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W VM Ml I <¥ff 1 ,..a , ^ v .«• ' • ,-s V >6 ''i*. •'. ft h ^ i 1948 " ■■-' -i MONDAY vsV^v-v I1; '• '• ;'* Reg. U. S. Pat. Office Volume 167 Number 4677 New General RAILROAD Acme Steel " .. V •";V ' S'-, > Net Net income 3,49i,077 income-^.1,326,609 on 12,402,439 $7,689,512 993,324 984,324 $2.18 $7.74 $4.54 income outstanding per share—4-*---^"' connection with of $-1 •.per -share, on record Feb. "Sales 20, for the the 1948, the first month Since dividend 1901.—V. 166, p; of 1948 Feb. on continue at 10 2093. - record 275th dividend paid by the company Earned . to pay 4 % Express Co.—Pays Bonds at Maturity— Bankers March on gold bonds Aetna ■ Trust Life Morgan B. Co., 1, due all New 1,-1948.—V. Insurance Brainard, St., Jr., York, outstanding 167, N. Y. >is collateral 541. p. been advanced Mr. Brainard, in Mr. formerly Spoerl, 1925.—V. also 167, Assistant formerly D. riques, has Sales General been to caution , Manager. 167, is Spoor succeeded Promotion announced formerly in that Manager by H. dealer was Hensales capacity by Russell v-1 ■ still President, $2,52 Feb. on. informed 17 of in review prewar possible the over V . at inventory / . order on Dec. 31, position of the ratio overall inventory to policy sales," is. to strive he said; with $14,171,556 in share of (Common receivable .. at credit p.i 1947 This in to ; .' .... of from due credit approval 166, stock 1947, 98,500 end 1946, increased Dec%31, than v. / the represents comparison sizable customers requisites the $24,000,000 C. O. & of use bank It ; ... ■ '-"V ; 25, of \ V. '•* however, 1% $26:05 Dec. 31, 1946. in ip46, to added modified of C. three-quarters of & the O. share a of reduction of the preferred C., & O. prior preferred, Mr. not relaxed," Mr. Bertram Co.—Earnings— Period End. Jan. 31— Gross B. Cable Estin leaving the $50 sought to provide also through series a $3,682,973 expenses Provision for Amort, of plant adjustments General Fed. Gross -' of 7 v./- 585,193 3,143,906 • 701.328 $9,536,961 243,862 " \ & Radio . Corp.—Comptroller Elected Tower //V William t elected r of New j.". . of President Th£ of the Vick Chemical of the National Co. j of 3,006,789 the board same to become He. junior the time had the to finance Mr. Estin of effective at represented prior announced the the annual 5 Va % preferred.; He- also committee and a his retirement meeting preferred member was of of from stockholders The the executive 60,385 verted 46,980 record $6,422,806 105.000 105,000 1,260,000 $582,997 $5,162,806 inc. from oper,„ has Dividends on Divs. on Crl88 448,759 Dr 1,907 Cr3,947 Dr 1,920 74,840 /■%:•■ t 103,000 *38,941 taxes 38,000 m $64,957," pfd. on stock class ■'Because not B of for excess $728,029 . $44.901; . 72,588 (includes j ; excess ; profits excess : 49,875 3,990 3,990 7,980 9.975 3.990 3,990 credit profits carry-overs from prior years, no tax is required. If this credit less would would than the amount shown have have been above. profits tax of $78,750. BALANCE SHEET DEC. '• $58,406 29,926 available, the provision for Federal taxes approximately $16,000 more and the net income been $548,020 9,975 been approximately $16,000 ; 7,980; stocks Federal $110,218 : 20,251 class A slock-h provision had 1944 589,075 profit: Divs. 1945 804.392 Inetl___2 Prov. for Fed. inc. Net 1°45 $991,357 31. 1947 * ASSETS—Cash, $5,000; expenses, for $300,329; U. S. Government securities (at cost! receivable;(less reserve of $13,1241, $488,145; prepaid $9,081; land, buildings and accounts etc., depreciation equipment of $126,571), total,.$1,046,225. ; $243,669; goodwill (after (nominal •• • for other taxes, $25,891; ferred value Federal-taxes stock $1 (par per on reserve value $2 $371,062; clients' deposits, $57 income, $44,792; accrued expenses for per share), $26,600; rate adjustments, share), class B $180,000; stock (par $1- : , LIABILITIES—Accounts payable, reserve reserves value) etc., class value $45 927A $1 stock' per 592and pre-: and Dec. dividend a holders to payable before or 15, this company. of of will each •' for - Stock New Stock Exchange (Stocks) Exchange (Bonds) New York Curb Exchange Baltimore Stock Exchange Boston Stock Exchange Chicago Stock Exchange Cincinnati Stock Exchange Cleveland Stock Exchange Detroit Stock Exchange^. York $1 to were March 1948 Mr. 167, 30 ' "J Chemical Consulting chemical to it work in the Cottrell, new 29 head the Los position he a '. ' 33 . . will in this deal expanding operations.—V. 34 600 34 p. kwh'., 01- June .7 • . ' 35 35 36 36 36 on Director Feb. 23 of 166, p. of by Development Peter Monsanto Colefax,. Chemical. to 841.x:,:.. his to the Co.—Weekly Output— the System 1948, 230,280^000 ; In 2554. kwh.. inputs an 13.03%, over the corresponding week American , of subsidiaries increase of 26,54-6.- of last year.—V. 12 v, f Standard ' '' , Sanitary Corp. 31— 1947'. 1946 "Includes the excess g 123,734,000 120,001,000 19,425,000 "9,905,000 15,656,000 reserves, $1,212,000. tAfter charging provision for ^Includes dividends from foreign subsidiaries $1,580,000 in 1947, $2,490,000 in 1946 and $498,000 in $250,000. amount of 1945.—V. 1945 ^ 200,043,000 JNet income after Federal taxes^___ in 166, 1885. p. _40 42 __24 /Transactions New York Curb Exchange Stock and Bond Averages 24 33 (par American A the Service participating dividend $3 cumulative and Co.—ParticiDating Dividend— of $1,816 per share has been declared participating to holders of record June 1, Stock and N. Y. Curb Single Copy, $10 Exchanges, • 1936 through capi¬ Y 1947^ Yearly (6 issues), $50 f. w. stephens 15 William St., New York 5 St. Louis Listed and Unlisted Securities Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund Notes___44 The Course of Bank Clearings____ 43 N. Telephone HA 2-4848 Dividends Declared and Payable Foreign Exchange Rates Combined Condition Reserve "Banks__l»___«_ Condition Statement of Member ; Federal Reserve 44 System__. Edward D. Jones 41 Statement of • --Established Federal 41 Banks of I . " 300 North 4th & Co. 1871 St., St. Louis 2, Missouri w Members New York Stock 44 on preferred stock, payable July 1, 1948! A participating dividend of" $1.13 per share was paid on this issue on July 1, last year. The usual annual distribution of S3 per share was made on Jan. 5, this year.T-V.: 166, p. 2206. 1948 Miscellaneous Features (in spiral .bound book) showing monthly highs, lows—earnings—dividends talizations—volume on virtually every stock listed on (& j sales contingencies, ___38 Stock Exchange—Curb Section Over-the-Counter Markets Transactions New York Stock Exchange & ^^ Net 37 Toronto Radiator Months Ended Dec. General Corporation <S? Investment News—Cover State and City Bond Offerings-J 51 922 CHARTS 267, -. Subs.) —Earnings— 38 share) Complete Years Covered by These 14, . ' Twelve of 34 ^ Exchange 19, amounted company 15, charge*'of Technical Operations, primarily with new projects related For the week ended Feb. of cash Corp.—Appointment— Vice-Presidetit American Power & Light 33 this company's new Development Department and will Angeles, Calif., office in conjunction with Samuel Vice-President /company's con¬ stockholders March on appointed announced was Dinsmoor, until recently will for the Scrip be Engineer of Reading, Mass., who manufacturing in the United States has, been years, . 841. p. • 33 Pittsburgh Stock Exchange i St. Louis Stock Exchange San Francisco Stock Exchange Montreal Stock Exchange Montreal Curb Exchange Stock Co., 13 Los migeles Stock Exchange Philadelphia Stock Exchange:. Toronto than corporation, , on 30. must qualify made made • & with share per 10, President. 24 ~ Dinsmoor, identified more this Potash Co. Dividend— record 30 be He Card • 1947.—V. • S. been Dodd . ■ Maych March distribution -1.. for Stock and Bond Quotations New York Report— $935,841 ' stock 1948. •- •• distributions of $1 Daniel In This Issue 1,559,994. 833.072 income 25% on 18, "V;-- • Playing . $5,402,76^ Albert, Frank-Guenther. Law, Lie.—Annual Misc. dividend shares American . Expenses A Sept.: 15 Page Gross declared April 15 full Feb. Cash $6,962,762 1947 have stock a into dividend. committee. 43,038 $697,997 ' as ". %. . payable stock, received i 5,004 Cr2,516 $393,472 Calendar Years— ' 62,771 5.088 . directors capital in stock, which is formerly Vice-Chairman the J 2825. American Meter Co., Inc.—Declares $1 A Allison •. -> Laundry Machinery Co.—New Director— . •• ; Corp., New York, and a of Winston Salem, N, C. of p. been Corp. Reinsurance the Security Life & Trust Co, company on Feb. .18 announced the retirement board of directors.—V, 167, p. 841. —V., 164, has ■ Reinsurance the American ^ 2,902,650 $498,472 741. fv • At Co., v The Matthew. A, Follman has been elected a director of President and a director of the United States is 25 delayed action for further study, a plan proposed by George Estin, a director, for liquidation of $24,000,000 bank loans and an exchange offer to holders of the prior preferred stock. 'iC!. V'■'' '■ % :-'V •• ■ .. America^ Insurance is also'chairman of the Board York and The from Preyer, Preyer director said.— ;.yy:y; Y. director a Mf. h,V \Crl,711 Balance p. Feb. 'on exchange American Insurance Co., Newark, N. J.—New Director Loans— directors $9,971,221 disct., preferred stock -V.'' 167, 4,172,588 - expense- The of $934,347 269,837 Bank May. 13.820.894 7%..: income on 585,193 ( ' ; deductions Net ;..* $771,686 debt and prem. 48,766 (3,342,304 , 610,751 -L Amort.' 3, 482,995 long-term . Divs. - :: excess income debt Other 48,766 and on 12, 493,257 3,677,560 acquis. •'*- Interest $33, 849,160 304.630 taxes "" r. 334.000 taxes income profits f 1,917,770 deprec._.._ 1948—12 Mos, —1947 $3,197,912 $39,352,907 1,208.840 18,389,995 of 7.. its 645. p. Alleghany Corp.- -Delays Study of Plan to Liquidate 1948—Month—1947 revenue Operating suggesting he suggested the present has been elected Comptroller of this corporation three main operating subsidiaries,:*. All America Cables and Inc., The Commercial Cable Co., and the Mackay Radio & Telegraph Co. Mr. Tower, who ha-s been associated with the /;CR System for the past five years, previously held the position of Assist¬ ant Comptroller ol ACR and the three operating companies,—V. 167, and Accounts Jackson ,c/:; by for 1 " $8,834,880 proposal alternative, an of stock A latter As Radio, a ingtallfaent sales. More t'during thfe year, although 2553. oifer an ' "• r he shares American . $13,463,838 compared; bocnk value of $27.07 per a securi¬ and urged Continued" purchase of Alleghany's preferred stocks in the open was favored by Mr. Estin, but he objected to using borrowed money for the purpose,—V. 167, p. 741. V" ? to with at % cash also fijom. th^ Alleghany Corp. market to of aware rejected. ; The Corp. structure i3 Alleghany loans. stock common bffers. increasejin were were v. amounted $5,300,309 a suggested the of dividends on the issue outstanding for the present. par decline, we are proceeding with a cautious buying and at the same, time following an aggressive sales policy, working capital of the company increased from $11,593,269 to $14,436,149, principally through the sale of $4,200,000 15-year 3% •_ Feb. offer tor "The at shares offering program . program off pay accumulation 1946, to. return /"Being . not and Alleghany _ market worth said: adopted entire i', . . "Our year. of Estin to two an decreased of the Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. On : $1.62 end to studied," dividend" arrears. r 559,752 1947, not was portfolio for each share of Alleghany prior preferred, which has a call and liquidating value of. $50 per share plus approximately $33 in stockholders the at the corporation relation * The profits was due to the necessity of taking heavy increased payroll and general expenses, and v; margins because of rising merchandise costs after the. fall catalog. ' - hand being by proposal its plan submitted by Mi'. Estin embraced three points. These previously been outlined in letters Feb. 4 and 7 to Robert R. Young, who is Chairman of the Alleghany board and also Chairman 1945 $7.10 . and The ties 2,622,782 issued Estin's , . Alabama Power Copy a had fluctuating commodity prices, the Company is exercising making advance commitments," Mr. Jackson pointed out in our of F. share..—...• statement "Mr. $70,111,169 $47,756,102 1,061,046 of debentures. -'Cbvv: 645. p. Sales it Mr. and is company Schmidt;—V.' appointed A depreciation, profit his Treasurer, joined the Aetna in Treasurer, joined the Aetna subsidiary a 75 Cents MISCELLANEOUS - proposal 1 ' 1946 $79,248,308 Jackson, approximately 15% It wag reported... ;A"' Co.; Sales of the manager S. Spoor Reduction total, .- decrease. in '•V "Because Induction Co., Inc.—Sales Promotion Manager— Dale Air • taxes common mailing .of "Net Air $136,445; i.. m . Assistant 541. p. Fed. Merchandise. inventory / Vice-President and Assistant Treasurer of the Aetna Life Insurance Co., the Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. and the Automobile Insurance Co.; and Charles A. Spoerl -was promoted to Financial Secretary and Assistant Treasurer of these three companies. 1927; the 50-year '* ' Co.—Promotions— has the inventory prepared trust surplus, , ' „ sales net per narrower Wall 16 1948 March , , Robert. W. that Adams / Consolidated high . The "■ *Net .profit after; the 1885, p. ... Aldens, Inc. (& Subs.)—Earnings— Calendar Years—'&:■'? ' ' 1947 hh stated: 1947 K is earned of regular quarterly dividend payable March 12 to holders of y above 3,157,864. the capital stock, S. Traer, President, C. levels."/' L:1-.' The declaration of 7,626,425 4,712,927;; $131,317; company extended an invitation to its preferred stock¬ holders to make tenders of their preferred stock to the company at a price; not to exceed $3.75 per share for a maximum of 25,000 shares. Such offer expired on Aug. 25, 1947 and under the terms of the offer the company acquired 18,959 shares at an aggregate cost of $70,669, These shares were cancelled and on Nov. 10, 1947 authorized preferred stock was reduced from 108,959 shares to 90,000 shares.— V. 166, $4,468,561 993,324 ______________ surplus, INSURANCE - NOTE—The 1946'" ., $2,164,468 taxes income In 1947 INDUSTRIAL - $26,600; capital $1,046,225. $15,424,237 $55,055,762 $39,846,405 Operating Shares ' . Quar. End. —Year Ended Dec. 31— Dec. 31,'47 , Net ".sales Federal PUBLIC UTILITY - Price Corporation and Investment News Co.—Earnings— - Period— York, N. Y., Monday, March 1, 1948 Exchange St. Louis Stock Chicago Stock Exch. Exchange Chicago Bd. of Trade New York Curb Exchange Associate Phone CEntral Bell 7600 Teletype SL 593 . & FINANCIAL COMMERCIAL THE 2 (938) American Telephone & |i b&siSi service This extended to was Nagoya, Sapporo, hama, Kyoto, Kokura and Fukuoka. A short wave radiotelephone system Net River. Included jn the plans are 2,000 the the in Mississippi midwest to Buffalo from • Excise a/c Total Railway 841. Net 1947, operation, was stock, common W. President. Chapman, It Fixed Net ry, —V. —V. 167, income 646. oper, p. 87,476 21,129 - 73,903 33,049 p. Light Arkansas Power & as Rent 4^% $314,821 28,750 $286,071 $4,133,214 $3,827",070 1,949 15,616 27,113 "$215,355 $3,022,653 608,609 period. $2,414,044 1__ .Y Balance 421. 166, Net Earned 917,215 The 65,000 share —V. 166, 1251. p. $406,563 $0.98 , : Santa Fe Ry.—Places Orders— The company has placed an order for 56 lightweighted sleeping cars, according to an announcement released on Feb. 14 by Fred G. Gurley, President. V-'V-l AA.Y. YA' Y;-A Y. r AY-:- •. Of the streamlined lightweight cars, 29 have been ordered from the American Car & Foundry Co., and the remainder from the Budd ■ Company. The of number total lightweight cars which the Santa Fe System 72. At present 414 cars are in with the receipt of those on order Santa Fe will have a has on is order weight cars totaling Atlantic The directors on Feb. made March 1948 to holders 1, Atlantic Gulf & West Indies Steamship Lines (& Subs.) 1947—3 Mos—1946 $7,661,880 $4,647,201 Period End. Dec. 31— revenue 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $28,550,831 $12,751,781 exps. (incl. over¬ head & depreciation) 7,077,171 5,019,380 26,944,298 12,364,717 Net oper. "$5~84,709 "$372,179 $1,606,532 222,512 $1,829,045 $703,080 93,668 100,530 Other revenue income (net) Interest operating Income before {Other profit income Net for assets $482,547 ' 205,444 taxes. {Representing , $602,550 416 5,349,837 - $277,103 profit "Loss. 3,343,077 before 316,016 $1,735,376 -"$361,374 -"72,737 principally (non-recurring).—v. 167, p. $5,952,387 191,628 $3,129,572 $5,760,758 profit from disposition of capital $2,981,702 Crl47,869 422. $1,735,792 047,363 $1,088,429 —V. 166, p. Electric 600,000 Inc.—Earnings— 1945 1946 .1947 investment bankers of San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 23, above company to Richard F. Bellack, formerly Vice-President of the Fox River Pappr Corp., Appleton, Butte corporation makes burglar alarm systems for financial Sutro & Co., announced sale of the The 890,677 operating Net $11.93 $3.53 $2.37 $2.81 Shares—Declares Divs.— 29 will vote on approving a proposal stock on a two-for-one basis. The directors on Feb. 11 declared the regular quarter dividends of $1.50 per share on the preferred stock and $1 per share on the common stock, both payable March 1 to holders of record Feb. 20.— 166, V. March on common 2207. P. Light & Power Co., Ltd. (& Subs.) —Earnings— Month of from .— net revenue 1946 $7,252,328 6,499,362 $2,493,438 , operation expenses Estimated Net 5,475,089 December— earnings -"Operating r 129,238 $3,501,391 441,295 income in dollars are 1947 income.before taxes — income1 taxes 1946 $2,713,990 -"$5,488,071 1,500,000 2,300,000 >, 1945 $3,110,081 2,300,000 $3,188,071 $810,081 $3.27 $0.75 ""Includes approximately $900,000 derived from sales of inventories acquired prior to the increase in prices of raw materials since May, Net earnings Earnings per common share _ $1,213,990 $1.19 1946. NOTE—At standing.—V. Dec. 166, 31, p. 380,306 1947, 2207. there were 942,990 common shares out¬ 315,224 $1,012,267 $0.77 •"$0.75 — common per share Trafffc Changes— traffic department whereby Montreal, takes the new post of General Traffic Manager, and H. W. Gillis, of Winnipeg, and Gerald Hiam and G. F. Buckingham, of Montreal, become Freight Traffic Managers were announced on Feb. 23 by G. Allan MacNamara, Vice-President of Jefferson, E. of ijY&a ic has been position will have Jefferson Mr. his new Freight Traffic Manager since 1930 jurisdiction over all traffic matters, and steamship over the passenger States..'' whole system, including the •; „ and in freight, United 7\ A' wi|ll supervise the Prairie and Pacific regions in Canada and U. S. Pacific Coast agencies. \ . . / Mr. Hiam will supervise the solicitation and handling of freight as the system Freight Traffic Manager in charge of sales and service. Mr. Gillis will be in charge of setting of rates for all traffic including Buckingham revenue necessary on long hauls shared with other A. AA, Y":;' A." V , Y. ■ ■>. formerly Assistant Freight Traffic Manager, eastern lines, and Mr. Gillis for western lines. Mr. Buckingham has been General Freight Agent at Montreal for the past 11 years.—V. 167, of devisions the carriers. p. •• Hiam Mr. was Period End. Operating ilan. taxes Fed. income $1,771,112 1,308,616 127,968 30,890 — Net oper. $303,638 income Non-oper. income Gross ; taxes than munic. other Earnings— Net 321,409 299,938 $491,116 $4,307,511 $5,116,432 890 income .3,692 24,046 101,046 $304,528 (net)- income div. ,A A! 27,804 $494,808 $4,331,557 1,446,993 $5,217,478 1,644,674 $2,884,564 804,394 $3,572,804 130,451 Pfd. y 1948—12 Mos.—1947 $1,499,068 $17,705,901 $16,301,524 864,014 11,565,961 9,502,534 116,134 1,511,020 1,382,620 1948—Month—1947 31— expenses and State -vY"-:-'A "• ' v 842. Central Maine Power Co. taken at average Go.—Earnings— $1,327,491 —— —--— requirements dividend Operating revenues—-— Bridgeport Brass 658,190 $1,411,741 Canadian Pacific Ry.—Makes changes in the railway's - Calendar Years— 520,363 648,355 taxes on income. for Federal Important C. $26,229,657 $23,101,481 revenue 118,006 $2,506,044 $1,031,435 $752,966 1947 $7,968,527 5,235,760 \ $2,388,038 (1,346,889 shares) -"Equivalent to 82c per share based on the average number of shares outstanding during the year (1,240,985 shares).—V. 166, p. 2416. Dec. 31— NOTE—Operating results as shown rates of exchange.—V. 167, p. 543. Net 6,128,678 $2,372,153 deductions Earnings Mr. Gross 1— income Net . 1946 $7,623,798 inc*me—net Other Y-- 1947 $8,500,831 1,025,750 Split-Up Common the Subs.)—Earnings— Consolidated Herein) v revenues Operating Preferred 1,248,095 share stockholders split-up Co. (& 1944 3,846,729 to Plans -,;A Ended Dec. 31— 12 Months Provision earnings for the year The Wis. electrical and fbr highways uufl other Subsidiaries Are Not (Mexican $34,679,455 $39,417,661 $62,872,093 $39,222,359 - - Francisco, Manufacturing Co., San Executive Income 1947 were equivalent to $10.64 after de¬ ducting a reserve for contingencies of $400,000. Net income for the fourth quarter of 1947 was $1,357,047, equivalent to $4.26 per common share. After deducting the provision of $400,000 for contingencies, the fourth quarter earnings were $957,047, or $2.97 per common share. Sales for the fourth quarter rose to $19,133,619. to & Control— Calif.—New taxes. charges com. .— 1945 $69,326,121 $46,521,239 $38,193,284 6,763,486 1,992,149 1,259,051 3,735.000 2,747,300 2,000,000 $1.36 $0.40 $0.25 $4.36 Years— — per - - capital share.. 2555. Earned per 1,328,132 and reserve for taxes Federal $555,284 taxes taxes income ■"$334,371 27,003 profit profit (net) Gross Prov, W expense 37,808 $576,779 21,495 income Gross Net Dr7,930 2,657,518 600,000 600,000 $4.43 $2.21 {Preliminary. cash position, including short term governments of $3,000,000, $4,900,561, compared with $6,002,102 last year.—V. 166, p, 946. after and taxes. California Electric Power shares $387,064 Oper. •Dividends paid 1946 - . $34,070,795 share 12 Mos. End. .' T —Earnings— Operating interest on the Payment will 24.—V. 156, p. 1322. of record Feb. $2.11 {1948' 1947 $36,667,439 $38,316,641 Brazilian Traction, Corp.—Interest— approved a payment of 2% 'bonds due Jan. 1, 1956. 20 3%-4% mortgage income be Ambassador Hotel City operation and fleet of light¬ Y'YY;YA'- 486.—V. 167, p. 743. $4,589,307 2,000,000 $2.25 2,613,153 sales The Atchison Topeka & now income earnings after chgs. Net 1946 1947 Calendar Years— Gross Co.—Earnings— depreciation prof, Earn, • Subs.)—Earnings traffic recorders mechanical equipment. of common Net 1946 , , . Machine Co. (& 12 institutions, Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co., $2,263,359 $389,536 $0.97 , Dec. Gross $2,871,968 608,609 1947 share. Earned per common has been authorized by the financial institutions at 2 VV%. 31, 1950.—V. 166, p. 2410. corporation Burroughs Adding 1945 2,383,100 2307. per -"After $2,936,968 1946 $5,563,343 2,383,100 $2.56 profit Number $3,854,183 Corp.—Earnings— profit 13 that listed at Subs.)—Earnings $6,431,432 taxes sales *Net 422. Electric Corp.—$10,000,000 Loan— SEC to borrow $10,The loan will mature Buffalo Niagara The 000.000 from on Corp. (& shares Ended Jan. 31— Years Net Canada, Montreal, P. Q.—V. 167, p. Royal Bank of industry. 1947 after charges and & Net Ended Nov. 30— reminded that these should be exchanged for new securities in reorganized company on or before April 5, 1948, after which date they become void by court order. This notice applies to first mortgage bVsVo gold bonds, or certificates of deposit, or deposit receipts for such bonds; and old 6% cumulative preferred stock or certificates of deposit for such stock (not new $6 cumulative preferred stock). securities in the United States should be forwarded to the National Bank of Commerce of Portland, Portland Maine; in Canada, to the Old be on *■ common p. Best „ Equipment Aro Adjourn An- announced on Feb. stock of this company would be of business Feb. 16, 1948.—V. 167, p. 247. per and Years held time the been the Franciscd Stock Exchange of totaled earned surplus stocks for the to pfd. to $3,022,653" —V. income... net of 1,126,177 72,665 relatively new a income Earned 1,$81,093 $288,020" $4,148,830" in San Number .1,001,742 $4,107,070 280,000 2,830 be Berlin, N. H.—Exchange of Securities—• securities of this company which were outstanding of reorganization on November 29, 1941, have old of from opening Net 1,310,607 $4,479,381 346,167 $353,369" -To AYAA Quarterly Div.— dividend of 15 cents per share Brown Co., Cat March 2, 1948 will later date, it is announced.—V. 167, p. 247. to Calendar Years— Mos.—1946 1,381,686 108,102 transferred p. $93,422 (Del.)- Brooke Iron Co.—Larger the directors declared a 25, Butte 82,306 $245,267 applic. 167, $192,180 called meeting Feb. Holders 542. Calendar —V. $126,358 Beneficial Industrial Loan 86,188 charges reservations Balance 1 $350,539 —" income Dividends , the 29,917 income Net Misc. 1947—12 listing of stock (par $380,456 Operating income ... Other income (net)--.; on $259,897 Listing— ' 113,906 1 retire¬ approp. oper. revenuesfor lease of plant Gross 45,752 1,091,715 shares of common 210,362 taxes Interest 45,643 March 1, 1947, to March 1, 1948, totaled more than $14,000,000 at retail values, Mr. Sayre estimated. The company this year anticipates the sale ; of some 100,000 dryers, a volume equal to its washer business in 1941. Two models are made, electric and gas. $1,342,207 $18,851,667 $16,101,309 9,891,645 8,295,626 879,205 737,541 1,788,348 1,615,778 259,812:, 121,351 .... reserve 46,318 Inc.—Sales, Etc.— S. Sayre, President, announced that Bendix in 1947 manu¬ 76% of all clothes dryers made, thereby establishing itself leader Sales $1,843,741 taxes Propr. deprec. or Net Co.—Earnings— 1947—Month—1946 Period End. Dec. 31— ment $139,174 * annual The, Stock Exchange has authorized the fhares of 4'/2% cumulative preferred 646; V. 166, p. 2554. Operating revenues Operating expenses Other $237,823 47,105 p. factured $468,141 69,540 "Y 30,986 Co. — Listing of Philadelphia Federal $172,676 Bendix Home Appliances, - 300,000 outstanding 167, 3,024 $307,002 adjourned to a 1945 $468,453 . Electric Power Stock— Appalachian $100).—V. 2,374 Meeting— The Cumulative Preferred The 14,232 Bekling Heminway Co., Inc. nual of directors will 167, p. 245. 1946 1947 $602,113 112,911 50,350 1948 $664,765 railway.; railway.. 167, 2,258 ' stock, payable March 15 to holders of record March 2. This compares with 10 cents per share previously paid each quarter. Including the extras of 15 cents on Sept. 15 and of 20 cents on Dec. 15, dividends during 1947 amounted to 75 cents per share.— V. 166, p. 1783. $136,150 ■ assets the capital on Dr5,752 $235,449 ■ fixed income Net estimated expenses of the would have been $2,276,334 year 1946 on a for 1947 and 83 after deducting January— from Br31,423 charges Judson Net 5,782 $158,444 ■ • Corp.—Liquidating Value— 1947.—V. 166, p. 2554. 31, On Dr8,325 (quoted $10,000), as of Jan. 31, 1948 had net assets of $8,412,000, liquidating value of $15.64 per share, which compares of $8,796,834, equivalent to $16.52 per share as of (E. & G.) 299,482 $141,902 1 RR.—Earnings— Arbor from . $304,744 charges assuming a full year's ownership and water companies acquired by the company parent, company, consolidated net income for the year 1947, compared to $2,244,713 for the like basis, equivalent to 84 cents per common share cents per common share for 1946. Mr. Chapman said it is expected that the board declare an initial dividend at a meeting in April.—V, Gross ' $266,872 (net) income Income avail, for , operation of the subsidiary as of Sept. 1, 1947, and Ann 183,036 $152,662 stated that, further was 123,899 $313,069 income (net) .AY.,-'' oper. income- ry. Other Works Co.,, Inc.—Issues Report— net income of company fpr the four months ended which were the first four months of the company's $814,323, equivalent to 30 cents per share on the according to a preliminary statement issued by Gilbert 244,225 oper. income Rent American Water 31, $1,114,640 673,256 799,632 1947 corporation net w.th Dec. $1,249,540 accruals tax Railway in cities linked to the Dec. expenses. Railway oper. Broad Street Investing , 1945 $1,087,089 AY 810,528 31, ; The $1,470,034 912,740 revenues. Railway oper. -•••;.• ~ equivalent to a 1946 DEC; SHEET, marketable securities, at cost $11,417; receivables (less reserve of $1,681,488; $59,256), price LIABILITIES—Accounts payable, $847,667; accrued liabilities, $504,742; provision for income taxes (Federal, $1,707,278, and Wisconsin, $267,982, less $1,669,895 U. S. Treasury notes, tax series, at cost, including interest), $305,365; capital stock, no par (issued, 559,992 shares, at stated value), $300,000; earned surplus, $5,713,484; less treasury stock (5,694 shares, at cost),<Pr$69,890; total, $7,601,368. —V. 166, p. 2207. 1 t • 1947 $4.44 $3.15 $1.53 discounts, in 1947 amounted shares) common sales, less returns, allowances and $7,601,368. obligation exceeding $4,000,000 2'/2% ' 1948 $910,550 594,296 priced at lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or surrender value of life insurance (face amount of policies—$300,000), $142,815; unexpired insurance premiums, etc., $30,427; plant and equipment (after reserve for depreciation of $2,063,425), $1,672,804;. patterns, • tools, dies, etc. (at fixed amount), $50,000; patents, trade-marks, etc (at nominal amount), $1; total, Aroostook RR.—Earnings- & Bangor Month of January— 1,337,168 $1,085,990; inventories, market, $2,926,426; cash $J,645,249 . 1,485,743 — BALANCE $819,483 427,556 398,210 ^ $1,870,086 share (based on common ASSETS—Cash, certificates, 167, p. 842. —V. 3,099,000 $2,637,352 $21,775,431. market Certificates Authorized— guarantor, in respect of not $4,009,550 1,310,000 -- —i— — on Gross series X, to be issued by the -Marine Midland Trust Co. of New York, as trustee, and sold at 99.723 and dividends in connection with the procurement of certain equipment. networks will be with coaxial cable. television pro¬ to be broadcast simultaneously by stations network from Boston to St. Louis.—V. 167, p, Consolidated profit 594,298 to authorized the company to assume 10 Feb. on liability, as equipment-trust Virginia. gram ICC The and $1,755,382 - - Equipment Trust $3,160,086 1,940,000 Wisconsin income and reneg. of war contracts Earned $1,034,030 $917,548 478.734 •. 359,100 retirement act insur. act__ railroad railroad unemployment taxes income Federal Washington will be added doubling the television conventions, three these $923,406 —-—— . a/c tax Tax network,, will also and south. chan¬ the Net -"Include: television channels from New York to cities and Philadelphia and Baltimore to the present eastern network by June, thus channels between these cities. During the political of the television channels can be set up to carry separate programs from Philadelphia to cities on the network, both north This network will also be extended south by the addition of one nel which will enable programs to be received in Richmond, In December the new midwestern and the eastern linked by connecting Philadelphia and Cleveland It will then be possible for the first time for the same additional serve income Net television Two funded debt- - on 1945 $3,937,266 72,285 profit taxes $3,297,583 47,203 150,932 117,912 1,448,940 1,451,050 635,353 647,388 funded debt— —— interest on funded debt— Contingent channels—such that one program can be sent in each direction—will be provided in early October to connect Cleveland, Toledo, Chicago and St. Louis and one channel to carry programs from this network to Buffalo. to $2,735,243 562,340 interest'on network channels will be available miles of television St. Louis, which —_—— (net) Prov. for Fed. and $3,175,858 17,227 deductions other than int. charges expected the east of the Two $2,652,648 523,210 Cr31,482 — ±, Fixed football season this fall. The existing eastern which stretches along the coast from Boston to Washington, be increased and extended in time for the national political conven¬ tions in Philadelphia which start in June. In addition, it is that the new midwestern net work will be connected with coast network by the end of the year, linking these sections country by television. time for the in income 1946 $3,108,287 71,799 $4,577,352 income 2,301,108 25,047 183,409 income Fixed broadcasters, Bartlett T. Miller, Vice President in charge of the long lines department, on; Feb, 24 announced extensive plans to provide additional intercity network facilities this year extending from the East Coast as iar west as 164,641 —: operating Miscellaneous of television needs from Other $5,244,807 2,433,088 income Total Extensions— Televsion Network growing the meet To $5,218,895 tax railway Other the under Announces New _ 1947 $4,502,679 74,673 operations—— Profit Dividends more transmitting provides three telephone circuits. In Japan the Japanese Ministry of Communications of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers.- direction Lhe ; railway operations from accruals. Equipment rents (net) Joini facility rents (net) in the is operated by service operating revenue -"Railway Sendai, Osaka, Yoko¬ and Tokyo, Francisco Net than 5,000 miles long, and receiving centers Ideated near San the links which to enable persons 19 Feb. on telephone to States Jnited 1948 1947 $31,080,852 $28,215,489 -a-A 25,861,957 22,970,682 January— revenues expenses Years Ended Dec. 31— Total 9 on a two-way between ?ice Railway radio-telephone ser- Japan, from the United States; Overseas the two countries was reestablished Feb, Tokyo, of Month Railway* operating Stratton Corp.—Annual Report- Briggs & Ohio RR.—Earnings— & Baltimore Telegraph Co.—Regular Over¬ seas Telephone Service Opened Between U. S. and Japan For the first time since Dec. 7, 1941, it is possible to telephone Monday, March 1, 1948 CHRONICLE requirement."— v 126,042 $174,077 $368,766 67,023 67,023 971,553 Volume 167 THE COMMERCIAL 4677 Number ' Plan The Approved— has SEC track approved application an (subsidiary the company of England will also 1968. 165 Bids must Brradway, w 1948.- A. before or 12 ■ First T. said on Mercier that President the (EST) noon Pacific Southern the Central This 143 with bids B, the March 9, on Co., Feb. on scribed 27 which company, been has Liberty Street, New York, N. 50 years which has ago, Elias A. in located to the land In Cohen, railroad will to value. t sale, E. to States Formation the 6% of the Members reorganization a stock ' orate committee Act Hugh are Robinson, President and a director Inc., and Fred G, Rudge,—V. 167, p. 151. Chesapeake U. Kelly, A. of S. & income and General in one the Gas from or the 1925, THIS 2, common' share per •Calculated number on pursuant mixed gas, purchases By of Coke Co. For the Electric Co. Natural facilities for gas Union 1947 and other serves. Gas was engaged gas; in properties the has and of Sept. As gas distributed was the extended its territory Union, constituting about 2% % of shares, which were heid by public acquisitions of Union's holding approximately mon Chesapeake and Ohio NOTE—Officials due was to and of increased The of merger 98.4% of the the company's Union of wages, other to energy an " , the gas, factured and of cost ■ be to the commissioned equipment service in estimated is in the future. near has Aggregate inclusive, the trial most service parts, scribed will considered. be Butler engaged purchase for natural, manu¬ for gas Harrison, and * ' approximately rendered was The covers machinery, shares to industrial and 1.966 tools, of ' ~ customers and chemicals, ceramics, the of names and '.' ' purchased by each are The ICC and Feb. on liability in respect certificates ment-trust authorized 11 of not trustee, and sold at 99.108 the* procurement of certain obligation serial equip¬ to company assume exceeding $4,900,000 2% by the Old, Colony Trust issued be to the Co., McDonald The as accrued dividends in connection with equipment.—V. 167, p. 842. and new follows: it is said, plans the sale on March 5 of $7,230,000 in •equipment trust certificates, maturing serially over a period of 15 years. Proceeds from the offering will estimated an $9,650,000 in finance not more than 75% equipment.—V. 167, new Chicago Great Western Payment of interest of 4%% mortgage 4%% general income close the at The the shall be dealt business York New bonds of "flat."—V. in 167, Co.__ C. 2.00 W. Exchange contracts Roth & Irving Co. 647. p. & H. Hall & & Cianey Vercoe & income & —V. The R. L. cents President, on Feb. 19 announced that authoriza¬ purchase of 39 diesel locomotive units of various- types the 2,350 freight supplementing cars, in equipment order, is provided in 500,000 maintenance and improvement budget for 1948. Mn Williams 7 said the system budget for capital improvement and acquisition of new equipment is $45,890,000. of which; amount $10,240,000 represents additions and betterments to roadway and fixed property, $2,810,000 for improvements to existing rolling stock, and $32,840,000 as the cost of new equipment now on order or authorized to be placed on order. "Authorization has been obtained for the purchase of 18 diesel senger now on 167, p. 432. Graver and delivered . the 1947 broadcas in progres; is an ex operations.be to coaxial organizations M. : trans- cable in the Records Crocker, corporation $1.36 or am com¬ Made natural President, and its share per and $0.98 1946 stockholders common 54 cents note that in gas. in the subsidiary of in common com¬ stock, 1945, of paid four regular extra an to sales creased in and area during the feet trillion of System cubic gas the gas to car¬ in total high to rose of available levels. $102,146,605, sold * 2% to than more from the has now trillion in they *>77' System in¬ estimated an the Southwest 75 1945. new During December day on 26 days. Columbia contract cents—a cents companies a reserves year. was year. feet reserves. under 15 20 reached income from during billion a compared income in 1946 and 13.8% in 1945. dividends of 15 cents of and 1946 1946. gas increased, cubic 4 of cents 94 gross quarterly operations gas over feet further trillion 6V2 the of dividend cents 30 17% than was 1945. 14.9% compared with 15.4% as System's cubic more While Appalachian fields. Columbia companies are engaged in a major construction program. they spent more than $30,500,000 for production, transmis¬ storage and distribution facilities. They plan to spend an addi¬ Last year sion, $111,000,000 About at 1949 1948, West wholesole to and utilities public other in Cincinnati INCOME Dividends Other commercial Ohio, serving In add'tional them, Total subsidiaries 14,637,500 11,150 085 74,826 from 41,402 consol. revenues $18,153,925 — and admin, expenses.— Provision for Federal income taxr_^; Other taxes, Amort, long-term: on of (*) , 32,698 7::38,103 7 • 2,796,875 and exp._l'' 92,434 ' 7,207 $13,497,745 $9,691,984 —........ (t) footnotes see 4f2*036 -i "2 796 875 ' 16,343 — income and 9*803*129 ' 36^320 $14,217,144 $13,116,493 990,264 .1,077 258 591,101 550*229 995,331 >7, 744,135 . #bt^7.%^7-(2,7S4,375 debt discount Miscellaneous tNet -7- 7 >i94;5' * • $3,277038 *1946 $3,025,657: General Interest Washington, $3,441,599 income under below. CONSOLIDATED 414" 92 "Consolidated Income INCOME Years Ended Dec. 31— sells' homes ONLY) ■ are York, it 800,000 among '7>:v:.7'>;'1947v7console. New addition (COMPANY STATEMENTS subsidiaries enterprises Pennsylvania, an communities, Dayton, Ohio. and Years Ended Dec. 31— from 1950. and Kentucky and Maryland. Virginia, businesses Interest and homes, industries System indirectly in the by C., in million a Virginia, 92 414 2o',314 $8,537,36' Statement' STATEMENTS 1947 ♦1946 , *1945 SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES— revenues: and Total gross revenues____„______$lll,701,661 $95,070,481 63,562.058 50,313,811 5,510,953 5.944,697 4,199,349 7,682,286 7,820,006 5,432,115 for %5',22o',86 458,031 460,410 524 03 —. deprec. and depletion—.. 7,978,577 for 7,000,424 Federal COLUMBIA GAS taxes Balance Fixed tax deductions Balance applicable and income taxes Administrative Oklahoma. income — Maintenance : —$102,146,605 $87,268,523 $81,225,54' 6,933,577 5,544,534 5,184,74i 2,616,479 2,257,424 507 39i gasoline operations & misc. Operation Other Kansas, and in the Deer Creek, Hubbard 7;, Involved in the purchase, according to the company's announcement, are 32 wells and a daily production of about 700 barrels of oil.—V, 167, p. 842. ' ' ' ' , of in share in and Gas billion Income fields in fields in via Corp.—New Stuart to 1947 1947 increase an 231 Prov. Skinner and Thomas said Subsidiary operating companies' 1946 $61,533 11,130,911 for be schedule continue area carrier Gas Through purchase of the capital stock of the Prunty Production Co. of Ponca City, Okla., on Feb. 23, for an undisclosed amount, the Cities Service Oil Co., a subsidiary of the Cities Service Co., has acquired ownership of oil producing properties in the Goodrich, Valley Center, freight and pas¬ the company's $123,- still 647. and compared as Gross Cities Service Co.—Unit Adds to Oil Holdings— . substantial Corp. 1946 Columbia l.b(J 1947 new report per corporation Provision Williams, for and slated are will will York New p. income net $1.20 in share 1.50 $60,750 10,583,205 _ be the constructio as year. interesting ^ tion rapidly broadcast programs Electric & $16,665,568 Electric is Other -h passengers from programs as highs in the distribution of annual to cents It 1.50 Co.—. Co Month of JanuaryNet CBS common standards," was Oil Revenue cul news, a portion amounting to 26 cents per share (compared to 1946 and 2P0 in 1945) was retained by the subsidiaries and providing for the annual maturity of $2,000,000 of the corporation's debentures, the balance available for distribution to* Columbia serial Gas 1.50 Co & of in after Cincinnati Street Ry.—Earnings- 743. and schedule After 410 in Chicago & North Western Ry.—To Spend $45,890,000 on 1948 Improvements— the 167, Gas 1.50 Browning & Co Co., Inc Reiter P. & tha talen; area. studios new the television of successful compared 1.50 1.50 1.50 2.00 Co„ most highly panies 1.50 Co. Nelson, made specifically for "cash," the bonds shall continue to be that Clair Charles A. Hinsch & Co., Inc. John E. Joseph & Co.. Inc.- S. scope so television entertainment, 1.50 Co. & Harrison Pohl & Inc 3.50 Brockhaus, & Co.__ The Weil, Co.; .1.50 1.50 4.50 Co.—_ 3.50 Hill 1948, on the of record & 2.00 2.00 Inc 3.50 & and. Co. 2.00 unless p. George Eustis 3.50 7—V. 167, 15, 1948. directs that Exchange Dryden Fahey, Clark & Co Curtiss, House & Co due 2038, to holders bonds, Cartwright & Co. Yager, Edward will be made on April 1, 11, 1948, 4%%; and ex-interest with 647. p. Swenev, J. E. Bennett & Co., Inc.-. 4.50 Co........ & Gradison D. 2.00 Miller & Co._ 4.50 Murch & Co. Westheimer March on Stock W. 2.00 Skall, Joseph, Fred C. Turben & Co. Grant-Brownell the cost Ry.—Interest— March on of Collin, Norton & Co._" 4.50 Co the affiliates to empolyees and shareholders, "1947 was The subsidiary operating companies of the System delivered more gas than ever before to their customers. Gas earnings reached the highest in history. And more money was dis¬ tributed in dividends than has been paid for many years." ^ 1 2.00 2 4.50 Hawley & Shepard Maynard H. The- company, Inc. 4.50 & "By a and 7.50 Inc. Merrill, circuits corporation's D. Percentage 7.50 Co increase Van Lahr, Doll & Ispording, 10.00 ; Co Hayden, Miller Prescott, Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR.—Equip. Financing Co Richards & Co Co., of & Ohio (Field, & e entirt earnings and in the payment of dividends were re¬ ported on Feb. 16 for this corporation and the 19 oper¬ ating companies of Columbia Gas System. " 7 the unsub¬ as Percentage . . E. Hutton of which the in gas* ' W. of of vast regular construction of outside 1947—New tional 953 the of York field.—V. steel, automobiles and furniture and beverages. underwriters years. enterprise five-day schedule to seven-day present stations relay served include and York CBS to sources the from schedule the studio expansion Columbia in and square diversified are iron the percentages and electric 5,901 activities processing UNDERWRITERS—The Equipment Trust Certificates Authorized— # the to radio of1 residential, including the sale of redistribution. Company uses, Ohio, also and villagesjof Loveland the the to is Blan- by the company and its subsidiary companies is, highly industrialized and at Sept. 30, 1947, indus¬ part, manufacturing by the company. Bidders are asked to specify a dividend rate, which must be some multiple of % of is and must be the same for all maturities. No bid than 99 in It of natural municipal Hamilton, of service served served customers. and for less •; and City and sale and Amelia, of 17 establishment television continue this from though the CBS-New mitted commercial, It also sells electric villages production and transmission, ' area of The a miles population of approximately 800,00ft (1940 Federal census). a for 1948, and mature serially installments from March 15, 1949 to March 15, 1958, will be guaranteed as to principal and dividends equal annual both purchase, residential, Ripley, Ohio, redistribution. distribution manufactured water territory The Proposed certificates will be dated March 15, in the to and Cincinnati. The tension on , Ohio, and furnishes steam heating service in a small part of downtown $6,000,000. at the furnishes also the and industrial to gas * be opened at noon, March 11, on 1948 series) serial equipment trust to " Procee'ds from sale of the proposed issue will be applied toward purchase of 46 passenger cars for the daylight streamliners, "The Chessies." and Hamersville mixed mixed 7 ■ utilities public manufactured 'certificates. : production, energy < for Electric commercial, Equipment Issue— on company is inviting bids, issue of $4,750,000 (second the Cooperative, Inc., for purchase of natural gas, the in period.* Bids in electric Georgetown, .. The of Rural resulting from unusually severe weather conditions pre¬ vailing throughout the territory. 1 The income statement included Pere Marquette district for the en¬ 7 engaged sale chester, ; carloadings tire is and will to programs even in ried to net in in stock industrial and municipal and other public purposes. said^ the decrease in net earnings fuel and material prices, and to reduced company first April 63 common added its limited New present programs be resulted shares have common of the the past ap¬ equipment Columbia's on coverage intended are fed with benefit may resources film Union's outstanding com¬ stockholders. Subsequent - company ■'distribution Marquette Railroads. Pere the $0.50 $0.24 The to Light, Heat & Power Co., Miami Power Corp. and West Harrison and Water Co., Inc., except for certain shares of the common of the the coordinated a television control based said. be communities said Consolidated the numerous the all Sept. 30, 1947. after City into Electric stock 3,983,411 1 in 1945, it acquired by purchase outstanding securities of 30, Co. 1894 City of Cincinnati production of manufac¬ merger Electric & were introduced was the territory served, including so distributed since that time, the years the of natural and 30 (Ohio). company in corp¬ properties manufactured ordinance an approximately the history business. new now it 1,560,224 4,501,943 , as changed was and are maximum facilities to other less other before 04l'21 43 3 973 40 8!l78 56 9*48l'59 to corporation $21,246,921 $19,162,504 $16,497,97 & ELEC. and $86 917 68 fixed CORP.— expenses income 1,697*337 charges 1,578,126 1,633 IS $19,549,534 $17,584,378 $14 864 71 2,884,016 2,905,632 2',909',6C charges switching locomotives, 15 1,500-horsepower diesel freight locomotive upits, si 2,000-horsepower diesel passenger locomotives and 2,350 freight cars," said Mr. Williams. "In addition, we have on order/. 719' diesel switching locomotives, one 1,000-horsepower diesel passenger" locomotive, 1,400 freight cars and 52 streamlined passenger train .qaps ol' Various types. Provision also is inemded in the budget for 7 .rebuilding 500 steel hobner cars at the railway's Winona, Minnesota,7 Shops at a cost of $1,660,000. A similiar car rebuilding program was tConsolidated net income , conducted Winona'in -1947." at vVi■: t Among motive major budgeted items. is the construction 7-7V',.-77;v 7'. - of a of mora -but-of-face miles roadway, promote Commercial William offices: as to service, The 130 of ballasting in high speed improvements proved than Dana 135 'S.' and La and Financial as to American NOTE: Union, On $35.00 account of the year;, in (Reg. D. The at U. in S. the the post of office present 1947, of" The im¬ ferred Office) Canada, rates of at with New per $38.00 exchange, per declared 18 Co.—40-Cent Com, Div.— a dividend of 40 cents stock, share 1947: in On March 13, 37V2 cents; June and 13 in -May, usUal stock quarterly was B. year. remittance also Dana Y„ Company, twice a Gardens, under the Other for dividend of $1.25 per share on the .5% pre¬ declared, payable March 11 to holders of record 166,,..p.' 2208. Published N. retained by $16,665,568 subsidiaries.. $14,678,746 $11,955,11 4,986,762 3,417,of ■3,167,823 Publishers, week Act Countries. foreign .777;; 7-7 London, of Balance representing parent com- [every 25 Park Thursday Place, New (general , '• '777 York news 8, and net Puny tPortion income— $13,497,745 required for retirement of $9,691,984 $8 537 '• • , debentures 2,000,000 2,000,000 Balance available for distribution to Columbia Gas & Electric . 2,000, %''' . Corp. common other corporate Earnings per •Income pared from . Drapers' York, Feb. 11, 40 cents each; and Dec. 11, a year-end of $1.32%,. the. company split its stock' two-for-one. 7 t William Portion letter of notification wi'h fhe SEC a per share payable March 11 to holders of record March 1. outstanding stock received the following dividends or March. 1.—V. Patent Co.—Files common stock to be offered & Co. and First C'eveland Prescott on common equivalent Sept; of variety provide Stove at $13.50 each, Corp., both of Proceeds will be used for working capital.—V. 164, p. 1716. directors the on • Riggs, Business Manager. (Telephone State 0613); 1 111. Dominion fluctuations a Feb. 16 filed ($9 par) are Cleveland Graphite Bronze The efficiency. William St., per as miles shares Cleveland. diesel loco¬ 222 well Chronicle President; Salle and equipment and increase Chicago 3, second-class matter February 25, 1942, • rail territory, structures safety Seibert, 115-pound bn company Underwriters and service lation I The Co-operative (O.) ;%Yvf for 21,278 completion , 1' sec— :v7 repair, shop at Proviso, 111., at a cost of $642,000; of construction of a' $1,860,000 modern diesel locomoirVA service and repair shop, and the completion of a $1,940,000 icentlalfzed traffic control project between West Chicago and Nelson, lilt Construction on the letter two projects was started' in 1947. ' tiAtnong other major projects included in the budget are the instal¬ the Cleveland on common pro apr.lieabla tax to ' or $11,497,743 purposes statements a Ghare._%p_. for forma investments related shareholders the basis, disposed securities of :; years, to $7,691,984 $9.84 1946 ' $0.63 and 1945 have $bp been pn reflect /ia) during outstanding elimination of all incon those years, (b> annual char^i at the end of and' 1946 adjustments. pxffThe.,indenture, securing the $6 537 3( $42 00 per N. Y., FtEctor 2-9570. Herbert D. Seibert, advertising issue) with a statistical issue debentures Editor on and requires" ti Publisher- Monday], other- year. advertisements must be made in New York funds. n ' corporation's E. C., England, ; c/o Edwgrds & Smith. > Copyright 1948 by William B. Dana Company Reentered March 3, 1879. Subscriptions in United States, U. S. Possessions, Territories and Members of Pan subscriptions and ' permits. by an under the 1837, name company's & Gas 3, which Stanton 1 advanced most studio plans as audience studio material will stations programs news and studios incorporated April on continuous a was of other companies company, it has in the period since its organization acquired utility of Stanton motes of Mr. CBS program Included distributing to by 1,778,637 2,536,083 outstanding and in had the existing studio ■) facilities, occupying more than Terminal Building In midtown Central with all new television stations limitation It equipped The scene," new tural, and Outstanding without series Co., 1936, manufactured and Columbia the variety 270,000 shs. has Ohio of its throughout a large part of of Cincinnati, and has been 2,471,374 , shares of give those $45,500,000 be Grand practically network American of 1948. their the 1 •" associated ,, and operating experience in television over primary television interest is "The , •Earnings will and FINANCING largest television studio plant was an¬ Frank Stanton, President, as a major step in plans for building a nationwide television "Columbia's nationwide 2,244,000 shs. years. Union of and ejectric completion upon 100 to the half producing 1,241,604 income actual to The will while right held. %, scrapped. 400,000 shs. more Electric & 1906 by first in than Assembly : Other; railway taxes-. railway operating income Feb. on York, be nation's by in paratus shares shares feet will 2,500,000 shs. Gas-Light & taxes profits excess 10 con¬ New ■ cubic munications 1,909,968 Can. for the 204,000 • BUSINESS—Company under lease In from 1948 (E.S.T.) m. EFFECT TO series ($100 par) for 'more entered tured $26,874,105 $25,607,473 Net Net also 1907. Ohio Ry.—January Earnings—* & p. each for series due 1975_ Cincinnati that which January— 3 GIVING issued existence, public income at Cincinnati to its and the Mohawk Wire Co., of the of During the of be AND principally holders of Secretary director a of 1.901 operated Edward J. Gould, Chairman of the H. &M.; Manhattan RR.; Month of represent James R. Reeves, by expired 2%% existence name in 20. V. Gross to committee announced was Feb. on the of Hudson & John of preferred committee share of the 17 intensive studios new 70;000 ' given principal amount, but subject to the restrictive provisions of the first mortgage of the company dated as of Aug. 1, 1936 as amended by the second supplemental indenture' thereto dated as of Oct. 1, 1945 between the company and Irving Trust Co. as trustee. Committee Corp.—Protective one aggregate ($8.50 par) may HISTORY Electric provide/funds were aggregate it Central to 15, Authorized stock •Bonds Chief Executive Officer of Moore, an of Cumul. pfd. stock, 4% occupy T. for rate Jan. • Common the railroad, said it was, a company policy to divest itself of'all realty not needed for railroad purposes to lighten a heavy tax burden and maintenance costs. A long-range program, he added, "calls for ulti¬ mately constructing somewhere in New Jersey a new office building that will house departments now located in New York, Jersey City (N. J.), and other municipalities in the metropolitan area. The aim will be to locate the building in a low-tax area."—V. 167, p. 743. the the subscribe . ' \ discussing at 1st mtge. bonds, operator, continue to share per is issue of Feb. on company's Mr. , is the President. its quarters, comprising about one-third of the building, under lease arrangements, report Wm. A. White & Sons, brokers in the transaction. 'lV The assessed valuation is $1,250,000, of which $650,000 represents The the network. Shares company's capital structure. record Broadcasting System, Inc. — Constructing Television Studio Plant in N. Y. City Construction nounced . 647. p. Co.—Unsubscribed of CAPITALIZATION, Estate, Liberty stock the of purpose improve the $22 at common structure at about Inc., of 12-story a 143 Electric & stockholders subscribe right to and Common almost since its completion Y. property this sold 167, Western, trains, additional on portion of 204,000 shares of common stock of¬ subscription by common stockholders. struction 9, Building— of New Jersey—Sells RR. Gas PURPOSE—The 1st, of March returnable are service.—V. suburban the North on installation fered for Pacific proposes Central $37,396,000 of issue which for the which program connection series their Offered—W. E. Hutton & Co., Cincinnati, and associates Feb. 7 offered at $23.50 per share 7,868 shares of com¬ mon stock (par $8.50). These shares were the unsub¬ to follow mortgage bonds,., will include op¬ portunity to those holders of the 1st; refunding mortgage bonds, due Aug. 1, 1949, who desire to sell the same prior to maturity to submit tenders to the company which will be returnable about April 1. —V. 167, p. 842. in Columbia 3 Nation's Largest on i of machinery, facilities, signal The ■,V"':/- ;'v" Refunding Bonds May Be Tendered— & in those Cincinnati bids York, New with extended be including mortgage bonds, (939) shop additional and improved station improvements and other safety and protective devices and yard and other -tracks. The use of oscillating safety lights, the development of which was pioneered for the purchase of $37,396,000 first series B, to be dated Feb. 1, 1948, to mature Feb. 1, be addiessed to J. A. Simpson, Treasurer, Room 2117, requests company modern Co.—Invitation for Bids— Central Pacific Railway The additional of CHRONICLE additional ($100 par) common stock.—V. 167, p. 842. Co., consisting of 6,470 shares purchase FINANCIAL drainage,, system Public Service Co.), to acquire for $653,470 cash all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Union Water Power New of the include These & i j'.-rj i j ^ | JJJ 4 THE COMMERCIAL (940) years ' DEC. BALANCE SHEET, , (COMPANY ALONE) 31 ASSETS— ■ territory , *®46 •' 1947, ' 210,822,449 7,445,147 14,673,045 Cash of Feb,-19, 1948,;,amounted to.)329,for the corresponding week in 11.43'// .—v.*-167, p. 846, y. • int. 10,799,464 • The company tricity Feb, deposits——— Soecial funds and Unamortized and discount debt (electricity 2,024,676 131,037 .compared 252,322 252,196 1,199,126 15,601 22, 1948, amounted year, with V LIABILITIES— surplus 12,229,874 shs.)_ (outstdg., par no surplus Earned — since Sept. 1946—., ——-—. 30, „ — Accrued interest Total worth" _ kwh. for 'vhe tcdrfei.ppnding 3.1%.-~V. 167, p. 846,. ———_C— Intangible cash investments receivable •Accounts 31,923 14,418,121 8,799,983 „„ 10,813,376 _ 6,552,548 Unamortized debt Other deferred ' discount and charges Total expense-—— 406,305} 65 4 122,298,740 Capital — Earned surplus shares) 122,232,560 Sept. since 3V8% debentures, 1%% serial debs.,, due $2,000,000 per Minority of subsidiary Accounts 1S71.*——— due interest in stock common payable Accrued taxes - — interest Other —— I deposits current and and and Reserves injuries 'Advances for and 932,292 1,281,245 3,296,951 . , 2,277,060 141,332,667 aid in of 1,826,662 1,626,422 in 587,531 417,945,440 406,305,654 doubtful 1946. ; accounts v t. of $499,941 A * and $502,- 1947 ' ' * in * .Registers With SEC— The company covering will be used to determined be finance under competitive construction a invite bids to be opened March 23.—V, Feb. bidding. 75 Company program. plans excluding 14 a the of output companies, ended Feb. Commonwealth sales showed a other to 10.6% Edison electric increase Co. the for the week 238,120,000 237,588,000 —"V. 167, — 5.3 218,309,000 10.0 241,900,000 . 24-—— 224,621,000 240,178,000 7___—j— 31 _■ ; 215,360,000 218,314,000 10.8 Commonwealth Investment 1 ■; /} lA- V;.~ , Total income products,' leading — (from revenues OF ASSETS ASSETS—Securities deposits, market at Net LIABILITIES—Accounts for payable, $4,401; $3,928,974.- the directors capital March have declared stock, 1948. 15, par Last April 1, July 1 V, 166, p. 2417. and $1, Div. the year, Oct. 1, six of 1, six 1948, following cents cents & distributions each; and Southern Corp. Dec. share 24, - on of record were made: 12 cents.— ■ 1948—12 Mos.—1947 S $ $ Frov. 22,358.545 263,220.717 232,250,653 expenses— Amort. of sition 13.398,614 10,236.195 134,016,959 104 417,463 depreciation— for 2,121,961 1,979,375 23,961,8'20 22,289,264 373,909 413,171 4,492,334 (19,532,442 4.490,930 plant acqui¬ adjustments— General taxes— —I and excess}profits taxes— j Fed. income 17,564,962 4,269,407 j [26,770,968 $5,075,158 Int. on V of income $5,460,396 54,446,194 V1// ,: 55,641,402 14,057,520 13,624,150 27,846,632" long-term subs Amort, ^ of orem. debt and v\" debt' „ 1,258,122 dlsct.y, '63,437 deductions——b. Dr71,491 Divs. on .subsidiaries stock ' \ •' 64,645 1,847 - 769,336 . 756,011 : Dr320,336 209,459 of —703,342 Minority stkhldrs. int— income — 46 667 46,667 11,146 $3,196,060 215,199 705.687 8.453,322 8,768,374 216,973 2,045,804 683,180 2,906,550 3,337,798 29,440,548 31,600,228 340,000 340,000 ... . redeem 493,000 steam heating business.. 250,000 L. paid declared.^ or of 10% $11,112,568 (101631,039 8,204.328 capital stock— on rents, 560,000 to for $1,59 general, such cost. Federal selling and administrative and §Which Income equals taxes the reduction attributable to $192,116 $2,558,659 75,493 49,934 812,011 res. earned ^ 1 - BALANCE SHEET, DEC. Other (includes accounts Claims for and $6,268,623 balance new United Corp.—V. Utilities Public 167, Series G, reorganization of prior profits years' Fed. 474,668 . 4,100,000 , , (par $20 share)—. a 139,918,080 427,226,000 30,520 763,517! estimated interest Miscellaneous Dividend funded on for preferred tive March dividend of $1 a per payment amortizat'on for amortiz. Miscellaneous Unadjusted Earned on 5. payments were 1947. year of Distributions declared from available S5 • t income for tne '■ each were mode the on preferred of retained in . stock on Jniv ' ' value of Co.—Annual Report Reveals New said in part; Manager, on Jan. 31 for for the the This the their Bonds 164,541 1'9081390 466,549 57,510 60 231 197,290 127,877 95,034,527 90,303,866 of franchises_,__._^_ plant acquis, adjusts. 21,749 20,053 1.576,936 1,150,419 reserve 3 179 649 3 102 982 elec. l,'l02,'715 reserves 696,035 116,187 81 477 25,331,086 32,223^211 „■ ——— NOTE—The amounts represent or determine cost.—V. left 167, Detroit use $2,908,240 to help It paid Stockholders interruption since Calendar Net sales Net profit Number Earned —v. 1947 was $11,112,568. Cash dividends to of their investment in the business, totaled business stock. which at the historical present cost sale 434,215,801 398,0$7,784 utility and other properties are" thereof do and not purport to value, replacement cost or ear¬ repre¬ reproduction 250. p. Steel chgs. and taxes— common shares—_____ of share p. ' 1947 1946 1945 $25,717,721 $19,460,582 4,120,583 2,361,377 after per 167, Corp.—Earnings— Years— ______ 823,748 889 769 - ! 823 748 $5.00 $22,155,087 S2.C7 1— 723 748 $108 648. ■ year pay year's revenues which'was, expansion of service to cus¬ the from for Our net income for the for other corporate needs. year. Savings credits ned ■. , previous year was $10,631,040. '"-'VV Earnings per share were $1.59, based on the total number of shares outstanding at the year-end. In the previous year, on an 'equivalent., number of shares, our earnings would have been $1.52 per share. Dividends for 1947 totaled $1.20 per share. It was the 12th consecutive year that the company paid its stockholders 6% or .more on.the par out S. 1 132 265 accrued and unpaid Fiancing May Be Necessary This Summer—Prentiss M. Brown, Chairman, and James W. Parker, Presideht and Detroit Edison stockholders, U. 11,792.706 1,451,538 169,102, 2,098,766 352,802 surplus sent net ■ 12, 1948 and on Nov. 25, 1947, representing all. dividends up to Dec. 31, 1946.—V. 167, p. 648. income debt Total . , General unfunded reserve..- Casualty and contingency share oh and 5.867A65 11,101,900 liabilities (depreciation) for income'; taxes._ deposits Retirement Res. 'O.Oob.OOO pro¬ payable in following January Deposits by employees Miscellaneous current Approved— 648. 50,OO0,000 60,000,000 accruals declared ^Customers' Federal and . 35J)00,000 6,711,928; taxes, . >30t,000,o6d ' _______ general * ^ ' , — and 763T517 ; v - 3% %,'due Sept, 1, 1966—_______ 35,000,000 due <Dec;; 1/1970..—'50,090,000 for Accrued basis ol, ' :3;465,862 434,215,801.398,087,784; property vision II ' . assets,•—3,526,352 payable Accrued 2 23,384' income taxes. . directors The declared 24 579 Oil payable—banks Accounts March 15 to holders of record March 5. the common stock since the plan of was consummated in April, 1947. ; also declared the full $5 dividend on the 5 % cumula¬ s'ock, also payable March 15 to holders of record first the Feb. lo!480,002 794 198 -Series H, 3% ;Scries I, $1,355,762 payable stock, common is on 482,938 8,599,159 .... Refunding Mortgage Bonds: F,; 4%/'due Oct, 1, ^L965 (redeemed 17, 1947)j_... Nov, RR.—$1 Com. Dividend Denver & Rio Grande Western directors p. 7.258,027 383,329 assets .Series Notes Dayton Power & Light Co.—Acquisition V- 104c . 7,250,200 General and construction program.—V. 167, P- 744. . 11,882,100 ^ Cap. .stk; held for scrip ctfs. outstdg. (1,526 shs.) Premium on capital stock—I.^; ' 20 filed a registration statement with the shares of common stock and $4,000,000 25-year debentures, due 1973. "Debentures to be offered com¬ used to further company's 31 12,171.897 investments——. LIABILITIES— Capital stock outstanding $1,690,697 334,935 The stock will be offered present stockholders on share for- each four held at $60 a share* , >Proceeds such in receivable refund excess Total 68,250 fund sinking above of 376,290,200 357,186,583 — Prepayments for insurance, etc Feb. on the $ v receivable—trade ^ . and Inventories $2,290,430 599,733 ' ■■ in $895,000 1947 - temporary Accounts 80,054 $225,468 ?$i.67 1 expenses,, . Tangible Intangible 560,000 77,401 - 7,633,560 12,722.600 share.—— per $2,930,484 6,740 deduct.- company another Net $245,523 j covering tomers and -/v.; • > expense— Other pfd. 1,133,445 J. 31,031 services to 2%%, due Sept. 1, 1982_^Li___G_ Net 4,119,123 past 1946)—.. $1,513,098 130,075 62,609 em¬ — dividends Cash $2,923,858 -6,626 $3,195,490 570, $245,523 $1,411,713 $8,204,328. Gross central $ 25,088,766 revenue—' Operating for to 1909. 7% have in one been of those and 6V2.% in dividends with¬ years paid quarterly ■ . 3,925,000' , 189,945 Crll8,101 electric plant acquisition adjustments acct.) Other properties—tangible Registers with SEC— Eoth (& Subs.)—Earns. 1948—Month—1947 . Gross in of CONSOLIDATED 937,650 bonds corp. calendar Commonwealth 953,423 $283,281 surplus to to The per holders to , Period End. Jan. 31— fund surplus cost " Dist. attr butable 1,143,728 \ Balance the April 1,376,651 78,718 $149,975 $142;182 r $l,746.648, applic. to outstanding Axh*[c pfd. stock— 334^35 This dividend a payable 92,958 pay¬ (693,750 To Pay Six-Cent Dividend— The to 151,627 $15;657>1^6" 4,259:234 i appropriation, 1,567,183 7,562 tax shares 197,701 — appropriation retirement of provision 3,931,869 1,870,837 210 income $13,172; income 4,755,000 estate.——_i—;! real Reserve Federal assets applicable to outstanding capital $5.66 per share), $3,924,023; ' total, at 4,916,267 162,054 — and int. -See net 275,-736. 8,956,784 provision for employees' retirement. (Equals the reduction in the above provision for Federal income taxes attributable to such cost. iWhich equals the reduction in the above provis on for Federal income taxes 1947—12 Mos;—1946 • 328,765 $283,071 revenues- surplus , demand of $5;804,500 tincome Cash $908,018 $12,312,668 $10,504,288 81,198 1947 cash sales of Earnings - 116,636 mort. on one sold, i $16,589,255 UtTity Properties: 182,640 — income petitively. shares 2,464 - 3,983,000 taxes__ ^ from North " $3,928*,974.. income 7,620,000 • • '426;517 * Miscellaneous, 137,794 $3,738,472; capital Federal 25,670 . 2,518 - 9,142.996 mortgage ;bonds_,-^_^2—^_ri_i_'_ on loss Net : Pak Margarine. A standard 1947—Month—1946 — oper. 137,79^ 31, ,' . tPortion of est. cost of $671,000 to abandon the Co.—Earnings— $1,049,443 taxes Other Depreciation 71,163 DEC, 1946 • . $30,000,000 series F bonds. with Cleanser made Dutch 385,898 taxes SEC LIABILITIES, quotations, $172,169; receivables receivable, $5,161; total, able, $550; snares AND ; ^—• —— $69,637 69,637 , • — interest (charged Introduced direct excl. exp., $118,646 Net gain from sale of investments Dividends paid therefrom interest new, improved Old and Delrich E-Z Color Period End. Dec. 31— 27,388 118,646 ; _^V-59.230,593;46,867,548.; ^A___u.__ 9,876,535 7,356,366 plant acquisition adjustments income taxeS)^—. estimated ''Including Dallas Power & Light $97,025 . •• YEARS utility operations——_$106,762,899 $90,765,095 ASSETS— 29,642 . the total .stoc^.--- of J.—^;$16,391.555: $14;9Q5}519 ployees' cleanser packed at the Cudahy plant at East Chicago, Ind., and a pound carton of the margarine made at the company's Kansas .City, Kansas packing plant were shipped on Feb. 16 by railway express to the home of .every owner of Cudahy Shares.—V. 167, p. 544. Int. f— .year. compared with as for than for tPortion the of can 72,098 — income)— STATEMENT Net Inc.—Places Issue Privately— the seismotite activated size The Dividends • reason $148,288 . • 1947, the American Light the shares outstanding at Dec. Interest charged to construction. : " ; ~r ——— — income Other 10, of an order issued by the directors; stockholders of this company are sampling right in^ their own homes two of the company's Bj' Other $89,462 elec.- Stock dividend Gross 1946 '$141,091 '7,196 Interest received Net ; < . Cudahy Packing Co.—Two New Products -Bal. 1947 during the increase 31, Except income Interest - Proceeds will be used for general cor¬ porate purposes.—V. 167, p. 544. 10.6 Co.—Earnings—. * Dividends received Expenses 2417. Total 1960. 1, Net Calendar Years— ' • .; follows:.'June.-10, $1 ,-20;..Sept. and Dec. 10, 90 cents.—V. 166, p. Transfer • New % Increase 744. p. to Dec. other income 10 to holders of record Feb. 25. On York Stock Exchange stated that this stock will be Other income 1947 of Balance company Juiie the past totals of 1948 14—— Jari. share pn the : corresponding' week year ago. Following are the kilowatthour output weeks and percentage comparisons with 1947: Feb.. per . on Feb. 27 announced the sale to insur¬ companies of $4,000,000 3^8% sinking fund deben¬ tures, series B> at par and accrued interest. The deben¬ tures are dated as of Dec. 1, 1947, and are to mature The Federal associated and utilities, over at year. 1947 (other ^Portion Oper. Co.—Weekly Output— Week Ended— Jan. Tfixea March Crown Cork & Seal Co., to four Feb. the 21, taxes Commonwealth Edison the 1 earnings from Provision Pay 90-Cent ,Dividend--: dividend of 90; cents declared a payable stock, cents; Proceeds 167, p. 846. beginning of continued stock of («Amoft'zat!ph Vol franchises; :'V: -; *■ quoted ex-dividend on Feb. 24. Payments during 1947 wefe as Oper. Electricity 2,465,195 2,465,193 167, p. 744. The directors have a registration statement with the SEC debentures, due 1973. The names of the of Cou¬ our construction for money new Uncollectible -accounts, less recoveries-), 89,185 Approprlat'ons to ret'remeni .'(deprec.) reserve7,620,000 $1,234,390 $11,565,855 $11,754,444 $1,219,291 ———. at /.V//V'V:'.'. ; . stockholders of .expenses : Maintenance and 'repairs'_._' Feb. 20 filed on $45,000,000 underwriters; will 20^420, more Co., which owned '20.2% of 1947,. no-single holding exceeded 2 Vfe % .... to Stockholders— con¬ 565,274 for 10,823 205,420 installation for ''i'-r" 1,989,438 —' reserves 298,090 need •Operating $1,439,810 $14,031,048 $14,219,638 136,645,499 2,034,981 reserves ,— After 8.C4 919,792 1,248,220 reserves Total * 18,186,714 thereon. struction Other 4,869,014 17,012,559 — damages contributions 43,259 58,277 6,193,132 liabilities———— depletion and int. 6,571 65,340 to 40,224 holders the at Gross $1,424,711 ' - CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT FOR CALENDAR , 448,050 ' order on Trac'ion 31, ance .___ — accrued accrued Depreciation for 20,000,000 — —; „_ 38,207 3,468,858 443.023 Creole Tetroleum Corp.—To 77.500,000 surplus companies Accrued Customers' annum and 3,696,588 37,355 were ?Amortfz; 3,569,102 18,000,000 —_ 14,565,518 11,018,520 _ 1946 30, 14,639,665 77,500,000 __ 288,501 36,155 expects ' Balance 360,654 *417,945,440 (12,229,874 par 346,413 (Cr.)— Tiie record.;;' well started on a company ' 1,199,126< „1,096,327 7— ' 8.547,757 debt disct., pfd. stock- on ; —V. LIABILITIES— stock, no surplus 3,556,808 expense.—" income— ,''"v ■> electricity was about 20%-'above 1946. kilowatt Unit is conditions.. number There $1,759,094 $17,872,569 $18,125,724 $1,741,939 debt and capital Conpnon 105,146 . & J deductions Divs. 255,585 . : 267, 524 1,168,500 1,152,909 set a new high steam and gas each of the saw company market 7 ,095,458 333 7,615 8,085,729 excess} long-term of Net 1,127,201 .'257,703 1,108,192 ' 8,762 3,707, 672 and , ;v by the summer of 1948, but timing and type of future fi¬ nancing will be governed largely by construction progress and financial The income on Other ' 6,339,039 ' 6,353,978 ; 9,661,429 1,312,293 deposits 629,750 25,000 sale 100,000 The 3,432,395 688,083 $106,960,600, highest in the As usual, about 97% of these, reached year purposes 32 ,551,262 42,309, 515 4,199,724 taxes prem, third 1948— 12 Mos. -1947 $6,998,502 the riers Creek plant at some later date. Many new substations and additior.al Jines were built during the year. The 1947 construction pro¬ gram-required the expenditure of $22,903,624. 26,472,808 etc. and A acqui¬ plant income Int. 31,039 underground storage.—, Ll Materials and supplies--. 1._ ' Prepaid insurance, taxes, gas lease rentals and funds C.—Files D. year $79,858', 342 $39 ,982,155 <1948—Month—1947 taxes— Amort, 427,646 1,241,232 — .Gas" in royalties, v Co.—Earnings adjustments Gross $ 17,974,043 Temporary of sition net 367,530,162 340,519,590 — reserve) Cash Special Amort, / 1946 367,096 (less of last weex let'pr of notification a $7,807,656 — Operating expenses—.— Prov. for depreciation. profits $ _ Investments filed 17 fend. Jan. 31-^- >revenue——_ Fed. 1947 ASSETS— Tangible Corp., Washington, Title Feb. on Consumers Power Period Gross CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, DEC. 31 Miscellaneous company General Property, plant and equipment (at original cost): ... book "underlying of 1947 and $1,301,587 in 1946. $1,294,031 in / ■ 242,365,923 239,952,154 adjustments possible r 726,271 778,569 : , ____ for, reserve of ; / ■ ; liabilities accrued — "After 932,292 919,792 accomplished W(is interest' rate 'of '2%v;(;' ' They rather flexible four-orfive-.ycar expansion program which may total $100,000,000. TO a con¬ siderable extent t!iis new construction is needed to keep ahead of post¬ war growth of load, because building was delayed during and since the war by shortages of manpower and mater.als. A new 75,000 kilowatt turb ne-generator was placed In operation at the Marysville plant early in 1947. Work is well under way at our Trenton Channel plant on the building extension, required for the installation of two additional turb.ne-generators, each with a rated capacity of 100,000 kilowatts. with the SEC for 7,089 shares of class B common stock ($1 par), to be offered at $15 per share without underwriting. Proceeds will be used to pay indebt¬ edness and for corporate purposes.—V. 162, p. 566.\ y " ; '!• . - and Other current The ——- — operation financing ah bear From the proceeds »f .this.bond for revenues production and with SEC— The 122,298,740 122,298,740 14,639,665 14,565,518 7,255,465 2,927,130 3'/8% debentures, due 1971 77,500,000 77,500,000 17a 7o serial debs., due $2,000,000 per annum— 18,000,000 20,000,000 Accounts payable ; ——--2---—.' 69,199 112,886 Accrued taxes 904,493 889,31-7stock, Com. .Capital bonds Sales of electricity, to 201,300,000 increase of an /Consolidated 242,365,923 239,952,154 Total bond mortgage new company's history and 18% above 1946. revenues came from electric service. 22,205 — The premium. a , 218,600,000 kwh., compared with, 217,000,000 kwh. for the corresponding week of 1947. an increase of 0.7%; local distribution of electricity amounted to 207,500,000 kwh., 1,108,193 -- expense— charges Other deferred at Gross Feb. 25 announced that System, output of elec¬ generated and purchased) for the week ended on 75,385 Subsidiaries . • 98,059 accrued Accounts, ; 295,962,111 33,783,746 .or Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.—-Output— 27,956 129,700 securities (at cost) — and divs. receivable— United States Government increase week ended with compared as an sold , subsidiaries consolidated-.. . 233,213,560 Miscellaneous Investments "(less jeserve) .J.. 27,956 in •Investments served for the 745,857 1jjj47 - $60,000,000 1947. wereJ sale the.'.company retired; before maturity, its, remaining $30,000,000 of 4%, bonds' at- a total cost of $31,513,099. Also, $12,000,000 was used to repay shortterm bank borrowings. The remaining funds are being spent foi- the current construction program* ' • . -;J< < >; weekly this of . A kilowatt-houv output of electric energy of- subsidiaries corporation adjusted to shew general business*,conditions 6f The ; Monday^ ;Mar6hT^ •;'v in per in 1970. $3,700,000 to up CHRONICLE Weekly Output Increased 11.43%— payments Tor the retirement ^of annum for the first three to make regular annual ranging from '82,000,000 corporation debentures FINANCIAL & Dorset ." The been City Fabrics, Inc.—Registrar and Central Hanover appointed transfer as value. This to •' of Dorset Fabrics of Textron, officers and 1, stock directors ' Co., First 1,500,000 Transfer Agent— New York National shares of Incorporated. were of \ in issued ; as 57,000 Dorset < Delaware of, the a Nashua total A on shares > were , at ■; Y of has ' Jersey stock $1 par v'-// ■ , May 1947 22, Manufacturing of 1,132,631 stock-dividend Fabrics, .Inc. N Bank capital r" business Incorporated,; and 1948. Trust The incorporated was converting of Textron, subsidiary & /;' ■' the a March and for agent corporation acquire Bank registrar to Co., shares stockholders made'available' to $1 *per share to v. Volume 167 Number 4677 THE Dresser Industries, Inc.—Private Placements—On Jan. 14 the ment company took down $7,500,000 with Prudential Insurance Co. under of an and Life Resumes the Feb. on ; Dividend-— Common The directors declared 19 cents per The usual preferred dividend quarterly stock March also was 1.—-V. Life 1 . and 3%% holders last of in trend in toward payments to policies; payments; $3.53 " 167, A. ' P. Mina ' Mrs. pany. Mr. been Widow Edison elected Thomas on died director a of Aug. A. 24, to 1947. the succeed Edison, founder late is a Vice President, a director and Riegel Paper Corp., of New York.—V. 167, El Paso Natural Gas Co. Operating Mr. •. residuals $791,286 $9,976,909 3,838,319 (excl. deprec., 2,889,819 72,119 etc.)__ Taxes, /.:•/': amort. other & than & Balance Other Gross ' Net Pref. $4,871,496 29,160 $428,103 $4,842,336 6,388 74,860 84,566 1,168,066 $3,599,410 167, 34,479 25,625 321,219 Share Period End. Dec. 31— $311,524 $3,278,191 who dividends.— 1947—12 Mos.—1946 Total income income 2,853,364 3,810,374 437 1,750 1,750 $1,510,384 urer, and H. has A. $5,894,624 345,253 552,227 Mr. accident United States architect's U. S. . 353,306 4,239,668 1,059,917 ______ BALANCE SHEET, DEC. at 166, total a letter of notification with be offered To being Is elected been in President, Chairman as the to of charge and sold President, Treasurer. (net)——_ Inc.- Net ♦1946 committee. & cost, * has elected also $10 per at Co., 1,790,000 68,729 '370,625 175,625 receivable—___. ' - 20U —_— Total— -V. 1,790,000 member 122,687,175 26,251,788 24,000,000 26,251,788 331,284 252,848 ____: — Notes payable—banks, 1%%, due Feb. 25, 1949_ Accounts payable interest—bank loans 1 ___—___■' declared retary.—V. ; 760,526 62,431,381 8,821,363 122,687,175 Earned £ surplus—since Jan. 1, 1945___ r 645,370 •411,853 .__ _____ The for 230,604 88,225 : •Adjusted.—V. 167, p. 153. next the the years four period 43 of he ex¬ orders our total one- which in years its increase to the demand engineers, present will take It years. equals the five for still size of level before produc¬ Then turbine more average production years them. continuing production turbines has at risen greater than a decade ago. Units than three times the present more $300,000,000 over-all expansion plan last announced which will will 20 cover house and acres the entire have turbine Instrument million a square production ;/ .■ the of // ; Corp.—Changes in Personnel— Controller, has been elected to the additional post Walter Torgerson was named Assistant Sec¬ Treasurer. ' -V . Mills, Inc.—Buys ■ ,•■•'/ . ' ; 150 feet, of steel, brick and tile construction, and years old, became available. has exercised an option to purchase the Bloomington the Colonial Radio Corp., Mr. Perrin said. He emphasized from that Central will Mills General Steam' Ironing continue Attachment manufacture to the in its Tru-Heat Iron plant Minneapolis 1620 at Avenue. has. not date A by 400 three company plant $146,398 Financing—The Illinois Plant— a than The been 167, for set a resumption 745. p. • of saucepan production, >// v1/-"'/ - " com¬ General Phoenix Corp.—No Common Dividend— -.v It issue: Last 15, initial an 15, the cash to of 15 the cents; cents each. 10 announcement that 24 directors of a dividend due at the following payments year, Dec. and 15 The Feb. on declaration stock. March Sept. on the on common r announced was action the For week Feb. 19, over ended Corp.—Weekly Input— the A J - kwh., 000 167, 21.7%, or corresponding 846. p. for Feb. on chares 18 ($1 filed par) letter of notification a stock:' common with said that had this were 14, June taken on the on this 15 and cents; • " directors "the voted to defer dividend on the common stock to greatly incieased demand for the company."—V. 156, p. 2557.. the of no time made regular quarterly provide for the SEC The G. C. Co., Detroit. The offering price is pari: Proceeds working capital. /.//■'■ ,"••//-• /;/•,: i • / - week of last were March 22 follows: as and . $1 Dec. 20, share has been declared per to holders March year-end a of record of 75 20, cents; March June $1.25.—V. 9. will 1948 be action conserve finance Sept. 19, 1947 Net each; r: Earnings per p. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland—Changes in Per¬ sonnel— Beverly who had been Chairman and Acting President, •was recently elected Piesident, to succeed W. W. Garstang, who :• resigned from that office last year/, Walter E. Peek is Vice-President ''tin charge of sales. ' ■ ' Kevers, , Kevers Mr. Feb. on stated 27 that the has company received loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corp. to manufacturing of converters, inverters, and other $285,000 the communication and equipment. This loan, which 'was obtained under a reorganization plan reported acceptable to the cred¬ is payable $100,000 in 90 days and $25,000 monthly l recent financial itors' committee, interest. The RFC to creditors. Three thereafter, plus initial payments mittee until elected were all and Carlson The payments was members They of will and year full. the creditors' remain C. are: E. on the direct sales current homes their of approximately ceivers, at selling models, outlets in to Peek. the Model for ' $80, have New been York office, No. to areas shown were company's converters, console Mr. metropolitan for television first Indianapolis, 110R15 and Model tested for with area have the for No. the table time 27, in at a Ind. model Mr. 110R30, listed at two weeks in acceptance, $120, 100 re¬ radio-phonograph 166, p. 465. V. also , be used combinations,* r / and for 1946 share $1.12 , $1.31 649. 19 wire office Gross Donegan have been elected Harry Y. Wright has been elected Comptroller and C. Hepting as an Assistant Treasurer and Fraixcis H. 1944 and has Wagner, Dorothy T. Hollyday and Mabel and has been the position director a of Second of the company since Manager F & D its of since 1905 Baltimore and branch. for the been •is connected time as a with member the F & D for the past 31 since 1920. and Mr. Wagner has been since 1935. a President Frank A. is Assistant Manager member of the F & The Misses D's Hollyday and Shaw Bach, and to the of the home judicial office most of Appointment of Elmer B. McCahan, Jr., as Assistant General Counsel this company and its affiliate, the American Bonding Co. of Baltimore, has been announced by Frank A. Bach, President. Mr. Mc¬ Cahan recorders, juke boxes, dictating machinery— time was he was • * ' • •' • expenses— $30,295,022 $21,151,513 22,430,898 15,818,567 4,556,438 3,534,269 •, ■ profit $3,307,686 less other 9,648 $1,798,677 155,863 $3,317,334 income, Net $1,954,540 deductions profit Federal and Canadian income* taxes 1,269,526 724,675 $2,047,808 income Net Earnings per common •Preliminary.—V. Georgia $1,229,865 $3.23 ' . Operating p. 167, Revenues— Week End. Feb. 14 ; . 1948 Jan. 1 to Feb. 14 1948 1947 $47,775 . rev. —V. $5.57 46. p. * ' / share 167, Florida RR.—Operating & Period— $47,300 1947 $320,140 $298,486 847. Georgia Power with; the claim department until 1941, at which transferred to the legal department.—V. 167, p. 433i v The First National Bank of Jersey City has been', appointed agent for the capital stock—V. 161, p. 2556. , / •■ V transfer v..-; was an¬ sold V. 161, p. 2219. Gerber Products The shares Agent & Light Co.—Bonds Sold—It on Feb. 13 that this company on Dec. 1, 1947, $1,000,000 first mortgage 3%% series bonds due in 1975 at a price of 101.—V. 163, p. 3135; V. 162, p. 3073; nounced associated Fidelity Investment Associates, Inc.—Transfer 1 ; v and admin, depart¬ secretaries, respectively, company's Treasurer Roland for according returns sales of Other organization are Benjamin.. for retail less allowances of its treasury department. Mr. Beckwith Manager of the burglary department and has- been con¬ associated with that branch of the F & D's business ment charges, past Assistant tinuously 'Dec. 27, '47 Dec. 28, '46 service 1946. Mr. years, (& Subs.)—Earnings . incl. Selling, advert, and gen. Shaw Vice-President Wright has been an Assistant Treasurer since 1945. As Comptroller and Secretary of the' F & D and its affiliate, Mr. Wright succeeds to the positions formerly occupied by Charles V-R Marsh and VicePresident Robert S. Hart, both of whom retired last December under the retirement plan adopted by the companies in 1944. Mr. Hepting has Cost sales, Gross occupied has been its years General Time Instruments Corp. the has been associated with the egan special wiring is required for the converters, which operate with a new type automatic remote starting system. The unit for table models weighs 15 pounds, whi!e the console converters weigh 55 pounds. may of Galloway, was appointed General Counsel last December, follow¬ ing the retirement of Vice-President Washington Bowie, Jr. Mr. Don¬ y converter 167, Years Ended— Vice-President Mr. No Either ' First J. Stuart Galloway and Owen A. Mercer since to television past unanimous persons receivers Feb. ■■ elected been Assistant Secretaries. as this Makes Television Easily Available— offices or meeting The com¬ board Stanfield, E. G. Special converters which will make it possible for millions of in make 1947. Converter New in used "to be ' " ' ■•'. reported to have unfilled orders at Dec. 4, as last made to was Ralph, Brengle. company $800,000 directors are loan has Mercer Vice-Presidents, Secretary, Fred Beckwith, Nathan A. a implement power ::R'.-:"Rt H. company, R. 1947 $19,741,187 $18,381,312 843,608 979,678 —V. year— Effect— Norman January 31— profit • . Electronic Laboratories, Inc.—New President—Plan in s Shoe Corp.—First Quarter Report— sales in $1 to 3 Months Ended Net Output— this corporation for the week ended Feb. 20, 151,391,755 kwh., an increase of 13,112,680 kwh., the corresponding week of last year.—V. 167, p. 847. output of over General stock, 2557.: p. electric amounted 9.57c, or common Payments and 20 166, the on Public Utilities Corp.—Weekly General the Underwriter, & dividend of payable the 1948 System input of subsidiaries of this corporation amounted to 61,347,000 kwh., an increase of 10,971,V. company Federal Mining & Smelting Co.—Distribution of $1— Electric Power & Light • in over high, that , less 94,125 working capital and for capital expenditures. 300,000 •/McDonald used Total ■ ~ is increased so 180,900,342 taxes Preferred stock i delivered Mass., Fire destroyed the firm's leased plant at 3127 Hiawatha Avenue, Minneapolis, on Jan. 15. Efforts to find new quarters In the city proved futile, Mr. Perrin said. At the same time a site at Bloomington, Federal Industries, Inc., Detroit—Files with SEC— 7,035,213 has will addi¬ an Lynn, said. turbine-generators power kilowatts while in of General Mills PressureQutck Saucepans will be re¬ plant at Bloomington, 111., due to inability to find a Minneapolis (Minn.) location, it was announced on 10 by Leslie N. Perrin, President. /' ' /"'/ '/' M Feb. —V. 166, p. 1578. 145,243,353 Works, plants turbines." 167, p. 649. In business —2 8,700,000 G-E Production sumed 500,000 from Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. on a 15note. The proceeds are to be used to provide 1,059,917 High— satisfactory 40,833 ; from Belanger for expects space, General year additional dividend requirements to 3/6/47 Capital adjustment and contingency reserve—. Accrued ' floor Assistant the of announced Feb. 25 that under arrangements made in conjunction with Goldman; Sachs & Co. and Kirkpatrick-Pettis Co. of Omaha, Neb., it has borrowed $8,- 180,900,342 Orders power consumption, and to cut each turbine, the company is now constructing a turbine building at the Schenectady Works. This is building, of General pany 58,953 today merger on the measuring $58,410 V. {$142,379 Co.—Private be to Alois Konecny Jr., of : Foods Mr. production G.E. officials Said—V. LIABILITIES— ($5 par) 166, p. 2418/ Fairmont 200 —820 ___• $71,026 of The 11,339,342 69,229 profit the on Schenectady Works.—V. 167, p. 745. $2,595,679 240,523 • vote '///,'■' RRr'.R' •; y- $2,543,276 37,400. to of / help meet the nation's increased feet / 95,810 •- 45,425 right shares by the company. To be completed in about 16 months, the new building will be the largest turbine manufacturing plant In the world. appointed been a to $20,000,000 and Net 88,015,004 10,447,818 — I 116,451 - its of capacity. part a 79,452,489 30,555,994 ;___ —— profit before taxes. for Federal taxes waived respect _ than more come electric turbines production .time 1948—9 Mos.—1947 $885,992 In will about 50% being constructed to deliver now To L. \ —% $894,778 has National. by May - 1948—3 Mos.—1947 National of and obsolescence will require rate," he said. V'. •/•'•'/// high average Martin by will eight to ten steam for director a this com¬ surviving the six National that to about 50,000 kilowatts, SEC the 1 / been be shares of Galland for five of National common stock delivering need of Electric next of growth ■a of Imperial Trust do., Ltd., Holt Ltd., and Vice-President and director of the Canadian is Prov. $ *>: 79,452,489 the new has i/v.;,;'.'///•;: '':/fk Montreal of of merger will agreement Co.—Turbine manufactured "General tion company's razor Martin L. Straus. II, '/•/ succeeding cents; Merger— on a which company's Schenectady the total our has for the of board. the Chairman Webster Webster Sales $ ; that installations of fourth company. 1 Vice-President Vote consider Corp., stockholders of for land SEC— filed was 50 649. kilowatts "The use G.E. 465. p. Exchange Buffet Corp.—-Earnings— 31 ' 1947 advances—ledger, value:- Defended charges Accrued erected be $15,000,000.—V. Payments 30, the stock capital the on 18. owned Fitchburg, Mass.," Declaring by $1,938,230 _J Other current assets Dividends will apartments capable 900,000 in and Fur Auction Co., all of Montreal; and a director of Walker & Co., Inc., and President of Annis Furs, Inc., of Detroit.—V. 167, p. 250. bonds. Common stock owned $1,030,793 utilities interest Accrued formerly 977,177 banks Govt, and Linen record of will of declared has been Co.—To except Galland plained, - site the 1,015,109 $4,254,939 ■ March exchanged Electric "Turbines Bronx, N. Y., has progressed builder's contracts have been en¬ 245,613 $3,098,740 .. than tional event ilhxess.. or be $1, common be manufactured in the Group the 243,312 111,052 <ne t) Services Ebasce> Cash, in in 110,281 ?;*■;t-V'X*-S'-RR ■' R~R; • 1 Architecture, Period End. Jam 31— Foreign utilities Society's 97,158 COMPARATIVE '<■ASSETS— the Renfrew 381,354 $0.86 .;/ 9,500,000 kilowatts, a large portion of the expected expansion, will be added to the nation's " electric power gen¬ erating capacity within the next four years with the Installation of steam turbine-generators now on .order with this company, according to J. W. Belanger, Manager of the company's turbine divisions. and General Sales Manager of both domestic and sales. Leo Strauss, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treas¬ has been appointed Vice-President in charge of administration executive $4,937,614 818,568 over-all Stone, Assistant 191,124 > 1 31, 25 cents; June $1.—V. 167, p, 251. 12 terms 1).—V. 167, p. More force U 18,649 25,077 .. Investment securities & In contracts under of General dividends. as weekly Income a housing project on Naval Rogow, R. "Howard $2,393,616 100,150 , .dividend— stock 1,870,679 437 loans. income Net 1947 of providing stock 22, March the of of March Service would value National The are Assistant export $2,082,500 ____ bank on $2,082,500 987,447 — Other expenses Interest $522,500 taxes- taxes— end stock share holders to Linen Service Under shares (March Vice-President $522,500 : Federal Other Pfd. and 1947—3 Mos.—1946 $1.85 , Dec. on National par common and also covered under Equitable Group benefits. * Nearly 790,000 employees ($1 par) common stock. underwriting. The stock remained • Total had the receive Vice-President and Treasurer, has been elected Senior Vice-President and Treasurer/ Thomas Emerson, Vice-President Co.—Earnings— $707,694 \ 818,568 ' $1.81 $69,735,000. 1948 President, Etc.— ."1 division, $2,488,499 income— Other income to in employers II, New York City, President of the New /' interest of 1,100 a without 168,073 $377,165 Total of 1947 of approximately 16 share Louis Gross distribution were policies new some land, Arthur Electric Bond & amounted 31 and stockholders with common income endowments; cents; corporation. to cover cost of hospital expenses approximately 750,000 ox their dependents. account of on shares Straus 250. p. for 1,722 the at where 10,000 & surplus —V. of Feb. $2,656,573 require.' div. matured 75 According 1,014,178 $337,149 $2,323,237 1,615,542 Corp.—Declares 75-Cent Dividend— follows: as Galland Linen The under retirement as Eversharp, Inc., Chicago—Filing with 98,500 / '818,569 cents' per 75 March were 30, pany Mr. Parkinson revealed and said that construction will shortly. As now planned, nine apartment buildings containing On $1,482,170 (excl/ ' . Steel of payable 1947 Sept. last made were beneficiaries other dividend A in into, including 270,374 $411,644 div. death surgical for health point total $3,941,124 1,333 / outstanding 166, p. 2209. stock, 37,072 taxes com. tered $3,978,196 7,208 the a that persons protected Equitable's begin shares Follansbee disability payments. Group insurance families, covering illness, accident, de¬ the end of providing and Webb Institute to 67,509 $511,478 income for the 331,100 13,147 $435,312 1,949 income____ stock 410,331 6,048 >: $513,426 deductions Bal. 24,428 219 said at 1,275,000 also The 535,243 958,624 44,917 and out, in prematdDfe apportioned was disablement of 321,588 567,794 958,436 costs- £ income 682,613 37,133 74,762 inc.—Dr Income Fed. > ' develop. than accident Fed. jncome taxes Expl. 53,080 59,394 —V. benefits death as $108,149,000 and distributed were their and 848,500 employees and were 80,765 depl. values well as of children paid were and Parkinson contracts $3,438,902 266,684 cash age this Society More $1,055,683 _ for 1947—12 Mos.—1946 credit — Maintenance Deprcc., (& Subs.)—Earnings— 429,081 revenues Operation Net (Del.) 1947—Month—1946 an year, with Period End. Nov. 30— $11,944,000,000, $1,514,685 profit after Federal taxes____ treasury stock)„ Earnings per common share-. Society. totaled 928,226 $2,397,049 914,879 $2,442,911 taxes Common issued rates on the Society's investments increased somewhat Mr/Parkinson revealed. On the reserves and other funds which require interest earnings, The Equitable received a net return of 3.02%; on its ledger assets interest earnings of 2.76%. -/ last Sales 846. Net the at Interest com- General p, workers old $56,001,338 Mrs. the of V Mitchell Manager of R Edison, Inc.—New Director—- has Edison, in to living Disbursements widows, $10,281,000 $31,984,000 Mitchell M. year-end seeking $37,968,000 pendent 153. p. (Thomas A.) the the 19 ' Dec. 28,'46 Dec. 29, *45 Dec. 27,'47 31, individual $3,182,178 $3.02 at Feb. insurance Stores, Inc.—Earnings— . profit before Federal taxes Federal the company's *89-year on life New for approached of benefits —V. force record a the reported directors/ of Society in year totaled $116,791,000 in interest and other income. the $276,600,000 paid out as policy benefits in 1947. Mr. Parkin¬ pointed out, 63.7% went to living policyholders, demonstrating a year 1946 $2,817,147 share common board through life insurance. 1947 ___ this time Of Inc.—Earnings— _ by first Parkinson, President, the First National Quarter Ended— Total assets listed at the close of 1947 reached a new peak of $4,505,000,000 a gain of $322,400,000 over the year before. With loans to large and small corporations throughout the country for new plants and equipment, the Society added $$77,237,000 to its holdings of in¬ dustrial securities during the year, wmle its holdings of United States Government obligations declined $340,792,000. Earnings op- investments share the on to 15 the 5 (941) V $1,381,000,000 over the close of 1946. Of the total in force 1947, $6,606,000,000 was owned through individual policies $5,338,000,000 through group policies, Mr. Parkinson said. son . - per share per March provided for $1,170,000,000, insurance continuing Edison Brothers Stores, Net profit Earned cents payable mark of totaled Dec. on 167, p. Calendar Years— ■ 93% of declared, 545. •. meeting 1947 increase payable April 1, next, to -holders of record .March 15, ,1/48. This is the.lirst payment to be made on this issue since Dec. 15, 1945, when 30 cents per share was paid. record CHRONICLE Net protection dollar Thomas I". annual in ; dividend of a billion history, stock, common insurance twelve This loan, represented by 31/£% notes, matures Dec. 15, 1962. The money has been used to repay $7,125,000 of bank loans and $375,000 was added to working capital. on FINANCIAL Reach New Peak— Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. providing for borrowings up to $12,500,000, subject to stockholders' approval of increasing the company's borrowing author¬ ity from $7,500,000 to $12,500,000 (see V. 167, p.- 250). 1 & Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States —Reports Large Increase in New Business—Total Assets agree¬ America COMMERCIAL on Feb. held the of of common 20. A record stock stock at directors.—V. Co.—Split-Up Voted— have stockholders authorized from dividend the close of 167, p. 46. an 500,000 of one increase to share business on of 1,000,000, of it common Feb. the was for number of announced each share has been voted by 20, • 6 income Net Earned —V. share per 167, p. 1946—6 Mos.—1940 $6,663,732 $G,259,820 505,730 443,623 $0.66 $0.58 1947—3 Mos.—1946 ' $3,3U),424 $3,592,256 ' 221,823 347,148 ' $0.29 : $0.45 Period End. Dec. 31— Sales yS, V- ■: 743. I\v.1947 Gross operating income.. $17,904,015 •Costs, oper. and general expenses— 15,375,334 Intangible development costs. 445,974 Depreciation and depletion 245,833 ; ^Provision and to stockholders cents and an extra of 5 estimated that earnings 12% It is End. 2104. ' V :1— par)—— stock ($1 Common stock purchase warrants — of Carolina Giant •The —' Co. Cement upon company, Carolina "'V notes •Promissory Cement Giant $533,452 ' v wholly-owned subsidiary, plant and facilities at the conveyance to its Co., of title to the will guarantee the payment by such subsidiary of the unpaid purchase price of such plant and facilities, to be evidenced by promissory notes of such subsidiary, aggregating $533,452, and secured by mortgage of such properties, Harleyville, C., S. sale of produc¬ is engaged in the manufacture and Portland cement. ' In 1946 the company's BUSINESS—Company the usual types of 957? of Type I Portland cement, 17? of Type II Portland cement and 4% of High-Early Strength cement. High-Early Strength cement has been manufactured by the company only since 1945. Company also purchases from other manu¬ facturers and resells to its customers small amounts of Types I and II Portland cement, and High-Early Strength cement as well as other special types of cement which it does not itself manufacture such as White Portland cement, Waterproof cement, and Mortar cement. Sales of the latter type are made as an accommodation to customers and constitute only a small part of the company's total sales. :v7 tion made was of approximately up the 1947 accepted company Administration under which War Assets intent issued by the letter of 3, Nov. PLANT—On HARLEYVILLE a plant sell to the company for $666,815 an alumina known as Plancor 1831, located at Harleyville in the WAA agreed to facilities and chester S. County, all include sales The C. facilities, estate, real Dor¬ improvements, easements, machinery and equipment cornequipment comprising said plant and facilities excluding only gasoline driven passenger cars and 'trucks. It is the intention of the company that the plant and facilities so to be acquired shall be converted and buildings, operated as plant for the production a of cement. be incorporated in Delaware on Nov. 3, 1947, and to be qualified to do business in South Carolina, a subsidiary company, Carolina Giant Cement Co. All of the outstanding capital stock of Carolina is owned by the company. It is the intention of the The the of by Carolina. Funds for such acquisition, conversion and oper¬ ation by Carolina will be advanced by the company, and obligations of Carolina incurred in connection therewith will be guaranteed by the company. % ,• . v.v;1 Carolina Giant Cement Company has as yet acquired title to the plant and facilities covered by letter of intent, but the company has notified the WAA of its readiness to take title pursuant to the terms of said letter of intent as soon as possible. Neither the nor company giving the right to purchase in the aggregate 282,453 shaves of common stock are being issued by the company. Each warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase from the cmopanv, at $2.20 share, the number of shares of common stock called for thereby, time during the period beginning July 1, 1948 and ending at per at any 3 (EST) P.M., Oct. on will warrants 1951. ...The 1,; in issued be Pinney Craigmyle, sell respectively, them, by purchased be to The stock to warrant, aggregating intend to hold the and after the completion the distribution of the common stock may make a public offering such warrants, or some of them, at a fixed price to be determined the basis of the market price of the common stock at the time 27,615 of of on warrants such of purchased be to by William stock of "r" of shares two will writer «'• - '' <»' ammonia Feb. on / • annual stockholders' the third At International V. 166, p. the Feb. 16 announced that the consolidation of its manufacturing activities through the acquisition of International Standard Electric Corp., New York, by Federal Telephone and Radio meeting held Feb. 16, the following Pinney Kirkland & follows: May 12 and Sept. 15. 25 1948. Payments in 1947 were as $2.25 able April. 1 cents issue the authorized payment April 1 of % of 1% adjustment income 5s of 1857. Previous payment on y2 of 1% on Oct. 1, 1946.—V. 167, p. .746. on Feb. 24 the on was Ingalls Jr., of Birmingham. Ala., President of the Ingalls and Vice-Chairman of the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., a director.—V. 167, p. 847. I. R. Works Co. sale the of purchase Idaho Power has Co ___ deduct will 7 Net -oper. Other the company's of initially become part (net) $2,519,634' $2,2?2,570 $634,218 1,617 $713,615 18,199 rev.—__—„ income Gross - h-18,304 deduct.- Income corporate funds and are intended to be used in the develop-, of the plant and facilities to be. acquired by the company's $635,835 c $2,537,937 159,872 ^/701^45 $731,814 201,776 income general ment subsidiary, Carolina Giant Cement Co., at Harleyville, S. income.-.- Net Div. C. OF the and etc. 1946 " • 1945 * $2,305,749 1,553,802 2,007,928 $735,480 $1,222,019 1,211,512 avail, : stk. 1944 - $1,923,924 • expenses^.. Profit from 819,056 $370,121 $297,821 $10,507 Earn, $475,963 $1,836,693 \ $1,632,108 113,167 100,000 4l3',l€7400,000 : —V. for div. of $416,871 ' com. . ' ;i_j. 167, p. .-c'-.•••/. ' /'• $375,963 7 $1,423,52a; $1,232,108 ' " •/■"/-•"v:::1: -. v%; ,/r. com. surplus & shr. per "'••stock . $0.76 $0.84 " -: . •' _ ^ ^ ' > '"• $2.59** ">>v $2.74 _ - -V - The ! t 3,458 8,634 15.657 — V/:> 4 L. normal and income State Refund rec. Net 12,725 Fed. 10,000 500 "$67,918 - II—II Cr28,759 $216,916 167, $178,679 $14,642 *$39 159 Gibson Refrigerator directors have declared Co.—Declares 15-Cent Dividend a dividend of stock, payable March 30 to holders of record March 16. In addition to regular quarterly distributions of 15 cents each made on Jan. 31, April 30, July 30 and. Oct. 30, last year, an extra of 15 , cents was paid on July 30 and a special of 10 cents on Dec. 30, 167, p. 546..... • , . V7' ■ Grosset Eugene 1945, as Secretary March 1, J. & and 1947— out the who has ■ . / v ■ been with the company special assistant' to accountant and Treasurer, has 1948—V. company's for 167, p. 434. been the he 1948, record switchboards, investment-.money-will .be new rate dial switches appointed since March 12, Emil F.- Stabal, effective Controller: i :/> •- cents per share March/I. cable 6 Months Ended profit before Net for Prov. Net Illinois RR.—Tenders of Bonds— Central \ - 7 $1^635,000 par value of system pursuant to their invitation -of Jan. 21. for which tenders < were invited is $103,948,000. Bonds covered by tenders must be turned in between Feb. 26, and March 4, 1948, Prices accepted for $100 principal amount of bonds are as follows: First mortgage 4s of 1951, 105.15; first mort¬ gage 3V2S of 1951, 104.25; extended first mortgage - 3 Vis - of 1951, The bonds directors tendered value 104.50; Division Division of & Feb. accepted 20 T Terminal first first first mortgage mortgage 4s 3V2S mortgage, 3s of of of 1951,/106.25; St. Louis 1951, 104.5.0; St. Louis 1951, 102.75; Springfield $1,413,576 per Consolidated net - sales •$38'Q,638 »$44,779 / Nil Nil [["' * :' months ended Jan. 31, 1948 totaled 637,261 ; "• Jeannette . The common " /- ;v ■ shares, for six $12,666,363 last year.—V. 167, p. 651. If the The >< '■ v . f annual meeting will consider •)-..* ; the loan will be used to repay ' " ' proposal stockholders ask is approved, the company will borrowing not *in excess of $500,000. a $250,000. to $500,000 from proposal proceeds of V. the the authorized indebtedness authorized to Debt— Glass Co.—Plans to Increase at . y.:. i stockholders increase to , Cr299,800 Cr2,045,000 $853,576 $1.22 share,—, *Loss."'/tBased on /_ f r'•$274,579/ $2,425,638 560,000 profit outstanding Lines Terminal 1 taxe?„ 1946 1947 r -j :. 1948 Jan. 31— $21,091,800 as compared with purchase bonds Western & on for - (& Subs.)—Earnings-— Federal income t-axes_c._-i ' f Earnings ' ',i.i. -•... :■//■ ./■- •>•/'/- , Jacobs Co. (F; L.) V/ will be-^installed atoffice--equipment aloneand other equipment—will- be -installed working day, he added.—V. 167; p. 847. said.,' Telephone of 1947. Central at the rate of $190,000 every Par . Dunlap, N. Y. City—Controller Appointed Kelly, chief ; in period, he said. /•...■'"•■•'I'V " . , buildings and 19 building additions, through¬ territory are already under construction,•• or are 15 cents per share on the common V. $75,300,000 amount> this required for the one-year v.' Some 20 new telephone twice The of two dividend , . scheduled 650. p. extra dividend of Iwol cents per both payable .March 20 to holders of fecord paid during 1947. •• • '.-r No extra was Illinois: Bell Telephone C^.—Large ^Expenditures • for; Benjamin Mossman, President, on,Feb. 24,,-further announced:/?,'The■/,f •' ['']■ preferred stock issue, which was originally 13,678 shares (par ,yalue .The company's 1948 expansion program calls for gross'construction v $25 per share), amounting to $341,950x,I.'was completely retired as [of of $115,000,000, G. K. McCorkle, President, told .stockholders at;their / "Sept. 30, 1947. This stock was purchased at a cost, of $327,789, a annual meeting. , • - • 7. •j* saving•' to the -company of $14,161."—V. 166,'p. 1356V.:://"'-'', "/; -: '; ///1 '."Of & taxes— income '•Loss.—V. 4,000 tax of income State $19,142 112,600 and the common stock, - . $301,279 142,550 $372,191 surtax have declared ? an the regular semi-annual directors , share • Inc.^Declares/Extra1 Dividend Construction Planned— ' Profit before ino. taxes Fed. vi; Investors Royalty CO.; : >'•..iX■h'r't'"*'"V, stock.—V. -167,- p/ 746. /•common >' , 47. ^ "$83,576 2,070 oper income - - . Other 1, 1956. due ' Bal. .- Years Ended Dec. 31 Oct. 31,'47 Sales, less freight, disc., allowances, 21,591 $530,038 -. period EARNINGS 10 Mos. Ended Costs ■ $2,294,161 ^ ^ 662,053 applic. to pref. stk. for STATEMENT refund due March bonds 4l/4% debentures •• net warrants its outstanding $2,142,000 first mortgage 1962, and $1,800,000 of 4Vj>% sinking fund 'i ~ 1f / The company, operating 22 bakeries, bakes Dolly Madison cakes, -which are distributed throughout the Middle West and West Coast. Other products include Schulze's Butter-Nut bread,-/which is baked and sold throughout the Middle West,- and Weber's bread, which is distributed in Southern California. / : Total, net sales for 1947 amounted to $52,772,555 (unaudited) • and net income for the period was $1,329,278. ■;/;',-;ll1;'i;.Vu;i"'V:. I// "Al The balance sheet as of Dec, 27.71947r showed total current assets of $5,427,612 and total current liabilities of • $2,738,321.Iv-a/v/,v.;I r;?/. ..Upon completion of this financing, the company will have outstand¬ ing, in addition to the new debentures, only 81,086% shares of $4.80 cumulative preferred stock (no par) and 305,442 shares , .($1 ;par) to debenutres new ■ 1947—12 Mos—1946 $2,226,058 $9,673,041 $8,496,166 1,591,941 '-7,158,406 6,'223,596 $2,611,826 1,898,211 revenues rev. * Pri¬ Placed Corp.—Debentures Bakeries vately—Kidder, Peabody & Co., it was announced Feb.5 25, has placed privately with certain institutions $4,000,000 4% sinking fund debentures, due Feb; L 1963./ ; ./, The* company,, which is believed to be the fifth largest baking or¬ ganization in the country, will use the proceeds from the sale of the Iron 1947—3 Mos.—1946 End. Dec. 31— Period Oper. Co.—Earnings— $224,000,000 as compared to $195,000,- important Interstate Y.—New Director— Huyler's, Long Island City, N. the qf the appointments were also announced. Fred T. Cald¬ well, Fresident of International Standard Electric and Vice President and Director of I.T.&T. has been elected President of Federal. Rear Admiral Ellery W. Stone, USNR, formerly Chief Commissioner of the Allied Control Commission in Italy, and a Vice President of I.T.&T., has been elected Executive Vice President of Federal. R. C. Blackinton has been elected Vice President of Federal, in charge of production. Mark A. Sunstrom, Vice President of I.T.&T., has been elected Execulive Vice President ol' International Standard Electric Corp.—y, 167>p. 746. ' Four Payment— Manhattan- RR.—Interest & directors The interest of the at 000 56V\ cents per share on the stock was alsc^ declared, • pay¬ holders of record March 19, 1948.—V. 167, p. 154. to Hudson the orders on hand totalled the end of 1946. year, and Dec. 20, 50 cents. regular quarterly dividend of cumulative convertible* preferred The are ISE plants in 24 different countries'consummation of the operation, the capitalization of will total approximately $100,000,000. Combined sales and ISE for 1947 amounted to $154,000,000. At the end of 30 Federal stock, payable J., N. of subsidiaries than Common Dividend has been approved by the board of directors. I.T.&T. subsidiaries. Through the acquisition of Federal will control the major manufacturing the ITT system throughout the world, including more Clifton, companies stock the declared a dividend of 25 cents per share April 15 to holders of record April 7, 24 Feb. on each, Oper. 50% 35$ 157? - proceeds to be received by the ?omnanv from 564,906 shares of common stock and 282,453 common' PURPOSE—The stock Co & Douglas & McEvoy Winslow, the follows: corporation on Corp., Both the 'v'./'V'-fPfM'PPri f f) CP Manufacturing Activities— This After common $41% 2003. Corp.—Consoli¬ International Telephone & Telegraph dates 950. directors The by Glore, Forgan & Dealers discount 80 cents.—V. 165, p. share. per Federal on 3074. p. Co.—Secondary \ Offering—A sec¬ Shoe shares of common stock (no par) at Co. of 17,000 for Houdaille-Hershey Corp.—25-Cent declared on the common record March 15. Distributions 50. cents; July 1, $1; .Oct. .1, to holders of ondary offering was made Feb. 28 .the ensuing year:, Horace T. Pentecost (President), David E. Wyman (Vice-President), Reid W. Allen (Secre¬ tary-Treasurer), Ford E. Smith, Harry W. Trowbridge, George Hemmen, Richard H. Prewitt and William Calvert. Mr. Calvert's qualifying as a director is subject to the approval of the Civil Aeronautics Board.— elected were ^r.^. 75-Cent Dividend-— ' cents per share has been 75 April 1 1947 were as follows: April 1, cents; and Dec, 16, $1.25,—V. 162, 75 Wash.—Directorate— I Hoppi-poptt?rs, Inc., Seattle, ; of payable ■ directors Debt :' 'during II were : A dividend . stock, .. "B" class and I'-" ' 746. International Salt Co.—To Pay 25 authorized it of shares of company announced. •» *_ shares were created in the recapitalization plan last distributed to holders of the Class ;"A" stock as a means of liquidating the accrued unpaid dividends on the "A" shares. A fund specifically for the purpose of redeeming the "B" stock is provided out of annual earnings of the company, and presently approximates $459,000.—V. 167, p. 651. " - , . The , I higher price/the year, ' ".' The company :in 1947 reduced its funded debt .by $612,536 through operation of the sinking funds. At the end of the year long-term debt Outstanding in the hands of the public was down to $8,101,360. $ This is less than .. halfv what -it. was': seven-, -years' earlletirrV.; 167,, the company to invite: sealed tenders for the sale to its class "B" stock. Tenders must be received by the company at its home office at 910 East 138th St., New York 54, N. Y., at or before noon .April 1.3,> 1948. The company reserves the right to accept or reject in whole or in part any and all tenders, as the board of directors may determine. Tenders at the lowest prices will be accepted in priority to those of directors Vice-Presi¬ has also been elected a ' p.'848. ' / p. The Odell Jr., Treasurer, R. Glass B -Stockr- Inc.—Offers to (R.) Hoe & Co., •: consisting unit Co.-—Loan- Authorized— a ' ' *;• p.; 547. which each under¬ warrant) one as are ' Craigmyle, Jenks, purchase to and stock coxnmon agree units -.(each 68.72 $48,167 International- Rys. of Central Americjp-f-Redu.ces remaining minority interests in Ampr'>on N. Y., and nows owns all: the outstanding The corporation is also operating a large plant for the Government at 'Morgantown, jAy. Va.-rT-V^ 167, the out corporation. that of ' underwriters and several securities unsubscribed of percentage the of names company, dent.—V. 1^7, been elected UNDERWRITERS—The $94,907 75.46 $51,562 , • common them offering. $50,530 « - expenses subsidiary of the American Gas & Electric Co., has received permission from the SEC to borrow $6,000,000 in equal amounts frcm the Guaranty Trust Co. of New York and Irving Trust Co., New York. The loans are to be evidenced by notes maturing in two years and carrying interest at the rate of l7/8% and the proceeds vised The Corp., Bainbridge, Plastics their respective partners and associates1 at 10 cents per all 156,482 warrants. Jenks, Kirkland & Co. in operating in Indiana & Michigan Electric . Co., also of Detroit, a pharmacutical distributing corporation has purchased approximately 19%'-of'-the voting of American Potash & Chemical. Corp.,. Trona, caRi." axiu .i»- recently "bought intend Douglks & McEvoy and Winslow, Co. & warrants the il . surplus-l—' earned to Il-L, ratio included —V. 167, p.,651. Depreciation listed on the New York Stock was the Heretofore, stock. bearer -form. to : income' transferred Net Operating oi^anizoHoh,/ Nyal WARRANTS—Common stock purchase STOCK PURCHASE COMMON warrants, Higher— " . the plant and facilities ducted . ; , f'.- /'I*..7.V-%7". ''"v " listed 89,725 shares : of . 3Vjj v)' ...for construction,—V. 167, p. 547. and 1,191,572 'shares ' of . the stock had" unlisted trading Industrial Credit Co^ Cleveland,; O.—Files with SEC— privileges on the New York Curb Exchange. V.'/-''/--v ';v The company on Feb. 16 filed a. letter of notification with the ; Since 1944, the corporation's consolidated sales -have! .ihcreased from SEC for 11,180: shares of class A common. stock, to 'be exchanged /for: $16,400,000 to more than $22,000,000, while consolidated assets have ; preferred and participating cumulative preference shares on the more than doubled, from $11,900,000 to $29,000,000. During this' period, bas s of lO coinmon for each preferred and five Icommon Ifof. each , the corporation has purchased a penicillin plant at Princeton, N. ;j.; "participating share.—V. 167; p.' 547, ' '• •. .f ' an industrial chemicals plant at Memphis, Tefln:; the assets ^t>f C, E. Jamieson & Co., a Detroit pharmaceutical manufacturing: and dis¬ ; International Harvester Co.-r-New Vice-President—-" i tributing firm; and about 99% of the outstanding common stock: of as common plant the charges 1,813 $98,114 I ."$142,079 I'.. 1,473 ?('[ 1,078" 46,111 . Iv 46,094 16. There were stock, series A, of Feb. preferred Exchange the aforesaid letter of intention and that and operation of the plant shall be. con¬ of subject the afe convex'sion acquire title, to shall that Carolina company which to caused company corporation this of stock cumulative $533,452 - Fixed .27,655 $141,466. .";,v 613 $96,301; , I 132,840 : 31,809 , V —- ——,.1.1^—— Miscellaneous deductions r>. Corp.—Listed on, Big Boards Hey den Cheihical The .112,924 r railway operating income—.-.■■■ Total income % x ••/•' • Outstanding 847,359 shs., 282,453 Authorized 1,200,000 shs. 282,453 ' Common PRESENT OFFERING TO EFFECT GIVING CAPITALIZATION V : - 1947 1948 '• , . -Otherincome - 1948—12 Mos.—1947 $24,523,469 $19,703,383 $73,090,920 $65,433,209 " ♦ . Sales —V. 166, p. Net -. 1948—3 Mos—1947 31— Jan. - . Co.—Quarterly Sales 24.5% Hecht Period •; *\.; tax accruals---—'--. Railway 13 Feb. on Earnings—% 'Net; reiits cents. V* ,W:.-V - v lor the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 1948 were between $2 and $2.25 per share, as compared With $1.35 per share in the previous fiscal year.—;V. 164, p. 2831. i, of Co. Cement selling and administrative. ex-i taxes. J Arising/from Supreme 167', p. <43, t ■> v:I;-v*:*:v.>.•:* *<:>•# <y•V'-i Wholesale directors ■" .i.-Is. -Vl.'vt,''" 167, p..:.746. 105.00,—V. 1955, of 5s Month of January— Co.—17 %■-Cent Distribution— I-;, : declared a divideiid of 174/2 cents per share, payable March 10 to stockholders of record March 1, 1948. In each quarter during 1947, the company paid a, regular dividend common Portland \.wr y.\/:• •• . Harrison subscribe for 564,906 shares of common warrants. The offering was made in of common stock and one warrant one unit for each share of common 17. COMPANY—Company was formed under laws of Delaware, March 4, 1913 to acquire the assets of American Cement Co. (N. J.), and its subsidiaries, American Cement Co. (Penn.), Reliance Cement Co., United Building Material Co., Lesley & Trinkle Co., Vindex Land Co. Norfolk k• v stock purchase units consisting of two shares at $4.10 per unit, at the rate of stock held. Rights expired Feb. and '« • 30, the right to 282,453 and stock operating, country and Federal Court decision ih Tidelands case.—V. The STOCKHOLDERS—Company offered TO OFFERING of record Jan. stock materials, raw refunding "$2,022.963'' " $830,315 ; Railway operating revei lles ■ $982,271 $965,459 $7.50-x $8.26 ; $3.56, "Rftiiway"o(perating;expeiises^;ilLAA^rA^—77i:i741,237,7"; 563,498 $1,836,874 State, Division first Division 3s of 1951, 103.00; mortgage 5s of 1951, .109.00; 1951,'104.2$; : Omaha of Illinois -Terminal. RR,—January . .. share of capital •Includes penses, 3'/aS mortgage 7 Chicago, St. Louis & New Orleans first mortgage 13VaS bf 1951,' 104.75; Chicago, St. Lou.s & New Orleans Memphis Diyssion 4s of 1951, 105.75; purchased lines first mortgage 3'/2S of 1952, 104.00; collateral trust 4s;of 1952, 105.75; first mortgage 4s of 1953,.' 100.00;, Louisvillq Division & Terminal first mortgage 3'/2S of 1953, 102.50; refunding 4s of 1955, ' $1,109,374. $1,395,433.,/■; $300,315 727,500,.. .,62.7,500 • 23.0,000. income Earn, per unit. warrant at $4.10 per one Net - - received Dividends 564,906 shares of common or operations Net income from «i' stock and 282,453 common stock purchase warrants which were of¬ fered to stockholders in units of two common shares issue new 5,449,732 V4,165,497 527,346 210,470 264,367, v; 237,860 •' ]', 727,500 contingencies. for , first mortgage 3s of 1951, 102.75; Litchfield > Chicago, St. Lou's-& New Orleans first > 1 1945 $7,636,907.$5,214,142', 194$ • . 102.00; Co.—Stock Offered—Craig¬ myle, Pinney & Co.; Winslow, Douglas & McEvoy, arid Jenks, Kirkland & Co. publicly offered Feb. 25 327,234 shares of common stock ($1 par) at $2,125 per share. The stock represents the unsubscribed portion of a Cement Portland Giant End. Dec. 31— 6 Mos. . Division California—Earnings—i// .-I:.;;• Oil Co. of Hancock Corp.—Earnings— Gerity-Michigran Monday, March 11948 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE & THE COMMERCIAL (942) v,- existing mort- an -I • " • • ' i ' t ! -V- Volume 167 gage of the $193,750. proceeds preferred each The of said stock it of be planned and lor -1,' one-half class, a of the of of holders the obtained before must be common authorized preferred and 270,000 856. p. 41/4% 10-year loan. expansion. the 900,000 recent shares its York, Cleveland of Securities Dealers dictions to inquiry and obtain Billett been Int., into Ban wish oper. re venues. the the facts joined matter Feb. under was involved." that each to emphasize out that procedure by its functions is being which under Feb. on 25 the the the 20 -V. F. Kaiser, will operations. be Vice laid income—"—12— charges—— in be is in association for night and General in Total switches have forced several to be auto on eight-hour 16,900 persons. 14,500 Other Other The •;? day new single shift operations will begin. ' Recently operations were cut from six days week. Officials suppliers.—V. 167, and materials Month City of 1 beginning of revenues.— on class B stock—— common end of 155,000 $876,734 1,480 to finance Feb. on & pari Co., letter of a Long notification Beach, to Calif. be with trolled Proceeds bond by and it the guarantee New of and York that expected modern coal lor $10,000,000. Central the RR. company's The and G. contemplated be used is two proprietary roads. Company decking facilities on the Great Lakes. Mr. will In Gordon Lamont has been elected a director to term of Thomas W. Lamont who died Feb.' 2, .1948. Gordon Lamont is a Vice-President of this ■'■■■ V bear Swiss ►-V. its'wholly owned Co., Chocolates 165, makers Inc., .. Libbey-Owens-Ford fill the -'A'-.1:-: £ t$5jl23,950 $4,732,444 1,642,143 1,638,727 Bal. , . Glass - . . unexpired 1947 on operations showed net sales were .3^6,130, which indicated J 2_ $99,- the of felt above 6 a id.—-V. 167, Lincoln • the on r p. 849. v :■■:•. v" capital stcck, : . payable cents The per 1 paid on- of & Arkansas Ry.—Earnings— record March last, 9, — Net Other i " \ from revenue Federal railway operations—— taxes————_— income railway f , ■ Railway ■ . operating facility A'" .. Net —v. • ' V' railway operating 167, p. 543.' ' 1947 ' elected Feb. as 12. which elected 2,723 was meeting he an of President W. Robert had Huston position hitherto Vi^e as Controller, Mr. will been and Wolcott, executive to continue hold. $474,829 117,000 77,004 ——— $368,959 / A •: 16,158 $280,825 '''" in plant Controller Feb. on equipment During the 69.637 7,238 !.. —— $249,941- $203,950 6,500,000 3,500,000 $1,288,887 $921,733 $996,757 $659,703 income.. net shares of the income; their on ... • " J .' •••.*'.. ♦. , . CONDITION, the. company announced the two making months of the Lustron company will produce above soar for the since general partners' credit balances, $2,909,016; reserve for contingencies, subordinated notes, $1,900,000; net worth, $12,700,000; total, porcelain $869,618; totaling $151,587,762.—V. 165, p.'1072. Miami Copper Co.—Extra Distribution The directors have 17.500 homes and 40,000 Lustron Homes, dividend a payable C, and to rough buildings will now be of the two larger buildings of reinforced be site.—v.; 166, p. dismantling of six small 2312. '■ -'A'Vv''!''^Wy.. Carr has. been named National M. Galviii/ Assistant Plan ^Department Assistant V, Co.-of Buffalo. The! corporation ' operating A. reporting to Mr. Evatt sultant firm of —V. 166, and 1482. an President, that this announces warehouse of area 16,000 the of 1256. p. has company Trunk Grand feet square tracks—V. Feb. on 167, p. will used be filed 18 first $7,000,000 pur¬ Western p. of land adjoining the 48. further to registration statement with the bonds, due 1969. The names by competitive bidding. Pro¬ company's construction program.— a mortgage determined be 748. 4 Valley RR.—Interest Payments— directors adjustment bonds ■ com¬ out have authorized earnings. issue will be made April and On the interest on the series 2% interest on the series B series A bonds payment of 2% 1. The 2% payment on the series The company paid no interest on the will be made April 1, and 2% B payment of 4% mortgage. bonds 1947 of Oct. r 1. .bonds last year, because of insufficient earnings.—V. Regulator Minneapolis-Honeywell - (Incl. domestic and Canadian 167, 653. Co.—Earnings— 1946 sales $60,596,021 $45,940,081 profit after charges and taxes 6,693,509 5,119,143 Earned per share on 1,243,800 com¬ mon shares $5.10 $3.87 /Net. ■. p. subsidiaries) 1947 Calendar Years— "Net * organization for the New York 19 Midland1 Marine State. V York, 20. will has been take elected his over . < corporate from 1938 to finance affairs. it Treasurer, duties :. 1945 $84,392,427 3,436,637 $2.48 of 1945.—V. 1938 to Talon, Inc. of Meadville, M. L. Hibbard, registration 1943 Pa/„ 167, Power p. & President 194^ $3,432,000 in 1946 and 155. Light Co.—Kidder, Peabody & Stock Offering— announced Feb. 25 tt|at the company, an .operating utility, has entered into negotiations with Kidder, Peabody & Qo.-in connection with plans for a public offering of 100,000 addi¬ tional shares of the company's common stock. The issue is now in ; ' 1943 in $8,347,000 Co. to Underwrite Common was immediately, .... From After .providing $4,381,100 for taxes in Minnesota comes'to-this company from his own successful con¬ in New York, which he developed in 1943 to handle all tax p. service J He the'President. 'he Was Treasurer 166, , a of New Feb. will Vice-President " ,//• both Corp.—Buys Warehouse— Station underwriters 167, -A Martin Co.—New Treasurer— Evatt, on of 50 cents.—V. extra since throughout (Glenn L.) Daniel is 31, and railroad Midland Manager of this :• share build¬ George J. Enser, Assistant Secretary since 1943, has also been elected Vice-President. He is also Assistant Secretary of tl}e Marine ; Trust for company ceeds con¬ The Vice-President. per stock, of record March 10. Payments in 1947 50 cents; Oct. 2, 50 cents, plus 25 cents present covering the of in charge of the Midland 1944, has been elected Vice-President. Douglas A. Freeth, who also joined the organization in 1944, has been Time cents 25 common Michigan Consolidated G^s Co.—Registers with SEC— SEC Co.—Sales Manager— Sales 27, Fuller Trunk The •- with .supervision over sales policies and field personnel/accord¬ to EdgaFB. "Jessup,"President. Mr. Carr formerly was Sales Pro¬ Manager.—V. 167, p. 747. Nv John lease Grand V the of 25 Cents— of the on building, located at Grand Rapids, Mich., is replaced by a steel storage warehouse, he said. Woodhouse added that the corporation has entered into a ten- Mr. shipping center, 143 x 100, house, 114 x 100. The two monitor-type structural steel frame¬ will •necessitate this on and dividend share per to holders Bumper The extra an cents March Dec. the declared 50 Woodhouse, A. Co. year two-story cylinder storage a follows: as chased RR. of March 30 Michigan of four large modern industrial existing motor assembly plant of Inter¬ a subsidiary of Mack Trucks, Inc. in 264 x 100; payable to $4,575,266; received, bought but not yet equities in commodity accounts of $31,032,970), $113,413,451; securities sold but not yet purchased (at market value), $311,028; dividends and interest payable, $298,965; miscellaneous current liabilities, $1,506,119; Co., structure, securities (including credit balances of $71,135,585, cash accounts, declared, of $2,618,481, secured accounts of $8,626,415, apd were the S. U. customers construction to Motor 1947 31, $13,172,808; hand, LIABILITIES—Money borrowed from banks, none; deposits of other for securities loaned, $13,104,300; payable to other brokers or 2420. additions in on brokers additional orders DEC. segregated under deposit of $16,534,230 of $15,000,000), $31,534,230; cash deposits with exchange clearing associations, $2,267,702; deposits on -account of securities borrowed, $164,200; receivable from .other brokers or dealers (including securities sold but not yet delivered, $5,843,847 and equities in commodity accounts of $234,958), $6,078,805; receivable from customers (including cash accounts since cleared of $6,114,346, secured accounts of $55,026,030 and commodity trade accounts of $186,896), $61,327,272; securities owned by firm—of market value (including U, S. Government securities of $29,668,062, States se¬ curities of $5,548,429 and other securities of $623,659), $35,840,150; miscellaneous current assets, $895,998; memberships in exchanges (at market value), $624,867; office equipment (depreciated value), $547,758; prepaid expenses, $69,283; sundry receivables, $64,688; total, investments and Act (including cash on Government securities the Commodity Exchange dealers: of 20 for past production will p. Plainfield phases . 5.000,000 $151,587,762. appointive one but stock¬ the company, amended by $2,079,617 in Orders— President, homes. operation banks i 1 192,000 102,859 debit— income— 1,550,763 Marine Midland Group, Inc.—Officials Promoted— 866,685 $647,529 61,843 1,100,000 $4,483,576 income partners ASSETS—Cash in banks Trucks, Inc.—Subsidiary Plans Expansion— announced income———— rents—net 100,000 976,015 1,576,911 2,613 - — • , Corp.—Places construction ing $1,248,348 . Equipment rents—net debit' Joint $3,093,717 100,000 976,015 pany and- 86,570 tax. accruals—. ; $i;4£T,807 _ Assistant . $1,514,214 Fed. of of since Strandlund, Leslie T. he - -; 1948 revenues—;—— Railway operating expenses—_ \ par ) Marchant Calculating Machine : January— Railway operating par). par)— has been Jr., annual construction. elected. Louisiana Month ($25 850. been on one-story, a ings cents per share April 1, v/ 1,045,176 Am. and 850. p. contract The •■'/• :U; of seven holdera of to share 1 and Larger Dividend— dividend a April 1193. p, A motion Co.—Declares Feb. 19 declared on This'compares with -five ;on May 1, 1946.—v.. 165, . _ ($100 (110 p. President last work operations conditions, Petroleum The directors y the record rate of last year. Factory adverse effects from.extreme weather some has Next year's one-story were have stock Controller : the crete wages, moderately — pfd.~slock pfd. stock cum. Strandlund said testing v. record. Total year. .. — structures," of continuous strip-window design, will be erected on a plot fronting about 600 feet on Front Street, a portion of which has been recently acquired from the Central RR. of New Jersey. The new'buildings-will include a three-story extension of the present' office and assembly structure, on a plot 254x 100; a one-story motor a gain of 45% over the previous year, setting Average employment increased over the previous salaries and employe benefits paid in 1947 to an average of 10,031 employes set an all-time high record of $36,378,896, reports to directors showed. ) John D. Biggers, President, reported sales thus far in 1948 an? all-time $8,834,063 219,892 ' The a \. Up 45%— $6,216,649 68,249 educa¬ --V , Co.—Sales $1,827,952 and °Based Plainfield, N. J., has been awarded to the Wigton-Abbottt Corp., engineers and contractors, it was announced on Feb. 24 by C, Benson ;,Wigton,-President of the ..latter organization. /« v!.*.■ is 942,349 available contributions.. taxes ■,"285,402 $ 2,079,617 national also 606.268 486,H4 575,459 to employ- partners ■^Estimated extra, ■1 Preliminary reports 2,236,300 . steel Mack subsidiary, Peter Caillor, Kohler of Nestle's chocolate products. 2003. p. to Charity 38,490 2,405,000 — 379,904 said.—V;:. 166, a ; company ,and 153,191 employees._ income tional _ 167, 1948. he '» of 1,621,395 2,113,000 RR., operates ■<;' 357,631 $11,605,534 652,848 1,176,274 1,462,720 the office elective. G.. Bloom has served as structures, Vice-President 1,840,899 72,893 income on $5,545,199 795,050 1,351,121 profit sharing plan Net $5,455,4^3 have been placed and 10% of the machinery has been delivered, he said. Included among the suppliers are the Specialty Equipment Co.. of New .York City, and, the Metalwash Machinery Co. of Irvington, N. J. con¬ Ohio bonds the ore ees' $4,447,042 Bloom to of enamel Financing & $8,969,108 812,713 ' 1,579,287 announced. G. orders par. company Baltimore $3,151,487 capital Contribution 1946 $4,744,046 common Lustron Lamont, Corliss & Co., N. Y.—New Director— ■ —_2JL. _ on Robert ' issue 19« 1944 $28,091:993 $18,662,458 16,486,450 13,117.259 20,554,560 after oper¬ expenses—A to Bonuses capital expenditures taxfes $5 cum. assistant SEC; at will 19,226,094 expenses Net profit 8,545,383 ——1 $5 The ;post holders at it is reported, will be in the market, possibly .in April, money jointly is the City)— $23,566,396 $20,464,330 income^—i.L_ en $536,866 offered Lakef ront Dock & RR. Terminal Co.—Plans new *1947 ' 2,358,000 Charles Lukens Huston, 7,230 accounts payable. The company, $1,214,013 (& Subs.)—Earns. (Ky.) _— on Calif.—Files With stock, & Beane (N. Y. operations $22,377,581 $29,523,668 from Operating by-laws, making common Director— 1946 1947 Calendar Years— 47,545 ating investments- Federal income ■ 1943.—V. 19. filed ($100 Fewel $1,230,791 — income Robert . shares $12,918,470 850. p. Regional Vice-President, has Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Income 1:—:U; contractual deductions Carl The company $21,070,165, compared with 167, 1946.—V. in Wynne, of Memphis, Tenn., a director.—V. 167, p. 850, W. elected annuity reserves, To strengthen totaled dividends to policyholders of before 1946, $12,129,245 $58,$518,- Annual Report— Lukens Steel Co.—Changes in Personnel- 142,051 4,995 La Vida Trout Club, Inc., Puente, in and 1947 300,948 , ... . —_ SEC— Underwriter, 300,948 . —_ ♦Prejiminary.—V. '167,' $6t'o,147 144,789 167, p. 434. 900,571 10,566,271 for President, $726,950 31, FINANCIAL 150,000 192,000 income— the default at in . Dec. 1,255,795 Miscellaneous dividends 350,000. operating interest of 3.79% compared in 1946. Interest rates tended was no mortgage " .'Gross Income 1947 tax accrua:s__-__I____________^_ railway average an quarter of last year. There during the year and no interest McKesson & Robbins, Inc.—New income en revenues Net operating Other income $991,147 debit at at an average of 3.87% final foreclosure been which $1,418,734 rents—net stock preferred $42,246,000, end. $2p,443,028 ill A Railway operating income Equipment rents—net debit $35,760,000 the special reserve for mortgage loans. 469 $2,463,077 I— period. Dividends .. $18,480,000 bonds, $97,000,000 bonds purchased. $1,000,000 and retired or utilities: public $1,285,000 was applied last year. Net earnings for the year 1947 $1,207,282 1,214,013 .? Other taxes overtime railway operations______— taxes_____L__„__!_i.--;„^_ex.: '■''. from facility taxes 1,759,610 Federal income $1,218,298 stock— iimited-term Provision $2,750,757 revenue $1,207,282 900,572 a common Amortization of will 1,831,792 ____ expenses— •"'■•■V 3,275 period———— cfass ■Maintenance. and $3,250,526 . 74,000 $2,432,312 Dividends 1948 " Other railway ' year -1944^__ Operating Operation Ry.—Earnings— ' 43,466 4,492 on the Net January- Railway operating Railway operating 1946 74,000 — Louisville Gas & Electric Co. 849. p. Southern income on 1—L— Dividends Kansas loan $1,328,023 $1,222,790 taxes 12 Months Ended Dec. 31— 8,000 shortages in upward . blamed of Interest on . week s6ld industrials: contingency funds were $64,479,262 consisting of 960,793 general surplus, $5,000,000, security fluctuation fund, and 50,824 deductiohsj balance Balance, a ;:;;c a stocks; 3,13% was were included mortgage loans of $144,286,000 were up 13.1% from a year ago. Jesse Dividends re¬ cutback including earned $2,500,000 loans At *1947 $1,350,889 !' - expenses..——— 2 income 'Dividends the a *-i2! — Income Surplus maximum a interest for with $32,914,000 EARNINGS — administrative interest Net Operations will be suspended for the first four days of March while the company adjusts schedules, Mr. Kaiser announced. On March 5 days STATEMENT OF taxes Gross one-shift of shifts persons, !''V . four and Provision.for Federal and two on New 2,400 manufacturers "basis a amount ' ., ' 1947 gain of $69,319,308. against 3.11% for 1946. Rail $1,153,762,775 showed a its in said of investments preferred (Ky.)—Weekly Output 3,275 revenues, Depreciation • will $1,574,392 Preliminary.—'V. 167, p. 47. Manager, net bonds year General success¬ at The 356,532 assets $6,657,000. 12 Months Ended Dec, 31— March annuities are in addition. Show¬ $2,631,000,000 insurance in force is group the $34,315,000 went to living policyholders. J. JO 356,532 accordance has and increase, Policyholders and beneficiaries received $57,125,000 of which 568,158 849, p. Annuities $194,500,000 high. a all-time . ' workers; affect their ing oSl 711,801 $1,536,604 COMPARATIVE involved operations early company employing a total of approximately bring its total employment to about production a ti 1a business, group " nearly nine years." shift discontinued the ) The new operations, he said, economy." \ -The plant has been operating with 1,903 49,473 60,755 . 167, for when " mounting costs that cently to raise prices." . 190 10,206 output of this company for the wepk ended Feb. 21. 1948, total 32,737,000 kwh.;; as compared with 32,527,000 kwh. for the cor¬ responding week last year, an increase of 0.6% .• average output of nearly 1,000 cars a day will be "appreciably," a company spokesman said. i«Mr. Kaiser said the firm "is pressing an economy drive in the face for ,Uj2 11 Louisville Gas & Electric Co. company's Of v M 12,670 Electric New lowered -V. ; 1. 40,772 Payment of additional Federal President off - A 23% gain was made by this company last year, with new insurance amounting to $301,100,000, a new high since 1929, the only previous with a larger production. The amount named includes $22,160,000 Total ui Oxxcr.ng way underwriters done law announced Mich., plant will "economy drive." Edgar Net $2,451,512 38 6,109 etc., Balance :A/.VV three the of what Run, Workers Joint $2,394,921 Co.—Reports Insurance year Income((net)i—r conducting inquiries in their individual juris¬ further corporation Net $210,150 Life Mutual Gain in New Business and Assets— New upon established an company .1 256,958 dividend a 748. p. Massachusetts Admitted To Curtail Operations— to 256,958 income--—. si70,260 9,^,0x3 Divs. applicable to pfd. stock for the period Francisco. are all said called fully carried ( 21,413 declared 19 In 6 cents; —V. 167, 1,206,080 , Net : \ $204,961 1,077,000 Feb. 27. 896,355 Fund—7-Cent Div.— Second of 7 cents per share income, payable March 25 to stockholders of record 1947, the following distributions were made: On March 20, June 20, 7 cents; Sept. 20, 10 cents, and Dec. 24, 18 cents. Feb. on . Other to supply to the NASD's district committees all the pertinent information so that they may determine whither the NASD's rules of fair practice have been violated. " 1 1 1 "The association's action is entirely independent of any court proceedings that have been or may be instituted by any of the prin¬ cipals involved and is entirely independent of any action that has' been or may be instituted by the SEC or state securities commissipns," Mr. Billett said. "NASD's concern is solely with the ethical conduct of its members and whether any of them have violated its rules; ' "•1' The 21,413 trying to. "get the facts" are by unaerwr.bers ox a pubao stock of the corporation. common "district committees Willow 105,500 Net •; Raymond Billett, Chairman of the board of governors of the NASD, declared in! a statement released to the press that the Association's The 88,000 res. 970,618 directors investment re¬ Inc.; from plant leased to '"others^ (Dr)l^._L— Investigating Stock Deal withdrawal of said NASD with approp._ Gross ever-growing group of investigators who "We 68,534 and Massachusetts Investors from an Association 7 (943) The $1,222,657 $15,465,152 $13,649,684 67L', 144 8,825,949 6,726,944 138,916 1,939,706 2,111,835 to National Mr. 87,921 deprec. ■•' Proceeds will be used for business Kaiser-Frazer Corp.—NASD had 135,780 of utility plant acquisition adjusts.— ,r-.''■ „ behind taxes—I—--.— taxes;.—'-:--—— Amort, companies will receive ten-year options entitling each purchase a total of 50,000 shares of common stock at $5.35 per share and 43,000 shares at $6 per share.—V. 167, p. 849. The 890,058 tirement shares insurance them expenses—___ Other AC ' CHRONICLE 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $1,428,133 Prop, company has 5,000 shares of 7% stock outstanding.—V. 166, The 1947—Month—1946 revenues. __V Federal stock, indebted¬ increased. Joyce, Inc., Pasadena, Calif.—Private Financing—The of Period End. Dec. 31—, Operating Operating company has placed privately with Continental Casualty Co. and Continental Assurance Co., Chicago, $5u0,000 ' FINANCIAL Louisiana Power & Light Co.—Earnings— plant to working capital. / ' borrow the $500,000 from a single two-thirds of the holders of the common • warehouse new a added to Approval and as be can will COMMERCIAL .& ' ,, lender. voting ness THE the company plans to apply $100,000. Qf construction The balance company institutional ;v In addition, the to improvements. The Number 4677 The and it is expected the shares will be offered in March. selected "Kidder, Peabody & Co. as negotiator on the company proposed stock offering after receiving preliminary plans and sug- 'i\ T THE COMMERCIAL (944) .ompany's invitation. The proposed offering • „ the first public distribution of common stock of the company. The company is a subsidiary of Ameri¬ can Power & Light Co wnich owns all of the presently outstanding wJO.OOO shares of Minnesota common stock. The entire proceeds from the sale of the shares will be applied to the utility company's construction program which calls for the expenditure of around $6,000,000 during 1948.—V. 167, p.' 654. mark will Mr. Philip dent; La.—Files Orleans, New Co., Shipping to the investment fluctuation, and is a director . Board of Trustees of Merck Co. & New has New Secretary, has also been elected Second Vice Presi¬ formerly Assistant Secretary, has been elected Second Arnold, Manager of the underwriting depart¬ 1941, has been elected Assistant Secretary, and Miss R.' Month relations. Clerk of the Public Relations Department.—V. since 'Railway 167, p. 850. tax Equipment $59,324,854 Judge $55,995,504 54,922,675 47,393,988 $4,402479 $8,601,516 4 066,455 Feb. RR.—Equip. Trusts Offered—Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc., was successful bidder Feb. 25 for $4,333,000 equipment trust certificates, maturing March 1, 1949-1950, naming a price of 99.181 and a rate of 2V4%. Reoffering was made (subject to ICC approval) at ;C, prices to yield from 1.45 to 2.55%, according to maturity. Participating in the offering are R. W. Pressprich & Co.; iailway operations.---,! 5,021,523 accruals and joint facility rents 2,694,064 Milwaukee Other 99.03; bids Co. received Harris, Hall & ' ' for 2Vis company North Total Light $2,161,290 1,455,847 Net The directors A the Feb. On Brothers 167, dividend a For the period The from New York time 16^ p. 1195. The U-Dryvit in Auto Rental Mass.—already Cambridge, Inc.,. of will Federal able now to Such are to do exchange the where the takes operator an vehicle. operating the by in stock, mon 167, 12% than more cents payable w'th compares V. of are 25 20 March in Gross ; U. every week.—V. 166, p. 2106 S. Other 15 paid previously share per 167, Development described of in Co.—Increases Ilmenite the flotation to process June increase the the a view 27, Sept. company John in the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers by Frank Milllken, Manager at the mine. At its plants at Sayreville, N. J., St. Louis, Mo., the company treats the ilmenits ore to produce titanium dioxide, widely used in industry as a pigment. The addition of the floation process to other processes at the plant and the on-the-ground development of the process, Mr. Milliken said, contributed 40% of an over-all production increase brought about by improving all the milling processes. At. Tahawus, the company operates the largest ilmenite mine in the world. A co-product of the mine Is magnetite, which contains iron and is used in making steel.—V. 167, p. 255, City, and appointments all Assistant was to in year.—V. City ef¬ are National Linen $1,281,053 voted 24 must to not of declare deficit a of of 25 cents each last be stated granted weather in $7,489,902 430,000 Galland Linen Service January, zation of Merger— Corp.—Terms Operating that fare 165, above.—V. Co. 654. 167, p. Pressure Receive $1.50 L. E. Annually— PVIlips, share company's (ntenf'on to the In of increased December, declarations zation —V. to each for 1,000 000 held, " 30 brings all Income said it is V:..; Taxes dividend a !" tion. Prior that, to capitalir outstanding. be V Vrj ; the For Of England week 15,539,401 above year Gas ended kwh. production Feb. This of Electric & Association—Output— 20, this Association is increase an 14,204,230 kwh. of for reports 4,335,171 Total transit companies confronted be or the 9.40% or corresponding week. a ago. Gas output for the Feb. 20 week is reported at 229,736,000 cu. ft. This is an increase of 30,506,000 cu. ft.,-'or 15.31% above production of 199,230,000 p- 851' . New ft. cu. the for corresponding week year a ago.—V. 167, Y,Y&/Y,h v"; - England Mutual Life Insurance Co. — the "For previous fourth consecutive records company George WiUard Smith, "The $301 mil1ions in a is 1947 net gain doub'e of $220 of $2,439,000,000 at the end period and "An ities will of horizon on in on In an the have $921 latter became 1947 on part higher of than has broken life real of than tripled all company 1929. double during in force figure the same .44% to appeared on the the —V. resulted capitali¬ Boston the and remainder deficit Feb. on 13 the of taxes deficit had System was a \ company to net Y equipment.—V. 167, '-\Y"Y Dividend - . Placed ■ Basis—Interest Payment— ' -t. dividend is payment $1 of directors bonds, Net income net loss for and unusual are rate was the the preceding the in report, However, of covered in full amounted year in charges. dividend instituted last present made interest cents 50 out on Oct. $1,376,016, to the the 5% over previous year. This earnings of more than 1947." ; $46 millions were made of dividends, payments totaling policyholders and beneficiaries during 1947. earnings from ordinary resources totaled approximately $18 mil¬ lions for the year. From this amount, $13 millions was set aside for distribution of dividends in 1948, compared with $12 millions a compared with A number of non-recur¬ form of unusual credits operations.—V. 167, p. the has In spite of voluntary strengthening of insurance reserves and un¬ avoidable increases in operating expenses, it was possible to add $7,123,000 to surplus funds after non-recurring adjustments. Total L. Martin to the planes of minute late to more Aircraft operate Co. DC-4s nonstop on limited- and new is part of a broaid public service its intention to his destination. / > plane Is 30 or ^ have the entire new neet, as well as the 10 2-0-2s presently operated, in service on all its routes in this country Northwest early Mr. expects to this summer. *' Hunter said production is already more than 50% fleet, re-order with completed by the be Oak Mfg. one-a-week deliveries to begin end of June.—V. 167, p. 749. Co.—Earnings— EARNINGS completed on in March'and } . FOR SIX MONTHS after Federal taxes—1— share on 450,235 common ENDED NOV. , ,•... . 30, 1947 jn. , v .$537,349 shares—y$1.19 its 5% convertible debentures on-Augb 3, 1247, at 103V2, and $244,000 on Dec. 1, 1947, at 102% for sinking fund, the company called an additional $200,000 for payment' 103% on Jan. 15, 1948. Tnis latest can reduced outstanding debentures to $232,000.—V. 167, p. 49. < . > ' • ' \1 V. retiring After $200,000 of . Public Ohio Inc. in our Co.—Bonds Service of Feb. issue and associates offered on terest $10,000,000 • The was men¬ first mortgage bonds, 3V8% series due follow: issue Offered—As 23, Halsey, Stuart & Co. Feb. 20 at 100.75 and in¬ 1978, dated Jan. 1, 1948; due Jan. 1, tails 654. American Co.—Distribution Authorized— The company has been authorized by the Securities and Exchange Commission to distribute to its stockholders 239,270 shares of common stock the of The Net ago. of continue tioned Potomac Electric Co. 1978. Further de¬ ' - awarded Feb. 18 on a bid of 100.2599. ' ' ' . ail of which named a 3 % % coupon were: W. C. Langley *Glore, Forgan & Co., 100.1393; Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc., 100.135; Salomon Bros. & Hutzler, 100.109; Lehman Bros., 100.0891; The First Boston Corp., 100.07, and Blyth & Co., Inc., 100.065.* Interest payable semi-annually on Jan. 1 and July 1, and will be will be made three of American per on shares common Fractions for part of the North American divestment program, April 1 to holders of record on March 2 at the rate of Potomac common for each 100 shares of North distribution, Potomac will be a stock paid Electric held. in Power cash Co. & Co. and as to both principal United States of America payable to year twin-engine Mar¬ Other bids, North the bought during Manager Glenn income 1. without these abnormal items, quarterly which the company railroad of on year. in the 36-passenger with cruising speed made jointly by Croil Hunter, President Northwest Airlines, and Glenn L. Martin, June. April 1 and 214% on $55,183 of items was authorized also payable 2%% ring share per Mr. Smith pointed average return on secur¬ increased General Net earnings a on of 50 cents per share has been declared on stock, payable March 15 to holders of record March 1. the first disbursement on the common stock since 1945 when quarterly Planes—• obligation 654. p. Stock More was the to common This a Ry.—Common re-order of hour, per will not Southern Buy fly of the assume to first program by NWA, which just, recently announced refund 5% of a passenger's ticket price when his • year," the miles Acquisition ■_ freight and operating deficit of :: Inc.—To Airlines, stop flights. Colony estimated Haven • - - Northwest and bond YYY YY': 'V'Y'-;: the New the 2,727,270 2,341,578 : corporation, 245 and of Reorganiza¬ against Boston and Old —: Announcement of the 356,900 Company 'Y.Y $36,506.- authorized respect in 1,286,830 $8,437,257 interest-— 167, p. 851. This of '623,961 net" railway -the 1,046,205 $8,155,690 2,727,270 2,341,578 and minority dividends income tin, first completely new postwar commercial plane 17,521 Providence RR., but & charges Providence of of $9,724,087 routes. 1947 '432,078 a 3,623,359 $9,201,895 the new Martin 2-0-2 transport, on Feb. 18 announced it has signed g $4,500,000 contract for the purchase of 15 more of the high speed planes for service on all of its domestic •v ACCOUNT Terminal in $13,347,447 3,631,643 — .■ Northwest $623,961 old '1,281,053 that $12,833,539 deductions income preferred preferred 6 "0 the for of '1,147,506 Y..Y'i; Y -— abnormal $1,800,000 deficit on basis) estimated procurement, of, certain A With the the Norfolk one the of and severe a charges Boston is $12,546,127 $13,122,385 287,412 225,062 1 : Dividends; 7% deficit of the plan of a $13,467,349 $12,686,288 for it 621,300 income income Earnings per " new the ICC The in year significance and the insurance," total insurance more securities Exclusive boom to Haven with charges unpaid 5,300,000 6,275,118 6,738,900 833,200 6,319,700 — (net) income Subsidiary exceeding $6,480,000 2%% equipmenttrust certificates of 1948, No. 1, to be issued by the Girard Trust Co , as trustee, and sold at 98.58466 and dividends in connection with 11. purchased the the year, more of basis, Feb. new for and operating $2 Annual millions. improved annual the $151,375,000 in likewise is d°veloument rates purchased amount, $670,000 during 31 to stated .issued of properties liability the company issuance insurance new Assets amount now "Interest Dec. this year, the President, of amount millions on 1929. encouraging financial out. the in The and Breaks Records—New Director Elected, Etc.— 1948, under ! and 2,998,598 5,865,000 6,883,586 ——— income)— taxes- Balance ■ income 1946 1947 $61,733,803 $55,912,891 25.673,829 20,644,689 taxes operating Gross spokesman said Equipment Trust Certificates Authorized— electric output kwh., due New INCOME OF * 3,824,260 income Other 28, RR.—Earnings— charges fixed :-:;Vr YYV;- $576,000; $535,000, railway -New the included ''' ' accrued January, 1948, passenger operations '■ •" (Del.)—Weekly Output- first March charges of that company under the Plan interest. "... 1937. January, compares (reorganized :' For V of entirely cost This fixed includes : — income President Also 1946 814. flncludes operations of the Boston fixed 156. than (other Net this at the for on 1948 for charges Providence .v- will after excludes the company's the available in severe Increased— Works—Dividend States Power Co. Depreciation increases, revenue operating 'Deficit, one totaled $2. which of of of $1.50 per annum stock. old stock shares, common the Sept. on ended year additional ' 167, p. 654. paid was fiscal the of share YY:"Y' cents to operating railway tNet distribution dividends at the rate pay Stock <, the on stock. 75 for the Distribut'on stork common ' • commenting President, additional on Co.—Increased Cooker month was which basis. Total - 2107. Maintenance private p. contingent deficit alone. which 1947 p. revenues— 773,979 made Month of January— Net National and January 166, Operation 450,993 company since Hartford & the STATEMENT Service ' See fixed conditions,, of Haven fbr The reorganization. month » , unusually were CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS 951,587 $249,000 were A year. dividend a problems.—V. reports after losses ' 167, p. 648,893 New York company ->;v . Years Ended Dec. 31— 1947 Net New - marine Electric output of this company for the week ended Feb. 21, 1948, totaled 60,853,000 kwh., as compared with 55,741,000 kwh. for the corresponding week last year, an increase of 9.2%, and The " and Engineering Northern 799,872 — President, financial serious dividend continue share. An extra of eight cents paid on Oct. 25, last year, brought payments in 1947 to 40 cents per share. is reported that sales for the quarter ended Jan. 31, 1948, were excess of $700,000, compared with $1,846,700 for the full 1947 fiscal 490,791 __ income Payments McCarthy, 1946. 1, to It Passenger Manager, $8,304,450 25 and Dec. 19, had not missed York New with R. E. plans total 748. estimate an and on Feb. board quarterly dividend of 10 cents per share has been declared on the capital stock, payable April 24 to holders of record April 12. Pre¬ the company paid regular quarterly dividends of eight cents per 1948 Feb. on the viously, accruals of said, 1947.—V. in Up— Federal of 1948. fire that $374,875 City Omnibus Corp.—Omits Dividend— directors in quarter 15, last vear, and the company's underwriting loss rose from $299,513 in State Output-^. Ore Conn.—Omits Hartford, Co., A 748. New York 851. p. weather This the output of il¬ company's mine and mill at Tahawus, 17. Y., was paper presented on Feb. 16 at the annual meeting of at ore to 1958. —. p. public * > railway operating quarter.— each to 333,000 tax Feb. on taking action. added He 1947, Sales taxes railway Insurance Langler Mr. before year February in betterment i income $6 the President, in th? company's annual report for the informed the stockholders that the directors intend action at this time.- A distribution of 25 cents per made was Chicago & St. Louis RR.—Earnings— of January— income —V. Black income The menite affected has dividend However, ;; York 167, p. Net com¬ New Mr. 1. New York Month as share has been declared on the to holders of record March 5. per March cents Lead recent 167, of the the are considerably improved. now annual .instalments 10 Transportation.—V. time, National unfavorably a of payments, if possible. Because oi existing conditions they thought it best to examine operations for the first six months of the current Equipment Issue— on headquarters 43. p. also there has been expenses mature in fective City Lines, Inc.—Halves Dividend— dividend have all concerned arrearage.—V. Langler, 1947, omit snare State, necessarily increased operating costs and at the same up the movement of freight and passenger traffic. Net A and sub-zero company have and message Limited Common Carrier— major cities of the country. F.C.C. ^Others go into operation almost National to George H. Baker has been appointed Manager, Passenger Transpor¬ tation, of the New York Central System, succeeding L. C. Anderson, appointed Assistant to Vice-President, it was announced on Feb. 27. At the same time, Charles E. Black was appointed General Super¬ intendent, Passenger Transportation, succeeding Mr. Baker. All will : : services—classed now talk not = their vehicles over Motorola mobile directly to vehicles but phone the in messages Callers service it relays , receive telephones. mobile New J. year ac¬ ,, New Appointments— to the a persistent ' conditions 60% approximately interests The Northern Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Hampshire. v > The largest mobile telephone service application to date, it will operate similarly to the current Boston installation whereby doctors, salesmen, towing services, trucking operations and other services are and was service express in crews of February, effect is asking for bids,.to be opened March 10, on $12,600,000 equipment trust certificates. Dated March 15, 1948, the certificates major cities in Maine, York New and part The and winter, with heavy snows and with tempera¬ degrees below zero In the Mohawk Val.ey of 30 operations Bids operate a mobile telephone answering Communications Commission for total of 1,835 Motorola mobile radiotelephones to permission to operate in 21 Co., MaVs., Boston, applied first winter. mail severe to these our The Motorola, Inc.—Moble Telephone Installations— service—has drain on locomotives 20 the biting passenger, " earnings and and privately with a group of 10 banks $10,000,000 of 2V4 % notes, maturing Jan. 2, 1951. The proceeds will be used to pay for manufacturing facilities.—V. 167, p. 850. through the by . Dividend— placed company West owns 7% .preferred, the dividend slowed While Monsanto Chemical Co.—Borrows from Banks— authorized extensive unusually tures March the Christmas pounded our temperatures. The- usual 'quarterly dividend of 62 % cents per share on the 5% preferred stock was also declared, payable April 1 to holders of record January from was by by the unusual stock, payable March 25 to holders of record March 15. similar distribution was made on June 20, 1946, none since. In the above report, G. Metzman, Presi¬ on the SEC. . holding company and a subsidiary of remaining subsid.ary is Wisconsin Power & owns 98.4% of Wisconsin's outstanding comr The ■■■ W. company centuated share cents per 15 of West of tain $116,239 v - dent, said: 850. p. -$26,317 $130,442 • Plan Approved S. District Court at Wilmington,• Del., opinion approving the dissolution plan of an 7% prior lien stocks, preferred and all of the holders of the 6% prior lien stock, the 7% preferred stock and Middle West. Under the plan filed with the Commission, 1014 shares of common stock of Wisconsin were to be exchanged for each share of prior lien stock and 10 shares for each 7% preferred. The-,,plan, as amended at the suggestion of the Commission, increases the prior lien stock from 10'/2 to ll'/2 shares of Wisconsin common plus a cer¬ 179,539 taxes— . . registered a Northeastern Hutzler, & common 20,—V. income 1 application of is Corp. North Co. 35% 3,411,281 $4,213,062 Federal ' -11 stock. M.ddle $3,617,137 171,559 3,427,465 tDeficit. Co.—Resumes Common Div. declared 25 t$614,038 deductions charges deficit 'Includes the on fixed Commenting 99.088.—V. Monroe Auto Equipment income Miscellaneous Michigan Corp., Salomon income.— income Total , the U. of down on West West common. : were (Inc.), Co. ' Other operating Leahy handed Middle 1,418,698 t$2,358.350 1,744,312 railway Freeman & Co.; Hornblower & Weeks; Otis & Co., Inc.; William E. Pollock & Co., Inc.; First of and Net • • . West Utilities Co.—Dissolution Paul 18 mon Missouri Pacific t 1947 ., expenses from f • , revenues operating revenue . 1948 has been fixed as the effective which deals with the liquidation and plan North the Net S. .1 • A(LL LEASED LINES) " 1948 31— Jan. operating Railway advertising agent by M. R. Cring, Mr. Tate had been Chief President—public Ended Railway orders of the Securities and Ex¬ District Court for the District pf and ' • RR.—Earnings— (INCLUDING Agent— RR.—Advertising Central ' * March 3, the of Doane York I the U. t date of that part retirement of the outstanding shares of preferred stock of this company held by stock¬ holders other than The North American Co.; V' (2) On and after March 3, 1948 cash in the amount of $194.05 per share, viz: $100 per share, together with an amount equal to all , unpaid dividends accrued" to such date, will be payable at the Bankers Trust Co., agent of the company, 16 Wall Street, New York, N. Y.. to holders of preferred stock other than The North American Co. See also V. 167, p. 851. • Y'Y:: "• /Y.r :.•■ \V. '*■•/ .'\V • ■ "' y- .•/ / \t U (1) York. Burr, who has been Secretary to George Willard Smith been elected Assistant Secretary.—V. 166, p. 668. C6minission and change Dg1&W3/1G of Associated in Plan Amended to ♦ Light & Power Co.—Retires Stock— North American Pursuant Raye, since Winifred Harry F. Tate, Jr., of St. Louis, has been named "ror this railroad, according to an announcement \ssistant for reserve notification was filed with of Missouri-Kansas-Texas . o. Inc., President; 1930, letter a millions John Hill, Vice the SEC for 4,500 shares of common stock, owned by Theodore Brent, President of the company. The stock will be sold from time to time during the next year for not more than $100,000 without underwriting.—V. 164, p. 1087. 18 $15 a Monday, March 1, 1948 CHRONICLE $61,335,000,. Reynolds is also President of the Universities, with SEC— Feb. to FINANCIAL Edward Reynolds, Administrative Vice President of Harvard' Univer¬ sity since March, 1946, has been elected a director.' _ ment Mississippi including amounts now & - ... x surplus, submitted on the investment firms. These were jvestions from several On "it' -Yh] • * at the rate stock, which of 12% cents per share is equivalent to share of The North American Co. stock held. $.37875 See V. 167, p. 851. the and interest in any coin or currehcy of which at the time of payment shall be tender for the payment of public and private debts. The prin¬ cipal is to be payable at the office or agency of the company in New York. Interest is to be payable at the office or agency of the legal company of coupon in the Borough of Manhattan, New York, or, in the case bonds, at the option of bondholders, at the office or agency in Cleveland. Guaranty Trust Co. of New York, Trustee-' of the company Volume 167 THE COMMERCIAL Number 4677 outstanding added the the to the proceeds, approximately general cash funds and net company's Mortgage t CONSTRUCTION funds $2,606,000; electric total, $14,481,000. Of the will be the of which of Ohio; of by the provided out of replacement accruals reserve earnings and and eral funds, the sale of -Plans ■ 100,060 third .at bonds. have kw. 132,000 volt tion of such -placed If liable suppliers. has been for to incurred by in It is estimated April 1, incurred for is included 1948, time it program of and ~ •• ; This Bank Oct. 31, '47 four ' Pitt.—V. i tional ARCODEL SYSTEM) $2,581,169 1,814,266 113,913 $356,152 with used the installation 1948-50 will notes $560,040 $652,®89 $765,916 the of additional an stock, preferred furnished be EFFECT '■ that the of (par « 10,000,000 6,000,000 of Company five instalments 3(4% HISTORY and all on 2%% terest five instalments; 156,300 shs. maximum that their The electric territory business the sells company with the is served appliance the interest appliances located in north and central retailers underwriting writer are , municipally At owned Sept. whom of months distribution 30, chase ended the Sept, 1947 industrial electric Station of well as to as with the Edison Co. The served and 157,551 rural electric Co. 132,000 29.9% the the The 12 approximately the remainder Toledo volt line Edison the of names bidding. electric connecting the R. the estimated that Sept. E. Facilities purchase are requirements facilities. Burger Station will company of names the William & Blair will be in of the and 275,000 Wm. 300,000 lOO.OOO The 275.000 275,000 I —V. 167, Gross . ♦ elected — Co & Dated Feb. 1, 1«48; due Columbus, Ohio, trustee. as the of plus payable whole a sinking income without the premium. operation Aug. and 1, after 1949; and the the thereafter and HISTORY without AND- May 1, mon stork Ohio corporations 1937. Lake Shore of if is than through and redeemed Aug. 1, on Bank are also fund on or starting struction Aug. 1, thereafter 101; with 104 or there- before and on Aug. 1, or Co. of all of incorporated the in Ohio Granville Motor Stages, RaDid Transit. Inc. Newark Transit, Transit, Inc. Fairlick stork (no last the > 19 v,;. ■ . ''jiv-'- ' "• Feb. on the authorized 11 Certificates—r to company obligation assume liability as guarantor, in respect of not exceeding $10,890,000 equipment-trust certificates, series S, to be issued by the Fi¬ delity-Philadelphia Trust Co., as trustee, and sold at 99.329 and accrued dividends, equipment.- the with connection in ■' ■ procurement i-'—v of certain z ■ Foreign Holdings Increase— Additional purchases Swiss by investors last year sent the foreign compared with 325,555 at the end of 1946, the lowest point on record. There were 1,092 foreign holders at the close of 1947, a decrease of 103. Forty-ope foreign countries stockholders.—V. ____ or outstanding stdck $2.72 share, per the at end are represented 749. p. among the railroad's V\.' " Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co.—Earnings— of Net —V. American recently of Trust Co., created by has the stock 1945 $2,077,426 "> $1,288,330 $3.27 $2.77 $1.72 1946 1945 shares 167, 749. p. 12 Months Ended Dec. 1944 8,283,743 18,862,296 7,999,684 Earned $8,751,924 231,953 331,935 331,532 193,282 $8,558,257 $9,083,456 1,398,611 13,200 1,413,689 1,453,883 16,533 1,697,234 27,112 14,872 . 59,631 J 1945 $1,174,684 682,809 689,450 $1,623,298 $1,022,774 $485.23* $3.78 $2.38 $1.13 61,312 electric ended 4,694,000 V. 167, */.' '/■ •- Philco The for the increase corresponding week of 1947.— V •.. » - * * • JV ' Corp.—Common Dividend Increased— directors share Feb. on $7,191,008 $7,668,423 1,337,257 1,337,256 121 99 132 made dividend 1,337,255 The the on March record ""*> the over ^ •* '. per 106 3.3%, or 19 declared quarterly a dividend of 50 cents ——_ ; $10,147,615 $10,117,211 - kwh., 852. p. 1948 21, Output— this company and its subsidiaries amounted to 146,213,000 kwh., an of output Feb. Co.—Weekly Electric Philadelphia The week 55,382 —— 1,337,257 750. p. . 1' Orl5,263 * " 1946 $1,705,583 share per —V. 167, 7,544,149 $8,226,321 & int 1947 $2,509,791 886,493 taxes income 17,832,242 7,852,317 sub. (& Subs.)—Earnings— 31— Net income $11,248,744 $11,237,438 divs. min. . (& Subs.)—Earnings— '414,673 of taxes Net income before Federal taxes 14,350,590 debt— divs. 1946 $2,556,459 1947 and charges after Pfeiffer Brewing Co. been death 852. con- prem. profit Earnings per share on 750,000 common ^ vr-P 13,342,326 - to before inc. stock 167, of to payable four March quarterly 12 to holders payments of of 37% 1947, the company on Dec. 12 paid an extra cash cents per share and on Dec. 17 a 5%> stock, dividend. quarterly dividend of 93 % cents per share on the 50 stock, of holders addition In during regular preferred stock, common 1. 3%% series March record A, was 15.—V. also 166, p. declared, payable April 1 2422. Corp. $8,810,252 —— on pfd. on com. stock 1,000,000* stock— $8,779,834 1,000,000 4,825,893 $5,853,654' $6,331,037 1,000,000 1,000,000 4,825,893 4,825,893 4,825,893 Pioneer Service & Engineering Electric tion Remainder to per to p. $2,984,359 $2,953,941 shr. applic. common 167, surplus 's stock $27,761 $505,144 / $4.86 $4.84 $3.02 % revenues Operating revenue income : 7. ,— — deductions - 1"47 1°46 $"15,645,291 $14,301,472 12,084,009 10,583,788 ____J $3,717,684 $3,736,724 1,724,544 .—_! ____: and other deductions Net Inc. -V. 21, Co.—Weekly Output- companies served by 1948, totaled this 242,475,000 —. — ——- 1948 31— corpora¬ kwh., as railway 1947 , $3 381.475 2,933,236 $373 290 559.481 Cr711,104 485,025 Cr548,338 $599,862 operations lax accruals-- $2,968,496 $448,239 revenues expenses from revenue $1;637,371 $1,838,890 167, p. 49. and Equipment Other operating railway $436,603 2,595,206 rents income— — — fixed 23.946 21,427 — income $623,808 135,714 3.418 $458,030 54,476 $484,676 $400,011 $296,408 $245,156 -— deductions Miscellaneous Total joint facility income Total income Feb. 2,099,353 Inc. Net operating 19,040 $3,563,434 (net).. operating operating Railway ^Railway $3,561,282 2.152 revenues————— income interest Net Ended Jan. Railway Net Gross are the ended Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RR.—Earnings— Operating Other week compared with 226,526,000 kwh., for the corresponding week last year, an increase of 7.0%.-—V. 167, p. 852. Month Co.—Earnings— 12 Months Ended Dec, 31— operating output of the $3.31 256. Pacific Power & Light Net for — charges—-—. ,3.543 Inc. CAPITAL STOCK—Authorized common v com¬ Stages,'inc. Lines, in Co.—Declares 50-Cent Dividend— Feb. on 167, p. 852. ICC The Dec. 31, 1962, outstanding Rapid Transit ended year $25,445,000, of 1947 iCr). net Divs. • was families 1996. p. 2%%> to before 103; on 1, 1951, thereafter American to 166, Applic. to Pacific Ltg. redemption through Mansfield Rapid Net —V. Zanesville City of before or payments total Penney directors cents interest following named bus companies, all of which operating entirely within the State of Ohio: Coach the operation premium. owner for $77,008,804 $68,041,497 $64,759,918 $63,944,017 44,133,991 04,601,152 29,671,618 29,785,702 debt—— funded exp. Amount Aug. Aug. 1, 1957, 102; thereafter and on or the report vacancy Corp. interest Amort, of days' 1930, and v construction company's the to over $1,675,000,000.—V. Pennsylvania RR.—Equipment Trust competitive $11,442,026 $11,459,390 funded on before 1962, subject to before the accrued or on 1, 30 on Aug. 1, 104; "thereafter and 1951, Aug. BUSINESS—Company Company the National callable amount before or bonds on or before 1,-1960. 101; Aug. 100%; Ohio Bonds thereafter,and 103; on sinking thereafter before 105 before or 1957, and Such of principal with on Aug. l, thereafter 102; toward under to Federal Total Int. 'X;-.X; ; and the homes of veterans under the G. I. Bill of Rights. totaled $13,912,316. Of this amount $ll,200rpayments to policyowners. Pay¬ policyowners and beneficiaries 'In 1947 amounted to $61,303,- share.—V. > of Divs. and Aug. 1, part, otherwise at before or 1960, 1963. 1, 1 starting 1949; .thereafter on Feb. p. (net)— Interest charges Bonds offered to residents in or fund, premium a Feb. 167, revenue— oper. Com. notice determined be sources the fill to for retirement Other 200,000 ■■.Xx-...xxx 1929 be aggregated $184,587,000 during the gross revenues of $168,281,000 for the year — Net bonds xx { pur¬ will well one Co.—Preliminary Earnings— common revenue— oper. Prov. Pfd. lOO1/^ and interest. all- an declared a dividend of 50 cents per shixne on the common stock, payable April l to holders of record March 8. On Jan. 2, last, a regular dividend of 50 cents and an extra of 50 cents were paid. The common stock in 1947 received a total of $1.50 per registration, statement with the stock ($100 par). a will President Lochead, Other Co.. reachpd . McKee.—V. 1,000,000 Co. 100th made on bringing The Co.—Registers with SEC— filed income all with Taxes 275 000 & the peak years of for except Calendar Years— director 1,000 000 Rothchild F. Thomas only. of from Pacific Lighting Gross i Interest that intended is applied Calendar Years— total agreed . 11% an the holdings of the stock of this railroad to the highest level in seven At the close of 1947, foreign holdings totaled 452,391 shares, net a shares K. a of John D. Rapid Transit, Inc., Newark, Ohio—Bonds Of¬ fered—The Ohio Co., Columbus, Ohio, on Feb. 6 offered $500,000 15-year 4V2% first mortgage and collateral trust at It the for income of $25,27®.000, equ?l to $2.45 per share shares outstanding at the end of the period. compare James XvX 275,000 Co.— & of of $2,540,947,422. (J. C.) warrants commitment firm no New Director— Ohio of Ohio underwriter, shall the share. per is preliminary a with revenues year, and —150 000 Ohio had force plus announcement war¬ the ;.:JL946*vr;' f.• respective Co.—— Tnc. 851. p. 15 J. Mericka & Co., Otis ra.— in net compares 300,000 Illinois Co.— <*' purchase of 'XX'XX—X,X The to an' common 6,261,274 on are its in force and assets, 1947, are highlights during ear-marked for 1948 dividend century December in 1946. throughout use 91% High— in. insurance of company ments 655. p. •••:/ Co., Philadelphia, Pa.— Insurance business new report was V 627, of cumulative preferred be w.ll 167, reports This r , underwriters Fauset, Steele & Co.— Ira Haupt & Co.—— Hi'i sold stock underwriters the Proceeds 6,869,441 second Hirsch & Co • Kraus— & by rate stock Electric 20 in placed 000 County leases at a coSt of approximately $30,- shares Life records high the was purchased t*e * Co. $5,575,000 Burge of company, 1947, on generated and Since generate - follows: & Inc. Ball, the 150,000 offered. Feb. on Operating expenses The as Stuart at common Pacific Gas & Electric The Illuminat¬ company principal amounts of bonds whiph each purchaser has severally Halsey, underwriter Each warrant entitles 22 %c & her late husband, Simon I who died on April 20, 1947.—V. 165 •; Mutual membe succeeds She directors. years. Burger -X'XXXVX 1947, the 30, requirements for that year. PURCHASERS— affiliate). (an 86% of its total energy through interconnection E. is Co. XX'1'-/ XXX ■ ended 1948, it Gas of election mortgages on real estate, amounted to $159,000,000. is 65,000 program.—V. consumers, with The Cleveland Electric Ohio. months generating unit in the R. energy of for company The 12 main Lorain, near During at Childress covering consumers For consumers* approximately also installed for interconnection ing stock oil if SEC with and terms with . at Division accordance holdervthereof time subsequent to 13 months following the ef¬ offering and for five years thereafter, one share any Oklahoma and substation Marion is¬ the «•' on Feb. 17 announced the President .of the company and a as investments, practically all of which were in business enterprise Of this amount, $136,000,000 was invested in securities and $23,000,000 in mortgages and real estate. Of the mortgage investment, approximately 14% 3,000,- been Patino R. New or 11 high-voltage transmission svstem at its Blue¬ Alliance, and a 132,000 volt line connecting the the main high voltage transmission svstem. The company's transmission system interconnects with a number of other electric sysetms, including those of The Ohio Power Co., Ohio bell of have Consolidated, Inc.—New Enterprises & This represented an increase of $164,900,of the previous year by more than $2,000,00' New business in the company's Centennial year totaled $273,626,959, an increase of 11% over 1946 and the largest amount in the histor; of from commercial second a of entire the this $20,000 All struction consists shares o t shadov eye 071 and exceeded the gain 1 consumers utilities stock 850,000 dye continued pencil and eyebrow mascara, founder of the company, time high to. found, there will be an additional cost of approxi¬ equipping and completing same. In the event oil found, additional wells will be drilled on these leases.—V. 167, p. 851. -■ >y, ry X ■ V1^-; mately consumers, approximately 46.3% and approximately 7.7% from sales to other municipalities and from other sources. of the generating stations are interconnected by the main high-voltage transmission system of the company, most of which consists of 132,000 volt lines. Company has ^recently completed con¬ from pursuant corporation is to sell to the under¬ at lc per warrant' for the a price of 22 %c per share. These the delivered. securities the on and 000, systems. company 30, communities operating revenue was derived from residential and rural approximately 16.1% Corp. ' residential were Oil warrants at PROCEEDS—There the of drilled is other distribution 1947 138,024 in OF USE ■ for at of date Ohio to as common the stock, shares 100 sold and purchase the The company supplies electric service at retail in approximately. 57 incorporated communities. Electricity is also said at wholesale to other companies phases all household be would Net income for the year purchase issued be time such been fective the agreement, to capital 10c), (par WARRANTS—In stock each for until vXXV': .-.Xv''. . in trademark Winx this company, according by John A. Stevenson, President. At the close of the year, insurance in President. its common of rants covering an £ area approximately 3,100 square miles and has a population of approxi¬ mately 502,000, This area includes large agricultural and industrial sections. The more important industries in the territory include steel, iron and steel products, machinery, rubber and a wide diversity others. 150,000 warrants and in authorized stock common of dealers Prichard Anderson the PURCHASE STOCK company.1ij , by Henson, purchase sale by engaging and toiletries Tilford's & the Rovensky," Chairman, board annual period of three years, and a transfer to it of his in¬ leases, together with a transfer of certain leases a of Mr. to to its of purpose Mines C. increase 1 , , 1359. . Assets Reach New certain corporation shares Incidental in the for CAPITALIZATION—The 800 AND to ' • that which inelude Albina Penn understanding with him, that it will issue to him 850 000 shares of stock' (10c par) for investment and not for distr.bution. sued instalments. served formed was" for in have territory ' Park of said 216. P. Place, Exchange the duction. purchase, transmission, distribution and sale of electric energy. cooperates its of common BUSINESS—Company was incorporated in Ohio 11, 1921 and all of its operations are carried on wholly within State. Company is an operating public utility engaged in the pro¬ Oct. J. 15 to any last on affairs its <£<•:% series other than the 1978 series may be issued. without limitation as to aggregate principal amount, but subject to the restrictive provisions of the mortgage, t Mature in equal annual instalments; minimum interest rates—2%% on first rate N. Co., an 6,000,000 shs. and $210,083 City, Okla.—Stock Of¬ Transfer & addi¬ p. Rights— 3398. p. Jbseph the oil business, and more particularly, to drill a well on certain properties in Childress Countv, Texas. X ;■XX XXxX'X1'X""yX XXy The corporation has agreed with F. Roscoe Henson (President and Director) that for arid in consideration of his agreeing to manage 5,400,000 S5t„_— $246,850 an 166, t of $32,000,000 1978 $10,000,000 Registrar Agent, Jersey City, Outstanding 1976 165, New retained series due $396,830 $272,197 of company.—V. the by notes 1%% approved issuance has President— V. Klein Transfer funds series due series 547,216 __u_ President Patino $766,215 Co., New York, on Feb. 24 offered 980,000 shares of common stock (par 10c) at 30c per share. These securities are offered as a speculation. j v-Vyv (due this 399,164 82,082 - Oil Producers, Inc., Oklahoma 2,638,160 shs. stock 157,781 fered—R. 3,000,000 •Bonds 8,915 v of Co.—Loan— Pipe Line Commission Tilford, Inc.—Buys./'Winx" products, —V. Patino, FINANCING Authorized 8,010 ' • taxes income Net- balance and PRESENT TO the company's items 6,260 13,598 income Eastern P. Bernard Mr. of Mrs. first $10,000,000 and from $654,025 Federal mil¬ $37 sale will 1,035 $560,872 Interest third that 1947-1956 notes of 831 $367,877 1 Fort division. 918 11,725 income & Bernard, later a and $2,500,000 2% % 3 %% due at approximately be charges and other non-cash possibly the sale of common stock. and useful or revenue—*_ the ' This corporation has acquired from the Ross Co., of New York, full manufacturing and distributing rights to the 24-year-old line of Winx eye preparations, according, to an announcement by Henry C . income Total $350,000 of which construction expenditures be oper. . the Pan-Carolinas" and tank ships, acquired $10,000,000 Park 1944 9$,622 ' 6,770,161 , 167, p. 256. Missouri The v 6,731,965 $2,568,374 1,695,980 107,097 $2,080,781 1,626*006 X_ expenses of Panhandle Calendar Years 1945 J. 1946 < com¬ 7,087,412 $2,531,802 1,873,518 98,242 operated—• 5,922,061 revenue__V—- - . Transport Co.—Borrows & borrowed $2,500,000 from The Chase National the City of New York, evidenced by 2% notes/ due Jan. 1, 1954. The loan is secured by a first mortgage on the com¬ to 1949 Arcodel System, Inc., (INCL. 10 Moa. End. , ... . has company - pany's recently *:C*f ;'XX''-;' '!•' ,• STATEMENTS a •*, . paid.—V. 167, p. 852* Petroleum American from Bank— the Net financing will be necessary in 1949. such additional financing will take the moneys mtge. bonds, mtge. bonds, of • v been declared out of earned ' share has per . purchase of the Arcodel System, the company's from Sandusky on Laker Erie to Marietta on Depreciation.—^ Other Common / (4) and y-':r X,//.';:v(X"*X "• ,X. y miles Operating Operating expenses 1948-1957).—3,000,000 Cumulative preferred stock (par $100 ) 300,000 shs. 3.90% cumulative pfd. stock— 156,300 shs. • Pan extend INCOME cents April 2, 1945 when 15 cents was also deferred or including depreciation tlnstalment ' the of now . company decides to proceed presently third unit the company's construction % 1st will proceed the the CAPITALIZATION .GIVING XX and Marietta; company result 15 . , »;V.. v additional issuance required Serial cancelled be estimated which years event bonds above to anticipates the earnings 1st should orders of of three the that Company mortgage through the that event for in and the all installation lion the in decided is In, the the form if substantially when unit. with that 1948, the commitment to that date, the suppliers, will be approximately by $317,000 to . ' Bus plan construction of estimate expenditures amount 1948 on of '»♦ CONSOLIDATED the $1,000,000 for this project, reflecting the company's proceed with engineering and other preliminary work. of ••', the Ohio River.--- required time, orders, subject to than April 1, 1948, have been unit, boilers, and certain auxiliary equip¬ cancelled or deferred; the company will. " engineering, other t a the principally with to purchase, at a total cost of $480,000,. all stock of the following named bus companies, .all corporations operating entirely within the State ' X* X. '' . ' as contains to As to the installa¬ management,-in order to the Ohio operations substation a together used, without assets or liabilities. Said panies are-referred, to collectively as the "Arcodel System." later not expenses, above that station from made; by equipment at deferment The line of inal determination no the generating the orders are for ment. become Although of or R. a been company, are inactive an **/ 1' generating unit of and constructing a third E. Burger station transmission • unit delivery cancellation .{'■ the capacity in Ashland, Ohio. insure ' .' made-for: installing been have proceeds service between Zanesville " $3,681,000 will be expended from the company's gen¬ which will include the $3,700,000 of net proceeds from approximately i net of payable Inarch 20 to stockholders of record March 6. A like was paid on April 1, last year, which was the first since surplus, outstanding between dividend 9 Pay 15-Cent Dividend—/ Packard Motor Car Co.—To A in the hands of the public. X(l) Muskingum Valley Transit Co., which operates intercity service Zanesville and Columbus;', (2) Capitol Stages, Inc., which operates inter-city service between Zanesville and. Woodsfield, between, Newark and Columbus and between Gahanna and Columbus; (3) The Zanesville and Marietta Transportation Co., .which operates inter-city • V it is-r estimated that approximately $6,300,000 withdrawal of funds deposited with the trustee", of the bonds, approximately $4,500,000 will be foregoing paid the of expenditures \ authentication upon facilties, distribution , of the estimated as follows: transmission facilities, $3,281,000; other, $190,000; company for the year 1948 are allocated and electric generating facilities, $8,404,000; electric (945) CHRONICLE are outstanding PURPOSE—The , , construction PROGRAM—The and FINANCIAL owned by subsidiaries ofr the company; and preferred stock (par $100), of which 2,745 shares of 6% issued are retain will and 3,500 shares $3,700,000 will be, the trustee under approximately $6,300,000 in trust, pending withdrawal by the company under the terms of the mortgage on the basis of net property additions. ,♦ PURPOSE—Of r. & par), of vH<-h 1*4.516 shares are issued The and outstanding in the hands of the public; 500- shares of class b rmrTrnon stock (par $1,000 per share), of which 70.85 shares are issued and Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.—Definitive Deben. capital stock consists of 160.000 shares to Bankers deliver Trust definitive Co., 16 40-vear Wall St.. 274% New York, N. Y., is tares' dup /">7.:1. exchange for outstanding temporary debentures.—V. 167, p. prepared 1986, in 852.:.. Net income •Includes Federal —V. p. 1C7, 750. T._r— income '" " i taxes— V " $ —7. 166, p. Co.—Affiliate Buys Plant— Plymouth Oil Sale of hi.<\ for $2,300,000 aviation gasoline plant Texas, City, Texas a the plant, War Assets Republic Oil Refining Co., war-time operator of 50% owned affiliate, has been approved by the the to a $ ' . 184,660,940 ^•' '. /A -VA V;; "V 1997. $ $ . Plant in New England-^ ' V,>. Delivery of the 100th postwar railroad passenger car ; frbm' the New England shops of this company at Worcester, Mass;'/ was 'announce'd on Feb. 26 by R. V. Chase, District Manager. A'AA, AAA "All of the cars delivered to date have gone to railroads operatirig in New England," Mr. Chase said. "Twenty-four are now In service on the Boston & Maine and Maine Central railroad3; while' an addi¬ tional 76 cars have been delivered to the New York, New. Haven ami 51,820,991 262,529,489 65,906,448 Administration. having an appraised fair value of $2,543,000, comprises 16.8 acres of land and 32 reinforced concrete-brick-steel buildings providing 50,000 sq. ft. of floor space. The land is in eight separate tracts, six adjoining Republic-owned property and two, containing tanks, surrounded by Republic-owned property. Major processing units include a fluid catalytic cracking unit, gas concentration unit, alkylation unit, thermal reforming unit, and gas The property, shall sales of Cost ma¬ Other Coke Co.—Earnings— & 1947 1946 $8,771,643 8,258,655 $7,403,401 6,225,237 $512,988 1,543 $1,178,164 Loss 660 of $514,531 401,808 $1,178,824 450,066 $112,723 revenues Operating revenues i deductions income Other revenues (net) 2 (net) deduct. other and Interest >. «. income Gross —V. 167, ^ related Net Orrin title right, the and offices the frequency shift type, equipment, all partially completed and completed products, all owned inventory, all designs, developments, patents and patent rights, etc., and including leasehold on present office and factory premises at Hicksville, L. I., New York. John E. Joyce is Referee in Bankruptcy; Chauncey H. Levy, Trustee, an'd Goldman & Frier are Attorneys for Trustee, 7 Dey Street, New receivers and terminal equipment of machinery, tools, dies, jigs, testing mitters, all with York C. C. -V March interest due 1, 1948, York New ex-interest 2% 4% 50-year the Second National interest."—V.. > Net Exchange dhfects that the bonds be quoted March 1, 1948;; and that beginning with Exchange March on 166, 1, the bonds 1948, .A,:; 254. p. ^ 387,133 $159,210; $487,152 3,771 43,194 $56,107 $155,439 109 29 income(Cr) —— (charges) If ___U.A income from net ' • ■; • $98,821' 1947—Month—1946 Goer, revenues $997,043 $11,886,869 $1,097,027 _______ $10,911,078 2,842,717 3,009,217 1,578,504 2,597,919 power Other & purchased —349,300 operations 289,493 for deprec other Taxes, than Fed. Net Postwar 1,242,772 1,081,500 115,512 83,500 income—:.- oper. $181,915 D/1,762 $193,419 Or 1,373 $2,311,532 ■; Dr82 $180,153 $192,046 60,144 $2,311,450 . 487,899 Earnings $2,890,535 658,773 ___ f profit Net $2,877,808 inc.—net Non-oper. 1,387,946 632,900 119,478 on —V. deductions Total 41,165 ______ Net ry. $138,988 stk. Fref. div. $131,902 29,499 341,700 require. 478,037 income— oper. 167, 461,204 . . ; Red Rock Bottling Co. 0 Balance Earn, of com. _ , .. ;. FOR 6 deductions- revenue DEC. 31, $76,410,358 62,116,307 ___i $14,294,052 income Operating 20.9,409 income Other 1 i - , the board, on Feb.. Dallas, Chairman of Donald ^ j:'" plant for 24 announced that., rod in the agreement, debsntuTfl9-.' 4l2% $240,000; k $61,419 ; 488 $28,917 A;,! $60,931 etc. AtLo&s-. 1947 ; " cost (aggregate prices "t ^ • . extension per receivable, r ' " *'t due March lf,; 1952 under due March .1, senior'debentures; 5% accrued interest-payable- on senior debentures; $8,137;, (. junior notes, 6% series A due"March-T, 1952, $960;000; accrued interest .--'payable on junior notes (payments due beginning March 1, 1938 der-'ferred as. per vote of the trustees), $590,400? common stock (75,000 no par shares) in part issued and outstanding and the balance issuable ( on conversion of- warrants outstanding; - deficit per books on basis of carrying securities at cost, $952,469; unrealized depreciation of securities, $202,605; total, $1,078,463.^. 166, p. 1724. : i ' $435,000; 1952, tubing and Angeles.— ■ 166, p. 1792. market V ' 1944 23,879 $1,018,989; cash, $58,658; accrued interest A'$816; total, $1,078,463. - " % v ' A '%■>. Calif., ''A "LlABILITIES--^enior manufacture of seamless copper and alloy central manufacturing distridt of Los the brass quoted at - $52,796^' books $1,221,594), negotiations are being concluded to acquire a .plant'ftt Riverside; the purpose of manufacturing Revere Ware copper-clad _ stainless steel cooking utensils. ^,v* He also announced that the company had begun the erection of; a v. 1945 $41.689<:;p- $5,888 A BALANCE SHEET,-NOV. 30, ■ for 1947 1 Operating revenues Operating ENDED MONTHS 551. ' Revere -Copper & Brass. Inc»—Expansipiiy-!. C. EARNINGS p. I loss »Incomevdcfici(mcy -after expenses, interest, ASSETS—Securities, ; ^ Gas Co.—Earnings— Public Service Electric & , • gain sale of securs. Net - ' the $2.53 $2.12 $0.15 " 750; p. elected -h $0.16 167, $1,770,558 $1,481,851 - stock —V. $102,403 $110,768 — shr. per ; Trust—Earnings— 1947- J - • 1946 $37,745--? $45,359 < ■ : ;t3,944 c ': : 30,471 ' • kl__~ income deficiency Cleveland^New; Yice^Presi of Co.—20-Cent Distribution— the directors declared a dividend or stock, payable March 30 to holders Mos. End. Nov. 30— Net of 24, ShawrautBank Investment $9,205,045 -:"2,333,025 v: 1,092,332 < r Parks, a director Vice-President.—V. 167 Everett G. Feb. the common ..;'.;iM945 1946 $8,530,436 "1,794.819 V*) 761,106 $9,597,179 2,316,780 1.063,080 656. p. $2,231,762 $1,823,551 28,220 income 1,436,252 railway. from 1947 1948 railway— $10,110,809 from Net 292. p. 20 cents per share of record March 10. On Jan. 7, last, a simTlar distribution was made. Payment: were re¬ sumed on this issue on Sept. 11, 1947 by the payment of a dividend of 20 cents, the first since Dec. 27,-1945.—V. 167, p. 292. ?>. ,t V Co.—Earnings— Reading 167, Seeger Refrigerator on *$2.44 $2.63 $3.72 ' Maryland Baltimore On $1,533,969 i January— 12,727 —V. Net 2583. —V. $4,645,95) 2,660,000 , 450,000 $1,651,188 $2,335 756 share.——-—— per 1945 1946 $3,311,188 1,660,000 ——1 , — 166, p. Gross income Gross profits taxes— and other contingencies 626,551 , Cr9.200 ___ taxes Federal taxes, etc.-— before Fed. inc. and excess 906,024 63,665 116,738 income..- income Fed. 727,772 974.785 '' .i.v -V 86,42) 79,612 Maintenance Prov. Profit 206,274 217,935 Pa., a subsidiary of Schenley Distillers Corp. plant is one of the last firms marketing Aladdin, straight rye. It was founded in 1885 and was one of Maryland's few straight rye producers to reincorporate after the repeal of prohibition. Subsidiaries) 1947 .$4,250,756 1,925,000 Calendar Years— Soeam gen. Plant- &'Goldsborough, Baltimore, Md., distillers and bottlers, on. plant to the Joseph S. Finch Co. announced the sale of their 23 The • $6,198,126, current liabili¬ 1485. fixed assets of $2,796,249.—V. 159, p. Distillers Corp.—Unit Buys Schenley Records (Including Domestic 1947—12 Mos.—1946 loan shows current assets of of $1,144,485 and net ties of Period End. Dec. 31— bank loans now owed bv the company, carded yarn mill at Kings Mountain, to 15-year posed - Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.—Earnings— resolution that would at $1,200,000. corporate purposes. The directors believe that the these additional mills shou'd be changed from short-term 15-year long-term indebtedness. The balance sheet of Dec. 31, 1947, as revised to include the pro¬ Feb. Hampshire—Earnings— Co. of New Public Service a of bank loans $199,859 ' $260,168 consider general financing $155,439 $447,168 $327,737 56,618 187,000 r 127,878 —, : —>•_"*< $32,187 167, p. 656. 19 the company intends to borrow $1,200,authorized by the directors. Of the proceeds, be to terms on other ~ 'Deficit.—V. April on resolution is approved the C„ and of the United States Lace Curtain Mills at Kingston, N. Y. The balance of $200,000 will be used for additional working capital and ® surplbfe—'a earned Ho E|', will authorized indebtedness of this company 1946 $374,000 $3.49 N. „—— transferred Net. inc. Shall'be dealt-in "and AA-A-'A : '• A'A'A^A $56,187 24,000 inc.V <„:# 1947 $564,000 $5.26 — $1,000,000 will be used to repay as the result of purchases of a $327,737 ' $443 3,269 —59 V;:' taxes share per stockholders The 50,004 inc. inc. Co;—-Earnings—-To Incr. Indebtedness- earnings after charges and Net the 1978. bid¬ for expenditures , 1 - Proceeds wiil reimburse company's treasury purchase of new facilities.—V, 157, p. 889. Scranton Lace $377,741 with statement registration a calendar Years— 493,655 $59,612 filed 17 for and fix. the 145,202 Co.—Regj^ters with SEC— Electric Feb. on $10,000,000 first mortgage bonus, series C, due underwriters will be determined through competitive of ding. . 34,004 3,505 ordinary Deducts, President, company Names ordi¬ . Stock on made contracts Net D. , Yarnall, Chairman, K. If. and Charles S. Payson, have been designated Corp.—V. 167, p. 751. Dome. ^A. covering SEC $100,019 /.,*$115,914 $14,008 $25,608 - income from Extraordinary Extraord. the first mortgage on revenues ord. County,, Texas. Jackson in Salt of directors San Diego Gas & The •- America—Earnings-^ 1947—12'MOs.—1946 $1,187,748 $1,045,904 1,087,729 1,161,818 income nary Field Ganado West Three 000 AA;'\;jAv • 1956 will be paid on ithat date at Eank, New Haven, Conn. ' The the 1947—Month—1946 $125,646 $123,200 100,038 109,192 expenses Gross Co.—Interest— Terminal Providence The AVAAA' gold bonds due Texas one-half one-half undivided an voting trustees of Tidelands Oil oper. Deductions of acres of submerged land Bay, acquired last November Hasselmann, _ and Sacks Real Estate Co., agents for 852. of was revenues— oper. 1948 as the date of record voting trust certificates 11, 66,000 it Ordinary income—noncommunication the purchasers, by McKallip & Co, The property was assessed at $277,000 for real tax purposes, but the sale price was not announced.—:V. 167, estate p. Calif.—New Offices owns corp. Galveston and Mr. oper. Net March stockholders interest in leases in the Gulf of from the State by the parent company. The Superior Oil Co. owns the other interest in the leases. Tidelands also owns oil properties in Oil approximately Earnings announces that in order to divest itself of real estate activities it has negotiated the sale of Presston Village. This property was developed many years ago to house plant employees as the McKees Rocks (Pa.) plant, but only a portion of the housing units is now occupied by employees. The sale was negotiated between common Co. Total company to fixed 25 Feb. on time Mfg. Radiomarine Corp. of management the company directors Tidelands Inc.—Sells Village— Car Co., Steel Pressed V $2,764,612 A $2,442,626 $2.uL' • $2.63 offices Total The Stock Distribution— of Tidelands Oil Corp., a wholly-owned will be made on the basis of 'one voting trust certificate, representing one share of Tidelands common stock for each share of Salt Dome common stock held. Brown, same March 11 to Corp.—Holders of Record Oil distribution on San Francisco, 111.—V. 166, p. St., Chicago, Monroe 1, next, $37,000 102.6% and interest. Savings Bank, trustee, 1724. April on representing common stock subsidiary. The distribution .. 164,042 v The redemption for bonds due 1976 at the Harris Trust and 2%% made at Dome Co.—Partial Redemption— & Power called been will be West for 1,506,650 v ; - 1895. Period End. Dec. 31— ' N. Y. 7, ' — beginning made mortgage Receive Crane will also be in . charge .of . .time sales. also announced that the construction of their facilities atop Mt. Diablo has .progressed sufficiently to: forecast 50,000 watt FM broadcast with an effective radiated power of 250,000 watts from the 3,849 foot mountain top in the very near future. AV-r The corporation's FM station KSBR is currently transmitting from a temporary location in San Bruno, Calif. It, was the;, nation's fir t 50,000 watt FM station having commenced 50 kilowatt operation in April, 1947.—V. 166, p. 1584. . A •; .■ , / the At 1948, at 12 o'clock noon in the U. S. Court House, N. Y, Only bids in excess of $80,000 will will include the complete plant facilities for of radio communication equipment, including trans¬ manufacture first 115 President, has announced the opening of the firm's at 582 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. The new will be headed by Clay Crane, former Public Relations Director H. Aireon of take Foley Square,New York, be considered. The sale the have Payment 114,250 155,675 1,744,157 . share per Radio Diablo, Inc., all of 1,869,071 —- - — p. 166, commercial March 2, place on recoveries— tax contracts St. Joseph Light Mexico Corp.—Proposed Sale— and interest 9f trustee in and to assets of this corporation as a going business, including the right use of the name ' "Press Wireless Manufacturing Corp.," will of sale The be There .. $5,932,597 —— profit Earnings 50. p. Press Wireless Mfg. to 222,3Q1 subsidiary's plant, net abandonment of ex-interest 2% on Feb. 26, dealt in "flat," and to quoted tinue Exchange 1,637,139 tax income on 4 1948; that the bonds shall eonbe a delivery in settlement of Feb. 26, 1948, must carry the July 1, 1939, and subsequent coupons.—V. lo'l, p. 656. be ; $6,465,685 tax—. income State —V. ___ — income Net RR. Co., dated Jan. 21, 1948, payment of interest due 1, 1939 on the Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain Ry. Co. first mort¬ 4% bonds will be made on and after Feb. 25, 1948, at the Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., 70 Broadway, New York, N. Y. The New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 24 directed that the bonds gage $5,710,296 depletion and Payment— RR.—Interest Rutland of 234,888 income as cents; Jan. $728,758 Total Federal operating Net , 4,611,002 -r-i Depreciation record March 10. follows: March 25 and June 25,., 50 cents and Dec. 20, a' year-end of $1.—V. 166, A:.''T.v'r.'• Salt Months Ended Dec. 31— 12 Operating were 75 25v , dividend of 50 cents per share a mont entered 4,513,455 . profit income 1947 Sept. declared 24 payable March 25 to holders of Pursuant to order of the U. S. District Court for the District of Ver¬ in the proceedings pending therein for the reorganization : $6,230,7.37 administrative and general expense— Selling, Feb. on 1895. Rutland 1946.> $33,987,712 23,666,414 1947 and depletion)— of deprec. (excl. Operating Gas Portland each; 31,333,712 sa'es)—_ $42,077,964 of inter-company (exclusive sales Net in Payments Corp. (& Subs.)-^Earnings Years Ended Dec. 31— year and fire equipment, spare parts, opeiating supplies fighting equipment on the property.—V. 166, p. 2422. laboratory chines, ■' ' 473. p. Quaker State Oil Refining expend six months and an additional $250,000 within one for repair, restorat on, and rehabilitation of the refinery and have exclusive right to buy all or any part of the furniture and in $250,000 167, added.—V. directors (he capital stock, p. RR." nouncement '' will expend or cojnmit itself to Republic terms, sale Under v unit. distillation oi The on .A \A '''A A total of 168 passenger cars are being built at Worcester for tHe New Haven railroad, while an additional 39 cars for the same road, including sleepers and dining cars, will be constructed at PullmanStandard's Car Works in Chicago. .' '• ;-A".'.. \.V The passenger car shop at Worcester has recently been delivering five deluxe coaches a week, and at the same time Is turning out a large number of new street cars for the city of Chicago, the an¬ Hartford Dividend— :: { (The) Rubcroid Co.—Declares 50-Cent Co.—Delivers Manufacturing Car 100th Passenger Car from 1947—12 Mos.—1946 1947—3 Mos.—1946 sales____ Neo Pullman-Standard Sales Up— Pittsburgh' Plate Glass Co.—Quarterly Period End. Dec. 31— '-Monday, March 1, 1948 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & THE COMMERCIAL (946) 10 , $14,503,461 3,773,796 deductions income Net —V. —__—___* income Gross Income 164, $10,729,665 _ 1913. p. Co.—Official Resigns— Y; ' 'v-. Gordon S. Culver, for the past three yeai*s Vice-President in charge of marketing for this company, has resigned to accept' the' Presidency of the Richards-Wilcox Manufacturing Co. of Aurora, 111.', to succeed William H. Fitch, his father-in-law, who died recently.—V. 165, p. 2007. Rexall Drug -.r ..i-1" fered—Stoetzer, 4 Puget Sound Pulp & Timber Co.—Earnings— Calendar tons production, gallons gallons sales, Pulp Alcohol A.lcohol Net Cost and sales of other revenue— other and sales — ______ write-offs Non-recurring Provision Federal for and 4,898[523 378,390 238,885 66,519 losses taxes .___ 809/43 2,875,531 Quarter Ended Dec. 31— Net profit Current $1,600,000, Net profit capital $1,320,507 $4,691,683 operations. from gain Preferred for °131,218 : the year % dividend 34,161 $1,320,507 67,253 $4,788,740 $1,253,254 389.094 326,940 $12.31 $3.83 $4,822,901 requirement : charges J. E. and taxes____v___--. Manufacturing Rockwell Ashman has been elected directors have declared a No. income of applicable to common Common share •Profit on received in common stock— shares earnings sale of 1947.—V. Canadian timber properties derived from payment 166, p. 2422. E. W. Earned '■ Pullman, Inc.—Buys Additional Shares— January the company purchased market at the total of shares an average price, the open a share, number Jan. 31.—V. 167, p. 472. 11,300 capital shares in exclusive of brokerage, of $51.98 cost, including brokerage, amounting to $590,888. The outstanding totaled 2,647,131 on of " 1947 — Exchange time in the new at the open ing of business on Feb cr 24, 1948, capital stock of the corporation was admitted, to substitution.—V. 167, p. 551. . :■ $118,712 1,220/67 Nil 1944 t$6,870 1,220,467 $0,006 1945 $33,673 1,220,467 Nil 1946 but before depletion, equal to 1.1 .cent shares oi $5 par value common outstanding.-^-V. :a -• •• • -• .. per depreciation, and .share on 1,220,467 166, . -1'- Pendleton, I .' " - Net after all chgs. and of Number . Earned At per the v 1947 sales.—— Net profit At xhat dealings • (& Subs.)—Earnings— Calendar Years— value, into two shares of new no par capital stock,'the'New Exchange announced on Feb. 20 that subject to the'prior effectiveness of the amendment, this issue would be suspended from dealings on the ' : charges but before depletion. tProfit. 31, 1947, net profit was $13,624 after all Simonds Saw & Steel Co. & working the quarter ended Dec. "p. 2564. Inc.—Split-Up Effective— Having been informed that this corporation is filing an amendment to its certificate of incorporation for the purpose of making effective a split-up of each share cf its present capital stock, without par Roeser and , 1,220,467"' Nil shares. share per ' .equipment costs, . $24,679 cap. •After taxes and taxes • York Curb In iv For F°h. 20. \K similar 2, March 5, June 5 "y 656. tooling Coalition Mines Co.—Earnings—A " A dividend of, 15^ cehts per Quarterly payable p. Calendar Years— who March 5 to stockholders of record payment was made on Jan. 5, iast, and on Jan. and Sept. 5, 1947.—V. 167, p. 291. ' share, 167, for used •Net. loss__ •1" Number Vice-President ,and ControPer. be Silver King Dividend— . Net A" capital.—V. Officials- Co.—Promotes will Proceeds ; recently held the combined office of Secretary-Treasurer, has been made Secretary, while M. J. Carl has been elected Treasurer. Paul A. Wick and I. C. Rowe have been elected Assistant Secretaries. The Net income after Declares Increased Meyers, Net 1947 1946 $208,890« $.51,44.0 assets on Dec. 31, 1947 were $3,498,000, current - liabilities leaving $1,898,000 net working capital.—V. 167, p. 473. ,. Co., Detroit, on Feb. 4 offered common stock at $2 per share. $7,333/77 7,611,825 ____i expense- Depreciation 84,257 83,292 1,752,747 1,747,454 $15,557,429 ____ sales, 1946 112,083 110.456 2.549,378 2,562,444 tons production, Pulp Co.—Earnings— Reynolds Spring 1947 Years— Inc.,# Royal Oak, Mich.—Stock Of¬ Faulkner" & Co. and Bennett, Smith & 150,000 shares (par $1) Sherman Products, : of 1947, ,. . to • ■ t ; $6.04 $2.62 $12,281,745, includ- and ing $4,084,754 of cash and government securities, $1,796,540. The excess of current assets over $10,435,205.—V. 166, p. 2215. 497,000 ' current assets amounted were 1 ■ , was 1945 1946 497,000 shares—!!__—497.000 share________' $5.74 common close . $28,684,029 $26,059,296 $22,067,180 3,004,035 1,306,886 2,C'53.00)- taxes! " current liabilities current liabilities j* :$V*rf fir'- (U •' •'Volume 167 ; ' THE COMMERCIAL 167, in' 1947 The Items- of invested $5,440,083 FINANCIAL assets to reported company 'total ^cash CHRONICLE (947) and II. S. stock in affiliates) Texas Electric Service on investment market a Government basis bonds position. of $46,686,603, amounted the at Smith & the year-end! Texas Engineering & This work capital stock and assets of McLain Motor Lines, inc., operator /of a fleet of trucks serving Eastern Seaboard states, have been pur'/chased by Sloane-Blabyn Corp., makers of floor coverings, it was announced Feb. on 23 by Hudgins, Houlder president ' corporation, which is a: subsidiary of Alexander Smith & Sons Carpet /Co. Acquisition of the McLain company, he said, is a step in the //corporation's $9,000,COO expansion program.—V. 1(17, p. 889. ■/ • company Commission that announces of South Carolina secured has it for approval of the Dr... Robert;;E. nounced FOR CALENDAR •in Qper * ting Net- • •„ !_i—_c. „,_!—! i.—' share-!^2!-!iLl_-;!!2—- common per ; —V, 16 V., p. -2s2.' },,•/A .-''V.: Total oper. Oper. & $4,673,474 revenue—— maint Depreciation & expenseOper. faxes & licenses-_ Operating Net rents met) 532,857 ,' ; ; -Earnings- 935,780 529,364 2,069,482 -.i 6,603 option date.' $755,042 deductions-^ Federal income State ! . tax!— 278.944 income tax—.a.y— Net income 26,699 ' per- cbrh.*■ share!' —v.-. 167, p. 656, / v.'.<;->}; /• 54,000 A $2,118,069 comany of its Redondo on new -/California,-r "went of workmen '"•"plant,;? / •./The new dividend in in 1947 and forward second .!/■:V unit, also in energy without toward /!;/!'-'!•;;',/ !'•!,/' station's supply, power e'ectric on"-The''line" moved of /-The addition mature $40,000,000 than Dec. $10,000,000 of 31, with company more on and conversion airliners. The order present is for interiors, according to Robert McCulloch, the Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia- on Venezuela of B-25 recently took' delivery bombers.—V. 167, from TEMCO 552. p. Stanley 1948 and & the 1949.—V. - cents follows: as 5'/o share per April 15 :'■/" ■ declared was 16 June 18, cents, 25 This stock with the retirement share record of Federal Other Co.—Earnings- 1948—Month—1947 $1,818,359 taxes—-!! 238,013 201,430 74,036 2,521,004 1,014,433 2 .258',421 91,120 140,000 125,000 1,495,000 1,425,003 taxes— Property retirement Amort, of limited-term investments Net oper. Other 916,52? re¬ appropriation serve 1948—12 Mos.- -1947 $1,567,718 $20,359,808 $17 .971,155 741,512 10,068,216 8 454,165 865,314 373 — revenue- income 266 3,390 4,222, $425,474 $4,912,815 $4,919,227 • ; $483,539 653 498 $5,257,765 11,823 $484,192 $425,972 $5,269,588 (net) 6,412 ■ Feb. Int., 24 income— etc., Net charges stock —V. 126,396 amounts div. Textron been Kissner and 865,050 865,059 Feb. on the 13 Etc.— been appointed Vice-President in charge May, Treasurer of Textron Inc., it was an¬ Charles H. Dyson, President. Mr. Kissner has by and Oliver in company Vice-President, has Oliver Controller joining i 1,270,161 $3,649,06-3 Incorporated—New H. Finance, nounced to purchase 1,339,535 $3,930,053 period— $357,796 requirements lor the 167, p. 751; Franklin of 103,514 $322,458 income—!— Pfcf. 17, Nov. semi-annual cents 50 per were paid last year as follows: March 15, 25 cents; Sept. 15, 50 cents each; and bee. 15, $1.25. This brought in 1947 to $4.50 per share.—V. 166, p. 1933. . purchase company's of Extras and Operating revenues—. Operating expenses.— March 9. and dividend extra en payments Period End. Jan. 31— stock. in declared Texas Power & Light holders of record to 19 regular quarterly .dividend of 50 cents stock, both payable March 15 to holders capital 27. proceeds 167, p. 475. : Feb. the before or The Co. Sulphur Co.—Extra Distribution— on and total at - Infcreased-7- Central while the kilowatt /'/Syracuse: Transit Tiltoh; • 'President, as-4followsi.,1''.1 - crews,; for income 1946—V. for 167, Feb. -on 12 in an that />./• was $33,138,450 1947 / 293. p. Gorp.-^Exchange > of Both 1, Securities— has May 1946. At Kissner Co. for 1947.—V. and Mr. been the Assistant time, same Treasurer it since announced was has ;been-given holders to -'.uhder-the/ fonowing 189C;Vdud March certificates mortgages, Eirst' Syracuse .1. . of Rapid for Co. Ry. •. mortgage directors the on Price, Waterassociated was Textron Jan. Feb. on adjustment staled cents that in lure interest this bonds, action meeting to omit payment according resulted to from of interest Apr:l on James Hodes, Treasurer. inadequacy of the five the continuing payment of VW>0 1, Corp.—Omits Interest— 24 voted increased costs of operation. An made on Oct. 1, 1947.—V. 166, p. 1525. was > • ., He /.' •/"'• March dated • ■ with 752. p. Third Avenue Transit The 1 issued bonds "-/'. ;■!/•' to-wit: Transit 1, ,1946. deposit associated were Mr. Hennig also organization and joined ■ advertisement, announced of Treasurer. years. accounting 167, Assistant May ten over national a named was . capacity/';will be Tidelands . and -hydro-electric Hennig Mr. & with .Pursuant •to,: an' order • of the U. S. District Court for the Northern •District of New York made and entered on Feb. 18 the following notice •/.A-!?, Elmer house / ' * $37,000,000 !v -•,!■!•' / >':/'! operating compared: to $20,903,547 as ' the meet and and of '. ,• 66,000 help Southern • •• of to ceremony completion requirement. / : '-/The company'^ gross total a Gulf directors June deben¬ the 1948, present\:;66,000 kilowatts- of capacity provides ' < 2. Second Syracuse Rapid Transit Ry. Co., dated Jan. 1, 1900, due operating capacity of .1,460,180 kilowatts* /':jan.■ Zl;--11930.'"j-!-; •/.'•:.,■!/!; /■>.,;! //;.• generating resources/ This- total will•!be> / ;3.' New! York State Rys. first consolidated mortgage dated Nov. 1, "/increased soon- by the! addition of a 35,000 kilowatt hydro-e'.ectric •1912. due Nov.- 1, ,1962. ,/./'■!•••,!•..".' ' l,-./ ;unit- at its Big Creek., No,. 3 plant in the High Sierra-.-.of ,Central• A motion will be made at a Term of the Federal Court to be held ' iCalifornia.-- The company, with the addition of the Redondo-.' Beach !vat" thfe Federal Building in Syracuse, N.' Y., on March 8,i. 1948,/at station/- has * $9-;. generating p-ahts. //!/*: /?// ,/: » • *v >*!••.•!"/' !:ia a.m.:!of that ,day or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, the > //in JUel airliner »>.■'"■ share on regular at the- 'corporation. $1,215,060 ': and complies the of least later not Morgan 20 fund for service in May and two additional similar units to complete project will be installed next year. -- The formal ^introduction of plant will be held in May when the second unit begins operation. the will ■ -.ready the 28-passenger reconditioned Feb. sell at exceed by payable were cash for ■ of source demand-Xor 1948 and 1, quarterly dividend of S1.0CV4 per share on the 4V4r/o cumulative preferred stock, series A, was also declared, payable April 1 to stockholders of record March" 9. ;! ' 'i. The-'directors' further \ioted to retire 12,150 shares of the AV*% cumulative preferred stock, series A. par $100, held in the purchase $3.00 Feb.25 placed in operation the fiVst 66,000 kilowatt 264,000 ki.owatt steam-e.ectric generating station at Beach."; The unprecedented Feb. w 11 be used by the corporation for expansion additional facilities to take care of the company's stock, order second a of planes will fly government Texas •per - common The $3,260,808 $1.95 Southern CStliferniai Edison Co.-—Capacity The to arranged was fund unit to company not .sell may Co. passenger The several The Society, Assurance installments. committed to provide cents 25 !;:> ■' is insurance quarterly the on 60.000 $0.58 $0.41 '•...; dated Life */; Sunray Oil Corp.—Declares 20-Cent Quarterly Div.— 51,091 $626,814 _—$44^,348. Earn, of Gross $5,311,042 29,276'- :'w Equitable rapidly, growing business.—V. 166, p. 1166. 712,742 $3,4&7,045 17,133 will be uoid/lur Construction in purposes $1,057,951/ $3,496,322,.; $5,332,134 I 1,638 "18,252 16,326' 412,365 1,305,000 > 2,025,000 7,050 annual the to - Payments Gross income _1_ Income Sale of $50,- / /Proceeds' of the issue 128,256 12,420 •: "/ . to additional President. 1,975,47.3" .121,825 Avianca C-47's seven four vately—Eastman, Dillon & Co. announced Feb. 24 the private placement with insurance companies for invest¬ ment of: $1,250,000 10-year 414% sinking fund deben¬ tures, due Dec. 1, 1957. 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $748,439.. $1,045,530 !-3„ of Underwriter, The with additional ,i/ V Suburban Propane Gas Corp.—Debentures Placed Pri¬ $0.80 ! : 31,178 -.V; equal the / debentures company to-the wih.oe -959,361 '/;• 207,844 . '-, 34,615 , — revenue! oner, Other income •• 255,101.'. company Wilson, Chairman, and A. W. Peake, President, an¬ that the company has arranged to sell not to exceed 26 The The-loan $4,904,795 $18,489,246-$l9,847,953 3,090.877 11,895,112 11,720,437 3,102,459 expense that • $0.74 1947—3 Mos.—1946 stock. common proMide $4,030,567 911,969.' / Southeastern Greyhound Lines (& Subs.) Period End. Dec. 31— its/ 194G v. profit'_!'_Z_!——_^—$3,785,620 income - Earned 15. The $7,717,030 3,686,4321 • the ' YEARS 1947 Feb. York. New tures EARNILGS registration statement with the SEC'• par) Standard Oil Co. of Indiana—Arranges t $50,000,000 23/4%/debentures P;. S. % " Operating .revenuesi.—; $8,589,622 Operatiag exp. and inf4i\tenance-J-T-__//<_j__^'4,804,002 ($10- 000,000 Privately— acquisition' of the;' common .stock of South •; Carolina Power Co. and is momentarily expecting decisions of the SEC and the Federal Power Commission. '" /' - shares Boston The the ; 140,750 with Mfg. Co.—Receives New Order corporation has received from routes. ; / // South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.—Acquisition Ap¬ proved—: '' '■ " /•< The 19 filed a company on Feb. statement ways Corp. 1 Proceeds, will capital funds.—V. 167, p. 889. latter the of The covering. First registration a Colombia, Bogota, Pan-American Air¬ subsidiary in Colombia, it is announced. The first, completed several months ago, called for the conversion /../ Registers With SEC— The filed 20 , $39,536,598 or more than the total of all rserve for unearned pre¬ miums and" claims and claim expenses of the company. Mr. Platts also reported that the Planet Insurance Co., wholly owned fire and marine Carpet Co.—Expansion— Sons Feb. on covering $5,000,000 first mortgage bonds/due 1978 and $5,000,000 of sinking fund debentures, due 1973. The names of the underwriters will be determined by competitive bidding. Proceeds will be used to iinance company's construction program,—V. 167, p. 869. affiliate,: wrote net'premiums of $984,517. (Alexander) company SEC of Out 11 Co.—Registers with SEC— and Tho liquid very a and"investments cash (including $46,990,369. to 656. p. total and increased cash will be used for addi- Proceeds of the loan & ^The fo.tal assets of the company increased by $5,933,772 to $54,449,043 , tional working capital.—V. ; ♦.« . (A. O,) Smith Corp.-r4-Places Loan Privately—The cor¬ poration, it was announced Feb. 20, has arranged to borrow $7,500,000 from the Prudential Insurance Co. of American on .a 15-year note. The note Will bear interest Of 4% from Feb. 1, 1948, until June 30/ 1953, and 3Vz% thereafter. „ if ■ Number 4677 . Oil Stockholders Corp.—Stock of Parent Issued as Dividend to a Concern— . Salt See Dome Oil'Corp. abovq/ '!*!■',/' . " , The , for an order amending the order made on Sept. 8, ..•/;•• -W. C. Mullendore,' President, announced that';/the company has/ 1947 and entered //allocated $70,000,000 for system additions and improvements for this / in, the-U. Sv'District Clerk's Office on Sept. 9, 1947. year, continuing the program of service expansion begun immediately/ :The amendment? to said order which will be applied for at said time ?With the. end of the war. and placer will provide •;//' ' ill that all holders of certificates of deposit ;/ '•'? • : ./ '•''-; -V;'!';/«/■/ • The ; Redondo Bteam station station of supplements the three plant 43^,000 JcilowAtt capacity.—V. 167, Long Beach bonds,issued alSo rpresent / p. -656. •for under /Southern Colorado Power. / Electric output . totaled responding this of 2,519,000 kwh.. week last Cok—rWeekly Output— for the company compared as year, with increase an week of " feb, .21,•. 1943, kwh., .for the cor-/, 0.3'/e.—V. 167, 889. p. in Southern Paeific Transportation /. Month of Railway January— Railway operating Net ; ; expenses ' ' retirement income taxes $9,672,680 665,692 634,240 1,463,150 167, 1,241,703 /;.'// 56 1,552^715: 1,338,613 v.—/ 116,840. ooerating Income—-!_j.—. 692. p. 11,995 1.476,388 Miscellaneous taxes Net railway 1,484.643 15,497 State, county and city taxes-—-. —V. /1.220,584 1,273,763 ; ^ Equipment rents (net) Joint facility rents (net) shall reorganization presented bq North bonds, the to Wacker March 2.—V. on Frank was - RCA 1947 proposals series B, due at enmpe™ Drive, Folsom for Jan, Retirement and 1, 6,; 111., Genera! taxes 167, Utility —V. ' .1947 such surplus elected Carleton by of H. the He Coro, All Middle to is director a Palmer, Radio also of 64 years ations shall Service 167, p. Co., 34,383 435,219 615,196 794.941 -< a of ago. of director America in 616,000 54,000 742,000 $144,399 $1,395,594 1,417 5,135 33,037 $149,534 $1,428,631 $1,679,419 ' ■*' ,s. 4,082 3,481 44.092 41,921 $146,053 $1,384,539 (net) $93,782 • .t 1, Co., is of Gold Mines, contingency reserve $1,649,259 over that the annual report to of to $13,703,012 $400,000, an •/. " inc). 31, in of The year's gain from insurance or underwriting oper¬ taxes of $4.15 per share as compared for 1946. the carry-back provision of the Federal Income $944,689, In or addition, $2.68 per amounts recovered share. and to to be Tax a lo: s of recovered Law . . $6.41 Provincial to the is Motor Glidden active parts of first Manhattan St., in supplementing earlier purchases of skyscrapers at in Chicago and at 1420 Walnut St. and 1523 Philadelphia.—V. 166, p. 2424. Wells St. in Shipyards Corp.—Dividend Rate Increased— dividend the Sts. of payable $1.75 share per March paid company to 8 $1.50 has holders share per been of declared record each the on March quarter.—V. 1. common Previously, 167, 752. p. (The) Trane Co.—To Build New Factory— the This Feb. on construction new popular of 1946 $1,093,701 938,618 850,599 royalty plant 22 of will residential reducing Facilities for $243,102 14,735 31,202 to announced eastern an be used meet the that plans have been branch the at heating unit. exc. prof, taxes frOm operations.——.— $274,304 29,911 2,950 .!_. $122,550 $244,393 277,198 Gold Mines Ltd. factory outset constantly The for at increased complettd Scranton, the Pa. production demand convector-radiator is ci the for but of one -' I' ". Earned Gross service profit on "$399,749 $373,842 4,807.144 charges." $0.08 $0.14 Prov. depreciation- for. Fed. and income Net Nov of nine OUtStdg.——' Earnings per share $339,683 $329,940 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $1,299,739 and $1,121,674 P- s 2147. the company's company's other program said. announcement factory lines, will and total iloor be used the fabr> of space 18-acre an plot, begin is immediately expected with to completion almost which w!l begin scheduled shortly for thereafter.—7. /., - . , Trans .. 8,429 4,415 22,356 19,058 $334,355 $1,322,095 $1,140,732 253,415 254,025 1,021,439 932,955 36,709 30,526 $57,988 $49,604 226,600 114,974 79,678 $185,682 $128,099 226,600 226,600 SO.22 $0.82 interline International, . , , ^ Agreements— concluded E. O. interline Cocke, Vice agreements wi;h President—Traffic, ' agreements for provide exchange of ticket sal?s Sabena (Belgian airline), Iraqui Airways, Royal Dutch Portuguesa, Limitada, and Quantas Empire Airways, An interline agreement for the handling of air Aero Australia. has also been announced by TWA and Pan American Airways. now has such interline agreements with more than 60 foreign They are part of the overall interline structure being developed by TWA along its 27,000 miles of air routes from Sen cargo TWA Francisco will the > Bombay. agreement each Netherlands with other Royal Dutch throughout Airlines their the entire two companies system including East-Indies.- Inaugurate Service Into Basra, Iraq— Basra, on to the represent To 1947, profits taxes of prior years in the amount of $32,246.—V. 166, , has carriers, Feb.. 14. $0.56 • Airline foreign carriers. 226,600 * on new Under $0.26. World passenger traffic between TWA and East African Airways TWA Arab Airways, and for exchange of ticket sales and passenger cargo traffic between TWA and Philippine Airlines, Peruvian Airlines, Ltd., of NOTE—Above statements do not reflect refund received in May, pf will additional The and Ca¬ taxes. profit—!"?"'. shs. the the new expansion. production 87. > p. The and 1°47—3 Mos.—1946 $348,112 nadian with delivery, one-story building will have a feet. It will be erected on further announced of Total incl. in New International Interline ' -- V / supplies and acces,_— Exp. line square mid-year; 4,807,144 Corp.—Earnings— sales up -Crosse, Wis., by the 429,449 167, p. 52. TelAutograph in products. Construction 167, is stepping La production new new move and at Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc.—Concludes Nine profit——!_—! . The 70,000 of This costs, freed increased permit $125,500 material. raw of $110,764 —— Period End. Dec. 31— under amounted 103x100, Buick to lines produced by the company. The company's primary pur¬ for establishing an eastern branch factory is to move a portion of its production closer to the large eastern market, as well as to sources 1947 mining operations .'-Estimated.—>V. Report/ at Dec. the and Pa., and "stock, for $1,637,498 $1,049,383 1 , produced-— _ T- increase its convector-radiatdrs, Capital shares outstanding Per sh a re ,! 1_! _!'_'_ !—_!—_—_!_. Association. ' ' to 1908 $1,633,705 Ltd.—Earnings/— • bullion inccme__ profit Net chargo of Detroit— lease many Dividends from Lamaque it RCA, the National Carpet Co!, John B! Stetson Insurance various The .company Income front: general y nv.e stm ents amounted current Lake Walnut 15,715 $97,865 Renerve-for. Dominion inc. and of Manufacturers approximately since recently in the acquisition of business the United States, the present transac¬ purchase of improved properties in several years. Four weeks ago, the company bought the noted Empire Building at the northeast corner of Liberty Ave. and Stanwix cation Net company, Mr.. Folsom Corp. ■■■;■!,!;!. ,7.,;v!'v//!• v!'! "!•■ has been company marking A total after The 776,047 $96,443 ___^_!_ Motors Company intends to reconstruct the present building, store and office structure upon expiration of the existing in 490,118 61,556 General 431,581 40,951 692. from Total >-'{: this of value Profit tCST), a.m. to $1,592,004, and from investments $686,300, making gain from operations before provision for Federal income taxes of $2,278,304, or $6.47 per share. Federal income taxes accrued on 1947 operations amounted to $818,000, or $2.32 per share, giving net a 3,494,013 War:l 1951. It is understood that negotiations are already under¬ way for.the long-term rental of the property, as rebuilt, to a nationally known industrial organization. Todd income Gross $7,000,000 proposals West 11:30 Chairman. Corp. a Inc., and Radio Accident to lease Rudd Tishman modern a, Pittsburgh, $7,597,464 4,325,475 . Operating costs, Dec. 31, 1946. /v vv'stockholders presented by R. H. Platts, President, the company's premium volume in 1947 was $31)227,408, the largest written in any year since the company was organized According 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $3,182,425 - 47,006 income. the properties in 53.325 taxes— York Corp. since 1919. The •into Althea 24 ^structure, -Buick of pose , ". been division. V -"* including 1947, plan 52,897 Teck-Hughes purchase 1978. of Surplus as regards policyholders amounted .. said 889. p. Standard , under presented 43,147 : !„!—__!- oner, , \ so The provided 334.381 Income, net—!—. . ' not Estate of $36,663,193 ' f them New the basement automobile sales and office Broadway, northwest corner of 55th St., in the City's automobile sales district, it was announced assessed ;•/ accruals Federal income Sons-r—New Director— has Eversharp. Inc., Co., of of Feb. from four-story and 1731-37 Division $669,671 Calendar Years—• prior Broadcasting Co., Alexander Smith & Son* —V. 440,872 _________ res,, amortization Net -Invitation for Pro- the the office Chicago Vice-President Victor 1948 $5,830,868 $37,949,307 166, p. 2665. announced Executive the M. $738,689 !_ Maintenance Jan. 1 to Feb. 14 ^ Squibb & (E. R.) any 1947—Month- -1946 ____ Operating revenues Other $3,539,273 - inviting is company or participate in-the distribution modified.—V. 161, p. 2G66. Operat'on ?"//!: ' first. mortgage as the at of Bank 1949, fpr exchange Corp., Earnings— Gas & Electric Co.- posals— 20 1948 $5,687,586 Southwestern The Gross 889. p. Transit cash Co. Trust Tampa Electric Co. -Earnings- 150,794 $3,322,680 Week End. Feb. 14 earnings 167, as Income deductions Ry.- -Estimated I Gross Girard heart on has purchased company for building Construction Co.,. Inc;~*~Buys Bldg. by-David Tishman, President. which occupies a plot at $640,000. It has been under them, shall National all , Period— —V. the Chase before July 1, or Syracuse mortgages Period End. Dec. 31— Gross income Southern to ' tion $9,835,956 r !___ taxes taxes-- aforesaid under-the / or .surrendered, of -* or of the''.plan,/of/reorganization of New York State Rys. (Syracuse 'System 1, ;as" modified, dated Feb. 16, 1939; ;?/ -t2)! That" after July 1, 1949, no certificates of deposit for the bonds 32,376,934 Federal, Federal • —w—35,690,611 r_ railway operations^. unemployment insurance taxes. Other Federal 1947 - on the of agent, any $42,212,890 from revenue 1948 $45,363,291 -a--.-/.— Federal . System—Earnings^-- •!./" revenues_9-^!_^i-- operating cash and certificates or : issued , such distributing Pa:, York City as its sub-agent, for- securities ended 2,511.000 aforesaid mortgages or. surrender / 'of.' Philadelphia, New the Realty' & Tishman Trans in the Kingdom World Airline's of Iraq, Bombay will route become a beginning regular with weekly the stop March 2 12 Monday, March 1, 1948 (948) flight originating in announced ager, the General Traffic Man¬ H. Clemson, New York, J. 23. ' Feb. on Kingdom and of 'per share.—V. ♦Consol, net Z;!"'z'vZ'zZZ Common shares Earnings * $1.52 sharei.—_ per "The charges . of Corp.—Extra Dividend— Union Bag & Paper Feb. On 24, the on March 5. declared directors 25 cents dividend of extra an $3 Unflon The Oil Co. reveals that the incorporation of the Philippine Union authorized Jan. 2 by the State of California, the capitaliza¬ no ■'.Z;V ■ 1 , premiums Gross increase value. It was also reported that capital stock has been issued.—V. 166, p. 2565. being 1,000,000 shares of $10 tion V, loan of $8,000,000.—V. 29%- over of , Feb. 22 announced, plans to expand its foreign freight department, which now has headquarters in Chicago, 111. W. T. Burns, General Freight Traffic Manager, /said that beginning on March 1, the department will Include offices in New York and San Francisco. Offices are planned also for Los Angeles and San Pedro, company, on Claims tProv. L. T. traffic 588.. p. Surplus directors have declared March able 20 — following quarterly dividends, the stockholders to March record of Union 10: 913 Common Last year, payments were made as Stock Common in •On Union On Union Bond On Union On Union Bond —V. .28 .27 Fund The .29 .18 .18 eral .20 .45 .16 announced .12 .05 •09 enabled to Air Freight Up— J. f '•• •4 " . from P. profit Archie Jones & He was of Depletion and deprec._ studio " ' 1 M. Stevenson, ' 20,273 42,479 Cr38,419 18,450 Cr26,275 - 95,763 488,300 75,800 803,100 207,200 $959,998 $187,154 $1,562,017 Cash from U. 167, „ 37,741 88. p. Effective 11 April days' Govt, S. the 9, - the of firm will operate company President, Feb. on * 2O made j. ; {investments Z , the . Total Rawlins L. has for Federal following 294,025'- of Amort, ZZZZZ. 1 - -V 57,764 693,168 surplus Earned 87,381 3,148,200 3,579,497 (Parent Company Only) '■ ♦Revised to set • $9,023,035 $332,629 Subsidiaries, majority companies Other . $1,536,172 $1,630,524 1.&44.464 owned—— $5 par of and Interest $3,380,636 other and income $3,076,855 491,982 419,430 661,436 744,421 281,779 $2,859,754 income appropriated to special fund reserve $2,389,098 1,130 r $2,858,624 2,036,291 Preferred -V. 167, $39,151 of per $351,722 pe 1,566,374 1,566,378 share of capital stock. $1.83 $1.52 capital stock ($13.50 $8,899,177 $8,603,935 188,633 127,908 2,127,747 2,118,514 $580,096 - dividend for $163,070 $6,771,430 $6,485,421 1,447,355 requirements common 1,447,355 __ stock 890. p. $5,324,075 i. , , $5,038,066 from from Net ry. —V. railway— railway oper. $8,396,719 2,301,414 1,365,457 income 1945 1946 1947 $6,184,693 $7,603,656 1,483,652 $7,527,018 2,144,623 911,198 2,630,269 705,344 614,360 167, p. 890. Offered— Peters, Writer & Christensen recently offered to resi¬ dents of Colorado $150,000 first mortgage serial 5% bonds at par and int. ■ Zz j/'^' z ZZ.:.y'';;Z-Zz Z'.;ZZ'. Z; , (& Inc. $ profit Common shares Earnings per NOTE—The of in 1946 ZZ z $ - interco. sales)— 117,256,000 11,613,000 112,779,000 11,546,732 The bonds 3,913,768 3,893,058 The company $2.94 are 1949 to 1960. organized in 1898, makes Walter Gold Label Beer. due serially $12,500 each Feb. 1, United Factors Corp. Co., Inc.—Outlook, Etc.— H. Bobst, President, on Feb. 15 predicted that the outlook was favorable due to the marketing of new pharmaceutical (William R.) Elmer Warner & for 1946.- specialities and also the Home Permanent Wave corporation's share of estimated Extra Dividend— On Feb. 25, the share and the ,;'';'Z directors usual declared an extra quarterly dividend of 30 cents cents per share on dividend of 25 r 1948 ity Bobst also of Executive announced that Vice-President.—V. Robert 166, p. J. Davis, 1526. Cleveland according to com¬ amend the corporation's cer¬ of $3 par value stock and preferred stock. authorization stock was for 1,700,000 shares of $3 par value shares of $100 par value preferred stock. also voted to make certain changes in the corpora¬ stockholders 150,000 by-laws. . To Abandon Plan President announced Feb. 25 that the company is proposed $15,000,000 preferred stock issue for the proceeds of this issue are no longer needed in the Warren, K its that the reason of the purchase Z to Sell $15,000,000 Preferred Stock more sat¬ this purchase, stock of the Devonian Oil Co, Other and isfactory arrangements have been made for financing the details of which will be announced when completed.. Appointed— Zv ; " / the President,'ac-« cording to W. K. Warren, President. Mr. James joined the company in 1940, and during and for a period after World War II was its Washington representative.S. James has been appointed Assistant to Co.—Earnings- Washington Water Power Operating Operating expenses— Fed. income Federal and other 211,103 1,988,217 150,854 84,168 92,886 84,168 $396,480 " Z 1,366 $303,247 715 1,482,296 1,010,000 $4,073,947 27,831 1,010,000 $3,765,899 67,398 $3977846 81,172 $308,962 90,805 $4,101,778 985,815 $3,833,297 1,117,382 $316,674 $218,157 $3,115,963 $2,715,915 stock for the period 210,000 505,638 $2,905,963 Net operating revenue Other income (net) Net income $2,210,277 — and other chgs. income Dividends —V. 167, 1,827,812 185,762 taxes Property & other taxes Prop, rctir. res. approp. Interest 1947—12 Mos.—1946 , $1,197,947 $15,190,718 $12,522,426 501,538 6,636,258 4,639,195 1947—Month—1946 $1,459,155 641,891 revenues applic. to pfd, • Balance indus¬ trialist, shortly will become associated with this company in the capac¬ Mr. 1948, to authorize 3,000,000 shares 200,000 shares of $100 par value and and Hair Line of the Toiletries Division. to 20 voted Feb. on stock Gross tExcludes undistributed earnings unconsolidated companies amounted to $296,000 in 1947 and $780,471 per Z Year Ago— 167, p. 693. incorporation of $2.93 outstanding share— common ♦After income taxes. Subs.) — 1947 Brewing Co., Pueblo, Colo.—Bonds a 28, Corp.—Stock Increase Approved— Period End. Dec. 31— 6 Months Ended Dec. 31— *Net stockholders Allen 1948 January— Net of ending Feb. $1.89 a share.—V. equal to ; RR.—Earnings— Walter (incl. months will be half those of the same period last year, Hugh Counsel, said to the stockholders at the annual meeting 17. For the six months ended March 1, 1947 net was $14,- Feb. The —V. 167, p. 88. tTotal merchandise sales six the New Official Gross Balance cancellation of the 107; 180 stock purchased by the corporation in May, Feb. 17 approved the common estimates, W. $2,388,013 2,819,473 Income $290,978 1,085 ; for withdrawing income Net Wabash Shares 115,273 amort. Balance Net 123,858 91,023 deductions Income 41,651 271,743 69,649 expenses Provision for Federal and State taxes Other and Int. . Morris, tion's Balance $3,496,285 Ordinary 13,981 loss operating August, common 1,446,331 Total dividends forth the net assets of subsidiary companies capital is now $36,475,000. The $768,729 income—net Other " 297,877 37,010,900 ' 39,466;€31 41,074,502 -i.—— \ Cancellation of Treasury Stock Approved— tificate $8,719,208 " 242,718 3,18o,000 territories as one previously included foreign Warren Petroleum 3,428,034 $782,710 ' 184,630,333 178,868,323 —-— Previous revenues- oper. 22,274,000 515,000 1,413,700 140,586 489,874 figure after deducting the amount- of $2,187,313 in reserve for contingent liabilities-1n respect of those net assets. tAfter reserve of $2,187,313. JAfter re¬ serve of $566,066. §After reserves for depreciation and amortization of $58,676,533 in 1947 and $56,554,396 in 1946. VAfter deducting $5,118,409 U. S. Treasury notes in 1947 • and $11,248,707 in 1946. in 013,683, 1946 Net at cost— 107,180 shares, common '• 1947 , 241,923 37,010,900 39,607,217 49,963,111 Dr1,632,743 — Z—— ——— — on v income— 214,219 373,064 3,688,000 — stock, Total M. 3,467,500 278,347 57,764 ___+— surplus Treasury pany 693,168 216,523 taxes taxes 1,207,667 sub. co— a ' ' 19,092,000 447,000 1947, at a cost of $1,632,743. This cancellation will result in the reduction of the capital stock in the amounnt of $535,900 and in the reduction of capital surplus in the amount of $1,096,843. 2,949,160 2,874,333 312,864 income Other Calendar Years— Dividend Fed. * credits deferred The stockholders on plant acquis!. adjustments United Gas Improvement Co.—Income Statement— pfd. stk. of surplus of subsidiary companies stock ($5 par value) shares 18,127,537 3,310,747 3,111,201 243,570 845,033 95,513 434,541 foreign subs., held in abeyance. Six Months' Net About 50% 22,114,699 349,372 lo,109,120 Common Capital ' 1947—12 Mos.—1946 2,236,073" 1,971,440 Operation income liabilities—___ of minority stockholders in capital and Interest .4 $3,320,504 $44,980,547 $40,258,940 $4,155,559 taxes— 1,359,530 11,958,365 489,033 128,990 495,327 contingent for Reserve The revenues * 1,309,019 oblig. due within one year— purchase of on 2,633,769 8,143,618 6,728,894 to Miscellaneous . 1947—Month—1946 V 2,253,933 < payable. ; and participations _ De'-aware, it was 752. collected for Fed. Govt— and withheld ' 2,775,819 4,763,484 2,755,632 4,886,290 — Mortgages payable (non-current)_— Other contractual obligations (non-current). June p. ' » affiliated companies— Advance payments for film, deposits, etc.Debt maturing after one year: " Notes payable to banks (non-current)_ General Solicitor, :Z>. y'/Z.. -V.- '""ZZZZZ • At the same time, appointment of LeRoy L. Lewis as General Attorney of Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp., succeeding Mr. Rawlins, was announced by C. R. Cox, President. Mr. ; Lewis was formerly General Attorney of the United States Steel Corp. of Delaware.— 167, 4,363,554 1,247,475^ •: Z Z—-V.; 184,630,333 176,868,323* • Mtgs. and contrac. Blough, by Roger M. 255,601 ■ 7,212,849 liabilities UReserve Assistant General Solicitor announced on Feb. 27 appointed been United States Steel Corp. of 98,174,723 trademarks^ - etc.r#-i.--'-'vZ payable Amounts —_-— +688,021 99,390,063 payable Accrued Englar, ';Z;ZZ:ZZ<ZZ;,,^ZZ' 709,470 ' companies———_ —w—_ Royalties * ■ - terrs.-i sub. cos. to *1946 . 16,935,411 2,430,802 2,376,029 1,643,388 48,755,062 ; 47,104,208 ZZ 5,152; 187 leaseholds and equipment Z LIABILITIES— of its New Appointments— advances States) 16,592,321 2,444,762 2,373,476 3,623,272 assets Dividend general no Maintenance Barrios, affiliated buildings, §Land, increase bv* the Carnegie-Illinois Steel finished steelproducts. Its price changes mentioned in recent press accounts relate primarily to the adjustment, in the prices of semi-finished steel, which was announced last week to the trade by Carnegie-Illinois. Such adjustment represents an average increase in its' prices^of semi-finished steel of about one-quarter of a, cent a pound and was caused by the cumulative effect of past cost increases resulting in these semi-finished products being sold by Carnegie-Illinois at a loss. Ill other words, this adjustment was for the purpose of correcting this existing unsound relationship between costs and prices."-;-' been prices the .in Operating weekly cruise service a to Puerto foreign in . 31 territories———2,281,583 in operating Investments 7,402.180 1947 * > Z——,—— — and net in Unamortized^^ good will; 1 ' • • - Depreciation York direct AUG. tNet assets of sub. cos. oper. in foreign Price Changes—< Guate¬ New SHEET, BALANCE advances— royalty Accounts Bigham, of Z tlncluding excess profits tax in 1946. notes and Disct. company's newly reconditioned passenger liners "Jamaica" and "Talamanca" will handle this movement.—V. 166, p. 2605. from 7,295,000 at cost or redemption value_ receivable—— bonds, and Inventories a , Period End. Dec. 31— The duration and ,• Production Virginia Electric & Power Co.—Earnings— United Fruit Co.—Announces Spring Cruises— mala. 1947 in $567,150 —r-.r/)*.. $3.02(1. $2.62 $505,128 in 1946 irif respect of Z- Profits of 49,963,111*" 41.074Z502 ——_— properties charged to costs, Accounts $111,759,834. $470,297 Net income —V. 23,407 2,146,595 outstanding——_____ ASSETS— r;.• Z 'Z;Z.Z'^v become General member a Fairless, F. has "There Corp. 445,702 (net). deductions Federal income operat¬ cos. share—-— CONSOLIDATED Houston, lawyers, New York, N. Y., has been elected a director. Assistant General Counsellor the War Shipping Administration Bfenjamin " taxes— Interest Misc. 1,614,865 (Including Subsidiary Companies Operating in the United States Guarantee Co.-—New Director- statement: $1,256,703 561,167 sub. of end of year shares common than of $90,122,391, compared with $77,568,policyholders was $35,166,861, com¬ United States Steel Corp.—On B. ,201,168 1,350,000 r surpluses surplus, per Remittances fr. of $2,942,488 territories common ♦Other the war.—V. 160, p. 1120. during 1948—6 Mos.—1947 $502,845 —— 18,500,000 500,000 8,327,454 Earned will Manager of and General Manager of Queen Dyeing director of the Finishing company to who resigned due to ill health.—V. 166, •* - "' 1 * Z " ' Huntington, ' United (& Subs.)—Earnings-— $1,744,097 310,8.1.1 operations 7,219 15,300,000 49,401,956 V. Profit — income on 11,059,775 Owing "v 1948—3 Mos.—1947 taxes Federal undist. in Earnings Z ZZ-Z •: • - $126,066,426 to Vice-President, Mowry, 2605.- p. year. United. Electric- Coal Cos. est. 19,424,650 29,977,306 No. . Period End. Jan, 31- for of ing in foreign territories, beginning of year ZZZ;ZV- 'ZzVZ-' 'Z Z;'Z: ,Z-:"Z;"' John succed use by large - industries, stimulated by sharply United Air Lines to show an estimated 128% "Improved facilities for handling large or small shipments' arid high-speed service combined with the lowest air freight rates, in scheduled airlines history have played a major part in this showing," Mr. Bickley said. All United's fleet of 144 planes carry air freight as well as air express and mailt - Of these, seven are four-engined all-cargo planes, each capable of carrying up to nine tons, and eight are two-engined all-cargo planes, with a capacity of three tons each.—V. 167, p. 476. — share 3,842,654 b'44,223 20,916 57,356 3,859,526 539,094 40,840 of properties deprec. ' profit, carried to earned surplus— surplus, beginning of year Equity of William Myers, Jr., as Vice-President and Gen¬ this company, and its subsidiary, Queen Dyeing Co., by Grant A: McClatchie, President, is effective parent and Vice-President .He has also been elected Co. jump in volume lor January over the same month a year ago, accord¬ ing to M. P. Bickley. Manager of cargo sales, ' ' ' Air freight shipments in January reached a total of approximately 1,117,591 cargo ton miles against 491,383 a year ago. Air express amounted to 601,752 cargo ton miles as against 449,242, an increase of 34%. Mail ton miles totaled 612,830, of 9'/2% 'from last year. > Air freight rates underwent their latest reduction, to as low as 13 cents a ton-mils on some commodities, on Oct.f 5.■> Nearly 16 million ton mi'.es of air- freight were flown by this cor-,, poration during the first- two years-of such'operations, it was a'/ nounced by M, P; Bickley, Manager of - Cargo Sales,rZ'Z^ ' United inaugurated -air freight service Feb. 1, 1946, and during the first year flew 4,969,798 ton miles. During the past year the volume skyrocketed to 10,808,908 ton miles, an increase of 117% over the first and Dividends recently 15. Jared the Increased, air freight of Manager March 167, p. 158. rates, resignation .63 .19 United Air Lines, Inc.—January reduced 1947. were Surplus beginning. . increased assets end of the at the at .05 B-ZI-I"— prior of tax "~~63,169,481 Z« paid in dividends. were .17 Fund— Stock 7.188,525 84,049,729 profits excess 22,094,979 41,074,502 the United States Finishing Co.—Official Resigns— $0.15 Fund 30,054,953 9,767,758 84,652,599 Total to $21,393,272, an increase of $1,242,321. There were voluntary reserve of $1,655,019 from 1947 income and admitted .19 Bond Fund Preferred $0.15 165,533,006 34,265,895 — profit — goodwill purchased in 1946 of goodwill, trademarks, etc. foreign Other $0.14 172,004,197 costs an ' v experienced a substantial shrinkage in 1946. showed further decline in 1947 of $1,216,919, which was charged to the voluntary reserve.—V. 165, p: 3099. ZZ'Zv,v;i? ;VZZ;'Z'Z.'ZZ Dec. 20 June 20 Sept. 20 $0.11 Fund a X)r65,577 124,897 for Net follows; Mar. 20 Union produced 347,715 104,501 94,774 8,380 Earned pared with $33,486,440. Security values, which Fund, 9 cents per share; Union Preferred Stock Fund, 27 cents per share; Union Bond Fund A, 17 cents per. share; Union Bond1; Fund B, 15 cents per share; and Union Bond Fund, C, .6 .cents per share. the to Reserves pay¬ Stock On rose additions Total The underwriting, from ;KZ•: $4,897,340. $2,000,000 Dividends income 1,113,329 —r-—__82,618 minor x • Union Trusteed Funds, Inc.—Declares the to $ 5,294,703 384,928 ^ contingent liabilities Equity in undist. earnings of sub. cos. operating $7,837,163, before Federal income taxes of $2,387,929, and several adjustments. The company's net- income from operations was retain and • 1,071,862 ■. __« royalties and participations exps, incl. foreign taxes on inc.- interests', for Prov. . added when Vogel; Foreign Freight Agent in Chicago, will manage the his present offices. .Z-Z-;; Z'-Z-,Z'Z;Z...;.;ZZ-;Z,Z Frederick L. Morgan, now traveling freight and passenger agent at Pittsburgh, will become Foreign Freight Agent at New York with supervision over export-import matters on the Atlantic Coast.—V. 167, Calif. an 31 1946' 5,718,362 —; — film foreign Amortization underwriting profit of $5,434,892. . • ; ; ' Income from investments of $2,253,584 and other income of $148,685 leaving AUG. ;■ Cr638,578 Provision adjustment expenses, operating expenses, premium taxes, fees, all on an incurred basis, amounted to $59,200,779, and licenses I and of expense Minority part. i'-1'-* ..■:-,Zv Z' " ■"Z-Z'' '• • '• After the payment of $1,927,598, for reinsurance and the addition of $7,486,183 to the premium reserve, premiums earned were $64,635,672. Dept.— Union Pacific RR.—To Expand Foreign 1947 ' .V*. !'$.*' years greater This ENDED YEARS incl. ♦Amortization company's annual report. All important departments shared in the increase, but automobile and workmen's compensation contributed the par of Interest Report company in 1947 were $74,049,454, 1946 and 50% over 1945, according to royalties— : income costs, Relund 167, this of FOR . '• - earned securities of Oper. and gen. ^ •; •■••■,.' United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.—Annual company Oil Co. was "Z 293. p. Subsidiary— California—New of seven Power '• sales of fixed assets—_______—_Z exchange adjustments, net——— Total Other finance the purchase of the & Light Co. expects to subsidiaries by negotiating a bank Dayton in 1947 12 and Dec. 9, last year, which brought total payments per share.—V. 167, p. 752. ■ -Z Sept. to the and common z' ■ on Amortization *■ , - — discount sales on Foreign of . ' ,' .1 . received and Profit, net, which operate in Ohio, are: Bradford & Gettysburg Electric Light & Power Co., Brookville & Lewisburg Lighting Co., Buckeye Light & Power Co., Eaton Lighting Co., Greenville Elec¬ tric Light & Power Co., New Madison Lighting Co. and Western Ohio Public Service Co.. Z " i •>." ""' Z. "V Jurisdiction was reserved by the SEC over the following phases of Unitea's liquidation program: Payment to holders of United's 79,441 shares of $3 preferred stock of $43.15 a share plus accrued dividends; payment to its holders of 69,479 shares of $2.75 preferred stock of $42.3875 a share plus accrued dividends; and payment of a $5 a share dividend on its common stock. " /zZ.Z-v Z Z"Z,Z the usual quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share stock, both payable March 12 to holders of record Extras of 25 cents each were also paid on April 15, June 14, share per Profit Z , all ' rentals, theatre admissions, sales, etc.—— 164,643,273 158,613,438 Interest 20 received permission from the SEC to step in its liquidation program, to the Dayton Power & for $7,830,000, all of the outstanding securities of seven subsidiaries, i. i Dividends Feb. on -Z (I< Rents from tenants and Z:! ■■ subsidiaries. its The income Federal including Step Au¬ Corp.—Divestment ''' Z•• ZZ'Z': ACCOUNT INCOME ' 1. z Utilities Public corporation sell, as a Light Co. taxes.Z; ZZ>. ZV i ZZ'■/ Sales for the nine months' period totaled $17,507,026, compared w.th $11,241,922 for the same period a year ago. Tonnage produc¬ tion for the same per.od reached a total of 4,988,748 tons as com¬ pared with 4,257,360 tons a year ago.—V. 167, p. 693. After Z;'Z'ZZ T./.' 2424.' p. thorized— $1,901,194 985,107 $1.93 $819,668 $3,251,124 985,107^,. ;. 985,107 $0.83 '.$3.30 $1,497,190 9o5,107 profit— 166, Film 1948—9 Mos.—1947 1948—3 Mos.—1947 Period End. Jan. 31— z Pictures, Inc.—Annual Report—' Z* Brothers CONSOLIDATED , United Truax-Traer Coal Co.—Earnings— were 13, last year, which brought June Warner 13 to holders of record also, disbursed on March 13, total payments in 1947 to $1.60 March of 30 Extras 5. both payable cents each stock, common March v; Iraq,' in the lower Euphrates Valley near the Persian Gulf, becomes the 16th country on TWA's overseas system with the inauguration of this service.—V. 167r p. 752.^Z-ZZZ'Z The p. 477. I r^r>ntinnorl rm nacfp 60) 1,279,520 Volume 167 Number 4677 THE COMMERCIAL Stock Record A FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (949) New York Stock «» Exchange DULY RANGE OF PRICES < WEEKLY VOLUME OF TRADING YEARLY RANGE OF SALE PRICES FOR EVERY LISTED ISSUE essa Range for Previous STOCKS Year 1947 Lowest Range since Jan. 1 Highest NEW Lowest Highest YORK 66 % May 90 87% Jun 110 „ Jan $ per share 66% Feb July 80 $ per share ■. •)-•■ ' 2 Abbott Laboratories Jan 8 Abraham & Dec 10% Feb 4% Feb 6% Jan 9 ACF-Brill 43% Apr 60 Oct 45% Feb 52% Jan 5 Acme 13 % May 18% Oct 38 55 Jan 43 '/2 Feb 40% Oct 28 V2 Feb May 6 10 y2 Dec Nov 3% 6% 27 y2 90% 10 y2 164 Nov 18 Inc 2% Feb Feb 30 Jan * Dec 25 247/e May 8% 7 Allen 5 Allied 19 Jan 20 % 65% 22 28 % Feb Jan 11 39% Jan 5 Feb 25 92% Jan 8 27 20 83% Feb 11% Dec Feb 7% Jan 6 43 Jan 19 Feb Alpha Portland Cement Amalgamated 12 13 51% Jan 6 2 25 Apr 52 Jan 10 Dec 77% Jan 58% Feb 9 64% Jan 17% Feb 10% Feb 13 11% Jan 50 Feb 37% Feb 13 42% Jan 107% Jan 110% 3'/a May 75% 166 7% Dec 99 Dec 196% 36 May 94 May' 88 11 6% 5 4% Dec 4% Jan 8 Amer 76% Feb 6 80 % Jan 9 American 21 175% Jan 8 38 Feb 11 43% Jan 9 94 Feb 24 100% Jan 21 1 a% Feo 24 22% Jan 8 Amer Feb Aug 43 Feb 25% May 46 3% May 6% American 28 106% Jan 15 Feb 24 50 % Jan 13 American 16% Feb 4 19 % Jan 5 Feb 16 88 Mar Feb Jan 88 % Jan 10 94% Feb 11 Jan 25 Feb 26 Feb 5 .Tan 5 2 106. Z2 'i Jan 15 24 16 Jan 22 17% Jan 2 ,Tnn 5 2% Jan 2 Amer & 86 Dec 7% 74% 37 115% Dec 25% 5% May 55 89% Jan 26 9 11 8% Jan 77% Jan 12 20 40 10 Apr Jan 7 7% Jan 5 Jun 50 Feb 13 53 Jan 20% Feb 11 24% Jan 6 preferred Jan 6'/8 Feb 25 13 14% 18% May 30% Dec 116 92 Oct Nov 13% Jan 7% Jan 5 13 92 v.Jan 13 11, Jan 10% Feb 12Jan / 15% Jan 5 Feb 19 % Feb 27 Jan 95% Feb 2. 27 30 22 % Jan 8 104 % Jan • t per share 18% 80 Junr: 28% 101 Decs. x25% May 127 :'•* , 15% 147 Dec I per share Sep 16% Feb 79% Feb 6% Feb 11 24% Feb 14 July 126 Feb 14% Feb 39% Feb ; 16% Feb 85 Dec 129% Feb 81 76% Dec 117% Feb Feb 12 % Feb 7 11% May 170 17 Dec 24%. May 99 186 : 9% Oct J0% 172 40 136% Dec July > Mar Dec 158 Jan 25% May 23 V* Jun 37 21 : 26% 68% 84% Jan 12 14 46% Feb * 11 Feb 11 13 133 56% Jan 151 Jan 34% Jan 140 Jan 2 9 9 . 18 Jan .148% Feb 60% Feb 13 24 21 13 27 5 69% Jan 142% Feb 2 116% Feb 27 119% Jan 5 31 Dec 7 Feb 11 8 Oct 38% Feb 27 44% Jan Feb " 95 21 99 Jan Jan Common S% 7% 7% 65% *37% 38 x37 % 37% 5% 5% Feb 10% Jan ' Feb 17 69 % Apr 62% Jan 16 64 Dec 21% 22 6% Mar 6 10 90% Feb 10% 15% 9 30% Feb 11 34% Jan 9 30 Feb 10 38 2 51 Jan Jan 32% Feb 26 101% Nov 111% Mar 9« % Feb 4 46% Jan 58% July 47% Feb 17 53% Jan 6 38 % Jan5 104% Jan $4 6% *24% 7 7 *6% 6% 25 25 *25% *126 128 6% - 12% *165 10 *126 10% 39% 25 138 135 27 *23% 19% 36% 122 % 18% 18% v 149% *61 *48 61% 62% 140 48% 117 *7% Smeit com & Cable 1 :__25 __50 6 *58-' 31 14% Apr 24% Dec 18 % Feb 11 23% Jan 2 9% Dec 16 3% Jun Si Co Oil Jan 9% Feb 10 10 Jan 5 Andes 6% Feb 4 % Feb 11 5 Jan 5 A 3|% Oct 28% Feb 14 ',34% Jan 2 Archer-Daniels-Midland Corp Mining Products Co Inc 7 :.v-// 7 7 25 *24% 128 126 7% •32% 126 30 *7% 7% 100 32% :>y 32% 800 6% 83 83% 1,300 73% 72% 73 1,500 13 /'.,. 26% 6% 13% 6% 12% 170 *165 13% 8,300 *•" 26% 92 92% 92% 92% 10% 10% 10% /:. ,10% 17% 16% 16% 39% v.": 49 % 143 31% 138 39% 48% : 142% 31% *133 39% 17 / 39 48% 48% 143 ) 142 31% 133 120 1,300 ' 1 500 39% 510 ■49 5,000 142 170 31% 138 12,900 < 10% 17 31% 500 133 30 23%. *23% 23% 23 V4 23% 500 *19% 20 00 149% 61% 7 62% 62% 140% =• 48% 117 19% 37 *36% 36% *120% 123% 18% *18% 18% *18% 149% 150;/ 149% 150 61% 63% 142 49% 117 61 62% 141% 49% 116% 20 *19% 37 124% *120 Bl 60% 63 62% 142% 49% 141% ' 800 / 100 149% 15,200 61 1,400 63 6,000 370 48% 49% 3,300 116% 116% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% x40 % 40% 39% 40% 38% 39% 190 7% 41% *95% 97 *95 97 *95% 97 *83 88 % *81 88% *78 85% 6% *6 6 % 6 6% 62% *57 31% 31 62%-V 31% 32% 34 % 32% 33% *99% 100% *99% 100% 32% 48 33% 10 20 20% 20% 20% *8 9% *8% 10 5 *4% 4% *4% No par >29% 30 y4 *29% 4% 30 31% 33 *33 *99% 48 20 *57 ;■ 63 31% 34 *57 31% 34 63 31% 34% 96% *78 */■■' ::./•( 6 *56 31% 33% 1,700 / 13,400 95% 100 85% 6 ; ■' :, /• 1,500 62 31% 15,500 34% 1,120 33% 32% 33 100%- *99 % 101 *99% 101 48 *46% 48 *32 33 48 ' 100 18% ./. 142% ■; 117 300 36% 123% 7% 6% " ...... 26% 88% . 7,000 - 170 26% 41% 32% 800 83% 97 48 60 25% •••' 2,300 O 48% 6 800 600 ; 26% *35% 117%' 42 Shares " 25% *120% 141 *33% *46% 17 80 26% 19% lg.50 21% Sales for the Week 23% '• No par com Friday Feb. 27 $ per share 26 - 37 48 600 26% 20 62 4,200 x26% 122% No par Corp *31% *133 27% '24 ■' *117 7% 4.1% 32% 135 149% 63 *116% 48% 18% 63 141% *39 142 149% 149% . 39%\. 49% 143 *18% . No par . 36% 62% 5 " 20 *140% 100 17% 124% 25 Inc 10% 17 32 23% 36 10% 33% 19% 96 17 *105 92% 48% 27 *19% 92 143. 200 19% 95% 6% 13% 92 *121% 100 common„14 CLOSED 32% 26% 100 EXCHANGE 15% 20 73% 26% /'<■ *15 500 33% /" 170 26% 17 144 *135 *165 26% 10% STOCK 48% 48 Xl2% 170 92 17% *38% ; 6% 26 Va "10% *23% >5 *165 700 10% 97. *7% 73 26% 5,700 6% 95 10% 15% 1,900 21% 6%. *80 10% 32% 83% 73 *143% *32% No par 6% 83 73 13% 21% 6% 80 *126 7% 82% 13 21%. 95 1,000 5%; 17 24% 32 *82 92% *17 100 : 6% 37% 51 7 128 *72 170 • 26% No par *7% 32 73' 13 *92 5 6% 3,000 81 16% 25% 83 ' . 300 7% *80 7% 7% 74% 5% Feb. 26 81 31% 5,000 64% *49 $ per share 17 81 7% 100 common xl7 81 6% 128 No par Copper Mining™. Copper 16% 700 2% *37% 5% 1.300 1,200 7% Thursday $ per share *80 25 *126 25 preferred W 16% 81 : 31% B Anderson, P $ per share 16% *80 . Wire " 7% Tobacco Clayton Anderson-Prichard For footnotes see page 24 S per share *83 Anaconda 5% 14% ' *63 54 900 4,500 16% • *73% 7% 4,600 PRICES Feb. 25 *16% 1 19% *95% Wednesday 31% 100 & SALE 15% 20% S per share 100 Co Anchor Hock Glass 5 HIGH 10% 100 Feb. 24 *7% com prior conv preferred™ Anaconda AND *80 15% 20 *95% Tuesday $4 conv prior preference--_No par Lead *15 6% 11 Feb. 23 *95 Zinc *10% 15% *15 21% 95 10% 10% *49 6% *80 Monday *100 *5 22 6% 95 *30% preferred Amer 21% 6% *80 97 No par Woolen 25% 2 37% 5% 54 20 No par com Foundries Co 99 5% 66 *37% 5% *49% 1 preferred 7 % 2 7% Jan 22 *6 % 95 5% 54 19% No par preferred Water Works American 9 85% Feb 5% *49% 7%~ *64 ___ 35 25 74 1,000 90 98% • 2% 74 200 34% 5% 2 75 *64% No par com preferred 5% Am 5% 2i/8 74% 7% *15 100 common class 2 76 65% *10% No par American Tel & Tel Co American Tobacco common 9 103% 2% 74% LOW American Viscose Corp 5% Feb. 21 Co Sumatra 5% 7% Saturday preferred American 13 Jan Aug non-cum 7% 26 60 Va Jan 2 15 55 *6% No par 5 6 14 5% 97 American Sugar Refg common™_100 68% Jan 26% *26% *64 % *80 No par 6 8 25 20 2 153% Jan 26% 99 Stove 12 26% 19 % American Dec Apr *26 % 98 Vt 5 19% Jan 99 1 24% Jan 42 30 *5% Ili____T Stores 38% Nov of Steel Jan 99 7Va 22 American 39 % Jan 99 67% *49 1 American 30 % May 35 1 9 129 99 38 38 50 12 36% Dec com 26% Jan 14 50% 7% *64'/a 10 29% Jan 46% Feb 110% No par Co • v 98% 50 700 17% *88 35% 14% Safety Razor Seating Co Ship Building Co Am 8melt Si Refg common 7% preferred 6% 17 V* 90 16 % Amer 26 171/4 35i/8 14% preferred Snuff 16% *88 35 %v 16% American American 161% 90 35% 1,700 18 14% No par Mill 161/4 *88 36 V 44 18 16% American 62% Feb Jan Jun 9 19 16% 18 14% 100 Rolling *17'/2 98% 76% 300 106 % *43% 16% *74% 1,300 1°% *104'/4 44 14% preferred conv 18i% IDV'4 105%' - 16% 72% 7% *18 20'/a IO51/4 14%* common San'y *43 90 *5% 400 40 96 16% Co Light 43i/2 35% 5% 83 12% Jan 40% Jan 1C % *88 ; 170 40 *93 14% No par 4% % 136% Jan 8% /: \x> *<• 27 No par • American Feb Dec 120% Dec »* 5* 106% 43 17% * 19% *106 43 17% 4,200 3,100 . ' 106 % 43 99 *26 preierred 5 163% July 60 *106 35% *97% preferred $5 5 14 31% Feb Si Amer Rad Si 8t 27 11 142 Power Jan 38% Feb 34% Feb Feb Jan 32% Jan 101 16 % Feb . 122% Feb Feb Apr 176 11. Feb Oct 82% May 10 % Feb Dec 174% 5% May Feb 24 May 62 9 19% Feb Jun Dec 90 9 14% Jan Jan 20 41% May xll6% Oct 7% 12 85% Jan 27 Apr 61% 95% Jan 13 27 47% 135 11 21 27 146% 62 Feb 29 % Oct 20 168% 40 % 96 16 % News Co Amer Feb May 35% STOCK Molasses American 23% Feb May 149% American >8 25 % Feb 34 18% 2 13 8% Jan Feb 116 14 8% Jan 28% July Jun Jan 32% Jan ; 17 Dec 19% 170 40% *93 2% 2% preferred 17 11 Dec 19 % 10 78% 14% Machine Si Metals No par American Metals Co Ltd com_No par 6% preferred 100 18 172 Feb May 2 132 28 32 19% 167% 40% 941/4 18% 16% DO5 1,000 700 3% 78'/4 16 % Amer 72% Feb Feb 48 % 40 941/4 10% *88 Par cum 168% 39% 94 11 .1,000 105 4 78% *2 Amer Mach & Fdy Co com 3.90% 168% 104% 3% 78V4 29 106% 300 18,800 38 104 103% 4 79 37% *16 ■ 10 Jan 142 9 7 168% 104% 94 100 Feb 25% Feb 42% *167% 4 78% 39% *106 EXCHANGE .. 104% 4 75% 38 *14% __ Locomotive . / 1,200 38 40c common Feb 90 22% 4 38 No par preferred / 10% 19% Inc SS American Investment 38' 104 % • ; 62% 57 19% 19% 96 lr % 10 37% 78 % 167% 39% 6% non-cum preferred 100 American International Corp_No par 7 Oct 15 % May 167% *94 16 Va preferred Home Products 6% Feb Feb 34 4 79% No par 29 : Feb 16% 2 8% Jan 28% Jan , Jan 84% Jan . 27 37% Aug Jun 20 11 109% > May $ per share 5 Feb Dec 28% May, 4 *104 ' Hide & Leather t 20 621% 56% 1,500 / , 37% 104% 79 No par NEW YORK Highest . Jan 32% July Dec 8% Lowest $ per share Dec 7% *103% 10 conv Range since Jan. 1 Highest 19% *10 >,'8 10% STOCKS Year 1947 57 63 100 American Range for Previous Lowest 56% *10% *17% com Hawaiian 7% 8 *61 *4.1% com preferred American 86% 43% 7% 11 10 $7 2nd preferred A 12 84% 43% 7% 62% 38 ■_ 86 *10% 38 1,600 ■ . 43% *61 7% 57 19% 700 5% 51% 7% 11 57 300 25% 51/4 com Export Lines Foreign Power American Ice 86 300 3,200 *43% 62% No par American 6% 43 7% 83% *47 19% 100 Co Cyanamid Co American 87 43 8 8,300 88 25% 5% 51% 19% No par preferred $6 . 5 Jan 106% Mar May $7 8 16 5% Feb Oct Feb Feb 37% Jan 10% May 102 x65 Feb 31 x34% 9% May 12 .7 Feb Apr 9% * Jan 6 Feb 101% * 227/§ July 90 74 42% Dec July 49 Jan Jan 841/4 ; 26% 5% *47 500 4,900 ■V 35% *86 *10% 100 American 9 Feb 84% *26 5% 51 83% 35 88 *61 No par 14% Feb lb 6% 26% 5% *46 84 35% 35% 11 5% 17% July 26% *83% *86 62 1 20% July 83% 35% 86% *10% No par com Inc Encaustic Tiling American European Secur Dec 27% **60 % preferred series A.100 Distilling Co 20 Dec 19 29% 26% 20 conv Jun 19 28% 20 American - 19% 29% 27% 56% American 12 6% Jan 3%% 19% 29% 56% 1 . 2 ... pdry Cable Chicle American 2 30% Jan conv 1,900 57% 25 Coiortype Co American Crystal Sugar 4% % prior preferred 10 40 % Jan 5 33 % Feb Oct 19% Jan 13 5% 174% 57% 100 American 13 v Corp common fur 16 .. Radio <Si 173 7% 100 preferred Cnain 104 % Jan 48% July 118% & Can 1,000 17'4% 7% No par com preferred 7% Feb Co _ 10 27 83% 44 4,900 92 9% 1 Corp Shoe preferred Cable 7% Feb 102 Dec conv 167% Feb 26% Dec Bosch Brake 25% *86 9% 7% 100 , 30%' 35% 5% 83% 25 3,200 .. 26% 86 51 *42 6,800 74% 26% 174%. 19% 3 39% *72 92 9% 2,200 80 2% 30% 27% *47% 25% 8,700 39 75 *86 9% 35% 5 Va ■ 26% 88 27 5% 51% *72 10 - 4 26% ' 83% 35 74 5,900 14% *77 3 39% 10 preferred preferred Amer Sep 56 *83 *86 80 2% 39% 2,600 102% 0% 14% 50 conv Bank Note common American Jan 24 cum Mar 110 Dec 38% 3% Feb 1 3 39% 1,700 7% 102% 4 *77 175 19% 30% 26% I CLOSED 28 V* 5 % *46 174: 19% ' r 30% 23 15 / 14% 4,500 23% 7% 102% "p:A 92 9% 174 % EXCHANGE 84% American 9 } 43% 54% Sep 101% Feb 26 *27% 1 50 Corp 87 84 28% 105% July 47% Oct 18% 103% Feb com STOCK 35 87 25% *86 9% 26 V* 84 35 *42 115% 20 y2 May 19 Nov Petroleum 3%% 12 May *83 No par 2 May Co preferred 173 26% Agricultural Chemical_No par American Airlines common 1 5 9 Dec *2 ) Amer 9 36 107% 30 26% *72% 26''a *19 *29% No par Leather convertible Amerada 21 Feb 21% Jan •; 6%> 9 8% Jan 59 v. 19% Allis-Chalmers Mfg common_.No par 3%% cum conv preferred 100 9 Jan 106% Jan 20, *19% 31% *99 . 15% 80 2% , 92 9% No par Inc 6 % Jan 50 26% 5 Co 3 . 900 15% 45 30 Vt 8% 23% 1,100 49% 14% 30% 8% 4% %- *77 74 *86 10 49% *43 23 T02 % 14 7/8 39% 1 5 15% 45 30% 23% ' 4 ' 80" 39 *72 173% Co 30% Jan 10 Mar 31 May Feb > /'/;//,/ 1 173% Mills 12 Jan ;; No par Allied 89 '. 4% 1,600 80 49% 15 8% 22% *98 4% •'.15 : -2% - 92 *9% Allied Stores Corp common___No par 4% preferred 100 31% Jan o'/a Feb Dye 3 26T'8 *86 1 5 33% Jan 11 25% Feb Feo & 26% par gtd_100 9 27 25 86 Ry Inc ? ' 102% *77 74 Kid 33 >/2 Feb Oct Chemical ' 39 *71 Allied 30 / Feb 25 Dec 50% 21% Jan 83% Feb 107 80 2% *38% West & Industries 80 1 . 14% 49% Shares 69% *76% 5% *43 30 vb *8 80 ' 23 ;//;: 3% 14% 100 preferred-No par 6% 5 Jan 47 Dec common conv *98 i 4 *77 preferred A prior Corp_No Jan Apr Dec 100 Allegheny 11 14% ' % 46 30 8% 22% 69% 69% 5% 15V4 *43 30 8 % < . 102% 3% 5 Allegheny Ludlum Steel 190 51 34 y2 May 5 11 Mar 50% 30% Jan 11 Jan 73 $2.50 8% Feb Oct 35 5y2 May Feb 5% % 8% 15 45, 30 69% 5 49 the Week $ per share *70% 5 Sales for S per share 80 49 15% *43 22% *98 10 common Allegheny Corp 2 171 y2 Feb Feb 99% 2 _100 preferred 17 Jan Apr 39'A Mar Jun 72 Nov 105% July 42% Oct 30% May 3% Jan 41% Jan Feb 4% 7 Nov 36% 29% May 46 Aldens 37 22% 90 ■ Alaska 5 20 70% Jan 12% May 91 24 Jan Jan 4 Yt Feb 8% 22% No par Si 21 Jan Feb 202 1 Reduction Inc *76% Friday Feb. 27 Feb. 26 - 69% 5% 14% 29 3'4 80 3% Jan ' 46 *29 Corp Alabama 15 *43 14% Feb Nov 104 Dec May Air 8 27 14% No par 63 48% 48% Thursday Feb. 25 $ per share 80 *5 48% PRICES Wednesday 69% *76% Corp__10 80 Feb Jan 48 y2 Admiral 21 69 5% 40% 1 Corp Addressograph-Muitigraph Jan •'« 10 Adams Express Adams-Mlllis 9 8% Feb 2t> Co SALE $ per share 80 5 HIGH Feb. 24 1 69% *76% 2.50 AND Tuesday Feb. 23 S per share 69% No par Co Vicksburg Ry__ Juneau Gold Mining 44 Dec 27 Jan Straus Motors Steel 102 % Feb Jan 76% Jan 2 46 % Jan 7ya Feb 102 102% Aug 5% Feb 2% May 25% May 17% Jan 36 22% Feb Feb 31 y2 Dec Dec 56 Feb 112 Dec 16'/a 75 Feb 38% May 25% 100 14% Feb No par com Monday Feb. 31 $ per share Par „ 90 5% 30% May Saturday J 79% J£tn 13 Feb STOCK 1 ' . $ per share LOW EXCHANGE . Sper share * 48 20% 20% 20% 20% 19% 10 *8% 10 *8 600 20% *85/a 10 *4% 30 48 4% *4% 30% *30% 4% 31 *4 *30% 4% 30% 50O 5,200 - ■ — 300 13 " Monday, March 1, 1948. (950) 14 Range for STOCKS Previous 15% Dec 130% 11% Feb Oct 14% Jan 27 106 Jan Jan 91% Feb 38 V* Jun 55 Jan 41% Feb 10 49 % Jan Dec 110 Feb 88 Jan 29 94 J/4 Jan 14 Sep 19 Jan 14 Feb 5 14% Feb Arnold 15% Jan Artloom $6 conv Armstrong ' 17% Feb 12% Feb 17 137/a Dec 20% Feb 13 % Feb 25 99 Dec 132% Feb 100 Feb 16 108 Jan 17 99 Dec 134 Feb 96 Feb 11 102% Jan 12 25 Dec 34 Sep 26 Jan 5 28% Jan 12 66 May 99 Jan 84 Feb 11 97% Jan 5 X98 Dec 112 Feb 98 Feb 27 1011% Jan 12 Feb 14% Feb 11 17 15 J/4 Jan . Illinois prior preferred Cork Co com 6%. 1st 7% 2d $ per share 11%-' l2Vs 97 97 11% 12 % No par 96 % 97 No par 45% 45% 90 90 *89% "14% 14% *14 V8 14% '• *13 14 *13% No par _ preferred— preferred 98 14 5 ( *08 104 '102% 98 100 46 48% 90% 90% *14 Va 14% 13% 13% 13 Va 13 Va 13 Va / 13%; 13 % 13% 46% 90% *14% >.'■ Y 13% ' 105 103 1 103 . • 14%.-' *96 98 96% 96% •Y-. ''97 % *26% 27 26% 28% 26% 89 89 88% 89% 89 90 99 99 Va 98 % 99 98% 15 15 15% 15 % 15% 45% 45 45 46 46 40% 43 40% 41 77 77 77 77 '*97% 700 1,700; 46% 190 91 *90% 14 Va 100 13'/a 13 Va 600 13 va 13 '/4 14 Va •; /Y 104 Y ' ,104 105 *102% 27 '» > ;Y 99 • 46 46% X90 '/a ' 13% *102% Y 46 13% 13% common—1 100 100 Goods 98 90% 45 • r ll7/a 11% 12 11% "[Shares 1Q.700 $ per share $ per share ' . 12'/a 18% 10 % May 34% Jun 23 y2 ; Atch 5«% Atlantic 24 50% Jan 2 6 46% Feb 27 Jan 22 77 24 Feb Feb Dec 30 Feb 21 38J/2Jan 113% Sep 102 Feb 9 1071% Jan 91 Dec 105 Aug 91 Feb 9 26% July 20 Feb 21% May Feb Jan 11 22% Jan 2 13 64 Jan 114 73 July Dec 121 July 107% Feb 24 Jan 20% Feb 25 Feb 5% Feb 27 55 100 10 preferred Inc_: Line Coast G & W I SS Atlas 27% 9 4■,% 20 Atlas B. 5% May 12% 7% Jan , 29 Austin , ' 50 97% 97% ( 27%/ 27 V4 08% 89% 87% 88 Va 98% *98% 98% 98 98% 1,400 15% xl4% 14% 14%' 14% /' 1,100 45% l45% 13 Dec 18% Feb Jan 26 131/2 Feb 17% Dec 29% Jan 14% Feb 27 19 «Jan 10 15 % Dec 27% Jan 16% Jan 6 19% Jan 8 4% May 7% Feb 4% Feb 26 5% Jan 29 7 13 Conv 5 Avco 36 Va Dec 49 Feb 35% Jan 22 38 Jan 7 13 Dec 16 May 13% Feb 11 14% Jab 10 137/a Dec 24% Feb 12% Feb 27 15% Jan Corp Mfg $2.25 *93% 20 20% X20 x57 % 107 Va 58% 107% 22 *6 57% 6 6 EXCHANGE 4% 15% 4% 4% 4% 4% - *36% CLOSED 36% 36% 14% 37 14% 2 36% *14 Va 12% 12 V4 12% 10% 10% 10 J/4 10% ' 14 14% 14% 15 f 61 61 61 % 62 42% Feb 24 511% Jan 10 42% 42% 11 24% Jan 9 44% Jan 5 4% % 11 37% Jan 2 Brothers Oil 19% Feb 9% Feb 24 11'A Jan 8 Bath 24% Nov '19% Feb 11 23'% Jan 2 35% Dec 62 Jan 31 Feb,13 38 Jan 7 Beatrice 83% Dec Jan 85 Feb 2 90 Jan 8 17% Dec 16% Feb 26 18% Feb 9 96% Dec Foods 33% *9% 9% Co 140 *42% 43%" 42% 42% 700 *21% 22% *39 41 22% *39 41 . •; - ,. 34 3k 34% 34% J 21% YY ,;21% 300 41 ' *39 34% YY/ 9% 9>/4 800 *19V1 20% 200 33% 33% 33 33% 500 87- 87 250 16% 16 3A 700 *92% 94% *9% 9% *9% YY*20% 20% *19% 35 *33 35 100 *85 t'6 *85 86 2.50 100 17 17 34'! - 5,800 20 9% *33 337a •' 33 % 9% 33% 20 Va 9% 25 common 63 22 Va 20 Vs .. 63 Y; .(14% : 33% "20 V8 1,200 15 64 22 > 4,200 14% *14% *62% 43 41 16% 16 17 16% 14% *62 42% *39;: 20% Corp 17% 5,300 12,300 64 14% ••• 42% Y 22 41 *33% 1 Bayuk Cigars Inc Iron *39 No par Works Dec Jun *22 5 17 16% /42%. 22% 10 Co 16% 16% 50 common preferred 18 8% 16% 100 preferred Aroostook Barnsdall Barker 400 12 Va 11 commoit___50 18 '14% 14'/a 12% preferred 100 Barber (Asphalt Corp (Delaware )_10 Feb 14% 14 Va 12% 5% Feb 14% '. .. 10% Bangor . 38% 10%- 2 20% Feb 37% 12%: 9 40 37 Va 12% 63% Jan ,31 36 Va 10% 11 Dec 800 36% 10% Feb Jan 13,900 12% 60 28% July 300 4% 12% Feb 39% 2,400 19 4% ■ 10% 15 '/a Feb 54% :: Y 4% % 13 Works Ohio 131/a Jan Dec 4 ' 20% Jan Apr 13%, *12% 300 13% 10 May 5% 14% 11 18 5% *18Va 11 20% 6 *12% 15% Feb 45% 800 *20% 16'/a 10% Feb , 70 24 24 6 14 110 *108 110 18 Va 13% Feb 55'%' Jan 58% *20% 15% Feb Dec 59% 380 18'/a Feb 42% 59% 59 16% Feb & 3,700 14 Inc non-cum 20% 18% 16 Va r/o 20 18% 25% 4 20 20% 20 16 16% Conv. IcO 95% 6% *12% 3.900 30% 103 Va *94 *108 21% * 30% 103 Va 31 14 Locomotive 5 300 16% 9% May 69 10,100 18% 7% May Jan : 81 18% STOCK 18% 11 M» May 60 41 Va *74 common—-100 Baldwin Baltimore 500 46 YY 46%- *44% / 94'/a - 110 • *6 V 9 & 3,800 16 16% 4% 1 (B 500 ' 103% 58% 20% 14 *12% 14 16% *18 *108 21 6% *12% No par of Amer—5 21 58% . B Babbitt '; *93% 20 Va 110 (The) T) v ' ' / 42 80 30% 94% 22 common—3 preferred No par conv • 103% 20 20 5c Canteen Co 31% 103 93 % *106 Co Automatic 30% 103 103 93% No par prior pfd ($1.20) Autocar 41 VB *74 95 *93% 100 common 31 Va 103 No par Corp Nichols 102 *57%' preferred conv /Y 100 - 98 27% » r 30% 30% 30 102 No par $3.75 series Tack 76 A__100 100 5 ' 22% Mar 41% 76 100 25 Atlas Powder common 9 Jan 38 common—_1 Corp 241/2 Jan 45% No par RR Lines non-cum Preferred 6 Apr 57 111% 97 com—100 preferred Atlantic Refining common 4%, conv preferred series 13 40 Apr F 5% 2 Nov 31 Va T Atl 105 Santa Fe & non-cum A 68 45 Topeka 2 25% Jan Feb Mar 77 Jan 62 Feb 59 40% May / Jan —10 34 • 110% 20% Aug 108% 95 Feb 5 100 Beck 29 Beech Aircraft 12 Beech Creek 9 32% Feb 5 37 Jan 5 Oct 14% Feb 16 16% Jan 5 V* Jan 15% Feb 11 18% Jan 30 Bell Aircraft 18% Feb 20 24 % Jan 2 Bell & 29 Dec Jun 39 % Mar 18% 10% May 18 16% May 24% 30 Jan 11% '94 Feb 6 26 106% Aug Feb 11 94% Feb Dec 28 May 39% Feb Sep 25% Nov 16% Feb 11 21% Jan 2 21Va May 28% Jan 23 % Jan 20 24% Jan 5 80 77% Dec 103% Dec 35% Apr 32% Aviation Cum 24% 24% 24% Feb 17 32% Feb 19 Best Foods 1 25% 25% 25 Va 26 26 27 Jan 1371% Jan 9 62 % Jan 8 13% 18% Jan 12% Feb 26' 14% Jan 14 35 Electric Birmingham • Range since Jan. 1 Lowest Highest $ per share $ per Jan No par Co 13 % 31 11 xl3 "Feb 11 15% Jan Feb 27 29% Jan Bliss 18% Dec 15 Feb 11 17% Jan 33 Feb 25 37 21% Feb 10 26% Jan No par Co Blaw-Knox 23 24'% - 41% July Oct Nov 59 Feb 30% Feb 13 33% Jan 30 116 Jan 84 Feb 27 96 Jan 12 Bon Dec 67 Jan 42 Feb 5 51 Jan 19 35% Feb 20% Feb 27 26 % Jan 5 • 49% Jan Feb Ami Class 41% Jan 17 11 54% Jan 5 Jan 2 Feb 2 Borg-Warner 3%% cum 3% Feb 16 4% Jan 5 Boston 38 91 6% Feb Feb 34% Jan 21 36% Feb 8 8% Jan Borden 6 7% Jan 30 May Dec 13% Feb Dec 96 Jan & 15% Co 5 *31 No par *87 *43% 1 Corp —15 *45 2 Bridgeport Brass Co __No par *9% Briggs Manufacturing Briggs <fe Stratton __No par 28% Feb Brewing 10 Feb 25 % Feb 11 29 % Jan 2 Jan 29% Feb 13 37 6 Nov 109% Jan 90 Dec 93% Feb 5 15% Dec 28% Feb 16 Va Feb 21 18% Jan 25% Jun 36 % Jan 27 Feb 26 32 Apr 96% Jan Jan of America Corp 15 No par' 30 9 Brooklyn Union Brown- Shoe 14' Gas Co Inc Dec 106% Apr 90% Feb 13 94 Feb 5 20% Dec 27% Feb 17% Feb 16 21% Jan 5 Brunswick-Balke-Collender 20% Nov 16% Feb 11 19% Jan 5 Bucyrus-Erie Dec 122% Jan 6 123 % Jan 19 7% Feb 20 10% Jan 5 Budd 13 % May 125 Jan May Dec 14% Feb 8 67% Feb '27 86% Feb 25% May 37% Nov Dec 102 Va Apr 83 14% May 23% 26 38% May May 22% Dec 104% 100 May Jun 95% 12% May 16% 14 2 Buffalo Feb 4 Buff 16% Feb 27 18 Jan 7 Bullard 29% Feb 35% Jan 6 Bulova Feb Feb Feb' 16% Feb Feb 84 14 11 21% Jan 5 2 Bush 30 Bush Term 2 Feb 12% Jan 89 Jan 3 Jan 98% Jan 15 104 Feb 3 Oct 23% Feb 11 28 Jan 2 2 California Yv 3% Feb 1% Feb 5 • 33% Jan 53 Jan 2% Jan 6Va Feb 11 7% Jan 2 24% Feb 11 30% Jan 5 12% May 17% 33% Nov Apr May 48% Feb 13% Jan 16 Feb 108% Jan 13 Feb 38% Feb 11 15 Feb 9 115% Jan 2 40 Feb 26 ■ ' . , ; & Hecla Cons Copper 5 Campbell W & C Fdy No par Can Dry Ginger Ale com 1.66% $4.25 Canada conv preferred Southern Feb 18% Feb 11 18"% Jan 6 Canadian 15% Feb 10% Feb 27 12% Jan 2 Canadian Ry Pacific Dec 38% Feb 27 44%. Jan 2 Cannon Feb n Feb 13 12% Jan 6 Capital Admin class A For fontnotes see page 24 25 55 Feb 6 *84% $3 preferred A 28V4 *52%. *1% 28Vi 54 1% 6% 6% *26 14% 27 14% 113 113 % *38% *16% 40 17% 10% No par Mills *39% 107/e 40% 1 11 % 11 % common j. 10 - •. y . 11 f, 85 .,*17 ' *100% *16% -17% : 28% *100% 101 26 26 : t v. , i Y ; 25'A'.- Y 50 1 1,000 ,*Y'. - < 700 V., : Y 16% ,16% y' *100% 101 Y /.'• 25 J/4 t 100 '. 3.000 3 Y, . 40 : ' v 111%; 85 6,000 ., H"-y >' ; 85 11 800 1,500 : - '.c,--, 7 %■;■•;■■ 7.% 400 .-. 13 12% *82% t 17% 25% Y 101 82 *84 11 3 81 V- ■' •v 83% 3:,: sV ■ 85 - . 31%' 17%' *80 85 11 . . .3% 25%" ' 13%' ■r 210 ,Y . / 16% *79% Y 83J/a 11% 28 % 25% v . *83 V2-; *7% Y' 8 85 85 • 82 12% : ■ 79% 79% *80 83% / • 84 84% ;. 7% .. 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LOW AND EXCHANGE 35% 14% May 50 13% $ per share share Feb 28 NEW Highest x20% 28% May 9% 237 ' 18% May 30 24% *60% i. 61% 60% ; 60% 62 132 132 132 131 ■ 31% 31% i; 31 % 132 *60% STOCKS Year 1947 11 *129 No par Carpet 31% 31% —100 preferred 7% Bigelow'-Sanford Range for Previous 81 24 % '//■'S: Y' ' Bethlehem Steel (Del) newcom No par 30 16 Dec 23% 86% 26% 25 23 88% *23% *83% 28% 24% 87 900 23% * 24% 1946_No par ser of 3,700 17% 17% --- 4,900 86 23 % Y 24% pfd $3.25 -'-Yv .. 26 Va 26 Va 17% 17% 100 ". *83% 23% 86 *83% Y, 26% 26% 17% 23% 23% 86 17^8 26% 1 53%<tfan 38% May 94 % Co 30% Feb 25 19 94% *93 & 128 r. Feb 14 *18% 17% 17% 23% 1,800 17% 17% 17% 19 94% 26% 26%; *83'/a 200 *93 Best Feb 12% May Y 17% 14% *17% • 9 Jan 36 17% 23% 23% *83 14 % * 17% 19 66 May 26% 17% 33%c No par com 26% 600 14% ' 29 261/2 Jan 150 25 26% 33 ■ . 19 *93 94% *93 20 33 10 17% 20 *19 10 31 33% 14% 14% 17% 17% • 1,100 *9% 31 33% 33% 15% *14% 94% *93 33 32% : - 32 *9% *31 84% Jan Dec $ per share Loan Indus 19% 5 —: Bendix Home Appliances Beneficial 17% *18 % 100 preferred Bendix *17 94'/a 14% . 14 46% May Lowest 1 1 common 15. *92% 10 32 X33 Va Y 6 Oct Dec Co *14% 94% 10 *31 10 32 *31 32% 10 Corp *32% 16% "23% Feb Jan 19% Jan 10 Co 86 16% *92% 94 Va *.9% 9% 32 86 16% 16% *92% 94% 9% *31 86 1634 *85 Y 16% Jan Feb 24% ■ *92 1 50 Packing Howell 4%% 8 95 Corp RR Belding-Heminway 3 31 Beech-Nut 4%%- pfd S) (A Jan 30% 133% Shoe ' Jan 33 Feb Inc Jan 2 11 Jan 40 pfd—, conv Mills, Feb \12 17% cum 8% Jan 5% May 12% May Feb 3%% Beaunit v 3,100 27% 97% " Co Associates Investment for Sales the Week Feb. 27 Feb '/ share $ per Friday Thursday Feb. 25 - , 12 Corp. Corp. Dry 24 No par Constable Associated 29 S per share com—5 of preferred ,$3.75 10 % May Co & 91V4 103 16 Armour Feb.28 Sper share Par 8 Feb Feb. 21. PRICES Wednesday Tuesday Monday Saturday ^ SALE AND HIGH LOW STOCK $ per share $ per share $ per share 9% May YORK EXCHANGE Lowest Highest t per share NEW Range since Jan. 1 Highest Year1047 Lowest *50 51 % Y. *28 28% ■. *52% "Y ; 1% 1% *26 Y 114 <: Y * 38 Va *17 ; '17% . 39 *50 *113 Y *38% '< 40 * .■ 10% 39 ; 6%- . ' 115' ,- 39% 51% 11% 1,500 ' 54 1% 6% 3,400 6% 2,100 • 26 *:;300 14 Va 3,900 *113 .. 39 V4 10% 50 28 14 Vs 17 40% 6% . 1% 26 11 50 . 28 *52% 14 J/* 17Y8 *11 1% 26% Va 10% *38% 54 14 16 Va ,"11% 28% 26% "i 14 V» '-.:i4Vt 14% 114 10% *11 - 26 Y 1% 6% 6% 28 *52% 1% x26 26% Y 14 % . 7 6% 6%. Y 1%' • ■ 54 *52% 54 *38% 11% *49 114 *40 17 *16 170 113 112% 40 . 41 : 30 16% 300 10% 10% 10% 19,200 40 38 % 38% 200 12 200 51 50 11% *11 51 *50 ' , COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE Number 4677 Volume 167 NEW YORK STOCK RECORD Previous Range lor $ per Highest Dec 1 38 39% Jan Dec 27 50 Va Feb 12% May 21% Oct / Oct 39 Jan 23 6% Feb 11 36'A Feb 11 130 Feb 5 53 Feb 26 22 Feb 13 97 Feb 10 123 Feb 11 22% Feb 11 19 Feb 20 17% Feb 22 7 Feb 11 7% Jan 27 102 Jan 2 79 Feb 4 7% Jan 6 Jan 7% Feb 29% May 47 158% Dec 6 Dec 132 Jan 17% May 28% Feb Dec x97 Dec 108% Jan 130 Dec 156 Apr 64 49 % May 19%'May 19% 32% 21% Dec Feb Feb 7% May 22 % 14% Dec 10% xl7%. Dec 7% 100V4 Dec 4 96 % 16% Dec 9% Dec ' 22% Nov ;■ - 11% May 19% May Oct 14% Feb 35'A Mar 21% Jari 30 Oct 27 Feb 110% Jan 20% May 100% • 12% Jan Vat May 11% Feb Jan Jan Feb Apr 116 Dec 77% • Dec 17% Jan 43'A Jan 14% Feb 13 45 35% May » t - » 3 2 18% Feb 8% Jan x8'A Jan Feb 9 10% Feb 26'A Feb 25 40% Feb 14 102% July 84% Jan 14% Jan 28% Jan 45% Jan 26 Oct Jan 4 Jan 7% Feb 12% Dec 24 Jan 6 12 7% Jan Feb 4% Feb Feb 7% Feb 11 31% Jan 22 20 11 40 33V4 Jan - ; Chain 15 Feb Feb 35 Feb 28% Feb July 50% Feb 11 %. 16 13 45% Jan Jan 22 5 11 10 42% Mar Jan 14% Feb 3% Feb 31 Feb 18 12'A Jan 12 17% Jan 12 4% Jan 6 3^ -Jan 21 66% Oct 52% Feb 11 63% Jan 29% Jan 23% Feb 4 Feb 95 Feb 26 Feb 21 36% 29% 7% Feb 21 Feb Dec ' . A! 4% Nov 32 Dec 56% Sep '23 Dec ; ' 111 • 21% May 28 V 48% 37% May T May 78 Dec 20% Feb 34% Nov 12% May 23 May .; Jan Mar 94 • ___ — ___ . — *169 190 Feb 13 35% Jan 3 Feb 10% Jan 5 Y 5% 109% Feb 2 31 Jan 14 108% Feb 9 74 Feb 10 44% Feb 3 101 32 Feb 24% 1 Dec 89 2 14 7 . 39% Mar Dec 140 Jan 42% Jan 14% Jan Feb Dec 4 30 48Va Mar May 34 72 Jan 57 ' ' 15% Jan 17 31VaFeb 8 Feb 154 91% 27 Feb 10 Feb 27 137 Dec:: 26 82 STOCKS. Range for Previous $ per " $ per share share Dec 23% 18 153 Feb Jan 62 Feb 1155 56 Jan 105% July 22% 18 20% 17% 17% 16% 12 May 16% May May" 9% May 8 . May 21% 37% Feb 9 Feb 20 Oct Feb Feb Feb Feb 12 16 2 Jan l&VjJan 15% Jan 18 Jan 15% Jan 17% Jan 16% Jan 11 11 11" 11 13 Feb 11 2 2 2 7 9 9 Jan Colo Colonial 30% May Mills $ per Jan 22% Feb 20 32% Jan 22% Feb 11 10% Feb 28% Feb 13 27 25% Jan 24% Jai» 11% Jan 35'A Jan 10 FeD 11 12% Jan 64 Feb 19 66% Jan 8 6 38% Jan 9 29% *29% 8% "7% 8% "76% 81% 16'A I6V4 5 Southern 16% 31 non-rum 2nd preferred, 35% 36 108 V» 28% 107% 107% *72% 14% Columbia Carbon Columbia Pictures 107% *43% 45% *1200 109 x28% 28% 27% 27% *106% 108'A "106% 107% 45% *43% 8% 8 31% 84 32'/a $ per share 62% 161% 62% 62 *1200 __ — 83% __ Thursday Feb. 26 $ per share 160 62 Va 160% 62% *1200 *39 Va *89% 20% 17Va 39% 90 ' 20% 17'A 39 V4 39% 89% 90 39% *89% 39% 89% 20 20 Va 20 Va 20 Va 20% 17% 17'A 17% 13JA. 13% 13% 13% 13% 16 Va 16 Va *12 16 Va *16 Va 16 Va 12 % *11% 12 Va *22% 14 90 12% 14% 12% 23% 23% *13% "11% 24 "23 13% *121/4 13% 12% *11% 12 Va 22% ' *22i% 23% 23% *22% 23% *22% 10V4 291/4 10% 10% 10% 10% 140 82 Va 82 62 Vb 39'/b 29Va 29% 29 *89% 20%" Dec Dec A 86 Mar EXCHANGE CLOSED • *11% 36 Dec 50 Feb 35% Feb 5 36 May 48% Oct 36% Jan 23 87 Dec 115% Feb 90 26% July 4 Jan 20 94 24% Jan 2% Jan 9 5 Jan 96% Jan 2 100% Jan 9 Jan -A 25% Feb 14 x28% Jan 8 14% Jan 11 35% Feb' 7 Feb 8% Feb 28% Feb 30 Jan 4% Feb 12 11 11 31% 31 5% 29% Feb 21% Feb 13 23'A Jan 108% Mar 123% 10 Nov 8% May V 33% Nov Apr 30 < 4% May A Nov 21 10 105 103% Feb 10 20% 15% 104% Nov Feb Feb 12% Feb xlO Feb 13 54% Jan 43% Feb Jan 12 Feb 11 Feb 24 12 Feb 20 2% No par 25 25% 26 Publishing Inc.—No par _No par .No par Consolidated Coppermines Corp—5 *8% 9 .:10% Dec 40% May 17 May 12 Vs May 10% July ' > :30 >, 19% Feb 17% Mar' Co ^ Conde Nast Consol 5 $5 Feb 18 Edison of preferred " . V 27 51 2 Consolidated Natural Gas_ 10 25 % Jan 30 Dec 38% Feb 32% Feb 27 99% Dec 114% Feb 100% Jan 2 48 Feb 104% July 35% Feb Jan 12 Consumers 16 Jan .vj ,t *13% 10 : $4.50 -No par Power Co com 11 42% Jan 5 Dec 94% Feb 10 98 Jan 14 11% Dec 20% Feb 11% Feb 18 13 '/b Jan 17 Continental Baking Co com__No par 94 Dec 106% Apr 85 Feb 11 90 Jan 14 44% Feb 33% Jan 5 Jan 7 30% :,-';$5.50 preferred. Continental Can No par Inc 30% Feb 5 Dec 94 Feb 19 98 9 May 13% Feb 10 Feb 10 11% Jan 10 Continental May 55 '/a Dec 49 Feb 20 55 2 Continental 8% Jan 5 Continental Motors 11 54% Jan 2 10 44 Dec 6% May 35 110% July 12% Feb 55% 46% Feb 14% Feb 13 17 19% Jan 22 24% Jan 14 Vb May 19 Dec Feb 12% 27% Oct 43 Apr Apr May Jan 55 Dec 6 Feb 27, 50% Feb 5 53 Jan Jan 5 6 12%- Jun 17% Oct 13 Feb 11 17Vb Jan 13 44 55 Feb 44 Feb 13 47 Jan 14 Dec 12% May 51% Dec $3.75 preferred Continental Continental No par of Steel Cooper-Bessemer 5 Fibre i____10 Insurance Oil .20 common — Diamond ^ Delaware com__No par No par Copperweld Steel Co common 5 Convertible pref 5% series Feb 10% Feb 11 13% Jan 2 Cornell Dubiller Electric Corp__ 61 Jan 50 13 54'AJan 2 Corn For footnotes see page 24 5 $3 prior preferred 20% Feb 1 14 Corp Corp 21% 4% 21% 103% Exchange Bank & Tr Co 13% 13% *10 10 *13% 10 13% 13% 13% 10 r 10 10 43% 20% 44% 44% 43% 44 43% 20% 20% 20% 21 20% 11% 11% 11% 13 50 1 20 11% 11% 11% 12% preferred 95 *4% 1P3% 11 Retail Stores 94 % 32% May 4% 21% 103 % 20% No par Container Corp of America com 20 4% cumulative preferred 100 105 30 Vb 441/2 __15 : pfd——100 Inc____1 Consolidated Vultee Aircraft——1 Consolidated 30% 103% 4% Grocers Consol RR of Cuba 6% 19 14 Jan 15 15% Jan 16 35% Jan : ■ Consolidated ■ ,9 29% 30 21% Corp_._l.33V3 Consolidated Laundries Corp, _5 6 2 11 8% 30 % 30 No par : • 17 Va Jan 11 Jan ' 26 % 30 X30Vb com__No par~ Y N 2% 99% 26 Congoleum-Nairn Ine_ Consolidated Cigar, .'•A ll5/a May Edison Commonwealth Jan 2 Jan 12 Feb 3 Jan 2 21% *98% 2% V 93 2% 100% preferred series. 39% 21% 20% *99% $6 65 37 *91% 20% com—No par South & 20% 39% No par — 90 37 —100 ; Solvents Commonw'th • 23%. May preferred Commercial 39% *63 $4.25 cum $3.60 13 10 r Dec 25 Vs 2 Jan 17 2 Feb 2% Feb . 2% May t 40% Jan 95 Jan 33% 20% May common__No par preferred w w__No par Columbus & Southern Ohio Elec 10 Commercial Credit common— _10 • 62 V8 29'A STOCK 10% 30 . 12% 13 12% 12% 12% 33 33 % 32% 32% *331/4 331/4 33% 103V2 IO31/2 *103 102% 103% 102% 102% *35V2 35% 36 35% 36% 35 % *91 Va 94 % "91% 94% 941/4 *92% 35% 94% 11% 11% 11% *86 *86 90 *11% 11% 11% 11% *86 90 88 88 32 Vs 32% 32% 33 Vb 32% 32% 33% *92 % *92% 94 % *92% 94% *92% 93% 10% 10'A *10i,A 10% 10'A XlO'A 10'A 50 50 49% 49% 49% 49% 6% 6 VB 6% 48 % x48 % 49 % 48% 49 15% 15% 6% 6% 48% 49 *15% 16 . 6 49% 6% *15% xl5% 15% 21% 21% 21% 21% *50% 51 51 13% 14 14Vb 13% 13% *44% 21 • Shares 400 157 157. for the Week share 10 Feb ' 22% 11% 63 Sales Friday Feb. 27 $ per 10% 29Va 23% 10% 29% , 8% 31 »A 31'/a 16'A 13 14'A 12% 24 23% 13% 22% 8% 13% 16% 12% *17 17% *12% 15 30% *1200 — 40 , 14% "137 140 83 45 Va *44 "30 8% *137 74% "73 73 72% 140 *160% 161 62% 35% 109 % "109 14% Feb. 25 $ per share *160 Ve 108% 85 35% s 36 30 Wednesday Feb. 24 share 35% SALE PRICES Tuesday $ per *82 14% *83 Va 30'A 190 "160 85 30 32 >A 29% 30% '190 *82 15 8% Monday 30% "160 <V 30% 14% 32 .13% 11 % 75 *30 137 No par Co 107% '. 14% 30% *11 * 29 *72% 45% *43% No par Electric & 28% 75 *30 36 - 108% 108 108 Vt 28 Va *16'A B Gas 85 16 Va *30'A 31 190 *82 85 16 Va 16% 160 190.^1 100 100 100 2.50 com preferred 1st non-cum 4% Ry *16% 30 Va 35% 80 80 2.50 conv & *7% 8% 80 ?82 63 *17 Columbia Broad Sys Inc cl A_ Class 29% *16% 160% 20 preferred——20 cum Columbia 39 29 % Feb. 23 share *1200 —No par Inc 4'7o 9 12 21. 2 7 38% 8% *62% Fuel & Iron Corp com__No par 5% Colorado 39% '28% 30'% 39% __„j. : 39 *7% 15 160% *88% preferred $3.50 Collins & Aikman 21% 38% LOW AND HIGH No par 75 . 25 21 Feb 12% Feb 16 Feb 11 Feb 12% Feb Oct , 21% "76 45% Feb. 21 Corp____No par Internat 22 -160 Saturday A Colgate-Palmolive-Peet com__No par 45% Jan 94 11 88% Feb Coca-Cola __ ______ 95 21'/a 32% *137 140 83% 84% : 95 "92 *91% 22 29% • YORK STOCK EXCHANGE 23% 23% 23% 95 38'A 80 8% __ 32% -.,, Apr 10 1 — 7 >/a 23'A 23% 32% Par 2 23% 29Y« 7%\ *43% *14% *30 Coca-Cola Co "(The) -rcommon-No par Class A : No par 2 .12% Oct 39% Aug Dec 21% Nov Feb 46 Dec Aug 8 May V; $ per share 25 , ; 183 Jan 63% Feb 11 65% May 87 Nov ~ May 33 $ per share ' 191'A May x61% Jun 1140 Highest Lowest Highest 141 ANEW Rahge since Jan. 1 Year 1947 Lowest 17% 7 '93 V* 85 36 36 t *108 108% *28 28%" *106% 108% *72 Va 75 Cluett Peabody & Co com No par 7% preferred ——————100 4% cum 2nd pfdj 100 6 Dec 17% *21% 96 *82 Clopay Corp—_„—l 36% Jan 8 142% Jan 16 91% Jan 9 105% Jan Dec . non-cuiri a preferred.—100 Cleve Elec Illuminating com__No par. $4.50 preferred ———No par Clev Graph Bronze Co com.—Y__l 5% preferred A.____ 100 Cleve & Pitts RR Co 7% gtd 50 -Special gtd 4% stock _50 Climax Molybdenum.—_——_No par Clinton Industries Inc.—; : _1 1 Jan 24 Feb Dec 104% 19 'A 3% C C C & St Louis Ry Co com—_100 115% 14% 7 '/a 23% 23 Va 23% 32 31 Dec 42% 3% *30% 16% 37% Jan 12 5 17% % 23% "19 29% ."30 85 71 ,-, .16% 10 11 126 11% 27% 41'A 92 4% City Stores 5 Clark Equipment Co——__20 29 Jan 100 126 STOCK — 27V8 Feb 22 % "99 CLOSED 33% Jan 10 Jan 9 19% Jan 31 —_ 107 53% 22% EXCHANGE 80- . Jan Mar 19 Va 104% 22 38% 34% Feb 35% July *29 Cincinnati <5as &^Elec /coml_„8.50 4% preferred A———100 Y . Jan 2 Feb 17 Jan 7 Jan , 2 80 109 23% 7 Cincinnati Milling "Machine Co_—10 *21% C I T Financial Corp—No par 38% City, Ice & Fuel——i——__No par v t *29% City Investing Co.common—— 5 . 7% 5%% preferred_A_._j.__:—,:100 >76 22% 40'A 32 10 Jan ' 53'A 23'A 127 "125 "17 Va 23% v Jun Jun 127 19 Va 23% *91% 25% Jan ; 2 Jan 20 96 43% Nov 53 22% 54% Jun 27% 53 '99% 100 23 Va 54% .2 Nov 106 131% 36% >*47 ,^ : 51 .:V,V 26% 27 47% 47'/8 >11% 12' .'-7 15 15 convertiblerpreference__No par Chic Rock Is & Pac RR Co__No par ,Conv preferred series AiiAAA 100 Chicago Yellow Cab_____No par Chickasha Cotton Oil—__-.A___il0 tChilds Co—— -_^^_No par Chile Copper Co——————— 25 Chrysler Corp —A.—————2.50 34Va 107 100 130% 99% 22 Va "125 36% 133 53% 23 % 53 % 23% 6% 37 37 "131 133 53% 14% 39% *4% ."8% ' 8% 10% 10 Vt / *6'A 6% , 13% 13% 7% 7% 4% 4% * 8 . 8 33% 33*4 15% 15% .• 35% 35% v $3 85 V 95 *88 2 I Chicago PneumatATool com^-No par •••••: , 41;! _100 preferred 5% 9 54% Jan 22 32% Feb 7 51% Feb 2 Feb 10 Jan 26 Feb 24 Feb 21 78 Jari 6 15'A Jan 6 29 Jan 5 Y. 34% Nov i 11% Feb 27% May 8 7% Mar ' Nov 96 11 *10% .*26% Chicago & Northwest com___No par Feb 6'/a 34 6% 6% "6% 37 Va "131 132 "38 14% 9% *25% —No par 6% 37 22% 23% 14% 26% 18% 92 *18% ;*91 preferred Checker C»b .liL25 Chesapeake Corp of Virginia,; 5 Chesapeake & Ohio Ry common 25 3%'A convertible preferred—_100 Chic & East III RR Co com—No par Class A l„__j_40 Chicago Corp (The)—_—^_l Chicago Great West RR Co com—50 5% preferred—Ar_'__;,-_i.^_____50 Chic, Ind & Louis Ry Co ci A—^_25 Class B — —No par Chic Milw .St Paul &. P vtcj^Nn par Series A preferred vtc _—100 . Dec 15% 10% . 6 Va 37 40 "38 "32% I2V2 *9 23% 14% i 40 28% 34 15'A 14 Va 15% 40 103% 28% 29 Va 8 8 *11% Copper—i__No par 1 Products Co A—___ 14% 53'A 105Va 79 *76 i ,__No par Belt $4.50 25% Feb 15% 4%% Champion Paper & Fib com_*No par 53% 56 Pasco Certain-teed 34% Jan de Cerro 35% Feb 2 19% Jan 12 27% , *, Light "32 Va for Shares 8% *8 Century Ribbon Mills—No par 28 Feb 111 "28 34 Sales share "102% 103% 28% *32% $ per share 102 Va 104 28% 14% 6% 127 24 19% *17% 17% 7Va 7% . *102% , 40 36 Va "18% 1 Co 14 Va 130 Va *23% Co___No par Sugar 33 >/4 "38 % ^125 *104% Jan 14. Jan 2 Jan 14 14% "99"% pfd—100 Central NY Pr Corp 3.40% pfd.100 fCentral RR of New Jersey: .100 Central Violeta Sugar Co_—9.50 9 38% < Central 5 9 Jan Aguirre -v 40 6% 37% 132 53% 23% 100 6% *37 *131 53 % t 22% Corp •V 28% 33 >/4 34 14% 103% $ per the Week Feb. 27 Feb. 26 S per share share 102 % 28*4 103% 28% ■. Central Hudson G & E Corp—No par 9% Jan 9 5% Jan 16 9% Jari 5 2 t. 10 $ per share share *102 Co common Central Foundry Jan 29 Jan 14 16 2 Jan . 10 % Jan 5% 9% 12% 7% . 11, 11 9% Feb Feb Feb 90 2 Feb 8% : 11 Feb 7% 15% i General <sj (J I) Central 7 8 7 Jan 7 11 Jan 26 12% Jan 13 Feb 100 Ry Lights J—No par & ——1 .___—25 7% preferred ._; 100 Caterpillar Tractor. No par Celanese Corp of Amer com__No par $4.75 1st preferred No par 7% 2nd preferred _100 Celotex Corp common No par 5% preferred —20 Case Jan 21 Jan 2 27% Jan 5 20% Jan 5 105 80 Ohio & Power Carriers 7% Feb' 2 46% Jan 9 102 137 54% 6% 5 28% Jan $ per Feb. 25 S per Friday Thursday Wednesday Feb. 34 * Clinch PRICES SALE HIGH Tuesday Feb. 23 Feb. 21 *28'A Carpenter Steel; Co_ 5 *33 Carrier Corp common —10 t 14% Conv preferred 4%- series.'—50 ?. •• *38% 11% Feb 5 • ••.v A 8% Jan 22 10% Jan 5 22% Feb 19 .» 26% Jan 5 13% Feb 10 17% Jan . 9 24% Feb 18 y 33 Jan 14 17% Feb 18 22 | Jan 5 90 Feb 16 100% Jan- , 6 12% / AND Monday Saturday • Par Carolina Carolina 138% Jan 19 61 Jan 12 30% 20 Va * - , 100Va Feb 18 109 Va Jan 6 27% Jan 2 3iysJan 10 33 Feb 14 A 41% Jan 12 Jan 128 Nov STOCK YORK EXCHANGE $ per share $ per share $ per share share 102 NEW Range since Jan. 1 Lowest Highest Year 1947 Lowest LOW STOCKS 21 21 *51 52 46 *45V4 45% 45 % 10% 10% xlO Va 10% 10 Va 51% 51% 51% 52% 52% 80 the (952) I8 V2 Dec 61% Dec 4% 20 % Jan 5 9 93 % Jan 105% 92 Jan 12 94% Feb 4 75% 11% 8 12 2 Coty Inc 6 3% Feb <2 Coty International Jan 2% Jan Feb Feb 13 34% Jan 9 95 Feb 11 97% Jan 13 Jan 15 7% 11% Feb 41 Apr 23 % Feb 9 29 Crown Jan 2 45% Feb 27 Feb 20 34 V8 Jan 91 % Feb 24 18 127% Jan 10 25% Jan 108% 130% Oct Feb 221/2 May 37% Feb 22 66 Dec 96 Jan 66% Feb 27 May 34% Oct 27 Feb 11 34 13% May 21% Jan 12% Feb 11 ,.5 165 Jan 12% 17% Dec 82% Dec 160 Jan 165 81% Jan Mar Dec xl6 24% 19% Feb 15 % Feb 13 17% Jan Oct 27% Nov 18% Feb 27 147 Jan Feb 11 17 139 '}.■ 59 Mar 4 % May 6% Feb 4% Feb 12"% May 21% Dec 18% Feb 13 Jun . 51 Feb Curtiss-Wright Jan 27 27% Jan 5 133 Jan 27 Feb 22 % Jan 14 19% Aug 26% Sep 20% Feb 5 23 Jan 2 901/4 97 Sep 89 Feb 27 93 Jan 22 13% Feb 26 20% Jan 2 17% Jan 6 133 Apr 18'A 47 46 28% 28%. *92% 94% *45% 28 28% 28% 29 91% *91 92% 91% 92% 106 7/b' 106% 107% Sons Inc 68% *27% 29 *13% 13% 155 180 11% *11% 11% *81 'A 84% *15% 15% 7% pfd 15% 7% 7% 67% 66% 27% *26% 13% 11% 11% 84% *82 84% 15% *15% 15% *18% 7% 7% 7% *120 130 120 130 ♦120 r' 130 53 52 52 52 52 52 100 EXCHANGE 137 *130 No par STOCK 20 20 23% ' *23% 4% 19% 23% 6,300 130 54 600 4% 700 19% 19% 1,300 *130 137 22% *22% 23% 7% 4% 20 *130 137 100 18% ■£ *52 ! 4% 4% 20% *130 137 * 130 CLOSED 23% *23% 4% 1-9% 4% 4% 4% 20 52% 100 \ • 200 *120 130 *120 *51 7 1,000 15% 18% 19% 7% 19 19 11% • 15% . 600 84% 84% y 50 13% 180 11% 11% 11% 27% 13 % *155 180 *15% 7% 200 131/B *155 100 66% 27% 180 290 2,400 *66% *80% - 19% *19 19% 4% 300 3,700 22% 13% 67% 13% *155 84% 20 1,700 22 22% 29 67% 180 11% • . 108 *107 108 22% 22% *28 *80% 1 Cutler-Hammer Inc 22% 22% 10 common ,, 105'%" *67 7% 300 18% 40 13% 1 Cushman's 18% 68% ___No par No par 1,100 23 *22'A 46 29 *18% 11% 11% 23 *221/4 300 96 *93 11% 11% 18% *28, *15% 29% /• 96. *93 46 *66 % *155 11% 27% .91%. 93 13% 95 18% 100 Class A 30% 132 Feb preferred 2,000 30 29% 30% 11% 23 100 5 $7 29% 30 95 r 170 18% 100 Prior preferred—i_i 700 ' *22% 100 Jan 1,600 2% 173 172 23 22% common 4% 2% 2% ..y 18% 27% 103 % Cunningham Drug Stores Inc„_2.50 Pub Co (The) com No par 5% Jan . 22% Sugar common—10 Jan ■■'1 27% 104% Inc 4% 2% *2% 47 *91% _ 4% *2% 5 23 *102% preferred Press 47 27 % No par pfd non-cum 64% 172% 4% \ y 18% *45 No par preferred 4% % 18% *45 5 com 64% 171% 11% 23 23 18% 2,200 64% 63% 64% / 94 , 11%' 20 94 172% *4% ' 23 Curtis 18% May 129 6% *92 11% 1,400 92 *93% *171% ' 30 29% 30 96 No par Amer preferred conv Cuneo 21% Jan 7 Dec 70 13 11 '56 of Cudahy Packing Co Jan 122% Feb Feb 12% 6% May 113% *29% *92 '■>' 11% No par Corp com 95 64% 2% 1 preferred RR 7% 24% Jan 9 2nd 5% 9 2% Wheat Corp (The) 2 & Seal new com—2.50 Zellerbach Cuba 84% Feb 27 13 2% Cork Cuban-American 13 % Jan 11% Feb 11 Sep 101 2% 19% .19 93 *93 5 25 $4.20 preferred— Feb 172 4% 100 America Crucible Steel Jan 160 of 171% 5'/a 1 Corp *92% 94 64% % 64 64% 170% 5% Shares 92 93 *93 /: ' 64% 100' preferred $4 94 share $ per 19% 19% 19% *92% 93 *93 170% 25 com ! common of Crown 14% Jan Feb 20 71% Feb 22 ■ $2 98% Jan 102% Feb Dec 105% May ,34% Refining preferred Cream 21% Jan 42 Oct Feb 98 6 11 52% Mar Dec ,25 22% Jan Jan 30 Dec 19% 19 *°?% . for the Week Feb. 27 Feb.26 Sper share $ per share Sales Friday Thursday Feb. 25 i Co 3%% 94 19 19% *93 $ per share 93 100 _ Creameries 17% Feb 221/a 1947 preferred Crane 27 13 Oct 16 Dec 29 Mar 107 Dec Products Jan ■ of ser Jan 11 40% 26% May Corn 3%% % Jan 66: 6 4% Feb 169 Aug ■ pfd __100 5 Feb Jan 4% V Cum *19 *92% b common preferred 175 5 61% Feb Jan 81/4 t195 Dec 97 Jun 3%% Feb. 24 $ per share share $ per share Far Corning Glass Works 20 PRICES Wednesday Feb. 23 JbfcD. 21 SALE HIGH AND :'r Tuesday Monday' Saturday Monday, March 1, 1948 chronicle LOW STOCK share 5 Feb Dec 2% share 18% Feb 92 Feb 32% Sep 170 $ per $ per share $ per YORK toAwrtAJNvHli 105%' Feb Dec 88 Uignest Lowest Highest Dec 88% NEiV Range since Jan. 1 Year 1947 I per share financial & STOCKS Range for Previous Lowest commercial 23% 21% 137 600 23 D Nov • 23%, Oct 14% May Feb 25 16% Jan 24% Oct 18% Feb 14 22% Jan 9 24 Dec 35% Jan 24% Feb 25 Feb 4 28% Jun 12 15 "82% 84 12% 31 29% 13 Feb Feb 10 Feb 30 Feb 46% Feb 14 14 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 32% 31% 32 30% 31 3,700 1,600 36 37%' 35% 36% 3,600 31% 31% *31% 31% 41 41% 40% 40% 1,200 8% 7% 8% 9,200 10% 10% 30 % 36% 36% 37% 36% 37 20 *30% 31% 31% 31% 100 40% 40% 41% 42 31% 31% % 41 .!■;■ *40 ' 25% May 44% Dec 33% Feb 11 40 Feb Delaware 2 25 62% Aug Lack & & Rio Escrow Escrow ctfs Detroit 7% 100 16 16 16 17% 17% 18% pfd 100 35% 35 % 36% 39 39% 20% 20% 20% Western for for Oct Edison 13 21 % Jan 6 60% Jan Detroit Hillsdale & S W RR Co Detroit-Michigan Stove Co l Detroit Steel Corp 1 13% July 10% Feb 11 Jan 26% 23 % Feb 18 25 16 Oct 10 12% Jan 17% Oct Jan Vilbiss De 20 Co 22 Jan 14% Feb 13 16% Jan 31% Feb 22% Feb 21 26 Jan Devoe & Raynolds class A •Diamond 35% Apr 47 Jan 36 Feb 11 42 Jan 421% Nov 50 Jan 38 Feb 13 44 Jan 24% Feb IIV4 May 13 ' Feb 11 16 18% , Jan Dec 19% May 40% Sep May 55% Oct : 19 ? 11 Feb 29% Feb 27 ■ 34 Feb 39% Dec 28% May 16% May Oct Xl7% Feb 16 Feb 29 13 Feb Dixie Jan 23 Dr. Jan 15% Jan 23 Feb 24 Dome 47% Jan 2 56% Jan 16 Douglas 32% Peh 20 40% Jan 2 Dow Jan 14 )4 19 98% Dec 114% Feb 92% Feb © 100 91% Dec 104% Oct 90 Feb 13 97 Jan 9 21 Jan 6 24% Jan 30 Feb 83 Jan 2 84 Jan 19 Feb 12% Feb 11 16 % Jan Nov 13% Jan 26 16 % Jan 5 Duplan 2 Du Pont de 17% Dec July 164% Feb 27 187% Jan 28 120 Sep 113% Jan 94 Feb Jun 113 107% 115% Sep 19"% Mar 1 5 :Y 3%% conv Dunhill Lowest 15% ♦14 15 23% 23 23 Jan /„6: 50 2 Jan 97% Jan Jan 13 15% Jan 2 115 S per share 37 share 37 * 36 % 37 39% 38% 38% *38% 39% 38% 38% * 16 % 13% 17% *16% 17% *16% 17 16% 16% -14 4,600 153/a *14% 15 300 *31% 32%; y: >31% *49% 50% 49% 17 '/a ^ 32 / *18 ... 37 ' . . 30% 13% 15% 15 31% *31% 32 *49% 100 15% 13% 14% 400 31% 32% 50 49 % 49% 18% 18 18 *17% 18 -100 30% . :'■> 30 ' 14 *15 300 .. 13% .15 15 *18 * % 49% 14 r 18%; 29% 30% 36% 30% 30% 29% 30 2,300 18% 18% 18% 110 18% 18% 19 51 51% 52% 52 52% 51% 52% 51% 34% 34% 35 34%' 34% 33% 34% *99% 99% *99% 99% 99% 99% 99% >99%/* -99% 14,400 52% 33% 99% No par No par 18 % r*92% 50o 23 %■ . 100 *82% 1 19 17% > 93% 94% 94 % - 94% ' 23% 23% 23% *82% 85% *82% 85% *12%. -13% *12% 95 22% 14 14% *14 *82% 13% *12% 167% *115 166% 167% *116 117 167% 118 ~ *116% 1st pfd 100 *93% , *113% 5 *131/4 95 95 .95% ■ 113 %; '113% 114% *13' 14 Feb. 21 Par SALE I per share 114% 13% Tuesday 13% Feb. 25 I per 13% 600 14% 165 3,600 100 117 500 95% 114% 70. ■* 400 13% $ per Sales Friday ' Feb.26 $ per share share 13% ' Thursday Wednesday Feb. 24 share *114 5,800 PRICES Monday t per 95% ■>' 114% YV. Feb. 23 Saturday $ per share 14 117 •96 >95% 114 114 :: LOW AND HIGH STOCK EXCHANGE • *13% 4^: 13%- , 14% 164'A 117% *117 ' 117% 95% > • 14% 166* 900 85% 167% *14 14 167% 166 400 v 23% 85% *83 *12% •13% 14 14 •;* 3,000 3,100 • 95% 23% 23% 24% 85% 95%/'! 95% 94% 23% .-»12% -13% No par YORK 300 37 33% 18 No par Nem (E I) & Co com—2q NEW 700 23 *36% . 18% *29% No par Range since Jan. 1 Highest 22% ; 23 51 $4.50 series Lowest g per 23 *33 preferred Duquesne Light 5% DWG Cigar Corp 300 14% 15 Preferred $3.50 series 20 400 24 *14% *38% 50 >.*18 No par common! International Preferred 5,500 10% *23% 15 ; 11,500 58 24 *23% *14% *14 STOCKS Highest $ per share *30% ' Corp Range for Previous h 24 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% *23% *56 58 *56 ■ 11 13% Feb 13 Year 1947 20% ' 129% Aug 197 May Dec 11 7,900 40 20% No par Ltd $3.25 2nd preferred Dresser Industries common Dec V 19 14 *147/3 5 39% 20% 14 *16% No par preferred series A 23 Dec 600 17% 39% V 20% - 58 24 17% 39% 20% *22% 39% No par Aircraft 98% May 1,200 14 18 15% 37 Corp Co 60 87% 40 *56 58 24 *38% 2 Co Chemical 13% 17% 22% / 22% . —No par Mines Jun *10% 24 *14 " ■ 2 Ltd A Pepper 11 *23% *36 v Co Cup Co common Jan *10% 1 Doehler-Jarvis 37% Jan *56 25 Car Corp. Class 53% Jan 20% 58 *55 No par common Motor Divco 76 42% July T Distill. Corp-Seagrams 21% 45% May 36% Sep Match 12.50 partic preferred 16% Jan 38 16 Jan 48 6% Diamond 7% 7% 20% 100 5 17% Jan 11 % Feb 15 Oct 25 49 7% ~ *87 RR Jan 58 10% May • 50 West 7% 8 7% com Grande ctfs 20 % Feb 27% Mar Dec Dec 14% 30% 9 14 14% 14% 14% 14% 36% Hudson 20 89% S7% 10% & 38 % 09% 87% 30% 89 No par preferred * *88% 10% 7% ^ 897/» 87% 30% Delaware _ *88% *87% 303/4 Jan 110% •"'vY—. 32 89% 88 *10 % Denver >1 rA a3a »u 1 10 17,700 108,400 >87% 50o 19 900 19 25% -- *88% Deere Jan 19 24% 88 Deep Rock Oil Corp : 19 25 89 Decca Records Inc common 100 ' 2 Co 200 15% ' ^ 8 Jan 92% 19 9 & 30 14 *15 15% 24 % Jan 10 115 % 18% 25 14 % 19 173 18% 24% 50o 11 10% May 14% Nov 24% 3 32 Dayton Rubber Co 11 14 >18 25 *15% 5 7% Feb 80 19 25 25 >14% *18 20 Chemical Corp (The) Dayton Pwr & Light common Rights 15 18% 15% 1 7 preferred Davison 89 89 13% *14% , 15 ■ *87% 14% Feb 19% 15 900 *20% *13% 91 ' 100 Dec 15% 13% 100 Feb Dec *88% 14 % series B 19% 17% 20% 89% 14% series A 10% 20"% May 21% 89% 14' Preferred 3.75% 5% May 59 21% 91 >13% Preferred 3.75% 6% May 20% 21 *89% 14% 21% 14 42% Feb 20 29 % 20% 91 *13% 13 32 5 38 % Jan 5% 21% *89% A Jan 41 35% Feb 27 Oct Feb 45% Mar 1 100 common—2.50 series 13% Jan 20 38% , Dec 32% May 3%% pld Davega Stores Corp 46 % Jan 13 Oct Cum common 15% Jan 11 Feb 45% • A Jan 31 90 5, 20% Sep Aug May Jan Corp 13/. 90% Jan .2 Jan 85 23% Sep 11 33 84 : 101% July 101% July Dec Dec Dana Shares $ per share share for the Week Feb. 27 e 19% Jan 25% Aug 19% Feb 27 22% Jan 29 16 Nov 24% 16 V8 Feb 11 18% Jan 2 Eastern Airlines Inc 11 22% Jan 8 Eastern Stainless Steel 44% Jan 2 Eastman Feb 16 14% 51 Dec . 48"% July 42% May 163 Apr Jan 198% Dec Oct 16% Feb 38% Feb 10 162% Jan 12 168 42% May 57% Dec 47% Feb 27 55% Jan 5 18% Dec 25% Feb 17% Feb 13 19% Jan 12 88 Dec Feb 86 Feb 27 91% Jan 13% Feb 27 16% Jan 2 6% 109 27% 15% Aug 104 Feb Dec 111% Feb 4% May 50% May 8% Feb 65% 10% May 33% May 16% Feb •> IF * Feb 39% Jan 32% Feb Feb 102 24 106 Jan Kodak lo Co cumulative Corp 5 100 4 % % Ekco 12 Stores Inc common preferred 4%% preferred 5 6% Feb 2 Elastic Stop Feb 20 52% Jan 6 Electric Auto-Lite 13 13% Jan 19 19 35% Jan 5 Electric Boat 100 Nut Co (The) Jan 1% Feb 11 2% Jan 2 11% May 19% Feb 13% Feb 11 17% Jan 7 Electric Power & Light com Feb 10 150% Jan 5 $7 preferred 11 139 Jan 13 $6 preferred No par 56% Jan 9 Dec 171 135% Dec 156% Feb 47 57% Jan 15% 3% May Dec 8% 14% Feb 19 17 Jan 6 Oct 55 % Feb 13 62 Jan 12 Dec 11 16% Jan 9 Emerson Dec 12% Feb 21% Jan 5 24% Feb 9 12% Jan 2 13% Feb 25 38 Apr 107 Mar 29% Feb 16 34 Jan 8 Jan 6 Endicott Johnson Corp 4% preferred 5% Feb 3 Equitable 5 Erie 27 5 Feb 9 % Feb 11 11% Jan 50% Feb 11 57% Jan 9 5% 9 Jan 14 Eureka 85- 13% Feb Mar 97 102 Feb 4% Jan 67 Nov 7% May Erie ~ Feb 15 17% Dec 24% Feb Nov 257/s Jan RR Office *5% 43% 11% 11 7/b 11% 15 STOCK 141% 52% Williams 19 Jan 9 Evans 13 11% Jan 5 Eversharp Oct 38 13% Aug 6 • Feb 10 Jan 23 common 11% 1,900 33% 700 1% 1% 1,800 15 14% 14% 13% 14% 4,600 *141 144 *142% 144 127 141% 127 *125 127 51 51 14% 141% » 127 ::-v 51% 51 51% *33 33% 142: / *126 50%. '700 143 100 130 1,100 50% " ' > 14% 15 15 *14% 15 % '56 15 15 55% 500 56% 12% 12% 55% 12% *22% 22% *22VZ 22% 22% 23 13 % 13% 13% 13% *13% 13% 13% 31 31 *31 32 31 31 *98 99 99 99 97 98 - 13% 31 5 - 13 ' 13 No !/ 12% 23 23 *22% - 1,300 » 700 '. 22% 300 1,600 30% *98 30% Ex-Cell-O 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 3.000 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9%:' * 9% 9% 4,000 51% 51% *51 51% *63% 65 5 Exchange Buffet Corp *7% 7% *15% 15% 8% 8% Corp 3 *39 2.50 *6% No par ♦42% 43 ♦27% 7% Jan Farnsworth Televis'n & Rad Corp__l 6% 14% Dec Feb 20 32 42% Mar Fedders-Quigan Corp 11% 11% 36 17 17 Federal Motor Truck No par *9 9% Federated Dept Stores -com No par 21% "■ 22 Federal Mining & Smelting Co 23% July Feb 16% Feb 18% Jan Federal-Mogul Corp 28% July 20% Feb 90 Feb 9 11 Jan 25% Jan 99 Jan 23 \Va% *7% 7% *15% 15% v! 8% 8% 8% 40 41% 6% 6%V. convertible preferred 100 *94% • 95% For footnotes see page 24. 3C 42% 42% > 65 : > : 500 51% *63 65 7 65 *62% 7 7% 7% 7% 15% 15% 15% 8% 8% 8% 8% 41% 39% 600 8% 39% 40 *39% 6% 5%;. 12 *35% .. 6% 7 7 431/a 6 • *43% 28 15 J i": 15% 800 1,700 200 i ' 6% >•>: •'< 36% 17% - 12% 36% 36% *36 37 17% *16% 17 12% 9% 9% 9 22% 22% 22 95 94 94 94 < > < 121/8 12% 22% < 27% ':15% *16% 94 9% * 5% ;■■'• 27% 5% 21% 9 %' 43 44 27% :'V 12% 12% " *17% 43 *27% 5% 27 % ; ■27% 36 1 37% Jan 10 - 6% 2 | 35% Feb 11 27 15% *6% 28 13 Feb 26 *62% 65 y 7 ■;■■! • 7 00. f 5% Feb 9 51% 53 *51% " 7% *39 7 Feb Jan 51% 51% *63 41 9% 14 150 :-,i 4% 9% .4% May 11% Dec 11 .. 4% 9% 1 9 . . 4% par 5 9 99 4% 50 Inc_ Jan *30% 99 99 400 4% 100 Corp 7% Jan 47 25 Fajardo Sugar Co of Porto Rico„2o 11% 11% 11% *33 1% 13'A Fairbanks Morse & Co Jun 12 33% l Products Co ■/'/>: 107% 500 3,800 '56% 51% Jan Dec 5% 44% 56% 31% Jan 97% 5% 43% *12% 17 , 5% 44% 56% 10 10 *5% 44% •12% 13 -14% ; 5% 12% Feb Apr 1,000 44% 14% 42% Feb Dec 13% 55% 27 " 30 86 103 1% 14% 51% *100 103 *100 1% 1% 14% '125 13% 13% 13% 13% 103 12% Feb 9% May 400 14% Jan 167/a ■ 3,200 56% 60 19 86 87% *86 87% •■''■•v 17% 12% 31% May 17% 14% Jan May 17% *55% 100 Bldg Pittsburgh RR Co 27 50% 25% *17% 17% 7,200 v 48% 4 preferred series A & Feb 32% May 44 EXCHANGE CLOSED 127 11% *33 2 *1% 2 44 33 ,33 33% *51% *5% 5% 43% 14% 49% 49 39-" 169 3 Co common 8% Feb x6% Dec Feb~27 7 10% Mfg *100 43 % 140% 13% 13% 102 5% 1% 48% 47% ' 13% 102 103 % *125 87% 87% 87% • 38% *165 170 *165 •, '• - Dec 63 13% *17 20 39% 38% 39% 170 . :■ 15 Gas_ Electric 87% *33 No par 39% 4.8% 19% 20% *165 169 >165 17% 11% No par Phonograph Empire District Electric Co 12 % Dec Natural 700 17% * National Watch Co Paso 4% 47% May , Elgin El 6,100 17% 17% 43 No par Emerson R.ndio & 19% Jam 247/b : 27% May 102 Electric Storage Battery 59% May Dec 49% Feb 10 24% Mar 9% May 13 Oct 139 / 17 Dec 46% May 11% July 16% 17 % 48% 5% No par 123% Feb 145 16 % 18% 48% *102 5 37/b 17% *13% 3 Sep 16% *17% 49 1 common 17% 18'A *86 2.50 common 18 38% 168 % 49 100 Products Co 19% 17% 18% *20 20% -:••• 17% *17% \ Bros Convertible preferred Elec & Mus Ind Amer shares 2 „ 18 38% 4 Edison 17% *165 600 19% 17% *17% .'18% 39% 38% *20 20% 17% ■ 10 common preferred 5% Jan 43 20 j Eaton Manufacturing Co 19 Feb lagle-Plcher Co 9 % • 22 94 • • 6 4,000 9 > 94 v 300 V 800 9 23 93% ; 300 ' y. 36% 16% 22% .. >y 2,200 12% 36% < . 900 27% 16% ■ • 400 43 ' .<-• 3,500.*/?; 220 *•> (953) COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE Number 4677 167 Volume 17 NEW YORK STOCK RECORD Range for Previous Highest Lowest $ per share $ per v share 20 Dec share Feb 20 Feb 26% $ - . Par share per 21% Jan 10 20 % May 26% Jan 20 Feb 5 21% Jan 9 46% May 59% Feb 53% Feb 26 58% Jan 19 Jan 2 11 Feb 14 Dec 62% 51 % May % Feb 105% Feb 5 Jan 2 Jan 5 58 27 Jan 14% Feb 20 17 39% ■ May Oct 31% Feb 11 37% Jan 5 Dec' 99 11014 Feb x98 Feb 26 102% Jan 15 Jan 30 Feb 26 34% Jan 2 17 May 41% 13 Dec 17% Jan 13% Feb 21 14 % Jan 18 May 24 Aug 17 Feb 27 21% Jan 6 23% Feb 11 40% Jan 12 30 Jan 40% Dec May 14 % 15% Feb - ~ 9% Feb 10 10% Jan 33 '.9 Feb 24 39% Jan 5 13 92% Jan 7 89 Feb 3 19 % May 32% Dec 24 % Feb 27 31 Jan 5 237/a May 26% Jan 22 % Feb 26 25% Jan 5 12% May 25 % Jan 12% Feb 26 14% Jan 27 91 110 Dec •• July 50% Feb 35% Feb 13 43% Jan 5 Nov 22 Jan 10 Feb 18 12% Jan 14 18 % Dec 39 Jan 18 Feb 11 24% Jan 77 Dec 103% Mar 77% Feb 18 81 Jan 5 5 Feb 7% Feb 9% Jan 2 36 May 11% 8% 17% Dec Jun 11 9 Feb ,18% Feb 24 20 Jan 7% Feb 10% Oct 21 5% May 18% Jan * 10, 12% May 17% Feb 12% Feb 14% May 22% Dec 18 4% July 9% Feb 43% Feb 30 Jan Dec 18% Feb 23% 14% May 16 Nov- Jan 48 Dec Oct Dec 102 27 58% Jan 104% Feb 19 9 Feb Feb 13 Jan 10 Feb 10% Jan 27 150 11 18% 8 May 14% Feb 9% Feb 11 71 Apr 83 % July 75% Feb 24 47% 33 Feb Dec 160 Jan 32 May 34% Dec Feb 17 38 Jan 27 24 Jan 2 6 144 Jan 28 138 35% Jan 2 Jan 34% Feb li 39% Jan 3 Aug 103 :8%Jan o Feb 13 12 Jan 9 40% Feb 13 48 Jan 14 118% Feb 25 126 Jan 21 Dec 54% July 123 Dec 100 Dec 9% 16% Mar May 131% Feb $5 9 3'/a Feb 17 98 % Jan 10 Preferred FPb 11 15 16 16% Feb 11 18% 20% Dec Oct 13% Feb 14'A Feb 27 16% Jan 5 Feb 2% Feb 13 3% Jan 5 16% Jan V 11% Jan 22 31% Dec Feb May " 125 Feb 140 Oct Jan 7 26% Feb 2 128 % Jan 29 128% Jan 29 23 3% May 6% Feb 4% Feb 29% Oct 22% Feb 5% Jan 17 18% May 11 26 124% Jan Apr 5 Feb 13 31% Jan 123% Jan 2 Jan 26% Jan 7 Apr 30 Feb 22% Feb 20 Dec 106 Apr . 23 15 Gen 14 28 Jan "2 Dec 108 Jan 85 Feb 10 89 Jan -7 81 98 Feb 72% Jan 23 78 Feb 16 3%% 36 % 23% May $ per share 27% Feb Dec 105% Dec 90 S per t per share- tper share Feb EXCHANGE 13 94% Jan 173% Peb 14 Feb 27 84% Jan 12 26 Va Nov 21% Feb II 27% Jan 5 51% May 58 Sep 48% Feb 27 53% Jan 2 5 Va May 7 Feb Feb 24 Jan 9 22% Dec 104% 21 49 Feb 33 Dec 5, 114 10 11 109 Aug 13% May 24 Jan May 5% 44 Va Jan Feb 18% Jan 3% Feb 14 Oct ; - Feb 2 Jan 2 7 6 Granby Consol MSA P__ Union Co 21% Jan 11 16 Grant Oct 233/4 Dec 33 Jan 24 Feb 16 26% Jan 29 90 Dec 107 Mar 90 Feb 26 96 Jan 16 21% 12% May 9 14% May 37% Dec 28 32 23 Jan 15 12% Jan 19 133% Jan 9 Feb 36% Feb 11 42 3% Jan 5 Jan 22 22% Jan 9 Dec 163% 20 May 70 Jan 20 Jan 22 77 Jan 27 Feb 73 293/4 Oct 35% Aug 29% Feb 21 33% Jan 12 14% Dec 21% Mar •14% Feb 10 16 Jan 9 9 12 July 92 May 33 8% 4% May V 313/a May 57% , Dec 14% 6% May 51. Jan 2 Feb Jan 8 973% Feb 11 11 37% Jan 21 5 Jan 2 Feb 7 89% Jan 12 11 15% Jan 5 Feb 10 49% Jan 5 57% Feb 10 75% Jan 5 5'% Feb 19 44 ^Dec 7 4,400 101% 200 9%'- 150 Va 10% IOV4 10 »/4 10 10 % lO'/a 10 10'/a 10 76% *75 76% *75 76% 20 35 *33% 34% 600 20% 20% 600 10'A 75%: *75 35 35 35 35% 20% 92 92 10 10 10 10 44 44% 44% 44% 119% *119% 20% 143 '' 51% 18,000 513/a 121 700 96 96 800 13% 13% 17% 17 3/4 17% 14% 14% 14% 96 13% 13Va 131/4 13% 18 17% 18 Va 17% 14 Va 14% 14% ' : ' 2% 2% 12 11% *24% 25% *125% 128 % 4% 23% 25% 24, 241/4 24% *125% 128 Va 4% 23% 41/4 43/8 2,200 24% 400 26 800 4%, 23%} *25% 25% 113 50 '*27 271/4 " 271/4 28 200 223/4 200 22% 22% 22% *22% 23 *22% 23 *93 98 *93 98 *93 98 23% *23% 231/4 Monday ■ , • 21 :1 5 20% 20% 51% 51% 51% *96% . STOCK 97% 97% 42'/a 42% 16% 18% 183', 4% 37% 5% 5% 5% ..18% • 9% 9% *30'/a 32% *30% 32% 12% 123/4 12% 12% ■: ■■ . •, 38 15 • 90 32% -13 - *60 18%' 183/4 1,600 25% 25 253/4 2,600 90 91 91 91 • - 9%' 13 373/4 32% *12% 13 2,000 373/4 3.100 38 37% - 22 133% *60 70 31 31 30% 15% *14% 103% 10 % 10% 10% 10% >. 10% 97% *96% 14% / 14% 15 10% 10% 97% *96% 97% 97% *96% 97 Va *96% 33% 33 % 31% 323% 34% 31% 31% : 33% 1 1 5% 5'A 5% *5% 5% 89% 53% *86%' 89% *86% 13% 133/4 5V» 5% 5% 89% 13% No par 25 *46% 47% 4G% Gulf Oil Corp— 60'/a 603% 60% Gulf States Utilities Co No par 15% 153% 15 25 *31% 32% 5 *13% 14% _No par *13% 14 *13'A common preferred 13% Dec 16 Va Sep 14 Jan 2 15% Jan 28 .,'32% Dec 39 Jan 31 Feb 10 33% Jan 9 Hackensack Water 14 Jun 19% Feb 13% Feb 11 15 Jan 5 Hall Printing Co 13 Dec 19 Jan 13% Jan 8 14% Jan 5 Hamilton 87% Dec 112 Feb 24 Jan 12 102% Dec 108% xl01% Feb 10 4 Hanna 19 Va Apr Dec 21 % Feb 24 26% Jan 9 Harbison-Walk 148% Oct Jan 148% Feb 13 150% Jan 28 V > /. ' 27% 160 Feb Sep 85 28 % May 39% Jan 27% Feb 13 6% May 10% Feb 6% Feb 24 100% Apr Feb 19 12 Feb 75% .. 6 Dec May 75 103% Feb Schaffner A Jan 9 Hart, 7% Jan 9 Hat Corp of Amer 31 79 Jan 5 4%% Marx class A_. Industries Inc 8% Jan 7 Hayes Mfg Corp 26 % Jan 5 Hazel-Atlas Jan 21% Feb 14 26% Jan 5 Hecht 8 Va Jan 7 22 May 30% 90 Dec 103% Apr 78' Jan 27 87 Jan 13 35 May 42% Feb 37 Feb 13 42 Jan 2 95% Jan 23 98% Feb 25 July For footnotes see page 24 Hayes Co 3% % Heinz Glass Co common preferred (H J) 3.65* cum par *85 *86% 89% 20 14% 13% 14% 19,100 47 45% 46% 800 60 3 a 47 47 60 % 613% 603% 61 15 Va ' 15% 153% 15% 15% *31% 32% *31% 33 *313/4 H% *13% 14% *13% 14% *133/4 *13% 13% 13% 13'/a Co common preferred 10 *21% *145 ■ . *27'/a 1 *6% 100 *74% 1 7 103 101 % 13% 13% 85 85 101% *101% *145 27% *27 6 7 Va Va *74'/8 7% 7 21 % 22 148% *27% 6% *6% 6% 23% 15 *22 22 Va 100 *83 84 —25 38% 100 *°8% 38 Va 99 22 % 37% *9 8' Va 37% 99 *83% t *6% 74% 7% 26,300 15 6,400 *31% 33 14% 38% 98% 500 13% ' 86 103 213% 148% 28% 7 75% 7% 85 *101% *21% *145 *27'A *6','2 ■ 80 85 20 103 600 22% 148% 28% 300 7 *74% 75% 7% 7% 1,500 6% 2,800 6% 7% 1/4 *22 84 *27% 7% *9? 22'A 84 > 76% 7 6% 2^% *145 7 73% 7% 7 28% *74'% 76'A- 24 7 213/4 22% *145 28% *23% > *101% 61 14% .33 , 148% 21% 22 _5 2 103 *85 " 148% 76% 14 85% 85 • 861/2 60% 86 *101% com. _No par preferred 27 - 100 100 11 23 108 Refrac preferred 11 Jan . preferred (M A) Co $4.25 pfd. _No Feb Oct 35% Dec 6% com conv 6% Feb 9% Dec x95 4% 6% Feb 4% May 25 89 Co 6,600 1,000 34 14 H Watch 20 97% > 86% 46% • 16,200 143% 14 46% • 1,300 \ 10% 10% 34 1,100 31% 303/4" 30% 150 ■ 70 *60 ♦14% 13% (W P) 132% 132 15% 2.700 22% 22% 22% *132 30% *5% 400 *30 %:. *14% 30 250 J 32% 13 *30% 134 22% 9% *9% 93/4 • • 300 183/4 70 22% 132% 70 13% 39 38 i 600 30 *27 *18% 9% *30% . 133 *60 29% 15 { ■ 132% - 9% • 21% 21% 21% 29% • 37% 38 > • *89 91 300 31,400 53/4' 5% 5% 29 28 3% 25% 19 25 25 24% *89'A v> ;'-:A 5% 600 ' 16% 3% 4% 300 6,500 ; V 98 16%, 17 2,700 41% 40% *963/4 - 19 24% 5% 31% *29 31 18% ■ 70 98 4'A 9% *60 42% 10 800 ; 97% *96 96% 41% 4% 25 " 135 96% V *16% 91% 21% 52% 16% *9% 38 51% 513% 97% *87% *132 52% 3,300 5% 20% 16% x 100 114% 97 % *24% v 5'/a 20% 16% *29 30 200 *112% 97% 5% ' 2,600 48% 5% 16%" 4'% 4% 22 Va 48% 20% 20 Va 97% 4 22 100 4,300 i 114% / 97% CLOSED 81 5% 97% 42 41% v 81 ! 2,800 ! *112% 52% EXCHANGE 100 *5% •- 20% ; 97% 30 No par .20% •• 114% 51% ♦16% ••• *112% ' 41% '41% *96% 5 Va 5 114% 18 49 *47% 5 5 21 513// 48% 93% 17% 22% 22 Va 48% 49% *48% 22% 29% 93% 18% 83 22% *112% 114 ♦96% 22% 29 95 *81 83 *81 84 29% 177/a 18% 18 18% *93 95 *93 95 for Shares Sper share share 29 29% 29 29'/a 22'/« 5Va 114 - share Sales the Week Feb. 27 Feb. 26 t per 80 Friday Thursday Feb. 25 $ per share 1,300 89 *76 HIGH SALE PRICES Wednesday 23% 23% 80 81 v 49% 5'/a *76 18% 22% ♦48 A. ' 80 29 / 84 : 22% *76 98 *93 "*86% 89 *93 95 -18'/a :: 18 Va *81 *86% Tuesday Feb. 24 $ per 29% f 89 AND , Feb. 23 $ per share share 29% *86% 80 *76 LOW $ per 89 *86% , 23% 23% 22% 600 112 114 *113 ,271/4 *23% 25% v 23% 22% 12,500 24% 114 " *27 27% 2% 12 1281/2 r 114 114 800 2,300 24% %* " 25% 25 700 « *125% >' 41/2 24 *2% ;; 11% 12% 128% 400 ■ 2% 12 Va 2% 2% 12% *14 98 Feb. 21 100 100 1 400 121 13% r; 23% 27% 140 97% 97 121 *94% 27 % 119% 52% 52 .."♦113 2,100 119% 95»/4 ; 800 44% 98'A 121 4% 300 9% 44% 121 *95% 53'/4 23% 114 v 1201/4 ::rt 25% •; 93% *9% . 4% 4% 93% 93'/4 *92 • 95 24 24 2,400 52% *125% 25% 19,600 343/4 120'A 2% 24% 30 323/4 34% 143 95 12 12 141% 32% 35'/4 52% 14% 2% 141% 32% 120% 52 ,3,300 34% 98% ♦96 97. 97 10% " 118% 119 700 10 . 32% . 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Western Sugar com No par 6 10% Jan 19 17 34% May 20 9 % Feb V 49% Dec 12 Feb (WT) 3%% 1.300 12% 12% 143 *23% No par 5 100 Steel City Granite 18 19% 75 % *125% ' Grand 31 19 Va 34% 4% 300 31 19% 31 31 35 *23 3,000 6% 6 6'/4 6% 19 X19V4 V 34% *86% Graham-Paige Motors 5% Jan 17 253/4 Feb 33% Jan 27 5 3/a Peb Jan 41 Jan 101 19 11 83% Mar 8% 4-. Dec Jun ■ 97 9 Jan 100 16% Feb ; 20 24 Va Jan 11 96% Feb Dec Jan 57 Va Jan 49% Feb x39% Feb Dec 6 120 18 Peb 613% 95 3 m 14 19% Feb •x Feb 106 41% 31 Feb July 713% Jun 993/4 Dec 81 / Oct 124 Jun v Jail 103 Dec 85 Feb : 30 17% May * *18% , 32 20% 11% 300 *18% 20 Va 13% Par 2 213% Jan 12% 19 *1411/4 *2% 300 123/4 13 20% *14 19 19 6% 6,300 8 • *12% 19'A 700 7% ' 7% *18% 6% 100 % *17% com—No par $5 conv preference iNo par Gimbel Brothers common _5 $4.50 preferred No par Glidden Co (The) com No par 4%* conv preferred 50 Goebel Brewing Co 1Gold A Stock Telegraph Co 100 Goodall-Satrford Inc 10 Goodrich Co (B F) com No par $5 preferred -No par Ooodvear Tire A Rub com—No par $5 preferred —_No par Gotham' Hosiery -No par 6 92 ,Ton 7% *18% 19% *17 % Safety Razor Gillette 2 8V« 20 19% 18 " share 36% Jan 13 7% 7% 13 *31 32 10% ' STOCK NEW YORK Range since Jan. 1 Lowest Highest - Year 1947 "> Lowest Highest x7% 19 *18% 6% 60 8% , *12% 19 2,100 32% 100 STOCKS .Range for Previous ,• ; 19 1 13 14 • 8 , 18% 78% 8 *7% ; 18% *77% 141% 100 preferred preferred 4Va% a 18% 95 5 Co com. Gen Tire A Rubber Nov 85 18% 94% 100 preferred 4Va% 22% Feb 7% 18% 78% 20% *26% Jan 24 '" Feb 40% 21 Va May _ 8 7% ♦119% General ' — 8 77% 77% , 11 *10 - 18% *77% 32% *112% 28'A Jan Dec 19% 95 79 52% _No par pfd. $6 19 78 11 *10 11 18% 141% 25% Castings 10 18% 120 1 Steel 900 * 97 20 Telephone Corp Time Instr Corp com. _No par Gen 1,500 37% 11 *13 Outdoor 13% *37 18% *94 _No par series $3.75 13 37% 37% 119 Va 120 _No par General Shoe Corp 12 13 25 26% 35% 7 Jan 28 110% Feb Jan 36% May 101% 5 12% Jan • 19 - — 13% 37% 32% 52% 10 com— Advertising- .No par General Portland Cement Co 1 _No par Gen Precision Equip Corp— ,10c Gen Public Service—.' .i— 5 Gen Public Utilities Corp__ _No par Gen Railway Signal com— 100 6% preferred 10c Gen Realty A Utilities General Refractories 12- 20% Jan Corp Motors preferred Gen 4% 26 Dec 2% May 11% t; Jan General 12% 37% 32% *119 2 13% 37% 20% 100 100 23 40 13% 37% .*10 STOCK 1,200 13% *35 preferred 3%% conv preferred 121% Jan 13 23'% 43V4 19 Jan 23 9% 43 20 430 25 *21% 10% No par 119% Feb Sep 24% 22% *150 % common Mar 19% 25% 22% 32'% 97 1,700 90% 25% *103% General 5% 700 33% 33 *89'/a 90% 23 10 Mills 33% *89 % 9% . 26 13% -145% 32% par 33% 91 *90 300 5,000 24% 9% 23 21 *20 par 24 9% .18 17 25% x9% 33% 18 Va 24% 25% 76 % *143 *18 25% *23 35% 100 4,000 18 9% 51% par par 14 13% 91% " 9% *34 100 14 % 25% 151 *75 31 90%.. . 10 V* «■: *30 24% 9% 33% 33% 100 30 14 18 9% 9% 33 *97 30 23% 24'% 60 98 32 14% . 13% V 18% 23%. 12% *10% 100 50 13% 13% .,*30 •; *17/,7 105 9% 32 *30% 35 % 58'A Jan Dec 2,000 1.800 X98 100 *98 . 104 >/8 *103 104 % 33 33% •'33 % 100 •• 93 V4 100% Jan 13% May 33% J 33 % 33% ♦98 100% *9% 14 / 1,200 33 12% *92 10 107% 1,200 14% 33 15 14% 14% 52 *34% Feb 129 50% 15 14% 103 No par 1 51'/a Feb Dec x50 % 14% 10% preferred $3.50 J7 120% 52 14% 19% General Instrument Corp 93% Jan- 19 Feb 65% Jan 52 •' 6% *9% 1st Feb xl22 51% 94 12 20 43 10% Jan *103 52% 54 *31% *150% No preferred 4% conv 2nd preferred General Cigar Co Inc com—No -7% preferred General Electric Co No General Foods Corp com No 4% 104% 52% 105 *18% 5 Bronze Corp General Cable Corp com 8 26 32% Feb 45% Dec 87: 11% Jan 78% Jan ; *102% EXCHANGE No par preferred $8 General Feb 39% ~ 2 20 % Feb 35 Feb Dec 137 19 44% *12% *103% 1 pfd series A No par General Baking Co common 5 9 Jan 155 43% CLOSED *51% $4.25 11% Jan Feb 53% 44% 54 ••• *99% 44% 54 6% *12 100 5 — — Amer Transportation General 5 6 July 185 Sep $4.50 preferred 50% Feb Dec 23% 2 29 Jan 43 % 54 44% 19% 19% 1,200 43% * Gaylord Container Corp 1.66% General American Investors com—1 2 13% Jan 13 10 preferred— conv 500 54 54% 32 *31 20 54 *102% 13 6% 1 50 Industries Inc com Wood 4%% 7 Jan 23 11 37 Jan 100% Jan 13% 9% 149 % ♦18% Oar Oct 102 No par Gardner-Denver Dec 58% Apr xlOl Co 8 9 Jan 33 Feb 100 ♦12% 20% 20 53 % 20% *20 43 19 19 No par 9 11 11% Feb Oct 109 10% May 100 com preferred Co (The) 6% Jan 13 Aug Inc (Robert) Co S% 5 Oamewell 14 5 26% Gair 2 . 20% •700 20% 20% 20% 20% 20 54 7% 7% 20% 20 20 8 *7% 1 1; 20 (The) Co 21% Jan 27 Feb'13 5% Feb Gabriel 20% Shares t per share Sper share share $ per share 20% — 21% 14% May 24 Feb 104 x50 Feb 107% Sep 50 "43 Aug 61 42 % Jun 104 $ per Mfg Co Tarrant A the Week Feb. 27 Feb. 26 for Sales Friday Thursday Feb.25 Feb. 24 tper share $ per share >: 5/"' "20% 207/8 Ferro Enamel Corp 1 20 20 Fidelity Phen Fire Ins N Y 10 55% 55% Firestone Tire A Rubber com 25 ;" 44 44 4%% preferred —100 . *103 >104%v First National 8tores No par 52% 53 ' Firth (The) Carpet Co No par ,: . *14% 14%; Plintkote Co (The) common—No par * 33 33 > $4 preferred-. No par *98 -100 Florence Stove Co No par.- - *30 32 Florida Power Corp__ : 7%\ - 13% 13% Florshelm Shoe class A :—No par ••♦17 18 Va Follansbee Steel Corp 10 24 % 24% Food Fair Stores Inc. > 1 * 9% 9% Food Machinery Corp (new)_ 10 *33% 34% 3%V# cum conv pfd 100 90% 91% Foster-Wheeler Corp common-—10 *25 25% 6% prior preferred 25 *23 -23 %' Francisco Sugar Co No par 13% 13% Freeport Sulphur Co 10 37% 37% Froedtert Grain A Malting CoInc_l *10 11% Fruehauf Trailer Co common 1 • '*18% 18% 4% cum preferred 100 *77%' 78% Felt 6 HIGH SALE PRICES Wednesday Tuesday ^ Feb. 23 Feb. 21 - t per ' Monday Saturday STOCK EXCHANGE Highest Lowest YORK NEW Range since Jan. 1 Year 1917 AND LOW STOCKS 67/a 6% 233/4 23% 23% 23 23 22% 22% 22% 22 34 223A 85 383% 98%' *83% *83% ; 383/4 '*37% 38 98% 98 98 383A 800 300 30 85 85 • ' ; 500 260 18 .tS FINANCIALCHRONICLE •VV COMMERCIAL THE (954) Monday/ March 1, 1948 ' NEW YORK STOCK RECORD " NEW Range since Jan. 1 Highest Year 1047 YORK .7'Saturday % STOCK EXCHANGE Lowest Highest t per share $ per 5 per share 49'/a Nov 68 165 Jan '14 Va May 22% 63 Feb 134 Mar 126 Sep Dec "" Va Dec 20 38 v Oct Sep 134 29% 2 Hercules 14% Feb 46% Feb 10 24 53 % Jan Feb 21 121 Jun Jun li% 5% 10 30 Sep 21 121 Jan Jan 21 Feb 4 27% Jan 27 x20% Feb 47% 46% 47 % Feb 17 27 14% Jan Dec Hinde 16 Nov 20 Feb 24 25 % Jan Hires Jan 21% Feb 5 26% Jan Chemical Holland 15% 15 share 52 52 ■> 47% Oct 13% Feb 11 15 Jan 15% Feb 14 Hollander 20 % Feb Jan 46% 47% 123% 123% 123 122 29% 21 19% 19 *81 12% 81% *81 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 28% 28% 2G'% •28'A 29 28% *19% 22% *20 22 19 20 20% 21% 14 48 Jun 38 % Feb 11 42% Feb 24 Nov 36 Dec 26% Feb 11 35% Jan 2 Hourtnille-Hershey 17% 17% 41 42% 28% 28% *28'A 14% 14% *13% 40% 41 % 5 28% 28% *14% 100 1,500 81% :v7'7\_ 12% 4,700 29 *81 14% 14 19% 14 19% 20 200 100 19% • 40% 42% 41% 41% 29 41 5,300 19% 40 28% 28% 29 29 14% 14'/a, 7,000 v 14% • 13% May 19% Feb 14% Feb 11 17% Jan 5 44 Dec 56 Feb 36 Feb 27 46% Jan 14 28 % Jan 36 Oct 29% Feb 10 34% Jan 2 85 Dec 105% Sep 89 Jan 6 91% Jan 23 37% May 45% Jun 38% Feb 20 42% Jan 5 16% Jan 28% Dec 20% Feb 11 28% Jan 12 20% Dec 29 Feb 19 Feb 11 22 Jan 9 38% Mar 33 3%% Sound Jan 31 36% Feb 26 Howe 4% Jan 2 6 % Jan 29 Hudson & 9% Jan 34% Jan 12% Jan 21 Feb 20 38 % Feb 2 21% 7% May May 12% May 15 % May Oct 15% Feb 27 21 Va Jan 15 Jan 15% Feb 13 18 Jan 5 Hunt 40 38 30 29% 23% *90 91 *90 % 91% 91'A 91% Texas No par 3% Feb 14 4% Jan 2 Hupp t v *38% 40 *38% 39% 39% 25 22% 23 23 23 23 23% 20% 20 % 20% 20% *20% 35 35% c 5 Corp 7% 7 5% . 10% 11% 35 16.66% 16% 16 Va *3% 3% Inc., 1" 20, 32% Feb 11 35% Jan Idaho Power Co 27% Feb 11 32 % Jan Illinois Central RR Co common—100 37% May 64 % Dec 62% Feb -11 93 Jan 97 Aug 96 15 Jan '",26% Dec 24% Jan 7% May x21 Dec 11% Dec 9% Feb Jan 20% Feb 17 12% 30% Jan 72 6ft Jan pfd conv non-cum 96 % Jan Leased 22 28% Feb RR stock ctfs 11 11% Jan 15 lines Indianapolis Power & Light__No par 22% Jan *21% Industria *14 21% 14% 17 July 14 Feb 27 15% Jan 28 Dec 39 Feb 10 49% Jan 5 Industrial Rayon Ingersoll-Rand common 6% preferred 107 May 136% Oct 119 Feb 20 130% Jan 9 169 Dec 180% Feb 150 Feb 10 153 Feb 10 Electrica De Mex, S 1 Oct 35 Feb 13 40% Jan 2 Inland Steel Nov 15% Feb 11 17 % Jan 2 8% Feb 6% Feb 11 7% Jan 9 Inspiration Consol Copper Insuranshares Ctfs Inc___ 35% May 50 Jan 40 Feb 11 46 Jan 5 Interchemical 108 Mar 98 Feb 27 103 Jan 8 7 Feb 2% Feb 20 3% Jan 6 Intercontinental 15% July 11% Feb 11 14% Jan 2 Interlake 125% Feb 10 Feb 19 Int'l Business 92% Jan 10 Int'l Harvester 3 May 9% May 70 Jan 163 Dec 186% Jun 6 May 10% Feb 95 22 % May 76 Dec July 80 Feb 139 11 Feb 167 % Feb 26 5% Feb 11 163 34% Oct 23% Feb 96 Jan 74 6% Jan 33% Jan 11 7 8 7% Corp Machine 6% *41% 4% preferred 27 28% Jan 9 Int'l Nickel of Canada 2 136% Jan 21 Dec 36% Feb 25% Feb *24% 130% July 38% May 137 9 Dec » Oct 43% Feb 27 53% Jan 2 Sep 87% Feb 26 96% Jan 15 16 Jan 1 Feb 116 Apr 37% Jan 59% May 46% 135 107% Dec 104 Dec Feb 10% Jan 10L Feb 2 13% Jan 7 27 107% Jan 29 $4 58% Feb 52% Jan 24 54% Jan 29 Dec 41% Feb 27 45 12 International 40 % May 63% Oct 45 Feb 11 56 32 40 Feb 32 Feb 10 34 17% Feb 11% Feb 11 17% Feb "11% Feb 11 14% Jan 24 26% Feb 17% Feb 14 Jun 9% May 9% May 19 Apr 20 May 27% Oct Jan Jan 5 Jan 28 14% Jan 24 , 21 Jan 2 7% Jan 158 5 31% Feb 26 Island 137 Va Jan Aug 25% Jan 16 I9 $6 140 Jan V S per share NEW Range since Jan Highest Lowest *3% 25% 25% 25% 25% 15 com 44% *'*31 *52% vt 46 17% *22% 30 *140 $ per share $ per share $ per 10,000 7 200 2,400 11% 11 103 % 101 53% 52% *51 41% 41%' 41'A 41% 41% 46 45 % 45'A 45 45'A 102 41% 46 < *31 V 32 *31 y 100 52% 32 *31 32 160 102 t 800 • 400 v 20 300 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 11% 12 12 Va 12% 12% 12% 12% 11% 12 18% *17% 18 18 18 17% 17% 500 23% 22% 22% 300 31 600 17% *17% 23% 144 % 30 *140 144 % AND HIGH 31 31 Va *30 144% '140 144'A *140 SALE Tuesday Feb. 24 Feb.25 $ per share J per 7, share 2.100 $ per Sales $ per share for the Week Feb. 27 Feb. 26 share 144% Friday Thursday Wednesday Feb. 23 ,, 12% PRICES Monday $ per share *22% 23% 31% '140 7 22% 30 *22%" *30 22% v> 30 Feb. 21 Par 150 87% 44% 12 Saturday share - 12 LOW STOCK *85 52% 11 % 11% 103 *53 32 \> *31 87% 1,000 14,800 11% 43% 46 Va 87% 11% 42%; 4g V. ,.**44% • 45 89% 103 53%" 41 % 46% 3% 25% 12% *12 1 103% 53% 32 11% 50c 11% 103% v. 42% ,.*44% No par new 7 *11% 12 *52% —25 com 88 v77 136 136 136 % 46 45% 88 1C4 .*42 25 common 44% *11% 136 136 *87 443/a *103% No par 136 136 % *136 - 89 *87 100 Shoe 136 136 No par YORK *74% 25 % EXCHANGE Highest ' 76 25% STOCKS Year 1947 1,500 1.800 25% preferred Range for Previous Lowest 76 5% 24'A 25% No par Coal *74% 24% q; 730 5% 24'/8 5% 25 25% Salt Creek 24% *74 76 5% 24% com,,No par Intertype Corp 13 164% 163 6 165 3% Telep & Teleg—No par Foreign share ctfs No par Interstate Dept Stores No par 18 85 164 3% preferred 22% Feb 8,100 86% 3% International 29% Feb 1,000 85% 134% 85% *3% Co International Silver 133% 134'A 86% 3% preferred 45 133% 134% 3% Int'l Rys of Cent Amer com__No par 5ft 900 1 300 12 3% preferred International 2% 11% • 2% 11% 164 100 2% 11% 2% >7 2% 6 1,300 99 98 99 99 *3% 100 Paper 43 15% 1 Preferred International 7 *41 % 12% 163'A 24% *74 '« *6% 41% 86% 6 24Va 76 6% 134% 166 5% 24 % *74 * 99% 164 1,500 15% 6% 99% 86% 15% 36 Va 15% > 35% 2,100 *41% *99 136 300 36 35% 43 2% 1,900 156 *41% 11% 5% *153 43 86 167 5% 100 International Mining Corp 25% *166 156 7 134% 7 14 42% 153 15% 12 500 14 42 120 *6% 3 1.50O 21% 14%. 43% 120 36'A 36 12 86 *21% 1.20O 120 -15% *2% 137 85 % _100 5 11 *136 21% 9% 120 6% *99 3 21'A 15% "41% 100 12 Int'l Hydro-Electric Sys class A„25 Int'l Mining & Chem common 5 20 3% Feb 7 *9% 156 *153 30 ; 77. 170 120% ' 43 9% 42% 600 97 26% 26 26% *14 14% 120'A 35% 15% 7 9% 43 • 6% preferred . *95% 97 *26% • 21% 42% 35% / 15% 6% No par Jan Feb 36 *153 *15% new.No par common 67% 21% 42%- 156 *2% 67% *14% .7 *11% 67% 14-% 156 No par Jan 5% 42% No par 4 9 Dec 143% Rubber 67% *95% 21% 21 > No par Iron 14,700 9% 122 100 1.900 28 % 9% *152% 100 33% 27% 27 27 9% 42% • 1 preferred 33 29 Va 96 96 26% '>'*14% .—20 com 33% 28% 69% 7: *120 36 33% 29% *67% 122 No par 78 Feb 3% 94% 2 - Co 33 67% nig 100 17% 4%% 42% No pair Apr 12% May 6% Sep Dec A 800 5,700 67% . 9,100 3% *95% 9% 3,800 15% 16% 32% 26% 10% 35 15% 3% 728% ><"• 500 10% 34% 16 *15% 32% 7% 9% 50 100% 27 ,• 7 6,700 5% 3% 28% 97 300 2,800 36 16% 28%, ,V • 5% 3% 32% CLOSED 9% Jan 42 67% 97 , 35% 11'A* 16 3% 7 EXCHANGE *26 16 3% 3% 3% 7 28% .,5 15% 16 16 4,100 20% 35% 10% 35 16% 7'V "STOCK 33 % 28% * 35 15% ■ 300 22% 21% 6 . 60 90% 39% 39 36% *5% 400 1,100 *20 20% 35% 11% 34% 15% 15% 23% '7 38 30 90% 39% 22% 6% 7 *66 —,1000 Illinois Terminal RR Co " *38% *20 36 *10% 11% , 92 *90% 20% 6 35 7 15% *95% 100 series A 11% 34% " 15% 33% 7 A_100 ser 4% x35% May 33 6% 35 15% 39% Aug Dec 35% 6% —100 Car 32% May 35% 6 % —No par preferred Motor 18% May 30 35% Min & Sm Ltd—No par non-cum Hudson Bay Hudson 40 5% common—100 Manhattan 36 29% 38 29% Corp Co Foods Feb 43 % 3% May of1 Oil Feb 7% 33 39 29% 100 Lights Power Houston 30 May 39 29% *38 v 500 1,400 ' 39 29% No par com preferred Houston 14% *38 ,1^ Fihance Howard Stores 14% 14% *29% 50 preferred conv 13% Mar 31 % May 3 $2.25 Household com •• 1.80O 15 *13% 14 20% *13% 14 19% 21% 22% 23 .■■ 40O 22% *20 21% 22% 180 18'A 7% 18% 81% *20 22% 22% 17% Hooker Electrochemical Co 19 *81 „ *13% No par Jan 30 22 18% 81% -*81 20 % ! 1 "21% 22 22 81% * 22 18% J . 21% 11% 28% '£0% 19 7h-77—' 28% 12% *28 .—,,12.50 Mining 35% '' 29 118 *21 23 21 140 124 *28 *21 ; 5,400 118 118% *118 + 200 47 *123 29 7*28% 118% 118 ■ . , 15% 46% ' 29% *28% 119 ——5 (A) Holly Sugar Corp Homestake 122 *28 10 & Sons 25 ; 46% ' 500 - 143 *14% 15% *19 % Corp (Del)—_———5 Furnace 29% *28 1 cum preferred—— 100 Hotels Corp 5 & Dauch Paper Co——,—10 Co (C E) The -1 Hilton 20% *121 119 28% Feb 25 121 119 11% Feb 14 % May 47% Shares *140 52% 143 *140 the Week Feb. 27 $ per share 52 7 143 *15 15% 119 31% May *14% 121 X29% ' 52% 52% *140 15% 100 No par Dec 17 No par common preferred Heyden 3% ft Feb 81 Powder $4- conv Apr 33 <"15 Hershey Chocolate com Jan Jan 21% May Va _No par Motors $ per $ per share 7: 52% 143 preference——No par Hewitt-Robins Inc ;—.-5 128% Feb 27% Feb 30% Jan 22 *52 *140 Feb.26 for Sales Friday Thursday ' X117 Sep 52 143 PRICES Wednesday . t per share 7 52 >140 1 Feb. 34 S per share $ per share 25 common non-cum SALE Feb. 25 Tuesday 'f Feb. 23' .' preferred——100 W) Hercules 7% 17 Va Jan 81 10% 26 (G 19 142% Jan 18% Feb 29 118 Helme Jan 7 55 Par share 9 Jan 140 Feb 50'A $ per share 51% Feb Jan Dec v Monday Feb. 21 v ' 140'/a HIGH LOW AND STOCKS Range for Previous Lowest $ per share , Shares 7% 1,700 " I J 6% Jun 19% Dec 80% Dec 13% 39% May 89 Dec 53 104% „ 3T Feb 7% Feb 24% July Feb 27 9% Jan 2 Jewel 18 44% Jan 30 92 Feb 13 93 Feb 2 Jun 46% Oct 34% Feb 10 Dec 125% Oct 100% Feb 11 34 % July 20% Feb 19 98 Dec 112 Jan 100 Feb 10 102 Jan 12 145 Dec 151 Dec 145 Jan 29 152 Jan 6 27% May 39 Feb 29% Feb 11 101% Feb 83 % Feb 6 Oct 31% Feb 14 Jun "7 » 7 ' 20% 92 % 39% Feb 40% 8 8 20 Va *91'A Sep Jan *7% * Jersey Cent Pwr & Lt 4% Jan 25% 1 Jaeger Machine Co common- No par 30 Sep Dec Co 20% Feb •73 92 % Jan 24% 86% (F I) 6 5 Jan 108% . Jacobs 19% Jan 83 104% 22% Feb 41% Jan 111 2 Jan 9 26'A Jan 5 34% Jan 5 Tea 3%% Co Inc pfd—100 No par com cumulative Johns Manville Corp com 3% ft preferred 4ft No par 101 *il Jones & Laughlin Steel '•; 150 com— No par . 7 11 40'A Jan 2 Joy Manufacturing Co 11/ 17% Jan 2 Kalamazoo Stove & Furniture 5% preferred series A 29% 30 100 *85% .<'W: 33% 33% 10 14% 14% /. Feb Kansas 94 Dec 16 May 108% Mar 29% 90 Feb 17 93% Jan 13 3.8% preferred. 100 Dec 23% Feb 11 29% Jan 2 Kansas 58% July 48% Feb 27 54 Jan 5 4ft 18 Nov Feb 26 16% Jan 15 preferred,: Kayser (Julius) & Co 20% May 13% Jan 26% Feb 20% Feb 20 24% Jan lo Kelsey Hayes Wheel 21% Oct 17 7 Feb 10 21% Jan 2 Class 41 'A May 52 % Jan 42% Feb 13 49 Jan 2 Kennecott 43 23 39 Apr 49'A Feb 36 Feb 21% Dec 27% Feb 19 Feb 11 Dec 116% Feb 92% Feb 21 103 13 Jan 31 Jan 8 103% Jan 2 11% May 20 Feb 11% Feb 19 13% Jan 17 65% 85 Jan 64 27 75 Jan 2 Jun Feb 25 May 90 Dec 34 Jan 40 Oct 32 Feb 13 45 Jun 59 Feb 45% Feb 16 40% Apr 52% Oct 41 13 38% 4% May Oct 29% Feb 102% Aug 91% Jan 7 Feb Feb 4% Feb 11 5 34% Jan 2 City Southern 10 49 % Kinney Koppers Co Inc 2 Kresge Feb 3 Kress Jan 2 Kroger Co 17 (S 11 5% Jan 11 10% Jan 9 28 23% Feb 17 Lambert 14% Feb 9% Feb 13 11% Jan 31 Feb 21% May 30% 95 Dec 9 Va May 30 % Jun 4 % May 1% May 101 Laclede 48 Jan 3(1 Feb 27 44 Jan 16 Feb 23 Feb 27 26% Jan 2 Lees Apr 95% Jan 31 98% Feb 4 35 Vg' 34% 35 % 107 30 5,000 86 100 34% 3,100 600 15% *14% 15% 91'A 91% *90% 91% 25% 25% 24% 25 24 24 *49% 49% % 25 50'A 50% 49% 49% 48% 48% 400 15% 2,000 21 15% 15% 15% 15 Va 15% Xl5 15 *15 21% 21% 21 % 21% *21 22 21 21 18% 18% 17% 17% 300 44 43 43% 10,100 38 % *37% 38 % x36% 36% *36% com. 100 1 common No par H) ser 200 20'A 20% 20 20% 2,900 93% 93 93 93 93 *11% 12 *11% *67 68 ,66% 12 *11% *GG 67 31% 31% 30% 31 100 *93% 94 94 33 33 31 33 . 31% *94 94 *32'A 94% 3 3'A 47 46% 46% *46 % No par 43 43 42% 42% 42% .4 4% 4% 4% Lee Rubber 48 46% 42% 4% 5 *9% 9% 200 •21% 22'A 1,100 10% 10% 10'A 10% 10% 10 10 9% 9% 800 48 *44% —No par *10 -■ *44'A 48 50* *44% 48' 5 *39% 40 % com,. 39% 39% 3 *23% 24 23% 231/2 *97% 99 *97% 4% Feb 11 6% Jan 9 Lehigh Valley RR 1% Jan 2 2% Jan 30 25 .—50 1 com,— Non-cumulative preferred,— preferred—No par $3 50c nqn-cum 38% May 50% Feb 41% Feb 25 49% Jan 5 10% 24 Jan 9% Feb 24 11% Jan 5 non-cum 1st 5,800 9% 22% Feb 31 4% 4% *9% 22% Feb 31 4% 10 22% 3% 7% Jan 2,000 22 % 8% 23% Jan 42% "*9% Lehigh Portland Cement, 6 400 9% 9 19 900 47% 42% 42% 33'A *46% 47 42% 20 94% 33% 33% 22% 5 5% Jan *94 33% 9% 10% Jan 19% Jan 1,500 94% *94 33% 22% 37% Jan Feb 31 10 % 11 Feb 31 22% 27 9% 31% 31% *9'A Feb 25% 220 *22% & Sons Co Jun 100 65 No par & Tire Lehigh Valley Coal 11% 64 75 Pesos Mex pfd (The) (James) 11% 667, < 4% 5 100 12 66 *11% 12 67% 47 Light Co Co 36% 20% 92% No par (The) Gas 36% 20 'A 92% 92 % 37% 20% 92% 10 Co & 92 % 600 20% 21 10 common 80 2,600 21 *15% 43% 10 *85 86 40 145 29% 30% 300 > 14% 43% 31% Feb For footnotes see page 24 102% 14% *17% Jan t *101% 145 145 '400 21'A 91% x42% 44% ■ *21 Va 101 % •V. 2,700 36 VB 102 % 102 14% 18% Feb ■ 40 900 % *90% 14% 43% 12 Va 14 % May Dec 35% 18% 3.85% cumulative preferred 100 Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co„„10 35% Mar 30% 43% Bryant common 4%% preferred 27 39 7 *85 . *44% 41 *44% 48 *39 * 35% Mar 5% Corp Consolid 6% 47% Jan 30% 86 77x35 35% *140 44'A Lane Feb 30 % *85 101 Va * 18% (S S) Co Feb 56 101% 150 43% Cumulative preferred 4% 21% Jan 56% 21% *100 . 35% 36% 102'/a 21% . *18% 2nd preferred,— (G R) Co Jan Jun x36% *100'A 22 18% $5 prior preferred Jan May 38 5 24% *49% 20% 14 - 37 103 *21'A *140 91 91 24% *37 'A 44 May *14% 92% 49 No par La 33% *91 No par Dec 9 92 —No par Copper conv Dec 9 20% *91 101 % *24% Kimberly-Clark 20 46% 92% *91 92% 1 Jan 50 100 class A—1 conv B 38% Jan 95 No par com non-cum Keystone Steel & Wire Co 4% 40 36% • 85% >>-77>e7^;-7>7-7: *39% 39% *101% .22 30% : 40 *91 102 % 777 85% •77 90 40 400 21 *89 City Power & Lt Co— 47% May 13% May xl5 40 V 77: 30'A 'CLOSED 7 K 14 STOCK EXCHANGE 86 % —I ... *20% 90 : 150 *100 •'7.<:/777 v: -7.7 7 y *140 ! 13 7 *21% 7% 20% *89 40 36 Vg *100% • 101% *140 .-•/ ' ".;>7"y •>•' ■7'. 7% *20% 90 20'A 92% •77.36 '7.7 ■ . 21 % *ioo 39% 7 7 *91 7% 8 20% *89 20% 91% 90 • 7% 8 *20'A ; 7. 36 101 IOO RR stamped Jan 89 39% 7/7 100 2nd preferred series A_ Joliet & Chicago 35% 100 common. —12% — Johnson & Johnson *91 ; . 9 2'A 39 % preferred —100 •' 2nd pfd Lehman Corp (The) Lehn & Fink Prod Corp, 50 No par 1, 5 23% *97% 99 10% 10% 10% 32% 32% 32 33 32 4% 2% 4% 4% 2 2% • *30 4% 2 ' 40 *21% 22% 21% 21% *6% 6% 6% 6% 41% 41% *41% 10 42 10 . - 9% 4% 2 40 *30 10 200 23 % 23 99 97% 97% *96% 97% 80 10 Va 10% 10% 1,900 32 31% 31% 1,500 ■ 10% 10 31% 5 2% 40 *30 7 39 23% *39 ' 32% 10 Va 10% 48 39 40% 23% *4% 5 4% 23 4% 2 2 2 40 *30 - 2 *30 - 800 1 400 40 2,500 ' 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 1,400 6% 6% 6% 6% 6 VB 700 41% 41% 41% 41% 41% 41% 2,200 9% 9% *9% 10 9% 9% 1,400 21% 6% 's SA' Volume T »4» e? i ry »*' i t' TjW v v „\ A V.i .»• •>.* COMMERCIAL THE Number 4677 167 i \*\ v ,'A ■ ytVJjy^ V.>y *•# . FINANCIAL & 19 (955) CHRONICLE YORK STOCK RECORD NEW ' Range since Jan. 1 Year 1947 12 5 Apr Oct 8% Feb 13 9% Jan 9 165% Feb 26 38 % Jan Life 32% Feb 11- 91 Liggett & Myers Tobacco 40% 191% July 84 X48 37 Dec 33 % May Dec 47 19% Jan 56% Jan Apr 24 % Feb 11 Feb 14 10 Dec 63 56% Feb 16 66 Jan Link Belt 28% Feb 11 33% Jan Lion Oil 19% Feb 13 23% Jan Liquid 83 35% Dec 30% Jan 100% Feb Dec 173% Jan McNeill Savers 8% Feb Aug V% Libby Jan , , 41 - Jan Feb 13 13% Jan 2 Feb 15% Feb 27 Feb 57% Feb 27 19% Feb 27 25% Jan 19% Jan $ per share 16% 16% 16Ya 16% 16% 16% X47% 47% 47 V* 47 34 47 Ya 47 YA 1,900 8Yb 8 Ye 3,100 34 Ya *33 Ya 34% *33% 34% 34 34 88 *87 t'7% 87% 88% 87 Ya 88 Y4 165 Ya 165 Ya 9 8Ya 8YB 9 9 8YB 20 Feb 18% Dec 27 58 Vs May 79% 12% May 23% 17% Apr 137% Dec 21Va Dec 29% Jan 21% Feb 39% Dec 53 Feb 39% Feb Jan 17% May 93 Dec 18 Feb Carbonic Corp 141 Jan Lockheed 18% Jan 19 ,Jan 21% 172 " 16% Jan 6 149 Loew's 167% *37% 39% *37% 39% *37% 93/8 9'4 9% 9% 9% 9 Ya 93/4 *57 Ya 58% 57 % 58% 58 58 31 Ya 301/4 30 YB 19% *193/4 20 80 *79 80 59 > 166 59 58% 30 y4 ""58 .: 30 167 Ya- * 30 Ya 30% 30% 20Y2 *19Ya 20 20 20 19 YB *79 80 *79 80 *79 80 30 , *37 Ya 39 31 *19'/2 100 Inc Lorillard 7Yo (Pi Co 11 23% Jan 14 Louisville Gas *79 25 44 Ye Jan 8 Louisville & Lowenstein Oct Feb 11 25% Jan 9 93% Feb 19 96 % Jan 15 4Y2% 19% Feb 11 24% Jan 8 Lilkens Nov 36 Jan 27 40 Jan 2 V Apr 142 Feb 13 142 Feb 13 : .60 -: Oct 43% Feb 11 Jan 31 Feb 10 36% Jan b Mar 100 Jan 2 101% Jan 10 Macy (R H) 4 y4 % pfd Madison 41 134 Nov 152 (M) 9 9'4 41% 111 Dec 11% May 16% Dec 455 18% Jun 6. May : 9% 14 6 9% Feb 12 11 Jan 7 : . ;' Square Mahoning 2 Manati Feb 8% Feb 13 9 Yb Feb 24 Mandel Bros Feb 10 27 6-% Feb 20 71/4 Jan 8 Marine Midland Feb 20 16 % Jan 23 Market St Ry 8' Feb Dec Feb 15 7 Yb Jan 27 Maracaibo 23 % Jan 14 Marathon 14 *26% Jan 97 Jan 6 102% Feb 14% Jan 2 la-^8 J an 1» 14 % May _22% Feb Jan 4 Oil *144 147% 21% 21% 21% 39% 40 YB 39% 21% 22 YB 40% 21% 22 21 % 94 *92 94 21 Y4 r,/o 24% Oct 15% Feb 10 19% Jan 16 Jan 47% Feb 11 60% Jan 12 Masonite 20% Feb 10 24 13 Master 36 Yb 46 31 Yb 32 11% 10y8 10 1/4 *10% 600 10% 530 *450 530 *450 j.—■ 73/4 7Yb 7Yb *7Yb 7% 7Yb 7Yb 9'% 9% 9i/4 91% 9 9 900 21'% 21% 23 *21 Ya 23 6% 63/a 6% 20 'A 19'% *21'% 19% 6% 6% *15 *15 *23Y4 23Y2 *l5Ya 15% 15% *-4734 483/4 *47% 21Ya 21Ya 21 YB 16 48 Ya 21Y4 21% 28% 21 Yb 16Ya 100 16 48'% 48% 1 3% 23'% 15% 15 3/4 No par 6 *15 I5Y4 15% No par 6% 23% 102 *100 102 15% 15Y2 23'/b 23% *100 102 *100 *15 15'% 23% 28'% 28'% 15% 100 6'% 6'% 2,700 19'% 63% 19% 15% 6% 6% 6Yb f I5Y2 . 23 *21'% 23 6.Y4 19'/4 6Yb *19% 1 19% 1,200 6 3,4 3,400 t 6Ya 6% 15'% *15 15'% 23 Ya 23 23 >/A *100 101 Ya 100 2,500 40 • 3,100 15% 16'% 16 400 500 *153/4 16% 15'% 15'% 48 '/a 48'% 48'A 48 'A 21 21'% .20'% 20'% 700 28 Y4 28 'A 281/4 800 " 175 35% Dec Dec 82 Dec 103 9 Jan 12 176 Jan 26 Feb 365/a Feb 24 42% Feb 3 /Feb 85 % Jan 28 89 % Jan 16 $3.75 preferred Feb 6 89% Jan 12 $3.75 cum x81Y« Feb 11 Jan 13 $3.40 10% Jan 5 Maytag 43% Jan 21 $3 preferred———__—__No par 9 $6 1st 41% Jan 12 McCall 28% Feb 26 McCrory Jan , 175 84 97 Yb Mar 7% May 42 Jan 27% Feb 100% Aug v v 14% ■j Jun- 50:. 108% Mar w Nov 9% Feb 25 110% Feb 10 Jan 24 May 33% Feb 107 3/4 Feb Dec;Mar May 46 Dec 85 11 440'4 Feb 48% 24 1 Jan • May 35 . /Jan 113 35 % 82 32 25 Feb 88" i Feb!* Jan 112 6 11 . Jan Feb 92 5. Mathieson /• -:7% 25 42% Jan 15 McGraw 24 % Feb 11 28% Jan 12 McGraw-Hill Feb 45- Jan 23 50 Feb 25 30% Feb 25 34% Jan 12 93% Jan 26 / Jajl 87 Jan 5 •' 25% Feb 18% Feb 11 21% Jan 21% 31% Feb 19% Feb 11 24% Jan 12 : 20 41 Mar / 16% Feb 27 20 Jan 5 Feb 26 94 Jan 19 4Y4 % 36 % Feb 27 41% Jan 12 4Vc Jan 20 % Feb 16 24 Jan 10 Melville 24% Jan 143/b Feb 5 Mead Corp Inc No par pfd Shoe 11 18% Jan Feb 52% Feb 10 57% Jan 6 12% Jan 28 14% Jan 2 Jan 43% Jan 13 49 Feb 18 Merch & Min Jan 44% Feb Merck & Co 88 47% Dec Jan 111% Aug : 86 * 160 83 *81 YB 83 *81 YB 83 ..." 101/4 10 40% 42 112 *9% 10'A 42 *110'% 28% 28% 28Ya 28YB *34 28% *36 26Y2 93 *91'% 93 36'% 37'% *37 37 Y4 26Y4 26'% *25 26 49 50 *25 5'/o (The) Co 1st conv Mercantile Co Jan 9 90% Jan 27 22Y« Jan 9 $3.50 cum preferred Merritt-Chapman & Scott 26 5 Mesta Machine Co ten 6 8 Metropolitan 41 % Jan Jan 18% 18Ya 21 *19% 20 Yb *17Yi 17Y2 16% 17 89 *88 89 88 88 87 87 87 87 38 *36 38 *36 38 *36 38 36% 36'% 100 22 22 22% 22% 1,900 15% 16 *36 17% 213/a 21% 30 Yb 90 90 *90 -A 91 y2 19 19 18% 19 *18'% 19'% 19Y8 19% 19YB 19 Ya *193/4 20'% -200 17Ya 16% 1,400 22% 17 15Yb 15 Y4 15% 16 *53'% 55% 53% x 13 V\ 13% 13% 13% 49Y2 *49 49% 49 48 13% 13 Yb 49'% 49 48 48 48 48'% *86 90 *86'/4 90 *86% *18 18% *18YB 18% 37 V2 97Y2 *37 37% 97' 97Y2 *96'% *86 V» STOCKS since Jan. 1 Range Lowest X Highest $ per share $ per share 12% May 18 V8 Mar 13 Feb Apr 48% Dec 38% Feb 11 29 Ya May 45% Nov 36 Feb 14 Mar 129 Ya Feb 11 15 % Nov 12% Feb 27 14% Feb 103/a Feb $ per , 11 33 11 27 Jun 156 4=Z 10% May 6% May 47% May , NEW share 2 Miami 2 Jan 9 Midland 41 137% Jan/ 2 15 y4 Jan 5 13% Jan .2 54Ya Jan 2 66 % Jan 45 Dec ; 114% Feb 88 % Jan ' 5 94 Feb 5 Apr 70% Dec 57 Feb 10 70 Jan 5 99 Dec 102% Dec 99 Jan 2 102 Feb 11 7 May 15 Dec 11 Ya Feb 20 15% Jan 9 104 Jan 123 V 3% May V 8 - *18 363% 97 7 53 Ya Jan 2 Mission 5" Mo-Kan-Texas 2 5 Mohawk 9 Feb 11 11 Jan 5 Mojud ...Feb 24% Jan 23 27 Jan 12 493/4 Feb 11 61% Jan 2 Feb 64% Feb 48% Feb Dec 13% Jan 21 May 27% Dec 25 19 9 % May ■*-£?. 14% • 17 May 27% 9 Montgomery 5. 9 Morrell preferred 23 13% Feb 2 Motorola 25% Feb 2 Motor Products Motor Wheel 19% Feb 40% Dec / .112 . . 'Jan ; 16 Yb 21 Ya Feb 16 19% Jan 9 Mueller Brass 5 Mullins 44% 18 Jan 10 16 14% Jan 21 16 / 37 108 ; 2 .. Jan 5 Ill Jan 13 Feb 11 17 Jan 2 40 Feb 16 42 Ya Jan 16 50 Ya Jan Feb Jun 56 "Jan 23 55 Ya Jan 5 = May Feb 19 Yb 153/a Feb 11 17 Yb Jan 19 May 29% Feb 20 Feb 24 >251/4 Jan May 30 Jan 24 Feb 14 16% Jan 7 y2 Feb 27 83/4 Feb 11 11Y8 Feb 17 v Dec May May ; ;■ Jan 211/2 ; Feb . , Feb- 34 Dec ' Feb 187 Jun 29Yb Feb 26 26 VB Feb 1 20 164Y2 Feb 10 26% Feb Ya Feb 27 13Y4 Feb 6Yb Feb 11 May 431/4 Dec 331/4 Feb 10 Dec 14 Yb Jan 61/8 Feb 27 Dec 15Ya Oct ll Ya Feb 13 Jun 8 Ya May 33 7Yb 13 14 ,16% 341/4 ■ Dec 165 13 13 Xl3% 13% 13'/a 13% 11 / 11 IOYb 11 11% 11% IOYb 11% 102 102 1 11Y4 IIY2 114Y2 114Y2 102 xlOl 11% llYa 114'% 113% 46 >/a 471/8 closed 48 101 7 $7 1,700 4534 45 45% *93 94% 58% *101 11% 114% 114 50 487/a 200 500 101 Ya 11% 180 11% *101 12'/b 1400 . 57% 57Ya 101% 5,000 113 . 11334 390 48 114 49Y8 5,300 49% •' 4 % 5,700 14 Ya 14Yb 1434 14 Yb 15% 14% 14% 14Yb 141/2 3,700 *37 38% 37'A 37'4 37Y4 37% 38 38 36 Yb 37 *9 93/a 9% 9% *9% 9% *9 26YB 25'/4 25'4 25% 25% 51 51 51% 51"% 52% 105 *103 *25% 5 4 4% 4Vs 143'4 51 1/8 4 Yb 4Ya . 106 *103 4% 4. *251/4 52 4 '/'a 9% 4 5134 No par *102% 105'% 49 Ya 49Y4 49 Yb 49Y4 50Yb 49% 50 3/8 14% 14% 14% 153/a 14% 15% 14% 14 Yb 27 25% 26 Corp——. Co__—/.I. j__ *12 23% 20 Y4 5 1 *25'% 26 *16Y2 26 ' *25% / 20Y4 preferred No par *103 12% 12% 12% 12% 12'4 12% 1,300 24 24% 24% 24% 231/4 23Y2 1,800 2OY4 2b'4 203/b •20'% *20Ya 20% 17 '. 900 20'4 20% 13 17% 16'% 173/b 173/b 17%;:; 17 17Vb 2,500 20% 20 YA 20 Yb 20% 20Ys 21 V ; : 20% 20% 19% 20% 2.300 , ' *103 105 105 *103 105 *103 105 11% 11% 11% *11% 11% *11% 11% 35 34% 34% 34% 34% 343/a 343/4 109 *108'.4 108% 108% 108 3/4 108 3/4 *108 200 12-% *34Y2 ..100 4.400 24 *11% 109 10 13 Y4 13 Ya preferred—___-u_________50 *38Y2 40% *39 41% *39 41 (F E) *50Y2 51 Ya *50'% 51% *50'% 51% com 6,800 14% 251/4 i2Ya 1 preferred././..... 49% 14'/b 24 Yb 49Yb * 23% /: 12% 23% 5 Murray Corp of America 200 103 103 105% 49% *25Y2 200 5,600 52 * 107 No par 5 200 26 3b *251/4 5 2 3/8 400 9Yb *9 , 263/a Murphy Co (GC) common/.— 4% IOYb 92% Munsingwear Inc... 43A'/o 2,000 IOYb y; 13 58'A 12 110 12 Yb 92'% • 58 Vb 200 133% 4534 46 92 114% exchange 45Y2 45 45Y4 92 X58Yb 11'% stock 133 20 Myers & Bros No par 2 Nash-Kelvinator Corp..^ 5 i5Ya 9 Nashville Chatt & St Louis__.__100 *21 Yb 5 National Acme Co 1 29 National Airlines.. 10% Jan 5 National Automotive 13% Jan 16 National Aviation 35 Jan 10 National Battery Co 30 Yb Jan 5 National Biscuit 29 Jan 9% Jan , For footnotes see page 20 24 *• 169 Jan 19 23Y2 Jan 12 Jan 5 National Can Cash 9 413,4 Jan 7% Nat 13% 13% 13'% 14 5 National Jan 7 Nat 131/2 Jan 2 National 9 Fibres & ♦' *8V2 1 1 15%" 16 16 21 Ya 20 21 20.34 105 *103 200 11% 11% 1,300 35 *34 50 108 Ya 108 Ya 13% 13% 1,400 41 13% /VY *39 40 50% 50% *501/8 51 Ya 100 15% 15% 15% 6.200 13% f«. *39 21 25 24Ya 24Yb 24% 2434 16 ' 7% 8% 8% 8Yb 8 YB 8% 5 *HYa 12% 113,4 12 ix 4 *29% 31 29% 29% 26 Ya. 26% 26 % 7% 9 Corp.: Co Inc common preferred— Bond 25 l ' 27 13 13 *132 / ; ' ,21 Jan. 132 $ per X: >. 24 *131 132 *101% M^f* Co class B 107% Jan Dec Jan 9 Yb 132% .No par 25% Jan ' Dec 10% 132% 1333.4 *131 46 3 Corp 11% Feb Feb 9Yb •.. 37 581/4 Inc 33% Feb /•/•!' 15% Nov Apr 37% : 37 92% No par Co. 101% Feb Oct Apr/; ; :107% Mar 8 Yb 37% 58 Lines...... 11 , 37 % " 27% May 14 & 19 6 37% 37 92'% com Feb 16 *37% $ per share —1.25 19% Feb - *36'% 45 34 (John) & Co____./__No par 22 • 37Ya 100 series A Ward 20% Jan . 2,700 *36Y2 58 '. Co Moore-McCormack :iiy4 Jan 35 r Chemical 16 Jan 4,800 41 No par com Tool.. Jan 27 15% 40 34 45% com Inc Machine Oct. 10 50 % RR Nov" /. 27% Feb :.?V;25'Z; Mar ' 14% May 107% Feb . 15 41% 10 Hosiery Co $3.25 153/a- 41% 92Y2 Carpet Mills Monsanto ■\X' 15 '/a 58 preferred series A Monarch 15% 41% No par 15% Jan • 11 17% 115 7'/o Shares 15 Yb 41% *92 : 54 Ya Jan 10 Dec 102% Corp Jan share 1514 41% No par Impl share for the Week Feb. 27 2<i $ per Sales Friday Thursday V Feb 15 *45Y4 3 1 40 3/4 100 com 380 /■ 15 No par $6.50 preferred 5% Jan 102 No par vtc ' 41 Ys No par Regul Power 118% Jan May , , Moline 44 Feb 19% May Minn 17% Jan Feb A preferred 11 128% 17% May $4 11 Feb M pfd series A conv 27 4 Feb 15% 3.20% 100 Minn Min & Mfg. 10 110% May SS S per share 97% -, Feb. 25 $ per share r ■ 200 600 363% 36% *96 14% /: No par com.: St Louis Ry_. & PRICES Wednesday Feb. 24 1,200 18 Yb 41 Ya 5 10 pfd— Minn-Honeywell 11 63% 24 P St Feb 49 Va May 49 & Minn 36 Jan 32 Sep Minneap Feb A 23% 1st cum •13'4 Feb Feb 13 Ya May 8% Prod SALE Tuesday Feb. 23 $ per share .Par '■ : Petroleum Steel HIGH Monday Feb. 21 Saturday Copper... 42% Feb Feb 25% 51% 32%.May 113 Oct 8 . 11% May . Oct 563/8 , >W AND STOCK /./ ::-■'/■/; Mid-Continent 16 51% 28% Mar /•'. . Jan 46% Jan •••• v 84% Feb YORK EXCHANGE Highest 40 400 SO 18 Yb 96% . 800 1.400 47Y4 47% 48'% 90 363/4 97% 120 55 *52 18'% 37% 37 97 800 . 49 *49 18 *37 100 . 13% 48 *1734 5 53 90 47Y2 -*86 pfcj.100 :• 15Yb I3YB 49 No par YB 22 53 53% 13Y2 16% 17% 15% 16 55Y2 30 Yb 22Y4 22% 13Ya# *49 2,100 31 303% 31'% 15Yb INo par 3.90% -.48% '48'% 91'% 30% *53Y2' 1 common Edison 19 *88 ^_No par 53 101 *90 1 Co 13 94 / 91 Ya 50 10 Inc 31J/4 **90 32/3 Inc^ Transp 549% d/3i% *19% __50 common 11 Year 1947 136% 2,800 V 48 1 Jan Range for Previous $ per share 100 48% *18% : preferred Stores 500 37'A 257% 48 31Ys 48 31 Ye . - Lowest 93 37'A *25 91Y2 48 • 100 series) 1,500 : *90/ /- —No par (2nd 26 100 28 Yb *91'% *91'% *91 Ya 363/4 93 36% 93 .1. 34% 28'% 28 YB 200 ' . 112 *34 34'% 600 42% *39'% 11.2 60 10 y4 *9% ' *39i% *119'% 40% 112 *110'% 33% *25Y2 ' series)/./..: 363/4 Feb 103% Mar 35% May 87 85 YA 33YB *36 10 17% Fpb 97% *85%. 86 34'% *91J/2 • 37'% 86 *85 *33'% 34Y2 28% 28 1 Corp__L___ Jan Mengel Co. (1st 65% Dec 112 5 com—18 ; common pfd 2nd 47% 43% May 83 *403/8 *110'% No par Robbins & 19% - 42 1 Co Norris Mfg Co_ 87 ,.Z 73 100 Co—___: Pub Mc-Quay Oct May 10 Y4 *40% 38 36 86 *86 10 YA 10 Ya *10 1 com__ Stores Feb 13% May Corp McLellan 25% 55% May 93 *33Y2 preferred Feb 50 May 16 $4 23% Dec *81% *110Y2 Porcupine Mines Mclntyre 105 % Jun 83 2,500 37 Yb 373/0 87 81 Yb 861% _No par Electric -McKesson 7 16% May 87 *86 Yb 177% *175 177% • 105% Feb Dec V *86 87 *175 177% 37% 853/4 37% 36YB 36% 86y8 *81% 1 *175 177Ya *86Yb No par preferred—j conv 36% Feb Feb 44 37 86 — Stores 56% V 37 preference——No par Corp 3Y2% *175 • 28% *175 5 common— cum Oct 17% May 40% Co 177Y2 ' *28 100 common pfd 1947 series_-No par pfd___ No par cum 28Y2 *28 ^-.No par : Stores Dept 45% 30 % May 87 Dec 88% preferred May 18 Alkali Wks com—No par 32 _ Co 33 49% Dec 85 : Electric 11 190 39 % May 88 Nov Jan . 900 9Yb 6Yb * ' 1,400 9% 19Yb 100 Corp IOY4 7% 6Yb No par Corp,_* 103/4 1,100 ,t 9% l9Ya Co__ ■—. 16% 75/3 *20% 100 L) 16 Yb 11 1 pfd coifi 16% 9 ' 5 prior 1,000 12 *11% 7% No par Co 1,700 32 102'% *100'% 11% , 530 *450 47 *31'% 32'% 104 *161/4 11% IOYb 530 *450 530 ■■ 145 46'% 113/4 16% '101/4 Corp 1,200 10'3/4 11% 16% 5 & . 37 *36'% *141 47Y4 *100'% 104 xl6% 11% 16Yb *450 94 20 37 3% 32 32% *100'% 103 16% ; 1,200 21 20 Ya *92 /19 Ys 145 *141 47 12Y4 1 '3,400 20 YB *36Ya 37 145 47 31% *100.'% 103 * *141 46 45i% *16% 50 401/4 94 20 YB 145 *141 closed 32'4 *32 ;_1 6% Martin-Parry 63 26% Nov exchange 37 •*36% stock 37 *li3/4 Co 500 393/4 . *36Yb *100 Y2 21% 21% 21% *92 20 Yb 6.25 (Glenn 18% July 24% May // := 20% 21 Yb 40- 40 94 *92 20% 10 preferred: Martin 20 >/4 10 145 22 *21% 21% 40 No par Exploration_____ Field 39% May % 145 *20 Y2 No par 100 com Ai— Corp Marshall 2 :;34 v 147% 46 Shirt 17 5a/a Feb 19% Feb 111% July Dec May Manhattan 20% Feb 8% *144 46 ; Feb 16% 1,900 147% 18% 18 YB 18YB *144 145 Co Dec '34% = : 18'/a __No par RR Sugar 7 <' 18 VB 18 *141 Garden: Coal 9% Jan Jan 1,100 18% 18 100 (The).. Magnavox Co 20 26 2,500 20% •=•92 10 com r'm series 7% Feb = 59 19Y4 21% 22 > ;/'/'..///:/Z: Forbes Co Inc Jan 27Ye 16% 57 3,4 21 40 com__l Magma Copper.— Dec •\: 7 May 9.7% . 13 15% 59% 21 21% 10 Mack Trucks Inc.. 32% Jan 9 13% Feb 18% Jan / A—100 preferred—: 14% 19% May 6% May 22% May 5 & 12 % . Dec 3V2 11% Feb 16 YB 59% 20% 18% 50 Sons Inc series M 6% -• 16 YD 60% 20% 147Y2 Co_ MacAndrews 5' xl6% Feb'25 Aug 500 Dec 22% Feb V 21 % Mar Apr •10% 15% 52 Yb Jan 16 Yb 60 VB - Steel /':/• 41% May 30% May & pfd cum 16 YB 61 20 Ya "18 No par 16,200 16% '144 Nashville... Aug Mar A 6,800 60 10 Electric 500 151/4 14 yb 15% 15% 15 Ya 700 3,900 20% 16% 100 common & 16 15% 8t000 9yB 61 *2iy8 . 15 Y4 39 9Ya 21% 60% No par 14 Y4 14 Ya I6Y4 .No par preferred 29% 34 14 Y2 No par 26% Oct 20 1 . Star Cement Corp Long Bell Lumber A 101% '■ . 13% May Corp Lone Jan 168 *166% 39 Y2 No par com preferred Aircraft Ya *166 167 Ya ' 10% May 1,400 180 87 87 9Y4 No par, No par 100 34% *33 ya . "37 Y2 >*166 •. 900 163/4 48 Ya 8 Ye 100 Shares share 16% *86% No par Co conv $ per 47% *33>/2 Corp Co.—J 3>/2 % 68% Jan Oct 79 , $ per share 7 com _ Lima-Hamilton S per share 25 Libby___ Corp *48 the Week Feb.27 Feb. 2(5 $ per share for Sales Friday Thursday Feb. 25 16 Y2 48% 8% __No par l'/o preferred Lily Tulip Cup Corp.." Jan 107/s Jan PRICES Wednesday Feb. 24 5 & 16 Y4 No par Libbey Owens Ford Glass Oct Aug 12% 19 % May 78 = Lerner Stores Corp SALE Tuesday Feb. 23 $ per share Par 20 26 HIGH AND Monday Feb. 21 $ per share f 16% Feb 96% Jan May 10 ' 11 May Saturday EXCHANGE 47 % Feb 25; Feb % Feb ,29'4 Mar 169; STOCK YORK 59 17 May 463/4 May 78 NEW . Highest > $ per share $ per share $ pesr share 8 Lowest Highest Lowest LOW STOCKS Range for Previous ,- 26%*' .^100 Share Corp Corp... *164 166 ..No par *21 22 Register..: City Lines Inc... Container 10 Co__*____ , 9 16% *20'4 24% 8 7Y4 9 9 8 9 * 12% 11% 12% 29 Yb 31% 29 Yb 29 Yb 26% 26% 26 34 263/e 166 166 166 21 21 21 21 ____10 *7Y2 7% 7Y2 7Yb 7% No par 1 34% 34Ya 34% 341/4 34% 34% 7y2 7Ya 7 Ya 1 11Y2 11% 113/4 *167 *20% 67/b 11% 7'/a 12 • 7% 9 7% 8% 27100 12% 12% 30 *28 26 3/8 420 -500 7.800 . 26% 1,000 200 5,600 100 168'/2 21 2OY2 20% 600 7% 7 Ya 1,100 34% 34% 6 34 20% 25 *166Y2 7% 12 15% 20'4 *24 169 7Yb 7% 7% 24% 12 Yb 165 12 21 7 12% 34% 1,800 6'4 6% 4,500 11% 11% 5,200 34 20 COMMERCIAL THE (956) NEW Range since Jan. 1 Highest Year 1947 Highest 1 per share $ per share 1374 May Dec 14% May NEW V Lowest t per $ per share 11% 11 11 25% 257b 25% 5 •15 7a 157a 15 7s 157s 15 7a 15% 157a 157a 15 7b 1574 1,200 No par 187a 19 187a 19 7a 1874 19 7a 187a 187/a 187b 18% 26,400 No par ♦3772 39 39 39 39 13 17% Jan 2 National Dept 2372 Oct 18'/a Feb 27 21% Jan 5 National Distillers 48 72 Dec 377a Feb 11 43 25 7a Jan Dec" 367/b 11 19% Jan 95 Jan 5 National 29% Jan 23 357a Jan 2 1907. Sep 163% Feb 11 172% Jan 14 136 Dec 167 Jan 140 Jan Dec National Lead Co 7% preferred 6% preferred 134% Feb 19 Jan 14 6% Feb 25 7% Feb 2 National Linen 15% Feb 11 18 V* Feb 2 Nat & Jan % Feb Mai 2 Natl 95 Nov 81% Feb 10 917. Jan 5 National Steel 287a Jan 22 Jan 22 25% Jan 5 National Sugar 23% Dec 18% Feb 10 23 Va Jan 2 National Sep 85% Feb 16 94 2 Mar 100 207a May 127b Dec 1 11 Jan Power & 31% 1647a ♦135 No par 16 16 847J 8474 No par ex-dist ♦2274 Jan Feb 11 25 ye Jan 30 National Feb 12% Jan 6 13% Jan 19 Natl Dec 137a Jun ll'/aJan 14 11% Jan 7 Natomas 18% May 137a May 247a Feb 16 Feb 11 19% Jan 14% Jan 6 Nehi 8 Neisner Bros Inc common 11 105 18% Feb x22 Feb 107 13% Feb July 100 16 Feb 104 26 Jan 287b Nov 38 Feb 28 Feb 19 31% Jan 13 98 Dec 106 Mar 87 Feb 10 98% Jan 12 117b Dec 13 95% Dec 108 x87% 11 12% Jan 8 93 Feb 27 94 6 Dec 38 Feb 13 46% Jan 9 32% Dec 17% 11'/a Feb Jan .4474 35 % May 22 7a Dec Nov Feb 20% Feb 13 24% Jan 12 90 22 Jun 102 May 18% May 11 22% Jan 25 41% Jan New New 223/8 Feb 5 Feb Jan 12% Feb 11 15% Jan 50 Dec 39 Feb 10 Dec 121 Feb 11 51% Jan 136% Jan 11% Feb 27 15% Jan 12 21 Jan 12 19 50 Jan 19 19 220 Jan 9 117a May 19 Apr 20% 26 Aug 627/s Dec Nov Feb Jan 290 21 Jan 49% Jan Feb N • Nov 25% Dec 10% May 200 Jan Rep 20 Va Feb 107 Mar 86% Jan 6 91% Feb 5 16 84 7a Sep 14% Feb 27 17 va Jan 8 25 10 Jan Dec 1007a Aug 23% Nov 257a Oct 337a Dec 53% Jan 32% Feb 27 36% Jan 5 5674 Dec 64% Nov 55 18 61% Jan 5 Preferred No par 81 Jan 2 87% Jan 22 20% Feb 27 23% Jan 6 Feb 17 28% Jan 17% Jan 5 North American 10% Jan 28 North American 87 Jan 11 11 5 Adjustment preferred Northern Jan 17 29% Jan 21% Jan 12 Central Northern 5 Northern 102% Feb 81% Jart 2 87% Jan 14 22% Apr 11% Jan 13 14% Jan 29 2574 Oct x21%Jan 14 33 Jun 24% Jan 29 Cum Airlines Jan 33% Jan 2 36 Jan Northwestern 5% Feb 27 7 Jan 7 Norwalk Tire & Feb 11% Feb 27 13 Jan 5 Norwich Pharmacal Dec 38 Jan 277a Feb 10 31% Jan 16 91% Dec 11174 Feb 92% Jan 2 99% Jan 29 21 Apr 357. Dec 263/b Feb 11 33 Jan 12 Ohio 18 Dec 22 July 177a Feb 24 18 % Jan 17 Oklahoma Dec 227b Feb 11 Feb 94 7a Feb 20 86 May 15% Sep 277a 137b 118 28% Feb 8 Feb Feb 92 Feb 25 277a Jan V 99 Feb 8 Jan 10 107a Jan 25 14 100 Jan 20 Jan 2 j May 33% Feb 27 Jan 26 Oct 1637a Jan 151 Jan 14 154 Jan 5 28% Feb 19 Feb 13 23 Jan 5 Jan 83 Jan 17 89 Feb 27 68 Nov 80 July 58% Feb 27 7374 Jan 2 4.40% t per share $ per share Oliver Elec 4% & Gas 8% Elevator 6% Outlet ♦45 Lowest $ per share 22% / 22 7a *89% •26 46% Oct 34% Feb 13 40% Jan1 7 26 193/a Jan 13 31% Feb 27 367s Jan 8 19 31% Feb 24 When 19 % Feb 24 «• ■ Jan 501/8 Feb 27 Jan 15 Pacific 3574 Jan 12 Pacific 97% Jan 8 Pacific Feb 30 Feb 13 Jan 89% Feb 27 131 168 Feb Jan 2 7 Feb 41/8 Feb 10 Oct 41% Feb 11 134 Feb Jan 54 • 144 Jan 22 5% Jan 8 53% Jan 15 Co *26 15 7a 9% 84 6% 5 Jan Jan 29 Pan 12 52% Jan 5 921/2 Jan 12 6 % F°h 11 Feb 22 Feb 94 Jan 8 200 267a X143/4 14% 97a 7 15.000 9% 9 11,500 70 *83% 84 7a 84% 84 7a 277b 27% 26% 27 4,800 18% 17% 18 173/B 18 9,900 *8674 87 87 86 7a 867a 85% 87 87 87 13 1374 13% 13% 12% 13 74 13 13 7a 5,400 23 23% 23% 23% 233/b 237a " 23% 23% 1,900 35 & 35 84 87 13 223/4 34 7» - 13 2274 -25 34% ; * - *53% *12 53/4 ♦347*/ 35 • *347. 21% Jan 10 40 Dec 4% Jan 21/8 Jan Jan 28% Feb 34% Feb 24% Feb 14% 8 130 35 *3474 35 200 30Va 307a *30 99 99 ' *99 89% 9974 20 27% 2872 2874 28 7a 287a 28% 287a 28% 28 7b 28 Va 9,000 ♦17 7a 18% 17% 17 7a *17 7a 177a *17 7a 177a *17 7b 17 7a 23% 233/4 23% 23% 95 95 *23 23% » 94 7a 96 *874 9 8 98 97 * *97 *22 24 28% 27s Jan 29 Park 24 33% Jan 2 Utah *18 197a *18 19% ♦18 *83 867a *83 89 *84 5974 59 597a 59 7a 153 Saturday Feb. 24 I per share t per share Jan 7 Penick & 2 Penney 8 Jan 29 Penn-Central 16'/8 Oct 11 % Feb 13 15% Jan 2 Penn Feb 15% Feb 11 19 Jan 5 Penn-Dixie 18 33 Jan 12 14 112 Jan 14 181/b Feb 11 19% Jan 5 Penn Feb 161/2 Feb 27 20 Jan 5 May 51% Jan 41 Feb -20 477a Jan 12 103 32% 31% 32 31 31% 3174 31% 30% 30% 30% 307a *5 % ft hi hi "(7 *5072 5174 5072 51 50 72 503/4 *50% 50 7a 50% 700 31 Va 31 Va 3172 313/4 3174 32 30% 1,800 91 90 74 91 90% 91 9074 330 100 1 &• No par 48% Dec Dec 59 *2874 28% 28% 28% 29 283/4 29 *2672 287/a 28 x25% 25% 25% 25% 253/8 25% 5 Dec 1 25% 253/a *327a 39 6% 7 *6% 38% /" 33 series ' •— — fc— 2.400 4,700 1V €00 73/8 7B 7 7 7a 200 9 74 9 9% 2,900 x32 7a 7 33 32% 32% 600 38% 397B 39 38 7a 38% 3,800 7 6% 300 133/4 *63/4 137a 13% 1,100 167a 16 16 7 *112 116 *112 116 *112 116 *112 116 *112 116 Light Co No par 187a 10 com A 17 *40% ' 187a 1874 187a 187. 187a 18% 17 167a 17 167. 17 16% 41% 4174 4174 *4074 41% 105 108 *427a 437/a *42 74 437a *42 100 *867. 88 *8674 88 *87 11 * 100 *104 107 ■ 18 7b ^5 pfd 13 7a 1674 187a 17 50 *104 74 *10% *41% 108 7a 10 Va 43 88 11 43 7a *413/8 18% 3,600 16% 12,100 43 106 7a < 900 107 *427a 43 *4274 88 *88 89 100 43 88 *1072 106 106 100 1C0 10% 100 337ac common 18 7a 187a 18% 187a 187a 19% 187a 18% 18 74 187/o 36,000 No par *277/a 28% *277/s 28 7a •27% 28 7; ?7% 273/4 *2774 28 7a 200 1037b 106 7a 1037a 1067a *103 7b 106 7a *103-% 106 7a 9% 97a 10 107a *10 7b 10% 10% 107a 1,706 1478 15 1574 157a 15 7a 153/8 157b 15 7a 1,500 X48 48 74 48 74 4874 48 7a 48 72 48 49 7a 1.500 42 42 74 42 74 42% 417a 423/8 4078 417a 5,600 52 7a 51% 5174 51% 51% 51 5174 330 97% 20 100 preferred Corp 100 of America *104 11% 10672 5 9% *147b 1 4972 49 72 48 7a Jan 5 5 53% Jan 9 x96% Feb 26 Phelps-Dodge Corp i Philadelphia Co 6% preferred $6 preferred— No Brewing Co *10 74 No par 13 32% 383/4 9 14,700 30 Feb 24 32% - y 7 *7 9% V "■ 29 *29 Pfizer 13 28% 30 7 2 Jan *674 10 54 % Jan 100 9% 39 40 % Feb 109% Aug 97a 93/8 33 11 50 9 7a 7% 9 39 2% " *7. 33 2% 7% *7 772 .! '■ :'1 ' 2% 2% 13 MT 27e 2 74 2% . 18% 2% 36 1,400 3574 2 78 *7 103 18% *34% 2 7s Jan (Chas) *99 19 36 1 Eastern Ry Co 2nd Petroleum 103 6,100 18% 3672 *34% 110 7 *34% 187/8 36%" 200 22% *29 Pepsi-Cola Co 99 19% 1874 (Chic) Jun *99 103 19 19 *22 32 Peoples G L & Coke & *99 103 6% 22 *34 72 *35 11,600 ;■"1,100 95 *29 9 Pet Milk Co 18% *94 7 7B 22 22% 21,200 v 74 47% .'.48 32 89 Peoria *99 7 7B 7% 22 7a 2,200 ■ 8.000 83/4 14 *29 17 6 103 7 6% 22 7a V 32 8674 Feb 5 *22 120 74 4% 43g 4% *29 Feb 5 *99 72 6% 67/8 22 93% 9 4 com__No par 101% 13 % Jan 4 74 4% 3,000 34,600 49 *16 Jun 3072 Jan 67a 22 83/4 6,900 / 144 4% 47 / 13% 81 Va 24 Va Jan *93 1 Inc 4 143 4-3/B 493/4 16 % Peoples Drug Stores 20 4 74 483/4 16% 6 22 47B 474 143 4% 49 72 13% 16 17% Feb 4 7B *142 142% 16 Jan 27% Jan 4% 467b 89% 13 4574 Jan Jan 142% - 4% 46 7B 91 13 16 341/8 July 457a *30 3174 *90 16 19 34 1417a 4% 45 7a 4 7a • 44 x317» v 1674 Feb conv 1417a 1417a - 51 13% Pennsylvania Salt Mfg Co 3'7a % 4 7a lo preferred Power *90 *140 74 . ; / *16% 42% Feb Apr 200 31 % ; Sep 97% 32 10 16% *13 Co Nov 49% CLOSED *16 7b 7a 2.50 55J/a 36% 16 ;• % No par 118% Feb 16 7a No par Dec 47 18 1 Dec Jan 167a 1 45% 62% * 70 37 317a Pennsylvania RR May 17 *35 % 100 Cement Jan 4%% 37 327a Inc Glass Sand Corp Pfeifler *35 7a 707a 7B Airlines 22 5 37 No par 26% 16 *35 7a No par Dec Feb 36% 400 ~ 1274 *67 ft Enterprises Dec 11% Jan *35% 127a 1274 » 30% Corp Coal & Coke Corp 24% 16 71 ft (new) _Nopar preferred 100 (J C) Co Apr 104 123/4 *67 327a Refining Transportation 13% May 7 *12 71 307/a com & Ford Jan 2 13 *68 32 7a Parker Rust Proof Co 43 11 12% ♦12% 71 17 Sales for ^ the Week Shares 117a 12% *12% 13 *68 7a EXCHANGE 2,700 No par Co 37 Jan 12% 123/a *12 7a / io $ per share *12% 17 '-i/ial¬ Friday Feb. 26 $ per share $ per share 13 367a '■V. Feb. 27 Thursday Feb, 25 6872 *1672 100 & 2 -9% Feb 5974 12% *35 Va 25 Inc 27 14% Feb 587a 937/a 27 Oct 593/4 93% 5% Jan Dec 89 93% 38% Feb 18 19 89 13 STOCK 20 * *18 89 687a 127a 700 2,100 152 PRICES Wednesday 4 per share ^ 21% 27 151% 937a 32% Feb 12 SALE r Tuesday Feb. 23 330 27 7a 21% 2874 30 19 7a 59 593/4 22 74 152 *150 9372 Feb 10y8 Feb 597a HIGH Monday 152 *150 153 *150 93V2 Jan Feb 273/4 ■ 197a • 47% 48% Jan 1,800 7,900 957a' *94 473/4 -15% 118 *21% 28%': 867a Consolidated Mines Davis 5% 28% *83 J Pipe L com Mines & • 28 7a £5 93 22 22 2274 28% 96 4«3'4 Patino Jan 200 83/4 8% x48 Parmelee 112 / 96 *95 9 497z 8 Penn 92 8% 497a 5 . i 233/4 23 23 74 96 *95 8% 4972 Jan Feb 987a 22% 287a 8 4972 117a Jan 29 9% 8% 10 Jan 95 7a *13% 24 Apr 23% 900 ' *94 7a 83/4 Feb 36 313/4 100 *99 13% Feb 117 :• 8% 9 Dec *30% 31% 100 13% 7 Sep ; 14% Feb 29 31 2974 9974 *14 15 Va May 38 Va Nov *107 31 *2874 8% Pictures 13 8 300 143/4 Park & Tilford 297b Jan/, 5 200 8% convertible Paramount 13 11 5 7a 11% *133/4 Prod Jan Parke 5% 11% 5% 12 *987a preferred 4% *5 7B *11% 874 19 11 34% Feb 5% 12 4 74 Jan 2 18% Feb Jan 12 1474 102 Jan Jan 5% • 12 12 4 7a Panhandle East 4% 5% *5% , 1274 83/4 »137i Paraffine Cos Inc 53 V2 see page *26 7a 153/4 9% No par Panhandle 32% For footnotes 267a 15 7a 9% 27% l—10 Car— 10 Sep 37 *26 7b 16 84 % Petrol 20 Dec 108% 26 7a 97a • , Airways Corp 2% & Transp 5 Motor American Feb Dec 97 20 Packard 72 Jen 19% Juiy 2 23 37 Jun 3.700 *18 Corp 21 96 Va 13 7a 200 553/4 307a Pan-American 22 32% 55% 173/4 Telep & Teleg common—100 10 Mar Dec 327a 55 7a 27% preferred 1674 Jan 5 May 33 553/8 *83 7a Pacific Tin Consolidated Corp Pacific Western Oil Corp 11 Feb May 99 Dec 8% May 33 No par 27 46 22 7a 100 33 55% 153/4 15% 9% IS'S:**-- 26 7a 267a 153/4 0 7a 55 *150 Mills 13 Nov 23 900 27 7a non-cum Lighting 8 % Feb 55 6 60 14 7a "s 4 Vb Feb 109 111 14% 89% '14% 90 14% 17% issued 137s Feb Dec ... 90 14% 7,600 , 17% Pacific Gas & Electric Feb Jan 18 89% 90 233/a 26% No par non-cum No par Pacific Finance Corp of Calif 10 preferred 2nd preferred July 90 15% 227/s 17% common 1st 18 40% 38 23% 14% 557a 974 £ 974 84 74 84% Rights Jan 39% 7 *89 7a 233/a ?:v:V,'thW'i 263/4 153/4 Par Pacific Coast 38% May 5 7a Dec 147a 233/4 *32 7a Pacific Amer Fisheries Inc 129% I 50 238 *225 240 34 $ per share 31 Dec 22% 90 *1474 '■ LOW AND 12 62% 7 22 7a Feb. 21 13 7a Jan 878 May 32 Va Sep 49% *45 507a *220 55 7a EXCHANGE 15% Jan 17 28% May •45 240 *32 7a STOCK YORK NEW 71 43 * 20 .'*16 20 34 .12.50 11 Dec 50 7B . *220 2.50 11 Nov 2 .J ♦18 V 27 Glass Co. Owens-Illinois Highest 25% May X89% Dec 33 7a ♦45 507a 220 20 3,100 1774 Mfg 27 109 *18 100 & Feb 9y« 20 _No par Marine Co 11. 5% Jan 2,200 55 55 preferred Outboard 11% Feb 7% 12 2074 10 62% Feb 14% 11% *32 7a No par Oct Dec 123/« 85 pfd—20 common Sep Dec 127b CO common Feb May 127a 20% Corp hi Feb 8% 600 12% ■ 40 21 convertible 30y4 Feb 4'/a 125 39 85 No par preferred—100 (The) common 6 convertible preferred A—100 Corp 47a% Omnibus 161/2 Feb 13 123% 40 100 19 59% 123% 393/4 No par 80 Jan 123% 41 *84 -50 Co 16 Dec 13,600 124% 71 4 May May 3% May 12% 127B 900 8 Jan 21% 13 3,500 *20 2.50 Jan 50 7a 12% 120 21% 377a 217B *37 38 21 preferred Oil Range since Jan. 1 Highest 43~% 217s 40 7a 14 7a 200 STOCKS Year 1947 Dec 133/a ,13 86% *86 86% 217B *37 85 Ohio Edison Co common Range for Previous Lowest x337/e *86 CO No par Otis 93 24 86 ♦20 Oppenheim Collins 5 29 Aug 9% 1,500 a Co 227a Jan 31 197a May 10 2 400 22 21 Rubbex 323/4 Jan 84 50 42 213/4 * 149% 24 41 22 124% *16 O 107 413/4 22 26% Telegrapk__ Feb 187a Dec 41% No par 13% 7% May 41% 22% % 10 cumulative prtfsrred 45% 17% May 60 4,500 (Minn)- Dec 93 117a 93 85 common —10 Int 27 > 11 3/B 93 40 12 507a 40 117a 93 % 11% *92 123 123 200 yy _100 Dec 12 13 300 7a 92 OO Co Gas 12 63^ 1274 39% 28 *20 —50 Ry Co Natural pfd $3.60 series 4.6% 22 28 7e *90 3/8 21 1 Pacific Ry Northwest X41 2174 117a-. 29 86 ^ .10 Northern States Pwr Co Dec Aug 19 7b Aug 11 -417B 91 30 102 *100 91 *28 7B 937a 1,100 133/4 *13% . 100 CO Aviation 25% Feb 11% *92 1,200 16% *20 „25 Co._ 2 83 1174 11% *16 —4 com 27 16% Feb * 100 __25 Western Ry 26% Feb Feb 29 92 133/4 400 .2.50 cumulative preferred xl4% Feb Jan 28 7a *90 7a 21% • Noblitt-Sparks Industries Nopco Chemical Co Sep Nov *13 74 100 377a 14% Feb 22% 1374 104 3774 907a Jan 307a 1674 1274 11% 117a 16 7b 21% *1474 1074 1157a *117a 86 *89% 307a Dec 11% 127. 127a 167a 60 22 7a *22 23 74 12% 37 1 33% 13% May *13% * *22 13 217B 3.90% pfd__100 & Light Power Shipbldg Corp partic stock <fc Gas Corp— Dec 13 23% 8774 Y State Elec Dec Jan 87 7a 37 -100 series A 5% 67a May 837a Dec 8 87% 21 22 74 Y & 87% 86% 20 ♦175 N Norfolk 87% Hart RR Co— N Y $3.75 88 877a '137a ♦45 50 207a 217a 124 7a common 197/8 '377a 217a 500 11,200 2074 217a 13 7a 167a 79% ♦867a ♦37 22 7a 207a *100 94 41 3974 & Hav 417a 21% 721% 127a 26 25 417a ♦1217a RR Co Harlem New 117a *92 ♦39 74 preferred non-cum Y 11% No par Dock 133/4 92 94 22 7b *86 104 2.900 8474 x84 85 7a 23 207. 207a 287a ♦16 Y & 100 *90 7a No par $5 *13 74 CLOSED *28 7s ♦13 N EXCHANGE 92 No par York 1374 % 74 74 *22 29' 100 New 13 80% v' 16% Louis Co com—100 N - 1174 16% preferred series A N 153/a 1174 City Omnibus Corp Y *22 7a 11% 1174 No par York Central Y Chic & St 6% N Brake Air York 8474 23 163/4 Newport News Ship Sc Dry Dock—1 86 137 May 52 20% Feb 85 *22 74 13 .♦92 100 87% Feb 2,000 74 ♦847a 13 74 1 Oct 74 74 ♦9072 374% Feb 2,500 23 ♦28 78 (J J) common—No par preferred u 100 New England Elec System 20 New Jersey Pr <te Lt Co 4% pfd—100 Newmont Mining Corp 10 Newberry Co Feb 67a 16 7a 23 104 1,000 *6% 16 7b *13 ♦13 74 < 67b 167a ♦22 ♦100 130 1387a *137 1377a 180 6% 1374 STOCK 4,000 166 *1674 22 177s c 6% 87 74 11% 166 167a 87 . 110 3174 31 ■31%: 166 100 5,000 V •877a 674 8474 84 ♦22 7a 16 157/a 87 16 7a ♦21 1 Newport Industries common 47,% preferred 1377a 16 87 11% 26 12 230 Jan 137 678 ♦1274 serial preferred—100 conv 136 "674 207a ♦16% 3174 *165 7a 20 No par 467a 327a May 80 7a 474% 24 32% 166 20 No par Co Corp 32 166 ♦867a 1 Fibre Co 32 16 74 887a 167a *87 1647a 16 . 23 20 10 Co Tea Vulcanized 88% 3,000 42 *39 44 137 ♦135 67a *40 16-% 87 74 Pa com—10 100 17% • No par Corp Ref Co 29% 137 ♦674 1674 887a 3174 1647a Corp Co Supply (The) preferred 472% 3172 164% 25 Cast Lt Jan 74% May 217b May 12% May 10 B Service 1674 167s 8874 100 100 1 common A Stl 167a ♦8872 No par *37 • 90 16 1 preferred conv Jan l3/4 Prod Stamping Apr 87a 28 If Dec Stores Gypsum Co com $4.50 13 Dec 88 11 25 74 Feb 25 2,000 11% 2574 15 Feb Shares $ per share Sper share 11% 25 74 Jan Feb $ per share 1174 257s Cylinder Oas Co_: Dairy Products No 87 $ per share for 11% National 15% the Week 25 7a 2 Feb Sales Feb. 27 1174 National Jan & Friday Feb. 26 2574 2 29 107 $ per share Thursday Feb. 25 117a 13% Jan 13 Enam PRICES Wednesday 25 7a 11 Nat SALE 1 Feb Feb 12 HIGH Feb. 24 par 11 x25 Jan AND Tuesday Feb.23 I per share Par share Feb 20% 253/4 May 63/4 LOW Monday Feb.21 Jan 165 1574 Saturday Monday, March 1, 1948 RECORD STOCK YORK 17% Dec CHRONICLE STOCK EXCHANGE 38 177b May 307a May *147. May 96 YORK FINANCIAL STOCKS Rang;e for Previous Lowest 26% & & Co Inc 25 9% 15 417a 417a 50 52 52 par '*98 , 987a * *517a 98 98 * *97 98 X967a 11% 97 1072 *9674 Volume 167 Number 4677 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (957) NEW YORK STOCK RECORD Range for Previous STOCKS Year 1947 Range since Jan. 1 Lowest Highest Lowest S per share t per share t per share 21% Dec 23% 95 Jan 29% Dec 27 % - Dec 111% ■ Jan 21% Feb Dec 26 22 y4 Jan V 120% Aug 109 % Aug 26 91 25 y4 Jan preferred _100 104% .100 ♦92% 93 1 14% 15 Feb Dec 98 % Mar 84 Dec 43% 25% Feb Dec 109 Feb 85 Dec 101 Mar 21 Apr 43 Dec 81 Jan 93 Dec 36 3%% 2 42 Jan 90 Feb 5 Feb-10 13% Jan 13 30 30% Feb 34% Jan 7 103% Jan 102 Oct 5% Dec Dec 16 169 Aug Nov 203 42% 15 Dec 30 11 26 > 16 163% Jan 5 Feb 20 39'/a Jan 9 13 10 Jan 2 Feb 11 14% Jan 29 Oct 10% 67 171 140 Jan 27 27 7% 93% Oct 74 Feb 27 87 Mi Jan 6 75 Feb 18 80 Jan 8 20 % 10 15 Feb 13 Jan 145 Jan 9 May ♦145 *158% 162 8% 8% No par 8% 8% 8% •11% 11'% •11% 11% 11% 113/4 •127 100 75 ♦73% 100 STOCK 10% EXCHANGE 34 Pond Creek Pocahontas Poor A Co class B 45% CLOSED 1 30% 30% 13% Jan Potomac 11% Jan Pressed Steel 34 71 % Nov 16 71% Jan Jan 18 Feb 27 22 y4 Jan Feb X82 Feb 25 87 38% Jan 111 15 35 Feb 20 Feb 6 23 Jan Feb 11 97% Jan 14 120 y4 Dec 130 127 Jan 146% July 114% Feb July Aug 102 Mar 900 74 160 75% ♦73% 75% *73% 75% "12 73% 153/4 16% *15% 16% *15% 16% 150 31% ♦139 32 10 10 150 32% ♦139 150 *139 323/4 32 32% 10% 10 10 *10 " 150 30% ♦10 31% ' 45% 45% 45% 45% 44 30% 30% ♦30% 30% 30 Vb ' 13 30% 13 13% 13% 13% 13% xl3% 13% 8% 8% 8% 8 3/s 8% 200 45 30% 13% 13% 8% 8% 8% 31 % •31 *13 31% 13% 13 13% *13% 11,600 800 13% 900 13% 9,700 8% 13 5,300 8% 31% 31% 63% 63% 62% 63 623% 63 63 18% 18'% 63% 63% 64 18% 19 xl8% 19 ♦82% No par 1,500 10% 45% 303/4 1 ♦31 500 18% 83% 18% 18 18% ♦82% 83% x82 82 82 *34 Va ♦31 33 *31 33 100 3,500 >■ 2,700 Co of 82 82 343/4 82 34% com„No par 35 34% 34% 21 21 34% 34% 34% 21 34% 21 20% 21 20 5/8 91 203/4 1,900 91 20% 20% 4,900 Colorado Corp of N J preferred 20 . % 91 91 91 91% 91% 90 : 7 6% preferred 100 103% 103 s/8 92y4 92% 119% Jan : 9 7% preferred 103% 103 % 1023/4 103 VA 103 100 104 preferred 112% 113 100 112% 400 8% 113% 104% 12 112% 103% 135% Jan 129 112% 1123/4 113 113% 113% 470 27 111% Jan 2 130 130 ♦129% 131 129% 129% 110 110 Feb 45% Feb 27 X25% Feb 5 Jan 101% Feb 24% Dec 11 74 6 Dec Feb 10% *127 74% No par Service Serv $5 11% 743/B 11 29% 36% Pub 2,000 16 Feb Feb Dec Public 6,500 8% 44% 10 preferred 35% Feb w 109 V4 Oct 18 cum 11% 743/4 ~20 162 8 111% Feb X127 6iy2 21% May $4.75 5 X90 111 Jun 12 Feb 102%. Dec 51% May 32% Jan Jan Aug 25% Dec 62% Feb 8% ♦127 743/4 153 34% 133/4 ♦13 4%% conv preferred series A__50 Procter A Gamble No par Publlcker Industries Inc com 5 Jan Co com *145 ; 100 15% ♦139 32% No par 75 1,800 14 **158% 35% 8% 10 28 % 15% 150 44% , 35 200 88% •73% 153/4 ♦138 35 % ♦127 75 75% 15% _100 343/4 ♦127 75 100 34% - *13% 152 161 ♦10 32% 30% May 19% Dec 24% 152 ♦158% 34% ♦31% 102% Dec 106% ♦145 160 34% 120 12% 28 14 ♦158 •8% l 13 ♦13% 158 157% •♦34% 5 31% Feb 14 10 5 Feb '14 1,800 *94 152 No par ^ Inc 30% 101 *88% 28% 14 •13% *94 •145 Plymouth Oil Co_ 43 15% May 20 883/4 100 Power 14 30% *99% 28% 28 14 4,800 • 28% •94 152 Pittston Co Co ..*12% x28 28% ♦13% •145 Plough Inc car 99% 28% 28% 1 25 Electric 30% 99% *11% 16 27 303/4 11% 10% Jan 8'/a Feb 31 100 30% 14 11% 32% Feb Feb ♦12% 88 3/4 49% Jan Nov 14 12 6 16 Dec 56% 89% 17 15% Jan 56% •88 22 12% Feb 13 12% Jan 28 57% ♦11% Pittsburgh Young A Ash pfd Jan 56% 12% 1 300 88% 90% Feb 14 38 *87% •88 % Jan 29% Feb 87 38 88% •11% 10 Oct *82 39 92 B (The) 87 ♦88% 28% Jan 15 Ve May 110% 9 ♦82 ; *373/4 20 3,000 : 57 % ♦99 2,600 V 25% .; 26 *90% 92 12% preferred class A 5%% 1st ser conv prior pfd Pittsburgh & West Virginia 5 Jan 92 •11% 33 19% Oct 90 21% Jan 145 r referred class 99% 26 par Oct 35% " Jan 30% 99% 2,200 85 : 253% / 500 29% 85 *87% •12% 30% 14% 29 : • 700 93% 14% 88% 57 ♦94 Dec 19% May 57 100 14 15 ♦94 Jan '38 11% May 12% Dec 85% 31 ♦99% 14% Apr 9 ,♦30% 57 •12% 14 38% Sep 21 Dec 200 140 56% •87% 270 ,92% " *90% 38 39 88 % 5% Sep May 33% •37% ♦81% 56% 93 .14% 87 38 38 *92% ' 25% 92 *82 ! 88% Wayne & Chic Ry com—10o gtd preferred 100 7% 84% 17% May 87 25% 23% 104% No par Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co Pittsburgh Screw A Bolt Pittsburgh Steel Co com May 10% May •82 Ft Jan 59 % 87 Pittsburgh Forgings Co Feb 85 ♦90% 4,400 23% . ri04% 29 ♦84% •*84% 254 56% No preferred Pitts Consolidation Coal Co Pitts Feb X28% 85 86 i 21% 100 convertible 2 8 29% ♦82 25 104% 28 3/4 92 No par 104% " Shares 21% ' 29 •90% ♦12% 23% 15% •84% Sales for the Week A: $ per share 21% 93 ♦87% common 26 104% 213/a 15 92 \ Friday Feb. 27 v 23% 93 :>*o% 5 10- Jan 104% " ' :• 25% 38 21% 22 3/4 28% 28% • share •.Vt 86 ' 21% iw>r 15 26 Hosiery 17% Jarf 145 34 ; y $5 •V * 93 . 100 preferred t per share 14% ♦25% " Feb. 26 22% No par 31% Jan 11 Jan 157-, Nov 140 Jan 12% Feb Feb 10% 90 145 Jan Apr May 16 Jan •92% Thursday ' 104% ♦8'4% ; No par com Pitts C C & St Louis RR Pitts Coke A Chem Co com 5 26% Feb Dec Aug 14% Jan 88 Mar 32% 11 104% \ v • • 21% 5 100 preferred Pillsbury Mills Inc $4 28% _10o common preferred cumulative Phoenix 8 11% Feb series 104% PRICES Wednesday Feb. 26 * 23 _100 Phillips Jones Corp 5 99'/a Feb Feb 25 3 : Ltd Phillips Petroleum Dec 16% Apr 26 A Iron preferred 3.60 2 12 4% No par preferred series A Philip Morris A Co 16 62% Jan May Jan Feb 22 16 8 % 92 87% Jan - 21 165 114 10 87% Jan 163 % 7 13 6 21 Phila As Reading Coal Philco Corp common 5 Jan 54% Jan 96 % Jan 32% Jan 85% Jan 90 28% Jan i July 108 Dec 18% 33% Jan 2 ' 11 30 18 Dec 88 87 16% Jan 63% July May •22% preferred 25 10 213/« 22% 3.8% 19 96 % 21% 22% 9 \ 22 99 % 21% Jan Jan 38% July common—_No par 97 Jan Apr Co 28 14 Feb Klectric $1 preference common— 4.4% 28 30% Phlla 2 Oct Jun $ per share 2 Nov 12 t per share SALE Feb. 24 I per share Par 5 HIGH Tuesday Feb.23 Va Jan 88 . 23% Jan AND Monday Feb. 21 110 16% 50% Mar Saturday 21 35% Jan LOW STOCK Jan >, 107/a May 85 YORK EXCHANGE Jan 104 21 Jan NEW Highest $ per share X25 . 13 Feb 11 x21% Feb 25 108% Jan 53 Jan 5 30% Jan 12 107 31 Jan 8 Jan 5 24% Jan 5 Pub Serv Elec A Gas pfd $5„No par Pullman Inc No par Pure Gil (The) common No par 5% conv preferred100 Purit.v Bakeries Corp •129 131 1113/8 ♦110% 111% 1113/B ♦110 1113/a 110 46% 46 3/4 x46% 40 46% 46 46% 45% 46 26 26% 26% 263A 1,800 26% 26% 26 26% 47 ♦46% 26% 263/a •102% 1041% ,♦25 mwmo. Quaker State Oil Refining Corp__10 520 129 ♦110% No par 92 ♦102% 25% *213/4 104 % 25 22 *110 104 *21% ♦104 % 106 % *104% 26 25 3/4 253/4 25% x21% 22% 104 *25% 25 21% 22 21% *21% 30 - 9,300 105% 100 25% 400 21% 200 8% • 15,600 R 7 Va May 10% Feb 7% Feb 20 9% Jan 68% Dec 5 80% Feb 63% Feb 11 8% 69 % Jan Dec 5 15% Jan 7% Feb 27 8% Jan 94'/a Dec 8 28% May 105% Mar 41 Feb 32 38% ' Dec 16 % May 37 Dec 33 Nov 9 % 96 11 18 28% Jan 21 Dec 22% Feb 20 Feb 31 Jan 28 98 Jan 30% Jan 5 Rayonier Inc 34 % Jan 9 16% Feb 20 36% Feb 24 39 Jan 31 Feb 16 34 y4 Jan 6 10% Feb 24 $2 10 39 July 18% Feb 108% Mar 101 20 % Jan 2 Jan 21 105 4 Feb Nopar 2nd Hosiery preferred 11% Feb 11 13 Jan 2 11% Feb 14 20% May 10% Dec 14% Jan 7 29% Feb 23 Jan 23 5 17% Feb 10% Feb 27 Reliable Stores Corp 62 11% Jan Dec 5 84% Reliance Feb 62% Jan 14 12% 63% Jan 23 Dec 17 Aug 12% Feb 20 96 Nov 14% Jan 102 Jan 96 21 97 24% Jan 33 % Oct 23 Jan Feb 27 Jan Reeves Bros Inc 2 Feb 29% Jan 7 prior x29% 23% preference 7 Va 7% 93'* *93 * "93% 93% 29% 29 1- 93% 29 % 24 23% 24 16% 17 17 36% *35 37 *35 50 *31% 33 31% 31% *31 33 ♦30% 33 *10% 11 10% *10% *103%. 12 % 10 10% 105 *103% 12% ii *10% 50c $4.50 preferred Reo Motors Inc 105 31% 17% 11 31% ♦104 31% 16% *96 33 100 11 300 Lowest $ per share Highest 9% Dec 22% May 1Q1% Dec 14 May 91 Dec Lowest $ per share' 4% May 3% Dec 9% since Jan. 1 106% 104 12% 12 11% ♦11 11% *11 24 ♦23% 24 23% 24 10% 10% 10% 104 Highest t per share Jan 6% Feb 10 *23% 23% *23% 10% 10% 10% 10% 63% *62% 63% 63% 63% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 97% *95% 97% *95% 97% 24% 23% . *96 24% 98 24% V 12% *96 24% 24% 8% Jan 12 Republic Aviation Corp Republic Pictures common Feb 3% Feb 10 4% Jan 9 Feb 8% Feb 11 10% Jan 2 30% Feb 22% Feb 11 27 Jan 5 Republic Steel Corp 105 Jan 9 19% Jan 2 6 % conv prior pfd series A 100 Revere Copper A Brass com—No 113% May 24%. Feb 110 103 Apr Jan 5 15% Feb 10 82% Feb 17 Jan 12% 12% 10% ♦63 63% 12% 11% *63 24 Feb 5% Feb 20 7% Jan 2 39 Jan 19% Feb 27 24 y8 Jan 2 27 104% Jan 5 93 90 May 9 May 16% 11 36% May 10% Jan 44% Feb 38 Feb 14 41 45 lA Jan 2 May 50 % Dec 48% Feb 13 85 50 Dec Jan 93% Jan 20 5%% 104 Jan 96 Feb Feb 7"% Feb Feb 87% Feb 18 5 19 Apr 25% Feb 20% Feb 10 13% Jan 23% Jan 6 18% Dec .15% Jan 26 V18% Jan 2 31 Feb 22% Feb 10 24% Jan 19 10 % Mar 5% Feb 11 7 Jan 19 6% Feb Dec 5 8 % Jan 19 19% Feb 18 14 24 % Jan 5%% com 23 OH 18% Jan 6 Ruppert (Jacob) Nopar *16% 16% Nopar *22 23% Co (The) i8 89% 20% 16% 17 17 16% *22 600 20% •/,■■■ •; 400 16% /; 600 23% *22% *5% 5% 5% 7% 7% 20 % 20% *19% •*16% 16% 16% 16% 18% 18% 18% 18% 57% 58% *57 59% *57 58% 500 15% 16 *16 16% *16 16% 600 40% 40% 41% 2,200 10,300 13,200 18% 40% 55% 17 7% 39% Jan 2 St 10% Jan 8 11' 38 St L-San F Ry Co com v t c—No par Preferred series A 5% vtc 100 St Louis Southwestern 37% Dec 66 32% Feb Dec 68% Dec 67 57 Dec 60% Dec Jan 2 Feb 99% Jan 25 8 58 Jan ,0 Jun 12 Oct 8 ; Feb 13 80 Dec 79 Feb 18 Dec 98% July 26 Va July 18 Feb 13 Dec 114% Mar 108 Jan 5 8% Feb 10 9% Jan 30 Feb 29 65 Jan 8 .10% Jan 7 Joseph Lead 10 56 ) 5 % non-cum 5'7 *83% 86 *61 63% *61 2 Safeway Stores 15 common 5 8% 100 Jan 25% Feb 10 Jan 31 % Jan 2 41 Jan 22 44% Jan Schenley Distillers Corp ,—1.75 5 Scott Paper Co 9 $3.40 cum preferred Nopar Scovlll Mfg Co 3.65% cum pfd 100 Scranton Elec Co (The) common—5 3.35% cumulative Nopar Dec 103% Sep 90% Feb 27 Dec 95 102% July 18% Jan 88% Feb 13 Nov 91% Jan 13% Feb 13 98% Mar 14% Jan 6 81% Feb 20 85 % Feb 4 Jan " 13 common 11% May 24% Feb 13% Feb 11 39% May 17% Dec 55 Feb 18 % Jan 2 44 Feb 19 Seaboard Air Line 50 19%; Nov Jan 5 15% Feb 10 43 % 17% Jan 6 Dec 35% Feb 11 5% preferred series A Seaboard Finance Co 10% 44% Jan Feb 12 5% Feb 11 7 Seaboard Oil Co of Del 40% July 16% Feb 21 31% Feb 5 38 Seagrave Corp Jan 2 6 12% Jan 16 11% Jan Feb Dec 16% Feb 10% May 6% Feb 11 16% Feb 10% Feb 20 Jan 94 Feb 26 104 Jan 30% 31 Dec 26% Feb 11 29 40% Jan 5 Oct 30 11 35% Jari 10 page 24. Feb 8 Jan 2 12% Jan 13 v 23% ' *22 23% 5% 5 % 5%, 2,700 7% - 7% 7% 3,400 19% 19% 21 *15% 16 500 ... 600 18% ; 18% 900 ♦79 18% 110% *41 *90% 91 89% •*88% 89% 13% 13% 13% 13% *81% 84 14 *81% A 14 *43% 45 8% >; 36% . 83% 85 64 8% 64% *63% 8% 8Va 8% 80% 80% 19 Va 18% 111 *110 Va : *83 80 % 18% —1 . *•* 16 Nopar • ... 16 *37% 38 gy4 81 Seiberling Rubber —Nopar 33% 33% 5 11% 12 —III *6% Co 100 18% 18% 110% 6,300 70 8% 8% *8% 8% 600 26% 25% 26'A 13,500 42 ♦41% 42% *41% 42 100 *90% 90% *90 Va 90% 90% 90% *88% 89% *88% 89% *88% 89% 14 Va 13% 13% 13% 13% 84 81% -81% 14 *81% - 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 45% 45% 45% 45 45 15% *16 " 38% Corp 7 7 j. 39% No'par 4 1 Nopar :•-■•• *6% 16 % *80% 14% 16 16 *44 . X38 % 38% 6% 39% 7 ; 33% 34 33% 12 12 . 34% 12 12 7% *6% *10 Servel Inc common $4.5° preferred Shamrock Oil A Gas * 10% 10% *94 96% *94 , 7,900 26% X42 84 38 ' y 8% 14 Va 15% 7 50 100 8% 26% *44% • / 66 - 110% 111 ' 100 86 .•;'• 80% 9% 37% 8% 42 91% • A 40% /■ 9% 37% 26% 8% 27 *88% - 64 8% 41 v 37% 85 63 19 Va 8% 9 38 *83 ) 110% 26% 41 ; 41 9% A' 9% 37Va 6% 10 • 1,166 83 20 14% 2,600 45% 200 16% 16% 37% 38% 600 1,100 ' Seeger Refrigerator Co Steel 9 *40% t c__No par 5 Sears Roebuck A Co Sharon • 80% 18% ♦110 26% 26% *90% preferred—_100 com - 8% ♦79 110% «83/4 ~ 8% 19% *110 5 8% 80% 19% 100 55% • *79 5 preferred Savage Arms Corp •' 63% preferred 5% - 9% 37% *83 21 % Jan 13% 8% 3 6'/a Co„ 100 112% Jan 90 9 100 Ry. 8t Regis Paper Co common-. 1st pfd 4.40% series A Jan 8% 36% 9 82 40% *36 49% 50% *881/4 21% 40% 46 11 see *48% 88% 5,200 S 24 For footnotes 50% 88% *20% 16 8% Feb Apr *48% 21% 23 *18 2,300 87% 15% 39% Feb 24% May 18% 40 8 38% 16% 16% 23,500 1,400 96 ' 7% 38 50% 16% Jan 110 96 8% 38% 21% 56 Jan Dec 97% 8% 87% »16 12 % Mar 97% *48% *54 55% 5% May 97% 87% *22 2,400 19% 21 87% 5 Jun May 30 Vb May 11 Oct > 19% 38 300 110 20% 50% *48% ♦20% No .par May 18 20% CLOSED 16% 19% 8% " 87 20 38% 1 24 6% EXCHANGE 20% ; 5% 8% 16% 15% Feb 101 50% 87% 20% 16 *851% 5% 38'/a 300 15,500 • 5% 8% 16% Ruberoid 16% 2,300 2,300 V 24% 104 5% 38% 16 %V Royal Typewriter 23 «48% •87,/8 24% 104 87 5% 38% STOCK ♦153/4 2 16% 87 *90 2 2 16% 8% 38% 24% 105 86 20 • r > Jan Dec 8% 98 20% 21 83% 83/8 v 38% r 20 *96 24% ♦104 16% 5% 20 64% Jan 92 *19% 98% 25 % 105 86 •>: 20Vb 22 23% fylay 40% Dec 5% M9% 54% Jan 11% 16 84% Ronson Art Metal Wks Inc Oct ___ 24% *104 7 68% 7% May 25 105% 5% 21 108 9% 6% Feb X20 *8% 5% 18 5 % 9 6% Oct 40 8% 5% 24% Feb 9% 5% Controls preferred Sep 26% *8% *6% conv 22 17% Dec 9% Shares 7% 3% 25 4%% 15% Jan 2 7 3% 7% Co__ 1 Robertshaw-Fulton Nov Jan 7% 3% 5% 1 Corp.- 7% 3% 15% 20 *96 10 7% 3% 84% 100 Rltter Company Roan Antelope Copper Mines 19 18; *19% 100 Sales for the Week Feb. 27 .3% 16 5% 1,900 $ per share 7% *104 . 10 Friday Feb. 26 $ per share share 3% 86 5% Thursday Feb. 25 / $ per 3%: 24% v 600 4,900 : 23% 9% lo Preferred 3.60% series Rheem Manufacturing Co Richfield 104 VJ 500 63% 7 . 243% 104 *84% : 1 B Common 9% 16 Nopar preferred 3% 24% A/ 100 2.50 Co Reynolds Spring Reynolds (R J) Tob class 42% May , 10 7 3% *8% ■ No par com convertible 20% 19% . preferred preferred Rexall Drug Inc Reynolds Metals 8 124 convertible Feb. 24 $ per share 3,800 PRICES Wednesday Feb. 23 t per share 7 i SALE Tuesday Feb. 21 par 9 11% Jun $1 50c 'Monday $ per share 1 8% Dec Sep V Par 15% 6% 5% Saturday EXCHANGE 19% 23 % May LOW AND HIGH Sper share 100 20 ♦11 98 24% NEW YORK STOCK ' 11% STOCKS /Range 600 *30% *10% , Range for Previous Year 1947 500 16% 37 * 10% 10% 105 *31% 2,100 *35 *11 10% ' 12% 1 105 31% 700 12% 24>/a *60 25 17% 30 29 12 11% *23% 100 31% 10,300 23% 12% *11 5 series 32 900 29 37 *31% 65 23% 17 36% 31% 8 Va 64% 17 % Nopar common ' , 7% 37 common Remington-Rand 9 23 Co— A Mfg Co pfd 3%% Conv 31 ■> 23 % «29% 8% 64% 7% 313/8 50c Feb Nov div 93 * *36% —100 16% 14 % $1.25 ■92% 8 64% V/a •163/4 common preferred (Robt) 31 22"% 8% 65 7% 5 non-cum Reis 92% %. 8% *64% 7% 50 non-cum 1st preferred 7% 22% 8'A 65 7% 50 common 4% 25 64% 93 *29%V 1 4% Real Silk *90% 'y \y',8y ': 7s/a 25 Dec 25 65 71/3 common May 12% 8 65 100 pfd preferred Reading Co , 12% Feb 8 No par 1 9 31% Jan Nopar Radio-Keith-Orpheum_ Ralston Purina Co 3%% Raybestos Manhattan 28 22% July 48% July May Oct Feb ' 17% May 32% 92 Radio Corp of America com $3.50 conv 1st preferred 7 10% 96% *6% . 10% *94 7 900 , 33% 34 33% 34 12 12 11% 11% 7 • 7 7 ♦6% 6% 200 10% 10% 3,800 10% 10% 96% 7 - 10% 94 94 *94 V 17,400 ' 2,000 96% 50 27% 27% 27 % 27% 26% 26% 26% 26% 26% 26% 5,600 32 32 31% *31 % *32 Va 32% 31% 32 30% 31% 1,600 21 Monday, March 1, 1948 CHRONICLE STOCKS Range for Previous Year 1947 S per $ per 70 Jan May Dec 14 Va Dec 11% $ per $ per share share 33% share 18 Feb 25 73 21% Feb 13% Feb 11 15 Dec . 13 Jan Feb 12 % Jan 2 24 % May Dec 28% Feb 11 6% May 91/2 Feb 5% Feb 24 Apr 6% Feb 4% Feb 5 Jan 27% Feb 14 4 27% May 41 Apr 51 39 Feb Feb 36 Shattuck ' 22 35% Shell Sheraton 6% Jan Silver 15 1 America— Corp of ; Co Jan Simonds Saw & Steel 4% Sinclair Oil.Corp„ May 18% Dec Mar 117% Dec 92% Feb 10 115 Jan Skelly Oil Co_ 65 Oct 18 Feb 11 Jan Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron_ May 23 21 15 62 % Feb 10 'Jan 38 May 58 31% Feb 10 14 20 35% Jan 12 87% Dec 102 % Jun 87 Jan 13 88% Feb 27 Dec 35 % Jan 19 % Feb 5 24% Jan 8 Smith & Corona Typewriter—No par 23 y4 13% Mar 17 % Dec 14% Feb 11 17% Jan 5% Feb 3% Jan 24 4 % Jan Socony Vacuum Oil Co Inc South Amer Gold & Platinum 3% May Jan 5% Feb 10 6% Jan South Carolina E&GCo com Oct 8% Nov 54% Apr Feb 17 22% Jan 13% Feb 27 16% Jan Southeastern 14% May- 56 Jan 38% Feb 11 42%-Jan South Porto Rico Sugar 37'% May 38% Feb 21 42% Jan 26% Feb 27 " 5% 42 48 Oct 39 % Oct 29 y2 May 39 5% Jan 45 Nov 42 %' Dec 27 Dec 34 % 22 July 28 % Feb 20 '/a Feb 24% Jan' 5 Apr 50 % Dec 43% Feb 11 51 Jan May 50 % Jan 33% Feb 11 41% Jan 34'/2 28 Jan - 29% Jan , 27 9 t 64 Jan 5% 57% May 20 81 Aug 70 % Feb 27 73 Jan Mobile & Ohio stock Nov 20% Feb 15% Feb 11 18 Jan Feb 26 Feb 27 May 4 7% Feb 4ya May 14% May 6 6 Jan Jan 93% f:tn •71 & Co common preferred Dec 237/a Sep 31% July 24% Feb 20' 24%, "Oct ku-74 reu 20 24% Jan 8 Feb 27 10% Jan 8 65 Feb 27 Jan 5 15% Feb 16 18% Jan 2 18% Nov 99 Dec ^ 83 Jan Dec 29 25% Feb 513 24' 98% Feb Jan 37 % ,70 Spiegel Inc common Conv $4.50 preferred 87 Squibb (E R) & Sons common $4 preferred No par Standard Brands Inc com—_No par 2 ,. 9 12 Jan 5 1 $3.50 cum preferred No par Aug 82 17% May 36% Jan 19% Feb 27 25% Jan 31 May 114% i'Feb 11 95 May 125 Feb Feb 97% Feb 27 50% Mar 63 July 54 %,Jan 27 62% Jan 2 37% May 44% July 36% Feb 13 43 Jan 2 prior preferred—— Standard Oil of California—No par Standard Oil of Indiana 25 July 69 % Feb 11 78% Jan 2 Standard Oil of New Jersey 81 89 ■ 102 80 Mar 63 23% 86 i 15% Jan Ohio Oil of Standard 12 Jani22 10 *86% 98% $7 31 % Jan „:06 No par No par $6 prior preferred 109 % Feb : 2 17 20% common 2 preferred convertible 4% Feb 11 41% Jan 13 37 Feb 16 41 Jan ; 2 18 Jan 11% Feb 13 13% Jan 5 49 Jan 33 Jan 30 104% Mar 88 Feb 10 91% Jan I5 32% Jan 9 Stevens 14% Jan 2 Stewart-Warner Corp Jan 2 Stokley-Van Camp Inc common 5% prior preferred Stone & Webster No 34 Dec 88 Dec Nov 36 % Oct 28% Feb 13% May 19% Feb 12% Feb 13 % Feb « 27 14% May 24% Oct 19% 21% Jan 18 17 Feb 11% Jan May 25 % Feb 16% Feb 15% Feb 9% Feb 18 11 10 % May 27 Jun 10% May 16 105 July 51 109 % May 97 12% 327/a May 45 % Jan 34% Feb 14% 11 5 Feb 141 Feb 14 Feb 13 84 87% Jan 12 Feb 5 6% Jan 8 28% • 10 % 5% May 25 36% Jan 16% Feb 27 Feb 27 Jan 81 Feb 19 i ^35 12.50 Lowest Highest Lowest No par 25 *15% (The)—4.16% Paper 39 *14% 31% 17% 25 & Co— Swift International Ltd ' Sylvania Elcc Prod Inc com„No par $4 preferred No par Symington Gould 17% *84 *5y4 1 Corp 15% 4% 4%- 6'/a 6 ' 7% Talcott Inc 9% Feb 11 10% Jan 6 Jan 3% Feb 11 4% Jan 12 Jan 8 Tennessee 5 5 25 1 Corp Corp Aug 15% Feb 11 Sep 68% July 52% Feb 14 60 % Jan 5 Texas Co 10 % Jan 24 Dec 17% Feb 27 23 Jan 2 Texas Gulf Producing 58% Nov 47 Feb 13 56% Jan 17 Texas Gulf Sulphur Dec 37% Feb 10 46 % Jan 2 Texas Pacific 46% May 21% 47% Jan Feb Feb 45% Feb 5 Dec 11% Feb 37% Jan 10 10 29 Jan 34% Dec 41 Jan 58% 13% Dec 15% 18% Dec 19% Dec 18% Feb 14 12% Dec 21% Feb 11 Feb 26 15% 41 Dec 59% Feb 39% Feb 25 12 May 17% Feb 12% Jan 9% May 13% Feb Dec 60% Feb 6% Aug 14% Feb 45 • 12 , Jan 8 Ino conv $2.40 46 % Jan 9 29 ,13% Jan 15 10 % Jan 8 42% Feb 21 .47% Jan 'g 7% Feb 19 9% Jan 9 Third - preferred conv Thermoid Co div $2% preferred—!. conv Oct 19% Feb 11 23% Jan 2 Thomas Steel Co Feb 10% Jan 26 10% Jan 8 Thompson Jan 39% Feb 11 t48 % Jan 59% J9 Jan "20 6 27 Feb 26 27% Jan*' 5 Oct i9ya Feb 13 24 Jan '2 108% Feb 95% Jan 2 99 Feb 11 21% Feb 17% Feb 11 85 7% Feb May 39% Feb 22 18 May 25% 94 Dec 15% May 20 92 Feb 3% Feb Mar 106 4 % Jan 6 "19% Jan 17 40 % May 53% Oct 45 Feb 10 53% Jan 10% May 15% Jan 10% Feb 27 13% May 22% Jan 17 14 May 20% Nov 5% May Feb 99 ; Dec •7% Jan 112% Feb 11 Feb 17 98 4 6% Jan Nov 12% Feb 11 * 14% Jan "12% Dec 21% Dec 38% Jan 19 Jan 23 22% Jan 48 Jan 33 Feb 16 36 % Jan 94 34% Aug $3.75 Detroit 13% 38% *38% 39 38 3/t 38% 38 *38 39 % 26% 211/a , 43% ,.v; v 47% 72 9 Dec 15% July 10 Feb 11 46 % Feb Transcont'l & Western Transue & Williams Steel 2 Trl-Continental 22 5 5 Jan 12 7% Jan 6 ;$6 Corp " ' preferred —No par Truax-Traer Corp No par 20th Century Fox Film com—No par $1;50 conv preferred No par $4.50 ^prior preferred *32% Jan 21 • * 21% 8 '/a 8% 8 *661/4 67% *65 '/8 66% 65 67 16 16 16% 16% 26% 26% 26 26%. 98»/2 24% 23% 841% *82% 84% 20% 21% 30 May For Carbide & Carbon Un El Co of Mo pfd $4.50 ser—No par Preferred $3.70 series No par Preferred $3.50 series No par Jan 2 109 Jan 23 91 Feb 9 91 Feb 9 86 Jan 6 •90 Jan 24 26% Jan 2 Union Oil of California— 2 Union see Feb page 21% Feb • 11. Jan Jan 19 165 98"% Jan 22 101% Jan 2 Jan 15 31% Jan 24. 400 98% 99 23 • 23% 84'% 87% 98% 99 5,800 57% 57% 57% 38 38% 38% 71% 71 71% . 10% 26 35 4% Union Pacific RR Co non-cum Tank common preferred Car 25 *108 *90 *86% *22V4 100 155 ¥2 100 *98 No par 33% •' 900 98 % 57% 57% 57% 38>/a 38% 37% 38 5,600 70% 71% 70% 71 11,000 25'/a 24% 25% 25 . : 11% 11% *40 41% *39 '/2 41 , : 5,100 ; 8,100 600 11 % 113,4 2,800 *39%. 41% 200 11% 40y2 : 95 *91% 95 11% 11% 800 87 97% *91% '95 *91% 92 . 25% 25 25% 12,500 20 >87 •'"• %• 400 37'/4 37 37% *36 37% *37 37% *12'/a 121/4 *11% 12 'A *11% 12% *11% 12% 33% 33% 33% 33% 33% 33 Va 33% : , 34 3,600 89% 21% *88 89% *88%-' 89% *88% 89'% 29 >/2 *88 30 30 *29% 30 29 Va 29% 13 13 123/4 12% 1,300 13% 13% 13% 3,200 *12% 13'/a 13 13 13% 14% 14 14 18 Va 700 18% 18% 18'/2 *18% 18% 13% >18 12'/4 12 Vi 121/4 12'A 12i/4 12% 12% 12% 2,300 16% * 17 17 »/4 17% 171/8 17% 16% 17 6,900 +114 10% 35 9% 10 9% 19 y4 10 10 34 35,100 35% 35 35 143 1,600 500 600 15% 15% 16 16 *15% 16% 15% 15% 39% x39 39 *38% 39% 39 39 *14% 16% *14% 15'% 30 3/4 31% 31% 31% 17 17% *14% 16% *14% 16% 31 'A 31% x30% 31 17% .17% • 17 Va 17% 17% 17% 17% 85 Va 85 85 *84 *51/4 5%: 5% HIGH AND Feb. 23 Thursday Feb. 26 $ per share 10 % *9% 4% 15% $ per share Shares 10 *15% 53% 54 Vb 100 6,900 4 4% 15% VB 53% 4% IS3/! 54% 54 for the Week share *9% 10% *9% *4% 4% *15'/2 54 $ per 16 *4% 151/4 531/2 Sales Feb. 27 10 'A *9% 10 1,000 Friday Feb.25 *4 '/a - v s 2,300 5% 5'/a 5% 5 6,700 , 85 Wednesday $ per share share 5% *84 85 » 17% 17'/a 17% 17% *84 SALE PRICES Tuesday Feb.24 Monday .". 70Q 3,200 17 16% ~ 171/4 $ per 1,500 20 143 193/4 20 146 '' 9% *93/a 93/4 20 1,600 . *38% 16 53 800 , 18i/4 381/2 19 18% 18% 7,400 51% 53 X53% 53% 53 53% 52% 53 3,000 42% *41% 42 V4 41% 413/4 41'/a 41% 5,500 31 31% 31% 32% 32% 33% 31% 33 % 8,100 47 47 47 47 46 3/4 46% *46% 48 11% 11% 113/4 2,900 18% *18'/a 18% 11% *11 11% 40 *393% 40 42 i/e ,18% ; 11% 11% 11% 121/a 11% *18% 19% *18'/a 19% 18% 11% 11% *11% .11% 40 40 - 9 i. . 7 :8%- ■ 10% • 1 - ' 9&1/4 • <■ . .. 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' , , < , - (6% 30 ,10 47% 10'% 108 *90 » *86% 22'% 155 *98 34 18% 19% 18% 19% *14% 15% ♦14% 34 *93 .> 10% 97 % , 19% , 19% 19%: 28% . , '10% 10% Xl3% 13% 10'/2 > . 18% 46 10% *98 -99 *46% ' 17% 453% 10% 1Q% '5% 1 28'% 973/4 108'% y *6% V 29% *• .10 % , 5% 50 1,000 19'% 7,900 133/4 20 .19 19% 19 341/4 *333/4 6% 30 10% -V 6% *29 3/a 10'/a 15% 13% 13% 93 <2,600 98%' *13% •96 ' 5 Vi'- 13 3/4 - 1,500 2,200 •98%' 5V2 98 98 2,700 • - ■ 34% *33% *92 9,300 600 34% 93 95 29 30 10% ; 10 • • f200 6% 6% "6% 500 ; 29% 1,300 <•' 10'/a 10 •47% :47 10% 10 Vb 10'/a 10 10'/a 297/a 29%. 297/a 29 29% 10% 29 x97 .;108'% 22% 155% *98 34% .,973/4 108'% '93 88% 22% 156 97% 97 98 'A 1073/4 108'% *90 86% 22% 156 93 86% 223/4 157'/a 1073% • y ,800 4,700 98 7,400 120 107% 93 87 87 22% 900 47 *90 157 800 i 10% 10'% X47% :21o , 10 Va 10 88% 34 6% • '/ 48 *86% 99'% 18% 47 10 *90 22 3/4 :99 18 Yb ,47 <47 93 155 100 10% 19 151% 96 *98% 22 *14% •15% 5% ; 53/4 ., . 10% , 1,500 3% 3% 193/4 33% % 1,700 -170 87% *20% 19% 6 900 43 22 33% * 5 20 18% *14% ' *29% 87% 22 18% *92 , 43 89 20 11 13% • . *10 44% *87% 3% 18% '".*981/4 ,V'. 'i~.'-'l'' • ,' 10% x43% 3% 1,000 10% *10 44% 3% 80 "2,100 ' 201/4 y, ' 13% , 8% 19% 8% 19% (22% 46 5%. ' 9 ■> 3% 10% ■ 433% *43 20 *8% 20 600 8% 8% 8% 100 13'/a *123/8 13% 43% 19% 46 -■ 150 *20% 18% Va.. 100 300 98i/4 19% . 300 19% 3%.. 23 *22 CLOSED *8% *43, 101/4 *87% 89 *123/8 89 10% 44% T*3% STOCK EXCHANGE . 101/4 44 88 • . 20 20 ' . 9'/4 9yB 9% 44 •. 9 !.:? 43 43 20 20 4V 12% 9 -43 11 *39% 17% 18% • Xl2% > 9 43 * '•' . 39% •39% 13% *12% V • 3% 6!/2 115'% 10% 144 146 146 115% 10% 116 x93/4 9% 20 'A 19% 19% 146 *144 1,700 51% 35 735' v ;. ' 1,800 98 10% 11% 10% 35 ,10% :f 35 9% 9'/a 51% 51% *•1151% 116 *115 116 400 18 *92 98 51% 51% 51% 51% 51% 9% *92 98 *92 98 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% *92 ' 89 9 106 38% footnotes 1,500 21 87% 58 *36 10% 43%.-'. 47 10% 28 Va 97% 109 ' "93 88 * 22% 155 V2 99 V2 33% Mar 152 2,000 19 Va 20 99'/4 1 11% 20 47 97% Feb 130 17 26 *81% 84% 40 y2 42% 8 Corp No par Union Asbestos & Rubber Co 5 28 % 111 4,100 8'/a 65 Vb 26 ' 23% 99 y4 v'57% f' 9 10'A No par 164% Dec '• 16% ; 99% 23% ,*81% 24 87>/a >87% 20% 87% 99 VB 30%' 47% •/ 11% 19y2 11% 40% 13% > *10 No par Nov *98% 99 8,600 22 20% 16% 261/ 1,100 25 25 25% 21 . 500 73% *71 25% 41% 1 (The) Union Apr 97% 12 Union Bag & Paper Apr ,20 •' 8% .92 10 % ' 2 ; 2,300 6 6 6% 73% 21% 25 :10% 9 Sep 120 Feb ,14% Jan Jan Dec \ • ' / *6 *71 251/4 86% 10 : 500 4'/a 4 4'/a 4 6% ' 300 1534 8% 70% 29% 34% Jan Jun 153/4 211/a 37% > 6V2 *29% 102 27 16 25 '/a *98 *92 11 106% 15% 731/2 98% 2,500 y 70% 81/4 v 19'/a 33% 96 22 104 *70% 70% 4% 4'/a *6'/a *71 12,000 46'/2 72 200 : - • ' 251/a 20% 15% 5% 99 27% Feb Dec 58% 15% 15% 4% *82% 18% 93% Jan Dec 35% 58% 98% 10y2 4% 15% 53% 18% 51 18% Oct 91% 34% 59 21% 17 y4 85 >/2 5% *14% -SVz *98Vi 13% 19Va *33' 1 Jan 85 453/4 35% <8y8 16y2 31% 17% 5 Air Inc common 37% 115 47 35% '*581/1 72 *70% ■ 6% 16 % 39'/a No par -. 2 15% Dec 105 10 1,900 23% 45% 11% No par. Bearing 110% July Jan 20% 661/4 35 '/2 45% *11 tTransamerica Corp 27 27 9 % May 20 Va 26;' 18 Va 11% Jan Feb 25% May 21% X46 '/4 58% 15% .10 10 89% 1,200 15% 98% • Underwood 27, 17% Oct Feb 26 % 36 58% : 73% • 18 y4 9 Feb 97/a May 58% 26% X20 '/2 48'A 35 % 35% 59% ■ 26% 26%; 21% 47% 34% *58 38% 26% 21% 900 38% • 26% 1,700 383/4 *38% 39 *38 20% 98% •51% Jan 17 Feb 43 % May 3,600 13% ■25% 5 Axle_ 10 27 <6% Feb 12 5% 40% 14% ■ No par. preferred Udylite 'Corp Jan Feb 29 4,900 5% 4 40% 4% 19% 2 Jun 16 51% 4 5% 13% *6 lo Jan 104 Dec Nov 4 *39'A *71 23 ; 19% 5 Dec 7 30 6 14% 15% com—No par No par Tide Water Associated Oil com Timken *10 No par 100 No par Twin'City Rap Transit com—No par -5% conv prior preferred— 50 Twin Coach'Co 1 93 92 A €% 41/a . 40y4 21% CLOSED 43%. *87% *3y2 ' *21 Va — Thompson-Starrett Co ?$3.50 cum preferred Timken .Roller 104% Jan 27 15% 1 2 17 % Jan , 7% *19% 15 ... com 8 20% Feb 2 15% Jap 22 5% Feb - 50 (The) R) (J Thompson Froducts «4% preferred 7 13% Jan 1 1 Avenue TransitiCorp—No par 16% Dec *11% *40 *12% *8% 42% No par No par preference common-. 24% May *18y2 No par 5 The Fair Jan 3% May *45% 11% . 50c common Sep 85 30% 1 100 Ry Co 10 38 1G,200 14% Trust— Land 16% 1 10 Thatcher Glass Mfg Co common 8% Feb" 11 , 51 41% No par Oil Coal & Pacific & .$1.25 15 14% Jan 21 ' share-ctfs Sub Textron 16 y8 Jan v 9 : , Texas 10 50% Jan f (The) Pacific Texas *9% *4 15 V2 *53% 18 V4 9 (James) Telautograph 53% 20 % 100 15% *39% 26% tper share Par <$ per share; 18 13% May 20 21% 14% LOW EXCHANGE Feb 14 May 3% May 88%' *20% 40y4 T 10 1,000 --15% *39% STOCK Saturday Feb. 21 STOCK NEW YORK 1 Highest ; $ per share $ pet share < per share 153/4 89% 600 200 • 32% 88% 38% STOCKS Range since Jan. Year 1947 21 15% *88% 47 32% ■7- ; 38% ■' Previous Range for 21 15% 9% 9% 9% *19 19ya *143% 145 10c Co (The) California Co Swift 5 x30% Feb 100 cum) Sweets Co of America 16% Jan" 19 104% Mar Dec Dec 211/4 15% : 14% 98 51% 116 10% 10 V2 5o 10 Sutherland 6 19 '8 ,• ; 89% *21 17 Superior Steel Corp , Jan Jan 18% 24 43 % Jan 16% *9% Sunshine Biscuits Inc 13 9 Jan 18 % Jan Jan Jan 27 % *88% 21%' 34 2,500 18% 18%*45 • *323/4 r 700 > . *92 v 51% *114 1 Sunshine Mining Superheater, Co Superior Oil of 160 1 1 Oil Corp Sunrary 1 20 par No par (4'/2% 3 21 37% Dec 89 % 4'/a 58 38% No par common..; pfd 8 22 Jun 20% 79% Class A 8 17 % Feb 30% 34 v" ' 1,300 13,900 ,104% 104 18% 49 33% 12 (The) Jan 11 Feb ,11 15 Oct ' Sun Oil Co ' 38% Jan Mar 21% *181/8 *47' ■ '• 16 • 104% 104% 33% 15 % 20% 87% 98% 12 Corp common 38 % Jan 11 Dec 47 Jan 6 10 11 24% May 36 2 Chemical 5 $4.50 series A preferred 21% Feb 9% Feb 18% Feb 160 May Jan 11% Jan Oct 24% 17% May 13 Sun 9 ' Jan 101% Studebaker Corp 7 11 13% Mar 8% May 5 117% Jan 31 Feb 5 100 15 & Co Inc Feb 58 1 preferred (J P) 11% Jan 26 9 % Sep 3Va% 21% Jan ;97 No par L S__ Sterling Drug Inc common Jan - 8 14% Jan 16 9 113% Jan Oct 125 Jan 77/a Feb , (The) Stetchi Bros Stores Inc 20 u 6 51 % Feb Apr 75 % Mar Dec 114 Fehi 27 Starrett Co Jan * 2 39 11 11 30 V4 105i/4 18% *88% 71% 25%', 25% 1 *92 93 11% 11% **39 40% 37% 37% *12 12ya 33% 33% *88 89y2 29% 29% *12% 13 14 y8 14 Va *18 '/a 18% 50 38 Oct May 12 99 % y ■"> 37% 16'/a *35% 16'/a 49 '2 71 preferred series A 100 Standard Steel Spring common 1 -Feb 49 • 38 3%% 47. Jun 37 57% 25 10 May 41 y4 ) 16, 16% , 1,100 28% *39% 25 20% 8% 4,300 4% 4% 28 363/4 18 y4 73% Standard G & E Co $4 pref—No par 12 Jan 11% Feb Feb 17% 16'/4 - 6 . 200 5,200 ■ J w' Feb 91? «Jan 105 Dec 107/a May < 24% Feb '27 31% Aug Jan 94 < . 16% 36 , 49 *66% 67% 16 16 *25 26 *97% 100 24 % 24% *81% 84% No par Square D Co Jan'29 28 % Jan 11 iFeb % Jan 104 "Feb-27 23 ! Sperry 29 1 1 2 Sons Spencer Kellogg & Corp (Tnej 29% Jan r 112%' Feb Nov 23 y4 Feb 45 % 13% May 27 i 90%: Feb Dec 68 % Feb 17% 1 " 20% 8% No par $5.50 36%. <<■}■■■ 6 Va 4% *20% ' 30% 5% V- 28% 18% 16% 4% 6% *71 25 No par Spear Jan 36% *70'/2 *15% *4% *6 1 36 7 4% x28 3/a 33%! 1 •„.' 29% ■ 6% 48 72 7 % Jan 73 16% May May *70% Spalding (A G) & Bros Inc Sparks Withington 73 8 100 tr ctfs 4% 28% .100 300 -■ *4% *18 -.800 123/4 ' 28 y4 .100 , ' 5,200 > 13% *12% 31 48 34% 59% 4% Jan 7 n non-cum 34% *58 6'/a 6% > 4% v' EXCHANGE 100 preferred 58 % Feb ' 47 Co iSouthern Pacific Co . No oar Southern Railway common__No par 2 Feb 15 46% 25 7.50 Edison 77 68 21% 38% *26% 30% '■ : ■; 3/4 x 13 12% *12% 6 28 ■%-■ ••'<•<,»>• ''^v/vvv. 15 38% 38% 27 21% 25 :V 12% 30% ! 16 % , 40% *14% 38% 12 % 70 70./ ,. ■>' 14% 141/a r 20.% v^o% t,69 :•;/ *68 141/2 Shares share $ per 21 y 20% <• 68 30% ' , 6 .- 4%v 211/2 v . 28 ' * 4% 6% Lines 5 com—No par 68 36"; ■ • .. *39% Greyhound Natural Gas Southern 4% *6 —50 preferred preferred Southern California •' u. 15% 15% _15 1 7.50 8tf> 15 40'/a J 1 15 ± Corp (AO) 20% ' *14 '/a 12% 30 '/4 •5% • 16% 16% 100 100% *18 18% *47 49 33 33 % *88% 89% *21 21 % —10 Smith (A) & Sons Carpet Co com__20 3%% cumulative preferred 100 Smith *12% ."'29% 1. 28% 37% No par : 15 ■; 4% *28% *36 No par 1 >;; > ';>■■■ 1 V 69 14 Vi- 14% 6'/a *6 , 5 No par {Cing Coalition Mines Simmons 18% Jan 11 Pen Co *66 ; •,, :• share for the Week Feb. 27 Feb. 26 $ per $ per share 21% 20% 69 14% 12% 30% No par ___1 Feb. 25 Sales Friday Thursday Wednesday $ per share 21% *66 14% 12% 30% Oil Jan 44 20% No par , $ per share t per share No par G) (W A) Union 7% Jan 24 Feb (Frank Sheaffer 35% Jan 34 Feb. 21 Tuesday Feb. 24 Monday Feb. 23 (-Saturday , Par % Jan PRICES SALE HIGH AND , Sharpe & Dohme common $3.50 conv pref series A 8 <Ja,n 68 Feb 82 LOW , share 23 % Jan, 11 17% Feb ■ STOCK EXCHANGE Highest Lowest Highest Lowest NEW YORK Range since Jan. 1 223% 159 99 98% 99 98% 99 34% 333/4 34 333/, 34% ■ # : • * -' 70 2,100 1,900 500 1,300 Volume (959) V' Range for Previous Year 11)47 Range Lowest Highest $ per share $ per share $ per share < 16% May 102 25% Dec Dec 105% Jan 10 26% Jan 6 107% Feb 3 Dec 28% Apr 16 Jan 6 Dec 120% Apr 77% Jan 12 18% Sep 24% Nov 19 28% Jun 35 Dec 27% Feb 20 26% Jan 33% Nov 3% Dec 8% Dec 2% 41 29 Feb % Feb 2% Feb 40 Feb United 4% Feb 61% Feb Jan Jan 43 $3 6% Jan 70 Jan 11% May 19% Oct 16% Feb 13 20 Jan 17 43% Jan 37% Jan 21 42% Jan 29 Board & Carton Jan 20 59% July ,24% Jan Dec 12% May 19% 15% May 91 : Dec 106 71% Feb preference 170% Feb 6 33% 53% 9% 24% 46% Dec 23% May 127% t Dec 67 r38 "• t. / 48% 4 yB 20 11 Feb 2 ' 66%- Jan .68 7 Feb .38 r Jan 2 4% Feb 5 57/a Jan 52 /Feb 31% Jan 27 34 c Jan 'Feb 16 13 17% Jan 11% Feb 23% Dec 163% Dec 13% Dec 29% 56% Dec 91% 4% Feb Feb Mar: 18% 11 Feb 150 27 14 % Feb "20% 12% May Dec 84 Nov 85V4 Nov r 95 « 94% Nov Dec J 34 % Feb Feb 13 42 Feb 10 -87% Feb 2 Nov 27". Nov 16% 121 ~7% Feb il Nov 112 , 93 Feb 11 Oct 14% Jan 7 Feb 109 18 Jan 6 Jan 7 . Van 10% Jan 106 Jan 114% Feb 24 Jan--8 Feb 35% Feb 27 37% Jan 30 30'A Feb 10 34 Jan 8 32 Feb 10 '30 34 Jan 8 Dec 33% Nov 28% Feb 19 32% Jan 5 32%. Jan 6% 13 1% 500 98 97% 98 97% 97% 3,000 175 *173 12% *70 72 6% 6 V8 30 30 29'% 29% 29% 29% 600 18% 18% 18% 18% 18 Va 18% *8% 9% 2,900 *8% 9'A *8% 9% 41% 42% 52; 1,600 26 2,100 *8% 6% 9% 34% 6% ' ♦ 42%' 42 51 X42% > 51 26% " 27 43 *50% 42 % Z 52 26% 27 "' / *87 EXCHANGE" " CLOSED ; "// "40% ,'41%./' /" 90 *87 40% 40% i; ;/•' '• 134 *130% 43 ■43% 44% 68 '67% 90 132 67 y2 69 ■132 " / ' *87 40'A 44% *67Va * ; •51/8 68y2 4%| A 4%, 32% *16% 19% 152 12 Va 1 *12 57 ya 56 14% jut'-.-.i': 13 Va 22% .; 125 /-■ 86 92 ' *87 95 *87 8 43 8 97 16% *91 92 % 43 *87 7% 16% :/ •/'■ •17 16% 114% -17% • *114 115 i *18% *36% *18% 18% 37% *36% 37% 3iy» 31% *32% *30% 33% 31% " *32% 33% 20 *28 30 33%/ /■ " *28 20 *29 32 *29 NEW /YORK STOCK Saturday - EXCHANGE Monday Feb. 21 $ per share Par v;> 18% $ per share $ V 33% ' 30 *28 -v32 -> v- '♦ - " 23% 23% 900 89% "10 ♦ *86 -91 32 *89% $ per share " v 7% 93% 16% 17 17 33% *28 30 *29 32 18% 35% " 35% 31% 500 33% 33'A 300 *28 / *29 300 30 32 - ——— Friday $ per share Sales Feb. 27 Feb. 26 $ per share 800 100 *31% : ; Thursday ; 1,200 Z 11,900 114% *18% 36% ■ *113% 31% Feb. 25 95 7% 93% ../. *33% 500 93 *87'% 7% - 50 .43% ■ 95 iJ t " 92 92 30% V :v 30 ■ • , *90 *41% 36*% Wednesday Feb. 24 pey share " ' *29 ■/ high sale prices Tuesday Feb. 23 4,000 xli4%!: 11'4% *18% 18% 18% low And 300 12% 96 16% ' 1,200 12% 42% 94 1,100 13 23% 7% 98 14% 13 • 31% > • *87 . 7% '*96 . ' *89% 95 7% 100: 113% • 42 93 7% 14% *22% 88% 91 *42% 1,400 56% 12% 24% *86 *89 y2 95 " - *95% 115 " 24% 88% 70 12 23% : 12% 25 *86 ' 16% >114 % 93 *89% 15 ■ 300 153 11 *56 12% •13% 23 %' . , wt 25 •r 23 t 43 44 93 57% 15 13% •'13 /' 91% *43 *89% 97 15% 13 y„ 200 '■•200 20* *152 / 12'A 3,200 4 Va *19 ' 88% 91 15 y8 4% 34 #16% 4% 20 12'A 97 4% 16% 153 *56 400 % *30 :4% *19'A 9y8 ;• 17"". ■ *152 12^' ""57'A 23 /'■■ , -25' *85 ' / . "• 22% 13-'/ /• ^ " 25% 86" "14% /•':13% "13% ( \ 23%. ( 13 :> *23 -V *55% ■ ■ 16 y2 ■ 20 800 *91 .4%: 900 5 9 33% *4% 19 y4 • 153 12 56% 14% 14% *13 12% * - ■ 19% 38% 4 Vh - 97 ' 16,700 2,200 38% ;.: 9Va .4%; - *30 200 69 131% *18% : 5 9y8 '*91 /•■■ 4% 153 / 19% i " 68 131 40 16% *4»A 19'A ^ 153 2,200 68 , *39 ,4%; 16% > - 500 44 *67 ; .18% 33 y2- 19% *150 12VA *56 '*88 4% ... 70 132 V4 :;"5 1 95 "% 16% *4y4 *90 Va , 4,400 132 *43% ' 33%' 20 152 4%"" 4% 200 40 *130 67% 132 9%. ;1 . 95 ,y30 4% *19%i 3% *90% 1,100 90 "39% 44% 69 .- 1A " *16'/2T 17 *4 At '10 : *88'A 5 95 *29%1 70%. 132 %v 19'A "• v '40 40% 67% 7oy» " *87 132 44 132% > ■ 9% V- »90V4* 19 *18% 39 *4%' 69% , 25% 90 '■131% 6 "'•■ 52 27 '. 2.000 ' 43% - 133"'.; 132%; 18M» OQ1/-1 52 26 34 " 6 : 42% *50% -< '■ ■/: • 33% . STOCK |133 | 34% • 40% 18% J "39 I —„5 700 72 , 18% 33%. .' 34% - v 12 V* *70 30% 69'A "69%. *132 %f 134 L 5 175 12 Va ■/ 18% 9'A | 90 *67 . *173 *12% 40 *29% 19 43 • 175 12% 72 >" *70 3'7%- Highest $ per share 18% *18% Range since Jan. 1 Lowest $ per share 4,500 *17'A 6% ■/•/;/,/ STOCKS .-Highest':"/ 17% 92 18 *30% preferred 16% 92 92 *36% .common ,17% 8,900 34% 42 *130 _No par common cumulative Range for Previous Year 1947 17% preferred_,__—,"/_/;;—__25 Virginian Ry Co 10,300 49% 18 25 _25 Visking Corp iThe) Vulcan Detinning Co 1,300. 14% *90 . 100 20% 14% 29% 40%' 100 preferred^— L; Va Iron Coal & CbkeA'V pfd 20% 14% 6% "« ■>87 -—100 $5 49% 20% 33% 25%f 26 - 50% 14% 17% 12% 73% 49% 91% £ *173 12% *70 50%/ 50'A series——100 com 175 / _ *20% 17% *89% 97% 12% ' . 17% \ ■ _ 6 Va 42 6%. div partic preferred—,—100 Virginia Elec & Pwr Co-corn-_No par Feb Lowest 19 17% *173 12% 72 com——1 Va-Caroiina Chemical • 36 29% preferred—1——IO0 2nd 175 '8 % 25 common 97% *6 .—,—1 preferred 97 *70 new/———10 cumulative 17% 96% *12 *25 non-cum 16% "MC% *34% - 13 5% 9(H" ♦> 9i :• 16 *172% ?,20 5 Jan $ per share Inc 17% 91 96% Co—/ —_v„2.50 Co 17% 16 par 8 »- 45 13 par sugar Co__6y3 3V2% "17% Feb 25 38 32% Jan Raalte 3%%. preferred 40 Oct 14% —10 Corp Victor Chcipical Wofks 16 Dec 33% 50% 21 14% Ry/com—100 47% Jan 's2 89% Jan Dec Aug 50 % 20% Vick Chemical Co_—_/_/_/L—/_2.50 Vicks Shreve & Pacific 24 Oct ;.30 800 14% preferred—" Stockyards Vertientes-Camaguey 6 !31 31% 38 50% Vanadium Corp of America_"_Nb par /-Feb 21 20 38 21 — non-cum Van Norman 10 91% Feb ' 38% Smelting Bef- & Min' com;»;,50 United Jan 23 29% Jan .86 2,100 38% PlayinigiG^AC<^4.LlL.L^L;_Liilo /; 7% t ;/ 5 • 38% ' 27 14% Jan ,26 '14 % Jan 21 86 10% May 107% 86 Jan 50% 5'A May (69 Feb 23% Feb 104% May 97% Oct Dec , 2 Feb '94 Dec |14 12% Jan 39- 35% May 85 Jan 16 38 14% Machine Corp— 5 Jp. "100 7" /Universal Pictures Co Inc Jan a7A»! 4y4% preferred"/;^ 16% Jan 13" 21% Feb 18 38 173A 49% preferred— 7%;/-preferred 4% 70 18% 20% S Plywood Corp common/—_1 3% CU cum prd series A .100 -U S 4% *65 17% . 23 ;; Jan 64 10 ,12% Feb U v . 1,300 1,100 18 *89% Pipe & Foundry——__i_ 16,200 17% 14% " Universal-Cvclops Steel Corp—A: 1 14 ••• Universal Laboratories Inc__—"_1 2,'/ Universal Leaf Tobacco com_N»par 8% preferred——/;;. 5/ 100 163 % Jan :. 14% Jan * Feb '24 56 Feb ; ,6 Feb U S 4% 70 10 2% 41% 17% Co common———20 — 52 2% *41 17% 17% preferred/- 52 9,700 38 50 preferred—^,;/.;;——100 "< 4%%. 4% *65 2,000 3% 2% 41% 68 29 30% 3'A 53 2% 5% *65 29 *28% 3% ' 4iv« 21% Chemicals-—_No 29'A 30% 3% 17% par Hoffman 29 *51 14% '8 •5% Jan 17 Feb All" / Feb 22 Dec Feb :• 19 Feb" 192 ■13% May 9 6 97 y2 Jan Jan t S 200 2% 4% 70 1,200 12% 39% 49% •'5 " United Stores $4.20 nbn-c 2d pfd—5 13 $6 conv preferred—— No par 5 United "Wall Paper Inc/common 2 4 % cum conv 21 preferred— —50 Jan v *68 500 19% *12% 41% 41 82 *19 12% *28% *203/4 par 5% Jan 2% *80 y2 9,800 19% *12% 53 9,200 17% *38 1st preferred—Li.-—-_No par 4 Va% 13-A ; 40 y2 Jan A •/10 . , 30 Jan ; *68 2% 5% 82 19 % " 24 107% 17% ' 3% *51 41 *81% - 23% *107 18% Shares *17% "50 78% Jan r9.VT' U S Steel Corp common"; "No par 140% Jan 19 m- •■" :1'/a preferred/,"//——"I,; 100 a, ;u s Tdbacco Co com—".'"—No 19%-Jan 27<! ?<■ 4% Feb 11 : 8% Feb 11 93 Jan 29 :Jan 70 131 V Feu Mil £/ 17% Feb-10 Oct 2 1377/8 Jan t 47 5 2% 24% for the Week $ per share 107% 17% 31 3% 53 . 41 5% 75 U S Rubber Co common—_-„_lo 13; '■* 8% non-eum 1st preferre<LAM/l00 "45'A Jan 6 2% 41% *29 3% *51 2% Leather Go common.,.. No par Partic &'conv class A —No par U S Lines Co < common—;————l 5 9 53 28% 31 3% 18% 82% 19% 12% 28% 1 corn— Gypsum •7'- "US % Feb 22 Dec May May 26% 53 33 y2 Jan 28% V' *29 3% 5% U S 10 - 90'/2 Jan 6 41% Jan 109% Jun Dec "■14% 13- Feb '#130 Feb 10% Jan 45% Jan 25% Feb1 14 38 % Feb Feb- 8% 12% 16 87 Feb Dec ' 49 •: Mar 23 Dec 16 Jan 150 A. 5% X33% Feb Dec : Jan 96% A' 39% Feb 1 28% 31 i 41% 5 Foreign Securities—No U S Industrial .8 Oct 28 ; *28 3% °-5l _5 Freight Co,;,,"";..—No v 2 9% Jan Feb /Jan 8 2iy4 Jan 15 80 Dec . 5 »' 11 19% 12% • - 100 S 7% , 5/ Feb !81 xi7% Nov;. Jan Jan 51% July 61% May 133" ' Dec 36 18 165/.; Feb ' Dec 7 10 K ";* 9 , - 8% Jan Feb 6 . 19% *12% 1 S U 9 29% Feb '26 ' 103% July 60 % Feb 38% May ? , " & $4.50 72;% Jan 21 42% Jan 19% 12% 19% 12% 28 1 U 2 Jan.. 11 24 Oct 73 Dec ;' 14% 16 Feb 82 019 5 U y ..Apr 39 Dec 40% Oct " 46 % May 12% Feb 71 S 23 33% Feb Nov 10 ' A. Feb 39% 16% Jan 92 Jan -Feb 94 "v U P- Jan 82 *81 24 *107 109 18 Sales Feb. 27 $ per share 24% *107 18% Friday Feb.26 13'/a 18% Jan 105,% Jan1 12 175 82»'a v 23% 109 *12% 100 — United Merch & Mfrs Inc 5 Jan "SI i Thursday $ per share 24% 17% United Fruit Co—'———No par United Gas Improvement Co___ 2 97 23% *106% 18 ;,»■ 1 23% 107 C Foundry 17 21% Jan 11 ; Dec 22% Feb 11 $ per share 47% No par United Electric Coal Cos— United Engineering & 12 16% Jan . 20 15% Feb Jan 9% 89 92% Feb 5% May 35 Jan 56% Jan 27 Oct Dec 25% 16% Feb 196 % Mar Dec 37 •** 13 Feb Feb Dec : . 27 14 20% Dec 13% 10 107% .. May 171 Feb 20% Feb Feb 23% 'Oct 12% May 86 48 $ per share n06'/2 . Corp„„10 Co —. 44% Feb.25 23 %4 100 United Dyewcod Corp commonl'/o preferred : 33 May Wednesday Feb. U i common___10 $3.50 convertible preferred United Corp common——_l 2% Jan 14 —5 United-Carr Fastener Corp___No par United Cig-Whelan Stores com—30c 4% Jan 26 Feb Jan Jan 31% Jan 13 10%. 95 Jan 55 V Inc PRICES Tuesday Feb.23 $ per share cumulative preferred 100 United Biscuit CO—— —No par United Carbon 11 53% Mar Dec Dec Lines 15 Va Jan 10 Jan Air SALE Monday Feb. 21 4 y2 % 35 26 Saturday {' ■•'r '.a'"•'par United Feb V 22 5 3 48% Feb Jan 4% Dec 5% 65 % ^ 11 LOW AND HIGH STOCK United Aircraft Corp common 5% convertible preferred 18% Feb 86 22 Feb 83 Dec Jan 12% Feb 50 '' 17 15% YORK EXCHANGE $ per share 75 */"■'#■" STOCKS NEW ;A, Highest 22% Feb Sep 110 1 since Jan. 1 Lowest the Week $ per share for Shares W "57 Apr 75% Feb 62% Feb 25 66 Jan 2 Wabash 17"% RR Jan 14% Feb 15% Jan 32% Jan 8 Waldorf System,—;———No 23 ' 13% 29% 100 Apr Apr 36% Dec " Xl7% May T7% May 10% Dec 68% Feb 109 . x30 16 Feb 11 100% Jan July 9 103% Jan 11 22 Jan 11 10% Jan "2 Jan 19% Feb 13% Feb 8% Feb 19% Dec 24% Feb 11% Jan 22 106 % Mar Dec May 84% Feb 26 18% Feb 10% Feb 10 36% Nov 25% Feb 5 20% Feb '12 "21 10 1 T9% Dec Jan Jan preferred common; 13% Jan Warner Warren Foundry & Pipe— Warren Petroleum 25% Jan Bros Dec 1 22% Feb 25 17% Feb Washington 16 19 Jan 10 Feb 18 Feb 10 No par *20V'8 2 25% Feb 14 30% Jan 2 41 Feb ■ ;// .*11% 101 % / 11% 86 11% ■-//"/";" '■■■;". No par *26% com—3 22% No par *22% 22% 5 *17% 18 Wayne Knitting Mills— Wayne Pump CO *18 —5 1 ■■■; 26% CLOSED 5% Dec 12% 'Jan 5 Feb 10 37% 6% Jan Jan 52% Nov 39 Feb 11 48% Jan 5 90 Feb 80% Feb 13 86% Jan; 2 34% Jan 19% Feb 27' 24% Jan 9 "83% May ■21% May 13% Feb J105 Dec 103% Dec 105 114% Jan; Jan 112% Jan .106% Dec 32% May ,)■ '105 Dec " •26% / 17 38% Feb 14 25 105% Jan 12 '6% Jan 2 29 34% Feb 14 8% Jan 44% Jan 10 8% Feb 27 11% Jan 10 44 Jan 5 24% Feb 26 35% Jan 10 Feb 28% Feb 11 32' Jan 28 68% Feb 27 72% J an 15 Sep 18% Feb 11 20% Jan 5 38 y4 Oct 32% Feb 13 37% Jan 8 31 Dec 25% Feb 11 Dec 105 Aug 85% Feb 11 94% 84 Jan Dec 10 106% July 91% Feb 11 30 Nov 98% Jan 9 32% Jan 2 26 May 88 55 Jan 43% 29% Feb Dec 16 30% Jan 5 34% Feb 7 43% Jan 2 85 Jan 5 :62% Mar 76 90% Jan 28 Dec 80 Jan -31- 5 90 53% Oct 38 Feb 5 101'/a Mar 47% Jan 84 82% 90 Dec 102% July May Dec 84 July 29% May 5% May Jan , Feb 26 92 34 26% May .19% May 9 % May Feb 23 Feb 20 Feb 19 Feb 11 9% Feb 27 7 27% Jan 29% 17% Feb 90 Feb 34 Feb 12% For footnotes 90 27% Feb Dec see page Feb 9 24. Feb 5 com, Indies Sugar C0rp,,,_ •■■■.■ No par : 1 20% 20% 14% . 6% 105 ■■■ 100 : 100 West Penn Power 4%% pfd__—,100 West Va Pulp & Paper com__No 107 7/a 6 Jan 12% Jan Feb RR series com A . 6 26 28% Jan 15 11 12% Feb 25 -■••26%. No par — / *28% 100 *67% Western Union Teleg class A_No par *18% Westinghouse Air Brake—No par Westinghouse Electric com, 12% 3%% 3.80% cum pfd cum pfd series A series Weston Elec Instrument Westvaco Chlorine Prod— Common conv Prior Wilcox preference Co No par No par * *£'8% *94 " *29% " No par - No par 20 25% ' -/■ ■ 23% 24% 24% 18,700 •" *22% 23% *22% 23 Va 500 ' - xl7% 17% 17% 17% *18 18% *17'A 18% *26% 27 26% 26% /„/ *18% ••'19/";" *26% 5% *5 ; ' 5% 5 5 "" // -"5 41% 41% 40% 41 83 83 83 83 20% /'■. 20% 20% 14% 14 *104 106'% 115 20 " 14% 106% / 115 105 "115 ./"■/ 14% ' 105 115% 104%' 104% 104%' 104 y2 107% 107%" 107%" ' ' 39 39%" 100%'100% * 39% 7% 7% 7.'A 351/4 35% 27 30 ■ 33% 89% "•-■■" ■ 95% 34 89 - 8% 8% 19 8% - 35% 35% 87 . 88 90 29 69% 68% 68% 18% 18% 34% 33% 34 26 26'A 87% 87 88% 96 96 30% 30%' *29 V2 35 *34% 19% 33% 34 26 26% • 94% *29% 30% '35 351/4" 34% *87'A 89 95% 38% 87% 24y2 86 , 33% • 4,200 16,400 140 95% • 600 30% 200 35% 7ft0 87 87% 220 90 39% 40 38 38% 84 84% "" 84 84 *23 24 87 " *85 "40 86 300 3,300 90 " *84i/8 900 " 87 88 '90 38% '87 1,100 90 88 • 39 2,000 26 '29% 29 *85 ,, 8% 24% 26% 94% 30 400 2,500 27 18% , 160 7% *68% •69% 170 600 35% *25% 29 ; . Va 87 . ■ J; 7'A .35 33% 26 ■ 95% *85 . 8% 107 ' 30 85 69% 18% 26% 88*% *'941/4 30% " /: 18% 25% 26 Va 8% 106 34 391/4 36% *101 20 40 """. 90 101'A 35% 29% 105% 101 35% 27 "''■/ 105% *39 71/4 8% 6,000 115 ;."•■/ 39% 7% 29% 5,400 14% 102'A 101% 27% 260 106 115 : 1,200 20'A 19% 141/8 *104 • 700 40% 83% ■ - 106% 391/4 20% ,14% 600 200 5 40% 82% " ' • " 100 2,100 210 23% 23% •19% 19% 19% *10% 19% 19% 19% 10% 19% 10% 10% 10% 10% *10 IOV4 9% *90 91% *90 91% *90 91% *27% 28% 27'A 27'A *26% 27% 100 12% 10% 11% 10% 10% 6,006 _ . , *231/4 *90 91% *90 91% *27 281/4 *27 28% 11% 11% 5 27 ' 23 82% lt'% 500 17% 8% 18% / 24% 41 69% ;■ 22% 82% *68 30 10,900 22% 29" 69% 700 ' 22% /• 27% / 11% 85 *17% , .- 20 ;. 11% *84 -19'4 1 1 25% 35% 88 *23 *26 *7% "'/ 35*A *38% *86% 26 107% 8% 85 26% 27 *38 27 *34% 26% 2,100 11% 11% 84% - 100% ' / 10% 107% 35% *87 . -ii% .19% " 1,500 9 11% 18 5' 60 20% 8% 11 " ' • :_100 20 9% 84% 105% " 102 85 No par preference Oil 26 > 20% 9 * *100'/2 11%. " /"/""•"v-; *104% 100% 30 101% 7 20% 9'/a 115% 34 1 • TOO 12.50 $3.75 preferred/,,—r Wheeling & L Erie Ry com Wheeling Steel Corp com $4 34 100 B $5 conv prior pref White Dental Mfg (The S S) White Motor Co White Sewing Machine com 23% Jan 90 Pacific Preferred 11% : 101 11%"* * 23% /■/".■ 1 8% 100 Western ■v.. "22% 20% 107% 35% 9% 14 7% ■" 102% 20% *104 40 100% 1 >■,. ■/.■■•"': 105% *38 par 4 % % preferred—, 100 Western Air Lines Inc— 1 Western Auto Supply Co. ,10 Western Maryland Ry com——100 4% non-cum 2nd pfd : ". /■ ■.:•/ 14% 115% *1041/2 100 1,000 41 '■ 105 *115 . * preferred,;,— - 82% — f. 5'A 411/4 *80% Penn Elec Co (The) ,_No par Class A ,,,———/— No par preferhed-;-.l_'— *4% *40% par preferred-,,,;—;,,No — 26% 27% May -22% May 1 6 Dec 90 May" 110% Jan Mar 42'A West 1% Dec 32% Dec conv West Jan 9% $4 19 100% Feb ' Dec €5 11 Jan Oct ,75% May .9% May 9 17 Webster Tobacco Inc Wesson Oil & Snowdr 108% Jan 20 117% Jari J3 108% Jan 23 Jan 10% A 5 2 Jan 113 5% May 38% May 21 105% Feb 116% Aug 47* Feb 104% Jan ' , 13 117 % Mar 121% '112% Nov : 200 14% 31 Va 85 22% *26%/ ' 64 *30'/2 27% ^lS'/s : *61 *14% 31'A ir»/a 17% EXCHANGE -~ -14% *101% / 22% •/ STOCK 19 *26% • 64 14% *30% 20% 86 *26%. 23 , 11% v"l l 27% *61 15 .31 11% *85 11% 62%"" 30% 20% ;"9: 9 % *14% ,, "01% 20% 11% *85 30% - 9Va 62 . 15% 30% ; ■ 20% *9 63 *14% ■■:.//'■■ 102% Waukesha Motor Co_„ 21% Jan 5 63 15% *101 % 5 Corp new Gas Light Co Feb 65 30% 100 Pictures— 23% / 20% Jan *62% *14% *30% " —par Ward Baking CO common;/ ;1 5% % preferred———;. —100 32 Jan 100 par ;No par Walworth Co 26% Sep ; 4% preferred—;;"—! Walker (Hiram) G & W_ Jan ' 30 91 29 Co 27 17% May "20 " 12 22 Walgreen 4%% 10% 10% 10% 24% *23'A 191/4 24% 100 19% 2,300 10 2,100 23 A & COMMERCIAL THE (960) Range Lowest Highest '; since Jan. 1 $ per share $ per 13% Feb Feb 20 64% Oct 51% Feb 25 58 Oct 12% Feb 11 share 7 9 Jan 29 21 99 Jan 82% Feb 19 88 % Jan 21 16 20 Nov 16 Feb 21 19 Jan 8 Jun 15% 15 Feb Dec Jan Feb 17% Jan 13 28 5 35 Dec 11 68% Feb 52% Feb 20 Dec 94% Apr 78% Jan 83 Dec Feb 81 May Feb 53 100 53 Dec 80 62 Nov »: 16 5 4 Prior 89 8 •Prior Jan series 4%% pfd conv 5 64% Jan 19 Wright 27 67% Jan 13 (Del) Wyandotte Worsted Co 15 10% Jan 8V4 Feb 27 Feb Aeronautical Wrigley (Wm) Jr 13% 83% 16% 16% 15% 16 % 15% 29% 73% 53% *51%" 53% 131/8 13% 13% 13 % *823/a 83% *82 5% 83"% '■ 163/4 16 3/4 *16% 163/4 900 16% 16% 16% 15% 161% 8,100 *132% 30% 137 V *132Vi 30% 443/4 137 *132% 137 30 30 3% • 44% 447% 1,000 7,900 44% M 44% 53% 54 55% X55% 55Vi *55 55% 80 80 *77% 81 *82 80 85 83 84% *81% 84% 813% 83 8P/4 *77% *82 *80 82 *58 61 STOCK *59% 61 58 58% *57 60 ' *62% 64 EXCHANGE 53% 44 44 8% i 61 *58 44% . 62% 62% 62% 62% 62% 603/4 8% 27% 1,200 54 7% 54 62% 8% 8% 83/4 8% 83/4 8% 27% '27% 283% 29% 293/4 11% 11 11% 10% 40 39% 39V2 *38 Vi CLOSED 8% 27% "! _J' „ 293/4 45 .291/4 . 81.% 43% 7 :X , / f, 16 3A *79 No par 100 Beries—10o No par No par 300 3,100 83% 16 30 30 29% 8,000 7 7% *51% 16% V 139 -♦132% 139 Shares 7% *82% 16% share 7% $ per 133% ' for the Week Feb. 27 Feb.26 51% 7% 51% 13% 15% *132% 10 (Del) P & M pfd 4%% 7% 51% 83% 10 Co (F W) Worthington 7% *51% Sales Friday Thursday $ per share $ per share - 13% 16 10 common (new) Jan 58 Feb 18% May Woolworth 15 64% Jan Co PRICES Wednesday . 13% *82% 100 Co Pwr Iron .V Feb. 25 t per share,, 7% *82% _10 preferred 7 54 13% No par Co El $ per share 7% No par 60% Feb 70 % Mar 8 6% Woodward 81% Feb 5- Feb 2 Feb.,24 *51 No par SALE HIGH AND Tuesday Feb. 23 t per share 1 com com preferred Wisconsin 13 xl38 47% Jan 43% Feb May 75 43 48 % $4.25 Wilson-Jones 9 Jan 33 % Jan 10 xl38 19 Oct 31% Nov 145% May Dec 135 Motors $4.50 conv pfd series A Wilson & Co Inc 10% May 88% Dec 17 LOW Monday Saturday Par Willys-Overland 9% Jan 16 % Jan Monday, March 1, 1948 Feb. 21 STOCK EXCHANGE $ per share 6% May Sep YORK NEW v Highest ; I per share 51% CHRONICLE STOCKS M/..'./ Year 194? Lowest FINANCIAL STOCK RECORD NEW YORK Range for Previous wiM.JV^tKartft"^ w r.-tw^^»u*Moii,\a<4»«j-^««-«*B»u»HitM(v..Ku«j^v>»«A»M'»'>?.»A.'«fl't,fli*/^Miaji<»«.v<y-A«( VA* »UUJ,« WK sww^wmiwsww* M&M«wi^i*imttWi^^ ' 20 , 62 50 20 700 ■ 700 8% Y 33% Aug 10 % May 45 Jan 27% Feb 21 34 % Jan Yale 16% Feb 10% Feb 27 13 % Jan York & 37% 50% Mar 39 % Feb 11 43% Jan 23% 15% Feb 21 21 Towne Coro 25 Mfg Co 1 common 14% May 53% May 83 Oct 65 % Feb 27 79% Jan 15 21% Feb 15% Feb 10 18% Jan 50 No par Youngstown Sheet & Tube—No par Youngstown Steel Door No par July 19% Feb 11 23"% Feb Zenith Radio Jan 5% Feb 25 6% Jan Zonite Products Dec May 14% May 5% Jun ♦Bid 25 Oct 10% and asked prices; no sales on this 4%% preferred cum Corp day.^ fin receivership, a Deferred delivery, 17% *16% 16% 1,400 683% 65% 66% 5.300 *15% 15% 500 16 16 16% 68% 68% 68% >15% 16 *153/4 16 16 16 ; X153/4 16 19% 20 20 203% 20% *193/4 20% 5% 5% 5% 5% 20 Special s stock. . rCash sale. n New 5% 5% sales, wd When distributed, x < Ex-dividends, x 100 16 •% 16 67% ■ 2,100 40 673% 16 5% 1,100 10% 10% *38 68 *5% 29 29 10% 40 15% No par 1 Corp 11 % *39% 40 67% Young Spring & Wire J$n 27% 11% 11% >39% 19% 1,000 20 53/4 5% v.. : 1,900 Ex-rights. y Transactions at the New York Stock Exchange Transactions at the New York Curb Exchange Daily, Weekly and Yearly Daily, Weekly and Yearly Railroad Stocks, Number Bonds United States - Bond Bonds Bonds Stocks Total Government Sales Week Ended Feb. 27,1948 Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 302,000 623,020 709,580 3,004 000 $17,000 214,000 2,685,000 3,751,000 3,026,600 641,096 12,000 760,400 3,427,000 293,000 30,000 $13,524,600 $1,373,000 $59,000 $14,961,600 Bonds 1947 1948 1947 $201,000 12,720,200 15,919,500 164,746,600 $17,107,500 $179,802,800 $205;4?#,700 Bond Record ,.A 4 defaulted bonds. 106.6 Feb Treasury 3 %s Dec 108.21 Feb 101.8 July Feb 102.6 106.13 July 106.13 July WEEKLY - Treasury 2%s_ Dec 114.8 May ; 104.12 Feb Feb 104.12 102.22 Feb 101.11 Jan 2 7 102.22 Feb 101.11 Jan YEARLY - disregaided in the week's range, unless they are the only transactions No account is taken of such sales in computing the range .or the year. bonds mature. one or mere • 82d of a point. 2 7 . 103.28 *105.24 105.28 *105.25 105.29 107.24 *107.24 107.28 *107.28 108 100.30 *100.28 100.30 102.23 1949-1953 *102.21 102.25 *102.19 *102.19 103.20 *103.16 103.20 *103.16 103.20 103.22 103.20 *103.18 *103.16 *103.16 1950-1952 103.7 *103.5 *103.6 103.8 103.8 *103.5 103.8 *103.6 103.7 1952-1954 103.4 *103.3 103.6 *103.7 103.9 103.8 *103.2 *103.4 *103.6 103.5 ——1956-1958 101.10 *101.8 101.10 *101.8 101.10 *101.8 *101 101.2 *101 101.2 100.26 *100.24 100.26 Treasury 2%s Treasury 2%s Treasury 2Vis Treasury 2 %s Treasury 2%s: Treasury 2%s Treasury 2Vis ■, i Treasury 2%s -Sep Treasury 2Vis - ♦101.8 101.10 *101 101.2 *101 101.2 *101 101.2 *100.24 100.26 *100.24 100.26 *100.24 101.12 102.4 Dec 102.6 May July 102.23 102.25 Apr 102.30 Apr 103.1 *100.24 100.26 100.26 *100.24 100.26 STOCK *100.24 100.26 100.26 *100.24 *100 24 1964-1969 *100.24 100.26 *100 24 100.26 *100.24 100.26 EXCHANGE *100.24 100.26 100.26 *100.24 100.18 100.18 100.18 *100.16 *100 16 1966-1971 *100.16 100.18 *700.16 CLOSED *100.16 *100.8 100.10 *100 8 100.10 *100.8 100.10 *100.8 100.10 *101.6 101.8 *101.9 101.11 *100.8 100.10 1967-1972 *100.8 100.10 1967-1972 *101.7 1956-1959 101.6 *101 5—101.7 *100.8 100.10 *100 8 100.10 *100.8 100.10 *103.15 103.19 *103 15 103.19 *103.15 103.19 *103.15 103.19 *102 4 *102.5 102.7 *102.5 102.7 102.6 102.6 102.6 *102.4 *102.4 *104 104.8 104.8 *104.6 104.10 *104.8 104.12 104.14 *104 *101.14 101.16 *101 .14 *101.16 101.18 *101.18 101.20 101.19 101.16 ♦101.17 • *101.4 100.10 103.£l *104.6 1952-1955 101.9 *100.8 .1951-1953 - *100 100.2 *100 100.2 *100 100.2 *100 100.2 *100 100.2 *100 100.2 1959 •1962 ♦100 ♦100 ♦100.1 101.23 Dec 102.28 July 100.30 Apr 100.26 Oct 1948 ■1950 *100.29 1949 •1951 *101.3 1949 •1951 *101.6 1949' •1951 *101.10 101.12 101.12 Jan 30 Treasury 2s -Mar 1950 •1952 Treasury 2s Sep 1950-1952 *101.14 101.16 101.16 Jan 20 101.16 Jan 20 Treasury 2s 1951-1953 *101.12 101.14 —1951-1955 *101.12 101.14 101.16 Treasury 2s 103.2 Jan Treasury 2s Jun 1952-1954 *101.8 101.10 103.4 July Treasury 2s Dec 1952-1954 *101.5 101.7 1953-1955 -*103.6 1948 *100.7 100.9 1950 *100.13 100.15 101.2 Jan Treasury 2s Treasury l%s 101.8 Apr Treasury l%s International Bank Dec 102.00 July 94.10 Jan 15 96.20 Feb 10-year 2%s 95 Deo 103.4 94.14 Jan 15 96.24 Feb 25-year 3s_ July •Bid and asked pries. No salsa traasastad this day. 100.30 *100.28 100.30 101.4 *101.2 101.4 *101.2 101.4 *101.2 101.4 ,101.6 *101.4 101.6 *101.4 101.6 *101.4 101.6 101.10 *101.8 101.10 *101.8 101.10 *101.13 101.15 *101.13 101.15 101.10 *101.8 101.14 *101.12 101.14 *101 .12 101.14 *101.12 101.14 101.15 *101.13 101.15 *101 12 101.14 *101.12 101.14 *101.13 101.15 *101.13 101.15 *101.12 101.14 *101.12 101.14 *101.13 *101 .12 101.14 *101.12 101.14 *101 .8 101.10 *101.8 101.10 *101.8 101.10 *101.9 101.11 101.6 *101.5 101.7 *101.6 101.8 *101 .4 *103 103.8 *103 103.8 *103.4 103.8 *1.03.6 103.10 *100 .6 103.14 101.6 *101.4 100.8 *100.6 100.8 *100.6 100.8 *100.6 100.8 *100.14 100.16 *100.14 100.16 *100 12-100.14 *100.12 100.14 for Reconstruction & Development 95 *100.28 *101.12 30 - 100.30 *101.8 101.12 Jan ♦101.14 *100.28 *101.4 101.8 -Dec 10(L 30 *101.2 101.5 .Sep *100 *100 *100 *100.28 100~31 -Jun .. 100.2 *100 -Dec Treasury 2s Treasury 2s 100.2 *100 100.2 1948' •1950 *100 100.2 1959 •1962 -Mar ([Treasury 2s -Jun -Dec i, Treasury 2%s 100.18 *103.17 1967-1972 -Dec — Apr - 101.10 1965-1970 Treasury 2 %s Apr 101.20 Dec 107.30 -Dec Treasury 2%s. Treasury 2 %s Apr *107.26 100.26 Treasury 2s 102.12 107.28 *100.24 Treasury 2s_—_ Apr *103.6 *101.8 Treasury 2%s__— ——1954-1956 102.13 *107.22 1964-1969 Treasury 2%s 9 107.26 _Jun Treasury 2 %s_— 11 *107.18 1963-1968 100.10 JanlO Feb 107.28 1962-1967 Jun Jan 108 102.23 Apr 100.2 *107.28 *100.28 105.17 100.5 107.28 *102.19 103.19 9 *107.24 100.30 Dec 11 107.28 102.23 Jun Jan *107.20 *100.28 100.7 Feb 107.28 *102.19 105.17 100.5 108.2 *107.20 100.30 _Jun 100.2 104.28 102.23 12 100.13 Nov *107.30 *107.20 103.20 102.24 May 107.30 *100.28 Dec 102.24 May *107.28 100.31 101 Dec 107.24 108.4 Treasury 2%s Treasury 2Vis Sep *107.16 108.4 104.15 Nov *104.24 107.24 *100.29 Dec 102.6 104.28 *107.16 *107.28 101.24 100 *104.24 108 *107.28 Treasury 2%s 100.13 104.26 104.28 104.28 *104.22 *104.24 *104.24 *107.24 1958-1963 100.23 Jan 28 _ *100 *100.2 *100 *100 *100 -1960-1965 Treasury 2%s 1948 Treasury 2%s___. .Mil, Jan Sep Sales for the Week Bonds (9) 103.28 *103.24 105.27 104.10 May 105.18 *103.24 High 103.28 104.4 Dec Low *107.16 Deo 101.7 High *103.24 Dec 6 Feb. 27 Feb. 26 *105.23 101.24 Jan Friday Thursday Low High 107.24 101.26 100.8 Low PRICES 103.28 100.25 100.10 Jan High SALE Feb.25 105.27 Apr 12 High Low HIGH Wednesday *107.16 104.18 Apr High , AND Feb. 24 *103.26 Dec 100.23 Jan 28 Low M *105.23 101.27 Jan"~7 Feb. 23 Feb. 21 108 104.23 Feb Tuesday Monday Saturday of ,U-'' *107.24 Sep 100.10 Jan $10,329,000 103.30 104.14 Apr $10,903,000 105.29 104.24 July 100.25 $884,000 *103.26 104.24 July Jan~7 M 92,000 *105.25 Treasury 2%s< • May 1,170.000 338,000 $840,000 which they occur. Low Treasury 2%s__ 108.16 114.8 $9,067,000 "1,430.000 .1951-1955 1955-1960 —1948-1951 1951-1954 1956-1959 . Treasury 2%s fTreasury 2%s Feb 108.16 Dec $9,135,000 90.000 Ml,000 ...1949-1952 Treasury 3s 112.6 $783,000 26,000 Cash and deferred delivery sales are EXCHANGE Sep 106.4 Sep 17,426,706 $697,000 117,000 LOW 111.23 8,646,216 ;■ Total indicate in each case the month when the 104.25 • 1947 1,410,065 ••- GOVERNMENT BONDS NEW YORK STOCK Range Since January l Lowest Highest Jan. 1 to Feb. 27 1948 1947 782,285 Foreign corporate weekly range are shown in a footnote in the week in Range for Previous Highest 147,000 $840,000 Foreign government Figures after decimal point represent Lowest 5,000 $26,000 New York Stock Exchange «» The italic letters in the column headed "Interest Period" Year 1947 22,000 $117,000 Domestic FRIDAY "and interest"—except for income and and when outside of the regular 120,000 $697,000 Bonds 193,048,600 • 2,135.000 ■ the week, 235 000 1948 12,205,100 $14,961,600 are 227,000 13,000 782,285 $224,000 $8,000 Total. 194,000 5,000 44.000 , 1,180~000 $59,000 Railroad ft Industrial $3,000 30.000 Week Ended Feb. 27 . 1,378,000 13,524,600 Foreign $21,000 178,000 227,859 Total. .. International Bank 170.000 192,000 173,142 Btocks—No. of shares. V. 6. Government NOTICE—Prices 157,998 152.006 47,314,680 36,666,692 5,076,590 2,973,226 Stoflks—No. of shares - Jan. 1 to Feb. 27 Week Ended Feb. 27 1948 Holiday Thursday Friday 3,750,000 2,073,226 Total Total $37,000 $37,000 71,280 Tuesday Wednesday 3 977.000 3,498.600 472,000 Government Domestic Sharest Saturday Monday. Foreign Corporate Foreign of Holiday Monday Bonds (Par Value) (Number $732,000 $97,000 $635,000 233,130 Saturday Foreign Bonds Shares Week Ended Feb. 27, 1948 Int'l Bank - of and MisoeL - 96.13 1957 ; ♦96 *96.1 96.24 TBelng called for redemption March II, itil at 100. a Odd lot transaction, 96.13 >96.6 96.15 97 1972 96.15 96.4 r 96.12 *96.4 96.24 96.12 96.12 30,000 96.4 *96.4 96.12 56.16 96.16 29.000 Registered bond transaction. YORK NEW f t , . Last Period Stock Exchange Sale Price or Friday's Low Range Since Sold January 1 No. Low High BONDS New York lADenmark External 1980 Corporate Stock 3% 97 Interest 10251 100% Salvador 4s extl 20-year extl 5%s Bale Frlce f $ s s extl 1942 f Foreign Securities (Republic) 120 Italian NY 1-1693 extl 1% |AGtd sink fund 1947 P-l "60 i«48 A-O 6 (King of Norway) 4s_;i__1968 I AAntioquip (Dept) coll 7s A 1948 m-s > AQtd sink 6s fund 6s_ . 58 45% 46% 39 41 J-J •__ 25 104 104 1949 - M-l - 7% F-A a-o j.j 36% 36% 40% 36% 36 'A 92% 36% 36% 36% 36'% 40 40 37 40 fAKxternal s f 7s series B .1945 j.j I AExternal s f 7s series C 1945 j.j "36% s f I AExternal - AExternal sec AExternal sec 1945 j -j 36% 36% 36% A-0 36% 36'% 36 series__1957 A-0 series_..1957 A-O AAntwerp 39 *36% 36 99 100% 123 90% 90% 33 87% 93 J-D 90% 90% 91 18 87% 91% 1967 J-D 88% 88% 89% 11 85 J-D 89% 90% 36 85% •■sternal s ■sternal s IA Brazil 1 6s F-A M-S 103 103 89 89 -: 17 103 % > 83% 5 8s 108 107% 108 3 106 % 113 114 9 112% 59 60 2 A Bee 1978 J-D 46% A-0 *59% 46% 46% AExternal s (Ipt reduced (Central A-0 1957 1927 3 to A'O 62% 45% 45% " 47 3.5%) External $ to 3.375%) bonds of 3%s Series No. 1944 3 59'/a 1979 (Plan 45% 49% 61 61 47 *59 J-D 44% 44% 44% 49 47 47 47 48'A J-D 56% 56% 56% 56% 56% 22 56'/a 55% 55% 16 55% 59 J-D a56% _ a 56 55% 16 % 65 60 62% 58% 58% 58% 60 60 bo 56% 57 58% 59 11 J-D *55% 3%s Series No. 12______ J-D 56% J-D *57% J-D 55 55 63 2 56 % 65 55% 40 - 56% "56% 55% 63 60 3%t Beiies No. J-D J-D *55% 54% 54% J-D *55% 55% 55% 58% 57' 56 54 % 57% ; J-D *55 63 56 *55% 56% J-D V _1958 F-A / qq "• 98% 6 98% 100% 100% 100% 2 100 % 104% 104% 26 104 J-J 103% 22% 21 F-A 1961 F-A Jan 1961 J-J Sep 1961 Sep 1961 21% 20% A-0 A-O M-S 22% 42 21 20% 21 21 1963 M-N 20% J-D _1957 J-D 1961 J-D 6%s assented 21% 30 1961 22'A 23 % 20% 21 10 20 '/a 22% 21 ; ~2 21% 20% '' —— 20% 6 20% 20% 23 22% 20'A 27 23% 22 20% 19 19 2 21 7 19 M-S 21% 21% 2 18 19% 19% 2 18 1951 J-D *5% ACosta Cuba gold Rica A-O 73 73 1 73 External A loan external 7s_« 5s of 73 1 73 42% 43% 41% 44 82 75 For 18 _1951 debt footnotes see 1949 1977 page 28. 1961 A-O 1940 A-O 1958 25 F-A J-D 95 106 ~ A-O 1 24% 15% 25 16% 15'A 15% 67 17 y8 15% 15% 59 15'A 15% 8% 19 8% ~9% 4 "i% "9% i 10% 12% 8% 9% 15% 15% ; 57 *40 78 80 *— M-V *16% 17% 7 76% M-a *100% - —— *102 Si F-A J-J A-O 116 *108% 105 102 n __ 105 15 — 1 A-O A-O 67 68 3 102 100% __ 116% — i960 • 17 17 y. *8% — — f s 7s_. 1947 fund gold 8s A-0 1968 : 8% A-O Va ''I/V -f 1966 - 8% ,♦16% 8% 10% 9% 10% y J-J • —_ -- •24 _ y 10 ♦33 — „ 10% *8 • w — X" 8% 27 __ ♦33 reduced to 2.25%) (City of) 2006 8s sec ' ' 1946 J-J 24 A-O 24 2001 A-O F-A F-A 21% 1946 A-O *33 A-O 26 33 ♦30% 2012 24 33 27 1953 6%s— 24 v- ♦35% *26% 27 26% 22% loan of 1921 21V* . 32 27% 30 3 24 24 12 reduced (City of) Paulo to —1952 1952 8s Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.375%) A6%s extl secured s f Stamped pursuant to Plan A •ASan Paulo 2004 1967 24 24 . . J-l* 25 25 M-N ♦24 j-* *39 1999 J-J ♦33 J-J ♦39 27 vy water 1999 , ♦34 J-/ M-f ♦35 J-J •31'/a 46 ♦37 J-J 110 67 70 - 36 36 1968 ext! dollar loan 25 — 33% 45 2004 25% 31 39 46 ' 38% 1956 loan Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25%) 25 31 24 43 1 31 35% -- 38% 27 24% 33% 1 -- — i Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced 2.5%) — 35 1936 external 38% ♦29 25 M-N 25 33 26% 17 24% *35 M-N 1957 24 25 24% 24% A-O 2012 8s 24 34 33 ♦24 M-N 2001 25 ♦32 j-d , 1950 (State) Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced 2.5%) 22% 32 •32 M-JF M-N ' 2004 • 2.25%) 6%s (City) J-D ... 38 40 40 31% — 3J 37 41 34 33% 35% 86 83% 84 70% 67, 71% -- -- Stamped pursuant to Plan A 2012 (Int reduced to 2% ) s 1940 f 7s Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.5%) ♦33 A-O ♦ A-O A-O 1978 - 70% 70% ' SECURITIES TRADING MARKETS 50 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. 110 106% 27% 31 i 32 110% 35 30 .. 30 J-D r-ABL MARKS 4 r.O- Inc. 105 27% 35 ; foreign securities specialists 110 30% (State' of) — FIRM 118 27% 30 — 101 115% 27 ,, __ 54 M-N J-D 95 85 104 ' 1 79 16% *40 1914 to ser *40 4'/2s__——__1949 extended f 6s 2d s 37 25 ■«—— ♦15% J-D FOREIGN 44 78 42% A-O M-N Stamped assented (int reduced 6% ) I960 • 104 ♦31 — M-S ser 6s 45 A-O 1947 -1946 — 92 93 85 84% 104 75 Sinking fund 5%s —1953 Czechoslovakia (Rep of) 8s ser A-1951 ASinkina fund 8s series B 1952 to 1959 1st *75 For Financial Institutions 73 73 1953 (Rep of) external 7s of) __ v.* 8 J-J 1970 4V2S (Republic of) 4%s 21% Oct 1981 lASlnking fund 7s of 1927———1947 Copenhagen (City) 5s 1952 25-year — 21 bonds lAColombia Mtge Bank 6%s I ASlnklng fund 7s of 1926 7s 18 M-S Jan 1961 $ of) J-D 22% i960 i960 - f 92 91 91% 102 — 20'A 20% 20% s *75 3 96 93% 90 ... 91'A ♦66 94% 85 17 90 94% 97% 85 22% 20'A 20% 1928 25 91% 20'A *21'/a (Hukuang Ry) 5S (Republic of)— 33 91 221/s 20 2 *21 A-O external (State assented IA Secured 22 20% M-N 3s 22 19 M-N A6a of 1927 ' .1 A 6s 20% 1961 AChllean Cons Munic 7s_ A7s assented ,1 * J-D A7s extl 21'/4 >; ♦21 A-O 1962 29 91 2001 A 8s ^ 21 *21 J-D 1961 23 20% 19 22% 20 % 20% 21% *21% M-N 1957 assented A 6i of 86 (Int reduced to 2%) 23 *21% 1963 6V2S 22% 20% 20% *21% 21 23 20% 1 21 % 22'A AOuaranteed sink fund 6s___-__l962 Colombia 85 J-D a Ban . 20 13 *21% MS 1962 22% 20% - 21% *21% J-J 1961 assented ACbinese! 85 A-O 1957 ref 3%s series B (Rep ARome 21% '■ ' 21 A-O _1962 fund *21% A-O AOuaranteed sink fund 6s A6s 102 . I960 _Feb A6%s assented 1963 1961 . *104% 104% „1960 Jan sec (Int 104% J-J Feb 1961 I Bank 15 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25%) A 7s municipal loan Stamped pursuant to Plan A 104% M-N sinking fund 6s__. Mortgage 88% Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2%) 2012 A7s external loan of 1926 __1966 101% 104 % ,1942 f 6s 85 -- 24 32 24 — •25 J J-J < s 85 F-A 24 '; 101% A-0 M-N AKsternal sinking fund 6s A6s assented A6s qq QQ 1 98%; J-D _1942 A6s assented A6%s 98% 1954 f 7s AExtl sinking fund 6s A6» assented-- A (Sinking >'■' 1950 AExternal sinking fund 6s_ A Chile 98% I960 assented A-O 4'As 8tamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2^%)——1999 external sink fund gold 1968 57 1961 ARy external A6s *55% Jf-8 4s 6s 1965 — — (Republic)— IA 8s extl V ♦55% J-D assented 3 Bio Grand* do Sul *55 % A6s 92 % Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2% )— 56% J-D AExternal 23 92 external— f (Int 56% J-D ' AKstl sinking fund A6a assented 94% 92 M-n A6s 3%s Series No. 26- 38-year 3'As ; 94% M-S 1957 .Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.375%) 57% A Carlsbad , M-S 1956 J-J 58 56 s 2008 29 •32 -- 1950 ■ 58% 56 (City) 8s IA Chile (Rep) External I A7a assented 2.125%) ♦25 — Stamped pursuant to Plan A v 56 of) M-S AKxternal loan 7 %s 56% .. J-D (Dominion 31 1950 f 6%s s 1963 56% 56% ' 3%s Series No. 25 Sinking fund gold 6s 24% (Kingdom) 3%s 4%s ABxternal 60 *54% Cauaaa 7 39% M-S 56% *55% *54% _1957 13% M-S Alegre (City of) 8s Stamped pursuant to Plan A *54% J-D (City) s 1 Sinking fund gold 5s__ 13% 2008 2008 56'/« 55'/a *55% J-D J-D Brisbane 24% •32 -- M-S 5 b'A J-D 3%s Series No. 30 24% 24% 9% 15 M-S A4%s assented 57 56% 3%« Series No. 21___„ 3%a Series No. 22 „ 13% A-O IA Rio do Janeiro 55 67% J-D I%f Series No. 27 6% 8 13% 1947 i. *55% J-D ■3%sScriesNo. 28 3Hl Series No. 29 8% 6% 6% - A Porto . .J-D 3%s Series No. 20 u 10% 8% 6% J-J agree_1963 6%s fund A4%s 56% 55% 3%« Series Ho. I_ 10% •10 M-S 65 19 16 10% *5 J-J lAPoland (Rep of) gold 6s A4%s assented 65 70 „ 16 10% (Int reduced to 2.375%) 60 17 8 1952 f ANat loan extl 64% *60 3%« Series No. 18 7% 37 16 J-J 6%s s AExternal sink J-D 14___ 5% 36 •6 M-N 62% *54% J-D 3%» Series No. 15__ 3%s Series No. l'G 8 39% 16 II 1967 63 73 *54% J-D 3%s Series No. 13 34 % Q-J 1963 1994 59 57% J-D 10 22 27% 26% _ *5 J-J ' A-O 58% *54% 3%s Series No. ; M-Jf • 1945 1942, ABtablllsation loan 55% 5b % J-D : 8 3%s Series No. 9 J •35% 16% 25% 2 16 ' J-D 3%s Series No. 7t. 3%« Series No. 8 " *5% J-JI agree_1968 1942, 5, reduced to ■ A Pern - 58 % 55% J%s Series No. 4_. • A-O - 1970 58% J-D 3%i Series No. 24__ 1942, 5, ANat loan extl s f J-D 3%» Series No. 28 16% J-D Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.125%) A-0 3%» Series No. 2 3%s Series No. 25% 26% 1958 iAPernambuco 44% 56% 3%s Series No. 32 25% 1955 B)— 1 3%« Series No. 5— J%a Series No. 6__ 17% 25% J-D 62'/a !%• Series No. 3 ," 31 J-D funding bonds of 1931 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced 25% A Stamped assented 5s Stamp mod 3%s ext to 49 60% 45% J-D 1978 due__1951 • ft 2 1954 Municipal Bank extl s f 5s (City) sink fund 4%s 45% 15 59% A-O 1952 A_u to 25 % agree_1963 Oalo 21 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced 3%s - Panama 1979 375%) Ry) 25% Q-J J-J sink fund extl loan 4s Stamped pursuant to Plan A A78 22 25% Ext 1979 3.375%) f 6 Vis of 16% J-J - 1945 (State)— external Netherlands 49% 59'/a — 45 J-J agree_1968 Norway (Kingdom of) 62 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to (City of) External 1957 17% Stamped pursuant to Plan A Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.5%) A ■sternal s f 6 "As of 1928 16% M-S 1899 £—1945 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.125%) 114% 59 59 1954 1942, 5, Nov external uee0 108 113 23% 16% •8 (Int J-J J-D J-D 1955 external 100 •13 104% 1941 7s of) 7% 7% 78 J-J J-J A Milan 89% 103 18% 7s~1957 1899.— to Nov Minas Geraes 1955 I S (U 1962 1949 8 J-J 90% i, 99 99 18% agree_1963 89'/a 1966 „ J-J 1 99 fATreasury 6s of 1913 assent—1933 102 99 90% 99 F-A 1957 6% 76% 18% 1943 5, extl 5s of Nov to to AAss'td 1956 ;; 2 95 95 Bk) 6%s to Nov. Ass'td 99 10-year 3V*& 10-year 3'As 20-year 3%s 20-year 3'/as IB-year 3%s Belgium external 6Vis 95 8 3 M-E -1951 _i (State Mtge (US) Ass'td 40% 95 J-D 7 76% 6% 76% J-J —1977 lAAssentlng 4s of 1910 40% 37"% 38 *36% (City) external 5s __1958 Australia (Commonw'lth) 5s of *25_1955 7% 1977. 3% , Ass'td to Nov 5, 1942, AAssenting 4s of 1904— 38% 7s 5 for 7s f A Assenting 5s of 40% 1957 2d f 7s 3rd s IA Mexico > series D f s 7'% 1960 f l-3s __1952 (Kingdom of) Ass'td 1st series 7s f 7s s AExternal __ 7% 64% Irrigation— 64 85 ' 6% —I960 . __1947 (Colombia) 65 85 60 ♦104% M-N IA4%s assented 63 65 85 *52 95 46% to 3 % ——1977 1% Mexican . Akershus 82 63% 5s__ s to Medellln Agricultural Mtge Bank (Colombia)— 70% 40% AExternal 7s A Jugoslavia , 20 Public Utility- Credit Institute A Italy Foreign Govt. A Municipal 77% *46 IA 7s series B Teletype Exchange Broadway, New York 90 70% 70% 1967 Consortium Public Works ' 78 •39 ext 6%s Irish Free State extl s f Wertheim & Co. 87 —1968 Helsingfors (City) Credit High 2 11 J-J 1964 Italian Low 89 80 J-J paid part paid Italian Range Sine# January 1 J-J part A6« " No. 88 Government— A7s : Sold High 1, 1976 Jan.l, 1976 —Jan " Greek Bonds 78 A-O —Jan 1,1976 $ f $ s (Republic of) 7s French Republic extl 7s Members New York Stock Friday's F-A - 1962 AEstonia Telephone or Bid A Asked j*j .v—'^.--1955.- gold 4%s (Republic of)— 3%s extl 3s 6s gold External El REctor 2-2300 Week's Range Last Period Exchange Low New York City '101 % 102 Stock High Transit Unification Issue— 10114 25 RECORD Friday Bonds Bid A Asked ( J-D (961) Week's Range Friday Interest BONDS York BOND CHRONICLE FOR WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY J>7 RANGE New & FINANCIAL COMMERCIAL THE Number 4677 Volume 167 Telephone HAnover 2-0050 Teletype NY 1-971 26 THE COMMERCIAL (962) NEW & nNANC^L CipipNICLE YORK BOND Last Period Stock Exchange/: Sale Price Low Serbs Croats & Slovenes (Kingdom)— -1962 A8s secured external —.... A 7s extl J-D .1957 Sydney County Council 3'/2s lAUruguay (Republic) extl 8s__. .1946 ... AExternal sink fund 6s A External sink fund 6s 3%-4-4%s External -I960 '• ' ' " 5 9Q *1 "a 7'/4 Ref & impt M 3 %s series E 8% . *117 . M-N *117 M-N 82% -1979 M-N *80% 1978 J-D 4-4y4-4%s extl readjustment... .1978 3%s »xtl readjustment. F-A conv 81 81 91 91 2 Warsaw (City) external 7s A4%s assented ,1958 *76 *25 *7% , ~6% F-A 6 16 — Alabama Great Southern _J<»48 —1952 103% 117 120 110% 110%: j-j 110% 110% 108 111 109% 112 3'As 1967 Alabama Power 1st mtge 3'As 1972 Albany is-Susquehanna RR 4'As—1975 Alleghany is Western 1st gtd 4s—1998 Allis-Chalmers Mfg 2s debs. 1956 Amer & Foreign Pow deb 5s__; 2030 American Telephone & Telegraph Co.-— 23As debentures ..—..1980 2%s debentures 1975 2%s debentures 23As conv 1986 debentures — „ v M-N 92 — A-0 v 5% 7 A 1st A-O ' L 96 100% 85 98'A 106% v ; I. . 94% 57 94% 58 90% A-0 95% 95% 95% 33 92% 90% 83 85% .90% 102% 103% 3£U 1013/4 9334 38 90% 933/4 96% 97 89% 2%s debentures 1987 J-D 96% 24 91% 2%s conv debentures......_____1957 3-D 108% 107% 108% 473 106 'A 109% A-O 102% 102% 102% 119 101 102% A-0 101% 101% 102% 81 100% Stamped Q-J A-O July 1.1995 Atlanta is Charlotte Air Line Ry— 1st mortgage 3%s 1963 Atlantic. Coast 1st 4s cons M-N mtge 4%s.inc conv inc 103 103 mtge and 5Vc 1% ser B (4% 103 68 103% Series 14 100 1948 J -J 1 25 J-J 1 15% 5 27 16% 16% 98%. 98% 85 26 Ref 4s A-0 60% 82 m-s 59 58% M-S 58'% 58% due Dec 8'6 \ 1993 A 1980 ser D —1985 1951 4s stamped 1951 Beech Creek Extension 1st 3'As___1951 Bell Telephone of Pa 5s series C—1960 Beneficial Indus Loan 2'As debs ,1961 J-D 69 69% May ■47% V. 147 58% Corp— 2%s ser I mtge 2%s 60 57% 34 57 70 11 102% 103 j-j ; *89 J-J 104'% Apr 75% 74% 90 104% 75% 71% 444 75% *100 M:: 2 %'-4 '/4 S— 1994 *104 J-J 1994 mtge 3 '/as; series F J-J 100 100'/2 100 / 102 78 104% 100 __ 4 '/4s series D 104 101'/2 80 78 88'% 78 75% )6% J-J M-S. 1975 F-A .1966 J-D .,1961 98% F-A .1974 /Ly/lOS:-:/ A-O 1969 105 J-D , '■ • 102% 7 14 101'/2 100 24 103 105 105'% 19 102 105% 99% 21 104% 105 104% , 104 3 i 100% 100% -100% /; ; J-J * 1962 1st mtge 2%s *75% J-J *.1963 Union Terminal,— 1st-mtge gtd. 3%s series E v 98 90% 107 5s series & 107% 1st coll 4s 4s_ tr gold 98 98 96 92 '/4 92 »/4 80% 78 81% *83% 99 1 ■ " 83% 97 99% 73 70% 71 61% 61% 2 59% 64% 85 85 6 84% 88 104% 104% 23 103% 104 V* 104 '/4 104% 6 103% 104 % 101 101 • J-J ,1990 82 __ *98 70% J-J 1991 1st 98 % *— *78 : J-D 1993 Div 98% J-D 1993 B Mich *107% " &-impt 4%s series E-_____1977 85 M-N 1970 Series D 3%S Cleve Short J-D 5s series B 1st mtge 4%s 4 series C_.~ 82% 85 39 .68 73% 74% 5 73% 78 Columbia Gas 4'/2S (stamped is modified) J-J *79 J-J 89 80 77% £0 A-0 90 % 6 89 M-N — 96% 96 % ;■.: 17 98% 98 98% 74 121 94% & Sdu 5 R1 3'/4 5_.—1970 1955 M-N 1961 A-0 M-S Conn 98% River 51 % 51 99 98% 96% *101 f __ *__ J-J 91% "• ' v 1st 98% ref & F-A J-J *103 % F-A *106% 3'/4s_____1965 A-0 A_i 2%s ser A 1982 ,1977 23/4s ser C__ 1972 series D-L._-—-—1972 100 101% 1st ref Si 3s 79'/4 80% 28. 77 32 50 55% 25% Consumers Power 1st mtge 2%s_. 1975 Baking 3s debs. :1965 Crucibles Steel 1st mtge 3y«s_—..1966 81 54 25 *102'/4, __ M-S 96'/4 ■ __ 96% J-J 91 % 91% 91% M-N 98 97% 98 'L.— 25 27 lACuba, Northdrn 93 A Deposit 96% 20 , 91% 95% 98 1957 1952 1955 J-J I960 A-0 61% A-0 61% 93 1 ■■■ 94 105% 105% — 59V4 11 *101% — 94 4 9 96% 16 95 97% 94'% 10 92% 94'% 98 19 97 M-N / A Deposit —. M-S - 97 % 2 96 89 89% 6 88 *53 Va 40 81% 33 Va 33% v J-D 35 35 ..1946 .1946 deposit rcts^ , J-D 35% ,35% ' Guaranteed gold 4'As Guaranteed gold 5s Guaranteed gold 5s 1976 J-D 1974 M-N 1962 A-0 99 99 104% Oct 1969 J-J 104% _ Carolina CUnchfield is Ohio 4s 1965 Carthage is Adirondack Ry— 1st mtge gtd 4s Celanese Corp 3s debs 1003/a 97% 103% A-0 111% debs 2 106% 4s M-N 91 M-N 98 Va 100 101'% 57 - 91 y4 90'/a *81 M-N :: 7 Vy 1973 1993 107% 4-6s tr Power .& 80% 57% 83 54 ~7 . 60 . May 3s— mtge & coll tr 3'/ss.... Coll Delaware 95% 1 Light 2042 1971 M-N 58 58 1 102 104 54% 26 59 102 A-O 105 61% 102 101 112% J-J 86 M-S % 108 86% 108 107 88% 10& 99 86% 107'/a Denver & Rio Grande 96 5 1st 108 61 3 58% 62 100% 101 J-D 61 7 1001/2 102 99 % 99% 1 99 mtge ser A ' 1993 ——2011 (3% fixed contingent int) Income mtge 1993 3%s series G— 1966 3S series H.— 1970 2%s series I_.——>-1982 Detroit Edison 66 M-N 44 66 % 66 44% 443) A-0 7% 66% 39% 45% 7% 37 6% 40 6% ) 8% Gen & Gen 8% 6% & ref ref Detroit & Mackinac 1st lien gold 4s 1995 ASecond 37% 38% 111 37% 44% gold 4s —...—— Detroit Term & Tunnel 41961 Det Tol is Ironton RR 2%? ser B..1978 Dow Chemical 2*35s debs t§ADul Sou Shore & Atl gold 5S...1937 37 37% 30 35% 42% Duquesne Light Co 33 33 *17 A-0 "107% J-J Q-J 37% J-J —1987 64 7% *52 J-J 1987 20 .59 63/4 J-D 1987 80 84% 51% 57'% ' J-J 83 82 83% 75 Apr 55% 53% 56% 212 69 69 Denver 99% 1% A-0 1987 — ~ J-J 66'% 6 701/8 "63 F-A ...1959 J-D (4V«% contingent int) is Salt Lake— ; 1977 — West RR— 1st" mtge ser A (3% fixed 1%' contingent int)_. AIncome 1959 J A Central of N J gen gold 5s A5s registered mtge due ... Morris & Essex division 112% 110% ; 96 5 100% 100% 2%s & Co is Western div 1st & ref M ,5s ser C 1093/4 13 F-A AChatt Div pur money gold 4s._1951 IA Mobile Div 1st gold 5s_ 1946 Central Illinois Light 3'As__ __1966 36% 11 J-D 109% 108% 16 A-0 1945 108% 1 110% 111% J-D Nov 1945 7 107 1948 B 108% 109% 111% 111% 1965 SAConsol gold 5s 37'% 35'% 5 ' N Y Lack 113% M-S —I960 gold 4s 35'/s 34% 98% A-0 105 111% 5 F-A 1981 Celotex Corp 3'/4s debs 111% 83 32% 16 J —.—1965 Delaware & Hudson 4s extended—1963 Delaware; Lack. & West RR Cos— * 100% 109% 109 % 108% F-A J-D 81 D 103% 99'/a 111% 111% A-O 1970 gold 43/4s ,1955 Guaranteed gold 4%s 1956 Guaranteed gold 4%s__, .1951 Can Pac Ry 4% deb stk perpetual-_ Guaranteed ARef & gen 5'As series A Ref & gen 5s series C 104 40% 37% — 105% 99 100 54'% 3 v 96 A Income —.1957 JCentral of Georgia Ry— 5 A 1st mtge 5s 99'% *__ 92% .'% 8 •' •-'■''L 33% 98 / 52% ■ 39% J-J - 54 81 • 81 J-J 1952 100% 98 86 " 97% M-N J D - gold—— receipts _—__— 99% 100% 99% J-J / 64% ', 88% 105 A6s set B Deere Elec Power 1st 3s Calif Oregon Power 3V8S____ Canada Southern cons gtd 5s A Canadian National Ry— 98 102% 101% *102% 103 -- Dayton Pr & Lt 1st mtge 2%s 1975 Dayton Union Ry 3'/4s series B—1965 California 107 '/4 103 94% -J-D A7%s..ser A deposit rets.. % M-N __ 98 96'/4 96% M-S 1st 5'/2s..—.1942 Ry receipts ACuba RR 1st 5s 93% 23 - / 103 % __ J-D Continental ■ 1 *_. 101% 106% 17 102% 103 % •— 53% F- A 102% A-0 - 1st &; ref mtge 79'/4 2 V* 106% York— mtge ' 93% 25% M-N F-A 105 106% 106% 1961 33/4s Cigar Corp 101'/4 - 54% 101% *101 1977 1951 r & ref 4%s Pwr "s Consolidated Edrson of New at Bosh Term Bldgs 5s gtd 99% F-A - 5s 102% 98% 1955 1st it ref mtge 2%s ser B Buffalo Rochester is Pgh Ry— 'Stamped modified (interest 3% to May 1 1947) due Bush Terminal 1st 4s 100 % 10 98% 98% A-0 mtge 3s series L Conn Ry>& L 1st 96% 96 10 93% Bklyn Union El 1st gold 5s 1950 .Bklyn Union Gas 4s debentures 1969 Gen mtge 2%s 1976 Buffalo, Niagara El 1st mtge. 23/4s„1975 16 98% a Commonwealth Edison Co— 91 119 120% 120% 98 y4 ..I960 106% 98% M-S Ohio 1st 120% 93% .July 1970 105% 51 . VV 6 92 A-0 98 7s-.______._l954 97 96 106'% M-N debs_—1971 gold 4s__1948 1st extl Columbus 83% 89 11 90 J-J 90% 98 ser A 98 7 ... 96 102 '/8 102'/2 102% A-O A-0 1980 3%s Elec Columbus 8s H V 93% mtge 5s series II__ 1st mtge 4%s series 1st mtge 4s series RR 106 1. Colorado & Southern Ry— J-J 96 A-0 1972 1973 1977 5%s series A..— *101 % A-O 1st *101 F-A L1950 gtd 4%s ,.1961 Cleveland Union. Terminals Co— 1st mtge 1st mtge 104'% M-N 1948 Li gtd Line J-J .1982 1st mortgage- 3s__. • Cleveland & Pittsburgh RR— Series C 3%s gtd 1 M-S AGeneral 103 101 'A 117 103% 104% *100'/4 101% 83 M-N 1st 89% 89 J-D 83 1976 A Cent Branch U P ■ 96 J-D Consolidated 1st • 44% 99% 39 / ,.1951 5s L.J M-N 1967 Consolidated 102% J-D 4^a "51% J Co ' ' j-j !l951 67%*, 72% 196 47%' 48% mtge 5s series AC Ainc mtge 4'As 58 39% 88 V* 52 — 65% Cleveland Elec Ilium 3s 62% J-J ABreda (Ernesto) 44'% '59% 621/4 59% 1970 ser 44 *89 ,181 Boston is Maine RR— 1st 44 61 St L Div 623/4 59% Bethlehem Steel Cons '54 Va 59% Columbus is Tol 1st extl 4s_ 4s mtge 28 1st mtge 2%s" ser G. Bangor is Aroostook RR— Cons 57 City Ice is Fuel. 2%s debs City Investing Co 4s debs 90% Ya S'western div 1st mtge 5 % ser A (3Yg-% fxd & l'A % cont int) 1980 Cincinnati division ref 56% 60 87% 28 61% ./..Feb 12010 1st lien & ref M 4s 57 Apr v Toledo Con 67 j-j Cincinnati 98% 97% 13 88% .89% due Mar 12000 series 90 55% 70 Cieve Cin Chic is St Louis Ry— GenereJ gold 4s 86 60% J 79 178 fixed Ref is gen mtge 6% (2%% fixed • and 3%% contingent interest) — Series 7 67 57% Ref due Mar 11996 A4'As conv income 81 64% 65% Cine Gas ,8s Elec 21 27 J-D Pgh Lake Erie & West 80% 66% 53'% 30% 11948 due Dec 11995 M 81 j-j 35 1st & ref 102% int)_July 1975 K Series j-j 120 1st &? ref 104% 100 % 101% Bet & gen mtge 5% (2% fixed and 3% contingent interest 1 — Series G_ 115 56 Cin Wab contingent 73 111 2 111 53% Baltimore is Ohio RR— 1st 111 Memphis Divf 1st gold 4s_— .1951 Chic Ter.re' Haute is S'eastern Ry—, V 101 103% 104% A-0 M-N 55 107% 100 % July 1975 41% 71% — Apr , 4s ser A 75 67% General mtge *72% . 65% B 1st 1. — ' 66% 1st mtge 2%s ser G__ 1963 Chic & Wesfa Indiana Conv 4s...J1952 103% 98% 93% 35 38 39 Apr Income, 2%-4y*s__!. M-S J-J 38% Chicago Union Station— J-D .1966 ,91 — Jan 12044 118% 1063/a *107% 111% , 97 93 3 / A__Jaii 1 2019 ser B_ ser 81 1153% 29 118% 118% M -N ser Gold 3%s 1964 July 1952 General unified 4'As A Atlantic & Danville Ry 1st 4s Second mortgage 4s Atlantic Refining 2%s debs 4%s inc Chicago St L is. New Orleans Nov 4s 39 j-j A ser 100. 98% 118% .23 97 94 j-j 97 80 80% A-0 M-N 2003 1st 1995 ....1985 A_._Jan is Santa Fe— July l 1995 j-j 1983 IO2V2 Adjustment gold 4s_ 97 :*90 . .i r04'/4 93 93% Atchison Topeka General 4s - ....1997 . 95% 103% —.1969 110% 111 % 97 ■' 1st mtge 3s ser B___ ,1989 Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry— 1st mtge 4s series A __1_____'_1994 Gen mtge conv 4%s sfer A..Jan 2019 943/8 —1968 111% ;'"- Chicago is North Western Ry— 2nd m,tge conv inc 4%s ..Jan 1.1999 103% 93 July 1095 inc Gen 98% '92% __ J-D Arbor 1st gold 4s__. A P W Products Co 5s F-4 — 93 90 % F-A /Jan 100 A-O Ann mtge 4s 4%s 97 96 104% 99 100 F-A J -J F-A 1970 Chicago Ind is Sou 50-year 4s____1956 Chic Milw St, Paul & Pac RR— 1st mtge 4s ser A____'______ 1994 28 100 3/8 20 "97'/4 ... M-3 21 *_. __ M-S 25 1 104'A .*._ ... 1977 ..1985 Chicago & Erie 1st gold §s 1982 Chicago Gt West 1st 4s series A....1983 AGen mo mtge 4%s Jan 1.2038 Chicago Ind & Louisville Ry—* — 106 'A 106 >4 104 __ J-J B __ 25 25 __ series 1 90 198? 1962 4%s mtge 3'/2s____L mtge inc cohv 5s 1st mtge 3%s ser B__ 1961 Amer Tobacco Co deb 3s 3s debentures... ref ref AGen debentures 2%s is & A2d mtge M-S A-0 104 *._ RAILROAD AND INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES Adams Express coll tr gold 4s AAdriatip Electric Co 7s 21 J-J 81 90% _9 6% 100% 34 103'% 103 % ______1989 4s 2%s Chicago is Eastern 111 RR— 35% F-A 103% 104 101'A 1st 8s' ref mtge 85 90 89% A-0 AVenetian Provinces 7s! J-J 103% 103% High 124% 117 1st 84% 76 5 M-N F-A ...1996 Low 121 1 117 1st 81% 80% 80% 124% 124%/ *._ 121 121 56 January 1 No. High " 140 83% Range Since Sold Chicago Burlington is Quincy RR— General 4s___! 1958 0- — *117 M-S gold 4s._._*1989" cons 2d consol gold '■ ' M-N Bonds 1 Bid & Asked J-J R is A Div 1st 90 85 gold 4 % s__.____________ 1992 impt mtge 3%s D_ 1996 Ref is 13% 7% '■ General ' F-A Sale Price Low 7% 13% '1 Week's Range or Friday's Last Period , High 51/4 19 10 Interest /Newr York Stock* Exch»ngo..^r, • Chesapeake is Ohio Ry^- 10 5% ! ■ 14 5% 90 ; ; LOW v. *7% 1979 conversion.. 3%-4'/8-4-&s extl a *10 .1964 ... readjustment External 5% ... J-J No. High Friday, BONDS January 1 of 1937) bonds ($ 5% __ J-D 1958 7s ... >7 Range Since Sold / M-N 1958 extl V ' M-N 1962 sec ASilesia (Prov of) A4'/2s assented series B . Bonds Friday's or Bid & Asked ■ Monday, March 1, 1948 Week's Range Interest BONDS New York >. RECORD RANQE FOR WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY Friday »frv> 59% 52% 19 18% 107 __ Q-J 33 52% -19 107% 33 32% 32% 100% 100% 100% 16 Central Pacific 1st ref gtd gold 4S.1949 1st is ref series A 57% 103% 103% 103% 14 102 % (4Ya% to Aug 1 1949) lACentral RR is Banking Co F-A 97 y. J-D *57% M-N 99 M-S *82 102% 7 1 97 '/a *68% 69 ' 63 60 , 96 6 99% 84 — 103 7/a 96 -V 81 84 £8 97% 97% 6 J-J 40% 40% 10 38 98% 99'% 31 98% 99 % 71 60% 100 96 Va — J-J F-A 97 Va 41% 100 Va 101 F-A 23/4S._———1977 102% 103 y4 103 '/4 J-D 109 'A 37 A-0 ' :' J-D M-S 108 7 108% 108% M-S . A 4s registered Central New York Power 3s 5s stamp (partial redemption) Champion Paper is Fibre deb 3s For footnotes see page 28. 1974 1974 383/4 103% 1956 1995 Elgin joliet & East Ry 3 '/4s.——1970 East Tenn Va & Ga Div 1942 M-N 1965 Jv *973/4 102% * - 97% 33 97% 96%-. 33 97% 97% L 33% 98 >/4 Ed El 111 1st 5S. stamped——:—'-.^ El Paso &.S'western 58 1st 5s (NY) 1st cons gold 5s -.1965 J-J M-S A-O 110 *110 — 4- • 114% 110 *141 M-N 156% 156% 156% 102 103% 103 105 *103% 103 103 — — - • 1 103 ' 4-0 — — ■ — . t — . < Volume 167 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 'Number 4677 FOR WEEK RANGE Friday Interest Stock Exchange Last Week's Range or Friday's Period BONDS York New Sale Price Bid & Asked Low Erie Railroad Gen cons 1st 3%s ser E—. 3%s mtge G ser mtge 2s ser H cons Ohio Div mtge 3'As 1st 64% 65 j.j 2015 1964 1990 2000 1953 :_1J>71 mtge 3'is ser F cons No. L010 A-0 65 New J-J * . 96% Jl 96% U-S Co deb 5s debentures 68% 93 93 Louisville Gas 81 82 Louisville & 80 80% 96% 3s 1st 20 & Tire & Rub 03 % M-N 1961 deb 3s 96% 96% 103 VA 104 '102% 37 Last Tcriod Sale Price & .1951 F-A .1963 A-O .I960 US .2003 A-O G .2003 gold 3s .1980 -1955 Af-N Elec 3 Vis M 3%s series F—_ A 1st A & Coast ref 5s Certificates of 1959 A i-D 1974 4 Vis 1st series U-S •* :'' •-1' "100% 51 — ' . — 52'-. U-N 1956 103- 103 102% 4 M ref 2%s St Louis Div 2d Knox 103 Va Macy ti (RH) General A its 1949 5s cons "102 J-D ser Cine Div 4s Goodrich debs inc (B F) Co Northern General 5s 1st 82 y4 2%s_1965 mtge U-S Af-N 99% 82 Vi series 98% 97%^ series J-J General 4%s series D 1976 J-J Gen mtge 3 Vis 1990 J-J Gen mtge 3Vis ser O— 2000 J-J Gen mtge 2%s 1982 J-J Gen mtge 25/bS ser Q__ 2010 J-J C N ser P ser mtge 2 Vis - 94% • - V. 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Co Electric mtge ft coll tr 2%s Oil of Calif 3s dob Union debentures 2%s Union Pacific 2Vis — . , 107 108 96 96% 101 103% " l- . RR— Ref U 4 107% 107% 107% S Rubber 2%s debs 99 . 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A-O 84 84% 84% 88 84 84 3/4 84 88 85 84% 88 *79% Youngstown& Ashtabula Ry A J-D *100 .—.1962 F-A *117 III" .—1974 C 102 100 100 116 117 J-D II -~1977 « me a*b,; .. J-D *118% —1964 J-J *100% 101% 100 100% *105% 106 105 105% Potomac El Pwr,lst mtge 3Vis——1966 t . W Wabash RR Co— Inc ser A Gen mtge 4s 1948 B mortgage 3 V4s^._ ♦Securities 4« J-D 92 % 6 7 122 *103 F-A 94% *104% 106% F-A II1963 series D J-J Third Ave Ry 101 A-O series 1905 94 90 Vi 94 Pacific— RR of New Orl 3%s Tol ft Ohio Cent ref ft Impt 13 1975 lot gen 4s series Pacific-Missouri 99 % 11 11 F-A Pgh Cine Chicago ft St Louis RR— oen mtge 5s series A 1970 Oon mtge 5s series B lot gen- O's series 122 90% 98% 100 35 10% i960 * Vis series B ft West Virginia Texas 107% 32 1949 , ; 105% 14 *8 r-A 122 J-D 106% 98% 1957 Cons gtd 4s series P Cons gtd 4s series G Cons gtd 4s series H Cons gtd 4 Hi a series I 105 106% *__ _ 2Vis debs ®?8semer & L Erie 2%S-l990 106 1 99% 100 97% 104% 116 IIl977 . 98% 103% A-O 1974 lst gold 5s Gen ft ref M 3%s ser E Term 97% 44 97Vi A-O 1990 2000 Pacific ft Trl-Continental 1981 ser 3%s ser C lst ft ref M 61% 22 103% 104% 98% M-m 1975 116% 115 5 98% 103% A-O Orleans RR— New Texas 100 84 Y* & 1985 1965 lst ft ref M 3%s ser B 99% 95% iff Co— Cons gtd 4 His series J Ref ft imp M 4s ser C Ref ft imp 2Vis series D 110% 95 95 1974 of 92»/a 89 J/4 100 . 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Peoria ft Pekln Union Ry 5%s mtge 4 His P-A 90% Ry Ar. 12 99% 100% J-J ASpokane Internat lst gold 4%S—2013 44 »A 106 __ 98J/a 94J/a 124 " — 1981 1952 ser Psorla ft Eastern lot DftVftl 96% 1984 Omit deb 3%s _Qen mtge 3Vis lS St£ 124 — Terminal RR Assn of St Louis— »terl stamped dollar- Pittsburgh *121 . 30 M-m Southwestern Bell Tel 2%s debs 40% 'l J-J Standard 41% A-O ^Certificates Southern 102 V4 — >, 40 M-m mtgfi 2V^s Rftr G 101 »/a 943A A-O 94% 97'A 913A M-m mi.pa 23/.s series 1st. RR— -Onneral gold Southern 101% 101 94% 94'A J-D 943/4 29 20 1977 lst mtg3%s serA.1971 Pacific RR Co— 1013/4 *103 -1965 Pore • ■ 102 % 102 % J-J •• 92 Va 98'A long 91% 10 93% — 57 35 98% —1981 — 993/4 95% 97 Va -A J-D i960 Consol gold 4s _ *94% 97% J-D" I High . (Oregon Lines) A 4%s 99% 15 ipfa. San Fr Term 102 34 ' 943/4 Low - E debentures Pennsylvania _ 1013A 100 .100 — Co— 94 J/4 1013/4 Co— 4s series Cons 100% 7 101% 1013/4 Airlines— debs__ Pennsylvania Glass Sand 3 V2S i960 Pennsylvania Power ft Light Co— 1st mtge 3s 1978 3s • f 12 107% 35 100% 101 Va 101 101% debentures inc 107% ' 1013/8 101% —— J-D 1974 3s conv J-D 1971 L BVfcs debentures 1987 Peducah ft 111 1st s f gold 4%s 1955 Peterson ft Passaic G & E cons Ss-1949 3 %s *1063/4 108% K series 1st ft ref 2%s series P 1st ft ref 2%s series Q T#1 & Tel 23>'<s debs 2%s J-D Tty 4'As Gold I series 1Q«7 Indiana Southern 1st ipftg dehent.urfiR finuthfirn Padfio Oas ft Electric Co— 1 Range Since January 1 No. •30 ' — High Southern Bell Tel ft Tel Ce— 3r 95 104% , Sold 94 ' 94'A A-O t§ ASileslan-Am Corp coU tr 7a- J-J Bid & Asked ' Hkfillv ...IMS 1974 1975 . Bonds Low Shell O guaranteed 4s_ Ohio Bdison let mtge 3s_ let mtge 2%s Sale Price Friday's or High lOgdestsburg * Lake Champlain Ry— A lit Last Period Exchange . Week's Range Friday Week's Range 1977 1957 -°ence Terminal 4s__ 1958 Public Service EI ft Gas 3 V4s— .—1968 lot ft ref mtge 3s 1972 1st ft ref mtge 5s 2037 lot ft ref mtge 8s 2937 J-J P-i Ward Baking 5%s debs m-m *96% 94 97% 87 90% 103 87 87 105% Co— (subordinated) 1970 4 105% 105 105 A-O ' JT-N 8% MS ~8% *86 J-J *105% ~8% 11 90 100 90 106% __ 107 M-m *103% 104% 103 103% j-j *141 150 142% 145 *_. 220 J-D gtd gold 3 Vis- 2000 1948 Washington Central Ry lst 4s Washington Terminal 2%s ser A— 1970 .1950 Westchester Ltg 5s stpd gtd Gen mtge 3%s 1967 ... Warren RR lst ref "8% *46 J/2 F-A Q-Jf _ ■ 101 109 108% 109 4 108 109 J-D 1063/i 106% 106 s/4 5 1053/4 lOeVi J-J 108 J/a 107% 108% 28 106 J/2 109 98% 50 .1966 Western .1952 A-O Jan 2014 100 J-D West Penn Power 3Vis series I Maryland lst 4s Western Pacific 4%s lno A 54 .. ^ 1003/a *__ F-A 50 51% 98 J/4 May 98% 99% 100'A *100 — 97 99% 100 Western Union Telegraph Co- Qhnkor Oats 2tts deb. .1964 Funding & real estate 4Vis 25-year gold 5s.. J-J *98% 99% 98% 99% .1950 30-year 5s Westinghouse El & Mfg 2Vis Rochester Gas ft Elec Corp— Gen mtge 4Vis series D Gen mtge 3%s series H 1977 M-m 843/4 M-m *__ 85 s 83% 102% 1023/a US 1957 M-M 1957 M-M *106 1969 M-M *104% 108% 194# J-J mtge 3Has (ARut-Canadlan tiARutland RR series 4s 6tpd_ 4HiS stamped—.1941 8 J-J 8 8% 3 107% 104 ,5 104% 8 8% 7% 9% gold 6s S f!nS°Coy 86 Louis-San lst " & P 5s 1996 stpd~IIIIIl955 Francisco Ry Co— mtge 4s series A__. 1997 mtge inc 4 His ser A__jan~2022 A 2nd St Louis-Southwestern Ry— lst 4s bond certificates _-_1989 2d 4s inc bond ctfs._,:_.___Nov~1989 Gen ft ret gold 5s series A 1990 St Paul ft Duluth lst cons gold is.lMt 8t Paul Union Depot 3 Vis B 1971 Scioto V ft N E lst gtd 4s 1999 Seaboard Air Line .RR Co— 1st mtge 4s ser A ___i: 1999 A Gen mtge 4 Vis ser A_' Jan 2016 Seagram (Jos E> ft Sons 2yas 1966 M4 97%' 97 J/4 97% 15 *75 97% 98% 98% M-S etVi 61% 62 44 59 60% 60% 61 16 57% .1949 Jf-N 103 5 Wheeling Steel 3'As series C lst mtge 3 Vis ser D .1970 M-S >1967 J-J .1992 S B 103 103 J-D .1958 J-J .1949 J-J lst &4Vi • __ 5 94V4 62 61 103 J/4 — "1 ' 94% *94 ' 9 *109 — — 93% : — 102% 102% — 103 99% *_. ■ . A-O .1960 1st mortgage 3s— Winston-Salem M-S 96% 94% 96 101% 103% 111% 111% ^Wisconsin Cental Ry § Alst general 4s A Certificates of 71% 70% 72 218 30% 29% 31 Ill 30 30 Jf-N of — *94% J-D J-J 73 19% 31 30 30 2 103 — — 103 103 75 V4 71 12 J-J deposit 64 93 95% 103 94J/2 104 J-J 99% 84% *95 J-J 803/4 8OJ/2 813/4 May 53% 52% 54 u-m 168 80 84'A 307 51'A *80 93 92 5 983/4 80>/a 89 Ha 82% 82'A 94 J-D 95 *101 M-m *127 j-j 100% j-j 633/4 102 99% 100 Va Yonkers Elec Lt ft Power a 101 205 101 983A 100 V4 63 3/s 65 77 61»/a 68% 93'A 93J/2 10 92% 94 2%s 1978 d Ex-interest, e Odd-lot sale not Under-the-rule sale not included in the year's range, r Cash sale delivery sale not Included in the year's range, Deferred Included in the year's range, not , A-O 92% 102% 64 92% 95 J-J 55% 102 % 102% J-J J-D 101% 98 3A 98 99% 99 >/2 79% A-O J-J 97 11 MS deposit— —— Wisconsin Electric Power 2%s_—1970 Wisconsin Public Service 3Vis—-1971 J-J 87% -2361 ACertlficates 2d 95 80 3/4 .2361 .1971 4s lst SASu ft Du div ft term 1st 4s—1936 Saguenay power 3s series A 1971 StLawr&Adir 1st gold 5s____.„.i996 88% 41 guaranteed Shore Wilson ft Co 107% 8 28 87% Registered Wheeling ft Lake Erie RR 4s Gen ft ref M 2%s series A *106 I mfc&e 3Vis series J Gen * 85 102 Vi . v 2%s debentures Reading Co lst ft ref 3 His ser D—1995 ®*T®r® Copper & Brass 3 Vis —.I960 97% 95 86 J-J West R 97 Va 97 91% 101% 101% J-J .1951 95 24 97 % 87% MS .1960 95 M-N .1951 included in n the year's range, y Ex-coupon. SNegotiability impaired by maturity. tThe price represented pound unit of bonds. Accrued interest payable at the exehange tCompanies reported as being In bankruptcy, receivership, or the Bankruptcy Act, or securities assumed by such companies. •Friday's A DAM Jn bid and AAH (nn #IA4 asked prices; no sales being Is'the dollar quotation per 200rate of (4.8484. reorganized under Section 77 of . transacted during current week ! 1 i < THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (965) NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE WEEKLY footnote a and deferred delivery sales are disregarded in Cash NOTICE in week in the in which they occur. No account is AND YEARLY RECORD the week's range unless they are the only transactions of the week, and when selling outside the regular weekly range such sales in computing the range for the year. taken of are shown following extensive list we furnish a complete record of the transac tions on the New York Curb Exchange for the week beginning on Saturday, Feb 21 and ending the current Friday, Feb. 27. It is compiled from daily reports of the Curb Exchange itself, and is intended to include every security, whether stock or bond, in which any dealings have occurred during the current year. In the • RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY • Week's Friday STOCKS— „ New York J*®1, Sales Rang* Shares Low Par Friday for Week of Prices „ Sale Price Exchange Curb : 27 STOCKS— Range Since January 1 High Low New York Curb High e ACF-Brill Motors Acme Aluminum Acme Wire Adam Aero -1 10 Inc 5 Power Appliance.. 4.20 7o Airlines Aluminum $3.75 pfd Co Co of Jan 6Va Jan Jan 23A Jan 12 /a 12 Va 800 12 V2 Feb 137/a 6Va " Ltd Beverage Cities 1 Car Co 23A 80 Hoe "2% Hard Rubber Laundry 10 18 13 Mach_ 164 63/a Co , dep rets ord reg Appalachian Elec Pwr 4%% Argus Inc 22 common 14% Feb Feb 61V2 Feb 96 "25 Feb .13 Jan 155 . Feb 180 Jan 1% 7 337/a 7,000 31 25 l'/e Jan Feb 109 Va Jan 1% Feb 1,300 1113A 2V8 33 Jan 40 Jan 41 Feb 43 V2 150 16 Feb 18»A 700 29'A Feb 32 V2 15 V2 Feb 17 JA 31% Jan 32 Va 14% Feb 16 21% 3 300 31 x30 19 3% 31 Feb 3% 17 Va Va 3 Feb 23 20 Jan 51 Feb 36 Feb 36 Va -19 Va Feb 3 2,700 Feb V Jan 500 700 4% Jan 5 Jan 7% 7% 200 7% Feb 9 Jan 13,600 U Jan 42'A % Feb 48 Jan Jan 7 7 100 6'A Feb 8V2 Jan 5% 5% .5% 300 5% Feb 6 Feb 17 Va 9'/a 102'A 17 Va 25 17Va Jan 3% 3% 200 3 Va Jan 9Va 9J/a 102'A 103 8'/a Feb 10% 4V2 Jan 103 3A Jan 4'/a Feb 5% Jan 43A Feb 6.Va Jan 10 Vb 14'A 4% 7,500 103A 500 112 10 Va 4Va Feb 10% 20 Jan 112 6V4 Jan 10% Feb Jan 113 :r Jan 10 Va 200 10 Va Feb 13% Jan 14 Va xl4% 3,900 12% Feb 15% Jan 8Va Feb ...% 6% 3'A mm — % Feb 8% Jan Feb lVa Jan Feb 8Va Jan 4 % 800 3'A 3 V2 700 "3% 53'A Feb 54% Jan "3% 4% 4,600 3% Feb ;'.:j 5 Va Jan 26 Va 27% 1,000 :. 24% Feb ■ —- —50 — 5 V2 5 Va 7 7 ~~"~5 5% — 200 7 Vo " 800 11 11 200 15 % 16 2,200 ' 15% — ' A B 1% i- 4% "U 30 • American 1 $1.20 convertible A Basic Refractories Bauman (L) & Bell Benson of Canada Watch & Hedges Convertible Berkey Co & L 1 -a. : common preferred Gay Furniture 8% • 33 2% 2Va 800 2% Feb 3% Jan 3% Feb 3% Feb 12 3A Feb 12% Feb Feb IOV2 Jan 9Va Feb 10 Jan — Jan 4% 300 4% Feb 6 Feb Jan Feb 53 Jan Co Power Carolina Light $5 pfd & Biscuit Carr-C6nsol 1% A 2s 6d 1 (J W) Co common— Casco Products common Maine Central . & 6 6V2 1 5% Jan 6%/ Jan 300 100 . — 1 Co 10 Va Feb 7Va Jan Feb 35 6V2 Feb 8 Va Jan 20 75% Jan 80 Va Jan 100 1 19 Jan 85%, Jan Feb 9% Jan 14 175 13 •Feb 17 57 s 11,300 160 54 Feb 73 Jan 12V2 Feb 16Va Jan 12 12 11 ll'/a 3% 3% 7 Va 50 7% 21% 12 Feb 13% Jan 3%. Jan 3'A Feb 7 Va Feb Jan 13 8% Jan Jan H5 63% 21% Feb 25 25 21% 63% 21% 300 Jan Feb 11 1,000 • . Feb 12 200 127/s 3 V2 10 5 10 Corp common — Cherry-Burrell common Chesebrough Mfg common Chicago Rivet & Mach Chicago & Southern Air Lines Voting trust ctfs Feb Feb 8% 00 13 2.50 Charis 16'A 84 16% CO 55 1 common America. of Jan 1,400 1 1 8% preferred_100 100 100 Conv pfd opt chv ser 1929 .—100 Century Electric Co common 10 Co Feb Feb 7 pfd cpt div ser Aircraft 9% 5% 31 76 Va 16% 100 5 preferred Chamberlin IIOVa Feb 100 34 76 1 pfd West Corp South 5% (Central States Elec 6% Cessna Jan 4% *• .4,200 ioVa 7'A: ~9% 34 100 Light 4% Power & Central Conv • Co— Power preferred Central Ohio Steel Products 7% 49 • • Corp of America Central 3.50% 2 , 10% 10 & Co (A M) 200 _4% "4% 4 V2 '' I dep rets B ord Carter Castle 50 'AA'-Ai Carreras^Ltd— Amer , 108V2 • 1 Co 49 49 • common Jan Chief Consolidated 4 • * 10 City Auto Stamping City & Suburban Homes Clark Controller Co 1 24% Feb 25% Jan 15'A Feb 17% Jan Clarostat Mfg Co Claude Neon Inc common 1 4% Feb 11 60 Jan 70 Jan 15% Feb 18 Jan Lambert & Va Jan 1 Jan Colt's 15 Va Feb ,17 Jan 1% Jan 127 Va Jan 8% Feb Jan •33 Jan 2'/a Feb 6Va Feb % l'/a 100 32% 34 14 V2 14 14 11,800 l'/a J an 7/a Feb 99 Feb 31% Feb 38 V4 Feb 12% Jan 9% Jan 2,500 100 Va 101 33% IIV2 Jan 115 Jan 9 Vo 100 14 Vo Feb 2 IV2 Feb Va 2 500 1% Feb 2% Jan l'/a 1% 3,900 IV2 Feb 2 Jan 100 9 Feb 10% 500 24 Jan 30 lA 6 Feb Va 9 9 28 V2 9 28'/a . 29% — — Jan 16 Jan Feb 7Va Jan & 7% Feb 9 Va Jan 4 4 1,000 3% Feb tJ 74 van 6V2 6V2 7 1,400 6% Jan 7% 1 Iron 6% 6% 7 Va 2,200 6V'8 Feb 71/a Feb 3% 3% 3% 2,100 3% Feb 4% Jan 30'A 500 29V2 Feb 33 V* Jan warrants 25 Jan 4 V2 & 30 30 Va 4Va -Feb Jan Jan 5 % 4% series B 100 100 series Feb 64% Feb 70 50 107 V2 Jan 111 30 100 Va Feji 103 102 110 110 102 7»/a Jan Jan Jan Jan 8'A 8'A 8% 600 8Va Jan 9V4 Jan 74 2% 73% 75 Va i;300 72 V* Feb 80 V2 Jan 2% 2% 300 2% Feb 3% Jan 30% 31 Va 800 29% Feb 32 V2 Jan 11 UV2 1,500 10 Feb 14 Va Jan Jan Consolidated 33 Jan Consolidated Steel Corp common Consolidated Textile Co — 6% 400 108 5 19 Va 1 450 Jan Jan Smelt Ltd Consolidated Royalty 6% 66% A 28 1 10% & Jan 1 Consolidated Gas Utilities Jan Mining Jan 26% 64% • common preferred C preferred 1V 50 Vo 6% 1 : P Bait 3,000 10 • 1956 to G E L 1,500 fV 26 V2 4 warrants— 25 Shoe Machinery— ext 4 Va nr 26% 1 Southern Jan 136 — 6Vs Jan Jan 13 Va Consol 100 Jan 5 Va 4 Community Public Service Compo 100 5V8 700 1 Commodore Hotel Inc Jan 450 600 6 • ordinary Airlines Jan Jan ~ 6 % 5% • Manufacturing Co 6 8%r* 4 20 common De.velopment 6 Jan 5% 5% 1 Mfg Jan 5% Feb 175 17 5 17 Feb 16 Va 10 Feb Jan Jan 16 V2 • 1 ' 100 Mining (Childs Co preferred Service common Jan 5 V4 100 100 4% 6 Va 10 3% 12% 9 ».. 2.50 Co 7% 15 Jan 19 3% 12% — 4% & 15Va 9% Jan 18 . • 8% Jan 30 2% 1 200 33 Feb Jan 5Va —* 8 9% 300 1% 8% Feb lVa Colonial Sand & Stone Co—j. 129% 131 Va 7Va Feb 19 129% Jan 1,600 42V2 Jan 1% 1 100 1 Inc 7% 7 V2 Jan 14 15% Feb 7Va Feb 6% Jan 6% 7Va Feb 35'/a 15 Va Jan 2Va Feb Feb i 51/a Jan 8V2 100 x6 Feb 2V2 — 35% 9% x6 33A 50c ~VA Vtc 1 100 Jan 50 9% 175 Jan 400 Cockshutt Plow Co 400 12 Va 1,300 Colonial 5»/a Feb 1% Jan HVa 12'A 9% Jan 5% 100 35% 53 Va 10 Va 12 V4 8% Jan 5% 12 V* 1V4 Feb 10 Va Jan 12% 35% 34 350 3% • 45 6,200 Feb 100 50 4% 2% * * 2,200 16 Va 2,400 4 35V8 4% Feb 2% Ltd— 51% 1 common Shoe Corp Aircraft common Tel Benrus voting 49'/a 16 Va Jan 17 • Clinchfield Coal Corp common Club Alum Products Co 1 common (A Si Bellanca 4'/a Jan 18 Jan , 2% non-voting Commonwealth Inc Co Beau-Brummel Ties Beck 1 5 11 Va Feb 14 2% 11 10 Va common Jan 16% 300 n Cities shares Corp Barlow & Seelig Mfg— U 300 15 Alcohol— Industries Colorado Fuel Steel 400 16 Va • 35 Va 9% U'A 16% 1 Colon Baldwin Rubber Co common Banco de los Andes— Barium 50 Va 30 11 Feb Jan B preferred Jan % 20 preferred Clayton Babcock & Wilcox Co Baldwin Locomotive— 49 Vt Jan % 3 V4 ... Feb 4,000 preferred Jan 98'A 200 112 Jan Jan 80 4% 10% — 112 4 400 4Va 43A 4% 17 Va 800 4'A 43 V2 U • Catalin 7 ,t 3% 100 % Jan '4 V4 25 4% __ 45 14-% 16% 3 common.. Ltd Industrial Carnation Jan 43% -■■■ 45 — ii'A Ltd Co Convertible Carman Jan x30 li 3 Jan 7 Capital City Products Carey Baxter & Kennedy Inc Jan ■31 300 33A • com. 9Va 100 Canadian Marconi Jan 50 - new Feb Feb 7 Vo 16 'A 1 1" preference— Canadian Jan 500 31'A —25 Corp Jan 23% 2,100 690 7 Vo £l Insurance Fire Class Jan 500 11,400 4% 1 Jan 2 Va Jan 25 2 22 Va 1 Bread 7% pfd—, Power Cement Co Ltd Class Jan 3 V2 common Corp Tungsten Canadian Jan 100 , Jan 2,900 Electric Canadian Canners Jan 15 Vo Products dep rets 5% Sugar Estate 6 V2 % Jan 16 Va 43'A » 20% Jan 20 Va '. 25c Canada Jan 50 50 20 * ._ Jan 2 Va 2 22 12 V2C Canada Feb 37 Va 3 —£l 6% 20 20 200 & Wireless— Callite 18% Jan 35'A Jan 41Va 15 1 Inc. Automatic Voting Machine.. Avery (B F) & Sons common Jan 2'A "% common Electric California • 3'A (P H) Camden Feb li _ Feb 2% 22 Corp Amer dep rets Calamba Jan 4% _ Products 12% Feb "2 1 Co Ring Biscuit Corp Cable Jan 90 42% ""1 Piston Cables Jan 2% Jan Feb 26 Va Associated Tel & Tel cl^ss A__ Atlantic Coast Fisheries Atlantic Coast Line Co Atlas Corp warrants Feb 2'A 2'A Jan 2V2 Feb 2 85 Feb 29'A x30'/a 2.50 Associated Electric Industries— American dep rets reg.^ 1 Associated Laundries of America 12 3A 2.50 American 6 Va 16 Va • Jan Jan Feb 16% 32 10 13'A Jan 92'A 50 111 1% • — Feb Jan 45,498 17 15% • 11 Jan - 50 1,400 33 Va 1 Equipment Corp.,! Ashland Oil <fc Refining Co__.—_ preferred Ayrshire Collieries 20 37 Va 100 pfd G'/o preferred Arkansas Power & Light $7 pfd Steel 2 32 1 non-voting.. Plywood Corp Feb 41 j, 16 ...1 Aro Automatic 18 1,600 15% ..£1.' ——** Atlas Burd Burry 1% 5 Angostura-Wupperman Apex-Elec Manufacturing Co.. A Jan 1 , 500 • * 93 • — Jan 11 * Jan Jan 1,400 111 Ltd Bunker Hill & Sullivan 5 Ltd— 18% „ 5 Buckeye Pipe Line 6% 150 6Va Mills Jan 2 common Feb 1 Co common Jan Feb 1,600 32 10c Products Anglo-Iranian class Silk 6% 6% 167-Va 6 !A 337/8 111 2 com Angerman Co Inc Common 52 17 * $6 series preferred——— 15 3A 1 common..: 82 45 A High 700 11 • Distillers Feb Burma — 10 Arkansas Natural Gas (E L) Jan • American Thread 5% preferred.. American Writing Paper common Amer Bruce 3 V» 1% 2 American Seal-Kap common Oil Jan Jan 2 • Post Brown 2% 300 937A 155 1% 1 Republics Superpower Corp Feb Jan 9 25 B Anchor Rubber Co "l3A 22% 50 25 Products Co Low 17'A • Forman 400 18 Va 25 American Meter Co American Potash & Chem class Ainer ~2% 93 Va 93Va 20 common.. Range Since January 1 High 16% — 10 s Class B 37/8 Jan Jan 5Va ' 25 American Mfg Co common American Maracaibo Co Metal dep rets ord reg Butler • 100 16% £1 £1 British Columbia Power class A Light— Co American Light & Trac 6% preferred v. Jan Jan — 1 common—; Loxo Par *,. dep rets ord reg 87 —,-100 & Shares Celanese Ltd— 79 ' 2n/4 American General Corp common—.,10c $2 convertible preferred 1 $2.50 convertible preferred 1 Class 7% 3'A ' 2 100 1 American Feb Feb V2 V 900 53A 1 common Power & l'/a 2Va &OV2 * B Fork 1 2 /a * common. American Gas & Electric 43A% preferred American Amer British Brown * American Book Co American 6 Va %3 common—• common American American 200 53A 100 Co dep rets ord bearer Amer 7 9'/a 5 for Week Jan /a 12% 6V2 American Amer 1 preferred.. Bantam Class Feb .32 V/a * America American American Jan 5% -1 common Sales Range of Prices Tobacco— 600 100 common cumulative American British 400 1 Aluminum Goods Mfg Aluminum Industries Aluminium Jan 6 3 Inc Fisher Bros 53/a 2% 50 Internat Investing Corp Products (Mich) common Altorfer Feb Bruck Electric Allied Oil 53A -50c 10 preferred Great Southern & British-American 10 Air-Way Allied Jan 31'/a -2 preferred Alabama Alles 3V2 2% 2 1 common 60c convertible Alabama 20 Feb -- fAireon Mfg Corp common Alaska 32 32 . 1 Ainsworth Mfg common Air Associates Inc (N J) Investors 2Va ,o —, Supply Mfg capital stock Surpass Shoe Stores Convertible 100 4 •iZ Agnew Air 2 'A -- common Co Alloys Stores Hat 2»A warrants Week's Last Sale Price Exchange Oil —10 • 10c Bickford's Inc common 1 Birdsboro Steel Fdry & Mach Co com.* Blauner's common 17'A 8 Ridge Corp common Blum (Philip) & Co Inc 1 "2% 1 Blumenthal 17% ♦ Bohack 7% (S) (H C) & Co Co common common—1— 1st preferred Scrymser Co Bourjois Inc Brazilian Traction Corp common— Brillo Mfg Oil Co Jan Continental 8% Jan Jan 7% Jan Continental Fdy & Machine,Co Cook Paint & Varnish Co.. 2% Feb 3 Vo Jan Cooper 1,300 17'A Jan 17% Feb 400 8Va Jan 9 Va Jan Copper Range Co Cornucopia Gold Mines 75 2% 2% 17'A 17% 34 9 34 Va 300 Co common 26 Va 26 13% 14 V* 30 * 1 34 26 Feb 43 Jan Feb 125 Jan 27% •' Jan 8 Va 8 Va 8% Jan $1 15% Jan Cosden 400 8V4 Feb 9% Jan 5% 22 22 25 10 10 10 600 1 fi 1 R l fi inn 22 8»A Feb 23 Feb 10 Feb 16 Feb Jan ' 1R 2Va HV2 11 Va 12 • 36 36 37 Va 200 1,000 200 Jan Feb Feb 13% Jan Feb 40 Jan 2 1,100 2V2 Jan 9% 700 8% Feb -nr 2,300 10'A 10'A 700 2% 2% Va 11 Va 36 V2 2V2 9 2V2. • 5c Pch * 1 & Reynolds.. preferred class A—— 11 Feb -* . 2 Va 1 1 common.—;———1 Corroon Feb 13% 22 Co Coro Inc 3,465 ' -* Brewing Corp 2% Jan Jan 11 Feb % Jan Feb HV'4 Jan Jan 10 13% Car-Na-Var , 121% 25 —-—— Light & Power—* Bridgeport Gas Light Co. Bridgeport 34 •18 Feb 200 V4 8% Feb 7% 7 2,300 8 7 100 Borne, Breeze * 7% 7'A 3 Blue Petroleum convertible Courtaulds common— preferred 1 * — 3% 3% 3V2 500 10 Jan 3% 13 Vs. Jan 4% Feb 14 V4 3Va 14 14'A 400 —1 5% 5 5 Va 3,900 50 49 V2 49 50'A 450 48'A Feb 4 Va 4 V2 1,200 4% Feb 37% 39% Jan Feb 6 Jan 51 Jan Ltd— American dep receipts Creole 10'A Petroleum (ord reg)—£1 5 * 37% 1 1 1 Vo 4,800. 5.300 4% 43 IV2 Jan Jan Jan 29 '• W. "'*W Tf.V"^ iffryft * f, T^rr; THE COMMERCIAL & (966) RANGE • W" * »«• Monday, March 1, 1948 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE EXCHANGE CURB YORK NEW _* FEBRUARY 27 FOR WEEK ENDE1> STOCKS— New Par 5% Mfg 71/4 Jan 153/4 Jan Feb 33/4 Jan $4.50 1»1U> preferred prior Goldfleld Consolidated Mines Feb 23/4 Jan Goodman Mfg Co Feb Jan Gorham 19 V2 Jan Feb 104 Va Jan 8 Feb 91/2 Jan Mfg common Graham-Paige Motors $5 conv Grand Rapids Varnish 43/4 Feb 91/2 Jan Gray Mfg Co 16 V4 Jan Great Atlantic At 10 102 8 50 5 150 14 50 3/4 163/4 Ve Gorham ■ 14 Inc class A Feb 14' Grocery Stores Products Gulf States Utilities $4.40 Dayton Rubber Co Dejay Stores Dennison 8% common Detroit Gasket Detroit Gray Iron Detroit Steel Products Diana Distillers , & Manufacturing— 18% 193/4 900 18 Feb 22 3/4 Jan 10 10 100 10 Feb 11% Jan 900 2% Jan 2 3/4 193/4 18 'A 20 1,200 18 >/4 Feb 2334 123/2 100 123/2 Jan 13 V2 53/8 53/2 600 53/8 Feb 6V2 Credit Tar & Draper Corp common Feb 3'/4 Jan Helena Feb 14% Jan Duke Power Co /» £1 4% 100 36 Jan 37 Feb 75'% 25 75 Jan 76 Jan Jan 8 12 Feb 14 3% 700 33/4 Feb 4% Jan 13 »/8 100 12 3/4 Feb 143/4 Jan Horder's 100 12 Jan Malleable Eastern States Iron Corp preferred series A $6 preferred series B — 76 3/4 Feb 69 69 70 375 66 % Feb 79y2 Jan 57 Feb 58 Jan Jan Common $5 pfd of beneficial int 57 50 57 Feb 25 533/4 Feb Hussman shares of beneficial int 61% 11 % 11 11 Va 1,100 11 Feb 12 1 50 50 50% 650 50 Feb' 541/5- 93/a 93/8 Bond & Share common. Electrographic Electromaster Elliott Co 9>/4 Empire District Electric 5% pfd. Empire Millwork Corp Corp Ac preferred • 5 Inc Corp Ltd Eureka Pipe Line Engine At Almlane. new com Fansteel Metallurgical Fire Association (Phila) 100 Feb $2 div 1 Jan 22 Jan 5% convertible preferred Jan Illinois Zinc Co common Jan jan 2 %> Feb 92 -100 200 7% ~1V* "1V2 2% Feb 98 Jan Feb 8% Jan Feb 6% 11 B 12i/2 Jan 4,300 11/4 Feb 13/4 Jan 4iy4 50 4iy4 Feb 441/2 Jan 7% 7 '700 6% Feb 8i/8 Jan 2& Feb 3% Jan 281/4 21e 9,000 281/4 100 5c to 400 113/a , ' 5.300 4 33/4 3% 153/4 15 10% 10% 46 »/4 46% 1,300 , 28 Jan 23/2 Jan 4% Jan *Jan 15% Feb 14 Jan 33/2 15 210 46 Jan 1,200 2 Jan 34 „ - Jan 481/4 1 •If It Feb 2% Feb 1 ^ •It. Jan 37 |! I Feb 17 161/4 Feb 1,000 4% Jan 53/b 900 16% Jan 183/2 Motor Co Class Class -II A non-voting B voting ^ 4% 173/4 5 •sOO Jan 193/2 Feb 18% 173/4 Amer 1 8 Fox 4%% Fuller A) 100 1 Feb 7% Feb 8% »/4 550 13% Feb *7% 73/4 300 73/4 Jan 28 3/4 28 3/4 350 271/2 Jan 8% 1,200 7»/2 Feb 93/2 9% Co 14 8 8% Stores. (Geo 4,100 283/4 preferred conv 8 13% shs coupon Royalty Iron Fireman Mfg voting trust Corp common Gatineau Power Co . common. 5% preferred Co common. Alloys Co General Builders Supply Corp. 5% conv preferred Gellman Mfg General 103/2 1,100 93/2 Feb Jim General Electric Co 71/4 dep rets ord reg. General Finance Corp common. 5% preferred series A General Fireproofing common General Outdoor Adv 6% pfd— Phoenix ~7%> 9% 1 12'/a Jan JE1 8% —1 63% Jan 16 84 Feb Jan 86 73/2 500 7J/« Feb 93/a Jan 600 2 Feb 23/8 Jan 4'% 500 3% Feb 4% Jan Feb Jan 43/8 63/2 8 3/2 7 13/4 ; 25 250 6y2 73/4 Feb 200 Feb Jan 27 Feb Jan. 8 3/4 8 ' 8 Feb Jan Feb 351/2 jan 1001/2 Jan ~3% "4% 4,400 3% Feb 5% Jan 133/4 13'/2 14 3/2 700 13% Feb 18'/» 95 Feb 991/2 3 200 2% Feb 3% 110 92 3/4 Feb 9^1/2 __ Glass Brown 200 — 3% 33/4 4% 2,300 114 Jan 117 Jan 110% Feb 110% Feb 33/4 Feb 5 Jan 16 Jan 181/2 Jan Feb 52'/a Feb 11 • "■ Co 148 Jan 353/4 Jan 108 105 '/a Jan 323/2 Feb 36 3/2 Feb 69 69% 2,600 Feb 78 3/2 Jan 3% 300 33/8 Feb 4 '/a Jan 11% 1,000 934 Jan 123/4 Jan 44 Jan Jan 106 . ■ 10% x65 " * 5% 2>/4 :*■ 200 17% 7% Jan Feb \ 42»/2 Jan 2 '/s 300 26% 53% - Feb 34'/2 50 V'36 2% Feb Jan Feb 2% Jan 700 6% .6% 1 16 ■ ./ . ■•/"/5 Jan 25 16 Feb 1,100 25'/2 Jan 26V2 Feb 300 523/4 Jan 54% Jan Feb .16% Jan 53/8 Feb 133/2 Jan ll7/8 Feb 13% 9% Jan 5 8,400 * / 12 'A 900 9% ' 10% Feb Feb 11% 1,000 5 12%' 11% 1,100 12 10% Jan Jan Jan 12 133/4 Jan 903/2 94 13% xl4 52% 53'/2 10 3/4 10'/2 13 y2 9% 73/2 Feb 15 Feb 1,300 1% 14% 1% Jan 13'/s 3.900 14 Jan 973/2 400 10% 94 Va Feb 300 523/2 Feb 92% 300 13% 92% .«• 9% Feb 58'/a Jan Jan 233/8 Jan 10'/8 Feb 13 Jan Feb 123/4 Jan 13% Feb 17 Jan 100 P/8 Feb 2 Ve 9% 800 9% Feb 113/a Jan 7%' 100 7'/2 Feb 8'/2 Jan 1,300 1% Feb 13A Jan 625 16 3/2 Jan 18»/b Jan 3/8 400 4% Jan 5% Feb ifr 200 % Jan 1 Jan 1% l'/4- 1% 52% 10% / _» "1 v 17 3/4 xl8 * ctfs. 5 5 ' 5 ' % • Jan ' Feb 93/4 Jan 43/4 Feb 6 Jan 300 43/2 Feb 53/4 174 buU 4% Feb 5 233/4 1 1 common 6 1,-no 4% Feb 6 3 4' 800 c|/. 5 f 43/4 4% ■ ^ 74 % 74 * 73/2 c 1 common * Jan Jan 253/4 Jan 15'/4 Jan K Kaiser-Frazer Corp 1 Electric 1% pfd. 1233/4 8'/a Feb 50 123 3A 12 16 • Feb 125 Feb 100 12 Feb 14 Jan 500 15'/a Feb 16 Feb 8% Feb 93/4 9 Jan 101/2 101 12 15% 3 Jan 8 >/2 8 »/2 50 9'/2 9% 3 9% 200 -100 1 — 1 33/4 1 ♦ (D Emil) Co common (I B) Rubber Co— 15 33/4 . ~ 15 1A ,'"13/4 12% 123/4 • . 3% Feb' 53 Jan Jan 40 Jan 13 Feb 143/2' Jan 900 1,100 16 1% 13 . 43/4 14%- Jan 17% > li3« Jan 12 »/4 ">■ 2,300 Feb Jan Feb 1^ Jan 13% Jan 14>/2 14 Jan 14'/a Jan 23 "V "50 213/4 Feb 233/2 Jan 7 ; 800 6% Feb 6% 6% 100 15 Krueger Brewing Co . 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Coal Feb 41% 31% 5 —5 Sulphur Co Stores Globe-Union Alden 24 '20 30 Jan 114 114 Preferred Glen ■ Jan 94 52 ya Gladding McBean Ac Co Gleaner Harvester Corp Jan Jan 150 26% 44 93/2 4 "/ Jan '23/4 923/4 -- 23/4 94 (A C) common Co Feb Jan • Mines. 1,800 8% "3% - Giant Yellowknlfe Gold 100 98 30 30 • 100 8 >/2 preferred Gilchrist 10% 2% 7% -10 Corp Georgia Power $6 preferred. Gilbert Feb 73/4 2B 1 General Plywood Corp. 1 General Public Service $6 preferred—* General Shareholdings Corp com 1 $6 convertible preferred * $5 9 23 3a — Feb 33/2 Jan 2 %■ • 7% 200 Jan Feb 30 Ltd— Amer General 700 93/4 84 84 .100 1,800 * Preference Jan 19 —— —1 9 3% Jan 400 11% .10 Irving Air Chute Italian Superpower A Jefferson Lake Jan G 9% Jan 11 PMW* Kansas Gas Ac — Jan 55 5/a 53 53 V2 Kawneer Co. 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Feb 19 Feb 17% .lOo cum Fishman 10% 600 11% Pan I4&' i"eb 451/2 lio First York Corp common 150 9% . Feb • 103/4 4% 8* Feb 15 Jan 36 42 1 11'/a 125 6 V\ 151% __1 Jan Feb Jan International Petroleum Falstaff Brewing 11 ' 8»/4 Hi/4 -Jan Feb 91/4 >126 Jan < International Hydro-ElectricPreferred $3.50 series International Metal Industries Fairchild Feb Feb 10 32% -1 100 Fairchild Camera Ac Inst Co— ,10 10 550 41% 1 - 125 .10 Jan 600 warrants stock 800 -1 common 500 *s 2 y4 _1 Eureka Jan 14% 140% l0»/4 common—•y I6V4 41 y4 Jan I i(j y2 6% 1,000 ' 83/4 3% 43 1% Feb Feb Feb,' 8 69 Ve 15% _1 Jan 7% iiy2 106 42 7% 2 3/b Jan 36 100 5 16 1 Jan Feb 32 42 _10o common convertible Esquire Equipment 3% 140 10 2 V* Feb 10 VB 8y2r' 50 Inc. common— preferred Vjuity 30 203/4 20% 87/s 900 12,800 V; 129% 130 Corp Derrick 93/4, 93/4 9%: Electric Power Ac Light 2d pfd A Option warrants Jan 100 • • Huyler's common 1st preferred—.— Hydro-Electric Securities. Hygrade Pood Products. 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Jan JE1 common Jan 7% 6% H Jan 123/2 53/8 .500 183/2 Feb 13% 6% 100 Lamp Co Hamilton Bridge Co Ltd Jan 12 «/2 common— Feb 92 common—25c Hall 23/4 65 7% Jan 23/2 Feb 6% , 12 >/» Jan 10 V2 Ltd Co Dominion 7!/4 Jan 10 B Amer dep rets ord reg Domestic Feb 1 Jan 54 12 3/4 50 ' Feb Jan 6 9% 18 3/2 10 class Corp Dobeckmun Co Dominion 35 3A 35 100 30 Jan 93/4 Feb 6'/2 Jan 56 Jan 500 93/4 1 Foundry Raynolds Stores 7V2 100 debenture Devoe & Feb 6 6 ~93/4 t Mfg class A common Feb 10 353/8 35% BOo B 37!/2 6% 300 63/4 63/4 —38 class A common Derby Oil Co ~63/4 1 Davidson Brothers Inc Jan 34 100 54 Jan Jan 3/4 Feb 55 6% .25 , pfd Gypsum Lime As Alabastlne 91 Jan % 1 .100 — Jan Feb 85 13% * stock. common 28'A 700 8 Non-voting .2.80 ~6% ~6% 54 Jan Jan Feb \ 4,300 'V Pacific Tea— 7% 1st preferred Great iiumuotu Paper. UlCtlh Northern m. Davenport Hosiery Mills 1 50 * 10 pfd—25 1 3% 50% 22 »/4 20 % % % A. j 1 Feb 1,900 4 _2.B0 33 85 fl.UU Jan Feb 2 3/2 300 22% 85. 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Service 10c common 13 2,900 40 Feb 130 * common 26% 12% Feb X90 ' 5 13% ' 600 __ 5c Feb 12 6% 102% 18 1,600 —- 11 Feb 10 Jan 2 V.i ;; 170% Murray Ohio Mfg Co Muskegon Piston Ring Scale Feb 7 5 Jan Feb T*" 6 10 23% 13% 2% , A Producers Muskogee 14 1 States Power common States Tel & Tel Mountain 9 Pitney-Bowes Inc -7% 550 18% 1 : partlc pfd Morris Plan Corp of America Mountain City Copper common Mountain 20 Va 14 1 common ■ 2y8 2 50 50 5 1 5 1,500 __ 18% * Investors Mountain Jan Feb 100 common Jan 6 1 9% 7 Feb 5% — 14 , Jan 15 5,700 24% •; -•* 44 —— 1 Piper Aircraft Corp common 10,300 • — 19% 50 Society A Dakota Montgomery Moody x8% 18'/a ' * Service Molybdenum Corp Monogram Pictures Monroe 20 Va 50c Mining Corp of Canada Minnesota 14%- —— 1 common convertible Missouri 8y8 -- 10 common Refineries: Wohl 19 50c Piping & Supply Mid-West - Pinchin Pioneer Gold Mines Ltd Jan 3% 814 * 96 Feb shares Jan " Feb 2% Power Corp Mid-West Abrasive Midwest 14% 600 Johnson Ltd Amer 7*/4 9 , Products— common Jan Jan 14 Jan 1% • conv 44% 5% * ■ 104'/a —L, 22% Jan 8' • dividend shares non-cum Midvale 5 Feb 23% 23 — • Feb 1,100 __ 101% 23% 63/4 4% 1,100 20 _. V 12 Phillip's Packing Co Feb 7% 5 Jan 150 12 50c Philadelphia Co common 43 _ Middle West Corp— Distribution Jan 31 y8 — 11% • • Jan 6% - — 10% 24 2.50 Corp 6c Rubber common 4% 7% l 35% Jan 91 — — 1 20 Feb 1% t e__1 v Feb -- 12 * Pep Boys , 3% 1,700 1% — 1 Middle States Petroleum class A B 6 10 Jan 7% Feb 33% 20 % 1 100 pfd (The) Pepperell Mfg Co i% * Preferred Class 43% 2.50 Jan * Penn Water 6c Power Co 25% -7% 3% 15 Jan 10 6% 103% 104 - Pierce Governor common Corp Jan 17y2 303/4 2.50 Feb 25c Textile 17% Jan 7%. Feb 4% Co Feb 108 3 Vst Light 4%% 5% >- 100 1 500 Jan 15 . 1 <fe Elec class A common 28% 21 1 Scott & A 33% 16% — • 25 $1 cumulative preferred Feb 5 common - 23 1 Natural Gas Mfg Co Chapman Merritt \ "l % 23 23 • Co "1V2 i>/2 * Dredging Mead Johnson Menasco 4% 10 common 33% 9 Jan 7 Jan 4% -~ 1 common 100 11% 1 • Peninsular Telephone common McAleer 500 7% 30% rn**m 5 Co Pen 9 !4 9',4 . 16% 7% -- Page-Hersey Tubes common— • Pantepec Oil of Venezuela Amer shrs_Paramount Motors Corp 1 Marine Ltd 15% 7% * 15 Marconi Jan Jan 200 . * 12'< ' 34'A 600 77/a 337/a 25 25 * 100 Pacific Public Service Jan 21% Co Feb 30% 7% 8 1st pfd 1st preferred » common (The B) Jan 15% Pacific Can Co common 18 1 Stores Manischewitz Jan 109% Feb Jan Jan Feb 15 112 : Mangel 1% 36% Feb 1% Jan 18% Feb Pacific Power 6c Light 5% 5% Jan 106 1 Pacific Lighting $5 preferred 5 33 50 - 30% 1 Securities Jan 150 700 1% 36 106% 107 1 * _ O'okiep Copper Co Ltd Amer shares M Maine Gas Filters B Omar Inc 5%% Mackintosh-Hemphill Co__ High ' Jan 53%, 47 15% 15% Low Jan 25 53% 110% 110% 1 Louisiana 30% Old Poindexter Distillery 1,900 •" 36 106% 15 22 1% 36 —100 preferred Natural 1% BOo class B common—;—• Co 26 Va , Overseas 47 --. High Jan Jan 8% ' Louisiana Land Lynch 21% 30 Jan 170 7% 7% preferred A ctfs of dep 6% Feb Jan 8 __ Low Jan Oliver United Long Island Lighting Co— Common 18% 18 Va -- 21 18% 18% 10 1 common—- — Par High Feb 27 300 ■ -■* 20 -- 16 Va 1 8% — "*• Chain Gas 8% * A ' \ --J'.', 8 Vav ; B Steel Lone Low 16 Va common Groceterias Class Locke High 16 Va 10 Corp Llpton Lit Low 5 Line Material Co 1% 1 1% 2 11 1,800 100 10% 31 THE" COMMERCIAL (968) & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Friday New Sale Price Curb Exchange York Week's Range Last STOCKS— Low Leather Seton ■' 900 common 2% Jan 12% Feb 16 Vi Jan 68'/a 700 "66% Feb 73 Jan" 104 Jan 106 15 200 15 Feb 17% Feb ~9% 10 —— 10 9% 1,025 11% Jan $2 cum pfd:— Waltham Watch Co Jan Ward Baking Co warrants.— Warner Aircraft .Corp—...—— Wentworth Bolar Aircraft Co— 6% 500 6% 8% 9 3 3 3% 3% X3% '3% Boss Manufacturing -common —1 7% 7% Jan 90 South Coast Corp commonSouth Penn Oil common 1 3% 3% .12.50 36% 36% v Feb 11% Jan Whitman Feb 3% Jan Wichita Feb 4% Jan Wickes Feb- 9% Jan Williams 7'A 4.32% preferred cum —— Southern Pipe Line— Southland Royalty Co'—_— 27 Jan 23 38% Common class B 600 _ Jan Feb iy8 8% Feb 11% Feb 23 *% Feb Feb 4 300 9% Feb 11% 2,700 25% Feb 29 1% 1% 3,400 1% Jan 2 1% 102 1% Feb 7% 400 7% Feb 8% Assoc Jan 3% 3% 600 3% Feb 5% Jan 2% Steel Co of Canada., Stein (A) (J. B.) 2% Feb 3y» 3% Feb 5Y< 52% 230 54 400 15% Feb 19%- 7% Feb 8% % Feb 2y4 Jan 5% Jan 7% Jan Jan 14% Jan 5 1% 6% 6% 1,900 13% (Hugo) Corp Stop & Shop Inc Stroock (S) & Co common— Sunbeam Corp.. Sun Ray Drug common Superior Portland Cement, Inc Superior Tool & Die Co 13% 275 1% 13 iy4 Feb 15 Vi Feb 25c 14 l 10 250 27% Jan 300 5% Feb 14% 125 13% Feb 16% 2% Feb Feb 3% 600 i -H, 10 25 Texas Power & • 31% pfd Shovel Thor 400 29 12 400 11 % Co common 121 .60 118% 12 12 5 50 51 Corporation 13% Tobacco it Allied 1 Stocks 11% Feb 13 y4 Jan 51 "16 : 400 Feb 21 J-D J-J 1,100 12% Feb 14% 1955 M-N 96 1964 J-J Electric 13% Feb 5% 100 5% Feb "50 6% 100 6% Feb 1 % 200 1% Feb 1% 180 94% 1% 95 88 200 90% X88 1% 92 warrants ____ Feb 95 Jan Jan 97 I. "l% Jan 1% Corp— < .—1948 ——.1954 Lt k (Bait) mtge 3s ser P mtge 2%s ser Q 2%s ..series R ref Jan 6% Jan Feb preferred 9% * Corp Corp 100 9% 9% Feb Jan 12 series United United United Chemicals Corp common warrants.. „ & Western Lack Gas ex United Milk United Preferred Products 92% Feb 96 61% Jan' 62 Jan 92% 92% 3% "3% 500 ' 3% 40 "a 136 51,700 —I* II10 32 17% 17% 17% 18% 18% 6,200 20 20 — ••• 1,100 18'A 32 * : 32 150 Jan Feb 40 % Jan Feb 34% Jan 16 ■ Feb 18% Jan 17% Feb 21 Jan 20 25 .— Feb ' A Feb ' 32 * .... 4% Jan Feb 30 Jan Jan 25 ya Jan 25 United Molasses Co Ltd— AmeT dep rets ord regis . United NJ RR & Canal——...100 United Profit Sharing 25c 10% United > preferred U 1st S common ... preferred with Radiator U S Rubber 10 200 1% 10 245 1% 10 25 56% 56 40 39% common 8% 83 % • — 104% 104% 79% 79'A Jan Feb Jan Co 2 10% Feb Jan Jan 57 950 55% Feb 62'A Jan 40 220 38% Jan 41% Jan 100 8'A Feb 9% Jan 11% Feb 14% x8% 103'A 105 % 3 79% 104% 105% 106 % 8 90 78 j-D $103 81% 102 J-J 103% $98% 100 A-O M- N __ : 99'A 104'A 98% 99 99% 5 97'A 104'A 104% 13 104'A 109 112% 115 — A-O •, 99 % of N J $112% ... " RR— Division— Af-N May 3%s——1965 & Fuel it & RR 5s 57 20 $110 29% $100% 101% M-S 55% 6 59 33 J-J 61% 37 1017/a 97% —1956 Nov 1 A __ $28% '— 1947 coupon—1953 A-O $102 B. International : — Jan 1949 (Dec 1 49 %. 55 $70 49% 61 100% 101 104% 103 103 58 % 56 59 , - $101% „ - $54% 102% — A-O 104 ■/ ' ' • 103'A 102% M-N " •" —.1955 Power Sec— A6%s series C.—.—— A6%S 31 — $101 series 31 35 $15 Mtge Bank— A 102% 103% 104'A 104»A ' 21 21 1 21 21 J-D 1941 coup)——1955 22% 6 21 25% 25% ' " A7s series E A7s (Aug 1941 series F A7a 1957 —; coupon) —1957 — —.1952 1952 — 20% J-J 98% J-J 58 1952 23 98 % 58 20% 26 22 19% 25% 57 98% 63 29 52% 28% $15 J-J. 20% J-D 6s— ——-1963 ' 3%s———1966 — J-J F-A 3%s_^——1969 —1956 17 20% $104% 20% 17 20% 15 25,, — 108'A 108'A 6 101% 101% 3 59'% 107 108% 101% 101% 13 103'A 3 59% 4y2S———1967 A-O Af-S England Power 3'As— 1961 NY & Westchester Ltg 4s—..—.2004 Ohio Power 1st mtge 3'As ...—1968 M-N J-D A-O ——_——1971 .Park Lexington 1st mtge 3S———1964 A-O J-J $101% 102% J-D $104'A 107 .—1963 New 1st mtge 3s__ Pennsylvania Water St Power 3%s_1964 3%s —.—1970 Piedmont Hydro-Electric Co— A6%s with Oct 1 1940 coupon__l960 A6%s ex Oct 1 1947 coupon.—1960 — — 65 '28% ' to. Milwaukee Gas-& Light 99'/2 , 26 Valley RR—- Extended at 4% 24% 23 99% $24%. Noy 1 1947 coupon——1952 McCord Corp deb 4%3 6 15 Co— Kansas Electric Power .Kansas Power St Light 22'% 23 19% - 26 V 24% 20% 19% .—1957 1940 coupon Altalian Superpower 23 23 ——1952 Interstate Power 5s— ex $21 J-J (July 1941 coupon) 1 F-A . J-J 103 $106 102% 105% 104 102% 102% 105% 106 106 101% 102%, 105 8 25 106'/a 101% 1027/« 92 88 92 104'/4 104% 106 103 104% 1047% 26%, 27 $24% 60% 102% 104 103 $85 104% 68% 34 - $15 Public Service of New Jersey— 6% perpetual certificates———_—Queens Borough Gas & Electric— 5%s series A— 1952 Safe Harbor Water Power Corp 3s_1981 M-N 143 143 98 98 98-; 101 101 144% 140% A-O M-N B—-—1952 —1951 103'/2 loir 113% W/2 101 $1.13% 116 Va .Af-S 12% 900 Jan 1% 1% 1,600 2% Jan Southern California 3s_l—1965 M-S 102% 103 Va 50 101% .103% 73% 74% 75 70% Feb 81% Jan Southern California GUs 3'As_.—1970 A-O 103% 104'% 24 101% 1 13% 13% 14 800. 12% Feb 18 Jan Southern Counties Gas 2% Feb 3 Jan 1971 J-J $97% 1970 F-A — 11% 11% —1 common common.. ~2% 5 900 24% 2% K21 2% x21 24% 100 900 3 21% 600 Jan Jan 20 ■ •2 Va 39 Va :.. ; ■ 10 _• "2% 1% Feb Jan 20 Jan 24% Feb 29 Jan 2% 21 Feb Feb 2% Jan 44 Vs Jan 3% Jan 22% Jan ' 1st mtge Valspar Corp common— .1 .. $4 convertible preferred Venezuelan Petroleum 7% 600 8% _• for footnotes see page 33, _5% ~5% 3% 3% .• 7% 92 20c Venezuela Syndicate Inc.. V*ct Manufacturing.. 7% 5: ___1 ... -- ~6 1,800 3% 100 , St Elec 3'As Spalding (AG) 5s._ —1989 AStarrett Corp inc 5s„_—.——1950 5s collateral 1966 trust Stinnes (Hugo) Corp— A 7-4s 3rd stamped. — $100% A-O 103 — .— .1946 Feb 10 Jan Industries— stamped —1946 Temi Hydro-Electric Co— A6'As With Aug 1 1940 coupon..1953 A6'/2s ex Aug 1 1947 coupon..._1953 Feb 98 Jan United Electric Co of N J 4s M-N A-O A-O J-J Feb 7% Jan 3 Feb 3% xl2% Feb 14 Jan Jan ex , 103 103 •$97 100 97 $114 119 US? 68 68 68 $22% ; 106% 116 27 25 26% (Hugo) A7s with Dec 1 A7s 98% l66,% 100% l()3t f 98% United Electric Service Co— 5% 104% (Calif) — A7-4s 2nd ;, V Edison 3s Southwestern Gas Stinnes 93 »A 104 92 I.:/ 1% Sugar—! Power St Light 8% 247% 92% 73% Reclaiming Co.. Products Utah-Idaho 82 warrants—* — Universal 16 100 San Joaquin Lt & Pwr 6s Scullin Steel inc mtge 3s United Stores common..—... 50c Universal Consolidated Oil—i———10 Universal Insurance .10 Utah 1% 25 Machinery United Specialties common., ; ,_l U S Foil Co class B__— ———_l U S and International Securities * $5 247% 247% ' Shoe Preferred . .... ^ 1% 110% 168 98'A 29 J-D J-J Jan —7 ... common. Jan 6% — United BVi 6% Jan 500 250 109% 84% 1963 Midland —— — Corp Gas Corp common.^ Light & Railways. Feb Jan 6% 6% « Elastic Jan 4% 6% 6% « Union Stock Yards of Omaha lioo United Aircraft Products com.— -50c Jan €% '1,700 » A— 2% Feb 5% ' * Canada. Union Investment Co— Union Oil Co of Calif— 1% Jan 2 5 1,000 105 168 38 83% 1954 (Bait City) — 4VaS— — standard A7s I; 1% ' —.5 13 165 99% 100 1958 Jan 9 99% 84 1962 A 7s Feb 100 96 103% Gas mtge A 7S With Nov _10c Chemicals pfd $— 100 J-D J-J U Realization $3.75 3 M-S 2% Jan ~6 III 93% 11 83 M-S 1969 1976 ...—1981 Debenture 6s—.—— of 96% 105 — — Ikarco Hydro-Electn.. Gas 96' High 102% M-S ——1958. Pwr Low 55 104% 105'A El January 1 No. J-J Jan 1966 ; Range Since Sold 27 1961 • Works... Jan 105 106% 106'A Feb 1% 2,700 2% 94% 1948 1956 Jan 1% 1,100 Feb 109% 109% Q-F Indianapolis Power it Lt 3 'As..—.1970 Jan 5 1% Jan 104% 104% J-D Hygrade.Food 6s 6er A——Jan 1949 7% Feb 94% Jan 9% 93% 106 % 5s Jan 6% 1 19 y4 Feb High 104 A General Rayon-Co 6s ser A— Grand Trunk Western Ry, 4s— Green Mountain Power 3 %s— 6% Jan 50 Jan 1% • Feb Bonds' Friday's 104% A6%s 15% Jan % convertible Union 105 J-D 1998 1970 Finland Residential Jan 100 100 Corp. Unexcelled or Bid it Asked 94 Elec Mfg Co— A6%s with Nov 1 1940 coupon—1953 Jan 13% 1% Jan Week's Range Last Sale Price Af-Q ^Gen Feb r Jan Jan "2^ 2,400 A-O 6s Inc.. Ulen 2% J-J Consolidated Jan 44 17% ... Edison 4 % % pfd Tonopah Mining of Nevada. 80c 600 21 100% Ercole Marelli 100 ♦ Toledo Lamp 13 15% 1969 Elmira Water 13% 16 _l dep rets ord regis. dep rets def reg. Todd Shipyards Corp.. Tung-Sol 14 1977 Feb 12% Amer Trunz Feb 1970 5s—; Jan 13% Araer Tri-Continental Jan 14% 2% —1960 1st Tobacco Security Trust Co Ltd— Trans Lux Feb 95 8% redeemed) 2%s conv debs Jan 5% —„1 Realty St Construction Brewing Co.. Hvoli 31% 124 13% 16% 17 20 Guantanamo St Western 6s Tilo Roofing Inc. Tishman Jan 5%, Jan 15JA Jan Feb 13% .3 common. 11% 250 " 11% Jan Feb 1,000 5s Delaware Jan ;j , Jan 20N 1953 — 1st ref Feb Jan Jan 120 100 11% Feb 3% Jan 7"%- Jan Feb 96% Period A 1st ref Jan 7 Feb 29% _a Light 7% Feb 14 5s^ Consol Gas 20% Jan , Feb 29% 12 12 Texon Oil & Land Co.. Thew 10% 1 16% Jan 6% 16% 15% _* Gs_ redeemed) (10% Service Eastern common.. 18% Jan 20j/2 11% 1st mtge 4s ser A———1993 A 1st mtge 4s ser B 1993 Technicolor Inc Jan Jan Feb 96% 1 2%s Lackawanna Taggart Corp common Tampa Electric Co common Feb (50 Debenture Jan 10 10- Jan 100 Debenture Jan 1 1 3 .15 • 17 6% 6% 6% » 750 30% 29% 30 ... 4 Debentures 3s Jan 17% 17 25 ¥2 5s £ 1 3'As : deb.5%s States (10% Cities Jan 14% —1 Bwan Finch Oil Corp^ Feb 1 -• — A5s A5%s Jan 800 Edison (Central Jan 200 6'A Jan Feb ' — Electric 3%s Canada— Steel Bethlehem Jan 7% Tel & City Boston Jan 25 16% "l% 1 —It Co common Stinnes 61% Feb 7% 1 . Feb 15% 16 l 35% 14% Interest 4y2s Bell 'Telephone of 5s series C— Jan 53 53% Tel Atlantic Jan 1,100 ... Sterling Aluminum Products Sterling Brewers Inc.— SSterling Engine Co Sterling Inc.— Stetson 800 4 22 • i s . & Co common 3% 3 3% l Corp 4 14% Exchange Curb Electric Associated Feb 20 7% 1 (The) York Appalachian Elec Power • Standard Tube class B Starrett Jan 10 4 Lew Feb 107 Feb 102% 102% l 33% 10 Friday New Feb 200 Jan 28 y2 156 19% Jan 1% 19% Feb 125 Jan 26% 1% Feb Peb 27 50 13% Feb BONDS 19% Feb 9% *'•' 15% Feb 15 100 - 3%'Jan 17% 25% 1% 2,900 114- 23 Jan 2% 100 9% 26 Jan Jan Jan Jan 21 200 2 8% Jan_ Jan" 200 18 17% 47/s 6% 1 f-!: Feb Feb - 2% 2% l Corp Standard-Thomson ' Jan 43 3% 1,200 21% 21 21 * . Co. Feb 36 100 8% 8% % 8 * Products )w 1 1 Feb —.2 Woodley Petroleum.— Woolworth (F W) Ltd— ; American deposit receipts 6% preference..—... Wright Hargreaves Ltd Feb Jan Feb 10 .—25 Woodall Industries Inc Feb 5% Jan 5 1 Preferred— 25 Vz Jan 4% 200 4% 38' 3% _ Standard Jan 29 Va Jan Jan 140 ._1 common 2% 1% 1 1,300 37 - Brothers Feb 7 5 Inc Jan 300 15% 34% preferred w w— Winnipeg Elec commonWisconsin P & L 4%% pfd —- Light— Products Willson Wilson 300 1,400 : Feb 5% 200 7% ——* Feb 25% T% 34 —— Jan ' 38 Spencer Shoe Corp, :—__ Stahl-Meyer Inc * Standard Brewing Co__ .2.78 Standard Cap & Seal common 1 Convertible preferred —.10 Standard Dredging Corp common——1 $1.60 convertible preferred—: _20 Standard Forgings Corp.._____ 1 Standard Oil (Ky) 10 Standard Power (R 4% 5% ' Jan 1% .10 Corp..— C) it Co. (The) 31 y* 24% "5% 1 5 _* 4 1 37% 27% Feb 16% ^ Feb 27% 27% 3% 1 Corp 35% 25 ..25 25 250 27 Co it Oil Feb Southern California Edison— 5% original preferred— 4.48% conv preference—— (Wm) River Jan \ Jan, 15% ... .3% 20 4 27 Inc..— 29'A 400 800 13 Feb 20 33% 3% 37% ; 30 30 Southwest Pa Pipe Line——— —10 Feb 4 Jan ■< x3% 1,600 ... Jan 3 1,200 7% 9 600 3% com—* Stationery Coal Westmoreland 4 8% 200 2,600 1% 450 4% 112 Coal it Coke— —5 Maryland Ry 7% 1st pfd—100 Weyenberg Shoe Mfg. 8% 600 10% 3% 1% West Virginia & 9% Jan 110% Feb 7 1 Tablet 2% Jan Feb 110% -Feb 4 ~3% Western Feb 8 500 9 - Manufacturing.: —1.25 $8 preferred.—* Westmoreland —1 — Jan Feb 256 Feb 90 —;— —1 Corp. 7% Feb Feb x236 80 240 3% -III — Solar Manufacturing Co 6% 236 8% "l% "l% 1% 10 —.30 — ———.1 Western 6% 236 High 1% 8 Texas Utilities West 1 Simplicity Pattern common..—. .100 Singer Manufacturing Co—— Singer Manufacturing Co Ltd— „.£1 Amer dep rets ord regis Sioux City Gas & Elec Co— 100 3.90% preferred -• Smith (Howard) Paper Mills.—, Low . preferred———'. convertible Range Slrice January 1 High • Feb 17% Feb Co—; Wagner Baking voting trust ctfs ext.* 7% preferred—— 100 Waitt & Bond Inc —'——.—1 Publications- Simmons-Boardman Aircraft Waco 100 « —I* —I* • Silex Co common—— Gonotone Feb 200 13% 16 Low W 17 .100 class A... Shares Jan 66'/a 66% for Week Jan 3 15 -25 __—i. preferred— Shoe Corp of America Bick's Breweries Ltd 13 Vst Feb 13'/a "iii — Sherwin-Williams of Canada—— $3 2% Sales Range of Prices Par 16% Bhawinigan Water & Power Sheller Mfg Co Sherwin-Williams 2% 2% Exchange High Low High Week's Last Sale Price STOCKS— York Curb New Range Since January 1 13 Bhattuck Denn Mining—,——». 4% Friday Sales Shares common ;::5 FEBRUARY 27 for Week of Prices Par EXCHANGE CURB YORK RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED Monday, March 1, 1948 Dec 1 1949 1956 21% 6 21 27 25% 3 25% 35 — $15 J-D ... $103% 103'% $24% 1940 coupon—:_1956 1947 coupon 21 25% A-O — $15" — II .J'"1 30 . 103,. . 27'A 103% ; . 2,7% Volume COMMERCIAL THE Number 4677 167 YORK NEW Interest Last Period A' Sale Price Exchange Curb income A5s Wash Water Electric West Penn 1964 A-O 1960 High a J New January 1 No. ,T Low 5s~ 75 105% 105% 106%. 106% \ tll8% "72% 4 F-A 102% Interest 106% 107 % 118 % Peru 105% 1 120 1101 Va 102% 101 Friday Interest Last Week's Range or Friday's Bonds Period Sale Price Bid & Asked Sold Low Agricultural Bank Mortgage A 20-year 7s A 20-year (Col) 7s Bogota A-O Jan 1947 (see Mortgage Bank Valley 7s—: ACauca Low No. 65% 65% J-J 65% 65% 234 65% 39 % of) 1948 J-D 36 36 5V?s 1955 M-2Y 80 84 Vi 84% External 5s 1953 F-A 78 78 78 1952 J-J Cons Municipal Loan— \ Danzig Port & AExternal ALima (Peru) stamped Interest AMedellin (Plan to J8 10 15 15 ,• , 15 M-S 6Vis stamped_1958 reduced 7s ,; stamped City Maranhao listed 7% 7% 15 9 15 A) 2008 M-N 1951 2%s stamped— Bank of J- J 114'A 15 15 J-D 122 24 -23 1919 M-S 3% 3 3% 50 2 % 3% J-J 3 3 3% 52 2% 3% 27 in delivery transaction in included in year's f Ex-distribution, in year's range), d Ex-interest, range), Ex-sto.ck g div. Transaction r 24 h Ex- for cash y Ex-rights. sales being no (not range), included (not Ex-div. x asked and year's transaction year's range). bid 15% Ai included (not Under-the-rule n transacted during current week. Stock and Bond Averages are the daily closing averages of representative stocks and bond* the New York Stock Exchange as compiled by Dow, Jones & Co. J-D 24 V 1 '%v 37% \ 2 24 24 37% '■ 24 25 36% 39% ' on A7s (issue of May 1927) 1947 A7S (issue of Oct. 1927) ;_1947 44 M-N 44 44 44 Feb. 44 44% 44% 10 10 : 65 Becond 10 Indus¬ Grade Grade Utili¬ trials Rails Ralls ties roads 167.60 tie* 48.52 trials I— Utll- Rail¬ First 10 Total IB 20 Indus¬ 21 Feb. Bogota— -Bonds— -Stocke' 30 Date— Mortgage 27 Below ' Waterways— 6Vis 36 28 6%s Deferred a transaction included J64 External Danish High 125% Abbreviations used above—"cod," certificates of deposit; "cons," consolidated; "cum," cumula¬ tive; "conv," convertible; "M," mortgage; "n-v," non-voting stock; "v t c," voting trust certificates; "w i," when issued; "w w," with warrants; "jc w," without warrants. High — April 1946 —— High Low J-J prices; A Bonds being traded flat. §Reported in receivership. Range Since January 1 January 1. No. 2012 (Plan 2%_. to value, par principal. IFriday's Exchange Range Since Sold High 1997 stamped reduced Government Odd-lot e Bonds Friday's or Bid & Asked 2008 A5%s (not Curb 2%s to - Janeiro •No York Sale Price 1921 de ARussian 1021/2 Foreign Governments & Municipalities New Last Period of)—- 2 Vis to Rio reduced (Republic Is . BONDS Week's Range Interest Exchange stamped (Flan A) Interest 1959 Curb Low 77 1 — BONDS York High Union—• debentures- f 72% J-D Traction s 72 % J-D 2030 Newspaper conv M-S 3Vis Penn 6s 1954 5s Power West Western • .■ Parana — 27 Friday I «. Hotel— debs (969) EXCHANGE ENDED FEBRUARY Range Since Bonds Friday's or L Low Waldorf-Astoria CHRONICLE Week's Range Friday BONDS York FINANCIAL CURB FOR WEEK RANGE New & 31.75 60.46 100.64 103.03 • Holiday v. Btocks 86.60 Total 40 Bonda 102.01 98.07 Holiday ■ AMortgage Bank of Chile 1931 Mortgage Bank of Denmark 5s J-D 119% 1972 6s J-D 1— 100.70 103.00 86.65 102.20 98.14 31.66 60.74 100.70 103.03 86.69 102.29 93.18 26 167.56 48.75 31.69 60.50 100.64 103.19 86.78 102.36 98.24 27- 166.80 48.83 31.65 60.35 100.76 103.14 86.56 102.30 98.19 WEEK — EXCHANGES OTHER STOCK FOR 60.62 48.96 Feb. 81 RANGE 31.75 168.39 Feb. 81 48.91 25— Feb. — 85 167.80 Feb. 142% A-O ENDED FEBRUARY 27 '< Baltimore Stock Week's Friday v / Arundel Corporation Bait Transit Co 5% Brager Eisenberg Fidelity 1st pfd v tc 14 T.' 14 Low 530 16'% 40 40 14% 16% 1 40 A—20 145 _10 — High .. 40 Jan 16% 16 Feb 23 Jan 40 Feb 40 Feb 10 145 Feb >150 Jan 20 40 Jan ' 40% North 20 — American Water & Oil Co Power 70; Pacific 25c 1 Co— * I: 70 12 65 Jan 75 25 132 25 Feb 283A 200- 85c Feb 1.15 tJ S —100 preferred Jan 40 Fidelity & Guaranty—. 50 40 40% 150 40 Feb 40% ' 89 89 3 89 Jan 91 16% 3% 3% 5% 45 200 44% Feb 48% Feb 68 A Feb Jan 91% Jan 38c Feb 69c Jan 117 30 Feb 35% Jan 20 Jan 2,400 615 16% Feb 300 3% Feb 4% 70 5% Feb 7% 5% t)rug, Inc 2.50 Assn__ 5% * 13% — Webster Inc & 25 common 77 V Jan 500 13% Feb 450 11% Jan 35% • Machinery 13% 12% 35% 35% 49% 50% 1,660 56 56 40% 41% 25% 26% 35 % 360 49% • Fruit Co Shoe 13% 12 * Co United ■ ,56 : Jan Jan 15 Jan 14% Jan Jan 38 48% Feb 56% Jan 55% Feb 61% Jan 160 38% Feb 557 25 Feb;' 175 Feb Jan 67% 12% Jan Jan 58 Feb 83% 110 4 Torrington Jan 44% 17% 16% United Feb — 44% i": ■ 31% 25 Shawmut U Potomac Edison— 3.60% • Mills 49 c 50 Rexall Jan 90c 42c High 11 2,834 v Quincy Mining Co Feb 25 25 40c 31% .———2.50 88 Low 11% 86 88 Range Since January 1 High 11 ',.11% Electric System—-—-20 Tel 100 — Shares Pennsylvania RR Jan 85c 2 — England Stone Casualty— Low England Tel & North Butte Mining Jan 31 40 13% of Prices Par New High 20 145 A'.- New Range Since January 1 Vemon-Woodberry Mills— Amsterdam Penn Lovo 100 Inc Common New Shares • Fidelity & Guar Insurance Corp Mount of Prices Par i Deposit Co & for Week Sale Price stocks— Range Sales for Week Range Sale Price STOCKS— Sale* Last Week's Friday Last Exchange ■■ Rubber S 10 Westiughouse Electric Corp ./ ~ ,_12 % 26 45% Jan 30% ■ Jan BONDS— Baltimore Transit Co 5s series 1975 4s 58 58 1975 A * 6934 58% $39,500 69 3/4 . 1,000 Chicago Stock Exchange Friday Sales Week'a Last Boston Stock ■"A,"' STOCKS— Last Sale Price , : Par American Tel American Woolen Anaconda & Tel 100 • Copper : 50 Week's Range of Prices Low 150 Adams (J Admiral Sales D) Boston Son & —' Inc Shares Allied High Low f 148Va 2,869 Feb , High >• 153% Laboratories American Tel 39 42 888 39 Feb 44% Feb & Armour & Co 31 31 % 357 30% Feb 34% Jan Asbestos Mfg 100 11734 25 Albany RR Boston Edison 37% 117 37% 17% 450 1173A 110 38% 1,455 17% 116 36% Feb Jan Feb 20 Elevated 100 Stamped —100 - Boston Herald Traveler Corp Boston 59 59 15 58% Jan 41% Jan 59 Feb * 21% 149% 5 19% 19% 137 19% Jan 19% I65 22 % Feb 26% Jan prior preferred 100 36 35 38 5% > cl A 100 __ 7 7 6% 7% 385 8 8% 200 8 83/a 132 5% 7% Boston Personal Prop 100 : RR ^ 1 & Providence . 100 Trus't Boston •Cities 7 100 __ 100 9 9 _* 100 Service 10 14% ' Mfg Co 6% preferred Mass —100 Street 68% __ 6*%> ' 1st pfd series A———100 6% B preferred ———100 9 38 Feb Jan 7 Eastern SS Lines Inc : 5% Jan 8 ; 60 14% 150 40 155 333/8 40 68'% 68% 50 2% 2% 40 Feb 8 Feb Burd Feb 8% Jan Jan 9 Feb Burton-Dixie Corp Butler Bros common Feb .16% 13% - 7% Brach & Sons Jan Bruce Jan 34 Feb 40 Feb 36% Jan (E L) National Castle & Co capital- • 68% Feb 74 2% Feb Jan 3% Jan - . 66% Jan 71 Jan 50 % Feb 58 % Jan, 340 24 Feb 26% Jan 60 26 Feb 31 Jan Coleman 50% Feb 58% Jan Commonwealth 25 26, 27 50% 54% 262 - Gillette Loew's • Safety Razor Kennecott Lamson „ Co • Copper • Corp (Del) 6% preferred Boston, Theatre : 25 • Biscuit Narragansett Racing 1 Chicago Towel Co Chrysler Corp 5 Nash-Kelvlnator National Service Cos 1 Feb 100 4% Feb 5% Jan / 29 39.40 20 see page 42. 16 100 16% 2% Jan Jan 16% Feb 350 32% Feb 17% Feb 20% Jan 12 12% 600 12 Jan 13 Jan 10% 10% 200 10 -37 Jan • Feb 12% Jan 10% 10% 500 10% Feb 11 Jan 45% 100 45% Feb 52%. Jan 52' 53 100 52 F6b 60 Jan 44% 45 50 Jan common (The) Edison , 1 (new) Cl 38.90 Feb 41.21 Jan 33 884 32% Feb 36 293/4 730 28 Feb 36% Jan Cum pref Co common (new) / 3 50 10% Feb 12% 4% 700 4% Feb 6 Feb Jan Jan Jan '35% 1% 100 1% Feb 1% Jan 8% 800 8% Feb 9% Jan 34 50 ■ 31 Feb 22 25 21% Feb 25% Jan 10% 10% 2,600 9% Feb 12% Jan 7% 7% 200 7% Feb 9% 5% 100 5 Jan 6 Feb 60 71 Jan 80 Jan 400 52% 100 5% 75 543/4 - 78 Feb 63% Jan 34 Feb 39 Jan 25% Feb 28% Jan 60 25% Feb 28% Jan 30 x34% Feb 35 Jan Feb 36% Jan 35 25% 126% 26/ 26 26 X34% 35 30 30 35 Jan 3,200 56% 35 26 * (new)__ 210 22 54% 25 11% 7% 5% 1 18% Feb 10% it 1 16% Feb 8% "l% 5 1 Feb 16% 1% 5 common 13% 34 500 1 Feb 600 150 4% 4% 0 Inc Co 11 44% 143/4 16 % 11. 13% 200 13% 16% . ;■ Jan ADoehler-Jarvis Corp ___„_ 43% 44% 391 42% Feb 49% Jan 43% Domestic Credit Corp class A Eddy Paper Corp (The) 50 41 % Jan 43% Feb Flour 5 100 30 3% Jan 82 Feb 95 Vs Jan 14% Feb 16% Jan 7%4 Jan Mills of America Inc 35 14% Jan 15 28% 30 28% Feb 33% Jan 10% 10% 10% 100 10 Feb 12 Jan 15% 15% 16' 207 11% Feb 17% Jan Transp conl_. General Candy class A 30c 30c 1,500 30c Feb 45c Jan General Motors Four-Wheel Drive Auto (Peter) Brewing common General American Corp common 1 2% * 5 15 250 2% Feb — 9% Jan 14 200 14 Feb 19% Jan 50% 50% 100 50% Feb 56 18 18 110 18 Feb 19% Jan 8% ~ 50% — Feb 14 10 10 10 82% 143/4 1% 5 50 2% 82 15 ■' 51% 51% 250 8% 52% 600 • For footnotes 14% Jan 200 Lines 14% __ 4% 4% , 18% 1 common • Fox Assn Feb 35 10 , 14% „ Feb 3% : 45% 1 common common 28% — 1% 100 16% 12% _ 43% — 50 Mathieson Alkali Works— 39.40 32% 29% Feb 100 4 10% _10 Chicago & South Air v Consumers 1 11% 1% 12% 45% 5 _ Cherry Burrell Corp common Chicago Corp common Chic Mil St Paul & Pac vtc 20 25 Jan Jan 17% — common....^ (A M) 120- buys 152 Va 33% ' General Capital Corp •General Electric 500 25 Feb Feb 17% « 111 Secur Corp common— _• & S W Util common 70 26% „ 21% 149% 35 __ Central , 84% * Stores— 150 1,400 5 common Piston Ring Carr-Consolidated Feb 31% Co (E J) 83 • common Employers Group Assoc First Jan Feb 70 84 11% 10 . _ 100 Feb '. Ry— .1 Jan 9% Jan 1% 1 Manufacturing Co capitalBorg (George W) Corp Borg-Warner Corp common Cent Common 8% 15 12 V* Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates— • Feb 4 5 $ —10 Binks >• Eastern 21% 11% 11% p— \ 3 __ common Feb ' 25 36 • 21% Corp Mfg 5% 32 1,015 v 33% . 40 —. Feb 7% Jan 22% 1% ' 14% 400 11 149% 150 7 1 common _ unstamped 5% class A 1st pfd stamped 8% cl B 1st pfd unstamped 8% cl B 1st pfd stamped 10% cl D 1st pfd stamped High 10 700 t 4% common Berghoff Brewing Corp & Maine RR— 1st pfd xlO 100 capital Barlow & Seelig class A conv_— Bastian-Blessing Co <;ommon_—_ : A: 22 Va __ • Co Co common— Washer Belden _ Low 8% Feb Railway— Unstamped 14% 8% 10 * __J common Tel Avco Jan 125% ■' Boston 14% 8'% Jan — 17% Range Since January 1 High 14% common. Aetna Ball Bearing common Range Since January 1 39 17% Low for Week 149% 150% ♦ Shares Mfg Corp Automatic Bird & for Week of Price* Par Exchange Friday Rang*, Sale Prle* STOCKS— 51% Feb 58 Jan Jan 33 I . 34 THE (970) COMMERCIAL & FINANCIALS Monday, March 1; 1948: • i! OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE FOR WEEK ENDEDFEBRUARY 27 Week's Range Friday Last Sals Prioa STOCKS— Par Gibson Low '.V ' ■ High '• '• ' STOCKS— J ,V.-: 8% Razor Common..... —* (W H) common Gossard Co 29 29 291/a 200 28 Feb 31 Jan 17% 17% 18 200 17% Feb 21 Jan —• 16 15% 16 350 15% Feb 16y2 10% lOVi 150 10 Feb 11% Jan Share* LOW Par v,.; . for Week of Price* Jan 10% ;y Range Sale Price ■ Hammond Instrument Co common.. —1 Brew Co capital—. —1 (G) Werner Corp 550 27% 25% 27% 350 —3 11 11 34% 34% 50 ...1 Hupp Corp common 24% 50 ...5 (new) Hubbell Harvey Inc common 7% Feb 8% Jan 15% KVbger High torn 15% 43 16% Feb 40% 100 78 15% 42% 42% ____.?■ • _ Range Since January 1 High Feb 3% 3% 3% Jan 27% 11 35 Feb 200 3% 150 9% Feb 13 62% Feb 71% Jan 14 100 28% Feb 32% 500 19% Feb 21 % Feb 8V4 Jan 5 14 'VyV . 4 Feb 15 Jan 20 50 Jan 53 Feb 43 42% 43 203 40 Jan 45 Jan 49 49 49 7 40 Feb 50 Jan —10 — Preferred Jan 14 r-y 52% 52% — Jan 20 20 477 <• .. —_ Printing.. S 10% 64% 10 Jan 29% U 10% 62% ...1.00 ... Rapid U S Playing Card Jan Feb 10% '64% Feb Jan 9 34% Magnavox Feb Jan Feb Feb 46% 11 * ... Great Lakes Dr & Dk common Hein Low 8 Safety Heileman High ' Sales Last k Range Since January 1 8 Co Week's Friday Shares common- —1 Refrigerator Gillette Sales for Week of Prices Jan Feb 4% Jan >■ Illinois Brick Co Illinois Central Independent capital RR 10 Tool 20 20 com.^* 10 29% .100 common Pneumatic 10 Indiana Steel Products Common.—..1 7% 7% 150 6% Interstate 4% 5 110 4 pfd * Switchboard common.—.—* Kellogg Leath $6 Power Co & 8% _* common... Libby McNeill St Libby common Lindsay Lt & Chem common.: co 18% 18% 7 8% 8% Feb 9% Jan 61% Jan 14% 14% 41 14% Feb ■ 100 13% Feb 8% 7,100 / 7% Feb 8 ,8% Jan 13% Feb 15 Feb 22% 500 22 Feb 24 Feb 4% 10 '4% Jan 4% 4%; Feb -.10 34 —*' Li*.. 34% 450 8% 83/4 100 ' 19%. 20 20 34 > Feb 37% 8%- Feb 19% Feb 1,250 .9 • 21% Jan Jan " City'ICO dfe-Fuel^.-.— | OlevelandCIiffalroncommon..._1 165 165 165 .100 145' 142 145 Nunn Bush Shoe common. Oak Manufacturing common.—. .2% _ 250 • Jan : —. . I Jan 600 'V. 18 250 Feb 16% 8% Jan Jan 20 7%1 Feb Feb jj>y- General common*— ..5 6% preferred Sangamo Elec Co Schwitzer & Co 85 ...50 16% 85 L:' Goodrich^IB F) eommbn_^_>__— 16% Feb 10 27% Feb 31% Jan 13 Feb 15 Jan Martin Feb 37% Jan 10% 100 .10% Feb 11% Jan Metropolitan;Paving: Brlck^^- 11% 50 11% Feb 18% Jan 2 15% Feb 7% 300 200 8% 100 31% 70 7% 31 125 37% 38% 12% 12% 7% 7% 550 7% 30 • 30 37% 12% 7% Sundstrand Mach Tool common Lis 21 20% 21% 700 Swift & capital stock .53 •31% 30% 31'/, 1,100 Texas-Coi(The) L .25 Thor Corp (The) common., Jan Feb 43 Feb 14% Wisconsin?. Bankshares Yates-Amer Mach 52% Feb 58 Unlisted 650 Feb 21% 28% Feb 37 45% 46% 200 45% '94 Feb 48 common. 10 10 13 • Farasworth ; 100% 16 3 300 3 Feb 3 100 13 " 11% 31% 31% 30% 32 •■■14% </• ... . 3% Feb 29% YoungstUwfr-Steel 500 307/i Feb 34 30% Feb 34% Motor 16"% v* r*.'. . 10 % Feb 6% V 400 6Ya 200 4% Jan 6 100 6 ll7/a Feb 4% Pure Oil Co (The) Feb 6% 800 32% Feb 35% 1,600 3% Feb 5% -■ 160 22% Feb 41 Feb > ^ :;; t310 . . . • Jan 27. . Jan 46%-Jan ' - 115 V 100 / 15%- 15% __ Members j*'; • r-.- ■ 25 "Feb/.... 31% Jan 68'A Feb -.- 75% Jan :8% Feb10% Jan < 50 - 15% Feb 18% Jan - ' New York Curb Associate -- Ford '■ Chicago Stock Exchange ' Building 400 4% Feb 5% - DETROIT , -Telephone: Randolph 5530 Jan 15% Feb 17% Jan UVa 13% 300 12% Feb 15% Jan 32% 15% — 15% 100 15% 16% Jan Detroit Stock Friday Exchange Week's Sale* Last Range for Week Sale Price Jan of Prices 8baro* Range Since January 1 ■ 4% 18% — 18% 26% ~ 100 18% 5 Jan Feb 9% Jan 18% Feb 1,200 Feb 8% 4% 1-4% — 21% Jan ' 200 18% Feb 23% x25% Feb 30 ^ •' s par • 8% Jan 24% 24% -1 7% 7% • 23 200 9% Electric Baldwin Feb 8% 1 Products—..« 2% 2% 200 20% 20% 150 —1 Rubber- common Jan 15% 15% 15% 14% 1,400 High Feb 2*%- Jan Feb 22% 10 Jan 9%' •" 12% 9% 447 9% Feb 1 1 Consolidated Paper 1% 300 1 Feb 1% Feb Feb 14-% Jan 12% ' 13 Feb 17% Davidson 1,140 12% 22 261 21% 6 Jan 22 common—_______ 10 Continental Motors common... .18 2% 19 100 Feb Jan 26% Low High 2 common Metal Burroughs: Adding Machine Jan Feb 7% 400 25 Feb 8 300 8% 8% Low < Allen American Jan 100 19 '26% v/^1. 1 Bros —-l - 6 6% • Feb -23 Feb Feb Jan 300 4% Feb 4% 4,841 6% 6 6% 20% Feb 24 Jan 21% 25' 300 8% Jan 7% Jan ' Standard Oil Standard of Steel N J .28 Spring — — — 69% — — Feb 13% — 1 . Jan 78% * Jan 14% Jan Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Corn common . Sunray Oil Corp United Corp _ Wilson A Co -1 . . M. : 17% 400 16% Feb 21% Jan 10% 10% 11% 3,700 9% Feb 11% Jan Detroit, Steel Corp common—. Eureka-Williams, common 2% 1 16% 2% 200 2% Feb 2% Jan FranicenmUth 12% Feb 16% • — . — — Gar Wood Gemmer General Cincinnati Slock Friday Exchange Week's Last Par 4% 20% ~7% Range of Prices •Low • —5 Industries 1" —:— Manufacturing class A «• 3 6 39% — 100 7% 39 •3% 3 * 6 - 1,500 ~r' 6 100 7% Feb 3 Feb '5% 7% • : Feb 39% 39% 100 39% 521/4; 415 52% . Feb 52 % Motors common——10 1 .1 1 24 Jan Feb 9 - Jan 4% Jan -Jan Jan 6% Jan 40 Feb '57% ; Jan i% Jan 71/4 "" 5 3% 1,975 6% 'Feb 51/8 7 5 3% 1,800 5 Feb 5%-Jan 3% Feb 5% Jap, 4 300 ' Vy for Week Share* • 1 Brewing common——1' Gerity-Michigan Corp — Goebel Brewing. common.— Graham-Paige Sales Sale Prioa STOCKS— 4% 20% .24 7Vs Jan • common 20 17 20% 5 Detroit Edison common.— Stndebaker Hoover Ball Range Since January 1 Lots High & Bearing common.; 21% 21% 14 10 14 High Electric Howell _ —.—~~— ..2 % 50 7% 8 » 365 20% Feb 23% Jan- 135 14 Feb 15 Jan? 7 Jan 8 Jan " Hoskins Manufacturing common. 575 " American Laundry Mach American 29% 29% 35 29% Feb 32% 3% 3% 3% 175 3% Feb 3% Feb -L.v—_* 8% 87/a 8% 21 87/s Jan •9% Jan 23% 23% f Jan ♦ 20' Products Houdaille-Hershey common.., Kaiser-Frazer common Churngold Cincinnati ^ Gas 8.50 common "•>' Kinsei Drug 125 23 Feb 26 104 93 Jan 96 Jan LaSalle C N 0 & T Cincinnati 80 Jan CO h-i •ve Feb Masco Jan McClanahan 94% 94% 95% 20 81% 81% 81 y* 50 2 7% 7% 8% 1,048 —50 75% 75% ___ I—. P Street Cincinnati Telephone 77 „, •■■■• l 124 7% Feb Feb 75 8% • common. i— Screw Products. Oil common 2 Dow Power Drug & Light 8% 20% -X* see page 42. 53 ——* Hobart class A (new)— -.. - ■ 20% 53 10 Gibson Art footnotes % 8% « __ Eagle-Plcher For A rights... 53 16% 16% 14% Feb 8V4 10% 1,087 1,100 8% Feb 1% 1,123 le % ;, Jan 15 Jan 1%. Feb 1% 2% Feb 2% Jan 2% 2% 1 2% 1% 1% ' 1% 220 1% Feb 1% Jan 1 1% 1% 1% 3,325 1% Feb 2 Jan 23% 23% 23% 300 Jan 13%: 13% 150 21% Jan 13 " Feb 24 13% Motor Products common—.: Jan 81 Wines •Murray Corporation common—1—.10 Dayton .210 1% 8% 1 14% Jan ' Preferred -—__ — •.Ti¬ - 14% —* 3*2 Feb Va 100 8% Feb 8% Feb 25 21 182 17 Jan Jain Feb 1,437 19% Feb 22% Jan 53 Feb 58 Feb 19% Jan 4% — Parke, Jan 16% 2% National Stamping common—__.2 Packard Motor Car ...i.—• - Davis Peninsuxar Metal —J.j Products—— —.* .1 28% 2% 200 4% 6O5 1,033 28'% " 28% 5% 5% . . ■' 252 25V« 25V» Detroit "Stock'Exchange Brown-McLaren common: Sooony Vacuum Oil Co ine. 9% Jan 24%.Jan : Jan 4% __e — 7% Feb iB% Feb Jan 4 4Va 33% Radlo-Kelth-ftrphetim Republic Steel Corp common 10 25 Feb 3% -1 Radio Corp of America common— 20 a8% a8% 21-21 a24% *25 > 44% 44% 50 Jan 32% • common 31*% Jan 34 Jan 16"% Feb - Exchange Jan v 3% 0% new com 27% Feb 32 Jan 80 Jan 8% 5% • 32% • Car Jan 15% Jan 135 * r - New York'Stock - Jan 6 -- 10 Airways Corp Paramount Pictures Inc Pepsi-Cola Co Jan 4 2% Feb 12%. Feb- 50 32% ;; stocks— Packard 29 Jan B Pan Amer I Feb Watling, Lerchen & Co. Jan 600 , 6% ..4 North American Co v t>oOr(Unt " "V : Jan -1 capital ■ I . 6V4 Jan" '• - al6% al6% 32% ■* .18% Jan 4% Feb 24 . 1,380 : 14% Jan . 14-%. Jan Feb 4% —1 Onrp ' L-10 50 (Un) common Jan • New York Central RR • I .———a69^'* a70%' Van Dom iron Works^.^—.-—I——'* ' 8% 8V2 8' Steel Jan 12% „ ~6% • r Co Jan Jan Feb 26% " ■ _ • Graham-Paige MnCora Laclede Ga* Light ' 13% Jan Jan 14% Feb —1 , 25 12 ; ,Febi.;,;>> Jan Feb 13 1 Television St Radio Naah-Kelvin&tnr, Feb Feb 10 500 - 30% ' . Electric 15 1,000 14 31% -50 KleetHe . 10% — new Continental Motors Cnrtlss-Wright 4 13 —— ■- common An • .10 PmHneta Gas 100 : 32% Jan . tV 900 a30% a30% . — 3% 13 3«/4 32% • —V. t.. :"'"V Anaconda Conner Mining fWtetn.teed 200 15 13 .'•• -.1 Steel 97%4 15' -5 16 - 97% ■ __ com FebL::. -22% »31 % Jan: v Jan • Uniting Mill II ^I^10 I a24% a24% __ Eng...—..—..5. & Standard'Oil'of^Gtiio cbmmon^i Jan • American Radiator Si 8t San Bethlehem : Jan 350 38% Jin 58y4'Jan '..•49%' Feb57% Jan ' 39%,Feb V•.;„^44%, Jan. 13% Feb - 14V2 Feb v- v;■?; 66 v" — 17% 29% . 21%^-I'eb'27%,.J^n4 ^ .430 '"5% 5 13 * • Jan 16 capital. Cnrp 165 . - —\ 50 - Republic Steel (Un)..^: Feb 28% Stock*— Alleghany 22% 3% 1 .8 (Un) Richman Bros "'36% Jan 16% * caiptai. r"'.'38 al5% ai5% :LJ-i V • - Corp Reliance Electric Jan Jan 24% 2l% r 5 -—.—1 .— Ohio Edison-common.. Jan 9% 31 V Feb Acme Pennsylvania^ RR U 300 7%'Feb ' 32% Feb " .15'' "* 51V» Feb- 200 ; •• 12%.12% „ .—4 / Radio?Corp of America (Un)— Feb 19% Feb 30% - :(Un) __i——1 Central;RR (Un). Packer Jan 28% Wieboldt Stores Inc common Gene ml Jan 31% ..2 . * 208 80 La Salle St Corp Union Carbide & Carbon Columbia 53% 53 • 10% —5 Co American 53 Jan Feb : 12%- * National Hie -ft Mfg^...— Jan Jan 28 50 8% 27 Jan 8% 100 __ Jan Jan 30 400 12% —1 Stone Container Corp common Sunbeam Corp common 37% „5 capital Feb 25 (G-L) National N Y 25% 8% » 18% 133/4 __ Jan ;. 37% Jan '75 :v -31 %'•. 31 Va 32 7% - a42 ;:r; 35 13% 216 a42 /. __ . a51% a51% •/, —521% common.!.— Kelley Island Llme/dt;Trans...... 50 25 __ •;:«! V 34% Feb * 27V* Feb a22%a22%..>.-y ^80: Inter lake Steamship 1,000 100 .v - 78% Jin: Jan 15% .Jan. 31%i -Jan* ?r 43% Jan,':- r V5'i" Jan . 1078 Feb..•-••.•/,'• «5 Jan 259 ,? 7% a32l/8 a32% ■ . Jan 16 Feb ' 13% 16%-' 16% Stewart-Warner Corp cbmmon Trane Haile 'Bros : 34% 150 264 ;'S a52% a53»A< : A——_* ' 28 ' Co Cooperage class 11% 33% —1 common Works capltaL.. 5 Ind of Jan Feb ' Bros 10% St Louis Nat Stockyards capital Oil Jan Greif 13% 33% II ...» Spiegel Inc common— Standard 20 90% ' 32 Feb •.; 12% 347 •-/. 27% 45,%Jan / 29% Feb ;• 14 . Jan 85 100 ♦ Goodyear/rirt7A;?Rubberiii—^—.—.* Jan 119 : __ .,-•■ 89 2,078 80 ,"7% .L ' ;< 10 : (Un) 27% II capital.. capital. Society Brand' Clothes Lathe 9 Feb __1 common; ;Qlidden»^•• • f - " Corp class B common Signode Steel Strap commonSinclair Oil Corp Bend Jan 85 30 16"% * Serrick South 6% 850 85 85 ... common.- Cummins Sears Roebuck 8% 7% 8 100 . ';35%V'.V' 35 Va 27% Eiectrto;:common .(Unr-__.^_.* General ^Motors • Peabody Coal Co class B 13% 78% ■ (Un) _____ 1 Gabriel- Co; (Un)i • ( • Pennsylvania RR capital Quaker Oats Co common.. ;100 •/,"• 80 42 . Jan 152% Jan, Feb 40% 25 : > 1L Consolidated-Natural Gas (XJn)^—___ 15 'VVV vy; a44%*44%Electric* Controller ' 85'.>;>: p Jan 16 10 7% 20 ' 150 41 13% Htgn 19 ' •/ 239 ..'148% Feb 14% — Clev*landinectelc^IUumln.eom_„y .Graphite Bronze 16% Feb Low a29% a29% 14% $4.50 preferred f> Jan FCb 16 % : X20 170 135 7% 7% . Feb , 60 16% » 160 41 __ ——:•: ' I1,190 17% gl49%aI5p% __ ClarkvControlier »" .100 /• 25 i Range Since January l High 17 ...100^ r ; Share* Low Coach&Body_——5 1 Cleveland common... Mfg Co common. 10 v 250 Northwest Util pr lien pfd—_ 7% preferred Ontario Feb 8 900 ' Jan 22 common.— BanGorp > • |American Tel ds Tel (Un) — Jan 9 14 common... common.... 111J Corp ^8% 15% 13% 14 • i.. V American Chesapeake & Ohio (Un) 14% 8% 8 ..10 common..... Natidbal Standard Feb ?■■■• Sale* for Week ' of Prices Par ' . . Week'* Range Last Sale Price . . . .. ... Jan 44% 14 % vtc_. common Monroe Chemical Co Northern Jan 50 ' Northwest 19% 700 14% preferred Mfg Jan 9 , Modine 16% 50 10 Hart Inc Friday v STOCKS—' 55 Ex-diStribution prior 18% Cleveland Stock Exchange Feb 9 55 Middle West Corp capital. $1 2,650 i ■ _+ 7% preferred Miller St 9 % Feb 6% Jan 850 2% Feb 2% 4% Feb 28% Feb 4% Feb 4% Jan Jan 33% . Jan 6Va Jan COMMERCIAL THE 167 ' * Number 4677 Volume & FINANCIAL V(r CHRONICLE (971) 35 STOCK EXCHANGES OTHER RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY 27 •''•k.i'* ; .•. V-V-''V '.>'■> •VV'"-;: Rickel Raisin Paper Par :/'/•' 2 Scotten-Dillon Shelter Lotn . r.ov 9 13'/a < , - 7 8% 100 4 r Feb Feb 12 Jan 8% Feb ioo 9'/2 , High ' Feb 3% 461 7 i--: 13Va. •... 407 ; 7 i. ; '• Jan Jan 10 Jan ,16% American American Viscose Corp Tube class B common Timken-Detroit Axle 15 common- Brewing common—i_ Tivoli 1 Feb 3'/s 600 3 Feb 3% Armour 18% 430 18 Feb 19% Jan Feb 6% .5% •— Radiator common Preferred 10 V4 —1 Corporation Udylite —;_1 . ■ •;. 200 5% ■5% Jan 10 Feb 12 Avco Mfg Co .class & B_— ,;',58W 13% Feb 17% Jan 25 58% Feb 63 Jan 250 15% Feb 1-1 co Jan 805 58% -.>15% 15y« Aircra Warner * i 1% * ' 1 Screw Products common Wayne 1% 1% 1,915 1% 2 2,200 2 Jan 2 Feb 2 — 5 — __ Feb Week's of Prices Budd 5 - Corp common—. Barker Bros 4%% preferred Home Bendix -33% Appliances Chica Oil 2 California 7% 2.50 Oil Exeter class Ltd Co :/ 7'% Jan Jan Jan 29 Feb 28 21 Jan 54% .., 'Feb Service Tele Fitzsimmons Feb >60 a 520 - 31% 3 Garrett Corporation Motors General Continental Oil Co . Electric Bond Co Oil A Electric General Foods Hunt Ir.tercoast Oil Jade Inc Gdodrich (B F) Graham-Paige > 460 2,600 > a6% Petroleum .6.66% 100 a9% 51% 626 Jan 92 ^: 12 2.35 '1 24% Jan Magnavox Feb 14% Jan Montgomery 95c Jan Nash-Kelvinator , Iron Lockheed Aircraft 1 Oil Mng & Diablo — Nordon Northrop McNeil Loew's & Clay Products Pacific to Gas Elec Rights Ward 6% Distillers Corp Prod Pacific Pacific Lighting Feb 24 27% Jan New York Central 43% 92 Feb 100% Jan y,12 Feb 14 % Jan Pan 1.55 4,500 Feb 2.60 Jan 33c 2,000 H " 6,000 22c *■8% Feb Feb 34c Jan 3,700 10%' 81/8 < :■/'/ 15' £ Jan Rwy Drug Ranch Rice Oil Richfield Ryan Corp Motor American Seaboard Pepsi-Cola Co _ _ _ Dodge Phelps Pullma±k Oil Pure Radio Co Jan 7% Feb ^% 100 4% Feb 5% Jan 9% 100 9% Feb 9% Feb al3% al37/a 10 15% Jan 15% Jan 727 32% Feb 35% Jan 195 34% Feb 34% Feb 200 11% Feb 12% Jan 14 51% Feb 51% 3% 4% Jan 16% Jan Jan Trading Signal Feb Standard Oil Co Standard Oil 1.30 13,175 1.15 500 100 • 1 % Feb 1.15 1.30 Feb Feb 95c 1.50 Jan 12% 130 7 7 {(■' a__ v'. 12% 25 1«C 16c 3,000 7% 300 40c 300 a 16c Feb 8% a— Feb (Ind) Co Sinclair Oil Corp.—... 2.15 7,000 13 310 16% 16% :100 31% 32% 1,279 % 4,183 hi Feb 33% 610 33% 45c Feb Tide Jan 11% Feb 90 26% Feb 27 Jan 43% 43% 100 ,42% Feb 46% Feb 8% Feb 9% Jan 16% Feb 33% 50% Gulf _ 35 20 a 49 a49 Jan •' 4.48% convertible preferred cumulative preferred Feb 13% 4.32 So Calif Gas Co 6% pfd A.— Southern Pacific Company Standard Oil of Calif— Co 50 % 50% 475 • 16% Feb 19 Jan United Aircraft 31% Feb' Jan United Air % ;Feb United Corporation 50% Feb -36 35% Transamerica 253/4 25% 25% 500 / 5% 5% '340 85c 90c 600 22% 5% Jan 26% Feb 7% & Transcon Western Air 50 153/4 Jan 17% 900 4% Feb 5% Oil United of California 18 y2 18% 170 16 a34 47 18-% States Steel Feb 17% Feb 37% 190 47 47 Feb 51 28% Feb 33% 12c Jan 16c Jan 32c 42c 12,340 32c Feb 42c Feb 16% 345 15% Feb 18% Jan Ve 9 725 .8% Feb 10V« ,Jan C 16 16 ,83/4 8% • 26% 26% 26% 1,389 27% 27% 27% 641 24% ,.?4 % 32% 25 26% Feb 29% Jan 27% <Feb 28% Western Air Lipes .4.566 22% Jan 33 .586 32% Feb 48 k "387 443/s 58 1,315 25% Feb 57% 10% 10% !' 10% all7/a Inc—_——_ Feb 10% Jan Jan 16% Jan 18 100 17% Feb 19% Feb 28% 405 26% Feb 30% Feb 4% 250 1 a ,11 6,429 55 Feb .34% ,Jan 50 Jan 62% .,Jan Jan 11% '.'/V 9% >Feb 11% iJan 50 13% Feb 16 11 1,276 10% Feb 13% Jan 18% al83/4 27 18% Jan 20 Jan 22% 22% V;-" a Western Union Westlnghouse 223/4 21% Feb a68% a70% 1,746 >292 69% Feb 77% Jan 40 41% 475 39 Feb 45 Jan : 7 " 7 120 7 -Jan > 7 4VB 10 /Black Mammoth. Cons Mng Co_——_10c Cardinal Gold Mng Company. 1 ;26% ;dan i 7% American Stocks— 4c v 7% a48% • 13% 9% Jan Feb 19% Jan al9 270 18 Feb 22 Jan 42% Jan 47 Jan a46% a /.•J/'50 > 46% a— '?■ a26 -a26% a26 •V.": 25% 76 ___y ft— Feb 30 a8% a8'/4 45 8 Feb 9% 1% 1% 300 1% Feb VA 24% 24% 325 22% /»: :y.\ Feb 26% Jan Jan Feb Jan 27 27 185 26 Feb 27 15% 15% 585 15 Feb 16% Jan a38% a38% 33 39 Jan 39 % Jan 71% Feb 78 Jan 70% a71% 96 17 150 17 Feb a31% a31% 30 32 Feb a 17 Feb 20% Jan 36% Jan 55% .v Jan 110 53% Feb a53% a53% 15 49% Feb 55% 19% 20 500 19% Feb 23% Jan 19% 19% 156 19% Feb 19% Feb a53% a54'/8 Woolworth (F 1°9 156% Jan 23% a24 22 23% al8 20 16 200 •• _1 10 Jan Jan Feb 38% Feb 10% Feb 13 Jan 187/a 120 18% 26 340 25% Feb a7»/8 50 7% Feb a44% a45'/a a45 Jan 17% 2% 7% 170 45% Jan 18% a 26 Feb 25% /'•, a7% — Jan 38% 25.. >k 11% 11 2»/s Jan 500 a39 % a4iy4 18% 12% i Jan' 2% 156% Feb 17% 11 • W) '■i, 157% ft— 2% a39% 5 _ a a— a — 2% 10 Corp 87 a — 1 Teleg Co class A Co al55% 10 .... > a96% a97% a97% 5 Feb ... 20% 29% Feb Jan Jan 9 45% J&n Philadelphia Stock Exchange Week's Friday 3% (Feb 4% Jan 4c Jan 5c 1,000 4c Jan 1 5c Feb 4c 3,000 3c Feb > 5c American Range far Week ef Price# Sharea American Tel Baldwin Budd __ Locomotive — 100 Works—-——13 >7% Chrysler Corp Curtis Publishing '• 8 51% • Co 12% k 305 56% High Feb Feb 25% .Jan ;153% Jan 52% Feb 15% Jan Feb 12% 8 341 " 23% 148% , 330 8'/2 12%- 1 54% _ 11 Jan Feb 63% .Jan 495 7% Feb 9% Jan 16% 7% -- 667 15% Feb 17% Jan 51% 115 49% 55% Jan 7% • V-. Delaware Power to Light •Electric General Gimbel Storage Motors — -13% — 50% Battery .—10 i Corp • 50% . 10 _ _ 51 y4 Feb 103 17% Feb 21% Jan 9%- 10% 676 9% Feb 10% Jan 4% 10 - 4% _ 4% 4% Feb u % u Feb 5% I National Power to Light Corp —III —60 RR Pennsylvania -ISalt Mfg— 3'/2 % 4%c 16% , . : .58% - :6 % k 1,190' V Jan 6 % Jan Jan 6% Jan 1,573 18 Jan 19% Jan 2,045 17 Va , / 16% Feb 20% Jan 8 104% Feb 117% Jan 1,831 w v.... —100 pfd series-.A x 41 ' 18'% 16% ■ 5% 18% - Power to Light Pennsylvania Jan 861 18 % 18 Lehigh Coal to Navigation Fennroad Feb 53 Va ;• 51% 52 ' Philco Corp common 104% 104% I* common 21% * 23% .... ; Jan Scott Paper common 50 Jan 7% Jan Transit Investmt Corp 6% 150 13 Feb 14% Jan United Corp 125 27% Feb 27% Feb United Gas a47% 252 521/4 Jan 56 Jan Westmoreland common Improvement Coal 20 21% Feb 23% Jan 111 22% Feb 24% Jan 389 28 Jan 33% Jan 17% >■' 215 16% Feb 20 Jan 41% 42% 15 4iy8 Feb 44% Jan 51% 51% 266 51% Feb 57% Jan 62 Feb 65 Feb ' 51% t 1 % 100 3% 4% 4,195 2 2y8 .• 1% * 13% 3,766 23% 29% 16% 16% * part pfd__23 1 21% 22% ~ 9 8un Oil Co 21% 28% IIII3 ^Reading Co common.- 235 7% 16 Brothers 7% a49 1,043 ______ .. 13% al3% a 162 12% * Co Low 23% 149% 150 Va 150 Range Since January 1 High 23% 23% . Tel & LOW * Stores Jan .2,000 Sale# Last Sale Price STOCKS— a26V4 a26% Amer For footnotes see page 4c 220 ' a Jan Feb a41V4 a41V4 — .100 Co— Tacony-Palmyra Bridge— Class A participating Airlines Smelting to Refining Co 4% 5c 25c American Radiator & Stand San Corp.* American Rolling Mill. 10 5 8% 16 y2 V4 Jan ,3c ——— Unlisted Feb 85 210 al8% • Corp - Electric Si preference Imperial Development Co Ltd Va 8% 16% 4 .Jan ■'' Alaska Juneau Gold Mng Co__ 4 a 16% __ Philadelphia Electric Co commonMining Stocks— Jan 9% 15% Jan 46% — 41% 15% a8'/2 a53% Jan 60 4,000 a68s/a Feb . 28% * Bros Pictures Inc Jan 42c 10 13 4% Jan 13c 10% Corp.... 120 40 16% Feb 32% 12c 2 Universal Consolidated Oil Co— Jan 13'/a 355 10 (Del) . 15% 147 I3c • Jan 20 9% 28% a 70% Co. Inc .20% Jan Feb 600 a30 V2 a30V2 / all7/8 common—25 17 y4 Feb 9% a31% Corp Lines Pennsylvania Union Feb 18% Jan 15% 5 16 300 Jan 4% 1 Inc^.^ Jan 322 18% 1.10 Jan 4«/s l&Va — 52% Jan Feb Feb 85c al6% al6% >4% 50c Corporation Feb 18 __25 U S Rubber Company Feb _s* „ 48% al4% al5% * Lehigh Valley RR Textron Inc Jan a__ 16% — — ... Pacific Railroad Warner Feb Sunray Oil Corp—,—.... 160 18 : a._ 16 al4% _ Oil Carbon to Jan 53 , Carbide Jan 40 _*" ._ 49% - Jan 49 —25 —25 25 Feb 18% — 25 Co Union _ > a 12% 13% — —25 Twentieth-Century-Fox 2.85 Feb Southern Calif Edison Co Ltd com—25 100 al6 25 „ Sulphur Water Associated Feb Feb : : 8% al6 16 17 1.95 38% — ; Jan 235 300 15 _ _ — 12% : ; 49 — Solar Aircraft Company 10% 10% .1.75 — J) (N Company Texas Jan 200 1 • 1 Jan 12% 'M:. Studebaker Corp to Co Jan 8% Feb 38c 2.00 313/8 v Feb Feb a25% * Republic Steel Corp Texas 20c Jan 6% 12% 25c - Feb 10 > Jan 220 Petroleum Co of Calif Corp. 5% 38 11% al0% alO% •. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co 1% 1.15 30 Si6rra Feb Feb 38 i a25% • Schenley Distillers Corp. 1.25 Jan 1.15 2.00 - 3% 50 — warrants Jan 2,000 4Uc —15 ft— a— 600 137'A * 14% 200 1% a33 % Oil -Corp kv. a37 V* ; Par Shell Union / 8%. a * 90c al5 1.10 1 ———■ 30% Feb * Feb ' Security Feb 7% 10% Jan 7% 5 "3% -'-25 America of 1.40 40 > 27% 92 4% a25% Company Corp 22% 1%- - Sears Roebuck & Co.. 75 .33 % Incorporated— Feb 1.05 a —1 50 ' a37% 50 . Corporation Jan ■v/W 1 a49 a7% .2.50 . 1.15 al4% - • Co Finance Jan 12 • Co Car 20% 49 Safeway Stores Inc 8% 100 Airways Corp Railroad Co 390 39 common Feb 12 * 4,124 1 Aeronautical Company, 7% a51% a52% — 1.35 49 Co 80 12 „10 _ Co 21% 2.50 Inc Oil Jan a6% 34% .1 Inc. __ 1.25 10 Republic Petroieupi Co common Jan 14% • Willys-Overland Motors Inc Rexall 22% Jan 18% Aviation Pacific Packard 50 —• Western Oil Corp Feb 13% Jan Jan — * Puget Sound Pulp & Timber Co 21% 81 34% 5 . . RR Ohio Oil Company Feb 1.25 II common 300 12 % ' 42 \ 97% c Feb 25 Corp 21% a 34% Corp American 1.10 ' a. preferred 1st Jan Jan Feb 1.15 25 common 2% - 32% • Inc Co, & American Company 97V2c 15 •kV-:- — 1 _ North 17% * — Feb 7 Company North Feb Finance Corp common.——10 Pacific 2% 32% * Union Pacific 1,150 2% 32% • Canada Libby... 21 1 Oil Co Oceanic Jan 21% al3% _ _ Inc Jan •15% 1 —1 Petroleum Corp. Occidental 28 y4 — Jan 25 1 Inc Aircraft Jan • 10% Feb al6 a 27c 1 Ltd Corporation 27 y2 . 9% 1 Corp 57% : Jan Jan 1 Fabrics Mallison National Jan 97 __ Jan 21 1.30 1 City Lines Inc .11% a6% * Swift National 36% Feb Jan Feb 8% 1 ~ Dev Co Jan 10% * 9% 15% 1% Co Petroleum Merchants Mt 36% 160 .1.3 7% 50 -rl-k Manufacturing Co Me-nasco 16 10% al2% V * of Co Feb, al6 1,00 1 Corp Mascot Oil Company Jan 133% a49 . Corp Nickel Feb 15% ' : 10c Co Jan 12% a28% a28 % * _ Greyhound Corporation .. Jan Feb 51% 114 : 2.45 al57/a 1 Company Petroleum Lincoln 10% Feb —5 . Corp Radio-Keith-Orpheum Lane-Wells Feb Jan •: 235 /, 92% 12 2.35 1 Corp 8% 10% al2% 1 - — _ Ry Co pfd. Feb 10 300 25 p.413,8 a42% 12 10c Company Kaiser-Frazer 262 500 10% * 8% > \ <90 .51% k—UP"'" . -10 Corp 8% 10% 2% * 5% 70 8% 24 a41% • . Jan a25% a26Vs • Motors Northern Great 127/a 60c & . Co 53% 13% 13% a9 % 1 common Feb Jan 52 a7% Public Utilities Corp Feb Jan 60c 67%c Co General Feb 29 % 100 .8% 4 Motor Car Co 23% 41 Jan a32% 5 Corp Pennsylvania Hudson Feb Jan ... . Foods Kennecott Copper 21 % 23% 13% 51% 5 Holly Development Co Jan 47 5 — _ General Jan 11% 24 _ 35 8% -4-1 _ Co 32% 50% a6 .10 common Corp Feb 23% « __ Electric Power to Light Corp. Interlake 70 y.\,' Goodyear Tire to Rubber Co common..* Hotels Jan 31% 41 — - __ Co Share & International 150 23% Gladding McBean & Co Hancock Jan 29% 70 • Curtiss-Wright Corp common Jan 11% 67 %C (Del) Publishing Northern Hilton Jan 15% Feb 130 6% Corp Zellerbach Corp Curtis Jan 11% 2 (The)—. Corp common 5% Feb 130 — Y) (N Co Aircraft 63% 1,115 13% 1 Feb 23% • Southern" Corp. & ,14% 13% Feb 250 , a —, 31% —1 A class 4% y 10% Company— __25 Edison Edison Libby, 1 Radio Corp. to Stores a__ a45 a45% 10 Company Vulte"e Crown Nat Farnsworth 23% a '. a38% a38% — 25 Pacific Railway Co • a51% a51% a51 % 4 A Feb 13% 30% ~ 17% Feb Feb/ 13% ^>-y>' Jan 15 6V4 7% ,455 24 12 V2 Feb 13% ..« Corp Jan Jan 10 a3% kj 54% >■' 56 % 54% 44% 11%. Feb 725 :< Jan 77 %c Feb 17% 1,810 , V Jan 24 Feb 10% 4,100 23% 50c Inc Products Electrical 8»/8 a3% ; 1 ;,s' Aircraft Company Inc— Industries 23% —• Corp Creameries of America, Inc Dresser 6% 7% Corp common—* Steel consolidated Douglas >6% ,L..' it, Jan v 12% 425 45 Continental Motors Corp Feb 40 52 %c 70 11% ■12% ,20 . , / 2,255 . a28% a28% Aircraft Company— Cessna Chrysler Corp —— Colorado Fuel & Iron 12% al7% al7% Packing Corp common >6% Jan Feb 10 • Investment Corp Central 4% 21% 1,500 6% ; Htgn <i 500 475 11% al7% rJ±-l Corp Broadway Dept Store— Low r 6 40 12 Kv.; Blue Diamond Corp. Bolsa High 52%c 62 Vic 62 %c — Range Since January 1 22 V2 40 Oil Co Basin 31% —— — 5 _ Co Consolidated 6 j' 1 Consolidated Jan ... 27% 50 . 35 • Commonwealth 22% .k k 6 , — Barnhart-Morrow a— 14% 97% '' 59 • 15 _ Borg-Warner Corp Cons 8hares Low 1 95 Jan Feb Jan >91 for Week Par 10 "11% 45 12% « (The) Company Commonwealth Sales. Range Sale Price Company Petroleum 200 34% Jan 2% Angeles Slock Exchange ' Last Bandini Jan a Feb 31% Corp Columbia Gas to Electric Corp stocks— 152% _ 32 a26% a267/8 al2% — Boeing Airplane Company Cities Friday High Feb a 323 a4% a4% 3 13 Bethlehem Steel Corp Canadian Los 11 % a87"% 25 (The)— Corp Aviation Borden Walker a313/4 Ry__100 Fe Santa Locomotive Works. Baldwin Jan :>> 200 10'A 13% ,14 . 58 Va 50 i_l 10 Va ,13'/2 & Atlantic Refining Co Bendix US Topeka 28 Jan 18 18 - > 1 Jan 3 2% 3 3 '3Va L-—1 Tool & Die common Superior k. 762 2'/2 3 :— 50 Copper Mining Co to Co (111) Low a47% a47% a31 a313/4 11% 11% a87% a88% a30% a31 — Range Since January 1 149 817 al49% al50% al50 14 Anaconda Atchison Standard 100 Tel & Tel Co Hiah low Par • Hiah Bharea af Prices Bala Friea stocks— Range Since January 1 'Shares ... Sales far Week Last for Week . Waek'a Friday Sales . of Prices 3%,; 3% 9»/2 •: common.——1 Manufacturing . 1 ■ ——_——10 common , - >3% _5 common,—.. Week's Range Last... Sale Price (H W)——• River Friday itCii-'y:'-..!'.ky\ t.'~r%gxOCKB— 2% 20% 235 20% 21% 1,181 34% 34% 25 3% Feb 4% Jan 2 Feb 2% Jan 20% Feb 22% Feb 34 Feb 35% Jan , 42. \ S6 THE (972) COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday, March 1, 1948 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY Friday Pittsburgh Stock Exchange Friday Week'i Range Last Sale Price 8TOCKS— ' ; Alleghany Commercial Oil Devonian i'( " Star Low High 26% 330 25% Feb 20% 13% '13% 14% 46 13Va Feb 15Va Jan 10 »/4 10% 158 10% Feb 12 Jan 2% 2% 100 — 2'/a -10 61% __ 63 24% __ 110 24% • 58% 2% Feb Feb 63 Feb 39% " •, Jan ■ 22% 45 21% Feb 26% Jan 18% 126 18% Feb 20% Jan 11% —5 ' 21% __ 10 Supply Fireproofing Corp ' Jan 23'/a 60 18% __ —10 Jan 2 I-""*"' Refractories.—: n% 4 12% 512 4 4 1 Aircraft Corp Lyons-Magnus class B 11% 778 4 14% Feb Feb Magnavox Marchant Menasco Calculating Machine Co Mig Mining— Toy __.__._1 t v » • * Range Since January 1 High Low • 22 Feb 25 Jan 117 14 Feb 16 Jan 3 Va 210 National City Lines 5%% 3% Feb 3% Feb 52% Jan Pacific Coast 34% Feb 39% Jan Pacific Gas & 60 20 60 Feb 100 1 11c 6% 12c 6% 6,515 !6% 11c 100 ; , New Jan 61 1%. Jan 15c Feb 9% 33% 33% 25% 25% 6% Feb 11% 9% Feb 30 Jan Jan 24% Feb 1,15 Jan 1.80 Jan •"-"1,710 14% Feb 16% Jan ->>' '8% Feb 10% 200 6% Feb 680 11% Feb 9% Feb 10 Jan Feb 72 Jan 390 7% 11% 9% 68 •' 9% 68 __ common • Jan 5%% 1st 12% 12% 12% Feb 5 5 5% 1,067 <4% Feb 31% 31% 33 -6,949 31% Feb __ hi 25 190 ,30%'31% 30% hi Jan 33% 1,629 Jan 6 Jan 31 % Feb 30% Feb U Feb Si Feb 2,226 33% Feb 35% Jan 34 % —25 ,31% Jan 15 36% 23,269 U 33 % ____. ; preferred 68 25 ' 5 i—25 w 42 ;■ Jan Jan 9 11% ' 5 , i w 1 25 ...^ common.. ''••" / 163 30% Jan 31% Jan 50% 50% 485 W 50% Feb 53% Jan 13% 13% 196 a23% a23% 30 31% 7% Jan 6% Feb Lighting Public 34% 238 32% Feb 37% Jan Pacific 335 25% Feb 30' Jan 1st Service... preferred Preferred Pacific Exchange : 13% ... * ,u, ... Co's 100 Oil Corp 90% 12% •: Jan 15 Feb 24 25% Jan 97 Feb Jan 90% 91 90 Feb 142 142 140 Feb 49 49 y 155 49 Feb 49 22 22% 1,035 22 Feb 22% Feb 11 11 105 10 Feb 12 Jan a56% a57% : 293 55% Feb 61% Jan . —10 -- * common.. new — 100 _ .1— Western Paraffine 50 %V' Corp common——* Pac Tel & Tel common St. Louis Stock 6% 11% __ 100 com Fisheries. Elec Co 1st preferred 26% > 9 • 210 » ' Aggfegates Pacific • 12.50 16 9 100 American 40 Jan 15% * preferred 162 1% 16 ' 19 '1,360 - Jan 5 223 1% 1.65 " • 25 1.60 — 1 • Natomas Company North American Investment Jan 25 1.60 common—1* Fibres 41 lie 1 c Westinghouse Air Brake Westlnghouse Electric .Corp. 1 ■ al0% al0% __ __10 Auto 35% 1% 1 —— com 22 3% 1 Morrison Knudsen National Rights United States Glass <* -150 : 5 — common 60 __ San 22 ___1 Pacific —... High al5% al5% __ * Co 34% __ Co Low *" Lockheed 40 Brewing $3.50 pfd—40 Plate Glass. 10 Pittsburgh Steel Foundry 5 % pfd.—100 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Renner Shares Jan • _ Fuel National High 25% —10 —. • • . Gas Mountain Corp— -—- — 1 • • Walker Harbison Lone : Steel Follansbee 1 Range Since January l 25% * .1 Electric & Gas Continental Langendorf United Bakeries B— Shares * Co Blaw-Knox Low fsr Week - ef Prices Par * Steel Ludlum Columbia Par ; ; Sales Rang* Sale Price 1 Sales , Week's ..Last ■ STOCKS— for Week of Prices '■ g7 22% . v 94 10 <> Feb 142 - Feb ■ " Week's Friday Last stocks— Inv- common —- Shares Low _il Phillips for Week of Prices Sale Price Par American Philippine Long Dist Tel Co Sales Range Range Since January 1 High 15 Low 160 15% 13% Htu,. 15% Jan Petroleum Puget Sound Shoe Brown 3 common—— Century Electric Co common.— Falstaff Brewing 7% • •' 15% 51% 32 40 % 625 36% Feb 43% Jan 7% 7% 100 7'/a Feb 10% Jan 45% 45% 30 45% Feb 54 7 22% Feb 30% Jan .135 31% Feb 33% Jan 240 23% Jan Feb Preferred Jan Motors Feb 13% Jan Rheem Jan 15% Feb common a23% a23% 25 35% Jan 32%^ • a31%a31% — Roos Feb — l common . Jan Manufacturing Co 20% 1 Richfield Oil Corp * Bros common-..—..——_2—1 S and W Fine 51% Shoe % —__100 ——— Incorp Preferred 52% 294 51% Feb 58 % 25% 10 27% Feb 31% Jan Safeway Foods Inc 20% 20 % __ 16% 16% 29 30 „ — 10 Feb 15% Jan 18 Jan 120 29 Feb 31% Jan 230 • 20% 155 * 16 Feb 18% Jan 18 % Feb 20% Jan 9c Janv 16 16% 18% 18% 635 11c 12,100 — Jan Jan 25% General General Pulp & Timber— 29% 10% 150 — a56% * ;— • 15 200 32% 32% 8% Feb 27 17 i:' Feb 7% 145 10% 15% '*■ - ■ 32% —10 (Un» ~ 294 27% 10% w!«' '' • 7% 271' ■' - — tUn> common — —1 common... Electric General 7% —15 \ 10 ....100 ; Railway Equipment & Realty Co com.*' Rayonier Bank Building & Equipment com... Co ' * Griesedieck-Western Brewing 43 45 270 40 Jan 45 Feb San 34 34 34% 420 33 Jan 35 Jan ®ihell Signal Oil & Gas Co class "A" * Soundview Pulp 5 Mauricio Sears, 5 Huttig S & D common 4 Hyde Park Brewing common...... .100 Hydraulic Pressed Brick preferred- 21% 21% 22 27% 27% 27% 195 * common 21% Feb 24 Jan 30 * International Shoe 26% Feb 30 & Shinkle Johnson-S 42% 276 41% Feb 45% Jan 2% 0 common 2% 250 2% Feb 3% Feb 11% 32 11 — Laclede Gas Laclede Steel Blanke Midwest North 15 20 11 28 — Feb 12 Jan Southern Calif 4.48% Co Edison convertible 'V- v 25 16 , 1 5% Southern Cal Pacific 50 Service class A 5% Roebuck 32% Feb 36% Jan 30% Feb 35'/a Jan 92 28% 651 28 Feb 33% Jan 27% 27 % 185 27% Feb 28% Jan 32% 32% 10 32% Feb 34 Jan 46 48 1,105 44 Feb 50% Jan a21 a21% 104 22 Feb 23% Jan 125 Co Gas pfd A.—25 ser Co 46 • Jan 8perrv Corp 1 ■ Feb 31 Jan Standard Oil 19% Feb 23% Jan Tide Water Co of Associated Investment Electric preferred. -100 — 1,845 54% Jan 62% Jan 10 20 19% 20% 1,664 19% Feb 24 Jan 2 10% Jan 5 — Feb I9 Jan Transamerica Feb 16 J4n Transcontinental & 16% Feb 19 50 15% Jan 17% Jan Union Calif common.——25 5% 200 5% Feb Jan Union 65 32 % Feb 10% 11 9,523 * 160 - v 1 . 34 7 36% Oil * Corp Co of Air Western al8% 95% 49 95% Feb 48 10 144 San Francisco Stock Feb 100 , 55% 0 92% Gold Juneau ' United U S Steel Consolidated Air Indies Shares 29% % 2.50 V; 400 RR : 25 —_____l — Bank of California N A— Ink —L* Co Eureka ' fc'1: '■ ■' _ 295 48 High American 28% 53% Jan American Jan American 6% Feb 7% 5 Jan 6% Jan Anaconda 235 Feb 260 Jan Argonaut Mining 225 Jan 295 Feb Armour Corp .2.50 — 50 1.05 54% Commonwealth Consolidated Creameries Edison Vultee ———— Air 48 Jan 51 Jan Atchison 28 Feb 33% Jan Atlas 411' 1.05 54% " 53% Feb 58 Jan Avco 1.00 Feb 1,125 a257/s ■: — common.. 1.30 54% 14% Jan 630 11% Jan Canadian 27% Feb 34 Jan Chesapeake 91% Feb 98 13 Jan Cities Service Feb 107 107 32 103% Feb 13% 104 12% Feb 7% 7% 175 7% Feb 8% Dow Chemical Co 34% 34% 110 34% Feb 37% Jan • common _ __ .. El S Dorado Oil 126% Eureka 18% 20 3,334 15% Feb 13% 13% 100 13% Feb 32% 32% 32% 360 31% Feb 2.60 2.50 2.75 2,905 2.40 Feb 5% .4 .— 6% 450 5% Feb CO CO nU 0^ a33% 55 . : Food Television Radio,. 1 ... & 10 Machinery Corp P • Jan General Motors General Paint Service Gladding McBean & Co Golden State Co Ltd 4% preferred Greyhound Corp Hale Bros Hawaiian Holly — Inc Commonwealth *& 20 Feb 13% Jan 3 *s Jan 7% Jan 37% Cons 37 > Jan Gas Co Co Jan Feb a51% a51 % a53'/4 726 52% Feb 57% Jan 54% aan Feb 152% Jan 40% 31' 4% Jan -11% 11% 11% 120 11% Feb 89 % ; 89% 170 50 al9% al9% • Feb Feb Jan • 4% Jan 14% Jan Feb 93 Jan Feb 89 % 20 " - 44% 33% Feb 20 Feb , 235 4% Feb al3 95 14% Jan 255 26% Feb 29% Jan 141' 31 Feb 34% Jan 4% 4% al2% v: 5% . Jan .Jan 15 26% 26% a30% a30% a32 3% 24 3% 3% 3,731 3 Feb 4% Jan 24 24 101 23 Feb 26% Jan 10% 10% 254 10% Feb 11% Feb 41% 41% 377 40% Feb 44% Jan a32% a33% 23 32% Feb 35% Jan 45 15 Feb 16 Jan — 41% a33% of • Y N 15 a20% a2C% a2% 21% • : a2% 21% — 30,/. 21% a._ 7 r' 2% 21% 130 Feb Feb — 2% Jan capital 15 common.—.1 •— .'■■1% a43% a43% a6% a6% a__ 22% Jan 100 a— 7% Jan Feb — 8 '49% Jan 20 Jan 20% Feb 300 24 Feb 30 Jan General 17 1,949 Feb 10% Jan Goodrich 49 a7% 7 % a7 % 1 4% 4% 4% * 10 25% 25% 5 General Electric Co 25% 49 „* : common a 310 49 Feb 85 7% Feb 8% 270 - 4% Feb 5% Jan 30% Jan , Jan Jan 150 20% • 1 * * 1 20% 24 r- ji_——_ 16 70 70 85 10% 10% 405 16% 10% 16% ... 15% ,, * Electric Bridge Bond & Share Co Food (B Feb 72% Jan Goodyear Tire 12 Jan Graham-Paige Motors 270 16% Feb 19 Jan Hobbs Battery Co class B Mary 17 1,866 16% Feb 19% Jan Idaho 2,500 1.60 Feb 2.60 Feb International 15% 1,756 ' 53 a 52% Feb 56% 16% Feb 20% Jan 150 15% Feb 17% Jan Mines Tel 16 16 , Co & % 50 67 8 Feb 9% Feb 11 Jan 5'/a Jan 1,043 32% Feb 35% J^n 100 35 Feb 39 Jan 130 a__ 260 a__ a— a— 3% 4% # 4% 735 3% 4% 4% 100 4% .< Feb Feb 5% - Jan 7% Jan 2.45 800 25% 246 25% Feb 27% Jan 20 11% Feb 14 Jan a36% a36% • 2.50 25% al2% al2% 1 • Co 32% a41% a42% ' * 1 Canada Tel Johns-Manville Corp Kennecott Copper Corp Loew's a32% a32% 20 —1 ' common common Corp Nickel Feb 4% 350 40 34% Feb 2.05 Feb 2.50 Feb Jan 79 15% & Rubber 25% 460 26 a52% a52% a34% Co common Feb 1,135 > 4%. 9% v a34% a35% 32% * .* : 66 2.40 52% a F) 4% 9% 5 Corp.. 10% 2.30 52% —0 1 Domlnguez Oil Co 16% 2.35 —6.66% 67 200 8% 10% 5,605 34% Jan 34% Jan 67 Feb Feb 15 Jan , __ Feb 44 ,243 43 Feb 47% Jan 16% .16% 330 16 Jan 18% Jan 15% 15% 1,130 15% Feb 17% Jan 6% 6% 50 6% Feb 7% Feb - Jan 60. • • 34% 44 • ; Inc 8% Mat,son Navigation Co McBryde Sugar Co • 5 page 42. 14% Feb Jan Jan 6 P2 see Jan 13 149. 487 10 Del Co 6 Idaho Power Co For footnotes Jan 27 51% 45 1,035 235 15 Oil Feb * common...: :• 245 .———— Publishing Co Jan IXL Corp 120 13% 4% —25 —— Curtiss-Wright Corp 5 f Kaiser-Frazer a Feb 31%, 25 Continental 5% — Mining Co. Feb * RR Corp 220 100 com al2% 25 41% -.5 Motors 210 :V Corp Foods Inc 8% 1 , Hunt 24% Jan 4% 5 ._ new Continental 5 Pineapple Co. Ltd— Oil 13 Edison Natural 10 Hudson Motor Car Co..— 10 Feb Feb 40 ; International Honolulu 25 al49 % al50V8 3 Southern 5% *— Development 150 100 5 Fe__ Solvents 5% pfd.... _ Feb Jan 7% 40% 5 common commor. 5% —.3 Stores Co 2 common Jan 69% 11 24% lo 31% 5 com 5 com cum 22 % Feb Feb 31% 4% 50 ; Corp 5 Corp common Corp no¬ a48% a49 V4 a • com Ohio & Commercial Dumbarton Linen • • Mining Co —2% Foster. & Kleiser common. Galland Feb 9% Jan Curtis Farnsworth ■: a7% 25 * 25 100 Pacific Railway Consolidated 19 — - Corp 14 1 * Works Electrical Products Corp Emporium Capwell Co common— a7% Columbia River Packers * Doernbecher Mfg Co 19% 69% :> Jan 5 common San Refining common Airplane 118 13% — Giorgio Fruit Corp B 430 a22% a23% a23% 20 Holdings Corp. 2,516 • Di Aviation Boeing < Jan 24 locomotive Bethlehem Steel Feb 29 Std Topeka & Santa Bendix 12 % 92 Jan 42'/a 104 , &, (111) Jan 165 11% Co Jan 12% 91% Feb 78 Feb a._ — Blair 27% 18% Feb 38% a69 * Copper 62 Jan Jan a Jan 69 125 9% & Tel Co 17% Feb 17% a__ 28% 92 preferred 5 Jan 12 20% 16% 450 Jan 28 % 28% * ■ 19% 19% i; 262 ' a69 Corp 40 .a Jan 9% Manufacturing Corp common a25% a25% 11% 5 65 ;; "•V;: a23% a23% 1 $4.20 preferred 250 54% al6% al6V8 1 Cr.own Zellerbach Corp common 2nd . __25 Corp of Amer Inc ' • Feb 20 40% —1 & Smelting Tel & Baldwin Chrysler 94% Feb Jan 365 . 70% 40% 1 — Radiator 4% 32 % 3% 29 * Colorado Fuel & Iron pfd——_ —20 Columbia Broadcast System -2% Feb 15% 1 Factors Ltd Feb 205 48 28 17% 69% • American 50 a6 Va 235 53% _ 53% 1.05' "II Mining Co 6% 235 295 California Packing Corp commonCaterpillar Tractor Co common.. — —I' Central a 235 0 California Art Tile B California 6% a __._-__100 92% 200 - .100 Co Airlines Feb 300 7 17% — 10 preferred American Woolen Co Bandini Petroleum Jan Unlisted Securities— 20 7 '■ 26% Range Since January I 580 4 Oil common American High 29% Feb . Low 29% 4 20 Corp Sugar common Pacific Yellow Cab Co Air Reduction of Prices 10 Co Lines 17% * Corp common—. for Week Par Mining Feb 21% 15% 10 Jan Sales Range Bale Price . Alaska 21 92% 15% : Sugar common... Feb Exchange Week's Last Angio Calif National Bank—— Atlas Imp Diesel Engine 13% Jan ■•■;. a22% a22% 12% preferred Western Low Feb 16% 256 19% a Jan West STOCKS— 10% 103 Jan 95% Friday Jan 57% 18% 50 v:; 49 49 140 57% 13% 5% . 15 common Feb , 57% Oil Universal Securities 122 .—* Cal • Wagner V 126 28% 28% 25 15% 33% . Feb 149 145 Feb A St Louis Public Sears 13c a33% a33% a30 V'a a30% Co— preferred... 141 16%. 15% ' — "_25 Feb 28 30 18% 14 16% 0 common (Unj__ common :K. Feb 4% '100 18% _ Cement 2& 19% 14% 590 13% __ _ & Supply American 50 5% 19% common Portland 15 4% common Piping Missouri :■ __ 4%- common. McQuay-Norris Meyer .5 common common.. 10c 10c a33% a30% • 15 ""mmon Southern Laclede-Christy 10 pesos & Co capital Oi1 Jan 41% —1 common Mining Roebuck Union »• " Johansen Shoe 18% 5 common 43 . _ Inc Stores, a sew? 15% • Volume 167 Number 4677 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (973) 37 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE Friday Week's Last STOCKS— Low 18 a31 M J & M & Montgomery Mountain National N Y Cons_! M Ward City & Co • Copper '*■ RR capital American American Co Northern Pacific Oil Co 50c Railway-.: 49 Feb 53% Jan 50c Jan 51c Jan 130 18% Feb 21 Jan 12% Feb 15% Jan 8% Jan 10% Jan 15% 15 % 125 17% 17% a28% a28% 150 100 a28% lo . a Airways : 120 120 120 4% Feb a9 1 19% 19% 17% 17 17 115 305 33Vic 18% 10 Jan 9 Feb 20% Jan 32% Jan . * Jan 18% Jan 4% 520 50 common 16% Feb 630 a9 Pennsylvania RR Co 120 Feb Feb 4% Feb Jan 10 Jan 18% Feb 21% Jan 17 • Feb 20, Jan 305 18 Feb' 22 Jan 50 41 Feb 48 1 I: 7 a4G% a46% 10 7 Feb 16 a„ • a26a26% 80 20 — * Reynolds Tobacco Riverside Cement Sinclair Oil a40% V : 7 8% 362 7% Feb 9% 7% 7% 200 7% Feb 8% Jan 24% 24% 259 22% Feb 26% Jan a38>/a a38% 70 39% Feb 40% Jan 16 Jan 8% \ a— 26% Feb class B 16% 200 15% Feb 18': Jan 15 Feb .10 A Co Corp al6</4 Standard Bran.ds Standard Oil Btudebaker Co 30 CANADIAN 60 1,029 14% Feb 16% Jan 277 26% Feb 29% Jan 26 Jan 18 Va Jan a23% a23% 25 24 Feb a70% 25 a 70% a71% 16% 17% 130 69% Feb 77 250 16% Feb 20% Jan 15% 100 15 Va Feb 15% Jan 1 10 — capital 15% —25 15% 30% , Jan 30% 10 34% Feb 36% Jan 25 55% 55% 54% 394 52% Feb 59 Va Jan Corp 5 24% 24% 24% 206 23% Feb 26 % Jan Warner Bros Pictures —5 11% 11% 470 10% Feb 12% Jan Feb 46c Texas Company common United Aircraft Westates West Petroleum Western LISTED a common- 1 35c 1,893 5 4% 5 1,142 4% Feb 6% Jan Insurance- Life Air Woolworth a 1 Coast .—5 13% 13% 13% 40 13% Jan 13% Jan Lines Inc (F W) 33c 33c a -12% com_ common 7% a 26% 7 % 50 26 % 257 a— 110 a44Va a45% a45% 10 — 33c Jan ' -1 Westinghouse Electric Corp Jan 16 % 15% 26% a a23Va N J common Sunset McKee Co Swift & 15% Inc of Co Corp Jan 15% al6% .25 common . 26% . .15 Ltd High - 8 7% So Ed LOW 8% Socony-Vacuum Oil Cal Range Since January 1 High Lpw of America Jan 25 Pioneer Mill Co Corp Preferred 18% a40% a40% * Corp Pure Oil Co common 17% 20 4% Feb 27Va 2 2.50 Pepsi Cola Co 15 75.". 16% al6% Shares Republic Steel Corp common- 271 ■ for Week Radio-Keith-Orpheum 150 \ . Jan 200 12% Portland Cement preferred--100 Motor Co common * Inc 22c 50c Packard Pullman Jan ""'"' 473 Pacific Phelps Dodge 19c 10 common Pictures Radio 9% Finance Corp common Paramount Jan 13% common— American 34% al8% al87/8 18% Sales Range of Prices Par Jan 12% Pacific Pan 2,050 High 34 % "9% Aviation North 50 20c Week's Last Sale Price STOCKS— 1 —• North Ohio a 27 Range Since January 1 Low a31 a49% a50% 50c FEBRUARY Friday Shares High 19c a49% —5c — Distillers .Prod Central 20c 1 ENDED for Week of Prices Par McKesson & Robblns Inc—. WEEK Sales Range Sale Price FOR a— Feb 25% 28% a Jan a— MARKETS RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY 27 Montreal Stock ! STOCKS— Sales y-:v; Range for Week Shares Week's Last Sale Price STOCKS— Range Since January 1 ' :;VL":* Abltibi Power $1.50 & Paper Par' Low • com preferred 13% preferred Acadia-Atlantic Sugar class A„ 13% Low * 18'% 1,985 19 19 20 14% 19% 36% _20 $2.50 High 36% .18%. 17% )' High 13% Feb \ 17% Jan 1,650 18% Feb 20% 36% Feb 38 16% Feb 19 ; Jan International 67o Bronze Steel common! * 38 38 • 209 198 40% Aluminum Co of Anglo Can Tel pfd 1,630 37 Feb 56 212 675 195 Feb 224 pfd 50 25 435 24% Jan 25 Feb 48% 49 48 Feb 49 Pow & Pap class A Brazilian British 17% Light & Bank Power Note American Oil International Nickel of Paper Columbia Forest Products British Col Class Power Corp Class B l'hf, Feb 21% 20% 24% 2,615 21% 24% 25 A • 3% 285 3% 26 25'% ♦ 22 5%. pfd._ Jan 19 % Jan i 19 20% Feb 23% Bunding Canada • Products Cement $1.30 • preferred 100 Canada Northern Canada Steamship 5% * common 3% Jan 25 Feb 1,425 3'/8 Feb 4 90 24% Feb 26 900 2% Power 99% 99 % 22 22 23 29% 29% 16% — Jan 2'a Feb 28% 2l'% Jan Jan preferred 10 99% Feb 100 ' Feb 125 21 Feb 24 Jan 29% 240 28% Feb 30% Jan 16% 225 16% Feb 19 Jan 28% 50 — 27 Jan 28% the of 77" Jan 110 29% Feb 32 % Jan 10% 30 9% Feb 13 Jan 21 21 20 21 Feb 27 Jan 30% 30% 31 1,757 30% Feb 34% Jan 49 48 'A 50% 2,746 48 Feb 59 Jan • 13 12% 13 Va 1,000 12% Feb 15"% Jan 43 43 41 Feb 50 Jan Feb • 5 Woods preferred Breweries 60 10 Jau 11 Jan 1,110 37% 775 • Canadian Car & Foundry 21 21 11% Feb 13% Jan 36 Feb 40% Jan 4,925 20 Feb 23% 35 35 35 • common Class A 20 11 34 Feb 37 Jan 11 . — '$1.75 Celanese • series series $1 common 11% 630 10% Feb 13% 16 560 15% Feb 17 Jan Canadian Class 21% 25 — A preferred - Cottons 6% Canadian Foreign Investment Canadian Ind preferred—' Alcohol class 233 58 35% Jan 22% Jan 14 50 14 Feb 15% Jan 12 12 60 12 Jan 25 25 25 33 28 28 25 11% 11% 265 11 % 11% to 100 ~ • —;v: ; • ! 11% • 26 32 Jan 11% Feb 13% Jan 30 11 Feb 13 23 Feb 30 13% Feb 15% • 23% 23 Va 24 13% 13% 14 5,671 * Dominion Dominion Dominion Dominion 77c Bridge 6% Coal Dairies A • preferred 25 Red common common * 20 Tar & Coal class Chemical B 'A' pfd Heating Products Players Canada Corp Foundation Co of 5% General Power Howard $2 Can 20 Jan 322 27 Feb 32 Jan 85 16 Feb 19 Jan 10 ■>. 30% 33 23 Feb 28 Jan 55 30% 14 30 Feb 34VB Jan 32% Jan 33 % Feb 18 % Jan 510 14% 1,318 23 23 20 20 % 200 12 11% 12 % 26% 26 Vs 14 4,375 — 10 75 Feb Feb Feb 27 Feb 21% Jan 11 Feb 12% Jan 28 Jan * preferred & Alabastine Bridge Paper 50 • t common Bay Mining & Smelting For footnotes see page 40. * * 50 * 265 17 Feb 19 Jan 14 150 11% Jan 14 16% 475 16 Feb 18 Jan 21 225 -20% Feb 24% Jan Feb 20 Jan 103 19 125 18% 103 103 5 103 Feb 108 Jan 110 110 55 110 Jan 110 159 % Feb Feb 17 % Jan Lewis Bros Ltd * 14% 14% 14% NfacMillan Export class A * 6 Massey-Harris Mitchell new (Robert) 300 Feb 4 14% 15 202 50 Molson Breweries Ltd Cottons 13% 6 50 70 13% • 18 35 17% Locomotive Telegraph Works Tramways National Breweries 7% Drug 14 7 745 26% 26 45 45 46 44% 44% 45 26% , '310 5% 1,430 16% Feb 19 Jan 9% Feb 13% Jan Feb 7% Feb Jan 20 910 16 Feb 20 35% 515 34 Feb 37%, Jan Car pfd , 31 ' 40% Feb 12 Feb 700 14% Feb 16% Jan 15 48 Jan 48 Jan 34 315 32 Feb 36% Jan 40 41 806 40 Feb 45 Jan 130 42 Jan 42% 42'/a 11 11 Va 85 19% 19% 20% 800 24 • 11 15 48 33 ' 24 5 Corp 12 15 ' 34 25 Chemical & Steel . • preferred National National . Niagara Wire Weaving Ogilvie 7 7o Flour * 5 '/a L H & 2% 42% 44% ; 11 Jan 19% Feb 24 Feb 44% Feb 25 Power 50 44% 45% 25 100 Rwys 26 1,105 272 5 162% 162% Feb 28 Jan 11% Jan ; 22% Jan 25% Jan Jan 165 Jan ,40 191 15% Feb 18% Jan 10 102% Feb 102 % Feb Feb 32 % Jan 38% 39% 1,490 15% 15% 16'/a 102% 102% —_—100 51% .Jan ' -l Jan 38% • common 162'/a v 25 * preferred Page-Hersey Tubes Ltd Jan Feb * 30 30 30 Va * 63% 63% 63% 53 63% Feb 65 1 19 Va 19 Va 19% 6,525 18'/a Jan 21 Feb • 38% 38 % 38% 625 37 Feb 41 Jan common Placer Development Powell River Co Power Corp Bros 4'/c * Ltd Co common 12% 12 60% 60 % 62% 95 95 100 Provincial Transport Quebec Power 215 13 * of Canada & preferred Paper 14% Jan 11 Feb 58% Feb 20 94 Jan 10% Feb 13% Jan 17 Jan 17% Jan 12% 2,096 10% 17 29 1,000 . • 11 75 17 • * 17 427 Jan 68 Jan 98% • Jan St Lawrence 4 7o class A Shawlnigan Series A Sherwin com preferred St Lawrence Paper 6 7o Jan 14 101 5 101 Jan 102 11 11 105 11 Feb 50 pfd Breweries of Can 37% 77c com Jan 21 21 • 45% 50 45% 145 pfd—100 145 12% • common 115 115 100 Water & Power 4% preferred Williams 13% 101 • preferred Ltd Corp 13% * 100 com Saguenay Power 4% 37% 115 • 15 235 36% 50 21% 1,071 45% 720 113 145 5 20% . 45% 144 16% Feb 46 Jan Feb 132 Jan 21% Feb Feb 13% 17% 17% 16% 17% 6% 6% 940 6 150 75 17% 140 16% Jan Jan Jan 15% Feb Jan 19 F?b 12% 47% • Feb 12% 1,265 Feb Jan Jan Jan 18 7% Jan I South am Press Southern Steel Co of * Co_ Canada • Power— Standard Chemical preferred 69 230 67 Jan 77% Jan 73 73 73 55 73 Feb 79 Jan 1 7 Jan 160 15 160 6 835 160 —100 Cotton 5% 5% 70 70 25% 25% 25% * 4% 7a Winnipeg Electric preferred Limited Jan 67% • & Western Grocers Ltd 5 % ; v 69 —__—.——* Walker Gooderiiam Zellers Feb * common Tuckett Tobacco 7% United Steel Corp (Geo) Feb 25 Canada Brothers Weston 16% • common preferred Tooke Worts class • A_—* 34 34 99 Va 99%' 100 • 24 22% 100 preferred 96 —100 common - Jan Feb 165 Jan Feb 7 Jan 2 70 Feb 78 Jan 385 25 Feb 27 Jan 20 34 Feb 34 75 99% Feb 10.0 2,306 20 % Feb 96 96 35 Va * common 24% 5% 7% 35 Va 50 5 25% Feb Jan Jan 96 Jan 98 Feb 34'/a Feb 35% Jan Banks— „ 14 . i' 25 • common — Electric 44% • Mills preferred Ottawa Feb 16% Jan 49% Feb 52% Jan 13% Feb 15% Jan Feb 7 Jan Royal 115 23% Feb 30% ^ Montreal 6 22 % Feb 22% 276 22% 22% 405 22 Feb 23 Jan 10 Imperial 249 20% 21 10 27 27 700 26 Feb 27 Feb 10 Commerce 22'/a Feb Jan Nova 6 Jan Jan 48 15 100 common ... 12 • 40 Montreal 35 * common Montreal Montreal Canadienne 50 10 * 15% 10'/8 3,816 17% 10% * Feb Feb 9 17% 6 17% • com 14% ,275 10% 6 * Oil 55 10 9% Jan 3 2% — Jan Feb Jan 18% 32% 14 Wabasso 17% 20% • inc 25%' Jan 16 18% Feb 159 Jan 20 13 — 27 55 7% 23 ■ 17 • 285 200 Sicks 8 50 23% 27'A 15 „ Jan Jan 80 33 ' — 14 100 preferred Hudson — — 16 100 Steel Wares common Smith 8 23 % 13 * Bakeries Ltd Lime ;,2G Feb 17% 17 • preferred Hamilton Feb 16% 28%" * com Goodyear Tire 4% Gypsum 24 17% * preferred 5%% General Jan 28 20 & Gatineau 38% , « Eddy Paper Co Class Famous 25 * Dryden Paper Enamel Feb 100 common—* common 34 1,100 23'% Textile Jan Jan 17% . 27 159 Rolland 11% 100% 25 • 27 Jan Feb 24% 8 Jan Feb 17% — Jan , 10 24 28% Jan * ... Feb 91% 35 * preferred Dominion 360 1,594 35 * preferred & 11 95% — * common Glass " 24 — Foundries & Steel Dominion Steel Dominion 94 ' Seagrams Dcminion 11 94 * Davis Leather Co Ltd Distillers 11 5 Jan 14 Price 125 25 Smelting / Jan Feb ,. & 12 Jan Locomotive Glass—:; 14 25 159 Penmans * 28 Pacific Railway Plow Feb Feb Jan 25 , ——* Canadian Mining 36% 36 21 % Canadian Consumers Feb 21% 36 A Jan 13% 24 14 Jan 14 • Consolidated 64 21% B Cockshutt Feb 2G 25 — Canadian 59% * —. Converters B Class 58% 12% 25 245 159 Jan 15% 59% 10% 13% 24% 3 Ottawa Canadian 55 13% 24 _ Jan 100 22% ♦ Bronze common—— 11 10% 24 * '. Noranda Mines Ltd Canadian Canadian 10% 100 * common (John). V —100 Feb 10 12 36 36 355 10 • 10% Jan 25% : Jan 2% 11% Corp common 31 Feb Jan 24 " 920 26 2% 100 31 Jan I 24% 12,574 Laura Secord Jan 168% 18% Feb 1,860 Lake Montreal British Rubber of Can Bruck Si'k Mills 25 175 Corp Jan Jan 17% Utilities 26% Feb • - 24% 14 Ltd Co Jamaica Public Ser Ltd Labatt Limited 17% 17% . 24% High 16% Jan * Feb 160% 19 *_• 13 Feb Power Jan 372 19 International McColl-Frontenac British 12% 15 common Petroleum 7% 610 25 , 12% 3,923 12 Canada International Jan 25 84 Jan „ Feb 6% 18% * . common preferred conv M 25% 17% • Co.. 90 775 164% 165% 100 Trac 3%% 25 • •f ■ 7 7 ; ■ Telephone British Amer 48% • common 15% Jan 24% 25 Corp Bathurst B* 11 4% 4% % Co Argus Corp Ltd Abuestos Can Low 15 25 International Ltd Aiummium Range Since January 1 High 15 —_—* common preferred International Aigoma Low Shares Jan 305 of Prices 14% Imperial Tobacco of Canada common_5 47c preferred——; 25 Industrial Acc-p Corp class A • Jan 10 ~ ———• Sales for Week Range Par v : Last Sale Price Imperial Oil Ltd of Prices Friday Week's Friday Exchange Canadian Funds 145 493 45 43 Va Feb Jail 48 Jan 48% Feb 10 25% 25 26% 1,225 10 36% 36% 37% 290 10 * Scotia 24 24 24% 50 50 25 28 Feb 35% 1,420 Feb $3,000 50 Jan Jan 37 % Jan 24 • Feb 25% Jan 50 Jan Bonds— Montreal Power 3% notes 1949 - 38 THE (974). COMMERCIAL & CANADIAN FINANCIAL LISTED RANGE EOR WEEK ENDED CHRONICLE Monday, March 1, 1948 MARKETS FEBRUARY 87 Friday Montreal Curb Market Week's Sales Last Range for Week Sale Price STOCKS— of Prices Shares Canadian Funis Par Friday Week's Range Last stocks— Sale Price Sales Fontana Mines fer Week of Prices * Limited Steels Atlas Bathurst Power & Low Shares Range Since January 1 Paper Co Found I'M Belgium Glove & 57o preferred,: Hosiery 10% 11 445 5 5 50 160 160 160 g 100 com.— — * 10% 4'/a 160 V-» to sS Feb 7% 7% 25 7% — 16% 16% 50 16", 4 Jan Gold Mines Ltd. Distill & Brewers Ltd Vancouver of British Columbia Packers Ltd 5 Brown Company common 52 5% 300 75 76 50 "15% 9% -1 _1 Hollmger Feb Ltd- 4 4 4% 5,203 82 84 56 15% 15% 16 549 15% 20 105 20 14% 140 14 Consolidated Jack Joliet-Quebec Jan Lake Shore Mines Ltd. 25 Jan Leitch Gold Mines 10% 7% Industries • common— preferred _ Canadian Inter Inv Tr 57c Jan Lingman Lake Gold 20 21 lt>6 167 110 —I Power & Paper Inv Ltd com Vickers 7% cum Western 5% _ 24% Lumber Co 2 Jan Louvicourt Goldfields Feb Malartic Gold 61% Jan 98% 5 98% Feb 106% 1.50 510 1,45 Feb 1.95 Food Ltd Products preferred cum Chatco Steel Prod Claude Neon Gen Advert Ltd Consolidated Div Sec Consolidated Consol Jan Normetal Feb 25 Jan 27 135 30 130 Jan 141 Feb Textile Mills Ltd 1.00 2.00 Feb 57c Pamour Mining Quebec Jan Quebec Manganese Quebec Yellowknife Gold Mines Ltd 41 26% 347 •25 Feb 28 15 15 185 15 Jan 15 12 12 25 11% Feb 13% Jan 40c 40c 500 40c Jan 50c ... 51 wr 30 50 Feb 58 Jan 4 2,325 4 16 16 23 16% 16% 3% Feb ; 75 3% Fairchild Aircraft Labrador Santiago Sherritt-Gordon Canada 20 Jan' 23 Feb 15% Feb 19 127 17 Feb 30 7 168 34 & 275 17% Jan Stadacona Mines 32 ' Feb 230 50 8,822 8% 225 1.00 1.25 1,500 8 Jan Sullivan 6% 33 % 33 Feb 7% 40% Feb Feb 38 Thurbols Feb International 5% Paints ■>: 37% Feb 40 Jan 23% (Alfred) Oil British 8 1.00 Feb Feb 9% - 2% Jan Dom Gas 23 Jan Pacalta 40c Feb 5 16% 75 47 47 5 48 3,235 16% 18 24 % 2 Vz' 17 575 18 25 5 42% 16 18 Feb Feb Feb Feb 15 24% 24% Jan 6 19 Home 200 .2% Jan 3% Exploration Oils Feb 10% 28 28 50 27% Jan 28 10 440 Jan 10% 14% pfd— 13 13% 275 9 12% United United Securities Woods 589 Feb 13 Vz 2,745 98 Band-Ore 12% 20 Feb 23% Jan 65% Feb 71 Jan 97/b Feb 10% Jan Aigoma 19% 19% 40 19% Feb 19% Jan Feb Aluminum 12% 12% 13 125 11% 7% 7% 7% 150 7% 15 15 15 100 15 Feb 60 109 Jan 109 % 110% 53 — red pfd—100 pfd 25 20 75 10% ■ * 10% 40 52% Jan Feb Feb 25 5 100 4% Feb 110 13% Feb 9% 9% 9% 600 9% Feb 104 107 207 38c 38c 5,215 •" * 5 * 18% 18% 5 18% 345 . 100 55% 10% 14 105 16% 111 Feb 5 104 37c 5 18 Feb Feb Feb Jan 6 14% 10% 115 40c 6 Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan 18% Feb Jan 12 Jan 12 41 10 10 95 10 JanV 10 Jan 45 45 100 45 Feb 45 Feb 4 — —1 7c _ 1 - Ltd Gold Bouzan Gold Gold Candego Mines Gold Ltd Mines — Gold Century Consol Cortez Gold Mining Central Mines Corp Explorations Ltd Cournor Mining Co Ltd Feb 3%c Jan Feb 12 %c Feb 6c 6%c 3,000 6c Jan 11 %c 11 %C 13c 14,800 10c Jan 1 16c 16c 26c 356,500 10c Jan Mines __ 1 1 5c 5c >. 500 5c Jan 5c 5c 5c 599 3c Feb 6c . 6c 6c 2,000 — 2%c 2%c 500 Donalda Mines Ltd 7c 22c 26c Feb ; Apex Ltd. —1 ... El Sullivan Gold Sol Gold Mines Mines 16c Ltd 16c 22% Argus For footnotes see page 42. 40c V- 10c :10c 1,000 8c 61c 2.10 : 60c 7.40 Feb Feb 8.00 Jan Feb 45c Jan Feb Jan 13c 2,162 55c Feb 67c 10c 11c 1.000 10c Feb 11c Feb 1.70 1.8D 4,000 1.60 Feb 2.08 Jan 9%c Feb 19 %c Jan 5c Jan 9c Jan 1 10c 10c 10c 4,500 7c 6c 8c 157,500 1.65 23c 1,000 18c 44,750 3.55 4 1.65 15c 17 %c 3.55 100 500 1.65 , Feb 19c Jan 2.08 Jan 12 %c Feb 3.25 1.92 1.60 .1.92 6,000 1.25 6.00 6.00 6.15 1,240 5.25 12%c 12c 64,800 6%c 2,000 16 .' 15c 6 %c * 16 25 10c 6c Feb Feb 23c 20 %C Jan 3.55 Feb Jan 1.92 Feb 6.50 Jan 16c Feb 9%C Feb Jan Feb Feb Feb- Feb 16 FROM JANUARY 1 FEBRUARY TO Jan 18% 20 Exchange Week's Range Sales for Week Sale Price of Prices 8hares * Low \ Range Since January 1 Low High High Feb 17% Jan Feb 20 % Jan 16% Feb 18% Jon 99 Feb \ Feb :<). v,v 13% 5c 6c Feb 2%c Feb 500 2%C Feb 4c Jan 13c 4,900 9%c Feb 16c Feb 10c 1,000 16c 16c 18c 9c 16c 16,300 11,500 4,500 15c 6c Feb Jan 22% 82c 22% 82c 30 500 24c 25c 4,000 1 1.95 1.95 1.95 200 1 2.60 2.60 2.77 4,000 82c 82c 95c 7,900 20c 20c'23%c 10,500 Ashley Oil Athona Aubelle Feb 12c Feb 1.52 Jan 65c 6c Feb Feb 9%c Jan Feb 31c Jan Jan 9c Feb 7% Jan 15c 1 -- 7%c —1 6% common .100 . 1 — Oil— ...1 —- 1 — 1 The of report prices week for was the not sale current Feb 83 Jan Jan 15c Jan 22c Jan •JOn ,Tor| 12 Feb 13% Jan lbV40 Jan lie Jan 75 received We 7c Feb intend to publish these 8c Jan 7c up to press time. 1 — figures in full in ' Jan 9%c Jan 10% Feb 13% Jan 9c next Monday's issue. Feb 15c Feb 15c Feb 25c Jan 10c 1 ... Feb Jan 10%c —: Mines 2.12 Feb Jan 5c ... & Feb 42c 4%c 1 19c l> Aumaque Gold Mines Jan Feb 3.10 Feb 4% Feb 5 Jan —1 15 %c Feb 20 %c Jan 1 ———10 .——-—-—-10 6%c Feb 25% Feb 28 35% Jan 37 9%c Jan 1 Gold Aunor — Bagamac Mines Cons •; — Montreal of of Nova Scotia: 56c 11c 22c 9c Metals Mining.—. class Power L_. iClass B — ——i A. * Jan 4.00 Feb 8c Jan ' Jan 12%c Jan . > 18% Feb 22 Jan L 4 —J. Exploration & Radium.————1 Feb 6 36c Jan 72c Jan Jan Feb Jan Beatty Jan Brothers - ——* . —1 Yellowknife Beaulieu Belleterre Quebec 1 —-—100 ——. Telephone— Berens River —— — 1 38% Feb 41''''" Jan 10c Feb 25c Jan 7.70 Jan 160% Jan 53c Feb 65c Jan Jan 8.90 169 Feb Jan Feb Jan Feb 80c Jan 1.09 Feb 24c Feb 27c:„ Feb .Bonetal Feb 1.95 Feb Boycon 3.50 Jan 1.31 Feb 23% Feb Jan 9c _ Yellowknife 23 Feb Jan 1 Mines Atlas Steel 22c Jan Feb 38c ...1 Quebec Jan 2.60 Jan 25% Resources Gold Astoria Feb 19c 224 Feb ..10 20% 70c Jan Feb Feb Ashdown Hardware class A I5c 1.76 Jan 24% Armistice Bathurst Jan Feb 9%c Jan Jan 13c 56 25c —25 ...i Base 4c Jan 87Vic Feb -Feb 1 pfd Yellowknife Corp Jan 2 %c 40c Jan 5%c Feb 45c 8,200 8% Feb 195 • 4 7o Canada Feb- 100 4%c 75c ^Preferred Bank 4%c 24c 1 of Arjon Gold Bankfield 4%c 9C 1 Ltd Mines Ltd 100 37% common Porcupine Aquarius Bell __1 East Eldona 400 45c III"111 Area Mines Feb 9%c * East 1,508 8.00 45c common Ltd Cons Jan 10c . __1 Mines Limited. Jan 2.20 8.00 17%c Jan 40c '• „1 Dulama Gold Mines Ltd Malartic 3.00 2.15 ——* Ansley Gold'... !■•••' Bear 42c • Ltd 2.15 _1 20 Mines Steel • 60c Feb 28c Jan 14c Jan 17c Jan —1 23c Feb 29c Feb 4c Gold Pershing — Feb 6c Jan 9.50 Bralorne Mines Ltd Mill an 18% Feb 1 — & Feb Feb 21 %c '.111 Gold Bidgood Kirkland Gold Bobjo Mines Ltd Brand 17. 46c 1 Bertram & Sons A Bevcourt Dome Jan 7% Anglo Canadian Bank .'!7 1 Ltd Mines 16c • Paper common Auto Electric common— Ltd Cadillac 2c 12c 6c • Mines Cartier-Malartic Gold Mines Ltd Centremaque 560 1,000 Jan __1 Corp Jan 3c 7c 1 12c 12c 12 %c 1,000 : Ltd Mines Feb 10c — Diamond 4%c 10c . Mines Ltd & 22,000 —1 Yellowknife Mines Ltd Bouscadillac 7c . —1 Beaulieu Brazil 5c — ..1 Bonville Feb v Anglo Rouyn Mines Jan Jan 12 Ltd. Ltd 12c Jan Jan 4 8% Gold Atlas Mines 13,500 -- Amalgamated Larder Mines.—. Feb 100 ... Alger American Jan 20 13% 38c 13% 10% 10% — 100 Ltd.—. " 53 20 „4 Limited Gold 16c —__—100 Aluminium Beatrice Red Lake-Gold Mines Ltd Bob's Lake 14c Yellowknife Akaitcho 70 150 Ltd Mines Feb 16c Agnew-Surpass 10 3c Gold Feb Jan 13c 0 Acadia-Atlant class A 66 50 Limited— 89c 65c Feb ' preferred 97/a Ltd Mines $1.50 65% 100 Mines Ltd. Mines Arno Aubelle Feb Feb 7c Par Abltlbl Power St Jan Mining Stocks— Alger Gold 77c 89 Last * com pfd— Manufacturing Co Feb Jan Jan . 19c Friday Jan 66 4 Windsor Hotel Ltd 9c Jan 8,000 Ltd Preferred * Canada 5.20 6%c Jan 4 6% 5.80 Jan Canadian Funds • Paving & Materials Ltd of 5% * Ltd * Distillers Jan 13 • Co 5 23 (Canada) Ltd Pr 225 13 Ltd Invest 5 22 Ltd Canada Standard Feb 13 Sangamo Co Ltd Southmont 93 22V4 Ltd— N C part 2nd pfd Southern 5 5 Ltd— Industries 93 10 Enterprises Ltd Russell Jan 3,000 Toronto Stock Jan 5 4 com —_ Rand Service Stores 19% 93 100 Paper Co Quebec Pulp & Paper 7% Quebec Tel Corp class A 800 7c 23c RANGE , 1st 5.60 7c . 51,900 Feb 9 13 20 cum 1.50 Feb 61.100 Jan Jan 10 Jan 6% Feb 1.95 2.17 Feb 10 Corp 1.34 — Jan / 20 6% 100 5.50 l 0 Ltd Co Jan 9% 20 Power 1.50 Jan Feb Feb Jan Paul Service Stores 1.85 Jan c _ Jan Crush 1.68 3,850 1.18 32c Oil Co Ltd Jan 18 14 Orange 1,400 2.05 Feb 24% .Jan 43 Nuclear 1.80 1.90 Feb 1.05 % 54% Jan "25 • Power 1.75 1.95 Jan Feb and 27,600 Feb 13c Royalite Oil company Limited Feb Light 1.10 1.90 Jan 1.66 * Jan Feb 11% Scotia 1.07 89c • 21 38% Nova 9,150 3,900 1 ; 25c 170 Royal Rice Mills l.OO 1.95 9c Gaspe Oil Ventures Ltd 296 470 Corporation Jan 97c 77c Company Ltd. 200 12 Mount Jan 1.45 Jan 1.25 Jan Jan 39 Moore Feb 8c 1.85 1.10 • 23 3% 11% Ontario Feb 25c Oil 40c 49 38% & Feb 51c ■ Corp 35c Feb Feb • preferred 5c Feb 1.00 Feb Jan 81c Ltd. Co Dev & Homestead Foothills Oil & Jan Oil Oil 22% 2% Maple Leaf Milling Co Ltd * Maritime Teleg and Tel Co Ltd-.com. 10 67o 1.00 Feb 14% Jan 13 43c —1 __ 40c 40 3% MacLaren Power & Paper Co Minnesota 8,900 10c 22% 1 Limited 1.30 97c _ stocks— Melchers Distilleries ■;•? 1.25 60c 185 9% Inc 4% 1,000 • _ __ Anglo-Canadian 9% _ Oil 8c 25 Stocks- Jan A..* Lowney Co Ltd (Walter M) McColl-Frontenac 7c 1 Mines Jan 20 cl — . 1 Ltd 3,850 * Ltd preferred cum Lambert (Can) 3,400 Ltd 2% • Hydro-Electric Securities Corp 25 48c Ltd 1944 Mines Mines 40 % 4 pfd 14 1.00 1 Vinray Malartic Mines Jan Jan 20 Gold Cons 40 4 A Feb Jan 255 23% 100 , Ltd Feb 49c 30c Soma-Duvernay Gold Mines Ltd Consolidated 1 Felt Co 6c Feb 1 2% Great Lakes Paper Co Ltd com Hinde & Dauche Feb 35c 45c 1.25 1 2% Hubbard 4c 200 10 %c — * Fraser Companies 6,000 _i Ltd... Ltd * class A Feb 6c 40c ' (Que) Mines Omnitrans Ford Motor Co of •, • Ltd Gold 17 36 Mines Mines 7,7£'o 37% ; • Foreign Power Sec Corp Ltd com 67o cum red preferred. Feb 3c _50c Siscoe 17% 21% X me .. Mines Sigma 50 37% 22 1—5 anups nn ______ Feb 23 • ! Jan 32 35% __ Fleet Mfg & Aircraft 59c Feb 1.00 —l 4% 17 36 _ Limited Fanny Farmer oanuy __ _ 16% 34 * Dredging LtdCo Ltd Feb 16 7 * Eastern Steel Products Ltd Gold Cons Feb 3% I , 31 — * Paper Co Ltd Jan 2c Jan 50 * Square Corp 50c 250 4uc 1.90 Jan Feb Engineering Works Ltd. Donnacona 1,000 1.50 Ltd Pato 38 0 Dominion Corp Pitt Gold Mining 258 50 Dominion Oilcloth & Linoleum Co Jan 2c Porcupine Mines Ltd.. Standard Dominion Jan 11c 10 . ■ pfd.....20 Class B 12 Feb 54c * Jan 39% * David & Frere Limitee A Feb Feb 8c 575 i —— Jan 3% 38 26 __ _ Jan 16c Jan 4 1 • Ltd Corp Paper Feb 322 47c O'Brien Gold Mines Ltd Feb — Consolidated Lithograph Mfg Co Ltd 14c 5c l 21 # pfd. 6,000 11 — l Dredging 23 * common Standard Cons 6 100 Commercial Alcohols Ltd 15c 54c •i~~" 80 3% O corn- Preferred Feb 2c l 23 * com i Fields Ltd 21 38 —_ Ltd Jan 17c 14 Ltd 1.00 * com 11c Jan 3% * Jan 500 23,800 10c -54c 1 -- Macdonald Mines Ltd Feb- 66% 15 __ Westinghouse Co Ltd ]/5c 24c 13c 20c Jan 133 100 _ Jan _ Ltd Mines Ltd Gold 23 - w 93c 10% .1 1.00 1.00 * common preferred Canadian Canadian Catelli Ltd _ 21 * * Canadian Silk Products class A Canadian Feb 8c 1 - Mines Feb Nechi Candn 75c 1 Ltd Jan 175 66% 425 200 1 1 Ltd Mines 20 1.50 — Mines Laxe 162 64% 65 pfd..Too cum Company 1,305 98% 0 Ingersol Rand Co Ltd Canadian Canadian Marconi 20 166 Too __ _ Jan 77c Ltd..—1 Ltd 15 Feb Jan 4c 14c ....— Mines Jan Lingside Canadian Gold Jan 108 Feb 5c 2,oU0 13c Gold Consolidated 18% Feb 14 * • J-M Jan 6'/a Feb Jan- 4c Feb 87 Feb 20 14% » _ Ltd Invest 3% 82 Jan 20c 17c 17c — International Uranium Mining Co Feb 5% Feb 84 Dredge & Dock Co Ltd Gen 16% Feb High 6c Jan 5c 8%c Feb 77c Ltd Heva Gold Mines Jan 17 Feb 5% 74 100 Dominion Sugar Canada & 15% 5 */2 —1 Preferred Canadian 15% 5% • Pulp & Paper com Canadian 15% class B.4 Columbia 2,000 39,700 4c Goidvue Mines Low 5c „ Hudson-Rand Gold Mines Ltd British 5c 8%c ll%c —.—1 Goldbeam Mines Ltd—.—. Jan 5c 8 %c Range Since January 1 High Jan 163 Jan Lake 1 - God's Lake Mines Ltd— Jan 6 Vz Feb Feb 7% 20 —-— High 10% * Ltd B_ pfd— Belding-Corticelli High Low 1 .1 fr'orinaque Gold Mines Ltd * Par (.1945) Ltd____ < Brantford Cordage class A - preferred- Feb -■ 11 Jan 70c Feb 1.00 Jan 26% Feb 26 Vz Feb Volume 167 Number 4677 THE COMMERCIAL CANADIAN . , Friday Week's Range Sale Price , . Par of Prices .( Shares Low Brazilian Traction Light & Pwr com—* Red Lake—_ 1 American Oil 17 6c 33/4%. preferred conv 25 .. Columbia British Columbia Electric 4 pfd 100 Forest 7VaC Jan Feb 23% Jan Jan 24% Jan 94 Feb British Columbia Class Power A Jan 2% Feb 0 16c British Rubber Eroulan preference Porcupine Dominion Feb Jan 24c Jan Silk Dulama 100 1 — Mills Feb 100 Feb Gold Buffadison Gold Buffalo 37c Jan 23 V* Feb 99c Jan East Crest East 1.75 Canadian Buffalo Red Building Jan 12c Jan 15 %c Feb 16c : Mines 1 Products Jan 25c Steel 30% Jan 11 Feb 24 * 12% Jan 29 Jan Feb 16% 8»A Jan 1 & caigary 2nd preferred---! Flin Calmont • Oils 15c 15 Feb Canada Feb 4.65 Jan Bread Jan 9c Feb 33c Jan Feb 10c Feb 26c Feb 45c Jan 1.61 3.50 Jan * 8 Malting • Canada, Northern Power Feb 21 Feb 30 Jan 38 Jan Feb 19% Jan 74c Jan Jan 1 18c Jan 25c Jan Feb 20 Jan 4 Feb Jan B A. 17% — 1 Palconbrldge Nickel Famous Players Fanny Farmer Candy Shops 2.85 Feb 68 y2 Jan Feb 18% 28% Feb Federal Feb 53 y2 Jan Fibre Products 11 y2 Jan Preferred 18 Jan Grain Canada Packers class B S S Lines 10 100 common Feb 16% —0 Canada Permanent Mortgage Canada Federal com Feb 196 , ^Feb —* 12 Mfg & Aircraft of Canada Feb Feb 6c Jan 7'A Feb 9 Jan 8 Jan 8% Feb 2% Feb 3% Feb class A 0 Class B Canadian Bakeries Feb 14 Jan Francoeur Feb 41 Jan Freiman 75 Feb Feb 25% 6l/2 _10 Feb Canadian Canners 1st preferred common — Convertible Canadian Car 22 • preferred The pfd Preferred Canadian Industrial loo Alcohol "A" Jan 21 Jan 103/8 Feb 13 3/8 Jan We 15 y2 Feb 17 Jan 56% Feb 63% Jan ?n Voh 25% Jan Monday's issue. 100 — 253/4 Feb bo% up Canadian medgTIIIIIIIII* Products Feb 18% intend to publish these figures in full in next 20 Canadian Food 24% * to not press received time. 10 Feb Canadian Pacific Canadian Cariboo —* 75c •> Railway Wirebound class A_. Castle-Trethewey Patricia Central Mines Porcupine Chemical Gold Citralam , , 1.35 Knitting 1.40 Cochenour Willans Cockshutt Plow Coin 33c Lake-j Collingwood Feb 13 common..: 65c Feb 2.90 Jan 25c 1 Yellowknife 1 Commoil Feb 1.25 Jan Feb 5c Bakeries Beattie 2 Jan 27c Jan Feb 9 Jan 9 Feb 9 Feb 7%c Consolidated Consumers Convent Press A 100 1.00 16% Exploration Jan Cosmos —' 101 1 - Nest Coal Patricia- Aircraft 23 Petroleum Jan Feb 22c Jan Davis Leather class A * Delta Dexter Red 1 Mines Lake Red 4% 1 Dome Mines Ltd For footnotes see page 42. Jan 2.65 Feb 10c Jan 16c Jan 9c Jan Feb 5c 17 %c Feb 25 %c Feb. 108 . Feb common 19% Feb 20 13 %c Feb 15c Jan Jan 52% Jan Feb Jan * 15% Feb 19 Jan * 40% Jan 44 Jan common— 10% Feb 11 Jan 88c Feb 5V2c Jan 3c Jan Rock % Gold Mines a Carpets • Gold 1 Jan 5.00 Feb 32c Feb -,11% , Feb Jan Jan 7c Feb 7c Jan 8c Jan 79c Jan 95c Feb 5c Feb 7c Jan 1 10c Jan 1 73c 13% Dauch '« Feb 13 %c 16c . Jan Jan 95c Jan Jan 14'A ' Feb 6c Jan 24 %c' Feb 8c Jan 9%c Consolidated Gold Mines—5 " 1 Feb 15c Jan 18 _. Yellowknife Jan 19 V* Jan 12 Jan 10 5.35 Feb Howey Gold Bay Mining & Smelting. Jan 30c Mines - Feb 6c 25c Gold 12c Feb * common Mining 6.60 Jan 9c Feb Jan 40c Jan Jan 32c Jan . 43% class 48 Feb Jan 3V2c Jan 83/4 A Jan 2%c Malartic Ltd 10% 1 Oil Hudson .10V4C 1 — & 4.25 • • 1 Mines Gold 1 Jan ' Jan 45% Feb ■/> 14c Imperial Bank Oil Feb 10% Jan 25% Feb 27 Jan. 14% Feb 16'/2 Jan 12 Va Jan 14 y4 24% Feb 25 y4 Jan Jan 5c Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan 93A 1.00 Jan 21c Jan Feb 18c Jan Feb 26% 11 Jan • Indian Lake Gold 1 Inglis (John) & Co Inspiration Mining —6 8% 7c Feb Feb 9 Feb Feb 55c Jan Jan Feb 10 Imperial Tobacco of Canada ordinary_5 4% preferred 25 • , Int'l Bronze Int'l Metal Feb 1.60 Jan 9y«C Jan Jan 48c 40c Jan • Nickel International ^ A Co Petroleum common • Feb Feb 1 Powders.., class Feb 30c * International Uranium Mountain Jaeknife Feb 82c Jan 50c Feb 64c Feb 20 50c Jan 65c Jan Joburke Jan 23 Feb Joliet • -1 50c * Jan 16% Mines Gold Jacola Mines Jason V* Jan Jellico Mines —1 Mines - • 14c Jan 2.04 Feb 55c 1 2 Jan, 10c Jan 19% Discovery Yellowknife Distillers Seagrams common Diversified Mining 7%c Feb 2'/2c Island . Jan Feb 90c 40c 1 Jan 4c 3'/2c Hugh Jan 6%c 1 Lake Dickenson Red Lake , j J Jan 1.34 1 16c —1 International Mines Jan Jan Hoseo 30c * # Delnite Feb Jan 24 Class B Denison Nickel 1.09 Feb 10 %c * Jan 12c Monday's issue. Jan Jan Home Jan 27% 10c 1 17V2c 30c, Jan Jan 11c * D'Aragon Mines Davies 154 Jan 65c Cub , ' Jan 16 Homer Feb 42 1 Jan 13c next Feb Hollinger Feb 76c ._100 1.09 in 13 Hinde 26c 1 Feb full • Highwood Sarcee Feb 10% Feb 4% 74c figures in Swayze. Imperial Pershing Crowshore Feb Feb 16c —10 78c Jan Hunts Bit Co Crestaurum Mines 3 V2c Jan 49 Jan 25 1 Feb 58c Feb Highridge • Mining Craig Crow's Jan 21%c 22 common—_—* Imperial Mills Croinor 21c Feb . 80c Corrugated Paper Box Cournor Feb • i Jan 2%c time. 67c Mascot Hendershot Paper Heva Gold Mines. Jan 85c Jan Paper Hedley Jan Feb 148 Feb intend to publish these press 1 Headway Red Lake Feb 91% 5 .y\* 14c 10c to .101 preferred Harricana Gold Hasaga Gold Jan 1.50 13c * Gas Jan Jan We up 22c Heath Feb Jan Feb 16c ;t • 6.10 5.25 1 Harker Feb 36c • 10% Homestead Oil Consolidated Mining & Smelting Jan Feb not received * Gold Harding Feb 61c 1 Consolidated Jan 106 Va 1 Hard Jan 15 Mines Cadillac Central 16V2 Jan 103% 1 Hallnor Mines Jan • Consolidated Jan Feb 14 current Halliwell Gold fan 2.45 ' was the * .-. Gypsum, Lime & Alabastine Jan 10% 11% 83c week for * common West Saddlery Halcrow Jan 1.40 * 100'A Gunnar Jan Feb 34c —5 » Consolidated Consol Great * Coniagas Mines Coniaurum Mines Jan Guayana Mines Jan Feb 5%c , A Feb Jan 8% . Jan 100 y8 sale 3 Bousquet Class 8'/2c Jan Jan 8% * • ——- prices of 50 Great Lakes Jan Feb 22 %c -1 Term Preferred Porcupine Mines Graham Feb 10 report 1 Grafton & Co class A Jan 2.15 • The —1—\ Mines Goldvue Jan 16c 3%c •——1 3% Mines Goodyear Tire Jan Jan TO —1 Feb 1 -Preferred Feb H 00 1 Gold Goldhawk Jan 20c • Golden Manitou Mines * Malartic Colomac Feb 5%c 1 1 1 Goldora Jan 2.45 1 2.29 Feb 2% * 1 Golden^Arrow Mines Jan 8 1 .<—100 Gold Eagle Jan 2.65 113A 1 Mines Chrominum Circle Bar 25 Feb 38c 1 Mines Chestcrville Feb 10c -—10 Jan 100 Lake Goldcrest Jan 18c 1 108 Goldale Mines Jan —0 Jan Feb 101 * Oil God's Jan 15 15% 1.21 1 Research Chesklrk mo 87c 1.20 1 20 Gold Globe Gold Feb 1.95 Feb Feb Lake Glenora Jan Feb . Gillies Feb : Jan 1 Gold Cent rem aque Gold Chatco Steel Products common Preferred Chi 30 j 24 1 Jan 1.81 Yellowknife Gold Mines Jan • 12 „0 Gold Central 13% Feb 133/4 25 Jan 94 18% 300 Preferred Jan Feb 24 * preferred Bakeries Giant Jan 9U .. Locomotive Canadian Malartic Canadian OH Cos common 113A dull 11% Canadian 15c Feb • Prod Mfg preferred.: General Steel Wares common Jan was 23% Jan * Power common General 21% the Jan 10c Jan Feb for 21 100 General 18'A week * class a of 24 5% Jan 4% Jan 92 * J) preferred— Exploration Froblsher Jan 23 sale nrires • —- common report Feb pncfs I0r l"e nirreiit current 20 — 7% Feb 20 * • Gold (A Gatlneau : Canadian Bank of Commerce Canadian Breweries A Jan • ■ Wire & Cable Jan 23 50 35 70 Preferred Canada . • class Jan Jan 5c 10 Fleet Jan Jan 18 47% 3% * Ford 201 y2 Jan Feb 1 com Jan ' 4.55 40% * Kirkland Feb 16 1 Feb 4.55 Feb 3.90 Jan Jan • "< 1.30 Feb 4 Corp Jan *• * Jan 9% *21 , Canada Feb 1 Feb Class 4% Feb Feb 17% Eureka Jan 2.08 2.65 1—1 Jan 25 class 46 , 12c — — 2 7'A <> • Feb 68c Feb 60 2n. Jan 7c Mines "16% * Feb 74c 57c Jan —-.—50 Preferred 29 1 9c 2.75 Feb Jan Feb l 65c Feb 1.10 .„20 Feb * _i Canada Cement common Jan Jan A_ Feb 4 common B Jan 12% 17c Mines 6c 2.48 - Preferred Paper 41c 1 Jan 21% Feb 7c Eng Electric class !—1 26% Feb Bdona Gold Mines— CI Sol Gold Mines— Feb Jan 1 Campbell Red Lake , Flon Jan 14 Va * Edmonton Callinan Eddy sucier 10c 3.65 Linen Feb 44c Jan Feb Jan 11 Oil Sullivan Feb 18'A . 24% — Eastern Theatres Economic Invest i Calder-Bousquet Caldwell Feb 20 Oil—, Malartic Mines East • 13% * 13% 72c Mines Ltd Eastern Steel Feb 73/4 Burrard class A Jan 24 • Amphi Mines East * —0 . 28 Jan Jan Feb 1 * Burns & Co class A Class B 2.40 * Lake Burlington Jan 28% Buffalo 25 Leduc East • Feb Feb 23 Jan 70c Jan —1 Ankerite 27 22% Mining Co Duvay Gold Mines Feb High Jan * Duquesne 32c * Low 25 Donalda Mines 100 Range Since Janoary 1 High 1 Stores 22 Bruck Low Shares Dominion Tar & Chemical pfd_—23.50 Dominion Textile new 100 26% "'Jan 23/4 for Week 10 Dominion Steel & Coal class B Jan 243/4 * Oil Bank Dominion Foundry & Steel Dominion Malting common Jan 4 Dominion _* B—, Dominion 99 Feb * 3% British Par Sales . of Prices Jan Jan * . British 19% 23% . Sale Price High Feb Week's Range Last STOCKS— 20 * common , Friday Low 39 MARKETS FEBRUARY 2(1 Range Since January 1 High Brewis British LISTED RANGE FROM JANUARY 1 TO , (975) Sales for Week Last V STOCKS— FINANCIAL CHRONICLE St 10 % Feb 12% Jan 29 Feb 30 Va Jan 30% Feb 34Va Jan 12% Feb 15% Jan 44c Feb 59c Feb 1.30 Feb 1.45 Feb 4'Ac Jan 7c Jan 6c Feb 2%c Jan 1 (1939) Mines Quebec 45c Ltd _ _ Mines. 13c Feb 15c Jan 1 5c Jan 7c Jan 41c Jan '58c Feb 35c Jan 52c Jan 1 • '*■ 40 THE (976) COMMERCIAL & CANADIAN Friday Week's FEBRUARY 20 1 TO Friday Sales Last Range Sale Price STOCKS— MARKETS LISTED RANGE FROM JANUARY Monday, March 1, 1948 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL of Prices Last for Week ,, Shares STOCKS— Range Since January 1 'J Sales Week'* Range for Week ' Low Par Kayrand Mining 1 . 24'A Kelvinator Kelwren Gold Jan Osxsko Lake .„1 78c Feb Feb 34c Feb 22c .— 78c 57c Jan 22c __t——. 1 Gold Feb ' Mines Pacalta Oils 53 V2 1 — i Jan Kerr Jtirkland Jan 15 13'A Lake Golden j.. Jan 40c 15c Feb 22c 50c Gate-. Kirkland-Hudson Feb 40c -3—"1 -—i—. .iv-Hvir- (Eastern) Petroleum Feb 55c Page Hershey fCirkland Lake ,. Jan Jan r, Kirkland Labatt Townsite (John) Ltd— Labrador 24 —_* Mining & Exploration 1 Paramaque Parbec Malartic Laguerre Gold Mines Jan Shore Lake Wasa Jan ! Mining Jan 1 —_ Mines 10c Jan 15c Jan 12'A Jan 14 Feb 70c 48'Ac Feb l La Luz Mines— 2.80 * Jan Jan 3.00 Jan 6.25 ' • —. 6c Feb 11c Jan Jan 8c Jan Jan Feb 17V2 Lebel Oro Mines 1 3c Jan 4'Ac Jan Leduc-West • 61c Jan 78c Laura Secord Candy 14 3 Oil 1.25 Jan 1.15 1 Lencourt Gold Jan —. Feb 12Vic Leitch Gold Mines, Ltd Feb 13c Feb Jan Feb 10c Feb Llngman Lake Gold Mines 41c Jan 59c Little Long Lac Gold Mines Ltd. Lobiaw Groceterias class A 1.16 Jan 1.50 Jan 26 V2 Feb 31 25'A Feb 29 Jan Jan 6 Feb — ' Class B London Hosiery com— 12 Vi ;—* — Feb 6 * __ Class a 5C Lunward Goldfields: Gold 13 % Feb Jan Lake Magnet Consol week * • Gold*Mines up 1 current press time. We full in next 11 Vic Feb Jan 3.00 Jan Jan 1.95 Jan 10c Jan 12c Jan 1.25 Jan 1.51 Feb 9 Feb 10 V* Jan 5 Vi Feb 7% Jan 2.75 Feb 3.15 Jan 29c 1.67 1.95 Feb 18c 14'A Jan y Feb 5c 1 39c McCabe Grain class A—.—— Jan 6c Jan Piccadilly McDougall-Segur — Jan 16'Ac Feb 2.30 Jan Jan 3.50 Jan Porcupine Peninsular 16'Ac Reef Gold- Porcupine River Powell 70c : • McWatters Gold Power Corp East 9% Feb Jan Dome Jan 56% 61 Feb 51c Feb Jan ■' ( Feb Jan 6'Ac Jan Feb Jan 60c Feb 80c Feb 70c Jan 89c Feb Queenston Gold Mines 70c Feb 90c Feb Quemont Mining 12 Feb 14% Jan 9c Jan Quebec Manitou 40 73c 1 Silk class A Oils Feb 27C Jan 49c Jan • The week 1 up common • .—.100 San Moneta : Sand Gold— River Porcupine — full in 25% Jan 19 Jan 12c Jan Jan 10'Ac Feb Feb 23c Jan 13 Feb 14 V2 Jan 101 Feb 102'/2 Jan 16'A Jan 40 Jan We next 10'A Feb 37 Feb 116 Feb Monday's issue. 3.80 127% Jan " Feb 4.25 Jan 7c Feb 12c Jan 11c Jan 17c Jan 50c 20'A Jan 66c Jan Feb 22 Jan 45 Feb 47 Jan 14C Jan 20c Jan 10 Feb 10% v. 1 _ * Mines Sheep Creek 1 "A"_._— Brewery • 1.00 •«-. 1 Feb 18c Breweries Jan Sigma v. (Quebec)— Mines Feb i- Jan Silknit Jan Silver Miller — Silanco M & S Co Ltd Jan Feb 3 . 12'A Feb 14'A Jan Feb 19% '* Ltd 49c 14'A Feb i5y2* Jan 70cr 37 39c Jan 16'A Feb 33C 12% Jan Jan Feb ;. Feb f~" 99% •' 11'A Jan ' '.M* 99% ■* 25 Feb * Ltd class A__ Class B Jan 10Va ° Simpson's jan 48c ll'A " class A— Dairies Jan " ' i9y2 Feb 98% Feb 27' - ' 22'A Feb •' Jan Jan • Jan . 14'A Feb 65 Feb 71 Jan Slscoe 25- Jan 26'A Jan : 100 Bladen Malartic Mines. . Jan Feb " 1 Class B ".; 8.00- Feb "•••&•- 40 Mines V - 36 1 , preferred.. Jan Feb Jan' 7.20 _1 Jan Jan •. Jan 11c — 15'/» 14% ' 7.85 Jan Feb 33c 3.15 Feb ."'-V* Jan 18 1 Jan 1.15 Jan t Feb 13 • ** Feb 12% common. T C__ 32c 7c . Jan 2.09 50c Gold— 75c Jan , i3c • 25 — time. —100 Wpg V * Moore Corp common 4% preferred Feb 5c 1 Preferred Montreal Locomotive press in Feb 16 Mines Shea's Sicks' * : 24% current 1 Preferred Jan —* „_ sale of the not received 100 preferred. Gold Mlhete Ltd Silverw'd Western Dairies pfd——100 Knitting com to figures • ._ for was intend to publish these ——50 : ... Paper Antonio Silverwood Monarch report prices 1 — Russell Industries A Jan 8c 15c 10 * Lawrence 33 Feb Jan Sagueriay Power preferred St Lawrence Corp common Preferred Jan 6c Roybar Chibougamau St Feb 10c Co Mines 28c 1 Royal Bank Royalite Oil Rupununi Jan Jan Feb 30 * 2.50 13c .1 Long Lac Gold Rochette Roxana Feb 17c . Jan Feb Feb' 10c (1936) 51 45c 1 Jan 2.30 ..1 — Gold Riverside Roche 6'Ac 1 Mines Gold Reno Jan 7.00 ———■ _ Gold Regcourt Ren'abie 3c 28c common— Jan 14% Jan 52 29c — ... 2.10 Feb 5'Ac 40c Jan 2% Class A Jan 1.80 13% Quebec Gold Quebec Labrador 20o • Modern Containers Jan 1 Sherritt-Gordon Gold Mines 2'Ac Feb Mining- Corp Oils Feb 12% * Mines Purdy Mica Mines Purity Flour Mills preferred Shawkey 15c Brick. Model 66% Feb 1 Proprietary Jan Feb 10'A 1 Preston 15 60 .100 Metals * Mid-Continent Oil Milton Jan Jan Feb Feb 11 • Premier Trust Pressed 1 —-— :Feb Jan —1 Red Lake Gold-— 41'A 88c ' Vtc Shawinigan Water & Power • McMarmac Jan 72c Feb' 70c Jan 56c Feb 37 Gold Rouyn Feb 25c Jan Jan 45c Senator Rouyn Ltd 5 Lake Feb 3.25 Jan 9Vac Feb Gold 20 2.00 Jan ... Red McKenzie McLellan Feb Jan — 18% 13% — Mclntyre Porcupine Mines 88c lie Porcupine 28Vt 97/a * com Feb Pioneer Gold Feb 1 new Feb 20c Jan * McColl-Frontenac Jan Feb 18 Feb 8% 0 46c. Feb 14c 75c 16% 20 :Jan 7'Ac Jari ■ — 25 " Preferred Feb 5c ~ Pickle Crow Gold Mines. Sannorm Martin-McNeely Massey-Harris common S 8C 3Vic Feb Jan 31c Feb 1 •20 Vi Feb 11% Jan Jan 3c Jan 20 Feb 40c Jan • Milling Gold Marcus 2.60 2c Maple Leaf Gardens—* Leaf the not received Monday's issue. * i. to for was figures in ——1 .—1 & Eastern sale intend to publish these 1 Malar tic Gold Fields of 85c prices 1 Mines MacMillan Export class a Class B Maple report 1 Gold MacLeod-Cocksnutt Manitoba Jan The Feb Gas. Jan Feb 18c Jan 1 Macfie Red Lake Red 15c TVic 1 MacDonald Mines 1.56 Jan 1 Macassa Mines Madsen 1.23 1 * _ Yellowknife Lynx Jan ' —.. Petrol Oil & Richmac Louvicourt Jan 5V2C .1 ^ _ ————_. ____ 14c Lexindin Gold Jan 1.55 Jan 7J/2C Jan Feb 5c Mines. "U" Jan 20 6 Vic 1 Lapaska Mines Larder Feb 6.80 Jan Feb 18 Jan 1.31 — Paymaster Cons Mines Pen-Rey Gold Mines Powell Lamaque Gold Lang & Sons Lapa Cadillac >•. K ' ,V, ! Jan 41c l Lake Rowan (1945)— Lake 6 Vic 58c 4'Ac Jan 1 Feb 1.21 32% Feb'', 28 Jan 7.75 i Mines Jan > Feb 92c -*(•. ;f"i V.IU, Mines Perron Gold Lake Dufault 10c 1l„ Jan 25 Jan Feb 5.40 Feb 19c Jan 15c „ •<" Pamour Porcupine Mines Ltd. Jan 1.78 Feb 1.30 -_i — : Feb 10c Jari ; 4%c Jan ;-;7- Tubes Pandora Cadillac—. _i Jan 70c Jan 6c — Pacific > Kerr-Addison Feb . 1.15 Jan - 50c 18c , " Pacific Kenville r,4 11c Mines High, Low * —1 Osulake Keno Hill • ' High Orlac Red Lake—: Jan 26'A Jan Low Jan 8C Feb 6c Par High Low High Range Since January 1 Shares of Prices Sale Price Moshe/ Long Lac_ 1 10c Feb 15c 1 18c Jan 28c Feb National 5 10'A Jan ll'A 13% 16 Jan 28% Jan 35c Feb 47c Jan 28c Feb 39c Jari 17% Gold Feb 19 Jan Jan Feb Jan Feb Mylamaque Mines -101'A Co Southam 1.32 Springer Sturgeon Drug preferred National Grocers common Preferred * : 20 —: — National Hosiery class A National Steel National Trust Car—— ♦ _10 New Feb 19% Feb 24 Jan 5c Bidlamaque Jan New Caluipet Mines 1 90c Feb New Marlon * 24c Feb New New Nib Gold • Standard Paving common. Jan 2.99 Feb Standard 6c Feb Stanley Brock class A—_— Feb Starratt 1.15 31c Jan 1 _\— Feb 28c 31c Feb 46c Jan 1 Merger Yellowknife 15c 1 Norzone Rouyn . Jan 28 '/2 , Feb 22'A Feb 2.15 Negus Mines 12'A 27% Feb 12 * 5c Jan 7'Ac Jan Jan 6 ;."5- 1—* Radio class A— .Feb 7'A V 6'A - Noranda Mines 1.20 Feb 1.40 21 Feb 67'A Feb -9 -• Feb 9'A Jan -. 68c Steep Rock Iron Mines.— Sturgeon River Gold——— Jan*-' 78 Jan.. Feb 80 2.00 1 1 19C ■ 1.55 --1 Mines 77c Feb 72 : Jan 67 • 25 Cons ■ 1 common.—.—— Feb Feb 51% Jan Surf Inlet 2.40 Feb 20c Feb ■ lie Mining 1.56 Feb Feb 24c 7'Ac Norseman Mines Feb —— 10c Jan preferred—— Teck-Hughes Gold Mines 5c Feb ioc North Inca 40c Jan 55c Jan 1 Mines Gold Northland Mines 1 24c Jan 32c Person Gold (1940» ———1 Mines Ogama-Rockland Okalta Oils Omega 1 3c Feb 4'Ac Feb Feb. 2.20 Jan Thurbois TobUrn Mines Gold —— 1.81 70c Toronto Omni trans Exploration — For footnotes see page 42. , * 10 1 ; •; • 19c Feb - ::vi't 25 - ' Feb 9% Jan 3.05 Feb Jan 1.99. Jan | ' 27'A V 10'A "Feb' ' '" - 3.50 ^Jan — 59c Jan Jan 1.35 1 5c Feb 7V2c Feb Jan Towagmac Exploration 40c Feb 49c Feb 9%c Feb 21c Jan 68c Feb '80c —— Jan 9c Feb 12'Ac Jan * 12 Feb 12'A Jan * 10 Jan 10% Jan Jan 16c • —1 * ——— Elevators 92c —1 Ontario Beauty Supply.; Orapge Crush 1 Gold —" Jan Jan Toronto Iron Works class A__ Toronto — *. 1 — . * ; =. •, ^Fcb 2.05: Jan \ Jan Tombill Gold O'Brien Jan Jan 0 common Thompson-Lundmark Gold Mines Northern Canada Feb ' Ltd. Tamhlyn Taylor Norpick Gold "Mines. 1.66 Jan Feb 1.96 12c 50c —;—. Sylvamte Gold Mines Norbenite Malartic Mines Normetal Jan ' Feb Jan 44'A . Jan Feb . —5 Nipissing Mines Jan Jan 97 • Jan Jan 67 —* Gold Canada of Preferred Sullivan V Feb — Olsen Co 68c 18 Preferred Steel 1.50 < Feb 94; ... i Feb 47c * Standard Chemical common —* Preferred .1---——100 (1944). Mines Stadacona Feb 0 * 10c Mortgage —50 — — .1 Finance" preferred—.—100 1.00 Feb 2.00 Jan Traders 7'/a Feb 10% Jan Transcontinental Resources —-• 106 Feb 105'/z Jan 9%c Feb 12c Jan 96 Feb 98 Feb 47c Feb 63c Jan Volume 167 . Number 4677 1 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL ' CANADIAN RANGE * Week's Friday Range Gas Co Shares United Fuel Class B United class A preferred.^ preferred 47 1 48% Jan 10 Jan Feb 16 Jan Feb 5% Feb 2.35 Feb 7.20 V. ; Andian Feb V/aite Amulet. Walker & W) (G 1 Mines Westeel Western Grocers * a _ Winchester ~ week Larder Par ♦ up was to thp time. press figures full Gold Feb 29% Jan Feb 25 Jan Feb 36 Jan Feb 28 Jan Jan 101% Feb zc Low 7c Jan 10c 11c Wickers 20% Feb 96 Feb Jan 25% . 1 ■ 98 s • > ,Jan Jan 8c Jan Feb 6% Feb Jan Feb 17% Jan 15% Feb 18% 20 sale- current not Feb 24% Jan Feb 1.90 Jan Feb 143% Jan 3% Jan received time press 1.50 135 We full 108 Jan Jan Jan 3% Feb 1.00 Feb 1.25 15% Feb 19% Jan 40c Feb 60c Jan Jan publish'these ill in next Monday's issue. * V Jan 27 Feb 32 * 20% Feb 23% Jan * 244 Jan Langley's Oil Jan 2.90 Jan Jan 40c 3.00 Jan 4.10 Jan v ; T V ' l'\ ■' * Paper & Ontario 21 * common Ltd preferred Paper Jan Feb 23 Feb 48% 100 59% Jan Feb 49 49 Feb • Selections 20 Feb 23% Jan * 4%C Feb 6%c Jan 2.90 Jan Feb 1 Oreille 7c Feb 9c Jan Reliance 3% • • . International Feb 2.61 * ■ Hayes Steel 5c * B_ • Donnacona Paper Foothills Oil Pend Yankee Girl to up Paper Bridge of the was figures 21% __5 19c Knitting class 100 oil Jan ■ * Ymir week i preferred foi Prices —* common Jan , ' Yeliowrex Mines York 88 , in*end to Dominion Feb.' 82 report * Consolidated Jan 26% 3% coaansfcopp«estern Lumber"::::::::::f Minnesota Wright-Hargreaves Sugar Marconi Canadian Jan Feb 10 Jan 10o Industries Daihousie High Jan • •••' —The Dominion Canadian Feb 12c Low ... . 25 72 v 1 ____ & Canadian Jan Range Since January 1 High * common _ Canada 7c 1 _! — Jan 99 next in 10c Co Buiolo Shares 8 Corp Preferred Jan Jan Brown Feb 19%c 22% Monday's issue. in 267/a Jan 33% We intend to publish these Feb 21+4 100 Combing Jan 26% nirrpnt • common Preferred 5.30 9c ine current not received i — Jan for Week National Asbestos Feb 10c sale 1 Winnipeg Electric Winora for ior of 1 Mines Wingait Gold Wool nrirP« prices pfe0ferr(eT0-__C_0_m"~""iri"~"i6o wut.sey-coghian" report * common 22% 24% xhe * Products Feb 4.60 * — Consol Malartic class 22 * (Hiram) Wekusko West 25 _ Sales Rang© of Prices Sale Price, Britisly Columbia Pulp & Paper com__* Virginia Dare preferred Week's Last Jan 6.50 . Friday STOCKS— Jan 7% 2.01 , Toronto Stock Exchange-Curb Section Canadian Fund* Jan 14 • MARKETS High Feb 7% ♦ Ltd 41 FEBRUARY 20 I Low 25 Upper Canada Mines—I TO Range Since January 1 High 50 Steel Ventures. Low • - 1 for Week of Prices Par Union LISTED JANUARY (977) Sales Last Sale Price STOCKS— FROM CHRONICLE Jan 4% Jan i Tenriskaming Grain 2.30 n Feb * 23% Jan 1 . Mining 6%c Feb' 28 Feb 8c Jan For footnotes see page 42. Slaiemeni of Condition of the 12 Federal Foreign Exchange Rates Pursuant to the to the give below a Reserve Banks Combined requirements of Section 522 of the Tariff Act of 1930, the Federal Reserve B^nk certifies daily Secretary of the Treasury the buying rate for cable transfers in the different countries of the world. We (In thousands of dollars) Increase ( + ) or record for the week just passed: decrease (—) since | FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES CERTIFIED BY FEBRUARY FEDERAL 20. 1948 TO Noon and Country Monetary RESERVE BANK FEBRUARY TO 1948, 26, TREASURY UNDER TARIFF ACT OF Feb. 25, 1948 1930 Assets— INCLUSIVE Gold Redemption Buying Rate for Cable Transfers in New York Unit Value in United States Money Argentina, peso— • Feb. 23 $ Free Feb. 24 $ .297733" Australia, pound 3.212133 Closed Feb. 25 Feb.26 .297733* .297733* .297733* .251247* V + .022795 Brazil, cruzeiro 3.212133 .022796 U. Birthday .054406 .054406 Official Free — vr 1.000000 .054406 c- o r+ o O •' reserves 21,776,219 advances Czechoslovakia, koruna .208604 securities: 4.030937 . Closed v .885468 .570100* .208604 4.031250 Due —i '• 195 + — + 30,170 113,100 3,359 75,750 —6,392,263 + 17,150 —2,823,701 +N 68,350 81,025 4,362,083 F. from R. Govt, loans 5,667,050 + 4,913,660 < + + 1,292,550 securities- of 21,033,836 + 90,775 —3,009,75? securities- and foreign notes 21,317,338 + 74,862 —3,119,494 banks other 95 banks 126.905 items .5701Q#* Bank .020061 2,796,358 Other assets .208604 7 — 6~120 + 5,657 —472,526 + 295,684 — .208604 4.031250 premises Total 4.031250 32,891 - 24 + 622 4,703 + 101,22? —341,786 + 5,016 — 150,232 assets 46,567,918 + Liabilities- ' .004671* — Free .004671* .003274* • —, .003276* .004671* • Federal Reserve notes .004671* .003276* .003276* Tndia (British), rupee .301678 ,301678 .205743 .205750 .205750 .377334 .377409 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 Member .205750 .377360 -.301678 24,065,495 bank—reserve U. S. Treasurer—gen. Foreign acct. 16,799,290 acct. 1,655,975 .377334 452,355 deposits ' availability items liab.r incl. accrued divs. Total I Free—. — New Zealand, pound .882500 Other 1.000000 . .883125 .885208 3.225000 3.225000 .201595 .201595 .039593 .039606 Spain, peseta .091324 Washington's .201595 Portugal, escudo Birthday .039575 ■ .039531 .091324 .091324 .091324 .278264 .278264 .278264 Switzerland, franc .233628 .233628 .233628 .233628 4.007500 4.007500 4.007500 " Closed Total liabilities Other Uruguay, peso— .658300* — .658300* .658300* .561800* .561800* .561800* — 69,454 27,839 25,727 — 18,045 244,51? + 1,018,133 — 715,810 — 36,496 — 280,623 — —323,244 + 26 + — 197,384 14,801 230,13? capital _ .658300* accounts 3,265 of note liabilities combined liability 'purchased for Commitments trial loans 6,676 + + 88 3,575 + 15,802 —341,786 + 5,016 -f 6.5% 46,567,918 on foreign + make 8,365 < 50.2% + 0.2% bills " cor- 4,987 to + 25,916 448,189 50,905 Total liabilities & cap. accts. Contingent .561800* 128 —- 27,543 respondents rate. + —345,489 . gold certificate reserves, to deposit and F, R. Controlled — — 45,843,897 • Ratio 1" Noncontrolled- 15,647 Capital Accounts— Capital paid in Surplus (Section 7) Surplus (Section 13b) .201595 .278264 4.007500 2,406,374- 3.225000- - Sweden, krona pound 4,174 49,297 .882916 , Closed 3.225600 . Norway, krone Union of South Africa, 19,356,381 Deferred H + 448,761 Other Newfoundland, dollar— Official — Deposits: .301678 Mexico, peso Netherlands, guilder "Nominal 114,823 2,691,163 — 1,721,850 Uncollected France, franc— Official .275 16,108 + ' ; .020060 / + 9,282,853 ' Total U. S. 1.000000 .887656 .020060 " England, pound sterling 1.000000 .885625 .020060 Denmark, krone — 4,353 ___ 57,594 + — 279,149 Bonds C ' .570100* •a 2,805,99(1 + — .054406 l.OOOOOQ .885156 •— Colombia, peso 2,406 — 367,880 Govt, Total :' 60,000 + 680,049 loans Certificates .022801 Canada,dollar— ;' S. Bills 3.212133 .022798 ctf. and Industrial ' 11 gold Notes Belgian, franc $ R. i Discounts $ 3.212133 Washington's F. Dther cash .251247* $ .251247* , for notes .251247* ? $ Official U Feb.21 21,096,170 fund 26, 1947 $ , „ Total Feb, 20 1948 $ certificates Feb. Feb. 18, + 214 7,910 + 691 — 3,854 indus¬ — 273 42 COMMERCIAL THE (978) & Monday, March 1, 1948 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES Quotation for Friday, February 27 Obligations Of Government Agencies Investing Companies Mutual Fur Funds— 1 1% Amerex Holding Corp—**——10 American Business Shares*——-1 Associated Standard Oiletocks Shares series A— 3 Axe-Houghton Fund Inc.*—1 Axe-Hougbton Fund B***_—-8 4.88 3.53 24 Beneficial Corp —--1 Blair Holdings Corp *—1 Bond Inv Tr of America—• Boston Fund Inc*.————-8 3.54 8% 7.33 14.03 15.25 4% Affiliated Fund Inc..-— 5.36 3.87 26 3.88 7% 6.78 Aeronautical Securities Far Loom is Sayles 5% 3% Bowling Green Fund Inc_—10c Broad Street Invest Co Inc—8 96.23 19.32 7.78 16.02 17.16 88.81 90.62 42.44 Mutual Fund——4 Fund—10 43.31 Ltd** 1 Century Shares Trust— —'• Chemical Fund* —.—1 3.60 27.45 Canadian Inv Fund com—100 ——100 Commonwealth Invest.——*—1 Delaware Fund 1 Dividend Shares* ,—****250 Christiana Securities Preferred ***_*, * 4.75 29.51 12.38 13.39 2,660 2,760 140 145 5.34 5.80 13.90 15.03 1.33 1.46 Federal Land Bank Bonds— 1%S Oct. shares*. 3.46 3.82 Drug shares ************* Electrical Equipment shares- 3.23 3-56 2%s Feb. 3.89 shares— 4.07 99.22 97 98 100 97.12 98.12 Ask 99.30 IV4S Apr. 15, 1948. l%s Sept. 15. .1948 100.2 99 28 100 4.49 3.95 Ask 4.29 shares—— Bid Federal Home Loan Banks— Bid 1950-1948 l%s May 1, 1952-1950 l%s Jan. 1, 1953-1951* 4.36 Managed Funds— Automobile # shares Industries General Home Furnishings Metals Non-Ferrous * 3.81 shares Steel — . 1949 l%s Jan. 20, 100.5 100.9 120 — 121% Other Is suet 100.20 10Q.4 1, 1955-1953— — 1961 Canal 3s Panama 4.62 3.95 . , 4.20 4-19 shares 1, 3.70 3.35 — Paper shares Petroleum 3.70 3.35 — Equipment 4.36 Manhattan Bond Fund Inc— 7.17 1 23.28 25.17 1 X10.30 11.14 .10 12.73 U, S. Certificates of Indebtedness 7.86 Mass Investors Trust Mass Investors 2d Fund —1 Bullock Fund Ltd*—— point Figures after decimal point represent one or mere 32nds of a Ash Bid Loomis Sayles Second Business 3 92.38 17.87 7.77 14.82 15.66 ' Ask Bid 13.67 Common 10c — Mutual Invest Fund Inc— shares Balanced —1 National Investors Corp— Stock 6.38 7.02 6.81 7.53 4.29 Series Income ,1%% 100.0181, " .0347 4.74 Speculative Series 24.26 Stock Series 4.82 15.03 Industrial 5.59 .*• 21.83 23;60 1.74 .0143 .9922 .9917 .9922 .0356 .0401 6.23 Financial Industrial Fund Inc le Ask Bid 5.37 14.06 Indebtedness— t%» Apr. 1, 1948 100.0058 f%8 June 1, 1948*** 99.9796 1%S July 1, 1948 Series F—* 99.9632 3.41 3.06 of Certificates Ask .9768 9770 fnd»Matedne««— 17aS July X, 1948 Series G___ t7«s July 1. 1948 Series H— .9914 99.9739 Bid 99.9634 99.9636 lis Oct. 1, 1948 Seris J——, 99.9742 lis Oct 1, 1948 Series K-—_ 99.9747 tl'/aS Jan. 1, 1949**. —100.0190 11 '/as Feb. 1. 1949*— -* 100.0218 U'/aS Mar. 7, 1949**—'*„. 100.0148 Certificates of .2622 7.22 6.57 Series*—** Series—* Bond Priced (Preferred —1% Maturity— Ask Bid 1%% 100.2461 fSept. 15, 1948——. fOct. 1, 1948. f Jan. 1, 1949— 9.09 8.41 National Security SeriesBond series.***——. Low 13.95 12,76 Securities— Nation-Wide Dollar Price Int. Rate Maturity— Eaton Ac HowardBalanced Fund 1 —1 Stock Fund———— Fidelity Fund Inc — 22.69 —10 First Mutual" Trust Fund 5 Fundamental Investors Inc——2 Fundamental Trust shares A—2 General Capital Corp ——* General Investors Trust 1 First Corp** Boston 24 % 4.86 13.55 1 14.75 8.95 6.26 7.18 7.89 Bank stock—* 9.14 10.02 Federal Intermediate Credit Bank Debentures 9.81 5.71 Aviation Agriculture 42.37 Automobile 4.86 5.21 —— *—*.— Dated Rate 7.97 8.73 7.02 Chemical 9.32 10.21 5.57 shares. — 6.05 Corporate bond series* 10.54 11.18 5.09 5.53 Diversified Investment Fund. 9,84 10.78 11.08 10.75 7.98 5.70 6.19 Diversified prefeired Stock—. Diversified Industry Equipment 9.05 9.81 Electrical shares equipment— 9.40 11- 1-47 4- 1-48 bl.30" 1.15% 1.25% 12- 1 bl.35%1.20% 1.35% 1- 1.55%;, Ask 2-2-48 1-48 bl.45 1;30% 8-2-48 bl.50 1.35% 7- 1-48 7- ' 1-47 1.20% Insurance 7.49 7.39 8.02 Machinery Merchandising —* 6- 2-47 5-1-48 8-1-47 1.25% bl.40 1-48 6- 2-47 9- 1.15% bl.53 1.40% 10-1-48 1-48, bi.60 1.45% 1-48 bl.65 1.50% 9- 47 2-48 11- 10.30 9.73 stock 5.15 4.90 4.74 — shares**. Administered 10- bl.25 1.10% 1.10% 1.15% ' 1-48 7.72 7.36 shares*—— Electrical General bond shares. bl.25 3- 11.78 7.04 Bid Due 1-48 1-47 1.15% 10,11 Dated Rate Ask Bid Due 3- 12- 1.10% 1.25% 1.10% Chemical Building shares.— Fully , 3.69* 3.25 13.75 Building supply Aviation shares— Food • York Stocks Inc— 6.19 39.40 6.47 Agricultural shares Automobile New 5.35 Securities— Group Low Priced Com Stock Series* New England Fund .0346 5.41 12.36 3.67 3.29 Series. Selected Group 1.90 26 % Series—*.— Stock .9765 10.66 9.17 8.37 Industrial Machinery shares- 6.69 7.26 7.25 7.95 Institutional bond shares 9.27 9.73 13.96 15.30 Investing 6.34 6.88 10.07 11.04 * Price Low Mining shares Railroad — — — shares.*—:—» #Bond Public 7.06 7.66 Steel 2.38 2.60 Tobacco . 5.58 5.53 6:39 — 7.37 8.08 10.62 March 4, 1948— March 11. 1948— 15.14 March 25. — * .. 3.91 4.25 4.16 4.52 Petroleum Steel shares**— Tobacco shares 4.51 4.90 Putnam 3.88 4.22 Republic Invest Fund—- 4.25 4.62 shares—* ——*«< —*—— sha-es Utility — Howe Plari Fund Inc ******* Income Foundation Fund—r.10c Incorporated Investors**— 8 4.22 4.54 1.52 21.47 Russell Berg Bank 8.23 Group shares* shares* 9.02 74c Group Insurance Group shares.*— Stock and Bond Group shares Investment Co of America 10 Inc..! Invest Management Fund 14.08 Fund- 82c 90c 99c 12.06 13.21 23.60 25.65 12.22' 12.50 Fund 1 27.18 28.41 23.18 25.29 15.91 4 State 9.96 (Investment B-4 K-l K-2 S-l 8-2 8-3 Bonds) .(Speculative Bonds)*—*1 (Income pfd Stocks)—*! (Appreciation bid Stks).l (Quality common Stks)_l (Income com Stocks) 1 (Appreciation com Stks).l (Low Priced com Stk)—1 8-4 Knickerbocker Fund 1 Bid 0.90% April *15, Investors Street l 10c Investment Corp.* Trusteed Industry Shares*. _25c Union Bond Fund series A*. Series B Series C —... b0.96 b0.99 0.93% 0.91 % 0.93% 0.91% May 1948. 1948 b0.99 b0.97 b0.99 0.94 % j. b0.97 0.91% 0.94%- r 0.91% May 13, 1948— May 20, 1948May 27, 1948— bl.00 b0.98 April 1. 1948— April 8,. 1948— 0.90% b0.97 1948 1948 bl.00 0.96% '* bl.00 0.96% April 22 1948 April • Union Common Stock Fund B_1 Fund 43.75 78c 70C New York 20.81 19.05 6.69 20.51 8.77 8.94 l 16.14 17.62 1 14.50 15.59 1 Inc— Par "7.31 v _l World Investment Trust— Unit 6.89 "7.55 Bank of New York *—100 352 367 .*.10 38 40 Bankers Trust———* Brooklyn Trust— 20.77 24.18 26.38 12.61 13.77 Independence Trust Shares— 11.01 12.01 North Amer Trust Shares— 3.86 4.22 Series 1955 1 3.08 4.69 5.22 Series 1956—— 1 2.49 Shares— E .*.*—2.50 * Par Fulton 25 % 100 95 88 33% 35% 39% 7.15 2.56 140 .100 185 .100 Trust ' 155 258- -V 267* 41% * Central Hanover Bank Ac Trust 20 = Trust Co —20 37% 227/8 39% 2378 National Corn Exchange Bank As Trust_20 52 54 New 66 50 .**. Federation Bank Ac Trust First National 14 lo 35 1,280 % " 50 47%. r 49%« (J P) Ac Co Inc City Bank— -100 .12% 236 37% 39% " —25 82 85 37 %••••>* 39%- .Sterling 17. 1678; . 1,480 47 Public Nat'l Bank Ac Trust. .17 % 37 1001,220 Bank .*25 York Trust—**__*; Morgan 70 —10 Fiduciary Trust 15%. .1001,440 Manufacturers Trust Co**.. —20 Continental Bank As Trust—lo —_ .-10 Irving TrustKings County Trust Lawyers Trust— Empire Trust***** 6.22 2.24 Ask Bid .100 National Guaranty 100 85 15 Trust- Grace , *—10 Commercial National Bank As 17.39 19.03 Series Ask 23% " Chemical Bank Ac Trust Type Trusts— 15.93 Trustee City Banks & Trust Cos. Bid of the Manhattan Co—10 Bank Chase National Bank Diversified . 70c 18.77 Fund*.1 Street Investing Corp Wellington Fund*** Whitehall — 29, 6, 5.88 . Stock A»k 0.92% 6.42 5.87 63c 40.75 17.42 * ... 1948. 10.78 9.78 B-l 18, b0.96 b0.98 Ask 46.58 17.36 8.96 26.85 2% Inc Wall B-2 ,(Medium Grade Bds)—1 B-3 (Low Priced Bonds* *1 2.70 24.97 tir Fund Ino. Union Preferred Keystone Custodian Funds— •», 2.46 Selected Amer Shares Sovereign Aviation March 20 Trading. Standard Utilities Institutional Securities Ltd— Bid Scudder, Stevens & Clark 1.56 19.86 & (Geo) Bills 7.00 * equipment Railroad stock shares*.—— RR Equipment United States Treasury 5.09 5.05 .**„ 9.69 Railroad Railroad 4.92 Fund Utility** 7.27 5.35 6.70 . shares** Petroleum 6.10 5.62 shares— Merchandise snares invest Pacific Coast National— —25 Title Guarantee As Trust *.100 States Trust- , 72 68 —12 United 242 8% 9% 510 540 nmnrtfV Insurance Par Far 83 Home 44% Insur Co of North Life —***** 43% 45% 57 American Alliance —.10 19 Anaerlcs Jersey Insurance of NY— — 24% 26% 92% 33 36 11% 12% 20% 39 % 10% 11% 14%' 16% Massachusetts Bonding Merchant Fire Assur 12% 11 16 American Re-Insurance ——10 29 National 17% 27% 25V4 27% 4 5% 17% 27 46 21% 25% 5 Merch As Mfrs Fire N Y Equitable—* American Fidelity Ac Casualty*5 American of Newark 2% 44 20% 5 36% American American Reserve 19% National Fire* 53% 56% National ——10 30 33 27% 43 45% —— 5 32 34 Casualty—* 2 25% 27% *———*10 New Brans wick 70 73 New Hampshire Fire 66 69 New York Fire, .2% 6% 7% North Fire. 18% City of New York : Connecticut General Continental 10 Life—10 Casualty 20 16 7 6% Amsterdam 10 AS Boston Camden 25% 2 Shippers——25 Baltimore American*. Bankers (Detroit)—10 Liberty National Union Fire New 6 ______—lo Casualty —lp 25 — American Surety—.. Automobile * 19% **10 42% 45% —5 11% 13 21% 23% River**—* Northeastern 57/8 — Northern 12.50 — 67% **.—10 49% 51% Pacific Fire** 10 26% 28 % Pacific Indemnity Co*; 67/a 77 72 25 rhoenix Employees Group; Employers Reinsurance. 26 28 Preferred Accident —10 67 70 Providence-Washington Federal —10 48 145 150 10 45 48 89% 92% Fidelity At Deposit of Md Fire Assn of Phila Fireman's Fd of San Fran Firemen's Franklin of Newark .10 — Fire— Glens Falls Fire 10 10 12 18% ■21% 81% 84% 7% 8% 5 New 104 % 165% Kentucky Utilities 434% 94 % 95'% 97 99 Firestone Tire Ac Rub 2%s—1972 Florida Power Georgia & Lt 3s—1977 Power & Lt 33/8s—1977 ; Monsanto Chemical N Y Telephone 3%s Ohio Public Service **1978 3%$_—1978 Pacific Pwr As Light 3% s_**1977 Philadelphia El Pow 27/ss_—1978 Potomao Edison Potomac Electric Southern Cal 3%s_ 96% 97% 103% 100% 106% 105% England Gas & Eleo— 3.70% .—100 preferred 93 100 98 99% Philadelphia Elec 4.30% pfd_100 Pitney Bowes 4%% pfd— 50 i_ / 82*2 95 '/■' 86 Public Service (Indiana)— —*1983 102 102 Va Edison 3 %s__1973 104% 104% 97 ,98 Par 1 3.50% 1% -1 % 102% ; preferred—*——100 103% 51 54 79 82* 27% 28% " * - 'Ask Bid Southn Cal Edison" 4.88% pfd 25 Speer Carbon Co 1. » Tennessee Gas Transmsn preferred 100 Texas Eastern Transmission***4 105 107 Tucker 104 % 1C5 West Corp "A" \ Disinfecting 1134 12% 93% 94% Co.— 4%% Appalachian Electric Power— 4%% preferred— 100 4 102 99 " 99% 3s American Cladmetals pfd 97 101 Stocks— 4% preferred Pennsylvania Electric— 101% *1978 1977 107 101% pfd.ion 4%% 104 % 101 10; 105 ' 102% New Kentucky Utilities 3s_—1977 92 '9% pfd-_100" Monongahela Pow 4.80% pfd 100 ■' 90% 90% __*1 Ind'polis Pow As Lt 5% common**50c 83tr 4& 8% 41# 14 12 - 72 47% a 26 Odd lot sale Standard Accident 29 change. rCash 21 100 78 Travelers 27% 28 y8 U S Fidelity Ac Guaranty Co—2 4 28 U S Fire U S Guarantee***: 33 Westchester Fire 10 ——2.50 510 495 44% 47 65% 31 w d. When (not included in year's range), year's range), sales delivered, eEx-interest. (not included w fFlat b Bid yield price, price, in year's range), i Whenl issued, x Ex-dividend, dDeferred delivery sales (not k Admitted to listing on N. tEx-stock y Ex-rights, dividend, z Y. Stock Ex¬ (Unj Unlisted Ex-stock issue, dividend. 46% 50 . . 4No 68%, 32% 'f i in 105 pfd* 100 Harbor Plywood 101% included 73 26% 4%% 101 1977 Ask Bid 89 " Florida Pow & Lt Delaware Pow & Lt 3%s 42% 31 10 Par Birmingham Elec $4.20 pfd—100 * Dayton Power & Light 3s*_1978 Sprgfld Fire Ac Marine 101 * Fire 96 29 . 10 — 96% 94% 5% 2 10 10 Haven* Hartford Steamboller inspect.10 Hartford 4% 33 SI Paul Fire Ac Marine* Security 42% 17 95 % 1967 Armstrong Cork 4% pfd 4% 31 Seaboard Surety 16 40% 15 15 Stocks— 1977 12% 20 5 Globe At Rutgers Fire com 2nd preferred 5 Ask Arkansas Pow Ac Lt 27aS 51 10 Reinsurance Corp ( N Y) Republic (Texas) Revere (Paul) Fire 23% ***5 Globe Ac Republic Great American Hanover 5 .—5 General Reinsurance Corp. Gibraltar Fire Ac Marine —— Bid Cudahy Packing 2%s 103 48 52 20 98 10 10 ; Bonds*— Toledo Edison Co 2%s 70% Cram At Forster Inc— Security Issues 95% Maryland Casualty common^—1 Prior preferred 10 Convertible preferred—*5 5 —5 Recent Ask 5 10 20 * 4 —— American Automobile American Casualty— Bid 60 Agricultural . Ask 80 42 *25 Insurance Aetna Bid 10 —10 10 Aetna Casual & Surety. Aetna Companies dividend. par value, fin default. JThese bonds are subject to all Federal taxes. ^Ex-liquidating Volume 167 Number 4677 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (979) Week Ended Feb. 21 THE COURSE OF BANK CLEARINGS 1948 clearings this week will. show decrease a compared with Third a' year ago. Preliminary figures compiled by Bethlehem At this center, there is Friday of 8.4%. Our New York——. ——___ _____ 1947 $6,196,344,686 — — — Boston.—'__•_ 388,241,566 Kansas City—_________ St. Louis—„_—_—i_: 3,185,655 + 31.5 1,799,675 1,712,496 789,000,000 + 35.7 670,000,000 589,000,000 256,518,955 2.4 — 1,992,553 + 35.0 1,597,461 1,607,650 + 106.7 3,003,073 2,554.616 1,672,393 + 46.8 1,773,095 1,603,379 2,603,787 + 79.8 283,229,000 340,186,000 260,393,380 — 267,378,608 254,070,570 137,340,286 173,038,335 $9,314,245,842 $10,071,155,039 — + 14.3 4,873.915 + 46.6 5,856,827 3,025,600 692,370,059 603,448,577 1,112.336.014 816,699,182 +36.2 Federal 5,494,655 + 47.5 Reserve District—Cleveland— ; ___, 8,105,194 2,217,896,868 2,399,980,945 — — •- Total all All cities, cities, five days one —11.3 + 22.8 127,188,657 128,355,441 + 55.6 202,376,056 195,583,474 20,989,100 16,558,400 13,897,400 4,967,629 4,747,376 + 4.6 7,024,584 6,599,393 + 6.4 5,334,291 3,044,873 335,554,838 217,253,966 + 54.5 214,907,322 232,067,785 958,911,848 ,, 657,370,089 +45.9 573,698,364 579,411,428 2,414,325 1,903,222 + 26.9 12,656,000 8,527,000 106,747,499 + 48.4 6,329,000 6,523,000 + 17.3 82,658,094 80,436,143 , .___d + 42.5 Pennsylvania—Pittsburgh.,.: Total (7 cities). 1.4 + 2,748,379 5.2 —20.6 f. day____-—: Federal 827,788,173 District—Richmond— Virginia—Huntington Virginia—Norfolk—________________ 7.5 — 2,877,223,866 1— 125,194,639 , South Carolina—Charleston —71.2 $15,348,359,850 ' — Richmond a v . ir.: Complete and exact details for theissue of next week. week . 2,502,857 + 24.7 2,425,424 2,307,829 160,728,780 + 70.6 163,241,208 143,612,119 69,121,583 62,745,164 + 10.2 49,360,769 38,083,775 305,508,153 272,323,477 —19.5 covered We cannot furnish by the foregoing will appear them today, inasmuch ends Saturday and the Saturday figures are not available Accordingly, in the above, the last day of the week in all In the able to give final and complete For that week there was at time of cases f Sixth the week as going to week in same 1947. press. New Outside of this York District totals by 16,434,718 + 19.2 54,203,490 • + 34.7 3,752,443 3,071,736 12,702,607 + 39.3 181,100,000 + 22.2 p< — 3,018,895 2,643,570 75,315,834 37,895,067 148,300,000 2.749,922 + 29.3 104,130,163 13,834,768 44,413,359 161,000,000 1 + 14.2 97,396,180 , 2,600,572 1,818,358 , "1,644,717 61,442,563 51)371,314 60,545,236 66,473,786 + 56.7 59,624,652 6,642,237 4,681,220 + 41.9 4,053,183 356,576 297,170 + 20.0 Louisiana—New Orleans- 283,018 19#,588 131,487,591 96,677,966 + 36.0 86,976.098 91,233,455 685,761,359 500,899,490 + 36.9 435,063,760 412,269,362 Mobile—— city there was gain of 44.4%. Total (10 cities) gain of 37.9% the bank a 1 —:— 4,645,645 We group the cities accord¬ located and from this it are (including this city) the totals show Seventh Reserve District—Chicago— Michigan—Ann Arbor In the Cleveland Reserve District the totals record an 930,824 6,570,930 5,654,437 5,766,841 _______ Indiana—Fort Wayne— im¬ * 621,717 5,698,417 5,037,655 1.9 3,502,582 3.518,452 6,716,150 — —— Iowa—Cedar Rapids Des MoineS— 3,070,368 3,000,632 + 28.0 29,115,000 25,545,000 3,895,383 + 54.7 2,830,881 14.146,942 Terre Haute 4,031,101 38,745,000 6,025,337 "" , Wisconsin—Milwaukee 10,848,952 + 30.4 9,544,482 10,247,897 46,461,977 + 49.0 39,202,030 31,490,100 3,237,444 + 14.8 2,277,840 + 35.0 15,715,876 1.1 9,486,551 ——3,715,666 ; 27,308,651 20,230,176 City—-—„——,•; '_ 12,602,562 Illinois—•Bloomington_^___^i*Ii,__— ^ 1',131,316 30.2%,° 681,593 + 47.2 69,213,071 South Bend—— The Chicago Reserve District has managed to enlarge its + 86.0 — 49,609,000 — Indianapolis and in the Atlanta is 1,731,460 9,672,075 Lansing—— ex¬ and in the Philadelphia In the Kansas City Reserve District the improvement Federal ap¬ Grand Rapids—— an 12,459,032 * Sioux in the Dallas Reserve District 40.8% and in the San Francisco Reserve District 39.7%.. In the 19,593,792 Florida—Jacksonville 39.4%, the St. Louis Reserve District by 17.9% and the Minneapolis Reserve District ,by 38.3%. * Mississippi—Vicksburg—. week provement of 45.9%, in the Richmond Reserve District of 41,8% Reserve District of 36.9%. - Alabama—Birmingham- the pansion of 44.3%, in the Boston Reserve District of 45.4% Reserve District of 36.2%. ^ ■ 75,483,482 Augusta present further below we ■*> I 243,900,000 u___ Georgia—Atlanta * ' + District—Atlanta— Nashville has to be estimated. ' 343,154,522 previous—the week for ing to, the Federal Reserve Districts in which they that in the Reserve ... , increase of 41.1%, the aggregate of clear¬ results an a Federal ' Tennessee—Knoxville ings for the whole country having amounted to $15,741,182,496 against $11,157,712,892 clearings at this center having recorded 486,633,600 Macon elaborate detailed statement, however, which ended Feb. 21. Total (6 cities) ;• 1,360,611 274,126,133 . Columbia—Washington-— 1 ^Estimated.-. 1,493,658 3,120,920 Maryland—Baltimore..— District of $12,359,930,883 Reserve West $11,532,142,710 $12,471,135,984 Total all cities for week—_L___„ pears 3,202,364 * — • Fifth Ten cities, five days— in the 3,714,07£ 160,285,000 242,000,599 29,904,200 '• Youngstown 7.6 4,131,274 196,802,823 376,552,580 _ 7.5 ______ : Other cities, five days are 1,473,190 7,199,365 5,080,238 —16.7 255,484.871 —______-_l____ ._ Cleveland we 1,626,140 8,231,638 7,448,692 — Mansfield 233,600,000 Baltimore our 779,000 3,544,442 4,682,492 —__4_, Columbus— —18.1 207,200,000 Pittsburgh in 1,219,063 7,325,232 Cleveland San Francisco. . 564,699 2,689,431 Ohio—Canton 0.4 + ,397,608,195 *' 473,583 651,335 + 49.9 2,455,154 Cincinnati—— 766.000,000 210,026,825 —_ 623,839 + 121.1 Jersey—Trenton Fourth 4.6 Philadelphia—769,000,000 + 64.4 778,762 4,190,385 Delaware—Wilmington^ 8.4 '628.671,032 . 894,434 % $6,761,068,572 *600,000,000 — $ 1,071,000,000 Total (11 cities)— 1948 1945 $ 747,553 Wilkes-Barre New 1940 1,722,005 Scranton com¬ or Dec. % 1,120,693 Reading ^ Week Ended Feb. 28 Chicago...—_„ ! Philadelphia— Clearings—Returns by Telegraph i 1,470,292 Chester York— loss for the week ended a Inqr. $ District—Philadelphia— Lancaster weekly clear¬ ings will be 19.5% below those of the corresponding week last year. Our prelim¬ inary total stands at $12,359,930,883 against $15,348,359,850 for the same week in 1947. Reserve Pennsylvania—Altoona—_ us, based upon telegraphic advices from the chief cities of the country, indicate that for the week ended Saturday, Feb. 28, clearings for all cities of the United States from which it is possible to obtain parative summary for the week follows: Federal 1947 $ . Bank 43 + 66.6 + 3,507,693 1,835,660) 12,131,104 6,560,426:. furnish we a by Federal Reserve Districts: summary + 48.9 762,401 818,983,675 582,939,946 + 40.5 518,335,015 Decatur— following 759,628 Chicago-— 467,113,997 3,089,062 2,148,829 + 43.8 1.694,426 1,628,990 Peoria ; Rockford SUMMARY OF 10,997,204 CLEARINGS + 45.2 6,353,323 3,286,274 + 45.0 2,654,408 1,977,099 3,452,874 .'_ 7,574,491 4,764,409 — — ___ -Springfield-—— BANK 534,247? 2,564,703 + 34.6 1,775,304 2,062,042 5,964,381 J „ 1' Week Ended Feb. 21 Federal 1st Reserve Boston 2d New 3d $ —12 — Philadelphia Atlanta.— 8th St. 426,019.260 "llth 6,475,930,580 5,481,482,770 816,699,182 + 36.2 692,370,059 603,448,577 +45.9 573,698,364 579,411,428 + 41.8 305,508,153 272,323,477 958,911,848 • 657,370,089 >. 343,154,522 685,761,359 500,899,490 1,048,813,891 + 36.9 435,063,760 752,451,531 + 39.4 652,700,507 582,777,092 450,712,108 + 17.9 330,125,032 + 38.3 260,763,964 177,287,168 510,774,810 392,176,877 + 30.2 328,939,349 276,710,092 154,216,256 / 481,125,605 St. Paul— 230,445,251 + 40.8 188,717,096 Ninth 834,647,952 597,387,240 + 39.7 534,109,097 15,741,182,496 11,157,712,892 + 41.1 11,203,945,221 7,796,112,917 5,654,766,882 + 37.9 44 cities City—_ —— detailed statement our four V 7, '.v... at— •■'''• • : •' "7 : •;'•-: 1948 $ • - • 1947 " Portland J4,015,703,475 1,946,812 . 525,519,547 7; V 4,412,990,281 ——___ :r } ■ 3,286,111 V Worcester. 7o — New Haven i,_. f -■ 707>782 1,^06,615 3,454,298 24.7; ' ',+ 43.9 ' V ' 867,138 •; 1,180,040 536,454 '1,522,146 + 50.1 1,219,581 7,047,337 5,214,577 + 35.1 4,110,305 3,920,435 - 3,610,652 + 47.8 2,974,889 + 57.4 15,155,899 7,197,031 + 71.8 6,476,364 Buffalo—, - < +60.3 14,697,600 28,956,300 ► . V 18,068,200 «r .11 + 44.0 950,560 •• h- ;■: '• ... I . 426,393,327 Reserve >798,535 426,010,260 - ..:•: 534,724 3,410,527 2,051,083 7,4 33,771,322 + 66.3 1,380,018 1,400,259 + 56.9 53,773,836 1,041,747 ,+ 38.1 7,945,069,579 5,5 02,946,010 *+44.4 6,288,241,746 20,908,281 13,567,687 + 54.1 12,011,369 11,307,628 15,877,981 8.071,077 + 96.7 5,943,343 5,306.747 12,464,621 13,639,280 8.6 11,363,167 9,532,719 1,081,436 511,836 + 81.3 407.892 391,354 45,993,699 32,274,139 + 42.5 26,337,184 25,201,744 57,754,754 43,872,118 + 31.6 40,695,577 8,224.848,261 + 44.3 Northern New Jersey Total (12 cities) 177,287,168 358,517 + 22.8 City440,173 277,478 252,808 380,193 + 51.4 377,024 319,560 + 19.7 4,636,448 3,765,643 131,751,408 98,407,000 + 33.0 86,544,239 69,166,312 + 8.8 6,825,122 —__ 6,275,000 4,501,034 2,344,312 10,909,479 7,912,174 + 37.9 6,056,518 6,337,006 341,073,841 259,926,887 + 31.2 215,762,870 187,524,102 9,351,507 11,008,872 —15,1 1,734,980 1,283,300 + 35.2 1,569,443 1,156,370 + 35.7 1,071,361 850,585 510,774,810 392,176,877 + 30.2 328,939,349 276,710,092 — j— • —— — _—_ Federal Reserve 8,217,226 , 5,286,892 • 1,495,151 859,872 District—Dallas— * i+ ~ 52.1 : Federal + 31.8 4,045,094 3,578,893 + 41.4 159,224,000 127,855,000 18,448,530 + 27.7 14,327,695 12,884,690 + 68.7 7,074,000 4,194,000 3.402,822 2,367,157' + 43.8 1,932,431 1,588,302 9,902,176 6,792,965 + 45.8 6,045,876 5,624,371 324,368,084 230,445,251 + 40.8 • . Reserve Washington—Seattle District—San 3,142,000 • 2,685,000 188,717,096 154,216,256 5,481,482,770 ;— 135,192,641 - + 49.9 79,711,744 90,872,694 California—Long Beach __ 2,990,627 + 17.4 2,742,974 2,259,367 88.462,409 + 87.3 64,744,267 65,561,702 55,049,260 City 37,667,273 + 46.1 32,328,077 25,016,463 10,605,963 _ 6,233,907 343,422.461 • San Francisco 7,998,873 8,893,347 430,457.521 * • San Jose.— 11,284,942 Santa Barbara 8,736,504 + 32.6 8,115,596 10,174,413 + 42.7 5,382,128 + 25.3 325,880,340 4,751,127 270,134,000 6.500,492 5,439,049 + 29.2 4,248,768 Stockton.. 3,311,957 + 28.3 2,489,523 1,861,746 9,711,927 8,353,590 + 16.3 6,212,956 5,055,044 834,647,952 597,387,240 + 39.7 534,109,097 481,125,605 15,741,182,496 11,157,712,892 + 41.1 11,203,945,221 9,725,371,930 5,654,766,882 + 37.9 4,915,703,475 4,412,990,281 ... Total (10 cites) Outside 90,209,639 3,511,231 165,692,352 Oregon—Portland... Utah—Salt Lake ♦ Francisco—- Yakima Grand Total (112 6,475,930,580 4,934,599 ! 193,708,000 23,552,368 '.:i Twelfth . ." -6,502,718 273,934,000 : 37,192,373 5,698.838,902 Newark 260,763,964 5,468,564 ( 5,312,381,649 ' New Jersey—Montclair + 38.3 1.329.097 575,431 Total (6 cities)—. 937,701 1,449,9+3 Connecticut—Stamford— 291,184,373 ._ I 765,247 2,002,814 —- 4,351,350 14.580,356 Jamestown — 6,501*381 Galveston_________^ ' —.—_—i + 23.0 Louisiana—Shreveport 61,484,993 963,379 + 1,068.352 Rochester— 1,383,987 7,386,730 District—Kansas Fort Worths 406,793,413 ,..'67,514,067 Syracuse 1,768,700 9,087,888 Dallas^--————___________ '■ 'L. v-.v"-. 11.873,310 / 1,625,173 J 1,925,619 ——— Wichita Falls. +45.4; 105,909,100 , 3.797,710 + 46.3 6,543,426 Eleventh 15,509,900 . Elmira—i.—I.¬ .__ + 18.1 + 18.1 2,219,312 , Texas—Austin— ' ' Federal Total (10 cities). 5,718,655 12.750,296 < 5,696,893 2,806,453 402,727,870 Pueblo.— 13,071,045 Federal Reserve District—New York— .i__ 2.970.096 6,726,352 3,315,035 2,618,883 18,051,874 -■!*•'■... Binghamton 43,489,621 + 1,076,784 " .. 3,057,608 120,705,409 50,166,995 ——_ 503,090 620,103,920 York—Albany,— 4,596,210 192,007,349 + 35.5 1 Missouri—Kansas City__ St. Joseph, Colorado—Colorado Springs, 359,333,905 + 51.2 ., ' ___—___________ 2.8 + 41.7 67,945,392 3,247,771 Kansas—Topeka Wichita———— 2,807,708 v 373,942,044 . + 24.9 : 17369,175 -' - _____ 6,035,719 199,093,874 92,092,284 Omaha i New Hampshire—Manchester— 6,206,871 282,051,669 . 12.362,703 K Rhode Island—Providence.—___ . 297,526,690 Lincoln ' 28,416,277' • _ New York., 330,125,032 — Hastings,— $ '• ■•*.;, + $ 552,796 ' 5,336,484 Connecticut—Hartford, v + 17.9 — Nebraska—Fremont 2,285,434 .____ ——— Total (12 cities) 1,000,308 450,712,108 District—-Minneapolis— Total (7 cities) 1945 1,545,976 . 836,614 _____v Springfield Second Reserve Dakota—Fargo Dakota—Aberdeen——. Tenth 1946 • + 60.2 365,178,146 1,931,556 1——. New Bedford New Federal Helena-——— r * 999,905 ' 1,215,238 4,096,681 V ■ 7 Fall River————— , + 32.0 Montana—Billings— • Inc. or v V'.v v'-.n — Massachusetts—Boston Lowell, 1,378,555 A Dec. First Federal Reserve District—Boston— 7. South 9,725,371,930 showing the figures for each city for the years: Maine—Bangor—— ( 45,680,263 1,820,085 Minneapolis— 324,368,084 —112 add ■• 78,446,199 59,846,796 531,254,887 Minnesota—DulutlU- 44 10 — York • • 172,400,000 81,178,331 + 29.3 297,526,690 291,184,373 Week Ended Feb. 21 ■■ 188,100,000 + 27.5 77,677,173 ___ Total (4 cities) 402,727,870 week ended Feb. 21, for :■ + 10.7 104,356,380 412,269,362' 531,254,887 ' 10 _ Francisco Clearings 267,300,000 100,398,371 . i« 6 now 582,777,092 133,036,431 Tennessee—-Memphis Illinois—Qnincy North We 652,700,507 14 City. New + 39.4 296,000,000 Kentucky—Louisville - 486,633.600 7 —— Outside 752,451,531 Eighth Federal Reserve District—St. LouisMissouri—St. Louis— ** 4 Dallas— Total 1,018,813,891 406,793,413 + 44.3 44 Kansas , J $ + 45.4 1,112,336,014 _17 Louis— San $ 426,393,327 5,698,838,902 it Minneapolis., 10th 12th 1945 620,103,920 ; —10 Chicago— 9th 1946 Vc Dec. n 7 7th Inc. or $ . Total (17 cities)— 8,224,848,261 6 _ 1947 <> 11 . Richmond 6th cities —12 Cleveland 5th 1948 : Districts York____— 4th ' ' — cities) New York — " ... "16,112,917 FINANCIAL & THE COMMERCIAL (980) 44 Monday, March 1, 1948 CHRONICLE When Per Condition Statement of Member Banks DIVIDENDS reporting'member banks of the Federal Reserve System in 94 leading cities shows the following principal changes for the week ended Feb. 18: Decreases of $157,000,000 in holdings of United States Government securities, $275,000,000 in Reserve balances with Federal Reserve banks, $235,000,000 in demand deposits adjusted and $200,000,000 in grouped in two separate tables. In the first we bring together all the dividends announced the current week. Then we follow with a -second table in which we show the dividends previously announced, but statement of weekly The condition borrowings. Commercial, ■ agricultural and industrial de- loans $75,000,000 in New York City and $69,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Loans to banks in¬ creased $83,000,000. * . Holdings of Treasury bills increased $36,000,000 in the Kansas City district and decreased in most of the Dividends week this announced dividends The Name of A. Addressograph-Multigraph Youngstown RR., com. Akron Canton & Extra $25c 50c 50c • (s-al 50c — A summary • 5% preferred preferred Alabama Alabama & Allied Chemical & Allied Products 40c (quar.) Corp. Stores Aluminum Dye (quar.) (quar.) Corp. ______ 7 Canada, Ltd.—- of Co. _______ 6% Note Bank Co., 40c convertible prior preferred (accum.) preferred (quar.) _____ American Casualty Co. (Reading Pa.)— Increased _____—___' 5c r Loans and fin millions of 1 3-12 3-15 3- 5 loans ' 905 + 3,815 for pur 399 obligatic securities 48 + 22 870 — securities 3,550 to Treasury bills — 2,657 Other Cash vault in *__ *—' 51 — '*• •2,298 + 258 + ' 743 ' 24 38 + 123 + 795 1,842 ; 275 __ 771 2,300 — 5 12,154 ——i,t—. domestic banks--— Ealances with 1,769 653 38 —- 4,190 securities — with Federal Reserve Banks.—. Reserve 123 + 64 _***. 28,560 bonds S. + 7 4 3,207 U. 937 + 83 +.:-' 3,479 _ 24 — 8 + 2,210 — 317 4 — 249 loans 83 —- ■ 8 __ 484 loans-*.banks Other American Liabilities—— 47,409 + '8 • 960 U. and during week S, 1,169 . 214 82 + + 8 15 .200 291 Interbank 529 ' 1,353 to demand deposit 2,197 + 8 + 9,099 Debits + 19 + Government deposits— Interbank demand deposits: 235 __ 14,683 8. 70 + accounts, except Govt, accounts, —-t— — Notices number gives the location in 6% TENDER OF - Page Date Light Corp., class B stock-—Mar Valley RR., 1st & ref. mtge. 4Vis, due 1961-Apr Ry., 1st ref. mtge. bonds, due 1949__Mar Pacific Chicago Great Western Railway— General income mortgage 414% \ ? • 245 3 12 1 646 151 \ bonds, due 2038 Mar 1 Heller (Walter E.) & Co., 5'A% preferred stock __Mar 23 "Hoe (R.) & Co., Inc., class B stock——... Apr 13 South West Pennsylvania Pipe Lines, capital stock——Mar 1 . 432 547 ..." 751 PARTIAL REDEMPTION Company and Issue— Atlanta Gas Light Co., 1st mtge. Date Mar 1 3s, due 1963 Page 542 1 248 Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Ry.— series A, due 1965 1 Mar Chicago & Western Indiana RR.— ' 1st and refunding mortgage 4Vis, series D, due 1962_Mar Cleveland Union Terminals Co., 1st mtge. 5'As. ser. A_Apr Kansas Power & Light Co., 1st mtge. 3'/2s, due 1949 Mar Michigan Consolidated Gas Co.— 1st mortgage 3 Vis, due 1969 ;— —___„—Mar 1st mortgage Oklahoma 4s. American 1 1 4 §2308 43 - „ 29th 1 bonds, Street Towers 10-yr. 4% (now Co., ISSUE bds., due CALLED 1952_Apr 1 Gas & Fuel mortgage 5% $4 Apex preferred 6% Tobacco, $1.50 75c 4- 1 3-30 preferred (quar.) Smelting Co. (quar.).. Ccrp., Ltd., common (quar.)_ 749 852 750 ' « 890 $$1.12'A 25c $5 preferred (quar.) ... $1.25 Arkansas Western Gas (quar.)___. —20c Arnold Constable Corp.____——12'Ac Art Metal Construction—. 50c Asbestos Corp. (quar.) Ji $25c Extra $5c Associated Spring Corp. (quar.) 30c Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry.__ :_*.$1.50 Atlantic City Electric (quar.)— 30c Autocar Co. 25c convertible 4'A% Edison 165. fiVoi. 164. §Vol. 166. (quar.) preference Co., Inc. Foods, (quar.) Aroostook RR.— convertible preferred (quar.)..Asphalt Barber Corp... Industries, (quar.) Refractories Co. Bates common Co., Mfg. preferred 4'A% ... (Ludwig) Bausch Lomb & Creek Beech (quar.) Co. & Optical, preferred 4% „' (quar.). Baumann common. (quar.) .... (quar.) Co. RR. ... ________ Belgium Glove & Hosiery Co. of Canada, Ltd. Common (quar.) Bell preferred (quar.) Telephone Co. of Canada Limestone Bessemer .... (quar.)..... Co.— Cement & Decker & Bloch Mfg. Tobacco, Bros. (quar.) common — (quar.) Botany Mills, class A (quar.)—... $1.25 preferred (quar.) —— Brazilian Traction Light & Power Co., Ltd.— preferred 6% 6% (quar.) Bridgeport Brass, 5'/2% preferred British-American 3%% Oil —.... pfd. Ltd.— .... (quar.)_ conv. Co., 50c 25c 12!/2C $1.50 50c 25c $1.50 25c 31'Ac 3.60% & 2-25;/ 1- 7 15c preferred Battery Burgess (quar.)____ Co ____„ %ish Terminal Buildings, 7% 5% H.) (P. (quar.) non-convertible preferred Water 542 H2142 153 7% Co., pfd. California Financial T. Cable & Wireless 5% preferred Calumet & Canada 4ya% 5% 1st class 4- 1 3-11 3-19 3- 1 $1.50 4- 1 3-15 1 3-19 3-19 3-19 3-19 3-10 31'Ac 31'Ac 50c 4- 4- 1 4-1 4- 1 4 1 2%% ; 25c Copper___ Stone, Northern 656 Canadian General 752 Canadian General 10c Ltd. Ale, (quar.) common (quar.) Power (quar.) Electric Co. Investments, 1 (quar.) Ltd. (quar.) $$1.12'/3 $62'Ac $10c 15c $1.06'A $15c i$2 $17'/2c $20c 3- 2 3- 3- 2 „ 3-31 3 9 3-31 3- 9 3-31 3- 3 3-15 .■ 2-27 3-15 $15c 12'/2c 3- 5 *."4- 9 ,.. 3 15 25c 50c 25c 25c $2.50 —____ (quar.)__„__ pfd. (accum.i_ 2-27 6- 1 5-21 4- 1 3-15 Corp 3- 3-31 3-10 3-13 3- 4- 3-15 1 3-22 3- 3 5 3-10 3-10 2-25 55c 80c ' (quar.) (final)' 3-31 90c ..;*. Co. 2 3-12 40c 25c (quar.) (reduced quar.) — 3-24 3-13 4- 1 3-12 4- $1 15c $25c : ■ 1 3- Properties (quar.) Lackawanna 3-31 3-15 3-31 3-15 Class B T Diamond Ic& A (quar. Car Motor Dobeckmur. Co.' Doehler-Jarvis 5% preferred non-cum. Tar Common & $1 Power Co., East preferred 6% preferred 6'A Gas (quar.) ____ ___________ - _L_ v, . . Eastern Malleable Auto-Lite 6% $7 (quar.) _ /, 5% . .*• \ 3-15 1 3-15 3-15 3-31 3-10 3- 1 2-11 3- 1 2-11 4-1 3-15 California 1 3-15 3-10 2-27 4- 1 3- 8 3-12 - 25c ; 3- 8 4- , (accum.$1.75 3-31 3-19 4- 1 3-10 4- 1 3-10 25c 4- 1 3-20 17'Ac $1.25 25c 62'Ac 25c $1.75 4- 1 3-19 (quar.)____ (quar.) preferred Co., . (s-a.i____ 1- common • preferred 5% (quar.) : Electric Mfg., common Emerson preferred 7% Coach Erwin $1 (quar.)___ Mills 25c j 4'A% preferred A (quar.) Players Canaa an Corp. Federal Mfg. Federal Mining Federal Motor Federal Screw (ouar.)_ 3-15 1 3-22 6 1 4- 1' 3- 6 4- 1 3- 6 3-27 3-12 3-10 3- 3 3-22 3- 9 10s 3-31 3-19 (quar.) 25c 3-15 3- 35c 3-27 3-10 75c 3-15 2-23 75c 3-26 ,50c 25c 75c 3-26 3- 2 3-20 3- 5 3-31 3-18 25c (Marshall) 3-15 25c 4- Corp & See 4-1 4- 1 * 3-20 4-1 4- 1 Florida 4-26 3-5 3-5 3- 1 3-15 3-15 3-19 4- 3-13 Frontier-Industries, Inc. 4-15 3-31 Fu'ton Storage^ 4-15 3-31 Galveston-Houston Fund Co. Marshall Field Indemnity Field. i Stores. , .. Corp. Follansbee Steel Foote-Burt (quar.) Co (irreg.t_____ Corp. Corp., Ltd. common:. (quar.) $75c j. Extra $50c : Cold Co. 1 (San Fran.)— Quarterly Market 1 7'Ac $1 3- 3 3- 1 3- 1 3- 5 Cos., 4- 3-15 3- Co Works Enamel Fraser 3-15 3- Smelting___ & Truck Foster-Wheeler 1 3-15 (quar.)___! & Engineering Power 3-10 3-31 4- 3- 30c 56'Ac $25c common Famous National 3-10 12'Ac Corp.____________________ Corp., Finance Fireman's 3-19 1 4- 3-15 Plantation Family 1 3-31 4- 10c Williams Eureka (quar.) (quar.).„: Co. Cotton First 1 4- 50c ,;75c —1 Inc.— Products of 2-28 Refractories & Alloys Corp.— Common Erie —___________ Co.___ perferred 1 1 4-15 $1.75 $1.50 Power Electrical 1 3- 4- 25c preferred (quar.$1.50 & Light, 86 pfd. (accum.1 $1.50 prior 4- 1 4- $1.50 $1.12V'2 Co. Ferries, 1 1 4- $1.75 $1.25 4- 5- 1 . Iron Electric Boat 3-15* 5- . (accum.) Electric 3-31 4-15 / (quar.) Electric 4-15 . . Water Co.— •,>. 1, Associates— 1 $25c $25c $25c 75c ' 1st pfd. (quar.) preferred prior 3-10 75c (quar.) preferred 4'A% 3- 3-26 % Co. Fuel & 3-10 — Interurban & 7% Eastern 2-26 3- $43c (quar.) Texas Sulphur Louis 1 common preferred St. 1 3-12 ; Duquesne Light Co., 5% Duval 1 3- ______________ (quar.) Corp. Draper Duke 3- 3-10 x, , (quar.) (quar.) 3-22 3-20 — (quar.i vtc prefei-red Common 3-22 $50c (quar.i Corp. (interim).— Chemical, Ltd.— Square Dominion 5 I 1 37'Ac —____— (quar.) Dominion Dairies, Ltd.— Corp. Dominion 3- 4- 3-27 •» (quar.i ____ 3-15 4- 25c 12'Ac 15c c___ (quar.i (quar.) Co. Cream 5 15c Co.___ Cement 5 3- 3-15 3-15 $5 25c 50c 50c 25c 35c (irreg.) 3- 3-15 3-25 $1 (quar.) class Chemical Portland Diamond 3-20 3-20 (quar.) Almy & Dewey 2-20 1 1 — Corp. 1 4- __j._________._i_ (Kansas) Co. 3- 4- Western RR.— — Raynolds, 3-11 10c (quar.) (initial) Steel 2-14 1 12'Ac <quar.)___ common preferred 1 4- $1.50 (quar.)__r Rubber, & Rio Grande & Devoe 3- 25c Oil Detx-oit 3-15 RR.— Western & Mill Mfg. Co. Tire preferred Derby 6-23 3-31 $75c convertible 5% 5 6-30 $25c 35c (initial) Common „ 1 3-31 $10c Co,__ ccnv. Publishing 4- $1 $40c (increased)_______ 4-16 3-15 3-15' 3-19 1 3- 65c 90c 37'Ac — Special (quar.) (quar.) Crushed Dry Ginger preferred 60c $1 . common Ferro (increased 1 com. , (Louisville, ? preferred (extra 1— Manufacturing Ltd., class A (quar.) Monte Ewa Ltd.— Co., Canada Extra 90c 75c $1.75 (quar.) Consolidated Canada $4.25 (quar.)_. (quar.). Corp. preferred B B (quar.).. Hecla Bread . 3- 2 2-27 2-23 2-23 (Holding), Ltd.— preference (s-a) Pacific Utilities, 5'/2% 3-10 3-15 3-10 3- 1 3- 1 20c Co._ preferred C. I. pfd. (accum.) 3-10V 15c 30c 15c 28Vac 3-11 Frere, B Elliott Iron Co. G.) & 7% *,7 9/10c (quar.) deposit 3-15 3-31 (quar.) America of prior Denver & 3-5 3-4 3-4 3-15 1 Publishing Co.— 5% 3-15 4-1 4-1 1 4- Resumed 3-19 3-15 3-12 3-16 3-11 4- : <quar.)__: Fibre 5% Petroleum Dempster 3-•5'* 3- 51" 4- 1 3-31 3-31 3- 4 3-25 - —-_-*., Industries Ltd. L.l, Company, Denman 2-21 3- 4 3-10 3-31 3-30 4-1 4- 1 3-30 3-30 3-15 3-15 (quar.) Mfg., Ltd.__*.__—; Corp. Petroleum. (R. Electric $$1.50 $1.37'/2 $25c 23 Ac (quar.).. (increased).^ Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co. (quar.) Brunner Mfg. Co., common (quar.) 4»/2% preferred (quar.)... Buffalo Niagara Electric Corp.— (E. Page §2410 $2004 851 851 " B Zellerbach Corp. Del 3- 9 3-17 British Celanese, Ltd.-— American Steel Delaware 3- 8 3-15 3-15 3-15 ....'• ,V, 3-20 v 3-15 3-15 3- 1 3-12 2-27 3-26 3-16 3-16 4- 1 4- 1 ,4-15 3-25 $1 .. Co.___——___________ Paper Electro (quar.) preference $15c t25c t$2 3-15 3-15 Extra 7,7. ' . (quar.) Co. 50c $1.12'A 25c ' 25c $1 50c , 4% preferred (quar.) i Bingham-Herbrand Corp., common (quar.)_ 5% convertible preferred (quar.) Birmingham Water Works, 6% pfd. (quar.) Black 4- 1 4- 1 3- 1 3-15 4- 1 3-26 4- 1 3-31 4- 1 4- 1 4-1 50c 25c 10c 75c 2-11 2 3-15 preferred series Class 3-10 3- 4 $1.25 4- 3-31 1 Dixie Inc Furniture 1 4- 4'A% David & Bangor 2-11 3- 3-15 Darlington 3- 1 3-19 1 1 $4 3- 8 3-27 2-28 3- - : (quar.) Curtis 2-27 5-6 3-23 3-10 ; Insurance Crown 3- 8 25c (accum.).. Sons.. & Life Crowe'il-Collier 3-17 3-10 $2.50 25c ... 1st pfd. Brick Co., 5% 3-15 3-15 4- Creole 3-15 3-15 3-31 ' 3-31 3-10 6- 2 4-15 3-15 , (Joseph) $5 4- 1 3-18 1 90c $1.12'A Crane 3- 1 3-31 3-27 3-31 3-18 1 4- 1 Creameries 3- 8 3-15 ' (quar.)____ common ——.— 752 155 . ; 1 4- 5- Crain 4- 1 3-22 3-15 1 3- 1 6- P * 4-30 *6- 1 ",r,i 4-30 $1 37'Ac $15c _ ______ 4- $5 Cosden Glass Corp,— Argus Butler Mar, 1 May 1 • 2-24 25c (quar.) Continental-United 3- 1 3-10 Co.. Mining Copper (quar.) 1 50c $1.75 ; $1 (quar.) ____________ Solvents Corp._______________ Consolidated 3-15 3-12 Tobacco 3- America— quar.)_ Continental-Diamond (Indianapolis')—, Insurance Hocking Anchor Canada $Vol, 4- 1 50c , 8 2-24 " ___________________ (increased Consolidated 6-1 3-4 3-4 $1.50 Brooke Co.— bonds, series A, due 1952 preferred stock in this issue. 7-1 4-1 4-1 8 4- 1 .« Co.— 4% preferred series C Consolidated Lithograph 3-15 $1,816 50c 748 /*" Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry., 5 Y»% ♦Announcement 4-15 common Sumatra Anaconda 5% Company and Issue— Date Appalachian Power Co., 6% debentures, ser. A,'due 2024_July 1 Berkshire Fine Spinning Associates, Inc.— $5 cumulative convertible preferred stock Mar 1 Butte Electric & Power Co., 1st mtge. 5s, due 1951—Any time Denver & Salt Lake Ry., inc. mtge. bonds, due i960—Apr l Metropolitan Personal Loan Co.— • 25-year 7% debentures, due 1961 —Mar 1 Hew York Gas & Electric Light, Heat & Power Co.— Purchase money 4% bonds, due 1949 Anytime Noma Electric Corp., 15-yr. conv. debentures, due 1960_Mar22 North American Light & Power Co., $6 pfd. stock—-Mar 3 1st - 3-15 3-10 3-10 Sl-12 Va (quar.) States American Butler 1st mtge.) ENTIRE Pueblo (accum.i_ / receipts.— Broadway Market Corp. (Detroit) Corp.— 2d mtge. pfd. $5 652 Gas Co.— Natural mortgage 1 1 4- 1 3- 3- 35c ———— Common 3-13 44- 3-15 preferred "';(quar.)__:/4.___li^___^_j_^__$1.25 Consolidated Gas Elec. Lt. & Pwr..(Balt.)—r >v 3-8 Quarterly American Common 27/8% series, due 1961— Apr 1 Oregon-Washington RR. & Navigation Co.— Refunding mortgage 3s, series A, due 1960 j._.Apr 1 Plttston Co., 15-year s. f. 4% bonds, due 1961———Mar 1 JSt. Joseph Light & Power Co., 1st mtge, 25/8s, due 1976-Apr 1 Thew Shovel Co., 7% preferred stock—— i Mar 15 1st 4- 1 4-1 50c $1.25 $1.50 ... 1 $1 $1.50 Co.— Co. of —, Commonwealth Ky.) 3-16 4- 15c Compo Shoe Machinery Corp. (quar.) Consolidated Edison Co. (N. Y.)— Co.— preferred 5% « American Cities Power <fc Central $1.75 25c __*.__ (participating) Snuff American Basic of corporate bonds, notes, derails were given in the "Chronicle." NOTICE 2-27 3-13 30c Service Preferred Bassett preferred and common stocks called for redemption, Including those called under sinking fund provisions. The date indicates the redemption or last date for mak¬ Company and Issue— 3- 8 4- 1 Co Bastian-Blessing Aroostook 10c 35c preierred (accum.) 1_ American Rolling Mill— 4'A % convertible preferred (quar.) B/G 20,123 Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund ing tenders, and the page 3-15 3-1 common Co.. American Power & Light, Baltimore Below will be found a list 4 1 3-5 _ Optical Bancroft which the (quar.)„ (quar.) Manufacturing American Arizona XI. class A Co., 3-16 Co.__ Locomotive Co., & preierred 7% American estate Loans Derrick Hoist Locker 3-31 ' (monthly) Products 3-16 10c < 3-31 ■ 299 Other 340 ■— S'v Heal 2,866 + (quar.) (irreg.)___ 1 2-21 (quar.)__ A Credit Commercial 3-20 1 $1 preferred 3.60% 3- 5 3-15 50c common $6 chasing or carrying: U. S. Government Other + 29 69 Rubber, Home American <—~ dealers and brokers to American ____—j,. 4- 1 $1.75 common (quar,)- American 133 14,623 Co., 4- 3-20 44- 1 —____ Electric & Extra Common 1 5 1 iquar.) (quar.). Insurance Commercial 3-23 50c 75c $1.50 25c 20c Gas Quarterly 2-24 2-24 1 "3- 1 Life 3-15 4- $1.25 25c1 (quar.)____—30c Co. Co. preierred 4% 1 2 (quar.)_ & Counties Colonial " Inc American 64,277 , —r — — industrial, and agricultural Commercial, 1947 dollars) 23,453 Investments—total Loans—total Loans 1948 1948 Assets— Feb. 19, Feb. 11, Felt Hard preferred 7% Lines, Export preferred 6% Feb. 18. 3- 5c 20c American (—) Since 3-8 t . 4% American Dec. 4-1 4% 3- 3-19 4- $2 preierred Coast 3-21 3-31 5- , Co., common (interim 1« (quar.).. 2nd preferred (quar.)—_ V Peabody 7% 3-8 75c - 4-1 ; Chemical Cluett , C 6- 1 3-29 Railway Street Molybdenum Clorox 8 3-16 4- u_—• Castle Water, 6% pfd. (quar.) City Water Co. of Chattanooga (Tenn.) — 5% preferred (quar.i Cleveland Co-operative Stove (quar.). Climax 3- 3-31 1 4- 3- .. of New City 2-12 1 3-26 50c 75c . ________________ ... Cincinnati 5- 1 3-12 75c common Corp.— Beverage .*». . (quar.)____,— preferred American 3-20 4- 1 4-20 $25c preferred (quar.) _______—_— American Agricultural Chemical. Co. (Del.)_ American 3-31 , 4% of reporting «. Extra 3-12 3-8 3-11 3- 5 3-12 3-18 Steel Allegheny-Ludlum Allied 4- 1 4-1 $1.50 40c 75c (quar.)__ 3- 75c 87'/ac (quar.).. common Chicago Pneumatic Tcol, common $3 convertible preferred (quar.) Cincinnati Gas & Electric, 4% pfd. 3-15 9-15 $2.50 $2.50 $1.05 — ; preferred Vicksburg Ry (s-b) 4- 1 10«r 1 $3 (s-a) (s-a) Power, 4.20% 5% Inc. ( + ) or of the assets and liabilities Ry., preferred (quar.) Chicago Dock & Canal (quar,)_j— 3-15 3-10 2-16 4-15 — convertible 3'/a% 1 $1 Ohio & 3-10 2-16 — . American member banks follows: Chesapeake 3-10 1 4- (quar.) Textile Cherokee 3-15 1 4- $38c 25c 50c 5c Central Investment Corp. (Calif.) (increased) 40c Central Paper Co. (quar.) 15c Chapman Valve Mfg. Co. (quar.)., 50c Chase Candy Co., common (quar.) !•_»_ 25c 5% convertible preferred A iquar.) 25c Chefford Master M,g., 5% pfd. (quar.i—31'Ac Chemical Bank & Trust Co. (N. Y.) (quar.).* 45c (quar.) 1 4- Cloth Mfg. Co., preferred (quar.)_. & Baxter & Kennedy Corp., 4% preferred Carriers & General Corp 3-10 3-10 3-15 3-18 3-15 (interim) — Corp. (quar.f*— (annual). Ltd.— (Denver) Carrier 3-1 4- 1 4-1 4- 1 4-10 4- 1 4- 1 ——_____.•—'' Ltd. Works, Glove 3-15 50c 30c (quar.) Insurance 4- convertible $1.50 Payable of Rec. —50c J—— (quar.)_ J.,-- Extra Acme Share Company F., Inc. Laboratories T. Abbott Life Capital Wire Carey Holders When <quar.) preierred Capital are: Per preferred 8% declared. ______ member banks. 5% paid. Further details and rec¬ ord of past dividend payments in many cases are given under the company name in our "General Corporation and Investment News Department" in the week when . decrease at all reporting member banks was $4,000,000. Holdings of Treasury certificates of indebtedness decreased $28,000,000 in New York City, $22,000,000 in the San Francisco district, $19,000,000 in the Boston district, and $64,000,000 at all reporting mem¬ ber banks. Holdings of United States Government bonds decreased $20,000,000 in the San Francisco district, $14,000,000 in the St. Louis district,, aiid $51,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Demand deposits adjusted decreased $119,000,000 in New York City, $75,000,000 in the San Francisco dis¬ trict, and $235,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Time deposits increased $19,000,000. Demand deposits credited.to domestic banks increased $82,000,000. Borrowings decreased $155,000,000 in New York City, 835,000,000 in the Chicago district, $24,000,000 in the Cleveland district, and $200,000,000 at all reporting are Ingersoll Holders Payable of Rec. Share $$1.50 $$1 $$1.25 > $$2 $10 Rand (increased quar.)*. Canadian Oil Cos., Ltd., 4% pfd. iquar.)___ which have not yet been creased .other districts the net Name of Company Canadian (quar.) (quar.i ^ " : 12V2c 50c 25c 1 4-26 4-26 4- 1 3-15 4- 1 3- 3- 2 5 3-15 3-3J 3 31 3-20 3- 5 3-15 Volume 167 Number 4677 - THE COMMERCIAL Per Navie of Company Gary (Theodore) " Share ■ preferred General Mills, 5% Portland Products Co. A (Increased (increased ' $5 preferred Co. Co., 3- 2 4- Class 3-12 3-30 2-20 50c 3-20 2-27 20c (quar.) (quar.)—... 3- 3- 4- A (D. Mission Appliance Corp. 3-12 3- 15c. 3-25 3-12 62 '/2c 4- 1 3-20 3-12 t20c 4- 1 3- 1 3-10 Montreal t48c 4-15 2-28 4- 1 3- 1 434% 25c 4- 1 3-11 Mueller $1.0614 4- 1 3-11 Muncie Water Works, 8% 3- 1 2-20 Murray Corp. (W. (quar.)..——.— 25c Corp. (quar.) 4% preferred Hanna (M. (G J.) • preferred 4- 3-15 3- 1 National 25c 3-22 3- 5 $1.50 4- 1 3- 6 Class A 2-28 Class A (John) Inspiration Co.. Salt International Silver, National National Steel - 4- 1 2-11 1 2-11 15c 3-13 3- 4- 5 5 3-19 4- 1 $$1.25 N. $3.75 Nopco 4 4 North 4 (quar.)__ 3-25 Star 3- 4- 1 3-15* Northern 4- 1 3-11 '/.'j ' i Fireman Manufacturing Quarterly (quar.)—_ 3-15 3-1 3-20 3- 1 Ohio 3-20 3- 1 3- 1 30c _z—-^— 3-12 30c 6- 1 1 30c __— 12- 1 Kennecott Copper Corp.___ Kern Oil Keyes Fibre Co.. $6 pfd. : nr'nr Kidde nrpfprrpri (Walter) r 25c 4- 1 $2c Taylor 1 4- 1 7c 4- 1 33- 5 35c Lyon Metal Cement_________r____— & Co. (See Products (quar.) Class B (quar.)__—— Macy (R. H.) & Co., Inc Magor Car-, Corp.—..—— International (quar.) & Mathieson & Alkali »pd. & Robbins, preferred Inc., 3-20 25c 4- 1 3-20 4- 1 3-20 $1.0fi'A 3-31 3-15 37'Ac 3-31 3- 8 $1.75 3-31 3- 8 $2.50 (quar.)— .2-2 —— (s-a>__. com. v (quar.) 3-15 3- 4-15 4- 1 15c 3-15 3- 1 40c Machine Meyer (H. Miami Copper _____ —___________ 3- 5 2-25 H.) Jl Packing, 614% Co.__. ——_— pfd. — (quar.)_ ——— : — preferred (quar.) 6% East 3%% 3-17 3- 1 25c 3- 5 3- 1 4- 1 3-12 Riegel 4- 1 3-12 $4 3- 8 62'Ac 4- 1 3-16 $1.62'A 3- 1 3-30 3-10* 25c 3-30 3-10' 1 3-15 4- 1 3- ' 6 4- 1 4-10 3-15 Land & 4-20 3-31 76c 2-25 2-20 3-31 3-10 4- 1 3-15 3-31 3-12 -4- "Tip Co., Tobin 1 3-12 Todd 3-15 4- ' 3- "3 4- l', 4-15 3- 9 4- 5 25c 35c 3-19 3-15 3-19 27c 50c 3-15 3-10 4- 1 3-15 3-15 3- 1 2-27 (quar.)_ 35c $1,75 — 10c 3-29 3-31 3-10 $4 40c $1.06'A 3-19 3-15 3- 9* 4- 3-18 (increased quar.)_ (quar.)___ 4- 3-19 3-1 2-28 2-11 3-22 3- 4* Oil— (quar.) ——— Trust (Los 933Ac $7'Ac 4-1 3-1 3- 1 2-22 4- 1 4- l 3- 8 40c • 15c $1.75 $1.75 $$1.75 12'Ac . (increased)__—____ Corp. 1 3-15 3-15 3-1 Angeles)—: — Shipyards 4-15 3 3-1G 1 Packing Co., common (quar.)_ preferred (quar.) _______ 7% 2-28 3-10 20c $1.06'A (quar.) com. Quarterly 3-15 1 4- 1 3-29 4- 1 4-1 Ltd." (quar.) Insurance & 4- $1 (quar.) Co. Associated Tailors, Top Title 3- 20c 50c 50c —' Co. preferred $3.75 3- 3 3-10 25c — — (accum.)— Works, 7% pfd. preferred Water Tide 3-10 10c Carbon Steel 3-11 10c Share— preferred Oil 4'A% 4-12 t25c t$1.75 2-28 Toronto 1 3-12 1 3-15 Treesweet 4-15 Tucson (quar.) 50c 3-1 3-15 2-20 5-15 $$1.25 Tyler Fixture Corp., common,,...-.,,.—5'A% preferred ("quar.). (s-a)___—____—_____ 10c 13%c 27'Ac 3-20 3-20 6- 1 3- 5 3-5 5-17 (s-a) 27'Ac 5-15 4-15 3- 1 2-20 3- 1 2-20 5'A% Products 3- 8 2 Union 3-13 3- 1 4- 3-15 & A (quar.)_ — Power Corp. — Bag & 1 4% preferred (increased) (s-a)___. $2 1 3- 5 .3-12,.:,^s 3- 5 '"4-1 $2.50 ______ 4- , 3-8 3-8 4-,1 3-22 3- $1.25 4- 5 3-12 50c 4- 1 3-15 4- 1 3-15 Union 15c 3-29 3- 6 Union Preferred 3-20 3-10 75c 5-15 5- 8 Union Bond Fund "A" 17c 3-20 3-ld 30c 3-27 3-8 Union Bond Fund "B"_______, 15c 3-20 3-10 $1 4-15 Union Bond Fund "C"__ 5c 4- $2 pfd 1st 3-10 (quar.) Co. (initial). com. — .. ; — — 4- 1 4 5-17 4-15 3-12 25c 1, ; 3- 5 1 6- 50c Union Pacific Railroad Co., com. 5c 4- 25c (quar.)__^—_____ Paper Cbrp. Extra v Corp. (quar.) Light preferred B Udylite 3- Co. Electric preferred 5'A% 3-19 Trusts General Gas ; 4- 1 1 37'Ac Corp.— 1 & 1 Co., 200% 3-30 partic, Union Union 3-15 1 40c common.. Twist Co., Co.. 4- 3-12 United Chemicals, 4- 3-12 United Gas 4- 3-10 2-11 U. S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co. 4- 3-15 U. S. Freight Co. 5 3- 5 U. S. Potash 2-10 U. S. Trust 25c 3-10 2-28 Universal 25c 3-10 2-28 (N. common voting Purina preferred Textile preferred Corp., A Riley Stoker Corp. River Raisin Robertson $2.50 (P. 6 preferred Pump Ronson Art 20c 3-12 :v4- 45c 1 3- 5 3- 5 Works (quar.)_i., 3- 1 $2 4- 1 3-15 7'Ac 4- 1 3-15 3-10 4- 1 4- 1 3-20 _____—__——__ $2.50 4- 1 3- $2.50 — 4- 1 3- 8 4- 1 2-21 3-15 Vulcan 4- 1 5 Detinning 8. 3-5 4- 1 3-19 Wells-Gardner 3-10 Wesson 3-23 ' 3-10 3-15 3- 4-10 , 3-12 5 5-31 5- 1 3-12 3- 2 1 3- 5 3-15 3- 1 25c 3-15 3- 1 4- 3-18 3-19 3-5 4- 1 3-15 Oil 1 3-20 3 2-21 3-12 3- 8 Snowdrift & Osgood 50c Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry., 5'A% Wheeling Steel Corp., common $5 prior preferred White Motor Wieboldt 2-28 3- Co._ Co.,* common— convertible preferred (quar.) 3-15 4- & — Wheeler 4'A% $62'AC 3-12 Co., Inc.,—50c Weston (George) Ltd. (quar.)— |20c Weyerhaeuser Timber Co.^_ ! 50c 5 5 25c 1 3- 3- 4-10 3- 4r 1 3-15 3-20 3-10 4-20 3-20 4- 6% 1 3-20 35c 75c 3-15 1 3-20 3-17 30c , 4- 3- 4- .$1.50 — 50c 3-10 t50C !__ common 10c 4- 8 . preferred (quhr.)^v______— Wagner Electric Corp. (quar.)___—_______ Waldorf System. Inc. (quar.) ! Wavne Pump Co., 3-23 • Co., % 7% 3-26 • 50c 30C (s-a)_ 4-15 Co. & Wiser Co. Oil 5% 12'Ac $1.37'A 3-10 2-8 3-1 3-31 3-31 3-10 3-10 -5-1 1 1 3- 5 3-5 3-24 3-10 30c 75c (quar.); 1— (quar.) 4- 1 4- 1 3-19 $1.06'A 4- 1 3-19 5- 3-19 $1.25 75c 4'A% 4-1 25c preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.)— 35c $1.12'A 44- 3-19 3 3- 1 3- 1 2-19 . 2-25 — 25c 4- 1 15c (quar.) 4- 1 3-11 (initial)—, 25c 4- 1 3-19 $1.25 4- 1 3-19 — (Alan)" 15c 50c — Co. Co., Extra pfd. , (quar.) common Hirsch, 7% Wisconsin Wood conv. (quar.) preferred Wilson-Jones —— (quar.) Stores, preferred Winter — (s-a) preferred 5% 10c (quar.) 3-15 $25c 5- « $$4 12'Ac com. 1 3-15 1 l$1.25 3-15 $l'Ac 10c Co., Ltd., (quar.) 3-5 3- 4- — (quar.) Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corp.— 6% 'partic. preferred (accum.)___! $1 (quar.)—— & Common 50C (quar.) 3-12 3-15 _ preferred 50c Co. Metal 3-10 2'Ac (quar.) 5 3-29 3- 5 - 933AC Paper L.) Metal Cap, 8% pfd. (accum.) Freeze, Inc. (reduced)________—____ Ltd.. common (quar.)— 4- _______ common 3- 4-15 3-12 50c $1.75 37'AC _______ Corp. Upressit 5% 1_ T Match Viau, 75c ; 3-13 Vlcksburg Shreveport & Pgcific Ry.— $1.50 (quar.)—. 3-16 3- 5 25c 3-10 $1.75 (quar.)_l_ 1. 1 $8.75 — 3-12 L : common 3- 4- 35c (quar.) 1 50c (quar.) Co., 3-15 3-13 50c _; Y.) 1 30c non-voting 5-12 25c Co. (N. 4- : (quar.)__ (quar.) 4- 50C Corp., (Bait.) 50c , : Y.)—• 3- 8 5-25 25c $1.75 $40c : Bank & Trust 5-25 3-15 25c (quar.) (quar,)___-_-_„-_____ .'Extra 3- 2-20 quar.) 5-12 25c Extra 4- (increased 3-16 30c 4- 3-15 Ltd. (interim)__ Cncreased) .3- 8 40c 3- 20c Mines, 3-19 3-15 $1.50 Inc Corp._______ _____! & Manufacturers 52c Velvet 3-20 3-29 $1.50 (quar.)___—____ $1.75 (Hartford, Conn)— 3-10 25c (quar.).; $1.12'A (quar.) 3-20 . 2-25 6c United "Merchants 1 3- 1 50c common_____—— _______I1____—_ preferred 30c 17'Ac 27c (quar.) preferred non-cum. non-cum. 35c Ltd., Co. Carton, & $1.25 3-10 >,r 9c Fund______ Stock Common (increa:ed)_ Ltd. Stock* Fund Drill Board 6% \ Co.— preferred (s-a)$2 Funds, Inc.— Common (quar.) Co. Storage prior Trusteed United 3-10 4- 50c Cold Terminal 4% 1 3-15 "■ 3- Union 6% —— Light (Pittsburgh) (quar.)_ Rapid Electrotype Co. (quar.) Reading Co.. 4% 2nd preferred Romec 4- 3-1 . & Haute Water Terre Inc.— Washington Insuvance— 2-20 50c 1st $25c (quar.)_^ Dome fr, preferred 1 $1.50 3 4-24 $1.50 3- 3-15 :___ Products Co Corp. Telephone Bond 1 50c (quar.) Sand Corp. National Ralston 5 3-30 3- 37'Ac 7% 1st preferred (quar.)___ Quaker Oats Co., common 87'Ac . 1 3-15 1 10c ______— (quar.)__; Corp. Telecoln 3- 15c ___llij.__ Common » 4" Michigan Associated Telephone Corp.— 6% —_ (quar.)— Insurance Publication 3- 75c ___ Co._ (quar.) (quar.) — Rand's common $3.50 preferred (quar.)_ Mergenthaler Linotype Co— Co. Quarterly 30c , Tecumseh 3-22 3-15 $2 Increased Public 25c : 3-10 3-31 .31'Ac _1 Bros, 60c Corp. (Calif.)— (quar.)_,— (quar. 4- 15c ^ non-cum. Exploration Providence 4 $1 1 3-10 4- 12'Ac (quar.) __:—1 (quar.) 3-19 1 10c (quar.)— Mill Mulliken River Preston Price 1-12 60c Acceptance Co., Powell 3-20 3-20 1 1 3-20 3-15 Sylvania Electric Products, common,!—.___ $4 preferred ('quar.) Taylor & Fenn 4.32% conv. pfd. (quar.)___ . 2-16 4- _______— Extra 2-27 3- (quar.) Superior Steel 9 Thermatomic -i Quarterly Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Ry.— 4, Common (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.) Pittsburgh Metallurgical Co. (increased) Potomac Electric Power, 3.60% nfd. (ouar.) 5* 4-15 (ouar.—_—_r____— 1st preferred 1st preferred 3- 4-15 20c (quar.)—L—_— Corp. (quar.»_:__ Mengel Company (quar.) .■«_ Mesta 3-15 $20c McWilliams Dredging Co. 5% 7 $17'Ac Medfcrd Merchants 3-17 10 l/10c common.-...;— 7% preferred (quar.)____. McCormick & Co. (Bait.) pfd. McKesson 3-15 4- Corp. 3- Texon Co Power Circle Phoenix 8 40c 414% Works, 3-31 3-15 __ 4- U7'/2C (accum.) (quar.) Glass preferred Extra 3-10 3- 3-16 2-28 25c 3-20 15c (quar.) " Petroleum Communica¬ (quar. Co.. 3-31 1 1 share unpaid Co.——__1 preferred Perfect 3-10 50c __— Sons Field 3-31 4- 25c —_——— (M.) per in Pennsylvania State Water. $7 pfd. (quar.)_ Pennsylvania Telephone, $2.10 pfd. (quar;)_ Pepsi-Cola Co, 2-28 25c —- Marine 5% 414% 1 3-15 3-31 —— 3-23 7% Grinding Wheel (stock dividend) Telephone (quar.) Common 3 17 50c —.— 4- $194.05 Investors, Car Chemical Pennsylvania 1 3- $7'Ac . 7% preferred (quar.) Market Easket Corp., common (quar.) $1 preferred A (quar.)—_ Marshall 3- 3-31 3-15 1. Sunbean 40c — tions, American dep. recpiDts (final»___— Maritime Telegraph & Telephone Co., Ltd.— Common 3-15 1 A__—__________ B___— Sunray Oil Corp., common 4'A% preferred series A Superheater Co. iquar.) 50c $100 class class Stromberg-Carlson Co., common (special) 4% convertible preferred (quar.)— Inc.— Manufacturing Peninsular ■ 3-15 $12'Ac 1 2 Corp.__, Mills, Convertible 37'/2c Aggregates Motor Peninsular 5 $$1.25 — Stonecutter ' 3-17 1 8tewart-Warner 8 5 93%c 1 (quar.) preference Pettibone _______ ^'Mandel Brothers, Inc. (resumed Mangel Stores Corp. (quar.)___.— Merck & 3- 4- $1 __—______— Marconi 4% 3-15 25c _______— ,(irreg<).4----i^-4r-r--—' Steel Co., Ltd.— 5% preferred (qu?.r.)__ MacMillan (H. R.) Export Co., Ltd.-— Class A (quar. 6% 3-12 4- 12'Ac (quar.)______— Inc. 5 (increased Pennsylvania MacKinnon Structural $4 50c $2.50 1 2-28 47'Ac 25c 25c 50c 37'Ac 3-19 25c Debenture Patchogue-Plymoui h 3-15 4- 3-10 12'Ac - (initial) 5- $1.10 Companies, new preferred (quar.) Park 3-15 1 50c Trucks, Inc. Marsh 1 4- 3-10 37'Ac (initial)—1 ——'* A (initial)-. preferred 3- " pfd. Paraffine Baumanrt, Ludwig)l. Extra Mack 4- 15c 25c 37'Ac _____ class 5- (quar.) Coast Pacolet 3-15 20c , 50c 9 3-15 25c Co.— (quar.) 5-15 Sugar Co.— Packard 2-11 15c (increased .quar.)__2i_ 7% Co., $5 Pacific Indemnity Co. 5 3- B 6% Co. Finance, 5-15 $1.06'/4 $94.05 & 3-31 common & Coast Pacific 3-17 $1.75 ' Class : ■ 3-15 (resumed) and Stoker Loan 2-19 4- 3-26 " 5 4-12 3- Insurance & Guaranty Co.*— Co., common—— , — American Pacific 2-25 . & 1 3-22 (quar.) Ludwig Baumann 3- 5- $2 Extra Lord 3-31 3-31 37'Ac 17'Ac 3- 1 3-12 22 '/2c' : B'Gotih, $1.50 3-15 Corp., (quar— Portland Pacific 2-23 20c State t 25c quar.)_ $1.50 convertible preferred (quar.)_ Otis Elevator Co., G% pfd. (quar.)__ Ottawa Electric Railways.— 3-25 com. Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Square "D" Co. (increased) Standard Milling Co. (quar.) 3-15 53 '/sc Products, Ltd.,, com. preferred (quar.)^— Common 2-20 1 1 — Longhorn 3-20 : 3-15 2-20 Thomas Lean -Paauhau ,.2-25 3- Petroleum A " 5 4- _ Lindsay Light & Chemical Co., 7% .pfd. (quar.) London Hosiery Mills, Ltd., com. (irreg.)— class 3- $1.50 Co—_________ .111. Inc. (quar,)_.l_.__4V-Kirkland Lake Gold Mining, Ltd. (s-a)_— Landers Frary & Clark (quar.)________—_ Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Corp. (quar.)__. Lexington Water, 7% pfd. (quar.) 80c 3-13 $1.50 & Lima-Ham'lton 2-27 3-31 1 1 Standard 1 ! represents Corp., Oshkosh ■ 1 4- 3- 47'/2C (liquidating) preferred 7% 2-27 3-31 6'Ac - Y'T Kingsport Press, Lincoln 3-31 50c (accum.>_T___i__— YVtfid 3- 8 1 3-22 V' , $1.25 Co., I 4- Electric^— & (quar.)_____ Investment — 5 $1 ■ Ontario Steel 2-25 75c (increased)— Industries—— 3- 3- 3-15 50c County Land Co. Kerr-McGee 1 3-15 25c ____________ 6% 8 35c i.' ... (quar.)___— 3- 75c ______________ Special 1 Ontario 2-28 4- 35c . — Kerite Co. 3-15 20c 3- — Light & Power— preferred Omnibus 11-10, 37'Ac . Gas Extra 3 1 50c 8% preferred (quar.) Oneida, Ltd., common (quar.)__^ 8-10 •*, Quarterly Irving (John) Shoe Corp., 6% pfd. :*(quar.) Irving Trust Co. (N. Y.) (increased quar.)_ Jefferson Lake Sulphur," 7%pfd. (s-ai Joseph & Feiss Co. (quar.)_— Joslyn Mfg. & Supply—— Edison 4.40% 5-10 9- 3-15 $1.50 2-29 3 4-15 (quar.)_ Corp.. 2c 30c • iquar.) Gas Co.— 3- 5 2-21 3- 4- Engineering Works (increased)—. 2c Iron r, 3- 1 2-20 9- 3- Oakland Title 50c 3-15 t37V4c 1___^ Rv. Oil, Ltd., Nu-Enamel i 3- 5 3-15 1 dividends. 3-23 433Ac 3-31 3- 3-31 60c Gas— & retirement 75c Hosiery Mills (quar.)—— Investors Royalty Co. (s-a)— 3-31 27c 17'Ac $1.06'A (quar.)_ 1 Sterling, common.,, Co payment 50c Interstate 37,'Ac — common 1 12- 15c '(quar.)___; preferred preferred North Co., 3- 1 12 V4c (quar.)_ Southern for 8 3-Hr 1 3- Watch Co.— & Electric Chemical This % 4- 62'Ac 3-15 25c Co., pfd. (quar.)__. (quar.) Paper (quar.)_*. Clock American $6 3% 3- 5 preferred (quar.)___—_— 5% cumulative preferred (quar.)_____— > 5% convertible preferred (quar.) ______— : Spindale Mills 5- 25c (quar.) preferred Norfolk 3- . 10- 3-15 3-15 25c convertible $1 4 Co., 4V4% 2-27 1 6- Co._: Industries, State Y. 2 3-12 4- 1 $1.50 Insurance convertible preferred 4% % 3- 3-10 10c Haven 4V4% Newport ■ 3-13 4- 3-31 10c 7- 1 20c 5 Refining preferred 3- 3-31 ____ New 1 3-22 3-31 3- 115c Car Nekoosa-E'dwards 3-22 4-15 t50c — pfd. ; Tea 3.8% > 3-19 4- $1.25 1 tl5c Accident Sugar National 3-27 1 37'Ac 4- 4- (quar.) 3-12 f 15c $1.25 (quar.) A preferred Southwestern 3-12 1 ___; Radiator National 3-19 4-10 ( 1 1 4- (quar.) Corp., Ltd. (quar.)_ National Sleel Corp. (quar.)__, 7 35c — 44- :___ Tenn. 2-27 3-20 3- Copper Co (lrreg.)i^______i-—__ 7% Nashville, & 3-19 3- (inter'm)______ Co. Life 1 $1.50 —.—— Consolidated International . Ltd. National 1 $1.75 1 50c Lead Co., common (quar.) preferred B (quar.)____ 1 3-12 4-15 5% Gas Natural preferred Southwestern 5 115c National 3 preferred $6 3-20 1 1 4- 1 4- $1 4- 4- 4- 3- 1-2-49 /6% 4 'A % Southwest 2-27 3-15 t37V4c 1__ , (quar.) $1 $1 3*45 (quar.) common Union ' (Hartford)— Hosiery Mills, Ltd., class A $1.50 (quar.) 4-515 25c 1 U5c , Southern 3-31 /50C 2-27 1 Co.— Original preferred (quar.) preferred -(quar.) 5 12'/2C , Edison California 3-15 4- 4.32% 5 3- tl5c 3- 3-31 3- 1 (initial) 3-31 40c 8 1 4- (quar.).—-. $6c ;; 3- 4- t44c A 3-iO 25c 3-26 t50c B 3-10 4- 8 Class 1 56 'A c 3- Class 4- 25c 3-15 3 3-19 50c 3-15 3-10 _ 50c • Ltd., (quar.) 4'A% preferred (quar.).--.-.---.^*.1"—f $1.06'A Industrial Rayon Corp. (quar.):.'_il-^_4— 75c Industrial Wire Cloth Products Inglis National 6 25c Ideal Cement Co*(quar.)—..a—4-—— (quar.) Co. 2-27 3-29 3-31 3-31 $1.25 ' 3- 3-15 1 3-12 35c (quar.) 1 3- 5% preferred (quar.) .___—„———, Indianaoolis Power & Light - Southern v Grocers, preferred 4- 3-25 —— (quar.)i_—■ 3-20 (quar.) common (quar,)— Register (quar.)_ $1 25c preferred 4- Quarterly 433Ac 3-31 (quar.) 3-10 10c National ,, com. 3-20 1 15c 3-15 50c (quar. 3- 75c 4-15 — Ltd., 3-15 (quar.) 25c preferred Acceptance, 3-10 5% 3-10 2-27 59%c _____ 3-29 Breweries, 3-30 3- 8 $20c (quar.)_ Ltd. (interim).' pfd. class A (quar.)_ 5% prior preferred (quar.) Soss Manufacturing Co Southern & Atlantic Telegraph Co. (s-a) *_ Insurance preferred 25c 2-19 Fire 43A% Skenandoa Rayon, common (quar.) (Hawaii) Breweries, Ltd., Cash 4- 50c America, 3-1 35c 2-20 3-10 3-25 30c $5 343ic 1 20c Sick's & Brothers preferred National — 1 3- 12'Ac 3-15 National 1 4- 3-25 3-15 Casualty Co. (Detroit) (quar.)— National City Lines Inc., com. (reduced) $4 preferred A (quar.) (quar, Light, 4% pfd. National 1 3-11 50c 4-10 4- (quar.) pfd. Telegraph 3-19 1 1 3- 65c 4- ; of (F. E.) % 3-19 3-31 3-15 4-10 $2 Co preferred 7% 2-11 35c 15c 3- ■, Industrial Brass (quar.) Nash-Kelvinator Corp. 1 1 $1.296875 59%c 3-10 o & 4 .___ $1.75 tquar.).. Indianapolis Power 3- t25c (quar.)__ Drop Forging Co., com. (quar.) convertible preferred (quar.) Namm's Inc. 3-15 35c 1——1— Hyde Park Breweries 5 'A % 3- 3-31 $1.25 — . preferred 17'Ac (quar,).— Motors (irreg.i—5—i Huntington Water. 6% pfd, (quarj—7% preferred (quar.) Hutchinson Sugar .Plantation Co..|.44_4r___ Extra 3-12 ----- convertible 4 3-15 Corp., 6% pfd. (quar.).— Hou.da lie-Hershey Corp., common..—— $2.25 3- 1 Gibson Howell Electr 4- 4- 25c Holhnger Consolidated Gold Mines (quar.).. Hollingsworth & Whitney, com. (irreg.i—— $4 t$1.75 $1 40c Munning——T_, Hobbs Battery Co., class A (accum.)——— Hollander1 (A.) & Son (quar.)—— Hotel (quar.) 3-15 3- (quar.)___ preferred B 1 5'A% .pfd, (quar.) Co.——_a—~— convertible preferred 4- 3-11 Corp. (quar.)„_ Selby Shoe Co., (quar.) Shellmar Products Corp.— 20c 3-10 1 , Seeger-Refrigerator Co. (resumed) 2-20 4- (quar.) com. 4 Mutual Paper Co. Co., 4 Myers Co., Powder Dauch & $2.60 Finance 3- 4 3- ! 1 ____ 3- 5 — Hendry Seaboard 3-15 Oil Works, common preferred A (quar.) 43A% 5 Tidelunds of 4- 3- Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc.— 7% preferred A (accum.) Hein-Werner Corp. ——— Helme (Geo. W.) Co., common——— Hinde share Water Jose 4- 4% 3-10 - 2-28 4- held. common San J75C 3- Hathaway Mfg. C0r—-—._ Hayes Industries, Inc.——— Hercules each for 2 t$1.75 1 (quar.) (quar.) 3-20 (quar.) 4- Co.; common..— ♦ $5 preferred (quar.)—.. Harrison Wholesale Co. (increased quar.)... preferred Co. 2 A 3-20 Harris-Seybold 7 % Telegraph Corp., Ltd., common (increased quar.) 75c Co.— Winkle of preferred 25c (quar.)——— A.) Hanson-Van 3-29 $50 —— —,—.. Printing Co. Haloid Company, common (stock dividend)— voting trust certficates Corp 7% 7% (quar.) Corp F.) Oil 4% Co Oil 1 Oil Hall Dome distribution A 3-15 3-31 common. 3-11 — " 40c 3-15 Group No. 4- Containers, class A (quar.) Manufacturing Co. (increased quar.) Auto Equipment, com. (resumed)—, 5% preferred (quar.) i Montreal Locomotive Works, Ltd. (quar.)_ 1 Gulf Salt t25c Modern Moore 3-10 3-12 4- Monroe 4- , 3-25 3-15 3-12 3-31 15c 2-20 3-2 50c Co. 1 3-15 2-27 15c $1.15 5 2-20 3- 20c (quar.) Safway 3-20 Holders 1 1 1 4- $75c 3- 10c Industries,. Inc. Ruud , 45 Payable of Rec. 30c 3-31 4- 4- Modine J12 ViC ——— When Share (quar.) Co. t50c 4-15 5 3-15 & & 'Tool Extra 3-19 3-11 Moore Gear Ross 3-19 1 3-31 4'A % Ross Manufacturing Co • 25c Steel Products (quar.) 20c Safety Car Heating & Lighting Co. (quar.)_ $1 Saguenay Power, Ltd., 4'A% pfd. (quar.)__ $$1.06'A St. Joseph Water, 6% preferred (quar.)___„ $1.50 St. Louis Public Service, class A (reduced). 12'Ac ! (quar.) $62 %C Great West Felt Co., 50c conv. pref. (quar.) Great West Saddlery Co., Ltd:— /: : 6% 2nd preferred (quar.) 1 GTiggs Cooper 3-15 3-30 25c Power, $4.60 pfd. (quar.) (Robert) Co., Ltd. (resumed) Great Lakes Paper Co., Ltd.— Class A preferred (quar.)—;1———— Corp., preferred 1 3-30 • 15c t$l Greyhound 4- 7V4o (quar.) J.) (quar.). Greening Wire, Ltd., (quar.) 3-15 2-28 3-26 $1.25 ———— 1 3-15 56'4 c Mississippi 5 3-12 $1 common.——— Goodyear Tire & Rubber of Canada 3-12 20c 40c — ^ (quarJ Milliron's - (N. Y,) 4- 2 V4c 3-10 Per Name of Company 2-19 Ruberoid preferred (quar.) Mfg. Co., common (quar.) Miller 1 37V4C 3-16 100% — quar.)— F.) 8 1 4- Holders 3- 50c pfd. (quar.) (981) Payable of Rec. 75c 1 414 % 1 quar.)———— B <B. 1 Mitchell Class Goodrich 3- When Share (quar.)__ Company 3-31 —■—- Insurance Midvale ' Class Palls of Company Mid-West Refineries, $1.50 conv. Midwest Rubber Reclaiming— 3-23 4- 25C dividend) (stock Co.— 1 3-15 $1.25 — Coal— 5- 1 3c (quar.)—: Cement Glenmore Distilleries Glens Name 3-12 1 25c —.- (quar.)__ preferred 3- 4- 12'Ac —■ quar.) Corp. 3-22 $1.06'A Inc. General Alden 10c (quar.) (increased General Instrument Glen A series General Bottlers, General Box Co. Gerber Payable of Rec. 75c CHRONICLE Per Middlesex Water Co. (quar.j FINANCIAL Holders & Co.— $1.60 1st preferred (accum.) General Amer. Transportation, com. $4.25 When & Steel preferred Co., common (initial) !— 3-11 ^/.,^/v/v v. ':i,;or/jO/r'wr>'♦ i\vw* Wood Newspaper Machinery Corp.— 5% convertible preierred (quar.)— 10c 3-31 3-18 1 3-5 $2c 3-15 2-28 10c 3-18 3- 4- Class Abltibi Power & Paper Co, Ltd.— $1.50 preferred 5% A Steel Acme Co. (quar.) 3- 1 3-1 Avon $25c $$1.25 $1 20c 25c 15c $1.25 20c 4- 1 3-10 ——— convertible preferred (quar.)——— Aetna Standard Engineering, common. 5% 5% Adams (J. D.) Extra .,; Co., common (quar.)-i. ; 3%% convertible preferred (quar.). — Alpha Portland Cement-——,—Aluminium, Ltd. (quar.)———— Aluminum CoofAmerica, common— $3.75 preferred (quar.)——— Aluminum Co. of Canada, Ltd.— 4% preferred (quar.) : Aluminum Goods Mfg. (irreg.)——; ... Aluminum Industries (initial)--- 3-22 Baltimore 2-20 81 %c 25c $$2 50c 93%e 2-20 3-31 3- 5 3-10 3- 5 3-10/ 4-1 3 4* 2-17 2-14 2-6 2-20 3-10 Bankers Trust Co. Class 2- 4 3-16* 3-1 20c 15c 4- 1 3-15 87%c 3-25 3- I 25c 30o 3- 2 3- 1 50c ———— 2-16 2-20 2-15 4%% $1.25 3-15 3- 1 $1 3-15 3-1 3-31 3-31 3-15 4-1 4- 1 3-15 3-19 ;—— — preferred . American Factors, Ltd, (irreg.) ™__ .™_ American St Foreign Power, $6 pfd. (accum.) (accum.)————. Forging & Socket——_—. Hoe, common— 4%% preferred (quar.)_L.__—; $7 preferred American Fork & — Common 3-15 4-15 Bibb ■ 2-11 3-15 3-15 4- 1 3- 1 3- 1 3-1 50c $3.50 preferred (quar.)/ 62%c $3 preferred (quar.) ——-—u. 75c American Hawaiian Steamship ——75c American Hide it Leather—<• 11 ./* 0% convertible preferred (quar.)——_ 75c 2-11 »' ; 3- 4 2- 6 (monthly)-. Indemnity Co. (Bait.) Insurance (Newark, N. J.) (s-a)_ American . Products Home Extra . 2-6 25c . lQo ■ American Investment Co. of Illinois— Common 5% (increased 30c 31 %c 3-10 4-15 3- 1 Cash 4rl5 4- 5 American Molasses Co., common 7- 2 3- 5 3-15 3- 1 37 Vic 3-15 3-1 $1 Common American News Co. (bi-monthly) American Potash it Chemical, cl. A (quar.)_ Class B (quar.— $4 preferred A (quar.)__ 7% 3-15 3- 1 20c — preferred (quar.) American Stores 50c 3-15 American Thermos Bottle 4%% preferred (quar.)__ Co., common (quar.)_____ _— Products Anglo-Canadian Oil, (quar.) ___ 6-25 3-1 4-8 3- 1 2-10 3- 5 2- 5 yoc 3-31 4%% 3-1 I 75c 2-10 2-10 3-15 2-14 $i5c 3-1 1-31 $$1.12% 3- I 1-31 25c _ 3-1 3-1 50c Power 3-15 2-28 3-30 15o 30c - • $1.50 3-15 4-14 3-15 4- 1 40c 3- 93%c 1 3-10 2- 9 3-15 3- 1 $Q.9011 3-15 3- 1 (quar.) 25o 3- 1 2-18 7% 2nd preferred (quar.) '* 3-15 3- 1 3-15 3-1 40c 3-1 2-13 $1.50 3- 1 2-13 $1.75 3- 1 2-13 25c (quar.) ' • '/ preferred (quar.) - preferred, (quar.) ' 4- 1 2 3-12 . - '! ' 4-1; 3-12 4- 3- 1.■: 3-1", 2- 9/ 3- l 3-15 3-16 '$i:75 3- 5 1; - 15c > 27%C v 15c v-r 40c - .4 2- 3- 9.X. ; 2,- Central-.New Yotfc Powers' -i":/ *:/;;v 9 4- $1 2-20 3-. 2-20 3- 3.40% 3-21 3- . . 2-16 1 Central fe' South 2-14 3-:i5 3-. 1 2-18 500 3-12 3- 1 2-11 3-31 2-28 3- 2-20 , : ■ 3-1 3 3t20 3- 30c ,•/ 3-1 15c 3- 1 4- I 3- 3-1. e Transit;/6"% 1 Idllblt, v 2 1 IS 4- 7 2-26 Is 4- 7 2-26 is 4- 7 2-26 Is 4-7 2-26 2-26 4- 7 a2%% 4- 7 3-15 2-28 $ 13c 3-15 2-28 (s-a)__ 50c 3-10 , 2-26 2-18 $1.10 3- 1 2-10 $1.25 3- 1; 2-19 25C 2-12 3- 1 2-18 20c 3- 1 2-18 30ft — 4 2%c —^—__ Shoe 3- 3- 1 2-13 4-30 4-15 90C — $30ft 3-15 2-16 25c —— common-— 3-15 3- $1.25 / 20c $1.25 25C 20C 1 1 3-20 3-15 2-18 4- 1 2-TO 3 10 2-25 3- 3- 1 2-16 2- 3 12 %C 3- 1 2-3 25C — 3-1 3- 6 2- 7 2-16 > ■ Chatco: Steel , 4- ;Chesterv411e4VLims;: Ltd. 4inteHm:i!^-ii_t_-/15c4,/ 4-30 Chestnut Hill :RR;" (quar.)75c 3- 4/, 6 2-16 3-1 »:.4-»4// ,;3-19:/. <- JJtU, ljUUl ./ partic. pfd. (quar.) !,/ $1.50f V 3- 4n:, 2-20 > 2-20 3-1 Products, Ltd.; pfd. (s-a);_;!_ /: 425ft $25c Chesebrough Mfgi- Co.' -(quar.)!!!__ / ' ■50a i.J 3-29/. !3- 8 I' 50a ■S:3-8.;/ :•••;Extra./._!!■_K-v• 25c;;/v-3-29" 9 $37%c (s-a)—, -! 3- 3-151»:- 3-10/; Chicago * Corp.; $3 preference Common 75c ! Common (quar.) !;__ : Chicago Mill St Lumber.Co. (quar.)_____ 'Extra ; Chicago Rivet & Machine (quar.) Chicago South Shore St South Bend 7% Securities . RR.— 25c $37 3-1 3-15 4- 1 3-12 ' (quar.) ./;.. Cliffs $4.50 Iron preferred Co., .*; 2-16 ! 3-1: 3- l: $1;' 2-16 3- 1 ; 2-14 $125 6-1 5-15 9- 1 3-15 8-14 3-31 3-15 20c 3-12 3- 62%c 3-31 3-10 $8c 2%% . 3- - 1 - 1 ' (quar.) 2-17 3-15 3-15 2-26 25c $1.12% 3-15 3- 3 - 3-15 3- 3 ' 4- 3-15 : _____ (quar.)_ common (quar.)™— 1 50c $1.25 10c ,____ 3- - 2-26 Electric Illuminating Co.— preferred (qi*ar.1 — Cleveland Graphite Bronze, common 5% preferred (quar^) (quar.) , New common (initial Industries Monthly 3-11 3-1 3-11 : 50c 87'Ac 3- : 1 3- 2-10' 1 2-10 3-1 25c 3-15 3- 40c (quar. Cllnchfield Coal Corp.— 1 !/:',!/::/ & Pittsburgh RR.— special guaranteed (quar.) i. 7% regular guaranteed (quar.)—_!____ Cleveland Quarries Co. (quar.) 4% Clearing Machine Corp. 40c $1.25 Cleveland Clinton : 7-20 $1.12% Equipment Co., common preferred (quar.)_____ 4%% . . 2-24 $1.25 preferred (s-a)_ City Auto Stamping Co. (quar.)____ 1. City Ice & Fuel Co. (quar.)_________ City Title Insurance (extra) Cleveland 2-24 8- 1 $1.25 5%% Cleveland 2-19.: 3-20 Ry. 5% preferred (quar.) 5% preferred (quar.) Cinzano, Ltd., class A_______________ 5% 1\ V , Cincinnati New Orleans & Texas Pacific 5% preferred (quar.) Clark ; "3- 3-15 RR. Co.— !■ / (s-a)__$2 Cincinnati Milling Machine Co., common___ 35c preferred r ; 25c Inter-Terminal [/ 2-28 — $1.75 9 3-15 3-15, 3-15/ •/" 25c. '' ./ preferred 4% 6- ; 3-30, ! 3-30 • $1 4% , 2-15 3-9 30c !/v 15c preferred ' (quar.) Cincinnati 3- 1 4-15 7-15 common—™—_ Co., 9 V2-20 25c 25c (quar.) tquari Chrysler Corp. a2%% 2rl0; / 3-10 -3*-12-4 Christiana . , . Champion Paper & Fibre,- "co'mmori- (quarii^ii 23c ".**•' 3~10 > $4.50 preferred :(quar.')c.______;i/^-_i4._'_. ;$L12%•• !:•«:!. 1. ! Chads Corp; *,'•' 20c -3-1:;*;' Vtllli 2-19 , , 3-20 •' 2-15// ' '2-28// ' • 75c 1C.11VU Charleston, . 2-20 25c - 35c 4% % priof preference: (quar.)--___-^__i__ i v$1.12% Chamberlin :Co. -of A me r ica i l-JL-, •; 10c 2-16 15c: 75c - v 3- ■ 2-20 2-20 50c Wesb/C^rp. /s-a) !!;— . 'Certaln!teed.-'.ProdUcts; V.-ifi*i . 3-1 , !' Century Ribbon -Mills..(qUaL) iu-u.-_i.^!u!-/--j" 4* 2-16 1 2-10 v.- 3- 1/ / 90ft CentraFSteel & Wire; Co-, 6% pfd. ; (quar.); . 3* 85c. 850 . Onio 3.6 %' 3-15 3- preferred (quar.)_____—— Light '&!Po\^er^ preferred Hquar.) Cencral 2-16 3- 1 2-16 1 * 3- 5 2-13 ! - \ quar!)__—; 25c (monthly)— __________—; 20c 2-16 3-1 ■ 20c r____ 3-16 4-1 - ' Cockshutt (increased 37 %C —— $1 —_— 87%C r— 3%% convertible preferred (quar.)_—— Burrard Dry Dock, class A (quar.) —_ Burroughs Adding Machine (auar.l— Bush Terminal Co. (stock dividend)-Butler Brothers. 4 !/a % preferred (quar.) 87%C Water 2- 6 2- 6 3- 1 2- 6 3-15 2-25 3-10 1-30 3-15 2-27 3- 1 2- 3- 1 2-11 4 Plow Coleman 4%% Co., common $3.50 preferred Collina & 4-15 3-12 Colorado Fuel it Iron, 5% 15C ; 2-20 1 2-14 4- 1 3-15 75c .l.. 3-15 3- 3-21 3-10 50c 4-4 3-10 Common conv. B - 3-1 2;i8- - 3-1 2-18 « 3-1 2-14 1 3- 1 3-15 3- 1 Commonwealth 3- 1 2-20 Commonwealth 34%C 4- 1 3-20 Edison Stamping . , 2- 9. 3-31 3- 8 ?- 3- 1 3- 5 2-16 25c 25c 37%c 4 3- 1 ' 50c 2-20 - 50c 3- 5 2-20 • 3.-10 2-13 / 12%c 3-25 3-10 ,35c ; (quar.) (Del.) (Phila.)— ' (quar.) preferred* (quar.)__ . 5- 1 4- 4- 1 3-15 3-1 2-20 3- 2-20 Co.— — Co. 50c 50c 50c Investment' Co. 'Commonwealth Title Co. Comihon t pfd. (quar. 1 —_ & Shearing Quarterly- 4% 2-17 45c (quar/. 3-15 3-15 1-31- 3-1 " • ^ ;—__: _— Columbian Carbon Co. 15C 3-31 : (quar.) 50C $2.50 / 3-31 2-29 25c Colorado-Milling & Elevator Co. (quar.)— Broadcasting System, class A___ 50c — 3-10 .'"!' (quar.) Commercial Insurance— " B7%o Columbia Class * 2-27 21VsC Corp.— u-. Colonial Stores, Inc., common4% preferred (quar.)__ $5C •- 2-27 3-12 Aikman Power 1- 3- 5 . Slmres___— Colorado Central 1 / 35c (quar.)_— Trustee 11- 53%c / ^irreg.)_—____^_—— (quax.)_— Colgate-Palmoliye-Peet Co.-— 5- 12-1 $25c,. preferred Collateral 6-1 $25c.._ — Semiannual 2-13 63c (quar,)— 5%% convertible preferred (quar.) _i— Camden Refrigerating St Terminals Co,— 5% preferred (s-a) Co., common (s-a) 3- 5 15C (quar.) Special Co. 50C (quar.) Ink* Co.—— 1 25c com. (quar.) (quar,)—— California 3- 3- 1 $1.12% California Electric Power, California 2- 5% Corp— Co. 1 lie common——^——— Timber 6 3- 15c Calgary & Edmonton Corp., Ltd. (s-a)—— Camden Forge ^ 3- 3- 5' ■ » 2- 2-23 Service si-K ,2-14 3-21 4- Mills 2-18 ; 2-18 ! 2-24 3-15 Cottort 3-16/ 3-) "4~ 4-15 preferred 3-31 - 500 4-2 3- $2.50 ' 5 2-27! 3-16 3- 1 4-23 40C California 2-16, , 3-1, 40ft , . —^ $25c & L4 2-20,j . 93 %C Land 3- . 3-1 -, $$1.75 (InterimI—____ Calaveras v . _ Quarterly Chicago Yellow Cab Co._l™_________. Co., ,1 3-11 #1.12% 1 (A. M.) - 2f23 ; 3-31 12 %C ( 1 Byers v .2-12 4- 50c 60C — . i 3- . $1.06% 3- Co.— 4- $1.25: — 3- Manufacturing 2-12 1, 3-3) 35ft'. conamon/^-'!--— Cp., 3-15 (quar.) 3- 3-18,/ preferred ' (quar.).— r. 3-15 Mfg. 3-1 $1.75 mm M — ■•«•■••• - Co., Inc. (resumed)Co., common (quar.)— preferred (quar.)_—_________ 2-13i: 1 2-16 : Foundry, 5% conv.; pfd. •(quar.Jw!- ^. $1.25 ,,. 3- 1 Central Illinois Light, 4%% /3-12 pfd. (quar.)__ $1.12% ' 4-1 3- 1.? Central-Illinois Public Service, common ; 25® 3-20 4%, preferred (cruar.)______________—.•"41-S/-3-3:1"', '•3-4/ 50c Rubber 2 3- Central Semi-annual $1.06% 3-31 3-18 6-17 (quar.)__ common Cassidy.'s, Ltd., 7% preferred (accum.) Central Arizona Light & Power Co. Common (quar.) ___r-^_________! $140„, preferred . (quar.) ____— Central Bag & Burlap (quar.) Central Cold Storage,Co. (quar;) 3-10 2-16 (quar.)—— California-Western States Life (quar.) Associated Dry Goods, common 6% 1st preferred (quar.) -v 50q., ■ i- i 4- % 3- 7%. 2-16 15. 3- 1 3-15 Mfg. Co., Carson 2-15 3 $1.06% 4-1 7-15 Pirie Scott & Co., 4%% pfd. (quar.) Carter (Wm.) Co. (annual) Case (J. I.) Co., common-___—— 2-15 ./50c quar.) 4% preferred, (quar.) 3% % preferred (quar.) 2-10 6%c ____ (quar.) 3n J 50c 5% 2-16 12%c ' 2-27 1' /50c (Philip) 4 V«% 2-11 3- 2-27 4- 3-10/ ' (quar.) A 25C Common 2-17 3- (initial) preferred 3- Burlington Mills .Corp.—• 3-10 25c Ashland Oil & Refining Co.— Common 150 2-27 > 1 4-1 4-1 class Carman. 2-29 150 ' ' Carpenter Paper Co., commoii_-„____—____ 2-29 t$1.75 1 4-15 4%' preference (quar.)™ Wirebou'nd Boxes, Ltd.— ■ - 2-25 . Armstrong Cork Co., common $3.75 preferred (quar.) 4- * 4r 1 3- 2-13 3-1 Carey 2-17 4- $$1.50 3- 3-1 Carpenter Steel Co.—!^™—-™^!-™—__ 2-28 1 3-1 1 1 420c $1.50 2-14 3- 1 4- 410c Power Co_ Ltd., Canadian 1 3-26 4- m%e /. 2-20 1 2-27 .$100 __ 3-10 Burkart 25c _ 3- 12%C 3-25 $15c . _____ Corp. (quar.)__ Arkansas Natural Gas Corp., 6% pfd. (quar.) Armour & Co., common (quar.) $6 prior preferred (quar.) 1 Corp, ✓ $5c Argo Oil Corp. (increased quar.) Argus Corp. Ltd. com. (quar.) 4%% conv. preference (quar.) $4 preferred 3-22 25c 'P»rttrfpating Artloom 7- 3 1 5-1 - Common 62 %e B > 2-29 i 1 ' 4-20 class A 2-29 3-15 425q ^Common!— 3-15 3- 40C : (quar.)———— common 3-15 4- -437% d!" _„ __;™___ 4-20 Co., preferred > 2-16^ Canadian Western Natural Gas Light Heat & 3 3- 1 3-15 50C _— 1 —_ Co., common$3 participating preferred (quar.) Arkansas-Missouri 4-15 $2.25 2- 3- 4- 12 %C 30c I 3-16 -. $60c Buckeye Pipe Line Co ,'v, Budd Company, $5 preferred (quar,) Buffalo Bolt Co. (quar.) — Bullock Fund, Ltd. (irreg.) Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining & Concen¬ trating Co., common (quar.) — 6-25 12Vic Ltd Co._ $37 %C — 5- 1 7- 3 2-16 2-13 15c $2 / Bruck Silk Mills, Ltd. (quar.). Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co., $5 preferred (quar.)— 4- 1« 75c 1 3-6 Tire Corp., Ltd. (quar.) Canadian!Western Lumber Co. 5-20 $3.60 2-27 ' $1.25 Arden Farms 4 4-15 1 3- 50c (quar.) Canadian 5-20 Brown 2-27 ' 3-15 3- 30c 37 %C • 2-14 $250 ";?475&?:■ Canadian Silk Product a/Co.. Ltd. 2-28 —_ » 3-15 I 3-1 $$i.50-; 2-16 (quar.) Inc. 1 ' 1P0C Pacific Ry:::c6 Canadian 2-28 ——_—_ — Brown 2-10 3-15 2-23 3-15 ———— Brown-McLaren * „ Anheuser-Busch, Inc. . 3-1 $1 ■; Anglo-Canadian Telephone Co.—Class A (quar.) Applied Arts Corp Archer-Daniels-Midland 2-10 $1.75 ___ Post 2-10 75c convertible Anchor 2-10 3-1 3-10 3-15 Brockway Motor" Co — Brooklyn Bqrough Gas Co.— 4.40% preferred (quar,)— Brooklyn Telegraph & Messenger Co, (quar.) Brown & Bigelow (initial) 3-19 3-1 3-1 $150. _____ American Woolen Co., common (quar.) preferred (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.) American Zinc, Lead & Smelting Co.— 45 prior preferred (quar.) Amoskeag Co., common (s-a) $4.50 preferred (s-a) 4-1 75c 75c —__ & Sons 1 Jr 3- : 4 $60c Class 3-15 53Vic __ . 3-10 3- 60o (quar.) 1 4- ' 3-10 4- 1 J25C — $1.20 preferred Convertible 3- 5 4-15 1 1 4-1 v 25c ? 4- 4- $1 45C . 3- X 4-20 $1.75 \ 2-14 3-10 ' 40c — (quar.)_ Extra $4 4- 2 24C , 2-14 (quar.)—— British-American Bank Note, Ltd. (quar.)_ British-American Tobacco Co., Ltd.— American deposit receipts ord. (interim) __ American deposit receipts, ord. (final) American dep. receipts ord. reg. (interim) American deposit receipts ord. reg. (final) American deposit receipts for 5 % pfd. registered (s-a) _— —_— 5% preferred registered (s-a)———— British Columbia Packers, Ltd.— Co.— _____ Common B 2-13 1 3- 1 $30c 3%% . $2.25 __ 1 3- 25c Bristol-Myers .3-5 75c American Tobacco Extra 4-1 $1.75 (quar.) 3- 5C 15C 15c 2-27 __ 3-12 3- 4 Briggs St Stratton Corp. 2-25 (quar.)_ 35c 1 Brewing Corp. of America fquar.j——— 2-20 3- 50c (quar.) American Sugar Refining Co.— 7% preferred (quar.) American Telephone & Telegraph 4- $1.18% Bearing—™— (E. J.) Extra 2-27 1 3-25 common. Co. $1 $1.05 Co. Annual 3-30 3-31 $1.75 American Rolling Mill Co., American Steel Foundries 3-10 • Real Estate Trust 33- . !455CJ 450C" r $300' preferred (qu~ar.I/__^__-__-™----.-i i25c Canadian Fail banks-Morse, Ltd. <quar;)_:__ $18%C,; Canadian/Food Products,'Xtd.„ com. (qua,r,) $250' $1 convertible class" A„ (quar.) 4% % preference ' (quar.) *_i;"$$1.12%., Canadian' Foreign Investment Corp.; Ltd.— . / Quarterly/_; — $75c Canadian Ice Machine Cb., LtcU^ l Class A.'(quar;)/™_^;":-™_-___™-'_-iHOd : Canadian Intet. .Investment Trust, Ltd<^» $$6.25!" :5 % t preferred- '(accum.) $$i: > Canadian - Locomotive' Co., Ltd. (annual)-!/ 2-18 1 — Roller 1 1 6% , 2-18 1 — Brewers & Distillers of Vancouver Ltd.— Amer. Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.— Common 1 4- Corp Brager-Eisenberg, 6-23 3-15 37Vic . 3- 1 3-10 3-26 3- __________ Extra. Brach 3-22 25c (stock dividend) dividend 9 "3- (quar.)-i— Boyertown Burial Casket Co. (quar.) — 2-19 2-19 2-18 10c — American Meter Co. 4- 30c Fine Bowser, Inc., -3-31 25o $1.50 25% 4-1 2-14 ' 2-27 97%C Machinery Co. (quar.)_ American Machine St Foundry, common 3.90% preferred (quar.) American Metal Co., Ltd., common™ 6% preferred (quar.);.. , 3-15 1 12 %c (quar.) (quar.) 4- .4- __^1_™__—y,J2bc (s-a), Class B (reduced) J;_^._-^—^_™—_ Canadian Breweries,; Ltd. (quar.)j.___™™ Canadian Cottons, Ltd., common (quar.)__ 2-24 1 3. 1 4- " 8C $1 Bigelow Sanford Carpet, common (quar.) — 81.50 6% preferred (quar.) —______ $1.25, Bird & Son, 5 % preferred (quar.) / 30c i Birmingham Gas Co., common——^ 87 %C $3.50 prior preferred (quar.) — 20C Black-Clawson Co. (quar.) —__— Black Hills Power & 4dtht, common (quar,) -: ^^300//' $1.05 $4.20 preferred (quar.)— Bower 2-13 3-13 2-26* 20c ___ 3-10 10c —j. 3- 1 50c quar.) (quar.) Laundry 3- B ' (irreg.) new com. (initial) — preferred (quar.) ^ —.— Mfg. Co. (quar.)———-—.— Boston !!/'! ' ■ American 2-20 (quar.)-——— Boston & Albany RR.: 3-1 $t preferred ' 2-20 Borden Co, 2-26* 2-13 2- 5 3 1 4-1 $2 !—i——«:•' 1 1 50C BlumenthaJ (Sidney) Co. (quar.)————: Bond Stores, Inc. (quar.)_ 2-27 3-12 3-1 3-1 4-.1 10C Co. Brewing Blaw-Knox 2-6 3-13 A — Permanent' Mtge. Corp. (Toronto)— ' Quarteily ; ——•• t$2 Canada Safeway. Ltd.. 4%% pfd. (quar.)__ $$1.12% 115c Canada Vinegars, Ltd. (quar. Canada Wire & Cable Co., Ltd.—, 4$1 Class A (reduced)-™ _______________ 2-16 3- 3- ... . American 1 25C 25c Foods, Inc. 7% ' American General Corp., $2 preferred (quar.) American 3- . 41 %C . Bethlehem Steel Corp., 3-31 common) -is——,* . , (quar.)——— — $1.18% Electric, preferred City 4%% 1-26 2-33 4 2-18 2-18 2-18 2-28 (quar.)———25c dividend) (cash Stock dlvidend(2/100ths share of Atlantic 2-13 Spinning Associates, Inc.-rCommon (quar.) $5 convertible preferred (quar.)_„____— Electric— American Gas St 1 Oil Berkshire Best 3- 1 of preferred (quar.) Packing (quar.)_ Berhoff 3- 1 3-4 3- 4 3-16 3-11 3-11 3- 1 30c $1.50 $1.75 12 %0 30c $1.12% > American 3- 250 20c Belding-Corticeili, Ltd., common (quar.) — 7% preferred (quar.) — Belknap Hardware & Mfg. —.— — Bell it Gossett Co. (quar.) Bell & Howell Co., common (quar.) 4%% preferred (quar.) ———Belieterre Quebec Mines, Ltd. (s-a)_—— Bendix Aviation (quar.) — 3-5 3- 5 3- 1 (quar;)————,—$1.50 American Coach & Body Co ——_____ 25c American Colortype Co. (quar.)__ 30c American Cyanamid Co., common (quar.)— 25c 3%% conv. preferred A (quar.) ? • 87Vic American Druggists Fire Insurance. (Cine.)— Annual $2.50 Extra 6% 2-13 Mfg., common (Irreg. (quar.) ——■_ Co. (increased quar.)_ .— A Belden Mfg. American Cigarette St Cigar Co.— Common (quar.) ———_____— Co. Co. Beech-Nut 3-18* 4- 1 3-15 3-15 3-15 $1.75 35c $1.25 7% preferred (quar.)— (quar.)— (quar.) (quar.). 3- 1 — Bathurst Power & Paper, Ltd., ci. v American Can Co., preferred 25c Bayuk Cigars, Inc —-—— Beatty Brothers, Ltd. (increased quar.) Beau Brummell Ties, Inc. (quar.)—_. Beaunit Mills, Inc. (quar.) Beck (A. S.) Shoe Corp.— 2-21 4-1 75c „— American Chain & Cable, common 5% 2-13 &"Seellg Barlow Amalgamated Leather Cos., Inc.— American Chicle Co. 1 r i2%c Barber-Ellis Barnsdall $25c 3% % convertible preferred (quar.)——, American. Arch Co. (irreg.)— American Automobile Insurance Co, (Incrd.) ' (W. H.) Barber • — _ 3- —_ (quar.) (quar.)——— Canada, Ltd. (quar.) (quar.) Canada 25C Y.) (N. A Class 2-21 (quar.) Banco De Los Andes, American shares— Bangor Hydroelectric Co., common fquar.)_ 7% preferred (quar.) 4% preferred (quar.) — 3-15 2-16 3- 1 3- 2-21 preferred 6% 2-27 / 2-19 Works, 7% pfd. (s-a) — Show, Inc., com. (quar.)_. Radio > . 2-14 1 -j. common ' 2-10 * • , 3-15 3-15 Babcock A Wilcox Co 1-30 3-1 3-1 Corp., D, 2-20 3-1 3-15 3-15 Baldwin Locomotive 3-15 V. 3-20 $37%c tlOc 4Vi% 2-28 Canada $1.12% prior preferred (quar.) Babbitt (B. T.), Inc. (quar.)— B. 3-20 i * . Canada 2-26 250 (quar.)_— Corp, Collieries Ayshlre 2-20 1 Malting Co., Ltd. (quar.) $50c Packers, Ltd.— * $1.50 participating class A (s-a) —475c. 3-16 3-10 112%C Products, Inc., common—.____ preferred (quar.)-.— Mills, common 2-20 3- 1 3- 1 3-1 • , l 3-10 Wyant & Cannon Foundry__i,^___ Foundries & Forgings, Ltd.— Class 3 31 50C 56V*C :—— 3-30 3- 1 4- 1 15c 40c Canada $5C __ 3-31 35c Mfg. 0% convertible preferred, (quar.) American Airlines, Inc.— 2-20 2-27 (interim) com. 3-15 3-15 3-15 25c $1 , 2-20 3-15 3-12 $12c — Allis-Cnalmers 3-15 3-20 (quar.) Ltd., 34- 15c 343*0 . 50c. Canada Cement Co., Ltd., $1.30 preu> (quar.) $32%a Canada. & Dominion Sugar,. Ltd._-____-__;—120c 2-13 3-12 $1 Allied 4% preferred (quar.) — Mfg. Oo. <quar.) Agnew-Surpass Shoe Stores, Ltd. (quar.)-— Allied Laboratories, Inc. (quar.).—, Allied Stores Corp., 4% pfd. (quar.) All is (Louis) Co. (quar.) —~r~— Campbell Avondaie Co., common-- Aetna Ball & Roller Bearing Service, "(quar.) A 4- 1 '4-1 Ltd.— (quar.)——. preferential partic preferred (quar.)*— Class — 2-20 series A conv. preferred $37%c $62 %c (quar.)—— $2.50 prior preferred (quar.)__ Acadia-Atlantic Sugar Refineries, 2-20 1 40c (quar.) ______ 5% series B conv. preferred (quar.) — 5% conv. preferred series C (quar.)__—_ Automatic Canteen Co. of America (quar.)_ Automotive Gear Works, common (quar.)— $1.65 convertible preferred (quar.)—— Payable of Rec. Share of Company 1 3- Autocar Company-— Holder, when 3- 37 %C '.rr;'UO* Wh+n Holders Payable of Rec.-) ; Share - 30o 81.50 —_____——* Mines, Ltd. Electric Auto 5% pef Name Gold Aunor give the dividends announced, in previous weeks and not yet paid. The list does not include divi¬ dends announced this week, these being given in the Below we v $1.12% — Co , Camden Forge Co.; common -<quar.)__—:—_ 5%% convertible preferred (quar.)___—^ RR. Co, (quar.)_—.— Refining Co. (quar.) —*—. Atlas Corp. (quar.)— — Anas Imperial Diesel Engine Co.— Series A preferred (quar.) —— Powder - 1-30 Atlantic 8 Name of Company 3-1 Atlantic Coast Line Atlas preceding table. F s w preferred (quar.) 4%% 3-15 3-30 56 %C 4%% preferred (quar.)— Young Davidson Mines, Ltd. (resumed) _ Zonite Products Corp. (irreg.) _ — Corp., P*r Holders Payable of Rec. Share of Company Atchison Topeka it Santa Fe Ry. com Atlanta Gas Light Co., common (quar.).;—, 2-20 1 50C Woodley Petroleum Co. (quar.)—— Woodward St Lothrop, common <quar.)_ York 3- 31 %c When■ Per Name Payable of Recr Share of Company Holders When Per Name 'JV Monday, March 1,1948 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & THE COMMERCIAL (982) 46 ' \ - < %J% 6c 30c ; $1 - 1 2 . * . Volume Number 4677 167 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (983) 47 ■ • • >, ■ « ■ St> preferred SEC $5 - Conde Light Power 6 ''/c preferred 3- 3- 1 3-15 3- 1 75c 56'Ac $1.50 4- 1 3- 5 3- 1 Co., 2-16 3- 1 2-16 luc 4- 1 3-20 (quar.)l— Co. -___ 7% preferred Consolidated Common Consolidated 5 7# preferred Class A Corp. Consumers Co., Consumers Power $4.50 preferred Oil (quar.)— Continental Cook Steel 3- 1 1 3-15 3- 4- 1 3- 1 2-20 3-31 3-15 Coppenveld Steel Co., common (increased)30c 5'A convertible preferred (quar.)—_a_— 62'Ac Cornell Dubilier Electric, common—ii' 20c $5.25 series A pre "urred (quar.) A $1.31'A Coronet Phosphate Co,-—,—__A-.;?--. $1.50 Corrugated Paper Box, LtiL, com. (quar.)__ $25c 5 7# preferred iquar.) ——_____L t$1.25 1 3-10 3- 3-10 2-27, 4-15 4% 1 3-22 1 i>referred (quar.)_' • (accum.) 6% prior. preferred Crown $4 2nd preferred prucible Steel Co., & Forstcr, Cuban 1 L 1 quar.i Cuban Atlantic Sugar Co., com. Fair Fairbanks 3-31 3-17 $2 3-31 3-15 Cash (s-a)r___ Industries, Inc.— 1 6-18 9-30 9-17 7- 4- 1 4- 1 1 6-18 preferred A (quar.)— Publishing Co.,' $4 prior preierred Sorts, Inc., 1% pfd. (quar.)—— Cutler-Hammer, Inc. (quar.)——__________ 50c 4- 1 11-15 11- 5 Federal 5 Federal Mogul Water & Extra Life 1 Great American Great Eastern 1 3- 1 2-16 10c 3- United 2-20 Great 4-26 3-31 Great 6-30 N. 6 3- 1 2-13 Grinnel 6- 1 5-14 Gruen 8-13 11-15 80c 4- 1 15c 3- 3- 3- Fund, Stream & Finance 1 C.ass Co. A of Dyeing & (quar.) America (quar.) 3-31 5- 1 1 1 $$1 8-16 $$5 1 3-15. 2-20 1 2-16 3- 1 2-13 50c 3- 1 2-20 40C 4- 2 40c 4- 2 3-10 $1.75 4- 2 3-10 (quar.) —___ 30c 3-10 3-15 2-27 t; $1 3-10 20c 3-25 3-15 3- 3- Metallic Door Co. (irreg.) Davis Coal Davis Leather, Class & B Davison Inc.——— 33A% 2-20 4-23 3-15 $6 $1.50 3-15 33- 3- 5 A $37'Ac 3- 1 *2- 1 ———-——$.17%c 3- 1 2- I Corp. S2 1 -— Ltd.,. class (quar.)—— A (quar.)—— . Deere k Co., common 1-30 3- 1 1 2-17 77« preferred ' 25c 3- 1 35c — 3- 1 (quar.i———'—2—-^—:1' : Deerfield Packing Corp.(i 4'A 7# pfd. (quar.) $1.12'A Delaware;- Floor Products, Inc.' (quar.)' A 15c Delaware Fund, Inc. (quar.)-——•_iA_-i__A-:;• Ar 25c ' 2-10 3-15 Delaware is Hudson Dentist Co. Supply Co2 (N. -Denver Union Stock De : Walt^ Inc; Y.)_ Yard M.) 2-19 7'AC 3-15 3- 1 3-15 3- 1 36- 1 5- 9- 1 7.-31 75c 3- 1 2-13 3- 1 2-13 25c 3- 1 20c 3-10 $7c 3- 1 2-10 — 25c 4-30 4-20 —____ $12'Ac 4- 1 3-15 $22 'Ac 3- (quar.) Co. Lamp Ltd. (irreg.). (quar.) 1 Co., (interim) Ltd. (quar.) Watch Co., common Ltd. convertible preferred preferred Common — COfiCquar.)—— Brass Corp. Harvester-. Co.y (quar.-) _> (increased) B 3-10 2-25 4- 1 3-10 4- 1 3-10' 37'Ac W57# ■t'> 1 5% • > :-W ' A 50c non-cum. (quar.)iA.^——_ > 50c (quar.) —A— 50c Alkali 11-15 ;• _ 8-16 37V2C 3- 50c 333- 6%, participating preferred (s-a) ^^—-—4. •75c Diana Stores Corp. (quar.) —w—. I2V2C 9- Extra .'^-4. 1 —-—— 4% Houses. Doernbecher Inc. r Dominion-Scottish preference Dominion 1% 2-18 1 tS1.25 3- 1 5% 1 5'/2 7# (quar.).!, — Paper Co., Xtd., common Mudge, Brothers. Ltd., Ltd. 1 3-I8 3-15 4- 1 3- 5-14 3-10 quar.) $25c $25c 4- 1 $25c 3- 1 Douglas (W. L.) Shoe— ''$1 convertible prior preference .(s-a)__— 50c 3- u-A—— 25c 57# 4% " Chemical Co., $4 preferred A common 1% 2-14 Cement Steel 4- 1 3- 1 Honolulu 4- 1 3- 1 Hookar 4- 1 3- 1 3-10 3- 1 75c Holt 2-14 Home 3-10 Homestake 4- 1 3-22 3-10 2-28 3- 1 2-14 4- 1 3-19 5 15c 3-16 31'AC 3-31 3-15 25c 3-15 3- 5 3-15 2-13 $1.75 3- 1 2-13 20c 3- 2 2-20 25c Co., C 25c 5-10 $1 (irreg.) 5-25 5-10 75c X 3-10 2-23 1 3-20 $1.75 preferred 5-25 4- $1.25 4- 1 3-20 843/aC 3- 1 2-10* (quar.)__ 1 (quar.)_ — — preferred (quar.)— -Dow Drug Co..' common (quar.) A 7% preferred (quar.) Dravo Corp., 4^ preferred (quar.)——___ 81'Ac 4-15 4~ ——— —— Industries, preferred Inc., com. (resumed) (quar.)____ Co. - 2-i9 I Inc., 3%% preferred (quar.) 25c Gencral Outdoor Advertising, common ' General Motors Corp., common (quar.) $5 preferred (quar.) $3.75 preferred (quar.) 15c 3-1 75c 4- 1 3-I9 50c 4- 1 3-22 37'/2C •■4- 1 3-15 1 93%C .'3-15 3-1 N 7oc 3-12 3-1 Mills, General General Railway ■ «6% preferred Signal, (quar.) common (quar.)__ .2-18 3-10 2-13 $1.25 5- 1 4- 5 933Ac 5- I 4- Co. Hudson common . 3-22 4- 1 3- 1 2-13 3-15 2-25 25C 3- • , 1 2-18 2-1$ 87'AC ,3-1 $1 (irreg.) 3-10 3- 31c 3- 1 2-20 25c 3-26 2-16 25c 1 4-30 4-20 25c 3- 1 2-20 50c 3- 1 2-20 $25c 4- 1 2-28 '3- 1 2-14 ;— 20c 3- 1 2-11 (quar.)—— 25c 3- 1 2-20 3-10 1-30 50c 3-19 3- $1 3-15 2-20 $1.06'A 3-26 3- 2 20c 3-20 3- 8 $1.12'A 3-30 3-20 30c * — (N. Y.), 5% pfd. (irreg.) —s (quar.) Power $1.25 3- 1 2- 9 3-25 3-10 3-10 3- 1 3-10 2-20 37'Ac 3- 1 2-13 $1.06'A 3- 50c (quar.) common 30c 25c — (irreg.)__ & 9 Co.— (quar.) * Co. Car preferred preference 2-13 3-10 1-30 50c 3-15 3- 3- 8 2- 6 5 5 10c 3- 1 2- 31'Ac 3- 1 2-20 A Erie Mtge. Corp. 3-31 3-19 3-31 3-19 25c (quar.) 30e $1.50 (quar.) series 1 25c (quar.) (irreg.)— Motor & 1 25c, — (quar.) Foods, Inc., common 5% preferred (quar.) Huron 3-12* 3- 30c — Hunt 5% 1 25c ; (quar.)— Hudson Pulp & Paper Corp. 5 7# pfd. A (quar.) Humphreys Mfg. Co., common (increased) __ 6% A- 2-13 (quar.) Bay Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.— Hudson 30c $$1 preferred Sound 2-20 2-25 (quar.)__. Co. Lighting Howe 1 3-15 Corp. Howard Stores Corp., Oil 5 3-22 3- 25c Co. Mining Statler 4'A 7# 2-16 3- 1 50c Co._ Howe 1 4- ! Corp. & Co. class A Mfg. Houston 3- 3-15 $1 2-29 2-16 2-16 12'AC (Ontario) (quar.) 3- 1 12'Ac (quar.) 3- 1 2-16 $$1.25 4- 1 3-15 37'AC 3- 1 2-20 3-31 2-17 5 75C - Precision Equipment— 3-12 15c 3-13 (quar.) Horn & Hardart Co. Hotels 2-16 1 3-15 Co., common (quar.) Dreferred (quar.)_ Hoskins 2-28 3- 25c Corp.______ preferred $4.25 4'A7# 1 3-31 ; 75c Co, (irreg.)—— Products Electrochemical Hoover 6 25c E.) Oil 3- 50c a Increased (s-a) com. Oil 4- 3-15 —_ : (Henry) 1 3- !. preferred General 1 $2 (quar.) 4- 3- 2-13 3-15 1 —— Co. (quar.) Manufacturing Co. (quar.) Hobart A, Corp.— General Industries, 5% 1 75c (quar.) $8 preferred (quar.) Builders Supply, common (initial). Fireproofing 3- 3-20 40c Corp. Quarterly Hires (Chas. 4- $ 20c (quar.) — 3- 37'Ac 2-14 1 4-20 25c Spencer, Bartlett k Co. (monthly)Monthly s ; Hilton Hotels Corp., common (quar.) 4% convertible preference (quar.) Hinde & Dauch Paper Co. of Canada, Ltd— t$l $$1.38 Co. preferred! B 5% $30c (quar.) 1 3- (quar.) Hibbard — • 3- 37'Ac preferred B (quar.) Hewitt-Robins, Inc. "(quar.) Heyden Chemical Corp., common a 3 'A % preferred (quar.) (quar.)___ 2-18 1 2-13 50c convertible 67# 3-15 (quar.):— Glass Hercules t$1.25 preferred Bakeries Hercules "« 10c (irreg.) preferred ; 3-15 (quar.) _________— Container (quar.) ;___ Mfg Co., class A (quar.) convertible 6-15 3-31 1 1 —_____ — 3- 4-15 — 2nd Driver-Harris 4% Finance ' 4-15 3- $1.50 (quar.) Corp. Mining Co Heileman (G.) Brewing 14c preferred B 1 3-15 3-19 10c Hecla 25c (quar.)—— Co., Ltd., com. 2-i6 1 ' Dresser 7- 1 3-19 1 (quar.) com. 3-19 1 $1.06'A (quar.)_. Hazeltine ___________ (irreg.) Co. Heywood-Wakefield Co., 4- 2-13 2-13 1 87'Ac (quar.)__ __— Dow $3.25 1 1 1 4- 4- — \ Hazel-Atlas (quar.)—.— common preferred A (s-a)__ General 2-15 4-15 $1 - * ' 3-15 Chemical Hathaway 2-26 Baking, General 4-15 1 (quar.)_i——_—L— (quar.) com. • 1 4- . 3- 1 $3 " 3-10 convertible preferred (quar.)— General Candy Corp. (quar.) General Cigar Co., common 7% preferred (quar.) General Dry Batteries (irreg.) 3-18 4-15 $50c $$1.12'/2 (quar.)_ (initial . 3-15 4- 3- 3- 4- Co., $2 preferred (quar.) (irreg.) $4 prior preferred (quar.) non-cum. preferred (quar.)_— 2-16 5% 2-16 1 4- ;tl5c 2-20 preferred Common 1 Power American General 2-10 4- $$1.75 (s-a)_ 1 3-15 J15c _ Corp. General ' v . • -- Co., General , A convertible preferred & Class 2-14 J371Ac 37'Ac $12.50, _____—________——_— preferred Gaylord 2-14 3- (quar.)— 37'/a C (quar.)— Investors Ltd., Co., Gemmer Cartons (Western), (quar.)—$87'/2C convertible class A Donohue Gair Gatineau 2-28 com. Co. Garrett 3- (quar.).—:.———2 Donnacona 4J/2.% 2 Gabriel 3-10 3-10 Ltd., preferred Donnell , 2-24 15c i 3-1 2-13 35c — Battery Co 20c Co. Trailer Fundamental r 2-20 5 3-15 15c Stores. Ltd. Extra $2,75 Frontier Power Co ; , 3- 3-24 , 2-27 3- 1 2-16 3-15 — Textile Co., Dominion "v 3-15 3-31 4- 3-i: 3- >' J50c 75c 25c 62'Ac 2-15 ; 37'Ac 1 Freeport Sulphur 1 ——_: 1 8-10 3- Investments, Ltd.— 3- 1 12'Ac (accum.) 1 3-15 .'_ Hartman Tobacco, 1 3- 3- & preferred 3- 3-15 56'AC ' -— Envelope Ltd., 2-11 Franklin Simon, 4'/z7# preferred (quar.) 1 Mfg. Co (reduced) 1 (M. A.) Co., $4.25 pfd. Co., 7 7# ; Hart-Carter 1 3-15 (quar.)_ A ■" prior preferred (quar.) Four-Twelve West Sixth Co. (irreg.) 2 & Dominion $1 ' o. 4- Anglo Investment Corp., Ltd.— preferred (quar.)_— class prior preferred (quar.)— " > ———i— (quar.) 3- 2-13 1 $1.25 —__ (James) Hart 2-25 10c :: —i (quar.)__ Refractories, preferred (quar.)— Harding Carpets, Ltd.__ 2-27 2- e t 75c 9 Foster-Wheeler Corp.— 62'/2c Co. Pepper .'Doininion '57# ' 2-20 1"' Fruehauf tl5c 3- 3- 25c 2-20 2 2 3-15 37'Ac 2 - 3-10 62'Ac ___ B 6% 2-20 Paper____l_______ 2 ; 1 81'Ac (quar.) (s-a) Corrugated Wayne 3- Dobbs 2 " 3- common...— Production (see Walt Disney) Disston (Henry) & Sons (quar.)—„Distillers Corp.-Seagrams (quar.)———_ "Dixie Cup Co., class A (quar.) 5% - 3- $1.12'A" pfd. (quar.) common Inc., $3 preferred 25c Corp., Disney (Walt) Dr. Wallace, <fc preferred" (quar.)$1 Dictaphone ,1 ——— Inc., Stores, 20c 1 35c common___ preferred Harshaw 2-19 3-10 3- 3- 50c Knitting, Harbison-Walker 2-20 Foster & Kleiser Co., class A pfd. (quar.)__ .. g 1 67#' participating preferred - - 5 1 50c «" ? 11 1 75c —————-^2-1— (s-al_A2—_—A <■Extra Fair 1 50c Co._____A—_______________ Fort Pitt Bridge Works <quar.i_ ......' Fort R 1 (quar.)—•_ Stove 3- $1 ••* class B_ Co., common (quar.)— preferred (quar.)_ Forbes -! t ,R 2-19 20c — 3-10 Diamond Match Co., common - ? 5-15 1 50c participating .21,--'""J'A, Fort Wayne k Jackson. RR. Co.— Co,, (quar.) ——4—50c ; non-cum. Diamond * o_ 3- _________ preferred (quar.)__—— Machinery Corp.—, *.L 3>k % convertible preferred (quar.) New common (initial)______—_„2_ "3-10 3-12 (quar.) *$2.50 2-25 ■13-31 -12 V2c ; — (quar.) i.——.L— preferred preferred preferred non-cum. > 3-10 >12V2C — 25C v 50c (quar.) (quar.)— (P. H.) Hanna 6* 2-16 ; 2-24 25c Hanley 6* 2- 1 1-31 2-24 3-15 25c — class A 57# Food ^"2-14 1 40c (quar.) ?iA—J— Detroit-Michigan Stove Co.— v A3- i-itiOc - 2- 1 ' 2-27 ! 72-13 A3- 1 »-A: 25c . non-cumulative 5% W, Food 1 3- 1 3-15 25c Ltd.— Stores, Florida Power & "Light Co., 4'/2 7# 3-1 ' 3-20 3- 3- 30c 1 $1.12'A Extra Class 2-16 3- $1.06'A (quai*.)_' Hancock Oil Co. of California, Hanes 1 $1 (quar.) Instrument Co., common (quar.) Hammermill Paper, 4JA7# pfd. (quar.) 4'/2 % 1-31 25c 2-14 25c — 1 $25c Cotton 2-20 3- 3-18 15c Stores Mines, Class 1 3-10 $1.25 — Florence 7. 2-21- 1 '3-15 Si ; (quar.)_—______________ Detroit Aluminum & Detroit (quar,f______A—— / :3- ______ Carpet —-$4 ! •3- 40c 3-20 2-19 3-15 5 $1.12'A (quar.) Flintkote • 2-10;". 3-15 • pfd. (s-a) 57# .participating class A ■A • /'• Corp. (irreg.) Inc. 4'A7# 5% Fitzsimmons 2 2-17 3- Fund, Rubber, Fishman 3-10 1 & Stock Co., common (quar.) preferred (quar.) (M. H.) Co. (quar.) Fitz Simons & Connell Dredge & Dock Co.__ a 3- ' 45c 933Ac Tire Bank Firth 2-13 3-31 25c (quar.i..—933Ac preferred B First 1 1 $1.10 — Hammond , 2-29 . 44- 25c L (quar.) (quar.) Bridge, 5 3-15 1 'Ac 1 3-15 $1.25 (quar.) (quar.) (C. 5 $3 Corp. 4 7# 5 $3 (quar.)___ common Industrial Firestone 8 4- B Financial 2-20 1 10c Dayton Power k Light, common.———_v\ 3%% preferred A (quar.)—— ______ ? 1 3- — Coke_; (quar.i— Chemical 3- 20c — Class 2-16 20c Davenport Besler Corp., common A (s-a)— Common B (s-a)—A————_ Davidson, Brothers, 1 9 2-27 • Dahlstrom 3- 3-20 Hamilton 3-12 20c Co..r____ _________ 3-19 4- Hamilton 2-27 i^«ac • 3-10 35c Hamilton 2-16 ___ 2-21 1-31 — Monthly 8-12 3- 5 1 $2 5c Brothers Hallnor 2-16 (s-a)_ 33- 10c quar. Hall 7-15 3- 1 $1 Co._ (quar.) Hale 4-15 8- 3- 25c Hajoca 2-20 31'/4c 2-25 $25c 3-12 3-10 6 3-15 4-15 Gypsum Lime & Alabastine of Canada, Ltd.— 3-18 1 2- 10c 2-16 4- 1 $25c Quarterly 1 3- 2-16 $5 preferred (quar.)___ preferred (quar.) Sugar, Increased 3- (quar.) common '2-16 7 Baltimore— at A 2-14 2- _____________— Publishing 2-16 3-15 35c (quar.) Products, Inc., common Class •2-27 40c Inc. 3-15 25c Co. preferred 1 1 (quar.) 1«_s. 2-16 3-15 40c com. Utilities, common 3-12 3- I83Ac (accum.) 3-15 (quar.)__ Co.. Co;. Gum (Syracuse)— pfd. Sugar States 4 37'Ac (quar.)__ $1.25 $12'Ac (irreg.): Power $4.40 2-14 1 2-16 3- 3- Gulf 3-10 3-15 50c 2-16 3-15 Corp. Watch Guantanamo 2-28 3-10 8 1 $1 (N. Y.) (quar.) (White Plains, Gulf — 3- Insurance Special —_— "1% preferred (quar.) Greenfield Tap & Die (quar.)_, $1.25 tax 3-10 3-31 lc Indemnity Fire Western 1 1 1 Co Northern Paper Co. 3- I 3-10 4- 62'Ac $12'Ac (s-a) Great Lakes Paper Co. 12-31 9- 2-19 1 Y.) $1.25 Corp Cleaning Fidelity Field 1 3- 3-12 15c 5 3- 3-12 3-15 12- 2-19 1 4- Ltd., 4 7# pfd. Inc. (quar.) Mines 2-19 2- 1 3- W.) Co.\ Co., Ltd., class A (quar.) Co., common (quar.) Trunk Warehouse Cold Storage 2-13 75C 3- 12'Ac & I __ $2.50 37'Ac (resumed) pfd. (quar.) 1 1 2-19 2-19 Stores Grand 3- 1 1 (H. Uraiton 3-15 33- (quar.) (s-a) Special 2-17 $1.50 Inc. Ins. Grain, Ltd., 6'/a 7# Fenton 2-14 4- f $2.50 $12'Ac B Gossard 1 $2.50 6 7# Co., State Co., 3- (quar.) Gas C.) 3- Corp Federal * 3- 3- 2 50c 5- . 3- 50c Electric Co., $1.25 conv. pfd. Federal Fire Insurance Co. of Canada 3-22 $1.75 30c Traders 5* Bros., Inc., common preferred (quar.) Class 3-15 50c 5-15 I2V2C 75c Cushman's & 3- (s-a) preferred (H! $1.25 r, Federal 3-31 : ■ convertible 2-11* '3-17 10c -—— Curtis 1 3-17 7- . 10c * 3- $2.50 Quarterly Farquhar (A. B.) Co. Fashion Park, Inc.— ——— , dividend (H.) 50c < (s-a) 2-24 (quar.I Candy Shops, Farmers 3-18 50c Curtis Farmer 3-18 1 $1.25 107# * Fanny ? 1 $1.25 dividend 1 ,..-25c $1.75 $1.75 : 5% Cash 3- $1 Chicago- 4- (quar.i— (quar.) 3-19 , 4- ;————— preferred 2-18 1 Fajardo Sugar Co. of Porto Rico preferred iquar.)——A—A— Culver Corp (stock dividend) 5 7# 2-18 1 65c 2-14; 50c 1 4- 37'Ac ___^ 2-13 $1.75 .56'Ac Goodall-Sanford, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., com. (quar.)__ $5 preferred (quar.) Gordon Maokay Stores, Ltd., class A (quar.) 50c (accum.) (quar.)__ 2-13 . (quar.)—____ preferred 3-15 28c " Pennsylvania $1.25 (irreg.)— 5* 3-10 $1.25 1 iquar.—_ common 3- 1 1 (quar.)_ Co. 1 -1 3-30 1 <quar.i___ (quar.) 1 & 3- 4 Goldblatt Grandview gtd. 1 Morse 3-20 35c 30c 4- 3- (quar.)__ 3- (The) 3- 60c — $1 (quar.) Corp. 3-20 —__ — (quar.) (quar.)__— $1.25' 7'/2c Gregg (quar.) common $2.50 $1 & 2-28 Rutgers Fire Insurance— preferred (s-a) Godman 25c 3- (quar.)-A preferred Corp. Buffet Coe 5 3-11 2nd Grand 3- (quar.) 7preferred -Exchange 1 3- 25c Golden 3- (quar.)____ 30c (quar.)_ (quar.)—-.—_ prelerred Sugar, preferred 77# •' 8% American 7% pfd. 5% Ex-Cell-O 2-20* 4- _____ 2-23 25c $1 $1.05 __ prelerred 3-10* 3-16 1 3-15 Co.________ convertible & 2-16 5- $1.25 25c pref 3-16 4- (quar.)__ 1 (quar.) 5-26 1 3-30 3-15 5 $1.25 _________ (quar.) of $5 5-30 3- 15c (s-a)___, (quar.) 1. Co., 4'/a % Globe 25c 50c (s-ai Insurance Co. 3-22 60c 'V Pittsburgh RR., 1% Faber (quar.) $4.20 (Drum (quar.) Zellerbach, 50c pld. A preferred A deduction 3-15 junior .A—A- preferred preferred A 3-30 40c (quar.) 3-15 4- $40c preferred preferred A & 2-25 $1.12 »/a $5 1-25-49 After , ' c . , 3-10 2-16 $1 Erie preferred Marine Razor, $1 5% 1 3-15 21'Ac 3- $1.06'A pfd. 5% 2-16 1 2-27 (quar.)__^ 5% 4- 3-10 7-26 Erie Railroad Co.r 57# 2-10 3-15 $1.25 3-15 $1 2-12 6-15 1 prior preferred (quar.) 1 3-15 1 4- $4 $1.02'A (irreg.) preferred 1 1 7- 57# convertible 3- 4- 15c $1.50 2-27 (quar.) conv. 6-15 3-20 2, 3- 3- " — 2-28 convertible preferred $3 1 1 (quar.) Equity Corp., 3- > — Co.— Mfg. 3-12 $1.12'A Mfg. 2-12 ' 7- 15c (quar.) convertible 3-15 3-10 4- 4% .. 4% 3-15 - 2-16 4% 28'/aC Corp.— 3-15 25c Derrick «Se Equipment— Common (resumed) - Co, & Harvester Glidden 100 7# guaranteed 2-20 1 15c Extra 3-13 Emsco ! v International 3-13 37'Ac (quar.) 1 1 1 3-31 $1.06'A dividend Common 933/4C - (quar.)__— Gleaner 4- Fire Safety 3-31 $25c (quar.).j: & 3-19 % 5 (quar.)_ Empire District Electric. 57# Cribben k Sexton Co.— preferred preferred preferred Controller 3- 17'Ac __. 3- __ common Co., 3-31 __ (quar.) Machine 4-1 Empire & Bay State Telegraph— 3- —- Gisholt (quar.)___ Emerson Drug Co., 87/ preferred Emerson Radio & Phonograph-— 3-10 — 5 (quar.)_ 3- 2-19 iquar.) Gas 1 4- 15C Refrigerator 25c (quar.) Natural Stock 3- 35c com. 3-15 2-16 A preferred 3- 15c Corp. (quar.i (Texas), 25c 3-19 Girdler A___ Electrographic Corp. (quar.)__. Ely & Walker Dry Goods_____ 3-19 2-14 (S. A.) 2-17 3- 1 . 2 'A 7# - (quar.) 3-15 Co. Co. $1.50 (stock dividend) A 40c 3-1 3-31 Overall Electric Corp. 25c 3-29 — 1 (quar.) 75c tquar.1 3- (interim) Electric 41-31 preferred Corp. 2-13 ___ Gillette (quar.)__2__ class 2-25* 75c (quar.) 1 $1.50 common A.), Inc., class B 3-15* •2-19 $2 Stores, 1 >' 3- A (quar.) 1 ___ 1 $15c class 3- 1 Gibson 4- 25c preferred 4 747# 1 ; Corp., 3-15 3-10 Class (quar.) participating preferred 4.10 7# Gibraltar 3- (quar,)_ 4- 25c Gerrard 7-15 1 <quar.i_ (Thomas Paso 4-15 2 : Brothers Paso 1 8- (accum.) common Machine B $4.50 El 3-1 Crown preferred Washing A 40c 25c Cork Co., Elgin National Watcli El 3-10 Crown Kodak 5- 4- $1.1428 pfd. $7 Holders (quar.) (quar.) $1.50 (accum.) Corp., B $1.25 $1.50 (quar) B States Non-voting 2-16 33A'i 1 Electrolux 2-16 convertible 9- 4'/i7# 1 1 Co., 9-15 Edison 3-12 1 ! 4>A7#. $1.50 67# 5c Crane (quar.) Class - 2-18 3- Corp. A Eastman 2-19 3- 30c (quar.)__— common Extra Cory preferred 2-16 Co., Ltd. (initial quar.)—$15c Refrigeration (quar.)___.i-:_-l_~10c Cooksville Copeland 1st 3-15 ——a——.— preference (quar.)_. Cooper-Bessemer Corp., common preferred 1 1 3- prior 6- 933Ac prior $3 6-15 3- ._• Corp.__ Varnish, $1.50 3-29 75c & (quar.) Edison 25c Paint $3 r A ___ (quar,)___, (Del.)— Co. preferred li-L—_ Casualty Co. Continental 1st Eddy Paper Co., Ltd., class A $1 (quar.) pfd. (quar.) Continental 1 6 V2 7# preferred Co., 3- preferred Waterworks Class 3-15 preferred B When Payable of Rec. of a share of common holder's option Class B (quar.) Georgia Power Co., $6 pfd. (quar.),; $5 preferred (quar.) Gerber Products Co., common 4'A% preferred (quar.) Ry.— $1.50 at Brewing class Class A (quar.) 2-24 4 44/1000 or stock 2^20 3- Cash 2-24 (quar.) $6 preferred B (accum.) Eastern Steel Products, Ltd. 3-24 25c 3-15 3-10 50c quar.) 3-15 Container Corp. of America, 4 7# pfd. (quar.) Continental Assurance Co. (quar.)-. — Continental Can Co., common (interim)— $3.75 6 $13c 62'Ac $1.12'A 20c 45c Co._ Street Share Genesee A 6 7# Ltd.— quar.) $2.50 Coal 2-16 (quar.) Co. Theatres, (initial (increased Loaf Massachusetts 3-29 25c General 3-19 (quar.) 3-15 tquar.) 2-20 1 4- preferred 6 7# 2-13 (quar.) Corp., common Paper Consolidated & Co. 25c .___ 3-10 30c $1.12'/a> 1st Easy (quar.i— 9 67# 3-24 3-15 iquar.) Laundries Consolidated 4- 40c 12V2C 9 4- common $1.25 Dtilit.es Gas 4- 4- 4-24 6 7# •V Y.— N. _—____ Grocers Consolidated 25c $3.50 4-24 87'Ac 6% 3- — of Co. (quar.i Consolidated 4- (quar.) (s-a) Edison 3- $25c — (quar.i Consolidated Dry Goods Co., common Sugar Eastern Inc., of Company Corp.—$6 preferred (opt. dividend setles) $1.12'/a (quar.) (quar.) Chemicals Plastics Eagle Picher Per Name 2-24 3-13 $2 ;— (quar.) Bradstreet, preferred Eastern 75c ____. Coal Durez East iquar.) Quarterly 3 (Toronto;— common Si Holders Payable of Rec. General Shareholdings (interim) preferred 4Vi 7# 3-10 3-15 Dun 2-13 Inc., 40u preicinu tguai Consolidated Bakeries of Canada, Ltd.— Consolidated 2-15 When Share de Nemours & Co.— preferred $3.50 2-25 3-15 — i.— _ Connohio ■ 1 3-15 37'Ac (quar.)__ Inc. (increased) & Power (quar.i— Connecticut 3- $1.25 50c 25c 40c (quar.)___ Connecticut $4.50 r Company (E. I.) Pont Common 3-12 1 $$1.50 Publications Congoleum-Nairn, 4- S3 —- __:—_— Mills Common • —— Service Corp. (initial) Confederalion Life Association _ Per Name of du Co.— iquar.) Public Nast Cone . —___— Telephone preferred Community Holders Payable of Rec. (Del.) — (payment subject to (accum.) approval! Commonwealth Share , Commonwealth k Southern Corp. - When Per,, • Name of Company , 2-25 25c 3-15 25c 4- 1 3-12 $1.50 4- 1 3-12 Hydraulic Press Mfg.— 6% convertible preferred (quar.) Imperial Tobacco Co. of Canada, Ltd.— Ordinary (interim) $20c Final 6% preference $10C (s-a) 3-31 2-17 37# 3-31 2-17 *jt . 48 When Per Share of Company $20c Indiana (quar.) partic. preferred Water (quar.)—__ Gas & Indianapolis Water 5% class A pfd. A (quar.) Stedl Co Institutional and Bond Bank Group 20c (quar.) 25c 2-19* 3-10 $37%c 4-15 3-10 2-27 3- 2- 1 4- 1 3- 1 3- convertible Selective $1 — Co 3- 5 3- 2-11 1 22 %C 3- 1 2-10* $1.20 $4.80 pfd. 4- 1 3-20 ——. 3- 3-15 40C $75c 4-15 3-20 2-28 ((accum.)— Public Utilities Machine Oiler 2-28 3-15 25c 3-15 2-28 3-15 3- 40c , 1 3-10 2-25* 10c 3- 1 2-14 25c 4- 1 2-27 x$1.75 4- 1 2-27 Co.——— ———— Public Service, Ltd. com, (quar;)__ preference A (quar,)—. — %% 4- 1 Johns-Manville Johnson Corp. 3- 1 2-25 (quar.)—-—, (s-a) Laughlin Steel, Elqtz Co. Drug $4.50 (quar.)— com. preferred (quar.) 3- 1 1 3- 3-15 15C 5 2-14 1 preferred dividend & 3-15 3- 5% 37 %c 4- 1 3-15 $5.10 3-20 3- 6% 25c 3- 1 2-17 25c 'Kendall Co., $4.50 3- 1 2-17 $1.12% 4- 1 3-18 (quar.).—- common preferred (quar.).—.—— Kentucky Utilities Co. 4%% Steel Keystone $37 %c Wire & pfd. $1.18% (quar.)—_ (quar.) 3- 50c _— 1 _ 4% 2nd conv. 4 V2 % Corp. 5 preferred (quar.).. 3.2% 3-12 4- 1 3-12" 4- 5-10 King-Seeley Corp., common——__________ 5% convertible preferred (quar.).—_— Kinney Coastal Oil Co.. (increased) 25c 3-15 3- 25c 4- Minnesota 3-12 Eleinert (I. Rubber B.) 3%c 3-13 3-15 3- 1 $1.50 3-15 3- 1 Eoppefs Co., Inc., common 4% preferred -(quar.)—— Cresge (S. 8.) (quar.)„____ 25c 2-27 4- 3-12 4- $1 -w—— ___ 3-11 (S. H.) Co. Kroger Company, 6% 1st 6% 1st preferred (quar.) G% 1st preferred (quar.)___. Mojud 7% 2nd preferred 7% 2nd preferred (quar.).— 2nd preferred (quar.) 7% La France Industries Lake Shore Lake Superior Mines, District (increased preferred Lake of the 1-30 4V2% 1 3-15 Monarch Woods Co. 1 6-15 1 9-15 4-15 Monroe 7-15 Monroe Co. 3-15 2-25 Motorola. 3-15 2-25 Motor 4- 1 3-10 Mount 5c 3- 2 2-14 $1 3- 1 2- 3- 5 3- 5 5 & preferred Lily-Tulip Lincoln Cup 7% preferred Link-Belt Liquid Co, Little Lone Star Lone Star Lorain 2-10 5- 3- 1 Gas Coal II & Dock, 11- 1 2-28 3-12 3- 1 (quar.) 3- 1 3- 9 Northeastern 9 1 2- 3- 1 2-14 3- 1 National 2 9-20 Northern Liberties 4- 2 3-20 Northern Natural 7- 2 6-20 Northern States 10- 2 9-20 3- 1 3-16 Nova 2-23 2-23 3- 1 2- Match Ohio Oil Ohio Water 1 2- 3 3-31 8 2-20 62 %c 4- 1 National 3-11 3- (quar.) 4 y2 % 5% Electric Welding Gypsum Co., preferred preferred 34- 1 Ontario 1 3-10 37 %C 3-31 3-12 National Rubber $2 3-15 3- National (quar.)— (quar.) (quar.)_ 1 National Oats 5% pfd. Machiney Co Standard Co. (quar.) : ; c -< >' r j 1 .£' r - .'d'i i.v r'l si 1. ?*, ' r i: (••II 5% \ preferred Otter Tail 3-10 3-20 - 2-16 2-10 - 3-31 3-10 3-31 3-10 3-10 $1.50 v < of 2s fid, tax 2-27 or deduction) — 50c Co. $3.60 preferred Ox Fibre 3-15 $1.12y2 Co.____^ Finance Corp. Pacific Gamble Robinson Lumber Pacific Pacific Mfg. Panhandle 4% Co. 5% preferred Pantepec Oil $4.25 2-14 6- (quar.)_ com, ,,. 6- 1 5-15 9- 1 8-14 Patterson-Sargent 3-30 3-15 Peabody Coal Co., 3-30 3-15 > 3- 1 1 2-13 4- 1 6% 2-13 3- 3-18 3- 3-12 Peck pfd. & 3- 1 2-16 3-12 3-29 3-19 1 2- 9 3- 3.70% 1 2-20 3-15 3-15 2-29 ~ Water Corp. (quar.)___,„. 3- 3-10 2-16 3-10 2-10* Peoples 1 2-10* 3- 1 2-11 5- 1 8- 4-21 Permnfit 1 7-22 Pet 10-30 2c 2c Corp. 10-20 Co. 1st 4V4«. Ond 2-20 Peter 4- 1 3-15 Petroleum Oil 4- 1 3-15 Petroleum 4- 1 3-15 3- 1 2-20 Pfaudler 8-16 7-31 Pfeiffer Brewing Co. $1.25 4- 3- 3-23 50c J 1 5 3-15 nreferred & ^ (The) r"-»fprroti Corp. . 3-15 4- 3- 4- 40c .4- 3-15 1 3-15 1:'' 3- 5 3-22 4-15 $2 1 ?r *. l'i 3-15 , ^-3- 5y $1.50 3- 1. 2-20, 3- 1' $1.75 3- 1 ,I 2-19' ; 2-20 '3-19r 3-27 4-,l3-11' • (interim) 4- 1, 4- 1 3-11 30c $3c 3-10 2-20 3-15 3- 3-12 3- 3 3-11, 1 Corp.— (accum.) 25c (increased quar.)"— Co.. common (ouar.) (increased) (quar.)—_ 3- 35c 50c ?-19 2-202-26 3-10 3-11 3-31 -3-15 , 3-10 2-25 87V2c $1 1 ; , t i ;. 25c — Co & 1 1-31 1-3P 20c (quar.) Ltd. Gas. 1-v- $1.06% $1.06y4 — Trading (Charles) Phelps Dodge (quar.)— — Inc. $1.25 partic. class A Pfizer 25c Paul, , '*; 1 25c (quar.) 2-18 • 3- . 1 $1.12% (quar.) com. pfd. 1 3- ______ —— 3-15 $l,12y2 $1.75 15c $1.12% (quar.) com. (increased).^ Co. Milk 4%% i ' 3- 3- 8 ! .3- 1' ; 3- $1.37% pfd. 4%% 3-15 u . (quar.) Perkins Machine & Gear. 7% pfd, Corp. 25c $1.25 (quar.) preferred 4V2% 4-1. $1 (quar.) Perfex 3-15 3-15 50c . —— Stores Drug , 25c 30c Co.— (quar.) preferred ' $1.10 Peoples Gas Light & Coke___! Power & 3-15 3- 5 1 92%c Co.__l— Mfg. 1 6-12 '; 2-27 > 30c class A_ , 1 $5 4- Co.— 3- 2-14 1 50c ; 3- 3- 2-7 3- 3-13 (quar.)_ $1.20 pfd. Cement Salt 3-1 . 40c preferred C (quar.) preferred B (quar.)— Common 2-7 6-30 , , Pennsylvania 1 3- 68^0 Co Pennsylvania 2-20 2-7 15c 4-15 9 1 $26 (accum.)_ (quar.) 2-10 3- 3-1 $0.2083 clears arrears)___ pfd. Co. 2-29 3-15 50c 50c : payment 2-16 3- 3-26 , Electric 2-20 20c Co Pennsylvania-Dixie 2-26 1 t20c_ $35d" common Switch 2-13 1 3- ■ $1.06'/4 (quar.) C.) (J. 3-26 j, (quar.) Telephone Co., com. preferred Penney 3- 4 3-24 3- 10c Ford, Ltd.__ Electric Penn , '•«. 25c ___. Wilcox--. & Peninsular 3-31 50c 1 (quar.)_, com. Brewing, 5%% Penick 1 Ltd. (This Stow Feller 3-15 2-20 - common prior preferred 5% 4- 1 64c 62y2c Reel, 8? 3- $1 „ Transportation preferred 3- 1 r. 3-15 2-27 (quar.).—.__—_— 2-15 1 7% 3-15 6-15 4- 1 3-15 Co preferred 3 3- Co. 75c $40c 75c (increased)__ Rig & Mfg. 2-15 3-1 of Venezuela— 3- Paton 2-16 2-24! $2.50 (quar.) Co. Rust-Proof Parmelee 1 5 (s-a) Pictures, Inc. (quar.)__ Utah Consolidated Mines (resumed) Park 2-14 33- ; Pipe Line, shares Parkersburg 3- 3 , 1 35c Paramount Parker 1 2-145 25c ______ - preferred 3-1, ,2-28 3-10 SI Ltd. Tubes, , "3-1 3- (quar.) (quar.) <quar.)__ Co., Eastern American California of 3-1 1 $1.25 (quar.)____; Co,____ Mills Pacolet Page-Hershey 4-1*1. 4- 3-10 . $1,251, Paper Pacific $5 pfd. • 60c 90c Oxford . J15c com., 1 .1. $$1.25 (Minn.) 3- r "3-15 1 4- ♦ „ (quar.) Brush V , (quar.)__ Power Peoples Telephone *■'- 3-31 3-1 "Co._.— ftUg. 2-17 _ $1 56y4c 25c <9. payment 2-11 : 3-5 , Oswego Falls Corp., 4ya% preferred (quar.). Heat & Power, Ltd;— Common (quar.) ■ : shares 1 (s-a)__ 2-10 3-^5 10c 3-10 (quar.) 2-10 3-31 00m; 3- Co.— National Paper & Type Co., 2-23 3-15 3-15 Ottawa Light 3-10 4- (quar.)— 4-15 •' 37y2c 4% pfd. A (ouar.)_— preferred A (quar.)_______ 115c (quar.) 2-14 50c Inc., 25c pfd. ' 1 .1-26 3-15 (irreg.) (increased)— $1.25 $4.50 Co. 46V4c after South Africa 2c 25c 2-17 Inc. Ordinary 45c — 2-25 - 3- 25c 30c (quar.) 9 3-1 4-1 3-1 - 55c _ 2-10 3-15 t25c (quar.) 2-10 ' $1.06 .' (quar.) 3-/1 20c $2.20 pfd. 20c : $1.75 1 Tube J12V2c preferred 3-12 J$1.75 ________ 15c —_ 25c (quar.), common 6% preferred (quar.) O'okiep Coppp.r Co., Ltd.— 4.40% (quar.) 2- (-quar.) Pennsylvania (quar.) com. 3-10 (quar.)„ 40c ___s, 15c 25c: $2.25 Corp. Omar, $1 Dairy Products (quar.) Drug & Chemical Co. of Canada.— $1.50 (interim) Co., (quar.) 1 ; Service Oliver 62V2C National Lead Co., 7% preferred A National Linen Service Corp., com. 3-20 _ (quarl) Gas 1 (quar.)— (quar.l_„ Industries, Ohrbach's, RR.— ; : . 3- 10c Seamless S3 ;■ 2-20 *2-16 3- (quar.)— Ohio 35c (quar.) 1 3- 3-1 ; t$i Extra 25c 37y2c 50c 25c — 5 \ $$1.50 Co. Co. 2 3- • ■' ___' Ltd., 4 2- 8 '• —$1.12»/a ;— Co. 2-16 3- . Co preferred 2-16 3-25 $1.25 Co. Manufacturing Ogilvie Flour Mills, 50c Quarterly Quarterly 3 3- Pharmacal 12V2C Louis 3- 40c (quar.) $1.75 $1.75 $1.75 12y2c (initial) 1 Light & Power— Oak 25c (initial)- 1 3-20 60c Service— (quar.) Olin 3.3- (Wise.)— preferred 7% 3-26 2-20 $1 (quar.(__„ Candy 2-28: 3-10 $1 (quar.) Public Nutrine 40c ' — Fibers Power Norwich ' 4-15 30c (irreg.)_ preferred Ohio . 1_;_______ Service—, (s-a) 4% Co.— St. Gas Gas lc (irreg.) (quar.)T_ 6% 25c 59%c —: & Scotia 2-28- ■. 3-20 25c (quar.) Public preferred 3-20 , 15c (s-a)_____ preferred 4ya% 1 25c Cylinder Convertible National 3-10 3-10 25c pfd. 5% Northwestern 2-24 3- $3.90 $3.57% (quar.) < Co.— preferred 10- 50c — _ Common 2-14 preferred Indiana Development & Motor Specialties preferred National 2 prior $2 113c t44c — quar.)__ Automotive 4y2% Water Northern $1.62y2 — — Biscuit Co., common Container Corp., com. (Del.) National Insurance 3- 50c (quar.) (quar.) preferred National 2-19 3- 87 %c I Co. 1 50c National 2-19 $25c I_III (quar.) (quar.). tos Angeles Investment 4- 87V2c 34%e National 2-28 50c (quar.) River 6-20 :— common new Chattanooga 5% 2-28 3-12 $25c conv. North 3-20 (quar.)—— pfd. (quar.)— Resumed 10-23 3-12 37%c $1.10 5% 9 National Alfalfa Dehydrating & Milling Co.— 7-24 87 %C (quar.)__ Taylor, 6% 1st pfd. (P.) Co., common preferred (quar.) Inc. 1 25c (quarj Corp. Co. Inc., Nashville 1 4-23 8- 30c class A 3- ; .. (accum.) 6-20 7-1 , Corp.— Refractories 2 ' . Corp. RR.— Cement 1 50c 20c — Nachman 3-10 3-15 30c 75c Lorillard Loew's, 1 $1.75 & 1% 1 87 %c (quar.) (quar.) (quar.) Special guaranteed Original capital 4- $4 20c (accum.) American 1 . : Muskegon 3- Investment preferred North $1.25 pfd. Mining Oil, $2 class A (quar.) Muskegon Piston Ring 30c (quar.) Loblaw Groceterias Co., Ltd., Class B (quar.) (quar.)___ (increased 2-20 37 %c - Corp., common preferred (quar.) Miami Co. preferred 5Ms % 1 $1.25 — Corp. 2-27 4- r — (increased quar.) Carbonic 3% % Mass.)— com. (quar.)„ (quar.)— I 2- * (quar.) (quar.) common com. Inc. Line, 6% , 3- 60c Co., 3- "* Stores, preferred Ltd. 5'/2% 3-10 37 %C' ____ — com. 2-26 2-17 1 American 3-15 62'/2« t25c (quar.)— 1:25c f$l,12y2 Muskogee $1 ~~ preferred 3-10 3- __jl—.— 3- 30c 6% 9-20 — 3-31 $1.75 3-20 North 2 — $3.50 15c __ 6-20 12-16 2-14 1 50c Murphy 5 1 1 4- 3- 175c 3-15 (quarj_ 1 Lire* Insurance Lincoln Service Corp.. 7% Munson 2-21 1 7- 12-23 20c 12-16 25c —; Tool Co. 40c Quarterly Quarterly Lincoln 2-16 3-10 3- 3-20 1 $1.25 25c 4-30 50c 1 1 10- 4- B___— $25c (quar.)__ common Corp National 1 3-15 • 2 4- 4- 12-23 50c (G. C.) Co. (quar.)—. Murray-Ohio Mfg. Co. (increased)- _ (quar.) 2- 1 2 20c 7- (quar.) 12 %c __________ 3- • ; Ohio Associated Telephone (quar.)_ (quar.) 3- 31 %c 1 20c ' , 7% prior preferred 80c —_______ Society, Diablo 1 7 4- 87 %C 4- (qu»/.) (Springfield, Chemical Wheel 3- Brothers, Ltd. (quar.); Liberty Fabrics of N. Y., Inc. (quar.) Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass (quar.) Liggett 4- 50c — 2-16 ,3-1 — 25c 1 each prior preferred—.., V 25c (quar.)^ Manufacturing Corp.— (quar.) $7 preferred (quar.) $7 preferred (quar.) Munising Wood Products Co., com. 5% preferred (initial! 2-20 3-23 three for preferred preferred 80c $1.27Vi com. $7 preferred 2-20 3- 35C Casualty Insurance (Tenn.) 7% Mullins 2-27 37 %c 1 87 %C 1 3-22 — Co. 3- 1 4- preferred — —— Paper Mills, common 4%% preferred (quar.) 9 3- 3-10 Corp.— 3- 25c 25c 25c $1.75 25c Cottons, Ltd., common (quar.)_— preferred (quar.) —<—* (Wm.) Dry Goods Co. (increased quar.) 3- 30c of Co, 2-11 3-31 50c dividend)—, 3-10 $5c 50c 87 %C 25c ——— Morris 2-13 2-13 ' (quar.) held—— Finance 3-15 75c ' ' dividend Electric 2-20 preferred $1 (quar.) preferred A $1 $25c 40c Corp Myers Tobacco, Co. Ltd. Co. Machine 25c (quar,) Savers 2 2-18 $1.50 (quar.)— preferred (quar.) Lewis Life & 1 2 2- - Cement Electric, 5% Salt 2- (cash Co. Potomac 3-15 1 $75c (quar.)__ com. 3-15 3-31 prior 2-18 • of 3-31 Moore-Handley Hardware Co., common..— 20c 5% preferred (quar.)_— — ———$1.25 Moore-McCormack Lines (quar.) — 37l/2c Morgan (J. P.) & Co $2 (James) & Sons (quar.)— Lehigh Portland 7% 3-31 3- $1 (quar.) (quar.) 3-10 25c 50c $2 — Loan 40c ■ 2-20 5 2-27 prior preferred Moore ____ ; 1 4 3- 3-10 80c 2-18 , quar.) 3- Corp., preferred American 7% 3- 3-15 80c 1 • Car Liquidating shares 100 2-14 A Railway, com. Ltd.,(interim) American North 3-10 1 pfd. 1 15c 80c 1 1 5 2-14 25c 30C 4% 1 4- $40c ■ Ltd. (increased quar.) Corp., shares 3-31 3- 1 3- 1 5 3- 1 3- 1 3- 4 Montreal 3- 2-13 - "3-15 3- 2-14 3- 1 3-15 1 3- 3-15 3- 2-14 3- 3-15 7%o 1 3- . 1 3-31 $40c 2-16 3-15 3-12 $3.25 $$1.75 — 2-27 4-1 . 1 3- , $1.75 ' i_;*_ class B__ Western & Partial 3- 15c Co;———_. Paper com. Ins. Chemical Monsanto 7% 3- 3-12 $1.25 Bleachery & Dye Works (quar.) Lang (J. A.) & Sons., Ltd. (quar.)——— Lansing Stamping Co. (irreg.) a Le Tourneau (R. G.), Inc., $4 pfd. (quar.)_ Lee & Cady Co Lee (H. D.) Co., Inc. (quar.)_ Leland 10-15 Milling Co., Ltd.— Extra Life Monarch 1 2 Co.__ Co., convertible North 2-26 3-11 Chemical American $2 $1.25 com. Semi-annual Co.— —a____—_ (increased 3 common— " Mills Knitting 7- 1 2- — Mfg, Co., Co.. preference 10- 11- 1 35c Power (M. Lane-Wells Leslie Monarch 5- 3-15 20c 3- 20c Lanett Lord 1 4- ______ H.), Inc. (quar.) Lane Bryant, Inc. (quar.) Life 3- quar.) (quar.) (quar.) preferred (quar.) Lees 2-11 8- 2-14 ' - * (quar.; North $18c (quar.) (quar.) Common 7% Lamston 1 $1.75 pfd. Ltd. 3- $1.75 Electric Norfolk (quar.) —„_ (irreg.)— (quar.) Brewery, Ltd. (quar.) $1.50 _ Wire Normetal r—— preferred Molgon's * Common 5% 4% 2-11 $1.75 (quar.)— S.) Hosiery Co. 2-20 1 5% 10c Extra $1.50 rf<quar.)_—; Carpet $1.50 — aa— Noma 1 ———VUc Service..—— 30c (quar.) (J. 60c (quar.)— (v.t.c.) & Ontario Mohawk 3-12 1 & Mitchell $1.50 (quar,) common preferred A Public 3^11 50c — 3- 3-15 (gu^r.)—„——_—$1 preferred ,3- 50c (quar.)— 3-16 '3-1 10c Nineteen Hundred Corp. 3 Co. — 50c Kress preferred Louis Ry. Missouri Utilities Cp., common 40c _ Niles-Bement-Pond 2-18 3 (quar.),...^.^— Mining J3 Missoimi 5% 6 2-10 l 35c (quar.)«-.—— Valley Canning preferred (quar.) Class 2-26 $2.50 1 Niagara 2-16 1 2- —— Missouri-Kansas Pipe Line, com. _ Co.____„__ 2-16 1 2- — (quar,)——U—— preferred 5% 1 3-15 —_ Kinney Mfg. Co., common (resumed). $6 non-cum. preferred (quar.).. 1 3- 50c Minnesota 1 5-20 1 3- 3-15 (quar.) (quar.)———— Ligh't Co., 7% pfd. A (quar.) series Minnesota $1.12% — 3" •4- 50C (quar.) 3- 25c (quar.): preferred Common 2-27 1 $4 5 : 2-20 1-. ' 93%C preferred (increased) Weaving (increased quar.)__; non-cum. 1 ————— convertible 3-13 10c (quar.) $5 Minneapolis St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie RR. (quar.)—.—— preferred Kingsbury Cotton Oil Co. 2-16 1 —— — preferred 4- $1 ' 1 25c Minneapolis & St. 2-27 4 3- -.3-1' ' 50c Co. New York Dock Company— 1 common Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator, 2-14 3-13 2-16 3- — 1st 35c (quar.). com. (quar.) preferred 25c Kimberly-Clark 1 3- Minneapolis Brewing Co. (quar.)1. ——' Minneapolis Gas Light Co. (Del.)— 5!/2% preferred (quar,)——,—-$1.3.7 3-15 4- . 45c ' 3- shares— Hart, Inc., preferred prior preferred prior preferred 1 1 ■ 3c prior 4- ' 5 2- 10c Milwaukee Gas 1 3- Auction 4- Abrasive 3-15 25c York Extra Noranda Mines, Public Service Co. (quW.)— Steel Tube Products Co.— 37 %c 2- 3-10 -3-10-* ✓ 50c York Air Brake New 8 $J 2-28 4- $1.12% _——_———__ (Julius) & (to — 4—— Kelsey-Hayes Wheel, class A (quar.)——_ Class B (quar,) r F.elvinator of Canada, Ltd.—— F.ayser New 2-25 2-27 3-15 3- $1 — 2-28 3-10 3-10 8 $1 ; 2 3-31 •4- 10c Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock____ 4-30 Common. 1 3- 2-28 ' 1 3f- 50c • ' 3-15 3- * 60c ' _i._i_i_.__-. 4-16 ( 3- Common 5 Insurance 2-27 3-15 (quar.)—______ com. ' > 50c 3-25 3-11 Co. Stores 3-15 2-28 50c- •*■ (quar;) J.) Co._ Steel Co. (quar.) 87c 50c — 1 $1 (quar.) 1 Fire Insurance Life ' pfd. 1 $1 Newmont Mining Corp.__;_'_w_ii;i.ai--'_'-_-:i_ Newport Electric Corp., common (quar.)____ 3%% preferred (quar.) 3-15 $2 3-15 95c 12 %c 1 4% 54- $1.25 r Telegraph_;;_l_ & (J. Newburgh 3-20 5 5-15 Miller 5 2-27 3-10 60c Parchment (quar.)—.. SCansas City Power & Light Co.— 3.80% preferred (quar.) 6 4- 4- 25c 8% 2-27 3- 4- $1.25 Vegetable 3- 3-12 4- 10c 50c — 6 World 3-31 Corp. $1 conv. pref. (quar.)__— Midland Steel Products, common——: 4-17 1 3-10 35c — common 5% preferred A (quar.)__————— Joy Mfg. Co, (quar.)— —— —-— Kalamazoo 5- 93 %c ————— 3- New Nopco Midland Oil 3-20 60c ::, ————- Johnson & & Jones —— 3-20 1 Hampshire 3-15 — Michigan Michigan 2-27 $1.25 XI —r___ (quar.). Jewel Tea Co., Inc., common 3%% preferred (quar,)— New 3-17 3-15 50C Y,)__; New Jersey Zinc Co Telephone 3-18 Extra Jantzen S% preferred A 2-13 5 3-17 2-16 20c — Warehouse___c.______- Storage 3 30 — Mid-West 5% preference C (quar.) Knitting Mills— Jersey Power & Light, 4-16 15c (quar.) ———— Merchants Refrigerating Co. class A (quar.) 3-15 25c New Newberry preferred 7% 3-15 1 93%c — Engraving 1 4- $1.50 ——— (quar.)—— Service, common preferred (quar.) Southern 4- $1,621/2 7% preferred A .(accum.)— 6%% preferred (accum.). 2-25 $1.75 25c Class B (quar.) —A—: . 25c Meredith Publishing Co. (quar.)——— 25c Merritt-Chapman & Scott, 6V2% pfd. (quar.) $1.62,/ac Metal Textile Corp.. $3.25 partic pfd. (quar.) 8iy4c Metal & Thermit Corp., common (quar.)__ 35c 7% preferred (quar.)-———;——--— $1.75 Metropolitan Edison, 3.90% pfd. (quar.)— 97'/2c Meyer Blanke Co. (quar.)—30c Mercantile 3-15 4- England $1.06V* 50c _ (quar.)_— preferred 2nd $2 1 1 $1.75 (quar.) preferred Corporation, common 4%% preferred (quar.)—— 3-15 7c preference (quar.)_—.— Fund (irreg.)-———- $3.50 Bedford New 3-31 (quar.) Mead 1 New 2 3- 1 25c 4- 1 75c 1 4- 3--1 37 %c (quar.) 2-28 4- Stores Corp., common (quar.)—. Extra'———'—-—75c McCrory Light & Power— preferred C (quar.)— 1- Maytag Company (quar.) McCord Corp., $2.50 preferred 5 3- . (quar.)_ (quar.) Corp. . $1.50 — — 3-30 3-30 75c New 4- 1.12% Brothers, Inc. (quarj____ Amsterdam Casualty Co. (N. 2-27 3-15 60c 37'/ac 75c 85c 93 %c 93%c 25c 25c 62%c ' 35c — Corp. 3- — —, — • Holders Payable of Rec. 25c Neisner 2 3-10 , (quar.) (increased quar.) Water Co. (s-a) 4-15 ,, preferred (quar.) __— $3.75 preferred (quar.) $3.75 preferred series 1947 (quar.)— May McEwen Kaiser Co. (quar.)— 2-19 3-20 t40c (quar.), common Corp. (quar.) (quar.) May Department Stores Co., com. 8 Nehi 2-14 2- When Share ■ Co. 3-10 ' 7c $25d $62'/2c ——'—, Co. 5 1 Tea 3-15 7%c Mathews Conveyor Co. 8 4- Naugatuck 33- Fund— $3.40 3 ($1.12 v2 National 3-5 " • — : Electric Master 5 3-15 4-15 $1 3-15 3-15 Corp.—'/* Irregular 3-15 20c $1.75 1-30 4-15 $1.75 Products Corp.— (irreg.) ■ 3-12 " Massey-Harris, Ltd., common' (quar.) ______ $1.25 convertible redeemable pref.. (s-a)__ > (quar.) Bakeries Electric & Common Martin-Parry of Company $25c * — (quar.) Massachusetts Investors Second Ltd.— Intertype Corp. _ —— Investment Foundation, Ltd.— Jamaica ' 1-27 3-12 Ltd. Mines, Per Name National Supply Co., common 4y2% preferred (quar.) (quar.) RR. 3- 1 3-15 (quar.). Co. Porcupine Marine Magnesium of Canada, Ltd.— Co., Paper Utilities Jaeger 2-28 3-19 1 4- $1 Co. International 3.75% / 50c , , 1 3-10 50c —- 4% pfd, (s-a)_ (quar.) Silver Investors 4- 25c Industries— International Interstate 3-31 2%c —— preferred 7% 1-31 $40c (quar.) preferred Quarterly Jahn 2-28 ——— Metal International Iowa 2-14 A 4%% Iowa 1 Nashville Holders Payable of Rec. ,25c $50y4c Magma Copper Co. —' 25c Mahon (R. C.) Co. — 30c Maltine Company, 4'/+% preferred (quar.)_; $1.00 Y* Mallory (P. R.) & Co. (quar.) — „ 25c Manhattan Shirt Co. (quar.)—; 35c Mapes Consolidated Mfg. Co. (quar.) 60c Marathon Corp., 5% preferred (quar.)_,— $1.25 9 3- When March 1, 1948 , 25c 88c M.), Ltd. (quar.) Mfg. & Sales Co. (increased) Macwhyte 1 2- T — Powders, International Nickel 8% 3- 1 (initial) Bronze International 6% 3-10 3- 16c shares—_——-——Co.__ — common Common . 2-10 $1.50 6% partic. preferred (quar.) International Cigar Machinery,—-—; International Harvester Co., 7% pfd. (quar.) Iowa 1 & Mclntyre Business Machines- International $4 3- (accum.) Shares— Reinsurance International Class 3-12 50c later-Ocean Securities Corp., New 1 CHRONICLE Share , (quar.) Exploration & (Walter Ludlow 3-10 4- 18c Land Lowney 2-13 1 3-20 $1.25 — Steamship Inter-Ocean 3- . Ltd.— Group of Company Louisville 2-18 —— Shares, Stock loterlake 2-18 1 — Industrial Silica, 6 %% preferred I.agersoll-Rand Co. (quar.) Inland 1 3- 25c (irreg.) (quar,)__ Indianapolis Bond & Share Corp. 80c 3- $37 %c (quar.) FINANCIAL Per Name Louisiana convertible $1.50 & ..a Holders Payable of Rec. Imperial Varnish & Color Co., Ltd.— Common ' i A f:.t l Air c THE COMMERCIAL (984) Name r\xu./vzt ~Vk f. a,' ' t. •'•r -'V1 Volume 167 Number 4677 THE COMMERCIAL Per Name of Company Philadelphia Co. 5% Share pfd. non-cum. $5 preferred (quar.); $6 preferred (s-a)— (quar.) —^— Extra — $3.65 preferred Philco Corp., 3%% A Phillips-Jones Corp. $4 preferred 4V*% Pittsburgh Coke conv. & 2-16 Russell 7 % 3- 1 2-11* % pfd. Ltd. 3- 1 A Class B Potash K.) Co. Co., of Portsmouth RR. Co. 3-12 3- 4- 4-21 pfd. 50c 3- 5 5c 3- 2 2-20 3-25 3- 3- 1 3- 1 2-14 4- 1 3- 1 2-16 3- 1 2-23 25c ___— (quar.)_. . 3-31 22VaC — 25c , $40c - 3-15 3- 1 75c 4- 1 3-12 13%c 3- 1 pfd. A (quar.)—_ 3- 1 1 3-12 3- 1 2-10 Worcester Co. of preferred RR. (irueg.) 3-12 4% 1 2-14 3- 1 2-14 45c 3-15 2-27 35c 3-31 2-27 $1.25 (quar.)____ 3-15 2-16 87V2C Co. of New Hampshire Corp of New Jersey— ___ < (monthly) preferred 7% preferred 8% preferred 3-15 $5 Publicker $4.75 . Industries 3-15 3-31 —; (stock dividend)- (quar.) (quar.) Inc. Pure Co., Oil 3-31 8% preferred Quaker State Radio Ltd., com. Corp. of 2- ' 1 1 4- A & Gas Class B 3-10 4- 1 3-15 4- 1 3-15 2-27 4- 1 $3 conv. Simmons 1 3-15 3-10 redeemable 3- 1 ,2-27 >2-14 4- 1 3-12 3-11 4- 2 4- 1 4- 1 2-19' 3- 1 3-1 3- 3* 3-15 2-20 4- 3-15 1 4- 1 3-15 3- 1 2-13 3- 1 6- 1 5-14 1 8-13 12- 1 11-12 2-13 e 3.9% Smith (A.) 3 V2 % Smith 7% Sonotone $1.25 South — 3- 9 5% — 4- 1 3- 9 Corp., 5% 8% Southern 4 V2 % Advance 5- 1 4-15 Southern 5- 1 4-15 4-26 4-15 3-20 3-10 Southern Pacific Co. 4- 2 3-10 3-10 5% 4- 1 3-10 4% preferred preferred Rockwood Mfg. Co. (increased)—_ & Co., common (quar.) 5% preferred A (quar.) 5% 'preferred (quar.) 5% prior preference (quar.). Rolland Paper Co., Roos Brothers, Inc. & 4 lA % Ltd., 4% % pfd. (quar.) $1 15c 3-19 3-12 4- 1 3-12 25c 3- 3- 1 3- r 5 9-15 .8-13 3-15 (quar.)—: Co 1 Service Co. — (A. G.) & Withington, & Co. $5.50 2nd 6% $5.50 pfd. 1st 20c, — common conv, pfd. pfd. Inc. $4.50 3-15 3- 3-15 2-29 Standard Insurance $3.50 preferred Co. common (quar.) 1 2-18 Standard Dredging, 4- 1 3-19 Standard $1.25 4- 1 3-19 4- 1 3-19 3- 50c 3-20 3-10 1 Increased Standard of $1.60 50c Co. conv. 3-15 3-15 3- 40c $10c. $$1.25 : pfd. of 1-30 3- 1 1 3-20 40c (quar.)- 4- 3- 1 United 3- 8 3- 3-15 3- 1 3-15 3- 1. 1 3- 1 2-10 25c 3-15 2-25 3-10 3- 3-20 3-10* 3- 5 2-20 5 4- 8 7- 8 6-23 9-30 9-18 12V2C 3-1 2-10 15% 3-22 22.8571% 3-22 1 (final) preferred (quar.) (increased) Steel Forging 3-23 3-15 3- 2-27 1* 2 3-10 4-1 2-27 4- 3-10 2-201 3-10 3- 65c 2-lfi 20c 3- 1 3-15 Corp., 5% preferred (quar.) Lines, Inc., 4'/2% pfd. (quar.)— $1.25 $1.12V2 3- 1 3- 1 2-13 2-10 $1,25 3-15 3- 25c 3- 1 2-33 50c 3-10 2-24- Theatre Circuit, —_ America — — Canal & ' ' 50c — — RR. . • 1 — 3- 3-10 1 1 1 3-22 3-10 75c 4- 1 3-10 3-10 55c 4- 1 3- 1 75c $1.75 25c 58V3C 4- 2-24 , 2-23 3-12 2-18 53c 2-18 3- 1 2-18 $2.50 (quar.)„ (s-a)__ 3- 1 50c. — 4-10 3-20 2-26 $2 3-1 —-—- 53 3-1 2-26 — $3.50 3- 1 2-26 25c 3-2 2-10 50c 3-31 common —— (s-a) — 3- 9 Hoffman Machinery Corp.— participating preferred (quar.) %% S. Leather Co., S. _ Co., common preferred (s-a) 3- 1 50c 3-15 2-13 62V2C 3-10 2-25 22V2C 7- 1 6-15 70c 70c 3-20 6-20 9-20 2-28* 12-20 11-30* 50c ___— 2-18 70c class A Lines 4Vz% 4- 1 $1.06 V* — (quar.)— — Pipe & Foundry Co.— (increased quar.) Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly S. - — Playing Card (quar.) Extra S. preferred non-cum. non-cum. S. U. S. Steel United —: — common preferred preferred Spring & Bumper, Tobacco 5-31* 8-31* 3-16 3-16 1 3-10 3-10 6-10 2-16 3- 1 — $2 — $2 4- 1 ■ 3-15 2-23 2-23 5-24 pfd. com 3- 1 2-16 3-10 2- 8 30c (quar.)_ 56V4C $1.25 45/2% Corp., common States 4" 50c 62V2C $1 common (quar.) S. Rubber Co., 8% 70c $1 Printing & Lithograph, 5% 3-15 3- 8 43%c 3-15 3. a * 7% , 2-28 Inc.— Fastener J. 93%c ______—.—- (quar.) S. U. 2-11 3-20 3- 25c U. U. 1 75c > U. U. 6- 2-27 4- 1 3-12 IT/2C $1 1 (increased United Specialties Co._ U. S. Guarantee Co.__— 4 1 6-15 3-10 quar.)___— Corp.——————. preferred S. '8-10 11-10 50c (quar.) (quar.) Co. U. S. Envelope Co., Extra U. 8-16 11-15 $1.75- (irreg.)— Carbon— 7% prior preferred (monthly) 6.36% prior preferred (monthly) 6% prior preferred (monthly) 7% 5-10 25c $1 — United N. 2-20 5-15 25c v — $3 pref. (quar.) Dyewood Corp. 7% pfd. (accum,)__v Electric Coal (quar.)——.—: Elastic Corp. (quar.) Illuminating Co Light & Railways Co— United 2-27 3-10 30c Corp. United 3-10 $4 25c Co. of California— United-Carr United 2-16 2-20 1 25c Corp (quar.)——, United 2-20 3- tl5c (quar.)62V2C Corp. (quar.) of United 2-20 2-23 3- Inc.— Co. United . 1 3-15 $1.06V4 (increased) Unit, Co. U. 2-28 6-15 registered Biscuit 2-13 2-28 6-25 25c Carbon 2-10 3-15 3-15 75c United 3-15 3-15 3- 1 50c Rubber & & preferred 3-10 15c 2-20 4- 30c _u United 2-20 35c 1 3-15 25c —__ Street Corp. Artists 5% $1 ' 1-17 1 (quar.) United Aircraft 50C Kentucky (quar.)—, 1 4- 50c deferred Co. Rope 8% (increased quar.) 3-20 3- (accum.) Wire 1-30 $1 quar. Co. 1 1 75c Co. 2-16 3- 3-20 4- $1 Co. Salle Car 1 /3- 1 1 1 2c Clutch Tank 2-13 (quar.) (quar.)« com. La Disc Union 2-23 5 3- 4- ' — Oil for Coal Sugar California— 0)1 of Indiana Standard Oil 3-10 3- 2-27 3-15 25c Seventh Oil 2-20 3-20 3-10 75c $3.75 preferred A U. (quar.) Standard-Coosa-Thatcher Co. 1 87 VaC Co., Ltd., 2-20 Oil 3- 2-11 2-11 31V»c Co preferred South Common (quar.) Chemical preferred 2-25 4-15 5 5 25c :— com. Williams & Union 3-15 1 2-27 33- 30c 7V2C ; Union (Detroit) Standard 5% 5 5- 36V4C Inc., 4- 40c (quar.)— — Brands, . 1 94c com. (quar.) Accident Quarterly 3- 3-12 $1 Co. 5 20C — (quar.) Mfg. 3- 2-17 $1.12 Va (quar.)-——-.: (quar.) Royalty Carbide 2-16 8 3-15 25c : Bearing- Union Asbestos 4-13 3- 2-17 25c E.) 5 2-13 & Sons, common..—______ preferred 3- 1» 1 $3c (A. 1 3- 1* 3-10 Springer Sturgeon Gold Mines, Ltd. (interim) Staley 3- 3- 50C ^ Squibb (E. R.) preferred 1 3-15 $1.37 Va $1.37 Va pfd. Co. 3- 3-15 $1.50 (quar.).. (quar.) Electric 4-15 f 40c 25c — (quar.) 3-15 40c . (quar.) (quar.) Standard Cap & Seal $1.60 conv. pref. 3-15 1 75c 3- $1.25 3- $1.25 preferred Electric 2-14 $$1.06Vi 2-16 non-cum, 3- 5 1 3-12 5% 3-10* 2-13 3- 5 5-14 — 50c 50c registered Union 2-16 1 1 5 — United Air 2- 3- 2-14 1 2-27 (quar.)— Union 2-14 6-15 Standard 3-15 1 2-29 37 VaC (quar.)—; 6-15 2-23 3- 3- 25c Underwood 2-16 1 $1.25 30c : ♦ 1 1 4- 5% $1.25 (quar.) 4- 3- 2-25 $25c . 1 — (quar.b 37VaC — 1 $0.2656 pfd. Gas^ Co,^_-— Royalty $6 208 3- 3- 3-15 - City Twin $0.2542 ——„ Co. Sprague 3-10 2-20 3-29 $1.12 Vs Water Co. Truax-Traer 2-13 •3- 3-15 4 —_ 4-10 Paper— Spiegel, 1 1 3-12 2-24 Insurance Co. (quar.)__ Trinity Universal Insurance (Dallas) (quar.) Quarterly Quarterly Troy & Greenbush RR. Association (s-a)— 3-15 50c 9-15 4- 3- 3-31 — 3-15 1 1-30 $1 (increased quar.) 3-10* 2-10 1 40c Spencer Kellogg & Sons 3- 3-10 6 2 VaC 3-15 1 1-30 3-10 3-31 (quar.)„ 6-15 4- 5 3-20 31V4C Lines com. 1 3-10 3- 40c (quar.) 1 2-25 Transue 1-30 3- 3-12 6 Travelers 5 10c A 4- 3-24 2-14 3- 3- 35c 1 3- Elevators, Ltd. 3-12 Gas— 7- 50c (quar.)— 3- — & Sparks 29}Jc pfd. F (quar.) Toronto 20C Spear 15c Robinson, Little & Co., Ltd., class A (quar.) 2-14 1 3-12 4- 35c (quar.) Edison, 4XU% Tudor 4-15- 30c Co.* (increased quar.), 3- 1 1 50c receipts Bell 25c $1:75 common...— Tom 87 VaC $1.75 (quar.)—_—.... 2-20 1 1 4- $1.75 Associated Deferred 3-12 87 V2C 2-19 25c 4 Toledo $1.50 2-12 4- ________— (irreg.) deposit (final) 2-20 : 1 3- Tobaccc^ Securities Trust Co., Ltd. American 4 2- Co.— 1 3-24 2- 1 3-15 2-1.9 (quar.) Chicago (irreg.) com. Quarterly Tivoli Brewing 30c 5 25c 1 1 3- (Del.) Quarterly Quarterly * 12 Co. 5- 9-15 33- 3- , 4- 3-17 Tishman Realty & Construction Co.— 30c 3- 2-27 1 3-10 3-15 3- (quar.) (quar.) Roller $15 1c 1 3- 1 1 Timken Detroit Axle Co 3-10 3-12 1-30 4- 4- (quar.) preferred Water Time, Inc. 2-19 2-16 common Bros, 3-12 3-10 4% 45c Service, 10- 3-10 1 3-24 (quar.) Spalding 50c 1 4- Co. preferred 97V2C com. Southwestern Public $1.75 Tilo Roofing 3-15 " 3-10 1 2-27 4- 30c 2-16 7- 3-15 $1.25 2-19 $1.75 Tide $1.30 1 1' 2-13 $i5c.: (quar.).. 1 4- 2-13 1 10c 3- 10-~1 1 1 3- ' 3-15 $1.75' 3- 3- $50c (quar.) Southwestern Life Insurance (Dallas) — Increased (quar.) $1.75 3-15 20c 62V2C Shovel 7% Timken 50c . 25c Quarterly Thompson Products $30c $1.12Va , 1 $1.12 V2 1 (The) 3- 2-13 Southland — Fair—$ee Fair 3-15 2-18 3- 3-10 preferred Thomastor. Mills 2-13 Southwestern ...... Thew 1 1 3-24 (quar.) Co. Gas convertible 1 3- 3-15 5- 75c (quar.)___i— 1 3-22 4-12 4- preferred 1 1 3-15 3-31 25c common 3- 3-15 3-15 90c Inc., 3- 4- Oil Service 3- 3-15 1 40c Public 3-15 3-15 3-31 25c 3-15 60c 2-18 2-27 —— (interim) & 3-15 SI 1 : The $$1.25 1 Inc., com. (stock dividend). One share of Dorset Fabrics for each share held 2-28 75c 1 (quar.). Coal 50c (quar.) 3- Textron, 3-15 $1.25 3- pfd. 3-10 2-14 Railway Co., common (quar.)—— preferred (quar.)— r_ non-cum. preferred (quar. 5- 2-10 Pacific 50c Z non-cum. $3.75 Rockwell (quar.)lL (quar.) (quar.) Southern Natural 4- 25c — Myers,'Inc. $1.50 1 75c (initial): California 12Vic Richfield Oil Corp. (quar.) Rochester Gas & Electric, 4% A Southern 2 • $4 Robbins & Texas Southeastern California Edison— $1.31% (irreg.) (H. H.) Texas 2-28 25c (quar.) Southern 25c _ Robertson 2-20 1 2-14 tl2V2C Extra $1.25 Iron Bag preferred 15c Dry preferred & Sugar preferred (quar.) $1.50 Goods, common (quar.) 1st preferred (quar.)—..... 1st preferred (quar.) 1st preferred (quar.)—.. 2nd preferred (quar.).—— 2nd preferred (quar.) 2nd preferred (quar.)—. 4%% 3-1 3- 1 J5c — 3-10 4- 1-30 4- 25c i 3-15 . 1 125c — Sulphur 2-13 $1 (quar.)___— 3-9 25c (quar.) Controls, (quar.) Gulf Textiles, (quar.) 3- 50c Texas 4% 2-16 1 t50c Producing 9 2-15 2 4- 56V»c (quar.)__ — 1 4- 2 3- 30c Gulf Extra 3- 15c Co.__—— 25c — Greyhound .— Corp. pfd. preferred 1 50c Brewing Corp. (quar.) 4- 1 3-10 2-27 $1 (quar.)— common Co. 3-13 5- 1 3-20 3-15 $1 Carson, Ltd.— preferred "(quar.) $1.25 — 3- $1.25 (quar.) Co.__ convertible Texas 2-25 3-31 HV2C -■ (increased quar.) com. com. Texas 2 2-15 3-15 50c 25c 50c Rico ——_ Robertshaw-Fulton. 3- 2 1 75c (quar.)__ —— 25c (quar.) common preferred Porto 4.88% _ prior preferred A (quarj Revere Copper & Brass, common—.—,—— 5V4% preferred (quar.) ... Riegel Paper Tennessee 4- 2-34 3- 10c quar.) 1 Tennessee 2-20 $$1.75 Electric 4- ______ Extra 3-10 1 3-22 (quar.) 15c Investors Fund, Inc.— preferred A (quar.) preferred B (quar.)—' Republic Natural Gas (initial)—_———„— Republic Petroleum (increased)———...— Republic Steel Corp. com. (quar.)——. 6% Co. 1 3- (irreg.) Carpet Co., com. (quar.) 4- Republic 7% 4- 1-16 3-2.2 1 37VaC (quar.)__ (quar.) Taylor Pearson & 25c — $1.12Va $^.50 preferred (quar.)——.— Richardson Tappan Stove 2-25 3-22 1 3- 25c , preferred 20c — convertible Carolina Southeastern 7% 2-25 2 1 4- 40c (G.)f Ltd., Extra 2-25 (quar.) (quar.) Paint & Varnish preferred South ■!!7% 3-15 t20c Society Brand Clothes Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. 3-16 *..7% 3-15 Tamblyn Canada— preferred (Alsop) 2-16 1 Sons & 2-27 7% 3-31 $50c (quar.) (s-a) Sloss-Sheffield Steel 1 >7% 3-15 3-15 2-25 (quar.) Preferred 1 4- preferred Inc. 1 3- 4- 1 15c 1 5% 2-28 50c (.quar.) ^ Corp. 3-15 I Co. (quar.) 4- 4% 3-10 2-18 15c quar.) (quar.) (James), Inc. Talon, 4 3-15 25c preferred (increased 4- ; Tool Texas common preferred preferred 4- 25c A 3-15 ^ Skilsaw, Inc. (quar.) Sleight (M.) Ink Co. (111.), 3-15 ... 3- 1 120c (quar.) preferred $1.12 V2 (quar.)—.;, (quar.)__^ Sio.ux City Gas & Electric 3- Co. 3-15 2-28 4- 25c (quar.) Gold 15c , 25c Oil 4Va% Singer Manufacturing (quar.) $$1 Ranch 2-19 15c 2-21 3-12 ; +40c preferred 87.V2C Rice-Stix 3-10 Co. (quar.)— Rice Talcott 25c Ltd., 4%% pfd. (quar.)— (H.) & Sons, Ltd. com. (quar.) 5% 3-5 4- $25c 1 conv. 41/2% preferred 2-18 2-27 3-25 1 25c (quar.) Oil, 6% $1.13 Simpsons, 9- Reymer & Brothers (quar.)—.— Reynolds (R. J.) Tobacco Co.— 3 <6% preferred (quar.) Rheem Manufacturing Co., common 1 quar.) (irreg.) Simplicity Pattern Co. 3-15 — 6% 3- (irreg.) Publishing— Simmons-Boardman 2 Co. Hill.) com. (quar.)—— preferred (quar.) Remington Rand, Inc. com. (cash dividend)- < Taggart 25c Dairies, Ltd., class A (interim) 2-16 $40c 6% 2-18 Class 3-15 3- 25c (increased Tacony-Palmyra Bridge 2 1 3-12 56c (quar.) (quar.) preferred $1.25 1 2- — (quar.)— ... 1 2-13 4- $1 23c Co., class 1 (quar.)—. $40c (quar.)„ ——$40c dividend 3- (quar.) of (initial 1 30c Reliance Mfg. Stock 25c Signal Royalties Co: class A *(quar.) Signode Steel Strapping Co., com. (quar.) 5% preferred (quar.) Silknit, Ltd. 5% preferred (quar.).. Simon pfd. Co. $2 — Corp preferred 3Va% 5% 4 3- __ $1.60 non-cum. pfd. Reliance Grain, Ltd. 4% 3-10 (quar.) 25c Regent Knitting Mills, Ltd. com. (interim) $1.60 non-cum. preferred (quar.) preferred 2- 1 (quar.) Corp., 3- — non-cum. 1 1 Power— $25c (s-a) — non-cum. 33- 3-1B 25c common Mines, Ltd. Syracuse Transit Corp 4- 25C Paper Co. Sylvanite 10c Silverwood Western Dairies, Ltd.— 5% preferred iquar.) Simonds Saw & Steel Co. 9 America— $1.60 lie 1 2-J8 1 25c Special $20c . Guaranty Co.(L. A.) Co. 60c $3.50 conv. 1st pfd. (quar.) " 87V2C Radio-Keith-Orpheum Corp, ——..I—15c Rath Packing Co. (quar.) 35c Raybestos-Manattan, Inc.— 37'/2C Ray-O-Vac Company (quar.)——,—, 25c Rayonier, Inc., $2 preferred (quar.)____—_ 50c Reading Co., 4% non-cum. 1st pfd. (quar.), 50c Reading Tube Corp., class A (quar.)— 12V2C Red Owl Stores, 4%% preferred A (quar.)_ $1.18% Reeves Brothers, Inc. (quar.). 25c Real Silk Hosiery Mills com. (quar.) 15c 7% preferred (quar.) $1.75 5% prior preferred (quar.) _: $1.25 $1.60 & B Silverwood 2-27 3- $1.25 _ Refining Oil Class 2-27 3-15 25c (quar.) (quar.). Oil 3-15 50c , common 2-12 3 3-10 4- 50c (quar.) (quar.) preferred Machine 2nd & 2-19 3- Oil, Ltd.— 50c 2-27 $1.18% (quar.) 5% convertible preferred (quar.) Purity Bakeries Corp. (quar.). common Purity Flour Mills, Pyle National Co. 3-10 4% Swift 3-11 2 $1 common Swan-Finch 3- $1.25 (quar.) Coal & '50C 2-27 2V2V0 preferred Pullman, 3- t30c Williams 2-18 I 3-1 2-24 fl5c pfd. pfd. (quar.) Co. Mining Co. Sunstrand 3-20 3-15 3-1 4-1 25c (quar.)~- Fuller partic. Sutherland $0.2917 Corp class Signal 2-27 3-31 New 2-16 $1.75 > — _ com. Mfg. A Sunshine 2-18 25c (quar.) preferred A 1 40c. (quar.)__ & 1 3" 4-1 125c Textiles, 4Vz% (D. A.) Class 3-20 3- $19c 3- 1 4- $1.12 V2 (quar.) 2-16 __ — preferred (quar.)— preferred (quar.) (quar.) Sherwin-Williams Co., 4% Corp. of America— Public Service Electric & Gas— 7% Class B 3-15 4- 15c OO.himon (quar.) I'fo preferred (quar.) 3-15 3-15 $2 _. 5 $1.12 V2 $31 V»c preferred 2-16 4-15 $1.25 (quar.) 50c 50c $1.75 —.— (quar.)__ (monthly) 5 (quar.) Ltd. $5 prior preference Stuart Shoe (quar.) preferred (quar.) 6% 3- & Sun Oil Co., (initial) (Frank G.) Sherwin 3- 2-25 3-15 131 'Ac 15c Clothier Bros., Baer 5% 2-11 3-12 & Stonega Coke Co- Shenango Valley Water 5% pfd. (quar.) Shepard-Niles Crane & Hoist Corp share — 1 --3-3 Supply Co Stokely-Van Camp, Inc., 4-19* 3- Stix 2-27* 91ViC 3-29 4-1 60c Stern & Stern 7-16 1 Co. Shellmar Products share held. Common 2-13 1 A Corp. Sheller $1.06Yt > ZV2V0 .preferred class Common Colorado— (quar.) Public Service Co. of Indiana— Common (stock dividend) 1/20 of a of Indiana Gas & Water for each & Shawinigan Water 2-27 3- $14 1 5- quar.) Shattuck 8- 4-15 Led.— ; Brothers Stores, Inc. Sterling Drug, Inc. (quar.) Sterling Motor Truck 4-16 3-12 , 2-19 4- 1 93%c (quar.) Materials, Sterchi 6-15 55c (quar.) com. Class A (quar.) Servel, Inc., $4.50 preferred Shakespeare Co. 2-20 15c 56 %o — (initial) com. 1-30 5- Fuel Stedman 3-12 3-15 85c Extra ,, 1 6-30 27 VaC Service common Seismograph Service Corp. 2-20 — pfd. Water preferred preferred Serrick $2.50 ___ Refining preferred 3 1 4- 27 VaC Seeman Brothers, Inc. (quar.) Seiberling Rubber Co. 4Vfe% prior pfd. (quar.) 3-15 3- Brook A Roebuck 5Vo 3- 4-15 60c $3.65 Security Title Insurance 1 91 new Service 3- (quar.)_ Co series New 3-15 35c —_____i___ 4Va% Public Service 3 62Vic (quar.)— A Second 2-14 25c pfd. (quar.) .1.1 I Canadian International Investment Co., Ltd., 4% partic. preference (quar.) Secord (Laura) Candy Shops (quar.) Securities Acceptance Corp. (Omaha) (initial) Security Bank Note new com. (initial 2-13 Strawbrldge 75c ...... preferred (quar.) Seaboard Oil Co. (Del.) 2-20 State Association, 5% Sears 1 Loan 2-20 2-20 15c 3-15 (quar.) 3-10 Iioldcia Payable of Ree. 37VaC ... Railway 3-10 49 125c A com. Equipment Mfg. Standard Wholesale Phosphate & Acid Works, Inc. -When Share Ohio preferred conv. 75c $7c of Participating Standard 10c 5lA% Scythes & Co., Ltd., 2-13 40c (s-a) Co. $4.50 2-13 3- 2-27 $1.10 Co. preferred Partic, 3-12 3-15 , preferred (quarJ Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney 3-15 1 3-31 37 VaC 4.10% 1 2-16 3-10 Common 3-10 1 1 4- 17 V2C Lace Scranton-Spring 2-27 3- Oil Paving & Common (initial) 3-12 A Manufacturing, Scranton 2-18* 1 (quar.) Pressed Service 1 3- — (quar.)—_______ Car, 3- 3-12 37Vic 5% Inc. Prentice-Hall, Inc. % Scovili 2-15 1 (quar.) 3-15 3- — Mfg. Corp.— 1st pfd. (quar.)—_. & 1 1 $1.75 Utilities Providence 4- preferred 1 3-31 (quar.) Scott Paper Co., common (increased) $3.40 preferred 3-20 Ry.— _ Lambert, Inc.. Producers 1 5V2 % 3- t$1.75 ... Schwitzer-Cummins, of Company Standard 2-15 U7VaC . Remedial (semi-annual) Standard 1 25c (increased) iquar.) ■ Francisco Ltd. 2-15 4- 15c —__ Steel 4- 3-12 > 62V2C Alexander, Inc. (quar.)____— River, Ltd. (increased quar.) conv. 4-15 25c , _ Corp. 5Vi% 2-11 $1.37 Va Ashtabula & Power & 1 25c ____ (quar.) Steel Preferred 3- San Per Name 2-16 3- $1.12 Va com. Mfg. 2-14 50c (quar.)— (quar.) America Co. 1 *75c (s-a) & Food 3- 6 Holders 12 VaC Joseph Lead Co. (increased). Regis Paper Co. (quar.) 4.40 % 1st preferred series A (quar.) San Antonio Gold Mines, Ltd 3-19 1 3%% St. 2-20 2* 3- 12 Vac St. 2-14 $1 Co Potomac Electric Powdrell 1 15c .___ Erie ___ (H. 3- 53VaC (quar.) class 1 50c (initial) Youngstown Co., 1 1 4- $75c , Coal prior preferred & 33- Ltd. Co. (quar.) Aeronautical Co Ryan 3-15 1 $1 (s-a) Pittston Company (quar.)_ * Plastics Materials Corp. (quar.) Plymouth Oil Co. (increaseu quar.) 6% 3-12 4- $1.25 Glass preferred $5 2-11* 25c (quar.) Forgings Pittsburgh Public 1 75c Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt Pittsburgh Steel Co., 5% pfd. A (accum.)— ■ 3- Industries, preferred Russell Chemical— Plate 4 Va 4 2-16 (quar.)i___ Lake & Pittsburgh Public 2-20 50c *. Consolidation Pratt 3- (985) Payable of Rec. 37 Vac 5% preferred (quar.) Ruppert (Jacob) Co., common 4Vi'/o preferred (quar.) 1 — __ Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pratt 5 1 _ (quar.) com. (quar.) Pittsburgh Bessemer Powell 3- 93%c common (quar.) preferred Porter 3-31 J75c Pitney-Bowes, Inc. Poor 5 3- quar.) (increased) Pillsbury Mills, Inc., 7% 1 3- 3- Extra 5 Va 3- When Share $1.50 preferred (quar.).. Royal Crown Bottling (Louisville, Ky.) — Common (quar.) j. 20c 91 Vic (quar.). Phillips Petroleum Co. (quar.) Phoenix Hosiery Co. Photo Engravers & Electrotypers, $5 1 3-31 Company Theater 25c — (increased common preferred Roxy 1 25c common— (quar.) 4- $1.50 - Philadelphia Suburban Water, 3- Name of 2-10 1 25c (quar.) Philadelphia Germantown & Norris RR. (quar.) Philadelphia Suburban Transportation (quar.) ■ 1 4- 30c . preferred 3- ;r CHRONICLE Per Payable of Rec. 25c $1.25 —— FINANCIAL Holders $1.50 1 Philadelphia Electric Co., common (quar.)— $1 When & * non-cum preferred (quar.) J \-.v 50 ' (986) When Per Name of Company United Steel Corp., United titove Share , Co. Ltd 3-30 5c Universal Pictures, AV*'/e Universal Products Universal 3-30 3-20 50c 4-15 25c $1.06Vi 3- 1 3- 1 4- I 2-13 2-16 40c 3-12 22V2c 15o 35c $1 62'/2c 62 '/2c 62'/2c 62V2c $1 $1.37'/2 3- 1 3-12 3- 9 4- 1 7-1 10- 1 1-2-49 3- 1 3- 1 2-16 3- 1 3-5 2-27 3-20 6-19 9-20 12-21 2-20 2-20 3-20 3-10 preferred (quar.) Utah Power Utica prior 5% & prior prior —-—_ (quar.) Co._ Knitting 5% 5 % (quar.) ; preferred converuoie Walton pid. Co Co Light Co., — common preferred preferred preferred <quar.)__ (quar.)_ (quar,),._ . 5% prior preferred (quar.) ... Valley Mould & Iron, common— $3.50 prior preference (quar.) Van Van New w Verney Mfg. Co. Victor Products (quar.) Corp. (quar.) __ Virginia Coal & Iron Co Virginia Dare, Ltd., 5% pfd. (quar.) Virginia Elec. & Power, com. (initial quar.) $5 preferred Virginian (quar.). Railway Co., (quar.) common Class B 4y2% preferred Wabasso Extra Walt conv. Mines, Ltd. Net $1,810,761 20.534 $1,831,295 791,475 $1,244,610 $1,039,820 440,030 440,030 $4.50 5 8- 2 to production 3-31 DEC. AT 31, 2-14 Serial bonds, 3Vb% Gaslight Co. first bonds, 4- 1 3-10 3-12 "Subsequent Jan. 2-16 (Hiram) $1 to stock, Dec. 1949 1, to July a 167, p. Brothers Warren Pictures (Northam) $3 convertible Warren (8. $4.50 D.) 37'Ac (quar.) Motor Wellington Wellman Fire (quar.)___ Co. 25c $5,199,500 1 $1 3- 1 will 1,000,00 3- 1 of 1 of 17V2c 3-20 3- 25c 3-25 3-12 5 35c 3-10 4- 1 3-15 4- 1' 3-15 „ (quar.)_ 2-25 3-10 4-1 3-15 2-25 75c 3- 1 25c 3-16 2-28 50c 4-10 3-25 com $1.25 4- 1 5% preferred (quar.) $1.25 7- 1 Westinghouse Air Brake Co Westinghouse "Electric Corp., 50c (quar.) Weston 3- 1 3- 1 2-10 50c pfd. Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry., 5y2% preferred conv. called for 3-10 3- 1 1 White Villa Grocers Maohine Whiting May (Wm.) common 1) $1.37y2 5- 3. Products, 2-14 Net 2-24 4-15 4- 3- 1 Winn & preferred Lovett Grocery 3- Wisconsin Woodall 5% Co.— 3-19 2-27 3. 1 2-15 3-1 25c W.) & Co. beneficial 4%% 4V*% 3-10 3- 3- 1 * 3-15 31:%c 3-1 (qu~arZ)___II $1.75 (quar.) Net n.ia 9 from iJ® a Less xLess tax 3- 30% William G. Heller, and General Manager; Heller. 163, and Treasurer; Sr., . " President; John Fur- 1 RR. 1946 $2.96,877 232,204 1947 $316,331 286,132 — „ railway—_ ■ Power $64,672 < 29,437 * $14,100 $35,235 issue of - — . > , Li?ht Co.—Bonds & Feb. on . Awarded—^ to Halsev, Stuart & Co. Inc. and 30-year bonds on a bid of 25 awarded 1st mtge. $3,000,000 3'/8% a Weld & Peabody & Co., and Kidder, Co. subject Reoffering, coupon. 100.601; Harris, Hall bid are with Blair and Co. & Illinois Co. V , ' • , Stock— ; York New Curb Exchange (par $100) at $100 fixed no (flat) announced from $2,535,064 $3,085,608 "180,845 *7,303,160 *16,045 *1,302,712 2,597,864 39,990,009 railway_„ 58,313,695 1-30 3. j 2-10 Gross 3" 1 2-10 Net -from 3- l 14,036,807 Net 5,202,283 10,333,606 s. 3- 1 2-27 ry.. oper. i " „ (quar.) \ 2-1S i0c 2-28 2-14 10c 22g 214 3.15 3_ 37y2c 4-30 4-2n 7-31 7-20 3i 3?y2c • 3-15 Z 7= 3-15 3- x Jamaica income tax. 93,379 113,495 22,304 *21,472 3,716,225 126,716 48,235 i ; 167, .' •' 718,488 211,122 262,853 inceme___ 167, 34,462 3 264,094 • / 993,749 . 382,321 -5,586,048 1,986,314 3-1 Westinghouse a production - Corp.—Home a December on record, the part of we Pointing out that in effect, orders house increases monthly new house radios than non-residents' tax. Hon- Electric Radio for our could even output above of 70,000 the table original <194? and console plans,radios, was manufacture," the report said with-the increased manufacturing quotas now (iistributors already had placed substantial quarter production, the report indicated that Wesiingprobably continue in short supply with low dealer, would during a good part of this year. inc". Months to income Dc-c. : v . ■ ;$1.40 ->iV. ••• " • r,■ v ;. • ;• £ r' " % |" 1647 ". ' 1946 from: ' t sales $5,115,564 5.050.187 $5,677,302 7.213.596 ^ completed "Partly $2;449,284 276,049 $1.77 •'. ■.% 31— accrued *•'; 1046,-; 349.351 taxes) ' , •; Completed +. State Corp., York, Pa.—Earnings— contracts— __ll______Z___^___ $12,860,898 providing for income taxes.,—.___ 1.541.409 ____v before income $10,165r?51 ♦ 654,863 ^ 243,000 * $411,883 taxesl_____—._—__—613,688 SS27.72L Earnings per share of preferred stock $5.80, Earnings per share of common stock $0.90 Orders booked during the quarter^————$9,358,085 Earnings marked by a continuous strong distributors and dealers for more Westing¬ year 90. & t v- "'. j -• :i947 ■ $2,&"58,721 etc.)—_ T Division ■ Westinghouse first radios inventories the well Co.—Earnings—-*■;» share_l__ common p. Total The Westinghouse Home Radio Division, establishing a^-n«W'i,production record, manufactured more than 500,000 radio receivers with a factory billing of $22,500,000 during 1947, F. M. Sloan; Division Man¬ ager, announced in a report on Feb. 12 which summed up 1947 opera¬ tions and revealed plans for exceeding this production record by 50%during 1948. culminating iq 6. ... 523,357 477. p. Sets New Production Record— "Despite _ allowances, Fed. '•;• York Gross .5,069,571. returns, (after est. per Estimated 1 ,, this dividend, tax.. * 3,993,220 .. railway— ♦Deficit.—V. 2*20 10c for income Income (quar.)____ (after sales $457,242 0.04 25c Net 2-27 2-27 +4r income—_ $335,930 $205,770 48,595 railway_ru_- from „ (CST) March 1, 1948, 167, p. 890. Yates-American Machine —V. 1944 1945 1946 $329,941 From Jan. 1— Net 3-15 1047 v — railway from • portions of to the unfilled :6 Months Ended Dec. 31— q Net of Alabama—Earnings— railway oper. ry. - » f . 20,652,533 4,500,292 589. p, December— 2-23 3-15 Ry. . from proportion in , ^ for by first subscriptions. Madison, Wis.—V. Earnings Western 1-30 thereafter * has been established, if more stockholders, allotments will ratio subscription priv'lege will expire at 5 p.m. Net 8 3_2o in 52,849,947 9,850,258 5,085,592 _ 42,066,194 9,940,150 167* "Deficit.—V. $1.12*4 respective The subscribed subscribers, r ' 2-20 ' the 1,770,969 985,027 the among subscription, and $4,656,438 1,483,602 shares-are 30,00$ made * share. per subscription - • . Feb. 19 that beginning Feb. 19 the 4J/2% preferred stock (par $100) would be quoted "ex," an offer .to holders of record at the close of business on Feb. 16, to subscribe to an aggregate of 30,000 shares of new 4 8/10'% preferred The • < to 100.90; and The First Boston Corp., 100.779. Halsey, Stuart <fc Co., Inc., in the winning (Inc.), Subscriptions to Preferred 1944 $4,039,201 _ _ income— * 16,098 $30,159, *. — _______' an for Co. $437,456 1945' 1946 t ' Co.—Earnings— Hydro-Electric company William Co.- -Earnings— 1947 . f Linter, W. A. 2774. p. expenses Although Ne^ from railway 9 $1.12*4 pfd. (quar.) are: R. 167, p. 293. stock Net' ryvoper. income— Gross J^Und*' lefs 15% Canadl»n Income Heniy lyre. revenues___ Associated 228,300 $474,226 oper. 3- iOc (quar.)_ resident British Corp. President Vice income White, $665,756 230,951 railway___ from 50c (quar.) (quar. closed $608,882 $705,177 Pacific " : clubhouses. A easily portable and Melodigrand Jr., children's rooms, that it becomes is SEC clearance, is expected at a price of 102.46 to yield 3% to maturitv on Jan. 1, 1978. Gther bids received by company for its bonds as 3'bs were: Lehman Brothers, 101.461; Salomon Bros. & Hutzler, 101.311; Blyth & Co., Inc., 101.31; Wheelock & Cummins, Inc., 101.093; Glore, Forgan & Co. and Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc., 101.0637; Shields & Co., 101.0539; 510,000 $589,351 income ? last Subsidiary desk music deductions 102.01 23,209 demand not legs, homes, innovation Treasurer.—V. Associates $1,118,882 22,157 3- 8 Young (L. A.) Spring & Wire Corp. (quar.) 25c Youngstown Sheet & Tube t, Youngstown Steel Door Co —25c r«n —V. $642,547 rents pay- Payments and Dec. 4, a year-end of $1. "V.: '/ " v.V,;;v earnings Net 1947 $1,111,351 ___________ share, per 1948. in a variety of finishes. The perfect keyboard instrument for the as country the Secretary.; Net $3,380,961 2,262,079 $3,873,105 — Wysong & Miles Co,____ books cents 19, produced be promoted this the of will of Heller, R. Total ' $683,020 ry, Gross ih •>'. ,3-30 56'Ac — w, 75 The instrument, which will be keyboard, weights approximately Pratt-Read. by and be Wisconsin a 2,761,754 December— 2-14 o_2i 3-5 25c Extra tpfwohlf .' rents From Jan. 1— wtmSxe/ (rT"C7™"~Z~:~::~~:"" •Transfer will feature Operating 167, p. 589. Net -1 convertible preferred on • revenue income Western 2-28 W£?leJw,(Wm-) Jr" C°" monthly) 6% -Earnings—• charges Gross (quar.) prior preferred conv. innovated the MINIVOX, has a 64-note Wisconsin 1948 1 50c Yellow Cab Co.. 6% cents; 75 589. pounds, Assistant be ' preferred Wyandotte Worsted Co. 1, of March record Dr 12,221 50c Ltd. Ry. Net income —V. 2-19 (quar.) Wright-Hargreaves Mines. May " dividend a of : ' * in proportion to their record stock holdings, except that at least two shares will be alloted on each 20c ._, prior convertible vote ° r 2-16 ♦Worthlngton Pump & Machinery Corp.— Conunon companies. declared i of Heller, President, announces the organization of its Melodigrand Corp., located at 409 Second Ave., N. Y. C. is starting production immediately on the Model K Officers long, purchase 4-15 j 30c +50C interest have apartments, Henry 752. p. and than quar.)_ World Investment Trust— of other of additions plant for •• 19 in ratio of one new will expire on or before Rights . 2-3 (s-a)___ — Ctfs. used stockholders by unscrewing Cr45.886 a20». Co. will, Dr8,848 .35% (P. w.) held. G. as special " r sub- 4-30 Bonus Woolworth be March record for 3. 9oc (quar.) Ltd 167, income Fixed Inc.— Lothrop,_7% pfd. Woolf Brothers, 4>/2% preferred of underwriting) Metropolitan Crl02.517 Gross 2-9 (quar.) (F. purposes.—V. ^ * company 100 small $15,000,000. (net)________ Other 3=15 $i.i2ya Woodward & corporate 3-1 3-1 $1.50 Insurance preferred 16 by the January— facility Net "2-16 4-1 Woods Mfg. Co.. Ltd. (quar.) Woodward Governor Co. Woolworth l 4-1 20c (s-a) (quar.)__ Industries, convertible 3 25c common Power & Light 4%%, preferred 3- $1.06>/„ , (increased Life from va'ilway operating income- Joint 3-12 30c . (quar.)_____ National March indebtedness $15,000,000 , with SEC— (without share shares follows: as Operating 522,000 3_17 j25c Wisconsin meeting bonded borrow to Maryland operating Equipment 2-16 1 o5«i>refeITed iqUar,) 3.60% ..'v.../; ' (Mo.)—To Increase Indebt¬ Co. „ $0.22 Dividend—// p. new known 1 4. 108.054 per will assets to instrument statement mortgage bonds due Taxes —15c 2 Power, 3 subsidiary, The _____ 1 *1 (increased) common Electric W the & Inc._ Line, Inc., Wisconsin of Operating Wilson & Company, common **.25 preferred (quar.) Wilson Month 3-1 40C 82.836 S0.17 Winter & Co., Inc., N. Y. City—Forms New registration a Operating revenues Total operating expenses— 20c (Mass.)— (initial) Mfg. Ltd.: (quar.) Wilsil, Willson for Western Co. Lace 167, The 2 20 1 $3 Paper Co Corporation (initial)— Wilkes-Barre filed annual the increase used be 50c (quar.) Whitaken Wickes 4-1 will being Corporation Whitman New 75c issue (s-a) Works were —v. company for Inc.) Co.—Registers with SEC— 20 the at proposes 2-10 common on to 2-16 3- 762,547 $1.54 $12 eight directors May 2-20 t$1.12y2 (quar.) (this redemption 75-Cent year March 5. 1946 on Jan. 15. record Output— this of Co., - 83,130,401 stockholders and able The Life Insurance Co., to be evidenced by 3'/8% note payable half-yearly each Jan. 1 and July 1 with the final payment due Jan. 1, 1968. The money will be used to retire all the $4,900,000 of 3'/4% deben¬ tures due 1955, to repay $4,000,000 of bank loans, arid the remainder 2-10 95c •, Westvaco Chlorine Products .t- !■'■■■ share per $15,000,000 Notes Privately— stockholders The company 2-10 35c Ltd., 4Va% Fe'b. Auto Supply proposal 2-16 3-1 87V2c (quar.) Instrument— (Geo.), 3-15 25c common preferred B properties Electric & Power on edness and Sell *6-17 Electric Co.—Weekly the electric 1944 $4,460,896 Quarters Ended Dec. 31— Western 3-18 preferred A in 1945 1946 25 filed a registration statement- with the shares of common stock (par $10). The stock at Proceeds 30. only company 2-16 . Stationery Corp., * 3-15 (quar.) 3.80% and 10, cents 2-25 $1.12»/2 $50c __ 25c preferred 3%% Dec. on 1 Feb. on each securities with the SEC covering $20 000,000 series M first March 1. 1978; 50,000 shares of series B preferred stock ($100 par) and about 2,000,000 shares (no pari common stock. The bonds and preferred stock will be sold at competitive bidding. Common stock will be offered under a subscription plan, with details to be filed by amend¬ ment. Proceeds will l?e applied toward the payment of $4,000rQ00 of bank loans and towa'rd construction expenses.—V.' 167, p. 890. 2-19 5% Weston by for April 890. 167, p. The 2-19 3- 25c Service, com. 1 $4.50 preferred (quar.) Westeel Products (extra) Western Auto Supply (quar.)_ ;_. Western Condensing Co < year » 31 839,860 $1.70 32,937 offered scription < . be MINIVOX 2-13 25c (initial) Water & company covering The to holders of 15 DEC. ENDED present capital of 495,000 shares.—V. 167, p. 293. on SEC 10-Cent Dividend— 10 fewer ' $9,258,453 ' Electric Works Water West Penn 2-14 • : the —V. 8-12 8-16 —25c Tablet Penn MONTHS 12 share per :, ;The ' 13,495,000 8,000,000: of $618,824 27 some ago. FOR Wilson-Jones Co.—Registers 3-1 4-1 3- year taxes— "Based (previously week ended 21, 1948, totaled 104,805,000 kwh., an increase of 8.29% over output of 96,782,000 kwh. for the corresponding week of 1947. 2-25 $1.25 common Feb. 2-14 15c a 1947 - 1955 dividend a March payable • output of American 2-16* 3-15 $1.75 (quar.)_ .__ Virginia Western 1 3-1 c Virginia Coal & Coke (irreg.)_„ West Virginia Pulp & Paper (quar.)Jc West 3- 20c West Special 2-14 $1.50 (quar.) (quar.)_____ Gas 3-< 1 $1.12 (initial). Co. (quar.)_____ Insurance (s-a) West Penn Electric Co.. declared paid last was 2154. p. West 2-16 25c Wesson Oil & Snowdrift, $4 pfd. (quar.) West Disinfecting Co. com. (quar.) Ohio 1 Power Engineering Co.___. preferred capital stock, amount like —V.- 161, 3-5 3- stores 752. 24 with By after expenses William Warren Petroleum Corp.. new com. Waukesha 4-5 75c 1 (quar.) Co., common (quar.) preferred the Feb. on accomplished been $11,066,029 Net profit 2-24 Corp.— preference Washington Water Power Co. $6 pfd. West 2-24 3-15 A 2-13 3-15 $i (quar.) _ Warner $5 3-15 50c directors 1947 S77G.258 has operation. Sales 40.000 shs. 1947, the company issued 82,103 shares total of 510,000 shares outstanding as 31, making 1948.—V. 31, The on t37Vac Mills Extra 1948 25.76'% in : Increase— 60,000 shs. — 1, Wells-Gardner & Co.—To Pay 2-16 3-20 1 Gooderham & Worts, Ltd.— Quarterly Wamsutta ... 3-15 4- 62V2c 170 "Earns, 2-10 40c of stores the share 3-15 J30c Walker than 427,897 shs. series due 1970__ mtge. 5% 50 year due due July notes, common 37'/sC increase in ,, ... eliminating weak dealers, strengthening and concentrating efforts on the balance, the 143 associated units now under franchise are producing a greater volume of business 1947 value__ 'y par . Inc.—Sales Stores, at $100 plus $1,375 Y., N. January— $1.41 __.— without 1 as of May 1, 1948. ; Bank of the City of National Chase The ;___ This associated and value.. par pfd. stock, mortgage Georgetown gold 3-13 (quar.) Auto of Sales property. CAPITALIZATION at 11 Broad Street, New York, dividends.—V. 167, p. 752. . White's 2-14 Co., common (quar.) 4% preferred (quar.) , Walker & Co., class A (quar.)___ redeemed be for redemption recently called were will York, Month incident taxes income in cumulative preferred stock, without par value__' General mortgage 5% 50 year gold bonds, due 1960— 4-22 3-15 of cumulative conv. Refunding 1 reduction without stock, "Common The 4- estimated OUTSTANDING 3-31 3*15 the to retirement the $1.88 share__— common per ^Equivalent 1 $599,790- $804,580 Balance Earnings production at the Sunbury 89. p. RESULTS 3- $2 __ Shares 323,300 $4.25 5 stock preferred on 2-13 Walgreen * accrued $2,128,741 884,131 deductions— income Dividends 3- 1 50c ____ 825,090 34,700 ■ ——.— r— other and 4-22 _l__w 893,568 196,204 298,900 $2,170,463 Z)r41,722 to natural gas—-■ for conversion income Gross Interest 3-15 3-25 5- J$i 1- New taxes____. income and under development for early 167, which 952,023 —T ___— income 3-15 (s-a)____ Corp. stock, 908,850 959,015 —-- operating revenues $4.50 _ -— Federal prov. Net 3- 1 (quar,)„__ Production, Inc.— preferred (accumj Walte Amulet C8pec. $1 ___ Disney 6% Ltd. Building * increases, will be presented in Philadelphia, f other television areas. Other television production now Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry.—Redeeming Preferred— 909,458 for Provision 50c _________ in 1948 will be the report stated. The the The company on Feb. 23 announced that it will begin immediate; redemption of 102,139 shares of bVz'/c cumulative convertible preferred _ -—•—$16,335,733 $14,598,703 — 10,908,125 9,743,979 - -— General taxes 20c common (annual) Cotton, Wacker-Wells Operation expenses 3-15 ' 50c ____ Co., rceiver, Washington, are plant.—V. Maintenance 2-19 2-18 6- 1 3- 1 6- 1 3-15 4-15 7-15 3- 1 3-20 6-21 (increased) _ 3-12 3- 1 6-21 Vogt Manufacturing Corp.____ Railroad as and Boston, > _ - Depreciation 2-16 3- 2 3- 1 62J/2c 37Vac 37V2c 50c 6% 6% Wabash York 2-11 30c : preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) Viking Pump Co—_ Visking Corp., class A a Subs.)—Earnings— Washington Gas Light Co. (& 12 Months Ended Dec. 31—..." Operating revenues 2-13 2-13 3- 1 3- $1.25 $1.25 (quar.) $5 preferred 1 3- 2 3- 1 3-15 3- 1 75c 25c tl2c 30c 15c $1 13lV<c (increased) Ltd. Co., Chemical Vick 4-1 50c 1 Steel Carp. Viceroy dividend) cash Division the lor model i«l, a console with a ll>-inch tube Chinese C'nippendale cabinet, has been introduced in New housed.in (Continued from page 12) Other (initial Alloys development new Westinghouse .television -receivers, of television models Inc.— Co., common Vanadium : Co Norman Raalte _— lirst Investment News Winding Co.— 90c Upson (quar.) Co. line new Corporation and 2-27 25c insurance General 3-10 — _ United "Waiipaper, Inc., 4% Universal Outstanding Holders Payable o) Rec. tl2y2c ^ Monday, March 1, 1948 FINANCIAL, CHRONICLE & THE. COMMERCIAL tContracts eluded in " - uncompleted gross on income Dec. 31 and not in- L_ :——. —_—„ , $0.44 $8,432,358 • 16.312,899 , - portion of the company's sales are classified as con¬ tracts. -It has consistently been the practice in annual earnings statemcnts to include such sales,, ana earnings thereon, onljr if the -contract is 85% or more complete at the year-end. Interim earnings statements, however, include sales and earnings in proportion to the stage of completion of each contract anticipated U> be 85% or more complete at the year-end. Sales and earnings on orders not treated as contracts are recorded when billed on both interim and year-end *A * substantial statements. lor .accessory until . - 21,473,480 +Does not include orders on hand equipment, supplies and service shipped.—V. 166, p. 996. from distributors * < . and which are not recorded < r .Volume 167 THE COMMERCIAL Number 4677 State and & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (987) 51 City Department BOND PROPOSALS AND NEGOTIATIONS able to the Chairman of the Board ARIZONA ' \J, : / ...• t: ' No. 4, Ariz. Sale J, Details—In tion with the connec¬ sale of the Esparto Union High School Dis¬ trict, Yolo County (P. O. Wood- $300*000 & Co., of Phoenix, and "Associcates, as reported in our Feb. 9 issue—v. -167, ' p:V694—we learn that the bonds sold at were .interest cost of 3.096%. : • did not ARKANSAS to be held Feb. 10 elec¬ an the the approve voters issuance of Fairfield, Calif. - Election—At Bond election an onApril 13th the voters consider will issuance the of $125,000 improvement bonds. City High School District (P. O. Los Angeles), Los :) Angeles County, Calif. Bond Offering — Earl Lippold, County Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 10 a.m. (PST) on March 9 for the purchase of $1,000,000 building bonds. Denomination $1,000. Due Oct. 1, as follows:.$85,000 in 1948 and 1949; $48,000 from 1950 to 1959 inclusive, and $50,000 from 1960 to 1966 inclusive. Principal and interest (A-O) payable at the County Treasurer's office or at any of the County's fiscal agen¬ New York City, at holder's A certified check for 3% . will consider the issuance of $1.OuO,000 construction bonds»:^'':^i:.! ; :.JCALIFORNIA'/ Alamitos " * / r Dist. (P. O, Santa Ana), Orange County, Calif j Bond Sale—The issue of school > Sch. to be held April 13 the voters on 000 3s; at a price of 100.344, a"basis of about 2.963%. /■': Second high bid of 100.126 for 3s was made by the California Bank of Los Angeles. j •• ' • vx ... 1: ; '?'•>&.& V'-;-} • -Af* Belmont, Calif. ~ Bonds;Note Voted—At an elec- ■' - -. •1 ■ tion held on Feb. 3 the voters jected the issuance of $90,000 , x > ,8 Dated March clusive. rec¬ < 1 -'.i . the issuance Election—At election an County School 000 to not exceed bonds, divided as Plainfield purchased was Co., r , , of by John Nuveen quired. Chicago; Stranahan, Harris & Co., Inc., of Toledo, and Kaiser & Co., of San Francisco, Jointly, at a price of 100.2767, a net interest '.follows: Pleasanton, Calif. Bond voters bonds. 1955; 2.7852%, and as $15,000 in 1956; $15,000 23/4s, $195,000 in 1957; - elusive. - /Dated June\ 15, ^ Principal and interest (J-D) 1 * v 1947. * ; pay- able at the Darted A fice. . check for order «" Board $1,000, of of vv' quired. ' payable to of ^ Dist., RiversideCounty (P. O. v< Riverside), Calif. ■*£'.Bond > • -•' sealed bids until 10 >: . Francisco will be '.National City, Calif. .- <- . urer's office. The bonds will be sold for cash only and at not less . than , Each , , par bid and > accrued interest. must state the bidder offers par and accrued interest to the date of delivery and state . separately the premium, if any, offered for the bonds bid for, and City Clerk, Will receive sealed exceed 4^2% interest sewer bonds 1, 1946. De¬ nomination $1,000. Due May 1, as follows: $18,000 from 1953 to inch; $19,000 from 1957 to 1961, inch, and $20,000 in 1962 and 1963. Bidder to name a single rate of interest, expressed in a multi¬ ple of Yi of 1%. Principal and interest (M-N) payable at the City Treasurer's office. A certi¬ 1956, fied check for 3% of the bonds bid for, payable to order of the city, must accompany the bid. Le¬ bear. A certified check for 5% of gality of O'Melveny & Myers, of Los Angeles, will be furnished the successful bidder. Bonds are part the amount of bonds bid for, pay¬ of the rate of interest the bonds shall • , from 1 1950 to an purchase price of par. authorized issue of $375,000. above of the in named Bonds held at a * Voted—At 27 Jan. on issuance the proved of Schoot Creek District, County (P. O. Martinez), Calif. Election—At an to 167, York, as basis Taylor & Co., of New I V2S, at a price of 100.029, of March about 1. $1,000. 891—were awarded p. 1.494%. 1948. on March 1 from 1957 to 1964 the at County Treasurer's (• *. » • Riverside County School Districts (P. O. Riverside), Calif. Bond will Election—At on $410,000 an election March 16 the voters consider the Corona issuance Unified -of High School District bonds, and $125,Corona Eastvale School Dis¬ 000 trict bonds. . Bond Election—At to be held on an election March 2 the voters Will ; consider the \ issuance $435,000 construction bonds. of ; Jose Unified School District, Santa Clara County (P. O. - San Bonds held on Feb. an l7: the election voters ap¬ proved the issuance of $9,000,000 construction bonds. follows: 1951 to 1958 inclusive. Second high bid of 100.264 for 1.60s was made by Halsey, Stuart & Co., Inc., New York. Note Authority, Conn. Sale—The $143,000 series 167, M-l notes offered Feb. 24—v. p. 891—were awarded to the Hart¬ Trust 1% Co., interest, plus of a Dated Feb. 25, 1948, and due Feb. 24, 1949. The & Trust Co., of Hartfyrd, second high bidder, named rate of a 1.10%. Securities Corp., York, jointly, as I.80s, at a price of 100.09, a basis of about 1.79%. Dated March 1, Equitable of New Francisco Housing Authority (City and County), Calif. Note Offering—Sealed bids will be received by J. W. Beard, Sec¬ retary, until 10 a.m. (PST) on March 2 at 525 Market Street, San Francisco, for the purchase of $8,r 380,000 temporary loan notes as follows: ; " t i + t - 4 I v I / ■,» ; * - ' I J , 1, 1947, and 3%s, hue from 1950 to 1 from 1961 to 1964 in¬ to 19,77 inclusive. foregoing In addition to rates, the 3%.% have a supplemental will 1 Y2 of 1% to and includ¬ ing Dec. 1, 1952, and the 3%s will have a supplemental coupon of y4 of 1% during the same period. coupon of Members — In addi¬ Ranson-Davidson Co., Thomas M. Cook & Co., the and following are also members of the underwriting group: Paine, Web¬ ber, Jackson & Curtis of Chicago; Shields & Co., New York; Union merce Bank Hornblower of Weeks & Com¬ Nashville; of New York; Walter, Woody & Heimerdinger of Cincinnati; Herbert J. Sims & Co., New York; Thomas & Co., Pittsburgh; Lyons & Shafto of Boston, and the Weil, Roth & Irving Co. of Cincinnati. Hillsborough County (P. O.' Tampa), Fla. Bond Election—At a special election to be held on April 13, the voters will consider the issu¬ of ance $11,000,000 County School construction bonds. Miami Beach, Fla. Bonds Not Voted—The proposal to issue $2,563,000 various purpose failed bonds 24 of approval at the not election due the fact to enough eligible voters participated in the referendum. Walton County (P. O. DeFuniak Springs)f Fla. Offering — Kate Gillis, Bond Clerk the of Board of County Commissioners, will receive sealed bids until on March 20 for the purchase of $150,000 3^% coupon 1948, and due $15,000 on March 1 hospital bonds. Dated July 1,1947. from 1949 to 1968, incl. Second Denomination $1,000. Interest J-J. high bid of 100.634 for 1.90s was Due $15,000 July 1, 1948 to 1957. made by Dominick & Dominick Principal and interest payable at and Laidlaw & Co., jointly. the City Bank Farmers Trust Co., New York City. The principal and FLORIDA L ' 'i ' r interest are payable from an an¬ Dade County (P. O. Miami), Fla. nual levy of not more than 5 mills Bonds Publicly Offered — The on all taxable property in the $3,000,000 International Airport county. The bonds have been val¬ idated by the Circuit Court of the revenue bonds awarded Feb. 19 to a syndicate headed by B. J. Van county and the approving opinion ' * ' r • 1 Ingen & Co., Inc., New York, as 3^29, at a price of 95.30, a basis of about 3.76%—v. 167, p. 892—are re-offered writers as by follows: the 1948 under¬ to 1960 yield from 2% to 3.45%, according to maturity, and 1961 to 1967 bonds at a price the of par; term bonds aggregating $1,600,000 and due in 1972 are priced at par. The offering repre¬ major airport rev¬ enue bond issue payable solely from airport income. B. J. Van sents the first San Dec. on that Bond Sale—The $300,000 ele¬ mentary school bonds offered Feb. 25—v. 167, p. 892—were awarded to the Union Securities Corp., and both 1 inclusive; $40,000 from 1954 to 1959 inclusive, and $45,000 in 1960; and $925,000 33/4s, due $45,000 Feb. Newtown, Conn. the $425,000 Dec. 1953 premium of $180. Phoenix State Bank serial bonds to Jose), Calif. Voted—At as $24,009 in 1950 and $22,000 from being San Dated Denomination Due March 1, of on Syndicate Sale—The Kean, consist tion to the Bridgeport, Conn. $200,000 series refundihg bonds offered Feb. 26—v. dated Dec. are bonds election CONNECTICUT G according to interest of maturity. The date and the < March 9 the voters on The — ap¬ Contra Costa Bond Offered clusive; $50,000 from 1965 to 1968 inclusive; $55,000 in 1969 and $300,000 1970; $60,000 from 1971 to 1974 "" : inclusive; and $65;000 from 1975 voters ; construction bonds. Walnut election an the 3.70%, rate $35,000 bonds Trona School District, San Bernar¬ dino County (P. O. San 1956 Elementary Sch. Dist., Ventura County (P. O. Venturp), Calif. of 1946.: Dated May bonds. Denomination 1948. com¬ San Buenaventura bids until 8 p;m; (PST) on Mar. 2 for the purchase of $207,000 ii6t to on -. group a was office. ■'! (PST) on March X for the purchase of $725,000 not; to exceed 5 % interest a;m. Dated April 1, $1,000.» Due April 1,-as. follows: $40,000 r from 1953 to 1970, and $5,000 in '1971.:, Principal and interest (AO) payable at the County Treas¬ . March able Bond Offering—Frank W. Rog¬ ers, the $350,000 bonds fur¬ building v • construction to be held nished the successful bidder. ; Offering—G. -A.Peque- County, Clerk,, will receive gnat, San bonds the Hartford Housing inch, and $20,000 in 1965. Dated March 1, 1948. Denom. $1,000. Principal and interest (M-S) pay¬ , - $1,000. Principal and semi-annual interest payable at the County Treasurer's office. Legal opinion of Orrick, Dahl¬ Coachelta Valley Union High Sch. t O. inch, and $196,000 2V2S, due $22,- Supervisors, is re■ Denomination of ciated with Publicly bidders reoffered the bonds at prices to yield from 2% to Hartford, at 000 certified Chairman the 695—we learn that R. ford-Connecticut on April ; $350,000 3s, at 1Q0.Q028<>r ^ quist, Neff, Brown & Herrington ^ (P. Francisco; Harris Trust & Savings Bank of Chicago, and Blyth & Co., Inc., of San Fran¬ cisco, at a price of 100.111, a net interest cost of about 2.431%, as follows:-$154,000 2V4s, due $22,000 1969 to 1973 inclusive. 1968 -'r'** check • » - bonds. p. Bonds net interest cost of a successful H. Moulton & Co. of Los Angeles, and Blair & Co., Inc., were asso¬ of San inclusive certified 167, —v. posed of the American Trust Co., 1, 1948. Due April 1, as follows: $1,000 from 1949 to 1963 inelusive and $2,000 from 1964 to District ' County Treasurer's ofApproved as to legality by Orrick,Dahlquist,-' Neff, Brown & 'Herrington, of San Francisco. : The next highest bidder was the ; American Trust Co;, San Francisco, and R. H. Moulton & Co., .jointly, for ; $150,000 2 lks, and * A . Bond Sale—An issue of school the.Chairman of Board of Su¬ pervisors, is required. 1 / 25,000 Stinson Beach School Dis¬ trict School • plant Calif. for $5,000, payable to order of maturing $20,000 from' 1958 to 1966, and $110,000 3s, maturing ,$20,000 in 1967; $15,000 in 1968 and 1969, and $20,000 from 1970 to 1972, all in- , 1968 $8,000 from inclusive. 2V2S, maturing 15, $30,000 from 1950,to to issuance Visalia), Tulare County, awarded Feb. 24 to 1949 the ■/.' v Porterville Dated-April 1, 1948. April 1, as follows: $5,000 from March^2 the on consider will special a of $125,000 sewage disposal bonds. Due At — election to be held interest follows: • . Election Co., and Thomas M. Cook & Co., of West Palm Beach, and As¬ 3.746%. Bond March 16 the voters on 167, p. 695—were the Ranson-David- son sociates, at Yolo* election 17—v. purchased by cisco, for $90,000 as l3As, $105,000, 2%s, $60,000, 23/4s, and $110,000 as 3s, as reported in our Feb. 9 issue Woodland), an Sale—The $1,350,000 rec¬ facilities bonds offered Feb. on American Trust Co. of San Fran¬ a 140,000 Larkspur School District $195,000 June on of cost Feb. on will consider the issuance of $63,000 construction bonds. ... • the to Bernardino), Calif.' District, Election—At to be held j 000 municipal hospital bonds, and $18,000 Ross School District bonds. Dated June 15, 1947. Due June <v $40,000 municipal airport bonds. 15, as follows: $13,000 in 1960 Central Contra Costa Sanitary Dis¬ and $5,000 in 1961. A certified trict (P. O. Walnut Creek), Calif. check for $1,000, payable to Bond Sale—An issue of $500,000 order of the Chairman of ;. sanitary disposal system bonds Board of Supervisors, is re, School County (P. O. Districts 5% bonds will consider the issuance of $111,000 construction bonds. Bond S. Jones, County Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 11 a.m. (PST) on March 1 for the purchase of $183,- :to be held on April 13, the voters : will consider the issuance of t $250,000 water works bonds; $160,- police station, fire station recrea¬ to be held > (P. O. San Rafael), Calif. Bond Offering .— George Calexica, Calif. connec¬ building Daytona Beach, Fla. reational Francisco, Calif. $365,000 and J. Sims & Co. Bond Details—In tion Inc.; Clyde G Pierce Corp.; Bramhall, Barbour & Co. Inc.; Thomas & Co., and Herbert rejected. were tion with the sale of the Calif. /Marin Sale 1948. Due the notes are Davis & Co. at which time 13 legality approved by Orrick, Dahlquist, Neff, Brown & Her¬ rington of San Francisco. 101.938. ; bonds: $120,000 fire equipment bonds, and $50,000 fire station bonds. :'Av/.'fv"vA':; A Bond San j , able at the City Treasurer's office, Savings Asso¬ & South $110,000 awarded was Jan. on all bids received $5,000 from 1949 to 1956 incl., and $10,000 from 1957 to 1963 inch Principal and interest (M-S) pay¬ of America Bank Trust Board 24, as 2%s, to Blyth & Co., Inc., of San Francisco. Dated March 1, 1948 and due March 1, as follows: interest and bonds sewer ciation, San Francisco, for 3s, at of the following Bond the was offered Calif. Patterson, Bond Sale—An issue of v Due serially 1, 1948. Principal National April 13 the voters on will consider /vv' "J; .. bidder Dated March 16, Sept. 17, 1948. These , (M-S) payable at the City Treas¬ office. The next y highest election an of Supervisors, is required. Bid¬ name a single rate of in¬ terest, expressed in a multiple of y4 of 1% ,; March 1 from 1950 to 1969 in¬ on Chairman the der to Wagenseller & Durst, of Los An* geles, - as 23As, at a price • of 100.016, a basis of; about 2.758. re- for, payable to of urer's Election—At to be held : • '; Los Angeles ing bonds offered on Feb. 10— 167, p. 694—were purchased by Burlingame,; Calif. ; :C Bond y bid bonds of order v. reation bonds. . ■ Bond Sale—The $116,000 build¬ . . : of the County (P. O. Los Angeles), 'Calif. ^awarded to Hill, Richards & Co., as $100,-i , Sch.- Dist., Hudson *' was bonds., sewer 1 of Los Angeles, election an will consider the issuance of $90,000 bonds offered Feb. 24 Election—At Bond $7,186,000 41st series notes. 1,194,000 42nd series notes. not to exceed 5% interest Guadalupe Sanitary District, Santa cies in Barbara County (P. O. option. Santa Barbara), Calif. March 20 the voters on Voted—At on $140,000 construction bonds. v Little Rock School District, Ark. ■ Bond Election—At an election ; held net a Not Bonds ; tion to be held ; / ' land), Calif. ■ ; 'school bonds to Kenneth A. Ellis ■ \ County High School District Bond ' Pasadena Supervisors, is required. of Pinal of Giles J. Patterson of Jackson¬ ville will be furnished to the pur¬ chaser issue are: A. C. Allyn & Co. Inc.; & Co. Inc.; Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Inc.; Welsh, Stranahan, Harris charge. All bids the amount of bonds bid for the denomination required specify the time when the bidder will comply with his bid is in current money or in evi¬ dences of indebtedness against the and must No bids will be accepted plus accrued in¬ county. for less than par terest. ized These bonds were author¬ at the election held on Feb. 18, 1947. Ingen & Co., Inc., has acted as fi¬ nancial advisers to the Dade County Port Authority and its as¬ sociates in the underwriting of the without state must Williston, Fla. Lyman, City Clerk, has drawn by lot and calls Bond for and Call—Belle payment on April 15, at, par accrued interest, $12,000 re¬ funding bonds of 1942, as follows: t AS 52 THE (988) COMMERCIAL $11,000 series A bonds, Nos. 13; Dated Feb. 26, 1948 and due June 15; 31; 40; 50; 60; 62; 66; 87; 30,1948. 98 and 109. , IOWA 1,000 series B bonds, Nos. 1 and 12. Bank, Gainesville. Interest on - ceases date called. County (P. Carlisle), Ky. to be held connec¬ County hospital bonds to Russell, Long /& Burkholder, of Lexington, issuance the of at reported in our Feb. $8,000 construction bonds. GEORGIA 9 issue—v. 167, p. 696—we learn Blairstown Consolidated Indepen¬ that Almstedt Bros., Bankers Sumter County (P. O. Americus), dent School District, Iowa Bond Co., both of Louisville, and ' Georgia Bond Election—At an election Edw. G. Taylor & Co., of Cincin¬ Bonds Voted—At an election held on Feb. 10 the voters ap¬ to be held on March 8 the voters nati, were associated with the consider the issuance of above in. the purchase of the proved the issuance of $200,000 will 102.06, as .*■ . . Wayne County (P. O. Jesup), Ga. Election—At Bond to be held will consider $260,000 issuance the of improvement school Bonds held Voted—At Feb. on proved f ' *v • • , ;'7'V - 7'- l«' voters ap¬ $35,000 of H jkind, City Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 7.30 p.m (MST) on March 8 for the purchase of $325,000 bonds, consisting of: $220,000 water; $70,000 sewer, and $35,000 swimming pool/The bonds authorized at election an on Offering Bond District Feb. 24 the authorize to lighting bonds. . on Dec. will receive 6, 1947. held 7/^.7 i ; Bond on Feb. 23—v. 167, Bonds Not Sold—No bids for were fire station construction bonds of¬ fered Feb. 23—v. 167, p. 695. Due Feb. on clusive. 1 from 1949 .:v to 1966 in¬ held Voted Feb. on proved street the — 2 At District, Iowa > Election-^-At Bond the voters issuance of ap¬ $74,000 to be held the issuance of $150,000 incinerator bonds, and; $75,000 swimming; pool bonds, approve on , election of above in Shiloh, III. the ". , Bond Sale—An issue of Evansville), Ind. The tax $175,000 anticipation warrants offered Feb. 26—v. 167, 892—were awarded to a group p. composed of the Old National Savings MASSACHUSETTS t it j. 1 f " , ... . Braintree, Mass. notes awarded offered to tional Bank discount. The 17 was Merchants the of Na¬ Boston, at 0.81% Due Nov. on 15, 1948. Bank of National Second $300,000 Feb. Boston, next high bidder, named a rate of 0.829%. 7 Note Sale—The $1,000,000 rev¬ anticipation enue Fall River, 25 notes were 1948 of awarded to the and National Shawmut Bank of Boston, jointly, at 1.02% discount. 1948 and due Nov. be ^ authenticated Notes to as Lynn, Mass. gen- Certificates and H. M. — of Of¬ Wells, Secretary- the School * Board, (CST) on April 2 for the purchase $188,500 coupon serial bonds $39,000 certificates of in¬ of Second was National $500,000 awarded Bank of Boston, at 0.394% discount. Due Nov. 10, 1948. The Day Trust Co. of Boston, second high named a rate of 0.90%. bidder, Plymouth County (P.O. Plymouth), Mass. and debtedness. - Note Sale—The issue of the Note Sale—The $300,000 tempo¬ rary 24—v. 000 school site purchase and con¬ tional Bank of Boston. highest bidder Trust (P. O. 0,86%. ' was Co., The next Middle^ the Middleboro, at .'7 893—was awarded to the .7; 7-;' ..vy Bond of ;. election public library building bonds, National MARYLAND Prince George's'County (P. O. Upper Marlboro), Md. District, Iowa an an March 12 the voters on 7 Washington Independent School Election—At Election—At election Bond Offering G. — Gardner to be hejd on March 8 the voters Shuggart, County Superintendent will consider $185,000 site the issuance of purchase and con¬ struction bonds. KANSAS Voted—At Bonds held Feb. on 5 an the school bonds of Dated 1948. March election voters ap¬ proved the issuance of $40,000 municipal light plant bonds. 15, 1948; Denomination $1,000. Due $100,000 on March 15 from 1949 to 1968 inclusive. Rate rates or of interest to be ex¬ pressed in a multiple of V4 of 1%. Principal and interest (M-S) pay¬ at able KENTUCKY of at 0.343% discount. Dated Feb. 25, 1948 and due $350,000 each on Nov. 5 and Dee. 6,1948. The Mer¬ chants National Bank of Boston, second high bidder, named a rate Boston, Schools, lic Kanopolis, Kan. Bank Second will receive sealed of 0.36%. bids until noon (EST) on March 9 Winthrop, Mass. for the purchase of $2,000,000 not Note Sale—The issue of $300,000 to exceed 5% interest coupon pub¬ notes offered Feb. 16 was awarded of the Riverdale. Citizens The bonds Bank are of to the Second National Bank Boston, at 0.816% discount. County (P. O. Worcester), Mass. The Bankers Bond Co. of Louis¬ of the bonds Due $5,000 from Jan, 1,1952 to 1971, incl. Principal and interest (J-J) Louisville Optional inverse Trust as a payable at the Commissioners said bonds. these Louisville. whole numerical or in part, in order interest payment date on on or any after prices. Issuance has been approved of these bonds by the State upon Under existing laws, bonds are exempt from State, County and Municipal tax¬ ation in Under Co., endorsed the the State of provisions Maryland. of said Chapter 406 of the Acts of 1947, and the resolution adopted .by the County Commissioners, #on Feb. 3,1948, provision is made'for the levy of an annual ad valorem tax all assessable on Prince to pay property in George's County, sufficient . the principal and interest of ance $200,000 building bonds. Richmond,. Mich. .7 "77, Offering—Karl N. Hurt, Village Clerk, will receive sealed 7 : : Bond . system bonds. Dated revenue Dec. 1, coupon 1947. De¬ nomination $1,000. Due on June 1, as follows: $1,000 from 1949 to 1953; $2,000 from 1954 to 1958, $3,000 from 1959 to 1963, all incl. Principal and interest (J-D) payable at the Macomb County Savings Bank, Richmond. Bonds maturing from 1957 to 1963, incl., and redeemable at the option of village, in inverse numerical order, on any interest payment date on or after June 1, 1954, at par and accrued interest, on 30 days' notice by publication in a paper circulated in the State which carries, as part of its regu¬ lar service, notice of sale of mu-' nicipal bonds, and if registered bonds are sold, 30 days' notice by registered mail will Be given the registered address. Bids shall be conditioned upon the unqualified opinion of Miller^ Canfiejd, Pad¬ dock & Stone, of Detroit, approv¬ ing the legality of the bonds. The cost of such opinion will be paid by the village. A certified check for $600, payable to the Village Treasurer, is required. are the Stephenson, Mich. Call—Herbert W. Corey, Villiage President, is calling for payment as of April 1, water works Bond of bonds the village at par and Dated accrued interest. 1938. from Due April 1, April 1, 1948 to 1957, redeemable on any interest payment date on or after April 1, 1948. Said bonds should be deliv¬ ered to the Village Treasurer for payment. Traverse City, Mich. Note Offering—C. L. Anderson, receive sealed March 1 for the purchase of $65,000 not to ex¬ ceed Clerk, 2% March will interest notes. Dated I, 1948. Denomination and option purchaser. Due Aug. 2, Payable at the City Treas- the 1948. missioners until 2 p.m. urers office. The notes will awarded to the bidder j be whose bid March 2 for the (EST) on purchase of $950,notes. Dated March 9, 1948. Denominations $100,00Q; $50,000; $25,000 and $10,000. Due Nov. 15, 1948. Pay¬ able at the Worcester County Trust Co., Worcester, the National to 000 temporary loan premium offered, if any. Interest on premium shall not be consid¬ ered as deductible in determining the net interest cost, and interest s"hall be computed from March 1, 1948, to maturity date. No bid for Shawmut Bank of Boston less than all of the notes will be Chase National notes The as to the . will or the Bank, New York. be authenticated genuineness and validity by Worcester County Trust Co., under advice of Ropes, Gray, Best Coolidge & Rugg, of Boston. The notes will be delivered March 9, on or about 1948, at the Worcester County :Trust Co., Worcester, or . bids until 7:30 p.m. (EST) on March 1 for the purchase of $30,000 not to exceed 3V2% water of ville and of the interest Mich. special a March 16 on form of notes to be at the Worcester be received by the County Com¬ thereon, in accordance with the guarantiee of the County At — be held bids until 8 p.m. on issued accrue election to City vocably pledged* to the payment to V Bond Election The Merchants National Bank of Boston, next highest bid¬ der, named a. rate. Of 0.83%, plus $1 premium. 15, 1948. Bonds Offered for Investment— offering for public sub¬ scription $100,000 23A% and 3% unlimited tax county hospital Schi Dist., Beach $150,000 each on Oct. 15 and Nov. Note Offering—Sealed bids will is , Harbor of said full faith and credit is irre¬ Kentucky bonds. Due Upon the full faith and credit of the County Commissioners, and Caldwell County (P. O. Princeton), Co., both of 1 Vzs, at a price Bonds Voted — At an election held recently the voters approved the issuance of $10,000 fire engine Dated Feb, 25, supply 10,1948. notes offered Feb. 25 to & as the voters will consider the issu¬ Fall River, Mass. School District No. 52 Bonds McDonald-Moore of 100.072, a basis of about 1.473%. Dated March 1,1948. Bank, both of Opelousas, jointly, uiness and validity by the Na¬ $355,000 as 2%s, and $144,000 tional Shawmut Bank of Boston, as 3s, as reported in our Feb. 2 issue—v. 167, p. 592—we learn under advice of Ropes, Gray, Best, that the bonds were sold at par, a Coolidge & Rugg of Boston. Pariah, La. 167, p; 893—were awarded to the First of Michigan Corp., and Detroit, jointly, 000 issuance the Evansville,- Education. for (P. O. Alexandria), Rapides struction bonds offered Feb. 25— v. will, consider the issuance of $90,- consider 1953, at various premium interest. certified a of the par value of the bonds, payable to the Board of will election Jan. 1, Vk% Enclose will an Bank, Citizens National Bank and the Peoples Savings Bank, all of at charge. check for 2% Salem, Mass. ,7 ; Note Sale—The issue of $100,000 notes offered Feb. 25—v. 167, p. Jan. 1, 1948. Vandenburg County (P. O. County welfare out to be held Election—At Bond bonds, Denomination $1,000. Dated INDIANA — - to be held on March 8 the voters on Jan. Chicago. Sale and the Planters Trust & District, Mich. . Abbeville), La. , 1, from 1950 to 1959 inclusive. Principal and interest (J-J) payable at the ; American National Bank & Trust Co., Chicago. Approved as to le¬ gality by Chapman & Cutler, of Warrant bonds to Charles F. Boagni sewer ' $20,000 3Vfe% road bonds was purchased recently by Benjamin Lewis & "Co., of Chicago. Dated Jan. 1, $2,000 tion with the sale of the $499,000 Independent School District, Iowa . our Feb. 9 issue—v. 696—we learn that Mason, Moran & Co., of Chicago, were as¬ Due In connec¬ — Adrian School Education the B. M. C. Durfee Trust Co., of Opetousas, La. Bond Sale Details Vermillion Parish p. purchase of the bonds at par. of , offered Feb. 7;7- struction bonds. reported in 1948. 2.82%. of will receive sealed bids until noon $200,000 gymnasium construction Okawville, III. Bond Sale Details—In connection with the sale of the $150,000 sewerage revenue bonds to Chaniier Securities Co., of Chicago, as the cost A-O. Treasurer issuance the '• . election an $45,000 water~ sys¬ with interest net a MICHIGAN any Dated fered * bonds offered on Feb. 18 were re¬ Bond - an Board of will be , reasonable a loan notes offered on Feb. 167, p. 893—were pur¬ chased by the Rockland Trust Co, Manchester, Iowa Covington), La. of Rockland, at 0.78% discount. Bids Rejected — All bids re¬ Bond Election—At an election ceived for the purchase of the to be held on March 9 the voters Dated Feb. 24, 1948. Due Nov. 10, 19481 Payable at. the Second Na¬ $80,000 water works revenue will consider the issuance of $400,- tem bonds. sociated at St. Tammany Parish (P. O. Voted—7-At an.election bonds. held recently the voters approved 167, wy, March 8 the voters consider Bonds the issuance of Election—At Bond to be held accepted.* the to Boston.; v Telephone , bids . boro Milledgeville, III. - 167, p. 480—were purchased by Felix M. Rives, of Shreveport, March 8 the voters District, Iowa Ottumwa held recently the voters approved the issuance of $20,000 road im¬ provement bonds. . on 000 construction bonds, jected. LeRoy Township (P. O. Capron), III, At 19 $110,000 construction bonds. Elgin, III. Voted Feb. on —v. Will consider the issuance of $80,- will offered bonds house iMn-^.g.^^., Bond Election ■*— At a special incorporated bank or trust company in the City of Bal¬ election to be held on March 4 timore, Md., Without expense to the voters will consider the issu¬ of the purchaser. If the purchaser ance $300,000 construction \ ' shall specify any other place of bonds. delivery, such delivery shall be at Birmingham, Mich, the expense of the purchaser. The Bond Election—At an election legality of this issue will be ap¬ to be held in April the voters will proved by Niles, Barton, Morrow consider the issuance of $200,000 & Yost, of Baltimore, and the sewer and park bonds. approving .opinion of this firm Cold water School District, Mich. will be delivered upon request, to Bond Sale—The $200,000 con¬ the purchaser of the bonds, with¬ at or tax Lincoln Parish (P. O. Ruston), La. Bond Sale—The $700,000 court election Laurel Consolidated School Bonds Rejected-—At an election held on Feb. 7 the voters did not , LOUISIANA Pineville an delivered be within net interest cost of 2.868%, El wood Consolidated School election an surfacing bonds. Bonds a '.'7 Delavan, III. Bonds 100.076, the $200,000 not to exceed 2% interest city hall and of on Jan. 15, $5,000 in 1950; $6,000 from 1951 to 1954; $7,000 from 1955 to 1957; $8,000 from 1958 to 1960; $9,000 in 1961 and 1962, and $58,000 as 3s, ma¬ turing $9,000 in 1963 and 1964, and $10,000 from 1965 to 1968 inclu¬ sive. Interest payable J-J. 892—were purchased by Halsey, & Co., as IVas, at a price basis of 1.226%. ILLINOIS Dated Feb. 1, 1948. Due serially Colchester, III. on Nov. 1, from 1949 to 1951, incl. Bond Election—At an election Principal and interest (M-N) pay¬ to be held in the near future the able at the City Treasurer's office. voters will consider the issuance The next highest bidder was of $10,000 fire engine bonds. Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, for iy4s, at 100.0003. • Danville, III. received cost maturing Stuart of interest riet a follows: $92,000 as 2y2S, April 1, 1948. Due serially on April 1, from 1949 to 1973, incl. Dubuque, Iowa and interest payable Sale—The $60,000 sewer Principal bonds offered p. election the at as Hazel Doyle, — Secretary, authorized at 2.611% will Shawmut; Bank the National and Note Sale—An issue of purchase of $35,000 construction bonds. Dated March 1, 1948. Due in 20 years. These are the bonds election an voters refused issue of $35,000 street an / School 7 sealed bids until March 2 for the Feb. 24. Bonds Defeated—At '•». . District, Iowa G. R. Frecle- — r . Consolidated "Cornell IDAHO Bond Offering . the issuance the Moscow, Idaho on 17 election an construction bonds. (V were Independent School District, Iowa election an bonds. -V:'; Cedar Falls March 12 the voters on bonds $127,000 construction bonds. County hospital bonds. bonds they respectively payable. The as due office of the Sale. Details—In March 8 the voters on an become time after the sale thereof at the election consider will O. tion with the sale of the $150,000 Election—At Bond Bond said bonds on purchaser Nicholas Arispe Consolidated Schoot District, Iowa The bonds should be presented for payment at the First National Approving Local Finance Officer. legal opinion by Chapman & Cut¬ ler, of Chicago. < .I .PiUmAWml.fni Monday, March 1, 1948 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & Mauls una. produces the lowest interest cost the city after deducting the considered. Bids shall be condi¬ tioned upon the unqualified opin¬ ion of the purchaser's attorney, approving the legality of the notes. will be cost of such opinion paid by the purchaser. A The certified check for 2% of the total par value of the notes, payable to the city, is required.' . Volume 167 Number 4677; ■ MINNESOTA THE COMMERCIAL 19 were purchased .. ' Alexandria, Minn. / l Certificate Sale The $18,000 by G. H; Walk* Co., of St. Louis, as 2s, at a & er *, •— water extension fered Feb. on certificates The of¬ 697— were purchased by the Alexan¬ dria State Bank, and the Farmers National Bank, both -of Alexan¬ dria, jointly, as 3M>s, the only bid¬ syndicate composed Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc., New York; Continental Illinois Na¬ able at the Peoples National Bank, Lakewood. Rate of interest to be bonds tional Bank & Trust in der. bonds Bond pal Dated Feb. 25, election to be the voters will 1948. Due on 25, from 1950 to 1959, incl. Principal and interest (F-A) pay¬ able at the City Clerk's office. Feb. of ance in bonds. disposal plant revenue bonds of¬ fered 21 purchased by Feb. on the First were election voters National Bank, of only bidder, as 2V4S, at par. Dated March 1, 1948. Due on March 1, as follows: $8,000 from 1949 to 1957, and $10,000 in 1958. Principal and interest (M-S) payable at the First Na¬ tional Bank of Minneapolis. Minneapolis, Mankato of the Special School • •' V: held Feb. on the the 25 ' . Voted—At jproved, the issuance •construction of «p- Feb. purchased ;Jby Piper,Jaffray & 'Hopwood, of Minneapolis, as 2s, at a price of 100.014, a basis of 1.997%. Dated Feb. 1, 1948. Due $5,000 on Feb. 1, from 1949 to 1959, incl. Interest payable F-A. The next highest bidder was the State Bank, New Richmond, for 2s, at V par. Roseau ■ • Bids for composed of ceived the for purchase 2s, at as at and par accrued interest payment date. are in¬ 'Claiborne County (P. - r Port Election—At Bond to be held will O. the the voters issuance of Hazelhurst, Miss. Bond r Election—At election an Chicago, V .March 1 from 1949 to 1953, incl. capital improvement Due March 1, as as on March 16 the voters will consider the issuance of 000 water $400,- bonds. revenue of Chicago; B. J. Van Ingen Co., Inc., Lee Higginson Corp., follows: Inc., and Roosevelt 1958, Due March 000 1, as follows: $35,1951, and $40,000 in in 1952. Madison School Bonds held Jones County. (P. O. Ellisville), Miss. Bonds Voted ;held Feb. on the issuance the proved At — 10 an election voters of ap¬ $450,000 County hospital, bonds.I; • Kemper County (P. O. De Kalb), : Miss. *'"7; t interest cost of a >•' of $75,000 hospital recently approved as issue bonds was to legality by Charles & Trauer¬ nicht, of St. Louis. .. Meridian, Miss. . Bond Sale—An issue of street chased ■ was or a $162,000 refunding bonds was pur¬ recently by the First Na¬ Names net made by Co., Trust Paying Agent—Bankers Company of New York has been, appointed New York with Paying Agent in and bonds ;T Randolph, Neb. Bond Election — At election the voters issuance will ^ consider of $20,000 athletic field improvement bonds. bonds Elizabeth, N. J. Bond Sale—The NEW HAMPSHIRE Co., County (P. O. Berlin), N.JH. Note Offering—J. Arthur Sulli¬ van, County Treasurer, will re¬ ceive bids until 2 p.m. on March 2 for the purchase at discount of awarded Boland, and both of New Township School District (P. O. Millburn), N. j: a special elec¬ tion held Saffin & York, jointly, the Co., of about 2.376%. Dated $100,000 notes#issued in anticipa¬ March 1, 1948 and due serially on March 1 from 1949 to 1978 inclu¬ tions. legality by Charles & Trauernicht of St. Louis. Dated Feb. 1, 1948. Starkville, Miss. Bond Sale—An issue of 2%% sewer $304,000 bonds has been pur¬ chased by M. A. Saunders & Co., Memphis, at a price of 100.164. of Dated 1 Jan. 1, 1948. Bonds Voted—At tion held from 25 years. Legality approved Charles & Trauernicht of St. Louis. •' •->> :v:v'J. MISSOURI School District, Mo. Voted At an election Cabool Bonds held on Feb. 10 the issuance voters of ap¬ $60,000 Sale—The bonds the voters Ridgewood School 'District, N. J. Voted Bonds held Feb. on the proved At — 10 voters'ap¬ .of $35,000 issuance building bonds. Union Voted Feb. on At — 10 election an the voters ap¬ proved the issuance of $1,550,000 high school addition bonds. Watchung School O. ' • Bond held District (P. Plainfield), N. J. Voted the proved At — Feb, on 10 election an the voters-ap¬ issuance of $30,000 construction bonds, the 1948. year Notes will be McKinley County N. (P. O. Gallup), called for payment ort issuance of $975,000 sewer system construction, disposal plant, water supply system improvement and airport construction bonds. Washoe County, Reno Glen Rock, N. thenticated as to genuineness and by the First National Bank of Boson, under advice of Storey, Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge of Boston. March 6 the voters on 500,000 high school bonds. NEW YORK Brookhaven No. Union Sch. Dist. Free (P. O. Selden), N. Y. 12 Offering—G. President of Lucas, Board of the 000 Sale—The issue of $100,- Education, will receive sealed bids (EST) on March 4 sewer bonds offered Feb. 24 until 3 p.m. was awarded to Blair & Co., Inc., New York, and MacBride, Miller of Newark (jointly), as I.70s, at a price of 100.106, a basis & Co. the for to purchase of $175,000 not exceed or construction bonds. 1, 1948. Denomina¬ registered Dated interest coupon 5% March tion $1,000. chase of $300,000 tax anticipation notes. Denomination $25,000. high bid of 100.0699 for 1.70s was made by Campbell, Phelps & Co. Due March 1, as fol¬ $10,000 from 1949 to 1953 inclusive, $12,000 from 1954 to 1958'inclusive, and $13,000 from of New York. 1959 Principal and interest (M-S) payable at the March Jackson National chants National be received until noon (EST), $208,000 offered on on March 3, by Stafford M. BoardCity Treasurer, for the pur¬ man, 10, 1948. Due on Dec. 10, 1048. Payable at the Mer¬ Bank of and delivery of notes to 1958, New Boston, said will be made at this bank. 1.679%. 1949 Due serially incl. Second Township School District (P. O. R. D. No. 3, Lake wood), which has also authenticated this loan about of from Bond District Jersey Offering—Hazel lows: Clerk, will receive sealed to koma. rate Holman, of 1963 Bank of Bidder to interest, multiple of A inclusive. certified Va or check Lake Ronkon- name single a expressed l/10th for 2% of in a 1%. of the 8 for the the District, con¬ ity approved by Storey, Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge, of Boston. No telephone bid will be consid¬ Feb. ered. Dated Feb. 1, 1948. Legal¬ to purchase of $125,000 not exceed tion 4% coupon or interest construc¬ registered bonds. Denomination at the is required. Legality to be approved by Caldwell, Mar¬ shall, Trimble & Mitchell of New York City. 1, 1, First (M-S) National payable Bank & Co., Tuckahoe. The next highest bidder was Salomon Bros & Hutzler, for 1.60s, at 100.06. • Hempstead Union Free Sch. Dist. No. 28 (P. O. Long Beach), N. Y. New Bond 1948 167, the York, N. Y. Sale—The bonds , $28,595 school offered Feb. on 24— 894—were purchased by p. South Rockville Shore Trust Centre, Co. 1.70s, as of at a price of 100.05, a basis of 1.664%, the only bidder. Dated Feb. 27, 1948%jpue serially on Feb. 27, in Principal and in¬ terest (F-A) payable at the South 1949 and 1950. Shore Trust Co., Rockville Centre. Jeffersonville Fire District, N. Y. Bond Offering sealed — Lester Treasurer, will bids until 2 p.m. Gute, receive (EST) on March 5 for the purchase of $10,000 not to exceed 5% interest land purchase and building coupon or registered bonds. Dated March 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due $1,000 on March 1, from 1949 to 1958, incl; Bidders must state a single rate of interest in a mul¬ tiple of l/10th of 1%. Principal and^interest (M-S) payable at the First National Bank of Jefferson¬ The bonds will be delivered on are Jeffersonville, April 1, 1948, and he notified be the First of when the ready for delivery. fied for check the to bidder at Bank about or bonds A certi¬ $200,000, payable District, is required. ' New York, N. Y. > Sells $30,000,000 Notes—Lazarus Josephs, City Comptroller, sold by allotment to 26 city banks on . 27 Feb. 1%%' the issue an fiscal 1947-1948 notes are mature notes of $30,000,000 anticipation tax notes year. for The. dated Feb. 27, 1948, and 30, 1948. The allotted as follows: April on were The Chase National City of New York. $90,000: Kings County Trust Co., $5,472,000: Brooklyn, N. Y. $4,638,000: The National City Bank of New York. $3,823,000: Guaranty Trust Com¬ of New York. $2,052,000: Bankers Trust Co. $1,950,000: Manufacturers Trust Company. •$1,860,000: Central Hanover pany Bank & Trust Co. Chemical $1,470,000: M. Bond validity Keene, N. H. ' Note Offering—Sealed bids will election an will consider the issuance of $2,- Jr., J. School Dis¬ (P. O. Reno), Nev. Election—At be held to March March on Bank of The NEVADA Bond serially Trust will Mex. Treasurer, highway and bridge bonds, Nos. 91 to 95 incl., dated April 1, 1924 and part of an issue of $100,000, 10 storm of Tuckahoe, Dated cipal and interest National Davis, County announces that 5% trict No. Due $44,500 Co., par. the successful 7 Bond Call—T. T. Bond au¬ 1948. ville. NEW MEXICO have been Trust at District Township School District (P. O. Unioti), N. J. Bonds held & election an the bonds bid for, payable to order of Carthage School District, Mo. Bond special elec¬ 10 bids until 8 p.m.,(EST) on March construction bonds. struction $25,000. for — proved .the a Feb. on Dated Due in to by taxes by O.Tuckahoe), N.Y. Sale—The iy2s, as v. sive. of Bond voters Piscataway School District-(P. O. New Market), N. J. ac¬ bonds«has -been to the school bonds, 2.40s. as 10 the issuance of $31,000 & tional Bank of Boston. Denomina¬ approved Feb. on approved p. being for $658,000 2.40s, at a price of 100.27, as basis a 167, Shields to •: The Union County Trust Co., of Elizabeth, second high bid¬ der, offered 100.228 for $658,009 District ap¬ $225,000 construction bonds. bid cepted bonds $659,000 school Feb. 26—v. bonds offered 894—-were : water 1, 1947. April ■ the $75,000 dated Aug. the Dated March 9, 1948, and payable Dec. 28, 1948, at the First Na¬ School of . (P. O. Aberdeen), Miss. Bonds Approved as to Legality —An issue of $35,000 3% school Consolidated issuance R. D. 2, tion County, Smithville Special voters the Clifton Na¬ Kidder, Peabody & Co., Union Se¬ April 1, 1948. V Corp., Equitable Securi¬ tional Bank of Clifton, N. J., for ties -Corp., Harris, Hall & Co., payment of principal and interest Roswell, N. Mex. on $1,020,000 City of Clifton, N. Charles W. Weigold & J., Co., and Bond Election—At the regular school bonds, $275,000 storm sewer Burns, Potter & Co. April election voters will consider Coos tional Bank of Meridian. Monroe 2.93%, group composed of Blyth & the election an the 10 curities Bonds Approved as to Legality —An 2'44s and $975,000 3s, District, N. J. Voted—At Feb. on proved / 25,000 Aerial Survey bonds. Due Kindred, & Co., Chicago;,v and March 1, 1951. 7 w *; Peters, Writer & Christensen of Dated March 1, 1948. Legality Denver, at a price of 98.071, a net approved by the State Attorney interest cost of about 2.914%, as General and by Ely, Bradford, follows: $650,000 3s, due semi¬ Bartlett, Thompson & Brown of annually from Jan. 1, 1950 to July Boston. 1, 1956; and $1,850,000 2%s, due semi-annually -from Jan. 1, 1957 NEW JERSEY to July 1, 1971. Second high bid Clifton, N. J. Of 98.68 for $1,060,000 7! 2%s, $465,000 Eastchester (P. made was from 1949 to 1953 inclusive. Prin¬ approved the issuance of $125,000 fol-. construction bonds. $50,000 from 1955 incl., and $45;000 ;. from 1959 to 1968, incl. 315,000 Sunapee Tramway bonds. Due March 1, as follows: $15,000 in 1949, and $25,000 from 1950 to 1961, incl. 75,000 Sullivan Bridge bonds. < 2.90s Bank A certified check for $2,500, Bonds Voted—At on to composed of John Nuveen & opinion payable' to the Board of Educa¬ tion, is required. • to be held held Second high bid of for tion. divided are - $101,000 improvement bonds. >•" of , election an March 3 on consider Co., Hampton Harbor Toll Bridge bonds. Due March 1, Cross, all of New York; William Mericka & Co., Cleveland; Thomas & Co., Pittsburgh; Ira Haupt & Co., New York; Barcus, Gibson), Miss. election The purchaser Feb. 15 from 1949 on 1967, incl. 100.189 water drain-1948 bonds offered on Feb. 19—v. 167, p. 793—were pur¬ chased by the First National $225,000 in 1954, and $250,000 in 1955 and 1956. J. MISSISSIPPI the 1947. 1948 and due Hawkins, Delafield & Wood of New York City, that the bonds are valid and legally binding ob¬ ligations of the Board of Educa¬ 650,000 & .• < at 16, lows: . Co., Dec. rate a Millburn bonds. Public Power District (P. O. Columbus), Neb. Bond Sale—The $2,500,000 Con¬ solidated Eastern System Revenue, & considered which states on group Smith,,Barney & Co., Trust 725,000 'W NEBRASKA Blair a 1951 to • Consumers Feb. by .,,1964, incl. 1,500,000 veterans' bonus bonds. Due $500,000 on March 1 from " ■ made was $5,290,000 bonds 000 'J : terest, in whole or in part, on April 1, 1953 or on any subsequent & jected. .)••• was composed $2,000,000,: University of New ; Hampshire bonds. Due $125,- Co. re¬ Second 1.70s v 1948 and April 1, 1958. They on be follows: as price of 100.158, a dated April 1, are callable cate 167^ p. 792—were 1.654%. account & Co. The . $160,000 building bonds offered on 19—v. and Goldman, Sachs & Co., Union Se¬ curities Corp. and Graham, Par¬ basis of about 1.98%. The deben¬ tures mature the of about by 1.70s sons Corp., all of New York; A.G. Becker & Co., Mullaney, Ross & re¬ bids of Northern Consolidated Sch. first issue of 1948, bonds offered (P. O. Roseau), Minn. Feb. 25 were awarded to a syndi¬ Rejected—All New of County ■Dist. No. 41 basis ties a were of will be furnished with the made a water multiples of Va or l/20th of 1%, and must be the same for 2.90s, at a price of 100.421, a basis No proposal will of about 2.85%. Dated Feb. 15, of high bid of 100.131 for Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc., Blair & Co., Inc., and Stone & Webster Securi¬ cago, 20 all composed of - $9,500 Feb. 24—v. 167, 894—were awarded to N'ewburger, Loeb & Co. of New York, as p. Tripp & Co. of New York. a 481—were awarded to p. Sale—The offered authorized im¬ bonds. revenue Co. and Detmer & Co., all of Chi¬ . improvement revolving fund on issuance debentures offered Feb. 26— 167, syndicate Bond Sale—The $55,000 perma¬ offered the sewer Bond to Sons, White, Weld & Co. and Blyth & Co., Inc. Third high bid of 100.0869 v. bonds. -bonds the $225,000 water and Dis¬ (P. O. Croton-OnHudson), N. Y. higher than any legally acceptable proposal. These are the bonds Rollins '& tion $795,000 New Richland, Minn. nent consider general July Water Toddville trict No. 2 all of the bonds. (State of) Sale—The $2,000,000 State Highway Treasury anticipa¬ election voters in of Charles E. Weigold & Co., Eldredge & Co., all of New York, and the Illinois Co. of Chi¬ cago, as 1.70s, at a price of 100.296, Montana • • will held Bank Inc., Debenture District, Minn. " •• be provement ' Bonds to Co., Chicago; National and Dillon, Mont. Election—At the Bond were York; Schoellkopf, Hutton & Pomeroy, of Buffalo; Kean, Taylor & Co., George B. Gibbons & Co., * Brainerd, Minn. $82,000 sewage 26 H. issu¬ MONTANA Bond Sale—The Feb. on 53 Shields & Co., Equitable Securities Corp. and E. construction - a $5,290,000 Philadelphia; April consider the $265,000 offered Philadelphia munici¬ held The — of City School District, Mo. Election—At the Sale awarded to Wackerle, for 2s, at 96.64. Garden (State of) (989) Cortlandt, a Eisen & CHRONICLE $1,000. Due on Feb. 1, as follows: $7,000 from 1950 to 1954, and $6,000 from 1955 to 1969, all incl. Principal and interest (F-A) pay¬ Bond basis of 2.303%. highest bidder was next Lucas. 16—v. '167, p. FINANCIAL ■New Hampshire , price of 97.30, & Bank & Trust Co. $1,260,000: First National Bank City of New York. of The Irving Trust Co. Bank of the Man¬ $1,260,000: $1,200,000: hattan Co. - $900,000: J. P, Morgan & Co., Incorporated. $870,000: The New York Trust Company. $750,000: Corn Exchange Bank & Trust Co. $420,000: $420,000: Bank of New York. The Public National Bank & Trust Co. $300,000: The Marine Midland of New York. Commercial National Trust Company $270,000: Bank & Trust Co. Brooklyn Trust Co. $180,000: United States* Trust Company of New York. $240,000: $150,000: Trust Co. Continental Bank & 54 $120,000: Empire Trust Co. $120,000: Fifth Avenue Bank of , New York. & Bank Federation $60,000: Coupon Fulton Trust Company $60,000: of New York. $60,000; Title Guarantee & Company. Trust $3,000 or as on crued interest. (State of) Bond Offering—Frank C. Moore, will receive sealed bids until 11 a.m. (EST) on March 2 for the purchase of State Comptroller, $300,000,000 not to exceed 4% int. war bonus bonds. Dated March 1, $30,000,000 annually on 1949 to 1958, incl. maturing in 1958 are sub¬ Due 1948. Jan. from 1 Bonds ject to redemption, at par and ac¬ crued int., on July 1, 1956, or on subsequent interest payment Principal and interest (J-J) payable at the Bank of the Man¬ hattan Co., New York City. Bonds issued in coupon form may be ex¬ changed for bonds registered as to principal and interest. However, bonds in registered form may not be converted or reconverted into coupon form. Rate or rate of in¬ any cate. in terest to be expressed % ple of or a 1/10 of 1% multi¬ and no than one rate shall be named more single maturity. A certi¬ for 2% of the bonds, for any check fied payable to order of the State comptroller, is required. Legality be approved by Nathaniel Goldstein, New YorkJ^te Attor¬ ney General. to bidder must specify and each of amount Each rate bonds the rate. Due from 1949 to 1957 inclusive. Principal payable issue will pay and for quired bidding forms and each bid must be accompanied by a certi¬ fied check for $61,500, payable to 1 from March March 1, 1948. high bid of 100.11 for $111,000 3%s and $139,000 4s, or a net cost of 3.92%, was made by Juran & Moody, and Barcus, Kin¬ dred & Co., jointly.,, v, Sale 167, —v. 793—were purchased p. by Roosevelt & Cross and Tilney & Co., both of New York, jointly, as 2.20s, at a price of 100.23, a basis of 2.167%. Dated March 1, March 1, from 1949 to 1963 inclusive. Prin¬ Due 1948. serially on cipal and interest (M-S) payable at the Essex County National Bank, Willsboro. The next highest bidder Gibbon & B. George was Co., Inc., for 2l/4s, at 100.22. v . from 1949 to 1970, Election Bond be to At — held a 1, of $265,000 their bonds the issu¬ t — union 1948 bonds 167, v. building offered revenue on Feb. of 17— 698—were purchased by p. Kalman & Co., of St. Milwaukee Paul, and the of Milwaukee, Co., net interest cost of Dated Jan. 1, 1948. Due jointly, at 3.21%. serially a Jan. on from 1, 1951 school Election—At election to be held of on a special April 6 the issuance $260,000 sewage system im¬ building bonds offered for Feb. 24—v. 167 p. 894— awarded to E. L. Hardin & of — and Horace Moore, Treasurer, refunding Bosworth $850,000 water bonds. Due on April 1; $10,000 in 1951 to 1956, $15,000 in ~ 1957, and $25,000 in 1958 to 1980, all ' incl. 2,225,000 sanitary sewer bonds. April 1; $50,000 in 1962, $75,000 in 1963 Due on 1951 to to 1965, and $100,000 in 1966 to 1979, 200,000 all incl. public a Co., Inc., of Toledo, price of 101.449, a basis of about 2.355%. Dated Feb. by Ryan, Sutherland was & made Co. of Toledo. to 1956, and $10,000 in 1957 to 1973, all incl. Hebron, Ohio Sale Bond — The { , $7,500 fire Bond Weitz, City Auditor, will receive sealed $3,000, $3,000, part are of the $300,000,000 issue authorized at the general election in November Each bid may express a 1947. of and designate any or all of the banking institutions thus indi¬ cated shall not be a condition of Fund to such bid or bids, nor be the for avoiding the commit¬ of the successful bidder to any No tenders in received — No tenders bid purchase of all be-.for the should pay¬ Each bonds. the for ment make and delivery accept as follows: $2,229.39 1950; 1951; 1953; the Commission, that the fol¬ 1%% State Bridge Com¬ revenue refund¬ bridge bonds are is It be will anticipated that the bonds available for delivery in definitive form at the office of the South 25 Company, City, within 40 days following the date of the award. Unless other satis¬ Street, arrangements factory made are bidder will be re¬ successful the New York quired to accept delivery of the bonds at that place and make pay¬ ment/ for the bonds ' when so available York New current on any interest payment prior to maturity. Steubenville- Weirton B r i cl g e, of the above issues will Interest A-O. Due Oct. 1, $2,000 in 1949; $3,000 1950; $2,000 in 1951; $3,000 in 1952; $2,000 in 1953; $3,000 in 1954; $2,000 in 1955; $3,000 in 1956; $2,000 in 1957; $3,000 in 1958; $2,000 in 1959; $3,000 in 1960; $2,000 in 1961; $3,000 in 1962; $2,000 in 1963; $3,000 in 1964; $2,000 in 1965; $3,000 in 1966; $2,000 in 1967, and $3,000 follows: as in in Bidders 1968. bid may for a different rate of interest in multi¬ V\ of 1%. ples of unlimited sold be Payable from The taxes. bonds will the highest bidder for to not less than the face value there¬ and accrued interest. of the state must All bids of amount gross bid and accrued interest to date of delivery. ,The city will furnish the approving legal opinion of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, of Cleveland, covering the legality of the bonds. Enclose certified check for a $500, payable to the city. Windsor Local School District, Ohio { .'Vi. Dated Jan. nomination $1,000. Nov. from 1 sive. a 1, 1948. De¬ Due $1,000 on to 1949 1960 interest of Rate pressed in construction interest 6% bonds. inclu¬ be to ex¬ multiple of J/4 of 1%. Principal and interest (M-N) pay¬ able at the Orwell Banking Co., Orwell. A certified check for 1% the of the of amount issue, pay¬ able to the order of the Board of authorized at the were 1947 required. Bonds November, is Education, general election, OKLAHOMA to be pre¬ are panied will be by unqualified approving & Cutler, of Chicago, and Bricker, Marburger, Evatt & Bar¬ ton, may Bond School District, Offering—Mae Okla. Kelly, Clerk of Board of Education, Will receive sealed bids until 1:30 p.m. (CST) March on chase for the 1 pur¬ transportation bonds. Due $4,000 in 1951 and 1952, and $3,000 in 1953.. The of $11,000 bonds will be awarded to the bid¬ offering the lowest rate of in¬ der terest and agreeing to pay par authorized were held on for 2% These interest. accrued the at and bonds election A certified check Feb. 17. of the amount bid, is re¬ quired. Major County (P. O. Fairview), Okla. Election—At Bond to be held on an election March 9 the voters of Columbus, all and r hids be conditioned to that extent Pawnee School District, Bonds Voted held At — Feb. on the cost of said opinions. Ohio the'election ap¬ the issuance o f $10,000 transportation equiprpenlj r pur¬ proved chase bonds, and $8,000 construc¬ tion bonds. : . ' Skiatook, pay Okla. the. voters 3 The successful bidder must agree to M. accom¬ opinions as to legality of Chap¬ man Barnsdall construction bonds. bonds deemable date April 1, 1938. Denomination will consider the issuance of and executed without ex¬ $265,000 site purchase and hospital to the bidder. Upon deliv¬ the ery in The bonds Enclose a certified check for $2,ing being called for payment on April 1: 000,000, payable to the Commis¬ East Liverpool-Chester Bridge, sioners of the Sinking Fund; aggregating $125,000. Dated Sept. Porter Township (P. O. Harden), 1, 1940. .Due on Oct., 1. 1953, re¬ 1954; 1951; $2,000, ] reported by Ray Palmer, .Secretary-Treasurer amount $3,000, $2,000, and reoffer the bonds for sale. were 1952; 1949; all bids and to readvertise or response aggregating $90,000. Dated Sept. 1, 1940. .Due on Oct. 1, 1948, re¬ deemable on or after April 1, 1941. Payment of the principal in the pense Bridge Commission on basis pared to the vil¬ lage's request for offers on Feb. 18 to purchase refunding bonds, dated Oct. 1, 1936. (EST) noon $1,000. ment funds. Mayfield Heights, Ohio V mission bids until npon (EST) on March 10 for the purchase of $28,729.39 $2,000,, bonds These William fighting apparatus bonds offered on Feb. 16—v. 167, p. 298—were purchased by Ryanv Sutherland & Co., of Toledo, as 2V2s, at a price of 100.36, a basis of 2.483%. Dated Jan. 1, 1948. Due serially on Oct. 1, from 1949 to 1958 inclusive. In¬ lowing Cheviot, Ohio Offering—Conrad follows: 1951 Second . Dated exceed principal only. Signature of One bond for $1,229.39, others $1,000 each. Due Dec. 1, as in inclusive. 1963 to Bonds Called—It is 100.884 for 2V2S $37,000 fire fighting apparatus on April 1; $5,000 < 1949 bid of public health bonds, $112,500 fire station bonds, and bonds). Due 15 and Dec. 15 from ture on June Ohio State (consolidation of $50,- 000 dated March 15, 1948 and ma¬ 1948, and due on Dec. 1 from 1949 to 1968, incl. Second high $24,229.39 3% street improvement bonds. Dated April 1, 1948. bonds are 1, bonds, divided improvement a"t a price of 100.95, a basis of about 2.146%.: The bonds terest payable A-O. Alliance, Ohio & Columbus; 2V4s, as bonds, Bond Sale—The 2V2s, at of Fahey, Clark & Co. and Merrill, Turben & Co.., both of Cleveland, an¬ 48 to 59, in $1,000 and $500 denominations, have been called for payment at par and accrued interest on April 1, 1948 at the Bankers Trust Co., New York City. as Company, Toledo; Inc., So., until , Hill, N. C. sub¬ ment Commission, at his office in Raleigh, fpr the purchase of the following bonds aggregating $3,075,000: . ' 167, p. 698—were awarded to syndicated composed of Braun, bids March 16 for the purchase of $50,000 3% recreation park bonds. Bond Offering — Nellie L. such other cities as may be Rhodes, Clerk of the Board of designated by the Commissioners Education, will receive sealed bids of the Sinking Fund following re¬ until 8 p.m. (EST) on March 15 ceipt of bids for the purchase of for the purchase of $12,000 not to the bonds. Registerable - as to principal is to be made pay¬ able but failure or refusal of the Commissioners of the Sinking —v. pie, Jr., City Auditor, will receive sealed and ty hospital bonds offered Feb. 25 & Toronto, Ohio Bond Offering—Arthur S. Wem- institutions in any or all of cities of New York, Chicago, preference as to the banking in¬ stitutions whereat such interest Boswprth 007 for 214s. option of the holder at such bank¬ ley, Shepard & Co., Sweney, Cartwright & Co., National City Bank, of Cleveland, and First Cleveland Corp. M^s, $70,000 hospital site bonds offered Feb. 25—v. 167, p. 793—were awarded to Braun, a.m. Prin¬ den, Miller & Co., Prescott, Haw¬ for (EST) cn March 9, by W. E. Easterling, Secretary of the Local Govern¬ 11 multiple of Vs of 1%. a cipal and interest payable at the State Treasurer's office or at the Trust Co. of Geor¬ that Bond Offering—Sealed bids will bear to any Snow Clerk in bonds are the bid : of 100.79 f forr&Yis; was by a group - composed of Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc., Hay- gia, of Atlanta. Call which est made 100.013 mitted by the Bond $5,805,000 (P. O. Xenia). Ohio Bond Sale—The $950,000 Coun¬ 1952, high OHIO until $5,750,000 Oct. 15, 1948; Due bonds; the. bonds will be sold only, to the highest bidder; and the right is reserved to reject Charlotte, N. C. received Denomination $1,- April 15, 1948. 000. of Second best bid was an inclusive. offer at a about 1948. provement bonds. be $200,000,000 World War II com¬ Dated pensation coupon bonds. Greene County Ohio Nos. consider the will County (P. O. Rocking¬ Sale—The $34 000 coupon nounces Chapel Hills, N. C. County Treasurer's office. The next highest bidder was the Northern Trust Co., Chicago; a on Town NORTH CAROLINA ' voters Trust & coupons at¬ Central Hanover Co., New York Co., of Salisbury, as l%s, price of 100.03, a basis of 1.485%, Dated March 1, Due on March 1, in 1949 to to 1973 inclusive. Bond together with Oct. 1, ham), N. C. were ■ Sinking Fund, will receive bids until 11 a.m. (EST) March 16 for the purchase of the 1, 1948. Principal (M-S) payable at the states the at Bond sale building bonds. Offering—Edward J.Hum¬ sealed on — Secretary of Commissioners ing 1970, incl. Dated March and interest 1948', and subsequent 2 University of North Dakota (P. O. ■ Bismarck), N. Dak. Bond Sale The $350,000 stu¬ dent Roebuck, A. W. 1949 to from Bosworth & Co., Inc., that $256,000 Braun, general refunding bonds are being Prescott; Hawley, Shepard & Co., and G. H. Walker & Co., jointly, called for payment on April 1. Dated April 1, 1938. Due on April for $1,275,000 2*/4s, and $625,000 1, 1968. Holders should present 2V2s, at 100.111. special March on — Clerk, Richmond the voters will consider ance Call Bond Town City, for payment. N. Dak. election The dated are Bank No. District School Dickson 1 from 1979 to 1982 inclusive. bonds incl. 625,000 court house addition, sec¬ ond series bonds. Due serially Second tached, NORTH DAKOTA for printing the bonds legal opinion of Peck, 625,000 veterans' memorial, thifd series bonds. Due serially 33/4s, due on 1962 to 1978 inclu¬ $150,000 inclusive; Willsboro), N. Y. — The $75,000 con¬ struction bonds offered on Feb. 20 tral City Shaffer & Williams of Cincinnati. sive, and $50,000 4s, due on March Bond none." or Bond mel, April and $5,865,000 A certified check for 1% of the Oct. 15, 1949; $5,925,000 April and bonds is required. $5,980,000 Oct. 15, 1950; $6,040,000 the order of the State Treasurer Franklin County (P. O. Columbus), April and $6,100,000 Oct. 15, 1951; of North Carolina. The purchaser $6,165,000 April and $6,225,000 Ohio will be furnished with the ap¬ Oct. 15, 1952; $6,290,000 April and Bond Sale—The $1,900,000 bonds proving opinion of Masslich & $6,350,000 Oct. 15, 1953; $6,415,000 offered on Feb. 24—v. 167, p. 698 Mitchell of New York City. April and $6,480,000 Oct. 15, 1954; —were purchased by a syndicate $6,545,000 April and $6,610,000 Plymouth, N. C. composed of Phelps, Fenn & Co.; Oct. 15, 1955; $6,675,000 April and Bond Sale—The issue of $250,- Glore, Forgan & Co.; Hemphill, $6,740,000 Oct. 15, 1956; $6,810,000 000 refunding bonds offered Feb. Noyes & Co.; C. F. Childs & Co., 24—v. 167, p. 894—were awarded all of New York; McDonald & Co., April and $6,875,000 Oct. 15, 1957; April and $7,015,000 to a syndicate composed of R. S. of Cleveland; Julien Collins & $6,945,000 Oct. 15, 1958; $7,085,000 April and Dickson & Co., of Charlotte; Co., of Chicago; National City Branch Banking & Trust Co., Wil¬ Bank, of Cleveland, and Charles $7,155,000 Oct. 15, 1959; $7,230,000 April and $7,300,000 Oct. 15, 1960; son; Vance Securities Corp., of A. Hinsch & Co., of Cincinnati, $7,375,000 April and $7,450,000 Greensboro, and J. Lee Peeler & as 2V2S, at a price of 102.35, a basis Oct. 15, 1961; $7,525,000 April and Co., of Durham, at a price of par, of 2.31%, as follows: $7,600,000 Oct. 15, 1962, and $7,a net interest cost of about $650,000 children's homes, third series bonds. Due serially 675,000 April 15, 1963; Bidders 2.783%, as follows: $50,000 3y4s, should state a single rate of inter¬ from 1949 to 1972, incl. due on March 1 from 1954 to 1961 Essex and Lewis, Cen¬ Sch. Dist. No. 1 (P. O. Willsboro, City "all for or re¬ the the at Sale The $13,500 road improvement bonds offered for maturing April 1, sale of Feb. 21, were awarded to 1948, and prior thereto, will be Ryan, Sutherland & Co., of Topaid upon the presentation and ledo, as 2V4s, at a price of 100.392, surrender. Interest ceases on date according to the Township Clerk. called. Runner-up in the bidding was Fox, Reusch & Co., offering 100.Ohio (State of) Coupons of the (J-D) Treasurer's interest and Bids may be made on each office. The maturities. furnish will Secretary each bid for bonds be must consecutive of of March Denomination $500. $599 on Dec. 15 from 15, 1948. separate bid for each issue (not less than par and accrued inter¬ est) is required. No bid may name more than four rates for any issue A New York sanitary Dated bonds. sewer ' and storm 2% 4,500 bonds offered will be entertained. Bond York, or at the Treasurer's office, Colum¬ New Co., bus. subsequent interest any Stow Twp. (P. O. Stow), Ohio Trust State nu¬ 1, 1953, payment date, at par and ac¬ both to as Callable in inverse 1958. be made at the Chemical Bank & 1956; and $2,000 in merical order on Dec. to principal alone principal and in¬ terest. No auction will be held. No bid for less than all of the and $2,000, 1955; in 1957 $3,000, 1, Prin¬ cipal and interest (A-O) payable in New York City in legal tender. Registerable Trust Co. April dated bonds Denomination $1,000. 1948. Monday, March 1, 1948 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & THE COMMERCIAL (990) Bond distribution Feb. on Oklh'. Sale—The* $49,600 l - electric system bonds'Offered 19—v. 167, p..7S4rtwvere purchased by the Exchange Bank, of Skiatook, at par, a net. Interest cost of 3.57%, as follow#?:$16,000 as 3V4s, maturing $4,000 from • Bond fire Sale—An issue of equipment bonds $20,000 was pur¬ chased recently by the Provident Savings Bank & Trust.Co.^ of Cin¬ cinnati, A-O. as 3s. Interest payable 1953 to 1956; $16,000 S&s. matur¬ ing $4,000 from 1957 to 1960, and $17,600 334s, maturing $4,000 from 1961 to 1964. and $1,600 .'in 19.65, al1 inclusive. was 000 R. The ,next highest'bidder J. Edwards. Inc., for $24, S^s/and $25,600 3%s, at par yolume 167 THE COMMERCIAL Number 4677 on March 9 for the purchase of OREGON $150,000 coupon District bonds. Clackamas County, Oswego School Dated March 1, 1948. Denomina¬ District (P. O. Oswego), Ore. tion $1,000, Due $15,000 on Bonds Voted At an election March 1, from 1949 to 1958 inclu¬ held on Feb/9 the voters approved sive. Registerable as to principal the issuance of $317,900 construc¬ only. Bidders to name a single — tion bonds. No. 1 (P.O. Bend), Ore. Bonds Not Voted—At an elec¬ tion held on Jan. 26 the voters approved the issuance of $600,000 construction bonds. Lane County, Florence School Dis¬ trict (P. O, Florence), Ore. Bonds Voted held Jan. on proved the At -— 24 election an the voters issuance of ap¬ $85,000 construction bonds. Lake Oswego Rural Fire Protection Dist. (P. O. Lake Grove), Ore. Bids the Rejected $25,000 All — bids improvement offered on •—were Feb. 16—v. 167^ p. 794 1%. furnished be to by official. named the bid No A certified check for $3,000 payable to the District, is required. Allegheny County (P. O. Pittsburgh), Pa. Bond Offering — bids W. 11 a.m. (EST) on March 9 for the pur¬ chase of $12,750,000 coupon bonds divided as follows: — peoples $4,200,000 bridge, series airport, series 33C bonds. 3,375,000 peoples voters. 9C bonds. Marion County Union High School District No. 1 (P. O. 3,000,000 peoples road, series 55C Gervais), Ore. Offering*—B. B. 750,000 road, series 57 bonds. 600,000 park, series 17 bonds. 420,000 bridge, series 35 bonds. 180,000 public building, series 17 Bond Barner, March 1 for the purchase of $15,000 not to exceed 6% interest April 1, 1948. Due $1,000 on April 1 from 1949 to 1963, incl. Principal and interest (A-O) payable at the County Treasurer's office, or at the fiscal agency of the State of Oregon in New York City. A cer¬ tified check for $200 is required. Legality to be approved by John Dated March 1, 1948. Denomi¬ nation $1,000. Due on March 1, as follows: 1958, $435,000 from 1949 to and $420,000 from 1959 to 1978 inclusive. which Each single a all of rate the bid shall of interest bonds offered for sale North Bend Sch. Dist. (P. O. North Bend), Coos County, Ore. must be unconditional and for the District Sale—The Clerk reports that the $317,000 building on Feb. 20, were awarded to Blyth & Co., of bonds offered for sale combined and total of these issues, "must be upon blank forifts by the City Controller upon request. No bid for less than par and accrued interest will be accepted. The purchaser will furnished Portland, the Coos Bay National Bank, of Coos Bay* and the United States National Bank, of Portland, be furnished with the opinion of jointly, as 3s, at a price of 100.604. Burgwin, Churchill & Ruffin, of Runner-up in the bidding was an Pittsburgh, that the bonds are offer of 100.59 for 3s, tendered by the First National Bank of Port¬ land. v, . Oregon (State of) bonds. Upper Mor eland Township (P. O. Willow Grove), Pa. Bond Offering . L. — M. Olt, March 8 for the coupon purchase of improvement bonds. Dated March 1, 1948. De¬ nomination $1,000. Due $5,000 on . March 1 from clusive. 1949 Bidder to to I960 name in¬ Bond Offering—G w e n d o 1 y n of the Township Treasurer, is required. / Legality to be approved by Townsend, Elliott & Munson of Philadelphia. Bond 8 (EST) p.m. the improvement bonds. Dated 15, 1948. Denomination $1,000. The bonds will mature in numerical order may lute either of following maturity plans, the as under be determined in the abso¬ discretion of the Board of School Directors: Plan A—$95,000 the name of rate interest multiples of % of 1%. received for be under each the but in Bids will entire maturity no bid may issue plan sep¬ combining thereon will be payable without deduction for any tax or taxes, except succession or inheritance taxes, now or here¬ after levied or assessed thereon under any present or future law of the Commonwealth, all of (EST) and agrees to pay. The bonds will be sold to the highest responsible Republic Co. of Chicago, North- chase of Wester r\ tion apolis, National Bank, of Minne¬ H. Gr. Walker Co., & of New York, and Mullaney, Ross & Co., Chicago, as l%s, at a price 99.666, a basis of 1.819%. Dated April 1, 1948. Due April 1, 1958. of Principal and interest (A-O) pay¬ able at the fice. State Treasurer's of¬ The next highest bidder was 8 for the pur¬ $300,000 coupon construc¬ Dated April 1, 1948. bonds. Denomination $1,000. Due on April 1, as follows: $15,000 from 1950 to 1953, and $16,000 from 1954 to 1968, all incl. Registerable to principal only. Bidders to single rate of interest in multiple of Va of 1%. No bid for less than par and accrued in¬ as name a a than all of the fire 699—were p. taxes the District assumes bidder, provided such bid is not less than par and accrued interest. The highest responsible bidder shall be the one who, having com¬ plied with the conditions of sale, offers to' take the whole of the plan issue by the under selected the cost to the valid and gen¬ of, the amount of premium of¬ fered, if any, over and above the jointly, for l%s, at 99.19. Seaside, Ore. Bonds that the bonds an' elec¬ Approved—At eral binding are obligations of the tion held recently the voters ap¬ District. proved an issue of $100,000 water system construction bonds. authorized at the primary election held on May 21, 1946. A certified Wallowa County, Lostine Sch. Dist. (P. O. Lostine), Bonds Voted held — At Ore. an election check Bonds Voted — At an election held recently the voters approved the issuance of $97,034 construc¬ tion bonds. Allegheny County Institution Dis¬ trict (P. O. Pittsburgh), Pa. Bond Offering—James W. Knox, sealed bids until 11 will a.m. to the (P. O. Bond Sale—The on $600,000 school Feb. 23—v. 167, 699—were purchased by Elmer E. Powell & Co. of Pittsburgh, p. as 2%s, at a price of 100.312, a basis of 1.527%. 1948. from Due 1949 Dated March 1, serially on March 1, 1978, incl. Interest receive (EST) face amount of the issue. tified check for 2% & Co., Co., Leonard & and R. C. Schmertz & Co. ly), for 2%s, at 100.679. , _ A & Trust 2V2S, at ■_ 17 Co., of Dover, as V of¬ Irene, S. Dak. held Feb.* 17 on proved the an election voters ap¬ the issuance of $25,000 system and disposal sewerage plant revenue bonds. SOUTH DAKOTA Election—At to be held on an 7 March 2 the voters (joint¬ 000 fire $60,- department improvement an the election vlters ap¬ Ennis, certified Corporation of San Antonio and the Wachob-Bender Corp. of Omaha, in joint account, have purchased, subject to result of March 2 election, the following bonds aggregating $300,000: 3 Vi% $211,000 sewer Due water works and system revenue bonds. March 15, as follows: $5,000 from 1949 to 1953 in¬ clusive; $8,000, 1954 to 1958 inclusive; $10,000, 1959 to 1961 inclusive; $11,000 from to 1962 check for 31, 1947. A $3,000 is re¬ quired. Hidalgo County and Road Diets. (P. O,' Edinburg), Texas Bonds and Warrants Called—It 1965 at the inclusive and State Treasurer's office in Austin: On April 1—Road. Series 1941, bonds Nos. 682/ 711;; . On April Series Dist. No. 7 ' , " ' ' 10—Special Road Dist, 1935 bonds, Nos. 601/ 605 and 621/623. On April bridge Nos. 15—County road and bonds, Series 1944, 256/267, 278/282 and . 288/327. County road and bridge war¬ ranty Series 1944, Nos. 170/ 224, 230/236 and 300. On May 1—Old Road Dist. No. I bonds, Series 1916, Nos. 391/ 394 and 396/400. !\ Funds for Texas Sale—The First of Texas bonds and payment of the warrants will a&ove be on hand at the State Treasurer's of¬ fice, on the dates specified here¬ in, and holders of said securities are notified to present them for payment on the specified dates. Hidalgo County Water Control and Improvement Dist, No. 1 (P, O* Edinburg), Texas Bond Redemption Notice—It is stated by C. I. Haven, Manager-, Engineer, that the above district has called for redemption all of its Series 1945 bonds which the on $12,000 from 1966 to 197.1 in¬ prior right of redemption has ma¬ tured, and has on hand $5,000 to clusive. redeem other bonds at the lowest 3 y4% water works and system revenue bonds. Due March 15, as follows: until 89,000 sewer $12,000 in 1972 and 1973 and $13,000 from 1974 to 1978 in¬ clusive. All of the * r bonds are dated March 15, 1948. Denomination $1,000. Bonds maturing begin¬ ning March 15, 1959 are callable from earning only, in inverse numercial order, on March 15L 1958 subsequent interest payment date, at par and accrued interest. Principal and interest (M-S) payable at First National Bank of Dallas. Legality approved by Chapman & Cutler of Chicago. or on any offer, and tenders will be received noon (CST), on April 1, at the district's Office. It is also reported by Mr. Haven Series 1945 bonds, Nos. 965 to 1012, of ihe district, are being called for payment at par and accrued interest, at the La Salle National Bank, Chicago, as of April 1. that refunding, Irving, Texas Bond of $300,and sewer Sale—An issue 000 3V2% water works to be held in the hear future the system revenue bonds was pur¬ chased recently by the First of Texas Corporation of San An¬ tonio. Dated Feb. 15, 1948. De¬ nomination $1,000, Due April 15, as follows: $4,000 from "1949 to 1951 inclusive; $5,000,1952; $7,000, 1953 to 1958 inclusive; $9,000,1959 to 1961 inclusive; $10,000, 1962 to voters will consider the 1965 Falls County (P. will consider the issuance of bonds. Feb. O. Marlin), Texas election Lynch, at an election on Oct. bonds. Hayti, S. Dak, Bond Voted—At proved the issuance of $250,000 independent school district bonds, and $150,000 junior college dis- Bond from of the bonds are dated March 15, 1948, and they are part of the total of $400,000 authorized on on years All ment Texas Wanted—Sealed ferings of series of 1937 refund¬ ing bonds, dated April 1, 1937, will be received by W. M. Ferrell, held 20 F.McKee, Coun¬ ty Auditor, that the following ob¬ ligations are being called for pay¬ TEXAS Belton, Bonds after date of issue. is reported by B. par. Offerings cer¬ SOUTH CAROLINA Voted—At follows: $1,000 from 1963, incl.; $2,000 from incl., and $3,000 1978, incl. Op¬ as tional awarded to the Dover-Peoples Bank of the bonds, urer, is required. Legality to be approved by Townsend, Elliott & Munson of Philadelphia. Bonds Due • Sale—The issue of $196,- Bond The next highest A. Webster Dougherty & Moore, Dover), 000 school bonds offered Feb. was payable to order of District Treas¬ to M-S. Co., of Nashville, for l%s, at Stewart County (P. O. Tenn. • which shall be determined by de-' Library, R. D. No. 1), Pa. payable Controller, bonds bidders were Halsey, Stuart & Co., Blair & Co., Inc., Schmidt, Poole PENNSYLVANIA County $6,000 payable bonds offered (P. O. Banks), Ore. the Bethel Township Sch. Dist. construc¬ •1Washington County, Banks School District for are District Treasurer is required. recently the voters approved the issuance of $37,000 tion bonds. These 50,000 street improvement bonds. 1949 to ducting from the total amount of interest to be paid on account of such bonds during the life there¬ The follows: $1,000 1953, incl.; $2,000,, 1954 to 1963, incl.; $4,000, 1964 to 1968, incl.; $5,000, 1969 to 1973, incl., and $6,000 from 1974 to 1978, incl. Op¬ tional after 20 years from as 1964 to 1973, from 1974 to municipality, purchaser will receive without charge the opinion of Burgwin, Churchill & Ruffin of Pittsburgh, Co., considered. be Due date of issue. , 1 y>s, at a price of 100.071, a of 1.45%. Dated Jan. 1, 1948. Due serially on Jan. 1, from School Directors at the lowest in¬ terest Portland and Harris, Hall & will bonds less on 1949 to as maturity Board of terest for $125,000 school Feb. 19—v. 167, First National Bank of amount the First National Bank, Chicago, United States National Bank, or bonds. from ' * by, the Memphis, Rohde, (CST) a.m. bonds, divided as follows; $100,000 water works and sewer Lewisburg), purchased 10 of 1948 T enri. on until March 2 for the purchase of $150,000 not to exceed 3%% series follow¬ station construction bonds. Bond Sale—The Texas Offering —Stella City Secretary, will receive sealed bids ing bonds were approved by the City Commissioners on Feb. 10: $750,000 school bonds; $200,000 water system bonds, and $50,000 differ. Said bonds the interest Grand Prairie, Bond Jackson, Tenn. Approved—The City Secretary, until 5 p.m. (CST) March 9. Offerings must be two different rates of interest for firm for 10 days and about $23,000 the' same maturity plan will be is available in the sinking fund accepted. Bidders may submit for the purchase of such bonds. bids for each of the maturity plans Borger School Districts, Texas and the interest rate for each ma¬ arately, approved by McCall, Parkhurst & Crowe of Dallas. by the Equitable Securities Corp. Bonds $89,000. Legality a bid of 100.122 for 2y4s was made maturing March 15, 1950 to 1969, and Plan B—$76,000 maturing March 15, 1950 to 1974. Registerable as to principal only. Bidders to of an authorized issue of & Co. of Nashville, as price of 100.255, a basis of about 2.20%. Dated Dec. 1,1947 and due $5,000 on Dec. .1 from 1948 to 1957, incl. Second high 2y4s, at 100.31, of March Bradford ties which on 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due County (P. O. Ashland Feb. 10, as follows: $8,000 from 1949 to 1957 inclusive and City), Tenn. $4,000 1958. Bond Sale—The $50,000 bridge in Principal and interest bonds offered (F-A) payable at the State Treas¬ Feb. 24—v. 167, p. 699—were awarded to J. C. urer's office. The bonds are part $1,900,000 of receive sealed bids until 7:30 p.m. by ja syndicate composed Halsey, Stuart & Co., Central TENNESSEE Texas, of San Antonio, is making •public offering of $76,000 23/4% refunding bonds. Dated Feb. 10, Cheatham March 20 on purchase Publicly Offered—The Columbian Securities Corp. of of bonds. Offering—Roy C. Peter- 1949 to .1953 inclusive. Interest man, Secretary of Board of School payable J-J. The next highest Directors, will receive sealed bids bidder was the Hermitage Securi¬ until Bonds basis Rhodes, will issuance $250,000 municipal electric plant bonds offered order Feb. 20—v. 167, p. 595—were pur¬ Secretary, the able to T exas April 20 the voters on consider 55 Fort Stockton Indep. Sch. Dist., election single a interest, chased District an Marshall County (P.O. of and Beaver Falls School District, Pai to be held will Falls, S, Dak. Election—At expressed in a multiple of Vs of 1%. A certified check for 2% of the bonds, pay¬ rate turity plan and general obligations of County. A Certified check for $255,000 payable to the County, is required. (991) Sioux Bond Township Secretary, will receive sealed bids until 9 p.m. (EST) valid Sale—The $1,000,000 vet¬ welfare bonds offered on election an Afrril 27 the voters will consider the issuance of $41,500,000 public works project on the rBoiid erans' to be held March a Bond Election—At coupon are to bear, expressed in multiple of Vs of 1%. Regis¬ terable as to principal only. Bids W. Shuler of Portland. Philadelphia, Pa. Bond for 150,000 road, series 58 bonds. 75,000 plan, series 3 bonds. specify Feb. 20—v. Williams port, Pa. bonds. Dated bonds. obligation bonds 167, p. 699 —were purchased by Singer, Deane & Scribner of Pittsburgh at 1.47%. Dated March 15, 1948. Due March 15, 1949. The next highest bidder was Arthurs, Lestrange & Klima, at 2.21%. bonds. District Clerk, will receive sealed bids uritil 7:30 p.m. (PST) on building on on James until general offered $60,000 Knox, County Controller, will re¬ sealed porary less interest will be accepted. Bids must be un¬ conditional. The purchaser will be burnished with the opinion of Burgwin, Churchill & Ruff in, of Pittsburgh, that the bonds are valid and general obligations Of the District. Braddock School District, Pa., Sale—The $140,000 tem¬ Bond above for than par and accrued ceive Newport), Ore. At the May primary election an issue of $700,000 will be considered by the Election multiple of a Bids must be for all of the bonds and must be on forms bonds Lincoln County, Central Lincoln Public Utility District (P. O, Bond of y4 for rejected. interest in of rate Deschutes County, Bend Sch. Dist. FINANCIAL CHRONICLE & Bond of Election—At $1,200,000 bonds. road an election issuance improvement inclusive; $11,000 in 1966 and 1967; $12,000, 1968 to 1970 inclu¬ sive; $13,000 in 1971 and 1972; 56 THE COMMERCIAL (992) Southwest Co., of Dallas and Rotan, Mosle & Moreland, of Hous¬ ton, according to the County Judge. $14,000 in 1973 and 1974; $15,000 in 1975 and 1976 and $16,000 in 1977 1978. and Bonds maturing optional, in from 1964 to 1978 are inverse numerical order, 15, 1963 terest or on The April on payment date, at 103.50 and accrued interest. interest (A-O) Dallas Principal payable at National Bank, Feb. awarded and the Dallas. District, of construction bonds was purchased recently by the State Department of Education, as 4s, at par. Texas 1, 1970 San ment date at 103 and accrued interest. 35,000 3y4% street improvement bonds Due lows: March 1, fol¬ as $1,000. in 1959; $5,000, 1961; $11,000 in $12,000 in 1963. 1960; $6,000, 1962 and Bonds 1963 maturing in callable are "1961, on or 1962 and March 1, on subsequent any interest payament date, at 103 and accrued interest. 17,000 2%% bonds. street improvement Due March 1, as fol¬ lows: $1,000 in 1949 and 1950; $2,000, 1951 to 1953 inclusive; ' $3,000, 1954; $1,000, 1955; $2,000 in 1956 and 1957 and $1,000 in 1958. 131,000 3%% water works and sewer system revenue bonds. Due March 1, as follows: $8,000 from 1959 to 1963 inclu¬ sive; $9,000, 1964 to 1966 in¬ clusive; $10,000, 1967 to 1969 •inclusive; $11,000 in 1970 and 1971, and $12,000 in 1972. of Phelps, Chemical White & Co., & March March on & 1, was from Blyth 1949 to 1951 inclusive;; $7,000 from 1952 to 1956 in¬ clusive, and $8,000 in 1957 and 1958, dated March 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. Principal and interest (M-S) pay¬ able at Bank the of Mercantile National Dallas. Legality to be approved by McCall, Parkhurst & Crowe of Dallas. >• Harriman Co., Bonds Voted held Feb. on proved the Texas At — 11 election an the voters issuance of ap¬ $100,000 Ripley & Co., Smith, & Co., Inc., Barney & & Trust Co., St. Bank Louis, Hornblow- er, & Weeks, Braun, Bosworth & Co., Inc., First of Michigan Corp., Commerce Union Bank, Nashville, City National Bank & Trust Co., Kansas City, Eldredge & Co., Kebbon, McCormick & Co., Illi¬ nois Co., Chicago, E. H. Rollins & Sons, Martin, - Burns & Corbett, & Co., W. E. Hutton & Co., R. J. Edwards, Inc., Louis B. Henry Investments, Blewer, Heitner & Glynn, Barret, Fitch & Co., Moroney, Beissner & Co., Roe & street improvement bonds. Co., W. S. Bain & Co., and Rowles, McLennan County (P. O. Winston & Co., jointly, for $3,300,000 as 3s, and $2,700,000 as 2%s, Waco), Texas Bond Call B. — at Y. McDaniel, 100.027. C. M. Bonds that be redeemed at the County Treasurer's office. Refugio County (P. Sale—The O. Refugio), No. sale Feb, 24—v. on 6 bonds by Garrison, County Treasurer, general refunding war¬ 3% being called for payment at his office as of April 1Q. Denomina¬ offered Due in Dated April 10, 1939. 1967 to for 167, p. 795— were awarded jointly to Fridley & Hess, of Houston, the First 1969, with option of payment after 30 days. Interest ceases from and after redemption date. 4 Tyler, DIVIDEND NOTICE AMERICAN MANUFACTURING Noble and .p * close of bids until 9 has tha declared Record payable at the business March 8, 1948. The stock books will b? closed for the purpose of of Common Stock at the close of business March 8, 1948 until transfer March ROBERT B. BROWN, 5 for the dividend a Common Stock, *9*8, to Stockholders of record ; Rollins, City Manager, will receive sealed COMPANY Streets New York The Board of Directors of the American Man¬ ufacturing Company G. West Brooklyn 22, of 25e per share on Texas Bond. Offering—J. 24 school 1948. (CST) a.m. purchase bonds. Dated on of March $90,000 March Denomination $1,000. $6,000 ' 1963 on March inclusive. 1 from 1, Due 1949 Successful certified a check 5% of the amount bid. $125,000 Approved—At held recently the election VIRGINIA Falls held Church, Voted Feb. on the 17 Granted A — syndicate to bid¬ of Toll rows Bridge Feb. 24—v. are mature 167; County | 201„ Voted (P. O. Wash. Yakima, Bonds Eva Burgett, will receive (PST) on purchase of $60,- Treasurer, March 3 for the school bonds. $1,000. Due inclusive. Clark Denomination from 1950 At — solidated School District No. 115<■ i; ;• y: tures. urer's office. tures. 2,000,000 2V2% refunding deben¬ tures. ONTARIO were offered awarded to Feb. syndicate a Ont. ' / Bond Offering—E. J. MacVittle, Town Clerk-Treasurer, sealed on chase of will Paine-Rice & Co., both of Spokane; and the Washington Na¬ Ellensburg, at par, net interest 3.318%, due cost follows: as of about $250,000 3s, March 1 from 1950 to 1959 on inclusive, and $500,000 3%s, due March 1 from 1960 to 1973 in¬ on clusive. Snohomish'County (P. Everett), Wash. O. Bond Offering — The County Treasurer will receive sealed bids until 2:30 p.m. (PST) for the purchase of ligation on bonds. $200,000 Dated not March 1, Denomination redeem par any on all or any of said bonds date by giving in the official Commissioners, has irrevocably pledged itself to include in its budget, and levy, taxes annually, within and counties neoole in pay as a of part of the 10-mill taxes without an a permitted vote the second issuance Rapids, of Wis. mortgage offered for sale bonds 167, commission bonds of to the amount sufficient to the principal and interest of $35,power purchased was recently by a syndicate composed of McLeod, Young, Weir & Co., Bell, Gouinlock & Co,, Mills, revenue Feb. on & 24 Paul, Barof Chicago, & Co;, of St. price of 100.42, Co., and Shaughnessy Paul, as 2.90s, at a basis a April of about 2.86%. & Co., all of Toronto, Securities Corp., McTag^ gart, Hannaford, Birks & Gordon, Royal 796—were awarded to p. Kindred cus, Dated 1948. Due from April 1, 1950 to 1968, callable on or after 1, April 1, 1964, at par, plus accrued interest and a premium of 2%. Interest payable A-O. Second best was an offer by John Nuveen Co., of 101.16 for 3s. Ny & WYOMING Carbon both of Montreal, Midland Securii-. ties, Ltd., of London, Ont., Coch¬ ran, Murray & Co., Harrison & Co., Fry & Co., Matthews & Co.,. of Toronto, Collier, Norris & Quinlan, of Montreal, Burns Bros. all . & Denton, Dominion & Ames Wood, Co., County School District Rawlins), Wyo. bonds offered Feb. on R. A. 19— the Jan. 1, 1948. Due serially on July 1, from 1949 to 1963 inclusive. Principal and interest (J-J) pay¬ able at the County Treasurer's of¬ fice. The next highest bidder was Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc., Blyth & Co., Bosworth & Sullivan & Co., and Peters, Writer & Christensen, jointly, for $400,000 21/4s, and $200,000 23/4s, at 100.41. Rock Bartlett, Cayley & Details—In Flemington & Co., J. & bonds the- to of Bank Caspar, National Bank National Stock of as 2V4s, Cheyenne 16 issue—v. 167, in reported p. and $100,000 our Feb. 796—we learn that the bonds mature follows: as inclusive. fire 18,000 $1,800 to / engine on July County Bond . purchased State Bank, at par. on subject Daly, District recently of Big Piney, 1, in 1949 to 30 on days' interest and1 Issued" Vancouver. or the to opinion legal , V . SASKATCHEWAN Debentures A of McTag- & gart of Toronto. ;; . * (Province. of) ; Offered— Publicly syndicate composed of the Do¬ minion* Securities* Ames & Co., and Wood, Gundy &- E. Corp., -A. * Co., all of Toronto,'is offering the following debentures totaling $5,000,000: : ; $3,900,000 3 % % refunding deben¬ tures. Due Feb. /15,5 1962; These debentures will be call- .. able as a part on any and par .. whole, not ibr but interest date at interest accrued days' Feb. 9 notice 15, 1960. on . . or oa. after \. vl-,100,000 3y4% refunding deben- ' tures. Clerk Due as tion $1,000 2s, and interest Due 1956, Interest payable M-S. in¬ Feb. 1953. *" * 15, Dated Febl 15, 1948. Denomina¬ the by Dated March 1, 1948. March clusive. 1961, Thistle, .Judson 30 No. in payable' in Toronto, Mon¬ Winnipeg ; $7,500 building bonds were 1, or interest date any Principal (M-S) 1948 , Sch. Dist. Sale—The that on / treal, Ottawa, Saint John, Halifax, \ (P. O. Kemmerer), Wyo, states March on Due from 1957 inclusive. Sublette , bonds. 1, par notice. bonds. Due $10,000 sewer & Due March 1, 1948. Callable in whole 1963. part at July 1, from 1948 to 1957, on Charles H. Co., Growers Coughlin & Co. of Denver, jointly, as 1, March Saskatchewan $118,000 Casper Graham L. Burgess & Co., A.- M. Ramsey connec¬ tion with the sale of the Coj, Brawley, Cathers & Co., Springs, Wyo. Sale Bond Daly & Co., Gardiner & Co., Anderson & Co., Dated 167, p. 700—were purchased by State, as 2y4s, at par. Dated v. Co., Corp., A. E„ Fairelough & Co., all of Toronto. - Sale—The $600,000 build¬ Bond ing & Gundy Securities Co., Ormsby; Doherty & Co^ and V No. 3 (P: O. county newspaper not more than 20 nor less than 15 days prior to said re¬ demption date. The county by resolution of its Board of County limitation election an Sale—The $300,000 water works, 15 days' notice of such intended re¬ demption by one publication thereof sidewalk, Spence March 1 $1,000, In¬ terest M-S. Due March 1, as fol¬ lows: $20,000 in 1950; $21,000 in 1951 and 1952; $22,000 in 1953 and 1954; $23,000 in 1955 and 1956, and $24,000 in 1957 and 1958. The county has reserved the right to at consider com¬ tional Bank of a 3% 000.000 3% .hydro-electric y: 16 Harper & Son & Co., Seattle; Richard & Blum of $98,000 . April 6 the voters on Wisconsin William P. and will re¬ bids until noon March 23 for the pur¬ Ontario (Province of ) Bond Sale—An, issue of $200,000 hospital bonds.- posed of Blyth & Co., Inc., Pacific Northwest Co., Foster & Marshall, all : / Cochrane, bid Ellensburg, Wash. Bond Sale—The $750,000 water bonds - •*- 1 Juran & Moody, of St. $24,000 school bonds offered on Feb. 24—v. 167, p. 795—were purchased by the State, the only bidder. Dated Feb. 15, 1948. Due serially on June 1, from 1949 to 1966 inclu¬ sive. Principal and interest (J-D) payable at the County Treas¬ revenue Election—At held be —v. (P. O. Vancouver), Wash. 4 Bond to Bond Sale—The Do¬ the following debentures: ceive/ (EST) y election an Platteville, Wis. 1963 to County, Battle Ground Con¬ Bond the 2,000,000 2%% refunding deben¬ WISCONSIN sealed bids until 10 a.m. 000 Offered— by 796. p. County, Sunnyside School Vancouver), — (Province of) Publicly headed $5,500,000 3V4% refunding deben¬ after March 1, 1951. District No. , • Offering BRUNSWICK Brunswick dated March 1, 1948 on March 1, 1978. on or Wash. Bond May 28, 1948. syndicate tion bonds revenue . O. was average rate Feb. 27, 1948 held recently the voters approved construction bonds.' Principal and the issuance of $175,000 construe- ' interest payable at the Bank of Nova Scotia, Cochrane. tion bonds. \ v (P. issue an Dated Debentures A 8, to purchase, as 2%s, the $14,000,000 Tacoma Nar¬ ap¬ WASHINGTON 113 0.411%. New Clark County, Ridgefield Sch. Dist. No. 1948. Sold—An Bills Feb. 26 at on NEW March Yakima voters 6, $75,000,000 Treasury bills ap¬ & Co., Inc., both of New York, has been granted an option until proved the issuance of $1,000,000 water bonds. Treasury of Feb. -• Bell, Washington Toll Bridge Authority Gouinlock & Co., both of Toronto, (P. O. Olympia), Wash. is offering for public subscrip¬ election an < elec¬ an voters Callable Va. At — • minion Securities Corp., and Option an Dated May 7, 1948. and due headed by A. C. Allyn & Co. and March 8 the voters on 0.40%. < proved an issue of $175,000 swim¬ ming pool bonds. offered 1948 Treasurer. Enclose same. The bonds 1948; Warrants Called—It is stated tion $1,000. $600,000 Road District Texas rants numbered from 41 to 45, are T exas Bond of to exceed 4% interest general ob¬ Trinity County (P. O. Groveton), County Judge, announces the call for redemption on March 20, 1948, of airport bonds of 1941, Nos. 85 to 150, in $1,000 denominations. will issuance ap¬ of sold and Due Mercantile-Commerce Dittmar McKinney, voter's the Treasury opinion of Preston, Thorgrimson & Horowitz, of Se¬ attle, approving the legality of the for bidder ' - • (Dominion of) Bills Sold—An issue of $75,000,000 treasury bills was at! sold on Feb. 5 at an average yield interest with will consider the issuance of $1,- Co., R. D. Northern Trust Co., Chicago, system revenue bonds. Due March 1, as follows; $6,000 are 14 election an Election—At Bonds ' Canada Due 450,000 school bonds. all inclusive. Dated 1948. the bonds at par. Bonds County, County School Dis¬ (P. O. Provo), Utah Co., Co., CANADA 4 i will purchase Bonds will be said tion • „ All the bonds the At — Feb. Bond G. H. Walker & Co., 1968, which of rate 1948 ac¬ shall Sunnyside, Wash. Voted to be held Co., J. G. White & Co., Seasongood & Haas, all of New York, Fahey, Clark & Co., of Cleveland, J. M. Dain & Co., of Minneapolis and Thomas & Co., of Pittsburgh, at a price of 100.0566, a net interest cost of 2.798%, as follows: $2,700,000 as 3s, maturing $300,000 on March 1, from 1949 to 1957 and $3,300,000 as 2%s, maturing $300,000 from to election an trict Wm. E. Pollock & 1958 shall same submitted Blyth Trust MacKinnon An — UTAH Utah serially on 1, 1960, or on any subsequent interest March 1, from 1949 to 1968 inclu¬ payment date, at 103 and ac¬ sive. Principal and interest (Mcrued interest. ;' S) payable at the City Treasur¬ 69,000 3% water works and sewer er's office. The next highest bidder Callable Voted on proved Glore, Forgan & Co., R. W. Pressprich & Co., White, Weld & Co., all of New York, Alex. Brown & Sons, of Baltimore, Harris, Hall & Co., L. F. Rothschild & Co., Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, East¬ man, Dillon & Co., Hemphill, Noyes & Co., all of New York, Rauscher, Pierce & Co., of Dallas, Coffin & Burr, of New York, Schoellkopf, Hutton & Pomeroy, of Buffalo, Laidlaw & Co., Roose¬ velt & Cross, C. F. Childs & Co., Tripp & Co., Ira Haupt & Co.; Donald lowest sold improvement bonds. Texas & Bank an construc¬ sewer Feb. 7 the voters approved issuance of $350,000 resort held Fenn authorized voters the County (P. O. Laredo), Tex. Bonds O. Miami), series A-47, sanitary sewer plant system bonds offered on Feb. 24—v. 167, p. 795—were purchased by a syndicate com¬ posed on Willacy County, Redfish Bay Navigation District (P. O. Raymondville), Texas ligation, 1972. 1961 or on subsequent interest pay¬ 1, 1947. Dumas & by $6,000,000 pub¬ lic improvement general tax ob¬ Callable March 1, any $100,000 election an project bonds. Nov. Antonio, is on the has Bond Sale—The and and the of the First National Bank of Pampa, 1964; $20,000, 1966; $18,000, 1968; $28,000, 1965; $11,000, 1967; $21,000, 1969; $29,000 in $30,000 in 1971 held Bond Sale—An issue of $150,000 was sold on Feb. 9 to fol¬ as Dated bid the bonds. Webb bids ■ 16 tion road bonds $198,000 3 %% street improvement March bonds Roberts County (P. Texas offering of the following $450,000 bonds is being made by Rowles, Winston & Co., of Houston: Due Feb. issue the as The crue. Wharton, Texas by Hatcher & Co. approved specify either (a) the lowest rate of interest and premiums, if any, above par at which the bidder will purchase said bonds; or (b) of 1% Bonds Voted—At Huguenin of Dallas. Bonds Publicly Offered—Public bonds. Dallas.- Legality for check Bonds construction been purchased said of the Bonds Sold—An issue of $41,000 school Texas lows: $11,000 in at T exas issue of $20,000 Lufkin, sale bonds Monday, March 1 for legal opinion and the bonds. A certi¬ pay District No. for 167, p. 795—were L. Wright & Co., J. CHRONICLE FINANCIAL required. Rising Star Independent Sch. Dist., Independent School Bond Sale—An fied Antonio, and associates, reports the County Judge. 7. Lindale . to to printing San of Legality approved by Chapman & Cutler of Chicago. - offered time—v. same Bonds are part of the issue of $500,000 authorized at an election on $225,000 Road 2» bonds subsequent in¬ any der & and $500. (F-A) Principal * 'payable - in- Canada. Approved as to legality by Thistle, Judson Daly, Taggart of Toronto. & Mc-