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CHICAGO OFFICE 19 South La Salle Street, Telephone State 5594.
London office— Edwards <S> Smith, 1 Drapers' Gardens, E. C.
WILLIAm
Week Ending June
—
1920.
— Payable in Advance
of Advertising
NO. 2871
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
iTor
Railway Section
State and City Sectiojj
Industrial Section
Bankers' Convention Section
Railway Earnings Section
VOL.
&
Pablishers,
Front. Pine and Depeyster rit»„ Nevr York.
Youngstown
Akron
Rockford
Lexington
Canton
South Bend
Decatur
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Springfield, O-..
Published every Saturday morning by WILLIAM B. DANA COMPANY'
Jacob Seibert Jr., President and Treasurer; Arnold G. Dana, Vice-President and
Secretary. Addresses of both. Office of the Company.
Bloomington
Mansfield
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Jacksonville, 111..
Lansing
CLEARING HOUSE RETURNS.
Lima
following table, made up by telegraph, &c., indicates that the total bank
clearings of all the clearing houses of the United States for the week ending to-day
have been $9, 344,121, 176. against $8,321,459,572 last week and $7,470,915,809
the corresponding week last year.
The
O wensboro
s
629,159,387
72,280,353
145,939,461
120,093,201
33,191,305
18,423,000
14,534,700
15,795,217
4,800,000
6,432,248
4,586,293
8,776,874
1,911,011
2,503,940
4,600,000
14,850,000
2,514,635
1,200,000
5,398,523
1,500,000
1919.
i
Dec.
1918.
S
%
549,808 346 + 14.4
54,848 945 + 31.8
103,634 646 + 40.8,
80,136 ,839 + 49 .9|
30,365 ,219
+ 9.3
14,782 000 + 24.6!
12,818 000 + 13.4I
10,909 ,399 + 44.81
4,590 ,674
+ 4.6'
4,585 838 + 40.3'
3,6.59 055
+ 25.3
4,004 ,132 +119.2
1917.
I
I
549.395,649
489,085,200
36,422,986
80,243,265
50,090,908
24.062.670
13.483.771
10,232.200
9,289,462
5,363,361
4,364,567
2,837,462
2,156,569
1,327,291
1,729,147
3,417,298
7,405,000
1,497,985
575,301
3,354,228
943.463
803,821
1.138,544
1,289,762
1,058,378
893.746
769,194
296.969
1,020,937
716,818
385.909
321.878
63.419
756,641,509
61,997,4.54
100 200 +116.3
109,125,018
65,765,776
25,541,829
15,449,000
9,432,000
9,294,083
4,003,105
4,736,291
3,291,069
3,917,490
1,302,580
1,602,442
3,544,668
6,577,000
1,974,562
864,942
2,500,000
1,200,000
894,426
946,824
1,100,260
1,153,667
1,053,994
570,922
503,216
954.948
908.924
563.070
299,370
76.967
1,475 ,657|
2,193 ,322
4,207 676
12,362 000
1,817 ,729
1,300 ,000
3,737 341
1,000 000
1,637,061
1,403,046
1,710,704
1,527,511
2,050,302
792,841
537,398
1,842,392
868,614
1,131 ,425
1,331 ,363
1,103 ,9.33
1,595 933
1,350 885
676 ,868
450,000
599,883
217,711
705 .178
703 ,768
Ann Arbor
Adrian
Tot.Mid.West, 1,122,127,611
26.
,
472 593
1,326 .375
1,008 335
+29.6
+ 14.1
+ 9.3
+ 20.1
+ 38.3
—7.7
+ 44.4
+ 50.0
+ 44.7
+ 5.4
+ 55.0
—4.3
+ 51.8
+ 17 1
+ 13.8
+ 38.9
—13.9
—36.2
—14.8
+22.8j
890,540,546
123,217,140 + 26.0
42,663,000 + 77.1
36,120,978
+8,5
8,258,223 + 42.3
27,979,943
+ 7.9
4,411,725
+ 3.4
14,211,468
+7
8,535,852 + 12.6
3,908,583 + 45.1
2.042,855 + 18.0
1,154,181 + 46.8
2,033,316 + 150.9
2,597,540 + 32.0
1,155,683 + 52.7
949,346 + 33.5
650,000 + 24.6
1,256.383 + 87.3
included in total
Not
109,148,083
28,275,000
37,138,198
8,413,910
23,632,766
4,381.625
12,162,570
6,026.621
3,163,623
1,791,930
814,899
608,292
500,000
979,188
98,964,726
28,066,000
21,033,161
5,501,718
13,636,021
2,604,648
12,037.626
5,104.345
2,441.806
2,128,386
866,733
1,437,287
1,409,921
801,659
580,369
430,000
639,198
913.743.674
I
Clearings
—Returns by Telegraph.
Weekending July
New York
Per
1920.
1919.
Cent.
Seattle
$4,341,047,435
552,503,864
439,877,402
332,409,037
185,570,398
133,472,890
+ 23.9
+ 30 4
+ 45.4
+ 5.9
+ 44 5
+ 24.2
+ 21.4
+ 67.5
+ 49.7
+ 15.7
+ 17 5
Portland
+ 26 1
+ 38 1
+ 27 8
+ 12.8
+ 25.0
i.
San Francisco
142,000,000
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Baltimore
152,486,708
•102,000,000
82,564,152
*60,000,000
$3,504,730,579
423,753,268
328,681,758
313,972,887
128,450,230
107,457,385
116,967,694
91,056,938
68,119,460
71,378,669
51,051,030
$6,563,928,886
1,175,946,271
$5,205,619,901
851,476,923
$7,739,875,157
1,604,246,019
$6,057,096,824
1,421,818,985
$9,344,121,176
$7,475,915,809
_
Chicago. _
Ptdladelphia
Boston
Kansas City
St Louis
.
New Orlefl.TiR
Eleven cities, five days
Other cities, five days
Total
all cities, five
All cities, one
Total
San Francisco
Los Angeles
days
day
all cities lor
week
Partly estimated.
full details of the week covered by the above will be given next Saturday.
We cannot furnish them to-day, clearings being made up by the clearing houses
at noon on Saturday, and hence in the above the last day of the week has to be in
all cases estimated, as we go to press Friday night.
Detailed figures for the week ending June 26 show:
Spokane
Tacoma
Salt Lake City...
Oakland
Sacramento
San Diego
Pasadena
Stockton
Fresno
San Jose
Yakima
Reno
Long Beach
Santa Barbara
Total Pacific.
Kansas City...
Minneapolis
Omaha
Paul
*
St.
The
Denver
Joseph
Dea Moines...
Sioux City
Wichita
St.
Duluth
Clearings al
Week Ending June
—
Lincoln
26.
Topeka
Inc. or
1920.
1919.
Dec.
1918.
1917.
%
$
S
S
$
4,411,783,153 4,343.366,625
+ 1.6 3,691,632,062 3,507,083,504
Philadelphia
507,378,762
415,468,668 + 21.1
412,452,183
339,003,358
Pittsburgh
189,034,008
140,843,026 + 34.2
143,325,880
82,259,152
Baltimore
103,708,403
80,742,580 + 28.4
68,005,062
45,343,338
Buffalo.. . . .
44,566,561
35,239,756 + 26.5
19,072,515
16,738,862
Washington
—0.6
15,761,482
15,850,000
13,814,137
10,354.797
Albany ..
4,184,163
5,659,963 —26.1
3,984,047
4,109,611
Rochester
10,574,111
8,375,177 + 26.5
6,653,191
6,095,572
Scranton
4,860.692
4,147,177 + 17.2
3,600,000
3,361,400
Syracuse
4,000,000
3,723,277
+ 7.4
5,000,000
5,300,000
Trenton
3,665,455
2,705.201 + 35.5
2,735,576
2,302,400
Wheeling
5,299,867
4,596.945 + 15.3
4,089,032
4,194,918
Reading..
2,569,228
2,142,886 + 19.9
2,621,830
2,542,706
Wilmington
3,270,947
4,125,403 —20.7
3,413,433
3,219,864
Wiikes-Barre....
2,946,531
2,820,558
+ 4.5
2,071,663
1,768,264
Greensburg
1,100,000
1,300,000
15.4
1,600,000
1,524,412
York
1,448.175
1,136,757
+ 27.5
1,376,242
1,179,760
Erie
2,476,514
2,150,036 + 15.3
1.986,843
1,644,775
Chester
1,463.889
1,208,404 + 21.1
1,630,201
1,427,217
Altoona
1,071,027
904,340 + 18.5
706,375
703,177
Blnghamton
1,284,700
777,800 + 65.2
733,700
853,400
Lancaster
2,700,000
2,342,012 + 15.3
2,282,049
1,879,502
Montclalr..
508,649
383,125 + 32.9
359,686
460,751
Bethlehem
4,050,588 .Not Included in total
Huntington
1,599,590 Not Included in total
Total Middle.. 5,325,656,317 5,080,009,716
+ 4.8 4,393,140,767 4,043,350,740
New
York-
—
Boston
Providence
Hartford
New Haven
Springfield
Portland
Worcester
Fall River
New
Bedford
Holyoke.
Lowell
Bangor
Tot.
New Eng.
357,292,777
12,016,700
8,195,242
5.1 0,000
.'^,000,000
2, .',00, 000
4,4.57,215
2.651.496
1,704,793
1,100,000
1.2 25,434
800,000
4 12,043,057
346,307,627
10,173,100
7,563,642
4,870,803
3,851,471
2,400,000
3,959,944
1,970,610
1,350,408
750,000
814,239
631,430
384.643,274
+ 3.2
+ 19.1
+ 8.4
+ 4.7
+ 4.0
+ 4.2
+ 12.6
+ 34.6
+ 26.2
+ 40.7
+ 50.5
+ 26.7
+ 4.5
365,903,374
11,165,300
7,544,408
4,809,649
4,0.50,269
2,200,000
3,404,453
2,035,916
1,603,496
816,343
1,070,000
675,948
405,369,156
240,084,874
9,732,700
7,384,341
4,697,369
3,831,172
2.4,89,494
3.987,206
2,024,574
1,482,161
826,889
983,011
711.261
278.235.052
Cedar Rapids
Colorado Springs
Fargo
Pueblo
Fremont
Waterloo
Helena
Aberdeen
Hastings
Billings
Tot. oth. West.
Louis
New Orleans
St.
Louisville
Houston
Galveston
155,300,000
75,553.000
39,183,544
11,755,603
30,195,871
4,561,191
15,336,836
9,615,015
5,672,853
2,410,787
1,694,501
5,100,900
3,427,396
1,764,105
1,267,742
810,395
2,353,959
820,419
366,003,698
281,146,216
+ 30.2
241,339,946
197,683,604
231,004,565
80,815,071
55,452,508
38,619,862
20,813,733
15,601,772
11,377,776
9,600.000
13,606,590
7,430,514
4,579,074
3,500,000
2,691,547
996.795
1,800.000
1,226,906
681,853
1,856,518
1,422,062
1,783,252
674,483
1,070.723
181,095,024
34,834,450
51,281,660
17,128,548
20,814,928
13,564,936
9,110,269
10,197,295
11,103,359
6,930,059
4.410.563
2.683.742
2.380.228
923.859
1.650.000
684.615
724,099
1.612.931
1.767.647
1,738,490
507,216
+ 27.6
+ 133.1
+ 8.1
162,417,301
26,673,861
51,113,570
15,320,134
18,072,231
14,773.375
9.217.331
7.861,875
7,279,924
4,403,066
3,515,097
3,262,561
1,762,276
736,066
1,380,248
569,078
561,883
1,974.174
1,536,948
1,064,169
623,094
930.688
123,443,595
25,089,436
506.605.604
150,257.596
60,649..335
26.424.212
27.124.434
5.500.000
Richmond
56,760, .540
Atlanta
Fort Worth
57.710,773
1 9,440,994
r8,4S4,109
7,700,000
21,484,055
9,897,352
19,571,961
11,903,846
3,396,658
2,686,526
8,805,700
9,935,971
2,340,099
11,453.926
4.800.000
5.900.000
1.500.000
4.278.289
32.675.301
257.366
526.423
12.797,334
4.759.885
Memphis
Savannah
Nashville
Norfolk
Birmingham
Jacksonville
Augusta
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Little
Rock
Mobile
Oklahoma
Charleston
Macon
Austin
Shreveport
Dallas
Vicksburg.
Jack.son
Tulsa
Muskogee
815,9871,843,703
1,643,551
+ 125.5
—0.0
+ 15.0
+ 24.9
—5.9
+ 22.5
+ 7.2
+ 3.8
+ 11.8
+ 13.11
+ 7.9
+9.r
+ 79.2
—5.9
+ 15.1
—19.5
+ 2.6
+ 32.9
1,307,6.56
—18.3
376,451,574
+ 34.6
+ 4.2
144,267,457
58,212,261
15,889,064
16,500,000
5,591,167
48,282,705
48,751,383
13.923.302
16.448.266
8.318.892
12.792,799
8,939,369
10.675,487
8,939,8,85
2,815.116
2,119,457
7.234.284
6.737.199
1,844.628
9.932.872
3.700.000
1..300 .000
2.300,000
2.978.308
25,623.431
307.929
400,005
9,328.084
2.661.,S21
31,886,.303
12,580,869
13,150,614
13,400,617
7,151,242
5,810,057
5,396,578
4.020.531
3.529..805
2.358.128
2.113.915
450.000
1.512.515
5,50.513
610.793
2.285.404
1.640,479
987,657
518,409
914.222
335,048,906
259,401,682
138,996,888
43,765,853
20,986.953
11.536.239
3.657.631
44.048.363
38.489.914
11.769.941
8,483,177
6,933,483
12,257,985
6,709,872
3.987.488
4.013,540
2.380.760
2.313.593
5.232.724
3.658.216
1.380.934
6.512.068
3.053.537
1.320.000
1.900.000
1.900.000
12,300,000
25S.097
121,896,283
32,396,125
16,614,730
9,800,000
5.200,000
22,952,621
22,886,832
11,291,486
8,719,445
7.164,075
7.328,758
I
+ 4.2
+ 66.3
+ 64.4
—1.6
+ 17.6I
+ 18.4
+ 39.6
+ 12.4
—7.4
+ 67.9
+ 10.71
+ 83.3
+ 33.2
+ 20.6
+ 26.8
+ 21.7|
+ 47.5
+ 26.9
+ 15.3
+ 29.7,
+ 353.8
—34.8
+ 43.7,
+ 27.5
—16.4
+ 36.6
+ 37.2
+ 77.6
347.-582
11.141.776
2.087,198
4.,807.174
3.504.892
3.464.336
1.977,602
2,300,000
3,376,513
2,555.448
1,242,413
5,587,547
2,676,743
1.100,000
1.600.000
1.012.525
10.109,211
194.158
365.104
5,883,530
1.345. .546
599.022.6851 49(5.915.171
Total Southern
+ 20.5 411.3H4.N1J 319, 952. h;')/
Total all
8 .32 1 ,459.572 7 .532 .909 .625 + 10.5 0.676.775.1,
5.S55.26.T.,>44
Outside N.Y.. 3.909.676.419 3.189.543,000 +22.6 2,985,143,115 2.748.182.040
THE CHRONICLE
issued official weekly weather bulletins down to that
date. It is to be noted that the weekly bulletin cover-
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION.
With the
decline in silver the United States
is
in
rather an anomalous situation in being obliged to
Law at $1
per fine ounce, while foreign silver can be purchsaed
at 10 cents less per ounce.
This is attracting a good
deal of attention, particularly abroad, and Samuel
bu}^ silver under the so-called
Pittman
Montagu & Co., of London, in their latest circular,
as quoted by us elsewhere to-day, enter into a discussion of the matter.
They point out that "there
are two good reasons, both touching the well-being
of the people of the United States, why the silver
sold under the Pittman Act should not be purchased
at a dollar per fine ounce."
First, they say, "there
is the prospect that if the dollar limit were removed
the silver could be acquired at a substantial discount
of 25% or more under the dollar per fine ounce."
The second reason they find in the circumstance
that the balance of trade with China is against the
United States, and "anj^ fall, therefore, in the price
of silver must have material effect in reducing to
the people of the United States the cost of commodities from the Far East."
But the requirements of the Pittman Law are
imperative and the law itself could not in any event
be repealed until the reassembhng of Congress, and
then it is certain that the move will be blocked by
the silver mining interests who are now getting as a
gratuity the difference between the market price
and the much higher price the law compels the Director of the Mint to pay.
In the meantime there has
been a new development bearing on the future of
silver that has not yet attracted the attention it
seems to merit. We have reference to the discovery
of a new source of silver production within India itself.
Allusion to this appeared in the circular of Samuel
Montagu & Co., as published by us two weeks ago.
The circular spoke of "the recent discovery of a
silver lode near the Tata Iron & Steel Company's
works in Bengal," and said this was "of interest."
But to those especially versed in such things, the
matter is much more than that. Such people look
.
upon
(Vol. 111.
as of possible high significance, especially as
the description in the circular goes on to say: "The reef
is seven feet thick and has been uncovered to a
length of 1,000 feet and a depth of 70 feet. The
assay averages 200 ounces of silver per ton, together
with some gold. The first bars from the mine were
it
expected in Calcutta at the end of last month. The
'Times' of India states that the presence of silver
and gold in the transition rocks of South Bihar and
Bengal has long been recognized, but hitherto these
metals have not been found in remunerative quanti-
ing the period ending June 29 was also a very favorable
one and private advices for an even later date are
equally so.
Consequently it is to be presumed that
the situation now is still better than on the 25th and
the crop promise correspondingly improved.
There is not the same inclination to accept the
Department's announcement as to area planted, as
is the case with
the condition report, owing to
the regular, and sometimes radical, revisions found
to be necessary each year
and which at times have
served to turn what was originally reported as a
practically unchanged planting into an increase,
or greatly modify the reduction as at first reported.
In 1908, for instance, the original report indicated
only a nominal increase in the planting one-tenth
of one per cent
but revision added 1,289,000 acres,
giving a gain of over 4%, while in 1911 an addition
—
—
4.7% was changed into one of 9.7% and
an increase of 2.5% was raised to about
of
in 1913
7^%.
The 1919
planting, moreover, at first reported as
33,960,000 acres is now revised to 35,133,000 acres.
It
happens that
in every year the gains
have been
understated or the reductions overstated. This
year the increase is stated as 1.1%; and the revision
to be announced next May, may in like manner
change it to a larger figure.
Condition of cotton in the belt as a whole for June
25 is put at 70.7% of a normal, an improvement of
8.3 points since the May report, and comparing
with 70 on the corresponding date last year, 85.8
two years ago, 70.3 in 1917 and a ten-year average
of 79.8.
The report as announced indicates a more
satisfactory situation than a month ago in every
important producing State, with the improvement
most decided in Texas, Arkansas, Alabama and Tennessee.
As contrasted with a year ago a higher
status is indicated in all of the Southwestern States,
but in the Atlantic sections and in the newer territory of the far
less promising.
West the outlook
at the
moment
is
It is sufficient to note, however, that
there has already been a considerable improvement
in the crop outlook as a
whole and that the weather
continues favorable.
In the matter of acreage, the Government, as
already noted, makes the increase 1.1% and this
applied to its revised figures of area for 1919 gives a
about 35,504,000 acres planted this spring.
Decreases in area are noted in Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi and Louisiana, but in California the
increase is put at 150%; Arizona 215%; New Mexico
300%; Oklahoma 15%; Texas 3%,; Arkansas 2%;
total of
and North Carolina 2%. A condition of 70.7%
Further information regarding this new silver on June 25 according to the Crop Reporting Board
discovery will, therefore, be awaited with tensest forecasts a total production of 11,450,000 bales of
expectancy.
500 lbs each, the final outturn being dependent, of
course, upon whether meteorological conditions hereThe cotton report of the Crop Reporting Board after are better or worse than average. This total
of the Department of Agriculture, covering the concompares with the Department figures of actual
dition of the crop on June 25 and the official estimate
yield of 11,329,755 bales of like weight last year,
of area planted this spring, was issued yesterday
and 12,040,532 bales, 11,302,375 bales, 11,449,930
and being in close agreement, as regards the status bales and
11,192,000 bales, two, three, four and five
of the plant at the date mentioned, with general
years ago, and the 16,134,930 bales high record of
expectations, was of negligible importance as a factor
1914-15, this latter produced from an area (the
in the markets for the staple.
In other words the Department revised figures of 37,406,000 acres)
reports clearly, if not fully, reflected the improved
5.3% more than now officially reported as planted
weather conditions experienced in almost all sections this
year.
The condition of that crop on June 25
quite continuously during June to the 25th, thus
191 was given as 79.6
confirming the situation as depicted by the regularly
ties."
July 3
THE CHRONICLE
1920.]
policy of the Allies agreed upon at
the Boulogne Conference, namely, to give the Greeks
a free hand against the Turkish Nationalists did
The Near East
—
not meet with anything like general favor with French
pohticians, according to a Paris dispatch to the
New York
Herald" last Saturday. Almost
coincident with the beginning of Greek hostilities
in Turkey, former Premier Aristide Briand, in the
French Chamber of Deputies, was reported to have
attacked Premier Millerand's policy on this situation
The correspondent called it Mille"viciously".
rand's policy, but in a subsequent paragraph of his
dispatch he observed that "it would appear from
statements made in the Chamber that Premier
Millerand was induced much against his will to
sanction Premier Lloyd George's approval of Venizelos's campaign, France plainly preferring a policy that
would seek peace with the Nationalists and a drastic
As reported in the
revision of the Turkish treaty."
Paris advices, M. Briand's attack was rather severe.
In contrasting the policy of Great Britain with that
of France he was quoted as saying, "Why don't we
remember that England needs us as much as we need
"
her? Why don't we say 'give', instead of 'take?'
Apparentl}^ Premier Millerand tried to smooth over
the situation, for he was reported to have declared
that "union between England, Italy and France has
never been closer than at the present time." According to information which the "Sun" correspondent
claimed to have received at the French Foreign
Office, "there is no likelihood of France assisting with
troops in Asia Minor if the Greeks fail," and he
asserted likewise, that "a very patent attempt was
"Sun and
made
for
in all official circles to place the responsibility
whatever troubles
may
lie
ahead upon Great
Britain."
speaking in the House of Commons several days ago,
reported to have said that "no obligations have
been entered into by Great Britain to- give^assistance
to the Greeks in their operations against'; the 'Turkish
Nationalists." He was said to have Chadded that
'the Nationalist Army is recognized as a combatant
army subject to the laws of war."
Announcement was made in a Paris cablegram
Thursday morning that the Allies had received a
reply from the Turkish peace delegation regarding
the Treaty for that country. It was said to "minimize Turkish responsibility for the war, recognize the
new states of Poland, Czechoslavia, Jugoslavia, and
also the independence of Armenia and Hedjaz;
recognizes also the protectorate of France over
Tunisia and Morocco and renounces Turkish right
is
Libya Islands in the Aegean Sea; recognizes
independence of
Mosopotamia and
Syria,
Palestine and renounces all right to Egypt;^recognizes
the rights of Great Britain in the Suez Canal and the
Sudan and also British annexation of the island of
Cyprus; protests against the allotment of Eastern
Thrace to Greece and says that the Turks cannot
adhere to the solution of Greek sovereignty and will
cede Smyrna only by force of arms." It was added
that the Turks asked for the recall of the Greek
to the
the
Smyrna district. An Associated
Press dispatch from Constantinople yesterday morning stated that "there is great exultation among the
Turks in Constantinople because of the alleged victory
of the Nationalists over the Greeks in the vicinity
troops from the
Pergama."
Some
credence appears to have been
given to the reported victory because of the absence
of an official Greek communique for two days.
Word was received from Paris last evening of the
receipt there during the day of a Greek communique,
of
week from Constanti- in which it was claimed that "the Greek army reLondon indicated victories for sumed its advance on Wednesday and captured the
both the British and Greek forces in their military town of Balikesri."
operations against the Turldsh Nationalists. That
A further reduction in the military and police
the effect of these reported defeats upon the Turks
was pronounced was indicated in a cablegram from forces of Germany was one of the most prominent
The dispatches
early in the
nople, Smyrna, and
Constantinople which said that "depression preTurkish circles over the news that the
Nationalists fled in disorder in the first attack against
them" It was added that "the Turkish newspapers
do not conceal their fear that the situation is becoming grave, owing to the reported heavy losses of the
Nationalist band in the Ismid region."
Quite a
different spirit was displayed by Premier Venizelos
of Greece who was quoted in an interview with a
Paris correspondent of the "Sun and New York
Herald" as saying that "we hope to take all the
objectives planned by our General Headquarters
Staff inside of two or three weeks, but if necessary
we are ready to increase our army to a half miUion
if the Turks cannot be beaten by less."
Continuing
to speak in a highly optimistic vein the Premier
said "the fact is there is no danger of a working
alUance between the Bolsheviki and Mustapha Kemal.
Not only were the Turks beaten to their knees in the
war, but distance coupled with the lack of suppUes
and the lack of railway communication, makes the
suggestion of Bolshevist aid impossible, at least for
many months to come." Finally he said: "I am
not at liberty to tell what the technical plans of the
miUtary chiefs comprise, but they will make the
vailed in
discussed in cablegrams from Berlin. A
correspondent at that centre of the "Sun and New
York Herald" asserted that "the reduction of the
Reichswehr, even if regarded in the light of an increase in the German police force as established by
the Allies' note to the German Government, insisting
upon the reduction of the German army, is considered
in official circles as pushing Germany to the brink
of calamity.
The Government will raise the sharpest kind of protest in reply and will be prepared
to make the most energetic representations at the
topics
Through another cablegram from
the German capital it became known that "three
Spa Conference."
notes dealing principally with the question of German
disarmanent have been received by the President of
the German peace delegation." The dispatch stated
"the Allies have determined Germany shall
carry out the terms of the treaty and that their
decision to reduce the German army to 100,000 men
still stands.
The notes added that "the security
police must be disbanded within three months, but
give permission for the disciplinary force to be
increased to 150,000." A Berlin correspondent of
that
New York
"Times," commenting upon these
notes, said that they had "caused something apNationalist opposition ineffective and conserve the proaching a crisis here", (Berlin).
Doctor Gessler,
Greek and Allied possessions of territories as pre- Minister of Defense, on entering the new Cabinet,
scribed by the treaty."
Premier Lloyd George, is reported to have "informed the Chancellor that
the
THE CHRONICLE
[YOL. 111.
he would be unable to remain in office if the Entente that "the long note contained no proposition of what
declared,
insisted on the reduction of the regular amy to or when Germany intended to pay," and
100,000 men." The "Times" correspondent in furthermore, "that it is believed that Premiers MillerBerlin added that "when the notes were received here, and and Lloyd George will pay no attention to the
Dr. Gessler placed his portfolio at the disposal of note since it does not come from the German GovernHerr Fehrenbach." At that time it was said that ment and the Allies naturally can negotiate with no
"the Chancellor's decision has not yet been an- one else on the other side of the Rhine."
nounced." The Chancellor himself, according to
As the M^eeks pass the European dispatches make
another Berlin cablegram, is reported to have taken
in the Reich- it increasingly evident that the diplomatic and govquite a different stand in presenting
stag a declaration of the Government's program. ernmental leaders generally of Europe have very little
He was said to have made the following assertion: faith in the League of Nations. They seem to regard
"German}', having accepted the Treaty of Versailles, it very largely as only a set of theories on paper, and
cannot, so long as the countries formerly enemies do that it is not, and will not be, able to accomplish the
not consent to modifications, do other than make purposes for which it was formed. If the facts were
every effort by its internal and external policies to
execute the engagements taken, in so far as that is
Speaking specifically with respect to the
possible."
required reduction of the army he said "Germany
must honestly and without reserve fulfill her engagement to reduce the army to effectives necessary to
maintain internal order and police the frontiers.
Germany must also fulfill the other measures of
disarmament and devote herself to the work of
reparations loyally and unreservedly."
It will be recalled that Chancellor Fehrenbach was
compelled to make two attempts before he could
In the mean time there has been
establish a Cabinet.
more or less doubt as to whether the one finally
named would be able to stand. Advices from Berlin
this week indicated that President Ebert does not
known probably most
of the
European authorities
agree with the ideas credited to Marshal Joffre in an
exclusive interview with a Paris correspondent of
the New York "Times." Among other things, he
In discussing the organization in its present state he is
reported to have said: "I hope that the League of
Nations succeeds later on in assuring the peace of the
urged that the League of Nations be armed.
But what can it do in the actual state
What means has it now to use its authorof things ?
In the United
ity and make the disobedient obey?
whole world.
—
—
France everywhere there are policemen
who maintain the law and protect the innocent
States,
against the guilty.
But what
force
is
at the dis-
posal of the League of Nations to protect nations
and to compel respect for international law?"
Continuing to express his estimate of the League, he
term. It
is reported to have declared that "actually the League
Reichstag to set an early date for a Presidential of Nations has only moral sanction in a world which
The claim was made in other dispatches unhappily is dominated by material forces. Howelection.
from the same centre that "German Majority Social- ever, its moral force will be sufficient in certain cases
ists are in general agreement with the program of the to prevent international disputes degenerating into
new Government headed by Konstantin Fehren- war. It is better than the old tribunal of The Hague,
bach," according to a speech made in the Reichstag but it is not sufficient. It remains to give it the
by PhilUpp Scheidemann. A special correspondent power that evildoers will respect in every case."
in Berlin of the "Sun and New York Herald" That Marshal Joffre firmly beheves that the League
says that "the German delegates will go to the Spa of Nations cannot accomplish anything worth while
Conference prepared to make a definite proposal as without force would seem to be made clear in the
to the sum for reparations, indemnities that they following assertions made in the course of the interconsider represent Germany's ability to pay." view:
"Give to the League its poHce not a big
He added that "they will support this estimate by army, but an international gendarmerie, and then
exhaustive documentary evidence and financial its decisions and authority will be respected. Truststatements as to industrial and economic condi- ing its justice and power, the nations will disarm and
tions," and he declared, furthermore, that "they will keep their energy for work and reconstruction."
presume the purpose of the conference, in so far as
In view of its unqualified support, in season and
finance is involved, is to allow a discussion of Ger- out of season, of President Wilson and all that he
many's ability to pay."
does, a London cablegram in the New York "World"
The correspondent at Brussels of the New York early in the week, relative to the League of Nations,
"Tribune" endeavored in a cablegram yesterday was not a little surprising. The correspondent of
morning to give a somewhat sensational touch to his that newspaper in the British capital, commenting
account of the submission to the Allied representatives upon the Treaty of Versailles and the League of
by the Germans of a memorandum on reparations. Nations, said that the first anniversarj^ of the signing
He said that "it indicates that the German plan will be of the former "finds that document, in most importo meet the Alhed demands at Spa with a reply which tant respects, still a dead letter", and he added that
practically amounts to a refusal to pay the bills "there are some thirty wars going on at the moment
submitted by the Allies." Continuing, he asserted and the League of Nations is powerless to prevent
that "in such an event, France intends, with the aid the smallest of them".
He said also that "the
of Belgium, to take payment for reparations by Covenant of the League of Nations, devised as the
annexation of the Saar Valley and occupation of the sure preventive of all wars, and the foundation of
rich coal basin of the Ruhr Valley."
The New York the future peace of the world, not only remains
"Times" correspondent at the same centre said that inoperative through the abstention of the United
the communication consisted of 31 pages and was States, but is actually threatened with complete
signed by 30 prominent Germans, and set forth the extinction."
"steps the Allies should take to place Germany in a
Announcement was made in Paris on Tuesday
position to meet her treaty obligations."
He added that "the date of the financial conference at Brussels
beyond his present
was stated that he had requested the
desire to serve as head of the Nation
—
July 3
THE CHRONICLE
1920.]
of the League of
has been fixed by the Council
July 23."
Nations, which has decided it shall be held
result of the Spa ConIt was stated also that "the
reparations payment
ference regarding the method of
previously made
to be made by Germany, will be
will
known by the "Council of the League, which
them to the Brussels Conference with its
refer
recommendations as to the emission of an international
Premier
loan for the regulation of exchange."
mandy where he had been
"from the effects
the fall from his train
resting
overwork and the shock of
the early morning hours of May
dispatch added that "it is stated in
24th."
of
in
The
official circles
that the President has completely recovered and
intends to stop in Paris and continue his work till
after the National Festival on July 14, when he will
go to Brittany to spend a few weeks at the home of
It was said also that "the immehis father-in-law."
diate reason for his return was the necessity to confer
with Premier Millerand and his Ministers before the
Brussels
Lloyd George and his party left London for
tomorrow
on Thursday, where they will stay until
Brussels and Spa conferences."
when they will leave for Spa for the opening of the
A special correspondent
conference there on Monday
It has been doubted, in spite
"Times" cabled Thursday
.
in Paris of the
New York
of the rather active
discussion of the question in the British House of
morning that "in French Governmental circles there
time in recent months, that
feeling that the Spa Commons from time to
is little concealment of the
There that body would take final action on the Home Rule
Conference is fated to bring no large results.
Several
future.
better judgment Bill for Ireland in the immediate
are hopes that it will, but it is the
As for the Spa Con- weeks ago a prominent official of the Government
of diplomats that it will not.
that was quoted as saying that such action would be
itself, there is little real expectation
conference
It
the Allies will accept the German proposals."
and Allies
Germans
is generally believed that the
disaccord, but that this will
will find themselves in
not be so great as to cause the throwing overboard
deferred
until
order
prevailed
again
in Ireland.
According to a London cablegram this week. Premier
Lloyd George "let it be known that the Home Rule
Bill would not be pressed for passage until the Autumn
on German session of ParHament, confirming the prediction
of all plans for an international loan based
made recently that no real step would be taken until
indemnities."
restored in Ireland." A correspondent
The advices from Brussels, Paris and London order was
the "Sun and New York Herald" said that he
yesterday morning did not indicate the existence of of
learned early in the week that "further heavy
any greater degree, of optimism on the part of the had
reinforcements are going to Ireland this week."
representatives of the other Allied nations that will
said Announcement was made of the kidnapping of
participate in the Brussels conference than was
For Brigadier General Lucas by masked and armed Sinn
to have existed in French political circles.
Feiners, but about midweek the general was heard
instance, a special correspondent at Brussels of the
permitted to
the eve of the from and it was said that he had been
New York
said that
"Times"
"on
Inter-Allied conference to prepare the program tor
the meeting with the Germans at Spa, the atmosphere
surrounding the Allied statemen is very cloudy."
The London correspondent of the New York "Tribune" cabled that "although one guess is as good as
another the British are not over confident regarding
the Spa session, and every precaution will be taken
within the next few days to secure a united Alhed
front
to
meet
the
Germans."
He added
that
be made to settle all quesIt became known
tions during the actual meeting."
yesterday morning through a cablegram from Brussels
that W. C. Boyden, of Chicago, and Col. James A.
"every preparation
will
Logan, will attend the conference at that centre, and
give advice
it was said that "the Americans will
regarding financial problems, particularly concerning
reparations to be paid by Germany, which are to be
settled before the Allied conference with the Germans
at Spa."
The Brussels conference was formally called to
order at 11 o'clock yesterday forenoon. According
to an Associated Press dispatch from that centre last
evening, "a very unfavorable impression was created
in conference circles"
by the German memorandum
an earlier paragraph of
The dispatch added that "it was also
this article.
taken as confirmation of reports from Berlin that the
attitude of Konstantin Fehrenbach, German Chan-
on reparations outlined
cellor
and head
of the
in
German Spa
delegation, will
be that financial settlement must be made on a basis
of the present economic situation of Germany without taking into account any future economic improvement."
write a report of his capture to his commanding
is
officers, inform his family that he is well and
well treated,
and give instructions for sending money,
and letters through a certain shop keeper in
Fermoy, County Cork." A London correspondent
the
of the New York "Tribune", commenting upon
that
affair, said that "in many ways it is assuming
comic opera aspect which characterizes so many of
clothes
the recent developments in Ireland's current history."
soIt was reported in Dublin on Thursday that the
called Irish Parliament
had been
in secret session
there on Tuesday and Wednesday and that "decrees
were passed authorizing the establishing of courts of
justice and equity and courts of criminal jurisdiction."
It is said also that the
National Land Commission had
been appointed and that announcement was made
that "the $10,000,000 international loan had been
oversubscribed by $250,000."
In view of the highly unsettled labor conditions
pretty much the world over, it would seem strange
indeed if a week were to pass without reports of more
or less serious disturbances in several European
The outbreak in Londonderry, Ireland,
countries.
with it
last week was largely political, but coupled
was a strike on the railroads of that country, because
munitions.
of the refusal of the employees to carry
According to a cablegram from Dublin dated Jane 29,
"the deadlock on the railways due to the munitions
controversy is increasing. Nearly 60 engine drivers,
guards, etc., have been suspended by various comAs a result of this situation hoarding of
panies."
Wednesday evening. A
cablegram from Dublin Thursday morning stated
terminus there had been tied up
President Paul Deschanel of France returned to that the railroad
because of the attitude of the emParis Wenesday morning from the chateau in Nor- the day before
food in Dublin was reported
THE CHRONICLE
which already has been outhned. In a
dispatch from London the assertion was made that
"for the first time the gravest fears for the Irish
ploj^ees,
situation are expressed in
hitherto have been
most
Government
circles that
optimistic for a settlement."
(Vox.. 111.
note circulation, this time of £4,818,000.
The deposit items, furthermore, showed sensational
increases, so that the proportion of reserve to liabihties has been reduced to 8.49, which is believed to be
the lowest percentage on record. This compares with
rise
in
The correspondent added that "Government circles 15.42% a week ago and 14.10% last year. Thus
are frankly despairing now of being able to convince far in 1920 the highest percentage was 23.49% in
any considerable section of Irish opinion to accept the week ending March 18, and the lowest 8.49, as
an settlement made at Westminster, either in the just noted. In 1919 the highest was 24.20% on
J'-
shape of the present Home Rule Bill or something else.
In a letter to the Secretary of the Ulster Unionist
Council, Sir Edward Carson asserted that the
Government was determined to provide "adequate
Aug.
protection for loyal subjects in Belfast, and added
that if necessary the Government would organize our
rectified
people for defense against those whose crimes are
ruining Ireland and making our country a byword
among civilized nations."
14 and
the lowest 9.25%, on Dec. 31. It
should be recalled, however, that these figures reflect
the enormous semi-annual payments of July 1, and
in all probability will in large
measure be speedily
with the return of funds to the banks.
Detailed changes include a gain of £2,121,000 in
public deposits, an expansion of no less than £57,493,000 in other deposits, and an increase in Govern-
ment
securities of £37,075,000.
Loans (other secur-
were advanced £23,049,000. Total reserve
has now been cut to £16,274,000, which compares
with £27,070,008 in 1919 and £28,880,648 a year
earlier.
Circulation is £120,059,000. A year ago it
stood at £79,947,855 and in 1918 £54,902,910.
Loans aggregate £103,188,000, as against £83,493,763 and £112,936,818 one and two years ago,
respectively.
Clearings through the London banks
amount to £780,489,000, as contrasted with £728,940,000 a year ago. The Bank has not changed its
official
discount rate from 7%. We append a
tabular statement of comparisons of the different
ities)
week ended June
26 were smaller than the outgo, and the result was
a decrease in Exchequer balances of £578,000,
which compares with a substantial gain the week
British revenue returns for the
Expenses
£12,086,000, against
£8,117,000 for the week ending June 19, with the
total outflow, including repayments of Treasury
bills, advances and other items, was £200,582,000,
in comparison with £73,181,000 last week. Receipts
previous.
from
all
sources
totaled
amount
to £200,004,000.
Of
this
revenues brought in £16,251,000, against
£19,617,000 and savings certificates £750,000, against items of the return:
BANK OF ENGLAND'S COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.
£800,000. Other debt contributed £320,000, com1920.
1919.
1918.
1917.
1916.
paring with £3,991,000, while from advances the
July 1.
July 2.
July 3.
July 4,
July 5.
£
£
£
£
£
sum of £143,256,000 was received. Treasury bills Circulation
120,059.000 79,947.855 54,902.910 40,202,705 36.366,185
Public deposits
15.747.000 24„557,689 38.179.431 41,672,768 58,949,045
to the amount of £39,152,000 were sold, as against Other deposits
165,964.000 166.924.589 152.067,775 130,579.220 103,606,994
Governm't securities 90,078.000 98,702,306 66,237.732 45..500,261 42,187.4.54
103,188,000 83,493.763 112.936.818 111.080,511 95,806,787
£39,457,000 the week previous. New issues of Other securities
Reserve notes & coin 16.274,000 27,070,008 28.880,648 33,489,574 42.405,582
and bullion.- .117,882,041 88,567,863 65,333,558 55,242,279 60,321.767
Treasury bonds totaled £275,000, against £600,000 Coin
Propertion of reserve
8.49%
to liabilities
14.10%
15.20%
19.40%
26.08%
a week ago. As repayments of Treasury bills were
Bank rate
7%
5%
5%
5%
5%
larger than the amount sold, the volume outstanding
has been brought down to £1,069,626,000 in comparThe Bank of France, according to a special cable
ison with £1,077,997,000 a v/eek earher.
Temporary to the "Chronicle," reports a further small gain of
advances, however, were augmented £5,007,000, to
276,725 francs in its gold item this week. The
£218,324,000. The total floating debt is now Bank's gold holdings now aggregate 5,588,146,850
£1,287,950,000, which compares with £1,291,314,000 francs, as against 5,551,200,028 francs last year and
in the preceding week, and £1,561,731,000 a year ago.
5,424,796,223 francs the year before; these amounts
After deducting this week's loss of £578,000, the
include 1,978,278,416 francs held abroad in 1920
Exchequer balance now stands at £3,297,000 against
and 1919 and 2,062,108,484 francs in 1918. Durmg
£3,875,000 last week.
the week. Treasury deposits gained 30,234,000 francs .
On the other hand, silver decreased 1,050,000 francs,
Official discount rates at leading European centres
bills discounted were reduced 238,004,000 francs,
continued to be quoted at 5% in Berhn, Vienna,
advances fell off 27,357,000 francs and general
Spain and Switzerland;
in Belgium and Norway;
deposits were diminished by 128,239,000 francs.
6% in Paris, Bombay and Petrograd; 7% in London Note circulation registered a further contraction of
and Sweden and43^% in Holland
According to mail
218,801,000 francs, bringing the amount outstanding
advices the Bank of Denmark advanced its rate from
down to 37,325,103,000 francs, comparing with
6% to 7% on April 18 1920. In London the private 34,752,577,300 francs at this time last year and with
bank rate has not been changed from 63^
6 11-16%
28,952,188,840 francs in 1918. On July 30 1914,
for sixty and ninety day bills.
Money on call in the total outstanding was only 6,683,184,785 francs.
London yesterday was quoted at
in compariComparisons of the various items in this week's return
son with
last week.
No reports have been with the statement of last week and corresponding
received by cable, so far as we have been able to
dates in 1919 and 1918 are as follows:
ascertain, of private discount rates at other centres.
BANK OF FRANCE'S COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.
total,
.
5^%
.
@
6^%
4^%
The Bank
England announces a further slight
gain in its gold item £66,626, bringing up the Bank's
stock of gold on hand to' the large sum of £117,882,041.
In the same week of last year the total
was £88,567,863 and in 1918 £65,333,558. There
of
was, however, a large reduction in total reserve, in
round numbers £4,751,000, the result of another
Gold Holdings —
In France...
Abroad
Changes
Week.
/or
Francs.
Inc.
No
Total
Inc.
Silver
Dec.
Billsdiscounted... Dec.
Advances
Dec.
Note circulation.. Dec.
Treasurv deposits. Inc.
General deposits.. Dec.
276,725
change
July 11920.
Francs.
3.609,868,434
1;978,278,416
Status as of
July S
Francs.
WW.
3,572,921.612
1,978,278,416
July i WIS.
Francs.
3,362.687,738
2,062,108,484
276,725 5,588,146,850 5,551,200,028 5,424,796,223
239.808.495
303,172,089
263.832,524
1.050,000
920,925,002 1,267,713,947
238,004,000 1,547,996,298
919.769,631
27,357,000 1,832.788,000 1,268.933.698
218.801,000 37,325,103,000 34,752,577.300 28,952,188,840
56.561,922
105,280,000
54,873.340
30,234,000
128,239,000 3,449,778,894 3.373,866,805 3,838,786,638
July 3
THE CHRONICLE
1920.]
The Imperial Bank
of
Germany
in its report as of
23 indicates a decrease in gold of 23,000
June
and an increase
that accommodations arranged
to-day would carry
Tuesday morning. The lower quotations
in the afternoon gave superficial observers at least
encouragement in the idea that, with the resumption
of business next week, local money market conditions
would be easier and might continue so for some little
time. Leading authorities, however, while admitting
that with the heavy July 1 disbursements and
Government payments out of the way, there may be a
marks over
until
marks. Treasury
certificates increased 304,124,000 marks, but advances fell 6,037,000 marks. Bills discounted were
heavily reduced, viz.: 3,482,691,000 marks, and the
same is true of deposits which registered a falling off
Investments fell 3,423,000
of 3,732,829,000 marks.
marks and notes of other banks 373,000 marks.
Circulation slackening in the demand from strictly financial
Securities increased 416,623,000 marks.
continues to expand, this week's total gain being circles for a while, do not seem to entertain the
Liabilities also belief that money will be substantially easier for an
the large sum of 847,918,000 marks.
The Imperial Bank's indefinite period They point to the many milHons of
increased 114,158,000 marks.
in coin of 278,000
.
holdings are now reported at 1,091,631,000
marks. This compares with 1,117,800,000 marks
in 1919 and
2,346,060,000 marks the previous
gold
dollars that are
still
tied
and contend that the
up
on Liberty bonds
cannot be liquidated
in loans
latter
except through a rather long period; to the ever
year.
active commercial demand for money and to the
probable calling upon this centre during the crop
Saturday's statement of New York Associated moving season for larger sums than usual, they
banks and trust companies, which is given in fuller add that the available supply of funds cannot be
detail on a later page of this issue, was in line with greatly increased except through heavy liquidation
previous expectations and recorded a gain in surplus and a general depression in business. They are not
above legal requirements of more than $31,000,000, urging the wisdom of the former and do not look for
thus transforming last week's deficit into an excess of the latter to materialize. The monthly review of
approximately $28 ,000 ,000
The change was effected conditions in this country by the Federal Reserve
mainly through borrowing at the Federal Reserve Board made public a few days ago was rather hopeful
Bank of New York. With the exception of a heavy on the whole, although it was admitted that the high
contraction in demand deposits, which of course discount rates put into effect and the precautionary
by reducing reserve requirements aided to some statements that had been issued by the Board had
extent in restoring the surplus account, the other not brought about as great a degree of relaxation in
changes were not especially significant. In round the money market as had been hoped for. After all
numbers net demand deposits fell $60,195,000, to is said and done, the demand for money is still
This is exclusive of Government extremely active except for stock market purposes,
$4,135,456,000.
deposits of $111,375,000, the latter $174,000 less and promises with that exception to continue so.
than a week ago. The loan item increased $3,121,000. The stock market demand would be active also if
Cash in own vaults (members of the Federal Reserve prominent speculators felt sure that they could get
Bank) declined $820,000 to $92,306,000, reserves of the money with which to finance a big upward
member banks in the Federal Reserve Bank gained movement. This is the situation at the present
$23,721,000, to $558,192,000, and reserves of State time and does not differ greatly from that which has
banks and trust companies in own vaults decreased existed for many months.
Reserves in other depositor$72,000, to $8,413,000.
.
banks and trust companies expanded
$427,000 to $9,269,000. There was an increase in
ies
of State
aggregate reserves of $24,076,000, bringing that total
to $575,874,000, while surplus, as beforementioned,
gained $31,905,250, not only eliminating last week's
deficit, but leaving an excess of reserves of $28,057280.
The figures here given for surplus are on the
basis of legal reserves of
13%
for
member banks
of
the Federal Reserve system, but do not include cash
in vault amounting to $92,306,000 held by these
banks on Saturday of a week ago. The Federal
Reserve Bank's statement, because of the renewed
borrowing of the Clearing House banks, was a decidedly unfavorable exhibit.
The ratio of reserve which
at that time gained 2%, this week fell 3.3, to 39.2%.
Member banks, which had reduced their borrowings
the previous week, now increased them $69,746,000,
while other Federal Reserve banks extended their
borrowings by $24,230,000.
There was no
market for
call money until yesterday afternoon when, after
having renewed at 10%, the quotation dropped first
to 9 and then to 8%.
Although it was known that
preparations for the heavy July 1 disbursements and
the Government operations in the money market
were completed several days ago, a continuance of
high rates to-day would not have caused surprise in
real let-up in the local
the financial district, particularly in view of the fact
Dealing with specific rates for money, loans on call
for mixed collateral and all-industrials alike covered
a range this week of 7@15%, which compares with
7@14% a week ago. Monday the maximum 'was
9%, which was also the renewal figure, while 7%
was the low. On Tuesday 9% was still the highest,
with renewals on this basis, but the low was 8%.
Preparations for the July 1 disbursements brought
about a sharp flurry in the call market on Wednesday
and rates shot up to 15% for a time. Renewals,
however, were negotiated at 9%, the lowest for the
On Thursday a maximum of 14% was reday.
corded, with 10% the minimum and ruling rate.
Friday's range was 8@10% with 10% for renewals.
This is the first time in two months that a rate of 15%
has been reached, the last being on April 30, which
also was incidental to dividend and interest payments. Funds were in light supply most of the
week. In time money the situation remains about
the same.
Offerings are scanty and as the demand
was almost correspondingly light, business was practically at a standstill, with rates nominally at 8@
for
on regular mixed collateral and
all-industrial money, the same as a week ago.
Mercantile paper rates have not been changed
from
for sixty and ninety days' endorsed bills
receivable and six months' names of choice character,
and 8% for names less well known. Trading was
fairly active, although transactions in the aggregate
8^@9%
8H%
7^%
THE CHRONICLE
8
attained
onl}-
Out-of-town
moderate proportions.
institutions continue the largest buyers.
Banks' and bankers' acceptances presented no new
Dealings were not large, though prime acfeature.
ceptances have been in moderate demand both by
Rates ruled firm and
local and country banks.
without quotable change. Loans on demand for
bankers' acceptances continue to be quoted at 5^%.
(Vol. 111.
the latter part of last May.
Rumors also continue to circulate to the effect that
the British Government is soon to ship additional
ceived from
Hong Kong in
consignments of the precious metal coincidental to
the payment of the balance of the Anglo-French
loan still to be taken care of. While monetary
conditions are admittedly rather strained, it is
learned that informal negotiations are quietly going
on for the extension of several large European
Quotations in detail are as follows:
Announcement was made yesterday that
credits.
Delivery
Spot Delivery
tcithin
Sixty
Thirty
Ninety
the efforts of Swiss bankers have met finally with
30 Days
Days.
Days.
Days.
bid
7
6M@eM 6J^@6H t>H@&
EUglble biUs ol member banks
The loan, which is for $25,000,000, is
success.
bid
7
6%®6}4 6^5@6H 65^®6K
EUglble bills of non-member banks
7H bid expected to yield 8%, and on this basis probably will
Ineligible bills
7'A®6}4 7H@6H 7H@6H
be well received. Some interest was aroused in
banks of Philadelphia and banking circles by the news that the $40,000,000 outThe Federal Reserve
Atlanta have estabHshed a discount rate of 6% on standing Belgian acceptances would be paid from
paper secured by Treasury certificates of indebted- the proceeds of the $50,000,000 Belgian Government
ness bearing
6%
ule of rates
now
No
other change, so far
as our knowledge goes, has been made in the Federal
Reserve rates this week. The following is the schedinterest.
in effect for the various classes of
paper at the different Reserve banks:
DISCOUNT RATES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
IN EFFECT JULY
Bankers'
acceptances
—
notes) secured by-
Federal Reserve
Bank of^
Treasury
Liberty
Other-
certifi-
bonds
member
and
banks
disc'ted
for
cates of
and
wise
secured
indebt-
Victory
notes
Boston
6
6
5H
Richmond
t6
5H
5H
bVi
6
Chicago
St. Louis
*5M
5H
6
5M
6
bVi
5
5H
*5H
San Francisco.
6
bVi
*5H7o on paper secured by 5M
and
5%
%
6
certificates,
and
7
5H
5M
6
6
6
5H
6
6
5!^
7
6
6
/
5H
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
6
6
6
t6
5V2
Atlanta
tances
paper
maturing maturing
within 91 to 180
90 days
days
7
5H
5J^
PWladelphla ..
Cleveland
tural and
live-stock
unsecured
edness
New York
accep-
6H
5K
5H
5H
6
6
6
5y2
5%
on paper secured by
4% %
certificates.
t Discount rate corresponds with interest rate borne
collateral with minimum of 5%.
by
demand
3
Agricul-
Trade
on Saturday
of last
week was a
trifle
easier,
and
to 3 963^@3 96^,
973^@3 973^ and sixty days to
On Monday increased weakness de-
declined
fractionally
cable transfers to 3
2 1920.
Discounted bills maturing
uithin 90 days (incl. member banks' lb-day collateral
loan floated early this month.
Referring to the day-to-day rates, sterling exchange
certificates pledged as
—
Note 1. Rates shown for Atlanta, St. Louis, Kansas City and Dallas are normal
rates, applying to discounts not in excess of a basic line fixed by the Federal Reserve
Bank. Discounts In excess of the basic line are subject to a
progressive increase for each 25% excess or fraction thereof.
H%
94^@3
95.
veloped and there was a recession to 3 943/^@3 9Q}/2
for demand, 3 953^@3 97 J^ for cable transfers and
3 923^@3 943<^ for sixty days; trading was the
dullest seen in some little time, the heavy foreign
buying of the past few weeks having apparently for
Inactivity marked Tuesthe time being subsided.
dealings and sterling rates were again lowered;
day's
cable transfers to 3 9534@3 963^ and sixty days to
3 92^ @3 93^.
Wednesday's market
continued
quiet with the trend still downward, and the range
was 3 94^@3 95 for demand, 3 95H@3 95^ for
cable transfers and 3 92^@3 94i^ for sixty days.
Thursday was a bank holiday in London and the
result was that transactions in sterling in the local
market were almost negligible in volume, trading at
times being at a complete standstill; rates, however,
were steady and demand was a trifle higher, at 3 943^
3 951^, cable transfers at 3 953^ @3 953^ and
sixty days 3 933^@3 93^/^.
Friday's market, though
essentially a pre-holiday affair with business reduced
to a minimum, was firm and rates were advanced to
3 943^@3 96 for demand, 3 953^@3 96^ for cable
@
Sterling exchange experienced a dull
atively
uneventful
and compar-
week with trading during the
of the time exceptionally quiet.
In
keeping with this, rates moved within narrow limits
and the trend was sHghtly lower. Demand bills
greater
part
ruled around 3.95, while the extremes for the week
were 3. 94 3^ and 3.96^. Competent market observers attributed
much
of the lack of interest in
sterhng to the approach not only of the Independence
hoHdays here, but also to this week's Bank Holiday
(on Thursday) in London which tended to reduce
deahngs to a minimum. An added and perhaps more
potent factor in the dulness has been the almost
complete cessation of the buying of sterling bills by
English banking institutions that was so prominent a
feature of trading recently, and which in all probabihty indicated that the demand growing out of the
July 1 semi-annual settlements has been satisfied.
The arrival early in the week of nearly $4,000,000
gold on the SS. Mauretania previously announced and
an additional shipment of $2,500,000 on the Olympic
transfers
and 3 93 @3 943^
quotations were 3
mand and
93^
for sixty days.
Closing
for sixty days, 3 953^8 ^ov de-
3 95J^ for cable transfers.
Commrcial
sight bills finished at 3 953^, sixty days at 3 91, ninety
days at 3 883^, documents for payment (sixty days)
3 9034 and seven-day grain bills 3 943/8Cotton and
grain for payment closed at 3 9534
So far as can
be learned there were no gold exports this week,
.
except that $700,000 was withdrawn last Saturday
shipment to the Dutch East Indies. Gold to the
amount of $4,000,000 arrived early in the week from
London while on Wednesday an additional $6,500,000
was received at San Francisco, the latter for account
of J. P. Morgan & Co.
The Mauretania gold was
consigned to Kuhn, Loeb & Co., except about
for
$600,000 which was for the
Bank
of Montreal.
Thursday, while exercising a sentimentally favoring
was without effect on actual rates. It was
reported that this gold was from the Transvaal and
had been purchased by American bankers in the
London open market. In addition $6,500,000 gold
Inactivity has probably been the most notable
feature of dealings in the Continental exchanges and
here also there was a tendency toward lower levels.
consigned to J. P. Morgan & Co. arrived at San
Francisco on Wednesday. This was in Russian
rubles and is an addendum to the $22,000,000 re-
early irregularity ran off sharply to 16.97 for checks,
a loss of 115 points from the top price of last week.
influence,
Italian
lire,
though not dealt
extent, were under
some
in to
any appreciable
and after
selling pressure
Later there was a partial recovery as a result of lighter
.
July 3
.
THE CHRONICLE
1920.]
and a slightly better demand, and the close Last week the close was 5.49 and 5.47. Copenhagen
was only a few points under that of the previous week. checks closed at 16.45 against 16.50 and cables at
French exchange was relatively firmer, but also ruled 16.55, against 16.60. Checks on Sweden finished at
below the levels of the preceding week, hovering alter- 22.00 and cable transfers at 22.10, against 21.90 and
natively above and below 12.14, against a high point 22.00, while checks on Norway closed at 16.45 and
last week of 11.64 until the extreme close, when cable transfers 16.55, against 17.15 and 17.25 the
Belgian week preceding. The final range for Spanish pesetas
there was a rally to 11.91 for sight bills.
As was 16.40 for checks and 16.45 for cable transfers,
francs moved in sympathy with Paris exchange.
to German exchange, offerings were in larger supply as against 16.69 and 16.74 a week ago.
With regard to South American quotations, the
than for some little time and the quotation was
marked down to considerably below the levels es- situation is practically unchanged and the check rate
tabhshed recently. Speculative operators are said on Argentina continues to be quoted at 41.90 and
to have sold extensively of this class of remittances cable transfers 42.00, the same as a week ago. The
during the past week, manifestly because of the recent weakness is attributed to the drawing down of
Berlin the gold deposits at Washington, also the fact that
fact that the more recent advices from
have been less encouraging than those previously exports from that country have lately fallen off.
A favoring influence was the fact that Very little improvement is looked for until the
received.
the Board of Governors of the New York Stock opening of the Argentine wheat movement. BraExchange has readmitted to trading bonds of the zilian exchange was lower and finished at 23.75 for
City of Frankfort, 10,668,000 marks 3^% of the checks and 23.85 for cable transfers, against 25.50
Chilian exchange was easier at 21 J^
loan of 1901, which had been stricken from the list and 25.65.
against 22, with Peru at 4.99 against 5.00.
on Sept. 26 1918.
quoting lire and francs in cents
Far Eastern rates are as follows: Hong Kong,
The question of
offerings
per unit instead of units per dollar continues to
be agitated, and it is learned that a letter from the
committee
special
of the Foreign
to be sent out shortly to
all
its
Exchange Club is
members naming
a date upon which a majority of leading foreign
exchange dealers will adopt the new method of quot-
72
@
72H,
against
@
73K
74; Shanghai,
102
@
@ 1021^; Yokohama, 51%@
against 51M ® 51^; Manila, 493^ @ 49^
515^,
(unchanged); Singapore, 4734 @ 473^ (unchanged);
Bombay, 38 @ 38%, against 38 @ S8}4, and Calcutta, 38 @ 38%, against 38 @
102M, against 102
-'^Ri/
ing these currencies in cents.
London check rate on Paris closed at
The New York Clearing House banks, in their
compared with 47.60 a week ago. In New operations with interior banking institutions, have
The
official
47.13,
York
sight bills on the
against
cable
12.10;
French centre finished at 11.87,
transfers
at
11.85, against
12.08; commercial sight at 11.91, against 12.13, and
commercial sixty days at 11.98, against 12.21 the
previous week. Closing quotations for Belgian
francs were 11.32 for checks and 11.30 for cable
transfers.
A week ago the close was 11.50 and 11.48.
Reichmarks finished at 2.11 for checks and 2.64
for cable remittances, comparing with 2.71 and
2.73.
Austrian kronen, which have been well maintained throughout, closed at 00.72 for checks and
00.73 for cable transfers, against 00.72 and 00.73
last week.
Italian lire finished the week at 16.47 for
bankers' sight bills and 16.45 for cable transfers.
This compares with 16.20 and 16.18 a week ago.
Exchange on Czecho Slovakia closed at 2.36, against
2,38; on Bucharest at 2.40, against 2,31; on Poland
at 75, against 65, and on Finland at 4.45, against
4.71 a week earlier.
Greek exchange has ruled
strong and higher, with the close 7.75 for checks and
7.73 for cable remittances, comparing with 8.54 and
8.52 a
As
was if anything
duller than ever.
At times the market took on a
pre-holiday aspect and business was practically at
a standstill. As a result quotations were largely
nominal and devoid of particular significance.
Guilders continue to rule weak and the same is true
of Spanish pesetas and Copenhagen and Christiania
remittances.
Stockholm exchange was a shade
firmer.
Swiss francs have been fairly well maintained, although closing fractionally down.
Bankers' sight bills on Amsterdam closed at S5%,
35^; cable transfers at 353/2> against S5%;
commercial sight at 35 5-16, against 35 11-16, and
commercial sixty days at 34 15-16, against 35 5-16 on
against
bankers' sight
week. Swiss francs finished at 5.52 for
bills
and 5.50
for cable remittances.
July 2.
Out of
Banks.
Into
Banks.
Banks' Interior movement
Sub-Treasury and Federal Reserve
oper. and gold Imports & exports..
Net Change in
Bank Holdings^
$9,378,000
S4,496,000 Gain $4,882,000
13,780,000
Total.
126,217,000 Loss 111,437,000
$23,158,000 8129,713,000 LossS106,555.000
The
following table indicates the
in the principal
amount
of bullion
European banks:
July 1 1920.
July 3 1919.
Banks 0/Gold.
Total.
Silver.
Gold.
Silver.
Total.
£
En gland
.. 117,882,041
France a .
144,394,737
54,583,450
129,650,000
Aus-Hun
10,944,000
Spain
98,101,000
Italy
32,190,000
Netherl'ds 53,002,000
Nat. Bel.
10,659,000
Switz"land 21,327,000
Sweden
14,499,000
Denmark . 12,638,000
Norway .. 8,120,000
Russia*
to the neutral exchanges, trading
last
Week ending
Germany
week ago.
Friday of
gained $4,882,000 net in cash as a result of the currency movements for the week ending July 2. Their
receipts from the interior have aggregated $9,378,000, while the shipments have reached $4,496,000.
Adding the Sub-Treasury and Federal Reserve operations and the gold imports and exports, which together
occasioned a loss of $111,437,000, the combined result
of the flow of money into and out of the New York
banks for the week appears to have been a loss of
$106,555,000, as follows:
.
117
9,640, 000 154
175 2.50 54
12,375 ono 142
2,369 Olio i:(
24,703 0011 122
3,003 000 35
1.124 000 54
1,050 000 11
3,453 000 24
154,000
£
882,041 88,567,863
034,737 142,916,864
,7,58,700 55,820,150
025,000 129,650,000
:u:i,oool
10,928.000!
90,048.000
193,000 32,712,000
126,000 56,217,000
709,000 10,C14,000[
,780,000 18,864,000
14 499,000 16,091,000
12 792,000 10„355,000
8,182,000
,120,000
.so-l.ooo'
88 567,863
12,128 ioOO 1.55 ,044,864
997 ,150 56 817,300
12.375 ,000 142 025,000
2,386 ,000 13 ,314,000
20,112 .000116 ,760,000
2,964 ,000; 35 676,000
725 ,000 56 942,000
1,008 ,000' 11 ,622.000
2,745 ,000: 21 ,609,000
16 ,091,000
138 ,000 10 493,000
8 ,182,000
I
Total week 707,990,228 58,046,2.50 766.036,478 671,565.877 61,578,150 733,144,027
Prev. week 707,826,621 57,961,800 765, 788,42ll674,081,203l 60,034,950734,116.15
a Gold holdings of the
held abroad.
*
No
Bank
of Ft.ancc this year are exclusive of
£179,131,137
figures reported since October 29 1917.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The
nominating convention of the
Democratic Party, which assembled at San Francisco
on Tuesday, differed in some respects from what had
been anticipated, and in many respects from the
Republican convention.
That it was an enthusiastic gathering was to have been expected; poHtical
Presidential
THE CHRONICLE
10
[Vol. 111.
usually verj^ great in that party. The
fact that dissensions arose as to both candidates and
platform meant merely that the usual experience of
than in the end it will turn out to be. Some things
seem already to have been settled by the conven-
conventions would be repeated.
But in two respects the San Francisco convention
surprised many political observers in the energy
with which the speeches and platform declarations
took the off ensive instead of the defensive position,
and in the e\ddence that the President and his policies
were a vital force in leadership. The correspondents
have indulged in numerous theories as to why the
convention gave Mr. Wilson's name so hearty an
ovation and why the Administration's influence
seemed to be dominant in its discussions. But the
explanation seems to us perfectly simple. To have
abandoned or repudiated the Administration, or even
to have given a cold greeting to the recital of its work,
would have signified the disintegration of the party.
for,
enthusiasm
is
all
—
'
It
would have foreshadowed certain defeat
—unless
indeed a new and radical policy was adopted of appeaHng, over the head of the existing party leaders,
to the forces of discontent.
As we write, the platform has been reported to the
convention, but is still under discussion, and the balloting for candidates, although the speeches in behalf
of the various aspirants have been made, has not
begun
There are, however, some conclusions which
may be reached with reasonable safety.
With the platforms and candidates of both parties
before the country, there will immediately follow a
more or less confused popular discussion of the prospects for the success of one party or the other.
Usually the discussion is rather futile in the earlier
weeks of the campaign. The ordinary citizen as
well as the political expert is rather apt, in his memory of Presidential contests, to associate July and
i
tions, in regard to the coarse of the political contest;
with
all
the crudity of the convention system
and freakishness
of its actual operation, it
unques-
tionably does in some respects indicate the general
public's attitude.
Even thus early in the campaign,
some confident predictions of a little while ago as to
what
direction
posed
it
would take have been already
dis-
of.
not be a campaign in which the conservative
elements of the country will have to fight extreme
radicalism; for both platforms are in reality conservative.
It will not be a struggle of labor against capital
at the polls, as seemed not impossible a few months
ago.
It will not be a contest over changes in the
currency or the tariff though for that matter
nobody ever seriously imagined that it would. The
It will
—
rather positive prediction that the issue of Prohibition or of the legislative interpretation of the Pro-
amendment would be fought over
has apparently come to nothing.
hibition
paign,
in the
cam-
Perhaps the greatest uncertainty is, exactly what
part the League of Nations argument will play in the
campaign. The Republican platform was admittedly
non-commital on that question, except that the
covenant in the form in which President Wilson
submitted it was distinctly opposed and that the
action of the Senate's Republican majority was approved. Even the Chicago plank, however, declared
the party's belief in an "international association"
which should "secure instant and general international conference whenever peace shall be threatened
by political action, so that the nations pledged to do
upon what is just and fair may exercise
their influence and power for the prevention of war."
August with expectations which were not realized. The Democratic convention's "League plank" apThe general trend of opinion for a considerable time proves President Wilson's action, commends the
after the nominations was that Hughes would be Democratic Senate minority for refusing to accept
elected in 1916 and Bryan in 1896, and a good deal the Lodge reserv ations, and concludes:
of doubt as to the outcome was expressed at the
"We advocate prompt ratification of the Treaty
same stage of the campaign in years, such as 1912 and without reservations which would impair its essential
1908, which turned out to be overwhelming and one- integrity, but we do not oppose reservations which
would make more clear or specific our obligations to
sided victories.
The reason
for this
public has not
is
much that the voting
mind how to vote, as
not so
made up
its
that the canvass has not progressed far enough for
the political experts to learn what really is the
public's feeling in regard to issues and candidates.
There has been more than one Presidential election in
the not very distant past, in which the electorate
showed in the later stages of the campaign that it
was not at
and
insist
the associated nations."
The
final clause of this declaration
was adopted
platform comonly after a prolonged
But as it stands, it defines the party's
mittee.
attitude, and it adopts, so it appears to us, a position whose reasonableness cannot be disputed.
Most of the strongest advocates of the League of
Nations admitted frankly from the start that the
covenant contained clauses whose language rendered
possible much difference of opinion as to their exact
struggle in the
interested in the "issues" which the
convention had pushed to the front, but were deciding
Some of these obscurities might have
their preference by something entirely different. Mr. interpretation.
Hughes apparently misinterpreted the mind of the affected matters in which our Government's action
voters in the last Presidential year. The Democratic as a member of the League would- necessarily be
Party attacked "personal rule from the White modified by our own constitutional law\ "ReservaHouse" in 1904 only to find that the people of that tions" or "interpretations," designed to remove such
year really wanted it. In 1900 Bryan's denunciation questions from misunderstanding or dispute, have
of "imperiahsm" fell on absolutely deaf ears; the certainly seemed to be advisable, and we understand
voters were thinking of promoting prosperity.
Mc- that the European Governments in the League have
Kinley after his nomination in 1896 insisted on given evidence of their willingness to accept them.
talking of the tariff until he was practically comBut the non-committal character of the Republican
pelled by the newspapers and the political audiences declaration, taken along with the reasonable langto discuss the gold standard.
uage of the Democratic declaration, makes it more
That is what lends peculiar interest to these early difficult than ever to foresee what part the Leagaie of
weeks of a Presidential campaign, and what makes Nations controversy will play in the campaign. But
the present campaign a good deal more interesting that, after all, depends on what the American electhan it promised to be a few months ago, or perhaps torate really thinks on the merits of the question,
all
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and even the politicians have shown much uncer- the throne of Heaven. You can overthrow them but
The cam- until their power is re-established, as surely it will be,
tainty as to what that attitude really is.
paign may conceivably hinge upon the League of you will live in savagery,"
That Lincoln added later the opinion that this
Nations dispute; if so, the course of the canvass will
Or it may quite as
eventually disclose the facts.
probably be found that the electorate is mainly interested in other things, and that before November
the "League planks" will have fallen to the background in pohtical discussion, and will be left by the
electoral vote to the Senate
and the Administration
for settlement.
country's contribution
are "created free
is
the principle that
all
men
and equal," that he was an op-
ponent of slavery, waiting the ripeness of time to use
his own power against it, that he then saw no cause
for revolution in the United States, are mere corolBut his
laries which do not concern the nation now.
profound reverence for Law, does. In this there is
beUef in the Jeffersonian principle that minorities
THE LAW, THE GOVERNMENT, AND
INDEFEASIBLE RIGHTS.
have rights which majorities are bound to respect.
And certainly, this "Man for the Ages" would look
aghast upon the condition in the Republic of which
At the centenary celebration of the Harvard Law
School, on June 21, Charles E. Hughes delivered an ex-Chief Justice Hughes complains.
address which should go directly to the people of the the Law School clearly shows how
The address
to
this "passion for
a bureaucracy, how
it places large
United States. So many quotable excerpts can be legislation" fosters
made from its compacted thought that apology must discretionary power in administration, reasoning
be given, or at least explanations, for the selection of thereupon: "We should know by this time that
any. For our own purpose, at the moment, we call arbitrariness is quite as likely to proceed from an
unrestrained administrative officer of the Republic
attention to the following:
"The self-restraint which should have been fos- reigning by the grace of an indefinite statute as by the
tered
by miscarriages
of plans for legislatively con-
not conspicuous. A
legislation is not a sign of democratic progress, and
in the mass of measures introduced in the Legislatures of our free Commonwealths there is too httle
trived Utopias
is
passion for
evidence of perspective and an abundance of elaborate
and dreary futilities. Occasionally a constructive
measure of great benefit is skilfully planned, but we
are constantly impressed with the lost motion and
the vast waste in the endeavor of democracy to
function wisely."
Irving Bacheller in "A Man for the Ages" puts
this into the mouth of his chief character: "Well,
Joe, we'll all do v,^hat we can to keep you from being
"I've got a
a shotgun lawyer," Abe Lincoln began.
found it in a letter which
good first lesson for you. I
Rufus Choate had written to Judge Davis. In it
personal government of a despotic king."
There can be no doubt that one of the great quick
escape from this
thralldom of artificial enactments in the name of
"progress." The eminent jurist proclaims it, and
the wise Choate and Lincoln confirm it. If this is
true, seizing upon a dream-future as basis for a
and
vital
problems
of this time
is
present world-constitution is condemned. If this is
true, seizing upon a sublimated state of domestic
harmony as a fit subject for current legislation is
We behold not only majorities but
forbidden.
minorities,
"classes"
seizing
upon the law
as
an
compulsion. These countless petty statutes that bind the sweep of endeavor not only disregard the material conditions of life and progress,
but they flout the contention of the slowness and
For when the
sureness of the spiritual advance.
the confirmation of the
he says that we rightly have great respect for the common judgment through
decisions of the majority, but that the law is some- years is dominant the law expressing it will insensibly
disthing vastly greater and more sacred than the verdict come into being without contest and without
not specialized
'It is a thing/ says he, 'which has ruption and by universal consent,
of any majority.
stood the test of long experience
—a body
of digested
rules and processes bequeathed to us by all the ages
The inspired wisdom of the primeval
of the past.
East, the robust genius of Athens and Rome, the
keener modern sense of righteousness are in it. The
law comes down to us one mighty and continuous
stream of wisdom and experience accumulated, an-
agency
of
force.
anarchy, a demand for "no
law," where statutes multiply until confusion itself is
confounded. No wonder law becomes an instrument
of selfish power when exigency brings it into being
no wonder it will not abdicate while flattering its
tyranny with asserted sanction of the people. Beside
this slow accretion and solidification of human judgment as to rights and processes in the common
relations of life, the fungus growths of necessity in
a world-convulsing war ought to wither instantly in
No wonder
there
is
—
widening and deepening and washing itself
clearer as it runs on, the agent of civilization, the
To have lived through
builder of a thousand cities.
ages of unceasing trial with the passions, interests,
and affairs of men, to have lived through the drums the sunlight of peace, even of cessation. The Law
and tramphngs of conquest, through revolution and is charter as well code. Until the voice of the people
reform and all the changing cycles of opinion to have is heard, it cannot be heeded, and it may not be
attended the progress of the race and gathered unto spoken of man. Its office is service through exIt is not the plaything of circumstance,
itself the approbation of civilized humanity is to have pression.
proved that it carries in it some spark of immortal it is not the means of the exercise of power, it is
"
never the will, merely, of the administrative officer
life.'
And then the author adds this: "... That is a seeking, however honorably, to impose his ovrn
Abe conception of the "public good."
wonderful statement," Samson remarked.
Scientific invention, migrations of men, outbursts
answered: "It suggests to me that the voice of the
people in any one generation may or may not be of savagery into wars gigantic, change the human
The processes of "supply and demand,*'
inspired, but that the voice of the best men of all relations.
ages, expressing their sense of justice and of right, which never cease their compelling power, maj^ be
The interrupted, but in proportion as they are immutable
in the law, is and must be the voice of God.
spirit and body of its decrees are as indestructible as they tend to swing progress back into equilibrium.
cestral,
,
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We
but retard the return by statutory intervention.
Reform properly is re-form. Reconstruction cannot
evade the old foundations, the relations that are the
For behind the "war"
result of thousands of years.
and the "tumult" there is the cause of the eternal
advance, the purpose of the Infinite. Who can
sweep back the tides or imprison the sunbeam ? The
leaders are the prophets of to-morrow, but the judges
To think is not to act; to dream is not to
of to-day.
Government is not all, man is all. How often
do.
Init is said there are no straight lines in nature.
in us and through us.
sensibly the cause works
While we dwell in the commonplace, lo we attain
it,
[Vol. 111.
it properly.
Banking is like
anybody can drive the machine
provided both do
locomotive-driving;
just
as
delicious
anybody can make the violin discourse
music, provided the work is done exactly
as the skilled engineer or the accomplished
artist
Success consists in properly adapting
right means to legitimate ends.
Any group of propowners who choose to associate for the purpose
erty
can form their own fire insurance company, and so
can any one of them by and for himself; there are
does
it.
fundamental principles which must have
respect and compliance, and if they receive that, success is at the end of an open road.
The laws of
economics, finance, human nature, and physics,
imperceptibly the heights.
Before government as before law let the true "play no favorites;" favoritism is nominally obtainhelper of his time and place bow him down in humil- able by paper statutes which politicians enact, but
Grants of discretion to those in high office are they prove futile when they encounter the perity.
dangerous in proportion as they are given to the few. manent laws.
Banking, like insurance, may be undertaken under
To be specific the judgment of the Senate is more
some conditions prescribed by statute; beyond that,
But
to be respected than that of the Executive.
which comes down through the ages, it needs time, sound management, and fulfilment of
before this Law
the Judiciary of a nation also must bow. To con- inexorable rules of business. Given those, members
ceive that a government of protection, builded by of labor unions can establish a bank and achieve bankconformity to advance and submission to popular ing success. Some of them, especially when they
consent, is a sovereignty independent of the will of gather in convention and become excited, half perthe governed, to sustain it over the undelegated suade themselves that the outside world is "against"
right of the individual because of the declarations labor and that capital in particular is its irreconcilAre able enemy, but that is just their mistake; the case
of majorities is to make it supreme over man.
there not indefeasible rights in man, that the citizen, stands the other way around, for they are the ones
the government, the Law, and the Courts, are who are "against" and take the irreconcilable
attitude.
The property owners who think they
bound to recognize?
could do their own insuring have full liberty to proceed and to teach the companies how to do the
BROTHERHOOD BANKING.
business; the unions that disapprove capitalism and
A report, not long ago, that organized labor was Wall Street are equally free to proceed and teach
planning to have a bank of its own receives confirma- capital the lesson of a better and honester way.
tion by the filing with the Comptroller of the Currency But if they "strike" against those laws of ethics
of an application for organization papers of the and the rest, no politician seeking votes can help
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers' Cooperative them; the arithmetic never discriminates, and the
National Bank of Cleveland; the capital proposed is consequences wiU strike back. Action and reaction
a million, and the head of the plan is Chief Stone of are equal, the textbooks say and life demonstrates;
the engineers. It is supposed that the men have a and often the reaction is the force that holds out best
very considerable amount put by somewhere, and
When the engineers have opened their banking
when the country-wide strike was threatened, during shop, will it be "closed", according to the strictest
the Presidential campaign of 1916, a fund of several union orthodoxy, or will it be "open" as theenemies of
millions was boastfully said to be in reserve against labor are said to want things?
Banking is commonly
emergency. It should be still larger now, and pre- very much open, only requiring that the customer
sumably it is not drawing more than the current shall have something to do business with and there
rate on balances subject to call, or, at the most, shall be no apparent likelihood that he will attempt
a savings-bank rate. Any portion placed in what any crookedness; beyond this, no questions are asked.
are ordinarily termed securities would be tanta- A savings bank in a large city may naturally have
mount to a bond given to maintain order and not some nationality or "class" predominant among its cusdo what the men keep threatening to do; any portion tomers; but this would be because of its name or of
of savings informally invested in life insurance or its location, and every bank opens its doors to all.
even in savings banks is also tantamount to such a Must the customers of the Engineers' bank be in
bond, since the insurance companies and the savings good and regular union standing, with all dues paid,
banks and all public corporations stand upon rail- and must they produce the union card? Is an engiway credit as a large part of their foundation, and neer, or a fireman, or a conductor, or a trainman,
against that foundation the railway unions contin- or a switchman, " a man for a' that," or does unionually make threats.
Some of them doubtless do ism alone complete manhood?
this ignorantly, being unable to mentally see what is
And when Mr. Stone takes up his role of custonot very close to them; but the majority probably dian and husbandman of funds, will he adopt the
do see that the revolt they threaten would involve methods which organized labor has not infrequently
themselves, and this shows anew that they have denounced? The person who distrusts banks as
always felt sure that the threat would suffice.
robbers and prefers domestic hiding places takes
The engineers may have persuaded themselves chances, as lately illustrated by a case in which the
that banking is a profitable business which one savings of many years, temporarily rolled in a corner
person can do as well as another a proposition of a rug, were lost out of a window into a crowded
quite correct if we change the order of the words street by a hapless little girl who had a desire to tidy
and say that one person as well as another can do up, and when she heard something drop feared to
—
—
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But in practice, the men confess themselves
wrong about the labor market by immediatly proceeding to close that market to their late employer;
they appeal to a tribunal which is unbiased and
final, and then try to force its decision.
In all the
long course of industrial revolts not more than one
or two instances can be recalled in which striking
employees have not sought to prevent others from
taking the abandoned jobs.- The Clayton law
forbids any injunctive attempt to prevent using any
"peaceful and lawful means" of dissuading others
in such cases, but their emotions overcome them at
times and their practices indicate that any dissuasive
means short of bringing to bear machine guns or
boat without getting their own feet drawn down other implements of modern warfare appear to them
with the feet of all others. Will he then be likely to be peaceful and lawful. Judicial decisions on
to realize (and regret) the falsity and the mischief what means may be used are neither many nor
immediately, lest she be punished for shakThe ignorant hater of
ing a rug from a window.
banks may tell you that banking is truly a nice
business, consisting in charging a man for the use of
his own money, a statement which has barely enough
When Mr. Stone attempts
truth to make it witty.
to pay interest on deposits or to perform other services of ordinary banks he must lend in order to have
an income. If he lends by security-investments,
or if he uses the other modes of lending, he will find
that he is acting upon the safety of property, and
then (possibly for the first time) he will begin to
realize that property must be conserved or nobody
is safe and that he and his fellows cannot scuttle the
report
it
epigram long ago said to have been
uttered by him, that wages are always a first lien,
and receivers' cash is as good as any?
It is at least an interesting proposition when men
who have obstinately refused to give a thought to
the welfare of the business which has employed
them attempt to conduct a business themselves. If
they keep their bank a union concern it can hardly
outgrow the dimensions of a union savings-bank; if
they throw it open to the public they must consider,
and care for, and serve the public, which will be a
new experience. In the one attempt or in the other
they will encounter laws which no man made and no
man can alter, laws which will remain indifferent
and unshakable before all the kicks and protests and
threats that have been found so potent in railway
service.
They cannot acquire some existing bank
by a variant of the Plumb plan; if they get a bank
they must build one. To build one will require
real cooperation, a breadth of view which unionism
in the sardonic
has not yet attained, a willingness to let others live,
and a regard for property rights.
The result will be worth watching. Perhaps it
will be educational in a manner not expected by the
proponents. It may teach them that in trying to
make a part independent of relationship to the whole
the railway unions, and all other unions also, have
been wasting strength and injuring the whole of which
they are an inseparable part. The experience cannot
fail to be somewhat corrective, and if it prove painful also it will be what unionism needs and keeps
inviting.
PICKETING, PEACEFUL
AND OTHERWISE-
JUDGE KILLITS'S DECISION.
When any body
man, small
complete; it may therefore be helpful to look at the
interpretation lately given upon peaceful inducements
by Judge John M.
Court in Toledo.
The
Killits of the
Federal District
was peculiar and was unusually
flagrant in the wrong action complained of.
The
Vonnegut Machinery company of Indiana had contracted for certain work to be done for it by the
Toledo Machine company of Toledo, but the work
was interrupted by the fact that a machinists' union
had called a strike upon the latter corporation because
it was doing work for still another concern (the WillysOverland Company) which concern had already been
condemned as "tainted" and "unfair" and a strike
had been called against it. For convenience, let
us
case itself
designate
these
three
concerns,
in
the
order
named, as Nos. 1,2, and 3. Then the case was that
the union had no quarrel with No. 1, but having
forbidden No. 2 to work for the "bad" No. 3, forbade it to work for No. 1 either, in order to complete
the stricture upon No. 3. In the words of the court,
these men struck, not because they were in any
manner dissatisfied with wages or conditions or had
any difference with their employer, "but simply
and solely because they did not like a customer with
whom the employer was doing business only because
they did not care to work on certain contracts their
employer had." It was as if A, an employee, said
to his employer B, "I like you in all respects, but
I will not let you finish some contract work for C
(about whom I care nothing) if you also do work for
that abominable D."
Nothing more openly declaratory of right and power to dictate to an employer
—
as to
who he
shall
accept as customers could be
conceived.
Of course, "picketing" was begun, and the Voncontinue working, they in effect declare that the negut company brought action gainst the Toledo
existing wage and other conditions are less favorable company, against the machinists' union, and against
to themselves than the market requires
that as to ten individuals. The defendants sought cover under
this they are right and the employer wrong.
They Section 20 of the Clayton law which prohibits anj^
of
or large, refuse to
—
appeal to the arbitration of current events as those
develop.
If the employer, under the free operation
of supply and demand in the employment market,
can replace them upon his conditions, he proves the
men
have been wrong on the facts; if
he cannot replace them he as surely and as convincingly proves that he was wrong and they were right.
Left to itself without interference, the result settles
itself in a manner which nobody can question and
which cannot, ordinarily, cause more than a very
temporary inconvenience to the public. So much
as this is too natural and too plain to need more][than
the mere statement.
quitting
to
restraining order or injunction in a case "involving
or growing out of a dispute concerning terms or conditions
of
employment," unless such
relief
were
necessary to present irreparable injurj^ to propertj^
Judge Killits held that the
object was "to compel the emploj'er to refuse to
accept certain contracts and was therefore not to
determine conditions of employment," so that the
dispute did not come within protection of the Clayton law; further, that since the employees struck
for an object not under favor of the law they "lost
or a property right, etc.
employees and were in no better position
than mere strangers to the employer."
their status as
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14
The words "terms and
said Judge
Killits,.
conditions of employment,"
mean such matters as
naturally
mitted."
granted.
A
[Vol. 111.
temporary
injunction
was
therefore
wages, hours, classification, sanitary and physical
conditions, opportunities for reasonable redress of
grievances, and for bargaining in respect to hiring
Such a situation, said Judge Killits, "is'^not protected by any legislation whatever and is condemned
by the undeviating current of judicial opinion."
It is certainly quite time it were condemned also
But, said Judge Killits:
conditions.
"In no case, however, does it seem possible that by an undeviating and a continually strengthening
the definition of this term should be so wide as to public opinion.
make
the emploj^ee a dictator to his employer.
.
.
.the
employee may refuse to work for any reason, however
frivolous; but if he strikes for a whim the controversy
so brought about does not gain the status which
would bring into operation the law in question.
If the 'shop committee' can direct the stopping of
the employer's business on the ground that the latter's
customer is offensive there is no limit to its domination
Congress surely
over the employer's affairs.
.
.
.
THE RAILWAYS AND THE PEOPLE.
In so vast a territory as that comprised in the
United States, transportation agencies are of transcendent importance. They unite the people and
Internal waterways ought
distribute their products.
more than they are, but can never
supplant the direct and quick service of the railways.
cripple the industries of the Entering upon a new period of growth and expansion,
never intended to so
country, to so broadly and unfairly discriminate in returned to the control and operation of their owners,
.
.
to be used far
.
favor of a class, to so violate the clearest public policy."
these factors of industrial life should receive the
the encouragement and support of the public as a whole.
interfering persons stood in no special relation to the If there is such a thing as an economic duty it should
employer but were the same as other outsiders
now receive the consideration of every man in
have much interest, but what we especially set out business enterprise.
Public opinion, as a motive
It appeared in force, can do much to strengthen and sustain those
to consider is the "picketing."
evidence that the 8 to 12 pickets used, to the several who conduct these indispensable integers of the
hundred employees who had to pass by them, language commercial life. First, they should be recognized
abusive, insulting, threatening, and even obscene, for what they are; second, be tendered the utmost
calling them scabs and the like, and bidding them good will.
remember that they were marked for future identiFinanqial manipulation of the affairs of the railfication; it was also in evidence that the city govern- roads is not now charged and had only a slender
ment permitted erection and maintenance of a shanty basis in the past. It is also well to recall that many
between the curb and the sidewalk near the entrance of them had to descend to practical bankruptcy in
of the place, "in which a stove was kept, that the order to admit of reorganization according to conpickets might warm themselves," and this went on ditions superinduced by building and operation
many weeks.
through a period that could not forecast the growth
Judge Killits does not think that peaceful picketing of cities, the settlement and improvements of arable
ends only with machine guns or that any persuasive lands, the direction and destination of surpluses in
methods are lawful which do not cause the body of agriculture and manufacture, the changes in the
the person to be persuaded to collide with some wants and needs of communities.
Consolidations
Of peaceful and systems were a natural consequence, and finanmaterial object, club, brick, or fist.
influencing he says:
cial opportunity for manipulation came
though a
survey of the whole must establish not only genius
"In ordinary conduct men use the vocabulary of
their class, and when their interests are actively in organization, but recognition of the immutable
aroused and their passions stimulated the bonds of benefits of a perception that highest service at least
their own conventions are soon snapped and their cost is the only foundation of stability and success.
We would Time has demonstrated this, for time has so increased
verbal weapons begin to lose refinement.
expect a picket line of college metaphysicians or of
who were really spiritually sweet and values as to absorb what is commonly termed
This
argument
— and
the
proposition
that
—
theologians,
supernaturally self-controlled, to maintain, under
extreme aggravation, a course of action which might
be calmly persuasive and well within the theory
of the law; but men of more vigorous pursuits,
especially if their vocations as well as their avocations bring them into more robust and more wordly
contacts, tend much more quickly, when milder
measures seem to effect little of their aims, to what
is known in radical parlance as direct action, and
when that element comes into the picket line, even
in vocal form, peaceful persuasion takes its flight."
quoted the late Judge McPherson
in a railway case, who said that "there is and can be
no such thing as peaceful picketing, any more than
there can be chaste vulgarity, or peaceful mobbing,
Judge Killits
also
or lawful lynching;
when men want
to converse or
persuade they do not organize a picket line; when they
only want to see who are at work they go and see,
and then leave, and disturb no one, physically or
mentally." In this case of unlawful conspiracy,
where the purpose "was to injure the employer as a
means of assisting the coercion of another employer",
there was nothing really peaceful and "overt acts
of intimidation and coercive espionage were com-
"watered stock," but which in reality
is
cost inherent in the necessary wasteful
the excess
method
of
early pTOJection and untried operation.
It
was from
this period that
arose, that lingered on,
a popular distrust
and became the progenitor
political attack.
This induced the creation of
commissions for control but more than this, fanned
Against this adverse
distrust into antagonism.
of
feeling
—
and despite the
solidifying of the country's
(which the railways
not only helped to create but were themselves bound
by), notwithstanding the undue pressure put upon
them by the Commissions yielding to popular
sentirnent,
these railways under their enforced
systems were emerging into larger life and service
when suddenly the world-war came and they were
taken over bodily by the Government. This period
of railway history has ultimate consequences that
cannot now be measured. We have alwaj's questioned
the necessity for war purposes of taking over the
whole of the common carrier business in order to
It has seemed
fill war's needs and requirements.
to us that systems or parts of systems or of
industrialism into rigid forms,
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have been taken over temporarily
to move war supplies and munitions and troops
without taking in charge the whole mileage and
equipment and then operating it as if it were governBut that
mentally owned, controlled and directed.
need be mentioned only to point out that excessive
wages and the losses of operation continue on into
the new period now opening, and constitute a vital
element in the new (old) management.
We are now concerned with the outlook and the
A new law is in being under
duty of the people.
It is not
which private ownership is to operate.
might
roads
say that it recognizes many of the
pre-war days and seeks to obviate them.
It approaches this task not in antagonism but in
support. But the major fact, it seems to us, that
the people must recognize is, that this re-birth of the
railways and the consequent growth will not again
be hampered by a past that the roads had practically
outlived before the war began. That there will be
constant changes is true but projecting long lines
into undeveloped territory and its consequences
will never again be encountered.
Not only this,
but all that experience in management and applied
invention have contributed is now an open possession
and is a firm foundation on which to operate and
extend.
It is true, too, that certain elements of "consolidation" brought about by war may remain,
giving greater efficiency.
On the other hand it is
possible that developing foreign trade may shift
somewhat the routes of cross continent freight.
But the very fact that traffic already is burdening
the roads as they are, indicates that with proper
support and freedom they now enter a period of
prosperity never enjoyed before.
They are more
too
much
to
difficulties of
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15
should be a generous and spontaneous support.
Like taxes, charges cannot come down save with
the general leveling process over an extended
period of time.
In fact charges must increase of
necessity soon, and should be promptly acquiesced
in
—for
the remuneration
increased service that
lies
to the people in the
certain to follow.
is
Credit enters upon a new period.
There is no
general breakdown to be anticipated in this new
if we are correct in believing that the former
such period was an inevitable condition and has now
Investment in railway securities,
corrected itself.
because of present conditions and because of the
period
clearances and reorganizations of the past, with the
heartly support of the people to the operation of
now
the roads themselves offer
attractive invest-
ments to those who put their surplus capital in
As to stocks, if our diagnosis is correct,
bonds.
they simply cannot be unduly manipulated as of
yore they were in some instances.
What we seek to impress and promote is the sense
of
common
railways
ownership in the
—a
command
common
use of the
and universally
use we individually
we pay for it a use far
—
as
than
the Govern-
different
that which would be permitted to us if
ment owned the properties— and lastly a common
ownership in use such as prevails in the common
use of our factories and farms.
This can be sub-
served and strengthened by the power of public
opinion.
Thus the people have all to gain and
nothing to lose. We shall have taxes enough to pay
in the next decade without running the risk of any
more experiments in Government operation.
Two
things
are
necessary,
resistance
to
the
claims of
and willingness to pay increased charges
strikers
we now know cannot be
avoided.
and business is more certain,
In so far as discretion is vested in a political body
than ever before. And nothing but the lack of popular which is representative, such as a commission, it
goodwill, or future enactment of inimical regulations is necessary that public opinion declare itself.
If
and laws, can prevent the railways from enjoying in the past the Interstate Commerce Commission
unprecedented prosperity and furnishing unrivaled has yielded to the public attitude of the people
certain of business,
service.
towards the railways, on this ground,
They
have to contend with obsessions and
still
onslaughts of socialistic politics.
But we fail to
read the mind of the people aright if we do not find
a ready willingness to give the new private ownership
As we said, under favoring laws and
a chance.
rulings no period of depression depends.
That has
been survived and has worked itself out. The
open and
clear
—as
still
a menace.
a problem of practical
industrialism.
And the support of public opinion
should be to the effect that political agitation shall
not again interfere and destroy.
•way
is
The
"strike"
the people
is
But the body
of
awake to the truth that the public is
That the facility with which hundreds
is
the loser.
thousands of employees can be herded into
unions capable of exerting the malign power of
stoppage of traffic, constitutes no right of action more
than it would in any other industry, the people
of
now know and
appreciate.
can be done at the next election, and we
believe will be done. Keep the "key" in the hands of
people so far as uninterrupted operation is concerned.
In matters of charges and credits manifestly there
It
again.
the
way
of these companies.
is
it
will
do so
clear to aid in the progress
But
aside from this the people
and the press by a recognition of the elements of
the opening period can do much to prepare the way
for operation that by service and service alone wiU
justify itself.
been a great step to "turn the roads back".
a renewed sense of proprietorship in the
release.
It is attractive to those who can feel the
prescience of private ownership and common public
It has
There
is
use according to the demand and command of the
individual citizen. In public ownership no such use
can exist, for the only approach is by and through
the command of the whole people collectively
expressed.
We
are proud of our progress in "civil-
meaning our physical and spiritual advance.
We own it in its benefits and its uses. Each can
take from it what he wants "according to need"
They have already given that need determined by himself and not by an
evidences that they are the owners of the uses of the
railways, though they do not own, or wish to own,
their physical properties.
The plain economic duty
under the new regime is to prevent by political power
at the polls any further onslaugh by socialistic
politics.
And
ization,"
official overlord.
And
in this
way we commandeer,
control through
use, all our agencies, agriculture, manufacture,
now
again transportation.
and
Farmers ask and receive
immunity at law from the anti-trust act. They
wish to combine for certain processes of business.
But they do not surrender their privately owned
lands and stock. Even "labor" asks immunity from
the same act designed as a check upon monopoly.
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hi.
by the fact that these electric railways had suddenly
become subject to a ne"w form of competition in the
for railways and the people. And
Even the effect, however,
there has appearance of the jitneys.
general a commendation of the roads as
been?^ criticism, those who manage will feel the of the jitney (treating the entire body of electric railthrill of popular approval, without which no business ways as a whole, irrespective of the conditions in
particular localities and on particular roads) went no
can prosper.
The same purpose, the same
holds good
when there is as
process,
COURSE OF ELECTRIC RAILWAY EARNINGS
IN 1919.
Our annual compilation
of the gross
further than to hold in check the steady growth which
previous experience had shown could be confidently
counted upon.
and net earn-
After the standstill in revenues, however, in
1914
United States,
and 1915 the upward trend in gross was resumed, and
ings of the electric
while continuing to disclose the presence of high oper- in 1916, 1917, 1918 and 1919 was carried still further.
ating costs, indicates at the same time that fare in- In 1918 and 1917 the upward course of the net was
creases are having their intended effect and that retarded because of the great increase in expenses.
slowly an improvement in net results is being wrought. But in 1919, as already stated, this unfavorable trend
In
In the gross the record is the same as in the past, and was corrected and a recovery in net recorded.
expansion. This expansion, how- our present compilation for 1919 we have complete
reflects further
ever, is no longer the sole result of a growth in traffic; comparative figures for 315 roads and the total of the
The gross earnings of these roads in 1919 was $752,278,in no small part it is due also to higher fares.
improvement in the net, though moderate, contrasts 057, as against $636,751,762 in 1918, giving, therevery favorably with the losses which appeared during fore, an increase in the substantial sum of $115,The net earnings for the
the two preceding years, owing to the great augmen- 526,295, or 18.14%.
Our statements, which are very same roads aggregated $176,251,349 for 1919 as
expenses.
tation in
comprehensive, cover the calendar year 1919 in com- against $160,839,099 for 1918, thus recording a
gain of $15,412,250, or 9.58%. In other words, a
parison with 1918.
electric railways had varied conditions to gain of $115,526,295 in gross was attended by an
The
contend with. The normal tendency of traffic to augmentation of $100,076,710 in expenses, whereas
increase was accelerated by the wonderful activity in 1918 a gain of only $45,026,428 in gross was
On the other hand, wage in- attended by an augmentation of $77,458,557 in
of trade and business.
In these figures we are dealing with the
creases were encountered everywhere and were of tre- expenses.
mendous extent. Advances in railroad fares became general totals. In the case of the separate roads
inevitable, owing to mounting costs, but were by no the improved character of the net is still more strongly
means universal. In some cases they were readily emphasized. For, altogether, out of the 315 roads
granted; in other cases acceded to only grudgingly, included in our detailed statment at the end of this
and in still other cases not at all. The installa- article, only 32 show a decrease in gross, though 96
In the previous
tion of new efficiency devices and the elimination have suffered a decrease in net.
of non-paying lines marked other efforts to cope year, 94 roads showed a decrease in gross and no less
railways of the
with a trying situation. In certain directions there
was a decrease in the cost of materials entering
into street railway operation, but only as compared
with the extraordinary prices of the previous year.
An idea of the situation in that regard can be gleaned
from the following comparison showing the costs of
various materials in 1919, 1918, 1913 and 1910. It
will be noted that, while most items are lower for
1919 than for 1918, the decreases are trifhng alongside the tremendous advances in cost prior to 1919.
These figures have been obtained from the annual
reports of a street railway company which did over
$15,000,000 gross business last year.
Brass, per lb...
26-inch steel car wheels, each
Cement, per barrel
Copper, per pound
Jt^-lnch galvanized span wire, per
Rail, per ton
1919.
$.26
25.00
2.32
.26
c. It..
Barlron, percwt
M-lnch
cold-rolled steel, per
cwt
3.20
67.50
4.07
5.35
1918.
S.34J4
24.00
2.27
.35"^
3.85
78.00
4.07
6.66
1913.
S.21
14.00
1.49
1910.
S.18H
1.20
.18
.14
1.53
1.62
39.55
2.10
2.24
1.80
1.90
Unfortunately, the further wage advances more
than neutraUzed the slight decline here recorded in
the prices of certain materials. In the case of
the road whose material costs we have just cited,
the wages of train men went up 12 cents per hour
during 1919, track labor was paid 7^/^ cents more
per hour than during the previous year, and shopmen
received an increase of 103/2 cents per hour.
Expansion in revenues, gross and net, is the rule
under ordinary circumstances with the electric
railways as with everything else in this country.
Apparent exceptions to the rule, obtained from a retrospective glance over the past, are readily explained.
For example, in 1914, and again in 1915, the upward course of the gross earnings was interfered with
than 223 a falling off in net.
Ih presenting our detailed statement for the last
two calendar years, it is proper to say that as in the
case of preceding annual reviews, we have sought to
procure comparative returns from all the street and
electric
railways in the country.
The
success at-
tending our efforts can be judged from the tables
themselves.
Manifestly,
any
compilation
dealing
with electric railways is made up in considerable
part of street railways, since these latter are now
practically all operated with electricity as motive
power. And yet the tables include many other electric roads, for electric lines connecting various suburbs have become quite common, and there are also
numerous electric interurban roads of large magnitude.
We may repeat what we have said in previous
yearly reviews, that the task of obtaining these figures for the twelve months of the calendar year is not
Where companies furnish monthly
altogether easy.
returns it is of course not difficult to make up the
figures.
But the number
ing monthly returns
of electric railways supplj'--
exceedingly meagre
notwithstanding that, with the increase in the capital
is
still
invested in these properties, the policy of secrecy in
their affairs, which formerly prevailed so widely, has
in
large
measure given way to more enlightened
methods.
Besides the roads which have furnished returns of
both gross and net earnings, 8 other roads have
favored us with comparative figures of gross alone.
Adding these on, the number of roads is increased
to 323, and the total of the gross raised to $757,382,493 in 1919, and $641,107,056 in 1918. The in-
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1920.]
$116,275,437, or 18.14%, the
being the same as that in the previous
percentage
crease in this case
is
complete returns.
total of
ROADS REPORTING GROSS ONLY.
1918.
1919.
Roads.
Increase.
Decrease.
S
S
Gross earnings reported below
S
752.278,057 636,751,762 119,129,421
(315 roads).
173,750
986,966
813,216
Citv Railway Co
61,755
18,725
80,480
JoUet & Eastern Traction Co
276,564
24,802
Muskegon Traction & Ltg. Co
301,366
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (Ry.
137,037
671,104
534,067
Dept. only)
466,174
18,502
Portsmouth Street RR. & Lt. Co.
484,676
164,095
152,966
Union Traction Co. (Tenu.)
35'480
209,712
245,192
Vlcksburg Light & Traction Co. 351,975
1,829,711
Wisconsin Minnesota Lt. & Power
2,181,686
S
3,603,126
—
757,382,493 641,107,056,119,889,692
1116,275,437
Total (323 roads)
Net Increase (18.14%)
lV,i29
3,614,255
have furnished only exhibits of the gross, it seems safe enough
in their case to arrive at an approximation of the net
by taking expenses for the two years at the same ratios to gross earnings as are found in the case of the
roads which have furnished reports of both gross
and net— 76.57% in 1919 and 74.74%, in 1918.
While the 8 roads
in
the
foregoing
We make the
computation, of course, only in the case
Obviously, it
of the total of the whole 8 roads.
would not be safe to apply such an arbitrary rule as
regards any particular road. Adopting that method,
we are able to combine the two classes of roads and
get complete results as to both gross and net, as is
done
in the following:
-Gross-NetIncrease.
Increase.
1919.
1918.
1918.
$
S
S
S
S
315 rds.752.27S,057 636,751,762 115,52"i,295 176,251,349 160,839,099 15,412,250
95,822
8 rds. 5,104,436
4,355,294
749,142 *1, 195,970 *1, 100, 148
Calendar
1919.
S
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Large though the totals in our final summary are, they fall considerably short of recording
the entire earnings of electric railways in the United
States.
The minor roads not represented would not
swell the amount to any great extent, but it happens
that a few large companies are also missing, because
no data concerning their income could be obtained.
Among these may be mentioned the Bay State Street
Ry., the Denver Tramway System, the Cincinnati
Traction Co., the Pacific Electric Ry., and the
United Railways Co. of t. Louis. Even with these
roads and many minor ones missing, our total of
the gross for 1919, it will be observed, is $783,available.
514,781, and the total of the net over $185,000,000.
Of course, many of the electric railways furnish
and power purposes, besides
being engaged in the railway business, and the earnings from that source form part of their total income^
On the other hand, in a number of cases the earnings
from lighting and other sources have been separated
from the street railway income, and the latter alone is
included in our table. This is true, for instance, of
the Public Service Corporation of New Jersey, where
we take simply the results from the operation of the
railway properties; it is also true of the Philadelphia
Company (of Pittsburgh), the Pacific Gas & Electric
Co., the New Orleans Railway & Light Co., the Little
Rock Railway & Electric Co., the San Joaquin Light
& Power Corporation, the Union Railway, Gas &
electricity for lighting
and some others.
We have been making up these annual compila• For these roads the net
merely an approximation, no figures having been
tions continuously for fifteen years now, and to
furnished by the companies.
show how constant and general the increase has been
It will thus be seen that the aggregate of the net
from year to year and how the totals have been growon the foregoing
whole 323 roads
Electric Co.,
323 rds.757,382,493 641,107,056 116,275,437 177,447,319 161,939,247 15,508,072
is
basis for the
reaches $177,447,319 in 1919, against $161,939,247
The
an increase
of $15,508,072, or 9.58%o.
totals given all relate, as already stated, to
in 1918,
roads which have favored us with statements for the
calendar year, or whose figures we have been able to
make up
months. In order
carry the investigations a step further, we have
to
thought it best, as in previous years, to furnish an
indication of what the totals would amount to if we
took into account the roads whose figures are available for other periods, and particularly for the fiscal
year ending June 30. In the summary we now furnish we start with the total of gross and net for the
calendar years 1919 and 1918, as given above, and
then add the earnings of all the roads for which we
have returns for the twelve months ending June 30.
The two combined make a very comprehensive aggrefor that period of twelve
gate, as follows:
-Gross1919.
S
-Net1918.
S
1919.
1918.
Forcal.yrs.asabove (323roads). 757,382,493 641,107,056 177,447,319 161,939,247
Foryearsend. June 30 (10 roads). 26,132,288 22,465,515
7,629,982
6,831,683
Grand
total (333 roads)
Increase
The
roads)
783,514,781 663,572,571 185,077,301 168,770,930
(18.08%) 119,942,210
16,306,371
(9.66%)
total of the gross earnings
(comprising 333
1919 is $783,514,781, and for 1918,
$663,572,571, an increase of $119,942,210, or 18.08%.
Net earnings total $185,077,301 against $168,770,930,
for
an increase of $16,306,371, or 9.66%.
To guard against misleading the reader, we wish
to reiterate what we have said in previous annual reviews of the earnings of these electric railways,
namely that this is not an attempt to indicate the
aggregate of the gross and net earnings of all the
street and electric railway undertakings in the United
States.
It is simply making use of all the figures
that^have been'^placed at our disposal, forjwhich are
we
ing in magnitude,
of the
furnish the following
summary
comparative totals of gross and net for each
back to 1905:
of the years
GROSS EARNINGS.
Current
Year.
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
•
••
••
•
••
••
•
"
•
••
•
••
"
••
"
1905.
1906.
1907.
1908.
1909.
19101911.
1912.
1913.
1914.
19151916.
1917.
1918.
Previous
Year.
$306,067,145
300,567,453
306,266,315
351,402,164
374,305,027
435,461,232
455.746,306
486.225,094
529.997,522
553,095,464
567,901,652
626,840,449
670,309,709
696,066,585
783,514,781
Period-1905 com pared with 1904.
$281,608,936
269,595,551
280,139,044
348,137,240
345,006,370
405,010,045
428,631,259
457,146,070
500,252,430
548,296,520
569,471,260
574,382,899
618,529,309
649,5.50,990
663,572,571
Per
Increase.
$24,458,209
30,971,902
26,127,271
3,264,924
29.298,657
30,451,187
27,115,047
29,079,024
29,745,092
4,798,944
* 1,569, 608
52,457,550
51,780.400
46,515,595
119,942,210
Cent
8.68
11.49
9.33
0.94
7 49
7.51
6.33
6.36
5.94
0.87
0.28
9.13
8.37
7.16
18.08
Decr(iase.
NET EARNINGS.
Period-_
1905 com pared with 1904.
••
1906
1905.
••
1907
1906.
••
1908
1907.
•
1908.
1909
•
1910
1909.
1910.
1911
••
1912
1911.
••
1913
1912..
••
1914
1913..
••
1914..
1915
••
1915..
191R
••
1917
1916..
••
1917.
1918
"
1919
1918.
•
.
Current
Year.
-. -5130,884, 923
126,580,195
126,002,304
142,262,417
160,394,765
178,037,379
186,001,439
194,309,873
-.
•_
204,422,429
211,020,088
214,319,303
234,402,450
221,090.740
178.226,716
185,077,301
Per
Previous
Year.
Increase.
$118,221,741
114,024.076
121,050,703
141.144,213
140,647,906
167,100.351
175,527,542
179,915.760
193,393,045
212,146,403
217,440.533
215.917.573
228.585.929
$12,663,182
12.556,119
4,951,601
1,118,204
19,746,859
10,937.028
10,473,897
14,394,113
11,029,384
•1,126,315
*3. 121,230
18,484.877
•7,495.189
2 12 ,,570.030
168,770,9.30
34.344.214
16.306,371
Cent.
10.71
11.01
4.09
0.79
14.03
6.54
5.96
8.00
6.70
0.53
1.43
8.56
3.28
16.16
9.66
Decrease.
be observed that, while in the first year our
final total showed aggregate gross of only $306,067,145, the aggregate for 1919 reaches $783,514,781.
The net, due to unprecedentedly high operating
costs, has fallen off considerably, but notwithstanding this fact amounted in 1919 to $185,077,301.
Of
course, to some extent, our exhibit is more comprehensive now. In the main, however, the increase is
due to the growth of traffic and revenues in the interval.
It will be noted that each and every one of
It will
the fifteen years, except 1915, shows some increase
in gross earnings, that even 1908
the year following
the panic proved no exception, though the increase
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then was relatively small, and that the total of the
gain in gross for the whole fifteen years, taking the
aggregate of the increases for the separate years,
amounts to S504,436,404. In the net earnings,
however, growth has been retarded, the augmentation in expenses and rise in operating cost having
caused decreases in net in three out of the last five
However,
years.
as
previously
stated, the
latest
[Vol. 111.
results place the situation in a
more favorable
and show substantial recovery in
further growth in gross.
The
light
net as well as
the detailed statement already
two calendar years, which
shows separately the comparative figures for each
road contributing returns of gross and net in the
two years.
following
is
referred to for the last
ELECTRIC RAILWAY GROSS AND NET EARNINGS FOR CALENDAR YEARS.
GROS'S.
NET.
ROADS.
1918.
1919.
$
690,850
el33,900
16,312.231
485,457
1,679.020
222,422
458,332
784,112
184,106
112.773
641,904
1,104,890
143.217
290,080
1.094,675
371,269
1.103.241
100,598
789,320
4.577.356
81,832
29.498,582
187,723
948,554
Albany Southern Railroad Co.a
& Railway Co.a
American Railways Co.a
Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway. a
Arkansas Valley Ry., Lt. & Power Co.a
Atlanta Northern Railway.a
Atlantic Coast Electric Railway.a
Albia Light
Atlantic City & Shore Railroad Co.a
Atlantic Shore Railway (Kennebunk,
Atjantic & Suburban Railway.a
Me.).b
Auburn & Syracuse
Electric Railway.b
Augusta-Aiken Railway & Electric Corporation.a
Aurora Plainfield & Joliet Railway.a
Austin Street Railway, b
Bangor Railway & Electric Co.a
Baton Rouge Electric Co.a
Berkshire Street Railway.a
Biddeford & Saco Railroad. b
Binghamton (N. Y.) Railway Co.a
Birmingham Ry., Light & Power Co.a
Blue Hill Street Railway.a
Boston Elevated Railway.b
& Plainville Tramway Co.
Boston & Worcester Street Ry.a
Bristol
(Railway only).b
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Brooklyn Heights Railroad Co.a
Brooklyn Queens County & Suburban Railroad. a
Coney Island & Brooklyn Railroad. a
Coney Island & Gravesend Railway.a
Nassau Electric Railroad Co.a
New York Consolidated Railroad. a
South Brooklyn Railway Co.a
Buffalo & Depew Railway.a
.
Buffalo
& Lake
&
Erie Traction
Co.a
g Buffalo Southern Railway Co.a
Buffalo
WLlliamsville Electric Railway
Burlington County Transit. a
Co.a
Butte Electric Railway.a
Calais Street Railway.a
California Street Cable. a
Capital Traction (Washington). b
Carolina Power & Light Co.a
Chamber? burg Greencastle & Waynesboro Street
Ohambersburg
&
Ry.b
Gettysburg Electric Railway.b
Charleston Corsolidated Ry. & Lighting (Ry. only). a.
Charleston (W. Va.) Inttrurban Railroad. a
Charlottesville & Albemarle Ry. (Railway Dept. only).b
Chattanooga Railway & Light Co.a
Chautauqua Traction Co.b
Chicago & Interm-ban Traction Co.b
Chicago Lake Shore & South Bend Railway.a
iChicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad.a
Chicago South Bend & Northern Indiana Railroad, b..
Chicago Surface Lines. a
Chicago & West Towns Railway.a
Choctaw Power & Light Co. (incl. Pitts. County Ry.)..
Cmcinnati Lawrenceburg & Aurora Elec. Street Ry.b..
Citizens' Traction Co.a
Cleveland & Chagrin Falls Railway.a
Cleveland & Eastern Traction Co.a
Cleveland & Erie Railway.b
Cleveland Painesville & Ashtabula Railroad. b
Cleveland Painesville & Eastern Railroad. b
Cleveland Railway Company, b
Cleveland Southwestern & Columbus Railway.a
CUnton Street Railway.a
Coal Belt Electric Railway.a
Colorado Springs & Interurban Railway.a
Columbia Railway, Gas & Electric Co.a
Columbus Delaware & Marion Electric Co
_.
Colimibus (Ga.) Electric Co.a
Columbus Marion & Bucyrus Railway.a
Columbus (Ohio) Railway, Power & Light Co a
Concord Electric Railway.a....
Conestoga Traction Co.a
Connecticut Company, a
Connecticut Valley Street Railway.a
Corning & Painted Post Street Railway.a
Cortland County Traction (Railway only). a
m Cumberland
.
.
.
.
County Power & Light Co.a
Dayton Covington & Piqua Traction.
Dayton Sprmgfield & Xenia Southern Railway.a
Dayton & Troy Electric Railway.b
Des Moines City Railway Co.a..
Detroit United Railway Co.b
Dover Somer.sworth & Rochester Street Railway.a. .
Du Bois Electric & Traction Co.a
Dubuque^iElectric Co. (Railway Department only). a..
Duluth-Superior Traction .b
Eastern Pennsylvania Railways Co.a
.
. . ..
Eastern Texas Electric Co.a
.
East St. LouLs & Suburban Co.a
.
Elmira Water, Light & Railroad Co. (Ry. Dept. only)".b
EI Paso Electric Co.a
Empire State Railroad Corporation.a
.
Evanston Railway. a.
Evansville & Ohio Valley Railway Co.a
I. .II.
Evansville Suburban & Newburgh Railway.a
Fairmount Park Transit Co.a-- -Federal Light & Traction Co. and subsidiary Cos. a
I'ltchbirg & Leominster Street Railway a
Fort Ftnn'x Light & Traction Co.a.
Fort Wayne & Decatur Traction Co a
Fort Wayne & Northern Indiana Traction Co.a
Fostori.i & Fremont Railway a
l''lh ,1 Electric Railway.a
G
urg &'!Kewanee Electric Railway b.
1
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I
<"
O
.'
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Gen
on- Houston Electric
Vi aralso Railroad
Co.a
•
trcet Hallway Corporation.a
va .Seneca Falls & Auburn Railroad, inc.
Increase.
'
Georgia ::ai:way & Power Co. (combined companies).
Grand Rapids Railway Co.a
Gulfport & Mississipp'i Coast Traction'a
Hagerstown & Frederick Railway b. - .
Hanover & McSherrytown Street Railway a
.
'"I
Harrisburg Railways Co.b.
Hartford & Springfield Street Railwavia
$
652,872
104,268
14,234,405
328,611
1,480,548
184,567
406,967
551,903
171.638
91,157
724,237
$
37.978
29.632
2,077,826
156,846
98,472
37,855
51,365
232,209
12,468
21.616
1,023,831
96,732
273,184
438,077
267,809
1,058.007
86.815
648,227
3,742.865
78,304
21,062,693
151,748
882,266
81.059
46.485
16.896
656,598
103.460
45,234
13.783
141,093
834.491
3.528
8.435.889
35.975
66.288
09,726,350
1.594,529
2,148,412
107,596
5,741,555
17,066,343
852.187
16,942
2,181,771
126,318
40,669
78,501
700,321
60,882
533,311
4,535,661
1,249,809
267,241
59,282
709,849
735,426
50,957
1,272,093
154,648
394,012
803,327
3,237,921
1,031,771
08,167,017
1,350,309
1,750,820
79,966
4,592,037
14,359.820
839,354
Decrease.
1,559,333
244,220
397,592
27.630
1,149,518
2.706,523
12.833
/i43,963,438
$
82,333
36, .538
78 ,,348
710,934
43,1.53
455,219
3,629,855
1,015,382
222,665
46,373
.589,862
578.428
40,107
1,843,947
132,265
316,483
763,782
2,899,975
820,218
/i34, 710,098
594.773
370,161
129,329
640,802
95,568
.
246,807
164,509
162,794
517,930
12,443.950
1,531,294
183,698
112,593
367,476
1,562,152
663,190
1,181.413
45,817
4,264,486
175,205
792,221
431,922
149,216
772,336
106,442
298.714
181.288
191,207
654,325
15.660,945
1,870.404
210,898
103,412
487,547
1,458,685
848,972
1,309,281
52 022
4.997.971
261.766
hl,465,122 ftl.257,715
11,043,805
9,935,750
293,756
237,204
87.590
77,684
104,056
90,969
,768,600 m3 ,226,900
F7n2
229,029
197,752
267,589
r221,484
392,583
359,932
1,856,098
1,715,337
24,683,038 19,014,018
134,239
112,414
72,630
68,683
321.489
250,579
1,959,436
1,686,485
1,644,562
1,192,995
1,390,350
1,131,753
4,258,919
4,215,887
549,222
483,386
1,574,676
1.257,633
8.57,553
749,858
207,080
171,491
407,686
330,743
224,260
240,218
176,.585
128,980
3,897.518
3,497,231
499.365
462,886
850,365
693.981
74,344
57,303
2,548,485
2,058,117
79,937
98,582
69,059
53,645
103,017
80,756
2,691,332
3,095,151
98,020
88,885
526,574
F 385,579
115.3,50
105,673
8,836,53.';
10,592,498
1,572,142 !? 1,278,348
385,730
M 316,480
946,352
718,632
79,432
71,175
1,603,339
1,280,535
257,214
229.199
.
7.729
78,092
1,005,806
234,427
44,576
12.909
119,987
156,998
10,850
571,854
22,383
77,529
39,545
337,946
211,553
9,253,340
197,448
61.761
19.887
131,534
10,874
51,907
16,779
28,413
136,395
3,216.995
339,110
27,200
9,181
120,071
.
103,467
185,782
127,868
6,205
733,485
86,561
207,407
1,108,055
56,552
9,906
13,087
458,300
31,277
46,105
32,651
140,761
5,669,020
21,825
3,947
70,910
272,951
451,567
258,597
43,032
65,836
317,043
107,695
35,589
76,943
15,958
17,041
490,368
18,645
15,414
22,261
403,819
9,135
140,995
9,677
1,755,963
293,794
69,250
227,720
8,257
322,804
28.015
c3,537,668
128.954
636,699
46,744
13,450
110,980
20,593
13,453
32
6.749
2,211
3,192
458,286
109,814
29,538
.15.762
7i8,978,161
165,416
140,374
67,086
205,399
23,555
109,176
31,051
24,376
246,230
4,677,809
457,366
71,641
def 66, 467
120,022
jl87,508
cl86,705
612,055
14,628
1,702,649
73,319
118,916
117,790
30,264
155,923
23,292
67,017
23,382
13,672
190,221
3,692.135
300,806
67,438
1,665
98,509
i316,624
cl51,605
614,100
12,368
1.151,417
24.534
1.209,429
def34,330
26,820
17,773
m954 ,666
m925,736
51,179
43,940
103,649
225,055
4,890,510
13,950
13,679
34,852
c386,322
426,044
536,673
778,666
137,431
452,413
217,736
c42,357
118,534
43,806
63,496
1,235,780
91,147
280,387
16,529
549,292
28.272
17,361
24,352
819,016
5,743
57,237
40,154
96,731
293,619
4,255,679
9,877
15,760
20,919
c392 ,803
278,334
469.593
912„570
131,915
387,322
215,494
c40,830
67,956
56,248
27,011
1,052,309
89,480
230,930
9.606
8,837
111.690
18,540
229,064
2.091
60,661
86.099
2.355
2.731,648
7.399
34.106
01,988,935
179,482
321,072
16,131
816,040
4,314,876
193,500
defl9,099
69,227
def 8, 663
2.278
14,502
def33, 752
16,813
3,688,412
386.086
60,274
384,243
39,507
614,093
def3.270
S
108,661
114,670
137, .535
0954,011
43,237
258,592
23,946
485,218
3.362,050
121,369
def20,140
159,827
8.421
def 1,503
6,884
def 121, 878
3,229
143,407
cl, 704, 502
398,443
86,301
16,538
15,037
241.899
14,980
345,897
def4,258
116,759
59,383
773,235
271,600
9,3,589
Decrease.
S
14.809
7,346
789,348
54,038
68,472
,30,465
/!524,689
1,213.771
11,969
7,225
17,018
10,613
Increase.
$
151.207
/)10,709,423
2.459
137,484
37,475
4,131
153
47,605
400,287
36.479
156,384
S
166,016
e37,811
c4,327,016
182,992
605,071
46,712
122,111
225,650
13,844
15,664
140,727
348,472
45,300
87,859
438.077
139,696
defl3,906
18,564
132,970
1918.
96,696
326,387
121,166
def 242, 970
20,655
72,309
1.179,5441,094.445
def7,396
def5,041
5,798,243
3,066,596
35,817
43,216
157,113
123.007
19,401
2,044.287
88.843
1919.
1,034,924
136.245
62.480
7.815
330.822
952.826
72,131
1.041
90.600
17.084
3.781
7.618
88,126
4.702
7,931
121,980
cl, 446, 794
349,1.59
78,734
11,166
130,458
229,237
6,858
402,334
14,386
77,363
116,782
867,585
207,910
M20.034
255,1.56
28, .501
6,777
5,267
841,082
8,991
61 ,042
18,467
2,984,565
257,861
59,133
247,244
38,274
427 ,.536
2.706
'
21.427
257.708
49.284
7.567
5.373
_^
115.421
12,662
8.122
56.437
18.644
.
39.396
57.399
94.350
63.690
1.731.262
46,500
22,584
26,832
49,476
263
42.159
7,669
10,704
56,009
985,674
166.660
4.203
68.132
21.513
128.116
35.100
2,045
2,260
561,232
48,785
104,566
4,342
46,299
19.595
765
28.930
.
6,658
3.786
6,918
68.564
634,831
4,073
2,081
13,933
6,481
147,710
67,080
133.904
5,516
65,091
2,242
1,527
50,578
--
-
12,443
26,485
183,471
1,667
49,457
6,923
294,137
229
10,584
19,085
22,066
3,248
32,547
1
,644
703,847
128,225
1,141
136,999
1 ,2,33
186,557
«
5,976
a.
.
a
THE CHRONICLE
July 3 1920.
19
NET.
GROSS.
ROADS.
1919.
1918.
Increase.
$
354,596
315,144
39.452
44,831
39,735
5.096
918,883
702,169
216.714
320,067
Houghton County Traction Co.a
297,151
Hudson River & Eastern Traction. a
21,251
22,598
Hudson Valley Railway Co.b
1,118,942
1,126,839
Illinois Traction System. a
17,756,584 15,261,003
.495,581
Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction Co.b
677,075
532,143
144,932
,165,442
/ Indianapolis Street Railway. a
4,738,941
3,573,499
Indiana Railways & Light Co.b
867,239
673,946
193,293
Interboro Rapid Transit Co. (New York). a
47,464,471 40,881,933
,582,538
International Railway (Buffalo, N. Y.).a
,901,401
9,300,437
7,399,036
Interstate Consolidated Street Railway Co.a
223,022
187,091
35,931
Inter- Urban Railway Co.a
967,968
1,324,521
Interurban Railway & Terminal Co.a
212,653
224,118
Iowa Railway & Li^t Co.a
2,375,253
2,121,985
253,268
Iowa Southern Utilities Co.a
77.516
528,495
450,979
Ithaca Traction Corp. a
226,993
224,664
2.329
Jamestown Street Railway. b
313,804
444.913
Jersey Central Traction Co.a
317.174
283.614
33.560
Joplin & Pittsburgh Railway Co.a
806,826
134.460
672,366
Kanawha Traction & Electric Co.a
744,512
102.187
642,325
Kansas City Clay County & St. Joseph Railway. a
1.041,965
843,529
198.436
Kansas City Kaw Valley & Western Railway, a
338,147
247,139
91 .008
Kansas City Railways Co.a
8,818,767
8,404,254
414,513
Kansas Electric Utilities Co. (and controlled cos.)_a
407,001
59,202
347,799
Keokuk Electric Co.a
317,237
264,236
53,001
Key West Electric Co.a
227,260
202,873
24,387
Kingston Consolidated Railroad. b
191,359
159,878
31.481
Knoxville Railway & Light Co.b
1,396,099
1,223,305
172,794
Lake Shore Electric Railway (entire system). a
2,611,756
422,431
2,189,325
Lehigh Valley Transit Co.a
/3.771,303 /3. 320, 145
451.158
Lewisburg Milton & Watsontown Passenger Railway. a.
63,563
68,406
Lewistown & Reedsville Electric Railway. b
146,217
178,285
Lincoln Traction Co.b
1,061,008
1,004,658
56,350
Little Rock Railway & Elec. Co. (Railway Dept. only).b873,932
742.053
131,879
Long Island Electric Railway. a
269,105
42.111
226,994
Los Angeles Railway Corporation.b
7.403,590
823,082
6.580,508
Louisville Railway Co.b
3,537,234
3,711,446
Lowell & Fitchburg Street Ry.a
103,871
128,808
Macon Railway & Light Co.a
766.573
657,469
109,104
Madison (Wis.) Railways.a
349,224
51,146
298,078
Manchester Traction. Light & Power Co. and sub. cos.
2,020,619
355.584
1, 665,035
Manhattan Bridge Three-Cent Line.a
186.453
145,503
40,950
Manistee Railway Co.a
16,700
13,927
2,773
.
Marion & Bluffton Traction Co.a
140,922
101,726
39,196
Massachusetts Northeastern Street Railway Co.a
971,700
782,204
189.496
Memphis Street Railway. a
2,675,110
2,034,325
640.785
Michigan Railway Co.a
4,839,612
4,067,992
771,620
Middlesex & Boston Street Railway, b
1,141,906
970,571
171,335
dMilwavikee Electric Railway & Light Co.a
14,888,446 12,010,271
,878,175
Milford Attleboro & Woonsocket Street Railway. a
149,422
117,026
32,396
Milford & Uxbridge Street Ry.a
346,728
324,378
22,350
Millville Traction Co.a
75,046'
60,801
14,245
Milwaukee Northern Railway. a
529,376
423,444
105,932
Mobile Light & Railroad Co.a
966,442
725,626
240,816
Monongahela Valley Traction Co.a
4,418,700
3.787,328
631,372
ontoursville Passenger Railway (Ry. Dept. only). a
32,983
29,262
3,721
Morris County Traction Co.b
435,101
418,977
16.124
Nashville Railway & Light Co.a
3,224,384
2,866,213
358.171
New Bedford & Onset Street Railway. a
250,574
223,175
27.399
New Jersey & Penna. Traction Co. (Princeton Div.).b..
123,339
101,741
21,598
New Orleans Ry. & Light Co. (Railway Dept. only).b.- 6,539,207 4,991,145 ,548,062
Newport News & Hampton Ry. Gas & Electric Co.a
2,718,837
2,168,487
550,350
Newport & Providence Railway. a
160,584
196,759
New York & Long Island Traction Co.a
568,490
507,628
60,862
New York & North Shore Traction Co.a
146,711
151,859
New York & Queens County Railway. a
1,136,346
967,319
169,027
New York Railways, a
13,104,254 11,212,760
,891,494
New York & Stamford Railway. a
434,002
374,392
59,610
New York State Railways, a
9,405,911
8,470,160
935,751
New York Westchester & Boston Railway.a
752,307
173.776
578,531
Niagara Gorge Railway.b
197,639
129,107
68.532
Northampton Street Railway, b
276,768
204,918
71.850
pNorthamp. Tr. Co.fexcl. Nor.-Easton& Wash.Tr.Co.)a
153,717
156,942
North Carolina Public Service Co.a
856.756
705,373
151.383
Northern Massachusetts Street Ry.a
261,554
222,993
38,561
Northern Ohio Traction & Light Co.a
9,227,840
7,224,142
.003,698
Northern Texas Electric Co.a
3.387,854
458,094
. .
2,929,760
Northwestern Pennsylvania Railway.b
411,528
380,693
30,835
Ocean Electric Railway (Long Island). a . .
206,578
156,929
49,649
Ohio Electric Railway Co.b
4,606,322
4.098.088
508,234
.
Ohio River Electric Ry. & Power Co.a
85,793
111,006
Oklahoma Railway Co.a
1,739,545
1,294,326
446,219
.
Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway.a
4,156,175
3,344,053
812,122
I
Omaha & Lincoln Railway & Light Co.a
152,959
115,785
37,174
Orange Coimty Traction Co.a
237,947
203,693
34,254
Oregon Electric Railway.b
1,093,070
..
1,021,696
71,374
Ottumway Railway & Light Co.a
456.267
..
402,162
54,105
Owensboro City Railroad
98,490
82,378
16,112
Peekskill Lighting & Railroad (Railway Dept. only). a.
81,677
61,660
20,017
Pennsylvania-New Jersey Railway.a
239,326
258,357
Pennsylvania & Ohio Railway
144.778
118,096
26,682
Pensacola Electric Co.a
543,592
506,050
37,542
I.I
Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railway.b
370,181
340,508
29,673
Philadelphia & Easton Electric Railway
150,433
129,682
20,751
Philadelphia Company Pittsburgh Railways Co.a
16,487,625 14.056,034 2,431,591
Beaver Valley Traction Co.a.. . .
518,389
444,864
73,525
Pittsburgh & Beaver Street Railway.a..
89,942
14,426
75,516
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.a
36,039,519 31.704,428 4,335.091
Philadelphia & West Chester Traction Co.b
818,794
630,392
188.402
.
Philadelphia & Western Railway.a
732,301
619,151
113,150
Pittsburgh Harmony Butler & iSTewcastle Railway.b... /1 ,109,422
239.073
/870,349
Pittsburgh Mars & Butler Railway.b
390,402
334,949
55,453
Plattsburgh Traction Co.b
37,766
33.907
3,8.59
Port Jervis Traction Co.a..
27,616
10,562
17,054
Portland (Ore.) Railway, Light & Power Co.a.
8.591,001
7.667.129
923,872
Poughkeepsie & Wappinger Falls Railway.a
231,617
196.404
35,213
Public Service Ry. (N. J), incl. Public Service RR.a.. 23,217,945 19.989,666 3,228,279
Putnam & Westchester Traction. a
..
11,906
5,146
6.760
Republic Railway & Light Co.a
6,259,612
711,566
5.548,046
'"_
Rhode Island Co.a
6,970,675
"I"I
6,311,285
659,390
Richmond Light & Railroad Co.a.- I'll"
538,703
94,450
444,253
Rochester Lockport & Buffalo Railway.a..
....
553,566
455.483
98,083
Rochester & S>Tacu.se Railroad Co., Inc. a
130,490
1,014,145
883,655
Rochester & Manitou Railroad. a
35,515
26,905
8,610
Rome Railway & Light Co.a
242,905
42,409
IIIIIIIII.
200,496
Rutland Railway, Light & Power Co.a.
487,444
468.327
19,117
Saginaw-Bay City Railway.a
742,215
584,131
158,084
St. Albans & Swanton Traction Co.a
35,115
4,792
30,323
St. Joseph Railway, Light, Heat & Power Co.a
2,053,384
365,100
1, 688,284
Salem & Pennsgrove Traction Co.a
143,998
231,341
Salt Lake & Utah Railroad. a
708,026
171,006
537,020
San Diego Electric Railway.a
1,034,969
1, 088,363
Sandusky Norwalk & Mansfield Electric Railway.a .
6,408
57,296
50,888
San Francisco Napa & Calistoga Railway.a
3,38,704
326,916
11,788
r San Francisco- Sacramento Railroad .a
291,710
1,173 .,506
881 ,796
San Joaquin Light & Power Corp. (Railway Dept. only).
115,912
96,974
18,938
Schenectady Railway Company. a
1,664,282
241,628
1, 422,654
Scioto Valley Traction Co.b
_
818,188
1,023,108
Seattle & Rainier Valley Railway Co.a
426,206
76,079
3,50,127
Second Avenue (New York City). a 921 ,552
820,747
100,805
Shamokin & Mt. Carmel Transit Co a
197,339
216,579
Shore Line Electric Ry. Co. (Conn.). a
1,238,469
1.578,739
Shreveport Railways Co a
447, .5.55
322.774
124,781
Sioux City Service Co.a. .
.
.
288,965
1,302,290
1,013.325
Slate Belt Electric St. Ry.b
8,005
131.907
123.902
South Carolina Light, Power & Railways Co.a -.
692,746
655,777
36,969
Southern Michigan Railway.b ..
288,135
209,642
78,493
Helena Light & Railway Co. a
Henderson Traction Co
Holyoke Street Railway_a
]
Decrease
1919.
$
22,916
1,347
7,897
356.553
11.465
131,109
71.847
4.502
159.782
69.037
3,042
191,284
5,212,403
242,427
1,078,937
381,950
15,611.780
1,329,813
44,682
124,249
defl6,053
631,591
143,817
def6,095
34,630
42,086
199,3.32
203,206
c364,093
106,098
def 728,911
120,963
53,381
79,510
43,330
590,463
716,223
/1 .044,923
4.843
32.068
174.212
24.937
7,991
21.229
207.758
291.309
def 3. 651
1.824.048
742.794
21,938
211.376
86.268
688.992
19.187
744
36.823
165.026
846.112
1,430,657
196,118
c3 ,336 ,072
M
36.175
"5".
148
3.225
25.213
14,217
50,002
def 12, 172
190,010
207,179
1,399,646
def 1,150
102,287
788,088
52,369
33,424
2,339,971
732,598
22,441
33,683
def2,161
def 132 ,412
def 376, 683
21,503
1,668,550
def 58,097
69,040
28,021
21,634
291,363
def 1,1 89
3,049,325
1.237,937
76,260
51,917
1,370,437
def 5, 056
620,486
835,949
40,695
48,703
def81 ,946
113,948
18,2.33
19.031
—
87.343
53'.394
...
204.920
19.240
340.270
14,002
17,989
11,513
102,274
120,608
37,745
1.995.522
72.712
33,499
11,645,690
274,344
263,638
/78,089
def 29, 464
11,416
def2,211
3,099,508
def 11, 031
4,341,080
1,925
cl ,517,644
420,527
def 26 ,796
127,770
212,879
1,966
72,455
125,270
74,229
803
288,645
def21,714
242,428
def 147 ,299
def 1,920
132,438
284,592
32,182
193.275
220,111
56,671
47,844
70,651
defl93.508
147,777
332.303
31,685
2,30,212
126,486
1918.
Increase.
Decrease.
$
49,072
22,775
9,014
4.512
75,886
83,896
35".542
104,579
1,362
1,680
261,746
7b",462
4,294,005
918,398
142,626
99,801
1,156,092
77J55
298,744
83,206
14,996,939
614.841
871.002
458,811
21 .040
23,642
124.996
747
def 82. 384
66, .331
577.821
53,770
124,953
18,864
def8,847
2,752
32,186
2.444
38,498
3.588
140,970
58,362
192,015
11.191
c320,176
43.917
75,114
30.984
822,803
1.551.714
77.365
•43.598
"¥.046
59,427
84,364
4,854
50,612
7.282
572,284
18,179
596,242 1119.981
/886,525 2158.398
11,437
3.446
20,982
247
152,167
55,591
246.524
44.785
def2. 134
1.517
1.590.785
233.263
1..
327.475
5841681
31,9.38
10.000
210,965
410
82,400
3.868
560,257
128.735
16,498
2.689
def3,070
3,814
35,075
1,748
69,200
105,826
578,810
267,302
1,106.798
323,859
181.413
14,705
c2. 445. 648
890.424
def 20, 959
35.176
50,410
408
def 26 ,226
14,054
153,208
36.802
191,187
15.992
1,173,669
225.877
def2,465
.1.315
118,838
16.551
939,346
151.258
22,619
29.750
27,403
6.021
1,704,507
635.464
611,034
121.564
68,637
46,196
33 ,406
277
4.634
"6J95
def22 1.887
89.475
2,053",586
1,676,897
17,283
4.220
1,291,789
376,761
defl20,643
62,546
33,504
35,536
22,537
5.484
44,823
23,188
273,869
17,494
def40,470
39,281
2,418,4,50
630,875
1.045,927
192,010
66,131
10,129
52,726
809
1,197,415
173,022
def990
¥,066
446,618
173,868
694,416
141,533
31,312
9,383
43,302
5,401
def 30, 192
51,754
135,255
21,307
17,062
1.171
def8,898
22,900
40.503
22.514
20.860
9.347
145.668
43.394
92.640
27,968
31.549
6,196
1.679.609
315,913
55,770
16,942
4,908
28,591
11,334,856
310,834
234,440
39,904
216,351
47.287
/22,116
55,973
def28 ,066
1,398
9,409
2,007
deflO.484
8,273
2,540,094
559,414
def 12, 975
1,944
5,136,466
795.386
def517
2,442
01,411,128
106,516
591,484
170.957
38,239
65,035
74,883
52,887
128.191
84,688
def218
2.184
49,102
23.353
142,449
17,179
33.824
40.405
"""456
1.253
395.748
107,103
46.213
67,927
150.883
91.545
def45.170
1021129
1.789
3,709
164.559
32.121
251.618
32 .974
12.187
19.995
91.759
101.516
309.685
89,574
55.598
1.073
106.726
58l882
55.415
15l236
209", 452
15.944
99.697
48.080
284,256
48.047
32,861
1.176
316,808
86,596
84,278
42.208
•
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THE CHRONICLE
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[Vol. 111.
NET.
GROSS.
ROADS.
1919.
Southern New York Power & Railway Corporation. b
Southwestern Traction Co.a
Springfield Electric Railway. a
Springfield Street Railway Co-a
Springfield & Xenia Railway Co-a
Stark Electric Railroad. b
Staten Island Midland Railway.a
Steuben\-ille East Liverpool & Beaver Valley Trac.a
Syracuse Northern Electric Ry., Inc
Syracuse & Suburban Railroad. a
Tampa Electric Company. a
itTerre Haute Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Co. a
Texas Electric Railway.a
Thn-d Avenue (N. Y.) Stjstcm.a
Tide.vater Southern Railway.a
Toledo Bowling Green & Southern Traction Co.b
Toledo Fostoria & Findlay Ry.a
Toledo & Indiana Railroad.a
Trenton Bristol & Philadelphia Street Railway. b
Trenton & Mercer County Traction Co. a
Troy & New England Railway Co. a
Tuscaloosa Railway & Utilities Co.a
Twin City Rapid Transit (Minneapolis) . b
Union Ry., Gas & Electric Co. (Railway Dept. only).b..
Union Street Railway, a
Union Traction Co (California). b.
Union Traction Co. of Indiana. a
United Light & Railways Co. (subsidiary companies). a.
United Railways & Electric Co.a
United Traction Company (Albany). b
Utah-Idaho Central RR
:
.
Valley
Ra ilways .a
Virginia Railway & Power
Wallkill Transit Co.b
Co.b
Washington Baltimore & Annapolis Electric Railway.a
Washington Railway & Elec. Co. (and sub. railway cos.) a
Washington Water Power Company. a
Waterloo Cedar Falls & Northern Ry. a
WaterviUe Fairfield & Oakland Railway.a
West Chester Kennett & Wilmington Electric Railway.a
Westchester Street Railway Company, b
Westchester Street Railroad.a
Western New York & PennsylvaniaTraction.a
Western Ohio Railway, a
Westmoreland County Railway Co.b
West Penn Railways Co.a
Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton RR. (and affiliated cos.)-b
Wilkes-Barre Railways Co.a
Wilm. & Phila. Trac. Co. (incl. So. Penna. Trac. Co.).b_
Winona
Interiu-ban Railway.b
Gas & Electric Co.a
Public Service Co.a
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Railway, Light & Power Co.a
Traction. Light. Heat & Power Co. (Ry. only) a
Valley Electric Co. (Railway only)_a
.Worcester Consolidated Street Railway Co.a
f
York Railways Co.a
Y'oungstown
&
$
493.192
46,701
112,706
,064,637
Total (315 roads)
Increase or decrease
Per cent of increase
410,974
36,307
104,757
2,592,330
88,641
494,161
3,934,2.56
3,.341,713
1 ,091 ,851
420,967
249.040
1918.
Increase.
26,539
733,895
24,054
$
118,787
3.402
def375
395,313
6,864
137,893
def 119,144
72,636
8,442
36.148
507.574
1.250.668
1.213.233
2,367,348
def 61. 149
153,187
945,452
59,651
21.292
180.797
def 710
102.581
3.048,420
949.705
192,800
9,210
899,186
2,885,193
226,468
6,759
2,761,-337
c3 ,453 ,023
82,218
10,394
7,949
472,307
25,608
23,527
78,033
69,833
19,726
34,166
206.702
715,021
570,036
,514,882
28,210
57,507
c3, 332, 942
312.991
336.818
106,971
3,647,188
17,200
596,007
641.791
1.742.429
35.768
14,445
7.947
104,058
def 50, 188
52 ,.380
378,613
384,507
123.162
2,972,137
13.573
765,495
831,317
2.50.302
3,167
.592.543
277. .3e4
65,781
45,139
752.278,057 636.751.762 119129421
1919.
$
152.786
8,971
7,023
114,249
517.688
281,8.38
359,871
770,76
840.600
85,665
105,391
138,808
172,974
1,062,546
1, 269,248
3,882,516
4,597.537
2,381,475
2.951.511
12.192,770 10,677,888
183,854
212,064
490,101
547,608
267,494
307,611
4'M17
295,698
58,130
353,828
170,893
144.354
879,501
281,031
1,160.532
33,037
36.428
3,391
244,182
35,703
279.885
9,711,194 1,782,284
11,493,478
2,228,324
589,892
2,818.216
1,145,113
1,439,769
294,656
71,400
56,756
14.644
3,198,821
582,733
3,781.554
9,176,443
10,169,725
993,282
14,794,234 11,929,701 2.864.533
2,530,057
318.815
2,848,872
1,038,866
82,750
1,121,616
378,843
497,486
118,643
7,909,966 1,274,603
9,184,569
70,198
77,725
7.527
2,902,015
2,168.120
3,998,778 1,.394 ,308
5,393.086
2,927,379
742,713
3,670,092
752,139
123,390
875,529
104,108
1,32.991
28,883
12,262
63.588
75,850
185,464
225,153
39,689
242,830
298,585
55,755
475,276
451,222
841,364
967,257
125,893
60,869
57,702
9,685,448 1,369,674
11,055,122
570,248
103,643
673,891
1,633,229
4,54,648
2,087,877
3,637,506
641,731
4.279.237
247,745
33.090
280,835
.344,831
2.106,440
2,451,271
722.412
215.843
938.2.55
488.094
116.184
604.278
169.295
228.619
.59,324
73,705
27.406
101,111
1.369,215
486.748
294.179
Ohio River RaiU'oad.b
Youngstown & Suburban Railway.a
Decrease
Increase.
1918.
$
119,.560
def67,886
113,311
def2,157
25,243
442,270
1,177.760
945,217
2,164,250
2,804
156,631
935,223
39,923
25,6
200,750
5,052
79,560
2,707,221
623,614
185,022
6,938
823,424
Decrease.
33.999
5.569
7,398
168.845
105
18.333
51,258
40.675
10,599
10,905
65,304
72,908
268,016
203,098
63.953
3.444
10,229
19.728
4.387
19,953
5,762
23.021
341,199
326,091
7.778
2,272
75,762
123,856
120.081
65,622
47.689
16,191
675,051
3,627
169,488
189,526
287,527
26,946
10,252
6,189
34,876
8,520
1,454,902
8,822
4,193
1.758
69.182
def 58, 708
108,189
187,025
55.809
63,277
30, .336
22.855
3,750,270
3,459.776
221,102
228,818
n67,758 ndef 1.52, 027
1,372,553
1,006.803
40,947
53,313
304.861
311,338
309, 65P
206,0.50
1.38.085
219,997
c37,910
18.061
23.301
12.084
501.243
432,771
C418.263
C311.213
119,517
115,078
90.122
70,183
"7",48i
290,494
7.716
219,785
365,750
12,366
6,477
103,606
81,912
19,849
11,217
68,472
107,050
4.439
19.939
3,603,126 176.251,349 160,839,099 26,427.249 11,014,999
15,412,250
115.526295
(9.58%)
(18.14%)
a After deducting taxes.
rf Including earnings
of the Milwaukee Light, Heat &
b Before dedi:cting taxes.
c After deducting depreciation,
Traction Co., which was acquired by the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co. on Feb. 11 1919. ("Earnings were adversely affected by the
coal strike during Nov. and Dec. 1919.
/For years
It is estimated that net earnings would have been .S3.50() more, bad not this strike occurred.
ending Nov. 30 1919 and 1918. g
known as the Erie County Traction Corporation, ft For years ending Jan. 31 1920 and 1919. f Including
Chicago & Milwaukee Electric Ry. -Milwaukee City lines, i After deducting operating expenses, taxes, interest on Parr Shoals bonds and dividends
on Parr Shoals pref. stock, k Excluding Indianapolis Street Railway Co. I Earnings as reported for 1918 are for the Indianapolis Trac. & Term. Co.
OT 1918 figures include Lewiston Augusta & WaterviUe Street Ry. (now Androscoggin & Kennebec Ry.). whose gross earnings in that year were
$894,784 and net, after taxes, .$103,678. ?i After deducting rentals.
o Includes e,arnlngs of the Brooklyn City RR.: this road was leased to the
Brooklyn Heights RR. up to Oct. 19 1919 upon which date the lease was terminated and the road turned back to its owners.
have, however,
included the earnings of the Brooklyn City RR. subsequent to the termination of the lease, which wore as follows: Gross, .$2,100,481; net. after taxes,
S2r2.078. p 1918 figuies obtained from unofficial sources,
r Known as the Oakland Antio;h & Eastern RR. up to Jan. 1920
After deducting Interest,
q
Now
We
.
(fAxvvcnt %x(cvLts
zma ^xscnssions
CONTINUED OFFERING OF BRITISH TREASURY
mate
BILLS.
The usual
was disposed
The gold is believed to be sent here in anticipation of the Anglo-French
maturity, but it is not ear-marked for that purpose, going into the
general British Government balance here.
It will be sold to the Federal
Reserve Bank, the usual procedure. Total receipts of gold for British
Government account since tne movemen tstarted some months ago approxi.578,000.000.
offering of ninety-day British Treasury bills
week by J. P. Morgan & Co. on a discount basis of 6%, the rate which has been in effect for
some time past. The bills in this week's offerfng are dated
June 28.
of this
GOLD SHIPMENT FROM GREAT BRITAIN CONSIGNED
TO KUHN, LOEB & CO.
The shipment of gold consigned to Kuhn, Loeb & Co., of
on the Mauretania, which arrived here
June 26, amounted to ,?3, 2.50, 000, consisting of 66 boxes. Reference to the gold carried by the Mauretania was made in these columns last Saturday, page 2612.
this city, received
on Saturday
RATE ON FRENCH TREASURY BILLS CONTINUED
AT W2%.
The French ninety-day Treasury bills were disposed of
this week on a discount basis of 6}^%
the figure to which
the rate was advanced March 26; it had previously for
some time been 6%. The bills in this week's offering are
—
dated July
2.
Besides the amount brought for the bankers, about $600,000
of gold, it is said, was consigned to the Bank of Montreal.
Regarding the later shipment, the "Wall Street Journal" of
June 29 said;
At the local office of the Bank of Montreal it was stated that the bank
was merely acting as agents for a client whose name it did not wish to disclose.
GOLD SHIPMENT FROM HONG KONG CONSIGNED TO
J. P. MORGAN & CO.
The
third gold shipment to be received in a month's time
at Pacific Coast Ports from the Far East consigned to J. P.
Morgan & Co.
arrived at San Francisco on June 30. As
two previous shipments, received at the
end of May at Seattle and San Francisco both totaling
$22,200,000 the latest consignment has been deposited with
the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco for the account
of the British Government.
The present week's shipment
consists of 12,000,000 rubles gold, valued at approximately
.S6,,500,000.
Stating that "the shipment is assumed to be
part of the gold deposited in Hong Kong as security for the
loan to the Kolehak Government, roughly $22,000,000 of
which has previously come forward," the "Journal of Commerce" yesterday added:
last,
It is
understood that the gold will remain
in
New
York.
The shipment came consigned to "the holder of the bill of lading on
the Mandala." The Mandala is owned by the British Steam Navigation
Co.
That .$600,000 Mauretania gold consigned to "the holder of bill of lading
per Mandala," and now in hands of the New York agents of the Bank of
Montreal, probably came from the East. The Mandala arrived in London
on May 22 from Bombay and sailed again for Port Said on June 2.
in the case of the
—
—
BRITISH
TREASURY ENCOURAGES
GOLD SHIPMENTS.
U.
S.
In London advices the "Wall Street Journal" of June 30
said:
Gold movement to America is expected to continue in increasing volume.
Though gold is not now moving from the Treausry. it is significant that the
British Government is encouraging private export to America as part of a
definite policy of re-establishing, as fast as possible, the time honored
custom of having a free market for gold in London, wliich, in itself, will
automatically help to rectify exchange, thus tending toward the restoration
of healthy trade conditions. Present outflow of gold is regarded differently
from the war time gold exports. The latter was a drain on England, but
^
July 3
THE CHRONICLE
1920.]
in the present instance
more gold
is
being imported here than exported.
The government only wants to keep enough gold to meet Immediate
The prospect is that for some time the surplus will be exported.
needs.
It is
emphasized that America should always get the preference. It was India's
demands dm-ing the last nine months which prevented the carrying out of
this policy earlier.
That comparatively little is now going to India will be to the advantage
of the United States.
The fact that India is demanding less gold is a
matter of much satisfaction to the British Government. There will be no
hesitation on the oart of the British Treasury to send gold again in connection with war loans, but at present it is not regarded as a necessary
measure.
The
In regard to the control of Victory Bonds members of the Montreal Stock
Exchange have decided to renew the agreement with the special Victory
Loan Committee, at the request of the Finance Minister through that
body, thereby insuring the continuance of price stabilization of the bonds
for the next few months.
There was some doubt as to whether the agreement would be continued, but it was finally considered that such a plan
would be best. No action has as yet been taken by the Toronto Exchange,
although
it
scarcely thought that the request will be refused.
is
The
market committee, in a letter, says: "The Minister of Finance feels that it
would be an inopportune moment to allow any maturities of the 1917
and 1918 issues to find their level on the open market." The agreement in
connection with the 1919 issue terminates at the end of this year.
British
last Spring
Jones
Government is still hearing reports that the big movement
was in connection with the Argentine loan requirements. Dow,
»1
&
Co.
is
was absolutely
assured that the gold sent to the United Statse at that time
for the Anglo-French loan maturity and had nothing to do
with the Argentine situation, which was merely incidental.
PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL SILVER BY
U.
BELGIAN ACCEPTANCE CREDIT PAID
S.
MINT.
BELGIAN LOAN DEFINITIVE NOTES.
On June 30 J. P. Morgan & Co. and
Company announced that they were
the Guaranty Trust
prepared to deliver
Kingdom of Belgium external gold loan one-year and fiveyear
notes in definitive form in exchange for the trust,
The loan was offered in Janureceipts now outstanding.
are, and details were given in the "Chronicle" of Jan. 17,
page 203.
6%
OFFERING OF SWITZERLAND
BY LEE, HIGGINSON & CO.
authorized for the following from
i
Advices from Madrid say that subscriptions for Spanish Treasury bonds
of 300,000,000 pesetas at 4J4% have been offered.
The whole amount is
expected to be covered promptly. The Spanish government has decided
to put up for public tender the manufacture of matches, heretofore a government monopoly.
The municipality of Madrid
various improvements.
is
to issue a loan of 60,000,000 pesetas for
According to recent announcement the issue of Treasury
bonds to the amount of 400,000,000 pesetas was planned
by Spain to meet a deficit.
RENEWAL OF SPANISH LOAN
TO FRANCE.
Under date of June 17, the daily papers printed the
lowing from Paris:
fol-
Renewal of the Spanish loan to France of 35,000.000 pesetas has been
arranged by a Spanish bankers' consortium, according to Madrid dispatches
quoting gossip in financial circles there. It is said this step was taken with
the authorization of the Spanish Government.
JAPANESE INDUSTRIAL BANK TO MAKE
ADVANCES TO BUSINESS MEN.
According to a Tokio dispatch June 29 to the newspapers
here, representatives of twenty-five Japanese banking associations have delegated the Industrial Bank to advance
capital to business men to tide them over their present
financial difficulties.
CITY OF FRANKFORT {GERMANY) BONDS RESTORED
TO TRADING ON NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
The City of Frankfort on Main (Germany) 3J^% loan of
1901 was restored to the Stock Exchange list on Jime 30.
of the Exchange the New York "Times"
July 1 daid:
It was announced yesterday by the Stock Exchange that City of Frankfort
3i4% bonds, put out in 1901, had been reinstated or trading on the Exchange. The issue amounts to 10,668,000 marks. The bonds were stricken
Regarding the action
list on Feb. 26 1918, or nearly a year after this country entered
the war. It develops that during all that time the Stock Exchange was
ignorant of the fact that it stUl was permitting trading in the bonds of an
enemy country. This lapse came about, it is said, through the fact that
the bonds were inactive, few, if any, transactions being recorded. Eventually the Stock Exchange discovered the condition and rectified it by striking
the bonds from the trading list.
from the
BRITISH INDIA'S REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS ON
GOLD IMPORTS.
BONDS
Official announcement was made yesterday (July 2)
by Lee, Higginson & Co. of this city, that $25,000 ,000 bonds
of the Government of Switzerland would probably be offered
in this city next week.
The announcement follows:
It is understood that the Government of Switzerland has concluded
negotiations with their fiscal agents in America for the sale of .'$25,000,000
twenty or twenty-five year Sinking Fund Bonds. There are liberal Sinking fund provisions, and the bonds will be offered at a very attraccive
rate, probably on Tuesday, by the same Syndicate which has conducted
the Swiss business heretofore, Lee, Higginson & Co., Guaranty Trust
Co., National City Co., and A. Iselin & Co.
—
The above statement had been preceded by
advices to
the daily papers from Berne June 27, regarding the intention
of the Government of Switzerland to raise a loan in this
Country, these advices stating:
The Swiss Government has decided to raise a loan of from $20,000,000
to $30,000,000 in the United States.
The rate of interest is to be from 6
to 7%.
The date of emission 'of the loan has not yet been fixed.
A year ago a syndicate headed by Lee, Higginson&Co.,
the Guaranty Trust Company and the National City Company floated an issue of $30,000,000 Government of Switzerland
gold bonds, the offering having been referred to
in our issue of July 26, 1919, page 329.
5H%
MONTREAL STOCK EXCHANGE RENEWS AGREEMENT FOR CONTROL OF CANADIAN VICTORY
BONDS.
Referring to the decision of the Montreal Stock Exchange
to renew the agreement between the members and the Special
Victory Loan Committee, the "Monetary Times" of Canada
says:
is
2:
^
OFF.
instalment of $40,000,000 of the .$50,000,000
Belgian acceptance credit granted a year ago was paid off
on June 30. The first $10,000,000 of the credit was paid
The credit was arranged by a
at its maturity June 10.
syndicate of American banks in behalf of Belgian industrial
interests to provide funds for the purchase of American goods.
Payment of the loan was made possible through the disposal
of the $50,000,000 twenty-five-year New Kingdom of Belgium external 73^% loan floated by J. P. Morgan & Company and the Guaranty Trust Company. This offering was
referred to in our issue of Saturday last, page 2613 and June
5, page 2341.
final
PROPOSED
"Financial America"
London July
Over 5,000,000 ounces of silver have been bought by the
Director of the Mint since the purchase of 1,500,000 ounces
from the American Smelting & Refining Co., referred to in
out issue of June 19, page 2531. Last week (page 2613) we
noted the additional purchase of 1,700,000 ounces; since
then it is reported that on June 26 100,000 ounces were
bought at $1 an ounce for delivery at New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco; the purchase of 700,000 ounces for
delivery at the Mint at Philadelphia was announced on
June 28; on June 29 it was stated that there had been a
further purchase of 40,000 ounces; on June 30 the purchase
of 1,000,000 ounces for delivery at the Philadelphia Mint was
reported; yesterday (July 2) the purchase of 200,000 ounces
for the mint at San Francisco and 900,000 ounces for the
Philadelphia ]Mint was announced.
The
SUBS CRIPTIONS TO SPANISH TREASURY BONDS.
advices to Washington with regard to the remova'
import restrictions on gold coin in British India, are
of the
reported as follows in "Commerce Reports" of June 25:
The
A
cablegram from Counsel General Skinner in London, June 22 1920,
states that the Government of British India has announced that from
June 21 1920, all restrictions on the importation of gold bullion and foreign
coin are removed, and that until July 12. the ratio will be 15 rupees to the
pound. After July 12, all restrictions on the importation of British gold
coin will be removed, but such coin wiU cease to be legal tender, pending
new
legislation
on the subject.
A
reference to this appeared in these columns last week,
page 2613.
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SAN SALVADOR ENDS MORATORIUM
The moratorium which had been in operation in Salvador
World War began and has profoundly affected
commerce and finance, was terminated on June 28 bj^ an
since the
executive decree, according to a cablegram to the daily
papers from San Salvador.
DEPOSIT OF GOLD IN ARGENTINA TO RELEASE
FUNDS IN FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
On June 26 it was announced from Buenos Aires that
additional gold had been released from the deposits of the
Argentine Embassy in Washington for the purpose of
liquidating Argentine debts in the United States, this it
was said, bringing the total amount released up to $30,800,000.
The New York Federal Reserve Bank in its report for June,
issued this
May
week
says:
Argentina has avoided exporting gold to this country by
drawing against her deposits with the Federal Reserve Bank. II or ImportSince
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have depositedlwlth theiTiGovernment gold that would othermse have
had to be shipped to settle indebtedness, and the Government has arranged
for such settlements by drawing against her credit balance here to the extent
of about $22,000,000. As far as the Federal Reserve Bank was concerned
the transaction amounted simply to a transfer of credit on its books and
no gold was withdrawn, inasmuch as the Argentine funds held by the
Federal Reserve Bank have been in the form of a deposit credit and not of
earmarked gold.
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ers
CONTROL OF CREDIT PRODUCING RESULTS
ACCORDING TO FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
According to the Federal Reserve Board's review of business conditions for the month of June, "control of credit and
discrimination between non-essential and speculative borrowing is producing some results, although these are reported as
developing themselves slowly and gradually." The report,
made public July 1, saj's:
Considerable variation in business conditions, taking the country as a
whole, is reported by Federal Reserve agents. In agricultural production
there is a perceptible improvement in prospects, due to seasonable weather,
good distribution of moistiu-e. and the replanting of crops. In manufacttu"Ing, conditions are in some districts reported as chaotic, ranging from extreme optimism to equally extreme pessimism. The railroad situation has
been somewhat improved, but as yet not sufficiently to warrant a belief
that the effect of the breakdown has been overcome. There is stiU great
congestion of goods.
In retail trade there is evidence of a decreased volume of demand in many
Quite
parts of the coimtry. although some of this decline is seasonal.
generally there is a tendency to settle down to a readjustment basis and to
proceed with business upon the new level of prices and demand. Control
of credit and discrimination between non-essential and speculative borrowing is producing some result^, although these are reported as developing
themselves slowly and gradually. The present price situation is unsettled
and is being closely watched. WhUe some price reporting agencies fehow
reductions, others, including among them the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
show Increases in prices, due perhaps to the different characters of the commodities used in making up index numbers and the methods of construction,
rather than in discrepancy in prices themselves. Foodstuffs and essential
commodities except clothing and shoes, show little indication of reduction.
Luxuries and 'unessentials' have been in may lines distinctly cut.
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partially overlooked by the fine building of the Royal Exchange;
easily be made the largest and most magnlficient structure
in the city of London.
portion
is
The bank can
Mail advices to the Associated Press from London,
26 had the following to say regarding the growth of the
and the plans
May
Bank
for enlarging its quarters.
is to be rebuilt.
The governors and court of
directors of the institution for the past twenty-five years have considered
the advisability of replacing tne black, one-story "Old Lady of Threadneedle
Street" with a more modern and commodious structure.
The inadequacy
of the venerable pile to meet present day needs has necessitated the establishment, since the beginning of the war. of six outside branch offices in
various parts of London to house the bank's growing army of clerks and
The Bank
of
England
newly created departments.
Established in 1691, the Bank of England is the oldest national bank in
Millions of people throughout the world know the outside of
the low, black building which for more than two centiu-ies has been the
Empire's financial centre. Its central part was erected in 1732-4, but
the outer part, which one sees from adjacent streets, dates from 1788.
The present building spreads over foiu- acres of what is perhaps the most
valuable real estate in the world, in the heart of London's world trading
centre.
At least once, in December, 1825. it saved the country from bankruptcy. During the Lord George Gordon riots of June, 1780, it withstood a
two-days' attack by a mob which was driven off by soldiers stationed outside and clerks and bank officials who mounted the walls.
Since that date the bank has been guarded every night by a detachment
of thirty-six soldiers, who, commanded by an officer, march down from London Tower and take up their positions on the walls at sundown
A number
of windows, which broke the blank sohdarity of the bank's outer walls,
were closed with huge blocks of granite after the rioting, but their outline
is traced by the remaining sills.
Europe.
.
NEW FRENCH TAXES— COMPARISON OF UNITED
STATES AND FRENCH TAXES.
A
cablegram from Paris June 27 to the
Herald" stated that "France's post-war
special eopjTight
"Sun and
New York
efforts to adjust her financial difficulties
take tangible
-will
form to-morrow when the new taxes become
effective
and
incomes are to be subjected to a scrutiny as rigid as those
prescribed in any AlUed countries during or since the war."
all
COMPARATIVE FIGURES OF CONDITION OF
CANADIAN BANKS.
It also said in part:
In the folio-wing we compare the condition of the Canadian
banks, under the last two monthly|; statements with the
return for June 30 1914:
ASSETS.
,
May
31 1920. April 30 1920 June 30 1914.
f
S
$
63,830,589
66,864,526
28,948,841
16,483,966
16.368.0iO
17,160,111
—
Gold and subsidiary coin
In Canada
Elsewhere-
Total...
83,348,492
181,808,584
46.108.952
92,114.482
5,956,029
5,956,078
108,650,000
108,050,000
245.845.678
265,156.786
Loans and discounts..
1,622,858,235 1,623.372.538
Bonds, securities. &c.
383.963.018
370,982,232
Call and short loans in Canada. 119.114,493
125.644,859
Call and short loans elsewhere
than in Canada
206.229.451
213.964.182
Other assets
118.718,811
121.333.535
6,667,668
3,050.000
123.608.936
925.681.966
102,344.120
67,401.484
80,198,599
172.068,567
Dominion notes..
Depos. with Minister of Finance
for security of note circulation
Deposit of central gold reserves.
Duefrom banks.
Total
137.120.167
71,209.738
3,080.682.658 3.083,537.509 1.575.307.413
LIABILITIES.
$
197,075,000
119,522,300
119,266,664
126,475,000
$
192.866,666
115.434.666
114.811,775
113.368.898
223,387.731
226,335,037
280.222.303
236,789.621
980.153.957
991,052.704
1,229,073,515 1.209,573,990
58.380,484
58,302.441
6,977,077
6,047.677
52,738,511
55,876,215
99,138.029
44.453.738
4C5,067.832
663.650.230
32.426.404
20,096,365
12,656.086
->
Capital authorized
Capital subscribed
Capital paid up
197,075,000
121, .522,300
121,266.885
128,575,000
Reserve fund..
Circulation.
Government
Demand
deposits
deposits
Timedeposits
Due to banks..
BUls payable.
Other liabilities
Total, not including capital
or reserve fund.
2.803,477,210 2,811,434,053 1,330,488.683
Note.
Owing to the omission of the cents in the official reports, the
footings in the above do not exactly agree with the total given.
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PROPOSED
NEW BUILDING
FOR THE
BANK OF
ENGLAND.
From
the
New York
"Evening Post"
of
June
19,
we
take
the following:
The Bank of England, an
architectural landmark of London, despite the
fact that it is only one story high, is likely to become a ".skyscraper" on a
very modest scale, according to a report printed by the London "Daily
Telegrapn." The plan, the newspaper is informed, "is to erect on the present
site a palatial building six or seven stories high and architectiu'ally
worthy
of the most important and most valuable area in the world.
In these days of famine in office accommodation it is regarded as an
anachrom'sm that in the very heart of the chief city of the empire there
should be a building of such magnitude of only one story in height. Sorry
as many citizens will be to sec the familiar old stnicture change its appearance, busy merchants and other City men, harassed by the want of office
room and suffering from the extortions of landlords, will view with satisfaction the handsome and spacious pile that will eventually appear.
Today the bank is completely dwarfed on all sides by the tall, imposing
structures surrounding and hemming it, and lies in a "well" formed by the
great office buildings in Prince's Street. Lothbury. St. Bartnolomews' Lane
nd Threadneedle
Street,
though
in the latter case
only the southeastern
Minister of Finance Marsal hopes to obtain 20,000,000,000 francs yearly,
thereby meeting the entire cturent budget and is instituting a systematic
organization of tax collecting which will not allow even the smallest contributor to evade payments.
Minister Marsal has had a hard battle to gain the approval of the Senate
and Chamber, but he has won. He has not taxed the ordinary citizens
beyoiid their means, while the millionaires' tax reaches a total representing
more than 40% of their income, with reductions ranging from 4% to 10%,
according to the size of their family. War profits are also the subject of an
additional 25% tax. declaration of which must be made immediately,
although if tne contributor has rendered a war service he is entitled to
elimination, this as national recognition of his patriotism.
From the New York "Times" of June 27 we take the
foUomng special correspondence from Paris, June 10, comparing the taxes paid in France and this country:
In view of the criticism frequently voiced in the LTnited States that the
French are not paying as high taxes as they might, the French Ministry
of Finance supplies "The New York Times" with an official estimate of
taxes which will be due from a man with an income equivalent to .$50,000.
The estimate has been made on the basis of a French income of 260,000
francs, which would be equivalent of $50,000 at the normal exchange
rate of 5.20 francs to the dollar, and also upon a French income of 600,000
francs, which would be equivalent to an income of .550,000 at the rate of
12 francs to the dollar. A comparison of the 1-919 French taxes with the
1920 tax schedule shows how the French Government has increased the
burden on its taxpayers.
The French Ministry of Finance, for the purpose of making its estimate,
assumes that the Frenchman's income would be equally divided between
professional or business direct income and income from investments.
It
takes as typical a married man with three children.
Here is the table of taxes paid by a Frenchman with an income of 260,000
francs:
Total Taxes
Tax on income of 130.000 francs from securities
Tax on security transfer, estimated
Tax on 130,000 francs profits from business
Income tax on 260,000
Ten per cent luxury
francs, less exemptions.
tax, cafesc clothes, jewelry, &c.,
60,000 francs
Tax upon
6,000
6,000
600
468
600
902
1.500
4.500
15.000
6.600
66,130
$12,717
payments, stock purchases, and document
taxes about
One automobile. 24 horse-power
Indirect taxes and tax on business transactions, about
Communal and departmental taxes
.
—
113,482
$21,823
all
Or. at 5.20 exchange
Following is the official estimate of taxes paid
by a French income of
—
600,000 francs:
Tax on income of 300,000 francs from seciu-ities
Tax on security transfer, estimated
Tax on 300,000 francs profit from business
Total Taxes
about
automobiles, 12 and 35 horse-power
Indirect taxes and taxes on business transactions
Communal and departmental
Or. at 12. exchange
taxes,
about
224,330
20,000
1.500
7.600
1,500
1.860
26,000
11,000
169.186
$14,098
362,680
$30,223
1.000
Two
—
Francs.
1919.
1920.
15,000
30,000
15,000
25,000
13,500
24,000
Income tax on 600,000 francs, less exemptions
94,720
Ten per cent luxury tax on purchases of 200,000 francs.. 20,000
Tax upon all payments, stock purchases and document
taxes,
—
Francs.
1919.
1920.
6,500
13,000
6,500
10.830
6,850
10,400
34,312
50,160
966
:
July
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3 1920.]
Thus it will be seen that under the new French tax scheme a man with
an income equivalent to §50,000 would pay approximately 50% to the
Government.
Taking the case of a Frenchman with an income of 60.000 francs, which
might be said to bo equivalent to $10,000 at normal exchange, or about
$4,500 at the present exchange, the Government's figures show that he
would pay slightly more than 20% in taxes. The following schedule shows
—
this:
Tax on income of 25 ,000 francs from securities
Tax on seciu-ity transfers
Tax on 25,000 francs income from business
Income tax on 50,000
francs, less exemptions
Ten per cent luxury tax on 10,000 francs purchases
Tax upon payments, stock purchases, &c
Total Taxes
—
Francs.
1920.
1919.
1.250
2 ,500
2,000
1,000
797
1,465
1,040
1,658
1,000
1,000
200
795
600
and taxes on business transactions
Communal and departmental taxes
Indirect taxes
250
2,000
800
7,300
11,055
It will be seen from these official tables that the effect of the new French
tax laws is to increase more rapidly the income tax on larger incomes.
The man whose income is 50,000 francs will pay in 1920 a smaller income
tax than in 1919.
The man whose income is 260,000 francs pays 50%
more income tax, while the Frenchman who has an income of 600,000
francs will pay 250% more next year than this.
The income tax being a comparatively new institution in France, the
Finance Ministry now faces the task of building the great machinery needed
to collect
it.
Corresponding American Taxes.
The following is the income tax return of an American citizen, resident
of New York State, based as nearly as possible on the French model gross
income, $50,000, married, living with his wife and ha\-ing three minor
—
children:
Gross income
Business or profession
Interest
on
1919.
$25,000
5,000
10,000
10,000
securities
Rents
Estate
23
To meet this situation and give American travelers the advantage of
current exchange rates, the American Express Company has announced
the introduction of two new forms of travelers cheques. One is a French
franc cheque, for use in the Republic and the other a pound Sterling cheque,
cashable in the United Kingdom.
The^e are calculated to help American tourists in Great Britain and
Franco, to protect themselves against the operations of exchange agents
in those countries, who seldom give them the best end of the bargain in
changing the American dollar for local currency.
American travelers who lay out their itinerary to include England and
France are thus enabled to purchase currency of such countries before they
leave the United States and secure the advantage of favorable exchange
rates and the cheques are cashable into the currencies of France and Great
Britain, at face value less a nominal stamp tax.
"«i
It is expected that the action of France and the introduction of these
special cheques will remove many of the inconveniences and annoyances
which have heretofore faced Americans, planning tours abroad.
AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN FRANCE.—
CA TALOGUE SYSTEM.
An extensive catalogue system for the purpose of assisting
French purchasers seeking American goods, and of assisting
the American export trade in general, has been inaugurated
by the American Chamber of Commerce in France. A
circular issued by the Chamber in explanation of the system
says:
If you are making
efforts to increase yoiu" foreign business, this Chamber
in a position to assist you greatly.
It has inaugurated a catalogue-file
system, the object of which is to place catalogues of American firms before
important and reliable French buyers.
Under this method preliminary correspondence can be abolished. French
buyers come to this Chamber and from an inspection of the catalogues choose
the articles they desire, without loss of tinae. They can then communicate
immediate' y with the seller without having to wait two months or more to
receive trade literature.
Your catalogues in our file serves the purpo.se of a representative in
is
It brings your line of goods to the attention of French buyers and
consumers. The catalogue file is given extensive publicity and all important French firms know of it.
France.
Total
Deductions:
Business expenses
Losses
Depreciation
Bad debts
.$50,000
$5,000
2,000
500
1,000
500
'
Real estate taxes
Total
ITALY'S
9.000
Net income subject
$41 ,000
to surtax
Credits:
Personal exemption
Three dependents
$2,000
600
Total
Income subject
Normal tax:
2,600
to normal tax..
$4,000 at 6%
$34,400 at 12%
Total normal tax
Surtax on $41,000
Total Federal tax
Total State tax
$38,400
1920.
1919.
$240 at
4,128 at
4%
8%
$160
2,752
$4,368
3.495
$2,912
3,495
$7,863
.$6,407
788
Total income tax
.$7,105
$7,863
In France the real estate taxes would be included in the communal tax,
and the State tax in the departmental; the surtax and normal tax would
be divided between the tax on securities and the tax on business profits.
Luxury taxes are the same here as they are in France and are levied in a
similar manner.
In the above table the State tax is tnat of New York.
Taxes on automobiles and legal paper transaction fees differ in various
States.
PROPOSAL FOR DISCHARGE OF FRENCH DEBT TO
THROUGH TRANSFER OF ITS COLONIES.
consortium established last October, but similar in organization and method
of operation to the others, has been created for the purpose of acquiring,
It is known as Consorzio Nazionale del Riso
milling and distributing rice.
and will operate in two sections: one will take in producers only, and the
other, all who are engaged in the milling and distribution of rice and its
by-products. The capital is put at 10,000,000 lire for each section. All
rice producers in the Kingdom nave the privilege of becoming members.
The consoritum will continue its operations until Sept. 15, 1921, when its
duration may be extended for another year.
The cost of rice per quintal (220 pounds) to the milling secion, including
wages, transportation to the mills, treatment, and operating expentes of the
cost 66.60 lire, average yield 66%';
section, are as follows: Ordinary rice
second quality cost 69.10 lire, average yield 63%: first quaUty cost
71.60 lire, average yield 55%.
S.
Regarding a proposal that France discharge her debts to
the United States by transferring to the latter certain French
colonies, press dispatches from Paris, June 4, said:
A serious discussion of a proposal that France wipe out her debt to the
United States by turning over to that country certain colonial possessions
has been aroused through the advocacy of such a course by Charles Gide,
professor of political economy in the University of Paris and one of the country's most eminent economists.
Professor Gide says he regards such a course as desirable, not only because
it would relieve France from the necessity of straining her
resources to
develop burdensome possessions, but because the day may come when
France will not be in a position to defend some of her distant colonias.
France's colonial aspirations, Professor Gide declares, should be confined
to Africa.
"Algeria, Morocco and Tunis, properly exploited, should amply suffice
to keep us supplied with what we need," Professor Gide said to-day.
MODIFICATION BY FRANCE OF LAW LIMITING
FUNDS OF DEPARTING TOURISTS.
The American Express Company has issued the following
regarding a modification in the laws of France affecting the
amount of money which departing tourists may take out of
the country.
Word has been received by officials of the American Express Company
that Prance has modified its law, prohibiting the departure of tourists from
that country with more than a tliousand francs, equivalent to $200 in
American money in normal times. It is stated that travelers may now
enter or leave Franco with any amount of money provided it be in the form
of American currency, rather than in French notes.
—
—
—
The cost of rice per quintal to the distributing centers of the milling and
distributing section, placed on railway cars at point of shipment, exclusive
of sacks, on the basis of the above cost of natiu-al rice and average yield:
Ordinary rice whole, 95 lire, broken, 64 lire; second quality whole
102.10 lire, broken, 64 lire; first quality whole, 116.50 lire, broken.
—
64
—
—
lire.
prices at which rice and its by-products are sold by the cistributing
centers are: Rice (delivered free, exclusive of sacks, at railway station at
desMnation)
ordinary and second quality 110 lire, first quality 114 lire;
by-products (delivered at plants, exclusive of sacks) broken rice, etc.,
64 lire, small rice not polished 50-50 lire, milling residuum 25 lire, other
The
—
residuums 10
U.
NATIONAL RICE CONSORTIUM.
In its monthly circular, issued July 1, the Italian Discount
& Trust Company of this city has the following to say regarding the National Rice Consortium in Italy.
A new consortiiim, not included with the other grains in tne cereal
C.
W.
—
lu'o.
WHITTEMORE ON NECESSITY OF PROTECTING
FOREIGN TRADE.
The necessity of protecting the foreign trade of the United
States against increasingly strong competition was emphasized in a statement issued by Charles W. Whittemore,
President of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Mr. Whittemore, who has been in the
in the Argentine.
United States explaining to financial and commercial interests
the necessity of allocating a certain percentage of the raw and
of the United States for foreign
trade, despite the present domestic demand, has returned
manufactured products
Buenos Aires. Mr. Whittemore said:
During the months of February, March and April of this year 1 visited a
nimiber of South American countries, and since the first of May have been
I havo boon in New Orleans, San Francisco, Chicago
in the United States.
and New York, and have had numerous interviews and meetings with
individuals and groups interested in commercial matters, and esoccially in
I have been impressed with the fact that the multitudinous
export trade.
problems connected with production, which are confronting American
manufacturers today, are so occupying their minds that they seem to be
overlooking the fact that abroad foreign competitors are active to a degree
which makes our foreign trade efforts seem insignificant. The foreign
trade frame of mind, which forms a part of the popular governmontal attitude in many foreign countries, and more especially i'^ Great Britain, is
lacking in the United States; and there are amnio grounds for the fear that
by the time the American manufaetiu-ors havo solved their problems of
I)roduction and have developed the foreigiv trade frame of mind, they will
find the foreign markets so fully covorc<i by competitive nations that they
to
bo at a serious disadvantage. Unless the present foreign trade opporis grasped promptly the American manufactiu-er wUl find great
What can be had now.
difficulty in regaining ground he is now losing.
will
tunity
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24
hence require extreme exeralways present that the existing advantageous
tions,
position, if lost, may never be recovered.
The emporium of southern South America is Buenos Aires, and Argentina
wlU be the battleground for commercial supremacy in a large area outside
In that field, the British are making earnest efforts to
of its own borders.
regain the ground lost during the war, and it is to be regretted that we have
to admit that during the last year they have made more progress than we
without
much
effort or expense, will five years
and the probability
is
have.
AMERICAN INTERESTS IN GERMAN GENERAL
ELECTRIC COMPANY.
Supplementing what we have already given in these
columns on the acquisition of an interest by 'American capital
in the German General Electric Company (our last item
appeared in the "Chronicle" of June 19, page 2528), we
annex the following from the May 31 number of "The
Trans-Atlantic Trade," published by the American Association of Commerce and Trade, Berhn:
Independence, whether personal or industrial, is not readily given up.
The pre-war self-sufficiency of German industry has made it difficult for
German industries to become reconciled to the idea of taking foreign capital
Side by side with the dangers appear the
into their undertakings-.
advantages. Under pressure of the times the latter only can be considered,
and the German press, in several instances, is beginning to support the
idea of taking in foreign capital, so far as it concerns Americans, and maintains that the advantages far offset the dangers.
Illustrative of the working of American capital in Germany, is the recent
transaction between the A. E. G. (Allgemeine Elektrizitat.? Gesellschaft)
and a group of American bankers, by which the latter become shareholders
in the A. E. G. to the extent of 25 milhon marks, which simi is to be paid
in dollars at current rate of exchange.
At a general meeting of tne A. E. G.
it was voted to increase the company's capital by 100 milhon marks, bringing it up to 300 milhon; this increase including the 25 milMon in American
shares.
By agreement these American shares cannot be resold without
consent of the Berhn office.
This transaction estabUshes a precedent; it has been favorably commented
upon in the German commercial press. What does this American participation in the A. E. G. mean? First of all the A. E. G. has a credit in the
United States, highly important in the purchase of raw material; secondly,
the nature of the undertaking makes them almost entirely dependent upon
copper of which America is a great producer, and thirdly, the presence of
American capital in the undertaking will greatly faciUtate the
mpany's
commercial deahngs with the United States. The "Indusl ie- und Handels-Zeitung" states that the A. E. G., guided by the capable Dr. Walter Rathenau, undoubtedly had its very good reasons, and then adds,
that other German industries w uld do well to look into the reasons and
follow the example.
The pohtical world is striving for a League of Nations, but on this question there are many men, consequently many minds.
The gods alone
really know what is going o i.
n the meantime the agents of commerce
and trade are actively engaged in breaking down prejudices, crossing and
recrossing frontiers, trying to level up the wants and needs of the world.
Large amounts of American capital a e already bee invested in Austria,
and the German opportunity Is beroming more attractive. All this activity
has its significance. It means that the commercial world Is going right
ahead, and in spite of itself, will estabhsh a commercial League of Nations.
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possession of land, crops and cattle, together with the aid
and encouragement given by the Military Government to
agriculture and commerce, are responsible for this showing
annex
and for the present prosperity of the country.
herewith the statement furnished by Mr. Mayo:
We
statement Showing the Principal Articles Exported in 1919 and 1918.
Decrease.
Increase.
1919.
1918.
Kilos 22,418,335 18,839,472
3,578,863
do
3,917,012
4,094,372
$ 8,011.384
Sugar, raw
Kilosl62,321,601 120,032,748 42,288,853
do
$ 20,697,761
11,991,399
8,706,362
Kilos 20,302,095 15,199,840
Tobacco, leaf
5,102,255
do
$ 6.661,033
3,623,780
3,037,253
•6.607
Coffee
Kilos 2,209,446
2,286,053
—
Years
Cacao, crude
do
947,421
$
Total value exported
Total value imported
Balance of trade...
Gross Collections During the First Four
cabled advices also say:
Chancellor Renner made this announcement to the Finance Commission
of the Assembly to-day (June 2) at the opening of the debate on the Taxation Bill.
The plan contemplates that part of the bonds shall be given
to the countries which already have advanced credits.
Further credits
win be similarly secm-ed. The bonds are payable in 1925, according to the
plan, in the currency of the creditor country.
The Chancellor said the greatest caution was necessary before acceptance, as it meant virtual surrender of Austria's internal sovereignty.
The Pan-Germanist members denounced the scheme, saying it was too
great a price to pay.
The press is unfavorable, the "Abend" pointing out
that it is foreign credits in return for complete enslavement.
PROSPERITY OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AS EVIDENCED BY INCREASING EXPORTS.
A statement comparing the principal articles exported by
the Dominican Republic this year and last offers evidence
of the increasing prosperity of the republic under the administration of affairs by the military government. The
statement
H. Mayo, LieutenantU. S. Navy, officer administering the
affairs of the Department of Finance and Commerce for the
Military' Government.
is
Commander
$17,582,765 00
Months
of 1920 as
Compared with 1919.
January
February
$415.597
531,488
716,255
577,986
March
April
Total
1919.
$2,241,327 54
Increase. 1920
.
RUMANIA SEEKING
U.
S.
$285,013 84
345,669 79
36
46
07
65
326,24124
313,039 80
,
$1,269,964 67
$971,362 87
LOAN— NATIONAL
DEBT.
Mail advices from Bucharest June 1 to the Associated Press,
published in the New York "Evening Post" of June 23 said:
Rumania is seeking to place a loan in the United States and wants to give
6%
as security her
national bonds, without lien on her forests or her oil
properties.
According to "Les Progres." the country's most pressing problem is the
reorganization of finances, which are in a confused condition, partly due to
the dumping in Rvimania of several bllUons of Austro-Hungarian crowns.
Russian and Ukrainian rubles and other worthless moneys. Within the
past ten months the value of the lei has decreased from 10 to the dollar to
55.80 to the dollar, according to the fluctuations of the market.
"Le Progres" states that at the beginning of the war the Rumanian
national debt was only 550,000,000 lei and that now it is more than 30,000,000,000, with no means of estimating the exact amount of p per money in
circulation.
The standard paper money of the country at present is that
In June paper money printed in
issued by the National Bank of Rumania.
the United States will go into circulation and all other moneys will be withdrawn, it Is believed.
PLANS OF BALTIMORE BANKS FOR FINANCING
GRAIN MOVEMENT
Plans of the Baltimore banks for financing the grain
movement were approved by
representatives of the institurooms of the Bal-
tions concerned at a meeting held at the
Clearing
House
Association
on
June
29.
The
BOND ISSUE BY AUSTRIA. movement for the creation of a credit of between $20,000,000
According to Vienna cablegrams of June 2, the AlUed
Powers have proposed that Austria issue a 6% bond series
secured by aU the existing national assets and sources of
Income as a means of reconstruction. The daily papers in
ttheir
410,848
$39,601,892 00
22,019,127 00
536,573
1920.
timore
ALLIES' PROPOSAL FOR
!VOL. 111.
furnished to us by Arthur
(S.C.)
Attention is especially invited to the trade balance for the
year 1919 of $17,582,765 in favor of the republic, which is
approximately 77% of the value of all merchandise imported
during the year, though the importations were the second
highest in the history of the republic. It is of interest to
note, too, that in spite of the average reduction of 25% in
customs charges made effective Jan. 1 1920, and the placing
of such material as transportation media, all articles having
to do wdth agriculture, &c., on the "free list" that the importations are wonderfully increasing, as shown by the comparison of the receipts from customs charges for the first four
months of 1920 as compared with the same period of 1919.
It is contended that peaceful conditions, with security of
and .$25,000,000 for the purpose was refererd to in our issue
A meeting of banks, members of
of a week ago, page 2617.
the Federal Reserve system, was held on Saturday last
\vith a view to developing the plans, and at that meeting
the bankers pledged themselves to raise the required funds
a committee being named to work out the details of the plan
This Committee consisted of: Henry B. Willcox, of the
•
Merchants-Mechanics-First National Bank, chairman; William Ingle, President of the Baltimore Trust Company,
representing non-Clearing House banks; Charles E. Rieman,
President of the Western National Bank; T. Rowland
Thomas, president of the National Bank of Baltimore, and
William H. Hay ward. President of the Chamber of Commerce
representing the grain trade.
The Committe decided that instead of raising a pool of
$20,000,000 or $35,000,000 the better course would be,
according to the Baltimore "American" of June 30, to let
each bank take care of its own part of the obUgation in
handling the credit, with the understanding that when any
one bank is unable to meet the full demands of any of its
customers, it "v\dll call upon one or more of the other banks
This course was approved at Tuesdays'
meeting by the banks interested. "American" referring to
the plan approved said:
for assistance."
While satisfaction is expressed that the huge task wnich faced the banks
of caring for this tremendous volume of export grain has been arranged it
very
is felt In many quarters that this action on their part represents a
high order of concern for the welfare of the city and for the development
While, of course, the banks are expectant they will
of the local port.
lose no money through their participation in this financing scheme, the
driving force behind their concern was not profit, but a genuine desire
to protect not only the grain merchants but at the same time advance
the interests of the port.
It is felt, too, that this agreement for concerted action, caused through
mutual Interest in the city's welfare, has brought the Baltimore institutions together in a very personal manner, and that in future, when danger
or hardship threatens or the advancement of the export or import trade
Is to be assisted, they will be willing to continue such concerted action as
was adopted yesterday in the grain crisis.
Aside from the member banks of the Federal Reserve, three concerns
the Commercial Bank, Maryland Trust Company and the Baltimore
Trust Company entered into the agreement. These banks are pledged
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July 3
up to half
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1920.]
their capital
and
resoiu-ces in
handling the grain merchants'
credits.
The Baltimore "Sun" of June 30 prints out that the
banks can use up to 50% of their capital and surplus in the
creation of these credits when based on bankers' acceptances.
In special instances, and when approved by the Federal
Reserve bank, the banks can go to the full 100% of their
capital and surplus.
SENATE INACTION ON APPOINTMENT OF COMPTROLLER OF CURRENCY WILLIAMS.
The
following indicating the status of the appointment of
as Comptroller of the currency,
appeared in the "Journal of Commerce" of June 17; being a
dispatch from that paper's Washington correspondent, under
John Skelton Williams
date of June 16:
Among
undisposed of by Congress at the recent adjournof John Skelton Williams to succeed himself as
Comptroller of the Currency. The nomination first made by the President
in December 1918, is in the hands of the Senate Committee on Banking and
Currency where it awaits the favorable or unfavorable recommendation
to the Senate for a final vote on confirmation.
It is now seventeen months since the nomination was made and when
Congress meets in December two years will have intervened between the
date of nomination and the possible consideration of the case. No similar
delay in action on an executive appointment to a position of such prominence and importance in the administration has ever occured.
Lesser places have been the subject of controversy between party majorities and the executives, such, for instance, as the noted Dr. Crum case in
Charleston, where a Senator prevented the confirmation of the appointee
as Collector of the Port for over three years because he was colored.
But
no such delay has ever happened in connection with a high adminLstrative
office in the Government, and especially where the incumbent has held
the place and administered its duties with such eminent success as in the
The Senate Committee on Banking and
case of Comptroller Williams.
Currency in February, 1919, acted favorably on the nomination of Mr.
Williams, but a filibuster prevented action by the Senate. At the extra
session the nomination was again sent to the Senate in June, 1919.
By
a strict party vote in the cmrency conunittee a favorable report was prevented, but no adverse report was made. The session adjourned without
action.
When the last sesssion met the nomination was again sent to the
Senate and referred to the committee, but no report whatever was made
the matters
left
ment was the appointment
upon
it.
Comptroller Williams demanded as a matter of fair play to himself and to
his standing as a public official that the Senate should act one way or the
In the meantime by a recess appointment by the Secretary of the
other.
Treasury under an old statute the Comptroller continues in his office and
will do so to the end of the Wilson administration, unless the Senate should
reject his nomination next session, which is altogether unlikely.
It is
unlikely for the reason that the Republican leaders have from the first
decided that they would prefer to have Comptroller WUhams continue
to the foiu"th of next March, when they expect to see a Republican President
inaugurated and can have the opportunity to name a Republican Comj)troller.
The term of the Comptroller is for the period of five years, and if the
Senate had acted two years ago promptly on the Williams nomination
another appointment could have been made, against which probably no
objection could have been made to stand, and then there would have been
a Democratic Comptroller in power for a term extending over the greater
part of the next Presidential term.
It is to be said that during the six years Comptroller WUliams has served
in his present office the national bank system has emerged into a period
marked by unprecedented strength. There has been a greater growth
in resources, a vastly stronger condition of solvency, a greater absence of
failures and an unmeasured importance in the pubUc poUcies of the Government than at any other period in the history of the national banking system
The campaign conducted by the present Comptroller against usury in
the first year of his incumbency corrected a horrible evU in the life of Western
farmers and settlers. That single act of courage should have entitled a
public official to generous consideration at the hands of the Senate.
'
F.
25
more spectacular than atjany^ timeXsince thejarmistice for
he says "the forces which have been operating for months
past to produce liquidation of commodities have culminated
in a manner which the public has been able to clearl y see
and
to
plainly feel."
He
further
comments
as follows:
Cancellation of orders by retailers had been reported for some weeks
but this factor had no appreciable reaction in the form of reduced prices to
the consumer or lessened earnings on the part of wage-earners until it
had had time to reach back to the actual producer of goods. That it had
done this by the end of May, however, became apparent with the announcement the first week in June that the largest woolen mill corporation in the
country had decided to run its plants at Lawrence and other centers on a
four-day a week basis which was subsequently reduced to three, a program of curtailment quickly followed by numerous other concerns in the
textile industry, some of which shut down altogether for a fortnight or
more. Shoe factories were likewise speedily affected by having sent back to
them m illions of dollars worth of goods and by cancellation of orders delayed
In delivery. The immediate cause of this slowing down of activity has been
not only cancellation of orders already booked, but the great caution and
hesitancy of retail merchants in making commitments for faU goods, coincident with liquidation of current stocks at greatly reduced prices on account
of the unseasonable weather, and increasing unwillingness of the public
to purchase at former prices.
Reductions by retaU shoe dealers have been
accompanied and stimulated by the disposal of enormous stocks of footwear by the makers at special sales to the consumer direct, one combina^
tion of Lynn manirfacturers hiring a large vacant store in Boston for this
purpose where thousands of pairs 'of the finest grades of women's shoes in
the latest styles of the season are being disposed of for $5.50, the nearest
approach to pre-war price levels yet reached by any class of merchandise.
Most retailers attribute current price reductions wholly to transient
factors in the situation and to the perfectly normal instinct of every sane
and sensible merchant to liquidate when he is overstocked with unseasonable
goods and to proceed with caution in'the matter of commitments for the
futiu-e under such conditions as at present exist, but they are convinced
that the needs of the public for the coming fall cannot be supplied at the
level of last autumn's prices when confronted with the cxrrrent quotations
of manufacturers and jobbers.
On the other hand the conviction has been
steadily growing that not all of the price which the consumer has been paying
for staple merchandise can be properly attributed to underproduction or
even increased labor costs, much of it being due to speculation which has
now been largely squeezed out of the situation by the policy of the banks
with respect to loans: the public is buying with greater discrimination, due
partly no doubt to the fear of lessened purchasing power accompanying
a recession of industrial activity; and it is a known fact with respect to at
least one of the great current necessities of life,
wearing apparel, that
neither present prices nor further increases can be attributed to any shortage
in the supply of wool or silk.
AU of these factors may make the retention
of the price levels of the past year difficult.
Where prices have dropped
there is some difference of opinion as to whether a restoration to former
—
—
—
levels will occur.
In reviewing these incidents in the industrial life of New
England, Mr. Curtiss says "there is cause for profound
gratitude and hopefulness for the future in the fact that the
readjustment which we were bound to pass through, following the great war, has proceeded in such orderly fashion."
He
likewise says:
There is sufficient money which it is the policy of the Federal Reserve
Bank, while covmseUing the elimination of loans for non-productive and
purely speculative purposes, to make available for all legitimate demands
of trade and industry; liquidation of commodities on a very considerable
scale has been accomplished without business disaster; liberal increases in
wage rates have gone far toward forestalling serious disturbances that might
otherwise have ensued from curtailment of or intermittent employment;
and the response of the public to reduced price sales has demonstrated that
there is still a great reservoir of unexhausted purchasing power, which If
it but be drawn upon with increasing discrimination in favor of things that
are really needed to the foregoing of extravagant desires, wiU promote a
reaction along lines at once progressive, sound and healthy.
PROVISION IN AGRICUTURAL APPROPRIATION BILL
FOR STUDY OF RURAL CREDITS SYSTEM.
A provision in the Agricultural Appropriation bill, signed
BOSTON FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
by President Wilson on May 31, calls for the appointment
DOWN OF INDUSTRIESON SLOWING
of a joint committee of the Senate and House to investigate
ORDERLY LIQUIDATION OF COMMODITIES
Discussing the New England industrial situation during the and report on the practicability of estabUshing a system of
H. CURTISS OF
month
of June, Frederick
H.
Curtiss,
Chairman and Federal
Reserve Agent of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston,
states that"Nor not within the memory of the oldest dealer
in leather has the Boston market for this commodity been so
stagnant as during the past two months, many tanneries
being closed down altogether, thus reflecting the absence of
demand due to the unprecedented cancellations suffered
by the shoe manufacturers. Even more critical" he says
"is the situation created in the wool industry due to accumulations of vast quantities of this commodity both here and
abroad just at a time when the new clip will shortly be
coming on the market and aggravated by the demand of an
extravagant public for clothing made only of the finest
Mr. Curtiss in his review of the month, made
fleeces."
public on June 30, says further:
The Western growers in their protracted refusal to accept lower prices
losses such as the trade in Boston have absorbed in amounts
probably running into the millions, have now come upon a time of curtailed
production at the mills and consequent reduction in the demand for vheir
product. The general reaction on the part of the public as indicated by a
greatly decreased volume of business by wholesale dry goods houses, has
not been without its effect also on the New England cotton goods industry
which reports a decreased consumption of the raw material and a reduction
and take
in the
number
of active spindles.
The outstanding
features
of
the
month
in
the
New
England situation are found by Mr. Curtiss to have been
The following is the provision
short term rural credits.
in question:
Short Time Rural Credits Committee: There is hereby constituted a joint
committee of the Senate and House of Representatives, to consist of the
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, the
chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, and the chairman of the
Committee on BanMng and Currency of the two Houses, and two other
members of each of said committees, to be designated by the Chairman of
the respective Committees, and it shall be the duty of said joint committee
to investigate and report at as early a date as may be possible as to the
practicability of establishing a system of short-time rural credits in the
United States and to recommend such legislation as may be deemed practical
and dasirable to that end. The said committee is hereby authorized to
hold meetings either during or between sessions.
The sum of $5,000 is hereby appropriated, the same to be immediately
available, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to
defray all necessary expenses of said joint committee, payment of said
expensas to be made upon vouchers by the chairman of said joint committee,
who shall bo selected by the committee.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON EFFECT OF HIGH
DISCOUNT RATES— CONTINUED EKTRAVAGANCE.
N. Y.
Referring to the credit situation, Pierre Jaj', Federal
Reserve Agent of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
in his monthly report on business conditions dated June 30,
alludes to the advance in the discount rates on commercial
paper during the month from 6 to 7%. with corresponding
increases in other rates,
and
says:
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26
The result of the higher KederaljReserve Bank rates, as far as we can
learn, has been to impress borrowers with the necessity of borrowing as
credit.
little as possible, and of presenting a sound case when appljing for
The increasing number of sales, not only of manufactured goods but of
raw materials, dxiring the past month, is clearly indicative of the desire to
Producers and distributors
reduce stocks of goods which are being carried
find that necessary credit is avilable, but there is greater discouragement
Rates on commercial paper in
of borrowing for less necessax-y purposes.
.
H%
to 8%, and the banks
the open market have i-isen during the month
in some of the smaller industrial cities at which rates have not been raised
are finding an increasing pressure upon them for loans at their lower rates.
According to the report "extravagance is still in evidence,"
and "the sales of necessities, apart from food, have declined
more than the sales of luxuries." The comments on retail
trade are as follows:
Retail trade recei^-ed a strong stimulus from the wave of price reductions
and the huge volume of advertising which they received. But it did not,
apparently, revert to the high levels of ihe first of the year, and soon relapsed
To a large degree the
into the dulness which was manifested in April.
consumer returned to his waiting attitude, partly in the hope of slill further
price cuts.
But extravagance is still in evidence. The sales of necessities,
apart from food, have declined more than the sales of luxuries. The first
two weeks of June have revealed a dulness In the retail jewelry trade, and
still more so in clothing.
But the demand for automobiles, particularly
the lower-priced cars, has held up fairly well. Places of amusement are
stUl crowded and money is spent lavishly on things that go to make a good
appearance.
How much
the stocks of department stores were reduced by lower prices
be estimated from figures for stores in New York City. Even with
the heavy sales recorded, reports shew that their stocks decreased only
about 4% from April. In many instances stocks have been added to by
the arrival of goods delayed in transit.
Values of stocks of merchandise
held by these stores in April were 54 % greater than for the corresponding
month last year, and this figure was increased to 56% In May.
The slowing down in sales has led to many cancellations and the volume
of these has become so large that manufacturers and wholesalers are taking
steps to make contracts more binding, and to protect themselves from a
repetition of present conditions.
In many lines collections are reported
as much slower than in recent months.
may
[Vol. 111.
BILL PROPOSING FEDERAL RESERVE ASSESSMENTS
TO PROVIDE OFFICES FOR RESERVE BOARD.
A proposed amendment to the Federal Reserve Act,
authorizing the levy of assessments upon the Federal Reserve
banks so as to provide suitable and permanent offices for
the Federal Reserve Board in Washington was called for
House
by
was referred to the
Committee on Banking and Currency and by the latter committed to the Committee of the Whole House. A report
from the Committee on Banking and Currency accompanyin a bill introduced in the
Representative Piatt on June
3;
of Representatives
it
ing the bill said:
The Committee on Banking and Currency to which was referred H. R.
14386 report the same back to the House with the recommendation that
the bill do pass without amendment.
The Federal Reserve Board now occupies offices in the Treasury Building
though it is not a bureau of the Treasury. The Secretary of the Treasury
authorized in Section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act to assign offices for
the use of the board in the Treasury Department, but is not required to do
so, and the offices now occupied are needed by Treasury bureaus.
The
Federal Farm Loan Bureau, for instance, is in rented quarters outside
In the Bond Building. New York Avenue and Fourteenth Street.
Section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act undoubtedly gives the Federal
Reserve Board authority to assess on the Federal Reserve Banks as a part
of its expenses the cost of rented quarters, but there is doubt whether the
authorization would cover the purchase of property or the erection of a
building for permanent quarters. This bill removes that doubt and provides that the title to any property acquired shall be In the United States
to be held for the use and benefit of the Federal Reserve system.
It also
fixes a limit of $1,000,000.
The following is the text of the bill:
is
|H. R. 14386]
Section 10 of the Act approved Dec. 23, 1913, known as
the Federal Reserve Act.
Be it enacted by ihe Senate and House of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled. That Section 10 of the Federal Reserve
Act, as amended by the Act approved March 3 1919, be further amended by
striking out the period at the end of the third paragraph thereof and adding
lieu thereof the follo^ving: "and, shall have power in its discretion to
levy assessments upon the twelve Federal Reserve banks sufficient to
provide itself with .suitable and permanent offices In the City of Washington:
Provided. That in case of the purchase of property or the erection of a
building the amount assessed shall be limited to $1,000,000, and the title
to any property acquired shall be in the United States to be held for the use
and benefit of the Federal Reserve system.
All funds derived by the
Federal Reserve Board from assessments upon the Federal Reserve banks
shall be expended in accordance with the terms of the Federal Reserve Act
and all accounts of salaries and other expenses of the Federal Reserve Board
shall be audited by a certified public accountant in Ueu of any other audit
at least once every six months, and a certified copy of each audit shall be
transmitted by the Federal Reserve Board to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives."
___^_^^_^^^^_^_^_^_^_^
A
bill
to
amend
,
COMMITTEES OF NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK m
BANKERS ASSOCIATION TO ASSIST IN
CONSERVATION OF CREDIT.
The action of the New Jersey Bankers Association in
its convention in May, a resolution authorizing
the President of the Association to appoint a special committee of five or more members to assist in the conservation
of credit and the appointment of the committee with Judge
Gardner as its Chairman are commented upon in the monthly
report of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as "important steps in the present credit situation." The resolution
is given as follows:
As a result of the war the United States, in common with nearly every
adopting at
other country, finds itself with a highly expanded volume of credit, with
prices more than double their pre-war level and with a supply of labor and of
most materials wholly inadequate to supply the demand of the immense
and widely diffused buying power at present prevailing.
The bankers of New Jersey believe it essential that further expansion of
credit and prices should be checked and that a reduction of both should be
gradually effected: and recognizing their responsibility to assist in th"'s
process by exercising a stricter control of the credit they create, they
ARTHUR REYNOLDS ON PROBLEMS OF DAY—EXPANSION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANK.
,
therefore
be authorized to appoint a special committee
than five members to assist and coordinate the efforts- of the bank-
Resolve, that the President
of not
less
ers of
New
Jersey:
In conser^nng credit and thereby labor and materials for the production and distribution of those goods for which there is the most pressing
need.
2. In effecting the postponement of public and private improvements,
extensions and expenditures not now urgently needed.
3 In stimulating the accumulation of savings as the most effective
method of combating prasent extravagant and unnecessary expenditures.
4. In such other plans as they may develop to bring about a gradual
reduction of credit and prices.
1.
_
It is
pointed out that the
New York
State Bankers Asso-
ciation at its convention on June 17-19 also authorized the
president of the association to appoint a committee for
similar purposes.
INCREASE IN NOTE CIRCULATION OF FEDERAL
RESERVE BANKS
Regarding the increase in the total note circulation of
the Federal Reserve Banks since the first of the year, the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in its monthly report
made public July 1 says:
The increase in total note circulation of all Federal Reserve Banks
from Januarj' 2 to June 18 was S31, 000,000. or l&ss than 1 % during a period
of nearly
six months.
This compares with an increase of 19% from July
1919, to January 1920, and a decrease 1.2% from January 1919, to July
1919. Total money in circulation in the United States increased from
$5,960,000,000 in January to 86,102.000.000 in June, or 2.4%. There
has been a fairly consistent inci-case In Federal Reserve notes in cii-culation
since the first of January but it has been largely offset by a decrease in
Federal Reserve Bank notes.
Federal Reserve notes increased from
$2,999,000,000 to 83.104,000,000, but Federal Reserve Bank notes declined
from $258,000,000 to 8183,000,000. The circulation of Federal Reserve
notes in this district on January 2 was $811,000,000 and on June 18,
$854,000,000, an incrca.se of .S43,000,000. During this period there have
bee J shipments to Cuba by six banks in New York of $42,000,000 in currenc J chiefly Federal Reserve notes, and in addition .scattering amounts
have been shipped to Mexico. Porto Rico, the Virgin Isles, and Canada.
From the chart inserted above thowing deposits, loans and note circulation
all Federal Reserve Banks
l may be seen that sLuce the
Armistice total
te circulation has increas .(about 28% while rediscounts have risen
arly 47%.
Speaking of "Conditions Confronting Us To-day" in an
address before the Illinois Bankers' Association at Galesburg,
Illinois, on June 22, Arthur Reynolds, Vice-President of
the Continental & Commercial National Bank of Chicago
warned that "we must not make the mistake of thinking
that because we have the Federal Reserve Banks we can go
on expanding without limitation." Mr. Reynolds preceded
this with the statement that "there is a reported shortage
of commodities all over the world, and holders have the
comfortable feeling that as fast as produce, raw materials
and manufactured goods can be moved to market, they
can be converted into cash with which to pay indebtedContinuing his admonitions as to the limitations of
ness."
the Reserve Banks Mr. Reynolds said:
The object in creating those institutions was to assist legitimate business,
not to foster undue expansion or speculation; in fact they were designed
partly as a steadying factor; it was the intention that they should call a
halt when necessary to correct a situation that might be getting unhealthy;
and they were also intended as a resource to which the individual banks
could apply for help In meeting the seasonal ebb and flow of industry as
a whole. There need not be any currency panic now, for there is authority
in the Federal Reserve law under which, in emergencies, currency can be
supplied in the volume actually required for all legitimate transactions.
But the ability to furnish currency and the reasonable assumption that
there can be no panic to dispose of merchandise must not be confused with
the great problem of credit expansion. If we are to make an honest study
of conditions we must admit at the outset that this constitutes the biggest
problem that confronts the m orld of business today. In it we see a reflex
It has
of all the others about which there has been so much complaint.
been the last to project itself forcibly Into the whirlpool of difficulties
growing out of the war; and as agricultural, industrial and commercial
activities enter into the creeiit situation, cumulatively, is it not fair to assume
that its acuteness represents the sum total of all the conditions affecting
On that hypothesis, now that there is a general reaUzation
business?
of the strain, a realization which has been fruitful of remedial steps, is it
not also fail- to assume that the imperative improvement of the credit situation will set corrective forces at work in all departments of industry and
business? In other words, our expansion of loans is the yardstick by which
we measure all other expansion. As it has become necessary to check
expansion there, will it not mean a positive check elsewhere? And this
is not happening as the preconceived design of any group or coterie of men.
Everybody is agreed that it must be done for the good of all.
Up to now, in our orgy of general expansion and extravagance, the thought
seems to have been common that credit was limitless, like air; that all the
producer of raw materials had to do was to find a purchaser who would
promise to pay almost any price and then ship the materials, that the
manufacturer could do the same, and that the retailer could follow their
example. The opinion seemed to be that the banks could supply the
credit without any limitation whatever as to amount.
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Suddenly there is an awakening. It is now plain to all that in order to
grant credits the Federal Reserve Banks and the commercial banks as well
must have reserves. There must be a reserve of money, the same as there
must be a reserve of foodstuff, fuel, clothing and all other human necessities.
Loans, and payments passing from one man to another, or from
one firm or corporation to another, create deposits in the banks, and against
those deposits the margin of reserve must be adequate. Just as the
exhaustion of the reserve stock of cereals, sugar, meat and vegetables
means a famine in food, so an exhaustion of reserve money means a famine
of credit. If food stocks approach the point of exhaustion, there must be
extraordinary effort to prevent waste, curtail use and renew production;
and when reserve money, which is depleted as loans expand, gets low, an
effort must be made to encourage a more careful use of credits; there must
be curtailment here and there and some liquidation to renew the supply.
That is what is happening now. It is in the common interest that this
should be done.
It will be recalled that there was official recognition of the dangers hidden
in the intoxicating pace set by those who were venturing into new fields
of speculation and indulging in riotous extravagances. In its utterances
the Reserve Board issued warnings, which may have been belated; but
whether belated or not. if it had been possible to begin slowing down in
earnest a year or more ago. the breaks would not have to be applied with
such vigor now. and there would be less squeaking as the machine was being
—
brought under control.
Perhaps this could not have been done, for the ramifications that enter
into the case are most beyond calculation.
How could you compel the
laborer who was earning $5 a day where formerly his pay was $2, or $10
where in other years it was $4. to see the importance of economizing?
His intellingence confirmed his notion of his ability to spend. Both were
His children were all big earners as cominfluenced by the pay envelope.
pared with other season, and the leader of his union or his co-worker told
him things would never be different, that the war had completely changed
the old order of things. He could not see why his present prosperity should
not be turned to good account in the entertainment of his family and his
friends.
The farmer whose produce had been selling higher than he had dreamed
would ever be possible, and whose land had over night advanced $50.
$100, or even $200 per acre, could not understand why the Federal Reserve
Board should worry when he was riding around with his family in a fine car.
The small dealer felt about the same way. The jobber whose sales and
profits were astonishing even himself, the manufacturer and many bankers
could not very well see over the fence. One cause a primary cause of
the present difficulty was the surrender to the belief that the continuation
of cheap credit after the war, would stimulate production and so assist in
bringing about a reduction in the high cost of living. Cheap credit for
the Treasury during the war was desirable and probably advisable because
the end could not be foreseen and any error in fixing bond rates could
always be corrected in subsequent issues by giving conversion privileges.
But the cheap credit policy as a means of stimulating production and lowering the price level has been a complete failure.
Fifteen months after the
armistice, the loans of the reserve banks were $800,000,000 more than in
the preceding year and upon the basis of these enlarged reserves the commercial banks had expanded their credits to several times that amount.
The Treasury continued to place certificates at low rates for more than a
year and the ease with which money was obtainable contributed to fundamental extravagance and all the machinery of war. except troops, was
maintained. The railroads continued to be run at a loss. The cry for a
bonus to soldiers was raised, and production was not increased.
Suddenly we find that cheap credit is an illusion and we proceed to make
credit dear.
The Reserve Bank's rates are increased and then increased
again, and they may be mcreased again.
Sliding scales are adopted in
some cases to penalize heav-y borrowers. The Treasury rate on its new
issues of notes is advanced to 5% and then to 6%.
Talk of a panic is
—
—
heard. It is all too recent to require analysis.
Panics come when we have reached the end of our credit resources.
We have not reached that point as yet. Late as we were in realizing our
error we were not too late.
Thirty-five or forty per cent, reserve requirements mark an arbitrary danger line. The approach to it serves as a
warning. In the present case it tells us of our error in thinking that cheap
credit would increase production, but it does not mean panic or cataclysm
or economic depression.
We would be safe with thirty per cent reserves.
we would be safe with twenty per cent, unless we lost our heads. The
Bank of England has been running along on less for many months. I
would prefer a panic if there were no other way. but there is another way.
It is not a question of the percentage of reserve but of our capacity to control
the situation of our ability to prevent the situation from running away
with us. Time is necessary, not for the banks, but for business to become
readjusted we are going to have further expansion if it is necessary.
The price level will come down slowly and production will be raised to the
point of meeting the demand with equal slowness.
—
—
Besides credit, Mr. Reynolds observed that the other
most vital problems of the moment are Transportation,
Labor and Production. We must, he said, divorce the
transportation problem from politics and consider it as an
economic question; under present circumstances, he contended, we can make progress in restoring our transportation
system to efficiency only by work, and time will be required.
Mr. Reynolds expressed the hope that the labor question
can be solved, adding: "and I think it will be, without
recourse to severity, without subjecting any one to deprivation, but we cannot go on as we have been without coming
to a serious break."
He also said;
The
essential and first point in the settlement of the labor problem
a clear understanding by all parties that in most establishments the only
possible source of a permanent increase in wages or profits must come from
an added value to the product relative to the capital and labor expended,
and in the end, neither wages nor profits can be increased at the expense of
the other. Any attempt to shift the burden of added wages or profits to
the consuming public in the way of added prices is likely to defeat itself
quickly by lessening the demand. And if this does not happen wo must
remember that the great mass of con.sumers are also workmen, so that
the burden in the case is merely shifttxi from one set of workers lo another.
The remedy then is larger production per man and per dollar employed.
The increase of capital and its smaller employment, the incrca.se in number
of workmen by shortening hours, except on a proved basis of efficiency,
will bring no lasting re,sults.
is
Too short hours, with weakened morale are as bad as too long hours with
physical strain.
Idleness is worse than overwork.
The wise use of leisure
stands for progress, the unwise use means social deterioration.
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REPRESENTATIVE PHELAN ON ACHIEVEMENTS OF
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM.
A resume of what the Federal Reserve act has accomplished was presented by Representative Phelan of Massaehussetts, ranking Democratic member of the House Com-
mittee on Banking and Currency, in addressing the House
of Representatives on June 2.
His remarks are made
available in the issue of the Congressional Record of June 21.
His commendation of the act was offered in contrasting the
record of the Democratic Party in Congress with what he
cited- as the failure of the Republican Congress.
In making
what he termed "a suggestion of the achievements of the
Federal Reserve System, Representative Phelan said:
has rendered extraordinary service before the war. during the war,
It
and
after the war.
It took the ultimate control of our banking and currency organization,
1
of our loan and credit system, out of the hands of private bankers and placed
such control in the hands of the United States Government.
2. It broke up the centralization of the banking power and substituted
therefor decentralization withoiit any diminution of strength.
3. Before the war its tendency was to stabilize and lower interest rates.
In normal times it will continue to have this tendency.
4. It was the first banking and currency bill ever passed by the Congress
of the United States which made special provision to meet the peculiar
needs of the farmer.
5. It entirely eliminated seasonal scarcity and tightness of money and
attendant high rates, afflictions from which the country had suffered
annually at crop-moving time.
6. It gave assurance for the first time to the banker, that financial crisis
could be averted and financial panics avoided.
7. For the first time since the Civil War it guaranteed to the business
man at all times ample funds and credit for the maintenance of legitimate
business.
8. It insured the wage earner against lack of employment, due to unnecessary financial disturbance and panic.
9. It made certain at all times an ample supply of currency, or what is
commonly
called
money.
time in American history it made provision for the
establishment of American banks in foreign countries and furnished adequate
banking means to finance and develop our foreign trade.
For the first time in financial legislation it made commercial paper
1 1
rather than stock-exchange collateral the basis of our credit system.
12. It unified our entire banking system and transformed a system
wherein thousands of individual banks were forced at times to pull apart
into a system where all these banks would pull together for their common
strength.
13. It concentrated our reserves and gave our whole financial system the
benefit of the strength which such concentration created.
14. Subject to certain modifications, such as the power to loan on Government obligations, it inaugurated the new but sound principle that our
reserves could be used as a basis for credit only by those who should use
such credit for the purposes of production or distribution.
15. It gave the country what had been lacking since the CivU War. an
essentially sound financial organization not alone of great strength and
power, but also of proper elasticity and flexibility.
16. It enabled the Government and the people of the Nation to finance
the war and it contributed more than any other one governmental agency
in the winning of the war.
In two sessions of this Congress the Republican Party although clothed
with power to do so has not made a change or alteration in a single principle
contained in the Federal Reserve act.
10.
For the
Among
first
other things Representative Phelan also said:
period of our own participation in the Great War was the period
during which was to be demonstrated in its fullness the marvelous strength,
capacity for service, and sustaining power of the Federal Reserve System.
Never before in the history of mankind was any country called upon to
assume financial obligations so huge in volume as was the United States
during the war and subsequent thereto. In addition to the vast sums
raised by taxation the Treasury issued Liberty bonds to the amount of
$16,937,490,850 and Victory notes to the amount of $4,495,014,226. This
over $21,000,000,000 of United States bonds and notes were issued by the
Government and absorbed by the country in a period covering approximately only two years. Within the same period over ,$9,000,000,000 weie
loaned European and other countries by this Government. In addition
to this. United States certificates of mdebtedness issued in anticipation
of Government loans or collection of taxes were put out and absorbed.
The amounts of these certificates outstanding at any one time varied, but
on May 5 1919, in attaining their highest point, these certificates were
outstanding to the amount of $6,467,525,000.
The whole people of the Nation responded promptly and patriotically
in the flotation of Government bonds, note>--, and certificates
Without
their enthusiastic and self-sacrificing .support, our bond flotations would
not have been a success, and serious difficulties would have arisen in the
financing of the war. In spite, however, of the noble response of our
American people, it is beyond conception how the war could have been
succes^ully financed if it had not been for the Federal Reserve System.
In the first place, through a provident provision in the act, the Federal
Reserve banks could be used as the fiscal agents of the Government. There
already existed, therefore, a ready-made Liberty-loan flotation organiz;ition
consisting of the 12 Federal Reserve banks and their branches.
This organization avoided the necessity of delay and vexatious effort which
would necessarily attend the creation of an organization to do the work.
It was through the Federal Reserve banks and (heir branches therefore
that the entire work was done.
In passing, duo credit should bo given the
various banking institutions and individuals and organizations for their
co-operation in this work.
Important as it is, however, the service of the Federal Reserve banks
as an organization for the flotation of bonds and certificates was only an
incident compared to the far greater financial assistance rendered the Government through the system. Individual banks were called upon in every
loan to make vast credit commitments in order that the people might take
up these bonds and make the sales successful. These banks never could
have so extended their credit, and it would have boon entirely unsafe for
them to attempt to do it if the Federal Reserve banks had not stood behind
ready at all times to give .support. In fact, the Fedeial Reserve banks
were continuously giving supi^ort by taking over volumes of bonds and
certificates and furnishing funds and credit to the various individual banks
whereby thoy in turn could furnish funds and credit to their patrons. Some
conception of the load which the Ftxleral Reserve banks were obliged to
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carry to sustain our Government in its war financing and in its after-tiiewar financing may be estimated from a glance at a few figures. On Feb. 7
1920. the combined statements of the Federal Reserve banks showed that
they had total earning assets of 83,279,232,000. This huge total practically represents the total sum of fimds and credits fiu-nished directly
or indirectly by the Federal Reserve banks to the Government and to
On May
individuals," partnerships, and corporations for their financing.
16 1919. the Federal Reser\'e banks in the aggregate had discounted bills
secured by war obhgations of the Government to the amount of $1,863,476,000- These amoimts just mentioned show the cash and credit afforded
through the Federal Reserve System to the Government and to the people
of the country, but this is only a small part of what the Federal Reserve
System did for the Government and for private enterprise. The funds and
credit it furnished the member banks gave these banks loaning power far
beyond the figures presented here, and, moreover, the individual banks
could extend their own credit with safety far beyond what would have been
possible if we had had no Federal Reserve System to sustain our financial
The people of this country could not have purchased the output
structm-e.
of Liberty bonds and Victory notes but for the loans given them by the
National and State banks. The National and State banks could not have
made the immense volume of loans necessary but for the extension of credit
and support accorded them by the Federal Reserve banks. The establishment and maintenance, therefore, of the Federal Reserve System was
what made possible the remarkable success of the Liberty bond and Victory
note lotation.
Perhaps no one feature of the Federal Reserve System can be pointed out
more to uphold our financial stability than that which
enabled the Federal Reserve banks to accum-ulate a vast hoard of gold and
keep it as a reser^'oir. Our whole credit system, except for the relatively
unimportant pro\Tsion as to lawful money, is based upon gold. The less
gold the Federal Reserve banks have the less funds and credit can they
supply. The more gold they have the greater their power to furnish
cash and credit. Under the old national banking system the same principle
The Federal
prevailed, but then the individual banks had to have the gold.
Reserve act enabled the Federal Reserve banks to accumulate a stxjre of
gold to a volunje not remotely possible to the National and State banks
under the old system. It was this reservoir of gold which was at the basis
It was this reservoir
of the extensive loaning power of our banking system.
of gold which enabled us to meet the tremendous demands for financing the
war and to the Federal Reserve act can be attributed the means whereby
this gold reservoir was buUt up.
Without the Federal Reserve act no one can conjecture how the war could
have been financed. It is definitely certain that the old national banking
system would have completely broken down under the burden of temporary measures had been taken to support the national banking system, they
would at best have been makeshifts, and the country would have paid an
enormous price for its lack of a sound and efficient banking organization.
At all events, the Federal Reserve act was the financial rock upon which
we buUt, and the people of this day and of the future will ever be under an
obligation of gratitude to the greatest and best financial institution that
has ever been created for the service that institution rendered in the winning
as contributing
of the war.
APPROVAL BY PRESIDENT WILSON OF BILL FOR
VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION OF JOINT STOCK
LAND BANKS.
On May 29 President Wilson signed the bill passed by
Congress amending the Federal Farm Loan Act so as to
provide a method whereby the Joint Stock Land Banks
may go into voluntary hquidation. The biU, as reported in
our issue of May 15, page 2030, had passed the Senate on
May 6. The Senate bill passed the House on May 22.
Representative Piatt in stating in the House on that day
that he did not think any extended debate on the bill was
necessary, observed that "it does not require any of these
associations to hquidate, but merely gives them an opportunity to do so if they wish to."
He added, "it supplies a
deficiency in the original Federal Farm Loan Act.
The
act now contains no provision for voluntary hquidation of
the joint stock land banks."
A question by Representative Cannon as to "whether
a joint stock bank could make any arrangement with the
farm loan bank by which it can rid itself of its liabiUties for
the bonds it issues and put that hability upon the Federal
Farm Loan Bank" figured in the debate.
Representative
Wingo
in answer said:
the situation, I will suggest to the gentleman: The holders
of the Joint Stock Land Banks bonds have certain securities; first of all,
the farmers' land, upon which a mortgage is given, and against wMch the
bonds are issued. Of course that UabUity can be enforced against the land
if it were not paid off.
If they are paid off under the loan itself to a mathematical certainty these payments will retire the bonds. If any default
Here
is
should be made, then the farm is liable and there would be a primary liability upon the stockholders of those banks only in the event that the farms
should sell for less than the debt, then, of course, the creditors of the corporation could go upon the stockholders to the extent of their capital stock.
But unless the holders of the bonds agree or unless the liquidation goes to
the court and notice given and they are brought in and submit their claims
and the assets are subject to the demands of the claims then, of course,
they are not bound. I think there is no danger. We anticipated the very
question which the gentleman asks and went Into it, and I do not think
there is any danger. It is proposed to put in what was not in the original
law, a plan by which the corporation may liquidate upon a two-thirds vote of
its stookholdcrs, upon a plan to be approved by the Federal Loan Board, and
any Federal Land bank, if it desires on the approval of the Federal Farm
Loan Board, might take over the assets of any one of these banks on terms
agreed upon. Now, of course, those assets are of the same character as
the assets of the Farm Loan Banks; the bonds are Issued under the same
limitations, against the same class of securities, which were rigidly inspected,
and that is the reason why some of the Joint Stock Banks would liquidate,
because they are held to a pretty strict regulation, and they have come to
the conclusion they cannot make as much profit out of it as they first
thought they could, and for that reason they are willing to get out.
It was pointed out by Representative Piatt that any
Federal
Land Bank may, with the approval
of the Federal
rvoL. 111.
Farm Loan Board,
take over the assets of the Joint Stock
are not required to do so.
He also
said that "inasmuch as these are usually loans of a larger
amount than Federal Land Banks loan, it is expected this
wall be a rather profitable business to the Federal Land
Banks during the period when they are unable to do any other
business, because of the holdup of the Supreme Court in
reference to the rehearing of the case as to its constitutionability."
The following is the bill in the form in which it
was approved by President Wilson:
AN ACT to amend section 16 of the Act of Congress approved July 17
1916, known as the Federal Farm Loan Act.
Land Banks, but they
it enacted by the Senate And House of Representatives of the United States
America in Congress assembled. That section 16 of the Act of Congress
approved July 17 1916, known as the Federal Farm Loan Act, be amended
by adding thereto the following:
"Any joint-stock land bank organized and doing business under the provisions of this Act may go into voluntary liquidation by making provision,
to be approved by the Federal Farm Loan Board, for the payment of its
liabOities:
Provided, That such method of liquidation shall have been
duly authorized by a vote of at least two-thirds of the shareholders of such
joint-stock land bank at a regular meeting, or at a special meeting called
for that purpose, of which at least ten days' notice in writing shall have
been given to stockholder.
"For the purpose of assisting in any such liquidation duly authorized
as in the preceding paragraph provided, any Federal land bank may, with
the approval of the Federal Farm Loan Board, acquire the assets and assume
the liabilities of any joint stock land bank and in such transaction may waive
the provisions of this Act requiring such land bank to acquire its loans only
through national farm loan associations, or agents, and those relating to
status of borrower, purposes of loan and also the limitation as to the amount
Be
of
,
,
of Individual loans.
"No Federal land bank shall a,ssume the obligations of any joint-stock
land bank, in such manner as to make its outstanding obligations more
than twenty times its capital stock, except by the creation of a special
reserve equal to one-twentieth of the amount of such additional obhgations
assumed."
Approved,
May
29 1920.
REPRESENTATIVE MORGAN'S PROPOSAL FOR
NATIONAL FARM CREDIT BANKS.
A bill designated "The National Farm Credit Act"
intended to provide short term credit for farmers was
introduced on June 2 by Representative Morgan and referred
to the House Committee on Banking and Currency.
It
proposed the creation of National Farm Credit Banks, in
each Federal Land Bank district, its principal office to be
located in the same city and in the same building, wherein
The bill called for a
the Federal Land Bank is located.
subscribed capital of not less than $2,000,000 in $5 shares
for every National Farm Credit Bank, the provisions of
section 5 of the Federal Farm Loan Act relative to subscriptions of the capital of the Federal Land Banks, being
made apphcable, in the case of subscriptions to the capital
of the National Farm Credit banks.
The following are
some
of the provisions in the
bill:
Power of National Farm Credit Banks.
That every national farm credit bank may receive deposits,
Sec. 8pay interest thereon, borrow money, loan its funds to Federal farm credit
and rediscount the notes of said societies and the notes
and sell debentures as provided in this Act, and
do and perform such other acts as may be authorized by law.
societies, discount
of their shareholders, issue
Discount by Federal Reserve Banks.
That upon the indorsement of any member bank of the Federal
Reserve System, or of any national farm credit bank, any Federal reserve
bank may rediscount notes taken by any Federal farm credit society in the
usual course of business, or the notes of such society which have a maturity,
at the time of discount, of not more than six months.
Sec. 9.
Government Depositaries.
That
national farm credit banks organized under this Act,
when designated for that purpose by the Secretary of the Treasury, shall
be depositaries of public money, except receipts from customs; they may
also be employed as financial agents of the Government, and as such
depositaries and agents shall perform all such reasonable duties as the
Sec. 10.
all
Government may
require.
may
loan to Federal farm credit societies such percentage of
Government deposits as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury,
and under such conditions and regulations, with reference to the security
therefor, as said Secretary may prescribe to insure the payment thereof.
Said banks
Special Deposit for Loan Purposes.
That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to
deposit with national farm credit banks a sum of money not to exceed in the
aggregate $12,000,000 in any one calendar year to be loaned by said banks
Sec. 11.
to Federal farm credit societies in such amounts, at such rates of interest
not to exceed 5 per centum per annum, with such security, and under such
rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the Federal Farm Loan Board
with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury.
Sec. 12.
Farm Credit Debentures.
That any national farm credit bank may
issue
farm credit
debentures under the terms of this Act, with the approval of the Federal
Farm Loan Board, when application therefor is made through the farm
loan registrar. With said application said bank shall tender the said
registrar, as collateral security, the indorsed notes of Federal farm credit
societies or United States Government or Federal farm loan bonds, duly
assigned to said registrar, not less in aggregate amount than the sum of
the debentures proposed to be issued.
On approval by said board for an issue of farm credit debentures the said
registrar shall proceed as soon as practicable thereafter to procure the proper
execution of said debentures and the dehvery thereof to said bank. The
notes or bonds accepted as collateral security for the issue of farm credit
debentures shall be assigned to said registrar
trust, reserving the right
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of substitution, and shall be hold
by him'as coUaterallsecurity.
for th:>
payment thereof.
The Federal Farm Loan Board
shall prescribe rviles regulating the redemption of said notes or bonds, allowing the right of substitution of other
similar notas and bonds for any portion thereof, and for the safeguarding
of such securities in the hands of the registrar.
Debentures issued by any national farm credit bank shall not exceed the
amount of collateral security pledged therefor, or be more than ten times
the amount of the capital stock of said bank, and it shall be the duty of
the registrar to enforce this provision.
The debenturas shall be issued in denominations of .$10, $25, .S50, $100.
$500 and $1 ,000, shall run for such time as may be prescribed by the Federal
Farm Loan Board shaJl bear a rate of interest not to exceed 5 per centum
per annum, shall be in such form and in series of such amounts as the
Federal Farm Loan Board shall prescribe, and may be tssued as coupon
bonds with coupons for Interest payments attached, or as registered bonds,
and the same shall be interchangeable.
That the provisions of the Federal Farm Loan Act relative to the pre,
paration, engraving, and delivery of farm loan bonds are hereby
applicable to farm credit debentures.
Liahility of National Fartn Credit
made
Banks
credit bank issuing farm credit
debenturas shall be primarily liable therefor, and shall also be liable, upon
presentation of farm credit debenture coupons, for interest payments due
upon any farm credit debenture issued by any other national farm credit
Sec.
13.
That every national farm
bank, and remaining upaid in consequence of the default of such other
national farm credit bank: and every such bank shall lilvewise be liable
for svich portion of the principal of farm credit debentures, so issued, as
shall not be paid, after the assets of any such other national farm credit
bank shall have been liquidated and distributed: Provided, That such
less, if any, either of interest or of principal shall be assessed by the Federal
Farm Loan Board against solvent national farm credit banks liable therefor
in proportion to the amount of farm credit debentures which each may have
outstanding at the time of such assessment.
Every national farm credit bank shall be primarily liable for all its contracts, debts, liabilities, and financial obligations of every kind and
character: and every such bank shall likewise be liable for such portion of
the debts, liabilities, and financial obligations of any other such bank
which shall not be paid after the assets thereof shall have been liquidated
and distributed: Provided, That such lo.sses, if any, shall be assessed by
the Federal Farm Loan Board against solvent banks liable therefor in pro
portion to the amount of their capital stock at the time of such assessment;
Provided further. That the Federal Farm Loan Board shall, by order duly
made, create and establish a guaranty fund to which all such banks shall
be required to contribute and equitable amount annually, the amount
to be fixed by said board, and from which shall be paid any of the debts,
liabilities, and financial obligations of any such bank after the assets thereof
shall have been liquidated and distributed: but the creation of such guaranty
fund shall in no way relieve any such bank from its liability to make further
contribution under any a,sse.?sment which .shall be made by the Federal
Farm Loan Board under the provisions of this section.
Every national farm credit bank shall, by specific provision in its organization certificate, and by appropriate action of its board of directors,
duly recorded in its minutes, obligate itself to become liable as provided
in this section.
Farm credit debentures shall
be signed by the president of the bank issuing
the same and attested by its secretary, and contain such other matter as
may be proscribed by the Federal Farm Loan Board.
Coupon or interest payments upon debentures shall be payable at the
national farm credit bank by which they were issued, in gold or lawful
money, and on payment shall be duly canceled by said bank. The Federal
Farm Loan Board may authorize such payment at any national farm credit
bank or at any other bank.
The Federal Farm Loan Board may by rule and regulation not inconsistent
with the provisions of this Act further regulate and control the issue terms
and payment of farm credit debentures and the application of payments
made thereon.
The bill also provides for the organization of Federal Farm
Credit iSocieties, by ten or more persons, with a subscribed
capital of not less than $10,000.
DENIAL OF REPORTS OF INVESTIGATION OF CURB
MARKET BY NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
Reports that an investigation of the New York Curb
Market was being conducted by the New York Stock
Exchange were denied in a verbal statement issued
of the latter on June 29 as follows.
in behalf
The Stock Exchange
is not investigating the Curb Market Association.
has been the practice of the various committees of the Exchange for
many years to investigate matters relative to the business of its members
and the use of its facihties such as tickers and private wire connections.
The Stock Enchange has always regarded the information given to its
committeas by non-members as confidential, and does not disclose it to
This, however, does not prevent any non-member appearing
others.
before a committee making any statement he chooses relative to such
appearance.
It
The New York "Times" of June 29 in referring to the
denial of the reports made by the Stock Exchange, said:
It was reported in the financial district yesterday that the New York
Stock Exchange has for four months been investigating the New York Curb
Market Association. A statement to this effect appeared in one of the
financial magazine?-, and when this was called to the attention of the Stock
Exchange a flat denial was made of the rumor.
Inquiry, however,
developed that the Stock Exchange has been carrj^ing on an investigation
relative to outside firms, some of which are members of the Curb Association, who have been accorded prfvileges of wire accommodation by the
Exchange. This is in conformity with the custom of years past, the firms
accorded this wire privilege having entered into an agreement in recognition ef the favor, whereby the Stock Exchange was to have the privilcgo
of examining the firms' books.
This situation was misconstrued by some members of the Curb Association, it is reported, who considered (hat the practice was perhaps the carrying out of an undertaking which the Stock Exchange announced some time
ago that it would endeavor to regulate the Curb market. The result was
a sharp letter of censure sent by some of the Curb brokers to the Stock
Exchange, but which, .so far as can be learned, didn't have the full support
of the Curb Market A.ssociation
It is understood that this letter requested
that the Stock Exchange in the future conduct any investigations with
reference to Curb market members through the official Curb Market
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A.s.sociation
This letter was rec -ived by the Stock Exchange several
days ago and it could not be learned yesterday whether any response had
been made by the Exchange.
The Exchange is always reluctant to discuss in any particular the investigations which it is cari-yin? on, whether with reference to its own members
of those memliors of other organizations who have been accorded wire
privileges because of their close bus nes relations with Stock Exchange
firms.
While the Exchange feels that it is bound to secrecy in .-uch casas,
there is no obligation to secrecy on the part of out ide firms, and it is
because of this that news of the present proceedings came to the attention
of others than the directly interested parties.
.
BALTIMORE STOCK EXCHANGE MEMBERS BARRED
FROM MANAGEMENT OF CORPORATION
DEALING IN SECURITIES
Effective July 1, members of the Baltimore Stock Exare required to dissassociate themselves from
corporations dealing in securities. The requirement is
contained in the following resolution which was adopted at
a special meeting of the Governing Committee, on March
16 1920:
It was unanimously resolved that no member of the Baltimore Stock
Exchange can be actively associated with a corporation dealing in securities,
nor participate in the management or earnings of such cor oration other
change
through dividends paid proportionately to all stockholders: nor
his name to be used in connection with
uch
business: nor conduct his business from the office of such corporation.
All
than
drawa salary or allow
members of this Exchange now associated with a corporation dealing in
securities are given until July 1 1920, to comply with this rul'ng: failure
to comply with it will subject such member to the penalties proscnbed
by Article 17 of the Constitution.
PROTEST FROM MASSACHUSETTS REAL ESTATE
EXCHANGE REGARDING LOANS ON
LIBERTY BONDS.
A
protest against the course adopted by the Federal
Reserve banks with respect to loans on Liberty Bonds,
which has resulted in the estabhshment of a rate of
or
more by loaning banks to purchasers of the bonds, has been
made to Secretary of the Treasury Houston, by the Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange, through the latter 's PresiThe suggestion is made by that body
dent, William Felton.
that "if arrangements can be made to continue to rediscount
loans with the Federal Reserve banks secured by Liberty
Bonds in the hands of the original subscribers at a little
higher rate than is borne by the bonds securing such loans
... it will help to stabilize the Liberty Bond market and
indirectly the entire security market."
The following is
the letter of the Exchange:
6%
June 28 1920.
David F. Houston, Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: We are writing to respectfully protest against the course
adopted by the Federal Reserve banks with respect to loans made to purchasers of Liberty Bonds.
When subscriptions were being solicited to the
various issues, at least to the last two Lssues, people were told that if tney
would make a purcnase of tne bonds they would be permitted to borrow
from the banks up to approximately 90 % of their par value at a httle higher
rate than the rate of the bonds for an indefinite time, providing, of course,
that such loans were frequently reduced by partial payments and paid in
With this assurance and in order to promote
full within a reasonable time.
the success of the issues many people from patriot c motives purchased
bonds far beyond their capacity to immediately pay for them.
The rate has now been raised by the loaning banks to 6% or more for
the reason t la the rate on rediscounted note secured by Liberty Bonds,
has been correspondingly increased by the Federal Reserve Ba s and the
effect, as you know, has been that many borrowers have felt obhged to sell
their bonds at even depreciated prices.
Another fact which has operated severely against borrowers on Liberty
Bonds has been the position taken by some of the banks that a loan on
this class of collateral should be included in figm-ing the total amount that a
bank can loan to one borrower. This also is a departiu-e from the interpretation of the rule that loans on Liberty Bonds to subscribers would not
be included in figuring the maximum which a ba:ik could loan to a single
H
n.
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borrower.
M
nute Men and other
During the Liberty Loan Campaigns, the Four
workers were authorized to say that a good market would be maintained for
the Donds and tnat they would practically be currency for their face value
How far results nave diffe ed from thjse
in the pockets of the holders
statements is only too apparent.
There is a very general feeling that the rates on this class of loans are
working a Ui^rdship which peo le ouglit not to be called upon to bear and
that the effect is to penalize people for their patriotism.
Thus we f el that, in a number of ways, the Government is breaking
faith with the people who came forward to aid it in a time of stress and we
are hearing the same opinion expressed by bankers and by employees of
labor who ar? fie luently being called upon by employees to repurchase
Liberty Bonds at their face value to make good (ho representations which
had been made to them.
This apparent lack of good faith, it seems to us, may have a very bad
effect on the minds of a certain typo of people who have little knowledge
In fact it is difficult to appreciate the harm that may
of financial matters.
result from the feeling thus engendered.
If arrangements can be made to continue to rediscount loans with tne
Federal Reserve banks secured by Liberty Bonds in the hands of the original
subscribers at a little higher rate than is borne b.v (he bonds securing such
loans, providing they are not now loans but renewals of loans made when
the bonds were purchased, and provided also that the loans are being
frequently reduced to a reasonable degree by payments on the principal, it
Bond market and indirectly the en(iro
security market and remove the stigma of bad faith now attaclied by many
people to the operations of the Government.
The desire of the Federal Reserve Board for deflation of credit can be
acconipli.shcd, so far as this class of loans is concerned, by requiring that
all loans of this character shall be reduced at each maturity in such amounts
will help to stabilize tne Liberty
,
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seem reasonable under the penalty of a much higher rate if such reduction
not made.
Another important point, we think is that if the bonds are left in the
hands of the original owners who have borrowed to pay for them these
loans will be liquidated out of tbe income of the borrowers, but if the bondholders are forced to sell this element of thrift will be lost.
We are writing this letter to you in the hope that something may be
done to ameliorate the conditions we have set forth.
Yours very truly,
as
is
MASSACHUSETTS REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE,
By WILLIAM S. FELTON.
President.
BILL PROPOSING INSURANCE OF $25,000,000,000
BONDS TO RETIRE LIBERTY BONDS,
TREASURY CERTIFICATES, ETC.
A
introduced in the closing days of Congress for
Senator Frelinghuysen of New Jersey (on June 2, calendar
day June 4) proposed the issuance of bonds to the amount
of §25,000,000,000 to refund the Fu-st, Second, Third and
Fourth Liberty Loans, the Victory Liberty Loan, Treasury
A similar bill
Certificate and War Savings securities.
introduced by Senator FreUnghuysen on March 22 called
for an issue of $30,000,000,000 of bonds to retire Liberty
Loan issues, and its text was given in these columns March
That bill was referred to the Committee on
27, page 1247.
Finance, as was likewise the latest bill which was evidently
intended as a substitute for the earUer legislation proposed.
Senator New introduced the later biU in behalf of the New
Jersey Senator. The bonds called for would bear interest at
33^%. Under the provisions of the newer draft the owner of
any bond, Treasury Certificate or War Savings security
retired under the bill which bore a higher rate than S}4%
would receive a rate of interest equal to the rate on his bond
The following is the text
or other securety exchanged.
of the biU which was introduced on June 2.
[Vol. 111.
and who shall exchange any such bond, tax
Treasury certificate, or war savings securities, for any of the
bonds hereby authorized, si all receive, notwithstanding any statement
to the ontrary in .said bond contained or expressed, a rate of interest equal
to the rate of interest paid under the terms and provisions of the bond,
tax certificate, Treasiu-y certificate, special Treasury certificate, or war
savings security by him exchanged under the authority of this Act, until
such time as the date of maturity of the bond, certificate, or war savings
security by him exchanged pursuant to the provisions of this Act, and this
notwithstanding the date of maturity of any bond issued under the authority
of Federal supertaxation
,
certificate.
I
of this Act.
For the purpose of carrying into effect the p^o^'isions of tnis Act, theSecretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized, required, and empowered
to make and adopt such rules, regulations, and requirements for the purpose
of establishing that the income of any individual is not subject to supertaxation, as the Secretary may determine.
That tnis Act shall take effect immediately.
Sect. 4.
bill
(S.
A BILL
4504.]
bonds to refund the national war debt.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Stales
of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is
hereby authorized and directed to issue from time to time, as may be
necessary to fulfill the purposes of this Act, bonds of the United States to
to authorize
an
issue of
amount of $25,000,000,000.
The bonds herein authorized shall bear interest at the rate of 33^ per
centum per annum, payable semiannually, and shall be payable in fifty
The principal and interest thereof
years, except as hereinafter provided.
the
shall be payable in gold coin of the United States of the present standard of
value and shall be exempt from all taxation, except estate or inheritance
taxes, imposed by authority of the United States, or its possessions, or by
any State or local taxing authority; but such bonds shall not bear the circulation privileges: Provided, That when (if ever) the rate of taxation upon
net incomes shall be reduced to the normal rate in force on the 1st day of
January, 1914, then and in that event and thereafter the incomes derived
from bonds hereby authorized shall be subject to such normal rate of taxation.
The bonds herein authorized, except as hereinafter provided, shall be
issued solely for the purpose of retiring such bonds of the first, second,
third, and fourth Liberty loans, and the Victory Liberty loan, converted
or unconverted, and outstanding tax certificates. Treasury certificates
under the Pittman Act, special issue of Treasury certificates and the war
savings securities as shall be offered to the Secretary of the Treasury in
exchange therefor, as hereinafter provided.
The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to issue
the bonds herein authorized in exchange for such bonds of the first, second,
third, and fourth Liberty loans and the Victory Liberty loan, converted
or unconverted, and outstanding tax certificates. Treasury certificates,
and the war saving securities, as may be offered to him in exchange, par
for par, pursuant to the provisions of this Act, at any time within the five
fiscal years beginning July 1 1920, following the effective date of this. Act.
The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to issue
and sell at such price or prices, not less than par, as he may determine, such
of the bonds herein authorized as may be necessary to from time to time
redeem and pay such of the Liberty bonds. Victory Liberty loan notes,
tax certificates, Treasm-y certificates, and war savings securities as may
mature and shall not have theretofore been received by the Secretary of
the Treasury in exchange or the bonds herein authorized. The bonds
herein authorized shall be accepted by the Secretary of the Treasury at par
with accrued interest in payment for estate and inheritance taxes which
may become due to the United States.
Sec. 2.
That for the fi.scal year beginning July 1 1920, and for each
fiscal year thereafter until the maturity of the said bonds, there is hereby
appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated
for the purpose of retiring said bonds and the payment of interest thereon
the sum of SI ,200,000,000. WTien and as the loans of the United States to
foreign coimtries shall mature and be paid, the proceeds of such loans, if
not otherwise appropriated, shall be applied to the payment of such bonds
of this issue as the Secretary may call.
At the time of the second pajrment of interest upon said bonds in each
year, the Secretary of the Treasury shall apply the balance of the moneys
appropriated by this Act for that purpose, to payment at par of such of
the bonds of this issue as ho may be call select.
The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby empowered and authorized to
annually call for payment any of the bonds of this issue. Notice of call
of any bonds as above provided shall be given by the Secretary in such
manner as he may determine at least thirty days prior to the second interest
date of said bonds in each year.
In making calls for bonds under the authority of this Act, the Secretary
shall give preference to such bonds bearing the highest rate of interest as
may be offered for payment in advance of their due date.
Bonds issued under authority of this Act may be registered at the election
of the holder.
Sec. 3.
That the owner of any bond of the United States issued after
April 6 1917, o'- of any tax certificate. Treasury certificate, special Treasury
certificate, or war savings securities, issued after said last named date,
which by its terms shall bear a higher rate of interest than 3}4 per centimi
per annimi, payable semiannually and whose income shall not be the subject
LIBERTY BONDS AND VICTORY NOTES
RETIRED DURING MAY.
Figures were published in June purporting to show that
the Government had retired during May $327,415,630 of
outstanding Liberty Bonds and Victory Notes. In its
account of the reduction effected, the "Wall Street Journal"
of June 8 said:
The greatest reduction yet shown of outstanding Liberty bonds and
Victory notes for any month was effected in May. According to preliminary
Treasury figures the aggregate reduction in the four issues of Liberty bonds
amoimted to $187,004,575 and in Victory notes $140,411,055 a total of
$327,415,630. Total reduction to date in Liberty bonds and Victory notes
$1,784,210,467.
is
The heavy decrea.se in outstanding bonds in May does not mean that the
full amount specified was purchased in the open market by the Treasury
for the bond purchase fund.
The total includes a large amount of bonds
taken over from the War Finance Corporation which has ceased functioning.
Many issues of Liberty bonds made their record low prices in May. the
Fourth Loan bonds selling at a discount of 18% and the rally at the close of
the month led to the belief that the upward movement was due to heavy
purchases by the Treasury. Of the $187,004,575 Liberty bonds retired in
May, $100,923,025 consisted of Fourth Loan bonds which sold at the
greatest discount and the market price of this block of bonds probably would
not have averaged more than $85,000,000.
The bonds which were to be taken over from the Railroad Administration
by the War Finance Corporation at the direction of Congress were to be
paid for at par, and consequently the Treasiu-y in taking over these bonds
from the War Finance Corporation would have to pay par for them.
The reduction in Liberty bonds in May is shown in the following figures
of amounts outstanding at the end of May and April:
Decrease.
Loan:
May 31, 1920. April 30, 1920.
$362,650
First
$1,952,905,730
$1,952,543,080
54,073,500
Second...
3,393,620,050
3,339,546,550
31,645,400
Third
3,709,874,295
3,678,228,895
100.923.025
Fourth
6,514,741,938
6,413,818.913
$187,004,575
Total$15,384,137,438 $15,571,142,013
Reduction from origroal issues as shown by latest Treasury figures follow:
May
Loan:
31, 1920.
$1,952,543,080
3,339,546,550
3,678,228,895
6,413,818,913
First
Second...
Third
Fourth
Total.
$15,384,137,438
Reduction
in Victory
Loan was
Amount
Issued.
Decrease.
$1,989,455,550
3,807,865,000
4,175,550,050
6,964,566,250
$36,912,470
468,318,450
497,321,155
550,747,337
$16,937,436,850
1,553.299,412
as follows:
May
Total
February
March
April
$36,000,000 $230,911,055
$36,500,000
$18,000,000
At 4% an approximate average interest rate, the saving to the Government from the $1,784,210,467 Liberty bonds and Victory notes retired
amounts to $71,368,418 per annum. Interest pajTuents on the public
debt in May amounted to $84,579,273 as compared with $116,776,278 in
AprU and with $111,457,688 in May, 1919.&:For the 11 months of the
fiscal?year interest payments totaled $866,278,864 against $528,166,242
for the corresponding period of 1919.
$140,411,055
^WARISAVINGS SECURITIES REDEMPTION SlIN
EXCESS OF SALES.
From
the "Wall Street Journal" of June 18
we take the
following:
patriotic stimulus of war removed sales of war savings securities
off and for some months redemptions have exceeded
sales. i.Sales inlMay aggregated $3,552,962 as compared with $6,558,198
1919, and were the smallest ever reported. The campaign is now
in
being carried on as a department of the Federal Reserve banks. The plan
is to stimulate thrift through the sales of war savings securities and also to
educate people to the benefits of holding on to their Liberty Loan bonds
and to put aU savings In Government securities.
interest, compounded quarterly, and to a
War savings securities bear
With the
have been dropping
May
4%
person who holds them until maturity the yield is about 4.27%. With
Liberty bonds selling in the market at a discount as great as 15% and yielding up to and in excess of 6% there has been redemption of war savings
stamps and certificates by holders to put the proceeds into Liberty bonds
and Victory notes, thereby increasing their Income in some cases as much
,
as 50%.lJiSa^*;«
Sales of war savings secimties and redemptions
fiscal year are shown in following table:
-"
1919.
Redemptions.
Sales.
1920.
fcr-
by months
for the present
Redemptions.
Sales.
$i5,762,558
$9,124,292
14.923,768
8,020.436
Nov
$16,551,895
17,494,242
7,316,467
Oct
18,458,727
18,896.373
6.111,944
Sept
15,159.552
17,533,268
6,201,164
Aug
16.773.277
16,220,691
5,176,865
July
In the fiscal year
Sale of savings stamps was initiated in Dec. 1917.
ended June 30 1918, gross sales were $307,092,391: in the fiscal year ended
June 30 1919, $783,177,605 and in 11 months of present fiscal year $70,Redemptions for the first 10 months of this year are reported
591.603.
at $167,774,355.
May
$3,552,962
April... 4,815.437
March.. 6.063.359
Feb ... 5,221,213
8.987.462
Jan
Dec
July
3 1920.]
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REDUCTION IN GOVERNMENT DEPOSITS IN
SPECIAL DEPOSITARIES
The reduction which has been effected in Government
deposits held by special depositaries prompts the following
Washington advices in "Financial America" June 23:
Sharp contraction of government assets deposited in various parts of the
country in various depositaries, has occured as a part of tne new policy now
being followed by the Treasury in managing the present difficult fianncial
situation of the government.
So far as possible the Treasury is putting to
full use the millions of dollar which hitherto have been kept in depositaries
With the constant increase in
in all sections for emergency purposes.
money rates and the general tightening of money conditions, it has been
found wiser and more economical to put these idle funds to use in financing
current government needs rather than make fresh borrowings at present
high rates. Only a glance at the Treasury's statement of its condition
shows the decisive measures taken to utilize to the fullest extent its assets,
and for the general curtailment of expense. Government deposits in special
depositaries, or money deposited in specially qualified banks as received
from the sale of government securities, now total little more than $312,000,000 as compared with much larger sums heretofore neld by the banks for
government account.
Similar reductions nave occurred in other money held by the banks for the
Treasury. In the case of foreign banks, funds totalling more than $30,000,000 deposited abroad for the use of the army and navy, now total
slightly more than $8,000,000. Government deposits in national banks now
total approximately $26,500,000 as against a sum more than double that
amount some months ago.
Deposits in Federal reserve banks according to latest available figures,
now total $168,093,951 compared with considerably higher amounts before
the Treasury adopted its new policy of reducing its bank deposist o a
minimum. Suffering a similar reduction. Treasury deposits in Federal
land banks have been reduced to the new low total of $5,950,000
Unclassified and unsorted currency deposited has been reduced to the amount
of $15,583,718.
Treasury deposits in the Philippine Treasury have been
reduced to $2,941,064.
The cutting down of the Government depositaries, which
has operated to reduce the Government holdings by depositaries, was noted in these colums Feb. 14, page 613, and
April 10, page 1488.
U.
S.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPPOSED
TO GOVERN-
MENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
A proposal that the Chamber of Commerce of the United
States advocate the establishment of a government Department of Public Works failed to carry in a referendum of the
Chamber's membership, the result of which was announced
on June 6. The votes on the three propositions submitted
were:
Shall a Department of Public Works be established by the national
government? In favor, 826; against 549; necessary to carry, 917.
Shall a Department of Public Works be established by a suitable modification of the existing Department of Interior, excluding therefrom the
non-related bureaus and offices by change of name from the Department
of Interior to the Department of Public Works ? In favor, 675; against 679.
Shall a Department of Public Works be established by creation of an
entirely new department?
In favor, 282; against, 992.
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rather than by shifting burdens by so-caUed "revision." Even the lifting
of those tax burdens that are the most vexatious to business is hardly
practical so long as the Nation hawks its short-'^ime notes in the money
market and its outlay outruns its income. The first thing the Republican
Congress was called upon to do was to demonstrate its ability and determination to reduce expenditures. That has been gloriously accomplished,
and the new session which meets in December, if ad goes well in the meantime, should find a condition of the Treasury and the finances justifying
the early consideration of measures of real and permanent relief from excessive and obnoxious tax burdens.
We have accomplished the essential
preliminaries; we have cleared the way; we have brought expenditures within income; we have reduced the appropriations for the next year to an extent
making possible a well-nigh 50% reduction in the war overhang. We shall
enter the new session in December, and the new Congress in March, with
the way cleared for a considerable reduction of the tax burdens; and, of
course, the first burdens to be lifted should be those which most hamper
business and those that have proven inequitable.
Dealing with the appropriations for the year and the
and expenditures. Representative Mondell had the
receipts
following to say:
Effect of Saving in Appropriations for the Fiscal
As
I
have heretofore stated, the
Year 1921.
made during the
permanent annual and miscel-
total appropriations
session that has just closed, including all
laneous appropriations for 1921, as well as the deficiency appropriations for
the fiscal year 1920 and prior fiscal years, amount to $4,859,890,327 30,
and I shall refer to this figure later in utilizing the statement of classification
of appropriations made by Mr. Good, of Iowa, Chairman of the Committee
on Appropriations, and published in the Record of Monday, June 14 1920.
In order, however, to arrive at the actual sum of the appropriations, regular,
permanent annual, and miscellaneous, for and on behalf of the fiscal year
1921 and chargeable to that year, it will be necessary to subtract from the
above sum the deficiency appropriations made dm-ing the session just
closed, amounting to $486,495,048 23.
Subtracting this sum of deficiency
appropriations for 1920 and prior fiscal years from the above total and we
have the sum of $4,373,395,279 07 as the total of the appropriations,
regular, permanent annual, and miscellaneous, for the fiscal year ending
June 30 1921 the coming fiscal year.
It is interesting to compare the above total appropriations for the fiscal
year 1921 with the total estimated expenditures for like purposes for the
fiscal year 1920 just closing.
That total, it will be remembered, is estimated at approximately $6,500,000,000, and subtracting the appropriations of $4,373,395,279 07 for 1921 from this estimate of expenditure for
1920, and we have a saving of $2,126,604,720 93 in the appropriations for
the fiscal year 1921 below the expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30
this year.
Of this reduction in the amount made available for the next
fiscal year below the amount which will be spent the present fiscal year
$1,474,422,602 16 is directly traceable to the reductions which have been
made, as I have heretofore stated, in the appropriations for 1921 below
the amount of the estimates.
Treasury Statement as to Receipts and Expenditures, Fiscal Year 1921.
The report of the Secretary of the Treasury for 1919, heretofore referred
to, contains an estimate of receipts for the fiscal year 1921, exclusive of
those arising out of the public debt, of $5,420,000,000.
A more recent
estimate is $5,490,000,000. I prefer to take the more conservative estimate. Deducting the total of the appropriations for the fiscal year,
amounting to $4,373,395,279 07, from this total of estimated revenues
we have the goodly sum of $1,146,604,720 93 as a conservative estimate of
the total income of the fiscal year 1921 over and above the total expenditures for the same period.
It may be urged that in this estimate we are not
taking into account possible deficiencies. All possible deficiencies should
be more than provided for by the $70,000,000 of difference between the
Treasury's estimate of 1921 receipts made last fall, which I have used, and
their larger and more recent estimate to which I have referred.
It is interesting to note that the estimate above made of $1,146,604,720 93 as the excess of income over outlay in the fiscal year 1921 is about
$328,000,000 less than the actual reduction in the appropriations for 1921
below the estimates, and this fact serves to clearly illustrate not only the
vast sum but the direct beneficial effect of these reductions
According
to the Treasury's own statements, had it not been for the vast cuts made
in the estimates we should be facing not a surplus of over .$1,100,000,000
for the coming'^fiscal year but a deficit in excess of $1,400,000,000.
—
Out of the 1250 member organizations entitled to vote upon
the propositions, 477 took advantage of the opportunity
to record their vote regarding a Department of PublicWorks.
The returns disclosed an especially strong sentiment against
the creation of an entirely new and independent department,
the vote being about four to one against it.
The referendum was taken at the instance of the Engineering Council, an organization member of the National
Chamber. The proposal submitted by the Engineering
GREETINGS OF DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENCouncil was reduced to three main propositions by a comTION TO PRESIDENT WILSON.
mittee of eleven of which Charles Nagel, formerly secretary
A messa.ge hailing the achievements accomplished during
of Commerce and Labor was Chairman.
The other members
his administration was sent to President Wilson on June 28
were: Samuel B. Botsford, Buffalo, J. Parke Channing,
New York City, L. S. Gillette, Minneapolis, Minnesota, by the Democratic National Convention in session at San
Francisco.
It was presented to the Convention by Governor
Ira N. HoUis, Worcester, Massachusetts, Frederick Newell,
Gardner of Missouri, and was unanimously adopted as
Urbana, Illinois, William C. Redfield, formerly Secretary
follows:
of Commerce, New York City, F. A. Seiberling, Akron,
In recognition of the fact that the mantle of Jackson and Jeffa^on has
Ohio, F. Harper Sibley, Rochester, New York, M. C. Tuttle, fallen on yoiu* shoulders as the unquestioned leader of our party, the hosts
Boston, Massachusetts, W. F. Willoughby, Washington, of democracy, in national convention assembled, have directed me to send
you the following resolution of appreciation and greeting:
D. C.
The Democratic Party, assembled in national convention, extends to the
REPRESENTATIVE MONDELL ON PROPOSED
LOWERING OF TAXES.
A
reduction in the tax burdens imposed by Congress was
by Representative Mondell of Wyoming, Republican
Leader of the House, in his statement to Congress on the
final day of the late session, June 5.
Representative Mondell's review of the work and accomplishments of the first
and second sessions of the Sixty-sixth Congress are contained in the Congressional Record issued under date of
June 21. As to the likelihood of the lowering of the taxes
forecast
he said:
While in their operation the excess profits and other taxes as interpreted
and administered have been inequitable and even confiscatory, in some
cases the more indefensible effects of the law have been duo more to blundering administration than to the law itself and the shifting of burdens
from large incomes and profits to those that are ordinary and normal is,
of course, as impossible as It would be improper.
Kellof should come where
It Is possible to afford it by repeating iuoqultable and obnoxious taxes
President of the United States its admiring and respectful greetings.
For seven of tne most fateful years in tne history of our country Woodrow
Wilson nas occupied and by his character, learning and power bas adorned
the highest office in the gift of his countrymen.
He nas initiated and secured the adoption of great progressive measures
of immca.surablo value and benefit to the people of the United States.
As the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States
he has led the patriotic forces of his country through the most momentous
struggle in history and, without check, roscrs'o or retardation to an honorable part in the immortal victory for liberty and democracy won by the
free nations of the world.
Wo hail these achievements, Sir, and are proud that they have been accomplished under your Administration.
We rejoice in the recovery of your health and strength after months of
and affliction, which you have borne with courage and without
complaint.
Wo deeply resent the malignant onset which you have most undeservedly
been called upon to sustam from partisan foes, whose judgment is wari)ed
and whose perceptions arc obscurwl by a party malice which constitutes a
lamentable and disgraceful page in our history.
At this moment, when the dclogativs to this convention from every St.ate
Lq the Union are about to enter upon their formal proceedings, wo pause to
send an expression of cheor and admiration and of congratulation.
suffering
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and felicate you upon your speedy recovery from your recent
and congratulate America tliat. though temporarUy blocked in body,
you have been able, with unclouded vision and undaunted courage, to Dress
on for the great reforms which you have fathered for the preservation of
peace throughout the world in the interest of humanity and the advancement of civilization. Long may you hve to serve America and the world.
We
rejoice
iUness
U.
S.
GRAIN CORPORATION RETURNS
TO U. S. TREASURY.
S350,000,000
U. S. Wheat Director Barnes announced on June 30 that the
Treasury would receive $350,000,000 as a result of the action
of the stockholders and directors of the United States Grain
(Corporation on June 29 in voting to return this money and
reduce the capitalization of the Corporation from $500,000,000 to 8150,000,000. He also said:
This first step in the liquidation of the United States Grain Corporation
returns to the Treasury 8350,000,000 in the same fiscal year in which
it was withdrawn, and is the total amount drawn from the Treasury by
the United States Grain Corporation of the one billion dollars appropriated
for it« use by Congress on March 4 1919.
The $150,000,000 original capital of the Corporation will be returned to
the Treasury in full in the final Uquidation of the United States Grain Corporation
now
in process.
COTTON FUTURES ACT CONTINUED— COMER
AMENDMENT
Under the
REPEAL.
agricultural appropriation bill signed
by
Presi-
dent Wilson on May 31 an appropriation is provided to
continue in effect the Cotton Futiires Act, as amended
March 4 1919, under which trading on the Cotton Exchange
The amendment relating to cotton, in
carried on.
Section 6 of the wheat guaranty Act approved March 4
1919 hmiting the number of grades of cotton that may be
deUvered on future contracts, (the text of that act was
given in our issue of March 29 1919, page 1222) are under the
agricultural appropriation bill of May 21 1920 "hereby
recognized and declared to be permanent legislation."
The Agricultural Appropriation bill as it was approved
by President Wilson on May 31 also included the Comer
amendment pro\dding that half of the deliveries on Cotton
Contracts shall be of fair to middling grades. This amendment originally carried in the Senate bill, was stricken out
in conference, both houses agreeing to the conference report,
and the insertion of the provision in the final draft of the
bill as submitted for the approval of the President occurred
through some mishap; regarding it a member of the Senate
agricultural committee was reported as saying:
The mistake is unexplainable; it was one of those lapses that probably
is
wlU not occur again for years, but which might take place again to-morrow.
It probably can be laid to the rush that is always experienced in the closing
days of a session.
As we stated in our weekly review of the cotton market
June 5, page 2404, the inclusion of the
provision in the agricultural Bill brought about the suspension
of trading on the Cotton Exchange for a day and a half
until the error was corrected.
The matter was remedied
through the passage of a joint resolution passed by the
Ln the Chronicle of
House and Senate on June 1 and approved by President
Wilson on June 2. We give herewith the joint resolution
correcting the error:
[H. J. Res. 370]
JOINT RESOLUTION
To amend
the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture or the fiscal year ending June 30 1921," approved
May 31 1920.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the provision of the Act entitled "An
Act making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal
year ending June 30 1921," approved May 31 1920, which reads as follows:
"That hereafter each lot of cotton classified as tenderable in whole or in
part on a section 5 contract of said Act as amended shall give to the buyer
the right to demand that one-half of the contract shall be delivered in
the official cotton standard grades of the United States from the grades
of middling fair, strict good middling, good middling, strict middling,
and middling, and that the seller shall have the option of delivering the other
half of said contract from any of the official cotton standard grades as
established in said Act," be, and the same is, hereby repealed.
14,000
TONS OF SUGAR PURCHASED IN ARGENTINA
BY AMERICAN TRADING CO. TO BE
DISTRIBUTED BY GOVERNMENT.
Seeking to relieve the sugar shortage, which has existed
a more or less acute form in the United States for the past
eight or nine months, the Department of Justice has made
arrangements to secure 14,000 tons of sugar from Argentina.
The purchase was made under the Department's supervision
by the American Trading Company, and the sugar will be
distributed through Government agencies.
President Irigoyen, on the solicitation of the American
in
Ambassador, waived the provision
of his recent decree on
sugar exports (referred to in these columns on June 12)
requiring exporters to deposit with the Government an
[Vol 111,
amount
of sugar equal to thirty per cent of the quantity
exported.
Explaining the agreement between the Department of
Justice and the American Trading Company, by which the
sugar was purchased and consigned to this country, Howard
Figg, special assistant to the Attorney General, on June 24
issued this statement:
The sugar purchased in Argentina by the American Trading Company
was purchased under the direction of the Department of Justice, and
representations made by the State Department to President Irogoyen that
the same was purchased and would be distributed under the direction of
Government agencies are entirely correct.
The American Trading Company ^vith the assm-ance of the Department
of Justice that a permit would be issued for the exportation of certain
sugars, entered the Argentine market and purchased these sugars at the
prevailing market prices.
When 14,000 tons had been seciu-ed a formal
request was made for permits to export.
In the meantime a decree providing certain restrictions had been issued
by the Argentine Government. When proper representation was made to
President Irogoyen for the issuance of the permit he consented to do so on
the assurance that these sugars were for distribution by the Department
of Justice and not purchased by private American interests.
On arrival
in New York this sugar will be distributed by the United States Government to the essential industries and household consumers.
Press dispatches from Buenos Aires the early part of
June conveyed tlie idea that the 14,000 tons of sugar had
been bought directly by the American Government. Subsequently, hovv'ever, Mr. Figg pointed out that the press
reports Avere erroneous.
Mr. Figg said:
It was incorrectly stated that the Government had purchased this sugar.
The Government is without authority to purchase sugar, but arranged the
purchase for American firms. The shipment will arrive in the United
States between the first of July and the first of September, and will greatly
relieve the prevailing sugar shortage.
The supply will be sufficient for essential industries for sixty days, and
.should release sugar in sufficient quantities to take care of the housewife's
needs through the coming canning and preserving season.
On April 25 a cable was received by the State Department from the
American Ambassador in Argentine indicating that the Argentine Government would lift the embargo on surplus stocks of sugar if the United States
would indicate the American firms to handle it.
FRENCH GOVERNMENT FIXES PRICE OF SUGAR.
At a recent conference with beet sugar growers and manufactures the French Government entered into an agreement
on the price to be paid for the 1920 beet crop.
Producers, according to Consul D. B. Levis, at La RocheUe (France), will receive 145 francs per metric ton (2,204
pounds) for beet, of a specific gravity equal to about 15
per cent, of sugar, a compensation based on an average
price of 250 francs per 100 kilos (220.46 pounds) of No. 3
white sugar during November and December, 1920, with a
variation of 65 centimes per ton for each franc in the price
of sugar above or below 250 francs per quintal.
Beet sugar acreage in France decreased from 620,000
acres to less than 200,000 during the war, due to the fact
that 142 out of 206 sugar factories were in the war zone.
MAXIMUM
PRICE ON HOME GROWN
WHEAT IN GREAT BRITAIN.
The British Government, it became known on June 15,
has decided to do away with the controlled maximum
ABOLITION OF
price of 100 shillings per quarter for home-grown wheat at
the end of December, so as to enable farmers to take the
This was announced by
Arthur Griffith-Boscawen, Unionist for Dudley, during
ruling price of imported wheat.
Sir
discussion in the
House
of
Commons
of the Agricultural bill,
which, by guarantee of prices and security of tenure, seeks
to encourage the farmers to grow wheat.
Sir Arthur explained that the Government fear«d a world
shortage in wheat and beUeved prices would rule high for a
long period.
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF WHEAT
TO
CONTINUE.
Power to extend the life of the Canadian Wheat Board till
August 15, 1921 is given to the Canadian Government a
measure which passed the House of Commons on June 28.
Just before final vote on the bill Sir George Foster, Minister
of Trade and Commerce, who sponsored the measure, announced that fifty per cent of the amount due farmers out
of the profit made by the Canadian Wheat Board would
be paid on or after July 15.
With reference to the passage of the bill referred to a staff
correspondent of the Toronto "Globe" at Ottawa had the
following to say on June 28:
When
the enabling bill to allow the Government to continue wheat conthroughout the coming year, if found necessary, was taken up. Sir
George Foster drew attention to statements made in the House last week by
Quoting from Hansard, Sir George said
J. A. Robb, Chief Liberal Whip.
that at that time Mr. Robb had inferred that Dr. Magill of Winnipeg had
said the Government had sold short in selUng 50,000,000 to 75.000,000
bushels of wheat in England. Sir George drew attention to Dr. Magiirs
trol
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statement, which only said the Government had suggested to Hon. A. L.
Sifton, who was then in England, that 50,000,000 to 75,000,000 bushels
should be sold. Dr. Magill, Sir George pointed out, had made no reference
ORDER ISSUED BY CANADIAN BOARD OF COMMERCE
TO CURB SPECULATION IN SUGAR.
to selling short.
Action looking toward elimination of profiteering in
sugar was taken by the Canadian Board of Commerce on
June 18 when it issued an order which prohibits handling of
granulated sugar by "any other middleman than the wholesaler or retailer."
Speculation in sugar is made unlawful
under the order, the provisions of which were outlined by
the Canadian press as follows:
Donald Sutherland of Oxford drew attention to tne statement of the
Board of Commerce last November that the milling interests were too largely
Sir George Poster replied that
represented on the Wheat Control Board.
the Government had appointed the members of the board only after careful
consideration and the consensus was that the board had given good service.
Reimburse Losses.
Mr. Sutherland said that Western Ontario had received no consideration
from the wheat control, and he would like to see trade going through
ordinary channels. An amendment moved by Sir George Foster was
adopted, which provides that, should wheat control be continued after
trading in the 1920 wheat crop has commenced, the board shall have power
to make payments from the funds of the board in respect to actual losses
If the grain exchanges
incurred by reason of bringing control into effect.
opened. Sir George explained, traders might make undertakings wtiich
would probably occasion financial losses, should control be resumed and
the exchanges were closed.
Keplying to a suggestion made by Hon. T. A. Crerar and R. C. Henders,
that the Government should decide early whether control was to be continued, so as not to close the exchanges after tney were open a month or
two. Sir George said the matter would be given fullest care.
Preference to Flour.
An amendment
adopted providing that the fixing of prices should
be governed as nearly as possible by prices obtaining in the world market.
Also that, as between wheat and flour, a preference shall be given to the exportation of flour, except in cases where the public interest would be adSir George Foster explained that this amendment
versely affected, thereby.
was in the interest of the live stock industry and the bread-consuming
weis
public.
Just before the prorogation of Parliament on July 1 the
Governor General, in a speech from the Throne, complimented it on its provisions for continued government wheat
control.
He
said:
provision to continue authority for the supervision
of the mai'keting of the Canadian wheat crops if events in the world's
markets should render this the most advantageous method of protecting
the interests of the Canadian people.
It may be noted in connection with the above discussion
that the continuance of the Canadian Wheat Board had
been advocated by the Council of Agriculttu-e, the represenThe Council,
tative agricultural body in the Dominion.
through its Executive Committee, telegraphed to the Government at Ottawa on June 2 urging that the necessary steps
be taken to have Federal control of the wheat crop continued
for at least another vear.
ARGENTINA NEGOTIATING FOR WHEAT SUPPLY
Reports that Argentina was negotiating with other
nations for the release of 600,000 tons of wheat were contained in newspaper dispatches from Buenos Aires, June 25,
which dealt with the difficulty experienced by Ai-gentina
in obtaining wheat, owing to the fact that the supply had
been bought up by England, France, Italy, etc. We quote
these accounts as follows:
The Argentine government, having procured the enactment of a law
imposing four pesos supertax on wheat exports in order to secure funds with
which to purchase wheat to manufacture bread and reduce the pi'ice to
the public, is now confronted with difficulty in obtaining wheat, owing to
the fact that most of the available supply appears to have been contracted
for by England, France, Italy and other foreign governments.
The Argentine Government is negotiating with these Governments
through their ministers here for the release of 600,000 tons, but thus far
has been unsucessful owing to inability to reach an agreement on the price.
It was learned to-day that the ministers set forth that the price proposed
by the Government was considerably less than the price at which they
contracted for the wheat and objected to assxmiing this loss in addition to
paying the heavy supertax on the balance of their contracts.
The negotiations are continuing, but Government officials intimate that
President Irigoyen may decree complete prohibition of exportation of wheat
in the event that a price agreement satisfactory to Argentina is not reached.
The enactment of the law imposing an export duty
on wheat and wheat products in Argentina was referred to
in our issue of June 19, page 2.537.
It provides for an export
tax of 5 pesos per 100 kilograms on wheat flour, 4 pesos
per 100 kilograms on wheat, and in addition a duty of 20%
ad valorem on products containing wheat used for food.
CONSORTIUM OF BALKAN BANKERS OFFER
WHEAT
TO SPAIN.
Madrid advices to the daily papers, June 27 state:
A consortium of bankers from the Balkan States has \isited Senor Ortumo,
Minister of Public Works, and offered to deliver at the approaching harvest
time quantities of wheat to the Government on better terms than the grain
bought from Argentina.
PRICE OF ARGENTINA CORN ADVANCES.
The
spread of
5%
oetween
refiners'
and
retailers' prices is
ordered as the
Refinders are forbidden to increase their prices without the consent of
the board, and the resale of raw sugars by refiners, except to other refiners,
is forbidden.
Retailers are restrained from increasing prices on their stocks to conform
to increases in market prices.
Two-cent Profit for Retailer.
is now an indictable offense.
The board's order
from selling to other than wholesalers, manufacturers or
retailers; wholesalers from selling sugar to other than manufacturers or
retailers; retailers from selling to other than manufacturers and consumers
and that in quantities greater than normal requirements in trade or household; all other persons from selling sugar in excess of the reasonaDle requirements of the buyer's household. The profit which sugar dealers may make
is restricted to two cents per pound, or 5%.
The practice of advancing
prices on stocks when refiners' prices advance is prohibited, and the system
is ordered of fixing tne price of sugar at a profit of 5 % based on the average
Speculating in sugar
restrains refiners
,
invoice coi^t of all sugar in stock at the time of sale.
How the Prices Are Fixed.
cents per pound over refiners' prices at Montreal, Chatham or
Vancouver, central points, tnree districts of the Dominion, is declared to be
the maximum profit. With the refiners' price now standing at 21 cents or
under a retail price of more than 23 cents per pound is declared to be unfair
prof it^taking on general sales and in cases where the sale of one-pound lots
may involve a loss for the dealer, a special price of 23 cents per poimd
may be charged, or the dealer may refuse to sell less than four pounds at a
time, and may charge not more than 98 cents for the foiu- pounds, or may
In special
require the purchase of two pounds, charging 47 cents therefor.
cases, where a spread on refiners' prices may necessitate higher prices, a
ma."cimum price of 95 cents for four pounds is fixed. Wholesalers are
restrained from charging a percentage higher than refiners' prices which
will prevent retailers from selling at the prescribed 5%.
All these pric&s refer to granulated sugar.
Icing sugar, lump sugar or
sugar in cartons are excepted.
Two
,
You have wisely made
OF
A
maximum.
following Buenos Aires
"Wall Street Journal" of July 1:
advices
appeared in the
Since the beginning of the year price of corn in Argentina has advanced
$1.12 a bushel, which for 1,000,000 tons would mean an aggregate increase
in the market value for this amount of grain of $44,000,000.
Advances are
said to be due to news o the contract made for the purchase of 1,000,000
tons by a Dutch firm for the League of Agriculturists of Germany.
The
contract is said to be guaranteed by the present German Government
and provides for payment from month to month as the grain is delivered.
One year ago corn was being used as fuel in parts of Argentina.
M
Handling of Rate Product.
Drastic regtilations are made for the nandling of raw sugar. The Canadian refineries are forbidden to sell raw sugars acquired up to Sept. 30 next,
except to another refinery, or with special pei'mit from the Board of Commerce. Refineries are required to file with the board copies of every contract for raw sugar.
All the foregoing regulations are effective imtil Sept. 30 next, and pereons
concerned may file any objection they nave to make with the board, which
promises to make special orders where justice and reasonaoleness demand.
Retail Price Stands at 23 Cents.
Refiners are also restrained from increzising their price on granulated
sugar without the consent of the board which means that vmtil such consent
is obtained the retail price to the consumer stands at 23 cents a pound on an
cents a pound in special and isolated cases.
average and no more than 23
The order is made a regulation under Section 26 of the Board of Commerce
Act, and persons indicted under this regulation will be prosecuted by the
Attorney-General of the Province in which the offense is committed.
,
M
CUBAN SUGAR INTERESTS FIX PRICE AT
24:
CENTS
A POUND.
A
eommitte
of twelve
was appointed on June 29
to act as
a selling agencj^ for Cuban cane growers, sugar-mill owners,
and brokers at a mass meeting held in Havana.
Participants, claining to control 2,180,000 sacks of unsold
sugar, agreed, it was said, to withdi-aw from the market
all offers for the sale of sugar and to sell none except through
pledged to make no
pound.
The amount of unsold Cuban sugar was said to have been
estimated by a member of the selling committee at 3,920,000
the
medium
of the
committee, which
is
sales for less than twenty-four cents a
sacks.
AMERICAN WOOLEN COMPANY
JULY
TO
CLOSE MILLS
10.
The principal mills of the American Woolen Company,
now operating only three days a week, will be shut down
completely for an indefinite period on July 10. In making
tliis announcement on July 1, William M. Wood, president of the company, said that cancellation of orders filled
or ready to be filled and curtailment of orders for next season's
goods, made the stopago necessary.
President Wood said it was impossible to forecast how long
the mills would have to be kept closed.
BOOKLET ON WOOL AND WOOL MANUFACTURE
ISSUED BY FIRST NATIONAL BANK, BOSTON.
An interesting booklet upon wool and wool manufacture
written primarily for the layman has been issued by the
It has been wTitten by
First National Bank of Boston.
James Paid Warburg of the staff of the bank and follows the
wool industry from the raising of the sheep to the marketing
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of the finislied products. The United States grows onha bout one-half of the wool consumed in this country and
70% of the wool imported comes into the United States
through the port of Boston. About one-half of this amount
or 35% of all the wool imported into the United States, is
financed by the First National Bank of Boston. Part 1 of
the booklet is devoted to the raw material and covers such
subjects as sheep raising, shearing and marketing of fleece
wools and general classification of wools; part 2 covers the
various processes of worsted manufactm-e; part 3 covers
woolen manufacture; part 4 is devoted to the financial aspect
This section gives in brief the methods
of the wool industry.
raisers of sheep to the distributers of
of financing from the
the manufactured products. The booklet is written with
as Uitle technicality as is possible and contains only such
statistics as are necessary for the adequate understanding
of the subject.
It is generously supphed with illustrations.
It should be foimd of interest to those engaged in any branch
of the wool industry and to those indirectly connected therewith. A copy may be had by addressing the commercial
ser\'iee department of the Fii'st National Bank of Boston,
APPROVAL OF BILL CALLING FOR COLLECTION OF
LEATHER AND HIDE STATISTICS BY CENSUS.
A bUl authorizing
and directing the Director of the Census
publish monthly statistics concerning hides,
to collect and
skins and leather, was passed at the recent session of Congress and approved by President Wilson on June 5. Its
adoption by the House had occurred on June 3, the Senate
ha\ing passed the bill on June 4. Senator Sutherland in
xirging consideration of the biU by the Senate stated that
the collection of the statistics had been attempted by the
Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Markets,
but that it had been very imperfectly done, and was not of
The proposed method he said "wiU give a
real value.
much more complete \'iew of the situation with reference to
hides and leather, and tend to steady the market. All
those who are interested in the subject, the tanners and
the leather people, think this a very much better way to
In reply to an iuquirj^ by Senator Smoot as to
get at it."
the appropriation "that has been made in the Agricultural
appropriation bill for this very purpose" and whether that
was repealed "or are they going right on and spend that
money and then spend this amount under the Director of
the Census," Senator Sutherland said:
The understanding is that the Department of Agriculture will cease the
attempt to get these
statistics and that it will not require any additional
appropriation for the Census Bureau.
It will be done with the same
force.
The bill does not carry any appropriation and does not require
any on the part of the Census Office. This will obviate the necessity of the
Bureau of Markets collecting these statistics.
Senator Sutherland further said: "Under the present law
there are no penalties and the figures supplied to the Bureau
have not been at aU complete. They have been very misleading.
There is a penalty provided in this bill and the
work is done under authority of law in a much more strict and
more valuable way." The following is the text of the biU as
approved by the President:
[H.R. 10011.1
AN ACT
authorizing and directing the Director of the Census to collect
and publish monthly statistics concerning hides, skins and leather.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled. That the Director of the Census be, and
he Is hereby, authorized and directed to collect and publish statistics monthly concerning
(o) The quantities and classes of hides and skins, owned or stored, and
the quantities and classes of such products disposed of during the preceding
census month by packers, abattoirs, butchers, tanners, jobbers, dealers,
wholesalers, importers, and exporters;
(6) The quantities and classes of hides and skins in the process of tanning
or manufacture, the quantities and amount of finished product for the
preceding month:
(c) The quantities and classes of leather owned or stored and manufactured during the preceding census month by tanners, jobbers, dealers,
wholesalers, importers, exporters, and establishments cutting or consuming
leather.
Sec. 2.
That the information furnished by any individual establishment
under the provisions of this Act shall be considered as strictly confidential
and shall be used only for the statistical pm-poses for which it is supplied.
Any employee of the Bureau of Census who, without the written authority
of the Director of the Census, shall publish or communicate any information
given into his possession by reason of his employment under the provisions
of tins Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction
thereof, be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one
year, or both.
Sec. 3
That it shall be the duty of every owner, president or treasurer,
secretary, director, or other officer or agent of any abattou- and of any
packing, tanning, jobbing, dealing, wholesaling, importing, or exporting
establishment where hides and skins are stored or sold, or leather is tanned,
treated, finished, or stored or any establishment is engaged in the cutting of
leather or in the production of boots and .shoes, gloves, saddlery, harness,
<x other manufactures of leather goods, wherever leather is consumed, when
wquasted by the Director of the Census or by any special agent!or other
,
[Vol. 111.
employee of the Census Office acting imder the instructions of said director
to furnish completely and accurately to the best of his knowledge, all the
information authorized bo be collected by Section 1 of this Act. The
demand of the Director of the Census for such information shall be made in
writing or by a visiting representative and if made in writing shall be forwarded by registered mail and the registry receipt of the Post Office Department shaU be accepted as prima facie evidence of such demand. Any
owner, president, treasurer, secretary, director, or other officer or agent of
any establishment required to furnish information under the provisions of
tliis Act, who under the conditions hereinbefore stated shall refuse or
wilfully neglect to furnish any of the information herein provided for or shall
wUfuUy give answers that are false, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000.
Approved, June 5, 1920.
NORTH DAKOTA NON-PARTISAN PROGRAM UPHELD
BY UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.
The Supreme Court of the United States in an opinion
rendered June 1 in which every one of ;the Justices concurred,
denied the petition of a group of North Dakotans who sought
to prevent the State Government from carrjang out certain
progressive measures passed by the 1919 session of the Legislature.
The acts involved were those establishing a state
industrial commission; a state bank capitahzed at $2,000,000
and operated under the commission's supervision; a milling
and elevator association and a home building association.
Another statute provided for a $10,000,000 revolving fund
from which loans could be made by the bank on real estate.
A dispatch from the Washington Bureau of the Pioneer
Press said:
Washington, June 1. The United States Supreme Court to-day in
,
—
refusing to interfere with decisions of the North Dakota Supreme Court,
declaring constitutional laws providing for an industrial program in North
Dakota, made clear it is not passing judgment on such so-called socialistic
laws.
"With the wisdom of such legislation, and the soimdness of the economic
policy involved, we are not concerned," Justice Day said in the opinion.
"Whether it will result in ultimate good or harm it is not within our
province to inquire.
"When the constituted authority of the State undertakes to exert this
taxing power, and the question of the validity of its action is brought before this court, every presumption in its favor is indulged, and only clear
and demonstrated usurpation of power will authorize judicial interference
with legislation," the court said.
"In the present instance under tne authority of the constitution and laws
prevailing in North Dakota, the people, the legislature and the highest
court of the State have declared the purpose for which these several acts
were passed to be of a public nature and within the taxing authority of
the State. With the united action of the people, legislature and court we
are not at liberty to Interfere unless it is clear beyond reasonable controversy that rights seciu-ed by the Federal Constitution have been violated."
Those attacking the law charged that property was being taken without due process of law. The court referred to a previous decision in regard to Maine, whore that State authorized cities to establish public fuel
yards.
In that case the opinion goes on to say: "We reiterated the attitude of
this court toward State legislation and repeated what had been said before, that what was or was not a public use was a question concerning
which local authority, legislation and judicial, had especial means of securing information to enable them to form a judgment; and particularly
the judgment of the highest court of the State declaring a given use to be
pubUc in nature, would be accepted by this court unlass clearly unfounded.
think the principle of that decision is applicable here."
We
PRESIDENT SIGNS WATER POWER
BILL.
development of water power
in the United States, which has been before Congress in
one form or another for ten years, has now become a law.
It was approved June 10.
While it was generally thought
that the measure had received the "pocket veto," announcement was made at the White House on June 18
that it had been signed by the President along with seven
other minor bills. No explanation of the delay in announcing the President's approval of the water power
measure was made. The White House statement said:
The biU providing
for the
The President having been advised by the Attorney General in a formal
opinion that the adjournment of Congress does not deprive him of the ten
days allowed by the Constitution for the consideration of a measure, but
only in case of disapproval of the opportunity to return the measure with
his reasons to the House in which it originated, has signed the following
bills each within the ten days period, of course.
The bULs not signed
failed to become law under the usual practice.
Some of the main features of the water power bill were
outUned in Washington dispatches of June 18 to the Baltimore
"Sun"
as follows:
The Water Power law
releases power for almost unlimited industrial
country and is considered one of the most important
laws enacted during the sixty-sixth session.
By its terms a commission, composed of the Secretary of War, Secretary
of Agriculture and Secretary of the Interior, is authorized to lease water
power rights on all public lands, forest reservations, Indian reservations
and navigable streams for terms not exceeding 50 years. At the end of
the lease period the Government has the option of taking over the plants
that have been built at an appraised valuation of releasing or of leasing to
some other concern.
Inqiiiries received by the Department of the Interior indicate there will
be an immediate rush of capitalists to obtain leases. The Water Power
Commission is authorized to specify the royalties on the leases that wiU
be charged.
The effect of the law is expected to be particularly noticeable in the
West, where undeveloped water power sites are plentiful.
It is extimated the potential horsepower available on the sites under
Government control is 54,000,000. which is more than the total of 42,000.000
development
in this
:
:
July 3
horsepower
:
now
:
THE CHRONICLE
1920.]
in operation in all water,
steam and gas operated plants
in the country.
Most of the 42.000,000 horsepower is east of the Mississippi river and
north of Kentucky and West Virginia.
The potential 54,000,000 additional horsepower is mostly west of the
Dakotas. Nebraska and Kansas.
It is expected factories wUl start in various western points, calling operaAn early result, it is predicted,
tives from the over-crowded eastern cities.
will be electrification of railroads, conserving coal and oil which are becoming scarce and costly.
The final approval of the water power bill marks the end of years of
Persons favoring conservation of Government resources have
agitation.
The bill passed was
insisted upon extreme care to protect Federal rights.
drawn by Government attorneys who believe necessary protection is given,
at the same time permitting industrial progress to be made.
Failure to make known the President's action on the water
power measure prior to the adjournment of Congress (June
5) was first taken to indicate that the measure had been
Strong
killed, as already stated, by the "pocket veto."
protests were made to the President on this supposition.
SECRETARY BAKER APPOINTED CHAIRMEN OF
FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION.
Secretary of War Baker has been appointed by President
Wilson Chairman of the Federal Power Commission created
under the recently enacted Water Power Bill. The Commission, which is composed of the Secretaries of War, Agriculture and Interior, is authorized by the law to perform
"any and all acts, to make such rules and regulations, and
as may be necessary and
to issue such orders
proper for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of
this Act."
...
UNION BOYCOTT OF NON-UNION GOODS A "CONSPIRACY AGAINST PUBLIC WELFARE" SAYS
JUSTICE FAWCETT.
While a man may enter any vocation he chooses, yet
if
he
selects a field " indissolubly linked with the rights of the
public, such as that of a common carrier, he must subserve
his own rights to that of the public welfare." Tliis was the
statement made in a decision rendered by Justice Lewis L.
:
:
35
are expressly dealt with by the United States Shipping Act, just as if
they were common carriers
The representatives of those companies who
declined to furnish service are clearly violating the law. and their employes who strike or threaten to strike to compel them to violate the law
are clearly engaged in an illegal combination.
The affidavit of Thomas P. Alder for the United States Steel Products
Co. says
"I am informed and believe that if the Overseas Shipping Co. should
attempt to enforce any orders or regulations upon the checkers or
stevedores employed by it, contrary to instructions of the unions to which
those men belong, such action woul precipitate a strike and would prevent
the operation of the stevedores of the United States Steel Products Co., to
Its great loss and to the detriment of the best interests of the general
public."
appears the carriers knew of the rules laid down by the employees,
go, have acquiesced in them without any proCommon carriers owe affirmative duty to perform Impartial service,
and it is unlawful to subject plaintiff to undue prejudice. Their duties
call upon them as common carriers to serve the plaintiff and not discriminate a.gainst it.
If the carriers and their terminal agencies. Instead
of joining with the unions in this combination by submitting to this discrimination for fear of a strike, had stood squarely for the performance of
their public duties, it is doubtful if the plaintiff would now be in court.
The carriers appear to have aided, abetted and encouraged the unions by
seekin.g to evade their duties to handle the plaintiff's goods without disIt
and so far as the papers
test.
crimination.
The facts herein seem to present a conspiracy within the definition
"A conspiracy is sufficiently described as a combination of two or more
persons by concerted action to accomplish a criminal or unlawful purpose
or some purpose not in itself criminal, or unlawful, by criminal or unlawful means."
They show a combination to violate the positive provisions of the Shipping
Act and the provisions of Section 5440 of the Revised Statutes.
Under the provisions of these statutes (the United States Shipping Act)
it seems clear that a refusal on the part of the carriers to transport the
plaintiff's merchandise constitutes a violation of law and a crime, and
that the defendant unions and officers are engaged in an unlawful conspiracy when they induce, aid and abet the carriers In committing this
misdemeanor and threaten them with a strike unless they commit the
misdemeanor. Waterhouse v. Comer. CO Fed., 149, 157; Stephens v. The
Ohio state Telephone Co.. 240 Fed., 759; Chicago, B. & Q Ry. Co. v.
Burlington, C. R. & N. Ry. Co., 34 Fed.. 481; Wabash Ry. Co. v, Hannahan 12i i^ed., 563; Alaska S. S. Co. v. International Longshoremen's
Association, 236 Fed.. 964.
The case of Toledo A. A. & N. M. Ry. Co. v. Pennsylvania Co is inThere the plaintiff railroad company secured an injuncdistinguishable.
tion against a connecting railroad company, its employees and seiTants,
from refusing to handle frei.ght delivered by the complainant, on the
ground that the complainant had a strike with its employees, and also an
injunction against the head of the union from enforcing any order requiring
such refusal. The injunction was upheld. Subsequently, one Lennon was
held in contempt (same case, p. 746), and his punishment for contempt
for quitting work was sustained by the United States Supreme Court. (In
re. Lennon. 166 U. S.. 648.)
In the original case Judge Taft says
" Any one, though not an officer or agent [of the carrier] successfully
aiding, abetting or procuring such officer or agent to violate the section
will be punishable under it as a
[of the Interstate Commerce Act]
principal.
cil,
"Again, for the men In furtherance of Rule 12 either to refuse to handle
the freight or to threaten to quit, or actually to quit, in order to procure or to induce the officers of the defendant companies to violate the
provisions of the Interstate Commerce Law, would constitute acts in
furtherance of the conspiracy and would render them also liable to the
penalty of tlie same section."
The unions and their officers who advise, aid or abet in the scheme become principals with the carriers and are liable to prosecution under the
statutes.
U. S. v. Debs. 64 Fed., 724, 764; U. S. v. Cassidy. 67 Fed., 781.
"When doing the work of the corporation, their [employees] are made
criminally liable for disobeying the commands of the law to the corpora-
straining
tion."
Fawcett in the
N. Y., on June
New York Supreme
9,
Court in Kings County,
when a temporary
injunction
was issued
drivers, chauffeurs, lumber handlers and
steamship clerks' union, the Transportation Trades Coun-
truck
against
a union organization, and several steamship lines, rethem from refusing to transport lumber for the
Burgess Brothers Company, where a strike is in progress.
Union boycotts of " open shop " merchandise, said Justice
Fawcett, constitute a "conspiravj agamsi pubxic welfare"
and a "crime" on the part of both carriers and employes
when the carriers encourage the unions "by seeking to evade
their duties to handle merchandise without discrimination."
"If combinations of this character are lawful," he pointed
out, "then it is impossible for any trucking to be done in
New York City and vicinity, except on terms that the Truckmen's Union permits, and it becomes entirely practicable for
the Truckmen's Union to decide what merchandise it will
haul and what merchandise it will not haul."
The Court's decision was published in the N. Y. "Evening
Post," June 15, in part as follows
The moving papers herein show that all of the parties are engaged in a
combination having for its object the exclusion of plaintiff's (Burgess Bros.
Co.) merchandise from transportation by defendant carriers, both where
The conplaintiff is the shipper and wliere its customers are the shippers.
tinuance of this condition makes it Impossible for plaintiff to carry on
If combinationsj of this character are lawful,
export trade in any form.
then it is impossible for any truoking to be done in New York City and
vicinity except on terms that the Truckmen's Union permits, and it becomes
entirely practicable for the Truckmen's Union to decide what merchandise
It will haul and what merchandise it will not haul.
The affidavits of the union defendants generally admit the specific acts
Charged and assert their legality. The affidavit of defendant Joseph Ryan,
vice-president of the International Longshoremen's Union and secretary of
Local 991, states that the Transportation Trades Council is composed of
checljers, clerlss. foremen, ligliter captains, coal handlers, scalemen and
weighers and it is generally admitted that it includes the truckmen and
chauffeurs.
This Trades Council adopted unanimously the following policy.
" None of the members would handle any non-union goo<ls or any goods
;
transported in any way by firms, corporations or individuals, who refused
to employ union labor or refuse to enter into a contract to transport their
goods under union terms."
The affidavit of James T. Hennessey, business agent of Local 874. Commercial Checkers' Union, states the policy of the affiliated unions as follows:
" That no union member should thereafter work with any non-union labor
and that they should not handle the products of any non-union labor and
should not assis^t in the transportation of any goods "vhioh was to be forwarded by any firms, individual or corporation which either refused to employ union labor, or refused to enter into contract or agreement with the
various unions represented by the Trades Council."
And it furthrr stat?s that
" As transportntion of goods throughout the city was distributed among
various trade unions all of whose work was a nocess.iry link in said transportation and as thi> interests were identical, that which hurt one would
hurt all. and that which helped one would help all."
The affidavit of defendant George Campbell, business agent of Steamship
Clerks' Union, Local No. 975, makes similar assertions and adnilts he left
lists of the unfair concerns at the piers of the defendant carriers.
This se<Mns U> me to be a combination to i^ain control over transportation
and to blockade the channel? of trade against all but union merchandise
and against all cnncerns which do not make union contracts. Such a combination to exclude open shop merchandise from the channels of trade and
commerce and from the markets of the nation is a conspiracy against public
welfare and deprives the public of their sovereign right of choice to purchase such sroods as they wnnt, because by artificiaJ :uethods it keeps such
goods out of the market.
They will not permit anyone but themselves to
handle shipments.
The affidavits of the defendant carriers deny the statements to the effect
that lists of unfair hunbor dealers were left at the piers; while the union
defendants admit that such lists were loft there. nn<l tlint one luiion ottlccr
was suspended for failure to distribute this Information in one instance.
The United Port Service Company was shown to be an agency of Norton,
Lilly & Co., and the Overseas Shipping Co. was an agency employed by
the United States Steel Products Co. Tnese teuninal agencies and facilities
A
combination and conspiracy to bring about a violation of the Federal
is also a violation of Section 5440 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States, which provides as follows
"If two or more persons conspire to commit any offense against the
United States, and one or more parties do any act to effect the object of
the conspiracy, all the parties to such conspiracy shall be liable to a
penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars or to imprisonment for not
more than two years, or to both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion
statute
the court."
of
The common law obligation
discrimination
is
of the carriers to serve the public without
incontrovertible.
(Root v. L. I R. R. Co., 114 N. T.,
& H. R. R. R. Co., 82 Misc., 38, aff'd
300; Windsor v. N. Y. Central
220 N. Y.. 695).
It does not follow, however, that the relief sought by the plaintiff
would impose involuntary servitude upon members of the defendant unions.
No employee is forbidden to quit work by the injunction or to accept
better employment if he may find it or to change his position as ofteu
Every citizen is entitled to the same opportunity to proas he sees fit.
Equal protection is afforded
cure a living that is accorded any other.
The law cannot force any man to remain in
every one under our laws.
the public, but he has certain obli.gations when engaged in
the service of
public service and i»e is bound by public statutes as well as his employer.
While it is indisputable that a man may enter any vocation that he
chooses, yet if he sees fit to select a field indissolubly linked with the
rights of the public, such as that of a common carrier, he must subserve
his own rights to that of the public welfare and must at all times stand
ready and willing to assume all of the exacting duties which he knows are
owed the public. When he enters the public service he impliedly acquiesces
He must either get out of the transin assuming all of these obligations.
portation business or serve all persons alike.
Employees of steamships and those employed in and about the docks and
all others associated In or connected with and necessary to the conduct of
business of common carriers should perform their usual services regardless
of whether the merchandise is worked upon, or handled, received or delivered by union or non-union men. and such service should l)e impartial
and uninterrupted. The plaintiff Is not asking anything unjust or unfair
It dees not
in Insisting upon the free use of the transportation lines.
lie with union leaders to lay down the proposition that the last word in
deciding what merchandise shall or shall not be transported should vest
exclusively in them.
This is a case where the court may properly say to the members of
"You are not constrained to remain In the emthese defendant unions:
ploy of the common carriers, but If you choose so to do your duty Is to
serve all mendiers of the public alike and you must handle the luml)or of
this plaintiff as well as that of any other members of the community."
(In re Lennon. supra.)
It appears that the carriers [steamship lines], whatever their motive,
have united with the unions in an unlawful scheme, contrary to positive
statutory provisions, to bar the plaintiff's goods from transportation. The
nature of the inducements offered by the unions in order to prevail upon
the carriers to join the unlawful part.v is imniatorial. Kconomic pressure,
like threats of injury to business, hiis induced many competitors to Join
the unlawful combination which threatens injury to their business, but
such circumstances do not relieve the yielding party from legal responsibility
T/ikewise, the fact that the fear of a strike may have alone
for his acts.
Induced the carriers In this case to grant the unions' roiuost that a crime
Undoubtedly the carriers
be committed does not constitute a defence.
w.int the plaintiff's business, but they also want to agree with their emplo.vees.
When they had to choose l)etwe<>n the law of the land by discriminating against the plaintiff and even violating contracts for transportatiiui of plaintiff's goods the curriers joined the unlawful jiarty to
excUide the plaintiff's goods and. from the strategic nature of the postlion, became tlie principal actors In accomplishing the unlawful purpose.
The defendants, carriers and unions, are presumed to intend tlie natural
consequences of their acts, and since they are acting, willing or unwillIncrly, In furtherance of the coniiiion end of dlscriiuinatinir nirainst plaintiff's shipments, each Is bound as a conspirator by all the acts and Etat»ments of the others.
The companies and unions named in the in.1unction were
the North and South Atlantic Line, the American and Australian Steamship Line, the Mediterranean Levant Line, the
Prince Line, Cunard Steamship Company. United States
,
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36
Steel Products Company, Drivers and Chauffeurs' Local 807.
Greater New York Lumber Handlers' Union 17,122, Steamship Clerivs' Union of Brooklyn and Staten Island, Local
975, Transportation Trades Council and the clerks, checkers
and weighers employed at the piers of the defendant shipping lines.
held in that case that Mrs. Green, with legal residence in
Vermont had been doing business in New York State within
the meaning of the Transfer Tax (Inheritance) Law and that
therefore her estate must pay a tax on $38,144,234, which
was said to represent the capital she used in doing business
in this State at the time of her death.
The tax was estimated
at above SI ,500,000.
An important element in the Hetty Green decision, says
Controller Travis in "State Finances," "will be its farreaching effect in other matters now awaiting decision."
Already, he declares, "the case has been heralded as a signal
victory which is bound to add additional miUions each year."
The Controller writes in part as follows:
Hetty Green was known throughout New York State as a wealthy
busmess woman. Up n her death four years ago her estate was estimated
at a value of nearly $100,000,000. When my office, represented by
Lafayette B. Gleason, ttempted to coUect the tax, the attorneys for her
estate endeavored to avoid payment upon the ground that she was not a
resident. Surrogate Fowler upheld this view, declaring her to be a resident
of Vermont, although the proof showed she resided there only four or five
weeks each year during the Summer months.
This decision was appealed, but the State was defeated in the Appellate
Division.
Mr. Gleason thereupon Instituted proceedings to tax the property used in business in this State to the value of about $38,000,000,
his contention being that it was taxable under an amendment drawn by
ControUe Travis's office. Surrogate Fowler again decided against the
State, and the case was again taken to the Appellate Division, which reversed
the Surrogate's decision. On the report of the appraiser Surrogate Fowler
again held this property non-taxable, and it was from this decision that the
appeal was taken which just has been decided favorably to the people.
Another important element in the Hetty Green decision wiU be its farreaching effect in other matters now awaiting decision, and already the
case has been heralded as a signal victory which is bound to add additional
millions each year.
It also has bearing upon an amendment to the transfer
(inheritance) tax law which for the last five years I have repeatedly urged.
Ha this change been effected liti ation of this character would have been
prevented and our inheritance laws would have been restored as they
existed up to 1911, when the present exemptions were enacted.
It would have also netted the State over $40,000,000 which was lost
because of the change which relieved non-residents' estates from the payment of a tax similar to that imposed in almost all other States. The
Controller has attempted, ineffectually, to have the law restored and
finally succeeded in getting an amendment through which taxes real estate,
goods, wares and merchandise of non-residents as weU as their property
used in business in this State at the time of their death, and it is on this
amendment that the Hetty Green decision is based. Last year I caused
the enactment of an amendment which included the stock of New York
corporations, and I believe we should do as nearly all other States do and
add shares of stock and bank deposits as well as bonds owned by residents
in New York.
By the amendment of 1911 almost the whole burden of our inheritance
tax is upon the estates left by our citizens, while the non-resident who
accumulated property within the State spent his whole business life here
without his estate ever paying the State of New York for the protection
and advantages he enjoyed while his property was accumulating. The
Controller's amendments have brought a large portion of the estates of
non-residents who accumulated property within this State under this tax
equally and proportionately with the estates of our own citizens, but the
Controller and his attorneys feel that the Legislatm-e should amend this
law so as to tax the transfers of the property of those who avail themselves
of the facilities and advantages of our State but find it convenient to have
their home in an adjoining States, and to restore the law as it existed in
New York State upward of twenty-four years prior to July 1 1911.
;
.
The opinion
of the Appellate Division, written
by Justice
E. S. K. MerreU, was handed down on May 14 as the unanimous opinion of the Court. The opinion was quoted at
some length
which said:
in the
"New York Times"
of the following
day
The decision reversed a ruling by SuiTogate Fowler that the evidence
did not show that Mrs. Green was "doing business" in this State, either
individually or through corporations formed by her.
The higher court
had reversed a previous decision by Surrogate Fowler that the State Controller could not conduct an Inquity to learn whether the fortune of Mrs.
Green, the greater part of which was in this State, was used in "doing
business."
The estate had escaped with a tax on about $6,000,000 of property, which
was conceded to be subject to a tax here. The higher courts had upheld
the Siu-rogate's first decision that Mrs. Green was a nonresident of New
Yo k when she died. In the previous decision by the Appellate Division
ordering the inquiry as to the use of Mrs. Green's money in this State
the court had said:
"It is unnecessary to determine upon this appeal whether continuous
investment and reinvestment, as one's sole occupation and for the purpose
of making money, constitutes doing business, for it is quite evident, and
tis not disputed, that engaging regularly and so frequently and habitually
as to constitute a course of dealing in the practice of lending money would
constitute doing business.
"The evidence taken by the appraiser is insufficient to determine whether
Mis .Green was merely making investments of surplus income from time
me and, if so, whether this was done in such a manner, in such volume
Vol. 111.
and so regularlyland frequently as to present the question whether the
course of dealing constituted doing business, or, on the other hand, whether
she was engaged in the business of money lending."
The opinion of Justice Merrell, pointing out why the court decided that
Mrs. Green was doing business in this State, says that the evidence showed
that during the last 730 days, or two years, of her life Mrs. Green lived in
this city at least 644 days, and that her son. Colonel E. H. R. Green, the
executor under her will, testified that she was here solely for the transaction
of business and that she was "nothing but business, business, business".
Counsel for Colonel Green had made this concession:
"It is conceded by counsel for the executor, for the purposes of this pro"
ceeding only, as follows: From the date of the death of the decedent's
husband, in 1902
to the time of her own death the City of
CONTROLLER TRAVIS PREDICTS HETTY GREEN
DECISION WILL HAVE FAR-REACHING EFFECTS
ON APPLICATION OF TAX LAW.
Eugene M. Travis, State Controller of New York adverts New York
staying
In the current issue of "State Finances" (official publication
of the Controller's office) to the decision recently handed
down by the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme
Court in the ease of the Hetty Green estate. The Court
I
...
was the centre of the decedent's business activities, and while
at Hoboken she would ordinarily go to New York City in the day-
time to prosecute her business.
"During most of
this period she
had one or more
safe deposit boxes in
New York City in which from time to time she placed important documents
and securities owned by her. She constantly kept large deposits of cash
in New York banks.
The decedent's interests were largely centred upon
the conversion and enlargement of her finances, and practically her entire
time and attention were given to business matters and to the investment
and reinvestment of her principal and income."
The court points out that this concession is in "violent contrast" to the
present contention of Colonel Green that his mother was not engaged in
business here at the time of her death, which contention, Justice MerreU
says, was not made until "it became necessary to avoid paying taxes as a
non-resident."
The evidence before the court on the present appeal showed for the first
time that Mrs. Green had until her death $38,144,234 which, the ControU
contends, was capital invested in her business in New York and on which
no tax had been paid. This capital included $26,608,390 to her credit in
the Westminster Company, formed by her in 1911 for the purpose of carrylag on her individual business, with a capital of $125,000.
The Controller is willing to deduct capital represented by foreign stocks
and mortgages, leaving $23,324,431 invested through the Westminster
Company. The remainder of the capital, contended to be subject to tax,
consists of bank deposits, bonds, certificates of deposit, securities and
$682,520 to her credit in the Windham Company, organized by her for
transacting her business with $10,000 capita
After deciding that the business of buying notes and securities through
the Westminster Company was taxable, the court took up the question
as to whether the business of money lending engaged in by the Westminster Company was Mrs. Green's personal and private business. Short
term investments of $7,185,000 were made in 1914 with money furnished
by her and after Jan. 1 1914, new loans aggregating $12,111,100 were made
by the Westminster Company. The company on July 3 1916 held $5,812,000, representing sixty-three New York mortgages.
Referring to the decision of Surrogate Fowler that Mrs. Green was not
doing business in this State, the Appellate Division says:
"The use of the term "doing business in this State' is criticised by the
learned Surrogate as uncertain and practically meaningless. It is, however,
the same term used in the above statute and, until the present case, the
courts have never seemed to be troubled about the use of the term, and
taxes have been constantly levied upon such capital and property as was
found within this State invested in any enterprise of a non-resident. In
many cases the courts have referred to such capital as being invested in
'business interests.'
"The testimony clearly shows that Mrs. Green, as an individual, negotiated her loans, complained about rates of interest offered on mortgages,
kept a large amount of her funds invested in liquid securities, thus enabling
her to take advantage of fluctuations in the money market, especially in
respect to call money, and was otherwise engaged in this State as a money
lender.
"The President of the Title Guaranty and Trust Company testified
that decedent was a very frequent ^Tsitor at his office, purchased mortgages
in large numbers, and that her son, the Colonel, was simply a messenger.
This fact the latter seems to admit in his testimony, as he says he consulted
his mother about all of her investments.
The learned Surrogate, in considering the question as to what is meant by the term 'business,' seems to
rely largely on similar situations which he says might have arisen in ancient
Rome.
"The
Siu-rogate bases his decision that the decedent was not engaged in
business in this State upon the fact that she did not have a public place of
business into which she invited the pubUc for the purpose of permittlog
the public to transact in such place their own Dusiness.
"Capitalists of the present day who make a business of loaning money
would hardly think of opening a public resort for the transaction of such
business.
It would seem that the gigantic and numerous loans made by
the decedent from her liquid estate were operations which, in our American
way of thinking, classes the decedent as one engaged in business.
'"'It is hardly consistent with our American ideas to say that the only
capitalists who are engaged in business are those who follow the vocation
It is
of money lending in a place open to the pubUc for such purpose.
true that decedent had no office upen to the public, and placed no money
Nevertheless her whereabouts was
lender's sign or device above her door.
well known and she was frequently and constantly sought by those who
herself went about loaning it.
would borrow her money, and she
"In fact the evidence is replete with facts showing decedent's constant
and persistent endeavor to obtain for herself larger loans and good securities
Moreover, she did not conduct her affairs at
at high rates of interest.
the place of her domicile, but voluntarily came to this city to market her
money, and here she made it her constant ijusiness to loan her money to
the best possible advantage. Had her transactions been conducted in her
individual name in a public place or office she would undoubtedly have been
a money lender and, therefore, a business woman within the rule laid down
by the learned Surrogate."
The importance of the decision upon the tax on the estates of non-residents
was emphasized last night by Eugene M. Trains, the State Controller, in
It would have an important bearing, he said,
his comment on the case.
in computing the inheritance tax on the estate of William Waldorf Astor.
The principle involved in this decision has a great effect upon property
owned by non-residents and employed in this State, he said. Since the
Hetty Green decision of four years ago approximately $40,000,000 in taxes
has been lost to the State from the estates of Henry M. Flagler. L. V.
Harkness, Jamas J. Hill. Henry C. Frick and others who were non-residents
at the time of death.
In a news item on the Hetty Green decision, the New York
Journal" of June 15 had the following to say:
Mrs. Green had for several years before her death been doing so much
business in this city as a money lender that she had to form a corporation
known as the Westminster Company and the Windham Company with
In the Westmmster Company
offices at No. 7 West Nmetieth Street.
"Law
,'
alone, organized in 1911 for the purpose of relieving her of the details of
The report
business, Mrs. Green had invested more than $26,000,000.
of the last appraiser found that Mrs. Green had been using at least
$38,000,000 of her $100,000,000 fortune in this city and State in her busmess
as a lender of money.
The evidence in former appeals showed that for the last 730 days of her
As a result of
life Mrs. Green spent 644 days doing business in this city.
former rulings she was declared a non-re.;ident on the theory that she had
a permanent residence in Vermont, which she occupied in summer.
The surrogate based his decision that Mrs. Green was not engaged In
business in this State upon the fact that she did not have a pubUc place of
business into which she invited the public for the purpose of permitting
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the piiblic to transact in such place their own business. He relied largely
on similar situations which he claimed might have arisen in ancient Rome
and said; "It is very clear that in Roman law a rich woman, two thousand
years ago, might have loaned and invested and reinvested her billions of
sesterces at her private chambers, or private office, if you please, without
any danger of being classed by the public authoritias within the negotiatories
and accused of carrying on business, provided she had not opened a tahcrnia
argenlania or money shop, where the public could resort for transactions
of their own."
"Surely," said Justice Merrell, "this two thousand-years-old illustration
hardly applicable to the instant case. Capitalists of the present day who
make a busmess of loaning money would hardly think of opening a public
It would seem that the gigantic
resort for the transaction of such business.
and numerous loans made by the decedent from her liquid estate were
operations which in our American way of thinking classes the decedent as
is
one engaged in business.
"The fact that decedent transacted her busmess in a manner peculiar to
She and her property were here in this
herself does not alter her status.
State, under the protection of our laws, and she was operating here for the
sole purpose of obtaining the greatest return possible from her vast estate.
This certainly was doing business.
RAILWAY EXECUTIVES ASSOCIATION APPOINTS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO DEAL WITH
TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCIES.
Appointment of an advisory committee "to deal promptly
and effectually with transportation emergencies through the
co-operative action of all the roads of the country"' was authorized by the Association of Railway Executives, at a meeting in New York on July 2. After the meeting Thomas
DeWitt Cuyler, Chairman of the Association of Railway
Executives, authorized the following:
The Association of Railway Executives met to-day
in New York to
consider problems growing out of the present transportation situation.
It was the largest meeting of Railroad Executives that has ever been held.
By unanimous action, the Association authorized the appointment of
an Advisory Committee of nine to deal promptly and effectively with transportation emergencies through the co-operative action of all the roads
of the country.
Mr. Daniel Willard, President of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company will act as Chairman of this Advisory Committee.
The other members of the Committee are:
General W. W. Atterbury, Vice-President, Pennsylvania RR. Co.
Mr. C. H. Markham, President, Illinois Central RR. Co.
Mr. W. H. Truesdale, Delaware Lackawanna & Western RR. Co.
Mr. Hale Holden, President, Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR. Co.
Mr. E. J. Pearson, President, N. Y. N. H. & Hartford RR. Co.
Mr. W. B. Storey, President, Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. Co.
Mr" Howard Elliott, Chairman, Northern Pacific Ry. Co.
Mr. B. F. Bush, President, Missouri Pacific RR. Co.
This action by the Association was taken after a full discussion of the
report of a special committee of which Mr Willard was Chairman.
In its report this committee said:
"It was clearly the purpose of Congress as expressed in the Transportation Act of 1920, that private ownership and operation of the raih-oads
should continue to be the established policy in this country, but yom- committee is firmly of the belief that in the final analysis the test of private
ownership which the public will apply will be the ability of the carriers to
render efficient service to the country as a whole and under all conditions.
While we believe that the best results from private ownership can only be
realized under conditions which promote the fullest opportunity for individual initiative and action under normal circumstances, we also believe
that in order to preserve private ownership, it is incumbent upon the individual companies by voluntary action and co-operation to establish an
agency, authorized to deal promptly and effectively with such emergencies
as contemplated in Section 402 of the Transportation Act."
The Advisory Committee will advise concerning matters relating to
transportation, maintenance and operation brought to its attention by the
Inter-State Commerce Commission, the American Railroad Association
or from any proper source.
It will establish co-operative relations with
the Inter-State Commerce Commission.
Subordinate to the Committee,
there will be local Committees of Executives at leading railroad centres
such as Boston. New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis, Atlanta. &c.
These local committees will seek to secure the largest measure of co-operation between the carriers in order that the best possible public service may
be obtained from the railways.
REPORT BY RAILWAY EXECUTIVES ASSOCIATION
ON DISTRIBUTION OF REVOLVING FUND.
The prelimiary report
of the Association of Railway Execuwith the subject of loans to the carriers from
the revolving fund provided in the Transportation Act was
presented this week to the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The report proposes the distribution among the roads of
$86,000,000 to be used in rebuilding and repairing 12,616
ears and locomotives and in the purchase of 898 new locomotives and 45 ,000 freight cars, and $35,000/000 for additions
and betterments to promote the movement of cars. Some
of the important features of the report were brought out in
Washington press dispatches of July 1 which said:
tives dealing
Twenty-five roads would receive the total fund for additions and betterments, including improved round-house and engine terminal capacity,
the extension of sidings, additional yard tracks and the like.
Twonty-fivo
roads would receive .$26,868,629 for the acquisition of ,599 freight locomotives and 2.S9 switching locomotives having a total value of $53,7.37„358;
nineteen roads would receive $.52,260,5.37 for the purchase of 45,021 freight
cars including 7,950 rofrigorating cars of a total value of approximately
$14.3,569,730, and nine roads would receive $7,026,000 for the purpose of
additions and betterments to existing equipment which would restore to
efficient .service 12,616 cars and locomotives.
The committoo also rocommondod reserves from the
not
members
fund for smaller roads
of the association as follows:
For equipment .$7,750,000 and for additions and betterments $4,700,000.
The New York Central would
receive the largest
amount
of the $26,000,-
37
000 for the purchase of new locomotives,
its allotment being $4,807,000.
Central would receive .$2,987,500, the Atchison Topeka and
Santa Fe $2,149,000. the Northern Pacific $1,850,000; New York New
Haven & Hartford $1,750,000, the Chicago Biu'lington & Quincy $1,742,000, the Great Northern $1,375,000, the Erie $1,240,000, the Boston &
Maine $1,245,000, the Southern Pacific $1,168,000, the Chesapeake &
Ohio $1,058,000, the Philadolpliia & Reading $1,033,000.
Of the $35,000,000 addition and betterment fund, the New York New
Hzven & Hartford would receive $6,130,000, the Chesapeake & Ohio
$4,750,000 the Northern Pacific $2,400,000, the Delaware & Hudson
$2,250,000, the Virginian $2,000,000, the Texas & Pacific $1,688,000.
Boston & Maine $1,814,000, Chicago & Western Indiana $1,800,000, the
Great Northern $1,550,000, the Erie $1,496,000, the Hocking Valley
$1,371,000, Wheeling & Lake Erie $1,461,000.
Of the $52,000,000 for the purchase of freight cars, the New York Centra!
would receive $11,192,000; the Atchinson Topeka & Santa Fe, $7,8.50.000;
the Fruit Growers Express, $6,750,000; the Southern Pacific, $6,331,000;
the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul, $3,150,000; Wheeling & Lake Erie.
$3,600,000; the Chicago Burlington & Quincy. $2,973,750; the Chesapeake
& Ohio, $1,658,000; Northern Pacific, $1,746,000; Illinois Central, $1,524,000; Minneapolis & St. Louis $1,240,000; and Western Pacific, $1,000,000.
It is understood that the Commission is preparing to act promptly
upon these recommendations. It was announced that the roads had already
arranged to purchase and finance out of their own resources 28,000 cars
and 518 locomotives, costing $144,157,400. The loan fund will enable
the acquisition of equipment to the value of more than the amount of the
loan because the loan can be used as the basis of credit to make an initial
payment, the balance to be paid usually in fifteen-year installments.
The outstanding feature of the report which has been submitted to the
commission is the fact that the total set aside by the commission has not
all been allocated.
The explanation for this is that at the time the hearing
was held in New York not all of the carriers which were in need of financial
assistance were represented at the meeting and, furthermore, that all of
the applications of those roads not represented were considered by the
committee. This, it is pointed out, will render imperative a fm-ther and
additional report by the committee.
The date for rendering this report has
not as yet been made known.
In its report submitted to the Interstate Commerce Commission, the special committee on the loaning fund of the Association of Railway Executives
suggests that a sum of $7 ,062 ,053 be set aside for a number of carriers for additions and betterments to existing equipment.
For additions and betterments which wUl promote the movement of cars a sum of $35,050,289 is suggested.
For freight and switching locomotives a gum of $26,868,629 is
recommended. For refrigerator and other needed freight cars, $52,260,537,
and for roads which are asking aid to meet maturities a sum equal to onefourth of the sum actually needed.
The
Illinois
HUSTLING THE RAILROAD LABOR BOARD.
"One who considered all the things that have been done
that are adapted to make the Railroad Labor Board a failure
might reach the conclusion that there is a widespread conspiracy to destroy it," says the "Railway Age" of this city.
"The board has announced that it will render an award in
the wage proceedings now pending before it by July 20.
This announcement has been received in most quarters with
satisfaction and even acclaim.
The circumstances in which
it was made should cause it to be received with apprehension.
Why we say this can best be made clear by a review of the
developm.ents in connection with the board's creation and
work." The Age then proceeds as follows:
When the Transportation Act was passed there were pending ready to
be referred to the board, wage demands from railway employees amounting
to a sum exceeding the total expenses of th.' United States government
before the war.
It was not the board's fault that action on the demands of
the employees had been postponed month by month by the government's
Railroad Administration, or that President Wilson delayed to appoint its
members. It would have been a herculean task for any body of men to
determine, as between the different classes of railway employees and as
between them and the public, the equities involved in demands coming
to $1,000,000,000 a year.
Nevertheless, ever since it was appointed
tremendous pressure has been put on it to make it 'step lively.' The
'outlaw' strikes of railroad employees have seriously interfered with transportation.
But they have also afforded the best demonstration of the need
for some agency for dealing intelligently and impartially with railway
labor controversies
Nevertheless, the heads of the railroad labor brotherhoods, and even some business men who ought to know better, have used
the outlaw strikes constantly to put pressure on the board to make it hurry.
These efforts to hustle the board culminated last week, when the leaders
of the brotherhoods called at the White House.
After their call President
Wilson sent the board a message in which he said: 'Reports placed before me
show the transportation situation hotu-ly growmg more difficult, and I am
wondering whether it would not be possible for your board to announce a
decision with reference to the pending wage matter.'
If such reports were
placed before the President they were false, because at the time he sent his
message transportation conditions were better than they had been at any
time since the 'outlaw' strUces began. Throughout .Tune the railroads
moved a substantially larger amount of freight than they were moving
It was immedibefore the strikes began or than they moved in Juno 1919.
ately announced, however, that an award would bo made by July 20.
At the same time there was a report, evidently emanating from labor union
sources, that an average advance in wages of 22 per cent would be granted
which would amount to almost $700,000,000 a year.
The fact appears to be that when it was announced that an award would
be made by July 20 the board did not know what its award was going to be.
If its members agree by that date, it can make an award, but suppose they
However, all signs are that the board has at last
dont't agree by then?
yielded to the bullying to which it has boon subjected and that it will
make an award on schedule time, whether its members believe they have
con.-idcred the matter sufficiently to have reached an intelligent conclusion or not.
This is an amazing way to handle a controversy over
whether the American public snail bo required in future to pay tho railway
employees $1,000,000,000 more annually than they are now receiving.
When tho public receives the bill or the performance it may find it not
altogether to its liking.
W. N. Doak, vicivpresident of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
on .Tune 23, gave out an interview in Washington in which he said: "We
desire the public to know that this much horaldwl and advocated method
of adjusting questions of this character, according to the present indications,
Ls a rank and hopeless failiu"e.'
Like the other labor loaders, Mr. DoaU has
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still is opposed to any Railroad Labor Board on wtiich the public
as well as the companies and the employees has representation. Certainly, if many other persons continue to act as they have recently, the
Railroad Labor Board will prove a 'rank and hopeless faUiire."
been and
AMOUNT
OF INCREASED
FREIGHT RATE JUSTIFIED.
CLIFFORD THORN E AS TO
Clifford Thome, in a statement on behalf of shippers
before the Inter-State Commerce Commission on June 25
during the hearings on the application of the railroads for
higher freight rates contended that "the issue in this case is
not whether an advance in rates should be granted, but the
"All of those
issue is how much of an increase is justified."
for whom I speak," he said "want to see the railroads selfsustaining. The public interest demands an adequate transService is of the first importance, but
portation ser\dce.
the charge for that service is also of importance; and the
economic effect on our commercial hfe of such stupendous
increases in the transportation tax as are here contemplated
must be seriously considered." In refemng to the fact
that the railroads "are asking for an increase in freight
rates which will produce $1,017,770,995 annually" Mr.
Thorne said "this is the first bilUon dollar case ever tried
before the Commission, or before any tribunal."
"At
this moment" he continued "railroad labor is demanding a
bilhon dollar increase in wages. It is distinctly understood
that the rate advance in this case will not care for any
portion of the increase that may be necessary because of
wage advances ordered by the Labor Board: that wiU be
followed by another freight advance as a matter of course."
The increases in rates asked for by the railroads Mr. Thorne
contended are $386,000,000 more than is required to give
the
standard return. He argued that the "book value"
of the railroads is "excessive by several thousand million
dollars" and he claimed that the carriers had failed to make
any allowance for depreciation. He suggested "the propriety of eapitaUzing the standard return guaranteed to the
eaniers during the war period, and adding thereto the value
of additions to the property made since December 31, 1917,
and also the investment in non-Federal controUed'^hnes."
Adapting^the foregoing method, he continued" capitalizing
the standard return at 6
we obtain a total value amounting
to $16,611,050:649."
If, he argued,
"the railroads are
entitledj,to earn
upon this value under the Cummins-Esch
Act their total net railway operating income should equal
(above all expenses and taxes) $996,663,036"
An increase
in iheir total revenues of 12.85% (instead of 19.46% as
estimated by the carriers), Mr. Thorne said "wiU enable the
railroads of the United States to earn
upon the value
of their properties, arrived at by capitalizing the standard
return at 6%, and adding the increases to property subsequently made. If the entire increase is confined to freight
traffic^the advance should be 18%, (instead of 27.85%, as
proposed by the carriers)." We give in part Mr. Thorne'i
statement herewith:
6%
%
6%
6%
Vahte of Railroads.
The
aU the computations of the railroads In this case is their
so-caUed property investment account, which they claim represents the
value of their properties. This aggregates for the United States,
$20,616,573,399. That represents the book value of American railroads,
and in no sense constitutes the actual investment. I believe that the
facts which we shall offer will demonstrat;e that this amount is excessive
by several thousand million dollars.
The carriers have failed to make any allowance for depreciation. They
have assumed that aU their cars, and locomotives, and rails, and ties today
are brand new, right out of the shops.
Such a method of appraisal is unjust
and has been specifically repudiated by the Supreme Com-t of the United
basis for
States.
This single item of accrued depreciation for the railroads in this case
amounts to $995,384,881. Unquestionably tliis sum should be deducted
from the base figure purporting to represent the value of the railroad properties.
At the present time railroad securities are selling much below par. But
we were able to raise them all up to par, to make them all worth one
hundred cents on the dollar; and then, if we added three billion dollars to
that figure, we would have a sum equivalent approximately, to the value
used by the railroads in this case. In other words, we are asked to consider
if
the value of ^Vmerican railroads to be three thousand million dollars greater
than the total par value of all their stocks and bonds outstanding in the
hands of the publici
Market or Commercial Value.
rather inter&sting figure offered of record is the present market value
of aU the raUroads in the United States.
We have used the market quotations of all securities quoted, and the par value of those not quoted.
The computations cover more than 90 per cent of all the securities outstanding in the hands of the public, and the ratio thereby secured has been
applied to the balance. In this manner we have estimated that the present
market value of American railroads is approximately $12,200,000,000.
Contrast this with the value demanded by the railroads in this case aggregating §20.600,000,000. They desire to add $8,000,000,000.
A
Par Value of Railroad Securities.
of all raUroad capital outstanding in the hands of the
31 1916, was $16,332,578,328.
have written to the
companies handling over 95 per cen^ of the traffic in the United States,
The par value
public December
We
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111.
relative amount of securities issued since that date,
the total outstanding as of the present time being substantially less than
$17,000,000,000. Contras!. that figure with the $20,600,000,000 demanded
as a basis by the railroads in this case.
and find a very small
Bureau of Valuation Figures.
witness for the railroads has introduced evidence of the reproduction
cost new, found by the Valuation Bureau of the Interstate Commerce Commission for some fifty properties. Again the carriers have failed to deduct
accrued depreciation.
We wUl use the term "present value" as meaning the cost of reproduction
new, less depreciation, of all property other than land, plus the present
value of the land, used for carrier purposes. The present value of these
properties which we were able to secure equals $2,691,949,667. This is
equivalent to 83.21 per cent of their so-caUed property investment. If
this is typical for the country as a whole, the present value of all American
railroads is approximately $17,155,050,000, compared to their book value
of over $20,600,000,000. used by the raUroads in this case.
The railroads have suggested that an allowance for "going value",
working capital, and materials and supplies should be added to the figure
above stated. Going value has been subject to much litigation. The
present record is wholly lacking in any conpetent figures whatsoever as to
the amount of such values, if the shoiild be added.
As a possible offset to working capital, and materials and suppUes, we
have shown that when the railroads were taken over by the Government
they had an unappropriated surplus in such form as to be readily avaUable
(in cash, bank deposits and securities in unaffUiated companies) aggregating more than $800,000,000.
As another possible offset to the items named, it must be remembered
that much of these properties has been built out of earnings. The figures
for the Pennsylvania verified by its officials in another proceeding, showed
that this amounted to more than $300,000,000 for that system alone.
This Commission has unanimously held in a previous case, and the presidents
of two leading raUroads in the United States have declared under oath
on the witness stand that such items should not be capitalized for the
purpose of justifying increased rates.
A
Capitalization of Standard Return.
of the present value of these railroad properties we
suggest the propriety of capitalizing the standard return guaranteed to the
carriers dining the war period, and adding thereto the value of additions
to property made since December 31 1917, and also the Investment in non-
As further evidence
federal controlled lines.
Adopting the foregoing method, capitalizing the standard retinrn at six
we obtain a total value amounting to $16,611,050,649. If the
railroads are entitled to earn six per cent upon this value under the Cummins-Esch Act, their total net railway operating Income should equsd
(above aU expenses and taxes) $996,663,036.
This is equivalent to adopting the standard return, and adding thereto
In view of
six per cent on all additions to property subsequently made.
the entire situation, for present purposes, this method is probably the best.
The railroad officials have estimated what would be the net revenues
during the coming year on the present basis of freight and passenger rates.
They have created a constructive or imaginary year by applying the unit
costs anticipated for the next twelve months, to the traffic of the year
ending October 31, 1919. In other words they have made full aUowance
for aU increased expenses, but have made no allowance whatsoever for
per cent,
increased business.
Making your computations upon
these basic principles
we have shown
that an increase in their total revenues of 12.85% (instead of 19.46% as
estimated by the carriers) wUl enable the r.iilroads of the United States
to earn six per cent upon the value of their properties, arrived at by capitalizing the standard return at six per cent and adding the increases to property
subsequently made. If the entire increase is confined to freight traffic
the advance should be 18% (instead of 27.85% as proposed by the carriers.)
If our conclusions are sound the railroads have exaggerated the percentage
necessary. Appljing their percentage to the earnings of the ensuing year
would produce approximately $386,000,000 more than that required.
If our computations are substantially correct, in addition to the increased
revenue dirived from advanced rates which we have estimated to be
$752,050,325, the carriers wUl also receive increased revenues from maU pay
and from the increased volume of business, sufficient to bring their total
net up to $996,663,036. This is above taxes, and above all increase
expenses which the railroads have claimed in this case. There wiU be othe
increased expenses which they have not mentioned, including a car mile
allowance on tank cars, and other items. On the other hand there are some
of these higher costs (for example the additional cost of coal, also the
$57,000,000 inter-company car and joint facUity rentals, also the cost of
lumber which may be subject to very serious modification. We have
accepted all their alleged increased expenses at their fuU face value.
In the foregoing computations we have made no allowance for increased
efficiency.
This computation assimies that we can handle no more traffic
today with a ton of coal than we did last year; that we can handle no more
traffic per hour of labor than we did last year; that we can handle no more
traffic per train mile or per car mile than we did last year.
•
^
This computation assumes that the railroads under private operation
are going to be no more efficient than they were last year under federal
,
control
I cannot believe that progress has stopped. I believe that our estimates
~ -^v! A
of the earnings under the proposed rates are conservative.
The railroads must prosper. All industry depends upon their efficient
operation. At the same time the railway companies must not be exorbitant
in their demands.
are now discussing the amount of the. retin-ns
above all expenses that goes to the stockholders and bondholders.'5>We
have nothing to say at this Hme as to what the raUroads should earn.' net;
we have accepted the declaration of Congress on that issue, and simply
have tried to apply that rule, so established, to an accounting that is fair,
reasonable and just.
We
NEW JERSEYITO
NEW YORK INCOME TAX LAW.
PROPOSED PROCEEDINGS IN
It
TEST
was stated on June 26 that State Attorney General
F. McCran of New Jersey is about to institute
proceedings in the U. S. District Court to enjoin the collection of the New York State income tax from New Jersey
residents.
An announcement to the effect that an appropriate action would be instituted to test the validity of the
New York State income tax law as amended was made by
Mr. McCran early last month. The act^was_amended at
Thomas
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July 3
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1920.]
this year's session of the
New York
Legislature, so as to
grant to non-residents the same exemptions as are allowed
to residents of the State, the law so far is applied to nonresidents having been changed to overcome the conclusions
of the U. S. Supreme", Court which on March 11 declared
to be invalid the provision in the law denying to non residents
the exemptions allowed'to citizens of New York State.
The amendment to the law passed by the Legislature following this decision, was given in our issue of April 17, page 1611.
In ad"vising that residents of New Jersey comply with the
amended law under protest, Attorney General McCran
under date of June 3 said:
•
—
Gentlemen:
I am replying to your letter concerning the amended New
York Income Tax Law.
I wouln suggest, at the present time, that you comply with the law,
under formal protest. A written protest should be addressed either to
the person withholding the amount claimed as tax, or to the agency to
whom
the same is payable.
This was the practice advised by this department, prior to the action
which resulted in the decision by the Supreme Court of the United States,
sustaining the claim of the State of New Jersey, that the previous act was
imconstitutional because of its discriminations.
An appropriate action to test the validity of the amended law will be
Instituted and every effort made to protect the citizens of our State.
The Philadelphia "Ledger" of June 27 stated that Mr.
believes "that the new law is still discriminatory as
applies to non-residentb of New York state and ib unques-
McCran
it
tionably retroactive since it undertakes to provide for the
collection of taxes for the year 1919." The "Ledger" also said:
New
Governor Edwards, the fiscal officer of
Jersey, and members of the
Legislatiu-e are now giving serious consideration to a proposal for retaliatory
legislation when the Legislature reconvenes again next September.
It has
been proposed that in lieu of the present tax upon personal property New
Jersey should impose an income tax applicable alike to residents of this state
and to individuals or corporations doing business in New Jersey, It is
proposed that in levying this income tax no allowance shall be made for the
income tax imposed in New York, so that the threatened reprisal would in
many instances involve a double tax.
State Comptroller Travis of
New York
in calling attention
from non-reiidents were due on
a statement issued a few days prior to that date
to the fact that returns
June 30, in
said:
When the Legislature, "put through amendments giving exemptions to
non-residents, they squarely met the objections of the U.S. Supreme Court
when it declared this part of the income tax law unconstitutional. If a
non-resident single person during 1919, had income of 81,000 or more, from
personal services, from property, from a business, trade or profession in
New York State, he is required to file a return. Married non-residents
need not fiU out a blank sheet unless their income was over $2,000."
SENA TE RE SOL UTI ON CALL ING FOR INFORMATION
REGA RDING TAX RET'URNTWF CORPORATIONS'^
'~~
""~~
EARNING OVER 25%.
.
^
A
joint resolution passed by t he S e nate o n the da y Co ngress adjourned, namely June 5, calls upon the Secretary
of the Treasury to furnish to the Senate certai n informa tion
_
from the income and^profi t s taxreturns for 19 18 of cor pora^
tionsjwhich^earned^over 25 %_on_their capital. It was"1re^
ferred to the House Committee on Wa ys and' Means. ""Sen^
ator Smoot of Utah in objecting to the request of Senator
Harris that the unfinished business of the Senate be temporarily laid aside for the purpose of considering the resolution,
warned the^Senate^JhatJt_^_astaking_the responsibility, if
the resolution became a law, of disrupting the worlHng'force
He also said that "the Finance
of the Treasury Department.
Committee learned that the report could not be finished
within some six to nine months, would cost $600,000, and
not only that would disrupt the whole organization of the
Treasury Department." The following is the resolution a.,
it
A. L.
LATHROP ON ORGANIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF TRUST DEPARTMENTS.
"The Organization and Development of a Trust Department" was discussed by A. L. Lathrop, Trust Officer of
the Union Bank & Trust Company of Los Angeles at last
month's annual convention of the Oregon Bankers' Association at Eugene, Ore.
Addressing the bankers in a State
where the trust business is in its infancy, Mr. Lathrop
pointed out that the creation and organization of trust
departments must be carefully planned, and that "the
utmost care, judgment, discretion and forethought must be
exercised."
He continued:
The selection of a head, and in turn, the choice of subordinates, must
be made on a practical basis, and not as a matter of convenience. The
foimdation must be carefully laid, and the frame work placed thereon with
the utmost precision and particularity. Broad guaged general policies
must be decided upon and adhered to. Nothing should be left to chance,
in fact, the same carefixl thought and judgment should prevail in all things
in replation to the formation of the trust department as governs in the
formulation of a banking department.
Mr. Lathrop
also said in part:
The assumption
of the responsibilities incident to fiduciary relations
are entirely foreign to banking; the intricacies and pitfalls of the trust
business are known only to men trained in the administration of ttu^ts
and other fiduciary matters.
very small percentage of the business of
commercial banking gives any cause for alarm savings business is practic"
ally free of complications
but of the trust business, at least 75% is of a
A
—
—
class faught
with possibllties of litigation and disputes. Therefore, to
begin with, I say to you who may have in contemplation the organization
of trust departments; write it on yotu: tablets. "Do not try a makeshift;
begin right by securing a trust man who understands and is familiar with
the trust business."
The working organization of a trust department and the flow of authority
and responsibility for the transaction of its business has been the subject
of much thought, experiment, and practical effort on the part of trust
officers over the United States in the past few years.
No standardized
plan has as yet been put into practice. Each trust department has a di<"ferent system for segregating and handling its work, and the various
systems are good, bad, or indifferent, according to the ability of the men
in charge.
However, a definite effort, during the past year, has been made
by a committee of the Trust Company Section of the California Bankers
Association, of which committee I am a member, to produce a plan of a
model internal trust company organization, and this committee at the
Convention of the California bankers at Lake Tahoe last week, presented
its report, which was unanimously adopted by the Trust Company Section
of that organization. The report embodied a comprehensive chart, with
separate explanatory text, depicting, graphically, what the committee
conceived to be a model organization for a trust department. It covers
all the business which comes to the trust deparment, classifies, and segregates it, and allots it to the respective departmental and bureau chiefs,
whom likewise the plan contemplates and provides for. It is complete
and comprehensive, and solves the problem of internal organization for
the handling of trust business. It may be adapted, by contraction, to
the one-man department, or expanded without limitation to the largest
administrative trust department force. It would only bore you to attempt
to detail it to you, but to those interested and desiring to see it, I may say
that I shall be glad to show a copy of both the chart and report, as I have
them with me, and if any one wishes to possess them, they can be obtained
by writing to Senator L. H. Roseberry, Vice-President, of the Security
Trust and Savings Bank of Los Angeles, who or several years has served
as Chairman of the California Trust Company Section.
For half a century, the trust departments of America have served the
public.
During this extended time their record, almost without exception,
has been clean. There have been no trust department scandals. I have
never heard of defalcation by a trust officer. Invariably the duties and
responsibilites towards beneficiaries have been scrupolously fulfilled, altho,
in the very nature of things, opportunities constantly arise for dishonest
practices, and the taking of advantages, which, possibly within the letter
of the law, would yet be beyond the pale of personal honor and good conThis record must never be changed. We of today in tne trust
science.
business must seek to perpetuate and make lasting those high ideals and
standards which have heretofore governed our predecessors and contemporaries. The attitude of the older trust companies towards those newly
established should be one of co-operation and helpful suggestion rather than
cold and disinterestedly competitive.
The trust companies in practically
all parts of the Union have attained an assiu-ed position in the nation's
economic life. The public is well and honestly served. And so it must ever
The work of developing the vast volimie of potential trust business
be.
that is ready to come into life under the influence of educational publicity
and co-operative effort on the part of the trust companies, offers a prospect
of great profit, coupled with the assumption of heavy responsibilities and
obligations towards not only the strong man' of business affairs, but the
weak and
passed the Senate:
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defenseless.
[S. J. Res. 146.]
JOINT RESOLUTION
Directing the Secretary of the Treasiu-y to fimiish
the Senate certain detailed information secured from income and profits
tax returns of taxable year 1918.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Stales tf
America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury bo, and
he is hereby, directed to furnish to the Senate the following information
to be secured from the income and profits tax returns for the taxable
year 1918 of all corporations which have earned in excess of 25 per centum
on their capital stock:
Capital stock; invested capital: net income; tax
(1)
income,
(2)
excess
profits, (3) total; per centum of total tax to not income; not income, after
deducting tax; per centtun of not income to capital stock; por c(!ntum
of net income to invested capital; per centum of not income, after doductin!;
tax, to capital stock; per ccntunj of net income, after deducting tax, to
invested capital; capital stock, 1917; not income, 1917; por centum of net
income to capital stock, 1917; excess or decroa.se of the per centum of not
income to capital stock for 1918 above or below the percentage for 1917.
That the information bo transmitted
in form similar to that obtaining
Senate Document Numbered 259, Sixty-fifth Congress, second session.
which contains the information transmitted by the Secretary of the Treasury in response to the resolution of the Senate of Juno 6 1918, and that the
corporations bo listed in the same sequence and imder the same symbols,
as far as possible, as obtain in Senate Document Numbered 2.59.
Passed the Senate June 2 (calendar day, Juno 5), 1920.
in
CHAIRMAN OF SUB-COMMITTEES IN CHARGE OF
CONVENTION OF
A. B. A.
dozen subcommittees who will have charge
of various phases of the work of arranging for the annual
convention of the American Bankers Association which is to
be held in Washington, D. C. in October, have been announced following a meeting of the executive committee,
of which Robert N. Harper is chairman.
The subcommittee
chairmen, who Avill also be members of the e.xecutive committee, are Joshua Evans, Jr., hotels: Harrj^ V. Haynes,
entertainment and George 0. Vass, vice-chairman; Maurice
D. Rosenberg, souvenir booklet; W. T. Galliher, badges;
W. W. Spaid, music; John Riordan, automobiles; George O.
Walson, convention meetings; Frank G. Addison,
Jr.,
committee on sa\'ings bank 'section; E. P. Wilson, trust
company section; W, J. Waller, national bank section; G. W".
White, clearing house section; Maurice Otterback, state
Chairmen
bank
of a
section.
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PROGRAM COMMITTEE OF A.
B. A.
CANVASS-
ING FOR SPEAKERS.
The American Bankers Association Program Committee
October has sent out the
"S. O. S." (send orators sud denly-) fo r bank-orat ors to put
onThe~program of~what is being termed the "Banters Common-sense Conference" to be held October 18-24. Thomas
B. McAdams, Richmond, Va., member of the Program
Committee, sent out a request last week to all members of
the Executive Committee, representing every state in the
Union, asking that all bankers with reputations for expressing
themseh'es well from the platform be reported to the program
committee. "We want to make this a real bankers meetWe want to hear from all the representatives bankers
ing.
"Our national meeting
of the countrJ^" said Mr. McAdams.
Conditions of
this year is going to lose aU hurrah features.
the countrj' require the attention of the bankers and we want
to assemble a truly representative attendance at the American Financial Congress".
for the
Washington convention
in
[Vol 111,
Maryland are advertising the practice of law; to confer with representatives
of the trust companies and with the trust company section of the American
Bankers' Association on the subject and to formulate such bills as may be
deemed advisable and necessary and report them to the association.
The adoption
of the resolution followed the discussion of
the subject "Trust
Practice of Law."
Companies
in
Their Relation to
the
LYNN H. DINKINS ON COOPERATION OF TRUST
COMPANY SECTION OF A. B. A. WITH BAR.
In his remarks before the Trust Company Section of the
Pennsylvania Bankers' Association on June 17, to which we
refer elsewhere today, Lynn H. Dinkins, who is President
of the Trust Company Section of the American Bankers'
Association had the following to say regarding the work of the
Committee on Cooperation With the Bar.
A special committee known as the Committee on co-operation with the
Bar, was also created at the Chicago Convention in 1918.
In the resolution
calUng for the appointment of such a committee it was recognized that a
misconception and lack of understanding of the necessary functions of a
company existed in the mind of the legal profession and that the
companies of the United States and the American legal profession were
mutually co-ordinated activities having common interests and public
duties to perform. Also, that it would be to the advantage of both to have
mutually helpful relations established and to this end the President of the
Section was empowered to appoint a special committee to investigate the
entii'e subject and recommend to the Executive Committee of the Section
plans for cultivating more friendly relations with the American Bar.
The Committee made a nation wide investigation of this subject and
reported to the Executive Committee of the Section at the Spring meeting of
the Association, held at White Sulphur Springs in 1919. Among other
tnings, it submitted analyses of laws prohibiting the unauthorized "practice
of law" which had been enacted in nine states.
Among the acts prohibited,
were the following:
1. Sohcit appointment to any fiduciary capacity.
2. .Solicit trust estates for purpose of administration.
3. To appear as attorney for otner person before any judicial body.
trust
tru.st
DIN KINS ON WORK OF LEGISLATIVE
COMMITTEE OF A. B. A.— AMENDMENT TO
REVENUE ACT.
LYNN
H.
Reference to the
bill
amending and simplifying the Revenue
act of 1918 was made by Lynn H. Dinkins, President of
the Trust Company Section of the American Bankers'
Association and President of the Inter-State Trust & Banking
of New Orleans in an address on "The Protective
Constructive Work of the Trust Company Section of
and
the American Bankers' Association," delivered on June 17
before the Trust Company of the Pennsylvania Bankers'
The postage of the
Association at Bedford Springs, Pa.
the House of Representatives on May 27
biU in question by
was refeiTed to in our issue of May 29, page 2248. In his
remarks thereon Mr. Dinkins said:
Company
One
of the subjects given
legislation.
major consideration at
The Committee on
Legislation
is
all times is that of
charged with the handling
The Committee on Protective Laws
of Federal Legislative matters.
handles State Legislative matters and the Special Committee on Legislation
created at the White Sulphur Springs meeting in 1919, acts in conjunction
with similar committees from the State Bank and Savings Bank Sections,
in the consideration of matters affecting all state chartered banks and trust
companies. A. A. Jackson, Vice-President of the Girard Trust Company
of Philadelphia and an ex-President of the Section, is a member of this Committee.
Numerous bills have been considered and acted upon by the two first
named Committees. During the session of Congress just closed, active
attention was given to two bills.
One bill known as HR-13259 was designed
to amend the Federal Revenue Law in order to determine the value of taxable estates and thereby avoid the annoying experience of paying a tax
and afterwards paying an excess tax levied on the estate anywhere from
two to six years after it is settled and possibly distributed. The second
bill known as HR-14198 was introduced in the House of Representatives
on May 22. It was referred to the Hoa.se Committee on Ways and Means,
from which it emerged without change and was finally passed by the
House on May 27. The bill was introduced in the Senate but was not
This measure was designed
considered by that body before adjournment.
to amend and simplify the Revenue Act of 1918 for the purpose of ascertaining the gain realized or the loss sustained from the sale or disposition of
property, real, personal or mixed, for purposes of taxation. A hearing
was requested upon this bill and every effort will be made upon its represontation to'amend certain portions of the measure.
Observing that no. bills of special importance to trust
companies were reported as having been passed by the State
Legislatures, Mr. Dinkins said:
During the year 1919, thirty-three state legislatures mot and many
legislative oddities were presented for passage.
Only a few state legislatures
have met during the present year. No bill of special importance to trust
companies were reported as having passed. Several, however, were
presented.
An effort was made in Mississippi to require national banks
operating trust departments to include the word "trust" in their corporate
titles.
In Kentucky a bill was introduced to prohibit trust companies
from the so-called "practice of law." In Louisiana an effort is being made
to provide for the extension of trust powers by trust companies and State
banks.
MARYLAND STATE BAR ASSOCIATION CONCERNED
AS TO PRACTICE OF LAW BY TRUST COMPANIES.
A resolution commending the efforts of the Trust Company
Section of the American Bankers' Association to co-operate
with the bar, and calling for the appointment of a committee
to inquire into the extent to which trust companies of
Maryland are advertising the practice of law, was unanimously adopted at a meeting of the Maryland State Bar
Association at Atlantic City on June 25.
The resolution
given as foUows in the Baltimore "Sun" of June 26.
That trust companies are not constituted or organized for the purpose
of furni.shing legal advice to clients, drawing wills or furnishing legal services.
That the efforts of the Trust Company Section of the American Bankers'
Association to eliminate evil practices on the part of trust companies be
encouraged and the effort to co-operate with the bar be cordially welcomed.
That a special committee of throe be approved by tne president of the
a Jsociation with power to ascertain the extent to which trust companies in
4.
5.
Hold self out as entitled to practice law.
Render or furnish legal services or adv-ice.
Draw agi-eements, wills or other legal documents.
Advertise to furnish legal advice, ser\'lce or counsel.
8. Advertise that it owns or conducts law office, or office for furnishing
legal advice or service.
9. Solicit claim or demand for purpose of bringing action.
10. Sohcit claim or demand to represent as attorney, or for furnishing
legal advice or service sued or to be sued, or who may bo affected by any
proceeding.
The penalties range from a fine of not more than .S5,000 to a fine of not
more than .SlOO although in one state the penalty is not fixed, and in nearly
all of the states where these laws exist the officer, director or agent is held
guilty of a misdemeanor, which carries a fine or imprisonment, or both.
One of the principal expressed objections of attorneys has been the
writing of wills by trust companies but with particular emphasis laid upon
the advertising to draw wills free of cuarge or otherwise. Under the
direction of the Committee on Cooperation with the Bar, the Secretary of
the Section has communicated with trust companies in different parts of the
country giving certain facts ascertained by the Committee and incorporated
in its report.
The cooperation of these institutions has been sought
where it was believed their practices tended to disturb the cordial relations
Very gratifying results have obtained.
of trust companies and attorneys.
These facts v.'ere brought to tne attention of the leaders in the American
Bar Association and at the last conference of the State and local Bar Associtions held in conjunction with the Convention of the American Bar Association in Boston, Sept. 1919, there was discussed "The relation of the trust
company to the practice of law." Several trust company officers from
different parts of the country represented the Committee at this meeting
and entered into the discussion in order to present the viewpoint of the
trust company.
Following the presentation by both sides, a resolution
was adopted in which the efforts of the Trust Company Section of the
American Bankers' Association to eliminate certain practices on the part of
trust companies were recognized and the effort to cooperate with the Bar
was cordially welcomed. The resolution also included a reconmaendation
to State and local Bar Associations that tney bring to the attention of the
Trust Company Section of the American Bankers' Association objectionable
practices of trust companies or bankers of which they were aware in order
that the bankers' organization may, like the lawyers' organization, purge its
ranks of wrong doing or error. The resolution further provided for the
creation of a special committee to prepare for the use of state or local Bar
Associations a careful brief defining the "practice of law" by laymen or layagencies and "that said committee report at the next Convention.
6.
7.
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FESTUS J.WADE ON PLANS OF COMMITTEE WHICH
GOES TO EUROPE IN BEHALF OF A. B. A.
A statement made by Festus J. Wade, of St. Louis, before
Europe as a delegate of the Chamber of
United States, and chau-man of the Committee of Five chosen by the American Bankers' Association
to represent it at the Paris meeting of the International
Chamber of Commerce beginning June 21, appeared as
follows in the "Wall Street Journal" of June 9.
his departure for
Commerce
of the
We
are going to Europe to study economic conditions as reflected in the
We will suggest the organization of
International Chamber of Commerce.
an International Bankers' Association and will innate the bankers who will
be delegates from all the countries of Europe, attending the Paris conference,
to attend the next convention of the American Bankers' Association to be
held in October, of which R. S. Hawes of St. Louis is president.
At the Paris conference, we will discuss various plans for the stablizing
of exchange of all countries in order to bring about the return to normal
Our committee
1 iternational commercial relations as speedily as possible.
will hold meetings on the ship to formulate such plans and outUne our course.
The proposed
Committee to Europe was noted
week ago, page 2355.
trip of the
in these items of a
:
July 3
:
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1920.]
This is the
the second quarter of 1920.
during the first quarter of the year.
LABOR UNION PROHIBITED BY
JUSTICE FAWCETT.
J'lCKETING BY
An
iiijunotiou agaiust officers
aud members of the
Holdins that employers have the ri.yht to hire anybody they choose and
they muy exclude members of any or all labor unions, even thou},'h
it
makes
collective
impossible.
barsaininj:
Justice
Fawcett
in
.Sujireinc
Court today issued an injunction against the olBcers and members of the
Children's Shoe Workers Union, which prohibits "picketing and other acts."
The injunction was issued on complaint of the Grand Shoe Company,
Inc.. which conducts a factory in the Williamsburg section, and which
alleged that after the union w-orkers "walked out" because of the refusal
of the manufacturers to grant an im-rease in pay. there were assaults
and violence by pickets. Fines Inflicted on those who assaulted men who
wanted to work were paid by the secretary of the union, Justice Fawcett
was
same
rate aspaid
Chil-
the union from
was issued in the
Supreme Court in Brooklyn on June 5. Regarding the decision handed down by Justice Fawcett, the Brooklyn
"Eagle" on June 5 said
dreu's Shoe Workers Union, to restrain
picketing the plant of the Grand Shoe Co.,
ihat
41
At a meeting
Bank
to be held July 12 the stockholders of the
this city will vote upon the propo.5al to
increase the par value of the stock from .S50 to $100 per share
reducing the number of shares from 20,000 co 10,000. The
capital under the pla.i will remain unchanged at $1,000,000.
Pacific
of
The New York Trust Company has been appointed
Transfer Agent of the Founders' Participating Shares and
the Ordinary Shares of the Capi tal Stock of the First Federal
Foreign Banking Association. The opening of the latter
was referred to in our issue of Saturday last, page 2618.
told.
"Violence against persons and tangible property will not be permitted,"
said Justice Fawcett, " And neither will attacks on intangible property
rights like business, good will or trade be permitted."
Justice Fawcett pointed out that the work of the union pickets tended
to deprive the public of the .services of men in useful employments, and
added that men who want to work have the right to pursue their labors
unmolested.
OPERATION OF STEAMSHIP LINES BY STEEL PRODUCTS COMPANY NOT A VIOLATION OF PANAMA
CANAL ACT
The Interstate Commerce Commission in a decision rendered on June 1 declared that the operation of a line of
steamships by the U. S. Steel Products Company, between
ports on the east and west coasts via the Panama Canal,
does not violate the prohibitions of the Panama Canal Act.
While there can be no doubt, the Commission said, that the
applicant is interested in railroad lines which might be competitive such competition " is unsubstantial and nominal."
The Steel Products Company has under construction
thirty steamships of 9,680 tons each, the Commission was
informed, and plans to place as many of these in the coast
In its opinion
to coast traffic as conditions may warrant.
the
Commerce Commission
said
and probably for some time will bo,
with an acute condition of car shortage, and they are, and untheir utmost capacity to render in a reasonably
doubtedly will be, taxed to
satisfactory way the service demanded of them, and it may be seriously
questioned that even the selfish interests, either of the railroads serving the
steel manufacturing sections of the Bast and Middle West or of the transcontinental carriers, would lead them to offer competition or take steps to
discourage the forwarding via rail and ocean routes through the Eastern
ports of steel products hitherto moving all rail to the Pacific coast.
The railroads of the country
are,
faced
ITEMS ABOUT BANKS, TRUST COMPANIES, &c.
No sales of bank or trust company stocks were made at
the Stock Exchange or at auction this week.
The New York Stock Exchange membership
Ryan
Avas reported sold this
v,
of Allan
A.
eek for $98,000.
A
three-day holiday over July 4 will be observed by the
Stock Exchange, the Board of Governors having
on "Wednesday granted the petition of members to close the
Exchange to-day (Saturday, .June 3), in addition to Monday,
the 5th, on which Independence Day is this year celebrated.
Although Memorial Day (May 30) was also celebrated on
Monday, the Governors then denied the petition for the
closing of the Exchange on the preceding Saturday.
The
Exchange, the Philadelphia, Boston and
New York Cotton
Detroit Stock Exchanges, have all decided to avail of the
New York
triple holiday.
A.
Iselin
&
Co., of this city, announce, with regret, that
Columbus O'Donnell Iselin has withdrawn from the firm.
They also announce that Rudolph I. Iselin and John J.
Rudolf have been admitted to membership in the firm.
Alexander Wilson, for many years one of our leading
representatives in the outside business field and a highlj'
capable and efficient man has, to the regret of the publishers,
severed his connection with this newspaper. Mr. Wilson
is entering a new line of endeavor in the financial world.
He will hereafter devote his energies to the booklets and other
publications issued by "The Financial Press," in which he
has acquired an interest.
—
—
The
Italian Discount
&
Trust Co. on June 28 announced
that extra compensation would be paid to its employees,
based upon 10% of the salaries received during the period
from Jan. 1 to -June 30.
Harry D. HaU was
ier of
this
the National City
week appointed an Assistant Cash-
Bank
of
New
York.
The Standard Bank
tors
of this city announces that its direchave authorized the distribution of extra compensation
to all emi)loyees of
40%
of the salaries paid to
them during
As announced in these columns last week, the consolidation
The Mechanics & Metals National Bank of the City of
New York and the New York Produce Exchange National
Bank, under the name of The Mechanics & Metals National
Bank of the City of New York, became effective on June 21.
By this merger the combined capital, surplus and profits of
the enlarged bank are $25,000,000, and the deposits exceed
$200,000,000. The Mechanics & Metal National Bank was
originally a national bank without branches.
The New
York Produce Exchange was originally a State bank vdth
eight branches, in addition to its main office.
In order to
make the consoUdation possible, the New York Produce
Exchange Bank became a national bank. Until very
of
recently it Avas not legally permissible for a national bank,
in the United States to have domestic branches.
In fact.
The Mechanics & Metals National Bank is now one of only
three national banks in the City of New York which have
branches. The officers of the enlarged bank are Gates W.
McGarrah, President, John McHugh, Frank O. Roe, Walter
F. iJJbertsen, Harry H. Pond, Samuel S. Campbell and
North McLean, Vice-Presidents; Joseph S. House, Cashier;
John Robinson, Ernest W. Davenport, Arthur M. Aiken,
William E. Lake and Arthur W. McKay, Assistant Cashiers.
Mr. McGarrah, who was President of the Mechanics & Metals National Bank before the present consolidation, had also
been President of the New York Produce Exchange Bank
for several years.
The stockholders of The Mechanics &
Metals National Bank have elected to the Board of Directors
the following former Directors of the New York Produce
Exchange National Bank: John E. Berwind, Vice-President
of the Bervdnd-White Coal Mining Company; WiUiam H.
Childs, President of the Barrett Company; Walter C. Hubbard, Hubbard Bros. & Company; Ambrose G. Todd of
Reeves
&
Todd.
The present
is the fourth consolidation to which The
Metals National Bank has been a party.
Established in 1810, it is one of the oldest banks in America.
Originally named the Mechanics' Bank, and operating under
a New York State Charter for 55 years, it surrendered its
Alechanics
&
State charter following the passage of the National Bank
Act, becoming, in 1865, che Mechanics' National Bank of
the City of New York. In 1904, the Leather Manufacturers
National Bank, of which Gates W. McGarrah was President,
was merged with the Meehaincs' National, Mr. MeGarraJi
taking the presidency of the enlarged institution. The year
1910 saw a consolidation of the business of the National
Copper Bank with the Mechanics' National under the present
title of The Mechanics & Metals Naiional Bank, and in
1914 the Fourth National Bank was absorbed, its exceptionally excellent quarters, extending on Nassau Street from
Pine to Cedar, being remodeled and made the home of The
Mechanics & Metals National Bank. The branches of the
Bank
Manhattan Borough
and have been reequipped to make available
to their customers the facilities of the trust, bond and foreign
departments of The Mechanics & Metals National Bank.
are excellently .situated throughout
New York
of
Oscar H. Riggs on July 1 1920 became a member of the
firm of Babcock, Rush ton & Co. of New York and Chicago.
State Bank of New York announces the removal of
Madison Square Branch from 7 West 26th Street to
The new location in the
Fifth Avenue at 30th Street.
The
its
building in which it is now located formerly known as the
Holland House, enables the bank to serve its depositors with
The Branch is under the direction of
greater efficiency.
H. W. Vogel, Vice-President, A. J. Van Pelt, Assistant
Cashier and W. J. Gilpin, Assistant Manager. H. C.
Richard is President of the Bank.
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43
The Equitable Trust Co.
pamphlet form the
addi-ess
of
New York
has published in
by Commendatore A. Pogiiani,
President of the Banca Italiana di Sconto, Rome, Italy,
deahng with the present financial, industrial and political
Copies of this address upon request.
situation in Italy.
Extracts from the address were given in om* issue of June 5,
page 2341.
[Vol. 111.
The Directors of The Peoples National Bank of Pittsburgh,
Pa., have declared a bonus to its employees, payable June
30th, of 10% covering the first six months of the j'ear and
based on annual salaries for the calendar year.
The Cleveland Trust Co. of Cleveland, Ohio has purchased
of the West Park Banking & Savings Company
(capital $50,000), of West Park.
The stockholders of the
The Yonkers Trust Co. of Yonkers, N. Y., is disposing of latter authorized the sale on June 22. It will be known as the
S100,000 of new stock at $150 per share, par $100. The West Park branch of the Cleveland Trust Company. F. A.
new issue "w'ill serve to increase the capital from $150, COO Colbrunn, President of the West Park Bank wiU be manager
control
branch and H. O. Rice Secretary
Manager.
of the
to $250,000.
Henry D. Quinby, formerly Citj^ Treasurer and for three
years City Comptroller of Rochester, N. Y., has joined the
staff of the Guaranty Trust Company of New York as an
Investment Analyst in the Trust Department. In this
capacity Mr. Quinby vnll assist in passing upon the standing
of securities carried by the Company in its trust and custody
accounts.
At a meeting on June 23 the directors of the Iroubound
Trust Company of Newark, N. J. made the following promotions in the offical staff: Rufus Keisler, Jr., Secretrary &
Treasurer was made a Vice-President; F. D. MacFadden
Assistant Secretary was made Secretary & Treasurer and
E. F. Reilly was chosen to succeed Mr. Mac Fadden as
At
the annual meeting on June 8, the directors of the
of Boston, Mass. added the following
to the board of directors: Gennaro Gubitosi, Charles Ponzi
Athay Spilidepoulos, Charles Pizzi, James E. Farrell, F. A.
Goduti, John R. Poole, John S. Dondero and Lorenzo
Avanzino. All the former officers and directors were
Hanover Trust Co.
re-elected.
merce.
The directors of the Manufacturers' National Bank of
Cambridge, Mass., at a meeting on June 15 elected Wilbur
F. Beale President of the institution. Mr. Beale had
heretofore been Vice-President of the Citizens' National
of Boston.
At a meeting of the directors
Bank of Philadelphia on June
The National Bank of Commerce of Sioux City, Iowa, has
its name to the Toy National Bank of Sioux City.
changed
«
At a meeting on June 17, A. J. Garfunkel, heretofore
Vice-President, was elected President of the Exchange
Bank of Savannah and of its branch office to succeed the
John J. Powers previously Cashier
late W. W. Osborne.
was made Cashier and Vice-President of the Main Bank and
A. A. Lawrence was elected Vice-President of the Branch
Bank. Charles Garfunkel was added to the directorate of
the Exchange Bank and Dr. Elton S. Osborne made a director of the Branch Bank.
An
At a meeting on Jime 22, the stockholders of the Hub
Trust Co. of Boston authorized an increase of $300,000 in
the capital, thereby raising the amount from $200,000 to
$500,000. The latter will become effective Aug. 1.
The
surplus is to be increased to $125,000, the new stock being
disposed of at $125 per $100 share. James Solomont was
elected a Vice-President of the company.
The following
were added to the board of the institution: Charles Sumner
Smith, President of Old Dominion Co., Arizona Commercial
Co. and Anglo-American Textile Machinery Co.; Henry H.
Learnard, President of the New England Rendering Co.;
James T. F. McGarry, Vice-President and General Manager
of WiUiam F. Mosser Co.; Charles Goldman, Treasurer of
H. Goldman & Sons, Inc.; Paul S. Burns, Manager of Mutual
Life Insurance Co. of New York; James Solomont, President of Massachusetts Realty-Commercial Co.; Augustus A.
Fales, Treasurer of SwaUow Fales & Co.; Charles T. Conway, Vice-President of Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.;
Captain A. E. Pinansky, Assistant General Attorney of
Boston Elevated Railway Co.; Clarence H. Blackall, of
BlackaU, Clapp & Whittermore.
Bank
be Assistant
At the annual commencement of Dartmouth University on
June 23 an honorary degree of Master of Arts was conferred
on Lucius Teter President of the Chicago Trust Company
of Chicago, 111. "because of his study of and work in social
relations of a great city."
Mr. Teter has for many years
been president of the Infant Welfare Society; is president
of the Chicago Council of Social Agencies and a member of
He has
the local Board of Managers of the Y. M. C. A.
also been president of the Savings Bank Section of the
American Bankers Association, a member of its executive
council as well as being active in other of its committee work
and is a former president of the Chicago Association of Com-
Assistant Secretary.
An application has been made to the Comptroller of the
Currency for a charter for the Merchants National Bank of
Buffalo, N. Y.
Capital $400,000.
will
Northwestern National
William C. Ranagan was
15,
of the
appointed Assistant Cashier.
On June; 22, WiUiam T. Gabell, director and clerk of the
wrecked North Penn Bank of Philadlphia, was found guilty
of conspiracy and receiving deposits when he knew the bank
was insolvent by a jury in Quarter Sessions Court before
Judge J. Wilhs Martin. Mr Gabell is, we understand, the
third official of the defunct North Penn Bank to be convicted
of wrecking the institution, the others being Elwood Strang,
Paying Teller, (who pleaded guilty, see our issue of Oct. 11)
and Ralph T. Moyer, Cashier.
increase of $500,000 has been made in the capital of
the City National Bank of Dallas, Texas, thereby raising
the amount effective from June 12 from $1,000,000 to $1,500,000. The plans to enlarge the capital were ratified by
the stockholders on May 11. The additional stock was
disposed of at $350 per $100 share.
The England National Bank of Little Rock, Ark., has
added $100,000 to its capital, thereby raising the amount
from $200,000 to $300,000. The new capital was authorized
by the stockholders on June 10 and became operative on
June 14. The additional stock (par $100) was disposed of
at $130 per share.
«
'
—
made in the capital of
Yakima National Bank of Yakima, Wash., thereby
the
The issuance
raising the amount from $100,000 to $250,000.
stock was approved by the stockholders on May
of the new
The enlarged capital was made effective June 7.
10.
An
increase of $150,000 has been
Application has been made to the Comptroller of the Currency for a charter for the Metropolitan National Bank of
The new institution will
Seattle, Wash., capital $300,000.
represent a conversion of the Metropolitan Bank, which was
organized in 1909. The officers of the^new institution wU'. e
H. C. Henry, President; J. T. McVay and A. T. L. WiUiamson, Vice-Presidents; G. C. Morrill, Cashier, and F. W.
Martin, Assistant Cashier. The par value of the stock is
$100 per share; we are advised that it has been sold at $225
per share to the present stockholders. Outside bids, it is
announced, have ranged as high as $260 to $275.
According to an announcement made June 18, the Bank
Nova Scotia of Hahfax, plans to open a branch office in
London to be located at 55 Old Broad Street. E. C. McLeod
who for the past seven years has been manager of the Kingston, Jamaica branch, wiU have charge of the London branch^
which, it is expected, will be opened about August 1.
Previous plans to open a branch in London were upset by
the war.
of
R. E. Saunders, New York agent of the National Bank of
South Africa, Limited, has just received a cable dispatch
from the bank's head office in Pretoria reporting increased
prosperity reflected in every branch of the,bank's activtiies.
The message also comments on the continued progress of
July 3
THE CHRONICLE
1920.]
commercial industries in the South African Provinces.
The
dispatch says:
The annual meetinir of the shareholders of the National Bank of South
Africa. Limited, was held here to-day. J. Emrys Evans, C. M. G., ViceChairman, presiding in the absence of the Chairman. The balance sheet
These showed paid up capital
figures of March 31 1920 were reviewed.
of £2.965,000; deposits of £61,323,000; notes in circulation amounting to
£4,327,000; cash assets of £13,761,000; investments of £12,185,000, all of
the latter being gilt-edged and wTit ten down to or below market quotations.
as well as bills of exchange amounting to £14,429,000, and liquid assets of
£40,375,000, reprasenting 58% of the bank's liability to the public. Bills
discoimted, loans, &c., were £32,961,000.
Substantial increase is reflected in all departments of the bank. Net
available profits, including carry forward, were £538,683, after allocating
£50,000 for reduction of the bank's premises account and making full
pro\ision for bad and doubtful debts.
absorbing,
The board recommended a dividend of 7% and a bonus of 1
with dividend already paid, £235,483. It also recommended the allocation
of £60,000 to the officers' pension fund and £200,000 to the reserve fund.
The latter is thus brought to £1 ,250,000. Forty-three thousand two hundred
pounds is left to carry forward. The capital and reserve now amount to
All these recommendations were adopted.
£4,200,000.
The mining, farming and commercial industries of South Africa were
surveyed at the meeting and particular reference made to the industrial
growth of the Union, The board spoke hopefully of the country's advancement, notwithstanding any possible temporary setback.
%
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43
or bring about purchases for the Indian Bazaars, where silver always has
been in good request at a reasonable price.
INDIAN CURRENCY RETURNS.
—
May 15.
May
I
In Lacs of Rupees
Notas in circulation
May
22.
16729
4028
16991
31.
16692
4137
and bullion in India
3987
and bullion out of India
Gold coin and bullion in India
4436
4349
4286
Gold coin and bullion out of India
100
142
74
Securities (Indian Government)
2491
2833
3118
Securities (British Government)
5977
5377
5077
The coinage during the week ending 31st ult. amoimted to 30 lacs of
rupees.
The stock in Shanghai on the 5th inst. consisted of about 40,33t,000 ounces in sycee, $20,000,000. and 20 lacs of silver bars and U. S.
dollars, as compared with about 38,1.50,000 ounces in sycee, $27,000,000
and 40 lacs of silver bars and U. S. dollars on the 29th May 1920. The
Shanghai exchange is quoted at 4s. ed. the tael.
Silver coin
Silver coin
,
Quotations
—
Bar
Silver per oz.
Cash.
June
7
56%d.
5
.56Hd.
7
54Jid.
43fgd.
45Jid.
8
9
10
"
2
Mos.
56Jid.
56?^d.
54Md.
48%d.
Average
Standard
51.687d.
Gold per oz.
Fine.
105s. 5d.
105s. 9d.
9d.
105s. 3d.
48>^d.
46d.
iSVid.
51.833d.
10.5s.
10.5s.
3d.
105s. 5.8d.
one of the largest
maintains more than 400
The silver quotations to-day for cash and forward delivery are both
8j8d. below those fixed a week ago.
branches throughout South Africa, playing a .significant part
in aiding the commercial and industrial development of
We have also received this week the circular written under
date of June 17 1920:
The National Bank
banks
of
Scuth Africa
in the British colonies.
It
is
GOLD.
that territory.
The Bank
Banque Industrille de Chine, 27 Pine St., New York,
has received advice by cable from their head office in Paris,
that, at the stockholders' meeting, net profits for the past
year were reported as 16,240,000 Frs. A dividend of 14%
was declared representing about 6,000,000 Frs. with a
balance of over 9,000,000 Frs. of profits, carried forward
to new account (after writing off the reserves).
The Isist
price of the Bank's stock was Frs. 1,100 per share, of Frs.
300 and Frs, 850 per half paid share, of Frs. 250 equal to
a quotation of 350%.
THE ENGLISH GOLD AND SILVER MARKETS.
We reprint the following from the weekly circular
Samuel Montagu & Co. of London, written under date
of
of
June 10 1920:
GOLD.
The Bank
of England gold reserve against its note issue is £115,879,550
a ftirther substantial Increase of £1,958,860 as compared with last week's
return.
A considerable amount of gold came tnto the market this week
and was taken for India, South Africa, Switzerland and the trade. The
currency reform law of the Zemstvo Government embodies a novel element.
The new money is to be guaranteed by a gold, silver and platinum reserve,
valued at 71,000,000 gold rubles. In view of the wide variation in the
intrinsic value of the last two metals, it would be interesting to know what
ratio of valuation is adopted.
Russia mines platinum extensively and circulated coins composed of that metal in the last century.
SILVER.
The
passing of the American quotation below the dollar limit per fine
ounce has been awaited with deep interest in this market, owing to the indication which it was likely to afford as to whether purchases under the Pittman Act would stabilize to any material extent the world price of the metal.
The tenor of news from the United States hitherto has betrayed what
appeared to operators here undue optimism in this respect. Shipments
from the United States have been for some time on such a scale as to suggest
that American supplies had been held back, moreover, a bull position on
American account was reported as having been built up in London.
The Eastern position at the present time does not appear to warrant
favorable views. Chinese export trade has been brought to a standstill,
silk, tea, &c. being heavily overstocked; whilst the balance of trade is dead
against India, and therefore does not encourage purchases by the Indian
Bazaars. Moreover with a lower China exchange the present stocks of
sycee, dollars, &c. at Shanghai are unnecessarily large.
Further the London market has had for many months, and is likely to
have for a long time to come, a substantial source of supply from melted
continental coin, and is therefore able to fix the fair price of the metal as
based upon the actual conditions of supply and demand.
When it became evident that buying \mder the Pittman Act was likely
to be dealt with in a half-hearted fashion, a lack of confidence was felt which
at once demoralized the market.
But it did more than that; it showed that
the world still looked to London as its silver market, rather than the Western
Hemisphere, which, producing the major part of the metal, naturally seeks
to protect the interests of the seller.
The "Times" correspondent indicated
this in his cable of the 8th inst.:
"Silver experienced a severe break under
pressure to sell and in sympathy with the heavy decline in London, conxmercial bars declined 1034 cents to 84 cents," that is to say. New York followed
the London price. The same correspondent telegraphed yesterday that
"it is doubtful whether the Treasury has purchased even an ounce of silver
so far."
In these (;irrumstances prices have fallen away with rapidity.
Daily
decreases (commencing on Monday) of 23-^d., 6d. and 2Md., were recorded
in the cash quotation.
This year has beer^ remarkable for wide fluctuations in the price, but the drop of 6Kd. on March 5th was not nearly so
great proportionately as that of Od. on the 8th inst., for in the former c;iso
it was only 7.29% as against 11.03% in the latter.
The total fall in three days of 19.25% is a record. The cash quotation
yesterday was nearly half the record high price of 89>2d. fixed Feb. 11
last, and was the lowest for over two years, namely, since April 10 1918.
To day some reaction took place which is not unusual after a heavy fall.
It is difficult to see however whence permanent steadying influences are
tolbe derived.
A shortage of supplies would bo merely a temporary palliative.
The only real cure for falling prices would be purchased for coinage
say Indian and-or American or some very heavy reduction in the
price of silver which would completely alter the basis of trade with the East,
—
—
of England gold reserve against its note issue is £116,729,240,
an increase of £849,690 as compared with that of last week.
The gold on the market this week was taken for India, U. S. A., the
Straits Settlements, Switzerland and the trade.
The Transvaal gold output for May 1920 amounted to 699,041 fine ounces,
as compared with 686,979 fine ounces for April 1920 and 724,995 fine
ounces for May 1919.
SILVER.
The
reaction which had set in, when we last addressed you. carried the
cash price to 513id. on the 11th inst. On the 12th inst. the quotation
eased IHd. but next day it fell heavily, 5J-8d. After which the market
remained steady until to-day, when a fresh advance took place of 4Jid.
owing to a demand for China.
The week has been remarkable for a premium on cash silver which arose
in consequence of a consideraole order for prompt delivery on the 11th inst.
The appreciation of cash silver however gradually diminished until on the
14th inst. it was quoted at a discount of Jid. The discount in its turn disappeared by degrees until on the 16th inst. the quotations became identical.
The fluctuations of the price and the varying relation between those for
cash and two months delivery indicate that market operations have been
On some days China has posed both as a buyer
subject to cross currents.
and a seller, and India also has been in evidence both ways, but Continental
Meanwhile
offerings of melted coin have been checked by falUng rates.
America has maintained its quotations above parity and has even acquired
silver in this market.
Falling exchange rates have been a deterrent from
heavy purchases for the Indian bazaars. The monsoon prospects in Bom.bay are considered good, and in Bengal somewhat uncertain, but it is too
early to forecast with any degree of accuracy.
have received a cable to-day stating that the Director of the U. S.
Mint has instructed the assay offices to accept such portion of "silver in"
tendered metal as is of U. S. origin, though mixed with alien produced
silver in the process of refining, provided such silver was delivered by U. S.
mines to the refineries since January 17th last.
Nevertheless, there are two good reasons, both touching the well-being
of the people of the United States of America, why the silver sold under
the Pittman Act should not be pm-chased at a dollar the fine ounce. First,
there is the prospect that if the dollar limit were removed the silver could
be acquired at a substantial discount of 25% or more under the dollar per
fine ounce.
Second, the balance of trade with China was against the
United States to the extent of U. S. .$14,684,000 in 1914 and in 1919 had
Any fall thereincreased to U. S. $48,639,000 (nearly 3H times as much).
fore in the price of silver must have material effect in reducing to the people
In the
of the United States the cost of commodities from the Far East.
above figures a fall of 50% in the price of silvef would only show an apparent
gain of £5,000,000 to the people of the United States of America, but it
would really mean many times more, for the trading and manufacturing
profits connected with the raw material imported from China would be
to a large extent, proportionately lessened by a reduction of the wholesale
We
and
retail prices.
fact that the silver coin for the United Kingdom (and also for East
Africa) is to be minted at the fineness of .500 (notwithstanding the fall of
the price well below the old minting value, 66d. the standard ounce) is
indicative of the severe blow which had been dealt to silver as the material
for subsidiary coinage.
This change in attitude here as well as that on the
Continent cannot fail to have great influence upon the estimation of the
metal as mea-sured in gold.
The mystery as to what has happened to the 65,500,000 silver marks
(about 10,000,000 ounces) which were withdrawn recently from the Reichsbank Reserve is cleared up partiaUy by the following information which has
reached us: The German Government have recently shipped 60.000
kilograms of silver (about 2,000,000 ounces) to Holland, which had been
deposited with the Netherlands Bank, but not yet sold. A further quantity
of 15 million marks' worth of silver (about 2,400,000 ounces) was lodged
with a Dutch Colonial Bank, having been shipped by private banlcs from
Germany, and was destined to serve for repayment of debt in gold marks,
the colonial bank in question endeavored to ship 4 million florins" worth of
this silver to New York, but the high export duty of 10% was demanded
The
by the Netherlands Government, and prevented the transaction from taking
It is understood that the duty has been fixed at this high rate to
prevent the export of melted down Dutch currency. On the other hand,
large <iuantitics of Belgian silver are said to have been smuggled into the
Country, melted down, and exported as bullion.
place.
INDIAN CURRENCY RETURNS.
—
May 22.
May
In Lacs of Rupees
Notes in circulation
and bullion in India -and bullion out of India
Gold coin and bullion in India ._
Gold coin and bullion out of India
Silver coin
Silver coin
Securities (Indian Govei-nmcnt)
Securities (British Government)
31.
June
7.
16729
4028
16692
4137
16663
4167
4349
4286
74
3118
5077
4257
207
3555
4477
142
2833
5377
——
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44
The coinage during the week ending 7th inst. amounted to 27 lacs of
The stock in Shanghai on the 12th inst. consisted of about 39.rupees.
24<. ,000 ounces in syeee. S17.500.000. and 18 lacs of silver bars and U. S.
dollars, as compared with about 40,330.000 oimces in sycee, 820,000,000
and 20 lacs of silver bars and U. S. dollars on the 5th June 1920. The
(Vol. 111.
Totals for merchandise, gold and silver for eleven months:
11
.Vos
(0008
Merchar.dise
Gold.
Silver
Ezceis
Excesi
j
Shanghai exchange
quoted
is
Quotations —
2
14
44Kd.
44Md.
44%d.
49^d.
44Md.
15...
Mos.
51d.
oOd.
SOJ-ld.
12
Gold per oz.
Fine.
104s. 2d.
oz. Standard.
^IHd.
June 11
"
•
omU
the tael.
Bar Siher per
Cash.
4s. 6d.
44d.
lO.s. 4d.
104s. 4d.
'
104s. 2d.
44HdII
lel
••
103s. 6d.
493^d.
17
47.208d.
104s. 1.2d.
47.187d.
Average"!
The silver quotations to-day for cash and forward delivery are Md. and
%<i. above those fixed a week ago.
••
ENGLISH FINANCIAL MARKETS— PER CABLE.
daily closing quotations for securities, &c., at London,
as reported by cable, have been as follows the past week:
The
Ju:e26. June'ZS. Juie29.
Tues.
Sat.
Man.
d. 503^
63
52M
Holiday 46 Ji
46 Ji
Holiday 84J<
84J^
Holiday 77
76%
London,
\n'e€k ending July 2
Silver, per oz
H
per cents
Consols, 2
British, 5 per cents
British, 4 H per cents
103s. 7d. 104s.
Gold per fine ounce
French Rentes (in Paris), fr.
French War Loan(inParis),rr.
The
58.20
88.25
price of silver in
Wed.
July 2.
July I.
Thurs.
76%
Exports,
ports.
Ex-
of
Exports
port*.
'
pmu.
/Excess
0/
$
$
78,284
216,819
05,638
36,647
24,176
21,485
of imports.
5
Mos.
Merchandise.
Ex-
Gold.
Excess
of
Ezports.
Im-
ports.
ted).
f
96,338
71,747
64,977
32,768
30,971
25,488
Similar totals for five months since Jan.
years make the following exhibit:
(OOOs
omit-
Exports
ports.
ports.
Ez-
six
Siher.
Excess
Exof
Exports ports
I
Im-
ports.
for
1
ports.
Im-
'•
port*.
Excess
of
Ezports
$
$
S
$
$
1920 .'3,611.189 2,391,888 1,219,301190,096 97,688; 92.403
1919 13,129,043 1,317,596 1,811,447| 14,030 24,311/10,275
1918 2,490,427 1,285.054 1,204,773 18,799 18,232'
507
1917 2,714.500 1,246,193 1,468,3671135,370,386,826/251460
1916 12,016.935 1,039,301 976,634 58,094 64,245' /6,151
1915 11,433,201 708,115 725,146' 4.76ll 92,583/87,822
I
104s.
104s.
104s.
58.30
88.30
58
88.35
$
t
$
77,706 49,517 28.189
129,496 35,511 93,985
85,211 29.789 55,422
29,762 15.917 13,846
26.398 12,229 14,169
20.880 12.119
8,761
/ Excess of imports.
on the same day has been
99H
99>^
93
Domestic, per ounce.. -cts. 99)^
cts. 90
Foreign, per ounce
Im-
;$$isi$$!s
I
•19-20 7,474,194|4.C85.742 2,788,452 461,273 123,778,337,495 174,022
•18-19 6,303,903 2,802,804 3,501,009; 33,603 30, 2291 /2,626 2S8,56G
17-18'5,435,914 2,085,305 2, 750, 607,188, 148' 92,52li 95,627 130,015
•UV-17'5, 710, 580 2,352. 732 3, 363, 848 224, 757:885, 837 /eOlORO' 69,315
'15-163,808.79711,952,088 1,916,709' 81,938 371, 275 /2S9337i 55,147|
•14-152,500,042 1,510.475' 983,507 143,402 119,227 24,175 46,973
New York
Silver in
I
Ex-
0/
ports.
Fri.
Holiday 51
Holiday
Holiday
Holiday
52
46
84Ji
58.70
88.30
58.85
88.30
New York
JuneSO.
Excess
I
IM-
Exporta.
ted).
99>^
91
92
99K
89%
99}^
90H
TREASURY CASH AND CURRENT LIABILITIES.
The cash
holdings of the Government as the item:. stood
31 are set out in the following. The figure^ are take.i
e.iiirely from the daily statement of the Umted States
May
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS FOR MAY.
Washington has issued the
statement of the country's foreign trade for May and from
it and pi*'?vious statements we have prepared the following:
FOREIGN TRADE MOVEMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
The Bureau
Treasury
<'or
of Statistics at
(In the lollowlng tables three ciphers are !n all cases omitted.)
May
January
February
S722.06t
645,145
819.962
684.717
739,300
March
April
May
June.
July
August
September
October
November
December
1918.
1919.
$622,037
585.097
603.142
714.800
603,967
928.379
568,688
646,054
695.214
631.619
740.013
681.416
1920.
1
$504,797i
411,362
622,900
500,443
550,925
483,799
507,468
527,014
550,396
$473,824
467,402
523,923
495.739
431,000
1918.
$212,993
235,124
267,596
272,957
328,926
292.910
343,746
307,293
436.449
401,846
424,810
380,710
501,861;
522,236
565,886^
J7 .920.426 $6,149,087
Total
1919.
$233,942
207,716
242,162
278,981
322,853
260,360
241,878
273.003
261,669
246,765
251,008
210,887
Imports.
Exports
1920.
1918.
1919.
1920.
$3,390
3,110
3,803
1,770
1,956
82,973
64,673
46,189
29,051
44,149
51,858
46,267
$3,746
6.084
2,809
3.560
3,599
2,704
7,200
3,277
2,284
2,178
3.048
1.580
$368,185
$41,069
$47,817
43,023
47.049
44,644
7,562
Januarj-
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
S12,01S
4,473
16,985
48.524
15,688
1919.
1918.
$2,113
3,945
10,481
6,692
1,080
26,134
1.846
2,490
1,472
4,970
2,397
12,914
$4,404
2,549
1,912
2,746
6,621
31.892
2.597
1.555
2.611
1,470
1,920
1.766
$76,534
$62,043
Gold coin
Gold bullion
LiahVities.
$
377,812,748 01 Gold certfs. outstanding 576,352,791
1.768.650,458 5h Gold settlement fund.
Fed. Reserve Board. .1,17b, 785, 139
* 162, 979 ,025
Gold reserve
Avail, gold in gen'i fund 238,246,250
To.^1
2,140,303,206 59
SILVER DOLIARS.
LiabilUies.
Assets.
Silver certs, outstfnding
S
134,423,984 00 Treas. notes of 1890 out.
Available silver dollars
in general lund
Total
125,290,037 00
134,423.984 00
Silver dollars
134.423,984 00
March
April
May
1919.
$24,628
15.865
13.939
16,413
6.862
January
February
$19,615
33.100
23,106
25,077
28,699
12.608
8,262
13,809
12,928
12.270
19.052
30.595
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
1920.
1918.
1920.
S239.021
$8,817
$6,628
6.519
13,432
1919.
1918.
Assds.
Avail, gold fsee above).
Available silver dollars
(see above)
United States notes
Federal Reserve notes..
Fed. Res've bank notes.
National bank notes
Certif'd checks on banks
SuDsldiary silver coin
Minor coin
SHver bullion
Unclas>lfied
9,441
10,705
8.083
12,251
46,381
8,566
40,686
20,549
10,340
32,038
7,150
48,306
$252,846
$6,998
$71,376
4.4-iy
0.963
5.081
7,298
5,35i
5,220
7,267
7.172
6.766
6.490
4,330
EXCESS OF EXPORTS OR IMPORTS
Merchandise.
1920.
1919.
$
Jan..
Feb..
+ 248.240
+ 177.743
Mar.
+296,039
April.
+ 188,978
May.
+308.300
June.
July.
Aug
.
Sept.
Oct..
Nov .
Dec.
Total
+
Eiporta.
$
+409,044
+ 349,973
+ 335.546
+ 441,843
+ 275,041
Gold.
ctu'rency,
(unsor.cd
&c.)
00
00
00
50
59
75
67
1,667,73995
16,341,536 32
7,473,119
9,490,672
22,274,609
1,998,692
22,284,475
161 ,.546
8,052,480
1920.
1919.
1920.
1919.
$
$
$
$
$
+ 221.462
+228.072
+ 635,463
+ 224,942
+ 338,761
+ 159,765
+ 229,774
+ 315,203
+ 340,706
+ 223.449
+ 265,590
+ 254.014
+ 288.727
+ 2.55,096
+ 271,228
+ 364,999
+4,016,061
+ 3.117.874
— Imports.
credit Treas., U. S.
credit of other
officers
76,820.529 79
Total
Note.
7,637,434 64
reserve)
creditors of inaolv-
en t banks
1,175,776 16
Po.«tmasters, clerks of
courts, &c.
eral
of
25,830,440 89
Fed-
Reserve notes
(5% fund)
Redemption
233,604,757 39
of FedReserve bank
notes (5% fund)...
eral
96.220.000 00
8,263,169 84
12,556,737 16
11
.797 ,080 36
10,594.670 00
Redemption of national bank notes
(5% fund)
Deposits in Philippine
Treasury:
To credit of Treasurer.
U S.. and other
Government officers
(5%
998,106 91
41,038,540 89
Comptroller of the
Currency, agent for
Redemption
sales of certificates of
To
To
Depos. of Govt, officers:
Post Office Dept
Board of trustees, Post.il Savlnep System
9,532,313 47 Deposits for:
5,950,000 00
banks
Deposits in Federal Reserve banks.....
Deposits in special depositaries account of
Treasurer's checks outstanding..
13.135,388 50
Retirement ol addi
tional
circulating
notes. Act May 30
1908.
Exchanges
of
currency coin
,
,
&c
146,S10 00
1
,267 .922
.39
350,429,838 77
Net balance
201,868.990 24
3,278,876 18
552,298,829 01
—The amount to the credit
Book credits
13.
Total
552,298.829 01
ol disbursing officers and agencies to-day
for which obligations of foreign Government.s
was
:-.re
51,398.757,309
by the United States amount to ,¥80,736,629 05.
Under the Acts of Jul} 14 1890 and Dec. 23 1913, deposits of lawful money !o.the retirement of outstanding national bank and Federal Reserve bank notej are
paid into ihe Treisnry as miscellaneous receipls. and these obligations are mi:t;e
under the Acts mentioned a part ol the public debt. The :\mouDt of such obligations to-day was $30,771,022.
held
sutler.
1918.
+ 1.283 + 15,811 + 14.039
—835 + 3,394 + 26.343
—6.678
+4,498 + 14.908
--3,880
—4,922
+ 5,708 + 18,010
—8,126
+ 876 —1,221 + 20,686
+ 66.839
+ 6,529
+ 62,827
+2,734
+ 42,699
+ 5,482
+ 27,679
+ 6,389
+ 39,179
+ 3,548
+ 49.461
+ 12,033
+ 33.343
+20,910
+ 291.651
+ 149.011
+ 270.856 + 35,799
+ 203.647 + 38,550
+ 280.738 +30 064
,660,828 00
7,473,119 00
I.iabUUiea
238,246,250 44
Deposits in Fedeial Land
Government
$5,576
6,767
8.198
7,067
7,913
7.079
5.528
8,327
7.539
8,722
7,019
9,685
$89,410
12,471
Total
1
GENERAL FUND.
To credit Treas. .U. S.
Deposits in nat. banks:
Iniporu.
52
63
44
..2,146,363,206 59
—
positaries:
Exports.
Total
00
*Note.
Reserved against $346,681,016 of U.S. notes and $1,660,828 of Treasury
notes of 1890 outstanding. Treasury rotos are also secured by silver dollars in
the Treasury.
Indebtedness
Deposits in foreign de-
SILVER.
LIABILITIES.
$
S3,904,365 $3,031,213
GOLD.
AND
ASirts.
Imports.
Ezports
.ASSETS
GOLD.
MERCHANDISE.
1920.
31:
CURRENT
TRADE AND TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS.
UNFILLED ORDERS OF STEEL CORPORATION.—
The United
States Steel Corporation on Thursday, June 10
1920, issued its regular monthly statement showing unfilled
orders on the books of the subsidiary corporations as of
May 31 last, to the amount of 10,940,466 tons. This is an
increase of 580,719 tons over the unfilled tonnage on hand
at the close of April and a gain of no less than 6,658,156 to
over the orders on hand at the end of May 1919.
In the following we give comparisons with previous
months:
—
—
—
-
Tom.
TonM.
31 1917.. 11,474.054'Sept.
31 1916.- 11.547.286 Aug.
30 1916.. 11.058,542 July
31 1916.. 10.015,260 June
30 1916.. 9.522.584 May
31 1916-. 9,660.357'Aprll
31 1916.. 9,593,592>Iar.
30 1916.. 9,640,458]Feb.
31 1916.. 9,937. 798'Jan.
30 1916-. 9.829,551]Dec.
31 1916.. 9.331,001 Nov.
29 1916.. 8,568,966 Oct.
31 1916-. 7,922, 767i8ept.
31 1915.. 7.806.220 Aug.
30 1916.- 7.189,489:July
31 1915.. 6,165.452 June
30 1915.. 5,317.618 May
31 1915.- 4,908.456'AprU
31 1915.. 4.928,540 Mar.
30 1915.. 4.678.196 Feb.
31 1915.. 4.264.698 Jan.
30 1915.. 4.162.244 Dec.
31 1916.. 4.255,749 Nov.
28 1916.- 4.345,371 [Oct.
31 1916-. 4.248.671, Sept.
31 1914.. 3.836, 6431AUfi.
30 1914.- 3.324,592;july
31 1914-. 3.461.097 June
30 1914.. 3.787.667iMay
31 1914.. 4,213,331 April
31 1914.. 4.168,589 Mar.
30 1914.. 4. 032, 857, Feb.
31 1914.. 3.998.160 Jan.
30 1914.. 4.277,068 Dec.
31 1914.. 4.653.825 Nov.
28 1914.. 6,026,440 Oct.
31 1914.. 4,613,680 Sept.
31 1913.. 4.282.108 Aug.
30 1913.. 4.396,347 July
31 1913-- 4.613,767
31 1920. .10.940,466 Jan.
30 1920. -10,359,747 Deo.
Apr.
Mar, 30 1920. . 9,892,075 Nov.
Feb, 2S
jaD. 31
Dec. 31
Nov. 30
Oct. 31
Sepl, 30
Aug.
31
31
.lulv
June 30
May
31
Apr,
30
Mar. 31
Feb, 28
Jan, 31
Dec. 31
Nov. 30
Oct, 31
Sept. 30
Aug, 31
July 31
June 30
Mav
31
April 30
Mar. 31
28
31
Dec, 31
Feb.
Jan.
Nov. 30
Oct. 31
Sept. 30
Aug 31
Julv 31
June 30
May
31
April 30
Mar. 31
Feb. 28
1920. .
Oct.
9,285.441 Sept.
I'jiy.
8,2115,366
Aug,
7,128,330
6.472,068
6,284.63^
6,109.103
5,578,661
4,892,855
4.282.310
4.800,685
5,430.572
6,010,787
6,684.268
7.379.152
8,124,663
1918. . 8.353.298
1918. . 8,297.905
1918. . 8,769,042
1918. . 8,883.801
1918. . 8.918.866
1918. . 8,337.623
1918. . 8,741.882
1918- . 9.056.404
1918. . 9,288,453
1918. . 9.477.853
1917. . 9,381.718
1917. . S.897.106
1917. . 9.009.675
1917. . 9,833.477
1917. .10,407.049
1917. .10,844.164
1917. .11.383,287
1917. .11.880,591
1917. .12.183.083
1917. .11.711,644
1917- .11.676,697
July
191^0.
-
-
9.,v02 OSl
1919- .
1919. 1919. .
1919. 1919. .
1919. .
1919. .
1919- 1919. .
1919. .
1919. .
1918. 1918. .
June
May
April
Mar,
Feb.
Jan,
Deo.
Nov.
Oct.
Sept.
Aug.
July
June
May
April
Mar.
Feb.
Jan.
Deo.
Nov,
Oct,
Sept.
Aug,
July
June
May
April
Mar.
Feb.
Jan.
Dec.
Nov.
Oct.
Tom
30
31
31
30
31
30
31
28
31
31
30
31
30
31
31
30
31
1913..
1913..
1913
1913..
1913
1913..
1913.1913..
1913..
1912..
1912.1912..
1912..
1912..
1912..
1912..
6.003,786
6,223.468
6.399.356
6.807.317
6.324,322
6.978.762
7,468.956
7.656,714
7.827.368
7,932.164
7.852.883
7,694.381
6,551.507
—
—
6,163.37.'!
5.957,073
5.807,349
5,750,986
6,664,885
6.304,841
5,454,201
6,379,721
5,084,765
4.141,958
3,694,327
3,611.315
3.695,985
3,584,088
3,361,087
3.113.154
3.218,700
3,447,301
3.400.543
3.110,919
2.674,750
2,760.413
2,871,946
3.148.10f
3,537, 12t
3.970.931
1912—
30 1912..
31 1912..
29 1912..
31 1912..
31 1911..
30 1911..
31 1911..
30 1911.31 1911..
31 1911..
30 1911..
31 1911..
30 1911..
31 1911..
28 1911-.
31 1911..
31 1910..
30 1910..
31 1910..
30 1910..
31 1910..
31 1910..
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE SHIPMENTS.— The
shipments of Lake Superior iron ore during May 1920 aggregated 6,976,085 tons, an increase of 360,744 tons over the
shipments for the corresponding month last year. The
tonnage moved up to June 1 1920 amounts to 7,206,939 tons,
contrasting with 8,027,580 tons for the same period last
year and with 9,028,101 tons in 1917.
Below we compare the shipments from the different ports
for May 1920, 1919 and 1918, and for the respective seasons
to
June
1:
-May-
—
1920.
Port
Escanaba
MarquetteAshland
Season
1919.
1918.
1920.
to
June
—
1
1918.
1919.
795,673
583.463
655,495
795,673
654,880
655,495
-.
375,036
151,749
495,043
375,036
151,749
505,751
1,013,049
669,647
898,647 1,013,049
817,005
898,147
1,983,660 1,250,536 1,088,029 2,189,246 1„352,267 2,187,591
1,662,971 2,957,338 3,055,083 1,688,239 3,751,387 3,112,074
1,145,696 1,002,608 1.600,434 1,145,696 1,300,292 1,669,043
tons
Superior
Duluth
Two Harbors
The
July
45
6,976,085 6,615,341 8,792,231 7,200,939 8,027.580 9,028,10
1
Week
—
1920.
Barrels.
Indies
No Am
Brit
17,000
Flour.
Wheat.
Corn.
Oats.
56 lbs.
2,584,000
202,000
bbls.l96lbs. bvsh. eOlbs. bush.
Chicago
Minneapolis..
Duluth
155,000
Milwaukee
14,000
Toledo
Detroit
St Louis
Peoria
Kansas City..
86,656
45,000
Omaha
Indianapolis.
Total
wk
'20
'19
'18
Same wk
Same wk
Since Aug
1919-20
1918-19
1917-18
300,000
247,000
206,000
308,000
1,454,000
598,000
35,000
46,000
22,000
542 ,000
26,000
999,000
585,000
52,000
4,647,000
1,480,000
1,429,000
642,666
77,000
15,000
731,000
473,000
271,000
948,000
671,000
6.614,000
3,580,000
4,470,000
Rye.
Barley.
32 lbs. bushASlbs. bttsh.56lbs.
281,000
117,000
1,223,000
107,000
186,000
95,000
9,000
8,000
305,000
224,000
128,000
99,000
28,000
36,000
340,000
13,666
5,000
284,000
34,000
4,000
61,000
268,000
262,000
bttsh.
2,902,000
620,000
5,441,000 3,066,000
5,413,000
402,000
655,000
579,000
115,000
Total
Total 1918-19
560,511 21,397,565
I2I2669 20,554,909
1919.
Bushels.
Bushels.
Bushels.
1
61,135,167
93,317,572
174,330
13,730
156,923
679,948
58
378,931
1
Since
July 1
1919.
June 26
1,000
33,000
3,891, 112'l55 ,220,747
3,883,6471165.027,039
34,000
14,000
2,507,243
246,500
91,969
1,052,131
36,970
13,702
3,948,515
5,623.015
The world's shipment of wheat and corn for the week
ending June 26 1920 and since July 1 1919 and 1918 are
shown
in the following:
Wheat.
Exports.
Corn
1919-20.
Week
1919-20.
1918-19,
Week
1918-19.
June 26
Since
July 1
Since
July 1
June 26
July
Bushels.
Bushels.
Bushels.
Bushels.
Bushels.
Bushels.
2,804,000
8,586,000
89",836',666
3,76l",666 137",b94",666
43',246",666
226,000 89,669,000 70,868,000
288,000
5,623,000
1,911,000
3,955,000
f,75b",666
4",766",666
Since
North Amer- 7,341,000 312,836,000 352,601,000
Since
July
1
1
Russia
Danube
Argentina
4,992",666 236",757",666
Australia _-India
Oth countr's
Total
12,559,000 641,461,000 522,883,000 3,761,000 141.648.000 56,598,000
The
supply of grain, comprising the stocks in
granary at principal points of accumulation at lake and
seaboard ports June 26 1920 was as follows:
visible
GRAIN STOCK
United States
New York
Wheat,
—
475,000
2,000
_-. 2,451,000
2,148,000
2,485,000
1,831,000
2,218,000
159,000
12,000
1,283,000
- .
216,000
91,000
1,259,000
3,640,000
100,000
4,567,000
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New Orleans
Galveston
Toledo
Milwaukee
Duluth
Minneapolis
St Louis
Kansas City
Peoria
Indianapolis
Omaha
On
-
-
canal and river
Total
Total
Total
Total
June
June
June
June
Corn.
bush.
bush.
Rye.
bush.
Oats,
bush.
24,000
5,000
91,000
192,000
79,000
322,000
511,000
117,000
44,000
21,000
725,000
55,000
440,000
401,000
37,000
32,000
1,351,000
1,000
17,000
2,000
529,000
340,000
,234,000
163,000
857,000
62,000
17,000
139,000
350,000
13,000
777,000
20,000
84,000
23,000
131,000
89,000
145,000
324,000
215,000
102,000
359,000
434,000
71,000
440,000
491,000
96,000
bush.
41,000
631,000
206,000
102,000
227,000
Barley
409,000
445,000
66,000
290,000
,702,000
1 1
130,000
190,000
848,000
,000
37,000
4,000
30,000
244,000
336,000
120,000
2,000
26 1920
19 1920
28 1919
29 1918
24,035,000 3,372,000 4,288,000 6 ,335,000 2.953,000
28,558,000 2,759,000 5,310,000 7 ,054,000 2,001,000
8,680,000 4,038,000 18,094,000
,981,000 10,166,000
785,000 11,364,000 13,167,000
747,000 2,089,000
A'ote
Bonded grain not included above: Oats, 459,000
ew York, 1,212,000
Buffalo afloat, total 1,671,000, against 6,000 bushels in 1919 barley New York
22,000, total 22,000 bushels, against 115,000 bushels in 1919.
—
N
,
.
Canadian
Montreal
4,846,000
Ft William & Pt Arthur- 1,614,000
Other Canadian..2,745,000
Total
Total
Total
Total
June
June
June
June
9,000
295,000
234.000
659,000
885.000
780.000
522,000
113,000
9,205,000
9,276,000
8,421,000
4,703,000
9,000
6,000
6,000
124,000
1,188,000
897,000
4,674,000
8,872,000
885,000
920,000
223,000
1.415,000
1,516.000
2,799,000
1,328.000
-24,035,000
. 9,205,000
3,372,000
9,000
4,288.000
1,188,000
6.335.000
885,000
2,953,000
1,415,000
26 192019 1920.
28 1919.
29 1918.
Summary
1
18,559,000 415,709,000 199,188,000 197,301,000 31,171,000 34,868,000
15,735,000 400,823,000 196,365,000 274,913,000 91,069,000 37,894,000
14,807,000 165,299,000 228,213,000 304,535,000 52.304,000 23.067,000
Total receipts of flour and grain at the seaboard ports for
the week ended June 26 1920 follow:
—
Flour.
Wheat.
Corn.
Barrels.
Receipts at
Bushels.
Week
i
2,065,111
1,669,078
1,782,652
1
51, 986
Onlakes...
—
Barrels.
ColS-
Other countries
afloat
Receipts at
1920.
since
Corn.
]
Since
July 1
1919.
1
June 26
United Kingdom
95,899 6,886,513
Continent
391,626 11,243,098
So & Cent Amer4,000, 1,106,313
Chicago
—
[
i
Week
Since
July 1
1919.
1
June 26
Detroit
Breadstuffs figures brought from page 104. The
statements below are prepared by us from figures collected by
the New York Produce Exchange.
The receipts at Western
lake and river ports for the week ending last Saturday and
since Aug. 1 for each of the last three years have been:
Wheat.
Flour.
Exports for Week
and Since
July 1 to
West
week and
destination of these exports for the
1919 is as below:
1
Buffalo
Total
.
.
THE CHRONICLE
July 3 1920.
May
-
Bushels.
Bushels.
New York^-Philadelphia
-
BaUimore
NewportNews
New
Orleans
Galveston
Montreal
Boston
122,000
23,000
26,000
3,000
112,000
713,000
186,000
515,000
105,000
29,000
42,000
945,666
103,000
99,666
2,000
81 ,666
1,819,000
1,000
1,666
29,000
Rye.
Barley.
Oats.
Bush e%
572 ,000
Bushels.
Bushels.
27,000, 1,288,000
14,000
10,000
3,000
412,000
1
76,666
117,666
20,000
124,666
American
Canadian
Total
Total
Total
Total
June
June
June
June
26 1920.
19 192028 1919.
29 1918.
-33,240,000 3,381,000 5,476,000
-37,834,000 2,765,000 6,207,000
-17,101,000 4,044,000 22,768,000
. 5,488,000 11,488,000 22,039,000
BANK NOTES— CHANGES
7.220.000 4,368,000
7,974.000 3.517,000
9.204,000 12.965,000
747,000 3,417,000
AND
IN TOTALS OF,
IN
DEPOSITED BONDS, &c.— We
give below tables which
show all the monthly changes in national bank notes and in
bonds and legal tenders on deposit therefor:
Bonds and Uyal Tenders
on Deposit for
Ctrculatton Afloat
—
—
125,000
Under
1919 20
Total wk
Since Jan
1
'20
396,000
'20 10,195,000
Week 1919.--
944,000
4,219,000
65,861,000
1,410,000
SinceJan 1'19 19,970,000 102,845,000
278.000
8,940,000
290,000
3,092,000 1,828,000
714,000
6,965,000 36,197,000 17,682,000 22,460,000
The
exports from the several seaboard ports for the week
ending June 26 are shown in the annexed statement:
Wheat.
Bushels.
New York
266,112
Boston
Corn.
Flour.
Bushels. iBarre!s.
143,511
2.000
46.000
32,000 137,000
138,000
3,000
2,000 22,000
I
Rye.
Oats.
I
Barley.
Peas.
Bushels.
Bushels Bushels Bushels
599,415 1019277
I
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk -
291,000
300,000
Newport News.(Jrleans
Total week
1919
Week
'
Apr 30
Mar. 31
Feb 2S
Jan. 31
I
i
461,000
1,586,000
987,000
3,891,112
3 R83.647
628,415 2089277 202,000
903 r>^^S. 644 089 1234020
14 noo r2r?fii!t
31
$
S
706,307,750
704,884,000
70 ,000,000
70I.4i;9,450
699,936,250
699.357,551'
698,196.300
695.822,030
696.288,160
694,621,710
693,343,210
692.2.52 950
691.052,300
31,030,887
31,288,577
32,439,832
32,S92.677
33.241.792
32.649.434
33,140,680
34,727.572
34,024,987
35,328,665
34.629,207
36.19.0333
37,152,677
Legal
Tenders.
1
Total.
|
6S6.22."i.000
602.1111.105
601,408,020
6S0.7 t,s..".7N
699.866.398
691,689,2.58
088,995.580
087.666,753
6S7.460.2'23
689,235,005
686,278.555
683,086 600
685.61 2. 243
S
31,039,887
31. 288.67;
32,439,832
*
717,264.887
723,392.772
7-23,938,752
33.241.792
32,649.434
33.146,580
34.727,572
34.024.987
35.328.666
34.629,207
36 190 333
37.152.677
722 I'.U 2.=>5
733.108.190
724,338,692
722,142,160
722,391.325
721,485.210
724,563,670
720,907.762
719.276.935
72-:, 764 ,920
May
secure! by
:i2.S92.ii77
31
(all
The following shows the amount of each class of U. S. bonds
held against national bank circulation and to secure public
19,000 713,000 202,000
34,000 560,511
AUE. 30
July 31
June 30
1920 -.
1920..
1920..
1920..
1920..
1919..
1919-1919..
1919..
1919..
1919..
1919..
1919 -
Bonds.
$192,739,700 Federal Reserve bank notes outstanding
U, S. bonds), against 8175,220,320 in 1919.
10,000,
69,000
Nov 29
Oct. 31
Sept. 30
Mav
1357,000
I
Galve.stou
Montreal
May 31
Legal
Tenders.
S
Uec 31
Exports from—
Now
Bonds.
809,000
151,000 1,828,000
10,270,000 5,726,00027,845,000
10 00
moneys held
in national
bank depositaries on
ISIay 31:
—
•
THE CHRONICLE
46
U.
May
S.
Bonds Held
Deposit to
Secure Federal
31 1920.
Reserve
2s TJ
23
U
Held.
Xotes.
s
569,502,350
63,939,400
47,642,240
25,223,760
706,307,750
S
583,390.750
66.532,400
48,025,740
25,509,060
259,375,000
982,832,950
following shows the amount of national bank notes
and the amount of legal-tender deposits May 1 and
June 1 and their increase or decrease during the month of
The
afloat
Maj^:
— Total Afloat—
National Bank Xotes
Amount afloat May 1 1920
Net amount retired during May
Amount
§723,392,772
6,127,885
of bank notes afloat June 1 1920...
Legal-Tender Notes
Amount on deposit to retleem national bank notes
Net amount of bank notes retired in May
8717,264,887
—
Amount on
deposit to redeem national
1920
1
bank notes June
831,288,577
248 ,690
1920
1
531,039,887
NEW YORK— MONTHLY
FOREIGN TRADE OF
STATEMENT.
Merchandise Movement
May
at
New
Customs Receipts
York.
at
Month.
1919-20.
July
Aiigust
September
October ..
November
DecemberJanuary ..
February .
March
April
May
New
1918-19.
1919-20.
S
S
179,457 ,378 96,101 747 237
163,182 188 122,452 147 264
251.529 ,S81ill5,731 ,61S 267
214,756 ,732105,821 ,699 324
231.808 .185] 98,787 ,677 237
221.159 ,962 91,969 ,882 204
280,997 .659! 85,880 ,208 257
260.144 ,811110.759 849 301
292.275 ,856 130.844 ,316 396
270,147 ,137 145,065 157 302
224,033 ,443il78,233 4771343
1919-20.
1918-19.
S
237 731,66
209 108,295
197 ,725.054
182 657,1.89
231, 464,051
222 987 ,.829
264 ..544,534
311 ,376.177
,929,064312 ,904,175:
495,893 331 394,915]
S
,532,410
,759,378
,365,966
,627,015
,666,749
,779,114
,151,089
,626,954
,323,392 280 ,404,527
Movement
and
of gold
silver for the 11
Gold Movement at
Month.
Imports.
New
9,215,233
8,589,023
8,438,132
7,350.2.50
7,390,251
6,342,5.30
8.026,387
19.323,958 9,856.349
22,429,000 10,600,101
19,999,693 12,881,216
17,981,6691 12,318,060
21,2.84,852
months:
Silver— New Yu.k.
York.
Impo'ts.
Exports.
Er ports.
1919-20.
..
Marcb
April
May
Total...
1919-20.
1918-19.
1919-20.
S
S
23,609,186
3,921.003
6.279,491
S
S
393,587
1,310,313
287,011
2,S83.73o
1.230.283
November
December.
January ..
February .
1918-19.
S
August . . .
September
791 .436
183.085
1.458,285
1,708,182
55,156,705
1,682,127
66,884.749
627,829
688,892
559,988
456,282
531,690
861,071
649.358
529.787
668,246
699,827
506,758
3,903,71."
2r)8,B00
12,110,14"
22,246.193
17,790,299
24.814,399
35,247,500
34,820,300
2,649,762
6.779,728 185. .568,243
16,284,296
1,974,668
1,680,894
1,777,994
2,039,159
261,913
1,858,736
2.327,316
3,132,386
1.770,599
3,315,928
1,106,666
737.990
381.200
221 ,832
985,950
2,517.289
2,346,310
2.311,250
1,187,332
1,422,830
3,0'i0,16S
S
1,193,471
1,901,535
2,881,673
,549.939
1,738,094
14,251,9.86
709,700
232.476
460,2.50
1,903,704
1,009,870
21.246,269 26.832.698
—
National Banks. The following information regarding
is from the office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, Treasury Department:
national banks
CHARTERS ISSUED.
Conversions of State Banks and Trust Companies:
The First National Bank of Big Stone Gap, Va
Conversion of Tiie Interstate Finance & Trust Co. of Big
Stone Gap. President, C. S. Carter; Cashier, J. B. Wampler.
The First National Bank of Fairfield, Ala
Conversion of The First Bank of Fairfield.
President, Robt. Jeml-son; Casliier, C. N. Gilley.
The First National Bank of Warsaw, N. C
Conversion of The Citizens Bank of Warsaw.
Pre.sident, J. E. AVillianis; Cashier, L. D. Grady.
The Exchange National Bank of Clyde, Kan.
Conversion of the State Exchange Bank of Clyde.
President, J. B. Lower; Cashier, C. L. Potter.
The First National Bank of Rosemount. Minn
Conversion of the State Bank of Rosemount.
President, S. A. Netland: Cashier, F. A. Ruhr.
The First National Bank of Watertown, Minn..
Conversion of the Citizens State Bank of Watertown.
President, John W. Boock; Cashier, Geo. V. Moline.
The Minneapolis National Bank, Minneapolis, Minn
Conversion of the Minneapolis State Bank. Minneapolis.
President. J. P. Bruer; Cashier, Howard Hall.
Onginal Organizations:
The Security National Bank of Wichita Falls, Texas
t
Original organizations:
The First National Bank of Mercedes, Tex
C jrrcspondent, C. E. Van Berg, Mercedes, Tex.
The Farmers' & Miners' National Bank of Hartford,
President, J. 1. Staley; Cashier, N. M. Clifford.
First. Nai.ional Bank of Carnegie, Okla
President, P. Breckenridge; Cashier, A. M. Kelly.
Capital.
$50,000
25,000
25,000
200,000
400,000
Barbara, Calif
150,000
$400,000
125.000
100,000
50,000
30,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
125,000
1,800,000
100.000
375.000
75,000
100,000
50,000
100,000
100,000
150,000
50,000
200,000
550,000
50,000
50,000
100,000
50,000
,100,00
100,000
300,000
75,000
30,000
80,000
100,000
75,000
500.000
250.000
200,000
50.000
50.000
125,000
200.000
1.000.000
50.000
250.000
$3,440,000
VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION.
Calif.
Capital $300,000. To
Liquidating Agent. Walter Shoemaker, Fresno,
Calif.
Assets purchased by the Bank and Trust Company of Central
California, Fresno.
The
i
mers National Bank of Fresno,
.'
{..Lu effe
May
I.
6 1920.
—
Canadian Bank Clearings. The clearings for the week
ending June 24 at Canadian cities, in comparison with the
same week in 1919, show an increase in the aggregate of
20.7%.
Clearings at
Week ending June
—
24.
Inc. or
25,000
Canada
President, Franklin Williams; Cashier, Vernor Gowin.
The Community National Bank of Buffalo. N.
200,000
President, Edward A. Duerr.
The First National Bank of Biola, Calif. (P. O. Kerman, Calif. . 25,000
President, Fred Nelson; Cashier, H. B. Bier.
The Waba.sh National Bank of Saint Paul, Minn
200,000
President, P. M. Reagan; Cashier, Roy E. Pope.
The State National Bank of Comanche, Okla
50,000
President, C. S. Wade; Ca.shier, Geo. H. McCleskey.
The First National Bank of Lynchburg. Ohio
50,000
President, Thos. E. Moorhead; Cashier, W. H. McAdow.
The First National Bank of Florence, Kan
25,000
President. J. W. Roberts; Cashier, H. E. Rodgers.
The First National Bank of Woodlawn, 111..
25.000
President, Charles M. Roach; Cashier, Earl A. Hill.
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Ottawa
Quebec
Y
1920.
5
139,512,264
Halifax.
Hamilton
St. John
London
_
.
Calgary
Victoria
Edmonton
Regina
Brandon
Moose Jaw
$1,455,000
CONSOLIDATION.
York," with capital stock of $10,000,000.
CHANGES OF TITLE.
The Merchants' National Bank of Sallisaw, Okla., to "First National
Bank in Sallisaw."
The National Bank of Commerce of Sioux City, Iowa, to "The Toy National Bank of Sioux City."
Lethbrldge
Brantford
Fort William
New Westminster
Medicine Hat ..
Peterborough
Sherbrooke
Kitchener
Windsor
Prince Albert
Total Canada.
19 It.
Dec.
%
39,389,495
16,860,676
11,305,998
6,711,640
4,672,595
7,566,875
4,188,782
4,444,458
6,597,492
3,318,466
4,534,044
4,099,523
722,374
2,176,015
1,625,865
666,243
1,447,800
823,097
722,158
466,967
1,050,598
1,053,180
1,243,592
3,433,474
473,279
S
131.074,406
78,698,800
32,418,041
10,099,338
8,669,974
5,484,024
4,323.543
5,860,331
2,844,590
2,800,968
6,476,337
2,212,701
4,049,823
3,615.559
605,538
1,938,618
1,630,250
652,104
996.953
604,868
530,332
468,760
969,554
1,064,131
886,814
1,691,540
369,210
+ 40.3
+ 103.0
+ 28.2
375,348.008
311,049,107
+ 20.7
106,241,0.38
Saskatoon
111.
The Mechanics & Metals National Bank of the City of New York, N. Y.,
Capital $9,000,000, and The New York Produce Exchange National Bank,
New York, N. Y., Capital $1,000,000, consolidated under charter and
corporate title of "The Mechanics & Metals National Bank of the City
New
$350,000
25,000
50,000
25,000
5,000
50,000
50,000
50,000
25,000
300,000
50,000
125,000
50,000
75,000
25,000
50,000
40,000
70,000
25,000
150,000
25,000
25.000
25,000
50.000
25,000
0,000
25,000
100,000
40,000
5,000
30,000
30,000
20,000
350,000
150.000
100.000
25.000
25,000
25,000
50,000
500,000
25.000
.
50,000
25,000
Cap. when
of
Increased.
The Astoiis National Bank, Astoria, Ore
The Union National Bank of New Brighton, Pa
The Merchants National Bank of Wadena, Minn
The First National Bank of Ooopersburg, Pa
The Nation.il Bank of Fairmount, N Dak
The First National Bank of Ridgewood, N. J
The Citizens National Bank of Longview, Texas
The First National Bank of Centerville, S. Dak
The Jenkintown National Bank, Jenkinjown, Pa
The Citizens National Bank of Los Angeles, Calif
The First National Bank of Kings Mountain, N. C_
The Commercial National Bank of Fond du Lac, Wis.
The First National Bank of MontoursvUle, Pa
The First National Bank of Monte Vista, Colo
The First National Bank of Johnstown, Colo
The First National Bank of Shawano, Wis
The First National Bank of Menomonie, Wis
The Homer National Bank, Homer, La
The First National Bank of Masontown, Pa
The Suffern National Bank, Suffern, N. Y
The First National Bank of Comanche, Okla
The First National Bank of Sleepy Eye, Minn
The First National Bank of Coalville, Utah
The First National Bank of Orange, Calif
The Massauutten National Bank of Strasburg, Va..
The First National Bank of Chico, Calif
7'he Planters' National Bank of Fredericksburg, Va_
The American National Bank of Roanoke, Va
The First National Bank of Durand, Wis
The Downs National Bank, Downs, Kans
The First National Bank of Talequah, Okla
The First National Bank of Jefferson, Ohio
The First National Bank of Fowler, lud
The Utah National Bank of Ogden, Utah
The Third National Bank of Gastonia, N. C
The First National Bank of Stevens Point, Wis
The First National Bank of Asheboro, N. C
The West Baden National Bank, West Baden, Ind..
The First National Bank of Mount Joy, Pa
The Exchange National Bank of Long Beach, Calif.
The City National Bank of Bridgeport, Conn
The Farmers' National Bank of Hutchinson, Minn..
County National Bank & Trust Company of Santa
Tota
50,000
25,000
$2,460,000
The Vienna National Bank, Vienna, Va
of
Ark
CAPITAL STOCK INCREASED.
30,000
Total
60,000
Correspondent, David Moore, Hartford, Ark.
The
Succeeds the Woodlawn Bank, Woodlawn,
Capital.
Bank of El Segundo, Calif
$25,000
Correspondent, J. D. D. Gladding, El Segundo, Calif.
The Crc-^-ent Heights National Bank, Crescent Heights, Calif.
25,000
Corre.spondeut, O. N. Beasley, Hollywood, CaUf.
The Westwood National Bank, Westwood, Calif
50,000
Correspondent, Fletcher L. Walker, Westwo od.
The Bear Lake National Bank of Montpelier, Idaho
100,000
Correspondent, John F. Quayle, Montpelier.
The Peoples National Bank of Proctor, Minn
25.000
Correspondent, H. W. Rice, Proctor, Minn.
The Merchants National Bank of Buffalo, New York
400,000
Correspondent, R. E. Wiufield, 230 Main St., Buifalo, N. Y.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Co-operative
National Bank of Cleveland, Ohio
1,000,000
Correspondent, Warren S. Stone, Cleveland.
The First National Bank of Okarche, Okla
25.000
Correspondent, F. W. Wiedey, Okarche, Okla.
The Farmers National Bank of Lockhart, Texas
75,000
Correspondent, W. B. Kelly, Lockhart, Texas.
The Fii-st National Bank of Beckville, Texas
25,000
Correspondent, A. Roberts, Beckville.
The First National Bank of Pennington, Gap, Va
25,000
Correspondent, R. E. L. Chmnbley, Pennington Gap, Va.
Conversion of State banks and trust companies:
The Aibertville National Bank. Albertville, Ala
.$100,000
Correspondent, Hogau Jackson, Albertville, Ala.
Conversion of the Bank of Albertville.
The City National Bank of Bessemer, Ala
. 100,000
Correspondent, W. W. HoUiugsworth, Bessemer, Ala.
Conversion of the United States Savings Bank.
The Colonial National Bank of Roanoke, Va
. 400,000
CoiTespondent, E. W. Tinsley; Treas., Colonial Bank
Tru.^i Co., Roanoke, Va.
Amount
15,281,139
15,444,278
16,740,934
16,792,158
21,023,969
19,376,716
1919-20.
July
APPLICATIONS FOR CHARTER.
First National
1918-19.
2589493 232 1281647777 3138257025 2782298413 205,678,366 101,007,532
Total.
October
York.
Exports.
Imports.
[Vol. 111.
Original organizations:
The
Total
276.525,200
ToUl
—
to
S
13,888,400
2,593,000
383,500
285,300
259,375,000
Consols of 1930
.
Loan of 1925
Panama of 1936
Panama of 193S
S
S
S
S
Secure
to
Secure
1
4s, tJ
SI
Bank .National Bank
A'otes.
U
May
On Deposit
On
Bonds on Deposit
2s
_
+ 6.4
+ 35.0
+ 21.5
+ 66.9
+ 30.4
+ 22.4
+ 8.1
+ 29.1
+ 47.2
+ 58.4
+ 1.9
+ 50.0
+ 12.0
+ 13.4
+ 19.3
+ 12.3
—0.3
+ 2.1
+ 45.4
+ 36.2
+ 34.7
—0.4
+8.4
—1.0
1918.
S
90,613,056
75,376,722
37,161,273
10,699,830
6,713,916
3,931,017
3,709,548
5,143.267
2,097,973
2.278,801
5,381,881
1,783,205
3,074,836
3.003,078
520,823
1,705,018
1,209,887
869,112
1,017,082
590,816
433,082
364.211
555,998
831,479
497,870
1,044,167
196,271
260,604.219
1917.
$
91,093,931
59,644,143
41,982,136
7,666,041
7,030,295
4,0/1,638
2,427.790
4,446,815
1,944.878
1.842,500
6,055,134
1,752,367
2,215,906
2,789,655
423,554
1,492.793
1,115,825
814,850
737,584
594,372
339,156
529,069
584.069
554,612
525,371
242.672.484
—
July 3
—
M
H
.
1
.
THE CHRONICLE
1920.]
Auction Sales.— Among other
&
By Messrs. Adrian H. Muller
New
Sons,
York:
By
Messrs. Wise,
By
Shares.
S per sh.
Day &
19
Co., Boston:
S Per sh.
Stocks.
93
165
Arlington Mills, ex-div
Sullivan Machinery
15
8
25
96
lot
Viscoloid, pref
Sealshlpt Oyster System, com.]
trust certifs. B
100 U. S. Machine Gun trust ctfs.
Class III
$ per sh.
Stocks.
Shares.
97H
Stocks.
Shares.
$ per sh15 U. S. Mach. Gun. trctfs. Cl.IIHSOc.
lot
/
15 Hopkins & Allen Arms, pref
10 Draper Corporation
50 U. S. Metals Products, pref
131
Ji
45c
I
1
"t
100 Spok.& Inland Emp.RR.,pf10 Boston Arena pref
10 MarUn-Rockwell Corp. v.t.CJ
10 Boston Arena, com
I
I
,
By
Messrs. Barnes
&
Per cent.
& Dutton Bldg.
S3
80
Trust 4Hs, 19.32..
lot
$1,000 Savannah Elec. 5s, 1952, and
2 shs. com. stock and 3 shs. pref.
$455 lot
stock of Savannah Elec
Bonds.
$4,000 Houghton
Lofland, Philadelphia:
$ per sh$ Per sh. Shares. Slocks.
4 Farmers & Meehan. Nat. Bank
(In liquidation)
5H
Excelsior Tr. & S. F., S.'JO each. 66
1 Philadelphia Finance, com
80
15H
Hardwick & Magee..
28 Trenton Banking, $50 each
110
Bullfrog Alliance G. Min., $10
2 Insur. Co. of Stateof Penn
91
$6 lot
each
1 Penn. Academy of Fine Arts
25
Goldfield Cons. Mines, $10 ea.Sll lot
32 Phila. Bourse, pref., $25 ea..l9-19>i
ea_S2 lot
Silver Pick Cons. Minrs, $1
941^ Gill Glass, Inc., pref
25
Bullfrog Nat. Bk. Mg., $1 ea-.Sl lot
-.
5
Bullfrog Gold Bar Mg., $1 ea--$l lot 126 GUI Glass. Inc., com
385 Ji
Com Exchange Nat. Bank
Shares.
Stocks.
Delaware County Nat Bank..285M
1
2
1
500
100
200
100
300
27
DIVIDENDS — Change
Method
in
Michigan Limestone & Chem., pref .(qu.)
Moline Plow, 1st pref (quar.)..
Second preferred (quar.)
Mountain States Power, pret. (quar.)..
Mt. Vernou-Woodberry Cotton Mills
Pref. (payable in preferred stock)
National Licorice, common
Common
Per
Baltimore
&
Preferred
Payable.
*1H
Ohio, preferred
(quar.)
&
WUliamsport, preferred
New London Northern (quar.)
Extra
Elmlra
When
Cent.
Belt RR.&Stk.Yds., Indianap.,com.(qu.)
-
Pittsburgh & West Virginia, pref. (quar.)
Rich. Fred. & Pot., com. & dlv. obi
Street and Electric Railways.
Carolina Power & Light, com. (quar.)..
Cln. Newp. & Cov. L. & Tr., com. (qu.)
Sept.
Sept.
Books Closed.
1
Days
Holders
Inclusive.
of rec. July 30a
1
Holders of rec.
July
1
IH July 1
1
3.16 July
Holders of rec.
2M July 2 June 16 to
July 2 June 16
H
to
*i;4 Aug. 31 Holders of rec.
4)^ June 30 June 20
to
2
3
July 17a
IH
IH
—
June 18
July
July
2
2
3
Aug.
June 30
Banks.
S.
*5
July
2
July
Trust Companies.
Mortgage & Trust (quar.).
1
Holders
of rec. July
Holders of
rec.
^
1
June 26
10c.
Alabama Fuel & Iron (quar.)
IH July
Alliance Realty (quar.).
IH July
July
American Beet Sugar, com. (quar.)
2
American Chicle, common (quar.)
Aug.
$1
American Glue, preferred
Aug.
4
American Ice. pref. (quar.)
IM July
BellTelep. of Pennsylvania (quar.)
*1H July
*4
Borden Co., common
Aug.
'.
Preferred (quar.)
*1H Sept.
Preferred (quar .)
Dec.
*1!4
Canadian Explosives, pref. (quar.)
IJi July
*2
Carbon Steel, conunon (quar.)
July
Cities Service. Bankers Shares (mthly.) 45.62c Aug.
Columbia Gra'phone Factories, pf. (qu.) $2
Aug.
•2
Commonwealth-Edison (quar .)
Aug.
Continental Paper & Bag Mills
Com. & pref. (payable in com. stock). /50
Aug.
Products Refg., com. (quar.)
July
1
Com
Common
(extra)
Preferred (quar.)
Davison Chemical
Dearborn Truck, pref. (quar.)
Delaware Lack. & West. Coal (quar.)-.
Diamond Match (quar.)
Dodge Steel Pulley, pref.
(quar.)
of Boston (quar.)
Edison Elec. 111.
Elder Corporation (quar .)
Emerson Phonograph, pref. (quar.)
Eureka Pipe Line (quar.)
Fall River Gas Works (quar.)
Fisher Body Corp., com. (quar.)
Preferred
(quar.)
IM
$1
I'A
$1.25
*2
I'A
3
75c.
*2
3
3
Ingersoll-Rand Co., com. (quar.)
International Paper, pref. (quar.)
Laurentide Power (quar.)
July
July
Aug.
July
July
Sept.
Aug.
Aug.
July
July
Aug.
Aug.
$2.50 Aug.
*lJi Aug.
Globe-Wernlcke, pref. (quar.)
1^
GoBsard (W. H.) Co. (quar.)
»$1
Great Lakes Transit, pref. (quar.)
IM
Hart, Schaffncr & Marx, com. (quar.)._
1
Harvey Crude OH (monthly)
1
Holly Sugar Corp., pref. (quar.)
1%
Indiana & Illinois Coal Corp., pref
3};,
•2^
IH
•1
Holders of
Holders of
1
1
Aug. 18
Aug. 18
rec.
rec.
July 20 Holders of rec. June 30
Holders
of rec. July
1
Holders
of rec. July
i"
2
I'i
25c.
Aug.
Aug.
2
*1H
Holders
Holders
2
12 '.^c
Holders of
Holders of
Holders of
2
15
June 30
June 30
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
July
July
July
July
July
Holders
Aug. 2 Holders
July 15 Holders
June
July
1
Holders
June
IH July 1 Holders
June
50c.
.'^.ug.
7 Holders
Submarine Boat Corporation
July
I 'A
Aug. 2 Holders
Superior Steel Corp., com. (quar.)
July
Aug. 16 Holders
First and second pref. (quar.)
Aug.
SI. 20 Aug. 20 Holders
Swift International
July
1
15c. Aug.
Holders
Texas Chief Oil (monthly)
July
Aug. 2 Holders
United Drug, 1st pref. (quar.)
July
87HC. .^ug. 2 Holders
First pref eiTCd (quar ,)
July
Sept. 1 Holders
1
Second preferred (quar.)
Aug.
United Gas & Elec. Co., pref
2H July 15 Holders
June
July 15 Holders
2
U. S. Rubber, common (quar.)
July
July 15 Holders
2
preferred (quar.)
First
Julv
3 'A June 30
June 30
U. S. Safe Deposit Co
I'A June 30
Extra
June 30
July 20 Holders of rec. July'
Vulcan Detlnning, pref. (quar.)
dividends)
hi
July 20 Holders of rec. July
Pref. (acct. accumulatea
15i July 15 Holders of rec. June
Western Grocers. Ltd., otCan.,pf. (qu.)
SI. 75 July 31 Holders of rec. Julyl
Westlnghouse Air Brake (quar.)...
July 10 Holders >f rec. June
50c.
White Eagle Oil & Ref. (quar.)
1
July 15 Holders of rec. July
Woods Petroleum (monthly)
July
3
IH
I'A
2
2
m
,v.;
m
15a
20
20
6
15
30
22
15
24
15
2
20
5
15
15
16
30
31o
3lo
14a
14a
30
5
30
1
Below we give the dividends announced in previous weeks
and not yet paid. This list does not include dividends
announced this week.
Per
When
Books Closed.
Cent.
A'ame of Company.
Payable.
Days InclusUe.
Railroads (Steam.)
Alabama Great Southern, preferred
Atch. Topeka & Santa Fe, preferred
S 1.76
RR common
Atlantic Coast Line
.
,
Canada Southern
-.Central RR. of N. J. (quar.).
Chicago & North Western, common
Preferred
Chic. St. Paul Minn. & Omaha, common
Preferred
Cleve. Cin. Chic. & St. Louis, pref.(quar.)
Cuba Railroad, preferred
Delaware Lackawanna & Western (qu.)
Detroit Hillsdale & Southwestern
Detroit River Tunnel..
Georgia RR & Banking (quar .)
Great Northern (quar .)
tKansas City Southern, pref. (quar.)..fLehlgh Valley, common (quar.)
Preferred
Louisville
&
--
(quar.)
Uttle Schuylkill
Nav..RR.&
Coal
2H
3H
IH
2
2>A
S'A
2,4
July
July
July
Aug.
July
Aug.
July
July
July
Ljuly
Holders
Holders
HoUlers
Holders
Holders
Holders
of
of
of
of
of
of
Holders of
Holders of
Holders of
Holders of
Holders of
Holders of
Holders of
Holders of
Holders of
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
June 21
July
July
July
July
July
July
Aug.
Sept.
10
lOo
24
15
9
6
1
1
Dec. 1
June 30
July
July
July
July
10
15
15a
15
Holders of rec. July 16
Holders of rec. June 30a
Holders of rec. June 18a
Holders of rec. July
la
Holders of rec. July 20a
Holders of rec. June 18a
Holders of rec. June 18a
Holders of rec. Aug. 2a
Holders of rec. Aug. 2a
Holders of rec. July
In
Holders of rec. June 30a
Holders of rec. July 6a
Holders 01 Tec. June 19a
Holders of rec. July 8a
July 2
to
July 14
Holders of rec. July 20
Holders of rec. June 30a
Holders of rec. June;i2a
Holders of rec. Junetl2a
June 22
to
July 15
Holders of rec. July 19a
Holders of rec. July 16a
Holders of rec July la
June 26
to
July 14
Holders of rec. July la
Holders of rec. June 30a
Holders of rec. Aug. 31
Holders of rec July 31
Holders of rec. June 30a
Holders of rec. July 2a
June 30
to
July 11
July 1
to
July 11
Holders of rec. July) 15a
Holders of rec. June lOo
Holders of rec. July 20a
Holders of rec. Aug. 24a
Holders of rec. June 22a
June 20 to
June 30
Holders of rec. July
2o
July
Aug.
Aug.
.Tuly
July
Aug.
Aug.
3K
IK
July
3
$2.50
2
3
3
July
July
July
July
IH
Aug.
Aug.
July
July
$1.25 July
$1
July
1
87Hc
3H
Nashville
Aug.
Aug.
.-Vug.
Mahoning Coal RR.. common
$5
Aug.
2
$1.50
Jmy
Mine
Hill
New York
&
Schuylkill
Haven
RR.
(quar.)
N. Y. Chicago St. Louis, 1st pref
Norfolk & Western, common (quar.)
Preferred (quar.)
Central
&
—
Northern Central
Northern Pacific (quar.)
Northern Securities
Philadelphia & Trenton (quar.)
Plttsb. Cin. Chic.
Pittsb. Ft. Wayne
First preferred (quar.).
Second preferred (quar.)
5
*IH.
*l
2
3
2H
& St. Louis
& Chic, pref.
Reading Company, common
July
Aug.
(quar.)
(quar.)
--
2
I'A
$1
United N. J. RR. & Canal Cos. (quar.).
Western Pacific RR. Corp., pret. (quar.)
Street and Electric Railways.
Consolidated Traction of N.J
July
Sept,
Aug.
July
Aug.
July
July
July
July
Aug.
50c. Sept.
50c
Duquesne Light, pret. (quar.)
Monongahela Valley Traction,
Miscellaneous.
Acme Coal Mining
19
19
15
15
8
8
15
15
15
31
2
—
rec. July 150
of rec. July 15
Holders of rec. July 3
Holders of rec. July 3
Holders
2
July
July
July
July
July
July
July
2 'A
.
Holders of rec. July 15
July
1
to
July 15
July
1
to
July 15
Holders of rec. June 22
Holders of rec. July 8
Holders of rec. July la
Holders of rec. July 20a
July 1 to July 7
Holders of rec. July 15
Holders of rec. July
1
Holders of rec. July 21
Holders of rec. Sept. 1
Holders of rec. July 21a
,
U.
ml9
_
Holders of
31
Sept.
Sept.
Michigan Central.
Aug.
July
July
Preferred (quar.)
Green&Coate8Sts.Phlla.,Pass.Ry.(qu.). *$1.30 July
Securities Corp., pref. (qu.)
IH July
Kentucky
2
July
Manchester Tract., L. & P. (quar.)..MUwaukee Elec. Ry. & Lt., pret. (qu.)
nvi July
*82
July
Phila. & Grays Ferry Pass. Ry
Public Service In v. preferred
*1H .^ug.
July
75c.
Sound Power & Light, pref. (qu.)
Puget
1% Aug.
West Penn Power Co., pref. (quar.)
IH Sept.
West Penn Rys., pref. (quar.)
YorkRys., pref. (quar.)
62H0. July
Harriman National
(extra)
*1H
Noiseless Typewriter (quar.)
Otis Elevator, com. (quar.)
Preferred (quar.)
Packard Motor Car, com. (quar.)
Producers* Ref. Corp., com. (quar.)
Preferred (quar.)
Realty Associates
Sierra Pacific Electric Co., pref. (quar.).
Southern Canada Power, Ltd., pf. (qu.).
Spicer Mfg., pref. (quar.)
Slevens-Duryea, pref. (quar.)
We
A'ame of Company.
1%
IH
IH
IH
July
Aug.
July
July
July
of Reporting Same.
have changed the method of presenting our dividend
We now group the dividends in two separate tables,
record.
rirst we bring together all the dividends announced the
current week. Then we follow with a second table, in which
we show the dividends previously announced, but which
have not yet been paid.
|& The dividends announced this week are:
Railroads (Steam).
Atch. Topeka & Santa Fe, com. (quar.)
2H
3
.
78
8 Boston Wharf, ex-div
110
Merrimac Mfg., com
on deposit at branch
139,600 rubles
of Nat. City Bank in
3c.
Russia
226
205
Worsted, 1st prer... 79
75
Trust Touraine
Sayles & Sons, com.,
29
each
Messrs R. L.
lot
Hobbs & Arnold, Boston:
Stocks.
Shares.
3 York Manufacturing
5 Fairhaven Mills, com
5 U. S.
1 Hotel
55 A. L.
$25
sh.
When
Payable.
IM
Inc., pf. (qu.)
(quar.)
Preferred
60 U. S. High Speed Steel Corp.
(deUvery Sepo. 1920).-- $200
Bonds
S106 per sh.
Malleable Iron
S40 lot $500 Engineers Land Corp. 10-yr. 6s
400 Okla. Oil. prel., $1 each
$275
S51 lot
6.000 Okla. Oil. com.. SI each
Co--.S15H per
30 Columbia Mach. Works &
Miscellaneous {Concludedt.
Lima Locomotive Works,
Lowell Electric Light Corp. (quar.)
Maple Leaf Milling, com. (quar.)
Stocks.
Shares.
Slocks.
1,026 Dutord Garage
Per
Cent.
securities, the following,
sold
not usually dealt in at the Stock Exchange, were recently
at auction in New York, Boston and Philadelphia:
Shares.
1
2H
IH
2
1=4
July
July
July
July
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
of
of
of
of
Holders
.\ug.
of
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
June 30a
July
1
pref .(qu.)
Montreal Lt., Ht. & P. Cons. (quar.)..
pref. (quar.)
Ottumwa Ry. Light,
Pacific Gas & Electric, common (quar.).
Philadelphia Co., common (quar.)
Philadelphia & Western Ry., pref
San Francisco-Sacramento RR., pret.-.
37><c July
IK Aug.
July
Holders
Washington Wat. Pow., Spokane(quar.)
IM
luIy
Holders
2H
luly
July
5
Aug.
3
3
2
Holders of rec. July 2
Holders of rec. July 2
Holders of rec. June 30a
July
6
Holders ol rec. June 22
&
*1H
July
July
75c.
I'i
luly
Fuly
3H
Holders of
Holders of
Holders of
of
of
June 30a
July 31o
June 30
June 3ua
July
1
June 30a
Jime 30
June 25
Banks.
Atlantic National (quar.).
Extra
Corn Exchange (quar.)...
Trust Companies.
Title Guar.
&
Trust, extra
(In stock)..
e2
Fire Insurance.
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
rec. Aug. 9
rec. July
6o
rec. July
6a
rec. July
6a
rec. July 30
rec. June 15
rec. July
1
rec. Aug. 31
July 22
to
July 31
Holders of rec. July 15
Holders of rec. July 5
Holders of rec. June 26
Holders of rec. July 15
Holders of rec. July 15
Holders of rec. July 20
Holders of rec. July 20
Holders of rec. June 30
Holders of tec. July 8
Holders of rec. June 26
Holders of rec. Aug. 20
Holders of rec. June 29
Holders of rec. July 15
Holders of rec. July 8
Holders of rec. July 9
Holders of rec. July 9
Holders of roc. June 30
52.50
15
Continental
Fidellty-PhenlxFlre..
July
July
Holders of rec June 28a
Holders of rec June 28
Miscellaneous.
& Paper, common
Air Reduction (quar.)
All America Cables (quar.)
AUis-Chalmers Co., common (No. 1)..
Preferred (quar.)
Alvarado Mining & Milling (quar.)
Abitibi
Power
Amalgamated Oil (quar.)
Amer. Agrlc. Chem., com.
Preferred
(quar.)
(quar.)
American Bank Note, com. (quar.)
Amer. Bosch Magneto, stock dividend
American Gas (quar.)
Amer. Gas & Elec, pret. (quar.)
Amer. La France Flro Eng., com. (qu.).
Amer. Rolling Mill, com. (quar.)
Preferred
(quar.)
American Seeding Machine, com.
Common
Preferred
(quar .)
American Shipbuilding, com.
Common
American
(qu.)
(extra)
(quar.)
(extra)
Steel Foundries, com. (quar).
$1.50 luly 1
July 15
$1
IK July 14
Aug. 15
1
IK July 15
July 15
50c.
$1.50 July 5
July 15
2
IK July 15
$1
Aug. 16
(•20
July 15
1
Sept. 1
IH
2H
Aug.
Aug.
75c July
IH July
IK July
1
July
IH July
IK
2K
2
Ifi
15
15
15
15
15
.Aug.
2
Aug.
2
75c July 15
Holders of rec. July
5
Holders of rec. June 30
Holders of rec. June 30a
Holders ot rec. July 31a
Holders ol rec. June 30a
Holders ot rec. June 30
Holders of rec. June 30
Holders of rec. July 2a
Holders of rec July 2"
Holders of rec -Aug. 2a
Holders of rec July n 1
HoUlera of rec. Aug. 180
Holders of rec July 150
Holders ot rec Aug. 2a
Holders ot rec June 30
Holders of rec June 30
Holders of rec June 30
Holders of rec June 30
Holders of rec June 30
Holders of rec July 150
Holders of rec, July 15ri
Holders of rec July
la
.
.
.
,
.
.
— ——
.
—
.
Per
of Company.
Mlicellancous (.Coiitinued)
Amer. Sugar Refg., com. & pref.
Common
Cent.
(qu.)
H
3M
(extra)
American Sumatra Tobacco, preferred..
American Telephone & Telegrapli (quar.)
.\mer. Tobacco, com. (in Class B com.).
American Type Founders, com. (quar.).
Preferred
2
Wlicn
Payable
Oct.
Oct.
Sept
July
t75
Aug
1
(quar .)
July
July
July
IH
\H
Preferred (quar.) (Xo.
Preferred (quar.)
Associated Oil (quar.)
Atlantic Gulf & W. 1. SS. Lines, com..
Austin, Nichols & Co., pref. (quar.)
Barnhart Bros. & Spindler
First and second preferred (quar.)
Bamsdall Corporation, Class A (quar.).
Class B (quar.) (No. 1)
Barrett Co., preferred (quar.)
Bell Telephone of Canada (quar.)
Canada Cement, Ltd., ordinary (quar.)
Canadian Car & Foundry, pref. (quar.)
Canadian Converters, Ltd. (quar.)
Canadian Coimecticut Cotton Mills
Common, Class A
Participating preferred (special)
Canadian Cottons, Ltd., com. (quar.)..
Preferred (quar .)
Canadian Fairbanks-Morse, pref
Carbon Steel, 2d preferred
—
&B
Cedar Rapids Mfg.
Central Coal
Common
&
IH
5
.
July
July
July
Aug.
I'A
I'A
10
Aug.
Aug.
2
IVi
3
6
& Power
July
July
July
July
H
(quar.)
(quar.)
I'A
(payable in common stock)
Preferred B (monthly)
Coca-Cola Co., common (quar.)
July
I'A
2
Common
.fuly
IH
Chicago Pneumatic Tool (quar.)
Cities ServiceCommon and preferred (monthly)
Aug. 16
July
1
Coke, com.
(extra)
Preferred (quar.)
Central Leather, common (quar.)
Aug.
*H
*/lM
*^
July
Aug.
Aug.
Aug.
July
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
July
July
July
Aug.
IH
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
June 26
June 1
July
July
1
1
June 30a
June 30a
July
23ri
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
of
of
of
of
of
Holders
Holders
Holders
of
of
of
Holders of
rec
July 26a
June 30 7
June
June
June
Jime
June
30a
29
30
30
26
July 31
July 15
July 15
June 25
June 25
June 30
July 2fia
July 31
June 30;
June SOn
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec. June 30 ;
rec. July
9«
rec. July 15»
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
July 15
July 15
July 15
SI
June 30a
1
July
Holdeis of
June 25«
Consolidated Cigar, common (quar.)
July L%*Hclriers of
*1H
July
6
Consolidated Textile Corp. (quar.)
75c
July 15 Holders of
June 30a
Continental Candy Corp. (quar.)
25c. July 20 Holders of
June 29
Continental Motors, preferred (quar.).. 'IH July 15
Cosden & Co., common (quar.)
62HC. Aug. 2 Holders of rec. June 30a
Cramp (Wm.) & Sons S. & E. B. (quar.)
I'A July 15 July
2
to
July 15
Creamery Package Mfg., common (qu.)
n'A July 10 Holders of rec. July 1
Preferred (quar.)
July 10 Holders of rec. July 1
Crucible Steel, common (quar.)
2
July 31
Holders of rec July 15a
Common (payable in common stock) _ /16 5\ July 31 Holders of rec July«15a
Cuba Company, preferred
*3H Aug. 2 Holders of rec. June 30
Cuban-American Sugar, com. (quar.)..
\H Sept.Sf Holders of rec. Sept. lOa
Preferred (quar .)
I'A Sept. 3f Holders of rec. Sept. lOa
*1% July 5 Holders of rec. June 25
Cudahy Packing, com. (quar.)
De Beers Cons. Mines, Ltd
(V)
2
Detroit Edison (quar.)
July
Holders of rec. June 30(i
2
Dictograph Products Corp., pref. (quar.)
Julv
Holders of rec. June 30a
25c.
Dome Mines, Ltd. (quar.)
July
Holders of rec. June 30a
Dominion Coal, pref. (quar.).
I'A
Aug.
Holders of rec. July 12
Dominion Power & Trans., preferred
Z'A July
June 20
June 30o
to
Dominion Steel Corp., pref. (quar.)
lA Aug.
July 16
to
Aug. 1
Dominion Textile, Ltd., pref. (quar.)..
I'A
July
Holders of rec. June 30
du Pont (E. I.) de Nemours & Co.,
lA July
Holders of rec. July 10
-.
debenture stock (quar.)
*1A Aug.
Holders of rec. July 20
du Pont(E.I.)de Nem. Powd., com.(qu.,' *IH Aug.
Holders of rec. July 20
Preferred (quar.)
<2H July
Holders of rec. July
l
Eastern Steel, common (quar.)
J
Aug.
Holders of rec. AuR. la
Eisenlohr (Otto) & Bros., com. (quar.).. *2
Aug.
Holders of rec. July 22
Elgin National Watch (quar.)
60c July
Holders of rec. June 30
2
Everett Heaney & Co., Inc. (quar.)
Aug.
Holders of rec. July 15n
Famous Players-Lasky Corp., 7 pf. (qu.)
IH July
Holders of rec. July
1
Firestone Tire & Rubber, pref. (quar.).
i'A
Aug.
Hrlders of rec. July 21a
75c
FLsk Rubber, 1st pref. (quar.)_
._
July
Holders of rec. July 10
1«4
Franklin (H. H.) Mfg. Co., com. (qu.)
July
Holders of rec. June 25a
General Cigar, common (quar.)
I'A Aug.
Holders of rec. July 24a
Preferred (quar .)
IM Sept.
Holders of rec. Aug. 25a
Debenture preferred (quar .)
I'A Oct.
Holders of rec. Sept. 24a
General Electric (quar.)
2
July
Holders of tec. June lOn
e2
Extra (payable in stock)
July
Holders of rec. June 10a
25c .Aug.
General Motors, common (quar.)
Holders of rec. July 15u
1-4P Aug.
Common (payable in common stock).
Holders of rec. July 15a
Preferred (quar.)
IM Aug.
Holders of rec. July
5a
Debenture 6 'Jc preferred (quar.)
lA Aug.
Holders of rec. July
5n
Debenture 7% preferred (quar.)
I'A
Aug.
Holders of rec. July
5a
Globe-Wernicke Co., pref. (quar.)
I'A
July
Holders of rec. June 30
Goodrich (B. F.) Co., common (quar.)..
IH \ue
Hi'lriers of rec. Aug
5a
Greene Cananea Copper
50c.
Aug. 23 Holders of rec. Aug. 6a
Harbison-Walker Refractories
Common (payable in common stock). /SO
July
Holders cf rec. July o5i
Preferred (quar.)
IH July
Holders of rec. July 10
HIilcrest Collieries, common (quar.)
IH July
Holders of rec. June 30
Preferred (quar.)
IH July
Holders of rec. June 30
5c.
Howe Sound Co. (quar.)
July
Holders of rec. June 30
Hupp Motor Car Corp., com. (quar.)..
25c. Aug.
Holders of rec. July 15
Illinois Brick (quar.)
*1M July
Holders of rec. July 3
Indian Packing Corp. (quar.)
25c.
.luly
Holders of rec. June 30
Indiana Pipe Line (quar.)
$2
Aug.
Holders of rec. July 17
Inspiration Con.sol. Copper (quar.)
$1
July
Holders of rec. July
9n
Intemat. Agric. Chemical, pref. (quar.).
IK July
Holders of rec. June 30
International Harvester, com. (quar.)..
IJi July
Holders of rec. June 25a
Common (payable in common stock). •/12K
International Mercantile Marine, pre{._
3
Aug. 2 Holders ol rec. July 15a
Pref. (accoimt accumulated dividends) AS
Aug. 2 Holders of rec. July 15a
Jones Bros. Tea, common (quar.)
50c.
July 15 Holders of rec. June 30a
Preferred (quar.)
_
*lJi July 15 Holders of rec. June 30
Kaminlstiqua Power, Ltd. (quar.)
2
Aug. 16 Holders of rec. July 31
Kay County Gas (No. 1)
*5c.
July 15 Holders of rec. June 30
Kayser (Julius) & Co., 1st & 2d pf. (qu.)
IH Aug. 2 Holders ol rec.July 20a
Keystone Watch Case (quar.)
IJ^ Aug.
1
Holders of rec. July 22a
Kress (S. H.) & Co., com. (quar.).
*l
Aug. 1 Holders of rec. June 20
Lehigh Coal & Navigation (quar.)
SI
Aug. 31 Holders of rec. July 31a
Libby, McNeill & Libby (in stock)
'eSO
Aug. 14 Holders of rec. June 6
Liberty Match, Inc. (quar.)
2,^ Aug. 1 Holders of rec. July 15
MacAndrew & Forbes, common (quar.)_
*2H July 15 Holders of rec. June 30
Common (payable in common stock) . 'fSO July 1 'Holders of rec. June 30
Preferred (quar.)
'Ij^ July 1.5 Holders of rec. June "iO
Manufacturers' Light & Heal (quar.)
2
July 15 Holders of rec. June 30a
Marland Refining (quar.)..
*12l4c July 15 Holders of rec. June 30
Massachusetts Gas Cos. (quar.)
]% Aug. 2 Holders of rec. July 15
Massachusetts Lighting Cos., pref. (qu.) S1.50 July 15 Holders of rec. June 25
—
Computing-Tabulating-Record Co. (qu.)
.
—
Department Stores
2
Sept.
(payable In common stock). /33 1-3 July
Preferred (quar).
Ij^ Oct.
Mays Food Products, Inc., pref. (quar.) 2
July
Mexican Petroleum, common (quar.)
July
2'A
Common (payable In common stock) . /lO July
Mexican Telegraph (quar.)
*2J^ July
Iddle States
1
Corp (in stock)
e50
July
Mohawk Mining (quar.)
SI 50
Aug.
Montreal Lt., Heat & Power (quar.)
2
Aug.
Montreal Telegraph (quar.)
2
July
National Biscuit, commou (quar.)
l J^
July
National Cloak & Suit, com (quar.)
l^ Tidy
1
Preferred
.
.
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
of
of
of
of
of
of
Holders
of
of
of
of
of
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
rec
Aug
16
rco. lune 2it/rec. Sept 15a
rec. June 30
rec. June 19o
rec. JunerlDa
rec. June 30
rec. JunetU'^
rec. July 10
rec. July 31
rec. June 30
of rec
of rec.
June 30
July
7a
Per
(quar.)
'"
'_
Niagara Falls Power, pref. (quar.)
Nipisslng Mines Co. (quar.)..
..!_
Northern States Power, pref. (quar.)""
Nova Scotia Steel & Coal, com. (quar.).
'_
Preferred
(quar .)
Ohio Brass, pref. (quar.)
-IIIIII""
Ohio Fuel Supply (quar.)
IIIIII'I
Extra (payable in Victory 4 ji % bonds)
Oklahoma Natural Gas (quar.)
Pacific Development Corp. (quar.)
&
Preferred (quar.)
Parish & Bingham (quar.)...I.I"IIIIII
Penmans, Ltd., common (quar.)
Preferred (quar.)
Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. (quar.)
Pierce Oil Corporation
Common (quar.) (pay. in com. stock)
Pittsburgh Coal, common (quar.)
Preferred (quar.)
Prairie Oil & Gas (quar.)
Extra
Prairie Pipe Line (quar.)
& Gamble, common (quar.)
Common (payable in common stock)
Procter
_
Eight per cent preferred (quar.)..
Punta Alegre Sugar (quar.)
Quaker Oats, common (quar.)
(quar.)
Rand Mines, Ltd
Realty Associates
Republic Iron & Steel, com. (quar.)
Riordon Pulp & Paper, common (quar.)
Santa Cecilia Sugar, com. (quar.)
Preferred
Sears,
(quar.)
& Co.
(payable in
Roebuck
Common
common
stock)
Shawinigau Water & Power (quar.)
Sinclair Cons. Oil (payable in stock)
Smith (How.ird) Paper Mills, com. (qu.)
Preferred
Payable.
2H
July 15
40c.
20c.
2
2
Aug. 15
July
July
July
2H July
5
July
4
July
IJi July
25c.
July
July
IJi July
2
July
IH July
62 He July
50c July
62 He July
$1
(qu.ar .)
IH
p$5
Preferred
Stewart Mfg.,
common
(quar.)
Times Square Auto Supply, com.
Preferred
(qu.).
(quar.)
Transue & Williams Steel Forg. (quar.).
Truscon Steel, common (quar.)
Tucketts Tobacco, common (quar.)
Preferred
(quar .)
Underwood Computing Mach., pf. (qu.)
Underwood Typewriter, com. (quar.)..
Preferred
(quar.)
Union Natural Gas Corp. (quar.).
United
United
United
United
United
Alloy Steel Corp. (quar.)
Fruit (quar.)
Gas Improvement, com. (quar.)
Paperboard, pref. (quar.).
Shoe Macliinery, com. (quar.)..
Preferred (quar .)
United Retail Stores Corp., com. (In stk.)
United Verde Extension Mining (quar.).
LT. s.
LT. s.
Food Products
(quar.)
Industrial Alcohol, pref. (quar.)..
U.S. Smelt., Refg. & Min., com. (quar.)
Preferred (quar .)
U. S. Worsted. 1st pref. (quar.)
Vanadium Corporation (quar.)
Virginia-Carolina Cliemlcal, com. (quar.)
Common
(extra)
Preferred (quar .)
Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke
Westchester Title & Mortgage
West Coast Oil (quar.)
Western Power Corp., pref. (quar.)
Western States Gas & Elec, pref. (qu.)_
Western Union Telegraph (quar.)
Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg., com. (qu.)
SI
July
2
Aug.
Aug.
$1.25 July
;2H
I'A
IH
3
3
3
Worthlngton
(quar.)
Pump & Mach.,
Oct.
July
July
July
July
July
5
Aug.
Aug,
/4
July
$1.25 July 15
•3
July 15
Aug. 31
2
IH
(z)
3
July
IH
2H
Aug. 2
Aug. 15
Aug. 2
Aug. 2,
25c.
I'A
/40
I'A
elT
2
2
4
2
SI
2H
SI
62 He
.ruly
July
July
July
July
July
Aug.
July
Aug.
July
July
July
Aug.
Aug.
July
July
July
July
July
SI. 25 July
4
July
July
\'A July
i'A Oct.
2
Oct.
I'A Oct.
2H July
July
$1
3
July
SI
July
•IH July
SI. 50 July
37H July
Aug.
/5
50c Aug.
IH July
I'A July
SI. 50 July
87 He July
July
I'A
SI. 50 July
1
Aug.
2
Oct.
2
July
3
July
5
July
SI. 50 July
1'.,
July
*l'A July
I'A July
$1
July
July
SI
62 He July
»2
July
1
15
15
10
15
com.
(qu.)
of rec June 30a
rec. July 17
rec. July
la
rec. June 30a
rec. June 30a
of rec. July
6a
of rec. June 28a
of rec. June 21
of rec. June 30a
of
of
of
of
to
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
July
18
June
June
June
June
June
J\me
rec June
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
rec.
30
30a
30
30
30a
30a
26
2a
Holders of rec. July
July
1
to
July 15
of lec.
of rec.
of
ol
of
of
of
rex".
June 19a
JuneilPo
June J9a
June 30a
Aug. 5
rec.
rec.
rec. July
rec. June
21
30o
Holders of rec. Aug. 31a
Holders of rec. July 9a
Holders of rec. July 9a
Holders of rec. June 30
Holders of rec. June 30
Holders of rec. June 30
July 25
to
Aug. 15
July 25
to
Aug. 15
'Holders of rec. June 26a
Holders of rec July la
Holders of rec. July 1
•Holders of rec. Aug. 2
JJuly
1
to
July
7
Holders of rec. July 6
Holders of rec. July 16a
Holders of rec. Aug. 6
Holders of rec. July 20a
Holders ol rec. July 20a
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
May
IH
July
1
Holders
Jnclusite.
ol rec. June 18s
of rec. June 26
of rec. June 30a
20
of rec. July 10
20
of rec. July 10
15 Holders of rec. June 30
1
Holders of rec. July 20
10 Holders ol lec. June 30
1 Holders of rec. July 10
20 Holders of rec. July 6a
15 Holders of rec. July
1
15 Holders of rec. July
1
15 Holders of rec. July 31
1 Holders of rec. July 16
15 Holders of rec. June 30
15 Holders of rec. Jime 16
3 Holders of rec. June 19a
6 Holders of rec. June 25a
6 Holders of rec. June 25a
15 Holders of rec. June 30a
15 Holders of rec. July 5
15 Holders of rec. June 30
15 Holders of rec. June 30
1
Holders of rec. Sept. 18
Holders of rec. Sept. 4a
1
1
Holders of rec. Sept. 4a
15 Holders of rec. June 30a
20 Holders of rec. July 6
15 Holders of rec. June IPa
15 Holders of rec. June 30a
15 Holders of rec.
1
6 Holders of rec. June 15
6 Holders of rec. June 15
16 Holders of lec. Aug. 2a
Holders of rec. July 6o
1
19 Holders of rec. July 2a
15 Holders of rec. June 30a
15 Holders of rec. July
6
15 Holders of rec. July
6
9
July 15
16 July
to
15 Holders of rec. July
6
2 Holders of rec. July 15a
HoldeiB of rec. Sept. 15a
1
3a
15 Holders of rec. July
26 July
7
to
July 26
S Holders of rec. June 30
5 Holders of rec. June 30
15 Holders of rec. June 30
15 Holders of rec. Jime 30
15
31
15
15
16
Aug. 2
July 10
Sept. 1
lA
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
July
1
Hohiers
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
2
Preferred (quar.)
Will & Baumer Candle, com. (quar.)
Preferred (quar .)
Wilson & Co., common (quar.)
Wire Wheel Corp., pref. (monthly)
Woods Mfg., common
July 15
IH
»S1
Preferred (quar .)
Sullivan Machinery.
Symington (T. H.) Co., com. (quar.)...
Temtor Corn & Fruit Prod., A & B (qu.)
15
Aug. 16
July
July
IH
Days
20
20 Holders
15 Holders
15 Holders
15 Holders
15 Holders
15 Holders
J1.50 July
Southern California Edison, pref. (quar.) *\'A
Spicer Mfg., common (No. 1)
50c.
Stearns (F. P.) & Co., com. (quar.)
$1
Steel Co. of Canada, com. & pref. (quar.)
"Wi
Steel Products Co., com. (quar.)
3
Stetson (Jolm B .) Co. common
*10
,
Books Closed.
15
15
15
16
10
15
15
IH
Teleg., pref. (quar.).._
Pan-American Petroleum & Transport
Common and Class B, com. (quar.)..
Com. & CI. B, com, (in CI. B stock)..
Preferred
When
Cent.
Company.
,
16
Holders of rec. June 19a
Holders of rec. June 30a
Holders of rec. June 30a
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
of rec. July
of rec. July
of rec. July
of rec. July
of rec. Aug.
of rec. July
1
1
21a
1
26
3a
From
unofficial sources,
t Conditional on receipt from the U. S. Government
of the rental now due.
J The New York Stock Exchange
has ruled that stock will not be quoted ex-dlvldend on this date and not until further
notice,
a Transfer books not closed for this dividend. 6 Less British Income tax.
d Correction, e P.i\ able in slock. /Payable In common stock, ff Pay able in scrip
h On account of accumulated dividends
i Payable In Liberty Loan bonds.
of
an adequate payment
quoted
I N. Y. Stock Exchange has ruled that Lehigh Valley RR. com. stock be
ex-dividend on July 2.
m P, y.ai le in preferred stock.
n N. Y. Stock Exchange has ruled that .American Bosch Magneto be quoted
ex- the 20"v stock dividend July 15.
N. Y. Stock Exchange has ruled that Harbison-Walker Refractories be quoted
ex-the 60% stock dividend on July 15.
p Payable In Class B common stock,
T Declared 8% payable in stock In quarterly Installments as follows' 20% July 15
to holders of rec. June 30. 2%, Oct. 15 to holders of rec. Sept. 30, 2% Jan. 15 1921
to holders of rec. Dec 31 1920. and 2% April 16 1921 to holders of rec, March 31 1921
i N Y Slock Exchange has ruled that Sears, Roebuck & Co. com stock be quoted
ex-the 4(1% stock dividend on July 15.
« N. Y. Stock Exchange has ruled that Middle States OH be quoted ex-the 50%
stock dividend on July 12.
u N. Y. Stock Exchange has ruled that Crucible Steel be quoted ex the 16 2-3%
slock dividend on Aug. 2.
u; N. Y. Stock Exchange has ruled that May Dept. Stores be quoted ex-the
331-3% stock dividend on July 12.
1 N. Y. Stock Exchange has ruled that Pan-American Petroleum and Mexican
Petr.ileum be quoted ex-the 10% stock dividend on July 12
y Dividend declared by De Beers Cons. Mines Is 30 shillings per share on the
deferred stock, par £2. 10s. American shares Issued in the ratio of 6 American
shares for 2 English shares.
2 Divi lenl declared by Rand Mines, Ltd., is 3 shillings on English shares (par
American shares Issued in the ratio of one .American share for_2H
5 shillings).
,
(quar.)
of
New York Dock preferred ._.'"
New York Mutual Gas Light.
New York Transit
Pacific Telep.
luly
2
I'A
la
la
of rec Aug. 16a
of rec. June 19o
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
I'A July
62 He July
62 He July
[Vol. 111.
Miscellaneous (Co'C uded)
National Fuel Gas (quar.)
National Leather
National Oil Co. of N. j., pref ."('quar )"
National Paper & Type, common (quar
)
of rec. Sept.
of rec. Sept.
Holders
Holders
IH Aug.
;
Name
Inclusiie.
of rec. July Ibn
of rec. July 10a
of rec. Julv 10a
June 18
to
June 27
Holders of rec. July 15a
Holders of rec. July 17a
Aug.
1)
Asbestos Corp. of Canada, com. (quar.)
M
.
Boots Closed.
Days
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Holders
Amer. Woolen, com. & pref. (quar.)
Amer. Zinc. Lead & Smelt., pref. (qu.) SI. 50 -Aug.
Anaconda Copper Mining (quar.)
SI
.Aug.
.\nglo-.\merican Oil, Ltd
H5
Julv
Arkansas Xatiu-al Gas, common (quar.) *2M July
Common
Common
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1920.]
—
Philadelphia Banks. The Philadelphia Clearing House
statement for the week ending June 26 with comparative
Reserve
figures for the two weeks preceding is as follows.
requirements for members of the Federal Reserve system
are 10% on demand deposits and 3% on time deposits, all
"Cash in
to be kept with the Federal Reserve Bank.
For trust companies
vaults" is not a part of legal reserve.
not members of the Federal Reserve system the reserve
required
15% on demand
is
deposits
Ju
&
Loans, dlsc'tB
Investrn'ta.
88,432,0
720,010,01
Exchanges for Clear. House- 27,479.0'
Due from banSs
118,714,0
Bank
deposits
130,743,0,
Individual deposits
514,419,0,
Time deposits
7,774,0,
Total deposits
652,936,0
U. S. deposits (not Included)
Res've with Fed. Res. Bank 51,6S9'o;
Reserve with legal deposit's.
Cash
in vault*
Total reserve and cash held.
Reserve required
Excess res. & cash In vault..
•
Cash
In vault Is not
e 12
1920.
1920.
Total.
S4,301,0 S37,376,0 537.376,0
12.007,0 100,439,0 100,.342,0
35,656,0| 761,666,0 767,584,0
32,330,0
423,0
27,902,0
17,0 118,731,0 126,511,0
289,0i 131,032,0 134,505,0,
20,501.0l 534,920,0 545,272,0,
7,920,0'
150,0
7,924,0
20,940,0, 673,976,0 687,697,0:
11,193,01
11,445,0
53,409,0,
51,689,0
2,585,0
2,393,0
2,393,0
13,753,0!
924,0:
13,381,0
69,747,0;
3,317,0!
67,463,0
53,370,0;
53,188,0
3,059,0
16,377,0:
258,0'
14,275,0
S33, 075.0
I
12',457',6
64,146,0(
50,129.0
14,017,0
—
members
for the
100,342,0
776,961,0
27,433.0
117.447,0
131,007,0
541,937.0
7,862,0
680.806,0
2,r,78,0
52,380,0
2,536.0
14,094.0
69,010,0
54,085,0
14,925,0
—
Boston Clearing House Banks. We give below a summary showing the totals for all the items in the Boston
Clearing House weekly statement for a series of weeks:
BOSTON CLEARING HOUSE MEMBERS.
NEW YORK WEEKLY CLEARING HOUSE RETURNS.
—
{Stated <n thousands of dollars
Net
Week
endlngState,
Changes from
June 19
previous week.
26
1920.
000
000
Individual deposits, incl.
000
Due to banks
000
Time deposits
000
United states deposits
000
Exchanges for Clearing House 18,285, 000
Due from other banks
54,863 000
Cash In bank & In F. R. Bank 75,401 000
Reserve excess In bank and
2,945
613,418
U.S 455,974
106,062
17,408
13,396
&
Loans, dlsc'ta
Investments
Federal Reserve
Bank
Deo.
1,000
000
Inc.
1,.582,
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
7,204,000
7,786,000
869,000
2,326,000
200,000
3,133.000
6,267,000
25,900.000 Dec.
5.081,000
Inc.
Inc.
Inc.
12.
1920.
2,946
611,836
463,238
113,848
16,539
11,070
18,085
57,996
81,668
000
3, 013,000
000 617, 260,000
000 461, 539,000
000 110, 861,000
000 16, 278,000
000
1, 809,000
000 23, 969,000
000 53, 744,000
000 79, 916,000
31,071,000
29.959,000
Condition of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
The following shows the condition of the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York at the close of business June 2.5 1920, in
comparison with the previous week and the corresponding
—
date
last year:
Resources
June 25 1920
—
83,530,415
71,627,879
40,931,550
—
Total gold held by bank
Gold with Federal Reserve Agent
Gold redemption fund
196,089,844
283.547,331
33,974,600
Total gold reserves
Legal tender notes, sUver, etc
513,611,775
106,490,700
Total reserves
Bills
June IS 1920
620,102,475
June
77,727,643
110,284,235
40,931,550
228,943,428
284,137,331
33,965,800
547,046,559
105,794,219
652,840,778
210,322,000
255,520,000
465.842,000
292,311,000
24,829,000
782,982,000
51,541,009
834,523,000
discounted:
Secured by Government war obllg'ns:
For members
For other Federal Reserve banks...
477,811,723
40,691,300
441,896,069
15,899,100
567,632,000
518,503,023
457,795,169
567,632,000
NBA
Bills
bought
Total
bills
in
U.
230,790,944
186,810,957
53,485,000
100,822,000
875,397,070
1,456,900
50,000
133,029,500
721,939,000
1,302,000
50,000
63,901,000
1,089,659,989 1.009,933,470
3,657,601
3,597,039
787,192,000
3,972,000
50,000
117,248,500
Total earning assets
5%
redemption fund against F. R. Bank
notes.
Uncollected Items and other deductions
from gross deposits
All other resources
LlabUttiei
53,485,000
1,4.56,900
Bank premises
Total resources.
208,959,362
21,831,582
970,904,589
on hand...
S. Government bonds
S. Victory notes
S. certificates of indebtedness
U.
U.
241,789,391
21,269,683
263,059,074
189,342,402
open market
3,116,520
3,005,970
1,844,000
155,757,487
1,471,829
193,549,542
1,282,031
175,776,000
2,941,000
.1.873,765,901 1,864,298,832 1,806,248,000
—
Capital paid In
Surplus
Government
24,668,5.50
45,081,9.32
deposits
Due to members— reserve account
Deferred availability Items
other deposits, incl. foreign govt, credits
244,649
745,306,943
101,295,877
31,331.859
Total gross deposits
F. R. Notes in actual circulation
F. R. Bank notes in circulation— net llab
All other liabilities
878,179,328
859,231,985
37,724,400
28,879,706
Total LlabllitlPS
Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
F. R. note liabilities combined
Ratio of gold reserves to F. R. notes In
circulation after deducting 35% against
24,668,5,50
45,081,933
602,001
715,450,678
124,533,739
32,985,800
873,572,219
854,828,050
37, 791, -100
28,350,682
2,000
42.5%
143,5781
Bank
of
America
j5,500; j6,051
National City..! 25,000 58,875|
Chemical Nat..
i4,500'il4,400i
1,000,
1,009[
Atlantic Nat'l..
Nat Butch & Dr,
300
NatBkofComm
Pacidc Bank...!
Chath & Phenlx
Hanover Nat'l
.
Corn Exchange
Imp & Trad Nat
National Park.
East River Nat
Second National
First National..
Irving National
N Y CountyNat
Continental Bk.
Chase National.
Fifth Avenue..
Commercial Ex.
Llucoln Nat'l..
Garfield Nat'l..
Firth National
Nat Bk
N Y Prod Exch
&
Nat
Union Exch Nat
Coal
Iron
Brooklyn Trust.
Bankers Trust.
U 9 Mtge & Tr.
Guaranty Trust
Fidelity Trust..
Columbia Trust
Peoples Trust..
New York Trust
Lincoln Trust..
162
5,000,
Amcr Exch Nat
Liberty
21,445,000
21,117,000
15,363,000
730.278,000
126,268,000
103,869,000
38.3%
45.7%
6,088,731
Banti
De-
Circm-
posits.
lotion
Iverage Average
$
$
Average
.iverage Avgt.
S
S
$
4,645
32.185
4,249
759
13,480'
100,790 10,782
20,567
155 OX
3,884 V,6o"
7,118'
50,548'
1.781
74,773; t632,737] 37 018 "36
14,788'
111,550
1815 ,33
2,373'
^3
17,337
734
6,4831
2,780'
11,224
2,255
573,617; 14,025
160,826;
1,745
20,827|
4,916
126,978
1
>
441,
98
>
1,934!
6,366j
725
3,744
28,389]
1,275; 21,453;
1,545'
364
916 2,807;
162,337
1,554
327,792!
24,813!
125,042;
2,571'
129,272
33,665
149,414
36,068
210,945
11,743
22,986
323,756
199,861
14,439
8,233
5,277
2,ooo:
3,3551
1,345!
5,000' 10,633i
36,437;
301
1,775'
1,005
6,261;
478 10,105
876
2,230
464;
2,661
761
3,925
904 33,798]
645
6,731
2,320 56,550
440
1,519
1,156 11,301
1,123
3,356
45l!
8.363
3.166
530,
627
3,556!
1,000
18,650
121,467
23,899
615|
l,482i
4,2641 14,437
760i
2,965'
Metropolitan Tr
Nassau N.Bklyn
Farm Loan & Tr, k2,000 kl,560;
Columbia Bank.
366,666!
19,779
7,531
9,077
18,349
15,778;
15,075
49,520
89,857
21,272
20,336
42,205
299,839
02,184
536,454
13,147
83,531
33,648
89,127
25,153
1,241
5,529;
5,538 4,80.
6,655
22
107,918' 13,152 4,592
129,662
100
263,873
24,131
37,117;
150,030
11,1571
18,418
167,485
189,718
13,004
6,270
999 21,984;
5,814 24,944
831
1,716;
127
93S;
5,651 37,761
2,90l!
1,005
527
1,233
418
1,180
796
530
28 S
3,702'
98,387]
609;
13,419j
34,438'
3,493'
14,787;
17,638;
5,4271
20,646!
25,000 31,040
1,000
1,697
7,000'
7,272
3,000 19,529
2,000
2,910
4,620
8,776
1,500
8,651
5,000 21,582
796
1,000
1,000
4,450:
10,000 35,505
9,000 10,340
384
1,000
731
1,000
15,000i 22,227
2,348
500
967
200
795
400
2,089
1,000
1,478
1,000
620
1,000
4,395
1,000
7,161
5,000
1,5.80
1,500
1,571
1,000
2.504
1,500
20,000 18,547
4,803
2.000
25.000; 31,757
1,367
1,000
7,453
5,000
hl.SOO hl,900
3.000 11,256
925
1,000,
9.693
51
35
3,389 4,858
890
100
49
619
7,049 7,684
2,079
938
100
300,986 12,936
2,233
194
1,063
20,17l|
7,453
8,933
17,528
15,107
13,222
47,109
74
125
524
503
210
388
244
65
76,639!
2,765
1,922
15,538
20,076
2,477,
2,0051
647
464
402
392
6,197
253,340 16,109
8,857
50,244]
t538,944l 34,969
27,621;
11,296!
358
83,067
32,142
60,591
4,454
2,021
1,999
24,070,
26,6271
14,267|
9611
tl28,357
1,332
1,060
12,220
22,304]
231
50
„l.
228.020 422,346 4,980.133 95,478 549,070 c4,048,781 218,725 34,905
Average
nditionjjune 26:4,994,5081 92,306 558,192 c4,033,921 217,467 34,831
Totals, actual CO;
218,900 34,995
ndltion June 194,994,220! 93,126 534,471 4,094,7791;
Totals, actual CO
5
ndition June 12 4,948,900 94,773 574,191 4,083,142 211,876 34,940
Totals, actual go"";
Members
/
State Banks. Not
gl,678
Greenwich Bank gl.OOO'
839
250
Bowery Bank..
54.2%
o
Federal Reserve Isank
18.971
2,428]
1,624
2,000!
1,508
5,509
66,349
3,507|
2,020
19,642!
5,351]
29,939, 37,076
3,250
4,026
90,829
6,656
3,965
54,932j 37,076
June 26
Totals, actual CO ndition
June 19
Totals! actual co!°'J!t!°"
June 12
Totals, actual coPl'^'""
91,191
90,238
93,829
6,4881
4,133
3,712
55,091 37,157
,,
54,224 36,738
55,675 36,681
State
Bank
Average
661
3211
6,583
6,796
4,167,
Mem bcrs
Trust Compan,'^'- iV ot
5,000 12,906
Title Guar & Tr
Lawyers T.& Tr 4,000; 5,994
of Fe deral Re serve Bank
951
45,823
3,434,
991
26,795
1,528
29,196
16,400
910
407
9.000; 18,901
72,618
1,942
4,962
45,596
1,317(
Totals, actual co,°dition |June 26,
Totals, actual condition .June 19
Totals, actual condition June 12
74,915!
73,035]
1.925
1,902
1,985
5,136
46,444
46,648
45,539
1.354
71,347
5,1301
4,977]
1,310'
1,313]
Gr'd aggr, avge 240,270,445,274 5 143,580 104,078'557,9971d4,149,309 257,11834,905
709]-26,700l —78,030 + 2,728l —86
+ 1,153
Comparison, pre v. week
—
Gr'd aggr. act'l cond'n June
Comparison, pre V. week
Gr'd
Gr'd
Gr'd
Gr'd
26l5, 160,614*100,719,567 ,46lte4, 135,456 255,978]34,831
8921
—976]
+3,12ll
24148! —60,195
—
—164
+
aggr, act'l cond'n June 19 5,157,493101,611543,313
aggr, act'l cond'n June 125,1 14,084;103,554 583,3351
aggr act'l cond'n June 5 5, 129,348106, 187:575,0991
aggr act'l cond'n May 29;5. 145. 1SL102. 142 581.510
4,195,651 256,954 34,995
4,184,356 249,870 34,944
4,193.966 251,41435,109
4,272.925, 251,455 35,009
branches not included in total footing as follows'
t Includes deposits in foreign
National City Bank, S138,817,000,Guaranty Trust Co., 8119,495.000, Farmers
Loan & Trust Co., 521,260,000. Balances carried in banks In foreign countries as
reserve for such deposits were: National City Bank, §44,674,000, Guaranty Trust
Co Sll 789 000, Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.. $1,022,000. c Deposits in foreign
eU. S. deposits
branches not included, d U. S. deposits deducted, 8111,337,000.
deducted 5111,375,000. Bills payable, rediscounts, acceptances and other liabilities
April 5 1920.
h As of
f April 12 1920.
$1,046,603,000. kAs of March 4 1920.
i May 1 1920.
g As of June 1 1920. j As of May 1 1920. p As ot June 19 1920
I
STATEMENTS OF RESERVE POSITION OF CLEARING HOUSE BANK8
AND TRUST (JOMPANIES.
975,778,000
737,437,000
35,143,000
15,328,000
75.1%
6,088,731
Time
lories
203,802
57,078
Avera^tes.
Cash
Reserve
in Vault.
Members
6,656,000
1,942,000
Trust companios*.
Total
Total
Total
Total
Reserve
in
Depositaries
Total
Reserve
Reserve
R«iuired
Federal
Reserve banks..
State banks'*
deposit liabilities
Ratio of reserves to net deposits after deducting 40% gold reserves against
F. R. notes in circulation
Contingent liability on bills purchased
for foreign correspondents
7,040
3
51,501
& MetalS- Pl0,000pl5,800
1,873,765,901 1,804,298,832 1,806,248,000
39.2%
Average.
S
NJeeh
Average
All other:
For members
For other Federal Reserve banks...
«
Manhattan Co. f5,000fl6,146|
Metropolitan
Net
1
S
$
S
Gold and gold certificates
Gold settlement fund F. R. Board
Gold with foreign agencies
27 1919
Ac.
28,
!
Seaboard Nat'l.
$
S
Circulation
June
wUh
Legal
Demand
Deposit Deposits.
i
of
Bank
Bkof NY.
Feb.
Naf
Reserve
Tr.Co3..Feb. 281
1920.
Fed. Res.
Loans,
May
(,000 omUted.)
June 26
that is, three civhers [,000] omitted.)
Capital. Profits.] Discount. Cash
Investin
Nat'l,
ments,
Vault.
4i
Commonwealth
le
1920.
of the
separate banks are the averages of the daily results.
In the
case of totals, actual figures at end of the week are also given:
Members
-537,376,0
counted as reserve for Federal Reserve Bank members
Ju
New York City Clearing House
week ending June 26. The figures for the
shows the condition
MEMBERS
June 19
Memberso/i
Trust
F.R. System Companies,
Capital
Surplus and profits
Statement of New York City Clearing House Banks
and Trust Companies. The following detailed statement
CLEARING
HOUSE
Week ending June 26 1920.
ciphers (00) omitted.
49
and includes "Reserve
with legal depositaries" and "Cash in vaults."
Two
.
I
June 26..
June 19..
June 12..
JiHio
5..
I
549,070,000 549,070,000 .532,903,280
9,887,760
3,965.000 10,621,000
6,839,400
6,904,000
4,962,000
8,598.000 557,997,000 566,595,000
8,783,000 584,097,000 593,480,000
8,955,000 565,153.000 574,108,000
8,987 ,000|571, 967.0001580,954,000
549, 630, 4-10
559,731,330
550,283,310
558,494,350
Surplus
Resent.
S
16,106,720
733,240
64,600
16,964,560
33,748,670
•23,824,690
22,459,650
.
.
THE CHRONICLE
50
Actual Figures.
b
Catb
Re^erre
iB Vault.
Members
Federal
S
S
S
558,192.000 558,192.000 530,933,740
4.133,000 10,621,000
9,916.380
5.136,000
7,061,000
6.966,600
27,258,260
704.620
94,400
8,413,000
8,485,000
8,781.000
8,987.000
567,461,000
543,313,000
583,335.000
575,009,000
28,057,280
33,847,970
38,098,910
28.567,400
$
Trust companies*
June 26
June 19
June 12..
June 5
Not members
•
a This
Svrplv»
Ret err c.
Reicrre
Require A.
6,4ss"656
1,925.000
Reserve banks
State banks'
Total
Total
Total
Total
Total
Reierte
in
Depoiitarlci
of Federtl
575,874,000
551,798,000
592.116.000
583,914.000
547.816,720
555,645,970
554,017,090
555,346,600
S
Reserve Bank.
the reserve required on net demand deposits In the case of State banll
and trust companies, but In the case of members of the Federal Reserve banks
Inolades also amount of reserve required on net time deposlta, which was as follow?:
June 26, S6, 561,750, June 19. Se,4SS,2S0. June 12. S6. 304. 950. June 5, S6, 352,050.
b This Is the reserve required on net demand deposits In the case of State banks
ond trust companies, but In the case of members of the Federal Reserve Bank
Ipcludes also amount of reserve required on net time deposits, which was as follows.
June 26. 86.524,010, June 19. $6,567,180, June 12. S6,356,280, June 5, $6,404,100.Is
[Vol. 111.
New York City State Banks and Trust Companies.—
In addition to the returns of "State banks and trust companies in New York City not in the Clearing House," furnished
by the State Banking Department, the Department also
presents a statement covering all the institutions of this
class in the City of New York.
For definitions and rules under which the various items
are made up, see "Chronicle," V. 98, p. 1661.
The provisions of the law governing the reserve requirements of State banking institutions as amended May 22
1917 were published in the "Chronicle" May 19 1917 (V. 104,
The regulations relating to calculating the amount
p. 1975)
of deposits and what deductions are permitted in the computation of the reserves were given in the "Chronicle"
April 4 1914 (V. 98, p. 1045).
.
STATE BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES IN
NEW YORK
State Banks.
Trust Companies.
Week Ended
State Banks
House.
and Trust Companies Not in Clearing
—The
State Banking Department reports weekly
the condition of State banks and trust
companies in New York City not in the Clearing House, as
shomng
figures
follows:
SUMMARY OF STATE BANKS AND TRTJST COMPANIES IN GREATER
NEW YORK. NOT INCLUDED IN CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.
(Figures
.,
Loaiis
,
FurnUhed by
State
Banking Department.)
Differences from
June 26.
,
and Investments
$787,406,500
8.444,700
Currency and bank notes.
18,352,100
Deposits with Federal Reser^'e Bank of New York..
77,533,500
Total deposits.
856,967,400
Deposits, eliminating amounts due from reserve depositaries, and from other banks and trust companles In N. Y. City, exchanges and U. S. deposits 758,300,000
Reserve on deposits
144,956,600
Percentage of reserve, 20.3%.
5,P^<^'^
June 26 1920.
-
preHovs trcek.
Dec.
819,000
Dec.
272,300
Inc.
Inc.
Dec.
131,200
2,752.900
8,943,000
Dec. 49,054,800
Dec. 1,103,300
June 26
1920.
Capital as of Feb. 28
Surplus as of Feb. 28
Loans & investmentsSpecie
Currency & bk. notes
Deposits with the F.
R. Bank of N. Y..
_,„„.
Cash
,.
In vaults.
,
Deposits
m banks &
73,237,500iDec. 3,063,000
214,024,200 Dec.
273,100
857,394,800pec. 19,562,600 2,069,254,200 Dec. 10,400,500
126,815.100|Dec. 3.599,600, 287,021,300 Dec. 5,901,300
Deposits
Reserve on deposits..
P. C. reserve to dep..
19.2% iDec.
0.4%
16.9%,
0.3%,!
—Follow-
Non-Member Banks and Trust Companies.
is the report made to the Clearing House by
ing
non-member institutions which are not included
"Clearing House Returns" on the following page:
clearing
in the
I
Trust Companies
579.276,300
28,960,100
22.29%
$108,236,400
19.66%
is, three
ciphers 1000 omitted.)
14.40%
$36,720,200
— that
in thousands of dollars
(.Stated
6.26%,
Loans,
CLEARING
Banks and Trust Companies in New York City.— The
averages of the
New York
City Clearing House banks and
trust companies combined with those for the State banks
and trust companies in Greater New York City outside of
the Clearing House, are as follows:
Loans and
"
Mar. 6
Mar. 13
Mar. 20.
Mar. 27
April 3
April 10..
April 17
AprU 24
1.
8
15
22
29
June 5..
June 12
Jime 19
June 20
BMM^l^n^tM'""'"''^
Demand
Investments
—
Deposits.
$
5,887 ,539,200
5.871 ,844.300
5.871 .656.000
6.890 .723,400
6,891 .763.200
5,884 .557.500
6.934 ,438.800
6.946 .884.600
5,959 .998.300
5,970 ,588,000
5,929 ,153,600
5,935 ,200,400
5,923 ,805,600
6,928 .544.600
6,901 ,424.000
5,918 ,063.600
5,911 ,312,000
5.930,,652.500
5,930,,986,500
5
4,883 820,600
4,837 .357.300
4,881 252,700
4,883 9- 0,600
4,990 480,100
4,915 ,902,800
4.979 072,300
4,997 453,900
5.015 .732,100
5,007 ,452,600
4,965 .687.100
4,938 152.700
4,950 458,200
4,989 ,836,900
4,985 879.800
5.032 577.100
4,975 ,186,300
6.034 ,693,800
4,907 609.000
^°^'^' *"'^'"" '®^"'
June 26
Nat.bks. May Unvest8tatebks.Feb.28 ments,
Tr. COS. Feb. 28! &c.
1920.
Members of
Fed'l Res. Bank.
Battery Park Nat.
Mutual Bank
New
Netherland..
WR Grace* Co..
Bank...
Yorkvllle
COMBINED RESULTS OF BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES IN
GREATER NEW YORK.
* Total
Cash
<n Vault.
Reserve in
Depositaries.
First
Nat Bk,JerC
Total
133.387,31)0
131.309.500
128.548,900
127.495,800
'*°'"'™' °a«onaI
642,654.000
673,921,100
647,225.300
679.329.400
649,253.400
679.267,600
688.403.300
729.909.700
694,405,700
694,100,200
689,051,100
658,932.400
694.904.700
674.250.800
700.111.800
697.525,700
699,402.600
662.435,000
685,640.800
bank notes and Federal
S
1,500
200
600
600
200
400
3.400
Reserve
with
in
Legal
Vault. Deposi-
Cash
Net
Net
Demand Time
Nan
Battlt
De-
De-
area-
posits.
posits.
lotion.
tories.
Average Average Average Average Average Averao4
S
$
$
$
$
S
'188
244
2,026
12,796
78
1,616 15,551
242
1,662
11,714
308
691 11.075
225
1,037
296
676 9,882
6,833
5,849
22
649
4.097
735
1,017
410
13,512
1,243
7,382
670
6,496
"388
9,308
659
1,051
8,820
1,353
6.024 66.177
1,702
3,609
14,697
6,897
850
2,113 25,203
437
9,409
9,071
1,461
7,667
61.642
7,912
463
219
1,936
1.240
373
3,656
15,933
6,796
"343
3,249
1.832
26,386
443
592
366
363
482
7.273
6,668
839
4,402
846
576
State Banks
Not Members of the
Fed'l Reserve Bank.
of Wash Hts.
Colonial Bank
International Bank
Bank
135,817.600
136,837.300
137.477.500
137.498.800
134,062,200
132,585.200
129.262.500
134.487.200
129,740,800
131,772,400
126,207,200
136,312,000
131,500,400
131,116,200
129.100,500
Discounts,
NON-MEMBERS
We«k ending
May
May
May
May
May
Differences from
previous week.
HOUSE.
Banks
15.25%
7.04%
-
Feb. 21
Feb. 28.
1920.
RETURN OF NON-MEMBER INSTITUTIONS OF NEW YORK CLEARXNQ
...525,114,000
trust companies 11.606,200
rota'
Week ended
June 26
116,700.000
179,589,000
420,800 1,993,974,500 Inc. I 2,428,600
242.800
11,328,000 Inc.
38,200
1,934,000
3,400
18,367,600 Dec.
]
RESERVE.
State
Differences from
previous week.
28,600,000
52,703,000
740,658,200 Dec.
4,809, eOOIDec.
30,192,700iDec.
CITY.
Total
100
600
600
1.200
444
1.332
337
100
Trust Companies
Not Members of the
Fed'l Reserve Bank.
Hamilton Tr, Bkin
Mechanics Tr, Bay
500
200
1,023
18,480
958
12,941
5,241
Grand aggregate.. 5,300
Comparison prevlo us week
9,599 108,800
+ 347
6,909
+ 124
10.344 a90,968
13,596
Gr'd aggr June IP
Gr'd aggr June 12
Gr'd aggr June 5
9,5P9 108.613
9,599 107, 7-18
9,599 107,960
6,785
10.965
10.516
9.954
--—
700
Total
5,300
5,300
6,300
5.9'^9
5,693
a U. S. deposits deducted, 51.025,000.
Bills payable, rediscounts, acceptances and other
E.\cess reserve, 5397,030 decrease.
—611
—340 —239
91,308
13,836
13.712
89,626 13.614
89.74<i
676
+ 17
659
576
578
liabilities, 56, 392,000.
The Federal ReserTe Banks.— Following is the weekly statement issued by the Federal Reserve Board on June 25.
Ihe figures for the system as a whole are given in the following table,and in addition we present the results for seven preceding
weeks, together with those of corresponding week of last year. The second table shows the resources and liabilities separately
for ea«h of the twelve banks. The Federal Reserve Agents' Accounts (third table following) gives details regarding transactions
In i<ederal Reserve notes between the Comptroller and Reserve Agents and between the latter and Federal Reserve banks,
In discount operations and coiTespondiiig additions
to deposit haodities are indicated In the Federal Reserve Board's
-necklv
bank statement issued as at close of Ijustness on June 2.5, 1920. Di ring
the week the Ijanks gained 7.1 inillions in gold and 7.7 millions in total
cash reserves, while Federal Eeserve note circulation increased 11.9
millions
^^^'^ changes is seen in a decline of the reserve ratio from 44.5
i .o*?^'* °^
to 46.0%.
secured by IT. S. war obligations show an increase for the week
^f^}lH
or 46.1 millions, other discoimts on hand an increase of
S9.5 millions
aiid acceptances holdings— an increase of 0.6 millions.
decline of 21 7
millions
Treasm-y certificates on hand represents the amount of special
certificates retired by the Treasiu-y during the week.
These certificates
are held to cover advances to the Government pending the
collection of
funds from depository institutions. Total earning assets are shown
114 6
imlhons larger than the week before.
Of the 1.278 millions of paper secured by United States war obligani'llio^s. of 48% were secured by Liberty bonds. 289.3 milUons,
"^'^o' 5JJ -8
or 23.4%, by Victory notes. and^67.9 millions, or 28.6%. by Treasury
certificates, as against 49, 23.3 and 27.7% of a corresponding
total of
^^^Jj']^*'^.'?*i?l ifl95.<'a'Ses
—
m
A
,
Total discounts held bv the
1,231.8 inillions sho-n-n the "week before.
Boston. New York and Cleveland banks are inclusive of about 225 milUonS
of paper discoimted for 7 other Reserve Banks in the South and Middle
West, while acceptances holdings of the Boston, Cleveland and San Francisco Banks include 6.6 millions of bills piu-chased from the New York and
St. Louis Banks.
As against a decline of 42.2 millions in Government deposits the Banks
report an increase of 31.9 millions in reserve deposits, and of 23.3 niillions
in other deposits, including foreign government credits and non-member
banks' clearing accomits. Following the collection of the large volume
of checks and drafts received by the Government in payment of June 15
taxes and credited to its deposit account by the Federal Reserve Banks
the "float" carried by the Reserve Banks and treated as a deduction from
gross deposits, shows a reduction of 91.6 millions.
The result of the above
changes is seen in an increase of 104.6 millions in calculated net deposits.
for the first time shows the reserve percentages for each
The statement
Federal Reserve Bank. These percentages range between a minimum of
39.2% for the New York Bank and a maximum of 56.8% for the Boston
Bank.Q
Combined Resources and Liabilities of the Federal Reserve Banks at the Close of Business June 25
June 26 1920 June 18 1920. June
11.
1920
June 4 1920
May
28 1920
May
21 1920
May
14 1920.
RESOURCES.
Gold coin and certlflcatee
Gold settlement fund, F. R. Board. III.
Gold with forelKD agencies
'.'.
Total gold held by banks
Gold with Federal Reserve agents
Gold redemption fund
Total gold reserves
I.
171,120,000
402,628,000
111,531,000
162,878,000
400,833,000
111,531,000
168,193.000
431.905.000
111,531.000
164.519,000
431.227.000
111.531,000
167.135,000
424.452.000
111,530,000
169.735,000
399.889.000
112.781.000
May
7 1920.
171.208.m)0
S
172,683,000
389.149.0O(!
392,751.001;
112.781.000
1920.
June 27 1919
112,781,000
314.135,000
597,046,000
685,279,000
911,181.000
675.242,000
678,215.00(1
673,138,000
711,629.000
703,117,000
682.405.000
707.277.000
1,150,175,000 1,161,784.000 1,103.751,000 1.110,864,000 1,112,040.000 1,098.823.000 1,115.902.000 1.121,311,00( 1.113,824,000
133,921,000
122.779,000
125.295.000
150.101,000
142.054.00(
137.946.000
149,678.000
142,712.000
158,489.000
1,969.375,000 1.962,32 1 .0001 1 .965 ,058,000 1,960,853.000 1.953.103.000 1.939.717.000 1.939.141.000 1.941.680.000 2,147,784,000
C
July 3
.
THE CHRONICLE
1920.]
June 25 1920 June 18 1920 June 11 1920
Legal tender notes, silver,
139,230,000
Ac
Total
D.
U.
bills
28 1920
139,393,000
Mav
21 1920 Matt 14
139.821,000
Mav
.
139,252,000
7 1920
June 27 1919
68,472,000
134,507,000
1,277,980,000 1,231,841,000 1,440,931,000 1.433,415,000 1.447,962,000 1,446,723,000 1.5C8.104.000 1,444 175,000 1,573,483,000
244,557,000
1,153,814,000 1,064.296,000 1,082,019,000 1,130,843.000 1,071,469.000 1.053,663,000 1.043.186.000 1,060,447,000
304,558,000
413.292.000
409,834,000
418,600,000
417,368.000
403,896.000 410,688.000
398,591,000
399,185,000
Secured by Govt, war obligations
U.
138,087,000
2,108,605,000 2,100,900,000 2,102,591,000 2.098,940,000 2,092.496.000 2.079,538,000 2.078,593.000 2,076.087,000 2,216,256,000
Total reserves
Bills discounted"
All other.
Bills bought In
138,579,000
Mav
June 4 1920.
137,533.000
51
-
open market
2,830,979,000 2,694,728,000 2,926,846.000 2,974,946,000 2,938,031,000 2.917,754,000 2,964,582,000 2,914.456,000 2,122,598,000
27,130,000
26,794,000
26,796.000
26,976,00(1
26.796,000
26.795.000
26,796.000
26,795,000
26,793,000
335,000
69,000
69.000
68,000
69,000
69,000
69,000
69,000
69,000
204,104,000
279,531.000 276,761,000
279.463.000
273,037,000
274,816,000
280,108,000
347,091,000
325,434,000
on hand
8. Government bonds
8. Victory Notes
S. certificates of Indebtedness
All other earning assets
3,183,275,000 3,068.683,000 3,233,819,000 3,276.626,000 3,244,425.000 3,221,380,000 3,270.910.000 3,214,357.000 2,354,167,000
Total earning assets
12.530.000
11,257,000
12,668,000
12,942,000
12,658,000
12.293.000
13,111,000
13,492,000
13,254,000
BanlE premises
Uncollected Items and other deductlont
686,063,000
772,903,000
781,844,000
949,977,000
705.603,000
789,616,000
755,476,000
807.445.000
from gross deposits
747,190.000
9,714,000
11,794,000
12,148,000
12,110.000
11.745.000
12,081,000
12.128.000
11.787,000
11,862.000
6% redemp. fund agst. F. R. bank notes
10,551,000
5,751,000
8.053.000
5.761.000
6,590,000
5,640.000
5,023,000
5,006,000
resources
All other
5,699.000
6,105,954,000 6.152.977,000 6,139,969.000 6,195,509,000 6.114.340.000 6,086,161,000 6,186 071,000 6,026.229,000 5,288.008,000
Total resources
LIABILITIES.
82,764,000
94,284,000
94,462,000
94,108.000
92,536.000
94,506.000
93,786,000
93.107.000
94.000.000
49,466.000
120,120,000
120.120.000
120,120,000
120.120,000
120,120,000
120,120.000
120.120.000
120.120,000
73,614,000
21,830,000
56,356,000
37,113,000
22,437.000
14,189,000
24,368,000
44.153.000
36,433,000
1,870,240,000 1,858,774,000 1.852,916,000 1,833,665,000 1,874.145.000 1,818,615.000 1,713,030,000
,831,916,000 1,800,017,000
534,420,000
574,684,000
626,580,000
601,639,000
539,480.000
550,012,000
578,883,000
630.427.00(;
553,703.000
115,693,000
86,282,000
84,627,000
99,265,000
99.368.000
107,950,000
102,939,000
98.075.000
98,578,000
Capital paid In
Burplus
Government deposits
Due to members, reserve account
Deferred availability items
Other deposits. Incl. for'n gov't credlts..
2,504,067,000 2,567,580,000 2.553,036,000 2, .'596, 79 1,000 2,541.630,000 2.539,855.000 2.646.800.000 2,479.900,000 2,436,757,000
Total gross deposits
3,116.718,000 3,104.810.000 3,112,205,000 3.127.291.000 3,107,021.000 3.085,202,000 3.083,234.000 3.092,344.000 2,499,180,000
F. R. notes In actual circulation
177,185,000
181,382,000
183.904,000
181,252.000
177,972.000
185,604.000
177.371,000
176,805,000
179,185,000
F. R. bank notes In circulation netllab.
42,656,000
78,942,000
82,101,000
75,947.000
63,357.000
84,939,000
69,827,000
66,005,000
72,384.000
All other liabilities
—
5,288,008,000
Total liabilities
-. 6,105,954,000 6,152,977,000 6.139.969.000 6,195,509,000 6,114,340,000 6,086,161.000 6.186.071.000 6.026,229.000
Ratio of gold reserves to net deposit and
49.9%
40.2%
39.9%
39.7%
39.8%
39.4%
39.8%
F. R. note liabirt es combined
41.6%
40 7%
Ratio of total reserves to net deposit and
52.1%
43.0%
42.5%
42.7%
42.7%
42.2%
42.7%
F. R. note liabilities combined
44.5%
43 6%
Ratio of total reserves to F. R. notes In
64.2%
circulation after setting aside 35 ?J
47.5%
46.9%
47.1%
49.4%
47.1%
46.6%
47.1%
48 3%
against net deposit liabilities
—
$
S
S
S
S
S
DiitrVtution by MaturUiei
75,449,000
101,902,000
112,306,000
100 113.000
109,970.000
119,338,000
109.631,000
120,799,000
117,630.000
1-15 days bills bought In open market..
1,484,822,000
1,283.470,000 1,193,472,000 1,440,942,000 1,480,231,000 1.460,744.000 1.419,910.000 1.507.422.800 1,492.965.000
1-15 days bills discounted
25,279,000
18,237,000
8,300,000
11.954,000
15.856,000
86,316,000
17.943.000
18,098,000
62.873,000
1-16 days U. 8. certll. of indebtedness..
1-15 days municipal warrants
8'8',285".666
"8"7',388'.666
'64,13'6'.o6o
"8'6',836'.666
'79,906',600
'9T,779'.666
77,906.000
'7'2',8b6',o66
83.588.000
16-30 days bills bought In open market..
123,334.000
246,996.000
245,573.000
237,443,000
279.341,000
271.990,000
291,222,000
259.574,000
335,105,000
18-30 days bills discounted
494,000
6.982.000
4,796,000
2,040,000
2,624,000
2,640,000
8,655,000
3,962,000
7,559,000
16-30 days U. 8. certif of indebtedness..
16-30 days municipal warranto
113,389,000
166,942,000
175,165.000
163,403.000
173,536.000
169,617,000
f8'2',153',666
153,773,000
152.918,000
81-60 days bills bought In open market..
122,083,000
508,484,000
486,228,000
477.708.000
414,728.000
406.720,000
495,258.000
473,116,000
469.460,000
31-60 days bills discounted
4,092,000
13,172.000
11.500,000
7,579,000
12,510.000
9.637,000
13,385.000
8.600,000
13.100,000
81-60 days U.S. eertlf of Indebtedness..
.
.
81-60
61-90
61-90
61-90
81-90
Over
Over
Over
Over
days municipal warrants
days bills bought In open market..
days bills discounted
days U. S. certif. of Indebtedness..
days municipal warrants
90 days bills bought In open market
90 days bills discounted
90 days oertif of indebtedness
90 days municipal warrants
—
47.514.000
237,256.000
27,918,000
4'6,767",6o6
'4'3,20"o',666
289,520,000
35,869,000
'ie'o'n.bbb
264.006.000
13,106,000
267,702.000
16.100.000
vf.yos'ooo
308,978,000
28,831.000
"m,65"o"666
324,059,000
12,836.000
"sT.s'sli'ooo
257,812,000
24,200,000
83.766.000
212,035.000
.
Federal Reserve Note»
'4'6",4"74'.600
41,880,000
259.993.000
29.867.000
78,929.000
215.602,000
68,716.000
217,517,000
62,706.000
214,291,000
61.991,000
230,980,000
55,725.000
229.671,000
48,172.000
220.512.000
43.435,000
238,628,000
31,270,000
160,199,000
56,531,000
14,040.000
3,396,168,000 3,375,826,000 3,376.028.000 3 ,.377. 189. 000 3,359,493,000 3,354.194.000 3.344,705.000 3,340.477,000 2,694,640,000
195,460,000
261,471.000
263,823,000
248,133,000
249,898.000
252,472,000
268.992.000
271,016,000
279,450,000
Outstanding.
Held by banks
In actual circulation
Fed. Ret. Notes (.Agents Accounts)
Received from the Comptroller
Returned to the Comptroller
—
2,499,180,000
3,116,718,000 3,104,810,000 3,1 12,205 ,00C 3,127.291.000 3,107,021,000 3.085,202.000 3.083.234.000 3,092,344,000
7,091,560,000 7,049,580,000 7,005,980,000 6.962.440.000 6.932.540.000 6,899.860.000 6.854.740.000 6,817,580,000 4,656,260,000
3,240,103,000 3,213,860,000 3,187,928,000 3,163.167,000 3,141,713,000 3.115,807.000 3.089.741,000 3,069,369.000 1,548,848,000
Amount chargeable to Fed. Res. agent 3,851,457,000 3,835,720,000 3,818,052,000 3.799.273.000 3,790,827,000 3.784.053.000 3.764.999.000 3,748,211.000 3,107,412,000
412,772,000
420,294,000
422.084.000
431,334.000
407,734.000
442,024,000
429.859,000
459,894,000
In bands of Federal Reserve Agent
455,289,000
3,396,168,000 3,375,826,000 3,376.028,000 3,377,189,000 3.359,493,000 3,354,194,000 3,344.705,000 3,340.477.000 2.694,640,000
Issued to Federal Reserve banks
Bote Secured
—
By gold coin and certificates
By lawful money
By eligible paper
259,226,000
261,227,000
258.552,000
258,552.000
258,352,000
257,802,000
257,793,000
257,692,000
219,998,000
2,245,993,000 2,214,042,666 2,272,27"7",666 2.2"66.325'.666 2.247.453.000 2.255.370.000 2,228,803,000 2.219,166.000 1,580.816,000
Gold redemption fund
With Federal Reserve Board
113.081.000
777,868,000
113,987,000
786.570,000
108.897,000
736,302,000
108.698.000
743.614,000
106.675.000
747,013,000
107.847.000
733,175.000
97,369,000
760,740,000
92.979.000
770,640.000
81,024,000
812,802,000
2,694,640,000
... 3,396,168,000 3,375,826,000 3,376,028,000 3,377,189.000 3.359,493.000 3.354,194.000 3,344,705,000 3,340 477 000
Total.
Eligible paDerdellvered to
F.R. Agent.. '2,788,397.000
2,641,202.000 2,862,936,000l2,908.673,000 2,865,104,00012,861.121.000 2. 896 ,865 ,000 12 854,072,000 2,034,457,000
WEEKLY STATEMENT OF RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF EACH OF THE
Two ciphers
(00) omitted.
Boston.
New
York.
PMla.
Clerdand Richmonc
$
10.252.0
51,444.0
9,146,0
S
2,440,0
15,167,0
5,465,0
Total gold heJd by banks
81,243.0
Gold with Federal Reserve agents 116,509,0
Gold redemption fund
16,552,0
196,090,0
283,547,0
33,975,0
54,330,0 70,842.0
86,652,0 149.321.0
1.076,0
14,414,0
Total gold reserves
Legal tender notes, silver,
214,304,0
8,058,0
RESOURCES.
S
S
83,530,0
71,628,0
40,932,0
$
1.082.0
44,326.0
8,922,0
12
FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS JUNE
Atlanta.
Chicago.
9
S
St.
Louis. Minneav. Kan.Cilv.
S
S
S
472,0
27,195,0
Dallas
S
5,287.0
7,732,0
2,900,0
San Fran.
S
13.607,0
41.117.0
5,131,0
25 192t
Total.
171,120.0
402.628.0
111.531,0
Ac
Total reserves
Secured by Government war obligations (a).
24,276.0
56.546,0
13,272,0
3,583,0
12,813,0
5,242,0
7,223,0
6,271,0
3,011,0
23,072,0
40,797.0
6,724,0
18,671,0 94,094,0
49,034,0 174,208,0
7,740,0 26,950,0
21,638,0
45,416,0
5,218,0
16,505,0
32,329.0
8,0
33.020,0
36,265.0
3,460,0
685,279,0
15,919,0 59,855,0
25,186,0 110,911,0 1,150.175.0
133.921.0
9,992.0
7,812.0
513,612,0 155,396,0 221,239,0
1,729,0
275,0
100,491,0
70,593,0
123,0
75,445,0 295,252,0
1,682,0
9,217,0
72,272,0
7,359,0
48.842.0
79,0
72,745,0
1,572,0
48,917.0 180,758,0 1,969.375.0
139.230.0
650.0
1.995.0
222,362,0
Gold coin and certificates
Gold Settlement Fund, F. R. B'd
Gold with Foreign Agencies
620,103,0 155,671,0 222,968,0
70,716,0
77,127,0 304.469,0
79,631,0
48,921,0
74,317,0
50.912.0 181,408,0 2.108,605.0
86,196,0
00,020,0
33,183,0
518,503,0 161,234.0 119,577,0
203,059,0 29,187.0 53,833.0
2,012.0 53.822,0
189,342,0
48,302,0
50,765,0
8,171,0
48,984,0 130,747,0
65,074.0 296,208,0
4.621,0 54,648,0
54,601,0
52.078.0
3.057.0
5.096,0
67,029.0
4,205,0
33,287,0
76,851,0
2,102,0
29.228.0
44,247.0
405.0
11,4.53,0
61,648,0
8,142,0
7,915,0
6,741,0
4,015,0
5,353,0
Bills discounted:
All other
Bills bought in opeti
D. S.
0. 8.
U. S.
market
(b).
970,904,0 192,433,0 227,232,0 107,238,0 118,679,0 481,603,0 110.336.0
1,233,0
114.0
833,0
4,477,0
1.153.0
1,386,0
1,457,0
10,0
3,0
50,0
117,248,0 36",b9'r6 24,025,0 12",26b",6 15,066.0 39",63V,6 17".'3V6'6
76,330,0 112,240,0
116,0
8,866,0
13.079,0
73,SSO,0 180.705,0 2,830.979.0
26,793,0
2,632.0
3,966,0
l69.0
8",495",6
325,434,0
if.Vos'o
201.8S6.0 1,089,659.0 229,910,0 252,100,0 120.731,0 134.462.0 525,711,0 128.805.0
739,0
589,0
2,116,0
1,155,0
866,0
1,388,0
592,0
3,657.0
84,932,0 134,186.0
556.0
730.0
86.341,0 194.542.0 3,183,275,0
13.492.0
872.0
232.0
on hand.
179,309.0
Government bonds..
560.0
Government Victory bonds
5.0
Total
bllla
certificates of Indebtedness
Total earning assets
Bank premises.
Uncollected Items and other deductions from gross deposits..
6%
redemption fund against
Federal Reserve bank notes...
All other resources
Total resources
21.932.0
64,484,0
1,072.0
429,0
187,115,0
3,116,0
1,473,0
63,343,0
1,300,0
690,0
79,111,0
871,0
417,0
58,183,0
28,865.0 100,726,0
451,0
274,0
523.0
237.0
1,557,0
1,205,0
42,455,0
523,0
491,0
1,0
8,486'',6
21,074,0
568,0
471,0
57.529.0
916.0
331.0
38,761,0
'"*
586,0
Total
liabilities
12,148,0
,.6,690,0
I
7,532.0
8.3.59.0
52,810.0
3,812.0
Total gross deposits
175.673.0
R. notes In actual circulation. 280,017,0
R. bank notes in oircuiatiOD
—net liability
14,019,0
All other liabilities
5,431,0
F.
F.
665.0
374.0
491,631.0 1,905.123,0 451,500,0 550,622,0 251,094,0 241,803.0 935.784.0 252,771,0 156,522,0 268,009.0 177,670,0 417.419,0 6,105,9.54.0
Government deposits.
1.103,0
Due to members, reserve account 117,948.0
Deferred avallHblllty Items
All other deposits
40.19S.0 .781.844.0
"^
V 198,0
LIABILITIES.
Capital paid in
Surplus
42.225.0 1.277,980,0
95.463,0 1,153,814,0
359,185,0
43,017,0
8,320,0 10,125,0
24,660,0
8,805,0
9,089,0
45,082,0
274,0
1,488.0
244,0
745,307,0 103. ,508.0 136,379,0
101.296.0 51.017.0 58,430,0
4,204,0
4.690,0
62.690.0
4,823,0
5.820,0
1,708.0
50.704,0
44,735,0
2.488,0
3,779.0 13.290.0
4.695.0 14.292.0
1.029.0
4.025.0
53.229,0 2.52.674.0
22,255,0 67.284.0
7,242,0
1,878,0
4,247,0
3,724.0
945.0
65,885,0
36,866,0
2,717,0
909.537,0 160,703.0 199,287,0 105,755,0 78.391.0 331,225,0 106,413,0
859,232,0 248.785,0 315,789,0 122,109,0 140,592,0 531,449,0 126,289.0
4.308.0
6.116.0
623.0
82.677,0
54.823,0
2,752.0
94.506.0
3,744.0
6.3M.0
120.120.0
3.030.0
7.539.0
14,189.0
1,029.0
1.242.0
51,140.0 121.745.0 1.831.916,0
,550.012,0
25,621.0 19.236.0
107.950.0
1,463,0 12.469.0
62.263.0 140.875.0
77.728,0 97.622.0
79.253.0 154.692,0 2.504 .0(>7.0
82.351,0 234,155,0 3.116.718.0
3,269.0
3.569.0
419.0
44.660.0
15.639,0
1,545.C
k
37,724,0
28,879,0
19,143,0
5,744,0
10,096,0
0,236,0
491,631,0 1,905,123,0 451,506,0 556,622,
9,489,0
3,098,0
11,024.0
3.322,0
31,328,0
14,200,0
8,765,0
3,333,0
7.057.0
2.636,0
15.218.0
3.870.0
7.059.0
2.233,0
8.682,0
5,957.0
185.604.0
84.939,0
251,094,1 241.SC3.0<i35.784,o' 252,771, 3156,S22,( 268,009.0 17 7,670,0 417,419,0 6,105,954,0
.
,
THE CHRONICLE
5Z
Ttco ciphers (00)
omUUd
LIABILITIES
(.Concluded)—
Ratio ol total reserves to net deposit and F. R. note liabilities
combined, per cent
Utmoranda
New
Boston
S
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
3
Phila
S
56.8
—
York
3
3
$
39.2
45.0
51.1
[Vol. 111.
Chicago
Mlnneap Kan
Louis
St
3
3
3
Boston.
York
A'«u)
PMla.
Total
S
S
S
3
41.7
40.6
40.0
41.9
41.1
41.1
41.4
7,960,0
24,950,0
25,523,0
23,672,0
12,958,0
5,000,0
432,0
768,0
416,0
52.0
43.6
124,967,0
1,210,0
1,312,0
784,0
576,0
1,904,0
1,210,0
752,0
736,0
16,217,0
50,868,0
124,967,0
1,210.0
1,210,0
5,394,0
"sfV.o
STATEMENT OF FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OP BUSINESS JUNE
Hplteri (00) omUled.
San Fran
24,904,0
Contingent liability as endor ser on:
Discounted paper rediscounted
with other F. R. banks
Bankers' acceptances sold to
other F. R. banks
Contlng. Uabll. on bills puroh. for
foreign correspondents
1,168,0
6,089,0
1,280,0
(a) Includes bills discounted for
other F. R. banks, viz
12,128,0
61,971.0
<e) Includes bankers' acceptances bought Ir om other F. R. banks:
With their endorsement
Without their endorsement
5",bb2'o
Tuo
Dallas
City
Clevelana.
Richmond
Atlanta.
Cbteaeo.
St.
Louis.
25 1920.
Minneap Kan.CUv
Dallat.
San Fran
Total.
*
Federal Reserve notes:
Received from Comptroller
Returned to Comptroller...
s
s
s
$
$
s
%
$
598,300,0,2,199,600,0 600,080,0 600,940,0 332,280,0 350,980,0 10564S00 332,860.0 166,580,0
226,180,0 167,660,0 459,620,0 7,091,560,0
255,804,0 1,090,951,0 301,341,0 245,512,01174,969,0 138,446,0 410,017,0 171,700,0 76,545,0 117,558,0
70,875,0 186,385,0 3,240,103,0
Chargeable to F. R. Agent..
In hands of F. R. Agent
342,496,0 1,108,649,0 298,739.0 355,428,0 157,311,0 212,534.0 646,463,0 161,160,0
53,700,0
128,600,0 38,260,0 26,920,0 30,694,0 67,945,0 62,540,0 16,840,0
90,035.0 108,622,0
10,625,0
5,040,0
96,' 85,0 273,235,0 3,851,457,0
10,875,0
3,350,0
455,289,0
288,796,0
980,049,0 260,479,0 328,508,0 126,717,0 144,589,0 583,923,0 144,320,0
79,410.0 103,582,0
85,910,0 269,885,0 3,396,168,0
196,608.0;
13,939,0
13,052,0
1,677,0
17,600,0
47,081,0
10,331,
5,121,
9,734,
Bsued to F. R. bank, less amt.
returned to F. R. Agent for
redemption:
Collat'l security for outst'g notes
Gold coin and ctts. on hand
Gold redemption fund
Gold Set'm't Fund, F. R. B'd
900,0
32,025,0
14,763,0 17,296,0
73,000,0 71,8S9,0'100,000,0
696,502,0 173,827,0 179,187,0
18,609,0
97,000,0
Eligible paper, mln'm required 172,287,0
rotal
288,796,0
Amount of eligible paper delivered to F. R. Agent
179,399,0
F. R. notes outstanding
F. R. notes held by bank
3,797,0
37,000,0
85,920,0
2,500,0
4.034,0
9,063,0
42,500.0,165,145,0
95,555,0 409,715,0
3,810,0
1,875,0
39,731,0
98,904,0
3,405,0
32,860.0
67,317,0
60,724
259,226,0
19,502,0
113,081,0
91,409,0 777.868,0
158,974,0.2,24.5,993,0
980,049.0 200,479,0 328,508,0 126,717,0 144,589,0 583,923,0 144,320,0
288,796,0
8,179,0
P. R. notes In actual circulation. 280,617,0
79,410,0 103,582,0
85,910,0 269,885,0 3,396,168,0
968,861,0 175,059,0 225,563,0 104,064,0 118,673,0'481,513.0 110,311,0
980,049,0 260,479,0'328,508,0^ 126,717.0 144.589.0.583,923.0 144,320,0
120,817,0 11,694,01 12,719, Oi 4,608,0
3,997,0 52,474,0 18,031,0
68,367,0 11^2,218,0
79,410,0 103,582,0
1.682.0
5,960,0
73,880,
170,489, 0'2,788,397,0
85,910, ,0 269,885, o;3,396, 168,0
3,559, 01 35,730,
279,450,0
859,232,0 248,785,0 315,789.0' 122,109,0 140,592,0 '531.449,0! 126,289,01 77,728,0
97,622,0
82.351,0 234,155,0 3,116,718,0
Member Banks
of the Federal Reserve System.— FoUowing is the weekly statement issued by the
Federal Reserve
Board gmng the principal items of tae resources and liabihties of the Member Banks. Definitions of
the different items
n the statement were given in the statement of Dee. 14 1917, published in the "Chroniole" Deo. 29
„
^^^ ,^ ^^^ v^ij.iv^xAix^»vj x-r-cvj. ^ij 1917, page 2523.
^
xa±ij yorf^t) ^U^O.
STATEMENT SHOWING PRINCIPAL RESOURCES AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF MEMBER BANKS LOCATED IN CENTRAL
^..liiMttAL RESERVE AND OTHFR
KtbtKVl!,
OTHER
SELECTED CITIES AS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS JUNE 18 1920.
,
Government operations in connection with the collection of income and
excess profits taxes, also the redemption of about 700 millions and the issue
of 419 millions of Treasury certificates, are reflected in the Federal Reserve
Board s weekly statement of condition on June 18 of 814 member banks in
leading cities.
As against a net reduction of 70.7 millions in Treasury certificate hold_
mgs and of 14.1 millions in loans secured by U. S. war obligations, the banks
report increases of 17.6 millions in loans secured by corporate stocks and
bonds and of 65.6 millions in other loans and investments, the net result of
the week's operations being a decline of only 1.3 millions in the total loans
and mvestments of all reporting institutions. A somewhat different
development is sho\vn for tSie member banks in New York City which
report an increase of 3.5 millions in then- certificate holdings together with
a decrease of 13.2 millions in their loans secured by U. .S. war obligations
and mcreases of about 8 millions in loans secured by stock and bonds, of
56.2 millions in other loans and investments and of 51.8 millions in total
loans and investments.
As the result of the large revenue collections. Government deposits show
Data
1.
TTiree ciphers (000) omitted.
Iwew York
Boston.
Number
for all
reportme banks
Philadel,
Cleveland.
of reporting b.-inks
U. 8. bonds to secure circulation
Other U. S., Incl. Liberty bonds...
V. S. Victory notes
U. 8. certificates of Indebtedness
46
312,311
13,979
7,086
29,332
115
846,658
250.203
86.907
251,266
57
311,347
30,335
9.250
44,649
Total U.S. securities.
Loans and Investments, Including
bills rediscounted with F. R.
and other banks:
Loans sec. by U. S. war obligation
Loans sec. by stocks and bonds..
All other loans and Investments. .
62,708
635,034
53,924
499,436
192,578 1,330,462
797,232 4,046,604
Total loans and Investments Incl.
rediscounts with F. R. banks.. 1,106,442 6,511,536
Reserve balances with F. R. Bank..
78,683
663, .581
Cash In vault
Net demand deposits
120,323
812.790 5,286,562
144,782
419,159
20,015
129.632
24,2361
Time deposits
Government deposits
payable with F. R. BankSecured by U. S. war obligations.
Bills
30,098
Another.
92
25,280
57.02S
Data
each
Atlanta.
60,700
19,592
34,995
95,581
157,161
96,693
197,879
572,551
Banks
18.
June
Kan.
35
S7.321
9,928
10,484
83,822
57,092
193,158
39,891
78,584
341,616
912,184
33,751
106,668
387,778
28.296
106. .539
1.'7.59, 370
962,704 1,489,545
62,679
97.1.59
17,261
35,045
662,395
895,416
32,903
363,696
18,165
22,760
612,019
38,285
17,623
341,865
103,810
558,427-2,526.462
30.069
190.596
13,302
67,828
271,410,1,434,444
151,5441 621,492
4,101
36,624
.S41.874
72,128
41,3461
30,592
254
58,796
14,361
38.114
26.2091
Chicago.
June
18.
31,4.54'
All
June
11.
73
U.
Other U.S. bonds. Incl. Lib. bds.
0. 8. Victory notes
U. 8. certificates of Indebtedness.
73
50
50
36.961
217,384
77,176
233,005
36,961
218,734
78,634
229,475
1,438
26,787
12,540
25,465
24,328
12,407
33,079
Total U. 8. securities
Loans and Investments, Incluiing
bills rediscounted w Ith F. R.
banks:
564,526
563,804
66,230
71,252
1,438
F.R.Bank
June
18.
280
98,655
340,757
and
All
18.
Total.
10,444
19,292
3,432
6,624
814
$269,703
607,727
199,907
510,493
25,663
52,474
48,921
136,327
1,587,832
18,392
30,744
287,738
27,009
79,215
513,615
11,930
36,703
238,681
362,537
21,059
8,656
672,313
43,090
215,7.56
420.2.58
64,266
97.681
8,669
336,235 1,291,487 17,049,347
24,160
78,189 1,368,251
10,145
27,007
366,091
229,079
622,479 11,512,804
49.332
511,371 2,684,497
3.123
12,595
267,613
9,604
1,384
7,030
14,927
907
23,929
85
13,208
3,626
45,664
6,285
60.676
1,287
15,489
32,764 1,026,225
145,001 3,113,141
977,395 11.322,149
21.443
672,498
285
1,174
1,977
59,455
283,837
875.761
Other Reporting Banks
Branch
Juxe
San Fran.
67
$34,485
61,892
12,684
27,266
11,610
65.397
230.885
Cities
11.
48
319,573
450
Cities. F. R.
June
Dallas.
22,740
15,416
Bank and Branch
83
315,316
22,126
4,588
619,640
40.701
9,738
320,350
124,461
7,514
88,282
7,822
46,233
6,343
City
38.907
126,515
414,327
4 67.395
58.3651
414,674
3,5081
41,124
In Federal Reserve
11.
Louis. Minneap.
St.
35
$16,925
12,835
2,697
7,452
York.
June
Chlcaoo.
107
$21,549
64,140
40,253
67,216
131,034
199.157
for
Three ciphers (000) omitted.
district.
47
314,135
28,306
4,167
278,004
New
of reporting banks
8. bonds to secure circulation.
of .59.9 miUions, (44.3 millions in New York City), Cash in vault, largely
Federal Reserve notes, declined 7.4 millions.
82
$28,211
33,991
7,885
13,735
Three eipheri (000) omitted.
Number
—
lOO'
rediscounted with F. R. BankSecured by U. 3. war obligations.
All other
reporting banlis, and of 103.6 millions
all
at tlie New York City banks.
Other demand depo.sits (net), on the other
hand, in consequence of the large June 15 individual and corporate tax
payments, show a reduction of 82.9 millions. For the New York City
banks the decrea.se in net demand deposits is only 9.4 millions owing
largely to the increases in the balances held to the credit of coimtry correspondents, these increases offsetting withdi-awals of fimds in connection with
tax payments by local depositors. Time deposits show a total gain of 13.8
millions, of which 7.6 millions represent the share of the New York City
banks.
Total accommodation to reporting banks, as shown on the books of the
Reserve banks, declmed from 2,053.7 to 1.833.3 millions, most of the
decline affecting paper secured by Treasurj' certificates.
For the New
\ork City banks a reduction imder this head from 661.2 to 550.1 milUons
IS shown.
As a consequence of those large reductions, the reserve balances
ol the reporting institutions with the Federal Reserve Banks show a decrease
Rlchm'd.
Blll.a
t
In
an increase of 215.6 millions at
Cities.
Ju-ie 11
All Other
Reporting Banks.
June
18.
107,691
357,306
279
98,654
337,998
109,185
394,813
198
70,898
144,186
52,236
96,411
198
70,883
145,338
53,038
120,389
100,152
122,784
39,980
904,409
940,651
363,731
389,648
336
June
11.
336
99,997
Total.
June
18.
814
June 11.
June 20'19
.56,776
121,831
40,199
65,986
269,705
607,727
199,907
510,493
813
269,534
605,167
202.422
581.189
771
268,540
638,781
388,738
1,040,664
319,692
328,013
1,587,832
1,658,312
2,336,723
Loans sec. by U. 8. war obllg..
470,236
483,410
72,911
74,766
783,450
795,348
137,321
138,929
105,4.54
105,984 1,040,261 1,040,261 al, 41 1,950
Loans sec. by stocks and bonds. 1,175,2.56 1,167,308 348,103
338,537 2,202,055 2,179,332
490,806
499,457
420,280
416,703 3,113,141 3,095,502 I
a
All other loans and Investments 3,574,337 3,518,073 1,051,879
1,035,541 7,264,879 7,189,984 2,167,372 2,169,920 1,889,898 1.896.614 11.322,149
11,256,518 / 10738113
Total loans & Investments, Incl.
rediscounts with F. R. banks: 5,784,355 i,732,595
Reserve balances with F. R. bank 617,682
661,989
Cash In vault
106,8.32
108,692
Net demand deposits
Time deposits
Government deposits
IIIII" 4,760,834
"
306,2.59
I"
payable with F. R. BankSecured by U.S. war obligations
126,069
298,716
22,478
241,827
319,325
Bills
All other
BUIs rediscounted with F. rT B'¥Secured by U.S. war obligations
All other
Ratio of U. S. war securities and
war paper to total loans and
Investments per cent
,770,222
123
131,679
1,.539,
36.9.50
978.282
280.494
18.045
36,899
11514793 11105315 3,159,230 3,197,964 2,735,324 2,747,314 17.049,347 17,050,593 14,787,308
134,168
996,425 1,054,727
206,314
209,683
165,512
163,823 1,368.251 1,428,233 1,268,989
38,615
208,302
213,714
73,720
71,314
84,069
88.513
366,091
373,541
358,588
967,084 8,062,298 8,102,441 1,700.172 1,782,032 1,690,334 1,711,232 11,512,804 11,595,705 10,321,405
280,840 1,226,613 1,212,426
868, .505
871,0.59
589.379
587,223 2.684.497 2,670,708 1,736,134
3,629
208,921
37,370
35,340
8,542
23,352
6,109
267,613
52,021
823,236
,.520,096
51,078
435,342
573,300
143.421
127,630
180,738
17.2
135.939
206,009
17.6
8,698
168,011
8.9
a Exclusive of rediscounts with Federal Reserve banks.
7.794
163,348
9.5
236, .567
609,997
14.2
242,885
636,080
14.'
179,171
974
93,735
450
111,912
672,498
724
923
1,174
1,897
/
30,856
141,616
31,469
137,037
16,414
124,148
16,965
122,937
283,837
875,761
291,319
896,054
/
13.6'
14.3
11.9
12.21
13.81
864,383 11,062,499
14.;
I
300,522
July 3
THE CHRONICLE
1920.]
53
DAILY TKAN8ACTIONS AT THE BOSTON, PHLLADELPHIA ANL.
BALTIMORE EXCHANGES.
PhUaOelphia
Botton
Baltimore
Week enaing
Wall Street, Friday Night, July 2 1920.
Railroad and Miscellaneous Stocks. On a volume of
business said to be the smallest since the Armistice was signed
the stock market has been exceptionally steady. As an
illustration of this fact we note that up to the close on Thursday Beth. Steel, Chandler Motors, Gen. Motors and Pierce
Arrow had fluctuated within a range of less than 2 points.
There were exceptions, of course, including Am. Car and
Foundry, Cruc. Steel, Vanadium and Mex. Pet., which
covered from 6 to 9 points stocks which have recently
covered from 20 to 50 points or more within a single week.
The railway list, as usual, held within a much narrower
range, practically all active shares covering less than a full
point.
Comment in detail upon such a market seems hardly
worth while. Among the influences which have contributed
to these conditions has been a decidedly firm money market,
until to-day, the impending protracted holiday and perhaps
the interest which now centres in the National Democratic
Convention at San Francisco. The former predominates,
however, as a factor. On several days this week call loans
have run up to 14 and 15% and 8% has been asked on first
class commercial paper.
This has been mentioned as the
highest rate quoted for that kind of security in a more than
25 years, or since the panic summer of 1893. The money
market is expected to assume more normal conditions soon
after the half-j'early settlements have been completed.
To-day's market was more active, the transactions aggregating nearly double the average for previous days of the
week and the tendency of prices steadily upward. Net
gains, however, were not large.
The money market ruled
easier, 10% being the maximum rate recorded.
The following sales have occurred this week of shares not
represented in our detailed list on the pages which foUow:
—
—
Sharu
July 2 1920
Saturday
Bond
5,943
12.681
7,573
9,436
8,155
9,845
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Total
14,552
$223,900
2.
Range since Jan.
Range for Week.
Week
Lowest.
Highest.
1.
Highest.
Liowest.
$ per share
5 per share
Am Teleg& Cable... 100 280 47
Am Tobacco com B.. 100 100 210
Am Woolen rights
13,457
H
Assets Realization
10
200
3M
Atlantic Refg pref... 100
300 104
Austin, NichoIs&Co«opar
250 23
Baldwin Locom, prel. 100
100 97
Barnsdall class B
25
100 39
Brown Shoe Inc
100
200 104M
Brunswick Terminal. 100
500
6
Case (J I) Plow. _-no par
900 14
Case Thresh Mach'pf 100
200 933^
Chicago & Alton
100
700 6
C St
Omaha.. 100 1,250 58
Continental Insur
25
300 269
DeBeers Con Mines «o par
50 Zi%
S per share. S per share.
Feb 175
95
Mar
July
July 2 47 M June30 46 M June 52
June29 210
June29 210
June 210
June30
June29
Juue26
ZVi June28
5s
July 2 105 H July
'A
3K
103
23
1
June28 23 K June26
July 2 97
June26 39
97
35
93
July 2
June26
June29 1041^ June29
June29 6
June29
July 2 16
June26 14
June30 93^^ June30 93
June28 7K June30
6
June30 58
June26 58
June28 70 K June26 769
June26 34 H June26 34 M
DulSS& Atlpref...lOO 400 8K June29
7
June29
Durham Hosiery
50
700 51
Juce29 53"^ June29 491^
Gen Am Tanlc Car no par 8,850 52
June26 67>-.i July 2 49
General Chemical... 100
300 170
June29 170
June29 150
Gen Motor rights
471,127
% June28 1 June30
Houston Oil of Texas. 100
100 75
July 2 75
July 2 75
Int Motor Truck.. ?)o par 1,600 575^ June28 605.; July 3 50
First preferred
100
300 77 K June28 78
June30 72
Second preferred .. 100
300 66
June28 66
June28 60
Invincible Oil
50 28 ,300 36 K July 1 40 H July 2 36 H
Island Oil & Tr
10 47 ,300
6H June26 7 June30 &%
Lake E & West pref. . 100
400 17
June28 17
June28 16
Liggett & Myers B..100
100 142
July 1 142
July 1 140
Maxwell Motor
100
100 22 H June28 22). June28 18H
Certificates of deposit.
200
June30 lb\i June28 15
2d pref ctfs of deposit.
200 li'A June29 15
June29 14 J^
StP&SS Marie.. 100 100
July 2 671^ July 2 63
Preferred
100
100 85
June28 85
June28 80 M
Phillips Petroleum. ?.o par 19,900 42 H June28 44 ^ July 2 37
Pitts C C & St L ctfs dep 1 ,800 73
July 1 75 K June26 69
Pitts Steel pref
100
200 85
July 1 85
July 1 73 'A
Pure Oil
25 4,200 40 > July 1 41> July 2
Reis (Robt) & Co.no par
600 15
June30 16
June30 15
First preferred
100
100 77
June29 77
June29 75
San Cecilia Sugar_«o par 1,100 21"- June28 22 H July 1 21}
Standard Oil of N J sub
rects part paid
1 ,000 100>8 June28 10214 July
lOOK
PM&
M
Steel
Tube
Am
of
pf. 100
200 89
Texas Pac Coal & Oil. 10 33,600 47 H
Sub rects full paid
200 50'.;;
Twin City
pref.. 100
200 80
United Drug rights
33,500
1
Wickwire Spencer
5
800 25 M
RT
July
1
89
89
46
July
June26 51 M July
July 2 50J.2 July
July 1 80
July
June29
July
2|
15-8
June
Feb
Jan
June
June
6M Apr
May 114
Feb
24
May
102 U Jan
43 H May
118M May
8H Mar
July 19 M June
May 101
Jan
June
June
June
Feb
Feb
UH
Feb
Feb
June 66
Mar
June 82
Jan
June 36 Jf May
Apr 11
Feb
June 67 H Jan
June 67 K July
June 192
Mar
June
IH June
July 75
Apr
Feb 84
Feb 71
Jan
Apr
H July
7
June
22 H Mar
July 40
June
Feb
June 155M
Feb 38
May
Apr
Apr
35 J^ Jan
30 H Jan
80
Mar
94
Feb
44 U July
May 75 H June
June 94 M Jan
July 41 H July
June 23
Apr
June 84
Apr
June 25 M June
June
Feb
June
June
June 102 y^ July
July 01 'A June
June 51 M July
50J;;
July 50y, July
79
June 80
June
June
13^ June
July 265^ July
June29
1
25 H
265^ July 2
TRANSACTIONS AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
DAILY,
WEEKLY AND YEARLY
RailToaa,
&c..
Stocks.
Week ending
Ju 2 1920.
Stiares.
!/
Saturday
125,135
250,610
215,370
352,970
265.897
598,915
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Total
at
Exchange.
Stocks
— No.
shares
Par value
Bank
shares, par
&
Mun.
Foreign
Bonds.
United
States
Par Value.
Bonds.
510,827,500
20,449.750
18,585,750
32,436,000
22,934,200
56,931,500
1,643,000
1,888,000
1.760„500
1,820.000
1,877,500
1,410,500
8,766,000
735,500; 11,495,000
1,052,500
9,077,600
59,842,000
55,202,000 554,863.100
$853,000
1,808.897 $162,164,700
Sahs
State,
Week ending July
1920.
981,000
801,500
Jan.
2.
1919.
5421,000
1
1
to
1920.
Bonds.
S3, .599,000
13,4.58,000
8,467,500
July 2.
Itll9.
1.808.897
6,215,180
126.062.978
1.52.3.56.531
5162,164,700 $546,892,000 511,170,380,225 513,495,019,030
$1,400
.$47,200
Bonds.
Government bonds
State,
mun. Ac, bonds.
RR. and
misc. bonds..
Total bonds
554,863,100
5,202,000
9,842,000
$33,222,100
$1,594.991, .500
3.72().50()
202.0S1.800
297.987,500
51,171,114,700
I77.7S7.500
284.701,500
569,907,100
$45,857,000' 52,095,060,800
$1,633,603,700
8.909,000
90
7,037
$82,200
2,696
1,621
—
dends.
The demand thus created has been met in part by liberal
offerings of the new Belgian Government 73/2S, the price
of which has advanced from 97 J^ on Monday to par to-day.
few other issues have been notably strong including
General Electrics, Penn. 7s and Consolidated Gas 7s, the
latter, presumably, a 25% advance in the price of its produet. On the other hand some of the local tractions have
been weak. Iterboro 5s lost 2 points on Thursday and Inter.
A
Met. 43^s are nearly a point lower than a week ago. Of a
hst of 22 relatively active, well known bonds 10 have advanced, 10 decUned and 2 are unchanged.
United States Bonds. Sales of Government bonds at
the Board are hmited to $1,000. 2s reg. at 100 and the
various Liberty loans.
—
Daily Record of Liberty Loan Prices. \june 26 June 28 June 29\june 30 July
First Liberty Loan
3M8. 15-30 year, 1932-47
High
<Low.
91.&6
91.50
91.50
479
85.10
85.10
85.10
f
I Close
Total sales In $1,000 units
Second Liberty Loan
(High
10-26 year conv. 1942 ^Low.
4a,
Close
I
Total sales In $1,000 units
Second Liberty Loan
4s. convertible,
11
High
<Low.
f
1932-47
Total sales In $1,000 units
Third Liberty Loan
4)i8 011928
High
(
^Low
Total sales In $1,000 units
Third Liberty Loan
4>i8 of 1st
High
(
L L conv,'32-'47< Low
(Close
Total sales In $1,000 units
Third Liberty Loan
High
4M8 of 2d L L conv, •27-'42< Low.
f
(Close
89.06
88.80
88.80
862
86.10
86.00
86.10
115
85.34
85.24
85.26
530
Total sales In $1,000 units
Fourth Liberty Loan
4 Ms
85.78
85.52
85.52
869
High
<Low.
f
of 1933-38
(Close
Total sales In $1,000 units
Fourth Liberty Loan
f
91.90
91.20
91.16
90.98
90.98
91. 3*0
91.10
90.80
90.80
205
820
1,436{
85.10
85.00
85.00
85.00,
84.6,8;
84.50
84.50
84.30
84.64
23
85.70
7
88.86
88.66
88.70
1.156
86.00
85.80
85.90
119
85.28
85.04
85.14
1,804
85.60
85.34
85.34
3,105
42
85.60
85.60
85.60
30
88.72
88.36
88.44
2,272
85.90
85.60
85.66
99
85.14
84.70
84.70
3.068
85.44
85.10
85.10
2,667
20
85.80
85.60
85.56
85.50
85.56
\July
91.14
89.10
Sfl.lO
172
85.00
84.74
85.00
44
85.60
85.60
85.60
2
91.12
91.00
91.04
453
85.40
85.20
85.36
43
85.70
85.60
85.60
3
21
5
88.72
88.14
88.60
89.30
88.70
89.10
1,859
86.00
85.78
85.90
82
85.50
84.82
85.30
1,313
86.00
85.20
85.70
4.350
89.64
89.10
89.86
1,120
86.20
85.90
86.10
145
85.64
85.30
85.64
2,210
85.90
85.74
85.90
2,213
95.52
95.54
95.76
2,386
95.90
95.52
95.76
2,613
95.96
95.76
95.86
1,044
95.86
95.70
95.84
1 236
1,131
85.84
85.56
85.76
140
84.94
84.54
84.82
992
85.30
85.04
85.16
2,429
High
I
4>is.lst
ClOSB
LL 2d conv.'32-'47< Low.
Total sales In $1,000 units
Victory Liberty Loan
High
45is conv gold notes. •22-'23< Low.
95.64
95.54
95.04
412
95.60
(
(Close
Total sales In $1,000 units
Victory Liberty Loan
High
ajis.conv gold notes. •22-'23<Low.
f
July
May 170
5532,250
3,071
$5,700
17,000
7,000
37,000
10,500
5,000
—
(Close
Par. Shares
289
1,291
1,050
State and Railroad Bonds. No sales of State bonds
have been reported at the Board this week.
The market for railway and industrial bonds has improved
as the week advanced doubtless in anticipation or as a result
of the heavy mid-year disbursements of interest and divi-
I
American Express.. .100 3,615 126Ji June28 148
Shares
Sales
564,100
96,050
148,050
129,150
68,900
26,000
1,783
2,998
2,275
21,350
30,200
62,300
78,400
18,000
(Close
STOCKS.
Week ending July
Sarles
for
Bond
1,860
2,565
$13,6.50
53,633
Monday
Shartt
Sales
I
Total sales
95. .54
95.58
421
Close
In $1 ,000 units
95.60
95.52
95.54
2,232
95.58
95.50
95.58;
95.60
95.50
95.50
776
95.58
95.52
95.54
95. .54
387
1,396
555
95.60
95.50
95.60
2,399
95.58
95.50
—
Foreign Exchange. The market for sterling has ruled
quiet and steady at fractionally lower levels.
Continental
exchange was somewhat irregular but also inactive and
without important change.
The range
for foreign
Sterling Actual
for the week
Low for the week
High
—
exchange for the week
follow.s:
Sixty Days.
—
German Bankers' Marks—
Cfiecks.
3 95
3 925^
3 94 5^
3
96%
Cables.
3 97i^
3 95Ji
Paris Bankers' Francs
High
Low
for the week
for the week
12.08
12.33
11.87
12.22
High for the week
2.72
...
Low for the week
...
2.50
Amsterdam Bankers' Guilders
High for the week
35 5-16
35H
Low for the week
34 15-16
35H
Domestic E.xchange. Chicago, par. St. Louis, 15@25c. per
discount.
Boston, par. San Francisco, par. Montreal, S125 per
premium. Cincinnati, par.
—
—
11.85
12.20
2.74
2.52
35J^
35>$
$1,000
SI. 000
—
Outside Market. Trading on the "curb" this week was
exceptionally dull, the volume of business being the smallest
in months.
Fluctuations in prices were narrow with the
tone of the market about steady.
Oil shares received the
most attention, though the list dealt in was decidedly the
smallest in some time.
South American Oil shares were
firm.
Tropical Oil advanced from 203/s to 21
and reacted
finally to 203^.
Maracaibo Oil after early loss of a point to
221^ sold up to 24}^. Simms Petroleum was active and
erratic, selling as high as 17^ and down to 15%, the close
to-day being at 1634^. Sapulpa Refining sold up from
to
G.
White Oil fell from 19
to 19 and closed to-day at 19^.
MidAvest Refining, which has been quiet for some time, was
traded in down from 144 to 143, then up to 149 and at 148
finally.
Skelly Oil rose from 9^8 to lOii and closed to-day
at 105^.
Industrial issues were without feature.
General
-A.sjihalt
com., usually an active issue, was very quiet,
moving dovv^n from 73 J^ to 72}^ and up to 74, the final
figure to-day being 73^.
Chicago Nipple was one of the
most active among the low-priced issues and ran up from
35^8 to 93^.
Guantanamo Sugar after an improvement from
22^4 to 25 reacted to 24. Bonds were traded in to only a
moderate extent.
H
M
^
.
1
1
New York
64:
Stock
Exchange—Stock Record,
Weekly and Yearly
Daily,
OCCUPYING THREE PAGES
For record of sales during the week of stocks usually Inactive, see preceding page
BtVa AND tow SALM rMICaS—PBlt BHAna. NOT PBM CSNT.
Saturday
June 26
i per share
797s
73I2
791s
7318
•7
•83
8
85
31
30I2
41
41
IH4
IIU
•7I4
Monday
Tuesday
June 29
June 28
113U
8
21
7»4
32I2
49I4
68
6758
1121s II2I2
102i£
•7I2
•2114
32I2
4S5s
6714
•21
49
98
36
98
72I4
62^8
*71l2
50
50
*45l8
*64l4
*2]34
73
62
52
66
2'2'34
"22S4
S9l2
8912
""434 "434
62
*40
*40
87
193
5
10
1134
I9I4
12
13U
13I4
691..
70
35-
19U
35I4
•1214
1158
I8I2
1278
691.1
14
35I4
*12l4
*29
29I2
•29
*8]l2
83
81
•8
21
32I2 32I2
^838 487s
67I4 68
•9734 101
3558 3618
7II2 7II2
*61i2 63
6738
365s
8
22
7I2
SI2
2134
325s
3612
2234
•2134
48
45
•45
*40
87I4
83I4
19434 I95I4
193
5
24
48
45
87
35
35
81
*3l2
378
*3lo
378
*3l2
•ni4
III2
nu
1138
•nu
•ISI2
17
17
*16
14
2812
81
•42
•41
•98
47
42
100
4OI2
I3I2
405s
I3I2
6
6
•838
17
*42
18
*12
6934
35
*12l4
4OI4
6
99
*9S
3812
99
3934
6l8
534
578
9
884
834
9
9
25
4058
4II4
24I2
4034
2434
4084
2418
401s
2478
4034
578
578
512
8134
29
2938
17
•88
71
17
90
7II2
7II2
62I2
5258
6212
5258
63
2234
45
40
23
48
50
8912
89
193
10
III2
HI2
18
18
"6934
35
66
2234
49
50
89
168I2
35
12
19
69
3514
28
8134
*81
»35s
III4
1034
1134
I8I2
I2I2
7"o"l2
82
8118
334
III4
37s
III4
4134
•98
3838
4134
981?
3878
4112
*98
*27
*53
45
2938
*16
*88
4034
4II2
99
558
6
6
•834
24I4
4OI2
2434
4138
934
987s
38I4
558
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100 Mlnneap 4 St L (.new)
100
1,800 Missouri Kansas 4 Texas. 100
500
Do pref
100
5,200 Missouri Pacific trust etfs-100
2,700
Do pref trust ctfs
100
300 Nat Rys of Mex 2d pref... 100
600 Now on Tei 4 Mei T t 0..IOO
5,000 New York Central
100
200 N Y Chicago 4 St Louis.. 100
First preferred
100
Second preferred
100
4,550 N Y
100
4 Hartford
400
Y Ontario 4 Western. ..100
1,400 Norfolk 4 Western
100
7,200 Northern Pacific
...100
14,505 Pennsylvania
50
4,200 Pere Marquette v 1
100
100
Do prior pref v t
100
Do pref V t c...
100
100 Pitts Cln Chic 4 St LoulB..100
900 Pittsburgh 4 West Va
100
Do pref
100
50
15,000 Reading..
1,200
Do lat pref
50
2334
5534
4OI4
6
10
30
600 Delaware Lack 4 W88tern..50
2.600 Denver 4 Rio Grandt
100
3,400
Do pref
...100
I
738
22I4
64l2
•82
91
91
II3I4 •113
11312 114
116
39I4 3934
•39I2 4012
4OI2
40
89I4 89I4
8858 8858 *88l2 9012
I39I4 13914 I39I4 137
13S78 13812 13958
•107
IO8I2 •105
IIOI2 •105
IIOI2
4434 45
II3I2
4OI4
76
72
5
Certificates oJ deposit
III2
92I4
1338
2358
16
•2734
2914
S P*r iiaT»
76 Feb 11
pre!
L0W4tt
Biattst
100
Atlanta Blrm A Atlantic. .100
Atlantic Coast Line BR. .100
Baltimore 4 Ohio
100
Do prel
100
Brooklyn Rapid Transit. .100
Do
PES aUAItM
Bane* for PT**icm$
Tear 1919
1
iatii of 100-(tar« lott
Railroads
Par
Atob Topeka A Santa Fe..lOO
2.200 Canadl-^n Paclflo
„..10D
1,400 CheaaDeako * Ohio
100
1,300 Chicago Great Western... 100
200
Do pre!
100
1.400 Chicago Milw * St Paul.. 100
3,600
Do preJ
100
4,900 Chicago 4 North western.. 100
200
Do pref
100
9,810 Chic RocS lal <h Pao
100
500
100
7% preferred
700
100
9% preferred
900 Clev Cin Chio 4 St Louis.. 100
Do pref
100
500 Colorado 4 Southern
100
Do Ist pref
100
Do 2d pref
.100
11,500 Delaware 4 Hudson
100
1338
2334
6I2
III4
9218
2358
55I2
40I4
II2I2 II3I4
6212 6234
'22"
7012
3834
2434
27
•2134
*31l2
1318
23I4
40
9I2
9I2
•25
•60
2334
*27l2 30
II2I2 II3I4
6218 6258
27
63
10
•14
*26l2 '2712
1318
3838
2438
57
38%
3812
24I2
Om
LOtMSl
'
•714
8
II2I4 II2I2
52I2
51
Kange since Jan.
EXCHANGE
7
361'
7214
62I4
*9S
HKW
PBK SHAItB
STOCKS
YORK STOCK
Wttl
83
5234
21
32
49
Friday
July 2
July 1
per share $ per share Shares
$ per share S per sfiare $ per share S
7912 7934
6,600
7934 80
793s 7934
79U 79I2 79I2 7934
•71
7234 7234
73
5,300
73 14 7334 i73
73
7314 7334
•7
•7
8
•7
•7
8
8
S
84I4
84l2
500
84
84
84
85
*S
So
•S3
30 '8 3012
3OI4 3034
4,765
3018 305s
31
30
301s 30
4II4
41
40^8 41
2,730
4018 4OI2
4OI2 4OI2
40Is 41
III2
1138 1138
11
500
*ioi2 iHs •1034 1134
8I2
113
»51
Thursday
Wednesdau
June 30
Sdl*»
for
tht
Full paid.
3934
26
7938
Olij
94
33I4
Jan
Jan
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
May
91
Dec
IIII4
113l«
Jan
Jan
89
Nov
983g Apr
II712 Oct
109*4 July
63
Aug
47l» Oat
941* Jun*
89»4 July
10953 July
47
961*
July
Aug
148% Oct
119
May
New York
Record— Continued— Page
Stock
55
2
For record of salet durinft the week of stocka usually InactlTe. see second patfe preceding.
WW
aiQB AND
Monday
SatUTiav
June 26
*86
92I2
*210
235
*S6l2
•8612
42I4
14
*47
55I4
91
91
93I4
96
*94
*41
I4I4
4714
14
50
961
*13l2
42I4
52
94I2
95
43
64I4
55"4
93
225
88
9534 96
9258
8934
*8l8
•8312
4834
105
7I4
1
90I4
7I2
734
127,
2238
18
68I4
3012
6758
29I2
*66l2
*58l2
66I2
68
"1512
66I2
101
"4^4
42I2
101 12
101
*94
15
'Uh
•29
30
•34I2
35
2778
*75
S3
2912
•83
67
•79
*34l2
33I2
54I2
54
30
84
83
29I2
14038 14234
8818
7I4
*90
79
5218
79I4
6134
62
5018
I8I2
67I2
2912
*65l2
30
68
*56
6034
66I2
6534
*98
4'2'"
*19l2
22
•36
•76
88
101
98
15
29
77
35
2938
33I2
54
30
83
2958
*83
67
*79
79I2
I3I2
3312
8534
9334
103
*90
95
•3258
•77
24
72
77
2418
72I2
•84i2
6214
87I2
72
87
•36
2358
38
3OI2
•82
7458
•31
16
*7l2
48l2
21 12
•8212
8412
62I4
87I2
6II2
35
30
3012
61
82
85
75I2
74
31
33
I6I4
1312
3314
8712
7878
•1314
3214
8414
1358
3234
8414
11
9458
Ills
1118
14812 150
9258
5238
7914
5158
62
79I4
5II4
19"
36
36
20
82
881s
I3I2
IOI2
8712
3634
110
120
72I4
86I2
8412
24I2
2412
72I2
86I2
61
61
35
20
30
60
88
35
20
30
60
84
86
39
3OI4
62
84
75
33
82
73I2
31
74I2
251s
72I2
86I2
611?
87
36
19
89
38
30
7538
31
33
16
16
16
7I2
7l2
7I2
4934
4758
2158
48^8
2158
4734
4914
4878
49I4
2II2
23
83
12884 129
8212
83
12884 130
107
83
'
.107
3058 3II4
8918 8938
3II2
I7I4
76I4
I7I4
I7I2
3II2
8958
1712
75I2
75
75
74
1758
7475
46
44
44I2
44
44
I7I4
2II2
•25I2
2778
•6934
•145
2612
I6I4
24
IO6I4
99
70
2612
2234
102
94
55
2434
28
27
71
6912
37I8
155
100
2034
I6I2
24
99
70
2558
271?
6984
371
100
45
26I2
I6I4
•43I2 48
48
•10534 125
•10534 125
I35I8 I35I8 136
136
•94
•63
60
120
100
65
60
120
2284
IO6I2 •103
145' 155
26I4
155g
•95
•55
24I2
85I4
3058
8912
3II2
9034
I712
7458
75
1768
•59I2
no
66
6OI4
120
24
107
99
70
44
48
20
82
88
97
8212
8818
I3I2
36
10
96
55
24
27
27I2
6912
28
6912
2612
1578
•45
60
•10534 125
I3GI4 I3GI4
63
•59I2
110
100
60
6OI4
120
2688
I5I2
45
5984
110
87
96
87
96
81
83I4
16^2 "isu
•35
120
{
66I2
65
14112 142
*75l2 7812
2458 2518
z72l2 7212
i86
86
6II2
6212
87
87
7412
3II2
7535
16
16
778
9058
I7I2
7578
32
I6I4
712
738
49
50
23
2II2
8358 8358
12878 I3OI4
105
3112
9078
17
7618
7412
44I2
3178
92
1714
7034
74I2
44I2
10
3II2
24
2478
27I2
99
70
2538
2778
90
•55
25
107
99
70
2038
7012
2612
1512
26l2
48
1534
140
100
65
00
•110
00
120
29 14
72
2918
155
100
450
4,900
2918
28
145
•91
155
100
2OI4
2658
1578
157g
4812 48l2
•10534 125
l.i734
93
62
60
138
100
65
6018
Less than 100 shares,
Par
Amer Sumatra Tobacco
100
Do preferred
100
Amer Telephone 4 Teleg-.lOO
American Tobacco
100
Do preJ (new)
100
Amer Woolen of Mass
100
Mi«eell. (Coa)
Do pref100
200
500 Amer Writing Paper prof.. 100
300 Amer Zinc Lead 4 Smelt... 25
Do pref
25
200
6,600 Anaconda Copper Mining.. 60
100
100 Aaseclated Dry Goods
Do 1st preferred
100
100
Do 2d preferred
100
Associated Oil...
...100
I SB Line. ..100
7,900 Atl Gulf &
W
Do
..100
AT
Corp
no par
Autoaales Corporation
50
6% pref temp certlfs
50
pref
Securities
72,800 Baldwin Locomotive Wks.lOO
100 Barnsdall Corp CI A
26
100
19,300 Barrett Co (The)
500
Do preferred
100
100 Batopllas Mining
20
3,400 Bethlehem Motors
No par
100 Bethlehem Steel Corp
100
14,600
Do Class B common.. 100
100
Do preferred
Do cum conv 8% preflOO
700 Bosth Fisheries
No par
Brooklyn Edison, Inc
100
300 Brooklyn Union Gas
100
900 Burns Bros..
.100
1,800 Butte Copper <t Zinc v t e..5
100 Butterlck
100
1,000 Butte A Superior Mining.. 10
1,800 Caddo Central Oil tc Ref..lOO
900 California Packing
No par
1,900 California Petroleum
100
100
Do pref...
100
Calumet * Arizona Mining. 10
4,200 Central Leather
100
100
Do pref...
..100
2,700 Cerro de Pasco Cop
No par
7,100 Chandler Motor Car
No par
100 Chicago Pneumatic Tool. .100
2,100 Chile Copper
26
3,410 Chlno Copper
5
Cluett, Peabody A Co
100
4,070 Coca Cola...
No par
Colorado Fuel A Iron
100
1.000 Columbia Gas * Elec
100
9,600 Columbia Graphophone iVo pa
100
Do pref
100
1,100 Consolidated Cigar
No par
Do preferred
100
6,000 Consolidated Gaa (N Y)..100
t
Highest
S per share
77 Feb 13
84 Feb 16
9218
209
8514
941,
May22
May21
May20
May24
94i2June29
37
1234
May20
May20
45
64
28
65
60
92
June 9
137
Feb 26
Feb 13
May25
May24
June 5
May 19
Lottest
Higitsi
$ per share
10634 Mar22
105 Apr 12
10034 Maris
283 Jan 5
97'4 Jan
16512 Jan
IO6I2 Jan 29
3
6138 Jan
2112 Jan
9
9
5912 Jan
66i| Apr 6
6714 Jan 3
7453 Jan 17
7
7534 Jan
125 Jan 8
6
17612 Jan
% per stare
i per siar*
Jan 7
3
7458 Jan
1914 Jan
8
3083 Jan 16
6134 July 1
5133 May20
9058
95
1917a
9353
45I4
9438
2768
11
40
12012 June
Dec 100 May
Dec 10858 Mar
Feb 31412 Oct
Dec 106
Jao
Jan 1691| Deo
Feb IIO84 June
Jan
Jan
Jan
5458
I7I4
July
July
7778 July
Nov
61
Oct
69
29
65
Mar
Jan
6612
82
Deo
Aug
May
5818
Feb
68
92
64
Jan
142
Feb
19258
Jan
7612
7583
2O84
3512
156I4
May
145
119
July
65lj
Dec
I4I2
Nov
8OI4
Nov
Oct
Deo
De«
Deo
8
20
June 4
10312
Feb 13
Apr 23
14812 Apr
Mar
154i2Junel9
llli2Jan 6
5
138 Jan
103
110
Apr 9
26
May
6512
663g
Jan
Jan
107»4 Julj
90
Dec
July
Sept
July
40
114
102
May20
3
SOig
1
June 4
Feb 9
Feb 11
Feb 27
Feb 26
102l2Jan
Jan 14
IO214
97
106
7I4
88
May 19
6I4
12
20
I5I4
Feb
4
May20
May21
May20
May20
67I2 June29
26
66
May21
66I2
Mayl9
May24
62''8
F«b
40i8
9712
Junel7
78
Feb 26
I414
May20
2773
June28
June21
30I4
75I2
3
Feb 24
May24
11
851*
Apr 1
Mar20
Apr 7
Jan
41
115
5ig
106
31
Jan
Mar29
Apr 8
90
68
Nov
Jan 3
Jan 3
Jan 3
Jan 2
Jan 3
Jan 9
Jan 5
Jan 14
16»4
3213
603a
3712
3484
3914
6O84
28
50
May20
M»y20
Mayl9
4034
4414
2712
May 13
66I2
9284
70tf Mar22
8312 Apr 1
9373 Mar22
2083 Jan
5
46I4 Apr 26
67
Junel7
6512 Feb 10
81
17614
Feb 13
Feb 11
91
147
104
95
6
3
5
9158 Apr 15
lOl'ii
83
9
25
Mar20
3814
3918
317g
8984
42
Oct
54 14
May
87ij Deo
667g Oct
8658 Sept
8684 July
II6I2 July
114
July
6712 July
I4114 Nov
II312 Nov
2914 July
607g July
Deo
108
4358
Nov
56
69
July
Oct
7514
9612
Jan
Jan
76
Oct
23
37I2 Nov
103>4 June
110
1688
99
June
Oct
Oct
10978 July
Feb 261
Jan
Jan
Oct
Oct
Oct
June
8638 July
106Sg July
Oct
July
106
56
Mar
8773
Deo
Deo
Oct
May
July
July
Juno
June
Deo
Aug 1071g Deo
Dec 123 July
Dec
Dec
MarSO
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
Apr
17
Jan n410
I6I4
Jan
Dec 43
39
49
Dec
247g Dec
43
Dec 101
88
80 June 160
May 14
1612
4434
13473
Jan
Nov
231} July
48I4 July
173
65
Oct
Oot
Mar 26
48
3612
I912
7638
9484
W
n Par value $100.
2
3
Aug
May
39»4 July
3712 July
Apr
,
Dot
Feb
Feb
573
'
May
May
Nov
Aug
Aug
Dec
Aprl6
46
Aprl4
102
107 Jan 9
4333 Apr 29
5218
27812 Apr 7
100 Jan 7
91
2088
5938 Apr 14
69lj
857g Jan 21
Aprl7 nl60
n605
105g
13 Jan 3
2388
28 Jan 2
Mar25
Feb
Feb
30'i Dec
66I2 Feb
IOOI2 Oct
IO84 Sept
I412
IO5I4
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
Apr
Deo
7884
10284 Jan 22
46
29
Got
Get
112
108
118
25
102
92
166
9Hj Dec
54
«78
Apr 9
98
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Feb
1678 Feb
1914 Dec
48I4 Jan
2038 Jan
6418 Jan
6684 Mar
66121 Feb
IO411 Jan
5
5
3
213
46
Jan
16
6
Jan
Jan
Jan
Feb
Jan
Sept
1016s Jan
5
9
Mar28
69
10434
IO8I2
613s
I6434
11173
2114
4158
Oct
Jan
Jan
II4
62
129
lll2Jan 9
26 Jan 6
29i4Jan 12
28I4 Jan 6
8512 Jan 28
46 Jan 3
10
99i4Junel5
78
9634
647g
6
May21 114 Jan
Mayl7 15 Jan
4812 JuneSO
93
3212
9638
29
9
Mar26
1712
7712
8II2
75
13 May20
25 Feb 27
par
1,700 Consolidated Textile... .Vo
78 Feb 13
2,200 Continental Can, Ino
100
9734 June22
Do preferred
100
lO's May24
900 Continental Candy Corp A'o par
76I4 Feb 13
12,000 Com Products Refining.. 100
Do preferred
100 101 Jan 26
30 May24
no par
2,000 Cosden A Co
36,600 Crucible Steel of America. 100 II5I2 May24
9238 JuneSO
100
Do preferred
100
14,100 Cuba Cane Sugar
No par 3912 Feb 26
78 June>3
4,300
Do preferred
100
7,600 Cuban-American Sugar
10 n400 Jan 9
914 May 19
200 Dome Mines, Ltd.
10
18 May24
100 Elk Horn Coal Corp
60
33 Feb 17
Do preferred
100
50
20 Feb 6
Emerson-Bran tlngham
1 00
78I4 Mayl4
Do preferred
100
86 June 2
1,400 Endlcott-Johnson
50
93I2 May 18
200
Do preferred
100
0518 Feb 11
17,400 Famous Players Lasky No pari
80 May20
2,900
Do preferred (8%)
100
10 Jan 6
Federal Mining A Smelting 100
26 U Jan 2
200
Do preferred
..100
300 Fisher Body Corp
No par 10012 Feb 13
27I2 May20
2,100 Flsk Rubber
25
1,200 Freeport Texas Co
No par 20 May20
200 Gaston
A W, Inc No par 11 May20
68l« Feb 27
600 General Cigar, Inc
100
7914 May25
Debenture pref
100
1,400 General Electric
100 134 May20
73 May25
100 General Motors Corp pref .100
121,600
Do temporary otfs.. no par 2213 June22
Do Deb stock (6%) ...100 687g May21
2,000
400
Do deben stock (7%)..100 80 May 3
5812 May20
3,600 Goodrich Co (B F)
100
87 June22
700
Do preferred
100
31 Feb 25
200 Granby Cons
P
100
19i2June24
400 Gray A Davis. Inc
25
27I2 June23
1,000 Greene Cananea CoppM..100
55I2 Apr29
300 Gulf States Steel tr ctf8..100
8II2 May20
Hartman Corporation
100
15,100 Haskel A Barker Car
No par 50 Feb 13
30 May20
200 Hendee Manufacturing
100
13 Feb 13
5,700 Hupp Motor Car Corp
10
084 May26
3,900 Indlahoma Refining
6
4753 June28
10,400 luaplr.'ition Goes Copper
20
13i2reb 13
200 tnternat A?rIoul Corp
100
69 Feb 11
200
Do preferred
100
11234 Feb 17
2,000 Inter Harvester (new)
100
Do Preferred, new
100 105 June 4
27l2Feb 11
5,200 tnt Mercantile Marine
100
76i2 Feb 13
9,800
Do preferred
100
15'^ MayiO
4,600 International Nickel (The1-25
6214 May20
3,900 International Paper
100
70 Feb 16
100
Do stamped pref
100
1,.500 Iron Products Corp
No par 3rti8 Mar 1
8 May 21
300 .lewel Tea, Ino
100
31I2 July 1
Do preferred
100
100
2012 May22
Jones Bros Tea, Inc
100
98'2 May20
300 Kelly-Springfleld Tire
25
95 Junel7
Temporary 8% preferred 100
6318 May.'O
Kelsey Wheel, Inc
100
7,200 Kennecott Copper
No par 24 's May 20
21 '2 May 20
3,200 Keystone Tire A Rubber. ..10
63 Fob 26
2,200 Lackawanna Steel
100
37 May22
100 Laclede Gas (9t Louis)
100
100 Lee Rubber A Tire
No par 26I4 May30
Liggett A Myers Tobacco.. 100 1 1484 June 15
99 Juue21
100
Do preferred
100
2512 Feb 11
3,200 Loew's Incorporated
no par
14 M.iyl4
2,200 Loft Incorporated
no i>':ir
44 May21
100 Looae-Wtles Biscuit tr otfs.lOO
Do 2d preferred
100 10558Mayl9
900 Lorfllard (P)..
100 13134 May 19
Do preferred
100 103 May27
64
Maokay Companies
Febie
100
59'4 June.30
400
Do pref
100
Feb 11
100 Manatl Sugar
100 108
Ex-dlv. and rights,
'Aug
73
75
500 Cons Inter-State Call Ms.. 10
Ex-rlghts.
Bange for Pretioat
Year 1919
1.
basis of l00->Aar« loX»
MSA
75
33
•62
5984
38
12018
33I8 331
22I2 2212
6OI4
105
3118 33
93
120
38I4
30
81
8978
1718
7612
10
22
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June 28
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172
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6438 July
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47
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Apr 20
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5
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101
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43
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91
44
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76
87
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112
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92
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97
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87 June 5
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200
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50
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59 May24 12638
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92 June 7 10112
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23
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32
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30
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46
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85 Mayl2
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I314 May24
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800 Traaeue & Williams St./v'o par
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400 Jnderwood Typewriter
100 16412 Junell
73I2 May22
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27
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1,400 Onltod Alloy Steel
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400 amtedDrug
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47 June28
300
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60
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1534 Feb 13
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400
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6
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77I2 Feb 13
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96 May 14
20
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100
40
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89 May20
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10578 Mav21
700
100
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56 June23
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100
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50
8 J '8 Miiy24
45,900 OnUed Stataa StMl Corp. .100
3,200
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100 10438 JunelS
6412 June28
10
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7 Is Mayl9
600 Utah Securities v t a
100
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42
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100 104 May 3
300
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76
100
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17
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1,400 V Vlvaudou
48 May 19
100
2,200 v'J'ells, Fargo Express
81 June30
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60 103 May24
400 Woatlnghouac .^Ir Brase
44 12 May 20
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47 May20
50
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1 6>s May20
25
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100 1 0:5 14 June 4
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100
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100
100
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10
Pressed Steel Car
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100
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100
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56
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100
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100
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1944
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80% 81% 80 June'20 ---- 79
81%
5 90 100%
91
91%
91%
9 87'4 99i„
90
89% Safe" 89%
96'8 98»4
97% 99
97% Apr 20
Y 4 Long Br geu
leueral gold
Week's
Range for
Bid
RR It B of Ga ooU g fig. 1937 M
of N J gen gold 8a
1987 1
O
0.1
Range
Price
Friday
July 2
^5,
g 4a_.1911 :Vl
tui '/ermon'. Isi su g 4a..«l«2( Q
iisaa &
fund .t liiiL>t 63 .1929 i
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57
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88.14
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86.00;i543i 82.00 (ft no
85.90 Sale 85.04
Foreign Government.
Anglo- (•'rencb 6-yr dsExter lOir
Argentine Internal 58 oJ 1909
Belgium 25-yr ext sf 7^23 g.l945
Bordeaux (O.ty ot) 15-yf t*a.li>Ji
Chinese (BaSuang Ry) Ss o! 191':
CJopenhagen 26-yr 8 f Svi3.-194^
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1
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and defaulted
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I
86.10 Sale
85.64 Sale
89.86 Sale
LL
— iiitiraal debt
cent
85.801
66 83 00
85.10; 183; 81,40
85.36
84.30
85.60 Sale
85.36 Sale
iitereal"
BONUS
91.90,3565
91.04 Sale ,89.10
"
;
Friday,
"and
N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE
Week ending July 2
or
;3nt
D
Seconl Llbeity Loan
lat L L oonv . . . 1932-'47
43
1927-'42
2U(1 L L
43
Thlrtl Liberty Loan
l8t L L conv. _ . 1932-"47
4 >i3
4^3 2nd L L oonv-. 1927-'42
1928
4^i3 3rd L L
Fourth Liberty Loan
l8t
2nd oonv 1932-'47
4>i3
1933-'38
4H3 4tnLL.
Vict'^ry Liberty Loan
1922-'23
4Ji3 oonv g notea
1922-'23
3Hs oonv g notes
41930
23 oonsol reglatered4ii)30
2s oonsol ooupoQ ...
192;.
43 reglsterad
coupon
... -lyif
4is
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Pan '.auai I'j-SO-yr 2b r«s .1938
103'
Panami Cana! 3« e
1931
Registered!..
191i s
Philippine Island 43
Cuba
ebanoed an4 prtcss are now
Sae
Ask Low
Bid
First Llbsrty Loan
3^3 l9t 16-30 year . . 1932-*47 J
1
1
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s
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July 2
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finrnti loai
Friday
July 2
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-
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—
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Jan. 1909 tA« Bzcttantt mttfioi of fooanj?
N. Y.
'
1
92
June'20
...
J
74
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69
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87% 95
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94
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—
— —
New York Bond Record— Continued—Page
58
N. T.
BONDS
STOCK EJCCHANGE
Week ending July
Delaware Lack
Warren
Delaware
* West
Ist rel
2
Friday
LuM
Bid
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gu g 8H8. 2000
July 2
Ca-
V
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price
A
10218
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Sal4
High No. Low
Ask Low
Peb
9618
96
70
73
67
4
H8
M N
fia
N
M
81
72 12
6778
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63
38
39
75
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43I2
76
58
48
67
62
80
691a
927g
927s
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86
84
86
98
80
92
96
93I2
80
92
93
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W
M
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H
M
W
47
38
47
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30l8
4134
30
34
41
79
'im'a
48
'8II4
55
7414
80
5618
9212
96
89
70
9514
8512
1981
1961 iW
1961
1962
M
1952
1956
Forcbaaed Unea SHa
1962 J
L N O 4 Texas gold 48.. .1963
Registered
1958
16-year secured 6lj8
1934 J
Cairo Bridge gold 48
1960
Litchfield Dlv let gold 3e.l961
Loulsv Dlv 4 Term g 3 Via 1953
Middle Dlv reg 6a
1921
•t Louis
M
M
M
4 Term g 38.1951
Gold 3Hl
Registered—
1961
1961
Gold 3Hi
1061
1981
Joint 1st ref 6a Seriea A. 1963
Memph Dlv lat g 48. ..1961
Retlstered
1981
Bt Louis Sou lit gu g 48.. 1931
iSd III 4 Iowa lit E 4a
1980 J
in 4 Ureal Nor lit g 6a
1919
funea Frank 4 Clear Ist 48.1989 i
K»neaa city Sou lit gold 38.1980
Registered
I960
Rel 4 Impt 58
Apr 1980
Kansas City Term Ist 48... 1960
Laki Erie 4 Weet iBt g e8..1937
2(1 gold 8e
..1941
north Ohk) lit guar g e8-.194e
Leb Val
T Ist gu g 4HI..1940
ReglBtereO
1940
Lehigh Val (Pa) cons g4B..20o3
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2003 «S
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M
M
63
N
65
6734 6834
5578 6238
6234 Sale
i
N
K
8518
J
O
68
J
51
J
58
A
95I8
5018
5012
5678
89
70
54
62
63
61
63
6318
A
A
6518
7618
83
78
97
92
83'
78
99
96I4 IO6I2
9234
911s
70
86I4 100
Aug
69
102
62
63
Jan
'19
85I4
9118
55I2
iai2
5812
6934
66
73
78
79 ig
64
78
83i8
72
'21
Dec
'19
'20
74I2
65
6334
5958
7612
6334
7218
83
93I2
68
'66
June'20
80
69
69
Apr
'20
'20
'20
6II2
Feb
52
53
62
53
6II2
60
6512
6II2
S
70I4 82
6414
'95'
9012
74
68
J
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80
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66I4 Sale
63
6314
72
60
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'ei"
70
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tbla
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76'4
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Jan "20
78
'19
62I4
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78
23
78
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78
66
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81
80
62
65
80
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60
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a
72
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Aug '19
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6918
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64
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6334
72
67
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70
37
3834
71I2 Sale
9212
68
87
8558
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Due
Feb.
72
83
e
Due
4812
June
58
pr lien
Central
68
June.
34I4
47
68
65
70
77
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79I2
7934
61
NovlO
'20
Jan
66I2 Sale
63
84
6418
89
3478
Dec
5218
23i8
2712
3018
2412
Feb
2134
2OI4
20
59
45
35
50
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51
S214
9734
9734
58 Oct '18
60
88
70
38
60
20
7912
109
82
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4
20
20
69
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70
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80
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6438
70
63% 72
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86
80
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'20
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9214
83l2
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60
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71
37
9612
51
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76l2 June'20
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28
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23
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'20
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25
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24
23
78
66
80
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7
10
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9214 10278
9558
91
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7612 77I2
7578 78
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8918 97^
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Apr '20
69
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20
I7I4
30
June'20
20
2378
9678 Feb '13
15 Jan '20
59I2
587,
9034 JuDe'20
1935
Sale
92
49I2 50
49
8678 Sale
6284 6312
6912 Sale
86I2
63
87
63
6912
6912
1997
6178 Sale
6I34
15
16
68
66
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4II2
10
49
1935
1998
2013
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RR
96
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63
72
79
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n
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6212
May'20
72
70
66I2 June'20
57
Sale
64i8
96'
'27,
6H4 70
61
69
66I4
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8212
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6212
62
60
57
56
6212
66
7138
7878
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64
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49
42
56
75
55
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49
4912
82i2
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8238
82
73
73
7612
7512
"
154
May'16
73
June'20
61
M
July,
June'20
78l2 June'20
8714
8714
6178
77I2
91
32
33
20
51
3834
78
68
8834
95I2
9212
71
'16
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May'20
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77I2
44
82
91
Nov'19
June'20
53
91
68
36I4
701*
88
May'20
66
42
91
1
24
4334
42
40
69
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28
78
5178
9514
67U 76
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5233
80
9214 Sale
86
05
85
96
94
Mar20
81
102
82
89
93I2
8II4
6518
Mar'lO
28
50
20
78I4 79
86I4 87I4
8018 8412
52I4 Sale
9734 98
89
93I2
7612
6212 Dec '14
3578 June'20
34
49
57
28
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1977
68
Due
O
4^8.1957
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20'
71
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70I2
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42
40
24
24
1838 23
29
51
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5178
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6318 75
8II2 8778
72
8212
9514 Feb
671, June'20
37I4
37I4
91
88
87
95
166
63
'20
97
73
68
37
'965^
9778 May'16
98I4 Dec '19
93I2 Jan '20'
7612
7612
77
75
85
95
100
100
I
Feb
95
89
61
N
28
5934
91
101
8558 90
IOOI4 103
May'20'
62
72
5934
'85
Registered
1997
1934
Debenture gold 4a
Registered.
1934
1998
Lake Shore ooll g 3Ha
Registered
1998
Mich Ceat ooll gold 3 Ha.. 1998
Registered-.1998
Battle Cr 4 Stur lat gu 3a. 1989
Beech Creek lit gu g 4e..l936
Registered
1936
1936
2d guar gold 8a
Reglitarad
1936
Beech Cr Bxt lit g 3He.M951
Cart 4 Ad lit gu g 4i
1981
Gouv 4 Oawi lit gu g 5a.. 1942 J
Mob 4 Mai lit gu g 48.. . 1991
guar 1st 4a.. . 1986 F
J Juaa
Y 4 Harlaa g 3^1.. .2000
N
N
Sept'19
87l2
June'20
301a
New York Cent 4 Hud
Mortgage 3^8
7018
6912
99
95I2 Nov' 191
IOII4 Apr -20!
6318 June'20
82 June'20'
3478
Oonsol 4a Series A
Ref 4 Imp 4Hb "A"
77I2 Aug*19
93
6t
66
83
59
W
Nov'17
65
65
85
26
26
Conv deb
7378 June'20
6912 Feb '20
4758
8II4
9612
6218
72I4
1st 4 refunding 5s B«r C..192G
General 4a
1975
Missouri Pae lit eons g e8..1920
40-year gold loan 4e
1946
8d 7a extended at 4%
1938
Cent Br U P 1st g 48
1948
Pac R of Mo 1st ext g 4s.. 1938
2d extended gold 5s
1938
BtLIrM48geBC0ng68 1931
Gen con stamp gu g 5a. .1931
Unified 4 ref gold 4b ..1929
Reglatered
1929
Rlv 4 G Dlv lat g 4a-. .1933
Verdi V I 4
l8t g 5a.. .1926
1927
Mob 4 Ohio new gold 68
»1927
lat ext gold 6s
General gold 48
1938
Montgomery Dlv lat g 68.1947
St Louis Dlv 58..
1927
St L 4 Cairo guar g 4s
1931
Nashv Chatt 4 St L 1st 6a. .1928
Jasper Branch Ist g 68.. .1923
93
95
7912 Jan 19
97I2
9712
4534 June'20
24
24
Non-cum Income
84
66
7212 76
9II2 94
8712 100
8412
72
2712 June'20
22ia Deo 19
NO
95I8 Feb '19
65I2 July' 18
73I2
6978
Mar'2n
29
25
32
New York
June'20
46
60
76
of Mex prior lien 4^8.1926
1951
Ist consol 4a
New Orleans Term Ist 48...1953
Mexico Ist 68... 1925
Tex 4
Nov'lO
11712 May'lO
Mar' 19
73
84
May20
27I2
Guaranteed general 48
May' 19
86
N
Nat
June'16
Nov' 16
80Ss
7912
73
94
'19
85'>8
99
6912
Aug'19
Dec
June'20
92I2 IOOI2 10118 Apr 20
8718 95
100 Feb '20
*66l2
98I4
737g
67
68
June' 19
8712 June'20
75I2
7612
81 12 Sept'19
87i2 June'20
99I4
101
83
101 Sale
8338 85
C1990
Nat Rys of Mex
June'16
Jan
85
D
D
D
N
66
85
68
60
6818
63
67
62
60
6038
11
901.S
8118
M
M
94
55
7
62
1
Jan
92
86
8778 90
7612 Sale
sinking fund iHa.. 1936 J
Trust Co certfi of deposit
Bt Louli Dlv lit ref g 48.. 2001 A
6% aecured notes "ext" '16
Dall & Waeo lat gu g 5s-.194C
Kan City 4 Pac Ist g 4e..l990
1941'
Mo K 4 B lit gu g 5s
K 4 Okla lit guar 68.. 1942
K 4 T of T Ist gu g 68 1942
Sber Sb 4 So 1st gu g 6s. .1942
Texas & Okla let gu g 5s. .1943
Missouri P&olflo (reorg Co)
Ist 4 refunding 5« Ser A.. 1965
lat 4 refuBdlflg 6s Ser Ba 1923
83I4
92
D
8
D
D
D
D
D
9533 Bept'12
6758
6758
6334 Mar' 20
6234
6078
61)
92
6512
June'20
Gen
8314
Julj'OO
80
6912
J
m N
price Friday; lateet bid
80
62
6512
Oct '19
Trust Co certfi ol deposit
1st ext gold 58
1944
lat 4 refunding 4a
2004
Trust Co certfs of dep
881:
9612 1053a
6234 '6234
6234
99I4 0:1. '06
8312 June'20
67 Jan '20
95
..
..
—
4fl
92
S*---- 92
M4
&
Mav'20
65I2
90
C*
D
2d gold
83
S
N
No
6234
8
J
J
J
fpringl Dlv let g 3Hl
1961
Western Lines 1st g 4a
1981
Registered
1961
Bellev 4 Car lat 6e
1923
Oarb 4 Shaw Ist gold 4I..1932 Rl
Ohlc St L 4 N O gold 58.. 1981 J
Registered
...1961
•
62S4
A
lat gold 3b... 1951
Dlv
O
O
Mo
77
92
79
72
6038 Sale
1st oona 58
1938
lat Chio Term a f 48
1941
S8
A lit g 48 Int gU-'26
Mississippi Central 1st 6s. ..1949
Kan Tex lat gold 4a 1990
M
73
8458
85
64
65
S
MStP4SSMooDg48lDtgn.l93g
'ee"
73
843i June'20
'20
59I8
RR—
M
Jan
9818
79
62
—
'92"
95
103
9818
9II2
6018
Sou lines 4b. ..1936
Internal lit cobs g 4s. .1977
Staiaped guaranteed
1977
Midland Term lat e f g 58.1926
Minn St Louli lit 78.
.1927
Pacific Ext Is*, gold 68
1921
1st consol gold 61
1934
refundlDg gold 48
lat 4
1949
Ref 4 ext 5©-yr 5a Ser A.. 1962
Des
4 Ft lat gu 4b. .1936
Iowa Central 1st gold 6e..l938
Refunding gold 48
1951
'ml
92
Jan '20
Oct '13
66
61
Mex
7
8912
73
7538
85
Manila
52
1
1.
High
89
64
85
Gen oona gu SO-year 58.1963
Jeff Bdge Co gu g <s...ie4f
L&
40
98i8
83
N 4 C Bdge gen gu g 4 H8.1945
Pensae 4 Atl 1st gu g 68. .1921
8 & N Ala cons gu t 5s-..1936
91
91
Jan.
Slh
M
90
79
8834
Sale
105
L4N4M4Ml8tg4Ha
44
6612 83
I
HlQh No. LotD
89i2 June'20
113
Mar'17
92 78
94
8418
& Mem Dlv 4g..l946
Bt Loula Dlv iBt gold 68. .1921
2d gold 3s
,1980
Atl Knox 4 Cln Dlv 4s ...1956
Atl Knox 4 Nor lit g 58. .1940
Hender Bdge Ist § f g 6a. .1931
Kentucky Central gold 4s. 1987
Lez 4 East lit 50-yr Ss gu 1965
1945
L 4 N-Soutll
Joint 48.. 1952
Registered
»1952
X-J Fla 4 8 lit gu g 68
1937
56
H
Extended Ut gold 3Ha.-.I961
94
M
N
100
90
Range
]
^
Lasi Sale
Ask Low
1941
Faducah
D
Omaha Dlv
gu g 63.. 1941
M
M
Reglatered
gold 3a eterUng
Registered
OoUaterai trust gold 4l
Registered
lit refundlns 4a...
1st
Week's
Range or
B13
86
HeglstGred
1933
lat Int reduced to 4s
1933
Leh 4 N Y lit guar g 49
1945
Registered
194E
Long Isld 1st cons gold 5S..A1931
1st oonsol gold 4s
fil931
General gold 4s
193S
Ferry gold 4)^a...
1922
Gold 4e
1932
Unified gold 4s
1949
Debenture gold 5s
1934
20-year p m deb 5b
1937
Guar rofundlcg gold 4s
1949
Registered
1949
N Y B 4 B Ist con g 58-1935
N Y 4 R B lat gold 58
1927
Nor Sh B ist con g gu 6s-0l932
Louisiana 4 Ark lat g 58
1927
Louisville 4 Nasbv gen 68.. 1930
Gold 58..
1937
Unified gold 48
1940
Registered
1940
Collateral trust gold 5b ..1931
10-year secured 7s
1930
L Cln 4 Lex gold 4)^8—1931
O4
iBt gold 6s
1930
2d gold 68
1930
8518
5834
6278
M
lit
2
Leh Val RR 10-yr ooll 68..nl928
Leh Val Coal Co lat gu g 53.1933
9678
10314 IOOI4
M N
—
Leb V Term Ry
98
70
73
67
D
W
Week ending July
1.
^S
Price
Friday
July 2
High
-us
June'20
J
1922 J
6
71
7078
67
1943
21
7334
73 Sale
1935 A O
May'20
61U 0514
1946 A O
Alb * SusQ conv 3Hfl
IOOI4
IOOI4
9978 104
Renss &. Saratosa lat 7e..l021 IN
Denver A Rio Grande
48
61 Sale
60
eUs!
1936 J
1st conn e 4a
7
6418
64
6438 68
19361 J
Oonaol gold 4X8
5
65l2 66I2 6518
6518
J
Improvement gold 6s
1928J
38
44
4434
4414 Sale
1965 F A
Ist 4 reJundlng 6a
42 June'20
Trust Co certfs ol deposit
75 Jan '20
40
Rio Or Jmio Ist gu g 68.. .1839
6I14 Apr '11
7018
1940
Rio Or Sou Ist gold Aa
37I2 34
July' 17
1940
Guaranteed—
62I4
Sale
63
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Louisiana 'West lat 6e
1921
Morgan's La 4
let 8s. .1920
of Cal guar g 69
1938
Ore & Cal 1st guar g 68.-. 1927
Bo Pac of Cal—Gu g 6s.. .1937
So Pac Coast 1st gu 48 B..1937
San Fran Terml 1st 48. ..1950
7758 775s
IO2I4 1045i
76
9534 Sale
7312 75
94I4
6878
68
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60
71% June'20
71% June'29
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55
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1934
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1949
Mort Huar gold 3«8..Jtl929
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1933 ^
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'13
74% Dec '19
55%
55%
92% Jane'12
60 Apr '20
5518 Sale
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8838 Feb '14
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J
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40
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20-year conv 48
ao-year conv 68
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Aug
O
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May'15
IO6I2
37
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Consol gold 6b
1943
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Ga Car No Ist gu g 68.-1929
Seaboard
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Bouthem Pacific Co
4
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M
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65
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65
76%
Deo
4818 Sale
7558
BIrm 30-yr Ist g 4a..el933
Oaro Cent let con g 4b
1949 •*
Fla Cent 4 Pen 1st ext 68.1923 J
Oct '19
Nov'19
65
6278
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72
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J
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1042
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1044
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No price
93I4
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M
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1948
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1956
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Pitta Sh 4 L B Ist g 68
1940
lat consol gold 5h
1943
Beading Co gen gold 4e
1997
Registered
1997
Jersey Central coll g 48
1961
Atlantic City guar 4s g..-1951
St Job & Grand Isl Ist g 4s . .1947
St Louis 4 San Fran (reorg Co)
Prior lien Ser A 4s
1850
Prior Hoc Ser B 5s
1950
Prior lien Ser C 69
1928
O
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ftl956 A
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61960 0«*
J
St Louis 4 Ban Fran gen 6s. 1931 J
Goceralgoldea....
1933 J
St L A S F RR cons g 4s.. 1990 J
Southw Dlv let g 68
1947 A
K C Ft a 4 cons g 6s. 1928 ^
C Ft a 4 Ry rel g 48.1936 A
C 4 R 4 B let gu 58.1929 A
St L S
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2d g 48 Income bond 0tl8.pl98y •
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1932 i
lat terminal 4 unifying 6a-195a ••
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Seaboard Air Line g 48
1960 ^
Gold 48 stamped
1960 *
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01849 f
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82
77
70
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78
76
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May'15
6512 June'20
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lit CODSOi gold 4s
1968
Wash Cent ist gold 48
194S
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Oregon-Waah 1st & ref 4a. ..1901
PaoUIo Coast Co l«t g 6S-..1948
Faduoab 4 nii Ist 1 1 4Ha..l956
Pennsylvania
lat g 4a. .1923
OauBol sold 4a
1943
OODSOl gold 48
1948
'
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J
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P. O. O.
Week's
Price
July 2
Week ending July 2
92^8
59
3
Friday
1.
101
103
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77
52
60
9258
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76
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1945 J
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78
60
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W T R H & Hartford
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1947 M
Won-conv deben SHs
1947 M
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7814
9612
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1997
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1928
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.1931
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1931
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1934
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FlttS McK & Y l9t BU 88.. 1932
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1931
1931
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1940
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1940
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1951
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1952
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S V Chi & St L lat g 48 -.1937
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1937
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1931
»eat Shore Ist 4e guar. ..2361
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113
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STOCK EXCHANGE
Range
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Last Sa:e
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88I4 .-el's
88
96
3:9
Week's
Range or
Friday
July 2
j
m
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Deo
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77
77
78%
8878
68
95
68% 81
9634 101
82
1
81
103
93
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88% 92ll|
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'19
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36 May' 19
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—
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A
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1926
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1928
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1930
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RR l9t consol 4s
1949
Wlnston-Salem 3 B 1st 4fl..l960
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79
51
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77
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55
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50
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95
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July'17
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59
88
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76
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90
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74
62% 60
60
90
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85 May'20
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86%
8734
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1942!*
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77
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63
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90
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77
91
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91% 90%
78% Sale 78%
77%
78
93%
'-'-'-'91%
75s
1922 J
1943 F
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Cons Coal of Md lBt4ref 6s- 1 950 J
Elk Horn Coal conv 6s.
1926 J
Illinois Steel deb 4^8
1910 *
Indiana Steel lat 68
1952 M
Jeff A Clear C 4 I 2d 58
1926 •
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lat cone 5s series A
1950
MIdvale Steel A O conv s f 681936
Pleasant Val Coal lat a f 58.1928 J
Pooah Con Collier lat s f 58 1957 J
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Victor Fuel lat 8 f 58
_.1953'J
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102
77
94
Apr
84%
9934 111
97% 95% June'20 --16
91% 92% 91%
92
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16
9414 Sale
94%
94%
M
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5b
20
78%
93',
97
9958
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81
102%
77
93%
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81
9554
74
96
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1942
1930 J
1932 J
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91
76
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84
83
89
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104
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f
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98%
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96
76
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97
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85%
85
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92%
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92%
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M
&
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Union Bag 4 Paper Ist 6s.. 1930 J
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ref 6b guar
95
95 -3 June'20
89 June'20
63
63
85
86
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77
101
75
91
92
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76% June'20
1935 J
f
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91
83%
81%
97%
98
91
77
91%
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May'20
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119
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91
70
90
98
101
1935 J
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74
117
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70
68
89%
86%
79
51
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May 20
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Int AgrloCorp lat 20-yr 6s.
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92
9934
92% 92% 92%
92%
79 June'20
79% 80
77% Sale 77 14
78
117
117
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Cent Foundry Ist 8 f Ss
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1951 !
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8534
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10
3
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92
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75
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78
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65
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71
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71
71
58
72
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Am Sm A R Ist 30-yr 6s ser A '4' A
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Gold 4a
1951 F
67
80
85
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58
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59
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June'20
1
85
19
101%
73
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20
Oct 19
75
90
84
66
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.
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58
20
10
102
77
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100
89
76
11
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73
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10
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71
A
88%
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11%
71
M
89
81
85%
55
66
70
1943 J
88% Mur'20
60
N
M
95
90
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Feb '13
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79
fis
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79
86
89
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171j
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102
Sale
98
75
1 938 J
.1966 A
10-20-year Ssa erles 3. .
1932 J
Y Doc. 50-yr let g 49 . 1951 F
Niagara Falls Power lat 5a 1937 J
Ref 4 gen 68
al93'.' A
Nlag Loc- & O Pow 1st 58.. 1954
Nor States Power 25-yr 5s A 194! A
Ontario Power N F lat 68..I943 F
Ontario TranamlsBlon 5e
1945il*'
Pub Serv Corp N J gen 58 1959 A
Tennessee Cop let conv 68 1925
Wash Water Power 1st 68 1939 J
Wilson 4 Co lat 25-yr s f 68. 19
A
10-yr conv s f 83
192S J
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98"
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let 58
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lat
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83
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95I2 Apr '20
8234 June'20
8
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10
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f
let s
Mercan Marine
81
'20
Apr
84
June'20
11%
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Qranby Cons MS4P con fis A '28 "•
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1928*'
70
79
81
June'20
Mar
Nov
95
87
88
56
52
1955 J
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Chic Un Stafn Ist gu 4 Hs A 1963 J
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1963 J
Chile Copper 10-yrconv 7s. 1923 M
Coll tr A COQV 68 ser A
1932 A
Beth Steel
98I4
79
94
100
8478 84
91
91
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86
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97
93
90
79
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85
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J
J
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72
86
84
84
87
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M
M
M
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Coal, Iron
9OI2 103
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68I4
68I2
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80
72
S
1
1938
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77
51
51
Htjh
73
96
74%
88
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Braden Cop
coll trs f 6s. .1931 F
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1952 A
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Qas 4 Elec Berg Co o g 5s.. 1949 J D
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58
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17
512
6912
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22
75 May 20
8912 June'20
73 May 19
60 Dec 19
66I2 June 20
47I2 Apr 20
80 June' 17
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50
35
19.34
1
13lj
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21I2 June'20
2II2 June'20
82
87if.
13
73
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66
94
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69
68
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68
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61
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N
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21
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54
92
77
70
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578
5
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711
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20
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64
63
60
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8118
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94
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60
58
56
45
40
39
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1997
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1 925
ea El II! Bkn Ist con g 48. 1939
- «o Gas L of St L Ref 4 eit 58 "34
klllwaukee Gas L ist 48
1927
Newark Con Gas g 6s..
1948
68
1948
Purchase money g 49
1949
Ed Elec III Ist cone g 6b.. 1996
^ ¥ *Q El L4P ) it con g 6s . 1930
Pacific G 4 E 'o'o
Cal G 4 E
Corp iinlf-Ing 4 ret 5s. ..1937
Pacific G A K gen 4 ref 68.. 1942
Pao Pow 4 1. 1 1st 4 ref 20-yr
68 International Series
1930
fat 4 Passaic G 4 El 58... 1949
'«op Gus 4 C let cons g 89.1943
Refuartlng gold 58
1947
Ch O-L 4 Coke 1st gu g 68 1937
ConGCootChlBtgug5s 1936
Ind Nat Qae A Oil 30-yr 681936
Mu Fuel Gas let gu g 58.. 1947
pnlladelphla Co conv g 58.. 1922
Stand Gab A El conv a f 6b. .1926
Jyracuee Lighting lat g 68. .1951
^yraeaae Light A Power 68.. 1954
I>ei,ton O A El Jat g 58
1949
Uulou Elec Lt A P Ist g 68. .1932
KefuLdIng A extension 6fl- 1933
Fuel Gap Ist • f fie.. 1936
T'nitf
77
525
A
aI960
A
66I2
8
Stampe'
...1927 J J
Clolumbus Gas 1st gold 68.. 1932 i
J
Jonsol Gaa 6-yr conv 7a. .-1926 Q F
Ouna Gas EL4P of Bait 6-yr 58'2 M N
Detroit City Gas gold 6b
J
1923 J
4
53
May 20
6212
65
1378 Sale
I312
48I4 Sale
53I2
51
51
58
June 20
53
23
78
73
57
53
5678 Sale
1914 Sale
M
38
6OI2
55
M N
let
60
57
50
51
23
4OI2
58
coll tr
66
80
60
1937
rn-Clty Ry 4 Lt let a 1 58.. 1923
Oodergr of London 4 Ha
1933
Income 88
1948
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1934 J
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1924 A
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1927 A
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31I2
3718
75
64
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act and Elactrlc Light
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1947
3Siy Bll'ion Inc gen 59 A 1949
iislyn Un Gas Ist cons g 58.1945
Olccln Gas 4 Elec lst4ref 5b 1956
Oolumbla G 4 E let 58
1927
June'20
80
60
M
M
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35
35
J
53
53
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1930
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Portland Qen Eleo let 68.1936 J
J« Jos Ry L
4 P let g 68. .1937
•t Paul City Cab conB g 6s. 1937 J
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1960
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r»l!-d Ave Ry Ist g
371
33
28
50
47
45
66
Apr "20
May'18
Dec '19
4s
H
3334
2II4
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1956
Kings County E Igt g 48. .1949
Certificates of deposit.
21
72-8
Un
W
21
June'20
23 12 June'20
4110
39
36:8
M N
1949
Nassau Eleo guar gold 48.1951
Jbicago Rys 1st Ss
1927
:onn Ry 4 L 1st 4 ref g 4 Hs 1951
Stamped guar 4^8
1961
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ft Smith Lt 4 Tr l8t g 5s. ..1936
•3na 4 Manhat 5s ser A
1957
Adjust Income 58
1967
N Y 4 Jersey let 68
1932
iJterboro-Metrop coll 4HS.1966
Certificates of Deposit...
Jaterboro Rap Tran let 58.. 1966
Jachat Ry (N Y cons g 48. 1990
Stamped tax-exempt
1990
njanlla Elec Ry 4 Lt sf 5a..l963
Metropolitan Street Ry
Bway 4 7th A V Ist c g 68.1943
Col 4 9th Av let gu 8 59- 1993
Lex Av 4 P P 1st gu g 68. .1993
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9 EI (Chic let g 48.. 1938
rfllw E!ec Ry 4 Lt cons g 68 1926
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^9W on Ry 4 Lt gen 4 Hs 1935
« TMunlclpRy Istsf SsA 1966
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. 01942
68 series B
Va Ist 58
Montana Power
Certlllcates of deposit
Certificates of deposit stmp'd
8k City let cons 5s. .1916-1941 J
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8!slyn Q Co 4 3 1st 59
1941 J
Stamped guar
SS
1948
1925
I92e
1920
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23
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N.
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73%
88I2
1950
coll tr g Is
Alaska Gold
iQt
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a)ooklyn Rapid Tran g oB..1945
1st retund conv gold 4s
2002
!-yr 7% secured notes. .41921
Ask Low
Bid
73% 74
Consol 58
7678
9012
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Since
Jan. 1.
Mlicellaneout
Adams Ex
Armour 4 Co
87^8 100
S
S
M N
48
56
36
334
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June'20
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1944'F
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1957
97.2 July'19
7034
1
8S78 Mar'20
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J
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I
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1941
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1945
1952
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1937
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..1943
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Monday
June 26
June 28
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63
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70
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5
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100
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100
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25
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Mar'20
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2918 2918
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Mar'20
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Boston Bond Record. Transactions in bonds at Boston
Stock Exchange June 26 to July 2, both inclusive:
—Record
Friday
Last
Week's Range
Sales
for
of Prices.
Last
Sale.
Price.
Bonds
U S Lib
91.54
85.24
85.04
86.10
85.50
89.90
85.90
95.92
915/g
915^
2d Lib L'n4Ms.. 1927-42
3d Lib Loan 4Ms... 1928
4th Lib L'n 4)43.1933-38
1922-23
i%s
Am
Chem 5s... 1924
AtchTop&Sre4s...l995
Atl G & W I SB L 5s ..1959
Victory
Agrlc
Belgium 7K>s
70« 70M
69
1945
Gt Xor-C B & Q 4s. ..1921 "'93K
K C Ft S & Mem 6s. . . 1928 93
1929
Mass Gas 4K>s
Miss River Power 5s. .1951
N E Telephone 5s
Swift
& Co
1932
1944
Tel 5s. . 1932
1st 5s
Western Tel
&
High.
Low.
90.64
85.24
84.84
85.54
84.50
88.14
85.00
95.24
Loan 3>^s. 1932-47
1st Lib Loan 4s. 1932-47
2d Lib Loan 4s.. 1927-42
1st Lib L'n 4^8.1932-47
85 H
78
70
98M 98M
93 H
93
80
71)^
78'A
85)^
77
Range since Jan.
93)/s
93
80
llVi
78Ji
85-^
78
Low.
$2,750
950
1,200
4,000
23,050
77,850
45,450
28,500
1,000
2,000
6,000
1,000
3,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
10,000
1,000
6,000
89.04May
82.04May
May
82. 04
82.14May
8 1.60 May
86.00May
81.74May
94. 84 May
915^
70 H
69
98 }i
93ya
93
80
695^
June
June
June
June
78
82
May
May
77
June
July
July
July
Mar
1.
High.
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
91^ June
81yi Jan
81
Jan
98 K June
95% Jan
100.00
93.04
92.34
93.80
92.98
94.96
92.98
99 30
93
July
91 M Mar
76
Jan
85
Mar
93 K Jan
84
Jan
—
Last
Stocks
Par.
(*)
Albert Pick & Co
Amer Radiator, new
100
Amer Shipbldg, pref...lOO
Sale.
Price.
620
270
50
40
74
73
92^
15Ji
1,755
3,126
1,755
91
15
93K
15% 15%
QlVs 93M
June
Feb
9VA
July
47
49
54
June
June
June
Beaver Board
(J I)
(*)
Chic City & Con Ry
-(*)
Pt sh com
Chicago Elev Ry, pref. 100
Commonw'th Edison.. 100
Continental Motors
10
Cudahy Pack Co, com. 100
Diamond Match
56
14 M
IJi
Libby McNeill & Libby . 10
,
Rights
10
Mitchell Motor Co
(*)
National Leather
10
Orpheum Circuit, Inc
1
Piggly Wlggly
(*)
Quaker Oats Co, pref.. 100
Reo Motor
10
Root & Van Dervoort-.(*)
Sears Roebuck, com
100
W W, com
(*)
100
15
Temtor Prod C&F "A"-(*)
Thompson, J R, com
25
Union Carb & Carbon. . . 10
United Iron Wks, v t C..50
United Pap Board com 100
,
.
(*)
1.20
Western Knitting Mills. (*)
Wilson & Co, pref
100
Wrlgley
Jr,
July
H
Jan
450
920
com
25
185
8%
8M
26)4
273/8
27M
3,553
150
89
39
89
43
90
21M
21K
21
3934
8H
109
82
16
16
12
16M
12K
15 16
Vs
l\H
lOM
"39 k"
67)^
12)4
UH
39 M
205
206
661^ 72
M
107
35)^
40 J^
30
65)4
26 Ji
49
33)4
17M
88
76
39
4034
107
109
35 Ji 3534
40 M 41
30
30
64
65)4
28
28
26 3i
26
esH 63)4
39 M 4934
32
333i
17
17)4
88
88
76
76
375
165
2,080
100
45
885
1,210
2,795
985
275
30
2,665
25
200
175
1,120
2,510
695
35
75
Bonds
Chicago City Ry 5s... 1927
Chic City & Con Ry 5s 1927
Chicago Rys 4s, Ser B - 1927
Commonw Edison 5s. . 1943
Morris & Co 4Ms
1939
Peo G L& Cref g 53. .1927
Pub Serv Co 1st ref g 5s '56
South Side Elev 4>^s..l924
Swift & Co 1st s f g 5s. 1944
78
72
85
64
40
35
78
72
59 M
67
63)^
85
64
42
36
SI, 000
59^
2,000
4,000
20,000
2,000
1,000
67
63)4
85 M
1.000
2,000
3,000
78H
73
Pittsburgh Stock Exchange.
—Record
Pittsburgh Stock Exchange June 26 to
clusive, compiled from official sales lists:
Friday
Last
Week's Range
Storks-
Par.
Amer Vitrified Prod com 50
AmWinGlassMachcomlOO
Arkansas Nat Gas com. 100
Sale.
Price.
Barnsdall Corp class A. .25
Class B
25
PrefeiTed
5
Fidelity Title &Trust.'."l6o
Guffey-Gilles Oil. .(no par)
Habishaw El Cable (no par)
3V2
300
26
5
50
Preferred
50
Ohio Fuel Oil
1
Ohio Fuel Supply
.25
Oklahoma Natural Gas. .25
Oklahoma Prod & Ref
5
Pittsb Coal pref
100
Plttsta-Jerome Copper
1
Pittsb OH & Gas
100
Pittsb Plate Glass
100
Stand Sanit Mfg com.. 100
Third National Bank.. 100
Union Natural Gas
100
West^house Air Brake
50
We.st'house El & Mfg com 50
We.st Penn Rys pr«f
100
1'4
4
300
253€
1434
26
14 3i
96
3
2
2
154
155
13334 133)4
Kay County Gas
1
La Belle Iron Wks com. 100
Mfrs' Light* Heat
Marland Petroleum
Nat Fireproof ing com
12
96
3
Ilarb-Walk Refract pf.lOO
Indep Brewing com
50
100
25
50
High.
110
110
113i 1234
403i 4034
39
39
IK
Carbo-Hydrogen Co com.
Preferred
Lone Star Gas
of Prices.
Low.
12
12
27
26
51%
43^
63^2
13M
4)4
e'A
13
223^
27
53
434
63i
13K
23
50
50
51
31%
313i
32
4c
15
155
120
"so"
OH
Price
1
Commercial Credit, pf B.25
Conson Gas, E L & Pow 1 00
Consolidation Coal
97
3434
70
16)4
40
8934
80
80
13)4
18
30
30
30
85
97
88
73
92)4
94
97
96
86
85
97
88
72)4
92)4
93 34
97
96
86
90
47 3i
6134
45
59
5934
8934
70
100
20
167
184
115
45
220
26
35
70 K
13
13
3,253
334
"70""
100
Ry & Electric. ..50
Wash Bait & Annap
50
50
in-
June
20
June
953i Feb
74 3i June
Jan
40
434 Apr
3.40 Jan
May
6
8
1.
High.
June
2% Feb
1.05 June
30
100
76
Penn Water & Power.. 100
Low.
178
3K
United
Range since Jan.
Shares.
31
iV«
33i
l.OS 1.20
e%
634
8%
83i
21
21
96
97
75H
Monon Vall Trac, pref.. 25
Mt V-Woodb Mills v t r 100
Preferred
High.
334
100
Cosden & Co, preferred. .5
Davison Chemical.. no par
Houston Oil pref tr ctts. 100
Preferred v tr_
Low.
30
10
10
Preferred
both
Week.
10
Cent Teresa Sugar
2,
9%
Jan
Jan
11
25
|Jan
103 M Jan
May
89
4%
Jan
Feb
Apr
May
44 3i
93 3i
87
74
Feb
June
June
Feb
70
95
8434
Mar
65
11
13
May
10
1634
40
May
30
July
15
2034
36
Jan
Jan
Jan
334
32 A
6734
1434
40
113
4
8934
20
1,442
I'eb
17
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
3
Bonds —
Ala Cons
C&
I 5s
M & St P— C P W 5s
1933
Consolidated Gas 53 ..1939
Consol G,E L & P 4)431935
5% notes
6% notes
7%
notes
Erie prior lien 4s
1996
United Ry & Elec 4s.. 1949
Income 4s
1949
Funding 5s
1936
do
small
1936
6 per cent notes
8934
86%
91
47 3^
6134
45
59 34
60
8934
85
97
88
7234
9234
93
9634
96
83
89
47 3i
55
42
56
56
85J4
.51,000
1,000
1,000
4,000
27,000
6,000
2,000
5,000
9,000
3,000
1,000
4.000
6,000
2,000
700
3,000
July
June
June
June
June
June
June
Jan
May
May
J>me
May
Mar
Mar
Mar
May
88
Jan
97
June
96
Jan
81
Jan
95
Jan
96
Jan
10034 Jan
Apr
983i
9334 Apr
95 M Jan
473^i
69
4834
6234
63
91
June
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
Feb
1)4 June
16
1
26)^
16K
12ys
100
Wahl Co
Ward, Montg & Co, w
Jan
13M
13H
16
Stew Warn Speed, com. 100
Swift & Co
Swift International
Mar
500
56
40
400
300
49}.^
109
82
IIM
•
85
80)4
llOM Jan
17H Mar
1,830
48
1
Warrants
Lindsay Light
Mar
Jan
IK
48
49
54
75
30
100
25
575
9,915
18,675
564
510
25
100
10
July
505^
95 H Feb
58
Mar
75
Jan
56
July
2434 Apr
88
Harf man Corporation. . 100
Holland Amer Sugar
10
Hupp Motor
Feb
High.
7H 7Ji
lOlJi 102
10
lOK
(*)
common
(*)
Cal & C Can & Dock Co.
Briscoe,
•
Low.
40
74 Ji
75
74
75
91
of Prices.
50
Cosden &Coconvsf
Elkhorn Coal Corp 6s. 1925
1.
Week.
Shares.
40
100
Preferred _
High
Celestine
Sales
for
Consol'n Coal conv 6s- 1923
Range since Jan.
40
74
Preferred
Shaw
of Prices.
Low.
Sales
for
100
Armour & Co, pref
Armour Leather
Case
Week's Range
Par
Arundel Corporation
Atlantic Petroleum
C
Chicago Stock Exchange. Record of transactions at
Chicago Stock Exchange June 26 to July 2, both inclusive,
compiled from official sales lists:
Friday
Stocks-
Week's Range
Sale.
Week.
Friday
of transactions at
Baltimore Stock Exchange, June 26 to July
clusive, compiled from official sales lists:
4
85)4
4c
14)4
155
114
110
117)4
105
48 3i
71
43^
85)4
9c
15H
156
114
110
121
100)4
50
71
Sales
for
3
May
1013i June
834 May
88
May
105)4 June
813^ May
15
Feb
13
Feb
June
12
July
1154 July
5
May
25)4 June
lOM June
27^
39
89
July
July
May
21
May
3734 June
205
May
61
Feb
37
Feb
1063^ June
35
June
40
May
29 H May
5434 Apr
24 3i May
Feb
20
633^ July
3634 Mar
313-g
May
17
June
133i
101
1253^
May
Jan
Apr
Apr
233-8
32
23€ May
123^ June
8H July
25
95
9,480
25
525
100
130
75
1,880
150
15
35
Mar
43
July
9814 Jan
28
Mar
52
Jan
243
90
Apr
Apr
Apr
503^
128
55
49
5234
7434
42
29
703^
53 J^
40
Jan
Jan
Mar
Mar
Jan
Apr
Mar
Apr
Apr
Mar
Jan
Jan
Apr
1.
100
130
200
100
1,679
189
4,215
195
85
195
82
786
500
100
23,000
4,899
105
50
100
40
1634
May
135
45
39
36
June
June
June
234
134
47
45
3%
June
5
June 300
June
39
June
18
June 102
June
534
Jan
234
Apr
Jan
Jan
Apr
Apr
Jan
Jan
June
Jan
Apr
Jan
Apr
Apr
1023^ Feb
120
May
25
June
51
June
4
May
15934 June
136
June
45)4 Jan
6)4 June
13
June
22)4 July
Apr
Apr
44
Feb
313i June
July
4
8534 June
July
4o
61K
6)4
9)4
19)4
Mar
lOK
Jan
Jan
Jan
92
25c
11
May
June
no
Mar no
May
Jan
Jan
3434
55 3i
5234
155
114
11734 June
104
May
345 45 H May
15'
71
June
255
High.
109
2534
1434
Week's Range
Week.
of Prices.
Low.
High.- Shares
18
172
225
130
11834
55
79
Apr
Mar
Mar
Apr
Mar
Mar
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
G
Brill
00
100
1
125
10
Co
100
100
50
50
Lehigh Navigation
Lehigh Valley
Steel
443
pref.
Lake Superior Corp
Mldvale
37
100
100
Elec Storage Battery
General Asphalt pret
Hunt & Broad Top
Price
no par
J
Range since Jan.
95
American Gas
American Rys pref
American Stores
Jan
of transactions at
2, both in-
300
Par.
15K
July
May
Stocks
Insurance CoofNA
Rects full paid
7234 Feb
42
June
July
36
7834 May
Apr
79
Mar
65
June
67
66 3< Mar
92 K Jan
IVi
Sales
for
Last
Sale.
Apr
60 M May
34
Feb
31
May
66
Mar
73
June
58
May
67
June
63)4 May
8234 June
UK
official sles lists:
Friday
44
July
88
733^ May
1134 June
from
Range since Jan.
1.
Mar
105
183^
23 5i
98 H
813^
Low.
inclusive, compiled
Feb
Jan
Feb
Feb
83i
108
Week.
Shares
—
Philadelphia Stock Exchange. Record of transactions
at Philadelphia Stock Exchange, June 26 to July 2, both
& Ord
13
57
50
Pennsyl .Salt MfgPennsylvania
50
50
38 M
36
3234
22
18 K
Philadelphia Co (Pitts) . .50
Pref (cumulative 6%)-50
Phila Electric of Pa
25
Phila Rapid Transit
50
Philadelphia Traction. .-50
Tono-Belmont Devel
Tonopah Mining
Union Traction
United Gas Impt.
1
1
1
50
.50
Preferred
50
U S Steel Corporation. .100
West Jersey & Sea Shore. 50
York Rys pref
50
37
30
40
4334 44 3-^
117
125
110
1,10
63i
63i
29
30
28 34 2834
4034 4034
13
1334
57
583<
403i 41 3i
41
41
6634 6734
38 3i 38%
36
36
31
3234
2134 22
19
18
50
51
134
IK
3-16 13-16 13-16
29
2934
41
4234
29 34
42
•
93
H
50
9234
36
31
50
93 M
36
82
1,142
1.378
3
100
132
3
30
225
366
133
82
26
2,022
75
242
1.873
2.045
80
885
300
655
599
18
20
31
31
Low.
High.
Apr
June
5634
6434
Feb
Jan
37% Feb
463-4
Mar
Feb
141
193
13
3754
31
30
99
92
May
6K
June
Mar
2734
2734
40
Apr
12
May
May
57
June
4034 May
41
May
6634 June
May
38
34
May
2954 May
2034 May
16
May
50
Jime
134 May
3-16July
2834 June
41
June
1
June
50
90
35
30
May
Jan
May
30K
5834
22
65
4754
5134
76
43 H
4234
3634
2534
28
63
Jan
Jan
Feb
Jan
Apr
Apr
Mar
Mar
Mar
Jan
Jan
Mar
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
3 1-16 Jan
2K Feb
37
Jan
57
Jan
50
June
10834 Jan
Feb
40
32
Jan
Bonds
U S 1st Lib L'n 4143. '32-47
2d Lib Loan 4)4 s 1927-42
3d Lib Loan 4 3i3_ . . 1928
4th Lib L'n 4)43.1933-38
1922-23
Victory 4Ms
Amer Gas & Elec 5s.. 2007
do
small
2007
Baldwin Locom 1st 58.1940
Elec & Peoples tr ctfs 4 1945
Keystone Telep 1st 5s- 1935
Lehigh Valley coll Os. . 1928
Lehigh Val Coal 1st 5s 1933
Natl Properties 4-6s..l946
Penna RR 10-year 7s. 1930
Philadelphia Co
Cons & coll tr 5s stpd '51
Phila Electric 1st 5s.. 1966
small..
.1966
do
Reading gen 4s
1997
Spanish-Am Iron 68
1927
United Rys Invest 53.1926
Welsbach Co 5s
1930
54
85.70
84.74
88.20
85.16
95.40
72
71
9234
54
68)4
92 K
85
334
10134
78
82
75 3i
98
6734
82
83
75
98
65
94
K
86.00 $1,500
85.50 80,450
88.94 70,500
85.86 148,150
S5.84 105,450
72
1,000
71
500
1,000
9234
15,000
54
1,000
6834
5,000
92 K
9,000
85 K
3K 12,000
102
53,000
78
8234
84
7534
983-i
6734
94
85.70June
83. 20
May
86.40May
82.30May
94.70May
70
71
9234
54
67
92 3i
85
3)4
100 ^g
May
May
June
June
June
June
July
June
Apr
1,000
77
Feb
20,000
1,400
7,000
82
83
72
June
2,000
37,000
5,000
98
65
94
Apr
Jime
June
May
Apr
91.78 Apr
91.90 Jan
94.60 Jan
92.88 Jan
99 34 Jan
82 y2 Jan
82
Jan
993
Jan
65
Jan
85
Jan
102 5i Jan
99
Jan
30
Jan
102
June
K
81
93
93 K
8234
10134
76
Jan
Jan
Feb
Apr
Jan
Jan
98% Mar
—
Ne'w York "Curb" Market. Below we give a record of
the transactions in the outside security market from June 26
It covers the week ending Friday
to July 2, both inclusive.
afternoon.
should be understood that no such reliability attaches
on the "Curb" as to those on the regularly
organized stock exchanges.
It
to transactions
On
the
members
New York
of the
Stock Exchange, for instance, only
Exchange can engage in business, and they
—
are permitted to deal only in securities regularly listed
that
is, securities where the companies responsible for them have
complied with certain stringent requirements before being
admitted to dealings. Every precaution, too, is taken to
insure that quotations coming over the "tape," or reported
in the official list at the end of the day, are authentic.
On
the "Curb," on the other hand, there are no restrictions
whatever. Any security may be dealt in and any one can
meet there and make prices and have them included in the
—
July
—
H
.
.
In the circumstances,
particularly as regards mining shares.
out of the question for any one to vouch for the absolute
trustworthiness of this record of "Curb" transactions, and
we give it for what it may be worth.
it is
Friday
Loot Week's Range
2
Sale.
Price.
Par
Stocks
Industrial
Acme Coal-r
&
i
& Fdy com
Am Candy Co,com(no
Amer Chicle, r
(no
oar)
par)
100
Preferred, r
T Securities
6
100
100
Brit-Amer Chem.r
10
ord.bear.fl
Ord inary bearer _ r
£1
BucyrusCo-r
100
Canad Car & Fdry pf_r 100
Caracas Sugar
Car LtR & Power, r
Cent Teresa Sut; com
Chicago Nipple. r
Cities Serv Bankers shs
Cieve Auto Co new
lOlH
91
7H
24
36 M
7?4
25
30
72
Hercules Paper. r..(nn par)
Hydraulic Steel com.r.(ti
Preferred .r
lOO
Indian Packing Corp.r (t)
Intercontinental Rubb. 100
Kay County Gas.r
2M
24
22 Ji
30!^
95
9.%
1
2
Keystone Solether.r
10
LIbby McNeill & LIbby . r 10
Llgget's Int Ltd com rlAlOO
Llg Mar Coal Mining- r_.l
Lincoln MotCoci A.r..50
Mercer Motors, r. . (no par)
13
National Leather, r
10
National Vanadium . r
1
Nor Am Pulp & Paper, (t)
Peerless Truck & Motor. r.
Perfection T <fe R.r
10
Phiia Electric new^r
Radio Corp of Am. r.. (t)
Preferred, r
6
Ranier Motor. r..(nr. pur)
Republic Rubber. r (no par)
Reynolds (R J) Tob B r 26
Root & V ander voort com 1 00
Roy dc FranceToUet Prod 5
Singer Mfg.r.
100
Stutz Motor Car r (no par)
Submarine Boat r t c (t)
Sweets Co of Amer.r
fwift & Co. r
14H
36K
63
9H
2514
9M WVi
40 Ji
57
33
78
30
72
7H
H
I'/i
2M
K
H
90
8H
12
1%
2H
16
"i%
1%
1.
H
2
34
2
22
21M
22
500
IVs
1
2%
39
2%
39 H
800
39"^
36
42
36 H
2%
2
2
41>^
38
6
5%
117
12H
119
250
250
250
13
I'A
108
12
1
108
«
iH
(t)
United Profit Sharing.. 25c
1
14
H
2H
5S
li'A
31 H
1%
2H
35 M
33
170
65
m
%
1
14M
31 Ji
2%
2%
lOH
400
2,890
365
35
5,100
3,600
100
800
5,300
260
1,200
3,800
6,300
2,400
1,600
3,500
11,500
lOH
73
Warren Bros.r
3,200
1,400
74
18%
19 'A
89
61
50 H
89
67
51
400
200
1,100
100
Jan
Mar
15
June
Feb
June
20
83
40
88
May
May
5
May
39 H May
June
61
55 H June
10
July
90!^ June
UVi June
51
May
100
88
30
June
June
June
June
4^i Apr
June
10
M
36
Jan
40
Jan
June
96
47 '4 June
July
90
llH
68
68
56
Feb
Apr
18
June
June
Feb
94
Apr
15
H May
June
61
102
91
33
July
July
14
22
May
85
58
June
June
9H Jan
28 >i Jan
28H Jan
32
June
June
85
July
60
6
H!^ July
Mar
2!^
iH
3H
35
55
Feb
Feb
June
May
21) '4
3H
9U
9
44^
Jan
.July
Jan
Mar
Jan
Jan
Jan
7H
28 H June
July
51
62!^ May
15
July
125
June
1
1
22 H
Jan
Jan
June
14
50
63
53
82
'4
14
H Mar
Junp
June
101
7H.
10
May
20
Feb
1% June
Feb
13
12 H June
106 K June
IH Apr
42 M June
May
May
12
11
IH
4H
Jun
Feb
18
3H
7 '4
2
21
l"i
May
May
47
22
3
June
5%
4H
Feb
June
54K
May
45
54 K
IH
39
36
June
5
May
6
2'A
9%
Mldweflt,-Texas Oll.r
Noble Oil & Gas
North American Oll.r
Ohio Fuel Oll.r
Oklahoma Nat Gas.r
Omar
Oil
& Gas
H
19'A
35 >A
&
6H
24 A
16
15J^
148
10c
1
1
5
22
1
25
31',^
6
14J
Jan
Jan
June
June
June
June
July
Jan
Jan
Jan
June
June
Mar
Jan
Jan
Jan
Apr
Jan
May
Jan
June
6
6
16 "4
10
16 H
H
10
Skeily Oil Co.r
10
Spencer Petrol Corp
Stelner Oil Corp.r. (no par)
Superior Oil.r
(no par)
Superior Oil C T receipts.
Texas Chief Oil.r
10
Trinity Oil Corp.r
Tropical Oil Corp.r
United Tex Petrol. r
Victoria Oil.r
17
19}
America Mines. r
Arizona Globe Copper
Arizona Silver. r
.Atlanta Mines. r
Belcher-Dlvlde.r
Belcher Extension
Big Ledge Copper
Co
1
1-161 5-16
1
May
14 May
1'4
10
Feb
52
May
May
18^i
June
June
June
2c
2'Ao
3'Ag
7-16
Booth. r
1
Boston & Montana Dev..5
1
Caledonia Mining
Calumet & Jerome Cop. r.l
Canada Copper Co Ltd..
Canilalaria Cop Co Ltd..
1
Carson Hill Gold.r
1
Cash Boy Consol
5
Consol Copper Mines
Consol Virginia Silver. r..
1
Cortez Silver. r
1
Divide Ex tension
El Salvador Silver Mln.r.l
'23c"
58
50
Rights.
Arkansas Natural Gas.r..
Caracas Sugar. r
New.Iersey Zinc.r
Royal Dutch. r
Shell Transport & Tradlngr
United Drug.r
H
1'4
VH
13
I'A
IH
IH
12M
13
31
20
32
20 Ji
1
IH
H
6,.500
9,000
1,300
1,200
4,100
9,500
June
1
lA July
H Mav
30
May
1
1
21
H
%
Apr
June
Kewanus .r
Knox Divide, r
A
9'Ac
7c
1
1
lie
1
5J^c
20
34 H
Nlpls.slng
100
N
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Standard Oil of
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on
101
381
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1
101
387
1
,945
10
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19
101
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31
143
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370
May
480
Mar
Allen Oll.r
i
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25c
Amalgamated Royalty. r.l
Anna Bell
j
Arcadia Oll.r
1
Arkansas Nat Gas.
10
Atlantic Gulf Oil Corp. 100
Blgheart Prod & Ret
10
'A
1,000
I'A
85,100
5,000
9,300
9.500
%
IIH
12K
1,100
81H
80
81
lo'A
900
loys
3'A
2H
15 ib
19 'A
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5
r- 5
2
28c
34c
12H
S
Boston-Wyoming 011.r..l
Carib Syndicate r new
23c
30c
I
Boston-Mexican Petrol.r.l
Coaden & Co., com.r
Gushing Petr Corp com
Mln
Cop Corp
IVn
H
3H
2H
13 10 1
18
19?i
2
4
7
TVs
1,900
17,700
1,.500
68..500
1,700
800
500
25.600
IH
22c
25c
dUc
H
H
79 h
9H
11
3
Jan
June
May
May
June
June
June
Apr
Feb
Jan
Jan
Sunburst Cons Mlne3.r..l
Sutherland Divide. r
1
'"2Hc
1
Apr
Tonopah
Tonopah
Tonopah
Tonopah
Apr
H Apr
15!^ June
2
June
I'A
6H May
'4
June
13
7H
3H
Apr
Apr
Jan
Jan
IH Mar
Divider
lOc
Washington Gold Quartz.
winH>rt Mining
May
3
Victory
5 He
7-16
"SHc
Mining. r
1
United Eastern Mining.. 1 2
U S C'ontinental Mines. r.l
Jan
4
Feb
June
June
Apr
June
Feb
June
May
Jan
22 H
July
Mar
H
15
Jan
Mar
20
19
June
Jan
June
1'. June
IH Jan
Jan
1
23 H Jan
IH Jan
•2H Jan
9H Jan
•50
Jaa
8H Jan
'4
47 H
51
...1
2,800
900
4,200
20,145
H
H
77
200
9
7-16
H
48c
3c
8,200
10,210
3,900
1,700
10,300
7.100
10.400
6c
1-16
IH
H
13
IK
7Hc
1
9-16
H
1
3'-
16
1«
IH
1.5-16
7
He
5c
1
1 ,5-10
2c
10c
4c
4Hc
6c
25c
3c
2!5c
Ic
IH
I'H
1.16 IH
IH 1 13-16
1
H
2H
1
1
H
IH
2c
9c
4c
H
3
7 He
6c
6c
5c
1
1
5-16
2c
lie
5o
1
16,200
4,000
6,390
9.300
12.400
12.500
May
Mar
8c
5c
'i
H
1
3H Mar
1
1
2H
15c
15c
4c
40c
4Hc Mar
4H Mar
-16
June
June
HA
June
H
Jan
97c
32c
liHcMay
May
78c
Jan
Apr
Jan
Feb
300
12
H
IH
3-16Jau
1
H
2H
140
Jan
1-16 June
'jcJune
1
IH
19
May
IH May
1
120
June
3-16 Jan
3c
Jan
14c June
1
s
May
Mar
H June
Apr
H May
30«
2c
2c
Jan
Jan
Jan
'120
i June
12
Jan
Jan
150
^ May
6c
Mar
May
5-16 June
1-16
Feb
Jaa
27c
12c
15o
May
4JicMar
192
Feb
20
Feb
June
June
Jan
June
June
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
Feb
Jan
Jan
23g
15 May
10c June
H
16
Mar
15-16 Jan
15-16 Apr
3
1
74c
Jan
Jan
June
15-16 Jan
10
61c
Apr
5c
Ic
Mar
1-16
6H
15-16 Jan
15 H May
2c
Jan
Jan
Jan
12c
June
June
1
Jan
IH
May
lo
Ic
Apr
40
1
5HiJune
He
Jan
Jao
June
Jan
3-16 Jan
July
.790
21.330
2.690
2,860
6,060
10„500
Jan
Mar
7c
Mar
June
9-16 Feb
June
62c June
H June
1
Apr
6H
May
Feb
2
15..500
2c
5c
H
%
7c
H
2H
3-16 Mar
15-16 June
1
91c
42c
52c
22c
1,100
2,400
7,400
6,700
4.000
19.900
1,200
100
1,100
H
H
5-16
Feb
June
June
June
2% May
2
May
16,.500
6c
5Mc
3-16
1
Jan
63
1
1
Exteaslon
10c
y»
3c
1
West End Consol'd
5
White Caps Extension. lOc
White Caps Mining
lOc
Jan
WH
Belmont Dev
Divider
1.3c
Vi
Vi
13
_
Apr
Jan
Jan
Jan
4HcJune
3,200
11,.
500
11,700
9,500
11,500
1,000
7,900
12,900
14c
6c
38c
1-16
I'A
1
3H
45
90
Apr
H May
.945
,800
5-16
'A
S%
15-16
i^ June
1
IHc
5Hc
H
H
1
(no par)
1
'A
196
Silver Dollar Mining. r..-l
Silver King of .4rlz new
Silver King Divider
1
Sliver Pick Cons'd. r
1
Simon Silver
Lead.r
Standard Sllver-Iycad
1
Succ(!tw Mining
1
Jan
7
73H
13H
Jan
4c
3Sc
49c
20
15,900
6.800
H
4Hc
7-16
1
2
10
&
Allied Oll.r-.
Cas'i
101
381
Feb
May
3-16 May
40 May
580
Mar
July
22c
1-16 June
13-16 July
21, .500
'A
76
5
Ophlr Silver Mines, r
June
June
Stocks
Boone on
100
Mines
May
Rico DIv.r
Rex Consolidated
%
76
197
St Croix Silver
24
Feb
June
June
3.-
2,600
12,500
10,800
16M
12c
1,;
Ic
2c
400
600
4H
4
16'A
n-iR
516
Seneca
23
£1
Ic
H
%
%
18,650
300
1,100
29,300
28,100
6,400
15„800
20,700
9,200
13c
2c
Ic
Ic
1
Jersey Zinc.r
H
10c
5c
Louisiana Consol
New
Subsidiaries
IH Mar
Jan
May
3
40 'S
4H
7K
19
May
3>3 June
320
7Hc
IHc
lie
Ic
MacNamara Mining, r
1
1
H
8c
7c
5Hc
1
Roper Group Mining
Anglo-Amer Oll.r
Eureka Pipe Line
Jan
Jan
Jan
90
9 H Jan
Ifi
June
lOH Jan
7'A
26
56
Jime
200
720
70c
Ic
10c
5
Apr
'A
H
1
1
July
'A
H
H
K
15
A
17,500
15,800
20„500
21.200
14,400
7,000
13,100
3,000
7,000
15,100
6c
63c
24c
H
15-16
1
Gold Zone Divider
12c
Bend.r
1
25c 4 1-16
Hecla Mining
Honduras Amer Synd.r(t)
16 H
Iron Blossom. r
10c
1
Jim Butler. r
13c
Jumbo Extension
1
5'Ac
M.ay
1
4Hc
60c
22c
Gre;it
La Rose Mines Ltd
2c
3c
4c
2e
3c
7-16
'A
10
10c
3H
IH
Former Standard OH
45 H
1,600
H
Mountain States Silv-r..l
1
Murray MogM.Ltd
31
Mar
42H Mar
35
June
Feb
Feb
18H June
13
June
330
H
H
1-16
H
Ys'-ie 13-16 1 1-16
5-16
5-16
'A
27
28
6 Ac
4Hc 7e
3 '4
3
"ill
2
2H
61c
61c
59c
26c
26c
22c
2
2'A
2H
7
6
8H
Motherlode. r
600
600
•
1
Ic
i'Ac
Silver.
Goldfield Consol'd r
Goldfleld Devel.r
Goldfield Merger. r
1
'A
'A
Marsh Mining. r
67
IH
2%
1
10c
10c
5
Mar
27
21
3H
1
19
Jan
Jan
Jan
19
40 Ji Feb
Jan
3H
4H Jan
12H Jan
80
June
26 H Jan
100
Jan
Jan
85
51H June
11,200
M
19
1
May
May
3H
1-16
M
H
Feb
Jan
Jan
Jan
Jan
4H Jan
190
Jan
H Jan
1 5-18
Apr
5H Jan
2% Mar
May
i% May
500
19
16
51
IH
2H
1
12
18M
3H
5
19 H
20'A
Eureka Croesus Mln.r
1
1
Eureka Holly. r
1
Forty-nine Mining. r
5
Gadsden. r
Golden Gate Explorn.r..5
Apr
Feb
Jan
19Ji
5
16 !4
19
16
1
Emma
May
IH May
lOJi
IK
"]9M
2 'A
9H May
Mining Stocks
Alaska-Brit Col Metals..
Apr
I'A
13
9y»
16H 20H
Apr
Jan
38
41
27
22 H
21
July
6
14
9
16
3
ll'A
Jan
77
47
30 H
12,900
22,900
600
100
11.400
2.800
800
4. 800
5.700
62.400
1.700
4.740
8,600
8,.500
2.200
2,500
Jan
Jan
June
IH
May
H May
250
H
Jan
21
June
27!-
Apr
151
Apr
5
11
6
10,000
6'A
17
15 16
5
Vulcan on. r
White Oil Corp.r.. (no par)
Woodburn Oil Corp.r.. (t)
59
3.500
6
15M
June
Jan
3H May
IH Mar
June
June
June
6
800
1
Mar
108 July
59
Jan
il'4 May
230
Apr
Jan
78
3H
33
32
5\
6
May
6r-
900
400
1
H
10
735
July
H
28 «
H
%
Mar
9-16 June
3
Feb
19
June
31
June
600
400
6H
Feb
I'A
3,100
7,000
2,300
14H
May
9
1,000
6
16
7 'A
Feb
16
14
2,600
400
500
63
6
47
25
July
June
Apr
Feb
IH
1
June
108
34
27
151
60
16
16
1
117
Jan
5,600
1,400
15M
15
2%
33
5
par)
250
6H
4H
9%
24 H
H
5
Oil
7
150
1
128
22 H
27 'A
Slmms Petroleum r(no
&O
2,2.50
40,.500
8
Jan
Jan
39H
Feb
13-16May
143
149
10c
6c
9 16
H
3H 3'H
22
19
31
33
6H
5
1
3H
--Vpr
8H May
May
2
May
Apr
16
25
7
i
i'A
10 H
27
1,700
2,600
9,000
1,400
2,600
1,000
6
61
63
P33H
Mar
60 H
3-16
19
July
500
27 H
3%
Gas.r
Sapulpa Refining. r
Tex Pac C
25 H
1%
Salt Creek Prod ucera.r.. 2.5
Savoy
9H
9
Pittsburgh on & Gas.r. 100
Producers & Ref . r
10
Rock on
36
Feb
y»
Feb
57
400
Mar
7H
May
May
May
May
Jan
Jan
10
11
Jan
6
25 ?i June
IH Jan
1,500
2,400
12,300
1,000
33H 35H
39 H
May
1% May
6,600
21
15 16 15 16
26 A
2
5
31
7-16
1.
H>gh.
9H June
3H May
7H May
1
May
3-16 May
10,800
5 1%
H
34 H
100
10
Preferred. r
H
19
10
Pennok Oil.r
2'A
75
71
Low.
700
500
26
'A
Panhandle Pr&Ref comr(t)
Re<l
2%
9H
30H 31H
2H 2H
9% 9H
2H
8
2
10
10
..10
50
Mexican Panuco Oil
Mexico Oil Corp
Midwest Retg .r
IH
H
7H
3 16
25 'A
& R.l
July
IH May
30
Merritt Oil Corp.r
Texas-Ranger Prod
Apr
1S% Apr
Apr
32
June
109
53
39
9'A
Oil Explor-r(t)
TexonOil& Land
2H
2%
"2%
4
1
I'A
pd rect
Jan
Jan
Jan
17
July
33
Maracaibo
full
Apr
Jan
33
40
3H
7«
Internat Petrol. r
£1
Invincible Oll.r
50
Livingston Oil Corp.r
1
Livingston Ret pref
10
Lone Star Gas.r
25
Manhattan Oll.r. (no par)
Apr
2H
25 H
29
40
Jan
June
Apr
Apr
June
Range since Jan.
800
2,100
2,700
20,700
9,800
6,000
2,000
1,000
12.000
2,700
10
10
Federal Oil
5
Fe sland Oil
(no par)
Gllllland Oil com.r. (no par)
Glenrock Oll.r
10
Grenada Oil Corp cl A. r.l.
July
8H
54
53
130
34
132
2
10
5
Rlcard Texas Co.r
91
July
July
Dominion Oll.r
Duquesne Oll.r
Elk Basin Petrol. r...
Engineers Petro! Co.r
1
Esmeralda Oil & Gas.r..l
Ryan Cons'd.r.w
Ryan Petroleum. r
25
29
May
on
Apr
June
June
June
June
June
9
37
57
29
72
Other
Stocks (Condudetl)
July
Feb
iH
5,300
8,900
29 J
165
64
100
Willys Corp. com.r. (no par)
First preferred. r
100
Second preferred.r..lO0
Wood Iron & Steel.
9Ji
13
2
13
13
107
2Ji
1,300
200
7,100
500
1,700
1,300
100
600
600
5,200
600
300
8,200
2,300
500
30,200
40,320
6,500
4,400
1,500
700
4,900
2,900
6,600
200
1,400
1,400
3,000
1,000
1,100
700
3,700
6,600
1,400
9,300
34 H
29
170
64'^
U S High Sp Steel & Tooi(t)
U S Light & Heat, com.r. HI
U S Steamship..
10
U 3 Transport. r
10
25
24
32
95
IH
Sales
Week's Range
for
Sale.
Week.
of Prices.
Par. Price. Low.
High. Shares
Last
Harvey Crude Oil
Houston Oil com.r
100
1
Hudson Oil
Indian Refining new.r
High.
7
2,700
650
33,000
7'A
35 ;4
2 5 16
TlmesSquare Auto Sup r(t)
Todd Shipyards Corp. r.(t)
Candy. r-(t)
2Ji
17
U
35
Retail St's
2H
42H 44H
35 H
Un
8«
28>^ 29K
51
53
72
74
15
17
127
128
15
(t)
7
6
12H
100
Union Carb * Carbon r
UntdPlctureProdCorp r
3
9\i
35M
106 M
10
Swifl Internat.r
900
45
800
85
60
13
16
11
1,200
100
5,700
32
2%
6H
3%
22
22
29
100
1,900
500
500
200
7H
H 14H
57
1
Guantanamo Sugar. -r.(t)
UK
61
102
91
32
37
I
1
58
100
88
31
6
25
10
38
7%
Empire Tube & Steel
FarreIl(Wm)&Son com r(t)
Franklin (H H) Co
51
Gen Asphalt, com.r
100
73%
Goldwyn Picture r (no par)
17
Goodyear Tire & Rubb w
Grape Ola Prod Corp com
2 1 16
Preferred
H
62
(t)
100
900
400
90
23
85
58
9H
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16
91
22).^
96
14
14
14
59
r(t)
65
56
22
83
47
90H
IIK
25
10
Colombian Em'd Synd new
Conley Tin Foil
(t)
Continental Motors. r.. 10
Davies(Wm.)Ca.Inc.r.(t)
Dominion Steamship. r
Empire Steei & I com.. 100
41
7,300
800
4,300
600
600
200
100
1,900
1,400
600
400
55
10
10
59
Preferred. r
Brier Hill Steel..
90
8
61
Atlas Trucl<: Corp r (no par)
Automatic Fuel S.r
Borden Co com.r
3
10
20
40
40
65
100
Preferred, r
Amer Tob
Low.
High. Shares
Low.
15
90
47 K
90
(no par)
Armour Leather com. r.. 15
Brit
Range since Jan.
Week.
of Prices.
2%
9%
3
Allied Packers. r.. (no par)
Aluminum Mfrs-r.(no par)
A
Sales
for
63
Guffey-Gillesple OiI.r..(t)
Gum Cove Oil new.r
10
Miscell.
Aetna Explosives. r(no part
Preferred, r
Amer Braise Sh
Preferred
H
FrUay
of those
Week enaing July
H
THE CHRONICLE
3 1920.
who make it a business to furnish daily records
The possibility that fictitious transacof ihe transactions.
tions may creep in, or even that dealings in spurious securities may be included, should, hence, always be kept in mind,
lists
H
5
.
1
1
June
Jan
Jan
June
Jan
Feb
Apr
Jan
30c
Mar
9-10 June
H Jan
70
Jan
4lc
.\pr
7c
Jan
3H Jan
4^8 Jan
June 2 I.VIO Jan
3-16 May
3H Jan
4H Jan
2H June
1-16 June
.5-16
6c
May
Uc
Apr
5c
June
29c
Jan
H May
1'4
Ic
June
M.ay
OHcJune
4c
June
IH
.Vpr
2 7-16 Jan
3c
Jan
20c
12c
Apr
Mar
—
H
—
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64
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[Vol. 111.
Frida-t
Last
Bond*
Pack conv deb6s
Allied
Week's Range
Sale.
Price.
0/ Prices.
6%
1924
notes. r
-\naconda Cop
M 6s r 1929
87
99
Anglo-Amer Oil 7Hs-r-'25
1925
Belgian Govt 6s. r
6'^c
e5M
1924
notes. r
W 7s w i.r..l930
Clilc
&N
Con
1929
Textile deb 7s.r.l923
100
85 Ji
CCC&StLRy6sr
French Govt 4s
French Govt 5s
Goodrich (BF) Co 7s. 1925
Interboro
RT
H
H
59
73
94 H
66
7s. r... 1921
Kennecott Cop 7s.r.-1930
Russian Go\-t 5)'2S.r..l921
SinclairConOil 7 M s r. . . '25
Swedish Govt 6s June 15 '39
Switzerl.in^ Govt 5 Hs. '29
97 H
85M
85
Texas Co 7% notes-r.l923
Western Elec conv 7s.r.'25
97
H
98 M
69
Low.
High
Week.
72
Low.
70 H
93 K
92 1^
r'39
Amer Tel & Tel 6s. r.. 1922
Range Ssnce Jan.
Sales
for
S75.000
103,000
5.000
3.000
60,000
152.000
33,000
225,000
70.000
3.000
400.000
478.000
85.000
57.000
22.000
12.000
10,000
48,000
52,000
100,000
73,000
K
eiH 9SH
915-4
93%
87 14 87 H
99)4 99%
92 H 96
98 H 98^
100
99
84
853/8
92
92 >^
56 J^ 59
74
73
H
9iH 95
70 K
93 >4
26
97 J^
85 '4
85
97
98 M
64
92 M
26
K
85
82 H
97 H
97
H
98H
May
89 J^ Jan
97 M Jan
96 >^ Jan
98 >^ Jan
1005i Mar
99
June
99 H Jan
100
July
89
Jan
June
91
915i June
87^ June
99 H June
June
85
96 H
99 K
82
92
55
69
93 H
62
Apr
June
Apr
June 103K
Apr
Feb
Jan
97Sxl
May
May
82
82!^ July
97 H June
Mar
98
German Government and
Municipal Bonds
(Dollars per 1,000 Marks)
Berlin 4s-r
Greater Berlin 4s. r
Bremen 4s-r
Coblenz 4s. r
Cologne 4s. r
Danzig 4s. r
Essen 4s
Dusseldorf 4s-r
Frankfort 4s. r
Marks
25
28
"27"
Frankfort 5s. r
German Govt 3s. r
German Govt 4s. r
German Govt 5s-r
Hamburg 4s. r
Hambiu-g
Leipzig 4Hs.r
Leipzig Ss.r
26 J^
28
4.'AS-r
Leipzig 4s. r
27
.
24 M
24H
H
27
261^
27
27
28 H
Vienna 4s. r
241^
24!^
26
27
26 M
28
27
26"^
27
29
15
18
21
24 J^
2473000
25 Ji 400,000
26
50,000
29 H 55,000
281^ 250.000
30 1-4 200.000
27
50.000
7,500
2syi
400,000
29
34
300,000
15
100.000
150.000
19
22
200.000
26
950.000
261x4 1300000
27 M 100,000
28
180,000
250,000
29
27
15,000
28 H 50,000
100,000
26H
15
18
22
25
25 M
Mainz 4s
Munich 4a. r
24 H
241^
26
28
26 M
28
27
27
27
32
8
245-i
27)^
26! 2
27
27
26 H
June
June
June
June
June
June
28
26
27H
June
June
June
29 H July
29 K June
30M June
27
July
281/2
July
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
31
34
15
31
23,
28
27 K
27 V- July
July
July
28i.i
July
June
June
June
29
27
29
June
July
July
9
June
June
* Odd lots,
I Listed
on the Stock
i Listed as a prospect.
t No par value,
New stock.
Exchange this week, where additional transactions will be found.
r Ex-stock
dividend.
rUnUsted. w When Issued, i Ex-dlvldend
y Ex-rights,
.
t Dollars per 1,000 lire, flat,
New York City
k Correction.
CURRENT NOTICES.
—The tax department of the Equitable Trust Co. 37 Wall
has issued
as part of their valuable series of publications regarding the tax laws o^
the Federal Government and the State of New York a summary of some
of the principal amendments made to the laws of this State in the session
of the Legislature which was adjourned April 24 1920.
David Dangler and Ralph Lapham, formerly Manager of the bond
department of the Standard Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago, have formed
a partnerstiip, under the name of Dangler, Lapham & Co., to engage in
a general investment business, with offices in the Harris Trust Building.
Henry Wittekind, Vice-President of the Rogers Park National Bank, of
Chicago, and G. F. Wittekina, announce the formation of an investment
firm of U'itteklnd & Co., 163 "West Washington St., Chicago, to deal in
investment bonds and real estate mortgages.
O. G. Drake, who has been associated with Hallgarten & Co. for the
last five years, has been admitted to general partnership in the firm Of
Moore, Leonard & Lynch, members of the New York Stock Exchange, with
offices at 111 Broadway, New York City, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
Langley W. Wiggin, who recently resigned as Vice-President of the
Columbia Trust Co., of this city, became a special partner in the firm
of Evans, Stillman & Co.. members New York Stock Exchange, at 60
Broadway, on July 1 1920.
C. E. Denison & Co., investment bankers, announce that, owing to
the sale of its present office building, it will move from 78 Devenshire St.,
Boston, on July 1 1920 to the Equitable Building, Suite 60, No. 67 Milk
St., Boston.
Powell, Garard & Co., dealers in investment securities, 39 South La
Salle St., Chicago, announce the purchase of the bond investment business
of Chas. S. Kidder & Co. at 108 South La Salle St., Chicago.
St.
.
Realty and Surety Companies
All prices dollars per share.
Alt
SM
Att
RIty
90
74
255
70
85
Lawyers Mtge 115
Mtge Bond.. 80
120
Surety.
Bid
80
70
Amer
Bond 4
Q„ 245
60
City Investing
Preferred..
75
Alliance
M
,
—
—
—
—
—
—
N Y
4
Title
Mortgage.. 127
All prices dollars per share.
6<akt
Bf
N y
207
AaierExoh... 265
ASlantic
200
Battery Park. 190
3jwery»
425
SroadwayCen 145
3roni Bore'- 105
aronx Nat... 150
Bryant Park* 146
autoh & Drov
38
J»nt Mere .. 220
Zbaa*
400
Ghat & Phen. 270
Chelsea Ezch* 137
Obemlcal
550
405
Olty
Co&I A IroQ.. 250
Oolonlal*
350
Oolumbla*... 180
Commerce
224
icaerlca*
Comm'l Ex».
"420
Oommon-
wealth'...
210
Continental*. 120
Com Exeh*.. 420
SosmoD'tan*. 112
Cuba (Bk of) J 180
Baat River... 160
Flltb Avenue* 920
Fifth
158
yirat...
890
Qarfleld
238
;
'
Gotham
195
225
815
ilarrtman
330
Im[> <k Trad.. 520
Banks
213
275
215
205
NY
235
(Liberty
385
Lincoln
280
Manhattan *. 215
Meeb A Met. 325
Mutual*
400
Nat American 150
New Neth*.. 180
New York Co 145
New York
460
ij
I
125
160
156
42
4T0"'
278
145
4"7'5
l.'<5
595
340
610
360
€25'
450
190
200
160
175
173
850
375
oYo'
Public
Republic*
Seaboard
Second
State*
Tradesmen's*
23d Ward*...
Union Eich..
United States*
'
Wash H"tB*..
430"
YorkvUIe*-..
125
190
940
BrooUyn
Coney Island* 140
First
206
168
Greenpolnt...
910
245
210
Hillside*
Homestead*..
Mechanlca'*..
MoBtauk
Jreenwlch*...
*
[
jNasijau
3fi0
j
535
195
Park
220
aanover
245
395
290
225
335
Pacific *
565
420
North Side*..
People's
\
160
110
90
88
100
205
195
145
Trust Co's
Bit
Atk
345
365
325
145
300
288
390
Fidelity
200
Fulton
270
Guaranty Tr. 343
355
375
335
Nta
210
(ndustrlal*
.Irving Nat of
U6'
200
229
430
Att
I
1
York
American
Bankers Trust
Central Union
Columbia
Commercial..
Empire
Equitable Tr.
Farm L A Tr.
Hudson
Law Tit
185
183
Tr 138
Lincoln Trust
Sf ercantlle
200
294
397
210
290
348
IRO
*
150
iVs"
170
Tr 315
Metropolitan. 260
Mutual (Westchester)
105
N Y Life Ins
4 Trust...
N Y Trust...
bond
prices are
270
126
625
620
338
415
830
Brooklyn Tr. 490
Hamilton
262
Kings County 660
Manufaocurere
People's
190
Pe Shot
Pot Bid.
Auglo-Amertoan Oil new.. £1 *23
100 1150
Atlantic Refining
100 104
Preferred
Borne-Scrymser Co
100 425
Buckeye Pipe Line Co
60 *84
Chesebrough Mfg new
100 220
100 103
Preferred new
Continental Oil
100 113
Crescent Pipe Line Co_ , 50 •27
Cumberland Pipe Lln«. ..100 145
98
Eureka Pipe Line Co
100
42
Galena-Signal Oil com. ..100
90
Preferred old...
100
90
Preferred new
100
150
Illinois Pipe Line..
.100
Indiana Pipe Line Co
50 *84
International Petroleuin. £1 •34
National Transit Co... 12. 50 25
New York Transit Co. -.100 153
Northern Pipe Lint Ca. 100 90
Ohio on Co
26 *275
Penn-Mex Fuel Co
.
25 *42
.100 550
Prairie Oil 4 Gas
Prairie Pipe Line
.100 194
Solar Refining . .
loe 340
Southern Pipe Llns Go. .100 120
South Pcan OH
.100 265
Soutbweat Pa Pipe Lines .100 64
Standard Ol! (California). 100 310
Standard Ol! (Indiana) . .100 650
Standard Oil {KansaL-i)...100 520
Standard Oil (Kentucky) 100 360
Standard Oil (Nebraska). 100 420
Standard OH of New Jer.iOO 650
Preferred
100 104
Standard Oil of New Y'k.lOO 382
Standard Oil (Ohio)
100 420
103
Preferred
70
8waa 4 Finch
IOC
Union Tank Car Go
100 105
..
Vacuum on...
Washington Oil
Ordnance Stocks
Per S
Aetna Biplusivea pref
100
Atlas Powder common
IOC
Preferred
lOO
Baboock & Wlloox
100
Bliss (E W) Co common. 6C
Preferred
6C
Canada Fdys 4 Forglnga.lOO
Carbon Steel common
100
1st preferred
10€
2d preferred
..100
Colt's Patent Fire Arms
I)
Preferred
Phelsn-Dodgs Corp
SoovUl Mnnufacturing
Iron
Winchester
Co 00m
let preferred
3nd preferred
Woodward
Equipment 6s
4 Soutbtm
36
26
Colorado
Equipment &H%
95
280
45
560
198
360
125
275
68
Hooking Valley
Iron
10(
i?ref erred
Louisville
100
Gas i Eleolst pref 100
Puget 8d Pow & Light . 100
.
314
660
540
380
450
505
272
700
205
»270
92
110
216
206
160
.
M
Mobile
360
10418
387
440
105
4
Ohio 6a
Equipment 4 Ha
;h«w York Cent 4H3, 5s, 7s
N Y Ontario 4 West *H»Norfolk A Western 4H«-.
jNorthem Pacltic 7s
.
Pacific Fruit Express 7s
90
RR
Pennsylvania
109
Equipment
.
4b
-
St Louis Iron Mt 4 Sou 53 .
8t Louis A San Franotaou 5s
Seaboard Air Line Ss
Equipment 4 Ha
..
Southern Pacific Co 4Hs. 7s
Southern Railway 4H3---
Toledo & Ohio Central
Union Pacific 7s
Equlpment
Virginian
Banks marked with a
sbange
this
week.
(New
are State banks,
t Sale at auction or at Stock Exstock.
« Ex-dlvldend
v Ex-rlghta
.62
6.62
6.75
7.60
7.50
7.25
7.25
6.75
7.25
7.25
7.00
6.80
7.00
Atlt.
132
85
160
I4I4
I4I4
*1334
Conley Foil (new)
no par
Johnson Tic Foil A Mst.lOO
MaoAndrews A Forbes.. 100
*25
105
170
80
600
465
85
620
485
120
100
130
87
94
Preferred
100
Reynolds (R
Tobaoco.lOO
J)
B common
100
100
100
iOO
IOO
atook
Preferred
roung
(J 8)
Co
FMlerred
.
27
115
175
Short Term Securities le T Cent
Am Cot Oil 6s 1924.. MAS i 8912 91
Amer Tel A Tel
8%
Cs 1924. F&a
notes 1922
AAO
78 1920.
notes 1921
notes 1922
notes 1923
7%
7%
7%
9IS4
93I2
9978 lOOis
99»4
99
9934
991
99I2 100
911
MAN
MAN
MAN
MAN
Amer Tobacco
Anaconda CopMln '29.JAJ
Anglo-Amer Oil 7l8S '25 AAO
Beth St 78 July 15'22. JAJ 15
7% notes July 15 •23JAJ15
Canadian Pao fis 1924.M<*S i
Del 4 Hudson 58 1920.. FA.'*
federal Sug Rig 6s 1934MAN
Goodrich (BF)Co7s '25 AAO
Great Nofth 5s 1920... MAS
K C Term Ry 4Hs i921.J4J
6s Nov 16 1923. .MAN It
Laclede Gas 7s Jan 1929F4A
93
88
87
99I2 9934
98
9812
9612 97
92;i
93I4
99I2 lOO
9II2 93
94I2 95
99I4
99
92
92
89
95
93
91
LiggettAM yerul'ob6E'31 JAJJ
Fenn Co 4Hb 1921. .JAD li
Pub Ser Corp Nj 78 '22 MAf
96l2
971
9678
9738
82
85
Reyn (RJ) Tob
95I2
Sl0B8-SheI S
eouthern
Ry
4
6s
'22-FAA
I 66 '29 -FA
,
87
91
MA&
FAA U
6b 1923..
9578
85
SwlftACo 6e 1021 .. .
Texas Co 73 1923
MA.S
ntsb H«o Corp (IH 2'.l MAS 16
West Elec conv 7a 1925. AAO
9134
97I2
98
97t|
9734
84
86
98'-!;
9858
Industrial
and Miscellaneous
ACierioan Brass
100.
American Chicle 00m. no par
68
67
82
16
'
750
7.60
7 25
7 25
6.50
6.50
7.00
6.75
6.75
6.75
7.00
7.00
7 60
7.50
7.26
7.25
6.60
7 25
8.75
6.87
6.90
Brlt-Am Tobao. bearer.. £l
98
200
400
33
440
95
65
54
90
56
10
40
85
98
15
36
6s
7.50
7.75
Amer Machine A Fdry.-lOO 150
British- Amer Tobao orfi...£l *13ii
78
220
9o
14
_.
43.
750
8.50
8.75
8.75
8.75
8.25
8.25
7 50,
7 50
8.00
7.50
7.75
7.7S
7.50
7.50
8.75
8.50
8.25
8.25
7.50
8.25
7.60
7.15
7.25
7.50
7.50
7.60
8.60
8.75
8.25
8.25
7.50
8.25
8.25
8.00
7.00
7.50
Per Sh are.
Pat Bid.
Aiaariosn Cigar common. 100 128
Preferred
80
..100
8II2
64
63
80
Ry
58
7.62
7.90
7.90
7.90
6.75
7.50
7.25
7,25
7 25
7.50
7.50
7.75
8.20, 7,25
8.00| 7.15
7.50I 6.50
Tobacco Stocks
78
40
55
50
80
-
4 Ha...
Reading Co 4!^8
74
Light
LAP
.
Missouri Pacific 6a
102
100 i53
7
100
34
100
South Calll ErtlBoa oom..i00 83
Preferred
95
100
Standard Gas *E1( Del). 50 •13
Preferred
60 •34
1.
Tanueeoee Ky
ooiQ. 100
2
Pref«rreu
100
United Lt A Ryscom
19
100
66
iBt pr«ferrfd. ..
100
14
Western Power Corp
100
56
Prefsrrsd
100
Ry 4
Nashville 3i
1
420
80
215
88
Preferred
Eepubllc
•
Equipment 6s
St P 4 8 S
4H«—
Equipment 5s & 78
Missouri Kansas 4 Texas Ce
M
Pref en- ed
4
Minn
00m
Worth Texas Eleo Co 00m 100
.
..
Michigan Central 6a
Preferred
Pacific
Central 5b
Equipment iHn
Sanawha 4 Michigan AHr.
106
''b *100
37
60 •36
123
Amer Lt & Trao 00m
100 120
83
Preferred
IOC
79
50
Amer Power 4 Lt ooia...lOfl 45
70
Preferred
65
100
10
Amer Public Utilities ootkIOC
15
Preferred
..100 '16
28
Carolina Pow4Llght com IOC
Cities Service Co com. . . 100 324 328
65
64
Preferred
_..100
10
8
Ooiorado Power com
100
85
80
Preferred
100
19
16
Com'w'th Pow Ry A Lt. . 100
41
38
Preferred
100
85
80
Elec Bond 4 Share pre!.. IOC
7
9
Federal Light * Traction. lOC
45
43
Preferred
IOC
74
78
Great West Pow 5s 194fi.JAJ
I2I2
10
Mississippi Rlv Pow 00m. 100
50I2
47
Preferred.
100
72 14
711.
First Mtge 5a 1961. -.J4j
*7
15
Northern Ohio Elec Corp.(t)
40
25
Preferred
100
35
30
Iforth'n Statea Pow Jom.lOO
81
Pref ei-red
100 i77
iuieo
4ia)
Equipment 6a
Illinois
8.62
7 6n
7.60
7.60
7.50
8.50
8.12
8.10
8 10
8.75
8.75
8.75
8.50;
6s.
165
83
375
*23
415
90
.,
Srls 6e
157
72
35
75
215
93
98
93
175
IOC
IOC
IOC
6C
iOC
lOr
100
.
W
295
oom
tat
68
Chicago 4 Eastern Isl SV;*
Chic Ind 4 Loulav iHx...
Chlo St Louis »• N O 5o.
Chicago 4 N
4m... .
Chicago R i4Pao4X8 .
93
155
87
285
Preferred
4Ha
Ohio
Alton
Equipment
51
...100
IOC
.100
Hlles-Bement-Pond com. 100
Pieferred
Hsrcules Powder
&
Chicago
45
93
•49
4 Iron ccm.lOC
4
Equipment 6s
30
101
Debenture stock
Thomas
Chesapeake
112
791;
Bnais.
Ha
4b
Central of Georgia
160
101
IOC
IOC
Eastern Steel
Steel
Equipment
de Nemours
A Co common
Ohio 4i<8
Pittsburgh 4
Equipment fls
Canadian Pacific iHtA Os..
Caro CJlnchfleld 4 Ohio 6a .
108
118
35
Mfg
OuFont (E
Kmplre
1200
105
475
86
230
hare.
60
155
81
108
400
*70
190
83
97
70
A
4
Baltimore
Buff Roch
23I2
97
380
33
95
100 370
10 •27
Preferred
Ask.
200
195
3912 41
60
70
A mcrlcan Hardware
100 135
Amer Typefounders OCE. 100 40
138
Preferred
PrefBrred..
iiio
...100
84
Horden Company com ..100 101
89
100
Preferrea
Celluloid Company
100 155
100
H2
Preferred
...100
6
1st g 6s Jun« 1 1923.. J-D /SO
I2I2
Intercontlnen Rubb 00m. 100
1
laternattonal Salt
100
60
l8t gold 5b 1961 A-O 67
22
Internationa! Sllvo;- cre'.lOO •90
59I2 LehlKb Valley Coal Salea.. 60 •82
16
Hciyal Baking Pow oom_.100 120
59
Preferred
100
80
Singer Manufacturing
100 116
Slncer MfR Ltd
^21
_.£l
Havana Tobacco Co
I
I
!
I
i
•
170
"f.'
RR. Equipments -PcrC2
Standard Oil Stocks
Preferred
Brookltin
166
216
165
120
150
"and interest" except where marked
.;
550
610
Title Qu * Tr 328
U 8 Mtg A Tr 390
United States 800
MG
4
Quotations for Sundry Securities
All
mer Qad 4
Banks and Trust Companies.
City
110
160
West 4 Bronx
134
Title
Public Utilities
New York
87
194
Nat Surety.. 190
Alt
Bid
Realty Assoc
(Brooklyn). 105
U S Casualty. 150
U S Title Guar 90
Apr
62
June
74
June
Apr
99
76
Jan
9Sys Jan
Feb
38
Apr
98
97
Jan
93
Jan
99 M May
993^ Apr
June
June
May
90
23
1.
Htgh.
43
88
103
92
160
2I2
10
57
14
':6'
95
87
130
83
119
3I2
(•)
.
•Per
share.
6 Busts,
d Purchaser also pays accrued dividend.
/Flat price
n Nomina!, i Ex-dlvlUend
V Ex-rlghts.
«
New
atook
.
July 3
.
.
.
THE CHRONICLE
1920.]
65
RAILROAD GROSS EARNINGS
STEAM
following table shows the gross earnings of various
roads from whioh regular weekly or monthly returns
oan be obtained. The first two oolumns of figures give the gross earnings for the latest week or month, and the last two
oolumns the earnings for the period from Jan. 1 to and including the latest week or month. The returns of the electric railways
wrt brought together separately on a subsequent page.
The
Latest Gross Earnings.
ROADS.
Week or
Month.
Current
Year.
Jan.
Previous
Year.
$
264.778
228.273
3d wk June
86,081
78.441
Atch Topeka & S Fe May
15214482 13827409
Gulf Colo & S Fe. April
1,861.985 1.515,299
Panhandle & S Fe May
678,472 438.965
Atlanta Birm & At). May
457,744
443.054
Atlanta & West Pt. April
231.115 222,410
Atlantic City
May
385.294 458.519
Atlantic Coast Line- May
5,739,371 4.994,37"
Baltimore & Ohio.. April
15226698 13301 950
Chic Term. April
88,272
120,878
Bangor & Aroostook May
581,914
427,962
Belt Ry of Chicago. May
252,540 307.712
Bessemer & L Erie. May
787.540 1.452.739
Bingham & Garfield AprU
142.239
86.929
Birmingham South . May
59,389
38.771
Boston & Mane
April
6.517,187 5.484,927
BUyn E D Terimina) AprU
21.213
77.753
Buff Roch & Pittsb. 3d wk June 370,879 255,447
Buffalo & Susci
May
224,414
161,443
Canadian Nat Rys. 3d wk June 1,820,408 1,435,594
Canadian Pacific
3d wk June 3.578,000 3,024,000
Can Pac Lines in Me May
175,247
124,379
Caro Clinch & Ohio. April
609.225
446,073
Central of Georgia. . April
1.957,022 1,774,178
CentralRRof N J.. April
2.354,940 3,482,128
Cent New England. May
566,293
694,716
Central Vermont
April
431,809 448,729
Charleston &
Car May
301,891
255,394
Ches & Ohio Lines. . May
6,739,755 6,528,053
Chicago & Alton
May
2,200,366 2,156,632
Chic Burl & Quincy April
12380912 11161011
Chicago & East 111. . April
1,852,938 1.828,764
Chicago Great "West April
1,615,240 1,585,432
Chic Ind & Louisv. . April
1,030,989
952,838
Chicago Junction . May
218,883
314,915
Chic Milw & St Paul AprU
11879407 1196/299
Chic & North West May
12744632 11335680
Ohio Peoria & St L February
208.128
113.706
Chic R I & Pacific. April
8,960,968 8.272.617
ChicR I& Gulf.. April
476,599 377.268
Chic St P
& Om. April
2,328,241 2,031.348
ChicTerreHfe SE. AprU
239,527
287,355
Cine Ind& Western. May
318,277
246,894
Cin
O & Tex Pac. May
1,487,727 1,350,291
Colo & Southern
3d wk June 509,137 476,358
FtW&DenCitV- April
903.274
824,231
Trin & Brazos Val April
115.384
95,342
Colo & Wyoming
May
90.799
94,011
Copper Range
April
67.839
75,984
Cuba Railroad
April
1.467,108 1,274,864
Camaguey & Neu v April
192.424
215,926
Delaware & Hudson May
2.836,639 2,865,022
Del Lack & West. . . May
5.626.096 6,121,589
Deny & Rio Grande May
2.953,227 2,388,883
Denver & Salt Lake April
49,526
191.430
Detroit & Mackinac April
1.37,491
109.266
Detroit Tol & Iront. April
285,913
284.417
Det & Tol Shore L. February
116.751
160,707
Dul & Iron Range. . April
217.753
516.227
Dul Missabe & Nor. May
1.995.178 3,361.898
Dul Sou Shore & Atl 3d wk June 102,489
92,047
Duluth Winn & Pac April
209,929
151,592
East St Louis Conn. April
36,592
92,205
Elgin Joliet & East. May
1,770,149 1,.522. 132
El Paso & So West. May
1,021,969 1.0.53,023
Erie Railroad
May
7,541,320 7.769.062
Chicago & Erie.. May
1,029,803
902.257
New Jer & N V.. April
76,8.59
84.548
Florida East Coast. May
1,114,726
8,56.479
Fonda Johns & Glov AprU
109,881
102,313
Ft Smith & Western May
141,418
125,945
Galveston Wharf
April
124,205
69,274
Georgia Railroad
April
538.700
528,309
Georgia & Florida.. April
110.147
80,726
Grand Trunk Syst. 3d wk June 2.Q13.144 1,746,055
Ch D & CGT Jet. April
83,335
149,866
Det Gr H & Milw April
322,376
347.864
Grd Trunk West- AprU
847,123 1,097,015
Great Northern Syst May
9,695.801 8,474,019
Green Bay & West. April
87.267
85,908
Gulf Mobile & Nor April
305,766
194,790
Gulf& Ship Island May
262,390 204,974
Hocking Valley
April
780,836
765, .5,58
Illinois Central
AprU
9,475,760 8,015,773
Illinois Terminal
April
64,593
72,091
Internat & Gt Nor. May
1,308,792 1,245,946
Kan City ex & Or May
114,535
115,634
K C Mex & O of Tex May
120.552
84,709
Kansas City South. May
1,574,482 1,2.38,016
Texark & Ft Sm . May
165,836
103,680
Kansas City Term. AprU
86.547
101,355
Kansas Okla & Gulf April
195,628
101,505
Lake Terminal
April
96,377
96,016
Lehigh & Hud River May
216,136
212,545
Lehigh & New Eng. May
447,338 34t5,415
Lehigh Valley
May
5,203,205 5,291,551
Alabama & Vicks
Ann Arbor
April
B&O
W
M
N
M
& Salt Lake May
& Arkan_ May
Ry & Nav April
Louisville & Nashv. April
Louisv Hend & St L April
Maine Central
May
Mineral Range
3d wk
Minneap & St Louis AprU
Mmn St P& S S M. April
Mississippi Central. May
Los Ang
Louisiana
Louisiana
1,687,127 1,395,316
313,987
181,364
348,112
280,050
8.920.403 8.600.940
226.489 228,212
.686.684 1.304,251
June
13,1.58
10,822
1,202,325 1,007,539
3,039,766 3.131.747
78.112
88.5,53
1
Current
Year.
488.718
,439,709
,417,020
.938.696
735,136
901,414
1,530,937
27,955,311
50,199,190
472,125
2,238,328
,715,241
.539,270 1,268,807
,543,222 4,319,664
442.076
582,539
266.090
236,173
,981,911 20.320.398
145.998
275.407
.151.178 6.636.911
.131.736
828,251
,093,405 39,674,034
,970,000 70,870.000
,374,040 1,435,195
,187,447 1,796,087
,422, .337 6,717,673
.071.705 13,174,502
.201,716 2,574,376
,878,254 1,645,303
,438.452 1,298,390
,796,586 28,066,217
,669,533 9,892.886
,063,750 44.566,854
,154,083 7,455,375
,433.359 6,429,860
,496,081 3.529.240
244,618 1,378,650
,122,215 44,149.524
,977,889 50.069.^46
410.082
239.012
,918,204 31,882,242
,149,873 1,463,458
,900,3.56
,551 ,058
,674,181
,730,699
,684.461
,924,656
603,380
360,059
289,486
,130,721
8,295,824
1,257,461
1.132,958
6,922,737
11,174,881
3,262,740
405,108
473.522
323.720
4.889.697
,996,379 13,038,820
,539,970 27,931,940
,509,015 11,529,155
695,399
562,722
,107,186
445,261
662,554
452,983
1,199,332
365.830
893,400
5,090,222
1,958.228
691,266
361,238
8.791.618
5,233.845
34,300,424
4,144,042
313,222
4.656,586
363,690
594,449
264,199
2,093,614
334,278
.548.835
613,453
,434,019
303,112
615.362
.857.950
.243,0.59
794,898
419,349
,805,919
,681,762
,799,363
,268,160
384.766
.217.981
422.740
732,754
393,570
.304.522 1,126,027
.726.952 4,061.519
.767.522 38,340,910
.389.101
.385,709
.192.181
,176,490
,229,952
768,432
926.658
2.216.568
32.772,805
328.265
5.506.510
465.685
404.419
5,896,427
785,263
.540„567
4.58, .303
410,656
399,049
,093,5,56
,887,694
276.388
,845,582
613,626
665,746
766,414
384,990
934,148
.381,883
971,862
,724,326 1,283,848
,058,606 23,840,380
,370,909 6,939,405
,721,605
869,448
,328,256 1,1.35.916
,577,082 33,606.502
475.7.53
303,129
317,796
914.396
6.716,995
412,9,53
,058.284 3.810.739
,446.531 12.131.329
384.777
ROADS.
Previous
Year.
892,231
.043.078
,089.915 1,824,538
.170,103 64,737,465
,485,564 5.778,536
.267,215 1,994,600
.317.616 2,002,199
398,227
Week or
Month
Kan & Tex
Missouri
April
Mo K & T Ry of Tex! April
Mo & North Ark...! May
jMay
Monongahela
|May
Monongahela Conn. JMay
Montour
May
Nashv Chatt & St LMay
Missouri Pacific
Nevada- Cal- Oregon '3d wk
Nevada Northern.. May
Newburgh & Sou Sh May
Ne\7 Orl Great Nor. May
Orl
_
,
j
P of Texas.
St L-S
April
St Louis .Southwest. April
St L S
of Texas April
St Louis Transfer.. 'April
San Ant & jVranPassiAprll
San Ant Uvalde & Gulf' April
I
W
I
Seaboard Air Line. _ [May
South Buffalo
May
Southern Pacific
[May
Arizona Eastern. April
Galv Harris & S A March
Hous & Tex Cent. March
Hous E &
Tex, May
Louisiana Western April
Morg La & Texas April
Texas & New Orl. May
Southern Railway.. 3d wk June
Ala Great South. May
Mobile & Ohio.__!May
Georgia Sou & FlajMay
South Ry in Miss. May
Spokane Internat! -May
Spok Portl & Seattle May
Staten Island R T. . May
Tenn Ala & Georgia 3d wk June
Tennessee Central . . May
Term RRAs.sn of StL' April
W
L Mer
St
Bridge
T
April
Texas & Pacific
2d wk June
Toledo St L & West. May
Ulster & Delaware.. May
Union Pacific
May
Oregon Short Line April
Ore-WashRR&N AprU
Union RR (Penu).. May
Utah
Vicks Shreve
Virginian
RR
&
April
Pac. AprU
Wabash Railroad..
jMay
1st
2d
3d
week Apr
week Apr
week .^pr
week Apr
Week May
week May
week May
week May
(10 roads).
9 roads)
(13 roads).
(14 roads).
(15 roads).
(18 roads).
(16 roads).
(
Current
Year.
8.2)9.825
7.165,878
Previous
Year.
6,617,762
6,2,54,497
Increase or
Decrease.
+ 1,602 063
+ 911 .381
+ 826
+ 2,076 ,040
NW
7, .506 ,473
15.033.356
8.717,923
April
Yazoo & Miss Valley April
%
Mileage.
Ctirr.Yr.
Hue
22.69
J
July
-
--.
232.169
.226,654
August
.233.423
September .232,772
.
October.
.
.233.192
M'>vi>rab>" .233.032
Decemb'
.233.899
January .. ..232.611
February
March
April
.
. ..2?l
1.304
..213.'t34
.221.725
to Latest
Current
Year.
Previous
Year.
Date.
Previous
Year.
103.488
2.565,829 11,826,472
1,944.485 9,240.717
755,6.30
109.489
7.194.940 44,167,859
276,451 1,349,785
73,051 1,263,917
401,206
123.947
1.584.851 9.790.722
121.622
8.511
139. .561
768,424
635,161
151.348
164.011 1,026,204
545,554 2.991.069
963.360
185,420
87,398
835.908
451,038 3.096,837
,257,424
590.676
,666.488
299.848
734.183
445.599
601.028
125.513
674.797
704,796
881.777
541,087
744,173
523,469
,0.34.215
25331086 22701274 102083559
467.178
467.285
587,866 496,169 2,957,346
682,051
848,592
742,297 3,983,473
,687,754
6,199,722 6.166.489 31.377.211
,163,730
269,198
244.464 1.277.746
,264,269
6,318,219 5.539.159 33.208,2,56
480,2,52
754,893 1 ,934 ,664 10,946,097
306,615
628.104 591,208 3.196,838
,096,713
295,097
351,594 1.370.164
,037,944
1,850,564 1,962,284 10,060.193
570,274
10000392 8„507,620 44,919,039
,662,272
1,0,30,375
3,935,101
950,005
„525,284
414,781
335,663 1,641,203
6,423,482' 5,925,049 30,300,435
891,394
,519,960
600,994; 501,723 3,241,995
479,445
633,425
120,399
73,565
7,981,879 7,574,797 42, 405 ,,530 37 524,437
456,274
95,248
545,690
95,099
637,437
545,246 2,679,490 2 128,598
.708.162
485,397
430,266 2.135.230 1
34003 251 36S25582 149870926 143409 179
516,784
504.897
117,714
118,781
987 .900
855,455
374,408
.504.751
,888,687
2,033,322 2,328,054 8.231,848
451,204
395.583
105,429
102,870
,453,860
513,066 639,208, 2.329.321
749.920
640,701
145. .524
114,829
,020,358
8.32,378: 3.132.199
808,451
531,476' 1.5.36.811
.046.265
701 ,698
.940,762
8,082,920 6,920,967 26.073.527
629.725
492,891
99,800
105,7011
,982.716
2,215,523 2,690,531 10.869.327
418,161
472.725
95,121
91,391]
487.204
358,141
57,448
138,517
7,294,060 6,003.318 34.188.619 26 ,6.59,742
446.794
643.829
135,487
103.703
463.703
329.639
86.770:
93,774
715.438
529.159
184,1.53
107,986
,055.598
771.440
134,588
2,32,284
336.858
418.066
95,698
91,2601
,160.205
925,815 1,073,375 4,726,083
778.9.50
685.472
309,844 332.144
1 .793.499
459,643 406,006 2,109,862!
861.290
206.205 205,945 1,017,155'
6,556,381 5,855,857 28,029,004 23 .370.321
423.653
652,3701
101,078
158,541
535,062^
412.689
113,289
124,918
,998^853
989,182 6,317.249
1,408,491
,856,896
680,827 429,321 2.879,020
320.392
70,823
450,613
44; 522
.280.674
295,7,58 1.453.783
378.979
314 834
446 328
146 797
98 043
.093,274
3,903,663 3. 326, .503 20.706.939
496,532
52.3991
533.150
123,193
,046,809
15784.821 13114866 71,732.292
,248,132
281 ,588 235,920 1.304,999
,967,323
1.951.316 1,581,654 5,875,481
,950,566
818.733 656,096 2,791,549
28,103
178.401
214.573
918,636
.229,231
395. .306
318,814 1,661,888
328.904
785.673
546,759 3,266,612
411.342
704,247 663,418 2,997,253
2,722,130 2,428,388
,075.879
844.677 887,247 4,195 032
,821,662
378.187 325,234 2.250 160
,976,954
1,410,920 1,241,280 7.386 257
691 ,949
140,485
785 .812
128,225
370,305
604 ,348
89,540
112,725
,768,369
724,519
541 ,022 3.361 ,989
863,035
825 6.58
209,248
202,.500
26,438
78 541
1.920
3,024
,052,795
178.737 1.192 578
241,954
,171,523
290.913 1 .380 026
225,072
861.791
206.100 1.192 286
157,.381
,794.222
742,514 705.972 17,540 136
,853.519
944,545 596,805 4,124 390
378.472
449 610
89,645
115,290
205.957
8,422,271 46.47.5 32.S
9.4.80,312
2.705.544 2,823,799 13,S9^ ,><S5 11 ,077,218
,307,165
2.173.492 2,049,4,54 10„5S9 245
,08S,.564
706,105 3.312 894
748.201
355.200
602 563
64,379
105,306
,028.271
237.839 1 .443 332
388.321
,973.434
1.004.699 1,051.219 5.853 288
,449.064
2. 926. ,393 3,880.977 16,457 826
,007,214
,384,427
263,281 8,054 .501
,191,941
792,809 830,827 4,128 261
885.329
208,665
235,873
443 129
,317,290
1,302.742 1.270.653 5.629 131
8.-8 663
574 663
173.486
150.178
2.003.526' 1.798,694 9.452 835
,336,040
.
and Monthly
*Month!y Summaries.
24.21
14.57
12.38
13.81
15.97
11.53
11.89
17.70
6.679,491
12,957.316
7.517.103 + 1.200 820
2d
12,366, .554 11.088.114
+ 1.278 440
3a
12.180.226 10. 885. .509 + 1 ,294 717
4th
(16 road.s).
17.271.709 15.097.292 + 2.174 417
1st '>e'k .June ''2 roads .
10.450,316
8,878,546 + 1,571 770
2d week June (16 roads).
12. .3.39 .698 10„527,110
+ 1.812 ,588 17.22
3d week June (15 roads)
11.609.848
9,820,863 + 1.788 985 18.22
* We no longer include Mexican roads in any of our totals.
4th
l8t
April
Western Maryland. 3d wk June
Western Pacific... April
Western Ry of Ala.. April
Wheel & Lake Erie. May
Wichita Falls A
Current
Year.
2,669,604
2,313,706
141,023
8.633.771
250,686
273,420
108,656
2.072.974
June
6.971
163,437
119,868
203,871
566,476
199,230
185,449
720,354
& Nor East May
Beaum S L & W_ . May
St L Browns & M May
New York Central. . AprU
Ind Harbor Belt. May
Lake Erie & West May
Michigan Central May
Cincinnati North. May
ClevC C& St L.. May
Pitts & Lake Erie May
Tol & Ohio Cent. April
Kanawha & Mich April
N Y Chic & St Louis May
N Y N H & Hartf . May
N Y Out & Western May
N Y Susq & West.. May
Norfolk & Western. May
Norfolk Southern.. May
Northern Alabama. May
May
Northern Pacific
Minn & Internat. May
NorthwesternPaclfic May
Pacific Coast
April
Pennsyl RR & Co.. April
Bait Ches & Atl.. May
Cumberland Vail. February
May
Long Island
Mary Del & Va.. May
N Y Phila & Norf April
Tol Peor
W Jersey & West. May
& Seash April
Grand Rap & Ind February
Pitts C C & St L. April
Peoria & Pekin Un_ May
April
Pere Marquette
May
Perkiomen
Phila Beth & N E.. May
Phila & Reading... May
Pittsb & Shawmut.. May
Pitts Shaw & North April
Pittsb & West Va.. May
May
Port Reading
Quincy Om & K C. April
Rich Fred & Potom May
Wash Southern.. February
Rutland
May
St Jos & Grand Isl'd April
St Louis-San Fran. . April
Ft W & Rio Gran, April
New
N O Texas & Mexico May
AGGREGATB OF GROSS EARNINGS— Weekly
*Weekly Summaries.
ijan. 1
Latest Gross Earnings.
1 to Latest Date.
Current
Year.
Previous
Year.
Prev Yr.l
232, 68_'424 035 872 393
,898
226 934 '4.54 „588 513 169 2 16 ,7.33
233 203:469 .868 6:s 502 505 ,334
232 349 195 123 397 So sro ,475
233 1.36,508 023 8.5,^ 189 0--1 ,35S
I
''3'>
911 436
551 130 a->o
233 814451 991 330 40 481
232 210 494 706 125 392 027
231, 017 421 ISO, 87fi;34S 749
ojo 770 408. .5S2, 4fi7l317 090
2J(T 918 387 ''SO 9S2I372 S2S
1
Xfi
QsO
121
,365
I5Z
115
Increase or
Decrease.
%
S
+
— 30.769.974
14.658.220
—32.636.656
4-9.252.922
- 18.942.496
—2. .593. 438
7 83
3 13
6.40
97
1
3.87
59
2,61
26.90
+ 11.510.206
+101778760
+ 72,431 ,0S9 2(1.77
+ 61.492.190 17.72
+ 12.S.52,S67i 3.45
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Latest Gross Earnings by Weeks.
—In the table which
we sum up separately
June. The table covers
the earnings for the third
15 roads and shows 18.22%
week of
increase in the aggregate over the same week last yeat.
follows
»
Roads.
Kan City Mex&O-b... May
Jan
Increase. Decrease.
1919.
1920.
Ann Arbor
Canadian Pacific
,820,408
,578,000
Colorado
509,137
& Southern
476 ,.358
92,047
1,746,055
2.336
Duluth South Shore & Atlantic.
102.489
Grand Trunk of Canada
Grand Trunk Western
M 2,013.144
Detroit Grand Haven & Mil
Canada Atlantic
Mineral Range
13,158
1
May
to
Gross Earnings
Net Earnings
Current
Previous
Current
Previous
Year.
Year.
Year.
Year.
(^
$
$
$
114,535
115,634 def53,016 def39,.379
613,626
465.685 def212.320 def246,996
120,552
665,746
31
84,709 def90,634 def43,330
404,419 defSOl ,794 def302.617
1,574,482
7,229,952
1,238,016
5,896,427
348,908
1,344,494
207,084
715,341
216,136
934,148
212,545
971,862
86,246
46,865
51,915
141,019
Lehigh & New Eng.b... May
447,338
Jan 1 to May 31
1,724,326
267.089
10.822
6.971
8.511
2,428.388
,722,130
1.920
3,024
263,281
384,4271
Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburgh
Canadian National Rys
7.640
115.432
384,815
554,000
32,779
10.442
78,441
255,447
1.435.593
3,024,000
31
Kan City Southern. b.. May
345,415
1,283,848
169,409
406.569
223,545
5,203,205 5,291, 551 dfl. 152, 246
25,058,606 23,840,380df2,947,708
341,195
1,107,110
Jan
S
86,081
370.879
May
to
1
KanCMex&OofTex.b.May
Jan
Third Week of June.
(Vol. Ill,
Lehigh
1
May
to
& Hud
Jan
1
to
31
River. b. May
31
May
Lehigh Valley. b
Jan 1 to May 31
1
May
112-,144
I
Los Ang
Jan
J
Nevada-California-Oregon
Southern Railway
Tennessee Alabama & Georgia..
Western Maryland
1.540
293,742
11.609.848
9.820.863 1.790.525
1.788.985
Salt
to
Lake. b-May 1,687,127
May
7,370,909
31
1
to
May
31
May
Maine Central.b
-I-
Total (15 roads)
Net increase (18.22%).
1
Louisv& Arkansas. b.-. May
Jan
1,104
121,146
&
Jan
1,540
1 to
May
31
1,395,316
6,939,405
389,273
1,753,702
194,768
1,538,056
313,987
1,721,605
181,364
869,448
79,107
567,136
def 796
16,258
1,686,684
7.303.129
1,304,251
79,520
5,164
6.716.995 def710,467 def376.534
Mississippi Central.b. .-.May
Jan 1 to May 31
—
78,112
384.777
def7,700
88,553
398.227 defl83. 773
May
141.023
755,630
109.489 def33.095 def54.808
590.676 defl02.235 def288,218
Net Earnings Monthly to Latest Dates. The table
following shows the gross and net earnings with charges and
railroad and industrial companies resurplus of
Mo&NorthArk.b
ported this week;
MonongahelaConnec. b-May
273,420
Jan 1 to May 31
1,263,917
Montour. b
May 108,656
Jan 1 to May 31
401.206
L.b.. May 2,072.974
9,790.722
1,584.851
7,601,028
May
163,437
768,424
139,561
674,797
Newburgh&SouSh.b..May
119.868
635,161
566,476
2,991.069
151.348
704,796
545,554
2.541,087
203,871
1,026,204
164,011
881.777
199,230
963,360
185,449
835,908
720,354
3,096,837
185,420
744,173
STEAM
-Gross Earnings
Cvrrent
Year.
Roads
fl*
May
AnnArbor.b
426,583
Previous
Year.
d>
328.175
Net Earnings
Current
Year.
^
47,250
Previous
Year.
c*
47.673
Jan 1 to May 31
135,549
157,081
1,871,639 1,598,713
Atch Top & Santa F-b. May 15,214,482 13,827,409 2,138,959 3,108,474
Jan 1 to May 31
83,170,103 64,737,465 21,484,387 13,143.665
Panhandle &SFe.b.. May
def3,291 def64,179
678,472
438,965
Jan 1 to May 31
3,267,215 1,994,600 defl54,317 def555,351
Atlanta Birm
Jan
1
to
&
Atl-b.. May
May
May
Atlantic City. b
Jan
1
to
May
457,744
2,317,616
385,294
1,439,709
31
31
98.657
443.054 def97,440
2.002,199 def216,053 def586,759
189,047
458,519
103,556
101,794
268,783
1,530,937
Atlantic Coast Line.b.. May 5,739,371
4,994,377
Jan 1 to May 31
31,417,020 27,955.311
Bangor & Aroostook. b. May
581,914
Jan 1 to May 31
2,715,241
BeltRyofChiragO-b...May
252.540
Jan 1 to May 31
1.539.270
Bessemer & Lake E.b.. May
787.540
Jan 1 to May 31
3,543,222
Birmingham Sou.b
Mav
.59,389
Jan 1 to May 31
236,173
Buffalo & Susquehanna. May
224,414
Jan 1 to May 31
1,131,736
Buff Roch& Pitts. b
May 1.588.768
Jan 1 to May 31
7,100,912
Canadian Pacific. a
May 16,459.986
Jan 1 to May 31
75.577,011
Can Pac
Jan
Lines in
1
to
Me.b. May
May
175,247
1.374,040
31
452,016
6,500,190
515,3.30
5,129.712
27,530
132,269
235.159
380.189
17.292
26.383
13,225 def32,787
567.315
1.452,739 def61,957
628,501
4,319,664 defl92,082
5,853
38,771
7,497
76,942
266,090
9,043
161.443 def33.060 def24,420
828,251 def64,981 defl27,420
988.329 def21,897 def2]5,095
5.437,515 def233,079 def490,157
13,569,411 3,197,942 3,033,761
63.144,993 8,797,369 9,196,057
124,379 def35,722 def54,412
1,435.195 defl75.947 def89.734
427,962
2,238,328
307.712
1,268,807
New England _b May 566.292
694.716 def48.823
Jan 1 to May 31
2,201,716 2,574.376 def822,479
Charleston* WCaro.b.May
301,891
2.55.394
8.490
Jan 1 to May 31
1.438,452 1,298,390
47.549
Chesapeake & Ohio.b.. May 6,739,755 6,528,053 1,392,722
Jan 1 to May 31
31,796,586 28.066,217 5,381,390
1,974,886
5,408,512
Chlc&NorthWest.b. .May
1,197,446
Central
12,744,632 11,335,680
1,120,672
188.199
63.105
35.744
190.419
Jan 1 to May 31
58,977,889 50,069,946 4.233,799 4,384,441
Chicago & Alton _b
May 2,200.366 2.1,56,632
137,699
156,750
Jan 1 to May 31
10,669,533 9,892,886
678.478
739,922
Chicago Junction. b
May 218,883
314.915 dof252,128 defl2,258
Jan 1 to May 31
1,244,618 1,378.650 def567,985 def437,886
Cinlnd& Western. b... May 318,277
246,894 def31.148 def43.5S2
Jan 1 to May 31
1,674,181
1,132,958 defl07,742 defl73.598
CinN O & Tex Pac. b-. May 1,487,727 1,350,291
430,189
128,745
Jan 1 to May 31
7,730.699 6,922.737
1.668,559 1,102,621
Colorado& Wyoming. b May
Jan 1 to May 31
Delaware & Hudson. b.. May
Jan
1
to
May
90,799
360,059
94,011
7,515
473,522
13,863
2,8.36,639
2,865,022 def225.890
13,996,379 13,038,820 def418.047
31
DelaLack& Western. b. May
5,626,096 6,121.489
26,539,970 27,931,940
Denv& Rio Grande. b. -May 2.9,53.227 2.388,883
Jan 1 to May 31
14.509,015 11,529,155
Detroit & Mackinac. b.. May
155.127
130,480
Jan 1 to May 31
..
717,850
583,462
Det Tol & Ironton.b...May
399,292
247.653
Jan 1 to May 31
1,833.312 1.446.986
Duluth & Iron Range. b. May 1.328,242 1.159.270
Jan 1 to May 31
1,943,605 2,052,670
Dul Miss & North-b... May 1.995,178 3,361,898
Jan 1 to May 31
2,857,950 5.090.222
Elgin Joliet& East. b... May 1,770,149 1,522,1.32
Jan 1 to May 31
8.805.919 8.791.618
Jan
1
to
May
31
ElPaso&Southw.b
May
20,589
99,228
303,325
427,060
1,329
def49,192
1,573,189
5.960,560
514.225
1,695,527
defl3,231
defl25.350
1.880
111.019
3,38,693
1,477.203
766.226
3,779,265
.32.797 def322.398
771,409
113,355
1,192,405
100.465
699,957
481,541
2,557,944
2,544,263
.330.502
335 8.58
2.402.904
1.889.901
1.0.53,023
240,068
384,886
5,233,845 1,702,373 1,966.700
May 7.541 ..320 7.769,026 def769.275
784.685
36.799.363 34.300.424df3,228.832dfl,407,322
May 1,029.803
902,257
265,031
246,837
4,268,169 4,144,042
395,074
553,287
New Jersey &
b. May
103,628
93.537
7,975
14,819
Jan 1 to May 31
488,395
406,759
24.354 defll,576
Florida East Coast. b... May 1,114,726
856,479
326,338
165,014
Jan 1 to May 31
6,217,981 4,656,586 2,307,432
687,143
Ft Smith & Western- b.. May
141,418
125,945
def 908
13,668
Jan 1 to May 31
732,7,54
594,449 defl5,036
53,128
Great Northern_b
May 9,695.801 8,474,019 1,125,3,58 1,264,947
Jan 1 to May 31
43,767,522 38,340,910 4,120,609 4,024,685
Gulf & Ship Island-b-. -May
262,390
204,974
def4,939
29,618
Jan 1 to May 31
1,176,490
926,658
31,567 def29.478
Internat & Gt North. b. May 1,308,792 1,245,946 def 178, 266
def6,265
Jan 1 to May 31
6,845,582 5,506,510 def620,567 def608,309
Jan 1 to May 31
Erie.b
Jan 1 to May 31
Chicago & Erie.b
Jan 1 to May 31
NY.
1.021.969
5,681,762
Jan
1
to
May
31. --•_-.
May
Missouri Pacific. b
Jan
1
to
May
Nashv Chatt&
Jan
1
to
St
May
31
Nevada Northern. b
Jan
Jan
1
1
to
to
May
May
545.810
5,249,589
884.462
2,248,270
73,051
734,183
70,448
349,268
defl9,162
def96,659
123,947
def29,306
defl6,090
8,633,771
7.194.940
44,167,859 34,666,488
31
31
31
New Orl& Northeast. b. May
Jan 1 to May 31
New Orl Great Nor.b. .May
Jan 1 to May 31
NewOrlTex&Mex.b..May
Jan 1 to May 31
BeaumSL& West. b. May
Jan 1 to May 31
St L Browns &Mex.b. May
Jan 1 to May 31
New York Central System
defl0,783
def60.032
445, .599 detl58,892 defll6,989
289, .541
1,051,621
67.294
259.913
def9,870
def34,641
159,150
616.255
90.009
67,540
51,711
244.111
31,217
135,095
54.239
94.064
17,283
108.218
def741
129,104
defl2,929
44,415
def 12,833
31,347
451,038
2,034,215
34,571
212,886
186,133
677,483
244,464
1,163,730
CleveCinCh&StL.b.May 6,318,219 5,539,159
Jan 1 to May 31
33,208,256 26,264,269
def31,451
253,434
def93,923
7,548,632
58,923
250,976
1,235,980
4,958,022
Cincinnati North. b.. May
Jan
to
1
May
31
87,398
523,469
269,198
1,277,746
36,454
68,029
146,378
612,234
Harbor Belt.b... May
587,866
496,169 def 11 8, 020 def62,086
Jan 1 to May 31
2,957,346 2,467,285 def469,469 def260,080
Lake Erie & West. b.. May
24,484 def34,719
848,592
742,297
Jan 1 to May 31
330,618 def24,221
3,983,473 3,682,051
Michigan Central.b.. May 6,199,722 6,166,489
348,563 1,303,522
Jan 1 to May 31
31,377,211 28,687,754 4,197,304 5,876,826
Pitts & Lake Erie.b. .May
754,893 l,934,664dfl, 450,364 def97,904
Jan 1 to May 31
10,946,097 11,480,252 def797,242 1.176.700
New York Chi & St L.b. May 1,850,564 1,962,284
415,289
4,56,395
Jan 1 to May 31
10,060,193 10,037,944 2,255,884 2,450,121
Inci
N YN H & Hartford. b. May 10,000,392
May
NYOnt&West.b
Jan 1 to May
Jan
1
to
N Y Susq &
Jan
Norfolk
1
31
31
818,744
8,507,620
452,975
44,919,039 38,570,274
May 1,030,375
109,863
950,005
3,935,101 3,662,272 def389,573
We.stern.b.May
to
May
31
414,781
1,641.2,13
335,663
56,395
1.525.284 def280,691
& Western. b.. -May
6,423,482 5,925,049
30,300.435 29,891,394
May 600.994
Norfolk Southern. b
501.723
Jan 1 to May 31
3.241.995 2,519,960
120,399
73,565
Northern Alabama. b... May
479,445
Jan 1 to May 31
633,425
Jan
1
to
May
31
646,002
1,398,544
defl8,628
276,599
12,493
164,061
May 7,981.879 7.574,797 def236. 207
Northern Pacific. b
Jan 1 to May 31
42,405,530 37,524.437 5.555.619
Minn & Internat. b.. May
95,099 def21.447
95,248
52,688
Jan 1 to May 3l
545,690
456,274
545,246
194,006
Northwestern Pacific-b. May
637,437
422,321
Jan 1 to May 31.
2.679.490 2,128.596
Pennsylvania RR-—
117,714 def54,489
Bait Ches & Atl.b... May
118,781
504,897
516,784 defl62,051
Jan 1 to May 31
144,713
Longlsland.b
May 2,033,322 2,328,054
Jan 1 to May 31
8,231,848 8,888,687 def884,141
May 105,429
102,870 def26,995
Mary Del &Va.b
451,204 defl56,108
395.583
Jan 1 to May 31
May 250,686
276,451 def34.764
Monongahela.b
Jan 1 to May 31
1.349.785 1.299,848 def41.339
&Pekin Union. b. May
Jan 1 to May 31
May
Perkiomen.b-.Jan 1 to May 31
Peoria
PhilaBeth&NE-b
Jan 1 to May 31
Phila& Reading. b
Jan 1 to May 31
Pitts
& Shawmut.b
Jan
1
to
May
31
99,800
629.725
105.701
492.891
91,391
418.161
57,448
358,141
95,121
472.725
May 138,517
487,204
May 7,294,060 6,003,318
34,188,619 26.659.742
May 135.487
103.703
643.829
446.794
def20,650
def31.916
43,901
211.732
16,617
def53,843
2,044,567
2.931.483
25.887
95.298
1,070,941
2,015,962
206,009
9,063
64,785
68,609
916,062
5.150.490
22,674
11,893
4,761
3,119
749,472
7,621,528
def9.877
3.313
156.325
187,679
defl2,801
defl0,696
622,286
1,052,326
defl2.453
def27,169
57.913
304.336
def35.523
defl61.725
29.253
181,037
def6,259
29,673
787,362
defl60.040
defl2.186
defll0,314
107,986 defl0,l79 def69,215
Pittsb& WestVa.b
May 184,153
Jan 1 to May 31.
529,159 defl85,092 def301.018
715,438
120.651
232.284
64.609
May 134,588
Port Reading-b
398,376
162,122
Jan 1 to May 31
771.440 1,055,598
252,827
525,919
Rich Fred & Potom.b. -May
925,815 1,073,375
Jan 1 to May 31
4,726,083 5,160,205 1,524,267 2.197.228
23.007
406,006 def93.014
Rutland-b
May 459,643
Jan 1 to May 31.
2,109,862 1,793,499 defll5,124 def23,372
57,309
Seaboard Air Line-b.. -May 3,903.663 3.326.503 def333. 885
Jan 1 to May 31
20.706,939 17,093,274 1,036,776 1,330.705
def6,9.56
52,399
26,349
South Buffalo. b..
May 123.193
110,113
496,532
92,598
Jan 1 toiMay 31.
533.150
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Sofuthern Railway. b
Jan 1 to May 31
May
12.050 .629 9,968,538
60,972 .416 49,182,855
887,247
May 844 ,677
Ala Gt South- b
4,195 ,032 4,075,879
Jan 1 to May 31
325,234
May 378 ,187
GaSou&Fla.b
2,250 ,160 1,821,662
Jan 1 to May 31
May 1,410 ,920 1,241,280
Mobile & Ohio.b
7,386 ,257 5.976,954
Jan 1 to May 31
140,485
128 ,225
South Ry & Miss-b--May
691,949
785 ,812
Jan 1 to May 31
Mayl 5,784 ,821 13,114,866
Southern Pacific. b
71,732 ,292 62,046,809
Jan 1 to May 31
178.401
HoustE& WTex.b-.May 214 ,573
728.103
918 ,636
Jan 1 to May 31
663.418
May 704 ,247
Tex & New on. b
2,997 ,253 2,411.342
Jan 1 to May 3189.540
May 112 ,725
Spokane Internat.b
370.305
604 ,348
Jan 1 to May 31
541.022
724 ,519
Spok Port & Seattle- b.. May
3,361 ,989 2,768.369
Jan 1 to May 31
'
R T_b...May 209, 248
Jan 1 to May 31
825, 658
May 241 ,954
Tennessee Central. b
Jan 1 to May 31
1,192, ,578
Texark & Ft Smith. b_.. May
165 .836
Jan 1 to May 31
785 .263
Tol Peoria & West. b_.. May
145 .524
Jan 1 to May 31
749 .920
Tol St Louis & West. b.. May
944 .545
Jan 1 to May 31
4,124,,390
May 115,,290
Ulster & Delaware. b
Jan 1 to May 31
449,,610
Union Pacific. b
May 9,480,,312
Jan 1 to May 31
46,475, 328
Union RR of Penn.b... May
748 201
Jan 1 to May 31
3,312, 894
May 1,004, 699
Virginian, b
Jan 1 to May 31
5,853, 288
Western Maryland. b
May 1,450 ,168
Jan 1 to May 31
8,876 ,736
Current
Year.
Previous
Year.
$
$
963,438
2,894,222
12,670,166 4,258,811
156,814
242,160
560,828
951.727
40.247 def21,808
124.003
322,190
def38,845 def39.941
104,588 def419,361
19,817
def38,531
def5.257
def33,096
2,425,933
3,479,611
12,851,240 9,272,712
23,791
def74,030
141,880
def62,393
112,648
1,702
90,738
108,551
29,869
29,611
94,691
227,362
121,344
52,904
585,128
861,842
202,500
863,035
178,737
Staten Island
1,052,795
22,971
24,371
def64,751
80,325
30,927 def32,276
94,452 defl82,939
103,680
540,567
69,332
344,883
18.952
70,277
114,829
640,700
596,805
853, 519
defl6,454
7,479
233,961
859,016
defl5,377
def43,187
75,079
425,173
89,645
378,472
:,
def4,237 defl 1,975
def84.977 defl08,466
2,588,114 2,719,360
8,422,271
41,205,957 14,338,604 12,555,384
102,246
24,536
706.105
339,718
3,088,564 def261,231
371,307
178,235
1,051,219
383,049
3,973,434 1,370,976
Wheeling & Lake Erie. b.May 1,302, 742
Jan 1 to May 31
5,629, 131
1,259,340
5,637,360
1,270,653
4,317,290
95,241
def48,665
192,327
604,190
111,708
def209,540
324,247
161,200
Net after
Taxes
Gross
$
Cuba Railroad Co
Apr "20 1,467,108
lOmos
Other
Fixed
Income
Chargis
%
410,620
442,347
2,900,387
2,474,504
'19 1,274,864
'20 11,452,858
'19 9,856,122
Gross
Income
19,770
29,666
116,289
142,044
430,390
472,014
3,016,676
2,616,548
102,949
103,469
1,018,114
1,064,685
Camaguey & Neuvitas' RR Co
Apr '20
192.424
57,382
10
mos
'19
'20
'19
Electric
215,926
1,502.345
to
1
May
-Net EarningsCurrent
Previous
Year.
Year.
333,462
3,419,277
170,107
1,831,312
211,173
3 ,082,824
53,464
574 ,454
31
N
Northwestern
1
to
May
33,278
398,928
162,022
37,315
10,762
179,974
13,213
1 ,135,516
to May 31
7.230.886
Philadelphia Oil Co. a.. May
161,121
Jan 1 to May 3l
822,528
Reading Transit & Light
1
May
May
31
RutlandRy.Lt&PCo.aMay
June
1
to
May
31
Sandu-skyGas&ElCo.a
June
1
to
May
May
31
Sayre Elec Co.a
June 1 to May 31
Southern Canada Power
Oct 1 to May 31
May
May
VermontHydroElCorpaMay
June
1
to
May
31
910,559
,136,525
707,646
,395,022
159,871
23,774
261,669
1,976,167
182,470
2,662,426
69,400
943,134
9.407
141.562
321,168
l,9d4,346
213,674
2,349,093
63,451
30,633
1.695
67.052
34.617
572.384
4,957
139,207
44,067
271,551
2,848,079
43,800
534,919
56,551
627,288
11.245
145.637
53.682
448,100
39.266
540,719
946,972
6 327,063
60,459
530,803
538,904
4,378,868
135,816
662,591
384,932
3,460,151
45.434
445,645
223.573
21,434
356,717
8,978
153,216
4,854
88,244
def 227
37,974
2o,309
223,287
17,820
204,061
41,367
37,018
42,393
10,397
47,098
390,748
34,907
a Net earnings here given are after deducting taxes,
Given in milreis.
Gross
Net after
Fixed
Earnings.
May
12
Carolina Power
& light Co
19
&
May
Co
Erie Lighting
Subsidiaries
20
mos
May
12
mos
Taxes.
Charges,
$
'20
'19
'20
•19
'20
"19
'20
"19
79,204
66,587
1,000,758
1,077,083
19
mos 20
12
19
May
Idaho
Power Co
20
196,2,i7
19
1,981,481
19
1,59(^,739
May
&
Kansas Gas
160,684
mos 20
12
20
19
Co
Light
2,379,063
20
,476,714
,180,477
,471-, 621
,950,359
May
Milwaukee Elec
Ry &
2, 941, .540
19
12
270,333
210,397
mos 20
Co
Electric
19
5 nios 20
19
May
Nebraska Pow Co
20
225,329
188,762
19
mos 20
12
,614,250
,114,203
19
May
Nevada-California
Elec Corp
20
250.658
214,442
19
5
mos 20
1
19
May
North Caro Public
Service
Co
20
mos 20
12
19
Light
May
&
Power
Pacific
Co
20
19
mos 20
12
2 ,367.238
1 ,949,453
19
May
&
Portland Gas
Coke Co
20
209,064
165,495
19
mos 20
12
2 ,352,997
1 ,994,132
19
May
&
20
623,506
491,776
19
mos 20
,048,092
,727,216
1 ,190,532
19
May
Southern California
Edison Co
.142,420
91.'1, 441
83.637
65.890
921.548
759.793
204.110
166.572
19
20
19
882,563
mos 20
11,,4.30,785
19
9,,334,304
20
1 ,102,180
1,,000,592
May
Third Avenue
Railway System
19
mos 20 10 ,657,291
11
&
May
Elec
9 ,360,472
20
19
Utah Power
Light
Co
971,957
800,850
mos 20
11,,293,525
9,,570,230
20
482,789
406,794
May
&
19
mos 20
6,,073,407
19
5, 588,142
Washington Balti- April 20
more & Annap Elec
19
RR Co
4 mos 20
213,068
214,687
584,749
783,577
68,693
45,783
712,919
534,280
12
19
May
Yadkin River
Power Co
20
19
mos 20
12
19
7,853
8,981
2,464
20,989
182.504
14.146
63.270
51 ,704
706.944
569,389
128,915
95.099
1,398.286
1,089,501
23.423
20.500
269,868
214,199
37,144
33.031
420.838
366,639
5,181
5.170
Commonwealth
Pow, Ry
&
Lt Co
5
Northern Ohio
Corp
Electric
May
mos
May
mos
62.228
62.021
17.453
15.753
195.583
187,167
'1390.298
X335.374
$
8,204
7,218
89,883
84,043
$
16,578
229,271
156,601
12,623
375,231
386,287
252,963
214,921
1,202,292
1,090,125
42.316
41.811
243,564
213,167
15,083
14.307
177.674
185.402
108,683
83,094
989.032
74i.233
63.571
39.091
36.353
469,488
443,888
47,309
403,633
436,561
2,311,147
2,172,714
63,118
77,723
448,291
453,446
28,217
58, .383
35. .394
811.538
757.754
196.453
274.549
1,354.990
1,228,717
68,413
64,808
904,723
745,534
129,647
129,526
579,200
529,148
24,683
20,998
292,025
278,241
88,290
74,117
520.537
441,884
1,112,2.39
893,889
86,209
69.439
992.232
856.032
126,391
118,602
1,734,495
1,355,612
753,942
550,390
6,352,550
6,799,044
144,184
206.911
1.496.848
1.605,597
317,982
259,649
3,997,939
3,135,997
202,452
186,575
2,876,264
2,913,951
93,906
79,164
155,446
286,604
25,690
26.591
370.221
356,634
186 913
158 .385
926 .016
815 .010
33 .023
25 .774
383 .917
309 .593
58 .065
56 .907
292 319
291 .293
13 .210
13 .168
158 .4.53
157 .959
Balance.
Surplus,
$
6.329
9.360
139,-388
72.558
1.50,670
221,640
1,108,855
1,08^,589
224,569
238,946
2219,266
2252,944
13,134
defl ,684
197,556
200,885
276,405
251,416
2596,203
2o39,006
216,510
223,139
2294,888
2334,324
220,936
2124,362
2497,910
2478,658
267,328
239,619
2612,938
2479,982
270,389
272,4;;2
2283, o61
2236,130
11,473
7,830
1.33,572
120,282
244,843
229,731
2589,423
2368,729
255,733
40,413
2637,235
503,468
229,823
121 ,663
229,034
114 ,048
2502,025
1,408 897
2262,656
1,322 110
497,509
256 ,433
283,996
266 394
3,040 435 3,312,115
3,066 ,489 2,732,555
225 673 2def64,698
2460
219, 75
2,435 b542def763,510
2,430 1792def 68 1.623
2163.085
158 ,291
2108.798
152 574
1,867 802 22.169.911
1,807 .574 21,359,319
273,707
142 539
254,832
140 082
1,660 991 21,342,740
21,317,643
1,727 ,910
273.806
24 204
253.748
26 224
282.784
82 202
2181.499
109 045
212.136
14 638
212.464
17 ,373
2202.805
185 ,838
2186,009
212 425
44 .747
46 092
531 .764
534 .334
30 .478
29 .026
355 .080
352 .564
Net
Earnings.
'20 2,438,654
•19 2,055,620
'20 12,574,061
•19 10,322,201
'20 1,009,513
'19
761,606
'20 4,705,142
'19 3,566.715
839,275
871,761
4,800,010
4,408,283
297,968
265.803
1..590. 827
1.222.117
Fixed Chgs.
&
Taxes.
$
738.549
690.493
3.600.466
3.380.036
191.622
158.633
923.291
804.169
Balance,
Surplus.
$
100,726
181,268
1,199,543
1,028.247
106.346
107.170
667. .536
417.948
FINANCIAL REPORTS
Financial Reports.
—An index to annual reports
railroads, street railway
of steam
and miscellaneous companies which
have been published during the preceding month will be given
on the last Saturday of each month. This index will not
include reports in the issue of the "Chronicle" in which it is
published.
The latest index will be found in the issue of
June 26. The next will appear in that of July 31.
Great Northern Railway.
Annual Report Fiscal Year ended Dec. 31 1919.)
The full text of the remarks of President Ralph Budd is
given on subsequent pages; also the income account and
—
{31st
traffic statistics for the late calendar year, the general balance sheet as of Dec. 31 1919 in detail, &c.
RESULTS OF LINES OPERATED AS GREAT NORTHERN RY. AND
THOSE INDEPENDENTLY OPERATED: MINNEAPOLIS
WESTERN RY. AND DULUTH TERMINAL.
—
220.255
116,424
2224.513
1163.097
223.216
119.354
Fixed
Charges.
14,5.33
S>
Statistics
Balance.
Surplus.
$
after
Taxes.
X After allowing for other income received.
8,950
c
Asheville Power
& Light Co
19
Gross
Earnings.
50.483
21,861
7,967.
247,577
90,116
45,729
562,000 c6,262,000 c5,217,000
594,000c27,261,000c23.473,000
1,948,411
31
Co and subsid
Natural Gas Cos.a...May
System. a
June 1 to
20
mos 20
5
121,173
1,562,516
Philadelphia
Jan
Co
Light
Ry &
Ohio
Power Co. a
May
June 1 to May 31
Pennsy Utilities Syst.a.May
June
May
Dayton Power &
19
63,441
288,547
Braz Tr, L & P Co,Ltd.aMay cl0985000 c9
Jan 1 to May 31
c50,166,000c44
Duquesne Lt Co and subsid
Elec Lt & Power Co a May 1 ,098,983
Jan 1 to May 31'.
6,080,740 5
General Gas & El Co. a. May
885,286
June 1 to May 31
9,940,172 8
Metropol'n Edison Co.a May
219,274
Jan 1 to May 31
2,517,302
J Power &Lt Co. a... May
33,173
June 1 to May 31
390,193
Jan
mos 20
19
12
-Gross EarningsPrevious
Current
Year.
Year.
June 1 to May 31
Binghamton Light, Heat &
Power Co. a
May
June 1 to May 31
Beaver Valley Trac Co and
Pitts & Bea St Ry^a.May
1,097,713
894,440
5,715,383
4,567,029
280,505
214,053
1,534,895
1,211,658
19
5
Corp
ings.— The following table gives the rturns of ELECTRIC
railway and other public utility gross and net earnings with
charges and surplus reported this week:
Alabama Power Co. a. ..May
20
19
Railway and Other Public Utility Net Earn-
Companies.
May
Consumers
Power Co
United Gas
105.452
504,379
485,189
1,316,471
mos 20
19
12
327,441
368,545
1,998,562
1,551,863
20
19
12
12
Bala nc
Surp us
S
Net
,
May
Citizens Trac Co
& Subsidiaries
Republic Ry
Light Co
a Net earnings here given are after deducting taxes.
b Net earnings here given are before deducting taxes.
Eaitiings
S
Gross
Earnings.
$
79.847
60.895
858.177
684.654
-Net Earnings-
Gross Earnings
Previous
Current
Year.
Year.
Roads.
67
Average miles operated.
—
Operations
Passengers carried
1919.
1918.
Federa I Data
8.178
8,260
1917.
1916.
—
Companti Operations
8,233
8,098
8.530.661
7,264,346
8.382.0.35
8.168.937
Pass, carried one mile. .704. 978.961 601,023.056 667.036,000 608.621,000
2.360 cts.
Av. rev. per pass, per m. 2.784 c(s.
2.374 cts.
2.608 cts.
Revenue freight (tons).. 27.390.432 30.948,659 30,650,814 30.389.386
8.018,210
do one mile (000)... 7,973,569
8,844,787
8,399,349
Av. rev. per ton per mile .9701 cts.
.8699 cts.
.7614 cts.
.7655 cts.
Rev. train-load (tons)..
663
684
671
661
Earns, per pass, train m.
$2,107
$1,539
$1,673
$1,601
Earn, per fgt. train mile.
$5.03
$6.44
$5.95
S5.14
Gross earnings per mile.
$10,271
$12.9(33
$12,191
$10,762
THE CHRONICLE
68
COMBIXED RESULTS FOR CALENDAR YEARS
Eamings
TO 1919.
-Co. Oper.1917.
$15,836,341
64.300.666
6,342.062
2.119,666
$88,598,735
1916
Federal Operation
1919.
1918.
—
Passenger
Freight
Mail, express. &c
Other than transportation
Gross operating revenues
Ex P f71 5 €5^"^
319.623,859 §15,672,420
77.351.472 76.937,445
6.277,063
5.707.159
_- .
3.309.750
2.381,4 96
--$106.562.145$100,698.520
Maintenance of -way, &c
Maintenance of equipment
318,176,655 $17,405,470 $11,570,157
20,200,065. 20,757,399
11,890,989
Traffic expenses
678,088
778.989
1.336,870
General exnenses-1.846.851
1.737,401
1,510,405
44,482,867 43,024,345 32.262,502
Transportation expenses
1,246.744
Miscellaneous operations
1,586.165
1.13^.911
Cr.184.416 Cr. 521. 102 Cr.422,678
Transportation for investment
Total operating expenses
---S86. "86.273 $84,429,245 $59,282,156
Net earnings
..-S19, 75.872 $8,887,779 $29,316,579
COMBIXED IXCOME ACCT. (Under Fed'l Operation in 1919 and 1918).
1919.
1918.
—
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER
1918
1919
Liabililies
Ry
.
,
Miscell invest't
Cash on hand
Advanced chges
Loans & bills rec
Other accounts
14,842
3.656,727
3,285,519
22,025,928 21,971,361
25,352
723,999
RR A
Other assets
U
S
4,876,700
Div
9,885
Depreciation
32,272,753
Insur ,&c .funds 1.664,101
Additions. &c_- 37,444,657
,
RR Adm
5,061,015
26,780
30,734,904
1,681,313
34,972.209
,
Other work
&
receivable .&C-
RentsU S
matured
&c mat'd
Interest
defd
7,093.084
6,899,058
def liabilities 58,698,182
2,223,981
credits..
1.230,447
24,321
5,385,635
52,607,820
2,186,976
1,101,199
21,860
6,397,085
160,515
72,238,929
S
RR Adm
Unadj
54,125,791 Fund dt retired
6,805,171 Sink fund res' ve
1,448,136 Misc fundres^.
Approp surplus
deferred assets 57,417,430
Other def assets 6,987,400
TJnadjus debits
1,585,652
Profit
Total
757.269,012 745.924,974
110, p. 2568.
—V.
and
Annual Report
President Clarence
wrote in substance:
W.
loss.
Total
303,871
75,411,395
.
757,269.012 745,924,974
— Year ended Dec. 31 1919.)
Huntington,
New
York,
May
1,
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
CLASSIFICATION OF FREIGHT PRODUCTS OF (TONS).
Agnail.
Forest.
Animal. Mines.
Mfrs.. &c. Total.
1919
44.630
3,747 5,553.655
198,798
182,994 5,983,824
1918
42,580
5.253 6.423,507
204,388
190,360 6,866,089
1917
51,885
4,521 6,544,923
289,670
205.533 7, 096 ,,532
1916
50,922
4,207 5,595,243
293,073
149,568 6,093.013
In 1919 bituminous coal tonnage was 5.463,321, against 6,279,289 tons
in 1918. 6,398.8.36 in 1917 and 5,509,798 in 1916.
Average mileage
Tons (revenue)
carried
1,000 tons carried one mile
Rate per ton per milePassengers carried
Passengers carried one mjleRate per passenger per mileGross earnings per mile
513
5,983,824
2,114.771,380
0.486 cts.
1,121,661
25.283.393
2.86 cts.
$23,093
$1,838,773
2.662,387
56,343
4.421.566
201.214
Cr. 5, 281
General expenses
Miscellaneous operations.
&c
Total operating expenses
Net revenue
$800,852
1,608,197
71,645
2,839,328
191,872
186,968
$1,532,407
2,676.011
69,029
4,815,019
193,319
Cr.7.867
.$9,175,001
.$9,277,918
85,698,862
$2,900,304
$2,628,526
.$4,543,611
CORPORATE INCOME ACCOUNT FOR CALENDAR YEARS.
Mmimuni compensation
$3,247,603
300 .973
33,467,240
.$99,534
.$.50,819
Cr. 163 .602
Total income
General expenses
Expenses prior to Jan. 11918
.$3,247,603
219 ,637
$3 ,548 ,576
Income from other sources
83,377
167,985
,
Tax
1918.
1919.
accrued (standard return,
see text)
accruals
Net income
$3,165,060
$1,475,000
10,925
35,259
185,710
$3,612,645
Interest on fvmded debt
$1,475,000
Interest on equipment trust notes
Other interest
87,835
Rent of tracks, yards, terminals, &c
185,070
Income tax on bond interest due by holders of
bonds but assumed by
Miscellaneous
Net
to profit
and
company
14,918
4,189
$1,845,632
loss
13,505
$1,444,064
598
31.
[Exclusive of aforesaid items approved conditionally or not approved.]
Assets
1919.
S
—
1918.
S
Pioperty invest---94.205.410 92,767,473
Inv. in
cos _- 4.265,668
affll.
Other investments 1,645,900
Cash---21,846
Miscel. accts. recInt. and divs. rec-
Other cur.
Rent rec.
Govt
U.
S.
13,463
40,533
a.ssetsU. S.
3,876,207
4,383,020
1,673,750
13,146
168,931
40,284
39,295
5,795.231
Other def. assets-7,351
Unadjusted debits
10,146
—
S. Govt.
liabilities
2,347,603 U.
Govt. def.
assets
1919.
1918.
s
s
Common stock 31 ,271,500 31,271.500
Preferred stock
27 ,955,000 27,955,000
Long term debt
29 ,.500,000 29,500,000
Loans paya ble
1,630,000
1 ,450,000
Traffic, &c., bal..
6,191
6,286
33,018
Accts. and wages.
698,584
260,284
Interest accrued..
259.776
Rents accrued. &c.
30.833
31,966
Liabilities
def.
5,345,591 Other def. liab
5,926 Unadjusted credits
25,192 Add, through surp.
Profit
and
loss
7 589,019
102,093
16,999
169,673
10 831,991
6.715,026
78.702
197,021
142,985
8,988,520
Total
109,881,755106.810,212
-V. 110. p. 1291.
The Hocking
(21st
On
1918.
513
6,866,089
.473,474,055
0.424 cts.
989,657
22,227,921
2.87 cts.
.$22,941
Total
109,881 ,755 106,810,212
Valley Railway Company.
Annual Report
— Year ending
Dec. 31 1919.)
be found the text of the annual
report, signed by President Geo. W. Stevens and Chairman
H. E. Huntington, together with balance sheet of Dec. 31
and the results for the calendar year 1919. V. 110, p. 1642.
subsequent pages
will
—
1919.
1918.
1917.
9,618,539
11,799.891
10.674,854
2,969,053
3,444,959
4,191,981
0.548 cts.
0538 cts.
0.40.5 cts.
0.111 cts.
0.912 cts.
0.652 cts.
1,170,466
1,293,257
1,699,494
43,897,829
42,551,2.54
50,001.632
2.441 cts.
2.798 cts.
1.923 cts.
Revenue per passenger per mile
12,584,592
15,244,850
14.866,835
Revenue freight tons carried.- Revenue tons carried one mile--l,502. 582, 1.53 1,892,824,838 1,966,272.286
0.646 cts.
0.599 cts.
0.456 cts
Revenue per ton per mile
$33,280
$37,620
Oper. revenue per mile of road$30,596
Rev. coal & coke carried (tons).
Other rev. freight carried (tons)
Av.rev.per tonof rev.coalper m.
do other than coal per mile.
Passengers carried
Passengers carried one mile
CORPORATE INCOME ACCOUNT FOR CALENDAR YEARS.
%
General expenses (corporate) - _
Railway tax accruals (war tax.)
Inc. or Dec.
1918.
1 919.
.$2,637,167 $2,637,167
7.7
73,767
68, .508 Inc.
$5,259
14,200 Inc.
93,800 660.6
108,000
Net
.$2,455,401
Standard return
Dec.
$99,059
42.326
3.9
54.8
Interest on debt
-32,490,359 $2,631,744 Dec. $141,385
1,460,491
1,271,915 Inc.
188,576
5.4
14.8
Net income
$1,029,868 $1,.3.59.829 Dec. $329,961
24.3
Other income, net
34,958
Total
.$2, .5.54,460
77,284 Dec.
term "standard return" as here used means the "average annual
railway operating income for the three years ended June 30 1917, as defined
by the Federal Control Act, less one-half of war taxes for year 1917. which
has been certified tentatively by the Inter-State Commerce Commission as
$2,637,167.
* Tlie
INCOME ACCOUNT FOR CALENDAR YEARS— OLD
[In 1919
&
1918 Federal
Revenues—
Freight
Pas.senger
Mail
Express"
Miscellaneous
Total
& company
1918.
1919.
.$9,703,937 $11,343,613
Total
Net revenue
Taxes, &c
1916.
$6,681,262
917,935
52,836
82,903
465,483
$11,654,517 313,155,861 310,696,434
$8,200,420
Maint. of way & struc-- $1,329,868
Maint. of equipment--. 3.935,248
Transportation
General
1917.
.$8,974,873
961,700
60,419
99,347
600,095
1,228,282
42.201
110,839
569,257
1,038,843
54.342
106,202
612,860
EXT) 671 S6S
Traffic
BASIS.
statements combined for comparison.]
$1,490,446
3,718,010
83,422
4,912,857
312.565
$945,590
2,365,944
120,675
3,716,384
260.530
2,156,129
101,989
2.364.020
187.802
$9,766,372 $10,517,300
$1,888,145 $2,638,561
649,1.57
726,317
$7,409,123
.$5,597,889
.$3,287,312
839,467
$2,602,531
591.093
72,202
4,109,051
320.000
.$787,949
1917.
513
$1,161,828
Operating income
xl61.699
Other income (balance).
$1,989,404
$2,447,845
693.263
$2,011,438
576.977
Gross corp. income-.- $1,323,528
x$l,427,767
Interest on debt
TRAFFIC STATISTICS FOR CALENDAR YEARS.
1919.
585,091
592.879
GENERAL STATISTICS FOR CALENDAR YEARS.
Mileage Owned. A branch of 2.49 miles was constructed in 1919 from
line near Eobson. W. Va., to newly developed coal mines on Beards
Fork.
Double Tracking of Ciarks Gap Hill.— The 3.2 miles of the last section of
5.1 miles has been completed and put hi operation, and work on the remaining 1.9 miles, mainly Micajah and Ciarks Gap tunnels, will be completed during 1920 and 1921.
Coal Alines.- On Dec. 31 1919 there were 101 coal mines in operation on
or adjacent to the lines of your company in Virginia and West Virginia, of
which 7 began shipping dm-ing the year; 54 of the mines are served jomtly
by your railway and the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway and 1 is served jointly
by yoiu- railway and the Norfolk & Western Railway.
Federal Compensation.
The amount of $3,247,603 certified by the InterState Commerce Commission as the "standard return," not being considered
a fair compensation for use of oiu' property, we applied for compensation of
not less than $5,200,000 per annum; no agreement has yet been reached.
There was received to Dec. 31 1919 $2,619,000 in cash on account of such
compensation.
Additions, cSc.
The Railroad Administration expended and charged to
your company during the year 1919 for additions, improvements and equipment. .82,066,542. of which 31,649,133 was main line, $127,139 branch lines,
$48,342 equipment. In addition there were expenditures of $115,456
approved conditionally and $126,471 which, while charged to yoiu- company
by the Federal Railroad Administration, have not been accepted and entered upon the corporate books.
New Equipment Trusts.- During the year there were allocated to and
accepted by yoiu- company from the Director-General of Railroads 20 heavy
Mallet locomotives, and to finance the cost thereof yoiu- company joined
the Director-General in an equipment trust agreement with the Guaranty
Trust Co. of New York, known as "Equipment Trust No. 76," under which
$1 ,630,500 6Sc notes dated Jan. 15 1920 have been is.sued, payable in annual
installments on Jan. 15 1921 to 1935, inclusive.
Contracts are also being negotiated for acquiring 1 ,000 1 20-ton all steel
coal cars. 6 Pacific type locomotives, 10 all steel passenger coaches, 4 all .steel
mail and baggage cars and 1 all steel club car. To assist in financmg the
purchase of this equipment there have been issued and sold imder the
Philadelphia plan .$5,200,000 6% •'Virginian Railway Equipment Trust.
Series C" certificates, payable in semi-annual installments of $260,000 from
Oct. 1 1920 to April 1 1930, incl.
It is expected that this equipment wil
be received dm-ing 1920.
Virginian Limestone Corporation 1st M. 5% Bonds.
Of the $300,000 bonds
received in 1918 [on sale of quarry, &c., at Ripplemead], $22,000 were returned and $2,000 were redeemed through staking fimd. leaving $276,000
bonds on hand at Dec. 31 1919.
main
1917
.$9,064,503
$12,075,305 311,906,444 $10,242,473
Traffic cxi)enses
Conducting transportation
Virginian Railway.
(10th
1919
liab
credit
items (net)
XJ
—
Maintenance of way. &c
^Maintenance of equipment
TENTATIVE BALANCE SHEET— DEC.
,
2,989,852
10,956,869
8,793,507
5,653,671
10,798
55,890
Gross revenue
Operating Expenses
S
.
2.992,405
10,333.705
8.127.377
9,847.036
1919.
1918
$10,268,428 $10,478,622
742,508
6.54,427
1,064,369
773,395
Freight
Passenger
Mail, express and miscellaneous
1918
S
prop &inv_412,260,555 409,379.7.30 Capital stock. ..249,477,150 249,477,150
Misc phys prop
4.937,666
4,986,556 Premoncapstk
81,268
81,268
Dep improv'ts,
Grants In aid of
sink fund.&c
219.788
183,327
construction..
104,102
89,904
Halfint inC B
Funded debt-.. 270,868.941 270.994.496
& Q stk held
Acc'tS & wages.
186,308
250,937
by trustee of
Other acc'ts pay
6,402,924
6,408,823
joint bonds.. 109. 114,810 109.114,810 Accrued taxes.
1.539,802
1,492,778
Other holdings—
Acer int &c..
499,112
492,675
Stocks
80.934.739 78,835,714 Loans&bills pay
1,475,000
2,500,000
Bonds oth cos 26,787,600 26.787.600 Traffic, &c bal
1,831
40,240
Notes
Advances
Operating Revenue —
31.
1919
—
FEDERAL OPERATING STATEMENT FOR CALENDAR YEARS
AND imS—CORPORATE 1917.
1917.
Netearnings
$29,316,579
Compensation accrued. _.
$28,686,973 $28,686,973
Railway taxes accrued...
883.076
1,514.363
6.302.952
Operating income
.$27,803,897 $27,172,610 .$23,013,627
General interest received
30.535
27.393
671.116
Dividends and interest on securities- - 2.366.212
642,625
5.785,950
Rents received and miscellaneous
998,548
401. 508
1 .574 ,074
Gross corporate income
.$31,199,192 $28,244,136 $31,044,767
Deduct
Rentalspaid
310,916
$12,583 $1,082,933
Bond interest accrued
7,431.387
7,435.498
6.772.641
MisceUaneous
1.350,636
466,118
60,132
Pension fund
60.475
Dividends on stock (7% per annum). 17.462.890 17,462,842 17.462.960
Reserve to fund obligations
2.576,230
640.583
5.385.635
Amortization of discount
266.667
266.667
88,889
Total deductions
$2:y,oy»,/i:6 .'Ji26.284.292 $30,913,665
Balance, surplus
$2,100,466 $1.9.59.844
$131,103
(Vol. 111.
$3,141,108
$1,265,294 .$1,207,195
(4)439,980(5^)604,972
$2,588,415
$1,212,288
Dividends
(4%)439,980
547,7.50
32, .537, 154
(4)439.980
7, 096, .532
,514,639,000
0.360 cts.
969,965
22,431.931
2.52 cts.
$19,981
Balance, surplus
.$544,220
$831,880
31.328,940
$936,147
X Excluding interest charged or credited lietween the company and the
U. S. Government except interest during construction of additions and
betterments credited to Federal income, and interest on note covering loan
from the V. S. Railroad Administration charged to corporate Income.
—
July 3
1
.
THE CHRONICLE
1920.]
BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER
1918.
1919.
S
& equipm't. 48,421, "51 47,442,972
Road
Sees, of aftll., &c.,
Assets—
companies
Stocks pledged-
10S.0S9
300,000
150.000
47,100
400,000
108.28!)
Bonds pledged..
Bonds unpledged
450.000
46.000
500.000
bonds 9,600.000
2,697,634
6<~c
bills
390
47,655
Securities in treas.
(unpledged)
1st M.Col.&Tol.4s 2,441,000
Two-year notes
184,301
.
,
Unmafd
Adv. to propriet'y,
afiil. & cont. cos.
Special depos. with
trus. (mtge. fd.)
Deferred items
U.S.Gov.def.assets 5.060,793
S.
185,133
92,327
14.085
2,709,151
145,639
4,421,283
x519,576
9,940,259
504,210
9,676,126
Govt, def'd
liabiUties
2,686,614
4,201,222 Appropriated
70,950,013 56,266,974
11,555
21,358
608,176
5,992,185
115,843 Deferred items...
U.
980,000
1,215,000
4,064
interest,
sur-
plus
Profit and loss
Total
19 ,97
382,124
dividends, &c..
285,257
110,867
Taxes accrued
423,335 Accrued deprec'n. 3,108,541
436,130
127,295
U.S. stand, return
and int. accrued 3,122,596
1,841
7,260
56,278
56,278
2,441.000
5,000,000
7,500.000
2,315 Traffic balances..
3,204 Audited vouchers
and wages
91,795
Miscellaneous
200,451 Mafd int div ,&c
rec_-
Traffic balances..
Miscellaneous
1919.
1918.
LiabilitiesS
$
1 1 ,000 ,000 11.000.000
Capital stock
1st Cons. M. 4 '^s. 16, 022 .000 16,022,000
lstM.C.&H.V.4s. 1,401,000 1,401,000
Five-year notes
Total
1919.
$3,450,903
369,051
Operating income
Federal tax accruals
$3,355,950
126,930
,$3,081,852
$3,229,020
133„527
102,506
446,171
221, 201
$2,980,180
93,271
498,238
44,472
$4,480,705
96,992
78,207
454,540
48,662
.$4,132,425
$3,700,418
$5,159,105
$370 ,086
$369,317
138,925
1,986,889
900,000
250,000
C3.ntral of Georgia Railway Co.
Annual Report Year ended Dec. 31 1919.)
Charles H. Markham, Chairman Mar. 10, wrote
—
substance:
Miscellaneous
Gross income.Deductions
'
—
Benning Junction and Fort Benning, Ga.
Funded Debt. Since Dec. 31 1918 $100,000 equipment trust obligations
and Greenville & Newnan Main I^ine bonds and Upper Cahaba Branch
bonds, aggregating $60,000, matured and were paid.
—
—
New General and Refunding Morlijagc Collateral Bonds. Because of the
limitation of the rate of interest to a maximum of 5%, the inflexibility of
the tax-free covenant, and other reasons, it was deemed advisable to cancel
the General & Ref Mtge. of 1912, and to issue in its place a nev/ mortgage.
Accordingly, as of April 1 1919, the outstanding General & Refunding bonds
($122,000j were purchased and together with all authorized bonds in the
treasury (.$11,135,000), were surrendered for cancellation, the mortgage
was canceled and satisfied simultaneously with the execution of a new
"Refunding & General Mortgage" dated April 1 1919 and due April 1 1959.
Of the new bonds, $11,000,000 Series "A" were drawn from the trustee
and pledged as security for the $8,000,000 10-year 6% Secured Gold
.
Bonds.
The $8,000,000 Ten-Year 6% Secured Gold Bonds, dated June 1 1919,
maturing JuVie 1 1929, were issued and sold in June for the purpose of
providing funds for miscellaneous capital expenditures made and to be
made by your company and by the U.S. Railroad Administration and to
repay temporary loans heretofore made for such purpose.
(See V. 108, p.
1822, 2240, 2329, 2432.)
——
Loans and Bills Paiiable. The floating debt has been paid in full.
Road and Equipmeni
The U.S. RR. Administration has reported jiit
expenditures during the year far road and equipment, including additions
and betterments to leased railway property, to a total of $1,705,945, including $1,005,395 on account of locomotives.
GENERAL TRAFFIC STATISTICS FOR CALENDAR YEARS.
1917.
1916.
1918.
1,918
1,919
1,922
6,893,225
6,273,089
5,600,353
Rev.fght. carried 1 mile. 989, 022,9201143774, 703 1050607,516 907,370,746
Avge. rev. per ton perm.
1.33 cts.
1.13cts.
0.99 cts.
0.96 cts.
Rev. per fght. train mile
$5.32
$4.38
$3.56
$3.39
Avge. rev. tr. load (tons)
467.19
388.75
370.85
343.61
Passengers carried
6,893,421
6,299.616
5,476,758
4,511,520
Pass, carried one mile.. 249,976, 909 246,409,389 205,250,088 164,830,331
Av. rev. per pass, per m.
2.60 cts.
2.39 cts.
2.07 cts.
2.01 cts.
Earns, per pass. tr. mile.
SO 86
$1.71
$1.54
$1.09
Op. rev. per mile of road
"$11,310
$10,787
.$8,352
$7,142
1919.
1,918
6,066,408
INCOME ACCOUNT FOR CALENDAR YEARS.
—
Operating Revenues
Freight
Passenger
Mail, express, &c
I ncidental
Total operating revenues
Maintenance of way, &c
Maintenance of equipment
Traffic
Transportation
Miscellaneous operations
General, &c
Total operating expenses
Not earnings
Taxes. &c
Operatir g Income
Other income
Gross income
Deductions
Net inoome
—
Rent for leased roads
Other rents, &c
1919.
1917.
1918.
.$13,136,534 $12,877,851 $10,097, 9.'')3
6,489,995
5,876,488
4,253,700
.
1,375,971
1,209,996
1,133,101
694.0 11
728,552
539,783
.$21,696,511 $20,692,888 $16,024,537
.
$4,368,741
$2,981,908 ,$2,143,141
.
4,471,773
4,131,793
2,672,947
429,452
377,070
480,492
9,242.120
7,893,216
5,265,402
51,621
24,074
18,477
725 ,717
465,390
638^37
.$19,289,423 $16,046,496 $11,045,849
.
$2,407,088 $4,646,392 $4,978,688
955,356
896,3 78
887,152
.
$1,451,731 $3,7,50,014 $4,091,536
782,816
758.2081
No proper
.
$2,234,548 $4.508.223 comparison
.
2,776,738
2.495,131 available.
-I
"I" I
eef.$542,190
$2,013,0921
384,735
2,094,954
900.000
250,000
Interest on funded debt
Preferred dividends (6%)
Common dividends (5%)
101,672
84,2,58
.$4,589,908
109.2 03
$369,249
151,818
1,997,411
900,000
2,50,000
Total deductions
Balance, surplus
—Note. —The
Ed.
$3,999,775 .$3,645,131 .$3,668,477
$132,650
$55,287 Sl.490,628
figures for 1917 have been adjusted for comparative purposes.
CONDENSED GENERAL BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER
1919.
—
1918.
s
S
equipm't. 67 509,799 65,960,827
Improv'ts on leased
ra.lway property
785,484
028,511
Depcsits in lieu ul
mortgage prop132
132
Misc. piiys. prop-.
380,234
416,296
In v. in affil. cos.:
Stocks
4 .799,102 4,799,102
Bonds
661,000
650,000
Road
&
Notes
&
certifs.
566,760
of indebt'ness.
Advances
1
.429,005
1
,224,277
11,864
Other investments.
880,199
Cash
Loans
& bills rec.
Traffic, &c.,bal.rec.
572
891,217
9,114
107,537
Miscellaneous
Materials & supp.
& divs. receiv.
Int.
U. S.
Gov't acc't-. 11 .326,884
Deferred assets...
21,653
Unadjusted debits.
521,228
U.S. Gov't comn'n
Total
—
Average miles operated.
Rev. fght. carried (tons)
secm-ities
in
Federal Control.
The contract with the Director-General of Kailroads,
dated Feb. 25 1919, but effective Jan. 1 1918, fixed the net compensation
to be paid by the Government for the use of th^ three properties at .$3,444,159, being the "Standard Return" for three years ended June 30 1917, as
follows: Central of Georgia Ry., $3,450,903; Sylvania Central Ry., $3,284;
Wadley Southern Ry. (deficit), $10,028.
Thereafter the Commission found that during the "test period," rents for
use of lands, right of way, warehouses, &c., aggregating .'i;126,283, were
credited to "Rents of buildings and other property," an "operating revenue"
account, and should have been credited to "miscellaneous rent income," a
"non-operating income account, causing an overstatement of $42,094 in
the standard return. Your company thereby became entitled to receive
for corporate account during Federal control the rents from such property,
resulting in a small net gain to your company.
The rental now to be paid
for the use of the three properties is $3,402,064, as follows: Central of
Gesrgia Ry. Co., $3,408,809: Sylvania Central Ry. Co., $3,284; Wadley
Southern Ry. Co. (deficit), $10,028: net compensation, $3,402,064.
The U. S. RR. Administration has paid on account of compensation,
$5,993,237, of which $3,430,237 was credited on general account with the
Administration and $2,563,000 was paid in cash.
Road.
The miles operated Dec. 31 1919 were 1,924.42, an increase of
6.13 miles, due to trackage rights over U. S. Govt, line between Fort
—
.
Net operating income
Rents. &c., received
Income from funded
Dividend income
Assets-
—
1917.
1918.
U. S. Railroad Adm. compensation-. ..$3,408,809
Items applicable to prior period
52,859
70,950,013 56,266,974
X Includes in 1919 additions to property through income since June 30
1907, $181,409; funded debt retired through income and surplus, ,§131,331;
appropriated surplus again.st contingent liaoility for freight claims, $120,000;
resers'e invested in msurance fund, $49,787; and other reserves, $37,048.
This company and the Toledo & Ohio Central Ry. severally endorsed,
in 1901 upon 5% First Mortgage bonds of the Kanawha & Hocking Coal &
Coke Co. due 1951 ($2,842,000 outstanding), and In 1902 upon 5% Fu-st
Mortgage bonds of the Continental Coal Co. due 19.'>2 ($1,569,000 outstanding, less credit on foreclosure of $507 per $1,000 bond), pm-ported
guaranties thereof. The enforceability of these alleged guaranties has been
in litigation for several years.
Since Dec. 31 1919 a settlement of this
litigation has been arranged, pursuant to which, in consideration of this
company assuming one-half of the unpaid liability upon the bonds of the
Continental Coal Co., it has been relieved of any liability in respect of the
bonds of the Kanawha & Hocking Coal & Coke Co. All of the outstanding
bonds of each issue, together with the guaranties thereon, have been duly
discharged and canceled pursuant to this settlement; and mutual releases
between the railway companies, the coal companies and the bondholders
have been exchanged, thus finally disposing of this liability. V. 110, p. 1642.
{25th
69
CORPORATE INCOME ACCOUNT FOR CALENDAR YEARS.
31.
—
Gen. M.6'~<, bonds
not out (contra) 9,783.000
800.000
Equip, trust oblig.
37,750 Loans & bills pay- 1,450,000
Misc. unpledged
Oth.inv. (pledged)
Gen. M.
Cash
Loans &
— —
.
-
551.760
919.319
975,072
1,182,776
21,578
50,899
334,331
X Since June 30
1907.— V.
—
Equipm't oblig'ns600,000
700,000
Mgte. bonds outst. 31, 141,000 31,323,000
Coll. trust
bonds.. 12, 840, 000
286,250
Income bonds outDebt to affil. COS..
Loans & bills pay .
4.840,000
288,350
3,275,000
900,000
9,545
702,780
60,114
241.167
400,040
176,163
7,200,969
99,871
349,008
298,652
4.484,708
127,389
950,000
3,716,307
229,213
5,087,755
.-
Trat.,&c.,bal.pay.
Acc'ts & wages pay
Misc. acc'ts pay'le
594,303
:14,-l9i"
Interest matured - 229 ,141
Int. & rents accr'.l
403,193
Deferred liabilities
21.979
U. S. Govt, acc't. 9,036,376
Tax liability
101,611
Insuiance reserve.
347,873
Renewal, &c., reS299,337
""43,628 Accrued deprec'n- 5,601,851
5,240,540 Unadjusted credits
101, .563
27,645 Gov't adv. on comp
213,4.54 Add'ns tlu-o. inc.. x3, 733, 805
3,444,159 Debt retired
x229.213
Piofit & loss— bal. 5,344,172
91,126,063 85,400,031
31.
1918.
Liatnlities
$
Common stock.-. 5,000,000 5,000,000
Preferred stock-. .15,000,000 15,000,000
1919.
S
Total
91,126,063 85,460,031
110, p. 2487.
Atlanta Birmingham
&
Atlantic Raii'way Co.
{Report for Fiscal Year ending Dec. 31 l'J19.)
Pres.
W. G.
Brantley, Feb. 28, A\Tote in substance:
—
Federal Contract.
The compensation contract with the U. S. RR. Administration was executed Dec. 5 1919, providing for an annual compensation of $480,000 during Federal control.
This compensation is based on
t'-" standard i-etm'n, subject to changes by the Commission.
\^teuerui Operation.
There were increases of $134,805, or 3.82% in freight
revenue; $120,301 or 14.14% in passenger revenue, and a total increase in
revenue from operations of $i57,691, or 5.47%.
The average revenue per ton mile for calendar year 1915 was .623 cts.,
—
,
for 1916
,
,
.603 cts., for 1917 .571 cts., 1918 .641 cts..
—
and 1919.799
cts.-
Operating Expenses.
Expenditures for maintenance of way and structures
were $1,159,043, an increase of $93,151 (or 8.73%) over 1918, resulting
from a wage increase of $170,437, depreciation decrease of $176,698, and
increase in cost of materials, supplies, &c., $99,412.
The decrease in depreciation here shown is due to the elimination of all
depreciation accrued in 1918 on the Federal books for roadway structiffes.
which was instructed by the U.S. Railroad Administration for the reason
no depreciation was accrued on roadway structures during the test period,
the tliree years ended June .30 1917.
Expenditures for maintenance of equipment increased $292,067, or
23.30%, and transportation expenses increased $317,837, or 12.86%.
During 1919 the U. S. Railroad Administration executed agreements
with several of the labor organizations, which brought about increases in
wages in the maintenance departments aggregating $294,784, and in
transportation department of $413,269.
Coal.
Notwithstanding an increase in the average price per ton of coal
over 1918 of 60 cents, a saving of over 58,000 tons reduced the fuel bill.
Coal Consumption
1916.
1918.
1917.
1919.
—
—
Tonsconsumed
184,635
269,632
257,629
211,515
$1.46
.$3.61
.$2.28
$3.01
$763,569 $811,592 $569,769 .$269,500
Rolling Stock.
The book value of equipment on Dec. 31 1919 was
$3,191,957, consisting of 84 locomotives, 2,815 freight cars, 65 passenger
and baggage cars, 44 caboose cars and 128 work cars.
The above figures do not include 200 steel underframe box cars and 150
steel underframe composite gondola cars assigned to us by the U.S. Railroad
Administration and delivered during the year. Equipment trust agreement, dated Jan. 15 1920, made to the Guaranty Trust Co. of N. Y., as
trustee, fixes the maximum pm'chase nrice of this equipment at $1,026,241
and the minimum purchase price at .§959,750. on account of which $1,250
was paid in cash and equipment notes are delivered in paJ^nent of balance.
[See page 6 of "Railway and Indu.strial Section."!
Federal Account.
The statement of accounts with U. S. RR. Administration as of Dec. 31 1919 shows a balance of $177,829 due that body on
current settlement and on final settlement [subject to adjustment! a balance
of $922,631 due the company, the items involved being as follows:
(1) Due A. B. A A. Raihray Co., $2,847,554
Cash and cash items of Dec. 31 1917 (since collected)
$1,670,817
Road and equipment retired or converted
21(),737
Standard return
960 ,000
(2) Due U. S. Railroad Administration, $3,025.384
Liablls. Dec. 31 1917 paid ($1,400,810) & other corp, items.. SI ,493,386
Additions and betterments
701,298
Cash advances
830,700
Average price per ton
Total cost of coal
—
—
—
Deferred Assets of Company (to be settled for
Material and supplies
Accruetl depreciation since Dec. 31 1917 on equipment
(3)
764 .518
335,342
Balance due from U. S. Railroad Administration
$922,031
Securities Owned.
The company owns (a) $656,093 of its income bonds
(b) $1,424,000 First & Ref. bonds authorized, but none sold. $700,000
being pledge*! as collateral on note for .$475,000, $125,000 as collateral on
note for .$90,000. and $599,000 held by the trustees, the piu'pose for which
they were authorized not ha\ing been accoinplishwl.
Road and Equipment .-— Under Federal control expenditures aggregating
$204,300 have been made lor additions and l)etteriiu'nts by the U. S. RR.
Administration and charged to your company. The al)ovc doe-! not include
cost of 200 l)ox cars and 150 coal cars, referrtxi ti under " l^quipm-..>nt" above.
Agricultural and Industrial.
Swift & Co.. owners of the paclcing house at
Moultrie, Ga.. have made extensive additions, and tlie packin'j hou.se built
by local capital at Tifton was purchastxl by .\nnour & Co. 1're.sent annual
packing house capacity of plants in (Georgia is 1.500.000 hogs and 250.000
head of cattle, being considerably ahead of production. In 1015 Oevirgia
pa<'kers purcliasixl from (Jeorgia farmers 125.000 head of hotfs; two vears
later. 275.000 head; in 1919 (four packing houses). 550,000 head valued at
The nunilier of cattle similarly purchased, while not so great,
$14, ,520. 000.
has made satisl'actory progress.
—
—
—
1
increased remarkably, as this shows:
Alabama.
Crop
Georgia.
191/. -11, 625,000 bu. 13,500,000 bu.
1918- -11. 960 ,000 bu. 14,208,000 bu.
6,290.000 bu. 1919-. 13,064.000 bu. 14,194,000 bu.
The production of sweet potatoes has
Alabama.
Crop
Georgia.
1914.. 6.715,000 bu. 5,859,000 bu.
1915-. 8,075,000 bu. 7,200,000 bu.
—
7,520,000 bu.
.
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70
1916-
—
.
total crop in 1919 in Georgia and Alabama was 27,258.000 bushels,
of the total production in the South (including Texas, Okla. & Ark.)
or 31
The growing of bright leaf tobacco has shown remarkable development.
In 1914 15 acres were planted on our line: in 1910. 19,175 acres, averaging
about 500 lbs. per acre. The growing of peanuts for confectionery trade,
and manufacture of oils has continued to develop satisfactorily. There was
a decrease in the production of cotton in 1919 in both Georgia and Alabama,
%
due primarily to abnormally wet weather.
Satisfactory progress has been
made in increasing the acreage of peach orchards.
There has been a moderately active movement of settlers into our territory.
The Atlantic Refining Co. has about completed an oil refinery at Brunswick with a daily capacity of 10,000 bbls.. one of the largest refining plants
on the -Atlantic coast. The Imperial Tobacco Co., Richmond, Va., has
commenced the erection of a large stemming and redrying plant at Tifton.
GENERAL TRAFFIC STATISTICS FOR CALENDAR YEARS.
1918.
640
800,047
30,846
2.757 cts.
2,405,314
549,452
0.641 cts.
$7,350
2.344 cts.
2,275,636
522,265
0.571 cts.
$6,220
FEDERAL INCOME STATEMENT
AS COMPARED WITH
COMPANY'S ACCOUNT FOR PRIOR YEARS.
—
1919.
1918.
1917.
$3 ,659 ,465
970 .847
330,760
Mail, express, &c
1919
$
Plants and properties
154
Other Investments
sinking funds
Prepaid taxes, &cDlscount & exp on
1918
$
cap stks Issued 4, 752,788
Material & supp.. 2 751,535
Miscellaneous
13,209
Accts & bills rec,
less reserve
2 337,232
Cash
027,700
Discount, exp., &c.
574,943
Installments
rec
from subscribers
to
First
Pref
stock
Liberty bonds
Employees'
sub-
$3,524,660
850,546
328,175
$2,981,087
696,492
305,789
111.
31.
1919
LiabtlUies—
1918
S
t
stock
34 004,058 34,004,058
First Pref stock- -29 ,976,780 24,927,805
Original Pref stock
72,800
75,800
Stock of sub cos
not held by company, &c
240,518
12,599
bonds.36,542,000 36,542,000
Subsid cos bonds 44,412,400 45,333,300
Common
054,204139,315,996
508,756
590,370
455,364
207,546
197,478
69,466
4,022,757
2,178,889
18.132
PG&E
N
Cal
cons
Pow Co
&
sub
6,048,006
2,457,673 Notes payable by
4,9.50,141
Cal Pow Co
240,283
4,782,539 Accounts pay &c 1 ,241,871
Meter, &c dep-.
687,497
Accrued interest-. 1 ,488,360
Acer tax, not due.
868,1.55
27,314 Deprec reserve
6 ,634,717
392,450 Other reserve fds. -x2 ,004,913
Cal Pow Co
170,269
reserve
1 ,799,577
Unp'd dlvs &C-548,094
Drafts outstand'g350,765
Surplus
a5 .868,331
N
823,481
432,853
1,444,104
647,238
6,790,261
.
,
,070,230
259,700
scriptions
25,986
640
790,485
29,834
2.824 cts.
2,159,093
458,393
0.799 cts.
S7,753
FOR 1918
Passengers carried (No.)
do
carried one mile (000)
Revenue per passenger per mile
Revenue tons carried
carried one mile (000)
do
Revenue per ton per mile
Operating revenue per mile of road
—
Assets
1917.
640
1,946,235
34,380
1919.
Average miles operated
Operating Revenue
Freight
Passenger
BALANCE SHEET DEC
—
The
Vol
1,999,961
N
123,377
288,484
5,738,222
,
Total
173,029,126159,183,543
a Surplus
Total
173,029,126159,183,543
1919 includes $1,077,914 invested in sinking fund and $4,790,417 unappropriated, x Includes $1,849,321 reserved against "amounts
charged during 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916 and 1917 to consumers in excess of
rates allowed by city ordinances.
Note.
Treasury bonds subject to sale not included in assets and liabilities
consists of General and Refunding bonds, $1,000,000, of which $875,000 is
pledged in San Francisco rate cases and 358,952 bonds of subsidiary companies.
V. 110, p. 1855.
in
—
—
Inyincible Oil Corporation.
Statement to the New York Stock Exchange,
(Dated June 17 1920.)
The official statement made to the New York Stock Exchange in connection with the listing of 358,010 .shares of
Capital stock of $50 par value will be found on subsequent
pages of this issue. The statement contains full particulars
regarding the organization and properties of the company
and its subsidiaries, together with tables, showing the net
production of oil of the several companies and fields, and the
eonsoHdated income accounts and balance sheets for four
months to April 30 1920 and year ending Dec. 31 1919.
V. 110, p. 2662.
(Official
Total
84,961,072
$1,159,043
1,545,076
95,712
2,788,678
152,643
General,
&c
$5,038,455
335,074
194,782
$3,322,257
661,111
180,652
$971,815
..--
Total expenses
Net earnings
Taxes, &c
$3,983,368
$583,824
673,533
183,554
1,755,886
127,572
191,7.34
Traffic expenses
Transportation--
$4,703,381
$1,065,892
1,253,009
96,176
2,470,841
152,537
$5,741 ,153
780 ,081
Maintenance of way, &c
Maintenance of equipment
$529,856
$480,459
Operating income
CORPORATE INCOME STATEMENT FOR CALENDAR YEARS.
1918.
1919.
Standard return
Operating income
Other income
$480,000
63,821
""77',686
$543 ,821
204,500
227,250
$435,738
204,500
'
Gross income
Interest on A. & B. Ry. bonds
Interest on income mortgage bonds..
Expenses prior to Jan. 1 1918
Miscellaneous charges
\
1917.
x$358,058
$544,041
204,500
227,195
54",360
I
43,683
""5b',454
def $14 ,901
Net income
126 ,972
$133,194
$61 ,892
/
X Income from standard return for 1918 is shown as $358,058.
Agreement with Director-General of Railroads provides for standard return of
The difference, $121,942, for 1918 was credited to profit and
$480,000.
loss in 1919.
—
Note.
Income bond interest, $227,250 for 1918, was not shown, but it
has since been determined the amount was earned and payable. These
adjustments for 1918 would show a net balance to profit and loss for that
Vear of $27,886, after paying all charges.
'
BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER
—
1919.
Assets
1918.
$
$
Liabilities
31.
—
1919.
1918.
$
$
Road & equlpm't. 39,492, 816 39,380,741 Common
Misc. phya. prop. Depos. in lieu of
mtged. property
Other investments.
8,077
20,865
94,105
366,720
Cash
Special deposits..-
Loans
460,618
& bllJa rec'le
3,540
2,714
18,610
Traffic, &c., bal--
Miscellaneous
Deferred assets
696
964,573
Unadjusted debits.
Interest and dividends receivable
U. S. Govt, def'd
assets
2,529
2,987,725
Total
8,677
stock. --30,000,000 30,000,000
lStM.5s(A.&B.Ry.J 4,090,000 4,090,00,0
5% Inc. M. bonds. 4.543,907 4,543,907
14,317 Traffic. &c., bal-.
8,680
20,776
89,619 Aud.accts.A wages
351.113
13,269
20,405 Miscellaneous
2,484
2,569
120,342 Int. mat'd unpaid459,854
119,579
3,540 Accrued deprec'n617,760
289,406
3,701 Unmat'd Int. accr.
118.375
9,811
55,316 Other curr. llablls830,286
121,218
1,077 Loans & bills pay565,000
565,000
365,075 U.S. Govt. def.llab- 2,194,684 2,043,061
Tax liability
4,029
1.841 Other unadj. cred12,736
149,048
Add'ns thro, surp1,930
1,930
2,543,622 P. & L. bal.. surp627,380
634,666
44,424,189 42,608,270
Total
—
$479,591
64,450
44,424.189 42,608,270
Waltham Watch Company.
(Report for Fiscal Year ending March 31 1920.)
Treasurer Harry L. Brown, May 20, wrote in substance:
The demand for the company's product continued to exceed the supply
through the year, and every effort has been made to restore watch production to a pre-war basis.
The year's earnings have been distributed as
follows: $300,000 has been paid in dividends on the Preferred stock and
Common stock. The regular rate of depreciation allowed
by the Government on machinery and plant has been taken, amounting
to $275,000.
Any items of doubtful value in the merchandise account have
been written off. and an appropriate reserve made to take care of Federal
$175,000 on the
The company's loan during the year has increased nearly $2,000,000,
which is balanced by corresponding Increases in merchandise and accounts
receivable.
This necessary increase in working capital is caused by th«
wage increases granted during the year and reflected so heavily in the value
of work in process and in the increased demand for the higher grades or
product, which in turn greatly increases the accounts receivable. This
gratifying development seems to have already justified the extensive advertising of Waltham quality which the company has carried on for the past
two or three years.
31.
1919,
1920
1919
1920
BALANCE SHEET MARCH
—
Assets
S
(14</i
Gas
&
Annual Report
The remarks
Electric
—
of President
All
Frank G.
following table indicates
the increase in business
in recent years and also the
expansion of its electric installations for the service of its
customers, new and old.
which the company has enjoyed
statistics
Dec. 31
Gas consumers (No.).--
1919.
1918.
1917.
269,870
Electric consumers (No.)
2.35,719
254,432
209,412
12,705
463
243,182
194,374
12,655
446
163,003
164,075
106,568
636,855
Water consume. s (No.)Steam consumers (No.).
Installation in H. P.
14, .587
—
443
Hydro-electric plants.-.
Steam electric plants...
Connected loan (h. p.)..
210,924
120,643
773,808
263, .5.39
663,399
1918.
1916.
232,748
178,630
10,025
391
155,027
106, .568
Mamtenance and
depreciation
Uncollectible accounts, &c
Total deductions
Net earnings from operation
Profits on merchandise sales,
&c
3,248,483
201,000
2,870,841
336,000
240,000
$17 ,749,127 $14,730,329 $12,854,691
$8,189,245 $7,865,187 .$6,958,690
644,316
510,201
508,347
If
^ Total net income
Bond and other interest
Bond discount and expense
Further depreciation reserve
Preferred dividend (6%)
Common
dividend (5%)
Balance, surplus.
America Cables, Inc.
$8,833,561
4,285,257
207,951
1,000 000
1,528,961
1,708,095
$8,375,388
4,117,065
187,019
1,000,000
1,490,463
.$7,467,037
$103,297
$1,580,840
$1,709,975
4,100,907
185,050
1.47r.i65
1917.
1918.
1919.
$4,584,888
1,838,469
—
$4,273,397
1,211,677
2,746,419 $3,061,720
$3,344,744
Net income from operations
Add Revenue from investments.
156,028
445,079
244,775
interest on bank balances, &c
Net profit, before charging Federal
$3,789,823 $2,991,194 $3,217,748
income and war profits taxes
1,390,567
653.783
809,110
Federal income and war profits taxes
Net profit, carried to balance sheet. ,$2,980,713 $1,600,627 $2,563,965
—
.:, 144,039
$5,124,752
Profit
and
surplus
loss,
1,382,896
$2,983,523
1,218,634
$3,906,119
Pre^^ous siu-plus
Total
Depreciation of investments
Stock dividends
Cash dividends (6%)
839,484
$2,144,039
BALANCE SHEET DEC.
599,343
1917.
$19,813,381
8,904,330
1,253,239
2,457,121
Gross opera'ang revenue
$25,938,372 $22,595,516
Operating & administrative expenses. 12,337,606
9,740,549
Taxes.--.
1,962,038
1,782,939
1,673,976
20,659,6'JO 18,344,399
Total
$5,628,635
Gross revenue from operations
Deduct Operating and general exp.. 2, 283^190
INCOME ACCOUNT FOR CALENDAR YEARS.
1919.
255,000
485.394
150,000
INCOME ACCOUNT FOR CALENDAR YEARS
are cited fuUy
on subsequent pages, together with the income account,
balance sheet and numerous statistical tables.
The
S
7,000,000
5,000,000
305,028
3,495,000
(Report for the Fiscal Year ending Dec. 31 1919.)
31 1919.)
Drum
S
3,711,376 Common stock-.. 7,000,000
7,405,466 Preferred stock.-- 5,000,000
265,134
4,302,000 Accounts payable2,696,500
278,526 Notes payable
3,000,000
1,720,358 Coupon notes
Notes pay secured
by Liberty bds.
504,750
479,083
350,000 Mlscell reserves-.
150,000
71,922 Reserve for divs..
2,068,953
Surplus
Total
20,659,670 18,344,399
V. 110. p. 369.
Company.
— Year ended Dec.
—
Liabilities
S
Real est &mach-. 3,704,911
Merchandise
8,603,515
Trade names. &C-- 4,302,000
Cash
204,942
Accts & notes rec- 2,924,014
Montreal and London companies504,750
Liberty bonds
225,000
Deferred assets--.
190,538
-V. 110. p. 969.
Pacific
added to
taxes.
In addition to this approximately $400,000 has been
surplus.
1919.
—
1918.
Liabilities
Assets
31.
—
Plant and equip. .13 ,650,063 10,345,721 Capital stock
Inv. (approx. val.) 4, 600,073 5,718,723 Notes payable
Mexican Teleg. Co
Capital stock Max.
(net)
8 663,760
Teleg. Co-x
- 628,741
295,309 Accounts payable
Inventory
Sundry creditors
Accts. receivable
Mexican Tel. Co.
Int.acc.oninvest.
Dlvs. receivable-
Cash
95,466
431,098
92,357
120,584
867,950
1919.
1918.
S
S
22 ,655,260 13,991,400
1 ,000.000
163.974
146.902
809.110
Federal taxes
396.463
Dlv. pay. Jan.72.263
137,374 Res. for fire losses
311,091 Surplus
3 ,906,119
61,876
403,593
&
South
Amer. Govts.
Sundry custom's
Central
4.210.101
$6,774,066
218,000
4,399,998
773,172
$1,382,896
153.470
1.390.567
209,871
31,854
2,144,039
eiV.sis
Total
--29,150.091 17.921,201
Total
X Represents ownership of $4,813,200 (48,132 shares) of the $4,995,200
outstanding stock of the Mexican Telegraph Co. at purchase price of $180
Ed.].
V. 110, p. 1643.
per $100 share [paid In stock, at par.
29,150,091 17,921,201
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—
July 3
THE CHRONICLE
1920.]
Timken-Detroit Axle Co., Detroit, Mich.
(Financial Statement for Year Ending Dec. 31 1919.)
& Co., New York, have issued an
interesting descriptive circular regarding the company,
showing earnings, dividends and balance sheet as below.
Current assets on Dec. 31 1919 aggregated -116,392,796,
and current liabilities $2,542,219.
The firm's Detroit office writes: "The company is doing a tremendous
business.
Their axles and ball-bearings are used on 80% of the motor
cars manufactured in this country and extensively in every other country.
The company is paying now regular dividends on Common stock every two
months. A good stock dividend is expected but on that I have been unable
to obtain any information.
Morton Lachenbruch
—
Net Earnings (After Taxes) Applicable
to Dividends
Calendar Years.
1917.
1916.
1915.
$2,786,699
$1,71,... 805
$2,951,656
.S2,068.425
$2,270,111
Dividend Rate on Common Stock for Calendar Years.
1919.
1918.
1910.
1917.
1910.
1915.
1914.
1913.
1912.
1911.
1919.
24%
1918.
12%
* Also paid
45%
*64%
12% 34%
12%
200% in stock.
65%
60%
30%
Dividends on the Common are being paid at the rate of 4% bi-monthly
24% per annum) with extras, the payments in 1920 being 4% and 2%
extra Jan. 15, and again March 15 and May 15.
[An unconfirmed press
report from Detroit yesterday annoimced the declaration of a regular dividend of 4
payable to holders of recor July 5 but said nothing of any
extraw hich may or may not have been paid. Ed.]
(or
%
—
,
,
INCOME ACCOUNT. YEAR ENDED DEC.
Manufacturing profit
Admin, and selling exp
Operating profit
Other income
BALANCE SHEET DEC.
1919
$
Lands, bldg
chinery,
&c
5 ,584,666
Prepaid exp &c.Good-will, patents
119,700
Sundry secur &c.
Unpaid employees'
172,960
,
1
,
stock subscrlp..
427,090
Cash
U S
1
,495,725
1
,000,000
668,550
Securities
Securities
Customers' notes
and accounts
3 014,313
inventory.. 10 214,208
Mdse
Total
4,761,359
143,302
1918
.
1 Surplus
10
59,991 Federal taxes (est ) 1
Accounts payable. 2
249,213 Accrued accounts.
723,137
1,498.700
573,911
,175,580
986,415
214,269
327,950
S
1,700,000
2,902,200
1,925,000
7,035,616
1,200,000
2,129,767
428,981
2.594,676
6,717,273
22,697,214 17,321,565
a Authorized $15,000,000.
Compare
7% Cum
Common
7% notes
1919
—
S
Pf stk a 5 ,000,000
stock, b. 2 ,993,000
Liabilities
ma-
,
31.
1918
S
—
Assets
31 1919.
$4,35j,613 Gro.ss income..
,$4,738,147
906,855 Provision for estimated
Federal tax..
1,951,448
$3 ,446 .758
Net profit
1,291,389
$2,786,699
1
Total
.22,697,214 17,321.565
$10.
V. 110, p. 1979.
b Authorized $30,000,000, par
Pref. stock offering in V. 109, p. 2077.
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Kaufmann Department
Annual Report
{7th
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Stores, Inc.
Year Ended Dec. 31 1919.)
1919.
1918.
1917.
$2,039,381
136,500
$781,213
141,750
$1,902,881
Balance, surplus.
$639,463
X After deducting yearly all depreciation
1917, 1918 and 1919 all Federal taxes.
and
1918
$
—
Assets
Plants, &c
S
787,653
5,500,000
1,874,784
Investments
785,725
Prepaid Ins., &c..
46,808
Inventories
3,833,396
Accts & notes rec a2, 966, 525
Cash in banks, &c.
721,777
Liberty bonds
237,240
&o
Total
Liabilities
864,686
5,500,000
1,917,392
328,009
48,208
2,796,838
2,243,955
770,136
251,692
16,753,909 14,720,916
,$723,114
$1,021,670
154,000
147,000
$576,114
interest charges
BALANCE SHEET DEC.
1919
Good-will,
Leases.
1916.
Not stated $18,312,482 $15,391,161 $13,184,493
Preferred divs. (7%)...
$867,670
and
also in
1919
—
Preferred stock...
Common stock...
Accounts payable.
Notes payable.
Surplus
1918
S
1,875,000
$
1,950,000
7,500,000
2,014,636
400,000
4,964,273
7, .500 ,000
734,523
1,475,000
3,061.393
Total
16,753,909 14,720,916
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& Foundry
Co.
Production Achievements in the Great War.)
The American Car & Foundry Co. early this year issued
a profusely illustrated volume recording the leading facts
regarding the company's achievements in the line of munition
work at its several plants during the great war.
A brief
summary follows (V. 108, p. 2639; V. 110, p. 2684):
General.— As has been remarked, it was not alone the quantity of the
(Its
company's output of munitions, nor the quickness of procedure that taxes
comprehension; it was also the mastery of ways and means that made it
possible for men and plants accustomed to the building of railway cars to
give birth to stich a myriad progeny of war materials.
» At Detroit, Depew and Berwick the company both forged and wrought
thunderbolts of war, ranging from the 18-pound 3-inch Rus.sian shell forging
to the giant -American 10-inch monster, three of which tipped the scale
beams at a ton.
Record on U. S. Shell Contracts.
Starting work in Nov. 1917, by Sept.
1918 Detroit's daily average was 6,200 forgings for the 165-millimeter shell
with an occasional record of 7,0(X); while Depew, making the same shell,
two months later chronicled its red letter day with 6,575 forgings. The
—
contract from Uncle Sam came in Nov. 1917 and three months later
the production of these heavy shell forgings at Detroit was under way.
Depew completed its plant in four months, and 11 months thereafter had
to its cre<lit over 600,00.1 forgings.
Berwick's 2,5.10,000 forgings for 3-inch
naval shells also is notable.
Together, Berwick, Depew and Detroit forged over 3,800,000 of these
thunderbolts of war.
Shell-Makinq at Berwick Plant. The Berwick plant started its war activities, producing 341,162 Russian 3-inch high explosive shells between
June 1915 and Dec. 15 1916. They also completed at Berwick 2,502,860
U. S. naval 3-inch shells. This work employed 850 workmen, who with 125
machines averaged 6, (00 complete .shells a day.
» Detroit I'lnnl. -Contracts were closed in 191,')-16 with the British Government for forging and machining 510.000 9.2-inch and 45.500 8-inch Uritish
high explosive shells. This entire order was completed March 31 1917.
The freight car paint .shops Nos. I and 2 were selected as production shops
and shop No. 3 was equipped as an experimental and reclaim department
and later was used as a "booster." A new tool room, 90 x 1 10 ft., was built.
The first U. S. shell contract was assigned to Detroit on June 13 1917.
The orders from this source included (a) 299,360 10-inch heat-treated
common shells: (ft) 400.000 9..')-inch shells, later changed to 240 niillimetor-s.
The required .schedule necessitated a large increase in space and machining
facilities.
A schedule of l.COO per day of each size was reached in Sept.
1918.
From Sept. 1916 until the armistice in Nov. 1918, the Detroit
shell shops wore operated by two shifts, 22 hours per dav.
A British contract for 240,000 forgings for 9.2-inch shells was received
first
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in
May
—
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—
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dry house Ili0x240 ft. was built.
Berwick they made 105.000 steel helmets
Miscellaneous.
(1) At
and over 17 miles of smokestacks and pipe for U. S. cantonments and
camps. (2) At St. Charles, Mo., escort wagons and all the woodwork for
the artillery vehicles built at Detroit.
(3) At Buffalo. Detroit, Chicago
and St. Charles, Mo., 11,875 cast iron camp stoves. V. 110. p. 2655.
—
—
West Penn Traction & Water Po'wer Co.
West Penn Railways Co. and West Penn Power Co.
—
and completed
—
(Report for Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 31 1919.)
and 8600,000 notes (the cost of the new building and fixtures being $2,298,The rent payable by the company to the Investment Land Co. will
015;.
provide for the payment of the bonds in full and the contingent liability of
the bonds and notes is, therefore, remote. -V. 110, p. 1752.
late in 191()
—
A new
31.
a Less reserve for bad and doubtful debts.
Note.
The company guarantees $900,000 Investment Land Co. bonds
American Car
Contracts from the U. S. Govt, in 1917-18 called for 1,750,000 155millimeter shell forgings, divided between the Detroit and the Depew
This required the
plants, also forgings for 90,000 240- millimeter shells.
installation of a new forging plant.
In all, 851,340 forgings were shipped from the Detroit plant, distributed
as follows: Depew plant, 426,342; Detroit Shell Co., 250,000; Harroun
Motors Corporation, 100,000; Jackson Munitions Co., 35,216; International
Arms & Fuze Co., 25.000: Army Reserve Depot, Columbus, O., 14,782.
When work on the 240-millimeter shell forgings was suspended a total of
19.261 had been completed.
Ih5-Millimetcr Projectiles at Depeu\- The initial order was for 970,000
shells.
On receipt of forgings from Detroit, the manufacture of shells was
begun on Feb. 21 1918. On April 30 the Depew plant was producing
approximately 2.00(. shells a day. Approximately 460 machines of various
types were installed for this work. In 11 months Depew completed 970,000
finished shells and 616,t;00 shell forgings.
Copper Shell Bands. For the United States, Canada and Great Britain
they turned out at Detroit between Dec. 1915 and June 30 1917 a total of
3.465,500 copper driving bands for shells of various sizes, the daily consumption of copper reaching approximately t5 tons.
50,000 Artillery Vehicles. During 1917 the Detroit plant received orders
for ,53,319 vehicles to complete 3-inch, 4.7-inch and 75-millimeter
gun batteries. These caissons, caisson limbers, battery wagons, forge
limbers and store wagons were machines, rather than vehicles, being made
almost entirely of metal, workmanship accurate to the thousandth part of
an inch, armored against attack, and with giant axles, weighing in the
rough from 390 to 551 lbs. A total of 47,825 such vehicles were completed and accepted along with hundreds of thousands of extra parts.
About 475 machines for the manufacture of the vehicles were purchased
and installed; two additions of 42.000 sq. ft. each were built at the former
car-erecting shop; also a building 160 ft. by 320 ft. for finishing and painting,
an addition of 18.500 sq. ft. for storage of .supplies as well as a warehouse
covering 18.000 sq. ft., and for boxing and crating two buildings with an
area of 7,200 sq.ft.. oneof 4,300 sq. ft. and one of 1 ,800 sq.ft. For making
vehicle axles, 60,000 sq. ft. was required and 225 machines were purchased.
The construction of these vehicles required 265,679 steel castings weighing 5, .584. 784 lbs., 638.090 bronze castings weighing 1,188,095 lbs., 41,154
grey iron castings weighing 823,080 lbs., and 58,941 aluminum castings
weighing 6,549 lbs.
Bencick's Motor Trucks.
From Oct. 1 1917 to Aug. 7 1918 came orders
from the U. S. Government for building artillery repair trucks and bodies
for equipment trucks.
Of the artillery repair trucks, 1,010 were driven to
Philadelphia under their own power. The remainder of the 1,332 and the
48 motor train units were shipped by raU.
Monster Railway Gvn Mounts. The initial contract for model 1918-MI
was dated April 27 1917. The first car was shipped from the Berwick
shops on June 23 1917, 50 days ahead of schedule. Seventy-seven model
1918-MI gun cars were built by us. This mount was used with the 8-inch
army rifle, the 12-inch seacoast type mortar and the 7-inch naval rifle,
monsters which weighed with their mounts complete from 160,000 to 180,000
pounds. Wherever tracks could be laid these monster guns would go,
playing tag with the enemy's heavy artillery, firing their shots and then
taking new positions so that the counter-fire could not find them. In one
of these mounts the gun could be swung entirely around a horizontal circle,
aimed and fired at any point without moving car or tracks.
In addition to this fleet of mobile guns, able to fire their charge and in
30 minutes' time hurry away, they built one giant model E for the
14-inch army rifle, which fires its 1,200-pound projectile close to 20 mUes.
Primarily designed for seacoast defense, this mount ready for service with the
gun in position weighed 436,700 pounds. It was an experimental mount
and not fated to be of service in the great war.
Submarine Chasers. &c. In 1917 eight .submarine chasers were built in
the car shop at Wilmington and hauled half a mile to Brandywine Creek.
In addition 5,695 solvent cars were built for powder plants; also 1,772
miscellaneous powder cars, some 600 shell carriers, 573 gun-cotton storage
cars. 7,033 welded steel acid buckets, 556 power dryhouse cars, 1 ,00( field
ranges (all steel, weighing 160 lbs. each), 120 airplane trucks, 8,372 mess
tables, 18,697 mess table benches, much pontoon equipage, &c.
The diverse and manifold articles naanufactured at JefJeffersonville.
fersonville included 3,500 escort wagons, complete, 181,042 forgings for
base plugs for ^.0-inch .shells. 23,972 army field ranges, 191,356 boilers
for cooking, wa.shing. &c., 14.035 meat hooks. 143,271 tin dippers, 153,586
bake pans. 210.000 mess stools, 121,092 folding army cots, &c., &c., &c.
—
INCOME ACCOUNT FOR CALENDAR YEARS.
Net sales
X Net profit
71
1917.)|
Pres. A.
M. Lynn, Pittsburgh, Pa., May
—
14,wrote in subst;
West Penn Traction & Water Power Co. -Practically all income of this
company is derived from dividends on its holdings of stock of West Penn
Railways Co. At Dec. 31 1919 the company, in addition to its ownership
of the entire outstanding Common capital stock ($8,054,700 par value)
of West Penn Railways Co., held $1,938,200 of the total of $7,365,300
outstanding Preferred stock of that company.
The income statement for the calendar year 1919 shows: Dividend?
received from West Penn Rys., $630,768and total income of $631,712.
After
allowing for charges of $123,291 (expenses and taxes, $12,534; interest on
Collateral Gold notes, $102,834; and amortization of discoimt on said
7%
notes, $7,923) and Preferred dividends (6%), $483,282. there remained a
balance to surplus of $25,139.
New Financing Guaranteed Note Issue. At the consolidation under
which the present West Penn Railways Co. was organized, a considerable
amount of funded debt was retired by the issuance of 6% cumulative Pref.
stock of the con.solidated company. Of this stock a substantial block was
taken by bankers who had underwritten its issue.
Your directors early in the year arranged with the bankers for a purchase
of this stock by West Penn Traction & Water Power Co. on the following
terms, viz., the company purchased the stock ($2,538,200 par value) and
gave in payment $2,000,000 of its 7% Collateral Gold Notes guaranteed
by West Penn Railways Co. and secured by deposit of this Preferred stock
and a like amount of Common stock of West Penn Railways Co. The
notes were dated as of June 15 1918 and mature $400,000 annually, with a
renewal privilege extending $300,000 of each maturity to Juno 15 1923:
payment of all notes may be anticipated at any time and collateral in proportion released.
The company has sold either for cash or on installment plan to emiiloyees
and patrons such an amount of Pref. stock that $1,527,000 of the notes
remained outstanding at Doc. 31 1919 and of these more than $300,000
additional will be retired before maturity through the completion of sales
The sales already made
of stock already made on the installment plan.
have retired all notes not maturing upon, or renewable under the agreement
—
—
June 15 1923.
No. of Pref. Stockholders. On Sept. 15 1917 the."e were approximately
1,400 holders of Pref. stock; on Dec. 15 1919, 2,4,50 holders.
West Penn Railways Co. This subsidiary operates 339.25 miles of electric
railways largely intorurban in western Pennsylvania, the Pan Handle
of Wast Virginia" and eastern Ohio.
In addition to the railway lines owned
in fee, it owns dirt^ctly or indirectly, the entire capital stock of all subsidiary railway companies, except J^ of 1% of A\ heeling Traction Co.
(6) all the CVimmon .stock ($10,000,000) of West Penn Power Co, and
(c) the entire stock of Allegheny Valley Light Co., and Brooke Electric Co.,
Hancock C^o. Elec. Co. and Wellsburg Elec. Light, Heat & Power Co.
Of the Common stock of West Penn Power Co. $6,000,000 Is pledged to
secure First Mortgage Bonds of (former) West Penn Railwaj's Co. dated
April 1 1905 and $4,000,000 to secure 1st M, bonds of West Penn Traction
Co. dated June 1 1910.
Annual Income Statement of West Penn Railways and Subsidiaries. The
consolidated income statement (excluding Intor-company items) of West
Ponn Railways Co. and subsidi.aries for the year 1919, compared with 1918,
shows increases as follows: In gross earnings of $1,281,706: in operating
expenses and taxes of $1,095,775: in net earnings of $185,931; in miscellaneous income of $86,960, which, with a docrea.se in "deductions" of
$23,4,")4, loaves a not balance of $1,644,166, contrasting with SI ,,347,822,
an increase of $296,34-1. Tho "deductions" In 1919 include Interact and
amortization of discount, $1,898,541. and dividends paid to outside stockholders of subsidiary companies, $192,952.
to,
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— —
—
In addition to current maintenance and repairs amounting to SI ,547,629.
there was set aside the sum of SS02.o53 for renewals and replacements, of
which S402..553 wa^ charged to and included in operating expenses.
upon the
Dividends amounting to 6% upon the'Pref. stock and
Common stoclc were paid by West Penn Rys. Co. during the year out of
surplus and net profits.
Financing b<j Siibaidiani Companies. The Pan Handle Traction Co., a
subsidiary of Wheeling Traction Co., issued as of Oct. 1 1919 and since
then has placed with the public. SIOO.OOO 6% Equipment Trust of 1919
maturing serially at the rate of -SIO.OOO per year from Oct. 1 1920 to Oct. 1
These notes are secm-ed by nine new. all steel, double truck, air
1929.
brake, double ended passenger cars of latest type and design.
Notes payable of West Penn Railways Co. and subsidiaries amounting
to Sl.UO.lSl on Dec. 31 191S were reduced to S544,043 outstanding on
Dec. 31 1919.
The consolidated property and
Capital Eipendilurcs b'j Subsidiaries.
plant account of West Penn Railways Co. and subsidiaries shows a net
Increase of §4.073,41 S. as follows;
Capital expenditiu-es of West Penn Power Co. and subsidiaries.
viz.: Springdale Power station. 82,449,456: development of
coal mine. S274.266: Windsor and Connellsville power stations,
S166.312: transmission and distribution systems, $487,357;
substations, S246.11S: miscel., .S60.155: total
$3,683,665
Capital expenditures of West Penn Railways Co. and other subsidiaries: (rolling stock. S13S.543: track and roadway construction, S161.458: distribution and transmission systems,
696,814
S251.96S, &c.)
Less difference between plant account of AVheeling Bridge Co.
deb. 307, 061
and cost of stock owned
Wheeling Bridge Co. In previous years, accounts and earnings of Wheeling
Bridge Co. were included in consolidated statements of West Penn Railways
Co. and subsidiaries. Because approximately 20 % of the stock of AVheeling
Bridge Co. is oAvned by outside interests the consolidated balance sheet for
1919 includes only cost of stock and the consolidated income and undivided
profits includes only dividends received from Wheeling Bridge Co.
Electric Railway Earnings and Expenses.
During the year costs of labor
and material continued to increase. The trainmen's hourly wage scale,
which in Apr. 1917 ranged from 26c. for 1st 6 months, 26c. to 34c. for 5th
year and thereafter, had on Apr. 1 1920 increased to for 1st 3 months to
55c. for next 9 months. 5Sc. and 2nd year and thereafter 60c., the increases
thus aggregating from 76'^ to 123'~e.
Due to readjustment of fares and growth and development in the territories served by the electric railways, earnings have kept pace with increased costs of labor and material as follows:
Increase.
Electric Railways
Ypar"1919.
Year 1918.
Gross earnings
$543,434
.$4,992,989 $4,449,555
Operating expenses and taxes
338,771
3,571,394
3,2.32,623
Miscellaneous income
Dec. 4. 928
Cr.243,.378 Cr.248,307
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Balance
$199,735
$1,664,973 $1,465,238
With an increase over the pre\ious year of between 4 and 5% in number
of car hours and car miles, gross earnings of railways increased over 12%.
The railway lines promise good returns from fi'eight and express traffic, and
two additional 57 foot, double truck cars are therefore under construction.
West Penn Power Co. Earnings.
This subsidiary conducts over 90%
of the light, heat and power business of the entire West Penn System.
ser\-lng a temtory of over 4.000 sq. miles with 113 cities and towns, each
with population of over 1.000 and 178 smaller towns and communities
population served exceeds 500.000. Franchises unlimited as to
duration, except in a few small communities furnishing le.ss than 3% of its
gross earnings.
The consolidated income account, excluding inter-company items, shows
increases as follows: In gross earnings, .$415,821; in operating expenses and
taxes. $470,809; in miscellaneous income, .SI 16, .522; with a decrea.se in
deductions )f $16,201, leaving a balance, after deductions of $1,223,529;
being an increase over 191.S of $77,734.
Dividends aggregating 7% on the Preferred stock and 8% upon the
Common stock were declared and paid during the year out of siu-plus and
net profits.
Financing by West Penn Power Co.- -On Dec. 10 1919 the company issued
andsold $2,500,000 Five- Year 6% Convertible Gold Debentm'es due Dec. 1
1924.
The pr6ceeds were used in part to pay off the $1 .143.500 Two-Year
7% Collateral Gold Notes of Feb. 1 1918. redeemed Dec. 10 1919 (V. 109,
Holders have the right to
p. 1899) and in part for con.struction purposes.
convert each debenture of SI. 000 into ten shares of this company's 7%
Cumulative Preferred stock at any time between Dec. 1 1920 and Dec. 1
1924 (V. 109, p. 2446.)
The company also issued and sold for cash at par diu-ing the year $150,000
—
7% Cumulative
Pref. stock.
Notes payable of West Penn Power Co. and subsidiaries amoimting to
$500,386 on Dec. 31 1918 were reduced to .$3.57 on Dec. 31 1919.
M'eto Springdale Poiocr Station.
-One unit of the new steam power station
at Sprincrdale on the Allegheny River will be put into operation about
July 1 1920 and the second unit probably on or before Sept. 1. The
two units will add 40.000 kilowatts (over 53.600 h. p.) to the generating
capacity of West Penn System, an increase of 40%. The cost of this
station with transmission lines exceeds $6,022,500, 40% of which amount,
Under the
.$2,409,000. the National Government has agreed to advance.
original contract of Aug. 3 1918 the company agreed to provide all funds
in excess of .$2,409,000.
Since Dec. 31 1919. in lieu of leaving contingent
the amount of refund, a supplemental contract iias been made with the
National Government, the details of which will be included in the next
annual report.
One-half of capacity of new station has already been sold. (V.109, p.2173.)
70 \eic Steel Coal Cars. The shortage of rolling stock was largely responsible for the great difficulties experienced during 1919 in keeping the Connells\-ille power plant supplied with coal.
To meet this situation the
company purchased 70 new. all steel, self clearing hopper cars of 55 tons
capacity each. These cars were delivered earlv in 1920.
Windsor Coal Co. On Sept. 16 1919 West Penn Power Co. and Central
Power Co. (now Ohio Power Co. (V. 109. p. 2266) Ed.] each acquired
and now owns one-half the entire capital stock of Richland Block Coal Co.
(now called Windsor Coal Co.) a company operating the coal mine adjacent
to the Windsor power stations.
An average of 1.200 tons of coal per day
is being mined and it is planned to increase the output to over 2.000 tons
per day. The entire production is consumed at the Windsor power station.
West Penn Power Company and Central Power Company each own power
stations at this location constructed under one roof and under contracts
and lease arrangements are operating their power stations for their respective systems in common in order to secure the benefit of economy
1919.
—
Assets
1918.
$
S
CO.
—BALANCE SHEET
1918.
1919
—
UabUUies
S
Pref. stk.6% cum. 8,054.700
Inve
$
Bt. in stock of
,054,700
Bub«id. cos
30.109,400 30,109.400 Common stock. ..22,054.700 22 ,054.700
Tempory invest, in
7% coll. gold notes 1,527,000
pref.
stock of
20,195
Accts.. Ac, pay'le
5,827
W. P. Rys. cost. 1.527.236
Due to subsid. cos.
126
26,156
Cash
18,578
22,812 Pref. div., payable
Due from S'jb. COB.
2S.190
59,989
Feb. 16 1920...
120,821
Dividend recelv'le.
Deterred charge..
»120.821
20.538
36,449
61,589
Surplus
Total
31,824,762 30,192,201
Total
31,824,762 30,192,201
Note. ^There remamed unpaid at Dec. 31 1919 accumulated dividends of
on $6,500,000 Preferred stock outstanding.
163^
X Represents l^i
on West Penn Rys. Common stock, paid Feb. 14 1920.
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%
%
WEST PENN
RYS. CO.
AND
SUB. COS.— CONSOLIDATE D
ACCOUNT FOR CALENDAR YEARS.
INCOME
$10.634 .61 1
$6,801,227
357,295
1918.
$9,352,905
$5,722,236
269,491
$3,476,089
452,256
$3,361,178
365,296
Gross income
$3,928, .345
Interest on funded debt
1,916,348
Less int. charged to imnrovement accounts
Cr.201,387
Interest on floating debt
69,830
Amortization of discounts
113,750
Divs. paid on Pref. stock of West Penn Power Co.
held by public
192,952
$3,726,474
1,708,442
Net income
Estimated Federal income and profits taxes.
.523,556
$1,611,527
263,705
441,918
523,556
$678,693
$382,349
1919.
Gross earnings
Operating expenses (incl. .$402,553 for deprec.)
Taxes (excl Federal income and profits tax)
.
Net earnings
Miscellaneous income
$1,836,8.52
192,686
441,918
Preferred dividends
Common dividends
Balance, surplus
For consolidated balance sheet see V. 110,
Cr. 34, 278
85,390
160,079
195,314
p. 2487.
WEST PENN POWER CO. AND SUB. COS. — CONSOLIDATED INCOME
ACCOUNT FOR CALENDAR YEARS.
Gross earnings (incl. sales, $828,184 toaffU. cos.).. $5,773,309
Oper. expenses (incl. .$289,142 for depreciation) . _. $3,728,667
Taxes (excl. Fed. income and profits tax)
136.839
1918.
$5,357,488
$3,252,144
106,120
Net earnings
Miscellaneous income
$1,999,224
313,279
1919.
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total
[Vol 111.
WEST PENN TRACTION & WATER POWER
DECEMBER 31.
6H%
its
.
THE CHRONICLE
79
of
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$1 ,907 ,804
429,801
Gross income
88 .066
Cr. 194,317
$2,312,503
651,420
14,418
155,267
Cr.30,784
201.721
201,721
.$1,361,763
138.233
192.500
800,000
$1,320,461
174,666
192,500
700,000
.$231,029
Interest on fimded debt
Interest on floating debt
Amortization of discounts
Interest charged to improvement accounts
Connellsville power house rental (paid to
Penn RaUways Co.)
$253,295
$2,337,604
831, 313
49,0.59
West
Net income
Provision for est. Fed. income and profits tax
Preferred dividends
Common dividends
Balance surplus
,
WEST PENN PO WER CO. AND SUB.
1918.
1919.
Property
—
&
invests
Total
34.499.257 32.913,435
1919.
—
Liabilities
cum. pref. stk_
7%
Common
Cap.
stock
-BALANCE SHEET DEC.
31
1918
1919
l.st M. bonds
S13,723,000?13,273,000
Conv Gold debs . . 2 500 ,000 1 ,500 ,000
U. S. Govt. advs.
on Springdale
power station.. a2,000.000 2,000,000
Purch. M. payable
24,000
500.386
357
Notes payable
incl.
Accts. pay.
693,294
670,105
accnied wages..
36,096
Comsum'ssec, &e.
347,020
218.259
Accrued interest-.
188,708
253.395
292,058
Accrued taxes
241.001
Due to attll. COS..
6,358
648.512
984,276
Res- tor deprec. ,&c.
bS55,850
791,967
Surplus
Liabittiie^ iconcl.)
plant_27 ,980,359 24,296,694
321
321
Current cash
261,880
314,846
Cash tor const., &c 2,355,465 5,098,214
842,117
Accts. & notes rec.
693,689
Materials & supp.
510,202
346,198
Due fromatfil. cos
983,5.52
783,029
Deterred charges-. 1,565,361
1.380,445
Temp'y
COS.-
1918.
$
S
2.900,000 2.750,000
10,000,000 10,000,000
.
,
stk. of sub. CO.
held by public.
_
7,525
7,525
.34,499,257 32.913,435
Total
a Settlement on this item has been made with the U.S. Govt, since th*
date of the balance sheet.
b Including accrued dividend on Preferred stock. $32. .535.
Compare "Elec. Ry. Section. pages 111 and 112 and V. 110, p. 2487.
"
—
—
and
—
Merger.
On Dec. 10 1919 Butler Light, Heat & Motor Co. sold all of its
property, &c.. to West Penn Power Co., which owned the entire stock.
Output in Kilowatt Hours of Large Power Stations.
1919.
1918.
202.071,380 210,519,100
179,433,798 118,438,180
Consumers. At Dec. 31 1919 there were 42.421 consumers taking service
from the light, heat and power companies of West Penn System, an increase
of more than 17% over 1918.
Neir Headqiinrters.
The general offices have been divided between four
different locations in Pittsburgh and (Connellsville.
Additional space was
needed. Through West Penn Realty Co.. all of whose capital stock is owned
by West Penn Railways Co., the Hartie Building, at the southea.st corner of
Wood St. 3.nd First Ave.. Pittsburgh, was purchased. This 12-story
fi.-enroof structure is now known as West Penn Building and the upper
eight floors will be occupied by the West Penn during May 1920.
Connellsville
Windsor
—
—
WEST PENN TRACTION & WATER POWER CO. — STATEMENT OF
INCOME FOR CALENDAR YEARS.
Expenses and taxes
Interest on 7% Collateral gold notes
Amirtization of discount on 7% collat. gold notes.
P/eferred dividends
Balance to surplus.
RAILROADS, INCLUDING ELECTRIC ROADS.
—
reliability.
Dividends received from West Penn Rys. Co.:
Common. $.523.5.56: Preferred, $107,212
Miscellaneous income
GENERAL INVESTMENT NEWS
1918.
1919.
.$630,768
944
.$631,712
$12.5.34
$453, .594
281
$4.53.875
$10,980
102,834
7,923
483,282
413,321
$25,139
$29,575
Albany Southern RR.
Fare Increase.
—
P. S. Commission has authorized the company to estaolish
fares on a basis of 3 Vj cents a mile, with a minimum single fare of 5 cents,
and a maximum single fare of $1. The present mileage rate is 2U, cents a
mile.— V. 110. p. 2290.
The New York
Atlantic Coast Line RR.
&
—
Lifting.
—
The New York Stock Exchange recently admitted
Co. receipts for 10- year secured
V. 110. p. 2075. 2184, 2386.
Baltimore
7%
to the
gold notes, due
& Ohio RR. — Earnings — Pref.
P. Morgan
See
15 1930.
list J.
May
Dividend.
—
Combined Income Statement for the Six Months to June 30 1920
Partly Estimated.
Compensation accrued under contract with Director-General
for the two months to Feb. 29 1920. and as guaranty under
$13,874,412
the Transportat on Act to June 30 1920, partly estimated
2.392.415
Non-operating income
$ 1 6 ,266 .827
Total income
[Decrease compared with same period of 1919 of $56,849]
.... 11 ,834.538
Total corporate income deductions
[An increase compared with same period of 1919 of $435,391]
Net income
^-.^^VoV,
[A decrease compared with same period of 1919 of $492,2391
on Pref. stock for 6 mos. to June 30 1920Deduct dividend of 2
%
^^,432,289
1,200,000
$3 ,232 .289
Balance, surplus for the six month period
The directors on June 30 declared the usual semi-annual di\-idend of
20% on the $60,000,000 Pref. stock payable Sept. 1 to holders of record
July 17.— V. 110, p. 1642.
Boston Elevated Ry.
The Mass. Department
— A pprones Use
of Subwii/ Funds. &c.
approved as reasonably
of Public Utilities has
necessary the use, from amount paid the company for the Cambridge
.subway of (a) $1 ,000,000 for txtension of elevated structiu-e. construction,
&c (6) $269,755 for payment and cancelation of an equal amount o. floating debt incurred through permanent additions and improvements: (c)
$1,800,000 for payment of West End Stieet Ry^bonds maturing Aug. 1.
.pending issue of additional stock or bonds of the W» st End and (d) $1 .501
•
,
—
July 3
,
THE CHRONICLE
1920.]
245 to cancel outstanding debt incurred through improvements to West
Co. property.
„
-w^
r^
The trustees on Jun*^ 23 completed orsanizat'on of the Hyde Park TransEortation District, which is a corporation created by recent act of the
eglslature to take over and operate in behalf of the City of Boston the
street railway lines in Hyde Park district now operated by Eastern Massachussetts Street Railwav. John F. Stevens, trustee of Boston Elevated,
was elected President of the new corporation. All preliminary steps required of trustees of the Elevated have now been taken, and it is said they
are in a position to take charge of the street railway service in Hyde Park
V. 110, p. 2567.
as soon as the act becomes operative under it« terms.
End
,
Boston
& Maine RR. — Stockholders'
,
—
Suit.
—
Judee Morton of the I'nited States District Court at Boston on July 1
issued an order of notice returnable Aug. a to show cause why a receiver
should not be appointed for the road on petition of E. F. Brown and C. M.
Green, stockholders, who express the oelief that in view of impaired earnings
the property can be protected from creditors only by the intervention of a
court of equity.
— V. 110,
p. 26.57.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co.
——
•
—Earnings —
Columbus Railway, Power & Light Co.
Data.
Official
B. R. T. System
Lines
Rapid Transit Lines
1919.
1918.
1919.
1918.
1918.
1919.
Cal. Years—
^
^
S
S
S
S
Gross op. rev.17, lib. 363 15.860,182 17,066.342 14,359,819 35,065,704 30,982,034
14,540,030 11.509,661 12,787,479 9,200,110 26,513,833 20,035,790
Oper. exp
Netop.rev. 2,570,333
Taxes
1,031,354
4.350.521
1.044,991
4,278,863
916,813
5,159,709
844,833
8,551,871 10,946,244
2.200,633 2,613,750
Oper. inc.. 1,538,979
474,291
Other income-
3,305,530
476,562
3.362.0.50
363,035
4.314.876
288,990
6.351.238
751,396
8,332,494
414,566
Tot. Income 2,013,270
Charges
4,044,133
3.782,092
4,428,233
3,725.085
4.500,593
4,603.866
4,178,481
7,102,634
8,142,996
8,747.060
7,263,244
—
Extension
Notes Due Jul:/ 1 to July 1, 1922 at 8%.—
The holders of the outstanding .$2,392,000
two-year
collateral trust notes. Series "D" due July 1 have been requested to extend their notes for two years to July 1. 1922 at
8% per annum. The notes will be secured by the deposit
of the following collateral: (A) .¥2,.500,000 First Ref. & Ext.
S. F. Bonds, due 1940. and (6) $2,700,000 Gen. Mtge.
Bonds, due 1928. Notes are callable at par on any int. date
on 30 days notice. President Charles L. Kurtz in a notice
to the noteholders says (much condensed):
Briefly summarized, the company has the following capitalization.
of
S2 .392 ,000
Common
7%
7%
$6,005,600] 1st and Ref. bonds
$4,500,000
5,816,00017% notes due July 1
2,392,000
Closed Mtgs. on Ry. prop 7,005,0001
Property.- Property conssits of a total of 124 miles of single track, fully
equipped, combined generating stations total capacity 55,000 K. W. with
distributing system completely covering Columbus and surrounding villages.
During 1919 carried 71,962,308 passengers and has on its books 32,878
electric consimiers, with a sale of 126,235,078 k. w. h. for the year.
Poperty is conservatively estimated at $21,000,000.
Population served over
237,000.
Earn. Cal. Years:
1918
1917
1919
xl920
Railway dept
.$2,387,097 $2,119,163 $2,481,529 .$2,752,468
Electric dept
1,178,142
2,128,301
2,516,442
2,813,645
Non-oper, dept
17,022
18,947
4,136
4.483
stock
stock
Preferred
.'iiir/ace
73
—
.
New York "Times"
Further Official Statement from
of
June 26
(Revised for "Chronicle")
Comment as
Results
—
$4,264,486
3,113,068
$5,002,107
3,779,458
.$5,-570,596
2,943,929
$1,080,258
$1,151,417
$1,222,649
$1,942,347
—
5%
—
—
British Columbia Electric Ry. —
Fare Continued.
The
company's
—
Government.
by
Dominion
Butte (Mont.) Electric Ry. — Fare Increase. —
The Montana
Commission
June
— company
on
—
Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR.- New
year
6 cent fare on the
order of the
lines
"V.
110, p. 2291.
to charge a
authorized this
P. S.
straight 8-cent fare
(i-Cent
has been continued for another
its lines,
10.
effective
V. 110, p. 2657.
Director.
William J. Jackson has been elected a director succeeding Donald P.
McPherson.
The Indiana & Illinois Coal Corp. which has taken over coal property,
formerly owned by the Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR., has declared an initV. 110, p. 2567, 2057.
ial Pref. dividend of 3J4 %.See that company below.
—
—
& Milwaukee RR. Notes Offered.
Co., and National City Co. are offering
at 92 and int. yielding atont 8.20%, S1..500,000 Ten-Year
Secnred Sinlring Fnnd Gold notes Series "A."
Dated June 1 1920. Due June 1 1930. Int. payable J. & D., in New
York or Chicago, without deduction for Federal income taxes now or hereDenom. $1,000,
after deductible at the source, to the extent of 2%.
$500 and $100 (c*). Red. all or part upon 30 days notice at 101 and int.
Illinois, Chicago, trustee.
indenture under
The
Central Trust Co. of
Chicago North Shore
— Halsev, Stuart &
7%
which these notes are issued provides for a semi-annual sinking fund,
amounting to 2% of the notes of each series then outstanding, to be used
of notes of
in the purchase and cancellation of the pro rata amount
each series at a price not to exceed the redemption price.
Data From Letter of Chairman Samuel Insull, Chicago, June 28 1920.
Earnings and Expenses Twelve Months ended May 31.
1920.
1919.
1918.
Total operating revenue
$3,564,714 $3,255,953 $2,096,015
Net after operating expenses, includ533,687
ing maintenance and taxes
771,778
921,017
6,216
Miscellaneous income
16,163
11,945
AvaUable for interest charges
787,941
932,961
539,902
Annual interest on $4,060,000 1st
M. 5s. $1,760,000 7% notes and
363,340
.$619,0006% Equip, notes requires.
Present value of the physical property of this company
Valuation.
and of the Milwaukee City Lines as of May 1 1916, as reported by independent examining engineers, plus capital expenditures to Dec. 31 1919,
amounts to in exce.ss of $14,500,000 against the outstanding funded debt,
including these notes, of $6,899,000.
For description of property, franchises, &c., see V. 103, p. 1031; V. 105,
See annual report for Calendar
p. 388; V, 107, p. 694; V. 109, p. 887.
year 1919 in V. 110, p. 969.
—
Chicago Surface Lines.
— Fare
Increase.
—
By
order of the Illinois P. U. Commission an 8-cent fare, effective .luly 1
was allowed the Chicago Surface Lines. The Commission held that the
6-cent fare, which had been in force since last Dec. was no longer adequate
The necto meet the situation and that an 8-cent fare must bo allowed.
essitj' of rehabilitating the system's credit, the increase of $6,000,000 in
operating expenses incidental to the pay raise of 15 cents an hour to all
trainmen on June 1 and high prices for materials and supplies were given
V. 110, p. 2567.
as reasons for allowing the increased rate.
—
&
St. RR.
The North Bend (O.) City C^ouncil has approved a two years' emergency
franchise, granting the company permission to increase fares on the lino
running through Addyston, Cloves and North Bond. Addyston and
V. 110, p. 1415.
Cleves already have approved the franchise.
Cincinnati Lawrenceburg
Aurora Electric
—
Columbus & Ninth Avenue Ry.
See
New York
Railways below.
— Committee for Bonds.
— V. 61, p. 871,
—
,
Commonwealth Power Ry. & Light
Hodenpyl. Hardy
Co.
—Earnings. —
&
Co. call attention to the following statement shoAving
the recovery that has been made over war time operation contrasting the
low point in Oct. 1918, when the Pref. dividend was not earned, witli the
present time when the Pref. dividend is earned practically 2i4 times.
Gross
Net
Net Applic. to
Earnings.
Earnings.
12 Mos. Ended
Pref. Stock.
.$91-6.995
Oct. 31 1918
$21,534,194
$8,300,450
Jan. 31 1919
22,367,145
8.898.424
1.274.139
July 31 1919
24.138,4.58
9,846,129
1,802,078
Jan. 31 1920
26,414,305
10,768,571
2,534,914
27,833,724
11,052,582
Apr. 30 1920
2,670,967
annual report, &c. in V. 110, p. 657, 359, 1748, 1972.
Compare
—
—
—
Fare Increase.
Dallas (Tex.) Ry.
The Dallas City Commission gi-anted the company
—
—
3.628.249
xYear ended June 30.
Prior to April 1, 1920, Company operated for 8 tickets for 25c
Fares.
with universal transfer Effective April 3, 1920, obtained an increase to 6c
cash fare or five tickets for 25c with universal transfer.
Reason for Extension. Notwithstanding the excellent showing which
company has been able to make under the improved conditions it has been
absolutely impossible to secure the underwriting of a note issue to refund
the present issue owing to the generally disturbed investment markets over
the country. For this reason it has become necessary for the company to.
request its note holders to extend their holdings for a perioO of two years,"
and the banks of Columbus owning some .$750,000 of these notes, and being
entirely fa'miliar with the whole situation, have promptly assented to the
renewal. Noteholders are requested to deposit their notes with the Commerical Trust Co., Phila., depository.
The July 1 1920, coupon will be paid at maturity and should be collected
in the usual manner.
V. 110, p. 2192.
—Deficit
of Over $1,800,000 Expected on Rapid
Transit Lines in 1920.
The figures presented do not reflect the currently
excessive cost of maintenance met through charges to reserves prior to July
1919, so far as the surface lines are concerned, or the excess outgo over
charges as to rapid transit lines which the contract with the city requires
shall be met from funds set aside on a tentative basis at the beginning of a
year and revised at the end of the year. This item, it is estimated for the
current fiscal year, will probably exceed $600,000, indicating a deficit on
rapid transit lines of over $1 ,800.000.
During the week ended Nov. 21 1918 the total pay-roll of the
Wages.
B. R. T. sy.stem amounted to $322,768, which was at the rate of $16,783,936, and for the week ended .^pril 15 1920 the pay-roll was ,$477,283,
or at the rate of $24,818,716 a year, an increase of ,'?8. 034,780 annually,
which is equivalent to an investment ot
of $160,000,000 absorbed by
labor.
Company's Preferential. On the basis of the accounting called for under
the city contract at the time of the receivership Dec. 31 1918, the amount of
unearned preferntial to which the company is entitled before the city getsany return on its investment was $2,328,589. On April 30 1920 those figures reached the total of $5,664,194.
The city's unearned charges on
Dec. 31 1918 were $8,820,087 and on AprU 30 1920, $13,534,286. V, 110,
p. 2487, 1526.
to
.$4,024,186
Avail for interest
Balance... c'ef.2,030.863def.646,141f'ef.775..508sur.425,385dn,040,362 srl,483,816
For the 10 months ending April 30 1920 the deficit after fixed charges
on the surface lines was $2,029,288; on the Rapid Transit lines, .51,159,489,
and on the B. R. T. system, ,$1,891,995, contrasting respectively with the
results shown above for the entire calendar years 1919 and 1918.
Carl M. Owen, counsel for Receiver Lindley M. Garrison, explains that
it is difficult to present a proper comparison of earnings with the prereceivership periods, because of unadjusted claims, and particularly those
But
arising from the deplorable Malbone St. accident of November 1918.
"to indicate the trend
sufficient comparable data are obtainable," he say
of results now accruing and these have been assembled."
In October 1919 the Brooklyn City RR. lease to the B. R. T. Co. was
terminated, which explains some marked changes in the figures of the
surface lines.
Total gross
Oper. exp. and taxes
June 25, to charge a straight 6-eent
Danbury & Bethel
St.
fare.
Ry.
— V.
i)ermission, effeciive
110, p. 2^.87.
— Fare Increase. —
of the company have been increased to 10 cents or
25 tickets for $2. The fare increase was made necessary by the wage increase recently granted to the employees.
V. 109, p, 2171.
Fares on
all lines
—
Denver Tramways
Co.
—Eiijoined from Cutting
Wages.
—
An
injunction has been issued by the District Court against the company
This will
restraining i^s officers from cutting the wages of the employees.
avert the possibility of a strike until an appeal to be taken to the Colorado
Supreme Court as to jurisdiction, is decided. V. 110, p. 2387.
Duluth
Ry.
—
— Municipal Ownership Plan
—
Defeated.
At a special city election held June 21 the proposition to issue $3,500,000
bonds to acquire the street railway system was defeated, the vote against
Municipal ownership was also defeated a
being 9,272 and for 4,121.
year ago
— V.
St.
110. p. 2291.
Eastern Massachusetts Street Ry.
on Ref. Mtge., Series A 4^% and B
Deferred.
—
—
Interest due July 1
5%
Bonds of 1919
Chairman Homer Loring announces that "ihe coupons due July i 1920
on the Refunding Mortgage bonds of Series A and of Series B \vi\\ not be
paid at maturity. Further announcement will be made as to the payment
of these coupons or as to the issue of negotiable receipts in exchange therefor
tne interest represented thereby is extended in accordance witn the
provisions of the indenture of mortgage."
Failure to pay the interest on these bonds will not amount to a legal
Under the terms of the mortgage, interest payable on these oonds
default.
at any time prior to June 30 1921 may be extended if there is no availoale
income. Such deferred interest, however, plus 20% of its amoiuit, must
be made up when earnings warrant, but in no event later than Dec. 31 1925.
Lee, Higginson & Co. state: "The above notice does not refer to the
if
Refunding Mortgage One-Ten- Year Serial 6% Bonds, Series SA, which
guaranteed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, imder
the provisions of Chapter 188, Special Acts of 1918." -V. 110, p. 26o7.
are, in effect,
—Earnings. —
Co. — Notes
—
Electric Railways.
For gross and net earnings of 315 separate companies during 1919
1918, see "Editorial" pages of this issue.
and
—
Guaranty Trust
Offered.
EI Paso Electric
Co. and Stone & ''.Yebster, Inc., New York, are offering at
96 and int., to yield about 8%, $800,000 5-year 7% Gold
Notes (Series A).
Dated July 1 1920, due July 1 1925. Int. payable J. & J. in New York
without deduction for normal Federal income tax up to 2%. Denom.
Company will agree to refund the Penn 4-mill
$1,000, $500 and $100 (c*).
Red. all or part, at any time, on 45 days' notice, at 103% before
tax.
July 1 1921; 102% July 1 1921 to June 30 1923; 101% July 1 1923 to
June 30 1924; 100% July 1 1924 to maturity, plus interest. Guaranty
.
Trust Co. of New York, trustee.
Data from Letter of Pres. C. F. W. Wetterer, Boston, June 24 1920.
Comparative Statement of Earnings, Calendar Years.
Net & Other Int. A Amort Bal. for Res
Over. Exp.
Gross
Calendar
Income.
Charges.
^ Dirs.
& Taxes.
Earnings.
Year
$466,321
$51,356
$414,965
$575,471
$1,041,792
1914
452,154
59.128
393,026
658,564
1916
1,110,718
387,322
79.693
307.629
870,311
1,257,633
1918
91.367
,361.046
1,122.262
452,413
.. 1,574,675
1919
528,041
yl06,000
422,041
1.182,618
1920.x
1,710,659
—
X Year ending May 31.
$56,000 on this note issue.
y Includes
Capitalization After This Financing
Common
interest of 850,000
—
.-.
stock
Outstand'g.
$3,000,000
1,000,000
3.000.000
1.000.000
$2,914,100
x7S3,700
SOO.OOO
1.000.000
Preferred stock, 6%, (non-cumulative)
Five- Year 7% notes due 1925 (this i.s.sue)
Coll. Trust 5s^due Jan. 1 1932 (closed)
~x $216,300 additional liold in company's treasury.
—
Management.- Property has been mider Stone
ince 1902,— V. 106, p. 2010.
on bonds and
Authorized.
& Webster management
—
74
Grand Trunk Ry.
of
.
THE CHRONICLE
Canada. — Government Loan. —
loan of $25,000,000 to the company is provided for in the supplementary estimat-es of 562.002,483, presented June 26 to the Canadian House of
Commons. This loan is to be made under the direction of the Minister of
Finance toward meeting expenditures made in betterments of the road, or
for deficits or interest on fimded debt incurred by the system or its subsidiaries before March S 1920. when the railroad was taken over by the
notes becoming due
Government. The company had $12,500,000
July 1. V. 110. p. 2291.
—
Great Northern Ry. — Report — Executive Committee. —
—
— Fares. —
Cincinnati Traction Co.
See Union Traction Co. of Indiana below.
— V.
lOS. p. 784.
Y.— Stockholders'
Interborough-Metropolitan Corp., N.
—
Rights Not Forfeited.
Judge Julius M. Mayer, in the U. S. District Court June 21. filed an
opinion holding that the owners of 3 ,085 shares of Pref stock of this companj' did not forfeit any rights because they failed to exchange their shares
for Pref. stock of the Interborough Consolidated Corp. now in bankruptcy.
James R. Sheffield, trustee in bankruptcy, has come into possession of
$57,330 which had been set aside for dividends on the above shares. Judge
Mayer says that the General Corporation Act is clear in holding that no
stockholder in a merged corporation shall lose any right because of failiu-e
to exchange his stock, and consequently the money in question is to be
reserved for the stockholders mentioned and wiU not go into the fund for
.
— V.
109, p. 887.
Interborough Rapid Transit Co.
Interest
—
Paid.
,Iuly 1 Int.
—
on the outstanding $160,893,000 Pir.st Refimding
being paid at the company's office, 165 Broadway, N. Y. City.
due July
5% bonds is
—V. 110, p.
1
2657.
—
Dividends
Interstate Rail'ways
See United Power & Transportation Co., below. V. 109, p. 2357.
Kansas City Rail'ways. Independent Report.
Harry Benner, 209 S. La Salle St., Chicago, Secretary of the Protective
.
—
—
—
Committee, representing holders of the company's bonds and Secured Gold
notes (Arthur Reynolds, of Chicago, Chairman), has favored the "Chronicle" with a copy of the report made in February last by the Committee of
One Hundred of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, appointed to
investigate and report upon the local street railway situation in Kansas
Mr. Benner says; "This is an entirely independent report,
City, Mo.
ably prepared, which we regard as entirely fair and just to all parties. It
is hoped that as a result of negotiations, many of the suggestions recommended in this report, favorable to the Kansas City Railways Co., and for
the betterment of the street railway service in Kansas City, ^\^ll be adopted."
(It would appear that this report, so broad in its scope, should also be helpful
in the solution of the trolley problems of other cities and communities,
Ed.]— V. 110, p. 1289, 1526, 2292, 2568.
—
&
Allegheny Street Ry.; (/) Central Traction Co.; (g) Duquesne Traction
(h) Pittsburgh, Canonsburg & Washington Ry.; (i) Pittsburgh Crafton
Mansfield Street Ry. 5% Gold bonds.
0) Pitcaim & Wilmerding Street Ry.; (.k) West Liberty Street Ry.
(Z) West End Traction Co.; (m) Pittsburgh & West
End Passenger Ry.
(n) Second Avenue Traction Co.; (o) West Liberty & Suburban Street Ry
Washington & Canonsburg Ry. V. 110, p. 2658.
(p)
&
—
—
—
Louisville & Nashville RR. Listing.
The New York Stock Exchange recently admitted
Co. receipts for ten-year secured
V. 110, p. 2075.
7%
Middle West Utilities Co.
— Earnings,
1919-20
x$2,463,566
265,949
1,126,975
Year Ending April 30:
Total income
Expenses, tax., etc
Interest
Preferred dividends
Common dividends
gold notes, due
1918-19
$2,009,503
197,319
897,671
30,000
May
etc.
—
1917-18
1916-17
$1,824,069
257,257
540,227
645,862
142,129
.$1,955,210
238,236
675.273
720,000
385,986
Balance surplus
$1,070,643
$884,513 def. $64,385
$238,594
from revaluation of securities.
coll. gold notes series "A" which fell due
Julv 1 and being paid off from proceeds of the preferred stock as outlined
in the recapitalization plan in V. 110, p. 2076, 2192, 2568.
X Including $116,896,profits
The $1,000,000 3-year
6%
National Properties Co.
Interest due July
110. p. 2487.
1
—
on the 4-6%
National Rys. of Mexico.
—
.luly 1 Interest Passed.
bonds has been defaulted.
— New
—
See V.
Director General.
—
Francisco Perez has been elected Director General, succeeding Paulino
F. P. de Hazos is General Agent, with office at 233 Broadway.
Fontes.
New York City. V. 110, p. 1409.
—
—
—
Gas Co. Valuation.
Ne'V? Orleans Ry. & Light Co.
The valuation of the New Orleans Gas Light Co. has been apijraised
88,6,52.729.— V. 110, p. 2193.
—
—
—
—
offered
Industrial Outlook.
are producing a large
—
The zinc and lead mines in Missouri and Oklahoma
and increasing tonnage.
industry in Kansas, Oklahoma an4 Texas is also continually
expanding resulting in a very large and continued increase in the movement
of oil over the railway, as well as an increase in the corresponding freight in
the way of supplies, casing, machinery, tank steel, c&c, for producing and
storing the oil.
There are two additional new and increased coal fields on the road which
promise a large additional tonnage of coal of good quality, and it is expected
within the next few months that these coal mines will bo in production.
Crops.^-The small grain crops along the company's lines are expected
to yield about the normal quantity of wheat, oats, eye, &c.
There has been
some slight decrease in acreage for the year 1920, account of labor shortage,
but this is made good by the extra yield, for crops, while late, due to the
late and wet Spring, are now progi-essing favorably.
New Rolling Stock. ^Witnin the past 10 months 40 additional new heavy
locomotives and 4,500 new modern freight cars have been added to the
The
oil
—
—
The gross earnings continue to expand, showing an Increase
some 18%, over last year, and it is expected for the year 1920 vvill be
considerably In excess of any previous period.
of
There is also reason to expect a satisfactory increase in rates in near the
future, and such being the ca^e, the system should be in evry comfor table
position as regards both grcss and net earnings.
The company's present and recent results from operation show better
than any of the neighboring roads in its territory. Altogether, the outlook
is considered very encouraging.
V. 110, p. 2488, 2388.
—
San Francisco-Oakland Terminal Rys.
Calendar Years:
Gro.ss operating revenue
1919
.$5,793,501
.$809,638
Net
after oper. exp., taxes, etc
Bond etc., interest
Other
1,112,666
100,734
charges
at
—
5%
Adjustment Mtge. 5% bonds of 1912, on July 1 filed notice in the
Federal District Court of its intention to prosecute a foreclosiu-e suit for
the purpose of .selling the property covered by the mortgage.
There has
been a default in the payment of interest on the outstanding bonds, and
because of the default, under the terms of the mortgage, principal and
interest are due and payable.
Interest due July 1 on the outstanding $1,500,000 Twenty- Third St. Ry.
Impt. & Ref. 5% bonds of 1962 has been defaulted.
A Protective Committee has been formed to represent the holders of
Columbus & Ninth Avenue RR. ,$3,000,000 First 5s of 1993. The members
of the Committee are; C. Robert Adams, of Jos. Walker & Son; Frank
Coenan, of Pouch & Co., G. E. Warren, Vice Pres. Columbia Trust Co.
with Frank D. Pavey as Counsel, Arthiu- N. Hazeltine, as Secretary and
Colimibia Trust Co. as Depositary.. V. 110, p. 2658.
—
New York
State Railways.— TFagfe Increase.
—
A board of arbitration has awarded motormen and conductors employed
by the company in Rochester. Syracu.se and Utica an increase of 15c. an
hour in wages, making the wage 60c. V. 110. p. 2488, 2658.
—
Northwestern Pacific RR.
The
Calif.
—Bonds
—
Authorized.
RR. CommLssion has authorized the company to issue
000 bonds, to De purchased oy the Southern Pacific Co., nearly
amount to oe used for improvement. V. 110. p. 2488.
Panama
Railroad.
— New
—
Director,
SI ,008,of the
all
&c.—
Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War, has been elected a director succeeding Benedict Crowell.
T. H. Rossbottom, the assistant to the Vice-President, has been elected to the newly created office of Third Vice-President
in charge of railroad and steamship operations at N. Y.— V. 104, p. 1899.
—
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. Suspends New Rates.
On the rfxjuest of the Pennsylvania P. vS. Commission to suspend the
operation of the proposed faro increase until the hearings to determine the
reasonableness of the fares sought had been completed and a decision had
been rendered by the Commission, the company announced; "Upon
the request of the P. S. Commission, until further notice the company wil
not begin the collection of the legal rates of faro which became effective
July 1."— V. 110. p. 2482, 2488.
—
—
1918
1917
$4,578,620
$882,925 $1,045,734
1,099,573
1,095,963
92,405
91,438
.$5,100,030
.$305,443
$403,762
$145,277
—
State Supreme Court Decision.
According to a decision of the State Supreme Court which sustains the
finding of the Superior Court affirming the action of the P. S. Commission
granting the company the right to increase its rate of fare from 5 to 7 cents,
fare agi-eements between municipalities and street railway companies that
deprive the State of its police power and prevent enforcement of adequate
public service are not binding.
The decision, written by Chief Justice J. Hays Brown, covers the appeal
of the city of Scranton against both the order of the P. S. Commission and
its affirmation by the Superior Court.
Tne Commission permitted the
company to increase its rates on April 22 1919. despite an ordinance that
existed between the city of Scranton and the company which provided
that the fare should not exceed five cents within the city limits. Tne
Superior Court dismissed the appeal taken by the city, and affirms the Judgment of the lower Appellate Court. V. 110. p. 2488,
_
Ne'W York Rys. Foreclosure Suit Interest on Sub. Co.
Bonds Passed Committee for Underlying Bonds.
The Farmers' Loan & Trust Co., trustee of the outstanding $30,616,847
—
deficit
—Earnings. —
V. 110. p. 2568.
—
Seattle
—
Offer Block
These bonds will be offered to the public at the day-to-day price estabon the Stock Exchange, where they are already listed.
The block of bonds, which is said to represent from .?5. 000, 000 to
$10,000,000, constitutes practically all of the bonds of this description
originally received by French investors in exchange for the St. Louis &
San Francisco General Lien 5% bonds at the time of the reorganization
of the property in 1916.
(See V. 110, p. 2389.)
Prospects.
Several of the leading officials of the company
recently made an examination of the property and investigated its prospects. Their reports are summarized as follows:
Physical Condition.
The condition of the property is very fair, and
wnile some deferred maintenance existed on March 1 last, this has been
largely corrected, and the property, taken as a whole, is in very good
physical condition, large sums being spent in the renewal of rails and ties,
as well as in upkeep.
Large additions also are being made towards shop
and roundhouse facilities, which will result in reducing to the minimum the
number of engines and cars out of service and needing repair.
Traffic.
The company is handling the heaviest traffic in its history,
and its present earnings are only limited by its ability to handle the business
Balance
— Payment of Bonds. — Scranton Railways. —
Morgan's La. & Texas RR. & SS. Co.
The "Chronicle" is officially advised that the $1,494,000 Alexandria
Extension First Mtg. 6% gold bonds maturing July 1 1920 will be paid
at office of Southern Pacific Co., 165 Broadway, N. Y.
V. 106, p. 1461.
—
lished
Earnings.
P. Morgan
15 1930. See
list J.
to
Bonds Purchased from French Government. A banM'ng
syndicate composed of Hemphill, Noyes & Co., Colgate,
Parker & Co.. A. B. Leach & Co., Low. Dixon & Co., West
& Co., Hitt, Farwell & Park and others has been formed to
take over from Speyer & Co. the block of Income 6% bonds
which Speyer & Co., in company with the Guaranty Trust
Co., recently purchased from the French Government.
equipment.
to the
— Syndicate
Louis-San Francisco Ry.
St.
of
For annual report, see under "Financial Reports" above.
The company's executive committee consists of Louis W. Hill, AVilliam
B. Dean, Erasmus C. Lindley. Ralph Budd and Jackson E.Reynolds.
George H. Hess Jr. Is Comptroller and G. R. Martin is Vice-Pres. in charge
of the executive department. V. 110, p. 2568.
general creditors.
[Vol. 111.
Co.;
5H%
&
—
(e)
A
Indianapolis
—
.
Pittsburgh (Pa.) Railways. July 1 Interest.
An advertisement slates; Interest due July 1 1920, on bonds listed
below will be paid when due;
(a) Federal Street & Pleasant Valley I'assenger Ry., Consolidated Mortgage bonds; (6) Perry Street Ry.; (c) Troy Hill Passenger Ry.; (d) Allegheny
& Belle-vue Street Ry.
&
Rainier Valley Ry.
— Fare Increase. —
Effective Jime 12. fares were raised from 6 to 7 cents within the corporate
The comlimits of Seattle, by order of the Washington P. S. Commission.
pany has filed another new passenger tariff to become effective July 19,
increasing fares to 10 cents because the municipal lines are to charge 10
cents for single cash fares.
V. 110. p. 1291.
—
Staten Island Midland RR.
—
—
Franchises Revoked.
June 25 revoked ten of the company's franchises on the ground that the company had failed properly to operate the
lines.
Nothing has been done as yet by city authorities to dispossess
company, and it is said the company is still operating its cars. V. 110, p.
The Board
of Estimate on
—
1643.
Terre Haute Indianapolis
&
Eastern Traction Co.
See Union Traction Co. of Indiana below.
Texas State
— V. 110,
RR.— Appropriation. —
p. 1416.
The Texas Legislature has passed a bill to appropriate $50,000 for maintenance and operation of this road, 32 miles long from Rusk to Palestine,
Tex. A minority report to direct the State Prison Commission, which
operates the road, to sell it for junk was defeated. The road was offered
V. 110, p. 2488,
for sale by the State some months ago, but without result.
Toledo
& Western RR. — July
—
—
Interest Defaulted.
Interest due July 1 on the $l,2o0,000 Toledo & Western Ry. 1st Mtge.
5s and the .$250,000 Toledo Fayette & Western Ry. 1st Mtge. 5s has oeen
defaulted according to a notice sent to tne bondholders by Pres. F. R.
Coates. President Coates states; "The gross revenue between the years
1914 and 1919 inclusive Increased from $367,000 to $533,000 while during
the same period the operation and maintenance Increased from $307,000 to
$546,000. The interest charge for the cwo issues of fii-st mortgage bonds
amounted to $75,000 per year which has not at any time during the period
oeen earned in full and in 1919 the road dia not even earn enough to pay its
During the first five months of 1920
operating expenses by some $12,000.
the road has not earned its operating expenses by about $34,000." -V. 107,
1
—
p.
605.
—
—
—
Twenty-Third
July 1 Interest Passed.
St. Ry.
New York Rys. above.- V. 106, p. 500.
Ulster & Delaware RR. Governmetit Compensation.
See
—
A board of referees of tne I.-S. C. Commission has fixed $176,472 as the
annual payment to be paid the company during the period of Government
control.
The company had asked compe.isation of $518,510 annually,
but the Railroad Administration offered only $12.'j.269 as annual compensation.
V. 106, p. 2(i51.
—
Union Street Ry.
of
New
an hour, bringing the
maximum
Wage
Bedford, Mass.
Inc.
—
received an increase in wages of 5 cents
pay to 60 cents an hom-. V. 110, p. 262.
Motormen and conductors have
—
—
July
—
Fares 3 Cents per Mile.
of Indiana.
Comnussion authorized this company, the Terre Haute,
Eastern Traction Co., and the IndianapoHs & Cincinnati
Union Traction Co.
P. S.
Indianapolis &
Traction Co. to cnarge 3 cents per passenger per mile effective July 1.
The Union Traction Co. was authorized to put into effect, if it wishes,
ticket fares of not more than 5% less than the 3-cent fare, provided all casn
fares collected are accompanied by redeemable slips calling for a rebate of
the difference oetween the caso fare, based on 3 cents a mile, and the ticket
V. 110, p. 1090.
fare betriveen the points.
—
Union Traction Co.
— New
Cruz. — Fare
of Phila.
Director.
—
110, p. 1850. 1527.
Union Traction
Santa
Co.,
Increase. —
California KR. Commission on June 9 authorized the company to
increase its fare from 6 cents to 10 cents, and to sell books of tickets of eight
coupons for 50 cents. V. 107, p. 803.
The
—
United Power
&
Transportation Co.
— Dividends. —
"Phila. News Biu-eau" on June 25 said: "The directors have taken
the usual action providing for payment of July coupons on United Rys. gold
trust certificates.
trust certificates and the Delaware County gold
After rental income has been received next month (July, 1920) matter of
providing for the August coupon of Interstate Railways 4s will come up
United Rv. trust ctfs. have recently sold at 38 and Interstate 4s
for action.
[See full description in "Electric Railway Section" of April 24,
at 30."
page 1051.— V. HO- P- 563.
1920,
The
— Equipment
—
m
&
American Water Works
Electric Co.
See West Penn Traction Light & Power Co. under "Reports" above
— V.
110,
2077.
p.
—
American Woolen
—
Listing.
Co., Boston.
The New York Stock Exchange has authorized the listing on and
after
7 1920, of $20,000,000 additional Common stock (par $100) on official
notice of issuance and payment in full, making the total amount applied
for $40,000,000 (total auth. issue).
Holders of Preferred and Common
stocks of record Jime 7 1920, are entitled to subscribe at $100 per share to
said stock to the extent of 33 1-3% of their holdings, payable 50% on or
before July 7 and 50% on or before Aug. 9 1920.
The cash received is to
be used for working capital i e. In part in Uquidatlon of notes and accounts
payable, and the balance to be used for the current and ordinary business.
V. 110, p. 2077, 2293, 2489, 2569.
July
,
,
.
,
—
4%
4%
75
For the 5 months ending Jime 1 net earnings, it is reported, increased
$2,000,000 over 1919, while the gain in gross was $12,000,000. This is an
annual rate of nearly $5,000,000 increase for net and $29,000,000 gross, or
at the rate of $11 a share more on its old Common share capital after taxes
than in 1919. Business of its cigar subsidiary, American Cigar Co., is also
said to be showing up
excellent shape.
V. 110, p. 2489, 2389.
William C. Grav has been elected a director to succeed the late John H.
Chestnut.— V.
—
THE CHEONICLE
3 1920.]
The Indiana
—
—
—
Anaconda Copper Co.
—
1920 June 1919.
12,700,000
10,530,000
V. 110, p. 2659, 2194.
— Production
Increase.
I
2,170,000193,250,000
—
(in Lbs.).
—
1920—6 iWos.— 1919.
Anglo-American Oil Co., Inc.
Increase.
79.980,000
— Final
13,270,000
Dividend.
—
An
8%
advertisement announces that the dividend mentioned last week is a
final dividend of 3 shillings payable July 15 at the Guaranty Trust Co. of
N. Y. and the National Provincial & Union Bank of England, Bishopsgate,
London. This distribution will being the total dividends for the fiscal year
ending Dec. 31, 1919 of 6 shillmgs.— V. 110. p. 2659. 1644.
Due serially semi-annually July 1 1921 to July 1
1930. Int. payable J. & J. at Maryland Trust Co, Baltimore, trustee.
Red. as a whole on 30 days' notice at 100 and int. plus a premium of ^ %
Company will agree
for each year or fraction thereof to date of maturity.
Appalachian Power Co. Description of Notes.
The $5,000,000 notes mentioned in V. 110, p. 361, are an issue of Ten-year
7% Bond Secm-ed gold notes dated Jan. 31 1920, due Feb. 1 1930. Int.
payable F. & A. at Bankers Trust Co., N. Y., trustee. Denom. $100, $500
United Rys.
Certifichtes Sold.
&
Electric Co. of Baltimore.
—Alexander Brown & Sons this week offered
and sold at 100 and int., yielding 8%, $875,000 Car Trust
Gold certificates, series of 1920!" The Bankers state:
Dated July
1
1920.
it may la^vfvllIy do so, that interest warrants shall be paid without
deduction for the normal Federal income tax not to exceed 2%.
Security.
The equipment under the trust will consist of 33 new safety
cars and 100 new trail cars to be built by the J. G. Brill Co. at a total cost of
$1,094,983, upon which company has agreed to make an initial payment
of $219,983, or over 20%.
Official Memoranda as to Decisions of Maryland?. S. Com.
The Public Service Commission of Maryland on Jan. 1 1920 allowed this
company a full 7-cent fare for adults, at the same time laying down the
principle that it was to "the best interest of the public" that the company
should earn -SI, 500. 000 surplus over all operating expenses (including liberal
allowances for depreciation and maintenance) taxes and interest charges
The average pre-war surplus of the
(including Interest on Income bonds)
company over Interest charges was $848,802 (V. 110, p. 2382).
The importance of this decision does not seem to have been realized by
investors and for their benefit the company has issued a printed memorandum for security owners concerning the decisions of the Commission
Copies may be obtained upon appliin so far as these affect the company.
cation at the office in Baltimore.
President C. D. Emmons on May 18 wrote: "While the company showed
a deficit of $49,000 for the first four months of 1919, it has shown a surplus
of $188,000 above all interest charges during the same period of 1920, a net
increase of •t237,O00 during what is always known as the least profitable
period of the year. This surplus for the first four months of 1920 is the
largest surplus, during the same period, since the consolidation in 1899,
except in the years 1916 and 1917."— V. llu, p. 2382.
so far as
—
,
.
West Penn Rys.
The company
— Fares and Wages — Annual Report. —
wages to meet carmen's scale of 70 cents
maximum paid in Pittsburgh, and raise fares to meet the increase.
See West Penn Traction & Water Power Co., under Financial Reports
above.— V.
it is
said, will raise
110, p. 1749.
—
—
Western Pacific RR. Corp. Dividend Increased.
A quarterly dividend of 1J^% has been declared on the $27,500,000
Dividends
Preferred stock, payable July 12 to holders of record July 2.
were reduced in May 1919 from 1H%, to 1% quarterly, and have been
paid at that rate to April 1920, incl.
Winnipeg
Electric Ry.
— V. 110,
p. 2193, 1974.
—Preferred
and $1,000
Authorized, $5,000,000; issued, $3,500,000: balance
(c*).
The shareholders will vote July 27 (a) on ratifying and approving a
by-law of the directors providing for the payment of the dividend on the
issue of .$3,000,000 7% Cumul. Pref. stock, approved by the shareholders
May 3 1920, quarterly instead of half-yearly, and (5) on sanctioning
and confirming a by-law of the directors repealing the by-law authorizing
the issue of paid up Common stock as a bonus in connection with the
sale of said Preference stock, and (c) on authorizing the directors to sell
and dispose of the issue of Preference stock for such price and on such terms
and conditions as they may think advisable. V. 110, p. 1947.
—
—
Arizona Commercial Mining Co.
jurisdiction In the action
above referred
to.
— V.
—
Officers.
R. A. Mitchell has been elected Treasurer, succeeding H. S. Swan.
R. M. McCletchie has been elected Comptroller, a newly created office.
V. 110, p. 1850, 1186.
All-America Cables, Inc.
— New
Cable— Report.
—
The company on June 26 announced "the opening of its American-owned
caoles to Rio de Janeiro and Santos, Brazil."
It is stated that the rates
over the company's cables from New York to Brazil will De 65 cents instead
of 85 cents a wora from now on.
The annual report for 1919 is cited above. V. 110, p. 1643.
—
American Bosch Magneto Corp.
— Stock
The stockholders on June 29 authorized the
Div. —
declaration of a stock divi-
dend of 20% payable July 15 to holders of record July 1 and Increased the
stated capital from .$2,500,000 to $2,580,000.— V. 110, p. 2568, 2388.
,
.
American Brake Shoe
& Foundry
—
Simplification
Co.
of Capithl Stock— Authorized Issues of $10,000,000 7% Cum.
Pref. (Par $100) and 400,000 Shares of No Par Value Common
to Replace Present $5,000,000 7% and Participating Preferred
and $5,000,000 Common, Par $100— Terms of Exchange.—
The shareholders voted July 1 on a plan for recapitalization in accordance
with which: (a) Holders of the present Preferred stock will be entitled to
receive in exchange for each share thereof one share of the new 7% Cumul.
Pref. stock and three shares of the new Common stock.
(6) Holders of
the present Common stock will be entitled to receive in exchange for each
share thereof one share of the new 7% Cumul. Pref. stock. The plan
approved calls for the issuance of $10,000,000 7% Cumul. Pref. stock, red.
at 110, and 400,000 shares of Common stock of no par value.
Compare
V. 110, p. 2293, 2.569.
American Chain
Co. — New
Class
"A" Common
Stock. —
forrwl stockholders are given tht right to subscribe for a new Lssue
of Class "A" pariiciputing Common stock.
The riglit to subscribe will
expire on July 9 1920.
It is understood that Thomson, Fenn & Co., Hartford, and Hincks
Brothers & Co., Bridgeport, are fiscal agents in the matter. V. 110, p.
Tht Pr
—
2659.
—
American Chicle Co. ^Common Dividend.
A dividend of $1 rer share has been declared on the no par value Common
stock, payable Aug. 2 to holders of record July 24.
Dividends at the rate
of 1% have been paid quarterly on the Conmion ($100) stock from Feb.
1919 to May 1920.— V. 110, p. 2569. 1974.
American Tobacco Co.
The
110, p. 1644.
Armour & Co.— Sells
$60,000,000 Convertible Bonds.—
bankers associated with the company declined to confirm the
company has arranged with a group of New York and Chicago bankers for the sale of $60,000,000 10-year 7% bonds, understood to
be convertible into stock at a price said to be around par.
The bankers negotiating the arrangement are said to include Continental
& Commercial Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago; Halsey, Stuart & Co.,
National City Co., Chase Securities Corp. and Guaranty Tru.st Co.
New York
report that the
V. 110, p. 2194.
Arundel Corporation.
— Earnings,
&c.
—
for the past six months are reported at about $170,000,
which was not quite sufficient to meet the dividends for that period.
The directors have declared the usual quarterly dividend of l~j4% on
like
the
stock, payable July 14 to holders of record June 30.
amount was paid in Jan. and April last.—V. 110, p. 80.
The net earnings
A
Common
—
—
Stricken From List.
A. T. Securities Corp.
The Conunon stock (no par value) was str cken from the New York Stock
Exchange list on June 28. Compare V. 110, p. 2490.
—
Baldwin Locomotive Works.
The Eddystone plant at Phila., which was turned over to the U. S. Government at the begumlng of the war. was closed down by the Government
on June 30 and will now revert to the Baldwin Co. V. 110, p. 2659.
&
Co.
—Property
—
—
Sold.
At a special sale conducted by the Alien Property Custodian on June 18
James Colgate & Co. purchased the entire property of the company in the
form
— V. of voting trust certificates for 12,02J shares
110, p. 2490.
Bond & Mortgage Guarantee
Co.
for the
sum
of $1 ,202,000.
— To Increase Capital.
stockholders will vote July 14 on increasing the Capital stock from
$5,000,000 (par $100) to $6,000,000 (par $100). The increased capital is
for the purpose of a 20% stock dividend recommended by the Executive
Committee. See V. 110, p. 2195.
The
—
—
Canton Co. of Bait. Extra Div.- Board Increased.
Edwin G. Baetjer and ,Tohn K. Shaw have been elected directors, inMr. Shaw was also
creasing the board of directors from 9 to 11 members.
INDUSTRIAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
—
— Decisions. —
The Massachusetts Supreme Court on June 24 declaed that the Massachusetts courts have no jiu-isdiction in a suit brought by the company
The mines of both companies in Arizona
against the Iron Cap Copper Co.
adjoin each other and the Arizona Commercial Co. sought to recover more
than $3,000,000 for the allegea conversion of ore by tne Iron Cap Copper Co.
The Maine Law Court, In a decision handed down, nolds that it has
—
Alabama Power Co.
may
be issued under certain restrictions all as defined in the trust indenture.
Secured by deposit with trustee of $6,000,000 2d Mtge. 6% gold bonds,
dated Jan. 31 1920 and due Feb. 1 1930. V. 110, p. 361.
Beer-Sondheimer
Stock. —^
—
—
— TimcExtendcdfor Scrip Conversion.
directors hav<i (^xlend<'(I the time for the conversion of its scrip into
Common class "B" of the company to July 14 1920 instead of July 1 1920
elected Vice-President succeeding George C. Jenkins.
of 1
was payable July 2 to holders of record
An extra dividend of
June 28, together with the regular semi-annual dividend of 3%. V. 106,
H
p.
815
Chalmers Motors Co.
%
—
—
—
Time Extended.
Mortimer N Buckner is Chairman has notified
the holders of the 1st Mtge. 6% 5-yr. Gold notes that the time to deposit
their notes under the deposit agreement dated June 15 has been extended
The committee
to July
20.— V.
of which
110. p. 2490.
.
—
California-Oregon Power Co. Reorganization Plan of
May 21. The bondholders' committee named below on
May 21 announced substantially the following plan, adopted
by the signatures of a majority of the committee:
—
Bonds of the face value of $4,310,000 of the total outstanding issue of
$4,442,000, had been deposited to May 21 with the Mercantile Trust Co.
of San Francisco, as depositary for the committee.
Bondholders' committee: W. 1. Brobeck, J. W. Churchill, J. A. Donohoe,
J. D. Grant, C. de Guigne, A. S. Holmes, Joseph Hyman, 1. Kahn, J.
Henry Meyer, John D. McKee and A. J. Rosborough, with J. C. Thompson
as Secretary, 129 Leidesdorff St., San Francisco.
In order that the holders of 5% bonds of 1952 shall become the owners
of the properties, subject to the underlying bonds, the present .stock being
eliminated, it is planned to organizo a new corporation to acquire the
properties and assume the liabilities other than said 5% bonds.
The present bondliolders will receive $500 new Pref. stock and $1,000
new Common stock in exchange for each $1 .000 bond plus all unpaid coupons
Interest has been paid to date on the $1,158,000 underlying bonds, but
interest on the company's $4,442,000 5% bonds has been in default and
unpaid beginning with the coupons dated July 1 1915.
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New
Securities after Reorgatxizalion.
Bonds. Total authorized bond issue. $10,00 ,0(!0, covering the properties,
subject to the underlying bonds. The rate of interest and other terms
Reserved for future
to bo determined bv the reorganization committee.
use, $7,000,000, i.s.suable only with consent of Calif. RK. Commission,
for not over 80% of the cost of extensions, betterments and additions, if
and when the net earnings are I'H times the bond interest, including
the bonds proposed to be Issued.
The remaining $3, 000, (00 bonds to be presently is,<;ued as follows:
For the refunding or exchange of underlying (undisturbedl bonds. SI ,158,000
For sale to provide new capital, and to pay expenses of reorgani1,842,000
zation and dividend to non-assenting bondholders
Preferred Slock, 7% non-assessable, preferred as to dividends and
as to assets and cumulative as to dividends after three years.
Total auth.. $7,500,000. Now issuable in partial (50%) ex.82,221,000
change for existing .$4,442,000 5% bonds...
Common Stock. Total auth., $7,500,000. Now issuable as fully
paid up and non-ssses.sablo. in partial (100%; exchange for
4.442,000
existing $4,442,000 5% bonds
.
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76
Comparison
of
Outstanding
Securities
and After Reorganization
Before
Before.
Underlying bonds
Companv bonds
(to
be
left
Preferred stock
Common stock
After.
$1,158,000
4,442,000
undisturbed)
$1 .158,000
8,2S3,0u0
x
2,221,000
4,442,000
X The proposed new bonds are lot shown in this table, as theii- proceeds
will be utilized largely for capital expenditures, adding to plant value.
llnserted by Ed.].
List of Vnderlying Bonds to Be Undisturbed and Assumed
—
due Jan.
1 1922,
Siskivou Electric Power Co. 1st M. 6s of 1902.
8135,000
not callable (V. 93. p. 800: V. 94. p. 491)
SiskiTou Elec. Power & Lt. Co. 1st & Ref. M. gold 5s of 1908. due
May 1 193S (V. 93. p. 800: V. 94. p. 491) Callable at 105 and
Annual .sinking fund beginning May 1 1918. 2% of outint.
standing bonds. Auth.. SI. 000.000: canceled, $812,000: re53,000
served for Siskivou 1st Cs, $135,000; outstanding
Kogue River Elec. Co. 1st M. 5s of 1907. due July ^ 1937. callable
105 & int. Sinldng fund from July 1 1909. S7.000 p. a.
at
625.000
(closed) Mortgage (V. 93, p. 537, 1607)
Klamath Power Co. 1st M. gold 6s of 1911. due April 1 1931. 348.000
Value of Properties Supporting the Securities after Reorganization.
—
Non-Oper.
$171,393
Properties
Oregon
3,927
California
xDunsmuir AVater Properties
-5175,321
Total
Operating.
Total.
$2,814,219
4,316,313
127,314
$2,985,612
4,320,241
127,314
$7,257,847
$7,433,167
X Valuation submitted but not yet approved by Railroad Conunission.
The valuations of the operating properties are based on valuations fixed
by the P. S. Commission of Oregon and the Railroad Commission of California, plus additions less retirements, since the date of the valuations.
The value of the non-operating property is fixed at the cost of acquisition.
The present replacement value of the properties is largely in excess of the
To the
figures shown, owing to the increased cost of labor and materials.
above valuation will be added the value resulting from the application of
new bonds.
proceeds of
Earnings for Past Eight Years Current Revenue.
—
Net Rev.]
$169,37711916
Gross Rev.
Net Rev.
$307,040
$426,107 S212.427
203.515 1917
261.407
347,262
487,916
222.122 1918
502.2e9
385.331
257.119
226.89211919
398.350
726,079
406.304
since January 1915 have been devoted to additions,
The net revenues
betterments and improvements.
Since June 1919 the average net revenue has been in excess of $40,000
monthly. The monthly net revenues for 1920 are in excess of those for
1919. and it is estimated that the net earnings for 1920 will total $480, OOo.
The fixed charges after reorganization as compared with the $48 j .000 of
estimated net revenue for 1920 are calculated as aggregating $323,520. as
follows: (n) Interest on underlying bonds. $r3.000: (b) interest on $1,842,000
new bonds at 6^ $110,520; the proceeds of these bonds will be used progressively during 1920 and 1921 (with a credit for interest on unused funds)
and the additional earnings resulting should in whole or part take care of
such interest charge; (c) additions and betterments in lieu of depreciation.
S150.L00; (d) estimated balance of earnings. $156.480. V. 110, p. 2389. 766.
Gross Rev.
1912
1913
19141915.
.
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Choate
Offered.
Oil
Corp.,
Oklahoma
City,
Okia. — Notes
— Frazier & Co., Phila. and New York are offering at
98 and int. to yield about 8.50% with five shares of Capital
stock, $900,000 .5-year 8% Sinking Fund Conv. Gold Notes.
Dated June 1, 1920. Due June 1, 1925. Int. payable J. & D. CaUable
Denom. $1,000 (c*).
all or part at 10214% and int. on 30 days' notice.
Penna. State tax refunded. Free of normal Federal income tax up to 2%
under existing laws. Land Title & Trust Co. Phila., trustee.
Data From Letter of John W. Choate, Pres. of the Corp.
Authorized Outstanding
Capitalization:
$1,200,000 x.$988,000
3-year 7% Conv. Gold Bonds (V. 109, p. 1611)
2.500.000 1.000.000
5-year 8% Conv. Gold Notes
229,786
ySOO.OOO
Capital stock (no par value)
X $212,000 retired by sinking fund,
y 110,000 of the 270,214 unissued
shares are reserved for conversion of bonds and notes.
EorninffS.— Average net earnings applicable to Interest charges for the
past five months are estimated at rate of about $880,000 per annimi, and
for the last three months at the rate of approximately $1,150,000 p. a.
Convertible at any time at the option of any holder into shares of stock
as follows: On or before June 1, 1921 50 shares for each $1,000 note; on or
before .lune 1, 1922 40 shares for each $1,000 note; on or before June 1,
1923 33 shares for each $1,000 note: on or before maturity 30 shares for
each$l,000 note.—Compare V. 109, p. 1611: V. 110, p. 1418, 1529.
Cleveland Automobile Co.
— Earnings. —
for the period frora Jan. 1 to June 20, is reported to have
shipped 7,668 cars. Production for the full calendar year of 1920 it is
thought, may reach 19.000 cars. V. 110. p. 1852, 1418.
The company,
—
Columbia Motors
Co., Detroit.
—
Status, Production. &c..
CapitaUzation was
originally capitalized- at $500,000.
increased to $6,000,000 about April 1 1920, at which time the directors
The company was
declared a 700% stock dividend and the stockholders bought $1,000,000
additional stock at par, bringing the outstanding capital up to $5,000,000.
Two cash dividends of 6% each were paid during 1919 and four 6% diviThe initial div.
dends have been paid the cturent year [to June 11 1920).
under the new capitalization is payable June 30 to holders of record June 15
on a 1% monthly basis, which is equivalent to 8% on the old stock.
Lee, Gustin & Co. (investment bankers), Detroit, report: (1) Oi-ganized
in 1916 and is classed with the best manufacturers of medium priced cars.
(2) Production increased from 6 cars a day early in 1919 to 20 cars per day
in December quarter; 30 per day in first quarter of 1920, and 55 cars during
first week in June.
(3) All bills discounted for long period; large cash balances.
(4) Production of about 4,000 cars in 1919: estimated 15,000 or
more in 1920. (5) An attractive car in 5 models embodying best standard
V. 110, p. 1529.
parts, including Continental motors.
Consolidated Coppermines Co. Annual Re-port.
1919.
1918.
Calendar Years
—
—
—
Totalincome
—
$117,777
176,550
191,647
General expenses, taxes, &c
Interest on bonds
Discount on bonds
$90,216
37,970
161,600
2,640
$250,420
Balance, deficit
$111,994
Sales of copper in 1919 amounted to 3,811,959 lbs., which sold at an
average price of 16.9917 cents per pound. V. 108, p. 976, 83-
——
Consolidated Gas Co. of N. Y. Temporary Injunction
Companies
Restraining Authorities from Enforcing 80c. Gas
—
—
Allowed to Charge $1 Pending Final Decision Special Master
Appointed to Hold Difference Between New and Old Rates
The U. S. District Court on June 29 handed down a temporary injunction,
effective July 1 restraining the P. S. Commission and the coimty and State
officials from enforcing the 80c. gas law of 1906 and permitting the gas
companies to charge at the rate of .$ 1 per 1 ,000 cu. ft. beginning July 1
until the case has been settled by the higher courts.
The companies concerned are the Consolidated Gas Co. and its subsidi,
aries, the Central Union Gas Co., New Amsterdam Gas Co., New York
Mutual Gas Light Co., East River Gas Co. Northern Union Gas Co., and
the Standard Gas Light Co.
The Kings County Lighting Co., an indjpendent concern, was also
awarded a temporary restraining order against the enforcement of the 80cent gas law on the same terms.
Richard Wellington has been appointed special master to hold the difference between receipts at the 80-cent and the newly authorized $1 rate for
ultimate disposition. The New York Trust Co., the United States Mtge. &
Trust Co. and the Title Guaranty & Trust Co. are made depositories of the
fund, a verified statement of which shall be made by the companies to
Mr. Wellington on Atig. 15 and the 15th day of each month thereafter.
Sfc Mayor Hylan has directed Corporation Counsel O'Brien to carry the
fight on the $1 gas rate to the U. S. Supreme Court "to the end that the
V. 110, p. 2196.
people's rights will be properly protected."
—
fVoi
Consol. Interstate-Callahan Mining Co.
111.
—Acnuisilions
Pres. John A. Perclval, it is stated, has just completed the purchase of
the controlling interest in the Chicago-Boston Mining Co. and the Killbuck
Mining Co., both of which own large silver and lead properties in the Coeur
d'Alene district, near Wallace, Idaho. No new financing was required by
the Callahan company, it is said. V. 110. p. 2491.
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Continental Paper
& Bag
Y.—
Mills, N.
Stock Div. of
Stock, on Botli Comm,on and Pref.
The company, formerly the Continental Paper Bag Co., has declared a
stock dividend of 50% on both the Common and Preferred shares, payable
in Common stock Aug. 15 to holders of recore Aug. 9.
On May 17 the stockholders voted to increase the authorized Common
stock from $2,500,000 to $7,500,000 and the Preferred frora $2,500,000 to
Amounts outstanding last accounts. $2,000,000 Common and
$5,000,000.
$1,500,000 Preferred .stock.— V. 110. p. 2196.
50%,
Payable in
—
Common
Corn Products Refining Co.
— Extra
Dividend.
—
The
extra dividend of y^ of 1% and the regular quarterly dividend of 1%
will be paid on the Common stock July 20 (not July 15) to holders of record
July 6.— V. 110, p. 2660, 1852.
Cosden &
The
Co., Baltimore.
— Shipments. —
shipments for June, we understand, was about $5,100,000, compared with about $1 .700,000 in June 1919 and $3,900,000 in May
last.
The production of the refineries is now running at an average of
total value of
28,000 bbls. daily.
— V.
110, p. 2570, 1751.
Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Co.
in Capital Stock — 150% Stock Dividend Proposed.
(William)
— Increase
—
The stockholders voted July
to increase .the capital stock
from 16,2.50.000 to .$20,000,000.
Copy of Resolutions Adopted April 29 1920 by Board of Directors.
"Whereas large amounts of surplus earnings have been from time to time
for over 15 years through the necessities of the business, owmg to its expansion, placed under service as capital; and whereas it is the opinion of
the board that this matter should be adjusted by permanently adding to
capital these large surplus earnings and issuing stock therefor to the stock1
holders;
Now therefore be it Resolved, That the board deems it advisable, if it
meets with the approval' of the stockholders of the company, to increase
its capital stock from $6,250,000. divided into 62.500 shares of the par
value of $100 a share, to $20,000,000 divided into 200,000 shares of the
par value of $100 a share; and
"Be it further Resolved, if said increase is made by the stockholders,
that out of the said $20,000,000 a stock dividend of 150% be declared to
stocldiolders of record on a date to be fixed hereafter by the board on the
present outstanding stock amounting to $6,098,000 and the balance of the
increased issue to be issued and placed in the hands of the trustees, to be
used as may be hereafter directed by the board of directors: and
"Be it further Resolved, that the proper corporate meetings to carry this
increase of stock and the distribution thereof into effect be called and the
stock increased and the dividend declared and paid and the balance of the
stock placed in the hands of trustees for the purpo.ses of the company."
See also American Ship & Commerce Co. above. V. 110, p. 2570, 1971.
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Crown Oil Co. — Indicted— Not White
Oil Subsidiary.
—
See White Oil Corporation oelow.
Cuban Telephone Co.— PUn for $25,000,000
& Telegraph Co. for Latin- America.
tional Telephone
Interna—
The stockholders of this company on May 26 and the stockholders of the
Porto Rico Teiephone Co. on June 28 voted to approve the plan for the
organization of an international elephone and telegraph company for
Latin- America, as outlined below, and the steps necessary to carry the
same into effect. The Cuban Telephone shareholders voted: (1) The authorization by the Cubaj Telephone Co. of $5,000,000 Ten-Year 8%
Debenture bonds. (2) The authorization of the sale by the Cuban Telephone Co. to a syndicate, in aid of said plan, of $3,600,000 of such debentures and of $500,000 Pref. 5tock and $250,000 Conmion stock of the CubanAmerican Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Digest of Circular Signed by Pres. Hernand Behn, Havana, May 6.
Your directors have been studying plans for obtaining the additional
capital required for the urgently needed enlargements of local plants and
long-distance lines, and for the laying of submarine cables to connect
Cuba with the United States, while at the same time assuring to the stockholders equitable and uninterrupted income retiu-n on their investment.
In view of the limited local market for new issues, your directors have
concluded that to insui'e the certain provision for additional capital over a
continuing period of years, the local corporations will have to be combined
or associated with a corporation having an international character, whose
securities may be quoted not only on local exchanges, but also in New York,
London and other markets, and whose organization will make possible a
more efficient service at less cost.
After consultation with bankers in Cuba and New York, a plan has been
outlined for the organization in the United States of an international telephone and telegraph company (which may be referred to as the International
Company) empowered to acquire the shares of stock and other securities
of the Cuban Telephone Co.. the Porto Rico Telephone Co., the CubanAmerican Telephone & Telegraph Co., and any other desirable telephone
and telegraph companies in Latin-American countries.
The latest statistics available show that there are only about 300,000
telephones in the West Indies, Central and South America, with a total
population of 90,000,000, and that the investment has not greatly exceeded
$75,000,000, with annual gross earnings of $15,000,000, and an average of
only one telephone per 300 of population, against over 33 in the United
These statistics make apparent the practicability of great enlargeStates.
ments of the telephone systems in West Indies, Central and South America.
The companies to be associated with the International company wall be
operated independently as local enterprises so that the Cuban Telephone Co.
will continue in its present organization with a local board of directors.
Condensed Summary of Plan Dated May 1 1920.
New International Company. To be formed in the United States with an
authorized capital of .$25,000,000, in shares of $100 each, and acquire,
through a syndicate, $3,600,000 of Ten-Year 8% Debenture bonds of Cuban
Telephone Co. (part of a new issue of $5,000,000), $400,000 of Ten-Year 8%
Debenture bonds of Porto Rico Telephone Co. (part of a new issue of
$500,000), and $500,000 Preferred stock and $500,000 Conmion stock of
Cuban- American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
In consideration of the transfer of such sectu-ities and the payment to it
for working capital of $250,000 in cash, the International Company is to
issue to the syndicate $6,250,000 of its full paid and non-assessable capital
stock.
The International Company is also to make to the holders of the
outstanding common stocks of the Cuban Telephone Co. and Porto Rico
Telephone Co., an offer to issue its stock in exchange for any and all of such
Cuban Telephone Co. Common stock and such Porto Rico Telephone Co.
Common stock, at the rate of 1 H shares of International Company stock
for each one share of Cuban Telephone Co. stock or Porto Rico Tel. Co. stk.
The amount of cash receivable by the Cuban Telephone Co. and Porto
Rico Telephone Co upon such sale of securities will be sufficient t odischarge
their contracts for purchases of material and to provide for its present cap[The new International Telephone & Telegraph Co. we
ital requirements.
are informed was incorporated in accordance with the plan in Maryland,
on July 1 1920.—Ed.]
The Syndicate. A syndicate is to be formed with a nominal capital of
$5 000,000, but no member is to be called upon for more than 70% of his
participation except with his express assent. The syndicate is to acquire
for transfer to the new International Company the stocks and bonds
The organizers of the syndicate will offer the right
specified in the plan.
to become participants in the syndicate to the holders of Preferred and
and
Common stock of Cuban Telephone Co., Porto Rico Telephone Co. said
Cuban- American Telephone & Telegraph Co., and will offer to sell to
shares of stock of the Internashareholders of said companies, severally,
tional Company (out of the $6,250,000 acquired) at the price of $,5 per
—
.
—
.
share, payable in cash.
,.
j ^i.
i.
The aggregate compensation of the syndicate managers and others who
have developed the plan, is to be 7M % of the said $6,250,000 stock, or the
Stockholders of the associated companies until
stockholders' Privileges.
and including May 21 will thus have the right to accept the following
—
—
—
July
THE CHRONICLE
3 1920.]
Common stockholders of Cuban Telephone Co. and of
Porto Rico Telephone Co. the right to receive from the International Company 1 Jj shares of its stock in exchange for each share of the Common stock
of each transferred to the International Co.
(2) Stockholders (both Common and I'referred) of Cuban Telephone Co., of Porto Rico Telephone Co.
and of Cuban-American Tel. & Tel eg. Co. to have the right to purchase from
the syndicate stock of the International Co. at the price of $75 per share in
cash, for a par amount not exceeding the par amount of their several holdings of stock in the respective companies.
(.3) Stockholders (both Common
and Preferred) of Cuban Telephone Co., Porto Rico Telephone Co. and
Cuban-American Telep. & Teleg. Co., the right to take participations in
the syndicate for amounts equal to the par amounts of their stockholdings
Such participations in the syndicate and
in said companies, respectively.
of stock to be sold by the syndicate, will be subject to ratable reduction
6%
5%
5%
Cudahy Packing
Co.
8%
—
— Notes
Called.
The following $1,360,500 5-year 7% sinking fund gold notes, namely,
1234 "M" notes of $1,000 each, 207 "O" notes of .$500, and 230 "C" notes
of $100, have Oeen called for payment July 15 at 101 and int. at the Illinois
Trust & Savings Bank, La Salle and Jackson Streets, Chicago, and at office
of Lee, Higginson & Co., in New York and Boston.
V. 109, p. 2360. 2355.
—
Dalton Addinp Mach. Co., Cincinnati.
— Capital
Globe-Wernicke
—
—
Davison Chemical Co. Dividends Resumed.
A dividend of $1 per share has been declared on the no par
—
stockholders voted June 22 to increase the Common stock from
$2,500,000 to $6,000,000 and the Preferred stock from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000. Subsequently directors met and declared a stock dividend, its
amount being said to be 100%, but no official announcement of its percentage was made. See V. 110, p. 2571, 2390.
Gorham Mfg. Co.
Two hundred and fifty
—
Dodge Brothers,
— New
Detroit.
Officers.
—
executive personnel as announced is as follows: Pres. & Treas.,
Horace E. Dodge: Fred. J. Haynes. V.-Pres. & Gen. Mgr.; Arthur T.
Waterfall, A.sst. Gen. Mgr.: Preston G. Findlay, Director of Traffic: R- H.
Allen, Director of Purchases: and Charles W. Matheson, Acting Sales Mgr.
Howard B. Bloomer, attorney, has been elected a director.
The company was incorporated July 7 1914 in Michigan with an auth.
capital .stock of $5,000.o00. which was increased to $10,000. '00 late in 1917.
—V. 110, p. 364.
The new
—
Durham Duplex Razor
—
Co. Bonds Called.
Convertible Gold bond of 1911. due July 1
1921, were called for payment July 1 at 105 and int. at the Guaranty
Trust Co., New York.
Company, incorporated in New York in June 1908. manufactures razors,
shaving accessories, &c. Plants located in Jersey City, N. J., and Sheffield, England.
T. C. Sheehan is Pres.: C. S. Campbell, Vice-Pres.;
T. C. Durham, Treas., and W. H. Adams, Sec.
Twenty-one ($20,000)
6%
Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc.
— New
Officer.
—
Eddy
Co., Ltd.
—
— Debentures
—
Called.
Twenty-two ($22,000) First Mtge. 6% 30-year debentures have been
called for payment Sept. 14 at 102H and int. at the Royal Trust Co., 105
St. James St., Montreal, Canada.
V. 109, p. 681.
—
—
—
Edison Electric Appliance Co. Bonds Offered. First
Trust & Savings Bank and National City Bank of Chicago
are offering at 98 and int. yielding about 7.75% (see advertising pages) .SI, 000 ,000 First Mtge. Three-Year 7% Gold
Bonds.
Bankers
state:
Due April 1 1923. Int. payable A. & O. 1, without deduction of Normal Federal income tax up to 2%
Denoms. $500 and
$1,000 (c*). Callable at 101 and int. on any int. date upon 60 days'
notice.
Auth. $1,500,000. First Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago, and
Dated April
1
Purpose.
—
in the construction of additional
fvu"ther
Great Atlantic
pay temporary loans incurred
facilities and to provide
manufacturing
now
—
—
Security.
Secured by a direct first mortgage on all the property, consisting of lands, buildings and equipment now owned or hereafter acquired.
Company. Plants are now located at Chicago, 111. and Ontario, Calif.
The physical assets consisting of real estate, plants, equipment, &c., have
a sound replacement value of over $2,000,000. Company is the largest
manufacturer of household electrically heated applicances. Tlirough
ownership by the General Electric Co. a valuable channel of distribution for
its
products
Control.
available.
— 51% of tne Common shares are owned by the General Electric
is
Co., which has agreed to retain its investment at least to this extent during
the life of these bonds. General Electric Co. also owns 66% of the outstanding Preferred stock.
Earnings.- Earnings for 1919 after Federal taxes, but before interest,
were $373,458 or over 5 times the interest requirements of the present
issue.
Increased earnings are assured by the construction of the additional
plant facilities. For the first 4 months of 1920 net profits before interest
or taxes were over 3 times the interest erquirements of this issue for the
entire year.
President, George A. Hughes.
—
Edison Electric Illuminating Co., Boston.
The company has reduced the price of electricity 5% to
—
Rates, &c.
all of its retail
lighting customers, which will affect 115,000 clients out of a total of 125.000.
of all of its employees have been raised 10%, effective July 1.
—v. 10^. p. 1529.
The wages
Electric Bond
Calendar Years—
Gross income-Net income
Preferred dividends
Common dividends
Surp lus
*
An
&
Share
Co. — Earning?. —
1916.
680.546
$3,140,020
$2,066,390
487,710
644,889
$2,170,915
$1,.566, 932
375,558
*458,222
$257,762
1
$355,216
$933,790
$733,163
additional special dividend of $1 ,000,000
p. 2332.
—
was paid
Flint Mills of Fall River.
Dividend.
dividend of 10% was payable July 1 making
A
in 1916.
— V. 108,
—
a total of 42% for the
In 1919, stockholders received a total of 16%. V. 106, p. 2652.
General Motors Corporation. Debenture Stocks, &c.
A new circular relative to the debenture stock.s has been prepared by
Dominick & Dominick. It points out the strong position enjoyed by these
issues as a result of the new financing recently accomplished which has
provided the company with approximately $64,000,000 of additional new
year.
Tea Co.
Pacific
sales for the first three
against $43,055,584 in 1919,
—
Sales.
Great Northern Iron Ore Properties.
—
Calendar Years
1919.
Receipts from proprietary companies. $5,816,370
Other income
27,879
Expenditures
93,617
Dividends
6,000,000
Do. per share
($4)
Balance surplus or
Previous surplus
,
and
869.995
—
months ending May 29, were $65.884,721j
an increase of $22,829,137 or over 53%
"Official."— v. 110, p. 1530, 265.
— Annual Report
1918.
1917.
$89,722
$4,557,000
37,725
72,222
6,000,000
1,236
101,366
2,250,000
($1.50)
($4)
def .$249 .368 df $1 ,477 ,496 df $2 ,260 ,408
602,279
2,079,775
4,340,183
deficit
loss surplus
—v. 110, p. 1191.
Great Western Sugar Co.
$352,911
$602,279
$2,079,775
— New Mill.—
It is stated that the company is to erect a new sugar mill of 1,000 tons
daily capacity at Miiliken Colo ,at a cost of about $2 ,000 000
1 1 ,p 365 •
.
Greist Manufacturing
V
.
Co. —
.
.
Pref. Stock Offering.
offered $350,000 8% Cum. Pref.
—
Richter & Co., Hartford, in May
(a. & d.)
stock at par and div., yielding 8%.
Div. Q.-M. Callable all or part for
sinking fund at $115. Capitalization, authorized. Common, $350,000;
Preferred, $750,000; issued. Common, $350,000: Pref., $350,000.
Company is to-day the largest manufacturer of sewing machine attachments in
the world. President, H. M. Greist, New Haven, Conn.
—
—
Harbison- Walker Refractories Co. Listing Earnings.
listing, on and after
July 15 1920, of $9,000,000 additional Common stock (par $100). on official
The New York Stock Exchange has authorized the
notice of issuance, as a stock dividend (V. 110, p. 2661),
amount applied
Combined
for $27,000,000
(total
making the
total
authorized issue).
and Loss Account
for Three Months ending March 31 1920.
Earnings, after deducting $175,100 expenditiu-es for aO ordinary
repairs
$704,740
Depreciation
155 ,070
Profit
Dividend on Preferred stock (1H%)
Dividend on Common stock il}4%)
144,000
270,000
Net surplus..
Previous surplus
Profit
and
$135,669
12,750,509
loss surplus,
March
31
1920
...$12,886,179
Stock Exchange has ruled
that the Common stock be not quoted ex stock dividend of 50% on July 2
and not until July 16. The stock dividend was declared on June 23, payable July 15 to holders of record July 5.
V. 110. p. 2661, 1752.
Securities of the
New York
—
Haverhill (Mass.) Electric Co.
— Stock Approved.—
The
Mas.3. Department of Public Utilities has approved the issue of
3.140 shares of new stock at $100 a share, proceeds to be applied to the payment of floating debt as of March 31 last. V. 107, p. 1007.
—
—
Hershey Chocolate Corporation. Notes
All of the outstanding $3,000,000 Serial 6% Debenture
Retired.
—
gold notes of the
Hershey Chocolate Co.. dated Aug. 1 1919, due $1,000,000 each Aug. 1
1922, 1933 and 1924, have been called for payment Aug. 1 at 101 and int.
at the Guarantee Trust & Safe Deposit Co., Phila., tru.stee. For reincorporation, new bond issue, &c., see V. 110, p. 2571, 2491.
—
—
Houston Oil Co. of Texas. Listing.
The New York Stock Exchange has authorized the
listing of
temporary
interchangeable certificates of beneficial interest for $25,000,000 of Common
stock (total auth. issue) par $100, on official notice of issuance in exchange
for present outstanding certificates.
Earnings for Year ending Sept. 30 1919 and 4 Months ending April 30 1920.
—
Timber Realization Acct.
Oil Fields
4mos. 1920. Year •18-'19. 4 mos. '20. Fear •18-'19.
Total revenue
Oper. & gen. expenses..
Preferred dividend
— Balance, surplus
V. 110,
2571.
—
—
money.
Net earnings
for 1919 and the first four months of 1920 were at the rate
of about ten times dividend requirements, and these stocks, (ho circular
states, are now quoted at prices showing a yield of over 8%.
V. 110, p. 2660.
—
$530,224
170,652
340,250
$1,690,599
489,322
680,350
$31,919
10,906
$482,943
230,325
$19,321
$520,929
$21,013
$252,681
p.
—
—
Hudson
Navigation Co., N. Y. Protective Measures.
In view of the "fact that action to protect the interests" of the seciurity
holder may become necessary, F. J. Lisman & Co., 61 Broadwav, N. Y.
City, are requesting the holders of the [$2,403,000] Sinking Fund 6s due
Feb. 1 1938 to communicate with the firm, giving names of holders and
numbers of bonds held by them. (Compare V. 101, p. 849.) There are
also outstanding some $1,392,900 N. J. Steamboat Co. 1st 5s of 1891,
due March 1 1921, and $203,000 CoUat. Trust 5s of 1903, due Jan. 1 1923.
V. 106, p. 2653.
—
Indiana
—
&
—
Illinois Coal Corp.
Initial Dividend.
dividend of 33^% has been declared on the Pref. stock for the
six months ending June 30. payable July 15 to holders of record July 8.
The company recently succeeded to coal properties formerly owned by the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR. See V. 110, p. 470, 365.
An
initial
Indianapolis Water Co.
The
1917.
1919.
1918.
$3,114,871
$2,599,674
$1,197,471
$1,450,082
511,773
11,342,255/
/
&
The
Increase
,
plant and inventory extensions required to complete business
on hand.
1
Copper Output (in Pounds'..
1920
May
1919.
Increase.] 1920
1919.
5 Mos.
2,131,219
1,848,802
282,417110,487,558
9,617,563
—v. 110, p. 2197, 1854.
.
trustees.Proceeds will be used in part to
—
($250,000) First Mtge.
Granby Consol. Mining, Smelting & Power Co.
1920.
Melvin A. Tray lor,
Called, &c.
7% Serial gold bonds,
1918, have been called for payment Aug. 1 at 102 and int. at
the Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co., in Providence, R. I.
See also Silver Smiths Co. below and plan in V. 110, p. 2660, 1418.
dated Feb.
The Committee on
J. A. Coates, formerly general agent of the Clyde and Mallory Steamship
companies, has been elected Vice-President. V. 110, p. 2390, 874.
(E. B.)
— Bonds
.
value Capital
stock, payable Aug. 16 to holders of record July 30.
An initial dividend
of $1 was paid in June 1916, on the shares of the holding company, the
Davison Chemical Corp. (now dissolved); none since. see V. 110,
p. 2660, 1529.
V. 110, p. 2491.
The
Profit
Incr.
According to reports, the stockholders have authorized an increase in the
capital stock from $2,750,000 to $10,000,000.
The new stock, it is said,
will be issued from time to time as needed.
V. 99, p. 470.
Offered.
See Edison Electric Appliance Co. above.
after
of
6%
— Sub. Co. Bonds
—
—
Co. — Approves Stock Increase. —
General Electric Co.
privileges, viz.: (1)
in case of over-subscription.
Upon consununation of the plan, the International Co. should realize
all expenses, charges and taxes, revenues sufficient to pay a dividend
the first year; and in view of the increasing earnings and the prospective acquisition of other and valuable properties, it is believed that such
dividend rate may be increased in the near future.
Carlos L. Parraga is Secretary of Cuban Telephone Co. Office, 161
Aguila St., Havana, or 68 William St., New York.
[The Cuban Telephone Co., Dec. 31 1919, had outstanding $6,340,3.38
Common stock, $2,000,000
Cum. Pref. stock and $5,006,243 of an
Convertible bonds of
authorized issue of £2.000,000 1st M. 40-year
1911, due Jan. 1 1951 (V. 97, p. 1506): a further $2,652,431 of these bonds
has been deposited as collateral for the company's $1,098,000 of outstanding Convertible Collateral Trust
bonds. The Porto Rico Telephone Co.
has outstanding $600,000 Common stock, $290,000
Cum. Pref. .stock
[$10,000 of this is about to be paid off] and $884,400 of an authorized
$1,200,000 1st M. 6s of 1914, due Dec. 1 1944 (V. 100, p. 1677).— V. 103,
p. 2431.
77
capital stock
—
—
Capital Increase.
was recently increased froni $5,000,000.
all
Common,
by the creation of $2,000,000 7% Pref. stock (par SlOO).
Application has been made to the Indiana P. S. Commission to issue $295,of the Pref. stock, proceeds to reimburse the company for additions
0(50
and betterments made between Nov. 1 1918 and May 31 1920. V. 103,
to $7,000,000
—
p. 941.
—
—
International Harvester Co. To Increase Capital to
Thke Chre of Stock Dividends, etc. The stockholders will vote
July 29 on increasing the capital stock and on appro%'ing the
stock dividend as per plan in V. 110, p. 2572
12
The company, it is reported, has purchased a 140-acro tract in Port
Wayne, Ind., as a site for a motor truck plant which it will build immediately to relievo congestion at its Alo-on. O., plant.
The first unit will cover
M%
12 acres and will employ 1,000 men.
Vice-President Philip Sidney Post died on June 28 at Winnetka.
V. 110. p. 2662. 2572.
—
International Paper Co.
—
III.
S2ibsidiary Company Declares
Stock Dividend
New Director.
See Continental Paper & Bag Mills above.
Percy H. James has been elected a director to succeed the late F. B.
Jennings.— V. 110, p. 2295, 2197.
a
50%
—
—
—
THE CHRONICLE
-iS
—
—
ST24,4-16
S6.59.336
519,460
476.148
$645,150
443,927
$204,986
Net
$183,188
$201,223
Present Capitalization: Interstate Electric Corp. bonds, .112,855; UnderJying bonds. $677,000; 2 and 3-.vear notes, S301 ,500; Prei. stock, $1 ,077.100:
Common stock. ?1 .000.000.
The directors of the company are A. E. Fitken, Vic^Pres.; M. B. Webster. Asst. Treas.. and R. W. Davidson, Sec, all of New York; W. C.
Har^v. Treas., of Boston, R. E. Wilsey of Chicago, and William H. Hopple,
President.— V. lOS. p. SS3.
Iron Cap Copper Co.
—-Decision. —
See Arizona Commercial Mining Co. above.
Island Oil
&
Transport Corp.
— V.
109, p. 1278.
— Listing,
&c.
—
In connection with the listing of .S22 .500.000 (v. t. c.) capital stock the
.company's statement to the New York Stock Exchange shows:
The company owns stock
Company
—
outstanding.
Mex. de Petroleo
LaLibertad," S. A
S2.50
Compania IMetropolitana de
a
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
in Pref. stock at par, the directors
—
—
1919.
%
—
— Capital Increase. —
T. Rockwell, Cleveland, .stated on June 24 that the stockholders on
June 2.M ratified propo.sal of directors to increase the Common stock from
$10,000,000 to 830,000,000. and to reduce the par of the shares from $100
to $25.
Such action will be taken as quickly as possible, it was said.
To provide a broader iriarket for the stock, the stockholders approved a
plan to list the shares on the New York Curb.
Such action is left to the
discretion of the directors, but it is understood that plans to that end wUl
be early consummated. Compare V. 110, p. 2197.
Nipissing
Mines
Co.,
Ltd.
— Cash,
etc.,
Dividend.
—
quarterly dividend of 5% has been declared payable July 20 to
holders of record June 30.
Financial Statement Showing Total Cash, etc.. .$5,061,903.
June 22
March 13
Cash in bank, incl. Canadian & U. S. War bonds $3,376,497
.$3,568,536
Bullion and ore in transit, and at smelters, etc.
1,685,406
1,041,430
V. 110. p. 1532, 1295.
The usual
%
North American Co.
— Further
Purchase
Data.
—
"St. Louis Globe Democrat" on June 26 said: "32,500 shares of
.stock ($3,250,000) in the North American Co., held by the estate of the
late James Campbell, have been sold to a New York syndicate for approximately $2,000,000. The New York syndicate is head"ed by Robert L.
Warner, former Vice-President of the United Railways Co. and now VicePresident and acting President of the North American Co.
—
"Negotiations, consummated yesterday, were conducted through the
firm of Dominick & Dominick of New York.
"The Mercantile Trust Co. also sold to the Warner syndicate 3.700 shares
of North American at an average price of $61 a share, the amount paid for
— Injunction AgainstSOc. Gas.
—
Increase
Detroit, Mich. — Plans
V. 110, p. 1854.
the Campbell holdings."
Harrison Williams and other representatives of the purchasers were
to
last
week
elected to the board.
Current earnings available for dividends are said to be at an annual rate
of $10 per share, as against $2,545,967 for the entire year 1919, this last
amount being equal to about $8.55 a share on the outstanding $29,793,300
Serial Notes.
The stockholders will vote July 7: (1) on increasing the Common stock
from SlO.nOO.OOO to $20,000,000: (2) on fixing the value of. and price at
which, 82,000,000 of the increased stock .shall be subscribed and paid for
by the stockholders, but not less than par. either directly or through a
subscription by the stockholders to an issue of not exceeding $3,000,000 7%
Serial Gold Notes, bearing detachable stock purchase warrants, and on
authorizing the directors to sell, at not less than the price fixed, any part
of the $2,000,000 Common stock or any part of the 7% Serial Gold Notes,
bearing detachable .stock purchase warrants, not subscribed by the stockholders, after they have had a reasonable opportunity to make .subscription of their proportionate shares thereof.
V. 110, p. 2492, 2662.
—
— Stock
The
—
—
Dividend.
Guy
Increase.
7%
—
.
National Refining Co.
$1,729,082
Stockand Create a $3,000,000 Issue of
— Extra
extra dividend of 2
was payable .Ttily 2 to all stockholders of record
on that date on the Common stock in addition to the regular semi-annual
dividend of 2}^
In January last, and in July 1919, an extra of 2% was
paid, and in Jan. 1919, 1%.
V. 110, p. 82.
Kings County Lighting Co.
Common
Co.
%
An
as compared with
107,592 ounces in 1919; total production for the five months ending May 31
V. 110
.silver, as against 530,580 ounces in 1919.
p. 2197, 17,52.
Kresge Co.,
Licorice
,
was 422,978 ounces of
S.)
—
—
National
Kerr Lake Mining Co. Silver Output.
for May was 48,834 ounces of silver,
(S.
110, p.
issue $116,680 stock for the piu-pose of acquiring the capital stock of the
Glen Cove Light & Power Co. V. 103, p. 1892.
The output
See Consolidated Gas Co. above.
dividend
this
Nassau Lt. & Pow. Co., Roslyn, L. I. To Arquire Stock.
The company has asked the N. Y. P. S. Commission for permission to
—
$6,357,484
—
—
Compare V.
1.
2572, 2565, 2493, 2485.
—
1
$297,574 1.$8,086,566
$1,423,943
SI. 721, 517
V. 110, p. 2295, 1854.
—
have formally declared
payable July 15 to stockholders of record July
1,797,204 5,158,975 2.747.259 9,703,437
Jones Bros. Tea Co., Inc. May Sales.
1919.
Increase. 1920
5 Mos.
1920
May
Dividend.
—
a Pledged as collateral security for (1) the $2,773,500 3-jt. collateral
notes due Sept. 1 1920 on which securities these notes are a first lien
(2) the $1,272,000 2 '^->t. 7% collateral notes due Sept. 1 1920 (being
a .second lien), x Owned by Island Refining Corp. y Pesos.
The Island Oil & Transport Corp. is about to enter into a contract with
the Massachusetts Oil Refining Co. to supply its oil requirements, and as
part consideration for such contract the Island Corporation will acquire
51% of the Common stock of the Refining Co., which was organized in
Mass. on Dec. 11 1919, and is constructing a refinery located in the vicinity
,of Boston, Mass., covering over 96 acres, with an initial capacity of 5,000
barrels per day and which should begin operation in Aug. 1920. (See V. 109,
p. 1797).
Summary of Production in Barrels by Subsidiary Companies.
Total.
•20(47?ios.)
1919.
Company—
1918.
Compania Mex. de Petroleo, "La
2,689.375
1,797,204
892,171
Libertad," S. A
4,266,804 2,747,2.59 7.014.062
Capuchinas Oil Co
110, p. 2662, 2492.
— Extra
Mt. Vernon- Woodberry Mills, Inc. Approves Plan to
Pay 19% Accumulated Pref. Dividends in Pref. Stock.
More than 75% of the holders of the Common and Pref. stocks having
approved the plan to pay the 19% of accrued dividends on the Pref. stock
.$25,000
$25,000
$25,0.00
Oleoductus, S. A
S50
$125,000
$125,000
.S75,000
a Esfuerxo Tampiqueno, S. A.. 25c.
.$289,200
.§203,700
$109 $5,000,000
a Antillian Corporation
.$50
$5,000
Capuchinas Oil Co., S. -\
.'S5,000
.S5.000
a
$25,000
.$25,000
.$25,000
SlOO
Island Oil Marlceting Corp
ylOO.OOO
ylOO.OOO
Cia Petrolera "Palo Blaco.'S.A. ylO
y 100 ,000
vlO.OOO
ylO.OOO
ylO.OOO
Cia Petrolera "Navarit," S.A.. 50c.
Transportas Island. S. A.ylOO
y25,000
y25.000
y25,000
Cia de
Island Refining Corporation. ..$100 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $10,000,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
X Island Refining Corp. of La.. $100
X Cia Refinadora Mexicana (IslylOO.OOO
yl00,000
yl00,000
ylOO
and). S..A.
X Cia Refinadora Cubana (Isl$100 50,000 O.N. 50,000 O.N. 50,000 O.N.
and), S. A
Total
111.
extra dividend of $1 per share has been declared on the stock, along
with the regular quarterly dividend of $1 per share, both payable Aug. 2
to holde-s of record July 15.
Extras of 50 cents a share were payable
quarterly from May 1919 to May 1020. incl.
V. 110, p. ^188," 1977.
O.&T.Corp.
Issued.
110, p. 2391, 2081.
An
Owned by
Authorized.
Par.
A Compania
— V.
Midwest Refining Co.
in the following companies:
Capital-
'Vol.
few months ago in the nominal value class. On the first tract on April 5
well No. 1 at 560 feet deep began oil production of over 120 barrels per day.
We have since completed 10 additional wells on this lease and one on the
114-acre lease, all of which in this shallow sand are good oil producers
with an average daily production for the 12 wells of over 1 ] barrels per well
We have five machines constantly engaged drilling additional wells.
In every probability you will, in the ensuing quarterly period, receive
cash dividends regularly, as you have in the past, on the stock as increased
from time to tune. If jou have been a stockholder dtu-ing the last two years
including this present stock allotment, you will have received a total of
more than 185% in stock upon yoiu- original holdings, in addition to your
regular cash dividends, and so holding yoin- original stock and your 185%
in stock allotments, these are bringing you in quarterly c ish dividends
at the rate of 16% per annum, which actually amounts to over 45% cash
dividend on yom- original holdings. On Jan. 1 1920 stockholders participating in dividends averaged 13.28 shares per stockholder. The ])resent
average is 27.21 shares per stockholder. In spite of a general tight money
market, your company has not been a borrower for a cent of money, and
has no debts of any kind, its only liability being that for common stock
Dec. 31 '19 June 30 19 Dec. 31 -IS
Earnings:
Gross../.
Operating expenses
.
The most important increases resulting from our development work In
the Osage County in northern Oklahoma are in two areas in which your
company has lease interests, on^ of 640 acres and one of 114 acres held a
& Tel. Co. (of Latin America).
Cuban Telephone Co. .-ibove.
Interstate Electric Corp.- -Earnings. Officers.
International Tel.
Set»
^V.
—
—
capital stock.
Compare V.
110, p. 2662, 876.
—
—
Ohio Cities Gas Co. New Name, &c. The companj^'s
name has been changed to the Pure Oil Co., effective July 1,
as more appropriately describing the company's major activities.
The change will in no way affect the charter of
the company as it will continue an Ohio corporation. An
—
authoritative statement savs in substance:
The change is made the more clearly to identify the company's interests
and activities. 90% of which are devoted to petroleum and petroleum
"The name chosen, however, is not entirely a new one. as the
products.
Pur Oil Co, has been a subsidiary of the Ohio Cities Gas Co. since 1915.
voting Common stock (trustee's certificates), par $100, and $5,000,000
Class B Common stock (par $100), having exclusive voting power. Compare V. 110, p. 2492, 2572.
previous to which it was one of the largest of the independent concerns.
A recent report shows the Pure Oil Co.'s assets aggregate more than
$131,600,000. As producers, refiners, transporters and marketers of oil
and oil products the company owns and controls every plia.se of petroleum
Its drilling operations at the
production from the well to the consumer.
present time cover nine States.
It owns 3,000 producing wells, thousands
pipe lines, refineries producing 25.000 barrels a day. 2,000 tank
of miles of
cars, storage and distributing plants in 44 cities, 44 drive-in filling stations,
its own telegraph lines and many fleets of motor trucks.
The company at present is jjlanning a large program of expansion to cope
with the increased demand for gasoline and oil. V. 110, p, 2662, 2493.
Circuit, Inc.
Dividends No. 2.
A quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share was payable July I to holders
of record June 15, on the Common stock, together with the second quarterly
dividend of 2% on the Pref. stock. Initial dividends of like amount were
paid on both the Common and Pref. stocks in April last. V. 110, p. 1648.
Liggett's International, Ltd., Inc.
Charted Granted.
The Ma.s.sachu.¥etts Commissioner of Corporations on June 26 granted a
charter to this company with an authorized capital of .<?50.000.000, divided
into .$35,000,000 8% Cum. Pref. stock (par $50), $10,000,000 Class A non-
Loew's Inc.
— New
It is stated that a
Financing Contemplated.
—
committee of directors has been appointed to consider
7the ad\Tsability of offering additional stock for sul^scription to the present
shareholders.
It is stated the actual offering of the shares if recommended
will not DC before Sept. or Oct.
The amount of the offering may reach
250.000 shares at $25 a share, which would be equal to one new share for
each three now outstanding. The new money realized will be used for the
piu-chase of additional theatres.
V. 110, p. 1647.
—
Magna
Oil
&
Gross income for
Refining Co.
May
Orpheum
— Earnings. —
reported at $221,734: general and operating
.expenses, $41,576: net income, $180,158.
The net oil production for May
is said to be 57,734 bbls. of oil from 124 wells, as compared with 60,050 bbls.
in April last.— V. 110, p. 2296, 1093.
Mexican Eagle
is
Oil Co., Ltd.
— Interim
Dividend.
—
Listing
Pacific Development Co.
The N. Y. Stock Exchange has authorized the
—
—
— Stock Dividend. —
The Committee on
New York
Securities of the
Stock Exchange has
ruled that the Common stock be not quoted ex stock dividend of 10% on
June 18 and not until July 12. The stock dividend of 10% was declared
in June, payable July 10 to holders of record June 19.
V. 110, p. 2492,974.
—
—
—Presi-
Middle States Oil Corp. 50% Stock Dividend.
dent P. D. Saklatvala in adv. of July 1 addressed
to the
shareholders says in substance (see advertising pages):
Checks for 4% cash dividend for the current quarter have been mailed
you, and on July 12 you will receive a free stock allotment amounting to
50%. At the beginning of the current quarter the total outstanding capital
stock was $3,500,000, to which has been added $1,700,000 of stocks issued
and sold for the acquisition of property and the development thereof,
making a total of $5,200,000 outstanding, to which tliis 50% free allotment
amountmg to .$2,600,000 will be added, making the total outstanding capital
stock after July 12 $7,800,000. The report in detail for this quarter will
reach you in due time, and should show gratifying additions. In my opinion
.development and asset value are regularly outgrowing stock increases.
—
— Earnings. —
listing of .$4,312,950 additional capital stock (auth., $25,000,000), par $50, upon official notice of
The stock applied
issuance, making total amount applied for $12,933,80(5.
for is offered to stockholders of record Jime 18 at par at rate of one new
(V. 110, p. 2493).
Proceeds will be
share for each two shares held.
devoted to increasing tiie capital of subsidiary companies and to the general
purposes of the corporation.
Since the last annual report, dated June 30 1919, the corporation has
An interim dividend of 6%, or at the rate of 29.85 cents per share, was
payable July 1 upon presentation of Preference Share Coupon No. 21, or
Ordinary Share Coupon No. 14, at the American Exchange National Bank,
128 Broadway, N. Y. V. 110, p. 566, 358.
Mexican Petroleum Co., Ltd.
—
—
j
'
acquired the following additional subsidiary companies: (a) The Sun Cheong
Milling Co., organized Aug. 25 1917 in the Philippine Islands, to construct
a vegetable oil mill and refinery at Shanghai, China. These plants have
been contracted for and will be erected dtiring the present year on a river
bank site in progress of acquisition near Shanghai. The decision to establish a modern oil mill and refinery at Shanghai was formed as a result of a
thorough investigation by experts of International A'egetable Oil Co., and
the plant will crush peanuts, cottonseed and other oil-bearing nuts and seeds
grown in China and refine the product which will be disposed of either in
China or
I
i
'
for export.
South Seas Pacific Co., Inc., organized Oct. 6 1919 in New York, to
furnish supplies of corpra from the South Pacific to the mUls of the InterHeadquarters are at
national Vegetable Oil Co. and the general market.
Pago-Pago, American Samoa, where it has acquired a wharf and a small
warehouse property, from which it plans to operate a small group of trading
schooners under the American flag. One vessel, an aitxiliary ketch of 165
(6)
Commenced business in March 1920.
is already in operation.
G. Pratt & Co., Ltd., organized Aug. 27 1919 in Great Britain,
to provide London offices primarily as an additional outlet for exports from
tons register,
'
(c)
W.
*
—
—
July
The corporation owns 10% of the capital stock of the Chinese- American
Bank of Commerce, organized during 1919 by an American group composed
of Chase National Bank interests, Hayden, Stone & Co. and the Pacific
Develoi)ment Corp., in co-operation with Chinese interests. The bank's
V. S. gold, of which one-half is paid in.
the latter part of 1919 loaned the Chinese Governgold, secured by a lien on the wine and tobacco taxes
of China, together with an option for further loans on the same security.
It is believed that the organization of the new bank and the loan to the
Chinese Government are factors which have not only greatly increased the
prestige of the corporation in the Far East, but have had a nationally
l)eneficial effect on relations between the United States and China.
Income Account Year ended Dec. 31.
1918.
1919.
1918.
1919.
Total income
$697,718 $627,299 Unused reserve for
taxes,
&c
$19,633
Total expenses.-- 309,871 281,095
is
.'510,000,000
The corporation in
ment ,S5,500,000 U.S.
I
Dividends paid... 443,025 $330,391
Net income
$387,847 $346,2041
$119,268 $103,454Balance
Prev. surp
—V.
110. p. 2493.
Gas
.$83,723 $119,268
—
Co. — Bonds
&
$6,094,870
Balance, surplus
$9,004,702
cited fully elsewhere
The report for the cal.
in this issue.
See also map in "Railway and Indus'rial
Section." page 208.—V. 110. p i855.
Listing
Earnings, &c.
Pacific Mills, Lawrence, Mass.
The Boston Stock Exchange on June 23 placed on the list 193,280 -shares
capital stock, par $100, with authority to add 6,720 additional shares on
year 1919
is
—
—
or after July 15.
The company was incorporated in 1850. In Dec. 1919 the authorized
The $5,000,000
capital was increased from $15,000,000 to $20,000,000.
additional stock was offered to stock of record Dec. 3 1919 for subscription
at $150 per share (V. 109, p. 2177; V. 110, p. 366).
Company manufactures prints and fancy cottons and worsted dress goods.
Plants located at Lawrence, Mass., Dover, N. H., and Columbia, S. C.
At Lawrence, worsted department operates 92,464 worsted spindles, 31,360
spindles for combed cotton yarns and 3,851 looms making cotton-warp
and all-wool women's dress goods. Cotton department there operates
184,096 spindles and 3,833 looms making cotton cloths for printing, dyeing
and bleaching. Print works department operates 48 printing machines,
with dye-house and bleachery for printing, dyeing, bleaching and finishing
cotton fabrics. Cocheco Department at Dover, N. H., operates 150,144
spindles and 3,612 looms making cotton cloths for printing, dyeing and
Hampton Mills Department at Columbia, S. C, operates
bleaching.
198,736 spindles and 4,800 looms making cotton cloths for printing, dyeing
and bleaching.
Company has paid dividends as follows: From 1884 to 1905,
Dividends.
incl., 10%; 1906 to 1912, incl., 12%; 1913 to 1915, incl., 6%; 1916 to 1918,
incl., 8%; 1919, 11%.
Extra dividends have been paid as follows: 1900,
20%; 1905, 10%; 1907, 20%; 1909, 4%; 1917, 1%. and 1918, 12%.
Finished Product of Mills and Income Account Calendar Years.
Dividends
Worsteds.
Net
Net
xCotton
Paid.
Profits.
Yards.
Sales.
Yards.
—
1919
1918
1917
1916
149,568,753
186,864,798
'
~
204,009,264
-198,430.625
'
16,100,489 $44,702,213
20,369,614 57,044,065
22,004,403 36,941,446
23,278,034 28,274,759
$1,650,000
3,000,000
1,230,000
960,000
$5,682,921
6,731,623
4,475,509
2,749,775
X Figures include the purchase of cotton cloth for printing, which in
1916 amounted to 84,844,044 yards, in 1917 to 87,778,500 yards, in 1918 ot
53,221,430 yards, and in 1919 to 54,059,078 yards, but not the yarns sold
which in 1918 amounted to 2,121,534 lbs., and in 1919 to 787,006 lbs.
Balance Sheet as of Dec. 31 1919.
Assets
—
Liabilities
I
—
Cash
$2,552,874 Accounts payable
Due from commission
12,618,506 Notes payable
Accounts receivable
450,107 Unclaimed wages
Mdse. and supplies (net) . 12,961,394 Capital stock
•Cotton Research Co., Inc
40,000 Surplus
Chemical Foundation, Inc
1,000
Mach.. land, &c. (net).. 17,896,853
Total (each side)
—V.
110, p. 770, 366.
Pan-American Petroleum
&
Transport Co.
the New York Stock
$4,178
16,225,000
33,551
16,746,360
13,511,645
— Stock Div.
Corp. — Bonds
Penn Public
Forbes
&
Service
Co. and E. H. Rollins
&
Sons,
—
Offered.
New
— Harris,
York, are
and int., yielding over 8%, .$8.50,000 1st &
Ref. M.tge. gold bonds (73^% 15-year Series B) dated
July 1 1920, due -Julv 1 193.5. Bankers state:
Int. payable J. & J. in New York.
Callable on any int. date on 6 weeks
95^
notice at 111}^ and int. on or prior to July 1 1921, and thereafter at a
premium of ^i of 1
for each unexpired year or portion thereof to maturity.
Denom. $1,000 (c*). Bankers Trust Co.. New York, trustee. Bonds are
free of the present Penn. 4-mill tax and company agi'ces to pay interest
without deduction for any normal Fiidcral income tax to an amount not
exceeding
which it may la\vl'ully pay at the source.
Corporation owns and operates an electric light and power system serving
over 50 communities in Western Pennsylvania, including Johnstown,
SomiT.set, Clearfield, Indiana, Phillijisbuig and Blair.sville.
It also does
sonii! incidental gas and steam heating lui.sincss.
Population, est., 400,000.
Franchises in opinion of counsel are uiiliniitcd in time with a few exceptions.
Gross earnings of the system have increased during the past 5 years over
145% and the net earnings over 158%, and are now twice bond interest
charges.
Approximately 90% of the not earnings are derived from the
electric light and i)ower business.
V. 110, p. 770.
%
2%
—
Philadelphia Electric Co.— fo Create a .$15,000,000
Authorized Issue of.S% Pref. Stock of Which $0,000,000 is to
be Issued
— Underwritten. —
79
,
pro rata for subscription at par.
This issue of $6,000,000. it is stated, has been underwritten by Drexel &
Co., who have associated with them Brown Bros. & Co. and the National
City Co.— V. 110, p. 1849.
—
—
—
Pierce Oil Corporation. Listing Output.
The New York Stock Exchange has authorized the listing
of
an additional
$1,144,300 (auth. $33,000,000) Common stock, par $25, on official notice
of issuance as stock dividends (V. 110, p. 2198), making the total amount
applied for .$23,872,750.
The output of the corporation and its subsidiaries for the calendar year
1919 totaled 6,382.384 (42-gal.) bbls., as follows: Refined oil, 1,170,203;
gasoline. 1,603.658; lubricating oils, 286,470; crude fuel and gas, 3,213.076.
Mexican road oil, 53,197: miscellaneous, 55,781. It is estimated that the
1920 output will not fall below that of 1919. See annual report in V.
110, p. 2198.
Porto-Rico Telephone Co.
See Cuban Telephone Co. above.
— Amalgamation Plan. —
V. 101. p. 2076.
—
—
Public Service Corp. of Quebec. — Dividend Increased. —
&
Producers
—-New
Refiners Corporation.
Director.
W.
E, Lockhart, Vice-Pres. & Treas., has been elected a director, succeeding E. P. Shove.
V. 110. p. .^494, 2392.
A quarterly dividend of 1 }i % has been declared on the $1 .COO.OOO Capital
stock payable July 15 to holders of record June 30. A quarterly dividend
of 1 %, was paid in April last, and initial dividend of 1 % in April last. The
Shawinigan Water & Power Co. owns 51% of the Capital stock of the
corapany.
—
—
—
Pure Oil Co. New Name Listing. The Ohio Cities
Gas Co. has changed its name to The Pure Oil Co., effective
July 1 such change in name in no way affecting the corporate
,
identity of the company or its rights, powers, &c.
The New York Stock Exchange has authorized the ILsting of temporary
interchangeable certificates for $9,002,100 (auth. $90,000,000) 5i4% Cum.
Pref. stock, par $100 each, and temporary interchangeable certificates for
$45,937,500 (auth. $100,000,000) Common stock, par .$25 each, on official
notice of issuance of such temporary interchangeable certificates bearing the
name "The Pui'e Oil Co." in exchange for the present outstanding certificates bearing the name "The Ohio Cities Gas Co.," with authority to add
(a) $5,000,000 additional Common stock, on official notice of issuance in
exchange for outstanding 8% Cum. Conv. Pref. stock; (bj $(5,250,000 additional Common stock, on official notice of issuance, in exchange for outstanding 7% Conv. Serial gold note.s, and (c, $500,000 additional Common
stock, on official notice of issuance and payment in full, making the total
amounts applied for of Pref. stock. $9,002,100; Common stock, $57,687,500.
The company now owns the foIloAving stocks (for which
its
Preferred and
Columlous Gas
Common
Common
Ouned by
Capitalization
Co. and
Issued.
Sub. Cos.
Incorp. Par. Authorized.
Fuel Pref. Ohio
$100 .$6,000,000 $6,000,000 .$5,977,300
&
.Onio
Ohio
Ohio
Onio
Co
Gas Co
Federal Gas Fuel
Springfield
stock was issued):
Where
Company—
Ohio
Pure Oil Pipe Line Co
Pa.
Pure Oil Pipe Line Co
Prod.&Refiners'PipeL. Co-Pa.
Moore Oil Ref 'g Co .—Pref. Ohio
,000,000
100
50 1,071,000
610.000
z5
aOO 1,772, .400
100
800,000
100
250,000
100 2,500,000
300,000
100
10,000
10
100 10,000,000
100 7.500.000
.
Dayton Gas Co.—Pref
Conunon.-.
Mountain State Gas Co... W. Va.
3,000.000
1,LOO.OOO
610,000
1,752,100
649,400
.57,200
2,1.30,000
,999.600
1,000,000
610.000
1,744,300
648,100
i,
.57,200
2,1.30,000
300,000
300,000
10,000
10,000
1,000.000 1,000,000
Common
2.000,000 1.000,000
Francs. Francs.
Francs.
Francs.
Union desl'etrolesd'Okla.
France 100 25,000,000 25.000,000 22.633.300
Ordinary
100 15.000,000 15,000.000 2,676.000
Preference
The Union des Petroles d'Oklahoma is a holding company and its principal investment is the ownership of $3,000,000 Pref. stock and $6,148,000
Common stock of the Oklahoma Producing & Refining Corp. of America.
The Ohio Cities Gas Co. also made a substantial investment in the Common
V.
stock of the Oklahoma Producing & Kelining Corp. of Ami^rica.
110, p. 2494.
—
Rand
Mines, Ltd. (Transvaal Gold Mine Holding Co).
See "Report" in last week's "Clu'onicle," page 2678 and 2679, and compare with "Chronicle" (June 19), page 2565. V. 110, p. 2663, 2573.
$46,520,734
The Committee on Secxirities of
Exchange has
ruled that the Common stock be not quoted ex stock dividend of 10% on
June 18 and not until July 12. The stock dividend of 10% was declared
in June last, payable July 10 to holders of record June 19.
V. 110, p. 2493.
offerinK at
.
The stockholders will vote Sept. 1 on creating an authorized issue of
$15,000,000 8% Cumulative Preferred (a. & d.) stock (par .$25), of which
$6,000,000 will be p-.^esently issued. The present authorized Common
stock is $50,000,000 of which $30,000,000 is outstanding.
President Jos. B. McCall in notice to the stockholders dated July 1, says:
"In the annual report for 1919 (V. 110, p. 1745) attention was called to the
policy of the company in providing in part for its financial requirements
by the sale of its stock. Under present financial conditions, your board
has determined that it is to the best interest of the stockholders to create
an issue of $15,000,000 8%, Cumulative Preferred stock, of which $6,000,000 will be presently issued.
"The proceeds of the stock now to be issued it is intended shall be used
in the completion of the new generating station. Beach and Palmer Sts.,
Deleware River, now under construction, and for the necessary distribution system.
It is expected that 60,000 kilowatts from that station will be
in operation for the coming Winter requirements.
"The expectations of your management of the continued prosperity of the
company after the war, have been more than realized. The growth of the
business is continuing satisfactorily, the demand upon the system having
increased diu-ing the present year about 25%.
Without reference to this
increase, it will be noted that as a result of last year's business, as shown by
the last annual report, the earnings will more than provide a sufficient
amount to pay the dividends upon the Preferred stock now proposed to be
issued and the present outstanding .stock of the company."
The Preferred stock is to be redeemable at $28 and dividends. Convertible into Common stock par for par: will have the same voting rights as
the Common stock. The stock shall first be offered to the stockholders
—
Report.
Lit<ted
Pacific
Electric
The New York Stork Exchange has authorized the listing of $3,500,000
.additional (auth. $150,000,000) Gen. & Ref. Mtge. 5% 30-year bonds.
Series A, due 1942, making the total amount applied for $37,542,000 (see
V. 107, p. 2477).
On April 30 1919 the status of the authorized $150,000,000 Gen. & Ref.
Ijonds is as follows:
$815,000
Canceled under sinking fund provisions of Gen. & Ref. Mtge_.
Reserved for refunding all underlying bonds of the company.. 50.417,900
61.225.100
Reserved for future additions, betterments and extensions
36, .542, 000
General & Refunding bonds outstanding in hands of public
1 ,000.000
General & Refunding bonds in treasury
Income Account, Year ending April 30 1920.
$208,628
Gross oper. revenue
.$28,108,124 Bond discount & expenseOper. & admin, expenses. 13,640,155 Bond and other interest.- 4,408.073
1,000,000
Taxes
2.081,911 Add'l reserve for deprec.
Mauit. & deprec'n res've 3,548,479
Balance to .surplus
$3,387,400
Other deductions
209.800
Previous surplus
.$6,027,820
31,949
Total deductions
$19,480,345 Misc. adjustment (Cr.)..
1,646,017
Net earnings
.$8,627,779 Preferred dividends
1,706,282
Miiscellaneous income
376.923 Common dividends
Totalincome
—
THE CHRONICLE
3 1920.]
the Far East and to handle exports from Great Britain to the Far East.
Maintains offices in London. Commenced business on Aug. 27 1919.
(d) Societe Anonyme Meurer Freres was organized Jan. 30 1920 as a
French corporation with offices in Paris, to take over tlie business in France
and in Indo-China of the French commercial firm of Meurer Freres, trading
with Soutli China and Indo-China (the business of which, without assumption of liabilities, was purchased by the corporation as of Oct. 1 1919).
This company also acts as agent of the other trading subsidiaries of the corporation in France, Italy and North Africa. Authorized and issued stock,
1 000 000 francs (all owned by the corporation, except qualifying shares of
directors) will shortly be increased to 2,000,000 francs in order to provide
funds for general corporate purposes.
capital
—
— Dividends. —
Royal Dutch Co.
A dividend of 30% has
—
been declared, according to cable advices. It is
understood that the distribution will take place on July 9. This will make
a total of 45% for the cm-rent year, an interim dividena of 15% having been
paid January last.— V. 110. p. 2663, 2573.
Sears,
1920
Roebuck & Co.
June
— 1919.
\
$15,075,578
$15,7(i7.675
V. 110. p. 2663, 2392.
—
Shaffer Oil
&
— June
Sales.
—
—
—
Increase.
1920 6 Mos.
1919.
Increase.
.$692,097 |$140,467.92SS104,0()9,903$36,407.027
Refining Co.
—Earnings. —
Gross earnings for the 12 months ending May 31 were $10,807,497: net
earnings before deduction for Federal taxes were $3,857,512. Net earnings
for May, before taxes, increased $115,042, compared with May 1919.
V. 110, p. 2494, 1856.
Shawinigan Water
& Power
See Public Service Corporation above.
—
Co.
— V.
— Sub.
Cos. Divs.
—
110, p. 2663, 867.
—
Sheffield Farms Co., Inc. Increase in Price of Milk.
The cortipany has announced an increase of 1 cent a quart m price of milk
Grade A milk is advanced from IS to 19 cents a quart and
for July.
Grade h from 15 to 16 cents a quart. The increase is made on account of
the increa.sed price to the farmer. The Borden's Farms Products Co. has
also increased the price of milk one cent a quart for July.
&
Trading Co., Ltd.
—V. 110,
— New
p. 1420.
—
Slock.
Shell Transport
In connoi-tion with the suDscripti(Ui to the new shares, the Equitable
Trust Co. nas announced that holders of ".Vraerican shares" must jiay .?10
Such payment
i920.
for each new "American share" on or oeforo -Vug
is for the purpose of covering the subscription price thereof at the then
existing rate of excnangc, fee for depositing tne now stock under the agreement of Aug. 28 1919, and expenses. Any balance not required for these
purposes will subsequently oe returned to the subscriber. See V. 1 10, p,2663
t
I
THE CHRONICLE
80
—
Silversmiths Co. Extends Certificates of Indebtedness for
One Year, Increasing hiterest Rate from 5% io 8% Per Ammun.
By unanimous vote of the directors, passed June 23. the undersigned
committee on reorganization and refinancing was empowered and directed
to talie all necessary steps to effect a plan of reorganization, one featm-e
of wnich involves the extension of the 5% Gold Certificates of Indeotedness,
due July 1 1920 imtil July 1 1921 [about .$1,100,000 outstanding].
Holders of more than 80 Tc of the certificates have consented to such
extension.
Interest will be paid at the rate of 8% per annum, and ample
security will be pledged with the Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co., trustee,
for the payment of both principal and interest.
Certificates should be
presented at the Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co. for certification of
ext«nsion.
—
Frank W. Matteson, Chairman, John S. Holbrook, Wnlliam
Commiltee.
Viall. Herbert J. AY ells, James S. Utley. Compare plan in V. 110, p. 2663
A.
Simmons Hardware Co.
— To
Pay Notes.
—
— Capital Increase. —
The stockholders on July 1 approved an increase in the authorized Comstock from 36.000,000 to $12,500,000.
It is stated that most of the
increase will be issued to the present Common stockholders pro rata to
capitalize the earnings invested in the raw sugar factory and other developments of the Santo Domingo properties. The Common stock now outstanding is about .S5, 602.800. V. 110, p. 2392.
mon
—
—
—
New Officer.
B. Benson, not B. Vernon, of Merrill, Lynch & Co., has been elected
Vice-President, succeeding H. D. WilMams.
V. 110, p. 2663, 1649.
Spicer Manufacturing Co.
Earmngs—Net profits after maintenance, depreciation and Federal
taxes, for the four years ended Feb. 28 1920 averaged
$3,123,943 per annum.
reqiurement of this issue is $560,000 per annum.—
17
1 ??>^'''™'J,'?,^l°*®''^^*
V
liU, p. Z49o.
.
United States Smelting, Refining
Boston.— iVe<
Effective July
the rate for gas
1,
order of the Mass.
of Public Utilities,
ncreased to $1 45 per 1,000 cubic ft.
V. 109, p. 686
The stockholders on June 29 authorized an
Common stock from $5,800,000
increase
m
the authorized
110, p. 2494.
Compare V.
to $12,000,000.
2574.
—
Stewart-Warner Speedometer Corporation.
for the list 60 ,000
shares, of no par value. Common stock, the same to be placed
Listing.
The Boston Stock Exchange has authorized
additional
on the list
at such times and in such amounts as it is issued in exchange, share for share,
for shares of Stewart Manufactiu-tng Corp.
See V. 110, p. 2494.
Stromberg Carburetor Co.
of Amer., Inc.
—Board Incr.
G. F. Lewis and H. B. Tibbits have been elected directors.
2494, 2074.
—
— V.
110, p.
Stutz Motor Car Co. Chairman Allan A. Ryan Expelled
from New York Stock Exchange Statement of Mr. Ryan.
—
See last week's "Chronicle," page 2620.
Tennessee Valley Iron
—
— V. 110. p. 2574.
Co. —
& RR.
Sold.
—
Special Commissioner E. L. Doak, in the case of the Muskegon Boiler
Works vs. the Tennessee Valley Iron & RR. Co., recently sold the property
of the company at Colltnwood, Wayne County, Tenn., to Henry O. Evans
of Pittsburg, Pa., for $650,000. Mr. Evans, it is stated, is making plans
for a big reorganization of the company, which will be called the Tennessee
Charcoal & Iron Co. The new company will operate the wood alcohol
plant, which has been in operation by the Wayne Wood Products Co., and
will operate the iron furnace, making pig iron; extend the railroad and open
new ore beds. The creditors of the old company, it is said, are taking
stock in the new company.
V. 109, p. 1793.
—
Timken-Detroit Axle Co.
—-Dividends
Bi-Monthly, &c.
See financial report under "Annual Reports" above.
1857.
— V.
Net
—
—
Todd Shipyards Corp., N. Y. Stock to Employees.
The corporation on July 1 began the distribution of a "loyalty bonus"
among 727 employees, in stock having a market value of over $1,000,000.
The employees received from one to fifty shares of stock, worth from $165
to $8,250, as a reward for their loyalty to the company through the war,
when they were called upon to put forth their greatest efforts.
The premiiun plan will be continued for the next four years, with the
further feature that men who have now received a stock premium may leave
half of their stock on deposit in the compay's treasury and have it doubled
in four years in addition to any premium they may then receive.
The
stock is said to have been paying 12%.
V. 110, p. 2393.
Utah-Idaho
Sugar
Co.
——
Bonds
Offered.
—George
H-
Co., Halsey, Stuart & Co., and Bankers Trust Co.,
are offering at prices ranging from 99
and int. to 94 J^ and
int., to yield about 7^%, according to maturity, $8,000,000
Gold Bonds.
First Mtge. Serial
Dated July 1 1920, due $500,000 annually July 1 1921 to 1929 and
July 1 1930. Int. payable J. & J. at Bankers Trust Co., N. Y.,
$3,500,000
trustee, without deduction for Federal income taxes now or hereafter
deductible at the source, not in excess of 2%
Denom. $1 ,000 and $500 (c*)
Red. at 101 and int. on any int. date upon 60 days' notice, all or in series,
provided that in case less than all the outstanding bonds sliall at any time
Burr
&
M
7%
.
be redeemed, such bonds shall be redeemed in successive series beginning
with the first serial maturity then outstanding.
Data from Letter of C. W. Nibley, Gen. Mgr., Salt Lake City, June 25.
Company. Is one of the largest producers of beet sugar in the U. S., its
present production of from 1,500,000 to 2,000.000 bags per annum reiDresenting about 10% of the total beet sugar production of the country.
Business was founded in Utah in 1891 as Utah Sugar Co., and reincorporated
in 1907 as Utah-Idaho Sugar Co., acquiring at that time the properties of
Idaho Sugar Co. and Western Idaho Sugar Co. In May 1917 the auth.
capital was increased to $30,000,000, all of one class, of which amount
$23,730,000 is now outstanding.
Owns and operates 15 sugar factories in Utah, Idaho and Washington,
each factory manufacturing and refining the best quality of granulated beet
sugar.
Plants have an aggregate cutting capacity of over 11,000 tons of
beets per day and are located at West Jordan, Lehi, Spanish Fork, Payson,
Elsinore, Delta, Brigham City and Garland, Utah; North Yakima, Toppenish and Sunnyside, Wash.; Idaho Falls, Sugar City, Shelley and Blackfoot
Idaho. The appraisal value of these properties has been set at $20,642,000
as of June 1920 by The Dyer Co., engineers.
Security.
Secured by first and closed mortgage on all of the land, buildings, machinery and equipment of the company (except farm lands exempted to facilitate transfer or lease to farmers, if desired), subject only to a
purchase money obligation of $600,000 on the factory at Delta, Utah. The
mortgage will cover the company's interest other than stock interest in
—
—
certain irrigation properties.
—
Purpose. To refund indebtedness of about $5,000,000 created by the
purchase of plants at Brigham City and Delta, Utah: and Whitehall, Mont,
(the latter now being moved to Honeyville, Utah) and to provide the additional working capital required by the growth of the business.
Balance Sheet Feb. 28 1920 (adjusted to include this issue irith the proceeds
,
thereof applied to the reduction of indebtedness then current.)
yissets
1920.
1919.
Current assets
Real estate, plant and equipment
Irrigation propertues
Other assets
Deferred assets
Total
Liabilities
—
Capital stock
Surplus
Total
$10,268,590 $13,598,863
22,055,0161 18,360,744
831,799/
969,017
1,2.52,534
796,332
101,385
$35,204,272 $33,030,009
Current liabilities
Other liabilities...
First mortgage bonds
-
profits
j2 884 840
p.
Vanadium Corp,
$1,487 „561
940,285
8,000,000
23.730,000
1,046,425
$7,691,812
658,862
23,626,350
1,052,985
$35,204,272 $33,030,009
of AmeTica..— Dividend No.
2.—
quarterly dividend of $1 50 per share has been declared on the stock
payable July 15 to holders of record July 6. An initial dividend of like
amount was paid
April last.
V. 110, p. 2298; 1533.
—
m
Ventura Consolidated
Oil Fields.— Dividend No.
2.—
A quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share has been declared on the Capital
stock payable Aug. 2 to holders of record July 15. An initial dividend of
50 cents was paid
May last. V. 110, p. 2393, 2298.
—
m
Vulcan Detinning Co.
A
— Accumulated Dividends. —
dividend of 1 % on account of accumulations has been declared on the
Prel. stock, along with the regular dividend oi
\%%, both payable July
20 to holders of record July 14. This distribution will reduce back dividends to 31%.— V. 110, p. 2574, 1650.
West Penn Power Co.
See West Penn Traction
above. V. 109, p. 2446.
—
—
Annual
& Water Power
Report.
—
Co., under Financial Reports
Western Union Telegraph Co.— Brazil
Cable Rates Cut.
Following the announcement of the reduction in cable rates from 85 cents
to 65 cents to Brazil by the All- America Cables. Inc. (see above;, the
^^?''° Union Telegraph Co. issued the following statement1 he new cable which the Western Union Co. will lay to Brazil in connection with the Western Co., has ah-eady had the effect of reducing the
Brazilian rate from 85 cents to 65 cents per word, and as soon as the WesternUnion- Western cable is in operation the rate will be further reduced to 50
F^^ ?,T* word. The reason this rate can be made is that the new route of
the Western Union goes directly to Brazil, whereas the All- America route
goes down the west coast, crosses the Andes to Buenos Aires, thence up the
east coast, making a much longer route."
V. HO, p. 1650.
—
West India Sugar Finance Corp.
The
— To Increase Capital.
stockholders will vote July 7 on increasing the authorized Common
stock from .$2,000,000, par $100, to $2,500,000, par $100, and on authorizing
the offering of the 5,000 new shares for subscription to the Common stockholders at not less than $400 a share and to sell any stock not subscribed for
at a price not less than $400.
V. 110, p. 1650.
—
—
White Oil Corporation. No
Any of Company' s Subsidiaries.
— Federal Indictment against
Vice-President Frank H. Bethell states that the Crown Oil Co., Indicted
by the Federal Grand Jury, has no connection with Crown Oil & Ref. Co.
of Texas, a subsidiary of White Oil.
[The other three independent oil
companies indicted
for alleged defrauding of Investors are the W. P.
Williams Oil Co., the Great Western Petroleum Corp. and the Ranger
See the "New York Times" of June 25. Ed.
V. 110, p. 2578.
—
Oil Co.
1650.
—
I
—
—
—
Wickwire Spencer Steel Corp. Listing Earnings.
The New York Stock Exchange has authorized the listing of $7,500,000
—
110, p. 1979,
Mining Co.,
Output of
(an
— V. 110, coal1421. increase of 93"% over Y9Y9y.".'.V.V.V.V.V.'-'l25 ,244 tons
—
Springfield (Mass.) Gas Light Co. — Rate Increased.—
by
Department
was
—
Standard Textile Products Co. — Capital Increase. —
&
of 1920.—
Consolidated earnings for 5 months to May 31 1920 .
-13,637,059
Reserve tor depreciation, depletion, Federal taxes. &c
752,219
Months
Profits First Five
A
The entire issue of 59c serial seciu-ed gold notes dated July 1 1916 has
been called on July 1 and the funds for their redemption have been placed
with the Philadelphia Trust Co.. Philadelphla.^V. 110, p. 2083.
South Porto Rico Sugar Co.
[Vol. 111.
8%, First Pref. stock, par $100; $1 ,250,000 Common stock, par $5, being the
total authorized issues.
On Feb. 14 1920 the name was changed from
Clinton- Wright Wire Co. to the present title.
(See V. 110, p. 474.)
There
is also outstanding 80,000 shares Class "A" Common stock (nominal
value $5 per share).
Consolidated income account for three months ending March 31 1920
(subject to adjustment): Sales (net), $7,603,031; cost of sales, $6,315,154;
administrative and selling expense. .f285.951: miscellaneous charges, $121,499; net income, $880,426; miscellaneous income, $28,102; net profit for
quarter applicable to interest on funded debt, depreciation and Federal
taxes, $908,528.— V. 110, p. 2664, 1755.
Will
& Baumer
Co.
— Common
Dividend No.
2.
—
A quarterly dividend of 62)^ cents per share has been declared on the
Common stock, payable July 15 to holders of record July 1. An initial
dividend of 62 J^ cents was paid in April last.
Net earnings as reported for the year ending June 30, is estimated at
about $5 per share on the Common stock. V. 110, p. 1195, 1096.
—
Williams Tool Corporation.
— Dividends. —
Regular quarterly dividends of $2 per share have been declared on the
Pref. stock, payable Oct. 1 1920 and Jan. 1 1921 to stockholders of record
Sept. 20 and Dec. 20, respectively.
regular quarterly dividend of $2
per share was paid on July 1 and an initial dividend of $2 in April last
V. 10, p. 2393. 2083.
A
—
CURRENT NOTICES
—
Edwin Bird Wilson, Inc., of New York City and Chicago, announces
that George K. Reed, who has been for a number of years Manager of
Rand McNally Bankers' Directors, Blue Book, has joined the Wilson
organization and will take charge of the Chicago office and territory in the
Middle West. Mr. Reed's fu-st banking experience was with the bank
of T. Mellon & Sons, now the Mellon National Bank of Pittsburgh.
He
left the Mellon Bank to become Assistant Secretary of the Colonial Trust
Co. of Pittsburgh, and at the time of the merger of the Colonial Trust Co.,
the Columbia National Bank and the Germania Savings Bank, now the
Citizens Savings Bank, Mr. Reed was made Advertising Manager of the
alUed institutions, in which position he remained until he accepted an
About ten
offer from Rand, McNally & Co. to handle their Blue Book.
years ago Mr. Reed and Mr. Wilson, President of the company, were
connected with banking institutions in Pittsburgh, whose buildings almost
adjoined.
Together thay organized the Bankers' Ad Association of Pittsburgh, which is now known as the Bankers' Club. Mr. Reed comes to
Edwin Bird Wilson, Inc., with a large acquaintance among the bankers of
the United States and with broad training in financial advertising, in which
the company specializes.
Lyon, Gary & Co., one of the oldest investment banking houses In
Chicago, announce a change in the name to Baker, Fentress & Co. in recognition of the personnel who in recent years have guided the affairs and
business policies of the organization. During the past thirty years Lyon.
Gary & Co. have specialized in timber bonds and with the enviable record
that no investor in their secm-ities has ever suffered any loss of principal or
There will be no change in the officers, who are: Lucius K.
interest.
Baker, President; William W. Gurley, Vice-President; Frederic T. Boles,
Vice-President; Walter A. Graff, Vice-President; Clark M. Cavenee, VicePresident; Walter K. Fifield, Secretary; Calvin Fentress, Treasiu-er.
—
,
—
H. Courtney Burr, Laurence A. Davis and Arthur S. Kleeman have
been admitted to membership in the firm of George H. Burr & Co. H.
Courtney Burr is Manager of the Philadelphia office of this firm, Laurence
A. Davis is General Sales Manager of the commercial paper department,
and Arthur S. Kleeman is Manager of the firm's investment department.
.
July 3
THE CHRONICLE
1920.]
81
aud ^otumtnts.
§ljep^0rts
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY
THIRTY-FIRST
To
REPORT—FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER
Stockholders:
the
The Board of Directors submits the follomng report for
the year ended December 31 1919.
CAPITAL STOCK.
There was no change during the year in amount of authorized share capital; same remains at $250,000,000.00.
Of the capital authorized, there had been
issued to December 31 1918
$249,478,250.00
which remains the same on December 31 1919
and which is represented by:
Stock certificates
$249,471,100.00
7,150.00
Scrip, full-paid
Total
$249,478,250.00
There remained unissued December 31 1919,
of Great Northern stock for acquiring
17H shares
14 shares of The
St. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Company, of
which 10 shares are in the Treasury of the Company and 4
shares still outstanding; also under the $19,000,000.00
issue, 5,200 shares not as yet offered for subscription
by
Company.
the
BONDED DEBT.
The balance sheet gives amounts of bonds outstanding
December 31 1919. A comparison with the figures of
December 31 1918 follows:
1919.
1918.
Increase ( + ) or
Decrease (.—)
Outstanding in iiands of
the Public
$162,910,515.16 $163,051,515.16
in the Company's
26,413,000.00
17,716,000.00
500,000.00
Held
Treasury
Held in Pension Fund..
Held by Mortgage Trus-
39,813,393.93
tees
—$141,000.00
+8,697,000.00
— 500,000-00
39,813,393.93
.$229,136,909.09 $221,080,909.09 $ + 8,056,000.00
Totals
The decrease in amount of bonds outstanding in
of the Public was caused
by bonds redeemeu through operation of the Sinking Fund
of
par value, The Saint Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Company Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, of wcich
$106,000.00 were 4H per cent and $35,000.00 were 4 per
cent bonds.
hands
$141,000.00
=
The
increase in bonds "Held in Treasury" was caused
Company's First and Refunding Mortgage Gold Bonds, Series "A" 4Ji per cent, from the Pension Fund to the Company's Treasury
$500,000.00
by issuance of the Company's First and Refunding Mortgage
Gold Bonds, Series "A" 414 per cent from the Pension Fund
to the Company's Treasury
500,000 00
by issuance of the Company's First and Refunding Mortgage Gold Bonds, Series "A," 4M per cenc, of par value.. 8,197,000.00
These bonds were issued in accordance with tlie terms of
by
transfer of the
the mortgage, against the acquisition of the following
shares of stock:
Great Northern Equipment Co., $7,080,000.00 (70,800
shares)
Total
The
decrease in
$8,e9.,.o0.00
amount
of
bonds held in the pension fund
was caused
by the transfer of the Companj "s First and Refunding
Mortgage Gold Bonds, Series "A" 4 M per ceflt, from the
Pension Fund 'o the Company's Treasury
$500,00L.00
GENERAL.
Charges for the year on account of construction of new
lines aggregated $21,7.58.2], consisting principally of intere.3t on construction charges made in previous years on lines
not yet completed and put into operation. This amount
has been charged to "Investment in road."
The details of expenditures for Equipment are given in
the President's report, which follows:
During the period of Federal control, the United States
Railroad Administration contracted for and allocated to this
Company 4 steam locomotives and 1,500 freight service
cars, all of which have been completed and delivered.
An
Equipment Trust Agreement, dated January 15 1920, has
been entered into between Walker D. Hines, DirectorGeneral of Railroads, this Company, and Guaranty Trust
Cornpany of New York, as trustee. The actual cost of the
equipment has not vet been determined but will not be less
than .$4,204,900.00 nor more than $4.632, 71(i.00.
The Great Northern Equijjment Company on December 31 1919 authorized the i)urchase from the El Paso &
Southwestern Railway Companv of five Mikado locomotives
at an estimated cost of .$200,000.00.
The locomotives have
since been purchased and wll be in(;luded in report for year
ending December 31 1920.
31 1919.
To meet the increasing demand for additional equipment
the Great Northern Equipment Company is conducting
negotiations for the purchase of 1 ,000 ore ears and 45 Mikado
locomotives, delivery to be made during the year 1920.
There were expended for Additions and Betterments, the
sum of $3,165,843.95, which was charged to "Investment ixi
road."
Of the total, cost of Betterments, $2,518,182.60
was paid from and del>ited against "Appropriated surplus
not specifically invested" and was credited to "Additions to
property through income and surplus." The account
"Appropriated .surplub not specifically invested" was also
credited with $233,4.55.60, net profit from ^ale of town lots,
timber and lands not forming a portion of the railway property or land grant.
The Company's investment in Canadian Companies, on
account of advances made to pay for property, construction,
additions and betterments, has been increased during the
year as follows:
Manitoba Great Northern Ry. Co
$1,486.10
894 .C9
Brandon Saskatchewan & Hudson's Bay Ry. Co
Nelson & Fort Sheppard Ry. Co
2.370.79
Cr. 72.06
Red Mountain Ry. Co
Crow's Nest Southern Ry. Co
5,991.34
Total
-$10,67( .26
The property investment of the Minneapolis Western
Railway Company was increased $5,715.09, by expenditures
for additions and betterments.
The records of the Pension Department show the following:
Number of pensioners on the rolls December 31 1918
73
Employees added to
roll during year
Pensioners died during year
Number of pensioners on the rolls December 3x91919
Pensions paid during year
Pensions paia September 16 1916 to December 31 1919
28
5
96
$29,225.06
18.854.02
The pensions paid to former employee, of the Companies
whose properties were operated by the United States Railroad Administration included in above figures have been
paid by the Director-General and treated as a part of railway
operating expenses.
The work in connection with Federal valuation of this
Company's property still continues. During the year the
tentative engineering report of the Bureau of Valuation was
served upon the Company and a general protest against the
findings shown therein was filed with the Inter-State Commerce Commission. Conferences have been and are stiU
being held with the Commission's representatives in an endeavor to arrive at some agreement with respect to the
differences now existing between the Commis.^ion and the
Company, so that no definite figures have as yet been announced. When all possible has been accomplished in this
manner, hearings will be necessary to consider the differences
still remaining.
This valuation when completed will be the
basis upon which the returns allowed to earners under the
Transportation Act, 1920, are computed, and every possible
effort is, therefore, being made to have a just and fair value
determined.
The President of the United States on December 24 1919,
by proclamation, fixed midnight February 29 1920 as the
termination of Government operation of railroads. This
date was affirmed by the "Transportation Act, 1920,"
passed by Congress and approved by the President on
February^ 28 1920. This Act also pro\ades that (1) carriers
subject to Federal control; (2) carriers which competed or
connected with a carrier at any time under Federal control;
(3) sleeping car companies subject to Federal control; (4)
express companies under Federal control; shall be guaranteed
with respect to their operating income for a period of six
months, beginmng March 1 1920, if they accept that proThis Com-vision of the Act on or before March 15 1920.
pany has accepted the provision of the law, as to the guaranty and will therefore receive during the six months commencing March 1 1920, as its guaranteed net railway operating income, one-hajf of the annual standard return named
in its contract with the Director-GeneralThe Act also enlarges the powers of the Inter-State Commerce Commission and authorizes it to adjust rates so that
railway companies as a whole shall receive a fair return upon
the value of the property devoted to transportation ser\-ice.
For the two years beginning Mandi 1 1920 the Commission
shall take five and one-half per cent of the aggregate property
values as representing a fair return, and may. in its discretion, add thereto a sum not exceeding one-half of one per
cent of such values to pro\ide in part for impro\ements,
betterments or equipment which are prop(n-ly chargeable to
After that ])(>riod, the rate of return is to
capital account.
be determined from time to time by the Inter-State Commerce Commission. The valuation upon which this rate of
return is to be computed, is also to be fixed bj' the Commission.
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82
The return of the property of this Company to private
control and operation has made necessary a reorganization
list of the officers
and enlargement of its official staff.
of the Company as of March 1 1920 is given on page 3 of
A
[pamphlet report].
this
respectfully calls the attention of the Stockholders to the reports of the President, of the Comptroller,
\vith customary balance sheets and statistical tables, and of
the Land Commissioner.
For the Board of Directors.
The Board
LOUIS W. HILL.
Chairman.
April 30 1920.
To the Board of Directors:
Herewith report for fiscal year ended December 31 1919.
The operation and maintenance of the railways of this
Company and certain of its subsidiaries, during the year
1919, continued under Federal control and therefore were
not subject to the jurisdiction or direction of the corporate
Statistics and other information relative to such
officials.
operation appear as an appendix of this report, the figures
given therein being taken from reports compiled by the
United States Railroad Administration and furnished to the
Company in accordance with the terms of the agreement
with the Director-General.
NEW LINES.
lines were constructed .during the year.
No new
EQUIPMENT.
Of equipment contracted for and undelivered on December 31 1918, the following has been received during the year:
25 Steam locomotives;
7 Steam locomotives of the Milcado tj-pe, 28-in. x 32-in. cylinders,
weighing 220, 000 lbs. on drivers.
18 Steam switch locomotives of the eight wheel type, 26-in x 28-in. cylinders, weighing 232,600 lbs. on drivers.
During the year the following equipment was assigned to
Company by the Director-General, all of which was
this
December 31
Concrete retaining wall 84 feet long between Coram and
Columbia Falls, Mont.; 150 feet of double track concrete
and timber snow shed at Highgate, Mont.; 120 feet single
track timber snow shed at Essex, Mont.; 32 feet timber
extension at east end of snow shed No. 4, Talbot, Mont.
Also 858 feet single track and 402 feet double track timber
snow shed on east slope of Cascade Mountains and 1,010
feet double track timber snow shed on west slope, between
Leavenworth and Tye, Wash., renewed in kind.
Tracks were built at 5 mines on the Mesabi Iron Range,
and at 68 regular stations. The net increase in mileage of
sidings, spurs and other tracks, is:
Lines owned by the Great Northern Ry. Co
Lines owned by Controlled Companies in United States
Lines owned by Controlled Companies in Canada, Decease
REPORT OF PRESIDENT.
received prior to
(Vol. 111.
1919:
Total additional side track mileage on old lines
29.43 miles
No
telegraph construction or improvement program was
of that class was therefore
approved for 1919 and no work
undertaken.
Embankments were widened or restored to original width
or grade line on 1,710.08 miles of road; ballast was restored
and an additional lift given on 8.86 miles; ballast was restored to its original height on 143.85 miles.
Bridges were erected as follows: 706 lineal feet of steel,
and 318 feet of concrete in replacement; 32 lineal feet steel
over an under grade crossing established during the year;
7,252 lineal feet of bridging were filled with solid embankments. To provide for waterways at bridges filled, 9 concrete, 22 concrete pipe culverts and 1 timber culvert were
put in. 253 timber box and sewer pipe culverts were replaced with concrete or east iron pipe culverts.
An overhead steel highway bridge 763 feet in length in
replacement of a timber bridge at Ward St., and a steel
highway approach 412 feet long to Passenger Station in
replacement of a timber approach, were constructed at
Minot, N. D.
The approximate yardage
heretofore mentioned is:
The Company built 2 baggage and express cars, 1 express
refrigerator and 1 caboose car at its shops.
One locomotive crane purchased in 1918 was paid for in
1919 and taken up in the work equipment account.
In Changes of lines and reduction of grades
have been continued, such
as electric headlights, superheaters, power grate shakers,
automatic stokers and additional air pumps for locomotives;
electric lighting for passenger cars, etc.
Expenditures have
also been made to comply with Federal safety appliances
"
.67
Net increase of main tracks laid with 90-pound rail during
year aggregated 155.55 miles.
During the year 104.470 miles of wire right-of-way fences
were built, and 18.405 miles of woven wire were placed on
existing barbed wire fence.
4 Steam locomotives, of the Mikado type, 27-in. x 32-in. cylinders,
weighing 239,000 lbs. on drivers.
1,500 Freight service cars, being box cars, double sheath, steel underframe,,
40 ft. long, 80,000 lbs. capacity.
Improvements
29.79 miles
"
.31
of material
moved
1
Widening banks and raising sags
in the
14,921 cu. yds.
391,095
49,059
503,812
Ballasting (gravel)
Fining bridges
Total...
work
"
.958,887 cu. yds.
to rolling stock
And
there were placed
upon old
lines:
7,884 cu. yds.
29.127
Concrete
Riprap
37,011 cu. yds.
Total
laws.
Total amount expended for equipment purchased by the
Great Northern Equipment Company, and for improvements
and betterments to equipment in service, was $1,190,413.52,
of which $146,528.89 was for the Company and $1,043,884.63
for the Great Northern Equipment Company.
There were taken out of service:
4 Baggage, mail and express cars,
2 Gas-Electric motor cars,
276
40
82
53
5
10
Box
Refrigerator cars,
Stock cars,
Flat and coal cars,
Sand
33 Ballast cars,
1
cars,
Wooden
Caboose
car.
3 Cinder cars,
73 Boarding cars,
5 Derrick and tool cars,
1 Snow dozer,
cars,
1
Hydraulic pump.
ore cars.
The
original cost of this equipment, $456,031.64, has been
to "Equipment Account."
This amount, less
amounts received for equipment sold and salvage from equip-
credited
Frame depots were built at 3 stations, including 2 replacing
depots burned, and 1 brick depot was constructed; 2 depots
were extended; portable depots at 1 station; 2 permanent and
3 portable loading platforms; 5 section houses, including 4 to
replace section houses burned; 3 mail cranes; stockyard
facilities were improved at 12 stations; 150-ton track scale
in place of an 80-ton scale at Vancouver, B. C.
A new three-stall enginehouse was constructed at Tacoma,
Wash., in place of an enginehouse destroj^ed by fire. Improvements to roundhouses and shops were also made at
other points.
Two new 50,000-gallon water tanks were erected; two
50,000-gallon tanks were replaced in kind; three 50,000gallon tanks were replaced with 100,000-gallon tanks; an
ment destroyed, has been charged against various equip- additional 20,000,000-gallon reservoir at Chester, Mont.,
ment "Retirement" accounts under Operating Expenses, or was erected, and capacity of reservoir at Power, Mont., was
gallons.
to "Equipment Depreciation Fund."
The amount remain- enlarged to provided additional capacity of 9,400,000 wells,
Improvements in water service such as additional
ing to credit of this "Fund" December 31 1919, $30,270,762.33,
represents full
equipment then
date on all
of which appears on page 36
depreciation
to
that
in service, list
The difference
[pamphlet report].
between this amount
and the amount shown by balance sheet on page 25, [pamphlet report], represents the amount of this "Fund" carried
on the books of the Canadian Companies.
The following transfers and conversions were made:
10 Coaches converted into Passenger and Baggage cars,
1,113 Sand cars transferred from Freight equipment to Work equipment.
These cars, when purchased, were classed and numbered in the
freight equipment series.
As, however, they are mainly in work
service, they have been renumbered as work equipment and
transferred to that class of equipment to conform to their use.
997 Steel ore cars transferred from Freight equipment to Work equipment
Ballast cars.
These cars (Steel underframe Hart Convertible) when purchased,
were classed and numbered in the freight equipment series.
They nave, however, been renumbered as work equipment and
the transfer made to conform to the service in whicn they are
principally used.
—
The conversion and adjustments resulted in a net credit of
$2,990.16 to the Company's "Equipment Account."
ADDITIONS AND BETTERMENTS.
The
ballasting of second tracks placed in service in 1918
between Campbell and Breckenridge, Kandiyohi and Pennoek, and Long Lake and Dalano, Minn., and other improvements described on page 20 of the thirtieth report
have been completed. Other important work carried out
during this year
is
the following:
gasoline tanks, extension of suction lines, additional outlet
dams, connection with city mains, new stand pipes,
pump houses, and pumping plants were made at 28 stations.
Automatic block signals were installed on 116.9 miles; 2
automatic three-position semaphore signals installed; new
tower house and interlocking machinery at Brookston,
Minn., in place of structure and machinery destroyed by fire.
Half interlocking plant with six levers installed at crossing
of British Columbia Electric Ry. at Georgia St., Vancouver,
B. C. Crossing alarm bells at 4 crossings, crossing gates at
1 crossing.
Other improvements include: 41 box car bodies placed at
different points for use as dwellings and shelter purposes; 1
oil heater house; 1 immigration building; 4 frame office buildings; 1 bunk house for living quarters of storekeeper; 1 bunk
house for signal operator; 3 signal maintainers' houses; 1
eating house; 2 laborers' bunk houses; 1 locker building for
enginemen; 1 portable building for employment office; 1
portable building for operator's dwelling. Also 1 14-foot
addition to ice house, and 8 ice houses equipped with motordriven ice hoists. 1 agent's house; 1 coal and oil house and
2 signal maintainers' houses to replace structures destroyed
fixtures,
by
fire.
Following is a classified statement of amounts actually
expended during the year for Additions and Betterments,
the names of the accounts given being those prescribed by
the Inter-State
Commerce Commission:
—
7
July
THE CHRONICLE
3 1920.]
—
Additions.
$1<).415.37
Land for transportation pxirposes.*277 ,4 11. 96
30,706.28
Gradiiis
24.01
Tunnels and subways
,39,559.64
Bridges, trestles and culverts
78,866.33
Ties
32.354.96
Rails
76.213.17
Other track material
57.708.27
Ballast
88,075.74
Track laving and surfacing
45,365.12
Right of'way fences
Snow and sand fences and snow-
Accounts
Eagineeria?
•
37.794.24
18,029.54
*33,895.42
28.950.18
*6.629.86
*1,260.24
*60.624.84
sheds
Crossings and signs
Station and office buildings
Roadway buildings
"Water -stations
Fuel stations
Shops and enginehouses
Grain elevators
Whar\'es and docks
Coal and ore wharves
Telegraph and telephone lines
*10,209.95
223.99
*665.71
329,559.30
Signals and interlockers
Power plant buildings
Power distribution systems
Power line poles and fixtures
480.74
2.006.31
12. .570. 90
Miscellaneous structures
Paving
1.563.08
805.36
1.962.53
Roadway machines
Roadway .small tolls
Total.
Betterments.
S43,274.12
$62,689.49
*277,411 96
333,152.81
51, .562. 69
456,772.43
31,170.85
311.319.60
374.672.27
14.624.09
30,061.00
3.914.59
363,8.59.09
110,036.74
73,910.16
158.158.30
12.965.93
163,530.25
13,809.71
75.271.38
267.95
*3,099.04
147,830.98
91,939.70
124,262.88
41.916.11
51.586.70
496,332.07
110,037.18
.343,674.56
4.50.885.44
72.332.36
118,136.74
49.279.71
1,56,900.39
12, .549.47
14.646.54
267.95
*13.,308.99
4.677.10
210.107.27
391,596.78
4.248.14
1.899.37
2.173.71
15.090.86
3.384.43
2,615.20
2.205.53
4.4.53.11
210.772.98
62,037.48
4.248.14
1.418.63
167.40
2.519.96
1,821.35
1,809.84
243.00
Assessments for public improve-
ments
Shop machinery
Power plant machinery
24,055.53
10,672.71
24.914.04
24.0.55.53
*1,246.73
21.130.98
11,919.44
3.783.06
Total including Canadian Lines.. .1531. 421. 33 $2,584,625.75 $3,116,047.08
*49,796.87
Total Canadian Lines
*116.240.02
66.443.15
Total Great Northern Ry. Co.. $647,661.35 $2,518,182.60 .$3,165,843.95
* Credits.
The
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STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT WITH UNITED STATES RAILROAD
ADMINISTRATION, DECEMBER 31 1919.
—
Due Compami
Cash. December 31 1917
$28,224,759.53
Agents and conductors. December 31 1917
376,849.19
Working fund advances, December 31 1917..
37,568.10
December 31 1917,
As.sets,
collected
Property retired and not replaced
Revenue prior to January 1 1918
Corporate transactions Collections
Compen.sation for two years. .$57,542.721 .56
Less Payments received
35,516,794.00
—
—
22,025.927.56
Accrued interest on unpaid compensation and
open accounts
Total
Due U. S. Railroad Administration
Liabilities. December 31 1917, paid
Expeases prior to January 1 1918
Corporate transactions Payments
Additions and betterments
1
,564,022 .55
$64,019,186.48
—
$20,716,903.90
2,623,553.72
19,187.015.01
16,170,709.09
—
Total
58,698,181.72
Balance due Company, subject to current settlement
$5,321. 004. 7&
Deferred Assets (to be settled for at end of Federal control)
Material and supplies
$12,154,097.80
Accrued depreciation since December 31
1917
3,270,073.24
Total
Total
15,424,171.04
Due from United
States Railroad Administration
$20,745,175.80
The above represents the book balances as of December 31
1919 and such balances are, of course, subject to readjustment and change to conform with the terms of this Company's contract with the Director-General.
CONSOLIDATED GENERAL BALANCE SHEET DEC.
"Land for transportation purposes" was occasioned chiefly by writing out of the Comcredit to the account
pany's investment account t