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ML 1 0 1944 MONDAY A®* ■US. ommetcial an Reg. U. S. Volume PUBLIC UTILITY - p.. 2073. a '"V.-".'''*:/;• - Total, V;-';'; Registers With SEC— ;(';.r"/.' - . incl. Bal. registration statement with the SEC for 8,440 shares of class A stock. The stock is not. to be underwritten. Company was chartered April 4. 1944. Sole promoter of the corpo¬ ration is Frank O. Omer of Kankakee, HI., who has a contract whereby the corporation has employed him to sell its securities proposed to be offered publicly. Company conducts an insurance business on the reciprocal plan. Office: 258 East Court St., Kankakee, 111. , ; corporation has moved its headquarters to Calif. The bulk of its business is in it has plants in California as well.—V. 159, p. 2073. $1,095,125 1943 $108,804 78,586 69,596 6,902 8,003 New York 3,660 2,992 New York Stock Exchange $24,838 $21,311 1,856 3,514 — (net) stock, amounting to $24,440,502 ($63.15 per share), and on the second preferred stock, series A ($7), amounting to $242,852,090 ($94.50 per share). The aggregate of the liquidation values (exclusive of dividend arrearages) for the preferred stock ($7) is $47,899,500, for the $6 pre¬ ferred stock, $38,702,565 and for the second preferred stock, series A $24,825 13,191 13,758 2,902 3,161 -accruals..;..-.,-...,.:,-;. deductions ; , (Stocks) (Bonds) Exchange Stock Exchange... Stock Chicago Stock Exchange_ _ . respectively, on the 159, p. 2074. Aluminum $10,602 - .' ■ ; v American Chain & Cable Co., The company Works; Mower manufactures a 31— Oper. A 12,345,182 Net ''A" \ ; I $4,624,454 $18,288,659 $17,074,345 (net) 3,107 ; .... 27,053 21,775 5,508 Operating Income $5,057,280 (net) 165,121 $4,618,946 $18,266,884 $17,047,292 123,578 883,062 759,878 $5,222,401 $4,742,524 $19,149,946 $17,807,170 income income Gross Net public to Int. and 1,848,061 2,112,711 506,107 542,233 deductions other 538,789 divs. $3,704,183 $14,879,556 $13,825,777 $4,680,168 : ♦Preferred $4,236,417 $17,037,235 $15,959,109 532,234 2,157,679 2,133,332 $4,141,379 Balance to pub. Exch. adjusts, on work¬ capital (net)___- ing 75,426 83,823 93,574 Dr52,222 Portion $4*089,157 ... applic. to ' ..... . Foreign Exchange Rates__i_2 Combined Condition Statement 156 of Federal 156 Reserve Banks Condition Federal Statement Reserve of Member Banks of System._-__-l_.__._-—. of company in Inc. of sub. Ainer. ' Net equity income in Of 3,690,635 14,485,374 8,779 156 Transactions New York Curb Exchange.... 135 135 135 GI "Bill of Rights".... 158 Reserve May Business Indexes..... 161 31,004 29,049 to disc. ♦Full whether ..... 1,490,095 2,248,327 491,127 exp._ 944,521 1,225,290 4,480,842 5,254,267 $2,005,222 $7,785,254 $7,250,915 $2,306,263 dividend" requirements or applicable to the respective periods balance The price of of the were, outstanding series which were surrendered $4,250,000 was retained by the of for treasury purposes. in previously funds. S. U. The bonds new secured are by first a mortgage the Shipshaw on Including the former properties of Aluminum Power Co., outstanding bonds are refunded in the operation just concluded.—V. 159, p. 2513. power plant, Ltd., whose •'.•? :r: '• ; •'v; V- "■ ' ; American Cyanamid Co.—Calco Expands Output River, from the Inter-chemical Va., the Securities Act of holders of capital stock of record on the day upon which such registration becomes effective, which is expected to be July 11, shall have the right to subscribe for capital stock (no par) to the extent of one share for each four shares held. The subscription price Is to be determined Shortly before the offering Is made. The rights to subscribe will expire on the 12th day after the date of issue of the subscription Contingent upon registration effective under the making of an offer by the company, and 1933, warrants.—V. 159, p. 2410. Chemical Corp.- -Sale of Control American Potash & Soon— , ; ,. reported that this corporation, now controlled by the Alien Property Custodian, will be offered for sale to American investors within a few weeks. The Government took over the company frdm It is the owners at the outbreak of Assistant Alien Property Custodian, enemy upon valuation a weeks an official war. sell. McNamara. Francis J. said appraisers were now working of the company's assets, and announcement would be made that within of Reports in the financial district on July 6 were that four prominent Investment banking firms—Dillon, representatives tribute American V. p. $4,450,000; accounts receivable, $13,774; interest receiv¬ able, $2,606,406; other current assets, $5,242; deferred charges (un¬ amortized debt discount and expense), $6,422,352; total, $513,934,855. 160, 2.., Potash , . . & Chemical ' Corp. shares to ; the public.— ■ Treasury bills, 387,025.65 shares of $6 preferred stock, Incl. scrip), 2,569,886 shares of $7 second pre¬ ferred stock, 2,192,638 shares of common stock, option warrants (withLiabilities—478,995 vV • shares of $7 preferred American Rolling Mill Co.—Promotion— -D. stock, Bids - * Offerings . ' Unlisted Securities Municipal Bonds For Brokers, E. has been Reichelderfer H. H. 2514. ing P. Tullis, recently who Assistant Controller, succeed¬ advanced to Controller.—V. 159, elected was ' Dealers, Institutions, Corporations Kobbe, Gearhart & Company Telephone: HAnover 2-2600 Banks, Corporations and Individuals have found an effective market place for large or small us BLOCKS of SECURITIES which DEPARTMENT 1922 NEW YORK 4, N, Y. . Bell Teletype: NX 1-573 few • FIRM Established a proposal to the :• • Read & Co., Glore, Forgan & Co.—are on the special advisory group that will help organize a sales group to dis¬ • 30 BROAD STREET , Subscribe American Machine & Metals, Inc*—Rights to < v of SPECIALIST IN qALLEN&CO. , Corp.—V. 159, p. 2185, W; MUNICIPAL v' company's 'dioxide Piney . — Calco Chemical division has acquired the titanium manufacturing facilities of the Virginia Chemical Corp.. in This unearned. FLORIDA & NEW JERSEY and taken 101.87 $9,500,000 Kuhn, Loeb & Co., Lehman Bros, and $3,721,639 $14,514,423 $13,995,277 amort. & __ earned April Building Permits. Federal Debt Limit at May 31, 1944 161 162 163 163 13,569,845 425,432 723,353 public & debt Crop Report at June l.__.. charges, taxes Balance ; , $3,974,137 other & incl. $3,690,635 $14,485,374 $13,569,845 3,965,358 Total Int. $3,965,358 Co., Inc.— income Exps. , P. subs.__ of Other i.' For. & ; same principal amount Aluminum Power Co., Ltd., of a took companies insurance investment, at "A" bonds, series 156 .... Transactions New York Stock Exchange Federal equity the $26,250,000, of amount — Dept. Store Sales in N. Y. District'for May. Net • the 29 by ".V- 162 Sales. 164 Redemption Calls & Sinking,Fund Notices. 153 Dividends Declared and Payable 153 The Course of Bank Clearings 152 Text of 478,005 Bonds outstanding series "B" bonds of Aluminum Power Co., Ltd., were surrendered for cancellation against payment therefor The ; News. 113 State and City Bond Offerings and 331,358 107,122 123,799 States United for bonds, Of cancellation. company Gross and Net Railroad Earnings (Feb.) $3,797,757 $14,963,379 $13,901,203 min. interests concluded June was the of ■ Stock and Bond Averages. Balance $26,250,000 , Auction Sales Balance — principal the in. eight of "B" interest. by holders 'A" bonds for ' Miscellaneous Features General Corporation and Investment $5,060,387 operation and series "B" U. S. currency. series the accrued ________________ 5,575,229 6,017,167 Ltd. Canada, of stock. preferred $6 '■ in United States— financing Representatives all 150 Montreal Curb Exchange 150 Toronto Stock Exchange__.__.__.148 Toronto Stock Exchange—Curb Section. 150 Over-the-Counter Markets 151 43,724,239 lease for Other '. 1,294,566 49,773,102 the of excess This consisted of the issuance of 30-year first mortgage sinking fund bonds, dated May 15, 1944, In two series: Series In the principal amount of $13,750,000, payable in Canadian payable in Montreal Stock Exchange. res. revenues... of plants oper. H,140,717 1,318,196 taxes appropriations Rent 1944—12 Mos.—1943 1V . incl. retirem't Property Co., Inc. (& Subs.)—Earns* in is and Y Co. $40,000,000 currency, ' 146 Cleveland Stock Exchange.—-—4147 Detroit Stock .Exchange......—— 147 Los Angeles Stock Exchange.—_ 147 Philadelphia Stock Exchange.*.. 148 Pittsburgh Stock Exchange... _ 148 St. Louis Stock Exchange 148 . — $18,723,765 $17,059,737 $74,078,928 $66,373,813 revenues exps., Inc.—Acquisition— 1944-^3 MOS.—1943 - Subsidiaries— Operating ■ V the business of the Pennsylvania Lawn Ps., which was started in 1877 an.', comprehensive line of lawn mowers.-—V. 159, p. ,2185, Pefiod End. Mrif. ' ; has acquired Inc., Primos, American & Foreign Power : 3,500 — —v.; 158, p. 2150,. viv $7,906 8,400 Net 'income Dividends aggregate liquidation company. 3Va l/o 146 _ _. Cincinnati Stock Exchange. .2. ($7) stock preferred Placed Privately — ,. the and —v. Page 125 136 ——140 145 145 New York Curb Exchange Baltimore the sum of the above-stated undeclared cumulative dividends $256,988,600; aggregate amount of the stated value of capital stock, inclusive of common stock, and earned surplus. Since March 31, 1944, the company declared dividends on account of arrearages of $1.75 and $1.50 a share, ■ ■;,/ Stock Exchange provision has been made in this balance sheet for undeclared 1944, on the preferred stock ($7), to $35,289,956 ($73.67V2 per share), on the $6 preferred No 2. amounting Stock and Bond Quotations Boston $26,191 income Income ■ ($7), Issue This ^n in the & Share Co. Electric Bond to payable notes The cumulative dividends as of March 31, advances—subsidiaries, etc., $494,demand—U. S. currency, $5,570,558, U. S. 7,761 ;<x»a-ve (of Co. only) securities and 1944 : operating 1944 $6,135,771 $6,439,957 $1,108,276 Notes—1. principal amount of $30,000,000 mature at the rate of $3,000,000 a year for the first four years from the date of issuance, Jan. 22, 1944, and the balance of $18,000,000 in five years from the date thereof. » • March 31, $119,098 — — income Gross of in banks—on cash 5,254,267 values . taxes Retirement Sheet As Assets—Investment 866,524; •1,490,095 .■ surplus Balance 2,248,327 4,480,842 4,253 Maintenance Utility earned to ■' Federal income taxes_-_~--_~_-~-^--~~—- Other 944,521 Kansas City, Mo.» Missouri, although > revenues Operation.' l___. General carr'd 491,127 1,225,290 V debt of exp—___— Gas Co.—Earnings- Allied New Hampshire March 31— 12 Months Ended Operating & Offices— Aircraft Accessories Corp.—Moves The from Burbank, , 723,353 _L_— amort; disct. June 26 filed a The company on $2,824,693 $13,169,126 $12,880,133 charges, other taxes & $2,793,689 $13,140,077 $12,454,701 31,004 29,049 425,432 ' ■ . & Exps. Int. Agency, Inc.— and Automotive Insurance Aeronautic $2,754,220 8,779 _ expiration date) to purchase 6,533,094.8 shares of common stock a share (one share of second preferred stock,-series A [$7j, in lieu of cash, with warrants for four shares, in full payment for four shares of common stock), and $480 capital stock subscribed, all together having a stated value of $393,940,452; 5% gold debentures due 2030, $50,000,000; 3% notes payable to Eiectric Bond & Share Co. (due serially), $30,000,000; accounts payable, $14,002; accrued accounts, $1,835,747; miscellaneous, $721; deferred credits (income from subs, received in advance), $238,600; special contingency reserve, $1,625,000; earned surplus, $36,280,333; total, $513,934,855. $25 for -acceptable, - $2,762,999 income MISCELLANEOUS - out . 1944—12 Mos.—1943 1944—3 Mos.—1943 subs._:__" from Income Other INSURANCE - Earnings of Company Only Period End. Mar. 31—- dividend of $1.25 per share on the common stock, no par value, payable July 25 to holders of record Juiy 15. Distributions of 75 cents each were made on Jan; 25 and April 25, last. In 1943 the following payments were made: Jan. 25; $r; April 24, 50 cents; July 24, $1.50, and Oct, 25, 75 cents.—V. 159, declared have directors The INDUSTRIAL - >, Inc.—$1.25 Dividend— Abraham & Straus, Copy Corporation and Investment News General RAILROAD 60 Cents a Price York, N. Y., Monday, July 10, 1944 New Number 4297 160 Office Pat. - are not readily marketable. INQUIRIES INVITED INCORPORATED Members New York Security Dealers Association ,45 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK 5 Telephone REctor 2-360(1 ' Philadelphia Telephone Bell Teletype Enterprise 6015 New York t-576 HILL, THOMPSON & CO., 120 Broadway, New York 5, N. Y. INC. Period End. Apr. 30- Operating Other — 32,810,668 138,639,321 ........ 125,947,627 11,899,917' 54,015,949 48,175,915 depl. ^ 2,632,837 2,706,962 10,034,136 approp 11,740,329 11,811,306 Notes and Net 95,923 income 40,460,572 ,377,447 10,370,476 71,578 9 967,539 revenues— :(net/_— oper. „__X_ income Gross 40,838,019 Miscellaneous 4,020,849 15,797,231 25,092,708 6,930,978 assets 24,015,888 7,170,886 publicapplic. to min. interests ,—.XX fPfd. to divs. Portion X. Liabilities—-' Funded "-^'XXX',/'/- \ current i'-. credit 488,501 of construction for 1,894 of in inc. Co. L, & Amer. of equity P. subs. American Net income 4,749,679 18,113,960 16,790,250 4,494,141 4,749,679 18,113,960 127,827 16,790,250 61,144 6% . — 12,361 38,116 " •• - Earned : other deducts. Expenses & .Int. 91,331 —- 578,454 87,847 taxes ^Income 18,24.1,787 83,091 461,499 681,9952,476,479 93,969 343,042 - Calendar and Federal income dividends, 1943 -«• • Years— Interest — __—_X 1 - 14,960,767 3,902,985 .taxes X—'_,_X--,-!X^XX— ■Other expenses XX—x-XXXW^X-XX-X $427,611 ■ X 1,660 ■ - 6,673 . -X43.549 "271,412 indome;w-X-X——X—_X„:xt_:' "" $117)347 American Utilities Service $100,38^ __X— funded d ebt_ qr». '<■•• - . .'X' . ''1943X *v bonds outstanding by call of $725,000 of such bonds at 105, the open market of the .'remaining $75,100 at an average cost of 104.92. Funds for the retire¬ ment of these bonds were derived from sales of investments or of .properties of subsidiary companies, together with $239,674 of avail-' able cash In the treasury of the company and $24,400 received ip •partial payment of a subsidiary company note. The subsidiary com¬ panies acquired or retired $20,000 of thqir; outstanding bonds through employment of sinking fund moneys. X/XX X ' 1' During 1943 Minnesota Utilities Co, sold the electric properties com.prising its Pine River District for $185,255. Following the sale of this property Minnesota Utilities Co. paid $185,300 on account of its •note indebtedness to American Utilities Service Corp The capital loss, •the change bonds ''X'XX' "-"•• 126,303 1,106 fixtures-.X^_:X-Wi-—i'Xi X}"' ;:. ;*D106 funds)—;——_-.^X.X ;;iX 189,740 a 376,744 .Securities. awned-r-U. S. Treas.. cert., of .indebtX ; X X75,0()0 Special deposits —:: *;■ V r 425 X-;-v)X':"425 .108 Accounts receivable ^XX'X--X_„X—X"XX X""461 •28i .Prepayments—interest and taxes-^—_—XXu XX ; ',330 Deferred charges X-XX-X—-,19,123 XX "'.'9,-123 Cash deposited coll. to colly trust 6% as : „ " X ', ' . J ^ Commission p. 160, has given 3. the. proposed ■ plan.XX * - * approval of its * - .. working — "X John^H. Keefe, President of the-Santa Fe Landi Improvement; Co* and. other • non-carrier :affiliates-r of ..the; Santa Fe Railway, *has . been . elected a Vice-President of- the Santa Fc .Railway, v. >X"'*■ XX'XXW:'• 'X--V. * . - • Ryx^Nevy)^Officials— :Atchison, Topeka & fti rnitufe and Office / Leibeli.X after three weeks ofXhearing,-, L. Vincent Judge V. ; -Cash' (including - , .reserved decision on the fairness, reasonableness• and equitableness of the -proposed plan- of jreorganization for; the Associated Gas .& Electric; *Cd.' and the Associated Gas & Electric Cqrp.%. The Securities and Ex^- X 1942 v'i . -•$4,690,002 1,707,200 ^_>_X_—-1;49.7,500' V' 12,780 Accrued interest -.XXXXX-X-XXX'rXXXX') ; :12.558. XdvaiW-esi repayable oufrently-^_i--i_—-_X'_XX : 25,000 X"'X 50,000 trust 6% 1943 through retirement and through purchases in •/vGerald'E'. Duffy, Assistant to. President at<San Francisco,^.has/beefi appointed Assistant Vice-President ' in charge of,.traffic with, head- . quarters in Chicago, -'v., 1 -X"X'-XV vj. ."X-X";-'}' . , of sustained $64,603 by Minnesota Utilities Co. , $6,337;'617 X $6,974,071 * i Funded this sale was oa for contingencies. '.. - XX/.-..J.The investment of company in Northwestern Wisconsin Electric Co, was sold during 1943 for $264,365, resulting in "a capital gain of $98,.408, which was credited to earned surplus account. Since Jan, 1, 1935,. a total of 35 sales of .securities or of properties Vhave been made in the system^ not including the sale of various small telephone exchanges in connection with the regrouping of the telephone .properties in Florida,.-and Georgia. Such sales have resulted in the elimination of 19 operating companies. Funds received from such sales of securities or of properties were deposited with the trustee under the indenture securing the collateral trust 6% bonds, - series A. / During December, 1943, company entered into an agreement for tl^e .'sale of- its investment' ih Northwestern Illinois Utilities fqr $840,00,0 and it is anticipated* that such sale, will'be consummated within* V short time. A book loss of $10,000 will result from this,, sale... The •contract for the sale of Independence. Waterworks Co., (referred, to in 1942 annual report) was not consummated. ' / 'X-X-'X ■Utility Holding Company Act, such plan providing for the issuance of •only one class ofv stock and the distribution thereof to the holders of the 6% cumulative preferred stock, and making no change in the motion, and subsequent' to instituted proceedings with 'respect to the company under the integration provisions of the Ho'dXing Company Act: A hearing with respect to both of such proceed¬ ings .has-been.-held. : ,.'v-Xy'' ""'-X.:■■■ On March 7, 1944, the Public Utilities Division of the Commission filed with the Commission 'a draft of proposed findings and opinion ,\vith respect to such proceedings, including, among other things, a recommendation that the plan of recapitalization be amended so as "to provide for the distribution of-approximately 15% of the new cornmoil stock* Of the company to the holders of the presently outstanding S, Total stock. common Utilities Public The Division X i order with respect to the approval of the plan of recapitalization, or recommendations of its Public Utilities Division, but provided by . dated March order r ; Utilities Division requests fqr .the filing of a brief or to have oral argument with respect thereto, or to introduce additional evidence,' should be made to the.Commission not later than March 28, 1944. Company 'advised the" Commission of its intention tq file a memorandum in connection with such proposed findings and opinion,. ' X .. . . X X.„. •' 'V *:* X and of Consolidated ' XV •*/ " Depreciation Excess profits fund, 258,257 1943, taxes (less $2,452; 1942, • Net Other $577,124 amort, and Miscellaneous discount of and charges * 11,262 ■ income Total July -1 on Profit and . Loss . , A preceding six for the ago _. Six Months Ended— Xv;:,',-. Statement Xf'X.XX'.' XxXt'-X - X: May 31,'44 Nov. 30/43 $177,206 income. 'Gross $166,iyy 103,444 Expenses .-4-4— ;.f of subsidiary subsidiary "3,030 companies— X 28,977 on -f03,039 • of $73,762 of American net income of Service Utilities subs, applic. Corp. !: Profit position American Utilities Service Corp.— $453,372 $508,403 Amortization $88,829 X'': Interest and non-consolidated Other interest dividends subsidiary " Balance- received—— Total of bond ' expense ' •-2,159 laxes— : •; 5,513 taxes— surplus) -* Assets—Cash in bank and- X total, $1,108,117. X , ' . 1944;'';;.''^ ^ $27,295/ cash. held hand, on $34,972 $42,344 <jo- by X.--' X .. , .-vX';:— " '• accrued : liabilities, $4,987; guests' and sundi-y credit balances, $1,933; taxes payable or accrued, $10,309; boncf interest,. $27,487; :,deferred; income * ( unearned rentals and lease deposits), $6,065; income mortgage sinking fund Liabilities—^Accounts (trade), payable The SEC has ordered-a $5,467; income Other applications "States expenses Consolidated Interest on Interest on 6,673 net income collateral serial __X trust X___ — bonds— notes—— 43,549 !___ . ? approved by the Maryland State , :; .'*• debentures, the amendment,. to hpcom.e effective must he approved, by the holders of at least; 50%-of the outstanding debentures. These security holders Vin . due course"; will receive papers in this connection,' the notice ; states, ;./ .X Tlrere gre. outstanding approximately $23,000,000-of debenture which;; under the amendment, will be allotted 230,000 votes,% Under the provisions of the reorganization plan adopted July li 1935, stockholders will still have a majority of the votes, the preferred having 233,000 votes or one for each share and the common 40,000 .'.•votes -oc one for each three shares—a total of 273,000. •* The reorganization plan provided . that • the common stockholders have th^ right to fleet only one director. "The preferred stockholders were given the exclusive right'to elect all other, directors so long as dividends were In arrears for any six months' period. net income——^ $252,088 Power Corp., ' Under the concern John E. Dwyer, 'under; the at - * , of common ; a stock Will cause Gasconade Power Co.- to issue to it a three 233 ? sell such jnoto-to -Continental Bank and Trust sum of $300,000. ' -X • $155,031 ing CoX qf New York-for the the remaining balance of the principal V/.k-jy.i'XV amount 'of - the existing for of ten company voting trust agreement reorganization.* This voting years, expires July 1, 1945. also approved by the Court macle trust agreement, Perkins a? Perkins is Vice- announced the election of Walter F. director and voting trustee to fill a vacancy. Mr. of the Koppers Co.' (Bartlett-Haywood Division). President : Suit Filed for Payment of Preferred Dividends— /; Court at Baltimore on June 30 asking that the company be ordered to pay dividends on its preferred stock; before it may purchase debentures for. sinking fund. , . X The suit was filed by Morris Spindel of New York, N. Y., in behalf of himself and o'ther preferred stockholders and. requested the Courg to interpret the contract right? of . preferred •- stockholders under the reorganization plan • approved by the Federal. Court -in; 1936.-; . / -The,?stockholders-asserted, they had not been paid a dividend in A year* Central proposes to contribute to Gasconade $176^90,* represent¬ The terms of the time the effective following;.,, stockholders-willmcu.longer have . right Power & Light Corp., and Central the amendment, the preferred right to vote exclusively for thig. purpose but will share this with the debenture holders/. X;." . Control of the company is at present in the hands of voting trustees ;the all holding companies. applications securing the ' Central proposes /to Central (3) Consolidated by Arkansas-Missouri Co., note, dated' Aug. 1,, 1944, and matui'ing. Aug, , 1,>1947, in .the principal, amount of $300,000 in partial payment of existing note .-in¬ debtedness of Gasconade to Central, aggregating $476,490. Central will 271,178 ■ them." amendment-has been The* charter ■ Commission. X Under the indenture suit was filed in Federal M 3','r 204,947 ------ •>- ™ ' , their checks for six with to accorded > . .$426,442 $457,035 . , . purchase-and Inland proposes to sell 2,400 (all such ■ outstanding-shares) of Missouri Edison for $290,482, subject to certain closing adjustments, and subject alsq to the transfer to Inland of any balance remaining in & certain tax escrow fund ($42,000 at March 31, 1944) after payment of tax liabilities, if any. > "... ;• j (2) For the purpose of financing the acquisition of Missouri Edison, (1) '8,268 47,208 4 4 filed Edison shares 4,000 1,660 — taxes Other $482,260 . ' months'- interest, says: r ; "At meetings of the directors and stockholders *of the- company', appropriate action was taken to amend the "charter of the company; 'to accord to the holders: of its debentures of all' three series, the ■right, to vote one vote for, every. $100 of debentures: owned,. The voting trustees have felt for some time' that in- view, of the .large 'financial "interest of the debenture holders this right should ;be 14 on separate for July consolidated hearing ; trustee of the estate of Inland 2,112 4,173 $512,576 alphabetical •X,'/.' Transit . 30 June on 2,0,68 '•X-^4/- 'bonds,, due June 1. 1949, $1,099,500; capital stock (par $10), $12,680; earned surplus (deficit), $60,311; total, $1,108,117.—V. 159, p,,731. 26,775 ——— ■ •" 11,259 - trusfee Under terms of trust-indenture, $65,254;,. accounts regpivab'e (trade), $6,068; commissary supplies ,and food (at cost); $814; fixed assets, $980,975; prepaid expenses and deferred charges, $27,711; i ——— Federal from always as near Co.^Debentures To Get Voting " .:k ' 1 ' -.1 t,. Debenture holders of this company will be given voting rights under the terms of a charter amendment approved by directors and .voting trustees of the company. . ,4 ;:X ;_(.X-X XA formal notice to this effect which was mailed to. debenture holders 28,675 11,325 BalanceSheet, May 31, 1 * received companies in exact alphabetical possible. Tax These companies)— as Baltimore $76,975 27,487 : income Federal . Income: arrange .Power— .13,815 bonds J—————- interest Depreciation 30,747 to —— to However, they are order. $63,160 15,067 -X ,«X'XtX-Xri^v-X-'--X retirement Bone) » Balance mechanical reasons it is not always NQTE—For possible Arkansas-Missouri Power Corp.—Hearing July 14— — — , XX $484,1?0 $537,380 companies———X Equity of minority stockholders in net income of thereto). • :X' " X • X;-X. -cash in accordance with the provision? dividend rules of the company authorized pur¬ thereto;-—'V; 159, p. 2075. XX'; ;;XXXXX;XX'''/X 'X"-'.X'XX'X.^X. dividend is payable in Such suant ' 48,482 - 2,535 ' 1 pf the charter and the ' income Net ; ' Balance* Gain ( $584,633 • 37,209 expense-- 23,688 ■ policies attached extension above-mem- months'ended'May 31, 1944, months period.-: X '■ V holders of the to the paid to the six made -six distribution, was months' $510,945 $565,862 1 income Intrest company bonds--2y2'X-interest similar 21,268 "205,899 $2,363) 171,705 ■; earnings ' So. Spring St., 433 - . . The tioned re¬ taxes Other ' Sv co-trustee, Co., both dates inclusive. • provided, however, that the undersigned will not accept any- -tenders at any price or prices which in its opinion shall be higher, than the price at which such bonds may be: purchased at that time in the.open market. X>. X • '•%>•.%*'.vX 189,3^5 22,072 post-war est. thereto) thatAug. 1, X,-,X: (d) The net premiums considered'earned between Aug. 1, 1944, and' 'Oct,. 3i; 1944,'both dates inclusive, of participating policies other than term and open ocean cargo policies (excluding non-participating marine and Oct. 31, 1944, '1944. bonds; 278,966 159,057 surtax___ aand earned prCthiuins of particinating term policies (exolud-i The net .(c) Angeles, Calif., ■retiring not previously.1 considered fqr^dividend, participating, term policies that attach prior to Jan. l,, 1,939. whose expiry or anniversary dates occur between Aug. i; 1944, and Oct/ 31, 1944, f>cth dates' inclusive. '• •) . •; •« ' .251,904 ; Normal taxes: Trust & will until the close of business on July-13 receive bids for the sale to it of income mortgage sinking1 fund bonds to an amount sufficient to exhaust--the- sum of ■$34,119X-«'.*X-";; X* i «j' X All tenders will be opened on July 14, 1944, and. the co-trustee will accept the lowest offers submitted, , if at a price or prices not higher than the redemption price of said bonds, to the extent of the moneys then- in the hands of the undersigned available for the purpose of 256,021 — ____ ■ income Federal ' ' t Insurance . ing non-participating marine extension-policies attached attach "on and after Jan. l, 1939, whose expiry occurs between * 1,232,333 1943 Operation Maintenance for the increase of an The net earned premiums, .(b) '• corresponding iveek e - of Company Xwh,,- totaled 1,^ 1944 160r p.-2. Title The .- properties of 81,275,00 electric the of ' output of1 77,439,000 kwht' fob • (a.) A-it-.l Electric Co;, Inci this Co.—15% Distribution-— dividend' of profits of 15% on- the; fol** The net premiums considered earned between April-1, 1944;. and June 30, 1944., both dates inclusive of participating open'ocean cargo policies (excluding non-participating marine extension policies attached thereto), such dividend, being payable Feb. 15, 1945. />< 'XXXxXX.^X' Arcady-Wiishire Co, (Arcady Apartment Hotel), Los Calif.*—Tenders Sought—Interest Payments- Los 1942 , $2,694,73.7 1,242,600 earnings ') ^ ' Dec." 31 „i..„—82,671,459 Subsidiary Companies— Gross Ended Years Income, ,.;i July the over Angeles, Earnings opinion recommended by the Public Statement output ending 1943.-—V. Of with respect to the proposed findings 1944, that 7, X...;.; v Power Week 4,90% under, the .integration provisions' of*>the Holding Company Act, to dispose of its three utility subsidiaries,/i.e., Minnesota Utilities Co., Northwestern Illinois Utilities and Wisconsin ".Southern Gas Co.' The Commission has not made any findings or .the -'4 . Chicago.. X ,;X ' XX* • Clerk in the President's office,- has been'President/succeeding Mt".-Rydin.-—V. *160, p. 3! The trustees have .declared a lowing premiums: I $6,337,617$6,974,071 saj American Water5 Works & ; recommended „that also . 2.225,000 . :-r-Y.;io9, p. 2626. be. required, company X jg t«. 2,625,000 ; Drl,568.Q85 Drl,739,152 X'_X__XXX-X—— surplus Earned Chief Atlantic Mutual Insurance x 661 ;V771' X 2,625,000 16% cumulative preferred stook.($25 par) 2.225,000 'Common' stock (1,112,500 no par sharesi—' i Marsh/ S. E. appointed Assistant to the 6,432 5,595 X 4,176 * ■ V- X 4,130 .^uXXXXxX-XlX- X 'X, —^.—„X--------X-f— credit Railway'; with headquarters- in of, traffic 38,001 , -.3,752. {Res. X'ir.deprec; o^office furniture and fixtures .outstanding bonds. The SEC on its own the filing of such plan of recapitalization, 'the X 30,000 taxes taxes' Deferred 13,900 11,407 —X'-——, income Other : X---'*--X*-XXXXxX^L.—i. Santa Fe succeed Gerald E. $3,800,100 •. appointed Exeoutive Representative at San Francisco;to Duffy, appointed Assistant Vice-President in charge been has $3,000,000 XX-^X^^—X^—XX-*-^XXX;. payable X -Riidolph G, Rydin, Assistant to the President of -v1''.■'■ - interest on funded debt—- : of recapitalization with 'the Section 11 (e) of the Public Company has heretofore filed a plan SEC in accordance with the provisions-of :: - Federal Proceedings Recapitalization and Integration "' ■ •-... ' Accrued . 1 debt Accounts charged by it to its reserve * j. Li abilities— X ' 1944, net electric, Decision Reserved— '/.XFederaj stocks—-——_—_X__^XX^i..$4,526,374 capital •'.' , -Long-jerm- notes during effected Assets— X " Co.—Weekly Output— x:x ;/ Associated Gas & Electric t (Company Only) X 31 Sheet.) Dec. Balance t 'Common Corp.-XAnnual Report— collateral in $800,100 of reduction A -was .Net- the $300,000 nof1 Trust Co.—V. 159, fy' V;'-,Xt- ■' • ; Electric Com: lepQrt foXXhe '.wpekX output of the Associated Gas & Elec¬ tric XGroup was 123,918,728 units./(kwh.).;; - This. is an increase, of,, 6,377,594 units Or 5.4% above production of l!7,541,134 units a year ago. X , ; " > XX N 8,268 . 47,208 .Interest : . ended June -30, ; < and tbi. to pay . the balance of be„owing to Continental Bank and "* \i;The trustees -of'iAssociatediGas & v.4,000 204,947 ■ 13,369,902 ^Income tax is shown,in this position in the statement as required !by the system of accounts and regulations prescribed for registered .public utility .holding . companies. •/fFull -dividend requirements ap¬ plicable to respective periods whether earned or unearned.—V. 160, p. 2, ' 3,774,625 surplus Balance .'X1942 : $37.7,835 . taxes Other " • ' 347,456 2627. p. Only)'* (Company Income of that the above proposed transactions aw, general .program, whereby Central, wjl! becomo a- of -.Missouri Edison -X—-X-,-X-X:r-XiX $11,311,249 $12,490,166 ^4X——:. 'Statement 388,589 2,745,447 - 1,536,9^6 vi 1,759,243 indebtedness1 to 16,851,394 4,762,040 4,532,257 —// — 2,225,000 2,225,000 X Missouri, physical properties and assets t-f Missouri Edison, the- sale of, Natural Gas, Service Co., The Sedan Gas Co. and Blue Valley Electric Co,y,, wholly owned subsidiaries of Central, and the possible issuance of > on undetermined amount of preferred stock, not in-excess of $550,000, to the extent necessary (a) to redeem the publicly held preferred stock ' 402,249 2,625,000, V: 2,625,000 ,, „^___„X',XC -X-uXd--„— deficit: ; ■ stock— . : '';X ' v operating company and cease -to be a holding eompany. .*• The sub¬ sequent portion of the contemplatad program, approval of which is not sought at this time, includes the acquisition by Central of the 199,320 : 356,190 : r ; an : 'Stock-'X-X^-^XXXX-^XX—~X— Total Total 'in capital stocks and capital companies/ surplus or subsidiary preferred Common L Co.— above). (as equity Other 4,494,141 ——— P & earned and preliminary steps in .1,894 181,387 X .,' • has* indicated "-""Central XfX".''V: 32,428 properties-,_^X—XXi Net ' 90,541 436,748 acquisition )'of or X ■ . of financing the acquisition oL East purpose Missouri- Edison will issue, under en Indenture supplemental) to its present indenture, *ancl sell,"at' private "sale/ to; Connecticut ^Mutual Life Insurance- Co., at a price of 105, $582,000 of 3%% first mort¬ gage bonds, series B, dated July 1, 1944, and to mature July 1, 1969. 524,042 '•'.a 388,690 \ ' Foe the (5) .*** 2,624,039* 7 2,437,598*; plant property-^-—-' iXXXXX^^XXri' Extrabrdinarjf retirements of plant prop.-, etc. y. utility Minority interests ' . .64,904 items_l_"_):X-l-4i—X- -i Depreciation Contingencies; Donations 20.981 $5,088,100 $4,079,000 liabilities— deferred X subject to its liabilities. 'XiX——U~—— debt Total Reserve: '2.058 X 25,001 of no par Edison will properties, and i; other-/- assetssubject, to > its \*-v-',X-; ■ '.X"! • '• '* X • (4) Missouri Edison ..proposes.,to purchase (under an assigned, con?of purchase between Central and Arkansas) and Arkansas to sell (a) 14,547 shares of common stock (all such outstanding shares) of East Missouri for $600,000 and (b) a $30,000 open account in* -debtedness of East Missouri^o Arkansas for $30,000, subject, to certain closing adjustments. Thereafter, East Missouri, will'b.e liquidated ahd -Missouri Edistn will acquire its physical properties ar}d other assets, $11,311,249 $12,490,166 .54,752 47,770 13,226 11,989 173,367 • ■ X* Total $6,554,964 1,792,059 $6,042,613 ,1,536,483 Balance _±._—-U-;:* ' items____X_^-^I———X debit Its /physical tract 337.052 "... 17,-532 ' 365,409 ' 1 Deferred 39,813,119 '3,887,090' 15,745,311 10,442,054 10,063,462 deductions " ; -18,744 all the .liabilities, 349.422 ; common; stock of Gasconade (954 shares Thereafter, Gasconade will liquidate and Missduri Acquire *425 2,670 • to Central and to contribute to investment in Gasconade which will then Gasconade entir§ value). 29,999 236.163 its Edison of consist 126,303 747,064 312,727 —1 receiv;*<officers add empl.) accounts Total ^other (net) receivable accounts inventories Total 39,567,733 ,245,386 . collateral„l-i._X-—Xi'-—C Notes and acqotmfrs Prepaid Other 1942 $9,789,099 $10,493,921 of indebtedness note X " - working funds)—•; 620,055 (U. S. Govt.)—————.. " 132,997 -;—425 Securities owned Special deposits- -9,985,868 2,947,024 and retirem't res, deposited as Cash, (including 16,406,805 2,939,240 taxes Property 22,388,335 4,886,289 6 406,864 w—c—.— property, franchises, etc—— Cash 35,743,567 expenses taxes ( , 1943 . Plant 13,797,087 revenues Operating Federal $ $ Siibsidiaries-— * Missouri Assets-)— y 1944—12 Mbs.—1943 $,• $ MOS.—1943 1944—3 Sheet, Dec. 31. Balance Consolidated Subs.)—Earnings— Light Co. (& American Tower & Monday, July-10, 1944 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL-* 114 • 1943, . although the company's net income of $368,000 was . used put into a sinking fund.—V. .159, p. 2411. purchase debentures to to '/ Volume 160 *w g.<r. rTgffg THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE. Number 4297 • »ii j. .;.i .1 .. J...! ujj, ■ ■■) ..-a. Battle Greek Gas Go.—Earnings' Years Ended Dec. 31— 'if , ' J ' /. operating $978,550 revenues——— . $734;885 • Provision 52,281 depreciation—**—_______________ for State, local and miscellaneous 'Federal ircome taxes— 'Federal ' Net profits excess income other Federal taxes.. 5,000 130,500, ;r: $138,427 10,373 $135,376 ,rr __—, 12,529 , deductions. —... 33,909 ______ Z_--—_— income Net •Dividends Balance • . $109,704 $113,996 *— : Sheet, Dec. 31, 89,658 87,379 1943 ' "into run Assets—Utility plant,' $3,321,528; investment and fund accounts, $265,734; advances and loans to employees and others (partially se«*curedi,! $1,979; cash in banks and on hand/ $171,831; U. S./Govern¬ ment securities at cost, $170,008; accounts receivable, $72,004; interest receivable, $1,130; materials and supplies, $174,99v8; prepaid insurance, taxes, etc., $6,122; value of life insurance policies, $11,191; estimated 'postwar refund of Federal excess profits taxes, $7,300; deferred debits, $89,105; total, $4,292/329. V / //;/:.■V. .' ZYz,; /- has company millions dollars,"—V. Net 2515. Net ry. Niagara tends Deal— The V;--"■/.. Y-Y; '■ --V Securities to Sept. and Commission has granted Exchange 1 to the corporation to complete ; . •820; V. damages reserve, $34,653;, contributions in aid of earned surplus, $136,310; total, $4,292,929.—. and injuries . 157, $6,079; 1738. p. Beatrice Creamery Co. sales .Net -YY, tC.o.—Tenders Sought— ,Yz / ; Years End. April30- 20,394,380 \ 646,850 1. 2,603,398 ' ' 144,036 449,85i 112,748 $l| 139,609 ,/ 82,134,171 Repairs and mairytenance—.———r v Advertising L _. Insurance — Rent 1 annuity $1,010,490 $1,792,532 $1,501,465 784,911 1,438,167 1,249,365 for 1 Oper. ,costs. & expenses _Y 3,353,898 ,, Operating profit Other ' + 312,546 . '•• •/' . Estimated * . 43,269 .■ for Fed. normal inc. & prov. Net $36,017 25,965 profit _ii /.//;/Y"'/ 3,539,700 "887,500 / profit Farnings /'»•' $80,295 $7,468 13,329 "32,800 1,211 $47,495 $6,257 - ' ; $35,857, $0.68 —_ Steel Corp.—Sale /•• * - •"•• ;-••'• * • in Gold Cariboo Government is completed, President/ stated Quartz Mining annual amount , Co., Ltd.—Earnings1943 1942 1941 $221,370 $476,979 $449,411 174,303 287,909 273,395 48,088 94,291 86,679 "$1,022 $94,780 $89,337 Nil $0.07 $0.0t 1944 End- Apr. 30— the at currently arrears income, iess min- era! tax 65 mint chgsv y - earnings "$27,371 > Nil __j._s.__ ' A Corp.—New Appointment— The appointment of Harold T,. You.ngren as Director of Engineering Development of this corporation, effective July 1, has been announced, Mr... Youngren had. been Chief Fngineei; with, Qldsjnobile. diyisionj of ..General Motors Corp. sipce .1933/. u Y, One'-of his chief duties, it is understood, wijl be supervision of Borg/YVarner research laboratories and he will ooopcrate.^ith,, the pl^nt : engineers of the 20 Borg-Warner divisions and subsidiaries. These maintain their individual laboratories, and. one of them. Pesco Paper bags, pager paper, $174,868; Government securities tissues, Corp. wax paper household papers, cups, stationery, paper, school supplies, toilet papers, towels; coverings, floor twine, corrugated cgxtons, paper containers, and other lines usually handled by wholesale paper merchants, ^ f Company, doing business, primarily as a wholesaler, has little manu-t facturing operations. In connection with its paper business it manu¬ salaries and expenses accrued-, reserve for enrernt income taxesv par), $128,024; capital surplus, $69,629; surplus, $221,524; total, $543,650.—V. 158, p. 385. $8,138; factures envelopes and straws. The manufacture of is a minor straws of the company. Envelopes are included among products, and'in 1943 sales of envelopes represented mately 7% of the total business of the company, operation Ltd.—25-Cent Common Div. Caldwell Linen Mills, dividend the fine approxi¬ of cents 25 . no net by the in addition to the usual quarterly par, The / share has been declared on the common per dividend of 20 cents per share on the 80-cent second participating preferred stock, no par, 'and 'the- regular quarterly- dividend* of 38 cents per share on the 80-cent first preferred stock of no par, all payable Aug. 1 to-holders of record July 10. Distributions of 25 cents each were made on Feb.; Fa lasL:<»n'd -pn Feb. 1,-; 1943, which rwas^t)\e; initial, .paypaent. stock, v Carpenter. paper V;; y/^ " incorporated; in Delaware Nov. was 22, 1937, as successor "Company is engaged in the ware¬ paper and paper products of various descriptions. While its principal business is dealing in paper, it also warehouses and sells at wholesale such kindred products as wrapping the housing lor sale at wholesale of accounts, receivable, $155,535; bank, accrued. taxes . earned 'Division—See Rheem Manufacturing Co. below.—V. 160, Borg-Warner J.. Edpua.nJ- LaBeile, at .Mpntreal, It was said that $101 a share.—V, 159, .p. 2630. ov$r Company , Liabilities—Accounts payable, $61,867; $28,503; Steel/Barrell Atlas of stock, the capital Carpenter Paper. Co.—Stock Sold—Kirkpatrick-Pettis Co., Omaha, Neh., offered- and sold prior to the Eifth War Loan Drive 15,000 shares of common stock (par $1) at $29. per share. '•; •/'//"-j * ";v; •■•■ Y/'"'/././1 $25,965; capital stock (50 cents 4. :: v;: to with future; the directors will give consideration to a with a view to elimination of arrears on near of , "Subject to adjustment at the end of the fiscal year. Includes $668,excess profits tax (net).—V. 159, p. 2627. Bethlehem in the • J $94,339! mer¬ (at cost), $35,000; other securities/ $1,400; sundry receivables and supplies, $3/>99; fixed, permanent and other assets,. $79,2Q9; total, $543,6.50, ' 500 estimated P. ipeetipg to 1 Consolidated Balance Sheet, April 30, 1944 ' Assets—Cash • $1,740,350 $3.27 $372,744 share— common Per ^40 $22,688 $61,822 taxes/Y _______ income chandise inventories, • 119 929 5,280,050 Net excess profits taxes $.7,223 9.409 !'/■ Totgl: income 277,507 1,260,244 ____ 19,891,648 109,776,111 $4,313,413 $18,141,958 $16,781,725 Earnings per share— -."Loss.—V. 159, p. 107. "224,245 . "Y"Includes excess profits taxes. _-_._l___.__j.. $80,176 Z" 5,002,543 jY income Total 254,019 $35,088 ' $52,413 ,Y income •/••■..'•> Proy.y for income $231,468 $334,195 170,054 Z"; 192,410 * . ' 1,307,545 1,216,975 Other 20,63i 20,170 $205,141 :: $244,823" ' Manufacturing, profit > .79,105 7,882,13.7 875,066 depreciation,— // 20,438 ' Provision ' 20.431 ' ,. 94,751,589 22,846,290 $4,470,359 renegotiation of contracts preferred Net 885,680 2,130,287 expense.. ____ " 535,406 ' 1 administrative 874,352 "191,581 $157,979/ .Cost of production-*.—153,628 .Prov. for deprec.,. depL ; : , and income taxes—__ 31,722 over—_ *28,660 "261,012 13,899 premiums—...—19,545 selling and delivery expense_:___/__"____ Other & Depreciation 3i5,275 404 Retirement Other /' :y Y.; ■ 236,747 __ interest' ,Labor, maint. head costs V ' 86,876 Faxes; When Gross 351,083 of Cost 557,406 "100,801 "352,018 160, p. 5. reorganization r Z 26,176,459. 104,378,607 _____ 1941 1942 1943 1944 ■' $ 588,802 "172,847 1944—Month—1943 1944—5 Mos.—1943 $27,316,649 $24,205,061$127,918,069$lil,533,314 earnings 3 Mos. 12 Mos. *57,875 585,455 expenses—,— •probably City Bank Farmers Trust Co.,' successor l v--3 Mos. y-v $ V "57,221 Ltd.—May Wipe Out Preferred Div-r iden.d Arrearages Through Recapitalization— (& Subs.)— Earnings- 1944r— ,y;/y . "74,361 Canadian Vickers, value, which shall include acorued interest.—V. 159, P- 2076. Period Ended May 31, . "29,645 "456,766 • income earnings- Net -V. Supply trustee. 22 William St., New York,.NVY.,. will until noon July, 25 receive bids for the sale to it ofvfirst mortgage 4% 50-year gold bonds due April 1, 1952. to an amount, sufficient to exhaust $21,683, at prices not to exceed their par'' The $98,351 "23,116 *256,718 railway-- Period End. May 31— * Bush Terminal 1941 > $114,945 "35,799 "92,525/ • __ railway ..**____ oper. 'Working UiabjUitJes-^-Common v 1942" $108,522 transaction with its wholly a subsidiary, the Lockport and Newfane Power and Water Co.—V. 160y p. 5. • • •*,•>••• . -; • . - ^ ;'''' :'; y y stock, (134,430 shares no par), $1,616,2156; 'Jong-term debt, $864,000; current liabilities, $334,338; premium'. on •debt applicable to. presently outstanding issue in process of amortiza¬ tion over life of such issue, $3,473; reserve for depreciation, $1,297,'- 1943 i . Canadian Pacific Railway—Earnings— ; ., extension an 654,667 "Deficit.-rV. 159, p. 2299. y.,/■'• •'•';''YY:: ''zY owned • construction, from , Corp.—SEC Ex¬ Eastern Power & 867,874 * "54,976 , income. oper. ry Gross Buffalo, 2,070,43? .' ; rallwuy from Gross •i ■ 791,092 From Jan. 1—■ ■" V y;/' 1,011,700 852,744 , Net p. 2,350,176 1,113,285 967,472 * ..■/, 1944 railway—$120,153 from from Net 159, 2,556,866 1.266,847 Canadian Pacific Lines in V ermont—EarningsGross been of 2,830,476 opei;./income May—r , awarded a contract for the production of heavy artillery shells by the Army Ordnance Department, C. Jared Ingersoll, chief of the Philadelphia Ordnance District, announced last /week. No figures were disclosed, but it was stated the contract would The ry. railway —V.-159, p. 2299. Receives Shell Contract— 39,095 ;.Z from Net reports/ is. exploring the possibility of five-year loans^ The move, it is under- $148,799 $147,905 income Gross Income 55,000 ' Net •■■■•. railway—_ Gross- from . to itsi outstanding refinancing 40,595 45,464 •"■ - ^ jstoocj. is..ain)ed at achieving more favorable interest rates than in the present loan,;' Of the $11,900,000 obtained in March, 1943, fr.opt. a group of banks and insurance companies in participation with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation,- $1,500,000 -came due March, 1, 19.44,. and was repaid." The remainder is due March 1, 1948The 'present setup carries a provision 'for sinking fund payments of $1,500,000 in each year, beginning March 1, 1944.. In addition, there is-a contingent earnings clause which provides that a certain per¬ centage of earnings be paid against the principal. ' y . 7.1,565 72,067 t ;•- 49,500 tax— income. operating Total 39,800 _________ yy^,.'/;.// YThe-'company, 'according 384,497 From Jan, 1— Budd Manufacturing Go.—May- Refund (Edward G.) Notes— 493,362 ..Maintenance -w: 1942 1943 <; ' ffotal 115 " i proceeds from the company for working sale of the securities capital. / be to are used ,r;. Capitalization Giving Effect to. This Financing . Title of Issue— Authorized .10,000 shs. Outstanding 10,000 shs^ 150,000 shs. "126,652 shs, , 4 V2 Vc cumul. pfd stock stock Common (par $100) - ^ (par SlUa u . " p-.: & " Products of the of most modern The corporation V research departments in aviation' the This Operating industry. Utii; itself has laboratories at Detroit and in Rockford, 111; Subscriptions to War Loan— corporation and its division revenues deducts. rev. oper. ■/ 55,958 subsidiaries, Net 758,637 in located New 441 19,532 "$207,422 (net) income $296,073 $2,839,394 $2,695,595 46,597 106,055 £45,895 672 — offered to board 698,221 $2,691,875 3,720 shares of 1,717 rently a directors of thus sold in 1942 ;"•;•/. stock common group at 1943 of the of officers price a and of and $21.50 .' / •' are being cur¬ approved by the Common shares company employees per share. aggregated 3,283 shares. - $206,750 revenues- oper. Other /;■>. Y.Y., Th'e $6,620,507 3,230,411 $2,819,862 68,895. are 1,737 shares of common stock previously authorized for officers and employeees which are unissued. After the 1,717 have been issued the outstanding cpmmon stock will be 128,369 to shares shares. 1944—12 Mos.—1943 - $295,632 Non-utility costs & exp.,-. . sale •Earnings— $636,707 $7,041,109 v 272,180_._ 3,462,610 $513,962 251,254 —_ —a ' and 1944—Month—1943 1- Period End. May 31— Cleveland, is just completing what is considered to be one '"There : "4." («£? - Subs.) Co. Power California Electric Y :Y • / < Income Account, Years Ended Dec. 31 // •-Y'YY .)/■///.. 1943. //' 1942 1941 . York, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin, have subscribed it was announced on June $8,550,000 to the Fifth War Loan Drive, :Z by Mathew Keck,, Treasurer.—V. 160, p. 4. ' • -*".■•• ;?•••/;•' . j-:-v V '30 J K Income *?. V ;f Fed. The company reports output for June, 1944 of 1,070,793,000 cubic withh 1,051,838,000 cubic feet for June, 1943, an Output (in cubic feet) compares as follows: January _ February Jviarch ' 1944 1,622,025,000 1,542,646,000 "1,492,823,000 1 : "Revised make to 1,526,970,000 1,335,497,000 1,358,757,000 1,185,410,000 —— May June 1,215,393,000 1,070,793,000 figure , Net, 159, .s Operating Operation & •General Other the Mr; corporation's bank borrowings under a Regulation V credit, 'totaling $30,000,000, have been paid off by t^he Navy Department, preparatory to the cessation of Navy fighter plane production by the learned in banking circles on June 29. y': The Navy recently canceled its contracts with the " ' / company, effective " July Despite the recent labor difficulties in the company's LongIsland City plants after announcement of layoffs arising from the •contract cancellation, the June production quota was substantially met. In paying off the company's bank loans, the Navy Department, as 'guarantor, merely assumed responsibility for the debt. Liquidation of this and other outstanding claims and counter-claims remains a 1.. problem affecting Brewster's future. The company has received-no new war contracts, despite recent reassuring statements from Washington, it was learned. No com¬ ment was available at the company's offices regarding its plans/'- The /company owns its main plant at Long Island City and leases its'hther premises there.' On June 26 the Navy- Department announced that it •would The efforts 329,278 $1,247,108 Z. 12,784 ZY" 11,279 $1,391,297 $1,258,386 p. The * income,—.— T_ —— preferred on, stock $562,078" — • Dana ations in ' :" and Seibert, the rates 4 z ' Financial of Chronicle President; (Reg. U. William $513,802 208,502 208,502 — • 1 f ; * S, D.. Riggs, < - •. :■ c : , .-• profits 12,224 14,141 191,905 declared - 168,611 180,629 697,637 365,954 233,155 5,373 4,306 5,488 $352,226 ' tax profits 'taxes,/ less excess / / income ;taxes^__^_*.^,^___ : income _______Y——- 45,000 45,000 ______________ 266,715 264,163 215,340 dividends Preferred dividends Z ; $433,741 45,000 Balance Sheet, Dec. 31, 1913 r Assets—Cash han<l-. a/nd in banks, $1,559,497; U. S, Govt, securi¬ ties, tax series,* $100,000;'notes and accounts receivable trade (net), $1,786,842; other accounts receivable, $5,559; merchandise inventories, on $3,161,443; fixed assets (less reserves $901,982; deferred charges, $11,903; ;//;'/■■' /'' .$7,714,050. ■ Z.'" Z Liabilities—Accounts payable, trade, for deorec-iation of $912,891), other assets, $186,824; total, :;z ■ -■ $1,104,258; "•; other accounts pay¬ $29,961; accrued liabilities, $1,201,380; accounts payable, stock¬ holders, $34,449; reserve for pension to employees, $150,000; preferred stock (par $100), $1,000,000; common stock (par $1), $111,652; paid-in /, Net from — _ . ' ' From Jan. 1— railway Net from railway Net —V. ry. 811,513 379,837 269,836 — income oper. "• . Gross- from 1942 1943 ' $150,571 4Q.621 24,600 . 53,138' income oper. ry. 1944 $160,018 68.879 railway. railway • "/ - $168,106 74,740 / 58,218 / 1941 1 $178,825 85,487" 79,395 Industrial 356,893 242,870 Net — Net & exc. 159, p. 1756. .1943 1942 $976,9Q9 • j 590,930 422,221 $385,979 $456,77f $0.35 $0.41 1944 i Canadian Pacific Lines in Maine—Earnings— . May—. Gross from ry. " railway..— 1944 $465,430 187,599 income-*.. 131,716 278,107 221,517 .. oper. > .*. ■ . 1942 1941 $427,033 1943. $624,440 railway-.-.—' .* from Net $319,871 149,705 104,295 128,373, . , William B, Dana Company, Publishers,.25 Spruce Manager. Published twice a week: tevery - Thursday -i (.si i(1 t -1 I.Z, come 1. ; i ,t $878,992 $0.38 profit Earnings per common share__u___ —V. Ltd.—Earnin^s- 589,512 profs, taxes——__ Patent Office) Business Earnings earned surplus, $481,329; 92,506 total, $7,714,050.— Z Earnings- for i942 $1,729,354 $1,430,360 1,247,697 912,347 $209,093 $481,657 $518,013 $0.63 $0.69 1944 provision income 1943 $304,378 155,285 before for in¬ and excess profits taxes. Provision $1,014,747 / 31— proft bef. inc. & exc. profs, tax Income Co., 1443. Celotex Corp. (& Subs.) 328,950 $425,235 9 Months Ended May * Alcohol $3,601,021; p. 6 Mos. Ended April 30— 686,344 r Canadian 159, ' • 865,758 406,454 ' 159, p, 2299. surplus, V. > 839,709 285,505 199,429 and excess' profits taxes Net profit .... Earnings Qn 638,410 shares of common •/ stock ... $0.17 The Consolidated income statement for the 1944, follows: Net sales, • six months ended April 30. $10,025,147; cost of sales (including selling but exclusive of depreciation, depletion net profit from operations before de¬ and administrative expenses, and amortization). $9,317,374; preciation/depletion and amortization, $707,773; other income, $60,725; total income, $768,497; other deductions, $90,788; provision for de¬ preciation, depletion and amortization, $313,331; net profit before provision for income and excess profits taxes, $364,378; Federal nor-* mal tax and surtax, $145,521; Federal excess profits tax (less $285 post-war credit),- $2,566; other income taxes, $7,198; net profit, $209,093.—V. 160, p. 5. ' . St., New York % N. Y,, BEekman 3-3341. Herbert D. Seibert, (general_ news and advertising issue)^ wit*La Yta llca .-..ssue exchange, remittances for foreign subscriptions and advertisements must be made in FTew York funds. ' Y $867,154 11,330- _• and post-war refund State /. 744,584 829,219 _ from Gross Net Net (New York "Times.") 4. Commercial William ' — income May— company's board of directors and officers are continuing their to/find work for the Long Island City plants and are seeking 160, excess Federal f —V. .159, p. 2515. as the aid of the Federal Government to this end. V. 260,900 — 343,491 Dividends the Government-owned Brewster plant at Johnsville, Pa., an aircraft modification and engineering center,- thus 'removing it permanently from the Brewster picture. ' ' ' ' value Net reopen week -pext —; corporate 14,386- $903,321 $414,720 income taxes 251,131 $1,378,513 Gross / $1,320,966 _r___ 117,081 Cambria & Indiana RR.—Earnings- Off Loans— The was 138,108 depreciation— for 41,519 $840,812 20,34? able, Brewster Aeronautical Corp.—Navy Pays it Cr38,294 —^__ ... income Net new company, Cr36,078 — Z deductions / to' con¬ Deductions breweries, */ The purchase price was not disclosed.—V. 159, p. 732. . $3,152,889 1,439,139 '• 1,246,580 announces. Brewing Co. (Waidorf beer and ale) will increase Corp.'s production to over one million barrels a year, corporation, Carlings, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the -Brewing Corp., has been established to consolidate operation of the new ' chargeable exps. ; taxes 28,304 $888,935 Cr35,321 $1,309,691"; 11,274 income Common Bohannon said. A ___: accounts Z— Federal earnings from, operation Net City doubtful Balance $3,524,074 —— engineering Maintenance '/■ Acquisition of the two companies, the Tip Top Brewing,Co. and the -/Brewing for Income 1943 1944 ————L— revenues struction V The corporation has completed negotiations for the purchase of two Cleveland breweries, James A. Bohannon, President, Other Co.—Earnings 12 Months Ended May 31— Provision -Forest $977,035 $1,288,886 . Brewing Corp. of America—Expansion— „ 76,130 - _ Gen. 2411. p. Selling, 421,363 704,613 $113,888 $103,125 income —V. 359. p. 2515; . —2.5 +1.8 1,051,838,000 comparable.—V. + 2.3 —1.7 1,297,19.7 ,, less discounts, etc— $20,014,847 $16,856,456 $15,371,835 goods, sold : 16,405,254 13,806,319 12,490,254 gen. and adm. -expenses___ 2,335,224 2,132,898 1,993,249 sales of Provision 57,700 "; •//Z prof.- tax> California Water Service % Change —1.9 +3.3 1943 1,653,787,000 1,561,456,000 April • . mcome- on 1.8%. of Month— ; , exc. Cost Balance compared as increase -i deductions... taxes (incl. Bostou Consolidated Gas Co.—Output .Up 1.8%— feet, income Gross /./yy;:;.vv, ;,. :•/. Gross ' ^ Editor and Publisher, „/ *„*/*// Net railway—_ $3,286,024 railway-—..,969,277 from Net ;y, From Jan. 1— from Net railway 16,036,442 4,561,600 15,478,122 6,007,710 3,904,726 477,880 P. tive— application Corp., and its subsidiary, Kanata Realty Co., Inc., the first two companies being subsidiaries-of Niagara Hudson Power Corp., in turn a subsidiary of The United Corp., regarding the sale by Kanata and the acquisition bv Northern of certain undeveloped water, dam and power sites:for a cash purchase price of $7,754; the sale by Kanata and the acquisition bv Contra! of the remaining assets of Kanata, except, current assets for a cash purchase price of $686,831; the redemption by Kanata of SEC The June 28 issued an order granting the Joint Development Corp., Central New York Power on Northern of first mortgage 5% sinking fund amount of $502,000; the discharge Electric Building in the principal- Si Gas Utica its outstanding bonds liabilities and the proportionate distribution of Central and Niagara Hudson in settlement of open account in the sums of $880,107 and $317,277 owing Central and Kanata's current of cash to vances Operating Operation _________ Depreciation —— 91,000 75,000 tax— 536,000 23,000 Net operating income $627,267 $958,428 $4,189,167 3,652 2,991 4,284 ______ $630,920 $961,418 other deducts.— 301,438 $4,193,452 2,206,784 Other $3,520,175 1,635,994 $1,986,668 $1,884,180 Fed. . ■'Federal prof, excess Other taxes- income (net) income — . income Net $317,537 $329,481 — 159, ""Revised.—V, 643,881; $3,$$,638 for Deductions the on common stock, Inc.—Resumes Dividend- distribution was made similar Sept." ,1. A since.—V. 159, .p. payable Sept, no par, '-V. : 2631. Feb. 15, on ' •' _ . $100,250; -/A A,:;;./'.AA prepaid Chicago Corp.~-To Acquire Menefee Gas Leases— to Oil Corp. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Gross from Net from Net ry, -1944 Net 1941 $1,759,530 1,056,400 462,188 income___: 203,137 from Net from Net ry. xy. 209,633 —V. 14,269,253 13,235,579 8,342,715 5,249,256 2,107,487 1,620,159 1,955,104 857,736 f FromJan. 1— from Net from Net ry. —V. v 159, ; 'Aa ''A 12,826,425 4,143,978 income.,— 1,402,331 ; ' • ,%aa 524,605 v , - • , was. (a) fair and equitable; ——J — A recognition to the-rights of each class of creditors and stockhold¬ (c) does not discriminate unfairly in favor of any class of creditors (d) will conform with the;requirements of the law regarding the participation- of the various classes of creditors and stockholders, and (e) provides for the payment of all costs of admin¬ istration and all other allowances, made or to be made by the court judge. A -■ ■' '• V; ■. $' •' "The court concurs with the Commission in finding that the (modi¬ fied) plan of reorganization will afford full compensatory treatment to holders of senior bonds for the loss of their senior rights, and that as thus modified the plan will meet the requirements of Section 77 of the Bankruptcy Act, will be compatible with the public interest, and should approved. . - t ' Company on July to issue ditional sales asked authority of the Interstate Commerce promissory notes for $366,204 to evidence con¬ 4 contracts diesel locomotives.—V. of like 159, p. amounts 5. covering the purchase of six 311,777 70,538 57,632 57,579 of leasehold of 641 trust p. 641 $45,689 - company bonds, on account — /: 1 income $4,229,658 $3,723,346 4,030,684 78,746 "■3,192,370 56,943 *2,941,952 58,286 $723,107 $1,301,535 $980,345 21.107 17,330 19,655 18,892 $2,164,736 $1,318,865 $1,000,001 $742,000 40,670 $2,143,628, funded debt on 16,219 24,009 31,804 52,313 63,706 21,349 23,085 1,404,473 735,967 368,032 '138,626 202 202 603 $494,979 *$578,612 *$539,014 interest Other 1— Federal for Debt 15,726 . taxes income 2,240 " disct. & Balance 202 surplus $691,525, and 1941 revised by amounts written off for San Diego in excess of actual amounts paid. contract Consolidated has 2192. 159, p. equip., Investments ; ;'v;^ J', Dec. 3.1— . . • A ; - Inc. ■..» & Prepaid charges ' Deferred Notes, Subs.)— (& a , .- „ - — $2,418,717 $2,988,536 8,163 69,177 profits State and Class * Argentine income 'twit , tax—net i'i B dividends dividends taxes_„_ $3,057,713 1,224,000 315,993 1,7281,000 ^85,460 ^—U ' income After : — — : $886>,886 408,641 120,000 —_—* deducting post-war refund: 1943, $136,000; ;—•——$1,044;253 1942 332,445 133,213 726,000 interest receiv. 828,000 456,007 411,584 (net) Inventories ' 139,478 286,883 $9,611,510 239,578 a 274,669 $9,823,447 Liabilities— Notes, accounts accrued Interest payable," accrued payrolls, etc. on funded debt.____l___^_L__ Taxes accrued debt i_ Deferred ; bearing notes, outstanding..-/..., items 726,000 828,000 9,880 181,760 ;___/^/.i_L.i„__/ 131,117 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 ; 2,840,589 942,945 942,945 $9,611,510 157, p. $9,823,447 1422. Announcement has 1,640,000 3,332,788 _________ Total The 530,000 1,000,000 surplus Capital1 surplus -V. 394,285 854,859 161,635 cumulative preferred Stock/. Common stock • Earned 303,026 6,599 1,484,724 V 123,788 Reserves he — A $7,603,955 f." '118,874 and 6% $2,426,880 — 1943 351,391' charges accounts Funded . - 1 operations—_j.-j.-__ income—net 31 w^_^—; Crown Manufacturing Co. of profit from Dec. '?■'•« goodwill.$7,532,875 Total ; : . property Cash Industries, Chemical Sheet Balance Assets— Plants, — Preference "Sun" ' 1943 1942 Gross sales, less freight, disc., returns & allows. $11,104,499 $11,569,763 Cost.of goods sold—-i— 1 7,129,789 7,165,405 Admin., selling and general expenses ;.r— 733,405 717,264 Depreciation of plant and equipment — 428,407 413,348 Amortization of emergency plant facilities 197,577 77,087 Taxes (other than income)—. 196,602 208,123 Net ,' expense amortized *1940 $47,494 —$54,281 Earnings—<'• '.% excess 1940 / i94i ■.') u $5,410,965 , income Interest ■ ■ 4,555,021 88,341 income__L. oper. Other $91,343 30,303 7,046 , 12,431,910, or 5.33%.—V. 160, p. 6. income liabilities, $6,786,991 Non-interest Net accrued 1942 1943 operating Depreciation . Consolidated Net $6,601; (trade), at Operating exps. & taxes weekly kilowatt hour output of electric energy Years Ended $4,777,114. security $63,220 open it was stated.—V. of total, payable social income corporation adjusted to show general business conditions of increase V " $136,646; accounts and notes receivable assets, $4,487,903; prepaid expenses and de¬ fixed $56,123; accrued Sales Si misc. of subsidiaries of terri¬ tory served for the week ended June 29, 1944, amounted to 245,598,437 as compared with 233,166,527 for the corresponding week in 1943, an The 1944 (TJie) Copley Press, Inc. (& Subs.)- -Earnings- Commonwealth & Southern Corp.—Weekly Output— this May 31, $84,072; indenture, $13,365; Years End. Dec. 31— . company, Sheet, hand, Including $29,572 payable to co¬ cash held by co-trustee under on 1944), and withholding taxes, $2,825; accrued 3% per annum, $293,906; lease deposits and advance rentals, $10,021; income mortgage and collateral trust sink¬ ing fund bonds, due Dec. 1, 1954, $4,702,500; capital stock .(par $1), $9,542; deficit,; $256,143; total, $4,777,114,—V. 159, p. 734., iU.L $60,980 .it. 6. Balance and 10, Liabilities—Accounts 4,303 < June charges, $7,862; organized the Frederick H. Levey Co., Ltd.', to engage in the manufacture and sale of printing inks in Canada. The new company has acquired the printing ink'business and factory of Thorp-Hambrock Co., Ltd., at Montreal. The former owner will hold a stock interest and participate in the management of the new The Federal, Commission of $394,897 70,538 (paid terms ferred Columbian Carbon Co.—Forms New Unit— "■Federal Chicago & North Western Ry.—Promissory Notes— payment 313,442 Consolidated 1943 ,,.j $88,674 29,587 ' —. — and .taxes.^ 160, V. . a May 31/44 Nov. 30,'43 Assets—;Cash in bank trustee $59,086 2,240 note & income Net Other ....... ago, Company and Wholly Owned Subsidiaries $34,997 ___$61,326 finding that the equity of the holders of debtors' preferred stock and common stock is of no value and the holders of such stock are not entitled to participate., in the plan;"— 60, p. 5. months Six :a".':,j;*'a'^•■'* a - Depreciation due "The court reaffirms its former Statement— $407,203 y reor¬ stockholders; 4>/4%. reduced 'aa interest (trade), 62,468 accruals.,., income from subs, applic. to corporation. from —V. 1 (b) affordis been Statement of income Bond 4,381,295 2,573,360 2,219,437 1944 . income Expenses ers; J made, a- ,'r payment of reorganization fees totaling $509,000 up to August, 1943, these including attorneys' fee, expenses and committee'' costs'.' ;.Y The court held that the plan Changed— Angeles, Calif. Interest—Semi-Annual Six Months Ended—, 479,635 •• ''l-'.;."- a:5,582,044 4,989,532 3,075,924 2,790,651 2,499,938 2,288,300 — -reserve deductions 1,021,772 a//'.-'. r,A;A;'-.A at Expenses $153,470 62,127 income Total ganization litigation that has been in process since an equity receiver¬ ship in 1928. The court overruled all objections to the modified plan. Certified copies of the court's order, findings of fact, conclusions at law and the decree will be sent to the ICC. The court also approved be now was 1941 $151,141 Int. Michael L. Igoe approved June 30 a modified plan of reorganization for the road in line with a United States Simreme Court decision of March, 1943, and Interstate Commerce Commission action last December.; A.1;';Ar' or has Income ; Gross $149,167 2,625,588 A bonds a Accrued 1934, 8,285,344 Court Findings St., N. Y. City, will until Wall 16 receive bids fund Amendment 1%% A $935,583 $148,351 ' 2,791 Net Federal Judge . of Reserved Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific RR.—Court Ap¬ - 439,487 ■ met) income Income •277,804 Attorneys said that in effect Judge Igoe's action virti'-ally ends 1944, The company on July 1 paid to the holders of the income mortgage collateral trust sinking fund bonds interest of 2%, of-which iy2% was for the six months ended May 31, 1944,, and one-half of 1%, was on account of accumulations. Unpaid interest accrued since Dec. 1, 33,790 Gross $1,810,589 653,115 /a-'V' trustee, Co., 1, sinking and 616,516 v-\' 1556,872 •' ' 37,254 4,689,893 Reorganization— v. Consolidated Office Buildings Co.,- Los Total 1941" . proves kwh., compared with of last year, a decrease . , .* 12,260,022 9,663,596 3,010,535 1,462,333 A 1,027,804 week 'aA%,-aa' • —Reduces interest March 31— 2412. p. •;- %1,069,536 548,699 taxes Retirement , ,-/A railway.^.. railway...... oper. Tax Net i J '. a changing the certificate of incorporation respect to the dividend rate on shares of preferred stock which be issued hereafter were filed on June 30, 1944, with the State Commission of Maryland. See also V. 159, p. 2633. may Colonial Utilities Corp. (& Subs.)—Earnings—; Other r 1944 A", '1943 "a'"a 1942 Gross from railway.—$2,646,920 $2,501,835 $1,940,465 Net from railway 876,990 995,196 626,490 Net ry. oper. income..." 288,483' 298,161 168,648 Gross 599,045 6,123,055 3,313,690 2,725,836 — 12 Months Ended Gross v " ' 158,000,000 corresponding Consolidated Laundries Corp?—Certificate : Chicago Great Western Ry.—Earnings— May— ; Utility oper. inc. before retir. res've accru.— 2,034,371 919,500 income.— 1968. 159, p. J 7,417,245 4,372,932 railway— \ ' a 1942 1943 $1,063,857 - . oper, Other' railway.— oper. Trust mortgage 160, p. 7.- with Operating revenues : ——— ;/*' .$471,590 $443,124 Operations — —220,361 203,969 Maintenance. —v;;;, 41,011 :'■>. * 37,880 Federal income and excess profits taxes—— 24.613 18,317 From Jan. 1— Gross V. . 461,116 321,208 income—' income—^.. —V.. 159, p. 2300. $1,552,166 951,546 $421,778 152,311 . ^ to amounted Aug. p.m., Amortization , 573. for the sale to it of first prices not exceeding 107 and interest for series N, 3 'A %, due Dec. 1, 1971; at not exceeding 107 and interest for series O,. due June 15, 1968; at not exceeding 106 and interest for series P, 3%, due June 1, 1969, and at not exceeding 108 and interest for series Q, 2%%, due Jan. 1, 1976. There will be available for the purchase of such bonds $683,212.— ' , p. Sought—..■",.. a' —.,V';: Bankers o'lock refunding parent'company, . :. 707,891 , railway—— railway from Net v 363,688 • from Net as -'-1942 .rt!"-: 1943 oper. ry. From Jan. 1— Gross RR.-^E^$ings-- rv-i-j $3,062,955A $2,747,335 railway- railway.—— oper. . .'■■'a:;.1944 ;*>l,257,i44 May— • :'i ■ Co. Power & Gas ■ Gross, from railway^--, Net from railway— begin about Jan. 1, 1945. This, transaction gives' promise of increas¬ ing the revenues of Salt Dome'by a minimum of-$5,000 and a maximum of $25,000 per month after deliveries are commenced,—V. 159, p. 134.9. May- ' 1505. Clinchfield RR.—Earnings— - A- The 3 in aid of $7,692; 5% preferred stock (par $100), $1,400,000; common stock (par $85), $1,700,000; capital surplus, $94,525; earned surplus, $73,242; total, $8,155, p. electricity —Tenders $556,315; deferred credits, $786; contributions construction, $86,023; premium on sale of preferred stock, 279,117.—V. American Consolidated Gas Electric Light & Power Co. of Bait. tirements, Salt Dome and 16.89% by Pah American. - Salt Dome will be the Initial-operator'of the properties. The Chicago Corp. and Pan Ameri¬ can have also purchased at cost a like interest in two completed gas wells owned by Salt Dome. V,"' v"-: a A. /'A: )a"A;As a further step in the transaction, if consummated, Chicago, Pan American and Salt Dome have contracted with •' Tennessee Gas & Transmission Co., present builders and future operators of a gas line from Texas to Virginia, for the sale of gas from the Menefee area with a minimum obligation by Tennessee to purchase 10,000,000 cubic feet per day; The price to be paitj by Tennessee for'gas is 5 cents per 1,000 'cubic- feet during the first five years, 6 cents • during the second five years, 7 cents during the third five-years and 7% cents during the last five years of the 20-year term of the agreement. It is anticipated that deliveries of gas under this agreement will by of tion 180,400,000 kwh. for the 12.4%.—V. 160, p. 7. of accrued, $34,006; advances for construction, interest Ask 1-Year Extension end extension of one year from July 2, an company on July 5 announced that System output of electricity (electricity generated and purchased) for the week ended July 2, 1944, to 158,700,000 kwh., compared with 189,300,000 kwh. for the corresponding week of 1943, a decrease of 16.2 %. Local distribu¬ accounts payable and sundry accruals, $12,954; divi¬ on preferred stock, $5,833; taxes accrued, $193,381; customers' deposits, $86,598; customers' $28,593; reserve for depreciation and re-, $49,169; other dends aicrued Power Co; for Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.—Output— (due. Nov. 1, accounts payable 3¥4% A, series $1,- taxes, The " bonds,* mortgage profits excess •Light Co. and American' Utilities Associates.—V. 158, 55,044 ^••yvvAr'" Water and 1944, comply with Commission's order directing American Gas to dispose of its interests in Birmingham Gas Co., Savannah Gas Co., Jackson¬ ville Gas Co., St. Augustine Gas Co., Bangor Gas Co., Lowell Gas Articles notes payable to banks, $50,000; Works and Electric Co., Inc., $3,900,000; American income to. . . state Community Gas & have petitioned the SEC $215,464 31, 1943 Dec. for Federal and Community Gas & Power Co The - construction materials and supplies, $25,396; taxes, $13,357; deferred charges, $325,694; and and operating insurance I Liabilities—First 1965), approval by the Reconstruction Finance Corp., the and the Pan American Production Co. have sold to the Chicago Corp. an undivided one-half interest in leases covering approximately 6,400 acres in the Menefee Gas field area of Texas, it was announced on July 5 by Salt Dome. Upon completion of the deal, Ihfe Menefee leases will be owned 50% by the Chicago Corp., 33.11% Conditioned upon Dome at $3,279,117. total, Salt Sheet Balance ' years. accounts $196,511; subsidiary, capital surplus, $151,715; earned surplus, $2,467.,793; surplus allocated, jDr$271,529; total; $11,987,525.—V, 158, p, 2043. * " VA reduced and net income was such prior banks—Argentine subsidiary, $53,599; class A participating (liquidating value $27.50 per share) stated at $6,315,-. 705; class B common stock (80,000 shares, no par) stated at $398,615; plant and equipment, including intangibles, $7,624,bl5; cash in banks and on hand, $188,181; special deposits, $1,625; accounts receivable (less reserve for doubtful accounts of $4,493), 1938; none ' . to reserves—Argentine 627,000; Assets—Property, of 10 cents per -share 15 to holders of record , , provision $269,467 increased by approximately $85,000 in.1941, $49,300 in.1942 and $39,400 in 1943 as a result of certain tax credits arising in connection with -the re¬ demption of bonds in 1940 and 1941. . In 1944 there will be no similar available from United $1,527,773; and notes receivable, (less $41,763), $1,078,512; in¬ preference stock :; a $360,991 -'145,526 ' " $249,502 —-U-II income "■Federal taxes on income were June 30 declared a dividend on Liabilities—Due $360,971 $421,778 19 a*:; 153,634 1 of notes payable—trade creditors, $549,352; taxes payable and accrued, $106,532; dividends declared, $131,250; sundry payables and accruals, $260,981; 54,875 13,515 174,097 ' $403,136 ___/./ '• directors The , and amounted 48,459 125,000 187,345 58,989 * $32,866; accounts accounts 1943 transit, in and $1,329,647; property, plant and equipment—net, $7,352,758; charges, $151,535; post-war refund—Fed. excess profits tax, investment in Nyotex Chemicals, Inc.—one-third interest, $200,000; sundry other assets, $26,625; total, $11,987,525. 1941 $1,023,946 304,634 $402,852 A:,A 283 ™ _ reductions Ribbon Mills, Century T and retires— deprec. income Gross . 5,537 of: 51,716 107,050 181,928 60,419 ; — Operating income Non-operating income 2631. p. income on taxes Net income Gross • Int. & __ doubtful hand ventories, * 1942 $1,099,138 318,373 1943 $1,122,212 —/-//-.V'' 318,244 __-/ A—-' taxes Provision 257,732 Federal expenses Maintenance 1,020,849 445,000 107,700 1,036,892 348,000 A 614,000 270,234 income Refundings— Chattanooga—Earnings— . /___-,- revenues Operating than Fed. other Taxes, 1,277,442 365,491 451,022 ———_——- Maintenance; Calendar Years— Operating $2,862,740 $13,588,533 $11,151,522 972,878 4,625,270 3,737,392 186,020 1,155,134 838,693 389,683 1,620,071 1,487,250 $3,618,457 revenues—— % 1944—12 Mos.—* 1943 1944—3 Mos.—* 1943 Period End. Mar. 31— for Sheet Dec. 81, Balance on $287,809; series E bonds, 3%% banks, deferred proposed refunding of $14,000,000 Chicago a mortgage City Water Co. of * Central Power & Light Co.—Earnings— " its ad¬ Ni¬ Kanata.—V. 160, p. 5. respectively; and the dissolution of Hudson, agara first in savings bonds, war reserve \ // \a A-/,,,/-- / • , , States Union Station due July 1, 1963, and $49,121,000 Kansas City Terminal Ry. first mortgage 4% bonds, due Jan. 1, I960, were disclosed June 30 when Federal Judge Michael Igoe at Chicago authorized the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific RR. to enter petitions with other participating railroads with the ICC for approval of the proposed transactions. A a The Chicago Union Station bonds would be called Jan., 1, 1945, and the company would issue $37,800,000 first mortgage series B bonds and $6,200,000 serial notes. The former would bear interest not exceeding 3% annually and would be dated July -1, 1944, and mature July 1.1963. The serial notes would be dated July 1, 1944, and mature- in 19 instal¬ ments, one of. $500,000 on July 1, 1945, 12 instalments, of $250,000 Jan. 1 and July 1, 1946-1951, and six instalments of $450,000 Jan. 1 and July l, 1952-1954. The serial notes would bear interest specified in the bid accepted by the company., * . ' a /... \ A ; " The Kansas City Terminal Ry. issue would be redeemed on Jan. 1, 1945, at 105. A new first mortgage covering. substantially all terminal property would be executed and not exceeding $47,000,000 of new bonds would be sold to provide partial funds for the redemption. of the present bonds..,- The new bonds will be dated Oct. -1, 1944, and mature serially to Oct. 1, 1974.—V. 155, p. 2181. yac;v-.</a'A^A-'A Details of Co. Corp.- -Declaration Effec- York Power New ;• 5., Igoe L, Chicago Union Station Co.—Rail 8,449,693 2,116,808 1,372,767 1,977,893 2,740,145 159, p. 2516. Central Assets—Cash 334,901 10,338,282 2,414,447 — income-.-. oper. ry. —V. * railway—- from Gross Net 653,091 income„.-f' oper.t Judge- Michael Federal $1,775,103 $3,200,089 ; $2,247,915 726,684 1,164,422 577,379 696,269 from " has set Aug. 16 as the date for hearings on petitions for institution of bankruptcy proceedings against, the Chicago Railways Co. and other Surface Lines companies.—V. 160, "'*941 1942 1943 1944 May— Gross Consolidated "J ChicagoSurface Lines—Hearing Aug. 16— Central of Georgia Ry.—Earnings- Monday, July 10, 1944 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & 116 was purchased all Pawtucket Pawtucket, R. I.—Control made by of the plant employs Jacob Ziskind of Fall River, Mass., that outstanding stock of the above company. approximately 700 employees, has 60,000 spindles, and is engaged in the making of combed yarns. Mr. Ziskind is said to have paid $235 a share' for the announced that assumed the stock. He he would duties of continue the operation of the plant and has President, succeeding E. Kent Swift, resigned. 411,855 120,000 1942, $192,000. • Cudahy Packing Co.—Special Offering—A special of¬ fering of 15,000 shares of Capital Stock (par $30) was Volume made THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4297 160 instrument July 5 at $27% the New York Stock Exchange, on —V.' 159, p. 1860. directors The ■of payable each Sept. of. record holders to 1 made were the on Aug. stock preferred $8 March on and 1 f.1944 April 30— ,■ Net1 income'. After .all charges and 3 Mos. Ended Federal/income taxes^_i-__„»^-w1- June Earnings per ^~V. ' common 2301.v://;/ >Xr:XXX'X.':XxX: X,:: X :y -</::''/'-•r 159, p. -Payment of Cer- Denver & Rio Grande Western RR.- in that 1 McCarthy trustees,; Wilson with'and accordance and • to'the subject after Juiy provided in the Grande Rio order: court Western ,/ to 1939, 1, be in applied full & Denver Grande Rio « //'./'" $54.55 con sol. 1st RR. United to applied payment on thereon of interest account on * • • for ' ■ /_™™_*;;.-^c^.^X^^^z^XX^X~^JXXXr $22.53 1943 "year Denver & Jan. 1936, $500 each on bonds, due cqnsol. mtge. 4 % 1st Grande RR. Rio 1, bond presentation upon .///■:*///■ to United States Trust Co. of N. Y., payment to be applied on $11.27 payment on account of interest thereon for the year 1943 Denver & Rio Grande RR. 1st consol. mtge. 4J/a%- bonds, due Jan. applied ; the . 1, United to on year Grande Rio 1936, . It - -L—— :.ki, $556.43 of 4s of owned 1990, stock common ; ■ : 82,365 Dr45,040 74.245 $171,177 $2,723,592 $2,798,945 88,671 30,857 32,390 390,355 461.780 $138,787 $2,333,237 $2,337,165 8,632 8,632 .103,579 103,579 $151,381 div. $130,155 $2,229,658 $2,233,586 requires. Federal for income surtax tax, and Fed, excess & tax • surtax profits Assets— $1,163,747 $1,149,211 17,510 33,365 198,598 231.419 /• ; , Sheet, May 31 1943 1944 , , Plant, properties/pipe lines and fund equipments,™ $31,585,279 $30,202,695 925.774 1,107,491 accounts,;^. - 1,307,302 652,094 U. S. Treasury Special 350,000 500,000 series C)___.. deposits 20,012 receivable Notes 7,092 receivable Accounts each (fax notes Materials and Prepayments supplies 20,756 1.401 " 859.252 849,046 342,359 • 297.510 • 26,694 24,494 .- Total deferred debits 212,895 Reacquired secdrities 25,967 , Total .- $92,442 tax • ,_••;•.• 1944—12 Mos.—1943 $105,215 Comparative Consolidated Balance Investment and profits excess follows: is-as inc/ - / 189.122 25,967 $35,326,729 $34,206,471 . '"Liabilities— 7% cumulative Common preferred stock (par $100). stock Premium ($3 Taxes Shore, all owned by the Canadian Pacific. ' . ;/ .1 remains available for distribution $230,000 3,497,212 10,400,000 11,200,000 1,500,000 89,133 2,000,000 (common) 360.205 1.729,507 '_ 33,597 38,008 7,444,434 6,153,850 accrued Reserve for depreciation___«__„__™™— Contributions Earned 100.695 312.122 360,205 1,799,843 declared 538,316 accrued Interest second 1,804,782 1,804,782 3,497,212 bonds, 3% series, 1957—— 2% note payable to bank (1945)_r.____ Miscellaneous long-term debt Accounts payable Dividends $1,479,700 $1,479,700 par) stock common on First' mortgage , : ; 8,834 25,174 $160,013 , Fed. pointed out there was new * 13,236 1944—Month—1943 by for $2,784,519 $190,870 Note—Provision tax j . 1.595,574 $2,850,997 Dr7,308 income Balance shares of $23.24 -v mtge. bonds, due April Ry.- 1st consol. Western ■■ 1,720,140 $154,836 ™__™-.. income stock Pfd. , 15,939 claim.' 132,158 $211,414 deductions^, Net mortgage income bonds; along with such additional stock, if any, as the Commission may conclude from the evi¬ dence to be submitted at the hearings on the plan if justified. , of interest thereon for account of on consolidated get the South of Trust payment 1943™ $].G0 of 1.148,546 . develop¬ & costs Income the Canadian Pacific also, $1,000 principal amount of bonds.The issue would be given 20.16% of its total claim, $41,695,320, representing principal and interest to Jan. 1, 1945; in common stock, or 84,060 shares. The committee termed the balance of this claim as "impossible of recognition in the distribution of new securities, as having no .value." -V,'// :■ ./-• ; The old preferred and common stock, and $9,120,000 of 4% income certificates dated Jan. l, 1893, and $884,668 in advances made by the Canadian Pacific would be excluded from participation in the plan on the ground that-each of the claims, "is without value within the mean¬ ing of Section 77 of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended." ' - • For the $1,000,000 of Mineral Range RR. Co. 4s, owned by the Canadian Pacific, the plan allots $230 of second mortgage bonds and $270 in common stock per $1,000 bond^ should the ICC find an allot¬ ment, to the Mineral Range "warranted and fair and equitable." There ;are also several other small issues of the Mineral Range, a subsidiary Aach $1,000 bond upon presentation Co., New York, payment to on States would receive each 1,191,500 , 96,820 income Gross Representing principal and interest to shares of stock, at the rate of one claim of $1,593,960, 1945, for . 5M bonds,. '■//'//'., /' <„ •: // mtge. 1, 1936, on each $1,000 bond upon presentation States Trust Coi, New York, payment1; to be due Jan. -l, 247.625 89,891 : ■ , interest thereon for the year 1942 1943 and on account of its total The - due presentation to York; payment for interest thereon for the year on . Marquette Houghton & Gr.tonago RR. and the Marquette & 6%' bonds of 1937 would be given $1,480 in common. Stock each $1,000 bond. /-The Ca;hadian: Pacific ho.ds these bonds, and would 1st' trust mtge. bonds, Co. Ry. eacii $1,000 bond upon Central Hanover Bank and Trust Co., New July ment Other The share 2.139,528 312,326 ' re- revenues-™ Exploration securities allotted to the Canadian Pacific." committee, expressed the view that with the principles of the accordance Jan. to $7,915,792 2,009,702 26,900 < 152,540 Net oper. for Apr.l 10 for Taxes for court's of provisions 27, 1944, they will -be prepared to pay on- and the holders of the following bonds outstanding in the hands of the public or pledged- the sum of $2,398,679, ' being payment in full or on account of the interest installments wnich are dated order facts be held on the plan," thd reorganization "to receive of their entire bundle of rights prior in Western RR. announced. July Henry^wan, in $8,084,665 168,804 17,523 (prov. tirements) bonds. ' '. tain Interest— The 1942 1943 '■/••/•■:/ $70,452 $61,776 .-, $31,287 'v:$0.57.X''.... $0.23 ;:- "additional of because Earnings—« 1944—12 Mos.1—1943 138,370 Deprec the " $572,589 Maintenance to in , Dejay Stores, Inc. (& Subs.)—Earnings— ! and hearings entitled are satisfaction in new any reason the at 5s (Del.) (& Subs.) 1944-^-Month—1943 $616,666 revenues Operation the reorganization "should so-called 'Deep Rock* doc¬ trine. as dclared by the U. S. Supreme Court in Taylor v. Standard Gas Co."/ ' v ■: ' ■■ • The effective date of the plan is set as Jan. 1, 1945, and it involves the issuance of $3,000,000 of new 50-year first mortgage 4% bonds and $2,000,000 of 50-ybar 414% income bonds.1' Provision is also made for new common stock (par $100) to-be issued in a number , of shares necessary to carry out the terms of the plan. This involves the issu¬ ance of 103,000 shares, or a total capitalization of over $15,000,000. Under the plan it is proposed to give the first 5s for each $1,000 'principal amount - Of "bonds notv. held, $156' iff--cash, $786:17 in t first mortgage bonds, and $463.63 in income bonds. Of their total claim of $5,342,400 for principal and interest to Jan. 1, 1945, holders would receive 10.71%, or $572,400 in cash; "56.15% / or'$3,000,000 in new first mortgage bonds, and 33.14%, or $1,770,000 in new second mortgage of $2 Distributions 15. to The be first since Dec. 2, 1935. Arrearages on the latter issue 1, 1944, amounted-to $64 per share.—V. 159, p. 2078v last, the at June as rank declared the regular quarterly dividend of 30 first Operating the injury of the debtor and this for shown be the of securities new per $2 1, June on will Period End. May 31 • added. group that held was holders share on the 7% cumulative preferred stock, and a dividend per-share on the $8 cumulative dividend preferred stock, both $1.75 It which Stock—r Cushman's Sons, Inc.—To Pay $2 On $8 Pfd. • ; - - determined by thereafter were the bondholders' I.'"'1 /;:\\/'./ v.':-;; ;V; ■; debtor family railroads and to or > - ...... the management and the policies of the .Canadian Pacific system its creditors," Pacific so that the Canadian the '. ,, of domination and control of the debtor were exercised "These powers by El Paso Natural Gas Co. the Canadian Pacific subjct to the domination and con¬ of the- latter./- of trol ' share, with a commission of 65 cents. The issue was pffered by Glore, Forgan & Co., and completed in the elapsed time of 10 minutes. There were 95 purchases by 43 firms; 1,300 was the largest trade,. 10 the smallest. per 117 aid in 8,317 8.317 6,371,189 5,522,073 construction of surplus - /-':• • /■ './-.Earnings for -May and Year to Date ■' / .''-X y 1, 1949, on each $1,000 bond upon-presentation to Guar- yXXX^^Xx: ; -May— v: •.. 1944 .■ 1943 : 1942 1941 . anty Trust Co.,. New- York, payment to. be applied on.:.. • $316,649 ' / $361,045 1 $351,074 r$340,110 account of interest thereon due Oct. 1, 1943; All coupon X' Xri:X::X Gross from railway.,^, 91,750 " 80392 bonds of tliis Issue must have coupons due April 1, 1935, ; . . • • ir Net from railway-;-,.^/ ;; , 44,291 ;- - 130,8357 68,244 58,846 / 111,304 and all subsequent coupons attached-w™.*~U™vi,*.U2.; $11.97- Net ry. dper. income-- - " 25,057 . . f .' • Denver Grande Rio & • ■■■■ RR.j ref. Western improve.mtge,/:,/.•/■/■V;.-,'i"' •-/, & upon presentation to Chase National Bank, New York, ,,,,,, payment to be applied on account of interest thereon due^p y- VV''.^/'''::-.-^ Oct. 1, 1943; any coupon bonds of this issue shall have;---;' v' April due coupons 1, all subsequent and 1935, coupons from Gross Net from Net ly. —V. railway.— 159, 432,203 NOTE-—For " 299,646 > order. position ,'225,249 ••/.-'r/S -;-v • of bonds The $17.18 ™.™..™;_..™_™7™™™™™™ ™7™ each issue shall forwarded be to transmittal properly filled out and signed. The bonds will be stamped with an appropriate notation of such payment and returned to the holder. y/y/y' Fully registered bonds should likewise be forwarded for the stamping and payment. of such interest to the paying agents as noted.—V. the accompanied by form letter of of Federal and income For the outstanding Elected— It is Steel week has that been the New Pulte, Pulte, G. and the Reliance company officers and board of Paul directors.—V. R. and 159, p. 2301, Utilities J. and Secretary Yoder, A. Friedman Honigman L. Co.—Merged— 159, p. This ' : 1655. . X"X-;X'"X of post-war President The will which heads of Dresser, announced followed on June meeting on Dresser Net Clark Brothers Co., Olean, International-Stacey Connersville Construction , Shore $1,032,100; reorganization ferred interest on bonds, capital 'stock (par at 4ya% $16,784;" deficit, $1), the v per & , Stacey ' .. Atlantic See .Ls-r The'company has called , - interest $1,800,000 of • will Ry.—Reorganization 22 plan agreement, which was the final abrogation on the part of the debtor of any further independent existence, the debtor became the mere T - made William at for redemption Bank St., New York/ N. Farmers as tures Ready— 15-year Temporary may now Trust Co. " Called— of Aug, 3 'at v •:» Trust Co., 5% exchanged be of New York, ' ' definitive trustee, • ' / debentures at Jan, 15, 1959, the Guaranty 140 Broadway, New York, N. Y.—V. 159, p. 735. . Dixon, Secretary the-Upited -Gas President of taryU—V.—159, . >•) . Corp.. since both'concerns pU 2634. ■ Treasurer <of -this and 1935,- has and . H, F, been Sanders Chicago—To corporation, and named Executive . has been aim. - named 'a of Vice Secre■ ' Vote On y-- Recapitalization v. •/'/-■ v;.' July 26 on approving the creation of a value 6% preferred stock and the elimination will vote requiring the company to retire present 7%, pre¬ '• ' /..to eliminate through an share of new 6% preferred stock and $31.50 in cash for 22,200 7% preferred shares which will be outstanding :/.V./ , the the is adopted. provisions of the present are 1,800 ho dividend order,, . ^ also provides that the company, will loan from the Equitable Life Assurance at 4%, the principal to be payable in 15 years. ■ '■ ' of the proceeds of loan to purchase for retirement 12,600 of the 34,800 outstanding 7% preferred shares at $100 per share. No dividend arrearages will be paid. Mr. Kresge has agreed with the company to sell that many shares of his holdings. The quarterly dividend of $1.75 per share on the 7% preferred stoofc due Aug.- 1, 1944, will be paid in regular course. In order to effect the charter changes, it will be necessary to have a two-thirds vote of both the common and preferred shares,—V. 159, p. 1972. shares in retirements under the retirement The Co.—Secondary Offering6 made a secondary distribution of 19,600 shares of common stock (par $15) at a fixed price of $16% per share. Dealer's discount 40c.—V. 160, .-p. 8. : •/■' ' ; < Electric Power & Light Corp.—Officials Promoted—, E.. .H new recapitalization, plan $1,400,000 by mortgage Society of the United States Installments over a period of The company will use most Payment -• v sinking fund debentures, due for ratified an 6,000 -borrow ■ 102 VX and successor Y.—V. 159, p. 2519. " ' r of planned, under the proposed capital structure, of $31.50 a share on the 7%. preferred stock one retire there • - debenture^due 1950/ outstanding 2y4% the City 26 June progrem 10.800 below, on charter, the company is required shares' of the 7% preferred stock each year so long as arrearages. • The- Companv has' hot been able to build up its working capital and at the same time pay dividends on the preferred shares and retire preferred shares in accordance with the present charter provisions,- according to Sebastian S. Kresge, Chairman of the board. At .the present time there is a, deficiency of to 1 Elastic Stop Nut Corp. of America—Definitive Deben¬ protective committee for the bonds. This is the first plan filed for the road, which has been in reorganization since 1937. The road operates about 550 miles of line serving northern Michigan and Wisconsin. The committee said in the plan that when the Canadian Pacific bought the majority oJ the South Shore's Stocks in 1888 and then had •the debtor acquire the stocks of the Marquette Houghton & Ontonago RR. and then "imposed" on the South Shore, a "one-sided^ trqffic be the Under Chicago—New Name- Katzinger Co. of ■/ .'..-ooi • Edward Electric Auto-Lite Co.—Debentures Bro.s,, Gas :;v •'«■■-->•"• Ekco Products Co., of each total, $65,199; ;/ arrears York—Issues Stock— increase of the company's shares of $5 par value at a share, : The issue will raise the capital from $300,000 add $6,000 to surplus.—V. 159, p. 2519. proyision shares'. ,/ offer if annum, " 'y,: " . bidding each issuance Fair, It is also spayable (trade), $622; accrued liabilities, in¬ $2,642; accrued social security and-with¬ accrued the of wages, $644; , for, the company involving subordination of the Canadian Pacific Ry. to the claims of the first mortgage 5%. bonds of 1937 has been filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission by the A and ' - $1,018,563.—V.- 159, p. 735. Plan Filed With ICC— , taxes, -. competitive cents per class of $100 par •new group Blower Corp., Connersville/ Ind., and Co,/ Cincinnati, phio.—V. 159, p. 2634. South by co-trustee $23,222; deferred income, accruing over term of lease, $5,918; insurance premium commitments, $281; lease, deposits and advance rentals, $1,550; income mortgage sinking fund bonds, due, June 1, 1951, N. - Duluth Liabilities—Account . holding by stockholders The cluding, salaries $1 ./Plan—'///XV/v^;.,^ terms of trust indenture, $24,328f total, $1,018,563. for Line Co.—Dividend Decreased— 50 of stock ! (The) ; $2,087 $33,133; accounts and notes receivable, $114; leace modification agreement, recoverable at $500 per month, $45,500; fixed assets, $898,193; prepaid expenses and deferred charges; Horst.Corp. of America, Olean, N. Y., Mfg. Co., Ltd., Toronto, Canada. .•-/ are. included: Intern.ationalStapey Corp., witJr plants in Columbus, Delaware, and Marietta,.Ohio; .International Derrick & Equipment Co. of Texas. Beaumont, Tex.; Interpational Derrick & Equipment Co, of California, Torrance, Calif.; International Derrick & Equipment Co. of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio; Rootsthe 1,197 1941 hand, $17,294; cash held on offered value, par price of $6 per to $330,000 and 6,876 ■ $2,345 Assets—Cash in bank and Mfg. Co,, Bradford, Pa.; Van der and Cleveland. Ohio, and Dresser In 1,191 loss, under Y.; Bryant Heater Co., Cleveland, Ohio; Pacific Pump Works, Huntington Park, Calif.;. Bovaird & Seyfang Pa.; '■ 6,876 31, of stockholders capital 20,856 23,222 May be Excelsior Insurance Co. of New 4,803 ■--.'-.--i-™,/.- Sheet, of Cities Service : will share has been declared on the common payable Aug., 1 to holders of record July 15. werevmade on Feb. 1 and May 1, this year, and in each quarter during 1943.—V.. 158, p. 190. no /Distributions $26,842 discounU^--„„_. bond of the account '/ stock $22,039 4,929 Balance Manufacturing Co., Bradford, Dresser include: $24,015 retirement of bonds group , Industries .42,707 dividend stock, $64,746 42,847 Amortization related equipment: to the oil industry, Dresser's net worth is approximately $10,000,000 and that of Inter¬ national-Stacey $5,000,000, according to the announcement.: ; , "The acquisition involves an exchange of Dresser stock for Inter¬ national-Stacey net assets,"/Mr,. Mallon said, "on a basis substantially improving the working capital, current earnings and book value per share of Dresser capital stock." V *"•'■■ Dresser $66,862 interest Bond supplies group, '/ Depreciation and International-Stacey for offered '.■' and Eureka Pipe A May 31,'44 Nov. 30,'43 The of six companies, is a leading manufacturer of oilfield drilling and production equipment sold under the name "Ideco." Dresser Industries, with seven companies in its : income, on • ' - . $28,944 Gain « agreement ; in special International-Stacey and subsidiaries, a ': / ; date of Inter¬ Dresser directors, had previously signified approval. stockholders will be asked to ratify 23. • the same on meetings to be: called soon. No changes in management or' personnel of International-Stacey companies are in¬ volved or contemplated, Mr. Mallon said. the period. Balance June 30. meeting a months' Expenses participation in oilfield equipment potentials," H. N. Mallon, announcement Financial Statement— company on Gross group a • com¬ any Spring Building Co., Los Angeles, Calif.— South Six Months Ended— acquire financial national-Stacey directors approving the transaction. " ; , of not Juiy 1 paid to the holders of the income mortgage sinking fund bonds -2 Vt % interest for the six months ended May 31* 1944. This compares with 2% paid, on Jan. 1, last, for the previous The ; of companies known as Dresser control of International-Stacey Corp. Columbus, Ohio, and its subsidiaries in a step designed "to enlarge company, not 810 six Industries, include the system inputs both periods.—V. 160, p. 8. figures do appearing in Interest Payment and Manufacturing Co.—Proposed Acquisition— Dresser ; above panies Treasurer. the comprise /y/y .y Corp.—V; The being are bonds determined. /,„ to be received by Empire District from the sale of bond^ together with the net proceeds from the sale of 6,500 sharps of 5% cumulative preferred stock > (par $100), which the company expects to sell contemporaneously with the issue and sale of the bonds, are to be applied to the redemption at 101% of the principal amount of $10,04^,900 of the company's first mortgage and refunding bonds, 5% series, due March 1, 1952, and to the redemption at 105 of the principal amount of $851,200 of Ozark Power & Light Cp. first mort¬ gage sinking fund 5% bonds due March l, 1952, assumed by Empire. / Net proceeds from the sale of common stock are to be received by Cities Service Power -& Light Co. and does not represent new financing by the company. =As previously announced, Empire District Electric Co.. which is controlled by Cities Service Power & Light Co.; proposes to acquire by merger the properties of Ozark Utilities Co., Lawrence County Water, Light & Cold Storage Co.. and Benton County Utilities Corp. In conjunction with this merger Cities Service Power & Light Co.; is surrendering all the securities of the constituent; companies owned by it in exchange for an aggregate of 350,000 shares of common stock, $10 par, of the Empire District Electric Co.—V. 159, p. 2415. follows: as and Light Co. the The net proceeds v y• Dominion Gas & Electric International were SEC— L 1 the Light ■/ always / results of competitive bidding have been ' , not alphabetical alphabetical /.'-->/?, competitive bidding rule U-50. Names of the underwriters will be filed by amendment. Offering price to the public of the bonds and common stock will be filed by. amendment after the Operating Subsidiaries of— ' Detroit the N , Presidents; Vice These See of this merger completed, 1943 during :'-///;, /,;; Steel Corp. being the ^yy./,.,';:/••'•/' Y"v///'y'y/Y officers are: M. J. Zivian, President; J. B. Ribakoff, and J. J. Executive Vice Presidents; R. D. Kelley, P. F. Brown and A.).- Corp., continuing company. & Power is near under the Commission's 1553. 159, p. Input— —Thousands of Kilowatt-Hours—— -;/■' '• ^/l •: 1 —Increase1944 1943 Amount 'Pet. American Power & Light Co.J / 188,577 179,616 8,941 5.0 Electric Power & Light Corp.™ 103,906 96,824 ■ 7,082 7.3 National Power & -Light Cp.___ / 103,280 94,903 - 8,377 , / ' 8.8 Officers .. . announced — & Power National ; Corp.—Merger > Completed ' Steel Both Ebasco- Services Inc., which are subsidiaries of Light Co., Electric Power & Light Corp. and Co., as compared with the corresponding of companies ating American X'' //;/.''r'i; -.7,■■./-/'//yy//: x.XX X^X:/K^XXxx:^ jxv Detroit Power & 1944, the System inputs of client oper¬ week ended June 29, . 160/ p. proiits taxes.—V. excess Ebassco Services Inc.—Weekly fit exact as filed a registration statement with the SEC foy $10,600,000 first mortgage bopds,y3'/a% series, due, 1969, and 350,000 shares of common stock (par $10K The shares of stock are issued and agents paying the for reasons companies: in possible. as Company on July • attached mechanical arrange Empire District Electric Co.—^Registers With ;ri;.$18.19 Duro-Test Corp.—Earnings— , Denver & Rio Grande Western RR. ref. & improve, mtge. .:yy/. XXX-X series B 5 % bonds, due April 1, 1978, on each $1,000 bond 9 Months Ended April 30— • 1944 1943 1942 1 upon presentation to Chase National Bank, New York; . • • • Net sales : $1,932,984 $1,032,787 $776,343 payment to be applied on account of interest thereon due //.:■/,//1 ■•/:/;. Net profit after all charges & taxes ;*/ <"67,174 *50,980 "/ 12,752 Oct. 1, 1943; any coupon bond of this issue shall have .Earnings per common share $0.30 ' .' ' $0.21 $0.05 coupons due April 1, 1935, and all subsequent coupons ; *After charges and provision of $67,000 in 1944 and $98,825 in 1943 . to However, they are always \ ' 137,799 275,433 attached . 2519. p. possible 422,373 , 317,354 " '2415.-./Hlr/•■'■"'*: p. $35,326,729 $34,206,471 v.- 159. 1,171,762 1,527,374 394,511' 1,606,838 1,768.378 railway.V income//^. ; oper. ••■*■/////■//•■y. ■ -V. •7-'/: Frcim Jan. 1 bonds, due Oct, 1, 1974, on each $1,000 bond •:> series A 6% . •Total . . • Federal Light & Traction Shields & Co., on July . . CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL 118 Net $6,&26,652: *$6,337,797 *$5,193,024 $4,789,165 1,930,811 1,930,8111,931,541 1,936,393 $2.88 $2.60 $1.97 $ 1.7$ After provision for Federal excess profits 'tax of $18,130,494 in 1944, $9,709,438 in 1943 and $5,095,648 in 1942, and provision • of in 1942 for $2,500,000 in 1944, $2,000,000 in 1943. and $1,500,000 additional reserves for contingencies,—V,-159, P- 1446. Federal fihrs. taxes, stk. com. Earnings etc._ .- outstdg. • r„ "In August, of last year Jt .was indicated by the. Gold & Stock friah^ agement that Western Union was making a careful study- of the fentire '£ situation in ieg&rd to Gold & Stock and other' leased compafiies; the thfe by for five Court trusteeship, July 3i; T942. S;; Gfeddes years £ •••..-•.'•£ President recently'became , share per ,.„o_ continued 'from the final decree closing ':££:"£'■■:•■£'£■; ■££•-<£ y/hOn acquisition by thb company of the Globe Machine & Stamping Co. of .Cleveland became similarly situated, with possibility of some sort of exchange of sechri-' r;\ ties Vhich -would'"afford 'them a -continuing "fixed ."etufn£, somewhat ££ .effective,-rV_. 159, :p. 2635;;y.r:i58,*'p. Y469""£" less in most, cases than the present rent, but .not /subject to the hazards of litigation and double taxation."—V. 158, p< 1347, . 1941 1942 1943 1044 fend. Apr. 30— ; after deprec., int., , Subs.)--^Earnings- Firestone Tire & Rubber Corp. 6 Mos. Monday,' July 10,^ 1944 Hyde Park Breweries Association, Inc.—Earnings— - ■ * revenues..-... Operating Railway Net Railway Net $73,713 $72,858 expenses 47,452 44,725 $380,500 240,295 $385,589 222,816 $26 261 $28,133 $140,205 $162,773 oper. from rev. ry, op. accruals—£", tax f: income— Dr:1,736 its- 903 $23,839 £$116,892 S.017 7,439 6,627 12,704 109,735 '63,526 *$282 $73,178 " Fixed 21,798 charges $9,118 3,031 /"£ •£';; 3,532 £."■;£.£ and (Way Depreciation and Equip.) Structure 159, p. 2519. •Deficit.—V. 3896. ? . Hart, —V. 17,622 15,038 ! ."■'.£ •// Grain tures— £ ■■ ¥\/,££ £'£/.; £ £,■ £*;■£ sold were March. in authorized publicly" by £ The will ( i benefit.—V. 160, Statement— E. pension trust will offer the ciated with Net '/;v to of ry. v 131,823 790,241 $19,841 $46,567 $175,144-. v £': 7,963 £ Company's bank in 31.250 and 4,722 4,722 23,610 2,391 ■<\ 15,230 accruals—reg. Ry. tax ' accruals—Fed. S. $349,724;.-U. ¥• Ry. * ;•. Government accounts receivable, f less reserve ifor bad $143,956; rents receivable, $60; Federal: tax stamps, assets, unempl. held meeting special taxes f- $160,242; income, on collections, The Compan-y^fsting New .;,;;now-■ outstanding.v:-■£ •, The two companies , said > the exchange, would ' .740,376 outstahdin^.' York Stock Exchange has authorized! the listing :th 23,501 stocks (par $15), which arC-issued "and Wshares of common —V. £ r. 159, ■ 2081. p. Hercules Powder- , '•*• ' ■£ (• ;: '$,* "-V 3,049 .i.w Ry. ' 7,279 ' 31—" £' Period End. May 42,970 1,973 ry. oper. Non-oper. filled be Higgins,; Presidents who A. Charles by Uncollect, hold both will 200 $91,133 $31,135 $68,772 573 5,128 1,441 $31,708 $73,900 $577 income.." fr. Deducts, •After depreciation, •'• ' 313 '■ ' £ £ '322 1,686 1,619 $72,281' $31,385 $264 int._ to Week End. June 21 Period— Operating $35,900 revenues—. Jan. 1 to June 21 . 1943 1944 1943 1944 $90,889 • $919,670 $1,072,861 $35,475 •Loss.—V. 160, p. 9. •Gross from Net ly. 1941 . $936,823 $941,635 $701,305 ■? railway—!. 352,257 393,457 293,438 ' income 310,634 352,363 259,325 from Net 1942 1943 railway oper. . ';'•: $424,963 115,671 101,639 $196,027 Net 4,525,671 2,042,357 3,218.886 1,992,581 1,295,098 income.-. 1,354,968 1,790,896 1,156,675 522,418 452,409 oper. rv, —V. 4,343,982 •1,544,888 159, Gross Bay & Western RR. ry, shares) Manhattan & 1944—Month—1943 $777,390 591,153 542,483 2,855,712 2,755,346 $177,216 $234,907 $975,150 48,210 49,294 In committee 1,106,705 914,593 804,517 322,624 424,257 295,732 264,337 124,347 272,924 151,681 139,975 1,186.583 railway.__ railway..... income... 159, income adjust, Stock Telegraph Co.- -Offer of Exchange has sent a to its stockholders make to some remedy 29 June that kind the an of exchange income offer liability tax that expressing for the minority stock in situation. It was reported stock was under exchange of debentures for the accrue The Circuit v 23, at U. $949,000 the S. of of Dec. "31. 1943, of approximately $147,000 a (at holds in effect collect the back taxes to rental which to pay directly to the stockholders. Western Union, continuing to ■Joseph on-June as lessee, is decision of the March obliged by the' 695,336 110,388 513,458 $166,291 $75/798 lease April 21, 1944. the Lester S. Miller and Donald extent stock of of principal full the amount oi their claim. interest, th'e the waiver of the accumulated unpaid of bondholders the that contends reorganized the should 90% receive the of .'£. company. :• present bonds should be modified to provide for a 5% interest and the maturity should be extended to 1964. Interest, however,. ;should ration as if. earned and defaults in interest should bfe The committee feels that/the bonds should a first mortgage on the assets of the corpo¬ and have a first lien on the stock of the wholly-owned payable be .cumulative up continue to be adjustment income bonds.—V£ 159, p- 2417. 'On "The rate 556.521 $5,072 District of Indiana. the the to 'common . - W. Rothmeyer, who resigned on JimV 7 as a, director, sold 2, oe.eeeVa shares of common stock on 'the company, retail¬ report filed witn the ■ New York 'Stock Exchange pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In a note appended to the data filed, Mr. Rothmey6r declared that ing one share, according "the undersigned purchase capital ; share; to a sold, as indicated, all his interest in the options to stock of the reorganized corporation at $1 per now to only 10%. secured by . $1 authorized and at Detroit, Mich., in reorganiza- . The had been company exercised. exercisable at none of these '• *' /-" <• outstanding." excluding 86,725 • has1,658,291 shares " shares $1 The held in the, treasury, and has 2,000,000 authorized shares value. The reorganization proceedings t&rmihated in Jul v. right to exchange old $10 par stock for new $1 per stock par ./> '•#' ,for- working capital purposes only, up. to $2,000,000. committee "The that believes 50% of the earnings before Federal taxes, depletion, depreciation/and amortization should be made avail¬ able for the payment of interest on the bonds, A mandatory sinking .fund should be provided into which 50% of the net income after all deductions, but before depletion, should be paid. Bonds purchased for and be kept sinking fund account should continue to bear interest the alive. ture The of 194$. was "The as to sum the for .sinking Fifty thousand options were issued to five-directors, a share through Dec. 31, 1944. To Dec. 31, 1943, options subsidiary, 'the Ilco Ordnance Corp. In the event that the business requires it, the company should be allowed to subordinate the bond's t said options were granted by virtue of an order approved by the U. S. District Court 'tion plan proceedings." rendered that .the. Government is to be peras well as current taxes out of the mitted the a £ ■ . protective consideration ' 101,125 5% )——£'£ 'creditors $£176,059 676,192 . Hupp Motor Car Corp.—Director Sells Block of Stock year. Court has declined to review Appeals for the Second Circuit, which is and Supreme Court 1944. rate as $1/023,360 ■' income gold 1 stated, 6% . • a Vice-President, in the letter to stockholders, stated liability of the company to the Government for income taxes the ■ May Rahde, approximated ' $50,190 bonds £' letter 138,503 134,326 Deficit 2303. p. $243,818 $185,761 £ £ mortgage earnings record, and its'post-war prospects,' the committee believes that it would be in the bondholders' interest to continue their status as 29,302 charges general request of various . holders of the above bonds, committee. No member of the committee has any interest in, business affiliation or connection with Indiana Lime¬ stone Corp., or any of its subsidiary or associated companies. £,/ £'• "After consideration of the nature of the company's business, its past 54,44] income for 1944, Eugene M. Matalene, at this 21,744 on committee Southern 19, Hayden, 51,458 consideration. ■ "On May 64,853 Gross ■£"£££ . 94,856 •Income £.r'V,£' Co.~Proposals in Reorganization . the 32,424 Int. receive at any petition was approved by the court, and Albert Ward was appointed as trustee, of and for the company. v,;, v v £,.(,. £;. v, £.-„_■ *11,818 oper. W. ..Court -for • $176,216 8,911 ( Chapter $182,854 8,545 Co.—Bonds Called— April 7, 1944, the corporation filed a petition for reorganization X of the U. S, Bankruptcy Act in the U. S. District "On 'under $1,126,764 . $207.25h •■'136,124. letter to the holders of the said bonds,,ori July follows: £ £ £ ■£- a as $237,847 This'company J. 1944—5 Mos.—1943 $3,830,862 $3,882,110 $768,370 revenue..- 121,615 486.184 208,543 5% mtge. protective part, formed Operating income Non-operating income-.. hope that the Western Union Telegraph Co., (owner of approximately 60 Vi. of the 50,000 shares of capital stock and lessee of the properties, on in £"£'£ & taxes oper. expenses *Exclusive of interest on order The .bonds, in $241,525 Gold & will • and RR.—Earnings— ' Be Made to Shareholders— . & Co. $193,101 30,958 ' - for called been 1st Indiana Limestone > 2 railway •Deficit.—V. ■ was $44,580 23,930 presentation of the called bonds, holders will and int. to July 31, 1944.—V. 159, p. 2082. 1941 from ry, - 102 1942 from Net Upon time 1943 oper. Net (38,505 ' From Jan. 1— Gross Bank & • railway—.. income.. from Net . called for preferred stock has been of 6% $37,993 . redemption-as of July 31, 1944 a total gold bonds, series A, due May 1, 1958, at int. Payment will be made at the Continental 'Illinois National Trust Cosuccessor trustee, 231 So. La Salle St., Chicago, 111. have 102 and — Bos worth, and 242,978 Indiana Hydro-Electric Power £ There Bonds Sold Privately 40,879 £ £ 2635. p. of $1,000,000 W, "Oper. -Earnings- — 159, $0.52 $0.46 $0.37 101,538 43,012 income. oper;- 547,473 114,972 income______ 1944 from Net . Co, Period End. May 31— ' May— 900 £ $902,376 £ li* expe'nsesi_i« —V. a't RFC the Gross Green & company's $300,000 Hudson 2416. p. 1,000 £$983,802 180 taxes Net incom;qvtaxes, etc.—V. 159, p. 2362. purchased by Boettcher BosWorth, Chanute, Loughridge & Co. in April, 1944.' r railway— railway—.. from from Net 1942 -v i 1941. f.i $2,267,311 ; $2,562,587 •* ' A $105.. "":■£; £ :'v • :;>£ Central Republic Trust Co., Chicago, acquired control of the com¬ pany in 1934, through acquisition of 38,505 shares of common stock £ (par. $5) formerly held .by Western Powerv Light & Telephone £Co. Control was acquired by the RFC in 1935. The common stock held by From Jan. 1— Gross 'Net $1,816,473 Chanute, Loughridge & Co. have sold $850,000 first mortgage 3Va% bonds, due Jan. 1, 1969, to Mutual Life Insurance Co., New York £ and Capital Life Insurance Co.; Denver. /; £ £ payment 1944 '7 ; 1943. 1944 Electric Co. Gas. & Boettcher The Georgia RR.—EarningsMay—>." •Opferating Operating • Home applic. Surp, '< profit ' - ' ' (estimated) $1,156,019 'Earnings ""per' share on ./£' r 4,920,000 shs. ($5 par) £■:/ ;■'££: £ of capital stock___j.s • « -"$0.23 $9£,575 - ' $903,278 $984,802 $187,047 '£, rev.___ oper. Operating £revenues££w- Hollinger Consolidated Gold Mines, Ltd.~Earnings--•Net 1,081 income -££_— Gross 2417. 159, p. 6 Mos. End. June 30— 9.905 10,400 *$504 income . -offiees..—V. --V £":.-£ income 1944—5 MOS.—1943 1944—Month—1943 $187,227 $196,227 Operatingrevenues-™ The announcement said Mr. Dunham will continue as a director and of the Finance "Committee,- and-"the position as Chairman 23.819 rents—net bal. facil. —debit Net 4,140 1,992 ance—debit Jt. $124,857 $122,142 Vents—net '■■■■'■' i ¥ Indiana Associated Telephone Corp.- -Earnings— Chairman 10,865 ; Will $37,247 $8,767 income— £ bal¬ oper. ' not increase theip interest;charges. Chicago,- St. Louis. & .New Orleans Co. is not an operating concern; it leases all its proper* ties to Illinois Central.—V. 160, p. 11. .££ '£•/ £. -long-term- debt;.nw* increase ' 14.162f 2'207 ■ Ru'sseirH^Dunharh the resignation of The company has announced as Chairman-, of the Board. 11,772 "• v. Act ins. 1938 Equip. authoriza- 23, and June management ' * 29, following action of effective June became a $1,040,888; !' : 3,303 1937- accruals—Fed. tax RR. of act at regulatory authorities. :"£ :'£££;£' (.£''Vv;-.£-£,'£ ' £'' £.' C. J. Strike, President, stated that the new issue Would replace a like number of 7% and $6 preferred shares how outstanding, which have been called for redemption on Aug. 1, 1944. The redemption price for both classes of the old preferred stock is $110 per share plus the amount of the-final quarterly dividend which is also payable Aug. L $200,781>; notes, stock, .preferred tions by ; taxing fegistration statement, "filed with the Securities and Ex¬ Commission, for the issuance of 60,587 shares of 4% ($100 Stockholders the $0.10 Sheet March 81,. 1914. hand, on .par) 31,250 : $0.09 $0.13 share $64,583 $61,347 • 62,500 Effective— Idaho Bower Co.—Registration Statement C; 15,714 31,295 . $170,995 $965,385 $178,390 166,410 tax RR. (less $111,592 44,500 $83,447 stock——4 common $18,471), Hecht, •. oper. Ry. • estimated • •/ $813,24-5 642,250 expenses—. fr. payable, Federal capital stock income, will be sold to an underwriting group consisting of Bly-th" '& Co£ The.; salaries and wages accrued, $10,856-; and Lazard- Freres & Co., of New York City, • and Wegener & Daly, employees' withholding and payroll taxes, Lnc.-, of Boise, Idaho, for resale to the public at an initial offering fund payable, !- $6,659;.' ' accrued '^ insurance" f<price of $102 per-share.-—V. 160, p. 11. ' • ;l premiums, $849; other accrued expenses, $2,518; employees' deposits for war bondfe,'$2,100; 'customers' deposits.on bottling containers, $134,100; deposit oh sale of Boston property, $2,500; mortgage pay¬ Illinois' Central RR.—^Propose $8,700,000 Bond Issue-* ments due; within, one year, $15,000; mortgages' .payable, $92,500; •. Illinois Central RR. ftrid Chicago, St. Louis & New Orleans RR. Coi, reserve for employees*; pension fund, $1,768; capital stock ($1 par)., asked the Interstate Commerce Commission June 30 for authority-^ to ¥$625,000; paid in .surplus, $257,000; earned surplus,* $875,482; total, '"issue jointly $8,700,000 of first refunding mortgage 4% bonds, series D, $2,358,839.—V, 158, p. 2580. \ ^ ; ;£ These bonds would.be exchanged for a like amount of Illinois Cen* rtrah 4i^f leased,;Hnje^tooki certificates;, representing all those certificates 1944—5 Mos.^1943 1944-^-Month—1942' $186,2511 revenues---^. rev. and $13,4.10; Georgia & Florida RR.—Earnings.— Operating .£•£ £60,000 period the cdmmon Consolidated Balance ; unremitted Divisions. period End. May 31— Operating ££■£ taxes- for on r of state Siiice October, 1941, he has been asso¬ General Motors Central Office War Staff.—V. 160, p. 9, Ohio, Dayton, $94,769; accrued real estate taxes, tax, $13,750; Federal and State taxes'on U. S. Treasury notes of $156,731), $340,069; liability to Customers for container deposits, $242,513; reserve for con? tingencies, $50,000; capital stock (par value $10), $1,000,000; earned surplus, $1,865,576 £ total, $3,612,205.—V. 158, p. 890. ;£ ;..;£:"^£.."::..£'. Liabilities—Accounts $5,528; .Present, preferred stockholders will have the option until July 22- to exchange their shares for the same number of shares of the new issue at an uncompleted construction, $20,177; unamor-' exchange price of $102. Each stockholder who accepts ;tized improvements to leased property, $19,214; investments, v$l;/ "..the exchange offer will receive, for each share of presently outstand¬ trade-marks andi patents, $1;: inventory;;of supplies, $116,130; deferred ing preferred stock, one share of the new 4'/£ preferrd plus $8 in cash and the amount of the final quarterly dividend. charges and prepaid expenses, $20,479; post-war yrefunjif of ( excess Stockholders who do not exchange their shares for the new issue Will receiveithe^^redemp¬ profits - taxes, $806; total, $2,358,839. tion price in cash. :££!;'';£.:£'-"/£;- £: :'!£'!'£}£!-■^vr,££ L Liabilities—Accounts: payable, $45,097;- dividend payable, $62,500; All shares of the new issue which are not exchanged by July;22 accrued taxes other than indome,; $51,25.7; provision for.;Federal and J Appointment 'of W. G. * Lewellen has been appointed Assistant F. Johnson, Vice-President of t,he Eastern Aircraft Division and the 18,042 income for per ' " •fixed 1945). 1. 9. p. $45,861; accrued interest on U. S. Government bonds and notes, $495; advances to salesmen and other employes, $923;'inventories, $425,218; Corp.—New Appointment— General Motors • 10,999 £ doubtful accounts inventories, $498,646; Federal and State revenud property, plant and eqrupment (net), $1,706,949; other assets, $26,218; goodwill, tradq names, etc., $1; deferred charges, $160,692; total, $3,612,205. £, £ -£'£:; ';££:£■ .' : l' -.stamps, $100,593 v $113,810 $161,489 Assets—Cash debts eligible employees of General Electric Co. and certain of its affili¬ ated companies an opportunity td participate in this pension plan for ' , chargfes—_— income bonds to •their operatiohs-^H-'J-i,-". ;dreditS4£-i^-££*£.£-.< income Earnings ££/£:./£££'£ ' v to be issued.The trustees of the No stock is exps.. $365,491; U. S. Govern¬ hand and demand deposits, on securities, $647,032; receivables (less reserve for change usedjjfpr .corporate purposes.— be ££ ■■ prior to Aug. contributions employees' 6,549 N6t Pension Trust on June 30 filed'a regis¬ the-SEC for $250,000 (estimated amount of with Assets—Cash £of $10,000). $161,316; $19,985; General Electric Co.—Registration statement $107,261 9,527 Dividends General Electric Contributory tration $151,962 .£, frdm Provision Lerchen & Co, proceeds of the. issue p. 9. ■/..= £•■,_/ V. 160, 78,037 Income V: by Lehman underwriters headed of group 263,923 79,167 Gross a a 256,821 94,183 ——— administrative and >;■£.£:¥f'f. ' total issue of 75.000 shares which was 1944,. at. which time 60,000 shares of the stock -Brothers and Watling-. $442,554 281,314 profits Profit and Watling balance'of the 4s $443,249 Other income Lerchen & Co. announced June 30 that they sold privately 15,000 shares of 4 ¥2% convertible preferred stock ($100 par), at $108 per share. This 591,684 $527,458 $1,034,933 350,000 equipment Balance Sheet, March 31, 15)44 ment .7- Gross Sold Privately Fruehauf Trailer Co.-^-Preferred Issue •—Lehman Bros, 1942 1943 $472,866 >,• for j of —— 50,000 . depreciation of property, plants, and included in the above statement amounted to $268,199.39. (& Subs.) —-^Earnings—•;. ■ contingencies Note—Provision $1,022,843 580,290 Ended March 31— for profit .Dividends paid u ( 1944'' $1,173,392 645,934 General - ; > . , Belling and delivery expenses corporation has" called for "rdderiiptioii as of Aug.' 1. next, $128,000 of the• outstanding 15-year 3Viio sinking fund debentures, due Aug. 1, 1958, at 104 and int. Payment will be made at the Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co., trustee, 231 So. La ^Chicago, 111.—V. 159, p. 2302. 1147, 1252., p. Harvard Brewing Co. (Del.) ; Cost The Salle St., 159, .Net' sales Deben¬ Co., Inc.—Calls Malting & . Net ■ Canada, Froedtert .— Provision Marx—Secondary Offering- Schaffner & 6 Months Ford, 2nd, Executive Vice-President of Ford Motor Co., Mich., has been elected a Vice-President of Ford Motor Co-, Ltd., of which he is already a director.—V. 159, p, 2196. Henry of £££/:r,v."-'.uv;.." ■ Co., Inc., made a secondary distribution of 5,000 shares of common stock (par $10) on June 28 at $28 per share. Ltd.—New Vice-President Ford Motor Co. of Canada, Detroit, ■ & *$3,583 income—.— Net 3,121 inc. fr. deduct, Miscel. program $143,331 ; $21,336 income———.. has group - p. Total >£ $2,040,968 £—v • , 5,838 722 Dr691 sales from . 14,507 15,916 5,660' 1,206 ■;.: ■ 2,880 3,227 Dr492 £;££ rents Other- Mos.—1943 v 1944—5 1944—Month—1943 31 profit This,company, operating a mill for the manufacture of . products, Gioversville RR. —Earnings— Fonda Johnstown & 1944 'Summary of Income Statement, Ytear Ended March 31, Gross finished wood Selling, delivery, administrative and general expenses —_ 1,091.801 added hospital expense and surgical operation benefits ' £ which since 1937 has provided company em¬ £ Profit $949,167 —__Cployees with life, health and accident insurance. ' " " '. "rVv 53,932 •'&}■£ •• Other, income ■„-G-IIL £u The plan will continue to be underwritten by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. on a cooperative basis whereby the employees contribute ,Total income/ "i—t £,, /!.,,, /£:,£■'■,. _£. $1,003,099 fixed amounts and the employer bears the balance of the entire net : .C.f. ;. Other deductions 189. cost. .£££ £"' \ •""■£ £'£•£ ;; •■''.■?,£ Federal normal income and surtax '• £.££;;• 328,000 y ££ Under the present provisions of the plan employees receive from , Federal excess profits' ;£i 158,500 $1,000 to $3,000 life insurance, and non-occupational disability benefits .State' income 10,300 ranging from $8 to $35 a week in- case of sickness or injury, $4 a day Post-war refund of excess profits tax (estimated) Crl5,850 When hospitalized, and up to $150 for surgical operations.—V. 132, ; .£_£"■/ Cr905 'Overprovision for prior :year_.i_ £ to Period End. May (Del.), Chicago—Group Program Harris Brothers Co. . ££-' fund of $236,200 now held by the trustees under the inden¬ account of purposes committee the nayment is for of bondholders opinion junior debt No that except specified made available be are sought for restrictions 1944, a prohibition against the creation conditions and other safeguards." Authoriza¬ right to 'appear in the deposit of bonds will be required by this committee. giving the bommittee the reorganization proceedings.—V. 159, p. 2417. tions be year. there should of dividends on common stock except out of earned surplus accrued after Dec. 31, of should period of one a the to set SEC The >■ the Both of St., Joseph companies V, 159. 2521. p. , , are V; Dominion - Fresident Indianapolis Water Co.—Earnings—• , ~ l£ Mos. End. May All '.' —: of './ 89,077 706,297 • of old divs._ $552,455 Bal. for avail, 502,724 71,278 Cr5,489 71,280 $591,020 $624,234 80,192 deductions Other 504,875 ■' the plan of old class A AsmMtil% Sheet As 31, 1914 of May each of old class B Waht/^24,714,4057 stock, share latter the and its •Besides in Alberta Co., Montreal the on capital and operating ^ .:•••- .;. ; in —V. Canadian Current special meeting End/ June 30—" : 159, Net - The > June company.-on dividend a paid 29 of $1 per v to common stockholders One ment . 1:\:rv*,,.y"'■ Coated: / e. Under t the agreement :-of anerger /each. of. the outstanding .-shares;, of, ?er Stockholders of Standard '■ ■ >'#* ■ • ~ 11 • • " " -f Vi nwurif -i- 4 vi ».a! .,nn A -IF Jl: "irlT— 'i. i Up- -1943 question . 1/35th of one common /of cash in ^leoromon of j Standard nnr. / 7 '5ioo)"and;;77,252 "shares of cbinrnon stock (par $12-. 50). converted. ^ Sale of Certain Facilities— !■ American See "" St. above.-^V. 159, p. 2636;/%/;'i//4 Kansas/City .-'/Af,/:-, .Ket - sales Cost Proposals'by this' products-11,237,744. of amounts counts 512,767 Selling and administrative expenses^ Kansas Gas & Electric Co.—Write-Downs / representing 7; Power Commission (Federal excess Post-war income profits 80,000 tax and surtak 1,820,000 tax prior year taxes on adopting Crl82,000 tax income refund of Federal excess profits Underprovision ,-v the as the .which 11,695 _ of part company trade. - our 'has other however, of Electric parties premiurps Co. Missouri-. of ■ and • • , the of electrical "■ that the court would be unablte to render plan until a -ruling on-the-transferral of the SEC assets obtained could* be from the'Federal Power seeks to free the Laclede company from the Ogden Corp., a holding company.—V. 159, p. 2522. ' also net A control $41.55 of value asset share per as ' the of -:' by ;-v.;/ Corp.—Asset Value Higher-— Lehman • Approved— plan Commis¬ A-. ''-/v"' / sion.', avoid bank- . announced Hulen approval The , refinancing plan is the only way tire utility can and Judge close of its fiscal June 30, 1944, was reported to stockholders July 7 by Robert Lehman, President, in the annual report of the corporation. This asset year on figure of $37.35 value,compares with a March on on June 30, 1943, and $38.97 1944. 31, with accordance In the corporation's policy of distributing to stock¬ substantially all of its net ordinary income, dividends totaling paid during the past fiscal- year. $1.35 per share were and , Sept. to be taxed to elect Internal the Revenue and thereafter. /■//•.:/:/./.■ /'/■;"•//. /,-■'.:■/ ; corporation/(unless conditions change materially between 15, 1944, when the corporation files its income tax re¬ the of now turn) the company to stockholders, Mr. Lehman states that it is the inten¬ In his letter tion corporate name; the familiar trade-mark by in recent years become popularly known in r.espect, "/ , Union to objecting holders ruptcy. . every ://'■/ gaged in Interstate commerce and" also that the SEC is not empowered t© order a reduction In debts/r< V ;/ : ./' ./■ ♦David Kadane, SEC counsel, told the court the proposed reorganizaZ tion for femains exactly as v Net profit — $643,774 before. / ;V. _-'y '.y,.yy • /-.■ ■-; / Dividends paid -/ : —. 245,000 "Our business was founded in 1888 by the late Edward Katzinger." Darnings per common ' share-/4_A-»-/----7/--J-/.--//i;A-^ -'y/; $1.31 Subsidiaries are:-Geneva-Forge, Inc., Geneva, N. Y.; Sta-Brite Divi¬ -ir.Balance Sheet, April 30, 1844 /". /. sion,-New Haven, Conn., and Ekco Products Co., Baltimore, Md. ; Assets—Cash, $3,702,819; marketable securities, $89,158; accounts yy The company's products include A & J kitqhen tools, egg beaters, can openers, strainers, Geneva forge cutlery, Flint Hollow ground 'receivable (less reserves of $12,000), $3,092,430; claims for reimburs-. cutlery*,Sta-Brite. tahle flatware, Katzinger... bakers pans, Ekco and Able 'costs and expenses cn terminated contracts for war materials, "In .» Co.—Reorganization Plan Opposed v <?.■:'•-■•'■v v-;.,, - -:./ . ' eliminate from its electric plant ac¬ in write-ups and other amounts /",////->/.;/-////- 12. declared this procedure would deprive interest which would pe paid on maturity of the bonds in 1953 and 1960.; Attorneys also contendedr that the-SEC has exceeded its authority in that Laclede Is not 'en-* / This company announces the change .nL,its name to Ekco Products Cosv:■ 7v;T /"■"/:-/./' /./•'-*.'>/■; v/'In making this change" the company stated, "we are officially $2,373,469, anticipated presently proposal, for which court approval Is sought, - calls foiof Laclede bonds at /facte value without payment of interest. It also would provide "for sale of Laclede'^ five The bond (Edward) Katzinger Co., Chicago—Changes Name—; / . all '/■/■, or assets electric • original costs, were approved by the Federal July 5.—V. 159, :p./.2304.:,.\y-..../y/.;/,.--"/// •:-.// on SEC holders ■Other income (netjsi*. / -Federal normal Louis/ Mo. The over J62,372,764 :/ 7 Operating profit.. to company 160, p. Gas Light premiums totaling .-,$3,844,678 excess for ample are price redemption :/ ; . $14,123,275 and representing St.' Louis" Union Trust Co., trustee for the and four insurance companies holding $1,313,000 worth of the bonds opposed the SEC plan as "inequitable." Ry.—Refunding— 157/ p. 1533. Terminal • Attorneys See Chicago ytlnion - Station Co.—V. yy •-/ States Treasury bonds, ■■aXis! Income .Statement for Six. Months Ended April 30, 1944 y . Cyanamid Co.' ;V,-J • in. its. in* ite--'handsJ 10 bends of. this, issue have been called at 105 and interest to July 7, 1944.—V. 159, p. 1764. funds funds i-ri,,-;,-- redemption International Detrola Corp.—Earnings— - . the thp *' .,'y ■••//,•• ' ..•: plus-United Objection tq the Securities and Exchange Commission's reorganiza¬ tion plan, for the cbmpany on the grounds of unconstitutionality was raised June 30 in a hearing before Federal Judge Ruby M. Hulen at ' CO,; Inc.* whether r * ' $30,130,376 of As Unconstitutional > y... " --.v * v;- is though Laclede Int^chemical /will-,,', aftpr;- the-; meper^-hfye.;^-, John'son/•^lw3•;/l5•,^#02.- shkfes held fcy J. Seward Johnson. -■ present , The 77,252." preferred stock ahd 312:569/y/khareSvof/cprhmon are: also issued and outstanding and include 21,252 -•• .-'-•y ..i vsharesvheld:»by7-the company inrIts treasury, and 28,000 shares each i .The corporation- will not be required to; issu.e any fractions tof-shares hfeld' by,.'RdbertvW/, Johrt.soh.r and J. Seward Johnson. 1 upon such conversion, but .in Jie.u .thereof:,.-wih pay cash', in respect of ly .Tlie/underwrit'ers iOf the preferred Stock are Morgan Stanley & Co., •)#iny fraction .of a..-share7pf^tMK^ttMM^..sxpeM;'.9f. tti».^i!m.ber.^t-f.n?r,':/v\|>omlnick^.'-DbmiMpk^€ldifk'f--130dg6 & Co., Hemphill, Noyes & Co./ pfJ full shares of such stock ) >to-which any holder oi preferred-stockMePrillt LyndK/Vierce/'Fentter'^Si Beafle, And Smith, Barney & Co. :/?■ • toD common stoqk of;-Stafldard,wpu|d<othprwjs&-be;--«ntitled^'aftv4.!0l^^^.--..$-j'.The::bff|r4qgi;^f;cbnitnbn^st6cfe is not being underwritten. • ■ <•*) in lieu °G each 1 / 10 th iof; a ! 6 %7ycupiulative preferred share; .the v,,. Applications^^fpr^purchase' Of, ddrtittioh Stock fiiay * be made to Robert .-•".sum of $11:; 6b) >in;^^^lieu of-eacb- 1/lOthvofi-a Cpmiponf. share vf .Inter- ;, ...WF Johnsob/t ^./Seward-Johnson and the company' in care Of J". P. :;chemical, the-suhi of i$3.50, .and; (c) ih lieu of each l/35th of a com-. Morgan'7&/Co.''-Incorp0rated.—V. 156, p. 1953. / f Vnon .share, the sunt c-f .$1. .•/ • .. - '.wfr.'i* /W '"C- j'/Va'-.n-'.'. ,4.},,;u/.•«'■ - ■ "• '■'/ ; ?-•' V;ln .connecfcion- with, the amendment oGthe articles, of ancornora^ . ;,, Ranita Tteally, Cfl.y IliC.—Calls Buiiaing Bonds—-/ 1-;ahterchemical- necfessitated byvvthe merger, it is proposed ;that theuv & .e | ^ ina^imum.number;0f authorized 6-%r-.cumulative preferred shares which. • V'feAU '.ofc'the $5O2iOO0 outstanding Utica Gas & Electric Building first eince* the ado^ioh of ?;the original articles; of 4neorporatiohiyhasi be,£h;t;;, mortgage S^ sinking-fund gold bonds dated Aug,, 1, 1926, have been deduced -from 100 000 to 79,379 shares by the -redemption'and retire-' ^. called for redemption as /of - Aug;.rir 1944, at l02 '/a' and interest. * Payinent from time to time of an- aggregate of 20/621 69^'eumulative-pre-: / ment will be made at the First Bank & Trust Cm of Utica, successor ,«ferred shares.iberrestared-.toithe original :maxiipura; Of>100,000 AharesrV :v trustee, .520,-Seneca Ave.,- Dtica, N. Y. (See/also Cehtral New York : -Such increase -is .intended to "render additional shares' avaiiable., for."; Power. Corp.) v;/ Issuance if and when required for general corporate purposes, incliid: W;>^y/v-. >/ ing possible acquisitions of properties and businesses in the future. . : , Kanawha Bridge & Terminal Co.—Bonds Called— i, Interchemical is the owner of 92%, .of the capital stock of Cliftex, The Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co.,/successor trustee, 135 South" Corp. (N. J.). which owns all of the capital stock of Cotan Corp.: (pel.).. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa., announces that sufficient first mortgage I/. Standard owns'80%. of the capital stock of Wadsworlh. & .Woodmari bonds; dated- April 1, . 1908, not having been purchased by it to exhaust . /., '// .-•; • , conditions.—V. The preferred outstanding,79,993 shar^SvOf;6%; cumulative /shares of- common*stocfe:..;-ii at . : - y■ ■■''/ /'.f ""i: $tofekvregistered-2s*issufed}' ahd outstandihg and Includes 1,138 shares outstanding-shpres;.of. preferred stock and common .stock hi ;■ v, veld. by. the/cornpany/in its tteastiry, 19,587 shares held by Robert W. Standard .are V preferred-'cStoCkvi and v 178,869 ^shares m-xi , a t^ockw,. ;If all. the j • stqckholdcrs inflation is being accomplished at least insofar as. and all of us should approve and support OPA, tempbrarily our profits, are Affected./ Paradoxically, the elimination of nearly all point rationing has not resulted in increased sales. //.'■' ■■■ \-/'-"/./ !. v/V .//■ r ■'--/ Manpower prbblems have' been mounting in importance until we now regard this as the chief concern ,of management. We are grateful to our employees who are carrying on faithfully under the most trying registration statement with the SEC for shares -of .cilmUlative/second preferred stock, series A, par fractipM.l./;ehares,/ ^Ther^-:a£pfrO)!tstand^^&148;39536,218 lieu;,oF of .Standard shares -(f . J.;,Conipany/on 'Juhe'30 filed of concerned, is even $3,927,207. $25,129,019 $24,479,407 JOnilSOtt, & Johnson—Registers Wlth SEG— date of -the merger, be converted into share.pfvlnterchemical, subjectvto^the payment Standard will, upon the. effective ( minds the in 1943 year preventing 1944—24 Wks.—1943 - / "Our That merchandise is being carried, that might be of some embarrass¬ case of-sudden, ending of War.' The. inventory of merchandise food preferred.: share and xl/.lOth. of;one/common shar'e'.^:-^4-355»980 lical, subject to the payment-of cash.in lieu of fractionalv:^ /.each of the .(outstanding - shares of common ;stock-,of : v" / * */ ■ ->• --r» nilative 3,0.97 tax of require¬ ments.- ; ,'■•/ /* The rate of markup in this period has been slightly less than "in corresponding period of 1943 which up to then was the lowest of all time. This is largely due to price ceilings and regulations of OPA. We should not complain, because' the primary function of OPA irv the A'-.•///'://.. If />1ti 2,970 in V'The-cash ^resources Offering price ; 14,000,000 .savings notes of $2,201,080 are more than double that at the-close of' the bonds to the public. /iV •: £ v The proceeds/will ' be "applied to the '' redemption at face amount ot -y- The proceeds (will be applied to the redemption at face amount of -.. the company's outstanding first mortgage bonds, 5% series due 1967 Requiring about $1,745,000.—'V. 159, p. 551. F;i;. /■ ''/v,'/:•/ . 46,913,375 operation-/..-—. number of stores in | sales volume. Will not be necessary/for. the,'/ underwriter with, others/to.be named by amendment, along with the Interchemical. to exchange their certificates.. Upon re. will he issuable not; to consummation of the merger there, will he issuable not;,to exceed 14,839 mmonv.shar.es of Interchemical to the preferred-shares and 19,949 common- 1.2—1 48,138,113 7 , is mow less by $12,838,274 (28% ) than at close of year 1943. It is less by . $14,-990,537. (31%) than the high point of 1943. Based on. tonnage' figures, our present inventory of merchandise indicates less than 30-day. supply, which Is less than the pre-war average. There is ho excess merchandise In our inventory.' This" will remain so, unless there comes a scarcity in supply, in which, case it shall be our policy to increase the inventory, but only to the extent necessary to protect record which compares--with $1.25 paid 1943.—V. 158, p. 2253. Registration Statement— Jacksonville Gas Corp. 3.4—1 .. ''chief concern" does not how exist. • of 19,706,497 3.4—l —.- to current liabilities—1.5—1 President, says: . mid-year report one year ago closed with the expression: concern is to continue to acquire merchandise to sell.". chief $3,382,602 $16,044,385- $16,457,309 share, 66,619,872 C/ W. Robertson, The on Nov. 29, last year,-and 75 cents on June 29, . 39,000,572 67,917,371 19,779,258 working capital Avefage Dividend— 33,174.420 -i—-w_. Treasury tax S, U. (less 12,600,000 :2417.:5;v--::7/;-'j':;:,-v- p. Jun 17/44 June 19/43 $30,130,376 $24,171,887 —---I ; cash of Ratio //;'/'j-//J. of $1.28 Financial Condition ratio Current .. shareholders 1,836,589 , $1.25 .savings notes) miscellaneous 170 000 in 1944—5 Mos.—1943 '1944—Month—1943 $3,279,111 Investors Telephone Co.—Pays $1 of preferred and cominon. shares,land-iti 2,354,859 1,836,589 — - assets liabilities Current subsidiaries, shareholders has been called to be held on July 25, 1944, to consider and take action upon a proposed merger of Corporation filed July- 3 with the SEC a registration .statement 'Standard Coated Products Corp. into Interchemical Corp. ;%•%//covering $1,745,000 of first mortgage bonds, 4% series due 1969. •'/•>/ r There wilt.be no change in the tems.and. provisions of-Interchemical V; v.,The Central; Republic" Co;/ of Chicago was named as the principal a " • Inventories Market. Curb the excess . . 2,291,280 , share common - market, value^,of about $1,100,000 and $1,170,000 in I June 26 • Interchemical Corp.—Terms of Merger— / Period Sales ^surplus, , $390,048; ,: total, $27/604,207.—V. 159, p. 2304. v -1-, 200,554,284 194,860,695 6,145,947 6,273,512 3,854,667 3,918,653 outstanding— ;per /'■ Interstate Department Stores, Inc.—June Sales Off— v Liabilities—Capital stock—preferred, $1,054,900; capital stock—com¬ mon, $5,250,000; long term debt, $14,425,000; customers' deposits, $107,442; other current-and accrued liabilities, $132,684; matured interest, $2,400;- unamortized premium on debt, $27,955; customers' advances for construction, $214,138;; revenues-billed in advance, $5,432; taxes accrued, $1,094,437;/interest accrued, $228,499; contributions in aid of construction, $87,212; reserves, $2,322,735; earned surplus, $2,261,: 326; profits taxes— excess — shares income ; which operate Saskatchewan/ and in„ General. Water Gas & Electrio principally in California, the corporation at June 30 „„ investments witm v and income Common Net continuing Corporation will have outstanding 94,904 shares of $3.50 preferred stock ($50 par) and 262,539 shares of common stock ($15 par), the former to be listed on the New York Curb Exchange Gjvernsi ? 44J Net rThe «,'nn ?nf otllGT illVGStniGntS,^ Iik ',elci 190.000 shares ot Lehigh Coal nhmif & Navigation Co., a $108,505, $16,443, nrpns vm.nts q> > piGp&yHlGlltS* DOLfcfollQ Wlbll f? fnfi'rk'pf vflliif* nf 100 000* -fliifl 398; pcst-war refund of Federal excess profits tax, $51,729; special, , government bonds and "cash.—V. 159, p. 2636. poulollQ a deposits, $13,843; unamortized debt discount and expense, $762,118; deferred debits, $15,141; total, $27,604,207. £2^ £Xnci fiupplies, - ' ;L- taxes— Federal income June 17/44'June 19/43 1 jj» . < ; • .... Income before stock, and 1/100 share of new common ' Balance , , .. , of each share $702,276 : Baking: Co.- -Semi-Annual Report & ' 'y preferred under common for $1,276,278' 504,875- Kroger Grocery stocks into new shares of preferred recapitalization and merger is to be effected through the exchange of one share of new $3.50 preferred for each share of old $3.50 preferred, 19/10 shares of hew common for each share of old $1.75 preferred, 14/10 shares of new common Conversion and $1,200,389 $1,090,405 504,875 charges ,, 24 Weeks Ended— last April, has taken effect, William B. Yeager, International, the continuing corporation, announced July, l,- ' $2,873,651 923,869 950,797 $1,137,523 income Net ten 2637. p. approval for Interest totnl ___ 1941 • 965,063 1,112,000. 1,110,317 taxes.* local & Fed. r , $3,089,321 $3,153,202 1,099,474 ment 1942 1943 1944 $3,347,315 inaint. & retireor depreciation-,' Oper. '' '/ 31— revenues the for which received Securities and Exchange & Electric Co., Gas Commission Gross present _ ': * , $85,975,000, according to the semi-annual report of Stock Fund Series "S 2," made public June 30. compares-with approximately $60,000,000 of assets* funds on, .the corresponding date a year ago.—V, 159, Common Income The .. will subsidiaries Joseph St. that timGi ,At 7 property, -the depreciation- fund-and Utilities-completed its reorganization in accordance with the Public Heating Co. After completion ,of utility Act, and -merged its subsidiary, the Dominion: Gas & Electric Co.1 wind up its business mnd dissolve.on julyT. ' ,; The merger Jof International Utilities Corp. with its subsidiary, of American Gas, &.• Electric Co. physical the other, assets transaction, • the the new $3 50 preferred and common stock of the reorganized company will be admitted to dealings,.. International Juljr approximately of be suspended, from dealings , at the opening of. business on would . ,,, the company hearing'for July 19 on the proposal of a all purchase certain Hearing July 19— necumg uui,y j.» ^ Mirhie-an Electric Co. & IVllcnigan itiecuiL tu. Tnriiana Indiana -• 119 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & Number 4297 [Volume 160 As a as a "regulated investment company" under Code, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1944/ "regulated Investment company" the corporation, subject to Federal ineome tax on taxable net income dis¬ tributed to stockholders. Recipients of dividends will be subject to tax will be not ... . 4 Ovenex inventories, $4,358,990; other assets, $683,605; land, $80,778; and equipment (less reserves for depreciation of facilities (less reserves for amortiza¬ construction in progress, $7,194;' deassets, $150,132; total, $14,30.4,653. y'y. ,/ \ $223,358; tinware and flashlights. Tru-Spot buildings, machinery $835,901), $816,107; emergency tion' of $770,071), $1,109,082;. ferred jmon stock, (par .value $1),. $490,000: capital $3,366,670; total, $14,304,653. corporation, trustee, as announces distributions 25 share , .. by $7,870,437. securities, with a market value of $12,of merchandising companies with a • " ■ ': ; largest single investment was 40,000 shares of securities . The next largest single holding was 20,000 shares of Amerada Corp. with a value of $2,100,000/ During the past quarter an important addition to the corporation's portfolio was a block of 30,000 shares of North American Company. ? The. corporation's portfolio changes during the past fiscal year refeulted in the net sales on balancfe of $96,103 of securities, exclusive of surplus, $1,214,982; earned ;juiy 31, 1944, and of the total payment oh thfe"Series "S 4" shares, /'•. //., i5. cents is a special distribution of realized profits for the fiscal . . General Motors common, valued at / * .' : ' • ' " . period of six months ending on the same date. ; " '. v ./.'/ ,.Tiei»wf Y*t\; •.•;/"" //":/• ■/\./ On the corresponding date .last year payments totaling 95 cents a V It-is understood that negotiations-., for ,the merger of this^. corporation ^ share were/made on the Series "B 3" shkres*- ef which 32 cents a And the Universal Cooler Corp. have been discontinued;—-V. 160, p. 11/ '/• sharp; was from realized nrofits. and A oAvment of 8 cents a share share was/from realized profits, and a payment of 8 cents a share was made oil the Series "S 4" shares which did hot include any dis* tribution of- realized cprofits. '*•International-Stacey Corp., Columbus, Ohio—To Vote " ' followed of The. corporation's v share on " Mpi'frpr Off .. Value on cents a year stockholders to 724,741, totaling $2.60 the 'Keystone Series. ."B 3" Low Priced Bond Fund and the Series "S 4" Low Priced Common Stock Fund. The distributions-are payable July 15 to shareholders of record June 30. Of the total payment on the Series "B 3" shares, $2 per share is a special distribution out. of realized profits for the fiscal year ending per Liabilities—Accounts payable, $2,360,110; accrued expenses, $121,410; unpaid installments of prior years' taxes pn income ahd provision "for -.refund of War profits, $4,851,480; provision for Federal taxes on income for the. six months ended April 30,." 1944, $1,900,000; com % purplus, This ) Any the taxable holdings were in public utility Keystone Custodian Funds, Inc.—Dividends— ;Z distribution of net long-term capital gains realized will be designated as a "capital gain dividend" and as a long-term capital gain. .Distributions of other net income will be taxable to stockholders as ordinary dividend /income...., ■ •. -. / The report showed that oil securities continued to be the largest concentration, of investment in the corporation's portfolio. Such secur¬ ities on June 30 had a market value of $12,841,438. The next largest follows: as .during . $2,580,000, Government bonds. v • - - year/, the corporation purchased for retirement stock, at an average price of $29.77, the During 26,800 shares of its own - , " ' / Comparative income Account, Years Ended June 30 • Sale of Financial Control— r 1 See Dresser,(Manufacturing Co.; - above.—V.; 134, p.. 3648. Y- - i. . Distributions Series "B ". 3" on Jan. share's, and 15, 1944., were as follows: 63 cents on the Interest' earned 12 cents on the Series "S 4" shares. Cash : ^' Registration. Statements Filed— - International Utilities Corp.—Dividend— At V The a regular corporation .will not close. Issues . The New ./:.// To Be Delisted—Merger York Curb Exchange . : Plan In Effect— > : announced July 3 that the corpora¬ tion's $3.50 prior preferred, $1.75-preferred ahd class A series S-l. .- _ and B stocks : ',r"- Assets Increase Combined during the assets month of $3,475,000— the ten r,. ' ; ended S3,475,000 a new high total Keystone Funds I increased by June 19„ 1944, to reach $198,506 $227,841 $262,724 2,723,674 2,995,907 2,852,291 30,696 20,130 $3,135,145. 13,134 18,012 822 ——$3,115,925 stock & taxes— 34,770 Reg., transf./ etc., exps. 55,713 $2,941,015 $3,254,444 246,880 *■57,440 Other Total • divs... in secur._ income —.—--j. income Franch., capital : miscellaneous Other oper. Net (no caps ^No 43,265 395,530 $2,640,126 8,933,081 $2,343,056 $2,795,252 2,487,971 $2,512,824 2,469,471 1,982,377 1,973,837 1,983.977 2,003,377 income- > stk. outstg. ' oar) Earnings 57,852 343,900 385,316 ordinary per share provision was 183,526 71,086 279,992 expenses—- Dividends Shares ' 1941 $191,919 2,862,186 — 48,685 Taxable ./. company has filed the following registration statements: (a) / [/f:J/\'//. $2,000,000 shares-of.,investment- trust—full certificates of participation, meeting 6t the board of directors, held on June .30, 1944,.,the. keystone-Custodian Fund,7seri(V S-2; (b) 1,000,000 shares of 'invest-'quarterly dividend of 87 V2 cents per share was declared yon the $3.50 prior preferred stock presently outstanding and, in the event /, ment trust—full certificates of participation, Keystone Custodian Fund, ;;the:plan of recapitalization of this corporation should becomeeffec-geries /S-3; (c)Z 150,000.. shares of investment-trust—full certificates tive prior to the close of business on July /21, 1944,' on the $3.50 of. participation, for .Keystone/Custodian Fund-series B-2; (d) 600,000 preferred "stock,: into which, shares of such $3.50 prior preferred stock 'shares of investment'trust—full certificates . of participation, for Key-y stone Custodian Fund, series B-4; (e) 150;000 shares investment trust /■will' thereby have • become converted, such dividend ? to be paid on —full .certificates of participation, for Keystone Custodian Fund, Aug. 1 to the holders of record July 21. . The transfer books of thte ; dividend 1942 1943 1944 , pn $1.35 $1.19 made for Federal income tax. $1.41 2,339,818 $1.15 mortgage debt and 11,987 outstanding shares of stock;. (2) to finance the erection',, by the corporation's Canadian subsidiary, of a 250-ton bleached sulphate pulp mill at Peninsula, in the Province of Ontario, Canada; (3) for the improvement and expansion of conversion facilities in the. United States, and to augment working capital. The estimated total cost of, the new mill and its facilities is $9,200,000, Net sales have risen from $12,407,670 in the fiscal year ended Oct. 31. 1937, to $25,381,260 in the year ended Oct. 31, 1943. Practically all of the paper and paperboard produced in the corporation's operations has now become essentially "raw stock", for use by the converting for fabrication into food containers and wrappers. , In recent years ap¬ the present $2,762,000 ended appreciation (after of tne corporation's market quotations, or, in the ab¬ value in the opinion of the direc¬ Investments for the fiscal year Note—The net realized loss on preferred wholly-owned 6% 1944, was $1,674,063. The net unrealized allowance for Federal and State taxes thereon) June 30, an assets based on 1944, 30, June on market quotations, on fair of sence approximately $18,024,563. The net unrealized depreciation on June 30, 1944, computed on the same basis, was approximately $11,723,873, Balance Sheet, June 30 1944 1943 tors, ■ was Assets— ■ • owned Securities cost)— (at Cash U. Government securities S. 730,334 94,001 real estate corporation (at cost) investments and advances.—— Other real estate investment Receivable for securities sold-———— Divldends receivable: and interest .accrued..— Miscellaneous and loss Profit dends paid $1,982,377 $1,982,377 ——V 184,000 Operating Operating expenses 81,671,927 Net divi- operating Federal —_Dr24,186,674Dr25,860,738 i 4,397,559 4,397,112 ; cii" 2)r994,245 Rrl96,500 1943 Net ry. income Hire 159, -V. Net 2522, p. May— railway income Total River Ry. —Earnings— $686,992 ; $545,383 1944 1943 1942 1941 $244,248, $188,631 78,080 -.99,997 23,940 24,693 -36,390 Fixed' income Net railway—— 1,480,775 railway — Net iv. oper. income.:— —V, 159, p. 2305. : ' 585,438 130,848 833,994 311,058 1,446,400 -" 718,122 214,198 1,401,453 657,243 151,736 from Net from 137,227 Assets—-;' . outstanding the 50-Cent Dividend— , - common : 5, last,—V. 159, like amount was made on May ipitial distribution of p. 1975. of Ap¬ Inc.—Recapitalization proved— Subject Funded terms of which this cor¬ Sales Corp., one of its • ... approved, new securities will be issued of Macfadden Publications, Inc. Each share of stockholders present preferred stock will be exchanged for one $50 6% debenture, plus one share of new participating preferred stock, which will be entitled to prior dividends of $1.50 per share per annum, and equal dividend distribution. Each share of participation with common in any common of share present common stock stock. than two-thirds of the will be exchanged for one More and holders of preferred See also V. 159, p. 1287, plan. voted in iavor of the $1,632,115 $1,399,514 $8,334,091 expenses—. 1,123,990 970,780 6,131,506 1,155,257 Rr96,949 105,830 344,983 238,784 Cr23,967 —7——. 21,426 $205,157 $844,549 66,000 203,662 $196,871 $271,157 $1,048,211 $1,623,856 , — -- in¬ (rentals, ..V. surplus 143,703 aj_^.— 2418. p. 155,291 722,292 767,400 $115,866 $325,919 $856,456 s:v,'V v 1 ■ directors on declared 29 June an — per three Aprfl extra; cents 15, 11 and regular cents three 10 cents Marathon Paper Mills Co., Corp. ; Shares dividends Rlyth & Co., Inc.-——— 3,000 Merrill Lynch, & Fen Pierce, Beane——— Webber, Rglne, Curtis F. S, Jackson 2.000 & Co — 2,000 1,750 G}air S. Hall & Co.—_ 1,500 |)ean Witter & Co._. A. C. Allyn & Co., Inc._—_ 1,500 Central Republic Co,4 Inc.__ Refinancing stockholders from Net ry. I (Inc.)— 1,500 Reynolds & Co Wertheim / 1,000 & Co — -.j Bacon,. Whipple & Co.—_a ' Loewi & Co 1,000 3.0*0 1,000 Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood— Whiting, Weeks & Stubbs, Net railway ,750 7.7-, on July 6 Winslow, & income— it reasons is approved 7 • not always Edison 626,413 560,627 136,540 122.390 51,803 46,196 : ; . Acquisition—To Sell Arkansas-Missouri Power Corp. ' Co.—Proposed , RR.—Interest—• July 1959, due the first mortgage 5% bonds, date at office of J. P. Morgan 1, 1944, on paid on that was New York, Inc., Y.~V. N. 160, 14. p. 7-. directors this of Co.—Rights Extended— V the Fifth War Loan deference to in company, June 30 deferred the record date from July 3 to July 11 for the distribution of rights to subscribe to Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. on stock, common V. 159, under the of provisions 2418. p. • the Mokan Plan. See ' . Monongahela Ry.—Earnings— railway from from Net —V. Dividend— on a . 17. 25 cents; May 1 and Aug. 2, 50 cents Arrearages after payment of the current 2,862.032 1,536,382 income^-- '■ Period End. May Operating ' rev._ oper. The company announces total holdings of these Government the purchase of an additional $1,500,000 in the Fifth War Loan Drive, bringing s#ejurities to $2,600,000.—V. 159, p. 2418. Inc.—Secondary Merck & Co., Inc., preferred stock, $100 par, a registration Statement covering which was ■filed on July 1 with the SEC. Offering of the preferred stock will hp tr.o^e, through. a retion-wide group of underwriters headed by Lao Higginson Corp. (See above). The stockholders also approved a two-for-one split of the common 158,.p. 1173. I •' "■ ',7; ■;> <•; A, . & exp, 159, 2,053,374 10.166,423 3,578,500 12,150,840; 795,407 3,365,9777 $450,950 $1,988,857 $2,155,044 247,539 309,906 1,296,289 1,414,934 2418. 7 p. Life Insurance Co. of N. Y.—Increases Pur-* Bonds— -7'.I':7 7v'K '7.'7777: :''^ '"''v The company on July 7 announced an additional subscription of $94,500,000 to Fifth War Loan bonds. On June 28 the company sub¬ 783,065 deprec— 658,566 - Net worth National Automotive accounts are up.—V. made 159, p. from . ; ' 1942 peace-time business: 7 ' 259,474 95,744 . from from 113,308 Net vy. 6,019,190' oper. 159, p. 5,216,942 2,029,688 1,510,390 724,476 income—, 2305. : ,5,972,398 1,531,970 railway,— railway May— •• from from Net iy. 1,588,475 1,066,978 . 3,963,389 782,123 : I 369,770 11: . 1944-' 1943 $193,151'. National Battery Co. April 30— ' 1942 $129,075 . $144.211.. 1941 $100,039 46,033 :I 45.406 3.627 income___ 37,501 21,660 30,202 ♦8,802 *' - • railway—__ 943,006 565,203 496,140 railway— 373,949 -284,923 181,593 148,575 oper. income—.171,278 ♦Deficit.—V. 159, p. 2306. 140,458 118,624 • from from Net ry. Mississippi Valley funding— . Barge 7 , 725,640 Line Int. f about to ; Secretary, refund Co.—Equipment • - has been 1943 7 ' 1942 ! Prior $1,994,379 ' 12,923 ineome;7.j_4,—a.™$2,882,018 $2,069,408 $2,007,302 2,652 : 8,304 paid Interest 7 r . 5,972 renegotiation adjusts, — 21,432 obsolete inventory and eqpU ....;' , ..... years Loss on 179,169 off deductions 10,428 10,610 17,152 profits tax 1,984,057 Fedeval excess profits tax,—a. State/ Jncome ,.taxes_—.7 -. 20,368 Unused, provision for prior year— Cr2,559 Underprovision for priof years , Prov.. for adjusts of war contracts and .contingencies — 100,000 319,850 431,000 ♦986,800 570,600, 21,350 20,400 de&feted ——,_7«— income, value profit surtax and excess $742,320 _4— dividends On On common Cr79 *18,023 $710,123 $780,756 declared: preferred Re¬ Transportation Col/ have . $2,004,794 64,614 royalties & sundry income— & Total Net outstanding eauipment loans aggregating $2,000,000, according to L. Wade Childress, President. The new plans 77.. • — $2,863,840 18,178 Cash Company, and its subsidiary, the Campbell completed and 1944 :';.7 76,789 Gross > 7a;777'^ "* (& Subs.)—Annual Report- profit from oper., less selling, admiri. and'general expenses—— Federal normal 81,248 • .77 Corp.—New Director charged railwayJlL From Jan. 1— & Co., New York.—V. 159, 7 F. Robinson, Vice President director.—V. 159, p. 1694. N Years Ended ' railway^_Al-__ oper. 7: v7: Gross Sundry Net ..;.; Frederick elected a 7 Mississippi Central RR.—EarningsGross 7: 77 National Aviation From Jan. 1— Gross 2085. 7 will be headed by Reynolds Underwriters 1941 $898,178 198,506 110,148 railway— ' $1,172,108 7$1,136,756 '7 $978,286 249,199 329,457.190,261 railway income—' the automotive field. extend and reconvert to used be position to carry additional inventory and additional receivable for anticipated post-war business, par* Some portion of the proceeds may the firm's production facilities for a accounts in • 1943 1944 ■ in and ticularly $681,229 $533,848 2638. company notes taken at average rates of exchange. They have been approximated as closely as possible,, but will be subject to final adjustment ■ when the annual Fibres, Inc.—Registers With SEC has registered with the SEC 85,310 shares ($1 par) common stock. Net proceeds, estimated at not less than $860,310. will be used to increase working capital for war purposes and to place operating results as shown in Canadian dollars are Note—The latest The bonds. of The 1,355,593 1,615,286 , $351,446 $268,583 earnings days later bought another $4,000,000 announcement brings total subscriptions to $261,000,000.—V. 159, p. 2418. scribed to $162,500,000 and a few p. Net received by Marathon Corp. from the sale of the #bentures and preferred stock will be used (1) for the retirement of —V. $3,299,731 $17,505,674 $15,899,967 $379,651 operating income • income Net company 4 (Expressed in Canadian Currency) ■ Period End, Feb. 29— 1944—Month—1943 1944-^-2 Mos.—1943 ; Gross earns, from oper. $1,051,648 $1,010,012 $2,149,134 $2,036,822 D. C. Everest, product lines for "food packaging" and development of the chemical division, it was felt that the present corporate name was no longer tiescriptive of the essential nature of the business now being con¬ ducted. ; .• Ltd.—Earnings— : 7 and General Manager, announced that because of funda¬ mental changes which have taken place in recent years in the charac¬ ter of the company's business through addition of new and expanded Resident Net — Offering—Blyth & Co., June 28 made a. secondary distribution of 4,500 (par $1) at $43.25 per share.— on Mexican Light & Power Co., —V. expansion program involving the issuance of $10,000,000 15-year 3^4% debentures to be placed privately and $5,000,000 cumulative 5% .7 during the Fifth War Loan Drive shares of common stock , comprehensive refinancing 655,036 chases of War Loan securities 10r S. its ry." oper.; Name 7 \ I'-'V v7' '7:.,. $3,499,807 2,496,721 623,435 Operating revenues— Operating taxes Plant— ; ;.7 1,972,146 71,187,274 549,235 1944—Month—1943 1944—5 Mos.—1943 :' $3,503,117 $3,304,776 $17,531,166 $15,930,890 3,310 5,045 25,492 30,923 31— revenues____ Uncollectible $2 per share.-—V. 159, p. 2085. 698,362 ,7v V 7;7V'7; 2306. 159, p. V 77/- ' 2,936,859 1,737,151 2.894,022 1,625,390 485,170 railway——^ Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.—Earnings v no Similar dis¬ In 1943 the following 1 and May 1, last 7-"77..'7."":7 railway— from Gross ; 1941 $615,473 v $561,751 381,006 • 383,506 260,403 234,050 $539,666 C 294,422 114,437 102,833 income— oper. 1 1942 1943 1944 $581,942 315,127 railway—L- from From Jan. 1— Feb. ,1, paid: U. Net 6t#ck and a change of name to "Marathon Corpqration." 6,900 Mutual Net a due iiiterest Net ry. Mengel Co.—Increases War Bond Holdings— :: 500 500 Co.— Changes 11,919 940,385 199,140 7 , Missouri-Kansas Pipe Line company 750 & 21,893 55,741 270,399 Privately—See "A, Co., alphabetical announces that it is now constructing an $85,000,000 plant at Volta Redonda, Brazil, and expects to com¬ plete some of the primary units of the plant this year and openhearth furnaces apd rollings mills during 1945.—V. 159, p. 2199. Gross gpd The Net integrated steel ; . 1941 $116,356 27.473 ♦17,885 7; 35,585 159, p. 2418. series & $5,298,217 alphabetical (Arthur G.) McKee & Co.—Builds New from Anthony 1 •1942 $122,140 1943 , $169,478 1 ♦6,778 - 7 ;7;.*. 7"'. railway } 1,002,790 Missouri-Illinois 30,088 to holders of record July 1 will amount to Net Farwell,. Chapman & Co.— Scherck, Richter & Co Approved The proceeds to be Bonds —V. 1,378,263 dividend of 75 cents per share on the $3 cumulative preference stock, declared have made on Feb. were _______—750 1,500 Program — . 38,053 May— West Ry.—Earnings- 1944 ; $230,945 82,152 rail way irem 1,378,263 750 Tucker Arkansas & ; from Gross 61,000 750 Inc. New railway.—_ oper. The _____________ Inc. —7 'I;i' I' I Net ry. oper, income—' .88,715 ♦Deficit.—V. 159, p. 2306. 14,698 Minneapolis & St. Louis Ry.—Earnings— Perrin, B From Jan. 1—.. Drive, 77'Shares . Also Splits Up Common Shares— The Net 431 Kebbon, McCormack & Co.a 2.000 & ; Moseley 2,500 2.000 Tpe Milwaukee Co fSgstman Dillon & Co.— :v 7 7 books but not 1, 1944, on the guaranteed first refunding bonds, due 1978, is being paid at office-of York, N. Y.—V. 160, p..14.' July ; from 61,000 7_ mechanical possible.' as were declaration Oper, Harris, Hall & Co. Lee Higginson Corp.——10,000 Smith. Barney & Co —_ 5,000 The Wisconsin Co.5,000 ner purchased by each follows: as 227,001 230,765 ;; May—. accumulations of ■A.'-'' underwriters and the number of shares to be The May— Gross 275,471 404; $5,310,764 value, payable Aug. par V. Name— statement covering 50.000 shares of 5% cumulative preferred stock (par $100) was filed July l with the SEC by the Mara¬ thon Paper Mills Co., the name of which has been changed to the are .: 31,003 to arrange companies in exact However, they are always as near directors The registration Marathon • series Montreal, Net iy. oper. Shares of Pre¬ Marathon Paper Mills Co.—Files 50,000 A of 225,644 <194,895 . y interest being accrued on corporate due 5!/2% Missouri : 287,638 7-Vv Maytag Co.—75-Cent Accumulated I' 'I- below. ferred With SEC—To Change - 37,162 31,470 — a 18,453 18,420 -:' position } Corp.—New Name—Refinancing— Marathon See 1,123 — NOTE-—For cents 15, 11 cents regular and seven cents extra; and Oct. 15, regular and 15 cents extra.—V. 159, p. 1355.7 July extra; 46,160 interest Bank 2253. p. order. The of dividend extraordinary amouting to 10 cents per of record July 5. On April 15, last, like amounts of 10 cents each were made, while on Jan. 15, only an ordinary dividend of 10 cents was paid. . In 1043, the following payments were made: Jan, 15, 10 cents regular and 45,383 39,092 de- Operating expenses— share and ordinary distribution No. 24 share, both payable July 15 to stockholders cents The 33,854 'v'»' Inc.—Extra Dividend Fund, Bond Manhattan The 45,341 deprec.— prop, mortgage 122,174 v , __4_AA-Ai.A,__U-_-__7A__7 - possible i 10 — .7'j—._1_. 152,' tributions . $53,168 etc.) 159, deprec.) of 1,346,000 1,450 _^__aa_-aa_7._^a—A-.--7—-- surplus Appropriated surplus $1,979,500 • 116,663 :. liabilities credits each, and Nov. 1, 75 cents, —V. $1,366,977 31,354 $5,298,217 1,341,000 Unearned account income income 1,667 7 $5,310,764 : —__— payable wages liabilities Unadjusted 272,619 income Net 103,086 -•v.,:--'.' ' 141 27,638 " liability.——7—i_——_—— 7 current Other Deferred $1,351,237 31,188 income 037,552 22,345 $165,683 a Equipment rents Jt. iacil. rents—Dr.— terest, and tax Accrued $7,926,646 5,158,122 1,242,641 075,460 99,186 Deducts, 13,449 - a . 25,900 service balances unpaid-____— interest and rentals 1944—5 Mos.—1943 revenues- Gross 7 _a__—4——--aA—_— car Unmatured Total Operating Other $2,970,426 $1,387,839 common Operating oper. $400,677 Interest Being Paid— Gross 1944—Month—1943 Period End. May 31— ry. 1,123 17,730 10 - matured Interest -V. Net I RR.—Earnings- Maine Central Taxes ; , Aud.* vouchers Earned 7' common new $598,796 tDoes riot include $4,949,790 7:. 179,878 12,541 ; .>—1,—j-w—.--4-1—7 L, debt and . . Under the terms of the plan so the 1942 - ' stock; ^_7.—a__a_ A7—4—■; $1,979,500 Traffic approved a plan of consolidation, under the poration will, consolidate with Constructive to — Capital subsidiaries. 20,861 chgs. being paid currently. 4,981 $19,644 .1,730 _: Liabilities— the stockholders on June 30 by its board, action final to 14,246 Missouri Total" • / debits $2,984,672 4,089 normal Road 77,864 110,999" current .assets——- ■Other- Unadjusted Publications, Macfadden i; receivable———— dividends and 7 14,310 supplies..—_"7' and Material $102,488 1,450 : and Interest $404,766 fixed after fense 27,588 . 25,000:' cash investments—————I—. deposits —7-,—a—— conductors balances — Miscellaneous accounts receivable—.— July 7 paid a dividend of. 50 cents per. share stock to holders of record July 1. An corporation, on The 24,934 Equipment (in excess $74,900 ■ 1943 : 7,'-7 Temporary Lithomat Corp.—Pays V on : 2,796 projects;- $6,692 Special Agents 31,104 7 $601,592 amort, $4,950,667 equipment, etc.——— ~?— 166,419 JiA-A-Aii^T-AA,-—a-7—I road, __ua7~;_4A. 4,558 $1,362,905 ______ charges Net 8,071 Dr86,269 $2,953,569 , ;:'I. . in Investments ''Cash $400,208 Crl55,439 Dr69,808 Sheet, Dec. 31 Consolidated General Balance From Jan, 1— Gross Dr26,033. >7., ♦Includes 70,340 : $1,293,736 fixed for .7. 4,944 7: (net) avail, charges 7 14,399 .7 $81,976 _a_— $3,019,155 Cr4,222 8,226 deductions chjarges 641.741 $382,388 Cr43,853 $593,521 income. oper. 19,715 17,687 37,608 105,388 $340,835 177,196 $1,933,476 779,193 Drl6,912 rents 24,369 ;14,030 v $3,798,353 124,763 $589,913 equipment facility tFixed $141,609 $64,289 ———^———Z7r—_7—_ income $507,152 166,763 taxes—, 2,909 income___ —.1—1——— operating Miscellaneous $295,461 ,;v "Gross from railway—— Net from railway— Net ry. oper. income—_ of Inc. " $63,135,509 $62,566,107 Other Lehigh & Hudson after Joint . — $756,676 — 16,828 ——, . 7,387,188 Fed¬ 23,176 • tax taxes— 7 taxes.——-.7 ? ■7, Equipment rents, net debt—r — 8,716,962 Cr20,520 than income Other incorpe $121,231 revenue $9,322,664 1,447,581 1,880,671 revenues- other eral 1943 1944—5 Mos $1,954,733 $12,515,315 $2,637,347 ______ ; $648,881 $527,650 - other A1J — Total expenses Taxes, 1942 - : <7_-_—aa—4A—7— Federal Other , income-. ♦Total 1944—Month—1943 V-a revenues Net preferred stock will --"V- Calendar Years—, Central Ry.] [Excluding Wisconsin Period End. May 31— Total ; was $1,261,581, $866,234. The annual revenue 99,823 288,105 81,671,927 "II. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Ry.—Earns. 1943, 1944, $1,200,000 will be made with the Mercantile-Commerce Bank & Co., St.. Louis; First National-Bank of Chicago,, and -the Colonial Co. of. Pittsburg^.—V. 159, p. 352. Trust Net ry. 69,331 and taxes.. expenses net ordinary stock Treasury 30, .-." • ■ . 50,000 shares of 5% $250,000,—V. 159, p. 2537. to 195,235 , Undistributed April ended months six v .• ended Oct. 31, year requirement on the amount securities loaned.— purchased- investment and special on fiscal the in the for dividend 307,680 -V ' profit Maryland & Pennsylvania RR. Co.—Earnings— surplus Capital Net and 66,938 ' 146,952 the corporation's volume of sales has been ac¬ products used by producers and distributors loan for Trust by converted for food. of - 395,300 — ($1 par)_.__T for accrued Reserve 51,662 counted of 87% proximately $63,135,509 $62,566,107' ———-a—— peposits received for Payable for securities 930,687 7.501 Liabilities— Capital stock 5,701,913 1,070,992 (at cost) 1,361,013 5,120,614 ———--->— Investment in Total $54,138,713 $55,577,316 — —' Monday, July 10, 1944 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & stock——'. stock — ———-—-— 86 4,427 234,643 304,59 2 . , 234,639 Earnings per share on 117,335 com. shares —■———r—$6.32 . ' °After refund of deducting $3,000. retirement debt 7; 7.. 1 of credit ' $6.05 $110,000 and _ $6.65 post-war mamxr THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE r . , Consolidate Balance Sheet, April 30, 1944 - New York Connecting RR.- Assets—Cash, $1,026,972; U. S. Treasury note, $100,024; contracts and (less reserves of $208,837), $2,341,772; reimburs¬ " May— Gross facilities contract, $27,315; inventories, $4,567,386; other assets, $591,075; land, $112,419; buildings, machinery, and equipment (less reserves for depreciation and amortization of $1,034,464), $1,429,938; deferred charges, $117,701; total, 310,314,602., • Net from Net ry. able, expenditures on payable; $2,547,492; accrued Liabilities—Account's . State and withheld taxes and Net for prior provision ry. —V. 1942 1941 $421,366 $269,410 $247,873 $287,250 103,494 109,187 119,417 income 113,076 106,844 132,621 1,113,322 460,320 1,306,835 1,820,263 Operating 820.181 1,373,966 Operating 556,795 845,498 1,297,970 . Operating income 518,388' • 664,019 : 159, p. 2306. : 7 ' ' „ Net .. Net New York New Haven & Hartford RR.—Delay Asked ; .. * pointed Bank' of National The' Chase registrar mission June 30 not for the the New" York has been City of stock common of $1 •': J\:: the for apr value.—V, par ~ ; the over The 159, road National Securities & Research of .delay the The ■ ■■ j; corporation in shares —V. June 23 filed on investment .an National Securities 159, p. 2639. This debtor's preferred recently was p. registration statement for 42,301 restricted management type. Corporation v Commission ' ; ■■ •'■■■■" .■ will the enter casualty field the writing immediately, Southeastern applied for RR., Pennsylvania v..-'"'' ♦ " . V " to 3 the State York New Public ' stock. of ' With the carrying $20,550,000 cellation owed will out to not it of by result the New in Net Net - • Co.—Earnings— The to ' the - Period End.' May 31— Operating Operating Federal 1944—Month—1943 $891,737 revenues Other Amort, of 88,484 1,035,261 1,140,437.. 80,323 78,058 60,800 60,800 790 $180,598 $215,943 $2,689,287 ' 405 176 .3,575 >$115 730,000 ' oper. revenues— income ,' Gross income and income Divs. npplic. 9,462 preferred New 91,121 1,079,305 1,057,494 $1,613,557 $1,811,933 period—— 499,100 .Corp. and 2419. p. ? - latter the cor¬ ■> 12 Months Ended March ■_ .. 31—: ;' J 1944 1943 $46,244 _! 17,704 J Maintenance income cash a prices payment of equal the to existing stocks the on and- 4,135 1,482 stock $105. unexchanged Any to not to The Utility operating 2,067 — income—— Other income _L %>'••• Retirement Income '.i- accruals.. reserve deductions 83 . of ... the and Light Service of the ■. , 7,526 $21,631 L... 7,546 ; 7,553 7,682 . — ______ with the the'acquisition from to as petition a income —__% ' Dividends —V. 158, $5,724 capital stock of Hudson Hudson Valley Fuel into New 16/ "• '; L New England Gas & Electric the week For ended Stocks, Inc.—Assets Listed— cost Of as SEC of the $83,763, was Nov. June on compared with an 1943.—V. 159, p. 2011. 30, % % / J Association—Output— . ; not be unrealized loss of order p.' 15. : ;. ditions for reports the week of kilowatt hours available for its July 3, 1944. as 59,073,424, compared 61,318,032 for the week ended July 1, 1943, a decrease of 3.66%. Comparable figure for the week ended June 24, 1944, was 62,073,485, an increase of 1.69% over "the corresponding week last year.—V. 160, P- 15. o. v'.. \ . - •.,;./• ... ■ U-50 England Telephone Period End, May 31— Operating ' revenues—._ . Uncollectible oper. . rev. & Telegraph Co.—Earnings further, ruled paid over to Chase $8,660,832 _______ 5,903,753 5,745,364 1,456,643 29,060,007 7,516,008 shares $1,263,059 $6,110,688 3,805,942 1,552,092 - ' and that the of of operating income $1,204,985 771,959 Net income 782,306 • 3,932,125 5,979,000 6,53^,722 Dr204,000 (net) Dr290,473 _A—' 24,645,000 J9r648,000 25.032,383 23,997,000 2,963,000 24,076,700 21,034,000 20f918,000 20,491,140 I)r955,683 ■ 5,775,000 678,000 6,242,249 .5,097,000 5,395,396 846,853 exchange Northern and Indiana shares com. $1.57 359, 4,921,875 $1.69 " 3,585,560 17,841,563 $6-33 $6.55 2640, p. , '/ . Co. ./ ... , the The , combination ;to formula based a of uncanceled contracts. on liquidate its investment in Navy contracts and provide funds for production. ;j Company's war production effort has been divided into two divisions. Its production advance •been of Rolls paymerits.> financed by Royce aircraft Its-manufacture financed by engines has engines has been of Packard marine the company's own funds." The credits, arranged are available to Dec. 31, 1947, with a final maturity of Dec. 31, 1950, on the guaranteed part.. Interest rate is f2'V2% ,> with n Commitment fee of % % on the unused portion of th$ credit'.—V. 159, 2420. p. : 12.Months End. March.31—,. 'Operating ex¬ City of York New has been 1943* 1944 $55,630 : revenues Operation $55,794 19,214 24,279 Maintenance 5,035 u__/_ taxes___ Federal ap¬ '• j ; ■ Pennsgrove Water Supply Co.—Earnings— ■ y.'... . t a reconversion to automobile General the of x revolving credit and a termination loan 'agreement, Mr. Ferry said,, will make loans available to the company Service by ' credit is to be made available by the banks against consisting only of- Packard's investment in canceled con¬ concurrently is the revolving credit which is to be Running made available against purchase Public 4,922,000 per formula income 2,652 . 3,838 5,433 taxes "1,836 • ■ 1,4^4 cumulative preferred stock.- Utility operating income___-__ j' . - ■ __,•■ $28,645 $19,047 . income—net— Other *< 21 513 : . cumulative preferred'stock of of 7%, 6% and purchase will be the shares of such of received Time, July 10, as by or 220,078 the on not are shares so for company 5% % of preferred 5% Gross " income——-!.———— of Retirement its up to as company 10 Net Co. above—V. o'clock Dividends ——L_ a.m., —V.. be fixed by may 160, 7,288 ' $28,624, 8,295 '6,566 6,531 $5,706 $13,799 6,694 • - . ; 158, p. ——-_ p. ——11—1—1" 22,222 2194. Pennsylvania Power • —__ income RR.- -Earnings (Excluding L. I. RR. - Indiana Hydro-Electric $19,560 cumulative exchanged. such later date accruals reserve Jncome deductions stock Period End. May 31—- 16. , , 31,432,450 141,083,000 121,240,871 39,739,302 11,472,543 49,835,000 12,333,000 t__ . Record Number of Orders On Hand— $ $ 36,318,000 The' termination a have not been as proposals for services in effecting exchanges Calls Bonds— See •>1944—12 MOS.—1943 49,487,715 215,563,000 186.012,556 Cumulative Preferred Stock— 5 %- the Proposals ■ (& Subs.)—Earns. , $ - 54,630,000 income, tracts. the company.- $6,404,894 ' J. Ferry,. Secretary-Treasurer of the company, announced June 29 that the company is arranging, with a group of banks for a combination revolving credit and termination credit of $30,000,000. $21,500, the amount of any such reduction National; Bank outstanding for Central War Net proposed into between preferred stock of the company 27,763,379 7,150,898 1 ap¬ ')■ Hugh through underwriters. Northern Indiana Public Service is'.inviting' Company, $8,465,066 $42,686,703 $41,319,171 ' Packard Motor Cat Co.—Arranges $30,000,000 Credit-r : Public Invitation for Proposals for Exchange and Pur¬ presently Operating revenues— Operating expenses Operating taxes , 1 ^June estimated.—V. , estimated total chase of 5% 1944—Month—1943 1944—5 Mos.—1943 $8,671,178 $8,473,423 $42,729,187 $41,354,841 10,346 8,357 42,484 * 35,670 :' $ income___J income Earns, Transfer Agent— ^ par the be The ' , Dividends 1 sold change solicitors and underwriters. !•' ■ revenues oper. Net may then be deemed appropriate, jurisdiction being reserved imposition thereof in connection with the proposed transaction. the shall •1 r distribution ' cumulative preferred stock pointed transfer agent for the 51o New 1 A Interest" deductions have been entered by the Commission in the light of the completed, which order may contain, further terms and con¬ SEC and low with no *1944—3' Mos.—1943 June 30— • Total exchange solicitors and underwriters be modified so as to provide that, in the event the fees and expenses of independent counsel for the exchange solicitors and underwriters be reduced ultimately be¬ Association—Output Off 3.66%-^- number 1 declared stock, A similar s the results of the competitive, bidding pursu¬ have'been made a matter of record and a further agreement to be entered ended , ' as The f Association 21.1 ' ' Net v .. exchanges" will'be issued and Rule so for the Co, The /' ! 'Taxes '• shall record an increase of 7,496,000 cubic feet, or 7.91% above production 94,727,000 cubic feet in the corresponding week a year ago.-—V. 160, % of consummated until to ant -feet, 1 July on common July 'Operating' expenses that the proposed-issuance arid sale (in¬ cluding the exchange feature) of the. 220,078 shares of. $100 par value 5% cumulative preferred, stock, aggregate par value $22,007,800, shall this Association reports electric output of 12,597,576 kwh. This is an increase of 537,458 kwh., or 4.46% above production of 12,060,118 kwh, for the corresponding week a year ago. " Gas output for the June 30 week is reported at 102,223,000 cubib territory the Operating The SEC ruled, however, _ -v issued 29 $100 par value 5% issued upon June 30, New England Power directors on Period End. Will be called for redemption at, redemption, prices, plus accrued ■'dividends;' and (3) providing that such number, of the 220,078 shares -V 2192. p. : Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co, ' to.be issued, .with. proper adjustments/ fpr accrued dividends the stock to be surrendered and upon the shares to be issued,; providing that any shares not surrendered by way of exchanges %2) 7,020 : - - The Chase National Bank of the City of New 'York has been pointed registrar for the $5,par common stock.—V. 158, p-. 774, Valley Fuel York Power . of such stock for one share of ^100; par value 5% cumulative stock of the company., plus a cash payment in an Amount representing the difference between the redemption- prices of the stocks outstanding at present and the initial public offering price ofi the $6,403 4,680 - _____ 49. p. Pacific American Fisheries, Inc.—Registrar— ■ •upon . 160, ; ;' •• filed 27 entire of merger June on» Commission share 240 • $20802 ■ Net 1942.—V. a quarterly dividend -of $lv per value, payable Aug. 1 to holders was made on May 1, last, compared with $1.25 on. Jan. 26, 1944. Payments last year were as follows: Jan. 25, $1.25, and May 1, Aug. 2 and Nov. 1, $1 each.-i* 'V. 159, p. 1451.' % shares Gross .income • 24, record preferred ^ t have declared a dividend of $1 per share on the July 25 .to holders of record July 10. This with 80 cents per share paid ori June 30, 1943, and 50 cents July share all shares of the existing 7% under'the plan. The' entire the -Securities and Exchange redeem exchanged approval Refinancing Plan— • an qrder permitting to become effective issuance of $850,000 of 2% promissory Nov, 27, 1944; $100,000 on March 27, 1945, and the of Northern Indiana Public Service Co.—SEC Approves $21,392 — taxes— - issued 1 regarding (The) Outlet Co.—To Pay $1 Dividend-r- : an order granting the application of the the refinancing of 220,078 shares of its cumu¬ lative preferred stock (69,858 shares of the 7% series, 124,505 shares of the 6% series and 25,715 shares of the 5Va% series) by (1) offering : the present holders of such stock the ^opportunity to exchange each 2,628 4,144 $20,719 taxes Federal July on . over The 2,319 General / stock,, payable compares company with respect to 16,023 . directors common Officials of the Niagara Hudson System state that these being taken in the interest of economy and the simplification .$928,222 ; V , ■ . principal amount held by such banks.—V. 159, p. 2640. same The cumulative preferred The exchange will new corporate structure of these subsidiaries,—VA. 160, p. ments $46,368 —— SEC •Other-' income revenues ' Oppenheim Collins & Co.—To Pay $1 Dividend— - stocks. The company reported June 30 net assets of $7,346,184 as of ,May 31, 1944, against $5,974,300 on Nov. 30, 1943, Excess of value of invest¬ Co.—Earnings— 800,127 $4,298,635 4,044,164 . ... 1944—6 Mos.—1943" 797,065 ' $4,110,365 3,930,440 notes due $100,000 -on $650,000 on July 27, 1945, secured by $1,200,000 of company's 5% bonds certain banks in exchange for 3%% notes due July 27, 1944, la - ■ New Canaan Water Operation with preferred used stocks Power New York % -Operating $6 subject Hudson are of-the $3,238,166 $16,361,467 $16,242,774 2524. p. declaration . 1944—Month—1943 $3,022,468 _ 15S, 159, . ' Period Ended June 30— Sales $836,079 -Light. steps ;•. income .to v. corporation, of the .unexchanged balance of redemption price of the 7% preferred stock is the Public ■ and .,..499,100 stocks for basis redemption - York York - .'Niagara $2,860427 - $124,998 ;: 2306. $2,692,862 New - 42.6 . 89,963 v pfd. $216,119 •; - Neisner Bros., Inc.—June Sales Off 6.6%— —V. $6 'transaction-, is $2,869,001 . $91,040 - ; - to 159, p. $181,003 — Interest charges Net - ... of operating The a the new cumulative preferred stock will be sold for cash than $100 per. share, and the proceeds, together with other less 7,167,889 $810,774 15,737,535 the 'corporate funds, will be limited-term 9,871 of the of and $6 preferred share to The that and at not 730,000 Stock.- /balance res. v for proceeds new exchange an present 7% share a cash ;the 889,223 951,916 - proposes the •Commission. Net Other —V. 4,347,005 — investments :'' 5,454,058 —i.__ retirem't on the ;:^:"76o taxes appropriation for difference; between-the $9,9'85,128 355,48T ___• taxes• .Property be 1944—12 Mos.—1943 ; $799,562 $10,870,393 ; 425,358143,898 expenses plan stock j 8,181,547 Oklahoma Power & Water Co.—Note Issue— • Power 17,150,090 1,504,664 Power income - taxable poration. •: Nebraska - - 3,221,747 income —V. Niagara Hudson will cancel and Light, if the can¬ plan, York any 20,112 $29,442,002 $27,204,050 $5,562,490 ______ Service '■ $27,224,171 • 240,000 shares of new cumulative refund the outstanding 7% and $6 •, 2,515,151 1944—5 Mos.—1943 issue to $2,851,830 $5,568,340 $29,479,545 37,543 5,850 7,630 $5,971,063 Operating expenses;:—3,496,424 Operating taxes 1,663,865 of ferred States, $5,978,693 rev._ Operating revenues request holder L'L a • , $2,793,915 2,490,133 501,285 . 1944—Month—1943 revenues revenues—_ Uncollectible oper. Light Corp.—Exchange Plan piled July consent the - similar A $559,613 499,558 Operating until stock irt exchange for the parent company's holdings of 36,019 the 7% preferred stock and 19,181 shares of the $6 pre¬ new shares and machinery and accident and health in Vincent Cullen, President, announced on July 5. This service, presently to be- made available in Alabama, Flor¬ ida, Georgia and South Carolina, will ultimately be expanded into, a country-wide operation, he said.—V. 155, p. 923. four $542,529 2524. p, End. May 31— Period s preferred stock ($100 par) to preferred stocks: The dividend rate will not exceed 5%. The petition also requested the Commission's consent to the acquisition by Niagara Hudson Power Corp., parent company, of 55,200 shares of ■- Corp.—-To Enter Casualty Field— boiler except New York Power & - , ' stock. common by 15. ; * ' • ■ and made 160, ' Corp. is named sponsor in all cases. J , corporation lines a fund, Research National Surety ..all trust & -v • 1,024,966 . , sec— balloting for 159, $4,370,827 $23,041,312 $21,459,273 2,854,621 15,384,578 14,142,235 956,593 4,862,819 4,465,208 3,166,537 taxes Ohio Bell Telephone Co.—Earnings— plan of reorganization litigation ' > 1 made jointly by the protective committees for hold¬ stock.—V. common Corp.—Registers With company's creditors has been settled. request was ers ' • . the ICC-approved the to plan for 2639' P- to submit $4,734,032 expenses income —V." committees of stockholders asked the Interstate Commerce Com¬ Two 1944—5 Mos.—1943 $4,374,747 $23,060,291 $21,485,024r 3,920 18,979 25,751 4,137 rev operating income ■ . Service Corp.—Registrar— National Linen oper. Operating revenues— railway——— Plan— $4,738,169 revenues___. revenues____ Uncollectible 306,438 ■• railway oper. : for on Co.—Earnings— 1944—Month—1943 283,554 1,183,077 oper. from ■Net taxes on income (estimated), $2,186,000;- Federal years pending settlement of claims for relief, additional taxes for prior years (estimated), $296,-196; reserves (net), $688,318; common sto,ck (117,347 no par shares)', $1,138,681; capital surplus, $98,437; earned surplus, $3,231,p59; com¬ mon stock in treasury, Br$822; total, $10,314,602.—V. 158, p. 1350. Federal railway, from Gross Northwestern Bell Telephone Period End. May 31— 1943 railway——:. From Jan. 1— - $129,241; expenses, from -Earnings— 1944 -,i accounts- receivable i 121 . . Volume 160 ;v Number 4297 of Regional System— and B. & E. RR.) . 1944—5 Mos.—1943 1944—Month—1943 $ " J; E. Harrell, President, in their dividends, statement sent to stockholders with a payable June 30 at the rate of $1,25 Northwestern Electric share, said; per "The current dividend of $1.25 per share is the same as that paid in the. corresponding quarter of 1943, although earnings per share are running somewhat behind last year. ' *./•• ' Period End. May » "The ties is continued-shortage.of telephone instruments and reflected in the other facili¬ relative 31—',. "Operating revenues Operating expenses ___ Federal Other taxes is only Amort." of while, new of those the number of orders held high of more "The company inconvenience to than families realizes involved. manufacture, for several of facilities has reached can is and be not recently months that many of them authorized arrest by the the rapid War represent in the waiting for service."—V. 159, p^, ?419. . May— Gross ' , Net from railway Net ry. oper. income—: $8,394,591 3,390,366 1943 1942 railway-.: Net from railway— Net ry. oper. income—. r-V. 160, p. 15. , $4,818,202 3,840,265 3,643,868 2,048,130 '934,194 1,118,666 1,057,520 1,259,903 42,389,925 41,539,529 19,973,743 5,734,895 32,670039 22.619,909 14,458,834 5,242,932 " oper. revenues___ Cither ' income 974.807 . Transportation Miscell. Net from ry. oper. rev. 41, 633,161 67, 332,417 5,142,079 4 650,807 29,674,730 164,519,336 146 ,181,783 1,206,797 6,597,827 5 ,999,958 965.234 32,667,976 operations_____ ,1,340,293 General expenses—- 84,478,040 415,370,772 388; 621,211 1,365,061 1,262,463 7,372,688 6 ,740,350 24,192,696 29,789,342 104,943,212 116,082,728 $73,475 (net) , .. " $82,051. .. 11,935,000 874 . 280 $1,051,439 10295 $1,125,976 3,739 12,520,003 47,572,000 50,949,890 insur. 1,092,426 930,181 5,369,636 4,640,939 Railroad retirmt. taxes 1,146,581 1,006,704 5,781,092 Equipint. rents—Br bat 1,085,402 395,055, 4,431,998 5.027,841 3,503,924, Joint fac. rents—Br bat 184,102 224,846 1,005,888 1,168,765 8,749,185 14,712,553 40,785,598 50,791,368 Railway taxes taxes— • Gross Interest 1_ .income charges . $74,349 32,761 $82,331 , . $1,061,734 33,762 419,852 432,420 $641,882 $697,295 334,244 334,234 $1,129,715 f Net L Net income $41,588 • $48,568 Dividends applic. to preferred stocks for period 159,. p. 2524. , • Ohio Edison Co.—Changes in Personnel— ,, ' •••«( 1 1 ' • cern— ■ '. ' , Ohio Oil Co.—Leases Oil See • United States Sugar oper. income In the on since the Improvements Since 1929— year of 1929, the company has improvements, according to a review completed for distribution to passengers and shippers. In. the last five, war years, alone, 1939 to 1943, more than $300,000,000 went into betterment expenditures. The railroad announces that, at the present time, it is building a new type of direct drive steam turbine, locomotive of greatly, increased power and that, in addition, an initial order has been placed for the construction of new type "multi-cylinder steam freight locomotives for 15 spent nearly the years a panic billion dollars railroad's research on activities just , Walter H. Sammis, Vice-President and'a director, has been elected President,- succeeding A. C. Blinn," who has" been elected Chairman of the board.—V. 159, p. 2640; •• ry. Spent Billion Dollars • 5,623,010 4,698,452 equipment- Unempl. 9,263,769 17,335,973 18 47,772,064 79,023,566 of Traffic 300000 - 1941 $7,486,578 . from 300,000 8,088,382 13,491,092 of $8,268,312 From Jan, 1—Gross 25,000 _. St. Louis RR.—Earnings— 1944 ■ from .railway- 25,000 investments Net —V. New York Chicago & 537,622 10,390,283 16,206,689 limited-term a Production increase 416,080 525,536 : appreciated only by the individuals expected. that the resumption of even 2,887,845 704,044 res. . a, fully that all of these held orders -represent It Board, will lack Mean¬ " potential users, instrument number of people for by disconnection. 70,000. degree- of hardship which and recovered 3,022,910 50250 87,137,805 Maint. $5,267,541 46,094 ; Property retirem't appropriation excess Operating revenues— Maint. of way & struct. - 1944—12 Mos.—1943. $5,603,952 23 taxes stabilization of the number of tele¬ phones in service, since- the number which can be connected each month slightly in Co.—Earnings— 1944—Month—1943 $460,651 $437,506: 254,951 229,229 61,131 50,976 ___ , j Properties From Sugar Con-i-4 jhguling heavy trains faster. A at Corp. below.—V. 159, p. 2088. iS.I1~.LJ I . Altoona $1,500,000 a Works year, an in • , great deal of this research, its >• the railroad points out, is carried on Pennsylvania, where, at a cost of central extensive department specializes in laboratory THE COMMERCIAL & 122 research testing designs and materials. allied fields vof the and preference and first preferred stock within the meaning of Sections 179 and 216 (8) of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended, and that no pro¬ (b) Gross from' Net ry. oper.-income-J.-v! ryv 3,957,825 429,563: *33?,667 ■ 2,954,828 "*764,008 684,992 • ' . "Deficit.—V." 159,'p. '2307. ■ \ Farmers Trust Bank City The - ' 63,316 2,289,115 ' *227,330 ' - to ' three conclusion the receive to would transfer all the and adjustments to expenses certificates The instrument. . .-specifically provided as of beneficial of to be exchanged for Pet Milk 4'/4% cumulative second preferred stock// The City-Bank Farmers Trust Co. has also been appointed-transfer agent for 30,000 shares of the second preferred stock.—V. 159, p. 2525. certificates- bfi the Van- Camp Milk Co. • law,- and would be to made for acceptance of such a plan by any stockholders.—V. Operating 159, 1290. p. 1944—Month—1943 revenues.. expenses.. ' 4 253,386 232,229 i oper, $120,985 (net),—— ;. v " $118,788 Dr30 $1,418,012 $1,323,25^ r » 470.974 / ;• 504 462 •" 5 470,974 504,462 $118,747 39;484" : t 39.232 39,232 >. • : Divs. v. 159, 2677. p. • $818,790 > 430,167' - . -v•v•:..■• . Potomac Edison Co.—Acquisition Proposed— : ■ ! ' : "The company has proposed to the Securities and Exchange Commis¬ that-it be permitted to acquire from the: Republic Serviee Corp. ; sion disclose-plainly on; their face that they represent all the event of net recoveries or dividend rights in the absence of such recoveries as would entitle them to PGE stock under the terms of the Adjustment Trust.Certificates of contingent interest would be issued in appropriate units for distribution among prior preference stockholders and first preferred stockholders of PEPCo in two classes to give effect to the respective liquidation rights of the existing stocks. ■ 'V ■" (e) The certificates described above would be allocated as follows: (1) The certificates of beneficial Interest would be allocated to PEPCo's bondholders to the extent necessary to cover the balance of their claims, (including interest accrued .to the date of allocation to be fixed or defined in the plan) after taking into account the cash and other assets distributed to bondholders as outlined above; and the remainder, if any, would be distributed among the prior preference stockholders. For the purpose of such allocation, the cer¬ tificates of beneficial Interest an*^ the-stock of the realization cor¬ poration and of Traction would be valued on the basis of the; values hereinbefore found for PEPCo's assets as of Dec. 31, 1942, adjusted according to an appropriate method set out in the plan to reflect, as of the allocation date, the net current asset positions of PGE and Traction (or the proceeds from any sale of the Traction stock), and the market value of Consolidated securities, without taking into account any unrealized recoveries from the litigation described above. Values as of the allocation date and allocations pursuant thereto would be subject to the approval of this Commission and the court.5 (2) The certificates of, contingent interest would be allocated to •the prior preference stock and the first preferred stock, according to their respective liquidation rights, with due allowance for any certificates of beneficial interest -allocated to the prior preference stock under subparagraph (1) of this paragraph (e),. ' : : Distribution would ..be-made in accordance with these allocations, except that the plan may contain provision, for withholding dis¬ tributions to particular bondholders whose-claims shall not have been /allowed by the court by reason of the contentions made by stock¬ holders of PEPGo that such bondholders are not holders in due course and are subject to subordination. Provision may also be made In the plan for reallocation of assets so withheld in the event the specified * 140 $1,417,250 :Net ..income——r..—:.,;. $81,471- -• $70,515/-v $947)038 applic. to pfd.' stocks for period—^.—.— 430,167 / be 337,501 , • $1,322,478 ,l>r41;; /c •;.762 /::' ;'• ;y ...774, ': $120,955 charges.—/.—-J' Interest „ 69 income... Gross V 325,000 , ' revenues- Other income 328,039 limited investments.^ Net 27,084 106,858 314,363 32,546 27,084 , of 162;033 ; res. - -, appropriation term : 18,371. 32,449 • retire. ■Amortization 3,275,299 11,137 Other ,taxe»_ $5 115,304 3; 020,288 $5/494,014 $429,018 ' Property 1944—12 Mos.- -1943 '; - $445,041 Federal. .taxes'.^ in the would interest PEPCo's •Operating to the PGE stock have would of Period End. May 31—.. - presently assign to PGE all the recovered therefrom : (subject to the such trustees PEPCo The . , Portland Gas & Coke Co.—Earnings- registered in the names of their respective holders and would be fully transferable. (2) Certificates, (called "certificates of contingent interest") ,which would be registered in tjre names of; their respective holders and would be nontransferable except by inheritance or other operation agent in connection with the merger of Van Camp Milk Co. and Pet Milk -Co.,\ and is prepared to receive preferred and common stock a possible interest in PGE stock -in litigation and carry no, voting power , it^ security holdings in four utility companies for a basic price of plus adjustments. The; securities .which Potomac proposes only • Philadelphia Electric Co.—Weekly Output— $1,936,069 in " * prosecute i •. , ., , Adjustment Trustee (to be appointed by the; PEPCo trustees subject to the approval of this Commission and the court), to be held and disposed .of pursuant to the provisions; of tho Adjustment Trust.,, Z, I, (d) The-Adjustment trustee-would-issue'certificates as follows; (1) Certificates (called "certificates of- beneficial -interest")-' in appropriate units representing interests in snares of, underlying PGE stock, entitling the certificate holders, to vote the- underlying shares and. receive -dividends thereon during /the- life/of the Adjustment Trust and to receive PGE stock certificates at the termination thereof trust has been designated exchange Co. right subject *931,458 V'/,-.V■" . Agent— Pet Milk Co.—Exchange i I 1942 1941 $721,296 v.: $555,151 ,134;824;- >,34,499 49,903 124,911 ' ,,+ "- "■' 4,000,668 283,538 railway.--—. Net from Net • - 49,232 would ultimately be ,, , ^ $938,131 236,668 ' •/ 1 ' from * railway:.—• Gross ; 9,044 income-:— oper. 'Prom Jan. 1— 4 220,990 railway• ; from Net - would but above may 1 y class proposal. opinion that provisions carrying out the substance of the outline would be adequate for the protection of PEPCo's prior our vision reasonable compensation and reim¬ bursement for expenses as may be approved by the court), in con¬ sideration of undertakings by PGE to fulfill certain obligations as provided in tbe Adjustment Trust.: ' 1 1 ; ,:\ v ■ 1 ' \ : Lines-—Earnings— 1 1943 that trustees* (c) 1944 $994,106 trustees PEPCo The appropriate. might be as described suits benefits in the laboratories and the loco¬ the most important original work under conditions of actual uP®^a" Notable in this respect are the track, locomotive, and bridge; at Claymorit, Del., and Elkton, Md.—V. 160, p. 50. ; » * railway—i-V them, is above PEPCo's among While, most of the research is done motive test plant at Altoona, some of has been carried out on the railroad Pennsylvania-Reading' Seashore otherwise im¬ or bondholders;, and any cash of PEPCo not required payment, of reorganization expenses and preferred .claims, including the proceeds from any sale of Tfaction stock, would be distributed pro rata among the bondholders in convenient amounts or turned over to the realization corporation for ultimate distribution It the for experimental, an electronic train telephone, which permits verbal com¬ munication between' the ends of moving trains, between.trains, and between trains and wayside towers. It is being tried out, with very favorable, results, on the Belvidere-Delaware Branch, extending 67 miles; northward from Trenton, N. J. - May— suggestions for. Simplifying any proving the among signals/.rendering accurate observations of the indica¬ tions entirely independent of outside visibility. Research in the same sphere of science has-produced, in iorm still of the external tests welcome utility lands and any other non-liquid assets would be transferred to a realization corporation/ to be liquidated in an orderly manner; the stock of the realization corporation would be distributed pro rata the many highly specialized products of research in use on the railroad, the. review states, is the "cab signal,v.;developed in the field of electronics.. It Reproduces inside the engine cab the indications Among tion. would We interest in Cazadero, its non- of Consolidated -securities, its holdings • Monday, July 10, 1944 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE acquire consist of 39,400 shares of common-stock of -the Page Powet, Co,, 7,600 shares ocmmon stock of the Madison Power Co., 2,800 shares to of stock common the to Massanutten Power Co., and 700 shares Corp.—V, 149, p. ,3274. stock of the Massanutten Water common of . . output for the company and its subsidiaries for the 1, 1944, amounted to 124,246,000 kwh., an increase 7,677,000 kwh., or 6.6%, over the corresponding week of last year. electric The ended week of —V. - 160, p. 50. There have ,v:.;\ 1, next, $108,000 of Aug. been called for redemption as 15, 1908 at 105 and int. out in the sinking fund. ; Payment will be made at the Pennsylvania Company for Insurances on Lives and Granting Annuities, trustees, 15th and Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.—V. 159, p. 385. : ^ v collateral trust botads dated Dec; of 5% of moneys held The off ice. of Philadelphia Suburban Water Co.—Earnings— 12Mos.End. May 31—: /- Gross Operation (incl. maint.) .Taxes 544,938 * 367,762 - 700,068 801,545 1,087,677 1,109,446 ' — — , . 1943 • • 1942 1941 $2,764,314.. $2,759,476 -$2,561,646 ,1944 __—,1— $2,926,297 revenues 86,586 - 128.253 • '' earnings' Net •Interest $1,271,913 552,655 charges oth. deducts. IFederal income *,taXi___ 'Retirement expenses depreciation)., i '- , t, divs._ $1,308,875 " $1,871,344 $1,733,325 ; 1 552,687 538,781r "641,766 21,770 -106,521 r - - 33.622 135,000 ; 191,951 i:'■ . (or —_ avail^for Bal. , Cr28,144 & Amort. t •>; ,i $734,418 $747,402 257,552 . - 251,212 $614,774 $833,489 tlncluded up above in operation. "Included up above in taxes. : Balance Sheet of May as 31, 1944 cash, $1,528,904; U. S. Government securities, $1,448,322;; accounts receivable, $83,159; materials and sup¬ plies, $120,830; ^>ther current assets, $262,219; prepayments, $31,446; /special deposits, $195; unamortized discount, expense and call premium on retired bonds, $383,721; unamortized expense on outstanding funded debt, $156,550; undistributed debits, $14,137; total, $33,045,702. • Assets—Fixed capital, $29,016,218; Liabilities—Capital stock, preferred, $3,200,000; capital stock, com¬ $2,500,000; first mortgage bonds, 314% series, due 1971, $16,serial notes due subsequent to May 31, 1945, $900,000; serial notes due prior to May 31, 1945, $150,000; consumers' deposits, $22,964; other current liabilities, $24,344; main extension deposits, $284,008; accrued taxes, $558,416; accrued interest, $226,526; other accrued lia¬ bilities, $17,738; unamortized, premium on outstanding funded debt, "$795,545; reesrves, $3,964,201;. capital surplus, $1,443,095;c corporate surplus, $2,583,865; total, $33,045,702.—V. 159/p.; 2309. .' mon, .375,000; . in Named— Securities Corp.—Trustees Phoenix five directors The dissolution of the of this corporation by company W. Chancellor ,, appointed trustees W. Harrington of have been Wilmington, Del., it was announced on June 29. incorporated in Delaware in August, 1929, and to be dissolved through action taken by its stockholders on June 24, invested in the securities of other companies and has a portfolio with a market value, with other assets, of $26,277,508. These are carried on the company's books at $5,399,702. The company, , directors, now trustees, are Hugh B. Baker, President of the Ridge Corp.; Henry C. Brunie, President and Chairman of the board of the Empire Trust Co.; Walter W. Colpitis; a partner in CoverThe Blue dale & Colpitts, consulting engineers; Joseph I. Lubin, in partner a & Eisner Lubin, certified public accountants of New York City, and •Walter S. Mack, Jr., President of the Pepsi-Cola Co. of Long Island City, Queens, N. Y. stockholders 2677. June on stockholders, p. . . the liquidation program approved by the All " creditors and claimants, other than to file their claims by Sept. 5.—V. 159, trustees will carry out The 21, directed were • , .J ./ v ? Portland Electric Power Co.—SEC - —Offers Own Proposals— ■; Securities and Exchange The four , ■ Disapproves Plans , Commission on July 5 disapproved the reorganization plans filed by the company under the .Company Act and suggested a new plan to the company, - Holding » v . Commission The amended plans it coming ■. of Outline we Possible detail II any evolved have of It retains assets Plan class the v , ... , as the SEC's own plan before the ;■. Evolved by SEC—In an effort to avoid of security holders under the circumstances, following outline which, if completed as to in a plan, duly submitted to us under Section Holding Company Act, we believe we could approve. many features of the trustees' plan as we have thought as in „ the practicable.' In general, "total placing embodied and (f) . said consider courts. injustice, to the company 60 days in, which to ' file that if the amendments were not: forth¬ gave and would proposed plan our such manner a to as would allocate PEPCo's compensate distributable the bondholders for their claims, including accrued interest to the date of allocation, and compensate the, prior preference and first preferred stock as far as possible, in the order of their priorities,- out of any excess values 5 immediately available and further out of any benefits recovered from;/ suits described above. the three (a) the immediate distribution assets suits an. except to PGE; PGE (c) "Adjustment of tificates among first this end it would to the bondholders of all for/ distributable1 provide stock; (b) transfer of the benefits of the three' the transfer of the PGE stock to a trustee under Trust"; (d) classes; different tificates To PEPCo's the issuance and (e) the bondholders, of adjustment trust distribution of such prior preference PEPCo's bondholders, or could be sold; Adjustment Trust and certificates issued thereunder would contain appropriate provisions to effectuate the foregoing and also the following: A. The Trust shall terminate at the conclusion of the three suits Provisions in question be fixed in of PEPCo's Adjustment the or the earlier plan) at if Trust—The the expiration of a reasonable period (to all the suits are not by that time finally determined. „ of such benefits to.it, PGE shall undertake, as the Adjustment Trust, to credit the approved value of such benefits to a special reserve account on Its books and balance sheets and to maintain such reserve until its stock is available for distribution following the termination of the Adjustment Trust, after which the amount carried in such special reserve account may be transferred to PGE's surplus accounts subject to the approval of this the assignment party a to Commission. Promptly •Net: income' - Net the termination of the ; . 1 , • ' entitled to reasonable com¬ expenses out of the approval of the court. The amount of such compensation and reimbursement shall, at the termination of the trust, be applied against any distributions other¬ / D. The Adjustment Trustee would be pensation for services and reimbursement for of the Adjustment Trust, subject to the corpus u — —- $472,878 $449,471 305,247 301,934 ^ ^ for the fiVe months ended May .31 was $1,649,861 as $1,741,027 for the same five' months period in 1943.-r 2526, :■■•'1 ■ -^ •/.. with p. On Sept. •tribution 30, the as 1944, has will all repay of Con- Certificates outstanding at par at the Society's executive office at Ave.,-New York, N. Y. Interest will be paid at such rate trustees the. .last, 14 ;'"» determine. may R. Gregory .Page, "In - the iSociety All ... then Fourth 346 Treasurer, on?,June .30-stated in part as follows: the outstanding-loan balance of the Society years dropped from approximately $29,000,000 to $9,485,000 and a large of new lending agencies ate now in the field. Certificates of outstanding have been reduced from $22,500,000 to $10,- -number Contribution Surplus and reserves, now amount to approximately $8,500,000 of real estate owned and used by the Society. The-present loan balance of $9,485,000, therefore, exceeds loanable 650,000. exclusive outstanding surplus and ably be by approximately $1,000,000. It appears reason¬ within a matter of months all contributed funds and idle that t income be no more than sufficient to •'•",* '■ • / The Certificates of Contribution represent funds contributed to the Society for its chartered purpose. It is the considered judgment of the trustees that the Society no longer needs these funds for that purpose and that it is in the 'interest of certificate holders as well as of meet ■ that reserves certain will may operating expenses. " , the Society that all contributions now be repaid. * . marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Society, It was provide an opportunity for needy borrowers to make loans on personal property at a reasonable rate of interest. During this half century, the Society has made twenty million such loans, amounting to over a billion dollars and averaging fifty dollars each. In addition to the direct benefit rendered to borrowers,. the Society "This / year established to materially to the improvement of the general standards has contributed • the small "The loan business. terminate will not believe the Society and meet cancellation and repayment bution of Contri¬ Tlie trustees Certificates of "the ■ Society. facilities to continue operations, be made upon it, with future have ample demands that may any all of existence the will earnings devoted exclusively to the maintenance and extension of the service for which it was organized." Net earnings for the first six months of 1944 were approximately The $145,700. of rate trustees holders certificate the of 2V\% authorized the have record per June on annum, earned Interest semi-annual Net March June 30, $13,833,437 12,455,821 10;867,869 ——___—9,947,957 '44-—— '44 1944: -y-L_—^ — 31, .'43—— • ' . —r—— 30, 31, $317,130 $145,700 , — 46,091 Certificates Based on actual data through June 27. 30, .'43 September December 409,120 —— on Loan Balance During Year Ended June 30, Trend of June ' interest Contribution of ' "Estimated. : — before $726,250 392,600 - $680,159 $538,300 expenses— earnings 1943 $447,700 90,600 ———. securities—— earnings Operating to at $132,100. to 1944 loans—,—; on Government on 30 interest June payment on of 16 amounting *Six months Ended June 30— Interest — 9,485,000 (*est.)_ Note—IJnloaned funds, largely invested in Government securities, in excess this date.—V. $9,450,000 as of of are 157, p.' 2455. . ' Purity Bakeries Corp.—35-Cent Distribution— ; . the', trust; —1_„—I— ^ — Provident Loan Society of New York—To Repay Adjustment Trustee shall cause PGE to reclassify stock into such number of shares as will of $1,854,985 1,382,107 ^ / ■ ; ; 1943 $1,796,833 ■. 1,347,362 --1944 . Certificates—Earnings for First Six Months— mon tion /■ income compared V.: 159, Total upon ',v. ■: ' '■;:,;; 1. *v Co.—Earnings— '/V" ■ deductions—— $.7 .• Adjustment Trust /the .its outstanding com¬ permit an equitable distribution thereof among the holders of certificates of beneficial interest and certificates of contingent interest, and shall distribute such shares in such manner that the holders of certificates of bene¬ ficial interest shall receive distribution of PGE stock on the basis of its value as of the original allocation date fixed by the plan, and any .increased values resulting from benefits recovered in litigation shall be passed over to the holders of certificates of contingent interest in the form of PGE stock distributed to them according to their respective rights and priorities/ provided, however, that-if PEPCo's bondholders shall have had an unsatisfied deficiency claim as of the original allocation date fixed by the plan, no PGE stock shall be distributed in respect of the certificates of contingent interest unless the amount of such deficiency claim, with interest thereon at 6% per annum from the allocation date; Is compensated in full by the'distribution of PGE stock in respect ", of the, certificates of beneficial interest. For the purposes of reclassiyfing and distributing PGE stock as contemplated by this paragraph C, the Adjustment Trustee shall compute the value of PGE stock on the basis of (1) its approved value as of the original allocation date fixed by the plan plus (2) the approved value of any benefits realized by PGE from the litigation, and shall not take into consideration any intervening changes in PGE's earning power or other elements of value. PGE would undertake, as a party to the Adjust¬ ment Trust agreement, to do all acts within its pcwer to facilitate the reclassification of.its stock for the purpose of distribution, and would undertake not to declare or pay any dividends in excess of amounts credited to .earned surplus after the effective date of the Adjustment Trust until its stock is available for distribution following the termina¬ C. ;,j- — Net operating revenue______: If, Adjustment "Trustee thereof and the Adjustment Trustee shall com¬ pute the value of such benefits as of the time they are realized by PGE, Such valuation shall be subject to the approval of: this Com¬ mission and the court, As part of the consideration given by PGE for rev. 1 of during the life of the Adjustment Trust, PGE receives any benefits as a result of recovery in one or more of the three suits described above' (whether such benefits be in the nature of receipts Of assets or':deductions of - PGE's -'liabilitiesj; PGE shall notify the B. June directors on The 28 declared a ; . - dividend of 35 cents per share stock, no par value,-payable Sept. 1 to holders of A similar distribution was made on June 1, last, which compared with 25 cents on March 1. Payments in 1943 were as follows: March 1. June 1 and Sept. 1, 25 cents each, and Dec. d; the on common record 15. Aug. $1.35.—V. 159, ' 2013. * p. " - Quaker Oats Co.—Underwriters • July Named— underwriter's for the $10,000,000 20-year 2%% The 1, , • registered with the SEC June 20, are as follows: 1964, Harriman " . debentures due Ripley & Co., Inc., $2,500,000; Mellon Securities Corp., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, $1,250,000; Glore, Forgan & Co., $1,000,000; William Blair & Co., $500,000; Harris, Hall & Co., Inc., Hornblower & Weeks and Wisconsin Company, $400,000 each; Bacon, Whipple & Co., and Alex. Brown & Sons, $300,000 each; Estabrook & Co., $250,000; Stein Bros. & Boyce and Whiting, Weeks & $2,000,000; . Stubbs, Inc., McCormick & Farwell, $200,000 each, Chapman Co., & $150,000 each Co., and Kebbon, . . - wise class of certificates,»f contingent amount thereof shall be applied against any senior due to the holders of the junior class • . revenue Operating finally -held interest before any preferred rata, among are preferred of classes cer¬ proposal gives no recognition to their claims. ; ' More specifically, the plan woul^ provide; ' (a). After transfer of.the intertjfban lines and PEPCo's shops add <s£r-houses to Traction, the st'bck/of Traction would 'be distributed pro subordinated in rank to one or more stock. ' / A ; ■ Allocations duly approved under the ^mended plan., would be in final satisfaction of the respective claims of PEPCo's security holders as such. ■ ,r, /•":- bondholders cer¬ stockholders stockholders under provisions ensuring a fair and equitable allocation of values whether or not there-are even¬ tually any recoveries from the pending litigation. As it appears that PEPCo's second preferred stock and common stock are not entitled to receive anything even under the most optimistic assumptions, our and Month of May—.; Operating . Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co^—Bonds Called— i Potomac Electric Power . July of • subject -to his right to provided in paragraph D above. It should subject to v compensation arid reimbursement tentative, and changes found appropriate in subsequent proceedings. be understood any - > - t The Adjustment certificates, as 1944 certificate. Trustee shall exercise no power to vote the shares of PGE held by him except to. the extent necessary to reclassify the PGE stock into an appropriate number of shares for the, purpose of distribution as provided in paragraph D above, but shall take appropri¬ ate steps to facilitate the. voting of such shares by the holders of certificates of beneficial interest. .Dividends received by him in respect of such stock shall be distributed by him among the holders of such E. Earnings for 10 Months Ended April 80 , that the foregoing outline is Net sales Net " ' profit "■Earnings per common 699,553 *On 1943 ' 7 $ $ 120,621,704 122.178,665 —— common 3,605,552 $3.87 share shares outstanding.—V. 160, p. , 4,689,564 $5.17 51. Quarterly Income Shares,, Inc.-^ll-Cent Distribution A distribution to ^.ug. 1 cents paid of 11 cents stockholders of on May 1, last, per -share has been declared/ payable record; July 15. .This, comparer with 8 and 12 cents on Feb. 1, 1944. Payments . last year were'-as jHaliway cents^ .Aug, 2, * •;. .<•*;:A. follows','.; Feb, "I, " 13--®-®.his» .May X," ,8 - P>.1888;','t, ^enfs't1 and ..Noy.^'ly • 8 9 i the: commercial & FINANCIAL chronicle Number 4297 Volume 160 "Interest J ant A discount atidi : .10 ' ,• $6,476,091. 2,969,384 -2,076,067 2,055,825 1,210,202 1,361,259 1,673,512 1,264,488 853,562 46,187,592 " 4i;3i9,785 29,180,5*77 22,261.924 13,378,450 13,954,944 8,248,397- 5,490,065 6,365,888 8,930,378 6,443,429 3,978,422 From Jam 1—# : transportation •Rail * ► Period End. May 31—' r 2455. p. ' Ry. operating Ry,'. operating ^ , » Federal Other Reinsurance Corp. of New. York—7Yk-Cent Dividend— r iv2 cents 'stock, par $2, payable July 14 to holders of record July 7., Payment? in 1943 we're as follows:' July'.lO.W cents, and Dec. 29, 17l/2 cents.— V. 159, p. 48. ; , ' ,v, .. ,' _ >. , • ' ■, Dividend— $3,183,211 $2,771,396 $14,115,767 $14,516,021 (ad" ■ 86,443 53,^85 1,829,202 57,301 99,962 -J.—i Income-taxes^- Federal taxes—-. Total ry. oper. Deducts, from ry. The directors on. June 27 30 cents per share on Gross Deduct, $5,271,17.7 151,754 399.672 6,961,301 .456,229 $5,422,931 • , ,, $6,698,819 146.351 $6,845,170 1,532,353 1.606,446 $2,254,714./.$3,890,577 8,364 153*507 $5,238,724 .- 49,421 —— $883,513 $2,263,078 inc. 254,052 253,738 327,678 income gross .334,962- a - $4,044,085 1,265,806 $5,288,145 1,542,310 income i* $2,009,340 $629,462 . $2,778,279 $3,745,835 : Interest Payments Approved— - Federal Judge Moore at St. Louis June 30 entered an order author¬ izing payment of deferred and current interest accruals totaling $3,Payments are as follows: 906,175 on bonds of the company. Reynolds Metals Co.—Earnings: $5,913,533 ' 2527. p. $859,857 " , ■ coupon dated July 1, 1937, representing ' lar $0.77 $0.67 $0.83 r. - - • Rheem Manufacturing i,announced the acquisition nf the Atlas Steel Barrel Division of Bethlehem Steel Co. of Bayonhe, N, J., according to R.S. Rheem, President. ; ■■■J' ; This acquisition, the/announcement said, gives Rheem a factory in -every important steel container market and brings the-total of- Rheem, plants to ld, located In nine States from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf, : " • : Robert Campbell, President of Atlas- Steel -Barrel Corp.- before, Its acquisition by Bethlehem and since then manager of the plant, will The company on July . - , become Vice-President of, the Rheem company. a of steel containers and a wide variety of ordnance and aircraft, material?; for- 4he-, Army- -and Navy.. .Rheem -is a * large - producer of basichousehold utility products, includmg automatic water heaters,, furnace?, • boilers and tanks.—V. 159, p.. 2678., In addition to the manufacture - ' "'H/--. ; income cates.—V; 160, 51. p. Period End. April 30— . Operating . revenues—— .. $568,563 378,904 $537,518 370,459 91,024 $2,285,887 1,492,749 388,004 jof Net operating .Net income —V. 159, as . '> , the like $11,281,069 $6,309,537 $8.95 .$5.00 share./— common —V. and ; post-war adjustments. $2.98 ; Del.—Registers With SEC— which district bonds due 1956. The proceeds from thebaic of these used to purchase, the physical assets and inventory of to-provide company'with its initial, work¬ requirements. ' securities were stock common being offered Is that purchased & and E. Co. Rollins & Sons, H, Fed. St. Louis-San Francisco Period End. May 31— Total.. oper. revenues—. Mainten. of way and r. «' - Fed. excess Utility equipt, Other expenses Net oper. income—4 income, /——, ry. ... Total —_ Income from -inc.-* - _ Deductions - *Bai. avail, - 1,823,230 3,248,5X0 547,368 ,1,271,067 30,303 In $1,301,370; 3,820 .. for fixed 469,806 ; 1,460,295 7 17,320 $1,477,615 : .. 4,123 , 7,552,195 13*727,630 .9,532,081 131,550 86,422 •.. . 24,556 $9,618,503 24,717, - * p.; 51., ; Net ♦Alter deductions taxes - compared of $1,365,984 with $323,742 ' last.year.- ■ . $1,473,492 in. May," .1944, in month and $3,225,813 ■ - & • ■ .. profits ,1944—12 Mos —1943 $192,284 76,258 69,759 943,259 19,280 12,792 130,564 127.886 21,749 25,064 Crl,133 246,962 245,740 262,329 234.387 177,302 167,520 143,408 $2,604,726 .$2,525,113 " •' 20,950 surtax. i tax accruals committee has authorization to filed solicit filed in the were of Virginia, -V. of the legal . been set by *22,900 1,710 14,032 13,957 $52,623 . ; $50,095' , 928,796 166,707 • $676,790 / 7,768 170 375 $678,190 la- period ,8,245 4,608 - $42,148 dividends -m! J. . company announcement Gain- June 30 on further oil ori went to say: sales increased 21% 1943. . increase of 31% 24%. "Sales to the Army, Navy and other governmental demands were of a large factor in these increases."—V. 159, p. 976. Kerosene . sales increased course 61 for -the Eastern (Broadway Exchange Corp.), Broadway Building: N. Y. City—Trustee for New Issue— Judge. W, Calvin. Chesnut for The Clinton Trust Co. has been appointed trustee for the new 30year mortgage income bonds in the amount of $3,961,000.—V. 147, P. 431. , • ... '. ■ ,• , : ■■ ■ • . ,. (a) American South Gold 1943 sale from metalS' under Section .7^ of the Bankruptcy Act, or : Calendar Years 1942 1941 1940 $2,419,848 A—$2,224,610 $2,952,677 $2,215,382 1,350,347 1,485,525 \1,493,761 1,088,240 Oper. prof* on metals $874,271 $934,323 $1,127,142 33.497 $1,160,638 Other 46,097 41,726 $1,458,916 30,765 $920*369 $976,050 179,438 $1,489,681 225,539 Income income 181,334; Expenses Inc. taxes, exchange ad¬ justments, etc. Deprec. St amortization Depletion Minority interest tColombian - '■ . . mitted a December summary 31, 228,509 252,899 * 196,987 224,763 279,234 .275,550 79,494 Cr4,312 7,149 37,033 49,909 88,606 71,291 — 84,288 19,245 ' estimated expenses $179,000. from The "Net profit $233,037 41,547 $257,610, $610,808 A 352,000! Surplus Earns, per *Loss.. . 352,000 362,000- Dividends com. share- *$128,963 $0.13 *$94,390 $0.14 , $90,000,. representing, miscellaneous expenses of including compensation and expenses of solicitlng. advertisipg, -print¬ ing, etc. Estimated payments for services and expenses of jthe Chemical 7 $258,808 $0.35 $427,603 352.000 $75,603 $0.28 ton special remittance of funds to United States. ; Earnings for Quarter Ended March 31 1944 income taxes U. S. income taxes . .. *After. deducting 1942 $89,478 $146,725 ,18,153 A, 52,266 25,54617,743 <estimated) Net profit 1943 $146,106 37,080 „ , — Colombian income taxes (estimated), $.102,407. -. $19,469 ' 21.828 $87,817 expenses and providing for depreciation and (earnings are based upon sales and not on pro¬ all estimated .depletion duction). Consolidated Balance Sheet, Dec. 31, June 15,1944,- to largest Item was soliciting deposits, 152,073 ' •Income before U. S. and Colombian of 132.518 'if': exchange control -taxes any 1944, -amounting. to . 214,584 other proceedings under 77, the agreement pro•vidfes that the committee shall hove full power to take, all necessary steps before the courts and the ICC. The form of assent to be used by non-depositors states that it is agreed that the- assent will be-as effective as an acceptance of the plan in any proceedings under 77. as fully, as if It had .been executed after institution of the proceedings and after the submission therein ,of a plan to the-security holders for their acceptance or rejection. 1 With the-petition seeking approval-of expenses the committee sub¬ ► Subs.)— of . Seaboard (& Cost of metals sold, etc. of deposit to be issued under the deposit agreement for outstanding securities are "fair an dequitable." Attached to the court petition was a copy of the deposit agreement dated as of July 1, 1944, under which it is proposed to solicit the old securities as well as copies of the certificate of deposit and a use of non-depositors. The-agreement provides that, if securities deposited should, in the opinion of the committee, not be sufficient to declare the plan oper¬ ative, or if the plan shall have been declared operative, to warrant an effort to effectuate the plan in the equity receivership proceedings, or if. for any other reason the committee shall, determine that effectuation of the plan is not practicable, then the committee may file on behalf of the depositors, petitions for reorganization of Platinum Co. Consolidated Income Account for Proceeds certificates form-of assent for & Annual Report— to applicable law. In connection with ^ : the first five months over .'A'— '.'Light fuel oil sales Increased from 307,000,000 gallons in. 1943 to nearly 446,000,000 this year,-or 45%, Heavy fuel oil sales showed an approval of the solicitation, an order* is sought from court authorizing. the committee to * act' for holders of deposited assenting securities pursuant to'the deposit agreement and deter¬ mining that the terms and conditions of the issue and exchange of the 103,144 r $579,517 \ .-$579,654 210,000 .210,000 268.922 303,476 dividends "Sinclair motor or , 105,041 * 159, p. 2678. Total addition $682,798 $684,558 8,117 $44,752 -V. The petition in the U. S. deposits or assents to the Section 201 $50,265" reported that its gasoline sales for- the first five months showed an increase of, nearly 43% over. the same period last year. Sales for the first five months' period of this year were 837,026,779 gallons," compared with 586,019,608 gallons in the corresponding period of last year. Casinghead gasoline, not included in the. above figures* showed an increase of 19^ in this'period. : ' a securities under ; income ; $52:998 . Sinclair Refining: Co.—Sales reorganization committee in setting in motion the preliminaries ±0 the solicitation of deposits before new ; The Approval Asked— District Court United States have income Preferred ? . $6,807,585 $9,593,786 and $5,223,491 In period Janl 1, to May 31, T944, for estimated income arid excess prbfitjs Charges ———$1,297,551 2,349,782 6,700,592 $6,832,142 960 ', i1 a 1944—Month—1943 , Income deductions the . 4,833,733 15,832,271 2,653,607 1,280 / . $207,753 oper. Gross , securities. ; 6,665,329 ' 444 $1,367 - V, income, Other Income (net)/,—.... attempt has been made by the committee to, secure deposits until the • has also acted on the new capitalization. Commission approval of the new securities, under the equity receivership, relates .only to the form and does not involve the passing on the alloca¬ tions made to various classes of securities under the plan. Action by the commission on the application is expected soon. Authority is asked for the Seaboard Railway Co., the new company organized to carry, out the reorganization plan, to; acquire the properties of the old company as well as authority to issue the new , 8,846,650 1,173,99$ 1,542,420 2,835.843 1,416,987 of Transportation exps—— Other .Ry.—Earnings of System—. 717 i ' commission ! 1944—Month—1943 1944-)—5Mos.—1943 $10,270,175 $8,272,971 $48,536,992 $43,552,186 structures Maintenance „ 558 1,247 si,345 ___ normal was taken Sis;an indication of the desire, of the. committee to push the reorganization proceedings with as little delay as possible. While the ICC has already approved the deposit solicitation no Hemphill, Noyes , for the ICC approves the form of the Inc., 30,000 shares each, and-Stein ' ; , Court Action by the. under¬ the company on "July 1, 1944, the met proceeds from the sale at that time were received by the company. Proceeds from .offer¬ XBros. & Boyce 10,000 Shares. reorganization necessary writers from ing will be received by the underwriters. . Underwriters are W. E. Hutton & Co., 80,000 shares; 723' J—-445 ~ taxes Common . July 20 in Baltimore. first mortgage capital - 1,454 1— 158, p. 2196. General reorganization, plan. Another petition was filed for approval of the committeee's expenses in connection with the reorganization. Hearings on both petitions, •the California company and- The , 3.738 Sierra Pacific Power Co.—Earnings- ; ; ($3.33 Va par value) now outstanding* The earnings period of 1943, calculated on 1,890,000 shares, are equal Seaboard Air Line Ry.—Deposit . ing • — taxes Period End; May 31— Appropriations Act will hsye,rio rnateriai qffecfc.pn fhe yappings The on company 1943 $8,071 4,229 w-'..-i860 accruals $3,762,740 reported after provision for taxes and reserves.—V.-160, District $360,189 251,109 '7 V A A'• ' • ———— Dividend appropriations of June 29 filed a registration statement with the SEC for 159,000 shares of common stock (par $10). The shares have been issued'and are being offered by the underwriters. v. Rotary Electric Steel Co. was incorporated in Delaware on June 23, 1944, to acquire the business, physical assets and inventories and properties' of the Rotary Eleptric Steel Co., a California corporation., On July 1, 1944, according to the registration statement, the company purchased from the California corporation, all'the physical properties kof the latter for $650,000, plus Inventories priced at cost or. market, •whichever was lower. Pending a physical check, the value of, the in¬ ventories was taken at $1,800,000. -j ; Contemporaneously or just prior to this transaction the company sold to the underwriters' 150,000. shares of. common stock at $11,375 a share, and sold to the New York Trust Co, $800,000 3% five year notes, and sold to Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York, $500,000 4% • $4,436,829 674,089 637,615 stock common fense $405,134 297,675 $76,035 48,288 income $92,751 —i-——65,667v 2310. p. Rotary Electric Steel Co., The ; $6,954,738 645,201 requirements-— surplus contingencies for $2,159,593 1,435,689 363,715 96,908 / Net income ; 2,609 •>' : • 1942 $8,858,763 *4,421,934 outstanding. The earnings for the.nine months' period ended May 31, 1944, are therefore equivalent to $5,9.6 a share on the 1,890,000 shares 1944—Month—1943 1944—4 Mos.—1943 $568*915 $538,179 $2,287,268 $2,162,202 ^ 1944 $9,057 : — Maintenance The management believes '.that the results of renegotiation of any earnings subject to the renegotiation provisionsj of the, Natiopal De¬ Operating expenses— Operating taxes—— * 118,177,000 —iC— $11,918,684 - to $3.33 a share. Operating, revenues—/ revenues .Maintenance' May 31, the number of common shares outstanding has been increased, on the basis of 3 shares, of common stock ($3.33'/a par vaiue) for each 2 shares of'common stock ($5 par value) formerly of their certifi- 1,381 Operating Since will 661 Co.—Earnings— Operation $2f250,000 for 352 Uncollectible oper*. rev.- - but Sharon (Conn.) Water .Operating revenues —1 Operation til • After provision for interest, depreciation, etc. tAfter provision of $886,000 for contingencms. flncluding Federal excess profits taxes. §On 1,260,000 shares of common stock. HAfter provision of Corp^—Earnings— Rochester Telephone ;; - .: v ,, ,, - dividend Balance St., receive full pay* time upon presentation and surrender jment at" any • the 12 Months Ended March 31— :. Retire.-reserve corporation has called for redemption as of Sept.' 1, 1944, at 165 and dividends 40,000 shares (out of a total of 160,000 shares out¬ Holders Of the called shares may construction had been held up by that the research, hospital, and being given preference, and would probably be ready for occupancy by August. The general offices are expected to be ready in early fall. Barberton city officials are cooperating in1 the improvement of facilities for handling traffic at the plant, for years a bottleneck, and are widening and regradlng .roads in the vicinity, Mr. Seiberling said. Parking grounds, which have been at a premium, are being provided for in the plan by the company.—V. 159, p. 1485. Federal Income Schenley Distillers Corp. (& Subs.)—Earnings—• Federal income taxes^—A-^—137,815,000 The Rochester; N. Y. that said •General, taxes1; Retirement reserve ;. 9 Months Ended May 31— ; 1944 1943 ♦Consoi. net profit bef."taxes--——1I$49,733,684t$25,13i;738 V::- standing rOf its series D 6% cumulative preferred stock; Payment be made at the Lincoln-Alliance Bank & Trust Co., 183 East Main Seiberling — § Earnings per Electric Corp.—Stock Called— : Rochester Gas & '*' , Mr. delays in obtaining materials, factory office facilities were * dividend preferred stock at $27.50 per share and dividends, Payment will be made „at the Lincoln-Alliance iBank. & Trust Co.j 183 Main St., East, Rochester, N. Y.—V. 159. 2678; - K. ■ See Chicago Corp., above—V. 158, p. 1076. shares of-its outstanding $1.50 p. ''v; . , - Salt Dome Oil Corp.—To Sell Menefee Gas Leases- : •Preferred Rochester Button Co.—Calls Preferred Stocks The company has called for redemption ,as of Sept. l. next, all of the 2678. "There have been called for redemption as of Aug. 4, next, $115,000 of: first mortgage sinking fund bonds, 4 »/a c!o series due 1979, :at 103 ;and interest. Payment will be made., at the»New) York Trust Co;, trustee, 100 Broadway, New York, N. Y.—V. 159, p. 976. Net ; p. more ; ; - , 159, remainder due on that particu¬ court order $15 already has been paid. Safe Harbor Water Power Corp.—Bonds Called— v Co.—Further Expansion— Undei' previous coupon. —V. V,'A :• , the On 872,150 $756,621 $919,296 Earnings, per common share—. 159, 2,758~200 ; two coupons : 1,011,161 2,438,100 Net; profit. —V. " certificates, income bond mortgage gold second equivalent to $20 each due Jan. 1 and July 1, 1944. r 5%. first terminal and unifying mortgage bonds, seven cou¬ pons equivalent to $25 each due Jan. 1 and July 1, 1941, Jan. 1 and July 1, 1942, Jan. 1 and July 1, 1943, and Jan. 1, 1944. On 5% general and refunding mortgage bonds, 2.4 coupons equiva¬ lent to $25 each on coupons dated Jan. 1 and July 1, 1938, and $10 on $1,672,007 1,123,835 1,432,302 Special amort, of war. facilities—.— Provision for price reduction, etc.-/. Fed. income & excess .profits taxes -' 1942 the 4% On t 1943 $4,525,982 1944' — .———- —„ ; comprehensive program of construction; that will provide a total than 35,COO square- feet, of additional tire production space, and make available enlarged and improved facilities for factory and general offices and' research •. laboratories, is under way at the company's Barber ton, Ohio, plant, and is scheduled for completion late this year, According to an announcement recently made by J. P.-Seiberling/president. Proposed by - the company early last year In answer to the Rubber Director's call for increased tire output, the expansion was approved by Seiberling stockholders" in November; arid' construction Of additional factory space was immediately begun. Additional equipment for the processing of synthetic rubber, and new tire and tube machinery, has been installed and is now in operation in a tworstory factory addition, the announcement said. A three/story reinforced concrete building, now under construction, will house the company's factory and general offices,' employment office, hospital, research laboratories and tire testing facilities, and will release for production spd^ storage all space now being occupied by the Seiberling offices, at present housed in a converted factory building in the heart of the plant allotment. • ^ Net : * A , $850,138 33,375 .. . Quarter Ended March 31— . Seiberlliiff Rubber Co., Akron, 0.—^Construction Pro¬ of •; . oper. oper.. from 28,829 $2,560,848 i 29,275 $1,177,8l6 inc.^ - 427,265 7,775,498 641,827 $2,589,676 $1,148,541 : income. . '* 119,026 income Non-operating income^- to holders of record Sept. 12. Profit competitive .The -proceeds would -be; used to pay -about '75%- of the cost 5*500-horsepower Diesel freight ilocomotlves. and 400 freight cars at an estimated-cost of $3,713,220: The balance of the cost would be paid from current/funds.—V. 159, p, 51; five gram— 2,968,129 from ry. op.* Net, .ry. declared the quarterly'interim cash dividend the common stock, par $1;: payable Oct. 1 In each of the three preceding quarters, a similar payment 'was made, as against 25 cents quarterly ^during 1943. In addition, the company on June 1, last, paid a 5% dividend in common stock. " * The usual quarterly cash dividend of $1.12V2 per share on the $4.50 preferred stock was also declared, payable Oct. 1 to holders Of record July 12.—V. 159, p. 2677. of i- hidding. of 1944—5 Mos —1943 . expenses Ry. oper, Incomes. . Remington Rand, Inc.—30-Cent Cash at ; f. . $5,194,947 $27,825,962 $25,662,883 2,423,551 13,710,196 11,146,862 . share has been declared on the common per Ry*—Earnings— 1944—Month—1943 $6,151,340 Other ry. open income ' A dividend of exchange , agent/were-put issiie— Trust The .receivers: asked the Interstate Commerce Commission June 29 lor authority to ^create an -equipment trust of $4,500,OOQ. of -which cer.tificates: for $2,760,0001 would be Issued artd/sold' now at; • revenues accruals tax valorem) pf operations and maintenance.—V, 160, p. 51., charge Net rev. Ry. President in as Vice- Gill, it is announced, has, resigned Charles A. . in Personnel— Co.—Another. Change Reading • and \ Equipment .. St. Louis Southwestern *• $11,785,097 $13,440,835 $46,757,846 $45,804,509 * Payments ta rail and Other -carriers—express privileges.—V. 159, —' revenues . depositary as 115,006 234,125 * ' Co, Plans New $4,845,139 ,' oper. income— 159, p.' ^456. —V. Trust & $68,580.- 1941 • $*1,874,966 Net ly. 392,077, -408,421,. .98,019 92,869 - -1942 $9,770,794 ; • -■ debt_~• 102,105 deductions—8,098 funded, on Other « Net from railway—. 1944r:--Month--i943 . 1944^-4 Mos.—tg^ , Revenues and. income/ $31,738,115 $30,060,856$ 125,727,7828107,975,328 v, i / : I\AI\ IA 7** AQl IV71 Operating expenses—_i 18,033,040 15,389,-238- 72,491,071 57,'677;553 4,836,319 3,?86,183 'Express" taxes———-— 1,209,775 1,039,895 . i' - 1943 Gross from !rftilway,_^ Express Agency, Inc. (& Subs.)---Earnings-r . - May—' " .Gross from .railway— Net from railway.—— Neb ry. oper, income-.. " Period End, ApVil 30—. Bank Earnings of Company Only— 1944 : ' 123 1943 Assets—Cash,. $2,100,378! U. - S.» Treasury certificates and notes. $501,301; marketable. Colombian securities, $13*696.; tax; surcharge to .be;refunded in accounts and 1944 note in Colombiari EconomiC'Defense Bonds, $38,151: (.rtep:;.jpsfter reserve - of $5,079), $32,847; receivable THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 124 surplus', earned $6,336,129.—-V., total, $2,897,861; 1598. ' 1942 1943 — $71,664,093 $30!313,023 1,205,983 1,176,196 Operating income income Other Total income Provision, for 159, 1,793,623 for of war Gross ' Profit Other The will hold a hearing July SEC 59,700,000 $293,058 $239,555 $107,136 122,254 109,314 $170,804 $130,242 15,444 22,324 A——— $186,248 $152,566 $16,839 I 132,301 90,971 4,190 year—— $53,947 $61,595 $12,649 preference stock- from proposal to reduce the 10 on the 15,469 40,059 8,277 operations Income credits-— presently outstanding 400,000 shares to $3,335,644 without reducing the. amount of the reduction account to be designated "special capital sur- 'After deducting 167,000 in 1942,. <no par) common stock from $5,500,000 the number of shares, and to credit ($2,164,356.) jolus.H to new a * , been quiring Southern Indiana, among other things, to transfer ,to Account 107, Utility Plant Adjustments, the sum of $2,164,356, which is in¬ cluded in the aggregate amount of $3,459,757 now classified on the result . charges - —— be instituted »but if \ (j» ry, Net 35,126,815 exps._—, oper. operations ry. Other ^ • (£ A < 51,303,860 259,130,505 237,513,955 28,310,427 171,393,018 135,733,285 22.993,433 13,787,267 14,207,548 * 2,034,971 9,268,726 4,732,896 6,750,913 23,373,666 Condensed Assets—Cash, Total with and U. —" ( 70,072,036 3,769,204 2,444,960 27,142,871 42,526,438 15,621 54,693 254,641 274,806 5,686,364 2,066,939 1,310 7,617,764 26,888,230 2,274,004 2,847 10,386,380 42,251,632 11,484,783 6,550 14,230 deducts charges- of inc. Trans. ♦Net Accrued^ rent Operating 4,079,849 General 112,261,685 Fed. for tiation of. , Notes 3,106,027 ——8,011,192 assets— 3,152,948 9,925,470 332,463 7,830,883 (net) 1 — $6,198,825 3,634,241 2,956,126 29,967. 446,463 370,129 46,525 . 41,970 554,300 538,991 83,177 772,170 income-, on 81,100 accruals 35,833 35,833 "430,000 $105,336. $89,455 $1,205,036 365. 183 2,953 reserve Utility, oper. income. Other, income (net),—,, 18,867,096 15,011,604 Gross income 215,662,616 5,508,866 : — 800.360 1,346,120 3,242,262 - 702,682 ' 430.000 $1,200,897 . Net 194,426 889,610 976,559 income— 6,335,699 4,112,366 18,741,031 34,971,440 and renego- 75,000,000 ^ dividends Net ly. .14,583 70.000 956,424 956,417 - : . 3,465,890 Gross 2,015,565 Net $366,648 82,949 106,075 19,916 63,987 2,142,659 1,829,524 566,131 210,453 from 4,334,246 Net ry. 18,236,392 —V. from advances S. XT. ■1 ■ . railway— railway—-^ income—_ oper, 159, p. 2346. $368,441 $244,904 100,574 74,806 49,162 41,923 1,580,272 376,826 1,162,329 521,774 286,072 185,869 175,420 " •'.\ ■ from Tennessee • Gov? Ry.—Earnings$394,537 From Jan. 1— 276,373,938 215,662,616 deducting applicable portion of ernment of $19,830,366.—V, .159, p. 1486. $1,192,264 income— oper. 2,015,565 , 'After 14,428 $1,175,359 railway railway——— from ,7,250,000 — surplus — 32,631 $88,736 ——_u— from Net 34,352,041 96,262,501 1,947,951 —„ -j— 902 .v- • Tennessee Central Gross 22,811,387 par)—, 3,076 5,794 $1,206,691 $1,207,990 —, paid 159, p. 2679. 2,219,740 42,816,354 —— guarantee of products. adjustments ($1 ■ $89,638, $102,625. —. , 30,672,065 Total P. RR. Co. of Mexicc?. (Representing interest on certain bonds of solely controlled affiliated companies not credited to V. — dividends Common 69,160,876 — Government S. postwar Earned- surplus S. income 4,334,246 U. service and $105,701 Income deducts, interest 5,844,066 ... banks _i— . 9,700,000 adjustments:,- wage Income taxes contracts——: to . stock Capital liabilities,,™. taxes,^ war for Common other retroactive from "Reserve 30,752,619 5,340,912 ' 16,495,301 3,618,065 trolled affil. cos.™- ".. 314,379 'tConsol. adjustment™ Crl79,922 net $7,042,211 269,457 42,086 : taxes. 1944—12 Mos.—1943 $549,858- 300,235 —— -r 1 276,373,938 — — Federal payable for solely con-. 'Excluding — taxes Retire, 1944—Month—1943 $611,116 revenues Preferred for Reserve 'J Consol. taxes .1,573,882 20,210,100 and Provision -for Pac, System :— of inc. So. payable, income $105,200; Maintenance 1,376,963 payable Advances Net Treasury note—tax series reserve, Tampa Electric Co. —Earnings— —'3,090,430 —i- Provision charges— conting. State accrued, Operation agencies ——i— ■ Accounts fixed charges Total 1944 80, of indebtedness—at (less Period End. May 31— 41,926,581- — Total 921,543 fixed S. U, Sheet, April including accrued wages, $132,146; accrued, $34,700; Federal excess prof¬ other taxes accrued, $6,715; cumulative convertible preference stock (7,012 no par shares), $35,060; common stock (65,617 no par shares), $65,617; capital surplus, $122,833; earned surplus, $99,539; total, $601,811.—V. 158, p. 586, and tax 33,971,027 5,007,500 1,705,473 Goverment S, equipment Provision Total $322,145; Treasury certificates Liabilities—Accounts its 325,184 charges ."Patents 7,672,457 for Balance 40,081,478 969,089 avail, Inc. S. Federal by management to be recov- terminated contracts—. on Deferred .5,701,935 misc. 13,279 $65,923; prepaid insurance premiums, $1,839; total, $601,811. Liabilities— Total $3,560 . C, $10,000; cost; $40,000; accounts $9,226), $7,073; miscellaneous ac¬ counts receivable, $844; inventories, $134,127; post-war refund of Federal excess profits tax, $10,520; cash value of life insurance policy, $9,339; property (at cost, less reserves for depreciation, $653,712), U. Expenditures for facilities acquired under con¬ Plant divs.— incl. 22,483,696 —_— receivable Prepaid expenses, etc investments and other income—— inc. • ———— 9,465,081 income- oper. ' 1942 shipments, covered by letters of Intent 12,345,344 Inventories ———111,795,061 55,095,094 1,874,261 1943 Product 87,737,486 101,780,669 52,234,110 20,394,424 . Dec. 81 -:>■■■ ■ .•• obligations———— securities estimated erable facility & joint rents (net) Equip. Net Amount ry. —:—— Ry. tax accruals— ■ Sheet at 37,662,861 Government Marketable tracts from rev. 55,521,239 revs,—_ oper. • • •■• 103,577 w , $ 1944—5 Mos.—1943 .1944—Month-r-1943— 31- • , ——: Accounts Period End. May • Balance ■ tem— ry. >'■ Consolidated U.' S. Total 1943. Assets- of Transportation Sys¬ Southern Pacific Co.—Earnings the the of changed believes it to be fair and reasonable in view Cash Total proceedings for the year 1943 have not as yet provision made in the. accounts is considered the , conditions in 52. : $2,- and 1943 computed on the basis of the amount of profit allowed as of renegotiation proceedings concluded Jor the year 1942, management 100.5, Utility Plant Acquisition Adjust¬ transferred by a charge to the "Special Capital Surplus account to be created as aforesaid,—V. 160, p. $5,016,500 in of conv. on 3,023,348 $2.87 3,023,348 $3.77 receivable—customers dispose of the amount so and to ; . refunds post-war Divs, $7,598,343 ; $5,777,962 — adequate by the management to cover possible liability under the Renegotiation Act. While such provision is not as much at it would Account in books company's ments — Note—Renegotiation 1 ■' proposed Is. for the stated purpose of enabling Southern Indiana to comply with the terms and provisions of an order of the Public Service Commission of Indiana, dated May 10, 1944, re¬ transaction The -: - income Gross income —1- — share, per - expenses- , 2,167,000 1__ —— Earnings capital with respect to its stated „. Dividends 2,042,209 sales—L adm. 23,242,000 3,778,110 ——.. postwar adjustments-. /V Net income $986,931 i 879,795 Net,income for the Co.—Hearing July 10 Southern Indiana Gas & Electric * 1942 $1,923,096 1,683,541 & gen, 1943 1944 $2,335,267 - profit from Selling, 302,258 and taxes on income contracts— Federal renegotiation Provision . (— ———: - : •' — ■Cost of goods sold- $72,870,076 $31,489,220 deductions. Other * : Years Ended April 30— Net sales, briqqets—— , $93,548,506 $45,557,136 and amortization— —- —T 3,077,221 2,822,934 General, administrative and service——1—13,90^,926 • 8,937,957 Research and development —_—„ .4,902,266 3,483,222 from operations—— profit Depreciation Gross accounts payable, consolidated Companies) Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiary (Including $256,804; wages held for employees, et«., $85,352; reserves for contingencies, includ¬ ing statutory reserves of Colombian companies, $533,580; reserve for foreign exchange fluctuations, $33,784; minority interest in capital .stock and surplus of subsidiary companies, book value, $676,963; capi¬ tal stock ($1 par), $1,810,000; consolidated capital surplus, $7,352, p. Stott Briquet Co., Inc.—Earnings- , ' Liabilities—Accrued taxes, $34,433; Calendar Years Consolidated Statement of Income for ^inventory of bullion, $128,562; Inventory .-of materials jtnd supplies (less reserves of $8,864), $539,181; sundry advances (net after reserve of $14,964), $28,174; investment in Colombian Government bonds required toy law, $42,365; mining property, rights, claims, etc., less depletion and amortization, $940,678; dredges, hydro-electric plant, buildings, .equipment, etc., cost (less depreciation and amortization of $3,266,814), $1,566,993; deferred charges and other assets, $403,802; total, $6,336,129, Monday, July 10, X 944 • 327,995 "• Gas Transmission & Chicago Corp. above—V. 159, p. Co.- -Contract—See 1486. income by S. P. Co.—V. 160, p. 52. Texas Electric Service Co.—Earnings Standard Coated Products Corp.—Annual StatementSouthwestern Bell Telephone Co.—Earnings— statement of Profit and Loss and Earned Period End. May 31— Surplus for the Three Years ' Period End. May > 1944^-5 Mos.—1943 31—1944—Month—1943 $55,877,256 120,432 157,455 revenues— $12,488,293 $11,400,828 $61,087,759 Operating, "Uncollectible 31,449 20,556 rev- oper. ; Years Ended Dec. 31— , Total •Cost Operating revenues.:- $12,467,737 $11,369,388 $60,967,327 $55,719,801 expenses 7,643,610 7,081,562 37,612,103 33,646,673 Operating taxes 3,226,840 2,659,548 15,426,398 13,821,908 Selling, . $6,127,833 5,065,638 admin, operating inoome —' income —V. 159, $1,628,278 539,282 general exp.„— 976,731 12,503 $7,928,826 6,396,430 6,580,825 Operating $72,961 Other income 2456. p. Superior Steel Corp.—Obituary- Total . 61,092 „; $129,831 65,601 $134,053 • 852 Interest Net the V. R. of 61. age 159, President, Frost, died on June in Pittsburgh, Pa., at company since 1927.— 29 3,429 , had been President of the He 2457, p. assets ,f" " ' Provision > for Federal for State 4,180 tax_ 48,000 46,000 75,000 646 2,957 4,200 I— $54,476 $49,537 78,292 $357,268 435,560 * complaint of the Federal Trade Commission, this cor¬ poration stated it had voluntarily discontinued certain advertisements tor its product,. Fieischmann's Compressed Yeast, which the FTC has charged to be "misrepresenting," FTC reported on July 3. The corporation - asserted, however, that its product contained various vitamins necessary for good, health, and that it was an ."inexpensive way" of obtaining the vitamin B complex.—V. 159, p. 2015.. Answering a Sperry Corp.—Annual Report— . Divs, Earned i*ation and Statement of . Balance based year. "These ^recently developed." as a result, the value its operating ^125,000,000 with toy Bankers Trust 1946 the and of shipments, and gross profits in subsidiaries a group Co. provides termination of for of Balance at . arranged the excess 1, 1943 the York. New indebtedness reserve was contracts. credit This all war maximum The until Dec. runs of 52,368 31,322 cost), —— "• ■ for of $756,397), $3,600,575 subsidiaries under the credit in 1943 was $75,000A000 and at the .present ti.me is $59,000,000. The corporation acquired all of the capital stock of the Wheeler Insulated Wire Co. of Bridgeport,. Conn., during 1943. The Wheeler ..company is engaged in the production of wire transformers and accounts $2,031,055; fluorescent toeen valves increased demand for "The Sperry products and and "it since is Sperry's believed acquisition there that this company's products after for the certificates of (trade) (less of $45,533), $889,781; mining ..rights companies are making about war purposes, of which its will Liabilities—Accounts payable (trade), $445,588;. accrued taxes, accrued payrolls, $27,817; accrued commissions, $6,319; other $31,611; reserve for Federal income taxes, $69,454; preferred stock issued or subject to issuance under the modified plan of reorganization of The Standard Textile Products Co,, 149,622 shares, at $5 par value, $748,110; common stock (par value 10 cents per share) issued or subject to issuance under the modified plan of reorganization of The Standard Textile Products Co., 181,017 shares, at par value, $18,102; capital, surplus, ,$3,548,207; . earned surplus, $25,720; total $27,770; production has a continuing be 160 different approximately categories'.of two-thirds have toeen. developed in the past ten years," Mr. Morgan said. These products include gun controls, computers, -bombsights, aircraft turrets, aights for guns and planes, automatic pilots for planes, transformers, antiaircraft aiiatie gun directors, .vital antiaircraft and naval searchlights, auto1- gyrocompasses, fire control for ships, radar, electronic equipment, and a number of other products. The . President also said that the manufacturing subsidiaries development 50 new products, all of them in vital The success of Sperry turrets and computing sights in improving the accuracy of bom.ber gun fire has led tp hew develop'- now Sperry have under -categories. Anents in this field, all of which are now in production. the Speiry He mentioned instrument landing system, developed for-military purposes, and said this should prove of great value in improving the safety and reliability of airplane travel regardless of weather conditions and cuould be of great importance in commercial aviation. ~ - -T ' ' . . 1944 1943 .1942 1941 $235,850 $102,659 $167,851 $132,U27 138,131 6,600 81,361 56,277 30,286 / > 92,028 ♦16,762 71,520 $857,267 $744,928 $537,362 railway 499,675 405,125 313,646 184,449 334,380 239,424 242,102 119,822 from . •.'■' '■ - ■ • railway___. Texas Power & Light taxes Prop.ret. Net 2,636,267 1,268,280 67,568 764,626 804,611 100,000 1,200,000 1,200,000 276 — 552 $365,009' $404,915 5,004" 6,618 $4,911,618 $4,702,856 : 9,430 1,284 90,207 22,451 $374,439 (net)_.._ income $406,199 $5,001,825 $4,725,307 • 194,491 Divs. 159, 2,312,354 2,310,820 $218,349 $2,689,471 $2,414,487 865,050 865,050 stocks for period anplic. to pfd. —V. 187,850 $179,948 charges income U Net 117,482 65,937 - income Interest : 5,290,657 100,000 approp. revenues— oper. Gross 6,200,815 226,611 — investments *"< • 430,918 limited-term of Amort, 1944—12 Mos.—1943 $1,121,435 $15,718,330 $13,273,022 623,003 — res. Co.—Earnings- 1944—Month—1943 $1,380,836 expenses taxes Other 2458. p. Title Guarantee & Trust Co., N. Y.—Pays Loan— The company announced on June 30 of Reconstruction its Finance Corp. that It has completed liquidation loan with a final payment of When first made some years ago the loan amounted to close to $11,000,000, At March 31, the loan was reported at $1,406,398. It carried an interest rate of 3V2 r/o.—V. 159, p. 2679. under $1,400,000. slightly Merger Terms—See Toledo Peoria & Western RR.-—■ Earnings— 1944 1943 1942 1941 railway—_ $440,602 $452,236 $260,055 $230,971 railway—i.—; 259,901 265,719 135,099 95,165 income— 206,375 235,584 101,037 40,623 2,243,483 1,972,535 881,130 1,101,779 1,317,646 1,152,028 212,235 445,99(5 1,045,162 1,000,850 81,511 173,136 "Mayfrom Gross -Net-from Net ry. oper. Interchemical Corp. above—V. from Gross Net fn)m Net ry. —V. . • From Jan. 1— 159, p. 2679. steering devices for ships, ammunition hoists, 375,676 375,678 liabilities, liabilities, $4,948,698.- ; i- "y-. (less . war." 1,962.060 $1,976,302 $996,648 from Other receivable clay 1,851,854 $1,673,006 • Period End. May 31- at cash discounts ,151,643 $143,656 Ry .—Earnings— income-^- ry. .oper. Federal . accrued $3,838,362 ; Operating revenues— $3,632,683 reserve for depletion of $31,371), $55,544; non-operating plant and equipment (less reserve of $-555,556), $60,638; manufacturing supplies and spare equipment parts, $81,227; deferred charges, $164,937;'total assets, $4,948,698. : ' the $3,524,860 " Mexican From Jan, 1— Operating $1,186,094; depreciation 22,587 $295,299 - 786 hand, $117,609: U. S. and $3,815,775 36,327 oper. income : 'Deficit.—V. 160, p. 52. Sheet, Doc. 31, 1943 $50,000; doubtful accounts $3,488,533 2,027 stock for period—„ to pfd. , Net 78.305 the ..amount on $293,272 " 1941 . subsidiary company not consolidated, $26,059; miscellaneous invest¬ $754; land, buildings, machinery and equipment (less reserves of for borrowing Net ments, 31. and (at and 1,000,000 152,991 from Gross t$3,710,988 $3,548,207 of 869,359 i 1,000,000 $89,862 ' ,. •, ■" railway-.^,. Net from railway V securities of subsidiary company not consoli¬ dated, at value determined by board of directors, $285,000; indebtedness company production for inventories, a of financing Assets—Cash in banks , . Dec. 1942 , $3,632,683 . $242,853 2458. p. May— Gross ' which the net assets acquired on Nov. 29, 1937, were taken up on the books over the patvalue of capital stock of $801,152 originally issued, less subsequent .adjustments for property revalutions. '•> ' ( tRepresents Regulation "V" Credit for of 57 banks throughout the country, headed the war 1943 159, Texas ; for end of year— Balance by approximately $54,000,000." The' Sperry President reported that on t$78,292 't$28,765 tOperating deficit. .$3,600,575 apart value of preferred stock retired— , reduced and set or ' "Continuing the policy adopted in 1942 of avoiding excessive profits in the war period, Sperry made substantial reductions of prices in •existing contracts as well as in new contracts," Mr. Morgan declared, and paid payment on preferred stock— Excess of purchase price over par as soon as possible," were $460,006,689, prices, were double, those of the previous he said, "included a number of products shipments," ' Capital Surplus for Years Ended Dec. 31 ';• war relative on $25,720 profits tax necessary. at beginning of year Dividends Morgan, President, said the 1943 shipments of the corposubsidiaries which "are devoted exclusively to helping •which, : 3,321 (net)—_ income Net its .the armed forces win this 28,756 —— surplus—-—— 'No provision for excess 83,333 $239,532 revenues applicable —V. *- . Thomas A. 1 Operating deficit at Jan. 1943 ' Establishing new records in production with the'number of em¬ ployed personnel at. a new peak, net income of the corporation and tts wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries for the year ended Dec. ,31, -1943 was $7,592,343 or $3.77 a share after provision for taxes, and after setting aside an additional amount of $3,784,110 for postwar adjustments. Total reserves were $7,250,000 at Dec. 31, 1943. . Net profit for the year— 83,333 -f 1,787 taxes- income income 1,089.269 842,169 * ■ "Ads"—. 2,148,465 71,144 approp. Net income : 2.758 ■ 578 (net) 'Provision Standard Brands, Inc.—Acts on Yeast 4,641,603 113,381 69,648 Interest charges 25,287 30,343 25,278 -Expenses of closed plant, etc,_— Loss on sale and demolition of fixed res. income Gross " Frank -5,619,684 " oper. Other $468,693 75,257 i____— ret, $403,092 435,020 176,955 taxes Prop, 1944—12 Mos.—1943 $996,150 $13,098,851 $11,416,006 499,640 taxes Other 315 accounts™_ profit Federal 957,125 17,533 1944—Month—1943 $1,069,108 $1,360,532 $54,573 and doubtful $1,062,195 58,251,220 1,306,965 $1,597,287 1,315,732 — 1941 $5,598,225 4,237,693 $611,389 __—— < Ret . 1942 $6,674,061 profit Provision for Net ' • sold™6,062,672 sales-—:———' net of goods Gross Operating Ended Dec. 31. 1943 ; " 1943 " Operating revenues Operating expense railway railway oper. 160, p. l,— income 53. Temple University,r Philadelphia, Pa.—Another Issue of Bonds Called for Redemption— There "have been called for Trinity Buildings 1944 all of the •outstanding 1st lien and ref. mtge. 25-year G% bonds of Greatheart Society, Inc. dated April 1, 1925 secured upon properties known as 1810 Spring Garden, Street and 1912 Spring Garden Street, Philadel¬ phia, Fa. Payment will be made at the office of The Pennsylvania Company for Insurances on Lives and Granting Annuities,. substitute trustee, 15th and Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.—V. 159, p.-2679. - redemption as of Oct. 1, The first 'security holders of a The instalment of-$121,600 Corp.—InterestjOnpaid— bondholders' committee on July 2 informed default in the interest' due July l on the bonds. mortgage was of taxes not which became due on April l in the amount paid, but it is expected that the unpaid to $42,000. the letter says.—V. 159. p. 1192. fully balance will be reduced (Continued on page 156) - - Volume 160 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4297 Stock and Bond Sales DAILY notice—-Cash and deferred doll-wry tales are New York Stock Exchange «» WEEKLY - 125 YEARLY ■ disregarded in the day's range, unless they are the only transactions of the day. No account is taken of such sales in computing the range for the United States Government Securities on the New York Stock Below we furnish a daily July 1 Dally Record of U, S. Bond Prices Figures after decimal point represent one or more 32d of a point. July 3 July 6 July 5 July 4 Daily Record of U. 8. Bond Prices July 7 2%s, Dec., 1964-1969 (High' Total sales in $1,000 • (High ■ 2yas Low 4 v' ■. •>V." V' 2%s, 1967-72 Close 104.28 //,< — ■/'.:. : ■' Total Sales in $1,000 units 1 [High . . {High Low • [Close Total sales in $1,000 units. HOLIDAY * (High Low 2%s, 1952-55—— 104.20 Oloso Low 104.20 Close Total sales In $1,000 units 43 Total sales In $1,000 units—— High [High 2%s, 1954-56—. —.—\ Low Low Close [Close /z — . HOLIDAY ,. High 104.20 Total sales in $1,000 units.... units Total sales in $1,000 4 . .J Low [Close , Total sales in $1,000 units— v 100 — — [Close 3s, 1951-55— —. ' ay4S, 1951-53—— ——J Low 3%s, 1949-52— 100 —- {High-' 104.28 —- 100 —{ Low [Close Total sales in $1,000 units Low (High ■ / [High 1965-70 v // — ;... io 104.28 Total sales In $1,000 units 100 100 units ' [Close units.—— Total sales In $1,000 July 7 July 6 /'<■'-:—//'' /—. 100 [High { Low - /[close Total sales in $1,000 units v July 5 [Close/ Low /'/ July 4 Total sales In $1,000 units— close 3%s, 1946-56——— Julys ' ■/:/■:■ (close units.— ■";://• July 1 Treasury [High 2%s, June, 1964-1969..^——{ Low f High ■ 1 Low? Total sales in 11,000 Exchange record of the transactions in Treasury, Home Owners' Loan and Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation coupon bonds on the New York Stock Exchange during the current week. Treasury '■, / 4%s, 1947-52 year, -•; ;v.-[High \ Low 2%s 2%s, 1955-60———. Total sales in $1,000 units Total sales in —- [High .—J Low 100.6 1 Close $1,000 units— 100.6 1956-59——- [Close . 100.6 1) " ■■■'•,.// [High [High —{ Low 2%S, 1945-47- 2s, 1947.— [Close Total sales in $1,000 units -i .... High [High 1948-51———4 2%s, Low —■ | Total sales in $1,000 units— 2s, March 1948-50.— Low low — Close [Close Total sales in $1,000 units Total sales In $1,000 units...—.. ,/ rHigh [High 2V4S, 1951-54——— 2s, Dec. 1948-50. Low ■ Low — Close Total sales in $1,000 units. Total sales in $1,000 units— : [ High —-—.-■{ 2% 8, 1956-59— -' ■■•/ — ' 2s, June, 1949-51— Low [Close Total sales in $1,000 units 2%s, 1958-63— [Close Total sales in $1,000 units... — 2s, Sept., 1949-1951— { Low I Close [Close / [Hign, Low 2s, Dec., 1 [close „ Total sales in $1,000 units Low —■ [close * Total sales in $1,000 units — {High 2s, March, 1950-1952—Low —\ Low 1945—— 1949-1951 a [High 2%S, $ll,0C0 units——, ■••"':■■/• '.r''•■"•/'■ [High Total sales in Total sales in $1,000 units..——— 2%8, 1960-65 — (High [Hign { Low — High Low . [Close [Close Total sales in $1,000 units—— Total sales in $1,000 units......... [High [High 2s, Sept., Low 1948 2%s, Total sales in $1,000 units Total sales In $1,000 units... •:/V;'- {High v ■ Total sales in $1,000 units \ Low [close 1951-55— 2s, 100.13 100.13 1 Low — — Close Total sales in $1,000 units fHigh [High 2s \ Low 1953-55 _.„{ Low [Close (close Total salfes in HOLIDAY Total sales in $1,000 units..— $1,000 units——— HOLIDAY (High f High —{ Low 2%8, 1956-58 100.13 [High Total sales In $1,000 units——. — 100.13 100.13 — [High 2%S, 1952-54 100.13 Low - ' . 0 ... 2s, 1951-1953.—-—... Total sales in $1,000 units.....— 2%s, 1950-52— 100.30 100.30 [Close [High -J Low (Close 2%s, 1949-53 100.30 —.J Low [Close 1950-1952 [Close 1%S 1948— { LOW [Close [close Total sales in $1,000 units Total sales In $1,000 units——. 100.12 .——■I Low 100.12 [close 2%s, 1962-67. 100.12 Total sales in $1,000 units ... Home Owners High 1963-1968——. .< 100.28 Low 100.28 100.28 iyas, 1945-1947— [High 2%s, Loan [Close 6 Low Total sales in [Close Total sales In $1,000 units ♦Odd lot $1,000 units sales. 1 ... ^Transaction of registered bond. NEW YORK STOCK RECORD LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Saturday July 1 S per share *63% 64% Monday July 3 Tuesday July 4 $ per share $ per share ./ Wednesday July 5 Thursday July 6 $ pet share $ per share *63% 64 62 y4 *110% 112 *110% 63% 62 Friday July 7 Sales for the Week S per share 63 *62 63 500 112 — 60 *54 60 *55 60 *56 62 60 60 20 •61 63 63 63 *63 65 *62 65 *62 65 13% 13% 13 % 13% 13% 112 13 y4 112 ■ ♦23 31% *31 31% 31 31 23% ♦31 *23 23% 23% 23% 6% 41% 41% *149% 40 % 40% 41 95 40% *90 92% 92% 6% . 6% 152 6% *149% *92 6% 149 3/4 152 94% 6% 149% *110% 12% *30% 23% 41 y4 *92 6% 112 *110% 100 13 % 13 13 y4 31 31 31 200 23% 23% 23% 700 6.400 41% 41 41% 94% *90 94% 10 6% 18,200 6% 6% 149% 150% *148 7,300 153 V- 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 31% 31% 31% 31% 32% 31 ya 32y4 31% 55% 55% 54% 55% 55 55 29% 29% 29% 84 82 82 14% 14% 14% 40 18,300 2% 32% 55% *54% 55% 31% 547/a 28% 28% 28% 84 *82 14'/a 14 147 147 14% *30% *82 14ya 149 149% 148% 149 28% *82 28% 29% *82 83 14 14!4 148 148% 15 15 15% 15% 15% *14% 30% 31 30% 30% 30% 30% 148 15 y4 31% 14% For footnotes see page f 700 10,000 83 148% 15 ' 13,700 29ya' 14% 15 30 30% • 20 • 1,400 2,100 600 1,900 ' ■ ' Range for Previous Range since January 1 Highest Year 1943 Lowest EXCHANGE Shares *54 •no % STOCKS NEW YORK STOCK Par Abbott Laboratories No par 4% preferred—-.———100 Abraham & Straus— No par Acme Steel Co. ——23-' Adams Express ——I Adams-Millis Corp ..No Par Address-Mutlgr Corp 10 Air Reduction Inc No par Alabama & Vicksburg Ry 100 Alaska Juneau Gold Min 10 Albany & Susquehanna RR L.100 Allegheny Corp.: 1 5% % pf A with $30 war——100 $2.50 prior conv preferred.No par Alghny Lud Stl Corp .. No par Alleg & West Ry 8% gtd 100 Allen Industries Inc ; 1 Allied Chemical & Dye. No par Allied Kid Co.— 9 Allied Mills Co Inc ^ No par .. ... _ —, $ per share 52% Feb 21 Jan 53 Jan 114 60 3 . 26% Jan 31 19% Jah 6 37 y* May 18 . Jan 13 5% Apr 18 124 2 Jan. 37 3 Mar 29 23% Jan Jan 3 4 24% Apr 19 70 Jan 21 9% Jan 3 141 Apr 26 13% Mar 18 29 y4 Jun per share 64% Jun 23 17 10% Jan 27 75 $ per share 24 109% Jan 47 Lowest 6 Jun 12 July 7 63 July 3 13% July 5 31% Jun 16 51% 108 Highest t per share Jan 63% Mar Nov 115% Sep 52 35% Jan 41% Jan July 57% Sep 7% Jan 13 Apr 25% Feb 32% July 27 14% Jan 2iyaMar 42% Mar 13 38% Jan 92% July 67 Jan 24 Jun 67/a Jan 161 Jun 3 15 3 3% 85 Mar 18 29% July 5 85% Jun 13 14% July 5 152 Jun 20 16% Feb 35 y4 Mar 5 27 Jan Jan 2% Jun 26 33% Mar 20 58 Jan 48% 76% / Jun Sep 7% Apr 128% Deo 3% July Jan 32% 13 Jan 18% Jan 45% Sep 31% July 5ya 64 Jan 7 Jan 140% Jan Sep 75 May 11% Jun 165 July 10% lfiV4 Jan 14% May Jan 37% Nov 135. ■k Monday, July 10, 1944 COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE Range for Previous STOCKS $ per 20 % 5 per share *20 3 21% 100% 20% s *99% 100 Vrf *99% 39 Va 39 Va 115% 115% *22% 22% 3% 3% *40 % 22% 3% 3% *40% 41 Va 107 109% 22% 41% 105 106 28 28 27% 69% 69% 21% 22 22% *66% 18% 90% 90% 37% 78% 27% *26% *102%:: 25 % 25 7a 25% 3% 3% 9% 3% 9% 25% 4% 26 96 4 Va 96% 96 4% 21% 22% *22% 87 87% 87% 36 36 % * 4% 41 % *75% 36 • 4% *40% , 7% .7% ■ 8 *103 26% 26% 22 22 74 8674 86% 86 y2 8674 36% 36 36 12% 19% 90 91 91 91 167 a 12% 24% 1674 16% 4974 47% ; 47%; 11% 11% *172% 12 V 11% 16% 16% 74 17 *17% 17% 29 l/a 42% 74 7474 17 17 1774 17% 17% 29% 2974 42% 42 42% 150 25 25 16% 16% 45 •30% 163% 163 % 16374 13 Va 12074 8% ; 23% 11% *11% 3% 3% _; r. 12% 30% > >> 6% 117 ..,—%'■>:> 16 Va 16% 107% *>■; 38% *37 6874 68% 96% 97 97% 40 y2- 41 40% 41 29% 29 2974 • -6974 92% 109% 2,200 11% *11% ;11% .12% 12% 12% 14% 15 14% 55 55 55 60 60 115% 115% *15% 12% 16% 12% 79 79 117 116% 16% *77 — > 12V4 11% 20% 2074 97 1,500 41% 5,500 29% *2874 29% 63 *61 118% 1274 *77' 7874 79 474 - 1474 1 8% 21% 10 1774 1774 11% 18 64 870 117% 70 1674 300 12 12 Va 4,000 10% 4% 120 78 5 .. * 23% 2374 *1774 1774 1774 17 16 s4 *29% *33% . 1774 187V 11 Va 11%> 11% 24 1714 17V'a *48 17% 1774 1674 3074 3074 *2974 *3474 8% 8% 814 11% 12 74 40 40 % . 6374 24 18 *17 *48 1714 1774 31 34% 10574 63% 63 74 24 24 18 < 49 110,300 • , 1274 1214 4014 > „ 4014 m.y* 600 20 17% 17% 24,300 1674 1674 7,600 30% 31 *3474 106,. 3414 3474 10674 *10574 .8% 9Va 34% 1274 90 2,700 1774 3474 113 1,600 1714 9% *112 1774 49 38,500 3074 3474 12 ' .17.74 *48 134,000 161-4 17% 874 . . 45,600 *2914 *3474 9 12% *12 . 49 3474 113 *111 12% 24% 10574 35 10674 3414 CO 3474 112 - 24 *63 63% *63 1674 *10574 110 1874 11% 1774 17' 106 Va *1214 17% 1674 r 105% *34 10 11% 30% 34 9% 22 Va 1814 48 48 48% *48 1074 9% 2174- 11% .1774 . 2174' 21 1174 24 24 277a Jun 27 1874 Jan 80 July 2414 Apr 28 108% Jan 20 115 Jun 108% Feb 18 120 5 14 25 274 Mar • 8 3 - Jan 59 Jan Apr 19 427a Dec 54% Dec 174 Jan 674 Jan 7 3% Jan Jan 8774 7 Jan 26 39 Jan 787a Mar 23 30 *112 12% 113 13 9 *3414 113 3414 106 19 7% Apr 25 600 900 130 100 1274 1214 17,800 4,600 12% 1274 1274 4074 4074 40 Va 4074 Jun 537a Jan 70 May 2 Jan 5 May 9% July > 474 Jun 13 39 7a Xl9 7a Mar 16 29 1614 July 8% Jan 4 12% July Feb 15 25 Jun 18 32 Jan 21 37 2 Jun 6 3 44% Feb 21 Feb 14 3 x26 16 163 Jan 22- 167a Jun 36 > Oct 474 May 1874 Jan 487s Oct Jan 457a Oct 6Va Jan 27 July 174 Jan Jun 10 7b 277a Apr 1257a Nov Jan A 1 5 49% Mar 22 3 157a Feb 11674 Jan 12 74 Jun Jan 827t Sep 774 July Oct 177a May 20% Jan 52% July 9 47 > 1274 Jan 1 5 Jun , 77a Feb Nov 68 27 123% July 11574 Feb 7 774 Nov ■ Mar 15 93 4 14% Feb Jan Sep 972 May Jan 5y4 Jan 28 50 4 66 72 37 V4 Jan . 7 8 74 Jun 10 11% Jun 154 5 Feb 173 Oct 12 74 Jan 3 17 7a July 5 107a Jan 62 Va Jan 3 747a July 3 54 Jan 6972 July Jan 1574 1314 Jan 17% Apr 7 13% Feb 21 3 43 74 July 9 8 Mar 36 10 20 74 Jan .20 :: Jun 17 111 Jan 7 100 156 45% Jun j —14 100 preferred 5 % Atch 5% 3 19 preferred 6% 5%. conv Jan 6574 July 6 14674 July 674 Jan 32 28 30 IIS3/* Jan 5 33/b 5374 Jan 9% July 9 74 Mar 16 897a Mar 16 937a Jun ?9 preferred & Aroostook— Conv 5% preferred— Barber Asphalt 3,400 Corp— Oil Barnsdall Bath Iron — Works Corp.— Bayuk Cigars BpntHoe Co Inc O^pompry— $4.25 preferred Aircraft Corp RR Creek Beech-Nut Packing Co Belding-Hemingway Bell Aircraft Bendix Corp— Aviation 8814 Nov 374 Jan 814 July 797a July 7Va Apr 3 67a July 5 3% Nov 16 53 July 6 42% Jan 26 28 July 6 2478 Nov .> 3114 Apr Jan 2974 Apr Jan 327a Jun 24 24 19 16% Jan 7 2574 Mar 25 Jan 6 1177a May 26 1117a Jan 10 5 8% 2 Jan ,12 July 4 %Jun 57 237a July 116 Mar 147a 3% 34 16• Dec 174 Jan 24 ,Jun 5474 Mar Jan 4774 Sep 674 Sep Apr Feb Jan 3 474 Apr 19 67/a July 5 3 Jan '747a Jan 9 923/4 July 5 46 Jan 75 Sep Jan '3 7 28 49 Jan 30 42 y ' 85 119 Jan 46% Jun "3574 Apr 18 974 Feb 17 117a Jun >8% Jan 3 137/4 Jun Jan 4 127a Jan 115 4 102 3 103 Jun 3 100 37 13 100 -100 —50 100 ,—10 5 1 No par -.--"5 ~No par 1 -50 20 No par 1 8 Jun 1074 Jun 1074 Jun 92 Jan Feb 110 Oct 7 6% Jan 157a Jun 22 727a Jan 977a July 59 Jan July May 19 Dec 4074 47a May 29 Jan 33 84 Jan 674 Jan 27 28 167a July 857a Jan 90 50 preferred 5 7a % May Feb 25 • —No par Barker Brothers— 9 Jan 5 947a July 3914 Oct 29 Jan 100 Jan 1087a Nov 4474 Jan 13 Jan 67% July 3 Apr 70% July Jan 7 98 Jun 66 Jhn 9078 July 25% Jan 3 44 May 31 247a NOV 38 Feb 15 30 Mar 23 19 Jan 3674 Oct 65 Mar 15 44 Jan 68 103 V4 Jan 19 5374 Jan 82 25 5974 Jun 27 1874 32% May 17 14 18 4 6 107 7 2414 Jan 107% Feb 113 July 106 6 Jan Mar May Oct 28% May 113% Sep 11% Jan 3 157a Jun 29 674 Jan 133/4 May 5374 Jan 7 56 Feb 24 507a Jan 57 52 74 Apr 19 62 Jun 12 52 Jan 7 113 Jan ' 112 May 26 117 % July 31 25 16% Jun 772 8 274 Jan Apr 19 8474 May 9 287a Jan 3% Jan 3 5% July 5 227a July 7 10 V* July 5 18% July 5 7 66 Jan Apr 24 5-/a Jah 3 18 9/8 ^an ^ 3 4 25 4 24 15 3 9 ,* Jan 60 Jan 21 /a Apr 12 Jan 43 Jan 15/a May 15 Ofh 25 k Feb 31 15 May 1057a Jun 24 7% Jun 8 31 Jan 11 111% Jun 12 1074 Jan 3 10% Apr 25 33 k Jan 13 12 13 Mar 22 Jun 3 26Ti Jan 24 66 5 18 July 50 May 23 183/a Mar 17 18% Mar 15 31 July 35 Apr 1 13 1087a Feb 28 113/a Jan 3 343/4 Jun 12 117 13 Feb 15 July 6 153/4 Jan 11 41% Jun 17 Sep 683/4 July 123 Jun 16 Dec Jan 137a May 14 7a Mar <;;yy;; 4% Sep 12174 Aug 5574 Jan / 27a Jan preferred—.—£—100 Bangor 1274 July 4974 Jan 49 9% Jan Corp————No pur No par $5 prior A No par Aviation Corp of Del (The) 3 t c. Jan Jun 1197/a Jun 3 20 Nichols——— Baltimore & Ohio 6374 July Jan 3 114 —No par Baldwin Loco Works v 3274 Aug 43 7a 3 . Atlas Tack Austin ; 15874 July 4 100 —5 50 — Atlas Powder—-.—. > Jan 427a 10 —— — Aug Jan 24% Jan —No par pref series A 115 Jan 44 — Corp—• Jun 13% Jun 19 7 * —100 Atl G & W I SS Lines———1 5% non-cum preferred——100 Atlantic Refining. -25 conv Dec 177a July 33 12974 Jan 677a Jan Line RR- Coast 16 Jan 2174 6% Jan preferred—i—-———-100 Topeka & Santa Fe —100 preferred : —100 Atlantic Apr 1517a Aug 2914 May 91 674 Jan ——-5 No par Corp———. Aug ; 12774 84% Jan —12.50 Corp . 177a Jan 7 152% July Jan 116% Apr 26. Cable——No par Constable Oct Jan 12 317a Jun 16 July 3 39% Apr . Apr 45 11% Mar 6 164 814 Jan 139 161 19% 16 12974 July 26% May 17 47% Feb 1417a 28 22% July Dec Apr May 3214 Mar 3574 Jan Apr 24 27% Mar 16 Jan 18 Dec 1447a , 151 22% Jun 100 25 3 43 16% July > 1274 Jan 5 1587a July 3974 May 15 87a 8 15 13 Jan 147 18 Va Jun 6 3 . 36 Va Jan 147 - 307a July 26 74 Jan Copper Beech 4074 Apr 22 Mar 25 72 80 Va Jan div Beech 12% Apr 47a 40% 674 Jan 12 1st 20 40% 36% 35 >: Jan 6 10,600 1274 Jun Feb 7 7 9% 1374 Jun July 21 July 3574 113 May Jan 10 Jan 40 Jan 2% Jan 77a Mar 31 Jan > 9 174 46 Va 757a Jun Mar 27 4 20 Jun Apr 29 Va May 5 57* July 61 Jan 474 10 2274 Nov 5 5 43 1414 Feb .1174 May Jun 37 39% Mar 31 46 Jun 11 5 3 > Feb 1047a 514 Mar 16 8 33 65- 18% Jan' 2514 Apr 907a Jun 10 v Dec 977a Mar 22 102 10 1514 Jan 68 1374 8 July 29 ;• 5 Jun - 4 25 26 11274 May 7 ' 10% July 6 Apr Jan 23 1167a July Feb .. Jan Mar 537a Jan Jun 6 3/a 17% July 19 1857a July Nov Nov 96 5 105 7 Apr • 14% July 10 Mar 101 % Feb Nov 107 May 26 10% Jan 72 4% 500 18% 6374 *63 26 72% July Atlas 59 74 18% * 11% 11% 63% 97 a 874 874 Jan 3 preferred 3,500 55 *77 -5 474 574 2074 20% 457a 597a 11 Teleg Co_ b 20 241/4 Jan — 210 112 1674 1674 12 6,700 3174 117% 6074 *16 400 5874 *5474 55 59% - 14% 1474 *5474 *117 112 113 » 62 3174 3174 1274 *77 12,700 6914 ' 5 474 ~20 41% 16% - 80 4% 10674 96 1474 60% 117 117 38% 69 74 16% ■— 7 817a Mar 23 class B_; Assoc Investment Co..;: 10674 11% 16% 550 42 111% 55 360 100 *37 108 31 1474 59% 5 407a July - 3874 *59% 113 ■: Aug Va May 9 9174 July » 181% July 23 —100 Associated Dry Goods 1 6 e/o 1st preferred—•!-: ^.--100 ■7% 2d preferred—-————100 - 31% *54% — 100 7074 62 14% 55 60 102 100 41 ,*111% 14% 3,000 103 103 *29 31 '.a y2 9674 29% 113 16 Jan 5 3 7% ■ 96% 49% 3074 168 134 Jan., 4 3 Artloom 20 69% 41 % *111% 717a 5674 Jan Arnold 400 1,600 117 1674 16% " 3074 30% 113 *115 117 *37 97% *59% 33/a 6 . 18 ■ 6974 62 *59% 63 , % Jan 7 927a July „ 33 % Apr ' i 1,100 yv 190 45% 29% *>' — .73,900 44% *10674 108 -96% —>•" 69 % 96% 674 92% 9874 3874 *10674 107% *106 G8 Va 900 5574 6% *10774 16% 100 *37 ■,;■' 5574 4574 *102 102 9974 V „ 1,900 92 V* . 16% 16% 102 99% 99 Va 4 11% ' 102%' 102 127 3/a 4 12% July . 5774 Jan Andes 900 10974 *115 117 *115 . 674 92% *108 1274 12% — f 45% ; 9274 Nov 974 Apr 4374 July ; 68% Jan preferred —No par Mining 20 A P W Paper Co Inc —-5 Archer Daniels Midl'd No par Armour & Co of Illinois—— 5 $6 conv prior preferred-—No par "7% preferred ; -——100 Armstrong Cork Co——No par .$5 20 5574 ' 6% 12 Va , Jan - Feb Anchor Hock Glass Corp 400 .;■: 12 4 . " *55 >■ 11% 99 38% 4Va " 4 11% 12% 132 Jan Jan 1 Mar 29 Tobacco Anaconda Wire & 910 1 24 *1174 12 12 45% 12%. ' 600 f 115% *114 115 *114 61 ; Dec 170% Jan — 35,900 31% *2374 24 *23% •> 109 109. 1,000 v > 3074 ,1874 Jan 47a 27% > 11% 16 4% 31% 45 *11% 103 60 31 474 9274 :—>■>.• 12 American 2,200 :io,ooo 5% 5374 2774 27% 45 *115 115 16 6% 28 47 ; Sep ,'7674 July - Jan 8May 12 82 Wks & Elec——No par preferred——No par Woolen —No par "Preferred ——100 Amer Zinc Lead & Smelt —1 $5 prior conv preferred 25 Anaconda Copper Mining———50 $6 ,i: 126% Apr - 27% 30 19% Jun 27 44% Jun 30 3 Water Am 35,600 974 837/a *52% Jun 67 14 Jan; .• 8% —25 5% . 8% 5% 53 52 6 1614 Jan American Viscose Corp 9874 8374 8474 53 ' > 8% 874 . 574 ■>; 674 55 55. 6% : 92 i *9474 12 4 ■■:> 12074 8% 114 U>;v1174 4 12074 9% 6 237a July --V—---<-25 preferred -100 Type Foundries Inc ;—-10 Amer :,f 8.700 9874 72% July, 6 Common 6% y 3.700 9 27% •< f y 730 , 13%', 83% 31 152 *120 V 874 25 Jan American 1.200 2.900 48% 109 12% 30% • i . 13 Va 44% 11% *112% v. 4774 *120 Oct Jun 25 —100 No par — — Sumatra Tobacco.: Amer Telep & 14.400 163; 13 7/a 6 y8 ?4 55 92 *11 Va Preferred Am 700 4874" *95 v 274 July. 317a 34 14 No par No par No par Refining— American Sugar 500 13% 108% 4474 *102 - 65/a 6% 92 29% . 47% 52% -i. 114 12 55 108 *59% 15174 > ' 55 *106 15274 84 52 ■■:r'!>'■> 2774 • *37 7274 874 23% 97% 72 7274 974 5% X 116% 115 71% 72% 98 > 8374 V'" 4>-/> ■ *113% •> 24 44% 16274 •71% 7174 12074 8% 5%' 116% 672 163% 7174 152 1 Jan 137a 867a Jan Co Co Stove American 1,800 >1 30% 15274 V 974 30%. *30% 30%' 91J/a 129% 30% 162% 13% w.v:- A- *93 27% 26% 26% / 51 51 51 106 : >. 44% -44% 12974 30% 48 y4 *120 84 574 . W>. 874 *83 5% 3% 1.500 30% 129' 29 "Sep 233/4 Jan % Jan Jan 7% Jan Safety Razor American Stores " Vy«: 1,700 128'/a 71% % 13% 95 87 a 84 55 2274 44% :-45>V, 17%" Jan 60 —100 Steel Foundries—; Amer 24.100 17 2274 700 ;y v 7.10 2674 17 72% 4774 , 9% 9 11% 26 Va 300 £'■ ■ 17 22% Jun : ^ . V 23 37% Jan —18.50 No par Amer Ship Building Co—No par Amer Smelting & Refg No par Preferred —;—,———100 American Snuff—— 25 6% non-cum preferred—_—100 11,200 152 *148 Ltd American Seating 1.390 f. 42% 42% 4274 < 5 28 X67 Apr News American 700 > 158% •" 164 152% 120% *120 *93 *23% 30 V4: 4274 42 158 74 July ^ 1,540 . j: y V 7074 13% 8% 10 ; : 2.100 2674 i ri; 30% 7174 . 48 9% *113% 18 17 H 44% 16374 7174 13 Va 9874 30% 1 152 4774 ; Va 26% 18 152 22% 129 30% 70% 152 48% *49 2174 4434 4 164 71% 13 5% 1674 ' 47% *82 V8 74% 25% • 16% 22 /:■>>>■/',, 129 30% 70% 71% 9 73 74 30% 1 32,200 17 ■ 71 151% *93 :V>', V; 176 1674 30 Va 42% 1674 , 12974 307 a ■ *120 V... 44,900 1674 159 *148 26% 2574 > 4574 t *128 30% 71% 43 152 22 *21% 129% 151 43 - 1674 *128 Va *70 y4 .j 2574 16% 45 4474. 12 43 4274 *158 7t July 7 Apr ,' Co—No par Light———No par $6 preferred —No par $5 preferred—————No par Am Rad & Stand San'y No par Preferred —100 American Rolling Mill—.— 25 4V2% conv preferred —100 11,000 1774 30% 4374 Dec 43 317a Jan, 14 May 17 Amer Power & 11,600 / 97 Jan 1107a July Mar 29 16 —No par No par No par preferred——— 6 % American 220 13,800 47 preferred Amer Metala Co 160 , -V) 17 - 17% 158% 158 *148 4274 >"25% 22 *21 Va V __ 150 150 *147 ' 3074 30 4274 1587a- *42% 42% 17 : 5174 V 7474. 737a > Mach & Fdy Co Mach & Metals— ' 158 158 *42 Va ,;••■•' 1774 17 Ve 167a Jan 41 58 -——-—-100 Amer 3 *175 176 *175 123 3674 - 12 No par Amer 46% >' 1174.; 12 y4 •. ".V 174 174 ' '■ 2474 214 Sep 7374 267a 374 Jun 21 26 No par —No par $6 preferred————_—No pur American.Hawaiian SS Co———10: American Hide & Leather—,,——1 6% conv preferred--:———50 American Home Products —1 American Ice—i—1—NO par "6 % non-cum preferred 1—100 Amer Internat Corp__i No par American Invest Co of 111 S—-1 5% conv preferred 50 American Locomotive———No par ...>7% 1174 477-4 12% 32.900 50% 5174 465/a 1774 29% 158 51 16% *16% *1674 5274 17 73% 3 49 167 a 74% 16% 73% >'V- ' 176 *173 176 274 ; 12' a 2474 *3574 674 Jan v 5 4 preferred—— $7 2d preferred A 13,000 :;y: 2,000 y y i 2.500 12% >■ 48 —52. • 12% ' Jan $7 I 1,400 16% 123 ' 36 % 36% 3 < 60 ••v.? 19% 16% 123 123 3674 ;■•;. ,500 50 917V: 92. *»" ■ 123 ' 874 ;•■■"■., 100 2.300 - • 2474 274 . 52% 48% 50% 50% 46% '-••24% 36 3 s 24 7 4 V !4\ 974 19 12% 123. 36 3 > 12% 24% 123% 1274 ;■' 71% *49 i'V 4 :.-V 127a ; 4,900 *874 • 16 % ; yV 200 11,000 9% ' 24,/a 122% x35% '' • 1874 • 27,800 >■■■. 7% V ; 50 yv 49% 19% 16% 12% 8 8 50 187a *4974 y 700 75 y *70 V 9% - .V 42 Va 6% 7174 9% 8% 874 8% . 600 ; 75 • 7 74 *70 974 > 75 . . 16,200 42 V2 42% 7474 7174 9% *, 1,200 5% 4% 5 *40% 7 89% 3 474 7% 18% 274 > 474 '• Power Amer & Foreign 13,200 86 V4 36% 974 16% ' 22% 23% 8674 - \ 2,900 "474 2274 1,800 - *70 so ; 2,200 ! 96 4% 9574 41% 89% 24% ~4% 95% 474 75 17% 36 V; 27. 10 -6,500 ,'■■■' ; 95% 474 ;7 16% 123 % 2674 ■* 3% 1074 3% 1074 • 36 Va 89%- 36 26% 3% -7,000 ' 10374 2674 *103 2274 18 Va 24% 16% ,.,1774 10% • 1374 137V- 96 4% 12 V4 /' 27% 10 26 & 3% :i,6oo y. <2,400 y > 2so y. -1,400 96 16% *122% 26% *1074 y 11774 14 Va 4 10% ■ ,1674 103% 27 "374 10 230 119%. 11974 *113% . 103% 1033/4n ; so x 21 74 ' 27 16 % 7 23% Jun 82 ,-4-25 >■ Preferred t.——————u-100 American Car & Fdy-——No par .7% non-cuin preferred——100 Am Chain & Cable IncNo par 5% conv preferred—— -100 American Chicle—i— —No par American Colortype Co„ —10 American Crystal Sugar —10 6% 1st preferred .———100 Amer Distilling Co stamped—-20 American Encaustic Tiling———1 Amer European 'Sees—4.——No par American Export Lines Inc—1 22,200 4074 79 74 , V 16% 16% 41% ' v.. -118% 14 16 y 115 120 115 i 9274 - - July 118 19 19 28% Jan Can_^— American 2,000 ; 181% 39 V' 79 2 774 . *13% 14 7474 *49 • , 89 % . 26% 7% 9% 8% 27% 117% 119V4 119 17% . 27 74 *11374 72 49% 78 Va 41»% 75% *70 9 9 *7% *48 7 8% 414 : 7 71 78 74 ■i 92 181 181 37% ' 38 74 4% 75% 181 38% 38,100 12% 9274 92% 92 18174 36 • *40% • 11% 13174 y 11% 11%:;,, >1,900 44% 4474 *131 13174 11% n.:.46,300. 18% t 3 40% July 103 Apr 2 Highest $ per share $ per share - 67 18% 4474 44% *131 131% *66% - 1874 - 3 American 4,800 2274 2274 • 67 1874 44% •- 91% 87V4, ■4% 75% 71 *66% 1974 3774 117 V 14 *10.2% 103%; 25% 22% 67 180 119% 14 Va 16% 103% 26% 3% 9% 26% 4 Vz 967 a 23 V4 15% 9% 23 2iy4 July 24 17% Apr Agricultural Chemical-No par Airlines inc.— 10 American Bank Note———-10 ; 6 % preferred— —.—50 American Boscft Corp———1 Am Brake Shoe Co—-——No par 5%% preferred 100 Amer Cable & Radio Corp—--1 2,200 27 96 % Jan 105 sha/e $ per 3 3 74 Apr Amer 1,700 7174 1174 27% 27 15% 14 28 Va 71% 4474 78 119% *15% 2874 72% 23 74 38% *113 7a 120 14% *11.9% 2874 71% 91 *77Va 117 *113% 28 72 *130 180% 180 37% 37 *7-7% 28 1874, 19% 44 Va 131%;. llVa. 11% 178% 178 5,800 22% *130 11'/4 90% 11% 110% *39 *6674 44% 44% 131% .109 74 V 110 109 2,500 70 Va 18% 18% ; 44% *130 2,800 28 67 *66% 67 800 2374 374 4074 374 40y2 *39% 41% 10974 70 21% *4074 10874 28 70 3% 3% 3% 40 y4 116% 22% Year 1943 Lowest Highest share 14% Jan No par preferred—, —-100 Allls-Chalmers Mfg—i—n—No par 4% conv preferred—100 Alpha Portland Com— No par Amalgam Leather Co Inc 1 6% conv preferred-—-— 50 Amerada Petroleum Corp—No par 5% 7,700 3974 22% 3 74 2274 22% *115% 117 117 118 22% 40 74 39% 40% 39% 117% 117 $ per Par . Stores Corp Allied 600 103 103 '■ ■ . 7,900 20% 2074' 21 102 102 100 Va Shares $ per share share 20% 21%" 20% 100 7a 39% 39% *114% $ per $ per snare $ per share share Lowest EXCHANGE the Week July 7 July 6 Range since January 1 STOCK NEW YORK Sales for Friday Thursday July 5 July 4 July 3 July 1 SALE PRICES Wednesday LOW AND HiGH Tuesday / Monday Saturday • 914 Aug 85% Aug 33/a Nov - 674 Apr 1074 Jan 207a Dec 374 Jan 10 Apr 6 Jan 14 3/a Apr 574 Jan 127a Apr Dec 3474 Jan 6374 12 Feb 2874 July 574 Jan 15% Sep Sep 30 Jan 47 127a Jan 1974 July 137a Jan 2074 Mar 237a 2474 Jan 1057a Jan Dec 774 Nov x29 May 3374 July X110 1474 Sep Sep 2574 Jan 337a July 93 Jan 114 Aug 11% July 97a Dec 97a Nov 33 Nov 207a Mar 39% Apr T For footnotes see page. 135. THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4297 Volume LOW AND July 5 $ per share "19 19% *56 58 *56 *38% $ per 39 19 19 Vb 19% >" 19% 63% 63% 122% 122% Xl8% 66 19% 1251/2 48 48 48 48 48% 48% 48% 21% 21% 21% 21% 22% 22 22 10% 10% 10% 11 10% 11% 10% 10% 10% "20% 20% 20% *20% 20% *20% 20% 17% 20%20% 17% 17% 20% *16% 16% 17% *16%' 2,100 17% ; *101 106 *103 > 106 14% 14% *51% 52% *93 94% *49% 50% 42% 14% 42% *115 117% 33% 33% 40% 42% 115% 115% 33 " 33% 33% 33% 33% 40% 40% 40% 41% 40% 41 % 7% 6% 7 6% 6% *42 % '., 43 % *42% 44 *42% 16% 16 % > 43 • 16 ; 6% 16% - 16 • *51% " 52% *12% 12% 37% '*48 497/a 21% *43% >12 Va 48%':- -44 *43% 21% *43% ■ Bon" Ami, Co class 30 * 220 A 4%!% '22 % ■ 22% 22% 10% -10% 119 ; (The). Co Borden 5,700 ' Eorg-Warner 7,500 . •' 42%. 16 % ' Boston : • 9,100' "49% f 21% 37% - ?• 49% ; io %. : 10% *69% 70% 70% 70% 70% 10% ;• 179% 10% 10% 11 10% *19% •' 179% *177 *174 - 19% *19% •'•' 7 - 18 % 18% 19% 19 18% 38% 38% 38% V 31 % 31% 31% 109% • 6'/a 6% *70 50% *49 % 15% 6% 15 670 400: > " 7 -• L 70 >6% 74 *70 72 72 •: 50% 50%" 50 12% > 11% 11% 12 29 28% 12 11%,: 29% " y 14% • ' v V15%:r • - 74 >12% • 29% 29% 121/4 ' 29% v ">291/2 3% 3% 3% 3% 15% 15% 15% 15% 16% 15% ? 81 81 81% 82 82 82 > 22% 22% 22% *22% 22% 22% 22% 29% 29% 30% 30% 30 301/8 *54 : : 3% r 22% 29% 30 *54 54% 1% , •:•;. 54% iL'*m *54 V 54% *54 • 6% ; 7 i%-A 1% 6% . ■' 7 V' . 20% 20% 20% 29 29% 29% 41% 41% 41% 41% 11% 11% 11% *48 *49 49% . t—*■ 49% • 51 July 1 17 Jan 35 Dec 22% Jan "~30 Oct 39 July 8 • - 116 76 5 42% Jun July Jan 11% Nov 21% Mar 41% Jan 56 % May "85 Nov 41% July 5 26% Jan 7% July 3 2% Jan 28%'Jan Jun 17 5% 5,000 r 7% 7." 7(4 1 7 V" 21 • 71/8 20% 213/a 293/a 29(4 2934 2934 41 42 41% 42 113/s 11% 11% 49% 9% 9% V 49% " •, ' 420* . 12,800 •50 497/8 4 3 2311 % 128- Jan -4- 3 471/2 Jan 7y4 Apr 19 17 50% Jun Jan -4 "••rV' 9% *9% 9% *47% 48% 48% 48% 109% 109% 109% :•■"• 1093/4 *48% *48 % 49% 110% 'r', 10 95/3 . 110% • r - 500 , Nov NOV Apr Jun 8% Nov 12% 30% Jan 44 21 37 % Jan July 44% May 1 9% Jan 18 % 7 July 12 July 3 July Jan 29% Jan 13 Jan 6% 5 27 Jan 104% Jan 3 Jan 1-1% July 7 181% Jun 19 70% Jan 111 *110 10 *5 5 5% Clinch C&rolina 70 *1091/4" 110% *37 . . •" ;■:> 98% 1193/4 14% 15 14% 183/4 5% i 19 37% 37% 377/a 43 20- 14% Jan Apr 187/a July 16 29% July > Nov • 6% Nov 6 July 5 24% Jan Apr 35% July 32- July i 6 20% Jan 31% Apr 12% Jan 17 *3 43% Apr 258% Jan 28 -4 Feb -8 2% Apr 25- '121/2 Apr 18 67% Jan 3 2Q Apr 18 24% Jan 110% Mar 15% Jun 72- Jun 105 9 May 9% Jan 30 6% July 2% 5 75 May Jan 49 Oct 20% Jan 2% Jan 25% May 5 i 8 28 23% Feb 42 Jan 30% July Jun 56 % Jan 1% Mar 6% Dec 9% Xl33/4 Nov 193/4 13% Jan 27% 53 37% 99 373/4 371/2 Jan 38 26 63/a Feb 11% May Jun 23 36 V4 Jan 10 July 47% July 97/a Apr 6% Feb 10 4 49% Jun 15 40 Jan 4 111% Jun 14 *85 27% Jun 6 31% July 5 25% Jan -4 5% July 6 3% Jan 4,200 1,700 130 143/4 15 ' 19 143/4 14 14% ,v. 19% " *119 14% 19%" 1193/4 19% 19 19% 21% 21% 22 21% 21% 22 213/4 22 22 21% - : ":'/ 4% 4% 4'3/a 4% '4% 4% *110 110% 110% 110 y2 43/a : - - " 4% 4 6,500' " 111 • *110% 11 11% 11 121/4' 25% 25% 25% 25% 26% 243/s 25% *25 25% 10% *10 % 10% 10% 10% 10% ioy2 *10 10% *25% *10'/a : 118 8% 8% 84% 863/4 *19% 19% 28% 8 *1153/4 36 36 . — — 118 *115% 36 36 ' 35% 8% % 118 91% 89% 913/4 19% 19 19% 28% 28% 29 Vb *113* . 113 19 37% 38% 38% 12% 12% 12% *12% 13 46 46% 46% 46% 7% 7% 7% 4 393/4 *12V2 13 *12% 13 46 3% 7% 16 16% 16% 7% 7% 46% 46% 46 16% 16% 16% 7% 7% 100 .18.500 7%: 16% 6% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 24% 27% 27% 27% 28% 28% 28% 27% 28% 28 28% 57% 58% 58% 59% 17% 17% 17% 17% 18% 19 18% 19% 6,900 16% 7% 23 7 6% 6% 7 16 Va 16% 7 6% 7 '/a 1 6% *43% 45 *44% *52% . 52% *52 J/4 16 16 *16 16 16% 59% 17% '.. 45 *44% 52% • *16 v', 17% 19% 19% 44% 44% *44% 45 *52 y4 52%. *52% 44 A. 01 ass- 1 ' 16% 16% .,17% 16% *16% 52.% 16% - / 17 16% 16% 3 3 3 3 3 *29 31 *29 33 30 95% 96% 94% 94% 24% 25 24% *105% 107 *105% 63 63% 63 *9% 9% 43% 43% 94% 9%„ 44 % . *170 95% 25% 63% 9% 44% 94 *113% 114% *43% *44 44% r -66% *170 *85 95 *106% 109 *106% 109 94 *92% 94, *92% 45 94 *52% 55 *36 36% 38 *52% 36% "38% 38 *149% 155 *127 127% *65 *149% I 127% *52% 38% 155 65% 28% 107% *106% 94 107% 58 *52 3% 36 y2 37% 114 19 *21 22 23% 363/4 39 155 129 27%" 28% ' *107% 18% *23% 58 383/4 1073/4 129 *107% 353% 21% 19% 21% 23% 23% *21% 22 y4 35 *110% 65 107% 35% 112 18% *21" 23% 18% 21% 23% 22 33 *32% 33 33 33 32% 33% 32%' *32 y8 32% 32% 32% 32% 32% see page r 443/4 > 109 , 1 ;; "50 96 *94 160 30O Jan 135. 57 *523/4 363/4 363/4 39% 38% *150 2,300 Cluett 130 28 28 y8 *107% 35 112 130 *21 21% 183/b - 18% 21% 260 200 32% 33 800 32% 32% 300 Mar 24 jan 109 Deo 7 8% Jan 34 July 50 July 33% Jan 6 9% May Jan 17% May 7% Mar 22 2% Jan 25% Mar 22 10% Jan • 28% July 593/4 July Jun Jan 16"% Dec Jan 22 5 18% Jun 0 27 193/4 July 5 15% 7 47 Jun 2 36% Nov Apr 41% May 6 53 Apr 54 -3 48 Dec 11% Jan 13% Jan 30 - >4 May 29 3% May July '98% Jun 1 8 Dec 67% Jan 85% July 3 10% Jan 12 107 Feb 5 96% Jan 65 Jan 4 27 9% Jun 19 2% Jan 5 32% Nov 17 ,45% July 7 Jan - 185 Jun 22 3 90 Jun 5 111 Apr 21 37% Apr 20 115% Jan Mar 27 109 ^Jan 12 Colo Fuel & Iron Corp Southern 4% non-cum 4% non-cum 1st 103 % Mar -2 25% Apr 25 .109% Feb 29 No pat ilOO preferred—100 . 14% Apr 113/4 Jan 12% Jan 19 3 4 Deo 101% Dec Sep Feb 54 33% Nov Sep 48% Mar Jan 40 July 142 May 153 88 Jan 123 Sep July 67% Jun 61 Dec 29% Jun 1 16% Jan 108% Jun 353/a July 114 Jan 19% July 7 7 5 11 5 233/4 May 27 24% May 27 4 23 Columbia Br'd Sys Inc cl A—2.50 26% Jan 4 33V4 Jun I—2.50 25% Jan 4 13 42% 7 1 Jan 2nd preferred—100 : Jan 13 39% July 6 L100 Jun 28 3,4 50 38% Mar 15 —No par Dec 21 30% May -3 —No' par., 74"% 1163/4 Aug 92% Jan 23% Jan 1 Jun 145 108 Va 53 11 preferred Dec 8% 39% July Jan 52% Mar 22 62 Ve Jan •——No 63% Jan July 20- 153/4 Aug Sep 106 84 94 34% Apr Feb Apr 6 16 Jun Mar 67 109% Jan 19 92 Feb 3,23 3 45% Jun 106 Jun 33/4 May 19 Jan 12 18 32 % 56% Mar 28 25% July May IS3/* Apr 24% Jan 5 5 Jan 7% May 21% 6 23 76 July Jan par Class B Jan 993/4 7% No pat (The) A & 18 5 2% July . 5 9% Mar 25 Apr Colorado. Oct Apr 18% Mar 25 136 420 22 48 151 $4.25 preferred 23% 72% 19 3% 27 7 148 Jun Jan 17% Jun 63/a Jan 35% Feb 73/a 16% Nov 17% July 104 8% Nov 13% Mar 16 18 Collins & Aikman 1,800" 32% 5 - 26 conv Jan 27 Feb 5% Jan 3 91% July Feb . X33 19 % Jun 111 Class 4 27 7 -No par ; ' 20% Apr 145 . 23% *21 Sep 41 Jun 143/4 Jan —No- par Peabody & Co 1,400 ' 10 ; 115 —-100 . 4,300 107% *34% *110% Molybdenum— Coca-Cola Co 1,000 64%, Mar 77% Feb ;—5 Preferred 1 64 98 Colgate-Palmolive-Feet—No. par 155 129% Mar 28 24 J par Equipment Climax 2,600 Jan 14% May - 4 1% Jan *3. "" 21% footnotes 113%- -114% *106% 94 28% 112% 24 For 89 Jan 13 —No par C. C. C..& St. Louis Ry. CO rlOO 5 % preferred IOO Clev El Ilium $4.50-pfd——No par Clev Gfaph Bronze Co (The) :_1 5% preferred 100 Clev & .'Pitts RR Co 7% gtd .—50 Special gtd 4% stock —50 Clark 1,300 * 47 3 No par 100 100 City Stores—i • 18 383/4 Jan par Dec 22 S Corp .City Investing Co 120 1,100 par 23 City Ice & Fuel— 6%% preferred 100 V'i .No Copper Co___— Chrysler 8,300 9%' 45%; *85 109 64% 35% 23% *32% Chile 16 Ye Jan par —10 Oil tChilds Co 10: 5,600 64 : 9% 443/4 65 *110% *21%, 33 400" 1,800 23% 45 129 35 21% , Cotton Chickasha *170 95 65 112. 18% * v" 1053/4 45 129 34% 18% 64 *i49ya 38y2 155 *110% 22 *21 38% 28 y8 112 18% 36% *149% 129" 65% *107% 107% 35 *34% *110% 57 36% 28% 28% 23 9Vz 453/a 50/ 1,600 953/8 1053/4 f 4 15% Feb 24 5 par • 66 ' > , " 113% 443/4 » 64 9% 453% 45% 109 24%. 100 ,, 30 94% 107 24,900 ' 3 3 96 64 9% *93 "V. 94% 113%, 114% 44% ,Vv *27% 23% *85 114% 114% 44 *106% 94 167% *105% *170 *84 6,500 3 24% 9% 4,000 19% 30 1053/4 45 18 193/a 3 23% *64 18 *28% 105% 107 *170 *84 • 3 58% 18 19% 16% 30 >■ 59 Va 59% 25 July July Jan 51% Apr IOO Jan July '21% Apr 25 par 13 43 3 18 Jun 23 30 3 Aug 18% 37% Jan 9 3% Mar 111 Jan 114 4% Jan 50 — 116- 97% Jan J.43/4 Apr 21 July 23% Jun. 3 3 19 Sep Jan 5 16 Mar 20 4 Apr 19 5% Jan 3 50 preferred— Chicago & Northwest'n w i_ -No 5% preferred w i__—.— .-; Chicago Mail Order Co— Chicago Pneumat Tool-—-. -No $3 conv preferred ;— .No Pr pf ($2.50) cum div— .No .No Chicago.. Yellow Cab Feb Jun Jan •4 11% Jan .——40 '•* *•» 11 40% 1% Mar 13 4% July 19 - Dec 120% 163/a 22 111% Jun 15 : Dec 54% July Jan Jan 4% Apr Jan 393% 147 Feb Nov 19 Jan Dec 31% May 5% Apr 26% 8% Feb 27% Jan 46% July '■97% 96% 16% 113/4 Jun 1 Jan Nov 27 15 13 32% Dec 40 19% July s 5 Jan 23 5 % 15% Jun 27% Jun May Jan Mar 7 19 110 Jan Jan 127% 24 15 iy* — — 40 y8 Jan 993/8 July 22 17% Apr Chicago Great West RR Co. 4,800* 52% 16 y4 45 52% 16'/b 16% 58 5% 18% 8% Apr 20% Apr 16 122% Mar 16 30% Feb / 108 6,500 i 26,200 40.200 59% • 19% 31 Mar May 13 53% July 6 13 Jan 57 V ■ Jan 25 Chesapeake & Ohio Ry— Chic & East 111 RR Co_—-,-No par 4,200 : 2% 100 preferred .———5 Checker Cab Mfg 5 Chesapeake Corp of Va.— 6% 80 , 19% Apr 20 Champion Pap' & Fib Co:— .No par 2,600 ' ■ 43 39% 39 46% 46 1,100 * : 19 115 3 -2 .-No par Chain Belt Co 2 Jan —100 6% prior preferred 6,310 29% 29 *113% 115 " 7% •: Products—. Jan Jan 107 4% 6 151- 17 No par —100 No par -J—-1 Cerro de Pasco Copper Certain-teed '18,200 - 40 *12 Century Ribbon Mills 1,000' ■V 3,200" 91% 19 29% 800 Preferred 8 3/a 881/4 19% 29% *113% 36% 36% t,.;. 30 ; :.U 36 8% 90 ■ 39 -5 12 ,.11 — tCent RR of New Jersey— 100 Central Violeta Sugar Co—:—;— 4,800 118 36 8% 88% 114 29% 113% *11534 118 8% 11% 11 V 3534 •36 83/4. 19% 114 *115% 36% 8% 87 ; *: 10 110%"" 11 10% *113 - 10% *10% *115% -v.'..'. 110 % *110 ... 19 Jan 31% Apr 24 9 96% Jun preferred , —20 Central Aguirre Assoc No. par Central Foundry Co. 1 Central 111 Lt 4%% preferred—100 5% , Apr 113 —100 No par -Celotex Corp.— ' 4% *110 33" 44 V4 Jan Amer—,—No par 2d preferred Jan 146 *-100 No par $4.75 1st preferred———No par 7% 6,000 1,330* 3,700 ■ *18% — ——-— Celanese Corp of 373/8 1193/4 <" Co Caterpillar Tractor 993/a 99% I) (J Preferred - 30- 3,800 1193/4 36% . 99 (4 Case 3,900 53 Dec 29% 50 42% Apr 4 Apr 19 >43% Jan Carriers & General Corp. V 148 521/4 533/4 37% 38% 1193/4 1,400- - Apr 113/8 Jun V 8% Jan 97 Mar Jun 10 ,.100 5 —1 —25 Ry Apr 22% 21% July! 5 30 % July 7 33% Jan 83% 523/4 > 7% July: 6 15% Jan Apr 16 •1% Jun May 5% 18 % July 18 30% July 6 Jan yp Nov 56% Mar -4 Jan 9% ■ 10% July 29% Nov 65 3 % Jan 5VW Jan 7 July 533/4 Feb 24r » Jun 6% May Jan <- 16% July t 5 22% Jan Oct 15% 21% 6 1-2% July -6 29% Mar 13 3% July >'■ 6 •■•.' 83% Jan Jun 109% 41 27 52% Mar Nov A—I Ohio & 10% 39 24 4 Steel Co-^.—— Carpenter July 97/8 May 116% May 54% Aug 20% Feb •'=■ May 3.-2 27% Jan 25- —NO par 1,000: .> 5% *146% 146(4" 146% 99% 99 1193/4 15% 183/4 5% 53% 37% 99% 119% 5% 31% ' *31% 146%- 53% — 37 99% 31% 5% 37% *146 1193/4 *30% 5% »» 37% 37 37% 99 1193/4 ■p 523/4 52% 52% 31% 31 147 146% 147 52% 5% 37% 37% 37% *146% 31% 10% May 118 % 70% July • 5 11% Jun 29 class ' 30 30 *293/4 Jun 42% July 20% July 31 i Capital Administration «V'$3 preferred A 1,300- 49% ".<•48%: Dec 14 % 45 Jan 16% May 19 Zinc-Lead Mills— Cannon . " V'9% <=9% - 49% - 38% 13%, Nov 2G' 16 44% Jun 98% Jan Campbell W & C Fdy ,-No par Canada Dry Ginger Ale.--. -5 Canada Southern Ry Co —100 Canadian Pacific Ry 25 6,700 11% 11% 18 5-% Jan -—No par 50 >—1 Calumet & Hecla Cons Copper 5 14,200 6,000: 30% 41% 22 y4 8 Vb Jan 5 No par 100 No par. Zine Packing preferred 5% Callahan 16,900- „ . 21% 4 Apr 33 July 13 6% 20% Jan Jun • 17-% Jan California •; ■ %:.'.. 21% *49(4 & Copper - 2,000' . '. 545/a 7 ■ Butte • 30 •- * 5© 116 30 preferred conv Byron Jackson Co. 1% 38 14 -6 600 *54 28 Jan Jan 800 16 12% July,'5 Jan 39% Jan Bush Term Bldg '7% 'preferred—100 Bros—i —10 8,800" ■ 14% Jan Butler 30 ( May 12 54 preferred 6%. , - 22% 1% July ;1 Jun .ilOO 20 80" 22% 54 % 43- 17" 52 ■ *9% 96% July 6 34 -3 Byers Co (A M)_:—-— Participating preferred 49% — 38% Jan Jan 460 41% 11% ' 7 4' 5,500" 1% . 4 July 1 <, 3% 29% „ Feb 52 July 40 y4 Jan - par . Terminal———: 15%' 1% ' 20% ' 27 95- 4 8% Jan —No par 83 %r 15% 11% 20% 29 ' 52% Jun 18- 106- 27 ——No par 82 ' 1% > ' July 26 Jan Bush , 12 % ' 1% Jun 100 29 15,500 29%: ■ 3% 16% 82 3% Jun 19% July 19 15% Feb 107 ." 50 *49% *15% 3% Dec 4- 39 i—5 -108 " ' 9% Jan 40 -5 13,100 1 7'> •6%;- 6% *72 50 i *80% 3 % Jan I -.100 Burroughs Adding Maeh-—Net par " 29 29 13% 16 12% Jan 4 Burlington Mills Corp— i- 5% preferred 2,500 . 109% *109 : —No Bulova Watch.— 1,300; • . • 11% 11% 5 17% Jun 40% Feb No par preferred————, Buliard Co v 2,600 v '38% i *38% "31% \ 151/4 6% 71% • 19% Mar Jan 20% July 37% Jan -. Mfg— No par [ ;71% preferred—— —108 $5 preferred iL 1 —Net par Budd Wheel ^ No pat Buffalo Forge 'Co—— L—i .26,400' 19% *♦ 19 - 18% 109% *109- 15% 6% 50 71% : 72 *49 ■ " 109% *109 • 15% 6% Jan Jan 4 Jan 69% Apr 121% July 27% 6 % y4 Mar 14 Sep 16 5 '5 3% Jan Budd (E G) - 70% ; •;* v7%> 86,500 ' 7 : 60 • . 10% : 10%. *191/4 • ;■ 32': 31% 31% ' 15% > "< 6% > 19 Jan 34 y2 Jan —No' par CO— Bucyru«5-Erie , 10 ' • *109 15% : -'69% V 38% 38% 38% -,39 W,;: 31% > 109% 19 '11% . -'•' 178- 178 20 ■* 14,000 . ' 38% 15% Jan Nov 110% 28% Jan . (assented) _100. Bruns-Balke-Collender 1,900 10% -10% 70% 20 ::■> 31% *109 7 10%' V 10% ■ 18% 18% '• 69"% 11%. ' * Jun 8% 54 5 7 11% July 109% May ;—5 Corp—: Maine RR & Brown Shoe Co 200 % 22%„ 10% 118% "118% • 179 V. *177% V 22 V •'!. ■ V-10% vir-- 70% •. : • 118% - 19% 19% 18% *118 ' 179%' 179% ."•:. 10% ;.n% - 119 10% >; 11 V;> 10% 10% 3 7 19% Mar 22 66 July 125% July 22% July 33% Jan 26 —A——_I0 Brooklyn Uniori Gas 6,100 ''.44 v7- 44 7 , 21*' "21% . 7 400 7 " •. * 6,000 -> 50 Vv. • *48% 4 .77 13,400 >12% 37% *22% •'•22% 11% 10% *118 - July Jan -3 88% Apr 46'% Jan Bower Roller Bearing Co— :—5 Branift Airways Inc_:2.50 Brewing Corp. of America _13 Bridgeport Brass Co-——No par Briggs Manufacturing.—^ No par Brlggs & Stratton—^—Ncr par Bristol-Myers Co —5 500; •7 16%' . 12% 50 ">43% >44 23 22% 10% 119 *117% Nov 38 48 % Jun 45 5 —No par Inc—— 6,700 . .. •6% 42% ■37% > 21% 44 23 io%: v ' 57 22% 3.2% Jun ' *117% 54% Feb 20 93% Mar * 5 r_;——_1 preferred i-———100 " 24 40% Jun -3 14 • .2—„———No par Stores Bond 900; 200 < f B_ Class ; ,r 051,, >52. 50'>v - ' - *48' "• 22 22% 44- *49 > 49% *48 49% 100 ; ■ 40% ,'• 6% - 52 v- >*37% 38 48% v / 56% Jan y? Jan 16 __5 Boeing Airplane Co__ : Bohn Aluminum & Brass— 17% 7% Jan Bloomingdale Brothers_____.No par Bluraenthal & Co preferred-„_-lQO 10 . 33% '."••' 40% •: •12% ; 37% 21% ; Bliss & .Laughlin Inc v. - 116 33% 42% •• r5 12% '12% *48 22% - 52% 12% - : 13% Mar 16 par" * 14,400 42% *115 16% r ie% *51- 37% 12 37% . _No Highest $ per share 5 37% Feb 24 > No par ,.Wo par : 3.9% July per share " 16% *51 2 Lowest ' $ per share ' 47%47% , 47% ' 52% *51%: 37% 47% *v. 52 42% 33% 4 115% Feb 90 . , 7 116 116 15% Jan 20 56% Jan :__100 500 • 94% 42% 117% i f 4 —No par (Del)_„ Co. Blaw-Knox * 42% 7 42% *42 42% 52% 50% - * Jan 53% Apr 21 33% Jan 28 ■ 52% 50% > par 1 — Steel preferred' Bigeiow-Sanf Carp Inc Black & pecker Mfg Co 7 % 18,200 , 7 '•;' 94% 94% ; V 15 % 52% 50% *115% " 40% 6% , *93% 50'/2 50% V *52% 94% 42% *93% 800 106 14% 14% 17 par No Foods Bethlehfem - 1,000: \ , " 14% 52% *52% 94% 50% 50% 47% ; 22 '.: 10% - *105 14% 14% 52% - *93 106 *105 106 106 14% *52 . 17 *16% 22 . & Best 9,800 * • 48 ,'47% No Cc_. Best • 24.300 1 «■, . 21% '. Loan Ft pfd $2.50 div series '38_No par 18% 125 Indus Year 1943 Highest t per share ?ar • Beneficial 5oo 38% 64% v65% 65% 124% ' * 1.300 . Range for Previous Range since January 1 Lowest , 58 38% 19% 64 124 124% 123% 191/4 *56 38% Shares per share 19% 58 38% 19% 19% 65% 122% *56 38% 38% 65 , 19% „,.19% 59 *56 19% 19% 63% 121% 19% ' $ " STOCK EXCHANGE the Week July 7 $ per share NEW YORK Sales for Friday July 6 share 19% 58 38% 38% Thursday Wednesday July 4 $ per «>are $ per share STOCKS HIGH SALE PRICES Tuesday July 3 Monday Saturday July 1 May 28 12%Jun 33% • 17% Dec Jan Jan 114% 13% Nov 2% Oct 25 109% July 283,6 July *103% Dec 108 68% Jan Oct 19% July 19 19% Sep 3'/a Jan 3 Jan 17% Sep Sep Jan 26 3/4 Dec Jan 26% Dec 28 15% 6 15% NEW YORK STOCK HIGH SALE PRICES LOW AND Tuesday July 3 $ $ per share $ per share 43/4 5 43A 82% 83 82Va 83 76 77% 78 773A 773/4 75 75 75 92 92 92 92%, 92 V4 213% 213/4 21 21% 21 21 *46% 47% 43% 47 47 46% 46% 42% 43% 42% 92 92 213/4 213/4 21% *105 ,106 Va *105 21V* 46 Va 46'/a *46% 47% 42% 41% U 81% 81% 27% 1 27% 27% 28 17% 5 173/8 ' 17% ' 263/41 27% 263/4 *16% 26s/s 26% 26% 28 28% 28% 28% *28 28 97% 96 96% 96 *27% *96% 97 97 ' 2.7% 28% *28 28% 700 *96 96% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 43/4 24'/a 24% 24% 24% 24% 243/b 24% 1003/B 106% 106% 106% 106% 4% 4% 4% 24% 53A 24% 24 106% 1063/4 12 4 3,100 5% 5% 53/4 5% 5% 24% 5% 24 106% 106% 6 24 ' 5% 13,600 ' 23,700 24% 107 5,300 . 24 12% 12% 2,200 3,000 30% 31 7,400 24 24 r. 12 123/a 123/a 12% 12% 12% 12% 30% 30% 30% 30 3/8 31 30% 30% 30% 14% 14 14% 143/a 14% 14% 20,800 14 13% 14 133/4 223/4 223/4 22% 22% 1,400 22% 12 . 223% 22% 223/4 223/4 223/4 15% *15% 15% 153A 15% 153/4 16% *15 15% 16% 16 15% 16 15% 16 *15% *46 47 47 47 47% 105% 25% 263/4 26% 9% 9% 9% 9% 93/a 42 400 27 2,700 9% 9% 108 y2 •* 108% 6,400 1,600 Continental Insurance Continental Motors 12% 123/4 13% 12% 12% 12% 45% 45 45% 45 45 45% 45% 8% 8% 8 3/8 8 32% 32% 32% 32% 32% 33 *28% 29% 293/8 293/a 29 293/s 173/4 18 19% 18 18% 45 45 45 133/4 13 133/4 50 50 50 22% 233/a 49 % 2934 16% 16% - 16% 13% *493A 50 *49% 50 44 13% 13% 13% 13% *49% 46 *45 46 *45% 23% 23% 23% 49% 49% 49% 50 58% 58% 58% 58 3/8 181% 183% /: 44% 45% 270 13% 6,400 50% 120 13 *49% 23% 49% 58% 184 58% 182% 4% 43/4 4% 26% 27% 26% 27 26% 26% 108% 1083/4 109% 108% 109 108 % 108% 24 % 24% 25 24% 25 23% 22% 23% 10,300 21% 4,000 Crown Cork 8c Seal $2.25 preferred 37 47% 21% 21% 37 47% 21% 383/4 48 18 18% 38% 38% 49 49 18% 18% 18% 7,500 101% 101% 300 34% 34% 35% V, 353/4 363/a 35% 80 y4 8i .; 80 3/4 81% 81 81 25 25% 243/4 25 24 25 *243/4 25 % 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 17 % 16% 16% *105 9% 5% 5% . 7,650 26% 100 9% 38,800 290 52% 53/4 124c ;127 53%,'*^ 53% 5% J 5% 53 5% *112 117 25 3A 26 " 900 28,700 '. Cream of Wheat Corp (The) 7% - preferred 9% Dec 21% Jan 27 July 2% Jan „11 Jun 17% Jan 25 Jun Apr 12 10% Jan 24% Nov ~3% Dec 6% July July • 15% Jan 91% Jan % Jan • 7% • July 3% May / 19 % May Jan 2% Apr 24% July 105 Feb 8 • Sep 24% Nov 29% 9% Nov 21% Mar 17% Nov 27% Mar 4% Jan 7 16, Oct Aug Dec 47% Dec Jan 16 Jan 23% Jun x4% 7 Mar 10 18% Jan 89 7 Jan 33% Jan 11% Jun Oct 107 Sep Jun 49% Sep Jan 22 July 5 37% July 18% Jan 27% July July 5 Jun 22 x9% « 6 37 36% 81% 28% 17 % 132 29% July July Mar July July Mar 26% July 4 4 5% Apr 25 97 Apr 25 41 Apr 24 4% Jun 6 14% Jun 9 114% May 20 21% Apr 28 Apr 61% May 186% Jan 6 Jan 2% May 14% , Jan 95 Jan ■" Sep May 22% July 108 % Aug Jan 9 23% Mar Jan 16% 23 % July 18% Jan 31 Oct 37% Jan 47 Oct 11% Jan 17 Oct 81% Jan 27% Dec Nov X66 ■ 99% Aug ^ 38 July /;' 82% July 22% Aug 9% Jan 7% Jan 14% Jun Feb 115% Dec 10% Jan 25% Oct 18 Jan 26 Va Jun 100 Jan 105 6 106% July 6 9% Jun 27 July July Jan Mar Jan 26'A Jun 47 Dec ii 5 5 10 5 6 15 127 53% 6% 17% 117 Jan Apr Aug 17% Aug 2% 7% July 6 4% Jun 29 23% July 7 38% July 5 49 July 7 18% Jun 27 101% July 6 Jan 4 Jan 4 Jan 3 Feb 10 Jan 25 Jan 18 Jan 53% 27% Jun 28 109% July 6 25 July 3 3 53 Dec 173 3 July 184 3 15 Jan 13% 9 60% Jun Jan 45 .. Jun 30 50 15% Feb 9 97% Jan 20 22% Jan 101 Jan 7% May Jan 13% July 5 Jan 4 23% July 3 16% Jan 3 27% Feb *1 45 Jan 3 28 69 20% 11% 112 22% Jan 50 10 Jan Jan 4% 25% 33 Va 29% 19 % 46 19 Apr 24 Feb 29 Jan 4 Mar 20 Jan 3 20 40% 8% Jun 29 3 18% Feb 7 104% Jan 20 1 1 Cutler-Hammer Inc 1% May July 5 July 5 Jun 16 , Jun 100 Prior preferred Curtiss-Wright / Jan 3* *•' Sep Jun July 15% No par 4%% preferred Curtis Pub Co (The) $7 preferred : 16 36% 5 100 No par No par No par Inc Press Cuneo Jan 110% No par 100 100 10 ... 100 30 Cudahy Packing Co 9% Jan 5 Jan l%Jan 5 v 44% Jan 44% Jan No par Crucible Steel of Amer 5% preferred Cuba RR 6% preferred Cuban-American Sugar Jan Jan 12% 38% 10% 47 15% 2 No par No par -No par Crown Zelierbach Corp $5 conv preferred 29% 7 29% Apr 14 100 preferred conv 107% 26% 24% Apr 25 Class A — Cushman's Sons Inc 7% pfd '26% 9% 5% - Jan 96 1.73% Apr 29 Co 2,300 ' 117 25% Crane 9,500 17% 17 17% 17 *112 26% 40 124 124 5% 117 25% 25% 27% 9% 9 3/8 17% 17 *112 10 1063/4 9% 51.' 55/8 17 25% 26 % *253/i 1063A 9% 15,300 16% 140 27% 26 % 51 117 *112 117 28 26% 126'. 124 .' r 5% 16% 16% 16 :,/4 *112 51 5% 27 3/8 26 93/a 123' 50% 51 *50 93/8 1,380 *25% : 283/4 1063/4 *105 1063/4 122 122 *118% ... 9% *105 1063/4 "9 27% *25% 26 *25% 26 1,500 25 *130 • 28% 28 3% 28% 11,900 80% 16% 132 132 140 *132 140 *130 ■ 36 24% 36'A 80% 35% 80% 343/a *793/4 140 300 101%. 17% * 900 38% 101 " 340 - 49 38 *48' 100%' 1003/4 101 100% 22% 223/4 38 48 18% 18 17% 101 21% 38% 48 37% *46 3% 7,800 Jun Jan 13% Mar 16 46 Jan 3 5% Jan 1 1 Crosley Corp (The) 25 '* 24% 243/4 243/4 243/4 :■■■ 109 109 10,900 4% July Jan 25% 110 Jun 6 43'A Jun 27 100 43% 41 44 30% 104% 6 19 10 19 16 82 10 52% Apr 28 Coty Inc : Coty Internat Corp 27% 27 108% 27% 11,300 19% July Jan 107 27 25 Preferred 90 7 6% Jan 9 10 May 24 41% Jun 16 No par Corn Products Refining 4% 4 *25% 183 183 7% 65/8 63/a 510 3,800 , 98% July 5 32% Feb 10 Corp No par $3 prior preferred No par Copperweld Steel Co 5 Conv pref 5% series 50 Cornell-Dubilier Electric Corp 1 Corn Exch Bank Trust Co 20 26% 4 *130 5,700 23% 49% 58% 583/4 of Del Continental Oil Continental Steel Corp Jan 105% May Cooper Bessemer 4% 6% 4 17% 15,600 6V2 6% •100% 800 18% 50 50 6% 29% 18% x58 23% 58% 184 184 184 6% 263/4 - 12,900 32% 31% *29 X182 23% 50 23% 8 7% 8% Oct Jan 36% 7% Jan 27 20 5 $2.50 1 5 Inc Can Sep 73 July 6 4 5 Feb 15 20 100 preferred 41,400 12 5/8 45% 45 Jun 77% Jan 79% Jun 13 July 5 July 5 Mar 21 fa % Jun 27 25% Jun 22 12% Jun 23 31% May 19 15% Feb 24 223/4 Jun 19 16% Mar 10 17% Feb 21 48% Feb 21 102 % Jan par 20 No par Continental Diamond Fibre 8% 313/4 8% Continental 12% 31% $4.50 pfd—No Container Corp of America Continental Baking Co 100 - 50 preferred 5,600 45% *283/4 $2.50 Consumers Pow 3,500 12% 8% No par No par Consoi Film Industries 1 $2 partlc preferred No par Consoi Laundries Corp 5 Consolidated Natural Gas 15 Consolidated Vultee Aircraft 1 $1.25 conv pfd No par Consoi RR of Cuba 6% pfd 100 Consolidation Coal Co 25 10 95% Jun 23 3% Feb 17 21% Feb 23 102% Jan 15 23/4 Jan 5 16% Jan 13 73/4 Jan 3 24 Jan 12 11% Jan 3 18% Jan 3 123A Jan 4 14% Jun 15 5 Consoi Coppermines Corp; Consoi Edison of N Y $5 preferred/ 5% Jan 28 17Ya - 28 29 % 98% 43/4 245/e 1063/4 3 20 % Jan No par 42 45% - Jan 87% Mar 11 1 Jan 243A Jan 3 8Y4Feb23 21% Jan 27 —No par preferred 41% 12% 8 $4.75 900 47% 107 26% 42 41% 42 41% 109 *108 109 *108 109 413/4 41% 2,200 3,300 106 Va 9% 105'/a > *107% 109 41% 26% 106 15% 15% 47 47% 47% 106 26% 26 9% 9% 107% 47% 106% 263/4 106 1053/4 105% *253/4 , 15% *15% No par No par 1% 37 l % Feb 79 25 Consolidated Cigar 160 4 3% 24% Commonwealth Edison Co Conde Nast Pub Inc.—i. Congoleum-Nairn Inc. : • July Jun Jan Jun Jun $ per share 40% Mar 6 Mar 14 Mar 9 Jun 15 22% Jun 23 5% 85% 80 93% 47 43 Va 106% 487A 183/s Highest Lowest $ per share $ per share 4 Apr 25 76 Jan 3 70 Feb 7 84 Feb 14 16YiApr24 39% Jan 25 37% Jan 3 105 Feb 11 40% Feb 15' 14%: Apr 18 . Commonwealth & Southern..No par $6 preferred series —No par 96 24% 5% "»• 17% 27 - No par 100 100 No par No par No par .-10 .100 No par No par Columbia Gas & Elec 6% preferred series A. 5% preferred Columbian Carbon Co Columbia Pictures $2.75 preferred,. Commercial Credit 4%% conv preferred—; Comm'l Invest Trust Commercial Solvents 8,800 1,700 ; 2,200 . *17 s27 $ per share 3,700 286,200 27% 27% 16% 27% 16% 26% 8,400 l ' 84 X27 3/b • — ' 3,500 1 83 823/4 16% 27% II 83% 83 823/4 7 ; 173/4/ 7/ 17% 18 % : 11 ... 27%. 16% • 17% 18% ■ir n 823/4 82 4,300 48% 48 48% • 108 *105 106% - 47% 48 173/4 18% 3/4 % : ■ 473/4 48 18 18% 17% 106% 47% 47 .■ 42 *105 105% 47 92 4% Year 1943 Range since January 1 Lowest Highest Par 86,800 3,100 160700 ,1,500 "■•/ 300 423/4 76% 5 83 Range for Previous ... Shares share 83 % 77% 43/4 82% 41% $ per share 42 82 *105 $ per Sales for the Week 92 4% 81% *90% STOCKS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE , July? July 6 share $ per share per 4% 43/4 4 S/4 81% : July 5 7. Friday Thursday / Wednesday July 4 Monday RECORD ■/' Saturday July 1 Monday, July 10, 1944 COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE 1% 7 7 7 23 3 Jan 116 Dec 45% Jan 17 Oct 7% May Jan 30% 107 Sep 5% 9 % Apr Nov 24 % Mar 96 Feb 119% Nov 15% 17 Dec 14% Jan 26% Jun D Ya 24% 9 *21%' 24% 93/4 9Ya *21 Ya 9% ;*9 *21 Ya • 14 Ya 14Ya 143/4 1123/4 *1113% *29 Ya 29% 30 *29 % ■ - ■ 35 Ya 35% 19% 20 34% 34% 343/a 343/4 8% 8% 8% 20% 20% *37% i' . 38% — W : 16% 16% 32% *96 Ys 973/8 *17% 173/4 •17 y* 46 *45 Ya 45% • —— : 44 Ya 24% ; 54 129 Ya ::: 54% 11% 16% 159 Ya 158 y4 126 3A >126% 118% *117 V* 35% 9Ya 8 3% 9 Ya 21 20% *56 Ya 60 *56% 38 Ya *37 Ya 38 37 Ya 313A , 31% *40 y4 31 Ya *40 y4 41 1,500 ' 41 33 16% 16% 16 16% 32% 17% 33% 32% 97% *96% 400 12,200 32%, *96% 3.800 17% *17% 18 45% 45% 45% *45 Va 45% 45% 45% 45% 45% 26% 25% 26% 25% 26 55% 54% 55% 55 400 17% > 46 90 1,400 . ■ *"t7" . 112 500 39 38% 38% 37% 38% 2,100 11% 10% 107/s 10% 10% 2,300 16% 16% 16% 1.600 159 Va 167/a .158% 17%, 159% 16% 158% 158%' 3,900 126% 127 ■0 i-- 1593/a 127 , •. ' i«-f :■ — 127 127 *117% 118% 118% "117% *125% 118% 29 Jan 36% July 12 Jan 20 % May 8% Jan 17% Jan 3 9% Mar 22 3% Jan 10% May 20 Co__100 No par No par 18'A 52 29'A 28% Jan 12 167A Jan 22% July Feb Jan Jun 38 % 2 13% x27% Jan 11 Feb 29 95 15% Apr 14 Jan 3 A . Doehler Die Casting Co No par No par No par 43% 33% 21% Jan 5 Jan 4 ; No par 129% 112 800 126 10 118% 118% 47 114% 106% No par No par .< Dunhill International 1 Duplan Corp —No par Du P de Nemours (EI) & Co.—20 $4,50 preferred -i NO par Duquesne Light 5% 1st pfd 100 $4 preferred Jun Sep July 6 Dow Chemical Co 129 111% 43 5 2,100 129 % 111% 24% Jan 19 No par 129 Jan 26 22% July Douglas Aircraft 129 10 27 36% July 6.100 111% 116 29 3 100 preferred Cup Co Class Jan 108% 12 Jun 45% Jun 35% Jun 18 No par Corp-Seagr'8 Ltd Dixie Jun 17 Diamond T Motor Car Co Distil Mar 19 Jan preferred partic 19 Jan Jan 55% 38% v 6% Jan 12 113% Apr 30 Oct 17 5 Apr Dome Mines Ltd 111 ' Match Diamond May 24 7% Jan 13 15% July 32'A 17'A 17% 5% 14.500 11 : Raynolds A Devoe & 5% 97% 97% 17% Edison Detroit Detroit Hillsdale & S W RR 260 . No par 20 10 100 50 Jun 3% 5 9% July 21 12 No par Laak & Western 60 4 Mar 17 25 Hudson Delaware 313A 31 Ya 41 Preferred Delsel-Wemmer-Gilbert & 2,000 37 Ya Jan Jun 5 21% Jan 36% Apr 18 1 Delaware 20 3A 20% 60 111 100 pfd Co & Deere 13 "A 1 (The) Corp Dayton Pow & Lt 4%% Decca Records Inc 1 37,000 9 21 ' "117% 83A Chemical Davison '..6% '19% 8 25 :i preferred—/—--— 5% 11,200 >158% "Y 11 159% 35 128 % ■' — 39 *126% 36% 54% -w '. " 114 16 Ya 11 Ya *16% ... 163A 34% 25% • 38 Ya 38 Ya 38 34% 44% «... 128Y4 *111 111 111 2,600 45 Va — ' 25 Ya 128 54 54 *128 1,400 21 17% — ■#- — 44 Ya 24% 44 35% 21 *96% •• " . 44% 35% 22% 32% 17% *45% 44 35 Ya 22% 16% 323% 973/4 45 35 v4 223/4 41 16% 33 y4 44 Ya 35 Va 31% ' — 33 45 Ya 2,600 4,900 38 41 16% 24%•v 13,200 15 Y4 112 297/a *29 20% -i— — *94 44 - *1113/4 29% *29 30 *56 Ya V;- 31% *40 Ya 15 • . *35% — , 60 31 Ya , 41 : /•- 112 vV* 23 Davega Stores Corp " 8% — „ . • *37Ya 313/8 15% *21% 600 20% ' . 203% 20 Ya 38 Ya 31% *40% —— 9 *56 Ya 60 *56% *111% , Y.'. 343/a 203% / ■; 14% 112% 30 • 45 35% *19% 45 15% '1113% ■ 23% * .44% 44 Ya *35% 45 *21 Ya 14% 1123% 11 24 ' 14% '111% > 9%'Y •' w— Y "V 9% —9%. series A 28% 8% Dresser Mfg Co , 11% 137 123 % 117% July 3 57 Jun 20 5 39% Jun 29 17% Jan 35'A July 8 32% Jan 31 26 Jan 33% Mar Feb 8 37 Jan 42% Jan 17 Mar 31 41 5 Dec 21 17% July 36% May Jan 100 Nov May 87/s 9 21% Jan 25 83'A Jan 10 Jan 16 % July 29 May 19 45% July Apr 5 17% Jun 47 48'A Mar 40 35% 100 Oct Dec 38% Feb 45 July 7 22% Feb 34 Dec 5 15% Jau 25% 44 Nov May 12 26% July May 13 57% Feb 25 Jan 5 122% July 7 i Sep 73 % May Nov 153 Xl06% 16 May 26 131 Jan 7 112 Jan 21 39% Jun Apr 19 12Ya Feb Feb Feb 11 7 162% Jun Jun 6 128% Mar 24 124 Dec .159 y4 July 130 Aug Jun 7 120% Jan 20 115% Dec .121% Sep Apr 17% Jun 107% Dec 35% Jun Jan 10% Dec 9 28 19 Dec Jan 5% 26 2 Jan 137/a Apr 134 * Jan H 5,100 13% 13% 13 V* 13% 133/a 133/4 13% 14 Ya 13% 39 39 39 V* 39 3A 40 39 393/a 39 39% 4,700 Eastern 39 Ya 12 2,700 10 —* Eastern 12 3A 1703A 12% 123A 170% *178 * 49 Ya 19 % 44 180 497/a 50 50 179 12% 5 Y4 181 49% 493A 493A 50 1.000 20 20 Ya 20 20 1,100 Edison Bros Stores Inc 45 %, 44% 45 y* 44% 45% 3,200 Electric Auto-Lite 12 3/4 123/a 123/s 12 Y» 12% 123/8 12 Ya 4,100 Electric Boat 5Ya 5Y» 5 Ya 5% 53/a 5% 5% 5% 5Y4 5% 5Ya 5% 53/a 53/a 5% 3,500 24,700 95 95 Ya 95 Ya 94% 95 92 94 Ye 2,900 $7 88% 89 Ya 89 Ya 88 88 Ya 86 87 800 $6 43% 43 43 Ya 1,600 Electric Storage 32 3/8 32% 33 1,400 El Natural 69 Yt 68 Ya 68 Ya 106 y4 ' 3A 42% 42 Ya 42 3/4 427/a 42 V* 43 43 Y4 *32% 32 Ya 32 V* 32% 32 32 32 *67% 67% 673A 68 68 68 Ya *106% 1063A 107 107 *106 Ya 106 Ya 106 Y4 13 Y4 13 13 Y4 13 13Y4 12% 13% 123/4 13 983A 983A 98% 98% 99 98 3A 983A 93% 98% 68% 106 107 " 993/4 993/4 104 Ya. *102 % 993/4 *103 Ya 100 100 100 100 100 103 Ya 103 Ya 103 Ya 103 Ya %. \h u 400 340 11,900 104 Ya 3/4 .. % % 12% 13 13 13% 123A 13 Ya 12% 12% ' 12% 12 Ya 127/a 12% 13 12% 13 12% 123/4 40,500 *573/4 58 Ya *57% 58 Ya 58 58% 58 58 */4 58 58 y* 1,200 (The). Endicott Johnson Corp 4% preferred Public $5 preferred RR Service—. common Ctfs of benef lnt 5% pref series 3 101'A jail 13 Lights——No par No par No par Battery No par Gas.. —3 Engineers Jan 163/4 May 41 50 Am shares Paso - 7 1 37YaJan 4 10 Apr 18 ' 3% Jan 4 3% Jun 9 " 81% Apr 25 78 Apr 24 39Y4Apr 28 27% Feb 7 57 Ya Jan 25 Elec & Mus Ind Erie IS 12 % 135. Jan 24 7,600 tt 12% page Feb 175 6,200 150 12% For footnotes sep 157 -100 —4 ,—2 5 -3 No $5Ya preferred No $6 preferred No tEquitable Office Bldg——No 480 1,180 34 No par Electric Power 8c preferred preferred 1 100 20 88 100 Eaton 45 90 104 preferred— Manufacturing Co— 20 95 993/4 Rolling Mills. Kodak Co cum 443/4 5% 103% 6% 20 Ya 95 Ya *98% Eastman 7" *44 Y* 95% 13 600 170 Ya 5 Ya , 5% *88 '/a 12 170% *178 181 12 Ya 12 Ya 5% Ya 12 Ya 169 3/4 12 "179 180 49% Ya 169 V* 13# 171 170 193A , 193/4 44% / 181 179 181 49% 12% 13 * *171 10% Feb 28 33 Apr 25 8.>. 6% Jan 3 Lead Co— Airlines Hoc—— e-Picher 14 A 1 par par par par No par No par 100 8% 87 89 92% % Jan 3 Jan 3 Jan 3 Jan 10 Apr 25 9% Jan 9% Jan 46% Jan 4 3 3 July 6 9% 5 31Y4 Jan 3% Jan 146 Ya 11% Nov July 13Y2 Jun 23 14 Ya 40 Dec 44% July ' Jun 29 May 23 171 184 50 20 Ya 8% May Jan 170 May X173 Sep 184 Jun 35 Jan 453/a July 11% Feb 19 Jun 30 July 3 Sep 45% Jun 19 30 Ya Jan 39 Ya July 13 Ya Jun 19 83/a Nov 14 5% Jun 16 Mar 53/a May 1% Jan 5% July 3 IY4 Jan 99 y4 Mar 3 3IY4 Jan 92 Nov 94% Mar 4 28 Ya Jan 88 Ya Nov 43% July 7 333/4 Jan 42% May 22 23 Y4 Jan 5 49 Y2 Jan 58 Ya 3 101 Va Dec 103 Va Dec 23A Jan 9 Ya Sep Sep 33 68 Ya July 108 Ya Jun 13% Jun 27 99 Ya Jun 20 101 104 Jun July % Jan 59 Ya Apr X32 Sep, Sep. July: 54 Jan 92 23 57% Jail 92 Ya Sep 1 62 Ya Jan 90 Dec 12 V4 Jan 13% Mar 22 13 Ya Mar 63A May 22 11 - 8Y4 8 39 Ya Jan 1V4 Mar 163A May Jan 16% May Jan .523/4 May THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4297 Volume LOW July 1 t1 S per share 147/e 3G 4% 3% 4 2,200 Exchange Buffet Corp—— 2,300 40% 41% 40% 40% 23% -24% 23% 23% 13% 13% 13 % 14% 13'A 13 *16% 13% 17% 16% *101% 102% *101% 22% 22% 23 9% -27% 98% *98% 98% 23% 23% 23% .*47% 48% 48% 48% *49% 50% 27%. : 98% 23 *48 49 48% 49 49% 50% .50% 50% 50% 50% : 108% 108% 50% *108% 50% 109% 30% *29% 40. 26 A" 38% 30% 30% 8% 14% *14 14% 14% 14i/2 64% 64 64 63 63 23% 23% 23% 23% 22% 23% 22% 23 % 22 22% 22% 22% 22% 22% *22% 22% 310 *16% 16% 16% 32% 40% 40% 40 % 113% 113 % 112% 6 6% 4% .A. ." 41% 112% 113 112% 7 6% 6% 6% 6% 20,000 Gabriel Co 4% 4% 4% 4% 32.900 Galr 7 16% 41 13% 48% 106'A • 7 13% 13% 106'A *105% 49% ""49% 49 • ; 6% 97% 38 i 42% : 130 ' 128% 10% 9% ;,'■?■/: 9% 104% 104% 2% 114 "130 129% 129 % 129% 129% *51% 2% 1% 2 83 r- *81% *22% 18% 18% 77% 29% "2% i 82 V >112% >112% 103% *101% 103 102% 102% *102% 103% 12% 12% 12% 13 12% 13% 12% 13% xl3 13% *83 % 85 85 85 85 85 *84 86 16% 98 98 24% 24 *43% *1% 51 % *48% 3% 108 . 52% 52% 102 % *101% 48% *111% "• 14% '7; ' ■ 111% *111% 14% 2% 5. 15%; V-A 5% 2% 14% ■< 18 y4 •r - 15% 'f 5% ! '■'.15%- 15% 23 7 b v 37 * 37 37 '*36%; ■•.*23% 1 14% 14% 3 5,600 111 A ■ 111 14% 15 *109% 2% 2% 2% ...1 ■'•■7' 2% A: 5% 5% 18% '■ 37- 23% 5% 5 15% 14% 18 \ >V 14% .15% 36% 36% 37% *37 .fe",*23% 18 1 24 • ,6.700 ' , 24.., . 3,900 - V" 700 , 200 ,24 • 16% 16% 16% 16% 16 16% *4.400 35% 36y4 -35% 36% 35% 35% 7,600 15% 15% 16 16 35% 35% 35% 35% ■v; 26% ,7;-' 26% 26% 27 *57 *48 48% 60 *48 >,'49- ' 23 % 723: 11% '' 14% V 14% •' 4 12 711% 4 ; . 1.46 " 144% 144% 22% 23% 11% 11% 11% " ;4-% 145 "i 14% - -■ . 14% 55% 56 56 55% 55% 48% 7 47% 47% 47% 48% 33 - *146% 14% f 14% 14% 55% 47% 14% 14% •.'■• 4% , , • 14% 4% : *. •" 148 900 . 14,300 ■ 11% 1,600 - 15% ; 10,100 4% k 6,100 330 154% 13% 14% 14% 14% :y 54% 57 56% 56 % , 48% 49 48% 49 11,700 ' • 1,400 9,300 5% Jan 6 28 134 Jan 7% July 5 2% Jan 5 7% Jan 71% Jan 18 20% Jan Mar 23 130% 30% Jan 34 Jan 28% Feb 150 7 10 43'A Jan 6 17 10 125% Jan 28 Mar 4% 117 113% 131% Apr 65% July 130 Feb Jan Jan 1% Aug 93 • 11 July 83% Jan 128% Nov 44% 5 11 Jan 125% Nov 9% 151 9% Jun Aug Jun 8% May 18% May 98% May 32% May 148 Nov 39% July 44 % July 119% Sep 3 Dec 120% Dec 107% 137 56 Sep July July 131% May 36% Jan 3 51% Jun 24 17% Jan 4% Jan 3 10% Jun 26 2% Jan 6% July 18% Apr 6% Jan 26 23% Jun 17 13% Jan 24 % May 104% Jun 22 —10c 1% Apr 25 19% Apr 112 3 5 9% July 6 4% Mar 16 103% Jan 2% July 3 a9* Jan 25% July 7 109 118% Jun 11 1 No par Apr 1% Jan 51% Jan 12 83 No par 19% Apr 25 14% Jan Realty & Utilities Telephone Instru Corp— Corp. preferred - Rubber & (Adolf) Brewing 1 Co— — - , 23% Mar 4 19% July 7 9% Jan 15% Jun 9 88% Jan 22 60 Jan 91 20 26% Jun 15 16% Jan 24% 3 15% Jan 23% May 19% Feb 8 Feb 17 30 July 113% Apr 25% Jun 19 103 3 13% Jun 6 90 Jun 17% Jun 19 Jan 7 x99% July 18% Jan 4 24% July preferred x83 45 Apr 26 1 50 Jun Guantanamo par 59 Jan 85% 5 14% jan 22% July 41 Jan 48 19 Jan Sep Oct Jun 1% May 7 54% Jun 19 24% Jan Jan 3 104 Feb 17 83 Jan 102 8 50 Jun 19 25 Va Jan 112% Jun 26 90% Jan 41% July 108 % July Feb, 100 3 8% Jan 3 Jan 25 1% Jan 3 3% Jan 20 % 4% May 15 Jun July 3 Jun 5% July 18% Jun 16 July 32% Jan 3 37 Jun 23% Jun 28 14% Jan •: 4 ift Jan 3% May 28 73% Sep 97% Aug 4% 7 3 16%. July 22 Sep Oct Jan 9% Apr 101% Dec If Jan 2% May 6% Apr 3% ■ 19v" 25% Mar 15 Dec 8 5 19 5 45% Jan 80 109% Jun 29 15% May 18 8 9% Feb Jan 7% Jan 17 July 13% May 29% Feb 37 24 Dec 26 13% Dec 18 Sep July ' 57 May 23 Mar 5"; 27 21% Jan 8 23% Nov Jan 154 Dec 3 57% Sep 65 Jan 5 31% Jan 50 Sep 5 14% Jan 21% Dec Jan 13 % July 12 67 43% Feb 17 50% Jan 19% Feb 17- 23% July 11 ' Apr 29 11 Apr 18 • 12% Jan 24 11 15% Jun 13 10% Nov 2% Jan 17% May 5 Jun 160% Jun july 5 7 81% Jan 3 16% May 17 3% Jan 10% May Jan 3 59 23 25% Jan 41% May 43% Apr 25 49% May 19 44% Dec 50% July 3 Jan 26 Jan 123 100 138 154% July 3% Apr —No par Apr 32% May 27% Jan Feb 153% Jun ' 10 23 7 2% Mar 27 108 15 Corp 14% Feb 36% par 100 pat May Jan 3 104% Jan/ No par 9% May 74 5 4 143% Feb No 60% Jan • 3 par No par nrpferred Dec Jun 98 ;. 100 1 Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR Jun 40 par —1 July Jan 29 — 25% Sep Dec 2% Jan No par Sugar— preferred— 113 Jun 85% Jan v 36% Jun — 4% Jan 17 19 7% Jan 3 Co Inc 14% Jan 17 Jan 11% Jan 69 Jan 1% Mar 31 3 West RR 108 22 100 (H L) Oil Jan Apr 25% Jan Grumman Aircraft Corp— Gulf 15% 2% July 24% Jan Greyhound Corp (The)^ •5 5 99 —1 —5 Preferred 8% 25% July 14 No par Great Western Sugar 5%% 59 Jan par Steel———No par Grant (W T) Co—— :-10 5 % preferred — 20 Great Nor Iron 6re Prop—No par Great Northern Ry 6% pfd—No par Green Jan 110 100 (B F) Aug 31 Va 6 *—No par No par 50 1 preferred 115 Jan 12 Jan No par conv Jun Nov 2% May 25% May % 3 19 No par No par (The),. Jan Mar 8% 112 Nov 5 76 -5 Co— 12% xl04 8 Jan 39 22% Jan ^20 No par 100 —.——100 preferred Green Bay & 49 23 ,11% ; 4% 148 30 22% • 14% 14% 4% 146 3,600 60 48% 48 48 7. 26% 153% *57- 23% •"•14% 4% * *143% -k ; 11% ■•• 14% 14% ■ ." 4 J' 60 23 23% 23% : ; 11% 7'; 26% 153% 27 26% *153 60 153 49 27 153 *57;"',' 153':. 153 *57 49' *57 , 26% 153 '60 *152% Jun 40% Jun Granite City 10,100 .. Aug 51 3 July 98% July Dec 107 11% July 18 11% Apr Apr Jan 21 Apr 2% Feb Jan 53% Jan 39% Jun par No Grand Union Co 200 - 6% 14% • 37 24 112 Jun 102 Feb No par No A Graham-Paige Motors—— Granby Consol M S &,P 26.900 , 4 19 Jun ~6% Jun Jan 5 16 35 Oct 30% July par Outdoor Adv Preferred 5%' 4%' ■ 18%/ *18 37 23% - r ■-.,' 16 400 V; : v ■. Jan 9% Jan 51 7 Feb 140 4 No ——No Goodyear Tire & Rubb No $5 convertible preferred—No Gotham Hosiery———: No 112% " :v 81% Jan 155 • 6 Goodrich Co 6,500 : 4 25% Apr . 4% May 14% 14 July $5 preferred 47% 3 51% Feb Gold & Stock Telegraph Co 102 V8 47% *109 — *18% : 15% .• ■ 23% *23% 111% ; 52% 4% Jan 11% Jan 49% July 9% July 114 tGoebel 230 52 *101% 48% 111% 47% 107% *106 53'/a 102 * 5% 18% • 107% 52 14% 2% 2% *17% : ■ 112 *109 2% 107% *101% 48% •48% *109 *17% '• 48% 14% *109 2,100 - 3 13% July 107% Jan 4 Gobel 14,700 4 53% 111% , 2 3% 102% 14% 112 1% 4 8 3 5 Jan 4% % 2% 24 Feb 6% Jan 19% 18% May 20 54% May 19 Mar 18 Glldden Co 2,900 3% 52% 48 % 48% 7% Jan 7% July / 102 $6 preferred 51 *49% 51 2 107% *101% 102% 24% 4 3% 53 52% *101% 30O 24 11 10 Gimbel Brothers 2,300 2% 1% 107% • 16% 99% 3 28 \' Jan 28 21 .« Jan 1% 9% Jan , 16 18% Jun 128 — Gillette Safety Razor $5 conv preferred 200 . 43% Jun -100 4%% 10 x99 % 24% 24% " 2% 5 9 General Tire 16,500 Xl6% 16% 100 *49% 4 108 108 108 24 3A 50% 2 3% ' 24% 51 1% 2 3% *99 ,> *493A 24% 24 ::, 16% 17 100 16% 98 16% *97% 16:% *96 103 5 7 Jun 143 par conv Gen Time 3,200 *101% Jun 5 July 3 6% 24% 4% July ;• 19 General 900 1,300 24% Jun 20 Jun General Refractories- 113 24% 24% 24 24% A 31% Jan $6 pref opt dlv series 8,000 29% Jan 3% Jun Gen 9,280 26 18% • 75 Sep 38% July 6 4% July General Shoe Corp 1 Gen Steel Cast $6 preferred—No par 9,280 24% 16% 10% Feb .-5 —5 par Dec 17 10 41% Apr 105 par 5 Feb 29% 126 6 % 21,600 82% 113 30 113 85 25% Feb 7 17 15% Dec 50 ' Railway Signal-. No par preferred —————100 24% *83% par Gen 25 *28% *102 12% Jan 3,000 25% 26 29 24% 20 5 Public Service 82% 81% 29 24% 4 Jun Jan Dec May May Corp—No par General Printing Ink— —1 $6 preferred— No par 700 25% 29% 3 2% Jan Gen :• 26% *112% 2% Jan Gen Precision Equip 30 19% 83% 30 114 21 54 6 11 . 4,600 19% 78 113 18 19 % Jan 5% 14 July July Jan 16% rJun 16 Feb 10% 12 17% Jun Dec 13% July 39% 5. Apr Apr 3,200 24% 26% 718% 23 42 .-No par Common— 1,200 18%: 19 23% July 9% July 53 9% Jan 22 Jan Gen 25% 24% 25% 19 Jun Jan 7 115 200 82% 28 Jan 4 No par No par ,5% preferred General Motors Corp... : $5 preferred "i'/a Jan 3% 29 % Jan No par : 30 % 19% 30% 34 ; Jun Jun 105 4% Jan Jun 22 Va 36 3 51 39% Jan 5* preferred series A_No par General Mills No par ' 84,:, 13 103 Jan 15% Jan 25% 15 25% 2 2% 2 81% . V. July Jan —100 No par —100 preferred—: 600 '118 118 23% 29% 13% Jan —iNo par preferred 31% Jun Jun July 58% Mar 4 70 43 30% July *5 8% July 5 18 Jan 19% 50% Jan 109 30% Jan 2% 25 25% 25 118 *112% 29% 66 % Jun Jan Jan Jan 25% 14% Mar 28 No par — Gen Gas & Electric A 4,300 106 2% 78% *26 113 *112% 2% 106 26% 77% 78 26% 2% 19 , 1 5 ho Corp $4.50 preferred 300 • '■■■;. 9% 9% 9% 105% 23% 19 -V 9% 2% 25% 82 11% May 53% Jan 16 Jan 12% May 13 38% July 5% May 16 Co.. General Foods A 140 22% >105% 9% 82 9 General Electric Co „■ 23,700 •- 129 >128% 22% 106 V 65 22% 10% 2 •A 83 23% 23 *26 "2% 2% 3 44% Jun 20 Apr 25% July 98% Nov Jan 1 A. cum 7% 40 130 10% 22% *118 *81 7% 25,000 •' 51% 10% 2% 25% *118 24% Jan Amer $6 10% 22% 25% 2% .7 25% 25% 13 . Dec 6'A Jan 97% No par General Cigar Inc 6,100 - 51% 10% 9% ' 414 t < 10% *105% 34 % Jan t 18% Jan 42 19 ' 13 109 july 105% July 29% Apr 3. Mar 11 104% Jan 1 10 27,200 52 *51%. 52 22% 9% 106 V 126 ,165% -v 26% Jun 3 Class 1,700 3Vv xll4 129% 64% S Jun 41 4 Jan "2,190 114 *123 126 129% 9% 2% 24% "123 126 113 10% 109 4 18% May . 13 % Feb 11,100 : 43% 3% 3'A 65% 22% 15,900 39 *112 114-' 3% 129% - *105 *118 114 113% , 1 28% ."43 . 64% 22% 22% 43% 25 -35% Jan . ' 129% 51% 51% 10%- *10% 42% 103% Apr ——No Transportation General Baking; ; $8 preferred —No General Bronze Corp__ I General Cable Corp. —-No 30 147,% .'7: 38% 129% 130 22% - 39 Va 3% *113 113% 52 *49%, 147% 38% 27 16% Mar Gen 13,600 .V. :■ Jun 26 100 (The)^ Gen Amer Investors , -7.400 ' 98%' 97% 277/a *146 65% *112 ,•.,■64% *128% 64% 128% ; 147% 43% *123 *129% 114 *129 .,/■. 64% 98% 28 18 51 $6 preferred v 7% 7 17%! 8 Gaylord Container Corp———i_5 5%% conv preferred 50 •1,600 ;.v 9% 10% 18 1.900 { 154% ' 7% " 97 114 3% 126 11% 39 *113% 9% 154% "10% 9% 155 27% 147% 42 % y 3% *123 126 *111. 43 114 7r. " 3% 3% ' 7 98'A 38% 38% •-. 114 :< 114% 3Va i' 42% 42% - : 38 5 48%' 38% Feb Feb 78% 7 23% Jun 19% Dec 3% Mar May 11% Nov Jan 15 2 ——No par Gar Wood Industries Inc __1 f 17% .28 *147.' 147 *146 •:> r",' 13% 106% 48% 9% 7% - 13% *105% 10% 18 97% 28 1,200 13% *152% 11% 7 98 , 11 16% - 27% "-27% • 147 - 37% 7 16% .16 , 97% 28 1 17,500 49% ' 9% 155 *152% 11% 6% 6% 97% 155 > 11% 16 :'v 28 7., " 9% 9% 9% 77.155 7% 17% 7 17% Co July Jun ■; Gardner-Denver 106'A " - 11% Gamewell 300 *52%'. 54% 54% 13% 7 49% 120 17% 17% 17% *53 *105% 13% *13% *105% , • 41% 7% 7 18 54% " 17% 100 No par .40 preferred *17% 41 *17% 7% 17%*53 40% 18% 7 7 Vb 17% 54% 6% 1,300 16% 5 42 28 13 5 27 50 (Robert) 16% 16% Jan Nov NOV 18% 5 July 3 No par cl A (The) Co Inc 41'A 16% 41% *17% 18 Va V 17 41 16% 7 106% 15% 290 113 4% *17% ;■48 •*'/ '48% 10% 3,500 41% 7 *53 9 9% *153%" 155 4.000 6% ' ; 13% ^105% 42 220 .. . 4% 18% 54% ' ■ 34 6% *40% .17% A 17% * 41% 113 *112 300 16% 105 33% 4% 18 6%' U7 34 - 4% 41 ' *16% 105 109 33 41 40% , 113 15% 15% *40% 40% 16% *104 32% 300 *• * 10 27% Jun 24 27 preferred—— conv (5% 4% 15%. 32% 32% 16% 105 104% 105 32% 16% 16% 16% 105 109 32% 300 ~ 4 3 ,93 Food Fair Stores Inc.; 1 Food Machinery Corp 10 Foster-Wheeler Corp 10 6 % prior preferred 25 Francisco Sugar Co No par F'k'n Simon & Co Inc 7% pfd 100 Freeport Sulphur Co 10 Fruehauf Trailer Co 1 4% % preferred 100 9,800 21% *105 5^ 290 *13% Jan 3% July 86 6 Jan Florsheim Shoe class A Foljansbee Steel Corp 8,300 *63 Apr 5 29 % Mar 8% Nov 6% Jan 24 20% July 17 Nov Nov 21 23 Jun Jan No par No par No par 400 " 8 14% 21% *123 30 % 64 % 64 21% 7 *7% 14% '.*63 14% 64 *114 30% 8% 51 24 17 First National Stores— Flintkote Co (The) $4.50 preferred ! Florence Stove Co—. 1,800 23% *14 , 30% 51 A 38% "38% 17% Feb 102 % July 78 30% 17 45 Corp J 70 18 21 22% Jan .v 21 14% Jan Jan % Jan 24% Mar 21 19% Apr 26 Firestone Tire & Rubber— ,25 4%% preferred ————100 4,200 ■ 41% Jun $2.50 Fidel Phen Fire Ins N Y 1.000 #" Jan 20 1 —_1 700 111 38%' 8 51 % 8% 51 25% *107% Enamel Ferro 2,600 ', 700 V 40% 14% Jan . 900 • 3 68% 19 4% July 3 100 15 37% Jun 18 9% Jan 5 Federal Motor Truck No par Dept Stores.!:— No par ■: 4lA% conv preferred———100 *1,190 , • 25% 257/a 38 100 ■ 40 - 109 30% 8% 51 40 109 38% : 108% -• 25% 111 *108 30% 8 50% 108% 40 : 25% 25% 108% 108% 40 40 Federal-Mogul Corp 3 33% Jan —2 ; Federated 78% Feb 15 21% Apr - .No par Federal Min & Smelt Co ' 300 49% 38% *146 2,000 23 *38 7 1,500 >.•• 23 38 *53 7,800 27%.i - Corp $6 preferred 60 , < 9% 27% 98% 25% 7% 9% -J 20% ' 23 108% 50 9% 27% »-27% *20 9% j 98% 38 7% 23 'A 98% 107 50 16% 102% % 23 237/B 39 * 16% 102% 23% 106 *29% 800 16% 23% 9 8'A x50 - 102% , 27% • 108% 32,900 23% 10 27% 98% 9%- 13% . Evans 10,400 102% 23% 20% 9% 27% 9Va ■■ "16% 17> 102%:' - -20% 20% *20 78 % Feb Fairbanks Morse & COi No par Fajardo Sug Co of Pr RiCO— 20 Farnsworth Televis'n & Rad Corp_l Federal Light & Traction— __15 41 *25>-. '28% 25 4% 4% 24% 38% 2% Jan Ex-Cell-O 40% / 108 2.50 2,100 > 8% 38% Jun 3 36% 24 ' Jun 14% 36% ,'i 27% *23 9% 5% Jan 36%' 40% 'C- 3% Jan 15% Jun 29 36% 24 20% 10% Jun 26 18 36% r • 40% *19% 19 9% Apr 21% Jan Eureka 2,300 23% 102% 23 % 6% Apr 5 .4,200 41 *22% —5 14% 23% ; CleanerCo——, 14% 4% 13 I Vacuum 10 14%' "14% f per share Products Erie & Pitts RR Co- 86% 10 15% 4'A *16% : 17% 18 *81% 10% 4'A *101% . 10'/8 Highest $ per share 50 86% 36% 12% " 86% 9% Lowest # per share J per share Par Shares 14% ■' / 4% 108 *81 % , Year 1043 Lowest 10 % 36% 23% • S per share Range for Previous Range since January 1 Highest STOCK EXCHANGE the Week < '81% . 3 6'A *40% , July 7 15 :i4% . NEW YORK Sales for Friday , f -per share S per share $ per share * July 6 , 36*72 : 4 , 15 - , 90 10 10 v "" Thursday Wednesday July 5 10 A *81% *81%,87% 10 share per STOCKS SALE PRICES July 4 July3 , AND HIGH Tuesday Monday Saturday 6% 33 4% Jun H *31 • *30 *31 31 31 33 *31 33 32 32 30% 30% *30% 30% 30% 31 19%- •? 31 . 33 19% 19 19 Va 19 Va *31 100 , .230 Hackensack 1% * ' * *18% : 19% 15% *106 16 107% 104% : • . *> 18% 149 For 19%:* r 104% 1.8%. *146 . : 16 *106 *103% ' 16% • *146 footnotes see 19% 16% 107% 104% 18% 149 page 16% 15% 15% 107% 407% 107% • 104 19. >146 135. 19 16 >106 104 19% 149 104 18% *146 19% 10,000 15%", 16% 407% *103% 104 149 700 , 19% *144 % 108 104 19% 149 - Hall Hamilton Watch Co. preferred^- .30 70 5,900 Hanna (M A) Co $4.25 Harbison-Walk 6% .25 Refrac preferred.. 27 Apr 4 32 July 7 22% Feb 28% Sep 25 -10 Water. preferred class A Printing Co 28% Jun 26 38 May 5 5 35 Jun 38 Apr 12% Jan 18% July 9% Jan .-No par 15% Mar 13 11% Apr 26 19% July 16% July 3 _100 106 Apr 11 109 Jun 19 pfd—No par _No par 102 Jun 14 104% Jun 15% Apr 24 —.—.—100 •138 Jan 6 .104% Mar 15% 19% July 150 Jun 5 8 13% 135 Jan Feb Jun 110% July 30 —. 16% July- 144% May VMonday, July 10. 1944 CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL X 130 NEW YORK STOCK RECORD LOW July 8 July 1 July 4 ■ J per $ per share J per share STOCKS AND HIGH -SALE PRICES Wednesday July 5 — „ f share 8% 8 V'4 8% S V\ 8% 8% 8% 109% *108% 109% 109% 109% 6% 105% 8% /3.200 6% 6% 5% 6% 52,600 106% 87 86 *131 133 *131 133 *65 69 *66 70 *118 120 *118 V* *22% 24 *22% *22 22% *22 *85% 23% 87% 133 *131 68% 200 119% '.300 43% *16% 16% 17% 17 *16% 16% 17% 17% - 16% 17 % 17%' 45% 46% 45% . 44 44 17% 17% 64 64 *110% 114 *111 113 . 113 *111 68 % 68 34 69 11% 12 12 Vg 12% 36% 36% 36% 36% 2 Vis 2% 2y8 2 Va 1,400 Hollander & Sons :! 3'900 70 70 12% 13% 37% 37 37% 37 37 2% 2 2% 2% 2% *9% 9% 9 % 9% 27% 28 Ve *9% 9% 9% *9% 10 Vg 27% 27 y4 27 y4 27% 16 15% 16% 15% 15 y4 15% 15% 14% 3% 3% 3% 3% 33A 3% 3% 28% 28% 283/4 3% 28 293/a 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 42% 42% 413/4 42% 41 4iy2 ' 19,000 / •:* 1,200 64% 64 y4 64y4 63% 64% 63 63% 63% 64 64% 16 16 16 16 % *16 16% 16 16% 16 163/8 240 Xl7% 17% 17% 17% »;-<•• 1734 1.100 41% 42% 1,600 *17% 17% 17% 17% 41% 41% 42 423/4 *103 % 103'/a 100 100 160 104 *1031% % 104 *103% 110% 100 42 42% *41 3/4 *161 630 104 8iy4 el y4 81% 813/a 81% 82 82 82 81 12 12 12% 12% 123% 12% 12% 12 12% *7% 8% 7% V4 78% 174 3/a . 18% 83% ll''g 11 Va / 3% 31/4 : - 18 Va 183% 18% 76V2 77 77 i/ if/ ' 33/4 v: 6 53/4 39% 39% 75 / 75 *120 130 18% 18 3/4 *751% 183/4 183/4 18 -• • • . : — i , *343/4 = *1391/4" — — ': — 82% 83 43% 43% 39% 39% 39% 80 . 130 .-::;•/ — '/•. : ,78 *120 : 18% 181% 341% 17% 17% 173/a 17% a. 35% 36 1 36 % 3112 • 111 '.*95 *108 : 97% i 69% 69% £• ; 82% 83 - - 13% , •69% > 13% •4 *34 34% 18 3% 140% 37 1,200 100 10 v / 173/a 36'/2 • .r^i900 140% v/Z 173/4 17% 26 363/4 /■ *108 112 96 3/a 98 3/4 *95% . 25% 26 ®/a *69 3/4 69% ; 1,200 21% May, 15 16% Jan 25% July 43% July 7 28% Jan 40% July 17 5 20% Jan 2,1 13% Jan 22% Jun 4 36% Mar 10 17% July 13 13% Jan Manhattan— 116"'- Feb Jan 4 42 117- 23" 39 May Ltd 800 85 85 85'/a 85 85 International Salt a— International Shoe ; International Silver— ,/ 7%> preferred™— Intem'l TeJep & Teleg > '• Foreign share ctfs Interstate Dept Stores! Intertype Corp Island Creek Coal / v.$6 preferred 13% 13 3/4 13% 13% 13>/2 : Jarvis fW-B) ,r -y 21 »/2 21 203/4 21 6 44 Jan Mar 4 105 Mar July 7 „7 57% July . 114 5 4% Nov 9% July 41% Jan Apr .2% Jun 10% Jan 28 July 68% 59% Aug 3% Jan 30% >: % 2% Jun Jan Jun •V Jan 4 28% July 22% Jan 29% Mar 4 16%' Jun 28 4% Jan 4 4% Jun 22 11 Jan 11% July 2% May 6 ' No par —No par 1 '■ 1 —100 ; 5% >10% Jan / 9% Jan 26 5 Feb 99% Mar 10 19 70 Jan 78 ■ > v. 14 .16% July 34 i July 109% Aug ".'92% Sep Aug 263/4 July "5, • • 16. May 25 Jun 95 ?66% Jan X Joy, Mfg Co_ Jan Feb . 100 ; 5 4 58 series100 pref series B conv/ .100 •// 5S 'pref ■' , ' 3- -20% Jan —No par July 37110 84% Feb,15 90 May 8 —No par RR stamped—100 La,ughlln Steel 181/4 Jun v.13% Jan -3 •/ 27 h Apr 22 1073/4 Jan 21 1 No par preferred- > 3% July 5 4 1% Jan , 1514 Jan 3 183/4 Jun 30 65., Jan 13 77 " July 6 >r 55% Jan V 67 July 4% Jan.-r 3 6V8 Jun 28 y 3% .Jan/ /./., .6% May 25% Apr 19 32% July 5/. / 25 Nov :. 36% Apr. < 130V Jan > 3 134 -Feb 14/ 129 Dec/,/; 138 / July / ~ vi3% Feb 7 19% Jun 28-V.:;: 8% Jan -/;//'14%,.Dec 66 vFeb 11// 84% Jun'1 45% Jan . 693/4 Dec • / 7% Feb 3 /. 12V8 Jun 21 / 3% Jan '//11%-Jun V s; 68% Jan 4 92 Jun 20 37% Jan : • 71% July 39% Jan 13 / 43% May 24 39 July;//: 44 V Apr. , . "35%'Jan 13 * 39% Jun 27-/ 28 Jan // 38%^^July / ,56% Jan 3 78 - July 6 36 Jan : J,\, 60 Dec 117 - Feb 3 127 Jun 22 102% Jan///115 July / /; ll%Jan 12,*, 19% Jun 27 , -6% Jan ; .16% May /«. ll%Jan 1220 • i Jun 27/, : 6% Jan/::/.. .;16% May>15,/ Apr 19 - . 19% July 69% Jan ;;./l8% Sep 15; Jan 4 - 18% July 5 : /10% Jan >18 > Jun V-29 Jan 6 v 34% Jun 27 27% Jan//■ 323/4 Apr 138y4.Jan 17 /141 / Mar 15'.;/135 , Jan Vv/145%- Jun.-i,/ No par Co. . ■ —No par — 50 100 No par ,-No par Johns Manville Corp— Jones & 1 V" i743A-.-Jun<: 177 July • . % Jan A'v v 4% May li% Jan V 19 Mar 79% Jun 20,, /: 56% Jan 175 July i'vv . - /162 v, Jan 7 -i', V 673/4 Apr 25 165% Jan 28 ^ .115 Jewel Tea Co Inc 2,200 20% July July 1% Jan 100 -No par 100 . 1,900 13% Sep July 17 4 42% 8% Feb 100 >. 31,000 85 45 Jan 30 % 22% Mar -No par J, ; Joliet & Chicago : Jan 9% 17 Jun 10% Jun ? . 2,500 69% 36% Jun 11 12 1 "International-Paper' Co 5%/cohv preferred.' Inter Rys «f Cent Am V/ 5%, preferred— - 1 69% Jan 1% Jan No par Int Hydro-Elec Sys class A y25 International Min & Chem „5 4preferred— 100 International Mining Corp —1 Int Nickel of. CanadaNo par V Preferred ——100 112 „ Apr Aug 31 28 6 17% July 17 37% Jun > „n_No par \ -.74 4 '/* % 26% 12% 117 21 100 Jan Sep 30 7/a Feb , Aug 5 13% July ' July Jun 18 ' 71 118 115 7 45 7% Feb V 7 - 3 Apr ■ 46% July 13% Jan 100 . preferred-!-. Preferred 2,700 97% July 70 ' 70 V , 13% 13% 83% 70 Va 26% 26% 84% : 34% 5.000 18y4 *953/4 «263i *70 18 97% *95 253% 25 3/a 25'/a 18 i/a *108 99 97% *95 i ■ —- - 112 •108' 97 '/a 971'e > r 18%. 173/4 37 97 VB i 19 363/4 V, 48.200 <183/4 19% *1393/4 — 173/4 ; 1,600 /v V 130 183/4 19y2 V 470 > /-■ f 200 34% ;./ : , 79 19 18% *1393/4 , 18% 18% 1,500 1,500 100 393/4 v *120 18% *18% 15,800 > ■ 46 393/4 *76 410 135 *433/4 • 130 19 3'a 18V4 : >78 19% r ' 19. +• -•:. 35% < , 84 45 -17 »/4 *103 843/4 103/4 ' 35% 83% 1034 1834 — _J — - i 10% *34y4 183/4 *34i% 35 10% 833/4 *76% ; ■ *1393/4 10% 83% 18 3% 35 v 18% 39% 18s'a i 83% 19%,83% *120 19 19% 18® 8 I, 18% V 130 183/i. < 831% 24 300 V 823% //. /> ■•/__ Zl 18% *43% — — — 'v-t 183% 18% 18% 178 *120 f 183% ■■ 39% 39% - '••• -V 183/4 10% — 433i *43 31 % *1321% 83% .- Jan Feb International Harvester- >4.900 '?> 32'/a 1321/4 19% 14 % 2 63 /£/ / 400 < 5% 31% 31% 19. / „ — / 78 5% 534 5% 6 J.9% Feb 12.600 3,900 / 3% 18 V4 *75 1323/4 32 y4 31% 132 v 132 r :■ .U— .. 85 83% 43% 100 -5 700 3,780 ^ 175 3% 18% 75 „ ill 3/4 .11% 86'/2 *42 3/2 47.100 " 181/4 3% ;•,'/ ■ *84 / . 78% 1743% 174% .<-<-'•-• JVv — . — 84 -833% . . 19%, 18% 191/4 84 174% 9% 175 :/ *172 77 : . 133 *132 ■>. 132 132 32 y« 31% i 174% 83/a 9 3/8 V/ 79 • • -vr 5% '-1- 53/4 . 31% 78 \ — „ ■ 6 5% 31% 79 ■ 173 — :'V 75 *73% 78 - 173 113% 1131/2 8% 93/4 9% 175 a 23% July 10 1 10 65 v 18% 183% 18% 75 9% 9% 174 % 33% 33/4 33/4/ 33/4 18% *73'/2 8% V. 77% * 174% 8% *172: 174Y4 78% 78 174 V* 8 //' 175 *172 175 113% 8% 9% 8 3% 8 34 8% 383/4 38 38 113% 8% 8y4 . 38 115 12,500 • ZV? 100 * 500 ~ 160 ' 24,500 8% *7% 8 *113% / *113 V* 115 8 8 38% *37% 37 Va 37 % 37 115 •172 83/4 *8 8% *7% 37 "113% , -1,500 81% 11% : 1.200 ' *161 ./ Jan .-t__ 300 : 1003/4 1003% 100 100 *161' *160 * *17% ' 42 r: 104 104 99% 104 *99% 28% 29 Jan . 6 136% Aug .Idaho Power;Co--20 24 Z Feb 25 Z 29% July 7 v "Illinois Central RR Co —100 :.. - lO'/aJan 3 18% July 6 /8 Jan ? 16% May •< Y 6% preferred series A— 100 r 251/4 Jan/3 44 Jun 26 v : 18% Jan A 31% May. Leased lines 4 % 100 46 . Jan 4 67% Jun ,5 .> 37 Jan - 48.0 May -v . RR See ctfs series A -1000 8 ''Jan 4 16% July 6 4 Jan 13 May Indianapolis Power & LtNo par 15% Apr 25 xl7% July 5 11% Jan 19% July Industrial Rayon No par 35% Apr 14 42% July 7 323A Nov 44%>-Jun ." -<$4.50-preferred A—-—r—No par, 100 Jun 8 : 104 Va Jun 19.— . ^-_ Ingersoli-Rand. : No par 88% Jan 3 100% July 7 • 86%: Nov . - ; 100%. Apr 6% preferred— 100 158. Mar 6-164 Jun 5 ■ .158% Apr 168 * July Inland. Steel. Co_ —No par 71% Feb 3 82 ' July 5 62 Jan %• 78% July Inspiration Cons Copper r 20 > 93/4 May 11 12% July 5 93^ Nov - 15% Apr Insuranshares Ctfs Inc— 1 V 7%, Jan 28 8% Mar 7 6% Jan •: 8Va July • Interchemlcal . Corp No par 29% Apr 27 * • 38a/4 July 7 21% Jan , .38% July v/. 6% preferred.: v T 100 109% Jan - 27' ' 114%'Mar 13 106 > Jan ,• *- 115 .% May.: ' Intercont'l Rubber— No par 6% Jan 3 ?;>• 8% July 3 6 Nov /%•.- 9-. Mar Interlake-Iron ,. —No par 6% Jan 27 9% July 5 ,. 6 ,, Jan 93% Apr Int-Business Machines No par > 154% Feb 29 "175V Jun 16 V 144% Jan 177 Sep 2,500 18% 42% 49 100 Jun 5 Hupp Motor Car Corp h-itsD coco Dec Dec 87 Jan- 68 July 118% July 112 : 20,500 42% 73 128 3 No par 23,900 28% 18% 19 Mar 10 27 No par 100 12.50 No par Hudson Motor Car__— 18% 18 Aug 29% Jan Apr Jan & Apr 172 12% Jun Jan non-ciim 71 Jan 152 Jan *1 i Hud Bay Min & Sm 43 28 28 *42 134 " 3% 3% 89 18 54 5% "5,700 -V 15% 15 v Apr 24 108 400 -110% July Jan 25 -No par Hudson 2,900 v 27% 27 '2,100 • 27% Feb 24 preferred :_i _100 Houston Light & Power Co. —No par Houston Oil of Texas v t c_ >25 Howe Sound CoJ— _5 50,100 Jan 56% 21 163 63 par (A)— Household Finance 900 ' - 1,100 ., Jan 20% Apr 5% 12% 9% B__— 93 % ' May 24 75% Feb 25 6 Mar 11 114 preferred. Class 113 69% 27% 7 % 63% Jan Jan Houdaille-Hershey cl A 300 5,400 . • 3% May 75 Homestake Mining—™ ■ 6,200 64% 64% *111 133 12% 2: 108 Jan 10% May , 128 Holly Sugar Corp__ ■ 12% 37 Mar 13 160 Oct 1% ' 5 The J (Del): (C E) /.;/ 17% 69% 12% 29 '/■ 99 * Holland Furnace 44 69% 69% 69 Va ' 17% 65 64% *111 Jun Dec _100 No par Hires Co 1,200 45% *43 17% 17% 17% 64 7 Jan 6 No preferred Hlnde & Dauch Paper Co \ 45% 45% 43% i7V4 28 109% 86 No par ; Hershey Chocolate $4 conv preferred *116 *116 43% Z 45 y4 44 2% Jan No par 200 > - 64 ; : 22% 43% 42% 64 17% 22% 43 43 *63% 17% 22% *22 22% *22 29 :25 Motors 200 24 *22% 23% 23% 23% *116 44% 6% 10 > *65 *118 16% „ *43 : 131 131 133 68% *23% 9% Jun 25 ;—100 Co-'_— preferred Hercules Powder >1,000 88 118% 16% 44 87% *66 16 4434 44% 87 118 < 1 9 28 _ W) (G non-cum Hercules 2,200 23% *23 % 43. i6 y4 *116 *43 24% 68 22% 16% 16 Va *162 121 43 16 *116 Helme Glass Hazel-Atlas 66% 15% 15% ■ 7% 87 *131. '■ *118% 121 43 43 43 75 23% *86% 520 100 106 *74% 24% ' 86 14 5 6% Apr 7% May 4% Jan 8% Jun 27 109% July 5 57/b Jan 104 % Jan : Corp I per share $ per share $ per share 1 - 104% 75 *74% *162 24% 24 Mfg Hayes Highest Lowest . 100 ' 106 106 75 *74 *162 24 23% 23% 8% 6% 75% *162 *162 ~8% 6% Highest $ per share par ^ 6 % % preferred Hayes Industries Inc > ■ % .. class A Hat Corp of Amer 10 106% Vi 106 *72 75 75 .' , 8% 6% 6% 104 Va 6 % 104 112 *107% 9 8% 9 9 9 9 6% 1,800 8% x8% *108% *108% Shares $ v*r share $ per share -V ; Year 1943 Range since/January 1 Lowest , $ per share Range for Previous v EXCHANGE the Week July 7 July 6 NEW YORK STOCK Sales for Friday Thursday tTuesday Monday Saturday 70» Jun 85% July / 19% !54 29r / 13-3/4 July, 5 Nov 643/4 6 -■» 79 Apr 165 %, Apr- Dec 8% Aug 26% Jan - Jan 82 ' Apr 123/4 Jun f « ) K * > *20% 21% 21. 213/a *20i/a / *120 *120 120 ' *120 i V 11% _ . 11% 11'/4 36 11'/a 111/2 11% n% 37% 36% 37»/4 37; 37V4 161/2 17 17 21% 213/4 213/4 21% *21 J/a *24% 24% 24% 24% 24% *16 Va 16% *20% 21 *24i/2 24% 114% 32% 32% *20% 20% *38 39 5% 5 3% 16% *163/4 21 21 19 19 *112 - 2434 24% 19 19% 19 *112 114% 112 ; 193% 112 32 % 20 32% -33 y2 20% 32% 20 34 20 3/4 *383/2 39 *38 5% 53/4 39 5% 6 1,300 • *36 19 114% 33 18% 19'/4 *112 1,100 . 33% *112 22 . ' ' 2,500 19 114% 22,900 20% *38 6 66% 66% 66 663/2 66% 67 24i/a 24% 24% 24% 24% 24% 24% *9 22 '/4 22'/4 38 38 223/4 100 38 6% 6'/a 7'/4 673/4 673/4 550 2434 243/a 24% 9'4 *83/2 9 3/4 9'/4 9 3/4 9»/4 93/4 93/4 9V4 343/2 34% 34% 36 Va 36 36 3/a 36 36 36 36 '/a 1,500 ■: v-- 35 34% 34% 34% 3434 34% 36 10% 10% 11 Kinney (G R) Co_ $5 prior preferre4 11,000 67% 34 % 35% . 1,700 - 400 . Kresge (S S) ; Co (S H) 13% Kroger Grocery & 293/4 19% 3IV2 3 54'/^ *22 ' 6% 1 -No par. —— 110 1 273/4 —No par No par\ & Co„ Kress 2,700 Bak 193/4 131/* 17 20 .111 • Kresge Dept Stores 2,200 , ,——5 & Co_ (Julius) ■ „ - 10 331/a I6V2 120Vi 6V2 City P & L nf cl A——1 Class B— —1 Kendall Co $6 pt pfd A —No par Keonecott popper—— .No par Keystone Steel & Wire Co/—No par Kimberly-Clark Corp No par 1 ' 323/4 Kan Kelsey Hayes Wh'l conv 700 IV 24% " 67 3/4 35% Kayser 8,400 17'/a - . . 36 11% 37% ' , ll«/4 37 11 U0 ser-B—No par Kansas City Southern, —No par 4%. non-cum preferred— 100 Kaufmann. Dept Stores —1 1,300 *120 _ Kalamazoo Stove & Furn— 700 vZ 31V2 21% July Apr 27 Jun 124- 15 Jan 3 - Feb x\23A Jan 121 Dec 5 25 Apr 17 Sep 17 Sep 29 14% Jan 24% May 29 8% Jan 16% May 17% July Jan 4 6 Jan 25 243/i Jun 26 19^% Jun 19 6 21% July May 33% July 5 Jan 7 22 »/4 July 6 Mar 4 • - Feb 17 28 70% Jun 2 Feb 11 25% Jun 25 9% Mar 10% 11 10% 10% 10'/4 103/4 88 87% 90 90'/a 913/4 660 29% 29% 29% 29% 29% .1,700 89 871/a 88% 87% 29'/a 293/4 29V'4 29% *24 24% 24 24 *431,4 43% 43% 43% 44 44 10% 10% 10 Va 10% 10% 30% 31 *88 29:ta 10 Va 30% *30 124 124 *23V2 30% 30% 61/4 6V4 61/4 6% 6% 2 2'/a 2 2 Va 2 24 *43% 10% 43% 433/4 500 10% 10% 10% 18,000 30% ~6% 61/2 2% 1% 2% 2 24% 25% 25% 26 25% 34 34 Va 34%' 34% 34% 343/4 *20% 21% 213/4 211/4 *42% 43 No par 5 ./ — Portland Cement preferred Lehigh 4% Co 1% - 50 Valley Coal—a.—No par conv preferred ——50 8,700 Lehigh 6% 25 25 3/a 5,400 341/a 3 4 3/8 2,900 Lehman Corp (The') Prod Corp 1 21 3/4 213/4 500 Lehn & Fink 41% 41% 42 800 51% 52 52 52% 52% 53 52% 523/4 3,800 8J4 29,800 —No par, Libbey Owens Ford Glass-—No par Libbv McNeill & LJbby—' —7 Z 7% 47 *81 82®/ *83 83 "2 *180 Va *30% 39% footnotes see 8 8 8% *46 46% 4G3/2 463/2 200 Life Savers Corp —8 82 y4 82% 82% 300 843.4 1,100 Liggett & Myers Tobacco Series B, — -25 -25 8% 83 83'% 83% 83% 843/4 181% 1813/a *1801% .84 1813/a *180% 181% 31 30% 30% 30% 30% 303% 31 393/ 40 40% -0% 405/a 40 41% 181% page 135. Stores Corp 47 82 *82 Lerner ; —5 21% - 30 400 7,100 Preferred —- Lily Tulip ..Cup Corp_— Lima Locomotive Wks 100 -No par _No par . Sep 2 3/4 Jan 10% Apr 23% Jan 32% Sep July 5 ; 7 36% July 29% Jun 29 Jun 19 Apr 24 -k 44% Jun 26 Jan "3 10/a July 5 21 Apr 26 31 July 5 113 Jan 7 125/2 July 6 4% Jan 3 7% Mar 21 i%Jan 29 214 Jun 30 15% Feb 4 26% July 5 29% Jan 4 34% July 5 18y4 Jan 5 21% Jun 21 36% Feb 14 x43 July 3 42 Jan 3 - 53 July 6 6% Apr 24 8% July 5 . 26%,Feb 36 3 Apr 25 48Ya Jun 27 83% Jun 27 86% Jun 26 181% Jun 2? 31% Jun 27 4314 Mar 16 323/4 Nov / 24% Feb Jan 17 May 31 38 ■' 39. Jan 8 68 % Jan 3 67% Jan 13 174% Jan 8 6% July Jan 7 4 24 Apr July 58% July 4 - 34 ' 24% Jan 13 Jan Jan Jan 104 Apr 18% 35 9% Jun 3 62 Jan 14 '26; Apr 17 17% Jan 19 35% : 20% July' 343/4 Jan 8 100 conv Lehigh Valley RR— 10 -25 41% 82% For 1/ ! 21% 8 39'% Bryant Lee Rubber & Tire 42% 47 31. Lane Lehigh Coal & Navigation 213/s 7% 181% (The)— Lambert Co 42% *45i/a *39 v preferred *21% 8 *30% r 5 % 43 84 181 % 100 13,000 100/ 100 —No par/ Laclede Gas Lt Co x42 % 47 84 1,800 2 34 Va *81% 30 3/4 127 638 253% 52 *125 6% ' 34 3/8 7% 30% 20% 125% 63/a 25V4 52 24 *23 I/ 44 26% *45 200 - 24 125% *125% 125 124 24 700 .V Jan 25 < 11 113 Jan 15% - 10 Jan Jan / 28% 38% Jun 28 7% July 7 Jan 7% 102 8 9 115 Apr 293/4 19 Jan Dec Sep Aug Jan 4 Feb May 18 10% 11% Jan Jan Jun 19% 127 5% Jan 14% Mar 28 393/a Mar 11 9% 16% May Jan 35 : Jan 73 Oct 17% Jan 29% Jun 113/4 Jan 19% Jun 26% Jan 39% Oct ' Dec 9 Dec Jan 29 107% Jan 120 July July 2% Jan 8% 20 8% May 2% J| Jan 11% Jan 20 3/4 24 Jan 32 14% Jan 22% Jun Jun July Jun 38 3/a Dec 43% Dec 23% Jan 31 Jan 5 Jan 30 Jan 41 July 62 Dec 71 July ' 8% VJun 73% 62% Nov 171 22% "24 Jun Dec 182% Aug Jan 283/4 May Jkn . 44 May FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & Number 4297 [Volume 160 131 RECORD NEW YORK STOCK ' SALE PRICES LOW AND HIGH v $ per share *40% 21 27% 28 16 'A 66% $ per share shore 41% *40 41% *20% $ per 20% 27%' 16% 66 51 50% 10% 10% 31% 31% > mmtt 31% rnmm " - •• '• ." • 51% 10% 16% 16% 67 2,200 Loew's 51'A 51% 1,600 Lone Star 10% 10% 10% 3,400 Long Bell Lumber A 31% 31% 31% 31%t 31% 700 23% 23% 20 19% 20'A 159% 86 86% 28 % 28% 29 29 / 7:> .. * ; 159% 23% 1,600 89% Lorillard 40 500 23% 86% 23% 23% 88 88% 29 29% 23% 23% 87 % *88% . . —No Inc Cement Corp _JVo par 10 Co (P) - $ Jan 3 100 Lowest Highest $ per share share per 42% 22'A 28 ■ 18% 67% 51% 12 31% 20% 162Ve 6 4 13 7 1 24 3 151 Jan 5 20% Jan 12 69% Jan 3 —No par & Nashville share > 17% Apr 29 100 Louisville Gas & El A Louisville 28 25 - preferred 7% • par No par Biscuit Loose-Wiles 4,800 159% 86% 23% 86 Lockheed Aircraft Corp -12,500 159 19% 159 99 23% No par 1 66'A 10% 20 Liquid Carbonic Corp 16'/a 66% 51 19% No par Year 1943 Highest 37 Jan 18% Feb 19% Jan 14% Jun 58 May 40% Feb 8% Jan No par 27 16% 67 $ per Lion Oil Refining Co 800 Range forr Previous Range since January 1 Link Belt Co__^ 3,300 ' 51% 16% *157% * • ' ■ Par 67'/a 27 ■41 ' Lowest 26% 27% 27'A • ' STOCK YORK EXCHANGE 300 22 *31% '' •7 •• ' • 42- 21% 10% ' ' ■ 19% 160 *158% 160 158% 19% 42 21'/a 51 . . ' 19% 19% 42% 21% 67 10% *31 *41% 16% 50% 10% 41% 27% 66% 50'A " 16% 66% —- STOCKS 1 Shares share 21% * 21% 41% — — 27% 16 Va ■ — 21% * the Week July 7 S per • NEW Sales for Friday i. $ per share $ per share />: i July to July 5 July 4 July 3 July 1 Thursday Wednesday Tuesday Monday Saturday y $ per share Jun 27 May 17 July 1 Feb 24 Jun 29 July 5 Mar 21 34'A Jan 43 12 % Jan 15'% Jan 21% July 21% Jun 12Va July July Nov 25% Mar 42 Jan 64 % July 37% Jan 51% 6% Nov 11'A May 3 18Ve Jan 31 Oct July 7 May 4 Jun 26 16'A Oct 21% Jun 14H Va Jan 15% 163% July 22 y4 July Jan bo-h 24 90'% Mar 17 Jan Jan 79 July '29 May M 1 '■> 43% 43% 44 43% 44 *137'/a 43% 35% 35% ' 35% 36 35% 36 36 36% 105% 105% 105% *105% 105% *105% 105% 16% 104 % *15% 16% 16% 16% *16 16% *16 17% 18% 17% 18% 18 18% 18 "15% 13 18 "365 400 8% > 8% 8% 13% *12% 13% 3% 13% 13% 22% 600 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 8% 8 8% 8 8% 17' 16% >' 19% 17 18'A 18% 17 16% 17%.- Market 22 22% 58% 8% .. 22 % r 58% 58% 59 > 8% 8% 9 22 22'% 7% May 900 > 8 8 - *109% 20% *112% 31% 31% 31% *31 31% 31% •'19% 19 18 >A 18% 19 54% 55 55 55% 55% 24% 24% >*94 >. *113% 115% *113 % 11% ll'A 95 95 *94 95 88% *83% 88% 95 88% *83% 37 37% 37 37% 13% 13% 13% 13% 47% 47% 47% 47% 47% 47% 32% 32% 32% 32% 32% 33 30% 30% 31% 31% 31% 7% 7% 7% 7% 26% 26% 26% 13% ••-13% 36 36 130% ■'■>>• 8 8'/a V 27 27% . v.' *37% ' 38 37 37 36% 130 31% 37%' *129% 130% 52% '52% 52% 52% 52% 53 53 41 41 % 41% 41% 42% 41 *10% *110% *107% *107% 108 8% 112 8% 3% ■:> 3% 15% 16 39% 38% 39% 21% 21 21% 15% ' 86 85% 86 86 86 116 *113% *116 117% *116 117% *116 *110% 112 *110% 112 600 500 - 85% < >1,300 > 10 *115'/a 116 117% *110% 112 *110% 112 46% >47 *39 40 f'X- *23 -24% 24 ; 24% 24% 24% 22% 22% 22% 22% 22% 33 32% 33% 32% Morrell 100 22% 1,400 Motor 33%:: 2,200 Mueller 76% ' . *86 •" 87 • " 23% 24% 24% 24 •' 24% 77% 77% 76% 77% 114% *113% 116% *113% 13% 13% .13% 13% 49% *48% 49% *48% 49% % % % % 16% 17'A 17% 17% 13%' 23% 20 13 >. "13'/a ; 16,300 49% <> *48% 5 —1 Wheel Corp Brass Co.:— ; 15 315 Nov 9'% Jun 27 151/4 Nov 21 3% Dec 24% Mar 320 Jan Mar 8% Jun 13% July 6 •6'A Jan 12 Sep 7 14'A Jan 19% Apr 3% Jun 30 1% Jan 8'A Jun 27 4% July 3'A Jan 17' 9 Jan 27 9% Jan *17 July 20% Mar 27 14% Dec 24 May 3% Jan 21 May 17 V4 Jun 8% Jun 3 29 5 29 Jun 20 2 22% Jun 27 19% 6% July 18*4 51% May 17 - Nov Jun 43 'A July 32 • July 27% Mar Jan 24 165 Jan 176 59% Jun 15 37 Jan 60 2 4 6 10 175 7 110 9 July • 41 •2%' ;7 July 3 Jun Feb 36 110 12% 13 Jan 11% 28 Aug Sep 7'A May > Jan 100 7 112% Apr 21 Jan 21% 7 Jan 27% July 5 13 23 Apr 7% 31% May 22 Jan 4 32 Apr 27 Feb 29 Oct Sep Aug Jan 17% Sep Jan 104 22 % 113% Jun 16 19% Jan Oct 29 Sep 19% July 6 8'A Jan 16% May Mar 20 55% July ,6 38 V4 Jan 50% Apr May 25'A July 5 14'% Jan 25% Jun ~6% Jaii 11% . 1 101. July 13% July Apr 18. Feb 9. 114 ; 6 Jun 95 Jun 37 Vt .101 Feb 6 Jan 10% Apr July 115'A Aug 67% Jan 89 Feb 30 60 Jan 78% Sep 3 27 Feb 34% July 12% July 6 4% 14'A Jun 26 - Sep 9 .5 July 85 • 5 11% July 48 Va May 18 33 Jun ?6 32% July Jan 25 : -Jan 42 July 23% Sep 32% Mar 26 7 Jan 34'/a Apr Apr 5 5% Jan 9% 28 July 7 18% Jan 30% 38 July 5 20'A Jan 31% 26 106'/a Jan 128 July Feb 110 Apr Nov 113% Feb 8'A July 130% Jun Apr 26 Mar 13 May 3 May 22 Sep Jun 58% May 29 42'A July 5 . 15 107 Mar 17 107 110 Va Jun 112 108% Jun ; ,5 '' 6'AJan 19; 93'A Jan 13 17% Feb 5 2'/4Jan 3 8% Jan 3 29 20 Jan 3 •< May 20 > 74% Apr 25 111% May 22 115 Jan 27'. 107% Jan 41% 35% 21'A 15% 16% 26'% 4'% > 1 B preferred No Munsingwear Inc —No Murphy Co (G C) No 4%% preferred Murray Corp of AmericaMyers (F E) & Bro No l.ioo ■ 36'A 105 108'% 107% 50 ^ $7 1,000 • 116% *114% >>• > 49% *48% 40 *76%' .78 % 16% : 116% 13 13% 86'/a ; Essex Mullins Mfg Co class 9,700 86'A 77 77 114% 116% 87 87 -8% 8 8% 8% 24% 24% 24% 9 8% 88 88 88 > , '.Motor Products Corp———-No par 1,800 ; - 9 & Morris 3,650 33,; 33 <■ 8% Jan 5 Jun 22% July 27'% Jan 13 116% Jan 4 46 Apr 4 No par No par No par series C Co (John) & Co v '• V 24 1st preferred cum 22% 22% 33 >.■ ' 28% > 28.-. 28% 28 ' No par Products Montgomery Ward & 14,600 47 ••■;!•■■ 5 10 ; $4 preferred •46% 40 *39 28% . 24% ,, 21% 45,900 •• *116 40 28% 28% ■»: 21% :•>■> 85% 70,000 ■ 16 38'A 115'/a 47% *39 40 ioo 5,700 4'A 15% 117% 115% 116 46% 47% 46% 28 10 5 18% July Jan 4 Mar J,..; Jan 3 • Apr 25 24% Feb 4 > . 9,000 >: '22%;'.: 4 40 v., 38'A V. 22 85 80 p: 111 22% 16% 38% 21 i ' 8% 38% 21% - *113 *37% 'J, *108' 4% 4 16% 3,300 108 22% 22 4% 3% *39 112 87/a 14% 900 53 -5 2 -100 Minneapolis & St Louis Ry—No par Minn-Honeywell Regulator : 3 4% conv pfd series B— 100 4%% preferred series C -100 47® preferred series D— 100 ;•>."'> •■' ''Minn Moline Power Impl-. 1 $6.50 preferred— No par Mission Corp 10 Mo-Kan-Texas RR No.par 1% preferred series A 100 Mohawk Carpet Mills 20 Monarch Mach Tool -'-No par. Monsanto Chemical Co ——10 $4.50 preferred ser A No par Preferred series B i.No par 8% 130 41% 108 >;*>' 109% 21% Midland -Steel 1,000 130'/a 112 109% 21% 21% 21% Copper Co.—; V Mid-Continent Petroleum 11,800 40% 112 9 *109 Miami 7,700 - 53 108% *107% 111 8% 9 *109% > 108 108 > 6 16% July 391 37; 25 27 6 No.par Mln Trans Co- Machine *109% 112 112 112 112 coitv Merch & Mesta 37% V 37'/a 130% *109% *109% *109% *110% 105% July 112'% Feb 9 8 Jan 3 82 Jan 4 70 Jan 3 31% Apr 28 8'% Jan 4 , —1 50 (The) 1st preferred— 1,100 8 41% 5% 330 Co Corp 7,400 28 53% 40% Mengel 27'A 130% *129% 130% 130% 100 No par No par No par 1 series A preferred 6,700 •' 7% 1 * $5.50 pfd ser B w w Melville Shoe 32% > 32 ■>>'' $6 10 32%; *31 No .par Co • 47 21% A.87 10 * 18 preferred 1,300 47 :.r> *46% - 32% 31 8% 27 47% 47 conv 13% ,yv>, 13% A: 32% • 6% —5 Mead Corp : 6,800 27 14 •: No par --i Stores 37 37 37'% preferred. McLellan 1,700 11% 13% 26% $4 115'A 10% 36% 26% Mclntyre Porcupine Mines McKesson & Robbins Inc.i. 200 11% 13% ; McGraw-Hill Pub Co 10.300 *100%" 101 115% 1 McGraw Elec Co ' 13% 36% 7% ■' *13 Vb • 37 30% - preferred w w 500 v>>: 24% 13% *94 90 conv . ♦ 1 100 - 600 19 /■ 24% 13% *83% 95 *83% 90 *83% 11% 11% 11% •95 *94 *113% 115 *113% 115 >11% 11% 13% > 5% ' JlOO 10 No par Corp 700 31% *54 101 101 100% 13% *100 100% 13% 13 13% *12% 24% 23% *100 preferred preferred McCrory Stores: Corp— ,12.100 • 55 '19 25 101 *113% "V 55% 25% 23% 23% *100 31% ■19% 18% > *53% ' 115 25'A May 19% May 170 Mar 52% Feb • 4% Mar 32% Mar 106% Mar 19% Jan 16 Jan 109% Feb No par No par 1st cum McCall par 30% July , 55 *18 $6 70 1.500 20 *112% 115 *112% 116 20 20% 20 20% 20% 116 > 31% 31% ; 20% *112% 116 $3 1,100 41 ' 27% 27'A 27 27 _No preferred Department Stores__._ Jan 3 4% Jan 37'A Apr par j.__1 ;; Co, Maytag Co 411,300 110 110 *110 27% *26% : 20% *20% *112% 41 40 39 40 40 *110 27% *27 27% >27% » 6 40 39% *109% 40 *39% ; No Mathiesori' Alkali Wks 1,100 *175 "" 8 Elec Master 6Ve Jan —No par Corp_, Jun 19% 12% Jan 5 13% Apr 27 16'A Jan 3 - —1 Co Nov 37'A 2% Jan 19 No par Corp Martin-Parry Masonite 29'% 8'A 8% 4,100 1,700 , 58% 58% 8% 6,900 r 7% 46% *175 58% 58% 7% 46'/a 22% 22% *175 *175 58% *28% 29 22 22% * 47 47% *28% 29 7% 47% 7% 8 7% 47% L) (Glenn Martin " ' 8 48 *28 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19'/a 19% 7% 25 Field & Co Marshall .13,500 138% Jan 10% Feb 14 18% Feb 24 par i_l Midland Corp 5 St Ry 6% prior pfd___>100 Marine -4,190 July 28 Jun 6 Jan 12 , Maracaibo Oil Exploration 20.200 , 18% 133 20 38% May 27 9 315 Jan 21 6% Apr 24 __1 No Bros—; 26 Jun 14% Jun __10 50 Jan Apr 44 3 104 14 20% 6 139 27 27%. Jan . 29% July 6 Feb 21 34% Jan No par Manhattan Shirt 6,500 8% 8 18% 16Va 18% 19% *175 58'A Mandel 1,100 22% 47% 2.8% *22% 13% 22'% J 47'/a *28 13% 22% .19% 8 8 13% 22% 16% 19% 19 47 8,400 9 13 18% 16% 16% .'%> 8% 9 . 22% 3% 8 8% 19% 400 *365 Square Garden Copper: 1 Mahoning Coal RR Co— Manati Sugar Co__ Magma 2,100 ) 135 . No per _100 Madison 100 > 22% 3% 3% 8 19'A 16% 18 13% -*22% 22% *22% 8% 9% 9 9 400 *365 400 *365 *365 i-: 400 100 - 100 No par Macy (R H) Co Inc 4%% pfd series A w i *5,200 25% Apr 10 Forbes & preferred 6% Mack Trucks Inc 2,300 - 106'A *105% MacAndrews 900 ; 43% 35% 43 35% * *137% 43% 43% ' 29% *137 % *137% "137 % *29 29% 72 > 20% 70 112'A 8% 43'% par par par 100 10 par 5 Apr 26 Jan 11 Jan 4 Jan 3. Jan 7 Apr 19 Jan 4 Jan Apr May Apr Jan Jan 3 29 24 11 3 5 9'A Jun 3";Jan 23 8% Jun 30 64% Jan 98 July 22 'A May 27 13% Jan .25 July 111 Jun 4% July % 5 16% July Jan 3% Mar 5 3% Jan 11% Apr 39% Jun 26 17% Jan 30% Nov 21% Jun 5 86'A Jun 27 Dec" 75% 92% Jun Jan 24 113 Dec 119 117'% Jan 14 116% Dec 121 111% Apr 26 106% Nov 48% Jun 19 33'A Jan 5 29% May 31 24% Jun 27 31% Jan 39% 13 Jan 27% Jun 9'A Jan 17 Jun 22% July 117 39% Apr Mar Apr 114% Aug 50 July 5 11'A Jan 18% 33'A Jun 28 21% Jan 31 9'A Jun 29 2% Jan 7 Jun Oct Apr Mar ' 30 53 Jan 3 15 Jan 23% 77% July 5 62 Apr 79% 116% Feb 24 111 July Jun 77 24% July 88 Jun Jun Sep 117 Aug 13% Jun 29 5'/a Jan 11% July 49% Jun 29 34% Jan 44 Feb N 16% >:'V % 16% 17% 16% ' 37 *36 190 ' 36 36'A 36 37 "36% 36'% 17% 18 17% 18 18% 18% 18 18% 18% 18% 5,000 12% 12'% 12% 12% 12% 12% 11 U*/4 11% 11% ,9,300' 36% *36 • 12% 12% 22% 174 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 22% f 12% 22% 12% 12% 13 13 22% 22% 22% 22% *172% 174 'V 20% *20 19%'' ' 12% 2,300 *' 23 *172% • " 11,200 400 176 600 20%' 20% *19% 20'/a 20 1,800 12% 22% 176 *172% 176 - 19% ' 22% 174 '' 174 12% 7 12 12% 12 12%' 12% *19% 14% 15 74,300' 15% 15% 14% 15'A 14% 15 14% 16'/a 32% 32% 32% 32% 32% 32% 32% 32% 31% 32% 4,900 17% 17% *17% 17% 500 13% 13'A 13'A 13% 4,200 23% 24 23% 24 9,900 6 *17% 13% 23% '*17% 17% 17% 17% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 24 23% 24 23% 24 17% 17% 17% 12% 12 12 17% 18 • ' . *11% 34% *31 % 13% - 24% *171 35 34% *148% *22 17% *11% 32% 34% 32% 13% • 150 ' >• *171 * 98% 98% 24% A 25% 99 25 'A ' , 150 ; : 34o *33% > • 24% 172 6% *■>• 65%': •" 65 65 16 16'A 30 30 *86% 87% 87% 88 *92 93 . 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I 7.200 3,000 200 1.600 coriv preferred Natomas Co i ^ l' ' • ; . r tt , -—No par 31 4 18 1 17 3 18 17 11 3 29 5 3 25 5 11 -7 25 18 19 5 7 •& -4 8 -4 6 5% Jan 9 Mar 3 4 3 • 13% Jan —1 4%% conv serial preferred—100 Newberry Co (J J) —-No par 5% preferred series A ——2100 " 22 Jan 4 96% Jan 12 56 Jan 4 Neisner Bros Inc 10 Newport Industries-— ——;—1 1 Newport News Ship & Dry Dock—1 .$5 conv preferred --No par • 9 Feb 87'A Jan 19^ Jan 164 Feb 141 Jan 17% Apr 28'% Apr • 5% Feb 57% Feb 11% Feb 25% Feb 79'/4Feb 83'% Jan 5 3 .8 No par Nehi Corp > Jan : No, par National Tea Co. ' 101% V > 64% ' 14% • 9.500 ' ' 20% 21% • ! -7.300 4 17% *107% 31% 32 -1.300 25 (The) Pa——-10 ! "—40 5%% prior conv preferred__--10 6% prior preferred >-100 $2 • 30 10% " - *99 *" 101% 64 64 109 30% 8%;- *30 1 31 31 31 101% 64 20% . 93%,' Corp—— Nationai Supply 1,200 520 preferred ■ No par Lead Co_ L_10 preferred A—i T——-100 6% preferred B -—'-100 Nat Mall & St'l Cast Co_ No par National Oil Products Co J— -4 National Power & Lt -L—No par 7% National Steel 10.900 87% . 10% 11'/a 16% 109 14% 14% : 4.000' . . 29%; 4 > *99 30'A 20% 14% . • 16% 20% 31 20% 65%: 29% I—1 • 23,800 •16'/a 7V 16 Va; '16'A • *30% < 300 : National - 2,100 6%; 65% 66.% 16% 29% 29 101% > v. 32%.;-. '6% • 101% • 140 • 28 . ;—1 $4.50 conv 270 8,700 : . Inc National Gypsum Co 13,100: 22 32.7. 6% 29% 10% 10% 14%' 98%' ' 6% 7 : 400 *148%: 150 :• : 150 >' 8% 8% 16'/a . 9,100" 24'A >-24%." *148% *92% 93 10% > 16% 27% 100 .; *171%! ; 172%: 16% ;>> •1 .,98% 24% 29% 16% 29% 13% : '-21 % 150 6% 15% *99 1,600 : • 35% 33 ; 33 « 7 29% A 172% ' 6% • 33 22% *148% ■ - • 33 22% • 22% '22% :• 172" *171 172 4 *148% > ■> 35% 357/a 33 13% -,14% 98% ''98% 14% ' *32% ;-33% 8% 12 35% 35% 33 14% :• 14% > ' -"■>24% 23 64% 17%'- *11% ' 13% ' "*98 24% 6% *17% 12 17% 12% 33 35 32% '■ 172 17% 17% *11% ' • 99 '99 ; ' . Co Acme Nat Automotive FlDres Newmont Mining Corp New York Air Brake— Nn var % Nov 5 6% Jan 15'A Jun 19 23'A Jan 40% Apr 13 Dec 19% Apr 10 17% July 37% Jun 13% Jan 9 J Jan 6% conv preferred ; 10 10% Jan National Aviation Corp5 9% Jan National Biscuit Co_. 10 20% May 1% preferred 100 165 Mar Nat Bond & Share Corp—No par 18 5 Feb National Can Corp— -10 > 8% Jan Nat Cash Register •—No par 26 Apr National Container— r—1 12% Jan National Cylinder Gas Co ■'—1 Xl'l'A Feb Nat Dairy Products— No par ; 19'% Jan National Dept Stores —No par 13'A Jan 6% preferred 10 11% Jan Nat Distillers Products No par 30'A Feb Nat Enam & Stamping——No par ■> 26 Jan National • 5 100 —1 % Jan ft Mar 30 11% Apr 24 No par Liouidating Co Nash-Kelvinator Corp Nashville Chatt & St. Louis 43,200- 17 ; • , Nabco 1,300' Vb 105 , 27% 16'A 13 97 Mar 17 Apr 4 Apr 24 Jun 8 Jan 5 35'% Apr 25 18% July .6 1% Feb 12% Jun 27 5'A Jan 11'A July 13'% Juil 27 8'A Feb 12'A July 8'A Jan 15% Jan 23 Jan 176 19 12% Jun 22% Jun 175 28 162 13% July July Apr 21 20% Jun 19 16% Nov 21 % 17'% Apr 32% Jun 18 51/4 Jan 10 % 19 18% Jan 29% Dec 17% Jun 27 10% Nov 13 % Aug 14% May 21% July 3 9% Jan 24 Jun 27 14% Jan 18 Jun 16 6% Jan 12 Mar 15 13% July Sep Jun Sep 15% Sep 12 Dec 37% May 24 *25'A Jan 36 Dec 26 17% Jan 29% Sep Jan 11% Jun 90% Nov 20% Dec 33% Jun 14% July 100 Jun 9'A Mar* 8 5 70V4 Jan 14 Jan 160 Jan 178% July Jan 150 Jun 14% Jan 22 May 27 14 Nov 36 25% Jun 27 174 Apr 10 150 Jun 14 137 23 Jun 27 34 Jun 28 Jan ' -7- 2% • Mar 13 66% July 52 6 16% July : 5 • Jan 7% Jan 5% Jan V Jun 64% July 15% May 30 Va Mar 16 141/4 Jan 28% Jun 88 30 57 Jan 80'A Jun 62 Jan 88 Jun Jun ' 93 % July 7 9'A Jun 26 11% July • 2% 6 17% July 9% 7 5 July Jan 7% May 10'A Jan Apr 19% July 16 5 31 Jan Jan 25% Oct Nov 101% Jun 13 74% Jan 98'/a 66 Jun 23 37 Jan 57% 110 Jan 22 32 July 106% Mar •26% 5 lova Jan Jan 21% July 5 15% Feb 2 12 Dec 103% July 3 94% Nov 29 27 y2 Jan 40% Jun 114 37% 19% Sep Aug Apr Oct " 21% Mar 102 May 44 % May RECORD NEW YORK STOCK AND LOW $ per S share 18% *26 18% *26% 26% 83% 83 25% 25% 18% 18% 18% *39 % 45 71% *% % 15%.. *117 117% 13% 54% 18% 54% V 8% 25% *185 25% 100 100 195 *185 16 16% 16 :. v - *117% 118 *117 18% 54% 18% 18% 55 290 39%. 39% 198 % *117 117% 199 54% *53% 9% *101% 102 9% 9% 102 102 *101% 18% 17% 18% 17% 18% 17% 17% 17% 114% 114% *114% 114% *114% 114% *114% 24% 24% 24% 25% 24% 25% 25 43% 43% 43% 43% 43% 114% '24% 44 *43 % " *46 47% *46 *13% 14 7 6% 7 *46% 48 *13% 47% *46% 47% 46% 46% 13% 13% 13% 13% 19 18% 19% 19 19% 19 19% 56% . 6,400 13% 7 6% 13% *13% 170 57 57% 56% 56% 55% 56% 10 % 10 10%, : . 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" * 4 Jun Nov 182 Aug Jan > 6% Jun * 99 27- 61% Jan 66% July • 18% Jun 23 59% Jan 10 24 10% May Jan 5 56 10 Jan » 90 July 52% May ■ Dec 75 Mar * 7% Jan 150% Jan — 52% May 19 116 Mar 25 13 % Jan 3 87% Jan '3 96 Jan 3 - 104'A Jan 4 113% Jan 3 H5y4 Apr 28 37% Jan 3 15% Feb 3 109% Jan 12 =-103 Jan 15 Mar 168% " 8% Jan 25 69 May 16 17% May 16 19 % Jan 13 8% Apr 23 11% Apr 23 11% May 17 35% Jan 10 9 115% May Jan 4% Jan Dec 77% 168% Nov 170 L Jan: 5 '3 , Feb Dec 68% ' 9% 3 Apr May 7% May Jan 15% July 57% May *3 11% Jan '6 " July 113 102 Jan 5 i—5 Pressed Steel Car Co lnc 19,500 Jan 16% July 4% July ' 4 17% 21 8 % Jun 27 20% Feb 15 10 Oct 113% July 104% — Pocahontas Creek Pond 7,100 . , 118% 119 17% , Jan 5 - 100 24% 10% *24 11% 35% 25 58% Jun 104 43 % July Jan 100 Jan 2% Jun Apr Jan :(., 2 4% Jun 30 July 5 May 16 No par Plymouth Oil Co- 3,000 1 61 106 5 Jan 105% 12 July ,17% July 109% Jan 100 -100 preferred.. - 20 73 10% Jun 113 Jan Mar 28 No par 100 100 5%% 1st ser conv pr pfd—-100 Pittsburgh & West Va————100 Pitts Young & Ash Ry 7% pfd—100 Pittston Co. (The) —1 Class B preferred —-100 90 Oct 6% May 7% 82 Pittsburgh Steel Co 7% preferred class B_ .5% preferred class A 7,200 Sep 160 Jan 2% 6 100 Chic Ry Pitts Screw & Bolt 25,100 9 119% Dec 3% 106 No par No par — 1 preferred conv Pittsburgh Forglngs Co 2,600 66 % 18 % 71% $5 Jan 147 23 V2 19 24% .-100 —100 Pitts Coke & Iron Corp.. 7,000 78%, 56% y Hosiery preferred 6% 2,200 28% May 9 23% May 13 Apr 26 117 No par 100 No par 5 25 Pittsburgh Coal of Pa 2,700 , 9% 9% 9% 78% 72 17% - 11 18 18 18 * *170% *170% 11 10 78% 71% Jan 100 Pitts C C & St Louis Ry Co 6% 6% 6% "72 65 64% 17% *170% 74% 135 '56 53% 17% 6% X71 *186 6% 6% '14% *103 7 *170 *186 6% 9% 78. *170 *186 73% 9% 78 *77 78 6% 7 Dec 45% July 100 Pillsbury Flour Mills *113 19 No par ?00 3 10 preferred— 44% 6% par series 44% *103 1 25 50 No par com Mar Jan 31% Jan 7 6% Jun 3 6 7% Feb 29 3 7% Jan 40% Apr 26 20% Feb 14 3 49'A Jun 5 88% Jan 5 No 4%% 23% , —No par Co lnc & 33% Jan 16% Jan 22 10 25% Mar 17 21% Jan 15 55 Jan 4 5% Jan 6 46 Apr 24 10% Jan 3 54% Jan 4 . Corp 7% 2%Jan Mar .91% 8 Jun 16% July Apr July 19 3 34% July 93% Feb 7 13% Apr 18 9 % Jan 3 Jan 25 % May 33 12 7 110% Mar 17 . Phillips Petroleum 26,200 Jan 55 14% 7 41% Jun 15% Apr 26 51% Apr 10 par Corp of America Brewing 43% 6% 103 r 50 5 -100 100 1 100 -100 100 (Chic) Co 1 43% 6% 2% Jan 45 Jan / 13 % Jan 10 121% Jan 8 Jan Jan 23% 3 157% Jun 37% Feb 9 16 Mar 17 Ry 46% 43% 109% Jan 100 Phillips Jones Corp— 110 48 10 13% July 7% 16 Jun 45% July Apr 27 Jan 11 Jan 3 Feb 29 No par No par Co Preferred 16 *113% 16 113 25% Jan par . 116 34 3 117% 149 4% 12% Co Philip Morris & Co Ltd Prefeired 4%% series 10 108% 15 % May 3 Oct July 6% 3 preferred Philco 1,600 3 10 64 23% 7 4% Jan $1 preference com— 4.4% preferred 8,800 / Jan 39% Jan No par 10 No . Phila Electric Co. 120 35% 120 *107% 15% $6 4,400 34% 15% May Apr 67% Jan 54'A 3 Phelps-Dodge Corp Philadelphia Co 6% preferred 9,300 , *89% *115% 35% 90 112 t 19 Sep 38 Jan >46 17 RR (Chas) Pfizer 600 25% 109 112 1,040 20 107 % 15% 112 20,300 : 103 90 *112% 16 *110 « 120 34% 34% r 23% 54% 100% 89% 90% 90 *107% *116 120 *116 34% 54 54 19% 19% 24% 23% ,24% 800 48 %r 100% 100 100 *99% 48% 49 Pfeiffer Jun 5 154 Jan 28% 19 64 Jan 142 Mar 30 Jan Pet Milk Co Petroleum Jun 23 Va Jun preferred 2,000 t. Jun 26 21% Jun 17'A Jan Dec Jan 70 30 Dec 10'/a 15% 41% July 2 50% July 105 Jan 10% 31 Enterprises Eastern 3,100 8% 9% 49 Va 34% 100 153 2lVa July Jan 7 prior preferred \5% 24 % Jun 19 May 10 Oct 3% 18% Feb Marquette Ry Co__ 5% 1,100 28% 9% 9% Pere 14% • . 1 14% July 8 —2.50 Cement Pepsi-Cola 1,900 r/i 8% 49 % (J C) 10 105% Jan 26% Apr 28 Peoples G L & Coke 1,100 Jan 69 No pur Ford & Apr Jan 37% July Peoples Drug Stores Inc. Peoria 'July Jan 3% 1% Mar 27 & Co Davis Pennsylvania 24.300 73 46% 8% 9% *116 600 ... 29% Aug 6 45 11% Jan 30% Jun 28 • 8% 8% *112% 14 14,200 20% Mar 22 Mines—1 15% preferred 30% 41 % .•*'/ Jan 8% ex-privilege.,— lnc Consolidated $7 conv pref ser A Penn Glass Sand Corp 30 Jun 16 Jan 27 29% Jun Penn-Dixie *110 23% July Jan Jan V 31 25 1,100 114 *110 15% 23% Feb 4,600 4% 57 *53% 116% July x3% Jan 4 No par Penn-Central Airlines Corp. 1 Penn Coal & Coke Corp 10 14,400 . Dec 18% May 36 48% Jan 9,900 16% Apr 101 Jan 107 23% Jan 27 ;■' 57% '15% 18% July 6 115% Apr 24 25% July 6 44 Jun 23 7 July 5 • 1 Patino Mines & • .'.14% Jan 7% 57% Jun 27 10% Feb 5 40% Jun par lnc Parker Rust Proof Co Penney Jun ' 91% Jan 28 100 Parmelee Transportation 4 * 58 No 300 1,800 56 Jan Nov 8 July 1 Ref & lnc Pictures Utah & 48% 9% July 5 103 Jun 20 Apr 100 100 1 10 preferred 2,300 15% 57% 17 *110 16% 16 '• 4 % 4% 59 17 16% 15% Cos & Tilford Penick Jun 53% May 26 3% Jan 27 3,600 101 %: 103 104 16% 16% 4 '/a 4% v 16% 114 16% 16% *16% „ 103% 103 15% :;i 58% 58 58 % — Parke 500 8 18% *54 5,700 7 56% 14 par Corp 18% 7% 8 81/4 18% *102% 58 7% 7% 19% 57% *57 57% *57 • 8Va 8 8 19 ' Park Park 18% July Jan 28% Apr 25 8% Feb 18 Paramount 3,800 2% 2% Jan 8 Jan Nov >122 9% 8 Apr July 38 192% July Jan Jan Feb No par conv 4,500 36 *35 .—No Car Prod. Paraffine *105 Jan 49% 18% 55% 9* 5 Petrol & Transp 5 East P L 5.60% pfd_100 Panhandle 23 13 No par * Motor 200 26% May 162% 3 American Airways Corp 200 Nov 113 26 2 5 3 10 & Teleg Western Oil Pan 122 1% Mar 12% 8% Jan ._25 Pacific Tin Consol'd Corp Packard Dec Jan 10% Jan No par (Cal) Electric & Telep Pacific 40% 201 May Jan Mar Jun Jun Feb July Jun 8 preferred 16,700 54 55'A Feb 29 No par Pacific Lighting Corp— Pacific Mills 51,300 -S 6 Jan 10 Gas 6% Dec 25 10 11 27 28% yg: Co Finance Corp Pacific 132 64 par 12.50 preferred non-cum 10% 4 4% 607/a •2nd Jan 37'/a Apr 26 5 No preferred non-cum 113% 10% 10% 113 Coast Pacific 80 33% 33% 34"% *105 *105 *105 *105 6% 6% 33% -34% 113 113 113 113 *16 16 33% 33 1,400 121 157 6% 400 120 122 157' 6% 6 7 40 *39 39% *121 6% 16 39% 40% ;••>.. 45% 45% 45% 7,500 > 157 6% 5% *45 1st % 19% 8% Apr 18 100 Feb 14 8% Jan 18 18 Co Pacific 15% 33 32% Pacific 510 22% ■{. 22% *14 15% 122 156% *15% 45 •' 22% 33 157 156% 6% 32% *121 156% *155 39% 40% 22% *14 15% 33V8 44% 44% 121% 121 121% *121 32% 33% 33 33% 32% *43 / 63% 16 147 Pacific Amer Fisheries lnc 62% Dec 15 48 100 preferred 1,300 62% Dec 32% 8 No par Otis Elevator Owens-Illinois 62 May 13 Jan 12- 45 No par - 2,700 62% 26 Jan 17% Feb par 6 100 Outlet 70 Jan 6% 16% 12% May No par Equipment—-No Omnibus Corp 6 % 14% o Farm Oliver 74% July 40% Jan 2.50 Ohio Oil Co 10 xl2% 61% 62 62 70 41% 101 102 13% 23% 10 '/8 10% 9% 101% 101% 102 *100% 10% 20,700 . Jan 76 Jan 4 Jan 3 Jan 31 Jan 15 Feb 1 § 4 % Jan 3 50 Norwich Pharmacal Co 3 100 xl3% 112 17% 37 % 50 100 -No par 50 svgy ' 18% 18% 7% Jun _1 Telegraph Jan , 52 Jan 26 51% Jan 27 50 50 ; preferred series Norwalk Tire & Rubber. .30 300 10 . 31% 23 July 7 Mar 14 July 3 Jun 1 198% Jun 183'% Jan 3 *116% Jun 29 15% Jan ,10 Northern States Pow $5 pfd-JVo par Northwest Airlines No par 8,200 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% Noblitt-Sparks Industries— & Western Ry_— Adjust 4% non-cum pfd 19 % May 12 14% Jan 3 33% Jan 4 ' :i00 1 5 _100 100 26% July 87% 28 % 18% 42'A 52 May 20 Jan 28% Jun Jan share Jan 11 3 129 Highest S per share per 10% 4 Jan Year 1943 - Lowest 20% Mar 22 3 24 Va Jan 3 * 11% Jan 27 30 % Jan 22 100 Northern Central Ry Co Northern Pacific Ry 20 114% Range for Previous . $ per share 19% Jan —BO Norfolk 6% 38,200 - 44 *43% ; 18 : No par ! North American Aviation 20 ~ par SLtpbldg Corp part stk North American Co 29,500 ' 25% *43% 17% 114% *24 * , Highest 62 . No par No — Y Lack & West Ry Co $N Y Ontario & Western- .5%% , *101% York 900 102 100 City Omnibus Corp„ Y 15% Jan 100 $5 non-cum preferred N Y & Harlem RR Co N - " $ per share par preferred series A New ; ■ 102 No — Dock Lowest Par ; . N 14,700 18% 54% 53% 9% 54% 53% : 117% 18% 18% 54% 9% 9% 9% 41 200 *53% 53% *53 >■ 198% . 100 v; • *40 42 200 ' 1,400 2,000: 16Va *16 V , ■ Range since January 1 N Y . 330 U 0 14 Va 10 r 72 72 73 1,300 - • 43 *39% 39% •6% •-•••> ' N Y Chic & St. Louis Co 5,?00 > :• V Central York New 3,200 » 18 *15% 18 195 72% 72 200 53% 8% 39% 43 195 *40 55 54% *53 53% *53 25% *16% 18 16: 16 41% 117% 18% *117 18% 25% % 201 201 84% 72 71% *39%; 41 201 28 87% > 25% ( *39% ••Y' %%A 16 15% *39 % *200 27 83% *185 190 *71% 71% 27 84% *17 42% 190 26% 83% 25% 83% 25% 190 7 '»/.:• s 64,200 r 84% 83 Vb *182 19% 27% 26% 25% *39% 19% 19% 18% share ' EXCHANGE Shares , .. . STOCK NEW YORK the Week $ per $ per share 19% Sales for July 7 July 6 $ per share share 18% *16% . per 18% 26% 18% $ pcf share Friday Thursday July 5 July 4 July 3 July 1 STOCKS HIGH SALE PRICES Wednesday Tuesday Monday Saturday Monday, July 10, 1944 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & 132 Feb 19 Jan ' 25 - 5 July1 5 13% July1 5 43 Mar 16 58% July 120 Jan 5 12 18% July 7 98% July 7 105 Apr 4 110 Apr 13 119% Apr 10 119% Feb 15 Dec 74% Dec Jan 21% July 18 5 14 Jan 4 Jan 6% 6% ■ Jan Jan 24% Jan 48% Jan 75% \ 108% Nov ; 113% Nov ■- Feb Apr 96% Oct 107% July 114% July 129% July 122 Aug 40% July 19% July Jan 11 Sep 17% • 26% Jun 58 123 Jan Mar 22 Jun 40% : 1 85% Jan 96% Jun 13% May 13 . • 18 Jan 18 13 •: Jan July : 7 113 % Feb ,;J 23% Apr • 114% Apr 11% Jan 51 104% Feb 114% Feb 9 92% Jan J 24% Jun 19 13% Jan »"• 107 Nov Jan 14%; 15 10% 20 V May 29 11% July 168 1% Jan 14% Mar 22 79 16% Mar \ July 107% July . 19% Jan 14 29'A Nov Volume THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4297 160 133 NEW YORK STOCK RECORD LOW /Saturday 1 Monday ' July 3 '. July I $ per share \ f per share Thursday Wednesday July 5 f per share Tuesday July 4 $ per share 14% . 11% •.;•• 11% 11% "J $ per share 14% 14% 11% 11%- -11% $ per share Par *14% 14 % 31% 11% 92;400 76% 76% 700 $ Lowest $ per share per share 12% Jan 21 8% Apr 69% Jan 13 11% July 5 76% July .It Quaker State Oil Ref Corp. 500 Year 1943 Lowest Shares $ per share 14% Range for Previons Range since January I Highest STOCK EXCHANGE the Week July 7 YORK NEW Sales for Friday • July 6 11% 14% STOCKS ' PRICES SALE 14% i" 14% '•'14 r AND HIGH 14% July Hiihest $ per share 10% Jan 15 4% 3 Jan 12% May 71% Oct July R ' 11 • • 10 75% - 10Va ♦ • , 75 y2 75% 10% 101; 10% 9% 10% . '10% 10% 91% 90% 91% 90% 32% 32% 33 33 16% 16% 17% 17% 17% *32% 32'% 32% "9 ■r-18% 38 *29%V 32% ■18% ■ •i *127 *29% ' V J ' WM $3.50 conv 1st preferred—No par 29% *9% 10 131 *61% ..128% 128% 62 62% 63% ♦ 32% * : *128%' 135 *128% 63 *61 9% Hosiery,—. Preferred 10 *16% 16% *19%. 20 ;i8% , 19 97 : 95 • *94 *96V4 95 ■„ *101 101% 't. 96 • 19% 97 96 95% 13% 99% 99% *99% 99% 12% 20% 21'/4 20% 101% *101% 96% 96% ►96 y2 96% 96% 11 % 10% 10% 10% 5.200 21 101% 650 12% 21% 10 7/8 70.000 130 700 i : 18,200 • 100 99% 99% '310 99% 4X99 ■ *94 i 80 15%* 15% 96% g 147/a 14% 81 % 14% 82 *80 96% 98 *80 96 1 • . ' 80 •• 80 '•■ 15% 98%- >•. ■. 14%. 97% ;■£ 80 *80 82 15% *14% 60 14% 99 5.700 • 98 97 13% 14%' 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 33% 33% 33% ■34% 34% 34% 34% 35 35 35% 37% 37% 38% ♦38% 38% 38% *38%. 39% 38% 39 16% 17% 18% ■r 9%- 10 *16%. 8% 23% 31 31 % *19% 20% ; 33% 33 33% 9 32% *111 24 34 19% 19% 5oy2 50 33 400 33% 33% % 52% 52% 52% 1% V 52 St tSt 1% 52% 1% 52V4 3.300 113% 40 8% 12,000 33% 33% 21,500 *105% 107 *105% 107% 106% 106% *105% 112 110 *109% 22% 22% 4% *41 42 42 42 *111 113% *110% *109 110 *109% *110% 113% 110 110 23% 4% 110 5 23% 23% 100 42 600 5% 113% 5VB ; V 10 110 98 97% 98 Va 97 97% 96% 22% 23% 23% 23% 24% 23% 23% 23 Va 23% 14,700 17% 17% 18 18% 18 18% 18 18'/a 17.%; ; 17% 71% 717 a 72% .73 % 3.500 330 13% 5.500 75% 200 71% 71% 131/4 13 13 13% •75 75% ;•/ 75 % 14% 141/B 13% 14 13% 53% 53% *53% 55 *53% 26% 27 27 26% 26% 72% 13% 13% 75 *75 73 ,73 13% e 13% *75 75% 13% 27% 14 13% 14 4,000 *53% x26 Va 14 y8 55 55 *53% 55 10 : Co 26% 2,200 Servel Sharon $5 conv preferred Sheaffer (W A) Pen Co Shell Union 7.600 Silver King 2,500 Simmons Co 261/4 1.100 14% 14% 14% 14% Hi/a 44,700 40% 41 % 41% 41% 17% 17 17 t *22% *22% 23% 23% 23% 23% *22% 39% 39% 40% 40% 41 % 40 40% 39% 29% 29% 29% 29% 29 29% 28% 13% 13% 13% 13% 14 137/s 14 13% 14 4% 4% '.5- 4 ■*•: 4y8 32 32 37% 4»/8 150 23% 38 *147 23% 23% 38% 38% 23% 23% 4% *32 38% 39% *148 150 *148 150 4% 33% *32 31% •32% ' 38 *147 - 24 237/a --■/',•/ 4% 4% 33% *32 38% 38% 150 *148 237/e 24 1 800 38% 150 300 2,300 • .M— 15 15 15 % 15% 15% 15% 15 % 15% 32 31% 32% 31% 32% 31% 32 • 600 27% 26% 27% 26% 27% 26% 27Vt 12,900 57% 57% 57% 58 57%' 58 57% 57% 2,800 65 *64% ' 65% *64% 65% 64% Apr Jan 15 100 Jan 4 82 Jan 4 15% July 8 99 64% 300 July Jun 76 30: 8% Jan July 14% July Jan 3 13 Jan 8% Feb ■ 13 *8% 8% 8% *66 69 32 • x6% 7 6% 45% > 31% 30 30% 1.400 27% 26% 27% 7.600 46 46% 46 y4 46 y4 1.700 59 58 59 - 7 20 10% 10% 10% 10% 12,400 67 67% 67 67% 960 *57% 60 10% 10% 10% 66 y2 66 y2 66% 67 67% 67% *63 37 *63 64 *113% *113% 114 37% 37% 114 37% 115 *112 64 63% 114 *113% 63% 114 110% 110% *110V8 110% 110% 110% 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% 31% *112% 115 *112% 3% 3% 49 Smith 60 37% Corp 57 Southeastern Greyhound South Porto Rico Sugar 5% Jan 11% July 25% Jan 32 y4 34% Feb 3 12 % Sep 391/4 July 14 y4 Oct 17% Jan I *113% 10% ,57% 8% preferred 7% Jan 9 Jan 30 5% Jan 5 19% Dec 7 20% Jan 28 Oct 19 11% Jan 18% Jun 43 Jan 50% Aug 33% July 26 27% Nov 36% Mar " 9 Jun 24% July Jan 3 34 July 14% Jan 5 23 Feb 25 45 13 Jan 27 y4 May 12 aa : 1 Mar 17 43% Jan 10% 63 113% 110 31% *1127/a 37% 37 112% 113 37 112% 1,200 10 63% *63 64 600 113% 113 113 40 *110 110% 31% 31% *112% 115 110% 70 32 Va 14,200 7 105 105% Jan 6% Nov 6 X108 % Mar 23 Jan 96 36% Dec 43 112 Jan 6 109% Nov 115 Feb 108 Jan 3 110 Jan 8 105 Dec 112 Mar 21% Jan 10 2% Jan 42% Feb 16% 25% May 19 2 5% July 5 Jan 4% Jun 7 98% July 5 59% Jan 90% Dec 14 24% July 5 10 y8 Jan 18% Sep 2 18% July 73% July 5 Jan 17% July 73% July May 9 Jan 6 7 14% Mar 13 54 12 8% Jan 72 Jan 27 75% Jun 1 64% Jan 73% May '9% Jan 6 14% Jun 30 5% Jan 10% 48y2Jan 4 54% May 9 31% Jan 57 Oct 28% Apr 12 4% July 6 17% Jan 29 / Jun 2% Jan 63% Jan , 3 Jan 3 18 Jan 27 42% Jan 13% Apr 25 18% Jan 22 15% 22 23% Jun 20 22% Aug 36% Apr 24 20 Jan 28 29% Feb 23 par 12 41 % July 5 12 Apr Lines——5 No par ; 100 28% Jan 10 28% Jan 6 :■> 29% Jun 14 3 —15 141 25 ;. No par Jan 22% Apr 13% Jan 3 100 54 Jan - Dec 41 May 31 20% Jan 30% Sep 152 - 15% Jun 58% Jun 65% Jun / 19 26 Brands, Jan 30% May 15% Jan 30% 27 35 y4 Jan Apr 49% May 5 42 Va Jan 66 2% Jan 33% 33% 14,300 57% 57% 14,400 43 43 43 *113 115 *113 rV 10% 115 *113% 10% 10% 115 11% *113 10% : 115 11 ;/• 10% 10% 3,100 661/2 *66% 16% 16% 32% 32% *32% 32% 66% 66% 65% 66% 65 65% 2,300 17% 17% 17% 17% 16% 17 y8 9.800 Stewart-Warner 12% 12% *32% 32% 800 12% 12% 12% 12% 17% 17% 17% *17% 17% 17 17% 10% 10% 10% 11 10% 11 10% 10% 10% 10% 14,400 Stone & 18% 18% 18% 20 19% 20^/4 19% 20 19% 19% 44,500 58% 57 57 *58 59 Studebaker Corp Bun Oil Co 125 125 X124 124 *124 126% *56% *125 '7 7 7 58 127 58 *125 • 7% ■ .• 7% 13 127 7% 7% 7% 12% *17 7% 12% 17 Va. 10.800 500 400 40 7% 62.800 12.100 10 10% 10 ioy8 10% 10% 10% 10% ioy8 10% *24 24 y8 X24 24% 24 24% 23% 24% 23% 24 1,700 *78 79% *78% 79% 78% 81 81 81% 80 Vb 80% 1.500 ♦24% 25 *32% 24% 24% 3,500 Class A pfd 57% Jun 16 46 y2 Jan 60 4 43% Jun 13-; 37% Jan 45 y8 May "51/4 Nov 9% May i Jan 31% Mar Jan Sunshine 13 28% Jan 5 18 32% July 5 62% Feb 29 67% May 18 11% Jan 3 25 58% July 66 May 5 7% Jan 14% 5 4% Jan 14 July 17 y2 Mar 14 14% Dec *17 ..Sep 17% July 13 July Jun 9% Feb 10 .15% Feb 1 7% Apr 11 5% Jan .13% Apr 19 19 10% May par 5 5% Jan 15% 54 Jun 15 60% Jan 21 48% Jan 100 121 Jan 27 5% Feb 15 1 .—25 100 25% 25 25 y4 32% 32% 13 13% 13% 13% 3,700 Sutherland Paper Co Sweets Co of Amer (The) 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% 307/a 30% 30% 4,900 Swift & Co_ 3iy4 31% 30% 31 30% 31% 31% 31% 31% 32% 6,800 Swift International Ltd—; 3iy4 31% 31% 31% 31% 31% 30% 31% 30% 30% 5,600 Sylvania Elec Prod's Inc 7% 7% 7% 7% 30.100 28 _1 10c —No par 13 135. Jun 11% July . Sep 20 Mining Co Superhe&ter Co (The) 32% page 111 115 26 ; 25 • see Dec May 38% July 3 6% Jan cum). — 12% For footnotes 9 Dec No par *32% ; Jan _1 12% 7% 1% 19 No 32% 7% 100% 40% Jan _1 (The) 25% 7% 6 7 51% Apr Superior Oil of Calif Superior Steel Corn. Symington Mar 31% 32% Mar 10 _5 12% 7 6% Mar 115 Sep Jan ,__25 Corp 24% 7 u-> 115% July 32% July 9 27 No par *32% 7 Dec 25 25 12% 100 110 Jan 25 32% 33 Aug Nov 49 Jan 12 *32 117 107 28 Vb L S (4%% Corp July 112% Nov 28 Jan 38% Dec Webster Sunray Oil 70 10 112 40 Stokely Bros & Co Inc— 5% prior preferred 121/4 17% July 114% Jan 19 May 17 Jan Sep 42 116% July 44% Sterling Drug Inc 17% Jan Jan 100 67 Jan Jan preferred 32% 32% 16% 33 109 Jan Standard Steel Spring— (The) 38% Mar 13 113% May 25 64% Feb 2 10% Standard Oil of New Jersey Btarrett Co 9 28 Sep 8% Sep 64 28% Standard Oil of Ohio 4y4 % 28.600 Jan 7 Standard Oil of Indiana 34 577/a 42% 5 38% July 5 34% Jan 15 38% 57% 67% July 60 7 Standard Oil of Calif— 33% Jan 35% Feb 17,000 57% 3 35 V2 No par 38% 33% 19 5 38% 42% 10% Jun '7 38% 33% May 4% July 38% 57% 56 63% July 38% 42 44%; July 32 y4 2 54% July 38 33% 35% Mar Jan 23% 6 Jun Jun 8 37% 57% Nov 24 46% July 3 prior preferred 41% Dec 10 prior preferred— $7 33% 35 2% Jan $6 12,900 57% Nov Jan 28 11 28% Feb Sep 61 21% 61 > 59% May 12 110 6% Jan 28 40% Feb 7.100 63% 41% Jan Jan 33 32% Jun 35% Feb 4% 54% 62% ■ 33% Jun 110 2% 28 Apr 6% Jun No par —No par 4 54 12,400 par Standard G & E Co $4 pref—No par 4% 63 66% 58 No par No 53% ;■ 50% Feb 149% July 25 Apr 14% Sep 66% Jun 22 3 111% Apr Inc— 61 3% Jan Jan Apr 15% - 7% Jun 29 9 •'1 Jun Jan 10% 27 28% Feb Jan 21 Yb 6 32% Jun . .W 132 May 17 24% Jan 27 6 5 .V 5 56% Jan 108 preferred 53 4% May 15% July 29% 14 22% May 13 36% Jan 26 —No par 63% - Feb —No par No par $4.25 preferred 54- *31% *56% 100 28 39% July 25 y4 Jun Jan -• 55 Sep Jan 26 Sparks Withington——....-No par i 1 $5.5J preferred. No par Spencer Kellogg & Sons No par Sperry Corp (The)— 1 Spicer Mfg Co__ No par $3 conv preferred A No pa" Spiegel Inc— 2 Conv $4.50 preferred No par Square D Co 1 45 y4 24% July 23% Nov 2% 3 5% Jan Jan 28 May 27% Nov xl3y8 July 16% 7 4% Jan Jan 5 10J/8 Apr 16 3 4 Jan 15% 5 5 Mar 14 4% Jun 17 Jan 19 27 Jun : 35- 24 23 y2 Jan July Nov 16% May .• 6 407/a Jan 52% 4 Jan 5 7 3% Jan Squibb (E R) & Sons $5 pref series A Jun 5 Jan preferred—. 26% Feb Railway No par preferred——.—100 Standard Jan Feb 16% Feb nonrcum conv July 107% 16 16 24 7.50 Sep 12% Mar Feb 37% Mar 16 16y8 Mobile 8c Ohio stk tr ctfs 5% Jan 114 109 20 Spear & Co 47% July 10% May 28% Jan Natural Gas Co 5% 3% Mar Jan 35 13 3 1% Mar Jan Jan 21 Edison 62 4 July ',9% May 21% Dec aa 9% July 1 36% Jun 21 114% Jun 8 Jan Jun 1 Southern $4.50 115 12 17 % May : Va 15 28 llO'A Jan 32 : 27 6 Jun 2% Apr 3 52% Jun 28 % Jan 20 , 27 California 52 41% 115 115 37 *112 Jun 51% Apr 11 3 18 Jan Southern 62 3% 33 • *112% ' Jun 7 "10% July 5 17% Jun 17: 29 Jan 5% Apr No par —10 — 50% 1 37% 32% 41% 115 *57% • Feb 15% July 93% 14% July Corona Typewriter-No & V- 59% 50% •58% 600 26% 10% *111% 20.600 31 10'/4 37 6% sy4 69 46 10% 114 8 *66 27% 60 37 6% 7% 8% 69 32 x46 60 *111 8% *66 26% 46% 59% *58 6% 8% 31% 32 27 *45% 7% 69 *65 , 31% 26% 45% 6% 8% 9 26% 32 26% •7V, 7 70 70 Jan 7 ' *66% Feb July •39 3 : 98 18% July 3 May 5 35% July 4 28 Dec Jan 80 6 Apr 20% July Nov 7% 5 10% Dec 59 y8 5 26% Mar 14 Iron & $1.20 preferred Smith (A O) Southern 26% 65 Oct 9% 33% Jun Southern Pacific Co 26% 65% 88% Jan 36 15 Steel 23,100 57% i Jan 5% 5 8 South Am Gold & Platinum—, 2,800 24 31% *64 73% 11% July 19 Socony Vacuum Oil Co Inc 33% 15 'A < 97% Mar 14 3 Apr 12,200 4% 31% Va' 3 10% Feb 53.500 31% 57 Jan May 16 24% Apr 24 Skelly Oil Co 2,600 *14% 26% Oil Corp Sloss-Sheffield 28% 13% Sinclair 3.500 130 40 29% 23% 101% 23 — 3.900 >v 23% 23V2 39% *29% , Jan 5 No par Simonds Saw A Steel—; *17 Jan 95 y2 13% July No par 4% 33V4 26 % > 4% 21% July 5 102% Mar 24 14 9 18 No par Coalition Mines 4Va 32% 17% 5 24 8% Apr -15 Oil 4% 41 Jun Jun Apr ■ No par No par (Frank G) Shattuck 26 17% 100 ' Sep May 6% Jan No par 33% 40% Jan No par No par Bharpe & Dohme conv pref ser A; 4% 17% Dec 13 i,?'$3.50 26 14% Oct 74% 84 Steel Corp ■V1 32% -40% 93 Jan No par Inc 4% 17 Jan 42 Va 7 ' 6 . ' 26% 14% 69 % 1 _5 33% 40% 6' -No par 1 33 17% 97 Va July Safeway Stores 26% 14% 19% Mar 10 100 26 y4 40 20 Jan 10 100 non-cum 33 14%' 13% Jan 12 85% Apr preferred Louis-San 4 *17 Jan 141/g 7 Feb 70; 63 Francisco Joseph Lead 6% 26% *39 %.. 7 7 No par 33 14% Dec 17% July J preferred conv 4% 4% 86% July 20% July 1 32% -s Jan 21% July No par (The) 26 4% 20 Jun Nov 5 No par. No par Typewriter 26 4% 3 Copper Mines—.. 32% ■•v;i 80 5 ' 26% 26% Jan; • Sears Roebuck & Co 97% 75% 66 % 84 Seagrave Corp— 23i/4 13 5 6% 87 5.900 97% 71% 128% July • 5.300 97 *75 7 Jan 16 2,000 97% ;j Jan Seaboard Oil Co of Del—.—No par 24 Va 5 Jan 3V8 99% Jun 5 23% 24% 5% 23% 5 107 42 112 23% 4% 42 1 . Nov 22% • 20 113% 8% 34% 30 1 27 70% Jan No par 5 % preferred—... 100 Savage Arms Corp.l 5 Schenley Distillers Corp. new—3y3 5 % % preferred 100 Scott Paper Co No par $4.50 preferred No par ;7 $4 preferred—: —.No par 8% ; ■ 87/8 35 10% Jun _1 ; Company $2.50 3.700, 114 Co__ Antelope Ruberoid 3,700 33% *112% 22% May Jan 18 —1 10 Rustless Iron & Steel Corp % 9% Jan ' 33% 32% *41 Ritter % 8% 9% Aug Jan 14% 26% 3 100 Richfield Oil Corp 240 1,600 32 26% 8 30% Jun 10 Mfg Rheem 32% 17/b preferred conv Common 33% 52 Va 6 20 y8 Mar 21 7 _1 Reynolds SpringReynolds (R J) Tob class B 501/2 32% *112% 114 i 5%% 50% % 1% Jun 11% Feb ,7% preferred— _100 7 5%% preferred — 100 Reynolds Metals Co——....No par 50% $r 15% 14% Apr 19 X83 % Mar 9 25 — Jan " Royal 2,400 Inc 11% 50% Jan RR—100 Saratoga Motors, Roan 12.400 & 5 3 90 Republic Steel Corp —No par 0% conv preferred 100 6 % conv prior pfd ser A .100 Revere Copper & Brass No par 4,400 33 112 *109% 24 34 / Reo 1,700 24% 1% 8% 42 v • 8% *8% 32% :v 107 *41 6.900 15.100 ' 20% % 9% 33 *105% 17 ' 19% 114 200 10% 17 8% 7.000 ' 18 10% 33% 1% *112% 114 • 17% - 32% 50% / 5,200 • ! *23% 33 20% ; 52% 52% *112% 24% 31% 1% ' 1% *52% 9 20 " 51 % 1% 16% % 33% % 50% } 51 *50 31% 19% r 10% 16% 8% 24 31% > 18 10% 16% 8% 24 23% • 17% 10% 8% 8% 19% 18y4 10% 16% Preferred with warrants— Rensselaer 280 ' 18 % 16% ■16% 8% 22% 18% >10% 10 17 ' 1,100 95% Jun 5% Jan .1 ——. Dec 29% 32% July 13 —10 Reliance Mfg Co Remington-Rand • , .97 %, 101% 10% - 12% 12% V 600 13,500 201/4 97% 96% • 11 2,900 \ 21'A 19% 96 20% 10% 100 21% 96% *101 •96 96 17i/4 17 22% 20 96% •12% 101% i' 10% ■ -17 101% Jan 27% Jan & Co 1st pfd —100" Reliable Stores Corp —No par r V 97 ' 10% 17 19% *21% 19% 95% 12% — ' 96% 20% '/••' 19% 20 19% '■ 95 12% 12% 12% 101% "99 19% 95 *94- «'2oy8 19 21 : 21 20 16% 16% 16% *16% :■ Jun Jan 21 ' (Robt) Rels 190 64% ' 10 Va 54% G 38% Jun 3 32% Jan 100 —. Jan 17% July 2 15% Jan 5 „ 17 Jan 3% July 33 3 Feb 28 ———v—. Silk Real 107% Jan 3 , 5P 3 29 ' 25 —50 50 non-cum 2nd preferred—50 4% 500 500 1 135 62% 700 - 12% Feb Reading Company— 4% non-cum 1st preferred-, 3,600 r preferred $2 1,400 - 37% 30 y4 9% -V 18% 30% 9% 38 32% 18% 371/2 29% 9% 29% '.■.♦ •18% 37% 29% 5,400 17% 28% Jan 5 10% Jun 7% Apr 24 85% Jan 27 1 100 - Raybestos Manhattan—, No par Rayonier Inc_————, 1 200 34 17% 32% 18% - 38 2,730 91% ' Radio-Keith-Orp" mm 6% conv preferred 28,500 10 91 *33 32% 18% 18% ' '.*37% 9% ' *127 62% "' 30% 9% 9% 131 *61% 32% 18% '•38 ' 37% 30 < 1 9% 91% 32% > 18 •*; 91% r 32% *37' 76 16% 91% 31 % *32% 75% *32% 91% * 76%' 10 75%- '75% No pat Radio Corp of Amet ' • Gould Corp 10 125% Jun 3 27 24% July Jan 3 84% Feb 19% Apr 25 5% Jan 17% Jan 72 25 27% Jan 33 3 27% Jan 10 5% May 9 Jun 13% July 4 >6% Apr 18 3 122 30 Apr Dec 63% Mar 130 Sep 5 4% Nov 6 Oct 5 3% Jan 7% Apr 5 2 12% Jan 22 May 58% Feb 82 May 14% Jan 32% July 26 y4 4% Jan Feb 12% Jun 22 y2 Jan 27% Nov Apr 25% July' 5 29% Jan 28 8% Jan -No par I July % July 7% July 10% July 12 Va u 20 16 6 31% Mar 20 . 33 July 33% Jun 27 27 y2 Nov 35% 33% Jan 5 22% Feb 35% July 7% Mar 13 4% Jan 8% May * " . THE COMMERCIAL LOW AND u $ per share $ per EXCHANGE the Week July 7 July d Highest & $ $ per share Par Shares J per share S per share $ per share share Range for Previous Year 11)43 Lowest STOCK NEW YORK Sales for Friday Thursday July 5 July 4 July 3 July 1 J per share Range since January I Lowest STOCKS HIGH SALE PRICES Wednesday Tuesday Monday .Saturday Monday, July 10, 1944 & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE per share, share per Highest ; y I par share T 3 Va 8Vs 8% 8% 46 '/a 46 Vo *46% 47% 8% *46% 12 Vt 47 Va 48 47% 48% 5% 6 5% 35% 36'A 17% 3.300 Telautograph 12% 12 Vs 12 Va 5.300 Tennessee 49 48% 48% 7.700 Texas Co 6 Va 6% 35% 46% 18 18 Va 10 Vt 10'A 8% 112 Va 9'/4 9% 4 4 23% 56% 56% *111 *47 3.000 16 13 43 43% 4 4% 43% Vs 4% 4 16% '104% 104% 30 Va 30 30 29% 30% 29 Va 30 Ve 29% 49% 49% 49% 50 51% 51 52 50% 51 49 V4 10 Vt 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10'A 10V4 10 Vs 10V4 ■' 22 17 17 4% V 4% . 22 21% 23% 23 23% 22% 17% 18 18% 17% 18% 18% 1 96 Vt 10V4 10 10 Vt. ,10% 19% 19 Vo !. 33 26 33 26 19 y4 26 Vt *19 32% 10% ".. 120 • Truax-Traer Tubize 26 Vs 32% 32% 33 Vs 7.900 104% 104 % 104% 104'A 200 8 *7% 7% *7% 7% 1.300 99 99 97% 98% 13 Va" 13% /' 13% 13% 13% 13% 64% 65 64 65 63% 63% 13 V4 12% 13 12% 13 i -• 104 V4 8Va 7% 97 97 98 98%' 13 VA 13 V4 13% 13% *63 Va 64% 64V« 64 VA 12% 12% 12% 13 12% 81 81 81% 81Va V 20th 12.040 33'/s 104 V4 , 33 *103% 25% 25% 26 33 7.400 ; 1 Corp No par No Par No par preferred prior pfd.—.... Twin City Rapid Transit V 7% preferred. $4.50 % Twin Coach 1 81 *114 Va 116% 19% 19% 109% 109% *98 >/4 98% 19% 98% 98% 98% 98% 98% 98% 27% 27% 27% 27% 27% 1.000 13.500 29 29% 28 Vi 104% 104% 29% 28% 29% 104 Va 29% 29 *116 29 Va 120 Vt 120 *116 V4 114 114 67 67 67 67% 67 Vt 24% *23% 25 *23% *112% ; 117 *116 < 21% 22 *112 Va 114 • 67% ■ 24% 24% 100 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 100.900 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 36% 36 V4 36 Va 36% 36% 15,300 36% 36% 36% 36 Va 36 Va 17 Va 17% 17 17% 17 17 Va 17 Va 17%: 9.300 17 105% *105 105 Va 600 "17% Va 8 Va 2.400 60 60 60 10% ' 10% 11 Va 10% 10% 10 Va 11.100 10% 3 '10% 10% 10% 30 29% 30 29% 31V4 30% 30% 2.500 84% 1,500 1% 47.700 *29% 30 85% i% 1% Va 6% 174 Va *13 Va 48 84 Va 84% 174% 174% 7% 113% 9% 36% *43 Va *40 Vi 52 Va 136% • v "60 60 73 73 74% 74% 59 Vt 59 Va 59 Va 61 131% 131% 132% 2 *•" 2% 40 36% 45 45 2 52 V4' • 41% *96 Va *135 60 Va *59 Va *73% 75 61 Va 134% 134% 134% 26% 21 VA 26 Va 47 47 *46% r 4V» 4 4 V4 / 4 Va 4 4Va 73 73 17% 17 39 39% 166% 21% 21% 21% 11% 11% 12 2.600 . 130 :'; 2.300 4Va 6.600 4 97 *95 97 100 18 *17% 18 2,900 5% 5% 5% 38% 38 V4 75% 77 78 6.700 39 Va 76 3 5 Va 38% 75 *166%- 169% 166 Va 169 Va 4 2.900 , 6 ' 75 75 *74% 17% 18 Va 4 135 39 5%- 5% 5% 39 39 *95 97 17%' 67,700 26% 47 27% 800 1.400 500 62 Va 62% 47 r > - 61% 4 "97 • 60 Va 74% 4 97 135 Va 135% 74% 134% *46% 6.000 52% 59% 4% *96 V* 15.200 2 62 % 21 Va 600 •- 41 Va 135% 4Va 38 V4 *166 51% a" 290 190 > *166% 169% *166 Va 13% *46% 118% «... -" 1' *46 76 *76 80 85 *80 85 *80 ' *22% 23% *22% 23% 4% 113% *43% 10 .;U S Plywood Corp ;tU S Realty & Ioipt—— 34% *80 5Va 61 61% 44% 38% 38% 38% 38% 35 35 35 35 34% 34% • , V« 60% V 114 114 44 114 ■■ ,■ . >*43% 45 ■ *38 Va , ■: . 35 Vs 60% ■ *117 120 120 120 *117 *150 160 *150 160 155 *150 165 160 155 *150 54 55 55 54% 56% 55% 57 55 54 12 12 Va 12% 29 Va 12 Vt 12 Va 12% — *117 : preferred EI dlv partic & Pow Va 600 1,200 prefi— 5% pfd Virginian Ry ^ V 10 & Coke Co^ preferred — , ■. Preferred — — -■ - , *53 *11 Va 29% *18 Vt 9% For 11% 12 29% 28% 106% *105% 29 29% 106% *51% 52% *105% *105% 18% 10 footnotes *51% *18% 9% see ■ 52% 52% 18% *18 V4 10 10 page 135.y 106 53 29 *105% 53 18% *18Vi 10 y8 9% 29 Va 106 29% *105% RR 12% 1.100 Waldorf 29% "1.100 53 Va 18% *18% 9% 9% ■1,160 18% 10 Walgreen 4%% 106 Walker Co ' preferred (Hiram) Dlv redeem 14.200 8 Jan 4 Jan 33% Jan 8 Vs Jan Dec- July 95 Oct 9% (49 Jan 3 Sep May 6% May 'i'> July 15 26 Va Feb 34% Dec 1% Jan 3 v Mar Jan 26% Jun 16 15% July 9% Jan ; 103% May 94 % Jan 23% Dec 40% Jan 6% Jan 10% May 6 15'A Jan 25% July 5 11 V» Jan 16% 1% 5/ 21,25 26 16 13 6 5 69 34% Mai , 6% Apr 4% May Jan ; July 50 90 Jan May Jan 9% May Jan 24% July ' 12% 25 67 5 5 Nov 4% 28 34 Va July Jan 99 101 Oct 9% Jun Jan 77% Jan Jun 11% Jun 6V4 Jan , 42 Jan 8 Jan 11% x76% - Dec 86% May / Jun 20 Apr 14 May 26 July 6 July 7 ' 113 Jan 59 1 July Feb xll8 Apr Jan 114% 15% Jan 80'A Jan 22% July 102% July 5 79% Jan Feb 9 Mar 13 x24Vi Nov 93% Jan July 105% 24'A "Jan Jan 11 July 5, July 17% Jan 6 *8 Jan 17% Jan 7% Jan Jun x26 v Jun 2'A May 35% Sep V 15% Sep 96 Dec 9 Jan 66 . July 'If 38'A Jan 5% Jun 69 % Dec 2% May i 114 Jan 94% > Jun 33% July 22 Va Jan Ji May 114% ; Jan 18% Oct 28% Mar 40 Jan 55% Oct 97 i Jan 109 Va 9% Jan 23% Nov Jun 35 60 Va Mar Apr 76% Sep 2% Dec 29% Dec 1 2 ye Jun 16% Jan 99 Dec 100 Dec - Walworth Co 13 Va May 99 % Jan 9% Jan Dec 19 July 59 . 5 18 4 . 13% 48 41% 8% 62% July y 135 July 27% July 48V2 Feb , 4'A.Jun . 4V» Jun 97% Jun 18% July y 6. July 39% July 78. July 169 Feb 5 7 23 Va July 5 12V2 July 64 46 -. July 5 • 11 80 May.31 -23% May 29 5V4Mar24, 62% July 5 115 May 30 ■ 52 Mar 7 7 4 9 14 17 Feb 14 119% Jun 12 14% July 5 • 47% July b 77 - -Jun 21 39% Jan 15 35'A July 7 120 Jun 27155 July 6 Oct 44 Va Nov Jan ' 4 7% Apr 19% Jan 13"% Jan 108 Oct Apr<• x42% July . Apr 114 Jan ' 4% Nov Oct; 8 Vs July 9% 8% Nov Jun * 29 Vs Jan '2i>% Jan i 42 Jan V 44% 32 37% May July Jun U Jan 3% May 25 Va Jan 46% Sep 101 Jan 64% Jan 74 47% > Jan 46 Jan 130 *' Dec 62 May - Nov Jan 125 July 20% Nov 29 Apr 42 Vs Jan 50% Aug 1% 6 an 3% July % Jan ■ 3 Oct Oct 56 Jun 88 13% Dec 20% 2% Ntv 30% Nov 6% July 41 Va July 59 V4 Jan July/ ' • 100 —No par —No par 40 ; G & W—No preferred 100 par —No par —No par . Jan 3 10% Jan 19' 26% Apr 1 105% Mar 27 48 Feb 4 IIVa Jan 12 IVa Jan 3 59% Mar 13 12% July 5 30 May 25 106% Apr 13 53 Va July 6' 18% May 26 10 Vs Jun 27 .- 59% July 112 5 3 44 3 28 15.'25 15 - 10% 30 15. 5 7'". 181% Jan 75% ■ 39% Jun 3 23 29 20 25, Dec 5% July 5 May 20 July 5 .Jun 28 ,* 25% July 3 .112% May 31 8% July 3 10 July 6 y 37% Jun 27 46 Mar 6 . 41% July 5 , . 2% Jan 20 53% Jun 27 , .142% May 18 . 61 Jun 26 75 Jun 27 .y Jan lbri . .. 28 149 5% Apr t 4% Jan 84% 21% Feb 17. v 88 Jun 27 180 Mar 13 , 27 18 26 4 4 27 3% Jan 12% July 5 104% Jun 23 19 102 100 —100 preferred System- 53 Vi 52 Oct 14 53% Jan 150 Jan ;i5% Jau 8% Ja'.i 25Va 115 ; Jan Mar 75% July 165% Nov 25% July 12% Feb 37% Oct 120 Oct 40 Vs Dec 44% 51 Jan 65 57 Feb 67 % May '20% Nov 2V4 Jan 39 Jan 20 Va Jan . 26% Oct Aug Feb 6% July 68% July 45" 40 Oct Oct 27 Jan 29 V4 Jan 80 Jan 110 Aug 113 Jan 150 Nov 35% Sep 1':/.' 4%% Wabash 53 Va ; Jan . 21 Apr 19 Jan 4 ;33 W ;2.100 12'A May 41V2 Jan -63% Jan 70 Feb 21% Jan 4 Feb 52 Feb 113% Jun 38'% Feb 37 Jun , . 25 25 I Vulcan Detinning Co. ——- ^ 6% 100 ^100 100 preferred. $5 - —..No par Chemical Va Iron Coal 120 120 *117 *117 6% 1 100 . 5 1O0 100 5 J Co_^„ non-cum 116% Jan 100 •VlctoT Chemical Worksi Va-Carolina ' Co_6% Sugar Vicks Shreve & Pac Ry—- 590 . -5 preferred Chemical Vick •" 2.100 - 1%-1st 9'A Jan 37 j Jan - Vertientes-Camaguey 8,300 " 38% ,35V4 V 17% Jan of Am..——No par 2.50 Cos. Norman Van Raalte Co Inc.—.1 5% 500 , 114 45- 25 Mar 20 1.00: '' 162 preferred— 8% c ■ 4% 113% *43% 113% 10 23 V8 4% Co — 100 . 85 23 Vs 4% Jan Apr Jan Apr Feb Feb Jan - '3.100 * 23 Vs 38% *38 38% *34% 85 10 80 4% Rubber < 100 ' 47% 44 43 Va 44% *46 *76 8 Van - 14 80 25 19 3 18 2 40 7 130 13 52% Feb 7 8% 30% 40% 35'A 1 INo par : . 10 8%,non-cum 1st preferred 100 .U S Smelting Ref & Mlq. 50 Preferred i 50 1 69 May U S Steel.Corp— : —No par : 50% Apr i Preferred ; ; 100 xll9% Jan .U S Tobacco Co—* No par 22 'May 1% non-cum preferred—25 V 44V2 Apr United "StookyardS Corp -1 2% Jan United Stores class A 5 4 2V» Apr $6 conv preferred No par ' 76 ' Jan Universal-Cyclops Steel Corp^ 1 14% Jan Universal Laboratories Inc i-1 3V4 Jan Preferred j. -I— 1N0 par " 31 Jan Universal Leaf Tob .No par 68 :Apr U Vanadium Corp : 119% 47% 23 22% v - *80 | 62% 62 62 61 Vt 113% 114 114 *37% 4% 4% 4% 4% 61% 22% 13% 13% 47% 85 76 *80 *118% 118 47 *76 47% 80 OO *46 47 13% 14% *46 47% f—1 119 Va *76 *61 *46 16% Jan 3 110 Feb 10 5% Apr 24 10 20 10 1 J Pipe ic Foundry.— Card Co— 8.900 12% 46 Jan 2V2 . 7% Feb 10 97% Jan 4 14% Jan 3 70 Mar 28 < 170 > Jan 10 8% Jan 4 42 ' Jan 7 34Vt Apr 24 5 *' Jan 19 a—100 .; U S Playing 4.400 22% 12% 14 Va. 13%. 14 47% 14 22 Vs 12% *118% ' 118% 118% 22% 12 Vs 46 46 *45 46 *45 Va *118 21% 12 Vs . , —1 Preferred U S '■ 23 Vs 11% 12 . . * 169 Va 22% < 22 Va . preferred No par —No par No par Co.. Lines Co U S 300 74% 4 5% 5% 1% 52% 4V4 16% 16% *41 / 2'/a 46% 97 900 10 36 V4 46 10 Prior 1,500 *9% 36% 44 % Leather S Partic & conv cl A 53.100 60% 134 Va 46 Va Va 136% 27% U 110% 41% 53% 62; 4.900 • 50 5% % conv preferred— U S Industrial Chemicals. 110% 9% 5 Mach Corp U S Hoffman 90 5.500 36% * 20 100 Co.. preferred—. 1% 3.500 41 8 Freight Co— -U S Gypsum 3,000 "•4 7% 8V4 No par No par —No par No par iNo par 1st preferred $6 U S 130 25 Va / 6V4 20'A 110 61 22 par .___100 Co—— U S & Foreign Secur ; ' 7% 8% 9% , 1.500 83 Va 13 Va 113% . _ , 3.900 17 24% 4 V4 V 80 49 Va 40% .No Co preferred Carbon 13'A July 28% July . 6.600 7% 4 4 4 12 Va 25 Va 46% *46 3.800 13 41 8V4 45 *74% 330 6Vt *47 *110% 37% 134% 27 27 27 2.000 24% 41% 60 onr 103 Va 175 175 8% 134 - V 60 83 Va 84% 175 113% 53 - 5.600 15 7% 41% 136% *135 *59 40% 8 45 "V 52%, 52% 52% *134 Va 41% 9% >,• 16 Va 17 Vi 13% "37 2% 2 2 84% *174% ' 40% 40% 40% 1% 45. 12% 104 48 8% 36 Va *43% 45 Z: 12% • . July Jan Nov Jun 26/; 66 18 7Vt 35 8 26 5v 30. 7 / 13'A July - 25 82% 19 116% 5 113% 3 20% 3 111% 1 98% 6 ; 28 6.. 30% 24 106 . 18 / . 30% 53% July 16% ' 104 Va 6Va 103% 16% ; no ' 6% 13% *110%'' 9%, *9% 36% 36% 12% 25% 8% *14% . 103 V4 48 , Va 36% 13% 7% 113%' 8 s, a 8 Va 9;% 36 % " 15 Va 47% 41 8 *110% 1 47% 25% 25 VA 8 Va ■ 40% 40% 7% 84% 1% 13% 47% 40% *110% 17 V.. 13% 13 Va *46 7% 59 85 V4 103% 174% 40 Va 24% 12% 17%" 85 % * 174% 13% *46 V2 o 8 9 -j .vy ~59 \;v* 104% 6 V8 104 *103 17 >A 84% 85% 14% 36% *103 6% 12% 12% 16% 174 V* 15 104% 6% 104 1% 37 ' 6Vt ' 104 16% 16% 85 37 104% 12 Va 104% 14% 14% 61/4 12 Va 85 1% 1% 104 Vt 104 Va 12% 85 84 V4 37 36% 36% 104 8% 59 i, ' 1% ... 14% 14% 14% *36 104 " : 85 84% 1% 8% 8% 8% 8% 85% *104 105% " 59% 8% ! *29 Va 6 105V4 ' 60 •8% 60 105 104% 104% *104 105 / Biscuit conv 41% July • May 4. 22 Jan 18 Mar 23 114 Jun 13 May 5 68 Va July 7 United-Carr Fast Corp Jan 3 26 Jan 21 United Corporation.. No par 1% Jan 3 1% July 1. $3 preferred No par 31% Apr 19 36% July 3 United Drug Co ; ' 5 .->4 12% Apr 18 i 17% July 5 A $4.75 preferred. No par 95'A Jan 4 105% July 6 United Dyewood Corp —1 6 Feb 5 9 Va Jun °7 Prefeh-ed —100 45% Apr 19 62% Jun 26 United Electric Coal Cos 5 8 Jan 6 / 11.% Jury 5 United Engineering & Fdy_. —5 26% May 5 31'A July 6 United Fruit Co... No par 75 Va Jan 12 86% Jun 27 United Gas Improvement—No par > l%Jun 3 2% Jan 3 Wi J— 13% 14 Jun 8. 15% Jun 8 United Merch & Mfrs Inc...; 1 28 Va Jan 19 39% May 3 5% preferred —100 98% Jan 3 104% Feb 21. United Pdperboar.d 10 4 Feb 9_. 6%.July 5 5% ' , 102% Jan 19/117 100 preferred ..'—— United 1.200 68 Va Air Lines Inc United 10 67 V4 .5 rL—100 10 preferred..— conv: 4 % c/o 4 1.000 114 24% *24 5% United -300 22 22 114 . 117 117 21% 21% 21% *21 Va *113 , Feb Feb Feb Feb Jan Feb 26 Jun 25% Jun .100% Feb 22% Apr . . 51'A Jan 10 9'A Feb 7 76% 113 109% 18% 93% 92% .—No par •United Aircraft Corp 13.100 30% ' 6% July Dec 8% Jan May 29 July 5A July 6 Jun 22 July July Jun Mar Jun Jun Jun July May 102 May 13% Jun . 6 . 100 preferred non-cum > 25 100 ^ Union Tank Car... 800 29 Va 104% 30% 104 Va 29 Va *103 25 4% - 1,100 27% 29% 66% 66% 98% 29 21V4 Union Pacific RR Co: 1,900 111% 110 Va 111 110 < Union Oil of California 4 8% Jan / series— Preferred $4.50 10 . 6814 Jan . No par No par No par & Carb Union El Co of Mo $5 pfd 50 9,500 20 Va 27% 104% 1. 114 *23% 113 xl9% 20% 29% 120 21V4 *113 116% *112% 113 104 % 29 Va *116 *114% i 5.900 27% 104 29 110 110 ..r 116% 20 Va 20.V4 19% 110 116% *112% Paper.. 81% • No par Fisher Co Union Bag & 98 V4 29% 28% 113 I 20 - 110 *'■ 27% 27% 104 116% *112% 113 113 81% 81% 81 *114% 116% *114% 116% *114 Va 82 ■Under Elliott Carbide , : —No par "800 11.100 Union ,: ; 100 Co i§|:i| U fllli I " , No par Film Corp Cen Fox $1.50 t . "170 98 *97 ..No par No par.- : Corp Rayon July 5 ,: 18% Feby 4 5 Jan 4%, 98% Jan 3 11 Mar 1 20 Va Feb 17 / . 26 Va Jan 3 v 33% Jan 4 104'A 5% Jan 5 8% 3'A 85 . ... 8% 15% 21% 28% 100 1- Corp.. $6 preferred Jan 33 Va 7 23% July 12 Va Jan No par Transue & Williams St'L, 2.800 ; ... 17'/a Apr 25 .5 West Air Inc Tri-Contlnental 2.600 10 Vt 18% . 28Va Jun 17 . 107% 30% 52 10 Va . . L700 ' 95% 10% 18% 44 Va Jun 4% July Products-——No par No par Transcont'I & 24.800 18% 10% 18% ' 95% 97 *95% 10% 19% : :: / 26% 26 33Va.V 8 Va 8 96 ; 10% . 5 4% 5 4% 19 % -26 Va/" "*103% 104 VA *103 V4 , 96 97 98 Va *96',4 5 13% Mar v' 6,100 18'A 4% 4% 4% .11% Jun 13 , 7,900 22% 17 22 21% 25 .. . . 4:700 Jan 47% Jun 28, 6% July 7 32% Jan 10 2 Jan 4 .( $3.50 cum preferred —Ni par 18Va Mar 6 Tide Water Associated Oil..— —10 V; 13 ; Feb 3 $4.50 conv preferred No par 100'/a Jan 3 Tlmken Detroit Axle 10 25 Jan 3 Tlmken Roller Bearing. No par 43% Apr 24 Transamericu Corp .2 8Va Jan 13 3.500 ■S'\ Jan 3% . 43 Jan 11 4'A Jan 19 Thompson 13% May • 8% , Thompson-Starrett Co 550 105 Vt , 10 Thompson (J. R) 16:400 29% 29% 105 105 Vt 105 . . 5»A Mar 41% 26% Mar 21 24Va July 5 57 ; Jun 22 par ; 1.700 105 .. Jun Apr Jan 5 11 Va Jtily 45 Jan 3 5% Jan 6 9 Feb 16 92 Jan 31. .113 May 9 7 ' Apr 19 % 9% Jun 29.. +1 Transit Corp._No Third Avenue 15.900 15% 104% 1 8% Jan 35 36 Va July 3/ 19 Va Mar 16 , 4.. 9 ;/> ; 100 Preferred 1.200 . 17 16% 105'A 16% 15% 105 200 26 26 27 26% 16% ■•'•V' i 14Vi Feb 8% Feb .—No par $3 dlv conv preferred—.. 10,100 13 100 Ry Co Thermoid. Co„ - 30 ^ 6% h __1 Land Trust—i. The Fair— 30 7.400 47 47 6 *12% 28 Va 15% " 1 ; : 9% CV8 i3Vs 4Va 50 ' 47 (•- 43% 44"' 28 28 8% 10 6% July 32% Apr 19 ; No par Oil 5% 87/a Jun 39?• 49 Mar 17 6%PJuly 6 12% July 5 50Va Jan 10 17% Jan 4 Thatcher Mfg Co— __Na par & 12% Jan 13 $3.60 conv preferred——^-No par r ;'50Vt Feb 4 100 ^ 112 9 5% 13 4% 4% 47 6 Vs 43% ; *8% ! 4% Feb 28 . Coal & Texas Pacific 3.800 56% Pacific Texas & Pacific ' 23% *111 Texas 26.200 i —No par 5 5 Texas Gulf Sulphur 7.300 f 3.600 56 Vt 9% 9 47% /. *12% 13 44 15% IIVa 25 Corp Corp_—i (The) ;Texas Gulf Producing 26:300 24. v 23'A ' 112 *110 9% 5% 5% 27% .. 8% *8% 85/s 113 ' 9% 47% , .57 *8% 8%:/- 4 V4 27% 27'/a 23 9% *43% 44 Va 44 24% 10% 24 10% 24% V , 115 13 13 *12 % 10% 24 23% 5 5,^ 5% *5 Va 10% *56% *47 Va 47 *47 r 18 Ve 24% 24 Va 9 V4 ,36 10% 57 *111 17% 24 % 23 *8% 8 Va 112 Va 26 18% "' 23% *56 57 6% 6% , 36% V 22. /'■ 21V4 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 7 \ Jan 5 42 Jan •3 4Vt Jan 12 10% Mar 29 45% Feb 7 —fl 50 partic preferred 5 Va % 20 12% 36 18 10 23 To 47% (James).. 48% 17% 17 Vt 10 21'A *46 Vs 63a 6% 17 J/4 *56 46 Vs Talcott Inc 200 12% 6 »/4 *23 46 Vs V 8% 48% 6 12 Va 36 V3 *8 Va 12% 12% 12 Va 35 To 8% 48 Vs 6Va 6 6 6 *8% 47 Va 8% 24 Va Jan 40 % 7% Jan 11% May 20% Jan 28% July 103 38 Va Feb Jan 15% Jan 4% Jan 109 54% Dec Jun Oct 18% May 9% Jun THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4297 Volume 160 NEW YORK STOCK RECORD July I $ $ per per share 11 2 *10'% 2 no% v:" *1% '>!.■" *55% 57 % 13% 57 '13% July 5 July 4 $ per share share 11% 11% t *10% 2 58 2 13% ,13%, ; 13% 14% 13% 14% 32% . 32% 32% 32% 32% 33 1,300 *32 13% 1,200 Warren Fdy 45 2 3 $ per share Jan % 13 May 2% Mar Jan 26 Jan July 15% July 27 22 Dec 32% 11% Apr 24 May 18 14% Jun 27 22 5,8 Feb 14 33% Jun 22 % Apr No par No par 4% 62 Apr Highest S per share 11% Mar 31 9 27 Jan Lowest S per share 27 1% Feb 5 ; & Pipe Year 1943 Highest share Jan 8 50 . Pictures Warner Bros 26,500 14 32 %.- S per par No par No par cl A„ preferred $7 600 57% .■7-'V: : Ward Baking Co Class B—— 300 ..v". 2 T. Shares 10% , 57% ' Lowest EXCHANGE the Week July 7 Range since January 1 NEW YORK STOCK Sales for , $ per share 11% 2 58 57% 57% , *10% 2 2 2 Friday $ per share $ per share 10% 57: Thursday July <> Wednesday Tuesday Monday July 3 Range for Previous STOCKS LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES : Saturday 135 Jan 7% 56 *32% 33 *23 % *23% 24 24 24 24 24 24 241/4 1.300 Washington 25 241/4 July 15% *19 191/8 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 1,000 Waukesha Motor Co 5 15% Apr 25 19% July 12% Jan 20'/a 28% 28% 28% 28% 28% 28% 28% 29 \" 29 1,000 Wayne Pump Co 1 23 29 7 17% Jan 26 28% 10% lO'A 9% 10 2% Jan Apr 23% 1914 7 6 Jan 24 *18% 9 % ♦ 10 94 23% 90y2 94. *90% •116% *25 24%,: *106 116% 25% 80% 80% 25 95% 116% 26% 28% *105% 107% *105% 107% 35'% 34% 35% 34% 34% 6 6% 5% 5%. ' • 16 15% I6V4 15% 16'A 151/4 15% 49 48% 28% 49'/4 49% 51% 50% 51 28% 28% 28% 25% -105 *132% 1 *34% ' 105% 135, 134% *132% 34% 31 *109% 110 , 111 1051/4 . ,■291/4 93/a *9 8% 109% 109% 106% 76% 20% 20%' 28%; 29 9 ft'i / 8% % .'78% 82 82% 83 83 *28 28% *28 28% 28% 28% *8%;i '•-/v. 81/2 Z 8% 17% 17% 22 23 10% 11.: 91% 92 241/4 23% 19 22 10% >11 , 92 13% 13% 13 ♦123 5 Z *22 32 31 Jan 40 July 25% Jan 13 31 July 1051/2 Jan 12 110 101 % May 26 105% July 100 59% Feb 19 72 100 97'A Jan 3 103 - No par 20% Feb par *99% *89 V *99% *89 — *89 1,100 r M ,5: 8,400 32% 5 12,400 36,700 - 66 66% 66% 66 »/2 67 m 67 % 79 80 80% 81 67% 68 68% 69% 69 35 34% 34% 35 13'% *66 65% 13 % 13% 13% 19% 20% 40% 41% '67 *77 80 68 '68 *34% • 13 r 197% 19% 40% 40% 41% 17% 42 ♦Bid 6% and asked prices; 78% 69% 69 34% 35 35 12%. 13% 12% $6 17% no 17'% 42% 41% 6% 6% tin receivership, sales on this day. a 22% Aug 10% July • Apr t 27 Oct 6% July 201/a July 2'/a Jan 9% Jun 6 24%. July 5 5 Jan 3 V 11% July 5 8 No par 8OV4 Jan 4 —10 10% Jan 7 13% Jun 27 • 20% Jan Worthington P & M (Del)«—No par 7% preferred A ; —100 6% preferred B— 100 Jan 149 134 Sep July 6 44% Jan 54 Jun 68% July 6 46 57% Jun 5 69% Jun 8 78% Dec 12 58% Jan 70% Sep 6 351/4 Jun 30 Sep 91/4 Apr 25 13% Jun 30 27% Mar 25 1 14% Jan Jan 20% July 3 21% Jan 31% ~7% Jan 30 Jan 171/2 July 41% July 82 Jan 98 9% Jan 16% Jun 42% July 96' Jan 6 1041% July Youngstown Steel Door 13 Jan 3 17% Jun 28 No par 2,700 Zenith Radio Corp— .No par 33% Jan 3 42% July Zonite Products Corp. 1 3% Jan 19 6% July 19% 5 15,000 5 r Cash sale, s Special sales, wd When distributed. x-Ex-dlvidends. 2 Jan Jan y Ex-rights. Transactions at the New York Curb Exchange Daily, Weekly and Yearly Daily, Weekly and Yearly and Miscel. Shares Bonds July 7,1944 Foreign Total Government Railroad Number oj Week Ended Stocks United States Stocks, Bond 646,540 $3,080,000 $364,000 $7,000 1,027,000 54,000 8,538,400 1,060,000 T 23,000 9,561,409 Wednesday Thursday Friday : Total- 9,581,700 7,990,500 519,000 $3,383,000 $84,000 $5,000 57,000 3,000 692,000 549,000 z\ 3,000 664,000 HOLIDAY 112,000 802,000 513,470 77,000 639,000 42,000 2T660 2,260,415 Total 725,000 421,350 Thursday $39,336,500 $2,872,000 $329,000 $32,000 X: 1943 1944 July 7 1944 ..rv■■■: 1944 1943 shares 7,635,240 4,136,885 138,978,165 $52,000 1.559,500 $3,652,100 61,435,500 $1,740,109 68,608,700 2,009,627,800 . ■ $2,872,000 Bonds Foreign Railroad & Industrial Total $3,184,000 206,000 20,000 34,472,410 1,546,560 July 7 1943 45,595,347 Bonds • Government 702,000 $3,233,000 177,666,562 $84,000 3,383,000 Stocks—No. of 1944 1943 2,260,415 Stocks—No. of shares— ' Jan. 1 to Week Ended July 7 Jan. 1 to Week Ended July 7 $373,000 $41,000 632,000 637,840 8,509,500 $35,869,500 Total Corporate $327,000 — Wednesday— 10,054,700 •s 7,635,240 ...— 473,000 1,277,430 —. ... Foreign Foreign Government 223,450 1 —; Tuesday ... ZI Domtstio 464,305 Saturday HOLIDAY Tuesday of Shares) 7,1944 7,759,900 2,435,770 1,713,100 Week Ended July $3,451,000 6,678,900 Bonds (Par Value) (Number Sales Bonds Bonds 1,562,400 'Z-Z; S. Nov 37% July 4% May Transactions at the New York Stock Exchange U. Apr 5 5 7 3.600 Stock, 108 87% Mar 14 Apr 26 6% n New Jan Sep 70 58 No par 33% Apr 24 410 Oct Dec 100% Oct Jan . Young Spring Si Wire : No par Youngstown Sheet & Tube—No par 5%% preferred series A 100 2,700 25% 104 49 Mfg. Co 16% 27 23 67 (Del) 42'/a July Jan 5 Jr 24% July Jan jun 47% Jan (Wm) Dec Jan 105 12 ; 121 17% 30% 100: Jan : Jan 6 32% July' 6 4 101% May 26 94 86'/a Oct 11% Apr 21 July 42% Jun 3 36% Jan —10 (F W) Co 24 19% Apr 27 —10 Jan Jan 9 115 100 pfd 9% Sep 4% Jan 57% 951/2 July 5 41% Deferred delivery, 7Va Oct 86 Jan Jan 11% Jan York Corp 15.200 42 Jan Jan *20% 2% 41% 6% 2% 40 Jun 5 X6 % 42 3% Jan 9% Apr 3 : Yale & Towne 500 103% 104% >17'^": 17% >f< 20 Jan 7 Feb Co.— preferred Wrigley 16,400 201/4 ' 41% 42% 103% "70 13% 26 Jan 5 No par 4%% series. 100 pfd 41%% Conv series—100 / Wright Aeronautical No par 1,200 69 35 v Jan 13% Prior 600 78% 1 15 22 Mar 23 11 Prior pfd 800 t v::' 69 20 20% 41% 103'% 17% f ' 20% 42% 104 6% 42 6% 6% 79% . 17% 17% 6'% 79 41% 17i% : 68% Z 20% 20% 421/8 104 42 17% 13% 102%' 103 102% >102 *34 V *68 58% Jan Jun Woolworth .. " 68 i *67% 68% 7 24% July 71% July 29% July Woodward Iron Co.—... , £— 67' Oct" 6 21 • , * 67 Apr 99 Jan 7 .Wilson-Jones *99% 05% 65% 65% 60 Jan 18 7 Wisconsin- El Pow 6% *89 Mar 85 Feb 24 Jun 31% July 7 7% Jan 24 . 112% 5 52 Feb preferred— preferred 29% May 6 July 18 conv July May 18 20 Wilson & Co Inc 2,800 *99% 22% Nov, 106% Jan 24% May ' ' *89 ■ 27 Jun —1 ■ *99% 5 July Prior 1,700 ,/ 32% 24 White Sewing Mach Corp 2,300 32% Jun 6 f 41% ^ 36 .1 > 41% 41% 31 30% Jun 4 Jan 32 .* Willys-Overland Motors 6% preferred (called) 4 *123 130 ' 4,600 13% ;'1 23% V, 23% 41% ? 41% 24 100 Jan 8 4% Jaw 14 113 31 41%: 41% 30 13% 13 23% Jan 7 Mar _5 95% s- Jan 120 Feb 127% Wilcox Oil & Gas Co—. i, 10% % *123 23% 231/4 23 41% 30 95 13% 15% 81 37 Apr 24 x91 28% Jun 27 13% 11% 94% 13% 13% 10% 94% 27 July 108% Jun 19 Apr Jun 21 " 114,000 i 23% 49% Oct 24% Dec 9% July 5 85 Jun 13 95 11% 92%. *123 22% 41% 30 23% 10% V *123 — 22% 41% , - 11% Oct 80 $4 Dec 6% Apr Nov 30% July Jan 27 "v* - *91 8% 19% 8% Z 2% Jan 5% Sep 31% Jan 66% Jan 28 100 16% Oct 110 37% x64% Jan- 24 i 18% 8% 4 8% 18'/a •>19% 23% 17% 20%, Jan Jun 22 10 20 No par ..20 t * Jan 19 Oct 87% Oct 119 7 7 7 I6V4 July 51% July 3 Feb Jan 103 5 3 par ..20 80 28% 23% 19% 22 3,600 83 '28 6% July 22% Jan White Rock Min Springs— No par 11.100 11% 5 White Dental Mfg (The S S) 400 14.800 9% 83 26% July White Motor Co 980 ' ■->; 8% ' , 8% 8% 1 7 Va Jan 41 —No par , Wheeling Steel Corp: $5 conv prior pref 13,800 "9% 91/4 82% preferred—% preferred Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry__ 5'% % conv preferred—_ .50 -50 - 80 9% 9% *82 28% *28 $4.25 > 29v - 9% n $4.50 *20% -i 21-> 29^-Z 29% 20% 91/8 •/- 9% 9% 9 ^ 9 781/a ' 28%' 40 100 74 • No Par * Jan 138 Westvaco Chlorine Prod. \ 57 109* / Jan 10 107% July 7 35% Jun 13 1 Feb 26% Apr 25 7 3% Jan - 12.50 Elec Aug 99 96% Mar 23 4 103 50 Instrument Weston . Dec 85 Jan 6 5 117% Jan 1 No par preferred——* partrc 700 •30%- 31 ' 20% 9% 9% 9% 77% ■k; 1st 1,100 101% v Westinghouse El & Mfg——.—50 ; 20% Jan 3 * ———No par V Westinghouse Air Brake V ■'* 105% *72 30% '31% 20% 28% 9 20 111 101% 82% *82 3,800 . 34% '34% Z: 105% 72 1 135' 31 *101% -101% 31% 76% ; 9,700 f i 104% *108% 5" *1051% -. 72 / 76% 28 - *30% -V; 72 *20% r- • 30% , 31% *T Z 34% 34% 30'/a 77 28 28 ■> 30% v. . 101% 101% 101% ■ 105% 105% *71 *101i/4 20'% •20 ■ 72 *71 ,/v 29% /; 29% n 76 • 76% ;r ' 34% 31 Z 34% *104% 101% 26 1 30 30 . 26 - 5.600 1 27 103% 134% *109% 72 Z:. 103% 134% *341/4 30 *70'% -.25% 100 134% 1103% *101% 25% 25% 104% i Class B——, Jan 67% 911/2 July 106% July 161/4 Jan Pulp & Pap Co No par preferred 100 Supply Co_ ——10 Western Maryland. Ry— —100 4% norr-cum 2nd preferred 100 Western Union Telegclass A-No par ; "21.500 8% 50% 3 16 85% Jan 6% 2,400 1. 30% 29% 30 -•* 251/2 105i% 1051% *109% 30 , ■: 8% July 26% July 79% Nov 19 Apr Jan ■ 113% Apr Western Auto 12,400 • pfd Jan Jan 83 96% Feb 83 West Va 20 , 4%% Power Penn 17% 69 5 25% Jun 9 18% Feb 1 100 100 100 - West 2,700 t 15 51% 105% *132% 35 *29% . ■!, ;i'V 25%[ 135 3,700 1 ■ 6 - Sep Dec July 5 25% May 31 3 26 77 '•< Jan Sugar'Corp preferred—preferred 6% u. 80 • 15 50% v.:- 104% 253% 105 i 30 5% 51/2 . "t . 34% *■ 15% 48% *28% 27 1% , 200 107% *34 V- : '"f Indies 6% Jan 22% Jan West Penn Electric class A.JVo par 170 120 96% 26% 34% ' -•>: 'i 116% 107% 107% 34%. West 14.700 ■ 92 J 116% 26% 26% ' 24% July 10% July par No par : $4 conv preferred 200 6 Jan No par No Wesson Oil & Snowdrift 1,600 105 96 96% *106. 35 6 6% 6 6% * 26% 24% *91% Gas Lt Co Eisenlohr Webster 37,600 > I 81% / 105 117 1 25% *80 91% Z 106% 96% 107% *105 !'/■ 26 25% >/* 25% ? / - 24% 9-1% 106 117% *95% 116% 24% 106% 117 10% 9% 91 90% 96 117 25 80% 106 108 96 '96 10% 25% 24% 901/4 / 90% 105% 105% "94 10% *80 80% *80 80% . 25% 24% " 25 24% 24% *80 • 35,869,500 $39,336,500 .50,521,800 1,575,366,300 Domestic Foreign government. 329,000 i 32,000 Foreign corporate $3,233,000 TotaL $52,133,300 $1,640,453,900 $2,079,976,600 Stock and Bond Averages Below listed on are representative stocks and bonds Co.: - the daily closing averages of .the New York Stock Exchange as compiled by Dow, Jones & —Bonds— Stocks 10 20 se Indus¬ Date— . Rail¬ trials road! July 1 148.46 July 3 149.32 ties Total Total 10 First Second 10 .65 Indus¬ Grade Grade Utili¬ Rails ties Bonds 101.78 trials Stocks Ralls 40 41.49 24.05 52.96 107.20 108.88 80.44 110.61 41.82 24.21 53.30 107.26 109.07 80.71 110.80 101.96 HOLIDAY HOLIDAY July 4 July 5—_______ July 6 July 7 IB Utili¬ — 10 149.66 41.71 24.23 149.06 41.82 24.12 53.22 149.36 42.02 24.28 53.39 107.24 53.35 ' 109.36 81.44 110.79 102c,21 107.29 109,35 81.55 110.79 102.25 107.39 109.30 81.50 110.91 102.28 • $99,886,000 $123,506,000 5,991,000 8,600,000 575,000 728,000 $3,410,000 $106,452,000 $132,834,000 THE COMMERCIAL & ,136 Bond Record New York Stock Exchange «» FRIDAY NOTICE—Prices weektV£tnd * week, and when outside the the The italic letters in WEEKLY - Interest Exchange Period S. Government U. 1947"J??? Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury iy^-1952 1946-1948 —1951-1953 1955-1960 1945-1947 1948-1951 1951-1954 -—1956-1959 1958-1963 1960-1963 1943 -—1948 — - _1965-1970 1967-1972 —1951-1953 1952-1955 1954-1958 1956-1959 1947 Mar 1948-1950 Dec 1948-1950 Jun 1949-1951 Sep 1949-1951 - . 2s Treasury 2s Treasury 2s Treasury 2s Dec 1949-1951 -March 1950-1952 Sept 1950-1952 Treasury 2s Treasury 2s —1951-1953 — -—1951-1955 1953-1955 June 15 1948 2s_ Treasury 2s Treasury l%s Loan Corp— Home Owners' , •: York New *110.15 111.11 102.21 *106.16 106.18 109.16 109.3 *111.25 111.27 *111.24 111.26 111.9 112.5 102.28 106.16 106.16 *107.18 103.26 103.31 *103.16 103.18 100.12 100.11 100.3 100 10 100 100 100 100 100 100 4 ioo 100.12 100.9 106.24 106.9 *101.31102.1 107.12 100.6 100.6 100.2 *104.3 101.31 101.31 104.27 104.8 101.18 101.16 £ v — 100.31 100.13 100.5 100.19 100.16 H *105.12 105.14 ioTi" 1 100.28 100.28 „ 101.12 1980 J-D 108% 111% 34 37% *39 34 41% 1947 F-A *39 36 40 1952 J-D 73 10 59% 75 57% 71 (City) 5s Rica 1953 of) loan 1951 1W-S 1949 F-A 71 100% 1942 1962 4%s F-A §A2d series sink fund 5Vis A-O M-S paid AJugoslavla (State Mtge Bk) 7s (Colombia) i *34 94% 104% 100 / y ',.30 38 • 95 ; 101% __ . 100 *105 A-0 M-N 16% 17% 17% 10 94 % 94% 1 10 Nov. to 5, 95% 1 96% 1 J-D 96% 1942, to 5, 1942, Nov. 5, 1942, 5, 1942, South J-D (Colombia)— 5, 1942, (City) 1959 Wales 18% 16% 17 407/a 32 40% M-S M-S J-D M-N 1952 7s 6s 1947 F-A sink 6s 1948 A'O 59% M-S *65% fund (King of Norway) Akershus 1968 4s . ^ • 55 53 ■' ^ 50% 1 59 Vi 59% 40% 32 ' —-r ■ " • . 93% 7 V!: 17 25% 24 24% s f 7s series B 1945 J-J 25 24% 25 f?':■;■'' : 2 17 25% s f 7s series C 1945 J-J 25 25 25 '// 17 25 AExternal s f 7s series D AExternal s f 7s AExternal sec AExternal sec J-J *23% 29% 17 25% A-0 *23 24 16% 23 % s f 7s 2d series—1957 A-0 23 23% s f 7s 3rd 23 Vi 23% 72% 72% series__1957 1948 f S Feb External g 4%s s s 74% 98% 18 342 93 472 82% 93 208 82% 93 92 99% M-N 95% M-S f 7s J-J 93 98% 92 99% 82 92 99% 97% 99% 54 92 99% 95% 65 ' ~ '■;,f 94 . r. — *101 1955 J-D J-D 63% 63% 102% 50 74 102 101 • 63% 101 100 % 2 101% 101% .1941 - lABrazil (U S of) external 8s AExternal s f 6Vis of 1926 95'/a 100% 108 *101 • ''•mm* ' ,88 64% 47% 63 47% 62% 49% 64% 1957 A-0 61% 61% 62 46 1957 A-0 61% 61 61%/. 59 1952 1957 1958 1950 J-D 63% 63 63% 29 M-S *mmm 96% 96% 96% 96% 1961 M-S External s f 4Ya-4%s 1977 M-S 82% Refunding s f 4%-4Vis 1978 F-A External readj 4%-4%s 1976 A-0 External s f 4Vi-4%s 1975 M-N f $ bonds 1984 J-J (Dom of) 30-yr 4s 1960 A-0 109 % 109'/4 109'A 57 108% J-J 105% 105 18 104'A 3 101% 103% 102% 102% 40 96 1 6 Af-N J-D Af-S *93 1947 Af-S M-S f 5s 87 Apernambuco (State of) 7s 1959 1960 1961 1940 1958 A Stabilization loan s f 7s —1947 A 4% s assented 1968 AExternal sink fund gold 8s 1950 A4%s assented ± —1963 93 *104%, 96% 88 87 83 87 95% 87 (Rep of) gold 6s assented APorto Alegre —1961 (City of) 8s. 1960 AExternal loan 7Vis AExternal A 7s f 6%s of 1927 s (Central Ry) Brisbane (City) f 5s s Sinking fund gold 5s Sinking fund gold 6s Buenos Aires A 6s 3% J-D m»m, ■ v 101% *100 — . ■/. 2 5 — . 31% 16 41% 40% 21 22 65 16% 25 20% 19% 20% 116 16% 24% 20% '"'19% 20% 86 17 24% 11% 26% 28 32 *26 *21% 23% *31% 60 *21% 23% / 12% *23 43% U 12 26% 44 36 44% 34 43% 50% 50 102% 102% 44% 15 39% 39 Ye 39% > 79 47% 46% 47% 6 38% 38 38 % 41% 41% 41% 41% 2 93 93% 349 100 Vi 13 43% A-0 J-D M-N 30% 24% *42 44% 26 14 *30 96% A 8s 96% A 6s external 95% 100 external s 25-year 3%s 30-year 3s 30-year 3s ' 95 136 95 72 : sink fund gold external loan of 1926 municipal Santa Fe external loan sink fund 4s 1940 1968 1960 1967 1964 <■ . f / J-D Af-S 93 T 21 4 81 83 83 85% 50 72% 44% • 30 40 39 ; 47% 29 38% 34 42% 34 42% 81% 93% 86 82% 82% 86 15 73% 86 Va 82% 82% 82% 4 73% 88% 61 61 . 61 3 ........ 105% 50 62 1967 J-J 1968 M-N 101'A 103% Jan 15 1948 J-J *102ye 102% 102% Jan 15 1953 J-J *103% 104 103 Va 104% J-J *104 104% 101% 105% *36 48'A Institutions 103% 3s For Financial 13 A Carlsbad A Chile (City) (Rep) 8s"™— External sinking fund A-0 A-0 Feb 1961 1961 F-A Jan 1961 J-J assented Jan 1961 AExtl sinking fund 6s A 6s assented Sep Sep 1961 M-S 1961 17 Vi a M-S assented Att.v external AExternal s i 6s sinking fund 6s footnotes see pace 140. 1962 A-0 17% ■j* 17% 13 * FIRM TRADING MARKETS 19% 16% 19 18% 19% 16'A 17% 3 17 Va 18'A 69 16% 19% 16% r.ARL MARKS & CP' INC. 19% 19% , 18% 18 18 18 19% 37 16% 17% 16% 19 17% 19 16% 19% FOREIGN SECURITIES SPECIALISTS SO Broad Si., New York 4, N. Y. 19% 30 22 <17% VC 18 SECURITIES 37 18 71 18 20 17% 18% 1 A-0 1962 Afis assented For J-J 17% 18 Va 18 18% 22 17'A 18 F-A Feb a sa 6s M-N i960 Assented 18% M-N I960 ^7s assented AExtl J-J 1942 AExternal sinking fund 6s A 6s 1958 .*1954 f 7s 194a s FOREIGN — 19 19 Telephone HAnover 2-0050 50% 103 35 86% 86 2 Vis ,. A 7s A 7s *93 Sul (State of)—/ extl loan of 1921 92 97 105% 40% A-0 F-A 1953 AExtl sec 6Vis Rio Grande do 92 (Province of)— stamped Canada F-A ; ; 94% 104% — 22 Af-N F-A APrague (City of Greater) 7%s—1952 Queensland (State) extl 6s 1947 ARio de Janeiro (City of) 8s 1946 88% 12 93 40% A-O A-O A-0 A-O J-J J-J J-D J-J A 4%s 98 94 88 <■93 J-D, A-0 lAPoland 99% 106% 102'/8 102 Vi 98% 98 96% 98 100% 98 ~5 96% 97% 100 *87 110V4 1961 93 :-i2^ 100% 98 J-D A-O Af-N s 99% 99 91% 99% , 98% 98% 96% 1970 Oslo (City, sink fund 4%s 1955 APanama (Rep) extl s f 5s ser A.1963 A Stamped assented 5s 1963 Stamp mod 3%s ext to 1994 Ext sec ref 3Vis series B 1967 Municipal Bank extl ANat Loan extl s f 6s 2d ser 98% *1950 of 1928 1965 1963 101% 92 M-S 1956 4%s (Rep of) external 7s a Nat loan extl s f 6s 1st ser 98% A-0 fund 4%s fund 98 23% 56% F-A J-J f 6s External 16% 1 M-N 5s of '25.1955 1957 Belgium external 6Vis. External 3 100% 100 .1955 1927 . Af-S A-0 F-A sink APeru M -N .1949 (Commonw'lth) of ; . 23% 92 1972 8 f extl conv loan 4s Apr 5s — 16% 14 1971 f extl eonv loan 4s External A-0 J-D ; 1972 loan 4Vis S Australia 1 1945 f external 4Vis— conv J-J 1957 series 1st (City) external 5s 1958 (National Government)— AAntwerp Argentine S 1945 coll 7s A F-A sink sink fund extl loan 97 % 97%. 1944 6s external 97 '" " *__ 100 — 'A& v 41% 103 89 *100 F-A 1957 1958 5s < AExternal (Dept) f 41 92 *103 (State)— f 5s s External 4s * -;v: A External AAntioquia s 13% 18% 19 *17 *— 1959 10% 16% 13 15 40% J-J agree 1958 9% 14% — *12% 11% 11/ 10% *14 J-J 17% 15% 10% 2 ■>:■.. 11 10 11 agree agree External ;: *57% sink fund AGld 10% 14% 17% 11 11 > • AGtd 11% 17 *13"% agree 1933 1913 assent. Nov. *17 —1945 1910 Nov. Q-J 1954 series A External Agricultural Mtge Bank 98% *18% f 6%s s 10% *~ Q-J (Stale) — s f 6%s external AMontevideo M-N agree 1945 external Norway 28% 89% 10% 28% 19 16% "l 19 99% 12%. — 19 28% 1945 Nov. to to A Sec Municipal 21% 19% * 75% * 94 % 11% *99% A-O J-D 1943 assented- to A Sec External & 34Va 16 20% *19 1954 extl 5s of 1899 £ (US) Mlnas Geraes Govt. 90 85 84 95 1957 4s readjusted AAssented Foreign 92 Irrigation— § A Treasury 6s ol New ~i 1954 6%s AAssenting 4s of 1904 A6s 81% 86 Vs *95 J-D 86 67% 11 A-O J-J 68% 85% 71% 92: 95 A-O i.S60 f 6s series A Irish Free State extl s f 5s (Prov) > 9 *95% M-S 71 69 A-0 1964 1968 1952 - s 150% 59 Va ; part paid; (Republic) A-O 1949 1949 Government— 112% •V.:. 59% *95% 1967 (Republic of) 7s_ stamped. Dart 81% 81% 1969 ; unstamped A 6s 86 80% 22 85% 85 1961 French Republic 7s Greek 83 86 1940 5Vis 2d series AEstonia 85 . 1969 5 Vis 1st series ( v *70% J-J 1955 5%s gold ri 71 107% 139% *109 A-0 105% 106 Va 104% *152% AAssented 1-1693 8 A-O AAssented NY 107% (Rep of) 8s ser A.1951 1952 32% 21 103% ~1 107 107% 49% 104% - 106 Ye 106% J-D AAssenting 4s of New York 39% 10 J-J Customs Admin 5%s 2d series . v 6 32% *104 % 108 J-D AAssented Broadway, 70% 31 i : 1977. External gold v, 120 75 1945 5 Vis AAssenting 5s of 1899 2-2300 42 * 1953 debt wks AAssented REctor ~3 49% 70% MrN 1949 69 49 49% M-N 7s 4Vis external 69 5s of 1914 (Rep (Republic of) A4V2s stamped Teletype 69 *39 AMexico Members New York Stock Exchange 57% 20% M-N Mexican Telephone 68 A-0 Mendoza Wertheim & Co. 57% 1940 AMedellln Foreign Securities *68 lADominican Rep Cust Ad 5Vis_»«1942 § A 1st series 5 Vis of 1926-J 1940 <•.. 88 110% 111% lll5/a A-0 1947 Haiti Corporate Stock *20 16 3 { J-J $ bonds lADenmark 20-year extl 6s 100.28 City J-D A-O f s A 7s J-D 17% M-S 1970 7s 100.28 101.10 *101.8 ™ 100.17 100.19 16% M-S 1901 101.9 100.21 *100.17 . 101.6 100.30 100.13 J-D 101.11 100.30 18 1960 ASinking fund 8s series B ioTi" 10T19 *101.9 15% / i960 A Czechoslovakia 101.26 101.26 *101.17 15% ~4 15% A Public 100.11 *101.15 15% 18% 14% *16% Jan External *101.20 101.22 18'A " 17 V4 15% 16% M-N Sinking fund 5Vis 104.8 ' 15% • 18 1951 5s 1927 4%s 101.31 *104.25 of external External 104.5 *101.29 Munic 7s 25-year gold 4%s 10T9" ioTu *107.10 118 : 1961 A Costa 106.9 __ *16% M-N 1962 • Oct Cuba 100.18 *106.22 A-O 1962 — 18% 16 17% - *16% 18% 17 16% 16% A-O _1961 sink fund 6s 1928 Copenhagen 100.7 *100.10 18% ' 1 ASinking fund 7s of 1927 100.6 „ 17 18% 16 U Mtge Bank 6%s ASinking fund 7s of 1926 100.5 10 19 17 16% 17 J-D ' 1961 A Colombia 100.5 100.1 16% 16% 19 16% • (Republic of)—- A 6s 100.17 *100 - 10 18 >; J-D 1961 (Hukuang Ry) of 3s 106.18 *100.1 Chinese A6s 103.22 100.12 __1961 assented Colombia 104 103.17 J-D assented A 7s 107.20 *103.24 __ • A 106.24 106.24 107.3 17% *16% 18 J-D . 1957 assented 6s A Chilean Cons 103.9 102.27 *107.1 January 1 Low High ■ 17% M-N 1957 . 112.6 111.7 *102.25 „ a 111.11 *106.14 • A 6s AGuaranteed 111.10 111.10 *112.3 Range Since Sold No. M-N 1963 A6%s assented 109.12 ' assented AGuaranteed sink fund 6s 106.24 106.24 *109.14 — 1963 ASinking fund 6%s 102.20 103.11 *102.19 __ External sinking iund 6s Bonds High • 111.20 112.9 *112.12'112.14 I. Transit Unification Issue¬ s' 104.20 111.6 *111.4 M-S J-D j-j M-S J-D M-S M-S M-S J-D ~ J-D 104.20 43 Week's Range or Friday's Last Sale Frice Bid & Asked Low A6Vis assented 110.19 111.4 104.20 Friday Interest (Continued)— (Rep) A 6s 105.18 110.16 110.17 104.20 104.28 1 104.28 ■ Exchange AChile Mortgage Bank 6%s . ... —1945-1947 series M____— ^ 105.23 106.9 105.11 104.28 — a 101.26 102.29 — __ Chile 110.30 111.23 *105.9 J-D J-D M-S J-D M-S M-S M-S J-D J-D J-D J-D .' M-S M-S . 110.31 *110.29 Stock Period High Low No. *101.17 101.19 — J-D J-D J-J J-D M-S J-D BONDS New York January 1 Sold High Law J-D M-S M-S M-S M-S J-D M-S J-D June 1964-1969 Dec. 1964-1969 Treasury Treasury 2s . * 1949-1953 1950-1952 1952-1954 1956-1958 1962-1967 1963-1968 Treasury 2s 1 Vis J-D M-S JULY 7 Range Since Bonds Friday's Sale Price Bid & Asked —^ Treasury 2s Treasury or f"5? 1944-1954 1946-1958 3%s 3Vis 3'/aS 3s 3s 2%s_ 2%s _ 2%s 2%s 2%s_ 2%s 2%s 2Vis 2Vis 2Vis 2Vis 2Vis 2Vis 2Vis 2Vis — 2 Vis 2 Vis 2Vis 2Vis 2 Vis 2 Vis 2 Vis 2 Vis Treasury Treasury Last • Treasury 4%s_ Treasury 4s WEEK ENDING Week's Range Friday BONDS of Is taken of such sales in computing the range for the year. "of "the" regular weekly — are shown In a footnote in the week in which they occur. No account of the regu— „ range column headed "Interest Period" Indicate in each case the month when the bonds mature. RANGE FOR New York Stock YEARLY - Cash and deferred delivery sales are disregarded In the week's range, unless they are the only transactions bonds. "and lnterest"- -except for Income and defaulted are Monday, July 10, 1944 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Teletype N. V. 1-971 tVUftttnuuflxtfit THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4297 160 Volume *<fcirtJiSWr*jiAf'JiV»Jti^rawt. M-M 137 NEW YORK BOND RECORD ' - Last Interest Stock Enhance Bonds*' Friday's or ' Range Since A- Sold Sale Price Bid & Asked Period High 43% 44>A.' Low 1952 A6l/2S:extl secured s f„—_»_j_1957 lASan Paulo (State) 8s——1930 A8s external ——1950 A7s extl water loan1956 (City of Brazil) 8s 49'A- 39 6 33 42 39 1 *30 64'A 65% 6 16'A 16 16'A 10 16 16 16 A 7s . Jf-N ;-d of), extl 7s——1958 A4 %s assented 1958 Sydney (City) s f 5%s .-1955 A Uruguay (Republic) exjtl 8s «Ll940 A External sink fund 6s 1960 (Prov A Silesia 38% 6. , : 11 48'A *23'A J-D 49 'A ■ 56% • : 68 17% 11 25 10 21'A External • Members 61 • 21% 91 M-JI *90 90 ;> Jf-N *88 F-A Jf-N BONDS extl conv ——1978 4-4%-4%s extl readjustment—-1978 .-1984 (City) external 7s——1958 J-J *65% F-A •17% 3Ma? extl readjustment A Warsaw F-A «, A4Vas assented Canadian National 60 72'A 77'A :> r4 Z 18 71 73% Guaranteed 79 Guaranteed gold 5s Guaranteed gold 4%s 66% 17 79 -a-7 >62 59 10 ' 10 4%s_ Guaranteed gold •: J-D 82 -1948 A-O assented——1948 A-O Albany Perfor Wrap Pap 6s^ with 6s warrants 99 i 1951 F-A 2030 Af-S 93% .-1949 Am Internat Corp conv 5%s—_—1949 American Telephone & Telegraph Co.— Jf-N 103% —1961 3 'As debentures— ———1966 3s conv debentures————..1956 Amer Tobacco Co deb 3s —1962 Am Wat Wks & Elec 6s series A_—1975 A Anglo-Chilean Nitrate deb—.——1967 Ann Arbor 1st gold 4s ———1995 A-O Allied Am Corp 4'/aS debs Stores Foreign Pow deb 5s_ G Chem conv 5%s & 104% *79% Trans-Con Short L & Atlanta L & coll N gold 4s 1948 1948 1953 104% Div ; 1st Illinois 107 % 5s « 1955 mortgage 4s deb 3s 109'A 108 110% ' M-N Jan Q-J 104 % 25 68 • 124 103% 59 68 90 68 115'A 655 90'A' - 7,107 ■ 1 113% 114"% 113% : Ohio RR— 1st mtge ■■'•:, 63 ... 76% 13 , July 1948 Stamped modified bonds— 1st mtge gold (int at 4% to Oct 1 1946) due July 1948 Ref & gen ser A (int at 1% to Dec 1 1946) due 1995 Ref & gen ser C (int at l'/»% to Dec 1 1946) due -1995 1147a 69'A •'.90% '■ J-J 106 A-O 114 ■: 14 106'A D (int at 1 % to 1946) due 2000 Ref & gen ser F (int at 1% to • 14 105'A 106 107 . Sep 1 1946) , Feb 11960 due AConv i 1996 due Pgh L E & W Va System— Ref gold 4s extended to 1951 S'west Div 1st M (int at 3%% to Jan 1 1947) due 1950 jV_L '•> M-N gold 5s 1946 4s Light 3%s 111% M-3 deposits Bush Term Bldgs 5s gtd— 4s gold 4'As Power J-J 102% 69 89% 48% 52 46% 47'A 37% 39 10 33% 93% 39% 141 29% 37% 28 28% 27% 35% For footnotes see page 140. 28 J-J 29 40 22 104% 105% wt. 7 703/4 157 92 89 907a 89% : , 108'A 97 74 85 72 % 87 102 102 137% 102 10O 137% 137% 109 ,Jf-S 105'A 96% 74 91% *84'/a Jf-N 102 108% 109 F-A 1946 J-J *103% 1989 J-J J-J *121% 1949 A-O 138 % 1 132 % 4 *124 1989 1st gold 4s cons 2d consol gold 4s . registered Division 4s 7 106 % 1091/4 £5 106'A 109 103 'A 103% 121'A 125% 120 108% 109% 121% — 1949 1958 5s series „„_1977 I971 j A 287a 30% 21'A 447 • - 1067 1067 106 % 1067 ; 106 106 3/a 24 is 106H 106% 103 21 y-'j 102 10O'A J-J 106 Hi 105% 103 Jf-S 29 106% 10574 106 '/2- 108 107 108 109 84% 106% 93 F-A F-A 98 84 108'A 108 108% 92% 108 Chicago & Eastern 111 RR— A Gen mtge inc (conv) 1997 Chicago & Erie 1st gold 5s Chicago Gt West 1st 4s series AGen Inc 53% 56 J-J '' 1982 A mtge 4%s Jf-N 1988 J-J 5974 2038 J-J 1947 '•:•'•■ 85 J-J {Chicago Ind Louisville & 1st & gen 5s 48% 63% 125% 128% 24 76% 88% 50 47 65'A 50 83% 79 56% *126% 128% 853/4 86 . 6074 7 593/4 : Ry— 80% *79% '■''■Z 1947 J-J *74% 78 VA 47% 78% 1947 J-J 71% 71% 71% 12 45 74 1968 series A Jf-N 12'/a 12% 12% 10 10% u 13 31 -10% 98 98'A 12 87 A 1st & gen 6s series B May 1966 Chicaeo Ind & Sou 50-year 4s 1958 92 27% 27 1949 General 4s ref : , ,_1949 registered A 4-0 91% F-A 100 1 107% 107% A-O 106 %; 109% 22 108 104% 104% 104% F-A Refunding 6s ser A A Refunding gold 5s series B A Refunding 4s series C J-J M-S 30'A 26 % ~1 '108. 108 A-O M-N 1st & 39% 104% 105 46% 112 30 M-S 3%s 89% 104% 37 J-J J-J 98% 11989 11989 11989 11989 J-J 85% J-J 883/4 May 11989 J-J 893/4 1975 F-A 60% •60'A Jan 1 2000 A-O 157a 15% 16% * : 1987 M-N 81% 80 817a 1987 M-N ■•.7 81 % 81 817a 1987. M-N 823/4 82 83 14% 14% 100 {Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul— A-O 907a J-D 583A J-D 933/a 161 73% 947a AGen 55% 91% 59 708 413/8 59 AGen 61% 7 64 4s series A May gold 3'As series B„May 4%s series C May AGen 4 %s series E .-May AGen 64% 197 463/a AGen 64% 4%s "AMtge gold 5s series A 58% 553/8 58% 448 41 58'A Jf-S CO er 557a 583A 299 41% 58 % 44% 1.193 31% 44% AGeneral 847a 159 64 84% AGeneral AConv F-A V; 40% Tt« 7 83 84 * 4s J-J ;f: 75 72 747a 7 57 57 88 30 V adjustment 5s 85 73% registered 4s 102 F-A Jf-N 101% 103% 2 104% 106'A 92 % 100% 100% 100%. 8 2 105 59% 53 ( 109% Jf-N 103 » 32 14 41% 108 % 1037 10 103 A 58% 110 108 ? 104% / 104% 104% 14 103% 36 112% 102'A 107 110 112% 109 *111% 112% 109% 62% 60 343 44% 63'A 27% — 27'A *21% 97% A-O : 97% "l 81% 83% ■17 *88% 21% 29 21 2 27% J-J 73% F-A " N 74% J-J A-'O M-S Jf-N 67% 84% 853/4 .7: 118 67'A , ' 83% 103 81 83 50 ■ 65% 64% 65% 63 64 'A' 140 49% 63 64% 95 49% 17 18'/a 1,462 11% 230 101% 105 74'A 1,516 63% 75 61% 71% *69 64 73;;:: 64% 18'/a V; ' 81 753/4 73% 75% 230 68 75 43% 44% 312 36% 46% 3974 r 44'A - 85% 67% 165 49'/a 48% 49'/a 43 9% 9% 9% 134 83/4 1 90% 98 51% 11% 100 1951 J-D 98 J-D *81 85'A Memphis Div 1st gold 4s--—1951 J-D 82% 81 82 % 11 64%: 85 J-D 92 90 92 22 72% 92 78 78'A 35 5974 78% 59 77 3%s—— Chic T H k Southeastern 1st 5s 1960 Income guaranteed 5s___i_Dec 11960 »■ A Certificates of deposit— Chicago Union Station— 1st mtge 3%s series E com 78 J-J 1963 1962 {§ AChilds Co deb 5s——1943 1957 - M-S A-O 107% 110% 5 102'/a 106% 107% 108% J-J 109 106% 106% 109'/a J-J __1952 4s 85 ... 1963 series D 5s M-S 84 . 1st mtge 3 %s series F_.2__. 89%- 98 69 84 93 {AChoctaw Ok & Gulf cons 5s_i 25 104 108 % •106% 107'/a 25 1043/4 107'/a 109 ; 109% 51 55 82 53 82% 79 80 78'A 79 A-O 51 80 12 72 12 ,59'A 1 108% 1093/4 71 1st gtd 3%s D 109% 109% 72 F-A 104 Cin Wab & M Div 1st 4sa 107 % 108% 87 111% '•111% 111% 3 110 111% K-N 106% 106% 106% 4 1063/4 111 112% 1123/, *110% F-A J-D 1993 98% J-D 98% -- 99 33 88% 99% *104% 110 216 57% &9'/a 104 81'A 1977 J-J 75% 73% 75%. 69'A 70'A 3 77 J-J 69% 53% ——1991 95 5 82 95 Va Ref & impt 4%s series E 109% J-D 1971 1969 1993 gold 4s_ 107% 108% Jf-N 1967 •1st mtge 3%s— Cin Union Term 101% 95% 1952 Cincinnati Gas & -Elec 3Y4S—2-1966 3 \. 1999 1960 2 104 50 103% 103% 103% —1952 '108% 108% - 83 843/4 64% J-J 1934 1st mtge gtd 3%s series E Cleve Cin Chic k St Louis Ry— •104 65% 28 86 91 28 _1951 Gold fADebenture A-O 82% 83 deposit— gold 4%s- ast & ref 4V48 62% 84 65% 82% 100% 103 1989 t'.' of 817a 65% 2 *82 'A 102% M-N 1988 Certificates 64 93 833/4 / 84% Jf-N 1927 Chic & West Indiana A-O 81% stpd Chicago St L k New Orleans 5s_. '. Jf-N 108'A 108% 64 -17% lARefunding gold 4s , ,104% 94% A-O 17% 90 641/4 4s AConv 12 .A-O 64% 11% 64 % ' 5 A Secured 4'As series A 101% 102 A-O 45% M-N J-D part paid AGeneral 63'A 101% .J-J 716 1,071 62 {Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry— 94 J-D M-N J-D 5s 52% ; Jf-N 90% 83% 1949 1st 83% J-D F-A 25% Railways 69 2 M-N : 99% 30 112% 112%, / 112% {jAChicago 105 110 53% J109% 101 *100% 103 7 Jf-N 77% t: 82 May 1 2037 4%s C 107 94 : - ref 99 91% F-A 45 843/4 1st & gen mtge 4s ser A w 1 2nd mtge conv income 4'As w 1 10 53 . 89% 903/4 :• May 1 2037 101 % 103% 59% 94 76% 893/i May 1 2037 gold 5s 4%s stpd AConv 4%s series A 106% 105 ref 101 105% 59% ' 89'A 153 65% 100 *99% * 89% 7/88% J-D & 2 105 ref & 106% 100% M-N 82 % 76% * —1936 A 1st 104% A-O J-J 86 69 % 188 82% 1 1987 A 1st ,105% 105% M-N & M-N 1987 100'A 101% V103 103, M-S 74% 17 89'A M-N -1987 129% 106% 106% F-A 1987 102 98% 20 J-J F-A 124 82'A - 1987 i p A4'As stamped § A Secured 6'As 88% 105% 105'A 105% n 128 • 128% 128% A-O a registered A 1st 102 3%s P'ed inc tax AGen 4%s stpd Fed inc tax AGen 5s stpd Fed inc tax 89 ,74 gold AStpd 4s f; '. ' i 76 563A 210 87% J-J A-O 86 88% 887a J-J {Chicago & North Western Ry— 3'As Z ' M-N F. scries 85 813/4 J-J {Chic Milw St Paul & Pac RR— Jf-S 4 3'As_—1—1968 111% -112 *„ 1990 General 5s series B Elec 34% 1996 Illinois 107% 90% 88 California-Oregon Power 4s„_—1966 Canada Southern cons gtd 5s A—1962 23 29% 1987 impt M 3%s series E..; General California 4 1992 4s 104% 84%; ———1952 .——1955 1960 Bush-Terminal 1st 4s Consolidated 5s-—-— 34% 29% 108'A 102 *101 of 33 83% 113 227 A-O A Certificates 56 30 111% 213 1956 1952 Consol mtge 3'As series F— 1959 Consol mtge 3s series G 1960 Consol mtge 3'As series H 1965 Boston & Maine 1st 5s A C —1967 -1st M 5s series II 1955 1st gold 43As series JJ ; 1961 1st mtge 4s series RR—_——I960 Alnc mtge 4'As ser A July 1970 fABoston & N Y Air L 1st 4s 1955 Bklyn Edison cons M 3'As———1966 Bklyn Union El 1st gold 5s——1950 Bklyn Union Gas 1st cons gold 5s_1945 1st lien & ref 6s series A —1947 Debenture gold 5s—————1950 1st lien & ref 5s series B —1957 • 16% 50 128 106% *100% 101 , 11% 6 32% 110% 87% 103 104% 16% 14 50% 91 109% 88 4'As B— -1981 series C—1967 Buffalo Rochester & Pgh Ry— stamped modified (interest at 3% to May 1, 1947) due———1957 {Burlington Cedar Rap & Nor— 7 • /§Alst & coll 5s_: -—1934 38 13 : 31% 14 82% Niag. Elec 3'As 50% 11% 90% 13 87% Buffalo Gen Elec 37% 11 50% 13% ■ Chicago Burlington & Qulncy RR— Illinois division 3%s !_1949 104% 85% 87% M-N J-D Buffalo 80. 13% 31% 110% 837a debs 91'A 46 13'A 91 110% J-J debentures 79% A-O t A Chicago & Alton RR ref 3s 102% 101 102% J-D A-O 2%s It J-J 110% — Extension 1st 3'As 1951 Bell Telephone of Pa 5s series C—1960 Beneficial Indus Loan 2'As 1950 Beth Steel 3'As conv 85 45% 46 13% 1987 1st & ref 4'As series B , 68 Va 83 85 R & A Div . *106% 103% 53 64 J-J 106'A J-J Beech Creek 101% 63'A Potts Creek Br 1st 4s 106'A J-D M-N 106 1987 106% 112% 112 69 103'A 23 124'A 111 *108 107% 1968 11574 •: • 110% 111 'A 110% 52 1961 5 110% 110% *110% 111 . stamped 109% *102% 103'A J-J 1127a *110% . 111 104% 104% 104% J-D 118% 1951 1951 RR— 104% A-O 30 —1959 Toledo Cin Div ref 4s A Bangor & Aroostook Con ref 4s 16 110 Ref & 1 _ Nov 105% 98 ' 33 "* 97 100% 67% A-O 109% 115 ,.114 l/l23'/a *123 'A AO 84'A Chesapeake k Ohio Ry— 104 105 Ref & gen ser • ' 107% Ref & impt mtge 3%s D 102% 105 % . y__ 106 y Sep 1 31 110 M-N Guaranteed gold 5s i i960 § ACentral RR & Banking 5s stmp 1942 Certain-teed Prod 5%s A 1948 General *104 __ .y gold 4s 105% 112% *105 , F-A V 4s registered 1987 Central N Y Power 3%s __Z_1962 Central Pacific 1st ref gtd gold 4s_1949 Through Short L 1st gtd 4s 1954 B Baltimore k 63 105 J-J A Second Atlantic Refining 96% J-D 1945 registered AGeneral 11 J-J Atlantic & Danville Ry 1st 4s 111% 96 _ J-J B_II~IIi959 X A Cent New Eng 1st gtd 4s {ACentral of N J gen gold 5s 109% 109% 122% 124 1958 1946 Ry— 1964 Oct 1952 95 110 J-D -1963 July 1952 mortgage 3%s Atlantic Coast 1st cons 4s General unified 4'As A 1st Central 106 107% J-D 1st gold 5s Charlotte Air Line A Mobile 81 75 103% 104'A 1955 Atl Knox & Nor 114% 109% F-A 1959 AChatt Div pur money gold 4s__1951 , .105 ; 122'A —1960 1st 4s 104% 103 104% J-D .— 101 863/4 103% 104 A-O ---1995 1955 1905- ARef & gen 5'As series A Ref & gen 5s series C 103% 96 94 __ § A Consol gold 5s 109'A 109 7/b F-A gold 4s of 1910 93 '111% M-S 1962 117% 5 "5 '103% 105'A M-N 1981 A 102% 67 *103% 104 Jf-3 4s of 1965 _1950 w w 100 1037a 26 85% M-S :_1955 (Bel)-1957 7s income debenture? 1978 Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe— General 4s 1995 Adjustment gold 4s -1995 Conv Ohio 4s gtd gold 4s Cent Branch U P 1st gold 4s 1948 {Central of Georgia Ry— A 1st mtge 5s Nov 1945 109% J-D (Del) 4s B 1st sink fund 4s series C Conv J-J & , 115% . -Armour & Co Stamped 4s Conv gold 4s of 1909 : *103% 104'A J-J Edge k Term 5s 1964 Ark & Memphis Ry M-S 1949 89'A 1003/4 104'A 104 A-O debentures 3'As i960 Corp 5s 118 116%'119 3 109'A 96% Clinch 116 117%: *-.- F-A 99 101 A-O Amer I ; ■:;W 2 118% *112% 112% 109% 893/4 156 102 102 A-O 108 3/4 "2 99 98'A 98'A A-O 3'As—.1946 3 %s registered —1946 Alleghany Corp 3'As sec cony—1951 Alleghany & West 1st gtd 4s——1998 Albany & Susquehanna RR 106'/a — , 118% 116 "115% 115% 115% F-A Celanese Corp 3'As debs Celotex Corp 3%s debs. 104% 103% 107% *108% 103% 5 106% 106% J- J 103 "5 103% 104 F-A Utah 116% 6 NO. 104 5/a 100% *103 M-N 1967 1972 3'As mtge 103 5 103 uuiD 9 :V117 ; J-D & Gen Range Since January 1 Sold High *116% 117% . V—. 1951 Cart & Adir 1st Bonds Friday's 116% 117% _ 117 1946 Carriers 83% 68% n 83'A 103 J-D ..1946 10-year deb 4'As stamped Great Southern 3'As Alabama 1st Jf-S 110% 109 *110 J-D Power A-O . 1953 Alabama „ J-J 1956 4%s Carolina . A plain- A 1-310 116% 116% J-D 1955 gold J-J 1970 Guaranteed J-J 1969 18% ■ 1957 5s_ Collateral trust 4%s {§ ACarolina Central 1st gtd 4s 4 17'% 17 17% Stamped —^——-——1953 Adams Express coll tr gold 4s -1948 Coll trust 4s of 1907 1947 series gold 4%s gold 19% Railroad and Industrial Companies §A5s or Sale Price Bid & Asked Canadian Northern Ry deb 6'As Can Pac Ry 4% deb stk perpetual F-A j.—1958 {Abitibi Power & Paper— Last Interest Low 60 *68 *74% 3%-4%-4 7 Teletype—NY Week's Range Friday , 76% 657a 118 76'A 74'A 74'A Jf-N .-1979 conversion— New York 6 Bell Period 1979 Exchange ' New York Stock Exchange ..a. J-D External Stock 91 89 York 100 *91 New Broadway Telephone—DIgby 4-4933 91 15 100 300 100 — readjustment ICTORY 18% 12 5 ■' ($ bonds of 1937) War Bonds PFLUGFELDER, BAMPTON & RUST 11% 29'A *20 F-A 1964 sink fund 6s— A External 311/48-4-4 Mas Buy MORE th War Loan 40 64'A V 48'A 42 __ Jf-N secured 39% - 42 „ v Serbs Croats & A8s 30 48% 47'A - A-O s ■■ ASION IN 44'A 39 J-J f 7s 1940 Slovenes (Kingdom)— external —1962 series B sec extl 1962 5 A Secured r M-S ;——1968 •v.'.t-3. • 38% 49'A J-J , ? 14' • 39 J-J . — extl dollar loan A 6s J_' Jf-N : High 35% ' ■ Jf-N January 1 Vo. Low A Sao Paulo JULY 7 Week's Range Friday BONDS New York WEEK ENDING FOR RANGE St L Div 1st coll tr gold 4s_; ...1990 M-N 94 : A> wlHWJtoWp^WU^ill-Wi IHlfttalMlhtfMM, COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE 138 Jt Uf^ Monday, July 10, 1944 NEW YORK BOND RECORD FOR WEEK ENDING RANGE BONDS Last Interest New York Stock Exchange or . .1970 Cleveland C 3'/is D 3Vis F-A' 1st 1st f 4Vis series C s gtd 4s inc mtge Colorado & Southern Ry.— 4Vis (stamped modified) Columbia G & E deb 5s May Coal River Ry 1st Iron 5s Colo Fuel & , *106'/a 195z —1961 H V 1st extl gold 4s—1948 Sou Ohio El 3%s. 1970 Debenture 5s Columbus & Columbus & Tol 1st extl 4s——1955 Commercial Mackay Corp— Columbus & A —Apr 11969 Commonwealth Edison Co— 1st mtge 3 Vis series I 1968 deb w w Income « 3Vis 1958 1st & ref 4Vis —1951 Conn River Power s f 3%s A.——-1961 Consolidated Cigar 3 Vis s. f. debs_1953 Consolidated Edison of New York— debs Conv Conn Ry & L 3 Vis 1948 —1956 1958 3Vis——1951 deb 4s 1954 debentures 3Vis debentures debentures Consolidated Oil conv deb 3Vis fAConsol Ry non-conv 4s 4s A Debenture A Debenture 1st mtge 1955 1956 * Power Co— Consumers 1965 1967 1970 1966 1969 .3 Vis 1st mtge 3Vis 1st mtge 3 Vis— — mtge 3 Vis 1st mtge 3 Vis Co 2 Vis s f debs 1st Crane —^—1950 -.1955 3Vis s f debs Crucible Steel 1942 1st 5 Vis |ACuba Northern Ry receipts ---5s gold 1952 ADeposit receipts A7Vis series A extended to„.—1946 ADeposit receipts ----A6s series B extended to 1940 ADeposit receipts Curtis Publishing Co 3s deb 1953 A A-0 104 Vi 103% 104 Vi A-0 99'/a 92 % Deposit ACuba RR 1st J-J MS Collateral trust gold 4s__4. Refunding 4s 1952 A-0 1955 M-N 102 94% 52 Purchased 106% J 1061/4 109 108% 110 JDenver & Power Delaware extended—1963 Light 3s—_!973 J-J 1951 J-J 1951 F-A 94 93 113% 114% 109Va 111 A 1963 J-D 72% 70% 101'A 103% 1963 3-D 69% 67% gold 4s 1950 J-J 1956 J-J — — * Joint 17 103% 45% 45% 46% 58 *50 54 — 1st / A Adjustment 111 103% J-D *54 56% J-J *72 48% ~6 '-b 54% 58% j 53 1 100 & 100% 100% '• 1936 consol 4s— gold 4Vis | Alst 1936 Western RR— —1955 §AConsol ^Denver & Rio Grande AGeneral s f 5s A Assented ---- « —— series B 1978 Val 1st gtd 4Vis 1947 Detroit Edison 4s series F_ 1965 Gen & ref mtge 3Vis series G—1966 Gen & ref 3s series H ——1970 Detroit & Mackinac '1st lien gold 4s 1995 ARef & impt 5s 1 ADes Plaines gold 4s_ —1995 Detroit Term & Tunnel 4 Vis.——1961 Dow Chemical deb 2Vis—-i —1950 Dul Miss & Iron Range Ry 3 Vis—1962 ADul Sou Shore & Atl gold 5s—1937 ASecond Light 1st M Duquesne 108 3Vis——1965 J-J 54 54 79 Va J-J 45 ■: - 46 54% 17 5% 5% 14 4% F-A 4% 41/4 4% 58 4 6% M-S *105% A-0 ;J-D & 105% 109% 109% J-J 46 J-J ■ M-S M-N 50 ~1 28 57 30 981/8 stamped 3 Vis —— inc 4Vis series A. N Y & Erie RR extl 1st 4s Ohio Div 1st mtge 3 Vis AGen mtge Firestone Tire & Rub 3s deb— 'V 107 Flintkote Co 3s debs— jAFlorida Cent & Peninsular East Coast 1st 4Vis Alst & ref 5s series A tFloriaa 93% 4% 4% 80% 81% 23 58% 83% 102% 103'/4 20 95% 103% J-D 1961 J-J .1965 A-O A-0 .1962 J-J 98 97% J-J 106 Vi .2015 J-J 82'/a .1947 M-N *106 Vi .1971 MS A-0 81% 82% 150% : 99% 8 of deposit.:. 71% 49 101% 184 64% 106% 84 106% 105*4 102 21 103% 104 J-J J-D *96% 48% 48 131 98% /100 42% 59% *103 M-N 103% 117 99% 48% 104% 102 IO31/2 128% 128% *103 1956 *100 Vi 100% Berg Co cons 5s 24 42 56% 103 1 1031/8 97% 100% Northern 4Vis Great General 106% J-D ! 117 116% 117 J-J 117% 117% 117'i 111% 117 1051/2 1171/2 111% 111% 109 103% 103% 104 102% 102% 100% 101% 210 1 Feb 13% 1975 J-J 100 AGen mtge inc 5s series A 2015 J-J 85 13% 99% 100 85 102% i 91 65 . 87 1952 J-J *97% 1969 Gulf States Util 3Via series D 102% 25 *68 Gulf Mobile & Ohio 4s series B Ship Island RR— ref Term M 5s stpd 98'/a 34 101% Feb deb ctfs A B 100 46 1061/4 107% J-J ■ 111% 5 107% J-J 101% 13 111% J-J 68% 1071/2 106% 26 3-j 1967 & 107% J-J 1940 1940 1st 107 1977 mtge 4s series G 43 104% 6 1976 mtge 3%s series 1 & 32 101% J-J mtge 4s series H Gulf 105 221% *102% 107 Gen ctfs 101% 5 10 67 J-J Gen A Debentures 28% 106% 1973 4Vis series E AGreen Bay & West 106 1952 series C General 4Vis series D General 67 J-D 19 104% 105 28% J-J M-N 110% 110% "4 12% 15 89% 23 66 98 — ~2 110 111% 108 104% Ry Houston Hudson Hudson For Oil 4 Vis Coal 1st Co Gas cons 1999 debs s f 5s 1st footnoJes see .page . 140. M-N A__Il962 series gold 5s M-N _1949 J-D M-N *134 93 105% 66% 116% 88 34 72% 89% 106% 107 26 106% 109% 2 1960 1987 1961 J-J 106% .—1961 J-J 1961 J-J *98% 1961 1997 J-J *94% 1954 J-J 114% 51% 69 91'/a 118% 118% J-J *67 98 Vs A-0 195A 1961 M-S 90% 94% 3 172% 175% 3 107% 108% 173 109 __ 107 104 4% 110 Vs 1 106% 108 39 / 105 M-S 1959 98 __ 107 105 98% __ 98 108% 108% M-S —1950 173 *109% % 119 70 98% J-J J-J A-0 1945 D series registered 102% 105 ' 21 5% 103'% ■u 3% 93 105 Vi 105% 65% 67 116% 116% 18 5 5% IOO1/4 93% 102 Va 2 97 98% 27 •; 101% 97 100% "98% 1001/4 •89% 97'% —.,.1954 stamped— 5s 1964 ref sink fund 5s 1st & 56 55 101% 101 % A-0 99% 99% 5s 1st t 1974 L__- stamped : F-A 95 99% 86 / *92% *93% F-A *78 v. 84% 95 Valley N Y 4%s ext —1950 Valley RR— / 4s stamped modified 2003 i4s registered.; *—2003 4%s stamped modified 2003 4%s registered.j ——2003 5s stamped modified 2003 Lehigh Lehigh Lehigh Valley Terminal Ry ext 5s_1951 1st 50-yr 5s gtd.—1965 7s_——1944 1951 .1962 Long Dock Co 3%s ext to—1950 Long Island unified 4s—..._——..1949 Guaranteed ref gold 4s__ 1949 4s stamped 1949 /■; Lorillard (P) Co deb 5s 1951 Liggett & Myers Tobacco debenture 5s Little 4s series A Miami gen & Ark Louisville 1st 70 78 12 65 80 56 69% 28 .64% 80% 33 44% 5 34 43% 47 80 67 68% 73% 74% 39 40% V 37 ' J-J 773% ■ / 8,:; & 39 M-N 7431/8 -39% 43 « ref 5s series B & ref 4%s C ref 4s series D series 1st & ref 3%s series E Unif mtge 3%s series Unif mtge 4s series B St Louis Div 2d A ext ext Div 4s__ Paducah & Mem gold 3s 1st gold 4%s South Ry joint monon 4s Atl Knox & Cine Div 4s Montg 39% 44 35% 42 A-0 721/4 51. r 72% 42% 56 72 49% 30 64% 101 n7a 10133 101A - .14 A-O 120% 122% M-S 104 106 107 1031/2 105% 15 104 105% 105% 105% 6 104 105% 118% 120% 118% 119% 103% 103% 102 39 IOI1/2 1021/4 118% 7 84 1966 .1945 M-S *105 M-S 2003 2003 2003 2003 1950 1960 1946 1980 1945 102 93% 1091/a 108% *101% A-0 1952 —1955 106 105% 105% 105% M-S F-A 78 104 3'a *108 M-N M-S 57 127% 101 aV ; 120% 120% F-A 48% 46% 123% *126 A-O & Nashville RR— & 219 49% M-N J-J 1st & M-N A-0 94 75/ 83 32 80 79 67% A-O 1st Mob *78% 80 F-A 1963 Jeff Bridge Co gtd 4s & F-A 1st 5s series A—1969 debentures 99% 86 71 . 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J-J 100'/a 103 106 M-3 1949 1949 X A Georgia & Ala Ry 5s Oct 1 1945 j§AGa Caro & Nor 1st ext 6s 1934 Goodrich (B F) 1st 4 Vis 1956 Grays Point Term 1st gtd 5s 1947 & Elec of 96% / 5 ■;/ 87 Dec 3s Gen 3 86 A-0 — ref 5%s Louisiana Gas 77% ' — Leh Val Harbor Term gtd 5s — 1956 coll trust 6s 84 //:.;: 2/v;; 100% 100% A-0 1936 1975 —1954 1954 1965 Lehigh & N Y 1st gtd gold 4s 1945 Lehigh Valley Coal Co— * • / 7, \ 1st & ref sink fund 5s 1954 106% 80 3 *105% 105 7/s 106% i 74% 80 • K :.. 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F-A Feb 1957 income 5s Sold Hiah 1957 Range Since Bonds — 103 Vi J-D Friday's or 1 107 — A-O . 1980 A Ad J 106 *106 Vi 1977 1945 1970 108% 107% *108 J-J Week's Range Last Sale Price Bid & Asked Low Hudson & Manhattan 1st 5s A. 107 F-A ref 4Vis series B Period Hiah 106% 26 M-N 1981 Short Line 1st gtd 4Vis——1961 Union Term gtd 5 Vis 1972 s f 5s series B gtd 1973 Cleve Low 108% 103 1977 gtd General 4Vis series A Cleve 108% J-J 1948 1950 gtd Series & No. Friday Interest January 1 Pittsburgh RR— & Series Gen Sold Hiah Low Cleveland Elec Ilium 3s BONDS New York Stock Exchange Range Since Bonds Friday's Sale Price Bid & Asked Period JULY 7 Week's Range Friday 105% 107 56 70 % 8 116 117*4 98% *58% M-S M-N ext 5s —1945 3%.— —1955 series D——,.1968 Metrop Wat Sew,& Drain 5%s 1950 (Stamped mod) McCrory Stores deb — *88 73 90% A-0 *103 101 102% A-0 *102% 101% 102 Va 96% 100% Market Street Railway— Metrop Ed 1st 4%s 99 *40% J-J 98% 100 Q-A A-0 M-S A-0 • 100 105%-105% 105 106 111% 111% 109% 111% 97 97 92 97 ' Volume THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4297 160 NEW YORK EANGE FOR BONDS :V; ' V. 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J-D J-D 1st mtge 4%s series B__, 1 *t 15% 112% 123% 123% J-D mtge 4%s series B 104 ■ __ *122% 124% 123% 1950 Pitts & W Va 1st 4'As series Potomac F-A M-N .1950 1st mtge 4%s Pitts Young & Ash 104 *104 4%s series C 1st 101/4 *104 F-A J-D 1957 4%s conv 9% 100% ' guaranteed 4s__- & Iron 7% 39 103% M-N cons Steel 98 15% 100% 101 1953 Gen Pitts 1061/2 6'% 13% 15% 100% 1949 Gen Gen 104% J-J 1945 gold.... 4s guaranteed cons 105% *14 4s guaranteed J 30'A 104% *105'A 105% guaranteed 4%s_. 1964 1970 mtge 5s series A 1975 mtge 5s seriesJB Series 17% 4 M-S F-A ■ 701/a 189 .1937 4s guaranteed cons 38% 124 Vi 117 104% 104'% 29 132 " 70 Va 30 'A M-S .T964 3%s gtd gold— H Series 29% 68% M-N Pittsburgh Cine Chi & St Louis— Series G 69 deposit Phillips Petroleum 2%s debs F 104 *103 3-3 .1963 1st s f 4s t§APhilippine Ry • 1949 — 48% lien 6s stamp__v.—1958 N Y Steam Corp 1st 3Vis_. 1963 *|AN Y Susq & W 1st ref 5s 1937 J-D .1971 132 Va *132 .1962 deb 6s: D 107 105% Philip Morris Ltd deb 3s debentures- Series 131 121 1st & ref mtge 2%s ^Philadelphia & Reading Coal—' A ref 5s stamped AConv 103% 104/a 104% 104% 10 136 N Y Rys prior J-D 22 54-% 136 - 97 108'% 108% 54 5%' 95 1241/4 124'A 54% 67'A 82 111 108% J-D 5 95 J-J 31% 110% 110% 87'% 1 931/2: 94 101% J-J J16% 64% 93% v 95% 69 1961 53 ,/ 107 1977 " 251/4 5// 53 105 % 106'A 4%s series C Philadelphia Co coll tr 4'As Phila Electric 1st & ref 3%s 24% 67% 23% F-A 24% A-O 55% *71 .1974 " M-N /V M-N 81 51 53 B__ series t A Providence Securities 4s——- .1957 .1958 t A Providence Terminal 4s; < 94% 112% 81 99% 101 93% M-3 1952 Phelps Dodge conv 3%s deb phila Bait & Wash 1st gold 4s— 94 ..1965 J-J 1980 111 48 99% •'* 111 IO2V2 771/4 *106 J-J .1956 series B 1st 1st i 120'A 104 112% 20) gtd 4s____1993 97 106" A-O Apr 87% : 36 24 , M-S .1960 Pressed Steel Car deb 5s cons 109% 110% Apr 1990 1 87 1st 103'A 104 110% 99% 87% •'•■; \ 115% 105% A-O N Y Queens El Lt & Pow 3Vis 104 A-O 118% 119% 17 64 105% 105% V/14%:i5% 125 1131/2 116 59% r 121 109 13 " U2'A 113 A-O 104/a 5 69 123'A 124 112% 119% 101% 102% 50% 14% F-A "109% 110% 45% • 98% 85 - 110% 19 M-N 104% 104 104% 102'A 116 M-S J-D 108 *109% A-O J-J 55% m 109/a 109% M-N A-O 51% : 109V4 108 109 109 1947 Peoples Gas L & C ref 5s & -Eastern 4s ext & 110'A 106% 1984 series E Peoria Peoria 108 Va 108 V4 30 M-N 1981 3'As deb 105'A 10 108% 109'A 1952 mtge 4'As Conv 10 109'A 110'A 1970 General 4'As series D_— i*®(Gen 108'A 108% J-D ' 109/2 109'A 1968 /Debenture gold 4%s 109% HO'A B__ series 49% V, 106 V 1 108% J-D 54% 1954 107% 109% 1965 49 v • 109'A 106 *104 109'A 109% A series 50% '82/ lOl'/a 108 10585 F-A Pennsylvania RR— Ccnsol gold,4s 1948 4s sterl stpd dollar! 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J-D 1970 series J M 3s series K Paducah & 111 1st 112 A-O v 1966 & ref Ref 110% J-J 1953 gtd 4s 111 Va Pacific Tel & Tel 3'As series B 65 109 ■";•• 3 3-J 1955 B 1st Term tNew Orleans Texas & Mexico Ry— 99% 110% 109% 1st 43 62 109 M-N , 98 108 6 Paramount 80 J-D 1 5 49 110% 69% 3-J v 5s series A..1952 1st Ser 3-J 99% 110 Panhandle East P L 3s B._ ._i^zl960 59 107 ?" 107% M-N J-D* 110% 11 1st & ref mtge 3s " : 108 Va 1(18 ; S 108% 108% 63% ..r *103% 103% A-O 106% 108% 108% 110 48% "104 -r 1 106% 106% 108% 108% 111% V" M-S 108 3/a J-D 108% .111 111% 3-D 1949 106'A 3-D 101% 91 ••*' 6 J-D gold 5s 100% 60% 105/8 106% 106% 1961 1st 3 65% 104% 1964 ' & ref 1st 96% F-A 1960 Prod 3Vis 3'As sinking fund debentures National Steel 1st mtge 3s—_ 1948 3 106% J-J 104% 104% & El 4s series G Coast Co Pacific Gas 105 Zb 94% 109 104 1041/4 J-D mtge 3%s series H Pacific 73% 60 104% — 105% 62 110% 103% J-J 4 66 Vi 109 109% 104% *10215 104 J-J 14 57% 108'/a *108% 108% 1961 96% 58'A 109'A M-N .....1946 101% 101% 101% 108 1st & ref mtge 3% s series I ~6 71 - Nat Guaranteed Stpd cons 5s 106'A 106% J-D 1945 Oregon-Wash RR & Nav 4s 20% 104% 72% 59% 107% 108'A M-N 1978 5s 15% 16 71 56% 158 , N & St L 4s series A 3%s 1st 11 17 16% 104% 104% *106% 107 '' 108% 109% J-J ...1972 ..I960 56% Elec 114% 108% W / 3%s_^ Gas: & 16%' 104% 13% 106 Vi 96 100% 1121/4 72% : 108'A M-N mtge Oregon RR & Nav con gold 4S—..1946 Ore Short Lina 1st con& gold 5s_._1946 ir Nash Chatt 1st Ontario Transmission 3 M-N M-S Oklahoma 'Va 2 J-D M-N .1967 ■ 69% 56% 109% 109 % M-N J-D J-J 1965 mtge 4s 30 80 111% 111% 3-D J ..1948 Ohio Edison 72/8 9% A-O 1947 gtd 5s § Alst guaranteed 4s.. 1st mtge 4s 69 '/a 57% 164 66% 100% 111% O 22% __ __ 8 4 tOgdensburg & Lake Champlain Ry— 56% ' 100% 100% 100% M-S 75 56% 87 ■ __ 12 1955 1968 3'As 66% V" A-O 1951 1958 2000 4Vis series B Mutual Fuel Gas 1st 65% 11 Vi 1955 M Constr 65% 88 110% 71% VV 364 97 96 111% 111% F-A 1964 V ' 96 'A Co— 56% '( 603 66% 11'A M-S F-A 1966 series A Constr 102 Va 1997 J-J 1st 7% 81 57 *64'/2 *641/2 ext Mountain States T & T 651/2 65% — gtd 3Vis 1st 92% 105 36 92 , ■r F-A 1981 ref 33As 66% 27'A M-N i A-O ..1949 1980 & Co 3s debs Morrell (John) 26 'A 27 * I 5s 65 Vi *64% M-N . Tramways 28 254 — gold 4s___1991 1966 Monongahela W Penn Pub Serv—> 1st mtge 4Vis 1960 6s debentures 1965 Montreal 66'A 53'A 65% M-3 deposit 1st & 93 2047 (Minn) 53% /• v 65%. 50'A — Monongahela Ry 3V4S series B Power 121% Id gold 3s_.__Jan 2047 ry & 1st M-S Moh'k & Malone 1st gtd Montana 129 ' impt 6s series B 44% 64% T 66'A — 1978 gold 5Vis ref gold 5s series H ACertificates of deposit 116 1 ' 100% 101 y8 101% 153 125 121 & Northern 56% . 25 ' 52% F-A . .— & 129 131 Ref • . 1977 . deposit AConv Alst ,. ——_ A 1st & ref 5s series G ACertificates of deposit Alst •»' 1963 1975 ref 5s series P & : 4s Certificates 48 Ref 43% 73% 79 A__ series 5s Certificates A General 47% 40 J-J 5% 100 114 3-J - 89 Va 37% 2047 43% 5 1 L— ■' / ..1962 ,y; 1978 D 5s series 82% 46 impt 4Vis series A 29% M 12 80 *101% 103% a 1990 , ^Missouri Pacific RR Co— 12 40 V'e & 30% -.4-' 1962 Mo Kansas & Texas 1st 4s 40-year 4s series B 88% 39% Ref 12 3% 44'/a 6'A 6'A J-J v 1978 series A High 110% 88 1974 A Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR— Prior lien 5s Low *43 ..1974 ref 5s. 4%s series registered 29% '• 28 , 50 43 44 Vi J-J 1946 A Alst & fef 5%s series B t A Missouri-Illinois RR 2 Marie Ste § Alst stamped 5s gtd as to int„1938 A 1st ll'A *4% Q-F 1938 11'A 11'A M-S ; 1962 50-yr 5s series A 4s stamped cons January 1 108'A 2 Ref gold 4s tMlnc Ct Paul & Sault J-J F-A Ry 1st gold 4s_1996 & gen Range Since Sold NO. 109% 110 ... 2014 1998 inc..... RR 5s registered Gen lien fMinneapoiis & St Louis RR— ref Western ref & A-O A.___1961 A series Northern Pacific 90% 47 v .. Gen Bonds High Co— Southern Central North 71 97 90% *65 Norfolk & 107% 55 4 %s mtge t§ANorfolk 94 . 1061/8 10 66 90 M-S tgAMilw & State Line 65% 73 *101% 110 J-D 1st 3%s 1071/2 107 66 A-O J-D 1939 & Ry AGen mtge 5s conv 105% 102% 64 1st 97 95 "3 93'A 92 Vi M-S 1940 t§AMilw & Northern 1st ext 4%s__1939 99 •'102% 104'A 102% J-J Michigan Cons Gas 1st mtge 3%s_1969 t§AMidland of N J 1st ext 5s *97 M-S M-N 1951 Last Sale Price Bid & Asked High 16 ; — Week's Range or Friday's Friday Interest New York Stock Exchange January 1 ' gold 3'/sis & impt 4%s series C A 1st 7 Norfolk Southern Miuiugan Central— Jack Lans & Sag 3Vis Ref JULY Range Since Sold High Low t§AMet West Bonds Sale Price Bid & Asked Period y BOND RECORD. 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' 2.40s 19%y 104 102% *107% 109% —May 1 1952 ; 36 *128 M-S 51 -106 M-N - { 32% "•104 Va « Af-8 m-n 198U —May 11949 . 2.20s 63.% O 103% 104 36 22 106% 110% • — - 82% 100 Corp— V. —— 83% 22% 32% 36 J-J Steel 2.10s . ; 11 31% f-a J-D — debs.; 2.35s 106 92 106 States 38% ; 88 106% 106% 106% M-N 103% 104 70% 88 107% 107% 107'% A-O F-A 57% 8 57 > 100 100 , Shell 81 62% * 100 J-D 83% 79 79% J-J J-J 102- I J-J 1947 —1970 —.1971 — A-O f 97 10 5s—1952 Drug 3%s debs——.... 1958 ■( 34 13 103% A-O 2.15s 45 Va 44 % 104% 105 103 103% ——1955 ' 44% 104% J-J 103 %■106 4 v Serial debentures 34 m-n RR— 105%. United J 34% ii-a 112 19 22% 105 United : 98 44% 44% 110% -111%'111% v., .— United Cigar-Whelan Stores :i 99% . Pacific 2.05s 42 j-j 107% *— F-A ,-1967 , United Biscuit 3%s ' - J-J 103% 106% A-O 1st & land grant 4s 34-yeaf 3'/is deb— 35-year 3yas deb— Ref mtge 3%s series A |* 100% 95% 98% .99% 98% Union : . •' M-N 101% — 107'% 107% 107% 111% Af-N debentures 3s 106 106 74 J-J — tASt L Peor & N W 1st gtd 5s—194a Bt L Pub Serv 1st mtge 5s-———1959 St L RockV Mt & P 5s stpd— 1955 1971 5s—i.J 1945 1959 t§AUnion Elec Ry (Chic) Calif 3s deb Saguenay Pwr Ltd 1st M 4Via St Jos & Grand Island 1st 4s St Lawr & Adir 1st gold 5s_ 2 *116% ■ U Union Oil of 107% 104 50 Union Electric Co of Mo 3%s a-o 101% 103% 103% — J-D M-S Tri-Cont Corp 5s conv ;■ A-O 1st gold 4s._1940 & Buff Ham Toronto 111% 111% — - — M-S M-S 103 1.7 — *111 Vi M-S '96% 102% 102% *102% 105 102% A-%J 1st 4s——iy50 St Louis & West Toledo J-D 3%s__1960 Tol & Ohio Cent ref & impt Corp— Gen mtge 4%s series D—— 1977 Gen mtge 3%s series H ——-ly67 Gen mtge 3%s series I *.1967 Gen mtge 3 Vis series J— 1969 }§AR I Ark & Louis 1st 4%s 1934 iARut-Canadian 4s stpd ——1949 11A Rutland RR 4%s stamped. 1941 Rochester 38% transacted during eurrent week. ABonds selling flat. NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE AND WEEKLY NOTICE—Cash a and following extensive list July l, and ending the we furnish Friday present a (July 7, It 1944). is compiled STOCKS Friday Exchange u Last Sale Price Par Acme Wire Co Aero common. of Prices B Ainsworth —1 3% 3% common Inc (NJ) Accessories Investors ...8 1 Corp.... ZZ~ Z~ common 9% —1 10% -50c -_2 Convertible 4% 9% 10 4% 10 10% 4% Low 20 22 Jan 21 4 3% Jun 6% Feb 10 Feb 2% 2% 5,200 -3 3% 3% 3% 2,400 Great -50 99% 99% 99% 40 Power Co Southern $7 preferred! preferred.. footnote.", 2 Jan page 145. Week's i Alles & Fisher common^. ... Allied Intl Investing S3 conv Allied t. Products of Prices ' 4% July Jun Jun Class A conv 6% preferred: ; Goods 2% Feb Aluminum Industries common—— Jan Alurpinium Ltd. common 6% preferred 3% Apr Jan 102 Feb 118% . Jun Mar American Book 106% May American' Central Co..—; Mfg:— 33 112 * • 29% 150 34% 4,500 113% 1,100 29% 34% 112% ; 12 12 12 50 81 82 300 Jari Feb 23% Apr " 27% Mar 109% 9 Jan Jun' —1 2% 2% 2% 800 1% 100 36% 36% 36% 40 28% Jan —1 12 V4 10% 12% 6,900 5% Jan Jan 6 July 22 Jun 31 Jun 31 Jun 34% Jun 13% Jun 84 Jan 103 Feb May 73% 1 High 113 % July 19% Mar Feb Feb 95% 100 :..•.'— ..July 18% 82 ... American Beverage common- Jun 6 8% 22 % ..100 : Mfg 35% 89 Low No. High .10 * Jan 114 Range Since January Shares 100 .JL .25 common Aluminum Co new common— Aluminum ) Sales for Week pfd (Mich)^____^.... Jan 2% V'- Flange ' ■' 2 104%. Mar see Last Low Feb 10% Alabama For Friday. Exchange Curb Jan x8% Alabama S6 York 35 2% "■ Sale Price Mar 26 Apr 600 1,800 -10 * «' High 5,600 18,200 ; Range since January 1 Shares preferred. Electric Appliance Air-Way '■< • ■ Air 7 STOCKS— New 20 3% JULY Sales High 26 # * Mfg Associates Aircraft 26 WEEK ENDING for Week ...1 Class Air Range Low ..10 Supply Mfg class A Week'a FOR weekly range are shown York Curb Exchange for the week dealings have occurred during the current year. RANGE Curb week, and when selling outside the regular beginning on Saturday, entirely from the daily reports of the Curb Exchange itself, and is intended to complete record of the transactions on the New include every security, whether stock or bond, in which any New York RECORD 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. in the YEARLY deferred footnote In the m , 2% Mar 37% Jun 12% July - Volume THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4297 160 EXCHANGE NEW YORK CURB RANGE Friday Range Exchange Sale Price ■I ; ( A Class ■ -Class American & American Fork Hoe & Co—,, American Meter Co—» 15% Jan 18 26% Jan 29 % 325 Jan 1121% Jun 71/8 1,600 5% Jan 100 34% Jan 39 July Jan 44 Jun Carrier Jun Carter 6% 39 107 18 19 16% •' 17 1% 1% Writing Paper Angostura-Wupperman '. 41" 13% ■ Aro Assoc 97 May " 3% Jun July Central Ohio Apr Central Power Jan 51% Jun Central & South 3,600 3% 500 7 3% 900 2% 400 18% 500 ft Hi Jan 109% 110% Drop Atlas Plywood Voting July 106% (B F) Chicago Jun 51/a 7% 71,600 2% 37/a 4% 14,200 3 May preferred Patoka — Collieries Ayrshire Flexible 4%, 34,400 3 May A 10% 12% 11% 10% .10% 13 9% Jan 30 97 Ve Jan 10% Cities 400 7% 5% 13 July 11 Jun , Jan Jun Jun 6% % % Jan Jan 1% 8% 3 Apr Club 80 Feb Jan 12% Feb 47% May 2% July 9% 1,600 44% 45% 75 2% 2% 3,600 9 8% 9% 2,600 1% May 5% Jan 13 12% 13% 6,400 9% Apr 13% July 5'/8 5% 600 3% Feb 5% July 5% 5% 200 4% Jan 5% July 5% 9% 25 10% 24% 8 1,600 10% Jun 10% July May 75 13% 21% Feb 25 200 25 13% Jan 9% Jan 14% May July Coal Colon Baldwin Locomotive— warrants Purchase Co for 1 common Barlow 6ya Jun 100 39 y2 Jan / Colt's Columbia 5% Gas Ties t Apr 5% Jan 4% May 75 Aircraft Bell Tel Canada of & Benson Berkey & Gay Furniture Bickfords 1 preferred Inc common Birdsboro Steel Fdy Bliss Blue 1 Jun "1%. "l% 1% 14% 15 8% 8% Apr 35 July Apr 37 Jan 66,100 750 15 8% 12 13% 13% 13% 3,300 2% • • V Jun July 15 Feb,,'. 6% Feb 10 11% 25 10 Jan 6% 1,600 10 1% % May Apr 15% 9% Jun July Jan Mar 3 25 100 ; Southern & 1 37% 35% 38 I.200 69 66 69% 1/64 ft 100 15 • ; Brazilian Breeze Traction Corp common 1 B preferred Steel Textile Continental 1 Smeit & Lta_ 8 1 Co 7% preferred Range Bridgeport Gas Light Co • Coro Inc d_— Cor? Reynolds $6 preferred A Cosden Petroleum 1 common convertible 5% preferred 50 Courtaulds Ltd— American Creole dep receipts 44% 7% ;7% 8J/s 1,000 Bridgeport Oil Co Brill class Corp Class 7% Mfg - Class • American American Am Oil dep ord rets Celanese Amer British 13 v:. 9% 12% dep rets ord reg— Power 1 Jun 1% 31% 137 13% 31% , . 81% Jan 138 Jun 12V2 Jan 14 Mar 30 31% July Brown Fence & Wire common— Class A preferred Brown Forman Distillers —1 4% 4% 3% 600 4% 4% 4% Jun 20 Feb Jan 18 Jun Bruce — • 4% July 17% Apr 2% Jun Feb 4% July 19 19% , 20% 3y8 3: 3% Feb 19 17% Jan 26 May 77% 19 20 Jan 85 Jun 1% Jan 147/e 100 1,700 5 common Buckeye PipeLine Jan May 3% 1,600 ♦ 1 400 3% Jun 21 "9% 10 10 Jan 26 % 9 900 July Jan 10 Jun' July Niagara. & East Power— $1.60 preferred -1st Bunker Burco 37% July 20% 1% May 17 . * _1 —— Brown Rubber Co common—; Buffalo v Feb "... 20 • prior preferred Co Feb ■15% • (E LI Jan 925 100 : 18 10s class A 25 preferred— Hill Inc & $3 106 2.50 preferred H) 3% 25o common 17% 300 10% 700 35 % 35% 25 ,V 17% Jan 14% 13,900 10 y8 ; '. ~i% l2yao . 16% 105% 106 10% « Burma Corp Am dep rets Burry Biscuit Corp— Butler' (P 17 *_• * Sullivan ; Apr 97% Feb 106 July 9% May 12 Jan 31 % Feb 35% July 1% 1% 3,100 1 Apr 1% Jan 3% 3% 13,700 3 Apr 4 Jan 5% Jan 4% 4% 100 4% July Voting Cables trust 1% 1,500 ft Jan 1% 1% 2,000 % 7% 7 7'/a 400 9% 7% 9% 13,300 "soo certificates & Wireless— : American dep rets 5% Calamba Sugar Estate California CalJIte Electric Tungsten Camden Fire; pfd I— Com Insurance ; ~ ^ i 5 Canadian Car & Foundry Ltd— Participating preference— —25 For footnotes see page 145. Jan 1% July 1% Jun 3% Jan 13% July •■v's,. 5% Jun 115 , Apr Jun II,800 9 Jan 70 100 Mar 106% May 150 12 Apr 16% July 13 Jun 16% 16 6% 7% 2,750 5% % % 1,100 % 12 2% 2% 7% July ft Feb Jan 1 % 2,500 Feb Jan 14 Jan 2% July 87% Jun 1 Apr 84 Mar i; 2% 3% 29% 34 12,400 2 Feb A 2,025 3% 34; 23 Jan 34 July Apr 9 July 3% July 9 9 300 25 5,700 24% 24% 1% 1% 1% 10% 7% 23 Jun % 10% 1,300 3% 3,500 3% 28% Maf Jan 6% 5 6,900 Jan 200 Jan 1% 11 Feb Jun 6% July Jan 14 3 3,900 2 Jan 25 25 24 Jun 3 July 25% Mar 14 14 2% 25 - 300 ft ft 10% 10% 100 24% 23% 25% 8,100 10% 10% 12% 1,200 10% % , Apr ft Jan Feb 10 19% Apr Mar 11% Jan 26 Jun Apr 3 Feb 8% May .8 Jan 2% 2.50 3% 9 May 12% July Darby Petroleum 17 Dayton Rubber Mfg_ Class Dejay A convertible— —1 - class A —3 common $6 prior preferred -50 —— debenture—.. A convertible * " * preferred Gasket 6 % Detroit Apr 7% 5% Jan Jan 9% July 20 % Jun 20 Va 21 Jan 24 -v. 2,450 8% 5% 7% 4?/2 8% 5% Mfg Mar 20% July Jan 36 76 ~9% *9% Mar 1.300 6% Mar 8% July 4.000 3 5% July 40 77 % Jan 9% 6,900 20% 20% 100 1% 1% 6% 9.000 400 Jan 77 Jan Mar 135 5% 23,500 26% 65 72 May 9% Jun 79% Feb Jan Jun Jun 12% —1 1% —3 6% Feb 16 19 Jan 20% Jun' % 3% 1% Jan Jan Jun 6% July v Detroit Mich Stove Detroit Steel Products -10 20%■ Jan 27 De Vilbiss Co common -10 22 Jan 25% Mar -10 10% Feb 10% Feb 13% Mar 15% Jun 13 14 Feb 1% Co Jun 26 Jan 113 76 -20 Gray Iron Foundry—: 39% Jan common preferred Diamond Shoe Distillers - 5% 26 » Jun Co Ltd— Am dep Divco common . rets ord reg _£1 — —1 Corporation Dobeckmun Co Dominion Bridge Co Dominion Steel & Ltd Coal com ; 9% 12 —1 2,100 5% 12 % 400 10% 5% 200 9%- —-* B ; Dominion Tar & Chemical Ltd Corp '9% 1 common Domestic Industries class A 5% 125 74% common.. ♦ —1 33 % 78 25 74% 33% 78 Hosiery class B 100 8 100 .: . 25 6% Feb 6% 8 * I10 Duro Test Corp common Jan Jan 5% May 22% May - Harris Co Mar Jan 67 Feb 26% Feb 74 Feb 3% Jan 5% 5 5% 500 3% 3% 3% 3.900 2% Jan 400 9% Jan 1% Feb Duval Texas Sulphur 10% 11 9% Jun 13% Feb ■• 6% Mar 25% Jun 8 July 7% Feb 75 Jun 33 % July Jun 81 5% July 3% 11 Jan July 7% Mar 4% 20% III preferred & 19 100 Derby Oil & Refining Corp com Detroit ; 15% 33% 20% -35 Stores Dennison Mfg 8% -1 - Jan 24 common Davenport Hosiery Mills 3% May 5% i ~~io 2 Vs Jan ,. 8,600 5 * t Lighting Inc common Mfg Co (Mo)— Draper 3% May £i I Power— Jan 9% 2,900 5 common Durham 1% V/2 Jan 1% 200 13%' 13% 12% 6% Duke Power Co 50o "2 Jan 105% 105% " 105% 10 Tobacco Driver Cable Electric Products common— Feb 44% July 8% Jun . 6% Apr 4,000 £1 B 6 Jan Feb 6% Apr Feb 13% 7,300 1% £1 reg 4% —• common Cuban Curtis 4,700 13% 31% • 12% 28 Sugar Curtis 10% * Co Jan Jun 10 1 133 . A preferred Atlantic Jan 23 International Oil Refining preferred $6 Jun 3% Jan Ltd— Columbia Class 137 ; Cork (Md) Cuban 13% Jan 1% May Petrol Crystal Jun Tobacco— dep rects ord bearer Am British 1% • A British 9% Cent convertible 21% 9 '9% 100 common British 3 % Mar 9% 10 y8 • • i ■ Co 17% Mar Jan 21% • A— B_ preferred* Brillo % Mar Jan 8,900 32 Jun 114% .~2 1 Jan 5,000 ,110% Mar 4% 1,150 3 Co % 2% Jun 104 3,000 (ord reg)—£1 Petroleum Brewing 1 13% 117% May Mar 69 , 6% 2 Jan Feb * , - 600 13 5% 113% 5% 1 & ,on Crown Drug Co common 2 Jan 4 • Crown 13 1% Mar 33% 30 50 Mar • 12V8 July Jan 116% 44% • Co Mar 1 common— Aeronautical Brewster Jan % Mar Feb 5% 4% Cook Paint & Varnish Co Copper Cornucopia Gold Mines 12% July Jan 9% 63% 13% 100 Jan 18% May 1,000 41% :• Fdy & Machine Co——_ 1 prior 10% 1,700 July 1 , Continental Gas & Electric Co— 11% Mar 2,200 Mar ft July 24 67% 0% 10c 27 2% 71 Feb 500 116 10 ^ ; 105 21% 500 100 Oil Corp Jan 21 Jan % Apr • . 300 1% 100 Stores preferred Royalty Consol 12% 66% 100 Utilities Gas Jan 21 1,400 67% 24 • - 47% Mar "5% "5% 5% 80 1 Lgt & Pwr— 1 20% 33% 1 700 - -% 1% Co Biscuit 50 15% 2 • common Jan July ft Jan 200 11% 3 1st preferred— 56% 630 24 .- 14 2<f preferred Feb 4 May 7,300 ft 22% 12% • 7% 35 • 25c $5 Jun Apr • common Crown 200 11 2% wariants— 1946 Coke Secur 290 12% Jan 5.300 ~6% 12% Jun 19% July 4 Jun 4 3 • 18% Jan 3% * Bourjote Inc BowmanVBiltmore 37% Jan Feb 11 3% Crowley Milner & Co Feb Jun 11% 1,300 6% 17% July 7% 30% 1.600 19% 9Va Jan 200 200 18 Apr 10% - 35 17% Jun 4,500 9% Jun 3% 17% 26% July 6% 6% 15% 104 Jan 1 % Jan 10 17% 9 % Mar 9 22% Jan 4.900 • 26% •' Jan % ■ ■ 9.500 Croft 99 Jan 18 8% 48% Mar 9% 7 100 17.800 4% Jan 104 100 8% 21 May 111% July 9% Jun 7% Jan • Feb 3% 1% 100 y 25 Jan 6% 8 43 y2 Co common 85% 500 4 1,600 (H C) 40 9% * 2,500 1st preferred 111% 12 % 2% May 48 1% 119% July 17% 47% (S) & Co 17% Mar Jan Jan 34 19% 48 2% Feb 8% 4 34 * Borne .Scrymser Co $5 135% Feb 30 13% 92 % • - Jun 300 1% * 1 Bohack $5 4% Mar 35 • common 127% 90 35 " Jan —* 9% 2,850 : optional convertible preferred Blumenthal : 34 Apr 2% I 1,100 May 18% Jqly 26% Jun 53% May 28,500 20% Ridge Corp common $3 v • & Mach Co com common (E W) 21 • • 1 Blauner's *3% 100 Hedges common Convertible "3 ' —1 common Jun /;■ 9 ft Mar Jan !l Electric—■ & Consolidated ; Jan 4 *.—100 Co Jan % 275 : 11% 8% m, 6% 500 17% 11% 21 1 Jun 118% 16% 116 - *10 * Consolidated Apr 16% 117% Jun 15% 17% 325 'ft 43% '9% Arms Retail 16 Vs Jan . 110 warrants Mining Jun 6% ft 42% I preferred series C Feb 20 convertible preferred $1.50 Bellanca 4% 4 14% Mar 10 / * —» 1 Consolidated 13 2% Jan 9% 9 42% 100 103 1 common Consolidated 150 V .4 ordinary—. Consol G E L P Bait 3,700 65 Jun 1 extended to c Consolidated 700 Jun 108 preferred Feb 18% 116 Jan 1 3% 18% 10 Jan 82 103 —_1 Jan — 97 103 Service 8% common Jan Water Jan ' Mills Inc Beaunit 13 % Community 2 v- 200 July 9% July Compo Shoe Machinery— 6!/a * ——.—.—100 1 15% 24 39,500 5% 15% 5" 25 : 16 9% May 5 Inc Co Feb Mar Service 9% 5% ~5 7% Public 2% 15% ~4% 150 Community 8% common-: Brummel 8% Mar 41 6 1% *_100 preference Commonwealth July 9% July 1,200 Jun July % Mar Jan 9% — Utensil Fire Patent 2% 5% Inc 1st preferred 7% Beau 35,600 "9 5 1 Corp (L) 8 41 2% & Seelig Mfg— convertible A common Baumann 25% July Feb 7 —1 Steel $1.20 20% 41 8 common Barium Basic Refractories 4,000 13 119 Jan Apr % 8% : — Colorado Fuel & Iron series 30 Rubber Baldwin 25% 8% 112 6,000 % 9% Airlines ' preferred 77o 24% 75 • 1 H Jan 119% Jun XI04% July 500 12% 12 118% 119 9% Jun Apr — * Development Consolidated 25% " .5 Corp Plow Cockshutt $3 B • 7% May 96% May Jun Co Aluminum Colonial V & Wilcox Co 500 220 7% Cleveland Tractor common Clinchfield 8% 31 Jun 8% July x4% •V Clayton & Lambert Mfg : Cleveland Electric Illuminating-, Jan 75 Jun 21% 100 Mining Lights Neon Feb 2% Mar 8% Xl04% 100 25 common Controller Claude 8% May % ; 1,100 Service Clark 6%- Apr 20% 16% .. 9.600 60c Conn Gas & Babcock ; preferred preferred B a $6 preferred BB__. City Auto Stamping— City & Suburban Homes Jun Apr ■; 5,400 Jan May 3% May 31.400 8% $6 i Jun 107 7% Mar 4,100 ■■ 6% 6 6% 10% 20% ' • 600 10%. 104% 106 10 8% Mar 10 §Childs Co preferred 4% Mar 10% 8% July Jun 8% Shaft Co Consolidated Chief 4% July 4 106 July 1 Chesebrough Mfg— 110% July 7% July Apr 19 119% __1 common Jan 1 & Sons common... Corp Jan 4'/4 ' Jan Co—5 * 19 Jun 8% 50o \ Weatner Strip 3 Jan Jun 12% 200 16 7% )% X104% 100 — common 3% 4% 1 —• 5 25 1 Machine New Cherry-Burrell common 13 114 200 8% 7% 7% __1 pfd Utilities 7 7% ' Products Automatic West Charis 2% May 2% Mar Jan 20 v pfd—100 ProauctS— Light 7% Chamoerim Metal Jan 2% Corp.- Automatic & 41/8 Mar Jan Jan 118 11.600 100 5% A'rcraft Co— Cessna Jan 5 warrants Forge common Atlas Steel 4% .290 8% * com pfd— Chicago Rivet & Mach ; 18 America——* Associated Tel & Tel class A • Atlanta Birm & Coast RR Co pfd—100 Atlantic Coast Fisheries———. -1 Atlantic Coast Line Co 50 Atlas Corp Elec & 1% 3% Jan 6,800 48% " Jan 18% Jun May 114% Mar 30 19 18 18% 16 —1 : York Power New 48 May 'V Gas Power Maine 30 ft Jun JUn 9 % 4 Cent 151/8 14 T America Hudson Central Jan 105 Jun 25% Jan 108% 116% 116 * cemrar 100 109 y4 16 ' 1% Mar Jan Jan 2% July Jan Feb 41 190 43 _10 & Co— of Corp Apr 22 y2 £1 dep rects reg— .American 6% Feb 42% July 2% Associated Laundries of Avery 45 Jun Jan Electric Industries— Associated . 1 --* Co Breweries of Canada Refining & Jan 3% 3% 5 Works common Oil (A M) 6% ~7.' ——2.50 Equipment Corp Ashland Products Castle 37/a Arkansas Power & Light $7' preferred.* Art Metal Casco Catalin 43 1 ——1 Co com 26% 17% IT 17% 10 preferred 6% (J W) Apr 10% 7,200 144 Jan 12% 100 16 X23 * common 18% Mar Jan Apr 5% Mar Jan 1% 13,800 2% 2% 16 * A Corp 34 72,600 109% 110% 144 2% 1. Light $7 preferred—* —• preferred $6 19% "40 "500 13%; - Apex-Elec Mfg Co common—• Appalachian Elec Pwr 4%% pfd—100 Argus Inc _——*—.—:———1 Arkansas Natural Gas common— • Common class A non-voting • 4% Mar • common Apr 1 • ' 48 '13 -1 — Co Carolina Power & 7% Jun ' 46 • 2 common Fence—— Carnation Jun 2,500 - 5% ' Feb 88% 1% High Feb 7% 35% 25 45 -- Post class 16% 2,500 ' American / Co & Carman July 14% 600 45" Republics——--———10 American Seal-Kap common— 2 Amer Superpower Corp com——10c ,.flst $6 preferred—— ——• $6 series preferred—; —'• American Thread 5% preferred —5 Low 4% 700 5% 100 — Products 25% ' 5 5% Jun 111% 112% Range since January 1 High Ltd— preferred City Shares —• voting. 25% 18 American Anchor 7% Capital Jan 450 —* f 1% Low • voting Canadian Marcbni 41% Feb Jun 6,000 16% Chemical:———* & Feb % u 38% .-100 —-1 ._*————— Potash 45 7,700 B non for Week of Prices Alcohol- Canadian Industries 18 23 100 preferred—— ——: American Mfg Co common— 6 % American Feb 36 % May 39% • 20 Mach Maracaibo July 29% 6% 25 Hard Rubber Co_—_: Preferred 3 Class 41% Mar Feb 17% 112'A Light & Trac common—25 American Jan 1% 283A / —-1 '\> $2.50 convertible preferred— Laundry 35% A 41% Gas & Electric—— 10 preferred—— 100 American General Corp common—10c $2 convertible preferred—* 1 American 100 2,200 3 Class 44% Mar 6,000 18 .29'A 4% % American 38% % American American Jun 38% 38% » common Industrial Sales Range Last Sale Price Par 38 39% 2% Week's Friday Exchange titun 300 .10 —10 Foreign Power warrants- non-voting B 38% 2% ———1 Cyanamid class A— American 38% —25 —: —*.— — Loin x42% Curb Range since January 1 Hiah 42. X42% 7 (STOCKS Canadian —28 — Class B JULY ENDING New York Shares of Prices low Par ' & xJght— Cities Power Convertible class A American WEEK Sales for Week Week's Last STOCKS— York Curb New FOR 141 Jun Jun East Gas & Fuel Assoc common 4% % 6% Jun prior preferred preferred—* Eastern Malleable —• 2% 2% ,100 65 % 65 y4 66 650 37 35% 37 28 28 100 Iron 25 2% 4,200 2% Mar Mar 56% Jan 70 975 32% Jan 40 Mar 50 24% Jan 28 Alar •■•■' f THE COMMERCIAL & 142 EXCHANGE NEW YORK CURB Sale Price Bond & Share Electric $6 Emsco Pipe Line Inc common Eversharp 89,300 7% Jan 100 83% Jan 93 Va Mar 94 Va 1,500 88 V4 Jan 95 150 46 Va Apr 65 Va Mar x93 % 1 600 10% 107/a 11 500 30 International Hydro Electric— Preferred $3.50 series Jun 8V4 Jan 150 103 V4 Jan 118 Jun International Metal Industries A Va Mar 44 Feb International Minerals and 11'/a 11 Va 11 Vz Jan 1% 1 Va 13,900 40% 400 39 7 Jan 1 Va Mar 31% 27 Va 29 V4 Jan 7 V4 July 34% Apr 18% Feb Registered shares International Products v Jun 27 Va 1,700 31 28 Va 4% 250 28'/a 29 1 * " 15,300 7% 62 V2 10 Am 29% July 2% July V 7% 5 % May " 62% 63 Apr 2,200 4% Apr 300 19% Feb 23% 23% 200 19% Jan 23% July Jun Grain & Malt common Froedtert $3 — 2 - — Y Mar 3 Feb 4 Jan Co 16% 100 16% Mar 18 Jan 17 Va 3,250 10% Jan 50 37 Feb 50 72 74 40 ,58 Jan 74 preferred Julian & Kokenge Co Mfg Co dep rets ord reg Amer General Finance Corp common preferred series A 5 % General Fireproofing Gen common Co A stock General Shareholdings Corp $6 Gen com preferred Water Gas & Electric common convertible preferred $3 preferred. $5 (AC) Gilbert : - common Aldeu 4% July 8 Va May 40 99 % % Jun 1 Va July 1% Feb 180 75% Jan 12% ! Jan 41% 20 100% Jap,, 10 300 12% •)••• Inc class A Grorham " preferred $3 Mfg common qorham il' f' •' ' JUn 51% Jun Mar 16 Jan Feb 11% Mar Apr 15% 13% I Mfg Co Gray common 700 9 Feb 104 Jan fa 8% stock —'' — • Feb 93% Mar Jan 136 Mar 29% Jan 35% July 8 Va 2,100 6% Feb 8 Va July 3% 7% 3% 100 4% Feb Jun 111% Jan 110 Mar X115 May 6 80 110 % 110 3% Mar 108 20 109 109 Jun 6 Jun • .»«•" Jun 650 35% 35 8% ' 8% Jun 132 '' Jun 11% Jan Jan 83 700 92% f 87 33% Feb 4% 2,100 Jun 7% May 82 % May Jun 7 400 9% Jun % Jan 30% 8% 12% July \ 110 Jan X40% - 9% 91Va .7 30 — 9% V8 500 42 Apr 5% 11,700 6% fa 6 ,741 43% July Feb 10 109 iff * 7 % 1st preferred 100 Great Northern Paper— 4 25 Greenfield Tap & Die • Grocery Stores Products common—25c Gulf States Utilities $5.50 pfd • $6 preferred • Gypsum Lime & Alabastine * Non-voting 300 12% 12% 109 Pacific Tea— & Atlantic Great 37Va 43% 43 1 9 Varnish Grand Rapids 300 14% Jan 18% July 11% 3.400 Jun 11% July 7% Jan Jan 20 Jun 10% 2.500 7% Jan 10% Jun 19 A 19% 14.300 16% Apr 19% Jan Apr 19% July 7% May 8% Mar 10 Va 19 % 19% 19 % 100 8% 8% 500 8% 1% 1V8 5.300 1% 1% 28% 3,800 Feb 2 Jan 29% 18% Mar 200 % 28% 130 — 16% 3sa Mar Jun fa Jan 24% — 300 Jan 39 % 50 Feb 1% Feb 25% Feb 7 100 100 Feb 25 38% 49% 44 1 38% 49% Jan 12 % Jan Jun May Jan 9% 9% % Iff 2,000 19% 20% "400 17% Jan 20% Jun 8% 8% 1.400 7% Jan 9 Mar 100 % Jan 1% May 9 ' " % % Mar . 20 : •: 8% 1% 7, 1% fa May 2% Apr Jan 12% Jan Jan 3% 5 2Va 3% 3% 6.900 11% 12 Va 17.400 3Va 3% 1.400 100 87% Feb 50 92 Feb 100% May 60 100 Jan 106% Apr 18 3% 11% 3% 95 Jan 20 % Apr • 94 95 97% ,. 99 Va 104Va 105 Jun 3% July 95 May 11% * 16% 15 . A 600 Mar 11% July 9% Jan 17% Jan 5% Jun 5% Jun 111% 17 9% 1,950 Feb * 100 100 100 - —1 i — — s — — 1 £ preferred— " . — 55 Feb July 2% convertible 1st preferred— Kress (S H) special preferred—; Kreuger Brewing Co 1 100 10 1 (N J) Lake Shore Mines Ltd 100 1 4% 4 Jan 5% Mar V': 1,300 12 . Jun 1 % May 15% 16% Mar Feb Mar 12% Mar 10 Jun Jan 21 May 100% Jan 106 Mar 84% Feb 8% 16 640 -101% 103 ?■' Kresge Dept Stores— Feb 4 Va 1,200 — — 100 " '102 —^ 67% July Jan 7,200 V £ — ♦ Jan 7 45% — 10 Inc 56 70 1 ' 1 —! • * Co common (I B) Rubber Co Koppers Co 6% V Jun 113 30 67% 67% 53% 55 3% 4 ' 5% 5% » — —If " 4 * 1 \7.'/' 5% Emil) Feb 124 Jan 121% — — 95 Feb 11% Jun 13% Jun 200 11% 11% *9% x9% Feb 2,000 • — 11% x9Va 7% Jan 9% Mar L ' > 9% . ^ 5,100 15% 15% 10 . 86 Va 150 7 15 % Jun 10% 100 13 13 — Jun 49 712% May 51% Mar —A 7'-" - 109 35% July Feb 10% 106 % May ' ' • 1 • • Jan 77Va lOVa "113% July Mar 104% 104% Jun 87 Jan 8% 500 >V — 111 12 £7 2% Mar 50 • - —— preferred Goldfield Consolidated Mines— $7 Jun 27 18% 5 Inc Kobacker Stores Jun 300 1,000 • —* class A B Class Feb 1.000 35% — Knott Corp common Jun 83% Jan 74 Kleinert July 126 Jan 79% (D RR Lackawanna — 1% Lane Bryant 53 preferred 1 • _25 1 preferred Convertible (R G) Inc Le Tourneau Line — Development- Oil Leonard - Lionel preferred preferred class A preferred class B Louisiana Land & Exploration 7% 6% Lynch Corp common Feb 6% Feb Apr 3 Mar 5 Va Mar 25 Feb 35% Mar Jan Jan 1 Va 29% Apr 13 July 13 600 10% Feb 13 July ,7 25 7,7 3% 50 22% Feb 500 ; ' 7.7 400 13 12% 2,400 i7« Jun 25 25% Jun 1% Jan 3% Jun 18% r Jan 20% Apr 350 15 Feb 9% 9,800 8 Jan 9% July 1 7,700 Feb 1% ZPY .7; 16% 9% ; •••.I ■•"7 9% 13 • 17 67% 68% 61% " : 68% 65 350 14 7 17% 69% Mar Jan 51 Jun Jan 7% 7 % 1% • 30% 28% 30% 1,175 7,400 650 65 July 6% Feb 8 May 109% 65 0 - 26% Mar 10 • 3% 17 Jan 21 18,300 % .2.7% 12V2 1 Light $6 pfd Power & Louisiana •' 13% July 26% May u 26% T ff. v • 100 100 Long Island Lighting common i Jan 300 30 29% 12 Va ■ 9% 110 1,000 ' 7. Brothers common Jun 4% Jan Feb 7U-:77. .7 5% Cf 7 V Loblaw Groceterias Class A— • Locke Steel Chain— 5 Lone Star Gas Corp new common—_10 Lit July 4 2% 1,900 ~5% "4 27R ,' 10 25 Corp Lipton (Thos J) Inc 6% May 18% July v Jan 2% 700 V"; pV7/ 30 7 8 Material Co : 13% 12% §77 I" • B Class 4 13^ Langendorf United Bakeries class A—* Lefcourt Realty common • 2,900 105% 5 100 1 Wells Co common 3% :;7-;. 3% 7,700 ' 4 7 3% Jan 59 Jan 12 ' 18% 1.7 % 37 740 52%' 53% •• 17% 1 Lakey Foundry & Machine Corp of Delaware Lamson Lane Godchaux Sugars : 1% preferred—100 Key Co common Klein 21% July Jan Jan 115 90 12% • Coal 20 12% Feb Jan 14% 1,000 86% 13 Jun 15 3% 113% 113% • Glen Jan 200 85 Co Gilchrist 12% 1% 2 .77, 1% Gladding .McBean & Co 1 Jun 82 1% • • Preferred 1% 99% 82 104% 1% • Kimberly-Clark 6% pfd Kings Co Lighting 7% pfd B T' 5% preferred D Kingston Products. Kirby Petroleum Kirkland Lake G M Co Ltd— Jun 2,100 21% 99 • • • Georgia Power $6 preferred 3 Va Jan 126 126 • 1 • 1 • Rayon General Jan 1G 4% 20 20% Jun 1% - Adv 6% pfd 100 General Public Service $6 preferred—* 78 8 "4% Outdoor Jan 77 8 Feb 8 OO 1% 1% Feb 70% : 777'V • preferred B & Elec $6 Jas General 4-*-' ' ■ 3% 2% 1 Va £1 1 •».—10 * — 1% July Jun 17% :. Ken-Rad Tube & Lamp •' Ltd— Gen Electric Co 70 Apr % K Kennedy's 2% • Alloys Co General Jan 1 86 July 7. 7% i common 46% 85 % 18 Va pfd—100 100 100 7% Kansas Gas & Eleo 100 preferred 5 % 30 1.000 1% 34' July ■ Gellman 55 17% July 50 15% • common 66%' Feb 84 1 1 * ; — Central Pwr & Lt 5%% preferred . 6 % 1 Power Jan 35 Va ... ._* B A_ « Gatlneau 42% 1 1 • (F L) Jersey May 95 45 400 •47 &u — —, Co Jeannette Glass Co 4% July Jan 50 3% 16% preferred——.—luQ convertible 300 4 Va 94 Va , * stock conv 4<& :: 94% 3% J (Geo A) Co— Fuller 4, 4/a 5 1 20 1% • 10 Aircraft Engine Co Jacobs Jacobs ' Brewing Co Franklin Co Distilling 20 53 54% • shs coupon Jun July 113 Mar 106 113 6% July 6% 23% 22% tPeter) 24% 50 • Air Chute— Italian Superpower Mar B Fox 11'/a July Feb 53 * Class B * $1.75 preferred * $3.50 prior preferred • Interstate Home Equipment 1 Interstate Hosiery Mills ; * Interstate Power $7 preferred ,. • Investors Royalty 1 Iron Fireman Mfg voting trust ctfs—• Irving 25% Mar 56% Jan — Jun 25% Mar 30 6 A Class Feb 7 23% o'/a non-voting voting Ford Motor of France— Amer dep rets bearer Class 16% July . ' 62 • Ford Motor Co Ford ' L.- Co—2o & Warehouse (Phila) Ltd— dep rets ord reg Motor of Canada— Association Feb 1,000 ' Federal Compress" Fire 29% 7% Jun 14% 600 26% 27Va Mfg Co Fedders 16% Jan 1% 12% 23,500 Apr 9 Chemicals— Razor International Safety 11% July 7% 4,400 2% 16% -- Metallurgical Fansteel 1 ll7/s 2% 11 11% 2Va Apr 11 300 113 International Utility class A 29 V4 July ' Fairchild Camera & Inst Co— Fairchild Engine 61 Airplane Falstaff Brewing 10% 100 — International Petroleum 40 V4 July Jan 1,400 11% . Warrants 11% May 8% 1,000 7 ■ 14% July 1 Va Mar 200 1% __1 35 V4 500 5,200 118 42 7 July 11 Feb 14% 13% 116 40 % 1V4 Mar Va May 8% Feb 34 V4 33 14% 118 -* — 59 10% Mar ; 12% 12% 11% 22 % preferred_100 100 7% preferred 100 Industrial Finance v t c common 1 Common _—J—————1 7% ,1 100 preferred— Insurance Co of North America 10 International Cigar Machine • Jun 16 10 V4 89'/a 12% 12% preferred Service 6 % Indiana Jun 12% July 13 12% 12% 11 Va Indianapolis P & L 5% % 7 V4 July Jan High Low £1 Ireland Feb 48 V4 Jan 5 89'/a 58 50 common 35% "9% 93% 1 convertible preferred Inc $3 Eureka 3,100 50 v 14 V4 May 10a Esquire 650 7% Jan 1 Range since January Shares High Low Imperial Oil (Can) coupon 1—• Registered * Imperial Tobacco of Canada 5 Imperial Tobacco of Great Britain & Jan July July 89 % 100 • --5 Equity Corp common 33 y4 41Va 1 Jan ~9% -1 15 stock 800 33V2 40 Va * Power participating Derrick & Equipment Empire 50 ' Par 50 % Mar 675 •,6%, 714 • Light 2d pfd A Option warrants Electrographic Corp Elgin National Watch Co Emerson Electric Mfg——— Empire District Electric 6% pfd Power & 50 47 Va 48 % 5 common 1,900 n 49 1 • * preferred preferred $5 Electric % * * * preferred series A $6 preferred series B Eastern Sugar Associates— $5 preferred v t c Easy Washing Machine B Economy Grocery Stores $7 ' for Week Range of Prices Sale Price High Low Sales Week's Last Curb Exchange York New Range since January 1 Shares High Low Par States Corp Eastern for Week of Prices Friday STOCK8 Sales Range Last Exchange Curb Week's Friday STOCKS York New WEEK ENDING JULY 7 FOR RANGE Monday, July 10, 1944 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Jan 113 May 49 7< Jan 30% July 26% Mar H Hall Hamilton Hammermill Co Hartford 7,000 1% Feb 400 2% Jnn 4% Apr Mapes 1,400 5% Apr 7% Jun Marconi • 28% 28 28% 500 26 y4 Apr 5 6% 7% 7,300 3% Jan 60 41% Jan 9% 6,700 6% common 5% 50 — 47 47 — 25c * 8% 8% 17% 17 17% 13% 26% 26% Henry Holt ft Co participating Hewitt Rubber common A — — ■ & 900 18 May 22 Jan 31% 31 Va 600 24 Feb 32 Jun 10% 10% 11% 5,100 8% May 11% Jun 14% 14% 1,150 13% Mar 15% Jan 37 37 ' 1 W i ; 29% 116 1 6%% 13 Mar Metal May Jan 6 Jun July 119 Apr 36 Jun preferred— Metropolitan Edison $6 preferred Michigan Bumper Corp new Michigan Steel Tube Apr Michigan .Sugar Co— 116 25% 111 ' Jan 113% Jan Corp T/xtile conv Dividend 17% Apr 20% Mar 38% Jan 45% Jun 7% Jun Illinois Zinc Imperial Am dep rets For ctfs Co Chemical 50 • — li 7<4Va 2T' 10 9% 4% 3% 27 26% 3% 13 6% 6% 13 , 4,000 - 10 July 6% Jan 3,800 2% Jan 4% Jun 300 20% Jan 28% Apr 500 3% 100 13% 500 9% 3% July 3% July 13% Jan Jun footnotes see £J page ,7! Preferred— Midland Steel, Products— - Abrasive 9% 10% 49 Va 49% 49 Va 13% 14% 12 10% 13 10 6,900 200 1 11,200 1,850 145. Oil Piping & Supply— 4% Jan 10% July Midwest 43 Va Jan 49% Apr Mid-West Refineries- 9% Jan 15% Apr 9% Jun Mining Corp of Canada— Minnesota Mining & Mfg— 13 July Jan . 6% Jun • " —1 —• — • pfd 100 pfd 100 ; •• . 33% Mar 50 1,100 1 7Ve- 7% — • 2% 11 3Vs .11% 5 Jun 26 Feb 19 4% Jan 9 Jan Jun 1,100 H Jan 1% Mar 2,400 6% Feb 8% 8,500 2% Jan 7,000 8% Mar 13 Jan 161 10 2,800 138 , 3% 350 % 25 300 8 Feb Jan 1% Jun 107 •v'99% Mar 1% 2% Jan 4 116 4% July 1,000 4% Apr 4,400 U Mar 1 6 78 5% Mar Apr 8% 600-• May 42% May Jan 2% Jun 2% May . Jan Jan 1,0007' Jun 70% 36 4,700 Jun 4% July Jan Jan 6 3,400 July Jan 41 1,000 Jun 8% July Jun July 7% July Jan 9% Jan Ju^ Jan '■> 13% May 1% Jan 3% May 9% Jan 11% Mar 9 Jan 10 100 20 Jan 24 Jun 375 23% Apr 27 July 5,300 5,000 Mar — : 23V2 24 26% 27 2% 2% .2% 8% 20% 20%' ,7 : 2% 2% —..., 2% 59% 104% 4% 7% 12'/4 >$2% 2% 11 . • 7% Mississippi River Power 6% Minnesota Pwr & Light 5% — Jun 110 12% 2% 8% 10 Co.—! 4 • v 23 %' 27 -• —• 50 7% 4 ^: , .. $2 non-cum dividend shares • 4% 2% ;; „ 13 161^ 1% -V' 7% Middle States, Petroleum class A v t 4 Industries- regis ; . 8% 8% 105 105 Micromatic Hone Corp Jan 13% • common 7% 3% 7% :V. 7% ' % 3% *% "^: •?" - 10 1 c_l Class B vtc : 1 Middle West Corp common— ; 5 Midland Oil Corp $2 conv preferred • 650 10 . 7% 9 64% 62 — ,7 2.50 * 3,300 Midvale Co common preferred arrear — 4% . 1 '• : 43% Midwest 5% X Participating Mid-West Illinois Power Co : 40 8% 11 100 105 V 1 2J 25c : —v 15 — --* 7 ; V A preferred Jun 8% 1 8 12% —161. - *•.- Messabi Iron Co 21% ; ; —• Scott- 19% — —5 & -- 21% 8% * common 42 % * Securities •dygrade Food Products Electric Stores Chapman Warrants 19% ' — — —1 Merrltt 43 Ills — —w Mercantile — *'••. 8 H —6 Jun 83 Jun 5 — * Co 19% ' • Co Huyler's common ■ & Jan 3% ' 725 30 29% '• '• 10 116 • • — *7 ■. - 5 (Harvey) Inc. Hydro — • Corp 10 • Dredging Johnson Memphis Natural Gas common! 12 . . * * Ligonier Jan Mead B— 33 - . .100 preferred 14% 100 16% • • Oil & Refining 1st >. • preferred Hussmann ,.8 , Hardart Fibre 16% Mar 21% —10 — Horn Hummel-Ross Apr May * Horn 5% May 23 31% C) Humble 28% 19% & Co common,...,. Hubbell 12 Jan 16% Inc (A McWilliams Jan Mar Radiator & Mfg Jun 10% 31% May —. • • * McCord 9% * 2% Feb 5% — 21% - Jan Jan 1% 81 — * Massey Harris common 13% May — £1 Ltd 2,100 1,800 777.7:■ 1 19 May Co 2% — — . ,7 . Mass Utilities Association v t c Jan 26 _ 50 : • Steam Shovel Marion Jan 21% Co common & Hardart Baking Co Horn 9% July 16% Consolidated G M Holophane Co common (Geo A) May 2.50 Hollinger Hormel 47 """5 Heyden Chemical common & Co class A — Communication —* Co Margay Oil Corp 12 — • — Jan 7% July 30 Jan Mfg Internat Marine 7 * • 1 preierred Consolidated 9% 1 —— 9% 2 9 2 optional warrants convertible 11% 50 2 common 3>5 10 150 13% • ' Horder's 1% July 1% 6% A <R) Mengel Stores 3% 1 Preferred Hoe Mar 1% Corp Co 50 3% Rubinstein Heller Jan x6% preferred Class Manati Sugar 1% , Mining Co Helena Jan July x6% 1 ctfs_. Co " 6% 5 25 47 •_ —25 voting trust Hearn Dept Stores Hecia Jan Jan Mar America B non-vot com—1 Brewing Hat Corp of Hazeltine M Jun 9% 5% v' 5 Xl9% 200 600 ; 25 Paper. Rayon Harvard 9 25 _• Ltd Electric Light Hartford 8% 24% IT. Co Bridge Lamp . ' — „ 597/s 61V4 104% 104% . — 100 1,100 100 1,200 1% May 8% •15% 2% 10 52 97% 109% Jun Jan 8% May Jan 20% July 2% Feb 1% Mar 475 2% Mar , Jun 1}| Jan 65 May Jan 104% July Jan. 114% Jun Volume THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4297 160 143 NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE RANGE FOR v Week's Range for Week Bale Price 8% 10% 10% 3% 3% 1 Logn Society A . Montana Dakota Utilities—.— Monroe 2% Mar Pittsburgh & Lake Erie... Pittsburgh Metallurgical 9 2 00 - 17a Plough 1074 Jun Pneumatic Jun Polaris 57a 1,200 100 2 6 74 May Jan 6% 21% 17 300 1374 Jan 141/4 100 liy4 Jan 147a 6V2 Jan 10% Mar Jan 80 :ri"/a 127 common 2172 Scale .... Jun Pratt 17 July Mar Nachman Corp Breweries 247a 24 preferred Tel & Tel .100 Clock Co Auction Y City Omnibus warrants— N Y & N Y common Mar ..25c 97a 34 1% 1 1% 117 7 105 V 1 shares 6% 14 pfd.100 pfd... ..100 67 ...10 100 Niagara Hudson Power common 5% 1st preferred 79 2d preferred optional warrants. B optional warrants 65 Apr Jan 600 6% Jan 7a 7a 7a 2,700 a'a Jan 8% 874 97a 300 6%i Apr 30 108 7a Jan 102 13 Jan 109 May 111 60 May 75 Jan • Nineteen Hundred Corp B 37a 5 Mines 8374 70 65 20 ii • North American Rayon B class A • % • prior preferred North American Utility Securities 6% 1,700 1374 7.400 107a 300 2% 2.800 7% preferred.., 103 Corp Jan 120 Jun Apr 3672 July 28 36 Jan July 5474 Mar in 974 974 1 ' Mar 10% 7a Jan 47a Jan 572 Apr 7 Jan 1074 Jun 87 1 Jan 87 Jan 104 100 6.900 1 Jan 108 Mar 1137a Jun 116 Mar 25 7% Jun 15 y2 July Jan 2774 Mar 1478 V15 % 26 157a • — , 70 106% 107 v 26 16.200 23 '100 Valley Gas Co v t c Cable Corp Ohio Brass Ohio Edison class Co $6 Ohio Power 4%% Ohio B * common preferred 23% i ■ > •; Z: A preferred 100 Public Service 7% 3% May 18 y2 Jan 4,500 Feb 23 72 — V 7 • 109 Jan 112% St Paper Regis Salt Oil Dome 1157a Feb 115 Jan 11872 Oil Savoy Jan 113 5Va Mar United Filters B 500 25% 257a 1 Securities 9% 9% Apr 82 Apr 157 20 149 17 May 17b Apr 250 1274 July May 1074 May Jan 14,500 1% 17a 17a 1574 16 Jan 16 100 16 2,400 39 7a 43 6,500 27a 27a 23% 1274 127a 1274 150 47a 474 47a A 5172 May Apr 1174 17a 7a 1,600 1077a 1077a Jan Jan 127/a Mar 4% Feb 1574 Jan ■> Jun U May 17a Mar 27i May 7a Jan 9,300 74 . Jun 274 2474 Mar ■ 37« Jan 7,700 474 U 374 447a 21% July 11 % Jun Mar Jan 14,300 V 4074 22% July 174 1,800 " II Jan Feb 12% 8,100 217a 27a 217a Jan July Jan 157a 48 4274 1% 16 Jan x40 7a 227a 21 47t July 20 1057a 7b Mar Jan 108 Apr 1374 14% 350 13% Apr 1574 13 137a 1,900 10% Jan 137b July 27a 27a 100 27a Feb 774 13 7e 7% 3,100 ""77a 5 3 Jun 77/e Apr Feb Jun 177a 574 674 1,800 3% 3 74 3% 4,300 Jan 18 Jan 8 3 7a '19 Jan 10 May 37» 700 374 374 Jan 17 Jan Mar 4% Jan 4% May 67t July 17a - 374 July Jan ■ Feb 9 Jan 9 72 July 26 Jun 13 1 1 1 * — common 9% 97a 10% Co Co Shoe Selected Industries Inc common Shattuck Mar Sherwin-Williams 5074 Jan 75 Jun 27% Jan 33 Jun 90 90 9374 910 64 Feb 1178 12% 3,100 95/a Jan 93% July 12% Mar 100 2% Apr 12% 37/a ■ z _ Silex Co 37/a : ■ 1% ^ 7,900 63/a Jan 1674 Feb 4,400 74 Apr 10% 1,700 6% Feb 75% « ^ 10 107a • Jan 1% '■ - ZZ 17a 1% Jan ;Z:; 1 117a 10 10% 56,700 75 * 37/a Jun 48 Vb Jun 13/b July 117b July 20 Jun 17< Mar 1074 Jun Mar 800 75% 67 Jan 77 50 75% 7574 .. ' 40 ' ' 17a 1% 69 Jan 7574 July U % 1,200 7a Jan n Feb —-Z 37/a Jan 4% Feb ~8% _874 300 67a Apr 874 Jun 37a 37a 2,700 2% Feb 37/a Apr 12 Apr 1374 Jan % _„zz /.. ZZ. 1017a 1017a -500 91% Feb 10274 May 11074 11074 1017a 100 pfd 3% May 125 400 ' 25 common series AAA Sherwin-Williams of Canada cum 7 Mar Jun 70 " 5% Jan 187a ./• 32% 5 —• Shawinigun Water & Power— 174 Jun 2 Va : 274 —• Mining Denn Jan 14 67a July 45 v Feb 32% 1 1 Safety Control Jan 10% July 69 Allotment certificates Serrick Corp class B__. Jan 1% 672 July 27/a 753/4 Seton Leather common July .., 32% 5 $5.50 prior stock— 6,000 % July ■ Feb 274 100 27/a 4 7a May 32 —— ■ , 874 1,200 17% . 13,300 27a • 25 Convertible stock 67a 1774 1 * 1 • * 1 Seernan Bros Inc Sentry 57a "274 67s Lmm • common 91,300 ' — 3 1174 May 9,300 common Securities Corp General 6% 7 ♦13 2% Mar 50 13 574 preferred Steel 100 3% 3'% 13 67a common (D A) Scullin Z 3% * 50 5 Convertible 774 Mar 67a 100 Jan 672 1 Overseas 1874 *• • Omar Inc... 57a Mar 8 25% Jan 240 1 Co Co Schulte Jun 15 common 717a 82 155 79 74 154 • 1 25 Scovill Manufacturing 25 Scranton Spring Brook Water Service— $6 preferred <-* Schiff Feb 108 5 12% July 1 Mills Sanford Apr 112 11374 114 Jan —27a common Co United Corp Samson Feb 50 872 900 . 20 * pref Class A $2 conv Jun 30 140 23%d 23%- 100 ; Oklahoma Natural Gas 47a 100 1st pfd 1st preferred Oilstocks Ltd common 4% 7 4% 127a 5 1 St Lawrence Corp Ltd • Selby 110% 110% * 6% Oliver 4% 14% July 127a 5 common Lock & Hardware Seiberling Rubber common 0 4 Jan pfd IL—100 —-—* Segal Ogden Corp common Jan 11 1 1 Radiator Aeronautical Co Ryan Consolidated Petroleum. Ryeyson it Haynes common— Feb 277a May 900 527< Mar pfd.100 ; Northern States Power class A Novadel-Agene 17a 272 100 Public Service 6% Nor Indiana 772 July Jan 114 50 RR Co Penn Jan 119 7 •1,100 Jan 11% 100 10 y2 July Jan y2 5 1 Jan 17a 2.200 „• Northeast Airlines North 9% 15.400 '36% 9374 100 Apr 1 J/a 35 100 Jun 7% 3474 >36 10374 July Jun 1474 1 • . Co Ryan •fe Mar 1374 1 36 137/e July 16% , Russeks Fifth Ave—— 6% July Jan 6% 500 118 Jan 1078 $1.20 convertible preferred Jan 106 y2 1% '; 92 Jan 105 50 Central Texas Oil. Northern Jan 32 674 119 Jan 1072 1474 82 Royalite Oil Co Ltd Jan 77 Apr 57a 300 92 7% v * common May 1/128 Feb 61% 2% 1147a .100 Petroleum Co Root I Jan 472 1 Electric North Amer Light it Power common—1 Class "2% 25,400 16 7a Roosevelt Field Inc Jan Feb 13 1 Nipissing 1374 137a 1087a Mar Stix Rome 17% Mar Apr ■ Jan Apr ..10 Roeser & Pendleton Inc 10672 July 2% 10% >10% y 13 7a 108 20 10274 10374 Rochester Gas & Elec Jan y Jan Roller Bit Rio Grande Jun 117 11274 Jan " 97b July 8 5 preferred Power Co Richmond 14% Apr 74% Z 5 —100 preferred preferred V. 60 4,800 1087a 13% 10 & Engineering 5 Aviation .....—1 Dry Goods • Richfield Oil Corp. warrants Jun 1,300 .3 7a Mar Colorado— Reliance Electric 10% Mar Jan 50 1/64 Jun July 9% Packing Co. common Rice Mar Jan 7% 68.900 ,5 Niles-Bement-Pond $6 4 37a • 3% 1/128 lA July 9 7a 9'% Republic Mar 21% ' Noma 35 Mar 79% 3 34 ,v. 4872 "9% prior preferred Reed Feb 37i 10 67 July July 7 Jan 1 Red Bank Oil Co.. 647a July Jan 787a : 1/64 . Niagara Share class B common A Jun 70 3 100 A Class Jun 1174 300 147a 110% 110%*. Jan Jun 9% July . isJan ZZZi America— 10 1 10 Raymond Concrete Pile common • $3 convertible preferred -• Raytheon Manufacturing common—50o 2074 Mar 109% 30 - 106% 2672 50 34,500 IfV .100 Rath ; N Y State Electric & Gas $5.10 Water Service Z 116% 117 106% Jan 43 Railway & Light Securities Voting common •20% July 1174 • Shipbuilding Corp— - Mar ...■ preferred—100 $6* preferred Apr 2% 100 29% Jan 574 Jun 4% Jan 5% 100 34 U 57s R 60% Mar Jan , 297a 2 3,000 —— Railway & Utility Investment A Feb 54 10 Y Power & Light Jan K 1,900 9 77 Radio-Keith-Orpheum option warrant!. Apr 18% 1.100 27a 11,700 4% 9% 374 x4 7a 5 — 1st preferred 6% Feb 7% 35 10 Merchandise 9 Jan 104 1,900 274 - Honduras Rosario ,"•••• Class 207a 63% r 64% 20% 27a ...• Y N Jan 47 y2 • N Class 57a 240 637a 1 Jun 15 .100 Quebec July 6% 25 Land New Process Co common 5% 107% 108% Z 9 3 . 1,675 • j 1 Mexico & Arizona Y 108 900 Feb Quaker Oats common Jun • New Idea Inc common N 60'% 59 57a 121% 13% Pyrene Manufacturing Feb 97a 18 59% Jan 47a Jan 8774 6V2 May • preferred— Founders 6% 95 Jan 114 Apr 500 61/2' 1,400 Jan 47a Jan 800 100 11472 1167a 297a Mar Jan 47a 8% July May Sound Pulp & Timber Pyle-National Co common Jun 857a 87a 13 17 1st preferred. $5 Apr 1% ■> 110 / May • 100 England Power Associates.. 6% preferred... L N Y 26 300 9 Jan Puget 1374 Mar Jan 774 11 Jun 972 Jun 3% « . Nestle Le Mur Co class A_. N lVa 9,300 27 500 Jan 157a July Jan 2,800 • 5 • New Co 117a 700 1% 47a 100 Corp ?inc Jan 127a 27 • Neptune Meter class A New 25 17a 47a 30c Nehi Corp 1st pfd New Jersey 117a Apr Feb 12 47a 127a 12.50 Radio Co England Apr 97a 1,300 National Tunnel & Mines common—_1 Jun 13 127a Mar 187a 200 247a 10 National Transit— Feb 87a 117a 157a ' 63 Jan Common ' Jan 35 Jan 10 1,900 11% 14% * . 200 1,000 12% Jan Mar 9,300 ' 6'% 6 • Sugar Refining National Tea 5V»% preferred Haven Jan 7 12 Car Ltd National $2 12 Jan 50 National Rubber Machinery New Apr 4% 700 National Refining common New 117a 3,100 56% 12% (Herman) 58 14% 557a 117a Nelson Jan 137a 12% Nebraska Power 1% ,'1472 May 567a 12 : v Oil 44 y2 Mar Feb 14% • • * Navarro Jan 50 • Union Jan 55% 7% Mar of Service Jan 510 Puget Sound Power & Light— Jun 40% 3% 7% Feb' 2% July 35 12 Mfg & Stores common 17/ 307a Feb 35 National National Jan 28 National Fuel Gas Steel Jan 1% 30,600 —50c City Lines common preferred National 1474 100 274 * . convertible $3 167a 2% • 25 Candy Co National 167a 274 1 commdh common preferred 7% National ■!. .* — Bellas Hess National Jun Apr 14% 6% National Jun 9% Gas Providence Public 27a 123A Prosperity Co class B N Jan Jan 6272 4% of Nevada Corp Producers Jan 17i 7 62 62 common- of Metals Pressed 17% ...10 .... Co.. Inc High Jan 37% 1 common... & Lambert 127a .7.50 of Canada Prentice-Hall 2,900 11*6% Premier Gold Mining Jun 974 ...10 Alexander—;— & Power Corp 87a —25 Mining Co... Powdrell Apr 12,400 9% ...50 common.— 133 Apr 64 100 preferred Feb 18 ... IlOO Ohio Mfg Co Muskegon Piston Ring— 6% Jun 6 Vo 6% Murray Co Jun 141/4 Mountain States Tel & Tel Muskogee 19 3574 Inc 2% ZZ50 —— Apr Feb 21% ...10 —., Power common RR Pittsburgh Plate Glass Pleasant Valley Wine Co July 1% Jan 3,500 2 Feb 175 May 15 % 300 774 Feb E Jan 165 60 16% Producers.. States Feb 28'% City Copper common- Mountain 1% & L Bess 900 27a * Meter 400 18 74 18 Postage Pitney-Bowes Range since January 1 Low 1574 Z 27, 1 Gold Mines Ltd—... Pioneer Pitts July Shares Rtah 15 15 474 Mar 175 Low common Feb 774 18 Jun 11 Governor 27a x2 172 217a Jan Pierce 87a Mar 10 Ward A——...— Montreal Light Heat & Power— Moody Investors partic pfd Mtge Bank of Col Am shs Montgomery Jun Sales for Week Range of Prices Pur 4,200 37a Last Sale Price 2,800 11 x2 107a Week's Friday Exchange High Jan 14 1 1 Molybuenum Corp.—_— Monogram Pictures common Mountain Low "_2"50 - Curb Range since January 1 v..\ • Mock Jud Voehringer common— Mountain High York New Shares of Prices Low Par Missouri Public Service common. 7 Sales Last Exchange JULY STOCKS Friday STOCKS New York Curb WEEK ENDING 20 110% Apr 11574 Feb 1574 1574 12 Feb 1574 July 14 15 125 1374 Jun 16 Jan • 31 31 100 26 Jan 32 Jun 1 100 256 • • common __ 25 Simmons-Boardman Publications— Pacific Can Pacific Gas & Elec 5 72 % Co 1st 6% 1st pfd *25 Lighting $5 preferred Pacific Power Pacific & Light Public $1.30 Paramount 7% 100 106 Feb 82 Apr 9 Jan 9 July Jan 34 Jun Telephone 8 & 9 34 33 34 200 1 21 2074 21 500 87a — 1674 Jan 22 May 32 Jan 50 Mar 3474 Jan 29 Apr 37% May 337z Jan 1 A 5% _* com • Traffic Penn Water & Power Co Co.. ~2% 74 | ~27a 4% 6,300 •' : ZZZZZ common Electric Power 5% — Packing Co. Securities common see _ pfdZ.ZZZ page 1 Jun Jan 74 Jun Mar 44 Jun common Aircraft Solar Manufacturing Sonotone Soss Co.. South Penn Southwest Southern 5% Oil.——..—— Pipe Line Pa 4,900 7a Jan 570 94 y2 Jan 10472 Mar 20 90 Jan 10072 Mar Southern Phosphate 167 350 161 Mar 169 Jun Southern Pipe Jun Southland 27a % 140 372 Apr 68 125 Jan 140 31 8 87a * 10 10% I25 29 29 V2 • class Royalty Co (AG) & Bros 63 % * 64 140 8%; 4 4% 7,500 Jan 3374 7 Jan 617a 860 50 77a 8 3,400 87a May 700 50 29 Jun 5% 800 Apr 227s Jari Jun Mar uly Apr 87a July 10% July 3372 8 Jan July 7% 674 2% 111 Jan 6% 3,400 3% Jan 674 Mar 3 8,300 27a Feb 374 6 800 474 Jan 3% 374 3% 2,400 272 Jan 57a July 3.7a Mar 4474 Co Line Amer dep rets 45 2,300 40 Apr 30 150 28 Mar 3072 A 28 25 Apr 41 30 37 Mar 43 72 31% Jan 317a 317a Apr 327a 317b 305/a 3074 307a 174 25 10 2 7574 100 ~57/a ~5% 97a 10 1074 5 1 77 297/a 9 9 , Jan 174 Jan 2 July Jan 77 July Jun 130 70 67 400 57a 300 87a Jan 2,700 974 1,000 20 Jun 97a Mar 57a Apr Jan 40 7a Mar • 4% 578 6,100 4 5 47a 400 1 32% 3074 32% 9,000 2372 July Standard Brewing Co 2.78 l5/a 17a 174 1,800 Mar 9 74 Mar 107a July 97a Jun Jan 45 7a Jun Feb ■fa Feb 57a July Jan 47a July 27a " 145. Jan 6 74 37a May 74 ord regis • Feb 2974 97a 107a 45 Jan 600 1,500 122 ~57/a 45 Corp Inc. July 43 29 7a dep rets crd bearer. Stahl-Meyer 45 Apr 40 • Spanish & General Corp— Spencer Shoe Jun 47a July 27t 1st preferred-*! Amer Jan 1672 5% 6% preferred .100 New England Telephone—100 Spalding Feb July 2% Southern 98 Jan 4 Jan 274 275 1274 Mar 4% 3% July Apr 108 .25 preferred B_. 572 % preferred series C Power Jan - 6% Colorado 100 2% 229 6 10 Edison— original preferred—..—. Southern 30 28 common California 3,100 1 Manufacturing common Coast Corp 258 1 1 1 Co Corp South 3% 37a £1 100 * —1 Solar 1017a 102 * Pharis Tire & Rubber 574 43 27a Mar 64 100 Perfect Circle Co Jan 647a '300 2.50 Co For .footnotes 73% 574 Pattern Manufacturing Co Singer Manufacturing Co Ltd— Amer dep rets ord regis Sioux City Gas & Elec 7$ pfd Smith (Howard) Paper Mills Singer 165 I50 Co.! 5% Simplicity 98 102 —* Penn Mar • 25 ■ Philadelphia Co 24 6 • common Light $7 preferred Mfg 67a 9,200 200 1 A Power preferred Mfg 77a 10 Corp Co Elec class Phoenix Feb 678 Mar 774 "2% Phila 10672 July 80 Gas & Phillips 10972 May 2074 May Penn Pepperell Jan Jan preferred Salt 96'/2 19 7374 Penn 106y4 Mar 100 Jun • Pennsylvania Edison Co $5 series pfd_* $2.80 series preferred— * $6 347/a Jan Pennroad Corp common Penn 60 109 105% 106% 3772 July Jan 5 Parkersburg Rig & Reel Patehogue Plymouth Mills. $1.40 109 * pfd Jun Jan * Motors Pen Peninsular 2,100 preferred. 1st 1 37% Service Page-Hersey Tubes common • Pantepec Oil of Venezuela Am shs..— Parker 367a Jan 327a 377a 25 Pacific 157a 13 35 • common preferred preferred convertible $3 A Feb l7/a Apr Monday, July 10, 1944 CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL 144 NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE FOR RANGE STOCKS Range Last Curb Exchange York New of Prices Sale Price —10 Convertible preferred.. 24% \ 6 400 . 18% 300 17'/a 17% 17% Preferred —— Inc (J B) Co common.. I Hugo l Corp Stetson SGI ones 2% 3,100 Jan Wolverine Portland Jan Woodley v % % 15% •: 15% 15% July % Jun 2% 5% 9 Jan 52 15 Jan 3% Jan 1 % Feb 15 July 1 ■ July 2,100 Hargreaves Ltd 1,200 17 50 Jan 15% Apr ■■■if 9% • common 15% Apr 11 Apr May • Texas Ti»xon i. 7ft Power & Light Oil & Land Co ^extron Inc Shovtl Thew Tilo Co & 19 Va Feb x23 Va Mar 6% Jan 9% July 9% 5,500 1 :.i Jan 57% Jun 9% July 60 'Jan 4% 300 3% Feb 4% Jun ... 9Va Feb 11% i-vi'v S' • Transwestern Oil Co Corp.. Too ii". i/ V — 1 •" 1% 1 1 ... 1% warrants • lac v. nil Tung-Sol Lamp Works f" • 80c convertible preferred— -.: ' : 11% Apr 11 3 > 1% July 4% July 24% Jan 4,500 11% 700 4 Jan.? 10% Jun 10 • .. Apr M-S Amer Pow & Lt 2016 j-j 104 Amer Writing 1961 .1970 2024 J-D 100% 100 J-J 1956 j-j 1953 j-j Appalachian deb 6s 6s Paper Elec & Pr 3%? Pow Lt Elec 5s 4%s deb AConv deb Manufacturing Unexcelled Aircraft United Chemicals United ADebenture 1968 —1977 5%s A 1955 City Elec 3%s & Sons (B. F.)— 1964 1947 1957 B series 5s C Bethlehem Steel Bickford's Inc 1st $3 Edison Boston 2%s 111 El Gas 3%s & Amer Central States Pr & Lt 5%s series Debenture 5s 7% Feb Connecticut Lt & 7% Jun Consol El Lt May 66 May Gas 3%s - ' series ref mtge 2%s 21,900 921/4 50 400 1% 18 2% July 80% Jan S5 18 Jun 18% 8,400 200 Feb Jun 63 May Feb 16 - > a® 18 mtge 3s ser P.. Consolidated S , 1st Feb 3 Mar 5,600 % •ft Jan % 1,900 & Jun 54% 1,700 50% May 54 x Jan Jan 39% Jun Gatineau 93 Apr General 265 265 265 n u 100 74% 731/4 44 Jun % 100 67/a Feb 263 . 431/4 8% 1 : 5% Jun July 265 ;> 1 7% T% % Jan §AGobel Jun Grand Trunk Great 44 Mountain 8% 300 4"% Mar 7% 1% 89% 11 • 6,600 400 5% Jan 9 Feb 8% Jun Products % Apr 1% Jun 78% Jan 91% Jun 4% July 2% Mar Utah Power & R^dio 3% 8,700 3% 11% 11% 11% 800 3% 3 Va 3% 2,200 23% 21% 23 50 100 5,700 " • ~8% 10c 1 Utility Equities common 2% — ~2% ~3 % 57% "5% 9 1 $5.50 priority stock 21% 23% 22% 1 Products Jun 5s 3% West & Venezuelan Vogt 58 8% 6,200 IVa 2% 1,300 82% 25 Jan 12% Jun 1% Jan 4% Jun 2% 3 Petroleum 45 "9% 1 • 2% 2% 46 10 9% 13% Va' 14% 4,800 Feb 18% Jan 18 Jan 23% May Jan 25% 26 Mar 3% July 61 120 A6V2S 1.100 900 A 7s 2% July Jan 46 Va July 8% Feb 11% Apr 8 Feb 14% A7s A7s C Co • preferred- 31/2 Waitt St Bond clae* A Class B Wayne Knitting 10% • II 400 3.300 20 „ May 7% 2% Z'ZjS- 20 20 2% • 18 18 3% Feb Feb xlO% Jun 94% May 1.200 14% Jan 20% 1,000 1 Va Feb 2% July Jan 18% Mar 100 15 1941 (Aug Ventworth Manufacturing Texas Utility U preferred West Va Coal & Coke.. ; 1 23 J ' 4% ~9% 8% 9% —g 8% Jun 9% 6.300 9% • 1,900 7% I Westmoreland Inc Weyenberg Shoe Mfg Wichita River Oil Corp page 20% 138 20% 10 150 6s 6s Superpower Kansas Gas & Electric 6s Kansas Power <fc Light 3%s Kentucky Utilities 4s "in . III 145, To - 9 200 Midland 1st 9% July 6s 9% July New July 18% Mar 21 Jun 28% May Jan Jan Feb 123% < 100 97% 104 101 10 '• -—— 3 100% 101% 34 98% 109 % 100 no5% 108'% 103% 103 Va 103% 103% 101% ;; 101% J-J U03 104 101 104 F-A $104 107 103 108% J-D 106 106 $99 102% J-D 70% 103% 106% 102 % 3 102% 64% 75 106% 111 102 105 102 105^ 105% 107% 6 70% $106% 107 104 — 105% 105 J J 18 MS 1041/4 104'/a 3 104 105% M-N 102% 102 Va 2 102 Va 103% J-J 100% •100 100% 8 93% F-A 100 100 100% 4 M-N $107 107% — J-D 105% & 4ft at 4s E / 93 101 101% 106% 109 20 to ref 5s— Ltg 5s 4%s— ——2022 A New New deb Gas England England . 33 1 25 35 31 3 23 35 Power 3%s 5s— 25 • j-j . 9 4(4 96 35 : 69% 71% 41 34 ,4 33% 108 Va 108% 21 70% 34 j-j , 108% MS $107% 108% J-D J-J .121 112 107% 108 J-J 107% 107 60 — - 36 109 107 120 - 122 111 1 • Af-N 106% Af-N $102% 106 106% 106% 109 109 109 $100 " 101 % J-J < 107 .104% 104% 104% $106 J-D 112% 3 3 3.06 $100% 101% F-A 110% 111 110% J-D $111 J-D Af-N 86% - 86% 3 105% 110 108 110% 102% 103% V 3 62% 69% 1 106% 108% 5 103% 106 105% 108 102% 104% 9 100% 7 101% 108 __ 111 116 120 111 113 M-N 109 87 % 871/4 • 72% 10 86% 51 109 110 • 101V# 102% 102 % 102% 54 88% 88% 88% 110 95% 172 102% 72 % 107 3 101% A-O 72% 144 86 % 86% 108% 104% 9 — 114% 88 % ; 99% $117%" 119 ' M-S 109 % 107 106 Va ,103% 104 J-J J-D 107 "107 MS J-D ~ 1947 68 68 A-O 77% 28% 106% j, ■' 121 $111 121 M-S 96 107% h 11 „ 33 88% 75 95 J-J J-J 1954 33 % 22% US —1961 1948 ' ' 1950 Power Assn 33% ■■:• 25 32% $31 J-J 1948 5s 5s Debenture 5%s • immt'' 31 1948 Amsterdam 5s Jun Jan Power ' ' 21% f-a 1963 _1967 1978 1955 1957 —1945 :_1981 . New Eng Gas St El Assn 5s: 9% Mar 10 35 32% A-O —1965 —.1945 Light 4%s Gas series Conv $31 v F-A 1960 Minnesota P & L 4%s Nassau 61 Suffolk 138 ^ 63 Valley RR— Extended Milwaukee Nebraska 8 $„ MS . 1948 1971 Middle States Petrol 6%s Jun 8% 8% 15 102% 102% 102% J-D ——196i» —1965 -.1966 2022 —1969 ..1970 3%s G series Jun Jan 16 . 106 Va 6 99% 100 & Mfg— Radiator 5 Jan 103 123 105% 106 5 J-D 1957 1952 5s Power 110% Apr 105% 1952 1941 coupon) (July A7s Jan 5% Jan 84- 106 Va M-S 1952 Apr 3% 23 138 20% Westmoreland Coal. see 2.300 108 Western Air Lines Inc " 1 Western Maryland Ry 7ft 1st "pfd—100 Western Tablet & Stationery com. • For footnotes 4% 4% • 102% 1957 coupon) F Mississippi P & L 5s West 101% > 1 M-N 1957 Lake Superior Dist Pow 94% May • M.Us 3% 10% 3% 10 100: ^ 104 Va 39 103 % 103 % 1955 1941 coup) 1 E- series Interstate 4s 7% 99 1970 5s stamped Metropolitan Edison Wagner Baking voting trust ctfs ext—• 99% 103% J-J Jun 3 93% 103'/a 103% 1123 Va 125 A-O 6s Aircraft 98% 99 1953 ...1957 L 3%s & (Dec series McCord Waco 98 Va 136 98 Va $103% 104% 5s series A6%s 2% July 83% Jun 27 5 90 Va 103% international Power Sec— Feb 8% July Feb Feb 104% 98% $101 iien & ref 5s 1st Indianapolis P Jun 74%. Jan; 1% 152 99 21% July 20 1% 99 ; 1955 7 Jan 2 82 A-O ref 5%s series B Service Jan 144 103% 103% ' 1950 1963 1st & Hydro-Elec 4 140 103% A-O ref 6s series A Indiana 51% 125 - 1958 1st & Indiana 250 119 & Light Corp— Power 3% July Jan 110% 119 1949 Jan B series 6s 141/4 May 2% 8 82% 1 Manufacturing 118 ' 119 -Jan 1949 Hygrade Food 6s ser A Illinois Jan 18,100 109 6 104 1960 Jersey Cent Pow & Lt 3%s Kansas Electric Power 3%s $4 - 108 1958 6s Houston Lt Si Pwr 3%s Debenture common convertiole preferred ■ 105% A-O 1953 Grocery Store Prod 6s Altallan Valspar Corp 104 116% M-S 1950 1950 1963 stpd Pow Feb 2% 20% 21 1 Light $7 preferred % "ft Apr 1,200 • - 103 98 % 5 102% .1948 ..1978 1941 12 10 Utah-Idaho Sugar Utah % * » July 300 10 Co 20 •' 7% July 11 375 1% 91 3% Universal 103% 97% •109% 110 F-A 1965 Nor Power 2 common 103 98% 102% 102% 1115 118 v 107% J-J West 4s Green T<r Pictures 99% 215 102 % 103 J-D 4%s series A (Adolf) 74% July 50o Insurance 5 104 103 3 V 1953 4s Coal Alden Glen 44% May United Stores common— Voting trust ctfs 105 102% 103 104 J-D ——1969 5s Georgia Power & Light 5s Jan Jan Universal 79 104 104 Va A-O 1954 3%s A— Serv Jun 1% Universal 62% 101% 1 5 1952 69 2% . 52% 100 Va 104 u 72% v 102% 102 % M-S 42 1,000 - 71 ; 1104% 105 MS 530 7% 90% • Consolidated Oil 52 98 V 107% 107% 1956 650 8% 10% 5 Cooler class A 13 37 103% 103% 1956 ..2030 74% 2,600 B 71 J-D Light 5s Power Pub 7% Feb 6% Mar 2 Class 100 % 100 107 105% 36% .„ 63% Mar Apr 4% Universal , 130 J-J & RR 5s District El 5s Federal Water Service 5%s Feb l7/a Universal 103% 52% 51% J-D & Power Water 331/4 4 10 67/a Paper. 103% 99% ,50 ' 52 102% Lt Eastern Gas & Fuel 4s ser A Electric 90 50 38 % 38 4% Wall • 104% 101% 29 1106% 107% 51%' 50% 51 Af-N 1944 Empire 121% Feb • United 5s Tobacco 5s Cuban % % 1 Rubber 106% 8 103 ... July Elmira n Radiator common S 150 102 25 '102% 102% 102% F-A % Mar Apr May Reclaiming U 103 103 M-N iJ6 Mar 1% xll4 Jan U S 120% 105% 110 :>103Va 103% .103% 102% 1958 6,800 21,700 2 6% preferred with warrants 115% 150 121% 1107 A-O A Consolidated Continental Gas & El 2,100 1% 10 25 Graphite common. $5 109 119 5 . 1150% 170 A-O Gen mtge 4%s 1954 Textile 5s stmpd—1953 Jun Va and International Securities U S ser Q Jun 116% 117% 100 B 107 113% 103% 108% (Bait City)— Gas Guantanamo U 95% 113% 113% F-A 1971 1969 1976 N ref 1st 23 U S Foil Co class 85% (Bait)— & Pr 1st 25c Preferred :t, 18 J-D —1951 7s A Pr 25% July ' United Specialties common 94% MS 5s Debenture Ltd— common 1966 1950 1958 1969 Jan 5s AGeneral Rayon Co 6s ser A Sharing 29 93% V A-O 5s 3% July % 38V2 preferred United Shoe Machinery deb 11% July i.„j• 10 ft 22% 1119 M-3 ..1955 B Service T% • Profit Uimea 13 J-J 1927 1952 5%s A Jan 18% • ord regis United NJ RR & Canal 29, 25 Va 199 M-S stpd—1953 5s ctfs 5 A Chicago Rys 117% rets 22% __ J-J . 1954 Jun ia dep 102 J-D 1964 A5%s 7% % 54% Co ; Af-N _1953 —1948 1 • United Molasses "" MS 5s Power Northern Central • ; preferred— 25% 94 J-D § A Central States Electric 5s Canada 141/2 ~2% "2 18 • participating 1968 1970 Birmingham Electric 4%s 1,600 92% • United Milk Products 29 Va 24% A-O —1962 6%s 18,300 18% B class 29% 23 Q-F 1998 6s Feb 59 •;"£ Jan preferred Common 23 68 Af-N warrants 11% % preferred non-voting warrants United Light & Power common A 109 J-D 1960 M series 29 25 Va 25% 24 Va i Telephone of Canada— 5s 89% 24% J-D without 5s Bell . 25% M-S Atlantic Avery 106 79% 23 yv- ,. 24% .5. 25 Va M-S Assoc T & T deb 128 104% 71 25 F-A 5%s Jan 66 23 -10c • 20 $7 89 109 124% 15 104 Va 105 88% 104% 101% 99 107% 25% A-O 5s 25% 9% 10% 25 : Option 6 29 !$24 % j-j 4% 1,900 100% 89 108% 109 Va 103% $124% 126 104% F-A deb 106 . 48 , • warrants corp 5% - High 105 106% . 108% 108% 108% MS 1949 5% July f k 1950 AConv 1 . • 1948 4%s 5% 5% • United Gas Corp common $6 Jan • United Elastic Corp 1st Jan 2% 1 common & participating cum 2% 3,200 100 —: Products pfd United Cigar-Whelan Stores $5 preferred Prior preferred $3 4,1^0 3% • Stk Yds of Omaha Union United 5% 27/a 5% Co——10 Canada of Gas Union 5% Low 102% 12 106% 107 % A-O AConv deb 5s Conv 3 10c ■ Co— 4%s Cities 5% 1 Corp.— - Elec & AConv 6s Realization January 1 1 103% 104 Jun U Ulen Range Since No. . 106% 106% j-j f. debs s Cincinnati St Ry Udylite Corp Jun 3% July 8% July 11% Jan -106% 1950 1960 1% Mar ... 9Va Mar V/; Jan 115 • Jan ft Mar 1,400 "8% 11% July 109% Feb May 18 Va Jan 80 Jun 113 1,200 .... , ; ~7 < " 1% . 106% 5,700 24 23 23% 10 3,000 4% 4% 4% -10 / 115 115 ' 1% Jan Feb 58 10 1 107%. 107% ..•mmJ. i. 380 80 76 V4 -imL IV4 — -78 11 ■' Sold 104 Va 104 Va 1970 1st ^ 104% debs Jun '• 4% i , .... i:. Trunz 150 1,300 V", 5% 7% Jun '14% May Bonds / Hiah deos 6% July Jun Low f May 10% Friday's f Trust Co Ltd— I i 119 9% — Todd Shipyards Corp. Toledo Edison 6ft preferred.. 7 % preferred....! . Tonopah Mining of Nevada • , or s Jun 9% ■> dep recs def reg Tri-Continental Apr 1,800 23 • Amer ' 7% 9% 1 dep rets ord regis Trans Lux 1,200 • Amer .V Mar 22% B Product Exports Tobacco Security i 6 6% 10 Stocks Tobacco i Jan 9% Construction— & 114% 9% 1 Allied 19% '■■■■! Last s Jun 25 Jan A common Tlshman Realty Feb 12 Va 6% Roofing Inc Tobacco i 23% 10,300 6% Apr Week's Range Friday Sale Price Bid & Asked 3%s 2%s Mar 300 19 -- Jan 3%s SAssociated Gas 6V8 Jan 25 2 . 5 18 Va 19 Too pfd 100 24% __ " Technicolor Inc common Jan 2% j-j Jun ' Tampa Electric Co 7% - American Gas & Electric Co.— Associated 5% 100 47,100 3% 3% Interest Exchange Curb York Appalachian Pow deb 6s 5% Jan 2,800 . 13% July 12% 15 1 7" Jan 6 11 3% Period Arkansas Taggart Corp common Jan 12% BONDS New 20% May 12% 19% Jun May 13% 15% 13% , 12% Ba • 11% 11 1 2% July Feb 15% 19% — 3% Jun 6 Jan 8% . .19% 13% * * 8un Ray Drug Co 1 Superior Port Cement class B com— • Swan Finch Oil Corp —15 & Co new common Machinery 1% 500 1,100 7/a 111 10 Cement Ltd— deposit receipts American Wright 11% July 5 1,300 V 6% Apr 110 __ (F W) Jun 9 200 15 1 —• 0 14% 5 Va July 11% Mar Jun Apr Jan 500 2% 2% 2% 15 * Jun Jan 12 6 . 10" Jun Jan 43% _ Jan Feb 3 50' Jun 15% 1,100 11% 11% 4,000 Jun 13% >. 11% ... High 13% May Jan 2% July Apr Feb 57 50 8% 8% 4%' -5% 11% .11% 5 '/a - : Low 13% 8% - 300 5% • pfd_.100: Light 7ft & .•• 13% Range since January 1 - High 13 • Petroleum— Woolworth 12% July n —; • —1 Heating—. Inc Power 74 1% Products Willson Wisconsin % May 3,000 2% Oil-O-Matio Williams Shares Mar Jan 7% Low • • Co & 18% Mar 114 53% Mar (S) Stroock 8ullivan 2% 2% * — 3,400 C) Winnipeg Elec common B__ Jan 54 3,200 % • (R for Week of Prices Par Williams Sales" Range Last- ; Sale Price 19% Apr Apr 650 12% % 1 Standard Tube class B ———J, Starrett (The) Corp voting trust ctfs—1 Steel Co of Canada ' Stein (A) & Co common-—1 " Sterchi Bros Stores : -l 6ft 1st preferred 50 6% 2d preferred 20 Sterling Aluminum Products —1 Sterling Brewers Inc 1 Feb 1,100 74 11% 12% 1 Produots Co Standard Silver Lead Sterling % . % 70% Jun 3 ■* 108% Jan % Jan 4,100 % v Jan Jan 1,500 18 % Common class B— Standard Jan 2 Standard Dredging Corp 15% May 25% May Jan "Week's Friday Exchange Curb High 16 common—---1 $1.60 convertible preferred.-20 ■ Standard Oil (Ky) -10 Standard Oil (Ohio)—5ft pfd100 Standard Power & Light■; 1 7 New York Low 13% 24 common-.-——-1 Standard Cap Si Seal 13% 13 % JULY ENDING Range since January 1 High Low Fif WEEK STOCKS Salea for Week Shares Week's Friday • 102% 97% 103 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4297 160 Volume 14f5 NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE ..RANGE FOR WEEK ENDING JULY 7 . BONDS Last Interest Curb Exchange! New York Period j-d Eleo & Gas 3%s Jf-N 1964 4s Oklahoma Power St Water 5a: A-0 1962 f-a .1948 f-a - J-J 1977 M-N .1979 Jtf-N 107 3-d 1st • 5s -5s— Pennsylvania Water & Power 3 Vis. .1964 .1962 102% A series 104% A 5s 4 103% 3 55 104% 104% 1 102 105% 105% : a-o I F-A —1952 20 103 106 115% 4'As Power 5s Edison F— series li4 114 3 113% 115 d3bs .1954 114% 115 9 111% 116 m-s -1951 3-D 1964 J-D income Wash Water Power 3%s__ 105% 40 55% West Penn Electric 5s 107% West 1 106% 109% 106 108 Western Newspaper 5 *107 108% 108% 109 106% 108% 25 108 117 107 106 3 106% 107 Traction Penn 6s ..2030 J-D 5s— 1944 —— AStamped 5s .. *107 116% j-j 101% 101% 7 M-N 106% 107 3 106 108 % 108 % 1 108% M-a 98% 1 92% .1964 3-D 5 106% 109 .1949 3-D 3 103% 105% 137% 98% 103 109% to 1959 — — , ... j-d —1947 — *99% 100% -100 $93% 97% *98%, 99% .. j-d 113, 127 85 98% 98% Estate 103% 103% *149 ; \7 151 a-0 *102 103% 1979 J-D 110 110% .1952 M-a .1951 6s — ;-d .1951. a-0 93 a-0 105 Shawinigan Water St Pwr 4Vis— .1967 .1970 1st 4 Vis series D. Southern California Southern Counties Gas Foreign Governments & Municipalities 19 103% 105% 105% 105% 8 103% 105% 1 104% 105 105 106 105% 105 105 105 . 106 24 104 106 8 107 109 103% 104% 72% 86% *103% 104% j-j f-a 86 .2022 H-S . .1989 M-N (stamped).—.....J—-May 1948 Conv 6s stamped— j—..May 1948 28 86% 106% a-0 103'A 90 91 96% 98 96% 91 Extended 98 ALlma 104% 83% 6a ' • Debenture . a-0 96% .1951 f-a 97 V4 97 j-d 96% 96% . 6s 98 86% 97% 45 86% 97 % 60 86% 97% 29 86% 97 97% : 97 41 41 % *20 *19% 44"% High 25% 57? $56 — 51% 54 55 24% ^ 16% 26 62 74% 60 70% 24% :"7 •" 25% 73 74% *68 .39 75 j-j *14 20 M-s 1958 M-N — 7s f-a stamped (State) 7 7-.. M-H —.1968 M-a *39 ...7' *39 J-D *16 20 J-D 70 73 37 36 37 16% 17% 58 73 33 41 % 34 "5 43% 41% 41% *39% 40% "7% 7% 8% 135 3'/e :S% 7% 7% 8% 127, 3% 8% j-j 1921 22 v- 28% 33% 10 46 -4 18 1 28% 34% 19 45% . A-O 1959 1919 21 17 18% 45% — 19% — 28% 1947 1947 .—1931 1972 6%s Government 74 3-D .—1951 7s.— 6%s de Janeiro / , j-j 3-D . 7;1; 20 A5%s Cash r 106% 104% 12 105% 106% 106 Low *56 M-N 6%s stamped.1958 (Peru) 7s ; •No par j-j NO. 21 20% 24 A Parana A Rio 19 26 City AMaranho A Russian 29% 117 44% ;• a-0 value, sale, x a d Ex-interest, Deferred delivery sale, e Odd-lot sale, n Under-the-rule Ex-dividend. . tFriday's bid and asked prices; no sales being transacted during current week. A Bonds being traded flat. . sale, .. .. ..... , . 106 106 120 Z 106 j-j - v 105% 108 108% 119 101% 105% 107 ' 2 99% 100 % ' ,:t:;7 9 105 108 105 f-a j-j 3-D 105 117% 11 *119 M-if — City Rapid Transit 5 %s_.—1952 Twin v..:7 27 97% j-j 5s —— 97% ' J-D ..1952 AMortgage Bank of Chile 6s. Mortgage Bank of Denmark 5s 20 a-o 1960 Texas Power & Light 5s——.—1956 6s series A 2022 Tide Water Power 5s 1979 Toledo Edison 3Vis —1968 Service Electric " 64 52 96% 97% . f-a Standard Power Texas - 7 96% f-a gold debentures .1957 & Light 6a .1958 AStarrett Corp inc 5s. Stinnes (Hugo) Corp— A7-4s 3d stamped™————1946 v A Certificates of deposit — Stinnes (Hugo) Industries— 7-4a 2nd stamped 1946 - ~ ■ -Dec 1 1968 .1957 8s 6s. -Debenture 96% 77, 3-A Mortgage Bank of Bogota— A7s (issue of May 1927).— A 7s (issue of Oct. 1927)..™. 98 87 '7 A-O Range Since January 1 Sold High 1953 5s AMedellin 91% 86% J/'-'i 12 Bonds Friday's or 1955 Danzig Port & WaterwaysrAExtemal 6%s stamped Standard Gas & Electric— ■ 5%s Danish 108% 103 108% 103% 103% *105 F-A 8s—... Spalding (A G) deb 5s 84% - v Week's Range Last Sale Price Bid & Asked ' *106 107% 105% 106 • a-0 Friday interest Exchange Agricultural Mortgage Bank (Col)—■ A 20-year 7s_— April 1940 A20-year 7s—> Jan 1947 Bogota (see Mortgage Bank of) ACauca Valley 7s 1948 107% 107% M-S Southwestern Gas & Elec 3%s__—. .1970 L 105% 93 Curb Low 93% ■ __ York Period 80 86% $75 j-j ;— .1971 .1951 Rys 4s—. & 73% 1 New (Calif)— 1st mtge 3s. Southern Indiana 19 *125% j-j .1957 Edison 3s— .1965 Gas 3 Vis— .1970 Southern California 110 a-0 .1947 Sheridan Wyoming Coal 6s_. South Carolina Power 5s P 97% 100 96% 100% 99% BONDS —- Bcullin Steel inc mtge 3s Southwestern 107% 108 - .1952 Lt & Pwr 6s 3 Real ASchulte 108 M-N A Safe Harbor Water 4Vis San Joaquin ~5 New Jersey— 6% perpetual certificates.—_ Queens Borough Gas St Electric— series 101% • 96% 98% 98% 128 mtge 3%s—*— Sinking fund deb 4s 5 Vis 105% 109% 114% 118 152 4%s B— 1st Service of 108% 116% 116% 100% 102% Public Service Co of Colorado— Public 109 108% 110% 111% 1959 45% .105 ~3 112 A-0 24% 38 : 108% 108% > . A-O .1960 42 43 *105% 109 42% Union--r 6s conv s f debentures™—1959 iAYora xtys Co 5s stpa ; .—_i»37 107% .1961 . . (Can) Corp .108% 2.14'' 2022 Ry St Elec 4s Wash 104% E—.i—— .1956 stamped extended bs High 110% 111'A — Portland Gas & Coke Co¬ Potomac low *110% 111 r. . A-O ... 6%s.l952 — 17 107 J-D 4 1959 (Delaware) 106% 106% M-a 1950 Rapid Transit 6s— 55 f-a Power: 5%s— .1972 Elec l - -105% 105% 105% j- j .1970 3Vis Philadelphia Philadelphia 109% 104% 104% F-A 1964 Light 107% Range Since January 1 No. Waldorf-Astoria Hotel— 103% 103% .1955 St 112 "5 107% 107% 107'A ; Sold High 106% *105 % 105% Penn Central Lt St Pwr 4Vas.— Power 110 105% 4s————1949 Utah Power & Light Co.Debenture 6s series A— 104% 108 108% 109% Park Lexington 1st mtge 3a. Pacific 103 103% *103 If-N J Light St Railways (Maine) United 6s A-0 ... United Lt & Rys 95% Bonds Light & Power Co— 1st lien St cons 5%s 107% 86% N Electric United 111 104 »A 31 93 89 89% J-j .1971 Public Service Ohio 108% ' ' 1968 3s.— Low 100% 105 2 108% 108% Week's Range or Friday's Last Sain Price Bid & Asked Period High 9 $103% 105 1945 Ogden Gas 1st 5s Ohio Power 1st mtge 3%s mtge Low NO. . 100% 101% 100%. j-J 2004 North Continental Utility 5%S—1948 N Y St Westchester Lt« 4s~ 1st High Friday Interest New York Curb Exchange Range Since January 1 Sold United New Orleans Public Service— AIncome 6s series A -Nov 1949 N Y State Bonds Friday's or Sale Price Bid & Asked Low , BONDS Week's Range Friday 109% tive; "conv," convertible; "M," mortgage; "n-v," non-voting stock; "v t 101% "vyi," when issued; 24 99% : 96% ■ §Reported in receivership. Abbreviations used above—"cod," . "cons," consolidated; "cum," cumula¬ c," voting trust certificates; certificates of deposit; "ww," with warrants; "xw," without warrants. OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE FOR WEEK JULY ENDING 7 Week's Friday Baltimore Stock Last Par Arundel Corporation • -. Preferred 100 t c____— v Consol Gas E L & Class B ..... Apr 18 7 Apr 10 64% Apr 69 51 43 Jan 46% Jun 9 10 Jan 11 Mar 10 % 10% July 10% July 10% 10% 125 28% 28 %y 270 27 Feb 100 27% Jan preferred B pfd adjustmei.t 5 r/c Eastern Merchants pfd vtc.—25 Moore Mt 28% ; Miners Trans & ■ __ 32 32 Jr 45 65 Jan 90 2 81 Jan 85 May Apr Capital Corp New Amsterdam Casualty.. North American Oil Co... Seaboard 5% . 25% 2 25c common preferred U S Fidelity St Guar 55c 12% 12% 41 41 37% 37% 50 37% Apr 45c 1,000 55c 10 50 Commercial 24 170 25% Feb 26% July 12% July 50 36 May 41 July 533 35 Jun 41 Jan Bonds- 1975 63 64 69 70 51 11.500 Jan 64 59 % $10,000 .1975 5s series A———:.— Button Hole Int'l Friday Last Jan 70 July July Sale Price stocks— Par American Bird & Son Boston & Boston —100 Mach Royale Copper Kennecott Copper Lamson Corp 5% . .—• —— (Del) I • Albany RR_—. Edison 8% "IIIIso —- Inc.— —.100 ———.25 — Boston Elevated 163% — Ry.__ —100 Boston Herald Traveler Corp.—_• 26% •• 15% 112 35% 15% 8% 27% Range since January 1 Low 29 105.. 45 Jun 155"% Jan. .164% July 8 . 7% Apr 9% Mar 24% Feb 27% July 15% 469 300 211 '■ 1.630 36 . 11% Jan 15% July , 5 —.100 prior preferred ...100 5 % Class A 1st pfd—..... 100 Stamped .—100 8% class B 1st pfd stamped !%• class C 1st pfd ... Stamped 10% class D 1st pfd stamped Boston Personal Prop Trust—, Calumet & Hecla ... Cities Service 785 19 Jan 22% Mar 815 26 Jan 5 7% 80 1% 7% '7% 8% 559 4 Jan 8% 8% 100 5 Jan 7% * 151, 7% 5 7% 7% 7% 10 6%' Ws 3"% 5% Feb 5 8 41% Mar 34.67 Feb 34.67 July 39% Jun 39 33Va May 7% Jan 852 , 13% 165 5% 25 6 11% 100 1% 25 13% Jun 6% Jan Apr 10 Mills Pennsylvania Mining Quiney Rutland RR — ,, 2% 1% III100 pfd Y% Jun 2% Feb 4% Jun 5% 300 3% Jan 6 Feb 32 ~425 23% Jan I 400 60c Jan 7 Jan 10% Feb 17% July Feb 1% July 33% 10 ,V 815 11% 17% 759 1% 100 34% 460 24% 150 103% 98 1% Mar Jan 10c 36% Mar :/V Jan Jan 35C ■ 33% July Apr 30c 40c 1 6,025 5 104% 104% .29% 2% 11 — Jun 400 40 » Mach 2% 463 12C 30% 12 Jun 4 34 39c — 11—50 Co Hole Button —2.50 25 RR Jan 107% 108 % —— 108% — — Jan 1 29% 1% 100 Shawmut Assn. 1 17 12C Jun 34% July Feb 109% Jun 46c Mar 105 45c Jun Feb 25 25% Jan 40% Jun 30% 721 25% Jan 30% 2% 700 86c Feb 40 9% 20 11 Jun Jun Mar 1% July % Mar 119 1% 2% 12 Jan 14% 14% 14% 115 12% Jari 14% July 10% 10% 11% 838 7% Apr 11% July 90 2% Jan " * —.—— 5 12 1.118 134 100 6 May 13% Feb 5V4 Jan Drug Inc..—.. United 8 9% Feb .7% . Fruit United %. Feb 14 . common——• Twist. Drill.— United 7% July Apr 71/8 Union Feb 6% U S Shoe — 4 33% L2- Machinery ... common —_l— - 25 .10 — 235 32 245 23% •4% Apr 36 May 28 28% 17 17% 52 12 % Apr Feb 84% m I—.25 33% 17 5. •. 33 4 28% —5 — Co....— preferred Rubber ...—• ...... — 8% Jan 200 - Mar _____ •' Co 8% Mar * Jan 149 7% Pacific Torrington Jan 13% 16% "17 Jan 31.18 41% Feb 41 - 35% 15 16% 16% 100 RR__ Colony Suburban Elec Securities Jun 38% 9 Old Stone & Webster Inc.— 66% 40% 8% — — • May 359 22% 13% North Buttp Mining....— Northern RR (N. H.) 36 21 8% 300 115% May 74 Vi Mar 22% 13% 1C Copper Range Co.. For footnotes see page 100 40% 9% 10 # _—— Jan 69 ^..100 Jan 13 % Mar 1 — 8 Mines.. Jan 67 —100 ...100 Apr 32% Jan 30% 31% -1 ;— —— 96% Boston & Maine RR— 1% 12% Jun 8% 5 — 1 32% 69 : Jan 28% 126 3% — — 5 & Elec Assn— preferred England Tel & Tel ;— III100 Reece : 111% 112% 35% High Feb 1,916 . 8% 155 13% 32% 1 ...100 common —- 5%% Shares *; 250 30 1% • preferred New High 44% 45 ; 162% 164% 10% New England Gas for Week of Prices 18 11% ....lb Co Util Associates vtc Mass Sales , Mar 21% Mar 6 — .... National Tunnel & * Woolen Anaconda Copper Range Low 100 American Sugar Refining.' American Tel & Tel- Exchange Week's Feb 77 Jan 12% 13% * Narragansett Racing Assn Inc—. , 105 Jan 13 37% __ • Isle Nash-Kelvin a tor Boston Stock Jan 54 34.67 __ c — Maine Central RR common Baltimore Transit Co 4s 92 Jan 55c 9% Mar 150 40 15 101% 39 :■ — Hathaway Bakeries class A 6 % Mar 13 — ■ 1 — .39% Mar Jun 10% 40% Gillette Safetv Razor Co Jan 4% 29% 30 National Stores General Electric 75 82 32% 17% m common- Mar 75 5 40 71 71 * General 70 70 — Inc 69 72 101 101% 100 Group 30% May Jun 32% 82 (Tom) Distillery 25 Vernon-Woodbury Mills pfd._—100 Lines 100 :— ...100 Association-—'III Engineers Public Service— First Houston Oil of Texas 6% SS Employers High ' 56% Jan 105 36 % 4% ; 75 65% 36% ' L010 ♦ 65% 65% 10O i 1st pfd series A 67o Jan Mar 6% Jun 66% 10 % prior preferred — 6% preferred — Eastern Mass Street Ry com..".. Range since January 1 Shares High . 100 4%% Jan 2.15 10% 1.00 May 869 3,276 45% 5 —— 14% 215 15% 10% High 45% .10 of Amer A common—___5 Finance Co Range since January 1 Low 2.00 9 Low Sales for Week of Prices Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates— Shares 66% Power com™—— Fidelity & Guarantee Fire Corp. 1.75 10% For High 15% 2.06 Bait Transit Co common v t c—.—• W/j for Week Range Low ; " Range Sale Price , Sales of Prices Sale Price stocks Exchange Week's Friday Last STOCKS— 84% 314 75% Jan 74% 73 85% 74% 600 69 V4 Jan 43 % 43% 43 y2 40 ... 52% 43% 150 ^ ' Mar 28% July 17% July 86% Jun 74% July ' 42 Jun 44% Feb 40% Feb 53% Jun Jan Feb 17% Mar 7% July Vfaldorf System Inc.. Warren (S D) Co. Westinghouse Electric & Mfg 12% .... * 50 12 12% 27% 25 104% 105% 237 10%, Jan 95 27% ; 20% 91% Jan Feb 12% July 27% July 107% Jun Monday, July 10, 1944 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 146 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES FOR RANGE WEEK ENDING JULY 1 Last Friday Range (J common— *-5 Aluminum Advanced Mfg Co ------American Public Service preferred—100 6% Co common Mfg Co common _ Mfg Co Radio Belden common Corp common Borg-Warner Wire class & Fence Brown Common Bros Bunte L) Ring Feb Jun 2 6% Mar 3 Jan 15% 15% 26 % 27% 150 20 Jan 16% 16% 350 A14 May 12% 50 , Feb July 16 Apr 27% July - 16 % July HV2 10% 11% 1.000 8% Jan 11% July 40% 40% 250 33% Jan 41% 11 10% 300 8 Jan 7% 7 100 5 Jan 7% July Feb 4'/a July 20% 20% 40% 40% 41 19 19 19 4.% 25% Feb 19 July Jan 41 July 22 Jan 27 130 20 12% 20% 300 25% Jun Jan 7'/a Jun Jan 9 800 20% Jan 4 Va 250 7% Nachman Castle (A M) Co & 10 common Central Illinois Pub 8erv 56 Central 111 Secur 12 % July preferred Central S W Util common lien Prior preferred-. Preferred Chain Belt < — — States Central & Pwr Co pfd Lt National Cylinder National Standard Corp 63% Feb 50 7% Jan 10% Jan 117 Jan July North American Northwest 17% Jun 19 Vt 12% Jan.; / 15% July 6% July 6% 49 6% 48% 44 % 14% Feb Jan 20% 140 50 28% 150 59'A 300 51% Nor Bancorp West 7% Co 111% Feb 277/a 115 * —14 5 115 Jan Jun 105 59% July 115 Jun 16% July 13 % Mar Jun 78% Jan 98 1.750 13% Feb 17% Mar 96 17% 24% 700 5% Jun 28 Jan 4Va 27% 5% 28% July Mar 400 94% 16% 23 1 25 * 20 25 pfd—100 cum 6% 2% Drug Stores Lighting Inc common Cunningham Jan 5% July 800 6 5 2% Jan 31 Jan 18 Va 12% July 6% July Jan 26% 200 20 Feb 26 Va 27 Va 700 19 Feb 27% Jun 99 98% 99% 330 93% 27% 27% 50 21% 22 5% 20% 2 100 50 15% 36% Apr 700 15% Jan Corp Peabody er s' Jun 17% July 17% 13% 400 10% Jan 13% July 5% 57/a 550 5% Jan 6% Mar 28% 40% * * Metallurgical 41 200 26% 26 Va 12% 5 (Peter) Brewing common 95i 250 13% 95 95 10 Four-wheel Drive Auto Coal Finance Corp 1 Preferred General Foods " 29% - July 13 Va July Feb 95 May Motors Outdoor Class 4% 1.450 8% 8% 50 * Corp Bros Gossard Co Inc Heileman Brew Co G Pennsylvania Potter Co (The) Steel Car Corp (The) Quaker Oats Co Inc Hershey Hupp Motors class Co B . (new) capital Illinois Central RR Switchboard Co common cum 8% 100 14 14% 550 13 Jan 15 20% 750 19 Va Jan 20% 19 100 15% Apr 19 Apr 10 Jan 12% 44 44 10 37 Jan 44 14% 50 12% Feb * 17% 17% 400 13% Jan 3% 3% 500 1% Jan & Chemical Co common Co 4 4!4 Jun Mar 10% 7% July Jan 18% July Jan 23% Jun May 17% 23% 750 19% 17% 17% 200 16 7% 8'A 1,700 17% 17% 200 13% 4% Jan 6% 6% Jun 8% Mar 1 "7% 6% 6% 100 * 7 7% 150 15% 300 16% 5% May 50 8% July 18% Jan Jun Jan 16% July Jan - 50% July 50% -7 8 corn- * 10 47'Va Jan 6% 100 3% Feb 8% 8.700 16% Apr 8% July 7% 450 4% Jun 8 5 100 4Va May 100 10 % May 6% 5 5 5 capital 50% 7% 50% 12% 21% 38 17 — 12% 21% <1 . McWilljams Marshall Manufacturing Dredging Co common Field Mickelberry's Middle West Midland common Food 6% Jun 5 Apr 12% Jun 18% Apr 38% 150 22% 17% 750 13 July 17 Jun 7 Jun 21% Jun Jan 38% Jun 16 Va May c43% Jan common capital——. II —5 17 1,250 8% May 13% Jan 550 5% Mar 6% _ 11 Va , 6% 11 Va 11 Va Convertible preferred Midland Util 6% 1.750 9% Feb 11 Va Mar Va 3.650 tV Jan 100 50 2'A 110 3 Va 4% May K- Jan 93% July :? Jan 79 2% July i.< - Jan % 30% 750 26 Jan 30 Va 60% 61 200 56% Jan 63'A Mar f « 1.400 2% Jan 650 11% Apr 50 1% Jan 2% July 71 Va Mar 81% "July 4'A 13'A 4% ' 14 2% 2% 79% 81% 4% 4% 40 • 100 3% 100 11 85 16 16 16 14% 14% 14% 21 150 10% 10% 10% 700 St Louis National 36% 36% 37 & Co common capital Co (The) _. 17 Steel • common Stores Inc Oil-O-Matic (Wm Jr) Yates-Amer Mach Radio 2 common * Co capital capital Corp 17Va July 50 10% Jan 12 900 13% Jun 27 Vs Jan / Jan 12 14 Va 2 Jun Jan r 18% Feb ? 31% Feb » 33% Jun f Jun V 14% 14% 350 12 Jan 14% 34% 190 33% Jun 34% Jun 81 81% 200 77 Apr 82 Va 29% 30% 450 23% Jan 30% July 54 54 20 51Va Jun 54 50% Apr 54.; : f July 62% July 5 , common 4,750 2,250 3% Jan 8% July Va 200 26 Vs Apr 29% May V 'Jan 28 Va July i" Apr 13 Va Jun 29 • 0.1 28% 100 25 13 "•' 29 28 Va 29 13% 150 11% 10 98% Jan 1.250 2% Jan 101% 101% 4% 5 101 Va Mar 5 * 10% 6 % 1 10% 550 6% 10% 6% 450 69 68 69 7% 7% 41% 41% 150 400 7% 750 42 8 Va 4'/a 6% July 34 Feb Feb 42 9 Jan 69 5% 7% July s Jun 11% 11% 12Vi 1.150 Feb 12 JA July 26% 277/a 4.050 24% Jan 27% July 68% 70% 450 56% Jan 70 % 64% 64% 657/a 400 56% Jan 65Va July 5% 450 4% Jun • 38% Interlake Iron Co Corp • 1 5 • common Martin capital 5% -P.4. 39 38 6Va 39 July Jan Jun 1.550 35 Apr 1.300 7 Jan 9% July 1.200 Jan 20 Va May .17'/a July 9% 87/a 9% 19'A 18% 19 Va 16% 16% 17% 2.750 11% Apr 19% 18% 19 Va 3.600 15% Jan 20% Mar 23 Va Feb 29 Paramount Pictures Inc 1 28% 28% 28% 400 Pullman * 51 49'A 51 700 Inc ; Radio Corp of America common Republic Steel Corp common • • • Standard * Oil Co (The) U S Brands common common — Co __ 11% 117'A 1 20 31% 31% 16 Va , 1.250 2.700 21% 2.060 37% Feb 8% Apr 16 Apr Jun 51 Jan 15 Va .■ July .18 Mar 11% July 21% July 32 July 32 200 287/a Mar 57 Va 57% 200 52% Feb 57% July 19% 20 Va 2.300 14 Apr 20 Va July 52 >/4 19 Va 10 common 17% 11% 11 / 20% 25 Corp common Rubber 53% 200 40% Feb 53% July Cincinnati Slock Exchange Week's Friday / Last > STOCKS— Range of Prices Sale Frice Low Par American Products 20 7 Laundry Machine American Baldwin j, prior pfd 33 331/4 Products Cincinnati Ball N O & T P— -Cincinnati Cincinnati Union Stock 50 1 Yards Dayton & 100 11% 105 . 79 8% 77% 105 8% 79 700 18% May S S. 10 9 Mar Mar Apr 29% July May 13% Mar 4 Feb 40 3'A Jun 2% Feb 3% Mar Jan 107% July Jan 108% May 323 40 388 183 10% 50 22% 23% 142 100% 99 Jan 9 Mar Jan 79 July 8% Jan 11 Apr 17 Va Apr 23% July 7% 72 37% 23 May 88% 88% 5 87% Jan 88% July 13% 14 *: 210 10% Apr 14 32% 33 12 30 May 35 Jan 44 45 88 39 Mar 45 July 31% Jan 36% July 21 Jan 25 * * A 45 —* 1 Pumps Playing 36 357/a 36% * 22 21 22 * * 10 • — Procter & Gamble U 22% 6 37% Insulation Lunkenheimer U. 7% May High 34% Jun —-—10 class National Feb Feb 128 10% 23 4 * I Eagle-Picher Hobart 95 4 3 25 % 37% May Michigan gtd—J— Preferred Formica 100 28% 106% 107% 107 % * * * Crosley Corp 8 T —50 Telephone 10 3 20 ; 4 4 Cincinnati Gas & Electric preferred_100 Cincinnati Street Low 148 33'A 11% — Range since January 1 High 28 Va 5 Crank Shares 8 * * Champion Paper & Fibre Churngold Sales for Week 4 8 — Cincinnati Advertising prior * A 21% Mar 21% prior lien lien — 21 14 15 350 5% Mar 15 *Jun 14 14 14% 400 5 Va Mar 15 Jun 100 100 21% Card 271 78 1% 58 Va 1% 100 57% 58% 45 Va 262 44% 35 37 1% July 52% Apr July May 2% May 58% July 40% Jan 45 Va 8% Jan 12% Apr Apr 39 Va July July 11% 11% 12% 228 50 39 Va 38% 39% 79 35 -23 Printing Preferred 16% Feb Common prior For footnotes see page Ice Columbia : preferred UnlistedAmerican City 2% - 151. 10 2% 3Va 3.000 1% Jan 3% Jun General 11 Va 11% 360 9% Jan 11% Jun Standard Rolling Mill & Motors Brands * * 5 16% 17 371 12 Jan 17 23% * Fuel Gas «' 10% July Jan Jan Apr 62 27'A 69% San com Copper Mining Electric i July • General . " 8% 50 Atch Topeka & Santa Fe Ry com—100 Bethlehem Steel Corp common —* Curtiss-Wright 1 Anaconda / V 62% Stocks- Unlisted American Radiator & St : 8'/a 8% '■ Jan 59'A 62 ■■ 28 * Mar 33% ^ • Industries Jan i ■ Common Woodall 34% 12'A 100 * ..: common Bankshares— A:. Wisconsin 2% 32% Mar 1.650 „ prior preferred.. Williams Jan 650 750 550 32% * common— 2% '34% 1 capital- Co Pump Wieboldt Zenith Jan 30% :V V Jun '. 32% 1 * Feb 10% 43 30 Va * Carbon & ■ Feb Apr 32% =» Corp Walgreen Co common Wrigley 24 July 6 27% 30% 2 common • July •„ 14'/a July ■?"' 17% 13% 14 —25 15 Utah Radio Products common Cum 21 16 Jan 33% 12 5 capital— Ills United Air L Transp capital United Light & Power $6 1st pfd_ Carbide Wayne 80 10% 2% 5 :—10. , So. La Salle Street S 2.700 16% capital—25 common Swift International capital U 200 :•? V: Jun 5% 'Jun 33 Vb 1 —£ : Indiana Corp Sundstrand Machine Tool common Union ■ ; 97% = Dredge— Storkline Fur Corp Trane 21 Stockyards capital—* 14% v Jun 15 Feb of ; 4% May ; I '3% Jan 13/•* Feb Oil July 14 Jan 100 Common May 4% July Jan 500 Standard V' 30% 6i 97% Standard Feb Va Mar Va Miller & Hart Inc— $1 4% 10% 34% July Jan Z 5% Swift t Mar United Co— Common 1% 13 16% 17 50 May Jun ,50 13> .J• Prod Corp 17% 34 5% common—. Kroger * McCord Rad & Mfg class A McQuay-Norris Jan 14% C 10% 22 93% Jun 23 * 6% Refining 550 70 97% 14% July 17% ..Jun 1.300 33 1 capital Co & Jun 14 7% 19 20% Mar * 25% July Jan * Cummins Roebuck Jun 18% Feb 16% 2% Serrick Corp x - ...Y July 8% 7 17% Mar 19 750 Jan 9% 18 Va 350 150 Mar 450 7% 20 % Mar 20% class B common 1 Signode Steel Strap Co common—';. * Sinclair Oil Corp.: 1 * South Bend Lathe Works capital—_5 Spiegel Inc common —2 Sears Jun July 25% . 93% 5' July ~3% 41 8% July 800 (new) Material 51% July Jun 12% 1 Jan 13% 20 common Line Oil Feb Apr 6% preferred- Lindsay Light Lion Jan 7 * Llbby McNeill & Libby common jLincoln. Printing Co— Common 8 1 Ken-Rad Tube & Lamp— Common A & 42 Va 750 1 Katz Drug Co common Leath 100 13% * com— Co capital Kentucky Util jr 51% 12% 10 10 Steel Products-common Kellogg 51% 100 common Indep Pneumatic Tool v t c Indiapapolis Power & Light (W B) 10% * common Illinois Brick Jan 25 common- 33% 9 » common _ Studebaker Feb 4% 9% 150 24' 4Va Standard Oil of N J 51% 200 19 41 750 14 Raytheon Mfg Co— 6% preferred Jun 650 12% 37 Va 500 <* common—. Jun 12% 1 Jan 30% common-——- July 10% 10 10 . cap 32% 10'A common- Pressed Process 43 65 8 100 ;;.-4'A 50 capital RR Jun 64% 64% 8% _. Spencer Bartlett common Indiana 40% 14% com Co common Harnischfeger Corp common Jarvis 8% Mar 20 % common Hall Printing Houdaille 4% July Jan 13 common (H W) Lakes Dr & Dk Horders 100 i Jan 8 65 common A Goldblatt Hibb 43 3 % 10% 10 common Adv Gillette Safety Razor common Great 43 37% 29% July Jan 4% 13% July 34% 93 Va Peoples Gas Lt & Coke capital--..—100 New York Central RR - 10% 8% Feb 34 _ 41 Jun May 39 4% 11% lOVo V (Glenn L) Co common Nash-Kelvinator Corp 100 1 550 34 100 28% July 17 Feb 13% 20 5 common¬ __ Jan Jun 51% General B Jan 40 Feb 17% 10V8 10 ... A common 10% July 300 - 100 common common General Co & Elec Gas Pure General (The) common 35 .•/ . .Fairbanks Morse common 30 Jan 24'A ' . — 6 common 18% 100 Jan 14% 33» _* 29% 200 28% 27% 18% 20 — 100 Jan 8 450, 32% IO5/8 33% 10% 200 100 40'A 40% * common preferred Penn "July r"45 % 13% 5% 15 -—1 ■ July 17% • Jun 28% 16% P^uly 20. Jan 300 —5 Elgin Nat Watch Co Eversharp Inc common - 20 45 1 Electric Household Util Corp 22 / Apr 20 Mar 27% July Jan 45 * Dodge Mfg Corp common Domestic Industries Inc class A 102 Jan 22% May 100 5% 47% - July 26% 22 July 48% 37% 20 common-- ^ Parker Pen Co. Jun 27 1 Cup Co common ■■ 6% fi 50 • * ■- common . 12% 26% 9 ;-2% Dayton Rubber Mfg common ■ 30 12% 30 Common 10 30 —-—50 50 3 % Apr Util— preferred Omnibus 208 250 16% 15% 10 common & Co Inc 20'A July Apr 20 July 50 Va Jun 82 1.150 103% 103% 20% 103% 49% 19 * 4% May 44.400 6%- Apr 13% 5 . Car common Airlines Northwest Stewart-Warner 100 common Cudahy Packing Co 1% Fox Jun 100 common pfd part shares Fansteel Jan 58% 111 19% part shs vtc A Common part shs vtc B Container Corp of Amer common : \l % Mar 140 15% — Com Dixie Jun 12% July 2,050 20 2'A 41% 28% common cap. 250 350 16'A 1 stock——10 Gas Mar 30 Feb 28 3% 46% - Noblitt-Sparks Ind Inc capital Co— Consumers Deere Jan Jan 8% 59 Edison % 9% : 19% Consolidated Biscuit common—: Curtis 96% July U 8% * 5 common Commonwealth Apr 59% 117 59 Va il w Cities Service Co Crane % 116 59% 46% High Low - 50 30 3Ve Ry— Chicago Towel Co conv pfd— Chicago-Yellow Cab capital c 250 ; Jan 88% 1.000 12% 20 300 15% common Chicago & Northwestern Vtc for common w i t % 12 % * Chicago Flexible Shaft V 210 / 5 1 Chicago Elec Mfg class A pfd Chrysler 96% Jun 22 —* common Chicago- Corp common Convertible preferred Preferred 21% 95% 12% 1 ——* 50c * * pfd ---* Burrell Corp common Cherry 21'A 96% • 20% July 16% Mar Corp— Common Convertible * common Springfilled common Schwitzer Campbell Wyant & Cannon Fdy— Capital Co Jun 12 12 Va Jun 14% 34% 100 24 7 20% Jan 50 26 24 16% 550 May 550 4% 4% 3% 150 Chemical Range Since January 1 High 30 common Montgomery Ward & Co. common— Muskegon Motors Spec cl A — Jun 10% 10% Monroe 5Ve July 40 % > 10 Brothers Butler 1% 3% 3 5% 1 common 650 4.650 2% 4% 5 10 common common Piston Burd 12% July 4% Jan 200 16% pfd-—* 1 A * (E Co Bruce 6% Jan 1 3.400 2 27% 1 .—5 5 Laughlin Inc common 7% Mar 100 12% l7/a 6% Feb Mfg Low Shares 6% July Apr 3 1 Berghoff Brewing Corp Binlcs Mfg Co capital Bliss & 12'/4 July 112% May 4% 47/a -* 5 Corp Aviation Corp 108 30 11.250 Jun 40 • * —10 common Belmont Bendix Apr 6% Jan 6% Jan 33'A 6% Mfg A common——5 & Seelig Barlow 4% 750 6% —-3 Bastian-Blessing Co common 700 2 —*-3 (Delaware) Aviation Corp 6 40 111% 111% 12% 1 1 4 Equipment Corp common Aro Asbestos Athey Truss Wheel capital Automatic Washer common High 14% Feb 5% 111% » & Armour 13% 40 39 y« 5% Chalmers Allis Range since January 1 Low 14 14 14 ' Castings— Mfg D) Modine High Low par Adams for Week Shares of Prices Sale Price STOCKS.— of Prices Pa Sales Week's Last for Week Range Sale Frice STOCKS— Sales Week's Friday Chicago Stock Exchange 24% 96 15 Jan 4% 5 Va 521 37/a Jun 24% July 5% Mar 10 64% 64 V» 65% 237 5178 Jan 65 Va —-• 31% 30% 32 278 28% Jan 31% Mar July i CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL 147 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES ; RANGE FOR WEEK ENDING JULY 7 Los Cleveland Stock Exchange Last STOCK8— Par Akron Basic Refrigerator a5% Clark Controller Cliffs Eaton v.; * Iron preferred 83 r ev .. .■ 21 • 76 ' 18%;,: Hanna, 83 • ; ••• a4^% a48% Jones & Kelly * preferred A Jan Jan 83 July Bolsa Apr 19 July Broadway Dept Store, 36% Feb 50 44 46 25 July !' 104 275 31 150 20% Cessna Jan Aircraft a26% 11 : 20': 18% 18% Jan v Derrick Exeter Oil Farnsworth vV ♦ Cement Portland Medusa National Nestle Richman River Van Dorn * Western ■■ 37 — Reserve Motor Sheet Youngstown & 0 Tube Glidden common _ Ohio York Oil common _ ' ft * Central — ft Steel - S Steel common Corp common— 13% Mar 11 Va 1,280 9% Jan 14 Va 64% 64% 999 52% Jan 65 V8 100 437 47 Apr 53 688 8Va Feb 16 150 1% Jan 4 Jun 37 18c 18c 1,000 4c Jan 24c Jun 12% 13'% July July Lane-Wells 15% Jan 19% Jan 5 % Jan 8% Jan 50 Feb 12% 100 Jan 20 - Feb 29 Apr Mfg 13% 1,915 10 Jan 40c 43c 7,366 30c Jan 44c 1 16% 16% 16% 351 15 Va Jun 177/a 1.05 1.00 1.05 2,745 95c Jun IOC 10c 1,000 7c Feb a22 a22 500 35c 37c 1,400 a32% a33% —1 — Co.. 13 % 10c - Corp' Aircraft Menasco Co 43c ——1 Occidental Petroleum Corp..—* 1 Oceanic Oil Company —1 Ltd Corp, Nordon ; '■•■■'34' ■' . 105% July July 35 Feb 39% 18% Jan 24% July 50% Apr Jun Elec & Gas Feb 548 30% Jan 337/a Jun 10 35% Jan 367/a Jun 189 30 Jan 31% July 44 % 45 717 Jan 45 5% 5% 1,000 31 31 1,900 10% 10% 10% 5,304 1 1 560 3% 3% 3% 200 a52% a52% 21 47% May a26% a26% 25 27% Apr 27% Apr 5c 1,000 2C Jan'> 5c Mar a44 a44 50 14% 14% 565 37/8 4% 1,790 3 1,842 7% May Aircraft Chain 2,132 • 1 So Chicago Stock Exchange Calif—-— Oil Co of 24 31% 31% 31% 846 30 Va 30% 1,483 29% Jan 36% 36% 36% 1,647 347/a 31% 32% 865 37% 38% 2,376 38% McLaren Brown, ——1 Machine 2% Jan 9 common Feb Feb 8 Va Jan 22 23% 783 18% Apr 22% July 20 % 19% 20% 2,572 18% Feb 20 % % 6 Va bOd 3% Jan 5% May 6 6V2 12% 330 Continental Motors common Anaconda Copper Mining Co Co (111) & • 1 Va Jun -2% July Atchison, Topeka & Santa Jan 15% Aviation i Cleveland Detroit & Detroit Edison Nav common 10 Tel Co Corp— Viscose 12% 3% Mar 600 100 ff / 6% 6'% 6 Va Feb 397 8% 14% 4% Jan "4% 900r: Jan * *■ 100 ——14 50 5 Baldwin Bendix 8% Jun Bethlehem Steel Corp Co Corp Aviation Detroit 5 1 >—5 Iron—— Gray Detroit-Michigan Stove common Detroit Steel Federal Corp Mogul Federal Gar Truck Mfg General General Motors -—* 5% 3,345 20% 200 9- ; 7; 14' ——10 common— ■ V 7%* 4% Jan 20% July Jan 9% July 2% Jan 3% May 7% July 3.330 740 < - - 4% 12 - 3% 927 52 Va 600 64V2 ' 65 2% Jan Mar Jan 14 : Goebel Brewing Graham-Paige - common—— 3% 3 Va - ——1 -—1 common— 2% >% 37/B • Feb 65 Jan 4 July May 725 1% Feb 3% 9 166 6 Jan 9 485 19 Jan 21 27/a •; r July 4% July ' 1 Jun . — — Motor Lock Hurd Kresge Wines 300 12 Feb 14 Jun 17% 17% 600 14% Jan 17% Jun 154 16% 1.100 Feb 16% July ;1% 16,025 Jan 13% July 4% 1 1 10 75c 65c 24% 24% -—2 51/4 5% ' common Drug common (S S) common— LaSalle 14 1 — common 1% 3%, 4- 4 " 865 ,>V 75c 3.200 8% 50c 2% Mar 57c May 24% 340 22% Feb 5% ' •• 29c 1 common— 1 y —* ' Michigan Die Casting common—: Michigan Sugar common 100 4% Jan 4 July 75c July Jun 25 Park 10 Corp—— Murray Chemical Packard Parke, Motor Davis Parker-Wol Peninsular Car comihon 2 Pr 5% i 99c ' 12.025 700 1 24c 1% 65c Jan Jan May 550 1% Jan 9 Jan 2% -2% 13% 685 3% 1.890 2% Mar Feb 36c Foods 13% Jun York North RR Central American Aviation. Inc. Oil Packard Company Motor Car Co Paramount Pictures Inc 6 540 3% Feb 6% Jun : 30 395 26% Apr 30% Jun Pure Oil Company 1.110 9 Jan 13% Jun 8,600 1% Feb 2% July 2% ' J 3% Corp 400 1% Jan 2% July Republio 400 3 Jan 3% 1.500 27/a 3 V2 Radio (H W) :—2 common— River Raisin Paper comihon Scotten-Dillon Sheller Mfg Standard common Tube Tivoli Brewery common 3% Jan 4% July —1 , 2% : > 5% 37/a - . 518 9% Apr 400 11% 5% 3% 1 common , 4% 11% ; 1 1 common "B" 4% • —10 common Simplicity Pattern 3% 3% Jan 800 2% Mar Jun Steel United. Shirt U S Radiator Universal Class Warner Dist common • >5% 5 4% " 34% 2% July Standard Jan 3% July Stone 2.610 2% Jan 6 4% Mar 2% Jan July 5% July 4% July' 11% 11% -11% 1.000 6% Jan 3% 3% 3% 1.600 1% Jan 4 Jun 1 common For footnotes see page \ -4% 1% 1% 1.750 Jan 1% Jun 4% 47/a 1.825 Jan 4% July 98c 3% 12% 151. 1 0 * * Corp & Oil " ""7 Jun Swift & Co Co (N J) Webster Inc.- Corp _ Company—w Texas Corp Jun Apr 38 y4 100 45% Jan 52 450 4% Feb 5 Feb 17% 55 14% Feb 18 Jun 1 % 1 5,350 % Feb 8 Va 8% 420 5% a32 a32% a33 176 5% 5% 260 16% 16% 25 a5% a5% 50 38% 39 692 35% 42% 145 40% May July 42% July 43 53 Jun 3 Jun 4% — v — 37% a52% a52% a . 17% a Jun Jun % Jan Jan 8% Jun :30% Mar 32% Jun 6% Jan 4% 16 Jun May Jan 17 . 39 42% 4 Apr Feb 4% Feb 39 a52% a52% 10 2% 1,730 1% Feb a35% a36y8 105 28 y4 Jan 9% 122 6% Jan a31% a32 V\ -- 165 25% Apr 31% Jun Jun 2% 27/8 —1 -- 9% 9% Mar 35% Jun 9% July 18% al8% 25 12 Jan 19% 32% 32% 549 30% Feb 32% July 8 8% 2,410 6% Apr 8% July a24% a25 160 23 Jan 23 Jan a47 a47 30 42 Apr 48% Jun 18% 19% 1,690 20% Mar 9% a -- 8'% * 1 —10 * * 1 19'% 9y2 al8V2 al9y8 ~50 —25 a30£ 15% Jan 9% 420 7% Jun al8% al8y2 87 16 V2 Jan 18 V2 al9ya al9% 75 18 Apr 19 % Mar 5% a28% 6 24 y4 49 Va 49 Va 17% 17% 3% Jan 9% July 6% Jun Jun 25 Va May 30 266 26% Jan 30% 288 20 y2 Feb 220 41 24% July 49 % July 62 a31 24% • * • 1,435 a30y8 a30% ■;*. 190 15% May Feb 1 18 May Jun Mar 11% 11% 11% 1,763 8% Apr 11% July 21 20 21'/4 1,849 16% Apr 21% July —* m a23% a23% a23% a23% a24 24% Feb 24% 97% 13% 97% 14 330 88 y2 Mar 97% July 416 12 Feb 14 a26% a26% 3iy2 31V2 Jan 27% Mar (The) — 15 — — — —, 25 * 1 25 25. __ __ — Gulf Sulphur Co * a48% a36y8 — , 95 20 22 V4 Feb July 31% July 403' 29 % Apr 33 V4 430 32% Mar a57% a57% all% allVb 63 53% Mar 50 8 % May 19 V\ 197/b a30% a30% a48% a48% 635 13% Apr 19% July 75 27% Jan 31% Feb 88 46% 33 y4 a33% a36V8 Tide Water Associated Oil Co 10 15% 15% Union Carbide & Carbon COip * a8i% a80% a81% Union Pacific Railroad Company—100 alliy8 al09% alliy8 United Air Lines Transport 5 __ a29% a30y2 Texas 14% 5 37% a52% —25 * Wayne Screw Products common....■4 65 —* * 1 % May Jun July 120 Inc— 2% 400 65 30 y8 Mar (Ind) 1,000 1.300 41% Apr 36% May Oil 4.200 5%.. 18 y4 Mar Jan 57% Mar Brands 2% 4% Apr 34% 36% May Standard * class A B Aircraft 51/4 —1 common Cooler 5V2 15% 10 30 Standard Studebaker 1 Udylite 49 70 Jan 6 " July July 40 Jun 5% 5 21% Mar a40% a40% 3% July 12 69 % a33% a33% Roebuck 6z Co Socony-Vacuum Oil Co Southern Railway Co Sears, 3% 2% 3%- Feb * of America Seaboard Oil Company of Del Rickel 3% May 19% a40% a40 % Co— 5.%" 3% July 2% 1 Railway Pennsylvania Railroad Co Phelps Dodge Corporation—: Pullman Incorporated 2 Jan —■- Ohio July 12% >13 % 2% 56 13% May Corp 1 2% July 30" >;. 265 50 Corp North American Company— 30' • 69'/a 4% Feb July 6% Juiy 65 (B F) Co 3% July 13 % * common ' 3% 3% • —1 common 7,400' * 13% 2% : —.* common Prudential Invest - common——;——1 Co common.— Mtl 1;' ■ 69% al7% al7% & Light Corp Northern Great New 32c Apr 5% Mar- - V 2% 3% common...——50c Mid-West Abrasive 1$-.- 29c, 5 al7% General Electric Company ' McClanahan Oil 1,230 322 May 20 17 y4 * 560 6% 2,031 — Electric Power General 28 28 6% 5 Apr Jun Jan 27% a21 a21% 12% July 37% 160 43% 6% * Interlake Iron Corp —* Int'l Nickel Co of Canada——— * International Tel & Tel —* Kennecott Copper Corp " Libby, McNeill & Llbby 7 McKesson Robbins Inc.— 18 Montgomery Ward & Co Inc— * 13% common— 24% May Feb 27% 4% Graham-Paige Motors 201 common Car Mfg Products Kingston Kinsel & 42% a21% July 13% - Hudson 20 6% July 10c 5 —100 Corp Class A Goodrich 5 Hoover Ball & Bearing common—10 Hoskins Mfg common. —*—2% Houdaille-Hershey B * Lamp -common a48 Va a48% a48% , - Hall Feb Jan Tractor Co * Columbia Gas & Elec Corp———* Commercial Solvents Corp -* Commonwealth & Southern Corp * Continental Motors Corp 1 Continental Oil Company (Del) 5 Curtiss-Wright Corp —1 ' 6'% May 5 (J I) Co— Case Jan 36% 156% Caterpillar July July al4% al4% Co Borg-Warner Jun 5% July 5% 105 -14 4% 18% 1% 12 1.341 3% 7 4% r Jan 11% July Jun 10'% 145 Airplane Co Borden Jun 13 % May ' 15 Boeing 6% Mar 21 250 9% 3Va 14 ; . 3% 1.410 11% __ —1 common—- Jan 51/2 20j/2 1 3 common.— B— class Finance common— Jan 3.725 -; 18% 75c 11% n% common———* Brewing Wood Industries Gemmer __ __-■ —5 common.'—. Motor Frankenmuth common 2,522 20Va 21 "iVa-: ,1% 20% ■' •9 10 518 —13 -5 —5 * Locomotive Works vtc Jan Jun Jan a42% a42% a42 % 3 ' 20 common 6c al63% al62% al64% Fe Ry—100 Corporation 16% -•,.4 7% July 5Va 12% 615 37/a 38% July 22% Sani Corp— Refining Co Stan & Smelting & 12.670 16 Feb Stocks— 2 Va 16 16 - 35% 13 Va 515 15% 3'% —10 . 1,000 Barnsdall Oil Paper 32% July 100 10c 2 __12%c Consolidated Jan 5,002 6% Armour Jun Jun 24% 1,460 10c American Jun Feb 367/a 7% 6% American Tel & July Feb Jan 10% 10 15 2Va * Burry Biscuit common.... Jan 1.100 9 1 % 6% Jan 31% *V 13% 10c American 300 2'/a - : 1 common Burroughs Adding 2 i common July May 32% Apr 7% Mining Co Rad Amer Range since January 1 Low High 4 Va 24'/a 22% 10 y4 Mammoth Cons Mng Co Unlisted Shares 14% July 13% Mining Stocks— Black High Mar .• 10 Apr 30% Jun V;'/' Alaska Juneau Gold Sales 48 Jan 23 7% Jan 51% Jan 24 7% for Week 10% -• Jan 9% 10% Exchange 41 9% 1 * _ 4V8 Jan 10 -•—>—2 Transcontinental & West Air, Inc.—5 Union Oil of California ——25 Yosemite Portland Cement pfd 10 Taylor Milling Corporation Transamerica Corporation 1.00 Mar Feb 3 Va ■ 10% July Feb 50c 25 * * Pacific Co— Oil Corp Sunray Jan May 25 25 preferred class B preferred C Calif Gas Co 6% pfd "A"— Standard DETROIT 7 33 8% . Jun Apr May 5% 28 25 6% Southern 4% 40% " Co, Ltd-—- 5%% New York Curb Associate 5c * Company Stores a26% 15 :—25c Calif Edison Co Ltd- Southern • * Trading Corporation Sontag 5% 1 . ;//•;• U common Jan Jan 31% f- Ryan Aeronautical Co Safeway Stores, Inc Shell Union Oil Corporation 67% July Telephone: Randolph 5530 Electric Jan 30 48c May 31% * Oil Corp common Warrants July 25C a367% a367/e a32% common 1st preferred — if Allen Feb 14c ' Jun 20 Mar 1.25 Mar 42% July 37 v Baldwin Rubber Jun 1 Company Petroleum Lockheed 7% Mar 10c Co Oil July 261 • May 187 16 f of Prices July 3% Members Low 14 Va 51% Richfield Sale Price Jan 3% WATLING, lERCHEN & CO. STOCKS— Jun 10 Va July Jan 7% 15% 21 Range ;- Apr Jan 51% 315 ~ Week's • . " 10 20% !- 30 . 14 % Apr Last 37 300 14 10% Feb Friday Mar 30 13% 16 Delroii Stock 11% May Jan 8% 170 30 13 Vs ' 15 225 .■? Jan 10% 17% - 55% July 12 13% 9% July Ford Building 55% July 948 * — Signal Oil & Gas Co "A" Oil Corporation Detroit Stock Exchange 125 12% 11 Va __ 20% Mar )i Jun * Co & Sinclair •: 10 10 55% __ Solar « Jan 9% 51% Sierra New York Stock Exchange 7% —10 Corp Jan " 1,300 Jun 13% July 12% . Jan a59% a63 common Jun 84% May 1 ' U 24% 13%'. > 6% al9% Jan . 1 15% 19: Jan 20% - . 10 18% al9 9% 465 • 275 al9% a21% common— 2,230 24 11 Va 1 - Radio 50 a common common Republic 75 13% 55% 5 Co "A" 95% a96 13 10. & Jun 4% 237/8 12% 300 a 195 * a9% a9% ....W 4% Mar 9% May , 24 —25 .—25 5% 1st preferred —25 Pacific Lighting Corp common * Republic Petroleum 5%% preferred—50 Rice Ranch Oil Company .1 .V"., _ Jun 73 13% a24% a24% .. *'•* Iron Jan 30 % Jan " ■6% Co Interlake New 16% Feb 45 Hancock Oil Co "A" common——: 4 '/4 175 a37%a39% Feb 25% 50 Hupp Motor Car Corp Pacific ft 15% 25 69 Hudson Motor Car Co—* Unlisted— General Electric common 520 69 Feb Jun 26 16% a30Vs a30l/a — Jan 3% ' > . 42% 42% — .. ' • 105% 105%. a28% a28% — 16 Va Jun Jun Jade :'.!k" July 9 990 '7% 2.00 32% •Jan - 12% Jan ■ 2 18% Jan' Lincoln 1% Jun 1.30 2,470 Jun Apr 1.200 >: 18 2.45 2.00 • ... Equipment McBean Gladding, Jan Jan > 604 4% & Television Paint General 540 :: 37 12% .V Stores—— Inv Corp pfd ill .100 105% 4% Mar 1.80 761 17 1% 100 17%' ;; \; L Jun 21% Jan 1% V. High 6% 13% 707 •:|% 17% ; 2 8% 38 y 4% Works. Iron Weinberger Drug White V Paper Tool Vlchek — — Bros Rasin • # A 3% 150 1% 8% ■ class LeMur 15% Mar 207 4 17% al8% a -■jy 2' a Tile 3% 4 250 21% 21 * Jan 69 Corp.. Company Ltd Motors General Metropolitan Paving Brick National Acme ..-sL——I- X.-1 Products Emsco 7/a 2.40 America Electrical Jun 1,500 2.30 « Douglas Aircraft Co. Inc Jan Jun Jan a94 % Apr Jun 12 Va 1.85 * Jun 18% ' Feo 40 Co 23 26% Mar 17 325 of Jun 17% al7% 2.40 * Creameries Va 6Va 4% __ Consolidated Steel Corp .vl3% Jan 20% 90 V 13% 13% : 4 Jan 1% Corporation Chrysler Jan 4% 1% Corp. 34% Jun Leland Electric Jun 2 1,350 1 Inc, com—_ Corp common. Packing 104% Feb 20% * 50 "46 -■ July Jun 102% 10 t 33% _ Jun Corporation Investment Central 665 5% 1% 2 — Preferred a2^ Laughlin r a > Corporation Oil Chica 49 - 43% May 33 33% ' Blue Diamond 50 Jun 2d% Island Lime & Tr_ July 4% 5Va * Berkey & Gay Furniture Co 22 41 - 4% 5% common Jan 44 10^ . — Corp Low High Corp 25 % 44 Machine Bros Range since January 1 Low Company Jan 46 S.' y.lJ Barker California 31 46 Steamship _s July Petroleum 13% 3.122 -19 18 75 Cooperage class A M Interlake Jaeger 65 Accessories Bandini 63 ' ' Bros •» July Aircraft 18% 175 1,085 a49% a49% -100 Lakes Towing Great Greif Apr 6% July 5% Jan Shares of Prices Par 14% r • Rubber: & ■ * Manufacturing Goodyear Tire 4% 64 289 25 2i • common—L— Corp . " 1= - Cliffs Cleveland 75 25 Feb 5% 25 65 * Fuel.i.-.--.——i—1-1- City Ice & a5% 64 -100 ■ 78 Sales for Week Range Sale Price STOCKS— High Low 6% f Range since January 1 High ■j-:: e% — ——i, Oil Canfield -50 Manufacturing Brass Low Last Shares of Prices Week's Friday for Week Range Sale Price Angeles Slock Exchange Sales Week's Friday 34% Jun 55% May 10% Jun Apr 46% Feb 33% May 35% Jun 260 13% 15% July 40 78% 75 51 75 Jan Feb 108 Va May 22% Apr 78 % Feb 108 Va May 29% Jun 148 THE COMMERCIAL & A Monday, July 10, 1944 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE other stock exchanges FOR RANGE Shares Corp Inc Telegraph Co— Pictures, Bros Warner Western Union Westinghouse 2 July Duquesne 2 2,541 1 Va May 1,436 62 Va July 26% Jun 14 14 100 50% May 11% Apr 48% 48'/a 542 42% Feb al05 al05 93 Feb 99 Va 17% 19% a41% a42 10 12 . 19% July 39% Mar National Corp Forgings Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Plate Glass & Bolt Corp of Prices ®ale Frice STOCKS— Par — ■<: 17 Tel & Tel *0® Baldwin Locomotive Works vtc—.—13 > 21V2 Barber Asphalt Corp 10 Budd (E G) Mfg Co common —* 11 % Budd Wheel Co. "10 19% 23% preferred Prior 13% Light (wd) 10 —10 Engine Co——-—1 Motors Aircraft Jacobs Valley Valley RR Lehigh Lehigh 175 3% 6% 6% 6% 7 Co common preferred — common Paper Oil Corp 417/b Coal Westmoreland 4% Jan 5% Apr 7 ' Jan 4Va Jan r?r>% jii'v 161V2 May 168% July 4.107 id '/a May 1.982 23% Jan 25% 1.055 28% Jun 34% 3ota 26 25% 291/2 35VB 125 2oya Jan 17% 18% 215 16 Jan 37% 38 Va 65 - 32% Jun Feb 5% Feb Jan 38 Va Jan 53% Jun 60Va U May 11 11/2 759 1% 1% 2.958 - 36% 27 V4 Jan 1 2% Jun Jun Jan 15 Feb 28 Va Range * International Shoe common—* * Natural Gas Co Arkansas Co Blaw-Knox Byers (AM) Clark (D 3% common 29 Jun 50 Jan 16, 11V4 110 16 280 * * Columbia Gas & 10% 15% 8V4 8% 8V4 600 7% Jan 9 4% 4% 5 498 3% Jun 44 75 6% Last Sale Price STOCKS— - ;. :- v : FOR * -100 preferred and Oil Co —: 6% Acme Gas * AJax Oil & Gas Alberta Pacific Consolidated 1 Copper * Aldermac Steel Algoma Corp Ltd Aluminium 5% 13c 9% 1 Va 200 1% 39% 39% 1 8% 7% 24c 22 %C 24c 16,625 * 12 Va 12 Va 13 270 —• pfd._100 94 * 69c 6.75 Mines Gold Aquarius 1 — 1 Mines Ltd Area Gold Arjon Mines. 1 : Ashley Gold Mining Astoria Quebec Mines ——1 * 1 1 Aumaque Gold Mines Gold Mines Bank of of Nova Bank of Bear Mining 15 Jun 17 Jan 44 Mar 11 Jan 16 July 100 106 Jan ___— 108% 108% 9% common.——1 61 & * A 18c 15 Va 1 2.68 __.l Radium 2.20 35c 76c Feb 28c 3.20 ENDING 25-year conv inc.—1964 Serv - 18 %c 58c Range Bidgood Kirkland • 7%c 7c 8%c • 20 19 20 * 4%C 4c 4%C 5,500 9 11 10% 11 185 Products Ltd 4 9% 1,645 Class 30 % * common 100 Malting ! Canada Wire & Canadian Feb s. — " 1 14%c 9 85 8% 7 * 9 8% 17c 61 7 10%c ' 25c 196,355 8,256 May 1st May preferred Canadian New Car & Mar Canadian Celanese Canadian Dredge 16% Mar Canadian Food 2.89 July Canadian Industrial Alcohol 236 2.45 31 Apr Canadian common— : 10 17c 28 %c Jan 12% July 24% 22Va 23 1,705 21 Mar 26% 27 160 22 Jan 21% 22 295 19% May — • Dominion Oil Porcupine Mines, Ltd For footnotes see — page 151. 1.24 1.13 1.26 50,098 69c Jan \ 84c 80c 85c 34,200 70c Mar - Central Apr Apr • 67% Mar Feb 96 Jun 134 81 128 Apr 136 Mar 8'A 2,145 5 Jan 8% Mar 44 165 40% Jan 45 14 14% 950 8% Jan 14% 22 Va Jan 24 Mar 12 Jan 18 July 8 Apr 23% 70 17 18 870 10% 9% 27 26% 27 655 43 44 585 19% 20 59 — — 60 Mar Jun Quartz Mining— Jan 28 35% Jan 45 65 15 Jan 20 60 95 44 Mar 61 2,865 Jun , Patricia Gold 80c 100 12% * Central Porcupine Mines 1 Chateau * Garden Wines— Research Corp ; 6% July 5% July Jan Jun , 6% 5% 100 64% 70 295 80c 83c 2,950 20 20 5 142 68 12% 13 7,872 10% Jan 13 July 20 25 18% Feb 20 May 1.65 1.80 1,900 1.05 1.80 1.09 3,300 2.33 2.25 2.47 31,850 15c 16C 20,500 14 %C 4 4 45 24 %C 4 28c 2.900 27 60c 70 Jan 123 Feb 1.62 21c 4% 3% May 48c Jan Chemical Jun Chesterville Larder Lake Gold Mines—1 1.30 1.25 1.35 15,300 1.18 24Va Jan Chromium Mining & Smelting. • 1.75 1.65 2.16 48,170 1.26 Mar 1.40 May Cochenour Willans 1 2.17 1.95 2.24 126,933 1.57 Jun • 13 12% 13 705 11% Jan Jan Cockshutt Plow Co Gold 1 Mines Feb 2,50 Jun Jan Jun Jan 1.15 Mar 27 Jun 1.90 8%c Jan 17c Jun Jan 142 1.50 May 90c July 85c 21% Mar 18% May 23% 93c Jun 20 • 1 Jun Jun . 141 68 l Mines 5 Va 5% Mar 5% 5% * 1 10% July 24% ' 5% 6% 9 25 Boxes 860 July 11% common—I* Gold Ry Castle Trethewey Mines Feb 21% class A Cariboo Mar Jun 2,570 Columbia Power ; Pacific 4,155 British Jun ,"-91 10% —— 1 Wirebound 12% • _i Canadian 24% Oil 60 5 17 common Canadian 24 22 % Packers Oils Jan 23c American 15 23% * • Jun 12% Columbia 36% Jun Jan 457 43% 14% • A Locomotive Preferred 1.50 July 25c British b July 12% Mar 65% 7% 43% • — Co 1 67c 12% British Jun 101 Jan 133 8 • & Dock Products. Class "B" Jan 24% 1 Ltd Jun 8% 95% • 25 Foundry common preferred 24 %c July • Mines, 31% Feb 50 Jan 36% ♦ preferred 11 Feb 9% Jun 22 , 65% 20 Jan 6 Vac Mar 20c 922 Jun 115 95% 133 * 100 12 43% Jun ' May July 65% 101 36 36% • common Canadian 9 % Jan • Canners Canadian Malartic Gold Mines 60c 90 12 100 Preferred 4.40 July Jun 30c 100 11% 100 1.04 May Jan 25 Apr —» * common— 22 18,083 8 Commerce 157 61,480 100 48% preferred-'——100 of Feb 11 90 8% Breweries Apr 40c 48% 8% Bank 15 1.50 48% Canadian 151 11 Jan 9% May Canadian 175 36c J Feb 6% 112 May 18 ; 350 85c 103 • "A" class Cable 24 __ 10 ,50 * common Preferred Apr May 115 19Vt 50 Steamship Lines 156 37c 25c 6% Jan 115 19% * Canada Packers .Canada 9 9Va • Northern Power 30 1.35 July 2.24 Mar Jun May * "A" class 153 i Jan 1.70 18c 100 Foundry Canada „ • common Preferred Canada Jan Jan preferred "A" Canada Cement Jun Jun 21% Jun July . 26 Jun 158 185 11 Va May 245 Jan 24% 110 July Feb Jan July - 5c 8% May 5 May 1.70 Mar Jan 25 1st Jun 9c 24c 36c 3c 20 Jan 111 Mills Oils, Ltd 31 %c July • Apr 13% 15 % Jun 9% 5%c Mar 635 1 5% 229 100 'v 5.25 Jan 111 148 323,203 8%c Feb 3.55 5% 3 420,345 1,150 24,500 Canada Bread 51 2.30 Mines Steel High 4%c Apr 3,500 Jun July Brazilian Traction Light & Pwr com—•, Broulan Canadian Gold Mines 23% — Bobjo Mines Ltd Bonetal Gold Mines British 5.00 156 Hats Blue Ribbon Corp common Bralorne 7c 4.80 23% 5 1 Gold Low 7c 5.00 60 150 149,175 Range Since January 1 High * 30% 1 Bertram & Sons Low • Gold * Berens River Shares Mines Corp 100 class A B Bell Telephone of Canada for Week of Prices Ankerite Oil * Beatty, Bros, Sales Week's Sale Price Bakeries 12c Jan May 7 Canadian 23c May Apr 2,200 May May Jan 10c 66 Va 2,700 6.75 Mar iiV2C 230 Jun 60 Va May $3,900 7c Conv 8 12% 26 1.10 May Jan Feb 25c 34% c July Apr July 9 200 2.00 Jan Jan July 12 23c 230 2.06 61 12 Jan ' 13 5.75 May Jan • 11 Va 10 9% 55 1.85 Jan 8%c 75,300 • 12 108 Va July Jun 10 65 12 12 Mar 9% May 14 12 11 Va 1 10 ' common 9% 12 " common.. Aluminum Caldwell Linen Jun IOV2C May Apr 32 15% 25% 150 234 15c24%c 15 Va 15 % 2.10 2.89 231 15% July 23c 229 234 20% July 2.00 99 4%c 18c — Apr 20% • 100 1,100 14,233 15c 16 12% May 20 1 Jan 151.300 6c 6c 26c3l%c 81c 90c 240 150;; i Calgary & Edmonton Corp Ltd Jan 3,200 17,200 8% July Apr 18 17% Calmont 96 42,100 5 Jun 16% May 17 Feb' 88 40c 37c 5,100 — 25c 26c 34 Vac llVac 13%c 22,655 150 Apr 8% Mar 17c 17c 17c 15c 55c 39% July July 14c 58 %c 15 Jan 50 Burlington May Jun 1,000 90c 90c 3.143 Jan 35% 385 Steel Canada 4.40 * class Exploration Biltmore 1,010 16c 100 — Beattie Gold Mines Ltd Class 5,900 3.95 100 Scotia Power 72c 6.75 69c 6.50 17c —100 Toronto Bathurst 175 4.15 1 Montreal Bank Metals 6c 27%c > 82c 170 100 1 Mines Bankfield Cons Mines— Base 12c . 1 Aunor Bagamac 27c 37c Gold Armistice 94 91% Jun Jan 7 327 8% 1% 45c 713 39% Jan 215 Bunker Hill Extension 1.79 Mar 10c . 6% 16 Building Jun 14c Jan 12 300 15 15 • 8'/a 100 markets 38 / Apr 1.10 500 99 Va 3% 7%c Jan 13c Ltd Huronian 27 4.000 20,800 1 July 50 9% 15% JULY High Apr 6,025 . 1.70 Anglo Canadian Oil Anglo 2% 3,555 38 34 14 16% July 9% July 14 16% Buffalo Low 8V2C 10 %c Jan Jan 20 16% 17 listed Range since January 1 Shares 3% July 20 Par High 2% 20 Buffalo 1.55 common common of Canada Co. Aluminum 3 Va 38 8%c 1.65 > 100 Jan 14 * * * 100 common WEEK for Week Low Par ■ ■ common., Jun 18 16% STOCKS— " Abitibl Power & Power 26 40 preferred Brown Range 6 Feb 5'A 17 St L Pub Sales of Prices Apr 23 40 Exchange W'eek's 10 10 Bonds— Canadian Funds Friday 6% 25% 20 Last ' •; Jan 25% Friday yV.%1? :-':.VVV 40 July canadian Toronto Stock July Va July 44 15% Dry Goods common Mar RANGE July 44 3 44 40 Cement Metals common Stix, Baer & Fuller common 5% Mar 13 July 3 15% Candy Sterling 11V4 July Jan 7% 10% 15 Va 50 common__25 Bearing Scullin i."7July 4 * , Candy Electric common L) Apr 2% May 24% Apr 2Va Mar 20% Portland 2nd Jan 46% 10 Piping & Supply common—* St, Louis Pub Serv "A" High 6% 80 common National Range since January 1 35 3% com 8% July 150 100 • Prod Missouri Low 29 8% 3 —5 common Clay Rice-Stix Shares High 50 100 Preferred Midwest High 28% ■ Range since January 1 Low High Shares 3 Hydraulic Pressed Brick common—100 July for Week of Prices 49% 1 * National Last Low .4 common— Hussmann-Ligonier common Sales Low * 593 for Week of Prices 8% 9 common.— Electric Emerson Falstaff Brewing common Jun 14 Va 22% Week's Sale Price >.; Sales Range 10 —1 Co Bottling common— Dr Pepper 36% July 300 Friday Par < Exchange Week's * common.. Electric Century 1% July Apr 1 132 • Phone - V / .* 50 3 :_4- Equipt common Shoe Coca-Cola Jan 1 % Mar 31% 6.455 14% 28'/a - - Jan ,« 504 1% 1% 14% 27'/4 / ■ CEntral 7600 1 common. preferred Brown 1^ Jun Mar Inc Bank Bldg Pittsburgh Slock Exchange Steel— July. Missouri Bell Teletype SL : Par vv.v:.-,V/'. •; American 10V4 July 80 1,725 TjT 36V4 V • Last-.;; Sale Price STOCKS— 38 Va May ■127 : Us : Friday Feb 43 42 Va 58% : St. Louis Stock Feh Mar 20 Jan 8% 25 IOV4 41% 56% ' Jau McQuay-Norris Ludlum 26 ■ New York Curb Exchange Associate . ■> • . Associate Member Chicago Mercantile Exchange Laclede-Christy Allegheny Jun 5% Mar Jun 40 1% STOCKS— Jun 9c Established 1871 Jun 5% 1% 1% * 13 % 20 issued When 600 t7<? $3 546 26 1.00 65c May 2c Jan 3Vs Jan 21% Apr 875 Chicago Board of Trade Chicago Stock Excb. 2% July 7% Mar -176 •. St. Louis Stock Exchange 10% May ' 2.350 1 36% preferred United Gas Improvement Jan ' ; common * 100 23.200 New York Stock Exchange — —25 25 Preferred Feb 8% 341/4 * . Members July 3% July 1.913 IOV4 — — Tonopah Mining — Transit Invest Corp common United - 25'A ■ North 4th St., St. Louis 2, 300 65 V2 1% Mar . 1 Salt Dome Oil Corp Scott 3 28% . j. Jun Feb 24% 29% 35 Va 18% ; 5% 6% July Jun 5% 19% A 15 ¥4 43% 20Vs 167 25 Vb -3 50 50 —— 80c./. ' 9c 8c 5% Jun 121 Edward D. Jones & Co. Jun 30% 29% /a Jun 51% July 168% 5% 5% 20 80c . 15 Va July 12% Jan 95 4% Feb 208 70 " 6% 6% Jun 'IV2 Jun Jan 40 . 6% 8% Jan Jan St. Louis Listed and Unlisted Securities Jun 9% Apr 51% 1.595 v:;:« 50 30 11 Apr 39Va 200 2 Va jj® ' 15Va 15Va ,V 114 V4 116% __ 6% 50c 330 Jan i 98 131/2 May 1.160 10 V2 — l¥af iy8 ' 3% Reading Sun 40% 538 65% - 1.828 6% — Corporation 15 % 43% 64% Salt Philco 1st 14% 2% Manufacturing 50 Philadelphia Electric Co common • $1 preference common —— Phila Elec Pow 8% pfd 25 8Va v Feb 9V2 July Jun 11% July Mar 5 86 261/4 r Jan 78% 732 42% 4 Pennsylvania RR 9% 51% "w> Apr 7% 279- 10% Pennroad Corp Penna Jan 11 9 0 \ „ Light National Power & Apr 5% * 10% ——-* V 2 Va Navigation Coal Lehigh Coal & 21% 96% 50% 14% 43 % 64% Storage Battery Electric General 21% Mar 2.260 11V4 ... ,— —~— Delaware Power & 992 7% Jun 17 V; 164% July 94% 9% common Pub Co Curtis J Jan 10 95% Jan Apr 237/a 10% 14% 18- 156 737 450 21% _ ® --- V 1-9c —1 • 26 , Brake Westinghouse Air 492 162% 164% American Chrysler Corp " 8% 58 May 18% July Range since January 1 '• Low High Shares High Low ; ; 56 16 104 Jan * 15% American Stores 102 % 9Va Apr 101 Jun for Week Range Last ' ■ Toy Mining— Shamrock Oil & Gas common San Sales Week's Friday '■ 9 —1' Co Renner Philadelphia Stock Exchange '' 102 91/2 *—10 * —1 —25 —* Fuel Supply- Fireproofing Pitts Screw ' 102 V2 10 Feb 15% 50 19% Jan 14% 245 100 Gas Mountain Jan 37 117 16 ir% 18% High 16% 170 16 __ 19V2 1 Range Since January Low 191/2 Jun Feb 6V4 1,797 ! :; Star Lone Shares .•_* Refractories— Koppers Co preferred— Mar 14 for Week __ 5 Brewing Walker Harbison 48V2 July 18% ——* 10 Devonian Oil 62 Vb 14 50 & Mfg Co. Elec Willys-Overland Motors Inc Woolworth Company CP W) July 172 1% 1% * * 5 100 (Del) United States Steel Corp 29 29 59 Va 5 Corp Aircraft United Par High Low High 29 Range of Prices Low High • Sale Price STOCKS— 1 Range Since January Sales Week's Last for Week Low Par United Friday Range of Prices Last STOCKS— 7 ENDING JULY Sales Week's Friday Sale Price WEEK 1.72 Jun / , May Jan Mar Feb 2.00 Jun, 2.24 July 13% Jun Volume THE Number 4297 160 COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 149 LISTED MARKETS CANADIAN RANGE FOR JULY WEEK ENDING .,o 7 ' Friday Range Sale Price STOCKS— 1 Lake Coin Preferred Commonwealth Petroleum — National Ltd. Coniagas Mines 5 Consolidated Mining Smelting——5 & 100 ..1 (Toronto) Consumers Gas Conwest Exploration 1.55 16 2.65 90 23% 36'A 37 93,026 55 2,530 94 67,200 15 275 40 — 23% — 51 134 I6V2C ; 18c 95c 1.05 — 3%c 4c Corp—Seagrams common—* Dome Mines Ltd —-—* 38 38 38 "A Nickel Deiiison Mines ,. Dominion — 28 'A 162 135 12 class A! Electric English "B" Class — Federal Grain Mining Class ; B Co Foundation 5 % 5 4 37/8 9% 9'4 88'A 88'A 15'A 15 15% Ltd Mines Mining * Eagle Golden —1 50c 1 1 1 ... Mines Mining Gate Goodfish Co Ltd.—! Preferred 5c vtc Jan Feb 53% 53% 54 90 52'A Mar 56'A Apr Gypsum Lime & Gold Harker Gold ... Co 23 23'A 469 19'A 7% 25 5% — 47 47 25 12'A 12'A 13 125 Class 1 1 20% Mines 3.30 • —* Metals International Co Nickel of International Utilities Can Island Mines Mining Co— Jellicoe M ; . Mines ; Consolidated Gold Kelvinator - Mines Canada—.—L—— Keri-Addison-Gold Mines — Kirkland Hudson Kirkland Lake Bay Mines Townsite Mining Shore & Exploration Lamaque Gold Mines Cadillac Gold Mines— Laura Becord, Candy— - Lebel Oro Mines, TiOblaw Groceterias ' Mines, Malartic Red Lake Gold Gold Mines—— Fields.,. Manitoba & Eastern Mines Fr>r foot^ote^ see page. 151. Apr 6'Ac - 41c Jun 80c 1.04 1.20 102,900 15c 15c 500 3.10 2.25 19% 6.20 90 3.15 2,25 20 6.75 3.50 2.75 20'A - — 2.10 2.04 _1 3.95 3.90 2c * ■ —16 He 10c 15% .15 3'Ac 3'Ac . " -- — • 90c 13 1.30 4,834 16 - - 59,950 44,045 Jan 1.51 May Tip 1.15 1.05 6 89c 6% 1.73 Feb 1.64 Feb May Mar 7'A Jan 2.70 2.80 12,170 10 750 500 8,505 10,400 2.75 9.50 41c 90c 20c — -- 92c 23c 5'Ac "25'A 4%c 25'A 33 --- . 2C'A — 27 4c — 4.20 3'A 15'A 4.25 Jun July 95 Jun 16 Mar 6'Ac Jan 15c 13'A Jan 16 July 2c Jan 6'Ac Jan Jan 3,700 39,950 220 10'A 10% 12 9 12 9 40 40 20 23% 113 114 99c 1.25 60c 73c 3%c 3%c — 1 1.52 4% * * 1.50 4% 13'A 6% 27 65% 76 14% — * —- * 67 r — * 3.90 1.66 4% . 11,850 1,100 Mar 8.75 Feb 23% July Apr Jun 65c Jan 2% Jan 141 75 25 290 10 10'A Jan 5% Jan 23'A Feb 61. Jan 68% Jan 93,296 10,700 550 3,500 1.60 Jan 12,402 1.96 Apr — 16% 17 4.00 1.25 75c 9 342 21,308 110'A 110'A 1>05 98'A 100 89 89 25 2,410 30c 11,667 Apr Trusts 100 Corp —* preferred Union Gas Corp United Fuel s class class Oils 25 ^ . • 85c 8 92c 8% 55,524 1,444 17'A 18 37'A 5% 5%c 485 500 2,175 32,150 40c Mar 6% Jan 12 Jan 32 A Jan 5 Feb 4%c Jun 3% Mar 1-96 Jan 17,694 6.00 Jan 5% — 5 5%c 4% 1 2.49 2.45 • 12'Ac _* UnDer Canada Mines Ltd Ventures, Ltd. — <•' Waite-Amulet , Mines, Walker-Gooderham 21% Feb 26% Jun 3.40 Jan 4.40 July 2.74 36,283 2.12 May 2.74 July Wendigo Gold Mines 2.18 38,475 1,60 Jan 2.20 Western 4.20 56,105 3.35 Jan 4.25 Jun 2'Ac 3,000 3c Jan Jun Ltd & Worts com Preferred 250 Lake Gold Canada Preferred Western 12%cl3V2c 250 8c Jun * Grocers Mines. ——il Mills 8c 8c 9c 36,000 5.2^ 5.10 5.35 12,440 4.50 Jan —* 61 59'A 61 490 21 »A 21 % 21'A 1 78c 70c 83c 178.900 57'A Feb 20 % May 68c Jun 26c 27c 8,000 1 „— Flour 1 • Vermilata July Wasa 5% ' 2.60 * Oils July 1.35 July - Apr Jun 13 88% Mar 15 July _■ Ltd————. United Steel —- com—* ——100 jLtd common— * 5 30 83 82 85 165 — 105 105 20 4% „ - 290':,. 23c Apr 4% July 75 Jun Jun 4.10 July' 23c 4.45 Jan- 79'A Jan Jun July 7'A Mar 1.94 2.90 July July July 4.00 July 1.25 Jun 79c 1.15 89 13 280 May 77 Jan 10 37 27 69 100 35 19 55 37 Jun 4% July 14% July 8% May Jan 15 - Jan Mar 112 Mar Jun July 5c Jun Jun Jan 1.70 ,11 13 91 15 — 1.25 July July 77c Jan 13 91 15 17'A 50 A Class "B" United * —* "B" 80 15c 114 17 15 86c * Co United 110 90c 85 9'A Apr Apr Feb Jun 13 91 15 rights Transcontinental Resources 27c 12 10 15 3.20 1.05 65c 8'A 15 - —* —,.—100 — "A" — 30c 1 "A" Finance — 50 — Exploration Co "B". —• 1 11'A Mar 12 Apr Jan Apr 79,376 Mines July 12 105% 42c 53c 3c 2.90 — 92c 40 1.94 100 Jan May Jan 2.40 72c Jan 8c 25 Apr 1.66 — May Apr 2.75 S 7c 50c 16 10 8% 1-78 common— Jan 15'A July 4.45 Jun 14% 6% 27 67 76 500 75,269 50 5c Apr 5'Ac 3.55 1.25 70c 9 Jun Jun -1 — 52c 3'A July —.1 3.90 Jun July 29% Jan 22%c -* 1 5 * 25% 33 13%c July Api- ,—-I * 1 —- Mar Jan 2.04 Jan 15c May 2.05 Mar 4'A Jan — Jan 6c Feb 3.85 4.10 20c 22%c 4.25 4.45 5'Ac 5'Ac Mines Feb 64c Feb 3.50 Jan 1,172 140 176,250 69,125 5,500- 1 04 63c 3%c 1.25 21'A 13 45 23% Jun 4l'Ac Jun 142'A 3c 10 300 40 Jun 10 Jun 2'A 525 — — . July 2.85 19% 500 100 140 21,873 7c 45c 10 % 19 10'A common Gold 27,875 l'Ac Mar 35c May 134'A Jan 26 960 65c , " •i. 90c 4c Apr Feb Apr 86,683 —J Mortgage "B" Jan 1.45 23 28 7c Jun 16,500 - General Class May 13 80 25 19,700 20,500 May May Jan Jan 92c common Toronto July Jun Apr 4c '150 28 15 4.05 15'A 8.25 30c 75c ll%c Jun 1.25 July Jan 2.32 Jan 2,000 , 33 3'A — * Mines Gold Toburn May 5.70 1.03 25'A 1.17 July 3.05 July- Jan 76c - Preferred Class 2.75 July 10% Mar 95c 23c 5'Ac 9cl3%c 42c 49c 138 139 19% 20'A S'Ac 45c 139 * Top Tailors Traders 20'A July . Mines Thompson-Lund Mark Gold Mines Jun Jan 14 15,900 9,415 410 30,600 575 Jun Jun 10 1.42 1.33 7 1.25 10'A * Texas Canadian Oil Corp May Jan 6.75 2.90 1.25 1.10 7 1.08 — 1.10 7 1.21 10% 25 Cons Toronto 3.50 2.08 May 1 Canada Towagmac 1.20 2.90 * River Jan 19c 2.70 1.84 5'Ac Petroleum of Co July 80c 2.72 18,160 7,450 88c Radio July 11% 18,600 3.05 1 Mines Paving 5c 14% 60 53'A July Mar 10 1.17 2.95 100 End 7'Ac 80c 77,035 2,257 5.196 r 11 40 8,100 740 Apr 10'Ac Jan 29,150 _1 — 8.75 May 30c 9,400 — ., Jan Jan 2,50 -* A_i—w——• — MacLeod-Cocxsr.utt Gold Mines Madsen 3c 23c 2.61 1 Mines Ltd- class Ltd—i 18,000 23,275 70c May 83c 53'A 1.06 — 5c. Mar 34c Mar 13% May 2'Ac Jan A Tamblyn Ltd common Teck-Hughes Gold Mines May 40s 17 class Sylvanite Gold Mines. Ltd 1.00 July 24c 5'Ac -3 Ltd Little Long Lac Gold Macassa Jan 1.18 26 4.15 25 Gold July i Legare Co Ltd preferred— Leitch -110 Jan 50 53'A 2.95 * Sudbury Basin Mines Jan 5c 1.38 1.20 26 4.30 —1 23 95c 6.75 ,90 16 11c 16 4%c 13 1.45 1.35 26'A 4.40 Mines————— Apr Jan Feb 44'Ac July July 1,500 2,000 1.10 3 14,996 19% l%c 10c T'Ac Jan Jan 15 6c common Sullivan 3 5'A 14 28c 6%c 38c 14% — Sudbury Contact Mines— Apr 4'Ac Jun Jun 3'Ao Jan —* .-1 Mines Jun 28 50 26,000 7c 1.50 July 1.12 * Malartic Sturgeon July 1.00 13c 1 —* . 111 Jun 18c .—* —i Lapa 104'A 16,500 11,600 1 Gold Jun Mar 28,712 1.15 Mar 7c 44c A6c Steep Rock Iron Mines 23'A July May 6c 45,000 113,661 1 Preferred Jun 11 %c . Steel Jun 30c 1 1 ; 1.00 97% May 5c 7c 1 Preferred Jun 31'A Loan—--——100 & 9 108 5c 6c 40c 1 Stedman Brothers 12'A July 104'A 17 17 10'Ac ll'Ac 8c 40c44'Ac 10c 6'Ac V ' 50 Springer Sturgeon 14% July Jun :1 —1 Lang & Sons—a. Apr 3'Ac Jan Mar ;—-* B Standard Feb — 1.07 99 18,509 1 Mines Ltd Dairies Ltd Standard July 20c 5%c 4%c 1 Gold Gold South 169'A Mar 22% * 1 Ltd—J Mines. .Ltd \Landed, Banking 23'A 15 Jan 800 1 —L— Lake Dufault Mines Lake . ...... — Kirkland Labrador . 161 4c 33'Ac. Feb Mar 5'A Mar 1.50 10c 10 Preferred Jun 31 5c —1 of Class Mar 25c 40c 9 4% Jun 1.40 * Simpsons Jun Jun 3 4,587 805 95c 12c Jan 4% 1.43 100 * Sigma Mines 21 163 14% 12'A 9 95c 95c 12c Jun. 6% Jan 109'A Mar 4'Ac Mar 1 Shawinigan Water & Power 11 79'A , 3'A Jan 53c Mar Jun Jan 1 Jan 3.70 Mar 21 22'A 70c May 105 Jan Jun * Feb 31 —1 « Mines 12% Feb 21% July 4.50 July 1.37 Jan 25'Ac Feb 2.00 3c * Senator Rouyn, Lta 17'A July Jan 1.25 Mar 68c 93 1 Preferred 15 3.00 May 6,100 130 1 - Gold Mining Sand River Silverwoods 99 Jan . 69c Jan 3,500 * - Apr Jan , — . ._1 Jacola Mines Jason 22'A - Mar 54'Ac Feb 87c Apr 1.20 40c Feb July 3'Ac * - common 13c 1,095 2.80 ll'Ac Feb 80c 93% 1 Mines 68c Jan 2.17 July 60 'A 3'Ac 1 1 common- Gold Jan Jan 17% July 76c 93% — * Mines July 6'A , Mar 1 C — Sherritt-Gordon 10'A . — 1 Shawkey Gold Mining 12% 12 Jan 45c 25 Jun 206 July 1 - Jun Jan Apr 93% * Feb 11'A . 1 ; "A" Sladen 3,510 35 of Canada San Antonio Jan Apr July 35'A 110 5 common Industries Class 32 34'A 8 5 ——: St Lawrence Corp 26% Mar 50 7'A Lac Gold Mines Anthony Siscoe 35 31 25 . Mills (P L) Long July 111 50c 1 , 9 Jun %:25c * A— 1 Mountain Roche May 104 104'A 4 — 1 — Mines Silk Robertson 5c 34'A • class "B" Waite RivCfside July July 42c 111 4 - Airways Gold Jun y 104 104'A 67 Quemont Mining Co Reno Apr Apr — 106'A 106'A 50 _1 75c Mar Feb 54'A Apr • Queenston Gold Mines Jan Apr 104 —* Petroleum International Class Prospectors 3.05 600 19,175 20,535 : * Proprietary Mines Jan 26c 104'A ...100 — 1.29 11 23 » 4% 5'A 72 23 — 100 preferred.100 : International Milling 16 10 y 2,200 39c Co Mines 9 60 7 90c — 53c 36c — Dome Rouyn Merger Gold 77 15 - 4.50 50c 37c. Mines Royalite Oil Co 20 164 14% 12 9 90c 2.68 50c Mining Co Metals East Royal Bank 77 13 1 A common Gold Preston 3'Ac 25 3.75 A Pressed 7,500 V. Jun 22% 62%c Jun 100 304,090 57c 1 Corp Apr 20 164 14% 12'A 6 Preferred preferred Power 3,950 1,670 2.00 75c ' trust 9c 37,950 , 2.00 Ltd of B 38c 5,993 — * Gold Rouyn Voting Jan Mines 47c Jan Feb 99c 1 Jun May 1.97 25,090 Mines Jan 10 59'Ac Jan 100 20,125 common— 33c 15'A Jun 83% 200 79c Mines 41c 15 Feb 21'A 13% May - Jun Jan Mar 45% 60c 2'Ac Mines Gold Jun 20'A * (John) Co Inspiration Min & Devel Inglis Feb Gold Jun 20'A — . 4'A 500 100 2,200 42c 32 —100 77 100 % —. Oil .___* Imperial Tobacco of Canada ordlnary_5 Jun Jun 83c 129,400 4%c * 4% 21,100 3.35 4c 36c 31'A — Canada—.—100 Imperial International 3.30 __ 1 14'A May 47,970 v 43c 60c 9c 17'A 12% 39c 31% * ... of 12'A 5 :—— 46c 43c 60c 9c 17'A 12 — .1 Mortgage Corp Bank 43c 60c 9c * A 1.12 7'Ac 45c " • ; 96c 6'Ac 42c K 7c ! I , ... paid Imperial 1.04 1 —: — Erie Powell Apr % 28% Apr 8,560 * Mines Gold Gold Pioneer Jun 10 Ltd Gold Pickle-Crow 6% i B & Huron Perron Jan .S 65 Feb 18 17'A 20 * Malartic Penmans 3.85 15 27'A 16% Apr 36c Mar 18% Apr 52c trust Paymaster Cons Mines Ltd Jun ;- 5'A 28'A 21 17 * Cadillac Partanen 2.75 • 28'A 21 200 __ — Jan 24c 74'A 20 101,915 71c Refining Pandora 525 1,310 -'5'4 Jan 2.15 Jun 15 15 * 2'Ac Tubes Porcupine 3.15 5% • 9'A * Debenture Pamour 3.40 — & Oil & Russell 5'A 950 1 Hersey St. Gas class Pacific 6'Ac * 11% 11 , • Pacalta Oils Page 9%c Mar —15 11 < 8 Jan 5 10 — 2%c 1 206 * 1,595 10,000 3.40 f. 6% f 206 —* 79,200 .... — Ltd Jan — 18'Ac —* Preferred 9 8'Ac 5%c Mar 54'A * 4'Ac Mines Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Hunts 6% V 53 * 38c 105 Jan 54'A 560 712 Ottawa Car & Aircraft. July : 7c Apr 17c 82'A 95c 20'A common 7c Paper Co & 13 Jan 105 3 40,950 ' . 47 Mar 821A 78c 20'A 1 Crush 4c Gold Howey 105 36c Feb 11 2'Ac 5,500 7c 105 31c 7% 36 78c 20% Mines Orange Jun 25 Jan 19 Mines Loan 8'A Mines Oil— Home 6'Ac — 105 36c 5% Jan\ 19 common Gold Ontario 4c Hollinger Consolidated Gold Mines Homestead Oil O'Brien 25% May May 7% . 6'A 3% May 19 ' , 1.75 Majr May 500 • North Star Oil voting 8% 8'A ,—— — Gold Dauch & 20 150 365 , 11% July 59c 20c * - Mines • —1 Highwood-Scarcee Oils Hinde 4% A Corp Ltd Mar 10c , Jan Jan 20c — 20 Pipe Mining Premier Feb 6 19%C 15,310 _• common Canada ——1 ...» Mines Mines Mascot Hedley 23'A 7% 1 Mines—. Gold 23 414 -- *. ' Bridge 4'A 6%c Ltd Normetal 1 Mines Carpet Hard Rock Gold 250 3'A May — * Mines Hamilton Cotton 8'Ac Co North Star Oil common Jun 95 «8'A July 8'Ac 60 1,000 23 * Mines Harding 1,000 9'/a 4'A —0 Alabastine Swayze 5'Ac 8% 36,985 68,800 2.09 100 Northern 9'/a July 5'Ac „' 11'A 2.02 4'Ac 6'Ac May 8% 40'Ac July 40c 9 33c 2.07 2,000 Jan 5c l'Ac 84% 3%c 11 40c 7%c 18'Ac July 80 ——————50 Halcrow Hasaga j Mar Jan Jun 1,000 Guaranty Trust ————-100 Gold Mines Ltd—. 1 Harricana 7'Ac Mar 252,000 15c 7c Mar 3c Gunnar J 7c 76,000 1 Apr 2%C -Jan 9,000 95 : Preferred • 29c 3c Greening Wire Co Grull Wihksne Gold Mines Jack 38c Jan — ...1 — — Preferred A Jan 21c 33c 40'Ac Nordon Oil July 15c 600 95 —...— Hamilton 16'Ac May 42,000 34c 1.68 July 1.89 Jan 48'A Jan Apr- 133,000 13'Ac 18'Ac 16c Great West Saddlery common.—'" . 8c 34c July 2,355 12'Ac Mar 32c ——— Common Hallnor Jan 39c 288,475 5,700 15% Jun 5c Jan 2.70 10% July 3'Ac Feb 7c 2.17 May Feb 36,460 60'A 9'A Mar 1.99 Mar 3.1'A 39c 1.71 2.65 Jun 91 33c 58'A May 34c Lakes Paper com vtc——* Halliwell V Apr Jan Apr 34c . 2.65 July 28'Ac 28'Ac 5c 5'Ac __ ——— Grandoro Mines . 67c 55c 58% Jun 19 8'A 10,500 25'Ac 29'Ac Apr Jan 84 56,500 6c May 15'A 5%c Jun 1 Gold 33c Jan 23c 5 Oils 26% Apr 3%c • Omega 27 24 34,485 11c May 1.34 May 20,000 • Mines Okalta 95 Bousquet Gold Mines. & Toy Great 3 23'A 63% July 53,265 Noranda Mines Feb 4 Jun Mar • & Power - 7'Ac Mar Jun 7c 5c Jun 55'A Mar Nipissing Mines Jan 88 May 106'A 30c -1 — National Steel Car Negus May 9% Jan 1.68 * — Sewer 112,000 22 Apr 4'Ac » Gas common Preferred Jan Jun 23c 100 Porcupine Montreal Light Heat National 1,000 1,365 9'A 1.45 1 Grocers 19% 6% 102 ' 9%c May 3'Ac Monarch Knitting preferred Jan * — Preferred Graham 10% 5c 5% —50 Mining Goodyear Tire & Rubber common Grand 9.50 9'Ac 34'A July Jan & Moneta National 5'Ac 63% 5'Ac 61'A — • — "A" 45 4%c Apr 7% Feb July 4c * Class 1,494 Feb Jau 16 23c « Corp 470 8% 13 July 7 Apr Feb 1.62 common Moore 21'A 8 62 1 - Oil Modern Containers Jun 5.10 July Apr 4'Ac Jan 1,402 Goldale Mine 4 Jan 75 5 9.75 10'Ac 5'Ac 33c 30c May Oils Model May 22 Mines Corp Mining 21% ' 5Va 10 1 — Mercury Mills 15% Mar Apr 27 10 __ 1 1 July Gold Mines Mid-Continental Jan 2.70 3 64,850 58c .—1 12'Ac Jan 3.10 150 9% —_—* May 13 30 19: ;: 58c 52c Jan 7c 70 13,800 27 27 18% — July 32c Lake Gold 23,900 3,546 High 15 10 Jan 7'A Jan 1 Mines Laxe Graham • 5 Mines Red McWatters July 4 9c 25 18% 108 Apr 1.66 2,038 5 84 j- McVittie Jun Jun 3'A May 26'A — 26 12'A 14 5 5,875 1,500 * Gold Mines Gold 34'A i Red 11c 9% 8 McKenzie Gold 1,105 104'A Segur McMarmac 12'A July Jan 19'A May 26 5 Feb 1,210 ' • Jun *■ * McLellan 16 104 104'A 9 21% Exploration— Mclntyre Porcupine Mines McDougall 1,680 15'A ' • 100 common- Preferred 9'A July Apr 2% 50 7%c Giant Yellowknife Gold Mines. Belt 15 82 Gillies Lake-Porcupine Gold Gold 15 Jan 7% 424,945 34'A 26c . Mar 9'A 31,011 2.70 6'Ac 3% » General Steel Wares God's Lake 9c 2.25 7%c common preferred Glenora 7'Ac 20 4 5.10 May 26 Apr 7 22,900 21J/2C May 21'A 2,367 " Mines. Power Gatineau . 2'Ac Mar Jun 5c 104 108 20 " 4 4.70 33'A 4% 1.12 Jan 70c Jan 18c Mar 12c July 48'A July 2 1,210 3,435 764 960 —.—100 Gold Francoeur — & 6 Mar 12% 4 ; :: 4.70 * —* * class A Apr May 3'A * Ford Co of Canada 37 163 82'A —, Aircraft Fleet Mar 135 1 - - Kirkland Feb Jun 34 Jan * 100 common——— Preferred Federal 91 24 May 11% -J)\ 20 1 Mar May 135 24c • 2.65 July 1.17 May 84 21 155 2.55 • Jan 29% 8'Ac : Mines Fanny Farmer Candy Shops— Falconbrldge Nickel 134'A Jan 7% 9%c 20 FrontenaC 50 9c 8% 16 1 ; common Preferred McColl 150 6V2 * Mines Low 15 9'A 7'A * Massey-narns July 62 26 9% 1214 —; 51 Jan 128 July 25 108 1 * ——* Products— Steel Eastern 16 42 4 * i Oil Malartic Mines———— 38'A Maralgo Range since January 1 15 * Preferred Shares High 9'A 15 10 common Sales for Week Low —* 1 —. Mapie Leaf Milling Co 2.20 July Jun Jun 33'A Mar 12'/t rights—_—.<1——,— Co ^ 1 Mining Crest East Eastern 1.33 Jun 1,470 ^ 135 25'A 8% 11% 9 Dominion Woollens Duquesne 135 26 5'A 1.55 July Jun 14'A 125 163 100 _! ; 29 'A 163 . common..* Chemical & Tar Preferred - — —100 Dominion Fire Insurance..— 100 Dominion Foundries & Steel com • Dominion Steel class B —25 Dominion Stores 1* Bank Dominion May Jan 18c Distillers 5 1.15 5 1.01 — May Mar 42 1 -.1 Mines 29c 33c 18 10,000 2,500 10,000 * Petroleum Delnite July 700 47 Davies 4 Preferred Week'# Par - Maple Leaf Gardens common July July 6 5'/« 48'/2 —— July 4 48'A — 50 Preferred 4 4 Jun ———* Dairy Corp common 38 100 2.20 90 23'A 2.20 • Imperial Mills.—————*■ Nest Pass Coal ; .100 Crow's 1.55 July Jan 15'Ac 5,000 25 1.58 • 133 Corrugated Paper Box preferred—.ICO Cosmos 4 30c .5% 15% 46'A 132% 2.05 __ 1,87 15% 51 ——* —— 4 4 30c 5% — —* — Bakeries 4 ;30c 117,700 5 25 38c v Range of Prices Last , Sale Price ; High Low High 34c __ —-—" * 1 1 ... Mines uonmurum Consolidated 35c * Collingwood Terminal common-.. Conduits Low '•V.. STOCKS— Range Since January 1 Shares of Prices Par Friday Sales for Week Week's Last 30c 15 13 Jun Jan Apr Jan July Jun July Jan Jun 91 Feb 15 July 95c Jun 8% Feb 18 July 38 Feb 5% July 7c Jan 5% July 2.70 Jun ,13'A July 19c Jan 5.35 July 63 Mar 21'A May 73c Jun 27c Jun 6'A Mar 94'A Mar 105 July THE COMMERCIAL & 150 LISTED MARKETS CANADIAN FOR RANGE Friday —* —* 100 141/2 141/2 141/2 150 17'A 17 Ltd Westons 17'/2 290 15 Jan 107 107 10 104 Feb 1 * —• common — Preferred 10c 9%c 101/2 c 12,700 Wiltsey-Coghlan Mines Winnipeg Electric common 65 651/2 3.40 4.20 5c Ymir Mar 107 May 20c 7% Mar Jun '■/' « Electric Ottawa L H Preferred Feb 33 Jun Power Exchange-Curb Section Toronto Stock Week's Friday 23% .S£" 85 13% 5% 26 26 24 Feb 8% 8% 75 7 Jan 89 90 30 86 Jan 90 Jun 93% 94 15 94 Jun 98 Jan 52% 52% 10 49 Apr 52% July ■- * ••'.; .. — _ - Co Brown common Preferred Canadian Marconi 9 9 2% 2% 2% 535 55 55 55 30 Canadian Westinghouse Dalhousie Oil Dominion Bridge Co Dryden Paper Oil Foothills —: Hayes Steel Paper 8% Supertest Ordinary Temiskaming Mining Feb .1.45 July 465 Jun 15 107/e Jun 12% July 1.500 3i/8c Jun 5c Mar 3 43' 1.00 Feb 3 July 47 Mar Wabasso July West 45 15 22c Jun 12 Jun 15 15c Jan 49c 1.60 22c 22c 31 31 20c Mar 25c Mar 31 8c 6,300 10c May 20 15 Jan 1.72 Feb Apr 1.31 100 V Preferred Jun May Steel com Algoma -.12% .. 9 100 of Can pfd Co Aluminum Asbestos • Corp 13 Jan 98% 93 215 592 96% 10% 10 22 1,101 23% 15 15% 154 Mills. Silk Bruck __ » Building Products class A Canada Foundries Iron Preferred 21 "A"—*—, Forgings class Canada 100 new Canada 760 Jan 31% 84 8% 2,470 43% 762 35 35 35% 275 Jan 35% July 10% 9% 10% 4,055 8 Apr 10% July 26% 27 525 25 Jan 28 Feb "43 44 555 36 Jan 45 Jun ?.5 * _ Cottons preferred Canadian Foreign Investment 123 Jan 5% 34 34% 5% 6% 123 ♦ common 32% B ;™ — Locomotive Canadian 680 5 Jan 6% July 27 Jan 70 10 % Jan 13 11% Jan - 65 70 705 12% 13 7.324 • »" ' 635 12% 13% 50% 47 50% 7,344 39 Jan 31 31 330 27% Jan Glass Consumers Distillers 13% --ft ♦ Consolidated Mining & Smelting— Seagrams 5% .25 preferred Dairies 38% 300 33% Feb 41% Mar 30 430 23% Jan 30 Jun Jan 14 Jan Foundries Glass _ Corp Heating 22 Apr 10 116 Feb 7 Apr 12 12 325 9 Jan 12% Jun 12% 11% 12% 1,780 8 Jan 12% Jun 71 71 160 68 8% 9 963 11-% 11% 40 5% 110 25 ■ * 71 8% 1 ' ■ of Co 9 Canada preferred 5% % preferred _ . . 100 • 19 360 9 9% 885 87 87 1 «p Preferred Too * Preferred Paper Imperial Tobacco of Can common Industrial 5 Lake common Cottons common Montreal Loan & Mortgage— Montreal 110% Jun 26% Mar 32 July 12% 14% July 12% Breweries Car 9 Jan 200 6 Jun 200 21 Mar 15 155 12 26 55 21% 22 22% 24 24% 185 20 Jan 110 15 106 Mar 26 230 23 Jan • 12% 7% Jun Jun 25 July Jan 15 Jun 22' Jan 26 Jun 2,350 14% Apr 22 Jun 4,010 19% Apr 22% Jan 27% 113 26 Feb Mar Feb 139 10 135 Jan 140 150 13 Jan 16 8 10 8 Apr 8 9% 2,865 8 8% 8% 805 6% _ _ Apr 57 July 13% May 16 Jan 57 55 15 14% 15 19 19% 330 15 Feb 139 139 10 128 Feb 14 14% 150 11 10 10 30 66 67 270 63 Feb 76 76 15 69 Jan 139 100 : ; 14.: 67 : — • : 19% July 142 Jun 14% Jan 8% Jun 11 July 76 • Feb 67 Jun 3% 585 ' Jun 5% July Feb 4% 5% 10% 97 97 15 78 Jan 54% 55 55 100 50 Jan 55 July 150 July 5% r--5 ■ 10 % Jan * 95 Jun Jun . 150 »'♦ 150 10 150 July 6% 6% 1,119 6 May 65% V.'.; ' •' 65% 181 62 Jan 69% Apr 29 7% Mar 22 ... 225 18% Feb 22 Apr 29 22 22 ♦•:.-■• 30 27% Jan 29 Jun 136 May %/.; 135 135 25 133 134. 133 134 82 130 150 150 150 55 100 230 229 230 100 Scotia 140 138 140 Jan May 147% May 135 Jan 155 Jan 122 229% 240 291 135 Jun Jan Ma 142 Jan r — Montreal Curb Market Canadian Funds Par 7% High . ' ' Co Brown 143 4/ 4% Mar 92 6% July 23 % Jun 23 Jan >•27% Jut. 2.40 July >1.55 Apr 100 1,383 31 1,295 20 - 37% May May 50 Jun Jan 99 Jan 8% July 25 22 % Jan 90 200 Jan 46% 65 10 Jan 11% Jan 167% Jun 174 Jan 145% May 156 Jan Jan 75 July 5 9' 59 1.85 1.910 2% Mar Jan Class "B" Dominion 200 53 July Apr Jan 27% Jun 72 Jan 74 Jun 20% 20% 3,398 18% Apr 22% 21 21 50 18 Jan 21 20% 20% 60 20% May 37 37% 1,686 33 Jan 4,635 13% Jan 24 37% 17 Ltd Jun 2 Feb 5 May 2% Mar >0 4 Jun Mar 25c Jun 25 2% 6% 5% Jan 34 Feb 4 Jan 5% 11 % Jan 20 Jun 7% Apr 10 July "A" ■ 1.200 1 Paper.!—_—.* & Power Paper Co Milling Co Ltd com— •* pfd—,—100 pfd—100 Melchers Distillers Ltd common * Preferred ——10 Minnesota & Ontario Paper—.l —* Noorduyn Aviation Ltd— ; * Nova Scotia L & P 6% pfd——100 Power Corp of Can 6% cum 1st pfd-100 6Vo N C part 2nd !pfd 50 Southern Canada Powpr 6% pfd 100 Co 5% Ltd McColl-Frontenac Oil 6% cum 35c May Jan Jan 18% Jan 22% July 7 5% May 15% Feb July Jun f: 15 20 13% Feb 1,205 19% Jan 22% May 10 103% Jan 105% Mar 75 *'2% * 1.50 Mar WU 25 7% Jan 1,2% 7,795 10% Jun 25 . &■— 55 20 3% 107 91% Jun ' 2% Mar 8% Mar 5% Feb Jun 108 Jan Jan 100 May 39 Apr 25 35% 104% Jan 17c May 30c 25 Mar 26 % Julv 5 .. Apr 150 2% Jan 130 1.75 Jan 106 % May 3% Mar 57% Feb 63 180 20% Jan 21% 83 Jun 85 ; '25 110 3% Jun .275 27 % Jun Mar 3% July 155 —-J 4% 30 Mar Feb July JUn' July . Mines 25c July Jan 4c July 17c Jun 31c 300 — — Beaufor Gold Mines Jan 2c 4,000 13,700 : Ltd Exploration 15c 59,600 Corp Ltd. Mines Ltd Ltd — Century Mining Corp Bouscadillac aoc 14,600 fl5c 15,467 75 Mines Ltd— 100 1.14 May 6c 4c 11% 63c July Jan 15c July Jan 12% July Mar 85,200 2%c Jan 8%c 37,500 2%c Jan 8c Jan 2,000 on page 152) July 2.25 July 10c Jan flic (Continued . 12% July 114 8,616 Manufacturing. Mines— Jun Jun 21% t Hotel, July f 105 ~* "A" * of Canada Ltd— Walkerville Briew'ery Limited-——-,* Walker-Goodertyam &|Worts com—* $1 cumulative' preferred— —* Western Can Flour Mills Co Ltd pfd—-* Bralorne 3% 33 Feb 16% 60 Corporations United Distillers Ju.n July 18 10 Investment Southmount Windsor 17c 310 !—* preferred Woods Jan 20 75 23 Jan 2% 100 28 4% July Jan 17% 290 Feb Jan 26% Jan 3% 75 Feb 3% - Apr . Massev-Harris United May 20 2,351 (Can) Ltd "A"— John Power & St 3 23% Apr 4 2% May 425 565 Ltd "A" Class B Jun Jan 3% 600 International Utilities class A— Lake Apr 3% 28% '■ — Companies, Limited. Metal Industries 3% May 4,878 Hydro-Electric Securities Corp. Int 18% "Feb Jan 60 Paper Co International Paints 1.00 Jan 36 110 Ltd Ford Motor of Canada Ltd A. Fraser Apr 1.50 220 Aircraft Fleet 8% July 16 100 -——20 Ltd.. Fairchild Aircraft Ltd.. Feb 7% May ■ 60c 100 |3% Jan 3% Jan 39,094 ; Jan Linoleum. & 10c 5 Jan July Jun 53 525 „——. Jun Jun 67% Jan 100 "A". Gold Mines Ltd — Ltd—. . Canadian Malartic Gold Mines.'— Cartier-Malartic Gold Mines—— Central Cadillac Gold Mines Ltd— July Jan 47% 300 Preferred Donnacona Bear 16 40 10 Dominion Woollens common. Astoria 47 7 2,725 —_— Oilcloth Jun 1 Jan : Dominion Square Corp. Jun 200 8 5 " preferred & Frere Limitee David 9% 970 4% May 200 Ltd- Corp Aircraft Cub Mar July 560 Knitting Co Ltd. Neon General Advert :-i.— Commercial Alcohols Ltd common!— Consolidated Paper Corp 70c Jun 45c 300 Claude Alcohol Jun 10% 10 Celtic Commercial Jun 250 > . Limited Cassidv's Jan 6% July .. Mar 1 —_—r— July 20 105 * Ltd—.— ——* Canada Northern Power 7%'pfd 100 Canada Vinegars Ltd _* Canadian General Investments Ltd—.* Canadian Industries Ltd 7% pfd—100 Canadian Industries Ltd B—— * Candn Inter Inv Trust 5% pfd 100 Canadian Marconi Co 1 Candn Power & Paper Inv Ltd com.—* 5 % preferred Canadian Vickers Ltd common.* 7% cumulative preferred —100 Canadian Westinghouse Co Ltd .* July 77 Jan 25 Jan 38 . Jan 90 " 390 ■ Dominion Sugar Co & 2% 50 Canada Malting Co 9% 74 17 Apr Jan 62,192 common Preferred Canada 27 60 • Paper class "B"„_* Bathiirst Power & Belding-Corticelli Ltd common——.100 Bright & Co Ltd T G common——* British American Oil Co Ltd * British Columbia Packers Ltd * 3% Apr 2,340 21 100 100 - 2% 13,065 common--—• Power & Paper preferred preferred Low Range since January 1 High. Low Shares of Prices STOCKS—/ 6% for Week Range Last Abitibl Sales Week's Friday Apr 53 16% 2,775 ■■ -;,• 10% 4 .25 100 Feb 27% ♦ 46% 211 56 19% _•* .100 Aldermac Copper 74 ' July ' ; Arno 52 17 July 35 -100 .. Apr 26% • 16 Apr 6% common Feb 74 37% Apf 32 _ _ preferred Preferred 8% 27 - 20% 13 125 Apr 15% 8 ' • For footnotes see page 151. 10% «' ..25 common Corp 735 Apr v: 8% 100 .100 Tramways National Steel 106% Mar 139 3 Montreal Lt Ht & Power Cons National 55 " ♦ (Robert) Jun 3,454 _9 Co (J 19% July 15% 15% • Mitchell 13 Jan 1,770 25% 9 Jun 32 100 A_ 3,310 May 14% Co common Mitchell 19% 5 10 13% 31% m. common McColl-Frontenac Oil Montreal Jun 110 9 S) 6% 230 110 24 __ _ (C W) Massey-Harris 881 21% • 22 100 & Sons Ltd John Lindsay 6 2,570 26 21 . * _ of the Woods Preferred Lang, • • Power Preferred Apr 12% 26 i Jan 3,090 * Ltd Zellers Maple Leaf Apr Jun 15 : 3% 2% Mar 5,940 .. _ Jan Jun 15 9 International Jan 95 Jun 25 15 90 9% 7% — 9% Jan 15% 7 common International Petroleum Co Ltd Jan 110% .. 3% 16 100 Preferred MacLaren 12 •! Mar 35 Electric common Jun Apr 12% International Bronze common Preferred 8% 19 Jan 24% International Paper Apr 6% 25 25 14% 11% Mar Corp common—* Acceptance Jun 4% July 108% 7 Vs - 21 177 £1 Preferred Jan 14% 14% Oil Ltd Imnerial Jun 110% 110% 31% • Mining Bay Jun 2,025 19% 100 __ % Hudson July 5% 19% common.. Feb 9 6 Jan 93 74 11% Jan 3% 85 Jun 9% July 12% • ■ — 9 Smith Howard 5 May 130 9 6 Bridge Gola Mines. Hollinger 15% 8% 8% Lime & Aiabastine Gypsum. 15 95 15 5-': 110% 110% 110% 9 Hamilton 95 15% common . ■■ 95 100 Wares Steel General —. 4% 20 21 4% 9% Gatineau Power common 5% • 18% 19 • Foundation 8 21 9 — Apr 6% May 4% J.W "A"__ B 26% July 20 4,555 * Class Jun 9 — Products Electric class English 24 5% — _ 26% Apr 135 • & 26% 17% 7% July 135 Paper Electrolux 280 4% Mar 8% % Dominion Textile common Enamel 24 _ ♦Dominion Tar & Chemical common. Drvden 1,558 9 — — _ 7% 23 w-L..' .25 • Ltd Stores 7 13 730 ... . 100 __ _ 14 7% SteeL & com Steel & Coal B Dominion Dominion 13% '•••-• 35 Dominion Jun 38 common Preferred Dominion Jun 50% July 29 tn Dominion 13% 31 38% __ Coal Dominion 30%. July July 29% : * Dominion Bridge Jun 6% July 13 Plow Cockshutt 35 Jan Feb 70 _ _ Jun 5 Va 25 Pacific Railway 123 125% 24% * Canadian Mar Mar 125 6% 5% Jun 8% 45 3,375 - 3 Mar 103 _— Jan 41 1 123 34 6% 100 Canadian Canadian Ind Alcohol Jun 36% 36% __ _ Feb 12% 44% —— Celanese common Jan 9 8 Canadian Car & Foundry common- Class Apr 12 Jun 10% . 43% 3 Canadian 9% 8% Jun 14% Jun Jan Jan , 8 Preferred preferred 9% 7% 12 • ♦ New "21 Jun 100 8% Breweries common common 125 12 36% preferred Bronze 12 Jun 9% 117% JUly Apr 12 8% • Canadian 18" 840 Steamship common 5% 50 14 12 Northern Power Canada ; « 20% July 103 % May 70 Jan July 9 Jan 6% 520 i 21 14 100 — _ * Canadian 9% " - Jan 3% Jan 15% 1,300 20% 117 117% ' — Jun 24 Jan 8 Jun 24% 1.85 May 265 9 9% Preferred '275 18% 20% _ .. Cement common Canada 2% Jun 16% Mar 19% May 9 9 : Jun 156% Jan 21% 340 22 2%' * 23% 24 Jan 13% Jan 151% Mar 3,873 24% Mar 10 18% May 21% 154 *•'>. *„ — 102 Feb Jan ; ■ 3% - •- 100% July Jan Jan 8 3,665 153 21% Jan 100 34 a Jan 88 24% 99 330 14% Jun 23% 24% * B Jan 15% Columbia Power Corp A Class 9 21 * Brit 5 10% 23% 10ft Telephone Co of Canada Brazilian Traction Lt & Pwr_„. Bell 5 102 16 a Kootenay Power Jun 11 102 "v'V;- 9 11% 11 102 ■ 35 3% May 335 153% • class A— Power & Paper Bathurst 113 113 200 Breweries Associated Jan 12% 21 * ••. 100 Cotton 5 Jan __ _ 1 112 92 ' July 21 102 Jun 11% Jan 5% 50 100 100% 100% 9 Amalgamated Electric Corp 8% 93 Ltd Aluminium Range sine* January High Low High 113 % 24 common.. Roval ■' 12% 100 preferred—— Agnew-Surpass Shoe 10 common Preferred Nova -'' '•• Shares of Prices 8% Ltd common— Glove Works Acme 24 for Week Low Par July ^ Montreal Sales Range Sale Price STOCKS— Feb 9 9 J— Corp__ Banks— Funds Last 14 a Power Mar 11c Montreal Stock Exchange Friday 9 May 7% Mar 50 corn- Commerce Week's Jun 12 35 a Canadienne Canadian 8 275 • « Winnipeg Jun 305 8 T .. — .. _ Biscuit Viau 98% May 25 Steel United Jan " 3,500 12,600 1.49 9%C 45 65 45% 17c 10c 13 93 ■ 9 preferred-—— -100 Canada of -5 : % * Co. Steel July 99% 12% common Canada Southern 29 8% a 9,120 1.50 —0 -1 ——— 8% July 8 % July 1.05 May _ — — Sons & Jun Jan 5% 24 100 Preferred H 8 19 .■>■ common Paper Jun 8,075 12% • Simon 15% Jun Jan 995 29 100 .. Corp Lawrence Mar 9 12% __ _ _ Shawinigan Water & Power,. Sherwin-Williams of Canada 15 — : July St. July • 7% 7 ' 25 _ _ 11% 300 15% 26 25% .V 29 i _ _ St Lawrence Flour Mills common 12% 45% 15 15 7 % m 4%c 17c 1 ——— Mar 30 Jan common preferred A 4c 22c Metals Mines & Oreille Pend 41c May Mills .... Lawrence Class 30 Jun . 5% Mar Feb 4% ,t:W' J. Saguenay Power preferred St 25 .» 99% Paper common 3 -1 1 • .•_♦_ common Transport Preferred 11% 14 Southmount Investment July 24% 1,100 15 __ a Rolland 4c Script Osisko Lake Mines——— July 9 30c -25 1.30 — __ —- • Co Ltd Knitting 12 w —._ :»■ — 8% 1.25 1.30 ————* Ontario Silknit common ———* Preferred ——:———'—100 Selections Oil 55 Jan — ——I L.'— Ontario 2% Julv July 514 190 Jan 10 1.80 May 3,000 30 37% May Apr 55 31,311 35c- 35c 28% —* —— & Minnesota 35c 28% — —■ Gas & 225 9 7% 8% • —1——-* * Corp.— Paper Consolidated / High July 2.45 July Apr Apr 8% 1,473 ' —1 1.40 281/2 37% —, — 11,030 35 83 July 83 10 245 83 185 37% : Vinegars Canada 1 100 . ——— 83 83 230 Pulp & Paper pfd—* British Columbia 1 Range since January V" Low High Low Par common Preferred Shares of Prices lie Price STOCKS— ; ■ « Regent 17 545 15% a for Week Range Last 26% July Jan 26% Power Quebec Sales Feb 26 5% preferred Provincial Funds Canadian July _100 common of Canada Corp 5% July 60 15% Rwys & Bros & Price 25 Jan * Placer Development Power Jan 48% .. Ltd Penmans 29 $1,000 32 32 15% 1,210 100 Ottawa 4.20 July ----- 325 60 26 * 0 Page-Hersey Tubes Bonds— 25 ;58 . a Uchi Gold Mines 6s 1 Range since January Shares 23% 59 ■ for Week Range 25 • Car Aircraft 69% Apr July * High LOW High of Prices Sale Price — Ogilvie Flour Mills common Ontario Steel Products common Ottawa Jan 5c ■/ ■ Niagara Wire Weaving Noranda Mines Ltd Jan 31/2C May Last Par 2.95 1,500 >'■> '■ ;. /.>•■ 60% 32,100 41/2 C 5% 43 4.05 41/20 ' Mines * Yankee Girl Gold Mines.-——'1' Wrlerht-Hargreaves 17'/2 July Jan 4C 270' 6 6 6 100 Preferred High Low Par Products Steel Western Low Range since January 1 Low High 141/2 July 11'/a Mar Sales Week's Friday STOCKS— Shares of Prices Sale Price STOCKS— 7 for Week Range Last JULY WEEK ENDING Sales Week's Monday, July 10, 1944 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 83c Jun 13 %c July 9c 13 %c July Jun Volume Number 4297 160 1S1 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE • OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKETS I Quotations for Friday July 7 For Investing Companies :>.> Par 1% Affiliated Fund Inc_^ 10 Corp. Holding AAmerex 1 American Foreign Investing_10c Assoc Stand Oil Shares 2 Axe-Houghton Fund Inc——1 American Business Shares i Fund Inc Boston 5 5 1 Inci Broad Street Invest Co Fund Ltd Bullock ; - Series S-4 105.88 19.80 32.38 17.67 Mass Investors 2d Mutual Natlon-Wlde (Md) * 1 18.70.' 3.85- 2.09 40% 4.97 X34.97, X5.55 Mining shares.——— X5.41 v X3.78- .Tobacco shares-- — 95% 100% 3.65 4.01 : 42'A 45'A X94.40 Amer AA C—; ASerles D— 1 5.07 ' —; ^ 1 V > ■ » '.rV '.'h434. ; 6.14''' ' 1 ; •' Atlanta 6.83 >" V#. 86c x77c • V 1 A Huron Holding Corp Income -24c Foundation Fund vlnc.v'?.^- *Common - ■ 36c V-V ■ 11:63. ,1.49 series Aviation Group shares C—— : » B -.1 1 1 Investment . Florida Power & Light 3%s_1974 Insurance Group 6hares_ 26.06 * 28.32^ > ABlair a 13.90 .1* xl3.60 Investors Fund C 50% 70% 75% 32% 35% Boston Corp„—— - 102 .—1959 __ 108% 106% 102% 100 100% 100 -104% 1973 103% 103% 1961 100% 102 100% 101% Jersey 3%s Okla Natural Gas 2%s 1953 debs 106% 1973 Hampshire) 1973 Public Service (New 3%s series A— Puget Sound Pow Ac 4%s 107 108% 109% 109% 110 V 111 112% Lt— 1972 San Diego Gas & El 3%s__ 1970 South Carolina Elec & Gas— 3%s 1972 Southern Colo Power 3%s__1968 •Sunray Oil 3%s 1959 Utah Power & Lt 3%s—.1968 108% 104% 105" 102% 103% 107% 108% 3s—1974 .104% 104% 1974 105 % 105% 4%s—.——..1958 104% 105% Virginia Elec & Power York Corp. Ask (Indiana)-— 3%s series E West Penn Power 3S— Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line— 2%s Public Service 105% 103% 104% > ' ; & Co———1. First 107% 106% 1959 1..99% 3%s Bid Ask 103% Pow & Lt 3s__1974 Northern Indiana Public Service New 18.88 • v.'V'V.y.*;,;,' ;fCorporations •41.14 xl.03 Investment Co of America—10 17.19 1979 Lt 3s & Pow Co National Container 5s •< • 105% 102% 107% 1974 4%s Louisiana Mengel > 1.80 1 ■ Banking 20.57 V 16.80 —_1 : 11.45 1.02 8.90 •7.81' 18.82 Bid 102% > — 22.76 ;>• 7.14 —— Wellington Fund- " 92c "47% ' 30% & El— t 3s ;— —U1973 Centra) Pow & Lt 3%s 1973 Florida Power 3%s_ ..1974 25.63 20.82 ; >.'8.14 _ •US El Lt & Pwr Shares A 2.64 10.44 Bank Group shares—— A Stock Fund B__1—— •• v '24.86 A— : ■ Union Preferred Stock Fund— • 24.75 V Incorporated Investors— ;—5 x23,02v Independence Trust Shares—,2.34 Institutional Securities Ltd— * ', Fund B Series f! Union —lOo —Uli .-: Series 1963 Light 3s Gas Blackstone Valley Gas V' ^ 2.37 1 Union. Bond " 29 —4 10 —2.50 U S Guarantee Westchester Fire 38% Recent Bond Issues V : 2.49 ■ 1 ; Oil Shares— . "'•• Trusteed Industry Shares——25c > • 480 36% 6.96 x2.49~' -> " 1— Stand 6.35 " X4.60 465 Fidelity & Guaranty Co—2 U S Fire.: 30 28 8 ; 16.19 .:ASerles B v 28% 10 Fire Home ' Utility shares— 5 46". 50 ASerles >5.05 64 ..100 Travelers 11.23 : X43.27 Trustee • 36% 118 61 96.30 X10.30 112% 10 X4.26 ASerles 5.12' X4.50r IT S 10 X15.21 > 4.17 X4.65 80% 30% Hartford 1 • •4.80 Steel shares——_— v 76% American • Trustee Stand Invest Shs— 7.33 X4.36 ; Standard Accident Hartford Steamboiler Inspect.-lO State Street Investment Corp... •6.84 •x6.22> shares.;——. shares—.:— 9% 21'A preferred 58c ; 1 5.96 . 8% 19% 7.64 Investors -Super Corp of •6.96 X6.66 5 7.01 Spencer Trask Fund . 71 45% 34% Security New Haven. 15.45 Selected Income Shares / 68 43% Seaboard Surety——— 55c 6% 23% 10 St Paul Fire & Marine new_12% 19% 46% com. Rutgers Fire Ins. 21% —10 Springfield Fire & Marine 25 51% 44'A X14.37 1 :" Selected-Amer Shares 7.84 X6.33 Equipment shares Globe Inc Shares V Sovereign 27 17'A Globe & Republic X2.44 Scudder, Stevens & Clark Fund, Inc 5.90 27% 48% 2% 6.37 36% -2 10 10 ijNY)— Corp 5 10c 10.73 15% 4% 5 X2.78 84% 33% Republic (Texas). Revere (Paul) Fire... 10c X9.77 -i 14% Reinsurance Glens Falls Fire X2.88 2nd >51. —..—5 Preferred Accident. 13% 5 > 25 Great 48% 80% Providence-Washington*——10 87% —1 X5.79 7.90 66 % 102% 10 10 Hanover 7.96 | 145 62 % .95% 97% —.—.10 Co— .——— 12% Fire Gibraltar Fire & Marine & 139 — 83% Newark _1 X5.36 Merchandise shares Railroad Firemen's —1 Plymouth Fund Inc Putnam (Geo) Fund 9.14 Phoenix General Reinsurance Corp Republic Invest Fund - Pacific Indemnity 50 6% 91 26 ——— 10 Fireman's Fd of San Fran 7.29 24% 5% 12.50 Fire 5 8.37; 7.11 • 61% 10 1 8.64 i 32 Pacific 20 x6.62' 15% 23% 5 Northern Fire Assn of Phila X7.61 13% 2.50 River 41 % Fidelity & Deposit of Md - —10 5 50% 11.52 Franklin 47% 48% 46% 39% 30% 44% ; 5 10 of 10 27% 10 Group 27% 25% Northeastern 10 X2.17 6.85 -1 North Federal Trust shares 1958.. > Quarterly 19 % Employers Reinsurance - Series 1956 Series 22% 17% * 179 169 Casualty——2 York, Fire 20% 7.24 ■•• New 5 : 20 Fire New Brunswick 10 Fire 9.67 .„ 7% New Hampshire Fire 10.88 6.35 62% 6% —— New Amsterdam 86 38% 29% 57% > X5.76 —_j. Amer 81 xlO.48 X7.86 X8.32-, National Union 7% X8.79 —— X6.23i'., X7.24 38 % 6% ."•9.90 Series 1955—. 7.64 •i>- 35% Connecticut General Life North Amer Bond Trust ctfs. 5.98 X6.95 National Liberty Continental Casualty - 59% 2 Casualty National Fire X6.58 — 10 National 16 City of New York Employees 28% 55 10 9.38' 25% ——..—— 570 7% 5% (Detroit)—10 Ins 59% 25 9% 4% Fire 2% 9.34- : Mfrs Fire & Monarch 14% 100 Camden ■ 49% 6% Merch 57% Boston 8.58 46% Merchant Fire Assur 10 "■ X8.53 equipment..,—. Railroad equipment North 10.83 5 N Y——4 - 25 a Bankers & Shippers 7.56 9.85 — Steel 37.60 X7.13 RR 8.14, X7.80 ; '-iSeries 1953- X7.18 Petroleum 52 10 X8.49 .-Railroad 5.74 Industrial Machinery shares*.- - stock /••Oils • 26.22 Investing.— v Re-Insurance X6.87 Metals "i.45 23.93 —— American Automobile X6.46 Low Price Shares. 7.57 2% Baltimore American -4 Group Securities— >;••• 15% 12.00 Insurance stock—— Machinery >, ; 6.34 3.85. — of Newark X10.92 xlO.35' Administered shares— American Surety - Fully 5.30 10.19' 71% Jersey Insurance of N Maryland 12 y8 18% 12% 16% Reserve Electrical 4.59 General bond shares 11% 17% 11% X6.88 Chemical n 34.39 X5.68, Electrical Equipment Food shares ;—~— Equitable 5 Fidelity & Casualty_5 American Building supply. 14.56 1.90 v- American American Vt Bank 23.63 ,. 39% -v Building shares Chemical shares American 9.27 8% 67% Casualty Massachusetts Bonding 4.79 Aviation' 7% Knickerbocker 23% American Casualty Automobile 41% 8% 1 12% 75% 7.73 Stocks Inc— 38% 5 35% 4.01 7.36 Y——20 53% 72 21% 7.03 Fund Insur Co of North America—10 87% 33% 10 14.29 1.44 i Alliance American 13.26 6.70 shares 8.35 13% 85% 50% X3.56 priced bond series 1.31 21.10 3 X7.72 10 142% 10 - Aak Rid Par Fire Homestead 134 % 25 Life Agricultural Agriculture • shares 1 Companies Ask 10 Aetna 1.49 1.35 Bi(u 10 Aetna 25c series New York shares—; Aetna Casual & Surety 3.95 shares Preferred stock series X19.59 Automobile 12.72 priced stock common- New England 20.22 Fidelity Fund Inc • Financial Industrial Fund, Inc. First -Mutual Trust Fund-—-8 Fixed Trust Shares A 10 Foundation Trust Shares A—1 Fundamental Invest Inc—*—-2 Fundamental Trust Shares, A—2 Aviation xll.63 Par National Security Series- Low 31.98 Agricultural 10 Inc Income:, series Equitable Invest Corp (Mass)-fl Equity Corp $3 conv pfd——1 .:*• 12.03 voting shares X4.94 Corp General Investors Trust———1. 11.19 National Investors Corp 2.82 X13.56 Bell Teletype NY 1-953 Insurance 5.11 24.08 Securities— series B (Colo) Low General Capitaf 4.69 22.39 —1 Fund Fund Invest Bond X22.00: New York 5, N. Y. DIgby 4-4950 9.95 9.05 1 Trust X2.82 I 42,00 10C Investors X2.32 25o Fund 98.80 41.16 1 10c Maryland Fund Inc Mass Howard- Stock 96.82 40 Exchange Place, Tel: Manhattan Bond Fund Inc— X2.32 Balanced Fund. 7.20 .10 Sayles Sec Fund C 5.90., Eaton & 5.46 6.57 — Fund Loomis Sayles Mut Fund Loomls 1 -1 1 Shares.. 11.74 X4.91 S-3 Common : 14.74 —. Knickerbocker Diversified Trustee Shares-^- Dividend" 13.39 Members New York Curb Exchange 23.67 28.09 XlQ.66 S-2 Members New York Stock Exchange 19.95 21.50 25.58 Series ^ Fund Delaware 18.21 K-2 Series 16.13 —--J mod.—! Series ACC mod—i Cumulative Trust Shares— AA Series 11.55 > Series S-l —13.20 3.90 —28.66 30.82 Chemical Fund 1 xo.89 1 °.70 Christiana Securities com—100 2,650 2,750 Preferred ! —100 138 143 Commonwealth Invest 1 ^5.04 ; 5.48 Consol Investment Trust—1—— 1 41% 43% X2.51 Corporate Trust Shares 1 Accumulative series——I 20.17 10.53 — K-l Shaskan & Co. 32.09 X18.35 — B-4 Series Ltd Century Shares Trust Series AA B-3— Series Inv Fund Canadian 29.36 29.25 B-2_— Series ',>? Scries __ x29.95 Quotations on Real Estate Bonds Ask 28.01 B-l Series ^ ' . Series . : 4% 5% 4% x3.94 101.64 18.41 -10 Bid Par "4 Keystone Custodian Funds— '7% 16.49 . 4% ; 8 preferred— Industry Shares Inv Tr of America Bond 15,34 1 A Common A6% 7.59 4.46 27% - 4.16 15.89 >;.■ Investing-— Bankers Nat Basic Ask 6.98 x4.07 26Va 3.79 xl4.65 6% Aeronautical Securities———1 Bid 10 2% 3% 327/8 34% Quotations For U. S. Treasury Notes Figures after decimal point represent one or more - Cify Banks & Trust Cos. Ask Kid V;- Bank of the Manhattan Co Bank of New York—: 23s,s 10 —-'100 Bankers Trust Brooklyn Trust 412 :.v 400 10 .——100 100 Central Hanover Bank & Trust 20 Chase National Bank 15 y 105 ... 107% Grace National -55%'A: 53 % y 110% Co Continental 41% 1; 10 — Bank & 51% 53% v >• 46% 49% Fulton 22% -24%;: Trust 51% 78 82 100 1,735 Bank 49% 1,775 100 . 170 Co com—20 • / Ask 51% 347 17%', f " : York Trusts—— ^_25 98% Public Nat'l Bank & Trust—17% 42% Title Guarantee & Trust 11% New —12 United States Trust 100 1,460 15. 100.1 100.8 100,10 t%s 1%% 100.9 100.10 t%s Oct. 1, 99.28 3A% 15, 100.28 1%% 100.24 100.25 ._—!%% 100.14 100.15 1947 15, 1948- Sept. Int. Bate T~4 "" Indebtedness— t0.90s Mar. t%s Apr. 1, " P/bS May 1, 1944 1944-^. 1944——s——— 1945 r 1, 1945——1945 1945— Obligations Of Governmental Agencies 45 % 12% Ask Bid 1,505 0.85s Federal Land Bank 100.4 Reorganization Rails 93 95 97 99 Chicago Milw St Paul & Pacific >> 1st 4s 1994' Gen income 4%s Gen income Ai • 100.6 June 15, 1944 0.75% 105% 75%-' 77% 1st 4s income. Denver & Income 103% -2019 4%s 101% 67% 69% 3s 1955-1945 — .- 62 64 82% 40 1st Gen St mtge 4s— Western Inc 4%s_——1971 106% 108% -——,.1991 .75% 82 4%s. preferred Common Issuet 102.12 3s 1946 103% 104 3s—: 1947 1961 106% 106% 133 134% Panama Canal 19 * are 3s 45 Common 5% preferred Rio & _* — 100 —— Grande Preferred 17% 42 % 18% 43% 18 b0.37 0.28% Aug. 31, 1944 bO.37 0.30% September 7, b0.37 0.32% 1944Aug. 10 1944Aug. 17 1944_ bO.37 0.32% 0.33% — bO.37 0.32% 1944— September 14, 1944. September 21, 1944. September 28, 1944. bO.37 3, Ask 0.33% b0.37 0.33% Getober 5, 1944— bO.37 0.34% b0.37 0.34% bO.375 0.35% b0.375 0.35% bO.375' 0.35%- 19 43 com July 13, 1944— Aug; Bid bO.37 Aug. 24, 1944— Treasury bills— July 27, 1944- 44 Bills for discount at purchase Ask July 20, 1944- 45 77% St 107 109 — Paul t Optional Western —2014 Bid 18 Preferred Free-.v , Pacific— mtge 104.29 84% 2018 .1993 Paul & Saulte Ste M— income 103.31 104.25 1, 1956-1948 United States Treasury 42 80 Minn Minn Ask 102.19' 103.28 1956-1946— 1, 3s May Bid Ask Common —.———' Denver Rio Grande- 4%s 1st 3-4s income— 0.77% Youngstown— Chicago Rock Island & Pacific— 1994 Conv Bid & 66% Chicago Rock Island & Pacific—• 0.78% b0.79 U S Conversion 102.9 1955-1945 Chicago Milw St Paul & Pacific 64% —2019 3%S 5% -V 0.76% 0.77 % bO.80 U S Conversion 100 1964-1944 Rates quoted • 103% 4%s B___2019 4S — Canton Akron 4%s series B——________1988 b0.78 b0.79 if issued) Stocks Ask Bid 0.70% 102.12 Other Bonds— 0.60% b0.72 Bonds— 3s Jan. b0.90 Federal Land Bank Bonds— Akron Canton & Youngstown— 4s series A .'-1988 0.48% b0.62 • Federal Home Loan Bank— and b0.52 39% 102% Commodity Credit Corp— tl%% Feb 15, 1945 as Ask 52% 250 180 (When, Bid b0.12 —— 1, t%s Dec. 1, t%s Feb. 1. 100.5 100.27 % 32ds of a point t%s Aug. 1, 1944 99.29 100.4 1%% 1 - tSept. 54% - 1946 tSept. 41 % 100 %% 1945. tDec. 15, 1945 tMar 15, 1946 tDec Certificates of %% 1945 15, - - 100.5 1944 15, Mar 15, tMar Maturity— — Ask 100.3 1944 15, ISept. Bid 200 20 50%" —100 x240 12% 37% preferred.. (J P) & Co Inc_ National City Bank • Trust—,.10 Exchange Bank & Trust_20 Empire Trust -—50 National -Conv Morgan Corn, First. Manufactures Trust 39% Commercial National Bank & __100 • Guaranty Trust _100 339 Irving Trust————10 16ya Kings County Trust— 100 1,550 , Lawyers Trust— 25 38% 20 Chemical Bank & Trust Trust Par f f 24% * Sep Bid — - Int. Bate - — Maturity New York & Sault Ste c— v t Pacific Preferred i M— —_ common lot sales, b Yield price, c Stockholders of McQuay-Norris Mfg. Co. an amendment changing the 150,000 no par shares of authorized of $10 par common stock, d Deferred delivery. 1 Flat pnce. k Removed to Stock Exchange, r Canadian market, s Cash sale—not included in range for year, x Ex-dividend, y Ex-rights, tin default. tThese bonds are subject to all Federal taxes. AQuotfctions not furnished by sponsor or issuer. •No 13 . 14 1% c on 31% 32% 67% 69% par March common value, 28, stock 1944, to a Odd approved 450.000 shares THE COMMERCIAL & 152 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday; July 10, 1944 Week Montreal Curb Market (Continued t • Lake :— Dome Mines Ltd Gold Mines Ltd 35 %c Howev Gold Mines Ltd— Rand Gold Labrador Mines Shore Mines Ltd Lake •. 15c 10% 5,000 3.20 3.50 Jun 5c 1.40 1.40 100 1.22 Feb 4.25 800 3.40 Feb 63 125 40c 3,000 17c 76c 1,600 65c 2.45 4.35 1.50 100 8c 12c 4.25 4.25 550 1.07 1.20 6,600 12c 1.12 .2.80 -- 4.25 6c 6V2C 6V2c 2.80 8,500 3%c Jan 4.25 July 1.20 July 38,410,627 7,467,207,933 5,437,781,207 +37.3 3,640,194,930 (12 Federal Reserve Cities) 1,876,858 Reading— 1,816,477 1,838,224 Scranton 3,256,445 4,002,846 —18.6 Wilkes-Earre 2,013,530 1,691,461 + 19.0 York New Total Federal Reserve 200 3.25 Apr •3.85 July 13 100 6.90 Apr 13 4.15 3.45 4.15 1,815 2.95 Feb Jan July 4.15 Columbus July _ 21V4 Mar (7 cities)— Federal West Boston — - Francisco L— Pittsburgh Cleveland + 101,300,000 Federal Other cities, five days- — — in for cities week — < 147,325,234 + 25.9 127,863,864 + 7.2 92,422,737 + Week Ending July Federal York New 3d Philadelphia it Mobile .. + 10.7 $7,525,632,261 +27.7 feth Atlanta 10 j, 7th Chicago 8th St. 9th 17 Louis Total - Francisco 10 We $ 5,437,781,207 + 37.3 3,640,194,930 3,750,026,015 now add week ended July our + 7.0 515,551,029 666,441,126 + 0.8 447,187,676, 276,097,197- + 16.7 200,560,618 354,739,843 + 17.7 234,789,619 663,943.460 "*+ 12.5 467,795,690 + 13.3 183,927.445 r' 402,559,307 -V + 1.6 130,672,539 6,898,671 284,203,882 282,014,270 0.8 202,330.197 162,367.596 156,078.709 127,023,484 + 22.9 80,827,750 592,729,313 492,900,823 + 20.3 335,450,606 9,905,476,023 + 25.6 6,783,911,136 ,+ 10.1 3,299,719,179 3,044,445,641 New 1943 July JNew - cities) 5,263,357 - Inc. or • $ 8*4,572 769,465 807,396 + 14.4 4,305,535 361,266,190 + 23.9 1,016,435 509.439 358.259 295,033.209 +10.3 740,787 884,027 + 42.2 , 3,235,831 259,014,851 309,165 509,144 + 30.5 277,432 529,212,644 + 11.6 366,505,757 1,331,008 + 46.3 1,290,507 4.861,222 + 33.3 3,999,222 5,452.892 2,924,187 2,572,550 + 13.7 2,114,184 2,398 925 2,040,396 2,102,056 2.9 1,981,233 746,771,303 . 1 . 663,943,460 — + 12.5 • 382,981,880 1,159.680 : 467,795,690 1,577,348 / ' 482,682,085 I-It ; 166,900,000 185.700.000 Louis- + 11.3 111,600.000 110,500,000. Tennessee—Memphis. Illinois—Quincy 1,087,000 1,099,000 1.1 712,000 315,527,599 278,290,568 46,467.2^0 47,718.720 24,996,725 Total (4 cities). Ninth Federal Reserve — + 13.3 24,003,275 829,000 . 182,894,515 183,927,445 1 District—Minneapolis— 4,293,219 Minneapolis 4,252,511 135,731.596 Minnesota—Duluth 139,088.450 1.0 4.033,129 3,694.262 2.4 85,709,468 87,968,708 + 11.8 34,074,066 30,293,272 8.5 1,711.560 2,670.451 + — 53,950,907 48,252.303 North Dakota—Fargo 2,764,069 3,019,725 South Dakota—Aberdeen- 1,670,280 1,247,972 + 33.8 989,321 1,070,054 879,353 + 21.7 854.640 864.860 4,706,065 4,143,947 + 13.6 3,300,355 3,773,511 204,186,190 200,884,261 + 1.6 130,672,539 130,370,103 St. Paul : Montana—Billings Helena—Total (7 cities). — 1,105,044 Reserve District—Kansas City- 193,726 137,321 1.8 137,985 167,217 8.5 3,378,007 2,823,918 —12.7 40.650.804 33,901.163 331,952 — 4.175,991 3,848.131 + 09.70d fUfi 71.817.218 4,019,920 Omaha— — 10,720,145 4,971,475 + 26.6 186.789 701,563 ,—73.4 890,981 City— 190.602,042 6,291,646 Wichita———— Missouri—^Kansas 909,758 + 3,163,106 2,318,612 + 73.9 2,311,057 6,327,348 194,731,206 Kansas—Topeka 151.883 136.898 —29.0 325.837 St. ! Joseph— Colorado—Colorado Springs—^ Pueblo—. Total 284,203,882 (10 cities). Eleventh Federal Reserve 4.666.871 4.583.592 2.2 144,817.478 112,528.4196 4,143,888 S^OJIOO 116.9' + - 282,014,270 892,289', 2.1 — +. 821.882 202,330,197 0.8 + > 162,367,596 3,632,964 1,622,201 1,920.290 + 22.0 60,768,000 56,276.982 13,282,976 + 27.2 10,010.549 8,915,387 2,862.000 2,997.000 2,413,119 +-28.8, 1.866.803 Galveston Wichita + 28.3 102.734,247 16.900,980 Worth 2,832.459 125.316.000 Dallas Fort 1.432.292. + 30.3 *1,200,000 1,138,118 5,254,862 4,328,391 + 21.4 4,365,000 3,143.005 127,023,484 ' ,4- 22.9 80,827,750 3.107.100 . Falls. Louisiana—Shreveport 156,078,709 (6 cities) Federal Reserve District—San 1,401,708 PasadenaSan San Jose 518,085,812- .425,258,916 2,877,857 Santa 2.415,348 • 14,520,916 59,104.226 49,027.319 335,402,000 *1,500,000 1,349.028 .49.934,069 44.433.626 18.665.0L3 18,168,965 + 25.2 2.1. 78,301,744 ,+ 26,217,193 + 35.0 8,499,893 —12.4 4.963 343. + 27.9 3.001,334 2,930.644 271,366,994. + 23.6 190.057.816 134,849.574 2,726.865 2,668,350 '4,451.931 6,529,629 Stockton— 6,175,793 +■46*7" 3.529,194 13.929.992 + 713,037 , 2.5 5,°06,450 6.004,101 6.7 14,865,800 Total 9-to Barbara—: i-, 1.670.735 + 3.4 4,483,969 4,407,904 + 1.7 1,386,965 1,668,851 344,623,037 " '307,368,040 Grand Total + 21.8 , 1,371,117 3,080,412 + 20.3 335,450,606 9 905.476.023 +25.6- 6.783.911,136, 6,625,656,537 5,177,999,205 4,703,342,195 +10.1 3,299,719,179 3,044,445,641 592,729,313 till cities) York ♦Estimated.- .1,339,502' 2,945,988 •• 12.443,318.856 (10 cities). * 492,900,823 15,405,100 —25,3 . - : 824,102 "■+. , •; " ' .....— Francisco.'. + 24.1 " 2.02.5.410 2.534.925 79.909.425 35.397.239 7,444,667 fi.348.352 City— California—Long Beach— ; 2.565.224 + 21.7 1,046,942 Lake 3,395.419 18;276,138 7,655.289 411,649 Utah—Salt 90.995,686v 112,951,166 | Oregon—Portland— 8.7 — 3.159.971 20,246.900 74,390,782 Francisco— Washington—Seattle 1.9 + 5,495,281 21,600.000 579.93D 1,187,365 District—Dallas- Texas—Austin + 12.3 1,195,871 - 7,849.153 — 353.742 664,337 16.7 1941 $ 4,372,302 22.242,292 , 4,315,650 1,946,814 Yakima 1,219.101, — 11,204,718 I" 1942 Dec. % $ 3,547.655 ._ 1,564.291 • 6,479,975 Outside. New (12 13,839,847 0.1 — 7,188,864 23,519.725 , 590,344,356 ;; Twelfth + 58.7 5,018,491 . Hampshire—Manchester—— ...-. Total + 19.3 6,940,114 + 16.7 1 1,121,485 —— Bedford Haven—-—Inland—Providence 14,763,725 6,938,382 (17 cities). Total Ended 447,638,236 —, —— Connecticut—Hartford— 'Rhode 1,472,319 + 6,625,656,537 4,703,342,195 1,293,018 Springfield— Worcester 7.3 + 5,187,102 - 182,894,515 *5.000.000 Massachusetts—Boston— New 1,827.542 26.528,000 3,282,343 73,669,184 261,408,229 $ — 36,966,274 2,735.135 „. 25,649.000 3.7 36,622.384 74.390,782 * 2,327,476 7,474,344 25,617,401 17,618,015 City— + 24.0 '+ 30.1 1.960,657 Moines- 8,658,305 48,100,623 — 7,164,085 10,737,996 ; — " 2,682.333 0.9 + — 86,001,667 130,370,108 + 1944 , ••> 3,447,463 3,975,521 ■" 3,417,457 2,202,745 v 42,738,932 First Federal Reserve District—Boston— River ,+ 16.0 421,467 826.209 : 0.2 + + 70.1" Kentucky—Louisville- 482,682,085 200,884,261 — 196,254,816 196,254,816 Clearings at— Fall —13.1 34,260,000 Louis— ,.'156,700,410 Week Lowell-, • • 3,999,856 — Missouri—St. 1, for four years: Portland 797,194 5,240,981 3,289,153- •; : 241,230 49,664,934 234,789,619 detailed statement showing the figures for each city for the Maine—Bangor——; 2,811.309 > 140.405 34,580,000 Haute Total 545,424,288 700,100,868' a — 1,078,886 52,316,487 :;.i . : Bend Springfield 307,368,040 278,290,568 a 3,284,840 . + 17.7-?. 5.250,102 692,910 . Peoria 1941 $ 344,623,037 204,186,190 Outside New York City V 1942 Inc. or Dec. 5,177,999,205 6 354,739,843 • 1,879,868 + 20.3 5,594,026 + - Lincoln™—. 12,443,318,856 City • •" 7.0+ ' + 63,400.000 - District—Chicago- Hastings 315,527,599 a : 8.6. — 200,688 84,193,157 Nebraska—Fremont + 21.8 746,771,303 l« 7 - 11th Dallas I2th San f d If 4 . Minneapolis 10th Kansas it 4,930,198 214,824 417,629,587 Rockford— V 425,258,916 1 a 26,503,961-' 101,275,945 Decatur—. 417,629^587 tt 6 - 30,281,947 Illinois—Bloomington 322,221.498 _ 5th Richmond 996,891 25,748,611 30,353,000 •; . (10 cities). Sioux 671,854,121 M 4th Cleveland 1,325,155 4,507,415 „ Orleans Iowa—Cedar Rapids 748,822,909 __ _ —17.3 + 26.0 + 31.8 + 27.7 7,467,207,933 «« 12 „ + 11.2 2,063,457 43,337,781 Wisconsin—Milwaukee—; 518,085.812 2d 2,163.838 ■ $6,078,211,205 1,447,421,056 $ 17,019.081 24,833,930 89,600,000 ..+ 12.5 — 39.564,606 South + 32.9 1943 4 ■ + 20.6 39,254,575 130,200,000 1,706,248 Indianapolis by Federal Reserve Districts: $ 4,185,524 5,378,376 + 19.6 8,831,543 47,347,845 Indiana—FoH Wayne— $4,779,074,240 1,299,136,965 OF BANK CLEARINGS 1944 1 Districts Reserve 156,700,410 1,733,352 146.500,000 ; Tenth Federal 1st Boston 200,560,618 54,611,053 by 20.3%. a summary +16.7 49,501,807 31.9 We group the cities according to the Federal Reserve Districts in which they are located and from this it appears that in the New York District (including this city) the totals record an improvement of 37.3%, in the Boston Reserve District of 21.8% and in the Phila¬ delphia Reserve District of 7.0%. In the Cleveland Reserve District the totals register a gain of 0.8%, in the Richmond Reserve District of 16.7% and in the Atlanta Re¬ serve District of 17.7%. The Chicago Reserve District has to its credit an increase of 12.5%, the St. Louis Reserve District of 12.7% and the Minneapolis Reserve Dis¬ trict of 1.6%. In the Kansas City Reserve District the totals are larger by 0.8%, in the Dallas Reserve District by 22.9% and in the San Francisco Reserve District SUMMARY 36,871,277 276,097,197 Alabama—Birmingham— clearings at this center having recorded an increase of 39.7%. furnish 38,992,041 34,150,817 10,558,393 Rapids Lansing : ings for the whole country having amounted to $12,443,318,856, against $9,905,476,023 in the same week in 1943. Outside of this city there was a gain of 10.1%, the bank v.. 78,197,769 44,126,210 -II— ——II-JIII Grand Accordingly, in the above the last day of the week in all cases has to be estimated. In the elaborate detailed statement, however, which we present further below, able to give the final and complete results for the week previous—the week ended July 1. For that week there was an increase of 25.6%, the aggregate of clear¬ we 1,961,732 101,763,808 Michigan—Ann Arbor—. we are . 0.9 + 18.3 + 13.2 + + 25.1 and the Saturday figures are not available at time of going to press. following ?.6^6.673 153,483,404 2,406,057 Macon— Complete and exact details for the week covered by the foregoing will appear issue of next week. We cannot furnish them today, in as much as the week In the 2,939,000 38,893,815 9 psq v\o, Augusta-. our ends Saturday 5,327,000 53,861,951 181,559,867 Chicaero Total all 785,657 774,850 + 37.7 + 14.7 Florida—Jacksonville Des five days— Ail cities,- one day Total all cities, —13.8 1,428,191 6,119,000 73,437,888 Reserve District—Atlanta Nashville-— + 15.0 $8,008,897,770 1,601,739,554 _ 402,559,307 + 2,600,879 322,221,498 Georgia—Atlanta— + 26.8 178,089,000 $9,610,637,324 cities, five days 447,187,676 1,231,020 (6 cities) Terre Ten 0.8 . Seventh Federal Reserve $6,350,490,375 1,658,407,395 ' 666,441,126 Columbia—Washington-". of Total 0.4 137,996,128 185,526,652 137,132,717 121,074,106 - — Baltimore 172,125,487 5.5 204,792,000 138,502,592 ... Louis San 186,052,186 84,216,669 Tennessee—Knoxville + 20.4 " ■ 128,400,000 City Kansas Bt. 5.9 — 8,428,000 Carolina—Charleston Sixth + 22.4 + 3,599,629 289,603,831 + 42.5 399,000,000 221,393,390 421,000,000 266,664,339 . 3,368,584 IIIIII Louisiana—New . 305,242,097 373,491,096 Chicago Philadelphia %. 36.3 ; Mississippi-—Vic ksburg •- • $3,068,441,790 $4,373,906,873 York— New ' ' 1943 2,308,810 + ! Virginia—Huntington Total , ' + 38.5 District—Richmond- Richmond CLEARINGS 1,716,910 3,058,787 671,854,121 ____ Reserve Virginia—Noriolk District 2,377,551 272,630,728 Pennsylvania—Pittsburgh Total + 2,989.653 2,821,649 . 4,167,592 . —III Youngstown July 3.65 Mar Jun Jun __ Mansfield + 11.2- 4,537,041 5,042,991 Fifth ' 545,424,288 11,773,300 3.85 . 515,551,029 10,671,100 3.60 1944 7.0 + 9.7 3.85 Clearings—Returns by Telegraph 700,100,868 14,850,700 1.95 July 76c with a year ago. Pre¬ liminary figures compiled by us, based upon telegraphic advices from the chief cities of the country, indicate that for the week ended Saturday, July 8, clearings for all cities of the United States from which it is possible to obtain weekly clearings will be 27.7% above those for the corresponding week last year. Our preliminary total stands at $9,610,637,324, against $7,525,632,261 for the same week in 1943. At this center there is an increase for the week ended Friday of 42.5%. Our comparative summary for the week follows: , < 1,610,318 16,696,700 16.291,900 4.05 Week Ending July 8 1,667,098 5,885,800 Ohio—Canton clearings this week will show an increase compared - + 10.3 + 53.9 District—Cleveland— Maryland—Baltimore-,—. t, 1,700,427 5,814,000 748,822,909 C'ties)——-—r (10 Fourth South Bank 1,042,965 1,975,394 8,945,100 Jersey—Trenton 76,163,553 Jun THE COURSE OF BANK 2,273,346 2,652,977 1,307,793. 133,306,826 Jun 3.05 1,248,673 2,191,027 :t 75,478,954 1.25 Jan 19 1.2 166,486,393 1.60 275 1,412,165 517,000,000 7.1 3.40 1,380 709,221 1,604,047 499,000,000 6.6 + + ' 1.6 56c 3.40 + 26.9 — + 9,000 20 Va 681,000,000 673,752 1,352,844 750,000 115,613,900 3,800 20 •626,580 1,270,011 ? 1.5 + 1,478,780 726,000.000 1.2 + + 28.6 237,059,957 26,800 3.30 772,817 117,444,423 73c 20 594,956 1,207,357 784,784 253,898.936 1.95 — 602,004 1,552,311 ' Cleveland 4.05 • 3,750,026,015 District—Philadelphia— Cincinnati Mar 65c —1• 31,322,798 •V July Jun 42c ;—1 Oil Co Ltd— Royalite 1.4 1 k • + July 66c 1.76 1, Home Oil Co Ltd 41,231,410 90c 2,300 3.85 Oils— 41,821,789 . . May 1.76 13' 588,820 24,172,672 . . 8c 4.00 ♦ 6,766,171 390,649 + 13.1 Jan 1 * 5,837,935 7,392,827 25,581,840 Philadelphia Jan 9c 90c Ltd 10,708,967 5,928,993 > + 18.7 Lancaster-— 4.25 July-. Apr 1.25 Wright.Hargreaves Mines Ltd 375,063- 3,608,210,896 10,082,360; : . 577,288 1,023,710 878,767' 26,868,918 Chester.. 2.80 July July ,-1 Hughes Gold Mines Lt.d 424,368 + 16.8 . 31,888,966 Bethlehem July 77c • + 39.6 Pennsylvania—Altoona 1.50 July 12c 1.00 Ltd Mines Cons + 85.5 6,786,317 Jersey—Montclair_ Third 4.35 July Jan 84,025 c 5,202,133,828 13.013,905 •7,294,481 9,473,948 Total Jan Jan 4c 3.70 200 31,000,000 854,893 5.5 Northern New Jersey. July May 3.40 6,000 , 40c 80c Jan 90'c 3,484,191,957 1,389,101 1,198,477 42,700,000 " 9.3 — Newark July Apr 7c 300 V 6V2C 63 1.24 Mar • 1,500 2.80 6c 4.25 —•, Feb May 1.38 32,175 1.50 ■ •'•v.'- + 39.7 —11.8 6,238,352 20 56% May -- 3.60 + 23.4 15,206,201 New 4.25 July 15% 400 20 1,016,961: 1,254,528 Syracuse 3.50 July July 1.40 July 19% + Rochester May 18c Vac Jan 1.51 May 1,700 1,157,929 7,265,319,651 Connecticut—Stamford- July 15c $ 28,457,657 23,303,540 • 10% July 9.20 Mar 4 67,100,000 1,221,894 York New July 1.01 Rock Ventures ; ; 94c Jan Jan 3c 300 12c Mar IV2C 88,600 11c 6]/2c Gold Mines Ltd -* Gold Mines Ltd-—, ,1 ; Shawkey Gold Mining Company 1 r'l Sherritt-Gordon Mines Ltd;—.—1 Siscoe Gold Mines Ltd— 1 Sladen-Malartic Mines Ltd 1 ■ 32,214 76c San. Antonio Teck 1,500 5c 36c Red Crest Steep 55c -90c 10c 4 Sullivan 41c 63 Goldfields Mclntyre-Porcupine Mines Ltd 5 McWatters Gold Mines Ltd-— ♦ Hi! Normetal Mining Corp Ltd— .•/ r O'Brien Gold Mines Ltd 1 : Pamour Porcupine Mines Ltd * Pandora Cadailic Gold Mines 1 Pato Cons Gold Dredging —* J Perron Gold Mines Ltd —1 Prestoil East Dome Mines Ltd—1 . July 1,649,076 68,933,032 1,869,363 60,830,000 4 Jamestown May 41c —53.8 $ " Jun 67c Feb > 4.05 1 1 — Leitch Gold Mines Ltd 2.47 Apr July 10 Va 14c 10c 3.25 19 Malartic : 1.75 28c "28c 500 - 1941 1942 Dec; % 31,879,160 Elmira Jan 29% May 1,500 28c 4%c 5c 26 V4 1,900 2.40 . 90c 1 ..——-—1 ——* Addison Gold Mines Kirkland 220 41c 1 Joliet-Quebec Mines Ltd-. Kerr 9,000 29% 28c .'Inspiration Min & Dev Co 1 J-M Consolidated Gold Mines Ltd____l «• 37c 29 % July Inc.or $ District—New York- Reserve York—Albany.—. Buffalo 1.25 500 2.35 Federal Binghamton Range Since January 1 Low High ■ 2.20 July Jun 37c July 35 Vac July Shares 2.20 * 1 * 1 —— Malartic Mines Limited East Francoeur New for Week - of Prices 2.20 —1 —5 Cochenour Wilans Gold Mines Sales Low- High Par Coin Rang© . Sale Price STOCKS— Ended 1943 t Second page 150) Week'a from Friday y Last " - . 1944 261,408,229 , THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4297 Volume 160 utider the company name in our "General Corporation Investment News Department" in the week when Redesnptipn Galls and Sinking Fund Per 'V'. and declared. • ■ • The dividends announced this week are: Name of Company share ! Scythes & Co;, Ltd.'(s-a)........ * (s-a): 7%. preferred Seton Leather Co. $50c ..... $87'/aC : (irregular)..__ 50c * Slater preferred and common stocks called for redemption, including those called under sinking fund provisions. The date indicates the Redemption or J ast date for mak¬ ing tenders, and the page number gives the location in which the details were given in the "Chronicle," NOTICES OF TENDER Page Company and Issue— Date Bush Terminal Co., 1st mtge. 4s, due 1952;——..July 25 Consolidated Gas Electric Light & Power Co. of Bait.—> . bonds, series A, due 1956 ..— — July Lef court Realty Corp., conv. preference stock———July Metropolitan Playhouses. Inc., 5% debentures due 1945_July Mississippi Power .& Light Co., $6 preferred stock——July PojirNew England Theatres, Inc.— 1st mortgage 4% g 20 10 10 12 $2638 $2306 13 2677 July 20 bondy due 1958——!—— PARTIAL REDEMPTION Company and Issue— : Date due 1951—1——Aug 1 \ Allied Stores Corp., 414 % debentures American Utilities Service Corp.— Page $2409 < $2298 bonds dated 1934——————July 31 Power Corp., 1st & ref. mtge. 5% & 414% bonds, due 1950——^————^-—^———Aug 1 Armour & Co. of Del. 1st mtge. 4s, ser. B, due 1955__—Aug 1 Beatrice Creamery Co., $4.25 preferred stock---———Aug 1 Collateral trust 6% due 1962 — 3 $2627 $2631 gen. 5 1 $1968 1 j 5 1 $2300 1 6 bonds, series E, due 1969———Aug 1950——Aug Electric Auto-Lite Co. 214% debentures due Froedert Grain & Malting Co., Inc.— 314% debentures due 1958—— Indiana Hydro-Electric Power Co. 1st mtge. 5s, 1958 ———— - ser. Rys. of Central America, refunding 614% bonds due 1947 * 5 Mercantile Secured Properties, 414% dated 2304 debentures, due 1932 $2304 * 7 $2417 1 1 13 1 13 1 bonds, of Beau California Briunmell 50 ^ , 7-15 8-31 7 51 Shell Union Oil Corp., 20-yr. 2%% debentures due 1961-July 15 Union Oil Co. of Calif., 3% debentures, due 1959 -Aug 1 2678 Aug •Union Terminal Co., 1st mtge. 3%s due 1967— Aug United Amusement Corp., Ltd., 1st 5s, ser. A, due 1956__Aug United Printers & Publishers (Inc.), 6% debs, due 1950_Aug 53 $2569 1 1 $2679 * 1 United States Leather Co., prior preference stock Sep 30 Willys-Overland Motors, Inc., 6% pfd. stock (par $10)-Aug 1 ISSUES 53 $2349 7-10 1 7-10 - $37>/2C Class B $2513 & 4% bonds due 1949—Jan $2513 -|$2410 Cerro de Pasco Belt 1 $2299 City Ice & Fuel Co,, preferred stock-—-— Sep 1 Consolidated Textile Co., Inc., 5% debentures, due 1953_July 21 Dallas Ry. & Terminal Co., 1st mtge. 6s due 1951——July 10 Deep Rock Oil Corp., 6% debentures due 1952. —July 15 Tar & Chemical Co., $2633 1 7-10 weeks and not yet 2 8-21 dends $25c $$2 $2518 $2193 Serial debentures, 3lk%, series A—Aug $2634 1 15-year 4>/2% debentures, series A * i* —Aug 1 >$2634 Duplan Corp., 8% preferred stock————. $2195 —Aug 15 General Steel Wares, Ltd., 7% partic, preferred 9 stock—Aug 1 Harvill Corp., 6% preferred stock——————Oct 1 $1863 Illinois Power Co.— ■ . .. -■■ ■•■ 1st & ref. mtge. bonds, series A, due 1953———Oct Lexington Ry., 1st mtge. 5s, due 1949— —Aug Metropolitan Edison Co., secured cons. ref. 6s due 1961-July Mohawk Valley Co.— f 6% gold debentures due Oct 1, 2031 July 6% consol. refunding bonds due 1991 —July National City Lines, Inc., $3 conv. preference stock Aug National Container Corp. 15-year 5% % debs., due 1952-Oct NY PA NJ Utilities Co., secured 5% debs., due 1956 July 1 $1447 1 — $2523 15 $2234 1 $1766 15 $2524 $2307 bonds, series A, due 1967—Dec 31 bonds, series B, due 1961—Dec 31 - due 1944 . bonds, /• 51 51 A, 4% Corn Bank Exchange Quarterly ; Bros., Packing Detroit River Trust Co. Inc.——. Tunnel i.-. (s-a) —— $2237 $2124 1 $2679 Temple University, 1st lien & ref. 6s—— .—Aug Temple University-Greatheart Sqciety, Inc., 6% bonds—Oct 1 $2679 Pacific 1954 Ry. Through —— — Southwest Telephone Co., 1st Texas Pacific-Missouri Short mtge.*6s Pacific 1st Line 4s ' , ser. Terminal of RR. class Class 6% Halle $In Volume first we which we we follow with # $2348 7-15 7-15 7-10 7- 6-21 9-16 $1 8- 1 9- 1 8- $$2 8- 1 1 7- 3 7-15 7-8 7- 5 6-30 v $1 8- 1 7-15 30c ; (quar.)—, $3.50 prior pfd. (quar.) Light & Power Co.— .7%, preferred A (accum. — 6Va% preferred B (accum.)___; — Int'l Utilities Corp., Co., 7-1 6-16 American News 7-1 7- 1 1 7-15 6-30 15c 7-15 —_— 50c 9- 1 10- 2 11- 1 5.2% pfd. (quar.).—_ Lexington Union Station, 4% pfd. (s-a).— Loomis-Sayles Mutual Fund (quar.)—— Loose-Wiles 9-25 8-20 $1.30 7-15 6-30 $2 Macmillan Petroleum 1 . 8- 1 7-17 15c —_ 6-30 25c 7-19 7- Inc.— 10c 7-15 7-15 7- 5 (accum.) 75c 8- 1 7-17 $6 1st preferred (quar.)..— McKales, Inc. (s-a). u———— Mid-West Rubber Reclaiming (quar.)— $1.50 8- 1 Co., $3 ...—^ Narragansett Electric, National Aviation pfd. pfd. 4J/2% Corp." Insurance 7-17 Pensi-Cola 25c 7-25 8-1 8-1 8-15 8-15 7-14 1 15c 8-1 7-20 $1.50 6-30 6-30 $1.75 7-15 $1.50 7-31 7-13 $5 7-15 7-11 1 7-15 7-29 1 7-21 50c $1.25 $1 a second table in many cases are rec¬ giveB ¥> 8- 8-1 & Wilcox 9- 1 8- 7-27 6% 7-20 Class 10c 8-10 7-15 7- 30C 8-15 " lie 7y2c 1 7- 7 Brothers, (quar.). Insurance (quar.).: Saguenay Power Co., Ltd., 5Va% pfd. (quar.) 9-1 7-28 < 8- 1 6-30, : 25C $1 7-10 8- 1 8- 1 7-12 6-30 , 5 ' 7- 7- 3 7- 3 1 7-15 25c 7-31 7-15 6-30 7c 8- $1.50 7-15 17y2o 7-21 7-15 15c 8- ,1 7-10». $2 Inc 7-10 6-30* $$1.75 7-15 6-30, $25C 9- 1 7-28 6-30. $80c 7-15 $$1 10-2 >8-31 $$2 7-15 6-23 50c 7-28 7- 7 $1 7-20 7-10 $15C 7-15 6-30 15c 7-10 6-13 22yac 7-25 7-15 $1 7-31 ' — 62'/2c ... — 50c — t 7-15/ 7-31 7-15 1 7-10 8- 6-20 $32%c 7-15 6-20 Bridgeport Hydraulic (quar.)— Columbia Power, cmss A (quar.)— British Columbia Telephone— 6% first preferred (quar.)—— — 35 c 7-15 6-30 $40c 7-15 6-30 $$1.50 8-1 7-17 Trust (quar.)—. (quar.)—.——.—* $1.30 pfd. . British v. $$1.50 Byers (A. M.) Co.,'7% pfd. Caldwell Linen Mills, California 8- 1 7-10 California-Oregon 25c 7-15 7-7 7-15 7- Electric (interim).—_ $25c common Power, Power, 7% preferred (quar.)— 6% 6% 8-1 i 6-24 $1.75 7-15 . (quar.)— common ... ; ——— preferred (quar)——.— preferred series 192? (quar.)__ —— 1 8-1 7-10 $20c 8-1 7-10' J 7-10 $38C . —- $3 pfd. > 7-17 7-15 —:— (quar,).—— $1.50^Ist preferred (quar.) 80c 2ncUpart*c. preferred 7-15 8-1 $25c 6% 2nd preferred (quar.)— Paper^ (quar.) Brompton. Pulp & - • j (quarJ. 7-10, 7-17 ' $1.50 $2.50 6-30 7- 8 1 8-11 6-20 1 8- 8-ii 8-11 7-20 7-25 t$i.37y2 1 1 9-1 7-15 8- 7 99- 7-15 5c preferred 25c $1.75 16c 7-15 37y2c 1 $20C $1 3iy4c 9- $1.50 (quar.) (quar.).—... (quar.) 5c -- $1.75 class A (quar.). Brantford Cordage, Ltd.. 7-15 7-14 6-30 $10c 7-21 8- 7-10 Personal Property 1 8-1 7-1; 15c —— Bralorne Mines Ltd. 7-20 $1.13 7-15 . Boston 7-10 $1.25 B 7- 6f < $1 $$1.37 y2 .... 8- < 8-1 (quar.).*.— Edison Co. 7- 5 of New1 York (irregular). I : Reserve Investing Corp.. $7 pfd. (accum.)— Rheem Manufacturing Co.* 5% pfd. (quar.) 6% preferred Boston 7-17 50c $1.50 $10c *.-——**»——_.*_*.——; Bon Ami Company, 1 50c . $1.12% class A (accum.)_ (monthly) Co. Bloomingdale 7-15 Reinsurance Corp. Penner Company Rochester-American (quar.)..,.— Co., Blaw-Knox 7-15 7-31 —. Quarterly Income Shares In the 8- 6-30 30c $1,10 ... (quar.)— 8- 32y2c —— ..... Purolator Products, $4.50 pfd. preferred Nichols & Co., $5 Rubber Co. 7-15 $1.18% 6-30 Belding-Corticelli, Ltd., common (quar,)— Bell Telephone Co. of Canada (quar.)—— Best Foods, Inc..—-———— Biddeford & Saco Water (quar.). —*—_ Biltmore Hats, Ltd. (quar.) — — 7-15 — 7-15 (initial) Corp.'(Phila.)— ; 6% participating preferred (accum.)—.— Barber-Ellis (Canada) 7% pfd. (s-a)-—*— Bathurst Power & Paper Co., Class A— Quarterly —*, — .—; —— Beath (W. D.) & Sons, class A (accum.) —** 7-31 8-1 50c Bankers Securities 7-31 10c (quar,).* Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. 7-15 133/4C — 6-30 6-21 Baldwin 7-21 10c 7-15 7-22 Babcock 7-11 50c $1.25 1 5y2% 7^15 Light Co.,, $6 pfd. (quar.) Puget Sound Power & Light Co.— Subject to approval of Washington Depart¬ ment Public Service..— 7 : 7-21 Baldwin 1 Gas 7- i Hocking Glass Corp., commonPost Fence, 6% prior pfd., (quar.). 8-15 ———.—. Mining Co 4 7-31' 7-14 9-3 8- (quar.)—. 8-31, $1.75 7-8 7-20 — Co. PiedmontNorthern Ry. 6-15 8- 7-14•. 1 ' 6-30^ 7-15} 50c 8-1 8- 64y4c (quar.) $1.12% 7-24 $1.50 (quar.)— i-.l. —.— 7-10 7-15 Avondale Mills, common .... i 7-15 $1.25 15c Austin — Company 30c pfd. non-cum. 25c 7-20 Telephone Co. (quar.)..— North Penn Gas, $7 prior pfd. (quar.)..— Northern RR. of New Hampshire (quar.)— Northern Trust Co. (Phila.) (quar.) Northwest Engineering Co. Nunn-Bush Shoe, 5% preferred (quar.).*— 7- 5 7-14* $1.25 7-20 1 Merchandise Co. 7-5 1 (quar,)—,.U* (accum.) 6-30 8- preferred (quar.) Brothers, 4%% preferred (quar.) 7-15 —*— & 1 25c (s-a) 8- 25c Cable......—_*.—.— Wire 7-30 7quar.)— 5V2% 20 c Fran.) (San 8- National Battery Co.v„ National Chemical & Mfg._.__.— National Liberty Co. 50c lc 1st" • 7-13 7-15 $1.73 (monthly). (bi-monthly).—— 30c Forging Co., Class A (quar.)— Mount Diablo Oil Mining & Development Co.— 6-28 preferred (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.)....— —— Atchison Topeka & Sante Fe Ry.— 5% preferred (s-a)„_——.—— Athey Truss Wheel..—.—...—.*— Atlantic Refining Co., 4% pfd. (quar.) Ault & Wiborg Proprietary, Ltd.— 7- 5 10c preferred Maytag 7-11 6% 7 Fund, Bond 5 25c —. Anglo-Huronian, Ltd. .*———— Appalachian Elec. Pwr., 4%% pfd. (quar.). Arlington Mills (quar.)....— Aro Equipment Corp Artloom Corp., 7% preferred (quar.).: Associated Dry Goods Corp., common 6-30 7-15 6-30 7- •■■'*«—• ■ Trust Anchor 6-15 7-15 20c (quar.)— Corp...— 7- 1 8-11 50c ———_— Biscuit Co. Co. $5 prior preferred 6-30 50c 11-25 Zinc, Lead & Smelting— Anchor 10-13 7-13 1 7-10 7-15 first Anaconda 9-15 $1.75 8-25 12- 15 7-15 American 6 $1.50 — Fund 7- 1 $1.50 American 6-30 7-25 50c Lexington Telephone, 7% 6-30 7-15 iy2c 9- $1.75 Smelting & Refining, common—. preferred (quar.)——... * American Telephone Co, (Abilene, ICans.)-— 5% preferred (quar.)— 6-30 7-15 6-15 $1.75 common.*.. Rolling Mill— convertible preferred 4y2% 6-15 60c 7-10 7-15 American 6-15 7- 8- 1 $1.25 pfd. (quar.)—. American President Lines, 5% 6-15 81j/4C 7-20* 6-30 — American 87V2c 6-30 7-15 8-15 7-15 56y4c Corp. Products 7-21 (quar.) Co. 6-30 75c —— Products 10c & Electric Growers Maize 1 $1.50 7-15 (initial) pfd. Home 8- — ——_ Fruit Aiperican Furniture Co., 7% 7-15 ... 1. S-4 4y2% American 75c Koppitz-Melchers, Inc. Kroger Grocery & Baking, common (quar.)_ 6% 1st preferred (quar.)———— 7% 2nd preferred (quar.)— Hoe, 7- 87V2c 6-20 6-30 —;*._—— & preferred 4-21 1 preferred G (accum )___ Keystone Custodian Funds, Series B-3 6% 8 8- 7-15 25c (N. J.) 7-15 Iowa Electric ______ B 7- $1.25 6-20 7-15 7-15 75C Fork American 8 » -t series of 1928 stock or cash div. class American 75c preferred (s-a) opt. share of a American. 9 3/5c • 7-17 7- 3 8- 5c Corp— District Telegraph 60c (accum.) 8-15 1 7-15 20c preferred (quar.)—..—.—i.i—— American Envelope, 7% preferred (quar.) — 7% preferred (quar.)..*—. —...— American Fidelity & Casualty (quar.).—... . nreferred of 20c (quar.) - j 9-15*' 9-1 25c 5% 6-26 , class A conv. 3*2 American 7-24 $$1.50 — $1 12>/2c 1 7- 5 1 10- 2 $1.06 'A (accum.) 7-24 8- • Cities Power & Light Corp— $3 1 8- 20c (quar.)—.....—— American : 7-10 $25c $$1.25 pfd. (quar.). Central Mfg. 1 $40c preferred (quar.).—....—■ pfd. 7- 9- common..—.— American 7-31 7-15 f 7-31: 6-30;. 50c Co. 12-20 ; 1-2-45 9-25 Roof, common (quar.).. (quar.)....*——... preferred 7-14 1 8-10 ...—— —— 8- 7-20 Asphalt American Can 8-26 1 9- 10c Mfg., 6-30 7-10 87j/2C Extra 6-30 1 $25c Ltd., Class A——— $7 6% 7-16 1 7-15 7- 25c Corp., 1 :_w $2.40*".preferred Extra American 8-26 Imperial Chemical Industries— American deposit rets, for ordinary shares Portland Further details and in 6-30 1 9-16 Pennsylvania Elec. Co., 4.40% pfd. B (quar.) show the dividends previously announced, but which have not yet been paid. ord of past dividend payments 3 7-31 $25c Parke Davis & Co 159. grouped in two separate tables. Then 78- ... Class A 53 bring together all the dividends announced the current week. 1 15c 53 DIVIDENDS are 7-17 7-15 8- of Canada, 5% Goods 6-30 , .25c Cement.. Portland Alpha $3 6-30 7-10 25c Allied Stores Corp., common Amalgamated Leather, 6% conv. pfd. (accum.) Amalgamated Sugar,-5% preferred (quar.). American Airlines, $4.25 preferred (quar,).. American Alliance Insurance (N. Y.) (quar.) 7-31 8- $1.50 $1.25 .7- 1 - (quar.)— .i————— (quar.)——.... preferred , 25c u--..—— Aluminum $$2 (quar.)..—— (interim)——_— Leland Electric Co.. ... .... 5-26 25c — Dividends 7% 7 : 50c $1.75. 25c (quar.)—.—— Alabama 5 8 $$1.60 Inc. ... 7-12 7- ;— Lawrence Gas Reduction, Extra ;i; 7- 7' Holyoke Water Power,Co. (quar.)——— Houston Light & Power, $4 pfd. (quar.)..— Series 7-15 —— 7-15 9 Wares. Ltd. Motocycle, 6% 3c Fund 7-19 8- —_ — Investing 7-15 V. Power, $5 preferred (quar.)-..— Allegheny & Western Ry., Co., gtd. (s-a) — 16J/2c (quar.) B ' Hutchins 6-22 $1.38 Allentown-Bethlehem Gas Co.—* 7- Oil——.— Brothers, 7*10 7-19 9 Bridge Works 1st 6-30 25c Affiliated 7-15 2%% —— of Canada, Inc. 7-14 Aluminum Co. b Pitt 7-15 Laboratories, 4% preferred 7- 1 8- 6c Ford Motor Co, of Ree. $1 15C 7-21 1 7-24 ,$4 (interim). preferred Bolder* Addressograph-Multigraph '.— Aeolian Co., 6% preferred A (irregular)—. 5 10% Inc., 7% Pfd. (quar.)— 6%% pfd. (accum.)— 6% 8- 8- $1.50 Polaris this issue. 8- 40c — (final)— Pacific Public Service Co., ,$1.3Q pfd. New 1st mortgage 5%s, series A, due 1964—-Sep 1 Telephone Co., 1st 4s, ser. A, due I960. Aug 23 Utica Gas & Electric Bldg. 1st mtge. 5s .——Aug 1 Webster Eisenlohr, Inc., 7% preferred stockAug 1 Orleans, in 8-21 First Mutual Trust Fund Shares (irregular). Paper, When Payable >share (quar.).. Abbott 6-30 Ferry Cap & Set Screw——.——_— Fibreboard Products. 6% prior pfd. (quar.)_ Outlet 1 Texas Announcement 7-15 8- 2% - (irregular) Employers Group Associates (quar.) Pipe Line Co. (irregular)— Faber Coe & Gregg, Federal Grain, Ltd., Companies Miscellaneous and Per 7-14 :7'/2C — —— Dunlop Rubber Co.— American deposit rets, paid. The list does not include divi¬ week, these being given in the Name of Company Y.)—• (N. — — New York 1 due 8-31 this Industrial Air dividend)^——— (stock Corporation of N. Y. $2528 '1 " 1 25c New York gold bonds—Central Pacific stock coll. due 1949>__Dec Central 6-23 60c Davidson Neisner Oct A, due 1945-Aug ' 6-30 15c sif America—a Corp. $2528 Aug 15 A; due 1951_Aug 15 Southern '• 8-10 Royalties, Inc., 6% pfd. (quar.) Consolidated National Tea. > ser. 8-25 5c ser. 7-15 25c 7-15 3V/zC ^ bonds, — 1st mtge. & collat. trust 4% Pacific Co.— -'•// $2678 . $1,25 1 1 announced 6 8- Class A (quar.)— Munising Paper Co., 5% $2675 7-15 Adams Express Co—..———.—/—-—-—— $2308 , 8 15C ,/'•: 6 9- Moore Drop $2523 1 - . 77- 9-15 9c — $2523 15 7* $$1.25 preceding table. 9-20 7-20 7-20 25c —— Corp. Manhattan ; 15 1st mtge. 4 %% bonds, ser. A, due 1962-July 15 Pennsylvania Co., 4%' secured bonds due 1963— Aug " 1 Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co.— ; ' V ; Ref, mortgage ,5% bonds, due 1947 -Sep. 1 'Rochester Button. Co/ preferred stock ; Sep/ 1 Scranton-Spring Brook Water Service Co.— ' - ■ 1st mtge, & collat. trust serial 3%%' 2 1 75c Copper Corp.___„ $2637 Otis Steel Co., Simpsons,' Ltd.-—. 10- 8- 10c (resumed)— Mills $1.50 participating pfd. Second . 1st mortgage & ref. 5% 1st mortgage & ref. 5% 8-15 $$1 — Ltd.— 7*10 lc ' give the dividends announced in previous 8- $2516 Dominion 8- we 10- $$1 Co Commodity 6% $2631 6-30 $1.25 —— —. $2 1 6-30 $1.50 (s-a)_..._. $$1.25 — Ribbon Century $5 , Pennsylvania Ry.—• preferred Below Indiana Associated Telephone Corp.— , 37>/2C Co............— York & (s-a) $62>/2c Oil, Ltd., common (quar.)— 8% preferred (quar.)———— Canadian Wallpaper Mfrs., Ltd., Class A— Indian CALLED Company and Issue— Date Alleghany Corp.— -20-year .collateral trust .convertible 5% bonds due 1949_Aug 9 20-yr. collateral trust convertible 5 % bonds due 1950-Aug 9 .American Fork & Hoe Co., 8% preferred stock—. July 15 Art loom Corp., 7% preferred stock—^Sep ,-1 Century Ribbon Mills, Inc., 7% preferred stock-, —Sep l Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RR.— $2 50c ..... 6-29 1 Gordon & Belyea, 1 1947— Illinois Division mtge. 3y2% 7-29 7-11 2 Mills, ENTIRE 25c $3 Westgate-Greenland Oil (monthly)L.: Weston (George), Ltd., 5% pfd. (quar.)— Wisconsin Public Service Corp., common.... 5% preferred (quar........ Ziegler Coal & Coke Co— 7-31 ' 8- General Steel — 8-15 25c ... 7- General due 5% 7-20 7-31 10- l 414s, 8- 8-15 7-15 15c " ...— .......... Gas Light New Common 15c 4 mortgage Western $$1.50 Corp. D—Sep 1st Washington 7-6 $$1.75 Steel 1st mtge. 414s, due 1979.Aug St, Joseph Ry., Light, Heat & Power Co.— ■ ser. 7-15 8-11 5c (irregular)— Inc. 8- 8- $1.50 — (quar.)——; .......... 9- Calgary Power Co., Ltd., 6% pfd. (quar.)—. Canadian Bronze, Ltd., common (quar.)— 5% preferred (quar.)—i—— Canadian Food Products. Ltd. (quar.)—-— Fort Safe Harbor Water Pwr. Corp., ■ Ties, Assn. Common 6 pfd. (quar.)— (quar.)—_**____ Brainard Crude . Nat'l Belding-Corticelli, Ltd., 7% General -Aug pfd. stock, 50c 10c (s-a)— Extra ——__——**..***.. Bank 1 Rochester Gas & Electric Corp., 6% Universal Pictures, common 15c (accum.).... $1 - 7-10 — Aug ———— 50c 8-10 U. S. Rubber Co., common... ....... 8% cumulative 1st preferred.......—...- 7- Flambeau — 7-20 8- Excelsior Life Insurance Co. (Toronto, Ont.)— Semi-annual Inc.— 1908 7-20 8-1 $1.25 Eureka 1 due 1963-_ —— Aug Philadelphia Elec. Pwr. Co., 1st mtge. 514s, due 1972 Aug Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co., 5% collateral trust bonds $2520 1 < Kanawha Bridge & Terminal Co., 1st mtge. bonds——July Kansas City Gas Co., 1st mtge. 5s, due 1946——.—Aug Eukens Steel Co., 4%% 1 8- Bonus 1 lien & —-Aug 1st 8- Brewing Co. (irregular) Transamerica Corp. (s-a) Union Bank of Commerce (Cleveland)...... $68%C Discount July 31 — - International A, Tivoli $1.12 Vb pfd. (quar.) 3iy»c Assoc. Telephone Co., Ltd., $1.25 pfd. (quar.) Atlanta Gas Light Co., *J/2% pfd. (quar.)_ $1.12% Atlantic City Electric, 4% pfd. (quar.)— $1 Atlas Powder, 5% preferred (quar.)——_*„_; $1.25 Distillers Co., Ltd., ordinary regis, Lakes Power Co., Ltd.— 5% general mortgage bonds, due 1957—.————Aug Houston OH Co. of Texas, 414% debentures, due 1954—Aug due $2300 1 3 —Aug — Standard Coated Products, 6-20 4%% Co. $50c 7-15 1 50c (quar.)_——_—— Insurance 37'/ac $1.12 y2 7- 9- American 3iy4c 7-31 $15c Baltimore 20c 37'/2c 75c (quar.)—— Pwr., $30c .... 25c & Deerfield Cincinnati Union Terminal Co.— Great 6-21 • Coach Container Chicago & Western Indiana RR.— 1st & ref. mortgage 414% bonds, series D, due 1962__Sep Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co., 1st mtge. 314s, due 1966-Aug mortgage 3%% 7-15 7-29 Consolidated Chemical Industries— 1 Century Ribbon Mills, Inc., 7% preferred stock —Sep Chesapeake & Ohio Ry., ref. & imp. mtge. 314s, series E, due 1996—— —1 Aug 1st of Reo 7-25 —..i" (quar.)__———*-.. Body——' American Viscose Corp., common (quar.)— 5% preferred (quar.) ; Anglo-Canadian Telephone Co.— ■ July 20 mtge. 3%% bonds ————Sep — Payable 20c Petroleum Corp. American Chain 314% serial debentures, due 1945——————.-•-. 1 Amerada Holder $1.25 Inc.——■' - 2 Central Illinois Electric & Gas Co.— Power Corp. Straus, Mills Canadian Arizona Central New York & Alabama 5Va % preferred Appalachian Eleci mtge. bonds, ser. N, 3J/4 %, due 1971—*-*-_Aug# 1 1st ref. mtge. bonds, ser. O, 314%, due 1968—*Aug 1 1st ref. mtge. bonds, ser. P, 3%, due. 1969—..-Aug 1 .1st ref. mtge. bonds, ser. Q, 2%%, due 1976-,——.—Aug 1 Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates, 1st mtge. & collat. trust ehare Name of Company Abraham Solar When Per Class A 1st ref. (N.), Ltd, (Interim)., .u Manufacturing Corp... Southern California Edison Co., Ltd. (quar.) Southern California Water, 5pfd. (quar.) 6% preferred (quar.)... Standard Brands, Inc., $<L50 pfd. (quar.).. Standard Chemical Co., Ltd. (interim) Industrial and Miscellaneous Companies Below will be found a list of corporate bonds, notes, 75c 37yac $1.75 8- 8- 1 7-20 7-15 7-15* 6-30 6-30 $1.50 7-15 6-30 $1.50 7-15 6-30 ■i When Per California 5% Packing preferred Corp., 37 %c 7% 7-31 62%c (quar.)__: J50c i50c J15c t$1.75 t$1.50 Registered Northern (quar,)__ Power, common preferred Canada 8-15 8-15 9-15 8-15 7-15 (quar.)„_ Southern (s-a) Canadian Bank of Commerce (Toronto) Railway — Name of Company of Ree. (quar.)_ common Malting Co., Ltd. bearer (quar.) (quar.) Canada Canada Payable (quar.)> (quar.) (quar.)—— 6% pfd. Canadian Fairbanks-Morse, Investments, Ltd. Canadian General Canadian Industries, Class (quar.)-: (quar.) A Class B 6-24 8% 5% --- Canadian Light & Power Co. Canadian Pacific Railway— 4% +10c Class Castle & Co. (quar.) of America (irregular)—— M.) (A. Catalin Corp. (quar.)— (quar.) Corp.; Celotex common 5% preferred Central Cold Storage Investment Corp., —„ Chemical Fund (N. (s-a) (s-a) Y.) (quar.) — » — Chilton Company (quar.) Churngold Corp. (irregular) Falstaff 5 7- 5 3 v Quarterly Fenton United Cleaning J 1 7% Mines Silver Clayton Clinchfield Water Clinton Coca-Cola _ 7% pfd. Coal Corp., pfd. 7% Works, (quar.) (quar.)_— Bottling of New York 1 • Coca-Cola Bottling of Panama Coca-Cola Bottling Columbia (quar.) & Electric Gas cum. $2.75 6%% Southern & (quar.) i. . >• Concord Gas 7% H.) (N. Life pfd. Assurance (C. G.), Ltd., 6 r'o & Connecticut (quar.) RR.— common 8% General (quar.) Heating Car General $1.25 (quar.) Foods, Investors •; 6-30 General 7 Semi-annual 5 1 Aircraft Consumers Gas Continental Corp., preferred (Reading, Pa.) Co. Insurance 6-30 Great Extra Products Corn 7% Refining, preferred Cornell-Dubilier (quar.)___ common (quar.) Electric ; ._ Utility Banking Corp., cl. B. Crown Cork Crown 6-30 6-30 7-25 7-15 7- 7 7- 7 7% Publishing, & Seal Co 7- 37 %c 7-10 12Vic pfd. 7-10 8- 1 $3.50 (s-a) $5 & Forster Atlantic Cuban (quar.) preferred conv. Extra Hammermill 6% 6-27 Harrisburg Gas, 7% Cunningham Drug Stores, Abbey Co. 3 Hartford Decker (quar.) (Alfred) Quarterly & Cohn (resumed) 3c 7-15 6-30 $1.25 8- 1 7-25 7-11 7-25 7-10 Dentist's Supply Go. Common (quar.)__ 7- 1 10- 2 $2 7- 7-20 1 1 7-20 of New York— 75c 9- 1 8-15 75c 12- 1 11-15 9-30 9-30 $1.75 (quar.) Tramway Corp., Edison 7-10 8- 75c (quar.) Detroit 8-;5 7-31 8- 1 20c (quar.) Detroit 7-10 10-10 (initial). (quar.) Common 25c 25c — Delaware Power & Light, common Dennison Mfg., $6 conv. preferred 8% debenture (quar.) preferred preferred 9-1 9- 1 $1.75 Gasket & Co 12-23 12-23 $1.25 1st preferred 12-15 12-15 30c 7-15 6-30 Mfg. (quar.)_ Detroit-Michigan Stove 5% preferred (quar.) 25c 7-25 7- 8 50c 8-15 8- 5 Detroit Steel Products 25c 7-10 6-30 7-15 6-26 De Vilbiss Co., 7% preferred (quar.) 17%c Diamond Match Distillers Co., 6% partic. pfd. (s-a)__ Corp.-Seagrams, 5% pfd- (quar.) Dixie Home Dome Mines. Dominguez Dominion Bank Fields of (monthly) 2nd cum. Dominion 8-11 Canada (initial). (quar.) 1st redeemable pref. preference Glass Co., 6-30 7-29 6-30 (quar.) common ... 7-31 ..... (quar.). $75c $37%c $$1.25 $$1.75 7-17 8-1 $44c < $20c (quar.).. Ltd., 7% preferred (quar.) 7-15 8- '$$2 (quar.) pfd. 1 7-15 25c Fabrics, Ltd. cum. $1.25 1 15c (quar.) Ltd Dominion Dairies Ltd., 5% Dominion 9- $400 Stores Oil 79c 7-15 7-15 6-30 1 7-15 8• 1 7-15 8-1 7-15 7-15 7-15 6-27 8- 6-27 8- ^ 8- $F"- 8- 6- 7- 8- 8- 1 H-* « . —w—, 7-15 7-25 7-10 7-25 7-10 7-25 7-10 25c 7-15 6-30 r 8- 7-13 •; 1 5 7-10 (quar.). 30c 7-15 5c 7-15 preferred (quar.) — 7-15 8- 1 8- 1 7-15 2 12-23 10- t$2.50 7-15 7-15 $2.50 7-10 25c * 9- 9-20 5% B 6V2% preferred Hecht 1 • preferred Barbizon, pfd. Group shares (s-a) 6% Bronze 8-15 8- 8-15 5% 7-28 lc 6% • 1 1 7-14 40c 8- 1 1 5 8- 7-15 6-30 7-15 6-30 90c (quar,) 9-10 $2.50 ...— 10-16 $1.50 — 25c '. 9- 1 9-14 8-17 9- 5 $1.75 9-30 7% 12-30 1 7-26 1 10-26 7-10 6-30 7-10 - 12-20 50c 25c 1 6-30 1 6-30 5% 7- 8 4-21 20c ; 88- 7-31 6-29 7-15 7- 30C — (s-a),—— com. , $1.25 8- 1 6 7-15 6-30 6-30* & (Ky.) 6-30 6-30 9- 9 8-25 11-25 9 9- 9 8-25 9 11-25 $1.25 25c 99- 8-21 12- 11-20 12- 11-20 7-15 6--9.. 7-15 6-30. (quar.). ..... com.— 3IV4C $1.25 60c $1,62% $1.62% $1.31% 8-21 8- 7-17 7-25 6-30 7-15 6-30 7-15 6-30 7-13 7- 6 2 9-20 1-2-45 12-20 1 7-14 10- 8- 7-15 6-30* $1.50 7-15 6-30* 15c 7-19 7- 7 1 6- 9* (quar.)— Corp (R. H.) Co.— dividend (1 (quar.).. preferred Field & Co. Maryland Dry Dock, 8- 25c 8-31 8-16 $1.50 8-15 8- 4 $1.50 50c $1.75 11-15 11- 3 50c 7-15 7-15 10- 1 6-30 9-18 ■ (quar.) ; 6-20 7-15 6-20f 7-15 6-20 37%c 6-30 9-10 8-15 1 8-15 24c 7-20 6-30 62V2C $3 75c (quar.).. 7-15 25c $1.12% i 35c 43%c 43%c " preferred (quar.) preferred (accum.) — $1 prior pfd. (irregular).— Miller Manufacturing, class A (initial quar.) 7-15 6-15 Mississippi 7-15 6-15 Mode 9- 8-22 Moneta Power O'Day & Light, $6 pfd. (quar.) — Porcupine Mines, Ltd. (quar.)—— 8- 1 7-14 1 8-31 11-30 6-30 1 7-20, 25c 30c ■" & Hart, 7- 8-15 7-15 $1.50 • *: (quar.) (Semi-annual) (I.) Sons, 8% 1 1 8- $1 15c Mercantile Miller 6-30 89- $1.25 — Acceptance Corp. of California— preferred (quar.) 8% preferred (quar.)__ —-—Michigan Associated Telephone— 8% preferred (quar.)—-——_—.. Midwest Piping & Supply — Mill Creek & Mine Hill Navigation & RR.— 9- $1.50 'McCrory Stores, 5% preferred (quar.) McKesson & Robbins, $4 preferred (quar.).. Stores, common 7-15 7-31 7-15 common 'McClatchy Newspaper, 7% preferred (quar.) 7% (quar.) preferred McColl-Frontenac Oil, 6% preferred (quar.) 6% 6-30 7-10 20c May Department Stores McCall Corp. (quar.) McLellan 7-15 25c tl7V2C J17V2C (quar.) common 6-30 37%c — (quar.) ; 4%% preferred (quar.)—; —i—... Massachusetts Investors Trust (irregular) __ Massachusetts Utilities Association— 5% preferred (quar.) Massawippi Valley RR. (s-a)— t20c 9 , 7-12 common.:—35c Forbes, Petroleum 7-15 1 7-21 12- 25c $2 37%c Co., preferred J37%c $1.50 8- 5 9-15 6-30* 7-15 $1.25 2nd pfd. Miller 3%C 6-30 .8- 12- 5% J$2 6-30 7-10 50c $1.10 $1.10 75c 15c - & Elec. Gas Masonite Corp., 9-20 $1.75 - 8- 11- 50c 25c pfd. ($25 par) (quar.) — pfd. ($100 par) (quar.) Electric Light Corp. (irregular)— Marshall 1 $1 7-20 (quar.)_———— 'Margay Oil Corp. (quar.)— Maritime Tel. & Tel., common 8-12 8- 1 . 7-12 9- 7-20 8- $1.25 sh. of 4%% series A pfd., for each 10 shs. of com. held) Madison Square Garden — Magnin (I.) Co., 6% preferred (quar.)— 8% preferred (quar.) —. Mahon (R. C.) Co., $2 pfd class A (quar.). Manischewitz (B.) Co., 7% preferred (quar.) Manufacturers Trust Co. (N. Y.)— $2 convertible preferred (quar.) Marchant Calculating Machine Co. (quar.). 7-14 8- 7-2tf 1 Stock 6-30 8- $1.25 — Macy < 7-15 1 7-25 $1.75 — America Powders, 8- 7-20 1 RR., MacAndrews 1 25c 1 8- — — 6%% preferred (quar.). 6%% preferred (quar.)— Luzerne County Gas & Electric Corp.— 5% preferred (quar.) — 7-18 7- 8- Co.— ; common Lunkenheimer 7-25 7-15 5 7- 8- 30c preferred (quar.) 5% ) 7-25 8-15 4 $1.25 (quar.) (quar.) participating preferred (quar.)_ International Business Machines (quar.)— International 7-15 $2 common preferred (s-a) North 7-31 15c (quar.) Incorporated Investors Indianapolis Power & Light, com. (quar.) Institutional Securities, Ltd.— of 7-10 8- 75c — Imperial Bank of Canada (quar.) Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd.— Ordinary shares (final) Co. 7-10 1 $1 (monthly)- Huttig Sash & Door, common— 7% preferred (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.) Hydro-Electric Securities Corp.— 5% preferred class B (s-a)—^ Insurance 7-10 7-27 $1.25 Hummel-Ross Fibre Corp., 6% Insurance 7-27 75C preferred (quar.) : Houston Lighting & Power Co. (quar.) Co., 5% 7-15 1 1 $1.50 (quar.). 5% Howe Scale 810- 6 7-15 1 30c (quar.) Inc. 8- 25c Holly Development (quar.)—•— Holly Sugar Corp., common (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.)— Horn & Hardart Co. (N. Y.), com; (quar.). 5% preferred (quar.) ... Hotel 7- 7-27 c $1.62% common Household Finance Corp., c 7-14 9-14 7-15 50c 50c original ^Louisville 6 25c ; (quar.)... Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. 5% 6-21 3c Chocolate Corp. -(quar.).— preferred (quar.) Company, 9-29 7-17 68% conv. Higbee 10-16 40c (initial) Hercules Powder Co., 6c/o preferred $4 6-30 68% —... Company Hershey 7- 10c — 7-20 7-15 $1.75 — (irregular) (irregular) Co., MacMillan $1.50 1 2 87ViC — (quar.)— Participating Lord & Taylor, 8% 5 $1.75 8- 10- Co., Participating 6-27 — 7-15 25c $1 62Vic $1.12% (quar.j— preferred (quar.) 5% 6-30 $5 pfd 9-15. Longhorn Portland Cement— 6-30 }50c 2 9-15 special stock (quar.)—„ (quar.) stock — $3.30 original stock Little Schuylkill Navigation RR. & Coal (s-a) Loft Candy Corp. (increased) 6-30 ... 7-14 10- 1 30c Miami Lowell 7-15 7-15 1 1 9-25 1-2-45 $1.75 $1.75 12-20} 7-25 8- 10- $3.30 7-15 75c 5 2 Special stock 6-70 50c 5 12-30 50c 6-20 t$1.75 (quar.-) 12- 1 6-20 Y.) 5 12-15 9- 6-20 (N. 9- 8- ; (quar.)— .Little 6-30 7-15 4 9-15 $1.62% Lion ——_ 25c Liquid Carbonic Corp., 4%% pfd. A (quar.)_ $1.12% Liquidmeter Corp. ■ 20c Lit Bros., 6% preferred (accum.).. $2 25c + 811- 10- preferred (quar.) Oil Refining Co. (quar.) 25c $1.75 6-3Q 8-15 11-15 50c 6Vi% 7- 62 %c ■6-30 10c 62Vic common (quar.)__ B Link-Belt 20c ... Corp., Alliance Bank & Trust Common 1 CO 1 6-3Q 7-15 — — preferred Class 5 7- 8-15 7-15 —_— Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph 3 7-10 1 $1.50 — 37l/2C 75c (quar.)— common———— (quar.) (quar.) Quarterly 7-10* 1 7-17 +$1.75 $3 — — pfd. Quarterly 1 7-10 1 7-20 $1.25 — (s-a)_ C.— 6% Tire Class A > 8- Lincoln National Life Insurance (Ft. Wayne)— 6-23 7- $1.25 5% % pfd. (quar.) Corp., 6% preferred Corp. of America, class A (irregular)__ Class 50c ,t Hat 7-~5 8-15 $1.75 7-14 6-30 $1.12% Harvill 11-15 ■ 9-16 A.-, 6c 25c 25c $1.75 ' V $1.75 — Rochester, N. Y., common (quar.)—; 4% conv. preferred (quar.) ——— — (quar.). 7-15 . 7-14 7-25 3, 75c Lincoln 7-15 7- 7-15 6-30 6-30 5c 7-11" 7-13, 7-15 7-20 1 „ 1 1 2 "0 & Stores 4%% 8- ■- 7-15 Portland Cement, common Lerner 7 10- 6-30 7-18 4% preferred (quar.) ;x 6-30 1 -7-15 7-10 (quar.)..—--———— Liberty Loan Corp., $3Vi preferred (quar.) — 8- 6 8 6-30 7-17 7-15 31c Times Inc., 25c (s-a) (quar.) 7% 7- 7-15 (quar.) Davenport Water Co., 5% preferred Dayton Rubber Mfg., common $2 preferred A (quar.)_, Denver 7-12 $2 Sons, 7% preferred $8 preferred (accum.) 7% Electric 7-20 8- Rubber Lehigh $1.75 & Hartford 25c 7- 15c — Marx.. Light (quar.) Schaffner Hart, 3 10c (quar.)_ common Cushman's Cypress 8-14 7- 8-25 6-30 7-20 $3.50 preferred (quar.) 7-15 11-25 7-15 77- $1.75 12'/2C ; & Co.. R.) preferred $2.50 Lee 1 tic 7% preferred (quar.) Harrisburg Railway Co. 5 11 3/10c Shares 7-15 25c (quar.)— preferred 8- 10c Trust Valley Gas Co., « 6-24 7- & (F. Harbison-Walker Refractories Co.— 6-24 8-15 ! Extra 7-15 7-31 7-20 7-15 1 (quar.) preferred participating Leath & Company, 7-15" 35c (quar.).... 6 c/c 6-30 7-31 6-24 6 1 —j. Lazarus 6-30 7-25: 7- 8- ; Lebanon 9-15 7-15 — common. $1.50 (interim) Culver & Port Clinton RR. (semi-annual)__ Cumulative Paper, 30c Sugar 7% 5 7-10 '' : 50c 6c .*—6c (quar.) (quar.)___ preferred preferred 5 7-28 8- Mfg; Co.— ' " preferred (quar.)_—; 25c preferred (quar.$1.75 common 7-20 9- 12- $1.50 Co.„__._i__— (quar.) 1 JLawyers;Title Insurance (Richmond, Va.)— 5" 2 ' Machine, 7% of Canada— 6-23* 1 7- 7-20 7-21 50c (accum.)—„ — 8-15 9- 6-30 8- 9-15 12-15 (quar.):— —— Common 1 9-15 1 pfd. (quar.)_ 6% M(quar.)^__2 B 1 7- $1.25 20c 31V4C $1.50 — —— 6% preferred (quar.) 7-15 10- 7% Bryant, Landis $1.50 Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR. convertible 7- 10- ; - 7-18 1 7-15 . 6% preferred Extra (. 7-15 8- 6-30 7-15 20c > . Vegetable Parchment Co. (quar.) Plant-Choate La 6-30 7-25 preierred Water Works Co., Class 6-30 7-10 4Va%> Co., .Langendorf United Bakeries, class A (quar.) 75c — (accum.)—: 7-17 $1.25 _ (quar.)__ common 7-10 t $1.50 Guardian Realty Co. Crown-Zellerbach Crum 7-15 7-15 7-10 common — 7-15 (quar.) Co. 25c (quar.) 7-31 75c (s-a) 43%c : Drug Co., 7% conv. pfd. Corp.— 6-30 $1.50 Quarterly 6-30 6-26 Lane 7-25 (quar.) preferred (quar.) 5% A pfd. (quar.).. Power, $7 preferred 7-14 (quer,)—... -Krueger'- (G.) • Brewing $1.18% preferred (quar.). Insurance L.) 1 7-25 „ Light, $6 non-cum. pfd. (quar.) Griggs Cooper & Co., 7% preferred (quar.)__ 7% preferred (quar.) Guarantee Co. of North America (Montreal) 1 7-15 (quar.)_ (H. 7% $1.31% preferred A (initial quarterly) Creamery Package Mfg. (quar.) Crowell-Collier 8-18 7-10 Green 8-31 7-10 7-15 > 25c Greenfield Gas 4 Corp.— $5% Credit 9-1 9-15 65c $1.75 —- Great Lakes 6-16 8- 7-14 8- Mfg. 5% preferred (quar.)— Kennedy's, Inc., common ; $1.25 conv. preferred (quar.)__: 6-30 80c (irreg.) — (quar.)...... Hosiery, 7% American 1 > 6-30 7-15 $1.75 preferred Mines 8-10 8- Inc Kroger Grocery & Baking, 7% 2nd pfd. (quar.) 7-15 i 10- 22c common...— 6-30 11-10 •Kokomo 9-21 ... $1.50 Graham-Paige Motors, 6-16 80c - Safety Razor 9-15' 1 8-11 2 35c 25c Brothers, 6-15 $75c (quar.)__ 7-15 10-16 Inc -Kentucky Utilities, 7-21 2c Mass.) $75c 12- — Great American Investing 7-15 :•« 8-15 t$1.5Q 37 %c (accum.) Wares, 7% Gotham 6-30 8-15 7-21 7-31 20c (quar.).. Corp.* $5 preferred Safety Razor, $5 Grandview 20c (s-a) Co. 7-31 (quar.) Golden State Co., Ltd. 6-30 31 %c 30c (irreg.) 37 %C •' 9-16 1 $1.06% J35C Inc. Gimbel 8-15 7-15 ■ preferred $6 50c common 10- 25c — Gillette $75c ; Vultee convertible $1.25 •V +50c . Extra 9-15 J35C (Boston, . ,i:.r : 15c Quarterly L 15c. Kaufmann Department Stores (increased). 25c Kellogg Company — 25o Kellogg Switchboard & Supply-?-v - 12-15 $2.50 : — (quar.).^—. preferred 8-15 1 "C" > ' ; General Steel preferred Giddings & Lewis Machine Tool. $6 12-25 7- 9-30 12-30 $2 Trust , $1.50 50c $2.95 9-16 1 General Steel Castings Corp.— 9-25 7- , $1.25 — $4.50 Motors Gillette 10- 37 %c (quar.)— Corp. v $1.06J/4 5 (quar.) General Paint Corp. Consolidated Mining & Smelt'ng Co. of Canada Consolidated Mills, General 7-31 8- 1 7- (quar.).. Beneficial interest Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc.— preferred 7-15 (quar.) Co. 1 9- 7-15 V ' Corp. General 7-15 $2 —— 2% .. pfd. (irreg.) pfd. 6-24 9- Kalamazoo -,12c common Corp., 7-15 9- 1 7-15 $1.50 $1 (quar.) Extra $5 Cable General Electric 6-30 8- 1 5 Co common (quar.) 7% preferred 6-30 7- 9-30 12-31 7-15 7- (quar.)... Co., Finance 7-15 8-15 $3 (s-a) 6% preferred Baking 7-20 River Power Co.— Consolidated preferred - j (quar.) (quar.)—._ 6-30 : Electric Light, General Passumpsic Rivers preferred conv. 7-20 8- 1 $$1.50 $$1.50 10c 'Quarterly Connecticut $3 preferred Allegan & Grand Rapids RR. (s-a) ^Kalamazoo Stove & Furnace (quar.) 11-16 — Fyre-Fyter Co., class A—_— Gardner-Denver Co., common 8-15 12- 50c Investors 3 Kalamazoo 1 ;— non-cum. Fundamental 2 8-17 7-15 -.;■ Schmidt Brewing & 1 7-10 Malting & 7-10 7-15 10c 75c (accum.J (Toronto)— Quarterly Conn Grain 3 7- Joplin Water Works. 6% preferred (quar.)„ "■Julian & Kokenge Co —— 30c (initial) (quar.) Companies Ltd. 7- 7-15 Jewel Tea 12% C (quar.) Fuhrmann 8- 1 UOc Canada of Co. 1 1 7-15 13c Fireman $1 prior pfd. 6% Fruit of the Loom $3 1 9- 3c — 6-30 8- 1 7-15 9-14 Co. 6-30 8-15 35c (quar.)—— Community Frosted Foods— $1 partic. preferred (s-a) Confederation Froedtert 7-20 ,5c Edison Commonwealth Fraser 7-20 8-15 8-15 8-15 $1.62 .9-14 2 (quar.) "(quar.). General preferred (quar.) Alcohols, common— preferred 5-15 68%C • 2 10- (interim) Insurance 88- 25# 25c (quar.).., Quarterly 5 10- —_ Francisco) (quar.), Tire & Rubber Co Foundation 10-20 Electric— Commercial 8% Fund General Capital (quar.)— Ohio 7- $1.50 * common 7-10 6-30 30c Fund "Ironr'te Ironer, & Dyeing— Co., Sons Foster-Wheeler Corp., Corp.— preferred conv. Columbus ——— 7-15 20c preferred (San 11- 6-30* (Syracuse, Firestone 7-20 $1.25 $1.25 $1.50 preferred series A (quar.) Columbia Pictures 4%% Fireman's Gardner cum. 6% ■ 1* Corp.— preference (quar.) Cum., preferred 5% series (quar.) 5% (quar.) (s-a) & Iron Colorado Fuel (irregular)— Louis of St. Co. Cockshutt Plow Co. 7-15 $1.37% i. (Wm.) 1 7-15 20c Corp. Ltd. Petroleums 8- 7-10 1 30c 10c 8% preferred (quar.)20c Isle Royal Copper (resumed) 50c 6-30* 9-14 preferred Filene's 11-15 7- 7-15 2 (quar.) Fidelity-Phoenix Fire Insurance (s-a)__—— 8-15 8- 1 7-15 7-10 7-15 7-20 12- 1 8-28 Quarterly „ 6% (quar.) (quar.)_____ convertible preferred 6% 10- preferred (s-a) pfd. (quar.) D. 7-14 8- t$1.50 $$1.50 $1 (quar.)___ Foundation; Ltd.—. convertible Investors ^Mutual, $1.25 C.). common preferred (quar.) (Wash., 8-16 ' : $8%c preferred Stores Corporation Investors . Federated 8-1 11- 1 7-10 ___ 6 2 70c 15c — 9-14 8- 79- $1.25 Federal Services Finance 7* 6-14 $1.75 $1.75 50c 50c 25c t25c 25c preferred (quar.) : Utilities (irregular) City Ice & Fuel, 8Vz% preferred City National Bank & Trust Co. (Chicago)— : — Federal Screw Works 9-20 12-20 7-15 7-14 $1 $1 l%c 5% Citizens 1 ;$1.25 — (quar.)—: 10-14 8-11 9- 1 12- 1 8-10 9- 1 8- 60c ,V, Quarterly : Department Stores, common..— 4%% conv. preferred (quar.) Federal Fire Insurance (Canada) (s-a). 6-30 $1% $1% 25c $1.62% 6% Iron Federated 3 Department Investment 6 $1.25 6% ' ' (quar.). Federal Insurance Co. 7- 7- 1 9-18 25c . 7- 7-15 7-21 6-30 8- $1.50 — Farmers & Traders Life Insurance 6-30 8- 4 8- $25c $1.25 — (quar.) . . $5 pfd. (quar.)... —-— 6-19 t$1.75 4% preferred (quar.) preferred ($5 par) 7% 7% 7-15 12 %c — Brewing Corp., Extra 5% preferred (quar.) Intertype common preferred $5 Cincinnati New Orleans & Texas Pacific Ry.— , Inc., 8- 1 7c 25c .C-; 25c 20c 50c 1 (irregular)— Quarterly 1 Fanste'el Metallurgical Corp., $5 7- 9- 1 9-30, 12-30 70c ....—— 7- — Stock dividend 6-30 7- $1.75 37 %c 37Vic 7-18 Cleaner—— Vacuum Eversharp 1 7-15 (s-a) Cotton Oil Chickasha * 9- 35c preferred- $1.50 preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) Eureka 7-12 7- Products, $1.50 pfd. preferred National Bank 3 7-10 - Interstate (quar.)... $5 preferred A (quar.)— 7-12 7-15 — 7 $5 preferred A 7-28 7- 8- 1 ; 7- Erie Railroad Co.— 7-10 41 19 Centyry Ribbon Mills, 7% $1.50 $6 6 $1.25 15c — Extra Chain Store 6 7- (quar.)__ pfd. York Power 5c!o Republic Co 7-10 6-15 $5.50 7- 4%#? pfd. (quar.)__ Central Kansas Power, Central New Chase com.-, common Extra Central 7-21 7-15 (quar.) Co. Gas & Electric Corp., Central Hudson Central (quar.) Ohio Ry. Co. Carolina Clinchfield & 9-16 8- 1 7-21 25c —1 B 7-25 (quar.) 7-15 7-15 Nickel Co. of Canada— 7-15 —~ of Reo 65c $50c : Milling, 7-14 National Watch i_——.—_ Ely & Walker Dry Goods— 7% 1st preferred (initial s-a). 6% 2nd preferred (initial s-a) Emerson Radio & Phonograph (quar.)__— 6-30 conv. 50c Engineers Public Service, Ltd International (s-a) : Corporation $6, preferred 6-21 6-?i> ' $1.25 $1.12% Elgin 1 ..-7-14 1 8-15 quar.)—! Holdings, Ltd.— preference A (quar.) preference (quar.)_ conv. (quar.)..—. (irregular) (quar.)— preferred preferred Eastern 5 8- 6% de Nemours & Co.— Township Telephone (quar.) Electric Bond & Share, $5 pfd. (quar.)..— 7- '• 40c 1 Common International Eastern 8- 8- $3 Dwight Manufacturing East Pennsylvania RR. 6-30 8-1 7-20 1-20 7-20 8-10 7-17 8- 1 8-1 40c 12c $1 ' ^— du 6-15 7-15 2% t$l t$l $1.25 25c 10c 12Vic 25c preferred (s-a) Manufacturers, Class A non-cum. Canadian Wallpaper 1 ' 8-1 .— 7- 6-30 9- 1 t50c —t—— (s-a) Canadian 7-15 6-30 7-31 ?75c (accum.)_ Investors (quar.) preferred $1 6-20 Trust— Investment International Metal Industries, Duquesne Light, 5% 6-30 (increased International 1 I, Holder* 1 8- 25c. (quar.)—. 6-15 6-21 7-15 4 Corp. 7- (increased) (E. I.) thare Harvester— 7-15 common 6-30 Pont Detrola international 7-15 preferred $4.50 7- International 75c Co. 8-15 10-2 7-11 7-31 7-15 7-15 t$1.75 If?-?? $$1-25 ------—. International Canadian pfd. 7% 6-28 ■$$1.75 preferred A (quar.)__._ Duplan Corporation (irregular)., Chemical $4 Canadian . 7-28 $$1.37'/a Dow 6-20 8- 1 t85c t53c t75c t$1.50 tl5c 7-28 (quar.)—. Dominion^ Textile, 1% preferred 6-20 7-25 t$1.50 t$30c ._ Name of Company Chemical, 5%% pfd. (quar.) Dominion~Tar"& 8-15 8- 1 of Reo. 6-28 7-31 — Quarterly Breweries, Ltd.— $3.40 conv. preferred (quar.) Canadian Car & Foundry, 7% pref. (quar.) Canadian Converters Co. Ltd. (quar.)— When Payable tlOc (quar.) & Linoleum Dominion Oilcloth When Payable Holder* Per thare Holt ere those Name of Company '• Monday, July 10, 1944 & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL 154 . 7-15 7- 3 8- 1 7-10 8- 1 7-10 9- 5 9- 1 9- 5 9- 1 . $1.50< 7-15 6-30 25c 7-15 7- $1.25 $1 - 25c 15c $1.50 10c $2c 7-13 5' 6-30 7-15 7- 8 9-12 9- 2 7-15 7- 5 1 7-15 6-26 fi-15 7-15 6-21 8- ■' THE COMMERCIAL' & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4297 Volume 160 Name of Company * Monmouth Consolidated Water Co.— ' ; • 8-15 $1.75 5c . ' 1 7% 7- 1 6% 8-28 1 7-11 7-15 6-9 7-15 6- 9 Public 5% tquar.)_„™_™ States Tel •& Tel 7-15 6-15 7-15 7-13 6-30 7-20 6-30 ' preferred (quar.)— Mutual System Inc., 6% Natiorial 6% National Bank of Detroit National Biscuit Co., i: 9-21 12-21 7-15 6-30 7-15 6-30 Common •' (s-a)——-—— common—— —-—•---———— 2nd 128- 11-10 1 7-15 6- 10-14 9- ■ 9 8 15c National Cash Register 7-15 6-30 National (quar.)— _———25c of New York (s-a) 50c 8-1 7- 8-1 7-15 8-1 7-15 City Bank (quar.)——— National • ■ !• $3 City Lines/ class A (quar.)™-™— preferred (quar.) National Department Stores National Distillers Products 50c 75c 12Vic ' (quar.)——— (quar.)— 8- 50c . 8-1 2c National Fuel Gas Co. (quar.) 25c National Funding, class A (quar.)-™-™__™ 17y2c Class B (quar.)—HVaC ;"av: Extra on class A and B-™ ——— UVsQ National Investors Corp. (irregular)——— lie National Lead Co., 6% pfd. class B (quar.)_ $1.50 7-22 10-20 National Malleable & Steel Castings National Manufacturers & Stores 7-15 6-30 7-20 6-30 7-20 6-30 7-20 •7, 7- 7-15 7-17 1# York Central RR.— (quar.)'— North American Investment Corp.— 6% — 1 7-15 5-27 . —— Northern Central Ry. .'!;: (s-a) preferred conv, 8- 8- 1 8- 1 7-15 5V2 % preferred (quar.) t 6% *■ 7% Northern Liberties Gas $1.50 $1.75 — —_ (s-a) Northern Ontario Power, 7-14 $1.37% ———— preferred (quar.)—— preferred (quar.),: i 6% preferred (quar.)_• ——— "Northern States Power (Del.)—' preferred (accum.) 7% preferred (accum.) Nqrthern States Power (Minn.)— $5 preferred (quar.) :— Nunn-Bush Shoe Co., common (quar.)—_ ' 6-30 7 Seaboard 6% Servel, 1st Series Trust 25c , :: .7-15 50c Shares (quar.)..——— Oliver United Filters, class A (quar.) Class B (quar.)—— 8- 1 8- 1 25c — Ontario Car & Ottawa Pacific Electric Pan-American •Panama Paramount •'Paterson & i.- 60c convertible 60c convertible preferred A $1.40 class A '6% preferred •Penn Traffic Skelly Smith 7-15 6-30 7-15 6-30 "•7-15 7-15 7- 9-30 9- 7-10 ",7rl5 7- 7 7-15 7- 7 7-15 7- 7 7-28 (quar.)—— 1-1-45 8-15 35C 11-15 7-14 1 (s-a)_— 6-30 5% , . ' i , 7-11 preferred (quar.) : 10c 7- $1.10 8-1 50c — Philadelphia Electric Power, 8% pfd!. (quar.) Philadelphia Transportation Co.— $1 participating preferred (s-a) V.t.c. for partic, preferred (s-a) Philip Morris & Co., common (quar.)——— 4V%% preferred (quar.)——— 10- 1 1 7-10 9- 8 , 414% preferred (Albert) Co.. preferred 7-20* 7-20* (s-a) 7-15 6-22 7-15 6-22 7-15 6-22 10-14 9-30 10- 1 9-10 10- 1 9-10 25c $2.50 • 6-27 7-20 stock (G, East Procter & E.) 10c 7-28 6-30 8- 1 6-30 8-15 7-15 7-31 7-30 25c 7-15 10c 7-15 20c 25c Ltd., 6-30 17y2c $1.50" 15c _• com, Gold Mines pfd. (quar.), (quar.)— -Proprietary Mines Prosperity Co., Inc., 5% preferred (quar.) 5% preferred, (quar.),: ——— 50c $5c $2 • 8-1 $1.50 i&-20 $1.75 7-20 7-10 ,• 9- 9 , 7-5 7- 5 (accum.)—......... $5.25 7-17 7- class" A 61 Vac 8- 1 7-20 $1.25 8-1 7-20 legal expenses, $17.23. of Brothers B Co., leaving a (s-a). (s-a)—. $15' 5 7-10 37V2C 8- 7-15 1 7-25- 7- 3 Webster Eisenlohr, 7% preferred.™........ Welch Grape Juice Co., 7% pfd. (quar.)—. $2.33Va 8- 1 6-30 V Wellington Fire 6-3Q 7- 1 Wentworth Manufacturing, preferred 1 8-15 12»/ac 9- 1 8-15 7-15 7% preferred (quar. West Penn Power, 4V2% 6-20 6-30 Point pfd. Manufacturing Co. Canada Flour 6-30 7-20 6-20 Western 7-10 6-17 Westmoreland Coal_..„_ Inc. $4.50 White $2 5 preferred 7-12 Wichita 1 8-15 6% 8- 1 5 class A.... Stock Union 6-30 7-15 7-14 25c 7-10 6-24 tlOc 7-10 6-21 Wisconsin Gas & Electric, 414% HOC 7-10 6-21 Wood 8-15 8- 5 7-15 6-30 $1 9-15 25C 10- 2 8-1 7-10' 8-1 7-20 8- 1 7-20 $2 7-15 7-10 $1.75 7-15 7-1 . 1 8-1 8-15 $$2.50 12-30 8-15 18%C 75c convertible preferred (quar.)——... Hosiery, quarterly Quarterly — — 7-17 7- 1 11-15 7-31 $1.50 8-1 7-15 $1.50 8- 1 7-15 $1 8-1 7-15 $1.50 11- I 10-16 1 10-16 $1.50 7-31 7-15 $1.12 y2 7-15 6-30 1 7-15 9-30 8-31 50C 8-T 7-20 50c Extra. 10- 2 9-20 15c 10- 9- ———— —..— Quarterly Wisconsin 6% 7% .......——... Electric preferred Power (quar.)— Alexander & 1st — preferred $1, .... —. pfd. (quar.) James Ltd.— Yale & 10% (Wm.) Jr. Co. common——™™_. Townr'MTg7co::::::::::z:::::::: 9-30 9-15 12-30 12-15 8-1 7- 7 York $75c 8-1 7-7 25C 7-25 7r 8 Zeller's, Ltd., common (quar.)—™..—— 6% preferred (quar.)..™.— 50c 7-15 7-1 $1 7-13 7- 50c 7-20 7-14 Corporation 8- $$1.75 t50e (accum.) Unit, quar.) Woolworth (F. W.) Ltd. (interim)—™*—_ , 2 8 15c 7-15 6-20 $20c 8- 1 7-15 $37.y2c 8- 1 7-15 — Zion's Co-operative 11- Co;— $1.25 175c • Mercantile Institution.......... L™.—........—-. 75C 9-15 9-5 75c 12-15 12- 5 15c ...J.™—' Quarterly '... Quarterly; 7-17 8- 5c $1.50 $2.50 Winstead $1.25 1 1 50c Wrigley 7-15 9- 50c Woods Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 1 6-23 9-15 Winters & Crampton Corp.— Extra 3iy4c 6-15 7-15 —™ 7-15 (Boston)— 6-15 7-15 , (irregular) Wichita Water, 7% preferred (quar.)—™. Willys-Overland MotorsFinal dividend to redemption date™—_ Wilson & Co., $6 preferred (quar.)_ Wilson Line, 5% 1st preferred (s-a)—™™.■' Winnipeg Electric, 5% preferred..—™„.„ 13114c 1 7-15 50c Yards— preferred $1.25 $1.0614 9- 7-12 $1.12 »/2 6-30 9-15 7-15 7-31 $75c (quar.) 7-15 7- 6 8-1 Products— 7-15 7-15 7-17 t$1.75 .... 7-22 75c. - $2 — (quar.) 75c 7- 3 7- 6 6-20 .™_™u— 7-15 7-15 7-17 7-15 preference (quar.)..™....: preference (accum.)__.. $4 conv. 7-14 7-15 8-15 Sewing Machine Corp.— 9- 7- Telegraph, Chlorine prior 35c 7-15 Union Westvaco 25c $1 8-15 8-15 $1.75 Mills— 7-15 10c 9-1 $1.50 614% 7-15 75c 7-15 75C 8-15 6 1 1 (quar.). $20c 7-20 1 8- 8- $1.12 s/a 31 VaC 10- 7- 8-15 43 %c (quar.) $$1.50 10-16 8-11 7-19 ; ™™ preferred (accum. Western Grocers Ltd., common (quar.)..—. 7% preferred (quar.)™™™—™ $1 8-15 8-15 17»/2c Michigan Steel Foundry 7% pfd, (quar.) conv. pfd. (quar.).™—— Electric. 6% preferred (quar.).. Western 7-15 7-15 8-31 25c common $1.75 West 34 %c $1.75 t$1.75 12V2C is-a) West Penn 6-20 31 Vac Insurance . $1 convertible preferred (quar.)™...™... 1 7- 9- 7-20 7-10 6-15 8- $1 , 7-25 9- (accum.)..; 7-15 37»4c • 6-30 7-15 $4 2nd preferred • 7-15 1 8-10 9-15 (quar.). preferred (quar.).,—— Sterling Brewers, Inc.. (irregular)—— Stetson (J. B.) Co., common..:—......... 8% preferred (accum.).: Stroock (S.) & Co., Inc.. new com. (initial) Suburban Electric Securities— 8- 1 12-1: 12-9 8-10 8-15 7% 6-30 9- 9 $1.25 6-30 preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.)— Steel Co. of Canada, common 9- $1.75 5% 8-15 7-19 (quar.).................:— $5 9-15 (quar.).... 12-23 1-2-45 $1.75 $l,.12y2 7-15 $1.75 62 Vac ' 7-17 1 Corp. 9-21. .......... •37y2c $1.6214 preferred 9-15 2 7-17 1 5% 7-18 2 10- $18 8- Works. 1 10- ■ $1 :a (accum.)......... Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis Corp.— Irregular Washington Gas Light, common (quar.)—. 414 % preferred (quar.) 6-28 6-23 1 Stecher-Traung Lithograph Corp.— 6-27 10c (special)—: 8% Class 8- '...v« 8- $2 62'4c • 5% Mfg.—-,, Dome Gamble amount Warren 7-25 31 VaC certain 7 7- $$1.50 — 7- 3* 7-1 $12.55 prior preferred 7-10 1 $$2 (quar.). 7-15 7-15 lOrlO 8- State Street Investment 7- 8 (irreg.)^ J20c 6% preferred (quar,),— —$$1.50 6% non-cumul. partic. preferred (quar,)— J75c Premier GOld Mining Co.. Ltd.,:! i,tic Preston 8- is net 7% •t (quar.)— $1.25 payment of the 6% pfd. subject to deduction of 77c for 1 7-21 6-30 7-15 50c $15c > 5 7-15 $1.25 B 6-30. 6-30 10-20 $1.12,/2 Stanley , 7-10 $1 (accum.)— Tool Co., common (quar.) \6% convertible preferred Plymouth Cordage (quar.),.; of Canada, ■a 25c $1 Plomb JEmployees 8-25 $1.25 $1 Radio, Ltd., class A 75c —„—— Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt Pleasant Valley Mine Power Corp. "m 7- 7-10 1 Standard 7-15 dividend stock l„:U 8-12 7-15 —___ 7- 7-15 17%c / $1 (quar.) (quar.)... $1.06 »/4 Class .—_!: 9- , The 6-30 8- 6-30 9-15 7-10 7-15 7-15 1 $1 $1.20 Co.—— 7-10 7-12 $1.75 Watch, class A preferred (accum.) 6'% $3c — 8-31* 11-29* 7-20 $1.25 Waltham 7-10 i.tn. 10c $23c -• 9-20 50c ...... $1.50 Products 7t12' 6-22 —.. Standard 10- 6-22 —...—_ 7-20 . 7-15 7-15 7-14 25c preferred : ^ 12-20 common Westmoreland, 8-1 8- 1 Inc.——— 6-30 1 J. 7-15 9-10 50c Tobacco, common (quar.)... 8% preferred (accum.) 5% prior pfd. (quar.)™..™ 5% prior preferred (quar.)..™™;™™— Valspar Corp., $4 conv. preferred (accum.) Vapor Car Heating, 7% preferred (quar.).. 7% preferred (quar.)..^ Vertientes-Camaguey Sugar Co. of Cuba Virginian Railway, 6% preferred (quar.)...! Vulcan Detinning, common_.™__.___.._._. 7% preferred (quar.).. .V 7% preferred (quar,)™._._.._..._._.._. Wabash-Harrison Co. (irregular). 7-13 $1.12 y2 N. 7-15 10- 1 30C Utica Knitting, Railway Co.— of 7-20 8-1 •Upressit Metal Cap, 5 v (quar.)— 8-1 8-1 ,.t 40C Leaf 5 West 7-14 ' $1.06 y4 $5 7-20 75c 6-23 : Universal Corp., 8- 20c 8-1 . Suga,r 8- It (quar.) 7-14 40C ... 8-15 $1.62 y2 (quar.) 6-27 87V2C Refining & Mining, (quar.) preferred 8-10 8- (accum.)—. 7-15 75c S. Smelting, 8-15 $2c 9-30 $1.75 partic.. preferred Prentice United Stockyards Corp.— 70c convertible preferred $1 10-21 Pittsburgh Coal Co.— • 6-30 37 Vac (quar.).. Standard Oil Co. of Ohio. 5% pfd. (quar.) 4!4% convertible preferred (quar.)_„~— Standard Pavings & Materials, Ltd.— Partic. conv. preferred (accum.) (accum.)—, Semi-annual v U. 6-30 10c 9-30 $1.12 y2 Pittsburgh Brewing, $3.50 pfd. (accum.),,, Pittsburgh Cine. Chicago & St. Louis RR.— 6% 6-24 7-15 50c 10-21 Pittsburgh Bessemer & Lake Erie— Common 7-15 7-15 $3 50c (quar.)—„ Phillips-Jones, 7% Pick U. 6-30 .•"!a: 8-27 7-15 8-1 $1.75 7% 6-30 25c . 6-20 7-15 25c 1 8- 9-15- 7 (quar. 1 $1 8-15 1 68%C Machinery— preferred (quar.) 8- $1.12 y2 50c - conv. S. Leather,, S. 9-15 7-13 10- 25c 8- Indira Gas & Electric— Fire. Insurance 50c 6-24 California Edison— Standard 8-15 . 50c Squibb (E. R.) & Sons, $5 pfd. A (quar.)— $4.25 preferred B (quar.) 7-24 9* (quar.) Spalding (A. G.) & Bros., 1st preferred Sparks-Withington Co. ; Sperry Corp. (irregular)— Spicer Manufacturing Corp., common $3 preferred (quar.).. Spiegel, Inc., $4.50 conv. pfd. (quar.)—„ 6-30 8-14 7-25 25c ™ ™, 7-15 $2.50 $75c — preferred Hoffman 50c non-cum. 6V2% 9-15 8- 50c ' 7- 5 — Pfeiffer Brewing -Co.— Philadelphia Co. Philadelphia Elqptric Co.— 4.4% 6-21 6-3Q 15c Permutit Co. . •, 7-15 S. 25c Southwestern Public Service Co. com. 7-15 10- 50c 25c 7-15 $1 9- 53c 20c 6-3Q $2 .. 53c $$1.75 7-15 7-15 8- 25C Insurance S. Industrial Chemical 7% \ 25c Fire , 8-15 9- 10- 53c Extra 7 6-22 58y3Q — S. U. ; 5814 c 135c preferred (quar.) Southern Wholesale Phosphate & Acid Wks. Southwestern Life Insurance (Dallas) (quar.) 7-25 ' 25c (monthly)........... 7% prior preferred (monthly 7% prior preferred (monthly 6.36% prior pfd. (monthly) 6.36% prior pfd. (monthly)„_„.... 6.36% prior pfd. (monthly 6% prior pfd. (monthly).., 6% prior pfd. (monthly).. 6% prior pfd. (monthly)... United New Jersey RR. & Canal Co. (quar,) U. S. Fidelity Guarantee Co. (Bait.)— Quarterly ; 7-15 7- j;!.;: Southern New England Telephone ' $1.25 — 7-15 5814c prior preferred 5Va% 7-7 $1.75 7-15: 8- 7% U. 7-15 7-15 1 8- 7-31 7-14 1 $1.25 7-18 7-15 U. 7-15 (quar.) 8-1 9-1 Extra. 1 7-15 8- 7- 6 7-18 8- $1.183A $1 8-1 i2y2c Pennsylvania Power Co., $5 pfd. (quar.) People's Credit Securities——— Peoples Gas Light & Coke—— ;Peoples Telephone Corp. (quar.)——„ • 9- 7-15 1 15c (quar.).. 7-10 7-31 122c prior pfd. (quar.)™.... U. S. Pipe & Foundry, common (quar.)_-.._ Common (quar.) U, S. Plywood Corp., common (quar.)__..._ U. S. Rubber Reclaiming Co., Inc.— 8% prior preferred (accum.).... .... preferred 8-15 10c preferred 7-10 8-1 (quar.) t25c ;;; Southern 32c 138c t$l U. 15c original 4.8% 2-5-45 8-15 Drug Co., 4%% ;":,8-i::" •75c (Howard) Southern 11- 4 2rl5-45 8- 7-15 7-1 $1.75 ; preferred (quar.) 1 5V2% preferred C (quar.).. Southern California Gas, 6% pfd. A (quar.) 6% preferred (quar.). Southern Canada Power, common (quar.).. 6% participating preferred (quar.)— Southern Franklin Process. 7% pfd. (quar.) 8-5 t$1.50 1 7-10 5c (quar.),. preferred 5% 9-15 50c — 8- 5c (increased). Corp. Co OU Southern 12-15 175c 7-15 $1.62 V% — Extra 6-30 1 35c — 9-15 1 25c Southeastern Greyhound Lines (quar,).—__ 7-24 7-28 v 1 8- 50c Pittsburgh Water Co.— 414% preferred (quar.).— 8 ,7-15 Oil $1.25 United Grain Growers, 5% non-cum. pfd; A United Light & Railway Co. (Del.)— 'South I 35c (quar.U 6% 6-^0 7-15 '10- 10- Solar Aircraft Co. 5 7-6 ; 7-13 50c 12-21 1 Paper Mills, Ltd.— (quar.)— 50c conv. pfd. A (s-a)—. Soss Manufacturing 6-29 7-15 ; 16c fquar.),, Penman's Ltd., common 9-15 25c — (interim), Telephone, common (quar.) Common (quar.)_™™___— $1.40 class A (quar.)——™_ $1.40 class A (quar.) Peninsular - 10-15 15c fPend Orielle Mines & Metals Co. 12-30 $30c Sinclair 15c (quar.), (quar.)_™— preferred B Peaslee-Gaulbert Corp. 9-20 —— 7-10 $1 Payne Furnace & Supply, common 9-30 8- $3.50 Mines..—: ,7-25 50c — .,,-7-10 8- .1. 7-10 — Simpsons, Ltd., 6V2% preferred 6,/2% preferred (quar.) 10c River RR.i Hudson 7-15 1 (Quebec)^ Ltd. 7-15 $1 Companies, 7-15 1 125/2C ; 8-15 7- I 1214 c —— common— Premier 50c (irregular) Bottling (irregular)—— 4% preferred (quar.) Piotures (increased quarterly)™ Coca-Cola iParaffine Mines, Silbak 7-15 30c Fund Investment Sigma 7-14 25c -Packer Corporation- (quar.)—,— 7-15 88- $1.31 y4 ———— 8-15 $1.50 — 8-1 $1.75 (quar.) (Wash., D. C.) 50c Lighting Corp. $5 pfd. (quar.),—„ Pacific Tel. & Tel., 6% preferred (quar.) 9-12, 15c Sheep Creek Gold Mines (quar.)— Shell Union Oil Corp. (irregular)_—_ Sherwin-Williams Co. of Canada (interim). 1 $1.25 (quar.), !Pacific 15c — 120c Aircraft, Ltd., common— & Gas Stores : United Fruit Co. 15c ... com. 1$1.75 Oppenheimer Collins & Co._— 9-12 10-1 —— 125c (quar.)—_ 1 $1.12'A Shawinigan Water & Power Co.——....— 7-14 ■ 10- 30c . (quar.), (s-a[ (quar.) 7-31 ■ ... 50c $1 Steel Products, common preferred (quar.)— 7% 7- Inc. Shaffer 7-15 Old Colony Trust Associates— 1 7-21 $1.75 (quar.) Security Title Bldg., $7 partic. pfd. (accum.) 6-30 7-29 7-20 1 Security Storage Co. ' T'7-14 * 1 8- (quar.)— preferred 7-31 Ltd. Share, B United 8- (quar.)—— class A conv. pref. Surety Co.— Acceptance Corp., Securities 8-15 —... California of Co. United Drill & Tool, class A Class B (quar.). 11-2 12- 1 37y2c (quar.)..— preferred Oil Class 1 30C ; 1st preferred (s-a)„ 2nd preferred (s-a) —— 7% 6-30 20c 7-21 1 $1.25 - preferred 6% 6-30 7-20 $1.25 v 6-30 .7-20 $1.31 Va —_™_ 8- 7-25 8- 40c Lawrence 3V2% 6-30 7-25 $1.12 y2 6% ' 6-30 9-11 - $6c $$1.50 —— 9- 50c 6-30 7-14 . 50c „ common— . 7-14 ' 40c —— 6-30 7-14 3iy2c (initial),— preferred 6-29 50c Schuylkill "Valley Navigation & RR. (s-a)__ Scott Paper Co., $4 preferred (quar.),. — $4.50 preferred (quar.)—_____——— Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney, common 7-15 37Vic Northerq Indiana Public .Service Co.— : 5 %: 9-21 7,-10 8- 1 6-30 6-30 ' 7-15 $2 "V 25c — (quar.) 10-12 7-10 $2 6-30 $1.12'4 6-30 8-19 Schumacher Wall Board Corp., com., 1 8-10 11-10 7-15 , 7-10 5c Paper Mills, 6% pfd. (accum.) Diego Gas & Electric Co., com. (quar.) 5% preferred (quar.)—— Schenley Distillers Corp., new common- 6-30 8-15 11-15 t$1.75 7-15 6-22 1 6-30 7 25c 25c Co., Ltd., 7% ... com. 1 8-10 7-13 ■ 7-10 preferred 7-8 25c 6-30 7% 7-21 7-15 125c United Bond & 8-24 7- St. 7- 8-22 $1.25 Union 7-13 9-14 : (quar.),,— Flour Mills Co., 7-15 tic $1.50 (quar.)....... 6-30 8-10 7-15 4% $2.50 11-27 1 , — Hosiery Mills,— 12- 7-, 5 • 50c (quar.) 7-25 50c (quar.)— ___—— (quar.) ,———- Corp., 7-31 (irregular). United Cigar-Whelan Stores Corp.— $5 preferred (accum.)—.... $5 prior preferred (initial).. United Corps,, Ltd., class A (quar. $5 preferred & Co. Paper, common 7-1 8-15 8- 8-15 25c — Lawrence 7-15 ......i— 50c (quar.) W.) 6-26 7-12 90c Manufacturing $1.50 $1 2nd preferred 6-17 7-14 300 (quar.) San 7-20 8- Union Electric Co. of Mo., $4.50 pfd. 7-20 8-22 : 6-30 Public Service Co.;— St. Lawrence 7-22 ; 7-20 1 30c $1.25 (quar.) 7-10 St. — Northern Illinois Corp., common—™ $1.50 16c . pfd. 20c Co. (irregular) Button, common (quar.)— conv. preferred (quar.). __.! St. Croix 7-20 75c 68%c preferred (accum.)>——————— preferred (accum.)— 5Va % North American Life Insurance, common— 9 8-10 —__—— Inc., $6.50 preferred (quar.) Royal Typewriter Co., common,,, 7% preferred (quar. 6-30 S- Tuckett Tobacco 8-15 11-13 3714 c ... Roos Bros. 6-30 7-15 $2.50 $1 (quar,)— Adjustment preferred 7-20 8- . 75c ' Norfolk & Western Railway Co. 7-21 1 $1.50 6 5- 1 12-1 50c common... Mines 50c —^ Rollins 7-15 50c .— 8-25 $25c Gold 9- of Reo» 7-15 50o Co. (quarl.-—...... Trinity Universal Insurance (quSr) Shovel, Towle 1 25c Extra 6-30 8- A $1.50 7-14 ! 8- Rochester 7-10 ; : 8-31 Rike-Kumler 1 7-10 and (H. 6-15 • Toburn $1.50 — (irregular) 1st 7-31 8-15 Thew 6-30 (quar.),^,-—^,— preferred $2 6-30 7-10 7% Rickel ; New : Class 7-21 7-15 25c $1.25 National Steel Car Corp. Ltd. (quar.) $25c Naumkeag Steam Cotton————$1 Newark Telephone Co., 6% preferred (quar.) $1.50 New Bedford Gas & Edison Light Co. (quar.) $1 New Brunswick Telephone Co., Ltd. (quar.) $13c Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock—1 $5 preferred (quar.)__ $1.25 8-15 Quarterly ccnv. Rhode Island 6-30 1 7-15 Money Corp., $1.20 preferred National Oats Co., 5% preferred (s-a)——- 1 7-15 Reynolds (R. J.) Tobacco Co.— < 15c 15c . 6-30 7-20 National preferred Common — 8- 9- , 10-30 2c National Electric Welding Machine (quar.)_ Quarterly J———-—————.— 8 7-15* 1 6-30 15c Reliance 7- 3 7-15 7-15 Holier* Payable t3o , —. 35c preferred (quar.) Mfg. Co. (111.), common,Remington Rand Inc., common,,— $4V2 preferred (quar.)— Republic Investors Fund, 6% pfd. A (quar.) 6% preferred A (quar.)_„^. 6% preferred B (quar.)— Revere Copper & Brass, 7% pfd. (quar.)— 5%% preferred (quar.),—— Reymer & Brothers, common (irregular),— $5 8-15 ——— 7-14 Regent Knitting Mills, $1.60 preferred (quar.) V $1.60 preferred (quar.),,!—; Reliance Electric & Engineering— ;' 6-30 (quar.)—— National Bond & Chare Corp. 8-15 $1.25 Pump •' Co.___ (C. A.), $2 preferred————. Reed 1 7-15 30c - 8-10 9- 1 15c 15c 50c 30c 8-31 preferred 6-15 preferred (quar.)———: Reda ''7-15 7% 7-15 7-15 50c —— 2nd $1.75 5 8-1 50c • Automotive Fibres, Inc.— convertible preferred (quar.)_ convertible preferred (quar.)™™„™ 6%' • 9-28 12-28 10c -. • 7-15 41 %c preferred (quar.) Railroad Employees Corp., 8Qc pfd. (quar.) Railway Equipment & Realty—. 6% 1st preferred (accum.) Reading Co., common (quar.)____„ 4% non-cum. 1st preferred (quar.)—: 8-15 1 37%c Fund-™--™-™..--™-.^-; Investment Mutual • 9- •■•!■- 50c preferred (quar.)™™; $1.50 preferred (quar.) ____$1.30 v 6% 8^1 When , thare Sylvanlte Gold Mines (quar.) Syracuse Transit Corp., common (irregular) Common (Irregular) ........... Tacony-Palmyra Bridge, 5% pfd. (quar.),... Taylor-Wharton Iron 8$ ■ SteeLu..*,_.T.._.... Terminal & Transportation Corp,... ...u Texas Water Co., 6% preferred (quar.)™.. Thatcher Mfg., $3.60 preferred (quar.)™... Thermatomic Carbon Co., $5 pfd. (s-a) Radio-Keith-Orpheum Corp.— 6-30 6% Muskegon Motor Specialties— . $2 'Class A (quar.)J-™-----™™™--™™™ Mutual Chemical Co. of America— .■•v!:5'!': ■ '6-30 7-20 1 7-15 Name of Company 7-15 ' 1 50 c preferred preferred Per " of Rea* Service Corp. 6% 7-31 $1.50 - v • 62Vsc (quar.)™™-™™™™™-™-' preferred 8- 58y3c (monthly)—,,,,, of N. J.— (monthly) —___— ••6% (monthly),———; Puget Sound Power & Light Co.— $5 prior preference (quar.)——— Purity Bakeries Corp.,,—„___ Putnam (George) Fund —, Quaker Oats Co., 6% preferred (quar.) Quebec Power Co. (quar.) .7- 8 9-1 8- ' Mountain Payable of Colorado— (monthly) (monthly),:— preferred preferred preferred 5% 7-15 ; preferred (quar.) —™_™—; 34%c Montana Power, $6 preferred (quar.)™™™,$1.50 Montgomery ward & Co., common (quar.)™ ' 50c " $7 class A (quar.)————— -v. ' $1.75 Montreal Telegraph (quar.)$48c Morrell (John). & Co.: —-—--—--• 50c Mount Carbon & Port Carbon RR. (s-a) _™ ■■ $1.25 Mountain States Power Co,, common (quar.) 37% c 5Va% . 8- 7-15 >• When ihare Name of Company Public Service Co. • preferred (quar.)__^ j: Monongahela Valley Water, 7% pfd. (quar.) Monroe Loan Society, common class A i $7 . Holdert Per ' a! Reo, Payable 'hare : C ;v- Roiaert wnen v.l"er ' 155 Zonite Products Corp. —.... " Sullivan Consolidated Mines Sum Oil •Sun Co., 4M? % preferred A (quar.)..— Ray Drug, common..™ 6% preferred 12c (interim) ............ (quar.) $1.25 —— $1.25 Superheater Co. (quar,)....... .... Jamaica income tax 8- 1 7-10 20c 8- 1 7rl4 •Transfer books not closed for this 8- 1 7-14 fPayable in JPayable ; 50c Super Mold Corp. of California Less 30% $1.1214 3714c $5c — x 7-20 7- 25c 7-15' 7- 5 j3 in U." dividend. non-residents' tax. Non* a Less British Income tax, y S. funds, less 15% Canadian Canadian funds, resident tax* 15%; tax deductible at the source. resident tax. 7%. r Monday, July 10, 1944 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & 156 Francisco District, and $509,000,000 in'the Boston Dis¬ -t". .• ' trict. A of ( + ) Increase Decrease or certificates on hand Gold due from U. S. 18,551,875 Treasury.* 271,256 , 9,304 Industrial loans —1,324,643 29,553 11,637 — 78 — — + 1,452 Certificates - Bonds — 18,652 — 14,737,903 securities -342,658 + + 7,048,569 + 2 + 19,855 136 banks banks.. 76,814 B—145,669 1,564,089 Uncollected items Bank premises 34,704 : Other assets 4,251 ' 1,691 — 139,341 +4,937,175 879,410 390,528 93,841 —341,319 —106,572 — 9,986 15,067,197 -551,718 694,480 1,249,791 -180.406 30,110 5,229 + 12,986,913 219,248 U. S. Treasurer—gen. acct. Foreign Total deposits Deferred availability items incl. accrd. divs Other liabs., — 1,470,508 - Other - 6,979 35,295,630 79,071 895 Total liabilities & cap. accts.. 35,7487503 —596,537 ; + 10,008 + — Commitments make to trial loans 10,490 3,965 EXCHANGE CERTIFIED RATES ioy + 1 36 +1,013 j* V obligations— /. 53 + 15 '■ 85 + + 27 + Treasury bills 2,942 + 561 10,341 + 1,110 7,262 C-+ -77 — Treasury certificates of indebtedness Treasury notes . ' + 1.192 — 1,363 , U. S. bonds +' 18,743 Other securities Cash in vault 629 : 25 44 —1,918 + 3,350 + 3,384 327 + 3.058 10 —1,252 + 51 2,955 + 8,952 ; — 108 — + 396 + 15 + 92 2,267 ' 541 595 Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks + 65 •; ... Balances with domestic banks 30 — Liabilities— —3,418 33,008 + 719 3 + 1,113 6,762 — , 12,637 + 6,946 7,104 + Interbank deposits: 8,796 Foreign banks. Borrowings Debits to demand Interbank deposit and U. accounts S. Gov't — + 80 15 + 95 94 — 65 __ 114 — 867 during week 30 RESERVE JULY TO 6, + 51 except accounts, 21,041 •_ ... BANK June 30 TREASURY UNDER Buying Rate for Cable Transfers Value Boston: July 1 in United States Official July 3 . 1930 York in New July 6 July 5 July 4 ;.'v *:;-.-■■■■ $ $ .297733* ' : .297733* _ OF ACT TARIFF Money $ Argentina, peso— $ per share TO INCLUSIVE 1944, Noon STOCKS 1,010) + -561) Other loans Country and Monetary Unit - + : Loans to banks Wednesday, July 5, by R. L. Day & Co., Shares 1,295 U. S. Government obligations .v Obligations guaranteed by U. S. Government FEDERAL BY JUNE on + pur¬ tifying daily to the Secretary of the Treasury the buying rate for cable transfers in the different countries of the world. We give below a record for the week just passed: \ , FOREIGN Transacted + 659 for of the Tariff Act of 1930, the Federal Reserve Bank is now cer¬ to the requirements of Section 522 Pursuant 8,246 — 234 — 435' 1,373 dealers Foreign Exchange Rates 15.9% I Indus- . + Real estate loans 000,000 in the Cleveland District, $528,000,000 in the San 5,688,166 + — .4% '+ ■•/• 88 136 _ 56.5% combined 2,679 + deposits increased in all dis¬ Ratio of total res. to deposit & F. R. note liabilities + agricultural 27,686 + and U. S. Government City, $892,000,000 in the Chicago District, $561,- York > 9,193 1,748 321 and Other securities tricts, the principal increases being $3,003,000,000 in New Capital Accounts- Capital paid in Surplus (Section 7) Surplus (Section 13b) Other capital accounts + + 1,073 brokers to +-3,884 •. 12,164 industrial, Other securities adjusted declined in all districts, the United States Government +5,660,826 580 ... 158,740 188,097 26,965 32,680 6-30-43 Other loans for purchasing or carrying: being $1,574,000,000 in New York City, $423,000,000 in the Chicago District, $295,000,000 in the Boston District, $243,000,000 in the Cleveland Dis¬ trict, and $238,000,000 in the Philadelphia District. 553,495 6-21-44 chasing or carrying: ; decreases principal 335,885 -598,012 Total liabilities.. Loans pur¬ of Treasury bills increased $561,000,000, of Demand deposits Deposits: Member bank—reserve acct— '■* 939 18,971,663 _ , ={ a5.036 ; Commercial, Treasury certificates of indebtedness $1,110,000,000, and of United States Government bonds $327,000,000. Liabilities— Federal Reserve notes Since $ $ 6,027 Loans—total or Holdings +5,688,166 -596,537 35,748,503 Total assets 1- — 1,781 + 49,670 — 35 —- 61,136 — 9~314 — 7+.; .v6-28-44 Loans and investments—total__- Other loans for the same pur¬ pose increased in all districts, the principal increases being $401,000,000 in New York City, $125,000,000 in the Atlanta District, $110,000,000 in the Cleveland District, and $102,000,000 in the Chicago District; the total in¬ crease at all reporting member banks was $1,010,000,000.. 7,061,658 —372,133 F. R. notes of other of •"'•■•• " ■" Assets— porting member banks. 14,771,043 (incl. guar. sec.). Due from foreign 437,635 securities Total U. S. Govt, Total loans and 2,290,290 + Increase (+) or carrying United States Government obliga¬ tions increased $335,000,000 in New York City, $118,000,000 in the Cleveland District, and $561,000,000 at all re¬ chasing 4,352,385 + 3,381,930 1,182,535 1,464,093 ■ Notes + —342,658 8,709,282 , of dollars) millions Decrease (—) "• carrying United States Government obliga¬ or Loans to brokers and dealers for the purpose U. S. Govt, securities: Bills (In tions, and $7,104,000,000 in United States Government deposits; and a decrease of $3,418,000,000 in demand de¬ posits adjusted. 1 .'7 7. 71,072 — 71,167 — 19,240.581 21,995 11,145 Total reserves Discounts and advances of the assets and liabilities of reporting 7S>7'.7 7:77V; \ '\V • summary member banks follows: principal changes for the week $2,085,000,000 in holdings in Government securities, $1,748,000,000 in States chasing 362,265 + 5,637 + 417,450 Other cash —1,615,841 .r-T.67,500 ... Redemption fund—F. R. notes... Reserve loans, of which $1,571,000,000 was for the purpose of pur¬ $ $ JjJ and United July 7, '43 June 28, '44 July 5, '44 Federal . ended June 28: Increases of (—) Since Assets— the cities shows the following thousands of dollars) (In reporting member System in 101 leading The condition statement of weekly • banks .297733* .297733* ' ($300 par) Athenaeum Boston 1 500 —-■ 285 Topeka & Santa Fe Rwy. common ($100 par); Fairhaven Mills Real Estate, common...! ...—- 1 ($1 Corp. Sheraton 388 par)...—_— $65 lot Official .060586* — 7r::7.'77'V: North 10 100 to buy common 100 t v to preferred c 4.035000 4.035000 .301215 .301215 .301215 .205760 .909090 .' Official & L. Association... shares Empire Electric Brake, $1 per share expire 1947...—__L $210 lot at ' 1959, ($1,000 due $2,000 due 3.980000 pound Noncontrolled Per Cent .658300* .529600<' .898125 .898125 3.244203 3.244203 3.980000 3.980000 3.980000 .658300* . ..529600* .529600* The directors on July Corp.—Exchange Stores Cigar-Whelan Offer Extended— corporation announced on July 5 that it had extended from to Sept. 30 the time in which holders of its cumulative $5 stock may exchange each such share for five shares of prior preferred stock plus $2 in cash.—V. 160, p. 53. (Continued from page 124) July the 7 preferred (Including Leased Lines) Total revenues Total expenses Net fiom •Taxes 1944 *i> the 111,170,857 $62,510,126 $69,496,525 44,114,516 42,733,451 4,083,897 operations 180,667,382 133,417,291 4,628,583, _____ _____ Equipment and joint facility rents—net charge The corporation filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission reorganization plan revising the exchange Net income from Income Income oil transportation operations.. operations—net from investments Total Fixed from and 14,311,713 other sources... 2,045,628 charges other Net income all 13,652,125 sources •Includes' Federal income and excess-profits for 1944 and $34,000,000 for 1943.- ■ ",v ; , , To Sell The taxes of 21,994,256 $34,500,000 1 -v ' A Certificates to be offered at competitive bidding will be dated Selected list of banking houses and insurance companies 1944. "Will be asked to offer bids not later than was duction month announced July 12.—V. The per line at in the 160, p. 53. July 5 that the had the veil first of and only military helicopter secrecy advanced types, the XR-5 and XR-6 have been Command of the Sikorsky Aircraft, of such stock, a officials said, will finish the present contract of late in the fall, then start production of the R-5 450-horsepower Pratt & Whitner Wasp Jr. engine. p.* 1599. R-6, powered with a 245-horsepower Franklin engine wiU soon rolling off production lines of Nash-Kelvinator Corp. under a special agreement with Sikorsky Aircraft. Meanwhile the original Sikorsky VS-300 has been in honorable *••••' •/ Bitting, R. rights President, properties of on declared of 22 cents class B stock, no par value, payable July 31 to July 6. Distributions of 30 cents each were made and Dec. on 30, 1942, against as 1941. ' dividend quarterly $1.50 class record July of dividend semi-annual a A of stock, 15.—V. 158, 38 , no par p. initial of 25 an -- cents per value, Power & Light share was also payable Aug. 15 495. Corp., above.—V. declaration Central and has The (par Manchester Gas shares V. and Co. to 4,200 the share^ of to latter company par) of the for $33,000 in cash. The ($100 represent all the U.G.I.'s interest in the Manchester company.— the SEC by United Utilities, Inc. wholly-owned subsidiary, seeking with its Co., a non-affiliate, for a cash adjustments, portion a consideration of $1,000,000 subject to closing of its utility assets, consisting of gas wells; pipe lines and gas distribution systems, comprising its Western Divi¬ sion, located in Colorado and Kansas. The proceeds from such sale will be used by Central Gas to discharge a note indebtedness of $349,000, Utilities, United due helicopter, which first flew for nearly a year as a retirement consummation of and to The at the corporation has called for redemption outstanding 6% gold debentures due 102% and int. Payment will & Trust Co. of Chicago, Chicago, III.—V. 159, p. 2680.' Bank be made successor as as at Called— of Aug. 1, next, $48,900 extended Feb. 1, 1950, the American National trustee, 33 No. La Salle St., ' ' cancel '■ : ■, United or redeem Utilities and part its of hs public subsidiaries will be predominantly intrastate in character and on their business substantially in Kansas, the state in the holding company and its public utility subsidiaries are organized, and therefore such companies will be entitled to an ex¬ emption pursuant to Section 3(%) (1) of the Act. A hearing on the proposals has been set for July 17.—V. 155, p. 2375. will carry . both which revenues ___■ expenses _ ________- & prop, retire. appropriation Deprec. reserve Amort, of cper. — revenues— (net)—— charges — ____— Net income Divs. —V. applic. 159, 617,146 8,572,242 7,623,76f> 202,064 1,583,630 2,636,240 138,150 148,357 1,586,001 1,610,590 118,267 105,525 1,421,167 1,235,705. 150 150 1,800 1,800 $325,436 $418,807 $5,401,870 $4,652,693: p. 103 $325,539 ^ 304 12,867 8,456 $419,111 $4,661,149 to pfd. 2569. 161,158 221,239 $5,414,737 3,092,545 $164,371 Gross income Interest 1944—12 Mos.—1943 $1,492,049 $18,566,710 $17,760,794 584.954 limited-term investments Net (& Subs.)—Earnings— 1944—Month—1943 $1,372,220 205,263 taxes taxes Other Other income of sale such utility 159, p. 2458. United Printers & Publishers (Inc.)—-Debs. the lease of oil, gas and corporation to Ohio Oil Co.— this agreement, dated May 1, 1944, Central Gas proposes E. McGee, of Blackwell, Okla., an individual and an Reece Operating Approved— common ;; I . to sell Operating 160, p. 53. Exchange Commission has approved the sale by of its holdings of 840 shares of 7% cumulative preferred $100), .. announces Utah Power & Light Co. The Securities and stock . portion of the utility assets of Central Gas. proposals are summarized as follows: . +. Pursuant to filed been Utilities Gas approval of the sale of Federal United Gas Improvement Co.—Sale ' United Utilities, Inc.—Proposed Sale— Period End. Apr. 30— See Electric .' ' ' Mineral Properties 2569. p. After United Gas Corp.—Official Promoted— The license 1939. payable • 159, A the helicopters powered by in 22, the on the company two shares pro¬ R-4B. developed, test-flown and delivered to the Materiel Army Air Forces, Mr. Whelan announced. be 1943, Dec. regular holders lifted last the Beyond that, R-4B record 30, on declared Sikorsky aircraft factory at Bridgeport, Conn. Already the first contract for 30 YR-4 Sikorsky helicopters has been completed, said Bernard L, Whelan, General Manager of the corporation's Sikorsky aircraft division. Production is getting started on a second and substantially larger contract for an improved version the have the on of Dec. cents Corp.—Sikorsky Division Builds New world both 1944, to offer the proposal has been set for July 17.—V. 159, on directors share holders to on to United Corporations, Ltd.—22-Cent Class B Div.—■ on Helicopters— It proposed had v'-; / •■ hearing The United Aircraft 1,244,356 including preferred .capital stock. has applied to the ICC for permission to issue $8,120,000 1%% equipment trust-certificates to help finance purchase of new equipment costing a total of $10,150,000. + ■+*+' Aug. l, United 1V2 (a) cash. Equipments— company and to filed, shares of the common stock of Philadelphia Electrict Co.; (b) % share of the common stock of Delaware Power & Light Co., and (c) $3.75 in cash. Under the provisions of the amendment, in lieu of the foregoing securities and cash, United now proposes to offer to exchange for an outstanding share of its $3 cumulative preference stock, and any and all claims to accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, up to and in¬ cluding 1,123,374 shares of such stock, the following: (a) 1 8./10 shares of the common stock of Philadeljhia Electric Co., and (b) $5 in 27,921,976 5,927,720 from heretofore par quarterly first Clarence outstanding share of its $3 cumulative preference and all claims to accrued and unpaid dividends an any up following: 1,948,140 19,522,751 5,870,626 income and 3,839,345 plan for and thereon, 22,134,491 3,165,410 __ the Under exchange stock, ;■ mineral V. preference stockholders last January. $3 to Dividend cents per share on $10, from earned surplus as of Dec. 31, 1943, 5 declared a dividend of 50 United States Sugar Corp.—Leases June 30 an amendment to its offer made usual year of $3 Cumulative Preference Stock— 195,927,417 __ ______ Corp.—Amends Offer Made to Holders United 1943 J':'*-.7*$ - .529600* dividend of $2 per share on the 8% nonstock, par $100, from net earnings during Sept. 8 to holders of record Aug. 25. Distributions of 50 cents per share were also made on the common stock on March 10 and June 9, this year. In 1913 the following com¬ mon dividends were paid: June 28 and Sept. 24, 25 cents each, and Dec. 17, 50 cents.—V. 160, p. 53. the : May 31— .".V, stock, common and cumulative The Union Pacific RR.—Earnings— ._ .658300* .529600* !■'•" ■*? United States Rubber Co.—50-Cent Common Mich.—V. 159, 2016. United .' .658300* .658300* •Nominal rate. 111% I960).. !ka 5 Months Ended .909090 .909090 .909090 .898125 3.244203 33/4S permanent exhibit in the Edison Institute at Dearborn, -* • .205740 Uruguay, peso— a. ■'•'. .301215 .205740 3.980000 pound Union of South Africa, $725 lot J.. Sewer Improvement N. .301215 .898541 New Zealand, Brake BONDS of Hammonton, Town .572766* 4.035000. 4.035000 '■■■ r:-+'V, 3.244203 Free Controlled $3,000 .909090 .900625 .572766* HOLIDAY Newfoundland, dollar— 45 $35 lot 100 buy 100 shares Empire Electric "B" at $1 per share expire 1947.. Options .572766* 4.035000 India (British). rupee__ 30% Branch-Sedgwick B. Options .060586* .051275* .909090 .909090 .900703 .572766* .572766* —.. .205760 $ per share Peoples Bank & Trust Co., Hammonton, N. J..._,—_+ Farmers & Mechanics Nat'.l Bank, Woodbury, N. J._J_ 6 30 2' England, pound sterling— ;■! - STOCKS .-V"/ .900625 ' .909090 .900937 Free Wednesday, July 5, Philadelphia: . ■ Canada, dollar— Colombia, peso : .060586* .051275* .051275* .060586* .051275* — Free $5 lot Official— Shares 3.228000 ' $3 •_— Transacted by Barnes & Lofland, .251247* .251247* 3.228000 3.228000 Brazil, cruzeiro— ——— (lc par) Z-Pack Corp. common v t c .251247* 3.228000 Australia, pound Atchison 7,500 .251247* Free $5 lot ($1 par) Mines Queen Gold 1 $197,872 $2,322,192 $1,965,487 1,704,761 1,704,761 stocks for period____ - : 2,695,662 . Volume THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4297 160 Universal Cooler Corp.—Merger Walden (N. Y.) Telephone Negotiations Report¬ ». See Detrola International Corp., above.—V. 160, 53. p. Operating' / 1944 * Gas Building, Utica, N. Y.- -Bonds Electric & Called— ;• , : - $83,293 28,667 15,191 Federal 2382.) p. income Other Vermont Utilities, Inc.—Earnings— 12 Months Ended March 31— — 1943 $140,918 65,751 Oeneral .taxes .Federal income Income 9,819 6,104 ____— 5,353 10,708 Total Federal 5,723 '■ Net accruals deductions $28,937 9,801 j— _— ;iaxes______7_;v___________:..-_- — ment Net —V. income 158, — ; $17,537 ■—___. Utility operating income Retirement Income Net 569 $49,671 $47,149 23,207 21,937 7,744 8,117 $18,720 _ $17,095 accruals reserve deductions income —v. 331 .7,7". Gross: income 158. 899. P. 7T7;VV:; Waltham $46,580 $49,340 _ Ira 526,400 234,923 585,861 2,826,603 taxes- 6,690,196 _________ 238,005 217,029 2,712,640 ■255,353 ; 238,111 •• income Other taxes with tion 2,468,621 Maintenance The of the 1944—12 Mos.—1943 10,810,528 2,331,688 2,744,026 6,260,713 Depreciation Federal 12,789,872 2,465,189 Net oper. $504,544 $509,504 $6,344,670 1,180 96,906 $515,446 $510,684 $6,441,576 156,822 157,859 1,897,748 be have tion with agreement made Guilden Mr. •Interest and amort last the $5,794,654 1,839,553 ■7. English Brazilian only if preferred dividends for the Balance $358,623 l_ Preferred —v. dividends 160, p. 54. $352,825 shall have sales of purposes full Net of year compensa¬ less been the than for shall and serving be executive 50% (a) after company in of discounts non-war business 1,171,602 __ 'Gross Wet from from Net ry. railway.. railway.-d. both director and member of as $5,000, but Mr. Guilden committee member income. oper. and 1943 1942 1,023,674 1,173,885 608,474 Net from Net ry. —V. railway—.:. oper.. income. 159, 590,110 672,423 $2,245,018 before or 12,742,493 1,482,783 7' 11,281,221 11,269,570 5,787,978 5,502,854 5,659,033 3,072,228 3,198,163 to agrees sales without executive as at $12.55 share a order. position 30, companies arrange However, they as possible. ' are it reasons in always is always alphabetical certain p. com¬ ' . Net Jan. ■months ended distribution Oct. Statement 31. of was made 1, Per 1943. Income for the Year Ended April Oct. 31, *43 Total operating income Operating expenses Provision for legal : and profit before Net Doss 199,667 on •Interest expense " $12,444 sale of investments _i 7.777 777; ' -7 investments—Cr 8,973 -Net' loss' reached a provides for 159, revenues 30, 1944 Prop, 1, , 5% at mortgage 3V2% (4% income. bonds, income bonds, due Jan. 1, in treasury, $133,800; held $10,801; first mortgage note, 1951), $462,948; -5%" mortgage 1965, $5,932,675; less bonds reacquired and after April net, 1, $5,798,875; deferred income (prepaid Trent and unredeemed parking coupons), $2,109; capital stock, $1 par 'value, $237,583; capital surplus, $62,421; earned sui-plusj $43,782; total, $6,949,410. Note—Of 1,154,233 623,831 851.745 a Suit to which the company has,been made party, the has been filed against the voting trustees voting trust and other relief.—V. 159, p. 116.- for dissolution death On NYSE Floor of ; President, City who of Government covering of $850,000 contracts. the full The fiscal before provision (& Subs.) 1944—Month—1.943 -7 $1,028,400 of of by personnel members, of partners and Exchange Stock designated as New York Stock Exchange War Bond Day, aggre¬ ,138,780 107,512 117,606 1,758,380 106,720 made persons rally. ■ this who gated $270,639,289. Figures for the drive. up to pet yet available. this time are Emil. Sehram, Inc.—To ' Vote 1,221,447 Common on 7":-, 7";. stockholders has been called for July 12 to purchase to 100,000 shares result in of annual average reduction an elected President and 1. the 1,089,820 to at $3 to to the 3,016 46,190 stated. vehicles. Jan. 10,000 per shares share and of stock—ton common shares 22,500 and annually after thereafter 1950. 1, shares heretofore preferred which may one authorized for saie to employees and for on' conversion of preferred stock. right to terminate each of the options except stockholders be exercised Jan. on 1, 1945r in Mr. Sorenson company prior to shall for case shall 1 cause 46,727 terminate Sept. $3,653,754 3,270 Chairman, director Of this corpo¬ its purchase 1945, prior to terminate the employment of Mr. Sorensen.—V. 1,094,030 $3,718,656 a year:}, Mr. Canaday said. option agreement as outlined i-rf the'proxy statement mailed to stockholders call for Mr. Sorensen to have being issuance 1,298,643 1,148,011 91,626 for 10 year a take on motor The company reserves the, $313,352 income (net) income $285,801 ______ charges $316,368 liis the of employment in which the year in or the case option be may exercised, 159, p. 2680. Wisconsin Central Ry.—Earnings— Period End. May 31— Total revenues _______ ♦Total $3,764,846 $3,700,481 70,093 908,617 876,434 $246,275 $2,856,229 $2,824,047 76,714 •/, Net income net $209,087' - reservations Net —V. 7." • 300,000 $209,087 ____________ Other taxes Net . applicable to pfd. stock $246,275 .$2,824,047 period__ for $2,556,229 6,669,840 5,568,862 $630,234 $599,594 $2,460,520 $2,575,705 $8,144,567 ■ 183,891 107,000 587,403 115,885 93,693 532,181 509,474 $514,349 __________ $322,010 $1,821,339 . 622,518 after of taxes; Crl,380 Cr23,873 Dr81,417 $1,478,828 CM2.199 rents____ Br29,148 Dr32,63G ^150,476. DM49,977 income_ $486,582 $313,248 4,637 5,080 $1,589,446 Drl20,140 $1,341,050 (net)___ $491,219 $318,327 $1,469,306 $1,362,097 10,024 11,342 50,401 58,112 $481,195 $306,985 $1,418,905 $1,303,985 equipment 622,518 Joint facility 159, p. 2348. Net ry. Western Electric Co., Inc.—To Make 80% Other of Allotted Telephones for Civilians— Of the 800,000 civilian telephones which the War Production Board will independent The be manufactured by other companies for the telephone organizations. manufacture quarter, with the of initial authorized in the by fall—V. WPB 159, _______ Net after fixed chgs. start ♦Includes 22417 amort, of fense projects: Woods The Road Manufacturing Co., Ltd.—Resumes Dividend— directors have declared an initial quarterly dividend of 50 of sudden the North Africa, audience around pictured the Hill bitter 523 for his the plea to attended the the y Captain Richard Lewis Harris, outstanding hero of the African campaign and holder of the Dis¬ tinguished Spyvice Cross for extraordinary^bravery at Bizerte, Nevil State Ford, War Chairman Finance said: "I more prompt to of know need trict. We than are of bat¬ of the Committee, no community respond in time the financial dis¬ 2,657 it's still and to long a way gratulations the to Which Governor York that habit Stock this peated More out in 115,133 130,762 Alfred Wall E. the Banking and Investment Divi¬ Street read was by "It has said: with Exchange of the to success New set a in its campaigns and I know experience Fifth the power corporate books but not on sion of the War State of Finance Committee, spoke briefly. A feature of the rally was the singing by Lawrence Tibbett of America and of the National Anthem by Helen Jepson. Smith standard War Bond 26,199 to you and your members." William R. White, Director Coleman. high 141,686 to Tokyo. Governor community, a 13,485 141,778 23,016 Smith, who cancelled his sched¬ uled address on his physician's advice, sent a message of con¬ become 13,828 28,337 tDoes not include interest, being accrued being paid currently.—V7159, p. 2680. Former Mr. 2,697 28,356 normal'deprec.) Road prop, deprec.— will be re¬ in the midst of the biggest War Loan in the history world and, in plain Eng¬ lish, we've got to get the money of the because " excess of cents fighting Berlin when de¬ ______________ Equipment (in per share on the new capital stock for the quarter ending Sept 30, next. A capital reorganization was effected last March. This will be the first dividend payment since 1931.—V. 155, p. 1424. out 21,048 fixed of use is to p. for tFixed V telephones deliveries avail, charges charges authorized, 80% will be turned out by this company, the manu¬ facturing, subsidiary of the American Telephone & Telegraph Co. The remainder oper. income Inc. has this $9,130,360 1,142,153 revenu§s____ ry. 1944—12 Mos.—1943 $1,741,747 1,367,190 Federal income taxes__v Hire ^Dividends 1944—Month—1943 $1,997,424 expenses of income Balance est possible amount of bonds." Mr. Coleman Equips.— order to make the option agreement possible stockholders will also be asked to ratify an amendment to the certificate of incorpora¬ tion, waiving their pre-emptive rights to subscribe to 100.000 shares in Earnings— 90,465 his, mother in Indiana, 7,000 on In on '$282,531 an .entire Jan. 1943 taxes for will carry of is right and company year and Details the 1944—12 Mos.—1943 had asked that firms for the day which had been own freezing- over supervision of tTie company's war pro¬ planning for post-war ^manufacture of light¬ It will also be his responsibility to develop executives to be approved by the directors. Inventions, de¬ signs and other developments by him relating to 'the business of the company will become property of the company," Mr. Canaday said. $1,025,529 $12,948,667 $12,309,558 396,225 5,160,364 5,115,120 409,112 — of salary of $52,000 a weight, low-cost 46,000 ______ the was account on of :-,7 Motors, ''.y./v ■■■; exercised would Sorensen which Monday be marked talion, reduced from 800 to 19, by an extraordinary concentration held its position until artillery re¬ John A. Coleman, Chairman of upon the. sale' of War Bonds, urg¬ inforcements made possible the the Board of the New York Stock ing the Stock Exchange com¬ surrounding of their objective, Exchange, reported on June 27 at munity "to ihtensify further its thus helping to close the trap on the Fifth War Loan Rally held on effort to sell,'to the greatest, pos¬ Rommel's retreating Afrika the Exchange floor that sales of sible number of people the great¬ Korps. the eight issues of the Fifth War Loan 7 at duction ; 1, 1951. tests company's office up to July 19.—V. 160, p. 54. Sorensen is to be "Mr, $302,488 46,000 revenues__ oper. Miscel. the 1, 1936, to Feb, lockers, hope to •- options for Charles E. Sorensen stock at $3 per share. ration 843,l3o agreement taxes Interest outstanding shares of capital stock of' the company, 7190,991 shares are held by depositary under agreement dated Jan. 30, Feb. food reserve - Liabilities—Accounts payable, , $16,496; accrued wages and salaries, $5,946; accrued taxes, $1.33,512; accrued interest, $34,2847 protested special assessments past due, including penalties and interest, $112,475; current payments required on principal amount of first mortgage note, $28,178; bond purchase fund deposit payable July 1, 1944, for retire¬ of 1943 ■ $5,666,234 retirem't Net bond purchase fund (after reflecting $10,801.41 to be deposited July 1, 1944, per contra), $10,533; land, building and equipment, $6,563,529; total, $6,949,410. .■ .7.'.;:: ; the of six cents per share in the book value of the common stock for five years, based on the company's net worth, including post-war rehabilita¬ tion reserves as of March 31, 1944, Ward , appropriation : v,7 $136,252; accounts receivable, $6,098; inventories of etc., at cost, $7,244; U. S.' Treasury certificates, 1945, at cost, $40,000; deposit 1vith Chicago Title & Trust Co. to cover past due special assessments, including penalties and Interest, $120,100; prepaid expenses, deferred charges, etc., $65,654; interest 160, $98,719 -".'7 V'. at common 1488. expenses 3.252 $48,619 cabinets Ashbaugh. "This farmer wide range of possiblities."—V. 160, a ; ..'7; kitchen Canaday, 1944 $219,299 refund a p. Operating 59,328 - type freezers series meeting The option if $6,059,651 Assets—Cash, ment ratify share a $17.23.—V. special Mr. ' to surplus tentative maintenance supplies, . 77 cents for refunds Gross Balance Sheet, April due Feb. A 31,000 Operating 17.708 1,658 farm is company Stock Option—. $225,488 Federal 1,213 8,735 and certificates addition 1,490 31,530 $50,100 — 7 "7 ________ Washington Water Power Co. $18,154 1,594 freezer home larger exhaustive uncooked foods," said Mr. Willys-Overland and 77 77'; 7777 " 7 renegotiation 145,707 27,793 the the conducting will be received at the Co.—Earnings— adjustments Other- taxes bonds__ make and inviting bids for the sale of $1,140,000 equipment J, to be dated Aug. 1, 1944, and maturing serially in semi-annual instalments Feb. 1, 1945,' to Aug. 1, 1954. Bids $142,299 which 504- currently : The 402,116 709 are cooked trust 31,000 Other 7, - . 1942, dividend on The of ______ post-war 'contingencies has on— mortgage income 1941 amount income on for income.—V. $5,710 1,490 7 First mortgage note Special assessments 5% July 5. Income on for for Year 72,854 " Home Enter Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry.—Asks Bids 31, 1946 1939, deduction net resulting' from 202,449 " 72,854 operating loss on record a the charges taxes taxes covering ' service for $529,669 $269,592 will field, cooked frozen foods, offers 1, 1946 Dec. of Manufacturing Balance transferred Total" Apr. 30, '44 $260,077 depreciation Interest 1945 Jan. ; : to leaving expenses, Period End. May 31 7 Share class A common, Reserve 80, 1944 —Six Months Ended—' Co.- -To 7 Reserve last, for the six '.7..:7'V-\'; 1, ' ■ company p. 54. Note—The above statement does not- reflect any provision Jan. on Mfg. & 1, 1945 July The . the Net .income corporation, through the Continental-Illinois National Bank & Co.. Chicago, 111., in July made a distribution of-y2 of 1%. on .the ,5%. mortgage income bonds for the six months ended. April 30, similar Electric recently both but Per Share $13 Per Share 777 7:.?7 Provision --This A p." feooT" the "We , -Trust 1944. 339 $59,418 A recent survey of the 1,500,000 subscribers to frozen showed that 400,000, or about one out of three persons, a home freezer after the war. dates Per Share First 16 Weeks of— . effective $12 7 -/'"j ■ Shoals Net- sales (The) Wacker-Wabash Corp. (The Pure Oil Building), Chicago—Pays ?Interest .on ; Bonds—Issues i Financial Statement— • ' • . following $11 on 54. : ■ the $59,079 16,297 _ plans to produce a line of cabinets such as that being demanded by the public, to fulfill the varying requirements of con¬ sumers, both city and rural, for freezing and storing of frozen foocis. compensation. $11 . . alphabetical near Ware , •„ The company 1952: 17 to holders preferred stock is subject 6% for not exact as after payable on July are the to stock, ara 1943 $44,038 ____— Mansfield, Ohio, plant East Springfield, Mass., works. director a above, $60,335 announced. .or 1939, $5,069,000. and that compen¬ the serve the company will make and market after the war a complete line of home freezer cabinets for both city and farm use, J. H. Ashbaugh, President in charge of the electric appliance division, recently announced dividends of $5.25 a share on the 7% prior preference stock for the period from Oct. 1, 1943, to June 30, 1944; $18 a share on the 6% preferred stock for 1939, 1940 and 1941, and 2,994,039 mechanical in The 10,314,941 5,380,186 . included Vice 77 Cents Per Share Deductible From Dividend On 6% 878,497 3,070,228 — „ NOTE—For possible June 10,000 Shares ' . common 10,000 Shares $2,535,553 2348. p. B 'Preferred -Stock—■ railway.^ L-' from class on 1941 1,089,922 " From Jan. 1— Gross not The for all or any part of 40,000 shares of authorized company unissued 10,000 Shares $2,158,728 „ the from 1,171,602 10.000 Shares $2,489,774 — foreign subsidiary com¬ for the six months' our companies are Freezer Field— proposed agreement provides that Mr. Guilden shall be granted transferable stock purchase warrants evidencing the right to purchase ,v7; 77 ■* Virginian Ry.- -Earnings— May— 'Vv.1944 from those which current liability any ques¬ were approximately forthcoming meeting will vote on a provision that Stockholders at the mittee $3,955,101 $4,543,828 __ requirements profits taxes for the excess 7- v, Westinghouse $5,000,000, year The . of and subsidiary subsidiary —v.1159," provides compensation of directors shall be $1,000 per annum ~ 31, govern¬ ; the company will have available at this time, received earnings $1.26 renegotiation of ... that appear information net ended May in 1944 earned either during that year or during the next and (2) that prior to Jan. 1, 1946, such additional shall not be paid unless net annual invoiced sales for $5,000,000. sation Balance contingencies. follows: as been government Dr211,823 . 289,6591 $1.19 adjustment information on upon the period President of the annual net invoiced sales of the company in excess of the limitations (1) that payment of such additional compensation 1 (net)-: Based succeeding year; $6,006,476 10,902 revenues™ income - proposed shall ..(b) Other possible it does not as panies, that from the effective date of the agreement until Dec. 31, 1946, he is to receive a salary of $50,000 per annum, plus additional compensation equal to 1% 904,044 209,052 1,113,953 the directors as On V following retirement of F. C. Dumaine from the manage¬ Subject to approval of the stockholders at a meeting on July 17, he will be granted an option to purchase 40,000 shares of class B com¬ mon stock, and will- be employed on a salary basis determined in part by the company's sales. 1 $2,660,472 $33,829,170 $30,622,053 $2,876,366 ___________ selected by been for ■ 1944—Month—1943 revenues Operation_ has Vote 289.659 17,000 ment. Virginia Electric & Power Co.—Earnings— Opemling Guilden President—To Co.—New ''v,J v:''x■:'"i company, .. Per'od End. Feb. 29— Watch _______ v__.L_.i_-______ outstanding share—. sales and other period Stock Option— $370,316 shares reserves therefor based Other. .income, 255,000 taxes___ * per ,, $642,316 240,000 ______ surtax tNo provision has been made for $14,810 2397. p. $586,284 $346,284 and profit ♦After 4,784 :___ profits excess Earnings 9,343 4,787 — normal Common ■' $32,124 ... reserve 1943 $642,316 950 income____ tFederal 7. „ charges-. received $28,938 - 12,117 10,863 ______—__——________ Maintenance 7,313 $32,117 d: income Retirement 66,679 13,490 Operation —. income.—— operating income Gross 1944 $145,550 '',, revenues taxes—.—— 8,111' Dividends . Utility 'Operating ' — 1944 $585,334 13,023 .—- General taxes /V:.;'5: ^ (V. 123, See Kanata Realty Co., Inc., above. , 6 Months Ended May 31— ♦Profit after all credits and $95,887 ____—- Maintenance Utica 1943 29,760 revenues Operation , Wayne Pump Co.—Earnings- Co.—Earnings— 12 Months Ended March 31—• ed Discontinued— 157 War Loan. to you in your all- sales effort. I My best wishes was provided by Beach Coast ceding the the Guard rally on detachment of the Division from the command McCarthy, Fort Music Manhattan Band. the Pre¬ floor, a 100th Infantry Bragg, under of Captain John J. gave a demonstration of precision military drill in Broad Street. THE COMMERCIAL & 133 of Rights" Reference 22 and an issue of give herewith text of the so-called "G I Bill providing varied benefits to veterans of the present war. •to the signing- of the bill by; President Roosevelt on June analysis of some of its main features Was made "in our Thursday, July 6, on page 105. -V. : We (Public Law 346—78th Congress] [Chapter 268—2d Session] [S. 1767] '' ,1. AN ACT provide Federal To the for aid life civilian . (b) The necessary regulations shall be promulgated by the Sec¬ Of "Gl KI1S0I- Rigbfts": ;; ; Government readjustment in of returning World War II veterans. the Senate " ■ '■ armed forces to the-Vet¬ from the Administration subject to agreements between the Secretary of War or the Secretary of the Navy and the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs: Provided, That no such detail shall be made or extend beyond six months after the termination of the war. 3 erans' and of. House of Representatives of the Veterans' Affairs shall have auth-; United States of America in Con¬ ority to place ^ officials and em¬ gress assembled, That this Act ployees designated by him in such may be cited as the "Servicemen's Army and Navy installations as may be deemed advisable for the Readjustment. Act of .1944/'; , . purpose of adjudicating disability v. ■'.V,."'Vr: ' TITLE I claims of, and giving aid and ad¬ Beit enacted by . Sec. 193. The Administrator , Chapter , I—Hospitalization, Claims, and Sec. Admin¬ hereby declared to be 100. The Veterans' vice to, members of the Army and retary of War and the Secretary of; the Navy jointly with the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs the provisions of this section shall valid unless; filed within fif¬ ):'o ■ education dismissal after such discharge: or within fifteen years of this Act ganizations who is responsible for claims and rehabilitation activi¬ ties shall be consulted. The com¬ officer manding of each such authorized are and directed of the service academies-or shall to have been establish, from time to time, boards of review composed of five officers, commissioned representatives in "the providing of available space and equipment for such representa¬ Navy, tives;- a) V- vided, That such ■■ charge such education as may be duty the ties for war veterans, and to ; enter without into agreements and contracts for the use by or transfer to the Vet- veteran file a claim shall be prejudice to any right the may subsequently assert. erans'- Administration of suitable Any person entitled to a pros¬ Army and Navy hospitals after thetic appliance shall be entitled, termination of hostilities in the in addition, to necessary fitting • present war or after such institu¬ tions are no longer needed by the armed services; and the Adminis¬ trator of Veterans' Affairs is and training,, including institu¬ in the use of such tional training, appliance, whether in a Service a Veterans' Administration or directed hospital, or by out-patient treat¬ regional ment, including such service un¬ offices, sub-offices, branch offices, der contract.,A hereby authorized and to establish necessary subordinate offices in centers of population Where there is no Veterans' Ad¬ ministration facility or where such a facility is not readily available or accessible: Provided, That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of, $500,000,000 for the construction of additional hospital facilities." ■ contact units, or other Sec. 102. The Administrator of Secre¬ Veterans' Affairs and the tary of War and Secretary of the Navy are hereby granted author¬ ity to enter into agreements and contracts for the mutual use or exchange of use of hospital and domiciliary facilities, and such supplies, equipment, and material as may be needed to operate properly such facilities, or for the transfer, without reimbursement of: appropriations) of/facilities, supplies, equipment, or material necessary and proper for author¬ ized care for veterans, except that at no time shall the Administrator ©f Veterans' Affairs enter into any agreement which will result in a permanent reduction of Veterans' Administration hospital and dom¬ 'Sec;; 105;; No person armed forces shall be in the required to sign a statement of any nature relating to the origin, incurrence, aggravation of any disease or injury he may have, and any such statement against his own interest or case. ..-V-V , date training, ing cer if or enlisted man or woman or, surviving next of kin, or legal rep¬ deceased, spouse, resentative, by the the type and nature of his discharge or cept a discharge or reason eral dismissal, Such-review available of the service department Chapter martial. or enlisted personnel of instruction such chosen by of education course .training, according to the regu¬ and standards prescribed larly practices of the institutions, except a»refresher or retraining course, titled such to shall be person en¬ additional period or an periods of education or training,, not to exceed the time such person active the in after 16, Sept. service 1940, and or on before the; termination of the war, ex¬ clusive for II of < any assigned for a period he was of educa¬ course tion or training under the Army training: program or training pro¬ specialized the college Navy gram, which course was a con¬ tinuation of his civilian course and pursued to completion, or as a midshipman at one of the service academies, but in no event was cadet or shall the total period of education training exceed four years: Provided, That his work continues to be satisfactory throughout the or period, according to the ^regularly prescribed standards and practices of the institution: Provided, how¬ addi¬ ends during a quarter or semester and after a major part of such quarter or semester had expired, such pe¬ That the wherever tional period of instruction IV—Education of ,Veterans < of riod of instruction shall be ex¬ section signed at any time, shall be null 1, title I, Public Law tended to the termination of such relating to the person requesting Numbered and void and of .no force and 2, Seventy-third Con¬ such review, and such other evi¬ unexpired quarter or semester. effect, v \",,A gress, added by the Act of March dence as may be presented by "3. Such person shall be eligible 24, 1943 (Public Law Numbered such person. Witnesses shall be Chapter II—Aid by Veterans' 16, Seventy-eighth Congress), is for and entitled to such course of Organizations permitted to present testimony hereby amended to read as fol¬ education or training as he may either in person or by affidavit Sec. 200. (a) That upon certifi¬ elect, and at any approved educa¬ lows: ■ tional or training institution at cation to the Secretary of War or and the person requesting review "(f) Any person who served in shall be allowed to appear before which he chooses to enroll, Secretary of the Navy by the Ad¬ the active military or naval forces whether or not: located in the ministrator of Veterans' Affairs of such board in person or by coun¬ on or after Sept. 16, 1940, and sel: Provided, That the term State in which he resides, which paid full time accredited repre¬ prior to the termination of hostili¬ sentatives of the veterans' organi¬ "counsel" as used in this section will" accept or retain him as a shall be construed to include, ties in the present war, shall be student or trainee in any field or zations specified in section 200 of entitled to vocational rehabilita¬ the. Act of June 29, 1936 (Public among others, accredited repre¬ tion subject to the provisions and branch of knowledge which such institution finds him qualified to Law Numbered 844, Seventy- sentatives of veterans' organiza¬ limitations of Veterans Regulation undertake or pursue: fourth Congress), and other such tions recognized by the Veterans' Provided, Numbered 1 (a), as amended, part Administration under section 200 national organizations recognized That, for reasons satisfactory to of the Act of June 29,1936 (Public VII, or to education or training the Administrator, he may change by the Administrator of Veterans' Numbered 844, Seventy- subject to the provisions and limi¬ a course of instruction: And pro¬ Affairs thereunder in the presen¬ Law tations of part VIII." Congress). Such board vided tation of claims under laws ad¬ fourth further, That any. such (b) Veterans Regulation Num¬ course " of -' education or training ministered by the Veterans' Ad¬ shall have authority, except in bered 1 (a), is hereby amended may be discontinued at any time, ministration, the Secretary of War the case of a discharge or dismis¬ by adding a new part VIII as fol¬ if it is found, and Secretary of the Navy are sal by reason of the sentence of by the Administrator records 400. Sec. (a) Subsection (f) v. . lows: ' beds appointed lesser Upon satisfactory comple¬ i tion or such for or be required for the may of course ever, TITLE of the sentence of a gen¬ court as him. ex¬ shall be based upon all study), time (2) the term "counsel") shall have the same meaning as when used in section 301 of this Act. dismissal by at an training institution, for a , time \'/• : nents; or retrain¬ approved educa¬ or period of one year (or the equiva¬ lent thereof in continuous part- War and the Secretary of the Navy, disability or after the effective date of this Act, whichever is the after conference with the Admin■)' • • istrator~of Veterans' Affairs, are later.. ;■ .•" ): authorized and directed to estab¬ (c) As used in this section—. (1) the term "officer" means lish in the War and Navy Depart¬ any officer subject to the laws ments, respectively, boards of re¬ view composed of five members granting retirement for active service in the Army, Navy, Ma¬ each, whose duties shall be to rine Corps, or Coast Guard, or review, on their own motion or any of their respective compoupon the request of a former offi¬ 301. The Secretary of Sec. or education to refresher or a course, tional was retirement be entitled shall '".)', of or rupted, ,or interfered with. "2. Any such eligible-person filed within fifteen years the education training impeded, delayed, inter¬ (b) No request for review un¬ der this section shall be valid unless his had have to disapproval and orders in the after a general court martial, to change, hereby authorized and directed to below the number permit the functioning, in accord¬ correct, or modify any discharge now established or approved, plus ance with regulations prescribed or dismissal, and to issue a new the estimated number required to pursuant to subsection (b) of this discharge in accord with the facts meet the load of eligibles, under section, of such accredited repre¬ presented to the board. The Arti¬ laws administered by the Veter¬ sentatives in military or naval in¬ cles of War and the Articles for ans' Administration, or in any stallations on shore from which the Government of the Navy are way subordinate or transfer the persons are discharged or released; hereby amended to authorize the operation of the Veterans' Admin¬ from the active military or naval Secretary of War and the Secre¬ istration to any other agency of service: Provided, That nothing tary of the Navy to establish such the findings the Government. in this section shall operate to boards of review, thereof to be final subject only to Nothing in the Selective Train¬ affect measures of military secur¬ review by the Secretary of War ing and Service Act of 1940. as ity now in effect or which may or the Secretary of the Navy, re¬ emended, or any other Act, shall hereafter be placed in effect, nor the spectively: Provided, That no're¬ be construed to prevent the trans¬ to prejudice the right of quest for review by such board fer or detail of any commissioned, American Red Cross to recogni¬ of a discharge or dismissal under tion under existing statutes. iciliary or , And tered the service shall be deemed pre- sentedj by such officer. Witnesses ■ Federal facility for necessary hospital ans' Administration: And provided Board of Hospitalization are here¬ care,- nor preclude the discharge further, That this section shall not by authorized and directed to ex¬ of any person who refuses to sign apply to any war risk, Govern¬ (converted) or national pedite and complete the construc¬ such claim or statement; And ment tion of additional hospital facili¬ provided further, That refusal or service life-insurance policy. no training shall be of the present provided further, That any such person who was not over 25 years of age at the time he en¬ if it be established Veterans' Affairs and the termination war: or person, further, That or afforded beyond seven years after by reason of the sentence findings and decision of such re¬ general court martial of any tiring board. Such review shall be based upon all available service person from the military or naval records relatihg to the officer re¬ forces* or the discharge of any such person on the ground that questing such review, and such evidence war, Provided later: a other the termination of the whichever is the or present without pay, for physical disability pursuant to the decision of a retiring board, the missal of shall be coqrse initiated not later than two years after either the date of his dis¬ inactive service, 300. The discharge or dis Sec. entitled- to receive education training. under this < part: Pro¬ or officer retired or released to any III—Reviewing Authority v, .'';,' Chapter and Corps or injury disability, shall be eligible for or of the Army or from the Public Health Service, as the case may be. It shall be the duty of any such board to review, at the request of Medical released or actual service-incurred an whom shall be selected from the authorized discharged from, active service. by reason of -of two military or naval installation shall cooperate fully with such Public to specialized training pro¬ the Navy college train¬ gram,, or ■*) ing program) which course was d to accomplish the purpose of this continuation of his civilian course Sec. 302. (a) The Secretary of section, and in the preparation of such regulations the national offi¬ War, the. Secretary of the Navy, arid was pursued to completion, or and the Secretary of the Treasury as a cadet or midshipman at One cer of each of such veterans' or¬ whichever be the later. Provided, That failure was Army; or after the, effective date Health Service: or hospitalization, to be filed wTith to the satisfaction of the Admin¬ versing the decision of the retir¬ the provisions of the Veterans' Administration or istrator that at the time of the ing board shall be transmitted to^ this section as to priorities for has signed a statement that he has commission of the offense such the Secretary of War, the Secre¬ tary of the Navy, or the Secretary materials shall apply to any State had explained to him the right to person was insane, he shall not be of the Treasury, as the case may institution to be built for the care file such claim: Provided, That precluded from benefits to which this section shall not preclude im¬ he is otherwise entitled under the be, and shall be laid by him be^ or hospitalization of veterans. fore the President for his approval Sec. 101, The Administrator of mediate transfer to a veterans' laws administered by the Veter¬ States exclusive of - any period assigned fpr a course of or training under4 the more,' he teen years Navy who are about to be dis¬ ahe was a conscientious objector charged or released from active who refused to perform military service. or be shall be permitted to present tes¬ refused to wear the uni an essential war agency and en¬ Sec. 104. No person shall be form or otherwise to comply with timony either in person or by titled, second only to the War and discharged or released from active lawful orders of competent mili¬ affidavit and the officer request¬ Navy Departments, to priorities duty in the armed forces until his tary authority, or as a aeserter, ing review shall be allowed to in personnel, equipment, supplies, certificate of discharge or release or of an officer by the acceptance appear before such board of re¬ and material under any laws, from active duty and final pay, of his resignation for the good of view in person or by counsel. In Executive orders, and regulations or a substantial portion thereof, the service, shall bar all rights of carrying out its duties under this pertaining to priorities, and in are ready for delivery to him or such person, based upon the pe¬ section such board of review shall appointments of personnel from to his next of kin or legal repre¬ riod of service from which he is have the same powers as exer¬ civil-service registers the Admin¬ sentative; and no person shall be so discharged or dismissed, under cised by, or vested in, the retiring board whose findings and decision istrator of Veterans' Affairs is discharged or released from active any laws administered by the hereby granted the same author¬ service on account of disability Veterans' Administration: Pro¬ are being reviewed. The proceed¬ ity and discretion as the War and until and unless he has executed vided, That in the case of any ings and decision of each such board of review affirming or re¬ Navy Departments and the-United a claim for compensation, pension, such istration is ■ Procedures Monxiay, July 10, 1944 FINANCIAL* CHRONICLE "Part VIM who served in naval serv¬ after Sept. 16, 1940, and "1. Any person that, according to the regularly prescribed standards and practices; of the institution, the conduct or progress the active military or ice on or prior to the termination of ^ the present war, and who shall nave been discharged or released there¬ of satisfactory. ; such person is un¬ . '>• "4. From time to time the Ad¬ ministrator shall secure from the appropriate agency of each State a list of the educational and train¬ conditions other than ing 'institutions (including indus¬ dishonorable, and whose education from under or training was , impeded, delayed, interrupted, or interfered with by reason of his entrance into the service, or who desires a refresher or retraining course, and who i either shall have served 90 days trial establishments); within such jurisdiction, which .are qualified! and equipped to furnish educa¬ tion/or. training (including ap¬ prenticeship ' and refresher or retraining training), which insti- .Volume 160 tutions, together .with such addi^ tional ones as may be - recognized officer under authority of existing the "9. The Administrator of Vet¬ approved by. the Adminis¬ trator, shall be deemed qualified' erans' Affairs is authorized and and approved to furnish- education; empowered to admister this title, or .training to j such persons as and, insofar as he deems prac¬ shall enroll under this part*. Pro¬ ticable, shall u t i 1 i ze existing vided, That wherever there are < facilities and services of Federal ;and apprenticeship j State. and St&fe CHRONICLE word "time" the words "on or" of payment required in mortgage to be given in part payment of the purchase price or the construction cost terms 6, 1941" and substituting therefor the date "September 16, 1940." FOR THE OR CONSTRUCTION OF HOMES, vided, That in event shall such: term 'educational or training in¬ stitutions' shall include all public no . private elementary, secondary, and other schools furnishing edu¬ cation for adults, business schools and colleges, scientific and tech¬ nical. institutions, colleges, voca¬ tional schools, junior colleges, teachers colleges, normal schools, 'such institution has > no estab- professional schools, universities, Wished -tuition /fee, or if its estab-; and other educational institutions, dished .tuition fee: shall V be,;foUnd .and shall also; include business or establishments providing :fey the Administrator, to: be inader other .quate compensation to such rnsti-l apprentice or other training on the /tution. for furnishing such educa- job,; including those under the rtion:or-training, he is authorized; ■supervision of an approved col¬ ►to provide for)the payment,- with lege or university or any State respect to any such person, of such j department of education, or any -fair- and reasonable, compensation; -State apprenticeship agency or as will not exceed $500 for an State board of vocational educa-! -ordinary school year. > r 1 tion, or any State apprenticeship ? "6. While enrolled in and purr council or the Federal Apprentice suing a course under this ;part, Training Service established in with such person; upon application to accordance Public, Num-: -the Administrator, shall be paid a bered 308, Seventy-fifth Congress,: subsistence allowance of $50 per or any agency in the executive imonth, if without a dependent or branch of the Federal Government or - , , . , , ^dependents, he has $75 or per month, if dependent or dependents, including regular holidays and cleave not exceeding 30 days in a a calendar Such person at¬ tending a course on a part-time ./basis, -and such. person-. receiving compensation for. productive labor performed as part of their appren¬ tice or other training on the job at institutions, business or other year.; - establishments, shall be entitled to receive such lesser Sums, if any, subsistence or dependency al¬ lowances, as may be determined by the Administrator; Provided, .That any such person eligible under this part, and within the as • limitations thereof,. such full time or courses as may . pursue part-time course he may elect, with¬ or out subsistence allowance. under other laws to supervise such training." Sec. 401. Section 3, Public Law , Numbered 16, Seventy-eighth Congress, is hereby read amended to follows: as "Sec. 3. The appropriation for the Veterans' Administration, 'Salaries and medical hospital, and compensation and pensions,' shall be available for necessary expenses under part VII, as amended, or part VIII of Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), and there is hereby author¬ ized to be appropriated such expenses, and : ( b> Any be the eligible for istrator and in addition to medical the ' , carrying* out the provisions of-this 4 part, shall exercise., any supervi¬ sion or control, whatsoever, over any State educational agency, .or State apprenticeship, agency,- or "any educational or training insti¬ tution: Provided, That nothing in "this section shall be deemed to lows: ' • . 4 prevent any department; agency, or officer of the United States ffrom exercising Pr control which any officer is authorized by existing provisions of law, to ex¬ ercise over any Federal educa¬ or VIII of Veterans (a) leased him: Provided, That if because of fault on his shall.be deemed re¬ to fail, part to complete the training or education of afforded course training institution, or to may be required, in the discretion of the Adminis¬ trator, to return any or all of such books, supplies, or equipment not actually expended or to repay the reasonable value thereof:" Sec. 403. Paragraph 1, part VII, prevent the furnishing of educa¬ tion or training under this part in Vejterans Regulation^ Numbered 1 (a). (Public Law Numbered 16, any institution over which super*vision of control is exercised by Seventy-eighth C o n,g r e s s ), is such other department, agency, or hereby amended by inserting after loan of to the cover purchase including the limitation of $2,000 the on be total amount which may guaranteed, may guarantee the full of amount the second loan: Provided, That such second loan : shall not; exceed 20 centum per purchase1 priee-or cost and that the rate of interest thereon shall not exceed that on the prin¬ cipal loan centum s That by And than more r provided regulations 1 per further, to :be-promul¬ ing any land, buildings, live-! gated jointly by the • Administra¬ stock, - equipment, machinery, or practicable, the: Administrator shall guarantee the tor and the head of such .agency implements,, or in repairing, alter- \ may provide for servicing of both ing, or improving any buildings or forth in this title. v i loans by such agency and for re¬ equipment, to be used in farming (b) Interest for the first year operations conducted by the .ap¬ financing of the principal loan to, include any unpaid-portion of the on that part of the loan guaran¬ plicant,} may be approved: by the; secondary loan with accrued in¬ teed by the Administrator shall be! Administrator of Veterans' Af¬ terest, if , any, after f the curtailpaid by the Administrator out of} fairs if he finds— • ; ; :;};■/ ment thereon available appropriations. equals twice the No se¬ (i) that the proceeds of such amount of the secondary loan. curity for the guaranty of a loan loan will be used in payment shall be required except the right (b) Any person who is foun^ for real or personal' property to be subrogated to the lien rights by the Administrator of Veterans' purchased or to be purchased of thq,. holder of the.. obligation Affairs to be a veteran eligible by the veteran, or for repairing, which is guaranteed: Provided, for the benefits of this title, • as a 11ering, or improving any That pursuant to regulations to be provided in section 500 hereof, buildings or equipment, to be issued by the Administrator the and who is found by the Secretary used in bona fide farming oper- \ mortgagor and mortgagee shall of Agriculture, by reason of his ations conducted by him; ! agree that before beginning fore¬ (2) that such property will be I ability and experience, including closure proceedings for default in useful in and reasonably neces-; training as a vocational trainee, payment of principal or interest to be likely to carry out successf¬ sary for efficiently conducting : due, the Administrator shall have ully undertakings required of such operations; y ! at Jpast 30 days' notice with the him under a loan which may be (3) that the ability and expe-1 Option of bidding in the property made under the Bankhead-Jones rience of the veteran;' and -the on foreclosure or of refinancing Farm! Tenant Act, shall be eligible nature of the proposed farming the loan with any other agency or for the benefits of such Act to operations to be conducted by j other available. payment of the part thereof as set . , . • by any means (c) Loans him, guaranteed Administrator the by this under such are that there is a reasonable likelihood that such title will operations shall be payable under such terms and conditions as may be ap¬ crease pro and . be or proper increase of the amount of the unpaid portion of the obligation: furth er, That loans guaranteed by the Administrator Provided shall interest at bear rate a per centum per and shall be payable in than 20 years. Administrator is authorized in not more directed to guarantee and loans to (a) : ■ •" of Business Property by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs if he finds— (1) that the proceeds of such loan will be used for payment for real or personal property purchased or to be purchased by the veteran and used by him in the bona fide pursuit of such gainful occupation; ; . Any application (2)}that .such property will made by a veteran under this title for the guaranty of a loan to be used in purchasing residential be property or in constructing a dwelling on unimproved property owned by him to be occupied as his home may be approved by the of Administrator Veterans' ; . Af¬ are to pursue such Occupation, such that there is a reason¬ " successful in, the pursuit of such occupation; and * constructed (2) that by the (4) that the ex- able likelihood that he will be loans will be used for payment for such property to be pur^ ^veteran; (3) that the ability and perience of the veteran, and the conditions under which he pro¬ poses (1) that the proceeds of.such or in for the efficient and of such occu- pation; : fairs if he finds— chased useful -and reasonably successful pursuit necessary contemplated : as if he were a * TITLE IV /■' . Chapter VI—Employment of ' Veterans Sec. 600. (a) In the enactment of the provisions of this title Cqndeclares as its intent and that there shall .be an ef¬ fective job counseling and em¬ ployment placement service for gress purpose loan to be used in purchasing proved * 501. appraisal. Sec. 503. Any application made under this title for the guaranty Construction of Homes Sec. normal determined by any business, land, buildings, sup¬ plies, equipment, machinery^ or tools, to be used by the applicant in pursuing a gainful occupation (other than farming), may be ap¬ subject to the provisions of this title on approved applica¬ tions made to persons, firms, asso¬ ciations, and corporations and to governmental agencies and cor¬ porations, either State or Federal. or as an¬ veterans Purchase reasonable of full The extent same successful; not exceeding 4 num the Purchase a the farm tenant. Wv. value thereof rata with any decrease Regulation Num¬ bered 1 supervision thereunder, he such department, ^agency, or tional "Sec. 4. Any books, supplies, or equipment furnished a trainee or student under part VII or part he Equipment •! Sec. 502. Any application made under this title for the guaranty of a loan to be used in purchas¬ exceed include,- subject to regulations issued by the Admin¬ may second a remainder of the guaranty, within the limitations of this title, shall decrease or in¬ benefit of ized, such care, treatment, and part VII, may elect which benefit supplies as may be necessary to he desires: Provided, That, in the accomplish the purposes of part event of such election, subsistence VII, as amended, or part VIII of Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 allowance hereunder shall not ex¬ ceed J the ; amoiint of "additional 7.,v Sec. 402, Public Law Numbered pension p aya.b 1 e ior 'training 16,: Seventy-eighth: Congress, is under said part VII. hereby amended by adding there¬ *; "8. No department,. agency, or to a new section 4 to read as fol¬ officer of the UnitedStates, in also y.';V •" '"V-4,. the , price or cost, or a part thereof, ! the Administrator, subject other¬ wise to the provisions of this title, purposes. Purchase of Farms and Farm veteran is eligible for the benefits of this title and that the. loan ap-j appears, or (c) No first mortgage shall be ineligible for insurance under the National Housing Act, as amended,; by reason of any loan guaranteed under this title, or by reason of any secondary lien upon the prop¬ erty involved securing such loan. amounts as person the • benefits of purpose to accomplish thereof. Such ex¬ or necessary purposes penses he finds that the proceeds of' the such loan will be used for such: That the aggregate amount guar¬ anteed shall not exceed $2,000. If plied for . if of the purposes specified in sec¬ tions 501, 502 and 503; Provided, theJ Administrator finds that shall designate such agency or agencies, if any, as he finds equipped to detennine whether the guaranty of loan should be approved, under this title. In any case wherein a principaMoan, for any of the purposes stated in sec¬ tion 501, 502, or 503, is approved by a Federal agency to be made or guaranteed or insured by it pursuant to applicable law and regulations, and the veteran is in application for the I loan under this sec-} of making: repairs,. alternations, or improve¬ ments in, or paying delinquent! indebtedness, taxes, or special; assessments on, residential prop-! erty owned by the veteran and' used by him as his home, may be; approved by tihe Administrator, need of a for the purpose tion loans for any or : proved by the Administrator: Pro¬ vided, That the liability under the additional amount may loan ( . guaranty of the guaranty by the Admin¬ istrator of not to exceed 50 per a , reasonable; mined by proper-appraisal. for centum of . normal value; thereof as; deter- Ad¬ Veterans'. Affairs of .. deemed necessary are appropriate for carrying out the provisions of this title, and may delegate to a subordinate employee, {authority to approve loans subject to the, provisions of (4) that the purchase price paid or to be paid by the vet¬ eran for such property does not eligible for care, treatment, hospitalization, this. part, whoL is .and prosthesis, otherwise author¬ Any such "7. authorized ministrator . as and! eran for such property or the this title and: the rules promul¬ construction cost, Including the! gated thereunder. <• value of the unimproved lot,! Sec. 505. (a) The Administrator, does not exceed the : . mination of the war, to the . .^payments, with respect to "any: /person, exceed $500 for an ordi•nary school year: Provided fur'ther, That; no payments:shall be imade to institutions, business or; mother v establishments"furnishing apprentice training on 'the " job: '.And provided further., That if any; lations , . , - promulgate such rules and regu¬ property is such as to be suitable fort dwelling purposes; and t.. :• <■.' (3) that the purchase, price paid or to be paid by the vet-! . : appraisal. Sec. 504. The Administrator oi Veterans' Affairs is authorized to the , 1 a that the nature and condition of FARMS, AND BUSINESS departments and agen¬ , by proper proper relation to the present and antici¬ pated income and-expenses; and PURCHASE for such property does not the reasonable normal value thereof as determined veteran's PROPERTY expressly charged by: cies on the basis of mutual agree¬ -State, laws:to administer appren-; ments with therm Consistent with Chapter V—General Provisions -tice .training, whenever- possible,; and subject to the provisions and '.V7• for Loans •; 'V. .the ; Administrator : shall .utilize; •limitations set forth in this title, Sec. 500. (a) Any person who such; existing: facilities and: fcerv-; jhe Administrator shall, from time shall have served in the .active aces in lraining onthejobvwhen; to. time, prescribe and promulgate military or naval service of the •such : training is pf .one year's such rules and regulations as may United States at any time on or be necessary to carry out its pur-; ^druration or jmore. • f >/'!• after Sept. 16, 1940, and prior to i :" '5,- The:Administrator shall pay! poses and provisions,: ; . ■?! ' \ the termination of the present war Ito: thevedttcational or draining in-; : "IQ* /The Administrator may ar-: and /who shall have been • dis¬ £titution,tfor eachiperson enrolled t range for -educational and yoca-; charged or released thereirom dri ;full i time: or ;partidime tcoursei tional guidance to persons:eligible under conditions other than dis-, -of - education Pr:;teaining,^theHbiis- j for education; and training under honorable after active service} of itomary cost ^of'>Jtiitioh;:c;and:^udh this part;; At such intervals as he j 90 days or more, or by reason of ; .laboratory,-library,:, health, infir-: deems necessary, he shall make: an injury or disability incurred in unary;. and othen; similar ^fees i as I available information respecting rare customarily charged, ahdmay} the need for general ■ education service; in line of duty, shall be eligible for the benefits of this hpay - for,-; books, {/supplies; .equip-! and for trained personnal in the title. Any such veteran, may ;ment, and; other necessary ^ex-j Various Crafts, trades, and profes¬ apply within two years after sepa¬ -penses,exclusive :of rboafd, lodg-l sions: Provided, That facilities of ration tiom the military or naval dng, other v living 'i expenses, i and [ other Federal agencies collecting forces, or two years after termi¬ ^travel, as are generally .required- such information shall be utilized nation of the war, whichever is for the successful : pursuit and; to the extent he deems practic¬ the later date, but in no event completion of the course by other; able. more than five years after the ter¬ "11. As used in this part, the •students in the 'institution: pro¬ •agencies eran exceed bear TITLE III LOANS 159 any and deleting the date "Decanber provisions of law. • established FINANCIAll THE COMMERCIAL & Number 4297 the purchase price paid or to be paid by the vet-' veterans, and that, to this end, policies shall be promulgated and administered, so as to provide for them the maximum of job oppor¬ tunity in the field of gainful em¬ ployment. For the purpose there is hereby created to cooperate with and assist the United States Employment Service, as estab¬ lished by the provisions of the Act of June 6, 1933, a Veterans' Placement Service Board, which , shall consist of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, as Chairman, the Director of the National Se¬ lective System, Service and the Administrator of the Federal Se¬ curity Agency, or whoever mly have the responsibility of admin¬ istering the functions of the United States Employment Serv¬ ice. The Board shall determine all matters of policy relating to the administration of the Veterans' Employment Service of th!e.United States Employment Service. (b> The Chairman of the Boa^d shall. have direct * authority and responsibility, for carrying out its policies through the veterans' erqp%htent representatives, in, the ' ^ (Contiued on page 160) THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 160 accordance with its Text Of "Gl Bill Of Rights" (4) through persons its Seventy-sixth sums 783, Law (Public 308)). The Chairman may dele¬ gate such authority to an execu¬ tive secretary who shall be ap¬ and Employment Service of Employment States United the Service. The public records of the Veterans' Personnel Division, Na¬ (c) Selective Service System, the Veterans' Employment tional and Service of the United be avail¬ States Employment Service shall assign to each of the States a veterans' The 601. Sec. employment shall be , United representative, who veteran of the wars a of separated from under honorable the United States service active conditions, who at the time of ap¬ pointment shall have been a bona resident of the State for at fide least two years, and who shall be appointed, subject to the approval of the Board, in accordance with the civil-service laws, and whose shall compensation accordance with the be fixed in Classification communications. shall estimated included be as pursuant the in contained as of the United States Employment Serv¬ they budget Sec. The 606. States Employment used in this title the Act of used in this title shall mean a son who served in the active ice as per¬ of the armed forces serv¬ during a in which the United States has been, or is, engaged, and who has been discharged or period of war public employ¬ ment service in the State to which he has been assigned. He shall be administratively responsible to released therefrom staff the of the executive secretary, for the execution of the the Board, through its placement pol¬ through the public employ¬ service in the State. In co¬ Board's veterans' icies ment | v 77 ' Readjustment Al¬ — lowances for Former Members of The Armed Forces Who Are Sec. 700 (a) have military Sept. naval or at 1940, termination and who of shall charged or service ; active service any have under than the of the time after and prior to the the present war, States 16, in dis¬ been released from active conditions other dishonorable, after active service of ninety days or more, or by reason of an injury or disabil¬ ity incurred in service in line of duty, shall be entitled, in accord¬ ance with the provisions of this title and regulations issued by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs business; promote the interest of in employing vet¬ employers pursuant thereto, to receive a re¬ adjustment allowance as provided erans; herein maintain regular contact with employers and veterans' organizations with a view of keeping employers advised of ployment, not to exceed a total of 52 weeks, which (1) begins after the first Sunday of the third (d) veterans ment available for employ¬ and veterans opportunities for advised of for each enactment hereof, and (2) not than later or nation (e) assist in every possible way in improving working con¬ ditions and the advancement of the later date: Sec. 602. Where deemed neces- by the Board, there shall be assigned by the administrative head of the employment service in the State one or more employ¬ preferably veterans, of the staffs of local employment service offices, whose services shall be primarily devoted to discharging the duties prescribed for the vetterans' employment representa¬ ees, tive. Sec. 603. All Federal agencies shall furnish the Board such rec¬ ords, statistics, or information as may be deemed necessary or ap¬ propriate in administering the provisions of this title, and shall otherwise cooperate with the Board in providing continuous such the of Provided, That no no readjustment al¬ lowance shall be payable for any week commencing more than five years after the termination of hos¬ tilities in the present war. (b) Such person shall be deemed eligible to receive an allowance for any week of unemployment if claim is made for such allowance and the Administrator finds with respect to such week that— (1) the the of such (2) is residing in person United States at the time the is completely unemployed, having performed no person service or in and received no is partially unem¬ that services have been performed for less than a administering the United States Employment Service shall main¬ tain that service as an operating entity and, during the period of its administration, shall effectuate full work-week the with and continues to report to provisions of this title. (a) The Board through Sec. 605 for the week and are less than the allowance under this $3; (3) a the wages title plus person is registered public employment office, in through the public em¬ ployment offices and State unem¬ ployment-compensation agencies. through agreer Such shall processing, adjustment, and deter-: be computed to. the next of number agencies, ment, shall also be utilized in the mination highest multiple of $1. (b) The determined of we§ks follows: as active service stated in the period the veteran during four weeks of allowances, he has been referred to accept suitable work when offered him; or or he, without (3) attend not does free good cause, available an training course required as by regulations issued pursuant to the provision^ of this title. (b) Notwithstanding the provi¬ of section 700, a claimant shall also be disqualified from re¬ ceiving an allowance for any week with respect to which it is sions that found due to his unemployment is stoppage of work which a of a labor dispute establishment, or other premises at which he is or was last employed: Provided, That this subsection shall not apply if exists because the at factory, (1) he is not participating in or- directly interested in the labor dispute which causes the stoppage of work; and he does not belong to a grade or class of workers of which, immediately before the commencement of the stoppage no each For major fraction or of thereof v : Administrator established of such shall section 700 entitled be to but in event to exceed the maximum claims and the payment of such allowances. To calendar month ments the carrying with State duties of of this title, the trator, who shall be separated/ Adminis¬ the under representative under departr agencies and to assist in or discharge trator's of out from a war active veteran service1' conditions honorable a Adminis-.v and provided in section 700: Provided, That the allowance for the quali¬ who fying 90 days' service shall be eight weeks for each such month. Sec. 901. (a) Readjustment al¬ lowances shall be paid at the intervals prescribed by the un¬ dent of the State for at least two employment compensation law of the State in which the claim was Provided, That if none are made: prescribed readjustment allow¬ ances shall be paid at such reason¬ so intervals able as may be deter¬ mined by the Administrator. :(b) Any allowances remaining unpaid upon the death of a claim¬ ant shall not be considered a part of the assets of the estate of the the pay¬ subject to any administration of his estate, and the Administrator may make claimant, or his of ment liable for debts, or thereof to such person persons he finds most equitably payment or entitled thereto. : Any person quali¬ fied under subsection (a) of sec¬ tion 700, United residing and who States is shall have been of appointment bona fide, resi¬ a shall be located in each participating State department or years, V. agency. •,?»■••• (b)- The Administrator, consis¬ tent with the provisions of this title, shall prescribe such rules and regulations and require such and records find reports he as may out its Provided, howeverThat cooperative rules and regulations relating to the performance by Federal or State departments, or agencies, 7 of functions under agreements made therewith may be made by the Administrator to necessary carry purposes: after consultation and advisement with representatives of such de1- agencies. 7: / ;7 Administrator may to any officer or em¬ partments (c) The delegate or ployee of his • 902 (a) Sec. time the at the in self-em¬ own or of any co¬ operating department or agency of any State such of his powers and duties, except that of pre¬ scribing rules and regulations, as the Administrator may consider ployed for profit in an indepen¬ dent establishment, trade, busi¬ necessary and proper to carry out which the the purposes of this title. ; 7 stoppage occurs, any of whom ness, profession, or other, vocation shall be eligible for readjustment (d) Allowances paid by the co¬ are participating in or directly operating State agencies shall be interested in the dispute: Pro¬ allowances under this title within the time. periods applicable, and repaid upon - certification by the vided, however, That if in any The Secretary of not in excess of the total amount Administrator. case separate branches of work, the Treasury, through the Divie which are commonly conducted provided in this title. of Disbursement' of the (b) Upon application by the sion as separate business in separate veteran showing, in accordance Treasury, and without-the neces¬ premises, are conducted in sep¬ arate departments of the same with rules prescribed by the Ad¬ sity of audit and settlement by the General Accounting Office, shall premises, each such department ministrator, that he has been fully pay monthly to the departments, shall, for the purposes of this engaged in such self-employment and that his net earnings in ia agencies, or individuals desig¬ subsection, be deemed to be a nated, the amounts so certified. separate factory,, establishment, trade, business, profession, or vo¬ cation, have been less than $100 (e) The Administrator shall or other premises. in the previous calendar month, from time to time certify to the (c) (1) If a claimant is dis¬ the veteran shall be entitled to re¬ Secretary of the Treasury for pay¬ qualified under the provisions of ceive, subject to the limitations of ment in advance or otherwise such subsection (a) of this section, he this title as to time and amount, sums as he estimates to be neces¬ shall be disqualified to receive the difference (adjusted to the sary to compensate any Federal any readjustment allowance for next highest multiple of $1), be¬ department or agency for its ad¬ the week in which the cause of tween $100 and his net earnings ministrative expenses under this" there his were the at members employed premises at disqualification occurred and for not more than four diately following weeks, imme¬ v (2) In addition to the disquali¬ fication prescribed in paragraph (1) above, the Administrator may, in cases of successive disqualifi¬ cations under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, ex¬ tend the period of disqualification for such additional period as the Administrator may prescribe, but not to exceed eight additional weeks in the case of any one dis¬ qualification. (d) (1) In determining under subsection (a) of this section the suitability of work or the exis¬ tence of good cause with respect to a claimant, the conditions and standards prescribed by the un¬ employment compensations' laws of the State in which he files his shall Provided, govern: That the Administrator may pre¬ scribe and' standards conditions for applicants in any State having no applicable statute. ( (2) In determining under sub¬ section (a) of this section the suit¬ . ability of work, deemed suitable no work shall be for an individ¬ ual if— (A) the the with ances agreements claim claim; ployed agency after the termi¬ whichever is or further, That wages, Federal war, occurs years paid for any period for which he receives increased pension under part VII of Veterans Regulation 1 (a) or a subsistence allowance under part VIII of such regulation: Provided erans. 604. The unem¬ allowance shall be employment opportunities for vet¬ Sec. two release and sary of calendar month after the date of employment; discharge employment of veterans. week of excess ments shall provide for the filing of claims for readjustment allow- veteran shall be entitled shall be (2) Any person who served is in with facilitatethe Unemployed United (c) VII payable to him for or on $3: Provided, That where the al¬ lowance is not a multiple of $1, it allowance if— it is shown that— TITLE V Chapter he shall— registration of veterans in local employment offices for suitable types of employment and for placement of veterans in em¬ ployment; (b) assist in securing and maintaining current information as to the various types of avail¬ able employment in public works and private industry or an '' shall (a) be functionally responsi¬ ble for the supervision of the condi¬ tions other than dishonorable. operation with the public employ¬ ment service staff in the State, • under a by a public employment office, as |"veteran" (a) The allowance for the wages to which June Sec. 607. The term Sec. 900. week.shall be $20 less that part a he, without good cause, fails to apply for suitable work that Bu¬ 6, 1933, or such successor agencies as from time to time shall perform its functions and duties, as now performed by the War Manpower Commission. 700, (2) created by the provisions of reau section employment; make Service" ments Chapter IX—Amount of Allow¬ ance and Payment possible, util¬ as the basis of mutual such depart¬ agencies. Such agreer' agencies agreement allowances to which each eligible "United means of or insofar for misconduct in the course of year. term ize existing facilities and services of Federal and State departments substantially less fa¬ (1) he leaves suitable work voluntarily, without good cause, <# is suspended or discharged available sufficient funds to carry, out the provisions of this title during the current fiscal Notwithstanding (a) provisions receiving mission shall from its current ap¬ 1923, as amended. Each such veterans' employment rep¬ resentative. shall be attached to of Act the The War Manpower Com¬ and ' authorized to administer this title and shall, of claimant shall be disqualified from other than that for, which appropriated, except allocate 800 Sec. were propriation com¬ Chapter VIII—Disgualifications with the approval of the Board. (b) the or vailing for similar work in the "locality. disability or after such period. hours, wages, such week which ice shall not be available for any purpose illness an occurs mencement of a item this special to to due which thus Sums special item in the annual budget of the United States Employment Service. Any funds appropriated States Em¬ ployment Service shall able to the Board. subparagraph if such failure is for necessary claimant ineligible ply with the provisions of this salaries, rents, printing and binding, travel, amounts Veterans' such estimated include. the annual shall be the are vorable to him than those pre¬ period of continuous un¬ employment for failure to com¬ of this title; tion (B) other conditions of the work of¬ fered in any efficient administra¬ and proper Congress, approved Sept. 16, 1940, as amended (U. S. C., title 50, sec. pointed by him and who shall thereupon be the Chief of the shall the funds necessary for mate regulations; is able to work That no considered Provided, shall esti¬ the1 executive secretary in activities autnorized by subsection (g) of section 8 of the Selective Service Act of 1940 engaged person and available for suitable work: (Continued from page 159) several States or the Monday, July 10, 1944 offered- is vacant due directly to a strike, lock-out or other labor dispute; or position for such month. payments made^ directly to are the. Administrator. (d) Subsection - (b) of section 700 and section 800 shall not apply in determining the eligibility for allowances of a claimant under veterans by this section. . . -* 7 Chapter X—Adjustment Duplicate Benefits Sec. is 1000. Where an allowance payable to a claimant under this for the same pe¬ title and where, State'unemployment or disa¬ such other source the from shall be sub¬ from the allowance pay¬ able under this title; (except that tracted this section shall hot apply to retired Veterans' Admin¬ pension, compensation, or pay paid by the al¬ $1, shall be' readjusted to the next higher multiple of $1.' istration); lowances, and the resulting if not a multiple of XI—Administration 1100. (a) The Adminis¬ of Veterans' Affairs is Chapter Sec. trator sums ' - (f) The shall than •;'"-v.;..""-' Social Security six 77 Administrator also from time to time the pef cover longer no months.,-.. -.-7 ; shall certify to State departments or Board such agencies as be participating in the ad- may ministration of this title, and the amount of the administrative ex¬ incurred or to be incurred, State under agreements pursuant to 'this section.; pense, by of bility compensation law, amounUreceived or accrued of riods a made riod, either an allowance or bene¬ fit is received under any Federal or Such title. - (c) Payment of such allowance shall be made by the Adminis¬ trator to each eligible veteran at the time and in the manner other Upon such certification the Social', Security Board shall certify such amount to the Secretary of thh Treasury, in addition to thd amount, if any, payable by said. Board under the provisions of; section 302 (a) of the Social Se^, amended^ and the! curity Act, as additional amount so certified, shall be paid to each State by the7 Secretary of the Treasury out of , the appropriation for the Veter¬ 7. ans' Administration. (g) Any money paid, to any co->, operating agency or person, which is not used which it was mination of for the purpose fo£ paid shall, upon ter¬ the period covered by such payment or the agreement with such returned agency or person, be to the Treasury and credited to the current appropria-r tion for carrying out the purpose yolume 160 of this THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4297 title, or, if returned after the expiration of period covered by this title, shall be covered into the Treasury as • . Reserve District In Sec. 1101. certifying officer shall, in the ab¬ sence of gross negligence, or in¬ tent to defraud the United States, be liable with respect of ment to the pay¬ allowance certified any May 6% Above Year Ago by him under this title. (b) No disbursing officer shall, in the absence of gross negligence, or intent to defraud the United bined increased 6% Reserve District for January to sales the at stores a May, 1944, were of May, end over 8% from the same up Stocks of merchandise period the previous year. ment (New York) year'ago. The com¬ in the Second sales of department stores May Federal 1944, 13% were hand in depart¬ on June on The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced on June 20 that May Business Indexes The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System issuetj .. . (a) No person desig¬ nated by the Administrator as a Federal Reserve Department Siore Sales In New York Federal miscellaneous re¬ ceipts. 161 23 its monthly indexes employment and payrolls, etc. available its for customary of industrial At the of business conditions. summary May, together with comparisons for follow: : above the amount production, factory time, the Board made same - BUSINESS month a The indexes and a year ago, . INDEXES ,, liable with respect to payment by him under this be Stat.es, any if title it based was a upon in May, last year. The designated the by istrator.-. *• the close of the month were 18% 1102. Sec. claim for allowance has higher than the STORE DEPARTMENT TRADE Second BY Federal MAJOR Reserve LOCALITIES " ■ 1 i ' • : ' Net sales— May "Second District 4-8 + 13 + 23 + u + 14 the final shall be appellate authority in regard to contested claims aris¬ ing in such State, subject to re¬ view by the Administrator, /V7777 1103. Sec. veteran the of case this . title either who —i———; time at section 3 + 4 5 + . 5 Schenectady_____— 6 + + : Mohawk River Valley— -«_A. " ., 7 Syracuse— 4- "Northern New York State + + + 15 . 8 +' :• Insurance Act, as amended, or was last employed prior to such application by an employer as defined in section 1 (a) of the said Act, claim may be made through an office operated by a facility designated employment office by or free as Retirement + 22 Rochester Apparel stores ((chiefly New York City) :■:» * Preliminary. ; 26 such 18 + 8 Reserve (1935-39 AND (average * daily), unadjusted—..daily), seasonally adjusted— 9 the conditions and ministrative appellate ^pro¬ prescribed by or under cedures said and shall Act govern, if not in conflict with the provisions of this (1923-25 + 11 + title, the appellate procedures be¬ ing subject to final appeal to the Administrator. In such reference in this title to ating State deemed cases, a 1177::; > +18 :;v:. to include ; • Chapter XII—Decisions and ;y not more than one April (a) The "week" term means or periods of seven consecutive calendar days as may v period prescribed in regulations by Administrator. the Sec. 1200. The authority to issue (b) The term "wages"' means and provisions for in¬ t all remuneration for services from voking aid of the: courts of the whatever sources, including com¬ ;»•: • subpenas United States in case of disobedi¬ thereto, to make investiga¬ tions, and to administer oaths, as ence in contained June 34 U. S. 29, title 1936 III of (49 C., title 38, the Stat. value of all remuneration Chapter 1300. knowingly which to be XIII—Penalties Any claimant accepts he who allowance an is not entitled ineligible to receive shall fur¬ any ther allowance under this title. Sec. 1301. (a) Whoever, for the of causing an, increase in allowance authorized under purpose any this title, or for the purpose of causing any allowance to be paid where this is none authorized title, shall make or under cause to be 121 112 false statement of in any claim under this or, causes for title, to a any material fact allowance any or whoever makes be made 120 111 provisions under Public, misdemeanor and upon con¬ viction thereof shall be fined not than more for not $1,000 more than both.- or imprisoned one • year '• , (b) Whoever shall obtain or re¬ ceive any money, ance or check, or allow¬ under this title;-without be- durable month, of F. in total 137 v 172 155 " 149 134 ' 173 158 t 143 131 t manufactures, contract W. Dodge index, shown .469, and indexes based data for nondurable in Federal : indexes based manufactures, Reserve minerals by .152. mineral* multiply y - States. To daily on and Book, Chart ; - 3-month moving averages, centered at on Eastern 37 by $184,137,000; and all other by index, without convert indexes second to valu* $226,132,000. seasonal adjustment, and payrolls index compile^ PRODUCTION Adjusted for 77:; May May Apr. 213 208 "210 213 f 206 196 234 236 233 188 Pig iron Veterans' Affairs; States" of the term geograph¬ used _7 several States, possessions, and Columbia; the term "State" means the several States, Territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia; and the phrases "termination of hostilities and in the present war," ''termination of the present war," and "termi¬ nation of the war," mean termina¬ tion of the 'war declared as Smelting and refining.— 184 188 192 184 549 584 559 549 584 445 443 "440 445 728 729 "722 230 211 "223 230 292 264 t 292 from active-service other to veteranS' . this Act benefits or 729 "276 /* 211 264 289 270 V clay'and glass products., 126 133 "123 125 136 lis 126 "114 116 ■7. ,130 "139 — Plate glass 142 147 "139 142 147 "163 164 66 59 43 f 74 137 122 136 "163 v " ..V. 59 43 130 125 136 "121 66 f i. 203 "179 181 301 320 "295 301 151 159 "147 151 320 :- 159 151 •169 142 151 196 185 196 196 185 f 153 158 t 153 158 t 116 118 t 116 118 t 117 122 t 116 122 $ 125 132 * 125 132 t ——_ 89 92 85 88 t t 79 87 168 164 , . Cattle hide leathers leathers . Goat and kid leathers—. Sheep and lamb leathers... Shoes t 7 t ■.: 169 0 Z 81 165 116 115 116 115 157 ,143 "146 142 114 97 "111 110 93 198 162 "182 183 162 147 "139 139 133 + "181 : ■ -7 137 Other manufactured foods—_ "154 157 Processed fruits & vegetables. "150 t 150 126 123 t 89 104 t t —t 161 73 138 142 •..: t 138 159 152 150 159 152 + 73 89 + 75 90 "100 81 + + "130 101 84 231 240 112 "102 104 114 102 84 89 106 129 Tobacco products Public ' 177 .V "116 7 - '85 ' ( •. t "153 -/ Manufactured food products— Wheat flour * Meatpacking 205 : 142 Wool textiles, Leather products—— Calf and kip 180 196 Z— Rayon deliveries.—— Tanning 182 "295 — ! :7y "147 Abrasive & asbestos products. Cotton consumption ' "121 ... Gypsum and plaster products. Textiles and products 175 165 ' 78 "176 •— Clay products , 270 289 443 ,728 "121 Cement— dishonor¬ prerequisite to en¬ a by than under "276 : "ill ; Furniture Presidential proclamation or con¬ current resolution of the Congress. Sec. 1503. A discharge or re¬ 233 192 t :+/7 Lumber by 196 7y, "722 : 1 208 236 559 Lumber and products Stone, May 206 234 7 t "440 , Automobiles—v— the means " 7v: : "223 Electric the District of 1943 Apr. Nonferrous metals and products Administrator ——1944 May tor" the .Seasonal Adjustment 1943 "210 Machinery Transportation equipment.— means Without —Seasonal Variation— Iron and steel Num¬ Law Numbered Congress, Sec. as 2, Seventy-third amended. 1504. The Cigars <, r lic, Numbered 2, as amended, and Act, the Administrator shall necessary cluding personal may deem practicable; Sec. the 1501. Except as ; otherwise the appropriations Veterans' Administration for are expen¬ ditures necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act and there is hereby authorized to be appro¬ priated such additional amounts as may even there fits received by, or paid for, any veteran under this Act shall be or services, in¬ services, as he for the and to enter agreements with public agencies, or per¬ services, into contracts sons, In shall hereafter be authorized any allowance in the nature of ad¬ authority to accept or 1505. uncom¬ this have Sec. be necessary to accom¬ plish the purposes of this Act. Sec. 1502. Wherever used in this Act, unless the context otherwise justed compensation, charged against ; any bene¬ deducted and from such adjusted compensation; and in the event a veteran has obtained a loan under the Act, the agency disbursing such adjusted compensation shall the unpaid balance and accrued interest due to the such holder of on the indebtedness to — Other tobacco products—, Paperboard Newsprint production Printing and publishing I Newsprint consumption... Petroleum and coal products Petroleum refining.—... Gasoline .... _ t 130 '•.! "97 '77/ 92 84 7', t 120 t 89 104 144 t 150 144 85 t 73 86 • ■ v Coke... the extent "130 123 : 161 137 120 116 -125 122 176 166 pensation which may be payable will, permit. 7 7. , Approved June 22, wcwa 1944.;^.^. „ 137 125 121 '127 124 ' t 104 v ' 176 t : 167 157 481 "466 464 389 "323 214 "233 "410 408 356 "410 "231 166 '/ 327 "233 325 232 . Rayon - Industrial chemicals 129 155 143 ?133 "141 129 139 124:7 124 129 "231 , ... Bituminous coal Anthradte^ —_ petroleum.^—' ■ Metals.. Iron ore... ^v—z>.. "Preliminary estimated. or i y 125 "145 ;• 214 7 / 356 224 .. ■> •7 143 v 124 125 113 188 298 141 > 148 "338 $133 , FREIGHT CARLOADINGS/ = 100) 141 $ 133 147 190 181 188 123 140 113 120 1113 141 138 195 163 146 $144 .67 62 67 ' 7 "153 .. 144. Merchandise, l.c.l.— 129 - 139 140 Miscellaneous.—— 155 129 '■ 118 —■ 143 • • "141 , 128 —. ' "133 147 ——— Livestock.— $ Revised. 232 408 236 • "159 * 190 Forest products 389 • tData not yet available. (1935-39 average Coal..— 157 481 . : Fuels.—— Crude 143 "159 "127 Minerals— 236 a 145 Rubber—..——- 167 t.v ■ 224 195 that the amount of adjusted com¬ , 161 , t 464 ■„ —— 174 . 129 "324 7 7 150 173 240 • t ;• '.7:7 142 . 231 v. "466 Beehive..——— Grain.. of -"■/:7 t Byproduct—t * Chemicals— such loan evidence t 174 t Kerosene.—— .. 173 + Lubricating oil . 104 t Fuel oil terms of this first pay Cigarettes.J Paper and products Administrator shall transmit to the Congress an¬ 2, Seventy-third Congress, nually a report of operations un¬ der this Act. If the Senate or the as amended, and the provisions of Public, Numbered 262, Seventy- House of Representatives is not in such fourth Congress, as amended (38 session, reports shall be U. S. C. 450, 451, 454a and 556a), transmitted to the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House shall be for application under this Act. For the purpose of carrying of Representatives, as the case out any of the provisions of Pub¬ may be. /.. hereby made available for a 192.0 135 141 (1935-39 average=100) bered with of 437.1 191.3 135 ' 1500. specified, claim, shall be guilty 448.1 138 t requires, the singular includes the plural; the masculine includes the feminine; the term "Administra¬ able shall be statement, representation, affida¬ vit, or document ih connection such 313.5* t by .379, nondurable by 116 conditions Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the admin¬ istrative, definitive, and penal false any 121,0- 318.2 figures, shown in the Federal Reserve Chart Book, multiply total by $410,269,000, resi¬ 118 provided private made 225.9 113.4 t Manufactures— 104 titlement makes to be convert 149 trative and Penal Provisions pensated causes 167.2 220.9 "112.3 142 Chapter XV—General Adminis¬ made any false statement or representation ms to > any wages paid or received, < or ' whoever or 160.8 "217.7 ' 136 139 lease TITLE VI 77 Sec. Sec. in any cash. other than medium 2033- 131-133), sees. missions and bonuses and the cash Act shall be applicable in the admin¬ istration of this title.'7-/ V. "158.8 122.2 C'7 t May 138 Territories Sec. 1400. As used in this title— be ;7>;777:7; 167.9 225.9 tData not yet available. points -1944- 157 ically such 83 114.5 INDUSTRIAL Mar. "United Chapter XIV—Definitions be , Procedures or of not impris¬ both. Railroad the by $1,000 for or 37 by Bureau of Labor Statistics. 102 shall be punished by a fine year, 62 19 58 7 221.1 138 Open hearth onment 41 t durable average=100) ing entitled thereto and with in¬ tent to defraud the United States, than 132 7 161.5 Steel__ a shall agency To Construction + 10 124 —— ~ cooper¬ Retirement Board. of "Preliminary. +11 V 130 Stocks, seasonally adjusted. more 175 138 "113.5 to tervals for making claim for and payment of benefits, and the ad¬ 360 169 "217.7 indexes STOCKS 1943 . unadjusted 258 361 : "159.4 1944 Stocks, 239 255 -/ ' • „ average— 100) May (average "52 May 237 District •, Sales "19 68 —— dential Federal 31 7 Note—Production, carloading, and department store sales * SALES Second Sales to suitability of work existence of good cause, the in¬ 7 STORE a as + + DEPARTMENT "37 — > 25 shopping days 1943. OF 52 17 Employment INDEXES pur¬ cases, standards 1 - 36 52 averages. 6 ■+" < "146 "42 .,. - 6 + 10 + - shopping days 1944. the Board + 14 + 19 — 15 + ;—.—v 19 + : 129 Apr. 7 -W;. +'12 7 6 + 7 Niagara Falls provisions of said Act. suant to the ;, • + . Railroad + 12 "Western New York State.: 140 Department store sales, value.., Department store stocks, value. 5 8 + . + 13 J_—; "169 Freight carloadings.—„ ■' 6 + " Binghamton—: "357 176 Nondurable goods—.— +16 3 + —— Southern Hew York State— 359 172 y "16 Durable goods 1 J." 4' + 24 —— 361 "31 ;w. Total 6 8 + "253 . Factory payrolls— + 11 ■ + 13 _ 258 "170 Total + 19 1 — +19 — 256 "357 1 Durable goods Nondurable goods ' Central New York Stated "237 All other " +16 + _ May 239 '"143 7 ; Factory employment— • — — + 17 + 19 Upper Hudson River Valley—7. Railroad Un¬ of the employment or 1 ■ •— ■; + 16 . May Residential 7.v. + 12 + 12 7, 6 + — Valley.. Poughkeepsie— of application for the benefits herein provided is a "qualified employee" as defined In + Bridgeport—.—i—. Lower Hudson River 15 + 14 _ 239 Construction contracts, value— Total——— • the in "Newark + any eligible under the provi¬ of sions In i Apr. "253 Minerals hond + 19 Westchester and Fairfield Counties located in each State Jan.-May on May 31, 1944 "Northern New Jersey— May Nondurable.: y 1944 — nated by the representative of the Administra¬ Stocks ,1944 New York City..— Administrator. /The Without Seasonal Adjustment -19441943 1943 "237 i Durable Percentage change from preceding year • ..7777/ Manufactures— Total bunal of the State agency or such other agency as may i be desig¬ tor Industrial productionTotal 1944 MAY, carloadiogs; series Adjusted for - tri¬ freight and 100 for all other = -1944 been impartial an production employment and payrolls; month in 1943. District be entitled to a fair before same 100 for factory = 1923-25 average hand at on industrial -Seasonal Variation- Any claimant whose an denied shall hearing » - Their stocks 1939 for The following is the bank's tabulation: V Admin¬ 7., average =s= 100 apparel stores in the New York Reserve District reported increase of 18% in the net sales in May. an voucher signed by a certifying of¬ ficer 1935-39 -.V1 . 186 . 179 123 106 107 $102 146 v 108 141 143 168 269 ..144 145 • 281 145 67 7"s' * . . 68 • "• . ,;V ' 62 ' ^ Note—To convert coal and miscellaneous ^indexes to points in-total index, showq, in/lthe Federal Reserve Chart Book, multiply coal by .213 and miscellaneous by .548. ' THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL 162 919134— -Gross Month United Slates teEarnings Of NM Brass 111999222763548—1— February 911 railroads for the month of February are along the same lines of recent months, that is gross earnings exceeded those of the corresponding month a year ago but net earnings were smaller, due to higher operating costs. Gross earn¬ ings in February are smaller than those reported in January and below the all-time peak figure of $800,232,157 reached in August, 1943. Net earnings in February, while higher than in January, were below the all-time high of $332,944,921 attained in August, 1943., ///>/■: Gross earnings in February, 1944, were $735,305,465 as compared with $363,479,220 in February, 1943, an increase of $71,826,245, or from $255,046,330 in decrease of $11,334,697, or 4.64%. We now give in results for the month of February, 1944, as com¬ February, 1943, a the tabular form month of February, 1943. pared with the . v Incr. (+) or $735,305,465 roads——-—— $&ss earnings —— 485 $663,479,220 408,432,890 $71,826,245 83,160,942 to earnings of expenses earnings Net District and Region $11,334,697 4.64 — Total (51 roads) Southern District— +11.65 + 145,478,753 133,880,634 + 11,598,119 + 8.66 + 26;295,265 +10.11 — 32,245,597 . 8,215,662 + + 8.09 Total (50 all districts Total 269,515,247 + 33,932,861 +12.59 735,305,465 :l 663,479,220 + 71,826,245 +10.83 —303,448,108 roads)— 248,738 238,891 237,463 232,957 233,266 were 421,180,876 348,749,787 72,431,089 + 20.77 231,304 231,017 the 405,001,273 424,172,348 19,171,075 — 4.52 235,653 234,510 —. — (131 roads) New 8,211,185 region- 25,591 25,740 33,194,368 38)263,933 ..24,040 36,311,611 36,126,672 56,112 56,379 76,155,789 82,601,790 Total Incr. ( $ 6,649,810 Central'East, region- 23,928 Great 'Lakes 5,069,565 —13.25 — • + region. 44,133,848 45,420,034 14,102,822 15,042,198 — 6,025 60,462,232 — region- 45,638 Northwestern 45,433 19,304,178 55,185 60,622,040 129,411 108,819,174 111,982,308 243,211,633 255,046,330 — 229,263 of the roads conforms to the Commission, and the following indicates Commerce grouping and regions: groups — 2,225,562 266,951 129,278 Note—Our 0.51 7.80 2.83 — 6.25 — •1,576,399 — — 3,163,134 — 11,834,697 — 3.68 6.40 0.4i 5.1C 2.83 4.64 classification of the Interstate the confines of the differen' EASTERN DISTRICT England Region—Comprises the New New 30,469,355 28,892,956 28,793 districts_.228,778 all — 1' — — Total — 1,319,784 60,888,991 Southwestern region. 28,671 Region—Comprises the section on the England and the westerly shore of Lake Michigan from Chicago via Pittsburgh to New York. Canadian boundary between Ne* to Chicago, and north of a line Region—Comprises the section south of the Great Lakes Region easi of a line from Chicago through Peoria to St. Louis and the Mississippi River to the mouth of the Ohio River, and north of the Ohio River to Parkersburg, W. Va., and a line thence to the southwestern corner of Maryland and by the Potomac River to its '/ SOUTHERN DISTRICT eastern Region—Comprises the section east of the Mississippi River and south Ohio River to a point near Kenova, W. Va., and a line thence following the boundary of Kentucky and the southern boundary of Virginia to the Atlantic. Pocahontas WESTERN Northwestern Region—Comprises the section Central adjoining Canada lying west of the Omaha and thence to Portland, Region, north of a line from Chicago to Columbia River to the Pacific. V Western Region—Comprises the section south of the Northwestern Region Chicago to Peoria and thence to St. Louis, and north of a line City and thence to El Paso and by the Mexican boundary of St. Louis to Kansas to a line from west from the Pacific. Southwestern 6outh Region—Comprises the section lying between the Mississippi and a line from St. Louis to Kansas City and thence to El of St. Louis and by the River Paso, Rio Grande to the Gulf of Mexico. conclusion, we now furnish in the table clusive: a 236,031 236,839 236.529 1.90 237,970 236,870 2.74 239,584 238,731 + 459,084,911 8,723,567 + 468,532,117 12,850,859 9992436712001.,—.— 467,808,478 455,681,258 —. — — South.. 456,487,931' 18,292,585 + 4.01 234,884 242,668 43,034,122 —10.11 242,348 242,113 427.465.369 91,327,690 —21.37 242,660 242,726 266,892,520 336,182,295 69,289,775 —20.61 242,312 240,943 213,851,168 248,104,297 266,231,186 52,380,018 —19.67 241,189 241,467 211,882,826 36,221,471 + 17.10 239,389 241,263 plete their 254,566,767 248,122,284 6,444,483 45,494,779 + fore too crops which could be plantedUaterv 300,049,784 254,555,005 2.60 238,162 239,433 + 17.87 237,051 farmers who were unable to com¬ 238,280 321,247,925 300,021,278 233,515 234,285 321,149,675 21,226,647 70,590,873 7.07 250,558,802 —21.98 234,851 235,620 + 276,341,856 - —. 250,510,207 25,831,649 + 10.31 233,708 234,789 36,407,585 233,010 233,704 44,711,515 + 14.29 232,415 233,052 It is not yet + 29.35 231,593 232,414 ers + 201,050,956 + 43.47 229.628 231,593 corn 735,305,465 663,479.220 + 71,826,245 + 10.83 228,778 229,263 909—' $47,622,634 56,204,145 ——: 910 —I. • * •i: 919— + •; 99,460,389 I— _ 107,148,249-: —* > • Mi (•i ;)■ + +4,981,506 — '38,008 • south -'4.76 0.03 •;'i;i«ift.+ +7.79 7,748,287;- . + ■• the of more tc«)s .-,h541,678 .*■>•+:,♦: 0.50 +-.' 17?381,393 i.,+^15.94' •22.39 28,128,967 — 32,904,121 ;4- indications some are shift is ex¬ pected to be • to • grain sorghums; Farther north, it is expected that some millet, sudan,-and other late forage ..crops will. be. planted after- 8.14 47.20 — too be sown, that farmers /may; plant ah extra; million- acres to corn. Farther 251.47 — . there spring 33.73 late;^r ;/corh+HFarthar ;e|ist£:/suitabte^^ soybeans can /still, be ^planted ..and 97,522,762—T? 8,702,988 -+13.17 some -grass elands twill : be left for 57,375,537+-'A> 66;078,525 V 26.21 14,727,011 41,460,593 56,187,604 ■? hay/ /v>•//';>+ •;/+v A-V/ >19,009,-701. '.>!»•+.^46.46 •,.59,923,775A:+^40r914;O74^ ->+■: In all the, eastern half. of the 8'.'39 5,030,495 ??,54,896,705' ' 59,927,200 > ++16.60 country; there are-sharp local -dif¬ +. + 9,199.020 •i jS*.64,601,551., 55,402,531 64,603,867 ■- r'.+ 13,140,009 >+.+ 20.33 ferences in the progress of farm 77,743,876 — — > > 933.. — — —Zir —. — 935—— ' > • , „ . 338lIlIIIIIIIIIIIII—IZZH 35,711,887 20,530,955 72,888,743 56,242,821 16,645,922 + + 29,726,070 ++40,72 ••'•+' 32,143,807 + ' ~ - ii' i1 ""i, ' 942_„.— ~ir ~ - - ->» - 73;008,615 102,735,090 255,074,479 i, I. 102,734,685 134,878,897 i'i 54.09 .77,778,245 56,242,842 ' Vi . 42,072,645 •V', -35,705,600 939..-..^i—... ~y- - ;,+ ■ +>64,618,641. ^ 932— 944. 1,: 99,399,962 + 6,242,712 33,387,370 — '■ 125,577',866. 97,448,899 54,882,820 — ' : 108,987,455 ->126,368,848 930—,— ' 4.13 1,191,014 16,428,891 >•• — ,60.58 11,536,799 ;>:;;+124.92 + 99,518,658 108,120,7-29 > <-:M07;579,051 928— 1 V- 51.45 — • wet to permit moisture condi-fhave recently been favorable and 26.60 — - 28,944,820 a tions 56.59 + + 104,441,895 - 99,480,650 21,367,362 —> .70,729,908 104,117,278 "+> 924 to - + 9,234,932 -76,630,334' •+'70,387,622-+ —— oats — 21,824,020 76,706,840 i? a 30.50 28,886,343 — 27,117,462. 20,771,731+: . and had 3.48 — their score. where some areas fall too dry to sprout .wheat' Nebraska, 33.40 8,275,149 — 28,814,420 •■r In + 2,002,769 19,895,047 11,982,277. .';+ — -56,250,628 10,688,571- ——_ ' 80,331;661 • 27,305,808 V27,623,406' could materially affect 12.13 + f 51,043,120 58,964,299 -I 918—II—II———IIIIIII" 14.91 16.84 — 39,274,776 ? 32.02 + + 59,553,012 . acre too + 57,458,572 of the/ land and to gelr possible planted be¬ late, but a few showers prepare fore + — acre^s 4,500,000 to + 6,861,744 + 49,135,958 .+ 39,657,965s'> 51,257,053 " ..V% 79,929,463>" • 2 + — had still every (—) $11,549,651 7,293,722 + $36,072,983 48,910,423 ■56,580,655 57,411,107'.- • )15~IIIIIIIIZIIIIIIIIII~ Decrease 59,461,341 V __ 913—— '. 49,718,911 ' ——„_V to Increase (+) or Year Preceding Year Given possible to measure plant on June 1. They have been working night and day -Net Earnings'? i 916—— substituted have shifts, but some of them seem likely to be large. In Iowa farm^ 663,533,786 911— be-', original program late the + 13.18 + 104,918,816 t . 336,137,679 — r < to 475,265,483 + 1 the 427,231,361 357,564,014 462,482,830 ■ in 474,780,516 276,341,857 936.. cotton some planted reducing yield, prospects by late planting the de¬ lay in field work has prevented' carrying out earlier plans. Many 312,869,481 912 and , addition In 312,749,442 134.878-897 +' 120,195,582 11,834,-697 ;■ r- 2|5(Q46^3(n bV?43;2;ll;633i *+.«* - —~I' : — '!'" In work. +' 57.49 29.60 31.29 80-11—-.4.64' rains not where most + frequent and the farms are too of , the where areas some were .mechanized ..the + more .. efficient family units have accomplished an work of amount unprecedented and nearly up to schedule. On the other hand,:in many localities Agricultural Dept. Report On Crops As Of June I are frequent rains during May have States Department of AgLicultiire, at Washington, prevented completion of the in-* issued its general crop report as of June 1, which we give tended plowing and planting and in part below: • ' /,!'I \ the need to cultivate crops alreadyDurihg l-eceht weeks I growing,Conditions I haVe /:.b.eerf-JunsueUy planted and to start haying and favorable and in spite of a late and. uneven start, national crop pros¬ harvesting will Cause some fields pects now appear better than on this date in any of the last 10 years to be/; left * Untilled. The present except 1942. <®1— — indications are that in the better United June 9, chiefly timely rains May, the to wheat produc¬ forecast of winter 714,000,000 increase of 52,000,000 bushels over prospects a month ago. As Spring, wheat appears to have beeri'planted on a full acre¬ age and to be growing under fa¬ vorable conditions, the total wheat crop is likely to exceed a billion bushels and at present gives bushels, an promise of being the largest ever harvested in this country. Many of fields oats In and planted un¬ not all of the acreage could be sown. late were, late fields of oats are just coming up while earlyiown fields are heading. Both places some uncertain and a near-average oat crop of about 1,193,000,000 bushels is all hat can be expected. Barley is less extensively grown in the area and yield acreage has that been are and wet too duction is 300,000,000 expected bushels, to be a pro¬ about good-sized only fair. Planting has been late and there Corn prospects appear still a considerable • acreage to planted, particularly in the wet areas of Minnesota, Iowa and Mis¬ be souri, but the total acreage will be large and a record proportion will be planted with hybrid seed. Prospects for early hay crops are excellent and recent rains give as^ of a good crop of wild Supplies of water for irri¬ gation may be a little short for a full yield of late cuttings of al¬ surance falfa . ... Cobst ;in i.j Idaho and States, but the Pacific with no other total the setbacks unusual hay should be large, probably nearly 100,000,000 tons. This would crop be about as large a crop as was put up last year but no more than is needed for the large number of cattle to, be fed. of pastures on reported as 89, the condition The 1 June was and the for condition highest date reached only since 1922 when growing conditions are fa¬ quite generally in the one vorable farming areas of the country. Re¬ ports on Western ranges on June 1 show a lack of rain in west Texas New southern Mexico, parts of Arizona, much of California and Oregon and portions of other Western States, but prospects for ranges now appear favorable from Colorado northward. Not all fruits can , ditions the in > be estimated this early in the season, main but con¬ fruit belts favorable and the total output seems likely to be of nearrecord proportions. Truck crops appear market for crop. , , , in the Southwest during lUO ) 236,642 1.11 5,029,255 hay. which follows a sum¬ mary of the-gross and net earnings of the railroads of the country for the present year in comparison with each year back to 1909 in¬ In 5.11 24,441,938 were in being sown being + 462,482,830 is DISTRICT Great Lakes and by the southern boundary of Vir¬ Parkersburg, W. Va., and south of Maryland and thence by the Region—Comprises the section north of the ginia, east of Kentucky and the Ohio River north to of a line from Parkersburg to the southwestern corner Potomac River to its mouth. still 454,198,055 Southern of the States was 478,451,607 ntended Central Eastern mouth. Northern 235,876 459,227,310. usually England States. Great Lakes barley 235.528 454,009,669 tion has been raised to 20,623,962 region 54,907 West, Total 939,376 District- Western Central 58,236,670 43,473 + 184,939 1,286,186 37,448 43,387 Total 234,880 235,506 44,745,531 31,939,712 Owing 6,002 - ( 6,446,001 — 37,385 Bouthern region +) or Dec. (—) % 1,561,375 —19.01 — Southern District-- Pbcahontas 235,625 235,399 445,870,232 On and oats some still 1.18 4,772,834 400,146,341 477,809,944 —- June 7.16 405,203,414 444,891,872 , of + 11.18 400,430,580 —. - still wet from overflows. first 357,580,996 on $ " * •-.'/' 6,599 6,593 England region^ $ 1943 1944 Eastern District— 1943 f -1944 Mileage District and Region. 209,573,963 — —. The Net Earnings ■/•; •:/;.;■■>//■ /; /■■.; /■./ / /... — .i.. 941 . ^ 69,405,356 61,908,908 + 7,496,448 +12.11 Central Western region (15 roads)164,841,154 143,035,621 + 21,805,533 +15.25 Bbuthwestern region (20 roads £ 69,201/598. 'Jv.~64;57Q,318 ++.• • ^ 4,630,8807.17 (15 roads)— Northwestern region 249,795 934..—-— District— Western 14,852,794 .3,382,457 +10.49 (30 roads)--*—— Total 9,810,219 + 101,635,037 '' ' • (4 roads) Pocahontas region + 260,083,339 + rodds) Bbuthern region <26 0.99 9.65 + 21.31 February + 109,850,699 35,628,054 - - 53,005,851 + of 6.87 + 9.94 1.632,252 23,769,722 108,799,540 127,514,077 286,378,604 + region (23 roads)— Central Eastern region (18 roads)— Great Lakes late 244.809 — Month % • 25,401,974 118,609,759 142,366,871 (10 roads) New England region 242,837 245,541 + 1943 (+ ) or Dec. (—> $ $ $ District— 246,186 2,655,684 1940L--V—„— ' Eastern been 0.61 + 27,68 tana; by the end of the month a, large part of the corn crop had 61,656,597 1939—,. ■:// : V'/li;;/;,/ FEBRUARY Gross Earnings Inc. 1943 — 242,928 25,148,451 1938 table. 1944 244,925 289,392,150 1944—— GROUPS—MONTH OF SUMMARY BY 23,823,138 1,303,286 —10.22 351,048,747 1931— +10.83 +20.36 arranged in groups or geographical divisions, according to their location, it is seen that all of the districts^— Eastern, Southern and Western as well as all of the different regions grouped under these districts record gains in gross, the increases ranging from 6.87% in the New England region to 15.25% in the Central Western region. In the case of the net earnings all districts and every region record losses with the single exception of the Cen¬ tral region in the Eastern district, which records the trifling gain of 0 51% As in January the largest decrease is recorded by the New England region where the loss is 19.01%. As previously explained, We group the roads to conform to the classification of the Interstate Commerce Commissison. The boundaries of the different groups and indicated in the footnotes to the 237,756 269,272,38? 1937. When the roads are regions are 240,986 260,627,752 1930 (61.56%) $255,046,330 $243,711,633 ——— - ■i 6.59 1941—,.—— < 491,593,832 (66.86%) Operating expenses + 285,776,203 : — 0.2 — 233,191 14,389,312 — 1920——. % Amount ■ 229,263 231,805 237,082 3,409,167 271,928,066 267,579,814 1917———;—: Deer. (—) 228,778 Milage of 131 Ratio 1943 '1944 : ;Month of February- 11993426452—,. 235,483 + 10.52 >■ planted and in early June plantings and replanting? were being completed rapidly ex-L cept on some bottom lands that 1918 $243,711,633 in February, 1944, to down 227,868 1.70 20,752,155 + 212,163,967 By midTk planters were running Mon-r corn in all States from Georgia to + — 233,056,143 2*0,860,681 May 212,236 231,296 + 15.85 farm- worl^ and fields the went ahead with a rush. Preced'g 215,383 +.- 7.80 27,377,858 "+ 218,336,929 209,233,005 1916 earnings increased to 66.86% in from 61.56% in February, 1943, so that net earning? 1944, February, were 232,726,241 915— ratio of expenses to The 10.83%. — (—) into Year Year Given $12,180,071 + $156,156,486 172,751,230 200,129,088 200.418.368 197,009,201 197,278,939 218,031,094 912— of United States Gross and net earnings Dec. $168,336,557 910—— Month Of Febraary^ / Mileage— EarningsInc. ( + ) or 'Preceding 'Given " 909_I:——„— +/. v: Raitroaets For The Year Year of Monday, July 10, 1944 CHRONICLE being grown * on recently, will nearly all be plants ed. But where farms ductive unpro¬ with farming; and there is much com-)- and class these In whom others tries urban indus^- "unemployables." as whiter he is doing all he can, but under pres-r ent conditions the whole job can¬ haired areas farmer a many reports that not be done. Contrasts color local are sharp opinion. and From they a na-r tional point of view the outstand¬ ing fact is that most crops are now planted and growing conditions are good. There are a few areas where crops are reported poor, but they are Quite limited and mostly where substantial recovery is still possible. In California and the Southwest .there are some dry more small grains age, or compete plaint that few are left to work on the farms except old men, boys^ spots; acreages, small booming war industries there has been some consolidation of farm? and an increase in part-time production large good; land» the except some bottom lands flooded far has been well above aver¬ fairly so r are sections farming rain is needed and ranges in for the and prospects for late crops' Pacific Northwest- but elsewhere most of the main cropping areas moderately favorable. appear Crop, prospects appear to;/vary sharply among areas and are by no means clear at this time. A of the western half of the coun¬ try now have a good reserve of soil moisture and hopes are rising. Crops in the South were .planted late and large areas has suffered from too much rain, but there is cold, .most farmers in Central,' still time for; good crops. In the Eastern and Southern States were far behind in the planting of central/wet area extending from "month ago,, that after several months sfemed continuously wet and spring-sown crops. After the first week of May there were some de¬ structive late frosts, but the wqather permitted farmers to get central Minnesota to central-Mis* ■souri- there is but farmers less' time seem to to have spare, beeri catching up rapidly since June % Volume Number 4297 160 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE In the eastern1 Corn Belt " planting late, but most areas are now only a little behind normal -'■ An htea stretching along the Atlantic was Coast from Carolina North to Maine is urgently in need of rain, but the strip is only a few coun¬ | ftp Building Permit Valuations 8% Below | March, Secretary^ Perkins Reports ; Around in On the whole, compar¬ ing with the difficulties faced at in season fcrop year other years a to seems be good the in The June 1 pattern of progress of commercial truck crops for the fresh market was somewhat .ir¬ • dollars worth ^of building construction was areas of the United States during April, 8% less than March, Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins reported on May 27. "Federal contract awards declined 17% as against a decrease of only 5% in private work," she said. "New residential building valuations decreased 22% and additions, alterations, and repair work 4%, while building showed an increase of 5%, the first since Nov., 1943, in this class of building construction." The report of the Secretary of Labor continued as follows: non-residential new making. million started in urban ties deep. this 85 estimates awarded 163 combined With data on building construction contracts furnished by Federal and State agencies. All figures for are as the current month financed preliminary. are non-residential Upward revisions construction be may in expected Federally due to late notifications of contracts awarded. "Principal centers of various types of building construction for which permits were issued contracts or were awarded in April, 1944; except projects which have been excluded because of their confiden¬ tial nature were: Allentown, Pa., 80 units in two-family dwellings to cost $240,000; Chicago, 111., 229 one-family dwellings to cost $1,040,350 two-family dwellings to cost $105,000; Brookfield, 111., dwellings to cost $290,000 and 32 units in two-family and 26 units in 58 one-family dwellings to cost $144,000; Franklin Park, 111., 41 one-family dwell¬ ings to cost $196,185; Gary, Ind., 70 one-family dwellings to cost $300,100; Hammond, Ind., 53 one-family dwellings to cost $287,000; regular but most late spring and April a year ago primarily because of a 50% drop in the value of Federal construction contracts awarded. Permit valuations for non- Detroit, Mich., 241 one-family dwellings to cost $1,241,500, 82 units in summer producing areas show a two-family dwellings to cost $394,500 and 1 apartment providing 14 net improvement over a month Federal building construction increased 14% over this period. The units to cost $50,000; East Detroit, Mich., 55 one-family dwellings to ago. Warm, drier weather in May dollar volume of all new residential building declined by two-fifths cost $264,400; Lincoln Park, Mich., 33 one-family dwellings to cost permitted growers to clean fields and of all new non-residential building by one-tenth, while additions, $151,940; Cleveland, Ohio, 339 one-family dwellings to cost $964,500; of weeds and to cultivate fields alterations and repairs increased one-third from the totals for which previously had been too made consider¬ able progress, although most crops Truck Wet. still are .-.-As a to One the two 1"\ draws to • spring season spring harvest was 20% greater than in 1943 and 6% above aver¬ age. Total tonnage produced on this acreage is placed at 1,694,000, year, is.. 15% larger 12% above the ceeds than last average, and ex¬ previous record pro¬ duction by 8%. Acreage of truck for the probably will summer crops market show about game percentage increase as the the harvest but below average. acreage for spring may be Summer slightly acreages estimated to date show the following increases ©Ver* last year's acreage: water¬ melons, 43%; onions, 34%; green peppers, 33%; cantaloupes, 26%; green peas, 10%; cucumbers, 9%; .celery, 8%; snap beans, 4%, and cabbage, 4%. Decreases in acre¬ age ranging from 1 to 17% are indicated for tomatoes, beets, car* rots and lettuce/ Indicated ton¬ nage from early summer acreage is 21% larger than in 1943 and is 7% above the 10-year average, f-rField preparations for impor¬ processing vegetables were delayed early in May by exces¬ tant sive rainfall. But rains less were frequent after the middle of the month and temperatures began to rise so that growers in most parts this month less than in 16% was \ . Percentage change from —March 1944 to April 1944— April 1943 to April 1944 Other than later weeks ; close it appears that acreage for which April, 1043." r. crops than usual. ■ "The volume of work started Class of construction— All Total construction.^— residential — Other than Federal 8.4 •— Federal Federal —16.2 • Federal +13.8 Total —17.1 4.5 —50.0 in —22.2 _* nonresidential—— — 7.5 + 5.1 + —75.2 0.8 , —38.8 —11.4 —88.1 7.5 —10.3 +15.8 —27.1 $201,275 + Additions, alterations tracts awarded uble of during the same four months of 1943, the dollar vol¬ hon-Foderal work increased 41'%." -Federal- -Total- First 4 Months ———First 4 Moriths1944 1943 ^ 1943 1944 : Percentage (In thousands Percentage of dollars I' change of dollars) change Class of construction— All, construction ■ (New. residential New —22.5 —61.0 339,419 437,842 106,243 272,704 127,376 202,407 —37.1 19,726 109,554 —82.0 124,789 — 177,448 —29.7 '81,612 155,657 —47.6 4,905 7,493 -34.5 " —f' f: nonresidential Additions, alterations and repairs • 87,254 ■ r 57,987 +:jji>.i>; "The figures on building construction cover the entire urban area of the United States, which, by Census definition, includes ali incor¬ 1940 population of 2,500 or more and by special rule, a»small number. of unincorporated civil divisions. The volume of privately financed construction is estimated from the building per¬ mit data received from a largfe majority of all urban places and these porated places with large as in 1943. Citrus fruit produced from the bloom of 1943 Crop's of oranges as . favorable for setting tomato plants in the fields. Growers in difficult to supply some found areas obtain of plants. After growers in the northern the United attention it adequate an June 1 part of States will turn their to planting lima beans, canning, cucumbers for p'ickles and kraut cabbage. beets for ..'June 1 conditions indicate ciduous fruit production in de¬ 1944 ipay be above 1943 by as much 22% and about 7% above aver¬ The peach age. be 'about 1943 17% 60% crop above more is indicated and average than the short Pear production is 3% bqlow average. Cherry prospects are 27% above average and 69% crop. above the short 1943 crop. Con¬ dition of commercial apples is 10 points, above June 1, 1943, indi¬ cating. a somewhat larger crop "than harvested in 1943. Grape production probably will not be for 40 units.,'' Ws;;::;v7 "Federal contracts were tions for 298 persons at San ■ ■ also awarded for dormitory accommoda¬ Francisco, Calif., to cost $171,346." ; , Statutory Debt Limitation As Of May 31,1944 The Treasury Department made public on June 3 its monthly the face amount of public debt obligations issued Second Liberty Bond Act (as amended), outstanding on May 31, 1944, totaled $193,042,177,209, thus leaving the face amount of obligations which may be issued, subject to the $210,000,000,000 statutory debt limitation at $16,957,822,791. In another table in the report, the Treasury indicates that from the total face amount of outstanding public debt obligations ($193,042,177,200) should be de? report showing , were addition contracts were awarded during April, 1944, for the following Federally financed projects containing the indicated num¬ ber of housekeeping units: Ottawa 111., $193,187 for 120 units; Evansville, Ind., $346,885 for 185 units; Marietta, Ga., $995,698 for 500 units; Fresno, Calif., $203,500 for 100 units; Klamath Fall$, Ore., $101,842 a snap beans, sweet tomatoes and other late-ma¬ and grapefruit and a moderatesized crop of lemons, which have turing crops. Even in Maine' been moving to market since the progress in planting some of these "vegetables was farther advanced fall of 1943 and will continue to by June 1/than' usual, but the move until the fall of 1944. Pros¬ season was rather backward in pects are now favorable for good crops of citrus fruits from this Oregon and Washington. ;' t year's bloom for market supplies Difficulties encountered early beginning next fall. in May in preparing the land con¬ Corn—In the Corn Belt States tributed to the slight reduction in the planting 6f corn has been de¬ the 1944 acreage of green peas, which preliminary estimates place layed by excessive rainfall and wet fields during May, but by'the 'at 482,150 acres compared with end of the month work was pro¬ 483,260 acres planted in 1943. But the June 1 condition of the crop gressing rapidly as fields dried out sufficiently to continue work. 'oft this acreage was fairly favor¬ able except in Delaware, Mary¬ Planting in the Corn Belt as a whole ranges from one to two land and Virginia. Dry weather weeks late but recently has been reduced the prospective tonnage aided by more favorable weather. in this area. Planting in Kansas and Nebraska Growers of snap beans and waspractically completed by sweet corn for processing expect June 1 and was nearly done in to complete the planting of these South Dakota. In Iowa and Illi¬ Crops by the middle of June. nois planting is usually completed Conditions $264,000 and 100 units in two-family dwellings to cost $300,000; Port¬ land, Ore., 74 one-family dwellings to cost $370,600; Seattle, Wash.., 135 one-family dwellings to cost $576,850 and 34 units in two-family dwellings to cost $117,100. v "In (In thousahds - corn, , cost $216,300 and 128 units in two-family dwellings to $640,000; Kansas City,, Kans., 48 apartments providing 350 units $1,200,000; Washington, D. C., 69 one-family dwellings to cost and 10 apartments providing 72 units to cost $173,000; Atlanta, Ga., 76 one-family dwellings to cost $217,000; Knoxville* : and repairs 3.2 -54.5 4.0 + 42.9 -23.3 +33.2 Tenn., 113 one-family dwellings to cost $490,140; Memphis, Tenn., 67 The Secretary of Labor's report continues by stating: one-family dwellings to cost $224,475; New Orleans, La., 84 units in "The 9,464 family units coveted by permits issued or Federal two-family dwellings to cost $207,200; Dallas, Texas, 202 one-family construction contracts awarded during April was about three-fourths dwellings to cost $404,215; Fort Worth, Texas, 103 one-family dwell¬ of the March total and well under three-fifths of the figure for April, ings to costs $154,538, 12 Units in two-family dwellihgs to cost $29,000 1943. About 10%, or 945 units, were put under construction contract and 21 apartments providing 84 units to cost $168,000; Houston, Texas, during April in Federal war housing projects. The 8,519 dwelling 99 one-family dwellings to cost $256,900; Pasadena, Texas, 91 oneunits privately financed were 6% less than the number started in family dwellings to cost $337,792; Great Falls, Mont., 80 one-family March and 14% less than in April a year ago. ' /; dwellings to cost $368,900; Salt Lake City, Utah, 42 one-family dwell¬ "The cumulative dollar value of building construction started in ings to cost $191,000; Long Beach, Calif., 305 one-family dwellings to urban areas of the United States thus far ift 1944 was $339,400,000 or cost $1,074,300; Los Angeles, Calif., 752 one-family dwellings to cost 23% less than the $437,800,000 for the corresponding period of 1943. The volume of new residential building declined almost two-fifths $2,779,146, 116 units in two-family dwellings to cost $334,689 knd 43 apartments providing 133 units to cost $413,584; Lynwood, Calif., 62 and new non-residential three-tenths, as against aft increase-of onehalf in the volume of additions, alterations and repairs. Whereas the one-family dwellings to cost $231,800; San Diego, Calif., 54 one-family, value of Federal building construction contracts awarded during the dwellings to cost $231,700 and 19 apartments providing 102 units to cost $297,000; San Francisco, Calif,, 82 one-family dwellings to cost first four months of 1944 was 61% less than the value of such con¬ New New includes f'ecdr-d planting dwellings to cost to cost of -the country were enabled to proceed with outside field work^ (Considerable progress was made Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; 32 one-family dwellings to cost $160,000 and 10 .units in two-family dwellings to cost $50,000; Dayton, Ohio, 46 one-family dwellings to cost $197,700; Euclid, Ohio, 40 one-family In Pennsylvania, New Jersey and in the South, excluding the Gulf States, the condition of the growing crop as a whole compares favorably with the condition in recent years, feven with planting late and still in progress. In the Gulf States the much below that condition of a year was ago.' Heavy rains necessitated exten¬ sive replanting and many fields were weedy. Some of the intended corn acreage in the Gulf States has not yet been planted and part of the acreage may be diverted to other crops. Wheat—A billion-bushel wheat crop Such once is now a in prospect for 1944. has crop> before in the occurred only history of the United States. 'The indicated pro¬ duction of 1,034,785,000 bushels is slightly above the previous record of 1,008,637,000 bushels produced in 1915. The most recent under ducted the total on savings bonds), re¬ but to this figure should be public debt obligations outstanding to $185,226,591,806.. added $1,139,558,623 "(the other subject to the statutory .limitation). Thus, the total gross debt outstanding as of May 31, 1944, was $186,366,150,429. The following is the Treasury's report for May 31: but not , ~ Statutory Debt Limitation Section of 21 the as of May 31, 1944 Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended, pro¬ vided that the face amount of obligations issued under authority of that Act, "shall not exceed in the aggregate $210,000,000,000 out¬ standing at any one time." The following table shows the face amount of obligations out¬ standing and the face amount which can still be issued under this limitation: +'*".+ Total face amount that may be outstanding at Outstanding-as of May 31, 1944: Inter-bearing: Treasury ■"Savings (maturity Depositary Adjusted service was interference soil because Wisconsin. in In of wet Ohio and Indiana part of the intended acreage was yet to be planted and in Missouri and Minnesota plant¬ ing had been seriously delayed. A considerable acreage on. which intended small grain crops could not be .seeded has corn. been With at, .the will or the mechanization on usual date be planted to high degree of Corn Belt farms of wheat separately. This year's indicated winter wheat pro¬ duction of 714,148.000 bushels has been exceeded twice, in 1919 and 40,802,575,000 spring wheat of 320,637,000 bushels has been topped in five earlier years, in the 1910's and 1920's, the largest of which was 368,000,000 bushels in 1915. The principal factor in this prospective record crop is the oc¬ planting can be pushed very rap¬ idly if conditions continue favor¬ currence able, record yields late and but it is start the can full doubtful-that the fully overcome be available acreage in the same year of 718,201,207 $114,526,630,407 Treasury notes Certificates $33,254,166,225 ; indebtedness— of 30,947,201,000 Treasury bills (maturity value) 13,765,771,000 77,967,138,225 $192,493,768,632 Matured Bearing U. S. obligations no Excess on which interest has ceased stamps 198,406,917 252,548,525 interest: savings profits tax refund bonds 97,453,135 295,860,052 and Apparently not much of per harvested acre is a compara¬ the acreage intended for corn will tively high yield, although.. ex¬ be diverted to other crops,,'but ceeded in 1942 by the record .jffeld some will be left in hay and pas¬ of 19.7 bushel's and in two other (Continued on page 193,042,177,209 FaCe amount of obligations issuable under above authority $16,957,822,791 RECONCILEMENT, WITH DAILY STATEMENT OF THE UNITED STATES + ., MAY 31, 1944 164) TREASURY ■■■ Total face amount of authority Deduct, of the .unearned current outstanding public debt obligations issued under Second Liberty discount on redemption value and Bond Act_— $193,042,177,209 Savings Bonds (difference maturity value)— between ' 7,815,585,403 near- of both winter spring wheat. The indicated win¬ ter wheat yield of 17.4 bushels planted. ture. 468,934,750 1931, with the record being 825,000,000 bushels in 1931. The fore¬ cast for $210,000,000,000 $72,536,919,450 value)— kind by the first of June, but this year time_; any one Bonds— approaching it was the 974,000,000,000 bushels in 1942. The 1943 crop was 836,000,000 bushels. The indicated record-breaking crop is the result of bumper crops for both winter wheat and spring, but not record breaking for either tle $7,815,585,403 (the unearned discount ducing crop only two-thirds finished. Michigan had about completed operations and there has been lit¬ the $185,226,591,805 Add .Other not public debt Interest-bearing (pre-war, Matured obligations Bearing obligations outstanding but subject to the statutory limitation: no interest on etc.lli.- " , ; s —A $195,926,860 which- interest has ceased —— 7,553,330 . 936,078,433 1,139,558,623 Total * gross debt outstanding 'as Approximate cording to maturity preliminary value. public debt of May 31, Principal 1944 amount — (current statement $32,986,989,597. $186,366,150,429 redemption value) ac¬ -- i—• - 'C v: abandonment of the crop some Agricultural Depl. Report On Crops As Of June I noticeable extent, and storm (Continued from page 163) The yield of spring indicated by June 1 condition and weather to date is 16.2 bushels per seeded acre, earlier years. wheat, as Spring wheat yields per seeded indicated by June 1 condi¬ tions and the weather to that date, were applied to the prospective acre, in. the record high ranks which of years, although ex¬ in each of the last three previous ceeded It must be this than that and recognized, however, that is at the pinnacle early in the season is more usually vulnerable to hazards may develop between now harvest. This is especially year States, particularly in Mon¬ Such reseedings, however, some tana. because expected to be less than a year are ago. , of oats is 1,193,410,000 bushels. Oats—The production at forecast figure the current crop would, exceed the 1943 production this At by 49,543,000 bushels or about 16% or 4% 165,130,000 bushels larger than the 10-year and would be an points to yields which well above those of the 10-year (1933-42) these States average and 1943 favorable was southern area in are conditions oats seed this to much a greater especially season, Colorado June in Wisconsin and Iowa was seeded to In most other these varieties. used they States Central North were 20 to 50% of the acreage. on result the yield expectancy in this area is considerably en¬ (As a rust should especially if experienced.) bushel - barley crop is in prospect as of June 1, 1944. While 7% less than Minnesota, 1943, this production would exceed by 7% the tentative figure where exception of Nebraska, the margin in hand on of are rye by a and slightly ago year less than two-thirds of the nine- (1934-42) year 1 June average far^m stocks of 10,146,000 bushels. Potatoes—June Early tion the of the early condi¬ 1 potato in crop and Cali¬ reported at 68% com¬ Southern 10 fornia was States pared with 76% of of This quan¬ 1, 1944. less than tity is 39% lier but is about of Half in Minnesota. North more June 1, 1943, on If those Dakota of Wis¬ consin, Nebraska, Kansas, Mon¬ tana, Idaho and Colorado are added, these nine States account than more 73%. Condition * the was lowest yields per acre States are very As 1 June and 1936 > in most of these low. T T harvesting areas this since commercial in of the South progressed dur¬ ing May it evident that became stocks farm South and than for the same these are year ear¬ a third a 1934-42 average for bushels. 30,781,000 of farm- stocks only about one-third of the stocks crop, June on date. about 21% of the 1943 or Present areas 18% Stocks—About barley and 300,000,000 Barley —A bushels production equivalent 58,679,000 bushels, remained on the old hand June 1 were 6,431,000 and the 10-year (1933-42) average 1943 farms acre per Rye Stocks-^-Farm stocks of in complete yield : Dakotas- .and rye on 1. Barley the other few a practically was greater part of the oats acreage to and prospective Nebraska,/the principal rye-producing States. / little to indicate was to;;; 24,239,000 "bushels. improvement in " was- some during May, largely in Minnesota; the Spring seed¬ ing, though late in South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Wyoming and The States. Central in the significant changes. util¬ were unfavorable States there varieties of rust and North the 10-year resistant as extent Western the average, newer disease ized the There improved steadily to date. • Acreage decreases from earlier seeding intentions have resulted but generally yields of 1943. (1933-42) below the The of above most in States dropped the of most and prospects have yields especially in a southern and Southwest, with har¬ vesting under way as far as north as Virginia and Oklahoma, and in California. The growing season Michigan, South Dakota and Ne¬ braska. An upward shift occurred in Montana, -but in most other number of the important oats pro¬ in reached has crop from Much the same situation prevails in the Southern and Southwestern States. Prospective last fall; because of ducing States. Due to excessive dry seed beds have had May rainfall, cold weather and a de¬ weather that tended to improve ficiency of sunshine, seeding was retarded The average. be keep¬ June 1 all condition of the crop in nearly will wide. South Despite* delayed seeding in some hanced of any other crop, Mis¬ the of present prospects production. abundant of the Northern States, the started poorly stands, and encourage east States River indicate probably delayed more than that and in the Pacific North¬ west, where better than average rains during June will be needed. The sections of the Plains that come, thin the sissippi (1933-42) average of 1,028,280,000 bushels. V,.: The spring seeding of oats was has not been over¬ since last fall some parts of the spring wheat belt, and for spring wheat seeded on aban¬ doned winter wheat ground in of the lateness of the season which ex¬ poses the crop longer to the weather hazards of hot winds and losses before harvesting if growth becomes too rank, j The moisture supply' is in general very favor¬ able for carrying the crop through to harvest; the exceptions are in New Mexico where the deficiency this March, in adjustments for changes in farmers' plans caused by the heavy rains at planting time in with a crop true published as acreage years. that In dam¬ to date is limited to the flood losses in evidence a month ago. is is -.T' maturity throughout most of the indicated. -/'".TV T age Monday, July 10, 1944 CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL 164 of five-sixths the total farm stocks of barley. Dis¬ appearance from farms since Dec. 1, 1943, was about 119,000,000 bushels, compared with 175,000,000 in the same period a year and blight in rainfall excessive March and April had caused more damage than damage the in severe previously in¬ was This dicated. very was Coastal States ex¬ tending from Texas through South Carolina. In North Carolina pre¬ otherwise Iowa; South Dakota, Nebraska and of 280,000,000 based on March harvested. Kansas. In these States the acre¬ prospective acreage and the 1937sent production prospects are poor 1941 average yield. The Southern Plains States— Most of the because of delay in planting and age devoted to oats will fall below Texas, Oklahoma and up into that earlier intended. Although improved prospects are due to the dry weather that has prevailed Kansas—had May rains that added better-than-average condition of earlier, from a much larger crop. seeding was greatly delayed in since planting was completed. In the crop for June 1, reported at materially to their production. these Rye—Indicated 1944 production States, warm weather and May moisture relieved somewhat 82%, compared with 78% a year of rye as of June 1 was 31,608,000 Arkansas and Oklahoma,, how¬ an abundance of sunshine during the critical situation in the dry bushels, compared with 30,781,000 ever, growers reported that more the last half of May brought ex¬ ago and the 10-year average of section of Oklahoma. In Nebraska, bushels in1943 and1 40,446,000 favorable weather in May brought 77%., r,.'cellent growing conditions. The however, the outlook continues about some improvement in crop In practically every State cur¬ bushels of the 10-year (1933-42) present moisture situation is gen¬ poor.. The wheat that came up average. If present prospects are prospects. Condition of the CalU erally favorable. As a result, oats rently estimated yields exceed the in the spring is making slow realized, this year's crop, except fornia crop ^continues: favorable is expected to overcome much of 10-year average, and in the ma¬ growth and abandonment is still and the yield per acre there is jor producing West North Central for 1943, would be the smallest the handicap of a late start, ex¬ going on. There are same reports 1936 when, owing to the expected to be better than aver* and Great Plains Spates, with the since cept in Nebraska and Missouri ing some would not of lodging Rust has fields that have been where growth is rank. developed to any not and in other limited areas great deal of pride our Statement of Gross Tax Collections for the fis¬ It is with ALASKA I that Ketchikan, Alaska To Issue $125,000 Bonds — The city plans to issue $125,000 bonds to finance its share of the cost cal ciosed June 30, year' which T 1944. This 5TT-TTT / for unusual is report a the municipal power number of reasons. As a part of plant and the balance of the ex¬ this administration, which is nearpenditure will be provided by the- ing the end of its term of service, Federal Government. The pro¬ I take a great deal of pride in' the of enlarging has been approved as a war public works project by the Fed¬ eral Works Agency and funds gram tax collections fact that our gross for this year $36,710,539.14, were collections in the his¬ tory of the Department. This rep¬ the greatest feed and fertilizer in the the imported wine tax and in sales tax. We1'have an increase of more than in our sales tax collec¬ tions and an increase of approx¬ $800,000 imately $300,000 in our income tax Credit for the increases in collections is due, in a sales large to Mr. C. S. Churchwell, Supervisor, and the employees of the sales tax division; and to Mr. measure, appropria¬ Harry L?^inn, Director, and the tion have been alloted to assist resents an increase of approx¬ force. Had the Legislature not in financing the undertaking. In imately $681,000 over the previous for the increase in income tax endorsing Ketchikan's application year. This increase was realized for Federal funds, Gov. Ernest only because of the perserverance collections. Both of these divisions were Gruening of Alaska said that "the and loyalty to duty of the em¬ from the Lanham Act Ketchikan Public Utilities repre¬ sents ments one the of finest achieve¬ utility in operation in the ably assisted by Mr. A. H. Malone, Chief Auditor, and his auditorial ployees of this Department.' Although confronted with a de¬ < the Had force. Bonds Approved the to An issue of ■; voters of issue an t 1'■! $12,300 3% funding bonds. Panama Offers with of City, Fla. connection Rejected—In the tenders for call recent refunding bonds, Series A, AB, C, D, E and F, issue of 1942, dated 1, 1942, J. S. Newbern, City Clerk, reports- that the lowest $11,000 3?/2% refunding bonds was offer received was 107.00, but be¬ approved recently by the State cause the refunding resolution Board of Education. /.v.*' • '; -7.7: '• 7 - - 7-. : provides that the city can only pay par plus accrued interest on CALIFORNIA said bonds, all offers were re¬ Compton, Calif. jected. Sheridan School District, * Approved — Ark. An issue of Jan. ... Planned—An Election election be called in the near is likely to future to submit to the voters issue of an park improvement bonds. Pinellas County (P. O. Clearwater)p Fla. 7 77; Seeks State Orange not Legislature — $200,000 not to exceed 3% interest refunding bonds has been ap¬ proved by the State Board of Education. 7 7 ; : Bonds collections. tax ;77: :■',77 ■ Paragould School District, Ark. in the inspection fees, liquor shown . AND NEGOTIATIONS We have set new records a release 77'-'. Department State and City BOND PROPOSALS production drought, widespread Newport Beach O. Santa County, School District (P. Bond Board 7 Validation 7of The Administration which filed a petition in Circuit seeking the validation of $100,000 special road and bridge approximately $600,000 been kind enough to give us addi¬ in gasoline tax, because of ration¬ tional auditors, we would never outstanding success in its field in ing, and a decrease of more than have been able to have shown this Alaska, but compares favorably $374,000 in*liquor and beer taxes, with any similar operation any¬ "because of the increasing dry sec¬ great increase in sales tax and where in the United States." 7 tions of the State and the scarcity income tax. - ' ' 1 > 77 ing bonds offered for sale on July 5 were awarded by Blyth & Co., and the William R. Staats Co., of liquor and beer, we have overcome all of this and have shown an increase in our total Craighead Angeles, as 2s, paying a price of 100.405, a basis of about 1.956%. Dated July 1, 1944. Denomination collections over the previous year. Due $5,000 July 1, 1945 to filed in circuit court recently'for 1964. The next highest bidder the validation of $30,000 SBA re¬ Board of Education recently apwas: Bank of America National funding bonds for special road proved the following $66,500 Trust & Savings Association, San and bridge district No. 11, accord¬ bonds: I 7 'T.7;; •/"7T- ;'' Francisco, for 2ViS, at a price of ing to Florida press reports. . The $40,000 refunding bonds. 101.10. 7 proposed issue would refund r :./77;T 77Z;7; 26,500 construction bondsi bonds dated Oct. .1, 1942, which Placer County, Roseville Joint Jefferson County, Watson Chapel bear interest at 5%% and fall due Union Highj School District 'School District No. 24 (P. O. America. It has not only been ARKANSAS (State of) Tax Collections Set Record — Gross tax collections for the fiscal Arkansas of crease of both will probably represent Thjs Caraway), Bonds an for special tax collec¬ ended June 30, 1944, were $36,710,539, the highest in the State's history, it is reported by all-time high and we will not Murray B. McLeod, Commissioner of Finance. Receipts in the pre¬ ticularly ceding fiscal period amounted to total year $36,091,661. The gasoline tax-and the sales tax were the two most many years see tions reach this" because we have established -a new record, for collections three past years. I particularly productive revenue sources dur¬ ing the past fiscal year, the former having returned $10,536,391, while yield on the latter levy was $10.044,660. These totals compare with $11,121,777 and $9,209,796, respec¬ tively, in the year ended June 30, 1943. In announcing results for the 12 monts ended June 30, last, Revenue Commissioner McLeod tention to stated in part as follows: record. the for each of Rural 10 Special (P. O. Ark. Approved — The State the * wish to call at¬ 7 work of Mr. J. M. a steady increase Bluff), Ark. Approved—Recently school bonds. each year in the cigarette tax coir lections. In the year just past, he shows an for an the No. ; ; a (P. O. Roseville), $15,0p0 Bends the 3% program. School District a Oct. refunding bonds to re¬ similar amount falling due 1,' 77.7 7 / . 7 -.. 77. Polk County Special Road and Bridge District No. 11, Fla. j Validation Suit Filed—Suit was 3 V2 % Ej^ycation recently. )( J T ,<T •:$. .k»ol U7if 7 }•!' .)• t o . . . has been'; called for July 25 to submit 7. . l. ; ? 7" ... i •>". of this -T. .... ..l V The refund¬ year. will bear interest f!at the. lowest rate obtainable at par, and will mature Oct. Punta To Refund Belleair, Fla. Bond Election—An election . i : 1 bonds press - school bonds ing 7 V.¬ - FLORIDA • ;!• ? place on Oct. of issue Approved L- An issue of 1 yl - . (P. O. Prescott), Ark. was ngw approved by the JState Board of " / Calif. Appmvedr—An $75,000 construction, bonds was approved recently by the voters in connection with a post-war ap¬ 14 County 14 Bonds His collections previous year set ' Nevada Increase of $273,000 for all-time record. district $1,000. Pine Bonds Whitt^more,-. Supervisor of the State Board of Education beverage and cigarette division,; proved an issue of $50,000 who has shown Los Court ■ figure., It is parr significant County School District No. Ana), Calif. J 7 Bond Sale—The $100,000 build¬ sion* the recently .i - 7 : 7. Bonds—According to» reports, agreement with •7* 1, 1955. Gorda, Fla. r: :r City entered a Commis¬ into a& syndicate con1* V Volume Number 4297 160 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE « sisting of Shields & Company, of New York, Municipal Bond & In¬ vestment Company, of Memphis, fiscal year of the City commences 165 being received by the City for all determined by computing the to¬ $18,000,000 bonds than any tal interest on all of the bonds to revenue combination of bids for different their of parts thereof, in which event such bid will be accepted. The statutes therefrom , of the Oct. 1, and it will be obligated to raise- in each fiscal year such and Ogden & Companyof Fort amount as may be required to Lauderdale, to refund $1,100,000 enable it to retire, either by pur¬ or by redemption, an outstanding bonds. The agreement chase grants the three firms the exclu¬ amount of term bonds equal to the sive privilege of working out a amount becoming subject to re¬ refunding plan to be presented to demption on Oct. 1 of such fiscal the commission on or before Feb. year. If at any time the City shall 1 of next year. At that time, the have retired, by purchase or by plan, as set forth in a refunding redemption and purchase, an contract, may be accepted or re¬ amount of term bonds in excess jected. There is no financial ob¬ of the amount required to have ligation on the part of the city, been retired up to that time, the the refunders to obtain their fees City may reduce the amount to prohibit than value sale of the bonds at less a 95 and ders must a accrued interest. accompany certified not the bonds bid par Bid¬ their bids by cashier's or amount an the of centum per for to deducting premium bid, if any. No bid for less than par will be considered. Said bonds are the direct obligations of the said school levied and collected taxable property within the school per¬ township. on The approving opinion of Ross, McCord, Ice & Miller, of Indianapolis, will be furnished the accepted successful of the and bid, the and to bidder be fails to for the bonds awarded him. pay from the bondholders.. Outstand¬ be raised in the next fiscal year The City reserves the right to re¬ ing bonds now bear 2% interest, for term bonds by the amount of ject any and all bids. It is ex¬ but after another year the rate such excess. Term bonds may be pected that delivery of the bonds retired by purchase increases automatically to 3%/ only at a will be made within 30 days from / price less than par and accrued the date of sale. St. Petersburg, Fla. ■ interest, and all bonds that may West Palm Beach, Fla. ( > ; Bond Offering — Jennie Cook, be purchased are required to be Bond Call—Francis B. McGarry, Clerk of the City Council, will re¬ cancelled forthwith. City Treasurer, calls for payment ceive sealed bids until 11 a.m. on The faith and credit of the City at par and accrued interest, on July 15 for the purchase of $18,will be pledged to the payment of Aug. 1, 1944 all of the outstand¬ 000,000 refunding bonds, Issue of all said bonds, and the City will ing refunding bonds of 1936, dated 1944, consisting of $12,000 serial be obligated to levy and collect Aug. 1, 1966, redeemable on any bonds and $6,000,000 term bonds. unlimited ad valorem taxes upon interest payment date (F-A), ag¬ Said bonds are dated April 1, all property taxable therefor, in¬ gregating $3,845,000 in principal 1944, bear interest at the rate of cluding homesteads, in an amount amount, and constituting all of the two and one-half per centum per sufficient to provide for the pay¬ $10,774,875 refunding bonds of annum, payable semi-annually ment of principal and interest of 1936 which were issued under the Apr. 1 and Oct. 1, principal and said bonds. $1,022,000 bonds, con¬ provisions of Ordinance No. 23A, interest being payable in New sisting of $690,000 serial bonds consisting of Nos. A-l to A-8048, York City and will be issued in maturing in the years 1945 to for $1,000 each, Nos. B-l to of the bids bidder at township. will be the considered. certified check for $500, the school a to Marion County (P. O. India- of $1,000 each in coupon form with the privilege of registration as to principal, or- as to both principal and interest. The , Oct. on of 1 bonds serial $12,000,000 mature the each of set, forth below, in the amounts set opposite thereto, years without tion: . •: option of prior redemp¬ , .; (000's Omitted) , itfatur- Matur¬ Matur- Ity Amt. 1945,.- $210 1946— 210 1958— 300 1970— 410 2947-,." 220 1959—- 300 1971— 420 1948— Amt. Amt. ity 1957— $290 310 1960 230 ity 1969— 1972— $400 430 3949— 230 1961 320 1973— 450 1950— 240 1962— 330 1974— 460 240 1963— 1975— 470 1976— .480 1977— 500 1952— 250 1964— 340 350 1953— 260 1965— 360 1951— 1954— 270 1966- 280 The - 370 1978— 510 1967— 380 1979— 520 1968- 270 1955— 1956— 390 $6,000,000 term bonds are consecutively, mature numbered Oct. 1979, and all but $210,000 are redeemable prior to maturity at par and accrued in'ierest, at the option of the City, on interest payment dates, but only in numerical, order* on or 1, thereof after the dates set forth below and In the amounts set opposite there¬ to: napolis), Ind. Warrant a syndicate composed of the Union Trust Co., American National Bank, Fletcher Trust Co., Indiana National Bank, Indiana Trust Co. and the Merchants National all of Indianapolis, at Bank, 0.75%, plus premium of $44. a 1944. 1945 to the in years will be taxable property, including homesteads, within the present territorial lim¬ its of the City, excepting certain 1948, inclusive, payable from taxes Dated July 31, Denomination Dec. 15, 1944. $5,000. Due 1<; Richland Township School Town¬ ship (P. O. Attica), Ind. upon the exception of (a) the bonds of said issue aggregating $1,374,875, which have been July 5—v. on 159, p. 2572—were sold as 1V4S, at a price of 100.00, a basis of about 1.216%. Denomi¬ paid and can¬ nation $500. Due $500 July 1, celled, and (b) the bonds of said issue aggregating $5,555,000, which 1945, and Jan. and July 1, 1946 to Jan. 1, 1950. The next highest have been deposited for. exchange property annexed to the City on July 19, 1926 by Ordinance No. 470-A, on Apr. 28, 1925 by Ordi¬ nance No. 347-A, and on Dec. 15, 1920 by Ordinance No. 88-A and Ordinance No. 89-A. $3,182,000 bonds consisting of $2,130,000 se¬ rial bonds maturing in the years 1948 to 1956, inclusive, and $1,052,000 term bonds redeemable in for a like principal amount of re¬ the \ bonds so deposited funding bid was 100.42 redemp¬ Payment of the principal amount pf said bonds called for or on which said bonds will become and the years JL948 to 1956,- inclusive, will be payable from taxes upon IV2S. iowa and the bonds called for tion.. redemption will be. made on after Aug. 1, 1944 (the date for Clinton, Iowa Plans Airport Financing The City Council will meet on July 6 institute proceedings and take to action for the issuance of $214,000 be due and the Scottsville Gas Co. LOUISIANA Orleans Levee District (P. O. New Orleans), La. Bond Call—Gervais President Board of / F. Favrot, Levee Com¬ missioners, reports that $1,788,000 31/4% and 3%% refunding bonds are called for payment on Sept. 1, " Mr. •' : Favrot "also reports that refunding bonds of the above dis¬ trict, bearing interest at 4%, A. & O., aggregating $1,392,000, are called for Said at payment bonds the State Oct. on be may 1. ; redeemed Treasurer's office iri Baton Rouge, at the Hibernia Na¬ Bank, New Orleans, or at Co., New York City, at the holder's option* tional the Manufacturers Trust Interest on ceases date called. > MASSACHUSETTS Brockton, Mass. f Note Sale—The offered for sale p. on /. $400,000 notes July 5—v, 160, 57—were awarded to the Sec^ ond National Bank of Boston and the Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., at 0.38% discount. Dated July 6,1944. Denomination to suit purchaser. Due Dec. 22,1944. The next highest bidder was: Gold¬ man, Sachs & Co., at 0.425% dis^- Other bidders count. — value at Scottsville, Ky. $400,000 4944. on July Bond Sale—T. G. McKnight, B-3327, for $750 each, Nos. C-l to C-380, for $500 each, and Nos. Trustee, reports that the $5,000 offered for sale D-l to D-lll, for $375 each. With building bonds 1948, inclusive, and $332,000 term redeemable The — 1—v, 160, p. 56—were awarded to - bonds Sale warrants offered for sale face Plans Bond Issuance—The City Enclose ; the Payable is planning to issue $35,000 bonds to be used in purchase of the payable township. to Chemical Bank & Trust Co., New City, in accordance with the terms of the Trust Indenture given to secure said bonds. expense No conditional *" denominations bonds $1,400,000. York all of the forfeited in the event such bid is formance 1944, all outstanding 3V2% bridge township, payable out of unlimited, ad valorem taxes to be of 2% secure the and in check than less maturities were as fol¬ lows: Bidder— Discount Leavitt & Co. National (N. Y. Shawmut Harriman Ripley delivery)___ Bank, Boston- & Co., Inc.—_ 0.4137* 0.44 0.445 ;- payable) on surrender airport acquirement and equip¬ First National Bank, Boston 0.446 bonds, accompanied by all ment certificates. A local news¬ taxable property, including home¬ Hopkinton, Mass. v Feb. 1, 1945 and subsequent cou¬ paper discussed the proposal as Note Sale Details—In connec¬ steads, within the present terri¬ pons, at the Irving Trust Co., New follows: The:; city council last torial limits of the City, excepting York. tion with the sale of the $20,000 City, or at the Atlantic night set July 6 as the date for certain property annexed to the notes at 0.50% discount, report of National Bank1 ofi; West Palm hearing objections and taking ac¬ which appeared in v. 160, p. 57, City on July 19, 1926 by Ordi¬ B e a c h, West Palm Beach, or tion on 'issuance of $214,000 tax nance No. 470-A and on Apr. 28, at the City Treasurer's office. anticipation certificates to finance Mary E. McCormack, Town Treas¬ 1925 by Ordinance No. 347-A. Coupons maturing Aug. urer, reports that the notes were 1, 1944 a Clinton municipal airport. sold to the First National Bank of $5,049,000 bonds consisting of $3,- and prior will be paid on pre¬ At the same time, hearing will Boston. 365,000 serial bonds maturing in sentation and surrender of said be held on levying the threethe years 1956 to 1967, inclusive, coupons. Interest ceases on date fourths mill tax on all taxable Middlesex County (P. O. East Camand $1,684,000 term bonds redeem¬ called.— ; : " property in, the city tp,'retire the \;A;' ■ bridge), Mass. •, able in the years 1956 to 1967, in¬ certificates. " It is proposed to PI«" ;):.vcdS Note Offering —James Ci Mcclusive, 4! will be payable from IDAHO assess the tax each year from 1944 Cormick, Acting County Treas¬ taxes upon taxable property, in¬ through 1963 inclusive. These urer, will receive sealed bids un¬ Hailey, IdahoV cluding homesteads, within the taxes would be collected each til 10:30 Bonds Voted A recent elec¬ a.m. on July 11 for the present territorial limits of the tion resulted in favor of issuing year from 1945 through 1964 in¬ purchase of $425,000 notes at a City, excepting certain property clusive. Dated discount. water works July 14, 1944. purchase annexed to the City on July 19, $65,000 It is expected the three-fourths Denominations to suit purchaser 1926 by Ordinance No. 470-A. $8,- bonds. mill levy will net about $13,408 v;;■ ;;;iv -l :OJ but no note will be smaller than 747,000 bonds consisting of $5,815,annually. Over the 20-year pe¬ $5,000. Due Nov. 9, 1944. Issued ILLINOIS™* 000 serial bonds maturing in the riod, the total would be $268,160. under General Laws Chapter 35, years 1967 to 1979, inclusive, and Lansing School DistrictNo. 1S8, III. At the June 13 meeting, the Section 37. The notes will be de¬ $2,932,000 term bonds redeemable Election Held—An election was council voted to enter into an livered on or about July 14, 1944, in the years 1967-to 1979, inclu¬ held recently to vote an issue of agreement^ with the White-Phil¬ at the Second National Bank of sive, will be payable from taxes $12,000 construction bonds. lips Co., investment bankers, of Boston, against payment in Bos¬ upon all taxable property, includ¬ Roodhouse Township (P. O. Rood- Davenport, to advance money for ton funds and will be payable at ing homesteads, within the pres¬ the airport project secured by tax said bank or at the Chase Na¬ house), III. ent territorial limits of the City, Bonds Voted—An election held anticipation certificates. tional Bank of New York. The without exception. *■ • The airport commission is mov¬ recently resulted in favor of issu¬ notes will be authenticated as to These bonds are being issued ing ing rapidly to complete plans for genuineness by the Second Na¬ $35,000 road improvement for the purpose of refunding a bonds. the airport. A survey of sites has ■ * tional Bank of Boston, and their like principal amount of outstand¬ been made and state and federal legality will be approved by Shelbyville Township (P. O. Shel¬ authorities have been consulted ing bonds of an issue dated Apr. Ropes, Gray, Best, Coolidge & by ville), III. for recommendations on fields un¬ 1, 1937. The : bonds have been Rugg, of Boston, whose opinion, Bonds Voted—An election held validated by judicial decree of the der consideration. Federal aid in will be furnished the purchaser. Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial recently resulted in favor of issu¬ financing the project also is be¬ $35,000 road improvement ing sought. Milford, Mass. Circuit of the State of Florida, and ing ,.»• ., bonds. \ the Note Sale—The Merchants Na¬ opinion, of Messrs. Wood, Forest City, Iowa tional Bank of Boston was the Hoffman, King & Dawson, Attor¬ Bonds Voted—W. C. Haugland, Indiana successful bidder for $75,000 neys, New York City, approving City Clerk, reports that at the re¬ the validity of said bonds will be Liberty Township School notes, at 0.35% discount. Due Dec. Township cent election $30,000 hospital furnished the successful bidder or (P. O. Selma), Ind. 15, 1944. The next highest bidder bonds were voted. :'y;[■■p:' was: Second National Bank, Bos¬ bidders without cost. Bids for all Bond Offering—Virgil R. Ruble, .. of the - ... . " Amount Optional Date 7 — $100,000 October 1, 1945 -October 1, 1946 105,000 ; 105,000— October 1, 1947 October 1, 1948 1, 1949 1, 1950 1, 1951 1, 1952 125,000. 2-October 1, 1953 ,>125,000— -October 1, 1954 140,000 ——.—October 1, 1955 ,140,000——October 1, 1956 140,000 October 1, 1957 ,145,000--—October 1, 1958 155,000—.. .—October 1, 1959 160,000October 1, 1960 165,000——October 1, 1961 165,000———October 1, 1962 170,000——October 1, 1963 175(000——October 1, 1964 180,000 —October 1, 1965 18 b,000— October 1, 1966 190,000 October l,vl967 195,000———October 1, ,1968 205,000——October 1, 1969 ? 210,000.——October 1, 1970 I 220,000 ——October 1, 1971 225,000.—-——-October 1, 1972 V225,000——-October 1, 1973 235,000 —October 1, 1974 ; 245,000 —October 1, 1975 255,000——October 1, 1976 : 255,000———October 1, 1977 265,000— October 1, 1978 ; 210,000 Not Optional . 105,000 .115,000 October .115,000^-——October .125,000 i—October 125,000 October - . • , . term bonds may The be called , . .. . . , ' of the bonds bid for will Trustee, will receive sealed bids $18,- until 10 a. m.{ on July 19 for the 000,000 bonds, or fof just the $12,- purchase of $60,000 not to exceed 000,000 serial bonds°0r the $6,000,- 2school building bonds. 000 term bonds, and any bidder Dated June 30, 1945. Denomina¬ may submit separate bids for the tion, $1,000. Due $2,000 June and serial bonds or the term bonds or Dec. 30, 1945 to 1959. Rate of in¬ or none be received bonds. serial bonds upon to - be redeemed, publication of notice of demption in a financial re¬ paper all the A bid for less than all the or term considered. a bid for less than bonds The will bonds awarded to the bidder or not date than fixed 60 for days prior to redemption. the The tire 1 a 1% and shall The be the bidders has will $18,000,000 bonds is received which will result in terest to be be published in the City of New offering to pay the highest price York, N. Y., not less than 30 nor therefor, unless a bid for the^ en¬ more Indianola, Iowa Bond Eelection—At entire both the serial bonds and the term for redemption on or after the op¬ bonds the •' tional date applicable to the par¬ ticular for higher price be not in multiples of more named bonds than by will be one each of rate to highest responsible bidder who ance submitted his bid in accord¬ 'with the notice of sale? The highest bidder will be th&0I6he who offers the lowest net interest cost to the School Township, to be ton, at 0.364% discount. i, Mich. Bond tered Greenup County (P. O. Greenup), -•■>/.;' : Ky. . $61,000 bonds school — An issue of building revenue has been approved. Owensboro 1 Bridge Commission (P. O. Owensboro). Ky. Bond Call—A. S. Griffin, Chair¬ man, • michigan calls for payment on Aug. 1, Sale—The $153,000 regis¬ offered bonds for sale on 159, p. 2572—were awarded to the First of Michigan June Bonds Approved • election KENTUCKY bidder. awarded an Sept. 18 the voters will con¬ sider an issue of $80,000 memorial community building bonds. on 30 —v. Corp., of Detroit at 112.329, as follows: $27,000 3V2 % bonds. 6 000 price of refunding Series G- Dated Due June a June 1,. 1941. 1, 1951. 41/4%. fire refunding Series Dated June 15, 1933. A bonds. Due Dec. I 15, 1951. ■ Vj ."If., H 9,000 41/4%, various public im~. pnoyement refunding Series A bonds. Dated June 15, 1933. Due Dec. 15, 1951. 1,000 4% refunding Series F bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1940. Due Jan. Due May 15, 1952. bonds. Dated 1, May 1939. refunding Series G 3V2% Due June 2%% 3,000. 1, 1941. (P. O. Road, Rochester), Mich. Bond Tenders Invited—Wilfred Priebe, District Treasurer, will tenders of refunding H. Jan. 15, 1937. of amount Series June Dated 1, F (EWT) on July 10, 1944..,Tenders fully describe bonds of¬ serial including fered, state numbers which for sum bonds Offerings should be firm for five days. will be sold. BloomReld West re¬ bids until 8:30 p. m. ceive sealed I, 1953. July 11 for the purchase 5,000 414% park and boulevard of $30,000 not to exceed 3% in¬ Series A bonds. Dated May terest coupon school bonds. 15, 1933. Due Nov. 15, 1953. Dated July 1, 1944. Denomina¬ 2,000 4% refunding Series F tion $1,000. Due $6,000 April 1, 1945 to 1949. Bonds maturing in Genesee Township (fractional Sch. 1949 shall be redeemable in in¬ Dist. No, 14 (P. O. flint), Mich. (EST) on . Bond Offering—Edwin R. Wes¬ will re¬ District. Secretary, ton, until bids sealed ceive 8 p. m. July, 10, for the pur¬ $15,000 not to exceed interest building bonds. (EWT) 4% on of chase Dated June 15, 1944. Denomina¬ tion $1,000. Due Aug.* 1, as fol¬ lows; $2,000 in 1945, and $13,000 in 1946. Rate of interest to be in multiples of V4 of 1%. Principal and interest payable at the Citi¬ zens Commercial & Savings Bank, Flint. Award will be naade to the bidder whose bid produces the lowest interest cost to the District after deducting the premium, of¬ • In determining the fered, if any. interest cost, net interest on pre-? will not be considered as mium deductible and interest on bonds, will be computed from July 10, to the respective maturity dates. No bid for less than all of the bonds will considered. be District The is authorized and required by law to levy upon all the taxable prop¬ such ad valorem be necessary to pay therein erty taxes as may bonds the within and Michigan thereon, prescribed limitation the Section interest 21, Article Constitution Xof the and the Michigan Property Tax Limitation Act. The District authorized an increase in the tax rate limitation to 2.3% for of the assessed valuation the 1945, at an election held on May 23, 1944. Bids shall be conditioned upon the unquali¬ fied opinion of Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, of Detroit, ap¬ proving the legality of the bonds. The cost of such opinion shall be year paid ^ by the District. Cost of printing the bonds to be paid by the bidder. check Enclose a certified for 2% of the bonds, pay¬ able to the District Treasurer. |bonds. Dated June 1, 1936. Due June 1, 1954. 4,000 numerical verse order upon any interest payment date prior to ma¬ 1948, upon payment of par plus accrued interest.. Rate of interest to be in multiples of lk of 1%. Principal and interest payable at the Detroit turity and after July 1, on The bonds were offered for sale by the Board of Trustees Police¬ and Firemen Retirement sys¬ tem. The next highest bidder was: men Miss. Legality deductible as in¬ and bonds will be computed on from Trust Tenders W Co., a n t e N. — An paid. 15, 1944. the Mississippi (State of) Mont h s' Revenues Six proach Full Year of 1941—Rev¬ enue collections by the State dur¬ six months aggregated $17,408,837, about $1,000,000 below during the entire year ing the first of 1944 or only receipts of 1941, $18,347,373, the State Tax Commission reports. The State has a surplus of more $8,000,000; in the treasury and is the equivalent of being en¬ than $21,000,000 mission has purchased war bonds to take care of direct bonded maturities. Other indebt¬ which obligations highway from serviced of consists outstanding edness gasoline are tax rev¬ the in the month of June totaled Revenues collected by enues. State District The author¬ is therein such ad valorem taxes as be necessary to. pay the bonds interest thereon, within the may and limitation prescribed by Section Article X of the Michigan Constitution and the Michigan 21/ Property Tax Limitation Act. The District authorized an increase in to .,1.925%, of the assessed valuation for the the tax rate limitation 1944 to 1948, both inclusive, election held on May. 17, Bids shall be conditioned years at an 1944. opinion of of Detroit, ap¬ proving the legality of the bonds. The cost of such opinion shall be paid by the District. Cost of print¬ ing the bonds to be paid by the the unqualified upon Claude H. Stevens, Enclose for 2% of the District Treasurer. Bond bonds to 19 bonds, payable to Cancelled—The sale Sale June on the a of the $30,000 of First the school Michigan Corp., of Detroit, as l%s, at a price of 100.03, a basis of 1.237%, report of which appeared in v. 159, p. 2684, has been cancelled due to a legal technicality. all-time high of $999,the month, the tabula¬ tion by the Tax Commission showed.. Since January 1 the com¬ mission has collected $17,408,837 yielded an compared with $15,477,995 for same period in 1943.^ The oil severance tax for June amounted as the $76,805 whereas in June, 1943, to thq State collected no severance tax on crude. At that time the . yields. Mont. p. Dist. No. 22 Bond Offering —The District un- bids must be unconditional except ney-General, who held that re¬ funding bonds cannot be issued the same day that the option on City that sealed will be Treasurer, bids will accepted. reports be received Price must be quoted flat, all bonds tendered to have Oct. 1, 1944, and subsequent interest coupons attached. Bonds r ,k as Lodge, Mont. Details—In Sale connec¬ tion with the sale of the $100,000 refunding water supply and water system bonds to the Northwestern National Bank '& Trust Co., of Minneapolis, as 1.40s, at 100.305, report of which appeared in v. 158, p. 2201, J. B. Kendrick, Jr., City Clerk, now reports that the bonds mature $10,000 Jan. 1, 1945 1954, and are redeemable at the option of the city five years from to date. Fergus County School Dist. No. 74 (P.O. Roy), Mont. Bond Sale—The $25,000 build¬ ing bonds offered for sale on June 30—v. 159, p. 2355—were > awarded Land to the State Board of Commissioners. Dated July to fore be¬ tified the ? ':7 District f tization Treasurer,; ? r' , . ' 1 • )./ Gen¬ y. Manville, N. > v Passed Ordinance Bond An — ordinance was passed recently by the calling for Council Borough issue of $30,000 street improve¬ ment bonds. i V; *, ; an , Monmouth Beach, N. /. — - / The bor-r recently purchased $11,000 outstanding bonds from B, Ingen & Co., Inc., New ough of its Van York, at a price of 86.75, the total cost of $9,5.42.50 representing saving of $1,457.50 in principal. Nebraska, purchase of the bonds which ma¬ ture Dec. 1, as follows: $2,000 in braska, Central Nebraska, Eastern 1957, $5,000 in 1958 and $4,000 in Nebraska and Northeastern Ne¬ Western Nebraska 1959. > • :: — * . Divisions of the District. In connection with the call, of¬ NEW MEXICO ficial announcement of which ap¬ Carlsbad, N. Mex. peared in our issue of July 6, on 96, Mr. V. M. Johnson, Gen¬ of .the Consumers Public Power District, has advised page eral Manager follows: "We see no reason as us , Sale—The $30,000 airport Bond acquisition bonds offered for sale on June 30 v. 159, p. 2356 — were awarded to Boettcher & Co., — why the holders of the bonds we of. Denver, ,as l%s, paying a are calling July 1 for payment price of 102.21, . a basis of about Aug. 1 cannot present their bonds 1.319%. Dated May 1, 1944. DeT $1,000. • Due $3,000 paying agents on nomination In other words, May 1, 1945 to 1954. The next highest bidder was: Baum, Bernthey need not wait until Aug. 1 to ^present their bonds for - pay¬ heimer Co., at a price of 101.8885, Other bidders were: as fol¬ ment, as the money for payment of these bonds with interest and lows: T to the respective and after , July 5. tij t premium has been deposited with the paying agents. If you care to such statement in your pa¬ a Bidder— County '' , Price ' 101.8885 „ ; 101.16 100.66 Co. Carlsbad National Bank "•:r'' ■ !' :;i Kimball , Bernheimer Co Bosworth, Chanute, Loughridge Baum, & it is agreeable to us." 1 1 (P. O. Kimball), T,| NEW YORK Neb. Bond Offering—K. Linn, County .Buffalo, N.Y. Sale Details—In \ , • .. i Bond connec¬ reports that sealed and bids will be received at the tion with the sale of the $285,000 office of the County Commission¬ memorial hospital bonds to thq ers until 2 p.m. (MWT) on July City Sinking Fund, report;; of 10 for the purchase of $90,000 not which appeared in v. 160, p. 58, to exceed 2V2% coupon hospital Frank M. Davis, City Controller, open bonds. Dated July 1, 1944. bonds will be delivered within 90 days, and no bid for less than par and accrued interest or for less Payable at will be ac¬ County the The County will furnish to the successful bid¬ Treasurer's der an office. opinion of recognized at¬ ■ A)', will bonds I: h' ' be the first New York N. Y. Note • Offering—The receive will Authority bids sealed until (EWT) on July 12 for the" 2 p. m. purchase of the following notes (Issue VIII) aggregating $5,517,-* 000: the bonds are valid general obligations of the County, will print the bonds without $1,000,000 First Series. 517,000 Second Series. 500,000 Third Series. charge or in the event the pur¬ 500,000 Fourth Series. $ chaser prefers to procure an opin¬ 500,000 Fifth Series. ion and print the bonds and pre¬ :. 500,000 Sixth Series pare- the necessary history, the 500,000 Seventh Series. sum of $200 will be allowed for 500,000 Eighth Series. the same. 500,000 Ninth Series. ,/ The County will also accept 500,000 Tenth Series." ' bids on the bonds with the provi¬ Dated Aug. 14," 1944. Due Feb.. sion that the * County shall have 14,1945. the option to issue the bonds and Mutual Life Insurance Company of request the money for the same New York, N. Y. at any time within one year from Bond Sale—The $7,269,000 State July 1, 1944. A certified check for $2,000 payable to the County must and municipal bonds offered at accompany each sealed bid. Rep¬ public sale on July 5—v. 160, p. resentatives attending the sale will 58—were awarded as follows: required to deposit a similar Halsey, Stuart & Co., at 105.577 amount with the County Clerk to $2,000,000 Illinois (State of) Re-'1 be entitled to bid. lief 314 % Bonds, J. & VD. Dated Dec. 15, 1934. Dye NEW JERSEY $500,000 Dec. 15, 1944 to J947; be " r, „ Shields & Co., at 112.9573 Atlantic City, fy, J. Refunding Plan Approved—The $295,000 Detroit, Mich., Park and devel- Playground Refunding Series proposed refunding plan . . City Housing Authority, torneys that the purchase of $60,000 not to ex¬ Aug. 15, 1944. Enclose a cer¬ ceed 6% interest building addition check for $300, payable to bonds. Dated July 1, 1944. Amor¬ on or 2355. Southern Columbus, Elkhorn Valley, cepted. conditional by the District. Delivery appeared in v. 159, p. the program J. reports that the for redemption on than all of the bonds the old bonds expires. 1, 1944. Due in 20^years. legality which may be made upon the opinion of Sheridan County Sch. Dist. No. 20 at the City Clerk's ' office until the above attorneys. Blank bonds (P. O. Plentywood), Mont. 7:30 p.rry on July 10 for the pur¬ to be furnished and paid for by Bond Offering — H. W. Platts, chase of refunding bonds, Series the aDistrict. - Bidders District Clerk, will receive sealed are re¬ B. Only-offers of bonds below par quested to use bid forms furnished bids until 8 p. m. on July 28 for Reeves, rate of interest for the pres¬ ent, debt of the city.. Details of age reports that the bonds were sold, Denomina¬ at par, bear 4% interest, are dated 1—v. 159, tion $1,000. Due $6,000 in 1945 to May 1, 1944, and mature $57,000. 2573—was called by the Attor¬ 1959, optional after 5 years. Said May 1, 1945 to 1949. Bond Clerk will receive sealed bids of County that the to exceed bonds of¬ than 1% in the aver¬ more Clerk, Bond Sale Postponed—L. T. El¬ liott, Clerk of the Board Commissioners, reports sale of the $35,000 not 2% interest refunding fered for,sale on July District, Power Neb. : calls would be bonds tion of Aug. 1, 1944 all of the outstand¬ A ^saving in interest charges was ing $40,974,00Q revenue bonds of als'o effected as a result of the per, County (P. O. Glendive), ; .// v • Public Manager, District interest cost of the new 3.185%, a reduc¬ average Repurchases Bonds Bond Call—V. M. Johnson, eral run MONTANA Dawson hear¬ The plan is designed to save the city not. less than $3,250,000 over the life of the proposed new bonds. The enabling ordinances provide for .issuance of $20,433,000 of general refunding bonds and $1,686,000 of water refunding bonds. Overall missioners following public ing in the City on June 29. NEBRASKA v: city by Stifel, Ni- Louis, in co-operation with Wainwright, Ramsey & ". Lancaster, municipal financial consultants, of New York, was approved by final action of the city's Board of Com¬ payable to the District Clerk. only a sales tax income tax yield during the month amounted to $1,624,380 as compared with $1,621,989 for June. 1943. oil The Board of the right to re¬ any Consumers for vthe ; colaus-& Co.,;: of Chicago and St. they will purchase par. and all bids and to sell the said bonds at private sale. En¬ close a certified check for $3,000, ject The collected State on Deer Independent Sch. (P. O. Upsala, Minn. tax sales 434 during MINNESOTA Morrison County same / statewide 2% The certified check bidder. in .the month in 1943. ized and upon received was at bonds when the total was than required by law to levy all the taxable property terest at which Trustees reserves v Ap¬ than al^ of the bonds will be con¬ The bonds will be sold for value with accrued interest, and all bidders must state the lowest Tate of in¬ not less than their par $3,347,236, of nearly $100,000 more New d—Minnie Approved July 11, to the respective maturity dates. No bid for less sidered. are bonds are of such until all l3/4% bridge re¬ pair notes has been approved as to legality by Charles & Trauer¬ nicht, of St. Louis. Dated June of $15,000 of considered bonds and after produces the lowest interest cost to the District after deducting the terest School the & tirely free of direct indebtedness, inasmuch as the State Bond Com¬ till 11 a.m. on July 15 for the pur¬ York, chase of $14,000 not to exceed 2% Mercantile-Commerce Trust Co., interest coupon refunding bonds. St. Louis, and Crouse, Bennett, Dated July 1, 1944. Denomina¬ Smith & Co., at a price of 111.974. tion $1,000. Due Aug. 1, as fol¬ lows: $1,000 in 1947 and 1948, and Pontiac, Mich. Place of No Tenders Received—In con¬ $2,000 in 1949 to 1954. nection with the recent call for payment to be designated by the purchaser. The approving opin¬ tenders of Series B bonds, Oscar ion of Dorsey, Colman, Barker, Eckman, Director of Finance, re¬ ports that no tenders were re¬ Scott & Barber, of Minneapolis, to be paid for by the District. No ceived. bid for less than par and accrued Royal Oak, Mich. interest will be considered. All Banker A. Saunders M. — Trust Co., Detroit. Award will be made to the bidder whose bid premium offered, if any. In de^ termining the net interest cost, interest on premium will not be of If amortization Board. will-be t oped bonds choice years from the date of issue. If Memphis purchased re¬ serial bonds are issued and sold an issue of $10,000 *3% they will be in the amount of bridge repair notes. Dated June $6,000 each, the sum of $6,000 of 1, 1944. Legality approved by the said serial bonds will become Charles & Trauernicht, of St. payable on July 1, 1945, and the Louis. sum of $6,000 will become payable Jefferson County (P. O. Fayette), on the same, day each year there¬ 2% % refunding Series G bonds, Dated June 1, 1941. Due June 1, 1954. - Sale Note Note refunding Series F elor, District Secretary, will • Oct. i, 1936. Due Oct. serial second the Co., of cently issue Mich. choice-and issued, the entire issue issue of $15,000 3% bridge repair may be put into one single bond or divided into several bonds, as notes has been approved as to the said board of trustees may de¬ legality by Charles & Trauernlcht, termine upon at the time of sale, of St. Louis. Dated June 15, 1944. both principal and interest to be Choctaw County (P. O. Ackerman), payable in semi-annual install¬ Miss. ments during a period of ten Township School District No. 2 (P.O. Pontiac), 1936. Dated bonds. p.m. Bond Offering—Colin B. Batch- 79,000, 314% • 8 should Due June 1, 1953. \ until $3,000 : f :•;■■■ Miss. sold Legality Approved —An / Note Troy, Avon and Sterling Townships Fractional School District No. 1 and Series F refunding 4% bonds. of tenders. ance MISSISSIPPI r Carroll County (P. O. Carrollton), troit, within 10 days after accept¬ 15, 1953. Due Jan. • 1, 1952. refunding Dated bonds. 10,000 June Dated bonds. delivered to be the Detroit Trust Company of De¬ F bonds, dated Feb. 1, 1938, to the Due May 1, 1952. 5,000 .J.:'. J p. . receive Series refunding 4% 1,000 shall purchased 1, 1952/ 1,000 4V2% art museum Series A bonds. Dated May 15, 1933. by Monday, July 10, 1944 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 166 • . I.. ■ /:/ . v ?*• ,.-..v.' Volume-1 GO /■' • Number 4297 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE National City Bank of New York, A 5 ¥2% Bonds, A. & 0. Dated 1933. Due April 1, follows:- $100,000 in 1946 April V as </' ;• - at" 113.01 : ; Tenn., County, Dated Sept. Bonds,.M. & S. , 1/1928. Due Sept. 1, as fol¬ $15,000 in 1946 to 1951 lows: Mich.,; Public Utility (Water Supply) 5¥2% y;; and $10,000 in 1952. ¥/:¥;/"/// Chemical Bank & Trust Co. of Bonds, A. & O. Dated April New York, at 128.88 1, 1921. "Due April 1, as follows: $50,000 in 1946, $100,000 $250,000 Norfolk, Va., School 5¥2% .: Bonds, A. & O. Dated Oct. 1, in 1947 and $55,000 in 1948. ; 1921. Due Oct. 1, 1951. / . 1 ) ¥// . Chase National Bank of New York, at 109.05 ; New York, N. ... $984,000 Detroit, Mich., Refunding d security which appears upon one which should be de¬ , ) Joseph D. McGoldrick an¬ nounced July 5 that he had sold Correction — The de¬ banking in each case by the partment, in a subsequent report sold to the highest bidder, at not management of the savings bank dated July 5, announced that the less than par and accrued interest. Enclose a certified check for $500, on the basis of all relevant facts." following securities are to be inThe removals of rail issues this eluded in the printed list of se¬ payable to the Board of Education. . year are or entirely due to maturity redemption. Under to calls for subdivision 7 of Section 235 of the Banking Law, four rail issues of a par value of $31,449,399 were removed because of maturity or for calls rail ler authorized* at the primary election held on May 9. Said bonds will be District of San Antonio, Texas. termined redemption, under and subdivision 7-a of Section 235, Y. Sold—Comptrol¬ Revenue Bills Series F 3 ¥2 % Bonds, J, & J. ; ' Dated Jan. 15, 1937. Due Jan. / ular the list is .,/ ;■ Institution Second Series 4¥2 %; . ;///% ///v^a; v;'/' Detroit, $205,000- '/V /' $100,000 'i Shelby and 1947, and $95,000 in 1948. Ch/ase National Bank of New York, d 117.61 at 1, 167 issues $77,779,000 of because redemption. with were a value par 12 of either removed curities for savings under date of July Page 27; Central Vermont Pub¬ lic Service Corp.: 1st 3¥43, Series C. /v: //V//;. maturity or calls for Under subdivision 7 235 the following is¬ considered legal invest¬ Middleburg Heights (P. O. Berea), banks issued Ohio 1, 1944: Bond Tenders Invited—May A. Page 14: Chesapeake & Ohio Lorman, Village Clerk, will re¬ Railway Co.: Equipment Trust, ceive sealed tenders until noon on l%s, 1944, due April 1, 1954. July 17 of refunding bonds, is/ ments /■ price tendered to the extent about $20,000 par value. ; •' Utica, N. Y. Certificate Offering—Bids will Ohio 15, as follows: $90,000 in 1945, by allotment $35,000,000 of rev¬ be received at the First Bank & of Section $121,000 in 1947, - $287,000 in enue bills dated July 6, 1944 with sues have been added to the list: Trust Co., Utica, until noon (EWT) .1948,/'$316,000 in 1949 "and interest payable at maturity at a $8,230,000 Bessmer & Lake Erie on July 12 on an offering of $1,V' $170,000 in 1950. ' ; rate of .0,55%, as„follows: / Railroad Equipment Trust Certi¬ 000,000 City of Utica tax anticipa¬ Chemical Bank & Trust Co. of Participant— < •••':. Amouns ficates; $1,764,000 Cincinnati, New tion certificates of indebtedness, iV Municipal $250,000 Mississippi Highway / First , N.'Y. Guaranty Trust Co. of N. Y._u The * (State of). Series "3% %, {/. v Duev $125,000',: Aug. 1 & Highway/ First - Series'" 3 ¥2% ; Bonds, F, & . A. Dated Feb. 8, •MF' 1938: . Due $10,000 Feb. 1,1950, ;i': ; $2,000 Aug. ; 1, 1951, $10,000 .//'Aug. 1,-1952, $6,000 Feb." 1, 1953, $45,000 Aug. 1,>1953 and .vi; $5,000 Feb. 1/1954. ..' . - d ; Co.. of New York, at 113.808 < Mississippi Due 1939. > V $163,000 Feb. and and Aug. 1, 1953, $93,000 Feb. 1, 1954.; $166,000 ' The , Public' National / 490,000 Trust The , '875,000 V 490,'000 Bank Trust Co. MaMne Midland/Trust :Co; v of y:-:--—-—-- n. ?5o,ooo — Bank>and": CemmerGial National 315,000 Co. Trust Trust Co..___i_^A"L Brooklyn States United Co,- Trust •-/ 280,000 of Y. Empire Trust Co.__/;-__^---i'/.; Fifth Bank Avenue Fulton Co. Trust of of N- Y-_ N. Chase The the City Bank National . 70,000 /. . :• .*6,405,000 of N. Y._ La z aid July $13,000,000 Bonds—Comptroller Freres 1945 to 1, $100,000 Charlotte, N. C., Various F Purposes 41/4"% Bonds, M. & C/; N. : Dated May 1, 1931. Due y) - $50,000 May, 1, 1947 and 1948. & Co., jointly, at 115.760 $250,000 Cleveland, Ohio, Hospital 4 ¥2%'Bonds, A. & O. Dated FF brr Feb; 1, 1929. Due Oct. «1, as $50,000 in 1947 and $100,000 in 1948 and 1949. >•. follows: y>*U /,-/ Lee Higginson Corp., at il5.47 $200,000 Providence, R. I., Sewer 4¥4% Bonds, M. & S> Dated ,/ 'jfj" March 1, 1929. Due March 1, 1949. ' , Lee Higginson Corp., at $400,000 Tennessee 109.77 / of) (State Consolidated Refunding 3 ¥2% t Dated June 1, Dec! 1, 1947. ;" Bonds, J. & D. 1937. Due Lee Higginson Corp., at 111.27 Dec/1, 1948. '//</;:/;■¥ :• Bond issues, with a value of par $187,488,000 .-have been added to, and: issues having a par value of Chemical Bank & Trust Co. 16 railroad issues, and of New York,' 108.63 12 Territory of Hawaii, and smaller po¬ subdivisions, 102 coupties, 132 school districts, 348 issues of 27 railroad corporations, and 133 bond issues of 58 public utility 336 cities, towns litical All of the tric Power Revenue Series A obliga¬ tions of the United States or for which the faith of the $935,000. Chattanopga, Tenn.,.Elec¬ public utility issues. * The current, legal list embraces the securities of 47 corporations. States is those United pledged to provide for payment of interest and. principal 2%% Bonds, J. & J., Dated are legal investments, as are all of July 1, 1939. Due July 1, as the legally issued /full faith and follows: $75,000 in 1946, $80,credit obligations. of New York h 000 in 1947,. $155,000 in 1948 State and its municipalities., / J - and 1949, $135,000 in 1950, In sending the published list to $160,000 in 1951, and $175,000 the savings banks,. Mr. Bell said in 1952v;. ■ in an introductory ..note* "The Harris Trust & Savings Bank of fact that a security appears upon y Chicago, at 108.762 the list does not indicate that the r , . ' at & 7-a under added are $7,820,000 - Dawson, 48 Wall Street, New City, will accompany the York certificates. edness Harlem Railroad Pohl to Series on No. 2, June 30 2574—were awarded Co., of Cincinnati as a price of 100.626/a basis of about 3.377%. Dated June 1, 1944. Denomination $1,000. Due J une 1, 1954. / , Sandusky, Ohio Bonds Recommended Unissued—C. W. R. Brein- issued. / Shaker Heights, Ohio Considers — F. ing, City Treasurer, reports that $8,300 3% water front improve¬ ment bonds have not as yet beeh Cincinnati, Ohio Bonds The Utility Shaker Purchase Heights, Ohio, — City City Manager, has rec¬ Council will consider an ordinance to the City Council on July 10- authorizing municipal Detroit Railroad 1st and Refund¬ that an issue of $14,000,000 public acquisition of the Cleveland Im terurban Railroad Co. properties; ing 3%s, due 1968, Series D; $12,- improvement bonds be submitted According to an announcement by to the voters. ///-.////>/:/;//';////".r^ 929,000 / Philadelphia Baltimore Mayor William J. Van Aken, the and Washington Railroad General ///.:'/•; /;. Elyria, Ohio ■./•:'/ /"//./ '/• project will require the issuance 3s, due 1978, Series E, and $6,040,Bond Call —D. B. Symons, of $1,300,000 revenue/ bonds to 000 Texas Pacific-Missouri Pacific Clerk of Council, calls for pay- cover the purchase price and pro¬ Terminal> Railroad of - New - Or-, ment'On Aug. 1, 1944 water works vide $50,000 of working capital.' leans 3%s, Series A, due 1974. refunding bonds, Series 1937-1; The bonds, he said, would be of¬ The principal removals from Nos. 181 to 187 and Nos. 189 to fered for sale at competitive bid¬ the railroad list are $28,264,399 252. Funds for the payment of ding. Commenting on the proposed California Arizona Lines 1st Re¬ said bonds will be on deposit at purchase, Mayor Van Aken sqid: funding 4¥2s, due 1962, Series A the Chemical Bank & Trust Co., "While I never have been anl and B, which were called for pay¬ New York City, on and after said advocate of municipal owner¬ ment by the Atchison, Topeka and date/ and bonds should be pre¬ ship, the advantages accruing to Santa Fe Railway prior to ma¬ sented there for payment on Aug. Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kellogg, ommended . ( * turity date; $28,483,000 Pennsyl¬ vania, Ohio and Detroit 1st and Refunding 4¥2s, due 1977, Series A, Baltimore Shaker Heights from the transact 1/1944 with Feb. 1,1945, and sub¬ tion sequent coupons attached. ////"'■; ■■¥/// Galion, Ohio ://'.'./!//' Bond Sale — A syndicate com¬ Co., of Toledo, Braun, Bosworth & Co., Inc., McDonald & Co., of Cleve¬ land, purchased at par, on June 6, $350,000 1%% water works im¬ provement revenue bonds. Dated July 15, 1944. Denomination $1,000. Due July 15, as follows: $13,000 in 1945 to 1947, $14,000 in 1948 to 1950, $15,000 in 1951 to 1953, $16,000 in 1954 to 1956, $17,000 in 1957 to 1960, and $18,000 in posed 1961 to 1966. Optional in inverse our The life line. rapid By plac¬ ing Shaker Square only 11 min¬ utes from downtown Cleveland, & of Siler, Roose obvious; are transit is it played a vital part in making/ Shaker Heights America's fin-; est suburb. By bringing it un- der the control of the ity which it the serves, J commun-! we insure continued operation of our life line in a by best interests. our own way dictated only "Negotiations and arrangements the proposed financing have been worked out by the invest¬ for ment firm of McDonald & Co. C. Mr. B. McDonald, a resident of Shaker Heights, made available 15* 1954, or payment date his firm's services without cost or par/ Legality to be future commitments of any kind. tric Company; $45,000,000 North¬ approved by Squire, Sanders & If or when the bonds are offered ern Indiana Public Service Com¬ in competitive bidding McDonald pany, 1st 3y8s, due 1973, Series Dempsey, of Cleveland, & Co, should make the highest C; $4,000,000 Pennsylvania Elec¬ Marion, Ohio tric Company 1st 3¥8S, due 1973, Bond Sale —The $35,000 hos¬ bid," naturally the bonds will be and $12,500,000 West Penn Power awarded to them, otherwise not/' pital bonds offered for sale on 1st 3s, due 1974; Series L, have Efforts of Shaker Heights to July 1—v. 159, p. 2685 — were numerical order July on interest any thereafter been added. Removals awarded in the ; at to the public utility Bank of Marion National as Is, section because of disqualification City acquire the traction line may be paying a complicated by a local syndicate price of 100.05, a basis of about which also is interested in pur¬ 1st 3¥2s, due 1965, of 0.99%. Dated Jan. 1, 1944. De¬ chasing the utility, for private Central Power & Light nomination $1,750. Due $1,750 operation, according to Cleveland Co., and 1st 3¥2s, due 1964, of the July 1, 1945 and Jan. and July 1, press advices of recent date. This Public Service Company of Colo¬ 1946/to Jan. 1, 1955. The next possibility is said to have prompted rado. highest bidder was: J. A. White the move toward municipal own¬ Monmouth County, New Jersey; & Co., for P/4S, at a price of ership. The property, it is noted, Trenton, New Jersey; Providence, 100.31. ■//.'.//■. :A///%/ i'/':/."/ is owned #by several Cleveland Rhode Island, and Petersburg, banks and was acquired by them include the the Jersey Virginia, have been reinstated to The list of municipalities, whose Mason School District, Bond Offering--L. A. Ohio Voorhis, debt, in whole or in part, is con¬ eligible for savings bank investments. Fargo, North Da¬ the purchase of $10,000 4% heat¬ $150,000 Nashville, Tenn., School Banking Department considers it kota, has been added to the list ing plant bonds. Dated July 15, 1944- Denom. Building and Improvement a proper investment under all of municipalities. The 3 ¥2.% Bonds, J. & D. principal removals J from $1,000. Due $1,000 Sept. 1, 1945 Dated •circumstances : for the funds of yy: Dec. 1, 1933. Due Dec. 1, as. any individual savings bank; -The the; municipal list are the Board to 1954; Bidders may bid for a i '. follows:?: $67,000/in 1946 and question ; of whether a :•* savings of Education of the City of« Chi¬ different rate of interest in a mul¬ -1947 and'$lb;0004ml948. ^ ¥• bank should purchase a • partic¬ cago, and the Independent School tiple of ¥4 of 1. These bonds were through foreclosure in 1937. As one of these institutions is under sidered District Clerk, will receive sealed bids until noon on July 15 for court jurisdiction during liquida¬ tion, sale of the property to the city would require approval of Common Pleas Court. -■>- • p. & 3¥>s, paying .... - liquidating, 159,: —v. OHIO York Mortgage bonds, 1.47%. bonds offered for sale . , unchanged at 1.15%, and Parma, Ohio subdivision of New Ohio held /' Bond Sale—The $30,000 indebt¬ the Auburn Township School District Railroad, Pennsylvania Rail(Pt O. Burton), Ohio road, Pere Marquette Railway, Bonds Voted—The $135,000 con¬ Southern Pacific Company, and struction bonds were voted at the Southern Railwav Company. recent election. and; $12,929,000 Philadelphia, and Washington Gen¬ eral 4¥2s, due 1981, Series D, sidered by the Banking Depart¬ which were refunded by the ment to he-eligible for purchase Pennsylvania f Railroad. There by savings banks of this state, ac¬ have been substantial deductions cording to an announcement July in the outstanding issues of sev¬ 1 by Elliott V. Bell, Superinten¬ eral railroad corporations result¬ dent of Banks. / / ing in the total par value of rail¬ The securities added to the le¬ road bonds on the Department's gal list include five municipali¬ legal list falling by about $150,ties, 18 railroad issues, and four 000,000 since the' 1943 list was public utility issuesi The removals published. from the legal list, which is made In the public utility section of public by the Superintendent an¬ the new list $11,300,000 1st and nually at mid-year, include the Collateral 3s, due 1973, of the obligations. of six municipalities, Blackstone Valley Gas and Elec¬ states and the Tennessee (State of) Consolidated County Reim¬ bursement 3 ¥4% Bonds, J. & D. Dated June 1, 1937." Due $100,000 ¥> - $382,687,000^have been removed from, the list of securities con¬ Bros., and Eastman, Dil- Lehman Ion (State of) Legal Investment List Issued— Co., at 111.78 & York New ; '/ d each, ,/payable Chemical Bank & Trust Co. of the tral 483,000 \ 1949. $50,000 the for 10 lower grade for the fiscal year 1944. They will be issued in denominations of issues totaling $18,of/the following roads 4s, due 2043, Series A and B; $28,- * Additional City of Utica remains ment/trust and $35,000,000 War the 1944 list by compliance with subdivision 7. Under-subdivision 7-a, equip¬ in have The index for 10 high grade bonds of were Law appear upon Also /';/ *105,000 •Registered form. the tax levy of the out City of New York, to bear interest included in the at the lowest rate bid therefor, 1943 list by benefit of subdivision payable at maturity. The legal 7-a of Section" 235 of the Banking opinion of Wood, Hoffman, King which 163,000 70,000 • of redeemed be Unchanged— for 20 Ohio bonds stands at 1.31%. issued be have been added: New York Cen¬ v Title Guarantee and Trust Co.-. against and will Index municipal unchanged during the past week. The yield July 14,1944, and ma¬ ture Nov. 14, 1944. certificates on market to be dated The / (State of) Co., Cincinnati, ad¬ July 5 as follows: Prices of the Louisiana & Arkansas Rail¬ way 175,000 140,000 140,000 . . Due $20,000 Certifi¬ 210,000 ■ / Continental Bank and Trust Co. Joseph D. McGoldrick announced July 7 $200,000 Omaha, Neb.,'; Sewer, that he had purchased an addi¬ ■/: Series of 1929, 4¥2% Bonds, tional $13,000,000 of 2% Treasuryt M, & S ; Dated March 1, 1929. bonds for account of various sink¬ Due March 1, 1949. /.y ing funds/ thereby increasing to National City Bank of New York, $63,000,000 the city's total sub¬ V ~ at 111.07 scription to the Fifth War Loan $100,000 Hudson River Regulating offering. The city, the Comp¬ t /; Dist., N. Y., Sacandaga Resertroller added, now has more than / voir Series D 4.70% Bonds, $224,000,000 invested in Treasury t. J. & J. Dated July 1, 1925. securities. ; ; Trust Equipment Rail¬ Railroad Bank of New York: 'i Buys ->.■•- Lee Higginson Corp., at 117.63 Pacific cates; $1,924,500 Perkiomen Rail¬ road 1st and 2nd Series 3¥2s, due Kings County Trust Co., Brook- $250,000 Missouri (State of) Road t y Series R 4% Bonds, M; & N. d Dated Nov. 1/1931. Due Nov. " 1, 1948. and.Trust Cov_ / lyn; N. Y.— Halsey, Stuart & Co., at 114.924 I Corn. Exchange N. (State of) Highway Second Series 3 ¥4%' Bonds, F. & A. Dated Feb. 1, ¥ Bank York Trust Co.—1,015,000 The New • $422,000 2,170,000 l;715,000 Texas r :■ ' Trust way : and 1951,;, ;$1,500,000 Port Reading 1st 3¥2s, due 1956, and of N.vY..^-.—-—; 1,470,000 $462,000 Wilmington & Northern Irving Trust Co —.1,470,000 Railroad General 5s, due 1982. Bank' of' The Manhattan Co./.. 1,400,000 J; P. Mofgan & Co. Incorporated 1,050,000 V The 1st 5s, due 1969, Series A Chemical New York, at 115.245 & H 2,415,000 and Co/-' Ttust $78,000 .■;Mississippi v( State/./ of), Chemical/Bank Bank First National Bank of the City ' of Trust> Co. Orleans Cq.J——,/./ 2,275,000 Trust Hanover Central 1, $5,425,000 > 4,480,000 : Trust Co.-H——_r—_ Manufacturers 1945 and Feb, 1, 1946. :///;/ / Chemical ;Bank National 'City Bk. of Bankers Bonds: F. & A.:.; Dated Feb. 8, 1938. vised . New York, at 103.515 of J. A, White & ;/. . of July 1, 1937, Bonds will be purchased at the lowest lawful sue 1973, . ] / Bond Springfield, Ohio Ordinance ordinance has been Passed — passed An au¬ thorizing the issuance of $15,000 V • i Monday, Jul)* 10, 1944 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & 168 The next highest bidder was John duction for any tax or taxes, ex¬ paid on account of such bonds and equip¬ Nuveen & Co. . cept succession or inheritance during the life thereof, the ment bonds: Dated March 1, amount of premium offered, if Rutherford County (P. O. Murtaxes, now or hereafter levied or 1944. Denomination $1,000. Due over and above the face freesboro), Tenn. assessed thereon under any pres¬ any, $3,000 Sept. 1, 1945 to 1949. Pay¬ amount of the issue. General ob¬ Consider Bond Issue—It is re¬ ent or future law of the Common¬ able at the City Treasurer's office. ligations payable from ad valorem ported that the County Commis¬ wealth, all of which taxes the taxes within the taxing limita¬ sioners Vermilion, Ohio County assumes and agrees to pay. may vote $300,000 school ' / ':,Vr Bond Sale—The $8,250 storm The bonds will be sold to the tions imposed by law upon school bonds. ! districts of this class. The enact¬ sewer bonds offered for sale on highest responsible bidder, pro¬ texas July 1—v. 160, p. 60—were award¬ vided such bid is not less than ment, at any time prior to the de¬ ed to J. A. White & Co. of Cin¬ par and accrued interest. The livery of the bonds of Federal Brazoria County (P. O. Angelton), cinnati, as 114s, paying a price of highest responsible bidder shall be legislation which in terms, by the ;v.:/ ■/<, Texas' .■■' 100.35, a basis of about 1.17%. the one who, having complied repeal or omission of exemptions Bond Sale—A syndicate com¬ Dated June 15, 1944. Denomina¬ with the conditions of sale, offers or otherwise, subjects to a Fed¬ eral income tax the interest on posed of the First National Bank tion $1,000, one for $250. Due Dec. to take the whole amount of the bonds of a class or character of Houston, First National Bank 15, as follows: $1,250 in 1945 and issue at the lowest interest cost which includes these bonds, will, of Angelton, First National Bank $1,000 in 1946 to 1952. The next to the County, which shall be de¬ at the election of the purchaser, of Freeport, First Capitol State highest bidder was: Ryan, Suther¬ termined by deducting from the Bank of West Columbia and the amount of interest to be relieve the purchaser from his land & Co., for iy2s, at a price total First State Bank of Brazoria, pur¬ of 100.34. paid on account of such bonds obligations under the terms of the chased recently an issue of $250,during the life thereof, the contract of sale and entitle the 000 court house and jail refund¬ oklahoma amount of premium offered,1 if purchaser to the return of the ing bonds as 1.10s. -'y-.iy ; any, over and above the face amount deposited with the bid. 2 xh % apparatus fire Calumet, Okla. Election—An election was Bond held July 6 to issue of an ers submit to the vot¬ $35,000 not to ex¬ water system ceed 5% bonds. Clinton, Okla. ' Voted Bonds — held recently the 000 bonds were At the election following $252,- voted:, / bonds. disposal plant $192,000 water system 9,000 • sewage bonds. 25,000 fire department equipment ./bonds:''<.;;-■ '/: -'.V ■ V' /■'.- :/'• 26,000 street department equip¬ ment bonds. ' . ; Norman, Okla. C. Barrow- Offering—T. Bond receive Clerk," will City man, sealed bids until 8 p.m. on July 11 General ob¬ amount of the issue. ligations payable from unlimited ad valorem taxes. The enactment, These bonds are the issued subject to favorable" opinion of Town- send, Elliott & Munson, of Phila¬ at any time prior to the delivery delphia, and will be delivered to of the bonds of Federal legisla¬ the purchaser only if and after tion which in terms, by the re¬ the proceedings authorizing the peal or omission of exemptions or issuance thereof have been ap¬ otherwise, subjects to a Federal proved by the Department of In¬ income tax the interest on bonds ternal Affairs. Enclose a certified of a class or character which in¬ check for 2% of the face amount cludes these bonds, will, at the of the bonds, payable to the Dis¬ the'purchaser, relieve purchaser from his obligations election of the the contract of under the terms of trict Treasurer. | south carolina ; and able opinion of Townsend, Elliott Munson, of Philadelphia, and will be delivered to the purchaser & purchase of $15,000 water only if and after the proceedings Due $5,000 in 1947 authorizing the issuance thereof to 1949. The Bonds shall be sold have been approved by the De¬ to the bidder offering the lowest partment of Internal Affairs. En¬ rate of interest and agreeing to close a certified check for 2% of the face amount of the bonds, pay¬ pay par and accrued interest. En¬ close a certified check for 2% of able to the County Treasurer. Space chased 000 & Co., of Savannah, pur¬ recently an issue of $12,refunding bonds. Dated 3% for the June works bonds. $1,000.- Due $1,000 July 1, 1945 to 1956. Principal and interest pay¬ able in lawful money at the Citi¬ zens and Southern National Bank, the amount bid. North Tahlequah, Okla. Bonds Voted—An election held pipe line, series favor of is¬ suing hospital building construc¬ tion bondsv, oregon County (P. land), Ore. Port' O. Voted—The County Reg¬ Bonds istrar reports election an that at the primary issue of $4,000,000 permanent road construction bonds was voted. ; Springfield, Ore. Scheduled—The City Council has instructed Don¬ ald Husband, City Attorney, to take steps to call an election to submit to the voters the following bonds aggregating $29,000: $12,000 fire truck purchase bond;?. 10,000 sewers bonds. '[■.#? ■ 7,000 city park bonds, < Election Bond pennsylvania ; Allegheny County (P. O. Pitts' burgh), Pa. . O f f e r i n g —Robert Bond G. Woodside, County Controller, will receive sealed bids until July 25 for the East. purchase of $3,000,000 Due Aug. 1, 1945 fered for sale were Denomination Augusta. Issued for the purpose of retiring a like amount of bonds, dated July 1, 1924, diie July 1, 1944, pursuant to the provisions 7319, et seq., Volume 4, for 1942, of Section Code of South Carolina and ley, Secretary Board of Directors, will receive sealed bids until 8 (EWT) p.m. on — San Sanders, McNeil reports that $126,305, 3-5% permanent im¬ provement refunding bonds, dated. Oct. 10, 1936, maturing Oct. 10, 1966, optional at any time on and after Oct. 1Q, 1937, being all the outstanding bonds of this issue, are Treasurer, called for payment on Aug. 1, First National Bank of San Augustine. Interest shall at the 1944, date called. cease on ; - Spring Hill Rural High School (P. O. Boston), Texas Bond Sale—L. H. Dist» Griffin, Super¬ intendent, reports that the $15,000 Bond connec- school house bonds offered for tion with the sale of the $15,000 sale on May 20—v. 159, p. 2023— Texas Sale Details—In 23/2% sewer and water works re¬ sold were Kindred & Co.,. of Austin, report of which appeared in v. 159, p. 1815, T. O. Buchel, City Comptroller, reports funding bonds to Barcus, 3s. United States - 1, Award 1944,. and mature $1,000 May 1946 to 1960, redeemable on 1, group 30 Authorities nationwide Housing Local bonds are dated May that the as united states Notes A —- headed banks, of by the New days' notice on and after May 1, York, ' and including, among 1949, by publication in a local others, the National City Bank and the Bankers Trust Co., both newspaper. / of New York; Bank of America Freeport tndepependent School National Trust & Savings Asso¬ District, Texas ciation of San Francisco, Union Bond Sale—The $80,000 school Trust Co. of Pittsburgh, National bonds offered for sale on June 30 Bank of Detroit, Northern Trust —v. 160, p. 61—were awarded to Co., Chicago, and the New York Rauscher, Pierce & Co., of Dallas, Trust Co., New York, was the suc¬ as 11/4s, paying a price of 101.07, cessful bidder for $14,868,000 of a basis of about 1.208%. Dated the grand total of $19,632,000 local June 1, 1944. Due June 1, as fol¬ housing authority notes and issues lows: $10,000 in 1945 and 1946, and offered for sale on July 6—v. 160, $15,000 in 1947 to 1950. p, 62, The banking group pur¬ chased the following: $8,100,000 Houston, Texas i Chicago Housing Authority, 111., No Plans For Bond Issuance W. H. Maunsell, City Controller,Jnotes at..49%; $202,000 Lakeland reports that the City has no plans Housing Authority, Fla., $6,276,000 for the issuance this year of the Los Angeles County Housing Au¬ $100,000 general improvement thority, Cal., notes, at .52%, and , Chemical Bank & Trust Co., „ the Board of Trustees funding bonds. 105.3475. / coupon re¬ Dated Denomination July $1,000. 15, Due $20,000 in 1945 1961, and $19,000 in 1962.V Bids will be received for the entire is¬ to sue at Treasurer's of¬ the holders, at the State Treas¬ urer's office, Austin, or at the Chase National Bank, New at the County fice tennessee Lewisburg, Tenn. < Sale—The $130,000 water Bond works bonds July 5 — awarded ities v. to offered 159, p. 2576 the sale on for were Secur¬ — Nashville Co., of Nashville, as 2s, pay¬ ing a price of 102.51, a basis of of the above rates of about 1.818%. Dated July 1, 1944. interest but no bid combining two Denom. $1,000. Due July 1, as fol¬ different rates of interest will be Leonard & Lynch, and Glover & lows: $2,000 in 1945 to 1951, $4,000 accepted. Registered as to prin¬ MacGregor, both of Pittsburgh as in 1952 to 1960, $5,000 in 1961, cipal only. The bonds and the 3s. Dated June 15, 1944. Due $6,000 in 1962, $10,000 in 1963 to interest thereon will be payable $1,000 June 15, 1945 to 1954. 1965, $20,000 in 1966, and $19,000 without deduction for any tax or in 1967. The next highest bidder > Erie County (P. O. Erie), Pa. taxes, except succession or inher¬ was Hermitage Securities Co., Bond Offering—Harvey M. Wil¬ itance taxes, now; : or hereafter Nashville, for 2s, at a price of lis, County Controller, will re¬ levied or assessed thereon under York the option of at City. 94,500 5% county bridge, Issue of 1929, bonds. Dated July 10, 1929. Due in 1945 through $290,000 Shreveport Housing Au¬ thority, La., notes, at .56%. Salomon Bros. & Hutzler, of New York, the were for bidders den Housing successful the $1,488,000 Cam¬ Authority, N. J., $1,- 010,000 Norfolk Housing Author¬ ity, Va., $500,000 Seventh Series, Holyoke Housing Authority, Mass., notes, at .51%, and $523,000 Eiehth Series, Holyoke Housing Author¬ ity, Mass., notes, at small premiums. .52%; all plus : i ^ ; virginia 102.509. Arlington . (P. O. Arling* County ton), Va. Bonds Not Yet —In connection Offered For Sale with the play¬ ground bonds voted in the elec¬ held in November, 1943, the tion County Manager reports bonds remain unsold. that the ' ^ Wisconsin Milwaukee County (P. O. kee), Wis. Bonds — The recently approved Milwau* Issue County mendations of the Finance Com¬ To Board mittee for the issuance airport bonds. • recom¬ of $640,000 ,: bonds now out¬ alberta original issue >Alberta (Province of) of $162,000. - Payable at the To Pay Interest — S. E. Low, County Treasurer's office, or at the Chase National Bank, Provincial Treasurer, is notifying holders of bonds which matured successor to the Seaboard Na¬ tional Bank, New York City, July 15, 1939 and Jan. 15, 1942, that the province will pay inter¬ at the option of the holder. 1965, being all any , or . standing of an • ^ : > until Call Bond County resolutions duly July 10 for the 1, 1%, IV2, purchase of $359,000 1%, 2, 2 V4 or 2x/2% July 15, as follows: funding bonds offered for sale on June 12 were awarded to Moore, Augustine County (P. O. Augustine), Texas ' to 1954. re¬ 1944. 15, : $16,000 in 1958, as iy2s. San ■'■■ ' -.-v adopted by bonds. of the Dis¬ Jefferson County (P. O. Beaumont), trict. The bonds constitute valid Texas ing a price of 100.546, a basis of and binding obligations of the Bond Call — Dwight Morrison, about 1.18%. Dated June 15, 1944. Denomination $1,000. Due June District, payable both as to prin¬ County Treasurer, reports that the 15, as follows: $3,000 in 1946, cipal and interest from an ad County has exercised the option valorem tax, without limitation as granted by Article 720, Revised $5,000 in 1948, $4,000 in 1949, to rate or amount on all taxable Civil Statutes of the State, of 1925, $3,000 in 1950 to 1952, $6,000 in property in the District. Ade¬ to call for payment on Aug. 1, 1953, $5,000 in 1954, $4,000 in 1955, $5,000 in 1956 and $4,000 in 1957. quate provision has been made for 1944 at par and accrued interest The next highest bidder was: the levy and collection of said tax. the following bonds: ;/VZ. Singer, Deane & Scribner. • :■ Legality approved by Huger $572,000 5% court house refund¬ Sinkler, of Charleston. ing, Series 1930, bonds. Dated Port Allegany, Pa. South Carolina (State of) Apr. 10, 1930. Due in 1945 Bond Sale—The $20,000 flood Certificate Sale Details—In con¬ through 1970, being all bonds control bonds offered for sale on nection with the sale of the $777,now outstanding of an orig¬ July 3—v. 159, p. 2686—were inal issue of $1,000,000. Pay¬ awarded to Moore, Leonard & 000 certificates of indebtedness by the State Sinking Fund Commis¬ able at the Guaranty Trust Lynch of Pittsburgh, as l%s, pay¬ Co., New York City. ing a price of 100.78, a basis of sion, to the Chase National Bank 94,000 4% county office build¬ about 1.61%, Dated July 15, 1944. of New'York, at 105.60, report of ing and jail bonds. Dated Denomination $1,000. Due $1,000 which appeared in v. 160, p. 61, it is now reported that thfc Na¬ Mar. 15, 1934. Due in 1945 from Jan. 15, 1946 to 1965. tional City Bank of New York and through 1965, being all bonds Scranton School District, Pa. the Robinson-Humphrey Co., of now outstanding of an orig¬ Bond Offering—Jacob Eckers- Atlanta, submitted a bid of inal issue of $134,000. Payable awarded to the First National Bank of North East, as IV4S, pay¬ 1944. Bond $45,000 June 26 on funding bonds. Blakely, Pa. Sale —The $10,000 Pa. water 1944, bonds of¬ Sale—The Bond recently resulted in Multnomah 1954, as 2s, and $167,000 maturing Aug. 1, $50,000 in 1955 and 1956, $51,000 in .1957, and in 000 Cuero, , purchaser to McCormick County School District the return of the amount depos¬ No. 24 (P. O. Plum Branch), s.c. ited with the bid. These bonds are issued subject to the favor¬ Bond Sale—Johnson, Lane, entitle the sale $49,- 1952, $48,000 in 1953, 000 in . Bond Sale Details—In tion with the court house, connec¬ sale of the $616,000 office and jail re¬ est at the rate of V*k% in respect half year ending July 15, of the 1944, being at the rate of $11.25 for each $1,000. Holders of de¬ bentures which were due Jan. 15, 3 p.m. any present or future law of the funding bonds: fo Barcus, Kindred " Nashville, Tenn. for the pur¬ Commonwealth, all of which & Co., of Austin, report of which Bond Sale—The $250,000 water taxes the District assumes and $200,000 1/4, %, 3/2, %, 1939, will be paid interest at the appeared in V.1 160 (p. 61, it is %, 1, 11/4f IV4, 1%, orli/2% cou¬ agrees to pay. The bonds will be works revenue bonds Series 1944 now advised that the" Ranson- rate of 2 V2%rfn respect of the half sold to the highest responsible offered for sale on July 5—v. 159, pon refunding bonds. Davidson Co., of Wichita, and year ending, July 15,1944, being at Dated Sept. 1, 1944. Denomina¬ bidder, provided such bid is not p. 2686—were awarded to Halsey, the rate of $12.50 for each $1,000, Pohl & Co., of Cincinnati, were tion $1,000. Due $50,000 Sept. 1, less than par and accrued interest. Stuart & Co., and the Nashville associated with the above named Payment will be made upon pre¬ 1946 to 1949. Bids will be re¬ The highest responsible bidder Securities Co., as 2s, paying a sentation of debentures for nota¬ in the purchase of the bonds, pay¬ ceived for the entire issue at any shall be the one who, having com¬ price of 100.011, a basis of 1.999%. tion thereon of such payment at ing a price of 100.22, a net interest of the above rates of interest but plied with the conditions of sale, Dated July 1, 1944. Denom. $1,000. cost of 1.7475%, as follows: $449,- any branch of the Imperial Bank no bid combining two different offers to take the whole amount Due July 1, as follows: $10,000 in of Canada in the Dominion of 000 maturing Aug. 1, $41,000 in rates of interest will be accepted. of the issue at the lowest interest 1946 to 1948, $11,000 in 1949 to Canada, or at the Bank of the 1945, $42,000 in 1946, $43,000 in Registered as to principal only. cost to the District, which shall 1953/ $12,000 in 1954 to 1958, $13,Manhattan Company, New York The bonds and the interest there- be determined by deducting from 1000 In 1959 to 1961, $14,000 in 1947: $44,060 in 1948 to 1949, $45,- City.. i.' ©n will be payable Without de-; the total amount of interest to be 1962 to 1965, and $10,000 in 1966. 000 in 1950, $46,000 in ceive sealed (EWT) on bids Aug. 3 chase of 1951, $47,- . _