10:30 ceive 1950 to 1, sealed N. re¬ a.m. 1955, $8,000 in 1956 to 1958, and $6,000 in 1959 to 1977. interest of Rate tiple of be the or same be to in mul¬ a all of the be delivered York, place N. Y., such at or be agreed with as may 10, 1949. approving opinion of Vande¬ Success, N. Y. water, Sykes, Heckler & Gallo¬ Bond Offering -"- Mrs. Eleanor way of New York City, will be Watkins, Village Clerk, will re¬ furnished to the purchaser with¬ 3:30 until bids sealed ceive p.m. of (F-A) payable at the Great terest Enclose cost. out certified a cashier's check for or $3,600, payable to the Town. will be delivered on or about Feb. Ovid Romulus Sale offered to — Jan. on First the. 1 (P. O. N. 14 Y. of the the object or 1.70s, at 27,500 at Bank of bonds National as is to be contracted is 30 No approving opinion as validity of the bonds will be. furnished for the successful delivery. the to bidder. Enclose a a price of par. / Bond District Town Clerk, Jan. 27 for the not exceed to purchase of $14 000 interest 3% water improvement coupon or registered bonds. Dated Feb. 15, 1949. Due $1,000 Feb. 15, 1950 to 1963. Prin¬ cipal and interest (F-A) payable at the Madrid Bank, Madrid. The bonds are callable and redeemable at par and interest on any interest date prior to maturity. Rate of interest to be in a multiple of 14 of 1% and must be the same for or all of lowest shall the bonds. bidders more Where offer rate of interest, be awarded to the two same the bonds the bidder offering the highest premium. The bonds will be delivered to the suc¬ cessful bidder at the Clerk on or office of the about Feb. 15, bonds Enclose a are ready for delivery. Bond Town ceive sealed certified check for $280, William — Supervisor, will until bids construction 2 L. re-* p.m. coupon or Jan. 1, Denomination $1,000: Due registered 1949. bonds. Dated $1,000 Jan. 1, 1950 to 1959. Prini cipal and interest (J-J) payable the at National First Bank of Waterloo. Rate of in¬ a multiple of lk or 1/10 of 1% and must be the same all will N. 750 on 2s, as bonds. $2,750. Jan. 1 De¬ $2,- Due from 1950 to Y., dated Jan. Principal and * interest payable at the First Na¬ (J-J) at bonds York, at such other place as about Waterloo, will be furnished to of purchaser without cost. En¬ a certified or cashier's check close $200, payable to the Town. for ■ ^ '/ Bond Sale The $42,000 land purchase 1948 bonds offered Jan*. 14—v. 169, p. 154—were awarded Watertown, N. Y. — , Marine Trust the falo, basis a Co., of Buf¬ price of 100.12, about 1.27%. Dated 1.30s, at as of 1, 1948. a Due Dec. 1 from on 1949 to 1958 inclusive. The second are 1949. 1, or The New bonds. delivered be agreed with the purchaser Feb. 8, 1949.' The approv¬ may Dec. 1959 inclusive. All of the bonds the of be bidder highest for Cross, was 1.30s, at Roosevelt & a price of 100.06. tional Bank of Ovid. Bond Prattsburg, N. Y. Offering — Mrs. Village Ackley, receive until 3 Alamance County (P. O. Graham), N. C. will Treasurer, bids sealed NORTH CAROLINA Hattie p.m. Bond Offering — > W. E. Easter- (EST) on Jan. 26 for the purchase $7,000 not to exceed 3% in¬ ling, Secretary Local Government Commission, will receive sealed terest water, bids of 1949 coupon or regis¬ Dated Feb. 1, 1949. bonds. tered Denomination Due $1,000 $1,000. Principal and interest (F-A) payable at the Village Treasurer's office. Rate of interest in a multiple of lk of Feb. 1, 1950 to 1956. 1%, and must be the. same for all The bonds are call¬ of the bonds. able and terest redeemable on in¬ any payment date prior to ma¬ turity. „ (P. O. Rodman), N. Y. Offering—Lloyd G. Fas- Rodman Bond sett, Town Supervisor, will receive sealed bids until 2 p.m. (EST) on Jan. 27 000 not for the to purchase of $23,- exceed highway machinery, or registered bonds. 5% interest 1949 coupon Dated Feb. til Feb. his office at 11 a.m. (EST) in on Raleigh, un¬ Jan. 25' for the purchase of $500,000 not to ex¬ 6% interest county hospital coupon bonds. Dated Dec: 1; 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due June 1, ceed as follows: $80,000 in in 1951 to and $20,000 1963, 1950," $8,000 $16,000 in <1964, in 1965 to 1979. Princi¬ pal and interest (J-D) payable in York City. quested to or rates, in name New Bidders are 'rfethe interest rate a multiple of V4 of 1%-. Each bid may name one rate for part of the bonds '(having the earliest maturities) and another rate no or rates for the balance, but bid may name more than four rates, and each bidder must'-specify in his bid the amount of bonds of each rate. The approving opin¬ the , Waterloo), York on interest and 1951, and $5,000 in 1952 to Mdtlone (P. O. Malone), N. Y. bidder for the awarded to the Citizens Trust Co., Bond Offering—Henry M. Ma-"^ 1954. Principal and interest (F-A) building bonds offered of Fredonia, as 2s, at a price of the Northern New 18—v. 169, p. 153. The par. Dated Nov. 1, 1948. Due on guire, Town Supervisor, will re¬ payable at successful $2,700,000 payable to the Town. cash*, Jan. 25 for the pur¬ chase of $10,000 not to exceed 5% (EST) ion bonds of¬ 153—were O. Offering Long, 1, 1949. Denomination $1,000. Due 1, as follows: $4,000 in 1950 Rippel, Inc., of Newark, improvement (P. New to construction nomination O. Madrid), N. will receive sealed bids until 2 p.m. (EST) on lard, or payable to thq Waterloo, Border City Water the construction bonds price of 100.20. 27,500 years. Y. Offering—Howard F. Bul(P. certified a ier's check for $100, Village. lage. Madrid about ing opinion of J. Seward Bodine, inclusive. for purpose indebtedness Village or on 1949; and he will be noti¬ fied when the bonds are ready for awarded were II, 1949, at the office of Hawkins, ■C The sale consisted of: '**!'■:?■ & Wood, of New York City, or at such other place as may $18,000 school buses,, bonds. De¬ nomination $6,000. Due $6,000 be agreed upon with the purchas¬ on Jan. 1 from 1950 to 1952 er. The period of probable useful¬ which the* at office, Feb. 1, for / * The $45,500 bonds Ovid), Bond Central" and Lodi School District No. Delafield ness Treasurer's Waterloo, Neck. Rate Ovid, as follows: interest to be in a multiple of lA $18,000 school buses 1/10 of 1% and must be the bonds cessful /bidder terest to be in Neck Trust Co., Great for all the bonds. The bonds will be delivered to the suc-> Co., Manhas¬ New p.m. multiple of 1/10 of 1% and must be the same for all the bonds. The bonds. The bonds will other 7:30 1/10 of 1%, and must for tional Bank & Trust at until bids on $1,000. Due $1,000 July 1, 1949 to 1953. Principal and interest (J-J) Principal and interest (F-A) pay¬ able at the Port Washington Na¬ set. Stanley Gra¬ Jan. 28 for the purchase $5,000 not to exceed 5% inter¬ est park improvement registered bonds. Dated Feb. 1, 1949. Denom. (EST) follows: $7,- as — of Parking, 1948 cou¬ pon or registered bonds. Dated Nov. 1, 1948. Denomination $1,Due Feb. ■ Treasurer, will re¬ Village Public 000. Offering ham, $180,000 not to exceed 5% in¬ terest a for Warwick, N. Y. Bond Jan. 26 for the purchase on check payable in the Village Treasurer's office. Rate of interest to be in a Gunn, Town Supervisor, will ceive sealed cashier's or $460, payable to the Town. pay¬ Hartford — Enclose cost. without certified Parking District Offering be about as, may City, will be furnished to the pur¬ (P. O. Manhasset), N. Y. Bond place Y., or with the purchaser chaser Hempstead, Port Washing¬ ton other be will bonds 17, 1949. The approving opin¬ Sykes, Heck¬ & Galloway, of New York ler certified a for Said 1%, all of for same ion of Vandewater, The the water Feb. The 1949. Enclose cost. such agreed Lake 1949, and he will be notified when Bond 15, the purchaser about Feb. inclusive. 1964 above 1954 inclusive. North 000 in Union Free Sch. Dist. Hempstead Feb. the be be.in 1/10 of or delivered at New York, N. City, will be furnished cashier's V4 of 1% and must be the same for all of the bonds. The approv¬ payment Jan. system Jan. for, awarded 249—were p. Roosevelt & 1949. offered fered Jan. 17—v. 169, p. on bid $27,320 lateral Julius A. the the Cheektowaga (P. O. Buffalo), N.Y. igan Corp., Coffin & Burr, Hornblower & Weeks, and W. E. Hutton & Co, all of New York, also was or of 2% payable to the District. as Bond be in interest to J/4 binding Westfield must able to the Town. The ap¬ pon or registered bonds. Dated proving opinion of Hawkins, Dela¬ Feb. 1, 1949. Denomination $1,000. field & Wood, of New York City, Due $5,000 Feb. 1, 1950 to 1976. will be furnished to the purchaser Principal and interest (F-A) pay¬ without cost. Enclose a certified able at the Manufacturers and or cashier's check for 2% of the Traders Trust Co., Buffalo. Rate amount bid, payable to the Vil¬ $3,500 mitted must until 3:30 p.m. bids sealed (EST) p.m. in 1953 to in 1961. Prin¬ cipal and interest (M-S) payable Mat the Ridgefield National Bank, Bidgefield. Each proposal sub¬ will re¬ Secretary, of ill 1950 to 1952. $12,000 and O. (P. Y. Offering—Charles C. Han¬ District ceive Ehrlich, improvement coupon or registered bonds/ Dated March 1, 1949. Denomination $1,000, one for $500. Due March 1, as follows: $8,000 i960, without or of same Cheektowaga), N. (EST) on Feb. 1 for the purchase of $123,500 .not to exceed 6% interest public , 1948. No, .6 District Borough Clerk, will receive sealed bids $2,850 Aug. 1, 1949 to 1958. Prin¬ cipal and interest (F-A) payable at the Village Treasurer's office. Rate of interest to be in a multiple of Cleveland Hill Fire Cheektowaga, son, Otto — Oct. 15, Dated Bond Offering Due $2,850. Denomination 1948. about New York 1, Dated Aug. bonds. registered or City Treasurer.* Bond 1948 highway machinery, bonds. 'Ridgefield, N. J. and approving opinion of Vandewater, Sykes, Heckler & Galloway, of basis of 1.67%, 1950, $3,000 in 1951 to 1963, and $2,0G0 in 1964. Principal and in¬ a 82,000 incinerator, 1948 bonds. the to 100.16, follows: as $22,000 2% of the par value of the bonds offered,'.for. sale (P. O. Mahopac), N. Y. Sale—The $104,000 bonds price of for treasurer's check or on chaser (EST) on Jan. 26 for the purchase $44,500 not to exceed 4% in¬ terest sewer, 1949 coupon or reg¬ Bond offered Jan. 17—v. 169, p. 153— istered bonds. Dated Feb. 1, 1949. were awarded to R. D. White & Denomination $1,000, one for $500. Due Feb. 1, as follows: $3,500 in Co., of New York, as 1.70s, at a certified, a certified or a p.m. Village. Carmel forms which will be furnished by City. Clerk Village cashier's check for $1,070, payable Caldlwell, Marshall, Trimble & Mitchell, of New York City, whose approving opinion will be fur¬ nished without charge to the pur¬ chaser. Proposals are desired on the precedent condition the approved the at 1/20 of 1%. The legality of or and delivery" will be made Village Treasurer's office, at such other time and place as 1949, posal the rate of interest (nam¬ ing a single rate) the bonds are to bear expressed in a multiple of % purchaser is Feb. 16, livered to the Bahway National Bank, Rahway. Bidders must state in their pro¬ the obligations of binding and time when Principal and payable (F-A) opinion Hoyt & Washburn, of City, that the bonds are Village. The approximate the bonds will be de¬ the $15,000 in 1954 and 1955, and $21,000 in 1956 to 1959. under the Vil¬ successful bidder will be furnished with the New York 'Vhr 1% and must be the all of the bonds. The operates Village of & Co., Inc., New York. gen of 1/10 for lage Law. The 100.109 of (J-D) payable at the State Bank of Churchville, Churchville; Bate of interest to be in a multiple of lA or 3 Jan. 25 for the purchase of $28,500 not to exceed 5% inter¬ est street improvement coupon or (EST) Due on Thompson, Village Clerk, will re¬ 73,500 apparatus bonds. Feb. Bond until bids sealed receive Bergen, N. Y. O f f e r i n g—George R. (Adams Office), Co. Rate of interest to multiple of a 2.10s was made by a as Trust Adams. bid of 100.19 for price of Ingen & Co., for 2%s, at a York p.m. and group purchased $2,693,000 bonds The second highest bidder was (EST) on Jan. 25 for the purchase as 2.10s, at a price of $2,700,810, MacBride, Miller & Co., of New¬ Manufacturers and Traders Trust of $22,000 not to exceed 5% in¬ equal to 100.29, a basis of about terest ark, jointly, at 2.30s, at a price of airport machinery, 1949, 2.086%. The bonds are dated Feb. Co., Buffalo, for 2.20s. 100.13, basis of about 2.28%. coupon or registered bonds. Dated 1, 1949 and mature on Feb. 1 from Gowanda, N. Y. Bated Nov. 1, 1948. Due on Nov. Jan. 15, 1949. Denomination $1,000. 1950 to 1988 inclusive. Second high Bonds Not Sold—Acting on ad¬ Saffin 1949 of Mitchell. & New York Pershing, of City, will be furnished purchaser. Enclose check for a certified $10,000, payable to the State Treasurer. Volume ,1(59 Sanford, N. C* Offering—W. Bond Easter- E. chaser at the purchaser's expense. Enclose a certified check or bond ling, Secretary Local Government for Commission, Clerk-Treasurer. will receive sealed Raleigh, until bids at his office in 11 (EST) a.m. purchase of $72,000 not to exceed 6% interest coupon bonds. $17,000 Fire Equipment bonds. as follows: $8,000 in 1949, $4,000 in 1950, and ••:/ $1,000 in 1951 to 1955. 30,000 Fire Station bonds.? Due Due Dec. 1, $5,270, payable Boone No. 33 Offering Roy W. Lind- — purchase oL $80,000 school house addition bonds. Brown 25,000 Fire Alarm System bonds. Due Dec. 1, 1954, $1,000 in 1955, and Dec. 1948. Denomina¬ 1, tion $1,000. Principal and interest (J-D) payable in New York City. Bidders requested to are the interest rate tiple of y4 of 1 %. rate one name rates in or name mul¬ a Each bid part of ; of bonds may for the any issue (having the maturities) and another earliest . rate or rates for the balance, but bid may name more than three no rates for any issue, and each bid¬ der, must. specify iri his. bid the amount of bonds of each rate. The of the Education, will receive sealed bids until terest $500. Due $4,500 May ^nd $5,000 of Board interest to be in mul¬ a tiple of i/4 of 1%. interest Principal and at the Farmers payable County State Bank, Miamitown. County Commissioners, will receive sealed Prosecuting Attorney certificate bids until noon (EST) on Feb. 9 of approval of the transcript as for the purchase of $400,000 3% to the legality of the bonds will county hospital coupon bonds. be attached to the transcript, a Dated Feb. 1, 1949. Denomination copy of which will be furnished $1,000. Due $8,000 June and $9,000 to the successful bidder. The Dec. 1, 1950 to 1963,, and $9,000 Board of Education will assume June and Dec. 1, 1964 to 1972. Pay¬ the cost of printing of the bonds, able from unlimited taxes at the and delivery of the bonds will County Treasurer's, office. Bidders be made as soon as bid is accepted may bid for a different rate of in¬ and bonds printed. Enclose a terest in a multiple of y4 of 1%. certified check for $1,045, payable Interest J-D.- The approving opin¬ to the Board of Education. ion of Peck, Shaffer & Williams, (These are the> bonds origin¬ of Cincinnati, will be furnished to the successful bidder without costr ally offered on Jan. 6, the sale of approving opinion of Reed, Hoyt which was postponed.); Washburn,* of New York City,. // I ? These are the bonds authorized at will be -furnished the purchaser. the general election on Nov. 2, Columbus City Sch. Dist., Ohio Enclose a certified check for $1,1948. Enclose a certified check or B o n d Sale The $1,200,000 440, payable to the State Treas¬ bond for 1% of the bonds bid for, building bonds offered Jan. 18—v. urer."',';; //*';:;• ///// payable to the Board of County 169, p. 154—were>awarded to a Commissioners. ; ' ■, »'/" syndicate composed of the Harris Trust & Savings Bank, First Na¬ Buckskin Valley Village Sch. Dist. Baughtnan Local School District tional Bank, both of Chicago, First (P. O. South Salem), Ohio (f, O. Marshallville), Ohio of Michigan Corp., of New York, Bond Sale—The $40,000 school Bond Offering—T. H. Rogers, Milwaukee Co., of Milwaukee, and addition and equipment bonds of¬ Clerk of the Board of Education, Martin, Burns & Corbett, of Chi¬ fered on Jan. 18—v. 169, p. 154— will receive sealed bids until noon cago, as 13/4s, at a price of 100.35, were awarded to J. A. White & (EST) on Feb. 10 for the purchase — basis a Cincinnati, as 2V2s, at a of $48,000- 3% school addition price of 102.03, a basis of about construction and equipment bonds. 2.27%. The bonds are dated Jan. Dated Jan. 15, 1949. Denomination Co., of J, 1949 and mature on April 1 and Oct. 1 from 1950 to 1969 inclusive. bid of 100.96 for 2y2s by Field, Richards & ' Second high made was Co- Berlin Local School District (P. O. Center), Ohio Berlin rv Bond Offering—Lindley Vick- Clerk of the Board of Edu¬ cation, will receive sealed bids until 7 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 8 for the purchase of $7,500 3% con¬ struction and equipment coupon ers, on Nov. the — R. S. Minger, Board of Education, will receive sealed bids until 7:30 June and $2,000 Dec., 15 1964, $1,000 June and Dec. 15, 1965 1968, $1,000 June and $2,000 Dec. 15, 1969 and $1,000 June and Dec. 1, 1970 and 1971. Bidders may bid for a different rate of interest in a multiple of V4 of 1%. on Feb. 9 for the pur¬ $145,000 3% school addi¬ tion building bonds. Dated March $1,000 (EST) p.m. chase of 1, 1949. Denomination $1,000. Due Oct. and 1, follows: $6,000 in 1950 as 1951, $7,000 in 1952, $6,000 in 1953 to supervision of Peck, Shaffer & Williams, of Cincinnati, whose approving ppinibn will be fur¬ may of National bonds Bank, were -au¬ general election 2, 1948, and are payable unlimited from script Offering of the interest rate the at Bond taxes. A tran¬ of proceedings evidencing legality thereof and the Interest These J-D. bonds were on nished without bonds Enclose cost. certified check bid bidder successful the to for bond a or of the payable for, 1% to the Board of Education. Chillicothe City School District, Ohio 1962, $6,000 in 1963 and 1964, $7,in 1965, $6,000 in 1966 and 1967, $7,000 in 1968, $6,000 in 1969 and 1970, $7,000 in 1971, and $6,000 1972. Bidders may bid for a in different rate of interest in of the Board of Trustees, will receive bids until 2:30 p.m. (EST) Feb. 5 for the purchase of $20,- on 000 5% fire apparatus bonds. 1, 1949. Denomination Dated Feb. $1,000. 1959. tiple y4 of Enclose of Interest J-D. certified check for a 1%. $100, payable to the Board of Township Trustees. (These Feb. the bonds offered are 24, were 1948, for which mul¬ a on bids no accepted.) ' Hudson Township (P. Ofr:--'U Hudson), Ohio Bond Offering Chairman the of J. Foltz, of P. — Trus¬ Board til 7:30 for p.m. (EST) purchase of the un¬ Jan. on 24 $15,000 4% equipment (purchase bonds. Dated Jan. 15, 1949. Denomination $1,000. Due $1,000 June and $2,000 Dec. 1, 1950 to 1954. Bidders may fire bid for in multiple of y4 of 1%. a These at the election general 2, 1948. Enclose for $100, ship. Kirtland * Nov. on certified check a payable to the Town¬ Twp. (P. O. R.D. No. 2 Willoughby), Ohio Bond Sale The $10,000 fire apparatus bonds offered Jan. 17 169, v. — 55—were p. awarded Sutherland & Dated Nov. on Jan. from 1 to Co., of To¬ 1, 1949. 1950 to Due 1954 in¬ tified check for 1% of the amount (EST) of bonds District. the These offered' bids offered, payable to awarded to ; the are Jan. on bonds originally 13, for which no tion $1,000. Dec. June accepted. were on $1,506,000 3% building bonds. Dated Feb. 15, 1949. Denomina¬ a Bidders \ (P. .'Bond O. School District Local Boardman Youngstown), Ohio Offering Clerk-Treasurer — of M. C. the of Education, will receive sealed bids 'until 7 pmi. (EST) on Feb. 9 for the purchase of $517,000 2% con¬ struction bonds. Dated coupon bid for may interest of different a multiple a of ceedings authorizing the issuance of these under- bonds the have been supervision of taken Peck, Cincinnati, approving opinion will be Shaffer & Williams, of whose furnished der without Dec/1, 1950 to 1960, and $11,000 election bonds the to March 1, 1949. Denomination $1,000. Due $10,000 June and $11,000 cost. authorized on Nov. 4, June and Dec. 1, certified check ders may the bonds bid 1961 to 1973. Bid¬ bid for a different iate of interest in a multiple of x/4 of 1%., The bonds are supported by an unlimited tax. Principal and interest (J-D) payable at the Ma¬ honing National Bank, Youngs¬ town. The purchaser shall furnish at his expense the printed bonds. The proceedings looking to the is¬ in Interest J-D.'The pro¬ y4 of 1%.- Simon, Board rate or successful These at the bid¬ are the as Braun, Bosworth & 2s, at a price of 100.91 price of 100.90. Lodi Local - until will portation bond for 1% of Board of Education. Cleves-North Bend Local Sch. Dist. (P. O. North Bend), Ohio Bond Sale Details—The $400,000 gymnasium construction bonds purchased by Weil, Roth & Irv¬ The $55,000 trans¬ system /• offered bonds Jan. 154—were awarded improvement 14—v. 169,'p. to the Provi¬ dent Savings Bank & Trust Co., of Cincinnati, as 2s, at a price of par. Dqted Dec. 1, 1948. Due on Dec. 1 from 1950 second to 1954 inclusive. highest bidder Sutherland & was The Ryan, Co., for 21/4s, at a price of 100.34. Forest-Jackson Local Sch. Dist. receive sealed bids Bond Sale—The $270,000 build¬ ing bonds offered Jan. 14—v. 169, 55 — were awarded Bosworth & Co., Inc., as price of taken of these under supervision & Dempsey, of of the State, 101.80, a to Braun, 21/4s, at basis of a about 6, 1948. payable at the Bank, Lodi, debt being payable from an charges ad valorem tax. Loader, Dist., Clerk of Charles F. — the Board 'of Education, will receive sealed bids until noon (EST) on Feb. 2 for the purchase of $120,000 3% school addition and improvement bonds. Dated April 1, 1949. Denomination $1,000. Due $3,000 April and Oct. 1, 1950 to 1969. Bidders may bid for different rate of interest in a multiple of y4 of 1%.' Interest A-O. These are the bonds, au¬ a thorized at the general election on Nov. 2, 1948. Enclose a certified check or. bid bond for $1,200, pay¬ able to the Board of Education. . New Bedford Local Sch. Dist. (P. O. Route 3, Fresno), Ohio' Bond will Offering—Ira A. ScheetZj. of the Board of receive Education, sealed bids until noon (EST) on Jan. 28 for the purchase of $19,500 23/4% school addition and improvement bonds. 1, as follows: $1,000 in 1950 to 1955, and $1,500 in 1956 to 1964. Bidders may bid for a different rate of interest in of 1%, (M-N), a multiple of % These bonds were authorized at the general election held Nov. on certified 2, che>ck 1948. for Enclose a $195, payable v Newton ., Falls, Ohio V Bond Sale—The $175,000 village hall and fire station building- bonds offered 55 p. Jan. 17—v. 169, on awarded to were — Bosworth & Northampton Local School District (P. O. R. D. No. 2 Box 368, * Cuyahoga Falls), Ohio bonds will be sold to the highest the number of bonds bid for and the amount of bid and gross crued interest to date of These the Bond bonds authorized were The of Cincinnati, under the Sanders & Clerk of the Board of Educa¬ sen, tion, will receive sealed bids til Feb. 15 $6,000 3% which all 15 were bids payable a printing pur¬ Bonds Not to bonds. the Board ■ •;•//' of , • the received •> .; Township Local Sch. Dist. O. Mentor), Ohio Bond Sale—The $626,000 build¬ ing bonds offered Jan. 20—v. 169, awarded to of for Jan. on Sold The — district Township Local Sch. Dist. (P. O. Asheville), Ohio Bond 000 Sale Details—The construction Field, Richards & Co., and Hayden, Mil- $225,equipment and Dec. 31 to J. A. Cincinnati, as pre¬ viously noted in v. 169, p. 155— were sold as 2V2s, at a price of 102.36, a basis of about 2.27%. En¬ (P. 55—were bonds Walnut from 1, 1949 and due 1950 to 1973 on July inclusive. Willoughby Village School District, Ohio Educa- ] ■/ line on Jan. 15—v. 169, p. 55. A new offering will be made on Feb. 15. certified check for $1,500, tion. Mentor shall pay the un¬ purchase rejected the bids submitted for the $6,000 3% water line bonds offered 1 of the water Dated Jan. cost for rejected. the award made price of a Osgood Local School District, Ohio Bond Offering—Linus A. Dirk- chaser's expense. Bidder to whom is 12 & Co., for 23/4s, at a price of 100.65. been- bonds awarded supervision of White & Co., of be obtained at the may 2%s, at as have bonds Jan. 100.65, a basis of about 2.67%, Dated Jan. 1, 1949. Due on Jan. 1 from 1953 to 1966 inclusive. The second highest bidder was Pohl at election on Nov, 2, proceedings for the is¬ said $50,000 im¬ offered ac¬ delivery. Dempsey, of Cleveland, whose approving opin¬ p. The — bonds 169, p. 55—were awarded to Weil, Roth & Irving Co. of the general 1948. ion Sale provement —v. The bidder at not less than par and^ ac¬ crued interest. All bids must state close Township Local School (P. O. Grove City), Dec. on State unlimited bonds have been the Act adopted 2.06%_^Dated Jan. 1, 1949. Due on District Bond bonds will be Dec. 1, from 1950 to 1969 inclusive. Franklin multiple of J/4 of 1%. authority of the resolution of the Board of Edu¬ Squire, ing Co., of Cincinnati, as previous¬ Ohio ly noted in v. 168, p. 2594, were Bond Sale Details—The $280,sold as 2V2S, at a price of 102.41, a Squire, Sanders of basis of about 2.28%. Second high¬ 000 building bonds awarded to Cleveland, whose approving opin¬ est bidder was Field, Richards & Fahey, Clark & Co., of Cleveland, ion may be obtained by the pur¬ Co., for 2V2s, at a price of 101.79. as previously noted in v. 169, p. 55 suance a taken (P. O. Forest), Ohio n. a Uniform suance a for, payable to the — Offering noon Lodi Euclid, Ohio Sale Sch. Ohio ■, cation, The Bond Blanchard Local Bond Clerk of the Board of Edu¬ man, 2, 1948.) // Mt. '* • School District, Ohio Bond Offering—C. H. Leather- cation general 1947. Enclose authorized at 1949 to 1968 inclusive. basis of about 1.82%. Dated Feb the general election held on Nov. Due $34,000 June and 15, 1950 to 1966, and $35,000 and Dec. 15, 1967 to 1971. were purchased Braun, Co., Inc., and Ryan, Sutherland & Co., both of Toledo, 1, 1949. Due on Oct. 1, from 1950 jointly, as 2y2s, at a price of 101,to 1974 inclusive. The seconc 353, a basis of about 2.31%. The highest bidder was Halsey, Stuart bonds are dated Jan. 1, 1949 and & Co., and First Cleveland Corp mature on May 1 and Nov. 1 from Cleveland, jointly, for 2s, at 1950 to 1964 inclusive. Co., Inc., and under and in accordance with (These bonds Feb. 2 for the purchase of the $1,500, payable to the Board of Ohio Details—The $75,000 plant improve¬ power mortgage revenue by Nelson, Browning & Co., as 3y4s, at a price of 96.50, as previously noted in v. 169, p. 155, are due on Oct. 1 from. Donds - Sale—The $400,000 build and improvement bonds of¬ fered Jan, 17—v. 169, p. 155—were Education. check Sale ment,'second Lakewood, Ohio Bond ing will receive sealed bids until noon for 2.28%. 1, 1949. Due on Nov.* 1950 to 1969 inclusive. to the Board of Education. successful cer¬ Cleveland, price of Dated March 1, 1949. Denomina¬ tions $1,000 and $500. Due Nov. Issued under the a a about Montpelier, Clerk the bonds authorized are terest in Enclose of Jan. Bond different rate of interest a cation. bidder. of at 53 . tees, will receive sealed bids the expense of the Board of Edu¬ certified basis a municipal Bidders may bid for a dif¬ rate of interest in a mul¬ ferent Bond Offering-/Leona M. Hess, Clerk of the Board of Education, a both 2y2s, as from Due $2,000 Dec. 1, 1950 to (EST) on Feb. 16 for tiple oi y4 of 1%. Interest A-O. the purchase of $150,000 3% build¬ The proceedings for the issuance ing and equipment bonds. Dated of said bonds have been taken un¬ Jan. 1, 1949. >• Interest A-O. De¬ der the supervision of Squire, nomination $1,000. Due Oct. 1, as Sanders & Dempsey, of Cleveland, follows: $8,000 in 1950 to 1959, and whose approving opinion and the $7,000 in 1960 to 1969. Bidders printed bonds will be furnished at may bid for a different rate of in¬ Enclose Co., Dated 1 sealed printed bonds will be, furnished promptly. Bond attorney's opin¬ ion at option and expense of the . 1 Qlerk Township ? Clerk and Dec. clusive. bonds have been taken under the These thorized Local School District (P. O. 19S9 Grafton Road, Elyria), Ohio bid Bidders Farmers' Canfield, East Carlisle 1, 1949 & er jointly, 102.07, R. ledo. 000 June and Dec. 15,1960 to 1963, to June 1 on Ryan, 000 different the Feb. 1 from Nov. 2, 1948. The proceedings authorizing the issuance of these fp a multiple of Va of \%. Prin¬ cipal ' and interest (J-D) payable at on 1951 to 1970 inclusive. . $2,000 Dec. 15, 1959, $1,- Due 1, 1949. Dated in 1950 to 1955, and 1, 1949. De¬ Due Dec. 1, as $500. $1,500 in 1956. a : Dec. 15, .1955 to 1958, $1,000 June and 2.71%. authorized at the general election Jan. follows: $1,000 for and about of 1955, $7,000 in 1956, $6,000 in 1957 and 1958, $7,000 in 1959, $6,000 in 1960 and 1961, $7,000 in Dated bonds. nomination $1,000. Due $1,000 June and Dec. 15, 1950 to 1953, $1,000 June and $2,000 Dec. 15, 1954, $1,000 June Feb. Jan. Township (P. O. Clinton, D. No. 1), Ohio Bond Offering — Merle R. - Stump, for one Nov. 1, 19,50, $5,000 May and Nov. of dated are Franklin Dated Jan. $1,000, 2y4s, at a price of basis of about 2.18%. a bonds as from 1950 to 1970 inclusive. in¬ Interest M-N. Denomination 100.636, The (425) sold noon not to exceed 4% building bonds. 15, 1949. Rate Bond Offering—Howard Frazee, Clerk $2,000 in 1956 to 1963. of 1951 to 1954 and $5,000 May and $6,000 Nov. 1, 1955 to 1959. ' Dated Board 1, County (P. O. Georgetown), Ohio / follows: $2,000 as and mature of $104,500 berg, Secretary of the Board of Education, will receive sealed bids until 7:30 p.m. (CST) on Jan. 28 for the Offering—W. A. Thomas, of the (EST) on Feb. 3 for the purchase (P. O. Poplar Grove), Ohio Bond CHRONICLE Township Local Sch. Dist. R. R. 11, Box 148, Cincinnati), Ohio Bond District School FINANCIAL (P. O. t County Community Consol¬ idated & —were the above to $2,000 Dec. 1, 1951 to 1965. ' in 1951 to Colerain Clerk Jan. 25 for the on COMMERCIAL THE Number 4771 Bond Sale—The $40,000 joint junior high school bonds offered Jan. 17—v. awarded 169, p. 55—were to Ryan, Sutherland & Co., of Toledo, as 21/4s, at a price of 100.94, a Dated Jan. 1, from basis of about 2.08%. 1, 1949. 1950 to Due 1959 on Nov. inclusive. 54 The COMMERCIAL THE (426) bidder highest second Guthrie School District, Okla. VSale—The $214,000 school was First Cleveland Corp.,- Cleveland, price of 101.15. > » - FINANCIAL Medford, m CHRONICLE of Ore. Bond Offering—J. R. > Bond ■i & if Woodford, City Recorder, will receive sealed thorizing National Bank & Trust Co.; and C. Edgar (P. O. Willoughby), Ohio Honnold, both of Oklahoma City, Bond Sale—The $695,000 bonds jointly, as - previously noted in offered Jan. 17—v. 169, p. 55— v. 169, p. 455—were sold at a were awarded to Seasongood & price of par, a net interest cost of Mayer, of Cincinnati, as follows: bids until 7:30 p.m. (PST) on Feb. 1 for the purchase of $75,000 not have by purchased Willoughby Twp. Local Sch. Dist. about 2.29%, $655,000 junior high struction bonds, price of 101.60, about 2.34%. school con¬ as 2%s, at a a basis of Due 40,000 40,000 junior high school equip¬ ment bonds, as 2V4S, at a price of 100.60, basis a Due of 2V4S. 50,000 about 2V2S. 64,000 Offering—Angeline Mos- 2V4s. Bond bonds for authorized were election general 1948. Enclose on tli, of Education, certified a ' ' ' — The $130,000 stadium construction bonds, scheduled for Jan. 29, has been cancelled. Zanesville City Sch. Dist., Offering Ohio Charles — M. Bartley, Clerk of the Board of Education, will receive sealed bids until noon (EST) on Feb. 11 for the "purchase of $2,775,000 3% building (bonds. Dated March 1, Denomination $1,000. 1, multiple of a terest M-N. xk of 1%. In¬ The approving opin¬ ion of Squire. Sanders & Demp- of Cleveland, and the printed be furnished by the sey, bonds will Board at its expense. the These bonds authorized eral election close a from $10,000 from are at the gen¬ Nov. 2, 1948. En¬ on certified vchack sior $30,000, of 1949 in 1959 or follows: - - ~ If called of about dated 1.38%. Feb. The thereof 15, 1949 and ma¬ not to exceed 3%) of redemption to (but the from Feb. 15 from 1950 to 1960 on • •' '• 1 '■ . 1 date bonds called of the date due ~ Bond Offering — Edgar Waites, Secretary of the Board of School for any one 1, 1948. maturity and no more three than 3,500 streets and drains bonds. I,/ Commissioners, will receive sealed All the' .bonds! j^eidated Nov. bids until 5 p.m. (EST) oji Feb. 8 entire the for rates issue. The City will furnish with¬ out cost the approving opinion Of for the purchase of $103,000 2V2% Wood, school, unlimited York King & Dawson, of NeW City; as well as the corcibonds;:^ Dated June 1, 1948. De¬ pleted bonds. Enclose a certified No. 45 nomination $1,000. Due June 1, as or cashier's check for $90,000, pay¬ Ramona St., Portland .6), follows: $45,000 in 1961; $55,000 irj able to the Knoxville Utilities A'i,';: Oregon 1962^ahd $3,000 ill 1963. Payable Board. Bond Sale—The $169,000 school in New York, general obligations. bonds offered Jan. 14-^-v. .169, Madison County (P. O. ¬ Interest J-D. All coupons matur¬ 155—were awarded to the United Jackson, Tenn. ing prior to the date of sale will be .. « Multnomah in Vjl . County School District {P. O. 13316 S. E. tax, coupon . States National Bank, of Portland. Dated Jan. from 1950 next 1949. 1, Due Jan. .1 1964 inclusive. to highest bidder National The the First was Bank, Portland. Bond bf the of Supervisors, will receive bids until 6 p.m. (EST) on for the purchase of $9,000 exceed 3% interest general sealed Feb. in Offering—Mildred A. Mai Secretary--Treasurer Board 1960, 1961 or 1962, iy2 %. If called in 1963, 1964 or 1965, 1%. If called 2 not to obligation bonds. Jan. to - Dated Jan. 15, Denomination $1,000. 1949. 15, . Due follows: $2,000 in 1950 as 1953, and ^ $1,000 in to of date auction 1 Purchasers unqual¬ delivery. Offering an at 2 issue 1954. The Dated Feb. approving opinion of Reed, Hoyt & Washburn, of New York City, and Colin S. Monteith, Jr., of Columbia. A certified check, payable to the Board, or cash for $2,060, must accompany each bid. Certificate ceive — Treasurer, sealed until bids bid of 1967,. and and 1966 be must 1%, more and in sidered multiple of specify interest, shall of rate one which, shall a.m. a bid no than issue; and apply to the entire bid will be con¬ no for less all than of the other bonds of things (EST) on Feb. 8 for the purchase of $5,000,000 state highway certifi¬ cates of• indebtedness. in $100,000 in 1968. All interest rates Jeff B. will' re-* 11 1, 1949. Denomination Feb. 1, as follows: Due $200,000 (State of) Offering State Feb. on not to ex¬ interest highway bonds. $1,000. . Bates, (CST) p.m. of $500,000 ceed 3% South Carolina August Wilde,' — County Judge, will sell at public will be required to pay ac¬ crued interest from Dec. 1, 1948, ders ified Dallas Township (P. O. R. D. No. # Pallas), Pa. jor, Bond detached and destroyed, and bid¬ will be furnished with the PENNSYLVANIA in 1966, 1967 or 1968, y2%. Notice of redemption shall be given not less than 30 days in advance by publication in a financial news¬ paper or journal in New York, and by registered mail to the holder? of registered bonds to be redeemed. Principal and interest payable at the office of the Trus¬ tee in Oklahoma City, or at the -option of the holder at -the* Manu¬ facturers Trust Co., New York City. Registerable .as to principal. - , $5,000 water system bonis. 1964, $70,000 in 1966, $74,000 in 2%. basis are 1 in in in Til in 1965, $72,000 in 1967, $75,000 in 1968, and $77,000 in 1969. Bonds maturing from 1955 to 1969, are callable for re¬ demption in inverse order of their serial numbers at the option of the Board of Regents on March 1, 1951, and on any interest payment date thereafter, at the principal amount plus premium equal to the follow¬ ing percentages of principal amount: If called in 1951., 1952 or 1953,-3%. If called in 19.54, 1955 or 1956, 21/2%- If called in 1957, 1958 1963," $260,000 in 1964, $270,000 in , Sale—The t $68,000 bonds, payable to the Bor¬ / ;I : inclusive. Second high bid of for redemption. Principal and in¬ $8,500 general 100.44 for 1 Vz s was made by A. terest (F-A) .payable at the Guar¬ obligation bonds offered on Jan. Webster Dougherty & Co.;"" V:" f 'i'.lj i\K'; anty Trust Co., New York City. 18—v. 169; p. 251—were awarded Registerable as to principal only. SOUTH CAROLINA to the First -National Bank of Bidders shall name a rate or rates Portland, as 3%s, at a price of Richland County School District of interest in a multiple of y4 Of 100.15, a (basis of about ;;.71%, as No. 1 (P. O. Columbia), S. C. 1 % with no more than one rate $1,000. Due March 1, as fol¬ lows: $45 000 in 1950, $46,000 in 1963, 1959, $235,000 in 1960, $240,000 in 1961, $245,000 in 1962, $255,000 i'n Moro, Ore. tion 1951, $47,000 in 1952, $49,000 1953, $50,000 in 1954, $52,000 1955, $53,000 in 1956, $55,000 1957, $57,000 in 1958, $58,000 1959, $60,000 in I960, $62,000 1961, $64,000 in 1962, $66,000 $25,000 in 1956 to 1958, $225,000 in 1965, $275,000 in 1966, $285,000 in 1967, $290,000 in 1968, and $305,000 Township School District in 1969. Bonds maturing in 1955 (p. o. Paoii), Pa. to 1969, shall be redeemable :in Bond Sale—The $89,000 gen¬ whole or in part at the City's eral obligation improvement option in inverse numerical order bonds offered Jan. 17—v. 169, p. on Feb. 1, 1954, or on any interest 155—were awarded to Schmidt, payment date thereafter, at par Poole & Co., and Aspen, Robinson and accrued interest to date of & Co., both of Philadelphia, joint¬ redemption, plus a premium of 14 ly, as lV2s, at a price of 100.68, a of 1% for each year, or fraction bonds ture Bond bonds. coupon a treasurer's or Williston certified a of series A-1949, coupon bond?. Denomination $1,000. Due Feb. as follows: $10,000 in 1952 to 1955, of the face amount ough Treasurer, of $3,000,000 not to electric rev¬ 5%' interest enue, the 1949. Denomina¬ 1, check for 2% of the payable to the $1,500, cashier's certified, exceed the issuance thereof approved by the De¬ been partment of Internal Affairs the Commonwealth. Enclose storm City, of the Board of receive sealed bids March for check (CST) on Feb. 9 for purchase of $1,200,000 stadium Dated Enclose Portland. inclusive. a.m. revenue Due 1950 to 1964, and $65,000 May and $70,000 Nov. 1, 1965 to 1969. Bidders may bid for a different rate of interest $70,000 May and Nov. in Due 1972 Secretary the 2, check 1 ; Bond Offering Cancelled 1949. $10,000 Offering—Emil R. Kraet- until 11 at Nov. $1,000, payable to the Board Bond to Regents, will (EST) on Jan. 29 for the purchase of $130,000 3% stadium construction bonds. Dated Feb. 1, 1949. Denomination $1,085, one for $885. Due Sept. 1, as follows: $5,425 in 1950 to 1972, and $5,225 in 1973. Principal and interest (M-S) payable at the Community Savings Bank, Yorkville. Bidders may bid for a different rate of interest in a multiple of Va of 1%. noon the Due University of Oklahoma (P. O. Norman), Okla. Dist., Ohio kel, Clerk of the Board of Educa¬ tion, will receive sealed bids until These from 1, 1949. Yorkville Local Sch. Bond $10,000 1962 to 1966 inclusive. on 1967 Dated Jan. Due 1958 to 1961 inclusive. Nov. 1 from 1950 to 1959 inclusive. 2.14%, Due $10,000 from 1955 to 1957 inclusive. from 1950 to 1969 inclusive. interest 4% series B bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1949. Denomination $1,000. Due Jan. 1, as follows: $3,000 in 1951 to 1958, $4,000 in 1959 to 1967, and $5,000 in 1968 to 1970. Principal and interest (J-J) payable at the City Treasurer's office. Each bid shall be accompanied by a tabula¬ tion of the bidder showing cost of money to the City under the bid. The bonds will be sold subject to the approving opinion of Winfree, McCulloch, Shuler & Sayre, of from $10,000 Due exceed sewer, 1952 to 1954 inclusive. 30,000 2s. Nov. 1 on to follows: v as 2V4S. $30,000 First the the purchase charge to the purchaser, only after the proceedings au^- and building and repair of 1949 bonds for 2^s, at a Monday, January 24, 1949 being equal, preference given to the bid of par and will be Dated Feb. said issue. All accrued interest, or better, which 15, 1949. Denomination $1;Q00. on Jan. 15 specifies, the lowest coupon ihDue Feb. 15, as follows: $50,000 in lerestyate. Principal and interest July 15/of any year after 1951 and 1952, $200,000 in 1953 Jan. US, 1050,; Rate qf.interest (.to(F-A) payable at the 'Chemical and 1954, $300,000 in 1955 to 1957; be in# multiple of of T%. In¬ Bank & Tii it #0., New-Yoric <City, terest J-J. No bid, combining two $2,000,000 in 1958, and $1,600,000 The approving opinion of Chap¬ In 1959. Bidders are invited to bonds will be callable and different rates wijl be .considered man & Cutler, .of Chicago, wtooh name the rate - .pf interest which bonds will: be-aold 4o r tbei toe•: certificates are*to. bear in a opinion Will be -.urnished to the highest responsible JWdder pro¬ Bids should consist of an offer to mqltiple nt 34 ox 1/10 ni !•%, land aue^sfqll; hWte aX the expense vided such bid i§ not less ten par purchase all of the bonds .at not must; be the same tor all of the of the County. The purchaser OKLAHOMA : and,accrued interest.Registeredin less than par and accrued interest certificates hid for. Principal and tell furnish the printed bonds M the name of the holders as to prin-{ Bethany School District, Ohio. '< at a single interest rate expressed : the Btatej his own expense. A Certified check Enclose a eertifiedf M Offering—Merlin C. Mar¬ in a multiple of % or 1/10 of 1%, dpal only. payable to the Board of Education. ■////!;.. /: -v ■ , i The . tin, Clerk of the Board of Educa¬ and expressed also An terms of tion, will receive sealed bids until total interest cost to the Board of 7:30 p.m. (CST) pn Jan. 27 tor the Regents, assuming payment of all purchase of $38,000 not to exceed bonds at maturity. > , ; ; ; , 5% interest site acquisition, build¬ Approving opinion of Chapman ing and equipment bonds. Due & Cutler, of Chicago,; and ap¬ $5,000 in 1952 -to 1958, and $3,000 proval of the Attorney General of in 1959. The bonds will be sold the State will be furnished with¬ to the bidder offering out rate the bonds. The Board of the lowest and agreeing to of interest expense will to the purchaser of Regents furnish all the election held on Dec. 14, 1948. Each bidder shall submit with his 9 sum in cash or its equiva¬ / pital construction Jan. 18 were bonds No. Securities Co. of Kansas, of Wich¬ ita, City National Bank & Trust Co. and the Commerce Trust Co., both of Kansas City, jointly. 24 for the n.m. (CST) $16,000 36,300 $1,000 in 1952 to 1963. Due The bonds ing the lowest rate of interest and aggreeing to interest. r>~" oar and accrued Each bidder shall submit with his bid equivalent a sum 1 in cash to 2% amount of his bid. or of its the 18 — school v. 169, Due to 3V4s. on March on March 1962 inclusive. Due 1954 to March 1, 1953 inclusive. 1 1, 1949. interest. - - - • Clatskanie), v $255,000 school bonds purchased by a syn¬ dicate headed Portland, v. 169. price of by Blyth & Co., of for $129,000 3%s, a Pa. Bond Sale Details—The $37,000 at a price of 100.46, as previously in v. 168, p. .2059—are due noted on Dec. 2, from 1952 to 1957 in¬ clusive.. . ...V '. • •• • , obligation bonds offered Jan. 12— v. 169, p. 155—were awarded to the Allison-Williams Co., of, Minneapolis, par. 3V4S, and previously noted 155—were sold at $126,000 as p. par. as l8/4s, at garbage price of Bprt bonds. 1 follows: disposal facilities improvement V. a 000 in 1056-to 1969. 200,000 Improvement bonds. Due $10,000 March 1, 1950 to 1909/ 535,000 Memphis Harbor. and Sale consisted of: $5,000 : ■ bonds. to 1950 from Due 1966, on 1954 in¬ clusive. 1979. 400,000 1, " Bend Offering Borough — H. B. will Secretary, creed, receive realed bids until 8 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 2 for the purchase of $80,000 pon Dated bonds. Feb. 1, cou¬ 1949. Denomination $1,000. Due $8,000 Feb. Ore. Bond Sale Details—The in v Aug. 12, \ • improvement and equipment Columbia County Union High School District No. S (P. O. shall be sold to the bidder offer¬ $300.00D":improyern«nt bonds. Due $10,000 March. 1,1950 ,to 197^. 1,346,000 " S t r e e t Improvement SOUTH OAKOTA1 and Grade Separation bondS. • j Due March 1, as^ohows: $68,Chamberlain, S. Dak#. ■ t .000* in 1950 to 1065, and $67,Bond :&ale~-The $22,000 general Jan. 1950 from purchase of $12,000 fire truck and eaujpment bonds. Jan. 3y2s. Dated Jan. the'.County of Treasurer,'is required. -1% of the amount bid 'for,, pay¬ ab. 1.10%, able to the State Treasurer. Philadelphia, Co., follows: from on opinion - ' Quakertown, .Offering — Alta Hunter, Clerk, will receive sealed the ' school bonds purchased by Stroud & Co., of Philadelphia, as 33/4S,! Co. of Portland, at a price of par, Bond bids until 7:30 offered i 251—were awarded to Blyth & p. Comanche, Okla. Town Oregon $52,300 Sale—The Bond as v. Olyphant Schocl District, County Cons. Sch. Dist. 17-C (P. O. Corvallis), * bonds Purchasers will he- for $5,000, "payable to with furnished 300,000 notes to the Girard Trust DREGON hos¬ offered at any State agency or in New York. - Benton awarded to the First pro-, 1949:* Lawtpn), Okla., $659,000 Sale—The Treasury, - Dated Feb. 1, 1949. Due lent equal to 2% of the amount of the bid. Bond Legal f r I Reed, Hoyt & Washburn, of Newt y- >' . York, - that the certificates ard >": V.4 • -^Memphis; Tenn. A >• valid v obligations:; of < the State; r Bond Offering -L F; T. Tobey,Such opinion to be paid for by the City- Comptroller, will recqivp Delivery in Columbia sealed $666,000 notes to the Chemical- purchaser. bids_uqtil 2^:30 "p.m. fCST) Bank .& Trust Co;, New York; or- New York, at the option of the on Feb. 15 for the purchase of $4y-* : and Associates, at 1,12% in-' purchaser. Enclose a certified, or cashier's or treasurer's check for 561,000-bonds, divided as follow^:. terest. $24,000. Comanche County (P. O. check for McKeespprf Hp using A uthority, Pa. Note Sale — The $966,000 TQth series notes were awarded-as ToU lows.:.. * - .ceedings and will pay, for the printing of the bonds. Enclose a certified or cashier's check for bid treasurer's : also par and accrued interest. These bonds were authorized at or. $1,000, payable to the Township, , pay - cashier's f renovation Hall City 17,000 v 250,000 bonds The are dated 1949. The next highest Kalman & Jan..,, 15, bidder Co., for 2s, at a name 1950 to 1959. tiples of received % of 1%.' for the entire, end. favorable Elliott & ooinicn of TownsMunson. of Phila¬ delphia, and will be delivered free John \ "Bond son, Board, will until 10 a.m. of receive the 1, fol¬ as John Gaston Maternity Ward bonds. Due March JKnoxville, Tenn. Chairman Hospital March $10,000 in 1950 to 1969, $5,000 in 1970 to 1979. I 640,000 Offering—Jo' H. Gaston Due follows: issue. These bonds -are issued subject to the and TENNESSEE Bids will be 1950 lows: price of 100.33. the rate of interest in mul¬ follows: "$14,000 in bonds. was Bidders to 1, . 1959, and $13,000 in 1960 to 1979. • ' /•/--•'" vr > 1956 inclusive. to as and $15,000 In:11967 to / ^ ; M < ; Park bonds. Due. March to 1 from 1950 Due Jan. bonds. Due Mafdh 1, as in 1050 to $20,000 v Ander¬ Utilities sealed • $25,000 and 1979. . / $20,000 in 1, 1950 in as to 1958 to ■: ■. 300,000 Memphis Municipal Air^ port bids (EST) on Feb. 15 for 1957, - - bonds. Due March 1, 1950 to 1979.. $10,000 : I ; - COMMERCIAL THE Number 4771 169 Volume (427) CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & 000. Due $25,000 Securities Corp., Goldman, Sachs designated by the Dewar, Robertson & Pancoast, of & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fena certified or San Antonio, at a price of par, as ner & Beane, Estabrook & Co., cashier's check for 2% of the face follows: R. W. Pressprich & Co., Hallvalue of the bonds bid for, payable $150,000 2%s. Due on Feb. 15, from 1969, and $19,000 in 1970 to garten & Co.. Eastman, Dillon & 1950 to 1959, incl. to the city. ' -1979. Co., White, Weld & Co., Otis & 250,000 31/4S. Due on Feb. 15, from Eagle Pass, Texas Dated March 1, 1949. Denomi¬ Co., Gregory & Son, Geo. B. Gib1960 to 1969, incl. Bonds Sold—An issue of $420,bonds & Co., Inc., R. S. Dickson nation $1,000. Principal and in¬ Dated Nov. 15, 1948. Denomina¬ & Co., all of New York, Stroud & terest payable at the: Union 000 4% water works system reve¬ tion $1,000. Principal and interest Planters National Bank & Trust nue bonds has been sold to Dewar, Co., of Philadelphia, Milwaukee & Pancoast, and (F-A) payable at the First State Co., of Milwaukee, Piper, Jaffray Co., Memphis, or at the Chemical Robertson Bank, Uvalde. Legality approved & Bank & Trust Co., New York City. Rauscher, Pierce & Co., both of Hopwood, of Minneapolis, Detby Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago. mer & •Bidders shall name the rate of in¬ San Antonio, jointly, at. a price of Co., of Chicago, F. S. par. Smithers & terest in a multiple of 1/10 or Va Co., of New York, UTAH of 1%. George K. Baum & Co., Barret, Houston Indep. Sch. Dist., Texas Fitch & The unqualified approving opin¬ Co., of Kansas City, Salt Lake City Sch. Dist., Utah Bond Offering — H. L. Mills, ion of Wood, King & Dawson, of Business Bond Sale —The $2,600,000 Jones B. Shannon & Co., of De¬ Manager, will receive ■New York City, will be furnished troit, E. M. Newton & Co., of sealed bids until 11 a.m. (CST) on building bonds offered on Jan. 18 by the City without cost to the Feb. 11 for the purchase of $9,- —v. 169, p. 156—were awarded to Boston, and Badgley, Frederick, purchaser. Enclose a certified 196,000 not to exceed 3% interest the National City Bank of New Rogers & Morford, of Seattle, as •check for 2% of the amount of school bonds. Dated March 10, York, and the Walker Bank & 2V4S, at a price of 94.87, a basis of the bonds bid for, payable to the 1949. Denomination $1,000. Due Trust Co. of Salt Lake City, joint¬ about 2.546^. at 5590,000 Department of Public Safety bonds. Due March 1, as follows: $20,000 in 1950 to ' City. I. ' •';• • ;y ■ ; , : : • 10, as follows: $384,000 in 1955 to 1958, and $383,000 in 1959 Sparta, Tenn. Bond Sale Details—The $100,000 street of right bridge and bonds of 100.01 Bidders Houston. net interest cost of about 3.31%, as 000 1, 2V2s, $200,- IVas, or a $2,200,000 1.279%, about of cost bid high Second for $200,000 and 2s, net 1949 and from 1950 to 1 Feb. on inclusive. 1961 The 1.246%. dated Feb. are National Bank, are invited to name the rate or rates of interest which the bonds are to bear (but not to submit more than three dif¬ ferent interest rates, and do not First the at or price of 100.023, a about of basis mature reflecting a bid a on a iy4s, at as J) payable at the Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., New York City, way purchased by the Temple Securities Corp., of Nashville, and associates, ly, Principal and interest (J- to 1978. bonds was syndicate composed of Kidder, Peabody & Co., Laidlaw & Co., George B. Gibbons & Co., lows: '■ V;Av/.' /■/!'•/■•:'.' split interest rate on single year's Inc., J. C. Bradford & Co., Demp$40,000 3V2s. Due on Sept. 1 from maturity), and the amount of pre¬ sey & Co., and Reinholdt & Gard1951 to 1967 inclusive.; mium, if any, which such bidder -fterT3~ •v;r 60,000 3V4S. Due on Sept. 1 from will pay addition -to par fer %he 1968 to 1971 inclusive. V WASHINGTON bonds, and award, if made, will be : •■■■'. >'•>" : -/V^ made to the bidder offering to Aberdeen, Wash. TEXAS purchase the bonds at the lowest Bond Offering — Victor Lind■. ////>•'' / v-,:. v/...'";' '/ ''X//"/ interest cost to the District, at a berg, City Clerk, will receive Bridge City Indep. Sch. Dist., price of not less than par and ac¬ sealed bids until 7:30 p.m. (PST) Texas " crued interest to the date of deliv¬ on Jan. 26 for the Bond Sale Details—The $140,000 purchase of school house bonds purchased by ery., These bonds are the balance $465,000 not to exceed 3% interest of an issue of $25,000,000, author¬ B. V. Christie & Co.; of Houston, previously noted in v. 168, p. 2171, were sold at a price of par, as fol¬ made by a _ .. ■' ■ .. ,v ized 168, p. follows: previously noted in v. as 2488, sold as were f.o.b. on Dec. 10, j from 1949 to 1958 inclusive. Due 3V4S. $45,000 1959 to 1974 inclusive. : , All the bonds dated Dec. 10, are ,1948. Dallas Texas Mayor and will receive sealed bids"* until 1:45 p.m. (CST) " on TVb. 1 for the purchase of $3,900,000 general obligation coupon bonds, divided as follows: fNhy thorized ■ on bonds These 1969. Nov. 20, 1948. Jacksonville, Texas — The $90,000 water Bonds Sold and price of par. Dated Dec. 15, 1948. Legality approved by Dumas, Hu- guenin & Boothman, of Dallas. election held Nov. 20, 1948. on on Jan. 1 construction road Street Opening and •Widening, Series No. 260 bonds. Due $32,000 Feb. 1, 1950 to 1969. /These bonds 640,000 100.00, These at Nov. 2, 1948. check the amount in Due and 1950 above any, the bonds at bonds were author¬ general election on Enclose a certified cash or which the at interest of ized 2Y4S. $150,000 premium, if bidder will purchase follows: as bonds must for the Bids specify: (a) the lowest rate of in¬ par. bid 5% for each of of the issue, authorized were tion held elec¬ the at Dec. 28, on 460,000 Street Paving, Series No. 261 bonds. Due $23,000 Feb. 1, 1950 to 1969. These /were authorized at the - tion held on Nov. 20, elec¬ These bonds were par, . , / thorized - . au- on Perryton, Texas Bond Sale Details—The $275,000 water works and sewer revenue Dec. 8, 1945. bonds purchased by the Central Denomina¬ Investment Co. of Texas, of Dal¬ tion $1,000. Principal and interest las, as previously noted in v. 169, payable at the Mercantile Nationa" p. 156, were sold at par, as follows: Bank, Dallas, or at the option of $58,000 3s. Due on Oct. 1 from 1949 the holder, at the Chase Nationa to 1958 inclusive. Bank, New York City. Register111,000 3M>s. Due on Oct. 1 from able as to principal only. Bidders Dated . election held the at are Feb. invited to 1, 1949. the rate of in¬ name terest the bonds are to bear. Split interest rate bids will be eligible, and; rates will be accepted in 1959 to The tor. city may refuse to consider a at its 1970 inclusive. 106,000 3Y4S. Due on Oct. 1 from 1971 to 1978 inclusive. a 1948. Interest A-O. Throckmorton Throckmorton), Sold—An Bonds 000 issue National First Throckmorton, of $100,- Bank of Be made to the successful bidder No. Uvalde County Uvalde), Bonds 000 road on Jan. 26. County School District 149 (P. O. Friday Harbor), Wash. Offering—Albert Bond Cott, sealed < B. bids until 10 a.m. on Jan. 24 for the purchase $64,300 not to exceed 5% inter¬ est school tified check for 5% of the of the bid. / / ' /■ : amount ' Vancouver, Wash. Bond Sale—The $450,000 sewer 19 Jan. of Seattle, 'y/X*VyC Due on 4s. and 1952. to Due on , Due bonds *.'>■ , • dated • • Feb. . : . , 1, The bonds will bonds. annual amounts. The bonds are subject to the option of re¬ demption at any time after two years from the date of their issu¬ of any or all of the bonds and accrued interest. at Bidders price pur¬ chased and the rate of interest to Enclose a certified check for 5% of the amount bid. County 156—were p. (P. bonds to Texas Sold—An issue of $400,- has been sold revenue to a 169, p. bonds offered Jan. 156—were awarded syndicate composed of Messrs. Stuart & Co., Lehman Halsey. Bros., Phelps, Fenn & Co., Union from 1 from Due on Jan. 1964 inclusive; 1949. V,".'. •/. 100.00. Crosse La County Crosse), Wis. < Sale—The $200,000 county . p. 20— to a price of 100.43, a basis 156—were awarded Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc., 169, IV4S, at about of 1949. 1959 to 1.17%. Due on July inclusive. Jan. Dated syndicate composed of the D6- as ; all of Toronto, and • Houston, Wil- loughby & Co., of Regina, is pub¬ offering $4,000,000 deben¬ / $1,800,000 3Va% refunding and improvement debentures. Due on ' Jan. 3 from 1950 to 1959 inclusive. 2,200,000 3%% refunding and and improvement sinking Due Jan. 3. fund debentures. Callable 1961. .not in part as a on whole but any interest payment date at par and ac¬ crued interest on 30 days' no¬ tice on or after Jan. 3, 1959. * Wis. Bond Offering—Frank J. Beck¬ Racine, Corp.,. Wood, Gundy & Co., A. E. Ames & Co., 1, 1, from 1950 The second / Securities minion highest bidder was the First Na¬ tional Bank, Chicago, for UAs, at price of 100.39. of) Offered— Publicly tures, divided as follows: O. building bonds offered Jan. v. A licly (P. La Bond Saskatchewan (Province Debentures as Due on April 1, in 1950 and 1951. The second high¬ est bidder was Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, as Is, at a price of SASKATCHEWAN Dated 17—v. O. to Dated Jan. 1, awarded to Robert W. Baird & Co. of Milwaukee, a Seattle, Wash. Bond Sale—The $9,000,000 mu¬ nicipal light- and power, series Due on Jan. 1 1954 inclusive. to in¬ net follows: — to be sold as Montreal, a 30,000 3%s„ 1955 Lac 99.129, cost/of 3.42%, $80,000 3s. (P. O. Fond du Lac), Wis. Bond Sale The $100,000 non¬ taxable highway improvement bonds offered Jan. 15 — v. 169, du of price a terest 1950 WISCONSIN Fond of $110,- Sold—An issue Bonds L. G. Beaubien & Co., of at ;; are QUEBEC St. David School Commission, Que. 000 school bonds has been sold to Feb. 1, 1958 on 1959. and • inclusive. 1957 109,000 l3/4s. : 1, 1951 „'/" Feb. 1 from Feb. y 250,000 IY2S. 1953 CANADA bid reflecting a 1.693%, a cost of about follows: $91,000 of Commerce Bank on and Milwaukee, of Co. National net interest as WYOMING Fremont County School District, No. 32 (P. O. Pavillion), Wyo. offered on Bond Offering Postponed—Sale v. 156 — were of the $59,800 4% building bonds, to a group, composed of originally scheduled for Feb. 4, & Stein of Seattle, Mil¬ has been postponed to Feb. 11. / — waukee the Company.y'"fy bonds 169, p. improvement multiples of $100 with no bond in excess of $1,000 and shall become due and payable in equal par . all bids. Principal and in¬ 15, 1949 and mature on March 15 (J-J) payable at the office from 1950 to 1958 inclusive. Sec¬ agent of the State in ond high bid of 100.028 for 1.35s New York City, or at the County was made by Braun, Monroe & Treasurer's office. Enclose a cer¬ in be bonds. 1948. awarded to the Continen¬ —were Is, at a price of 100.11, a basis of Van about 0.90%. The bonds are dated (PST) of Sept. 1, series, voting machine bonds of¬ fered on Jan. 18—v. 168, p. 2596 Treasurer, will re¬ April 1, 1949. County ceive LL-3 the prescribed form. The bonds be printed at the expense of the city. Delivery of the bonds Dated as of Dallas. will bidder, wil Juan the bonds shall submit bids stating the at which the bonds will be O. on at the expense of the San hospital bonds has been sold ^be paid. the to (P. Texas County 21/2S and 3s, at a price of par. Legality approved option by Dumas, Huguenin & Boothman, bid not made will be made ance Dated Oct. 1, multiple of 1/100 of 1%. The city will furnish the purchaser with the approving opinions of the At¬ torney-General of the State, anc. Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago Bid forms upon request will be made available by the City Audi¬ effort to market other 1968 inclusive. <■ . The $300,000 construction addition ($375,000 bridge construction and follows: Due from 1951 to as to of the fiscal $465,000 interest' bonds $90,000 public safety building) of¬ fered on Jan. 5 were not sold. An¬ development price of Park Island Padre — 3% 18, Dec. 1948.) Additional Sale 24 Sold—The exceed to will bids until 7:30 p.m. or any The authorized on bonds have been sold at a Sewer Improve¬ ment, Series No. 262 bonds. Due $20,000 Feb. 1,/ 1950 to 1969. were held election the at bonds 1948. Storm 400,000 bonds (These 1943. Not Bonds not Ethel Sowle, receive sealed (CST) on Jan. for the purchase of $150,000 not exceed 3% interest high school City , 1949. 1961 inclusive. Clerk, Wis. — purchase the bonds at par. tal Illinois National Bank & Trust The bonds will be sold to the best Co. of Chicago, as IV4S, at a price bidder subject to the right of the of 100.013, a basis \ of about Board of Commissioners to reject 1.247%. The bonds are dated Jan. pay¬ . 1,100,000 2V2S. Due from 1952 to Offering der will able to the City. 1951. Tomah, Bond — Bramhall of the State, in New at the option of the City, rate payable to the City Treasurer. at which the bidder will pur¬ (b) the lowest rate of interest at which the bid¬ awarded est at the expense of the City. The purchaser shall furnish the print¬ Prin¬ cipal and interest (M-S) payable at the City Treasurer's office. En¬ close a certified check for $5,000, ed bonds at his own expense. chase the bonds, or York at which such bidder will purchase the bonds (b) the low¬ and furnished to the successful bidder County (P. O. Stevenson), Wash. Offering—John C. Wach- fiscal agency holder. must obligations of the City and are be¬ ing issued subject to the approv¬ ing opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago, which opinion will be par Principal 1949. 1, (J-J) payable at the Treasurer's office or at the par, $1,250,im¬ Bonds Sold—An issue of 000 Jan. interest City Bond - Dated and bid rates multiple of % of 1%. The be the direct general will bonds terest 1969. terest and (P. O. Corpus Christi), Texas County Nueces provement bonds has been sold to to 1969. These R. K. Dunbar & Co., of San An¬ authorized at the tonio, and associates, at a price of ,-V bonds were * revenue Rauscher, of Dallas, as 3s, at a 1950 1, Feb. improvement sewer bonds have been sold to Pierce & Co., ■ . bonds shall mature City. 1954. ; 400,000 Sanitary Sewer and Sewage Disposal Plants, Series / No. 259 bonds. Due $20,000 ' years 90,000 Public Safety Building bonds. Denomination $1,000. printed at the expense of the District. Enclose a certified or f/r Due from two to five years '.„,/ from date. The last numbered cashier's check for $200,000, pay¬ bonds shall mature on Jan. 1, able to the District. held election the at au¬ were $1,000. 20 to: two from date. The last numbered The bonds will have steel engraved borders, and York from Due opinions of the Attorney-General of the State and of Wood, King & Dawson, of New Denomination bonds. Houston, will be accompan¬ Construction Bridge $375,000 March 1, 1951 to interest Denomina¬ tion $500. Due Sept. 1, "as fol¬ tei% Clerk of the Board of County lows: $3,000 in 1949 to 1954, $10,^Commissioners, will receive sealed 000 in 1955,. $15,000 in 1956 to bids until 10 a.m. on Jan 31 for ig62 and $jy 0(i0 'in 1963 Interest the purchase of $24,000 not to ex- M_s , The cit will furnish the ceed 6% interest court house con¬ executed bonds and the approving struction boupon bonds. Denomi¬ opinion of Lines, Spooner & nation $1,000. Due Jan. X-as fol¬ Quarles, of Milwaukee. Enclose a lows: $2,000 in 1952 to l954, $1,000 certified check for $1,000. / j in 1955"to i961, $2,000 in .1962 to (The issue was originally sched¬ 1964, and $1,000 in 1965 to 1969. uled for award on Jan. 17. The The bonds shall be redeemable at offering was canceled due to the their face value at any interest fact that the notice of sale failed payment date after five years to specify the maximum rate of from, the date of issue. Bidders interest.) are required to submit a bid speci¬ fying: (a) the lowest rate of'inter¬ \ Wauwatosa, Wis. est and premium, if any, above Bond Sale The $45,000 first bonds. coupon Council $2.000,000 Water Works Improve¬ ment, Series No. 258 bonds. Due $100,000 Feb. 1, 1950 to 5 June on Delivery of the bonds All a Skamania will be : Bond Offering—The election held an by the approving ied Due on Dec. 10 from ' /; 95,000 3%s. at 1947. 14, 1960. be in Enclose Jan. '■, -■:[{ ■ bank to be a bidder. 55 tion Jan. $1,000 3, 1949. Denomina¬ and $500. Principal and interest (J-J) payable in To¬ City Clerk, will receive sealed and oral bids until 2 p.m. (CST) ronto, Montreal, Saint John, Win¬ on Feb. 3 for the purchase of nipeg, Regina or Vancouver. 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