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A

ADM,
UBDABY

MONDAY

BUS.

r*AY 1 6 1949

Reg. U. S. Pat. Office

Volume

169

Number 4803

New

General
RAILROAD
Acme

<

Steel

Co.—Ruling

York, N. Y., Monday, May 16,/1949

INDUSTRIAL

-

INSURANCE

-

Stock Distribution—

on

MISCELLANEOUS

-

American Brake Shoe Co. (&

Subs.)—Earnings—

'

connection

In

with

announcement

the

that

the

would

company

Of

distribution

a

$10

New

be

York

not

Stock

quoted

tracts
and

made

that

share

Exchange on

said

ex

tificates delivered

,

15,

each

for

value,

par

held

record

of

23,

May

after

May

bills

6 directed that the common stock
until June 16, 1949; that all cer1949, in settlement of Exchange con¬

U.

23,

Stock and Bond
""'.

-

1877..

p.

\v>

.

.•

r ..■/'/ /

.

*:

:

•"

New York Stock

Aetna

j

>*'■: .President of
■

Proceeds

l

;

\

:

'

offices
In

the

for

Exchange

Cleveland

1

1

V

Alabama

Gas

-

■

:30 a.m,

Vk
/"

decision

a

mortgage

-

/ ;

(EDT).

announced

series A,

bonds,

corporation

authorizing

stockholder'

authorised
39,200

3

lease

exps.,

?cc.

Other

Total

:

$17,100,806 $16,901,795 $10,065,228

_

5,928,692

5,863,654

3,826,613

$11,038,141

224,598

126,996

$6,238,614
164,336

$11,396,712

—

drilling

$11,165,137

abandoned

Net

income

Earnings
—V.

$6,474,883

1,577,350

1,577,350

1,577,350

$3.14

$4.10

$2.07

,

373/

p.

$4,956,569

;—

share

per

169,

outstanding

work

$1,228,203;

____________

shares

-

Net

$3,257,629

50

estimated

of

$10,953;

assets,

normal

depreciation

$31,472;

normal

non-current

cost

American Barge Line Co.—Sells Bonds Privately—On

15, 1949 the company obtained an additional loan
$1,000,000 from Prudential Insurance Co. of America,
is

to

be

used

for

the

barges.
proceeds

be

of

65%

first

of

the

this

of

withdrawn

as

cost

preferred

loan

•

of

the

mortgage

deposited

were

towboats

and

be

with

trustee

a

purchased

are

equipment.

new

to

barges

This loan

and

the

on

secured

is

are

by

460;

allowed

is

to

over

after

Jan.

COMPARATIVE

placed

period of

a

dividends

pay

Accumulated
V

payable

in

the

on

14 Vi

of

excess

charges

of

net

its

CALENDAR

INCOME

STATEMENT

YEARS

revenues

sure

for

normal

facilities

Profit oh
Other

5,927,830

—

$438,081

$251,625

—

depreciation

_•

on

amortized

non-operating

T_

income

51,498

non-operating

Interest

and

debt

146.535

Income before Federal taxes
Provision for Federal taxes on

.is

of

however,

Chairman

continue

to

the

the

at

as

a

director

number

New

of

64,863

the cor¬

will

meeting

directors

publishers

Inc.,

15.—V.

169,

p.

$731,397

income—

255,929

the

from

on

a

proposal

maximum

present

share-

.

.

COUNTY, FLA.

3%%-4% Belleair Beach Causeway Revenue Bonds
$313,000

-

CONSOLIDATED
ASSETS—Cash

Bonds,

at

surrender

Iwfo-V. $40>353,>

gw.50,209;

in

materials

BALANCE

banks

and

values,

Federal

supplies,




at

AS

hand,

$96,000;

$1,202,284;
and

SHEET
on

AT

taxes
cost,

$1.05

DEC.

$1,141,725;

accounts

31,

Subs.)—Earnings

1949

1948

1947

1946

$2,798,522

$2,473,106

3,858,585

$1,760,439
3,858,585

$2 219 214

3,858,585
$0.73

$0.64

$0.46

■

—_

1 140 718

'

$1.95

<

is asking

of

The

its stockholders
stock

common

company

will

for

tenders

of

not

exceeding

within

accept

a
period of 30 days expiring
tenders .in the order of the lowest

The

tenders

conditions

stock

tive

asked

be

On

M.

preferred

stock.

acquired

company

Co., trustee
deceased,

Howell,

stock

common

with

The

a

but

at

$9

a

of

$6

market
common

non-cumula¬

stock

acquired

so

'

Continental

Illinois

National
testament of

under the
last will and
block of 76,200 shares of American

a

share.

It

expected

one

estate

beneficiary,

been

had

from

plan, when
stock, or

preferred
'

the

5

Trust

&

connection

retired.

May

Bank

in

for the exchange of common
for the outstanding 17,747 shares

cash,

non-redeemable

would

p.

are

warrant,

and

made,

was

to

unwilling

to

acquire

whom

to

sell

at

least

distribution
at

this

price

S.

Circulars

38100
V

income
excess

oAllen

refundable,
of

168

2426.

American
and

Light

Traction

&

Co.—To

Change Name—

Amend

Charter

V

The company has requested SEC authorization to amend its
to change its name and the par value and other
terms of its
The

of

of

name

said

Co.

the

charter
common

to

system is engaged.
The

value

par

be

would

company

be

more
,

of'

be

descriptive

changed
of

to American Natural
business In which the

the

•

Hs

authorized

changed from $25

to

no

common

stock

(4 000 000

without changing the

par,

shares)

aggregate

St. Louis Listed and Unlisted Securities
Edward D.Jones & Co.

99%

Available

&

Established

Upon

Request

Members

Compan y

*

New York Stock

BROAD

STREET

Telephone: HAnaver 2-2600

NEW
:■

YORK

Bell

4,

N,

Y.

Teletype: NY

market,

i

Exchange

Louis Stock Exchange
Chicago Stock Exch.
Chicago Bd. of Trade
,

30

1871

300 North 4th,St., St. Louis 2, Missouri

Savings
(less

Ice

100 000

of

3.30% to 4.00%

Price

1948

U.

receivable—trade

on
not in

797.

p.

Serial Bonds due 1955-1979

Priced to Yield

314,700

$1.51

-

$96,000

$481,000

$329,681

314,700
per

65 000

$114,231

shares
9.

would

1329.,

PINELLAS

$473,844
149,163

$475,468

Earnings

4

95,000

-

prices offered, but not in excess of $9 per share. If more than
23,800
/shares are offered, the company may in its discretion
purchase all
or
any part of the excess.

Gas

vote

$168,000—4% S. F. Bonds due July 1, 1980

n

of

Chicago.

and

York

annual

of

Publications,

Ridder

of

in

Commerce

stockholders

4,019

income-

on

to

1948

$4,020,754
161,000

89,134

120,609

expenses-

expense-!

agreed,

$547,732

7,001

-

Ridder

increase

nine

—

stock.

Journal

The

1949

$3,819,178
209,231

.

/

other work.

Holder

;

,

tax

income

company

shares

P.

155,475

$859,007
Other

Mr.

; Mr.

to

47,720
226,671

___________

disposal of equipment—

of

Co.—Earnings—

taxes—

Shares—

The

23,800

shares,

poration.
•

the

Net operating income
Credit

$6,179,455

8,665,850

"

_____

1947

$9,103,931

;

expenses

Chairman—

Be

Hess, President, on May 10 stated that Joseph E. Ridder,
publisher and industrialist, probably would be named Chairman at a
stockholders' meeting to be held on May 26.
Mr. Hess said Mr. Ridder, if elected, would succeed E. Perry Holder,
who said he is unable to continue as Chairman because of the pres¬

earnings

1948

Operating
Operating

Corp.—Ridder May

Directorate to Be Increased—
Donald

169

deducting depreciation, interest, other charges and provisions
and foreign taxes based on income.—V,
168, p, 2426,

Thomas

Bosch

hgd

Department.—V

American lee Co.—Offers to Repurchase
23,800 Com¬
mon

purchase

$186,620;

American

1948.'-

l,

CONSOLIDATED
FOR

1949,

Treasury

Federal

June

towboats

years

70%

;

$5,908,123;
insurance claims
and prepaid expenses, $167,221;

a

and barges
beginning July 15,
1950, and bear3 interest at the rate of 3'/2% per annum.
This mort-gage contains the same restriction on dividends as the first preferred
mortgage
on
other equipment,
namely,
that
the
company
is
not

purchased,

«■

$2,803,500;

31,

for

earnings

or

(par $5), $1,573,500;

basis

company's

invest¬

money
mortgage,
instalments due after
deferred
income,
$261,166;
capital
stock
paid-in surplus, $102,264; earned surplus, $3,669,total, $10,445,011.—V. 168, p. 2317.

1950,
Dec.

The

to

the

in

—

169,

'After

purchase money mortgage due in 1949, $24,080; first preferred mortgage
3»/2% bond, maturing in nine equal annual amounts beginning Feb. l,

purchase of towboats and

•••'w

•

Com.-shares outstanding
Earns, per com, share.

loan, $200,000;
accounts and wages payable,
$923,337; interest payable, $46,072; reserve for Federal income taxes.
$261,500; reserve for other taxes, $82,012; .instalment on first preferred
mortgage
3%%
bond
due
Feb,
1,
1949, $311,500;
instalments on

Jan.

served

:

3 Mos. End. Mar. 31—

$10,445,011.

total,

v

$3,075,827),

of

deferred

15,377,488

_

profit

•Net

receivables, $55,112; plant, property and equipment (after
for normal depreciation and reserve for amortization in excess

pending,

•

lower

at

current

—

American Home Products Corp. (&

LIABILITIES—Bank

'which

——

earnings before

-V.

50

—

process,

other

par)—_____

no

10,707,277
—______15,039,433

—

Net

and

reserve

of

in

$353,656;

6,000,000
382,122
19,639,600
16,377,488
10,706,830
14,267,037

382,122
19,654,500

-

$77,809,801 $76,670,032

Provision

*

of

(995,563 shares

American Colortype

«

market,

par)

($100

3 Months Ended March 31—

49

Federal Reserve System

ments

Capital

stock

stock

1217.

Sales

Capital Flotations for Month of April, 1949____3
Auction Sale
50

3,145,321

5,000,000

—

Kenn^iF*

for

4,690,254

I

Donald C. Sheldon has been elected Assistant Treasurer and
Anderson
has
been
elected Assistant
Secretary.
Both men

p.

$6,402,950

6,440,143

6,244,301
8,052,654

3,194,364

Total

A.

and

and expired

$2,000,000

taxes..

Two New Officials Elected—

Rates

Reserve Banks

deprec., dcple. and

develop, costs,
leases

'<

'

$2,000,000

,

/.

preferred

surplus

'

;•

35^370,349

6,454,617

—

income

surplus

Condition Statement of Member Banks of *"

•/

________

intangible

" >;•

'.

.

1,993,684

../*

..

1

banks

to

Earned

Combined Condition Statement of Federal

$11,172,114

income —-—:

for

..

(

Exchange

Foreign

and

income

income

Provs.

f

-

rentals, taxes,

____________

Operating

.

,

1,072,836

accruals..

_!

Capital

__28

Investment News-Cover
State and City Bond Offerings58
The Course of Bank Clearings
47

1947

1948

1949

income-,geophysical, geological

4%

General Corporation &

Petroleum Corp. (& Subs.)—Earnings—

opp^ting

zdittin.

,

payable

Common

Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund Notices..49
Dividends Declared and Payable——...—50

Months^nded March 31—

Gross

-A

■

168, p. 2425.

shares.-y-

Oper.,
f

'

.

10 approved a proposal to reduce the
preferred stock to 38,400 shares from

May

W

cumulative

4y4%

Amerad?

V

■

'.I'
and

Canadian

previously
v

"

Inc.—Authorized Preferred Stock Reduced—

Aldens,
The

______4b

1,965,000

1,461,531
1,993,684

35,260,163

banks

payable

and

Notes

Miscellaneous Features

163'p-144L

,■

S.

12,900,730
17,670,086

1,965,000

'._L—

payable to

Reserves

to

■■

"I

\ ;

.

1971, subject to

due

U.

$5,697,347

——_____$77,809,801 $76,670,032

Accounts

National Quotation Industrial Stock Average_37

•

by the company at Room 1130, 90 Broad Street,

Dec. 31/48

....

and sundry assets—
Bucyrus-Erie Co. (less reserve).

in

Stock and Bond Averages (Dow, Jones)....1.37

$6,000,000
;
••••..'

The corporatior. is inviting .bids for the purchase from it of
£ due 1971.
'
t
/.'

,

Mar. 31/49

charges

assets

Notes

Exchange

Transactions New York Curb Exchange

SHEET

Treasury tax refund claims

LIABILITIES—

42

——

BALANCE

—

Total

—41

Transactions New York Stock Exchange...—28

V

a

-

S.

Fixed

--

43
Toronto Stock Exchange—Curb Section._____45

Corp.—Bids for Purchase of $6,000,000

-

U.

____42

Markets

totaled

$9,414,441
reserve).—11,759,093
;
15,955,889

(less

Inventories

.40
..40

Exchange-

Stock

quarter

'.4

Receivables

Montreal Curb Exchange..

Over-the-Counter

Bonds—

CONSOLIDATED

Investment

Toronto

$0.78

the

of

ASSETS—

Deferred

Stock

$976,006

$1.28

end

Cash,———.—.

40

San Francisco Stock Exchange

$1,466,722

taxes

amounts.

—39

__

—__

the

39

1

900,000

697,593
600,000

stock-, outstanding——^

common

38

Exchange

2,273,599

739,777

___

Canadian income

at

«•

.

.

—3,106.499

—

orders

39

Montreal

and

.38

—38

—

Pittsburgh Stock Exchange._.—
St. Louis Stock Exchange

jTrealsurer.

v'

of

Los Angeles Stock Exchange

Corwin, Secretary-

and David R.

share

Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange..

-

S.

taxes

$22,177,000 com¬
pared with $30,871,000 at the beginning of the year.
Shipments in
each of
the three months
exceeded
incoming orders by substantial

—____—33

Detroit Stock Exchange-

executive stalf
Vice-President;

Collinger and Mr. Yalem, the
includes F.
Bert
Baer,
Executive

Stock

U.

income

and

amortization

earnings

Unfilled

29

Exchange-

Chicago Stock Exchange

general

Mr.

company

Stock

Per

__I7

Cincinnati Stock Exchange—

future.

near

to

used

be

Charles H. Fendell, Vice-President;
A .\

„'w;
__

in

addition

the

of
,

will

loan

Curb

York

(Stocks)-,

and

1948

$29,957,451 $28,525,637

—

depreciation, amortization

Canadian

and

for

Net

Page;

.v

Exchange »(Bonds)

New

/Aetna, announced May 4.
the

Stock

Boston

corporate purposes,
another step in the over-all expansion policy of the company.
/ The company was founded 30 years ago by Charles H. Yalem, now
Chairman of the Board of Directors. Prom the first small office in St.
Louis, the company has grown until today-it ranks as one of the
largest finance companies in the United States. There are 41 branch
offices
in
cities
in
Louisiana, Ohio,
Michigan. Florida, Maryland,
Rhode Island, Minnesota, Colorado, Kentucky, Illinois and Iowa, V
V
Future plans for the company include the opening of several new

f

;

of

Exchange

New York

Finance

Co.,-St. Louis, Mo.-—Notes Sold Privately—The company has'arranged to sell $2,000,000 of
3Vz% eight-year sinking fund promissory notes to the
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York, Harry Collinger,

,

1

Prov.

be

•

'

Quotations

1949, must be accompanied by due-bills;
redeemed on June 20, 1949.—V. 169,

S.

before

Depreciation

1949
:

_

——

Earnings

May

16,

must

sales

Net

the

1949,

distribution

prior to June

all-due

1949 of one additional common share,

June

on

Quarters Ended March 31—

In This Issue

'

make

Copy

a

Corporation and Investment News

PUBLIC UTILITY

-

Price 75 Cents

1-573

New

St.

York

Curb

Exchange Associate

Phone

OEntral
Bell

7600

Teletype

8L

593

.

•

.

■

•

.

1

'.

shown

capital

of

amount

2,768,050 shares of
addition,
charter

the
In

stock

cash

for

underwriters.

through

reduction

The

in

the

be

the common stock is said to

value of

par

of additional common stock financing from time to
future to supply equity raPitaL
*sa ,h
vni,IP
company may not
issue common stock at less than the par value
thereof, and the prevailing market price for its stock on the New
York Curb Exchange has been below $25 until
in

anticipation

gently

The
holders

proposed amendments are to be submitted
at a meeting scheduled for June 15, 19

authority

jequested

solicit

to

with

proxies

RIThAdl'commission has issued
order
JtfJvISTrS a nearing. v. 169,
16 to request a^hearing—V
_

-

administrative

and

General

expenses

95,840

Other

$38,571
39,462
$78,033

__

'of salesIZZZIIIIZZZZI

Provision

Federal

————

tax

income

.

Operating

profit
—
—
-Profit per share based on 350,000 shares outstdg.

.

—V.
:

"

169, p. 1002.

.

$157,430
$0.45

.

.

_

x

,,T

_

•

130,177

144,740

145,161

t$4,878

(net)———

Dr620

_

to'reserve'for

inventories—
income taxes '
...

_

,

•
:
t$29,714

■

"Earnings per common share-r-_

—_JL

—v. 168, p. 2678.

Co.—To Sell Kansas Gas Stk.

—

1?

•

not

Jo 450 Oo° shares
present holdings of common stock of Kansas G s &

P

Electric Co.

thJ
"which °shaSnabeSnit less than ^CO 00? shares
'Win^fb'v market ?onrHti^ns at th? time of sal7
mined by milrLt conditions it the tVe of sale.
<

'

[

*

$0,14

so.36^,.

,

tLoss.

-

$11,200,000

the

lor

such
sucn

amount _ln

aggregate

equal
Co.

ana

for

authorization

Florida

stock

of

equity

subsidiaries,

its

Pacific

'from

banks

the

in

Lignt

scheduled

has

SEC

hearing

for

at

later

a

subsidiaries

in

aaie.

required

are

sale

t

the

^

;

tqar.

n

p- 198j*

,

QWlrhnl/iprc'
Teleffiaph Pn
Co.—Stockholders

X--TAWranh

T«1p«liAnp

America11

Telephone

&

■'

Stockholders

record

of

the

at

business

of

close

'?nhtiSciQ S«^Crii!«:£?»w0<ry»orrr3»nt? ' evidencing
pSflunJw
20,
1959, and assignable wariants

if8'^ndt °iLdr
not used

if

is

debentures

The

on

May

6

rights

such

N!tori6'thSeSdaS5 The subscription
Th!i^ sScJfoSon
than date.
before

or

$100

each

for

principal

$100

pi

■

will

each

dated

-be

shares

6

of

thereof. /

amount

accrued
The

20,

1949,

and

will

interest

i

will

be

convertible

into

Sept.

stock

capital

■

/

in

the

instance

first

four

will

semi-annual

;

?n dVn?min^$lf°$°10ao^^^

registered torn

According

York

debentures
Trust

Co

Application

on

100

has

and

after

Aug.

1951

1,

made

to

laKo?e a0ndrwSLZonhestock
Stock

Baltimore and Washington

the

have

rights

the

COMPARATIVE EARNINGS
Pprind Fnri

Mar

3i

iqaq

UncoHecUblo
uncoliectibl,

oner

oper.

Tv/rnnih

$19^vro"pi3

rev^ues

r7v'
rev._

~

Operating revenues
Operating expenses

—

$

iqao

9

\

*

Net operating income.

,V

---

American Viscoqp

$3,680,765

$6,259,460

Co.

below—V

Neb.
the Securities and Exchange Com*
D. Bell, President, said in a letter
had potentialities
1

Dana

and

Financial

Seibert,

on

f$0.7b

^$1.39

t$1.28

shares.

^Based

618.218

on

(Reg.

William

D<

company

from

offer
to

15

shares outstanding;
■

Wise,

DeCamp

noted

President,

decline .in ftrffc

the

that

to

225

for the first "three weeks of the second quarter are below the same
'Period last year, but- noted that this is too short a time on which
to base a prediction of sales for the 13 weeks of the second quar* of.
."However,", he said, '.'there are definite indications that the com*
l)any's volume of business will drop below the 1943 level."—V. 169.

a

1 000
.

manufactured engines widely
In uniting these two

founded in 1934

of'15

range

*'

horsepower.

P- 1558.

"
-

*

-

*

.

'

' *

*

-

-

■

expects

company

of

P.

preferred

U.

and

Commission

into

enter

to

common

for

as

authority

to

.

7

shares.
Earned per com. share.

p.

p„

/

c,

.

,

Quarters End. Mar. 31—

^taxe^etc^fled®ral

1949

te

asked

shares

4,840

.

cargo

ship.

t$338 353

The

1

$163170

earnings

are

*

'1

'

*

194s]

1948

1947

$392,599

$502,000

$144,136

525,514
$0.74

525,514
$0.95

262,757

1949-

$362,791 '
' 525,514

*

$0.68

of

on May

four

Boeing

10 announced that final negotiations for Iho

Stratocruisers

from

Airtuieii

Scandinavian

Addition of the four airplanes^ brings to ten the total Bot i;,
-Stratocruisers now under construction for the British "Speedbhd
HceL The original six BOAC Stratocruisers were ordered m 19)6.
AU ten airplanes are to be delivered during 1949.
"
^e four new BOAC Stratocruisers will have Hamilton-Stand>1
_

propellers and modified instrument panels installed In Seattle piic-r
to delivery. SAS had specified different propellers and flight d -6
equipment from

,

that

originally

ordered

by

BOAC.—V.

169, p.

1986,

1946

1947

*$244 618

reported

$J 10

-

,

; which owned acapitalgain of $208,083 from the sale of
"Induding
a

$0 40

$0 16

System to m Seattle, Wash.
the British Overseas Airways Corp., were- just recently
concluded
—
-

($100

—

Company

transfer

the

.

1498

3^-134

Boeing Airplane Co.—Signs British Contract—
This

.

Smith

1879.

_,

'

S.

a

Bond Stores, Inc.—April Sales 34.8% Higher

$707

subsidiary

after provision

for income taxes of $199,570, of which $33,032 were foreign. tAfter
provision for income taxes of $199,328, of which $9,091 were foreign.

..-

Period End. Apr. 30-

Sa|f
r~Vl lbJ> p- lbbJ-

...

*

,

$8'809'724

«6,o34,071 $28,170,084 $25,137,.),

..

w

OA

(Continued On page o)
;

—

Patent Office)

Riggs, Business Manager.
(Telephone State 0613); 1

.

| MOTS;
jj

i'

On account of the fluctuations in

'

-w-r.-i

the rates

■;:#:(

■

-




•

«

r

(y

.

+

'

of exchange,

" -

*-.f
w

remittance for foreign subscriptions and advertisements must be made in New York funds.
•
,
■r'.
* *\
■
-

'(

■;

-

$323 781

IFederal taxes. ^Adjusted 1558.
to reflect 2-for-l ccm,
mon st0JC split-up in August, 1946.—V. 169, p.

'
g-x-i

Baiber Oil Corp. (& Subs.)—Earnings

V
136!o77 *

\

Quarter End. Mar. 31-

>

1 /- ;
with

company

issue

^

_

No- of common

$0.61
quarter

The

share

"Net profit

1948

625'a34

deate-nS^%

stocks.

1948

$514 441

'53,816

Bliss & Laughlin, Inc.—Earnings—'

/'

..

.

.

$0.55
largest' of any

aereement

an

__

"• l69' P* 1""5- -

•
•

^3003

Sales I°r
company's history.—V. 168, p. 2003.

.

" ■"*
per

1947

1949

$448 348

31—

-. -Alter deducting all charges. Including depletion, depreciation/ ac t
ol abandoned well and leaseholds, and estimated Federal income tare,,

$4 234 22?

—

income

'

«•

1949

7—-

Quarter Ended Mar

Gross

Earnings

$5 072 424

"

v".-•

-

«Net"

: ,:

;

'■;*

'

;
v

Bishop Oil Co.— Earnings—

-

....

—v- 169, p. 1443.

U.

'

$6,715,

505,6^. ^' *459

-

—

Chronicle

President;

*n*^

.

*S1^7^*3

$19,821,459 $20,702,854 $13,188,134
833.643
902,406

William B. Dana Company, Publishers, 25 Park Place, New York 8, N. Y., REctor 2-9570. -Herbert D. Seibert, Editor and Publisher;
Published twice a week [every Thursday (general news and advertising issue) with a statistical issue on MonaayJ.
tftne5
offices:
135 S. La Salle
St., Chicago 3, 111.
Drapers' Gardens, London, E. C., England, c/o Edwards & Smith.
Copyright 1949 by William B. Dana Company.
Reentered
| as second-class matter February 25, 1942, at the post oiiice at New York, N. Y., under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Subscriptions in United States, U. S. Possessions, Territories and Members of ranAmerican Union, $35.00 per
year; in Dominion of Canada, $38.00 per year.
Other Countries, $42.00 per year.
»
Commercial

William

.

to

company

i:,ar^ Preferred stock and 54,304 shares of common. The financing is
for the company, of which
in the program is $2,272,753

105

p

62lUl8

'
The

Wheelabrator 5j

and the Baker Refrigeration Corp.*

,

.

will

offering

Wow

169

the

^aTney TcSZ N?wYork to*act

$9,808,73i

Chemical

the

ranging

of

/

5W 46'758'355 53'412'403 48'281'789

—I
i

permit

engines

^e^ZZ-ZIZZLriZIir::
the first quarter of 1949 were the

Maine

$2,367,161

of its proposed

announced cancellation

basis.

new

James

.

XJo

Engine

Bangor Hydro-Electric Co.—Financing—

8,747,321

TTnn-no

in

The

'

6,644,898

—
after taxes—

^Oss.\t0n

.

*

(B. T.) Babbitt, Inc. (& Subs.)—Earnings—

*n

.

3,141,422

Torn

will

diesel

Earned per

^mcrican Viscose Lorp.—borms New Affiliate—
See Monsanto

duty

new

t

9

Earnings per com..share

179«47^$57782parfc of a $4-657,253 construction program
III'oil
iq?qi? $2,767,200 will be spent this year. Included
266,250
191,917
jor
generating stations.—V. 169,

2,375,261

-V.'fet pChia87g8eS

Miedel,'this

heavy

Net incbme

;.

iqaq

J Bfa°LEnded'"

! :

r

Net -sales

71777;—77 I77Z7ZTZZ 7777ZT7Z.
$19,497,482 $20,461,714 $54,913,59/ $5/,590,248
14,755,060
13,639,527
42,009,239
39,034,196

Operating taxes

Diesel

Lorimer

the

of

-

•

icinc

May

on

of controlling interests in the American

Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co., Inc.—Earnings
Anr >
-4q
Anr 3 '48 Mar £ mTL

i.

Net f:ale.&
Net profit

The corporation showed a gain in total net losses ol more than
11% -for the three months' period ended March 31, 1949.—V. 163,

debentures

'

STATEMENT

iqaq

Sk?r
87,578

82,.*31

Mr.

of

P* 1856.

Philadelphia"

Exchanges.

y

New
„

and

.

OneratinB

of

,

,

^

p., 1986.

.

debentures
attached, in

office

the

corporation

the present business recession."—V. 169, p." 166*;.

establish the Lorimer Division, which will be under the
direction of Ralph 8. Lorinier.
It will be responsible for the sales, as
well as the manufacture, of both Lcrim/r engines and parts.—V. 169,
p.
1662.
pany

muTtS'of^LoSS
at

•*

:

military, probably will be less affected by the possible continuation

June'^27 of

sale,,.about

169,

Axe-H»UghtOn Fund. Inc.—Net Assets Gain-

Broadway, Now York 15, N. Y.

been

to

line

' The Lorimer
known

Temporary debentures will be delivered as soon
practicable after June 20, 1949 and will be exchangeable for defi-

as

/v

$3,433,816 $12,673,216 $13,008,034

Quarter sales and earningsgrades of acarpets. to a buyer's marker,. Ui
reflects
return "Supply has caught 1U
practically all widths and

in "excess of $100,000.
nitive

v

in business and the immediate future for mistrial companies 1
been rendered less attractive, while Bell's ftusiness which Is larg

lines of engines, Atlas has completed one of the largest transactions Jh
the diesel engine manufacturing business in recent years.
Th com-

temporary
coupons

,

1949—17 Wks.—1948.

1949—4 Wks.—1S48

$4,313,736
; : :

,

'

v

-^th home furnishings carpet industry later said.-He most branches 01
demand in the industry," Mr. Wise than in stated tnat sale*
the

assets

Quarters Ended March 31—

be

interest

V

'

Current Sales Ud 25 6%

1

and'dis-

,

with

form

trust certificates.-V.

horsepower.

XSlSt <*»» p~ •«»» p»»bl. upon conversion «IU be subject to
I "

equipment

manUfacturinK

-complete

19, 1951 and $140 therealter, payable by surrender ol $100
amount of debentures and payment of cash in the amount
by which the conversion price then in effect exceeds $100. The conversion price, the number of shares issuable upon conversion and the

debentures

^
g]loe Corn.

company."
•
/ X V " L lL * "
"Since that time," he said, "there has been widespread deterioratl

1

on

thg

principal

bearer

I,.
$103 381

R- J' Miedel, President of this company, announces the acquisition

June

The

Cr37

'
$115 402

Equipment Co.,

.0

Atlas Imperial Diesel Engine Co.—Acquisition—

»?lo on"and P«to &CTl949^o°Sd1

in

63,845

Bell Aircraft Corp.—Drops Plan to Acquire Two Firnsj

f

•

*

—

..."

:

1949

1,

•

cos"
,

profit

.acquisition
'*»

59[o49

.''

" $103 343

$114,272
>
t *'
Crl 129

pf<j. stock of these companies—

Period End. Apr. 30-

v"

+

Trustee

°akland. exclusively bv Lorimer engines will be- manufactured
Calif- The Atlas
tributed
'

interest.

debentures

m

;

.•

Sales
-V. 169, p. 1662. ;, -

_

;

payable thereon

be

-

The company, it is reported, plans the

semiannually on June 20 and Dec. 20 at the office or agency of the
company in New York City.
Debentures will be redeemable, at option
of company, as a whole or in part on or after June 20,
1951 on at
least
30
days' notice, the initial redemption price being 106, plus
June

,

117,213
S75,135

"

$226 23r

Frederick W. Specht, President, stated that the company's operating y/ ...J '

$8,685,000

stock

capital

.

-?c,ry

gA
'

Allanfir
Tn issue uertincates—
/ll,dnuc Coast-T.inp RR
Line IiK.—10 Tccup TprtifiV^tPc

be

being offered will be in a principal amount equal to

debentures

for

li2lG
;

;
$306,622

'

•

■

•*

outstanding at the close of
business on May 6, which amount will be in excess of
$393,000,000
but
is expected
to be less than $400,000,000.
The debentures* will

'$100

3,446,36s

3,490,387.

y

;

'

- .

*

.

The
.

■

__v. 169, p. 1936.
•
/

Armour & Co.—Action Deferred on Prior Pfd. DlV.—

'

the
the

of
of

ice

<

given

are

1951.

income

on

completion

to

been unavoidabie.-v. 169, p. 202.

'

193,919

*

—,

Income

jnci, djVS>
Net

bepn^univofd^ble8^"0!^/^11^n?017, a°d th&t mventory losses have

week ended May 5, 1949, the System inputs of subsidiaries
amounted to 252,478,000 kwh., an increase of 25,286,000
11.12%, over the corresponding week of last year.-V. 169,
'

itlgntS

through

program

$1.50 per share up to and including April 1, 1949.
I

■

of this company
cr

applied

*

.

*

f The directors on May 6 deferred action on the quarterly dividend due
July 1 on the $6 cumulative convertible prior preferred/stock, no par
value. Since arrearages on this issue had been cleared up in October,
1947* the company has been paying regular quarterly dividends of

'

.

and

-

Mishawaka, Ind.,
■■
central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. has been appointed trustee for
South Windham, Me., and Omaha,
the $8,300,000 3%% sinking fund debentures due 1974.—V. 169, p. 1873.
When application was made to
:!■'
'■•••,, r
■■
; .V-V''"'.r"mission some time ago, Lawrence
.
r<l
x'mi™
;
*t° stockholders that "the proposal

'

<

For

company.s construction

f

in Kansas Gas and the
of an additional 100,000

Weekly Input Increased 11.12%—

funds

general

.

•

C

;

^

$3,812,309

204,937

^

Minority interests in net profits of subsid.
•

'

m

proposed

the

24

May

on

by American of its common stockholdings
proposed issuance and sale by the latter
shaves of it3 common stock.
'

kwh.,

to

Arkansas Power & Light Co.

j

the Kansas stock.

before its receipt of the proceeds of the sale of
•'The

to.

to borrow not to exceed $13,000,000

investments

its

event

&

Power

American also seeks authorization

,

Electric Service

Texas

$3,942,752

—_

depreciation

;

1948

..

Net

,

JjLgSsS^oooHoi i9^i95r—program is e?timated

an

for

■:

,

interest charges
Prov. for Federal and Canadian income taxes—

' <
15,

limited number of institutional investors, the proceeds to be used

stock

invest

to

latter

American proposed to apply soon
$6,000,000 additional common stock ol
Amencan may invest $2,5(W, 000
nte

acquire
Light Co.
to

&

Power

common

enable'the

to

added

be

Light Co.

&

Power

Texas

order

in

Co.

substantial net addition
year."—V.1 169, p. 1775",

1949

.nrnf<1

Total

: 1 Concurrently With the sale ef the notes, the company is selling
$5,500,000 first mortgage bonds, series D, due March l," 1979, to a

loans

renav

utilities

the

of

,ei'°LXf nrSin S?otL?°inhiSfllie? of to
SSvTl? SP2SLhS?^ hdv
I!nwhfl?nn 'flpanrnnnsal to Tnvest$7 000 000 in the common
•of'Texas

v/ill

balance

Commission.1,
commission.

the
tne

bv
Dy

exemDtion
exemption

an
an

15,

loans in the amount of $700,000 incurred for construction purposes,
and to provide approximately $1,000,000 for current general corporatepurposes, including the discharge of $750,000 of accounts payable. The

The

of
or

n-

.

1 \
' J
r"
r j. The
1950, into one share of
preferred stock and two shares of common stock for each $45 principal
amount of notes, ana are payable at maturity on the same terms. V
/ .
Proceeds of the financing will be used to pay temporary bank
to be supplied by amendment.
notes are convertible after June

-

!;

toSlncome&AM

which are convertible on or after June

terms are

application requests exemption of the stock offerings from
the compe'titive bidding requirements of the Commission's Rule U-50.
The SEC Division of Public Utilities plans to object to the granting

i

.

reported .-the "

engineers

company's

selling, general and administrative expenses—
:

,

1949-1951.

years

Registers $3,150,000

—

1950' into' and Payable at maturity in, shares of preferred and V-common-stock, is Corp... The public offering a price, and underwriting
to be underwritten by
syndicate headed by
v
The .First. Boston

.

Kansas company

of

tures

Power Co.

The sale of the notes,

•

simultaneously,
100,000 additional
proceeds to be
used partially to pay for expenditures made and to be made in connoctton with its construction program, estimated to involve expendi-

'

Arkansas-Missouri

Provision

be deter-

to

is

the

jK,!r Gross profit from operations

;

The company May u ,iled a registration statement with the SEC .
proposing the sale of $3,150,000 interim notes, due Dec. 15,"'1951. '•'W

also proposed to Issue and sen,
shares of Its common stock, the

The

to stockholders stated

3 Months Ended March 31

...

h«

nt

.

■'
Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings—

Notes With SEC—To Sell Bonds Privately— •: j 5-

to sell to

has applied to the SEC for authorization
lgss than 200,000 shares;and up

company

public

.

be said with confidence that there has been a
/ to the company's reserves since April 1 of this
' . ; " '
V'--/ • ■: .■
:

24,000

$32,308

$83,238

Nil

f

"$81,423
25,119

«Based on 234,035 shares in 1948 and 233,616 shares in 1947.

J

Traction Co. above.

American Power & Light
Th»

.

drilled; and in addition the corppany had 66,150,000,000 cubic feet"
of indicated gas reserves.
,,
*:
i
"Since April 1, 1949, the company has added new reserves in all
'/Categories.-It is not practical to keep a running account of deductions
from and additions to the various categories of reserves; but it can!.

-V 449*'

3,111
:
$202,999
27,232
36,529
56,000'

'

the

1946

$13,921,000 $12,137,000 < $8,587,000 Not avail.

engineers indicated that this company had 807,396,000,000 cubic feet' :
of proven gas reserves, of which all but 63,402,000,000 cubic feet were

i—:
: ' $80,979

t.$5,498
—„24,215

provision for Federal
'
;
Net profit

.

A,

.

XT

^

^

As of the same date," Mr. Loucks stated,, "the report of these

"

$199,888

expenses—

-

earnings

-interest

Natural Gas Co.—New Name 10 Be Adopt-

American

ed—See American Light &

.

-

estimations of presently discovered pools beyond the limits of control,*
hy wells already drilled, or from application of secondary recovery
methods to known pools where success is reasonably assured but
requires further evidence to be proved) of 43,323,000 barrels. Thus
the total of proved and indicated reserves is 203,973,000 barrels. . . f

.......
29, '47
$1,364,923
1,120,895
32,872

_

and gen.

profit

jncome

Total
Approp

$28,469
$0.08

Net

1947

In addition the engineers estimate the company had indicated »,
reserves (not proved, but estimated to be reasonably recoverable from

'

$1,845,978
1,466,941
33,938

$1,189,908
1,015,561
34,485

depreciation-;

for

admin

Miscellaneous
—

deductions

'

v,

*7?st™ent> and 39,142,000 barrels were proved and undriUed

»

'

,

,

income

Total

Other

1948

v-

(estimia ted tohaveeiery reasonable certainty to be recoverable as a -

Apr. 2, '49 Mar. 27, '48 Mar.

s'algS

Cost

' 39,680
118,000

i—

/.

.,1949

result of additional drilling or development).

-

.

..

$315,110

-

——

income

,

.

_

through

j

Jan

$289,405
25,705

30,564
—1—19,000

profit

•

_

Net

Selling

Operating

letter

r

..

A. P. W. Products Co., Inc.—Earnings

1948
$3,432,936
2,601,579
404,225
137,727

,

')

v.

taxe50n"

163, p. 1418.

share—V.

per

■■■■.....

—

Selling expenses

' •

prices not to exceed $3.12 v2
(1J

1949

Barium Steel Corp. (& Subs.)—Earnings—y..

...

The corporation will prior to May 18, ,1949 receive tenders for the
sale to it of up to 10,000 shares of its SI par value common stock -* ■

until

_

$2,876,207
2,286,808
454,988

—

'

.

at

-

-

sales

of

nrmiospri

to the proposed.

T?^^*

sales

Cost

vjj® J' ®t0^:

-

Ended March 31—

3 Months

Net

'

■

"The current state of the market for our papers, both in matters offollowine estimated reserves as of las* ADril l*
T 1 '
,<"■■<+<■
prlce and volume of sales, indicates the continuing need of effecting
- • Prove(i crude reserves
(economically
recoverable
under
presentlyeven further efficiencies and economies of operation'in order to ;; existing economic conditions and with presently known producing and
reverse the present trend.'—V. 168, p. 2318.—
,*Vr ,-••••« "'V.
/•Recovery methods) amounted to 160,650,000 barrels. Of this 121,508,000
" '
» tZ
o+
i
'< barrels -were .proved and drilled (estimated recoverable from existing
AngOSturd-Wupperman Corp.—Offers to" Buy Its Stock
wells, using present methods and without making additional sub-'

Earnings

Metals, inc.

American Machine

"

Monday, May 16, 1M9 ■*t'

f; .[ Quar. End. Mar. 31—
$24,475Sales :

$179,926

t$15,656

«14,242

$100,000 on an annual basis.

p. 1441.
p. mm.

..

r

*

•

respect

giving interested persons

an

.May

-

'

/

■

income,
4J-ioss,
.
^ •**+
,
Thomas H. Blodgett, Chairman, on April 28 said:
I^^i'^"^'1'979,8^4 J&-ares* nJB6S€d •0n -a1,'?79'819 shares»
/ »jn the first quarter of 1949 gross profits margin has been adversely*- [SViisea on z,iib,lyk shares,
v.-769, p. 798."
■
'
affected by sales price decreases and increased freight costs-at a total- ,>*-"*
'n
•• "
_J1
'
»
estimated annual rate of $200,000.
This has been offset in part by
Barnsdall Oil Co.—Oil and Gas Reserves—.V
minor evidences of decreasing costs of raw materials.
The net effect
The stockholders were informed on Mav $ of this company's esti-'
0f these price and cost influences is a decrease of approximately
inated Jiet oil ^ gas-reserves. *Wm. Dewey Loucks, President, in a"

the

in

fime

;

1946

1947

'

msr*an expenses lncludlne est,raa,ed Federal

stocK

for new or additional shares of capital
than pursuant 'to a, public offering .or

other

1948

1949

' »Net profit_:

stockholders

amendment,

fiist

the

Under

saiu

3 Mos. End. Mar. 31—

to subscribe

entitled

be

sold

shares of

of

number

the

being

outstanding.'

presently
would

stock

'

.

^

-

,

.

■

American Writing Paper Corp.—Earnings—

in the common capital account representing
outstanding common.
provisions relating to preemptive rgnts or

shares

30 554

to

'

•

THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

(2094)

2

•

■

,

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Volume 169

v

Number 4803

THE

The

■"*

936

recorded.

was

The large emissions for April

is

all "industrial and

over

for

manufactur¬

'

99.8%

than

0.2%

was

000

money

refunding.
held to the same pattern for the 33rd consecutive month
showing new money greater than refunding operations
with the exception of May 1947.
r :■ ;•
; A total of 92 separate emissions were floated during
April, of which 53 were bonds aggregating $514,332,000,
and
14

38

and

24

390.

61

were

the

>

)•..«';;

■

March

bond issues

,

135,399,000

OF

CORPORATE

190,930,937

43.8

New

Capital

New

t

>

-

a

a

100

2

3 years

! 202,275,400

202,275,400

100

c

j Total

174,381,015
189,592,258

$755,475,974

.j;>. Total
.

revised, i} ++!]'•

"Figures

"

*;+

Below

7

91

days

1.454,237,000

901,529,000

99.707

Apr

14

91

902,103,000

99.709

21

91

days
days

1,717,123,000

Apr

1,546,603,000

903,512,000

99.708

"1.157

Apr 22

Apr

28

91

days

1,636,338,000

900,810,000

99.708

Mar 21

"1.156

Apr

1

1 year

962,656,000

962,656,000

Apr 1-30 Apr
Apr 1-30 Apr

1

10-12 yrs.

454,202,158
12,613,000

454,202,158

a

a

12 years

12,613,000

100

2

3 years

262,299,400

262,299,400

100

c

v.

for

for

•

MONTHS

1949,

series,

1948

AND

x

; Dated ;

New

Capital

i

14,091,516;

561,972,304

186,843,822

Jan

30,923,566

97,041,541;

701,502,936

312,323,947

139,824,303

6

91

day Treas.

13

1,000,901,000

91

1,000,901,000

day Treas.: bills

;

906,631,000

91

902,136,000

day Treas.

4,495,000

bills 1

904,690,000

27

91

901,234,000

day Treas.

bills I

3,456,000

902,428,000

901,199,000

1,229,000

3,296,526,000

Ctfs.

of

indebt

1

J 3,296,526,000

Ctfs.

of

indebt

<

;jan
Jjjn

1
1

U.

Tax

Total

422,501,331

47,650,700

1,096,360,233

1,524,466,557

760,577,258

277,783,073

1,03$,360,331

Feb
Feb

1,056,250

682,222,190

562,725,792

50,212,500

612,938,292

382,349,500

80,964,460

Feb

24

381,550,874

4,088,750

385.639,624

217,916,667

319,497,872

f 463,313,960
: 53$,414,539

595,197,598

28,896,829

624,094,427

523,297,778

213,807,327

1 737,105,105

.113,723,057 1,638,189,614

3

91

10

1,539,474,264

83,198,079

1,622,672,343

1,123,563,945

614,269,659

196,921,136 3,260.861,957

3,063,940,821

1,884,141,203

91

Ctfs.

Feb

14,724,735

518,355,071

494,500,121

125,726,255

.620,226,376
*

of

indebt.

S. Savings bds.
Depositary bonds__ J

1

Tax

Total

.Mar

Antic'n

for

February—
Treas.

270,711,824

]Vlar 10

91

day Treas.

387,863,596

Mar

17

91

91

Mar 31

91

day Treas.

158,250,417

112,461,407

458,744.588

25,757,281

484,501,869

265,676,364

122,187,231

1,221,735,865

42,572,016 1,264,307,881

918,426,902

360,374,893 1,278,801,795

4,285,676,686

239,493,152 4,525,169,838

2,802,568,105

i

quarter—

Mar

Nine

months.

October

*

November—

Fourth

Ctfs.

1

U:

Mar

1

628,499,165

quarter

647,242,184

607,997,623

77,422,920

15,600,000

458,524,576

474,476,470

627,498,105

3,221,860

630,719,965

946,003,815

i 561,795,430
69,701,999 1,015,705,814

1,098,921,846

.

18,743,019

442,924,576

i-j.

December

1

Mar

1,252,427,625 4,054,995,730.

37,564,879

1,736,486,725' 2,028,477,908

234,443,879 2,262,921,787

G85.420.543

1

Tax

'Apt

3,135,000

164,159,400

900,656,000

902,496,000

902,496,000

2,920,943,000

8,245,409,855

7,438,967,000

901,529,000

901,529,000

bds.

Antic'n

589,641,955

'

notes

for March—*.

7,897,500
202,275,400

7

91

day Treas.

91

day Treas.

bills

'

902,103.000

Apr 21

91

277,058,031

6,261,656,563

bills

'

903,512,000

91

903,512,000

day Treas.

bills

1

900,810,000

1

Ctfs.

900,810,000

962,656,000

•Apr

4,831.046,013

1 >• r U.

962,656,000

1,486,871,504 6,317,917,517

tRevised.

SALE OF NOTES OF NETHERLANDS SHIPPING COMPANIES

International

The

Bank

Reconstruction

&

Devel¬

opment has sold from its portfolio notes of Netherlands

shipping companies (listed below).

These securities

listed

The

here

as

matter of record.

a

included

not

in

tables.

totals

are

however,

The

International Bank
has added its guarantee of payment of principal and in¬
terest to these obligations. The securities are as follows:
are

v

(a)

$2,000,000

our

V.

N.

Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche

Stoomvaart-Maatschappij "Holland-Amerika Lijn" (Hol¬
land-America Line) 2%'% secured serial mortgage notes
(guaranteed by the Netherlands Government). Notes are
dated July 15, 1948 and are due $100,000 semi-annually
Jan. 15, 1949-July 15, 1958 inclusive.
>
(b) $2,000,000 N. V. Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschappij (United Netherlands Navigation Co.)
21/2% secured serial mortgage notes (guaranteed by the
Netherlands Government).
and

due

are

$100,000

Notes

are

dated July 15, 1948

semi-annually Jan.; 15,

1949-July

15, 1958 inclusive.
(c) $4,000,000 N. V. Rotterdamsche Lloyd (RotterdamLloyd Line) 2lk% secured serial mortgage notes (guar¬
anteed
by the Netherlands Government).
Notes are
dated July 15. 1948 and are due $200,000 semi-annually
Jan. 15,

1949-July 15, 1958 inclusive.

(d) $4,000,000 N. V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij "Neder-

v

land"

In

that $962,656,000

lotted

on

in subscriptions

the offering of

were

received and al¬

1)4%

Treasury Certificates of
Indebtedness of Series D-1950 dated April 1, 1949, and"
maturing on April 1, 1950, to the holders of Treasury
to

Certificates
of

amount

for cash.

Indebtedness

of

$1,054,836,000,
;

.•/,

The Secretary of the
all

outstanding

2%

•

,

the
•

of' Series

D-1949,

balance

being

in

the

redeemed
•'

■

Treasury announced Feb. 14 that

In:

April

amount

were

1949
the remaining $1,700,000
principal
purchased from the Bank. [Dollar Savings

which previously had purchased $2,-*
000,000 of the notes, purchased $1,500,000 of the obliga¬
Bank, New York,
tions at

—ED.]

"

<

v;.'^-v

Treasury- Bonds

1949-51,

of

dated

»c-

STATES

UNITED

«

'

TREASURY

Dec
Jan

FINANCING

DURING .1949

Amount

Dated

Due

;

3L
i

7

Accepted

Price

Yield ■?'

$

■

V.

,

%

;.

Jan

6

/•;

91 days

1.964,271,000

The

t

are

now

on

June 15, 1949.

outstanding $1,014,018,900 of these bonds,

Treasury

Department

in

April

outside

of

the

above, confined its operations to the usual weekly sale
of

Treasury

Bills,

Savings Bonds,

Tax

13

>

91 days

1.478,730,000

906,631,000

s




four

Notes

Total

Jan

20

91 days

1,511,627,000

904,690,000

99.707

"1.160

27

91 days

1,514,449,000

902,428,000

99.707

"1.160

Dec

15

Jan

1

1 year

3,296,526,000

3,296,526,000 100'*

Dec

15

2,398,355,000 100
647,286,199 ► • a

>

a

1,428.000

100

r.

2

222,786,700

100

:

for

1 year

2,398,355,000

1

10-12 yrs.

647,286,199

12 years

1,428,000

Jan 1-31

Jan

3 years

222,786,700

>

1

Total for January

Feb

■

VU
VU

»

'

3

91 days

1,417,262,000

801,106,000

99.706

Feb

10

91 days

1,473,740,000

902.941,000

99.706+ "1.163

Feb

17

91 days

1.425,717.000

801,248,000

99.706

"1.163

Feb

18

Feb

24

91

days

1.460.462,000

901,180,000

99.706

"1.164

19

Feb

1

1 year

1,993,169,000

1,993,169,000

Feb 1-28 Feb

l

10-12 yrs.

599.139.580

Feb 1-28 Feb

100

"1.161

VU

539,139,580

a

a

12 years
1

$

162,743,000

27,285,000

135,458,000

168,443,000

122,855,000

45,588,000

39,000,000

7,000,000

32,000,000

42,325,000

30,140,000

12.185,000

81,325,000

37,140,000

44,185,000

260,000,000

149,000,000
43,140,000

111,000,000

53,958,000
313,958,000

192,140,000

121,818,000

145,037,000

January-

f 89,870,000

Notes

;

;

—

Total for February—!—
March—•'

•

1145,037,000

:

—

l- (

.

,

;

'!•;

Certificates

'Notes

u—

Total

for March——;

April—
Certificates

<——

—j_i-!— .'-'J

•Notes

.v!_-~;

10,818,000

Total

for

four

'1

"v

"

59,215,000

51,785,000

t

111,000.000

204,252,000

t93,252,000

674,726,000

556,387,000

months

sale's

'•*.

>

lli.oofjooo

April——

Comprise

».

.;

of

special

series

certificates

.sold to-Adjusted Service
Certificates Fund and
to

Federal

Service

Old

Age and Survivors

Retirement

Fund,

.Canal Zone Retirement
Fund,

Savings
Life

System,

Insurance

Government

Fund,

and

118,339,000

notes;

certificates

Unemployed Trust Fund

Insurance Trust
Account,

Service

Retirement

Fund,

Alaska Railroad Retirement
Fund, Postal
Life

Federal

Savings and Loan

Foreign

Insurance

Deposit

Insurance

(Continued

11

Feb 1-28 Feb

■

95,570,000

Fund,

Insurance

Corporation.

on

page

National

Service

Corporation,
tNet

retired.

6)

10.281,031,899

< 4

28

Net Issued
r

5

5,700,000

Certificates

Federal
'

Feb

Jan

Retired

$

c

T

Jan

FINANCING

February-

Civil

Jan

Jan

729,114,550
3,185,136,292

J—

and notes

14

Jan

4,570,610,000

29,992,244,292 26,807,108,000

months

V

—

"1.160

21

Jan 1-31

5.299,724.558

—

Certificates

"1.15a

Jan

Jan 1-31

454,202,153

Issued

99.707

J&n

3.135.000

3,135,000

100

2

3 years

164,159.400

164.159 400

100

c

Administration'
Total for

Notes and Depositary Bonds.

for

notes

April

99.708

1,000,901,000

Jan

Jan

There

1942, are called for redemption

262,2.99,400

for

Total for

Amount

Applied for
■

t

12,613,000

262,290,400

Antic'n

ir

foregoing obligations $600,000 principal amount
matured and were paid Jan. 15, 1949, leaving $11,400,000
rrincinal amount outstanding at the present time.
Of the

Offered

12,613,000

"INTRA-GOVERNMENT

and interest for maturities in 1957 and 1958.

par

454,202,158

'January—

I During

Feb

Jan. 15,

Total

bank

January 1949 $2,200,000 of the securities were
from the bank comprising $300,000 of the
iiotes due July 15, 1955, $600,000 due Jan. 15, 1958,
$600,000 due July 15, 1956, $600,000 due Jan. 15,: 1957
and $100,000 due July 15, 1957.

'

Tax

1

Total

purchased

I

March 30 announced

secured

indebt,

of

1948

the

from

Date

Treasury

2V2%

$8,100,000 of these notes were pur-r
comprising all of the maturities
Jan. 15, 1949 through Jan. 15, 1955 and $300,000 of the
notes maturing July 15, 1955.
August

chased

Treasury Financing in April
The Secretary of the

*

Apr

serial mortgage
notes
(guaranteed' by the Netherlands Government),
Notes are dated July 15, 1948 and are due $200,000 semi¬
annually Jan. 15, 1949-July 15, 1958 inclusive.
Line)

(Nederland

bills

S. Savings bds.
Depositary bonds—

Apr

for

806,442,855

902,103,000

day Treas.

Apr. 28

5,984,598,532

611,000

906,999,000

14

Apr

months

6,017,000
-

905,248,000

Apr

Twelve

_

768,897,980

902,625,000

2,920,943,000
589,641,955
7,897,500
202,275,400

Savings

87,318,960

Total

599,~i39~580

bills

Depositary bonds

Mar

956,000

1,993,169,000

indebt.—

of

S.

900,224,000

5,397,180,000

day Treas. bills
day Treas. bills

261,450,941

1,508,000

801,248,000

906,673,000
905,859,000
902,625,000
906,999,000

bills

2,090,000

901,433,000

6,166,077,980

bills

•Mar 24

September—
Third

day

880,680,899

801,106,000

3,135,000
164,159,400

;

91

9,400,351,000

599,139.580

notes-

3

259,360,941

1,428,000

222,786,700

801,106,000
902,941,000
801,248,000
901,180,000
1,993,169,000

U,

Feb

1,737,833,604

647,286,199

1,428,000

222,786,700

>

Feb

892,052,732 2,776,193,935

503.G30.336

August—

647,286,199

notes-

day Treas. bills
day T'eas. bills ;
day Treas. bills
day JTieas. bills

91

•Feb

—

bds.

2,398,355,000

January;10,281,031,899

17, ,91

681,165,940

;

Savings

Antic'n

for

29,260,000

Feb

quarter

S.

2,398,355,000

Depositary bonds

383,241,331

months

bills

1

1,048,709.533

>■

Indebtedness

$

.452,148,250

604,461,395

New

Refunding

20

t 217,767,388

547,880,788

Six

Accepted

368,444,69$

238,267,785

Second

FUNDS

Security

IJan

j;:

.Total

107,035,204

7,095,700

'■/'

OF

Total Amount

'Jan

Jan

Refunding

261,409,429.

231,172.035

„

Aug. 31, 1948. c Treasury note*
and interest accrues each month'.
approximately 1.40%.per annum.

1948

1,

years interest

+V

}

374,714,374.

February

May———

discount basis,

USE

$

2,590,000

.

23,992,244,292

bank

a

Jan

$

372,124,374

r„

months
on

Jan

$

$

vu

which

Type of

1947

Total

Refunding

$

435,591,117

June

of

■];
;!

—"H947-

1.295.000

April—

four

Average rate

Jan

BY

100

5,299,724,558

V®LsY,ie.s D. began Sept.
It held to

a

■■

"1.153

$762,731,791

$7,255,817
'<

financing is brought to light.

"1.160

a Comprised
of three sepa¬
series E have
10-year maturity, are sold on a
discount basis at 75. and
yield 2.90% : series F have a 12-year
maturity
are
sold on a discount
basis, at 74, and yield 2.53% and series Q
have a 12-year
maturity, are sold at 100. and bear 2'/2% interest.
b Comprised of
separate issues designated
Treasury notes of tax series
C-1947, C-1948, C-1949 and C-1950.
Series C earnings about 1.07%,
Sale of these bonds was
discontinued on

.

r 190,274,163

..

rate

tabulation of figures singe January,
1947, showing the different monthly amounts oivcorpo*
rate finnacing.
Revisions of the 1948 and 1949 figures'
may
be necessary* particularly as additional private
present

we

8,245,409,855

Apr

175,490,232

■■■': fi

434,296,117

quarter

i

1

204,073,331

January

First

l'

for i March^.—

VU

15

Apr

$192,894,065

New Capital

$

100

7,897,500

maturity of 3

FIGURES

Total

$

2,920,943,000
589,641,955

7,897,500

iApr ' 8

Total

Refunding

4,280,719
1.109,217
y 681,905

'i '

99.706+ "1.162

I-'

$1,183,976

'

99.706+ "1.162
99.706+ "1.162

902,496,000

589,641,955

Total

199,792,612

' —ii-4- —■- -—a- •'

902,625,000
906,999,000

1,610,790,000
2,920,943,000

1 year

Apr 1-30 Apr

$191,710,089

April

1

99.706+ "1.162

12 years

(

40.0

January '__—!!——

—f!948

Refunding

$

Mar

'Mar 1-31 Mat
;
j w.»•.
'.. t

financing for April totaled $190,274,163,
compared with $156,942,990 for April 1948. For the four
months of 1949 total municipal issues footed up' $762,731,791 as follows:

-1949'•

15

days

days
days

99.706 + "1.163

1'10-12 yrs.

35.0

25

__

91

91

%

1,661,354,000
1,529,755,000

days

91

i

Yield

906,673,000
905,859,000

32.0

83", 400,000

"February
March
!_-!!l—^—!__!

sinking fund debentures, due April 1, 1974; $20,000,000
Mathieson Chemical Corp. 20-year unsecured loan; $25,-

March

$273,305,000

91

Price

$

1,662,824,000
1,538,630,000

Mar 1-31 Mar

of Total,

16

Accepted

$

Mar 1-31 Mar

l»

Total Amount

1,

SUMMARY

Mar 17

Feb

preceding

32

:

Mar 10

Apr

'32

91 days

Mat 24
Mar 25^ Mar 31

of

-

No. of Issues

3

Mar 18

»

with

Mar

4

Total

Financial 2% % debentures, due April 1, 1959; also
$40,000,000 National Distillers Products Corp. 25-year 3Va %

'

Comparison

,

'

V '■'' "V

;

January

1969; $50,000,000 Commonwealth
Edison Co. 3% sinking fund debentures, due
April 1,
1999; $50,000,000 Standard Oil Co. (Indiana) 2.90% prom¬
issory notes, due April 1, 1979 and; $50,000,000 C. I. T.

•

•

Amount

Applied for

Due

Mar 11

(pai*

preferred <(par $50)

25

Mar

Municipal

issues, of which 10 were preferred adding
$38,615,000 and 21. were common for a total of
$33,615,000. .*
••,!'.
v
:'r The principal issues brought out during April were:
$75,000,000 Schenley Industries, Inc. 3.20% promissory
due

financing.

April' i_L!—March i -iL-U-i.:—.

stock

notes,

total

February

to

up

200,000:shares of 14.70%

months follows:
■

up to $167,890,190.
Of the stocks
issues and accounted for $47,335,800
common emissions for a total of
$120,554,-

For the month of March there
31

and

Feb

Northern Natural

and

of

preferred

were

shares

common

Amount

Dated

'

Corporate issues placed privately in April comprised
separate issues and aggregated $273,305,000, or 40%\

32

stocks adding

were

$18,510,025; 406,000

Illinois Power Co, for $10,000,000.

and only $1,056,250, or less
Thus the trend of financing

new

was

of

Gas Co. for $11,977,000; 361,840
common shares
(par $7.50) of Ohio Public Service Co.;'
for $5,789,440;! 200,000 shares of $2.20 preferred stock
(no par) of ConnecticuO^Light & Power Co. for $10,400,^

ing" category which showed an upsurge to $228,499,022
the $62,870,183^ reported in March, v ( Railroad financing, however, which footed up $90,293,000 in March declined to $17,560,000 in April. The
aggre¬
gate financing ifor the month shows that $681,165,940, or
over

total

a

$10)

from

"

Date

Among the prominent stock issues floated were 740,401
common shares (par $25) !of Pacific Gas &cElectric
Co.,

ac¬

for by activities in the utility field, especially
equities, which increased from $3,417,000 to $98,-

526,240 and in the

3

(2095)

Offered

Co, first mortgage pipe line bond 314% series due 1964.

counted

in the

CHRONICLE

000,000 Bell Telephone Co. of Pa. 25-year 3% debentures
due April 15, 1974 and $24,000,000 El Paso Natural Gas

an increase of
$259,720,859 over March and the greatest
monthly total reported since March 1948, when $701,502,-

1

FINANCIAL

And for the Four Months of the Calendar Year 1949 1

Corporate financing for April aggregated $682,222,190,

.

&

Capital Flotations in the United States During the Month of April
>

\

COMMERCIAL

February,-!

6,166.077.980

♦

In the

lowing

comprehensive tables
pages

we

on

the

the fol¬

April
figures with those
for the corresponding
periods in the four
years
preceding, thus affording a five
year comparison.
and

the

four

compare

months'

and

Total

$

54,30 4.0 0 49,751.0 26,45237

65,4237 52,160 49,08453

Relundi g 493.58,0 4,0 .0 17,538920 7,625,82

563,12 0 46,10 29,3450

$

-1945

Total

76,892

639,1 702 Devlopmnt.
-

Capit l

$

New

Total

102•,435

$

682,543 348,105 71,34058

40.32,0 172.89 5 84.28,549 25,0 0

Capit l 17,650 18,732.0 15,0 0

New

Total

11,2072,593409

1,30 , 0 130,406 1,50 0 27,835.0 57,31573

94 ,50

Capitl

Total

$

239,57 90 1,250. 0 96,27832 75,08173

463,1960 ti,0 75 10, .0 19,870 40,247 902,68732

Total

Refundi g 46,9731 27,43208 116,5

80,964 0 5,0 ,0 19,870 2,643,0 108,47 60

$

a

b,

FYEIAVRS ^fSRIUBnetcoarsiukd.l
Capitl

$

24.60,813 l,250,u0 69,84.62 68,3i0 o3

Total

$

164,07 0 156,942 0 2,10,0

612,938 2

Capit l 430,6950 l.^OoJ 51,7210 79,04172
New

Total

-194

Refundi g

-»•.

$

$

566822,7,9190

514,320 4735",80 120,54390

7 5,0 281,250

1,056,250

i'.vl

CORPATE,

Capit l

SOUM FARY

N6w

$

513, 70 47,3580 120,73140

769,058

76,90 190,274163 94,8635

43,750 681,905 45,7315

681, 5940 3,25 0 189,52 8 904,1398

■
■

48.357,40 7,125,0 1,35076 190,73.564 6,735,0 1,570, 0 1,49,40 257,304 97,80 0 19,407. 7,125,0 12,85076 239,58.64 18,7350 1,4 ,50 8.4~706 09,63241.

307,26958

40,612750 5,625,0 38.42,968 60 ,0

230.475

18,0624

7, 4 ,720 1,50 , 0 I,~3 5~o76o 152,308.596 6,135,0

1,3 9.52 1,4 9,40

1,250, 0

1,250, 0

Refundi g 28793,17

50 ,0 0

17,0 0

CNIOTOUSGRRNPEHIUFWPAEEID

50 ,0 0

17,824

;-:Z

4,10 , 0

1,250, 0

32,16

$

24,60813

40,5280 189,5 0 6,50,0 2750,0 62.75,0 127,30 0 17,0 0 34,8150 480,9 0

10, i.0 23,9076 130v,729 40,5280 243.160,82 17,238 0 2,50,0 95,106 4 127,30 17,0 0 10, 0 60,1576 612,938 2
4,83 ,0 13.867,0 6,50 , 0 1,537,50 15,47.0 5,0,0

1,30 , 0 1,30 , 0

New

Total

-194

CAHARNTDE

Refundi g

$

17,560. 192,7 0 2,0 ,0 176.09, 0 52.30, 2,50,0 267 6 51765,60

453104,,639250

98,526 40 52,409.2 1 3,750

10 ,0

-

Capit l 17.56C0 192,70 2,0 ,0 175,3 0 52,30 2,50. 0 20,6 0 51765",0 513, 70

98,526 40

New

notes. notes. Agencis—*&.-> fuonbtadise Notes- manufctrig hoeldticng.,

16741.78 167,8901 17,560 290,73240 2,0 ,0 28,49.02 52,463750 2,50 , 0 26,~7ob6 67/96,178 682, 190
7 5,0

281,250 281,250

$

2,50,0 50,21 50

10, 0 23,9076 130,729 35,69 0 29, 3082 10,738 0 2,~50o76 93,568 4 1 ,8250 1,50 0 10, 0 57,60 76 562,7 92

53,69082 10,738 0 32,41 4

7 5,0 0

7 5,0

$

80,964 0

12,3/250 138,49 687 15, 0 35,01 37 30 ,0 150. 2,1G3 125,0 . 0 40 ,0 40. ,0 16,32 50 382,4950

$

Capit l 35,690 175,240 2,50,0 61,3750 1 ,8250 1,50 0 32,150

50 ,0 0

53,69082 10,738 0 32,41 4

1,30 , 0 1,30 , 0

$

289, 643

;[■

Refundi g 4,83,0 13,8670 6,50,0 1,537,50 15,47 0 5,0,0 2,50,0 50,21 50

-1948

8,239752 13,57023

19,435274 81,27163 25,0 0

1,250, 0

New

Total

94 ,50

3,9132 61,39460 2,35,0 170 760

1,825.0

46,97317

1,30 , 0 7,8 5,126 1,50,0 12,8567 180,436 63,46573

12.3,250 172,48601 15, .0 96,14957 30 .0 152.47,163 125,0 0 17,40 0 40, 0 16,832 50 463,1 960

51,60 597 83.652,163 25,0 0

:

65.4,237

150623,4,12305

682,543

85,4931 96,50 0 1 ,532 4 5,625,0 59,43 918 18,26.47 "56 76 230745 6 ,627 392,76 91
~

w;/?'

30 ,0 0
15, 0 4.57,950 67,5 0 10, 0 17,40. 0 40, 0 4,60,0 289,57 90

Capit l 15, .0 15,74.813 30.0 67,050 10, 0 40,0 40, 0

936,05128

49,6850 15,94.86 1,70,0

$

6,"9076 12, 0873

$

50,21 50 14,3850 1,348.104 40 ,0 16,34560

Refundi g 50,21.50
$

-1048

$

$

—1947

StFGfbtNoSPBiheOravrdpbogtamurnlelunangmicscpwyeflydsed.sk, FTMOAYFEPHINVRELS
FFFMMOTGFLAIANOOUPVHRECRRENIPEGMIDLGNT,
New

$

New

382,4950 10, 0 401,78 2 794,1327

480,9 .0 l.oO.OJ 51,72510 79,04172

$

-1946

6 6, 27

50 ,0 0

289, 643 2,40 61,32058 37,6021

New

97,80. 0 71,05 0 1,50. 0 48.50 175,0 0 1,4 756 6,90,0 12,78 50 425,3 0

Refundi g 96,50 0 70.91 5S4 21,04.950 17,68427

Capit l

—1947

$

750, 0

25,16420 34.80, "17,021 0 3, 7,920 30,71328 6,50,0

2,601,634 1,452,08 21,598025 2,415,926 2 ,973 0 51,04 35 17,650. 2,601,634 1,452,08 40,3 025 15,0 0 2,4157926 2 ,973 0

51,3820

$

$

18,0324 95,041 6 76,825

750, 0

4,0 0 2,731,0 1,837,920 13,4528 6,50,0

and

392,76 91 325,680 10,2350 728,4129

<

4,0 0 5,32.634 3,290, 0 34,93 07 8,915,926 23,7 370 76,205 37 362,450. 179.62 34 4.790, 0 71.043 07 15,0 0 8,915,926 23,7 .370

54,30 4.0 ,0

Refundi g 34.80, 0 130,29 0 1,50 , 0 17,368.0

Reiuad.ng 28,6958 7."85O7B69 7,6423 25,0 0
$

-1)46

362.450, 130.29,0 1,50,0 36,10 0 15,0 0

$

-1943

6.02 ,0 19,50 35

51,3820 35.2T75 Io,a2 yo5

$

52,409 2 1 3,750

10 ,0

281,250

1,056,250

167459,28 167,0894 17,560. 290,73240 2,0 ,0 27, 4.02 52,463750 2,50,0 267 ",0 67514,928 681, 5940

manufctrig- hoeldticng., manufctrig- hoeldticng., manufctrig- hoeldticng.,

AOFPRIL
APRIL bonadnsd _ boanndsd_ : boanndsd
gaBnkGovernm overnmtGv.-Municpcal—itSes,,Posein idnncluoodet LBonoga-nTedrms utiles secctooetpall,,,Equmiapnumfcterens-t anodiindausntridl;bueildtncgs, Inttvrreausdtmsinng,,Miscelanous SBNhooraton-Tdet«smRailroads utiles seccototepa.ll,,,Eqmuainpufmcterenst anodi indausntrdl —bueildtncgs, Inttvrreausdtmsinng,,Miscelanous utiles. scctooepaell,r,,Equmiapnumfetnt aacensordi.indausntrdl bueildtncgs, Inttrvreausdtmsinng,,Miscelanous utiles. cecctooetpa.llr,,,Equmaipnumfent aacensodriindausntrdl bueildtncg.s, Itntrrveausdtmsinng,,Miscelanous sceocrpuritate

OF
Long-term Short-em PrefsrtoecdkComstoockn- Long-termShort-emPrefstroeckdComstoockn Long-termShort-emPrefstroeckdComstoockn 'corp ate
toal
Corp ate-^ Domestic- Candian- foreignfaaInter ionlCndian oreignLoaannd USntiateeds •Tfighuersees

MONTH




MONTH

Grand

Total

Other

Other Farm

1!

Railroads Public Iron,

Motors Other Land, Rub er Ship ing
Oil

Total

Total

Public Iron, Motors Other Land, Rub er
Oil

Ship ing

Stocks- Railroads

Total

Public Iron, Motors Other Land, Rub er Ship ing
Oil

Total-

Railroads Public Iron,

Motors Other Land, Rub er Ship ing
Oil

Total

*

3

n

o

o

W

o

>

>

o

o

>

W

w

o

w

o

o

r1

OS

c
CO

cr

t—!

00

CO

Total
•

'

1,2705 4,0 0 158,064 46,12031 25,0 0

1,5436091

U7,38670 301,2 0 359,0 2

1,29 6 8

Refundi g 4,0 0 79,14056 8,508,432 25,0 0

17,386 0 285,0 ~6o 210,830

$

1,42570

-1945

986,570 2,65.0 41, 8065 24,73902 48,20 0 "Vo To o

Refundi g 831,72 86 2,14,0 192,843 5 15,62037 48,20 0

Capitl 47,380 9,250 10,0 3,120 28,0 0
Total

21416,,3060991,4077982

CJ1
CO

204,831

4,0-

4,0 0 1,839150 1,837,920 4,097146 6,50,0 24,1827 8,42 8 597,4250 531,4 150 32, 7920 103,65146 rYo 7o6 6,50,0 4,~3 275 24,1327

4,0 0

47,380 12,79348 1,52,08 15,73 5 28,0 0 3,590726 i,90 75 289,57 ,0

3,568,4 1,452,08 82,59 35 3,590,26 24,57 098

4,90,0 5,0 ,0

New

10 ,0 0
64,8905 54,13764 3,890 219,36501 28.0 , 0 10,3 926 9.~2Y7o5 53,7230

4,0 0 15,407634 3,290 126,9 501 10,9 26 48,723 0

9,23 ,0 5,0 ,0

$

$

-1

t-H

Refundig 597,4250 475,0 30,5 0 59,680 ~Yo~ 7o 5 4,32765

-1945

15,78943

462,01 0 136,90 12,50 0 97,045 0 279,50 13,9 0 1,4 ,50 14,26O756 17,28 50

2,50,0

125,0

2,6 5,0

139,0 841 8,205 0 40.967438 394,72 85 2,97460 5, 0 75 1,423.7 3,986 654,78967 462,01 0 278,0 41 8,205,0 53,46738 491,76985 302,4760 13,9 0 4,34,50 25,681/237 51.39,6

Refundi g 450,9 0 135,67 94 49.064,538 2 ,168427 13,9 0 50 ,0 7,3607 0 6 ,627

2,064,0

50,0 0

2,1 4,0

7.10,2931 5,625,0 "6897868 79,085 8

$

f

398,6250 67,150

$

-1946

HH

1—1

10 ,0 0
64,8905 48,730 30,6 0 92,70 28,0 0

$

456,0 310,5 87

New

$

*

t-1

16,950 148,90 2

Capitl 127,05 78,12~34 37,6159
$

Total

Total

■

'

$

-194G

60 ,0

52,"931797 2,"69725 7, 49, 52

208,463 1 450,9 0 247,35 2 5,625,0 "6897858 128,5126 2 .768,427 13,9 0 2,813,597

9.62^7 5 8,46 ,579

1,25439608
21,842093,36785,744766903558901SUPNtFGMhmugwicugpmlysfRDHBbPUSe$MIitcnvao2orapa,hlr3slnntpv8um6vciddeokf0sbd..e,y FYFMEAT3ITCUSSNOOIPNHRVHDARPUERSELAD 1,29816570,5793104,84243062.790
FYEATM3FLMFAGNIPOIUOHVDNAVRE0UCRNPSLDMGT,
51 ,0

Capitl 154,8 14 218,30471 27,1 59
$

90 ,0 0

New

Total

/VtH

J

1,0825, 0 61,325.0 18,3 2 168,0372

39 ,0 0

1,5067429

Capitl 804,362 58,09 0 13,4506 13,4965

39 ,0

10,273497

$
v

New

Total

-1948

$

1,786.41,0

1,40 , 0 146,7 83 24,39 268

Capit l 1,632.750
Total

135.0

$

1,457 90

94,801750 21,08973

$

CFORRPEIGANT,
OSUMFARY

Capit l 1.4093,20
New

15,0 0

281,250

Refundi g 48,2570
$

5,0 .0

135.0

135,20 1,2698

Total

15,0 .0

3,0 5,0 3,2 5,0

10 ,0 0

189, 60 72,813 0 36,50 0 8,50,6 324,750 27,30 25,960 12,0 0 198,7650

3,750, 0

1,30 , 0 1,40 , 0

Capit l 147,650 726,540 30, 0 8,50,0 307,89450 251, 0 14,60 12,0 0 189,2750
New

10 ,0 0

21,.07688.,5234493 233.78,94,4,640169.190715

Total

16,0 0 80.6 0 75,4 .974

2,5819.47 bStaniysQpuoufebrlicdy

$

198, .0 52.3890 76,50 6,39,0 327645 6 146.90 10.63 0 45,60 6 i74~056
}

Refundi g 37295/70 4,30. 0 eiso.o
$

ONAGRENUFPWID

-194

115,638,77463500

135,0 0

135,0 0

59,705 0 32,86470 19,80. 438.072 125.09 63 4,0,0 40, 0 I72~9 l67 31,70438
.

389,160

10,89257 42, 90 50,369.36 6,50,0 2,375 0 21,075 0 1,30 0 10.3,516 163,95 7

147,65 0 831,9 562 40,738 0 6750 ,6 410,9.706 36,9450 14,60. 12,0 0 i67o,6 25,47231

378,9264

413,250 175,0 0
143,7 82 24, 570 92,03.82 ~ io 76 o 4^2896 305,891523 198, 0 69,21862 10,8750 6,39,0 415,68^23 147.3 250 10,850 45,70~6o 156,~ f3,968

281,250 281,250

135,0 0

135,0

"11,660,5920!4787429

280,4756 2,1,3142997370568.358,74
189, 60 82,30 89 47,238 0 8,50,0 432,57 41 38,02150 25,960 12,0 0 io7 o,'6 235,1 74

105,3962 10,7380 102.35,06 15,72 50 10, 0 34,852 31

48,2570

New

CHAR TE

596,516

5,13,205

1,47259,0

Capit l 193,80 51,0432 76,50. 6,39,0 aiw'o 143,90 -3,820 45760 6 ni.To o 1,42 30
$

1,30 0 1,40 . 0

79,61 25 1,80,0 25,873564 3,0 ,0 35,412 53 30,6l70 25,0 0 708,930 9,2.1,786
*

109,38 098 10,738 0 107,8 41 15,72150 10, 0 35,4874
4,079,536

Refundi g 42. 90U 46,289 0 6,50,0 16,82.50 21,075.0 1,30 0 9,40, 0
$

708,930 4,621,40

69,57 427 4,710453

56,40 53,09 0 49, 3657 163,54.97 25,091630 3,20,0 1,291,07 37,89 72

$

—1948

16,0 0 287,5.0 762,3179

1,729.8543

$

1.046,0 30,84631 ,2580 52,74570 36,1859 79,06173 2,147903 16,05~1 2 42,93.78

28, 7910 2,580 40,"27 56 315,6 397 2,37460 i,T8~07403 9/L5 12 26,3 914

59,750 61,3250 19,0 84 168,25 25,091630 3,20,0 2,0 ,0 42,51 72 360,9 741 61,50 0 57,3604 2,80 0 473, 5 125,091630 35,061 0 65,0 0 2~0 70 140,9)6172

New

4,150, 0

51 ,0

46,320

1,5 0, 0

1,50

Capitl 59,70 273,418 3 19,80 27,9305 10. ,0 1,20 0 40, 0 37,2641

48,70695 206,750 7,25,817 26,71 6

94,80175 210,8 523

20 ,0

$

40 ,0
248,510 6,895 46

163,95. 7

1,40,0 14,2036 237, 216

New

1,4296758

38,7250 1,2385172

Refundi g 1,80,0 183,0917 3,0 ,0 20,71695 30761,0 25,0 0 1,635 86

$

$

-1947

10, 0 6,830 1,067153 21,0 0

2,319706

Refundi g 153,746 0 5,13,205 4,67,052
$

—194

5,0 0

20 ,0

Total

358,7453 82,1 0 45,0 0 15,30 16,3 189 29,0 0

Refundi g 275,89631 3,25,0 49,26.458 29,60.57

61,50 0 456,1 950 2,80 0 30,675 0 10, 0 31,86 10 65,0 0 38,90 0

75,0 0

436,0

$

New

10,273497 t82,1 0 5,0 0 18,960 1,023 42 50, .0

$

—1947

1,046 0 1,52 406 12.50, 47,980462 57,31573 ~94 :750 6,~9o 76o 16,20873

Capitl

57,4150 24,93857

■'

O

37/^95,70 "03740 0 6,8o76o ~ 281~,250

2,06349

41,87,7306589254-f

413,250 175,0
143,7 82 24. 5,70 92.0382 "Y657 5 4.97,18 305,61273 198, 0 658,92 8 10,8750 6,39.0 1/ 8,23 147,3 250 4,05,0 45,~70 6 153/ 2,713 1,72985473
4

"...

AE3NPDR0IL boannotdedss stock stock boannodtedss stock stock foreign- bonanodtedss stock stock corpateIBntearanioklGovern forgeoveirng-mntGAavcnie_ds.&•Municptal—S.te,s,PSostaeiens dfuigluodresstbP$1roo5,v0nindcffse EA3NPDR0IL NBootaens-ds util—es eccotoparl,,manuf acesori inmadaununsftcrdtrilg beuticld,—n.gs, —_; httoreraludtscin.g,, NBootaensd-s utiles eccootpalr,,mnuf- acesori—Iindmaaunnsuftrcdtrilg bueildtcng.s, httrroaeulddtsiicnngg.,,, ; utiles- eccooptal,,manufctres oi.indamuansnutfrcdtlrig bueildtncgs, thtrroaeulddstiicnngg.,,, 1utiles cecooptalr,,manufces ori inmdaaunnsuftrcdtlrig bueildtncgs,' httrroaeulddstiicnngg.,,, sceocrpuritate
MONTHS Corpate- Domestic-— Long-term Short-em Pref red Com on Candi - Long-term Short-em Prefred Com on Long-term Short-em Prefred Com on
4




Total

Other

1i

Can dian

Loan

Other Farm

toal •These JIncludes

Grand

United

MONTHS Long-Term Railroads ste l,Equipment Maotnords
4

Public Iron,

Other nand,
Oil

Short-Tem Railroads ste l, Equipment and
Rub er Ship ing Investm n Miscelan ous

Public Iron, Motors Other Land, Rub er Ship ing
Oil

Investmn Miscelanous

Stocks- Railroads Public

Irsoten,l, Equipment Moatnords

: Ship ing Investmn Miscelanous

Other Land, Rub er

j'^svTr IJS' ',
.

Total

Total-

ste l,Equipment and

* Bhip ng Investmn

Public Iron, Mot rs Other — Land, Rub er
Oil

Miscelanous

Total

6,

.

THE

(2098)

COMMERCIAL

*2,000,000

(Continued from page 3)

Details of New

;

,

Capital Flotations
i

<

RAILROADS

,

equipment trust certificates,
semi-annually Nor. 1, 1949 to
purchase of equipment. Priced to
yield from 1.35%
to 2.525% according to maturity. Of¬
fered
by Halsey, Stuart Si Co.
Inc.; R. W. PressprlcU
& Co.;
A. G. Becker Ac Co. Inc.; Hornblower & Weeks;
Otis & Co.; L. F. Rothschild Si Co.; William Blair & Co.;
First
of
Michigan Corp.; Freeman & Co.; The Illinois
Co.; Win. E. Pollock & Co. Inc., and McMaster Hutchin¬

'

2

Vi %

<'« >

'

Co.

/

and

Iowa,

1S79.

ment

*$1,600,000 Douglas
*'

'V

used

Inc.

3»/«%

Si

1st

;

V;

r.

Si

Si

Lynch;

Jackson

by

&

Price,

Co.;

A.

Curtis;

Inc.,

*50,000,000

Brothers;

Dain

M.

Masten

H.

Si

Life

Co.;

Si

Penn

of

Co,;

Si Co.; Horn¬
Co.; Laurence
Leonard

Securities

Corp.; .Glore,

Mutual

Life

.>'/•; f////■:

^

Otis

Co.;

&

Thomas

$25,000,000 Bell

&

3.056% ),

Co.,

Cummins,

Whcelock &

and

&

due

tures,
parent

Price*

company.

Loeb

&

101.77

*3,500,000

Tucson

3'/b%

Dominican
minican
School

33/8%
1979.

Hills

bonds,

construction.

Price,

Equitable

Life

through Dillon,

100.5%

&

interest.

and

Co.

Power

debentures,

bonds,

loan

banK

Co.

terest.

exr

500,000

3.20%

privately

Inc.

i;

cf

St.

of

by

COAL

COPPER,

INDUSTRIAL AND

*$1,000,000 Atlas Imperial
1951-1963.

Purpose,

insurance

an

Diesel

the

G~cat

serially

Priced

to

yield

to

of

Do¬

Friars

High

April

15,

from
C.

Province

Miner,

by A.

of

by Merrill Lynch,

Benedict

Price,

Keenan

Si

of

Pierce, Fenner Si Beane.

Crookston

due Jan.

1,

Purpose, con¬
maturity.
Offered

100.101,

according to
Inc.

Clarey,

3-3I/4-31/2%

(Minn.)

1951-1959.

SHIPPING

A-C

Ships,

politan

ETC.

Inc. 3Va%.

MANUFACTURING '

4V2%

Engine Co.

sinking

corporate

Barge

July

and

barges.

of

15,

Line

Sold

3Va%.

Co.

1950-1964.

Sold

fund collateral trust bonds.

tankers.

privately

Metro¬

to

Co,

1st

Purpose,

privately

pfd.

mtge..

due

of

purchase

Prudential

to

seri¬

towboats

Insurance

Co,

America.

*3,600,000 Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co. 4%, 1st pfd. mtge. bonds.
Purpose, repay bank debt, working capital, etc.
Price,
par.
Sold privately to a.group of insurance companies.

15,

Sold privately

purposes.

Insurance

ally

«

due Dec.

note,

Life

*1,000.000 American

America.

OTHER

Jan.

repayment

Albert
due

$2,500,000

plant expansion.

oi!

Co.;

Aquinas-Fenwick

bonds,

Order

notes,

to

15-year loan, due April
Purpose, supply long-term capital for completion
Sold privately to Prudential Insurance

1, 1934.

,

Co.

Insurance

maturity. Offered
Ketcham & Nongard.

and

Corp.

STEEL,

St.

Thomas

construction.

Fathers.

coupon

struction.

and

Inc.,

Co.,

Si

Life

The

Mutual

Insurance

Morgan Si Co. Incorpo¬
Insurance Co. of Pitts¬

Life

mtge.

according

,

Offered

Sisters

mtge. bonds,
construction.

Sold

Blyth

by

St.

1st

Purpose,

to

serial

maturity.

to

due

series

Co.;

the Most Holy Name, New York. N.
Y. 23/e-31/2%
direct
obligation serial notes due semi-annually March 1, 1950Sept. 1, 1961.
Purpose, construction.
Price, 100 and in¬

Life

finance

and

P.

Province of

of

3'/4%

Franciscan

*$16,000,000

to

$20,600,000

company,

:

.

MISCELLANEOUS

*10,000,000 Avco
•4,000,000 Central

series,

Arizona
due

Light

April

Co.

Power

&

1st

3%

bonds,

mtge.

1979.

1,

Manufacturing

rate

Purpose, finance construction.
Priced
to
yield 2.95%
to
the .investor.
Sold
privately
by the First Boston Corp. and Blyth & Co., Inc.

through

•1,000,000 Coast
due

Counties

1980.

vately

E'cctric

&

Mutual

Commonwealth

3%

Co.

1st

Life

Edison

Insurance

bonds,
Sold pri¬
York and

mtge.

;

April I,

Lynch,
Dick

1999.

Pierce,

&

Fenner

Tucker,

&

Si

&

Securities

Webber,

Hirsch & Co.;

Securities
Stroud

&

Greene,

Ellis
Co.;

Field,

&

Anderson;

McDonald &

Richards &

ston,

Lemon

weather

Corp.;

&

&

Inc.;

&

Inc.;

Co.;

Hutton

&

Co.;

Shepard

Chas.

W.

&

Co.;

Piper,

&

Kalman

Jaffrav

Co.,

Inc.;

Scranton

&

i

150,000

Newbold's Son

&

Sullivan

Si Co.; Butcher &
Sulzberger & Co.; Johnson,

well,
Inc.;

Metropolitan

Stix

&

Co.;

Wurts,

Codings

and

Mason,

Inc.;

Dabney

&

El

Natural

Paso

series,

Co.,

Dulles

and

Gas

Co.;

&

Taylor
Harold
1st

Co,

Yarnall
Coe;

&

<fe
E.

mtge.

&

&

&

C.

*15,000,000

Insurance

Co.

Insurance

Co.,

of

New

Sun

York,

Life

and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance

10,000,000 General
1964.

and

tis;

Telephone

4%

and

due

advances

&

Webster

Blyth & Co.,

Baird

Graham,

&

Langley

&

&

Merrill

Co.;

Co.;

Moseley &
Witter

Si

Co.;

Co.;

Kidder,

Inc.;

Co.,

Parsons

Securities

Inc.;
Si

Lee

Central

Co.;

pose,

&

Higginson

Lynch,
Shields

Corp.;

&

Co.

Weeks;

Laurence

of

M.

■

j

and

(Purpose,

&

v

1

'

Gas

i

,

1st

E.

Hutton

Co.,

Penn Mutual Life

$2,000,000 Mississippi
1979.

G.

Marks

3'/s%

series,

Si
t




and

C.

Allyn

&

notes,

• '-.

.

rtocks

of

stocks

Dec.

Corp.

1972/

1,

M.

./■// :;////■/

41/4%; sinking

Purpose,
Price,

purposes.

H.

Co.,

due

fund debenbank Iran and

retire

Sold

102.

privately.

' A.-

Jan.

PUBLIC

1,

Co.

3%-

Corn.

>

and

par

notes,

due

..

interest.

-

by

Paine,

uns£cured

capital.

Sold

+2,000,000 Central
<

i

Hudson

4.75%

>

April

Corp.
1,

loans,
to

25-year

1974.

yield

-:v

r

/ '

'

Si

Hornbiower

Beane;

Si

'privately

to

Si

Co.;

finance

prepayment,:
Price/

Offered

bv

&

fered

10.400,000

Glore,

Merrill

Co.;,

,

-

/

.

V.

Brown

W.

&

&

&

Milwaukee

,1

Co.;

Co.;

Baird

&

&

Price,

-

,

,

Blair

Hayden,

Maynard
Miller

&

Murch

Co.;

&

Kebbon.

'a

&

/

Co.;

&

&

Co.,

Inc.;

Loewb &

Fairman

Schenley

April

1,

loans.

Sold

America,
Mutual
of

New

due

privately

New
Life

York,

Inc.

March

York

New

to

Life

Insurance

3.20%

1,

promissory

notes,

\y
v

Mutual

■

&

and

6.475,000

&

i

'

.

V

of
loans,
share.
Of-/
shares

per

/

../ //
shares

Offered

Co.;

First

Rothschild

Co.

&

(Inc.);

Co.;

&

Si

:&

Sons;

of

$2.20

by

Putnam

Estabrook

Boston

Co.;

&

Corp.;

Harri-

Co.;

Equitable

Securities

Mason-Hagan,

The' R.

Meeds;

Whiting, Weeks & Stubbs;
Baker,
Watts
Si
Co.;;
& Sherrerd;
Central Re¬

Redpath;
Butcher

F.

Inc.; |

stock

(par

share

10,000 shares of

$100).
and

Griggs

Corp.;

Riter

Si

John

C.

Laird,

Co.;

Idaho

4"%

Co.;

cumulative preferred

expansion,

Purpose,

dividends.

Offered

by

etc.

Price,

$100

Si

Daly

stork

(par

Wegener

<♦
Power

Co.

260.000

shares

of

common

Purpose/expansion,. etc.
Price. $32,375 per share.
by Blyth & Co., Inc.; Lazard Freres & On., and
Wegener & Daly Corp.
.

Offered

,

Co",

,

Pomeroy,
..

Co.,

&

$20)

dated

Insurance

$33.50

200,000

dividends,

The

Co.;

Corp.

Inc.;-

Co.,: John Hancock
Life. Insurance /Co./

Mutual "Life

Co.

Scranton

&

Parker

per

1969.

Insurapce

Co.,

W.

1,000,000 Idaho Power Co.

Purpose, prepay bank
Prudential" Insurance' Co.- of

England

Price,

&

Hincks Bros. &
Co., Inc.; Coburn Si Midd'ebrock, Inc.;* Day, Stoidard Sz
Williams, Inc.; Gaynor, Cleraence & Co.,
Inc.; Smith,
Ramsey
&
Co.,
Inc.;
Whaples,
V.iering
&
Co.;
Eddy
Brothers Si Co.; G. L. Austin & Co., and T. L. Watson
Si
(Jo.
,
'
j

Reinholdt Si Gardner; Riter & Co.; -WatCo.;
Merrill,
Turben
&
Co.;
Moore,
Pacific Northwest, Co.; I. M. Simon

Industries,

share

per

Chas.

Stanley

L. F.

Bissell

Wood

1949,

Co.;

Legg

&

Harris, Inc.; Wheelock Si Cummins,
& Co,, and Wood, Struthers Si Co.

$52

public

The"

Lynch;

&

E.

of

Purpose,

short-term

repay

stockholders.

by

Power

&

464,912

Co.

Purpose,

additions-

Light

Alex.' 3rown

Singer, Deane & Scribner; Swiss American Corp.;
Emerich & Co. Inc.; Barret, Fitch & Co., Inc.;

Harold

Ilhiminatiiig

Auchineloss,

Mc-

Co.;

$100>.

Webber, Jackson & Curtis; Shields & Co.; Clark,
Dodge & Co.; F. S. Moselev & Co.; E. H. Rollins & Sons
Inc.;
Spencer
Trask
&" Co.;
Tucker,./ Anthony & Co.;
Dean Witter & Co.; Cooley & Co.; Dominick & D~minick:
Hornblower & Weeks; W. E. Hutton & Co.; Wertheim
&

W.
Clarke Corp.;
Julien Collins & Co.; J. M.
Dain Si Co.;
First of Michigan Corp.; Kirkpatrick-Pettis
Co.; Miller, Kenower & Co.; National Co. of Omaha; Sills,

*75,000,000

..

Co.;

Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood; Reynolds &
Weeks & Harden; Bosworth, Sullivan & Co./
Kalman

sh-ires

20,000

(par

Paine,
•!•

Co.;

Co.;

Webster

Si

Inc.;, Smith, Barney & Co.; Blyth is
Co./Inc.; Drexel & Co.; Kidder, Peabody & Co.; Goldman,
Sachs &* Co.; Stone & Webster Securities Corp ;
Union
Securities Corp.; White, Weld & Co.; Lee Higginson Corp.;

Bacon,,Whipple

H.

Corp.

stock

Schoellkopf, Hutton
Rhoades Si Co.
'

par).

subscription

Ripley

man

.

V-

Allyn

Inc.;

Co..

are

stock; (no >par.)Purpose; -finance' extensions.

Co.;

Morgan

H.' M. Byllesby and Co.
(Inc.); Laird, Bissell & Meeds;.

Co.;

Co.;

Loeb,

(no

property

for

preferred

Sons;

Dean Witter & Co.;

Blair

Co.;

Lerchen

Leonard
&

&

William

&

Electric

stook

Connecticut

&

Lynch,

A.

Electric

&

preferred

Estabrook

^ 15,574,552 Cleveland

3Va%: sinking

Weeks;

Wertheim

Robert

Gas

cumulative

Inc., and Carl M.

/*./

construction.-'

3.05%.

pre¬

stock

short-term debt used in expansion of properties/ etc.
Price, $103% and dividends.
Offered by Kidder, Peabody

loan..,,Pur-;,'

Purpose,

finance

while

par,

common

repay

in-

Co.

Prcducts

due

at

of

Webber, Jackson & Curtis; Stone
Corp., and Mitchurn, Tully Si Co.

Securities

Of¬

,l/,1969i

March

taken

classes

UTILITIES

•

20-year

working

Co.;

Alex,

Estabrook

ling,

/

'/' /■,

are

$2,000,000 Associated Telephone Co.. Ltd. 100.000 shares of 5% cumu¬
lative preferred
stock
(par
$20).
Purpose,
capital ex¬
penditures. Price, $21.25 per share and dividend*.
Offered

Morgan,

sinking fund deben¬
purchase of control of

Price,

vaiue

par

Inc.

program.

through

stated

a

no
psr value and all
computed at their oftering prices.)

5%

Purpose,

Insurance

Co.;

Walker

Co.;

- •

cf

corporate

modernization

investors

Co.

stock.

bank

&

Inc.;

Cormick

due

Co.

due

Gas

STOCKS

Richard

Power Co.
1st
mtge. bonds, 3%
series, due
Purpose, construction.
Price,. 100.50 and interest.
by Otis & Co.; Dempsey & Co.;
Patterson, Cope& Kendall,
Inc., and Thomas & Co.

Offered

land

Insurance

A.

Purpose,

promissory

(Inc.); Central Republic Cq.

C.

Co.; Stix & Co., and Watling

bonds.

Propane

corporate

ferred

V/stye ,sinking

&

1st

mtge.

Hqrrman & Co.; E. F.
Meeds; W. C. Langley &

&

Carl

$51,055,000

due'

and Co. Inc.; A. G. Becker & Co. Inc.; Emanuel/Deetjen
Co.; Hemphill, Noyes & Co.; Lee Higginson Corp.; Wi

;

Ames,

Co.

Inc.;

Si

loan,additional
Offered by

Co.

1959.

through

1964.

loans,

man, Dillon &
Pierce, Fenner

(Inc.);

Purpose, repay notes, etc., and finance construction
program.
Price, 99%
and
interest.
Sold
privately
to

Co.;

-' //.//■

tures,

Corp.; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Hayden, Stone &
Co.; Kidder, Peabody & Co.; W. C. Langley & Co.; Lehman
Brothers; Smith, Barney & Co.; Stone & Webster Securities.
Corp.; Union Securities Corp.; Dominick &.Dorujnick; East¬

Co.

1971.

Henry

Bissell

&

Co.

other

Boston

J

mtge. 3%% bonds, due 1976.
finance construction. Price, par. Sold privately.

•1,000,000 Harrisburg

&

-

j

Forgan & Co.; Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc.; Blyth & Co.;
Inc.; Kuhn, Loeb & Co.; Morgan Stanley & Co.; The First

Baker,

Co.

1,

interest

Illinois

Service

1,

Color

Milling

and

Co.;

&

Murch

&

Distillers

The

Public

Baker,

Inc.;

G. Becker Si Co.

A.

Loeb, Rhoades Si Co.;
Pierfce/ Fenner & Beane; R. W. Pressprich

interest.

■

debentures,

notes

101.31

1,

&
Co.; Merrill, Turben Si Co.;- The Milwaukee
Maynard H. Murch & Co.; Pacific Northwest Co.;
Rauscher,
Pierqe, Si
Co.
Inc.;
William
R.
Staats
Co.;
Ball, Burge Si Kraus; William Blair Si Co.;
Campbell,
McCarty & Co., Inc.; J, M. Dain Si Co.; First of Michigan

Lerchen

bank

and

Refining

&

2.90%

Chemical

Co.;

Corp.; Carter H. Harrison

bonds,

mtge.

working capital.
Sold privately to
investors through Kidder,, Peabody
Co.

Cormick

•1,000,000 Gulf

retire

100'/4

institutional

Paint

repay

fund

subsid¬

W.

Co.;
Weeks

•

increase

40,000,000 National

Fenner & Beane; F. S.
Co.; White, Weld & Co.; Dean
Sullivan & Co.;
Kebbon,
Mc-

Bosworth,

1st

Co.

&

1,

&

Co.; Spencer Trask & Co.; Union Securities
H. Walker &. Co.;' Watling, Lerchen & Co.;
Co.; White, Weld & Co., and Dean Witter

/ Wertheim

%

Equitable

to

States."

interest.

Loeb

<fc Co.; Riter & Co.; E. H. Rollins &
Salomon Bros. & Hutzler;' Shields & Co.; Smith,

Sons Inc.;

*1,055,000 Suburban
1964.

April

and

99.35

Kmhn,

Reynolds

Barney &
Corp.; G.

pri-

1,

Allyn

Co.;

&

Laird,

Freres

Lynch,

Co.;

common

Pierce,
&

5%

construction

Metropolitan Life

Mitchum, Tully
Peabody §i Co.; Robert
Republic

Co,
to

common

stitutional

Corp.;

Hornblower

&

by City Securities Co.

Purpose,
'

•

3%%

April

due

April

*20,000,000 Mathieson

help latter finance expansion, etc.
Price, 102.25
interest.
Offered by Paine, Webber, Jackson & CurStone

April

Noyes
Co.;

Si

Merrill

refund.Offered

-

Canada,

to

due

fered

Co. of Milwaukee.

debentures,

in

Purpose,

Smelting

Purpose,

*3,500,000 International

Mutual

of

Hemphill,

Co.; Lazard

April 1,
Purpose :(re¬

privately

United

12-year

privately

privately

company's

to

Co.;

W.

Corp.

Purpose,, investments

iaries

Co.

Sold

Heinz

J.)

tures,

v.;

'

Massachusetts

Assurance

Sold

the

of

due

C.

A.

due

Price,

Bear, Stearns & Co.;

Hutton

•'

trust

dated

1953-62.

notes,

Stanley Si Co.

Purpose, construction
of
pipe lines.
Sold privately to Equitable Life Assurance
Society of the
United
Slates, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Mutual
Life

3%

Price,

Bros.

| 300,000 Indianapolis

&

Townsend,

bonds,

(II.
1969.

1964.

Life

loan,

1,

debentures,
Inc.;

Co.

debentures,

Sold

C.

Horner

Co.

line

1961.
capital.

purposes.

Co.,

and

Co.;

Inc.;

Co.,
pipe

Inc.

15,

Ohio

fund

Co.,

Haven

Scott,

Wood

,/iV

Offered

collateral

iPreferred

Stringfellow;

&

3%%

Co.

purposes.

Society

Brass,

*750,000 Goldsmith

Robinson-

De

Space

Scott

and

2%%

Blyth & Co., Inc.; Estabrook & Co.; Glore, Forgan Si Co.;
/ -Goldman, Sachs Si Co.; Harriman Ripley Si Co., Inc.;

Co.

Corp.

corporate

working

*

Lane,

Co.;

Mackall

Inc.;

Strader,

Tyson,

due

Louis

St.

<fe

Chemical

Container

Glauber

The

Boettcher and Co.; Bosworth.
Sherrerd; Cohu & Co.; Hallo-

Co.;

mtge.

Brothers;

Si Harden;

,

/

:

'

1st

payable annually June

Assurance

March

t

Townsend,
Crouter
&
Bodine;
Elkins,
Morris
&
Co,;
Goodbody Si Co.; J. J. B. Hilliard & Son; T. H. Jones
&
Co.;
Kirkpatrick-Pettis Co.;
Minsch,
Monell
&
Co.;
H.

Price, par and interest.

Co.

Corp.

•

Hopwood;

&

The

Co.:

,

»

Co.

Fire Brick

Almy

&

and

Life

Stark¬

Co.;

&
Boyce; Swiss American
Fahey, Clark & Co.; Henry

Co.;

F.

Turb&n

Hawley,

Humphrey

Bros,

&

&

Lehman

.'

pri¬

,

Financial

T.

Purpose, working capital.
Offered by, Dillon, Read & Co.

deben¬

Sold

'

I.

1959.

Hayden,

Co.;

Marks

M.

fund

purposes.

$550,000(; capital purposes ($550,0001.
Sold
vately to Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.

Weeks & Stubbs;
Marache & Co.; John¬

Granbery,

Stein
E.

Haupti &

sinking

corporate

funding
;

Whiting,

Laurence

Watts
Co.;

Merrill,

Prescott,

Co.;

Co.;

Baker,

Herrman

Co.;

Ira

Co.;

$50,000,000 C.

debentures, due serially to April 1, 1959,

Cunningham

K.

*7,500,000 Gaylord
v
:
5 Purpose,

Corp.;

Co,,

S.

1949

Horn¬

McLeod, Young, Weir, Inc.; Auchineloss,
Parker Si Redpath; Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc.; Blunt
Ellis Si Simmons; E. W. Clark & Co.; Julien Collins Si
Co.; Francis I. duPont & Co.; First of Michigan Corp.;

3%%

Co.

working capital.
(Pa.)

*1,100,000 Dewey

Curtis;

&

Co.;

Miller &

by

Inc.;

Burr,

Corp.;

Jackson

American

Co.;

Whipple & Co.;

Wecden

Coffin

Beane;

Equitable

Paine,

Anthony

Bacon,

&

Merle-Smith;

Mills

Purpose,

bonds, due serially April 1, 1951-57. Purpose,
Priced from 98-100, according to maturity.

ing.

Purpose,

&" Weeks;

blower

Purpose,

5%

Co.

3%

Co.

1961.

j by Heronymus &

i, "

225,000 Climax

sinking fund debentures,
working capital. Price, 101.30
and interest.
Offered by The First Boston Corp.; Drexel
& Co.; Eastman, Dillon Si Co.; Lehman Brothers; Merrill
due

corpo¬

..

*

expenditures, etc.
Insurance Co. of New

Mutual ;Life

Hancock

Flouring

due

Purpose,

vately through Kidder, Peabody & Co.
65,000 Clarvan Corp. 6%

capital

Purpose,

to

John

Gas

mtge.
3%%
construction.
Sold pri¬

loan.

15-year

privately to two insurance companies
Brothers and Emanuel, Deetjcn Cp.

Lehman

*1,500,000 Centennial

1st

Inc.

Corp.

Sold

purposes.

tures,

*1,200,000 Central
Louisiana
Electric
Co.,
bonds, series D. Purpose, finance
vately.

&

3%%

mtge.

Insurance

Boston

Inc.

W.

corporate

Co,

due

A,

and

1,000,000

*$2,000,000 Signode Steel Strapping Co. 33/4%

privately

United States

Inc.

Light

&

series

construction

1st

3.025%

Life

IKON,

3%%
25-year sinking
15, 1974.
Purpose,
of notes.
Price, 100
and interest.
Sold privately to Equitable Life
Assurance
Society of the United States through Dillon, Road & Co.
Hi'ls

fund

finance

yield

First

Co.

•1,000,000 Black

Co.

Purpose, repay
privately.

General

Life

Aetna

BUILDINGS, ETC.

Purpose, building of cil

Sold

the

rale

Mutual

Life

Co.;

Mutual

Canadi;

England

New

Mutual

J.

Reliance

Fathers,

1950-1959.

$192,177,000

30-year 1st mtge,
Purpose, finance

Society of

Assurance

Read

The

v

,

Purpose,

Hancock

John

to

Co.;

Insurance

of

Insurance

Co.;

Provident

Connecticut

College

Inc.

2.35%

by

Offered

Freres & Co,

Power & Light Co,
series
D, due Jan.15,

Black

fo

York

New

%

interest

(average

Gas, Electric Light & Power Co. 1st
series
due
1979.
Purpose,
finance,

Priced

r

loan

annually.

privately

Power

1, 1978.
pansion. Sold

Inc.

interest.

and

and .Lazard

Co,,

Water

Feb.

Co, of Pennsylvania 25-year 3%
deben¬
April 15,
1974.
Purpose, repay advances to

Co.

Co.

Travelers

Insurance

Assurance

LAND,

$1,000,000

Co.

*1,500,000 Tide

Co.;

Line

$1,000,000

Sold

;

Walter Stokes

Co.;

Si

due

purposes.

Insurance

Telephone

Kuhn,

to

Brothers

Stern

Pipe

Texas-Empire

The

Co.;

Life

York

John Hancock

Assurance

$52,350,000

and -White,

Co.,

&

Forgan

Life

trustee;

as

New

trustee;

as

Co.;

Philadelphia;

Boyce.

Co.

&

others:

and

Co.;'Sun

Insurance

rated,
burgh.

Electric

Union

Co.

&

(Indiana)

T'ust Co.,

Continental

Service Co. 1st mige. bonds, 2la'/t
series,
due
J979.
Purpose,
lepay
short-term borrowings, con¬
struction,
etc.
Price,
101.108 and
interest.
Offered
by

$8,000,000 Texas

Roberts

Insurance

Life

&

Bros.

debentures, due March 1, 1954.

corporate-purposes.
Price, 100 and in¬
Peters, Writer Si Christensen Inc. and

Co.

Oil

Insurance

Co.;
Paine, • Webber,
Schoellkopf, Huttcn Si

Murch

Riter
Stein

and

•'

by

Simcnds,

companies

Moore,

Co.;

Si

notes/

secured

retire bank loans,*
through Lehman
\

2.90% promissory notes, due
1; 1979.
Purpose, working capital.
Sold privately
through Morgan Stanley & Co. to the following insurance

and

&

serial

privately

April

Whipple

Bacon,

J.

Inc.;

Co.

E.

genera]

Standard

Assurance,

100.59

414r%

Purpose,
-

''

.

Offered

Sidlo,

Co.

3% 1 bonds,

mtge.

program.

Lehman

Maynard

Si

Pomeroy,

terest.

mtge.
bonds,
improve¬

Marache Si Co.; Hayden, Stone
Weeks; Ladenburg, Thalmaun &

&

Purpose,

Life

Bankers

1st

California

of

Frontier Refining'Co. 5^2%

Purpose, payment of short-term notes,

Becker

G.

Marks

M.

3%%

Co.

Bankers Life
conducted
on
%

101.036 and interest. Offered by Peters, Writer & Christensen, Inc. and Sidlo, Sunonds, Roberts & Co.
t
s-

■

150,000

and

Equitable Life

to

Corp.

construction

Offered
A.

Co.;

blower

sinking fund deben¬
1/1974. Purpose, repay short term notes,
construction, etc.
Price, 102 Ve and interest.
Offered by
Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.; J. C. Bradford & Co.; Burr
& Co., Inc.; R. L. Day Si Co.; Green. Ellis & Anderson:
Gregory Si Son, Inc.; Hill Si Co.; Mullaney, Weils Si Co.;
Light

&

were

Refining Co. 5%
1st mtge. bonds, due serially
1950-1959.
Purpose,
general corporate purposes.Price,

-

States,

Electric

Co.

Allyn & Co.,

$$8,300,000 Arkansas Power
tures, due May

Pittsburgh,

600,000 Frontier

Minneapolis,
Bankers

Co.,

In .urance

Oil

;

Brothers.'

bonds"

mtge.

Bahk.;of

Savings
Lite

United

finance

to

Granbery,

*15,000,000
UTILITIES

of

.

\.V"

30-year

Sold privately

the

of

interest.

PUBLIC

Co.

by The First Boston Corp.

company

final maturity Feb. 15, 1955.
knlan expansion, etc.
Placed

,

Telephone
Corp.
3Vs%
1st
finance construction

Gan &
series L, due 1979.

$17,560,000

,

the

$176,090,000

""

•> i

,

Purpose,

program.

Society

Weld

.

/•-

.

Insurance

Moines/' Negotiations"

Des

bonds,

Moines, Iowa, Equitable Life Insurance
The Minnesota Life Insurance Co.

$16,677,000 Rochester

of equipment.
Priced to yield from 1.25% to
according to maturity. Offered by Halsey, Stuart
Si Co. Inc.; R. W. Pressprich & Co.; A. G. Becker & Co.
Inc.; Gicgory Si Son, Inc.; Hornblower Si Weeks; F. 3.
Moseley Si Co.; Otis & Co.; L. F. Rothschild Si Co.;
First of Michigan Corp.; Freeman & Co.; Graham, Par¬
sons
& Co.;
Hay den, Miller & Co.; Hirsch & Co.; The
Illionis Company; Wm. E. Pollock & Co., Inc.; McMaster
Hutchinson & Co., and Mullaney, Wellfe & Co.

*24,000,000

Co.

National

*2,500,000 Pennsylvania

purchase

$50,000,000

Co.

Mechanic?

<fc

Des

of

of

;

,

2.70%

?

3%

mtge.

1, 1379.
Purpo^, finance construction.
Sold,
to The Mutual life Insurance Co. of New York,
Provident Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Philadelphia, The
Farmers

RR. 2'/2% equipment trust certificates, ser¬
ies W, due $660,000 annually Nov. 1, 1949-1963.
Purpose,

•1,500,000

&

Tail'Power

Northwestern

■%-

19,990,000 Pennsylvania

.

Smuhers

S.

1st

privately

of equipment.
Priced to yield from 1.50%
to
2.60%
according to maturity. Offered by Salomon Bros.
&
Hutzier;
Drexel Si
Co.;
Union Securities Corp., and
Co.,

Co.

March

due
'

purchase

""V.

F.

due

&

;

.

Life

of

behalf of

due 1979.
Purpo'/c, linance construction.. Price, 100.75 and interest.
Offered
by
Equitable
Securities
Corp.';Lee' Higginson
Corp.; Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co,; Laurence M. .Marks
Si Co.;
William Blair & Co.; Granbery, Marache & Co.,,

*3,000,000 Otter

Purpose,

12,050,000 Indiana Harbor Beit RR. 2%%
equipment trust certif¬
icates, due $205,000 annually May 1, 1950-1959.
Purpose,

Stroud

Co.,

Philadelphia.

Service

Public

and

f

$276,000

due

1959.

y Co.

privately

.

Co.

&

son

RR.

Central

DD,

of

Co.

Reliance

improvements.

to. John Hancock
and* Provident "'Mutual Life

Sold

Insurance

Monday, May 16, 1949

1st mtge. bonds.

30-year

additions and

Purpose,

interest.

CHRONICLE

OIL
t

Later

Than Five Years)

1,

Life

Insurance

i

series

1979.

1,

100 and

$10,000,000 Ohio

Long-Term Bonds and Notes (Issues Maturing

May

April

Price,
Mutual

During April, 1949

$$5,520,000 Illinois

States Power Co. 3'/«%

Mountain
due

/

:

FINANCIAL

&

v

'

'Represents issues .placed - privately./.;-*:
vindicates issues sold competitively.

.

.

Volume

169

Number 4803

tio,000,000 Illinois
V

'

*.

V

Power

Co.

THE

200,000

shares

of

stock ,(par
$50).' 7Purpose,
rep^y
construction, 7etc.Price, $51.65 v per

loans,

1",

dividends.^

Offered

Beane;
Baker,'

1
-

A.

Weeks

William

C.

by

Allyn
&

Blair

Merrill

&

Co.

Lynch,

Inc.;

short-term

share

Pierce,

Bacon,

Fenner

Whipple

&

(Inc.);

Julien

Collins

&

&

■"

&

V

,

Vi

Co.;

man

c
.

M.

•

">.i

:

W.

C.. Langley

200,000

Inc.;

Brothers;

Marks

&

Carl

Co.;

Cook

Webber,
'

•

&

Co.;

M.

Loeb,

Merrill,

Higginson

Rhoades

Turben

&

&

Corp.;

Co.;

Co.;

282,724 Geneva

E;- H.

&

Jackson
Rollins

Co.;
&

&

E.

M.

Newton

Curtis; * R.

Sons

Inc.;

weather
*

F.

';

2"

Stein

Co.;

Bros.

6c

295,800 Kansas-Nebraska
cumlative

Boyce;

Stix

Natural

preferred

Gas

stock

Co.

(no"

share..

Co.;

Co.

/

shares

Purpose,

etc.

property
additions,,
Offered
by Cruttenden &

at

.

1,611,948 Mountain
stock

States

tions,

Co.

50,770

shares

of

par).

etc.

Purpose,

Price,

Pierce,

retire

$31.75

Fenner

share.

per

&

Beane;

west

..v.r

Co.;

Schwabacher

Walston,

Hoffman

Bateman.

;;

'borg

*

Eichler

Co :

&

&

&
&

Co.;

CO.;

Mitchum.

E'.

Davies

Tullv

Inc.;

William

Goodwin;
&

&

I

of

capital

parent

stock

<

shares

by

Staats

Price,

taken

11,977,000 Northern
stock

by

Irving

Pacific

Co.

'.vV,s-;
-V

Lund-

Gas

S10).

Price, $29.50
stockholders.

by

.

&

&

6c

Co.;

Smith,

Co.;

,

;

..

share.

per

'

;«

Offered

for

77-";'

Bear,

Central

-

.

361,840

shares

Stearns

subscription

&

Co.;

Republic

stock

common

expenditures. > Price,

Co.;'

;C;V

R.

of

St.

&

McDonald

&

Co.;

1

California;

William

R.

Vercoe

Inc.;

6c

W.

Staats

&

6c

Co.,

Newbold's

Son

&

Raggio

Reed

Brothers;

Barrett,
Brashears
&

G.

Simon

Wheelock

Wu'ff,

&

&

and

&

Co.;

Anb

pri

Co.,

6c

Co:;

Joyce

&

,253,980 Oklahoma
stock

Gas

Orange

&

Harold

E.

&

&

Co.,

The

Co.,

Wood

&

Pacific
$25).

Co.;
&

Swift

Gas

&

C.

Hooker

Co.

finance

38,984

Diego

preferred

Co.

company.

dends.

Offered

Inc.;

Co.,

Smith,
Dean
.

.

-L/

7 .'

$10).'

J

Co.;

Witter

&

Eichler

Hall

{

.-.p.

_

by

&

&

&

,

-

740,401

♦" V"
7

&

.1

&

;

^

by

2,500,000

common

$20.45

per

Blyth

&

Co.,

Lynch,

Brush,

H.

son

M.

Byllesby

•

&

Co.;

Slocuirb

&

$25

Hdl

Revel

&

&

Co.;

&

common

stock

Price,

for

Co.;

&

Co,;

Sutro

Co.;

&

Co.;

Inc.;

Inc.;

The

Hutton

First
&

McAndrew

6c

Bailey

Power

*

Purpose,

Co.

6c

Wisconsin

Electric

&

< par $10).

per

Lehman

share.

Offered

Corp.;

and

Power

Henry

Refsnes,
Co.

by

Beck

&




Co.;
A.

of

and

for

of

stock

common

Robert

W.

Baird

by

Price, $1.75

77''•

Dain

Co.;

&

sold

Rice

&

of

&

&

6c

Co.

subscriptions."-

&

Co.,

A

Inc.;

&

Co.;
&

Noye3
Weeks;

&

&

Co.;
Johnston,
Co.; Kuhn, Loeb

Rhoades

&

&

Marks

Mason-

Co.;

Merrill

Co.;

Milwaukee
&

Chapman
Goldman,

Hess;

Hornblower

M.

Pan-

Dillon

Hemphill,

Hutton

&

&

Securities

Farwell,
&

Co.;

Co.;

Writer

Co.;

Lynch,

Qo.;

Pierce,

Morgan

Stanley

Newton

E.

&

Christensen,

Rauscher,
Reynolds

Co.;

Pierce

&

Stone

Stroud

Inc.;

Co.*

Piper,

& Co., Inc.; ReinRiter
&
Co.;
The

Co.;

Webster

&

&

Frescott,

Ames,

Securities

Co.* Inc.;

Tucker,

Corp.;

Anthony

Wagenseller & Durst,
Austin & Waggeney;
Co.; Chas. B. White

Hawley,

Labouisse,
and Emanuel,

Co.

Inc.

303,902

shares of

bank

share
&

loans

(flat).

Beane;

G.

and

by

Walker

Shepard

Co.;

&

Co.,

share.

Offered

:, .7

;

E.

.

Hutton

&

&

Inc.

Co.,

second

70,000

shares

preferred stock

working

Offered

by

of

(no

capital,

$4

H.

&

Inc.

Sachs

&

&

7

,,

:

;

v

'

,"

7

"

Co.;

Bros.

!„

j

Sutro

&

E.

W.

Clark

&

Co.;

Co.,

6c

Glore,

Co.;

Forgan

&

Co.;

J.

I.

&

per

-

Shepard

scares

of

t

Meeds;

Lee

Higginson

Corp.;

Merrill

Co.;

Lee

Higginson

Starkweather

Harden;

&

fray

&

Beane;

W. H.

Hop wood;

&

E.

Company;^ Smith,
Stone

&

Webster

Newbold's Son & Co.;

H.

Schneider

Barney
Securities

&

Co.;

Securities

& Co.,

Corp.;

and Whito.

102;500 Panter 'Valley
stock

and

Inc.;

Lester

W.

Corp.

$100).

dividend.

Moore

&

C.

Bradford
&

Co.;

&

Co.;

Davis,

Foster

&

Skaggs 8c

Marshall;

&

Co.;

Greene

&

Co.;

H.

Brock;

&

Irving
&

Wm.

Lundborg

Co.,

Inc.;

Raggio,

Reed

& Co.;

&

Harper &

Co.;

A.

Cummins, Inc.;
Co.;

of

Saunders.

Stiver

&

by Fitzgerald

&

Co.,

;

'■

------

,■

.

J

Coburn

Minsch,

7

.

.

,

Inc.;

Harold

Weedon

E.

&

Co., Inc.;

&

Wood

Middlebrook

&

&

Co.;

Monell

& Co.;

$24,875,000 Federal

Intermediate

/. 1-77,, debentures, dated May
77 v'::

refunding.
York,

fiscal

Price, par.
agent.

Credit

Banks

1 Vz%

M.

Co.;

Wheelock

Wulff, Hansen

Inc.;

Cunningham

Co.;

&

Mullaney,

Wells

&

Co.;'

&

Hallowell,

McCourtney-Breckenridge

&

Co.;

Co.;

New-'

Henry F. Swift & Co.; C. T. Williams & Co., Inc.;

Arthurs,

200,000 Pabst

Lestrange

<fe

&

Hooker

Klima;
&

A.

E.

John

Fay;

Aub
B.

&

Co.;

Joyce

Caldwell:

&

Cor,

and

stock

(qo

Co.

Brewing
Price,

par).
<■

r

Co.

$20

10,000

shares

share.

per

of

Offered

common

by

Co.

Goldman,
''

■

262,500 Peoples

7

stock
liam

Gas

Light

Co.

2,500

shares

Price, $105 per share.

(par $100).
Blair

Coke

&

Sachs

,7

of

■

'-

capital

Offered by Wil¬

Co.

&

}

&

155,600 Pratt &

Lambert,

par).

Price,

prich

pre¬

i

and

Price,

Inc.

1,600 shares

Inc.

share.

of

common

183,750 Tiffany

Price,

per

Odin

Insurance

par).

(no

sold

$34.75

Price,

by them
&

Co.

at

5,000

$8

Offered

Co.
per

10,000

share.

by

stock

(no

6c Co.

stock

R.

W.

Press¬

shares

of

capital,

Offered

to

dealers,

marked.
shares

S3C.75 per share.

of

capital

stock

(no

par).

Offered by Wertheim & Co.

^

7, Farm Loan and Government Agency, Issues;

;

&

burger & Co.; The Robinson-Humphrey Co.; Writer Stokes

Wertheim

Purpose, working capital.

Offered

I.

Co.;

Fauset, Steele & Co.; Green, Ellis & Anderson;

Co.;

5%

Co.;

Masten

Bingham, Walter & Hurry; C. C. Collings and Co.,

80,000 Tennessee

shares

&

Son

E.

Smith, Moore & Co.; Swiss American Corp.;)

&

Inc.;

Co.;

P.

&

Moore,

Leonard & Lynch;
Peters, Writer & Christensen,

Newbold's Son 8c Co.;

Wagenseller & Durst,

-

1,025

Hill

Inc.;

&

&

Spencer Trask & Co.;

Walker

Co.?

Ellis &
Simmons; Dick 61
Lemon 6c Co.; R. W. Pressprich
Metropolitan St. Louis Co.; Stein-

Johnson, Lane, Space & Co.,

McAndrew

Simon

Pierce,

Shields

Schwa-

&

Fitch

Co.,

7

Piper, Jaf-

Co.;

Smith,

Corp.;
H.

Weld-As Co.

Finance

(par

G.

and

Corp.;

Co.;

Elworthy &

&

ret,

Ripley

Lynch,

stock

common

Co., Inc.; William R. Staats Co.; Townsend,
Tyson; Vercoe & Co.; Almstedt Brothers; Bar-"
Co., Inc.; Boenning & Co.; G. Brashears &
Co.; Cobbey, Shively & Co.; Cooley & Co.; Clement A.Evans & Co*., Inc.; Farwell, Chapman 6c Co.; Grande 6c

-Dabney

Drexel, &> Co.;

Harriman

Co.

NewCook & Co.;
Pacific Northwest Co.; jStep.henjson,
Leydecker & Co.;
Stix 6c
Co.;
Cohu
&
Co.;
Crowell,
Weedon & Co.; Ferris and Co.; The Illinois Co.; Mason
-.Brothers;
Facific
Co.
of
California;
Prescott,
Hawley,

Lehman

Inc.; Hemphill, Noyes & Co.; Hornblower & Weeks;

The

&

.

hard,

con¬

$102.75

of

Wertheim

Beane.

Walters

Co.;

of

Blunt

duPont

Richards & Co.;

&

Co.;

Co.;

&

Boyce;

&

Inc.;

638,160

Weeks &

Johnston,

Francis

Co.;

&

Baker,
California Co.;

Thomas

Co.,

shares

consisting

group

Brothers,

Fenner

Drexel

Murch

Merle-Smith;

Purpose, capital

Price,

etc.

Goldman,

Co.

Co.;

First

■■

paper,:

cumulative

par).

manager

Lehman

Pierce,

Co.;

Maynard
bacher

Goldman,

by John K.

880,000

$16 per share.
Offered by Blyth <te
Co., Inc.; Dean Witter & Co.; Bear, Stearns & Co.; Gold¬
man,
Sachs & Co.; Smith, Barney & Co.; McDonald &
Co.; Hallgarten. & Co.; Central Republic Co.
(Inc.); W.

& Supply C». 12,000 shares of
capital stock.
purchase of equipment, general corporate pur¬

per

Corp.

Price,

Lynch,'

Merrill

&

Corp.,

Lynch,

$7.50).

common

commercial

Offered

H.

dealer

a

Boston

(par

investments. -Price, market. Of¬
company.
77"'7 *

by

Gas

&

$25).

Service

v.!'S

Emerich

Electric

(par

Public

stock

common

Howard,

Vaden,

stock

Merrill

Inc.;

&

par

as"

C.

Davis

H.

Eastman,

Equitable

Inc.;
6c

E.

Paul

Robertson

Fridley

&

W.

The

and

Co.;

Co.

•

by

A.

Bacon,
Ellis S&

Blunt

Co.;

Co.;

Sons;

Co.;

Cook

&

State

Sulzberger

ferred

acted

Inc.;

Co.;

&

&

Stone

Masten

110,200,560 Ohio

7-

class

Gernon;

Co,,

Griffin

Purpose,

Price, $10

Fenner

:

in*-soliciting

Co.

through

and

Curtis;

&

Co.,

Price,

Offered

Corp.;

Co.,

Dewar,

Doolittl^

Laurence

E.

Blosser;

York

First

.

F.

stockholders.

common

Price, $41 per share.
Offered
(787,644 shares) for subscription by stockholders of Gen¬
eral Public Utilities Corp.
Unsubscribed (34,715) shares,
plus 92,356 shares not offered to G. P. U. stockholders

(par

Corp. and W. T.

common

expenditures, etc.

subscription

Stix

common

Co.

&

y

$98,52G,240

M.

&

Co.;'

Gardner;

&

stadt

6c, Co.

shares

of

.

shares

&

(no

Webber,

.

construction

Blyth

Paine,

&
Co.;
White, Weld &
Co.; Harold E. Wood & Co., and Wood, Struthers & Co.

&

36,080,000 New

Kidder;-Peabody & Co.; Kuhn, Loeb & Co.; Laird, Bissell

Davidson,

Dahlberg

Ely,

226,093

Purpose, capital
Offered

Brothers

dealer-managers

&

Wertheim
.

100,000 Wiard
stock

$15

by

&

& Co.; Vietor, Common, Dann & Co.;
Inc.; G. H. Walker & Co.; Walker,

.

refunding.
Price, $11.25 per share.
Blosscr; Link, Gorman & Co.; Sills,

public

per

$16,741,178 v-"'
391,395

Eichler

Herrman
&

Hopwood;

Phillips

&

Inc.;'

Co.

stock

common

540,500 Monarch Machine Tool Co. 23,000 shares of common stock
(no par).
Price, $23.50 per share.
Offered by F. Eber*

Eastman, Dillon & Co.; The First Boston Corp.; Gerstley,

Hansen

6G.000

finance

share.

per

Boston

Co.,

&

Straus

7- ■ ",CJ-

■

F.

of

Offered

Emerich

Evans

Peters,

Inc.;

Co.,

,

Co.;

Suustein

Co.;

Henry

com¬

'

Securities

:-p- p

_

Securities

shares

;

E.

A.

Beane;

Blyth

Co.;

Weedon

Wulff,

of

share.. Offered

per

Union tSecurities

Edwards

Newhard,

Co.;

Brothers; Baker, Weeks 6c Harden; Blunt Ellis & Simmons;

Pacific

Crowed,

&

shares

42,000

$21.50

Goldman,
Co.

Robinson-Humphrey Co.;
E.
H.
Rollins &
Sons,
Inc.;
,Rotan, Mosle & Moreland; Shields & Co.; Silverberg 65
Co.; I. M. Simon & Co.; Smith, Barney & Co.; William
R. Staats Co.;
Stern Brothers & Co.; Stifel, Nicolaus <ft

chemistry.

Clayton

properties, etc.

Co.

(par $10).

$17

J.

Co.;

Hayden,

6c

&

Co.; Riter & Co.; Hornblower & Weeks; Johnston,
6c Co.; F. S. Moseley &
Co.; Paine, Webber, Jack¬

share.

Wesley

Mitchum Tully &

Brothers;

Gas,-Electrie -Light

program.

Corp.

&
Co.; Kebbon, McCormick &
Lehman Brothers; Carl M. Loeb,

Jaffray

Corp, .50,000 shares of 4Vi% cumulative
preference, stock, series A (par $50).
Purpose,

expenditures,

Bateman,

Richards

stock

by

'

6c

vertible

6c

Skaggs

Durst,

&

Mason
6c

Inc.;

Co.;

Henry

Co.;

Ohio

7

Dayton

outstanding

7,192,500 Merck

Corp.;
H.

Miller

Co.;

Davis,

&

Ripley

E.

Corp.

common

Bonbright

shares

Ames,

Southwest

Inc.;

&

Purpose, general corporate pur¬
share.
Offered direct to public by

Investment

Fenner

poses.

Beane;,

(Inc.);

Michigan

of

Offered

,

&

Hutton

Fenner

Finance

Purpose,

divi--

Schwabacher

Staats'Co.;

Co.;

&

Co.

&

R.

Meyer;

Lundborg

White

F.

B.

share.

Skaggs

G.

Hagail,

480,000 Hotelvision, Inc. 480,000 shares of class A stock (par 25c).
Purpose, working capital, etc.
Price, $1 per share. Of¬
fered by Cantor, Fitzgerald & Co., Inc.

(par

cumula-

&

Co.;

Pacific-Northwest

Brothers;

of

shares

*

Whiting, Weeks & Stubbs; Hayden, Miller
Johnson, Lane, Space and Co., Inc.; The RobinsonHumphrey Co., and Hanrahan & Co.

Purpose,

Securities

&

William

Wagenseller

Irving

&

Co.;

Co.;

Co.;

& Co.;

stock-.,

Harriman

Francis

Boenning & Co.; Boettcher & Co.; Bosworth,
Co.; Alex. Brown & Sons; John W. Clnrkef,

First
&

Lemon

(par $1).

Development Corp. 166,500 shares of

&

Co.;

to

$50

Union

of

6c

Family

Lemon

4%

and.

and

by

Co.

Bateman,

Clement

McDonald

Co.

Pierce,

capital

of

$20).

Fenner

Webster

&

Elworthy

Frank

Co.;

C. "N.

122,000 Tucson

Offered

stock

\

J.

Commonwealth

Price,

(above

Price,

share

Inc.;

Pierce,

Stone

Inc.;

Lester

Stern,

«fc

Co.;

and

&

reduce

$32.50

common

shares

Price,

First California

California;

Buckley

.

Irving

Deetjen

1,902,428

John

shares

common

(par

Inc.;
Co.

Co.;

Co.;

Co.;

Swift

*

;.

.' ;

of

&

c/;7;'"'7-7'7 ~"E.

Co.;

A.

Co.;

Sachs

$1).

Harris;

direct

of

of

Aetna

25,000

Straus

&

fered

program.

300,000

Co.

Whiting. Weeks & Stubbs;
Cot

Co.;

&

Purpose,

by

Friedrichs

*
'

(par

Fairman

E.

stockholders

series

Co.;

Co.;

&

&. Co.;
&

&

Sons

Weeden

Hope

*

Offered

C.

A.

shares

shares

-'7

per

Inc.

.(par $1),

of

R.

stock

common

Cbrp. 43&;282 shares
Price,
$30
per
share.

Co.

Dittmar

Corp.;

Co.;

stock. Purpose,

tracer

Co.;

.77...

t

Foods,

stock

Purpose,

4V2'/n

Merrill

Barney

Rollins

v

.

281,250 B/G

T;

Price,

by

(par

$25

C.

shares

2,600

subscription

Electric

&

stock,
expenditures.

capital
&

Gas

&

Co.;
&

&

Davis,

coast;

120,000 Mack's Block

San

tive

/

Price,

poses.

holders.

+6,000.000

&

Co.;

&

„/

MISCELLANEOUS

Inc.;

Fay;

&

(par

William

Fuel

$10).

Courts

Inc.;

D.

8,000

Co.,.; Inc.;

Sullivan
■?

-

shipping

stock

common

Sachs

expansion

for

per share.
Offered
Bonn:& Co., Inc.-

Co.;

&

Hirsch

65,000

$4,162,500 American Research

Co.

(par $100),
Offered
to

par.

Electric

&

of

First

and

Price,

&

per

River

Simmons;

.

*

i

Paine,

&

„;

Ccrp.

Klima;

&

construction.

Electric

Offered

Oil

convertible
Co.

stock

Price,

Purpose,
share.

per

,

"

C0.7

Hurry;

Cohu

by

Offered

share.

Chemical

Corp.

Read
&

Whipple

$100,000 Capital City Boating Corp. 50,000 shares of preferred stock
7 "
(par $2).
Purpose, purchase of excursion boat, etc. Price,$3 per share.
Offered by Lawrence R. Shepherd & Co. -

customers.

18,510,025

shares

45,000

$10).

$11

(par

Allyn

by Lee Higginson Corp.;
& Co.; Johnson, Lane, Space
& Co.;
Coffin, Betz & Co.;

Jones

Co.;

$1).,-Purpose, development
7

Robinson-Humphrey

E.

;v-7'

$113,750 Noranda

by parent).

preferred

expenditures.

Offered

Curtis.

&

Dillon,

Offered

H.

&

and

■p OIL 7;7v;aV7':.- .7

Inc.;

Middlebrook

Lestrange

Phillips
Thomas

Rockland

&

stock

&

common

physics

Co.;

T.

77:'"V''

Tyson;

Offered for subscription by stockholders

V cumulative

Son

per

George

Peabody

13,058,460 Mississippi

Minsch, Monell & Co.; Chace, Whiteside, Warren &
Inc.; Grimm & Co., and Newburger & Co.

&c

&

&

share.

per

Inc.;

' -(■

Co.;
I,
M.
Swiss
American

Walter

Co.;

Purpose,

-

&

Chas.

Walker

share.

per

shares of

nuclear

in

Barney &

7V:f:7'7

Fitch

Weeden

Henry

Electric

&

$20).

&

$32

&

(par

Price,

holdt

104,000

by

'

$52,409,022

6c

Co.;

Coburn

Arthurs,

and

excludes subscription

260,000

Inc.;

Co.;

Caldwell

(par

per share.

&

Inc.;

Co.,

Co.;

Weeks;

common

stock

common

share.

per

Corp.

and

Machinery

Jackson

Inc.

Herrman

Sears,

Co.;

Stokes

&

Co.,

Co.

Kidder,

par).

-

Co.; E. W.
Graham, Parsons & Co.; Hayr

purposes.

Co.,

Corp.;

& Lynch; W. H:
ChriJensen, Inc.;

6c

Stiver

Bingham,

Inc.;

Newburger

Walter

Williams

&

$12.50

Henry

Fauset, Stee'e & Co.; Green, Ellis
Hallowell, Sulzberger & Co.;
McCourtney& Co.;
Minsch, Moncll & Co.;
Mullaney,

Breckenridge

B.

Leonard

Writer

Saunders,

Co.;

Co.

Anderson;

Wells

6c

and

Cunningham

Co.;

Co.;

Cumra:ns,

Hansen

Codings
&

Moore,

Peters,

&
Co.;
Smith,
Moore
&
Wagenseller & Durst, Inc.;

Corp.;
*

Inc.;
Co.;

&

Hornblower

Hutzler; 'G*-H.
Biddle, Whelen

Smith Co. 70,000 shares of

Smith,

Co.;

McAndrew

&

Co.;

Courts & Co.;

materials

Price,

Co.;
Cobbey,
Cooley & Co.; Clement A. Evans & Co.,
Inc.;
Fartveli,
Chapman
6c
Co.;
Grande
&
Co.,
Inc.;
Greene & Biock; Wm. P. Harper & Son &
Co.; Lester
&
Co.;
Irving Lundborg & Co.;
A.
E.
Masten
6c
Co.;

Shively

Bros.

&

Co.,' Inc.;

Shepard &
Townsend,
Dabney

Co.;

(T. L.)

.

Hav/lcy,

Co.;

&

Salomon

Whipple

active

Pressprich

Co.;

Almstedt

Boenning

-

&

class

A

Price,

t88,000 Martin-Parry

Un-

underwriters:
Co.; Dominick &

Purpose; development of industrial applications for radio¬

Hallgarlcn

Davis,

Prescott,

Co.;

Co.;

302,000 Tracerlab, Inc.

Co.

Louis

Co.;

by

by

Hornblower

Price,
$4
subscription by stockholders.

'J,,

Co.; Inc.;
Dean
Goldman, -Sachs 6c

&c
Co.; Sutro & Co,;
Stein Bros. & Boyce; J. C.
Skaggs & Co.; Francis I. duPont
& Co.;
Foster & Marshall; Hill Richards & Co.; Johnson,
Lane. Space & Co., Inc.; Newhard, Cock & Co.; Pacific
Northwest
Co.;
Stephenson,
Ley-decker &
Co.;
Stix '&
Co.; Cohu &
Co.;
Crowell, Weedon & Co.; Ferris and
Co.; The Illinois Company; Mason Brothers; Pacific Co,
Bradford

White,. Weld 6c Co.;

.

corporate

.

&c

Metropolitan

Co.;

Williams

6c

Co.;

&

of

<lnc.);.W. E."Hutton & Col;
Drexel
&
Co.; Lee Higginson Corp.; Maynard H. Murc.i
6c Co.;
Starkweather &c Co.; Schwabacher &c Co.; Baker,
Weeks & Harden;
Elworthy & Co.; First California Co.;
Blunt
Ellis & Simmons;
Dick Si Merle-Smith; Johnston,
Lemon

and

Beane; Kidder, Peabody &
Clark, Dodge & Co.; DomDillon & Co.; Glore, Forgan

Corp.;

of

Offered

Manufacturing Co. 8,900 shares of
$4).
Price, $6.50 per share.
Offered

(par

Johnson

stock

mon

im-

share

&

of

38,712

$133,4

Hilliard

B.

&

903,000 Food

cumu¬

capital

stockholders.

Putnam

shares

shares

share.

"■

Co.

Barney

Securities

stock

J.

Sachs

den, Miller & Co.; W. H. Newbold's Son & Co.; Putnam
& Co.; Stein Bros. & Boyce; Yarnall.&
Co.; Baker, Watts
& Co.; John C.-Legg & Co.;
Suplee, Yeatman & Co., Inc.;
Dixcn ;&
Co.; Robert Garrett & Sons; Janney & Co.;
Jenks, Kirkland 6c Co.; Mead, Miller & Co., and C. T.

working

for

Union

Clark & Co:;

common

Offered

Co.;

Price,

agent.

Co.

Lambert

$25).

(par

&

-Bacon,

tp

of

Purpose,
construction
share.
Offered
by
Blyth

per

Co.;

..

Service

4.30%

Clark, Dodge &
Ripley & Co. Inc.;
&

J.

by

3,000
per

share.

per

Corp.

Price,
&

1,440,000 Endico.tt

Of-

& Co-. Inc.; Dean Witter
& Co.; .Harris,- Hall .& Co. (Inc.); Hemphill, Noyes & C0.7
Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co.; Laurence M. Marks & Co.;
Fr/8. Moseley & Co.; R. W. Pressprich & Co.; Reynolds

,

shares

advances

shares

$7.50).

$16

Witter

8,621

construction,

new

by
up

Purpose,

fiscal

Financing

Co.

$26.75

24,000

$18.50

&

common

$1).

(par

per

York,

'

Co.

Mills

duPont

I.

v.';v.:V;'' Webber.,. Jackson•& Curtis; Stroud

280,000

Public

'.('par

406,000

Purpose,

capital.

$5,789,440 Ohio

Co.

$100

taken

inick & Dominick;. Eastman,

i?

Ca'jf-

of

j.

&

Co.

repay
share.

per

of

Purpose,

subscription

riU) tynchj"Pierce, Fenner &
Co.;

foregoing

i

.

Co.;

being number of
stockholders, exclusive of parent).

public

Natural

(par

$100

shares

Price,

consolidated

1950.

Co.

$1)..

(par
"

Price,

Co.

&

'

$100).

1,

.

share.

per

Price,

57,850 Clayton

•

Chemical

&

par).

Drug

t524,040 Burlington

W. Scranton & Co., and Wood, Struthers 6c Co.

v';':'-

Co.";

&

$4).-

common

Co., Inc.; The First Boston CoTp.; Lehman Brothers; Mer-

Purpose,

stockholders

$2.75

Co.;

Peabody

i.

.

stock

.common

49,850

shares

Brunswig

.

\

of

(par

Harriman

Kidder,

of

Merrill

R.

Telegraph

$1Q0).

(par

company.

subscription

;

/

'

Atkinson,. Jones
&
Co.;
Bailey
&
Davidson.;
BlanKfciubip, Gould & Blakaly, Inc.; Campbell & Robbins,
Inc.; J. M. Dain & Co.; Davis, Skaggs & Co.; Win. P.
,Harper & Son & Co., and Janney & Co.

862,100 Mountain States Telephone &

:

.Dominick;

s. 5,417,698. Sharp

.fornia;

•

Co.

for

(7,111)

shares

(no

Forgan

Staats

outstanding short-term
Offered for subscription by

extensions.

Offered

subscribed

Weeks;

addi¬

444,000

Co.

Week';

Mejia;

Co.;

&

1.55%

($33,255,000).

money

by M. G. Newcomb, New

Potash

stock

Glore,

'

,

common

&

Adams

M.

of

by

Offered

Hornblower
Co.

Boettcher

shares

B

and

Pacific North-

notes,

t$80,250 American

company.

stock

A

Dohme, Inc. 208,373 shars of common stock (no
par).
Purpose, construction, etc.
Price, $26 per share.
Offered by Alex. Brown & Sons; Drexel & Co.; Smith,
Barney
& Co.; Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc.; Blyth &

short-term

White, Weld & Co.; McAndrew &

of

reduce

shares

stock

and

Morgan- Stanley &

Co.;

common

'

-

preferred

dividend.

:

7

by

774,582

working capital.
Price,
Baker, Simonds & Co.

provements
.

Co.

underwritten.

150,000

Manufacturing

lative

j

class

100,000

share.

per

Not

1

"""

(no

Lynch,

Power

4,985,000 Scovill

'

constituent
of

Offered

Inc.

Purpose,

$50

Inc.

Purpose,

7,

of

share

one

Banks

1949, due Feb.
new

Issues Not Representing New

shares

54,370

2,

7

$76,990,000

per

108,740 shares of class B stock

Tobacco

$25).

Price,

fered by

,

$5

Lincoln, Neb.; Estes & Co.; Beecroft, Cole &
Rauscher, Pierce & Co.,-'and Harold E. Wood 6c Co.

of.

Chemicals,

stockholders.

'

Corp.

acquisition

unit

per

Myers

&

412,500 Plywood

r

discharge

of

common

$2

Credit

($18,860,000),

Offered

par.

$1).

(par

notes.

Co.;

Price,
$102
per
The
First
Trust

„

(par

stock

&

2,900

par).

indebtedness,

.

v

,

&

refunding

Purpose,, leasing of plant,
Construction
of commercial unit, etc. Price, $3 per share. Offered by
Hautz' and Engel..
.
.
( .
«
-

:V'r
.I

'

and

-two shares of class B stock.

38,729,100 Liggett

Co.;

&

of

Intermediate

debentures, dated May

'

shares

100,000

Television

&

Purpose,

$5.20

stqck

Moseley

Rothschild

Inc.

(par $5)

300,000 Hydrocarbon

Co.; Stotfe
& Webster Securities
Corp.; Spencer Trask & Co.; Union
Securities Corp.; Q. H. Walker & Co.;
Watling, Lerchen
&
Co.; White, Weld & Co., and Woodard-Elwood & Co.

t

.

.

&

Price,

7,5

.V--.,.

stock

10c).

1 par

'

Co.;
Paine.
Pressprich &
Co,;

W.

L.

V
:

Leh-

&

' '

Purpose, working capital.. Price,
by General Stock & Bond Corp.

Electronic

class A

Laurence

S.

F.

Chemicals,

share. .Offered

Corp.;

Lee

52,115,000 Federal

stock; (par. lOc).

Cen-

Salomon Bros. & Hutzler; Chas. W. Scranton & Cor;
Shearson, Hammill & Co.; F. S. Smithers & Co.; Stark¬

.

"•*

Securities

Devonshire

Co.;

6c Co.; Mullaney, Wells & Co.;' Maynard H. Murch
Newhard,

•

Equitable

(2099)

INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING

,

Farwell, Chap¬
Co.;
Glore, Forgan & Co.;•, Harriman Ripley
&
Co., Inc.; Harris, Hall & Co. (Inc.); Hayden, Miller &
Co.;
Hayden,
Stone
&
Co.;
J,
J.
B.
Hilliard
&
Son;
Hornblower & Weeks; W. E. Hutton &
Co.; The Illinois
Company;* Kebbon, McCormick & Co.; Kidder, Peabody

*

C-.

Co.;

CHRONICLE

y

-.

Co.;

&

man

"

&

FINANCIAL

•

Cooley 6c
Co.; J. M. Dain & Co.; Francis I. duPont & Co.; Eastman,
Dillcn

OTHER

.

&

*'$500,0()0 Atlas Imperial Diesel Engine Co. 67o cumulative preferred
:v-Vy;. stock;' isenes B.
rurpose,1 corporate purposes.
Price, par.
.»i;.
i'
Sold privately to
Hunt'Foods, Inc.
'

and

Harden;
A.
G.
Becker
&
Co.
Co.; H. M. Byllesby & Co. (Inc.);

&

tral-Repub'.ic1 Co.

\

4.70;%',, cumulative

preferred

'

•

COMMERCIAL

"

Price,

Plow Co.
$2.50 per

40,000 shares of common

share.

stock

(par

$1).

Offered by Wallace White.

consolidated

$64,298,510

2,

1949, due Dec.

1,

1949.

Purpose,

Offered by M. G. Newcomb, New

•Represents
tlnrlir.ates

Issues

issues

sold

placed

privately.

comDetitivelv.

tRepresents

special

offering,

8

THE

(2100)

General

Bon-Ami Co.

in

the

(& Subs.)

Total

1948

1947

1946

$735,024

$976,522

Operating profit
Deprec. and depletion..

259,673

338,118

456,812

666,097

20,250

17,990

14,514

11,039

127,866

161,720

$192,262

$280,580

"Earns,

94,583

94,583

94,583

$1.00

$1.00

$1.32

200,000

200,000

"Under the participating

$0.49

*$0.93

*$0.97

hasten

on

improved

transmission

the

to

line

for

1

Ncoprene

center

profit from

!i

profit
for

Prov.

Fed.

as

called

filling

machines

industry,

the

all

plans

company

been

C.

Tiffany,

appointed

board

of

tion

the

cost

staff

of

Price,

accounting

and

Mr. Lillis had

this

of

been

since

1942

The

$4,939,630

$5,399,452

Butler Brothers,

97,211

Sales

82,204

1949—Month—1948

$9,398,217 $12,995,517

$5,496,663

$1,503,560

in-

and

1949—4 Mos.—1948

76,000

86,000

305,000

287,000

482,000

545,000

2,002,000

Sales,

all

Sales

.....

by

the

of

departments
and

stores

$7,107,899

concessions.

Net

prof for the period
Capital shares outstdg,
Earnings
"After

tively,

for the
for the

$35,315

$773,384
594,298

$872,560

$3,189,663

594,298

594,298

$2,890,034
504,298

$1.30

share
provision lor

$1.47

$5.36

$4.86

per

March 31,

three

1948.—V.

depreciation
and

three

of

and

ended

the

1,058,684

The

stated

company

mediate

disposal of

that

any

it

of

bank loans. With the payment of these loans, and with
expected from expanded manufacturing facili¬
sales, the earnings of the company should justify
in common dividend payments.
It is the present intention
to

directors

of

$2 per share annually on the new
to $4 per share on the present
which dividends of $3 per share annu¬

pay

the

consider

Ended

March

stores,

had

plans

no

additional

present

at

amortization—_

27,141
Cr354

916

93,338

82,303

$142,092

$120,340

Provision

Net

for the im¬
There are

mortgage—,

on

for

taxes

income

—V.

169,

1,285

—

income

on

(estimated)——

__—„___„_____

Calumet & Hecla Consolidated Copper Co.
Rev.

1949

1948

1949

6,870,746

Provision
General

for

depreciation....

taxes

*

income

Gross

$5,399,235

Net

$1,547,720

(net)

Earnings

$391,066

(i45,364

shares;.

Other

$362,300

*$500,834

$1.55

*$0.67

*

Fed.

169,

Bigelow (& Subs.)—Earnings, Etc.—

3 Months Ended April 30—
sales

Gross
Net

Provision for

*486,248

$387,191
91,969

$385,003

$1,623,534

$479,159

117,491

62,382

88.290

183,933

185,157

34,409

45,426

65,626

(est.)_

101,535
160,000

54,000

450,000

49,000

_______

$271,829

$90,813

$876,793

into

80,453

228,266

$98,923

,

tax

"Includes $416,357 gain

'

1948

1949

p.

profit

compared

with

Per

1949

in

$0.04

share

the

earnings

based

2,068,270

on

shares .—V.

875,269

359,000

355,020

The

$520,249

seven,
The

1,263,645

1,263,645

;

168,

of

"Earnings

shares

common

per common

"After preferred

outstanding—!—

share.:

$0.38

dividend requirements.

NOTE—Unfilled orders

on

board

directors

of

has

$0.39

increased

been

*

April 30, 1949, amounted to $10,231,-

Director Elected—

^Captain George P. Jacobs,

'

Presdent and

General

Manager

of

the

Oper.

exps.

and

other

number

in

from

five

to

Interest

income,

1949

1948

1947

$1,596,074

$1,751,776

1,607,768

1,493,811

$388,848

$388,306

R.

10,285

Net

for

Federal

income

$405,678

$398,591

tax__

103,824

158,485
$240,106

Ib8,

p.

$0.22

$0.22

$0.15

2222.

McMartin,

President;

of

New

York

director

and

of

Atlantic

Citv

Electric

Co.;

Covert

a^ the annU£»l meeting held.on May 11

adopted.—V.

167,

Mr. Crump
Canada, in

director of the company last February.—V

deal

uf

newly
u

which

field
about

was

May

on

when
to

formed

4

announced

Glenn

be

Capitol

its

E.

signed

Wallichs,
establishing

Television

into

entry

President,
Elmo

Division.

>

headquartered in Capitol's
studios.—V. 168, p. 2680.

9 Months Ended March 31—
sales

Cost

of

that
head

as

selling

and

a

issued a 16-page illustrated booklet

the California

Zephyr,

an

unusually spectacular

month.

basis

1948

1947

COMPARATIVE

INCOME

$2,935,797

$1,712,361

$3,331,672

91,752

18,696

1,127,675

671,550

55,624
1,288,550

!

PiX

h»fn»"in

Federal

income

1

taxes"

f

taxes

2,704,000

T

SarSEL
After

—-

0lURtandir<S

,

n£ff. C°!Trt!0n Share
dividend

preferred

2,117,000

765,OOo

$3,816,588

$2,857,698

$1,812,568

3,476.439
$104

3,476,439
$0.7.7

3,269,339
$0.50

requirements.—V.




169,

p.

income

Net

1663;

,

.j,

»■

[

•

Capital shares outstanding
Earnings per share—,

$1,716,370

$1,022,115

360,000

360.000

$4.76

$2.84

1

$1,987,498
-

360,000
$5.52

J. H.

Parker, Chairman of the board, and F. R. Palmer,
President, in a letter to stockholders, cn May 2 said in
part:

,
^

v

The

1948

actual

good

volume

continued

of

business

tor

prevailed

each month of

series

C

bonds

$800,000

not

due

1976

sold privately in Feb. 1948
16d, p. 1878.—V. 169, p.

noted in V.

as

2428.

p.

Electric

Noma

Signal Co.—Sold—

Corp.

below.—V.

157, p.

2464.

Century Electric Co.—Quarterly Report—
1949

sales

in

the

first

half

$6,034,385

369,845

$3,343,511

—

discounts and freight—

240,800

$5,664,540

2,653,659
406,863

4,072,247

$282,989

a

—

——

1948

$3,584,311

-Three Months Ended March 31—

Net

sales

u-__:

-

of

through the second half of the year and. so far as
shipments are concerned, through the first calendar quarter

administrative expenses—

Selling, general and

Operating
Other

Loss

profit

:

$1,165,418

on

15,683

income-.
expense

;

Provision for
Provision

<-

etc.

12,324

183.801

50,000

on

income

17,000

(est.)

March

12,

1948

Number of shares outstanding

Earnings per share

—

371,000

$26,572

for taxes

paid

16,153
11,511

211,739

:

inventory reserve

profit

Dividends

«...

22,209

I

deductions

21,119

$1,186,537

21,152

—

disposal of depreciable assets

Miscellaneous

Depreciation,

426,875

$298,672

income

Interest

Net

,

which

for

each month.

Cost of products sola

Federal and state income taxes

ACCOUNT

1949
1948
1947
$67,414,438 $55,313,604 $44,447,522
6.520,588
4,974,698
2,577,56s

and

168,

Total

Gr<SsalKtftirp«nded MarCh 31~

restated

were

.

$20,867,768 $16,126,730 $18,486,474

15,154,802

(net)

V.

Returns and allowances,

14,414.369

deductions

income

net

of

amount

$600,000

Gross

17,931,971

Other

of

Central Railway

Hollywood

adminis¬

operations...

income

on

comparative purposes) on the basis of net income
Such provisions for the year 1949 are being made

(for

each

See

trative expenses—..
from

$425,409

$86,714

taxes

for

of

;

.

$197

34,932
26,535

taxes—

staff immediately

a

newly-acquired

1949
___

______

sales,

is

...

Williams, formerly of RKO, is to organize
will be

$626,698
89'97*
120,31 /

television

the

revealed

Williams

inc.

State

&

1948

the

19,515

$21,583
13,167
*8,218

Correction—$600,000 Series C Bonds Sold—

'

Carpenter Steel Co.—Earnings, Etc.—
Net

-

year

for
on

169

"

»

California Zephyr—

*has Just recentIy

ng ^e story

the

$607,182

Drl54

surplus

to

"Provision

1987;

corporation

Fed.

Balance

$21,737

—

deductions——'—

income

for

$1,963,788
1,356,606

$148,181

-

—

<

Profit

ccmta

Total

Mar. 31,'40

$348,992
327,254

$137,579

——

income

Gross

Pacific Ry.—New Vice-President—

a

income

1948

$456,687
319,107

10,602

revenues—

income

Prov.

151.

p.

.

production

approved

by-laws, changing the date of the

We<^sd?y in" April"1 tl>C second Wednesday ln May to the third
on

Other

12 Mos. End.

1949

operating revenue deductions-

Operating

L

(& Subs.)—Earns.

3 Mos. End. Mar. 31

'

-

operating

Total

Crump of Montreal on May 4 was elected Vice-President of the
He was System Vice-President in charge of all rail and com¬

Calif.,

Issues Booklet

Total

The

(The) Budd Co.—Annual
Meeting Date Changed—
e company's

-

Co., oil engineers; Belford F. Seabrook, Vice-President of Sea-

and was elected

1.

*

S.

Howe,

Capitol Records, Inc.—Enters Video Production Field

$167,634

fr 8?LrC on„1 094'4u6 shares.:

—V.

$271,926
104,292

$236,854

—

John

P.

directors, Max B. Miller, President of Max B

1987.

the

income

new

and

Samuel

Toronto,

1947,

13,96i

—-

provision

as

board

munication services at Montreal,
Canada, for the past year.
became Vice-President of the Eastern
Region at

The
„

a

its General Manager.

Period—

$257,965

16,830

....—

the

to

Vice-President,

Canadian
N.

1,758,307

etc

Cox,

Farms

not

was

p.

Operating income

Tunney as

F.

:

11.

company.

$2,147,155

rev._

charges

and

Central Louisiana Electric Co., Inc.

Goodlove, of Ridgewood, N. J., and Vincent Fitzgerald, President of
Fitzgerald & Co., Inc.
A resolution
to reclassify
the board into three groups of directors

Quality Park Box Co., Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary, has been elected
director.—V. 169, p. 1776.

Quarter Ended March 31—
Transportation & other opev.

S.

City, and named

a

Buckeye Pipe Line Co.—Earnings—

May

on

stockholders reelected

Miller &

o5qv

New

it was announced

Walter

brook

hand

the concurrent sale of
for which it will receive

in

engage

basis

and Willard

Camden Forge Co.—Directorate Enlarged—
,

Net profit
Number

Denver, whereby

Brereton, Rice & Co., Inc., of

the securities on a best
10% commission.
The company has acquired a 205-acre site for $160,000 Just' outside
of Denver, and has
been granted a license to hold a race meet in
1949,
according
to
the
prospectus.
"Pari-mutuel wagering" was
legalized last November by the State of Colorado.
The company s
architects
estimate
that
the
cost of
lonstruction of the various
buildings and stables and such equipment necessary to the operation
and maintenance of
the track will aggregate $1,680,000.
M.
M
Mitchell of Brush,
Colo., is named as company President

quarter was equal to $0.13 per share
1948 quarter and $0.42 in the 1947

are

agreement with

an

will

it

sales of timber and lands.

on

the

for

Inc.—Registers With SEC—

company,

efforts

2428.

871,792

___

^

$8,032,460

charges...

taxes.

net

quarter.

$512,792

after

22,088

154,495

profit

$7,869,588

____

income

3,562,625

$1,137,286

902.

p.

as

&

5,190,552

$362,915

__,

income

The

Brown

5,036,320

charges

Net

l

:

"Less.—V.

income

Depreciation
Depletion

*$138,533

$1,155,624

...

—

,

.

$916,125

gain

income

Total

Drl,9l6

Dr1,029

share

per

*$136,617

$1,546,691

deductions

income

.

,

organized March 12, 1949, for the purpose of build¬
ing and operating a track for the racing of horses at a site 3/2
miles south of Denver, Colo., has filed a registration statement witii
the SEC covering its proposed financing.
Under
the proposal,
the company would issue and sell $1,600,000
cf 6%
sinking fund debentures, due Jan. 1, 1965, and 160,000 shares
of
class
A common
stock
($5 par), non-voting.
The securities are
to be offered in
units of $100 of debentures and 10 shares cf stock
at
the aggregate of
their principal and per amounts, or $150 per
unit.
Officers and directors will engage in the sale of the securities,
without discount or commission; and, in addition, the club has entered

$6,327,838

55,515

Operating
Other

______

Centennial Turf Club,
;The

1946

$860,610

442,869

1,103,340

731,700

income

Income

479,396

i

.....

Operating income
Other

761,597

1,144,629

_______

taxes

8,311,084

(& Subs.)-

1947

from

processing & i
selling metal & metal f,
products
;
($7,290,928
Prod,
cost
sell., devel.,
admin, etc., exps
6,430,318

1948

$11,488,871 $10,482,273
714,678

Federal income

1,426

375.

p.

Qtrs. End. Mar. 31

Maintenance

Construction of
,

,

alpha cellulose pulp plant of Columbia
.Cellulose Co., Ltd. will be increased to two daily shifts of eight hours
each at the beginning of this week, engineers of the company an- .
nounced at Prince Rupert, B. C., Canada.
Engineering work on the project is well advanced, company spokes¬
men
asserted, and orders for long-dated equipment have been placed.
The pulp mill is being on Watson Island, which is eight miles from
Prince Rupert, and is designed to produce 200 tons per day of nigii
alpha pulp by the sulphite process.—V. 169, p. 1880.

19,82.)

Loss, disposal of fixtures and equipment——

'

;

169, p. 1987.

America—Speeds

of

Corp.

Celanese

on

Canadian Plant—

89,434
$224,814

1003.

31—

revenues

operation

are

outstanding,

shares.

common

169, p.

currently being paid.—V.

$135,380

concessions, discts., etc.—

.

Total

$143,998
119,504

stock

ally

$263,502

Interest

the

increasing,

Brooklyn Union Gas Co.—Earnings—
3 Months

leased

stock/which is the equivalent

4,598,006

and
,

operating profit—
Provision for depreciation and

currently outstanding 1,381,000 shares.—V.

Operating

fr.

,

,

earnings

common

$4,733,386

5,666,453

delivery

$5,810,461

Net

will

5

warehouse,

depts

.

in

board

the

.

increased

and

increase

an

of

preferred stock.

Construction work on the high

authorized
common stock from 1,400,560 shares to
2,500,000 shares; also reducing
the authorized preieueu stock irom 100,000 shares to 95,500 shares,
by eliminating 4,500 shares acquired for sinking fund purposes.
July

on

and

Balance
Inc.

168, p. 902.

stockholders

selling,

stores

expenses

months ended

12

Bristol-Myers Co.—Plans Increase in Capitalization—
The

sales,

general

March

for

$133,163

of

Cost

$167,745, respec¬
31,
1949, and

and

$44,672

months

12

months

sales—self-operated

received.

proposed plan, the company will use the net proceeds from
new preferred stock in part to pay off an aggregate of

common

Net

holders of 515,000 shares, or

the

increased

ties

$5,792,067

1,297,438

._

consents from the

1949,

9,

new

the

of

sale

the

Apr. 2, *43 Mar. 27,*48

and

stores

May

$21,000,000'

Butler Co.—Earnings—

leased

received more than

announced that it has

May 9

on

required
proposed

the

Under

1,845,000

income

taxe3

the

of

sale

$39,311,516 $49,608,205

13 Weeks Ended—

Refinancing Plan and Pro¬

required,
which means that approximately another 23% of the outstanding com¬
mon shares must vote in
the afiirmative by sending in their consents.
While no time limit has been set for the submission of consents, the
company points out that an early ratification of the plan is desirable
so
that the company can, without delay, proceed with the proposed

169, p. 1663,

(P. H.)

$5,022,034

■

company

of

As

Chicago—April Sales Declined 27.6%

—

—,

27.4%, of the total common shares outstanding, have been
Only 1% of the shares have been voted against the plan.
In
order to make
the plan effective, a majority vote is

member

& Co., specializing in general
installations.—V. 169, p. 1443.

698.

total, $19,279,833.—V. 169, p.

consents from common stockholders to make
plan to split the common stock, giving present
holders two shares for each share now held, and to create a new pre¬
ferred stock issue to repay outstanding bank loans.
half

Assistant
a

$684,703; capital stock, $1,800,'000,

posed Spilt-Up Receiving Stockholdesr' Consents—New
Common to Receive $2 in Dividends Annually—

company,

an

Waterhouse

system

of

effective

in charge of finance.
appointed James F. Lillis as

also

$712,138; accrued taxes, $1,508,211;
other liabilities, $4,918; reserves,

$1,512,349;

(including $4,500,000 which had been capitalized as part of a
stock dividend in 1922 and returned to surplus upon reduc¬
capital stock from $6,000,000 to $1,500,000 in ly33), $13,-

057,514;

the further develop¬

formerly Director of Finance

charges, $151,738;

$5,000,000

Vice-President

directors

deferred

prepaid expenses and
total, $19,279,833.

liabilities,

accrued

surplus

continue to

to

securities^ and

$170,105; accounts and notes receivable (net), $1,931,$6,965,783; other current assets, $36,600; fixed assets

Caterpillar Tractor Co.

adequate proportion of its earnings in
phases of its activities."

an

approxi¬

up

1949

S4,319,066;

banks,

in

LIABILITIES—Accounts payable,

backlogs.

of

and

including reserve for contingencies,

current

accelerated

$13,423,545,

totaled

31

fiscal year, while current liabiiiues of
$500,000.
Cash alone increased more

assets, $148,767;

other

linally

and

lor,

the

BALANCE SHEET, MARCH 31,

hand

on

$5,555,783;

(net),
other

backlogs were
eliminating the overtime
these

of

some

inventories,

991;

able to discontinue the night shift.
production
running 40%
higher than

Comptroller of the company.
of

23,549

$1,331,384

Wisconsin

for

to

the

taxes..........

come

order

in

1949,

of

in¬

taxes

come

Pro*,

mid-1948,

Period End. Apr. 30—

23,399

before

in

1949 was
with
unit

business

The

$700,000

less

CONDENSED

orders, Burroughs scheduled its unit
basis that at any otner time in its

backlog
higher

a

months

the

during

up

accrued interest,

Burroughs employment in the United States is now 13,000
compared with 9,200 in 1941, an increase of almost 41%.
to maintain and improve Burroughs' position of leadership

of

—V.
Net

of

three

first

March

of

as

than
to $4,319,066.

were

further an¬

5

In

year.

1948.

of

assets

$1,440,000

$3,732,698

Official Promoted—

in¬

(net)..

come

the

on

war,

Kenneth
has

in¬

other

dividends

than

May

months

Current

mately

countries.

on

fiscal

1947-1948

sponding

1949—12 Mos.—1948

$1,480,011

$1,307,985

oper._

discounts,
and

loreign

President,

first nine months
three months ended March 31,

share of stock outstanding against $2.84 for the
the

shipments remained high at $6,973,946, and earnings of $537,245
(after provision
of $353,125 for estimated Federal and State income
taxes) were equivalent to $1.49 per share against $1.19 in the corre¬

1948

includes

and

taxes

to

net earnings

1949,

as

reinvest

Briggs & Stratton Corp.—Earnings—
1949—3 Mos.—1948

materials, operating expenses were kept under good control,
increased to $1,716,370.
This was equivalent to $4.76

raw

of

order

the

ment

many applications for the "Mighty Midget" are home
tools, wasuing machines, power lawn mowers,
pumps,
fans,
dairy machinery,
bottling equipment,
packaging machinery, sewing
machines, garden tractors and sorting equipment.—V. 169, p. 1879.

terest

in

income

the company was able to begin
which this accelerated schedule had

this

"Total

in

power

"Net

Federal

and

filling

l,

also

"In

member

experiment.
Among the

FericdEnd. Mar. 31—

additions

of

and

1949

sales for the nine months through March
increase of $4,741,038, or more than 29%,
months of the preceding fiscal year.
Despite
wage costs and continuing strength in the prices

result,

a

$20,867,768, an

corresponding

further

.

$23,251,917 $19,542,486
2,746,323
2,621,822
4,994,090
4,980,000
$0.55
$0.5o

operations_______
__

operating

rates

the

persons

gives the new coupling
a service life
as much as ten
c.mes longer than ordinary
couplings in
its particular power range,
according to Morse Chain engineers who
developed the new product after months of exhaustive research and
revolutionary

Purchase

April

but

motors—has
couplings produced by Morse Chain

subsidiary.

a
The

"

it was
demand is being met and the remaining
backlog orders are oemg filled as quickly as possible.
"Income and profits reported during 1948 and the first three months
of
1949
reflect not only a high rate of delivery on current orders,

horsepower

fractional

in

Morflex

of

designed

coupling

all-rubber-center

M.dgei"—an

and

Commencing

before

power

added

been

Co.,

tne

"Today,

1879.

"Mighty

1663.

company

domestic

Coleman,

1948

liquidated,
operations

Borg-Warner Corp.—Adds New Product—
The

As
to

the

ASSETS—Cash

production

for quarter ended March 31, 1949, includes foreign
subject to exchange restrictions in
the amount of $16,663,
compared with $20,483 in 1j48, $24,s43 in 1947 and $27,003 in 1946.—
p.

S.

history.

provisions of the shares.

NOTE—Net profit

169,

169, p.

outstanding-

subsidiaries

"During

profits

V.

1949.

over

nounced:

200,000

$0.24

shs.

of

the

amending

March 31—

parent

charges

John

$1.72

200,000

per

B

from

94,583

share...
outstdg—
Earns, per share
Class

consider

Adding Machine Co.—Earnings—

from

shares

of

No.

$355,633

outstdg

will

27

Earnings per share

299,425

$141,840
6hs.

earnings

"After

97,583

A

May

directors,—V.

of

revenue

"Net

Fed. and foreign income

Class

on

per

$632,770

taxes

of

Burroughs

Earnings—

1949

board

3 Months Ended

$626,818

cn

stockholders

certificate
of incorporation and by-laws to increase the number of directors from
five to seven and tne provision with respect to vancancies occurnng

sales-..

profit

Monday, May 16, 1949

advanced

The

(Continued from page 2)

Quar. End. Mar. 31—

CHRONICLE

FINANCIAL

&

Buffalo Forge Co.—To Increase Directorate—

Corporation and

Investment News

Gross

COMMERCIAL

$541,748
64,741
517,915
$1.04

67,416
539,315
$0.05

Volume 169

Number 4803

COMPARATIVE
ASSETS—
Cash

*U.

accounts

and

—-

•

deposits

receivables,

Recoverable

Federal

$240,354
503,229

505,104

taxes

1,400,623

28,001

income—

•

Fed.

after

inc.

1949

charges—-.

tax and

"Net
No.

166,825

$698,054

$776,661

$758,210

121,664

120,162

178,460

253,928

to tanks
other accounts

and

salaries,

Accrued

outstdg...

per

2005.

p.

share

com.

provision

.

$576,697

$577,892

$598,201

$504,282

2,520,000

2,500,000

2,520,000

2,500,000

$0 23

$0.23

$0.24

$0.20

—

shares

"Before

1

$1,300,000

127,327

92,587
15,398

122,634
23,609

21,525

126,323

payable.——

and bonuses

wages

payroll and

withholding taxes
;
Accrued employees' accounts pension fund, etc.
Contribution to salaried employees' profit-sharing investment trust
1
Accrued

-

for

.

depletion

discovered

of

note

.

for

15,153

30,000
1,250,000

1,250,000

,

income

Federal

1949

stock

taxes

202,200
294,100
550,000

value

(par

$10

Sept. 30

cost

and

after

$300,000

appropriated

for excessive

'—V.

2680.

168,

p.

tAfter

interest.

accrued

and

present

V;

of

costs

Int.

and

for

Railway
U. S.
&

oper.

profs,

exc.

Other

Net

£412,332

1,043

900

90o

343,327

289,612

240,256

Net

income

♦Earns,

periods

1,717,730

4,255,992

1,744,094

1,514,085
705,086

8,437,898
5,348,682

$0.08

$0.66

•

allowing

dividend

preferred

for

V;'-

.

■

■'

of

first

available

4%

mortgage

in

exchange

bonds,

due Jan. 1, 1944,
bonds at

series A,

outstanding

for

Continuing
company

expansion
May

on

7

its

of

deliveries

accepted

of

to

Island's

"ROCKET

vice

The

FREIGHT

110

ana

to

Rock

8,000-mile

189,

to

system

SERVICE,"

35

to

for

Deliveries

placed

those

to

in

runs

in service
now

.

Chicago

ofder,

...

will

be

add

the

in

the

to

1946

net

of

its

Act.

*

will

the

taken

1974.:
1949

yards

be

proceeds

Such

added
of

to

Island.

and

111.,

expects

\

in

of

general

funds

expenditures

additional

will

as

Corp.

its

sell

its

be

has

being

now

delivered

Natural
to

up

agreed

to

built

by

the

The

additional

of

on

The

common

Electro¬

May

12

$1,000,000

of

Gas

1949

depleted
has

3%%

System,

construction

to

He

of

the

sale

construction

will

be

used

program.

at $22

in

finance,

per

named

was

and

to

•

Other

its

best

so

company

the

Prov.

:

the

Net

sales

Cost of

——

sales.

Operating

-

——

etc.———

expenses,

—_____—

38,280,829

16,434,753

15,650,117

—

2,130,447

2,023,697

domestic

operations—._—_
income from foreign dividends
—

$3,512,520
17,368

$3,452,884
350,000

for

$3,529,888
$1.71

$3,802,884

Provision

has

for income

Net

income

from

taxes-—

to

net
per

Earned

income
common

World-wide

includes

share

sales for

domestic

period——^———

sales

the
of

_

first quarter of

and foreign sales of $20,779,353.

$1.85

$75,525,804. This
the income account
In the first quarter of 1948 world-wide

$54,746,451

as

1949

were

shown in

sales

aggregated $78,127,561, including domestic sales of $59,407,527 and
foreign sales of $18,720,034.

Gas

by

prior

the

SEC

884

•

ASSETS—

,

Mar.

~

'

..

.

31,'49 Dec. 31,'48

Inc'.,

the

expenditures

construction

SEC

.

Accounts

promissory
of

proceeds

less

Inventories

Prepaid expenses

to

or

restore,

notes

which

issue

to

its

to

will

be

for

The

parent,

of

S.

of

that

Miscellaneous investments
reserve

for deprec.)

2,906,250

373,143
30,628,584
3,000,000

of

Columbia

Engineering Corp.
in 1945.—V. 169, p. 1880.

company

MOS.

3

Inc.

END.

(&

\

LIABILITIES—
•Current

liabilities

Deferred

liabilities

Reserve

T$3.50

$

reserves

—

for inventory price decline——
preferred stock..

Capital surplus
Earned

13,688,891

4,365,823

4,373,127

3,000,000

3,000,000

12,500,000

The

of

;

_t—

3,002,993

43,527,478

41,105,923

at

the

Chattanooga,

MARCH

31,

place

.

"After

bility
of

-

deducting

for

taxes,

no'pai? Valued.'
J'119

J.l'.Kii

United

,

States

-

105,926,218

102,644,884

Government

securities

equal

1948, $3,300,000; 1949, $4,100,000.
U25.0Q0
$1,997,916 no par shares.—V. 169, p. 496.
,

i9'<r<

•'




t

•

to

lia¬

shares

•4

ft)' 04*

•

«JhL

.

»/T

taxes

inc.—

cn

provision

$203,425.

of

-

output

electric

of

commemorated

was

corporation's

boiler

on

.

announced

the

adequate
169,

features

327,500

of

the

loans

in

electric

scheduled

that

out

for

than

more

bonds

the companies

was

reserve

insurance

more than

__

for

avail,

Common

shares

Earnings

per

common

-•

of

$40,000,000 in the common stocks
to

year.

and

trained

public

of

the

Finance

April

The

income

of

the

Insurance

The

for

the principal

and

subsidiary

net

initial

The

purpose

Southern

Co.

In

For

ceeded

letter

a

to

personnel

are

companies

first

time

the

2,781,435
1,841,473

May

2,

1949

the

$401,046,000,

$126,500,000 long term.

provision

for

provided

that

of

unsecured.. notes

company)*—dpe

the

first

the

same

for

assets

all 'liabilities
with

the

distributed

not

subordinated

which

notes

and

One

of

preferred

the

worth

$274,546,000

stock

in cash.

and

in

of

Commonwealth

common.

cash, of common stock of Ohio
remaining, after payment or

expenses,

are

included

in

the

plan,

of the SEC any of such remaining
be contributed to The Southern Co.

Southern

owned

pro

service

new

stock

at

this

the

of

company

will

to

principal

is

that

be organized

as

mutual service company,

a

which

will be owned by the operating companies of The
Applications have been filed with the SEC and a hearing
,

to

Co.

the

134,000

embraces

combined gross revenues

$10,965,313.

1,841,473

;

first

period
three

of

the

were

1949

of

in

all

company

term

liabilities

advantages
interest

on

Commonwealth.

The

income

of

for 1948 amounted to $117,290,134 and

The

Southern

Company

and

subsidiaries

The earnings

per common share on the aver¬
number of shares outstanding during 1948 amounted to $1.01. The
Southern Co., paid 60c in dividends
on
this stock during the year.

—V.

169,

p.

'

1988.

1

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York,

of

ex¬

and

of

the

between
the

to

1948.

months

short

of

age

$0.66

quarter

stockholders

common

integrated system including Alabama Power
Mississippi Power Co. and Gulf Power Co.

an

Co., Georgia Power Co.,
The

report of The Southern Co, is

stock, 12.020,000 shares outstanding

time, is owned by Commonwealth and will be distributed under

Plan

Southern

notes

Inc.—Output^-

The company on May 11 announced that System output of
electricity(electricity generated and purchased) for the week ended May 8, 1949,
amounted to 202,200,000 kwh., compared with 209,100,000 kwh. for the
corresponding week of 1948, a decrease of 3.3%.
Local distribution.of'

electricity
net

the

and $1

proposed that the present service company, The Commonwealth
Corp.
(New York), a mutual company whose stock is
rata by the operatng subsidiaries, will be reorganized as an
independent service company to be owned by its employees, and that

&

net

In addition, there were $25,000,000 subordinated

1957.

the

approval

may

amounted

$100,165,026—on March 31, 1949,
company
had
outstanding
usecured
notes

outstanding—subordinated

in

other

any

THE SOUTHERN CO.—The first annual

exact

of

share

or

and

1,216,261

$1.51

for

consolidated

be

each

assets

Co.

of particular interest as its common

stockholders, A. E. Duncan, Chairman

$100,000,000—to

financing

outstanding.

common

is set for June 7.

$

board, stated in part:

the

for

common

Edison

plant,

1949 was $1,213,384, against $311,151. Net income of the
Manufacturing
Companies was $618,235, compared with $1,262,791 for the 1948 period.

of the

of

assets will be distributed to the common stock¬
distribution will consist of 35/100ths of a share of

Subsequent distributions, in kind

1947

$1,432,510 for

Companies

to

with the Securities and Exchange Commission last
approved by the SEC in November and is now awaiting a

remaining

holders.

in

22

$

$1.80

Companies

with

by

sold

Under the amended plan holders of preferred stock will receive to
exchange for each share 2.80 shares of Consumers Power Co., commoh

'

1948

1,841,473

share—

common

income

$1,710,776, compared

institutions

or

Consumers Power Co.

filed

was

Southern Co.

$

3,317,395

outstanding

was

aggregate of $40,000,000

an

the

programs
underway, resulted in a net increase
in the principal or stated amount of securities and bank

Commonwealth

amendments

$1.59

419,869,769 409,277,372 317,661,258
9,611,799
8,965,117
6,576,123
17,708,476
20,725,064
18,279,167
3,542,395
3,006,435
1,441,261
225,000
225,000
225,000

stock-

sub¬

•

construction

consolidated

Balance

in
•

Court enforcement^order on which hearing was held in the U. S. District
Court at Wilmington, Del., on Dec. 30.

-

manufacturing

1949

acquired--—

:

$21,000,000.

transactions,

years

July and

$1,557,282

.

Co.—Earnings—

premiums—-:——

with

capacity available to
■

sold

during the

capacity,

resulting

is

program

of

during. 1948. In addition,
of

generating

1949.

this

It is

space

manufacturing sales
Net inc. aft. chgs. & Fed. taxes——
Preferred dividends paid

of

report.

kilowatts

kilowatts

pointed

amount

a

Net

Increase

an

STATUS OP PLAN FOR DISSOLUTION—The Commonwealth
plan for
compliance with Section 11 of the Holding Company Act embodies

"

receivables

1948,

work,

in the margins
operating companies.

the

of $74,988,182

29,613

laboratories.

3 Mos. Ended March 31—

the

'

'

facilities,

—

status of

?

of $279,813,276 for

revenues

improvement
of

of

The

$1,586,895

S03.

p.

present

the

the laboratory has enable the
company to con¬
virtually all of its research and development activities in one

where

subsidiaries

involving gross expenditures for addi¬
improvements amounted to $138,000,000, and resulted, in: the

aggregating

1,018,986

Tenn.

chemical

of

energy

public preferred stock amounting to more-than $20,000,000'and this
company,
together with Ohio Edison Co., > sold through subscription
rights to holders of their common stocks, additional common stock

34,361

foreign

hour

subsidiary, is also included.

its subsidiaries

the

On

Total

$1.81

the

1949

establishment of

aggregating
.

$0.66

^

gross

are

principal

$2,571,520

generation,

held

available.—V.

24,973,950

3,002,993

__.

surplus

12,500,000

24,973,950

—

stock

^Common

$

14,555,974

_

and

102,644,884

20,586,31*7

$0.71

shr,

Commonwealth invested

in

$2,605,881

Net

105,926,218

9,683,559
24,909,595

Whiting, President,

444,500

various

Subs.)>

deductions

depreciation

steam

at

centrate

Net
Total

2,290,281
9,085,937

.

Whiting

stantial

Fed., State &

proper, and an
the physical and

28,773,243

31,387,273

,2,346,751

.

36,042,704
* 9,456,387

9,776,269

——_

kilowatt

of

another

-

Laboratory comprises two buildings—the laboratory
adjoining brick building which houses the offices and

Gross

350,340

Prop., plant and equip, (less
Goodwill, trade-marks, etc._

.1,597,817

34,593,154

year's construction
and

Mr.

ACCOUNT

income

deducting

of

located

7,200,000

1,699,029

,1,430,081

1988.

R.

addition

for

'

;

operations

less

U.

ceremonies

12,148,473

7,383,965

299,003

11,376,218

stock, 0.55 share of Central Illinois Light Co.

11,438,447

7,658,058

subsidiaries

183,517

12,123,020

—

_______

compared with 296,241,210 for the. corresponding week to 1943,
of 15,181,674 or 5.12%.

as

tions

Investments:

Foreign

34,444,887

income—

weekly

company,

and

used

'

.

1,309,947

33,163,073

Consolidated

Kreisinger Development Laboratory, dedicated to the memory
Henry Kreisinger, a pioneer who made major contributions to the

6.400,000

securities, at cost
reserve

478,095

11,077,215

income i' 11,933,503

7%, and electric sales exceeding 15-billion kilowatt hours, up 10%,
together with the greatest construction program in the history of the

of

Kreisinger Development Laboratory Dedicated-—

26,191,467

Government

receivable,

,..358,572

plan for dissolution of Commonwealth and the proposed reorgjmization
of the Service Company in the annual report to
stockholders, released
on
May 11. The first annual report of The Southern Co., presently a

The

'

Gross

13,163,965

United States

21,152,247

119,524

capital

p.

Justin

promissory

.___

"After

16,058,918

Cash

18,456,800

22,343, 952

Annual Report Reveals Present Status of Plan

expenditures.

authorization

proceeds

$

$

•

26,674,382.

17,194, 700

increase

an

sub¬

authorization

instalment

System,

construction

instalment

Commercial Credit

COMPARATIVE BALANCE SHEET
?

224,544,074
108,324,708
15,012,955

this corporation adjusted to show
general business conditions ol
territory served for the week ended May 5, 1949, amounted to 331,422.-

form

The Development
Total

17,154 ,042
29,855, 811

Commonwealth

received

3V4%

of

received

Inc.,

INCOME

from

income

science
Net

121,791 209

3,545,848

of

program

$59,407,527

32,668,731

29,154,500

5,558,639

(net)

per

The

stockholders.

Consolidated Earnings—3 Months ended March 31, 1949—
Earnings applicable to minority stockholders

1948

$54,746,451

62,798,351 241,861 359

3,651,130

Commonwealth & Southern Corp.—Weekly Output—

1949

stockholder

Net earnings—after providing for minority interests——_
Earnings per share (978,112 shares net outstanding)

1949

«

1949—12 Mos.—1948

at

'

Colgate-PalmoliverPeet Co.—Income Account—
3 Months Ended March 31—

6.4

7,437,825

—

net

169,'

—V.

1776.

p.

5.0

ACCOUNT

5,904,800

income

several

of

purchased will be sold in the market.—V. 169,

215,811,000

0.9

5,899,146

income

Earns,

in

reserves

purpose

228,240,000
INCOME

utility plant—

Consol.

Gas

in

efforts

solicit

Engineering-Superheater,

Total

the right to stabilize the price of the stock
facilitating the distribution and offering.
The
company
state; that it will at no time acquire a net long position
in shares so .acquired in excess of 10% of the stock offering.
Shares

lor

3,4

additional

of

Deductions

1949,

used

later

finance

to

its

Co.

Vice-President

director

a

"Net income

the

"

,

215,586,000
210,176,000
211,155,000

7,923,014

Gross

share.

part,

217,433,000
217,253,000

com¬

estimated

presently

expenditures.-

CONSOLIDATED

the right to sub¬
stock ($8.50 par), to

held,

to

an

stockholders.

its

past

% Inc.

6,354.900

Other

Young, in charge of operations and a director since 1946,
elected Vice-President of this corporation.

been

1942

have

shares

June 3, 1949, for
share for each nine

sell

1948

—

The

'

Gas

Columbia

Gas-Co.

Combusion

and

issue

to

common

proceeds

The

stock

common

record

of

one

of

company's

its

of

stock

authorization

the

deprec.—

taxes

for

operating

New Vice-President—

Co.—Rights, Etc.—

frEC

week

week

of

30,779,737

Net

George S.

LaGrange, 111.—V. 169, p. 1987.

before

or

extent

received

shares

249.334

Holders

scribe,
the

has

company

the

totals

output

66,547,430
;___

income

beven

Cincinnati Gas & Electric

associated

corresponding

to

Columbia

to

use

dealers

$2,350,000

for

used

capital

Fuel

Columbia

and receiving radio com¬

were

Output—

1949—3 Mos.—1948

revenues

10

funds
$11,700,000

being

of

debentures

necessary

stock

common

parent,
be

working

United

sell

has

locomotives

was

$613,700.—V.

224,660,000

of

general

are

program

"ell

to

1950

Kentucky
and

to

munications.

motive division of General Motors Corp.,

1946,

the

over

kilowatthour

—

Amortiz.

given interested persons until May 23 to request a
the proposal of the company to sell 1,345,300 addi¬

would

City,

Kansas

increase

—

Provision

of

each

others.

the

approximately

net

group of security
the new shares.

shares

issue

its
.

only eight more, in addi¬
required to completely dieselize

Blue

at

quarter of 1949

and

1949

taxes
Fed.

To Purchase Notes of Subsidiaries—

194.9

freight

other

amendment.

will

construction

involve

first

$1,267,200;

—

cost

shares

for

by

up

$&39
all

and

State, local & misc. Fed.

SEC

filed

authorized

be

the

for

taxes

Co.—Weekly

the

Period End. Mar. 31—

«■

' '

share

one

income

stock.

percentage comparisons with 1948:

Maintenance

was

13,452,874

date
of

with

also

efficiency of switching service all locomotives working

principal

taxes

1947,

16

and

its stockholders.

stock

Company

not

by

the

Federal
common

.___

23

has

which

rail¬

and

Kans., have been equipped with transmitting
The

in

statement

offering to

issue

rate

shares

filed

financing

due

will

upon

notes

the

tiic suburbEn service.
To

be

to

the

the

a

for

Central

scheduled
to begin in mid¬
Two such locomotives

are

year

stock

to

Holding

at

additional

is

Boston

SEC

tional

.

on

1946

$1,036,767

$0.76

CONSOLIDATED

year.

First

hearing

announced.

also

this

..

..

.

for use

1947

$2,009,892

are

7

April

£9,594

October, 1948, of 1,223,000 shares of
$19,905,000 realized from the sale in March,

and

manage

;-The

of which 34 are assigned
streamlined passenger sec-

horsepower Diesels

road

early

on

.

.

1,500

new

officials of the

summer,
were

ten

suburban

road's

tion

of

Louis.

the

shares

new

of

which

that

to

St.

registration

a

common

under

with,-the

scriptions

;,

and

filed

authorization

Subs.)—Earnings—

$0.76

0.9%

a

Following
and

Operating
Operation

prospectus,
holders
the
May
24 record

on

the

securities

and

in

City

the

company

'-'The

-

November,
Kansas

£41,203

£33,815

for

$2,013,481

Edison

showed

producing fields amount¬

on

insur¬

notes

$0.33

Ended—

30

-

such

switching and road switching assignments. inaugurated its fleet of "ROCKET FREIGHTS"

weeks

May

£13,830

these

1948

$1,349,800;

7

ago.

April

—__

approximately $11,500,000 which it presently estimates will
be required to complete the
financing of the 1949 program and. to sell

Island

year

four

raise

1945, and completed dieselization of all main lines last
February when this type of locomotive was assigned to the run between

•

6

for

debentures

^

The
to

Diesel locomotives.
They will be taken to the road's main
locomotive shops at Silvis, 111., for testing.
.;
;
•
I
\ These deliveries will bring the total number of Diesels operated over
Rock

a

■

Cr33,550

acquire

1053.

p.

$61,958,000.

the

Y.

freight

the

3%

System,

FREIGHT" service,
this
ten new 4,500 horsepower

"ROCKET

41,749
18,118

1559.

p.

company,
as
were
from the sale in

connection

Expands "Rocket Freight" Service—

r

to

stock

mon

are

temporary

16 Wall St., New York, N.

to

proceeds

the

of

Definitive

May

stock

realized

-v

Chicago Rock Island & Pacific RR.—Definitive Bonds

Bankers Trust Co.;

'

t£23,159

1,345,300-share

shares held,
plus
subscription price

'*

now

3,845

Cr28,14i

169,

Commission

subscribe

of

ends

at

1945.—V.

a

common

respective
requirements.—V. 169,

outstanding

;,v y.y

;

.

shares

in

the

Net

of

22,697

May

Week

———

application

with

$0.54

.

58,418

31,001

loan from

company

An

6,439,185
4,388,380

$0.08

number

on

after

1776.

p.

1,398,779
698.459

65,910

47,312

7,719

proposing

2,892,209
5,254,373

share

com.

"Calculated

«

3,992,934

:

depos¬
$144,445,000 were

$861,957

Commonwealth

ended

adjustment—

According

508,892

753,467

taxes

—

per

*

-

cttvl*

its

Electricity output of
Commonwealth
Edison
Co.
and
companies,
excluding sales to other electric utilities, for

Columbia Gas System,
Inc.—Registers With SEC—

1949—3 Mos—1948

■

whereas
with

£310,618

exps.,

1947,

inc.

railway taxes—_
oper. income

ry.

•:

lines

banks, corporations,

who

169,

1949

provision for estimated
tOn 2,636,878 shares of

charges.

1945

1946

£425,405

Ltd.

£37,996

$23,343,384 $71,105,040 $75,872,718

$20,988,103

revs.—

and Canadian

1947

with

investors

share

per

$444,400; 1948,
169, p. 1988.

455,328

gen.

temp,

on

The

1949—Month—1948-

-

"After

barrels

302,758

ACCOUNT

"Including intangible drilling expenditure
ing to
£89,803 in
1949,
£54,514
in '

v

•

market

paper

other

purposes.—V.

profit

April

and Dec.

Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co.—Earnings—
Period End. Mar. 31—

and

1949,

£549,491

deprec;, etc

Inventory

depreciation and
31, 1948,
plants and equipment.

new

and

investment

tEarnings

287,676

^

:

business,

established

Commercial Solvents Corp. (&
"Net

89,530

Prov.

for

1949,

commercial

open

companies

&

etc.

$15,732,563

reserves

at March 31,

28,

INCOME

etc

Profit

"At

had

company

Quarters End. Mar. 31—

902

production

Co.,

$15,280,321

———

amortization

March

the

'

...

1948

'

Total

the

the

deductible.

168,

28, 1949.

—

field expenses

5,393,150
4,644,092

—

1949,

of

expense

not

are

9

banks aggregating $336,260,000, of which only
of $191,815,000 -being available.
Of the company's
outstanding,
as
above,
$130,101,000
were
placed

ance

its

ended

:—_____

fees,

"Drilling,

17,000

5,393,150
4,603,248
', ' 287,676

—_

surplus

weeks

Directors'

202,200
201,200
550,000

•

2,

temporary

Anglo-Saxon Petroleum

share)—

a

—

four

weeks ended Feb.

Total income

on

!—...

surplus

Paid-in

State

and

(est.)

Capital
Earned

the four

Admin,

maturing Feb. 20, 1961
Series D-4% maturing Dec. 31, 1966__
Reserve appropriated for inventory price decline

operating

an

NOTE—Provision for Federal

902,427

27,037

Series C—57c

for

in

production for the five weeks
1949 amounted to 368,318 barrels, compared with 301,916

3 Mos. End.

24,852

680,436

maturing $50,000 semi-annually

that

announces

COMPARATIVE

;—_

income

on

company

ended May 2,
barrels for the

Debenture notes:

Reserves

increment.—V.

~

„

claims and expense—

and State taxes

Workmen's compensation

3Va%

"

interest

Federal

The

647,073

163,730

—

$1,200,000

367,081

____.

May

itory

as

preferred stock

on

On

Colon Development Co.—Production—

payable

deductible

1946

$15,280,321 $15,732,563

—

Accrued

1947

$698,361

surtax

profit

of

Earnings

LIABILITIES—
Trade

Is

dends

1948

.

Notes

(2101)

use, the balance
short
term
notes

7,145,814
132,732

—

Total

CHRONICLE

in

38,284

166,825

tProperty,: plants and equipment—7,162,815
Deferred charges
113,077
Patents, trade marks and goodwill
1

on

FINANCIAL

5,886,894

advances

and

Prolit

1,541,881

5,665,596

-

-

&

Quarter End. Mar. 31—

$315,028

__

COMMERCIAL

Climax Molybdenum Co.—Earnings—

•.

31,'49 Dec. 31,'48

funds)—

(net)—

receivable

Inventories

Sundry

SHEET
Mar.

deposits

working
obligations-.—

Govt,

Trade

BALANCE

'

(demand

S.

THE

kwh.
V.

-

for

169, p.

amounted

to

196,100,000

the

corresponding week of
1988. %
'
^

kwh.,
last

compared

year,

with 195,200,000
increase of 0.5%.-—

an
,

,,

'-

4

Consolidated Retail Stores, Inc.—April Sales—
Period End. Apr. 30—

Sales

—V.

1949-rMonth—1948

$3,357,169

169, p. 1560.

1949—4 Mos.—1048

$2,969,425 $11,087,356 $10,808v805

12 Mos. End. Mar. 31—

$26,937,194 $28,641,099 $17,274,549 $12,185,231
6,184.645
5,972,623
5,227,488
5,764,936

Depreciation and deplet.

Net

income

profit

Com.

taxes

7,731,194

.Carle

3,157,781
$4.29

3,158,601
$3.94

com. share

per

3,157,431
$2.22

-

•

1948

calendar

In

the

in

the

General

Mr.

report,

Indicated

Conway

that

Other

1949

would

net

ft

dollar

present

normal

Milwaukee.

level,

policy,"

it

Mr.

will

Until

be

these

expenditures
continue

to

necessary

return

to

conservative

a

'

.

172,867

152,775

250.

.

,

c# rf* r-

.

,

$209,467

additions

The

structure,

.Aeronautical

which

Corp.,

5,326

V

-

1

$51,624

$47,813

5,373

■

the

will

first

of

quarter

1948

cancelled" dUe

was

Corp.

Continental

Can

lines,

bus

routes

which

(1)

for

Continental Oil Co.

t

i

Diana Stores

;

;

.

—'V. .169,

Gross

operating

'

income..:..

____r

Net

development

costs

3,895,502

operating income

Dividend
Other

__

___%

$14,604,635

and

State income taxes—

No.

of

Net

Little,

of

Capital

outstanding March

31

4,823,458

per

$2.25

Net

10,975,872

___:

government securities, March 31—
Operating data (in barrels of 42 gallons each )tCrude oil production (net)

••.Refinery
Sales

39,653,176

of

refined

products

"f

the
.

8,913,063
10,596,954

.____

7,727,971
9,285,239

Number of wells drilled—

13

*t

holes

oil and

operating charges and
Included

in

for

the

three

months

produced

of

by

1948

totaled

controlled

376.

P.

taxes

the amounts collected

operating income. iThe
during the three months of

accrued)
oil

gasoline excise

gross

(or

crude

142

—'

——

Slate

in

respect thereto

amounts

1949

of

such

totaled

$7,296,030.

companies

-y.119
included

not

are

,

■

equity

This

ended

kwh.,

Sales

at

in

The

class

Cost

of goods

Net

5,

Provision

Net

••

-

the

to

of business
Stock

on

on

outstanding
to

the

and

number

have

not

of

shares

been

purchase offer dated Jan. 27,
to make inadvisable further
dealings
the

Securities

such

V.

Committee
stock

on

Stock

List

stock

bf
on

which

end of the fiscal

At the

an

filing

application

this

the

.

'

/c

102,573 in¬

y

....

.

with

compares

dividend of

a

40

cents

share

per

prof,

;

;

and

15' to

a

disbursed

was

Dec.

on

.

.

4,155,829

/■

■

—;

Proceeds

Cutler-Hammer, Inc

1949

{Gross profit from oper.

Selling

&

Shipping

$2,356,521

$2,292,506

'••.

644,421

;

196,753

248,821

24,669

2,135

taxes

ized

21,889

74,567

000

Of

1948

435,000

69,076

■

will

profit

for

period

$603,382

$671,770

com.

per

share

$0.91

$1.02

659,998
Of $24,519
—V,

in

168,

p.

shares of capital stock.

$573,599

/

1225.

p.

762,887

{Includes miscellaneous income

1949, $2,135 in 1948, $2,821 in 1947

and

2117.

have
of

been

the

called

sinking

for

fund,

$17,926 in 1946.

redemption
$419,500

of

June

on

first

1,

next,

mortgage

S?nthJ
l'wn9E7;
par and interest- Payment
sfriSf Phi?
I P
Trust Co" trustee, Broad
Philadelphia, Pa.—V.
w

169, p.

Quar. End. Mar. 31—
Profit after charges—"
Prov.

for

Net
No.

income

taxes.

profit

of common

4%

will .sell

for

and

-

(&

the

the

facilities

The

Co.

being

the

4,000
of

being

are

which

oi

new

p.

contract

it

to

Build

the

the

Commission

finance

the

and

is

will

be

the

of

corporation

considered,

Is

ordered

—V.

169, p.

for

Tennessee

of

as

well

as

construction

the

to

that

Gas

gas

to

12

Subs.)—Earnings—

the

$1,145,197

$971,573

171,673

238,051

458 079

460,523

1947

1946

consolidated

Provision

$388,399

776,650

776,650

776,650

388,325

$0.36

$0.50

$0.88

Thayer

for

.

part of

debt
sold

be

condition

.

~

-

■-

the

be

to

$687,118

Depreciation

at

Co.

(&

allow.

N.

Y.,
in

issued

in

the

by

TGT
.

and

Net

a

471,576

603,962
$32,657

$1,220,086

Balance

contract,

association

with

per

Mr.

Decca

The

with Decca and
for

20
-

York

years.—
*■

.

bonds,

4,551

35,993

21,287

•$103,730

$68,650

$1,241,373

29,463

20,119

117,617

.•.',,

.

J i.__„33,400 'rU

lest.)

•$183,906
stock

32,999

52,138

60,056

foreign

outstanding

244,190

•SSe^l
,

$629,950

244,190

244,190

Nil

$2.53

"

Nil

*

i

460,800

"

reserves

$200,623;

and

SHEET

MARCH

31*

1949

deposit, $535,456; .trade, acounts re-l
$125,763), $1,514,742; other accounts re¬

of

on

inventories

advances
other

BALANCE

hand

on

to

at
lower of average cost' or market,
contractors, $325,425; prepaid insur¬
$137,473;
miscellaneous
investments, ac¬

logging

expenses,

payable
to
banks
(current), $1,350,000; ac¬
payable—trade, $437,661; accounts payable—logging contractors,
payrolls ahd payroll taxes. $393,514; accrued taxes, interest

timber

to'

The

purchase contracts,

payable in installments (including $138,880
year), $389,013; other long-term contracts, $54,000;"
pension tn-st premiums, $26,801; capital- stock outstanding(244,190-27/50 shares), $1,220,953; additional paid-in capital, $1,351,729; earned surplus, $5,404,710; total, $15,464,527.—V. 169,
p. 1006.
within

one

for

F. A. R. Liquidating Corp.—To Vote to Dissolve
The

stockholders

vision
1948

the

.

&

Radio

company.

of

—;

.

this

Corp.,

on

corporation, formerly Farnsworth
Tele¬
May 25 will vote on a proposal to dissolve

See also Farnsworth in V.

169, p.

1990.

-

$23,845,542 $18,577,520

5,809,540
;

»

3,876,759

5,640,005

depletion—:

i

prior pref. stk.

applic.

to

6%

preferred

share

of

6%

preferred-.—

New York

exp.

order.,

5,291,027

1,842,975

1,853,674

Fairchild Engine & Airplane
Corp.—Meeting Adjourned
L.

$10,553,022

$7,556,060

B.

1,108,727

1,108,729

.

$9,444,295
$25.24

$17.23;

Bankers Trust Co., New York, N. V., has been appointed New
paying agent for $12,000,000 first mortgage and collateral trust
334# series due 1974.—V. 169, p.* 1450.

of

course

its

obligations

on

regular

May

11, said:

business

principally

for

in

$6,447,331

Paying Agent—

Richardson, President,

the

important1

that
Guy
Lombardo, with his.

'

4.909,783
538,375

'••■'

(after

reserves

;

taxes—

income

announced

1947

$6,668,250

and
other
expenses,
$183,890; Federal, State and foreign taxes on,
income, $613,027; notes payable to Prudential Insurance - Co.—term
loan, payable in installments beginning March
1,
1950,
$3,500,000;

due

Associates—Earnings—

Dividend requirements on 4##

1948

LIABILITIES—NQtes

"In

$511,050

.' '

3,986,959

share

ASSETS—Cash

counts

-

1949

-

.

$33,226;

remains

bidding.

-

and advances, $131,250;
timberlands (after depletion), $2,610,611; property, plant and equipment (after reserves for depreciation of;
$1,823,425), $4,508,706; patents and licenses (after amortization), $81,-*
947; other deferred charges, $148,001; total, $15,464,527.

December,

present

issued

currency

;

.

$4,623,578

•_:.___

and

CONSOLIDATED

ap¬

of

and

States
,

its defense program.
Obviously, it
ernment or the stockholders or the

this

the

cbrporation has

United

is not in the

employees for

management to be
"In

order

annoyance

to

tion

oh

the
we

assumed

Government

interest of the gov-;
the attention of the

indefinitely to the solicitation of

proxies.^

the. stockholders

of
any
further unnecessary
growing out of repeated adjournments of the annual
meet-r

i'ng, and in order
proxies,

diverted

relieve

States

to

business

enable

the

of

company

the

management

to

instead of

asked Sherman M. Fairchild—before

concentrate
on

•

•

with current

3,223,517

—

•

and

United

plan
Ven¬

meeting

$3,586,811

______

state

common

•Deficit.

of

1949

and

________

income

per

of

Subs.)—Earnings—

-

Federal,

profit

one

counts

Esti¬

part

are

competitive
TGT

Interest and debt discount—

Earned

9,

wau! °ne 0f the first artlsts t0 slsn
will mean




of

and

President

about $40,000

at

com¬

manu¬

1989.

>

considered

treasury.—V. 168, p. 2323.

expense

on

the

p.

•$108,282

income

ol

of

169,

the company

leave

balancing out
Altogether,' $189,000

the

Products

$5,270,293;

* '

project

securities
on

income___.

income

outstand¬

development, '*

Lindsley,

liabilities

current

put into

for

ance

behalf

on

for

•

5,400,000."

ceivable,

•

$1.60

May

Total

ceivable

Transmission

installation

TGT

by

Months Ended—

Total

1948

$626,450

Nil

stock

director of Eureka, told stockholders at their

a

Miscellaneous deductions

'■*.

East Tennessee

vicinity of Buffalo,

any

should

imposed this

1224.

$1.11

:

-

pump.—V.

being

income

Net

sold

used

leak-proof

a

effect of the plan will

and

be

Interest

1560.

ig49

1778.

V

Pipeline

approximately $14,000,000.

In authorizing

undertaking

Commission also

387,341 ' v •423,673
-

common

•

net

!'

the

Tennessee

system

yet.

of

Corp.—Plans Reorganizatoin—

tentatively

9.

Shrs.

for
approximately
loop lines along its existing system between central

TGT

as

.•••;- •

share.

per

offered

distribution

Ltd., and

Other

pro¬

project

of

<

.

1946

.

—

proceeds

and

taxes

'-'-.r

y'y"

'•

required quantity

authorized

•

.

•

($10)

chares

Eureka

Prov.

involving a proposed increase of the company's total
capacity to 1,000,000,000 cubic feet a day. Part of the project
authorized in December, 1948, and another
part, involving an ex¬

'

lby,

Co.—To

Oak Ridge plant.
construction by TGT include

northern

.

Emlenton, Pa. —Stock Offered
F. H.
on
May 2 offered 10 shares of common

Operating profit

system

income

$451,771

«Vice-President, on
Lombardo ^aP,P' signed a new Decca
had
V.

'y'tVvt

facilities

larger

Lombardo Signs Contract—

his

Gas

Gas- Co.

deliver

authorized

and

unauthorized

$280,098

shares—
Earned per share

:y

and

treasury

1881.

:

Eastern Gas & Fuel

Decca Records, Inc.

company's

p.

additional horsepower at compressor stations.

tension

will be made
and Walnut

•

Streets,

169,

Natural

Natural

.

1947
•

633,862
Vv; $1.73

$1.99

,

Selling, admin, and engineering

Sold

of

resell

of

$0.2g

.

%

3 Months Ended March 31—

given the

were

proximately 4,200

$0,17

was

There

30

mated cost

$112,703

$0.87

.

DeBardeleben Coal Corp.—Partial
Redemptionaccount

March

-

155 miles of 30-inch

9,567

$0.27

Corp.,

Evans

pipeline facilities for the purpose of supplying 60,000,-'
natural gas per day to the atomic energy plant at
Tenn.
Under the proposed arrangement, Tennessee Gas

Facilities

48,000

136,000
$225,995

1948

has 354,436 shares

company

Gross sales, less returns
Cost of products sold

Co., West Point, Va.—Stock

-

465,000

taxes

\

>

■

-

$361,995

'

share

Reorganization
is

$236,038
14,223

new

feet

Ridge,

which

9,87i
•

,

$25,300,000 $30,500,000 $26,500,000 $23,200,000
6,528,185
6,155,253
4,375,700
1,187^34

j—

169,

facture

1948

$353,585
24,835

—

to; reimburse

•

Transmission

117,904

352,000

.

120,000

•

charges

com.

the

assets

•

solely on the basis of strong representations made by the
Energy Commission, the Federal Power Commission has author-t

Louisiana
Net

Used

Tennessee

cubic

-

■

-

$336,979

—

1949

•

1-

after

the

pany,

The

>

expansion.—V.

East Tennessee

Oak

un¬

taxes..'

Estimated Wisconsin in¬

bo

for

Co. to build

9,396

65,879

•.

^

,

at

——

Crawford

May

Acting
Atomic

227,989

& amort.

income

fEarns;

Electric

Facilities—

'557,376

240,825

..;

^

share.

orders

Emlen

t;

.

$1,029,443

688,129

280,666

(net)

security and
employment taxes

come

"

223,031

Social

Federal

1946

347,429

exps.

expenses

Prov. for depr.

1947

784,907

admin,

Interest paid

1948

$2 ,418,419

expenses

General

East

-

.

$216,979

common

The

Earnings

-Earnings—

3 Mos. End. Mar. 31—

will

funds

352,124

5,458

•

Co.—Earnings—

per

would

Corp.—Earnings—
March 31—
' .-I
H ' • "

sales

vide

3,666,843

331,521
(ncti

1_^_

stock at par

last

15,

Philadelphia and
Scott, Horner & Mason, Inc., Lynchburg, Va.

*

t

$4,018,967

-

taxes

Earns,

tures,

holders of reCord' July' 1.
per share previously paid each quarter.

cents

25

Larger Common Dividend

taken up by Woodcock McLear & Co.,

also

Mar. 27,'48

$4,487,350

expenses

/

>

Mar. 26,'49

,

31

sales

year,

right to subscribe for 13,125 shares of common stock
(par $10) at $15 per share, in ratio of one-for-eight.
Rights expired May 3 and stockholdersv subscribed for
about 70% of the issue.
The unsubscribed shares were

strike

See

;

sold and expenses

of

Net

again

directors declared
stock, payable July

common

East Coast

with

to

Exchange.

'

*

.

1333.

p.

Net

said that

have

—The stockholders of record

remain

subsidiaries

of

input

:

•

per

Elliott

On Dec. 31, 1948, unpaid

Net profit after taxes—
—V. 169, p. 1332.
•

company pursuant
become so reduced as

the

System

kwh.; an increase of
corresponding week of last year.

earnings

March

.

Dumont Electric

the

authorized

also

Exchange Commission
listing and registration

169, p. 1989.

by

3949, has
therein.

has

and

from

such

purchased

its

The

of

hold

receivable totaled $15,237,771,

loans

"A"

List,

the

for
to

81,905,000

the

over

for Federal income

Earnings
V. 169,

1§48

made

1949

.

Three Months Ended

common
stock, $1 par value, was suspended from
Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange at the close
May 14, 1949, because, in the opinion of the Committee

acting

company

Corp.—Weekly Input—
1949,

earnings

shares-of

Net

City

the

:

Jersey

City.

|

ing.—V.

the annual report said.

in

the

on

Jersey

..»»

State','of,

'

Place,

Exchange

enables

Jersey

-

dealings

of

1

a 14-page illustrated booklet commemorating
169, p. 1989.

May

1989.

4

non-recurring nature

'":•••'■•;•,

addition,

Mos.—1948V"

the

in

company

No.

action

amounted

(Iqss returns) I

•Loss.

balances

loan

3,

^

Agent, Etc.—

this

of

Bank

This

23.1%,

or

Other income and

'■'$464,372

,•

2Va % stock dividend
year.—V. 169, p. 1881.
*■
'.-.v.

169

Cooper Distributing Co.—"A" Stock Suspended From
Dealings—
; *.
•
" -■

National

respect.

has issued

week

p.

Backlog

$617,654

a

ended March 31,

year

President,

Greene,

May

the

In

and

not ^consolidated.—V.

office

of, stockholders

Quar. End. Mar. 31—

1949

1

,

Dow Chemical Co.—Declares
On

1943—4

•

.•

'

$6,116,807 $24,721,864 $23,154,130
.; ' '

Earnings from operation—.:

paid

$7,555,926

{Includes

not

are

taxes

in

,

.

-1946

since the early part of March,
shown increases and that the
management felt justified in anticipating that operations for the en7
suing year will compare favorably with the year just ended.—V. 168,
p. 2322.
/./•'
•■;' j,

on

Total

,

year..' "■

Arthur

outstanding

32

'■Federal and

First

this

corporation

169,

aggregate amount of $26,143,410, or an average

an

history of the company.

.

74

Dry

.

the highest
the un¬
paid balances of such loans amounted to $15,018,544, an increase of
$1,992,776, or 15# over the tctal of $13,025,768 at the beginning of

i*

"

10,013,883

the

in

loans for

balances of installment

28,665,121
\

9,323,927

runs

1

,

V

of $254 for each loan,

9,356,346

expenditures

^

(& Subs.)—Earnings-

deducting extraordinary expenses of

company

in the

$0.04

Elgin National Watch Co.—Earnings—

$1,219,133

profit, after provision for income taxes—-

The

713,457
•

division,

for the previous year.

$0.75

and

—V.

'

$2.92

$1.00

.

the

this

15,403,000

y

1947

' 1948

$1,474,535

Fiscal Years Ended March 31—
.

4,747,155

L_,

share_______________„__.

share

per

paid

of

>

of

Domestic Credit Corp.

$10,834,635 $13,849,543

shares

' 1949

$1,760,683

chgs.

all

news

stallment

earnings

Dividends

5,200,000

—

*"

corporation

T.

struction

$19,049,543

3,770,000

_____

Fed.

Income

Cash

after

•Before

Total

Prov, for est.
Net

def 8,424

$2.01

;

established

Electric Power & Light

announces the election to its board of directors of
Philadelphia, Regional Vice-President of the con¬
and Robert F. Marshall, Business Manager
"Architectural Record."

The
J.

110,083

*

66,842

891,821

$3.08

$9,527,198

Anniversary.—V.

3,602,529

106,268

_______

(net)

The

J.,
in

50th

For

-

(F. W.) Dodge Corp., N. Y.—Elects Two Directors— v;

*

$14,431,525 $18,947,884

income

income

its

$1,212,845
per com. share..
r.' $6,£8
$5.07 '
$3.81
•
$3.79
•After all charges and taxes, Including Federal taxes. ' tOn 202,666
common shares.—V. 169, p.; 601.

$80,162,197 $79,044,707

i

' .,891,821

,

$31,526

Inc.—April Sales Lower—

registered

meetings

'

1948

$1,793,095

1949—Month—1948
:

recently

was

The company

of the
and motor

•{Earns.

NCost, 'taxes, operating and leases and retirem'ts 58,260,796 53,619,049
administrative exps. 3,584,294 2,875,245
Deplet., deprec., surrend'd
Intangible

End. Mar. 31—

inc.

•Net

'

The Bank was op Feb. 15. 1949 appointed co-transfer agent for the
'
preferred stock and the common stock.
:
Vc v

;,

■.

(& Subs.)—Earnings— •:

"

1946

$2,746,862

3 Months Ended—

Dixie Cup Co.

•

•

1949

:•;

.

N.

company

,
1949—Month—1948 >; 1949—9 Mos.~-19481
$1,573,607
$1,200,408 $13,644,042 $11,593,631

1560. ..'>>•/

p.

1947

the Denver

7.

.

prin6ipal

City,

Corp.—April Sales Increased 31.1%—

Period End. Apr. 30—
Sales

12 Mes.

(& Subs.)—Earnings-

Subs.)—Earnings—
1948

1666.

p.

Jersey*

future

the retirement oL the
than Dec. 31, 1952.—

and

168, p. 2682.

*

just started construction of a new plant
in West Mifflin Boro, Pittsburgh.—V. 169,

Quarter Ended March 31—

taxes-

—

-—

The

retirement

to be replaced by trollev coach lines
31, 1951, pursuant to Ordinance 96 of

signed June 22; 1948, and (2)
related equipment not later

house

power

has

Co.,

taxes_^_

Income

169,

New

Net income for the first

are

by Dec.

Council,

•City

1449.

p.

•'

to

in addition to the depreciation,

is to provide

This deduction

made.

be

rail

working

r

$291,811

$116,908

.

provision for Federal and State income tkxes required.
income tax returns, *it is contemplated that "an obsoles¬

no

1949

used

211,000

92,500"

•

■

$42,435

.

deduction, not yet computed and

cence

•'"/'

•

•

,

Wig.ton-Abbott
for

(&

profit

Sales

13,825

—V.

the

SEC

Under¬
be

$30,978,096 $30,488,809 $23,711,500 $13,797,369
4,674,545
4,676,436
2,939,454/
Not ,
1,964,521
1,929,574
1,146,359) ' Stated ,

Period End. Apr. 30—

$516,637

6,027

on

'

Spring of 1948.

'•

$215,435

4,824

—

for

the

Proceeds will
for
additional

:••

Edison Bros. Stores,

*

1-

Therefore,
-In

was
formerly No. 2 Plant of the Wright
purchased by the Continental Can Co. in the

was

1969.

—$2,710,024
Shares outstanding—1,709.942
Earns, per com. share—
$1.51
—V. 168, p. 2547.

$511,311

\ 5,968

to CD

€0 ^

*

To Build New Plant—
The

for

Net

104,558

116,907

146,688

$51,374

debt——

income

V.

and extensive structural alterations to this
company's
.plant in Paterson, N. J. have been completed by Wigton-Abbott Corp.,
engineers and contractors of Plainfield, N, J», it was announced on
May 10.
V. '
• :

bef." inc.

quarter of 1949 is before any provision for obso'escence for 1949 to
be determined later and which will, probably annul income now shown.

'

•

-

.

179,839

December, 1948, adjustments for depreciation.

dividend

Conway concluded.

due May 1,

Electric Boat Co.—Co-Transfer

more

a

183,987

income

Net

required to keep the company competitive and efficient in our growing
Mr. Conway said.
"The major part of such expenditures
in the current year will be for
equipping new metal container plants
at faterson, N. J. and those now in process of construction at Pitts¬
and

953,533

$46,800

Net

business,"

burgh

incolrie

with

mortgage bonds,

1949

sales

$1,742,271

1,233,138

1948

1949

Income

indicated that capital expenditures in
be on about the same level as last year when
$14,355,000 was spent for the purpose.
high costs we are limiting these expenditures to those

of

$1,739,353

1,382,452

225,875

and State taxes

Fed,

Improve¬

and

$1,765,693

1,479,441

income——

funded

notification

_•

Prov.

1947

$1,909,465

—

income———

on

With SEC—

of

Corp., Omaha, Neb.
debt retirement and

acquisitions,

Prof.
1946

taxes.———

"Total

probably

amount

"With

expansion

for

plant

letter

a

Eaton Manufacturing Co.

(EDTi,

Earnings—

Corp. (& Subs.)-

-j

Int.

Wachob-Bender

capital.

'

respectively.
program

for

1

first quarter of 1949 were off about 4%
from those of
quarter of 1948, the figures being $61,226,298 and $63,812,368

Referring to the company's
ment of facilities, Mr.
Conway

revenue

Net oper.

the

first

writer,

first

4'/o

of

Quar. End. Mar. 31—

Qtr. Ended Mar. 31—
Operating

*,

on

1,

May 3 filed

on

$60,000,000

'

Operating expenses
Depreciation —1

1949.

year.

commenting

sales

31,

of

April

1989.

P-

Denver Tramway

This compared with a net amount
of $13,542,385 after preferred dividends,
applicable to 3,157,781 com¬
mon
shares outstanding March 31, 1948.
Share earnings of $3.94 currently reported compare with $4.51 per
share reported in the annual report for the calendar ytar 1948.
Net
sales
for
the
12
months, according to the current report,
amounted to $317,135,874 against $284,735,785 reported for the corre¬
sponding 12 months ended March 31, 1948 and $319,721,944 for the
March

issue

New York, on or before noon

Cedar Street,

140

169,

company

for

Net

Conway, Chairman of the board, on April 26 further re¬
ported that after deducting preferred dividends of $562,500 for the
1949 period,
$12,458,855 was applicable to 3,158,601 common shares
on

2008.

May 25.—V.

C.

outstanding

Room

at

Monday, May 16, 1949

Eastern Nebraska Telephone Co.—Files
The

1

for the purchase of the entire
certificates,. series I, to be dated

trust

•

for

,

1949, to mature in 15 consecutive equal annual instalments of $210,000,
on April 1, 1950 and ending on April 1, 1964.
Bids must be received at the office of J. G. Enderlin, Treasurer,

$3,983,661
2,859,461
$1.20

$7,557,977

$13,021,355 $14,104,885

__

shares outstanding

Earnings

Bids

—

•

commencing

2,436,634

4,489,084

8,563,591

equipment

$3,150,000

RR.

-

bids

requests

Company

i

1946

1947

1948

Western

&

Equipment Issue—

V

subsidiaries)

1949

Operating profit
Federal

owned

wholly

(Incl.

CHRONICLE

FINANCIAL

&

Lackawanna

Delaware

Continental Can Co., Inc.—Earnings—

,

COMMERCIAL

THE

(2102)

10

its

atten-'

the solicitation of'

fhis adjourned meet-

;Volume 169
ing

THE ' COMMERCIAL

Number 4803

hekl-^how much time he wanted

the stockholders
whatever he wishes to present to them for affirmative action.
*,
Mr. Fairchild stated that he needed eight weeks;
Accordingly, the
.management has agreed to adjourn the meeting until July 6, 1949,
with a specific agreement in writing lrom Mr, Fail-child that he- will
make no effort to block a quorum at the adjourned meeting on July 6
and
that his stock and any stock ..which he may then be authorized
to vote will be represented at
that meeting."—V. 169, p. 1881.
was

to present to

M
■

,

The

;

Period--

SEC

has

that

announced

hearings

./

The

initial

claims

of

asserted

period

to

claims

no

and;

in

Net

would

in

by
to

assets. asserting that

of

Certain

estoppel,

judicata

res

stockholders

Federal

of

and

Federal's, common stockholders
against such claims.—V. 1G8, p. 846.

Gamble-Skogmo,

Inc.

Subs.)—April

(&

,

19.74%—
"Net

value.-

The

dlate

169, p.

——

Quarter End. Mar. 31—r
profit

r)///'

Net

gen;

—

—

and

have

1949

7

1948

,

.

*//■/' /"*
y

Net

the

167,

2542.

p.

~

__i

•

*.

oh

hand

/

:• >

1947

'*

-

480,474

$2,790,842
59,918

with

■

.

>

and

;

1949—4 Wks.-^-1948

year

agp.-

101.578

Federal

$1,906,106

$2,850,760

$2,446,941

195,420

197,216

203,879

Sales

(net)

_

*$2,650,820

419,415

$1,270,845

$1,732,799

$2,668,298

*$2,231,405

485,000

660,000

1.040.000

$785,845

$1,072,799

$1,628,298

*$2,231,406'

shares-

1,917,646

1,898,614

1,898,614

671,856

share.

$0.31

$0.46

•

fornia

Net

■

taxes

Earned

per

com.

"Loss.—V.

V

;

common

169,

Operating

income.

Miscellaneous

1946

1947

-.

..

*V'.

Total

■i

income

Interest

/

"-/.

Prov.

$1,457,577
1,782,100

258,791

103,852

283,193

$649,581

19,462

-

••s,

Costs,

Income

»

'

■

.

$653,179

23,983

inc.

Fed.

for

34,526

..,r/* 6,213

21,884

59,385

107,577

63,000

tax.

567,000

conting.„

for

100,000

652,000

Dr$422,161

6,812"

;

v

.

30,131

:

sales

__—

.

48,561,675

170,000

taxes

Net

e

interest

in

21,500,000'

of

this

'/

General

Electric Co.

eold

v

said.—V.

dends

received

pany's
are

169,

1779.

p.

*

1940

'

:

-

V.

4

*

Ginsberg,

v

Period End. Apr.

:

1947

—V.

for Fed.

$5,286,933

$5,967,855

$4,899,782

4,173,774

3,909,015

$1,113,159

$990,767

154,912

150.994

129,862

—V.

inc.

$1,305,379

$1,243,022

$1,128,360

282,473

254,389

240,908

391.000

404.000

393,000

349,000

taxes

$618,906

$595,633

charges

$1.01

$0.97

$0.92

$7,007,09" $21,251,822 $20,698,970

$8,676,110

-

ICC
&

May .11

Ohio'

"Based

Chicago RR.

G.

M.

City

&

the

into

absorption of

the

1948

1947

1946

$4,001,500

$2,852,400

$2,773,700

814,900

*$1.13

$0.81

all

The

Public

electric

to

of

this

/

upon.—V.

169,

p.

Gulf system.

of Dividend
) On

May

to

6,

holders

Jan.

2

of

and

quarters

directors

record

April

June

this

1,

payment of

a

General Time

>

12 Weeks Ended—

week

the

'

.

*

20.
year,

a

,

>

*)

>

ended

May

Other

-_—_i—

A

in

$3

of

per

each

the

of

168, p.

share

payable

distribution

similar

while

$2.25 was made.—V.

'

,

income—

(net)

—

net

- :

was

four

July

made

on

on

Consolidated

T Hollingsworth & Whitney Co.

"Includes

5.980.0S5

$1,293,652
55,862

net

income—

common

shares-.

$1,349,514

$868,422

364.853

1

1561.




/

548,435

369,762

/,;

earnings

—

:■

to

direct

assume

/.

$801,079

333,243

$2.26

$1.38

1949

1948

1947

$329,375

$836,065

*$269,002

785,000

785,000

785,000

1946

"Earns,

per

$0.79

$0.28

$0.93

Nil

share

com.

"After preferred dividend requirements.
tAfter depreciation, bad
debts, inventory shrinkage, Federal taxes and charges applicable to
minority interest.
*Net loss.—V. 168, p. 2119.
v

Houston Oil Co. of Texas—Earnings—
Period End. Mar. 31—

and

gen.

/including

Pipeline

Co.

Earnings)

1949—3 Mos.—1948

earns/from oper.

Oper.

Income

$4,926,612

1

1949—12 Mos.—1S48

$4,897,175 $18,374,223 $14,987,623

exps.,

taxes

from

2,049,631

—

-

$2,876,981

oper.j

income

Total

:

2,028,509

8,070,361

6,782,062

$2,868,666 $10,303,862

$8,205,560

89,891

68,007

441,966

506,836

$2,966,872

$2,936,673

$10,745,828

$8,712,396

64,837

67,687

267,900

270,900

3,710

971

498,814
376,010

-

income

_______

bonds, notes, etc.

on

Amcrt.

debt

of

.

retired and aband.

Federal inc.

■

discount

and expense
Deprec. and depletion.

6,623

3,884

428,799

1,776,736

1,642,503

218,762

1,223,984

691,523

(est.)

501,090

524,850

1,551,240

1,245,550

profit
i
Common shares outstdg.

$1,522,411

$1,695,603

$5,919,345

$4,858,186

1,100,000

1,098,618

1,100,000

1,098,613

$1.38

$1.54

$5.38

$4.42

taxes

Net

Earnings

per

—V.

p.

•

169,

share
1114.

Hudson Bay Mining &

/

Other

19,676,000

$3.39

$2.17

$2.37 *-

of

9,076,202

after Federal tax, of

Texas

//•• //

'

Gulf

'/'.

.

Sulphur

'

V,

March

Earnings

per

453,294

exp.

)
I

$790,921

■»

•'

•

1949, 463,794 tons of ore were milled from
compared with 465,482 tons In the first quarter
and 450,235 tons in the three months ended
168, p. 2119.

c

;

82, 693,269

$1,381,970

061,969

1,196,222

$631,300

446,209

228,174

189.976

$344,712

$403,126

$73,416

1.612

12,320

Gross

$121,468

130,366

131,614

390,882

394,589

86,871

90,642

260,612

271,925

$134,587

income

"Inqoipe
on

—_

charges

adjust, inc. bonds

'Deficit.

18,191

$346,324

$415,446

$14,963

179,000

137,000

168,000

—/

$273,428

$209,324

$247,446

$2,296,185
2,057,329

$2,425,563
2,129,878

$238,856

$295,685

$100,787

$384,936

$342,298

27,702

28,530

$266,558

$324,215

,

com. share

$0.62

$0.45

$0.55

Nil

on

adjustment bonds.—V.

169, p. 1779.

$8,963

and Fed.

—

168,

Idaho Power Co.—Common Stock Sold—
Blyth

Co., Inc., and Lazard Freres & Co. announce that sub¬
books have been closed and underwriting agreements termi¬
the offering of 200,000 shares of common stock.
See details

&

scription
•:

6.000

p.

2542.

nated

on

169,

V.

p.

1884.

Illinois Bell Telephone
Period End. Mar. 31—

Uncollectible

"

1949

1948

1947

$109,886

per

A.

9,352

$82,651

income-

$112,116

9,234

income

$833,951
721,835

"$3,228

Di 800

shares

$237,207

$299,000

outstanding

133,879

115,121

69,873

share

$0.82

$2.06

$4.28

common

charges,
Brccht,

were

1949—3 Mos—1948

$796,748
723,332

operating revenue
and taxes—

exps.

$186,748

$452,428

earnings

After

1948—Month—1948

Period-End. Mar. 31—Gross

Oper.

*

.

Earnings—

1946

•

$453,228

-

_

Common

1943

$0.71

of

./ /.

'

Hajoca Corp.—Earnings—

•W.

1946

$1,961,710

$1.02

operating costs, including administration, depre¬
$On 2,757,973 shares.

Operating revenues

"Net

1947

$2,800,743

$1.29

Hudson & Manhattan RR.—March

Operating

Slated

quarter

1947.—V.

31,

*

Co.

1947

Not

/

first

Nonoperating

1948

$906,522

the

In

Slated*

,

taxes

income

1948

$3,552,241

$1.50

the company's property
of the -previous
year,

shares

50,000

income

for state

'Net

Smelting Co., Ltd.—Earnings—•

1949

$4,135,285

share

"After deducting all

1947

38,517,000
11,^,45,250

$408,660

333,243

$1.44

has been appointed trustee

785,000

shares outstanding

SPer

1948

11,345,250

s

1949

/:.—-

adrp,

income

Earnings

366,378

1949.

$724,564

profit

Com.

"Exclusive of interest
Gross

•

$573,027

$2.24.

22,

lloudaille-Hershey Corp.' (& Subs.)—Earnings—
Quarters End. Mar. 31—

,

Dr35,094

$937,880

388,490

$1.66

sold

The Colonial Trust Co., New York, N. Y.,
of an issue, of $265,500 income bonds.

Prop.

$903,516

Dr205

income—

61,510 shares

$910,234

*450,000

by public offering on March
deducting preferred dividends.—V. 169, p. 1667.

in

7,011,102

$785,387

Hotel Wayne, Inc., N. Y. City—Trustee Appointed—

;

Int.

income

$6,883,581

Apr. 3,'49 Mar. 28,'4ft

profit after charges and Federal inc. taxes
Common shares outstanding at end of period—
tEarnings per common share

taxes

share

sales——w_{

Gross

1902.

$8,304,754

(& Subs.)—Earnings—

Quarters Ended—

mortgage

■■/

non-recurring capital gain,

Profit before inc. taxes

$938,085

-—

Earned per share

-V. 169, p.

1948

$18,657,633 $18,451,083

ciation and depletion and estimated income taxes.

Not

Cpst of

■

of

Roebuck &

1949

•

Net

preceding-

6,434,072
—

a

Sales

1

Mar. 26, '49 Mar. 20, '48 Mar. 22, '47

Prov. for Fed. & Canadian inc. taxes

Number

''•./••'

*,

Hamilton Watch Co.—Earnings-

-3

stocks,

common

Quarters Ended Mar. 31—
Consolidated

Leonard

succeed

to

the Sears,

——

*26,973,000

Income

Quarter End. Mar. 3l—

Account

$7,372,157

income

President

169, p. 803.

Int.

-NOTE—In both periods the chaiges made against income for deple¬
tion, depreciation, and amortization were based on the original cost of
plant facilities in use.—V. 169, p. 1452.

6,
or

.

dividend

preferred

-1

operating

first

1949

outstanding

.

•Loss.—V.
Net

elected

$35,473,000 $50,317,000 $25,076,000

"/■/..

./•-••

Sell;,, adv. -&

the

Operating costs & expenses
.

com-.

Orleans, La.—V. 166, p. 2210.

3 Mos. End. Mar. 31—

Stock.

Corp.—Earnings—

'

sales

been

forpierly General Manager of

was

New

—V.

1991.

of

Corp.—Weekly Output—

declared
on

per

Prov.

Net

T.v

Ma., and Kansas City.
the ICC, calls for Gulf

$1,965,000 from the sale

Arrearages—
the

accumulations

of

1451.

kwh., a decrease of 2,121,511 kwh.,
week of last year.—V. 169, p, 1990.
.

account

p.

Steel Casting Carp.—Declares $3 on

General

St.

(& Subs.)—Earnings—

Fed.

after

shares

"Does, not-include

$0.32
■

for

profit

Comm&n

319,500

$0.41

period.—V. 169,

corporation

110,330,794

1.9//, from the corresponding
*

City,

already owns all outstanding capital stock of the
and has long operated its properties under a
The Kansas
City company's trackage runs about>

lease.

Earnings
409.900

•

shares outstanding.

Utilities

output

amounted

Kansas

O.

(approximate)

,

/■

'■

share

compared with $500,000 for the 1948

/ General

the

company

Gulf Oil Corp.

NOTE—Costs and expenses increased in the 1949 period to $3,068,100
from $2,682,200 in 1948 and Federal income taxes totaled $702,000

1949

has

"Estimated net earnings

Net

1949

taxes

1,016,705

on

in

Sales

Other

RIt.—Merger Authorized—

authorized

Profit before Fed. inc. taxes (approx.)

1,143,900

after

com.

1949—3 Mcs.—1948

rights over the Kansas City line in order to reduce the running time
Burlington's trains between Kansas City and St. Louis. This request:
for
delay was denied.
The Burlington's application
remains to be

$0.83

$4,912,600

_

and

per

the

with

(The) Hecht Co.—Quarterly Sales 1.1% Higher—

Gross

$538,451

share

—

profit

*

together

of

General Portland Cement Co.—Earnings—

Earn,

mentioned

1949—4 Mos.—1948

-

for

Quar. End. Mar. 31—
Net

Meltzer

(Including Houston

Quarter Ended March 31—

sales

//'"■• '"/ /'•

4Vz%
bonds
/ *
i
Some of the Kansas City company's bondholders had asked the ICC
to delay action on.the proposed absorption until the Commission has!
acted on a pending application of the C. B. & Q. to acquire trackage,

168, p. 2430.

Net

M.

Quarters Ended April 30—

$5,991,625 $24,988,253 $20,493,149

.

137,593..

$639,431

com.

per

investments

who has resigned as President and General Manager afte*
with the company.
This change becomes effective June 4.

.

The plan,
approved by
obligation of $2,083,800 of outstanding
of the Kansas City company.

/'<

profit

Earns,

the

on

1561.

p.

miles between Mexico,

1.56

acted
Net

30,

as a

+Net

.1949—4 Mos.—1948 3

1949—Month—1948
-

109,

perpetual

4,813,470

retirements
Prov.

30—

Gulf Mobile &

1943

$1,154,385

—

.

prov.

;"/,//:/■,

.

.

1949—Month—1948
•

Sales

The

320,847

&

adjusted to
special contracts.*

(H. L.) Green Co., Inc.—April Sales Up 23.8%—

Kansas

4,717,779

profit

Amortiz.

and

Stores, Inc.—April Sales Up 41.5%,

169,, p. '1883.

The

$1,351,278

''

t

that

June

803.

store

v

♦

-

Total

fact

ended

year

with respect to a ruling oJ
concerning title to the Cali¬
the
ruling might affect the

the net income derived from other properties which"
operated under a permit from the State of California.—

169, p.

24 years

!

'

-

......

$1,196,366

*

expenses.-

Profit from operations

(net)

Nil

decline

later

•";"//

,,/'/vY '•

...v.

$8,470,246

—V.

Inc.—Earnings—

1948

*

$5,914,145

revenues..

income

price

is

Quarter End. Mar. 31--

Miscell.

382,488

$1.04

1949—Month—1948

/;

Sales

Louis

Operating
Operating

States

share of

being

molded

General Outdoor Advertising Co,,
-

1561.

Period End. Apr. 30—

$0.88

discontinuing production of cold molded plas¬
tics in order to give more emphasis to the growth of the company's
thermosetting and thermoplastic molded and laminated lines, the an¬
nouncement

163,.p,

Grayson-Robinson

25,389,149

$0.93

plastics business to the'
Garfield Manufacturing Co. of Garfield, N. J., was announced by the
G-E Chemical Department-on May 7 as a final phase in the
closing
of the department's Meriden,
Conn., plastics plant.
The transaction
includes inventories, formulations, engineering specifications and some
./
equipment from Meriden.
company's

382,488

(

.

inventory

—— $20,484,874 $16,960,892 $62,228,606 $60,685,041

—V.

Sells Cold Molded Plastics Business—
sale

the

of

situation

*$459,103

Grant Co.—April Sales 20.7% Higher—

Sales

' 89,254

shares issued

28,845,927

on

(W. T.)

Period End. Apr. 30—

!

/The

and

for the

company

the

United

the

"

net

—1__26,702,978'

___

share

per

the

of

made

Court of

may be covered by this ruling.
The position
result of this ruling, has not yet been clarified.'!
a possible overstatement of income fop
nine months' period ended March
31, 1948, a reserve of $769,323 ha»
been provided out of income, which amount is
equivalent to the divi¬

,

46,978,403

—————

income

Earnings

possible

/v.;.vv

f-V. 169, p. 1452.

23,500.000

income

nonconsolidated

/

382,488
$2.12

$2.15

for

$398,295.

contingencies.
iAs reported a year ago and
$10,167,786 to include raw materials purchased on

50,202.978

on

and

income

$812,097

.■

725,580

(net)

Income

Minority

$12.00
expenses*

properties which

__—

other

./

Federal

report of

was

$2,939,272

etc.

companies,

?

328,488
"

"Deficit./tAppropriation

46,252,823

1,641,303

—

revenue

outstdg—
share____

Earnings'per

363,053,853 319,705,167

,—

shares

>

$

411,615,528 365,957,990

_

and other sundry

Com.

1948

""

*

'

Total

$12.74

administrative

and

——

.

profit —_—/ " $821,018

Net

'1949

'-■■■'

and other charges—.

from

Interest, divs.,

"*

■

-■/

billed——

expenses,

$12.10

selling

Dr$428,374

3,597

-

$1,608,20G

$1,573,386

—

charges.—t—

tResorve

'-■./

Subs.)—Earnings—

//■',.'//'••'-

//-

■

sales

769,323

$3,118,468

/

6,026,802

•

$1,586,738

33347

charges

Special

Nil

$0.74
.

3 Months Ended March 31—

Net

annual

Maurice

5,935,175

5,821,240

$1,539,539

—

.income

:

1667.

p.

General Electric Co. X&
•

operating,

taxes,

tidelands

tAfter

»./

'

$3,080,503

11/•/.:;

./••'i-

.-

•

income

No. of

from

Consequently, in order to avoid

*

* *

9,823,199
313,643

arising

company due to its ownership of 28>/a% in Long Beach Oil Development
Co
and 34in Southwest Exploration
Co., both of which companie-j

*

>

the

mention

Supreme

Co.

1948

$11,676,381* *$7,691,171

—r

of sales, sell.; gen.1
admin.,; expenses.—
Depreciation —'/.i—

14,753

$1,710,686

38,452

/

'

1949

Cost

$2,653,545

$1,232,393

income

Mr.'Meltzer

31—/,

$2,939,272

'

1949—9 Wks.—1948

/'

Granite City, Steel Co.—Earnings—

i

793,903

$3,887,791

-

$8,113,532 $21,663,921 $18,041,493
.-■>/,/.
/ /. '
■

1*779.'

p.

434,266

$2,145,363

Hearn Department Stores, Inc.—New President—

Sales/!—$9,7-85,291
169,

366,176
$3,159,019

decision.

of such
•

26, 1949, totaled $8,986,520, a
the previous year's total of.
on hand of $3,543,526 against

a

.

728,772

operate

5Q0.555

pn

•'///

respectively*.,

1947

$3,080,503

income—-:

1947,

$3.05

under

$5,504,823,

1948

.

341,559

——

"Including- crude oil,

the

ago

$14,997,563

rapid

0^8,746,571 $30,306,842 $12,245,090
34,150,029. 26,284,593
9,017,873
1,174,480
497,054
647,58.1

Net income per capital share——

$2,548,519

52,915

$1,500,000

Period End. Apr. 30—

*$2,068,045

423,524

a

Net

.

Current Sales Rose 20.6%—

1943

v

$3,214,366

485,602

than

more

1948,

in

came

700.

p.

'

and U. S. Government, securities amounting to
$1,000,000 as compared " with $500,000.
Current assets at the close of;
the year
totaled $14,386,591 and current liabilities $4,952,897, com¬

22,113

■

Feb,

year

$2.39

$1,853,190

(net)—

income

at

$3,008,127

of

"Tidelands"

.

Feb. 28, '48

tBased

whieh

quita
during

of

$3,080,503

income——
tProv.
for
conting.

any

$3.55

-

prices
169,

1949

..

r

Net

•

imme-;

-

.

of

Dividends received

*$116,069,097 $99,818,829
" 1,777,972
1,528.049

■

.

was

place

California—Earnings—

Net/incomc-H——

tin

'share

period
took

interests

for

Feb. 26, '49

The Cpmpahy reported cash

229,276

profit——

*' ";'/. ./"V

.

facilitate

decrease

$1,461,670

income

Federal

available

off

the

which

corresponding period

seope.—V.

Intangible devel. costs, etc.—
Depreciation and depletion

working capital, settle,
linancing of investments in

situations.—V.

after
per

issuing
best

for

11

-

augment

$10,562,700.

77,994

depreciation—

•,

/

to

shares

of

the

to

in

operating income
fCosts, oper. and gen. exps

.

plans

is

Co.—Earnings, Etc.—

NOTE—Inventories

1948

—V.

income

income

additional

time

and

special

it

leveling

severe

were

the

Gross

y

••

present

no

believe

193,719

-

$2,338,792

681 042

inet)_

inc.

oper.

Other

the

to

&

Net

w'

has

and

volume

reductions

than

/ Niije Months Ended March 31—

$202,68G
" " $0 64

•

•

inevitable

the

price

less

Hancock Oil Co. of

-

1
1948

•

$0.82,T

5Highest volume in company's 76-year history.
outstanding shares of capital stock.
«. /

$1,383,676

for

it

directors

obligations

3 Mos. End. Mar.

/»Total
Prov.

stated
The

$87,521

(& Subs.)—Earnings—

exp.

.Balance
oper.

•

sales

profit

tEarnings

'' 7// ■/ ' .'///v

Other

succession

{

"

the

of

while

the

were

t

«

1949

$2,064,718

sales

on

&

*'

Months Ended—

pared

adm.

i

—.

1667.

corporation -to

businesses

12

-

Gross

share___

146,097

taxes

.—

General Cable Corp.

Sell.,

$839,125

.

1940

•

Grand Union

Off

36,558 shares outstanding Dec. 31., 1948.—V. 169, p, 497.

on

;

i

$44,555
$1.22

—

per share

''Based

-

shares.

outstanding

1779.

i
Net earnings after charges and

"Earnings

.*$932,073 .:

•

that

added

considering

earnings

because

'

Three Months Ended March 31—

Tonnage

.

$259,958

issuance-from-time

new

-

Gauley Mountain Coal Co.—Earnings Lower—

'

i.

corporation

the

df

1949—4 Mos.—1943
$13,600,877 $37,799,581 $44,500,451

.$10,915,714

■

common

-

additipnal

,1949—Month—1948

sales

—V.

$70,217

:

ppi 1883 and

169,

Total

/-Period End. April 30—

.

At a

;

a

•

-

,•

par

have

Sales

$66,524

—

-

1048

-

Brecht

the period,

special meeting to be held on June 2 in lieu of the annual meet-.
ing, the stockholders will consider increasing the authorized capital
stock by the addition thereto of 2,000,000 shares
of common stock, $1

laches,

represent

defenses

1949

•

Mr.

Graham-Paige Motors Corp.—To Increase Stock—

(

/

.such

any

(2103)

satisfactory,

—Jan. 1 to Apr. 30—
1949
1948 ")

earnings after taxes

—V.

/,',.

to

its*

principles

the

limitation.

of

formed

similar

of

'•

End. Apr. 30

r

{

192G.

distribution

the

statutes

.

asserted

.•

,

reveneus

9 Days

,

«

p. -1990.

Earnings per

the issues involved in the
Corp. against Federal based, on

limited

Service

Water

//

stock.

Federal

-

Quarters Ended March 31—

inter-company

barred

committee

of

CHRONICLE

Globe-Union, Inc.—Quarterly Earnings Higher—

'

profits and charges made over a
Federal contends that it-> is en¬
summary
order determining that New York Water Ser¬
cause
of
action against Federal and Is not entitled to

a

are

be

beginning

years

has

share

will

York

improper

participate

each

for

hearing

New

of

titled
vice

stock

•'*•

*

Operating

June

Co: common

t

.

-

,

.—V, 1169,

be reconvened on
7 upon the plan filed by the corporation for distribution to its
stockholders of 0.5 of a share of Scranton-Spring Brook Water Service

,.

•;

.

.,*■

.

FINANCIAL

/'Georgia & Florida RR,—Operating Revenues—

\

..

Federal Water & Gas Corp.—Hearing June 7—

•

&

5 V*7c

reserves

for taxes and

President,
less

than

stated

that

all other reserves.

sales

the corresponding

for

the

period of

first

1948.

oper.

Operating expenses

Operating taxes
Net operating

quarter

of

rev._

Operating revenues

Net

—V.

after

169,

-

income.

charges.
p.

1667.

Co.—Earnings-

1949—Month—1948
1949—3 Mos.—1948
$18,276,270 $17,414,142 $53,735,733 $51,089,760
53,079
39,482
152,565
120,624

$18,223,191 $17,374,660 $53,583,168 $50,969,136
14,785,065
14,414^824 43,991,418 42,379,778
2,265,701
1,960,500
6,482,211
5,754,227
$1,172,335
810,557

$999,636
720,052

$3,109,539
2,006,184

$2,835,131
2,020,728

12

about 9.47%

Indiana Associated Telephone Corp.—Earnings—
Period End. Mar. 31—

V.

Operating

$342,804

746

344

$1,099,738
2,199

$961,605
963

$372,361

$342,460

$1,097,539

$960,642

282,536

253,970

820,637

rev._

revenues

expenses

771,528

Rent from lease of oper.

Rent

for

CY600

CV200

lease

of

oper.

property

J,

50

Operating taxes

43,263

44,071

142,506

electric

Net

after

$41,512

$134,246

$83,957

29,571

25,013

charges

169, p.

42,620

94,797'

166a.

Stuart & Co. Inc. headed

underwriting

an

group

that

offered publicly May 11, $8,000,000 first mortgage bonds,
3% series due April 1, 1974, at 101.769% and accrued
interest.

that the

Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. announce
subscription books have been closed.
stated that the

& Co.

Stuart

Inc. and

basis

the

on

3.05%

of

the

on

the

successful

deal.

private

The cost of money to the company
2.930874%
annually as against

bid

The

Securities Corp.
Mullaney, Wells & Co
Otis

W.

R.

offered

the

issue

at

com¬

The

received

company

the

bids,

seven

lowest

which

of

was

substantially higher than had been offered privately.
The

bond

issue

awarded

Competing
bids for the bonds as 3s were: Union Securities Corp., 101.16; W. C.
Langley & Co., 100.9111; Hemphill, Noyes & Co. and Drexel & Co.
(jointly), 100.909; Equitable Securities Corp., 100.611; Lehman Brothers,
Goldman, Sachs & Co and The First Boston Corp. (jointly), 100.52997;
Blyth & Co., Inc., 100.51.
was

May 9 on

bid

a

of

shares

mon

(no par)

at $25.0994 per share in the ratio

share for each 10 shares held.

Rights expire
£ p.m. (EST) May 25. Otis & Co. (as sole underwriter)
has underwritten the offering.
one new

Otis

&

Co.,

Cleveland, won the job of underwriting the stock.
offering price of $25.0994 a share, less an under¬
writing compensation for itself of $97,499.
.The following proposals were
listed in the runner-up bidding for
The

firm

Inc„

made

an

underwriting of the

C. Langley

White,

Weld & Co. (Jointlv)
$24.75 per
$75,000; Lehman Brothers and Goldman, Sachs & Co.

(jointly), $24,875
$94,348.16; Union Securiaes Corp., $24.75 less $131,887.98; Blyth &
Co., Inc., $24.50 less $122,237; Wertheim & Co., $24 less $83,625.
Bonds
at

dated

are

redeemable

time

April

1, 1949; and are due April 1, 1974.
Bonds
option of the company, in whole or in part,

at

to

prior

the

maturity

generai
redemption prices, the initial general redemption price being 104.50;
bonds will also be redeemable upon like notice through operation of the
sinking fund or through the use of certain proceeds of released property
at the special redemption prices,
the initial special redemption price
being 101.875; plus accrued interest in each case,
any

APPLICATION OP

days'

30

notice

net proceeds

ex^usive of accrued

interest,

estimated

are

$8,003,388

after
deducting estimated expenses of $94,132.
The
propose! to apply sari net proceeds, together with the pro¬
ceeds from the sale of 107.226 shares of common
stock, toward payment
of part of the costs of
for

Jan.

1,

In

expenditures

Net

order

1947

to

and
the

.(b)

finance

1948,
issue

this

and

sale

$3,896,788 (after
shares of 5%
from

series,

issue

and

of

stock

issue

and

sale

$100),

(par

$22,916

and

after

Prov. for depr.
Prov.

Estimated

of

<c)

and

bonds,

financial

lor

PROGRAM—On

studies,
the

six

the

$2,519,288

will

obtained

be

stock.

common

the

of

its

latest

engineering

be

expenditures for

1949

CAPITALIZATION, GIVING

will

be

EFFECT TO

PRESENT

Authorized
First

mtge. bonds, 3'/»%

Bruce

series, due 1970

*

series, due 1970—

*

tady,

8,000,000

notes

Cum.

$3,000,000

__

pfd. stock

(par

$100)—

4%

cum.
cum.

pfd.

Common

stock

(no par)

39,000 shs

1,500,000 shs.

mfturinS

*1

$1,000,000

maturing

dated

March

loans

being

Notes

matured

each
April

6, 1946,
evidenced
to

April
1,

1953.

between

by

and

the

l

the

and

Issued

April

C&QC6116d«

SUMMARY
Years End. Dec. 31
Total oper. revenue

Operating

expenses

loan

and

agreement

and

several banks, the
company's 2%
notes.
1949, have been paid and
the

1947

acquisition

-1946

1945

$23,692,946 $21,167,862 $18,582,788 $18,370,612
10,368,110 ' 8,622,991
6,730,449
5,876,570
1,773,935
1,783,628
1,432,981
1,265,171
1,964,456
1,762,408
1,615,273
1,581,334

''

adjustments
Taxes, other than
Federal
Fed.

exc.

prof,

215,928

215,928

Fed.

2,228,948

2,018,118

taxes—

income

2,350,000

2,230,000

215,928
1,802,810

215,926

Oth?rrfni!!mrtin/C^
$4,731,569
income (net)——
471,712

$4,534,789

$4,560,347

$3,618,452

267,974

263,917

24,263

sales

'l100"16
from

$5,263,281

gross inc.

,Net

$4,802,763

$4,824,264

1,326,566

1,440,428

1,463,044

income

mlntw f

brincipallv^

$3,362,335

*

th*

^ term of 50 years.

$3,361,220

was incorporated

169,

—

$0.59

Schenectady,
Herod,

Y., has

N.

those

are

of

elected Treas¬

been

per

of the Executive Department;
administrative assistant, Executive

Company

is

a

and

Assistant

Treasurer

Ind.,

and

1947.—V.

"Net

profit

"After

Moores'"le

169,

nnPfhatln!, !,eV^nUe of the comPany and its subepproximatefy " 90. 22? was e^ded ?ec/ 31' 1948> totaling $23,692,946,
90
^'1 derived from the
2%
electric

departments,

511,913

458,572

42,373

Y

.

42,946

-

disct.

4,092

$60,594

from

$33,894

charges

1948

$1.87

(& Subs.)—Earnings—

John

H.

Hinman,

annual

olf,

3,250,810

2,719,902

$3.75

9,224,503

from

and

;

'

Administrative

other

"

1949

not

reach

expect to

will

1948

income

for

for

and

general

those

of

Federal

stock

income

and

184,931

taxes.

income

York

New

1946

before

but

for

Balance
Per

share

lower

for

deduction

750,000

dividend

requirements

S.

P.

The

the

to

Our

Second quarter earnings will be

sheet

balance

Commission

about

May

result

net

5

plan

a

for

of

stk.

com.

outstdg.

OF

(1,187,730

COAL

plan

Of

shares

of

for

6%

$728,000 in

issuance

the

stock

common

$1,609,700 and

have

no

and 3%

Bonds

but

stock

a

the

new

the
of

new

for

the Commission said.

Total

1949

by

secured

portion

of

281,069

Net

rev.

pi

portion

opers.

$1,123,059

215,078

avail, for fixed chgs.

152,929

income

122,631
adjustment

shares

of

Corp.,

Omaha,

Neb.,

will

be

202,247

609,305

142,546

432,020

693,287

340,942

"595,147

giving effect to

an

increase

of

169,

for plant extensions and
capital.—V. 169, p. 1991.

1949—4 Wks.—1948

Telegraph

Corp.—Officers

C.

Nicholas,
as

former

President

Assistant

to

the

of

Television

Farnsworth

President.

.

&

' " '

rison, Charles D. Hilles, Jr., David R. Hull, Edwin A. Nicholas, Henry
Ellery W.

Stone.

Stone, I. T. & T. Vice-President, is also President of Federal
Telephone & Radio Corp. and International Standard Electric Corp.,
1931

in various executive capacities

System.

with the I. T.

Net

tax,

■

New

'
858,840

531,855

2,253,733

1,852,359

Cr811,253

$2,883,431

_
...

$2,307,052

$2,251,224

"$796,873

'

64,368

64,442

65,357

1,162,425

1,017,034

708,365

637,574

$1,225,576

$1,477,502

"$1,583,109

$0.77

$2.31

$1,656,638
com. share

tlncludes

$0.97

$1,449,362

Canadian

and

14,032,075

1,219,384

dividends...;

"Loss,

24,825,035

1,242,461

dividends

income

in

and

1949

$1,688,983

148,662

Nil

in

Announcement
Manville

Sales

is

made

Corp.

taxes.

of

and

for

1948

Working Agreement—

■

working

a

H.

K.

Metal

arrangement

Craft

,

between

/

/;■•'

Johns-

Manufacturing

Co., New
Y.,
for
the
fabrication
of
Johns-Manville
Flexboard, to
requirements of manufacturers who wish to incorporate this

N.
the

material

-,

2,173,005

etc

profit

Surplus
Earnings per

meet

«:

1946'

1947

500,000

depletion..

inc.

Common

S.

1948

.

31,245,231

into

their products.—V.

Assistant

Keller Motors

1562.

169, p.

'

•

SEC—'
The

Technical

Corp., Huntsville, Ala.—Registers With

■

on May
11 filed a registration statement with the
proposing the public offering of 5,000,000 shares of common
(3c par) at $1 per share.
>.
> *
Greenfield, Lax & Co., Inc., New York, is named as the under¬
writer, the offering to be made by that firm on a "best efforts'"'
basis through
sub-underwriters, selling groups, brokers, dealers and

company

to

at

a

$ 1475

produce,

design

share

per

Director

Telephone & Telegraph Corp.—V. 169, p. 1991.

of

the

International

commission.

the prospectus, "It is the intention of the corporation.and
distribute
automobiles, the size, weight,. and
will enable the corporation to enter them in the

sell,
which

of

possible

price field,
while at
the same
time
letaining the
possible conventional mecnanical features of popular Amer¬
To
be
known
as
the
'Keller,'
the
corporation's first
product,
a
station
wagon, • will
be neither
'midget'
ncr
'bantam,'
but medium-sized, and adaptable to comfortable riding for a family
of five persons.
The corporation contemplates that out of the pro¬
maximum
ican

cars.

ceeds
and

of
sell

or

ireight
costs

this
its

as

is

of

$895

it

will

motor

and

changes.

and

"The

offering,

line

between

range

To

handling

be

enabled

vehicles

$1,245

this

charges,

at

f.o.b.

basic

a

price

taxes,

The

tially

manufacture,
which

optional

customary in the automobile industry."
plans
initially
to
produce two
wagon,

.

.

.

upon

is

which

extra
•

to

equipment

■,

models

of

the

it has to date centered its
It will endeavor to market
a

presently

estimated

price

its 'Superchief*
(deluxe) at the pres¬
(f.o.b.; factory). .
"
o; i
design of the station wagbn, both models of which are essen¬
the same as regards tooling and production, has been subfactory)

of

$1,195,

and

4

assemble,

expected

subject to market conmay be added,
as
required,

and

preparations for commercial production.
its
'Chief'
(standard) station wagon at
(f.o.b.

to

price

factory,

corporation
station

ently estimated price of $1,245

..

is

1949

contingencies.

and

tFederal

Keller

Admiral

Hull

for

Depree.

ditions

directors of the newly-formed corporation is as follows:
Sosthenes Behn, George Everson, Philo T.
Farnsworth, William H. Har¬

Captain

Prov.

lowest

Farnsworth, Vice-

The board of

& T.

"W

(& Subs.)—Earnings—

31,723,813

expenses—__

Accoroing to

Secretary; C. Douglas Webb, Assistant Secretary;
John J.
Assistant Treasurer; Edmond H. Dufau, Assistant Treasurer,
Roy H. Workman, Assistant Comptroller.

and

$44,962,533

$38,022,710 $37,525,400 $29,787,453 $12,955,804

and

agents

Roemer, Vice-President; William Clausen, ViceHartmann, Treasurer; W. F. Hoeppner, Comptroller;
H. Wiggin, Secretary and Assistant Treasurer; Dudley M. Day,

Roemer

1949—16 Wks.—1948

$12,824,800 $11,275,093 $50,428,656

stock

from

Brosnan,

C.

for

■'

/-

1884.

p.

sales

Cost

received

H.

will act

and

betterments

SEC

Newly Acquired Subsidiary—

David R. Hull, Executive Vice-President.
following officers were also elected: Philo T.

Radio Corp.,

Net

approximately

dent and

A.

$65,000

'-2y

940,811

a

Edwin

locally

^

meeting of directors of Capehart-Farnsworth Corp., newlyformed and wholly-owned subsidiary, Ellery W. Stone was elected Presi¬

and

sold

used

working

__________

—V.

$3,594,224

"109,837

-

International Telephone &
At

has

Holdings—
Company to sell 100,000 common shares—See American
Power & Light Co. above.—V. 169, p. 1668.
^

1949—3 Mos.—1948

$3,285,345

25%, effective as of Jan. 1, 1948, in the remuneration
Compania Agricola de Guatemala.—V. 169, p. 1780.

and Directors of

.

Jewel Tea Co., Inc.—Current Sales Increased 13.7%—

York,
bonds

America—Earnings—

1949—Month—1945

Net

"Includes

;

.

Kansas Gas & Electric Co.—Parent to Sell

Inc.

ry.

2,719

1,723,211

■

Period End. Apr. 23—
Retail sales

'

.

206.

$1,196,359

revenues.

from

claims

236,270

1,618,159

produced

169, p. 804.

283,607
1,486,941

certain number of shares for the unsecured part

a

169,

International Rys. of Central
operating

their

319,226

lessees

coal

Proceeds

amount of $11,199,500 will be eliminated,
will receive a stated amount of new

a

578,944

1,337,090

additional

bonds

V "

1948

621,39a

.

482,141

4% first mortgage bonds, series C, due April 1, 1969.

U.

said
the

stock, plus

the claims.—V.

Ry.

outstanding in the amount
stock have been found to

stock together with some of the new notes.
holders of $117,000 of Buffalo- Traction

common

receive

common

prelerred creditors and claimants will receive

The Commission
would

MONTHS

535,723

;
^

Produced

$10,000,000,

reorganized company of
total par value of $3,250,000

for their present holdings.

Certain other
of

the

in
the

of

owners

nearly

the

notes.

167,075 shares of

outstanding

the

$1.19

THREE

_____

Preferred

by

with

value and will be canceled,

common

plan would be that
would show a surplus

reorganized company
against a present deficit of

provides

$1.10

shs.)

PRODUCED,

ENDED MARCH 31

Qtrs. End. Mar. 31—
re¬

the

of

$1,100,000 as
on the bcoks of the trustees."

shown

37,903

$1,415,28-5

"

Total

Y.—Plan Approved—

approved

the

of

37,903

$1,304,114

169, p. 906.

company

"The

$1,453,189

;

stock

common

February

stockholders at

the balance of the year.

over

by.demand.

said:

Commission

775,000

$1,342,017

v-

in

part:
"Our volume is
number of products.
We do

a

the, first quarter.'Sr-V.

the

289,016
327,303

taxes..

period

TONNAGES

Bender

$4,660,330

which operates buses and trolleys in
Buffalo and Niagara Falls, N. Y.
The plan provides for use of a fleet
of 750 buses.
The company went into receivership in July, 1947.
of

183,589

279,818

286,697

depreciation—

Johns-Manville Corp.
The

43,655
$3,028,093

Jefferson (Iowa) TeJephone Co.—Bonds Sold—Wachob-

1947

taxes,

International Ry., Buffalo, N.
organization

157,788

expenses

Federal

depletion

profit for

Preferred

—V.

-

special reserve for replacement of capi¬

full production

governed

be

lower than

are

$2,984,443

income

$2,843,515

than

Provision

(& Subs.)—Earnings—

$13,814,831 $13,313,408 $16,160,540

prices

our

8,746,089

$2,685,726

_

miscellaneous

income

Taxes,

Net

operations

royalties

Interest,

$3.08

President, in his remarks
held on May 11, said in

meeting

and

1949

$11,910,230 $11,730,533

-

sales

at current costs.

the

>1949

.

sales

of

$1.43

1227.

p.

1947

$4.86

1948 of the $1,500,000

assets

$513,833

shr. of com.

per

169,

Cost

1949 and 788,155 common shares in 1948

1949 and

104,268

$670,095;;

stock'

March

Federal

and

84,197

*

Corp.—Earnings—

1949

share.

opers.

-

5,328

•-

-

income

Earned
'

debt

of

& other tieducs.

exp.,

Net

bonds____—

on

Amortiz.
&

General

the

of

4,135,734

700.

p.

and has served since

'fUSi'-J

$1,076,673

$39,026,242 $35,618,275 $28,907,244

—_

tal

utility

engaged

$1,266,205

.

Produced by Island Creek Mines:

Chemical

&

International Paper Co.

1,521,371

public

$82,168

earnings

Assistant Treasurer.

as

1452.

;

common

Henry

Indiana

27,569

$107,059

Schenec¬

Dayton,

Felix

affairs

formerly
p.

taxes

P.

$2,121,344

$1,049,104

23,349

President.

as

————

President;

also is




$965,031
$0.43

$1,146,506

$0.90

R.

announced

was

President;

in

$1,242,856

2,186

___c-i-'j

income

361,875

785,000

Assistant

IS™1 }?e Ci-y ?f ^ianapoiis,

Service^ Go/

837,000

Lawrence Wenz, Schenectady,,

$3,642,715

10nl distribution and sale of electric energy,
heating and fnlr",1,6 ProfPc"°". distribution and sale of steam for
-DDlianr«
1 *ndustrial purposes.
Company
sells
electric
mfftaiSdK'S' Wlth.doalcrs
the sa'e a"d financing of
rnmnn! w'"8 appliances to its customers.
It

'

$3,936,715

27°^fiANr?r BU?INESSTCompany

1,120,140

of

W.

"Based on 789,780 shares in

Chester

Oct

and

"Earnings

The

Deducts,

$79,982

1,523

earns

oper.

Income

$1,757,193

assistant on- corporate
Maher, of New York,

after

1,275,000

2,825,000

other

50,000

1,713,157

2,225,000

-

tax

50,000

1,952,008 shs._

Period End. Mar. 31—

'

Depreciation
of

1,

a

1952

$105,536

in¬

income—„„_

to

Net profit

EARNINGS

.1948

Maintenance
Amort,

OF

of

through

under,

company

issuance

including

Oct., 1

642,161

$2,341,819
541,788

9 Months Ended March 31—

1,179,479 shs.

1970, and of the 3% series, due 1974,
$8,000,000 principal amount, respectively,
but additional bonds of
any other series, unlimited
as
to maximum
amount, may be issued subject to the restrictions of the
mortgage.

'528,000

•

January

and

"Bonds of the 3%%
series, due
are limited to
$32,000,000 and

538,500

Provision

Co.—V.

325,000

,

44,000

Island Creek Coal Co.

$2,588,680
555,174

$3,579,494

Preferred stock of the present organization

*!

stock——,

765,644

47,500

80,544

—

retirements

for

$574,551-

Three Months Ended March 31—

60,000

of

International Minerals

The

100,000 shs.

884,378

taxes

Gross

period

Robertson

Electric

as

2,400,000

67,249

taxes

•

150,000 shs.

pfd. stock

5%

.

397,975

1947

1948

1949

•

Ore Co

appointments

as

Mr.

8,000,000

"

3,779,566

26,575

Subs.)—Earnings—

(less cost of

Robertson

M.

Henry C.

of

2,000^000

*

'+2%

the

for

Department;

the

Outstanding
$32,000,000

4,212,055

39,200

$1.73

respect

on

according

-Other

FINANCING

bonds, 3 Ve % series, due 1973
First mtge. bonds, 3% series, due 1974_

First mtge. bonds, 3%

First mtge.

$1.89

169, p. 1008.

urer,

company
estimates, that its construction
Jan. 1, 1947 to Dec. 31,
1952, both

of $53,841,755.
Of this
1948, and the company
$13,892,950, for 1950 will
$7,072,992, for 1951 will be $8,865,334 and for 1952 will be $2,837,000.
that

$6,484,189

356,745

International General Electric Co.—New Treasurer—

will require aggregate expenditures
$21,173,479 was expended to Dec. 31,

total,

in

taxes

Income

inclusive,

estimates

4,899,315

—

of plants & equip.—
Dalton

Earned per share on
—V.

from

years

$7,275,764

367,270

Total

output

basis

in

1949—12 Mos.—1943

$640,050

Interest

346,638

5,264,600

9,254,230

other expenses)

amort,

for

vestment

deducting

first mortgage

$8,000,000

approximately

the issue and sale of the

program

sale

of

during

1973.

anticipates that

/CONSTRUCTION
and

preferred

interest

the

from

expenses)

cumulative

company,

deducting

expenses)
shares of common stock;

additional

and

goods sold

1949—Month—1948

main.^^-

—V.

revenues

are

revenues...

Net

1,990,208

493,375

5,850,155

r—

Interlake Iron Corp. (&

properties

&

Other

outstanding—

and

the Western

exps.

Prov.

8,458,544
4,899,315

share-.

which

oper.

Net

2,506,760

taxes——.

Quarter Ended March 31—

now

Company
from

the

due

(after

issued

per

1976, respectively, and 5,000 shares
<$10 part
capital
properties of Western are to be operated by Iowa as a

The

Other

700.

p.

a

assets.

cash

Oper.

83,579,966 - 74,679,828

—

notesi—

Quarters End. Mar. 31—

the

program

$4,237,873

of 214.451

(including accrued

expenses)

3&%

(a)

deducting

40,000

$7,965,856

construction

obtained

stock

of

169,

Net sales and

1947.

from

serial
income

pay

Period End. Mar. 31—

1948

1949

—

earrings

—V.

and

Federal

its

of

the

$101,684,486 $90,739,868

—i._

bonds

for

all

of

through

Total

Subs.)—Earnings—
...»

acquire

all

and

and

1971

Income

revenues-—:

income

Shares
Net

other

to

acquire

Co.,

Iowa Southern Utilities Co. of Delaware^—Earnings— '•>'

v

PURCHASER

depreciation and depletion—-—

for

on

Provision

completing construction projects estimated to
$53,841,755 over a six-year period beginning

of

sales—

Interest

company

call

of

Provision

at

from the issue and

and

Cost

950,000
600,000

Cleveland, 'is the sole underwriter.—V. 159. n. 16Ca

sales

Western

$3,430,000

to

Power

950,000

~~~—250,000
150,000

Co.__

&

Inland Steel Co.-(&

Net

PROCEEDS—The

sale of the $8,000,000 bonds
at

at least

on

Wood

E.

of

to

Iowa

part of its southwest division, with
interconnected.—V. 169, p. 1114.

250,000

,———

——1

3 Months Ended March 31—

Net

&

less

will be

__L+

Co

Otis & Co.,

Co., Shields & Co. and
shaie less compensation of

W.

common:

—
—

—

Inq

Co.

&

Harold

for

of

&

Thomas

101.219.

Offering of Common Stock—The company is offering
subscription by its common stockholders of record
May 11 rights to subscribe for 107,226 additional com¬

;

^

Pressprich & Co

Stroud

due

stock.

500,000
150,000

-r

——:

Co.

&

'

<»

liquidation

is

authorization

SEC

Western

(subject to closing adjustments)
for
the securities of Western, which is
engaged in the utility busi¬
ness
in and around Council
Bluffs, Iowa.
The securities, presently
held
by Omaha Electric Committee, Inc., a non-affiliate, consist ol
$1,800,000 of 3V4%
and $1,550,000 of
4%%
first
mortgage bonds,

—-

City

is

company

Iowa

of

" 1

Co.—Acquisition Approved—

received

securities

concurrent

—

—

STOCK

petitive bidding after Halsey, Sluart & Co. Inc. guaranteed a bid not
less favorable to the company than an interest cost of approximately
3.02%."

Inc

Co.,

&

Blair

;

.....

.

has

company

outstanding

1949—3 Mos.—1948

$5,314,095 $14,298,116 $14,677,223

1562.

p.

Iowa Power & Light

principal
be purchased by each are as follows:
)
——
$3,250,000
,
1
950,000

bonds severally to

Stuart & Co.

Halsey,

saving to the company in Interest charges of $218,238 over the average
life of the issue, as compared with a private placement with insurance
companies which had been proposed.

PURCHASERS

BOND

utility to Halsey,
represented an estimated

101.219%

at

169,

The

each principal underwriter and the respective

of

name

amount of

sale of the bonds by the

associates

$5,838,041

—V.

lighting,

street

1949—Month—1948

Sales

and two as electric companies.
At
Dec. 31, 1948, steam service was rendered to 1,245 customers in the city
of Indianapolis in an area of approximately 4.2 square miles.
municipal

Bear, Stearns & Co

Indianapolis Power & Light Co.—Bonds Offered—Hal-

It was also

to

Interstate Department Stores, Inc.—April Sales—
Period End. Apr. 30—

V,

villages, towns and rural areas, all within the State of In¬
diana, the most distant point being about 55 miles , from Indianapolis.
Of these customers, 138,053 are classified as domestic, 21,636 as small
commercial and industrial, 332 as large commercial and industrial, 15

William

sey,

the water

from

adjacent

The

-—V.

service

Monday, May 16, 1949

from building rentals.

company and its utility subsidiary rendered
160,038 customers in the city of Indianapolis and

the

1948,

105,607

$39,569

_______

Net operating income_

,

department, about 0.08%

the steam

from

31,

150

150

50

Dec.

At

as

'

property

-

'

$373,107

oper.

Operating

-

•

CHRONICLE

FINANCIAL

&

department and about 0.23%

1949—3 Mos.—1948

1949—Month—1948

Operating revenues
Uncollectible

COMMERCIAL

THE

(2104)

■

i' stimtially

the

of

models

-completed^. "and. actual 7 working

Vice-President, Treasurer and /Director.
Of the proceeds of the offering, $150,000 is to be paid to Mitchell
for his holdings of 150,000 shares of the class A stock
($1, par) of
the company itsued to him as part consideration of property located
at Hartsellc,
Ala., transferred by Mitchell to the company in'1947.
'The balance of the funds
arc
to be used foa plant facilities and

.

<•

jtlies,

tool

design

(

1949—Months—1948
$3,691,000 '*2;425,000

Period End; Apr. 30— -

-

'Sales

-s

'

1949—4 Mos.—1948
$9)441,000 -$8,771;000'

Total income

111,340

■—'

.—

f

)JKresge -Co.—April {Sales Increased 24.8%—

Period End.

-

Sales

-

The -company in April,

.

has -699

1949

in operation, -against

stores

(-fc97 in the corresponding month last year.
\ Issues Golden Anniversary Booklet—
'•

'rife

>

1949—Monfch-f19481949—-4Mos.~W48 ,t
*25^723,640 $20,612,861;$81,-228,875$70;957,036

Apr :• 30

\*Reserve

(S. H.) Kress & Co.—April Sales Increased 21%—

V

a

after

inc.

♦Earns.

1947

$900,590

$2,041,237

456,025

274,204

378,178

949,628

$575,568
$0.77

$418,476
$0.56

$522,412

$1,091,609

$0.70

$1.46

<

;

per

*Based

share

com.

shares

746,371

on

1946

of

stock

common

March

V.

outstanding.

of

169,

1,082,693
392,53.8

1,104,596

408,924
$695,672
$1.33

$991,031

and

other

year

The

taxes.

$8,649,711

were

profit

tBefore
-

"I

in manufacturingrprocesses during- the -pastr'two years.
corporation, he pointod cut, is the first company in the' indusblasting-in-the removal of scaletrom bumper bars after
hot forming.
This method eliminates the pickling process tor -xieaning and ^produces a surface.which ismore reariiy palisjaedbeforeplating,
,

use

of the

in full operation, and its use

now

'

'

'

and tooling patent -to roll
shape without distortion.
This idea was eonoeived and
by the Compaq's engineering staff to fit the requirements

business.

Installation of additional automatic polishing equipment is an antici¬
this

of

that costs

will be

made

as

rapidly as it is determined by experience

be reduced, sufficiently, to justify the expenditures neces¬

can

to install the equipment.
Mr. Woodhouse reported that

sary

1949 was

at

a

high for

....

.

sales

for

volume

•

.

first

the

quarter of

quarter-in the company's history:. He
stated that the management expected a levelling off of sales, however,
since production of automobiles has
shown signs of catching up to

pur¬

demand.

figures

for il;949, Mr. Woodhouse stated.; The first unit
is in experimental use at present,
and further

equipment

installations

The

new

any

•

-

-

backlog

company's

business

of $2,300,000.
Be¬
demands, a substantial
market is being "built up for replacement bumpers which should cush¬
ion any let up in the present demand.—V. 169, p. 1993.

at

the

of

cause

respectively.

$4,915,034

is

to

,

pated improvement

other

corresponding

and

The blasting -system

developed

-

$1,213,715
$2.32

$1.89

urgency

of

meet

to

is

current

in

excess

model

Miller-Wohl Co., Inc.—April Sales "51.6%
Period End. Apr. 30—

1947

1948

1949

sales

Net

$4,864,753

$7,341,465

71,794

289,407

17,816

17,826

$3,204,339

j

Higher—:

1949—9 Mos.—194$

1949—Month—1948

Sales

$4,038,396

$2,113,303 $26,016,556 $20,675,242
s'

475,245
17,867

charges and taxes
requirements

after

Preferred

$160,448

.

This

McQuay-Norris Manufacturing Co- -Earnings—
Net

08,751

t$24;996

-

7.

p.

Quarters Ended March 31—-

168,

•

provements

bumpers

1946
$7,940,520
1,927,197
.7.13,482

584,067

t$1.13

state

last

'2,475

has resulted in considerable savings.
The eompany has applied for a process

1949

and

date

same

#5;465

Michigan Jumper Corps—-Has ^2,300)000-Backlog---

try to

current assets were $10,680,091, against current
$4,652,658 including reserves for Federal and foreign in¬

31,

taxes

come

the

—V.

2686.

p.

',1948

providing for reserves for all other taxes and for
tBased on 610,165 shares currently outstanding. >

liabilities

1948

_

profit

Net

At

.**12,921

*

:

>$1.24

35,305,000

»After

$692,680

1949

with

1947
$8,372,020
1,575,098

share..,..:

per

151,558
$235,199

C. A. Woodhouse, President; advised > shareholders^ at c the annual
meeting.. held. May. 10 that the - company had made a number of im-

-$9,235,^24

profit

Profit

mi¬

interest

nority

h

and

-

(Ky.)—Weekly Output—

1949

taxes

*§9,148
$$41,009
$16,013

•After depreciation but before .provision far " Federal taxes/,
provision for-Federai4ncome> taxes. xtDeficit^-r-Vi'168k Pu 2227.

-

$1,175,239

:

$9,460,705

taxes

Federal

for

Net

compared

$1,031,593

charges—

taxes

/

...

■►Profit before Fed.

vProv.

(& Subs.)—Earnings—

Qtrs. End. March 31—
Profit

Fed.

.

$0,96

$690,155

sales

poses.

Lambert Co.

$913,736
...

(.& :Dnmestic Euhs.)-^Earnings—

Mos.End.Mar.3i—

3

4,394
$7,930

f.

.

compared

as

664

Inc. taxes

158,863

doihpany" for. the week

output' of this
kwh,;

'MeCali Gokp.

before.—V. 169, p. 1669. "

year

176,089. 1

ended May 7, 1949,
kwh. for - the
corresponding week last year, d'decraase of 9.2%.—V. 169, p. 1992.

$13,894,520 $11,484,257 $48,318,404 $44,608,060

At April 30, 1949, the company had in operation 252 stores,

with 245

;•

r

175,000.

.

1949—4 Mos.—1948

1949—Month—1948

April 30—

___•

227,367

•
,

„...______

32,067,000

$243,260
63,841

$$12,921

—

______ll-

he,added.

totaled

1946

-

475; 322

Louis\41ie Gas ^ ElectFic Co.
.Electric

Net

Sales

-519,568-

:

♦®pecialprovisio.n;against decUnextnxfoceign- -exchangerates.—V.109,
•-•Pii-fOl. »•
* ■' .
-

•

'

18,139

462,229

Net.

— _

3,o3o

profit

transactions

loss

Prov. for Fed.

$2,271,653

399,890

Net profit :T—x..
$1,586,718
profit pef-share-• (848,597tsharesv
/outstanding).
t:
$1*07

^

eompany

Period End.

$2,009,283

854.625

for contingencies^..

113,585

oper.

$126,089

121,798

731,705

.

income- taxes.

Miscrilanepuo- chargesL-li..—1...

■

has just
issued a 32-page illustrated • booklet , in
: cdnimemorating
its Golden Anniversary.
Prom one small store in
.1899, the corporation now has a personnel of more than 37,000 which
is required to operate its 7C2'Kresge stores.
In 1948, sales amounted
! to $290,119,737.—V. 169, p. 1562.

I

and

$2,1491855

138,771

- -

$3,575,415
«

Provision Ion Federal

t

1948 '

$57,124-

482,985

(other than Fed

income-taxes)

—_

!;\'7 (S.

from

Net gain on other

5,886,862
900,071

$1,870,512

$3,464,075

,i—.1

fnconie

Provision for-taxes
'

•

> I

/, •; -

~

—-V.'169, "p. 1992.

6,258,817
1,045,324
420,052

income

•

Net income

jigs and fixtures ($1,500,000), and working capital ($i;756,000).

< G.R.) Kinney sCo., 4bc.—April Sales Rose 52,2%--

"Net

•

I

13

Earnings—^
1947'

1940-

$32,353

Quarter End. Mar. 31—*

Total revenues

$9,419,773

shipping

profit—

Operating

Miscellaneous

>

IV

*•

1947.

$9,594,705

tNet income

tools,

($250,000),

(2105)
Merchants# Minersr Transportation Co.

1948

$12,650,931

costs.
•
••
»
and cost of purchased cement sold ^,552,487.
Selling and administrative-expense..
1,134,323
Proy. for depreciation and depletion - 500,046-

*

and

.1949

r.

-r

vManufacturing: and

1

engineering

CHRONICLE

<& Subs.) - -Earnings-

"3 Months Ended March 31—

Sales

'

,

FINANCIAL

'

•.

($506,500)

&

Lone Star -Cement Corp..

ftave

cat

partly by mechanical means and partly by hand.
George D. Keller of Huntsville is named as Chairman of the board,
'and H. Clnista Smith -as President.' - Huoert R. Mitchell is Executive
been built,

equipment

COMMERCIAL

THE

Number 4803

Volume 169

dividend

—V.

169, p.

1563,

,

.

Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co.—Earnings—
Lane Bryant,

l

Inc.—April Sales Rose 9.2%—

Period End. Apr. 30—
Sales

$5,187,238

—

'V.

169,

Balance
Common

1949—4 Mos.—-1948
$4,750,028 $17,547,500 $17,578,849

1949—Month—1948

Earnings
—V.

1669.

p.

for

per

169,

I

(James) Lees & Sons Co.—Earnings—
sales

'Net

income

♦Earned

share

common

per

"Alter

1,028,501

after income taxes

$1.26

$1.20

Net

ICC and

:

"We

•

particularly gratified,"

"that our plan has been so

,road,
of

of the holders of each issue

75%

are

the

weeks

12

holders

of

$297,664

bond

issues

of

and

dividends

Pounds

income

$76,506

•

firm

capital shrs.
share_____
prod.*

charges

and

corporation

$1.20

Lone Star Gas Co.

■

Other
>

;

:>.

'■

Gross

Income

169,

Nil

4,763,286

*Loss

taxes.

the

under

after

including in the
Premium Price

.n*.-),
26

cast

so

/

income

43.878

before

the

to

13,

The
The

charges

1949

.

back

350.081

—

36,000

income

2,540.300

abandonments
on

-

36.000

2,517,600

Per

494,176
144,000

144,000

(V.

169, p.

for

has

$2,500,000

firm,

see

V.

169, p. 1886.

applied to the ICC for authority to sell com¬
equipment trust certificates, third series,, 1949.
mature semi-annually Dec. 15, 1949, ,through

169,

^

1993.

p.

a

Mathews of Doyle, O'Connor &
elected a director.—V.

has been

♦$144,495

taxes—

and State

Federal

sales—

Co.,

Inc., Chicago invest¬

169,

p.

1993.

'
1948

1949

1947

;

under

loss

^

929,000

669,000

$9,575,464
805,481
342,000

$1,155,232
531,000

$905,036

$463,481

531,000

531,000

$2.18

taxes.—^

Net

$1.70

—

profit—
Capital shares outstanding
—

BALANCE

CONDENSED

$1,308,128
16,219

taxes on income___

taxes

.

Director—

Mills, Inc.—Earnings—

Quarter Ended March 31—

$1,254,545

19,725

income

and

'

to

are

1964.—V.

15,

53,583

_______

'i

subscription pur¬

326,216 shares were

1886),

1,394 shares were purchased from the corporation,
per share or a
total of $37,987, by the several

For further details

Mohawk Carpet

able,

$232,361;

notes

530,000

______

and

SHEET,

MARCH 31,

hand, $320,944;

on

$0.87

,

1949

notes and accounts

receivable—current '(less

reserves), $6,971,299; other accounts receiv¬
inventories, $15,634,459; prepaid expenses, $1,103,063;

$568,677; investments and .advances,'
property,plant
and equipment (after depreciation,.,;,Of
total, $34,540,549.
"
'

receivable-^non-dutrent,

$1,864,933;

carry¬

$11,361,933), $7,844,813;

Cr62,000

share

common

per

♦$0.22

—<

j

•

$761,909
$1.32

: ♦5102,220

profit

..

r.

.

•

^

•

■.

•

;

,

share were

follows:

as

■

.U——

'

—

share

$0.07
.

$0.28

-

'

Period End. Apr.

30—

Sales

1949—Month—1948'

$9,937,400

—v.

5,697.418

"

169,

; ;;

1670.

p.

earned

taxes,

surplus, $14,806,937; total, $34;540,549.—V. 169;' p. 1454.

Net

income

after

y..

charges

•Earnings per common
♦After dividend

1949—3 Mos.—1948

^

;;;.P

Mojud Hosiery Co., Inc. (& Subs.)—Earnings--

'

$9,458,600 $25,948,600 $26,490,100

......

$611,844;

accrued

Three Months Ended March

$159,497

'—

1453.

other

.

$38,281

—

payable—trade, $2,060,498; other accounts
Federal and State taxes on income, $3,255,519;
$236,521; other accruals, wages, etc., $2,381,648;
capital stock (par value of $20), $10,620,000; capital surplus, $567,582;

payab'.e,

Mercantile Stores Co.. Inc.—April Sales Increased 5.1%

3,377,237

•6,058,435.

directors.

of

Missouri Pacific RR.—Mathews

9,386,950

177,868

provisions of the Internal Revenue Code

Earnings

696,168

716,185

$27.25

company

Income

f
NOTE—Company's 50%i equity in undistributed earnings of U. S.Mengel Plywoods, Inc., is not included in any of the foregoing figures.
Mengel's equities in such- earnings and the equivalent per Mengel

23,550,129

3,693,926

912,892
120,000

195,000

11

LIABILITIES—Accounts

Net

$22,963,050 $21,973,941
990,365
138,518
438,353

1,020,140

__

10, 387;479
and outstanding

1948

7,358,063

admin, exps

;;

May

retire

$7,035,700 $10,641,495

♦$322,363

interest

for Federal

Prov.

Refundable

Defeated—

on

of common stock offered

ASSETS—Cash' in banks

—V. 169, p.

—

for and

certificates

June

-.'*u

the management

$10,556,555 $11,236,611

Depreciation

11

of

article

subscription offer

at

petitively

(& Wholly-Owned Subs.)—Earnings—

(net)_______

charges

^

755,541

181,106

to amend

held

shares issued

$16,384,055 $14,611,853
Profit before taxes—v 2,084,232
1,574.036

,

$0.65

-

to authorize cumulative

Henry T.

profit

Profit

Interest

' < $900,183

Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR.—To Issue Certificates—

$0.48

\

.

—

J; 1,243,800

$0.99

stockholders

of

total of 577,513

a

re-election

the

for

as

subscribed

Net

and selling and

income

♦Loss.

27,416,905

of

underwriters.

1949-4 Wks.—1948
1949—17 Wks.—1948
$8,012,783
$5,553,574 $22,069,136 $21,832,621

—

Other

'V

meeting

67.1%,

proposal

May

will

years,

to

annual

or

Of the 327,610 shares

1670.

p.

£_

;i.._

outstanding..——

Mississippi River Fuel Corp.—Subscriptions—

Government

-V

sales

common

credits—

*'■

Federal taxes

$0.66

5,474,975

1951,

1,

Operating

$33,320

1949-J-12 MoS.—1948
•

$1,537,419
' 599,000
'38,236

the amended articles of incorpo¬
voting for the election o.\ directors
was
defeated.
A total of 355,097 shares voted on the proposal with
40,440 in favor of it and 314,657 against it.
The remaining 32,382
shares were not voted for or against the proposal.—V. 169, p. 1993.

408,000

$0,40

9,120,940

Federal

—U_.__

—

Earnings per share_?__.___

$10,512,677 $11,055,505 $22,207,509 $21,277,773

Depletion
-Lease

408,000

$0.36

Berry,

Cost of sales

it has received an

7,220,971

:

$2,280,574
364,000
75,416
$1,341,158
1,267,440

taxes__

806.

p.

the

ration

*$23,955

Morgan

Mengel Co.

■

income

income

'

7,6.98,159

deducts..

revenue

Operating

408,000

A

1946

x

.

Net

$18,210,836 $18,276,476 $49,624,414 $44,827,902

;■.« •
i

612,000

and Will serve as a consultant
the Interim.—V. 169, p. 1885.

—V.

Inc.—Warrants Exercised—

1949—3 Mop.—1948

stock

capital

charges..———--.

Minneapolis & St. Louis Ry.—Proposal

ment

(& Sub.)—Earnings—

Period End. Mar. 31—

and

income

share—__j.___._-

Melville Shoe Corp.—Current Sales Up 44.3%—

7'

$1.50

' $1.76

-

io announced

May

on

Operating revenues
Oper.

1947

$268,234

Scudder, Stevens and-Clark.
>71 ^v
who has been with Mathieson for

of

Profit

,

169,

were

1948

$165,045

,

9,246,885

earned

premium

P.

April

in

additional
$300,000 for working capital purposes through the exercise of warrants
jWhich expired April 30.—V. 168, p. 2433.
,
^

i

$0.54

169, p. 1228.

D.

Mr.
on

depreciation and Federal income taxes.—V. 168, p. 2326.

Lithium Corp. of America
The

303,394

$0.87

has been named Vice-President and Treasurer,
succeeding Howard Berry who has resigned preparatory to retii-ement.
Dr. Morgan joined Mathieson in 1948 and has been Vice-President in
charge of the Development Department.;
Prior to becoming'associated with Mathieson, Dr. Morgan was in
charge of chemieal market research and development for W. R. Grace
and Company.
Before the war, be was-with the investment counsel

i

$94,662

on

(S10 par).

i

income

shares
per

'

Mock

♦After

303,894

$0.86

1946

1947

$110,078

303,894
~

1949

copper

Sales

Lindsay Light & Chemical Co.—Earnings—

share

for

$57,743

v

Three Months Ended March 31—

♦Net

$113,724

Earned

Mathieson Chemical Corp.—New Treasurer—
Dr.

1669.

1948

income

Common

suant

1949—Month—1948
1949—3 Mos.—1948
$13,289,818, $9,130,923 $29,447,535 $26,870,451

1949

106,363

$108,408

$220,240

the

Plan.—V.

Lerner Stores Corp.—April Sales 45.5% Higher—

3 Mos. End. Mar. 31—

credits

income

Net

29,856'

151,947

At

Period End. Apr. 30—

com.

151,947-

303,894

per

of

♦After

mittee, of which Harold Barnet is Secretary, with offices
/at 135 Broadway, New York.—V. 169, p. 1092.

profit
Earnings per

$193,962

29.856

29,856

151,947

1695.

p.

of

Earnings

to consent thereto without communicating with the Com¬

p.

$295,527

29,856

—

profit

Number

the

general consolidated mortgage bondholders pro¬
committee lor the 4s, 4Y2S and 5s of 2003 an¬
nounced it has opposed and still is opposed, to the com¬
pany's readjustment plan, and urges the bondholders not

169,

$290,211

Gross

Provision

1948

$14,743,871 $12;531,069
2,221,169
1,513,480
59,405
'' 23,939

operations

Miscellaneous

Magma Copper Co.—Earnings-

The

—V.

106,000

Quarters End. Mar. 31-

tective

Period End. Apr. 30—

1946

$299,962

174,000

dividends

168,

♦Net

.

Sales

1947

$469,527

164,000

from
income

shares,

ing maturity of $35,000,000 of senior debt.
In view of the two sinking
funds provided by the plan and the fact that $2,300,000 of fixed charges
will be
converted
into contingent charges,
we
are
hopeful that our
securities will enjoy a higher credit standing."
x,
Mr. Major added that he expected the railroad will be "slightly in
the biack" for the first.four months of this year.
In the corresponding
period in 1948 the railroad had a deficit of $64.1,000, he said.

.

1948

$454,211

$0.83

—V.

representing in all $190,000,000 in face amount of
tsecurity values, have signified approval by the requisite percentage.
"This response means that the Lehigh Valley is in position to meet
satisfactorily the serious financial problems presented by the approach¬

.

'

$115,861

approve.

different

1949

1949

sales

Other

169,000

taxes-

Earnings per com. share

said C. A. Major, President of the
well received that in the short space

seven

Net

-Earnings—

—V.

stock,

.common

$1.29

$466,664

charges-

Surplus for period
Number of com. shares

required 75')
of assents necessary to justify its proposed Mahaffie
Act readjustment plan.
The company is the first major carrier to utilize the provisions of
the law under which railroads may modify their bond structures if the

•

$0.76

t

(Including Canadian subsidiary)
Three Months Ended March 31—

Profit

Forbes Co.-

&

profit

Common

announced April 10 that it has received more than the

The company

$0.15

share

common

income

Preferred

1780.

169, p.

Lehigh Valley RR.—Holders Approve Plan—
-

355,787

1,011,525

$1.22

—

requirements.—V.

dividend

preferred

1,061,161

'$457,379

355,939

1453.

p.

after

Federal

$9,463,971

$271,580

355,939

Quarters End. Mar. 31—
Profit

Mar. 31,*47

Apr. 2,'49
Mar. 31,'48
$12,630,817 $12,913,455

Quarter Ended—

.Net

$53,978

outstanding

MacAndrews

x:

stock

common

shares

1948c.

1949

31—(

$586,117

—$339,238

and taxes

$1.07

share-—-—$0.61

requirements

the preferred stock.—V. 168, p.

on

Monsanto Chemical Co.—Forms New

2(587.

Affiliate—
the forma¬
bulletin to
Executive Vice-

This company and American Viscose Corp. have joined in
tion of a new company
it was announcer, on Mav 5, in a

Monsanto

employees signed by Charles Allen Thomas,

President
:

Net

$3,415,034

income

^

$7,511,601 $11,360,139 $11,822,757
t

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, MARCH 31, 1949

,

ASSETS—Property,

;

$30,522;

cash,

>

equipment, S 161.232,443- investments,
aocounts and notes receivable (loss reserve

plant and

$17,952,432;

ica "was

Mart.

$71,132), $6,198,650;^ materials and supplies; appliances, etc., $7,613.804; urepayments, $232,338; deferred debit items, $305,420; total,

joi

A«

LIABILITIES—Capital
$20,257,277;

notes

stock

payable

($10

$54,990,000;- earned surplus,

pari,

maturing from Sept.—15,-4950,

to Sept.

15,

payable (current)r $2,500,000; aecounts pay¬
able, $2,701,096; customers' deposits, $1,648,542; Federal taxes on in¬
$46,250,000;

come,

(accrued),

notes

.taxes accrued, $740,132; interest
customers' advances for construction, etc., .$678,915;

$7,077,C37;

accrued,c$330,608;

other

reserves/ for
depreciation, depletion" ahd amortization; $53,526,187;
reserve
for accfderit and' surp'.us, $2,280,817; contributions in aid of

construction,
-

•

r*••*.««

$585,098;

total, S193;565,C09 —V.

b.'.M iub.'Tti




v".

-'U/.-t''

'

168, p.

.

-

10

by

the

owners

to

retire

and

management

of

The

••••

.

an

...

existing

mortgage

the

against

financing will be
premjses <now held

new

the

by the Equitable Life Assurance Society...
"Capital expenditures-within The Merchandise Mart in excess of
$5,000,000 oven the -last -three- years, the improved tenantry, -and vhe
increasing interest in The "Mart atf a merchandising center were-, con¬
tributing. factors' in. the

negotiation

of

the

new-

loan,"

according

Donald Ci Hulme3, manager of Prudential's Chicago office.<.
John J. Reynolds, New York broker who' handled the original

chase

of

owner

In the new

The-Mart

for The.-Mart.'

1904.

May

announced
-

substantial-portion-of-the-proceeds of

used

$193,565,609.

4968,

(The) Merchandise Malt, Chicago, III.—New Mortgage

Completed, negotiation for a new mortgage of $17,000,000 on the
Merchandise Mart building with the Prudential Insurance Co. of Amer¬

'v:4

to

pur¬

by Joseph ;P. Kennedy in 1945, represented the
financing. Wilson and Mcllvainc were the attorneys
,

The

adds:

announcement

"The

corporation,

new

as

yet

unriarhed,

by Dr. Carroll a. Hochwalt of Dayton, Ohio,'a Monsanto
and will pursue its research and development work
through the laboratories of Monsanto and Viscose;
.
,
.
"The officers of the company, besides Dr. Hcchwalt, will be Dr.

•will be headed

Vice-President,

Charles
for

S.

Venable,

American

<?f

Viscose,

Philadelphia, director of chemical research
will be Vice-President of "the new cor¬

who

poration, and F. William Koster, of Philadelphia, also of American
Viscose, who will be Secretary-Treasurer.
"The following will be members of the board of directors; Williartf M.
Rand, of St. Louis, President of Monsanto; Or. Charles Allen Thomas:
Hochwalt; Charles ,S. Cheston. oL Philadelphia,. Monsanto board

Dr

member; Dr. F. H. Relchel, of Philadelphia,;!Chairmairvbf'the |boatd
and President of Amerioan-Viscose; Dr. Venable; CharleS'S McCCih, of

York, President of- Dillon-. rReart & Co,.- #**
Viscose; and William Ewing, of New York,i partner of

New

&

Co

,

and director of American
...

„f Aiheyicdn
MOffeah,,'1 Stanley

Viscose/'-^Vv1169; p. "1993.
"
,

...»

.

r

i»)

•

*■

Period End. Apr. 30—

CHRONICLE

•

-

i-

exps.

1,839,156

1,484,235

1,440,758

Oper* profit before deprec. & depl.

$246,945

$182,276

$222,941

15,822

12,198

54,260

tCost

selling,

Vice-President and Secretary,
was
elected President to fill the vacancy created by the resignation
•last June of Wilbur H. Norton. John A. Barr, former La"oor Relations
Manager, and also a lawyer, succeeds Mr. Ball as Vice-President arid

Other

adm.,

and

gen.

May

Stuart

9,

formerly

Ball,

S.

Secretary.—V. .169, p. 1886.

miscellaneous

income

deductions

Other

Depreciation
Int.

5%

on

Provision

'

Earnings

per

Sales

the

expected

Is

$75,000,000

reach

to

to

resulting

portable radio sales, it

iri

the

Increase

expected

stated.—V. 169,

was

Gross

Cost

Scilcs

in

of

Otuer

$130,126

'$11,731

Co.

Stock

—

the

Of

shares

241,101

of

stock

common

offered

$100»

(par

—V.

169,

•l

'

1947

1943

Prov. for

Prov.

Net

Munising Wood Products Co.. Inc.- -Earnings—

9,244,070
320,447

131,203

$2,582,592

$2,573,667

$2,055,380

$1,164,874

55,245

45,746

194,607

28,772

$2,637,837

$2,619,413

$2,249,987

102,561

69,546

67,187

Fedcral

$128,037
$3.01
$0.45

income

Net

♦Earned

per

prefeireci

♦Earned

per

common

42,500 shares of

on

and

shares

275,000

—

p. 2434.

preferred stock in 1948

of

stock in

common

41',746
22,173

26.794

931,000

807,500

$1,514,329

$1,521,933
1,689.869

$1,314,617

years.—V.

1,689,869

1949—Month—1948

$12,716,261

—v.

169, p.

$0.84

$0.72

Apr. 30—

1949—Month—1948

$1,397,986

—

169, p. 1671.

Operating

Announcement.
ican

made

was

National

Airlines

:::• ri

Net

Feb.

Pan

169,

Feb.

28,

The
•

regular

quarterly

declared, payable May
2139.

p.

'

•

■

14

of

30

cents

stockholders

to

of

$391,590

$0.68

dividend

1948

$0.71

share

per

record

has

165,

National City Lines, Inc.—Secondary
Offering—Reyn¬
olds & Co., Dean Witter & Co., and Laurence M. Marks
& Co. effected a secondary offering May 10 of

133,456

market.

The stock

dealers

discount

45

of

after the close of the

at

cents.—V.

Net

sales.,.——.

♦Net

profit

Com,

shs.

tEarn.

$7 per share, with

169,

a

2010.

p.

♦After

share—-

com

taxes

and

1948

~

$0.21

after

1946

$0.69

adjustments

for

707,547
765,489

$3,70

minority

the

same

The

share

per

,

1

directors

record

the

on

May

on

20,

declared

9

common

1949.

Exchange

than

last, and 30 cents

compares

last

tAfter

year.

quarterly

a

with

share paid in each

per

and dividend,—V.

1,200

in

New
For

of

Raymond

J.

milk

Wise,

and

have

ice

been

Chicago,

of

cream

elected

months

Six

the

of

Edison

Boston

Cos.,

to

Co.,

during

in such

in

the

of

the

and

Lynn

the

Gas

and

ant

zone

adviser
Mr.

also

for

20

the

This
of

kwh.

for

167,835,000
For

the

decrease

a

the

May

This

is

14,282,125

output

is

ended

week

stock

Edison

market.—V.

169,

Association

on

week

6

22,725,000

of

is

the

juoston

of

month

April

30,

the

at

145,110,000

13.54%; below

or

week

Association

a

year

reports

1949

been

made

of

of

paid

of

on

operating revenues
Operating expenses

Power,

gas and
Maintenance

the

INCOME

Mr.

Wise

tional

has

Dairy's

the

Ice Cream Co.

been

v.

„

electric

output

H.

the

Gordon

is

for

10

cents

holders

Operating

a

director

National Distillers
(Including

wriclly

of

National

Prior

of

other

income

1949

$28,858,776

—

J

—

——

<

owned

Interest

Net

bank

on

Provision

for

to

with

1.866,110

of

and

reserve

taxes——

shares

and

a

that

ice

Fed.

income

taxes—

—

before

other

from

deduc.tions._ri

Electric

♦Based on

tax

Balance

of

Na¬

President

was

169,

'

construction

•

the

to

$4,000,000

discharge

of

short-term

requirements,

and

to

the

at

preferred

discharge
date

169,

the
sale,

of

stock,

the

remainder
the

and

to

proceeds

of

such

balance

sell

irom

notes

to

be

as

used

1672.

p.

Telephone Co.—Earnings—
1943—Month—1948

$

33,487,354

112,241

103,443

rev.

oper.

1949—3 Mos.—1948

$

36,121,856

revenues——

$

0

105,595,275

97,479,741

325,586 -'

320,694

33,383,911

105,269,689

97,159,047

82,550,482

4,929,525

14,157,616

72,498,509
14,433,833

2,746,046

3,680.225

8,561.591

10,226,705

2,036,396

3,270,957

5,855,924

8,059,014

income

operating

Net

after

—V.

169,

charges

1672.

p.

New York Towers,

Inc.—Registrar—Transfer Agent—

Sterling National Bank & Trust Co. of New York has been appointed
registrar and trustee under an indenture dated Feb. 1, 1940 for the
bonds

20-year

income

common

stock.—V.

and

162,

transfer

agent

the

for

class

A

no-par

7S4.

p.

from

2,440,691
$3,603,482

of

effectuate

$2,654,431

1,617,845

1,312,487

$5,652,990

3,381 000

$5,524,951
7 077 771

$1,341,943
506,413

$2,144,378

$1,848,357

349,312

349,312

$1,795,066

$1,499,044

$1.44

consolidated

$1.20

in¬

ior

common

shares

share

common

and

the

c;

ering

$3,082,148
inc.

$2,716,330

taxes-

"186,485

245,340-,
$2,836,308

$2,529,845

837,189

—

751,016

:

'

$1,887,558
29.481

$1,679,024
"37,374

$1,917,039

$1,716,399

349,312

349,312

sinking fund requirements)—,7$1,567,726
Earnings per common share—:.
$1.26

$1,367,086

income

—

fr.

result,

filing of

cons,

tax

•

return

•

169,

to

*

surplus

!

dividend

requirements

available

for

p.

common

shares

7'-'

$1.10

stalf

Utility

recommended

that

corporation,

filed

Holding

Act

Company

stock,

common

and for the distribution
Niagara Hudson pre¬

the

outstanding

brief

contends

retire

to

that

issuance

of

the

violate the standards of the Act cov¬
that
the class A
plan would substitute

would
and

complexity a more .serious complexity, leaving the
compliance with Section 11 <bi than it. is today.
to the class A stock relate particularly to its

objections

as

and

plan of Niagara Hudson
Hudson's
three
principal

Corp.,

Power

lor

it
11

would

Niagara

solidation

'that

liquidation

in

subsidiaries

or
^

the

consolidation

(Buffalo

the

Section

be

Section

11

absence

unlike

(b).

of

none

the

of

of

A

light

an:l

Act,

plan

Division

the

in

a

rlass

the

The

step

sound

a

accomplish

the

Niagara

that

for

plan,

brief

of

of
approved

objectives

the consolidation plan cannot

in

which,

Hudson
with

may

from

a

itself

by

and

enforcement

compliance

for

however desirable

(b>,

court

into

provides

Power & Light Corp., and Central New
single operating company.
The Division
such consolidation may be for other

York

New

Corp.)

that,

reasons:,

Section

and its lack of preference
:;'; v;-ri

basis
;

other

contends

preferred stock, to its convertibility into comdiscrepancy between
its preference position

the

to

concern

Niagara

York

of

second

a

stock,

a.

Electric

be

the

dissolution

would promote
that con¬

notes

considerations

following

quite

consolidation

Niagara Hudson conforming
fully to the standards of. the Act are feasible and readily available.
The
Division
therefore recommends that the class A plan alone be
methods

proper

consolidation

for

that

and
plan

dissolution

the

the

of

Commission

withhold final action on the
shall have had a reasonable

Niagara

until

opportunity to present
p.

1994.

11

the

plans

Public

Division

stock

A

existing

an

an

The

May
of

Utilities

approve

the

residua!

a

stock

A

disapproved,

(before

of

securities,

going
dissolution.
on

of

1948

99,804

—V,

.

Corp.—SEC Urged to Disap¬

of

plans

two

and

class

new

The

112,060

Balance

$34,086,432

system further from
The

ONLY
1949

than Fed.

the

stocks.

ferred

mos

OF EARNINGS—COMPANY

other

income

Preferred

$36,665,451

that they cannot be found necessary to
Section 11 (b) of the Act.
filed by Niagara Hudson provides in part
operating company
common
stock into
a

ground

split-up
class

to
of

(e)

provisions

stock

proposed

(before

—

taxes

the

of
A

status

for

requirements)

11

" the

on

the

class

for
—

other deductions from income
Provision for Federal income taxes

New Orleans, Texas & Mexico

action
i948

$4,864,000

163 804

$0.60

be held
The
any

stock.—V.

169,

p.

1716.

annual

due

stockholders

to lack

of

a

meeting

on

Ry.—Meeting Adjourned
May

10

was

adjourned

without

Hudson

proper

plan for

a

its own dissolution.—V. 169,

1994.

p.

within the next 30 days.
meeting

business

1994.

was

that

adjourned

usually

Noblitt-Sparks Industries, Inc.—Earnings—
Quarter Ended April 3—
Profit

quorum.

George C. Stohlman, Secretary and Treasurer, said afterward that a
"conclusive" meeting at which directors will be elected
probably will

275 113

$o.36

__

common

1935,

Public

of

refuse

Section

751,016

421.023

of

Total

'l56'250

1949—4 Mos.—1948

$8,898,067

\:Vri.7,

Division

Commission

,

under

apart

$9 062 201

2151.

;

Hudson Power

SEc

The

345,255

requirements.

available

Balance
1943

Co.—Bonds Called
p.

Plan—

prove

837,140

$1,723,355

surplus—

income

Credit

1672.

p.

Niagara

147,219
$3,750,702

12 Months Ended March 31—

Net

79,

1949—Month—1948
$11,070,818

———

—

169.

$3,341,201

-

filing

SUMMARY

Expenses

Lighting Co. below.—V,

(J. J.) Newberry Co.—(April Sales Up 24.4%—

2,709,856

return—

sinking fund
per

Westchester Lighting

&

Period End. Apr. 30—

of

dividend

Balance
Earned

York

Westchester

1,685,276

companies)

$9,279,907
161,917

New

1,803.797

1782.

p.

$4,171,000

share..




applied

24,774,161

246,305

ri_

to

Preferred

com¬

1949

charges and taxes

presently outstanding

will

The

'

Three Months Ended March 31—
Sales
—.————

common

the

of

4,596.896

—v.

$4,424,648

taxes—

income

cream

National Enameling & Stamping
Co.—Earnings-

after

such

underwriters

stockholders.

amendment...

be

,

by

Merrill

36,009,612

1,911,474

Association—ri_

2

Federal

for

resulting

The

per

meet

to

heeded
ana

28,666,670

Sales

income—subsidiaries

&

income

come

-,

•Earnings

to

are
rate

subscrip¬

revenues-

1,626.789

124,023

income

Total

member

he

7 977 771

—:::

Net Income

by
to

are

serial

of

used

York

1} Operating

One

Net

Provision

Mid¬

operating

3,465,000

—

common

value
bo

Uncollectible

$4,300,624

pit. and equipt.—:

prop.,

than

England Gas

Vice-President,

1949

profit

Number

incurred

purchase
The

price

outstanding

$

14,852,011
r

ratio

company's

Dairy

subsidiary

;

income

and

'

deductions

Net

domestic

loans

Federal

date

-

to

agreed

supplied

financing

presently

construction.—V.

Operating

1948

:

10,

March

Corp.—Earnings—

Quarter Ended March 31—
Earnings from operations after deprcc. &
.

record

stockholders.

subscription

be

to

are

the
the

outstanding

New

$26,119,727

16.039,545

___

income

New

1948. Accord¬

National Dairy.—V.

Products

The

amendment. '

has

by

the

Pcncd End. Mar. 31—

...

the

Other

of

Co.
and
formerly President of the Luick
Milwaukee and of the Chevy Chase Dairy
Co., Wash¬
also

be
new

2,138,842

taxes

Gordon, General

Rutherford,

Vice-President

committee.

Jor

are

See

Creamery
in

ington, D. C.
Mr.

Assistant

operating

Detroit

to

ACCOUNT

purchased

steam

for

Net

Midwestern, milk

mittee.

of

Beane

&

at

were

par

ft.

cu.

.

This is a decrease of 4,178,514 kwh., or 6.67%
below
production of 62,637,720 kwh. for the corresponding month a year ago.
Gas output for April,
1949, is reported at 751,891.000 cu. ft. This
is
a
decrease
of
41,107,000 cu. ft., or 5.18%
below production of
792,998,000 cu, ft. for the corresponding month a year ago.
:
'
:

1993.

supervisor

George

members

SEC

common

if any, is to bo used for new construction.
proposed, after the sale of the new common stock,

is

which

production

ago.

of 58,459,206 kwh.

Net

to

quarter during

169, p.

Dairy's

and

the

its

balance,

Net

reports

reported

ft.,

cu.

with
of

Operating expenses-——
Operating taxes

795,614

for the corresponding

held;

by

purchased

of

of

S4.000.0CO

lor

1994.

p.

shares

Electric

period

electric output
kwh., or 5.577 below
for the corresponding week a-year ago.

decrease

kwh.

May

of

this

6,

a

ft.

cu.

Prov.

allowing

dividend
10,

cents

operations, and Robert S.
Vice-Presidents,

National

Wetenhall

Fenner

companies.

Boston

supplied

shares

which

of

statement

73,333

prospectus,
an
underwriting group
Corp., Lehman Brothers. Wcrtheim & Co.

not

are

proceeds

notes

stabilization

bidding

Pierce.

$3,0CO,000

may

conduct

over-tne-counter market, and not more
shares, of Lynn and Western,respec¬

2,000

over-the-counter

Before

Boag, Jr., Assistant Comptroller, has been promoted to the position
of Comptroller,
and J. Huber Wetenhall, President of Luick
Dairy
Co, and Luick Ice Cream Co. of Milwaukee has been
appointed assist¬
divisions.

income

-Registers With

the

to

such

shares

12

be

to

are

registration

a

additional

an

each

Bcston

as

Net
of

7,the

'

for

filed

of

underwriting terms

ended

A.

have

price
First

Lynch,

England Gas & Electric Association—Output—

13,486,511

Credit

western

for

$267

authorization

holdings

and

shares

the

production of

National Dairy Products Corp.—New Vice-Presidents

Counsel,

for

v

-

company's 880,000 shares of outstanding stock
right to subscribe for the new shares'at t ie

the

share

acquire

compared

President, the current dividend is in.line
company's established policy of maintaning a conservative

between earnings

provision

iis- stockholders.

to

the

of

offered

thatc?

.

SEC

shares

retirement

ing to Samuel Kipnis,
the

of

%

_______

Common Stock—

stock, payable June

This

at

'

Massachusetts

10,000

Other- income

May

$36,042

has

sale

par)

According

six months end»d
(in Canadian' dollars') as against

1

stock

for

preferred dividends paid.
on

tion

*22,090

Electric System—To Stabilize Price of

received

Prov.

interests.

period

in

estimated

169, p. 702.

',$0.90

•

the 1949 quarter was $869,291,

$2,979,114

is

Total

$5,375,915

these deductions, net profit in

Dividend Rate Reduced

7

the

for

12 Months Ended March 31—

1947

with

,

$58,132

19,613

the same period in 1948 (same period
operating deficit of $2,405). Nfet profit after

CONSOLIDATED

$7,531,434 $10,308,167 $10,964,599
585,325
1,830,583
3,109,024
2.713,978
2,641,424
838,066

...

——__

outstanding—

per

1949

.

inclusive

are

.

State Electric & Gas Corp.-

the

($25

one

1)5,976 in
an

the stocks

its

National Container Corp.—Earnings—
Quarter Ended Mar. 31—

figures

2435,

p.

449,291

$175,659

,

offered

was

of

(par $1)

foregoing

corporarion

be

tof

■>• :• - 7''-'v'''

subsidiary

profit of $442

a

taxes

Western
of

than

Gas

stock

Canadian

showed

for

and

Stock

Detroit, Mich.—Stock Offered.

Gcyer & Co., New York, 011 May 4 offered 3,500 shares
capital slock at $27 per share. Proceeds go to selling
stockholder.—V. 169, p. 1993.

common

$51,613
•

profits taxes,

excess

the

of

1943.—V.

sale

more

of

shares of

458,422

$184,749

York

Holders

$36,742 : 7; $32,000

————————

company

tively,

•

857,962

etc

168,

proposing

to

previously reported, NEES proposes to solicit offers for the pur¬
chase of
its
holdings of 123,100, 15,175, and 3,607 shares of the
respective companies.
It would acquire in stabilization purchases' not

777/74

National Casualty Co.,

Tim

Feb. 28, '47

As

been

30.—V.

April

,■

.

the

$374,262

taxes-—-

$1,432,911

830,579

—...

interest,

1S48

$1,473,750

—

New

$3,643,264

Feb. 29. '48

$59,261

New England
Shares—
'

Co.,

(& Subs.)—Earnings—
1949

profit after Federal income
Earnings per common share

Co.—Earnings—

SEC—

It

The

Quarters Ended March 31—
Net

^69,548
$2,408,994

New York Life Insurance Co.—New Director—

Subs.)—Earnings-^-

taxriririri-;—22,519

Federal

year

purchases

National Aluminate Corp.

363,548

Robert A. Lovelt, a partner of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. and
formerly Assistant Secretary of War for Air and Under-Secretary of
State, lias been elected a director.—V. 169, p. 1564.

'77; v-7.^7-77V ■ .7

Feb. 28, '49

1949 showed

28,

provisions

1229,

p.

$4,042,899

777 ■ -V

.

operating deficit of

an

previous

.

Eoard.—V.

profit.

Operations

Airways (Panegra) that would make effective a plan for
interchange of equipment and a stock participation in National Airlines
by Pan American and W. R. Grace & Co.
Pan American and the
Grace firm each has a half interest in Panagra.
Details of
the .interchange of equipment will be announced later.
Applications to make the agreement effective wil be filed promptly
trie Civil Aeronautics

19,009

1949'—4 Mos.—1948

$1,037,669

profit

income

♦Includes

Grace

wun

248,014

413,400

The

%%%% ri-riy

11 of the signing of an agreement
American Airways and Pan Amer¬

May

and

Federal

$36,264,471

National Airlines, Inc.—Sign Pact—
between

$2,778,542

income

stock

1949—4 Mos.—1948

v,

$3,124,219

1887.

NOTE—The

$0.42

Nestle-LeMur Co. (&

$9,321,569 $39,802,111

1564.

$375,425

S2.754.G71

p.

taxes—V.

1,381,573

$0.67

'

-

168,

7 '

-

$363,324

ri

169,

Net

$373,960

2,112,336

com. slk.

Sales

(G. C.) Murphy Co.—Aprii Sales Increased 36.42%—
«s

1,186,667
230,474

1,054,790

12,617

Expense

National Shirt Shops of Delaware, Inc.—Sales—
Period End.

42,200 shares

and

both

/'

Period End. Apr. 30—

87,604

20,437

(Including New York Dock Trade Facilities Corp.)
3 Months Ended March 31 1949

20,090

31,530

15,318
949,000

6 Months Ended—

6a

114,688

nitge. bond.
deductions

&

Revenues

—V. 168, p. 1906,

—V,

♦Based

itr" 1949

i—

share

121,643
$4,081,34*6

82,500

;

,

_

$210,537

$0.21

—v--~

—

44,000

$1.50

(est.)

taxes

$107,815

$63,815

Quarier Ended March 31—
before taxes—
—'

Net

41,567

accts.

outstdg.—

sh.,

per

94,044

$4,541,360

$1,193,646

115,623

—

snares

Earn,

1943

6,757

$475,646

-i

$498,449

6,170.816

473,132

income taxes_

profit

Com.

1949

$3,959,703

9,143

(net;.

New York Dock

12,341,215

debt-

doubtful

3,600,000

$4,447,316

87,526,893

560,606

deductions—

for

on

Balance

1946

11,982,514

Income

3,600,000

$468,839

.

Frcferred dividends

—

funded

on

Miscell.

1993.

p.

Total

Int.

300,000

$439,306

income

Taxes,

for

300,000

——

income....:.

int.

Net

-V.

profit

income

3,294,028

(& Subs.)—Earnings—

$15,125,712 $15,338,014 $11,619,395
sell.,

sold,

3,639.008

3,632,111

reserve

revenue.

income

Interest

disc't

depl. & depr._

Operating

•

Other

.

subscription at par by stockholders of record March 23 in ratio of
l-to-3, subscriptions to 196,288 shares were received.
Of this total
American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
(parent) subscribed for 187,667
shares and other stockholders 8,621 shares.
Rights expired April 26.

oper.

Other

department" operations,
semi-annually.—-V. 168, p. 2227.
\

,

& Telegraph

States Telephone

Mountain

Subscriptions—

retirem't

Net

31,916

allow....'

goods

for

19,432,416

3,412,113

287,642

33.712

$57,271

1949

& admin. exps.__

gen.

Prov.

loss

and

20,154,695

349,381

3^3,129

....

appropriations

68,026

.

"construction

shown

are

3 Mos. End. Mar. 31—

1781.

p,

31,910

-

88.257

:

—

include

not

which

of

National Gypsum Co.

to Paul V. Galvin, President, who stated

is

weather

warm

and

—;

tDoes

returns

of

radios

car

Motorola

1949, according

year.

Advent

profit

♦Deficit.

the results

general outlook and the public enthusiasm for television leads
to view optimistically the business outlook for the remainder

Motorola
of

fcr

volume

the

Net

720,299
$0.90

$1.14

share—2

common

$80,000,000 in
that

909.ol6

alter charges and taxes——-—

J,

1,531,341

253,419

taxes

Gross

„

L—

earnings

Uet

taxes—_ri—

74,912

31,881

income debentures

conv.

for income

535,246,235 $33,925,155

13,421

99,382

74,108

depletion.

1949—12 Mos.—1948'

».

$2,937,253

1,749,869"

tuxes

Olhpr

$277,202

$194,474

63,250

and

:

1949
1948
—$15,212,622 812,437,347

Quarters Ended April 2—
gales

$262,767

.

$3,030,723

-—J—•

Federal

Irop.
Total

.

Motorola, Inc.—Quarterly Earnings Show Gain—

income.„_

Inc.—Earnings—

1949—Month—1948

Operating
revenues..
Oper. exps., excl. direct
taxes

New President Elected—
On

:

Period End. Mar. 31—

$1,663,699

115,382,431 258.605,608 298,116,367

101,110.261

<.

New Orleans Public Service

1947

$1,666,511

sales:

«

Monday, May 16, 1949

•

1948

•

■

j

$2,086,101

,ri—ri—ri_.

tNet

$

$

$
Sales

1949

*••■3 Mos. End. Mar. 31— '

1949—3 Mos.—1948

1949—Month—1948

FINANCIAL

&

National Fireproofing Corp.—Earnings—

Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc.—April Sales Off—

_

COMMERCIAL

THE

(2106)

14

it

before

was

the
...

agreed
annual

to

defer

action

meeting.—V.

on

169,
-v

income

income

—

—

1949

1948

$815,195

$983,719

313,128

...

:—.—-—

taxes

taxes

381,704

$502,067

$602,015

outstanding-——----

593.750

593.750

Earnings per share————riri———ririri

$0.85

$1.01

Net

when

comes

before

Federal

profit

Capital
—V.

168,

pp.

—

—

shares

2327 and

2435.

:/"

ri"

"

Volume
K

\

„.

f,

169

Units' Assets—

President

the

cf

3 Months Ended

Noma

.Gain

11 that all the lixed

from

Other

March

Pay Rock Oil, Inc., Tulsa, Okla.—Files—

31—

1949

before

:

31,443

20,601
$939,784

:___

f

\■:

n

337,115

notes

on

debentures

ana

•Noranda Mines,

Ltd.—To Lease Additional Properties

sider

granting

Canada,

lease of

a

Ltd.—V.

lby,

—V.

9.

p.

of

Earned

portion of its properties in Kouyn, Queoec,

a

Noranda Mines,

to

earnings

■Number

16 will con¬

The stockholders of Joliet-Quebec Mines, Ltd., on May

on

275,400

$365,497

380,735

380,735

Income.

■

shares—,J—T—___

common

per ■ snare--,-—

$0.63

$0.63

169, p. 1673.

'

-

1

r

Norfolk

\

Western

&

Ry.—Earnings—

Ry.

optr.

revenues—-

Ry.

oper.

expenses

$40,262,244 $41,994,802
30,207,021
30,220,337
^0,125,755
•'<,2ob,>t9

1,521,081

9,590,946
1,808,299

9,507/i21

'■

i

Soles

$11,866,629 $12,033,719

_

__

1

of

products
from

enues

'Cost

of

'

(net)

rents

$634,474

$838,123

$4,485,716

$3,929,467^

Interest

Cr^co,86U Cr2,32d,£i58 Cro,109,8'<2

Crooy,l)i6

(ne<.)~

J>20,020

Brl7,031

Dr40,158

$1,487,753

$1,573,303

$6,218,168

Other

Br48,54d

income-

$7,547,042

rents

from

Other

oper.

U.,2^9

—1_

i-.couie

Total income

s

443,739

•too, <9^

Provision

for

$8,013,366

$6,661,958

$1,729,096

$1,634,882

items

•

Net

.*

iunded

on

ueut

'Net

income

$6,201,111

89,719

311,610

195,000

appropriations

as

Balance

income—

of

16u, p.

1564.

l

$1,309,223

$1,315,890

Inc.—Earnings—
Quarter Ended

■

Cost

of

sales

and

other

6 Mos. End.

2a,606,600

28,628,922
1,160,000

28,000

tons

period

corresponding

we

Lighting

Corp.

$1,222,979

$1,789,679

Unexchanged

—

stock

offered

holders

to

of

Preferred
dividend

dividend

$5

(unexchanged stock)

purchased by the sev¬
May 5 at $100 per share
V.

see

169,

income

same

secona

orders

quarter

obtained

and

at

March

the

of

31,

fiscal

1949,

proceeds will be placed in the general funds
of
the
company
and used for general corporate purposes including
bet.terment and expansion of the company's plant and facilities.
The company for a number of years has had under way a continuing
program for the improvement and expansion of its existing facilities.
Due to changing conditions
this program is subject to constant re¬
examination and change.
It is currtntly estimated that the cost of
items approved for construction in 1949 will amount to approximately
net

$3,350,000.
CAPITAL

mtge.

1st

mtge.

bonds 3(4%
bonds 3(4 %

.

of

$10,411,052

year

shipments of $31,569,425

made.—V.

were

business

new

Pan American

was

Continues Growth—v

169, p. 908.

Despite

The

;

Civil

between

Aeronautics

this

Board

and

company

May

on

Atlas

Atlas Corp. in Stk.
approved

12

which

Corp.

will

agreement

an

Northeast

enable

to

pay off a $320,000 debt to Atlas by issuing it additional stock.
proval of the Northeast stockholders will be sought.

This agreement conforms 'to conditions of

!

;

is

getting irom
The

C.

F.

restriction

C.

of

all

above

3%

dispose
and

the Reconstruction

R.

ii.

A.

loan

of

and

also

dated

its

Corp.
are subject to
requires Atlas

agreement

new

which

1948,

23,

a

to

and

preferred stock In Northeast oyer
of tne outstanding shares of each class within the next
common

months.

18

Atlas

95%

Corp.
its

of

now

19%

owns

preferred

the

of

stock.—V.

169,

Northeast

stock and

common

1994.

p.

gain

Airways'

during the first quarter
ilown

0G0, compared to
during the same

by

volume

of

Latin American
Clipper .cargo

governments
carried by

on

Paii

Latin American Division continued its steady

q.f

1949.

;

Common

preferred

stock

(no

reveal.

•/

..

v

the total
iirst

volume above the

1,815,758-pound figure recorded in the 1948

Latin American countries have cut down
imports, and Colombia, Argentina and Chile have set
up
virtual embargoes against almost all
foreign shipments.
Cuba
recently required a consular invoice to import textiles, an important
item

in

dollars,

many

of

flow

Clipper

%%.'

cargoes.

with

of

Electric

..totaled

61,340,000

corresponding

this

of

output

as

last

the week ended May 6, 1943,
with 56,769,000 kwh. for the
increase of 8.1%.—V. 169, p. 19s4.

for
compared

company

kwh.,

week

(Minn,)—Weekly Output—

year,

an

Noi walk Tire & Rubber
In

connection

with

represent holders

necessary,"
Chairman
of

the

May

on

and

of

Hollis

(he

to

1958 "iff
may
make

15,

position

by

5

ollicer

an

committee

April

due

present

company's

announced

committee

protective

a

debentures

Gross

Gleason,

T.

Burr, Inc., it was further announced that other members
of the committee are Augustus P. Loring, Jr., Boston, Mass., Chairman
board

versity;
Howe

and

the

and
York

Beach,
firm

is

of

own

trustee

$145,000

Cordage
member

and

Co.

the

of

trustee

a

Boston

law

Uni¬
&

Boston

of

firm

Dane

of

of

City,

York

New

Hodges.

Reavis,

the committee,
& Downey, New

Secretary of

is

trustee
to

a

or

Pantaleoni

that members

of

already

amount.

committee

the

total of $19,000 principal amount

otherwise,

principal

tne

or

when

additional
$1,268,500

the debentures on the ground that the company had failed
United States excise taxes falling due between Jan. 31, 1948,
21, 1943. and had failed to pay certain trade indebtedness

due.

the

as

$9,163,960
25,325

1949—3 Mos.—1948
$8,710,972 $27,138,750 $25,336,435
24,026
74,466
75,063

$9,138,635

$8,686,946

1949—Month—1948

Operatng revenues
Uncollectible

oper.

Operating

rev._

revenues

__

Operating expenses

1,163,105

Net

—

$928,620

$970,512

$3,028,586

$3,077,307

940,952

operating income-

1,006.587

3,042,503

3,107,020

after

!—V.

,

$27,064,284 $25,261,372
6,606,968
20,426,933
18,757,414
1,109.466
3,608,765
3,426,651

7,046,910

Operating taxes

Net

5,316,000

service

charges—
169, p. 1231 and 1673.

443,582

371,573

1,575,267

1,458,720

985,006

1,150,009

3,735,000

$2.C23,404

$2,493,277

$9,104,604

$3,744,219

<2,864

revenuc____

oper.

income.

48,906

260,693

206,800

z

$2,696,268

$2,542,183

$9,365,297

$8,951,019

427,791

244,550

1,227,738

$2,297,633

$3,137,499

$7,981,814

deductions-—

income——.

income

Earns.

of

the

Stanley & Co.
Coggeshall & Hicks
G.

IProvisio'n
cannot

Thus
ihe

he

2,1.33.022

2,160,163

V, 7,592,044

7,426,844

1,620.000

1,620,000

1.620.000

$1.32

$1.34

$4-69

Walker

H.

of comparison certain figures for the three months
have been restated in certain instances.
for "income taxes is affected
by certain factors which
31,

1948,

filed

mortgage

bonds,

(' Proceeds
for

1949

v/ill

series due

be

1,

to

the

the

1979.

,

.

company's

expenditures
$7,000,000 ill 1951/

of

payment of $3,500,000 of
that its
1949-1951

$16,900,000

A.

in

1349,

BALANCE

SHEET

Subscriptions for Stock—
Public
hion

stockholders

shares

(par

subscribed

$20i

offered

1950,
-

38,984

shares

subscription

of

$32.50

at

pommon stockholders.
Standard Gas & Electric Co.
.50,016 shares.
See also V. 169, p. 1490.
:

'

/

89,000

the

per

(parent)

and

com-:

share by

purchased

,-7',

Provision

after

pletion
•Earncu

deprec.,

$725,156

$916,530

$0.71

$0.90

3,983

4,632

$2,188,568
'

1,021,056 shares outstanding.

NOTE—Conversion

rate of




£J^$4<—V. 169, p. 537.

$2.14

12,231

" '

1949

representing

gas

total,

$1,200,051;

stock

(no

shares

par—1,620,000

outstand¬

ing), $20,250,000; paid-in-surplus, $288,072; earned surplus (restricted
to payment of dividends in the amount of $11,815,886), $22,844,889;
preferred: stock
(par $100), $13,545,500;
serial debentures, due

4%

each

May

1,

1949 -to 1971 inclusive,
1973, $30,OOG,000;

sinking
fund
debentures
due
$1,813,P6G; dividends declared
$5,105;

debt,

preferred

on

accrued

deferred' liabilities,

taxes,
$2,937,284;

..

.

stock,

accounts

payable.

$135,455;

matured

accrued

interest,
de¬
total,

$4,721,014;
reserve

other

V/*Vo

$46,000,000;

for

depreciation,

reserves,

$1,439,754;
•

„

Parker Pen Co,—Invades Medium Priced Field—
invasion
of
the medium-priced writing instrument field

An

announced

to

May 11 by this company which for
manufacturing and sales facilities

on

devoted

its

CALENDAR

YEARS

Other

1946

$6,421,231

$5 ,584,222

1,199,543

1 008,656

495,105

630,470

operating expenses—

General

taxes

Federal

income

operating

taxes

i-

income

—_

456,593

314,361

J 280,935

169,724

221,933

408,859
718,000

431,989
687,000

$1,461,702

$1,335,051

5,841

$1,112,887
14,367

$1,464,965

salaries and expenses

622,889

3,263

office

549,098

1,103,703

745,906

794,080

'

—___

1,276,673

188,901

———

General

1947

$7,392,657

revenues——,

depreciation

Other

income

Total

income

Miscellaneous
Interest

$1,340,892

$1,127,254

350,995

,

919,124

15,334

debt

_____

22,052

26,351

148,997

deductions

long-term

on

104,578

106,477

292

1,710

"3404

2,466

2,679

$1,297,230

interest

Amortization

$1,211,504

$990,037
100,711
468,970

charges.debt

of

expense

income

Preferred

96,500
.

80,000

397,986

dividends
dividends

•^-V.

the past 10 years
almost

exclusively

434,133

1995.

p.

Penney Co.—April Sales Increased 22.38%—

(J. C.)

Period End. Apr. 30—
Sales

domestic

1949—Month—1948
1949—4 Mos.—1948
$76,295,792 $62,342,567 $235,768,271 $221,024,691

_________

—V.

169, p.- 1673,

Pennsylvania RR.—Increase in Debt Authorized—
The

stockholders

should
and

ferred

to

the

to

heretofore

amount

annual

the

May 10 approved a resolution that the company
increase its indebtedness by $100,000,000 over-

on

authorized

be

above

election May

authorized.
24

for a

The

vote.—V,

resolution

was

re¬

169; p. 1995.

Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Co.—New President, Etc.—
1 George

Executive Vice-President since
succeeding Leonard T. Beale
Chairman of the board.
William P. Drake has been elected Vice-President
and William F. Mitchell as Vice-President in charge
Beilzel,

B.

elected

with

the

President,

company

Jan. 1, 1949, has
who will continue

as

in charge of sales*
of manufacturing.

Assistant Vice-President, sales, assumes the
position left vacant when Mr. Beitzel became Executive Vice-President.'
Mr. Mitchell, Assistant Vice-President, manufacturing, succeeds Y. F.
Hardcastle,
who
retires from active
participation in the chemical
company's operation but who remains as a member of the board.
Mr. Beitzel and Fred G_ Biianaman, President of Pennsylvania Salt
Manufacturing Co. of Washington, wholly-owned West Coast subsidiary,
have been elected to two new directorships created at a recent meeting
of the board.
Mr. Shanaman also is a Vice-President of the parent
Mr.

.

Drake,

formerly

1

169,

1995.

p.

Peoples Drug Stores, Inc.—April Sales Up
i

There
136

a

were

year

8.2%—

1949—Month—1948
1949—4 Mos.—1948
$3,893,967
$3,599,800 $15,089,604 $14,443,455

Period End. Apr. 30—

Sales

President, stated the move was intended to broaden
market and provide a product more in line
with the purchasing capacities of manv foreign markets.
■;
"
'
"Like a great many American manufacturers," he said,
"our com-,
panylhas suffered a severe decrease in foreign sales due to paucity
of dollar exchange,
and also because, the company's regular line of
Parker,

company's

169,

company.—V.
was

merchandise.

high-price
Kenneth

7

the

pens,
like
consumers'

$2,377,864
$2.33

13,971

.highest-bracket

automobiles,

is

tco

expensive

for

foreign

pocketbooks.

In operation at April 30,

140 stores

before.—V. 169, p.

the

,The

to

retail

authority,"

of

the

higher-priced

store

Mr.

American

1949, compared with

1674.

istic. "The

line,

to

sales
pen

market.''
...
be known

is

"21"

made

ended

week

—V.

7,

May

kwh., or
1996.

Co.—Weekly Output—

subsidiaries for the
kwh., a decrease ot
from the corresponding, week of last jear.

of this company and its
1949 amounted to 140,375,000

output

0.6%,

109, p.

,

1

Co.—Tenders Sought—
•
Trust Co., trustee, 135 South Broad St.,
12 o'clock noon (D£|T) on June 15 J®cei^

Philadelphia Transportation
The

Fidelity-Philadelphia
Pa:, will until

Philadelphia,
as

employs a completely internal filling mechanism.
The
of a new allov, octanium, which is also used in main¬
springs of many quality watches.—V. 163, p. 2585.
point

electric

Parker

retail

the "21," will encompass many
features of the company's higher-priced pen and pencils.
Both models
use
an
alkali-base ink claimed to have an instant-drying character¬
new

Philadelphia Electric
The

835,000

analyses just completed by an
added,
"this company now does
business at $10 and over.
The
company's objective is to produce a pen to sell for $5 that will earn
the same stand-out position in that field as our standard line does
"According

in

taxes. __i

Long tons blister produced
■^On

1949—9 Mos.—1948

de¬

.share.—__

and
per

1949—3 Mos.—1948

31,

as

long-term

FOR

461,325

for

been

LIABILITIES—Common

impartial

O'okiep Copper Co., Ltd.—Earnings—
Period End. Mar. 31— '

Profit

MARCH

other deferred charges),

and

prepayment
$180,466,107.

74.9%

,»

INCOME

*

%
.

u

for

for

in

,

OF

AS

intangibles,

plant, $147,576,845;

$3,093,587;

has

program

short-term bank
construction will

$12,000,000

;'/

;

\'W-

.

construction

pompany. estimates

lequire

SEC
first

—

CF

per?

follows:
457c
27(4%
27%%

1,452,605

operating

until

sales
pu'-cliase contracts, etc., $462,895; ether investments, $3,807,973;
cash, $7,997,734; special deposits, $172,002; U. S. Government obligatiohs, $11,485,790; accounts and notes receivable (after reserve for
doubtful
accounts
of
$265,000),
$4,669,180;
material and
supplies,

$568,750;

the
as

—-—:—

—

Co

Commercial

finally applicable to such periods.

ASSETS--Gas

■,./%

the
of

registration statement with
bidding
of
$10,600,000

June

applied

(including

Joans.. The

a

competitive

&

Maintenance

the close cf the calendar -year.
for interim periods cannot always reflect

determined

statement

income

on

are

1948

Total

$4.59

expense

$2,000,000

by each

1,620,000

share—

definitely

the

tax

and

underwriters

——

STATEMENT

purpose

ended" March

the

centage of unsubscribed stock to be purchased

Common

stock-

corn.

per com.

Tor

for

stock

common

Shares

-

avail,

of

names

Morgan

Net
Net

&

969,205

$2,268,477

in come

Gross

pletion and amortization, $33,916,417;
$180,466,107.—V. 169, p. 537.

Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.—Registers Bonds—
The company May 5
proposing the sale at

Telephone

Bell

Southern

.

Other
Interest

Florida.
through

telepnone companies in the State of
points in and out of Florida is provided

other

other

with

3,680,000

taxes-•

„.

vk

to

Telegraph Co., American
Telephone & Telegraph Co., Florida Telephone Corp. and Inter-County
Telephone & Telegraph Co.
\

&

Federal

and

Ohio Bell Telephone Co.—Earnings—
-Period End. Mar. 31—

i

with

known, the company has no security holders
prior to thesie of debenture holders."—V. 169, p. 1887.

claims

v

local

income

CONDFNSED

is

.v..

exchanges of

Toll

;

Net

Other

%%/%:%

far

"So

.

1,697,952

1,310,600

'.'

......

toll lines and provides toll service between all
and in some cases between its exchanges and

owns

exchanges

.connections

Aug.

*

%

341,399

1,376,666

amort.

miscellaneous

debentures and

holders of an
outstanding issue totals

represent

The

their

and

for

pay

and

Taxes—State,
tFederal

Net

added

\,f,

approximately

500,000.

own

Net

412,503
&

11,271,146
1,378,383
4,686,844

13,114,736

3,047,448

3,265,037

depl.

Atlas

principal amount.
Jn a letter to debenture holders, the committee pointed out that on
April 21, 1949, the debentures "were declared to be immediately due
and payable.
Such action was taken by. The New York Trust Co., as

*

Deprec.,

counsel.

announcement

families
as

T.

law

City,

The

Dane,

Operations

Plywood Corp., and Sherwood Waldron,
Assistant to the President of American Home Products

City,

John

Corp.

Plymouth
A.

director

a

New York

.

of

Walter

$9,111,192 f $8,714,364 $34,545,559 $31,219,813

revenue--—.—_

Maintenance

urni

investment

Coifin &

of

of

formation

the

was

the

Co.—Protective Committee—

convertible

which

which
of

the

of 4%

negotiations

any

r

mortgage.

was

wholly

operating

Traffic

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co.—Earnings—
Perioci End. Mar. ol—
194i—3 Mos.—»1'94?
1949—12 Mos.—'*1948-

•

80,000 shs.
100,000 shs.
254,692 sns.

400,000 shs.

companies.

other
serves

company

its

of

To

Northern States Power Co.

1,500,000

.

BUSINESS—Company

AND

time

;

keep up with the growing demand for aircargo '^service, with its
.fast delivery, new low rates and safe handling, PAA has added a lleet
of 10 C-46-type cargo Clippers to fly Latin American routes.—V. 169,
p. ,807.
?■/
%:.=■■■
■■
■

•

par)

UNDERWRITERS—The

conserve

the

.

additional bonds subject to terms of the

of

company,

excess

quarter.

To

on

(par

within the State of Florida, at tha
79 communities, approximately 42
Of which are incorporated, in the Counties of Hillsborough,
Pinellas,
Polk,' Manatet,
Sarasota,
Pasco,
Charlotte, DeSoto, Hernando and
Highlands.
The population of the area served by the company is in
The

The

Exports .of 1,268,000 pounds were below the 1948 first quarter, but
"increased
shipments
from
Latin
America—562,254
pounds—brought

stock

FINANCING.
Outstanding

$3,201,000

*
0
200,000 shs.

1975

incorporated in Florida
June 20, 1901, for a period of 99 years.
Company wa§ organized for
the purpose of constructing,
maintaining and operating a telephone
system consisting of toll lines and exchanges or
local distribution
system throughout the State of Florida, either separately or in con-?

■

-

during January, February and March totaled 5,180,4,650,000 in the first quarter of 1948 and 3,165,000
period of 1947, figures just compiled by PAA cargo

due
series due
series

1967
$25)
$1 cumulative preferred, stock.-..
$1.32 cumulative preferred stock

Cumulative

present

/

.

controls

the

trade,

World

Ton-miles

officials

$1,750,000 loan Northeast

a

Finance

the

April

Ap¬

American
^

rigid

more

international

Northeast Airlines, Inc.—To Repay

Airways Corp.—Clipper Cargo Volume

PRESENT

Authorized

junction

Cthe

TQ

EFFECT

GIVING

SECURITIES

1st

^Issuance

$3,012,658

During

$266,430,319.

were

officer-employee group is tne

the

to

to the stockholders.

price

*

Unfilled

price

The

rights.

the

as

HISTORY

•

P. Morgan & Co., Incor¬
,

PURPOSE—The

1782.

p.

of J.

office

of

payable

are

23 Wall Street, New York. •
Concurrently with this offering the company is offering certain
officers and employees the privilege of subscribing pro
rata for any
of the
additional shares not subscribed for
through the exercise of

porated,

was

offered

,

Net

group jointly headed by Morgan Stanley & Co. and
Coggeshall & Hicks. G .H. Walker & Co. is also parties
pating in the underwriting.
The subscription rights
terminate on May 24, 1949.

pre-

AU of the outstanding shares of $5 dividend preferred stock have
been called for redemption on June 9. 1949 at $100 per share ancj
.accrued dividends. Payment will be made at the office qf the corpora?
.tion, 433 California bt., San Francisco, Calif.—V. 169, p. 1782.
'. V

1,954,000

taxes.

$57,040

exported

quarter

uuiw

:i::. Calls $5 Preferred Stock—

52,235,522

<94,000

expenses—

Provision lor Federal income

tons

and dividends. For further details

Dec. 31, *48 Mar. 31, "49 Mar. 31, 'A3
$25,623,579 $31,578,601 $57,202,180

.

oU.uoo

eral underwriters and

'

;

Cr6l5

$17,073

——,

pursuant to exchange otfer (v. 169, p. 1782),
shares will be issued in exchange and 50,910

shares

Period—

the basis of

on

stockholders'

lerred stock

$6,743,563

$5,694,500

149,090

Sales and other income

period——;.
during this year's first

stock of

right to subscribe for 42,448 addi¬
$38 per share
one share for each live shares held.
The
underwritten by an investment banking

10, the

May

tional shares of common stock (no par) at

.

Shares Offered—Of the 200,000 shares of $4.50

-

North American Aviation,

;

36,000

$56,425

adjustments—Miscellaneous

compared' vita
169, p; 1231.

preferred
—V.

3,600

$17,305

r

-

'

adjustments-

Dr 23 2

Pacific

,\

65.00J

'

—

other

V

■

'

Misc.

•

and

Cr261

1948.—V.

500,000

100,503;'

_<

income,

on

is

for

company

coal

277,648

lGo,6fad

iuuds-

reserve

appropriations

taxes

Cr 118

$7,521,211

$1,565,603

$1,481,393

.

Sinking &

17,384

(net)

•in

(;

$92,164

deficiencies—prior years

surplus

other

results

The

492,154

460,847

16^,488

1O3,ooJ

•

•.

,

and

-of

i

2,477,619

$43,171

'

Federal

.

•

Interest

$2,569,783

de-

—

'(net)

before

Surplus

466,3Z4

operations

interest

Profit
ry.

$1,878,553

•

rev¬

operating expenses,
and taxes,

income tax

on

i

Net

sold,

depletion

1948

1,835,388

and

Offered—The com¬

Co.—Stock

Telephone

is offering to the holders of its common

Subscriptions

income-,

fac.l.

Joint

Peninsular

record

v

oper.

Equipnicav

1949

merchandise

and

other, operations——*

goods

appreciation.
Profit

Ry.

fc
(& Subs.)—Earning

Three Months Ended March 31—

,

1949—3 Mos.—1948

tax accrual—

Railway

,

,

1949—Month—1948

Period End. Mar. 31—

common

offer has been

•

Pacific Coast Co.

of

Security

62,009

267,300

$366,368

taxes

shares

Underwriter,

pany

Net

•

Federal

for

May 3

company

900,000

236,878

54,8o8

,

Provision

filed a letter of notification with the SEC for
stock, to be sold at 30 cents per share.
Royalties, Inc.
Proceeds will be used for tne
repurchase of stock of the corporation under offer of rescission and
for operating expenses.—V. 167, p. 1591.
The

i'

Total income

Interest

$919,183

depreciation-

income, (net)

Depreciatio

1948

$994,178

$1,025,622

operations

i

.

.

A

15

(2107)

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

Oxford Paper Co,—Earnings—

i

Electric Corp., announced
assets, machinery and inventories of Cen¬
tral Railway Signal Co., Inc., Peru, Ind., a subsidiary, have been sold
lor a cash consideration of $603,264.
This sales price is $122,144 in
excess Oj. the subsidiary's net book value of these assets at Apr. 3U, 1940.
The liquidation of this subsidiary is contemplated within the near
.future.—V. 169, p. 1672*.
>
\ ;
Sadacca,

May

on

COMMERCIAL &

v

Noma Electric Corp.—Sells
Henri

THE

Number 4803

-

•

as of July 1, 1949, of consolidated mortgage
due Jan. 1, 2039, to an amount sufficient to,,
prices not exceeding par.
Under the provisions of the indenture all coupon bonds accepted tor
purchase by the trustee shall be surrendered with all unmatured cou¬
pons attached thereto, with the exception of fixed interest coupops an<x

tenders

for

the

sale to

3%-6%

the

it

bonds, series A,

exhaust

sum

of $150,050 at

«

THE

(2108)
Interest

income

detached

the

irom

if any, maturing July

coupons,

belore

oonas

the

which shall be

1, 1949,

surrendered

are

same

the

to

COMMERCIAL

'2,961,250

PiiiJiaetpma Transportation Co. is required to pay such coupons
maturing «»iuy 1, 1949, upon presentation thereof, and is also required

dend

to

a

liXeo

pay

tfae

mtiiebt

registered

trustee.—V.

ana

bonds

1G8,

without

accepted

coupons

2229.

p.

if any, due July

interest,

income

for

by

purchase

tne

Pioneer Finance Co., Detroit, Mich.—Files—
The

1896,

May 2 filed a letter of notification with the SEC for
22Jt>54 shares of 6> cumulative convertible preferred stock ($10 par)
**tA 135,924 scares ($1 par)
common, reserved for conversion.
Prowill

Bank

Building,

be

for aad.tionai

used

Detroit 26,

capital.

working

Mich.—V.

167,

Office:

1591.

p.

of

D.

Fox,

12

amount

Treasurer,

clock

o

company

noon

;

Seventh

380

May

on

Juris

o,

a-

1,

1949,

Avenue, New York, N. Y., will,
receive tenders "for the sale to the
first general mortgage bonds to an

31,
of

sufilcient to exnaust the sum of *78,230,

par and

interest.—V.

accrueu

exceeding

at prices not

Subs.)—Earnings—
1949

of

with

$3,722,594

2,313,837

2,478,190

Bum.:.

Income

from

and

Total

operations

$1,333,819
income

its

income

Administrative
Taxes o'.htr

and

general

$1,249,011

income

Pro vis ic n

ior

ior

i

-Net

income

—

61,138

motor

75,356

electric

365,000

<339,464

$716,567

<—2

$1.98

Total

/'M*'1 r--:;1

May

$2,000,000
Bank

ctf

&

9

announced

from

of

May

4%

Trust

25-year

107,370
534,999

njtes

Co.

first

the

12

to

July

12,

1949,

the

.Portland

has

bands,

mortgage

of

held

by

company

Gas

of

proposed

of

exemption

an

from

competitive

maturity

Mellon

the

bidding

which

Stuart

&

Co.

11,

May

Electric

Power

Inc.

and

Co.—Bonds

associates

of

$3,500,000

$10,000,000 first mortgage

■doe 1984 at

101 yk%

bonds,

The

issue

for

the

Salomon

bonds

Broi.

May

9

on

bid

a

of

Co.

and

&

White,

the

for

Net

series

Income

Co.

&

Stock

holders

of

itight to purchase
stock

mon
one

additional

an

(par $10)

of

592,250 shares

at $12.50 per share

of

Rights expire

(EDT) May 25.

Subscription agents are Chemical
Bank & Trust Co., New
York, and National Savings Bank
& Trust Co.,
Washington, D. C.

OF

Hie

dated

are

May
in

and

l

New

May

Nov.

York.

1,

1

at

ioaiy, and fully registered
■multiple of $5,000.

net

of

in

proceeds to
the sale of

from

expenses,

due

May

the

stock

■funds

of

in

Interest

payable

Washington, D. C.
as
to principal
$5,000

(estimated

at

after

company,

the

bonds

new

■038,711, excluding accrued interest) and
■common

1984.

l,

company

$1,000, registerable
denominations oL $1,000,

and

from

$7,071,962)

the

will

deducting

(estimated

be

added

the

to

esti¬

at

$10,additional

sale of the

general

the

company.
Such general funds will,
among other things,
>be nsed
(i) to reimburse the
company for capital expenditures pre¬
viously made, ( ii to meet the expenditures
during 1949 for the con¬
struction program of the
company and
(iii) to advance funds to its
subsidiary, Braddock Light & Power Co.,
Inc., to be applied toward
that company's
construction program.

«'CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM—Company
dock
will
expend

in

and

$16,700,000

in

connection

its

1950,

with

£ubs d ary

approximately

$15,000,000

in

1951

if anticipated that such expenditures

■as

construction

®

•

.•

Power P<ant;

$8,000,000

to

be

in

revenues—

railway

generating

be

it

Alex-

new

25,000-kilowatt genteitamng unit and related
equipment in the company's Benning
power
,?h °° lor other generating facilities; $3,722,000 for trans¬
mission faci itie-;
$31,423,000 for distribution facilities; and
$2,605,000

eral

of

As

of

s' inciud-n8 an enlargement of the
31,

1949

8Sh«
tl0.3v6.000
vacuities and
it is

the

construction

ior

anticipated

including $11,000,000

?n

had

company

V

the

volt

that

of

the

new

to

plant

further advances

1949, will be made

for

Braddock
and

of

a

related

$17,000,000:

now

or^ltR^sifhsVrf^ro
its
subsid.ary
or

?95°V 1951not now
aaU ly52
type

of

a

(CAPITALIZATION

314%

314%

£14%
,314%
3%

Dec.

31,

approximately
of

TO

Prov.

i

f

•

AND

-»-

/»

notes

or

-Common stock

"

*

,

1977

or

before

—

L.

Int.

-'1,643,465

Hume

($10 par»__

as

stock

the

$4,611,679

Drl9,113
$4,584,435

•

.

thereto!-ns

va?vhiDfmonn^ C°MMON

$3,266,683OF

the

'

bonds

,

the

and

nn
reclassification

f

of

the




;

-1948

1949—3 Mos

V

V

1949—12 Mos.—1948

S8,854,298 $38,377,401 $32,182,025
3,643,458 ,17,379,344
13,467,911

601,268

511,939

2,366,695

893,316

809,956

3,330,646

3,089,971

863,871

777,516

3,071,388

2,896,74JJ

;

2,158,367

■

taxes.—

3,412,000

2,866,000

S7r703,025

_H_a—— "

74,659

133,400

420,736

569,174

! $2,594,490

income—

$2,367,828

$9,238,062

574,626

567,806

2,185,007

$2,019,864

other

$8,272,199
2,233,19$

$1,800,022

$7,053,055

$6,039,003

deducts.

1888.

VI

H

the

to

par)

Act

stcck.

for

lequested
ceeds

of

offering
The
to

are

of

be

from
of

later,

ment

of

will

issue

and

by

issue

of

com¬

one

new

share

for

each

date,

used

lor

bank

The

and
has-

company

together with the pro¬
an
application is to be

which

to

as

be

underwriting

bidding.

stock,

short-term

Holding

shares

amendment.

common

the

said

record

competitive

the

under

sell

of

rate

price,

;

'

-

application

an

the

at

supplied

sale

the

is

$4,000,000 bond

a

filed

•

offering

exemption

an

Proceeds

an

stockholders.

held.

terms

registration statement with the SEC
additional
104,804 shares of its common
a

previously filed
authorization to

The

shares

filed

9

of

sale

company

H-H:

^.

May

.,)

r

Hampshire—Registers With

..;H

($10

other

'

borrowings).—V.

construction

(including

purposes

169,

p.

repay¬

1996.

The

May

.

filed

9

a
registration statement with the SEC
sale, at competitive bidding, of 50,000
•shares of preferred stock
(cumulative—$100 par value).
Proceeds
will
be
used
to' pay the cost of property additions and
betterments.
The
company
expended
$1,214,000
for
such
purposes
during the first quarter of 1949, and contemplates additional expen¬

company

the

prcpcsii g

issuance

and

.

$3,340,557

BONDS

Wm.

E.

Pollock

$3,531,622'

'

.

.

respective

&

.

prin¬

ditures

of

$7,060,000

and $5,800,000

Co.,

Inc.

during

in 1951.—V.

the

169,

balance

of

1949,

$9,211,000

in

1950,

1011.

p.

Public Service Electric & Gas

250,000

Company
L__—
350,000
Shields & Company—, 1,000,000
„——

200,000

Stein

250,000

Thomas &

Bros.

the

OF

& Boyce—
Company——

COMMON

principal

respective

The

underwriters

severally

of

be

to

The

"300,000

bonds

opened

of

the

the

"

v
&

Co.

"

&

&

C. Jones

Mackall

&

Robinson

I

—

The

for

the

to

general

the

at

maturity,!
used to pay

be

are

funds

bank

of

the

be

plan

of

that

after

April. 30,

The United Corp. under

1949,

Section

11(e)

the
of

ordering it enforced
Third

6

"

-

I

.

1949

1948

"
-

$15,202,544 $15,035,185
645,288

a

District of Delaware
approving the United Corp.'s plan and
were filed in the U. S. Court of Appeals ior uhe
Circuit, but that Court, on April 22, refused to grant a petition
stay of proceedings during the pendency of the appeal.—V. 169,

1996.-

Puget Sound Power & Light Co.—May Be Sold in June
The

the

*385,904

564,600

-

prolit

*262,419

State

SHEET

AS

AT

ASSETS—

MARCH
1949

„

assets

1943

of

$17,687,715 $21,006,075
assets

'

:

Properties, net of depreciation

580,552

•

163,699

* 8,743496

$25,315,090

date of legislation permitting joint

acquisition
purchase

the whole system would be preferable to its piecemeal acquisition.
Frank'

McLaughlin,

in the Seattle

President

area

of

Puget

,

Power,

$36,000,000.'>'."

at better than

'1

'"

■• •

The city's experts have

McLaughlin
Total

'

10 is the effective

private power facilities by the Public Utility Districts. ,
Mr. Richardson said the utility company has agreed that

ties

*4091551

,

Utility Districts hope to purchase
whole soon alter June 10, according to
of the Washington Pub.ic Utility Com¬

Public

a

disclosed last month
that-consultants employed by his company valued the utility's proper¬

774,160

6,883,124

charges

~

as

President

Association.

missioner's

of

31

Washington
system

Richardson,

June

BALANCE

of

company's
J.

L.

'"Loss.

Deferred

will

the

6

6

—

other

payment,

the company's outstanding

added

be

to

the

Holding

6

—

and

will

for

$20,000,000

Inc.—Earnings—

profit

current

made

Company Act of 1935, the company and its
subsidiaries ceased to be subsidiary companies of a holding company
and subject, as such, to the jurisdiction of the SEC under the Holding
Company Act.
Appeals lrom the order of the U. S. District Court

14

for

CONSOLIDATED

be

1,1949;

statement points out

the

of

Utility

IIIIIIIIIIIIHI
111111111111

sales.

Investments

date

Public

14

Lukens

Pressed Steel Car Co.,

June

which

II—HHII
IIIIH

3 Months Ended March 31—

Operating

on

remainder

of

registration

the

p.

Gross

the

out

effective

1996.

p.

bonds

IIIIIIIIIIIIIHUIH

Co,___
Co

Coe—

and

169,

&

Li

to

$49,000,000.
-

14
g

Johnston, Lemon &
Robert

HII—HI

*

$18,980,500 will replenish the general funds of

advance of maturity the balance of

and

mortgage

competitive bidding.

paid, at maturity, Nov. 1,
1949,
$9,475,300 of other prior lien bonds. The company estimates that total
expenditures for construction in 1949 will amount to approximately

Percentage
14

___!

7.

disbursements

lien

company

14

Sons

for

prior

loans,

by each,

Company

June

refunding

statement with the SEC
bonds due 1979.
The bids are to be

registration

and

first

offered

proceeds,
for

of

a

in

additional

;

be

filed

6

of

unsubscribed

Inc

will

on

the

company

purchased

May

company

covering $75,000,000

*300,000

STOCK

percentages

stock

common

Co.—Registers $75,000,-

000 Bonds With SEC—

Robinson-Humpnrey

called

the

estimated the value at only $23,-800,000.; Mr.
city's valuation "unjustifiably low."—V. 169j

p. 1491.

$30,-933,282

H

LIABILITIES—
Total

current

Reserve

and

Surplus,

liabilities
other

stock
stock

$50)

and

4,297,750

1,045,500

9,896,585

earned

-4,297,750

1,045,500

$1)_^_'_

(par

paid-in

$9,490,133 $13,439,101
585,122
617,116

liabilities

ipar

11,533,815

168,

p.

$25,315,090 $30,933,282

2546.

„•

-

(&

Subs.)—Earnings—

1949

1948

sales,

"After

Selling,

depreciation-,

Federal

$26,032,229 $15,061,909
•'

$4.04

admin,

and

general

8,744,184

1,156,364

exps.__ ^

nine

the

for U.
tax

1946

$639,000.

S.

of

months ended March 31,
1949, provision has been
and foreign iniome taxes of
$17,620,000; 1948, Federal
$39,090,000; 1947, Federal income tax of $32,960,000;

Federal

income

tax

of

$9,455,700

and

excess

$1,784,644
79,510

$1,241,012

$2,061,381

$1,864,155

389,675

429,030

.427,044

25,000

46,500

37,000

359,000

622,000

509,000

$467,337

income

Minority int.

$1,962,626
98,755

$963,851

$890,954

$1.04

$0.96

"HI

income

-—-——

in

•

10,142,8i3
7,269,239
1,111,448-' rl,07i,268

38,337

$1,202,675

——

and

.„

sales— $11,103,223 $13,216,947

of depr. & depl.)

and

1948

-

depletion

.-i_L

—

tax——*

inc,

of

-

-

subsid-,

156

co.

$2.32

income

taxes, etc., and in 1948 after
appropriation of $34,000,000 as an addition to the reserve for
inventory
decline and in 1947 after reserve for
inventory price decline in
the amount of $29,500,000.
For

inter-co.

of

(excl.

Gross profit
Other income

Federal

1946

price

income

excl.

Cost of sales

State income tax_-__

1947

.

r

1949

Quarter Ended March 31—
Net

Depreciation

;

(& Subs.)—Earnings

Quaker State Oil Refining Corp.

„

.

—

*Consol. net earnings™ $33,581,913
$32,270,466
Earns, per coin, share—
$5.22,
$5.01

paid dividends in
common stock in each year since 1904. Since
common
stock in
1947
and during
1948, the

.

Public Service Co. of Okla.—Registers With. SEC—

The

Folger, Nolan Incorporated
Goodwyn & Olds
^

made

STOCK-Company has

-

$8,817,327

Total

,

Western

miscel.

company

eight

$4,762,856
-1,231,234

1,243,878

300,000

Procter & Gamble Co.

225,000 shs.

the

231.

p.

2035.

p.

and

169| p.

mon

$5,104,269

Dr 32,409

several

and

additional

Brown

-V.

3,553,500 shs.

of

Manager

16'3,

877,000

The

Dr304,099

Sons

of

Read

Ferris

.,

_,

1947.—V.

without underwriting.
Proceeds will be used for gen¬
- Office,
18 West Chelten Avenue, Philadelphia

income

stock

$4,800,170
Dr37,314

-

9 Mos. End, Mar. 31—

400,000 shs.

Harrison, who retired May 2,

General

$2,234,428

proposing

5,000,000

5,500,000 shs.

Inventory Pricb

704.

1,019,000

The

2,742,612

Dr8,131

,

10,000,000

?Iay b? lssued under the indenture on compliance
/
and the provisions of indentures supple-

for
p.

America—Promotion—

of

Public Service Co. of New

1,000,000

names

Dillon,

5,000,000

5,000,000

169,

5

"*■

Service, Inc., Philadelphia—Files—

taxes

and

—V.

1,903,590

2,860:231

Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath

15,000,000

5,000,000

"Reserve

as

fiscal

purposes.

income

Net

1,679,979

$4,603,548

-

300,000

Total

12,000,000

Co.

Assistant

depreciation-

•

200,000

of

,10,000,000

$12,000,000

been

and

$4,491,755

purchasers of

Co

Common

Nov.

-t.'-

($5° Par'——

»ifchdfdh»0nfi!„b^ds

reclassffirat

~

1975,.

__

on

1949,

mental

1974

by

this

operating income_, '$2,519,831

Gross

1,353,284

follows:

$20,000,000

before April 1,

——

payable

FINANCING

Outstanding

1966

due 1983, due Jan.
1, 1983
due, 1984, due May 1, 1984
011

•

for

May 5 filed a letter of notification with the SEC
cumulative debentures, dated Dec. 1, 1942, to b?

167,

SEC—

SUBSIDIARY)

1,713,341

$4,491,755

$3,816,901

shares

the

company

market

inventory

reduce

on

par

local

Other

-

'1,607,142

for

Net

1947

sale

'

-,

in-the

He succeeds Howard G.

has

6%

Federal,income

1,128,000

$5,673,044'. $4,459,346
1,856,143
1,192,663

inet)__

of the

at

Federal

1948

Columbia

...

.

*

1,
1974, due Dec. 1,
ser. due 1975, due Aug. 2,
ser. due
1977, due Aug. 1,

~T

214%

PRESENT

bonds

due 1966, due
July

due

ser.

,,

Authorized

ser.

notes payab.e

the

oils

the

to

operations

$37,000,000.—V.

Insurance

Maintenance

the

of

area

1,815,361

$5,350,000

Preferred

EFFECT

ser.

series

■2%%
■2/o

to

through

01 securities of tne

determined.

GIVING
'

iFirst mortgage

$30,000,000

be

T

corporate

State,

company).* ex¬

of

as

that purpose.

t0 obtain- in addition

approximately

of

—

intercon¬

Cr5,973

—

chgs.

are

presently expects that in order to
carry out the above

,TS?CJ2?rtf,rosram it,,wl11 have
offered.

from

Operating revenues
$10,345,415
Operation
L-———-a
4,448,128

transmission

volt

the

District

service

1,961,589

Cr651,648

income

common

company's service

advanced

profit

what

may

$200,000

&

Total

March

efiect

and

fats

determine

to

the

available

be

to

■; : Period End. Mar. 31—

,

budding1 a

market

Public Service Co.-of Indiana, Inc*— -Earnings—

of

that

(COMPANY

1948

(net)—..

names

The

.

but

net

amount

company

Pa.—V.

44,

Of

Net

hand

on

their

-

and

requirements

110,000

than

was

in

The

;UNDERWRITERS

a

>

goods
of

excess

the

With

possible

department since

$250,000

offered

and

$5,667,071

Incorporated ___!_
Mullaney, Wells & Co.—

1952.

Braddock's

install

others

by

to

$5,015,523

;

1949,

in

Office

The

for

for

$25,100,000

market.

30,

the

Public Finance

and
com¬

a

Brad-

applied approximately

80,000-kilowatt
in

and

program

$10,000,000

and

will

(follow.*:, $19,500,000 to
complete the'two
.units and related fac
litles being installed

230,000

1,655,037- V 1,329,826
3,309,392'f
2,966,466

Brothers

Alex.

not

is

June

•>'

Company

Income

Thomas

—V.

estimates that it

the

is

any

Coupon bonds and registered bonds
interchangeable.

PURPOSE—The
mated

1949;
agency

Denomination

of

its

of

consisting

2.227,123

income

Byrd

.

total

a

Abernethy

Home

*•'''* 1945 V
;"^1946
$31,979,235 $27,097,078 $24,554,034 $23,262,600
17,654,719
14,532,081
12,118,176
10,473,866

inc.

on

Gregory & Son, Inc

Otis

or

continues

used

Columbia

street

a

and

estimates

served

'.

Courts & Co._

offering has been underwritten by Dillon, Read
a group of
Washington dealers.

(Bonds
on
■»r

Mr.

right-of-way of the Penhsylvania RR.

EARNINGS

Inc.

& Co. Inc. and

finished

in

was

-

1949.■

cipal amount of bonds severally to be purcnased
by each are as follows:
Halsey, Stuart & Co.
Roger S. Palmer Co._„

the basis of

on

a

volt

by

PURCHASERS

com¬

cost

it
at

lb Western States.

company with the hydro¬
Consolidated
Gas
Electric

of

...

depreciation—

int.

Net

offering to
May 10 the

record

share for each five shares held.

new

3 jp.m.

stock

common

the

area.

adjustments

Gross

The

Offered—The company is

its

all

the

over

2,117,441

income

Total

processed .end

commitments:

Hugh Abernefhy has been promoted to General Manager in charge of
loans and real estate investments for the company in the

including the

There

and

Lee

Common

by

system

estimated

was

Maryland

taxes

oper.

Other

on

mortgage

of

.

•

be

of
be

Prudential
.V
,

1949

the company

District

purchases

Company

expenses

& Co..

rtfee

the

132,000

areas

revenues

for

Prov.

Eight other

Weld

operates

in

company

taxes

Prov.

Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades
Higginson Corp. (Jointly), 100.715; Harriman Ripley
Inc., 100.045; Lehman Brotners, 100.5781; Kidder, Peabody &
Co.
and
Merri.l
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane
(Jointly 1,
100.57;
SfiUhn, Loeb fc Co., 100.555; Dillon, Read & Co. Inc.,
100.1399; The
First Boston Corp., 100.099.
i

tb

the

public,

2%%

101.01991.

2%s were received, viz:
Hutzler (Jointly), 100.78891;

of

customers,

Governments,

which

(owned

along

of

Maintenance and repairs
Taxes, other than in¬

Total

as

898,000
in

Operating
Operating

and accrued interest. The issue has

awarded

was

its

July

will

output

sales

energy

Baltimore

lines

part

SUMMARY

been oversubscribed.
bids

Co.,

system

over

Calendar Years—

.

reserved

to

in

materials,

$11,000,000

as

There

will be interconnected

its

of

commercial

..

Offered—Halsey,

offered

of

and

area

consists

come

Potomac

service

Board,
,

daily

will

Decline"

subsidiary,
approximately 3 square miles in Arlington County,
Va., -comprises about 12%
of
the area
of
that
county and, as of
Dec. 31, 1948, had a
population, estimated by the company, of approx¬
imately 15,000.
■
*
■
r

National

of

in

plant

most

Columbia

interchanged

in Maryland.
population of the

SEC

but

and

generating

Co.

in large
service

which

previously
Juris¬
diction over tne definitive terms of issuance and
sale.
However, the
oompany was unable to complete the sale of its bonds
prior to the
May 12 maturity of the notes, and the bank agreed to a two-montns'
extension of then maturity. —
169, p. luo9.
granted

and

Maryland,

transmission

230,000

authorizing

the

the sale

which

to

as

order

an

much

capacity- turbo-generator

placed

Tne

the

of

year,

the company and each
company renders certain
and makes use of certain of the other's
facilities.

Counties

'H1

of

be

lower

.fluctuating

District

tne

Chairman

at March
31, 1949.
At the close of the cuirent fiscal year,
30, 1949, any such excess will be recognized by the usual yearprocedure of pricing inventories and raw material commitments,

'situation

approximately 633
square
miles comprises tne entire District of
Columbia and approxi¬
mately 51% and 63%, respectively, of Prince
George's and Montgomery

•

issuance

Power

Maryland,

The

(Ore.) Gas & Coke Co.—Notes Extended—

extension

to

electric

of

Transit
of

energy is
and
steam

tending

464,472

the

transportation

and
in

the
4;V v •'

Portland

31

202,970

109,773

___

line

224,659

—_—.

_

80,000-kilowatt

company

of

energy from
to the other

electric

Light

1948

180,991

109, p. 807.

SEC

the

District

sections

necting

173,708

N^irch

The

bus

services

$670,669

$2.11

shares*—-

1949

January
February

an

and

Capital

adjacent

TONNAGES OF COAL PRODUCED—QUARTER ENDED MARCH

—V.

revenues.

69,137

——

o^p.tai stock

oi

in

Deupree,

raw

material

raw

the

at

America

energy

of

value

paratively small amount of heavy industrial
activity in tne area served
by the company and its subs.diary and' revenues from such sales
are,
correspondingly, a relatively small proportion of their total sales and

415,000

uxes——_

of

two

expected

of

June

■

engaged

electric

of

spring of 1950.

Electric

profit

share

Per

v.ue.al

is

the

portion

States

76,848

depletion and depreciation,

fvovision

in

system

major

77,736

taxes—

which

subsidiary is to domestic

79,003

expenses
"

reueral

u,ail

4,608

;_

of

cost

company.

The

.

$1,244,403

23,624

$1,357,444

miscellaneous

sale

and

incorporated
in April
relating to the
in tne generation,

was

States

principally

and

The

and

other

the

United

interest

distribution,

of

one

the

by the

1948

$3,647,657
Cost

United

is

initially be installed

units,
and

Pond Creek Pocahontas Co. t&

the

It

R.

April 27 said:

in

rural,

will

167, p. 2035.

■Quarter Uiued March 31—

Richard

divi¬

holders of
1949 declared

to

end

BUSINESS—Company
of

Monday, May 16, 1949

the

on

quarterly

A

1949

in a limited contiguous
territory, largely suburban
Maryland,
and
interchanges electric energy
witn
a
neighboring utility system.
Company's system is interconnected with
that
of
Braddock, its only subsidiary,
an
electric utility company
engaged in the distribution of—electric
energy
in a small area in
Virginia contiguous to the District of Columbia.
Company supplies
the subsidiary with
its entire electric energy requirements and also
lurnishes it,
at cost, with engineering, operating and miscellaneous
services.
The subsidiary is
constructing- a power plant in-which there
and

Pittsburgh, Youngstown Jk Ashtabula Ry.—-Tenders—
P.
Ufitil

31,

,

Columbia.

Columbia

March

share

per

outstanding.

on

,

under the laws
of

then

paid

was

7,' 1949.

AND

transmission,

National

901

1949.

District

company

deeds

stock

6,

share

dividends of 2214c

stock

common

CHRONICLE

The board of directors May 9,
2214c per share, payable June 30, 1949 to holders of
(including the additional common stock) of record on
■'"

of

HISTORY-

FINANCIAL

five quarterly

per

March

On

common

i.
(

.

22 tic

dividend

June

,

paid

shares of

of

record

1949, on

1,

has

■company

trus¬

tee.

&

prolits
-

tax

Net

profit
Earnings per
—V:

169,

p.

—

share___——
1232.

-

;

$0.50

'

Queen Anne Candy Co.—Gorman
-

W.

A.

vestment

Gorman,-President

of

Link,

bankers, has been elected

a

a

Director—

Peck & Co., Chicago in¬
director.—V. 167, p. 2035.

Gorman,

of

(Continued

on

page

55)

.

Volume

169

THE

Number 4803

,

COMMERCIAL

&

FINANCIAL

CHRONICLE

(2109)

Stock Record «» New York Stock

Exchange

DAILY RANGE OF PUCES

Range for Previou

FOR EVERY LISTED ISSUE

STOCKS

,

Year 194*

""

WEEKLY VOLUME OF TRADING

YEARLY RANGE OF SALE PRICES

Leweet

NEW

Range Since Jan. 1
Leweet

Highest

YORK

f per share

t per share

1

STOCK

•«

76

Dec

100

2%

Dec

6%

Dec

55 y2

Jun

May

75

Jan

44%

40% May

70

May

2

3% Jan

Apr 21

7

ACF-Brill

9

Acme

6

Adams

7

Adaras-Millls

19% Jan

14%

Feb
Dec

27 %

Dec

41% July

27% Mar 28

30

Jan

26

7y8

Feb

22%

14% Feb

19% Jan

6

8% Apr

19

17% Ffeb

23% May
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-

10

Jan

5

35

Jan

Dec

7% Apr
46% Apr

xl8%

Dec

! 27% May

99

Nov

13%

2Va
65%
23%

*171
;

Mar

99% May 12

198

Dec
Feb

-

21%

Dec

Nov

44

Feb

Dec
Oct

31%

Oct

26% Jan

-6 %

May

3

Jan

37

121

:■

4

May

■

52%

Feb

40%

*28%

29%

1

18%

18%

19 VB

r_l

'

7%

7%

7%

Mar

6% Jan

Mar

51 <■ Jan

29 %

July

70
4

Dec
Nov

May

■»

^

Dec

Feb
Oct

43

7

6%

177

'

Jan

30% Mar 23

Jun

Ya Nov

49%

Jun

25% Apr

Nov

100%

Jan

68

Chemical 8c
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l

Dye—.Nopar

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5

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Mfg fcommon_No par
preferred

conv

6%

Bosch

Corp

3

93 !A Apr

27

Shoe Co

conv

preferred
Broadcasting

27

May

20% Feb

1

Aug

106% May

6

108% Feb

15

38

Dec

51

May

39% Feb

15

46 Vi Apr

4

American

15

Dec

20%

Jun

15% Feb

8

18% May

4

Deo

22%

Jun

15% Feb

11

17% Mar 21

American

81

Dec

94

Jun

33j/4

Feb

43

Oct

94 y2

Feb

25

Feb

77

Apr

87

18

Mar 11

107%

35% Feb

Jun

8

Jan

3

29% Jan

3

99

49% May

42% May 12

May 11
36% Mar 31

Year 1948

Lowest

5

Range Since Jan. 1
Lswsst

Highest

J an

47/s Feb

7% May

19%

Oct

15% Feb

6 Vb Apr

24

13%

Dec

19

Apr

13% Jan

5

1%

Sep

4% May
89% Jan

1% Jan

4

Dec

44

Jan

14%

Jun

6% Jan

3

Nov

77%

Jan

38% Jan

Dec

43% May

3%

Dec

.18

46

7%

Jun

20%

Feb

5%

100

47

Jan

26% May

24% Jan

8% May

<

5% Jan

>

10

Apr

9 Vb Apr
51

27

28% May
90

Dec

92

Jan

73

Feb

23

10%

Feb

15%

Jun

11% Feb

7

Jan

19

Jun

15"% Mar

1

17% Apr 30
18% Jan 20

16%

Dec

95%

Feb

108

Jun

14

Jun

26%

'

78% May 13

May 10

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31%

31%

31%

31%

31%

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31%;

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3

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300

,

700

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32

12,700
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32

700

Friday

Salee fer

May IS

the Week

PRICES

Tuesday
May 10

Wednesday
May 11

Thursday

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'

'

163/8

31%

Monday

300

1,100
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18%

15%

32

S per share

1,900
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22

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108

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26%

69

18%

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$ per share

May 12

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5%

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200

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American International Corp.No par
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13%

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101
101

20

Encaustic Tiling.,

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79

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36%

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100
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.

293A

29%

10

preferred

6%

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28

28%

29%

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92

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com

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American Hide

May 11

273/4

V

82 %

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8

/

283%

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20

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281

82%

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101%

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4

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6
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4

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3
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American European Secur
American Export Lines Inc

8

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58
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53

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$ per share

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t per share

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42

25

Chicle Co

American
V.':

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3%%

106

7

800

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99

90

92

27%'

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75

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5

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Colortype Co
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110

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27%

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1%

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81

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Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp_No

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preferred A
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6

62% Jan

92% May

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-

Gas

preferred
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17%

5%%

20

4

10% Dec
-

Jan

20% Jan

43% May
111
Jun

3

•

3% Jan

'

6% Sep

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Apr

Corp

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31% May 10

i

3

34% Jan

10

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m

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82% May 13

18% Mar

;

40%

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30% May 12

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29

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20

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1

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44%

6,300

80

2%

29'%

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83% Jan

44%

2%

40%

Allen Industries Inc.

25% Feb

98 4

44%

2%

*

*40

10

Jun

-

2%

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40%

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*29

17

Feb

*2%

44%

45

2%

80

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28
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the Week

40%

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18% Feb

3

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44%

40%
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29%

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188% Jan 24

25% Feb 25

45

2%

75

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Mar 12

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25% Jan

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73

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8% Jan

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2%

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72

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93% Feb

16% Apr 29

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91

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Jan-

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40%

tslM far

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Inc

50

Mar

73

83%
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174

May

*70

40

Friday

May 13

$ per share

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May 13
27% Jan
7

4

72

40 Vi

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May 12

;

75

104

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Thursday

1

48% May 13

May 13

6% May

34% May
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24

20% May 10

May

Dec

81

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26%

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109

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3

$ per share

^

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4

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Wednesday
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$ per share

f per share

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2

70

May

Co

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PRICES

Tuesday
May 10

May 9

40

-

10

3

15

25.

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14

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3

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46% Apr 20
23% May 5
100
Mar 30

9
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LOW AND HIGH SALS

Saturday
May 7

Addressograph-Multigraph Corp—lo

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16%

5

Apr

Jan

4% May
Oct

Mar

7%

13% Feb
64

58%

Dec-

90

3

Dec
Feb

100

May

21% May
80% Jun

Nov

"37

'

4% May

-

Dec

65

26
21.

97% Mar

Nov

2%

41% Adt

,

5

18% Jan

108

"

Laboratories

Abraham 8c Straus

May 11

35J

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3

49% Feb

2% May 12
44

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,

Apr 22,'

4

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38

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17

85

86

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90

12%

500

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600

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400
6,700

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21% May

12% Nov
72%

Dec

94%

•

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6

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5%

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76

11

Amer Mach 8c

14% Apr 12
81% Apr 20

3

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3.90%

22% Apr

29

30% Jan

19

Dec

96% Jan

4

101% Apr

14

5% Jan

3

6% Jan

22

American

Feb

8

34 y2 May

3

American

8%

Jan

Feb

35 1

Dec

6%

Feb

11%

Jun

7% Feb

25

10% Apr

80 Vb

Nov

83% Feb

11

94 Vb Apr

14

69'A

Nov

95% May
86% May

Feb

79% Apr
14% Jan

14

12 %

4% %

162% Nov

70% Feb

6%

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12%

Feb

28

22

169

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16%

10

11% Apr

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v
Jan

176

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38

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46%
139

Feb

31

Nov

10%

Dec

54% Mar
Oct

131

46%

Feb

115%

Nov

6%

Dec

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Nov

*£>ec

90

76% Mar
x5%

Dec

51

Nov

•

Jan

-

68 y2

Jan
Mar

71% July
120

8%

Jun

5%

24%

24%

24%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

6%

*6
*34

No par

10

10

No par

90 Vz

90%

91%

91%

$5 preferred
No par
Amer Rad & St San'y com—No par
7% preferred
100

79

79

79

79%

12

12

12

12 VB

11%

*170%

172%

*170%

Power

&

Light

com

preferred

$6

»

11

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39%

*39%

39%

39%

39%

39%

44%

44%

44

45

43%

44

147%

146%

147%

148

148 %

American
6%

8c

Snuff Co

4

9

Jan

7

American
American

Foundries—No par
Stores Co
No par

American

Stove Co

37% Jan

10

30

126% Jan

17

28

18

preferred

Nopar

American Sugar Refg common
7% preferred

Jan

6

American

150% Jan

5

135

145

Jan

63

Jan

7

119% Feb

14

1 j'g

49% May 10
X117% Apr 18
3

7

Mar 16

May 13

68% Mar 23

3

24

8% Mar 30
38% Feb
.

17

91% Mar 11
80

Jan

4

6% Jan

7

57% Jan

24

Rights

common

preferred

American
5%
Am

—

Tobacco

Water

American

7%

Works

Co

Wire

5

Anchor Hock Glass

Jan
Jun

46% Mar

60%

Jun

18%

36 Vb

Jun

14

3
25% Jan
99% Mar 29

Apr

Feb

8

Mar

4

Dec

50% Apr
18% Feb

6% May

For footnotes see page 28.




32% May
105

Mai

2

2

55% Jan

27

24

23% Jan

7

8% May 13
2% May 2

10% Jan

12

4% Jan

5

23%

23%

23%

23%

23'%

*23%

*8'/2

1 h
67%
*140%

$5 prior conv preferred

$4

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100

•

79

12

172%

7%

20

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■,

3,500

9

34%
125

18

142%

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1

68

142

32

68
142

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142

38%

39

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38%

38%

400
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24'A

24%

26%

2,000

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8%

17%

18

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2,100

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7%

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26%

26%

5

5

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52 Vz

52 Vz

50

28%

28%

28

28%

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28 Vb

28 Vb

27%

28

27%

32

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32%

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103

101%

101 Vz

51%

52%

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51%

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5

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7%
27

51%

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27%

28

27%

28

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27%
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5

32

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21%

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52'A

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52%

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52%

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19%

19%

19%

19%

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19%

19%

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10%

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10 Vb

100
100

1,100

830

52%

lo
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Copper

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preferred

Anderson-Prichard
A P

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35

26%
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Copper Mining

38%

*23

141%

5

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23%

$4 conv prior preference—No par
Lead & Smeit com
1

Anaconda

107

387/b
142

23%

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Anaconda

Sep

38%
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23%

34%

-

39
141

141

24

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25

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23%

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7

Oct

-

39
142

146%

24

100

common—No par

8

98

40

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100

&

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49%

35y4Jan

7%

29

118%

35% Jan

13

7%

7%

50%

51% Apr 29
27% May 12

11%
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28%

118%

27% Apr

*78

"

«

12

7%

50%

41% May

79

172%

28%

118%

45%

1,500
1,700
15,700

28%

51'A

Feb

91%

X7%

118%

Feb

91%

7%'

50%

30%

91V2

28%

*118'%

Inc

11,800

7%

100

preferred

10%

28%

common__l4

—

Woolen

*38Vz

*140

100

100

Viscose Corp

preferred

*146%

5

Tobacco

—

American

6%

Sumatra

45

100

American Tel & Tel Co

30
25 %

100

Steel

141% May 11
1% May 10
3
60% Jan

21

Jun

25

com

May

non-cum

100

10%

11%

149

Mar 31

220

6

6

,

'

Refg common—No par
preferred
100

7%

102

*101

6%

200

1,500

10%

*170%

393/4

45%

25

Apr

12

No par

Smelt

102

170

5%
25

; *34%

78%

79%

7%

.7%

79%

*5%

24%

34 %

91

170 Vz

28%

31% Feb

5

11%

7%

26% May 13
12% Jan 13

6

70

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170%

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120% Apr
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Jun

12

172%

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9%

91%

29

28

112% July

79%

79%

91

7%

39

Mar 31

91%

*6

79

34%

97/8

*28'/2

141

6% Jan

90%

9%

*101

,

6%
35

5

3

83

97/B

101

Nopar

5

Jan

9%

*6

*34

American

23% May 10
8 % May

*170%

10

35

American

10

Jan

9%

6%

*34

4

154% Jan

34% Jan

172%

*6

6%
35

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5

Am

130

100%
34%

Amer

<•'

5%

24%

*6

7

25% Apr

May

5%

24%

*34

3

Apr

67

5%

24%

6

May

8

4

Jun

8%

6%

24%

X29 % May

8

56% July
104

*5%

24%

1

41% Feb

Feb

Jan

144

*5%

Nopar

56% Jan

Feb

21% Jan

Jun

7
25

78%

6%
24%

Co

11

38
142

Apr

158%

Feb

*78

79%

*5%

News Co

43% May 12

.

Jun

41
May
131% July
20"% May

175

78%

*78%

No par

Safety Razor
Seating Co
Amer Ship Building Co

24%

Dec
Feb

16%

140

6% Mar

23% Jan

27

116% Mar

147% Mar

Jun

Mar 31

35%

Dec

34%

May

35% May
•

25% Nov
21

Apr
1

163%

Mar

125

46
68

Mar

.

preferred
Molasses

13

com.Nopar
*24'A
100 " *100%

American Metal Co Ltd

13

32

13%

No par
100

com

preferred

July

98 4

Dec

Pdy Co

Amer Machine & Metals

7% Mar 14

35 ;

Dec

93

Jun

10% May

24% Mar

29

12% Feb

Oil

Co

Corp

Mining

W Products Co Inc

5

*2%

32 Vz

103

3%

*2%

3

2%

2%

32%
*102

*2%

32%
103

3

*102

*2%

32%
103

3

*102

103

1,000
10

2,100

8%

8%

300

3

3

200

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COMMERCIAL

share

Nov

23% Nov
Dec

6%

106

88

Jan

Nov

99

Armco

95

7% Jan

8

77% Jan

Co

Illinois

of

99% Feb

4

110% Jan

3

Armstrong Cork Co
$3.75 preferred
$4 preferred conv

15% Jan

5

Arnold

9% May 12

13% Jan

11

4

May

11% Feb

28

May

95

27

July

87

Apr

49% Jan 2i

14% May 13
103

24%

24%

89%

89%

Constable

5,

com

No par

*40%

No par

*94%
107

Artloom Carpet Co Inc.—-No par

*9%

Associated

Dry

Corp

common—1

14%

—10o

Goods

Jun

30% Feb

14

36% May

1^

105% Jan
7
103% Jan 24

1st preferred

Atch

Feb

120%

Sep

87% Feb

96

Mar

107 %

Jun

98% Feb

26

19% Jun
62
July
64% Dec

12

Feb

24

15

Jan

7

36

Feb 25

47

Jan

7

Atlantic

53

Feb

67

5%

23%

24

24

24%

24%

24%

24%

89

87%

89

88

88%

88

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5%
51

40%

5%
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40%

95%

15

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10

9%

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9%

9%

15

9%

:

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5%
53%

3,400;

41%

3,400

95 %

190

41%

41

95

95%

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97

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29%

107

14%

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84

29

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100

find preferred
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30%

28%

5%

,

Sales for

May 13
$ per share

28

53%

40%

10%

Friday

May 12
$ per share

89%

107

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107%

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5

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54%

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7%

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98% Jan 27

24

24%

89%

5

21

Jan

10
100

$6 conv prior preferred

May 10

$ per share

*27 %

preferred

28

35

Jan

&

t per share

Monday, May 16, 1949

JA>W AND HIGH SALE PRICES
Tuesday
Wednesday

May 0

No par

Corp com

Apr 18
13% Mar 1

39% May
94% Apr

106

87% Dec

Armour

10

19

Dec

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4conv

3

7

111

12% Mar

Feb

May 10

106

17% Aug

41 % Dec

28

27% Jan 26

5% May

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115% July
18% Jun

13% Dec

98

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51

Jan

56% Jun

41% Feb
103

30% May 13

15y8 May

Dec

68% Dec

CHRONICLE

Monday

May 7
Par

87% May 11

32% Oct
101% Jun

89

Saturday

share

26% May 2
23% Feb 24

34% Jun

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91

Feb

99

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106% Feb 14

Jun

66.

50% July

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Apr
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Jan
Feb

100

7

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4% Feb 25

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16% May

Dec
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6

20

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24% Jan

Dec

12% Nov

94% Jan

25% May

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7

13% Feb 11
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19% Jan

Jan

11% Jan

5'

Mar 18

94

Jan

7

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Jan

4%

conv

Jan

24

17% Mar 10

Conv

Avco

Jun

37% Apr 29

44% Jan

10

$2.25

13% Jan
3
10% Feb 24
8% Feb 24

14% Jan 15

Babbitt

12% Jan

7

Baldwin

11% Jan

7

Baltimore

16% Feb

22% Jan

7

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35%

36%

108%

108%

98%

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98%

97%

97%

98%

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*5%

5%

5%

Amer

5

*14%

*14%

14%

*14%

common

3

6%

6%

6%

6%

6

No par

Co

*38%

38%

38 %

38

38

37%

of

(The)

86%

97%

21%

*97%

85

par

-

preferred

conv

85%
36%

*104

common-

Mfg Corp

7

85%
36%

*108%' 109%

100
No par

Automatic Canteen

*62%

*46

1

_!

Co

38

No par

prior pfd ($1.20)—-No

Autocar

16% Jun

35% Jan

Corp

Nichols

Austin

7% Jan

.6

Oct

__10o
__25

preferred

Atlas Tack

6% May 5
15
Mar 24

May 10

7%

Feb

preferred--

Powder common

Atlas

20% Jan

8

non-cum

conv

preferred series A__ 100
Preferred $3.75 series B_„_
100
Atlas Corp
5

Jan

106

RR

Atlantic Refining common
4%

98% May
23% Apr
58

Line

—N6 par
Atl G & W I SS Lines common
1

Mar 18

39

109% Feb

Coast

6%

15

*38

<

6 %

6%

*14

6%
14

14%

36 %

109

105

20%

6%
14%

*84

86%

500
590

86%
36

35%

36

35%

*108%

109

108%

108%

97%

97%

21%

21%

46%

47%

104

-

*18%

6%

*18%

20%

6%

1,400
340
130

20

6%

*6

*13%

14

14

90
"

104

104

104%

5,700
170

600

14%

600

*5%

15

5%

5%

5%

*5%

5%

14%

5%

14%

*14%

14%

14%

14%

500

6%

6%

6'A

29,500

6%

6

6%

37%

6

*37%

38

38

38%

700

300

14

2,200

B
13% Feb
11%

Dec

*

Mar

10

15%

Feb

13% Feb
Feb

60

40% Nov
X20

Dec

36% Nov
31

Feb

9

Nov

15% Dec
30% Dec
80%

Sep

16% Mar
69

Dec

80

Feb

17% Jun

16% July
29% July

24

14 %

Feb

107/s Nov

Mar

13

Apr 29

49
Jan 10
13% Apr 12
17% Jan 20.,

32

45% Dec
16% Mar
23% Jan

Jan

42% May 11

4

6% Feb 15

43% May
30
Jan

4

Brothers

4%%

Beatrice

Oil

Foods

3%%

20% Jan

8

pfd
Beaunit Mills; Inc

Jan

69

5

75

Feb

3

Beck Shoe (A Sj 4%%

7

10% Jan 21

34% Apr
37% July

34

22% May
100

Mar

20% May
19% Mar

94

May 10;

Beech

Aircraft

32% Feb

Beech-Nut

xl2% Apr 28
10% Feb 14

16

Feb

1

13% Jan 12

Bell

Aircraft

13 % May

6

17

Feb

Bell

&

92% Jan

8

98

Mar 21

30

May 9
6% Apr 13
21% Feb :24

26% July
87% Mar
102% July

73% Jan
93

30% May
37% May

4

Jan

5

23% Feb 11
25
May 10

18

39% -Oct

28% May

Year 1948

11

7

Bendix

24

Jan

5

Beneficial

78

Feb 15

98% Apr 26
26% Jan

7

Home

Indus Loan

25

Nov

25% NOV
92%

Oct

15% Mar
8%
27

Dec
Feb

1

&

7

54

Jan

7

91% May 11

96

Mar

5

1% Mar

9

2% Jan

42

31% May

2

35% Feb

6% Jan

3

25 % Jan

5

24

13

17
8% Mar 30

47% Jan

10

9% Apr

16

Jan

7

May 7
28% May 13

37% Jun

29
33

Jan

6

14

103

Feb

16

Jan 10

Bon

Ami Co

Class

class

3%%

120
x8

Mar

75

July

65

Feb

17

Dec

40

Feb

14% Feb
Feb

8
16

% Feb 11

17% Mar 14
124

Mar 19

9% Mar 30

60% Jan 31

23% Feb

27% Mar
62

Jun

Dec
6

Dec

21% Dec
0

Nov

101% Nov
87% Dec
10

July
36% Jun

8

40% Jun
54% Eep
3
May
8% May
31% May
JL5% May

*19

Jun

Feb

May

6
21% Feb 25

9% Jan

*7

Feb

2

82

4% Mar 30
.24% Jan 27
104

Jan 25

26% Jan 24

30

36% Jan 26
58

Feb 28
May 2
!•% Apr 26
3% May 3
18
Feb

9% Jaj>104% Jan

Mar

Mar

<47% Deo

40% Jan

16% Jan

11% Mar

For footnotes see
.page 28.

241/2

24%

26%

26%

29

29%

28%

*130% 132
*25%
26%

131'A

131%

13074

*2574

"26 3A

25%

*10 7a

10%

10%

10%

25 3A

26
29

25
*

28%

10

24%

25%
28%

25%

130%
2574

130%

x24%

10%

1074

28%

2474
25%
29

13074

257a

24%

100

25%

2874

25%
29%

28%

130%

130-%

*130-%

24%

1,800

26%

2874

3,600
31,000

,

132

400

25

24%

25

2474

24%

1,700

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

1,100

Monday

Tuesday

May 0

Wednesday

May JO

$ per share

$ per share
*26

27

*26

26%

26

14

14

*14

14%

13%

10

10

10

10%

10

$ per

26

share

26

26

14%

14%

14%

10

10

10

Friday

Sales for

May 13

the Week

Thursday
May 13

May 11

$ per share

S per

26

X13%
10

Shares

share

S per

26

25%

137s

13%

13 7e

1,400

10

10 *

10

2,400

share

600

25%

300

11%

11%

*10%

11'A

35

35%

37

37

*37

39

21%

21'A

2 l'A

21%

21%

21%

3,600

5

24%

24%

24

24%

24%

24%

24%

24%

24%

25%

25%

3,100

57'A

90

24%

410

*10%

11%

*10%

*57

58

*57

58

57

57%

*57

58

57%

57%:

25'A
57'A

No par
1

26

26

*25%

26%

25%

253/8

*25 %

25%

24%

25%

24'A

__15

130

2,700

7,600

91%

*90%

93%

*90 %

93%

200

(assented)-100

*1%

2

*1%

2

*1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

33

32%

32%

*32%

33'A

7%

7%
35%

*7%

7%

7%

7%

*34%

36%

34'A

34'A

33%

*32%

Airways Inc
2.50
Browing Corp of America..
15
Bridgeport Brass Co
No par
Briggs Manufacturing
„No par
Briggs 6s Stratton—
.No par
Bristol-Myers Co common
2.50
3%% preferred .1
100
Brooklyn Union Gas
No par
Brown & Bigelow
1

7%

7%

7%

Co

Braniff

Inc

__15

common

*35%
*7%

26%
24

7%

*24

30
*101

29%

29%

29

29%

10

10

10

10

*30%

31%
98

*95

*19%

19%

30

*30%

*96

*122
9

15%

15%

67%

31%

31%

No par
5

*14

14%

31%

31%

Burlington Mill? Corp common
1
4% preferred
.100
3%% conv 2nd preferred.—lOO

14

J.4%

77

77

*71%

75%
73

15

14

1

JBJdg 7%

.8%

preferred—100

*105%

8%

7%

7%

7%

1,000

24'A

24%

6,100

24 '/a

24%

400

c24%

29%

28'A

28%

101'A

101 "2

101%

30

x29

2,100
.

350

29

29%

29 >4

29%

29 'A

29%

5,800

10

10

10

10%

10%

10'/a

<3,200

*30 %

8%

66%

15

95%
*19

14%
*122

*10%

31

30%

*05

98

*05%

98

19'A

*19

19'A

200

15%

157 a

12,200

12174

12174

19%
15

19'A

15%

15%

9

67

9

66%

122%

122

9%

9

66%

66 :A

122

9

6,600

66 'A

*66
*29%

66

190

87%

88

200

14'A

600

31%

x30

30

*29 %

30%

*86%

87%

*,86%

87%.

14%

32

32

14%

14

*31%

14

32

13%
31%

*14

14%

31%

14 %

70

x3%

87%

14%

14%

50

9%

31

31%

30%

.

122%

*85

141/8

100

31

95%

31%

14

150

36%

25%

87%

31%

300

1,200

10

14%

67%

14%

500

30

31%

31%

1,100

14%

14%

5,700

14%

14%

14 'A

78

*76

78

78

78

*77

79

*77

*71%

75%

*717 s

75%

*71%

73%

*72

74

<72

74

*68

73

*68

73

*68

73

*68

73

*68

73

14

*14

14%
108

*34

400

7%

29

*122

9

14

14%

14

14'A

14

14%

14%

14%

79

30

14'A

5,700

""

-

Bush Terminal

7%

32

101 %

19'%

*85

32

32

2

101%

29%

98

*76

*68

24%

*1%

*101

31

122%

24%

7%
25

:

10

*95

31 %

87%

*2 r

24%
30

101%

*19

67%

*85

8

26

*30%

8%

67%

*7%

25%

32

<

287b
-

31%

122%

9

7%

26%

98

14%

122%

29

101%

2

19 %

19%

pfd—100

preferred
__100
Burroughs Adding Machine.-No par

*24

101%

5

3% %

7%
26

24%

30%

joo

Inc...

*35

26%

101%

No par
1

7%
26%

8

*30

common

^Nopar

35%

35

26%
24

7%

*101

common

preferred

38

*91

8%

8%
108

*106 :

8 %

*105%

8%

8%

8%

108

105%

105 %

7

67a

8%
*105

8%

8%
106%

*105

8%

3,400

106%

30

7%

3,600

'

52

37% Jan




7

19% Feb 26
100

44
May
xl9% May
:19%May

14% Mar
38

4% May

25%

91%

77

27% July

*24%

91%

77% Jan 25

105

25

91%

73

Mar

24%

98

93

71% Apr 21

2% Mar

24%

76%

*96'A

*91%

Jan

16

2,200

*75%
.

^100

Jun

98% Jan

97%

'2,600

88

May 12

*96%

17%

100

62

76 %

97% V

44%

72% Dec

Jan

*75%

*96 %

41%

Bulova Watch Co

89

77

98

17'A

7

Dec

*75'A

*96 %

44'A

11

73

76

98

41%

Jan

15% Jun

77

*96'A

17'A

92

6% Dec

*751/2

98%

*32%

Bush Term

2374

23%

23%,

77

*96%

44%

18% Jan

4

2374

*75

-

41%

36

7

8,100

43%

77

Feb

7,600

7'A

41%

13% Apr 19

8% Jan 26

23%

3174

4

7

7%

167 a

31% Feb 23

16% Jan'

23%

23%

30 3

31

16%

Jun

121

23%

30%

,7

44%

24% Jun

8

23%

7%

7

41%

97

13% Feb

7%

16%

Mar

.7% Feb 26
105% May 11
6% May 5

30 '/2

7

43%

16% Dec

Deo

30'A

30

7%

41%

81

17% Jun
10% July

30%

30%

16%

Buffalo Forge Co
Buff Nleg El Corp 3.60%
Bullard Co

114

30

1,000

95%

41%
44%

13

Feb

30%

900

14

14

*93%

16%

17

Mar

95 %

43%

Mar 29

2% Nov

14'/4

*93%

41

Jan

12%

*14

96'A

41%

Feb

70

13%

13

13

13 %

13

13 %

x

7'/a

12%

13

*93%

13

16%

15

10

300

44%
91%

34

Feb

13

16%

91

6

*12%

44%

25

Apr

13

X41%

27

Apr

13

16%

Apr 26
12% Feb 15

77

13%

44%

86

Feb 10

13

42 %

Jun

7

137a

16%

00% Jun

May

1,200

*30

44%

21% May
43% Jun

Feb

35

14

25

10

*34%

96%

76

1,200

30%

34%

*95

23%

87a

*29%

'34%

32

96%

23%

87a

8%
31

3474

14

14

*8%

34

42

12%
29%

13

8%

*30

35

5

78 % Aug

Dec

13
14

8%

40

32

*95

5

$5

*12%

3%

93

—No par

A

Bearing

Bucytfis-Erle Co
7% preferred
Budd (The) Co

341%

.

93

21%

Brown

11% May

23%

3%
*30

95

,

2,400

34%

$3.60 preferred
tNopar
Brunswick-Balke-Collender —No par

24% May

30

2,200

20%

4

124% July

800

75%

42%

*32%

8

Nor

13%

*73%

42

*10%

99% Apr

Sep
7% Dec

*12%

76

42

11%

preferred

Co

13%

*73

42

21%

;

Shoe

*12%

76

42%

35%

22

Apr

13%

*74

2,200

41%

3,600

11%

31% Jan 10

6

*12%

14

21

x29% May 5
10% Jan 21

Jan

13
76

13%

*32%

3

18% Feb 16

13
¥74

13%

11%

3

95

*93

13%

35%

Jan

29% Mar 14

95

13%

21%

18% Jan

33% Aug
Aug

*93

12%

13%

11%

Sep

9

94

44%

12

21%

98

12% July

94

43%

11%

12

*33%

Apr

Jan

41%

43%

%

5

Inc

Roller

13%

39%

11%

No par

Brass.

Boston & Maine RR

Bower

*39

x43

96%
7'/a

39%

*39

39 %

44%

11%

—2.50

B

Stores

par

l

Borden Co (The)—',
Borg-Warner Corp common

42% May

3?

7

600

LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES

No par

7

3

30%

13

16%

43%

13%
:

1,600

16%

•

41%

41

13 '/a

13%

13%

Par

Bond

Jan

*12%

*1274

20

40%

12%

35

13%

*13

3,800

67

*65

43%

39%

*13%

31

*34%

19

19

19%
67

12

8%

31

34%

34%

*95 ~

10

8%

8%
31

19
*65

43%

75

'

*39

20
67

19%

20%

*39

13 %

74%

10

No

5

7V4

13

77

8%

:v

12

99

30%

/':7c

"f

Jan

23% NOV

65

■

16% Mar 30

42% Apr 21

23%

■''

32% Jan

66% July
May
5% May

101%

v

2

90% Feb

120

12

4

17% Feb
15

share

23% Feb

24% May 13

13%

*75

May 7

16% May
38% Mar

11% May
367/s Jun
34% May

*13

Saturday

64

7% Dec
x27% Mar

;

EXCHANGE

Bohn Aluminum

10% May
71
Feb

•*39

STOCKS
NEW YORK STOCK

18

Jun

16%

*29%

preferred
,-100
Bigelow-Sanford Carpet——No par
Birmingham Electric Co
No par

Jan

96

<16%

93%,

com—No par

27

56

16%

93

1

(Del)

23

Jan

16%

93

Bloomingdale Brothers
Boeing Airplane Co

96

16%

*91%

Foods

40% Jan
7
25% Mar 30

Jan
27% May
<44% Jun

16%

40%

7%

107/b May 5
33% Apr 26
20
Feb
7

•61

16%

39%

1946-No par

17% May
44% July

Dec

16%

40

33 %c

Bliss (E W) Co
Bliss 6s Laughlin Inc

Dec

16%

39%

com

12% Mar 18
13% Jan
8

Dec

16%

*13%

40%

25

*—5

14% Mar 30

30%

40%

14

Appliances

12% Feb 24
8% Feb 25

16%

40%

13%

Black 6s Decker Mfg Co
Blaw-Knox Co

57%

40

100

30% Jan

Apr 22
Feb 16

*65

40

14%

,

25% May 13

29% Apr
37% May

66

40

13%

common..

36% July
19% May
14% Sep

$ per

66

No par

10

26% Dec

t per share

66

40%
39%

Cum pfd $4 div ser of 1946-No par
Best 6s Co
l

Range Since Jan. 1
Highest

20%

44%

Co

Cum pfd $3.25 ser of

Lowest

Highest

66

40%

21%

12% " 12%

—1

Co

34% Mar 30
Jan

20

67

40%

*20%

1

Corp

Howell

20 %

*66 '

*40%

1

$ per share

Dec

3,200

___5o

$ per share

26

19%

44

preferred
Bendix Aviation

Xange for Previous

6% Nov

18%

*39

4%%

11% Mar 11

1% Aug
32% Dec

19'/a

.2.50
pfd——..100

,

Packing

31% Mar 21

42% Feb

18%

44%

Corp

9% Feb 25

37% Nov

18%

12%

Belding-Heminway

Jan

24% May 13

87% Nov

18%

39%

Creek RR

37

4
Mar 30

Beech

17

28% Mar 25

14% Jan

Dec

18%

12%

conv

Nov

22%

18%

*43%

common..

87% Feb 25
12% Apr 27

26% Dec

Dec

18%

.100

Co

Best

82% Mar

18%

5o

—

t

Bethlehem Steel

13

18%

5

:

Co

Bath Iron -Works Corp.:
Bayuk Cigars Inc__

2

19% nov

5,700

18%

—10

common.

preferred

Barnsdall

7

Dec

7,500

9%

3

3,

7

9%

10%

9%

4-1

7

30% Jan

Feb

10%

9%

Jan 11

39% Mar

Feb

33% Jan

*13

10%

<9%

37

Jan

70

136% Feb

Lowest

10%

9%

Jun

45

26

9

9

14

10%

9%

Barker

May 12

130% May 12

Mar

14

10%

9%

non-cum

139% July
37% May

30% Feb
125

14%

10%

9%

7

88% Jun

23% Feb
25
Feb

14%

10%

9%

21% Jan

21% Jan

Dec

14%

10%

9%

Apr 22

Feb
Nov

14%

10%

9%

16

9% Dec

86% Dec

14%: 14%

10%

28% Jun

24% Jan

68

14%

10%

,9%

1

3

19

May

103%. Jun

21

14%

13

100

—

Works
common

47% Jan

59

Dec

26

Inc
Ohio

&

65
Mar 18
39% Apr 22

31% Jun
60% May

90% Dec

14%

T)

Locomotive

preferred—
—100
Bangor & Aroostook common
50
Conv
5%
preferred——'—100
Barber Oil Corp
(Delaware)
10

8% Feb
32% Feb

4%

(B

Apr 18
1% Jan
7

6% Jan

6
22% Jan 10
12% Feb
4
109% Mar 21
4i
May 6
18% Apr 11
14% Jan
7
45

Jaif 24

Butler

Bros

common

4%% preferred
Butte Copper .& Zinc..
Byers Co (A M) common
7%

15

;

*7

100

:

*66

5

No par

participating preferred—.100

Byron Jackson Co

3%

22%
*100

7%
.67

3%

22%
101

*7

66

3%

7%
66

3%

67 s
64

3%

64

63

3%

3%

22 %

22

22%

*22%

100%

*100

100%

23%

22

*22%

23%

*22%

California Packing common—No par
5%
preferred
50

*31%

32%

*31%

*53%

54

Zinc-Lead

'

100%

No par

Callahan

•

54

32%
55

'*22%

32 %
*54

100

7

?63

3%
22%
100

23%

*22%

'23%

32%

32'A

32 »A

56

54

54

674
62

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67a

G%
63

63

3%

3%

63

360

3%

1,500

23%

2,300

"

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*100

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32%
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22%
101 %

23%

22%
100

>22%

33%

32%
55

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100

60

23%

33%
55

^

1,200
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1

*1%

1%

1%

1%

,1%

1%

1%

l'A

l'A

l'A

1%

l'A

2,000

Calumet & Hecla Cons Copper.
5
Campbell W & C Fdy
No par
Can Dry Ginger Ale com____1.66%
$4.25
conv
preferred
No par

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

2,800

Canada

Southern

*19%

11%
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20

11%

11%

*19%
,11%

20

11%

*19%
11

20
11 %

11

10%
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107

107

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41

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41

*40

41

*40

40%

18%

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18%

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187 a

41

12

12%

Cannop Mills——

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43%

18%
T2

*42%

18%

19 %

20

11

108

18%

*

19%

*106'A 107

108

*40

No par

20
108

*18%

—100

11%
*107

Canadian Breweries Ltd——No par
Canadian Paoific Ry__L.
25

Ry -Co

*19%

108

40

1974

300

11%

3,400

107

20

40%

320

19

600

12 i/a

18%
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12 %

12

12%

12%

12 'A

12%

12%

16,200

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43%

43%

43%

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43%

*42%

43%

300

*18%

Volume

169

Number 4803

THE

COMMERCIAL

NEW
Range for Prerlona
Range Since
'

Highest

$ per share :

$ per share

11

Feb

18

May

48 'ft

Apr

56

Aug

3%

Sep

100 ft

Feb

26 ft

30:

/

110ft

Dec

4

July

26% Jan

17

13'

Dec :.i

41%

Jan

29 ft Apr

Dec

19% May

12% Jan

43ft

35 ft

130

Dec

x50

6

May

52ft

i

Feb

Jun

Nov

68 ft

131

Feb

105

July

Feb

140

May:

123 :

39ft

.

Jun

Apr
Apr

16% May

16

Dec

18 ft

Feb

16

11 ft

Sep

22 ft

Dec

6ft

Nov

108

74

Oct

83

>7ft

Jan

39%

5'

14

80

Nov

Apr

7%

Dec

18%
12 ft

Dec

':

5%

5

Central

7

Central

21

Apr

15

May;

20

17% Feb

10ft Feb

11

Feb

;

Jan

23 ft May

17%

Feb

26%

Jun

20% Feb

90

Feb

100%

Jan

92

33

Dec

15ft

25 ft Mar

31ft

%

76ft Dec

..

4

Jun

30

Dec

6ft Apr

26

28 ft Jan

31ft Jan

3

Jan

79

Jan

7

85

9

•; July

4

Feb

14

9

Nov

14% May
12% July

9

Jan
Jan

Jan

9%

7% Mar

Apr

13%

Dec

33%
26

•

10/

1

,

preierred-.

24

10 ft Feb

49% July

29 ft Feb

24

40

25

11

Feb

Chic

33% Jan
15

Jan

St

A

P

&

5%

29 ft Mar 30

57

Jun

49ft Jan

20

55% May

Feb

42 ft

Sep

28 ft Feb

24

34% Jan

21

Jan

72ft

Oct

64 ft Mar 16

74

Jan

20

15ft

Oct

10

12% Feb

4

4

Chic Rock
Conv

RR

A

14 ft

Range Since Jan. 1

Highest

Lowest

$ per share

Feb

19 ft

■2ft Nov

May

14

■.

Feb

4%

Apr

Oct

63 ft

May

317

Feb

42 7

Jun

Jun

50

23 ft
■v

90

Feb

Nov

'

29ft

$ per

Jun

26

101ft May
27

May

7 36 ft

ft July

42

19

7

Childs

103% May

Feb

4

21

May

16% Jan

38 ft

Aug
July

25 ft Mar

July

80

Jan

88

Jun

77

34 ft

Feb

r43

Dec

36% Mar 21

105 ft

Jan

111ft

Jun

•

,22%
105

Nov

Oct

69 ft

f

Nov

34 ft
108 ft

f

109

Apr""^5
Feb

...

112% Feb

26

Apr

23

Feb

10

105

Jan

11

107

2

9

73

Feb

17

13

43

Jan

26

May

Cleve

39 ft Jan

Dec

18% Mar

12% Jan

3

15ft Jan

19

35ft Jan

25 ft Jan

3

30% Jan

20
12

Clopay

4ft

Dec

Dec

Feb

75 ft

Dec

10%

4

Jan

36% May
147

ft Mar

1

22ft May
138 ft

July

92 ft May

71

5% Jan

30% Feb

7

Jan

8

Apr

26

141

cbm_-

82ft Jan

28

Dec

60 ft

Dec

1332

July

31

Dec

x87ft

183

Jan

63%
1332

45%

Sep

96

15

Nov
Feb
Feb

Feb

22 ft

18%

Pitts

Nov

19

Industries

700

15 ft

15%

15%

15%

15%

1,200

7 %

7'ft

6%

7%

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4

7%
3%

1,200

3%

6%

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3%

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6%

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6%

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23 ft

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3%

6 'A

23%

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12ft,

13

12%

8

10

Nov

Feb

31% May
14%' Jun

16% Apr 30
10 ft Jan
4

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7%

49

Sep

13 ft May

7ft Feb

Dec

78ft

Jun

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32

31%

32

27

26%

26%

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27

27

55-

56 ft

*55

56 ft

55

11

55

30%

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29%

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37ft

Apr

29

10

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30

30

29%

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65

65

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11

10

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May 7

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11

36%

Jan

53% July

46 ft Feb

25

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12

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18

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28 'A

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133

133

94

16%

15%

16

18%

16%

16%

16%

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10

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10

non-cum

1st preferred—-100

*9%

10

non-cum

2nd

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16%

preferred——20

preferred—100

9%

9%

common—No par

2,000

4,200

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4%

15%

100

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;

62%

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93

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3,100
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15 ft

15

15 ft

15%

16%

8,500

16%

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16

16%

15%

15%

1,100

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15%

15%

15 ft

15'/a

15%

12,900

16 'A

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16 ft

16%

16%

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9ft

9 ft

10%
11%

600

10

400

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17%.

17%

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10%

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21%

24%;

24%

24

ft

24%

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10

10

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74"

16'A ■' m..: 15%

56

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600

2,000

15%

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18ft

11%

22%
139

15.'ft
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11

56

22 ft

139

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4%

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22 ft
140

133

16Ve

18

11

22%

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14%

V/'-

31%

$4.25 cum preferred w w—-No par
Carbon Co__—_No par

Columbian

—

13%
30 %

*132

62%

92 ft

*8 ft

10%

280
'

13%

133

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92 ft

*17%.

2.50

Inc.—No par

10

39

29%

,*132

35 ft '

*17%'

Columbia Broad Sys Inc cl A—.2.50

600

14

74

3 5 ft

9ft

9

23%
66%

30

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94

;

100

108

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—

8,500

13%

74

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140

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,

132%

62'A

133

*132 ft

No par

22 Ve

22 ft

140

■

111

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66%
39

"

22%
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Iron Corp com—No par

Ohio

13%
29 'A

;

300

75

1

23%

108

66%

39 ft

28%
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40'ft

111ft

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1,300

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40%

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ft *66'A

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18

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39 ft

28%

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27,900

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75

24

52%

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66

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102%

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28%

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28%

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for

Sale*

the Week

£ per share

102ft

8%

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28%

Friday
May 18

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52

49%

15%

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300

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V

102%-

15%

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700

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v.

49%

102%

15%;

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18 ft

45

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Pictures

18

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35%

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PRICES

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$ per share

V *16%

Class

11V4 May

*31%

66

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2

30

,

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...

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$ per share

Mill3 Inc

10

25

32

29%

64'A
11

*15 ft

13

Apr

32

64%

30

64%
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22%

t

5,100

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56

30

65

3,700
2,300

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12%

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Apr

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12 ft

6%
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12

10

48 ft Mar

Dec

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28%

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2

12%

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3%

;

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20

12 ft

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4%

lift Jan

■\ 10 ft

&

5%

13 ft Jan

17 ft May

3%

32

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102%

(The) CQmmon_No par

—

Colorado & Southern

25

17 ft July

32ft May

3%

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7%

102%

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200

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May 10

9ft Apr

Dec

Dec

8

24
7

9ft

7.

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24

10%

7%

22

,—50

2nd preferred

cum

Class

Jan

20 ft

,

Jan

12

10%

15%

22%

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19% Jan

10%

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1

4%

r 15%

27 ft

/

gtd—-50

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15,800
500

4%

7ft

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102'A

19% Feb

14% May 10
15 ft May 10
8ft Mar 22

10 ft

Z

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ft.

15%

.

Collins

18 ft July

11

Oct

10%

102 »/a

17% Jan
»

81

'

*22%

93 ft Feb

Mar 22

33 ft

81

4

10

8

Jan

32%

81

*4%

7 'ft

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Molybdenum-—

Coca-Cola

35 ft May

32%

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4ft

"

Coca-Cola Co

9

Jan

32%

81'A

-No par

RR Co ,7ft

Corp

4ft

12

1075

32%

15%

*14

Colgate-Palmolive-Peet com—No par
$3.50 preferred
No par

15

Jun

22%

Jan

63 ft Apr

25

89

Oct

Dec

9ft

152

5

200

4 ft

100

Machine Co

xl3% Feb.: 17

Apr

12%

6

Jan

29% Feb

25% May
26ft May

16

3

60 ft Jan

1075

Jan

16

t

130 ft Feb

Jun

July

300

10%

10%

...

134ft

6ft
19 ft

7%

$ per share

Cluett Peabody & Co com—_No par
7ft
preferred
100

13

6'ft

*19%

15 ft

*30

8.50

preferred

Special gtd 4ft

2

Apr

10 ft

6%
19 ft

32 Va

.

170

*6'ft

19%

81

ft

1,800

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19%

4%

200

21
96

10%

*28

Clinton

27 ft

80

24%

20%
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96

10%

*150

Climax

Nov

137
'

32%

80 ft

'y

7

*6 ft

19ft

*95

10%

__20

&

47 ft May

4

7

ft

96

10%

*10

Graph Bronze Co com—i—1
preferred
——100

Dec

1

21'A

95

10 '/a

& St Louis Ry Co corn—100

23%

i

*23'A

21'ft

24

*20 ft

10%

'

non-cum

Cleve

May

24

21

*23

21'ft
95ft

:

32%

1

5ft

66

24

24

21'ft

300

10 ft

32ft

v

Cleve Elec Illuminating pom—No par
$4.50 preferred
-No par

Jun

10,300

*9%

*—v—'

Equipment Co__'_—1_

39
12%

5

Elec

preferred.

C

78 ft May

11%

10%

27%

5%

3

25% Jan

16

10%

10%

*55

—

3

11

10%

27 ft
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&

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Clark

9

10%

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13

10

8

Mar

10%

10%

;

7-

85

2,600

10%

•

10%

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City .Investing Co common.—^——5
5'/£% preferred
*_
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No par
City Stores
5

42ft Jan

18%

9%

:

51%

C C

17%

10 ft

Saturday

30ft Jan

4

176

17%

•»

18% Jan'

26

3 7%

9%

51%

4ft

29ft Jan 27

25

18

10%

51%

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8% Apr 16
83'
Apr1 5

Jan '3

6% Feb

17%

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10%

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C 4 T Financial Corn—

80

2,200

7%

9%

35%

50% May 13

25

Jan

10%

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10'ft

,

Co

Copper

3

Apr

14,600

10%

7%

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4% ■%;■

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Cincinnati Milling

Jun

12%

10'A

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10%

6%

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:

24 ft Mar 17

10

12

10%

*

Cincinnati

4

12

8

10%

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;

common—/.

preferred:

11

ft Jan

.

;

12%

120

,

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.

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1,100

'

15ft

par

STOCK;

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25%

12%

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11

80 ft

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10

32%

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12

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32%

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4%

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23%

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3,100

10

7
19 ft

Chrysler Corp-^—ft—-3.50

24

33

f

*6'ft

32%
81
■

1,200

12%

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5ft%

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4

Feb

Co

Chile

7

84 ft

176

V'V

400

V

10%

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■■

95

25

8

Dec

27% Mar

7

19 ft

'-y

21%

95

3

Jan

Dec

7

24%

14%.

80 ft

.

12

21 ft
.

46

Jan'

Dec
Jan

24%

95 ft

3%

58'

7

15 ft

11%

46ft

36

7

7 75 ft

s

11

46 ft

15

■

7ft

11

4%

14%

23 ft

*79
v

*3 ft

: 7%

15

7%

2,900

•

LOW AND

Chickasha Cotton Oil

Jan

29 ft Jan

YORK

y

.

60

ft Apr 25
hi May 7

x20

48

;

14

Apr

97 ft Jan'

Nov
Jan

share

5ft Jan

2% Apr 30
ft Apr 30

42

19 ft

24%

10%

11

21'ft

-

^.100

••

EXCHANGE

;

16ft Jan

25

32 ft Feb

65ft

'

NEW

Highest

Sper share

44 ft

50% Nov

18

3%

600

1,700

9%

*10

12%

STOCKS

Year 1948

Lowest

23

17
13

9 Ve

7%
107 ft

*107

80 ft

23

17

•

*9%

/.No par

r

$ per share

108

*79

17%

*10%

Co__No par

series

Chicago Yellow Cab_—.

Range for Previous

*107

ft

'

Is & Pac

preferred

Cl

18

'

May 11

108

3,906

16

9%

7'/e'

110

19 ft

10ft-

par

preference—No

14 ft

7'A

18

y 18

*4 ft

——100

convertible

$3

14'A

7

3ft

*7%

25%

No par

com

preferred

3ft

14

7%

4

8

*80'ft

;■!

17%

100

121%

19 ft

16

14ft

(.*734

32'A
./■

17'ft
16

Oft

7ft

8

*55

.

17 ft

8ft

101

1*21

18'ft

18'ft

16 Va

*16

.

9%

10

"

__100

Chicago Pneumat Tool com__No

17 ft

16%

9%

21'ft

/

vtc_.No par

vtc

17 ft

*7%

*24%

.

_No par

Paul

preferred

*100%

121

7%

11

..

Ry Co class A__25

Chicago & Northwest

36 ft Jan
i

Milw

Scries

100%

12'A

i8

;

—1

-

9,400

10 '/a

..

8% Jan'

25

Dec

& Louis

B

2,900

26%

7 ft

*6'ft

—-

56%

25%

100ft

22

110

56%

26%

*10U

22 ft

138

138

56%

26%

10%

12%

140

56

*120

*79

23'A •-

300

1,900

26%

19'/a

*107

80%

*19%

Chicago Corp (The)

108

6%

33%

56%

121ft

..

200

6%

100 Ve

4

"

7%

>107

*338

400

7,700

25%

14ft

15

7%

138

6.600

,

33%

7

34%

9%
3%

4 %

15

*22 Va

1.25

*

*4

7ft

138

12%

•—No par

Chic Ind

Mar 23

4ft
16

*79 ft

*'

No par

10

5ft Feb

36ft

19

9 'A

23%

Chicago Great West Ry Co com__50
5%
preferred
50

July

45%

Co_

181/4 Jan

23

*34 ft

*120

*17'/a

81 ft

.

ft—*.11

Products-

10% Apr

Dec

25 ft

Belt

Class

36

121ft

*16

9ft

*22 ft

Copper Corp*.—.^__5

25

41ft July
23% July

49 ft Mar -?

Pasco

24

Jan

*34 ft

36

19 ft

17 ft

9ft

*79 ft

convertible preferred
100
East 111 RR Co corn—No par
Class
A_
:
40

5 ft Jan

15%

x55ft

'

101
- -

16 %

16

107 ft. 107'/2

J-

100

11

6"% May 13
3ft May 10

May

*17%

7ft

pfd—lOO

Feb

13ft July

'

3.40%

7ft Feb

Jun

30

15%

*34 ft

139

19

9%

*15

Hudson G & E Corp__.No par
111 Light 4ft %
pfd—-100

3ft%

9

30

13

150

29'ft

30

15%

25

*6%

*100

16ft

Ga

lift Apr
8
11 ft Mar 30

7

28%

*29%

15ft

34'A

*120

17ft

.9%
'*4

Chic &

21

29%

29 ft

6ft

19 ft

*16

1

13% Feb

22% July
15% July

4ft Mar

Feb

5ft Jan

29%

33 ft

121ft

*17'A

20

Co___^_._.5

Co__c_-_„c.

105%

6ft

101

19 ft

*104%

33 ft

121

1,100

105%

6%

*99

19%

110

7

105'A

33ft

*137 ft

500

; 7

7'A

33%

~

13%

7%

l.*6ft
•

1

*19 ft

-

Chesapeake Corp of Virginia—:_—L5
Chesapeake & Ohio Ry common—25

34ft Janr

90

6%
34 '

121ft

101

*121

^No par

_1

Sugar

*98"

100

^

iT

common

Checker Cab Mfg

Jan

8% Feb

preferred—,

of

$4.50

6%

33ft

Hhares

'36

29 ft

26

Cnampion Paper & Fib com—No par

8"% Jan

19% May 11

May

7

6%
34%
136 Va

the Week

*55

29

56%

de

Chain

97 ft Mar

36

105'A

13%

56

xl5%

i.

25 ft

Certain-teed

18

24ft Jan.

17 ft July

30

Jan

10

Feb

7ft

27

3

*6%

Central & South West Corp com_5
Violeta Sugar- Ca
L.9.50
Century Ribbon Mills-——No par

6

Mar 17

7%
6

13 ft Jan

•

.

16

*34%

35 ft

*33%

Ry Co vtcl
-No par
preferred series B vtcft—100

Cerro

35 ft

*135

Central

11

45 ft

Feb

12

21% Jan

36 ft

-

JCentral RR of New Jersey.k

20

36ft

■

105'A

13%

*55

7

29 ft

15 ft

tor

Salee

May 18
t per share

"

13%

ft

7

29

29ft

56

Central NY Pr Corp

8ft Mar 29

28%

w

16 ft

26

19

11% Jan

30

56

20

12 ft Apr

29

16

137

Jan

6

28%
*29 ft

15%

5S

35% Jan

28

24 ft

7%

Central

29
29 ft

,

15 ft

25%

preferred

8

26

28 ft

Nov

5%

28%
I* *29

136

I

Mar

9 ft Feb

106%

26 ft

Corp

7

7% May

105 ft

56ft

2nd

Jan

Jun

104ft

25%

Aguirre

May

104 ft

56 ft

Foundrv

11

*

105 ft

_1

84
'

24

*104 ft

Friday

May 12
$ per share

13

55

.—25

i

110

12'

13

58 ft

7%

i.No par

Central

7% Apr

13 ft
55 ft

7ft

Corp of Amer com—No par
lit preferred—.
No par

central

15

Dec

7%

$4.75

Celotex

24 ft Jan

3

*12%
"*53 ft

7%

100

21

6

13 ft
55 ft

7 ft

Corp

common

11% Mar 14

4

21ft Feb

Co

Caterpillar Tractor
Celanese

U

Jan

13 ft
*53 ft

k

preferred:

6

lift Jan
10 ft

(J I)

7%

7

ft Jan

17

May 11

6ft Mar

'

7

7

18%

Mar 16

104ft Jan

May

'

26

3ft May 11'

Jun

..

13

Mar

131ft Jan.

9ft May 13

38% July
8% Mar

Dec

100ft

105

Apr 22
18ft Mar 5

Jan

JUn

Case

'

'

120

JUn

12%

Apr
32ft Jan

23

34%

;

60

22

97

20ft

Dec

7

Mar 12

1

7

23 ft

Dec

5ft

37 ft Jan
140

General

Thursday

$ per snare'

7%

50

&

$ per share

M,

13'A

-ft 10

Carriers

$ per share

May 11

55 ft

preferred 4% series^

Conv

5
17

'

Feb

r

May

*

*7%

common-—.;—.

19

PRICES

Wednesday

100

Clinch & Ohio Ry

Corp

8ALK

HIGH

May 10

*53 ft

/

Ppwer & Light.-No par
Carpenter Steel Co—*——i
___5
Carrier

AND

Tuesday

1

_10

*

Carolina

'

Monday
May !>

$ per share

Pa*

v

i

*12%

Carolina

-

9

7% Jan

11

17%

Feb

7

'

(2111)

RECORD

Saturday
May 7

.

,

Capital Admin class A common___i

29'

37

14'

Jan

22 ft

6ft

CHRONICLE

LOW

,*

•••:,•

$3
preferred A
Capital Airlines Inc

6

35ft Jan

24

52 ft Feb

May

Feb

97

17

16ft May

4

Feb

32 ft Feb

147 ft July

22;

STOCK

STOCK

••

29% Mar 29

4

30ft Mar

Jan

9

Jan

8ft Apr.
108
Feb

YORK

EXCHANGE

55 ft May 11

Mar

5ft Feb 23
100 ft Mar 24'

Nov

6'A Mar

NEW

50

12ft

V

*

Highest i
$ per share
15

30

'

Jan. !

s

12 ft Mar 23

Nov

32

Lowest

5 per share

8% Mar

.

YORK

FINANCIAL

STOCKS

Year 11)48

Lowest

&

9

9

9

9'/a

17%.
■

17%

17 'ft

17%

*17%

11

*

ll'/e

11%

11

ll'/e

11

56

56'A

*55

ll'/e
57 ft

18

18%

21

21%

21

24

24

24 ft

24

50%

51%

51'ft-

51%

18

17'A

17 ft

500

11%

11

31

18

18

11%

11%

30,800

11%

11

57%

*55%

31

710

*55%

800

ll'/e

>

58

4,300
300

31

31

31

31%

800

21%

'A

30%
21"

21%

21%

21%

2,000

ft

25%

26%

26%

7,100

51%

51%

50%

51%

5,200

Engineering

Superheater

Inc

-No par

'

(90

>

Nov

Xl6

2ft

Feb
Dec

90

j

Jan

(25
8ft

Nov

Dec

July

29% May

3ft

Oct

3

106

Apr
29% May
11% May

Jan

89 ft Jan

7%

36% July
32

4

Sep
Mar

7

26

3.60ft

& South

7

$6 preferred series.;
.—No par
Commonwealth Edison Co.——*.—25

9ft Jan

8

Conde

3

30

Feb

11

29

May 10

4% Jan

2ft May 11
21ft Feb 25

1

21

23 ft Mar 20

108 ft

Dec

xl06

Apr

6

107% Feb

11% Mar

xl8ft

Jun

12

Feb

10

14 ft Jan

8

10

Consolidated

Consol

-1—u.

:

29ft

Sep

lift Feb

23

21ft Jan

7

Consol

10 ft Jan
3
x7ft Mar 24
8ft Feb' 7

Consolidated

Retail

9% Jan

7

Consolidated

Textile

Co

12ft Apr

13

Consolidated

Vultee

Aircraft"—

15 ft May

15% July

16% Mar

29 ft

Dec

35%

98 ft

July

'

100

Sep

33 ft

Dec

Jun

30 ft Jan

12 ft Mar

8

3

36

106ft May

103ft Apr

27

108

106%

105ft Apr

20

108% Mar 25

Dec

42ft

;

May'

4

Mar

8

Jan

33

Feb

7

37ft Jan

Oct

90

99 ft May

95

Jan

7

97ft Apr

5
21

22

10ft Mar

17% July

13 ft Jan

3

15 Ve Jan

84 ft Mar

92ft

85

5

91ft Mar 12

29 Ve

Nov

40

May

31ft Jan

3

Oct

99

July

97 ft Jan

11

Nov

13 ft May

92

Sep

Jan

26%

28 ft

29

3
.

23%

*9 Vr.

Dec

Dec

26%

*107

Consolidated Natural Gas—__15

19

36% Mar30
99'A Mar 21

RR of Cuba

6ft

preferred
preferred

Container Corp ;of

$3.75

preferred

No par

13

9%

48 ft Mar

64

ft

For footnotes see

Oct

8ft Mar
56% Feb

page 28.




8

24

=

9% Jan

7

Continental

Diamond

63% May

9

Continental

Insurance

102%

8%

*26%

*28'A

102

27

29

2%

26%

8'ft
26%

26%
*28%

3%

29%

2%

2%

27

26%

8 7e

•

100

130

15%

'

3%

5,100

24,100

102

1,400

27

12,600

8

600

26%

26%

800

*28'ft

2%

8

29%

200

2%

3

5,900

23

13,100

*12%
ft

23%

x22%
103%

107%

*106%

107%

107%

107%

1,500

1,700

13

23

22%'

22%

23

12 ft

12%

12 ft

12%

12%

12%

9%

*9'ft

9%

*9%

9%

9'ft

9 ft

200

41

41

41%

41 ft

41%

41'ft

42

41%

42

4,300

18%

18%

19

18%

18%.

18%

18ft I

18%

18%

18%

18 ft

1,600

11%

11

lift

11

11

11%

11%

7%
10%

7 ft

7ft

7ft

7 ft

7ft

7%

7%

7%

10 ft:

10%

10 ft

10%

10%

10%

10 %

10%

34%

34%

34%

105 ft 105ft
106%' 106%
*33 ft
34

105ft

106

lOo'ft

106

106%

107

106%

106'ft

*106 ft

*33%

10%

35

34%

34%

105%

105ft

105'ft

106%
33%

*106 %

106%

33 ft

33 ft

33%
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13 ft
'

*90
33 ft'.
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*97

97'A

106

97'ft

13 ft

13 ft

13%

91

90

90

33%'

33 ft
*97

98

33%
98

97

*13%'

97

13%

Fibre.——_5

,r;*8%

10

63%

8%
63

33%

*95ift

97

97

97

13%
33%

98

97%
8%

63%

63%

62%

8'ft
63

*90

61

*11 Ve
..

11%

700

7ft

7ft

2,200

10%

10%

9,300

34%

35

105%

34%

33 ft

3 3'ft

8'ft

34%

33%

33 ft
*97

8'ft

34%

*33'ft

90

*8 ft

11%

11

90

'

8ft

102%

26%
,

15

3%

107 ft

107

*9

8

*99

15%

3%'

41%

*34%

America com.,20

—

*9 ft

3

26%

100

15

41

*106%

4ft

preferred
.'
100
Continental Baking Co com__No par
$5.50 preierred
No.par
Continental Can Inc Oommon_^—20

*12%

9%

2%
23'ft

102 'ft-102'ft

100

7%
*

.——No par
».—No par

$4.52

13 Va

3 ft

23%

107'ft

3%

*11%

Inc—_1

Consumers Power Co com—No par

$4.50

3

23

107'ft

3%

18%

Inc——10c
1

3%

23%
107 ft

100ft ,100ft
14"%
15

41%

pfd100

Stores

8%

29%

Corp—1.33 Va

5

26 ft

*8

27%

Laundries Corp—.A.5

46 ft Mar

102%

26'ft

8ft

*29

Consolidated

9ft Apr

12

102ft

26'A

Ve

8

*26%

8

23

X40ft Apr

8 %

103 ft

26 ft

26%

29%

30

Feb

Jan

103

15%

26%

*12%.

Jun

103ft

100

26%

Grocers

12'A

100

*28 ft-

Consolidated

51

Dec

3%

;

No par

Dec

Nov

.3%

*8

Coppermlnes Corp—5

Dec

7%

15

3%

25%.

Edison of N Y com—No.par

preferred—

8ft

-8%

15 ft

3%

*103

Congoleum-Nairn Inc_^—_—_No par
Cigar
No par

37 ft

10 ft

100

15 ft

3%

Nast Publishing Inc—No par

Consolidated

$5

100'ft

15%

3%

com__No par

27ft Jan

9

100ft

15 Va

————100
Solvents———'.No par

Commonw'lth

103 ft May

Feb

-

"

*100'/8

preferred

Commercial

3

25 ft Feb

May
6ft May |
25ft July.

31

17% Jan
3% Apr

11.

26 ft May

Dec

21

Commercial Credit common——10

3

Feb

Dec

100ft Jan
•

3

25 ft Jan
V

27ft

103%

Mar 17

v

104

X24ft
t

52"

106

96

107%
34

1,100
330
,

100
700

96

70

13%
*

13%

13%

14

14

1,200

90 ft

90 ft

90 ft

91

91

190

33%

33'A

33%

33%

33%

97%

*97%

98

8%

8%

8

61%

61%

*97%

ft

8 ft

62'A

62'ft

98
8 ft

63

7,000
100

1,200
3,100

20

Highest

$ per

I per share

$ per r.hare

I per thare

NEW

Range Since Jan. 1
Lowest
Highest

Peb

10%

Jun

Feb

14

69%

Jun

47% Feb

11

58% Apr

Par

Mar

19%

Apr

13

May 10

15% Jan

3

24% Feu

19% Mar

33

Jun

x49% Mar

55

July

36

14

9% May

12% Feb

9

Peb

21%

Oct

14% Apr

8

19% Jan

6

50%

Nov

49% Jan

15%

Jun

50

Not

4% May

1% Peb

9

8

2% Jan

25

Peb

Jun

24% May 10

32% Jan

7

Jun

99

14

100 % Apr

13

13

Jap

Jan

3%%

10 % Mar 30

Creameries

7

26% May 12

Cream of Wheat Corp

26% May

15% May
36% Jan

3

42% Apr

13

23

Feb

24

27 % Jan

8

Jun

103% July

Peb

94

Mar

900

52%

770

21 %

21%

2,400

24

19% Apr 22

Jan

Jan

6

72% Jan

23

Peb 24

30% Jan

24
10

15% Jan

27

Jun

•

■

May

160
7

•

88

11% Dec

17% May

24%

16

Dec
Peb

Jan

Feb

28

150;

47% Dec

119 % Mar

61 1

Feb
Peb
Jan

21% Mar

Aug

7% Jan

Sep

133

$7

19

Prior

9% Apr

4

24% Jan

8

137

Mar 14

Curtiss-Wright
Class

7

-

common

A

Inc—

Cutler-Hammer

7

*113/4
*163/4
5%
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5%

*65

68 %

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233/4

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1,600
200

173/4

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53/4

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800

12

119

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83/4

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83/4

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213/4

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46

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100

67

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12%

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*160

120

46

20%

67

68%

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28

18

8 3/4

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12

6

83/4

67%

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46%

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28

7%

..

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120
-

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20%

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178

7%

173/4

95

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12%

7

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28

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12%

96%

67%

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68%

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19%

19%

>:

23%

96%

20 %

20

23%

23%

23%

\

300

393/8

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39%

94

*92%

7V4

♦1193/b

No par
1
1
pfd
100
No par

Cushman's Sons Inc 7%

21

Jan

26% Jan

Apr 22

21

*31% May

19

Jan

50

94

123/4
178

7%

.No par

com

preferred
preferred

Ja.

129

s.

3

Feb

21

July

28 %

137

4

43% Apr 27

May
12% July

12%

No par

Publishing

Curtis

7%

•

122% Peb

963/4

*27

*38

96 %

94

20%

*66

5,500

v

23%

23%

23%

23%
963/4

67%

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39%..'..

f*373/4
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39 %

•

94%

28

800

15%

15%

98

20

*27

263/s

15%

263/a

153/a

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pfd

non-cum

26%

263/a

15%

*95

20%

*20

.

Cunningham Drug Stores Inc—2.50

18

,

27

6%

9%

26

*93%

,

V,

9%

15%

39%

•

93/4

26

,23%

,

93/4

15%

23%

94

4,700

100%

26

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97

243/4

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2

15%

23%

94

24%

100%

2

26

38 %

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2%

243/4

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9%

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90

3,100
300

15%

.

23%

,

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5,800

4%

4%
*2

26

:

38%

-No par
8
No par
No par

7

6

May
.Tan

73

4% Peb 24

13% July

com

J.-n

.

8% Mar 29

11% Apr 26

15%

153/B

1

160

6

Apr 21
May 11

65

July

26

15%

93/4

93/4

9%

130

64'A
175

243/8

24%
100%;

24%
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98%

64

4%

10

99

175

4

2

2

24%

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64
175

63%

4%

100%

24 %

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2%

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2%

*2

24%

25

97%

175

1,700

2,000

521

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99

63%

4%

4%

4%

4%

4%

21%
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•

10

14%

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0

176

*175

176

175

174

633/s

64%

63%

64%

64%
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100%

21 %

99

10

preferred

conv

RR

*97%

26

100
100
Cuban-American Sugar common—10
.7%
preferred
-100
Cudahy Packing Co common
10
4 %#>
preferred
-100
Cuneo Press Inc
5
5%

Cuba

99

*9%

13% Feb

12% Peb 24

17% Aug
13% May

177

155

,

*97%

*25%

$4 2nd preferred-'
Crucible Steel of Amer com__No par

7

66

Jan

Corp

99

2.50

preferred™

$4.20

4

Jun

Zellerbach

*97%

*15Va

1

99

99

2Vo

*2
25

21

21

*97%

•,

52%

52%

20%

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4%

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52

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:

20 3/4

99

20 3/4

175'

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,

8%

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?

64%

64%

52%

Vv

*50%

8%
523/4

8%

53 %

523/4

53%

2

(The)

1

preferred

$2

Crown

7

Jan

34

Deo

Dec

98
96

15

78 %

28% Jun

Dec

65% Deo

12% Peb
Apr
7% Dec

¥

Mar 17
Feb

94

Jun

129

'

of

Crown Cork & Seal com

7

19% Jan

6

46% Mar

18%

8 3/4

52%

*9%

America

3

34%

133

8 3/4

52%

*174

—100

preferred

Peb

Dec

4%

8%

>53

Exchange Barfk & Tr Co—20

8% Jan
23

Dec

Dec

7

50%

8%

51
8%

8%

8%

*8%

1

3%%

18

178% Feb

6

3% Mar 25

23%

67%

50%

99

36%

25

52

*97%

24%

17% Nov

20%

51

99

98 %

8% Dee
Mar

Dec

14%

*50%

*50%

51

21%

3%

x21

91%

*14%

14%

14%

14%

*50 %

*97 %

39%

92% Sep

95

8
60

*20%

•

Peb

29

93A
14 3A

B

171% Jan-

90

9%
14'A

preferred™
100
Cum pfd 3%% ser of 1947—100
Corn Products Refining com
28
7% preferred
100
Coty Inc
i
Coty International Corp
1
Crane Co common.
25

Jan

800

3,400

9%

Corning Glass Works

Mar

55%
14 3/8

12

5%

55

9%

23% Mar 24

177

55

143/a

99"% Jan 25
9

34%

93/8

54% Jan

25

343/4

14%

3

Feb

553/a

33%

9%

Apr 26

99

553/8

34

55%

Jan 10

64% May

55%

13%

33%

1

9%

20

6

35%

13

13

*54%

49% Mar

3

34%

553/4

13

9%
14%

94

Jan

35

56'A

13

55%

7

92% Jan

9,500

13

55%

93/8

15

57

56%

13

56 3/8

55 3/4

*54%

Feb

July

56%

13

6%

9%

11% Jan

66% Mar

56% Dec
164% Oct
3% Dec
1% Dec

13,200

56%

6%

55%

52

common

6%

6%

'

9%

6

Corn

Shares

6%

share

6%

Sper share

share

the Week

$ per share

$ per

6%

$ per

,

*54%
*

4

98

Oct

86

33%

May

8

May 13

•••6%

13%
34%

*13%

34%

34 %

Friday

May 12

56%

56

•

13 %

13%

14
common—B
No par
No par

Corp—

97% July

Nov

88

56 %

57% July
23% Oct

Peb

18

56%

Corp
$3 prior preferred
Copper Range Co
Copperweld Steel Co common
Convertible pref 5% series
Cornell Dubilier Electric Corp

17

.42% Mar
9% Nov

13

5

Steel

Thursday

May II

6%

6%

6%

Cooper-Bessemer

4

55% May 13

Mar 18

53

May

6%

Continental

Wednesday

May 10

g per share

$ per share

1

Continental Oil of Delaware

7

Sales (or

Tuesday

May 9

Continental Motors

18

6 %

PRICES

LOW AND HIGH SALE

share

46% Feb
14

Monday

May 7

EXCHANGE

8% Jan

6

Saturday

STOCK

YORK

16, 1949

RECORD

STOCKS

Year 1948

Loweat

STOCK

YORK

NEW
Range (or Prevlona

Monday, M%

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

COMMERCIAL

THE

(2112)

23%

233/4

;•

*1323/4

24

*1323/4

140

24%

i

:

1,700

140

10

.

24%

24

24%

> 15,700

.

3,000

V

D
85

Oct

13% Dec

94 %

87

Jan

4

12

Feb

23

15

Jan

13

xl6% Mar

8

Jun

20% Jan

14%

Dec

17%

18%

Peb

28% July

Jan

26% Jan

93
14

3

24% Feb

31% Aug

82% Nov

94

Jun

92

Jan

94

Jun

92% Jan

11

Sep

9% Peb

96

15%

8% Sep
Dee

13%

Jan

6% Peb

10% Jan

2

27

42

Jun

22 % Apr

29

31% Dec

46%

Jan

32

Jan

4

Jan

May 12
Mar 29

95% Jan 20

23

8% Nov

.<

2
7

31

4

84

12

Mar 29

34

7%

Jan

24

Jun

32% Mar 22

40% Jan

21

13% July

7% Mar 10

9% Jan

7

Delaware

19% May 13

20

May 10

Delaware

14% Peb

39% July

20% Feb 24

27% Jan

7

Escrow

ctfs

for

32% Mar

58

37 % Mar 23

50% Jan

24

Escrow

ctfs

for

*16%

17%

18%

*18

18%

18%

1,200

30%

30%

30%

31

x30%

303/8

2,500

933/4

93%

93%

94

94

x92%

93

93%

*923/4

93%

93%

93%

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94%

20

10 %

10%

10%

10%

10%

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10 %

700

63/8

1,800

30%

30%

30%

30%

30%

933/4

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933/4

*923/4

*93

94

93

93

*92

10%

10

10

>

:•/ 10

V'

20

Apr

56

Dec

60%

20

•6%

6%

6%

63/a

6 3/8

63/8

23 Va

23%

23%

*22%

23%

*223/4

23

23

23

22%

333/4

34

33%

333/4

333/8

33 3/4

34%

34%

34%

34%

4,200

*31 %

313/4

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32

31%

31%

31%'

31%

31%

31%

31%

31%

500

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34%

34%

34%

34

34

33%

34

34%

323A

> 7%

7%

*7%

7%

100

Western

&

Pow & Lt

7

7%

7%

■

20

Detroit Edison

20

22

Detroit Hillsdale & S W RR Co_100

*54

9% Jan

7

Oct

16%

Jan

11% Peb

11

13

Mar 29

Jun

19% Apr 22

22

Jan

35% Mar

46

Jun

36

40

Jan

38

Feb

11

Dec

26%

Mar

1
25

13% Mar

xl9% May

12 Ya

Detroit

2

19%

19%

25%

253/4

25%

26

41%

40%

40%

40%

40%

403/4

41

40 3A

403A

1,600

21%

22

21%

22

22

22%

22

22 Va

22

22%

4,500

59

*54

59

53

55

6%

1

5

15% Jan

Diana

Stores

Range Slnee Jan. 1
Highest

Year 1948

t'l- Ii0we*t
per share

13% Dec
Nov

25

46%

Dec

10

29

f

v*>r

I per share

oh/i-g

20%

Jun

24% Feb

17
30

14

Jan

18

Jan

Class

15

Dec

23

Jan

10% Jan

3

14% Mar 29

Dr.

Feb

40

Jun

28% Mar 23

33

Jan

24

19

Peb

12% Jan

17% Apr

20

Dome

Nov

67%

Apr

48% Feb

32% Peb

50%

Oct

43

53

3
7

Peb

106%

Jun

Peb

106%

Oct

101

31%

Jun

Dee

164

Mar

113% Jan
94

Feb

r

111% Aug
10% Dee

18

Deo

13%

Oct

98

80

11% Mar

July
May
May
188% July

179

Jan

124%

Jun

119

Feb

Jun

97% Jan

3

9

Apr

Jan

■

Jan
Jan

Jan

12% Jan

1% Apr 29
19% Jan

3

Oct

153

Peb

*•

135.

Peb

47% Mar 29
Peb

3

-

7

-

18

Jan

90

Jan

8

14

Apr

5

101

May
7% Apr

Jan

12

Jun

18% Peb

2% Jan

•

156

May

May 10
5

'

Jan

21% Jan

Jun

49% Peb

8

57

Jan

Oct

42% Jan

14

47

Peb

12%

Feb

10% May 10

0% Mar

20% July
16% Dec

12% Jan

16% Aug

14% Jan

26% Apr 22

—

12% Peb 24

Jan
Jun

30% Peb

Nov

100
_1
_B

4%% preferred
Elastic Stop Nut Co_
Electric Auto-Lite (The)
Convertible preferred

$7 preferred

$6 preferred
Electric Storage Battery

10

:

Elliott Co

58%'

58%

47%

common

No par
No par

106%

20% May

7% Mar

5

36
Jan
4
3% Mar 3

7% Mar
DHSP

5

9A




Jan

4%

120"%

*99

7

Erie

Jan

4% Jan

10% Jan
.

5% Apr

Pittsburgh RR Co
Eureka Williams Corp

6

Evans

7

6

*

Products

120%

1203/4

*121

1003/8

ioa3/8

*100

7%

101

'

200

18%

17%
14%

17%

1774

15 Va

15%

15-

11%

10%

12%
101

44%
173

89%

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89%

12%
*99

*99

7Va

36'A

14 V.

*13%

14

34%

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34%

173

*89%
*99

3,000

25%

25%

25%

25 Va

80,400

25%

168%

168%

167%

168%

168%

170%

153%

167 Va
151%

168 Va

153%

152%

151%

152%

153

154%

42%

42%

42

42%

12
*20

35 Va

1713/4

171

171%

4,300

154%

155

155

4.500

42

*12
20

42

41%

42%
12

300

20 Va

*20

20%

700

*53%

54%

55%

*53%

55%

*53%

55 Va

*53%

55%

*53%

*45

46 Va

*45

46 Va

*45

46%

*45

46

*45

46 Va

3
4
5

27%

27%

27%

27%

28

2774

28 Va

28%

28%

'28%

28%

4,500

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

10 %

10%

10%

10%

*10Va

10%

1,600

15

14%

14%

15

15 Va

15%

153/a

15Va

15%.

1,600

16%

15%

15%

16

16

161/4

16%

16%

16%

1,800

31

30%

303/8

*30

31

30%

30 Va

103i/2

103

103

*14%

16'A

147/a

15

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16%

'

*30%
*103

*4%

31

61

_3

2.50

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55

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8%

4%

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4%

8Va

*7%

8%

87/a

*103
...

.....

8%

-

4%

12%
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61

■

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12%

12%

55 %

V

4%

4%

12%

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103%

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4%

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31

31

103%

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5

-

27%

'

100
50

—1
_

1,900

12%

>2

46%

5

Co

Eversharp Inc
Ex-Cell-0 Corp
Exchange Buffet Corp

400

153%

12%

20 Va

'34%
'

171
•'

203/8

*12

12

20%

<1,800

14

1%

25 Va

20%

2,700

1%

1%

12%

i:
2,000

7

36%

1%

25 Va

20%

13%

900

13%

1%

12%

'36 %

12%

34%

24%

12%

7

7%
36%

30

91

101

1%

1%

20%

*99

100

13%

247/a

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*12%

3,400

34%

1%

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-

1%

24%

42%

157/a

14"

1%

43

■

60

25%

34%

13%
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24%

43

■

1,100

11,100

173

*15'A

12%

36%

•

•

44%

-25%

< 101

7

7%
36 Va

36

91 :

■

173

173

15%

12%

12%

1%

43

"

91•

1%

.

'2,500
10,100
700

10 Va

noy8
44

.'25 %' >25%
*15 %

101

7%

7 Va

35%

10

44%

43%

15%

12%

12%
101

7%

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34

173%

15%

..

153/a

10%

•

18%

15%
10

-10 •' <

10

•

25% •-25%

14 Va

14%

173%

'

15%

36%

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36%

'

10

44%

25%

36

7%

10
44 Va

*15%'

89%

89 Va

*10%

25%

.

15%

12%

v

44%
173

26

18 Va

153/8
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24%

;

10%

17%

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1

34

190

*103/4

14%

44 3A

200

10%

17%

173

600
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100 3/s

114%

177/a

44%

121

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15 Va

9%

121

*100

10%

10%

1,700

7,300

100%

•„

103/4

!

9

114%

*100

10%

9%

1,500

18

190%

9

1141/2

100%:
115

>'.*10%

10%

16%

121 %

121 %

122

4,700

84

190

.-190%

190

10%

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-

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114%

115

800

23%

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9

9

9

<190%

1073/4

23%
-

16%

16%

17

\

> 300

103

1073/4

84

147A

12%

No par

common

preferred series A

Erie &

31

9% Apr 30
43% Mar 29

RR

5%

61% Jan 24
68

9

10,800

49"%

103

233A

10%

*15%

*35%'

107%

233/8
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84

17%

44%

16

.

163/4

163/4

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107

23%

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9%

10%

91

:

190%

11

26%

106%

23%

'

85

9

120%

*10%

173.

23%

103%

1,900

60

48 3A

483A

103 %

48%
-

106%

106%

189 3,4

.

191

10

r
1

7,200

59%

*53 %

100
1

preferred
Equitable Office Bldg

14% Jan 21
•

3

6"% Mar

Jan

49% May

Natural Gas new

Emerson Electric Mfg Co

13

9%

11

*12%

2,000

17%

*45

Empire District Electric Co
10
Endicott Johnson Corp common—2«

Jan

*16

163/4

10%

*89%

12

28%

50

preferred

El Paso

7

33% Mar 25

*81%

,85 '

190%

17%
15%

*

12

50

preferred

4

18

23

23 %

*9%

,

106 %

106%

23

103

48'A

103

47%

48

103

460

1,000

54

Emerson Radio & Phonograph

104

59% May 10
3% Peb 25

jan

5%

28

conv

47%
*102%

11

i

*15%

;

16% Mar 31

16

11% Peb 24
53% Peb 24

Apr

5%%

6

48
103

•'

.

28%

59%

11%

26

No par
15
.10

Elgin National Watch Co

7

58%

100 3/s

44%

Electric Power & Light com_No par

6

58

115

*170%

No par

Elec & Mus Ind Amer shares

12

58

*10%

3

Electric Boat common

16% Apr

•

6

4% Mar 12

16% July

ppp

28% May
13% Jan

100% Jan 24

65% July

Dec

.

59 %

*10%

100
2.50

_

1 /<

59

500

■

•16%

12
17

*114%

17%

1

*11%

28%

*100%

15%

'

52%

16%

•

49

3%

2

171% May 12
'

74%

11%

preferred

4%%

25 % May 12

.

Dec

Dec

Co—

28%

51%

26%

115

!

Dec

7% Mar

100
2

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Edison Bros Stores Inc common

13% Mar 24

17

27%

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34%

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10

41% Apr 18

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100
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Eastern Stainless Steel Corp™_
Eastman Kodak Co common
10

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15

9

LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES
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84

7

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23

100

Eagle-Picher

15% Apr

123% Peb
48% Dec

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13%

16%

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preferred

conv

International

Corp

13% Jan

32% Mar 18

Sep

14

29

106%

16% Mar 29

43

12% Peb

Jun

0%

common

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10

29

Oct

37%

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25

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104

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364
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13%

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175
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56

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97

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83

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7

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26

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6

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13

3

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46% July
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25%

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22

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8

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20
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1
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7
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100
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24

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8

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24

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Thursday

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Tuesday

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FAR Liquidating Corp
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Federal Mining ft Smelting Co
Federal-Mogul Corp

3

102

27

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4

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13

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19

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18

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4

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29

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1
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5
Grand Union Co (The)
10
Granite City Steele
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5
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:
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Brewing Co
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83

84%

>

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Inc

...

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>

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preferred—

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5

273/4

27%

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preferred

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Glidden Co (The) com—

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common.;

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9

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104

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3

Jan

40%

85

Co

3

77

Feb

25% July

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10%

49

58%

Equip Corp—Nopar "

38% Jan

Apr

5% Mar

10'A
161

139%

V

$ per share

par
1

144% Mar

60

44

Cement

:

Par

Great- Western Sugar com—No par
7ft preferred- -——
100
Green Bay A Western RR—_ 100

29%

16% Nov

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105

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*

38% Mar
15

31

17% Mar 28

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106

106

106

5

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26 % May 10

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3

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Mar

173/4

15

26%

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4,

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113

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26 Vs Apr
22 % Apr

76

Mar

42%
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5

4

18

14%

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'37%

37%

No par

General Shoe Corp.

21% Jan

May

26 3A

139%

;

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Feb

55% July

173A

151/a

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11

102% Jan

28

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■

7%

100

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27

4
25

Nov

173/4

15

10%

19%

Jan

18

48% Feb

17 3/8

15%

10%

10

26%

Jan

99% Apr

19%

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15

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10

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28

Dec

85%

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122

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30

75

43%

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—

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Dec

25

181/4

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50

Gen Realty A Utilities—
General Refractories—

Apr

96%

17%

44

100

Gen Railway Signal com

Jan

5% May
24% Jan

18%

Dec

5y8
26%

106

General Motors Corp com-.—
10
$5 preferredNo par
Preferred $3.75 series——No par

Gen

21%
98 %

Dec

5'/s
*25%

43%

114% Feb 25

29% May
30% May

Feb

51/4

26%

14%

No par

Gen Public Service

Dec

17

5%

*105%

43'A

400

123/4

145/8

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106

*105%

18

*12%

51/8

15

5

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13

26'A

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15

400

5%

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l

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12%

15

37%.
14%

26'A

5%

5%

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37%

261/4,

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■.

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22%

87

12%

12%

*25%

l

100

—

General

7

16 % Mar

4% Feb

Jan

27%

171/4

*12%

No par

General Electric Co
General Foods Corp com
$3.50 preferred

25% Jan

10

Feb

102%

171/4

12%

preferred—-

Gen Outdoor

110%

Dec

14%

17%

123/4

1.66%

4% conv 2nd preferred
General Cigar Co Inc com
7% preferred

16% Apr 28

21

16% May 12
121% Mar 16

May

132%

25

11% Jan

6% May
30% Jun

24% Nov

Feb

12% Apr
2% Feb

4% May
15% Jun

4% Mar
22%

Jan

17%

18% Dec

*14%

171/4

50

$ per share

25

10%

14%
17'A

*14%

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13

com

EXCHANGE

56% Feb

Feb

143/4

171/B

12%

100

123% Jan

2%

15%

17%

12%

8%% conv preferred

Jun

12% Nov

*14%

17%

-—No par
100

Nov

.16% Feb

153/4

*17

General Instrument Corp

125%

66

*15

General Mills common.
5ft preferred

Oct

119

*8%
*37»A

11

$ per share

Sper share

8 3/8

373/8

8%

37'A

Transportation

NEW YORK

2,300

8%
37%

8%

37'A

2

General Cable Corp. com

Highest

200

8 3/4

8 3A

*37%

9

8%

371/4

Baking Co common
5"
$8 preferred
No par
General Bronze Corp
5

Range Since Jan. 1

1,400

8%

13

Lowest'

Highest

700

5%
16%

37'A

STOCKS

Year 1948

63,4

5%

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6%

53/4
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16%

*6%

53A
16%

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5%

55/8
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No par •

Industries Inc

Range for Previous
Lowest

53%

8%

14

107% Jan 13

6 3/B

6 S/8

6%
16'A

37%

52% Jan

3

53/8
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8%

97% Apr
13% Jan

127% Mar

6 5/b

5%

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General

1st

6aA
16%

No par

$4.25 pfd series A

4%

53/4
16

16Vs

5

Corp (Thc)_:

Amer

6%

7

5:'/4

5%
*16

50

com

preferred

Wood

*6%

1

20

Gamewell Co (The)
Gardner-Denver Co

General
11

Dec

9% Feb 24

conv

i

com

Gamble-Skogmo Inc
5ft

1

_

$4.50 preferred

46% Jan
Jan

(The)

Gair Co Inc (Robert)
6% preferred

General American Investors com

July

18

34

15% May
106% Apr
106

Gabriel Co

4%% conv preferred
Gaylord Container Corp

23% Jan

7

28 %

xl25

3

32% Feb

Feb

15

Nov

25

10

14% May

72% Sep

4

■

92

95-

*92

95

12%

12%

12%

12%

47'A

48:

12%
48%.

2,800

48.

12%
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65 Vk

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8,400

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,

65 Va - 65%

19%

193/4

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193/4

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,

19%

200

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THE COMMERCIAL &

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22

NEW

t per share

$ per share

Saturday
Par

$ per share

-

HIGH

AND

SALE

PRICES

Monday

May 7

,

Monday, May 16, 1949

RECORD
LOW

STOCK

EXCHANGE

Lowest

Highest

YORK

NEW

Range Since Jan. 1
Highest

*ear 194*

tper share

STOCK

STOCKS

t»n(e for Prerlooa
Lowest

YORK

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

Tuesday
May 10

$ per share

May 11

$ per share

S per share

$ per

for

the Week

May 13

May 12
* per share

$ per share

Sales

Friday

Thursday

Wednesday

May 9

...

Shares

share

H
31

Feb

35%

Oct

31

Jan

4

33% Mar 30

Hackensack

Waier

15%

Nov

221/4

Sep

10% Feb

11

19% Jan v 7

Halliburton

Oil

3

13% May 12

Hall

Printing Co

13 ;

Mar 29

Hamilton Watch Co

81

Jan

12%
12%

Dec

161/4 May

Dec

Mar

89

Feb

107

'

Jan

24

104% Apr

Jun

21%

Feb

2714

4

July

150 Vz

Jan

20 Va

Dec

4%

Dec

8
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Jan

20

Jan

5

6%

Feb

IIV2

Feb

ll'/a

Jun

Mar'

20%

'

X20

.

4

Hart

14

Hat
4

Schaffner.&

Marx

Corp of America
% % preferred

Feb:11

Hayes

22% Mar 14

Jan

19% Feb

/3

2714 July

20% Jan

13

78

Jan

91

Jun

84

Jan

17

29%

Dec

42

Jan

30

Jan

3

95%

Jan

103

May

98% Jan

14

22%

Nov

Nov

23% Jan

4

28 % Mar 30

23 % Feb

4

...

91% Feb

24

36

Mar 30

100% Mar

1

Glass

3%%
3.65%

Helme

CO—i

7%

preferred

Dec

Oct

34% Jan

6

38% Apr

21

2214 May

13% Jan

4

5714

40% Mar 25

15
Apr
46% Jan

18

Hercules Powder common-

127% Jan

27

5% preferred
Hershey Chocolate com
( $4
conv preference

120%
25%

Dec

Oct
Mar

128 Vz

Feb

3034

Apr

122% Feb

15

26% Mar

123% July

32% Apr /5

1

116% Jan

5

16% Apr

122

20

Jan

15

17

Nov

27%

17%

Nov

28% May

16% May

3

21% Jan

7

Heyden

78

Oct

8614

79% Jan

3

.84% May

6

9

5

Dec

14%

Jan

8% Apr

12%

Dec

2514

Jan

12% Jan

21 Va

Feb

20% May 10

9%

Dec

29% May
1614 May

9% May

30%

18 % Mar

s21% Jan 26

14

42%

Feb

34% Jan

41% Apr -'4

Homestake

24%

Nov

35%

Jun

x24

Hooker

99

Dec

Dec

102
96

11

Dec

18%

3

29

29

Jan

3

108

Apr

30

99

Apr
>

29%

Dec

40%

Jan

30

Feb

Nov

34%

Jan

28% Jan

Oct

94%

Jun

86% Jan

6

38

Mar

"38

•

42%
"125%

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3%%

48% May

4
12

Houston

35"% Jan

23

Jun

13

27

15

Jan

20

Howard

47

Jun

37% Apr

29

46 % Jan

20

Dec

5% Apr

14

8% Jan

8%

Sep

14% May

34%

Jan

50

Dec

22%

Jun

9

Feb

26

Dec

19

Apr

8% Feb

28

Dec

5

May

1% May 12

Jun

10% May 13

12%
10 Va
2

12%

Sep

14%

Motor

Foods

Corp

No par

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Jan

Car

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21%

21%
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19%

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27% Mar

35%

42% July

22% Feb

6 2'/a

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90

77% Mar

$ per

share

27

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15

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17

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21

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15%

8%
15

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Hudson Bay Min & Sm Ltd—No par*

14% Jan

17%

17%

17%

5

11% Jan
•

40%

100

117%

84%

93

preferred

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50

125

30%

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30%
119%

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30%

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93

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43%

17%

32%

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118%

124

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20

14%

43 Va

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125

31%

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38

14%
43%

84%

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38%

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11% Mar

9% Mar 14

Nov

Houston Oil of Texas

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1,000

43

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50

38%
14
4

84%

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preferred
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14

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5

38%

427

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15

43% Mar 10

8%

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23 V*

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28

43

18

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12.50

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500

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22%

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14

10

11

95% Mar 14

29% Feb

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30%
119

100

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28

42%

30

Houdaille-Hershey com
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7

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100

preferred-

cum

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3%

•

38%

25
No par

preferred
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pfd series A

Jun

Apr

99%

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Electrochemical

$4.25

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33

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2nd

3

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Feb

14

r

13

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20%

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32% Jan

6

81

35%

28

700

7-• v

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92

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32% Apr

11

27

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12% Mar 30

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21%

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2,900

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30

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20%

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7%

6 %

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7%

6%

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4%

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13

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78%

22%

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,

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22

143

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cum

22

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143

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preferred

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3%%

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Jun

22

100

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114

105%

143

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non-cum

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105%

13%

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78 %

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100

13%

4

12%

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34%

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78%

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—15

41%

35%

12%

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preferred

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2—

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1

—

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Hazel-Atlas

12%

13

78%

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10

common

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9% Jan

Oct

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4

8% Mar 14
7

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18%

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32%

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18

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100

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5
No par,

com

33%

17%

13

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Harbison-Walk Refrac com__No par
6% preferred
2
100.

5% Jan

20%

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25

Well

preferred.

conv

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67% Mar 21

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7

6

Jun

6%

61

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24% Jan

3

4% Jan

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6

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20% Mar 22

Jun

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4

11% Mar
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79

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for

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Friday

the Week

May 13

May 12

share

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22%

32%

5,300

26 V*

26%

6,800

$ per

I
Jun

X32

July

84

Jan

6%

4

96

Jan

Leased dines

Sep

97% May
37% July

96

Jan

20% Feb

25

/ 26 %

Aug

30

25% Jan

4

9%

Feb

12%

Jun

20%

Nov

25%

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•

„

28 % Jan

31

8% May 11
21% Jan

10% Jan

Nov

15%

Jan

38%

Dec

56

Jun

33% Mar

58%

Nov

76%

Jun

57

Apr

Jun

155

150

Feb

160

41% Jan7

4

26

67

Jan

3

Jan

11

165

32% Apr

25

34% Mar

47%

15ya

12 % May 10

Feb

21% May
8% May

Jan

Dec

23% May

12% Apr
86% Jan

30

13
86

Dec

103

Nov

8

Jan

1%

Dec

3% May

11 %

Feb

16% May

125%

; 26%
160

5%

Feb

156

11

5

Int'l

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28% Jan

7

3

170% Jan

20

7% Jan

24

Feb

38 Vz

Jun

24% Mar 10

2,9

93

Jun

73% Jan

17

81% Mar 11

3% Feb

26

4% Jan

10

27% Apr

21

31% Jan

7

14

137

: May

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143

8

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98

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30%

31

5

8%

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8

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7

53% Jan

7

300
30
6"0

4,200

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37%

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8%

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99

32%

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preferred

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Mar 26

8%

par

Mex, S A

Machine

International

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May

96

7% preferred
—100
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Int'l Minerals & Chemical com
5

45

.4

98

1

Iron

94

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De

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preferred

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24

99

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preferred

Int'l

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139% July
64% Jun

6%

5

165

164% Jan

Feb

80

26%

Inland Steel Co—?
No par
Inspiration Consol Copper—.
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86

*79

common

Intercontinental

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42% Mar

79

Rayon

7

Jun

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Ingersoll-Rand

13% Jan

Jun

.

Industria Electrica

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9%

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26%

79

Co

26

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174%

5 % May

23

79%

Insuranshares Ctfs. Inc

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26 %

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Indianapolis Power & Light—No
Rights

16

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Jan

Illinois Terminal RR

8

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3 % Mar

32%

26

79

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8

23%
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32%

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79

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25

Nov

24% Mar

32%

25%

79

100

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71

135

32%

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79

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93% Apr 20
2% Jan
8

23% Mar 23

32%

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32%

26 %

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11% Apr

stock

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r

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conv

41% Jan

3

6%

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7

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8% Jan 10

6% May 12

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26

4

1/128 May 13

7%

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Illinois Central RR

2

95

May

Idaho

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24

24%

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Jan

35

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162

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24%

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28

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100

4%

2,300

28

28 Va

28

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160

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95%

95%

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6%

6%

300

97
t

5%
65

52%

39%

Dec
Dec
Jan

Nov

43

Mar

30

Mar

107%
64

45

5% Mar 23

Jan

x63% May

Jun

55

Jan

41i

>

46% Apr

25

35

32

Mar

s

Feb

17

International

Jan

27

International Shoe

v

57% Jan

8% Jan

3

ill % Apr

:4

8%

Nov

16 %

Jun

8% Jan

3

11% Apr

11

17-

20% Jan

20

137%

4%

Nov

Jan

26% May
35 % Jun

18% Feb

145

3

29

Feb

1

24% Apr 29
144
Mar 30

32

Jan

21

148

Feb

2

24

39% May

May

Jan

Dec

10

18

Dec

23%

Jun

13% Mar 11

79%

Dec

92%

Jan

81

3% Apr

May

Jan

12
3

39%

Feb

48

May

44

Jan

24

89%

Oct

99

May

95% Jan

17

33%

Sep

42%

Jun

33

May

100%

Feb

113%

Jun

104

May

20%

Feb

35

Oct

99

Dec

106

May

145

Jan

158

31% Jan

Jun

102

8

18% Jan

24

85

Mar

2

50% May 13
101% Apr 29

3

40 Vz Jan

7

7

110% Feb

23

Jan

7

28

36

Feb

15

104 Vz Apr

159% Feb

21

160

9

Apr 26

29% Mar

39%

Oct

25% May 10

33% Jan

7

83%

93%
43%

Apr

76% May 10

86

3

Jun

36

Feb

30% Nov

Feb

7

63%

64%

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65

;No par

:

65

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57

56

56

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57

42%

42%

42

42%

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Jan

Foreign

share

Interstate

Dept
Intertype Corp

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10%

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ctfs

10%

10%

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"18%

No par

Island Creek Coal

$6

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—50c

28

common

preferred

40% Mar 16

Jacobs

(F L)

;

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56%

100

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34

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34

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10%

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13,900

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10%

10 Va

10%

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10 Va

1,100

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28

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28

145

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145

47

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19

19%

27%

28

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100

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14

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50

50

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101

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33

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14

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Joliet & Chicago RR stamped—_100

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166

Jones & Laughlin Steel com—No par

26%

26%

26

26%

257a

100

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78%

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38

38%

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38

preferred series A

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3 %

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3%
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Johns Manville Corp com.

Joy

42 Va

1,600

65

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5%

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57

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17% Mar

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100

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16%

22% Mar

preferred

13

4

Nov

34

5%

Jan 27

Jan

8%

29

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9

44

3

65% July

8

Feb

61;

Apr 21
Jan

7% Feb
71

5

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34

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34
107

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163

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163

34

50

103

v

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%

300

50

102

21

May

Nov

98

May

9

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12% Jan

8

98%

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23%

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48%,

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48% Mar

60%

94% Jan

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13%

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101%

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100% Feb
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52

Jan

12

99% Feb

9

11

24
3

103% May 6
43% Apr 12
56

Jan

24

3.80%
4%

100

103%
163

4%

preferred
preferred

18
May
26% July

11
May 13
17% Apr 21

7

Kayser

Feb

21% Jan

8

Dec

Kelsey Hayes Wheel

22% July

14% Feb

17 % Jan

7

For footnotes see page 28.




Class

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10

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Number 4803

169

THE

COMMERCIAL

NEW
Ranee (or Previous
Range Since Jan. 1
Lowest

Highest

S per share

$ per

$ per share

42 %

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607/s

Nov

51

Apr

12%

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19

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92

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8

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.

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43 %

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RECORD

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:

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12

46% Jan

58% July

Feb;

CHRONICLE

STOCK

STOCK

25

37%

Nov

32

$ per share

YORK

EXCHANGE

11% Feb

75

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>■■■.%

Land Co
Keystone Steel & Wire Co

14 %

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YORK

18% Apr

.

104% July

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NEW

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share

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.

Oct

24

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21

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24

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12

11% Jan

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8

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21

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.

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3

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22

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10

40% Jan

31

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May

26%

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May

Lee

23

4

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6%

Co

4% % preferred
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.

22% Jan

10% May
56
-

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19

96 % Apr

37

26 % July

Jan

43

4

Jan

22

Jun

4% July

•

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Gas

Consolid

Lambert

24

20

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8%

44% Jan

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13 % May

-

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21

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39

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6

18

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29% May

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13

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8

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25

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37

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50

153

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Feb

91

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35% May
98 % July

17

Nov

24%

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$ per share

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40

Jan

129

Oct

142

Feb

13%

Dec

27%

Jun

Mar

2'

24

14

Jan

24

4%%

$ per share

14% Mar

3

30

138

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6

100% Apr

6

Nov

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10% Jan

3

13

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Feb

24% May

14

May 13

20

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Apr

22

525

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450

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25

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/ 15%

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26

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6% Feb
19% Jan
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13

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18

Dec

27% May

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176

Jan

47%

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35% Mar

24

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Apr

21

Manatl

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12

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7

23
10

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Midland
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Marshall

12

22

57% Jan

13

21

19% Jan

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Masonite
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16
4

11

94% Mar 22
93% Mar 29

77% Aug
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23

83 % Mar 28

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16

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7

35% Jan

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11

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1

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10

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Jun

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33% Feb

17

McCrory

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4

97% Mar

29

Nov

42%

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29

36% Mar 30

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24

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21

Electric

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McKesson & RobbinsTnc

92% May

3

97

18%

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Jun

96%

73% Apr

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19

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17% Mar 11

McQuay

17 % Jan

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15

Norris

Corp

82

Jan

13

Dec

46% May

4

34

Jan

12

4%

20 %

Dec

25

Jun

20% Jan

3

28

Melville

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11%

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19% May
62% May

8% Apr

29

22% Apr
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41

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13

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47

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25

49

5

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:

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104

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4
2

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see

page 28/




24

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conv

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20%

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16

22 %

42%

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preferred
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106

80

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preferred—:
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20%

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32

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32

33

55

50

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87

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42%

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17

10%
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6%

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14

7,300

10%

490

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172

38% Jan

9% Mar

10%

11

10%

10%
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100

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16

May
July

4,700

*171%

34% Apr

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14%

14

2,800

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7

14%

13%

44%

23

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14%

37%

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Feb

800

14%

14%

37%

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11

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100
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11

12
32
138

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10

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37

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45

90

19% Majr

11%

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20

69% May

Sales for
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Feb

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44%

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Feb

May VI

13%

27%

13

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37%

95%

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yy

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Dec

Friday
May 13

Thursday

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13%

Nov

106%

Wednesday
May 11
,

37

17%

104% May

11%
31%

45%

85%

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500

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18%

28

11%
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20

19

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27

98

98

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20

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19

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31%

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preferred

22% Mar 30

11

May 11

14% Mar 21
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156

HIGH 8ALK PRICES

i per share

$ per share

21%.
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19

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Tuesday
May 10

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1
100

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19

98%

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9%

1

34% Mar 10

19% Feb

2,800

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22%

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4

15

22%

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9%

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3

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41% Jan

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9%

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28%
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9

35% May
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24%

28

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{

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156

1,300

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Jan

Dec

10,200

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Feb

41

600

23

34%

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Dec

24

100 %

Mar 31

88

Jan

20%

100 %

$3.40 cum pfd——No par
Maytag Co common—
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$3
preferred
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$6 1st cum preference—No par

25

May

18%

64

28%

7%

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7%

pfd 1947 series—No par

cum

21

31

*18%

34 V4

6%

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;

Dept Stores

$3.75

Apr

23% Mar %

63%

18%

28 V»

17

*16%

Co—

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110

41 %

6%

100

preferred

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112

*450

100

comj

Chemical'

33

5

14,700

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63%:

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34

31%

9%

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89

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27%

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140

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7

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7

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,'.18'A

200

34%

19 V2

6.25
5

prior

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&

preferred

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Jun

10,000

27%

98%

—1

Martin-Parry Corp

93

20%

34%

22%

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6%

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7
.

70

20%

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5

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70

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12
Apr
13% Jan

70

156%

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9,700
1,400

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1

Co

Shirt

Manhattan

155%

700

.

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98%

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155%

■

22%

14%

156%

20

$ per share

22%

58%

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14'/a"

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r—;
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7

110

22%

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58

:

22%

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100

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11

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1

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58%

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112

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175

17%

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24

26

156%

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10

9% Feb

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10% Feb

31

22%

18%
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10

7

Jan

22%

18%
64

19%

10%

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43%

18%

10%

14

12% May

19%

10%

Jan

38% Feb

7°

19%

No par

84% Mar

Apr

70

20%

Madison

84

47%

70

22

103% Feb

15

19%

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5

Feb

'

*69%

64

5

Coal RR Co

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173

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14%
70

100 %

29

170

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100

Mar

Feb

14%

•

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20

42

14%

30%-

Magnavox.

9,300

58%'

io%

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80

22%

30%

19% Apr

Feb

58%
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10%

3

79%

:

58%

30%

95% Jan

34% Mar 23

19%

19%

10

Copper

2,600

79%

8%

23

y;'y

10%

7% May 13
17% Jan 20

16% Mar 18

70

18

100

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40%

8%

.;

58%

23

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37%

173

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8%

LOW AND

com

7%

37%

173

22%

58%

_5

12

10% Apr
21% Jan

:■>/. 14%

May 7

a;

7%

37%

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14%

'

No par

Jan

18

22%:

Saturday

Trucks, Inc

8% Jan

25

7

Mack

7% Jan

10

25 % May

6% Feb
•

16

♦58%

14%

Macy (R H) Co Inc com
4% % pfd series A

19% Jan
500

59%
22%

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&

preferred

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26
10

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8%

7%

37%

79

173; :

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8%

64

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STOCK

& M Wood Working Co—

MacAndrews

3

Apr

15% Jan

Feb

YORK

40%

8%

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9

36% Jan

10

Dec

10

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i-'-i 7'/a

37

78%

:.'

173

8%

./

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—

$ per share

33% Jan

18% Mar

A__,

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173

7%

37

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series

STOCKS

6

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(M)

pfd
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173

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50

171 %

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EXCHANGE

3

.

173%

%

:

Nashville-

•

NEW

29

7

&

Highest

-

95% Jan

6%

1

+—'——_No par

4_

Lowepstein
Lukens

Range Since Jan. 1
Lowest

30 % Apr

9 %

Inc

Lousville

421% Mar 30

Jun

490

78%

*171%
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.;7% preferred
100
Louisville Gas & Elec Co (Ky) No par

98% May

8

103%

xl6%

Corp:—j.

Lone. Star Cement

28% May 5
41% Jan 11.

Mar 23

10% May

x78%

100 7

preferred—i—

conv

158

Dec

39% May

79%'/"

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28

10

r

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Lockheed. Aircraft

20

94%

30% Mar

79%

y;.; 7%

37%.

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7%

36%

,

May 12

Jan

Jan

■fy;' 7%

Lion Oil ,Cd ;new
l_ti i—No par i.
Liquid Carbonic Corp com_—No par

23

16% Feb

31 % Apr

7%
36%

■

3

21

131

7%

36%

;

No par

Co

7%

79

;

5

;

-

36%

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Long Belf Lumber (:Md% A—NO par y
Loriljard (P) Co common10 ;

95

11% May

x35%

Belt

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Corp

Loew's

4

$ per share

i.

Jan

28

Highest

<

23

23% Jan

,

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18% May 13
67% Jan 21

x33% Apr

Range for Previous
Year 1948
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Jan

<

3

May
-

Link

7

14 Va Jan

158

10
9

62% Apr

Nov

20

66% Jan
Jan

30% July
Sep

Lima-Hamilton

May

Feb

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Lily Tulip Cup Corp.—

i7

20% May
68% Jun

U—

7

23

Feb '

preferred

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5

t

5
100

——-ALiggett & Myers Tobacco com
77«

7% y

7

Savers ;Corp

8

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15

Nov

57%
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par i

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11

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11%

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72

72

71

71

70%

71

69%

70 Va

70

70

370

18

17%

17%

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18

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18

17%

18

300

18%

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3,100

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24

COMMERCIAL

NEW

42%

73 %

42%

Jun

Feb

Feb

13 %

*> $

Feb

34

July

15% Feb

Dec

44

Jan

25% Apr

26

9

Feb

15%

Jun

9% Apr

30

22%

Dec

2944 July

21% Jan

4

45 %

Nov

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122
May

45% Jan

4

103

Feb

8

112%

Apr

107

Feb

11

10%

Oct

10

Jan

4

May

52

Jan

3

99% Dec
9%

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10

Dec

20

65

Nov

25

17% May

10% Jan

27

Jan

21%

Dec

16% Feb

29% May

Dec

23

May

18

May 11
59% Mar 29

13% Apr
6
23
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7
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25% Jan
7
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24

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16%

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Dec

13

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13%
10

14% Oct

33%

3

11
25

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4

May

10% Apr 21
3

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10

17

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45

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34

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50

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25

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2

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9% July

105% Mar

STOCK

CHRONICLE

109% May 11

11

Mar 18

LOW

Monday

May 7

AND HIGH SALS

May 9

^

» ■
Par"; $ per share
Mission Corp
10.
49%
50 Mission Development Co
5
9%
9%
Mo-Kan-Texas RR corn
No par
4%
4%
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100
21%
21%
Mohawk Carpet Mills—i
20
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28
Mojud Hosiery Co Inc__;
1.25
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10
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Monsanto Chemical Co com
5
52%
52%
$3.25 preferred series A__No par
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109%
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No par
*108
110
^
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5
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Montgomery Ward & Co
No par
53%
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Moore-McCormack
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5
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Morrell (John) & Co
No par
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Motorola Inc
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17%
Motor Products Corp
No par
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20
Motor Wheel Corp
6
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1
13%
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1
11
11
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5
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1
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41%
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100
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10
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50
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130

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8

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12%
70

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Nov

20%

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>

34%

12%

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39

Feb

92

121

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144

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3

28

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3

103

5

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100

National Supply (The) Pa
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24

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2

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25

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8

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100

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11%
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17%

11%

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20

10% Mar

Air

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28% Jan

83%

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14

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171%

143%

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47%

6

10

17% July

16

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10

8% Nov

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5%

9%

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14

16% May
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90

14%

88%

144%

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Feb

15% Feb 25

25% Jun

109%

14%

88

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8

59 % Jan

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1

14% Jan

3

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27%

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Feb

Apr 29

26% May
91% Jan

jun

11

24

78

29%

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N Y Chic & St Louis Co

50% Feb

103%

15

90%

15

89%

11%

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23 % Jan

Dec

9%

14%

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21

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18%

10%

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21

36 %

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•

A

7

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17%

9%

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24

62% Nov
28 % Jan

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173/4

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New

Feb

25%

YORK

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48

17%

17%

11%

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225

93

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10%

27%

27

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14%

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12

Aug

8

31

1-4%

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12

55

14% Mar

31%

14%

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72% Jan
' Apr
33% Jan

25

82% Mar

31%

14%

84

Par

N Y State

Dec

31%

14%

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4%% conv serial preferred
100
Newberry Co (J J) common_No par
3%% preferred
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81

Jun

8P

31

15 '

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7'/a

7%

53/4

17%
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18

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7%

5%

31%

84

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140

19% Oct

Jan

7%

5%

15

1

-

68% Feb 24

Mar

Feb

7

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6%

31

.

18%

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124% Mar 29

14% Jun

14%

25

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39% July

81

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11

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10

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96

7

63/4

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14

England Elec System
20
Jersey Pr & Lt Co 4% pfd—100
Mining Corp__•
10
Newport Industries common
1
4%% preferred
100
Newport News Ship & Dry Dock
1

13% Jan

255

Nov

May 11
2

20% Jan

86

10

8

10% Feb

Feb

7

34%
173

11

lo

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share

97% Feb

9% Feb

Oct

20%

3

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59% Jan

Apr

.

5%

EXCHANGE

Mar 21

Jun

Jan

1,700

10

National Tea Co
Natl Vulcanized Fibre
Natomas Co

NEW

44 % Apr 22

^

23%

6% Mar

31%

100

com

preferred

Highest

$ per share

27

49% Jan

31%

STOCKS
Lewest

11% Mar

200

313/4

*22%

20
i

313/4

23

93% Jan

18% July

Mar

31%

*22%

13

Aug

July
July

313/4

23%

rhnre

43% Jun

313/4

*22%

29

90% Jun

Feb

31

31%

23%

Range Since Jan. 1

July
26% May

2,500

31%

*22%

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Jan

64

6%

No par

12% Jan
99

•

Feb

6%

7

172

18

No par

90

6%

National Sugar Ref Co

Highest

Nov

ex-dist

173%

6%

23% Mar 28

Year 1948

90% Mar

Lt

343/4

173 %

6%

14%

,

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1

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1723/4

34%

1723/4

6%

75%

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38

Steel

34%

1723/4

6%

*19%

9% Jan

May

n°.r

100

National Linen Service Corp

34%
172%

6%

20

19% Jan

S

29

343/8

34%

89%

172

2,200

172%

76

12% Apr 20
11% Apr
2

9 per share

10

1,000

12%
30%

10%

63/8

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27% May

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14%
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10o

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&

10%

10%

12%

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34%

6%

17%

10%

■

12%
30%

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15%

17%

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National
7% preferred A
6% preferred B

31%

15

12.50
1

conv

Natl Power

31%

103/a

31%

63/4

113/a

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13 %

27% :

91

t per share

30

13%

♦87%

81

169

100

108

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150

101%

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-

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LOW AND

-/

112%

*100%

108

88%

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May 7

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101%

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111%

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91

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11

111 %

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111%

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41%
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84

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Saturday

■

14% Mar 14

320

107%

13%

26%

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;

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13%.
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5
100

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112%
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Jun

Dec

96%

1,100

5

Pitts C C A St Louis

3

96%

25

EXCHANGE

4

■f

4,100

*

STOCKS
NEW YORK STOCK

24

105% Apr

5

51% <

24%

—No par

t per share

26% Feb 28

51%

23%

Hosiery

Range Since Jan. 1
Highest,

V

12,200

24 %

—100

Petroleum

Phoenix

Leweat

4,700

41% = '

24

Phillips Jones Corp com
5% preferred

Mar 30

'

•

42%

40 Ya

24

'

28

51%

243/4

42%

24

4% preferred
3.60% series preferred

6

51%

24%

•

24%

preferred series A_

Philip Morris A Co Ltd

11

Feb

43
39%

•23%

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Feb

51%

39%

24%

July

30

51

24%

42%

*23%
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36 Ya

157

51%

24%

;

/

1,500

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93

Dec

40

90

11%

6,400

15%

138

43

105

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11%

23% 4

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23%
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24%

42

39%

11%

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5;

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Feb

24

40 %

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51%

24

42%

39%

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105

11%

23%

7

90

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105

11%

97%

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11% May

23'/4

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23%

24%
42

23'/4

24

105

11%

23%

Phila A Reading Coal A Iron
Phllco Corp common

Sep

Mar

*23

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11%

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88% Feb
8
43% Mar 28

113

> 23%

i

23%

19% Jan

Jun

24%

200

23%

40% Jan

100% Jan

18,300

23%

3

Jan

10%

96 %

2

103%

10%

23

Apr

Apr

10%

96

May 13

98 y2

10%

23%

83

Jan

10%

97

25% May

34%

10%

'

23;

91

Dec

11f

51

107

30

10%

49%

~

100

tper share

9%

23%

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HIrhest

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97

*105%

Year 1948

9%

23/7

100

Feb

105%

'♦8%

97

100

9

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10

No par

common

13

91% Mar 30

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41%

51%

preferred

6

105

10

23%

40

preferred

10

200

104

24

24

4.3%

87% May 11

105

'

No par

Phlla

9

36

*8

104

42%

39%

3.8%

Apr

500

36'%
105

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11

11%

42%

5

100

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-

:*104%

36

103

104

12

3%%

•103

36%
105"

♦35%

10

•23

104

•11%

$6 preferred
Electric Co

♦351/4
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36%

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v

105

„

10%

23%

*103%

Banff* for Previous
Lowest

•9

11%

Brewing Co
No par
Pfizer (Chas) A Co Inc
1
Phelps-Dodge Corp—
25
Philadelphia Co 6% preferred-,
50

Mar 12

36

•104%

35%

35%

:

105

36

35%
105

•1041/4

35%

•

"

5

Pfeiffer

35%

35%

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9%

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letroleum Corp of America

\

105

•34%

105

11%

No par

35%
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35%

<*9

.

33 %c

preferred

•106

105

■104%

_100

Pepsi-Cola Co

54% Mar 18;

6

51% Feb

100

15%

31

14% May

6,700

15i/4

4

Jan

26

15%

25% Feb

10% Feb

400

23%

26

15%,

4

88

22%

3,100

-1

15%

Jan

Oct

22%

-

Pennsylvania RR
50
Pennsylvania Salt Mfg Co com—10
3%% conv series A pfd
^.100
Peoples Drug Stores Inc
5
Peoples Gas Light A Coke
100

107

101

Sep

•9

9%

7

Jan

Light Co

108% Jan

13%

Jan

•9

400

1,400

3,900

preferred

112% May 10

88%

17%

46%

7

92% Aug
77% Jun

81

46%

9%

8

Dec

33

47%

•9%

Jan

Jan

26%

*463/b

Corp

Apr

11

145

29%

10

700

17

29%

98

87%

140

17

29

19%

12

3

12%

17

29

107%

Apr
11% Jan

4

10%

17

29

19%

23% Jan

93% Jan

80'%

17

28%

•106%

18

37% Jan

26

•16%

19%

99

Dec

10

17

28%

107%

23% Apr

Jun

54%

17

23

'■

19%

19

97 y4

6%

2,700

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21

39%

700

6%

6%

13%

19%

53 Ya Jan

Nov

6%

7

13%

107%

51% Jan

Jan

13

19%

24% May 13

82%

•6%

300

7

•106%

3

87

6%

4,600

25

7
'

13

12%

28%

*24%

19%

3

25% Mar

6%

7

IO71/2

3

'■

12%

28%
-

25

6%

19%

90% Mar 24

July

12%

•24I/2

7

•106%

22

110y4Apr

24%

•6%

17%

105

Jun

29

24%

67/8

12V2

29%

400
200.

1,400

19%

20% Jan

103% Jun

28%

2

28%

Jun

115%

28%

247/a

6%

28%

•1%

1%
-

29

•24%

7

1%

28%

$1 div preference com
4.4% preferred

111

2

28%

45% July

Jan

103% Sep

•17/B

1%

14,600

20 V*

•39%

107%

108

x48% Mar 30

Sep

1%

22 Ya

41

28%

21% Nov

Jan

91

May

104% May
24% Jun

Dec

22

55

July

41

19i/4

35% May 10

3

Jan

41

59.

•40

19%

5%

7

64% July

42

No par

Penn GLu'S Sand

17

20% May

v

•40

40

104%

21%
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19%

Feb

Feb

20

40%

4

22

20

106%

12% Jan

Dec

22

20%

1,600

100

5

Feb

22

•19%

8,600
•

•103

104%

21%

20 y4

7%
17%

No par

7

40%

•103

21%

90

7%
17%

,

18

1,300

100

•99

7%

7%

,

21%

12%

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100

200

57%

57%"*

Penn Power A

Jan

44%

•99

10,500

14

1

10% Feb

14%

100

<

21,200

9%

9%

f •13% 'l

57%

•i9ya

7

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17%

99%

3%

3%

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1,700

9

110

3

Mar 11

102,

Penn-Dix'e

24%

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99%*

38

37%

9W
13%

2,000

No par

Coke

A

25

57

99%'

'

40

3%

3%

Mar

37 '

Mar 28

8ys Jan

Coal

29

24%

7%

57

104 y4

'

290

140

17% Jan

Mar 22

Jan

preferred

Penick & Ford

3

283/4

25

*67/b

56

91%

91%

•139

3%

9 %

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28%

5

56%

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1%

common

13%

104 y4

1%

12%

1,400

29%

91%

18

2%

13

20%

30

140

3%
:

9%

13%

7%

40%

13

3%

9%

14

17%

104%

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1,400

37%

7%

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7%

52%

37%

17%

40%

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52%

3%

7%

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28%

7,600

52%

37 %

3%

9%

800

32%

2%

56
•:

22 Vb

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4

20%

32%

3%

37

38

•13%

20

2.50

3%

17%

21%

No par

1

Shares

20%

32%

91%
•139

the Week

20%

30

91

7%

20

*2

30
140

•17%

22 Vb

1

29%
91

17%

20%

5

prior

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-

52%

7%
•

22

Enterprises

Peabody Coal Co
conv

104%

53%

gales fer

S per share

19% May

9

9%

15

Apr

A

Penn

-4

35%

Mines

5%

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32%

•138%

3%

9%

v

•'

*20

Co

Penney (J C) Co

111

7

17 y4 Jan

20% July
22% May

Patino

22% May 5
28% Jan 21

May 13

100

No par

Proof

10% Feb

5

7%

Mines

Transportation

47% Mar 28

Mar 25

17% Feb

34% May

Oct

16%

2

Rust

99

99

17%

l

Parke Davis A Co

Parmelee

100

•'

56%

7%

1

Consolidated

Parker

*56

17%

.

7

May 10

8

Park Utah

'

9%
13%

32 %

52 V4

90%

3%

9%
13%

•

7%

Park A Tllfdrd Inc

28

4

."3%

V- ;■■

20%

32 Ya

■

140

37%

20 y4

•20

29%

907A
139

38%

17%

Inc

29%

30

90%
140

3y8

l

preferred

issued

22

3

Jan

convertible

When

57

*99

53 %

3%

No par

com

Paramount Pictures

4

77/s Jan

12% Mar 22

jun

15%

Inc

26% Jan

42% Jan

49%

Dec

2% Feb

.

31

Feb

4%

Cos

*56

•

133/b

par

"53%

1

38%

'

9%

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32 Ya

3 Ya

4

"9%

5
100

29 % May 12

27% Jan

9%

110

3%

2%

Pipe L com—No

2

Jan

38%

27

36%

preferred

3

23% Mar

17

Dec

15%

38%

No par

Car

20

24% Jan

Jun

% May

Motor

Paraffine

421/. Mar 30

3

6% May
27

20

53%

•29%

3fA

Panhandle Prod A Refining

3

1% Feb

Jun

4%

7

24% Feb

May

10

Feb

104% Jan

25

40

3% May
33% Jan

24%

8
8

19% Apr

9

3y8

American Airways Corp
Petrol A Transp

Panhandle East

7

19% Mar

26% May

53%

'

30'A

1
10

Pan-American

3

53%

32

32

90%

10

Jan

53% '

No par

20'A

Friday
May 13

May 12
S per share

tper share

•20

,20%

31%

*138%

4% Jan

8

32

91

43% Jan

12% Feb

32

140

11

92

2

25

•20

•29%

25

Jun

20%

*90%

3% Feb

21%

20%

*139%

32% Feb

Feb

34%

lo

Thursday

May 11

May 10
$ per share

$ per share

_No par

5% May
11% May

8% Nov

$ per share

Wednesday

Tuesday

May 9

Pacific Telep A Teleg common__100
6%
preferred
100

1

4% Jan

Corp

Pacific Mills

96% Mar 28
143

3 '/a May

Lighting

Monday

May 7

Apr

50 y*

25

(2117)

RECORD

Saturday
Par

62% May

46

CHRONICLE

LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES

STOCK

$ per share

Nov

13% Mar

STOCK

EXCHANGE

Dec

4

YORK

FINANCIAL

STOCKS

Year 1948

Lowest

&

29

*17%

29%

18

*90

28%

28%

28

28%'

35
•

35 Vb

35%

35%

30%

30%

30%

30%

108%

108%

*107%

29%

29

*17%

28

18

*17%

„

*90

91

100

2,600

20,300

28

28 %

28

28%

7,200

35%

35%

35%

35%

30 Ya

30%

29%

30%

6,700
5,900

108 %

.

108 %

*108%

109

29%

x28

28%

*27%

28

18

*17%

18

*17%

18

109

,,

'

300

2,100

R
7%
63%
67/a

Oct

Jun

89

Nov

98 Ya

Jun

92% Jan

4

25%

9y4 Apr
4
95% Jan 24

Dec

34%

Jun

26

3

29

Jan

19

22%

Feb

3

30% Feb

4

4
19% May 10

X36

July
May

Jan

22% May
29 y2 May

,

$3.50 1st preferred
Radio-Keith-Orpheum
Ralston Purina Co 3%%

pfd

31

Jan

35

Feb

27% July

34% Feb
23% Jan

7

Feb

45

Apr

x37% Feb

15

43

Jan

3

4%

non-cum

31

Feb

39

1st preferred

Jun

31% Feb

10

36

Jan

7

4%

non-cum

2nd

10 y4 Jan

3

13% Apr

16

10

Dec

101

Jan

15% May
106

Nov

105
19

11%

Jan

7

106

May 10

19

14

4

8% Jan 27

Dec

18

14%

Dec

25 y4 May

18% Jan

Dec

13% May

Dec

66

6% May 11
50% Mar 21

May

11% Jan

,

17%

8%
52

Jan

5% Mar

Aug

83/4

Dec

15

% May

78%

Dec

99

Aug

10%

Dec

6%

Feb

2% Dec

5%

NOV

For

29%

8% Apr

Jan

5!/4 May
11% May

3

10

Jan

7

83% Feb
12% Jan

3

2 y4 Jan

4

preferred
Bros

...

95%

*94

12

11%

12

70%
„

70

70y4

8%

8%

8%

69%

8%

11%

69%
-

*69

8%

8%

95%

*94

95%

95%

95 y4

*95

*25%

26%

*25%

23%

23%

26

*23 y4

12

11%
-

26

26

26%

26%

26

26%

23%

23%

23%

22%

23

22%

23

24

12%

1,000

8%

7,800
4

95%

10

26%

500

24

*29%

30

*29%

30 %

30%

*30

30%

*19%

20

19%

19%

19%

19%

19%

19%

*19%

20

*38%

40%

*38%

40 %

*38%

40%

*38%

40 %

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40%

*38%

50

*30%

32

*30%

32

*30%

32

*30%

32

*30%

31%

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31%

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12%

*11%

12

*11%

12

11%

11%

*11%

12

;

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12

110%

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110%

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110%

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19%

*18%

19%

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19

12 %

12 %

12%

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1,500

40%

12%

—5
100
No par

Inc

33,900

70

50c

'

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ft

*19%
12

30

30

•110 A

110%

*110

20

19%

19%

19

12

12 Ya

12%

A

*29%

110%
19

*11%

12%

12 %

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6%

*5%

30%

30%

20

20

200
500
'

—

100

110%
'

200

500

(Robt) A Co—

$1.25
Reliable

div

prior preference
10
Stores Corp
No par

Reliance Mfg Co common
Conv

pfd 3%% series
Remington-Rand common
$4.50
Reo

7

6

Republic Aviation Corp
Republic Pictures common

9% May

2

Motors

Inc

convertible

5

100

*5%
*19

7%
*52

—

—

preferred

50c

8%

25

preferred

8

$1

'*94

8%

50

preferred

Reed Roller Bit Co
Reeves

11%

70%

8%

50

Real Silk Hosiery common

Reis

12%
71

8%

25

common

8% Jan

3

5% Jan

Co

3% Apr

<

'

footnotes see page 28.




Apr
2
9% Jan 24

22

6 Ya May 13

lr"

54% Feb

74% May 13
7% Apr 29

13% May

..

22

4

preferred

31

Jan

May 10
13% Feb 18

Dec

8

$2

11%

70%

8%
95 Ya

26

1

36%

Reading

*94

No par

common

16%

3

8%

100

Raybestos-Manhattan
Rayonier Inc

*71

1

12

71%

11%

No par

*72ya

1

6%
19%
8 %
54

8%
77

*5%
*19

6%
52

8%
*72

6.
19%

71/4
52

8%
74

*19

6%
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8%
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19%
6%
53 %

8%
77

*19

*

6%
52

8%
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6

19%

6%
52

8%
76

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6%
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8%

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6

19%

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7

7

6

•

19%
7

7,200

53%

*52 y4

53%

60

8%

8%

8%

4,800

74%

74%

100

77

'*7%

7%

7%

7%

*7%

7%

7%

7%

7ya

7%

*7%

7%

700

l

6V2

6%

6%

6%

6%

6%

6%

6V2

6%

6 V2

6%

6%

5,400

50c

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3%

3 y2

3%

4,400

10

-8%

8%

8%

8%

8%

8%

8%

8%

*8%

8%

CO

8%

600

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$ per share

22%

33%

Feb
Jan
Dec

93

111% July

15

21% May

82 %

Feb

102

Dec

8

93

May

10i/4

Nov»

29%

31

16% Jan

12

99 % Jan

8

Mar

Jan

4% Mar 23

.

18

19 >/4 Feb

8

Jan

26

Feb

25

103% Feb

5J/4 Feb

Apr

7

6% Jan

3
6

99

23

Mar

104% Jan

Dec

11% May

33 %

Dec

41'A Jan

34% Jan

43

Dec

50

Jan

42% Mar

7.

80

Oct

94

Jun

851/4 Jan

3

91

May 13

Preferred

3.60%

series.:

4

107

Mar 25

Preferred

4.50%

series

37

Dec

102% Jan

17

Dec

24% May

161/4 Apr

14

151/2

Jan

49

Jun

24% Jan

3

Dec

28

103%

17 «/4

103%

Dec

17

Sep
Feb

12

19%

Feb

'Jan

5

19% Jan
Jan

21

29% July

7
4

5% Jan

5

10% Jan

7

22

1

Feb

25% Jan

Apr

241/4 Nov

21

Jan

4

27% Apr

27% May

16% Apr

20

18% Feb

72

Dec

18 %

8% Dec

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1,400

17

44%

/

10% i

*84%

7%
38%
9%^ 10 •*
5 % - - 5%
7%
7%
*84
85%
28% 28%
29% 29%
26% 26%
*81% 84
9%. 9%
12% - 12%

35

*56
13%
*29%

69%

36%

10%

13%

15%
51%

7%

24%

*43%

& G Co com_4.50

E

preferred
50
conv preferred
50
Southeastern Greyhound Lines-—5
South Porto Rico Sugar com.No par

56% Feb
36% Feb

6 7 Ye Jan

24%

5%

\

79%

10%

*83%

Monday

May 7

5Y2%

South Carolina

Pacific

Jaa

10%

85

/ -

37%

Saturday

35

>

Railway

3

100

.

35%

53%

18 .
45%

.

No par

Southern

Jan

64

5

35%

*94

15%
51%

18%
46

$ per share
*3 Y
3%

No par

Southern

5

15%
51%

' >y

.

—No par

7

6% Jan

Mar 22

85

>

Par

-

Co

7

25

4

y ; '

Coalition Mines-

3

4% Feb

Dec

•

..

.

,

May
49% Jan

13% Jan

Feb

Silver King

■

.

41

21

4

.

,

■

22%
*110%

35%

13%

*13

13%

85

23

22%
110%

84%

*83%

.

7,000

25%

'■///

35%

A 96

1

Southern Natural Gas Co

61

"94

5

<

■

22%

*53%. 54

*18

YORK STOCK

Southern

Jan

25%

54

84%

1,400

98

9%/

■'

110%

11%
25%

"10%

96

15%
*51%

No par

5

10 % Apr

4

20%

18

32% May

62% July
Jun

10

40

5

50 %

5

Feb

7

Feb

5

39% Jan

26

Feb

16

26'

29% Jan

43%

7
24'

14% Apr

26% Feb

•

37 Va

98

25%

17

;*9%

'.

1,500

37%
•

1

May 12

36% Jan

33%

8

'■

24

40%
40%
103
103
"88 91%
7
7%
86 Wi. 86 >

7%\
87
11
"26

22s/e
22Ye
Skelly Oil Co
—
15 »■: 112
112
Sloss-Sheffield Steel e Iron
20
"18Y,
19Ye
Smith
(A O) Corp
———10
*21Y4 22>/a
Smith (A) & Sons Carpet Co com—20
*24%
25%
3%% preferred —
100
*84% 86
4.20% preferred—
.*100
98%
98%
Smith & Corona Typewriters-No par > *16
16Ye

Jan

V\"• v- ' ;>>l '

'-

-

Sinclair Oil Corp

21% Jan

Dec

80

:

Co

&

Simonds Saw & Steel

127% Jan

18

;;
Simmons

7

Jan

23

'

"84%

'—1
No par y

1

EXCHANGE

Highest

36

Dec

34

Lowest

91%

7.

,

100

series A——

STOCKS

Highest

5

common

>•;,/ 10

10%

300

8Y4

23%

44%

*43%

10Ye"

400

u

17

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44%

44

;

300

24,900/'

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38

-

460

16%

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23%

38

200

.

.

- 22%
22%
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10%
10%

40%

"88

preferred-*———100

NEW

Range Since Jan. 1

10%

'10

17

*16%

17
45

,

103

pfd 4.4(1%

preferred

17
45

.

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37%

,.

4%

8%.

8%

*23

l:

16Ya

16%

4%

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6,400

.

91

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f

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'

40%

„

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preferred
100

non-cum

Range for Previous
Year 1048

r"

v-tc:—100.

A-5%

series

8 Ye

:

-

31% May

30

Feb

;

4%

85/e

17

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22%
22%
110% 110%
«36
36%
10% 10%

•

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Seagrave Corp
Sears Roebuck

11% Jan

Jan

*

*4%

8Ya

45 %

45

*45%
*7%
7%
37%
38
Seeger Refrigerator Co
..
—5
~
9%
9"% >■
Seiberling Rubber Co—
—1
*5% y 5%
Servel Inc common—
1
7%
7%
$4.50 preferred
'
No par ;- *84 <
86
Shamrock Oil; & Gas
-1
-29%
29%
Sharon Steel Corp.i
No par >
29%
29%
Sharp & Dohme common
No par ;
26 u.
26%
$3.50 conv pref series A—No par
81% 88%
Shattuck (Frank G)
Nopal ?
9%
9%
Sheaffer (W A) Pen Co——
1 12%
12%
Shell Union Oil
4
J
15
V 35
' 35 Vn
Sheraton Corp of America
:
1
--*5% A 5%

5

11% Jan

83

36%

'

8 *

5% May 12 •
7% May 13

8% May
Jun

9% Dec

St

24

,

5
.100
.'-10

common——

>

4 Ye

8%

'

''

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preferred
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4%

8%

*23%

17

*16

17

*16

"4%

10%

;

;

106

/- 37

-

26

Seaboard Oil Co of Del-

8

471/4 May

91
106

99

26

2

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Seaboard Finance Co

18

Feb

*43

(

900

44

>

17

*37%

5%

11

:

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36

■/.?■

37 %

17

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191/4 Mar 18

36

;

36%

98

3.35%

7

Feb

15%

'

>

;v

1,300

5%

5%

l

4,700

102 %

*102

.17

*16%

v :■

38

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12

3

16 Ya
38

23%

series A—
-100
*86.:
Corp—L
;
5ll
Schenley Industries Inc——1.75 .
25%
Scott Paper Co common
No par *
*53%
$3.40 preferred
1
NO par
*94
SCQvfll Mfg Co 3.65% pfd.,
100
:*83%
Scranton Elec Co (The) common—5
*13

Jan

16%
36Ye

16%

37%

36 Y4

91
106

98

St itegis Paper Co

"Jan

105%

37%

5%

13

91% Mar

*16

92:

105%

20

..

5 Va
21 Yi

5

21 Y4

.

P.y;

44%:

44% '

f

*90 >

!

■

36

37%

Preferred

7

May

X96 i

*43

:

:

,

5%

5%

35% f

97Y*

5 '

May
12% Jan

90

105%

105%

-

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102%

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44%

90

*

t-

102%

'

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-

22

96%

*94

.

5Va

;;

21%

35%....,

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5

-5%

102%

102%
5%

5%
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■„

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,

7

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87

102 %

.

5

.

22

*37 %

18%

St Louis Southwestern

19

44

-

*

25

Jan

5%

5

21%

96%

*94

97%

5%

12% Jan 25
42% Jan 26

7

Apr

95

38

Safeway Stores

3

48% Jan

3,600

95

"37%

Ruppert

23% May 5
113% Feb 16

109% Apr

'94%

,

17

>>;vv, s
16 %

13 Va

"97%

conv

preferred series A

,

/>:

107%

1,000

12%

"23

__No par

Royal Typewriter —.—
Ruberoid Co (The)—

12% Mar 12/

3

"8% Jan

93%

13

25

Corp-,

Ronson Art Metal

3

54

93%

12%

95

12%
■

16Ya

37%

17

93 %

13

—100

4%

12

Mar

17.

16 Va

37 Va

93

12%

-—20

May 10

15% Mar

*

16%

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37%
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21,200

93%

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12%

105%

43%
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21%

S per

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preferred—

4%%

3

41
98

1
—~No;par

6
35%

43%
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"43%
44%
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9o '
105% 105%

v

Roan Antelope Copper Mines
Robertshaw-Fulton Controls com__l

20

3

21.

36% May
96% Apr

"•

*5%
35%

21%

93 Vs

21% 22/
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>

21%

20%

5%

5

Shares

21%

20%

37%
17
4%
8%
24

Oil

Richfield

Ritter Company

12

May

'94% 95
5%
5%
"21% 21%
102% 102%
' / "5%
6
y
35%
35%

share

21%
93%

$ per share

share

Rohm & Haas Co common

5,

4% Mar

July

Rheem Manufacturing Co

13

38% May

12%
94%

gales for
the Week

May 13 >;

May 12

May 11

,'20%

95
13
94%

95

y

-100
—100

S per

$ per share
20% 21%

95%
13

,•

May 10

Friday

Thursday

Wednesday

Tuesday

May 9

„.y

'

Reynolds Spring
—
1
Reynolds (R J) Tob. class B
10
Common
——-■—10

25

8% Mar 25

Jun

7ys May

4%
6%

Jan

45

3

,

"93
13

Ss Brass com_No par
5%% preferred
100
Rexall Drug Inc
2.50
Reynolds Metals Co com
No par
5%% convertible preferred—-100

5%

92

\

Revere Copper

5

5% Apr

May 7

$ per share
21% 21%

Par

Republic Steel Corp com
No par
6% cony prior pfd series A—100

7

110

May 12

12% May 13

Oct

4%

27% Jan

20% May 10

Oct

103

'|y

f per share

t per share

$ per share

Monday

Saturday
'

EXCHANGE

Highest

Lowest

Highest

Lowest

"

STOCK '

YORK

NEW

'

Monday, May 16, 1949

...

SALE PRICES

LOW AND HIGH

1

*

'

Range Since Jan. 1

Year 1048

\

RECORD

STOCK

YORK

NEW

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

&

COMMERCIAL

THE

(2118)

7/
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7

7

7

93

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93

59%

59

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11%

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19 %
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119

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57

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.

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11

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93
56

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19

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42%

43

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523/4

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11%

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56

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600

600
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4,200

2,300

THE" COMMERCIAL

Number 4803

Volume 169

NEW
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235

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139

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148

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v

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52

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47

19

Nov

67

Jun

10% Mar
4»/« Jan

1

17% Jan

Tennessee

55% May
17% Jan

Texas Co
Texas Gulf

Feb

10

25% May

13'A Feb

5

71% July

.

58

Jan

4

17%-Feb

26

*

49

Oct

25

Talcott Inc

8

2

May
xl5% Mar

19%May

15

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29

Dec

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i

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45%

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5 Yi

4
,

48% May

33% Feb

65% May

39 ;

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9

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24

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6%

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Jan

95% Jun

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4

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28
11

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13

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101

13

98% Jan
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11

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Century Fox Film com—No par
$1.50 cbrtv preferred——l_No par
$4.50 prhMr preferredik^-ka-No pai
Twin City! Rap Transit com__No pai
5% conv prior preferred...-^—50
Twin Coach Co
1

May 11

4%Jan

Jan

22%

5%

28%

17% 717%
b%
•8%

39^.7

7" 85%

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2%
25

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20th

23 y2

87

2%

16 %

TrirGonfcinentai. Corp common-.
1
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Truax-Tracr Coal Go^Utk__i

4

6

Jan

.<

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4

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7% Mar 30

21

Jan

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7

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Transcont'I &

Jan

<

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18

..*8%

Roller Bearing—No par
TranSameHca Corp
2

6% Feb

4%

*4

36

45

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5%r.

-

Tiniken Detroit Arle2

43% Mat 30
12 r Mar ,9

36%

.-*17%

100

Thompson^Starrett Co com__Nopar
;>
$3.56 cum preferred
_U.No par
Tide Water Associated
Oty comi—10
$3.76 pp-?ferred—___.
_.No par

19

14% Apr

*36

.

Thompson.. (J R)____».-»k__ifc_k__15
Thompson" Products icoiA____No par

105

>19% Jan

32 %

div conv prefetred
50
Third- Avehue .Transit Corp__No par
Thomas Steel4 Co (TheJf.__iwi
1

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12%

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4 % %

14

Mar

Apr

Nov

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4

16

Jun

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27

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37

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Dec

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6% May

36

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121

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54 y2

11

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8

29
18

18% Feb

32% May
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share

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5

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5
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Saturday
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26% Mar 30
109

p

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v

share

30% Feb

Jan

July

5 %

22% Feb
7
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61% Jan
3
19% Feb 16

105

55

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Apr

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9 per share
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33%

Jan
Dec

21% May

82%

Feb

102

Dec

8

31

16% Jan

12% May 13

12

8

99% Jan

5

4% Mar 23

5% Apr

18

Mar

93

Oct

4%

7

Jan

110

May 12

93

111% July

15

27% Jan

20% May 10

Oct

103

May

5%

Jan

23

29%

Apr

19% Feb

8

104%

Jan

99

Feb

25

103% Feb

7

6% Jan

6

11% May i

33%

Dec

41% Jan

: 3

37

Jan

50

Jan

42% Mar

7.

45

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5

Oct

94

Jun

85% Jan

3

91

May 13

107

Mar 25

34% Jan

Dec

102% Jan

4

17

Dec

24% May

16% Apr

14

15%

Jan

49

Jun

24% Jan

3

17%

Dec

28

103%

4%

Dec

Sep

6%

Feb

19%

Feb

103%

May

7% May

July
29% July

Feb

22

Jan

Apr

May 10

Jan

15% Mar

24% Nov

21

17.

27% May

16% Apr

Dec

54

8%

Dec

16%

Dec

107%

Sep

39%

Feb

72

39% Apr

May

18%

67

Jan

58

Jan

101

Feb

Feb

Feb

8

791

39% Mar
Nov

95

Nov

93%

12

Dec

15%

Oct

87

35%
5

Feb

Feb
Mar

31%

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9%

Dec

5%

Dec

9% Dec

19

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5'

7
12

46% Jan

6

54

May

92

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Apr

83

3

14

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5

86

20

26% July
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14% Feb 11

18% Jan

4

55

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11

20%

16% Jan

4

19% Mar 18

Jun

59% May
8% Oct
43%

7

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27

8% Apr

34% Feb

12% July
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14%

15

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8'

5% May 12

Jun

Feb

46%

Feb

27% Jun-

22% Jan

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79

77

15%

6% Jan

31

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3%

Dec

6

Apr

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25

Dec

36

Dec

44

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15

Feb

92%

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160

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1,100

17

17

17

1,400

44%

44%

44%

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9%

600

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22%
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22%
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12

21% Jan
25

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27%

Dec

39 %

15

Feb

11

17% Jan

8

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15

Feb

24

17% Jan

7

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99

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7

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24

3

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13

4% Apr

16'

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5

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52

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60
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11%

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16%

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26'

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44

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3

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5

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24

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73

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4

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7%

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4

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63

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14

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25
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4

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3
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preferred

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prior

preferred

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prior

preferred

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California

Oct

Mar 10

18

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41 Va

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9

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7

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5

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3

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24

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20

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4

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25

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10
7
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Feb

18%

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43

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13

61

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13

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14

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23%

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200

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9 per share

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,

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common

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24

36% Feb 14

:

5%

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May 10

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100

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26

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28.

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10

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&

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15% Apr 29

July

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18

94

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7

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117

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preferred

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Dec

Bros

18

9%

9%

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27

Feb

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Tuesday

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25

common

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Jan

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25

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preferred series A,

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36% May
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com

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71-

1

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112 %

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1

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9 per share

38

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11%

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13

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11

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13;

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91%

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of

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A A:\

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>

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3

35%

3574

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11% Jan

i'jjf,:

51%

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15

VA

29%

2674

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13

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1274- 12%
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;

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32%

7

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100

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29

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97

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7

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84

32

8

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100

100

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44

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32%

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Feb 17

7%

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18%

44%

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37%

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38

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1,000

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45%.

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10

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3774

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25

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South Porto Rico Sugar com_No par
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7

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98 % Jan

10- A

9%

10%
26%

54

1374

85

3%
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7

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.

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7

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18

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8%

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share

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4

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85

10

100

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7
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9

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South Carolina

5

26

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6

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?

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72

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66% Feb

5

100

-

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5% non-cum preferred—
100
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:
1
Sparks Withington
No par

6% Jan

95

96

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96

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22%
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98%
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Southern

13% Jan

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3

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Jan

preferred——

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61

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preferred

7

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41

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54

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Jan

64

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104

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May

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—100
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3% Jan

53%

v,

35

3

23

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53%

54

7'A

35 %

35 ,;

88% Feb

100% Mar 25

26

May

27

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.

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8%

26%

18

86
29%
29%
26%
88%
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24'A

24

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5

1074

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3%
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31% Jan

14 %

3% Nov

85

10%
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-

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7

85

87

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7%

20

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5% Mar

:

85

V

85 f

70
<

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7.

7%

10%

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7

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102

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86,'.:''

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38

—10

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8

17

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40%

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7

101

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86

;

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Feb

84% Jan

10%'

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46

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18% Feb

Apr
July

91%

50%

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20

98

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91%

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Dec

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11074

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40%

-

51%

;

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-

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10%

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22%
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Feb

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99

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27% Jan
24

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17

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103

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38

45

10%

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1

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11

45

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91

10%
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k

5

18

80

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23

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,

17

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45%

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17
46

—100

;

Gas

25

19% Feb

Jun

25%

.No par

Co

31% Feb 25

32% Jun

25%

$ per share

4% Jan

2% May 11

May

34

26

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Corp of America

Highest

9 per share

7% May

*25%

.

Union

Sheraton

5

Range Since Jan. 1

$ per share

25%

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;

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7,000

26

—_——_100

STOCKS

Year 1948

Highest

1,400

98

26

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11% Apr

Jan

Lowest

37 Va

98

26%

tc.—100.

v

preferred—-—'

Range for Previous

v

37%

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10

Oct

Jun

7%

Mar 11-

10

'5

23%

26

26

.'

21

14

46%

Dec

29% Mar 31'

81% May 12

23%

*23

99

14% Feb

8% Feb

Feb

37% Jan

4
10

1,500

38

39 % Jan

Feb

300

8%

*97%

5

28% Apr 22

*23

400

8%

r

98

3

Oct

8 7a

38

(The) common—5

&

8%

;

4%

23'%

:

Oil

8%

24,900

4%

4%

*97%

Paper Co common

Shamrock

31% May

,8%

'

.'1. .A 300

16%

*37%

Servel Inc common.^

101% Feb

3

8%

*4%

4%

16%
37%

*23

8

Jan

8%

-*4%

4%

16%,
37
*16

98

Feb

27

17

17

38

Seiberllng Rubber Co——.
$4.50

37%

17

460

23%

Seeger Refrigerator Co

11% Jan
11% Jan

May 13

Jun

Jan

A 5%

&

36%

17

4%

24

7

Seagrave Corp
Sears Roebuck

38'*

*16

17

200

37'A

,—5

Seaboard Oil Co of Del,

5

3674

37%

A

,

98

Seaboard Finance Co—,;—»

18

*16%

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30

4

106

37 3A

preferred

preferred

16%

,

97%

—1——

Co

105

16 7 a

44

91

106

A 6,400

.

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91

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•

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91

105%

140

900

5%

36

:

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,44%'

•

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874

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•'

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105%

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4%
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92

105%

.

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17

17

17

Jan

83

Dec

37%

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29%
Sharon Steel Corp_i—
No par V
29%
Sharp & Dohihe common
No par A
26 s,
$3.50 conv pref series A—-No par
81%
Shattuck (Frank G)~
Nopal ;
• 9%
Sheaffer (W A) Pen Co—i
«
1
12%

Jan

36%

-

7% May 13

3774

91%

5%

39% Jan

68

104

47% May

,36% Feb

1

Nov

37%

*16

Y

36

38

Seaboard -Air Line com v t c—No par

7

49% Mar

62%

16%

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1,300

5%

5%
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Y

*43

44%

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90

105%

105%

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3.35%

5%

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44%

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90

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Scranton

Feb ' 7

17%

Mar

8

Jan

30

28%
4%

3
13

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'Jan

12%

Nov

12

*

x83% May 11

43 %

5 t
7
;-V: 7%
1st pfd 4.4Q% series A—
.100
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Savage Arras Corp—L
5 A
ll
11
Schenley Industries Inc__———1.75 i
25%
26
Scott Paper Co common
No par *
*53%
54
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;
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96
SCQVjll Mfg Co 3.65% pfd,.
100
1*83%
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5

May

30% Jan

24%

Dec

i

12% Jan

Feb

*

87

5%
35%

4.700

102%

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5%

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97%

a.—

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7

3

94

9

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6

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5%

102%

5%

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20

.:

21%

;;

5

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22

1,000
3,600

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21%

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102 %

5%
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35%

43%

35%

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,

2

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series

102%

6

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13

.■5

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22

93%

•

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5

5%

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21%

1

105%

St Louis Southwestern Ry Co—100

25

.Jan

10'/a Mar 19

Apr

15%

Jan

91

25% May

Jun

79 ;

Feb

122

80%Ja,n

Apr

Feb

7

7;

Jan

87%

13%

Apr

Feb 16

Preferred

103

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Joseph Lead
*
;
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12% Jan 25

93%

12%

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preferred

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*

5%

,

.

St

42% Jan 26

"

98

May

88

44

24

13% May

51

Feb

Feb

5%

3

22

5

,

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Safeway Stores common——

5
16

48% Jan

95

21%

17

25

Ruppert

113% Feb

12%
95

*94%

21,200

93%

9 per

100

23% May

3

12%
95

12%

13

94%

Shares

21%

12%

93

13

12%

share

'21%

21%

-—20

-

cohimon

(Jacob)

93%

*4%

12% Mar 12,

87

91% May
15% Aug
35% May

Feb

8%

25

Ruberoid Co

93%

*16
37%

7

eom__l

Controls

Royal Typewriter

3

8

Jun

25% Mar

3
8

36% Mar 22

16% July
48% May
139% May

8%

32%

18% Feb

35% May 11*

Jun

Co

Art Metal

Ronson

12

Haas

93%

105 %

—100

1

preferred

conv

93 %

44%

preferred series A

55 % Jan

109% Apr 27

Jun

61%

4%

95

94%

35%

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20

16% Jan

21% Jan
113

27% Apr

4

'8% Jan

Jan

4%%
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20

41
98

95

21%

21 %

21%
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6

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Copper Mines

Robertshaw-Fulton

20%

95
5-%

102%

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Corp—

Roan Antelope

3

25% Jan

3

36% May

Oil

Richfield

20%

9o

series,

4.50%

20%

13

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;

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9 per share

$ per share

share

21%

95 %

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13

'

$ per

share

20%

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Ritter Company

7

96% Apr 21.
Mar

,

5

10% Jan

1

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21%

21%

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Rheem Manufacturing Co

12

5% Jan

21

4

8% Mar 25

12

5

'

Friday
May 13

May 11

1_100

series

3.60%

Wednesday

May 10

Thursday
May 12.

Tuesday

May 9

—•—10

—-

—

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13

38% May

7

4% Mar

17

Jun

19% Jan

Common

HIGH SALE PRICES

Monday

9 per share

Par

,

Republic Steel Corp com
No par
6% conv prior pfd series A
100
Revere Copper A Brass com—No par
5%%
preferred
100
Rexall Drug Inc
2.50

Reynolds Spring ——
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Reynolds (R J) Tob. class B_<
10

25

Dec

80

AND

Saturday
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'f

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,

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100

3

5% Feb

Dec

43

.

,

26

Nov
Mar

19%
02

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9per share

8 per share

9 per share

■

.

EXCHANGE

Highest

Lowest

Highest

*

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NEW YORK

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.

RECORD

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THE

(2120)

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NEW
Year 1948

I per share

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10

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16

29% Jan

20

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3

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85% Mar

Jun

48% Jun

85

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96% Apr

91

7% Mar
•

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Transactions at the New York Stock Exchange

Transactions at the New York Garb Exchange

Daily, Weekly and Yearly

Daily, Weekly and Yearly

Stocke
Week Ended May 13,1949

"

Railroad

Infl

Number of and Miscel,
Shares
Bond*
.

Saturday
Monday

239,740
614,470

$495,000
1,958,000

Tuesday

724,800

2,729,000

Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

785,680
783,210

2,137,000
2,474,000

782,080

2,566,000

Total

3,933,280

$12,359,000

Foreign
Bonds

Bank

$98100
327100

(Number

Sales.

of
<'
Shares)

$593,000
2,290,000
3,103,0p0
2,481,750
2,808,000

374,000
344,750
$5,000

2,898,000

$5,000'

$1,804,750

,

—

.

$5,000

Week Elided May 13
1949
.1948

Stocks—No. of shares

Bonds

Stocks

Bond

Government

Bonds

329,000
332,000

Total

United States

$5,000

$14,173,750

Jan. 1 to
1949

Week Ended May

13,1949

1948

11,220,220

84,840,795

113,144,942

$15,000

$287,500

$359,500

5,000
1,804,750

665,000
39,019,100
255,715,300

35,336 880

12,359,000

142,000
2,008,000
23,646,700

Total"——

_

390,272,100

$14,173,750

$25,811,700

$295,686,900

$528,805,480




2,837,000

$5,000

■

Total

'

$40,000

275,000

210,000

V;;. 56,000

9,000

136,000

464,000

112,000
37,000

"llOO

202,000

67,000

24,000

7,000

208,830

149,000

54,000

5,000

98,000
208,000

1,154,600

$746,000

$298,000

155,890
213,875

279,195

Total

.

.

Week Ended May 13
1948
1949

f

$5,000

$15,000

Foreign

223,570

Stocks—No. of shares.

Bonds

V. 8. Government
International. Dank..
Foreign
Railroad & Industrial

Foreign
Corporate

$20,000

Domestic

73,240

Saturday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

May 13

3,933,280

Bonds (Par Value)

Government

■

.

248,000

$27,000 ; $1,071,000

Jan. 1 to May
1949

13

1948

1,154,600

2,892,415

21,005,460

27,549,372

$746,000
298,000

$1,048,000

$21,706,000
3,897,000

27,000

30,000

$14,027,000
4,435,000
887,000

$1171,000

$1,605,000

$19,349,000

$26,487,000

Bonds

Domestic

Foreign

Foreign

Total

governmentcorporate

527,000

;

2,000

27 Ya

31Y4

46
,

■:

813/4

27 3%

1

140
j

813/4

233/a
543/4

///>< 5

300

40 3/4

■813/4

233/8

9Y4

23 'A

106

*26Y8

*30

9%

j

813/4 i

*533/4

9%

100

273/g -

23 Ya

9%

'

101

15,400

40 Ya

31 Yi

;

120

*102

54Y4

9%

6,100

223/4

23 'A

23

41

'30

23

27

92

813/4

157/8

;

200

2,600

92

*99Ya

100 Va

'53%

,:

500

22 Y2
.

*26 3/a

157/s

!'

600

-

15 'A

26%

27

225/8

104

40 Ya

40 3/4

15Ya

925/«,

23

104

40 3/4

■

15 Ya

104

23

*102

104

40

40 Ya

*99Y8

100 %

*997/8

100 Y2

*23

107

92

92

104

24 'A

.

'104

107

57

>

2,500

23 'A

15%

913/4

;
v.

23 y4

273/4

913/4

115/8
28

113/4
27

•

58

23

1,500

UYa
27 Ya

IIY2
27

23 'A

273/s
223/4

35%

353/4

36,

11%

15 Ya

i

1,500

273/4

57 Y4

15 Y4

90

7

67/a

*22 3/4

233/4

59

15%

300

*25

11%
-

•

*56

1,300

106

*104

7

120

15

*37 Ya

104 Ya

80

38

15

-15
38

7

35%

::

7

IOP/4

1013/4

IOIY4

147/8

145/s
37 Ya

7

'35

103 %

143/4

105

-

*

*101

1013/4

37 'A

'104%

^ '11Y4

'

109 Ya

'

1103/4

106

390

8,800
27,300

109

109

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*104 Ya

20

116

*110

105 Ya

20 V*

19 Ya

113

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>104%

19%

19 Ya

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105

t

19 Ya.

*115

1105/a

37 Yi'

2,200

82

*111 Ya

'IOIYS

145/s

213/4

82

116

*103%

37 Ya

300

20 Ya

■

113

*110

145/e

4 Ya

*115

110

37 Ya

*4 Y4

*111%

1013/4

14%

>

4 Ya *

1,100

113

105

37%

12 Ya

116%

>101Y4

'37%

400

12 Ya

*111%

>103 Ya

'14%

500

/

12 Ys

*115
•

1013/4

110

16%

203/4

813/4

110%

—100

Deferred delivery.

.

*4%

105

1083/4

17

4 3/8

'103%

<

*165/8

12%

'109%

109

109

200

17

12Ya

•

■'? '101 y4

109 Ya

3,300.

235/8
13 'A

12 Ya

'108%

23 'A

Radio corp.
Products Corp

W-

19 3/s

'116

16%

23 Ya

x803/4

-

82 'A

*82

s

1,400

*13Ya

4%

/

22

*21

v

16%'

*16Ya

'

27Ya

;

16,700

13 Ya

20 Ya

43/8

'110 Ya

•

23'A

.

40

12Y4

233/i

16'A

.

'■

'

-

12'A

43/8

82

19%

*12

200

13 Ya
91 Ya

12

>

13 Ya

165/s

*23Ya

17

2,800

*23%

16%
13%

16%

8Ya

91 Ya

„

21%

*21

10

2,500

8 Ya

12 'A

21

400

22Ya

**13%

91%

12 Ye

14

27 Ya
104

22%

13%

*90Vi

12%

49 Yi

.

*101 Ya

8Y4*

8

91%

23%

27'At

& Towne Mfg Co..

.

223/4

12 Ya

16%

par

»

•

133/«

13 Ye

..12%
100
100

Co

223/4

104

*90 Ya

91

*23Ya

15 Ya

Co.

-

*101Ya

1

13%

167/e
24

71

a

31

*28
*29

'13

4*73 Ya

tin receivership,

30 Ya

293/4

*48
•

-

133/8

21

*22

9Ya

Zonite

20
500

30 Ya"

8%

:•/

12

-

75 Ya

Zenith

60

19%
29 Ya

283/a

23 'A

91

12 Ya

71%

7

200

6,100

29%

*13

■

'32

14

♦13 Ye

13 Ya

'8Y4

4% Jan 15

V

-

"

27 Ye

23

23%

■.'

19% Feb
3% Dee

1,800

'

17%

28

104

104

104

23 Ya

59

com

York

Mar 30

91 Ya

293/4

49%

27 Ya

27 Ya

27 Ya

71%

Yale

39% Jan 18

14% Jan

49 Ya

*13%

Corp common..
1
4%% preferred —
.—50
Young (L A) Spring & Wire.NoPar
Youngstown Sheet & Tube—No par
Youngstown Steel Door.
__No pat

7

74

*48

14
27 Ya

'15Y4

Worsted Co

20

20

34

91

*16%

—,

7

12% Jan

'32

'56

Worthington Pump &
Machinery common
No
Prior pfd 4%% seriesPrior pfd 4%% conv series—100
Wright Aeronautical
NO par
Wrigley (Wm) Jr (Del)
—Nopar
Wyandotte

9

Jan

34

114Y4-

400

■

/

114 Yi

'

.10

(F W)

907/a
17%
114 'A

19 Ya

'32

13 Ya

/: '23 %

•

Wisconsin El Pwr Co

Woolworth

1

30

*29

100

Co

6% preferred
Woodward Iron

/

6%

6%

17%/ %

*29 'A

30

91

13 Ya

'90%

No par

131 Ya Mar 18
34 Ys Jan 10

88

36 'A
96

'94

91 Ya

114Y»

30

22

mn

$4.25 preferred
Wilson-Jones Co

13% Jan 17
18 Ye May/5

17 Y.

*18

.30

par

79

2

"is—

*86 'A

6Y4;

19%

30 Y4

12 Ya

J

No par

Feb

62% Apr 21
12 Y* May 3

;

A..

Willys-Overland Motors com—1
$4,50 conv pfd series A
Nopar

79

5
30% May 13
17% Apr 29

:

Nb par

Wilson & Co Inc common

67
May
72% Apr

9 Ye Apr

Pacific RR> com

12% Mar 10

Apr

-

'27 'A

—1

8
7% Jan
56% Jan 13

4
Feb 25
9

'43

No par

Elec Instrument

Wilcox

2,400

87

».

'36%

I;

30

30%
28 'A

;

63/4
'903/4

17 'A

30

28

34

•

Wheeling 6c Lake Erie Ry—
100
Wheeling steel Corp com.
No par
$5 conv prior pref
—Nopar
White Dental Mfg (The SS)
20
White Motor Co
4
1
White Sewing Machine com—*
1
$4 conv preference
Nopar
Prior preference
20

15% Mar 30

20% Feb 26

Oct

Weston

11

104% Apr
1
48% Jan 27

47% Jan 21

3

8Ys Feb 25

89% Oct

13% Dec

101 Ys Jan 26

21 Ya

*86

36s/a

114 Yv H4Y4

19

'293/4

'29

19%

Lines Inc

series

3,200

10%

21 Ya

96

•18 'A

114%

*29%

,

30

'81%

Westinghouse Air Brake..
Westinghouse Electric com
3%% pfd series A
3.80% pfd series B

97% Jan 28

66

May

24

7

68

16% May

Dee

7

Jan

27

64% Jan

34% Jan

15% Feb
65% Dee

May 11

7
x59% Feb 24

94

10% Feb

4

34% Jan

30

28 Ya

*

93

17 Ya
1

49 Ya

•

'32

No par

Preferred

»

67/8

'90Ya

17 Y4

19
•

303/4

/

Western Union Teleg class

Mar 30

12% Feb

25% May
81% Feb

22
37

Jan

37% Oct

Mar

7

14Ys Jan 14
128

49%

8

60% Mar

Mar 30

81% May 11
23Ys Mar 2

Jan

27% Jan

May
96% July
69
July
11% Jun

58... Jan

May 11

102

40% Jun

92

17

22
x91% May 5

115

Jan 24

68% Jan 26

22 Ys Apr

95% Apr
101% Jun

30

30Ya

'414%

>19

30

'293/4

—

A

Western

96

*4%

Supply Co
—10
Maryland Ry com_—100
non-cum 2nd pfd
100

4%

*36 Y4
*94

36

6%

93

17 Ya

114'/a

'18

>'29

preferred
preferred

Western Air

8

7

'114 Y»

19

'28 'A

Inc

Western

29% Apr

114 Y»

'90%

17Y4

17 Ye

17 %

283/4

"■*

Western Auto

Jan 20

'86Y4

88

36
'94

7Ya

7

30Y2

—5

preferred

12%

'86 V*

»12Y»

Co

Motor

7% Apr 11
41% Mar 12

5

x26Ya May 12

Jun

33% Jun

96

'30

No par
3

——100
6%
_100
West Penn Power 4%% pfd—100
4.20% preferred series B—-100
4.10% preferred series C
-100
West Virginia Coal 6c Coke
5
West Va Pulp & Paper com__No par
4%% preferred
—100

2
13

16% Apr
38% Feb

i

$4 conv

20

10% May

'94

'30

-—5

West Indies Sugar Corp.
West penn Elec Co com.

117

46% May
16% July

95 Ya

-'28%

Wesson Oil & Snowdrift co:

7

102% Apr 21
17Y4 Jan 20

5% Nov
34% Dec
7% Mar

'94

'18

—l

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Webster Tobacco

112

Apr 18
Apr 25
lOlYeMay 2

95%

'114%

L100

Wayne Knitting Mills—
Wayne Pump Co
—-

113% Feb 25

-

36 Y4

8'/a

14% Jan
3
108% Mar 22

107

88

*35Ya

-8 Ya

Jun

113

87

'86 'A

23 Ya

Jun

8

'86

36 Y4

'23Va

119%

<111% Oct

87

88

'35 Ya

—100

preferred

114

19% July

-

'86

'86%

36

'102%

Waukesha

17% Mar 15

7

88

87%
88

17%

Washington Gas Light Co—Nb par

24

12%

•-

■

share

10 Ya

10 Ya

'

..Nopar

Ward Baking Co common
5%%
preferred—«

Jan 11

14

87

*86

Shares

;

r

Warner Bros

25

21 Ya

'86

36

preferred——100
—NO par

Warren Foundry & Pipe—
Warren Petroleum Corp.

22YsJan

x213/8

87

92

1

23% Feb 23

21%

'90

4

27% Aug

213/8

92

25% Feb

34% May

21%

'90

12 Y2 May

20% Jan

21 Ya

Walker (Hiram) G & W——Nopar
Walworth Co
No pax

3

Xl9% NOV

213/4

7

4%

7

20% May 11
15% Apr
7

21%

7

8

15% Jan 21

94% Feb

22

7

Waldorf System—
Walgreen Co common

8

23% Jan 21

9% Jan

10'A

7

Wabash RR 4%%

60% Jan 28
14Y« Apr
9

35% Jun

Dee

28

4
12% Feb 26

May

10'A

'94

preferred

w
07% Aug
12% Dec

io'A

'86

Virginia Blec 6c Pwr Co com
10
$5 preferred
;
1100
Va Iron Coal 6c Coke 4% pfd
25
Virginian Ry Co common
25
6% preferred
—25
Visklng Corp (The)i
Z—5
—20
Vulcan Detinnlng Co common.
1% preferred

5

29%

lOYa

Va-Carollna Chemical com—No par
6% div partlc preferred
_10o

21

Jan

3
Mar 28

10 'A

100

3%%

11% Jan 21
Jan

$ per share

105/a

'86%

Vicks Shreve & Pacific Ry com_100
5% non-cum preferred——.100

96% Mar 16

$ per

$ per share

Sper share

10%

'

the Week

May 13

IOYB

S per share

Sales for

Friday

.

May 12

22

-2.50

Co

Victor Chemical Works common—5

Feb

17% May

14% Jan
29

Chemical

1

Feb 10

118

2

15% Jan
3
113% Apr 29

Jun

23

Vick

89

6% May 13

14% July

Feb

14% Nov

Jan

1

Thursday

10%

Vertientes-Camaguey Sugar Co__6%

90

33% Feb 11

May 9

I per share

Par

6

38% Jan 26

5

May

95

Dec

'?

share

13% Jan
22 Ye Apr

5

85% Jan

Dec
Feb

94

86

32%

93

LOW AND HIGH gALK PRICES
Wednesday
Tuesday
May 11
May 10

Monday

May 7

EXCHANGE

Highest

Monday, May 16, 1949

RECORD

Saturday

STOCK

YORK

NEW

Range Since Jan. 1
Lowest

Highest

12% July
19% Dec

85%

STOCK

CHRONICLE

STOCKS

Bant* for Previous
Lowest

FINANCIAL

&

884,000

Number 4303

169

Volume

THE

COMMERCIAL

&

FINANCIAL
}

Bond Record
NOTICE—Prices

week,

"and

are

interest"—except for income

and when outside of

The

italic

letters

in

the

the

regular

column

weekly

headed

range

and

defaulted

shown

are

"Interest

Period"

in

bonds.
in

WEEKLY

Cash

footnote

a

indicate

in

and

the

each

deferred

week
the

case

Lowest

V"

■

■

GOVERNMENT

Tear 1948

Range Since Jan. 1
Lowest

Highest

NEW

Highest

101.11 May

9

YORK

BONDS

delivery

EXCHANGE

Sep

105.28 Mar

Sep

108.28 May

;

101.11 May

9

26

./>

Low

__

3%a

1949-1952

3s

1951-1955

2%a

1955-1960

2%s

1951-1954

2%a

1956-1959

*106.23

Treasury
Treasury
Treasury

__

2%8

1958-1963

*110.15

2%a

1960-1965

*111.9

2%S

1949-1953

2%s—

1950-1952

__

110.23 Mar 11

101.18

Dec

182.22

110.23 Mar 11

Feb

102.23

Sep

102.23

Sep

101.7

Sep

101.11

Jan

Jun

_

102.31 Jan

14

Feb

3

104.9

101.19

101.19

14

Feb

3

104.9

Treasury
'Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury

—

Jun

100.24 Mar

102.31 Jan

102.1

Mar ll

102.1

Mar 11

2%ft

101.13

101.11

101.11

*101.11

101.13

*101.11

101.13

104.19

*104.17

104.19

*104.17

104.19

*104.17

104.19

108.27

*108.24

108.28

*108.23

108.27

*108.24

108.28

103.19

*103.17

103.19

*103.17

103.19

*103.17

103.19

109.27

*109.24

109.28

*109.22

109.26

*109.26

109.30

110.19

*110.16

110.20

*110.14

110.18

*110.18

110.22

111.13

*111.10

111.14

*111.9

111.12

*111.12

111.16

*100.31

101.1

*100.31

101.1

*100.31

101.1

*100.31

*102.1

102.3

*102.1

102.3

*102.1

102.3

102.28

gales for

May 13

Low

the Week

High

Bonds (J)

*101.11

101.13

*104.18

104.20

*106.26

108.30

*108.26

108.30

*103.17

103.19

*103.17

103.19

*109.26

109.30

*109.27

103.31

*110.18

110.22

*110.18

116.22

*111.15

111.19

*111.15

111.19

101.1

*101

101.2

*100.31

101.1

*102.1

102.3

*102.1

102.3'

*102.1

102.3

102.28

*101.12

101.14

*104.17 104.19
»

•:

5,000

102.27

*102.26

*102.26

102.28

*104.29

104.31

*104.31

105.1

*105.1

105.3

*105

103.2

1 02.20

*102.19

102.21

*102.21 ,102.23

*1.92.21

102.23

2%s

1963-1968

*102

102.2 "■»

*102.1

102.3

*102.1

*102.1

102.3

*102;1»102.3

*102.1

2%g

__Jun 1964-1969

*101.19

101.21.

*101.20

101.22

*101.19

101.21

*101.20

101.22

*101.26, 101.22

*101.20

101.22

2%a

Dec 1964-1969

*101.17

101.19

*101.17

101.19

101.18

*101.16

*101.16

101.19 ,'
101.18

*101.17

*101.16

*101.17 101.19
*101.15 101.17

*101.17j 101.19

1965-1970

101.19
101.18

*101.17

2%8

*101.16 101.18

*101.16

101.18

*101.13

101.15

101.12

Jun

101.7

Feb

7

101.7

Feb

7

Treasury

2%s

100.7

Oct

100.27

May

100.18 Jan

6

101.2

Mar 22

Treasury
Treasury
.Treasury
Treasury

2%a

*102.26

*102.25

Fridav

:

High '

Low

*102.18

Sep

21

High

Low

105.2

100.16

Feb

High

102.20

Treasury

101.1

Low

'

Thursday

^ May 12

May 11

*102.26

9

16

year

*102.18

101.12 Feb

Feb

High

Wednesday

*108.23

1952-1954

the

*105

9

101

May 10

*104.17

*103.17

transactions of

for

105.1

101.12 Feb

Jun

LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES ~

Tuesday

*101:11

>

only

102.23

Sep

100.23

' •

i

May 9

Low

range

point.

Monday

•

the

the

102.18

Apr

Oct

a

are

-v

*104.31

Jan

100.7

of

they

computing

*102.16

100.24

__

unless

sales in

\

100.25

102.26 May

range,

such

"

100.26

102.26 May

week's

1956-1958

Sep

__

the

1962-1967

Jan

—;—

in

taken of

2%a

100.23

'

account is

2%a

100.23

__

No

32d

more

1

High

Exchange

bonds mature.

..

Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury

108.13 Jan 26

or

one

disregarded

are

occur.

the

May 7

Treasury

•

108.13 Jan

sales

they

when

Saturday

STOCK

Treasury

105.1
107.4

(2121)

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YEARLY

-

which

in

month

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Range for Previous

'

.

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the

CHRONICLE

.

:102.3

*102.26

102.28

-102.3

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1966-1971

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101.15

*101.13

101.15

*101.13

101.15

*101.13

101.15

*101.13

101.15

Jun 1967-1972

*100.27

100.29

*100.27

100.29

*100.26

100.28

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100.28

*100.27

100.29

*100.27

2%a

Sep 1967-1972

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103.8>

*103.7

103.9

*103.5

103.7

*103.7

103.9

*103.7

103.9

*103.7

103.9

2%s

Dec 1967-1972

*100.27

100.29

*100.27

100.29

*100.26

100.28

*100.26

100.28

*100.27

100.29

*100.27

100.29

103.2

*103.1

103.3

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100.29

101.14

_

1951-1953

*103

103.2

*103

103.2

*103.1

103.3

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2%a

1952-1955

*102.6

102.8

*102.6

102.8

*102.5

102.7

*102.6

102.8

*102.6

102.8

*102.7

2y4s

1954-1956

*105.9

105.13

*105.10

105.14

*105.10

105.14

*105.10

105.14

*105.12

105.14

*105.12

.

102.9

Treasury

—

_

r

105.15

*103

-

*103.2

103.4
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Sep

102.13 July

102.30 Feb

9

102.30 Feb

1956-1959

*103.14

103.16

*103.15

103.17

*103.13

103.15

*103.15

103.17

*103.17

103.19

*103.17

103.19

Mar

100.4

May

100.13 Jan

20

100.19 Feb

7

Treasury
Treasury

2y4g

100

2y4s

Jun 1959-1962

*100.27

100.29

*100.28

100.30

*100.27

100.29

*100.27

100.29

*100.29

100.31

*100.29

100.31

100

Mar

100.2

Feb

100.17 Feb

9

100.21 Feb

16

Treasury

2y48

Dec 1959-1962

*100.27

100.29

*100.28

100.30

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100.29

*100.27

100.29

*100.29

100.31

*100.29

100.31

100.21

Oct
9

100.21 Feb

—

100.21

Oct

Sep

101.13 Mar

101.7

Dec

101.26 May

tTreasury 2s
tTreasury 2s

—

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100.21 Feb
100.31

9

'

9

Treasury

Jan

26

101.8

100.31

Sep
Sep

101.18 July
101.19 July

9

101.18 Feb

100.7

Oct

100.16

Apr

*100.10 100.11

*100.12

100.13

*100.12 100.13

100.18

*100.18

100.19

*100.19

100.20

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100.20

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100.22

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100.23

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100.23

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100.23

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100.24

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2s

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100.31

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101.1

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101.12

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101
101.13

*100.31 101

1951-1953

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101.12

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101.13

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1951-1955

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101.16

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101.15

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101.16

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101.17

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2a

Jun 1952-1954

*101.17

101.18

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101.18

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101.19

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101.19

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Dec 1952-1954

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101.22

*101.21

101.22

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101.22

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101.23

*101.22 101.23

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100.24

1953-1955

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103.22

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103.23

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103.22

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103.24

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103.24

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103.24

1950

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100.13

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100.13

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100.13

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100.13

*100.12

100.13

*100.12

100.13

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101.1

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101.19

-

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94.10

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98.30 May
99.30 May

98.24 Jan

10

99.11 Jan

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5

No

99.28 Mar 24
100.24 May

10-year 2y48

4

sales transacted this day.

25-year 3s

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1957
1972

J

due June 1949-51 called

15

June

RANGE

Friday
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or

.

New York

.

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WEEK

FOR

101

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99.30
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MAY

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1980

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__

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Monday, May 16, 1949

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

RECORD

BOND

WEEK ENDED MAY 13
Friday

Friday
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BONDS
New York Stock

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Last

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or Friday's

Sale Price

A

Low

No.

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Oct 1961

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1952

5s A

A 1st

F-A
J-D

I~1982

Bell Telephone 3%s
N J Junction RR
gtd 1st 4o
New Jersey Power &
Light 3s
New Orleans Great Nor

debentures.

conv

A Income

J-D

4Vis

debentures

New Jersey

3s

Peoria

Nashville

6c

°®?eral mtge
3Vis

3 Vis

registered

J?, Shore coll

gold 3 Vis

3Vis registered
Mich Cent coll
gold 3 Vis
3 Vis registered
New York

i5Lmtge 38

ser

1960

1986
2%s

ser

B

Mtge 4s series
Lack

A-O

6c

series

t

53%

22

53%

49%
94%

90

100

86%

8

99%

js

2043
series

Jf-N

2043

js

1973

Jf-N

A

B

1973

River

6c

Port

90%

-

.

„

*95

,

'

'

4s

1954
4s

1955

N Y Power &
Light 1st mtge 2%s—1975
For loot notes see
page 33.




6

100%

103

101% 102%

6

101%

103

1958

3-d

*81

-:'s~

81%

1959

A-O

81

81%

_9

81

92

A-O

80%

81

19

80%

92

5s series B

1962

F-a

5s series C
4%s series D_

1974

Potomac
,

95%

69

69%

1st

Elec

11

100

Providence

95

—

100

Public

67%

72%

3s

76%

76%

76%

6

76%

81

1st &

ref mtge

1st

&

js

ref

60%

60

60%

122

60

69%

1st

6c

38%

38%

39%

159

37%

48%

1st

Jf-N

M-S
J-D
MS

—

—

8

3%
—

102

102%

6

8

8%

53

4

10

3 %

1

98%

100

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&

ref

mtge

3Vis

mtge

8s
3s

1956

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MS
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106% 106%
*__

108

99%

109

100%

106

106%

106%

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102

102%

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99%

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101%

103%

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102 %

1968

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2037

3-j

2037

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*218

1972

Jf-N

*104%

1964

l-J

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—

147% 147%
220
__

107%

108%

146 %

148

215

215

104

104%

5

100

&

mtge 3s

ref

j-j

1963

Elec

99%

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3-j

r-A

1983

Terminal 4s

Service

108

j-3

1977

debentures

Jf-N

May

.1964

1st mtge 3%s__ 1966

Pwr

mortgage 3%s
mortgage 3s

100

.

92%

3-d

gen

Pittston Co 5%s inc debs.

91%

83

j-d

1977

1st

,1st

'

101%

102% 102%

3-j

1st gen

92%

101.

_

Chester—

♦AN Y Ont & West ref 4s—June 1992
A General

.

91

100%

102%

101

A-O

1965

1st gen

99%
*

debentures

101

M-N

1st mtge 4%s series C
1960
Pitts Youngstown 6c Ashtabula Ry—

98%

29

3%s

Pittsburgh Steel 1st mtge 4%s
1958
Pittsburgh & West Virginia Ry—

58

6

—

98

*92

A-O

2000

B

West 4s

97%

F-A

Haven 6c Hartford RR—
1st 6c ref mtge 4s ser A
2007
A Gen
mtge conv inc 4 Vis ser A-2022
1st

*49%

1975

N Y New

Harlem

52%

—

—

1951

1st gold 4s
Harlem gold 3Vis—
Mtge 4s series A
Y

j-d

8er '

Connecting RR

N Y Dock

4Vis

F-A

K

N Y

N

F-A

1999

53%
.

Chicago 6c St Louis—

Ref mtge 3 Vis
N Y

ZZIl996

53%

3%
100

102

7%

103%
11 Vi
Quaker

Oats

2%s

deb.

101

101

101%

100% 102

COMMERCIAL

THE

Number 4803

Volume .169

&

FINANCIAL

CHRONICLE

(2125)

35

NEW YORK BOND RECORD
RANGE

Friday
BONDS

Interest

Exchange

Last

Period

>

New York Stock

FOR

WEEK

ENDED

MAY

13

Friday

Week's Range

Sale Price

Bonds

Friday's

or
-

Bid & Asked

Low

Jan. 1

Low

No.

High

I

Range Since

Sold

:V

BONDS

.

Interest

"

Y;.,

Period

Rochester
Gen

Elec

&

Gas

Low

Gen

<jui

-

1977
1967
1967

stamped

MS

J-J

1941

_

MS

1969

;

nampcu

RR 4%a

ISARutland

17

86

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93%

102%

1st

J-J

125

MS

Oil

2%s

MS

105%

8%

8%

11

10

106%

8%
8%

St

1st

1996

St Louis-San Francisco Ry

mtge 4s series A
A 2nd mtge inc 4 Vis ser A
Louis-Southwestern

1st

4s

76

*—
*__

101

Jan 2022

85%

85

52 «/8

52 Vi

M-N

53 %

107
1

J-J

91

91

91

S

102

102

102

J-D

*__

-1967

Scioto V & N E

1989

M-N

1996

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1st gtd 4s

mtge 4 Vis series A
(Jos E)

Union

Shell

debentures

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J-J

Jan 2016

& Sons 2Vis
2 Vis debs

62%

V-

J-J

1979

96%
53%

1985

95%

95%

96

75%

80

105

106

106

99%

M-S

*103'%

A-O

•

106

106

2

J-J

1958

A-O

85

10

—

:Y,*T

1995

M-N

99 7%

1973

A-O

85

100%
103%
110

107%

104

104

103%

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•

98%
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99%

108% 103Va

2003
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85

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V

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85

20

99 7% 100

-

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98

.

100

96

105%

103'%

?

„

__

Indiana

Ry

RR

86

85%

88

Devel

".72'%

77%

94%

101 %

85%

95%

85

100

1996

1961

J-J

1994

J-J

6

West

1956

93'/a
44

2

100'/a

A-O

103% 104

104

25-year

17

103%

110

104

3 08

102%

104

98

2%s

1996

J-J

108

__1951

J-J

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Memphis Div 1st gold 5s
St Louis Div

1st

gold 4s

1

debentures

A-O

M-N

1983

96 5i

'105%

ASpokane Internat 1st gold 4Vis__2013
1966

F-A

Sunray Oil Corp 2Vis debs

1966
1972

J-J

Standard Oil

(N J)

2Vis

2%s debs

deb 2%s

debs

debentures

95%

22

42%

35

102%

103%

95%

23

94%

96%
97

98

97%

98%

101%

101%

98

M-N

__1973

95%

44

53%

11

52'A

115

99 Va

1017%

99'%

100'%

52

99 7%

997%

100'A

10

100

100

101

67

.100

100

100

100%

54

100

83'%

89

80'%

86%

100% 100%

14

100%

99%

15

'

101%
99%

100%

126

100

101%

1002?

101 U

2yaS

M-S
J-J

99%
100

100%

1958

Winston-Salem

^Wisconsin

3s

mortgage

S

1960

of

ACertificates of

1st

8

99 V%

11

96'%

2

102'%

104

112'/a

113

J-J

deposit—;

Electric

deposit-

76%

46%

77%
46%

72

141

44

.

99

2%s

M-S

*101

3'As

1971

J-J

*105'%

Elec Lt & Power 2%s

1976

J-J

Service

Public

49'%
46%

95%

*93%-—

1979

mtge 27/aS__

74%

41%
J-D

Power

78

41'%

x_

1976

Wisconsin

99%

74%

77

M-N

§ ASu & Du div & term 1st 4s___1936
Wisconsin

98%

99%

Ry—

4s

A Certificates

97%

101%

104%

—

105% t

Terminal RR Assn of St Louis—
Ref
;

&

Ref

imp M 4s series C

&

imp

Texas

Corp

Texas

&

27/8s

series

Orleans

&

ref

M

3Vis

series

1st

&

ref

M

3%s

series C

Texas

Pacific

&

Gen

Texas

RR of New

Ave Ry

AAdj

B

A-O

101%

101%

55

105'%

11

96%

20

95%

90%

18

90

95%

95%
>

1990

A-O

5s

2000

J-D

1985

J-J

98%

3%s__1974

J-D

101%

gold

Pacific-Missouri

Term

Third

997/a

101

105

series E

1st

& ref M 3Vis

116%

105

A-O

M-N

1970

115%

—

105

106

Yonkers

RR—

1st
/■■■•

1985
1965

D

deb

3s

New

'116%

J-J

2019

90

*126% 137

99

97%

118%
10

101% 101%

2

127

101%

97%

100%

98%

99

J-J

income 5s

Jan 1960

Tol & Ohio Cent ref & impt 3%s__1960
Tri-Continental Corp 27/es debs
1961

53%

52%

54'%

26%

25%

26%

impaired

.

by

maturity.

■

being in bankruptcy, receivership, or reorganized

Bankruptcy Act, or securities assumed by

98%

102

99%

100 %

ABonds

and asked prices;

*Friday's bid

99%

*99

as

45%

the

98%

/uY Y

MS

tCompanies reported

71%

21%

114

J-D

102

50

67

A-O

1960

not
sale

Deferred

§Negotiability

Pacific—

Orleans

1st ref 4s

94

94

delivery sale not included in the year's range,
d Ex-Interest, e Odd-lot sale
included in the year's range
n Under-the-rule sale not Included in the year's range.
rCash
not Included in the year's range,
y Ex-coupon.
a

selling

no

such companies.

-

under Section 77 of

y:

.

;

:

sales being transacted during current week.

flat.

NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE
In

footnote

a

in

and

the

deferred

week in

delivery

which

sales

are

disregarded in the

week's range unless they

No account is taken of such

they occur.

RECORD

YEARLY

AND

WEEKLY
NOTICE—Cash

are

the only transactions of the week, and when selling outside the regular

weekly range are shown

computing the range for the year.

sales in

following extensive list we furnish a complete record of the transactions on New York Curb Exchange for the week beginning on Saturday, May 7
ending the current Friday, May 13. It is compiled from the reports of the Curb Exchange itself, and is intended to include every security, whether stock
bond, in which any dealings have occurred during the current year.
In the

and
or

RANGE

Last

New York Curb Exchange

.v

ACF-Brill

Motors

Acme

Aluminum

Acme

Wire

Adam

Hat

Co

warrants

Alloys

—...

Agnew

Ainsworth
Air

Inc

Associates

(N

Electric
Great

Southern

Alabama

Power

4.20%

Airlines

Alles

&

Allied
Allied

Fisher

Appliance
pfd

Altes Brewing Co..

:

Low

2'%
22%

100

Jan

American Fork

&

Hoe

Jan

American

&

Electric

400

8%

Feb

6%

600

6'%

300

84%

6

10

94%

94%

5%
—

__

—

6%

>

Bros

Aluminum

$3.75

Co

Aluminum

of

Goods

Industries

Ltd

common

95%

Apr

American

Light

Feb

5

Mar

3%

Apr

American

Car Co

Beverage
Book

class A.

common

Co

For footnotes see page 37.




1

Mar

2,700
400

93%

23%

23%

400

6%

300

23% May
5% Feb

45 3i

3,100

5%

46% May

44%

American

■v
.

r.

Mar

98% Mar
26%

Jan

6%

Jan

51%

Jan

American

Class

Metal

Potash
B

63

63

40

Chem

1%

Jan

American

l'/a

Jan

Anchor Post Products

Feb-

66

Jan

class A

6%
18%

600

17 Va

37%

Jan

WHtinur Paper

Feb

18%

Feb

Jan

9,900

100
10c
1
1

>w

111

v :•

~2%

1,500

2 Va

29%

50

27%

Feb

32%

Jan

'

——

22%

24%

..

2%

Jan

6,900 "

14%

500

4%

18,200

25 V4

Feb

Jan

25 %

Apr

31

Mar

Mar

7

14

Mar

:»

15'/a Mar

5% Jan

3%

Feb

8

2

Feb

10 %

Jan

41

Jan

37

37

100

34

Feb

•

24

24

.50

23 Va

Jan

23%

23 Va

24

1,200

22%

Jan

22

21%

22

3,400

25'/a

7/a

10
2
10c
*
-,B

common——B
2

Angerman Co Inc common

J

Jan

Apr

17%
31

3V'a

Jan

Apr
Apr

13%

12% Mar

•

14%

•

31%
34%

.!

22

200

22%

23%

24

45% May
113% May

Jan

~2'/a
29%

25

*

:

Republics
American Seal-Kap common
Amer Superpower Corp common
$6
series
preferred
American Thread 5% preferred

Jan

61

6%
17%

*

American

Apr

,6%

Mar

43% x45'/a

25
25

Co
&

6

18

—1

Products common

Meter

n

2,800

'

100

43%

20

Co

1 Va

Vi

Vi

I

Co

Mach

Maracaibo

American

54

Jan

Apr

Jan

6% May
9% Jan

17'%

iV

Feb

97%

1
*
10

Trac common_-»-_25

&

American

Feb

50 %

45

Hard

preferred
Mfg Co common

Apr

Jan

96%

'

6%

6

49'%

—

Rubber

Laundry

Jan

97%

*

$2.50

American

50

•

common

American Bantam

_•
.100
•

Mfg..

Aluminum

American

common

preferred

preferred
convertible preferred

American

6

__

America

Aluminum

American

*

common

cumulative

General Corp common

Jan

5%

com—

preferred

Mar

15% Mar

'

2,100

common

convertible

7

'

Aitofer

Apr

$2

92'/a

2%

2,900

—

6%

American

Feb

3%

—•

6

4%%

Jan

91

'

6%

Jan

7%

Apr

5%

—

5

l7/a

10'% Mar

High

Light—

B

Gas

/Y

Low

High

•

5% Mar

3%

5'%

Class

83

i

25

5'%

American

Range Since January 1

Shares

•

Jan

300

1

1

Jan

1%

84%

&

Power

3%

9%

6%

,

Cities

4%

Jan

for Week

Range
of Prices
Low

:/'v'Par

32 %

7%

-

New York Curb Exchange

•'

l'/a

1%

6

vi

2
Apr
21% Mar

1,100
200

4

i

High

Sales

Week's

Last

Sale Price

% May

800

~9%

.100

1

Investing Corp
(Mich) common..

Products

3

1

common

Range Since January

Shares

3% May
1% Mar

1

13

Friday

•

Ills

50

Inc

Internat

2

3Va

1

J)

Air-Way
Alabama

Alaska

22 %

1

Supply Mfg
Surpass Shoe Stores
Mfg common

Aero

22%

1

Inc..

1

V'8

MAY

STOCKS—

High

%
—10

common

Stores

of Prices

Low

ENDED

for Week

Range

Sale Price

Par

WEEK

Sales

Week's

Friday
STOCKS—

FOR

■

99%

97

98%

103'% 103'%

J-J

—

4s

1st

101%

*97'A

99%

J-J

1949

B

Central

§ A 1st general

M-N

102

99

*100%

A-O

series D

1st

-

80%

80%

J-D

Co

62

100

M-S
J-J

&

100

100

M-N
M-S
J-J
J-J

1970
1967

Wilson

42%

42%

102%

56

1992

mtge 3'As

63%

55

53%

1949

1st

109%

55'%
53%

Gen & ref M 2%s series A

105%

107%

107%

;

M-S
A-O
May

Wheeling Steel 3'As series C

102% 102%

J-J

Swift

103%

106%

99%

M-S

1950
1951
.—I960
1951

debentures

conv

8

105

54

Wheeling & Lake Erie RR 4s

98%

96

*101% 102

M-N

1971

11

97

Apr

Standard Oil of Calif

97

Mfg

106%

10

107% 108%

1973

5s

&

55

51

105

99%

107% 107%

r

92

106%

2

J-J

IP7!

4%s

estate

debentures

2.65s

'

Southwestern Bell Tel 2%s debs___1985

gold

87%

104'%

5

J-D

.

8

Co—

5s

Westinghouse El

107

»

89

Telegraph

100%

51%

105

2361 V
2361
1952

98%

101%

F-A

1966

guaranteed

4s

real

&

30-year

116 '/a

90

89

1st

Union

Funding

95%

111%

15

Western

84%

100% 101

A-O

1956

93%

111% 112%

A-O

1956

*93 %

112%

Shore

99%

15

106

51

F-A
-

76%

96'%

1

90%

•

105

J-D

Western Maryland 1st mtge 4s
Western Pacific 4'%s inc A
Jan 2014

87%

79%

80%

88

•

70'A

6

38

1967
I

3%s series

Registered

101

84

80%

80%

90%

83

U
■

100% 100%

105

A-O

gtd gold 3%s„2000

3%s

mtge

West Penn Power

92%

100

*87%

J-J

81%

50

100%

J-D

6Vis series A

& gen

81%

J-J

6s series A

gen

82%,

.—1970

Washington Terminal 2%s ser A—1970
Westchester Ltg 5s stpd gtd
1950
Gen

.

96%

M-N

Co—
(subordinated)

1st ref

RR

71

100%

M-N

80'A

10

80'A

70'A
96%

debentures 3%s_lS76

80'A

71

■

81

M-N

M-N

98%

3

72%
96

Warren

97

87

72%

94%

Y;

debs

1991
1971

G & W 2%s debs_1966

conv

Baking

5%s

103 %

94'%
97

95'%

'..

1986

mtge 2Vis series E
1st mtge 2%s series F
1st mtge 2 Vis series G
Southern Ry 1st cons gold 5s__
Devel & gen 4s series A
&

Walworth Co

Co—

1st

Devel

123'%

series B

80'A

Apr
Apr
Apr

Jan 1981

inc series A

mtge inc 4'As series B__Jan

1st mtge 3%s
Walker (Hiram)

96%

100'%

V:;.

*98%

J-J

1st mtg 3%s ser A.1975

Pacific

Gen

101%

123

16

96%

96%
X

•

—-

M-S

1981

San Fr Term

96%

1969

4Vis

Gen mtge 4s

97%

95

—

1977

-

Wabash RR Co—

54

100

^_...

—

1994

2%s

Southern Pacific Co—
1st 4 Vis (Oregon Lines) A
-'•Gold 4Vis

W

69%
96

25

.

26

102% 102%

J-J

2Vis

94%

96
12

79

*__"
—

102%

96

13

96%

*123'%

F-A

1987

Co

77%

93 7%

100%

93'%

128

62%

13

.

*101'% 101%

Y-Y.'

J-J

debentures
debentures

&

103

99%

*95% 100%
78

1978

Ward

2Vis

3 Vis

101

92

94%/

.*931/4

M-S

102%

95%

59
t/t

96%

A-O

1963

.u.-—--

96

53

J-D

2%s

Southern

8

15

93

.1963

'

.

debentures

63

96%

F-A

South & Nor Ala RR gtd 5s
Southern Bell Tel & Tel Co-—

62%

21

iU'

A-O

Gold

92'%

F-A

106%

100

99%
100%

,

*100% 101%

._1975

103%

100%

100% 101

*95%

I/.

J-D

1966
1971

Southern

101 Va 102

92'%

M-N

91

106%

*127

15

Virginia Electric & Power Co-

109%

101

—

104%

V

61%

127

*102%

A-O

t§ASilesian-Amer Corp coll tr 7s__1941
Skelly Oil 2%s debs
1965
Socony-Vacuum Oil 2Vis
1976

3s

M-a

103%

Line RR Co—

1st mtge 4s series A

Seagram

A-O

103%

20

.1955

88%

85%

108

Seaboard Air

M-N

3%s debs— —1959

100%

100 7%

_1957

51%

12

7

—1976

debs

2%s

Rubber

;

86

105

3

J-J

bond

A-O

100

83

36

108'/a 108%

May

1989

85

Nov 1989

inc

4s

109%

100

L5

100% 100%

1017/a

M-a

—1966

76

79

99%

Gen & ref gold 5s series A
1990
St Paul & Duluth 1st cons gold 4s_1968
St Paul Union Dept 3VaS B
1971

2d

F-A

—1991

1

series C

100%

70

77

*100

—1976

109

;103

RR—

Ry—'

certificates

bond

J-J

97%

—

100%

Co—

1st

St

J-J

1997

Rocky Mt & P 5s stamped

A-O

1955

gold 5s

gold 6s

*100%

J-J

1996

& Adir

Lawr
2d

St L

MS

J-D

deb™.— —1967

United Biscuit 2%s debs

2%s

1971

High

103% 103%

103%

—1970

2%s

mtge

109

109

J-J

3s

debentures

Ref

12%

103

Calif

of

Pacific

2 '/as

10

*99% 100 %

M-N

debentures

Union

105% 106

A-O

Universal Pictures

3s series A—

Jan. 1
Low

108'A

M-N

—1968

mtge & coll
debentures

Union

•

U

Saguenay Power

Range Since

Sold
No.

High

of Mo 3%s__. —1971
.—1975
trust 2%s

Electric Co

Union

104

3s

1949

mtge 3 Vis series J

t ARut-Canadlan is

86%

863/a
*103

A-O

Corp—

mtge 4'/2s series D
mtge 3%s series H
mtge 3%s series I

Gen

Bid «fc Asked

U

Jf-N

Tobacco 3s debs__1973

Reynolds (R J)

Bonds

Friday's

or

Sale Price

High

R
Reading Co 1st A: ref 3%8 ser D—1995

Week's Range

Last

"

Exchange

New York Stock

3%

3%

300

21'/4 May
27/a Jan

i it

'%

10,700

4%

28 Va Mar
28 % Mar

% Mar

%
77

/,

75%
4%

:

...

77

1,050 "

5%
8

8

77

Jan
Apr

,

4%

Feb

4%

Jan

400

5%
5%

Jan

400

4Va

5%

58

Jan

3% Mar

5'/a

Feb

6%

Apr

100

47% Mar

5%

300

7%

8

Feb

Jan
Mar

COMMERCIAL &

THE

(2126)

NEW

YORK
RANGE

Friday

Week's

Last

STACK ft

Range

Low

Par

£1

Angostura-Wupperman
Apex-Elec-Manufacturing Co

Inc

Argue

Common class A

Equipment Corp

300
120

9%

8%

9%

17%
8%

'

3%

5%

Jan

9% May

9%

8%

9%

55,500

5%

Jan

10%

10%

10%

200

10%

Jan

'nm'rni

y

10%

\ 114 % Mar

113%

Jan

8%

8%

900

6%

Feb

8%

1,900

16%

Feb

19%

Jan

22%

300

21% Mar

23%

Feb

Colon

8%

500

7% Mar

8%

Apr

Colonial

—1

8

11

American dep rets reg

Laundries

—

__

•

of America.

Associated Tel ft Tel class A

—

1

Coast

Atlantic Coast Line Co

80

Atlas

Corp warrants
Atlas Plywood Corp

„

m

m

2

1%

2

x39%

x39%

43

5

5%

n,

_1

14

5

1

•

7%

Avery (BP) ft Bona

common

1

9%

preferred
Ayrshire Collieries Corp com

38

4%

5

1%

6%

26%

27%

26%

1

Feb

22 %

Jan

3%

Jan

51%

Jan

Compo Shoe

5

4% Jan
8

23

11

11%

300

1988

Jan

1%

1%

17,800

38%

39%

2,600

4%

4%

400

30%

30%

75

65%

65%

*

65 %

-100
_100

112%

Oil

55% Mar

Feb

M

*
common

35%

1

8%

36%

32% Mar

350

35%

8%

35 %

Jan

1

Barlow ft Seellg Mfg—
11.20 convertible A common

~37/a

4%

3%

Feb

May

5

May

3% May

i

40

84

86

850

3

3

1,100

1

100

1

100

12

50

'

1

12%

12%

•

25%

25%

"%

irt

5%

1,600

15,800

6

Jan

American
7

7

1

Baumann (L) ft Co common—.—«—I
Beau-Brummel Ties common————1
Beck (AS)

Shoe Corp
Bellanca Aircraft common
Bell Tel of Canada common

5%

1,900

10%

1

1%

300

1%

36%

36%

500

33%

Feb

7%

300

Convertible preferred
Blckford's Inc common

7%

7%

1

Blue

Ridge Corp common
Blumenthal (S) ft Co common
(HO) Co common
8%% prior cum pfd

11%

12

Apr

Apr

$0

14%

Jan

Cuban

7%

Jan

2,600

3

2%

30

25%

30

100

66

65

66

1

6

2%

3%

Feb

33

38

""'mm

•

•

Breeze

Corp common
Bridgeport Gas Light Co
Bridgeport Oil Co
Brlllo Mfg Co common

Mar

74

400

"

mm

—-f

16

Mar

21%

5

'■

7 Va

7%

"2%

:

r

4

7%

15%
,

6%

100

Apr

7

2,000

15%

Jan

18

5%

400

4%

Jan

6

Jan

21%

Apr

22% Feb

11 %

Apr

15

Apr

13% Feb

15

Jan

v-J;

13

-

300

13%
■

Oil Co

——•

Amer dep rets ord
reg

£1

1%

__

100

Ajsr,
Apr

11%

Feb

2

Davidson-Brothers

2%

9

Apr

10%

Feb

5%

6%

8%

400

Feb

9%

Jan

Apr

20 Va

common

16

3.80
*

Buckeye Pipe Line

•

Bunker Hill ft Sullivan
Burd Piston
Ring Co
Burma Corp Amer
dep rets—

2% May

16

'4%

4%

11%

100

16

4%

400

4%

Jan

11%

500

10%

Apr

14%

11

4,300

"

2.80

1414

1

9%

9%

2%

2

14

9%

%

—

12 %c

14

250

5

Jan

9%

..

' -14%

Jan

33%

Jan

9%

9% May

11%

15

Cable Electric Products
common
Cables ft Wireless—

Feb

American dep rets 5%
pfd
Calamba Sugar Estate

3%

3%

Duke

12% Mar

£1

—

3%

~5

5%

0

~5ft

4% May
3% Feb

16,100

7%

7

~7%

20%

20%

25

Feb

20%

2,100

8

Jan

20%

«

28

Jan

7%

28

Corp

Power

——•

"9%

~9%

600

6%

3%

3%

9,200

2%

Jan

26%

Jan

Marconi

1
5
1

Carman ft Co

2.80

Carnation Co common
Carolina Power & Light $5
pfd
Carr-Consolidated Biscuit Co
Carreras Ltd—

22

Amer

dep rets A ord
Amer dep rets B ord
Carter (J W) Co common

£1
2s 6d

1

common

•

ft Co

10

Catalin Corp of America

1

100
1

Central Power ft Light 4% pfd
100
(Central States Elec 6% preferred—100

Feb

22

8%

300

7% May

10%

200

7%' May

9%

Assn

H£
—

1%
12

':'t

7%

7%

3

3

45%

1%

3%

3%

8%

12

200

3%

1,000

46

7% Mar

600

300

9%

Mar

10% May

64

64

125

60%

Jan

65

76%

76%

50

Chamberlin Co of America

3%

—

—

29

8%

Apr

3%

Apr

48

2

Feb

Feb

29

3%

75%

75%

10

3%

50

3%

10

Mar

x4% Mar

100

29

-

Feb

May

2

Mar

5

Feb

4%

0

—

—

6%
—

—

3

36

————

Feb

2% Mar
11%

Jan

May

5%

Feb

10 % Mar

12%

Jan

4%

4

300

preferred
Sugar

10

74% May
9% Mar

79% May

85%

88%

300

—

6%
■—■

6%

225

64

"■

6 %

x8%

5%

480

•

—

55

5%

■

5%
,

—

100

7%

200

X8%

X8%

150

10%

10%

Feb

May
Jan

35%
...

Feb

3

—

3%

Feb
Feb

5

—

3

Jan

1,200

3

Jan

59%

8%

2 Va

3,300

45%

25

46% May

54%

Jan

12%

300

11% Mar

13%

Jan

63'%

64%

150

60

64% May

6V2

14%
169

8%

warrants

37% Mar

1% May

2%

Jan
Jan

63

Apr

14'/*

6 V2

Mar

140

Feb

170,% May

8 »/2

9,800

6

Jan

12 V2

200

9%

Jan

8% May
13% May

8 Va

"!%-'

4,900

33%

33 %

25

32

4V2

4%

100

4

3/4
15

15

13%

14

Apr

13%

Apr

1% Mar

Feb

.35%

Jan
Mar

r

14

25

Feb

4% Mar

ft

% May

6,400

'iV-

Apr

7%

Feb

1%

1%

101%

Feb

Feb

5%

33%

May

350

11

1%

Jan

15

10%

48,600

165 % 169%

12

8
10c
1
1
1
18

10

6% May
Feb

800

15

97

4%

Jan

18

Feb

Feb

16%

Jan

Jan

15

7%
64

7%

Airplane.
Fansteel Metallurgical—
Fire Association (Phlla)
First York Corp common-

Jan

Apr
Jan

ay

May

Flshman

Apr

7% Mar

9%

be

Jan

3

Jan

36%

dfv enm

to

Dreferred—

(MH)
fl

Amer

Ford

7%

Jan

7% Mar

10%

Jan

Amer

11%

12 Va

2,300

> 8%

Feb

59 %

Jan

,13%. Apr
65% Jan

2%

Apr

lio

61%

61%

62%

-

■

-

'

30

-

;

2%
33

Jan
Jan

_lf

May

-10c

2%

—1

.27%

29

225

4%

5

1.600

4%

Jan

20

400

17%

Feb

421

Mar

23

2"%

—

2,600

27% May

14%
4%

20

Class A non-voting
Class B voting

Ford

Motor

of

«

Feb'

13%

Jan

Fort Pitt

64%

Jan

Fox

14 Va Mar

17%

Feb

Franklin Simon ft Co Ino common
-

Brewing Co..
(Foter) Brewlng.

4Vk%
Fuller

5%

conv

preferred

<G*o A1

-

Feb

21%

21%

50

-%

n
834

300

8

500

20

1,400

Jan

Feb

France—

dep rets bearer-

10% May

9% Mar

5% Mar

■12%

of Canada—

57% Mar

10% Mar

Feb

Co—

100

Jan

3%

Stores

500

6

Feb

11,300

dep rets ord reg..

Motor

Jan

Jan

12%

4%

Ford Motor Co Ltd—

Apr

6

:

200

4%

.1

Engine ft

-V

4%

,1

Fair child

10O

800

Apr

"1%

12%

2d pfd

61

8%

Jan
Feb

75

Associates—

14%

8

77

Feb

53

59%

—

May

69

46%

14%

—

69

475

A.
B_

Washing Machine class B—

6% Mar
.

Apr

125

70%

37% Mar

1%

shares of beneficial lnt

4

May

3

70

_2B
•

series

1,000

69

Jan

.,3% May

7%

8
•

Jan

9% May

200

3%

7%

Apr

1%

Jan

May

Jan

1,700

—

10

32 %

69%

70

.100

Equipment
Equity Corp common
88 convertible preferred
Esquire Inc
Eureka Corp Ltd
Eureka Pipe Line common——

13"% Mar

12%

——

2

—

—

4%

10'/2

Apr

79

Emsco Derrick ft

4% Mar

-

—

10

Apr
Feb

Empire District Electrlo B% pfd— .100
1
Empire Mlllwork Corp.

Apr

1,500

-

2.80

Charls Corp common

4

10%

Jan

'Feb

74

6%

3Va
.104

preferred

Option

111% Mar

3%

—

1

14%
22%

13%

29

76%

Electrographlc Corp common

Jan

Mar

—

—

10

Feb

20% Mar

$6 pfd shares of beneflolal Int..

Easy

Jan

109

'

—

Jan

1%
21

50

V"

3%

Feb

40%

—

—

May

3

225

3%

__

-

1% May

200

109% 110

..

—

1,400

14

6V4

10

May

33

10%

com.

Electrlo Power ft Light $7

62%

100

Conv preference
Cessna aircraft Co common

see

Bulphur

Electric Bond ft Share common—

|

63

2

Cherry-Burrell
common
Chesebrough Mfg common
Chicago Rivet ft Mach
Chicago ft Southern Air Lines
Toting trust ctfs

Texas

Jan

3% May

14

•

$7

Jan

■—

Century Investors Inc

Feb

10%

10%

25

Eastern States Corp.

Jan

8%

100

Conv pfd opt div ser——.—
Conv pfd opt div ser 1929—
Century Electric Co common

14%

Jan

13%

100

Eastern Malleable Iron

Jan

8%

100

preferred

Apr

10%

9%

Falrchlld Camera ft Instrument—

3.50% preferred

Jan

14

£1

DHor preferred

Central Maine Power Co—

Central Ohio Steel Products

Jan

12

25

~2%

6%

Mar

8

—

1

23Vb

33

9%

Eastem

•

•

Feb

Apr

9%

33

2%

86 preferred series

•

Capital City Products common
Carey Baxter ft Kennedy Inc

Jan

100

—

—•

100

2%

1,400

1

Com

preferred

Apr

~2%
"97/«

If

Co

Eastern Gas & Fuel

•

Class B non-voting
Canadian Industries Ltd—

2

"2%

•
1

Feb

7% Mar

•

Convertible
preferred
Canadian Industrial Alcohol—
Class A voting

Jan

Jan

5%

.U

v

•

preference

Apr

9%

33

Dunlop Rubber Co Ltd—
Amer dep rets ord reg
Duraloy (The) Co

—•

Canadian Canners Ltd common

Apr

15%

Jan

8% Mar

Feb

6%

'•

■

__

1

Camden Fire Insurance
Canada Bread Co Ltd
Canada Cement Co Ltd common

4%

Feb

133%

Feb

y;

•

Caiif Cotton Mills Co
California Electric Power

3%

Jan

11%

250

.

—

1

Calgary & Edmonton Corp Ltd

300

Jan

7%

;T; 1

13

Driver Harris Co

Jan

■"

80s

Jan

8

Feb

132

•

%

Feb

Feb

6%

400

•

12%

2% Mar

11

Apr

100

10

Duval

"

Jan
Jan

32

~7%

Durham Hosiery class B common
Duro Teat Corp common

'

6
3

9%

*

Feb

Apr

Jan

IfS May

5%

3%

Draper

Jan

Jan

29 % May

200

1,200

20

Dominion Tar ft Chem Co Ltd

22%

%

5%

2'%

"9%

Dominion Textile Co Ltd common

May

1%

28e

'■

For footnotes

Jan

6
.

14%

6
—8
1
2%

Dominion Steel ft Coal olass B

May

2,900

200

29%

100

—

Domestic Credit Corp class
Dominion Bridge Co Ltd

11% Mar

8,700

ft ,y
2%

"7%

_60c

Amer dep rets ord reg—
Dobeckmun Co common. _.

...

7%

8% Mar

Apr
Mar:;

Jan

105 % May
<

•

Distillers Co Ltd—

Jan

1

4%
7%

5% '

—38

Devoe ft Raynolds class B.

Jan

900

Bruck Mills Ltd class
B

(A M)

5

—

26

Detroit Gray Iron FoundryDetroit Steel Products

Jan

100

4%

9

debenture

8%

>

m

10c

Derby Oil Co common
Detroit Gasket ft Manufacturing

Apr

4%

1

Burry Biscuit Corp
Butler (PH) common

,

29%
5%

1

common—

Dejay Stores common.
Dennlson Mfg class A common

Feb

—10

.

Ino

2.B8

—

Day Mines Inc
Dayton Rubber Co class

Jan

23%

21% Mar

•—

__

•

Distillers
4% cum Junior
pfd
Brown Rubber Co
common
Bruce (E L) Co

Castle

17%

Apr
Mar

102

12

Hosiery Mills

Davenport

11% Jan

10

—

1%

21% May

1%

50

—

•

Class B
Brown Forman

10%

19%

200

10%

10s

—

21%

Mar

9%

21%

€1

British Celanese Ltd—

Casco Products

May

D

Apr

•

British Columbia Power
class A

Canadian

May

55

5% Mar

250

(Mo)

Jan

17%

V5;;,\

————•

Amer dep rets ord
bearer
Amer dep rets ord
reg

7%

4

Jan

14%

;■* '.T ?!■'

7 %

Jan

Jan

IV*
30

2,400

;w.—'

—

—

Apr

Jan

2%

—

Curtis Lighting inc common

Mfg Co

8%

13%

Feb

Mar'(

2% Mar-

270

'

Jan

Apr

5%

2,300

14%

7%

6'/2

-

55

15%

May

12

600

3%

common

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1

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4 %

1,300

44%

4 :V."

54%

Jan

6%

•

British American Tobacco—

6Vz%

Jan

5% Mar

(w--';

:

Tobacco

Curtis

—•

■■

41%

Feb

16%

17

1

—

Class A

■

Feb

Feb

'

Brazilian Traction
Light ft Power

Jf'

3%

Jan

62

70

5,900

"

Jan

Apr

23%

175

Jan

16,600

5%

14

."7%

Atlantic Sugar common

preferred—

,

Cuban

7% Mar

Feb

6

700

6%

preferred

6 %

May

12

%
6 %

5%

Crown Drug Co common

Apr

Jan

42

30%

2,600

4%

5

Crystal Oil Refining common.

38

Mar

34%

"£ 2%

Jan

x45

9

625

3

11%

•

Borne, Scrymser Co
Bourjois Inc—

Apr

Jan

Apr

16% Mar
6% Apr

,

'

Jan

6%

33%

14

Co

9

13% May
'' '■

•

—•

Bohack

Brewing

35%

'

1

Blrdsboro Steel Fdry ft Mach Co com.*
common

Croft

26%

}£

•

Feb

36% Mar
3%

34%

Crosley Motors inc
Crowley Mllner ft Co..
Crown Cent Petrol (Md)...
Crown Cork Internat'l "A" partic—

Jan

37%

7% May

100

Jan

5% Mar

Jan

4%

4,000

Jan

,.\8%

J

Jan

2

Jan

38
Benrus Watch Co Inc
——1
Benson ft Hedges common—».
•

6%

Jan

ft

Jan

14%

600

16;
40

Jan

2%
...

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V

Creole Petroleum.

Mar

5%
10

8% Mar

300

9%
1%

9%

1

X

*

"5%
40

Jan

Mar

28%

Feb

4%

% Jan

1%

7% Mar

•

May

14

Feb
Mar

5

'•■'■

—«•

7

Feb

~5 %

3

14

Apr

%

(ord reg)_£l

dep receipts

16% Jan

13% Feb

100

14%

14%

—■

Basic Refractories Inc

16
•

1

.80

*

Apr
Feb

*

25% May

500

$5

5%

;i

1
•

May
103 Va Jan
18

Jan

3

Jan

"12% Mar

837/e Mar

1,600

x8%

Apr
Apr

103%

Jan'

17

2

1

convertible preferred—
Courtaulds Ltd—
'

8

67%

113% Feb

Jan

9%

3

Apr

Jan

100

86

1

5%

32%

Jan

109

1,300

Reynolds common
preferred class A.

5% Mar

Jan

58%

Feb

40%

,

Jan

3,500

Bo

$1

28%

J

Feb

18'

Cosden Petroleum common
100

Jan

4

12 Va

Corroon ft

8% Mar

7

,5

100

%

5

Apr

4%

17%

Co

Distributing

Apr

4%

11%

1

Apr

Jan

80

102% 102%

Jan

.

5%
7%

18

Co

12
*"

Feb

1% May
35
Jan

800

112% 113

8%

47%

2,000

49%

49

Jan

12

Cornucopia Gold Mines

Cooper

%

Apr

5%

•
8
10

Car-Na-Var Corp

Continental Fdy ft Machine
Cook Paint ft Varnish Co

34%

1

Mining ft Smelt Ltd

Consolidated Royalty

Feb

Mar

7% May

•

Liquidating Corp

Consolidated

8

4

1

Consolidated
Consol

Mar

4%

__

—

30%

—

series B preferred
preferred series O.
Gas Utilities—1

4%

Feb

15%

Mar

24%

—

38%

—

2e

4%%

Jan

Apr

25

Jan

1,200

Machinery—

to

Jan
Jan

2

11% May
3% Jan

1,800

6%

"

Jan

8%

Mar

4%

6%

~l3/a

Inc

Consol a E L P Bait common

Jan

11%

6% Mar

400

Vtc ext

Jan

6

150

11%

4%

— —

Community Public Service————

21%

Mar

3%

Feb

22

1,200

4%

warrants
Co

Feb

Mar

17

6 %

700

'

Colorado Fuel ft Iron

Apr

*

11%

Airlines

Hotel

-13

1%

2,800

4%

-

shares
Barium Steel Corp

:

1%

v

6s/a

Commodore

100

50

American

British-American

Jan

2'A Jan

5% Mar

.29

Colt's Manufacturing

Banco de los Andes—

Blauner's

Jan

15

":>■ 6 %

Feb

13% May

1,000

7%
10

11%

49

—

preferred..

Baldwin Rubber Co

10%

150

Jan

B
1%

':<200

600

Development ordinary.

Continental

Babcock ft Wilcox Co
Baldwin Locomotive—

14%" Apr

2%

%

4%

2,900

24%
..

Jan

13

7%

39

300

6,000

14%

13%

Automatic Steel Products Inc

3

12%

15%

1% May

1,500

5%

Automatic Voting Machine

8%

300

2%

Jan

16%

——

Fisheries

13%

12%

ft Mar

7

—

500

%

%

•

Atlantic

48% May

15%

Colonial Sand ft Stone Co

Associated Electric Industries—

Associated

Feb

Cockshutt Plow Co common—

22%

conv

Apr

Apr

17%

8%
17

«

Va
38%

1%

Clayton ft Lambert Mfg
Cllnchfleld Coal Corp common
Club Aluminum Products Co.

Feb

Jan

2,500
31,000

*

16%

__

High
1%

Va
48%

.1

Mfg Co.
Claude Neon Inc commo:

9% May

Low

Va

45%

48

.1

Clarostat

Jan

Range Since January 1

■V

High

.18

City ft Suburban Homes
Clark Controller Co.

Jan

2% May

'Low

13%

City Auto Stamping.

105% Mar

Apr

Shares

of Prices

1

..10

Cities Service common

Feb

3% May

Feb

5% May

103%

19,900

1

preferred—Aspinook (The) Corp

2%

800

-3.80

—

Ashland (Ml ft Refining Co

81.20

6

2%

•

Arkansas Power ft Light $7 pfd
Aro

3%

2%

10

'■

Sales

for Week

Range

Par

High

15% Mar

100
800

•

non-voting

Last

gale Price

Exchange

Chief Consolidated Mining

2%

**>

preferred

Range Since January 1

'

106

5%
105

New York Curb

:

Week's

Friday

Low

16

3%

—

13

STOCKS—

Shares

1

—

Arkansas Natural Gas common—
6%

3%

1

IOC

pfd

Appalachian Elec Pwr 4Vt%

16

__

I

'

:

ENDED MAY

Sales

High
•

Anglo-Iranian Oil Co Ltd—
Amer dep rets ord reg

EXCHANGE

CURB
WEEK

for Week

of Prices

Sale Price

New York Curb Exchange

FOR

Monday, May 16, 1949

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

'■

34

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eo

..1

1
■

.

<

8

.8

..

Jan

23% Mar.

1

co

.Mar:.

8

9

500

7%

%

Apr

8% May
7

.1.28

88

%

Feb

Jan

10

,Jan

9

Apr

8% Mar
25%

Jan

9%

Apr

page 37.




T

COMMERCIAL &

THE

169 ~ Number 4803

Volume

FINANCIAL

NEW^YOl&tCURB
V1RANG8 m

V

Friday

New York Curb

Week's

Last

STOCKS—

MAY

Low

t%

14% Mar

*

88%

100

preferred—

5%

-1
General Alloys Co
•
General Builders Supply Corp com—1
0 % conv preferred
20

,

1%

Apr

3%

23%

Apr

8%

Jan

400

5%

Jan

6% Mar

50

7%

Apr

8%

7%

300

1%

700

3%

900

5%

preferred series A
10
General Fireprooflng common
•
General Outdoor Adv 6% pfd_—-100
5%

3%

Gilchrist
Glen

...

2 Tb

1,600

Feb

Feb

2% Mar

4

100

Jan

116

Mar

108

Feb

106%

Feb

4

Jan

5%

Apr

14% Mar

1%

5 '/a

1,300

18%

Jan

10

Jan

9%

Jan

173%

17%

1,100

16%

Apr

213/4

10

10%

400

9%

Apr

11%

14 %

14%

1,000

13%

Jan

Lefcourt

1%

500

Le

43

21

24%

Jan

80

Loblaw

7%

1st

Great

Grocery Stores Products
;

Gulf States

Mar

%

Jan

U

6 VB

I

22%

22%

Jan

53%

iff

1

10%

Inc

Inc 8% preferred

Utilities $4.40

pfd

Feb

5%

Jan

100

49% Mar

62 %

Jan

1.000

6% May

12,200

56

56

7%

6%

7%

5%

ii',4

75

109%

109

137

136% 140
35 Va

%

35

11%

Feb

34 %

Apr

.IB

102

80

Feb

8%

Feb

Feb

13%

Public

Service

Mangel Stores

106% Mar

Manlschewitz

Apr

Apr

63/B

7Vb

Mar

9% May

15% May

17%

Mar

x50 V,

Jan

5

15%

15

46%

1
•
1

Common

2%

Jan

2

Jan

McKee

~9Va

9

9 Va

800

8 Va

Mar

9Va May

13

13 Va

400

Corp

$2.50

Feb

'

7 Vo

6%

7%

10%

10%

1,300

9%

10%

6ys
8%

50

10%

100

95%

95%

10%

10%

95%

"

Mead

Jan

8%

Apr

Menasco

12 3%

Feb

Merritt

10

Jan

Jan

new

11

93

Jan

96

8%

41%

42%

325

8%

41%

9Vb

1.700

Mar

74

May

May

300

Mfg

Jan

423%

50

40%

137

30

32%

32

325
—

19%

200

18 3%
x74%

78

4,200

3%

4

600

78

•
—

—.

.

Jan

3
■

100

IS

60,400

3/8

Feb

225

8

9%

Apr

Jan

]<j May

86

86%

77%

Feb

88 Va

Apr

75%

77

425

66 Va

Feb

78 %

Apr

18%

18%

11,700

16%

Feb

20 ys

Jan-

1113% 1113%

10

111%

Feb

11%

Apr

18%

113

Feb

14%

Jan

8%

Feb

12%

13

200

10% Jan

13%

Apr

14

14

200

13

Feb

14 Va

Apr

25

Apr

25

Apr

37

37

May

38

Jan

123/4

7% Mar

2%

Feb

6%

1,200

17%

400

15%

Feb

3 Vb

3%

300

2%

Feb

6 Vb

6 Vb

100

6

Jan

144

Feb
Jan

109

Class B

1

18% May

21

Jan

68 3/i

79%

Jan

Feb

4

23/e Jan
Jan

473%

preferred

1,500

13%

Feb

17%

353%

25

35

Feb

37

Feb

28%

150

27% Mar

73%

200

7 % Mar

32%
9%

Jan

Feb

15%

Jan

1% Mar

2Va

Apr

73%

15

14

15

1%

100

Co

1

1%

3,500
800

v

t

Co

Jan

Mid-West

Jan

Midwest

2

22%

Apr

Jan

1,900

£1
16%

17

18

1
2.50
•
10
1

'

9

17% May

17

100

14%

Feb

100

11%

Jan

12%

56

55%

56

500

~7%

shs__•

shares

~7%

~8

1.600

•
10%

400

10

,9o

1/2

13%

xl2%

13%

4,400

1

Investors

10%

9

International Safety Razor B
International Utilities common

10%

•

International Products

1%

1%

1%

900

5

5

5%

1,000

S1

1,800
,

1

cl A

May

98

Apr

104%

Jan

110%

•

—,

1

12%

Apr

47

Jan

56

Feb

22

common

8% Mar

11%
1'*'

p14

Apr

1%
17

Plan

Tel & Tel

Mt Vernon-Woodberry

Apr

Muter

Jan

Company

Mills

common

1
*
2.00
M
•$«

Jan

Namm's

2%
.7.

1

Jim Brown Stores common

•

Preference

^*

2%

200

2% Mar

3%

Corp

5 V,

700

4%

6%

Jan

3%

3%

100

3%

3%

200

5%

3% May
Feb

Jan

4%

Jan

20%

3% May
19

Co..

Feb

Inc

Jan

K
1

Oorp

Co

pfd

•

12%

12%

1
,*
1

—.—

Inc

Key Co common
Ktdde (Walter) A Oo

100

12%

12%

100

9%

Jan

126 Vi

Apr

5%
12%
11%
x7

Feb
Feb
Mar

9%

Feb

>

13% Mar
Jan

13

-

——

Seeiey Corp

Products

Kir by

Petroleum
Kirkland Lake G M Oo Ltd




•
50
1

103

5%

2.400

Mar

3%

Jan

12% Mar
105

5%

33

33%

GOO

"2%

~2%

G00

10%

10%

1,800

National Rubber

New

Mar

—I

IV.

900

Hev

Machinery—

Corp

Ingland Tel & Tel
Haven Clock & Watch

Co.
convertible preferred
Zinc
—Mexico A Arizona Land
Park Mining Co
——
Process Co common—^„
Auction Co common
& Honduras RosarioMerchandise
Shipbuilding Corp—

4/2%

New

Apr

New

Y

Y

Jan

33%

Apr

Feb

17

Mar

N

3

!

(Herman)

New Jersey

26%

Jan

N

Y

Feb

12%

Jan

N

Y

,'« Mar

1%

Jan

9%

5% May

100

~7%

5,600

2

2Va

7,200

9%

75

13%
3%

1,300

3%
18%

19%

200

22%

22%

50

2%

2%
7Vs

1,800

"7%

Feb

Jan

8%

Feb

Apr

32 %

Apr

6%

Feb

8Vs

Apr

7

7

200

1,200

Feb

2%

Jan

9

Mar

10 %

Jan

23

11%

12

Mar

25

Apr

1%

11% May

16%

Jan

4%

Jan

18 % Mar

19%

Jan

3%
20

Feb
6% Mar

~8%

8%

"9

3,500

Feb

22% May

Mar

2%

3 % Mar
'

7% Jan

Feb

32 Va

8% Mar

10%

29%

Jan

Jan

93%

7%
3

Jan

97

Feb

24

Feb

30

Apr

1,100

6%

Jan

600

2%

Jan

89% Jan
98

2%

900

169 % 1703%

60

2%
169 %

333%

33%

50

3%

~35/a

3%

700

12%

13%

32

32

99% 1001%
223%
22

1,300

2%

3% Mar
95

May

101%

Apr

2%

167% Mar
33

8% Mar

Apr

176

37%

Mar
Apr
Jan

Jan
Jan

Jan

4%

Feb

12% Mar

14%

Jan

Jan

33%
103%

Jan

3%

200

31%

20

97%

Feb

100

17

Mar

24

Apr

Feb

22% Jan

28 VB

850

28 %

May

9>/B

9'%

600

Feb

10 Vs

Jan

12'%

12%

200

11

Feb

13%

Jan

9%

9%

400

9

Feb

12% Jan

25%
9 Vb

~9%

8%

Founders

3

Mar

3%

4'%

600

3

3 Va

3,500

2% Mar

300

29 % Mar

~87/b

8 3%

X8%

32

"9
x8%

5,300
200

Jan

13

5%

Jan

Jan

3% Jan
33%
34

Apr
Jan

8%

Jan

9%

Feb

8

Apr

11%

Jan

9% Apr

~77/a

~77/b

~7%

"7%

_7%

300

"3%

"33%

300

_3
8%

Neptune Meter common
NesWs Le Mur Co class A

N

2% May

% May

28,200

73/8

9

National Steel Car Ltd

15

33%

-1

1
—

5

5,600

6 Va

34

National Pressure Cooker commonNational Radiator Co

New

1W

preferred

Jan

32
—

National Mfg Jk Stores common

9% Mar

Kimberly-Clark Corp—
Kings County Lighting common
4%
cumulative preferred

6%

7/b

3«/b

Bellas

preferred

Nelson

20,100

5%

Apr

123 V. Mar

5%

100

Jan

4%

common

National Transit common—,
National Union Radio

Kansas Gas A Electric 1%

Jan

1%

——

Fuel Gas
National Mallinson Fabrics

Jan

5

2%
"

9%

11% May
Nacbman

National
1

Apr

N

Apr

7%

1

7 Va

Jan

Hess common.
National Breweries common

Jefferson Lake Sulphur Co_

5% May

100

1

31%

Apr

National

Jeannette Glass Oo common

Mar

Jan

1%

Jan

Producers

Muskegon Piston Ring common
Muskogee Co common

6%

3% Mar

100
10
•
100

Corp of America

Murray Ohio Mfg Co

11% Jan

Feb

%

Mar

48

100

1
1

Mountain States

Jan

700

*

6

Jan

73/b

*

Mountain States Power common

Feb

11

1 %

Jan

5 Vb

5%

•
J
50o
60

common

Refineries

Mountain

May

7% May
7% Mar

% May
12% Feb

Apr

5%

7%

50o
10

Co

convertible preferred

Morris

Feb

Jan

14%

•
com

12

Jan

20%

500

•

International Petroleum coupon

Jan

88%
10%

108%

105

105

90

International Metal Industries A

Apr

10%
250

96

Jan

5Va

3%

1
6 Vs

7%

lit
100
1
Montgomery Ward & Co class A——*
Moody Investors partlc pfd
•

17% May

12%

■

109%

73/b

2

Molybdenum Corp
Monogram Pictures common
Monongahela Power Oo—
4.40% cum pfd
4.80% cum pfd series B
Monroe Loan Society com class A

Feb

12%

95

96

Feb

3% Mar

5%

9

Abrasive

Miller Wohl Co

Jan

4%

Feb

•

Preferred $3.50 series

10%

13%

£1
10

6% May

17

•

6

45

1

c

common

Oil

Mid-West

Jan

8,300

17

Jan

Feb

r

lfl

Corp

Midwest Piping & Supply

2% Mar

Feb

12% May

4 Ye Mar

200

Jan

108%

~4%

(•*«

•

Mldvale

6

11%

t

$2 non-cum

Feb

3%

400

13%

Jan

5

I

4%

25o

Corp common

dividend shares

Apr

Apr

125

Jan
Mar

2,300

353%

•

Apr

100

2

1%

1

Midland Oil Corp $1 conv pfd
Midland Steel Products—

13%

2 Va

6%

Feb

& Scott Oorp—

Ex-distribution

4

13%

3% May

Feb

14%

13/b

Middle West Corp—

Mar

125

12 VB

Jan

14

1%
xl4%

Middle States Petroleum class A v t c_l

3 2 3% May

30%
107%

43

Feb
Jan

H

•

preferred

6%

42 3% May

Mar

136

2%
8%

19%

Feb

6 % May

6%

28

Co

&

100

37

17'%

6%

—

Michigan Sugar Co common

300

6%

•

common

International Cigar Machinery
International Hydro-Electric—

King

4,500

8%

%

•

Mlcromatic Hone

2 %

2 Vo

•

1

•«

13%

12

1

_

_

Insurance Co of North America

Kingston

Jan

24 Va May

24%

J
f

Iron

4

1%

"■

~rl

& Ireland

4%«

Apr

24 Va

8 3%

3

Michigan Bumper Corp
Michigan Steel Tube

Jan

17%

__

•

Indianapolis Pwr A Light 4% pfd—100

Kennedy's

25 %

Jan

233%

24 VB

1

common

Participating preferred

Jan

31

143% May

~4

_

3%

27% May

50

5

Imperial Chemical Industries—
Amer dep rets registered
Imperial Oil (Canada) coupon
Registered
Imperial Tobacco of Canada
Imperial Tobacco of Great Britain

Kawneer

Jan

21 Va

700

Missouri Public Service common

Kalser-Frazer

23%

1
10

Co

Metal Textile

Apr

600

137

32%

warrants-

Kokenge

Jan

•

common

Chapman

4%%

&

Jan

26 Va

13

Mining Corp of Canada
*
Minnesota Power & Light 5% pfd—100

Julian

7 Va

12%

10

Dredging

A

Mesabl

Jan

11

423/4

5

_

48%

41% May
8% May

3'%
1

•

$2.25 pfd

5%

1434

3%

•

Royalty
Iron Fireman Mfg v t c
Irving Air Chute
Italian Superpower Corp

Jan

6% Mar

8 3% May

Feb

143%

'

•

1st conv preferredHydro-Electric Securities
Hygrade Food Products

Registered

25

25

£1

& Co class B

Johnson

6%%

Jan

68

-

8%

—15

com

T

Co

300

7

Warrants

103% Mar

Jan

9'%

20

MoWllliam8

Feb

10% Mar

•

~

—

•

common

Zinc

7%

Jan
Mar

•

L

preferred

15%

Jan

10

350

9%.

9

'

Illinois

26

Marine

common

(AG)

Mar

11

2,700

10%

—1

Refining
Mfg Co

stock

Jan

1
•

common

Co

Mfg

McCord

1%

0

Inc common

Hussman Refrigerator

25%

25 Va

I

Shovel

McClanahan Oil Co

1% Mar

.100

(Harvey)
Oil

Huyler's

Apr

400

...10

preferred

&

45V4

500

—,1

ft Hardart oommon

Humble

Jan

13

50

■

Horn ft Hardart Baking Co

Hubbell

22%

12%

10

convertible preferred

1%

•

& Co

9% Mar
203% Mar

'

-

Lock

50

5%

1%

-100

Inc

&

%

McAleer

1%

_

& Co class A

A)

800

Feb

Feb

100

Co

International
Power

1%

•

(Geo

100

47

"~2

Holly Stores Inc.
Holophane Co common

Hurd

4%

650

—

Holllnger Consolidated G M

6*

100

9%

•

preferred w w
preferred w w
Henry Holt & Co common

'Horn

4%

9 V,

:::B

•.

common

6%%

Hormel

Jan

4%

9%

,25o

Stores oommon

4%

"order's

Jan

19%

%

10%

100

common

Harris

13%

A

(R)

Jan

Apr

is«

4,900
500

U

Co

(The B)

Marlon

4%

—I

Heller Oo common

Hoe

6%
10 3%

M
Maine

.....1

Co

Mining Oo

Class

Apr

Feb

6%

2,400

__1

Macklntosh-Hemphill Co

38% Mar

-,.1

'

common.

Helena Rubinstein

—

21 % Mar

Mapes Consolidated Mfg Co

__25

__

Hathaway Bakeries Inc
Hearn Dept

23

12'%

253%

Feb

xl36%

13%

Hazel tine Corp
Hecla

20% Mar

21%

~7%

*

Apr

142

30

1.400

35%
105%

105

*

Paper common—

Brewing

500

23

Apr

111%

7% Mar

B

,

Rayon

Harvard

Apr

63% Mar

11 VB

25

Lynch Corp

Jan

8

Apr
Feb

7

•

Electric Light

Hartford

8%

Jan

24% May

Louisiana Land & Exploration
Louisiana Power & Light $6 pfd

11% Jan

103% Feb

2,300

109%

10 Y»

11%

100

Bridge Oo Ltd

Hartford

Jan

5%

A.

Communication Co Ltd

Hammermill

7%

700

21

Class B

Massey

Hrt

10%

II
,

Long Island Lighting CoCommon ctfs of dep.
1% preferred A ctfs of dep
6 % preferred B ctfs of dep

H
Tatmp

1,100

""a

12 %

I

Groceterias class

Marconi

Hall

Apr

7%
6%

—

6

common

Lone Star Gas Co. (Texas)

Jan

4%

25
common„25c

Gypsum Lime A Alabastlne

Hamilton

Jan

133%

Apr

9'% Mar

1
1
IB

Longlnes-Wlttnauer Watch Co—

Jan

52%

%

%

•
100

preferred

Northern Paper

Jan

5%

Jan

Tea—

stock

common

13%

Apr

8%

13

Locke Steel Chain.

Feb

Graham-Paige Motors 6% conv pfd__23
Grand Rapids Varnish
I
Gray Mfg Co
9
Non-voting

Corp

Lipton (Thos J)

Jan

74%

10

Great Atlantic A Pacific

Tourneau

Lionel

Jan

1

common

73%

GVa

Oil

(R Q)
Line Material Co

Jan

38 % Mar

50
•

class A

Mfg

2%

•

Goodman Mfg Co
Gorham

1% May

•

Goldfield Consolidated Mines

7%

I

Realty common
Development

Leonard

.

14 Va May

!%

14%

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-*

$4.50 prior preferred

.1

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La Salle Extension University,

Jan

9

Inc

12%

Jan

1

(Adolf) Inc common

Gorhsm Inc

12% Mar

4

12%

....—I

Lit Brothers common

*

Coal

Godchaux Sugars class A
Class B

„

Jan

7%

Feb

May

113%

1

Lanston Monotype Machine

May

f

Gobel

6%

1,200

I

Lamaon Corp of Delaware-,

Jan

Jan

113%

25

115

La key Foundry

Feb

5%

Company

Lake Shore Mines Ltd

35% Jan
102%

Jan

95

115

Laclede-Ohrlsty

L'Aiglpn Apparel Inc

25

Glenmore Distilleries class B

Globe-Union

Mar

3%

3,500

•

Co

Alden

31

-•

common

Gladding McBean At Co

,

3%

2 %

2%

1

Giant Yellow knife Gold Mines

100

32

100% Mar

•
•

preferred

7%

32

General Phoenix Corp
,1
General Plywood Corp common——50c
General Public Service $6 preferred—*

Georgia Power $0 preferred

6

7%

5%

1

General Finance Corp common

(A C)

20% May

Apr

■

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Amer dep rets ord reg

Gilbert

Mar

18%
12

Co

General Electric Co Ltd—

tlS

12

Feb

8%

7Ve

7%

100

Jan

10% Mar

20%

10

Jan

Feb

High

Feb

9%

Apr

3Vb

Range Since January 1
Low

1,000

10

20

20%

Stores

Brewing

Krueger

Mar

8

22'A

1%
3V4

3%

Kobacker

Fgb

92%

(IB)

Shares

High

30

Oo common
Rubber Co—

Knott Oorp common

,15% Apr

Jan

5% May
1% Jan

1,100

6

'

of Prices
Low

(DEmll)

for Week

Range

High

<—

Klelnert

Geliman Mfg Co common

'Last

Sale Price

New York Curb Exchange

Range-Since January 1

Shares

High'

•

Sales

Week's

Friday
STOCKS—

Klein

Oattneau Power Co oommon

13

Sales

of Prices

■

Low

Par

EXCHANGE

ENDED

for Week

Range

Sale Price'

Exchange

WEEK

(2127)

CHRONICLE

8

1,200

11%

Feb

7% May

10%

Jan

6% Mar

7%

1

10

1%

Apr
3% Mar

Apr

5,600

2%

Apr

4%

6%

Feb

9

Jan

27/b

3

8%

8%

200

Apr

6%

Feb

79%

140

79

May

87%

Jan

3,500

1

Mar

2%

Jan

3

Mar

14%

79
1

1 Va

50

3%

58%

18%

3

5%
79%

Jan

17% Mar

Jan
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9

33%

57%

58%

1.800

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10%

7,300

1%

600

1%

Feb

May

16% Mar

7% Jan
Jan

Apr

67

6

Feb

11 % Apr

1%

Jan

1% Apr

56%

65

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Apr

75

Jan

Apr

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Jan

Apr

28%

28%

50

Feb

30 %

103%

10%

350

10% May

13%

Feb

19

400

16%

20

Apr

.17%

26%

Jan

35

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THE

(2128)

YORK

NEW

RANGE

Friday
Last

Sale Price

Low

Niagara Hudson Power common
5"/o
1st, preferred
6%

B

optional

100%

Jan

96%

Apr

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Feb

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Jan

10%

10%

10%

2,100

9%

Jan

10%

Apr

8%

8%

8%

2,000

7%

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400

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Central

North

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1st

11

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Oil

Savoy

1

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Samson

9% Mar

400

28%

30%

30%

100

37%

Jan

37

Jan

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28

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Steel

Apr

100

Apr

12%

12%

100

11%

Feb

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Securities

2'/8

2%

2%

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2%

Jan

3%

Apr

Beeman

Feb

Segal Lock & Hardware

2

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85

86%

103

103%

85

50

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103% May

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Jan

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800

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1,300

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500

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Feb

31

100

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2%

25t

(Del)

& Fisher Brick Co
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(D A) Inc common.:

Mar

30%

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2

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Lawrence

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Bait Dome Oil Co

1%

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Northern Indiana Pub Serv 5%

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100

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10

12

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475

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9%

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Apr

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11%'

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North

7%

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Mines

American

North

11

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Last

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—;

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Low

96%

,

class B com

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Friday

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Niagara dhare Corp

13

New York Curb Exchange

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High

10

MAY

ENDED

STOCKS—

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'96%

100
100

preferred

20.

Class

10%

1

WEEK

Monday, May 16, 1949

EXCHANGE

CURB

for Week

Range
of Prices

Par

CHRONICLE

FINANCIAL

Sales

Week's

,

STOCKS—
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FOR

&

4

274

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1,000

3

5

Jan

5

2%

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4%

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Jan

12

Apr

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300

274

Apr

13%

Jan

Jan
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Corp

Ogden

Co class

Ohio

Brass

Ohio

Power

4%%

Pomdexter

Old

B

15

com

Distillery

Oliver United Filters

Omar

108

100

new

class B

Inc

35%

106%

Feb

30%

Apr

8%

500

8%

12%

Securities

15%

7%

7%

100

1

14

Jan
Jan

Shoe Corp

Pacific Gas & Elec 6%
5%%
1st preferred
Pacific

Lighting $5

Pacific

1st pfd

Power Si Light
1st

preferred
5%

Paramount

1

Patican

2

Ltd

Penn

Power

&

1

Power
6%

29% Mar
U May

original preferred

4.88%

cum

preferred

4.56%

conv

_

Jan

8'A Mar

1

Feb

3% May

Southern Pipe Line

2%

100

174

Jan

2% Mar

Southland

100%

Jan

4%

4%

400

34%

3574

450

3%

3%

200

52%

53%

400

--

9%

--

10

•

50%

800

41'A

Jan

3

4.48%

2%

2%

2%

11'/a

10

Feb

Standard

Mar

Jan

$1.60

874

Jan

~2tt

600

2%

Jan

•V~3ft

1,300

1%

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Apr
Apr

500

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11%

36%

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39

2%

11%
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18%

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274

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17

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800

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69%

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36%

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15

10

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33

8%

8

200

14%

•

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24%

4%

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Jan

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Jan

38

;

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Jan

11%

Jan

Apr

174

Jan

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7%

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96

7%

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1,000

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Jan

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600

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Jan

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10

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9%

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14%

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5%

Jan

3%

100

3%

Feb

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Jan

100%

(S)

Co

19

19

20%

300

6%
preferred
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87%

30%

31%

1.5

1%

100

145

—*

460

145

85% Jan.

10

143%

Apr

200

14% ,14%

13%

Feb

Mar

1074

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3%

3%
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274 Mar

274

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67%

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15

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400

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41

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Feb

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Apr

17

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11

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274

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11

2874

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3,200

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pfd

f.

400

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11

28%

•

common

common

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Jan

Tllo

148%

Jan

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Co

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92%

11%

Jan

2974

Apr

10%

Jan

15 %

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128

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convertible

Raytheon

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Mar

17%

Jan

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1

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1

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40

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19

May

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1

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3%

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Royalite Oil Co Ltd new com
Russekg Fifth Ave common
Ryan Aeronautical
Ryan Consolidated
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&

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For footnotes

Co

Petroleum
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see

page 37.




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47%

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2%

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274

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Union

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2

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Jan

93

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21%

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27

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9

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Union

Stock Yards of Omaha
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7%

9%

300

7%

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9%

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6%

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United Light & Railways

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Feb

Mar

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7

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26

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common

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Tonopah Mining of Nevada
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10

preferred

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ltf

18%

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Packing Co common
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Todd

10

Feb

■

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A

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common

common

1074 May
26

300

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Apr
Mar

3%

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30%

30%

50

10

17%

17%

17%

10.600

16% May

7

28%

27%

28 %

14,900

21

Feb

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9%

9%

100

9

Apr

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Mar

•

common

26

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Feb

Jan
Jan

39

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9,600

Jan

3074 M^y

21

21

Jan

Apr
Jan

Mar

United Molasses, Co Ltd—
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United

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&

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...

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100

——

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10

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4% Jan
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!

Jan

Jan

12 %

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Jan

900

16%

Tobacco Security Trust Co Ltd—

Railway & Light Securities—
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Railway & Utility Investment

Apr

1274 Mar

98% Mar
21 %

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warrants.

Jan

274

10%

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50

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Jan

774

4,900

73

2%

Jan

;

800

4%

7274

„

Feb

May

An6% May

200

;

1 %

11274

150

674

3%

•

.j

31 % May

Feb

%/"l% Feb

'

Corp

19

100

135

674

4%

•

Apr

474 Mar

Jan
Mar

9

1,200

135

—

21%

274

2,400

174
174

?

3%

,

18% Mar

100

9

174

I

135

j

74 Mar

874

T6%

-

2974

a

174

•'

Swan Finch Oil Corp

Jan

Thor

89

.1

i

9

-—'J

I—1

Thew

88%

Jan

"

—

■X

•

v# 4%

'

'

—1

Drug common
Superior Portland Cement, Inc
Superior Tool Si Die Co

Texas

common

"

Apr

6% Mar

100

4%

4%

■I

—

-

—1

...

i

common..

Tampa Electric Co

Oats

Jan

3%

;

I/:"

common

& Co

Technicolor

Quaker

Jan
'

100

—1

Sun Ray

•

2% Mar

1,300

com.

(Hugo) Corp
Stop & Shop Inc

1 %

•

39

6%

Feb

300

74

—

Stinnes

8% May

10%

5

Ii

31%

■

7%

—1

{Sterling Engine Co
Sterling Inc

Jan

Jan

•

Jan

29%

%

—1

Products

Apr

95 74

—

;

26% Mar

674

674

Inc

8%

Apr

300

300

j

Feb

26 74 Mar

7%

—10

Corp...

Aluminum

Sterling

2,700

-

'

...

May

23% May
4% Apr

3%

—

Feb

Jan

1%

99

—

30

700

2%

Jan

5%

10%

100

2974

Apr
Mar

1,100
.

"%

Co.

14%

-

Apr

27%

1

—.

Corp

12%

1%

—

44

27

~2~78

_

Products

95 %

400

*

Jan

24%

2%
8tarrett

10%

-

18

Jan

27%

•

Standard-Thomson

1%

7%

Apr

28

—"

•

preferred

Standard

Jan

32% May
7% Feb

400

%

Jan

37

;
v'

—

3%

B

Jan

6%

•

Apr

■

2,400

Feb

•25%

class

11% Mar

—

Manufacturing

3%

2,600

.■

—

93 % Mar

•

com

274 Mar

28%

—

preferred

4% Mar

800

i

1

Puget Sound Power & Light—
$5
prior preferred
Puget Sound Pulp & Timber
Pyle-Natlonal Co common

11%

6%

6'A

2.50

Providence Gas
Public 8ervice of Colorado—
4%% cumulative preferred

Jan

24%

.

Jan

Feb

3% Mar

100

—

5%

•

•

8

1,200 ..."

convertible

Common

Mar

Apr

62

1,100 t

374
—

~5%

100

B

Apr

27%

1
Dredging Corp common.
..20
preferred
Standard Forgings Corp
1
Standard Oil (Ky)
10
Standard Power & Light com
1

Jan

2%
11

•

Standard

Apr

24%

18%

Prosperity Co class

Feb

7%

29%

—25

Brewing Co

Convertible

3%
13%

Feb

64

-

37s

2774

_25

Standard Cap & Seal common

F<&
Jan

.50

1

1%

200

28

„•

Stahl-Meyer Inc....

Apr

21%

—

Producers Corp of Nevada

1274

Jan

29%

preference.;

Royalty Co
Spencer Shoe Corp

Jan

100

50

1

'J,

27%

29%

preferred—

cum

1% Mar
11
7

10

America

Jan

i96 May
3

300

274

15

25

conv

4.32%

May

21%

25a
common

874

1,800.

'

474 Mar

5974

Jan

9%

100

26% Mar

5% Mar

4% May
32% Mar

600

174
13

106

93

1,300

7%

_

—6

175

104% 106

'.

Apr
Jan

5,200

—1

1%

2.50

Jan

88 74

2574

•

27%
__

Steel Co of Canada.

common.

f

74
3%

7

25

preference

7

13-

5

Feb

10%

i9«
3

...25

6,200

53%
-

374

Edison—

11,320

-

•

Jan

2% Mar

__

274

—10

Line

8%

1

preferred
Lambert Co
Prentice-Hall Inc common

Pyrene

Apr

% May

Pipe

974

•

__

12.50

common.

California

23674

..

74
3

1

3%

35%

1

common

of

27%

Apr

shares

1st

Metals

Oil

774

Mar

— —

10%

1

Corp common

Penn

May

223

__

1

3

*

Pratt-&
Pressed

25%

—~

1

2%

2

Corp of Canada

Jan

-*

Amer

Alexander

23%

Jan

6

160

"

1

50

•

Mining Co.
&

200

Apr

t

Manufacturing common

5%

Jan

29%

i

19,000

,_50o

Pleasant Valley Wine Co

Powdrell

47

4%

,

2%

2.50
common

Pittsburgh Bess & Lake Erie RR
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
Pittsburgh Metallurgical common

8cale

Mar

42% May

May

Feb

2,100

__

Co—

South

674

233% 236

-100

...

Pa

16

May

28% May

■

•

Corp

Coast

w'?;'

—

6

235%

.£1

__

Manufacturing

Southwest

Jan

13% May

«...

Paper Mills

South

Apr

Jan
Mar

20

Jan

#

\l

—

20

Pltney-Bowes Inc

Pneumatic

Jan
Jan

5%

1

_iU0

28%

106

•

Pioneer Gold Mines Ltd
Piper Aircraft Corp common

Polaris

400

4274
24 %

•

(Mass)—-

Ltd

Jan

Boss

60

107% Mar

Mar

11%

700

3%

— -.

%

100

common

Johnson

3

4%

5Solar

Sonotone

13%

16

8

1

Perfect Circle Corp
Pharis Tire & Rubber

Pinchin

Mar

1,100

1574
80

Feb

55

Jan

18

•

13

13%

•

28%

—

2.50

(The)

Governor

13

20

24%

1

Philadelphia Co common
Phillips Packing Co
Pierce

100

Jan

14%

Jan

10574 Mar

--

8olar Ahcraft Co

Jan

17

Apr
May

14

42%

42%

warrants

Light 4%% pfd

Peppercll Mfg Co

11%
24 %

Apr

19

Jan

4

53

:

*

(Howard;

Apr
Apr

12 % Mar

600

Feb

3%
'22 V4

Publications—

3/8

common

Traffic Co
Penn Water & Power Co

Pep Boys

7%

350

Smitn

300

"

•

Ltd.

**

Penn Gas & Elec class A
common
Penn

Feb
Apr

58

4

May

25 %

38%

14

•

4

25

oreferred

Corp

17,900

20%

19

Jan

Apr
Apr

55

—

Pennroad

Mar

14%

—

•

common

Rights
Penn-Dixie Cement

Jan

98

2%

16,800

8

19%

'2

23

cum

104%

Jan
Feb

14

5374

1174

Jan

W—

Simplicity Pattern common
Simpson's Ltd class B—
Slnger Manufacturing Co..
Singer Manufacturing Co Ltd—
Amer dep rets ord regis
Bloux City Gas & Elec Co—
3.90% preferred

Southern

Telephone

$1.32

;

20

•

$1 cumulative preferred

<

274

--

5

Apr

2374

——

8

Corp

Jan

38%

—

--

2/8

Jan

32%

15

100

19

•

36

Jan

1974

1374

•

$3 convertible preferred

Jan

94

.

m. ~

•

Co

874

Apr

10074

mm'

mm

1

Peninsular

1,500

•

Parkersburg Rig & Reel
Patchogue Plymouth Mills..
Co

34%

100

preferred

Motors

Pen

34

*

pfd

Page-Hersey Tubes common
Pancoastal Oil (CA) v t c
Pantapec Oil (CA) Amer sh
Parker

300

3

25

Pacific Public Service com

$1.30

7%

7% May
32'A Apr
29%

23

7%

33%

'

274

100

•

Canada

of America class A

Simmons-Boardman
-8

200

53

.25

common

Silex Co common

Pacific Can Co common

974 Mar

eoo

274

21%

100

Breweries

Slck's

10

27a

preferred

Sherwin-Williams of

8 % May

Jan

7

4 %

""/I

21%

•

-

Sherwin-Williams

—

10

—

Sheller Mfg Co..

Mar

14

—

'

•

common

Shawinigan Water & Power

Feb

2274

Apr

Apr

14% May

1,000

1

,

——

Shattuck Denn Mining

Apr

9%

Jan

11

14%

15

31%

Leather

Seton

Jan

112

1

Control
Serrlck Corp class B
Safety

Sentry

Jan

40% Mar

Jan

50

1

O'okiep Copper Co Ltd Amer shares
Overseas

150

1,500

8%

X
•

2%

Feb

30%

40

30%

30%

2

1,300

108%

39%

•

common

preferred

Natural Gas

Oklahoma

2%

2

SOfl

common

474

Feb

246%

Feb

1

Volume

THE; COMMERCIAL

Number 4803

169

YORK

NEW

RANGE

Friday
Last

STOCKS—
New York Curb

United Profit Sharing com
10%
preferred

United

■

Shoe

.25c
10
25
25
1
_10c

Machinery common

Preferred

>

_

United

.<

U S

Specialities common
Air Conditioning Corp

U S Foil Co class B

U S Rubber

l-/-.

Reclaiming'Co

United Stores Corp com2l~£_
Universal Consolidated Oil

/

39

7V2

7-%

1

1

37%

100

7514

1,300

*>•■2%

7514

3%

~2%

4oy4

*0

3%

~2%

1

Jan

83A

Feb

1%

Jan

:%'/•

4i %•

Mar

3%

1 Jan

75

334

1,000

15% May

*

Feb

Jan

6*4

A7s

Nov

ex

Co—*

900

-

35 >4

Feb

24 %

-

Altalian
Kansas

Superpower

6s~

22%

*2%

2%

3,100

2

23%

233/b

23%

400

21

Jan

100

22% May

J-J

4%s
i

,

,

New

Feb

26

2%

N

Y

Power

Apr

23% May

Venezuela

Syndicate

1

4%

20c

Iric

;

•••

:•

634

Jan

71

May

4% k:

2%

■

"i

1st

2%

4 T

1,000

-

/

400

534

Aircraft

Waco

Co

$2

1

"1%

30

8%

preferred

cum

Watch

Ward

_L

Co—1

Aircraft

West

Utilities

Texas

1
1.25

Western

preferred

$6

Maryland Ry 7%
Tablet

Western

Westmoreland Inc

Oil

River

Wickes

(The)

Williams

(R C)

-

Jan

1st mtge

1%

11,500

34

Feb

2%

Jan

33/a

900

2 34

Feb

4%

Jan

Spalding (AG)

1%

1,200

114

Jan

1%

Apr

AStarrett

6%

700

6% May

7%

Jan

115%

Feb

Mar

155

100

22%

Apr

26

30%

Apr

36

21%

14 Vb

100

16 Viz

2V2

600

8 Vb Mar

9

150

5%

Feb

8

Apr

9

Apr

10

Jan

Apr

5

Jan

7

9%

25

3%

400

14%

14%

30%

30 7

27/a
14

50

.V

Feb

10

£1
*

10

200

10%

103/4

400

8

8

974

107/b

10% Mar

7%

Jan

Jan

'

Sale Price

Bonds

series

'Boston

13

105%
96/4

5%s A

1955

M-N

1007/b 101

20

100%

(20%

1964

j-j

106% 106%

106

Cities Service
'■

5s

Debenture

,—

3s

;

(Bait)

Gas El Lt & Pwr

1st ref mtge 3s ser

1

1st ref mtge

234s ser Q

Consolidated
Gen

Gas

•'

'

// '

•

/.•

•

-

1st mtge

99%

Danish

M-S

106 %,:

106% 106%

J-J

106 %

105

A 1st

m^ge 4s

ser

B—.

103

Elmira

Lt

Water

&

Marelli Elec

Ercole

106

107%

203

87

913%

90%

91%

Cons

RR

5s

A-O

563/4

55%

*37%

55

6

98%

48j4

9634

34

100%

116

55

+48
+

33

1963

*103

103%

102%

;

:

A7s

J-D

55

54

105% 105%

1053b

vt

$52%

104%

6

listed

on

are

58

105%

55

"i

(ser ABCD

/

,,

Jt

to

1972
2008

E)_^—1997

(Plan A)
2%

Government

6%s

5 %S

52%

Odd-lot

par

value,

a

transaction

gReported in

trials

May
May

7
9

May

10-

May
May

1112—i

May

13

*

roads

ities

175.39
175.17
174.37
174.40

Date—

15

47.43
47.25
47.11
47.17
47.35
47.58

174.70
174.82




.*118%

109

1183%

Bonds

65

Stocks

55

used

55

37

56

32

55%

Jan. 1

—

37%-; 41%

40%
&

r-v

85

r

79 -

79

*11%

%

1/70^*81%
79%

12

;

12%

6%

M-S

15%

6

13%

15%

M-N
J-D

27%

28%

4

24%

29 ;

40

40

8

37 y8

41%

Df-N
A-O
J-D
J-D

*45%
413%

43

80

61%

80

*28

30%

26%

31

18

18%

*45%

■

'

.

■

*26

•$75

J-J
18%

J-J

2012
1919

15%; 18%

68
V

24%

4

26%

J-J

26%

27/8

2%

3 Vb

100

23/4

3Vb

99

2

.29

2

27/B

J-D
M-S

ABonds being

traded flat.

'
-

3%
3%

transacted during current week.

sales being

•

J

v

.

;■>

above—"cod," certificates of

"conv," convertible; "M," mortgage; "n-v," non-voting
"wi," when issued; "w w." with warrants; "xw," without

stock; "vtc," voting trust certificates;
warrants.

Over-lhe-Counler Industrial Stock Average
(35 Stocks)

Quotation Bureau, Inc.

Compiled by National

10

First

Second

Grade

Grade

Util¬

40

May

7

Rails

ities

Bonds

May

9

31.40

May 10

31.27

Range for 1949

31.39

Date—

Closing

•

Total

35.89

63.22

101.69

102.13

86.40

103.58

98.46

35.85

63.10

101.72

102.20

83.14

103.55

98.40

35.75

62.86

101.75

102.22

85.96

103.61

62 90

101.75

102.21

85.96

103.58

98.37

May 11

35.92*

63.06

101.77

102.27

85.80

103.59

98.35

35.85

63.13

101.77

102.38

85.76

103.59

98.37

May 12.
May 13

-

.

31.19

-

—

31.13

33.26 Jan 24

3105 Feb 26

.

Range for 1948

31.23

-

98.3b

35.80

High
Low
.

High

;
,

,

' n

•

"cum," cumula¬

deposit; "cons," consolidated;

tive;

stocks and bonds

10

High

14%

Indus¬

Rails

Range Since

Low

No.

High

*83

J-J

10

trials

102

Sold

Bid & Asked

Bonds

Total

119

100%

„

40

J-D

10

Util¬

108

108%

*67

receivership.

Abbreviations

31%

1

52%

56

55

-Stocks20

86

1063/4

Deferred delivery
(not included In

32%

5

the daily closing averages of representative

Rail-

82%

2

106

*67

54

*53

—

30

17

28% -50%

transaction (not included in year's range), d Ex-interest,
year's range),
f Ex-distribution, g Ex-stock div.
h Exprincipal.
n Under-the-rule transaction (not induded in year s range),
r T^saction for cash
(not included in year's range),
x Ex-dividend,
y Ex-rights. ■ z Ex-liquidating dividend.
»No

e

56

*52%

J-J

Indus-

84%

-

A-O
J-J

1921

reduced

31%

■

-

the New York Stock Exchange as compiled by Dow, Jones & Co.

'

85

/

63

102%
1033/4

Stock and Bond Averages
Below

1

Week's Range
or Friday's

*.

Sale Price"

—

32%

2

52%
52

52

F-A

1952

coupon)—;

52%
-

1952

(July 1941

*53
.

52%

5

1947
1947
1931

JFriday's bid and asked prices; no

series F

A7s

J-D
J-J

1955
1955
1957
1957

C

1941 coup)
L_
(Aug 1941 coupon)

A7s

>

.

(Republic of)

Interest

Sec—

A6%s (Dec 1
A7s series E

it:
•

series

reduced to 2%s

Is to 2%s

41

A

Mountain Power 33/4s

A6%s

Peru

ARusslan

101%

y

*1

City

Bank of Bogota—
A7s (issue of May 1927)
A7s (issue of Oct 1927)
A Mortgage Bank of Chile 6s
Mortgage Bank of Denmark 5s
Parana stamped (Plan A)
Interest reduced to 2%s

117%

15
60

r

63%

403/b

41

*117%

M-N

100%

J;'";

112%

.97%

1958

537/b

100

50

Low

;

111%

M-N
May

1970

Last

Interest

Mortgage

103

3 Vis

/•/•

10134

60

& Lt

30

6

101% 102

F-A

1952

/.-/.V1:

' j

106 %

mi'/a

J-J
M-S

*

■

J-D

F-A

101%

*101

Power

:•

2

48

100%

*104

A-O

1953

99 %

J-J

Power

52

107 y41073/8

J-D

5s

102 %

M-S

ii;

V."r

M-S

External

Danzig Port & Waterways—
AExternal 6%s stamped

Rio de Janeiro stamped

Guantanamo & Western 6s

18

14

40%

;

1043/4 105

10434

1950

International

52

50

M-N

*ioo%101

A-O

M-N

1961

Indianapolis

18 V*

95%
127

*15

(Peru) 6%s stamped_1958
stamped (Plan A)
2008
AMedellin 7s stamped
1951

Grand Trunk Western Ry 4s

(

72

43

100

50

1955

Interest

A6%s ex Nov 1 1947 coupon
1953
Finland Residential Mtge Bank—

Green

63

Maranhao

1940 coupon—1953

stamped

123

5

Municipal Loan—

105%

__

*100 % 101%

j-j

v

25

71

39%

40

J-D

5%s

104%
993/4

+105%

Mfg Co—

A6%s with Nov 1

5s

'K

External

104%

27

91 %

J-D

1965
1956

Eastern Gas & Fuel 3VaS

125

70

82

Mortgage Bank

Agricultural

107

18

106 % 106%

3

13

103% 103%

A-O

1993
1993

•

96

102

Division—

of N J

4s ser A—

'f

92%

162%

100%

Delaware Lack & Western RR—
Lackawanna

r

89%

1954

£1

' -•/•"/.

".'i

•

59

160%
20

102

—102

108%

(Bait City)—

4%s

mtge

100%
105%

*39

Period

22

1962

993/4
104%

82

48

/•- /

99%

1981

'

1st ref 234s series R

'

-

9534

106%

4

—

2%s conv debs

•

..

..

125

Friday
BONDS

98%

106% 107

" *162% 165%

—

■

M-S

1969
1976

••

100

*15

New York Stock Exchange

ALima

P

;

104

106%

*81

/

—

A-O

1959

94%

1977

-

>.

■

Union—

»•

Consol

J-J

1954

99%

1958

5s_

106

103 7/b

<

953/4

1969

Debenture 5s

Debenture

Hotel—

debs

M-S

Q-F

1954
Jan 1966

105%
104

106

*105% 106

V

1956
1956

J-J

106%

J-D

1948

redeemed)

V

'.100

A-O

(Col) —
A 20-year 7s
April 1946
A 20-year
7s
Jan 1947
Bogota (see Mortgage Bank of)
ACauca Valley 7s
1948

J-D

1970

105%

Foreign Governments & Municipalities

•

1998

114

102%

103%

Co—

coupon.

1063/4

redeemed)

(20%

A5%s

1

Newspaper

102 %

6s

*103

'''TT*.

'

1946

6s conv s f debentures

101

^Central States Electric Corp—
A5s

M-N

~

—

107

97

1960

113
100

6

29

High

106% 1063/4
100 >4 101

234s—

Edison

Low

No.

High

10634
100 J/2

:

113%

X

Jan. 1

j-D

C

Steel

'Bethlehem

Sold

j-j

3J/4s
Canada—

of

Telephone

5s

income

Range Since

Friday's

or

Bid & Asked

1970

Atlantic City Electric
•'Bell

1947

Week's Range

Last

Period

1953

deb

Assoc Tel & Tel

101

Apr

414s—:

Electric

F-A

,,—1946

1940 coupon

1

Dec

ex

A5s

8 34 May

lii

Low

Appalachian Elec Power 3'As
'Associated

104

1053/e /-■ 105% 1057/a

1

Waldorf-Astoria

Jan

3,300

Friday
Interest

BONDS
New York Stock Exchange

J-J

Washington Water Power 3y2S_—1964
West Penn Electric 5s
;
2030
West Penn Traction 5s
1960

Jan

14

Jan

Aug

ex

A7s

Apr

33

1043/4 Mar

Jan

400

"2%

2

—

156%

101%

100%

•

» *105% 105 7/b

„

A-O

.148%

-1

"

Hydro-Electric Co—
1940 coupon—1953

Western

Ltd

3

Industries—

stamped

A7s with Dec

'

100

2nd

United Electric Service
•'

15 % Mar

Mar

2314

400

—

8

.

A-O

1966

Corp inc 5s

*110

—,

F-A

1947 coupon—1953
United Electric Co of N J 4s
1949

Jan

8%

9%

--

M-S

T

5s

(Hugo)

A6V'2s

May

3%

8

7.

-

;XY:

*100

'

A6%s with Aug 1

Jan

19

8%

b

Terni

1534 Mar

Feb
Apr

7

5s

-15434.1543/4.:
1023/4 l03

—

3V4s

Corp—
7-4s 3rd stamped

A7-4s

Woolworth

American deposit

iff

ii

50

Apr

200

2

A

Jan

18

*.

26

(Hugo)

Stinnes

Feb

125

15

——.

Stinnes

.

j *

,

1970

(Calif)

Elec

collateral trust

5s

Apr

22%
32%

18

8%

t

A-O

1989
1950

Gas
&

Gas

95

*15

1971

3 %

14%

25

Inc_"

6% preference
Wright Hargreaves

55

1970

3s

Southwestern

214 Feb

*
100

Petroleum common
(F W) Ltd—
receipts—

Woodley

*43

1973
3%s-

Gas

Counties

Jan

18

1

pfd

Southern

214
103/4

14%

1

common

Industries

Woodall

106

J-J ;

A—

California

Apr

2014 Mar

5
*

5% preferred w w__i
Winnipeg Elec common—:

■

105%

——1973

series

1st & ref M 3s ser B

Apr

139

1

4%%

106%

106

100% 100%/

114

1

& Co
Inc—_

Wisconsin Pwr & Lt

105%

106

104% 105

7'4

22%

10

Corp

Corp

Brothers

105% 105%

J-J

100%

50

10

Products

Willson
Wilson

J-D

1970

104% *

3%s

108
104 V*

93

M-S

Southern

104%

106 J/2

.

*94%

A-O

Jan

32

...,.,10

103

3s——1965

Mar

111

Jan

65

105%
105%

Co—

Edison

California

1%

32

58

104%

..

J-J

M-N

1

Apr

9S4

Apr
Mar

112

20

r.

174

Jan

8y2

.

,1033/4

104 V*

Jan

6%

6%

com—*

Whitman (Wm) & Co
Wichita

*104

A-O

debs

1
c

— —

60
104

UTOIVB 1073%..

A-O:

J-J/

1,300

8%

*

Weyenberg Shoe Mfg___
,

1%

100

1st pfd—100

Stationery
—'

&

Westmoreland Coal

8%

3%

Corp_'_

300
-

"1% "l%

1

Baking Co warrants

Warner

85/s

109

.1

Wentworth Manufacturing

1%

8%

1

102

Co—

Gas

&

.

*105 % 106

1

1940 coupon—1960

Elec

6%

Southern

1%

8%

Waitt & Bond Inc

Waltham

Service

.

J-D

—1998
Queens Bbrough Gas & Electric—
5V2s series A
1952

Jan

1234

Apr

101%

„..

3s_1981
San Joaquin Lt & Pow 6s B
:_1952
Scullin Steel inc mtge 3s_—£_£-£_ 1951

•

'J

^rust ctfs ext_*
:_i_;
100

Wagner Baking voting
7% preferred

Hydro-Electric

-50-year

.

Jan

3

Mar

214 May
11 Vb

40

105

io87/b

100 Va

M-N

mtge 3.%s~—J

-

Public

Apr

,.

w
'

58%
.104

/ lA6%s ex Oct 1 1947 coupon-—1960

3414 Mar

*

M'X

•:

Feb
Mar

x31

200

1-'

■

'

4%

2%

Vogt Manuafcturing—^

'

5%
,? 64

-

'

21

102%

*ioi3^ 102

60-j

Safe Harbor Water Power Corp

Petroleum-!-'

Venezuelan

300

5%

41

'

3s

A6y2s with Oct 1

x31

50%

108 3%

1

,

.

to

1968
1971
Park Lexington 1st mtge 3s
1964
Pennsylvania Water & Power 3y4S_1964
1st mtge

Piedmont

x31

40
105

M-S

Ohio

V
5%

•r

A-O

4%

78 %

J

108 7 8 108%

■

F-A

Gas

3%s

1
5
*

High

62

273/4

40

J-D

1963

at

49

.

52

*104

J-J ;

1966

—1969
1956

Light 4%s_„—1967
England Power .3 %s
——-1961
& Westchester Ltg 4s
2004

Milwaukee

Jan

x25y2

Feb

•

Valspar Corp common-$4
convertible
preferred—^
Vanadium-Alloys Steel CoJ

U X15

3%s

Valley RR— /

.

Extended

78%;

*49%

Light 3y2s

&

McCord Corp deb
Midland

Jan. 1

Low

"

1952
—1963

Electric Power

Kansas Power

Range Since

Sold

No.

High

'

41J4 May

•

Feb

22%

-

Bid & Asked

•

1952

1947 coupon—

1

Bonds

or Friday's

_

76%

'

2%

:

/

78

J-J

—

1940 coupon

A 7s with Nov 1

.

Jan

Jan

ctfs

escrow

Isarco Hydro-Electric
.

Jan

l3/4
2%

Feb

: -Feb

2

22%

,

Week's Range

Last

Sale Price

Period

.

Co—

Power

ADebenture

79% Mar

Apr '

•1%
200

-

5

common

Jan

4034

•

V1214 Mar

1,600

10

i

52 %
•

Interstate

Jan

7% Mar V

3,700

•»

Exchange

Low

Apr

7%

Jan

1 Vo

3

Interest

New York Stock

114

Apr

15%

-

2%

37 a

280

7%

14%
•.

13

High

441/2 May "

k

3,175

-r

10

Universal Products Co common

Utah-Idaho Sugar
Utah Power & Light

4614

38%

10

—

Insurance___ii_'

Universal

44%

•
1
1,
50c

U S Radiator commonf-

Low

38%

15

MAY

BONDS

High

44%

•

EXCHANGE

ENDED

Range Since January 1

% May

•

WEEK

(2129) '37

Friday

Shares

5%

•

CURB

FOR

CHRONICLE

for Week

of Prices

Low

v

1 /

__

;U S and International Securities
t • ■ $5
1st preferred with warrants
r

V

Par

FINANCIAL

Sales

Range

Sale Price

Exchange

■; ;■
-

Week's

&

Low

37.83 Jun 10
32.37 Dec 29

-

'•}.

38

COMMERCIAL

THE

(2130)

&

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE

Monday,' May 16, 1949

OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES
*

RANGE

FOR

WEEK

ENDE® MAY

M

Friday

Exchange
Week's

.

Last

STOCKS—
,v'

of Prices

Agricultural Chemical
Sugar Retining—

American
American
American

Tel

35%

.—100
141%

100

Rights

—

American Woolen

Boston

115

36%

May

1**

May

25

579

■

Jan
Jan

38%

-

Co

40%

Jan

43% Mar

Montgomery Ward

16

Apr

19%

National

Pressure

National

Standard

42

42

42%

1,898

16%

16%

16%

876

.15%

t8%

9%

Jan

16

-

Feb

36% May
£4
- Jan

>.

"19% Apr

•

100

-jtf

Jan

'36% May

100

■

,,11

2

^

2%

»

7%

7%

»

—

Feb

12

7%

2,450 ;

7%

•<

i% Feb

2,200

»

Mar

Apr

-t •

12%. 12%

150

12

150

21'/r Apr"

22%
4-

4

11-

-Jan

Jan

25

Jan

fi-

Feb

4% Mar.
Mar

Jan

52%

100

53^ 53%

*

ri

'14%

Apr

4

20

-2% Jan

1

22 y4

,*

common,j—1

& Co

300

-High

'*

7% May

*'

10
*

——;

Mfg common.,

Monroe-Chemical

Jan

100%

Apr

vtc

Inc common

50

11

t,

5

preferred—

prior

SI

15%

36%

.

Miller ft Hart

Jan

120

'

r

■

15%

^

Feb

35

May

,

goo

.

Products——-1 i

Mickelberry's Food
*,

common.:

Middle West Corp: capital—

lit May

27% May

*

ft -Co

165

106% 107%

107%

25

——

26%
28%

Marshall Field

7%

15%

*

Co

Low

High

7%

1

Modine

100

—

Edison

—

141

99,560

common—:.

Printing

Ranre Since January 1

-Shares

36 Vs
20% "20%

7.

Napes GonsoL Mfg Co cap—•——

Jan

150%

32% Mar

125

3,537

-

1A

26%

60

Boston ft Albany RR

36

40%

Low

Par

.

Lincoln

High

34% Mar

15

27%

—* '

Anaconda Copper

36%

1A

Low

»

'■

-•

-r

for Week

Last
t:% ^Range
Sale Price
of Prices

-

Llbby McNeill & Libby common

Range Since January 1

Shares

'

142%'

141

1%

v

;•

High

35%

—

Tel.———

&

Low

Par

•

Sales
for Week

Range

Sale Price

..fSTOCKS—,

Sales

Week's

Friday

Boston Slock

Boston Elevated Railway—

—100

Stamped

.100

prior preferred
pfd stamped-

1%
5%

8%

B

class

stamped

pfd

1st

38%

38%

5

.100

class A 1st

.100

-

6%

43

4%

Feb

6

Mar

275

5%

Jan

7

Personal

Boston

15%

15%

Trust-

Prop

Hecla

&

Service

Cities

-10

—.—

16%

—

3%

20

47%

.17

14% Mar

170

3%

45%

5

—

—

Bancorp

common
common

1

271

Apr

5%

3% May

"

5%

Penn

Jan

prior preferred
Elec

National

First

28

Kennecott

Lamson

Racing

Narragansett

common.

*

26

26%

1

10%

10%

19%

Jan

23

Sears

capital

*

37%-

37%

37%

31

Apr

35% Mar

common..

1

10%

10%

10%

common.......*

24%

3,265
35

New

Service

May

Roebuck

Serrick Corp

class B

53%

Jan

61%

Feb

44.79

Apr

Sinclair Oil Corp

Feb

40%

Jan

Society

26% May

33%

Apr

44.61

37

37%

1,855

35 %

26%

27%

627

5%

500

4

Jan

42% May

56%

40

Feb

41

14

14

5

10

Jan

14

10

64%

Apr

Butte

':>Y

—

Bend

Works

Lathe

Sunbeam

Corp common

System—7—20

,—100

Feb

36

Mar

41%

Feb

Sundstrand Mach Tool new Com

.6

6%

Fruit

Apr

50%

Jan

Swift &

25

29

11%
11%

32

24C

1,600

10%

1,951

8%

Texas

Co

capital stock

Co

11% May

Apr

15%

Jan

Trane-Co

(The)

Jan

25c

Jan

208 South

La Salle St

Jan

Apr

87%

79

460

6%

6%

12

Apr

200

30c

15%

288

14% Mar

•

14

Feb

Jan

9%

United Light & Rys

Corp.—

45c

Jan

17%

4% Mar
12%

Feb

5%

Apr

15%

Apr

14%

460

16%

270

12%

Feb

16% May

85

31%

Feb

48%

49%

44%

46

38%

38%

38%

,

When

issued

22%.

*

Wieboldt

■

48

4,261

STOCKS—

Admiral

(J D)

Co

Corp

Advanced

Last

American Tel & Tel

Rights

Par

7

Apr

54% Mar

40%

44% May

52%

Jan

Co

39%

Jan

American

Apr

125

36% May ^

43%

Jan

Anaconda

512

22%

26%

Jan

Apr

Range

Low

Asbestos Mfg CO

Athey Products

LOW

40%

100

Avco

Mfg

Corp,.

Berghoff

Brewing

10

Corp

4% Jan
141 % May

5 %

200

24

23%

200

22%

11%

400

11

50

"

10*A

Borg-Warner

Corp
tE

Butler Bros

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)

common

15%
V

CAtr-Consol

Biscuit

Central 111 Secur

common

28%

24%

150%

Jan

•

^

;

*

—-1

Nash^Kel^nator'-Corp.

v33%

Jan

400

14V4

---100

10% Feb

13 %

Jan
Jab

10%

Feb

11-%

Apf;

1%

Jan

Paramount Pictures Inc new com

Jan

6 % Mar

7%

Jan

100

>

-

;

■

-100

...

..

Pepsi-Cola. Co

•- -100

Pure

Oil

Co

(The)

Radio-Keith-Orpheum

15%

Feb

6% Mar
9
Feb

7%

Jan

Republic

10%

Jan

Rexall Drug

Steel

Corp

Apr

53%

Jan

Mar

49%

Jan

2,

.

1,900

.

Cent

ft

8

Util

W

Cherry Burreli

1

13%

250

11%

Jan

14%

12%

1,400

10%

Jan

12% Apr

10%*

72

74

52%

Flour

Fox

Mills

of

i2%

12%

12%

-200

--

11%

11

11

"3%

7 3%

3^8

9%

9%

,

66%

Jan

52%

600

50

Apr

57%

46%

100

39%

Feb

100-

100.,

5

20%

21%

100

20

Apr

26%

26%

2,800

25

Jan

28%

29

25

common

26%

preferred (new)—50

5%
"3%

(The).—

H)

common

Great Lakes Dr & Dk

common

Hammond Instrument Co

Heilman
He in

(G)

Werner

Horder's Inc

Hupp Corp

Brew

.

58

8%
11

27%
—

•

14 %

Corp

cap

16%

1

common—,—3

7% Feb

200.

38

*

8'/e

Jan

12

-300

25%

Feb

32

Apr

11%

11%

400

11%

Feb

14%

Jan

8%

8%

—.

700

7%

Jan

9%

Apr

.-

300

27 Vb

'Jan

5%

Apr

4

21

20%

5%

7%
95-

Jan

12%

Jan

9

Apr

14%

400

14%

15%

Jan

700

16%

950

8% Mar
Jan

15%

6

200

6

15

50

xl5

2

200

2

9%

500

17%

460

Feb

Apr
.

Apr

(new).,——•

common

common

*

Cumulative preferred

For footnotes

see

•

page 46.-




•

1/128
■»

6%
-27%

1/128

24%

24%

25

200

14

14

15

3,100

11%

11%

36

36

1/64

1,000

6% Mar

200

4','c

20

11

Mar

17% May

9%
17

Jan

25

;»

5

'

Apr

Jun

11%

Jap

Jan

'

•

.

..

22
*21

V-

**'
»

»'

-

75

Kahn

(E)

1

•

v"

f

10
common

-

,

;;

Apr

Jan

II May

.

102%

Apr

7%

67^8 Mar

,..76%

Jan

11% Mar

12%

Jan

5
*•

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750 ;

Feb

v'1'.

170

4%
7,

r

7% Jan

4 % May
6

Jan

8 Va

Feb

"

Jan

*'■

'!
51

*

;

12

12

18

27

16%

Feb

-19V'4 Mar

."51%

17%

_,

...

Sons

•

8

29s,e

Apr
Jan

100

342

11%

Mar

23%, Jan

% May

28

,

25 "2

•

'

Eagle-Picher
Gibson Art ■

4%

7

:

"

May*

26V8

228

1,198

5%

*

May

6sb May

117

6%
29

11%

-.'4%

—*
:

'

;■>

Low

;7l% -71%

11%

*

:

5

71%

50

Tel

Crosley Motors
Dow Drug common

May

22

35

44

Jan

51% May

Jan

11% Mar

13V2

43%

155

.12

50% May

Jan

Jan

Lunkenheimer

18%

Jan

Magnavox

May

3%

236

"

11%

36

Jan

Jan

Range Since January 1

x

May

Jan

Jan'

21%
11%

"""85

;

102%

—100

preferred

Cincinnati Street

16% Mar

11%

16%

Feb

11.

•

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"

Jan

Jan

1/128 May
23% Apr
10
Jan

Feb

Sales

%
St',
102% 102%

§S

2%

9

r,'

22_f:.22%
21 ^ 21%

29

Rights-

Feb

;

Jan

High

Low

'

8.50

common

Cine & Sub Bell

14%. Jan

Kroger Co common
Miami

1

Procter &

27%

Jan

Randall

15%

Feb

Rapid Electrotype
U S Playing Card
U S Printing common

Feb

39%

Feb

Gamble.—

class

B_*

__

64%

*
*_•

;—*

18%

V

10%

10%

64%

64^k

448

9r

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__

10
•

50%
93

17%

49%

:

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93
=

50%

*

__50

gtd.

1/64 May

13

"294

-

Little

Harvester

& Elec

Cincinnati Union Stock Yard

19

Jan

73%

for Week

Range
ef Prices

_—

Jan

50

17%

Feb

9% Mar

900

(

.

Week's

.American Laundry Mach—,—.20
Champion Paper & Fibre
*
21
Churngold Corp
—,,

Jan

6

9

11% ;*

,

Par

17

2

16%

500

10%

11

-.■v..

74

19%

Jan

Feb

16%

.

-

65%

14»/8

100

—

Sale Price

Jan

32%

Feb

15*

Apr

30

Apr

1,300

19

Last

3% May

13% May

15

16%

"

'

100

1
10

16

Friday

300

14%

.25%

■■

68

Feb

—•

capital

16 "

16

STOCKS—

62%
9%

13%

4% "'Mar

Cincinnati Stock Exchange

6% May
26% May

27%

20% May * *

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2%

6

7%

16%

May
May

75

13%

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Feb

8%

11

1
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.,

305's

1

59

6%
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11

common

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Spring

10% May
5% Feb

20%

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Leath & Co

6

6

Jan

10

10%

Independent Pneumatic Tool common.*!
Indianapolis Power & Light Co com
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50

10%

common

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40

20%

common

new

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10

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1,700

70

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5

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6

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--

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30%

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25

46% May
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27% Jan

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22

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300

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4%

-

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46%

General Candy class A
General Finance Corp common

Gillette

13%

51%

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10% May

10

Dodge Mfg Corp common—,———10
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400

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cum

4% Mar
1% Jan

;

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Consumers Co

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74

Towel Co common—L
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Feb

2

Jan

13%

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Cities Service Co common

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200
200

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12

12

5

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3%
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22

10%

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common

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—

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3%

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v

7

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16%

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14% Mayf
3% Jan

1,100

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common

40

50

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39%

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Inc

43

300

7%

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50

7

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May

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100

16%

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11%

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;

33%

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47%

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37%

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400

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28%

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.

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5

3

49%

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common

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300

,

43%

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1,000

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1

11% Jan

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200
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200

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*

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24

5

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22%

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common—i—*

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,

19%

150

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500

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Chicago Stock Exchange
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22

300

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.

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,

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76

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Airlines

21

43

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26

.

46 % Mar

179

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195%

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32%

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14%

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100

19

23%

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5

Feb

Apr

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Copper Mining

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71

11

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45%

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14%

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33% Mar

77

all

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.75

.11%

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60

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(Un)

13%

464
100

39%
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11%

150

9%

28%
4%

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9% May
27

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4% Mar

1,500
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13%

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33%

13% May
11% Jan

4%

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35%

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5

5%

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25
3

6%

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Aviation

Bendix

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24

Jan

—

90

15

Mar

17%

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30

11

Feb

14%

Jan

Black Mammoth Cons Mng Co

75

20% May

27%

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39%

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Feb

283

42

42

410

22%

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138

37% May

24

24

,

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26%

Jan

69

Jan

62%

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74

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1

6%

2

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1

20

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—

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—

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2%

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4

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6%

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Sales
for Week

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11%
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27%

30

7

412

;

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356

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14%

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54

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150

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1,554
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20

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6

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Feb

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2%

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May

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31%

Jan

Jan

1%

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6%

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Oil

Co

57

Jan

Garrett

20%

Jan

General

Electric
Foods

5%

4%

400

22%

2,839

6%

100

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Jan

6%

•

19%

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4%

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5%

20%

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22%

Apr

6% May

9%

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24%

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19%

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39

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1,100

2.50

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5,000

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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co common—•
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Corp

—

r

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common

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&

Co

(Un)

10

Jan

41% May
53%

Jan

10

Jan

9%

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14% Jan

12

55%

147

55% May

59

Apr

10%

450

10% Apr

13%

Jan

275

50

Apr

56%

48

178

38%

Feb

48

3%

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225

16
16%
7
11

16
16'A
11

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1.25

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225

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:

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187
408

25% Jan

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1,585
24

all

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Jan

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11%

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26%

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73% Mar
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21% Mar

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2,250

19

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May

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23

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1,407

14%
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9%

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7

23

Apr

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250

6%

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9%

200

8%

Feb

10

Mar

23%
8%

23% May

27

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:

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Feb

12% Mar

13 %

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Apr

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13
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39

11

Feb

14%

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5

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160

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55%
107/8

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Corp

% Jan

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-

18

30

21%

Feb

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8

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10

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1,290

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1

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380

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34%

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27%

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9

33

1%

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—

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700

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1

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210

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25%

Cleveland

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May

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Briggs Manufacturing

5%

—

1

Continental Motors Corp

33

5

8
—

25

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of Prices
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800

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57%

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2%

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31%

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70%

67%

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4

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MAY

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Week's

Friday

Range

Sale Price

WEEK

Monday, May 16, 1949

Sales

Week's

Last

,

FOR

CHRONICLE

for Week

of Prices

Shares

STOCKS—

Last

Range Since January 1

Sales

Range

for Week

of Prices

Sale Price

Shares

Range Since January 1

'

Par

Low

Graham-Paige Motors Corp (Un)
1
Great Northern Ry preferred (Un)—*
Greyhound Corp (Un)—
3
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Hotels Corp

Holly Development Co———
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Inc—

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39%

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9%

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RR

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Co Ltd„___..25e
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29%

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—

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1.00

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31

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11

1,000

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Paramount Pictures Inc

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Republic

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Republic Steel Corp

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53%

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22

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20

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19%

Jan

Burkart

a29

115

28%

Jan

30

Feb

Range Since January 1
Low

High
17%

321

141% 142%

388

141%

141% May

16

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17% May
150% Jan

1ft
9%

133
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930

13?5 May

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100

9

Apr

9%

Apr

30%

30%

30%

203

29% Mar

31%

Jan

17

17
24%

17
25

154

16 %

125

10 Vb

10/s

20

24% May
10 % May

37%
57%

1%

______3

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nya

Shares

17

—

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Bldg & Eqpt common

1,315

for Week

of Prices

Low

—1

Sales

Range

Par

American

Exchange

Week's

East
Sale Price

20%

Shoe

Mfg

Coca-Cola

15

common

-1
—1

common

Bottling common

__

———-4

246

49

Feb

51

58

Feb

64

a9%

20

10

Feb

11

Jan

Griesedieck-Western Brew

22%

266

20%

Feb

25%

Jan

Hydraulic Pressed Brick common

—

Apr

18%

Feb

25%

Feb

10% May

54% Jan

a63a63%
a9%

22%
11%

'

—6

24

23%

37%
59%
24

1

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2%

2%

common

*

42

Knapp-Monarch common—

1

4,118
52

a7y

50

23%

245

10

Jan

12

10%

Feb

Mar

Feb

Mar

37

Feb

7%

Meyer Blanke common

McQuay-Norris common
Feb

31% Mar

Feb

86

& Supply

Piping

Midwest

100

22%

Feb

26% Apr

North

32

11%

Feb

14

St

2%

Jan

371/,

248

761

71%
*•-

35%

303

56%

Feb

62%

Feb

19%

Jan

25

Apr

100

1%

Jan

2%

Feb

40%

Jan

Mar

42%

569

40%

Jan

44%

Jan

6/2

325

6%

Apr

8%

Jan

com

36% May
69% Jan

475

24

May

Mar

3% May

39%

11%

11%
6%
28

365

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14%
16%

15%
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300

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5

Jan

14

Mar

6% Mar

27% May

34

Jan

100

14% May

17%

Jan

20

16% May
19% Mar

18

Jan

21%

Feb

16

Jan

15%

Jan

17% May
19% Apr

370

Jan

600

37%

24%

Jan

25

Missouri Portland Cement

3%

219

640

6%

42

6%

4

41%

78%

23%

57%

20

Steel

25%

31/,

37%

5

common

Gas

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104

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common

Laclede

740

24

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Jan

a80% a81%

71%

Shoe

23% May

38 %

480

(Un)

common
common

Laclede-Christy
6%
20

30%

71%

Motors

13% Mar

guva

24%

Electric

International

ip/.

23

Mar

General
General

al2% al3%

23%
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31/4

233

SI. Louis Stock

Jan

278

33%

30%

200

8%

Jan

32%

a7i/

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Feb

9%
37%

1

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9

Jan

Apr
2% May

8%

9%

1

Emerson Elec common

11%

121/a

Jan
Feb

2

37%

-5
10
pfd—100

Westinghouse Air Brake
Westinghouse Electric Corp

a29

__

~

5

Toy Mining

19%

'

100

10%

50

2%

10

Gas

Pittsburgh Steel Foundry 5%

{\

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10%

2%

26%

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Co

Pittsburgh Plate Glass

Standard

10%

High

:

20% May

45

■

1

Mackintosh-Hemphill

San

21%

5

Manufacturing

Lone

Low:

20%

*

Corp

Range Since January 1

High

rl

System....

Duquesne Brewing
Fort Pitt Brewing
Joy

Shares

*

Steel

Commercial

for Week

Low

Par

Allegheny

Sales

Week's
of Prices

Last

STOCKS—

29% May

334

24%

: ai5%

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2,000

Feb

a67% a687%

--

$6,000

Pittsburgh Stock Exchange

Bank

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Corp

Jan

29%

a40%

5

L1?t68 InC (Un)-~

Apr

17%

598

64%

*

1

(Un)

Corp (Un)

24

32%

al8% al8%

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(Un)

Feb

Feb

.40

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25

Texas

(Un)

Jan

27

1

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28

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24%

"

RR

Mar

28

20%

(Un)
Century-Fox Film

18c

32%

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Texas Gulf Sulphur Co

7,000

29%

(Un)
•

2%

123

50

common

Co.—._

Mining

National

26% Mar

32%

28%

1

For footnotes

Feb

19%

_•

common

Feb

20%

15%

(Un).

New

31%

623

Studebaker Corporation
(Un)
Sunray Oil Corp common

United

51

650

26(4

1,015

__

Stone

United Aircraft Corp

Jan

487

25

Inc

8% Mar

49

25

United

19% Mar

Jan

37%

(Un)

nnuCH
Un led

27%

16%

49

(Un)_.„

Pacific

7% May
26% Mar

16

*

428
565

...10

Reading Co common—

Continental

37%

Standard Oil Co (Ind)
Standard Oil Co (N J)

Union

1,002

Jan

49

25

Standard Brands Inc (Un)
Standard Oil Co of Calif

Union

50
20

18%

16

15

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Southern Railway
Company

Union

a7

a25% a25%

__

25

Twentieth

22% May

22%

„25

Transamerica

Jan

22%

preferred

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17%

22%

preferred

Webster

150

20c

4.32%

Ai

38% May
6% Jan

igc

4.48%

Pacific

Feb

igc

com__25

preferred

Southern

5%

25

1

preferred

4.56%

20

•

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Southern

6,249

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38

a5%

a22%a23%

a23%

36%
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26%

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Jan

2%

Jan

3

preference

72%c Mar

__

Signal Petroleum Co of Calif.
Sinclair

37

•

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Signal Oil & Gas Co class

12%

9%

Jan

________30

Feb

52%

1

Apr

185

5

Security Company

8%

8%

1

Jan

5

al7

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140

lft May

Jan

5%

5

(Un)_____1.75

10%

Ida May

3% May
27%

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10%

5

Public Service El & Gas common

Apr

5

•

(Un)__

14%

5%

Mar

al6%

—5

Industries Inc

Seaboard
Sears

Co

Apr

51%

Sale Price

Safeway Stores Inc—*

12%

BONDS

12

.1

Richfield Oil Corp common
Aeronautical Company.......

295

5"%

United

1

Ryan

15,250

10

common

Jan

39%

2.50

Co...

Jan

li9«

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Manufacturing Co

150%

12%

9%

10

Corp

High
25 % May

Jan

May

It?-.

52%

•
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21 %
141

2%

10%

13%

Corp

Water &

8%

1

;

2,024

1

Philadelphia Electric common.
$1 div preference common

10%

50c

(Un)

Reserve Oil & Gas Co__

Low

652

142%

141

25%

•

new

Range Since January 1

High

*

Pennsylvania Power & Light
Pennsylvania RR
Pennsylvania Salt Mfg com

3%

1

(Un).,

Shares

.2%
Co

(Glenn L)_

Pennroad

Sales
for Week

23%

*

c

Lehigh Coal & Navigation..
Lehigh Valley RR
Martin

400

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705

*

(Un)

Corp

Republic Petroleum Co

t

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Gimbel Brothers

9%

15%

"

com

13

Storage Battery

3%

25

(Un)_„

104% May

12%

*

Fidelity & Deposit Co

Scott

Radio Corp of America

103% May

Range

132

_

Davison Chemical Corp
Delaware Power & Light com

3%

33%c

Phelps Dodge Corp (Un)
Puget Sound Pulp & Timber Co.

141 %

Budd Company
Chrysler Corp
Curtis Publishing

9%

„

50

Tel...'..*.—.100

Baltimore Transit Co

__

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Pennsylvania RR Co (Un)
Pepsi-Cola
Co
(Un)

25%

Baldwin Locomotive Works

3%

(Un)__2%

(Un)„.

Jan

of Prices

Low

..i—...."1

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Arundel Corporation

Apr
Feb

__

•

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American Tel &

$1.40

American

47%

$5,000

Week's

Last
Sale Price

Phi'co

Pacific Lighting Corp common
Packard Motor Car Co (Un)

Jan

45% Mar

Jan

a27% a27%

__

1. '

•

Mar

9% Feb

80

6%

25'

2.10 Mar

11%

2.05

■

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Mar

17%

a9%

100

Calif______10

1.90

59

375

1

of

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497

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preferred

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1.10 Mar

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14%

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175

1.05

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Aviation

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Northrop Aircraft Inc

Ohio

18 %

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1.45

Jan

22

600

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,

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Distillers Prod Corp

New York

Nor don

Feb

7% May

95c

1

& Co

Mining & Dev
Nash-Kelvinator Corp (Un)
National

Jan

1

Co

Jan

7%

218

Apr

Philadelphia-Baltimore Slock Exchange

Jan

46%

1.15 Mar

a

25
__

22%

56%

Feb

50

17%

a

14% Mar
26%

Feb

5

49% Mar

May

1

Manufacturing

Merchants

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—

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—

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Menasco

6%

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Magnavox Co

;

1.20

14% Mar
22%

50

103% 103%

American Tel & Tel 2%s deb...—1957

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Jan

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—

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BONDS—

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43

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12% May
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41

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22%

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16%

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Pictures Inc

Air

Woolworth
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com

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&

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Feb

Sterling Aluminum common

77%

Feb

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24 %

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Wagner

&

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10

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common

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Jan

Volume

169

THE

Number 4803

COMMERCIAL

&

FINANCIAL

CHRONICLE

(2133)

OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES
RANGE

Friday

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Alaska Juneau

(Un)_—_

Gold

Min

American Airlines Inc

-

American

Factors

Amer Radiator

•.■■

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Shares

Range Since January I
Low

High

'

(Un)

San

High

American Smelting & Refining

135

20%

Feb

21%

3%

3%

3%

200

2%

Apr

3%

9%

9

9%

580

7

Jan

10

Mar

18

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91

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11%

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350

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11% May
45 y8 Apr

70

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100

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Top & Santa
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Atlas

Imperial

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Engine

Baldwin Locomotive

Baltimore & Ohio RR
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Bendix

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Bendix

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Bethlehem

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200

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29

100

4

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6%

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28%

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50%

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4

6%

6%

6%

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al.90

al.90

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2.00

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6%

6%

6%

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6%

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7%

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43

43

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May

46%

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Co

Packing Corp

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Pacific

(Un)_

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645

30

Feb

36 %

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58

20

10%

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32%

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30%

Jan

70

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1.80

Jan

31% Mar

231

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•

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25% Mar

1,600

32%

__

32%

54

235

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34%

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6

64

30%

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Chrysler Coip

25

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50%

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Cities Service Co (Un)

10

48%

47%

48%

202

42% Mar

48 Vs May

3%

27%

27

27%

584

25%

29

100

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Clorox Chemical Co

Crlumbia Gas System
Columbia

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Commonwealth

(Un)

Consolidated Edison Co of N Y
Consolidated

•

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Continental Motors

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(Un)

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Creameries of Amer Inc
Crocker First

11%

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Oceanic Oil
Ohio Oil

11

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14

45

15

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17 •

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26%

125

25%

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22%

235

3% May
26%

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23% Mar

13

41%

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43%

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9%

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115

350

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10

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May

23 %

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27%

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23%

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1,242

97%

27

(Un)__4

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100

5%

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Curtis

Publishing Co common
Cuitiss-Wright Corp (U11)

8y2

8%

540

7%

Jan

9%

Feb

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22c

Jan.

18

18

18

600

17c

Feb

—

53%

53%

285

52% Jan

57% Mar

—-

21

21 %

400

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12

350

Giorgio Fruit Corp

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class

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Eastman
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Dorado

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Oil

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94

Mar

(Un)

15

common

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common

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„

Eureka Corp Ltd
Ewa Plantation Co
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Feb

12%

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-

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12%

Jan

24%

Apr
Apr

28%

Jan

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43 %

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47% Mar

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14%

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10

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33

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10

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41

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60

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common

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9

28

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2.10

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28

28

100

28

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29%

120

28%

60

12

Apr

a7%

preferred

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Radio

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pfd

non-cum

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Pineapple Co Ltd

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Co

Hobbs

Battery Co class A

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Honolulu

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(Un)—i—4

Co

Corp

Hunt

Corp

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Hupp

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6%

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Maryland

Ibaho

Power

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of Canada

International Tel & Tel

com

__

17'/a

(Un) _•

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(Un)__

Kaiser-Frazer Corp
Kennecott Copper Corp

(Un)

Kern County Land Company
Leslie Salt Co

5%

1

—

*

__

5

__

10

Libby McNeill & Libby

1

7%

7

Lockheed

—

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Aircraft Corp

Inc

(Un)

Por footnotes see page 46.




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25

40

21

Apr

25

Apr,

75

18

Mar

19

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33' 34%

1,592

27

Feb

37

Apr

5

98

Jan

100

Feb

'

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19% Mar

20%
24

10

35

10

10

__

Feb

Jan

Jap

25% Feb

26%

Jan

34%

206

34

Mar

36 %

Apr

25%

25%*

35
25%

1,613

25

Jan

26%

Apr

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Last

Glove
Steels

30 %

:

Apr

36

Feb'

58

13 %

Power

*
*

ft

Ltd

Distillers

of

13%

•

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85

85

50

2%

3

3,000

12%

59%

22

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a52

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15

12% Mar

20%

1,820

18%

Feb

23

17

.42%

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50

Jan

16

Apr

16%

Apr

7

Feb

8%

Jan

15%

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300
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Light

ft

Vickers

Ltd

7

7

16%

101

15 % Mar

17%

Jan

19%

20

473

19 % Mar

22

Jan

173

172

173

10

171

Jan

•

75

75

75

20

75

May

_100

a31 %

a31 a31%

-1- 80

30

1

Power

Co-

1.35

25

6%

2.00

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al.00

12

1.25 Mar

2.00

Jan

*

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a9%

20

9% May

•

82%

82%

2

3 38

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r

40

63%

120
100

113

20

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,

5%

Claude Neon

General

100

113

pfd__—.15

15

3% Feb
Apr

15

50

6

100

Commercial

Alcohol

Adv

Ltd

Ltd

com—•

common

preferred

Mar

15

Confol Tex

Jan

May

6% Mar
92

Apr
17% Feb

8

9%

7%

100

9

35c

10,400

•

3%

150

5

Stand

Sec

Mills Ltd 5%

cum

6

6

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a50c

16 %

16%

18

18

18

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6

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Jan

25

6

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,.

35c

Jan

18%

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125

13

Jan

19

30

42

Feb

48

Jan

40

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Jan

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100

37

Apr

*

12%,.

15%

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125'

12

May

6%

6%

25

6

Apr

105

105

65

105

May

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Steel

Federal

Grain

Products

Ltd

•

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Jan

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Feb

15

Jan

Feb

20

Mar

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6%%

red

pfd—100

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Ford Motor Co of Canada class A
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Jan

Feb

*

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6

35c

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Jan

22%

*'

1.70

1.70

200

9

21%

22%

305

100

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10

13

13%

1.50 Apr

20%

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105
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26

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Feb

May
Jan

a__

Jan

May

19'A

Jan

51

Jan

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Apr

21%

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23

Jan

23 %

15

Jan

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95

37

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3,336

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116

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25

16%

class

Apr
Mar

12

.

Feb

17

Feb

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4

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15

6

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84

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11

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50

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9%

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—

2,150

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Co

81

Feb

3%

Products

178% Feb

1.35 May

11%

Wines

Feb

550

Lumber Co

:

9

1.35

common

preferred

Apr

1.35

common

Chateau-Gai

Jan

Jan

-Apr

16%

11

Food

13%
33

20

52

Knitting

Feb
Mar

Jan

100

360

a21

Feb

•

Ingersol Rand Co Ltd

475

33

Apr

11

Cassidy's Limited

Celtic

Jan

84

20%

20%

*

common

preferred

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103

5

common.9

Invest Ltd

Canadian Western

I'/o

Jan

'

Jan

May

Ltd

Feb

4

,75

a

Canadian Westinghouse Co Ltd——*

Jan

Feb

Products

106

Apr

11%

12%

Gen

Jan

11

11

30

9

150

86

6%

Jan
Mar

May

2 %

100

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36%

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85

125

6%

36%

2%

32

75

35

Jan

12%

25

910

Jan

15

32

8

al9

>14

12%

8

13%

Feb

Jan

6%

5% Mar

60

r—-—9

Fairbanks-Morse Co Ltd

13

19

12

14%

30
100

*

Vinegars Ltd

common..

13

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15

6

Consolidated Paper Corp Ltd

21%

Montreal Telegraph

all

15

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,

36%

all

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a

165

5

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13%

Mar

16

Jan

202

165

1

16

15% Mar

298

165

Jan

May

Starch

19%

93

a

Mar

4

559

5

•

29

19%

4

12%

*

B

Apr

93

4

15

Feb

9

class

Feb

19%

4

High

Jan

10%

ft Dominion Sugar
Malting Co Ltd

Jan

•

1,195

10

Packers Ltd

6%
93

11%

1

16%

7%

11%

100

:

Butterfly Hosiery Co Ltd

14%

9

11%

1

180

13

700

Pulp & Paper com..9

130

22%

Low

10%

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common

cl

Range Since January 1

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10

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8'7e

98

Low

100

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Ltd

Shares

*

•

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for Week

of Prices

10

B__*

Columbia

.Canadian Pr & Paper Inv Ltd
5% preferred

Jan

8% May

Ltd

\

Sales

Range
:i.

*
*

Ltd

Canadian Marconi Co

Jan

48%

50

Works

15

Mitchell

*

24

25

1,180

18%

18%

33 %'

|
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f% Jan

6 % Mar

9

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26 %'

Jan

22%

19%

8

*

*

27

27

14%
25%

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380

6%

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Feb

170

420

9

—

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266

83

15%

825

Canadian

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s

pfd—

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2,075

24%

41

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83

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—

24

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18% Mar

Feb

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18%

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17%

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7%

Apr

5% May

1,221

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.

_

25

Apr

20

20

Canadian

Jan

,

a98

24%

—

17% May
97%

15%

*

•

common..-.:

Canadian Industries

May

97

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,

Canadian Food

Feb

A)„

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Molson Breweries Ltd
Montreal- Locomotive

Feb

23 %

Canadian

Apr

125

•

IIII5

common

Mailman Corp Ltd 5%
Massey-Harris
McColl-Frontenac Oil

May

17

253/8 ' 253'4

Canadian

Jan

_

MacKinnon Structural Steel
MacMillan Export class A

Feb

96

75

Canada

Jan

14%

52

_

16

110

Canada

Jan

19%

13% Mar

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56%

Feb

770

5%
m

May

25%

—.

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(John

150

93

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23%'

Canada

Jan

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—

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17 %

Canada

Apr

46%

14

-

International Utilities

Common———

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Feb

31
,

23

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International Nickel of Canada
International Paper common1

100

Apr

a7%

•

common.

Co

*

Brown

Jan

13%

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International Petroleum
International Power

Worts

British

^

137/a

_

common

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10% May

Mar

45

43%

—-£1

15% Mar

19%

6%

83

•

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Jan

17

Feb

29%

'

42

(Johni

52%

Feb

46

'.

18%

preferred

150

96

6%

•

Paper Co Ltd
Eelding-Corticclll Ltd common

Jan

51

18%

Bronze

17%

253"4

Apr

100

42%

Corp

Apr

Jan

Great

Lakes

Class

A

Paper

Co

Lta

13%

corn-

prefererd

Halifax Insurance

Co

__

..10

8%

1

Jan

145

__10

Bathurst

Jan

7

*

Acceptance

25

Jan

17 %

—15%

_

Atlas

Feb

45

•

_

May

140

Canada

590

Imperial Oil Ltd

__

19

35

iqv2

Par

Jan

29%

Imperial Tobacco of Canada
common_5
4% preferred

Jan

200

19%

*

Acme

Jan

16% Mar

15

10%

.—50

1

Apr

48'A

19

96

*

i

Jan

25

140

Friday

*

100

15%

*

common

-42%

Apr

Canadian Funds

Jan

98 %

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10%

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preferred-

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Jan

17%

17%

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28% Jan

a51

,

50
»

Jan

-.86

Montreal Curb Market

Jan

Apr

100

*

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Royal

15% Jan

24

15

14%

14%

Feb

97

45

1927—

Jan

19

25
-

&

Jan

Apr

14%

Feb

46

Apr

10

22%

39% Mar
23

!
'

-

140

19

1

-

103%

"
.

Apr-

24%

Jan

7.10 May

Feb

40%

•

common

preferred

Jan

Feb

14

22%

102 % 102%

*

17

11%

32

al6% al6%

common

23

75

24%

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•

common

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18% May
11% May

85

40%'

*

17%

British

435

*

Ltd

Wares

Murphy Paint Co

11%

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:

'

Feb

Nova Scotia

Jan

631

>

a97 a97 %

preferred

Class

123

a23

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100 %

110

Jan

17%

Feb

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Apr

<11%

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5.90

250

76%

■

*

—•

common

Montreal

26% Mar
26% Mar

10%

.100

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103

6%
18%

11%

_

16

6,155:

6%
_

*

Power

tGeorgej

Commerce

Jan

305

15%

*

17%

Apr

3,265

*

Bridge

Bros

103

710
f

18%

s

*

Cotton

Canadienne

24% May

Hudson Bay Mining ft
Smelting

Lewis

103

.

.

100

preferred.

Ltd

5%

Jan

21% Mar

1

common

15%

34%

100

Secord

7.10

*

;

'

Winnipeg Electric

Apr

34

.

Lang ft Sons

16%

6.90

60
98

10% Mar

75

.

Jan

*

Feb

38%

class B

Goodyear Tire 4% pfd inc
Gypsum Lime ft Alabastine

Laura

I6V4

—*

Corp.A

8% Mar

34

Corp

of the

11%

com—9

Feb

19
a8

38%

preferred

Lake

Feb

97%

11 %

6.95 *

*

Apr

—9

certificates.

Textile

International

Feb

96

Apr

19%

Jan

785

___20

Preferred

Inglis

48

175

52

97%

Sale Price

Famous Players Canada
Corp..
Foundation Co of Canada—
Fraser
Co
common

6%

1,205

Jan

16%

a37% a37%

3%

8%

125
13
300

13

Apr

16

38 %

Feb

40

Jan

10%

Jan

8% May

-

Jan

42%

Jan

18%

19

Eddy Paper Co class A preferred—20

Indust

50%*

63

-

Mar

"

_1

;

Jan

122%

15% May
31% Jan

a8

•

Dominion Stores Ltd

Smith

13

it

50

_—

Apr

Dominion Coal

'
\

May

Jan

■v

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Jan

45

61

895

__

Feb

-97

Co

Gooderham

Weston
Wilsils

Jan

May

Canada

Ltd

Steel

Walker

Jan

24%

*

$2

3

15 %

__

preferred
100
—_————A—.——..

City

Wabasso

Jan

17%

95

15

_

7 >102%

Jan

*

—.—A—100

Canada

Viau Biscuit

Jan

36%

of

Canada

Stores

United

Jan

11%

Feb

8 %

1,280

Howard

61

37

15%

99

com

preferred

Twin

Feb

24 %

a38

Bakeries

Feb

96

15%

Dominion Foundries & SteeL.
Dominion Glass common.....

Jart

Apr

25% May

Apr
15% Mar

Tuckett Tobacco 1%

Feb

24%

a38

—

23

36% Mar

*

common^

preferred..—

Press

Co of

7%

Feb

27%

Mar

28%

100

15%

Power

47%

Jan

13% Mar

150

13%:

A.———

Dominion Steel & Coal

Steel

Feb

Mar

8% May

260

30

13%

15%

Renfrew

1,029
75

—

...—100

Breweries common—iA

Thrift

•

•

&

13

4%

Standard Chemical

22% May

May

9"% May

610

133

20

35

a27

9%

Feb
Jan

45

v

Apr

\

50%'

"

—*

pfd'

Flour Mills

Williams

Southern

22 % Mar

Apr

A

Southam

Jan

*

Holt

4%%

Voting trust —"
Simpsons Ltd 4%%

Jan

80

Distillers Seagrams

Hamilton

Power

45

61

—!_—!*'

preferred

Sicks

Jan

15

Crown Cork & Seal Co

trust

23%

12%

9%

.25

101

150

100

Paper 1st preferred
preferred—
£

7%

Apr

21%

20

*

preferred

21

20%

9%

_;

Bridge

Jan

14%

8%

23

Feb

37%

—9

Ltd C———

Oil

Sherwin

Feb

-~

Jan

59

Jan

15%

•

common

Lawrence

2nd

Jan

37

12%

Mar

,23% Jan

Jan

37

-*

Transport

Lawrence

Series

Jan

13%

12%

20

20%

*'

Shawinigan Water ft Power

Ja n

13%

Consolidated Mining ft Smelting——5
Consumers Glass
•

Steel

9%

36%

20%

Jan

42%

io-

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*

—

Co Ltd

ft

—

44%

1

:—

preferred.

St

Jan

37

.100

Cockshutt Plow

General

May

8% Apr

5

I25

,—

Canadian Locomotive

General

•

—

Co.

Corp of Canada

St

5% May

13%

♦

Canadian Pacific Railway

5%

common

Corp common—
:•
preferred
—_____—;—_—49
2nd preferred J
1

Feb

—.....

Gatineau

Ltd

River

__

1st

Feb

25%

B

Electrolux

101% 101%

-*

Development

Sagucnay

26%- Jan

28%

22% May
27% Apr *

25

6%
pfd—
Foreign Investment

Voting

20%

...

Tubes

St Lawrence

Jan

33

Canadian Ind Alcohol class A—

Dominion

common

Quebec Power

Jan

50

8%

Feb

Feb

11%

21

•V 590
4,645

Royalite

Jan

15%

.20

Fairbanks

Tar

3

Feb

26% May

29%

Apr

51% Mar

875

45

25%

Jan

550

*
-

preferred

Dominion

24%

325

*

common

common

Canadian Converters class A
pfd.
Canadian Cottons common

7%

Feb

*

—

series

Dominion

Apr

5%

20

Celanese

Corp

24%

Apr

14%

•

Class A

Cardy

15

20%

*

—

common

Canadian Car ft

Class

24%

Feb
Jan

50

Breweries

Canadian

22

18%
12

27%

100

5% preferred

6%

2,007

Feb

27

•

Safeway Ltd 4%% pfd
Canada Steamship common

Canadian

245

Jan

9.40

5%

____—*

Canada

$1.00

853

13% /
24%

41%

Mar

8

27

_______20

Forgings

42

20

150

44%

Provincial

Jan

5%

—*

$1.30 preferred

Canadian

19%

23

*
——

Canada Cement common...

Canadian

100

18% May
38% Jan

•

,

Building Products

Canada

4,917

15%

38%

Jan

10"%

1,016

24%

Price

1

9.25

a26% a26%

—

r

;

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40

580

22*" *

54%

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B

cl

20%

21%

53%

i_

Power

Jan

a__

—

41%

2%

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—'

1 -22

.■) 53%
21

Placer

Jan

26%

May

1,285

27a

50

24%

Powell

Mar

18%

98

10%

-•

Page-Hersey

Jan

76

98

__.__._25

Mills

Flour

Penmans

5% Mar
68

24%

24%

10%

Electric Rwys __—
*
Light, Heat ft Power com—i*
prefeired
ij.__.100

5%

Jan

47

Apr

24%

*

158

*•«

18%

19

•

a42

343A Mar

Jan

9.25

*

British American Bank Note Co
British American Oil common.—

a41

Ottawa

Jan

26%

Jan

41%

41%

2,005

Ottawa

Jan

18%

———V

*

-*

Low f

33%

a42
__

Range Since January 1

High

30

*

Jan

13%

25

——_>

Bralorne

18%

Corp

Shares

Jan

4%
Bathurst

36'

Ltdi

Mines

' for Week

.

44%

—

National

Noranda

Jan

24%

&

Drug

Sales

Range :
of Prices
Low

-•

—._———25
Chemical pfd—5

Niagara

Jan

20%

41% May
50 % Apr

pfd__

4%%

Argus Oorp Ltd common
4%% preferred

ft

18%

17%

preferred

National

High

13% Apr
17% Apr

51

Canadian

Tel

Low
535

.

100% 100 %

42%

Aluminum Co of Can 4%

Assoc

Range Since January 1

High
13%

7%

18

100%

Aluminium Ltd

Asbestos

Shares

Low

Algoma Steel

Anglo

for Week

24

Acadia-Atlantic Sugar class A—
5% preferred

Week's

Last-

Sale Price

,>:/:>

■

National Breweries common;

of Prices

18

;>

,

Par

13 %

13%

Ilao

—

13

STOCKS—

Sales

Range

Sale Piriee

MAY

ENDED

1

Week's

Last

Monday, May 16, 1949

MARKETS

LISTED
WEEK

CHRONICLE

Exchange

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STOCKS—

FINANCIAL

Friday

Montreal Stock
Friday

&

Jan

v

!

Volume

169

Number 4803

THE

COMMERCIAL

&

FINANCIAL

CHRONICLE

(2135)

CANADIAN
RANGE

Friday
STOCKS—

Week's

Last

Par

Hydro-Electric
Loblaw

Sccur

Groceterias

Lowney

Co

Ltd

Corp

class

MacLaren Power & Paper Co—
Maritime Teleg & Tel Co Ltd com,.10

■,1'm preferred —'
Massey-Harris Co Ltd 6%%

Maxwell; Ltd
Melchers
Mica

Canada
&

pfd 20

i

Distilleries

of

Minnesota

conv

i..

Ltd

6'k

_J

Paper

"

Moore Corporation Ltd
Mount Royal Rice Mills

Newfoundland

-

Scotia

6%

Lt

Lt

&

Pr

&

Pr

Paton

n

c

part 2nd

Reitmans
Russell

(Can)

Pr

red

6'/c

Jan

39'A

Jan

17%

Feb

18

150

1.7%

Jan

18'A

26%

25

2 6'A May

27%

«

325

al2
80c

2,850

al7

Jan

Mar

12%
1.10

Apr

125

9

50

151/2

135
300

15% May
16% Apr

1

110'A Mar

17%.

65

Mar

a20

a2Q

10

20

105

105

40

104
52

52%

53

20

53

125

9%

111%

Mar

20

111

Mar

54

Feb

16%

17

395

16%

Apr

18

600

16'A

Apr

18%

Trans-Television

113

*

45c

45c

Anacon

lead Mines
Mines

10

10

270

65c

15,450

Gold

Centreinaque

Mines

Gold

Central

Explorations

20

Feb

21

Apr

24

Jan

12%

12%

2

12% May

16

Jan

a30

10

35

35

Jan

May

65c

Jan

65c

Jan

Atlas

18 %c May

25c

a2%ca2'Ac

«

gc

1,500

2c

Jan

3c

Jan

Bankfieid

I,000

5c

May

13c

Jan

Bank

18c 18 'Ac

.

Ltd—1

6c

1

Ltd

Sol Gold

1__.

Mines Ltd

Fonnaque Gold

11c

11c

2,000

19V'4

710

49c

50c

2,000

17c

18c

4,000

8c

9c

6,000

Ltd..

Goldbeam Mines Ltd

Consolidated

Mines

Ltd

Lake

Shore

Mines

Gold

Ltd

May

60'Ac

Jan

17c

May

25c

Feb

8c

May

16%c

Jan

10,200
1,000

2.30 May
35c

3.45

May

40c

52'Ac Mar

78c

5c

500

10

5c

rnn

15c

7,000

al'Acal'Ac
36%c
r

_l

9'Ac

Mines

,

„

3.50

Nechi
New

314%

3'Ac Mar

2c

Jan

35c

Mar

1,100

3.35

53c

Apr

Jan

6.25

700

95c

May

1.40

Jan

100

11% Jan

147/a

Apr

6.10
1.08

800

5.85 Mar

6.10 May
1.45 Mar

94c

May

4c

4c

7,500

4c

Mar

6%c

10c

lie

12c

18,000

10c

May

45c

Jan

29 %c May

70c

Jan

4,500

1

'New

Marlon

Normetal

'

33c

5

29 %c

33c

7,600

62

62 %

330

9.25

9.25

1,695

a78c

a78c

100

72c

22c

__

9.25

24c

1,750

22c
8c

51

Jan

62'A

Apr

12%

Gold

Ltd

1

Mines

Mining

Corp

Ltd

1

Ltd

&

8c

1,000

2.28

2.28

84c

Jan

May

31c

Mar

2.50

2,525

May

22c

2.28 May

1

1.65

__

1

8c

4c

1.66

1,100

8c

—l

3.30
3.75

3.75

8%c

500

3.50

1

8%c

Metals

8%c

1.60

Mining Corp..

Quebec

Labrador

Manganese

Rochette Gold

1

Development

Mar

Santiago Mines Ltd
Sheep Creek Gold Mines

Ltd

50c
Ltd

Mines

Ltd

Apr
Jan

11 'A

1,230

10%

11'Ac

12c

2,500

10c

14c 15'Ac

14,100

14c

14'Ac
\

__

6c

7c

25%

8'Ac

36'A

22c25'Ac

33,200

common—

*

25

14

41%

class

A

*

—

Gold

Mines

18,300

5'/ec May

16c

Jan

25c

479,800

10'Ac Mar

25c

May

22c

Apr

40'Ac

•

i

■_

Jan

Jan

8c

May
Apr

4.50 Mar

■

V'

Oil

Co

Co

Ltd

18%

Oil

19
5c

24%

24%

24%

258

Elec 4%

preferred

pfd——100

Forest

Columbia

Packers

Class

88

class

*

10

86

May

98

May

101%

Jan

Feb

3

Jan

10%

10%

25

Apr

13

Jan

6

6

100

26

26%

272

A

*

*

26%

-*

29%c

Oil

Broulan Porcupine

LtdJ

•

Co

Montreal
South

__

For

15%

15'A

50

17

Jan

1

12c

Buffalo Ankerite

1

2.20

Buffalo Canadian

*

ll%c

Buffalo

Red

Lake

1

__

12c

13c

2.15

2.25

3,916

11'Ac 13%c

16,300

3,500

Products

*

6c

6c

27%

% Bunker

Hill

*

-

Burlington Steel

4%c

3,000

&

Co

Burrard

class

class

B

•

A

15

•

Bousquet

—1

13%

35

3'Ac May
12% Jan

14'A

15

25

15

May

17%

Feb

7%

150

7

Mar

8y«

Jan

8c

500

8c

•

6%c

6%c

Calmont Oils

1,000

Linen

Flin

2nd

pfd

—!

Flon

__

__

1

42c

♦

22%

22%

22%

1.45 Mar

1.90

27c

Apr
Apr

52c

64c

109.750

52c

May

1.08

Jan

common

42c,

Mar

1.28

Jan

6.10
•

common

Canada Northern Power

Jan

"

B

10

100

400

4.50 Mar

7'Ac

8'Ac

9,200

7%c May

8%c

8'Ac

1,000

8'Ac May
89 %c Feb

32

•

Jan
Jan

Jan

8%

35

8% May

10

Mar

32

32

10

31'A Mar

33%

Steamship

Lines

common

Preferred
Canada

Wire

*

Jan

-50

Cable

&

class

15%

15%

695

15

Mar

16'A

Apr

—

13%

13%

50

13

Mar

14 V*

Jan

36%

36%

37

125

__

A

79%

79%

25

24

1,125

21

2,260

Canners

Ltd

preferred

Canadian

Canadian Celanese
1.80

1,600

4,770

9.70

16,500

9c

Feb

May

'

2.00 May

13%

2.33

2.36

4'Ac

4%c

500

2.93

2.70

3.00

7,600

•

'

14c 16'Ac

600

10,700

1.20

-

A

14c

Jan

.

16

*

Preferred

A

80

22% Feb
19% Jan

24

Jan

21

Apr

16%

695

15

18

Jan

23 %

55

23

Apr

25

Mar

16

16

156

15

Feb

18

Jan

May

17

Jan

Products

common

15%

15

15%

765

15

20%

21%

710

197/«

Feb

22% Jan

38'A

39

125

36%

Jan

39

23

23'A

55

23

Apr

28'A

Jan

6%

6%

6%

1,620

Apr

8%

Jan

—

13%

Jan

—

•
.-■*

63A

2.60

Apr

6c

Jan

Canadian Ice Machine

Apr

Canadian Indus

10'A

10'A

90

10

Apr

74

74

74

25

74

May

77

Feb

1

—

5

5

100

5

May

15%

Feb

9

May

11%

Jan

Feb

36'A

Jan

79c

Jan

15'A

Feb

Jan

3.00

Jan

25c

Preferred

Canadian

May

100

—

—

Feb

13c

Feb

20'A

*

4'Ac May
2.10 Feb

Ltd—

Apr

•
—25

Food

Apr

—20

common

Canadian Dredge
Canadian

37'A Mar

79

23 %

Jan

Class

4%c

•

35% Mar

15%

20
—

class

Car

*

common

—

Conv preferred

Jan

Mar

Apr

50

20%

9c

3 %

28

23'A

12c

Jan

3.75 Mar

Feb

26'A

24

Jan

54c

Jan

2%

Apr

20%

6.60

Feb

2.70

„

Canada

1st
5.90

8%c Jan

Mar

su*

5.30 Jan

Feb

Mar

,-10

3.60 Mar

Jan

6c

38c

,

26

Breweries

1,900

i

43

Canadian Bank of Commerce

4.05

Jan

6.60

22

Canadian

3.85

Apr

17'A

Feb

25

Feb

8.50 May
3c
Feb

lie

Jan

70

'

Jan

9,900

Feb

4.30

27

15

4c

#

:

6c

16%

49

10c

9.00

Jan

49

4'Ac Jan

8.50

3'/2C

May

8%

•

Packers class A

Class

2,100
12,475
■'

5c

27
__

Jan

1.34 May
73c
Jan

5.40 May

2%c

Jan
Jan

4%c

Jan

17,400
III,000

9'Ac
33

May

15

14c

53c

Jan

4'Ac

10'Ac May

Feb

Jan

13%

500

45c

3.05
20c

27

40

14c

Jan

24c

5'Ac Apr

7,750

'

Jan
Mar

7%

*
__

Burns

Jan

May

May

1.92
11c

300

8c

7c

Apr

12c

7,500

27

3'Ac May

1

Ltd

Ltd—

15

Alco

common-

"A"

voting

*

9

9

9'A

*

Locomotive

30

30

30

15

65c

68c

3,450

13%

13%

263

143

143

10

Z

665

28'A

to

Stock

Brazeau

FeD
Jan

2%

__

Oil

87c
37c

2,000

9'Ac

Jan

Feb

Mar

4c

9c

Jan

31c

5.90

11c ll%c

26%

27c

16%

1.70

Mar

9,660

3.35

—_90c

Exploration

Petroleums

25

6%

4,700

40c

9c

5'A May

Jan

32c

2%

—

90%

31c

3.10

ll%c

Ltd—

10

,

28c

2%

1

Co

2%

31'Ac

1

Brutk Mills class A

3.15

-v

Jan

IO5

5.50

5.80

25%

675

16%

400

Jan

Apr

3

0

„

;

24'A

88

5.85

:.o

Apr

7%c Mar

24%

98

16'A

500

20 %

Mar

88

•

12.000

Feb

May

98

1

*

5c
22

2%

Canada Bread

3%c

18%

98

A—

Power class

Dominion

Jan

2%

*

Columbia

Feb

1.25

•

Products

B

British

9.50

Jan

100

—

Columbia

Campbell Red Lake

.♦

8.25 Mar

2,516

11

3c

Apr

5,500

24%

Caldwell

5.40

Jan

45c

Feb

45c

2,079

5c

24

Calgary & Edmonton

5.40

5%c

26c

600

24%

5c

Mar

2%c May

'

•

common

Jan

"

Transferred

18%

11c

%

1,157
'

Jan

•

Royalite

''

Jan

•

Ltd—*

Oils

Oils

70c

1.57

•

Co Ltd

Western

9.25

55c

2.57

Home

Pan

9.10

Apr

Gaspe Oil Ventures Ltd

Oils

6,799

25

American

British Columbia

Calder

*.4'

%

Homestead

Pacific

43c

'•

14 %c Mar

Apr
-

30c34%c

l

—

Anglo-Canadian OH Co Ltd

Omnitrans

40c

May

Calgary & Edmonton Corp Ltd—5.90

Okalta

500

3,500

Canadian

Waite Amulet Mines Ltd

Oil

12c

9%c

••

Preferred

Canada

Westville Mines Ltd

Pacalta

12c

2%c

__

•

■

British

Feb

5%c

1

Brand & Millen class A

4%%

Jan

7% Mar
33c

16c

Feb

2%c

18

Feb

Mar

5%c

1.17

1

5

20c

19c

1.38

<■

Apr

17

200

8,000

200

__

New

100

•

7

24c

Jan

41%

5%c

*

___

*

Oil

17

7
22c

27,900

54c

65c

14% May
Jan

Jan

1

">

1

May

38%

1

Malting

Crest

17

7
__

1.60

L_1

May

14

7,520

Jan

1,400

Jan

22c

555

41'A

17

1

Cement

Consol

14

41 %

67C

•

Apr

Jan

37% May

67c

1.55

Jan

27C

34'A Mqr

Apr

1.34

Jan

26%

35'A

Apr

1.51

11c

Apr

23c

30c

1.22

Apr

*

1.23

__

Jan

6c
25

525

8'Ac

1.22

17c
•

400

7c

1

Jan

35

Foundries class A

1

Jan

7%

37%

30c

3,502

Feb

3.65

35

1,500

48c

38c

May

36

1,000

48c

May

35

1.38

48c

Feb

36

36c

II,000

Jan

15c

10

1.23

7c
__

12%

10

—

1.43

"

Feb
Mar

7 'A

435

Scotia

Apr

3.15 Mar

6,500

25%

Canada

.East

12,500

6c

Canada

Oil Stocks—

30

17c 17'Ac

5c

200

7%

25%

Canada

-

3.35

1

Jan

Ltd

3.30

7%

__

1

May

Vinray Malartic Mines Ltd

470

10

42c

Ventures

;

11%

*

40c

:

Jan

11%

Apr

Ltd

Jan

13'A

Jan

Mar

Mines

14%c

18c

22c

Asbestos Corp

Jan

94c

25c

United

8c

10% Mar

9'Ac

3,500

Trebor

.

__

Jan

Mar

2.300

Ltd

May

Mar

•

Mines

Mar

28c

11c

Stadacona

Ltd

74

Jan

59c

22c

Mines

Jan

8c

Jan

6%

6,600

35c37%c

Torbrit

67%

23c

18,500

22c

Cons

Feb

10,300

22c

Sullivan

Mar

5%

14c

35c

Ltd

13c

350

Apr

76c

1

(1944)

2,600

6

Jan

9c

5%c

_i

Mines

15c

Jan

7%c

73c

Sladen-Malartic Mines Ltd

—

14c

5%

34c

3%c

__

_l

Gold

May

10%c 10%c

3%c

—_50c

Siscoe

Apr

7c

34c

34c

—1

Sherritt-Gordon Mines Ltd—

4c

3,500

4c

Jan

3.80

3.75 May

1,000

4,500

8c

Callinan

1

Ltd

1.95

3.30 May

400

5c

7c

34c

__

1

Mines

Mines Co

3.70

Feb

..4c

800
;

■

Quebec Gold

—

5"%

__

.Piccadilly Porcupine Gold Mines Ltd—*

Quebec

4c
__

2'Ac May

12%c

Brazilian Traction Light & Pwr com—"
Brewis Red Lake
1

Bntish

Apr

500

12'Ac

1

British

Jan

'

Jan

Apr

.

5c

A—

Pershing

Building

Dredging Ltd—

Mines

8c

•

O'Brien Gold Mines Ltd
Pandora Cadallic Gold Mines Ltd
Pa to Cdns Gold
Pend-Oreille

__

'

2'Ac

Jan

9.25 May

■

2%c

Jan

14%

10%
37 %c

Feb

5%c

1

Kirkland

*<■'

Jan

8.65 Mar
22 %c

Jan
Jan

5.30

1

#

1.14
a

94c

1
1

Dredging Ltd——— „1
Mines

1,000

7,000

Buffadison Gold

Cons

Goldvue

32c

„

Jan

Apr

228

3.60

6.10

——1

Ltd

375

30c

3.55 Mar

11%

Bobjo

British
Macdonald

20c
68c

__

Feb

12%
23c

2.000

38c

95c

__

—7

Mclntyre-Porcupine Mines Ltd
Mining Corp of Canada Ltd

Apr

10c 11'Ac

Boymar

Feb

Jan

May

*

Bralorne

Jan
Jan

38c

May

9.00

——1

Sons

May

May

28c

11%

Gold

10c

Jan

10

9%c

500

11%

Jan
Jan

28c

18c

12c

—

:

36:,4C

1

Ltd

5c

'0

26'A

35

B

Jan

5%c

Ltd—4-

&

Class

Bevcourt

May

2,000

15c

25% May

12'Ac May

1,150

92,300

(1937)

Bcatty Bros (new)
Telephone

Boycon

10c

—

61%

325

4,000

.

Jan

8c

.

Apr

25%

70

Mining.

Mar

May

5c

15c

51%

25%

_10

Toronto—

Bertram

Jan
Jan

1

class

Metals

9%
27%c

50%

27c

Oil

Nova

Feb

8c

Apr

12'Ac 13'Ac

69

1

10c

5c

__

Jan

8'A

23c

•

ll%c

1,500

9,300

50%

5'Ac Mar

6,925

__

•

Jan

3,000

67c

Jan

24c

Mines
Eonetal Gold

5c

1

Ltd

Mines

49c

5%c

1

Ltd

Mines

35c

56

69

Consolidated

of

Base

Jan

Apr

5c

.1

Goldfields

18c

19%

5c

1

Mines Ltd—

Gold

Louvicourt

2.45

41'A May

26c

Montreal

of

Bank

Apr

Jan

May

15%

60c

1

*

Mines

Lamaque Gold

2.30

130

1

Mines

of

Bidgood

35c

5

Mining & Explor Co Ltd

Dufault

2.40

1

Gold

Mines

Lake

_Z

43%

100

Bell

1

Hollinger Cons Gold Mines Ltd
Hudson-Rand Gold Mines Ltd—..

Joliet-Quebec

11c

1

i

Bagamac

Jan

7%c

41'A

Feb

16c

1

_

1

Goldora Mines Ltd

37 %c

3'Ac Mar

10,000

May
May

1

-

Mines

6'c

18%

1

Ltd

16c

He

1

—

Mines

5c

19%

1

Ltd

7,000
14.000

7c

4%c

5c

1

—

Jan

Bank

1

__

Mines

39c

22'Ac Mar

15,500

__

*

*

Gold

II.000

Apr

1,180

2,000

24,300

1

common

Electric

3c

"

Gold

Aunor
Auto

9c

1

Mines

Feb

6c

95

23c

27c

1

Aumaque Gold

Mar

5'Ac

Ltd

Mines

5c

25c

2c

Dulama Gold Mines Ltd—

Sullivan

Jan

Mar

5%c

*

Mines

3c

,5c

8%

*

Yellowknife

T

Duvay

Gold

9'Ac May

400

5%c

4.10

May

2,000

7c

Jan

12c 13'Ac

l

Oil

.1

Lid

Ltd

—

7C

103

9.00

Steels

Atlas

__

100% Mar

23c

__

Feb

40

3.95

1

Atlantic

M^iy

5c

Jan

23c

1

Mines

23c

22c

33,500

25

4.00

Armistice

4,000

9'/2c

12%c

»

Ashdown Hardware class A

25,000

7c

Jan

985

5'Ac

28c

Oil—

Arjon Gold

26c

__

1

——

—

Mines

Corp

28c

_i

Ltd

Dome Mines Ltd
Donalda Mines Ltd

I.eitch

Argus

Feb

21

51%
25%

*

Preferred

25

2,000

41'A

12%c

Mar

22c

:__-l

—

Ltd

Co

Yellowknife

Jan

20'A

23c

1

—

High
17

Apr

17% May
213A Jan

8%

25

Mines

23c

1

_

Cadillac

Mining

Lingside

Area

May

295

25c

pfd

Mines--

Apex Consol Resources
Aquarius Forcupine

Athona

Consolidated Astoria Mines

Consol

Labrador

10

65c

21

20c

5'Ac

•

Canada

Geld

23c

Ltd

Mines

Cortez

J-M

Jan

Apr

23%

1

100%

1

Nepheline

Rouyn

23'Ac

:*

.

El

8

45c

Jan

23%'

13
'

1

Mar

22

12%

——

Corp Ltd.-

Candego Gold Mines—_
Cartier-Malartic Gold Mines

Eldona

46c

a30

V

100% 100%

100

Larder

Ashley Gold &

Bouzan-Gold Mines Ltd

Elder

Jan

21

*

Ltd

Eouscadillac

East

41c

__

*

—1.

Lake Gold Mines Ltd

Cournol-

Anglo

Stocks—,

Ease Metals Mining

Bob's

5,574

24'A

•

♦

of

Lead

Ansiey

Apr

21""'

Ltd——*

Manufacturing Co Ltd

Bobjo

45e

j50c

__

__

Mining

Anacon

Jan

•

23%

A

Cons-*

Anglo Canadian
Anglo-Huronian

Jan

1634

May

420

Ltd

American

16%

110

735

18'A

•

Co

American

Mar

17

5

13%

18

•

Amalgamated

Mar

Apr

16V2

«

Woods

Aluminium

Low

13%

18%

Steel

Jan

110%

Standard Paving & Materials Ltd

United Corporations class B
United Distillers of Canada
Windsor Hotel Ltd

Jan

15% May
20% Jan

Range Since January I

High

20

Oil

Algoma

Shares

Low

Jan

73

100

110% 110%

&

Pacific

for Week

13%

Agnew-Surpass

Jan

*

—

Gas

Sales

Range

of Prices

•

common

—

Alberta

Aluminum

4

„

Par

'

Paper

May

22%

8% Mar

151/2

151 '2

69

9

&

Preferred

Acme

16%

alio

pfd
1,

!

Power

Acadia-Atlantic class

Jan

8

Last

$1.50 preferred

Jan

Feb

50c

25

Abitibl

Week's

Sale Price

r

Mar

12

25

75c

May

6

100

pfd

STOCKS—

Jan

.75

68

|y

Friday

Jan

105

alio

Southmont Invest Co Ltd

.

Jan

16%

-109

al2

__

.50

Ltd

Canada

31%

14% Mar

al7

__

100

com

pfd

pfd

Ltd.5%

Industries

Southern

1st

27% May

17%

17(2

—

Corp of Can 6%

6%

100

405

Exchange

Canadian Fonda

Jan

2&V4

_J

10

Manufacturing Co Ltd

Power

2%

17%

common:

preferred

Feb

■;

*

Co

Nova

2'A

17%

»

Ltd

13

Toronto Stock

35%

71/j

5

MAX

High

35

26%,

10

Co

14a4

95

173.4

**

pfd —10

Ltd.,

Ontario

27%

'

_I
j~

10

Low

a2%

27%

•

MARKETS

ENDED

Range Since January 1

High

a2%

27%

M)

Shares

i4i/2

1

A

(Walter

_j

WEEK

for Week

Low

,

_*

FOR

Sales

Range
of Prices

'.Sale Price

LISTED

"

^

Exchange

Petroleum

footnotes

Canadian Malartic

see

Ltd--

page




46.

*

Canadian
—

15c 15'Ac

2,000

14c

Apr

22c

Jan

8%

Oil

Cos

preferred

-

common

•
*

100

—

143

65c

Mar

12'A Jan
141

Apr

150

Feb

43

44

(2136)

THE

COMMERCIAL

CANADIAN
RANGE

Friday

Range

Par

Canadian

Pacific Railway—

Canadian

Tire

Canadian

Utilities

Class

25

preferred

100

Gold

Canooo

13%

28%

17%

13% May

2,579

Jan

Lakes

Class

28 % May

22

Jan

10

99%

Jan

102

Feb

Great

100

:

A

15Vz May

IS

Apr

Guayana

24%

75

23%

25

Jan

Gulf

Lead

1.20

1.20

100

1.15 Mar

1.50

Jan

Gunnar

100

1.55

Jan

1.74

Apr

Gwillim

Lake

Patricia

Gold

-1

Mines

1

Steel

*

common

4,000

90c

Feb

1.65

28,900

71c

May

1.45

Jan

Halliwell

11,500

14 %c

Feb

22c

Apr

100

9%

Apr

11

Jan

Research

Cheskirk

Mines

Chesterville

1

Mines

9 Vz

Chimo Gold

2.50

16

Jan

37

May

40

Mar

17

17%

325

16

Feb

18

Jan

50c

51c

53c

17c

1,800 ?

50c

16,000

80c

38c

18c

1,000

16c

Apr

11c

5,000 !/

10c

Apr

15%

280

14%

Feb

2c

2c

2c

7,700

l%c

10%

Jan

Apr

10%

Jan

25c

Apr

Jan

65q

May

15

__

Rock

1

;

;

,

«

10%

«

Gold

16

Mines

10,800

48c

May

98c

17%c Mar
17

Jan

3,000

4c

May

10c

Jan

Harding Carpets

Fen

8% Mar

1

16

1,230

13

16c

6,700

15c

10

10%

230

6c

•

Harricana

3c

7c

3,100

45c

50c

3,716

5c

5c

10,900

7c

"Jan

10% May

Feb

14% Mar

Mar

24 %c

Mar

4%c

675

16

15%c

1

4c

2.50

-1

2.65

2.43

2,150

15c

15c

1.60

IVz

2.85

__

Mar

18%c

Jan

Hasaga

Jan

1.75

Jan

Headway Red Lake

1

7

100

7%

Jan

65

Jan
.

Gold

1.60

Apr

Feb

Heath

1

7c

6%c

1

23c

22c

8c

8c

11c

1,000

1.60

-

Gold

64c

4c

1

12% May

916

10c

__

1

60c

(new.)—_____—50c

High

1,335

38 Vz

15%

Ltd

Alabastine

Hamilton Bridge
Hamilton Cottcn

9 Vz

Hard

Chemical

Mines

Low

13%

37

Jan

80c

17c 13 Vac

17 %c

Porcupine

Chatco

1.00

71c

77c

Central

1

&

95c

-*

Oil

Leduc

Centra)

__

1

Gold

Lime

Range Since January 1

High

41c

17%

1

Gold

1.61

Shares

13

'

._*

Mines

1.61

--

13%

*

Coal

for Week

of Prices

Low

•

common.—

Mines

Gypsum
Central

Paper

preferred

West

25

Feb

Range

Par

Great

Sales

Week's

Last

High

.

,

15 Vz

1

—

.

24 %

__

13

Sale Price

15 Vz

1

Castie-Tretnewey

MAY

Friday

Low

100 Vz 100 Vz

;

*

A___—

class

Wirebound

Canadian

13%

__

MARKETS

ENDED

Range Since January.1

High

27 »/a

—---A-*

B

13%

WEEK

Monday, May 16, 1949

STOCKS—

Shares

Low

Corp

LISTED

for Week

of Prices

Sale Price

CHRONICLE

FINANCIAL

Sales

Week's

Last

STOCKS—

FOR

&

Gold

_1

4oc

:

12

Jan

6c

May

10c

Jan

45c

May

83c

Jan
*'.

Chromium

Circle

Bar

Knitting

common

Malartic

Citralam

Coastal

Oils

1

3c

3%c

9,500

3c

30c

2,664

24c

2.42

2.60

7,700

13

13%

705

22c 23'Ac

_1

2.42

4,000

13

Coin Lake

5%c

Apr

*'

'

_________________

______

Gold

Jan

Hediey Mascot

36c

Mar

28C

mm]**

9

Jan

Heva Gold

•____

Mines

1

2.73

Apr

Highland-Bell

1

12%

Feb

14%

Jan

17c

Jan

30c

Apr

Highridge Mining
Highwood
Sarcee

*

2.00

Jan

—____„

Consolidated Astoria
Consolidated
Consolidated

Beattie

4.000

4c

May

7c

Jan

1.00

.900

85c

Feb

1.10

13c

19c

9

53c

48c

53c

___

-——

50c

55c.

-1

'

Consolidated Homestead Oil

6

57c

7'Ac

4,200

9c

10c

97%

Homer

Jan

Hosco

Apr

64c

Jan

Apr

65c

Jan

Howey Gold
Hoyle
Mining

12c

—1

3,369

6c

1

21c

Mines

Gold

Jan

Hudson

May

17 %c

Feb

Hugh

May

123

Jan

Huron & Erie common

Bay Mining & Smelting

__

0

Malartic

Consoliadted Press class A
Conwest

42%

1

1.00

Croinor

1

Pershing

Davies
Davis

Leather

Class

B

152 Vz

Jan

Imperial

Bank

1.00 May

1.45

Jan

Imperial

Oil

1.09

12,320

15

'■,s.100

15

May

18c

May

30c

Oils

60c

9,200

Feb

61c

Apr

6%c

7c

11,500

6%c May

15c

Jan

22 %c

26c

6,500

22 % c May

43c

23 %c
21

21
8

8

100

•

class

17c

16c

18c

6,000

1.52

1.60

500

1

6c

5%c

6%c

14,500

>1

7%c

7%C

8'Ac

4,500

7%c

32c 32 %c

3,000

28c

19c

17c

25c

96,800

17c

25c

29c

25c

Feb

15%

15%

A——

Delnite

Mines

preferred

3c

May

6c

Mar

7c

Apr

16 Vz

16%

100

16%

Apr

19%

9.75

10'A

4,020

9.65 May

12%

Jan

6c

6'Ac

1,500

5c

Apr

11 %c

Feb

20c23%c

22,800

19c

Apr

32c

Feb

31 %c

32c

4,000

42

43%

1,376

3c

3%c

Red

Detta

Dexter

1

Nickel

Mines

Lake

_

Lake

Red

Varnish

Imperial

21

21

130

7%
16c

May
Feb

23

May

33c

9%

Industrial

Red

1

,.

Discovery

Lake

1

Yellowknife

1

1.20

5,600

Dcme

2

15%

15%

15%

Ltd—.———*

Mines

18%

18%

19%

1,814

Feb

Inglis

Dominion & Anglo Invest com

Foundry

10

Magnesium

Dominion

Steel

Steel

&

120

*

_

Dominion
Dominion

I

25%
-■

International

(John)

10 %c
15c

Jan

Feb

46c

Mar

May

65c

Jan

32c

class

B

25

Tar

&

Chemical

Dominion Textile

pfd

15%

•

Dominion Stores
Dominion

24%

Donalda

•

common

120

120

10

Dulama

Gold

29%

27%

Feb

29%

Apr

18%

18%

18%

16%

13%

13%

14

26

25

25%

16%

East

Apr

18 Vz

Jan

Jan

19%

Apr

Crest

East

Leduc

East

120

May

May

J

6

C%

8%

8%

37c

38c

4,500

34c

24c25%c

3,000

24c

1

—

Coke..—

&

37c

1

Economic

I

*

22%

22%

Investment

100

100

•

31

30%

31%

4,808

Elder

Mines

Eldona

26

Jan

Co

common

Petroleum

Gold

Joburke

May

27%

Jan

Joliet

9

May

14 %

15%

310

24%

20'A

Feb

15% Apr
Feb

430

__

•

19%

11%

12

11%

12

-45c

51c

16 %c

16c

18c

9c

7%c

9%C

9c

10c

4,000

9c

7c

8c

6,500

7c

22c

I,500

22c

El

Sol

Eureka

8%
32%c
4c

145

145

8%

8V0

1,963

32c34%c

Nickel

9,000

4c

12

11

430

■j

4c

Mar

May

19c

May

3'Ac May

2%c

2%c

1,615

Keiore

.—

1

38c

1

___

__

Mines

*

Gold

__

_1

Jan

Apr

Kenvllle

22

Feb

Kerr-Addison

12%c

,.

—

15%

l

18c

22c

38c

7,600

5%c

5%c

500

12c
8c

14c

Jan

Kirkland

Kirkland-Hudson

Feb

Kirkland

May

25c

Feb

Kirkland Townsite

1

17c

•

May

12c

Mar

Labrador Mining Si Exploration

1

3.45

3.40

3.65

Apr

10%c

Jan

Laguerre Gold

1

3%c

3%c

3%c

Apr

38c

Jan

Lake

95'Ac

91c

1.20

Dufault

Mines

Fortune

Gold

Lake

Feb

Lake

Lingman

Jan

Lake

Rowan

42%

42%

35

Lake

Shore

Mines

15%

15%

15%

Wasa

Mining

33c

40c

22,975

62c

60c

67c

105,287

5c

6c

5,500

11

11

11

30c

33c

38

Jan

43

Apr

15 % May

17

Jan

Lake

32c

Mar

41c

Jan

La

Mines

77c

Jan

Lamaque Gold
Lang & Sons

12c

33c

10%
27c

5,285

May

11% Mar

Apr

May

60c

Jan

Luz

La pa

Cadillac

Lapaska

3.95

4.00

4.00

4,265

3.80 Mar

14%

150

13% Mar
32

5%

A

•

1,500

60c

8%

J)

preferred

.100

Power

:

i

♦

1.55

Feb

26

Jan

Class

25

Mar

28

Feb

London

27

165

25

Feb

27

May

Class

20

97

87%

90

7c

30

8,025

May

lie

May

98%

Jan

1634

16%

15

16% Mar

*

17%

Mines

Loblaw

—

Jan

Lunward

—

55

99%

Mar

102

Apr

6.00

7,973

10c

6,000

8c

Jan

57c

59c

9,000

55c

Apr

15 %c

4.75

c

13c
4c

32c

"5,100

16c

12%

3'Ac

2,500

Jan

Feb

!_L

1.75

6.40

Apr
Apr

74%c Jan

Goodfish

l
*

______

——SO

B

see




*

page

56c

15c

MacDonald

1,500

35c

May

6c

Jan

12c

Feb

14

14%

3,487

10%

Jan

15

Apr

34c

Jan

3'Ac

Feb

5%c May
64c;

Jan

38

40

8,200

48c

Feb

2.25

1,900

2.10 Mar

2.45

Jan

6.05

6.15

1,200

5.80 Mar

6.35

19

50

16% Mar

Jan

3%c May

4c

Apr

19

Jan

4%c

6,500 V

5%c

Jan

9'Ac

9'Ac

9,500

'

*:-

5%c Mar

12c

Jan

3'Ac

3'Ac

1,000 'i

r

2'Ac

4'Ac

Jan

14'A

15'A

10%

10 %

,

May
Apr

75

14% May

15% Mat-

10

315 V

10'A May

Mar

65c

65c

1,800

62c

Apr

95c

1.10

21,850

95c

Mr y

5c

5,500

4c

May

4

May

8c

10c

"

13,500

70c

74c

7,315

28

28%

__

28
__

86c

Jan

—

"

7c

295

Jan

70c

;

Jan

1.20

10c

Jan

4 % May

12c

Feb

Mar

1.08

Jan

27% Mar

31%

Jan

28%

29

250

27%

Feb

29

Jan

7'A
10%

7%
10'A

.120

6%

Feb

12c

•

35

7'A May

10% May

11%

9,600

10c

45c

1,000

10'Ac

Jan

15c

12c

Mar

,16c

11 %c

10%c

12%c

12%c 12%c

12c

12c

15c

12,500

2.39

2.30

2.38

3,650

30c

30c

32c

Mines

K

I
1

;

May

MacLeod-Cockshutt

Gold

1

Mines

7 'Ac

9c

20c

21c

93%c

1.03

.

19,316

.

28c

May

7'Ac May

2,500

•

/

2.10 Jan

f

5.10O

8c
20c

93%c

.1

4.

River

Feb

-

Jan
Mar

Jan

11,500:'

18'Ac
93c

-

Apr
Jan

Apr

74c

Jan

13 %C' Jan
34c

Class

Export

class

A

•

Madsen

9

*

B

Red

Lake

Gold

Mines

210/.,

6%

9

860

9

9
6%

6% Mar

1

2.90

2.98

1

Magnet Consol

2.90
20c

17c

20c

2.40

2.54

r

12,750

5,910

1.500/

Malartic

Gold

Fields--

Feb

Manitoba

16c

Jan

5%c

Feb

Maple Leaf Milling
Maralgo Mines

9c

Jan

Marcus

&

1

—

Eastern

:

2.45

.1

Jan

May

Jan

:n-T

10

Jan

7%

Jan

3.10

Apr

30c

Jan

■

2.02

3c

8%

__l

17c

'

4%c

61,600

8

8%
4%c

754

",

4%c

0

•

._.

f_„

2.40

Apr

Jan

1.20
-

Jan

*

2.58

•

19 %c

Mar

10c

2,000

46.

k

'

:

6c

6'Ac

1,500 —■

5%c Mar
'

1.74

1.80

6c

6 %c

3,500

4'Ac

5c

-6,500

1%C

2c

2,000

95

95

15,700

1.74 May

Gold

___

—

5c

3.15

Jan

Martin-McNeely

12%c

Mar

4'Ac May

1,000

-

11c

11c

1,000

Jan

2%c Mar
8

2.69

Apr

4 % c May

Mar;

11%

4%c

Apr

5%c

Feb

9 %c

Jan

15c

Apr

Jan

Feb

Massey-Harris

common

class

51

;

l%c May
95

51

51%

145

50%

21

21

120

20

Mar

4%c

1

20%

i
5

•

885 *

•

2,500

4'Ac

19%

j

4c

Feb

Grain

Class

A

B

t

103

Jan

Apr

53

Feb

Alay

22

Feb

McColl-Frontenac

common

Preferred

Mclntyre

Porcupine

0

:

1

1

5

11c

-

3'Ac Mar
18

Feb

8

Feb

6c

Feb

22%

Jan

9

Mar

9%a Feb

-

95

1

——

McCabe

-

class

Jan

*"

timmm

4'Ac

Preferred

Feb

,1.45

'

tr.

Mining
;
Goodyear Tire common

May

Mar

11c

May

1,500 *

'

'

Jan

5c

91c

f

-

6.50

1,000

8'Ac

1

Macho

14

5.80

—

Jan

Apr
Jan

3,650

——--1

Macfie Red Lake

75

9'Ac

.__

23%

3.25

5c

1

Mines

106% Mar

37c

Jan
Jan

3%c

1,500

^—._—0

_r.

110% May
15% Jan

32c

19% Mar

17c

37c

——*

Gold

Feb

100

May

9'Ac

4'A

—*

Yellowknife

Apr

99'A

—

Apr

11c

Jan

109%

"

Jan

1.67

35c

4

•

A

common

Goldflelds

102 %

15

10c
95c

Feb

9'Ac

4

*

Louvicourt

Lynx

class

Mills

10

15

'N

55,580

1

B

Hosiery
A

1.01

*

100

15

140

6,410
5,500'

1

Groceterias

Feb

May

!

110'A 110%
;

4'Ac

1,700—

20

Feb
Jan

1.28

4c

__

1

Ltd

1

102% 102%

___

footiintoc

2.90

Feb

MacMillan

Porcupine

Mackay

90

2.00 May

5-85"

Mines

Far

II,500

97%
2.38

32c

Mines

Manltou

Goldhawk

8c

97

2%

Apr

__

10%

Long Lac

20%

88

3%c
41c

<

Jan

50

2.00

;

Gold.—

Golden Arrow

Gordon

10

75

.

Gold

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Feb

560

10c

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Feb

Apr

4c
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Gold

Macassa

loo

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class

Eros
Lexindin Gold

26

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90c

8% May

7c

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common

Jan

13c

19

1

Levy

1.70

--

Gold

Jan

22%

'

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23c

16%

Jan

2.15

33
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6.05

3

Jones

Gold

26

100

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Goldcrest

100

Leitch

Lencourt

26

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God's

V

:

Jan
Jan

22

2.15

common

Jan

Jan

&

7c

May

14

1

Mines

Secord

1.70

7c

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Steel

Goldale

Law son

116

4%c May

22%

_____________

preferred

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3,500

70c

27

preferred

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Jan

7%

Apr

4%C"

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preferred

5 Vz %

102%

8%

*

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Gatineau

Laura

37

Apr

Jan

16

5% Mar

70c

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Cos

Frobisher

4.50

Little

Francoeur

Freiman

4%c

*

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Fraser

4%c

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Mines

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Leduc-West Oil

class

Mar

Jan

14c

Jan

5c

9

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—

35c

*
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115

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19%

0

50%c Mar

295

105

B

13c

1

37c

v

104

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Apr

V 54c

14%

21,139

11c

1

100

Class

12c

3,800

1

250

common

25c
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15,705

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7%

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315

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(John)

4c

72c

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1

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2.05 Mar'

33

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Apr

Jan

1

Gate

Lake

2.30 May

6%

Fleet

Mar

5'Ac May

825

Jan

175

6

Products

Jan

3%c

15 'Ac Mar
34c

1,725

12

12,755

1

0

5,750

8c

15%

13%

29,350

32%

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15'A

65%c

Mar

6%

32%

.

5%c Feb

2%c Mar

4,600

38c

May

2.45

1

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Jan

Apr

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2.48

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13

52c

lie

6%

Federal Grain

Kirkland

Jan

Apr

950

7%c May

46,600

14%

Federal

150

May

31c

1,000

16c

7,600;

14%

Federated

Feb
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1,000

1

_

Mines

Mining

24%

Apr

11% May

41,600

•

Preferred

8%

36

.?

11c

45c

180

•

■

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:
Fanny Farmer Candy Shops
common

145

5

Apr

4%c

2.30

*

30%

3%c

1

i

Gold

Quebec

Larder

Famous

Jan

101 Vz

11c

2.37

1

Falconbridge

25%

Apr
99% Mar

3%c

6'/8

L-i—25

Corp

May

Jan

__

2.37

l

Equitable Life Insurance

/Jan

33c

3%c

2.44

1

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Feb

54c

1

.—I

1

9

Apr

1

.

Mining

/T7%

21%

125

v

46c

_„20

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Jan

Mar

22
v

Jan

7%c

22% May

Jan

15%

——________25

Gold

-17%

May

20% Mar
8%

65

1

Eddy Paper class A

3c

40

100

•

—

Jan

16% May

^

660

100

Nickel

M Consolidated

24%

22c

Mines—:

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25% Mar

95

Mines

23

24%

Oil

Sullivan

Eastern

Jan

24%
160

5/100

Waite

308

11%

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East Malartic .Mines-,.—;

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14%

4,500

*

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615

20%

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1

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Feb

19%

4c

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1,110

7c

Amphi

East

Jan

Feb

22%

__

1

10%

1

Duvay Gold Mines

i

13% Mar

16%

Preferred

25%

•

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Jan

29

3c

International Uranium

23%

*

Mines

Jan

6c

V

22

22%

—

International

9

1

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57

May

Apr

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3c
112

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Labatt

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42

114% 114%

Jan

Apr

Kayrand
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&

Apr
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20%

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&

Coal

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25

//

9%

38c

39c

Jan

23

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Mar

May

22%

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Feb

Jacola

Dominion Bank

30c

117

1

Jan

1.65 May

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5%c May

7,200
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Jan

27c

,

common.——*

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Jan

v

3,325

27c

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13c
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Mar

25

International Metals class A_.

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Feb

13'Ac Jan

Jan

•

Ltd

59c

Mar

Jan

40c

4%

15 Vz May

4,700

:

22c

_____________

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Apr

8C

57c

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55c

Petroleum

21c

3,500
1,000

29%

39

18c

18c

1

.

5,700

Jan

1.00

:

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23c

8%c

1,500

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8%

—

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D'Aragon

Jan

35,600

20%

6% Mar

15-

Mines

9c

57c

20%

115

Imperial Mills

Crestaurum

Jan

9%c

100

preferred

151 151%

151

•

6c

8%c

114%

7

7

Exploration

Cosmos

3,500

9c

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20%
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Apr

8%c

Imperial Tobacco of Canada ordinary_5

96

Consumers Gas

8%c

27c

1
,

10c

7%c May

500

95

Feb

'10%

May

95

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10c

Yellowknife

38c

Feb

13c

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r

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A

42d

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46c

140

mm

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;

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94

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10"

1,080

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'

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Apr

12%

Feb

15%

Jan

92

Apr

98

Jan

50%

Jan

62'A May

Volume 169

THE

Number 4803

COMMERCIAL

&

FINANCIAL

CHRONICLE

(2137)

45f

-t

CANADIAN
RANGE

LISTED

FOR

WEEK

MARKETS

ENDED

MAY

13

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Red

Lake

McLeilan

Par

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38c

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•

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10c

21,700

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9c

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_

9c

2,000

67/e

6c

50c

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12c

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9.25

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16%

100

4%

50

40c 1

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16%

4%

1

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7%

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25..

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Par

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Shea's Winnipeg Brew class A.
Sheep Creek Gold.

______

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•

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1.55

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Jan

Breweries

12 y4

365

50c

7,200

12

Jan

48c

Jan

Silver Miller

18

21%

22

700

5'A

Apr

19'A

Moore

Corp

•

common

Mosher Long

65

Lac

11% Mar

Feb

14

Jan

60C

Jan

Jan

23%

Mar

Breweries

Drug

National

Petroleum

National

Steel

New

35

J

25c

35c

30c

36c

10,000

___*

20

20

20%

Calumet

365

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Goldvue

I
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'___

;

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___i

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75c

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May

23c

Jan

6,000

3'/2c May

6c

Jan

9,500

4%c May

18c

Jan

9Vic

22;775

8'Ac

1,500

8%c May
7 Vic Mar

14c

Jan

11c

Jan

18,075

12c

Mar

26c

Jan

5%c

3,500

4c

Mar

8c

Jan

72c

71c

77c

30,800

Feb

1.03

Apr

53 Vi

54 Vi

2,085

51

Mar

58%

Jan

lie

11c

1,000

10c

Mar

20c

2.30

2.22

2.50

19.780

6c

6Vic

5Vic

5Vic
49c

1,000

51c

2.22 May
6c
May

2,000

48c

__

4,000

5c

Jan

3.75
13 Vic

Jan

Jan

May

12c

Jan

47 Vic Mar

60c

Feb

38c

29c

39c

122,100

24'/2c

Apr

5 Vic

5%c

6Vic

11,500

3%c

Feb

7Vi

7Vi

7%

400

6% Mar

1.64

1.61

1.69

11,600

1.58 Mar

1.95

Jan

2.30

2.45
12%cl2%c

23,950

1.11

Feb

2.60

Apr

2.26

Apr

9% Mar

2,000

12c

Apr

17c

3Vic

2,000

3c

May

6c

Jan

4%c

1,000

4c

Mar

6%c

Jan

75c

75c

75c

100

75c

Apr

1.50

Jan

5

5

5

20

5

Jan

8c

1,500

7c

2,500

7c

17,000

51c

10c

10c

12c

6,000

10c

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;'"V.

'

'

Jan

18c

Feb

3.05

Jan

45 Vi May

45

1,230

1.14

1.24

9,520

1.00

Jan

1.40

5,200

12 %c

Jan

24 %c

Jan

Apr
Apr

.

;

5c

6c

6,700

4c

Apr

8c

Jan

3c

500

3c

May

8c

Jan

3%c

4c

1,500

33c

33c

35c

7,750

32c

Mar

1

8c

8c

9c

19,000

8c

Feb

12c

Jan

66c

68c

3,475

66c

Apr

89c

Jan

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1

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1.90

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•

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43c

37,800

37c

37c

3,300

32 %c

Feb

8%

8%

498

8'A

65c

May

36c

Apr

6

•

6%

6

•

,..

9%

Jan

15%cMar
2.34

May

Jan

3.65

3.00 Mar

Jan

3.35

500

4%c
36c

__

47/«c

500

4c

Mar

8c

Jan

36c

700

35c

Feb

44c

Jan

37%

210

36'A Apr

42'A

Jan

37%

3 7'A

South

Feh
Jan

30

26

26

26

165

22%

23%

285

Apr
22% Mar

.26 'A

Jan

96

96%

275

96

99%

Jan

22c

6,600

20c

Aur

44c

Jan

37C

5,900

24c

Feb

41c

26

Feb

17

Mar

..13c

Mar

19% May
23c
Jan

Apr

1.42 Jan

20c
35c

Co

common

Stadacona

19%

225

15%C

16c

1,500

1.05

1.05

1.12

6,600

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25

19

«

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125

82

75

10

9%

10%

21

21

21

..200

48c.

»

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</
__

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1.05

3.563

6%

81%

6

..

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50c

6

81%

s>

common

26

...

43c

54C

Apr

6

May

,

.7'

Jan

20%

.

Mar

Jan

10% May

Radio

a

class A

4%

4%

135

Starratt

Olsen

69C

68c

75c

10,200

14%

14%

15

460

—

Stedman

Steel

Gold

I
*

Bros

Co .of

Canada

•

1.40

Press

Sudbury

preferred
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Sullivan

Cons

_

__

1

22

1

Corp

Pressed

Metals

Preston East

1.47

1.48

1

Mills

Purity Flour
Preferred

1.53

5,300
54,000

Quebec Labrador

12,050

5%

100

Apr;

Feb

,15

Mar

78

85

1.35

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Jan

,

Apr

1.70

5%

Apr

5c

ll%c

Feb

5c

6c

1.49

1.55

3,125

1.46

Feb

150

Jan

1.60

up

9.800

1.27

Jan

1.72

Apr

25c

25c

1

3.10

3.10

3.25

5.828

*

-

15c

15c

20c

21,300

*

4,500

1,000

25c

2.54

May

36c

May

Feb

p

350

Jan

22c

8%c Jan

Apr

Gold

18 %

18%

25

22

Feb

55 %c

60c

7,810

50c

Mar

69c

Jan

8'Ac

8%C

7.500

8c

Jan

12c

Feb

1.22

1.35

47,100

87c

Jan

9%

10%

150

162

162

24

9C

—

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Gold

55 %c

__.

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a
.

_

Torbrit Silver Mines.
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Toronto

General

1.23

_

.

Trusts

..100

_

18%

Apr

'i

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9%

1.35 May
Jan

168

Jan

Towagmac Exploration
Petroleums

Tower

_

*

Resources

Transvision-Television

71 %c

*

Union

•

Gas

Union Mining
United

-

_____

class

Corp

United

Steel

Walker

Jan

10%

Apr

9C

Mar

14c

Jan

24 Vb

Jan

3,800

20

80

19% Mar

49'A

49%

105

4f. 'A May

52

Feb

18

710

17;

18

Apr

—

17%

Jan

2.94

1.95

2,700

11c

11c

1,100

6%

6%

400

1.52

82,845

1.10

May

1.82

Jan

1,676

5.00

May

6.40

Jan

5.00

1.10
5.00

5.40

10c

Mar

7%

6Ve Mar

Jan

10'A

10%

100

10% May

10%

Jan

8.20

8.10

9.30

20,344

8.10 May

15%

Feb

♦

25%

25'A

26%

3,566

9c

2,000

A

38

38

38

5

~

.

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Winchester Larder

■

(—

..

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10c

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.

r

25

28%

May
Feb

Jan

13 %c

Apr

8c

35%

Jan

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_

35

,

105

30

190

21

10

9c ll%c

32,000

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37c

Jan

7%c

1,500

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lie

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10,500

6c

Feb

6%C

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95%

Apr

6c

7c

33'A

33

34 %

2.35

2.27

2.40

46c

40c

48c

144,683

18c

80C

4,060

63c

4%c

2,000

4'Ac Mar

6c

2,564

4,480 '

Feb
Apr

j00'/a. Jan

ll%c Jan

Jan

4%c

v

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77c

•

1

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31

24%

95%

30%

1

_

Winnipeg

38% Mar

95%

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Electric common
Wright-Hargreaves

,.

24%

<<

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(George) common

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May

53%

30c

67c

4,000

57c
44c

May

62c

36c

57c

1

46c

44c

52c

11,400

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*

13

12%

13 Vi

5,300

1

1.15

93c

1.15

58,325

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1

2.00

2.00

2.05

1,100

73c

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Robinson

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elf

ss

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Roxana

v*

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29

160

29

15

15

70

15

1

15c

14%cl8'/2c

140,800

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Feb

27

2.10

37%

Apr

Jan

2.52

Apr

May

13c

Apr

35c

50c

Mar

37c

35c

39c

25'A

25%

770

24 7A

Feb

6.95

6.90

7.00

11,400

5.85

Feb

7.10 May

22V2c

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Feb

26 %c May

5'/2c

22c26%c
5'Ac
6c

162,200

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Vinegars

—

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•

common

Canadian

Fairbanks Morse com_:

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Canadian Marconi

26

Apr

—

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Gold

Western

1

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50

9,200

,

5'Ac May

16%

10c

Jan

18%

Jan

8c

Disher

common

Lumber

Steel

1,000

103

20

101% Mar

25

18'A May

11%

103
18'A
11%

405

11% May

14

Jan

Foothills

40%

40%

85

39% Mar

43

Apr

Hayes

4.00

3.90

4.00

15

15

100

16c

15c

17c

123,000

14%

15,100

35 '/4C

970

23

145

46

103

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36c

24'A

35c
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38c
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46 Vi

Apr
May

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103'A
22

Apr

20%

19

Feb

22% Jan

12%

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290

12

Mar

13'A jJan

Mar

50

30

32%

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20

20

25

19% Mar

22

Jan

>v 1.25

1.20

1.40

825

1.20 May

2

Jan

81

81

85

1,020

Feb

85

May

32

32

3%

625

16%

3%

16%

1,680

-

3.80
7c

Jan
Mar

4.50
17c

Paper

common

Minnesota & Ontario Paper
Oil

May
Mar

25

Apr

Southmount Investment

May

48

Jan

Southwsst

Pend

46.

*

16%

*

Petroleum

155

20

5%

37

655

31%

125

36

800

Apr

26

,

.

Apr

4
18%

Apr

45c

Jan

Feb

11 % May

Mar

24 »A May

Jan

37% Apr

May

39
3.65

Apr
Jan

31% Jan

Apr
Feb

58

16%

Apr

22'A Jan

4c

Apr

5c

May

6.70

25

1,525

48%

Jan

17'A

1,055

4'Ac

500

4.10

10,700

43c

45c

1,029

40c

Mar

45c

Apr

35C

35c

950

30c

Mar

35c

May

—

3.75
43c

Feb

2.50 Mar

50%

50 %

1
*

Jan

435

26%

•

Oreille

49c

420

38%

36%

38

*

33c

40c

2.82

37

0

Selections

Feb

3'A Mar
15%

11%

Feb

May

16

Feb

64

24'A

39c

11%
24

*

Steel

/




700
790

•

Oil

Jan

4

3

20%

Jan

International

1,646-

common

High

LOW

2% Apr

2%

*

Bridge

Dominion Glass

Range Since January 1

High

20'A

Jan

140

7c

7c

*
*

common

Preferred

16%

1

page

Shares

3

'

Vickers

Canadian

7c

1

Mines

see

*
•
1

Consolidated Paper

Canadian

16%

__

,_i

Paper 2nd pfd

footnotes

for Week

'

Scarfe class A

For

1
*
*

Range

Feb
Jan

18 %c May

:<

common

Canada and Dominion Sugar

15%

May

Co

Brown

Canada

25%

10,500

Feb,

6c

Sales

Week's
of Prices
LOW

Par

Jan

30%

May

Last

Sale Price

j
.

48c May
84% May

Exchange-Curb Section
Friday

STOCKS—

Jan

l

>Vr«

Mines

Shawinigan

•

8c

7%c May

5,000

8C

Jan

•

.

St 1 Lawrence

Senator

11c

'

*

Mining

Sannorm

.

3.75

Apr

Mar

4%c

Canadian Funds

Jan

10
L

Saguenay Power preferred
—100
StiLawrence Corp 1st preferred
49
2nd preferred
1
1

San

97Ac

9c

Toronto Stock

1.15 May

Apr

-

Co

Russell Industries

Ryanor

29

15

1

Chibougamau

Rupununi

5c

Jan

1.04

4'Ac Mar

1,000

29

.__

Royal Bank
Royalite Oil
■'

1.95

3,000

5'/2c

70c

*

'

Oils

4%c

5'Ac

__

•

12% May

»_■>

A

class A

Roche Long Lac
Rochette Gold
•'

4'/2c

1

Gold

1

Jan

33c

.

Queenston Gold

Reno

_

a

Girl

Ymir Yankee

Jan

17

36c

Regcourt

Mines

Jan

60c

Apr
May

1

MacDonald

Bear

Feb

7,900

45 y2

__

Mines

Yellowknife

-

Jan

1.89

6%

____

t

Jan

17c

1.89 May

1.89

1.30

_____

(Hiram)

Wekusko

80c

Jan

12c

49%

_

_

Amulet

Waite

Apr

8%

10 %c

—

a

Viceroy Mfg

40c

1,300

20

♦
_

<;

2,346

_

___

Apr

60c

—

Mines

Ltd

90c

10%

*

Canada

Upper

Ventures

Feb

60c

0

_

_

55c

77c

10'A

1

•

Oils

United

Hill

Keno

United

>

17,225

71 %c

May

60c

-25

-

Mar

29c

50

10'/4

50

preferred

preferred

Feb

May

20

7%c Mar

7,900

0

B

Fuel class A

Class B

10c
40c

Jan

5.710

44 c

18%

0

A_

18

9%C

18%

41c

class

39 %C

1

_

__

Finance

Traders

11 Vic May

45

45

i

11

Apr

156% Mar'

Apr

Feb

90

45'A

1

1.73

1.36

5 Vic Mar

i
j.

May

.'J

Toburn

■-

Jan

5 % May

1.49

__

Mines

Thompson-Lundmark Gold Mines.
Tip Top Tailors

?

Apr

8%c

4%c May

1.60

0
_

Gold

1.44

13%

Apr.

80c

Jan

1

-

River

Tech-Hughes

225

1,000

60c

Jan

9%

7

Quebec Manitou

127/8

Jan

May

7

-

Jan

7

7

40

:

Jan

20

10

common

1.02

16%

11

•200

Jan

13'A Mar

255

ny4

70c

1,165

7%c 11 %c

1

Dome

11 %

72c
15%

11%

__

1

Purdy Mica Mines

70c
15%

70c

•

.

Feb

5

...

1

__

Mines

Sylvanite Gold Mines
Taku

83

4%c

1.35

82%

A

Steep Rock Iron Mines
StoVel

...

'82
4%c

5%

common

Steeloy Mining

.4% Mar

!

Power

'

Feb

83

,

«.-

Jan

7

81% May

2,57o-

■<.-

May
29%. May

1

•

Preferred

29%.

16c

__

Springer Sturgeon

:

29%

*

ii

Co

_..20

_

Brazeau

Yellorex

'Powell Rouyn Gold common

;r
4

Jan

7%

5%. Apr

362

Apr

48%cMar

23%.

20C

<N)

Jan

42Vic

Apr

1.90

6,225

2.05

Apr

7c

12,500

5c

3.25

1

Feb

37c

Malartic

Westeel

___1

Gold

17% May
17% May
8.25 Apr

Feb

7.10

■

3c

Mines

.

36 Vi

Jan

3c

1

u

Paymaster Consol

:

2.02

52,020

Jan

44%

6c

*".V

^

May

13Vic 17Vic

1.17

13Vic

1
;".V

3.00

2.68

44%

•
1

-.V'

15% Mar
15%

404

8%

Gold

Sladen
Slater

Feb

9c
1.05

May

•
Ltd

20c

Mar

2.90

8c

67/8 Mar

Jan

61c

•

Mines

Mines

Gold

7c

56c

1

Cadillac

Malartic-

8c

56c

1

•

8c

1

Tubes

300
440

7.90

Feb

3c

4%c

1

Oil

17%

7.90

96%

Transcontinental

4'Ac

1

_1_

Porcupine

Crow

7%c

0

Mines

17%

17»A" 17%.

-

Feb

'40c

l

common

Jan

36c

:

•

Class B

Toronto
48c

1

X_.

Lake

Paramaque

.

Jan

7c

53 Vi

6c

2.59

41c

—_1

Class B
,__J
Simpson's Ltd class A

United

-

■'

51c
;

•

Hershey

Pickle

Mar

5%c

4Vic

*

___!
Exploration

Western

Perron

Jan

31c

33/4C

15c 18%c

15c

1.38 May

Jan

9c

2.35

May
May

•

Mines

Pen-Rey

1.19

1

Petroleum

Parbec

9,000

4%c Jan
23c

11,475

9c

8%c

5%c

101,513

,

Standard

*

Gold

Pandora

Feb

1

Mines

Lake

Pamour
Pan

Apr

1

Orange Crush

Page

59c

8c

*

common.—

Beauty Supply

Paoific

2.63
15c

43/4c

9c

1

Malartic

Osulake

Feb

May

3Vic

__

43/4c

1

Oils

Red

56c
7Vic

__

*

Mines

Gold

Oslsko

500

1

Omega Gold

Orlac

Feb

-

Mines

Omnitrans

11%

•

Malartic

Orenada

20,300

23c

1

Mines

North Star Oil

Ontario

II,000

1.44

1

Mining
Gold Mines

O'Leary

6Vic

56c

1.62

Jan

12% May

'

6c

1

Northern Canada Mines

okalta

Ja,n"

9c

23c

*

Mines

O'Brien

Jan

23 Vi

2.13

1.19

1

Yellowknife

Inca

47c

Feb

9,834

6c

1

,

New Thurbois

Northland

May

6,750

1.25

1

New Rouyn Merger

Noith

32c

20

2.42

1

Norzone

Norpick

May

Mar

9%c

Jan

1:35

7.90

1

Mines—

"

1

Norseman

41

10 ;

9c

1

Gold

Newnorth Gold

Normetal

Jan

40

Jan

47c

May

2.31

1.60

*

Standard

1
4.

Jason

Norbenite

•

r

Mines

Noranda

30c

220

Bidlamaque

New

New

Nicholson

25

'

New

Nib

36
41

.f't * V'

Pacalta

Jan

11%

_____

Car

-■

New

12c

11

-

__

New

Jan

May

41

__

»

Marion

12c

9c

ll]/4

Mines

New

Mar

7c

5

preferred

Alger

New

Jan.

8c

6,000

i

National

Negus

73%

3,500

36

36

25

.*____

1.11 May

17%

1

«

Southern

0

common

Preferred

100

10c

7c

'

68

8%c

1

T—j-i

1,400

20c

Jan

Feb

38c

67%

68

1

Mylamaque -Mines
National

__

1.23

17'A

_____

_____

Preferred
•

11% Mar

.

Feb

,

Montreal Locomotive

10

1.45

•

common

May

4

12

__

High

12%

.

—50c

Voting trust certificates

Mar

16 '/2 May

44'/2c

12 *A

1

LOW

10'Ac May

12%

Silverwood Dairies class A—__
Tool

Range Since January 1

2,000

1.18

■>

1

Sigma Mines (Quebec)
Silanco Mining

9.25
30c

15C

12%

Shages

High

10'AC

10'Ac

Jan

7%c Mar

May
Apr

of Prices
Low

—1

•

Sales
for Week

Range

Sale Price

Sherritt Gordon

i

Mercury Mills

-

Week's

Friday

High

4,750

6%

*

___

"'

Range Since January 1
Low

41c

■'.

STOCKS—

High

38c

1

—

Shares

Low

1

.

for Week

of Prices

Sale Price

;

'

'

■

Sales

Range

Last

«•
i

Week's

Friday

.

STOCKS—

3.70

Jan
Jan

\

(2138)

46

THE

COMMERCIAL

&

FINANCIAL

CHRONICLE

Monday, May 16, 1949

OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES
1

> Quotations fer Friday, May IX

u

Investing Companies
Mutual Funds—

Par

Aeronautical Securities
Affiliated
Amerex

Fund

Shares

Axe-Houghton

27%
3.56

3.90

2

8%

9Vis'

1
5
—1
1

Inc_

Fund

B

Holdings
Inv Tr

Corp
America

6.77

3.00

2

3.22

Industries

Steel

95.30

Manhattan

18.92

20.45

Mass

10c

7.81

7.82

5

14.66

1
1

Century Shares Trust
Chemical

3.91

lc

2.89

3.66

2'As Feb.

l%s Jan.

Mass Investors 2d Fund

1

11.01

15.85

Mutual Invest Fund Inc

1

13.24

14.47C?

16.01

17.54

Nation-Wide Securities—

3.85

4.85

1

12.87

13.81

31.62

34.00

National

1

7.99

8.64

1

12.75

13.79

National

Trust

Fund Ltd

Inv

Fund

com_—100 3,100
141
—100

Securities

Christiana
Preferred

Balanced

3,250

Low

146

Corp

Security

Series—

series

Bond

1

Priced

Preferred

Stock

6.55

7.16

1

Series

Bond

5.81

6.35

Dividend

6.69

3.97

4.34

Speculative Series

1

2.76

1

4.37

1

5.28

1

24.26

3.20

Equity Fund Inc
Fidelity Funcf Inc—

20c
5

3.57
22.82

3.76
24.67

Industrial

Financial

Inc_l

Boston

Fund

1.71

1.88

10

Corp
Trust Fund

First Mutual

22'A

1

13.97

1

8.46

9.27

1

1

5.42

5.94

England

New

York

12.92

Fund

.

Automobile

14.16

Aviation

■.

1

-

Bank stock

6.35

:

6.96

A__2

Investors

5.78

44.76

48.13

4.57

4.90

Trust

Agricultural shares

lc

x6.15

lc

X5.30

7.85

9.57

10.49

1

10.60

11.25

lc

x5.25

shares

3.60
9.90

Electrical

equipment

1

7.32

X6.54

7.10

Insurance

stock

1

10.90

1

9.20

1

9.21

Metals

1

7.44

1

15.55

17.04

7.62

Pacific Coast Invest Fund___l

10.32

11.31

Fully Administered shares—lc
General bond shares—;
lc

X6.65

7.22

x7.02

;

,

OilS

—

Institutional bond shares—lc

x8.85

6.72
9.29

Investing Company shares—lc

x7.01

7.60

Railroad

lc

x5.25

5.70

Steel—

Merchandising shares
lc
Mining shares—:
_____lc

x6.93
x3.38

7.52
4.95

lc

x7.30

7.92

shares

shares

Petroleum

7.10

4.53

4.96

5.82

6.38

——'—A,

Tobacco

7.24

7.93

11.12

1

10.15

Petroleum & Trading
Putnam (Geo) Fund

5
1

2.16

Indebtedness—

of

25.61

(new asset value)_♦

47.70

Republic
Russell

lc

x4.37

x4.27

4.23
4.75
4.64

5.26

5.71

Selected

2%

9.74

18.96

100.0138

.0227

tl'As Mar.

5.50

6.03

Howe Plan Fund Inc

——1

4.20

10c

1.59

Income Foundation'Fund

Incorporated

Investors.,

Institutional

Shares

20.95

19.38

5

Fund Inc

100.0043

.0119

tl'As Apr.

1,

1949

100.0266

Group shares
shares

lc

7.33

lc

Stock and Bond Group
Investment

Co

of

Shares

Standard

Street

Inc

10c

Investment

Corp.*

1

Union Bond Fund

6.96

1949

-

1,

Dated

Due

Ask

Rate

1-49

bl.45

1.20%

1.50%

4-

1-49

11-

1-49

bl.50

1.35%

7-

1-49

bl.50

1.25%

1.55%

3-

1-49

12-

1-49

bl.50

1.65%

11-

1:35%

1-49

bl.50

2-49

12-' 1-49

1-48

8-

1.30%

1.50%

9-

1-49

bl.50

1.30%

1.55%

4-

1-49

1-

3-50

bl.50

3-49

10-

3-49

bl.50

1.35%

1.35%

1.55%

5-

2-49

2-

1-50

bl.50

1.55%

2-

1-49

11-

1-49

bl.50

1.40%.

1.35%

United States
Bid

May

19.

1949—

Treasury Bills

Ask

Bid

b 1.17

0.70%

bl.17

* July

0.95%

June

2,

1949

bl.17

1.00%

June

9,

1949.:

bl.17

1.02%

July

June

16,

1949

bl.17

1.04%

Aug. 4,

June

23,

1949—

hi.17

1.06%-

Aug.

bl.17

1949

series

25c
1

A

Series B

1

Bank

8.83
64c

Bank

18.27

of

Manhattan

New

Co—10

18.40

41%

117%
92%

Chase

National

15

Trust

&

Trust

!

Co

Continental

18.26

County

16.44

3.69

(White Plains,
Empire Trust

N Y)

3.40

Federation

&

25.17

Stocks)—_1

13.05

14.24

Diversified

Unit

Trustee

(Appreciation com Stks)_l

10.37

11.32

(Low Priced com Stks)__1

4.23

4.62

Independence Trust Shares
North

Series

92.98

E

2.50

Amer

Trust

1

6.42

2.13

1955

1

2.43

3.38

Series

45, 12

1956

1

2.32

Aetna

Casualty

10

85

5

29

Insurance

—10

54

56

Insur Co of North America—_10

105

Life

—10

55

57

Jersey Insurance of N Y

—25

60

15%

Co Inc

&

City Bank

York

20

100

23

24 %

$2.10

Prior

47

$1.05

Convertible

Surety-

Agricultural

—

Home

Maryland Casualty
American Alliance
American

Automobile

American

Casualty

4

x44 %

20

common

preferred

1

lo

5

American Equitable

Assur

12'A

133A

preferred—5
Massachusetts Bonding—
5

5

19%

21 %

Merchant

Fire

Merchants &

Assurance

5

Mfrs

4

American

Fidelity & Casualty_5

13

American

of

17%

18 %

National

Casualty (Detroit)—10

26

28

National

Fire

25

58

60i/2

National Union Fire

10

V 39

42

New Amsterdam

2%

Newark

American Re-Insurance
American

Surety

Automobile

.

—lo

s

12

Trust

&

100

&

Shippers- —-—25
10

86%

681/4

Hampshire Fire

Camden

Fire

Conecticut

5

Life

General

&

Forster

Inc

20'A

Fire

River

213A

Northeastern

93

Northern

13 3A

213A

2 3'A

26%

28%

27

6%

32%

341/2

32

34

Phoenix

58 V2

611/2

Preferred Accident.:

61 %

75'/2

—10

7%

25%

27%

Federal

•
10
10

:

Fidelity & Deposit of Md new_10
Fire Assn
Fireman's

36%

Fund

of

Frisco

Firemen's of Newark

42%

45

14%

16

25

53

56

84%

Falls

Globe & Republic
Globe & Rutgers Fire com

3%

4%

Providence-Washington
Reinsurance Corp (N Y)

81

Republic

49

51

33

5

Fire




10

31%

33%

—lo

125

129

10

36

38

Accident-

1974

Telephone of Fa 3s

12%

66%

20

52%

55%

A__12%

42%

44%

33%

Bank

Natl

Bank

~

.69%

N T

S

&

7%

590

Security Issues

Gas

System 3s—1974

100%

Commonwealth Bdison

3s —1999

Hudson Gas

Central

1979

2%S

Power

Pow

3'/8S—1978

Lt

&

1O0

preferred

Lt

Elec

Narragansett

1978

3s

103%

Ask

*

53%

50

51%

105%

Pow

&

$2.20

pfd

54

lOL'A

101

101%'

4.70%

Power

pfd

5 2'A

101%'
Merck

Louisiana

Bid

& Elec—

100%

Illinois

Duke

Par

Stocks—

Ask

102%

102'A

4.75%
Columbia

Sc

Co

$4

2nd pfd.* /104

conv

::

:104%

103%

102%

100

pfd

108%

110

103%

103

Pacific

Gas

New

5%

&

Elec—

red

27%

pfd

25

2 7'A

& Lt 4.60%

pfd_100

105'4

106

103

104%

1st

England Power 3s

1978

102%

103%

3s__1974

100%

100%

Pcnna Pow

3s 1979

102%

103%

Potomac

Edison

Pub

(Colorado)

103

1Q3%

North States Pow
Ohio

Power

(Wise)

3s_

.—

1978

Ser

Service

Public

Public

83

86

10

48%

Edison-

Serv of

——1977

:,105

'

101

-

101%:

2%s__1979

101

5'A-%

105%

3s__1979

3'As

Indiana

S

10

34

43%

32%

Electric

34%

100

6.50

6.75

52%

54%

4

58

61

10

74

78

19%

21

S

Fire

U

S

Guarantee

Westchester Fire

of

pfd—100

4.40%__100

New

Xl07%

108 %

Mexico—

Power

100

preferred

103

104%

preferred series G—100

102'A

103

101%

45%

_io

Wise

36

10

Fidelity & Guaranty Co__2

U

4.70%

Rochester Gas & Elec—

51%

Scevill
Texas

p.

Travelers
U

Hartford Fire

31%

6%

28%

88

31V2

15

Hartford Steamboiler

,

Standard

84

preferred

■'/

35 %

5%

Marine.——12%

Surety

34

31%

American

6%
560

S4.-75

Seaboard

Security (New Haven)
Springfield Fire & Marine

15

2nd

Bell

Potomac

(Texas)

10%

9%

-

20

Francisco

Bank of Amer

173A
28

5

Great

Hanover

33%

2
10

64

lo

69

5

85'%
40%

87%

5

78

I6V2

2.90

270
_

108

65

26

290

100

95

10

"61

5

33%

66

Bid

Bonds—

New

8%
90

lo

10

lo

38%

63

26%

25

Indemnity Co

St Paul Fire &

General Reinsurance Corp

States

San

31%

;lo

Pacific Fire

10

of Phila

National

United

55%

29%

Pacific

Employees Group Assoc
Employers Reinsurance.

First

29

34%

12 50

31%

10

51

58i/a

,

Detroit

New England Tel & Tel

56

36

Portland

40%

Recent

14%

48

5

5

89

lo

27

34

30%

2

2.50

25

109.

53%

5

10

-

of

Okla Gas & El 5'A%
New York
North

Continental Casualty—

Bank

Bank & Trust

891/2

66

20

_16

Bank

City Bank

Ask

lo

^

National

Peoples First National

Conn

Casualty

520

231

82%

25

__:

310

500

43

.141/2

New

Bankers
Boston

225

25

Trust_17%

Bank &

National

*
■/

290

100

Mellon Natl Bank & Trust

44%
50%

38%

Trust

Nat'l

180

173

100

Farmers Deposit Natl Bank—100

16%

48%

12%

:

100

Savings
Co

1,315

25 v 42%
Co

63

—10

&

13%

30

Trust

&

Pittsburgh

283

10

/

77% "

-■

31

100 1,275

75

Detroit

1.240

28

United States Trust

Aetna

29
274

Title Guarantee

Aetna

12%

10

100 1,180

Bank

Trust__33%

&

Cleveland
Central

90%

10

Trust

Lawyers Trust

Insurance Companies
Bid

34

,

100

Public

Par

87%

Industrial Bank of Commerce_10

Sterling

Ask

200

#..

54

32

190

10%

52

16

Trust

P)

-

•

National

Bank

(J

Bid

100

Bank

Trust

National

50

Guaranty Trust

New

—,—

35

Trust—

&

National

Harris

Co

National

Morgan

Ask

'

9%

Trust

National

Bid

„

Irving Trust
Kings County Trust

7.40

Shares—

Series

Bank

Manufacturers

Par

1.10%

17

Illinois
Bank

Northern -Trust

42%

Corn Exchange Bank & Trust_20

First

Shares-

S-3

44.22

40%

First

41%

Stamped

Fiduciary

Type Trusts—

S-4

Sayles Second Fund__10

39%

20

16.73

4.81

33

10

Bank

Bank

15.29

4.38

National

39%

1

91,12

335

89 %

1

Inc

Wisconsin Investment Co

1

City Natl Bank & Trust
Continental

320
'

113'/2

1

Fund

9.73

16.26
21.29
27.46

Fund—i

1.10 %

Companies
Par

25%

100

Brooklyn Trust

Whitehall

Shares

8.92

Mutual Fund—•

24%

100

_10

Trust

9.38

19.52

1.10%

bl

1949

1.10%

17

bl.17

1949,——

Ask

York

Fifth Avenue

Chemical

5*79

1

the

Bankers

Bid

Central Hanover Bank & Trust 20

9.62
71c

20.77
17.16

of

9.20

17.17

1.10%'

bl.17
bl

.

1949

11,

17

Chicago

1

15.73

28,

bl

'**

Street Investing Corp
Wellington Fund

Income Fund

14.90

Loomis

49.75

Par

'

York

Commercial National Bank &

1

Loomis Sayles

91c

New

Wall

1

Knickerbocker

46.75

1

Union Preferred Stock Fund

pfd Stocks)
1
K-2 (Appreciation pfd Stks)_l
S-l (Quality common Stks)~l
com

83c

Banks & Trust
.

24.32

Bonds)

1.10%.

1.08%

June 30,

22.30

Bonds)

Ask

bl 17

July 14. 1949—__
July 21. 1949

-

Bds)___l

Priced

1949—

1949_

9.63

(Speculative

7.

May 26,

6.68

(Low

1.35%

1-48

1-

8.86

K-l (Income

bl.50

12-

1

B-3

5-

1.60%
1.60%

1

B-4

Grade

Ask

6-

1-48

United

(Medium

Bid

Due

1-48

Union Common Stock Fund

Bonds)

Dated

9-

10-

28.40

B-2

Glens

Bid

1.65%
1.65%

27.16

(Investment

.0852

Federal Intermediate Credit Bank Debentures
Rate

_1

B-l

.0446

100.0591

15.24

7.63
12.94

1

Industry Shares

Series C

25.46

23.43

12.65

1

Television Fund Inc
Trusteed

Keystone Custodian Funds—

(Income

14.17

1

Invest Co

1.11
12.39

11.31

Boston—1

Investors Management Fund

8.48

1.00

lc

America

of

Amer

80c

72c

100.0289

—

.0342

&

Bank Group

Investment Trust

Fund

Sovereign Investors
State

Aviation

Investors

Berg Fund Inc_
Scudder, Stevens & Clark

Ltd—

Insurance Group shares—lc

.0537

1950

1950—

1,

1949

20 07

'

,0719:
.0403

100.0395

1,-1950

10.54

4.54
1.63

Shareholders Trust of Boston—!

>—lc

_ii—lc

100.0544
100.0278

tl'As Feb.

Ask

XIVaB Oct.

47.70

3.68

x3.89

shares

—

27.54

2.48

x3.38

lc

Tobacco

Crum

Bid

(cont)

1950

2.37

1

1

x2.27

lc

shares—..

indebt

1,

15

lc

stock

Utility shares

8-2

6.48

shares

Steel

•

1
1

1
1

equipment

shares

Railroad

■

Utility.

Railroad

Equipment shares

Railroad Bond
RR

x6.19

of

.tl'As Dec. 16, 1949_

8.02

'

Public

lc'

Maturity—

.1602

tl'/aS June 1,
Jl%s July 1,

8.15

X4.13

Priced

Certificates

10.09'

4.49

x8.29

lc

Industrial Machinery shares

100.1427

tl'As Jan.

10.08

8.99

Machinery
Merchandising

Equipment shares lc

shares

Price

Ask

Certificates

-1%%

11.95

6.23

Electrical

—

Bid

3.95

X5.74

shares

121

10.22

stock__l

lc

Chemical

119%

10.85

9.33

preferred

lc

shares

Building shares

Low

10.81

Diversified

5.76
.1.70

Food

7.16

Industry
1
Diversified Investment Fund_l

6.68

Automobile
Aviation

9.86

1
1

Diversified

Securities—

Group

1

Chemical

6.65

1
1

shares

Capital Corp

General

Building supply
Corporate bond series

Fundamental Trust
General

-1961

Inc—

Stocks

Agriculture

5.33

2

Fundamental Investors Inc

4.79

Treasury Notes—
tApril 1, 1950

14.98

Series

New

24'A

Canal 3s

3.43

16.97

_

100.7

3.50

3.14

25.94

15.87

"100.5

5.77

Selected Group Series
1
Low Priced Com Stock Series 1

1.49

1

Fund

100 6

4.78

Industrial Stock Series

1.35

Series

Int. Rate

3.02

Income

Howard—

Balanced

Stock Fund

First

6.12

1

5.79
14.16

—25c

Shares

&

Eaton

5.33
12.96

Investment

Fund

1

Stock Series

Delaware

1
—1

Commonwealth

100.3

100.4-

U. S. Certificates of Indebtedness
Maturity—

Fund

Investors

1950

Ask

100.1

7.56

Dollar

Canadian

Bid

_l

102.4

—_

Panama

ll.90

Bullock Fund Ltd

20,

~

1949

* 99.16

101.28

15,

'

point

1949

Other Issues

26.SO-

Corp_

Invest

99.8

22,

1%S Sept.

99.00

a

Banks—

4.04

6.90

24.33

1

Inc

98.24

July

Loan

4.52

1

Fund

100.2

32nds of

more

Home

3.65

4.11

lc

Investors

99.31

or

1.65s

3.19

3.31

Inc__10c

.

Fund

Bowling Green

1950-1949

one

Federal

Ask

-

3.68

lc

Bond

1952-1950
1, 1953-1951
1, 1955-1953—

Bid

1,

IV2S Jan.

3.43

lc

shares

shares

91.49

Inc

Street

lc

shares

Paper

Petroleum

3.54
3.11
3.31

shares—lc

1,

May

'

Bonds—

1 'As

3.55

1

Broad

shares

Land Bank

l%s Oct.

3.31

•

of

Fund

Boston

Federal

Home Furnishings shares
Non-Ferrous Metals

5'/a
2%

Figure* after decimal point represent

Ask

shares_lc
Electrical Equipment shares.lc

14.97

4%

Bid

Business Equipment

7.32

13.77

Par

lc

General

A

Axe-Houghton Fund

Bond

Automobile

29'A

1

Beneficial Corp

Blair

Managed Funds—

Oilstocks

Standard
series

5.26

3.98

Shares

Business

Associated

Mutual Funds—

3.63

[

Holding Corp——10

American

Ask

4.79

1

l'A

Inc

Obligations Of Government Agencies

Bid

,

2

Odd

included

lot

in

salo

year's

(not

Mfg

4.20%

Eastern

pfd——100

Transmission—•

x97 V.
14

99

14'A

included

range),

e

in year's range), b Big yield price,
d Deferred delivery spies (not
Ex-interest.
f Flat price,
k Admitted to lis'ing on N. Y. Stock Ex¬

Admitted to trading N. Y, Curb, r Cash sales (not included in year's range),
t Exliquidating dividend.
(Uni Admitted to Unlisted Trading privileges, wd When delivered, wi When
issued,
x Ex-dividend.
y-Ex-rights. z Ex-stock dividend.

change.

^No

n

par

value,

tin default.

JThcsc bonds

are

subject

to all Federal taxes.

Volume

169

Number 4803

THE

COMMERCIAL

&

FINANCIAL

CHRONICLE

(2139)

.47

-4

THE
Bank
with

a

leased
the

clearings this week show
year

ago. /

COURSE

decrease

a

compared

Preliminary figures compiled by

BANK

the

foregoing >vill appear in

of

We

cannot furnish

country, indicate that for the week ended Saturday,

CLEARINGS

Complete and exact details for the week covered by

us,

,

telegraphic advices from the chief cities

upon

OF

ends

issue

pur

them today,

inasmuch

Saturday 1 and the Saturday figures

May 14, clearings from all cities of the United States

able at time of

from which it is possible to obtain weekly clearings will

of

next

the

as

are

not

cities according to the Federal Reserve Districts in which
they are located and from this it appears that in the New

week.

York District (including this city) the totals record an
improvement of 9.5% and in the Boston Reserve District

week
avail¬

of

the last

be

5.2%

below

Our

year.

those

for

the

corresponding week

preliminary -totals

stand

against $14,152,883,538 for th£
this center there is
Our

6%.

at

$13,412,345,186

week in 1948.

same

loss for the week ended

a

last

At

Friday of

comparative summary for the week follows:
TELEGRAPH

BY

Accordingly, in the above

press.

Week Ended May 14—
New York

851.000,000

but in the St. Louis Reserve District the totals show
increase of 0.5%.
In the Kansas

622 in the

the

week in 1948.

same

Outside of this city there

decrease of 2.7%, the bank

recorded

increase

an

clearings at this center

of 11.4%.

We

group

_

Bo. 'on

-1

Kansas City

447,709,317

—

257,394,149

—

255,900,000

318,147,000

St. Louis
San Frani'sco-

__

_

totals

suffer

—

7»7

;

4.4
4.6
2.7

—

+ 11.5

+

280.759.111

_

208,238,6.73

$10,826,774,152

$10,272,999,260

Ten cities, five days
Other cities, five days

-

1-9

5.1

—

2,564,137,590

2,420,200,625

7:2

—

302.452,927

204,313,948

_

Baltimore

4.3

—t

270,308,628

281,973,059

>

Cleveland

In the

following

we

furnish

a

summary

by Federal Reserve Districts:

SUMMARY OF BANK CLEARINGS
Week Ended May 7—
Federal

1st

■;
Districts

Reserve

Boston

2nd New

1949

York

1948

$

-12 cities

,

;

5.6

—

12

"

8,088,879,391

Philadelphia

11

"

904,530,739

7

"

747,649,730

825,898,420

Richmond

6

"

409,921.293

410,117,716

6th

Atlanta

10

"

611 445,351

561,756,616

Chicago

16

*'

888,791,320

927,993,790

4

"

453,325,375

451,060,678

7

"

329,374,962

340,154,728

430,894,613

456,293,274

$12,693,259,885 $13,390,911,742

Total all-cities, five days-

,

_

719,035,301

761,971,796

$13,412,345,186

5.2

8th

St.

9th

Minneapolis

Louis

Kansas

Dallas

12th

San

!

City

10

"

6

44

252,569,842

10

"

700.927,136

7,370,147,382

6,663,432.151

847,452,551

730,896,319

707,520,377

565,353,069

355,551,818

320,380,039
464,573,422

+

8.8

523,586,639

—

4.2

879,054,980

+

:

0.5

377,268,802

3.2

—

6,739*422,492

Francisco

6.8

9.5
.0.1

—

13,867,523,622

6,559,178,625

9.5

—

743,115,194

14,358,150,126

480,269,226

—

261,766,737

—;

_

489,268,627

731,304,166

319,572,099

206,639,857

„

'

231,943,714

5.6

406,993,891

3.5

218,199,464

174,308,801

5.7

597,872,409

541,587,453

3.5

13,069,566,797

11,539,129,830

2.7

—

5,917,005,364

5,085,570,748

'
—

—

315,509,281,

5.6

$14,152,883,538

;

—

'

t

0,9

+

I

970,301,726

Cleveland

$

+

7,384,282,221

5th

1946

1947

%

Dec.

534,782,522

4th

10th

—

Inc. or

>

$

539,840.274

3rd

11th

All cities, one day

Dis¬

trict of 5.7%.

7th

Pittsburgh

a

District of 3.5% and in the San Francisco Reserve

the

an

City Reserve District
loss of 5.6%, in the Dallas Reserve

9.7

922,000,000

245.528,824
354.319,000

Fhiladelphia.

decrease

3.5%, the aggregate of clearings for the whole country
having amounted to $14,358,150,126, against $13,867,523,-

5,6

-4

636,272,138

_

a

Minneapolis Reserve District of 3.2%

Cent

$7,208,261,320

-

248 900.000

_

574 818.055

427,913.973

__

of 4.2% and in the

of

having

1948

1949

$6,802,973,056

._

Philadelphia Reserve District the
falling off of 6.8%. In the Cleveland

a

the Chicago Reserve District the totals show

ended

Per

Chicago.

the

in

District the

totals are smaller by 9.5% and in
the Richmond Reserve District by 0.1% but in the At¬
lanta Reserve District the totals are larger by 8.8%. In

we are able to give the final
complete results for the week previous — the week
May 7. For that week there was an increase

and

but

register

Reserve

present further below

we

0,'9%

totals

day of the week in all cases has to be estimated.
In the elaborate detailed statement, however, which

was a

CLEARINGS^—RETURNS

going to

—

.

Total i

-„-l—111

...

cities

+

•

Total all cities for week__

Our

usual

the

on

monthly detailed statement of transactions
York Stock Exchange is appended.
The

New

results

for

5.2

April and the four months of 1949 and 1948

Outside New York City-

We also furnish

Number -of

1948

1949

Stocks—

-

Four Months
1949
1948
76,454,323
94,624,032

Month of April

Description—
shs._

34,612,565

19,313,984

today

the month of April.

1949

„

,

of the clearings for

a summary

For that month there

for the entire body

crease

follow: V
.

—

was

and the 1948 aggregate
Reserve

$346,479,000

$231,813,300

$106,222,700

$54,953,000
79,000

274,000

645,000

2,650,000

11,804,400

7,930.880
51,000

35,304,450

31,510,880

282,500

331,500

$66,339,400 $114,478,580

$268,045,250

$380,971,780

Internat'l Bank

Foreign govt
U. S. government

3,000

phia

a

decJine of

properties

1946 to 1949 is indicated in the

2nd New

1947

1946

No. Shares

No. Shares

18,825,034
17,179,755
21,135,600

March

20,217,606

23,556,803

16,801,286

22,992.575

23,757,877
19,336,900

51,510,197
34,092,745
25,663,765

57,140,389

—
-

—

Quarter

60,011,467

"

3,916,678,878

3,561,693,879
1,753,627,210

16

"

2,729,166,671

Chicago

30

"

5,520,979,243

Louis

Kansas

7

11th

34,612,565

20,619,550

Jl,426,715

and the four months ended with April
in each of the four years is shown below.

tnonth

1,481,433,035
2,486,782,857
2,188,694.386
3,301,282,613

60,471,603,634

York

New York

1948
$

28,221

_

1046

31,843

,$

1949

$

1947

1949
$

We

4,439,796,455

4.6

—

.33,836,448,368

5.1

—

—

1,538,485,128

1,327,040,375

1,068.445,643

2,281,760,854

1,833.656,517

2.8

1,746,106,743

1,434,808,089

4.4

2,902,930,998

2,543,965,080

7.9

57,779,310,031

56,810,017,252,.

4.7

29,701,642,866

25,730,288,965

—

—

1,762,486,152

4.6
3.9

—

.—

—

$

;

28 077 31,079
2,896
2,575
1,902
1,765

;$

$

S

\

117,140 124,384 118,345

Federal Reserve Districts
1st

Boston

122,337

2nd New

14

11,974
7,608

12,727

3rd

Philadelphia

2,029

7,817

7,389

6,972

4th

3,389

15,084

15,626

14,350

12,825

5th

Louis

Richmond

1,081

1,166

1,001

895

4,513

4,744

4,100

3,451

6th

Atlanta

1,231

1,233

1,100

1,042

5,175

5.008

4,363

4,094

7th

-1,613

1,707

1,557

1,408

6,474

6,874

6,31b

839

898

813

730

3,435

3,578

3,328

2,948

744

642

555

2,898

3,023

2,696

2,239

_

PittsburghFran._

Baltimore

_

Cincinnati-

680

11,520

10,008

5,688

1.241

1,186

949

4,799

3,886

1,344

1,200

959

5,237

5,369

4,623

3,755

792

_

1,353

1,249

City

Cleveland

16

Cleveland

3,527

1,052

892

702

4,090

4,350

3,699

5,052

5,493

515

*514

479

436

2,16b

1,091

4,918

1,654

1,411

1,126

6,543

6,566

5,569

4,366

463

479

430

358

2,033

1,991

1,830

483

485

463

360

1,927

2,034

1,875

100

110

102

90

427

454

424

Milwaukee-

244

245

217

134

1,021

1,014

896

347

327

261

1,335

1,432

1,292

16

Chicago

8th St.
9th

11,202,804,601

10,957,528.442

—

+

,16

11th

Dallas

12th

San

City

15

_

+

22,589,916,827

Francisco

23,406,795,177

8.213,536,639

19

13,403,976,285

11,159,320,292

10,126,027,466
20,772,679,436

3.5

8,344,492,748

1.6

6,457,694,071

3.3

10,485,706,081

5.0

:

5,796,192,714

-

•

8.612,439,986,

17,593,429,845"

5,553,425,019

9,956,011,148

9,224,503,923

7,406,388,090

41

41

9,004,579,470

8,812,584,680

13,112,078,619

13,786,955.504

248,963,810,378

259,031,240,880

134,646,246,484

6,058,975,716
4,564,555,966
7,456,352,844

•

2.2

6,983,413,459

5,776,089,029

4.9

11,723,261,030

10,181,295,426

3.9

+

237,580,772,768

224,382,896,407;

.2.1

119,235,587,331

102,045,366,060

44

183. cities

—

2.2

6,242.070.111

44

—11

-

Total

V

125,584,924,630;

6,558,587,640

it

131,823,236,729

_.

13,014,947,407

0.1

—

a

7

Louis

Kansas

3.3

122,365,471,239
15,050,894,309

<«

30

-

Minneapolis

10th

753

318

7,166,900,437

8,195.343,673

'

367

Buffalo

14,933,868,182

7,160,342,324

$

8,801,073,750

44

8

1946

2.6

1,487

Providence-

16,417,093,496

14,936,769,957

—

$

0.1

128,885,793,705

15,877,102,970

v;
41

Four Months

1947

•

%

5.7

9,375,828,357

121,540,981,888

or

44

17

;

1,491

Omaha

-

1,712

1.573

Louisville

Dec.

41

3,123

Minneapolis

Inc.

$

9,127,615,824

-

York

Four Months

1948

$

•

4,003

3,135

Four Months

1949

1946

1,895

2,949
—_

Kansas

2,188,604,652

5,217,439,231

,,,

append another table showing clearings by Federal Reserve Districts in the four months for four years:

3,716

Chicago
Phila.

San

1,449,520,168

2,493,266,889

2.4

—

1,552,883,561

Four Months

Jan. 1 to Apr. 30
1948
1947

Month of April

(000,000

St.

2,827,961,385

1,658,347,332

s

of April

omitted)

Boston

3,546.903,017

3,276,654,330

4.0

65,682,362,755

32,250,371,069

City.

pANK CLEARINGS, AT LEADING CITIES IN APRIL
:

3,713,481,601

4.0

3,453,084,531

183 cities

$

6.9

2,252,374,441

44

1946

31,863,215,794

Vv

2,587,003,052

44

-:-vv

29,138,237,684

2,034,036,922

"

11

-

Francisco

New

1,931,059,522

41

19

Dallas

Outside

44

15

,

City Re¬

—11.2

1,827,051,655

16

-

City

Kansas

2,074,665,324

5,786,104,710

Minneapolis

the

Minneap¬

2,261,557,842

2,797,645,782

8th St.

4.6%,

of

$

7.0

3,710,558,737

Atlanta

9th

loss

and in the

1947

or

*

—

4,207,898.552

"

44

clearings at leading cities for the

of bank

course

:33,039,208,630

66,651,580 111,266,707

19,313,984

The

29.337,094,640

8

10th

a

In the

Dec. %

17

Total

April

Inc

•$.

.

2,434,511,582

16

12th San
1st

.

,

Philadelphia

7th

1948
No. Shares

1

2,263,110,700

Cleveland

Richmond

1949

'

.

suffers

by

The

4.4%.
1948

-

smaller

are

District 2:8% and in the San Francisco Reserve District

and

"

4th

No. Shares

Months—

January
February

$

totals

District the decrease is 3.9%, in the Dallas Reserve

14

5th

'

Cleveland

District

Reserve

Reserve District of 4.6 %e

serve

1949

York

3rd

following:

the

14 cities

the

on

olis

and in the Philadel¬

In

Districts

Reserve

months of

New York Stock Exchange for the first four

6.9%.

of

Boston

6th

The volume of transactions in share

District

Reserve

the

St. Louis Reserve District of 5.1%

11.2%, in

Month of April—
1st

Chicago

$65,882,362,755. In -the New York

District the totals show

Districts

Reserve

4.0% and in the Atalnta Reserve District by 2.4%.

of clearing houses 7.9%, the

the Boston Reserve District of 7.0%

Federal

Total bonds—

,

Richmond

de¬

aggregate of clearings having been $60,471,603,634

Bonds—.

Railroad &, misc.

a

—

1,043

New Oil'ns-

Detroit

St.

„

_

Denver

"

284

242

1,445

1,415

1,227

427

387

332

1,572

1,699

1,544

894

873

2,061

1.978

1,881

1,576

1,400

,1,056

indian'polis

217

208

ISO

Richmond-

499

496

.463

380

Memphis

364

366

311

269

*

The

York

City

following compilation

covers

Seattle

453

507

'409

361

1,835

Salt Lake C

246

222

186

151

108

117

•102

86

"438

1,672

1,472

892

740

586

427

390

MONTHLY CLEARINGS

1949

Months-

Inc.

$

64,919,266,305

January—

Clearings Outside New York

—

1948

$

66,698,329,329

1949

or

Dec. %

Inc. or

1948

$

$

2.7

34.301,881.896

35,547,131,527

2.4

29,711,198,970

29,923,848,922

2.5

35,559,784,794

35,336,817,667

2.5

99,572,865,660

100,807,798,116

1.2

7.9

32,250,371,069

33,838,448,368

4.7

3.9

—

131,823,236,729

134,646,246,484

2.1

'

Dec. %
r—

3.5

334

927

Hartford

1.979

—-

the clearings by months since Jan. 1, 1949 and 1948.

Clearings, Total All

620

787

■

—

New

1,558

1,520

Outside

1,299

151

327

431

___

-

953

336

Paul___

-

~

February.

56,099,374,282

57,470,663,632

March

67,473,566,157

69.179,885,164

188,492,206,744

193,348,878,125

60,471,603,634

65,682,302,755

248,963,810,378

259,031,240,880

—

—

—

—

0.7
0.6

________________________

Tot. 27 cities

52.037

8,434

50.554 50,835 214,990 225,258 208,876

57,011
8,671

Other cities

7,225

33,973

5,975

33,773

28,704

200,728
23,659

Total, 1st Quarter——

April
Total
Out.

all

We

60.471

65,682

57,779 56.810 248,963 259,031 237,580

33,838

29,701

119,235

102,045

add

now

our

25,730

131,823

134,646

detailed statement showing

Total 4 Months

the figures for each City for the month of April and the week ended May 7 for four years:
-Jan. 1 to April 30-

-Month of April1948

1949

•Clearings at—
Federal

Reserve

$

Portland
—

Fall River

,

Holyoke—

—,
—

1948

$

17,125,679

20,371,693

69.125.261

—

1,895.317,764

2,029,233,575
>
8,201,986

7,608.802,266
28,890,775

32.990,085

4,373,927

15,913,816

3,860,796

14,384,948
29,493,928

17,001,755
14,244,573
31,730,502

126,418,751

128,777,520

7.570,859

i.—.

4,263,939

—

3,594,215

——

>

7,693.275

31,389,771

33,695,860

21,815,042

k Worcester.
—

—-—

Waterbury
R. I.—Providence

N. H.—Manchester

Total 14 cities)




23,880,700

108,348,453

117,141,994

42,136,736

48,000,268

11,593,600

13,597,500

100.270.500

110.923,700

5,369,349

5,952,143

2,263,110,700,

28,261,065

7,584,165

7,391,939
*

Week Ended May 7
Inc. or

$

Dec. %

1947
$

1946

$

"

31,600,723
76,027,608
7,817,874,961

Springfield

New Haven

1949

'

6,922.854

New Bedford

Conn.—Hartford

Inc. or

Dec. %

District—Boston—

—.——

Mass.-—Boston

Lowell—

1948

$

——

Me.—'Bangor

;

1949

Inc. or

Dec, %

$
First

—

224,382

32,250

_

N.Y.C.

—

2,434,511,582

UI1iMM!

2,154,099

2,033,970

9.1

3,889,816

2.7

447,746,237

4,613,047
441,202,125

—12.4

1,665,361

1,818,128

671,391

1,025,353

—

—

—

—

5.9

—15.7

1,638,175

1,548,441

4,745,987

3,766,553

1.5

407,073,517

395,682,842

8.4

1,545,273

1,396,121

—34.5

636,213

+
—

"

\

6.4

>.+ ••.1.0:+"
—

+

7.1

1,779,089

1,915,357

1.8

8,188,948

7,836,198

—

+

688,249

7.1

1,811,066

1,834,930

4.5

6,531,349

5,763,516

89,104.077

—

3.2

5,687,203

5,324,955

+

6.8

4,320,404

4,405,285

427,561,570

4-

2.5

30,748,235

28,567,875

+

7.6

29,335.898

20.484,389

182,233,594
>

02,013,005

438,175,004

182,060,962

+

0.1

12,483,122

11,814,562

+

5.7

8,476,530

7,513,008

—13.8

21,871,000

36,187,400

+

10

——

5.9

23,415,700

27,179,000

23,132,313

—

3.2

1,411,073

1,451,952

9,375,828,357

—

2.6

7.0

539,840,274

534,782,522

45,978,200
454,834,500

22,386,789

1

46,455,500
427,970,100

I
1
—

—10.6

9,127,615,824

—

+

2.8

1,233,215

998,492

0.9

489,268,627

480,269,226

48

THE

(2140)
Month of April

-—

Clearings at—

$

Federal

Reserve

District—New

,.:

1949

1948

Inc. or

$

$

Dec. %,

'

193,445,826

197,647,300

12,043,373

11,688,385
347,131,684

Binghamton
Buffalo

318.730,653

„_

Elmira

7,115,748

Jamestown

April 30-

Inc. or
..

Rochester

3.0

50,280,970

8.2

1,335,123,828

N. J.—Montclair

+

0.8

27,856,674

—

8.4

30,059,929

—11.4

31,843,914,387

1

1,432,686,547

8.3

I

2,492.125

2,052.305

{

32

73,707,009

56,934.027

1.4

1.830,831

7,798,976,501

—

1.4

—

229,515,532

—

2.5

43,160,129

44,380,420

—

53,294.650

3.3

227,010,193

205,214,500

—

1,327.233

1.151,955
1,431,503

9.4

7,152,561,433

6,453,550,082

+

19.664,467

1,788.993

+

7,128.101.130
•

3.7

—13.5

2,115,464

,

14,557,989

9.7

17,249,390

15.881,875

.

55,057,739

—

u

223.325,821

6,909,451

7,252,727

29,337,094,640

33,039,208,630

Oranges

.

5.4

217,260,602

—14.5

3,392,119
185,301,042

2,900.767
196,592.433

'

714,020,866

—12.0

+

890,882,168

:f

—

2.5

27,961,927

28,778,133

-11.2

121,540,981,888

128,885.793,705

—

909,529

6.6

10,456,701

8,913,203

"+"77

15,221,109

7,511,273

10,636~944

9,55*0~786

—

—100

1,010,145

_•

.

743,115

809,517
"

'

'

1.4

704,103,996

■•V

859,107,277

.

2.0

12,501,528

12,249,686

5.7

«—

14,210,752

14~,555~903

+ 10.6

—

—

49,421,873

47,068,079

+

5.0

39,455,925 " *•

32,153,082"

3.6

54,081,908

48,263,043

+

12.1

45,170,525

39,024,793

5.7

8,088,879,391

7,384,282,221

+

9.5

7,370,147,382

6,663.432,151

1,442,706

1.6

-

7..',.

U

2.8

District—Philadelphia—
4,603,279

5,284.701

—12.9

18.153,434

19 ,466,505

6.7

1.419,453

Bethlehem.

5,721.454

19.209,285

17 459,014

+ 10.0

1,076,545

1,220,123

5.219.417

4.521,948
5.106.185

+ 26.5

Chester

2.2

20,320,747

19 304,762

+

5.3

1,198,056

1.312,567

22.087,130

—10.6

84,501,563

87 861,918

—

19,750,810

16,657,609

—15.8

53,466,312

55 ,701,956

—

3,491,962

3,820~633

3.5

Fa.—Altoona—

+

—

1,160,057

1,033.249

-11.3

909,561

930.075

8.7

1,008,353

875,917

-"876

2,9887285

2,T(>47336

-

-

'

Harrisburg—_
Lancaster

14,027,922

Lebanon

5,750.303

13,534,443

16.556,134

:

DuBois—_
V

*

*

■

■:

'•

1

'

;

■'

"

y.\ ■/>: '■■■vv

v

<v

-

1,249,559,559

Columbus

>

8,617,251

_.

Lorain
;

19,885,591

./

+

3.1

2,128,967

3,863,075

4,251,868

—

9.1

4,002,277

5.2

7

5.2

22, 739,372

151,268,412

151, 063,256

0.1

9,384,475

8,389,463

+ 11.9

2,216,368
•

3,923.648

126, 402,234

8.3

9,864,904:

9,127,069

+

8.1

8,332,421

6.9

15,877,102,970

16,417,093,496

3.3

6.8

847,452,551

'■

122,990,376

113,604,124

2.898,292,545

3.023.086,659

5,237,406,248

5,369,628,366
519,407,000

>

7'.:

7.1

566.413,400 77-

9.4.

+

36.6

+

77:
,7

1,231,293,046

Erie-

20,187,421

21,835,498

Oil City.

17,667,746

21,843,642

My .--Lexington—

14,153,029

W. Va.—Wheeling..

15,277,454
3,561,693,879

1.7

3,710,558,737

34,342,000

24,434,000

19.910,100

5,175,685.049

7.5

4,550,186

4.799,328

3,965,218

3,176,483

6,484,273

6,426,230

5,868,977

5,094,528

274,998,578

297,771,465

7.7

253,180,040

218,318,139

747,649,730

825,898,420

9.5

707,520,377

565.353,069

2.4

+

4.8

+

5.1

+

5.2

+

3.3

—

0.1

82,099,961

82,221,118

72,704,218

:

2.7

21.4

—

7,162,273

...

7

81,836,415

89,301,088

69,889,857

4.0

14,936,769,957

—11.2

81,555,368

65,882,145

14,933,868,182

—

30,102,500

5,008,897,061

7,536,928

8.4

—

9.1

9,644,718

10,135,137

—10.7

15,453,015

192,882,247

274,937,569

288,015,415

....

0.2

—19.1

V

17,103,537

Total (17 cities)

,

1.5

—

5,763,073
120,208.499

264,687,802

+

73,626,689

—

5,984,426
149,399,914

304.273,767

+

77,470,038

100,695,386

71,855,013

+ 12.6

6,545,659

171,739,971

278,236,442

+ 15.8

79,528,002

+

6,357,068
146,920,685

2.5

+ 16.5

122,190,247

>7 +

1,233,249,216

+

8.3

15,085,560

'

1,717,506

730,896,319

4.1

25,119,981

20.3

+

2,534,104

1.934,274

-

—

17,469,021

\

—11.3

66,760,309

2,572,875

1.0

.

+
—

729,265,164

+ 12,5
—.

—

4,589,936

777
8.6

—

970.301.726

904,530,789

5,987,856

-

-

h'Vr

5.5 # ;i

+
—

'

1,694,548

2,240,386

8,193,152

136,938,386

'

18,786,035

7.7

70n,v00,000

■

4.2

23,697,046

0.2

11.5

—

20,272,955

67,863,156

4,751,028
J

+

6,307,043.

26,764,453

>

2.415.755

4,126,780

16,667,040

.

2,491,224

+

134,419,400

7

32,203,324

Greensburg—
Pittsburgh

7.1

—

1,344,666,999

.

Newark

Pa,—Beaver County—.

5,077,207

+

■»:

Youngstown
Toledo

2,652,271

9.4

—

6.8

744,259,135

4,642,245

Mansfield

3.4

+

—

30,459.110

;

147,013,200

Hamilton

—

5.490.754

:-'77
,

680,008,976

Cleveland

2,830,788

6,005,635

5, 098.961

..

32,147,692

Cincinnati

2,735,460

0.9

veianu—

Ohio—Canton

811,OOU,UeO

5.2

■>—5.5

70 ,019,038

4,207,898,552

3,916,678.878

'*,,i

•. f. ■ •

7.2

-

86 368,976

.

2.2

69,408,222

35,002,660

5,506,650

Total (16 cities) ____—:

930,000.000

51, 643,315

81,650,363

+

5,805,971
<35,378,105

•*

863,000,000

5.5

—14.7

+
-

—11 9

39,028,165

«

-

40 044,999

35,440,004

'

15,626, 000,000

15,419,098

42,889,955

If. J.—Trenton—
'

23, 001.136

15,084,000,000
48,945,039

+ 17.4

Del.—Wilmington

v

22,484.080

7.2

8,923,371

;

1,217,345

Hazleton__

2.0

18,794,560
1,284,790

10,477,720

York—

3.4

2.1

—

23,299,642

Wilkes-Barre—

4.0

—

4,003,000,000
12,825,284

19,874,630

t
—

14 918,054

3.8

—.

4,057,779
5.868,817

3,716,000,000

Reading
Scranton

>

'

3,970.602

Norristown

Philadelphia—

+
—

+

9.5
5.7

0.1

Fifth Federal Reserve District—RichmondW. Va.—Huntington
V».—Norfolk

+. 1.2

48.580,000

+

2.9

193,347,000

189,890,000

+

1.8

11,694,000

496,393,682

+

0.7

2,061,824,971

1,978,888,342

+

4.2

110,446,723

15,107,135

14,177,372

+

6.6

59.989,033

57,545,287

+

4.2

3,820.419

11,345,138

;

_

_.

31,621,703

Frederick
D. O.—Washington

300,751,165

322,440,133

Total (8 cities)

1,753,627,210

1.1

46,325,458

130,554,578

3,435,037,918
17,713,022

6.7

+
—

4,441,449 f"

5,184,379

:

6.5

4.0

898,526,171

.

_

Md.—Baltimore

■

+ 16.7

31,281,619

839,721,170

_

46,172.823

—

0.3

3,105,026

—13.3

3.580,046

2,597,448

2,350,509
'

S. C.—Charleston
Columbia

11,211,229

49,981,000

499,915,520

Richmond—;

1,827,051,655

—

11,876,000

,

114,057,121

' 7

3,481,096

+ 12.1

116,440,416

3,578.307.950

4.0

•*"T

<

1.5

-

10,163,000

-

.

-

7,603,000

3.2

99,409,021

82,710,572

77+ 9:8

2,393,689

2,628,544

164,993,828

—

205,751,258

205,507,475

+

0.1

177,861,539

17,060,205

+

3.8

1,215,702,979

1,182.442,779

+

2.8

75,103,867

71,615,978

+

4.9

63,137.121

60,093,536

7,160,342,324

7,166,900.437

0.1

409,921,293

0.1

355,561,818

320,380,039

,

—

—

7

410,117,716

—

Sixth Federal Reserve District—Atlanta—
Tenn.—Knoxvllle

3.4

68.890,401

71,239,215

..

1.6

288 284.293

283,741,570

Nashville

284,515,462

295,618.988

3.8

1,117,181,895

1,113 637,688

Ga.—Atlanta

926,900,000

975,000,000

4.9

3,805,900,000

3,807, 200,000

Augusta

18,459.088

18,045,194
17,900,600;

15,498,643

369,155,513

393,115.411

30,166,423

25,283.401

388,437,247

372,019.778

26,608.075

Macon..

16,247,918
14,448,162

31,264,090

13,966.159

13.986,869

15,818.000

Columbus

14,776,000

—

_____

Fla.—Jacksonville

Tampa—

—

_____—

Ala.—Birmingham
Mobile

Montgomery

-

Miss.—Hattiesburg
Jackson

1__

31,210,454

5,080,992

1,722,705
515,191,258

2,729,166,671

Federal

Reserve

5,762.690

5.4

94,973,918

34.345,786

—15.1

6,840,840

6,921,296

Muskegon

0.9

2,550,619

6.3

69,525,296

65,830,119

+ 12.6

70,337,196

1.2

6,303,222

+

*+11.6

1,525, 759,739
126 336,756

56,575,012

58, 651,151

'7.1

63.891,000

61. 646,000

3.6

137. 283,594

5.2

22, 639,751

5.0

7. 751,601

8.6

516,491

445,904

+ 15.8

359,051

307,903

8.8

134,740,950

113,572,142

+ 18.6

101,489.713

96,489.093

2.2

611,445,351

561,756,616

+

8.8

523,58G,639

464,573,422

—11.6

1,529,820

1,788,418

1,276,643

1.125,706

9,642,884

10,799,285

4~,042"0~4~4"

6,003~833~

7.8

144,433,252
21,511.142

+

4.0

7,082,790

+

0.1

2,166,908,272

1,991, 312,629

2.4

11,202,804,601

+

—

10,957,528,442

•

+

—

7?

66,175,003

5,049,967

3.5

25,544.305

6,566,091,772

60,270,119

65,197.365

—

—

0.3

7.6

6.7

164,440,495

174,137,475

2.8

23,914,095

23.667.490

+

1.0

87,130.013

96.456.109

—

9.7

10,881, 134

—13.9

39,528,158

32.7

31,335,662

26.644.772

+ 17.6

7.4

93,838,881

105,267,070

—10.9

—

+

6,925, 826

+
—

'47,818, 626

53,975,272

South Bend

22,576,333

6,548.640,106

0.6

—

27,007, 510

217,323,885

6.2

4.9

—

—

—19.3

9,193,376

Gary

—

43.058.771

—

5.6

182,100,959

+

894.304,791

873,346.719

+

+

2.9

112.363,888

104,242,651

.

+

76,606,315

75,895,555

+

244,085,965

245.876,
,284

0.7

1,021.588,541

1,014,938,967

+

38.816,000

7,887,598

0.7

4,358,050
7.562,896

7,107,
,567

Watertown

1,186,844

,233
,1.305,

Manitowoc

4.404,
,487

2,734,731

Iowa—Cedar Rapids

—

118.992,.174

53.212,690

53,788 ,521

—_

I

2,179,430

17,766.176

18.549,679

6.4

32,626,718

30,301,034

9.1

5,201,645

5,597,456

—27.2

15,649,,024

117,612,822

X

1.V
+

,318
3,757,

16,080,374

HI.—Aurora

3,627,514

45.291.000

9,316,279

—15.3

5,085,266

4,170.540

X

+

0.9

t45.693.552

Sheboygan—

i__

4,993,828

TnTs

5,495,469

56~78iro"ob~

7.8

2.9

X.

Oshkosh

Des Moines—

2.5

50~,866~0"0~0

5,635,300

2.4

17,604,
,520

til,927,308

Wis.—Madison
,__

4,684,143

3.7

4.1

18.122,987

Terre Haute—

7,654,423

5,347410

2,803,650

199,723,124

+

27,174, 734

9,143,935
—32.7

8.2

+ 12.9

208.676, 694

,

27,958,476

Ames

3,838,927
3,078,846

—

107,288.230

—12.7

5,705, 930

25,002,810

Indianapolis—,

+
—

—

10,240.850

—

+
—

61,378.347

64,838.125

1.2

469.328,960

499,407.046

—

1.1

225,341,500

233.699,649

—

+ 11.7

8,722,485

—21.4

20,808,305

—

7,782.851

408

5

9_,052^667

—

4.0

49,436362

X

.

41,719755

:

7.7
7.1

—29.9

14,611,001

2.8

1,951 ,191

4.2

56,686.176

x

22.377,201

+

5.3

3,551,449

3,817,614

3,301,101

2.872,782

6.0

28,799,467

28.829,496

26,890,247

19.230,836

3.6

13,489,458

13.423,495

13,816,831

8.839,110

12.1

-

-

Bloomington
Chicago

4.352,759

75.536

4.615,059

3,135,865 .392

12,370,536

Peoria

4,919 .255

2,949,752,170

Decatur

11.669 ,627

6.2

18.185,933

20.590,400

5.9

11,974,947,481

12,727,062,148

6.0

48,911,305

51,322,291

0.6

—

.

—

1,214,919

1,209,784

1,031,762

867,135

5.9

678.106.325

714 689,135

694.894,837

582,150,740

4.7

2.979,385

2.767,941

2.635.631

2.136,552

4.8

—

—

44,568.707

44,289 ,146

177,874.431

186,879,300

20.519,944

;

20,186 .128

1.6

80,339,055

81.933,310

—

13.966 .807

2.9

55,499.793;

58.159,572

—

1,614,919
cities)

...

1,755 ,403

5,520,979,243

J>,786.104,710

8.0

—

4.6

6,483,222'
22,589,916,827

7.0

—11 7

13,560,171

Rockford

Springfield
Sterling
(31

2.6

1,607,785.931

—

42,891, 266
,

9,364,630

Bay City
Ind.—Ft. Wayne

Sioux City

3,343,003

1.8

9.3

+

5.6

>24,750, 400

5,866,488

19,961,036

V

Milwaukee

165,800,000

4.4

—

15,071, 046

40,001,417

Lansing

Total

75,297,674

—

47,988,886

196.000.000

0.1

+

1,654,434, 654

14,983,393

Flint

Grand Rapids
Jackson

*

4,164,417

11,038.819

14,311,133
58,343,255

7.9

—14.9

6,142 405

1,573,094,716

Detroit

,

4,440,939

3,777,731
80,073,470

2.8
7.0

+

District—Chicago—

Mich.—Ann Arbor
:

4,519,524

+

105, 930,943

2,797,645,782

Seventh

191,100,000

—

66,082,187

209,600.000

—

1,517, 894,349

118,268,081

15,386,271

61.441,251

0.1

+ 10.3

57, 341,205

66, 734,901

1,504,574,606

14,961,176

0.3

+
—

69, 123.842

-

6.1

—

514,920.625

Total (16 cities)

58.807,730

+ 19.3

—

1,656,208

-

73,585,845

65,269,245

G.8

—

5,819.264

Vlcksburg.

2.3
9.2

+
—

33,848.310

Meridian

La.—New Orleans

—

7,094,134

—

23,406,795.177

—

10.C30.773

10,775,199

8.955.514

8,208,327

1.9

4,503.690

5,284,445

4.068.320

3,416,653

4.6

3,311,032

3,874,686

2,889,443

2,384,633

888,791,320

927,993,790

—

4.2

879,054,980

731,304,166

271,000,000

—

1.3

218,500,000

187.800,000

8.6

3.5

„

Louis—

Mo.—St Louis

1,081,769.405

1,166.035.599

10,486.138

Cape Girardeau

11,243.329

Independence
Ky.—Louisville

1.535,008

1.514.981

463.574,083

479.226,860

Tenn.—Memphis—

364,529,183

366.236.313

1,589.853

1.606.790

7,575,852

8.123.050

1,931,059,522

2,034,036,922

HI.—Jacksonville

~2~~

Quincy
Total

(7 cities).




i
!

1.4

+

+

1,604,596
-

21,579,731

5.3

—

174,722,731

Reserve

'

1,544,609

5.8

—

333,478,176

328,827,465

41,979,013

+ 20.9

—

33,848,800

124,384,994,396

117,140,573,649

+ 67.1

3,507,126
72,905.610

52,324,312

—11.2

28,265,806
,

,

31,310,179

4,241,242

11,322,621

_

Third Federal

1946

75,202,100

56,271,668

Newark._-__l.__.

_

1947

6.8

82,915,758

Northern N. J

Total 14 cities)

Dec. c/o

4*2

53,233.458

_

Utica
__

$

3.C

11,036,975

8yracuse_

1948

$

+
—

76,027,165

_

Conn.—Stamford

Week Ended May 7
Inc. or

1949

+

508,900,637
48,243,066

526,888.693

+

8,688.368

28,221,232.565

2.1

—

—

7,062,700

7,955,756

—

New York——

Monday, May 16, 1949

York—

!

N. Y.—Albany

-Jan. 1 to

$

v,;

CHRONICLE

FINANCIAL

&

Dec. (Io,

1943

1949
..

Second

COMMERCIAL

—

—

+
—

—

—

—

—

7.2

4,513.039.378

4,744.494.868

6.7

43.780.336

42.898,098

+

2.1

1.3

5,992.789

5,931.846

+

1.0

3.3

2,038,554,115

1.991,293.555

+

2.4

108.127,298

104,382,234

+

3.6

92.584,769

77,950.514

0.5

1,576.780.698

1,520.481.343

3.7

75.874,861

73,427,105

+

3.3

64,456,760

52,477,730

1.1

6.091,774

6.626,833

8.1

,n4-

6.7

29,297,549

32.766,205

—14.6

1,727.273

1,343,846

5.1

8,213,536,639

8,344,492,748

0.5

377,268,802

319,572,099

•

—

+
—

4.9

—10.6

—

1.6

267,400,000

.

.

1.923,216

453,325,375

„

2,251,339 '
451,060,678

+

•

Volume

169

Number 4803

THE

COMMERCIAL

-Month of April-

Clearings at—

Inc. or

's

-v

1949

Inc. or

1948

Dec. Vo
<-

i

Dec.

Week Ended May 7
Inc. or

1948

1949

;•:

Dec. Vo

$

■:;vv,
.

:

.

1947

'

$

Vo.

1946

»

-

$

s

'

»

'

25,053,721

24,932,416

1,052,481,516

0.5

95,779,716

7.6

+

972,837,354

Minneapolis.

4,090,663,131

—

i.__

6,490,057

5,937,000

+

9.3

327,158,729

+

2.7

3,555,558

3,504,209

+

1.5

1,107,760

975,979

+ 13.5

4.276,484

21.639,756

25,751,132

4,468;000

4,286,000

-4,711,626

4,361,132

'

+
—

ifb.—Fargo

>

•

-

Grand Forks

-

Minot.l

-

-

—16.0
+

8.0

S. D.—Aberdeen.

-13,997,134

14,559,770

21,623,085

24.610,700

2-,634,672

2,600,778

Sioux Falls

Huron

-

—

Mont.—Billings

- - -

2.1

Lewis town

(16 cities)—

14,780,547
/

153,335,057
v'i

*+

8.6

69,810,204

59,6467064

6,710,970

5,588,885

+

20.1

4,737,923

4,040,882

3,451,982

3,215,039

+ 14.1
+

3.2

+

4.2

104,382,451
16,345,000

16,660,556

18;799,4IO
! 56,368,903
r

92,248,811

1.3

+

;

55,084,194

'

—12.1

11,440,472- 7" V*:

*,

-

:

r

0.2

+

12.2

'47,148,096
158,012,587

+ 10.6

5,162,604

4,892,488

1,552)883,561

4.6

6,242,070,111

6,457,694,071

^

-

:

56,683,692" :

56,586,692

2,1237199

3,412,403

3,741,319

2,913,455

2.2677271

9,208,150

• •
'Jr.

■KIT?

8,40l~63T

7,690^176

5,865,051

296,639,857

231,943,714

5.5

+

3.3

—

0.1

9,198,545

+ 13.0

114,343,806

.0.4

1,927.593,784

2,034,812.653

9.0

9,917,981

9,451,829

—14.2

5,553,846

6,273,458

329,374,962

340,154,728

3.2

—

118,778,940

105,334,907

+12.8

2,411,682
28,726,245

483,424,221

485,348,529

2,257,652

2,481,025

1,366,443

1,592,820

28,649,223

25,809,910

+ 11.0

—

Kans.—Manhattan—

1
;

I,.

.

Wichita—

V

!

,

47,727.332

___

;—-17_1

6,182,747

1,241^49,-4-71

Kansas City

—

57,580,085

5,955,118

1,353.137,773

:

::

46.942,360

;

.

.

.

8.3

—

23,210,893

_

+ 29.4

114,523,060

—

709,641

5.6

498.967

7,667,820

5.0

5,822,962

4,955,055

111,762,021

113,731,561

1.7

109,295,411

86,163,280

6,710,125

7.4

6,351,250

8.7

8,845,451

8,105,917

<

179,604,146

.

: V

129,802,984

8,755,480

+ 11.8

38,456,917

.427,548,701

0.9

1,672,377,683

10,896,550

9,359,121

+ 16.4

37,224,652

32,709,012

9,956,011,148

10,485,706,081

f 116,121,438

117,130,758
70,527.063

Pueblo

+

572,377,581

.

„

512,642,439

.

,

298,1547417

~6.8

262,382,680

201,02*67199

9,355,795

11,047,014

-15.3

10,018,883

6,370,635

..

.v;:r

-

3.2

; ;:„.+ U.7
+16.3

/

;

2,416,789

2,015,067

+ 19.9

2,044,618

1,890,630

T«:r

1,6067385

5.0

430,894,613

450,293,274

5.6

1,868,971

1,757,285

+ 13.8

33,064,793

1,699,413^11

-

-

r.

7.6

—

9,787,810

145,674,851

„

13,171,015

277,994,934

.

8.0

—

7,400.093

4.488,107

.7,245,354

12,029,897

r,

0.4

—

194,377,180

7,180,223

449,194'

-

-

—10.5
—

i;,

5,493,569,724

431,409,328

—

Colo.—Colorado Springs
Denver

;

,

660,755

4.9

+

+ 12.2

,

5.3

—

210,057,866
23,295,472

,

5,052,125,099

—10.7

1,713,469

(

188,067,052

-

3.7

—

1,324,190

41,899,600•

.

Carthage—.
:

627,743
'670,000

7,282,691

.

—

414,617

5.0

4.8
0.2

+

8,780,384

•
,

279,337

—11.5

2,410,391

Omaha

Topeka:

5.o

141,942,954

1,308,437

M

+

^■""•44,899,172

+ 11.6

+

1

Parsons

7

-

+

'

ir/r;

2.3

—

IT,861,731

11,085,089

i

0.8

—

101,154.872

34,172,171

32,461,398

»

Hastings,,

Okla.—Tulsa

203,387,507

77,6 3 3^0 71

8+3037919*

District—Kansas City

1

St. Joseph

-8.0

235,950,540..

4,666,230

5,364,662

6.4

—

3,747,887

17,028,000 ;V

3.S

—

15,158,503
V

1.46-1-,433,035

Reserve

Neb.—Fremont

Mo.—Joplin

6.5

—

8.5

+

1,446,713

•

—

•

Lincoln

217,027,539

+

38,124,406

—15,193,694
'W 12,434,158

:

Great Falls

Tenth)Federal

6-0

—

22,967,729

5,624,241

*

_L.

Helena

5,259,999

1,415,326,306

"

107,766,744

4.2

+

0.2

+

4,350,081,133

1,445,362,454
13,829,133

'

Fergus Falls__

95,556,756

24,923,437

336,115,231

St. Paul

Winona

■*.

$

District—Minneapolis—

Rochester™

Total

(2141) ' 49

-Jan. 1 to April 30-

1948

-

Federal

Minn.—Duluth

•

CHRONICLE

FINANCIAL

'

1949

$

Ninth

&

406,993,891

1.6

—

■*"

1,8007532

v

Total

•

(15 cities)

2,486,782,857

—

16,281,758
J

Dalla—

I

Galveston

93,632,817

:

Worth

839,842,146

26,772,000

_

Houston

'

Port Arthur

Wichita

876,241,486
6,220,743

6,247,113

17,588,647

La.—Shreveport

—

(}1 Cities)

4,129,820

40,144,114

—

17,866,853

4.088.069

Falls

Texarkana

40,502,628

V

69,894,387
4,119,431,528
401,502,847
385,137,187
101,918,000
3,542,227,980
25,046,820

; «

•

159,690,682

+ 2.3

20,343,614

5.5

2,546,198

2,~199~723

—~3~4

7,5127912

6,~579"6?4

3.5

218,199,464

174,308,801

3,826,931

4,049.222

—

4.1

9,533~982

9,873~896

252,569,842

261,766,737

7.3

106,706,470

143,623,842

2.6

3,584,382

4,307.389

130,368,323

142,409,626

52",033"273

47,857~716

+

+

22,761,053

—10.6

1,835,293,373

1,979,689,130

3.7
^ +22.3

56,800,477

58.329,983

107,802,002

85,029,554

—

29,654,000

3.3

8,271,000

8,556,000

Portland

587,686,618

632,489,812

—

Utah—Ogden

10,361,445
222,380.013

—

—.

9,555,253
246,178,393

—

64,052,335
22,226,229
24,359,960

43,957,375
21,579.792
33,732,783

69,105,192
22,644,455
23,360,535
49,341,969
15,385,194
34,792,149
10,254,162
1,707,560,393
46,277,007
17,475,709
34,214,450

3,301,282.613

3.453,084,531

Lake City

Ariz.—Phoenix

Calif.—Bakersfield
Berkeley

58,820,755

—

16.239,759
42.783,566
9,106,677
1,613.073,997

Modesto
_

_

Fiandsc"o777777_:

San Jose

Barbara

Stockton

3,697,008

+

—

—10.6

5,641,692
13,989,111
21,671,294

Ore.—Eugene

Santa

17,7O2~923

4,724,000

5,526,000

+ 2.2

507,583,949

26,513,040

Pasadena

20,729,733

21.2

25,775,571

6,697,000

+
+

8,812,584,680

5,771,684

Ida.—Boise

Riverside

—*1878

20~ 93 7^03^6

+

153,458,229

453,895,978

Yakima

Long Beach—

138,086~00»

1.8
6.6
5.0
6.5
2.8
5.8
10.3
3.3

+
+
—

95,664,000
3,445,202,237
23,676,285
60,074,783
16,475,590

9,004,579,470

6.043,594

175,435^000

8,225,048
208,317,000

+

17,016,892

2.8

—

7,251,621

2.0

7,440,475
20+13+418

—

District—San Francisco—

7——

—

SeatUe—————

San

315,509,281

9.5

0.9
0.9

—

-

13.477,419

Wash.—Bellingham

Salt

—

4.048,125,292
376,773,127
405,477.316

66,591,709

0.9

—

2,252,374,441

2,188,694,386

;

Federal Reserve

Twelfth

1,035,308,647
89,475,799
107,954.016
23.791,000

1,020,546,488
913,580,639

El Paso

—11.7
—15.2
— 1.4
+ 6.8
—13.3
+ 12.5
— 4.2
+ 0.4
— 1.6
— 1.0

31.683,984
19,199,465

27,970,595

:

Beaumont.

Total

3.9

—

2,587,003,652

Federal Reserve Dlatrlet—Dallas-

Eleventh

Texas—Austin

Ft.

7.,/

-

—

—

+

7.3

7.1

2,299,893,043

7.8
+ 10.7

38.662,082

45,003,688

927,299,009

892.313,712

7.3
1.8
+ 4.3

264,903,543

274,526,358

94,397,752

118,601,491

97,963,063

98,951,655

+ 19.2

218,047,076

181,095,855

+

20.4

64,586,077

64,468,412
142,784,836

+

78,374.581

3,759,774

3,220,201

8.5

91,257,425

74,172,352

"+"*877

40,28+906

33,6637279

0.2

5.6
+23.0
—11.2
—5.5
— 5.0
+23.5
— 1-4
+

; v

94,974,196

—10.9

33,283,000

V

6.1

—16.8

—

26.3

2,481,895,526

165,596,886

37,060,082
6,4

—

+
—

10,045,057

8,543,119

8,880,093

8,049~482

"+2+4

7,4527522

6,767,872

ti.d

361~,627~10T

331,3297549

318."1827634

25.3

+

0

13,786,955,504
259,031,240.880

134,646,246,484

+ 19.4

8.640.206

8.965,733

4,205,702

+

0.1

3.676.207

3,219,340

7,715,239

8,145,138

5.3

7,957,505

6,141,312

700,927,186

743,115,194

3.9

14,358,150,126

13,867,523,622

2.1

—

—"873

9,175,498

4,210,616

4.9

+

10,955,701

6.8

—

394,395,744

3.4

3.5

——

139,555,698

13,112,078,619

13.714,135

10~,0n~94~6

—10.5

70,745,443

4.4

1.0

+ 16.0

182,026,088

130,025,854

3.5

—

1>6

73.255,693-

3.0

—20.4

41,404,614
6,8/**. t»t>.

i<t, )04, (8u

175,790,213

—

—14.1

.0,559,173,625

6,735,422,492

—

"
•

.

Total (19 Cities)
total

Grand

——-

60,471,603,634

65.682,362,755

—

7.9

248,963,810,378

32,250,371,069

(183 cities)

Outside New. York
(

—

33,838,448,368

—

4.7

131,523,236.729

—

—

—

-"Estimated.
tNot

included

2.7

5,085,579,748

Redemption Calls and Sinking Funds

give below

Section 522 of the Tariff Act of 1930, the Federal Reserve Bank

Notices

certifies daily

world. We

of the Treasury the buying rate for cable transfers in the different Countries of the

€0 the Secretary

Below will be found

record lor the week just passed:

a

FOREIGN

EXCHANGE

CERTIFIED

RATES

BY

MAY

6,

FEDERAL

BANK

RESERVE

1949 TO MAY 12,

TO

TREASURY

TARIFF

UNDER

1949, INCLUSIVE * t

ACT

OF

1930

The date

'

.

Noon Buying

Country and Monetary Unit

May 9

May 10

"the details
.

' May 11

NOTICES

For certain industrial

.297733"

1

.200000'

.200000*

.022750

.C22750

_

'___

V'

.054406

;

$

.297733*

.251247*

.251247*

.251247*

Angostura-Wupperman

.200000*

.200000*

.200000°

Asuncion

'

,

American

.022750

.022750
.021712

.021600

.021750

.054406

.054406

.054406

•

-./ii

'

Ice

Co.,

i

—

1

;

—

1.000000

1.000000

.950000

.95C625

Pittsburgh,

Ycungstown

General

.301166

.208535

.208535

.004671*

.004671*

.004671*

.005671*

.003039*

.003039*

.003039*

.003041°

—

—

3.991955

pound..

Norway, krone

"

.126527

.125000

.125000

Iowa

.376125

.376211

.376212

Minnesota

3.991955

Cloud

3.991336

3.991336

.201580

.201580

.497240
.040328'

.497240

.497240

.040325

.040328

.497240

ri

'Nominal rate,

Corp.—

Power

3.991955.
.201580

.472166

1st

mortgage

bonds,

1st mtge.

Poli-New

Fibre

.472166

.278228

.278228
.233629

4.C07500

4.007500

4.007500

4.007500

Sherwin-Williams

Co.*

4%

4.031835

4.031239

4.031250

4.031796

Southern

Natural

Gas

Co.—

.658300*t

.65839C't

.658300°t

.658300°t

—.

—

—

:

t Application depends upon type of

.588223*t
.561799*t
.531909*t

merchandise.

England

mortgage

.583223*t

*
"*

Theatres,

mortgage bends, due
A!r Line RR., 1st

1

1336

.588222<t

.588223°t

.5882fi3*t

Thew Shovel

.561799*t

.56l799*t

.561799°t

.561799°t

Tide

.531909*t

.531909" t

.531C09't

.531909°t

Virginian

1671

;——May 15

Inc.—

mtge.

1672

1

iiJun
4s,

preferred
:

A,

ser.

due

i".

*

1990
"1997

1

1997

1

Jun

1890

'

•.

1968

1

1996_Jun -1

stock

line 3% bonds, due
IV. preferred stock

pipe

Co.,

.May 16

—

1958

Seaboard

1st

1882
.1991

Co.—

.472166

-

1881

—Jun

1961

4V* Vo

.233629

1st

1
1
1

Jun

due

A,

ser.

bonds, dated 1936

3%%

Vulcanized

.233620

.278228

Jun
-Jun

—

1965

debentures, due 1960
England Power Co.—
mortgage 3y.»s, series A, due 1861

15-year

.472166

.233629

due

3s,

.278228

■

1

1961
Co.—

Transfer Ry.—

1st mortgage

1st

due

Depot

3%Vo

Electric Co.,

National

New

3'As,

.572166

,658300*t




York

.278228

4.031875

Uruguay, peso

Uruguay, peso

.

Union

4.007500

—

pound—*.

Urugua y, peso..

5%

.233629

—

w

L-

pound sterling

Uruguay, peso

•

,

.040328

Union of South Africa,

New

mortgage
Street

.126291
.

.497240

United Kingdom,

1st

Fort

.301678-

.040325

^

Eastern

Canada, Ltd.—

Inc.,

5'/2 Vo

Co..

.301678

Portugal, escudo—l
Straits Settlement, dollar——
Switzerland, franc.—

Childs

.301678

Philippine Islands, peso

Sweden, krona

of

*

V/2V0 bonds,

mtge.

Foods,

.201580

'1:

.201580

—

1661
I87y
1987

1st

B/G

.376000

*

.123839

7

"

Page

.301678

.375942

Netherlands, guilder

2035
7

-

.301678

India, Dominion of, rupee—

REDEMPTION

ser. A and B, due 1974-1-—«
May 15
debentures, dated 1945—— — .May 25
preferred stock__..__llr_-_-__
Jun
1
DeBardelebcn Coal Corp., 1st mtge. 4s, due 19572.
Jun
1

.208535

.004671*

—

*

Date

Aluminum Co.

.020060

.208535

*

....

1959_^_r_May 16

1st mortgage bonds, due

Corp.,

*

——.May 31

Company and Issue—

.301166

.020660

1770

Ry.—r
:

PARTIAL

'

Official
Free_—

Mexico, pe x>

.301106

-.020060

.003Q41*

(Metropolitan), franc—

.301166

.020060

Page

Co.—
Ashtcbula

&

bonds

mortgage

Textile Realty

.948515

.208535

——___——

Date
-_Jun
9
May 15
^__May 16

Corp.,
common
stock—
Corp., 8 Vo debentures

1.000000

.951875

.301166

koruna

Denmark, krone—

New Zealand,

1.000000

.020060

Ceylon, rupee—,

^echoslovakia,
France

1.000000

i

■'}. Consol. mtge. 3 'h -6 Vo bonds, series A, due 2039—Jun 15

.054406

.952421

Official—,—

'

Concession

Port

Canada, dollar—
Free

TENDER

stock.

common;

Philadelphia Transportation

3.212640

3.212150

.022750

.021550

.021562.

^

.

$
.297733*

3.212150

3.212640

Closed

3.212640

——

Belgium, franc__——'
Foreign "bank notes"account__
Brazil, cruzeiro^

.251247*

.251247*

products

Australia, pound

.297733*

OF

Company and Issue—.

$

.297733*

$

$

given in the "Chronicle."

were

May 12
<

S

Argentina, peso—
For "regular" products
For "non regular" products

bonds, notes,

ing tenders, and the page number gives the location ia
the current volume (except where indicated) in which

Rate for Cable Transfers in New York

May 7

May 6

list of corporate

a

and common stocks called for redemption,
those called under sinking fund provisions.
indicates the redemption or last date for mak¬

preferred
including

Value in United States Money

.

5,017,005,364

-■.I':

Foreign Exchange Rates

'

11,539,129,830

available.

Pursuant to the requirements of

•

541.587,453

13,009,566,797

•4:

totals.

in

597.872.409

3.5

+

■T.'\

JNot

5.7

—

—Jun

—_j—Jun 15 ?
July 1- % -1492/
.-",.V „ ,
•
;
-oi1- '•»
1st lien & ref. mtge. 3V* Vo bonds, ser. C, due 1973
Jun 17
182]
Wilson Co., Inc., 1st mtge. 3%
bonds, due 1958
Jun
1
2037
Water

Associated

Ry.—

Oil

Co.,

.

$3.75 preferred stock

,

50

(2142)

THE

ENTIRE

ISSUE

Company and Issue—

COMMERCIAL

CHRONICLE

FINANCIAL

&

Inc. ( + ) or

CALLED
Date

•

■/'

Page

Monday, May 16, 1949

:

Name of

When
Holder*
Payable of Rec.

Per
Share

^

Dec.'(-—) Since

Company

"

Appalachian Power Co., 6%

debs., series A, due 2024- -July
Corp.—
debentures, due 1959----*———. Jun
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.—
1st mortgage 5s, series A, due 1952
__Jun
National

5%

York

&

General

Ohio

fund

Pacific

Lighting Co,—
bonds, due 2004

mortgage

Co.,

6%

debenture

Lighting Corp.,
Service

2%%
Real

1S93

1

1454

Co.

of

convertible

Silk

Assets—

Loans—net

__July

——-

bonds,

2024—

due

Hosiery Mills, Inc., 7%

Jun

__Jun

preferred stock——-.——1

$5

Indiana, Inc.—
debentures, due

1
1

Loans—grosst
Commercial, industrial,

51591

9

1888

—May 25

preferred stock——
—July

in this

tVol.

issue.

§Vol.

166.

24,*08

—

167.

Other

916

securities

Other

Statement of Condition of the 12 Federal

Other
U.

Reserve Banks Combined
thousands

(in

of

crease

Gold

certificates—

notes

S.

reserves

advances—

loans

Govt,

6.731,379

Bonds

P. R.

loans

securities.

20,233,321

foreign banks

Notes

of

other

—

S.

+

93,972

Foreign

+

69

+

69

-

53

Class

+

'

—

3,183

+ ;+.y

886,130

+

10,529

479,993

45,822
15,215

2,182

—

bank—reserve

acct.
acct.

gen.

18,363,972

912,717

—

500,435

—

Other

908,777

—

516,982

+

77,477
30,918
2,961

—

+

—

+

324,387

1,077,227
406,777
126,159

+

deposits

20,094,106

Deferred availability items—
incl. accrued divs.
Total

liabilities

—1,014,211

2,193,103

Other liab.,

+

12,399
45,629,569

+

+
—

+

451
290

+
—

—

891,337

+

384,858

—

1<
322

+

"

+*

Other

capital

204,336

of

note

gold
to

serves,

+

ances

8.

U.

Govt,

trial

to

—

22,402

for

+

1.2%

+

1.9%

foreign

first

we

make

+

58

+

2,265

Indus¬

loans

Then

36

—

4,215

—

declared.

Alden's,

a

.

.

20

New

50

STOCKS

..

.

Shawlock,

England Brass,

common

Inc. ($10 par)
Boston Sand & Gravel
Co.,

44

$ per share

($100

par)—

200
«3 lot

—

preferred

($50 par)44

The condition statement of
weekly reporting member
banks of the Federal Reserve
System in leading cities
shows the following
principal changes for the week
ended May 4: An increase of
$259,000,000 in holdings of
United States Government
bonds, decreases of $186,000,000 in
commercial, industrial and agricultural loans and
$353,000,000 in demand deposits
adjusted, and increases
of $517,000,000 in demand
deposits credited to domestic
banks and $322,000,000 in
borrowings.

Commercial,

industrial

and

agricultural loans de¬
the principal decreases

in nearly all
districts;
$72,000,000 in New York City and
$35,000,000 in
the Kansas City District.
Loans to brokers and dealers
creased
were

for

purchasing

or

carrying

United

States

Government

securities increased $168,000,000 in
New York City.
Holdings of Treasury bills decreased
$69,000,000 in
New York City, and increased
$44,000,000 in the Kansas

City District

and

$38,000,000 in the Minneapolis
District;
the net increase at all
reporting member banks was $9,000,000. Holdings of Treasury
certificates of indebted¬
ness
increased $38,000,000.
Holdings of United States
Government bonds increased in all
districts;
cipal increases were $86,000,000 in New York

the prin¬
City, $51,000,000 in the San Franicsco District and
$34,000,000 in
the Cleveland District.

Demand

deposits

adjusted decreased $209,000,000 in
New York City,
$63,000,000 in the Chicago District, and
hy smaller amounts in most of the other districts.

United

States Government deposits decreased
$125,000,000.

4%




1

liabilities of reporting

5-14

10c

6-15

5-20

7-

1

5-25

8-

1

6-28

(qtiar.)

6-

933AC

1

—

125c

9-

1

8-

50c

(quar.)

Chicle

Co.

6-10
6-10

Fruit

Growers,

News

Company

25c

Inc

;

Gas

Light

Pacific
(quar.)

preferred

Avondale
V.

B.

Bell

Indies Steamship

&
&

Works,

Inc.

Battery,

Co.

B

&

1

7-29

Bigelow,

preferred

(quar.)

7-15

4.40%

Canada

Dominion

&

Sugar

Canadian International

preferred

5%

Canadian
&

Carman

Gold

Ltd

3

xk %

preferred

5%

-

5%
Cities

'

(s-a)

City

Island

Pacific

&

6-20

(quar.)

:—

(Ky.) —

:
'•

(quar.)
Utilities Corp.
Power &

Continental Assurance Co.
Continental

Casualty Co.

Continental

Oil

Co.

6-15

6-15
5-10

5-27

$5.25

Dubilier

preferred

Cornell Wood
Cow

Electric

Gulch

A

Co.

Petroleum

Minnesota

5-10

Monarch

6-30

6-15

1

5-13

30c

6-10

6-

6
1
1

National
National

Gas

"7-15

6-10

National

1

5-16

5-

9

2c

6-20

6-

20c

6-10

common

(quar.)

(quar.).

45c

1

5-15

5-26

5-16

6-

\

1

5-17

933Ac

6-

1

5-17

93%c

—

6-

1*

5-17

20c

—

&

Bound

Co.

Bvook

RR.

(quar.)
(N.

Y.)

(quar.)-»——
;

6-10

SOc

5-20

41.50

'6-1

+

1

6-

1

6-30

6-15

$1.25

6-30

6-15

25c

'6-10

5-27

lo^Ac

5-15

5-

7-

1

6-15

7-

1

pfd

6-30

5-31

1

5-16

6-

1

5-16

25c

G-

1

5-16

25c

7-

1

6-10

'7-

1

8-10

62Vic"

—

%

6-14

'

6-15

6-

30c

6-

1

5-23

$1.75

6-

1

5-23

12Vic

6-30

6-16

40c

iquar.)

$1.75

6-

12Vic
!

iquar.)

1

5-23
5-11
1

In?.—

7^

$1.06

1

6-15

65c

6-15

6-

5-16

5-10

5-16

5-10

lOVic

5-16

5-10

40c

6-10

.5-31

25c

A

14c
12 Vic

class

6-10

(quar.)

iquar.)

.....

iquar.)
+

25c

common....

(quar.)

3

5-35

6-15
-

81'Ac

6-

6-

1

5-20

6-

10c

1

5-20

1

1.

i0c
common

6-

35c

6-10

6-

$1.75

6-30

6-20

iquar.)
"

—

iquar.)

97tic

&

preferred

1

1

6-

3

7-1

6-

3

5QC—-6-15

6-

1

1

*

all

$1.08V4

Co.,

com.

arrears)

25c

(quar.)

Light

Co.

iquar.)

,

6-

G-ll

5-?8

6-11

5+28

6-

3-16

55c;

1

-5-31

5-25

5-16

5-

10c

6-10

5-20

; 30c

6-10

5-31

$1.25

*

9

—

Insurance

.

6-10

5-31

90c

&-.10

6-

1

25c

(increased)

Corp.__

Accident

*

50c

(quar.)

Corp.

- -

$3.

—

Electric

6-15

GOc "
$1

Products
&

7-

5-20

...

clears

<s-a 1

Life

6-25

6-

(quar.U

&

5

6-10

35c

(quar.)

6-15

6-

1

6-

5-20

Co.

(Tenn.)
Nesbett

(quar.)

Fund,

12tic

Inc.

'quar.)———
.*,"
pfd. iquar.).
(quar.)
Niagara Lower Arch Bridge Co., Ltd. (quar.)
No-Sag Spring
Co. .iquar.L
—;

Newberry

—

Power & Light, 4%

(J.

j.)

Company

.

(quar.)-'

(quar.)—

5%

New Jeisey

*

A

5-20

6-

>

10c

B

6-

6-15

4

75c

:

6-15

quar.)

Food

6-10

25c

7-31

25c

—

t

Lines

Corp.,

Power

6-

.

5-26

(quar.)

payment

Mills

6-

$1.31 V4

6-10

933Ac

Nashua Gummed.& Coated Paper Co
National Container Corp.
(Del.)
(reduced).
National Disccunt
Coin., common iquar.)

6-15

.

5-19
5-19

$1.25

5Vi%

pfd.

Mining & Mfg.

$4 preferred

6-10

(quar.)

preferred

Delaware

Minnesota

20c

.

1
1

75c

Corp.—

prefeired

5-26

6-27

66-

J—

iquar.)

(this

30c

common-

Corn

Dempster Mill Mfg.

Oil

pfd.

$1

62 Vac

preferred

Dentists Supply

Midland

40c

6-

5-16

725c

—

Metropolitan Edison. 3.90% preferred
4.35% preferred (quav.)

5-25

50c

1

t37Vic

(quar.).-.

preferred

6-15

"41

6-

—

preferred

$2

1

$25c

(quar.)——

7%

Sons,

Corp..

Thermit

&

7%

15c

(quar.)

8%%

Inc.

Metal

6-

Paper Co

Corp.,

334%

Walt,

5-11

5-31

5-20

5-18

Paiticipating

5-25

s-a_-

Companies, Inc.Darling (L. A.)
Co.
Dayton Power & Light,

1

6-15

•

1

1

(quar.)

preferred

Company

partic.

6-15

<quar.)_

(quar.)„

Products

Oil

Textile

6-15

_

Copperweld Steel, common
5% preferred (quar.)
Cornell

6-

15c

66-

iquar. 1

C.)

Maytag Company

50c

(Chicago) (quar.)
(Chicago) (quar.)_

(Del.)

(R.

$3.25

5-27

31'Ac

$1.25

preferred

5-27

6-20

6-10

8

37V2c

iquar.)

1

5-20

5-14

—

Mfg. & Sales Co.
Lyons Finance Service, lac.,

37%c

Inc.

6;

6- 6

6-30

6-20

5-28

common

Transit
i]Vi.)

preferred

Mahon

*

6-

6-30

Ludlow

Metal

5

6-20

50c

Y.)

Master Electric Co.

$1.25

Co.

Community Public Service Co

Water

Angeles

9

12%c

6-16

25c

iquar.-)

(qua-.)

9

50c,.

Life Insurance

Consolidated

preferred

6-10

6-30

5-27

7-1

5-

3c

(quar.)
Co.,

5-

$1.25

—_—

(quar.)

Gas

Stores,

Convertible

'\

6-20

G-ll

—

(quar.)

5-

RR.—

(quar.)

Consolidated

Co.

Water

7t

5-27

1

62Vic

common—

common

common

preferred

Salt

5-23

$1.50

Co. of Chattanooga—
preferred (quar.)—

Congoleum-Nairn,

1

(i-

50c

Ltd.,

Co.

2nd

Company,

5-23

$1.12%

—

Quarterly

De

1

Watev

5%

Commonwealth

convertible
&

4'/4%

5-31

5-19

5-12

(quar.)

75c

75c

series A

Co.

7-

1

Company

preferred

75c

!

(quar.)

Service

5-16

■

5-19

1

12V2C

$7Vic

Preferred

issue

1st

preferred

Chiksan

1

6-10

58%c

jChicago Medical Arts Building Corp
Common

25c

iquar.)

semi-annual

Lowensteir.

Cc.—

preferred 2nd issue (s-a).i
(Central Illinois Light Co., 4Va% pfd. (quar.)
Rock

6-

$1.06'A
—

5%

Chicago,

5-25

(quar.)

Railroad

preferred

5-16

9

1

6-

6-10

Dufault Mines, Ltd.
(interimi
Supeiior District Power, com. (quar.)-

7%
Los

(quar.),

Cascades Plywood Corp., common (quar.)
Catawlssa

1

6-

—

25c

$2.50

5-14

6-

25c
50c

preferred

Bakery,

Inc.,

6-

5-26

iquar.)—

Lincoln

+2c

1

6-15

1

(quar.)

&

(N.

,

4

G-

5-31

iquar.)-—!

Johnson

Liberty Fabrics

1

(quar.

B

&

Restaurant

5-27

6-

5-

6-15
6-15

25c ;

;

4c

Supply

6-10

t$1.25

Mines,

pfd.

4'A%

Co.,

Water

Lexington

125c

5-16

34%c

'

Leslie

Ltd

Co.,

75c

1

$1.12Vi

Co.,

4-30

Investment Trust—

5-26

—

preferred

5%

5-27

6*30

shares

5-20

6-10

5-25
6-

87'/2C

A

tquar.)___

Leath

6-10.

6-15

$1

A

5%

-

7-1

6-10

(quar.)

iquar.I —i—

35c

(p.ccum.)

Malartic

Group
Service

5-10

10c

6-10

common—,

Color,

1

Angeles)

(Los

Co.

5-20

7-1

31c

pfd.

partic.

5-21

Extra

6-15

6-10

iquar.)_

iquar.)

&

6-10

6-

5-20

6-30

6

25c

Company

prefeired

Reduced

5-24

$1.10

—

.6-15

6-

J10c

(quar.

25c

(quar.)

(quar.)

$1.12,/2

'■

piefcrred

Lake

7-15

2

5-20

Inc

$1.50

pfd.

common

(qua:*.)—

Brunswig Drug

7-29
6-

5-20

6-15

—

preferred

$5

t v-7.' Lake

50c

—

6-15

Co.—

King-Seeley Corp., 5% cotiv. pfd.
Kuppenhciiner (B.) & Co., Inc.—

5-23
6-

1

Jl.OG'A !

$5

5-16

1

40c

Trust

Brooklyn Boro Gas,
6%

6-

7-

SOc

—

5%

common

Public

Jamaica
v

5-20

6-15

6-17

75c "

(quar.)__

Fund.

Insurance
Iowa

6-11

6-

1

iquar.) 'j-

Rayon Corp. iqua)*.)
Iilstitutiona! Shares, Ltd. —

Kents

$1.25

common

Industrial

Johnson

$1.50

5-23

7-

$1.25

(quar.)

convertible

5-20

(quar.)

Estate

$1.50

5-20

_

6-21

$1

iquar.)

(p.ccum.)

Gas,

Imperial Varnish

5-14

—

Real

Brown

iquar.)

Co.,

Utilities

B

&

Sound

1

.•—

pfd.

5-20.

preferred

Pulp & Paper, 5% pfd. A (cuar.)
Hydraulic Press Mfg.. 6% pfd. (quar.)
Imperial Oil, Ltd. (s-a)_____2
_..v——

1

15c

tqua!\)_

1

Hudson

1

$1

preferred

Co.,

6-

$1

0,1

Plan

6-

.

5-11

6-

(quar.)

preferred

6-

1

1

$1.10

$5 preferred

pieferxcd

Howe

1

6-25

5-11

6-

—...

&

preferred

8c

(quar.)— a

5%

1st

12 '/2c

6-

non-cum.

(quar.)

4Vi%' preferred

5+27

$1.12 Vz

5-20

6-1

iquar.)

Ltd

Electric

40c

(quav.)
:■*__»

Ami, class A

Boston

6-

6-20

—

(quar.)—_—

Birmingham Water Works, 6%
Bon

6-15

40c

"5-13

6-15

$1

preferred

3.75"r

—

Co.

Co.,

Utilities

Howe

5-20

(quar.)

common

Mills

Gossett

Son,

a

6-15

10c

__

;

preferred

Hoover

5-20

1

5-13

:

Hollingsworth & Whitney,

5-25

1

6-15

common-

(quar.)

5"f

Lines

(monthly)

Corporation,
Paper

6

$2.50

(quar.)

prior preferred

Badger
Bird

Gear

Mills

D.

666-

6-10

Corp

Hiawatha

1

25c

1

2

112tic

(quar.)

iquar.)

Co.,

Heyden Chemical Corp., common
3%% preferred A iquar.)
Heywood-Wakelielo Co., common

1

6+

30c

(s-ai

Corporation

6-

6-10

$1.12 Vz

.

common

(quar.)

West

6-15

Paper

Hewitt-Robbins

5-23

.

Tea

Corp.
Hendry (C. J.) Co., 5V*%

.5+20

1

30c

(quar.)——

Co.,

preferred

1

6-

25c

—

Spring Corp.

6-

25c

Equipment, 4V2% preferred (quar.)
Artlocm Carpet Co., Inc. (quar.)—

T

6-

7-

50c

Indemnity (N. Y.)
&

preferred

6%

6-20
6-

$1.75

A

Hazeltinc

5

7-

1

6-20

(quar.)—$1.12^2
Hammond Instrument Co.
(quar.)-—
25c
Harshaw Chemical Co.
(quav.)——
40c

5-20

1

7-

6-20

J5c

(interim J

(quar.(____

4»2%

6-24

8

7-15
6-

56'Ac

Aro

Corp.

7-

25C

5-16

50c

preferred

4»/4%

3

5Qc

-

1

50c

Bridge Co., Ltd. iquar.u_——_
% 12'ic
Hamnqermill Paper Co., commonI—25c"

5-25

(bi-monthly)-—

5-10

6-

§3

—

Mines, Ltd.

preferred

$4

(quar.)

5-10

5-15

25c

(quar.)

iquar.)

$4.50

5-25

25C

i-

6-20

1

5-15

-

Hamilton

6-10

—

pfd.

$4.40

5+20

7-

6-17

7-

25c
31l/zC

iquar.)

5-24

7-1

-

i25c

States

1"

6-10

——

Atlanta

->

SOc

6-11

$1.25-

(quar.)_

'

5-20*

5

75c

B

Oil

5-19

6-

5-26

'

and

I,

1

$1.75

Mackay Stores, Ltd., class

Gulf

6+10

1

6-30

—

preferred

Creole

A summary of the assets
member banks follows:

6"

6-

$1.06'A

preferred

Corp.

Northern Ry.

6+10

6-

;

Curtis

$52,000,000 in the Chicago District.

5-27

G-10

'

75c

(quar.)_____

Northern

Holderl

1

7-

81'Ac

(quar.!—Canada, Ltd.—

of

Co.

Associated

7-

40c

(quar.)

common

(quar.)—,

preferred

Extra

De¬

and

When

25c

—_—__——

Mfg.,

preferred

$3.75

....

deposits credited to domestic banks increased in
all districts; the
principal increases were $99,000,000 each
in New York City and in the
Kansas City District.
Borrowings increased $314,000,000 in New York City

mand

4

6-17

common—

(p.ccum.i__

Manitou

Gulf

Payable of Rec.

$l.0G'A

(quar.)-——

Co

Aluminum Co. oi America, common

Class

Condition Sfafemenf of Member Banks

4

6-

——__—

Atlantic

Hart

37V2C ;

(quar.)—

common

preferred

Gas

4 Vu %

Shares

6-

6-15

.

(N. Y.)

preferred

$1

Guontanamo Sugar,

second table in

Share

of Company

Automotive

Wednesday,

6-15

65t2c
37V2c

(quar.)

5%

Harvester

Class

.

Inc.,

4'A%
Allied

Atlas

on

5-18

6-^1

75c

Great

Per

Name

5%

Transacted by R. L. Day &
Co., Boston
May 4:

1

Transportation—
A

Castings

piefeired

Gordon

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

Atlantic Gulf &

:

6-> 1

220c.% ..6-22

(quar.)

Indemnity

Phoenix,
preferred

Golden

show the dividends previously announced, but

we

4Vn%

Auction Sales

3

5-27:

Corp.—

7%

follow with

we

Athey Products Corp

2,401

6-

6-

6-15

(quar.) .4—

Steel

$6

grouped in two separate tables.

are

week.

current

Aspinook
5,540

6-13

31V4C

tax

5%

-

In the
bring together all the dividends announced the

Dividends

American

53.2%

6-30

25c.
>20c

■

1—

(quar.)

Plywocd Corp.,

accounts,

Archer-Daniels-Miriland

accept¬

Corp.

Great

American

on

5-13

6+1

—

Baltimore-—

dividend

Industries,

$1.50

DIVIDENDS

479,993

R.

6-17
6-15

15c

Y.)

——_—

General

——:———

re¬

P.

correspondents

Commitments

+

+

46.449,025

combined

purchased

70^282

886,130

I

5-11

31c

General

Great

18,522

+

|

1

(quar.)—-

Extra

America!

accts.

certificate

Contingent liability

6,331

5", 188

I

5-U:

6-

(quar.)

preferred

Gleaner

Alumir.um

120,816

deposit and

liabilities

4*
+

1

27^543

accounts

Total liabilities &
cap.

Ratio

T-4 O

466 711

1

Ltd.—

Fircproofing Co.,

General

tEeginning June 30, 1948, individual loan items are reported gross,
I.e., before deduction of valuation reserves, instead of net as previously
reported. Year-ago figures have been adjusted to a gross basis.

3'A','o

Capital paid In
Surplus (Section 7)
'Surplus (Section 13b)

/t
6-

§1.50

(Syracuse, N.

Corp.

American

General

368
' 60
437

deposit accounts, except

and

Allis-Chalmers

Capital Accounts—

5-24

$1.75

—!

common

Mexican

prefeired

General

7%

oil

1,351
575

during week

182,454
3,994

6-15

(quar.)—-

$2.50

American

$4.25

V
8,298

895,693

219

6-10

7-

$2.50

Common

99,084

125,275

—

Inc.

preferred

Container

Havana

Total

5-31

5-31

2

20c

(quar.),—

_

America

General

which have not yet been

—

5-25:

6-15

-——-

Canada,

Gaylord

707

3o3
26
125

—

1,154

banks

interbank

which

''

23,329,961

Ltd.

•

Water Co.—

America at

General

184

—

5-20

Company—

8%

Less

1,477
15

of

of

1

6-15

B

Fresnillo

General

Borrowings
to demand

204

•

—

+

Co.

6-

6-15

———

convertible

Ciass A

1.481
1,264
119

396,083

4

174,701

notes

Treasurer

—

$1

J $5
+$5.50
J35c

——J,:-

Products

5-20

_

deposits adjusted
deposits, except Governments
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits:

4" 902

Deposits:
Member

$1.25

1

40c

Co.

Enterprises,

Finance

980

+
—
■

(The)

Fibre

-a

259
11

+

Fair

Great American

+

Liabilities—

U.

+
—

Ltd.—,—
—4—

Electric.—:

Insurance

Federal

266,204

—

3,093

—

46,449,025

Reserve

086,469

218,549

32,448

assets

Federal

709,250

2,418,323

assets———

Total

—

101,484

112
231
2,377

Liabilities—

2,565,636
2,299,980

370

5-18

6-

*25c

Corp.

Semi-annual

54

+

-1,595,200

89,400

investments,

Chemicals,

District

Excelsior

,

+

;

—

2,062

Time

49

banks—

items,
premises

Other

Balances with domestic banks

-3,488,965

18,500

+

13,988

Foreign banks

174,600

—

20,129,915

securities—

and

Banks

Reserve

+

728

Domestic

232

426,750

—

8,581,290

Uncollected
Bank

—

—

361,600

+

vault

47,423

-

28

+

4.455,730

Notes

from

Federal

with

in

Debits

Certificates

Total

277,247

640

Total U. S. Govt,

4,j65

20,566

-

securities:

Bills

Due

1,157,423

3,693

—

19,838

—

9,966

—

202,760

+

securities

Reserve

Cash

1,177,261

+

34

+

266,090

and

10,000

—

23,122,609

+

+

25,717

—

1
46
2
312
9
38
6

+—

1,830
4,750
960

Demand

cash

Industrial

+

$

R.

603,178

gold ctf.

Discounts
U.

P.

.

Total
Other

for

1948

$

22,519,431

fund

May 12,

1949

$

Redemption

(—) since

May 4,

1949

Electrolux

6-20

5

6-10

25c

r

Foundries & Steel,
&

7-

$2

(quar.)

—

Empire

(s-a)

—

Ltd.

preferred (quar.)—
prelerred (quar.)

6%

)

146

—

3

+

33,263

,

Treasury notes

May 11,
Assets—

securities—total

U.S. bonds

Other

494

+
+

,

l

; +

3,861

loans

Treasury certificates of indebtedness

Increase (+) or de¬

421

4,077
*

Treasury bills

dollars)

168
30

—

309

—

banks

Government

8.

—

198

obligations

loans

estate

7%

.

J

Real

Loans to

+

550

obligations

Government

S.

common

Anglo

Plastic

Durez

RR.

50c

East St. Louis &. Interurban
.

purchasing or carrying:

for

&

Western

(quar.)

iquar.)

Extra

—323

186

—

Corp.,

preferred

Dominion

pur¬

securities

loans

U.

for

+

Government

S.

U.

897

South

Cc.

Distillers-Seagrams,

Dominion

carrying:

or

+

A

—

13,976
dealers

and

brokers

to

chasing

1491

1

~

4%

1,497
™1

—

Alkali

Dictaphone

+

320
3

+

agricultural

and

loans
Loans

1962

Other
•Announcement

61,635
24,007

Hillsdale &

Diamond

1948

1949

<in millions of dollars)

•

Investments—total

and

Loans

Detroit

May 5,

Apr. 27,

May 4,
1949

Westchester

Power

Public

6

Container

sinking

—

New

1

t2410

18c

e-

1

5-13
5-20

5-14

North

$2

American

convertible

North

Car,

common

iquar.)

__—

prefeired

(quar.)
Company—
stock dividend

1

5-27
.<

J50c
2ac

1

6-

7^

1

6-15

6-10

$1

5'16

7-

10c
50c,„

5-31

6-

% 50c;%
50c

4

7

5-20

6"10

5.-31

i

6-32

7-

American

Liquidating
One

share

common

of

Kansas

for each

four

Power

shares

.

.

&

Light

held

..

9-

a* 2

Volume 169

When

Per

-flame of Company

;

North

Pennsylvania

North

River

Northern

Insurance

Public

;

Co.—

Ontario
;

Insurance

97V2c

Co.

America

of

Ltd.—

Co.,

Per. ..Co.

Consolidated

Interim
Paton

5-16

6-24

6-15

J25c

7-

2

6-20

i;25c

10-

2

9-20

7-

1

Kid

Allied

1

6-10

Brewing Co.

Aluminum

14%

Petroleum

50c

■

5-27

5-16

American

prefeired

Pittsburgh

_

5-17

American

6-15

5-31

6-15

5-31

New

7w

Co.

of

5-20
6-10

American
American

1

5-11

6-

1

5-20

5-18

5-28

5-18

American

6-15

6-7

$2.50

6-10

5-31

$3

5-28

3.60%

preferred

Prentice-Hall,
Public

-

American

6-1

5-20^

6-15

5-25

22),2c

(quar. i

Quebec

Manitcu

5-20
5-14

7-

1

6

6-

15C

New

of

Mines,

6-6

6-15

5-31

Packing
Reliance Manufacturing Co.

2

6-10

6-10

7-

■

35c

/

»

—*

5-20

37V2c

—-

7-1

5-10

6'n

prior

preference A

'R.

3.60%

(quar.i

Corp.

Antonio

Ltd.,

Transit

Co.

7-

1

1

6-10

$1.12 V2

7-

1

6-10

:?■

6-15

5-25

25c

5-31

5-20

-

75c

6-

1

5-11

12V2C

,

Loan

5-20

$1.50

_____

6-10

5-15

4-30

s-ai

$1

Shellar

Manufacturing Corp.
Shenargo Valley Water, 5% pfd.
Sheraton Corp. of America—
$1.23

convertible

Silknit.

Ltd.:

preferred

6-30

25c

6-14

$1.25.

iquar.i

3114c

(quar.)

5-27

1

5-20

6-

1

7-

6-17

Singer Mig. Co. (quar.)

._

City Gas & Electric Co.,
3.90'./
preferred (quar.)
Southeastern' Greyhound Lines
Union

Gas,

6-14

6-14

5-25

6-

1

6-

;lr

:

6/

1

5-25

preferred

common

______

(quar.)

1

Co.

(quar.)

_

Sparks-Withingtou Co.—
6%
convertible
preferred <aunr.)___
Speer Carbon Co._*
Sperti Foods, 5'/* conv. preferred (quar.)
Products,

Staley

(A.

E.i

Common

$3.75

-

Oil

M'ning Co.

Syracuse

Transit

Telluride Power,
Ten a

The

Stores,
&

quar.)__

(quar.i

(quar.)

Underwood

Ltd.

7';.

pfd.

1

6-15

6-

6-

5-11

1

7-2
6-10

5-27

Association

fs-a)__,.

$1.75

5-15

5-16

Corp.

75c

Theatre

5-31

5-14

5-31

5-14

5-25*

Circuit, Inc.—

preferred (quar.i
L_
Elastic Corp. (quar.i
Gypsum Co. (increased quar.i
'I 7<>
preferred tquor.i

$1.25

6-15

75c

6-

$4.20

2nd

preferred...

Vapor

Heating Corp
Virginia Dare, Ltd., o'/h
Virginian Ry. tquar.)__
West Ohio Gas Co.

pfd.

(cuar.l_______

Line

Coast

Refining

7-

1

6-15
6-

3

Atlas

/ 6-

1

Atlas

Condensing Co

Aur.or

Willson

Products,

Wilson

iJ.

C.I.

Inc.

iquar.)

Wright-Hcigreavca

1

5-25

Aveo

6-

1

5-25

Avon

7-

2

6-

1

Mines,

Youngstown Steel Door Co.

(quar.)

6-23

1

5-10

6-15

5-16

1

4-29

5-27

Baltimore

give the dividends announced in previous
weeks and not yet paid. The list does not include divi¬
dends

we

5-

9

93 %c

6-15

6-

1

5-16

5-

2

715c

7-

1

announced

this

preceding table.

week, these

)

beihg given in the

-j'-;
Per

S

-

Name ol Company

A.

B.

C.

A.

T.

F.,

Abstract

Share

Vending Corp. (quar.).
Inc.
& Mortgage Corp., class A___
—

Title

Acadia-Atlantic Sugar Refineries,
Class

t'

A

Ltd.

(quar.)

Ltd.,

Co.,

—

common——
_

Co.

of

America

Inc.

preferred

pref.

(quar.)_

1

5-10

6-15

5-21

6-15

5-21

25c

6-_l

5-16
5-

30c

$1.50

1

9

5-18

7-

8

7-

1

6-10

5-31

•

Steel

Stock

Acme

Corp.—

Adams

1

J.

5-16

1

6-14

10-

1

9-

5-16

4-27

25c

5-16

5-

4

Co.

(quar.)

Mfg.

2

A

Barnsdall

Class

6-10

7-

6-10

Beacon

5-20

Beaunit

6-

1

5-14

Beaver

6-13

5-23

100%

Surpass Shoe Stores, Ltd
Radio Corp. (increased quar.)

5-23

Beck

5-14

5-

6-30

6-15

25c

6-15

5-28

$1.25
8c

4

Canton & Youngstown RR. Co.—
preferred (s-aI
l
Albany & Vermont RR. (s-a)




_____

(quar.)_J,

5-

4

5-25
5-31

6-15

5-31

6-

1
1

preferred

Canadian

Dredge

Co., class A
preferred
(quar,):

preferred

5-

4

6-25

Belding Heminway Co.

4-29

Bell

k_

Corp., $6 preferred

9-15

Benson &

Hedges, $2

$1.25

5-16

4-30

Berkshire

Fine

conv.

7-

2

6-10

7-

A

Ice

pref. tquar.)

Spinning Associates

—

(quar.i_

(quar.)—_
A.¬

Products,

Co.,

Ltd.

Ltd.,

(quar.)

(quar.)

—

Shaies,

1

5-31

5-23

5-

2

5-23

5-

2

t70c

7-

2

6-

1

$30c

7- 2

6-

1

8-

2

7-

6

11-

2

10-

6

2-2-50

1- "

t25c

6-

5-13

7-

1
1

5-31

7-

1

5-31

7-

1

5-31

7-

1

6-15

6-

6

6-

6

150c

5-

5

5-

5

$17 AC

7-30

6-30

7-15

6-15

Ltd.

(quar.)

(s-a)
Mfg.

preferred

preferred

6-

5-20

1

5-20

$$1.25

5-16

4-29

7-15

6-15

5-16

4-40

6-

1

5-12
5-15

37 Ac

6-

1

37 »/2c

(quar.)_

9-

1

8-15

11-15

37 Ac

12-

1

$1.06%

6-

1

25c

6-

1

5-13

40c

7-

1

6-11

$1.75

7-

1

6-11

5-16

Ltd.—

(s-a)

$75c

—

!
(quar.)

Light & Power Co.,

preferred
(quar.)—
Foundry Co., common
preferred (quar.)

Central Illinois Public Service

(quar.)

5-

17'/2C

com

27 V2c

20c

(irreg.)

6-

1

6-

1

5-16.

-

5

5-14

5-

6

5-

6

5-

2

1

5-16

30c

5-31

5-16

$1

6-30

6-18

—

Co.,

5-31

5

5-

5-31

5-31

75c

—

$1.10

Central

preferred

1

$37c

pfd.

s-a)

Caterpillar Tractor Co.
Central Arizona

4-30
4-20

6-

Co.—

(quar.)—.

5-31

Products,

(increased

5-16

5-14

$10c

(quar.)_—

5-31

4%

5-13

5-16

7-

30c

Lumber,

pfd.

2

5-18

4-30

$30c

2

7-12

•

1

1

$20c

7-

1

1

6-

6-

$$1.50

7-

1

6-

Ltd.—

A

Oil

751.75

6-

6-15

t$1.75

common

(quar.)

Insurance
class

Ltd.,

7S1.50

8-

4-30
4-30

150c

;
—

Food

35c

4-30

5-14
5-16

t20c

Industries,

conv.

Common

50C

5-14

62 Ac

Co., Ltd.—

—

Catelli

5%

62 Ac

Ltd.—

Industrial Alcohol

Carman &

7-15

5-10

1

t25c

Capwell, Sullivan & Furth 6%
6%
preferred (quar.)
6%
preferred (quar.)

7-30

6-

5-10

t$1.12%

5-17

2

15c

J18%c

common

(quar.)___

Extra

5-14

5-25

Ltd.—

Cos., Ltd. (quar.)—
Canadian'Tire Corp,, Ltd. (quar.)

5-14

5-10

6-15

Ltd.—

5-16

5-

5-20

$30c

Canadian

1

5-20

t50c

,

Co.,

Machine Co.,

preferred

6-1

5-10

5-20

31 %c

37 Ac

$1.12 A

(quar.)

6-10

$3,

(s-a)

pfd.

B

6-

4-30

5-28

1

5-14

6-30

5-20

5-16

Ltd.—

2

$1.06%

7-30
6-14

50c

5-20

(quar.)

A

5%

4

6-15

(quar.)

Common

5-

5-14
8-15

*25c
Food

Canadian

1

6-15
9-15

J25C

preferred

Class

6-

7

4-30

common

Canadian

Canadian

5-18

5-26

(quar.)

Fairbanks-Morse

A

5-31

7

2

6-20

Common

Canadian

5-

6-16

Common

class

6-10

5-16

6-

30c

12'/2C
—

Ltd.

Canadian

4'/2%

20c

50c

*6-1

$1.13%

7

710-

132 Ac

Company, 4»/4% preferred (quar.)
Carrier Corporation
Case (J. I.)
Co., common (quar.)
7%
preferred (quar.)

30C

(quar.)

(quar.)
(quar.)——

10-. 1

5-16

35c

:

Co.;-common

$2.50

5-10

25c

(quar.)

(quar.)—,_■

preferred

1

10-

7-28

10-28

Co-

pfd.

Common

5-

1

10-28

130c

J20c

Dock

&

1

6-

8

33 Ac

41/2%

Western

5-15

7-

J50c

Canadian

6-

6

7-28

(quar.)
,)
Ltd.—

Foundry

Forgings,

5-16

25c

5-

27 Ac

(quar.)

(quar.)_„

6-

$1.50

J

...

Ltd.,

737 '/a c
712'/aC

1

t25c

Cottons,

Capital Wire Cloth

(quar.)——_

...

(quar.)._
(quar.)

Foundry Co.,

Capital Estates

preferred

6

6-

t25c

&

5-16

i

6

5-

15c

______

(quar.)

5-16

Inc

5-

1

25c

com.

4.4%

Utilities, Ltd., 5%

4

1

6-

125c

-

Co.,

Canadian

Co., Ltd.—

6

6-

$1.12 %

(quar.)

A

5-14

;

5-

t20c

Car

$1.50

9

5-10

1

137 Ac

Canadian

4

6-

5-

3

6-

30c

...

(quar.)_

common

Breweries,

1

(quar.)

Howell

6-10
6-15

1

G-

37 Ac

Canadian

6-

Mills,

Beneficial

5-14

6-

c

m

6-

Shoe Corp., 4%% pfd. (quar.)_
Manufacturing Co. (quar.)
^
Holding Corticelli, Ltd., common

&

1

5-14

25c

30c

—

Lumber

4V!i%

6-

5-16

130c

Liquidating

7%

5-13

1

1S3.50

&

75 c

4-30

6-

5-14

5-16

5-25

130C

(quar.)

20c

—

(s-a)

1

6-30

1

725c

15c

common

(A. S.)

7%

$1

12-13

6-

5-26

6-

$1

(quar.)

(quar.)
& Cannon

Co.___——

Power & Paper

A

15c

1-2-50

2c

6

87 %c

(quar.)

Co., Ltd., 6'/4%

Co.

Oil

Body

5-16

Akron
5%

Co.,

Belden

fl5c

Aircraft

Seelig Mfg.

Mfg. Co., 6%

$1.40

6-15

25c

(quar.)__

5c

3

7U'/aC

Extra

2

6-15

J50c

8%C

(quar.)

—

Batavia

50c

——_______

Co.

7-

1

—

$1

tyd., $1 preferred (s-a)

Co.__^____
D.)

J25c

t$1.15

(quar.)
Show, common

preferred

Class

5-10

25c

—t$1.25

Aetna-Standard Engineering Co, common
I 5'b
preferred (quar. )___*
;

Agnew

7-

8%C

5-17

50c

Malting Co., Ltd

Class
8%c

Bathurst

—

:__j

dividend

Wire

20c

A

Class

1

125c

Canada Safeway Ltd.,
Canada Vinegars, Ltd

$1

5-17

6-

3 7'/a

;

Power

Foundries

Class

5-16

0-24

(quar.)

&

Wyant

Class

6-

7

87 %c
87V2c

Service,

preferred

Common

t5c

5-

6-

Concen¬

(quar.)

Cement

5-20

710c

5-20

5-16

15c

Storage & Distributing Co.—

Canada

5-18

(quar.)—

Barlow

5.3%

Campbell

6-15

712 %c

6-15

1

130c

Packing,

6-13

25c

___2—____

(quar.)———
Shippers Insurance Co. (quar.)—
(W. H.) Company (quar.)
Barber-Ellis, Ltd. (quar.)

Ltd.—

(quar.)

(quar.)______.

Acme Glove Works
Acme

Payable of Rec.

&

preferied

Water

$1

5-16

1

6-

25c

Mining

--

Co.

preferred

5-11

5-31

6-20

1

45c

(quar.)

California

5-18

5-26

6-

7-

20c

preferred

Electric

1

preferred

Extra

i_

Company

Cold

prior

Canadian
Steel

M.)

6-13

6-10

6-15

6-15

$1.25

...

(quar.)_
$1.50 partic. preferred (quar.H.
California Cotton Mills Co. (quar.)

6%

7-15

20c

1.

.6-16

25c

$1.25

common

Canada North West Land Co.,

50b

Barber

Holdere

.)
"(quar.)

Co

Canada

6-30

5-13

1

30c

5-13

56 %c

Bankers &

;

partic.

Participating
5%

When

com.

(participating)—.
(participating)

Jackson

Canadian

(quar.)

6-

5-16

5-13

preferred

6%

(A.

50c

—

5-18

5-16

1

6-

5-16

6-15

1

$1.50

9

1

^— 1

5-16

(quar.)
preferred (s-a)

$2

—

(Conn.)

6-

6-15

(quar.)

pref.

Common

:v

$1.50

$7%c

6-

5-13

5-

7-30

6-

5-17

1

6-15

6-

6-15

2

6-

90c

40c

10%

2

6-

6-30

130c

$1.50

Ltd.—

6-

8
1

;

(quar.)

California

5-10

8

78-

30c

—

(quar.)

5%

7-

115c

(quar.)

$1.75

___________

——

Radio

(accum.)

Burroughs Adding Machine Co. (quar.)
Burton-Dixie Corp. (quar.)
Butler Brothers, 4'/2%
preferred (quar.)
Butterfly Hosiery Co. Ltd., com. (quar.)

1

,

lOd

(s-a)
)

(quar.)

2nd

A

5-18

Engine Co.—

Products,

preferred

7

7

:

B

6-15

6-

1

6-

6-

Manufacturing Co
J
Corp., common (quar.)

B

California

1

7-

2

2

(s-a)

Sullivan

pref.

California

6-15

7-15
7-

(quar.)

Class

$1.25

5-16

1

20c

Class

Byron

4-21

6-

25c

A

(The)

Canada

(quar.)——

(B.

Baltimore

Class

Byers

4-29

4-21

7-

Mills

A

6-15

7%
1%

Below

Class

7%

1

5-20
5-20

Co., Ltd.—

9-15

50c

Porcelain

&

1

7%
•

Burns

6-

160c

125c

■_

Co.

&

conv.

1

6-

4-30

4-30

Ltd.—

preferred

class

preferred

10-

25c

(quar.)
T.), Inc. (quar.)
Building, Inc, (quar.)

7-

Co.,

(quar.)

preferred

$1.25
c

5-14

-+0.234375

Products, Ltd.

(quar.)

7-

6-

Balfour

4%

7

93 %c

.)
(quar.)

com.

Machine

(F.)

3V2%

4-29

1

Ayshire Collieries Corp.

1

6-23

6-30

b-27

Babbitt

6-

6-30

20c

5-31

6-15

1

6-

15c

5-31

25c

6-

4-22

(quar.)_—_—_—

6-15
2

8

1

(irreg.)

6-10

73V2c

7-

6-

Allied

20c

Lcc._

5-10

Manufacturing Corp.

715c

Ltd.

1

6-

6-

(quar.)

Service

Canteen

6-

725c

___•

1-21

6-

(quar.)

RR.( common

Mines,

&

Burlington
3V'2%

6-

25c

Line

Hill

Burkart

1
2

6-20

40c

Forge CompanyFund, Ltd

Bunker

5-21

715c

(quar.)

Automatic

6-

75c

(quar.)

(quar.)

1-31-50

62'/2

(quar.)_

6-16

Buffalo

10-22

l$1.12%

Co.__

A

25c

Ltd.

Gold

Die

Bullock

7-22

1

—

■

Co.

Co.

Corp.

Electric

Class

25c

Extra

Wilsil.

Powder

Auto

5
1

1
1

—

(quar.)

common

preferred

Tack

5-19
6-10

68-

11-

Oil

preferred

Buell

65-

130c

1

(quar.)

Pipe

$1.25

Imperial Diesel
A

$5

6-14

$3

—________

Lines

Atlantic

6-

7-1

75c

(quar.)—

pfd.

(quar.)—

Coast

Atlantic

6-24

6-14

2

; ;

Co.

preferred

1

6-20

1

20c

Dry Goods,

1st

5-17

17'/2c

7-

$1

6-15

1

5-

t$l

Ltd.-

——

partic.

(quar.)___

1

6-

5-16

(J. H.) Hardware, Ltd.—

A

7-

62 Vac

(quar.i

V/liitin Machine Works

Co.,

$6

5-13

6-15
5-16

5-14

.

common

Company
Company

Budd

5-10

715c

iqunr.)_

—_——

&

6-10

731'/4c

1

$1.50

class A

Buda

5-25

6-

30c

(quar.)

registered (final)—_—;—
Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. (quar.)

6-10

6

$1.50

(s-a)

Ordinary

50c

:

5-

$1.50

2nd preferred (quar.)_
Associated Electrical Industries,

6-30

5-31

6-15

$2.25

7%

50c

1

75c

(s-a)

Ltd

Co

Co.,

Creek

Buckeye

5-25

112%c

Common

Co.,

Hoffman

Series

Corp.,

7-

25C

$3

Corp

Cork

Associated

Atlas

5

20c

Inc

(quar.)

$1.75

;

5-20

75c

$1

6%

1

6-

60c

(quar.)

$1

:•

75C

40c

Class

3

50c

5-20

:

Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co.,
$5
preferred
(quar.)
Buck

4-29

17 %c

B

trating

common—________

Arnold

4-29

6-

1

Development

Atlantic

S.

Stores

,6-10

750c

750c

class A.._-__

6-24

preferred (quar.)—1
3.75% preferred (quar._______

5-31

5-26

5-16

6

4%

6-15

25c

Ltd.,

Co.,

$5 preferred

Armstrong

6-10

7

Inc.

Co., , '
$5 preferred (quar.)
Steel

6-20

5-

preferred

6%

Edison

Ashdown

725c

Corp.,

Farms

Armco

1

5-28

.

Corp., Ltd., common
4V2%
convertible preferred

1

Corp.___

59'

Western

1

30c

Artists

United

5-20

6-

$1.75

(quar.)

United
U.

■

5-16

3c

(s-af

B

United.

5-27
G-30
0-

1

6-

.

5-11

5-25

Ltd.

Extra

Mills

Argo Oil Corp.

5-27 '

Forging

Steel

RR.

Co.,

(quar.)
preferred (s-a)

5-13

15c

(quar.i

Amusement

Class

Cotton

6-

25c

6-

6-15
6-15

1

lOd

Mills, Ltd.,

Class

1

6-

75c

(final)

Forest

preferred

Bruck

1

6-

$3

(final)

Shoe

$3.60

.

5-18

6-

$2

)
(quar.)

1

25c

Common

5-31

6-

7

(quar.)___

Anglo-Newfoundland

5-25

6-10

6-15

Brown

4

5-

common

Products

Post

Anheuser-Busch,

"r

4-

5-13

(quar.)

Works

preferred

Arden

50c

5-14

15c

(quar.)

Co., Ltd.,
(quar.)

registered

Rubber

5-19

5-

5-16

1S1.50

common

Company,

*

com.—

1
1

5-15
6-15

68 %c

Vancouver,

Tobacco

Brown

5-21
8-22

5-

Co.,
(quar.)

preferred (quar.)
Anglo-Canadian Telephone,

5-23

1

1

6-15

5-31

Refining

&

1
1

75c

(quar.)—

Columbia

5-20

5-

(s-a)___

com.

Oil

Brown

5-31

1

5-20

1

25c

Brooklyn Union Gas Co.—

5-21

$0.61826

Company,

5-25

3

6-10
6-

25c

$4.50

5-21

75c

__v_—

Inc.

United

Amoskeag

6-15

6-

6-15

preferred—

$3

Foundries

Water

6-1

36'/tC

1

5-28

1

(The)'

Williams

Troy & Greenbush
Uarco.

iDetroitf_

(increased

Haute Water Works,

Transue

Co.

Corp.__j.__;
*
6 % • 2nd preferred

Fyir—See, Fair

Thrift

Steel

American

Arizona

7-

5-16

6-

6-10

6-15

30c

6-15

6-20

1

25c

1

94c

7-

12»/ac

Argus
__

Insurance

(Ky.i

Co.,

American Tobacco Co.

40C.

(quar.)

c

British

5-20

1

6-

1

of

prelerred

Ordinary
Ordinary

5-16

1

6-

t$l

American

3% 7o

6-15

(quar.)_

6-

6

1

f

Sanitary

(quar.)

Service

American

6%

6-

7-

$1.25

(quar.)_

Y.)

Corp.

Co.

Participating
American Smelting

8

5-13*

66-

6-

;

;

preferred

British

5-31*

1

Rubber,

(s-a)

Bristol-Myers Co.,

5-10

1

6-

(quar.)—

(N.

Razor

G-15

6-

6-

6-10

5-13

5-15

.«

3%%

5-13

1

6-12

Extra

5-10

37'/a c

6%

6-15

1

$1.75

6-1.

i

6-

2

1

16c

&

Distillers

5-

66-

25c

Traction, Light & Power Co.,
&

5-16

60c

America

of

B

Brewers

6-20

$1.06%

Semi-annual

5-10

6-

•

American

Class

3

1

$1

Extra

17M»c
12 !2c

-ic-ai

Storkiine Furniture Corp.

Sunshine

Seating

40c

Inc.

Co.

Safety

6-

7-1

30c

7% preferred (quar.)
American Re-Insurance Co.
American

6

6-

9-

*

6-15

$1.50

6-15

preferred

1

6-23

(quar.)
Hose

7-

30c

(quar.)

com.

Inc., $2.75 pref. (quar.)—
Bower Roller
Bearing Co.
Bowes Co., Ltd., class A
(quar.),.

5-11

20c

A

Stavdaut

&

17 !'2C

5-14

5-

25c

common

6%

20c

5-14

25c

•

Co._

Radiator

Corp.,

6%

5-10

$1

pfd.

Anchor

Manufacturing Co.—

Accident

Standard

Pulley

American

Arcade

(quar.i

prefer) ed

Standard

American

5%

Lines,

$1.25

(quar.)

5•>( preferred, (quar.)
Southwestern States- Telephone

Sports

President

5-16

;

1

37'/a c

5-17

,

6-

Woven

3

6-20

30c

Bourjois,

5-10

31'Ac

(quar.)—

A

5-16

30c

1

si. 12%

class

1

97

■

4%%

Chemical,

6- 1

50c
>

(quar,)

5-31

6-

$1.12 V2

preferred (s-a)
A.mpco Metal. 6% conv preferred,

(quar.)

com.

6-15

28'/a

common--

$1,061/4

Sioux

Southern

6-15

$1.50

______________

.

6-15

t40c

.

't 15c

$1.50

Extra

Ltd.,

preferred series

American

6-15

5-20

31 '4 c

(quar.)

&

American

Association,

1

Fund

Boston

6-

1

$1.35

Company (interim quar.)

Boston

1

7-

$1.05

(quar.)

Investment Trust

Borden

British-American

Class B

$4

6-

10c

—

Potash

3

37 >/2c

preferred

American

6-

75c

preferied (quar.)
Meter Co.,
Inc
American News Co.
(bi-monthly)

6-10

7-

__

(qufi).i

Remedial

increased

i

6-10

50c

(quar.)

Oil

Steel Products, Inc.- (quar.)
St.-Joseph Lead Co. (irreg.)
St. Joseph Water, 6% -preferred (qvur.)
San^ Francisco

2

90c

Saf way

Sail

7-

$1.50

iquar.i

preferred

Richfieid

6-10

6-15

Bond

Illinois—

4V2%

Tobacco—•

r.)

preferred

4.60%

iquar.i__;

2

25c

Reynold;

7-

3

62 V2c

American

25c

J-

4V2 %

6-

75c

preference A (quar.)_-__——
4'/2% preference
(quar.)
5%
preference (quar.)___
American Machine & Foundry Co

6-15

5-25

>'■'

30c

5-

4-21*

6-15

50c

preferred (quar.)

(quar.)

Co.,

preferred

9

7-

60c

(quar,)—

com.

(quar.)
preferred
(quar.)
Sivalls & Bryson, Inc.,

Brazilian

6% pfd. (quar.)_
(monthly)

Leather,

5

5-20

5-16

$1.18%

Products

Metal

5-16

—•

quar.)

Light,

5-

6-20

$1.50

■

_

-

(Phila.), common (quar.)_.
$3
preferred
(quar.)
Blaw-Knox Company (quar.)
Blumenthat (Sidney) & Co. (quar.)

5-14

50c

&

1

15c

'

6-

50c

Blauner's

5-31

5C

(quar.)

Power

(quar.)—

!

6-20

4-25

50c

_

common

1

$1.75
:

1

7-

5-16

OOC

j

7-

50c

-

4.25%

5-15

1

6-

50c

-

(initial).

(quar.)

4-30

50c

-

preferred

5.40 %

Black,

75c

conv.

American

(111.) —
3A''
preferred
iquar.)
Republic Insurance Co. (Texas) iquar.)
Republic Steel Corp., common iquar.)

$4.20

5-20

62'/2c

Co.—

Investment Co. of

Common

$1.25

1

preferred

Black Hills

5-16

1

6-

6%

5-17

6-10
6-

5-31

30c

common

(quar.)

&

Home

5-19

1

i 2c

Ltd.

Rath

6-1
7-

45c

__

Hide

American

(quar.)

Ltd.

Bigelow-Sanford Carpet,

12'/2c

—

•J

i

:

Bickle-Seagrave,

4-30

5-16

Co.—

-

4

$1.25

common—

Cement

5-16

15c
&

&

Extra

Holdert

Payable of Rec.

t25c

(quar.)
Limestone

Company (quar.)
Betheleheiq Steel Corp., common.,
,*'•< 7%
preferred
(quar.)
Bibb Manufacturing Co.
(quar.)_.

9

5-

1

5c

(quar.)

preferred

Amerian

5-

6-

40c

(quar.)

Co., Inc.

Electric

&

preferred

6-6

•T$2

pfd. is-ai
Hampshire^*----'

Co.,

American General Corp., $2
$3 preferred (quar.)

American

45c

—

1

1

6-30

6- 4

(quar.)

B

When

51

Ltd.—

(irreg.)
preferred (quar.)

4%

Best

5-12

75c

Co.,

(increased

> Common

$2.50
6-

6-

35C

—A

1

25c

(quar.)

Furniture

Gas

<

6-

$1.25

preferred (quar.)—

preferred

American

Inc.

Service Co.

&

5-31

$2

iquar.)

Hoe

conv.

4l*A%

Pricjt Brothets & Co., Ltd., 4%

Fork

conv.

5-27

Urreg. I

Co.

&

$1.25

••

40C

:

Socket Co.

Forging

6-15

6-

6-15

—

(quar.)

8

6-10

50c

4/

$1.25

(reduced)

Cable

&

6-30

25c

Co.

Shares

Co.

87V2C

-

~

Can
Chain

American

$1.75
Power

5-14

87»/aC

—

convertible preferred

5%

25c

—__

America iquar.).-

Electric

4-30

6-10

12 %c

(initial quar.)

Business

1

6-21
6-

preferred

Potomac

5-14

;r' 750C

—

Board

Box

American

6-

$1.75

quarterly
preferred

5%

40c

1

Bosch Corp.—

American

50c

Pittsburgh, Youngstown & Ashtabula Ry.—
Potash

5-12

30C

Co.

8

$1.12V2

(quar.U-.—_——•<-_

RR.

1

37 %c

(quar.)_

6-

.

____

Erie

6-

70c

preferred

$3.50

5-20

20C

(quar.) _L_

Lake

&

6-20

725C

1

Pittsburgh Coke & Chemical Co.—
$5

7-20

A

Share

& Sons,

Common

9

7-

$1

:

—-—

6-

30c

(quar.i

Co.)

Arch

5-

Class

Canada, Ltd.—

(irreg.)____
Amer. Automobile Ins. Co.
(St. Louis)

■

&

preferred

Bessemer
11

—--—

J20c

i quar.i

Company—.

(Charles

3 A

Class

5-10

75c

(quar.)
Corp. (s-a)__—

Airlines,

Increased

Extra

Pfizer

5-10

'

J5c

(quar.i

6-

5-25

5-14

1

(John)

5-25

25c

62 '/2C

com.

Name of Company

6-15

37 %o

—

(quar.)

(quar.)

of

Holding

Amerex

American

(quar.)

Exploration

Co.

preferred

30c

Metals

Inc.

Ltd.

Aluminium,

7

_

iThei

(quar.)—r_——

,

6-

-

Per

Payable of Reo.

25c

—

Corp., common (quar.)__——
4% preferred (quar.)—
________—.
Alloy Cast Steel Co.
(quar.) —
Alpha Portland Cement (quar.)
——

6-15

__

Permanente

Co.

(2143)

Holdere

40c.

$1.12%

)—-

(s-a)

common

Stores

$2.50

Patterson-Sargent Co.
Pennsylvania Lxchange Bank iN. Y.) is-aiPennsylvania State Water,. $7 pfd. iquar.)
Perfex Corp.; 4'/2.%
preferred iquar.)

Permutit

Co.,

Laboratories,

Allied

6-10

7-

tl5c
t$1.25

When

Bertram

preferred (quar,)—

5%

Dredging, Ltd-—

:

Manufacturing Co.. Ltd.,
preferred
(quar.)
+

7'./

1

3

>

,

—

Go'd

j

t35c

Parker-Rust-Proof Co.
Pa to

6-

__j.

tquar.)_

-

(quar.)_-_—

preferred

Finance

Anes

Paeolei
Parker

6-15

—

Light. Heat & Power, Ltd.. commonpreferred (quar.i
Mfg. Co., 3 % preferred (s-ai

5'/<

1

56V4C

Ottawa
■

6-

7-

20c

Supply

Beauty

$4.50

5-20

1

6-20

;

Share

Name of Company

CHRONICLE

Allegheny-Lu^tum Steel Corp—

Allied

Participating convertible preferred (quar.).
Partic.palihg convertible preferred iquar.)

•

6-

28c

_

____

5-12

$1.25

...

Life

5-24

5-26

/■

_•

Quarterly-

6-10

'

5-18

Allied

3.90% .prefeired
j4_____+--n-_. j
Ohrbachs, Inc., S2.25 ..preferred A < quar.i—
-

5-25

50c

*

Old; Line

Payable of Ree

30c

iqucr.t

Per

(Wis.)—'

Co..

FINANCIAL

&

Holdert

$1

(o.har.)._-__-_-:-i-Vr--T^r,-^tI;

Service

Common

,

Co.

Power

preferred1

Ohio

Share

'.7

(quar.)

Oklahoma .Gas Co.^-—-

Northern. States
5%

*J';V

( -<•

Co.

RR.

COMMERCIAL

THE

Number 4803

$1.25

common.

6-

THE

(2144)

52

Name

>

of Company

Central
Central

National

Central New
Central

3.6%
Central
Central

&

Central

:

4.15%

Chain

West

Co

5-

2

1%

preferred

(quar.)

$1.75

7-

1

7%

preferred (quar.)

$1.75

9-30

9-16

iquar.j

40c

7-15

7-

1

Cuban

$1.25

7-

6-16

90c

6-

1

5-14

Culver

35c

6-30

6-20

Cuneo

—

20c

5-

5
5

5-14

5-

17c

5-16

1

6-

6-15

6-

5-13

Dahlstrom

6-13

Davis

$3.50

6-

1

5-23

6-

1

5-17

Deere

Class

—

Chickasha

6

Delaware

&

4-30

Dennison
Class

Common

5-20

7-15

(quar.)

Electric

&

Cincinnati

preferred (quar.)—
New
Orleans &
5% preferred (quar.)
5% preferred (quar.)
City Auto Stamping Co
4%

5%

5-16

4-15

5%

7-20

35c

6-

1

5-10

$1

6-

1

5-10

6-

1

5-15

Disher

9-

1

8-15

6-

1

5-23

Dixie

15c

5-15

5-27

Dr.

6-15

5-27

Corp.

4%

6-15

(stock

Dome

12-31

12-15

1

5-15

dividend)

—

Machine

Corp.

5-15
7-

I

special

50c

6-

1

7%

87 %c

(monthlyi

6-

1

20c

1—

(quar.)

Industries

6-

1
1

Clorox

Chemical

Co.

Aluminum

Club

Coca-Cola

Company,

$3; class
Coca-Cola
Class

A

common-

International

A

5-25

Donohue

Corp.,

6-15

$7.50

common

7-

1

6-15

Mines,

Douglas

Ltd..-

—

prior

prior

preferred

1

7-

1

«-

1

Bros.

1

6-15

Dover

3

5-16

&

11-15

11-10

Car

lc

6-15-

6-

6-

1

9-

1

75c

3-1-50

Fraser

37 %c

Companies,

4%%

1

4%

Ltd.

Co.,

Class

A

$1.20

"

preferred

$20c

(quar.)

Cockshutt

Plow

30c

5-14

(quar

20c

6-

1

5-

2

$20c

9-

1

8-

1

—

Quarterly

—

Colonial

4%

Stores,

Colorado
5%

6-

1

Co.,

Gair

(Robert)

5-20

1

5-20

6-

1

5-20

Dun

—

45c

6-

1

5-14

25c

6-

1

5-

9

5-

9

;

5-20

5-14

6%

preferred

(quar.)

30c

9-10

6-

5-20

6%

preferred

(quar.)

30c

12-20

12-

1

6-25

6-10

Gamewell Co.

25c

5-16

5-

6

7-

1

6-10

Year-end

75c

5-16

5-

6

$1.12%

5-15

5-

25c

6-20

6

3

e-

1

5-16

6-

1

5-16

(This

6-

1

5-20
5-

Gar

7-30

6-30
5-17

6-

General

Cigar

5-14

4-29

Common

preferred

6-

5-16

4%

1

Finance

5-18

7-

2

General

Manifold

7-

2

6-1

General

Mills,

6-

General

1

5-15

4-15

6-

1

5-

6-

$1.25

Ltd.____.

?15c

fincieasedi

1

4

Motors

General

5-14
7-

1

6%

7-15

7-

1

General

8IV4C

7-15

7-

1

General

6-

5-20

General

6-20

General
Class

Class

35c

5-16

5-

6

5%

50c

7-

1

25c

7-

30c

5-14

4-20

Carbon

Co.

(quar.)

Shearing

18 %c

:

5-16

$1.06 %

5-

2

Corp

(Del.)

Confederation

Connecticut

CO.

River

Power,

Consolidated

Coal

Consolidated

Edison

Co.

preferred

of

6-

1

9-

1
1

preferred

B

(accum.I

$1.50

8-

1

7-15

6%

preferred

B

(accum.)

$1.50

11-

1

10-14

•115c

6-

1

5-14

1

Consolidated

Eastern

Sugar Associates,
Utilities

Eaton

i,'i

40C

6-

1

5-16

Eddy

J $ 1.50

6-15

6-10

6-15

6-10

1

'5-16

Natural

Consolidated

Paper

$1

6-

1

5-14

'40c

6-15

5-13

25c

6-25

6-15

Mills,

Ltd.

(initial)

Power

$4.52

Corp.
preferred

'

4%

of

$3.75

-

preferred

6-

5-16
5-

2

5-31

4-29

5-20

5-

7-

7-

75c

Copper & Stc-el Industries—
preferred
(quar.)

5%

Continental
Cook

Gin

Co..

4%%

pfd.

Cooksville

Co.,

Ltd., class A

Stock

v

$3

prior

Copper
Coio,
|

(initial

5-

5-20

1

6-15
7-

31!4c

___

5

5-25*

1

6-15*

5-31

5-10

$1.13

7-

25c

6-

1

6-

1

5rl3

6-

Range

Inc.

Class

1

6-15

1

Electric

Co

B

Cosmos
,

New

&

Common
i

6%

Crown
$1

Crown
$2

Cork

Cork

Crown Cork &
Crown
$4

Corp.,

Seal

5-11
4-29

4-29

6-

5-12

6-1

*

1

5-12

Ely

5-14

6-

1

$1.50
•

6-10
7-

'

5c

___

6-

1

1

6-20

5-14

5-

3

Corp.—

Corp.,

25c-

7-1

25c

5-20

Empire

(quar.)

5-24*

5-16

4-15

+50c

________

40c
'

preferred

Crum

&

,-Forster, 8%

'

(quar.i,

7-

$1

6-10*

4

1

6-




$$2 1

(ouar.i.——

pfd.

(quar.)_

preferred

5-25
5-16

25c

5-30
5-14

6-15

5-26
4-29

Inc.,

preferred
convertible

2

5-25

5-14

6-25

6-15

5-15

1

5-20
5-20

6-10

5-20

6-30

6-13

5-14

5-14

37%c

66-

6-15

$1.25

6-15

—_

(quar.)—

(quar.)—
Co

;—

.'

$1

6-

5-16

5-16
5-16
-

lf

6-1.

1

6-

2

5-16

6-15

35c

(quar.)

2

5-

1

$1

5-

1

$1

(quar.)__

common

6-10

$2.50

(quar.)———

(qur.r.)

Co.

1

6-

5c

common

Rubber,

6-

$1
15c

iquar.)___

preferred

W.)

6-

37%c

(quar.i.

—

<H.

6-30
6-

Dry

6-

Class
80c

Credit,
(quar.)

Co.,

5-

6-

8

5-20

preferred

6-

5-12*

7-15

pfd.

(quar.)^

5-15

5-

2

50c

5-16

4-30

7-30

6-30

40c

1

75c

6-

1

10c

7-

1

$1.25

6-

1

$1.25

9-

1

12-

1

8-

1

(quar.)

$5

preferred

A

(quar.)__i.

preferred

A

V-

(quar.)
Ltd., 5%
pfd.

Fajardo

Sugar

(quar.)

(quar.)

Brewing Corp.,

N.

Common

4V2%

7-

1

common

10-

Federal
Ferro

SSrew

(quar.)

Co.

of

of

Firemen's

•

2

:

Co.

(Newark.

N.

5-

7

6-14

5-31

shares

8c

shares

Rubber

Equipment
Stock

J.)

•
.

5-31

preferred

.

Corp.,

(quar.)
$2

Simmons

Quarterly

&

_s

I"1

4

\

1 5-13
;r.5-i3

,,

5-31

5-31

7c

5-31

.5rl3

5-31

5-13

$1.25

—

5-31.

8c

shares

Gypsum

I

6-10

1

&

9-15

6-30

Hale

6-10

5-31

Hallnor

6-15

6-

1

Hamilton

3

Hamilton

6-

4-18

5-14

4-18

4%

A.)

Company,

$1.12%
SI

6-

'

1

Co.

Inc'.

Connell

(quar.)

•

5-13

Stores

M)nes,

Cotton

Watch

Co.,
Co.,

Oil

7-

1

6-

6-11

35c

6-

1
1

5-16

25c

6-

1

5-16

25c

6-

1

5-21

Stock

Ltd.__ll_

common

6-

1

V"5-14

1

5-16

6-

1

6-15
6-15

r

<*$1
50c

1

6-

,

5-10

6-

5-24

.

5-24■

,

'

5-16'

1

5-16
5-16
'

on

class A

dividend

and

payable

class

in

A

stock.

5-16

6-30

6-10

4%

"6-10

6-

25c

■

B—-

class

1

$1

L_.—'

1

'

'

Wholesale

(quar.)

Co.—
.

_j_——_i——

,

50c

6-

1

5*

—*r

5-11

,7-20

'$1.50

(17 %c

.

7-

6

E-10

6-

1

w

-

'"'..i

v-ttiw.,""

'

5-1
•

Refractories

Common (quar.)
6% preferred (quar.)

Harrison

5-10

1

50c

—_

6-

25c

J—

5-14-

1

6-.1

..

55c

—

5-16-

6-1
6-

'■ .J$7c
~ $22%c

(quar.)—

(quar.)

Harbison-Walker
'

Dredge & Dock Co.

1

6-1

6-

(quar.)—25c
—————-

1

Year-end

5-16

6-

?

85c

preferred (quar.i
(Calif.) class A (quar.)

Extra

3

2

8- 1

11-

75c

v"

J—

convertible

B

1

$1.06V4

Inc.

Ltd-,.

6-10

.5-

-

12-1

40c

(s-a)

(quar.)

Extra

5-14

SI.25

.

5-13
...

1

9-

$25c

common—/

(quar.)

Water

Brothers

Class

6-

$25c

preferred

8-11

■

preferred, (s-a)

; 5-13'

Ltd.

Canada,

^

Hackensack

8-16

5-16 r

of

$25c

(M.

$4.25

6-15

6-25

$5 preferred-

Alabastine

Quarterly

5-13

1

Lime

Quarterly
Quarterly

Hancock

i

'5-13

7c

Til

'

5-13

5c

shares

Gulf, Mobile & Ohio RR.,

—

5%

Fitz

V;

.5-31'

~

V4%%

5-13.

8c

'■

—

—

Tobacco
Utilities

,

Co.t-

shares

shares-..

:ps.
:

5-31

9c

3c

—

5-17

7-

25c

preferred (quar.)
Fishman'-(M. H.i Co.,

5-16

7c

—_—.

5-17

10-

$1.25

Carpet; Co., common.^reduced)

5-31

5-13

shares

5-16

7-

35c

Firth

6-30

5-31

1$1

(s-a)

5-13

$2

5-13

8c

Priced

shares

6-15

5-30»

25c

York

$1.75

5-31

Hajoca Corporation

;

&

5-13

10c

Company

1

(s-a)

(quar.)____

Semi-annual
Firestone' Tire

5-13

40c

Philadelphia

Insurance

5-13«-

5-31

6-15

$2.50

Canada

Corp

Association

5-13-

5-31

Hanna

(quar.)_j.

Works

5-31

5-31

—

Steel shares
,

(Syra¬

•

Enamel

5-13

,

9c

Railroad

7

$2.50

Corp.

5-13

5-31
5-31

5-10

6-

50c

Semi-annual

Federal-Mogul

shares

Railroad

8

1

(quar.)J 50.1856 V„

5-13

1

6-

Y.),

Insurance

5-31

10c

Petroleum

-

pfd.

quar.)__

(quar.)

Fire

5-13

9c

shares.^

Railroad Bond shares
5-13

6-

115c

Farmers & Traders Life Insurance Co.
■*

Bond

Merchandising
Mining shares

6-_3

11-

15C-:

'

Federal

5-31

5-13

10c

Low

5-10

50c

Co

(increased

5-13

Investing

6-20

50c

(quar.)

Extra

Common

Administered

General

6-20

125c

Co.

Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Ltd._
Falstaff

5-13

5-31

Industrial Machinery shares
Institutional Bond shares——!

.

&

5-31

*

A

5%
preferied
Fairbanks-Morse

5-31

12c

shares

Fully

11-15

125c

9-20

"

8-15

$1.25

1

6c

Food

:

preferred

Mills.

7-

V

Co.

$5

Esmond

1

$1

(s-a)

7-

10-

4-29

7c

Equipment shares

150c

6

5-16

7c

shares

37 %c

5-

5-16

10c

Electrical

2

9

5-13

9c

Chemical

5-

1

9c

—

5-13

5-15

9

5-

$30c

_'

1

20c

5-

5-27

•>"j "nr,

shares

6-

2

5-27

90c

shares

2

6-

56V4C

shares

shares

Building

5-

Johnson

t$l

Inc.—

5-20

5-

5-25.

25c

1

5-15

11-25

5%

6-

5-15

(quar.)

preferred

Automobile

25C

preferred

Railroad

Agricultural

6-15

25c

Corp., common (quar.)
(quar.)
Equity Corporation, $3 convertible preferred,
20c

6-28

1

$1.25

Enamel &- Heating Products, Ltd.:

Erie

7-15
7-

Aviation

(quar.)

8-25

12-15

&

(quar.)

Group Securities,

6-28

9-15

Knight Co.—

50c

$1

Smelting

(increased)

common

Co.

60C

;

A

1

Ltd.,

Mining,

$2.25 preferred (quar.)
Great
West Felt
Co., Ltd.—

1

fc.

6-15

$25c

(quar.)_

dividend
&

.5-17

*

$2oc
$25c

A

$1.85 prior preferred (s-a)
Grayson-Robinson Stores, Inc.—

6

25c

Co.,

Union

Graton

5-13
6-

$1.50 prior preferred A
(quar.)
Employers Reinsurance (quar.)

4%

5-

5-20

$2.50

(s-a)_——

class

;

Consolidated

Stock

5-20

preferred

(quar.)

Grand

2

6-22

A

Power

5-18

(quar.)

com.

(s-a)

class

5%

Company, Ltd.,
(quar.)

Granby

6-14

15c

(s-a)

preferred

B

~

1

30c

Drug. 8% .preferred (quar.)_______
& Bay State Telegraph Co.—

Employees

1

5-16

70c

Goods

Inc.,
&
A

Class

5-18

1

7-

10c

preferred

Graflex,
Grafton

6-14

;

(quar.)
Co

First

'

7%

pfd.

pfd.

common

Gossard

15c

6-13

1

6-

$1.05

_____

Ltd.—

preferred

Co.,

5-16

25c

guaranteed
(quar.)
Empire District Electric, 5%

<

Crum & Forster
Securities,

Rubber

6-15

$1.06 %

;

4%

4-12*

6-15

«•

common

common—

$4.20 preferred- (qu»r.)_.
Crows Nest pass Coal Co.,

2nd

Fire

'50c
Ltd.

1st

Emerson

4-30

6-15

$1

•

6-

4

1

5-31

10c

10c

4%

Manufacturing

75c

Rubber

&

Walker

&

7%

?•

A.._

12%c

(quar.)

Gorhain

$1.02%

Ferries

6%

i

—

Inc.,

]

Co

National' Watch

cuse,

$20c

—

Co.,

2nd

1

9334c

(quar

Works—

6-

$1

Ltd..

5-16

.

;

class

Co.,

Seal

Zelierbach

5-20

5-27

5-16

(quar.)

convertible

6-13

$37 Vac

common

preferred

Loom

(quar.)

(quar.)
&

preferred

9

.$$1.25

Ltd.,

Ltd.— "V

International

A

6-

5-16

(increased)

Capital

class

3%%

Knowles

preferred

Crown

.•

Mills,

Company,

6-24

t!2c

(initial)

common

Crane

Crompton

9

$12c

A

(quar.)

Imperial

9

6-

25c

class

—

preferred

6-

6-24

20c

__

Ltd.,

4-18
5-20

6-20

$2c

1

6-

30c

Co

Electric .Hose

Elgin

quar.)__

(quar.)_.
Nut Corp. of America

Boat

5-16

6-24

75c

(quar.)

Corrugated Paper Box Co.,
5%

50c

50%

(quar.)__

Corporate Investors,

Co.,

Goodyear Tire &
$5

5-15
5-31

5c

:

State

Class

$5

$15c

;

_

preferred

$20c

(quar.)
!

Company, 6%

Brewing Co.

4%

6-29

25c

com.

(quar.)

37%c

21c

(monthly)

preferred
Stop

Electric

5-13

75c

^

quar.)

dividend

4-14

Mfg

125c

__

(quar.)

(quar.)

Auto-Lite

•

(quar.)

(quar,)'_

preferred

4Vi %

Elastic

f

common

d $ 1.50

C.)

Goodall-Sanford,

Co.—

(initial

Electric

Cooper-Bessemer Corp.—
New

A

(extra)

6-29

5-16

20c

Ltd

Co..

(H.

Goodali

5

5-25

6-29

(quar.)

Extra

Golden

5

5-

V

7-15

(quar.)

Ltd..

Co.

21c

class

common

Gas

common

Endicott

(quai.

Paint & Varnish, common
prior preference (quar.)

$3

>

6-10

6-

$1

93 %c

_______

1

9

5-20

;25c

f,:

1

Continental
,

Ltd.

5-

5-25

6-15

!

Goebel

4-22

5-16

50c

(monthly)

Natuial

4.10 %

6-10

,v

Paso
New

5-16

1

1

50c

'

(quar. i

1

6-

$37 Vic

(quar.)——

El

6-15

6-

common

common

5-23

50c

5-21
6-15

1

$1.13

America,

Co.,

1
1

7-

$1.12%

(quar.)—.

Can

67-

I5UC

'

Continental

7

fl2c

(quar.)
(quar.)

preferred

4-15

"

(quar.)

cojnmon

'

Container

5-

5-16

J15c

—

Consumers

Co.,

5-14

53c

—

preferred

preferred

5-16

30c

(quar.)

Consumers

$4.50

1

6-

$1

x

(initial)
(s-a)„
Theatres, Ltd., class A (quar.)
Glass Co., Ltd. (quar.)—

5

6-15

$10

(liquidating)

Consolidated

'

6-25

25C

'

common

Common

5-16

1

25C

Stores,

Consolidated Textile

6-

6-

(quar.)

(quar.)__

Trust,

Ltd.,

Edgewaler Steel Co.,

$1.50

(quar.)..

Co

Retail

preferred

New

56V4c

_

(s-a)__*

$1.25

(accum.)_

x

A.)

Bennett

Oil

5%

2

6-10*

'

(quar.)

Gas

Co.,

pfd.

(quar.)

Co.

Investment

Paper

$5

Associates

Manufacturing

Economic

Y.__

Liquidating Corp.

Consolidated
Consolidated

Ltd.___

5-15

'

4-30

$1.25

Laundries

Products,

6-10

1

G-

5-15

(quar.)

Consolidated

6-15

12-

75c

common

$1.50

9-15

Steel

(S.

Godman

12-15

$1

N.

Corp.,

6-

$1.50

7-

(quar.)

Co.

Consolidated Grocers

$1.25

6-15

Globe

2

5-

6-30

7-15

Coiporation

$1.50

(accum.)

pfd.

&

Girdler

(quar.)

Eastern

—

6%

Gilbert

(quar.)

(Toronto) —

(quar.)

Gerrard

4-30

5-20

A

$1.25

1".
Power

6-15

4

5-

5-16

7-15

Corp.
(quar.)
Co., preferred (s-a)

5-14

A

2

Corp.

Co..

Co.

6-10

preferred

$1.50

___

Quarterly

Connecticut

7-15

Marble

$1

preferred

—

•

Life, Association

Georgia

Gerity-Michigan

6%

Eastern

__

_

6-16
4-30

6%

5-

Wares

1

5-12

5-16

Steel

Inc.

Utilities

5-15

6-10

$4c

Public

$1.25

x

5-16

Ltd.

(resumed).— !

6-10

f $12

Mills

& Rubber

Gentry,

6%

:

—— _

General Tire

6-25

Ltd.-—

Telephone Co.—
(quar.)
Co. (N. Hi), 7% pfd.

Gas

RR. Co. (s-a)
Eastern Massachusetts Ry.—
/'
b'%
preferred A (quar.)

6-11

$50c

45c

Mahonoy

5-20

5-12

$$2.50

5-20

:

7-11

$50c.

t30c

(quar.)

7-11

1

25c

(s-a)

6-15

50c

Commonwealth

preferred

Co

1

8-

40c

Corp.,

1

25c

_

Stamping——if.

&

Picher

8-

37%c

Equipment

General

7-

6-10

$1.50

6-10

$1.12%

5

25c

Mfg.

preferred

General

(quar.)

common

East

Quarterly

-■

Inc.,

5-10*

i

$1 25

(quar.)

6-20

Laboratories—

preferred

5-20

Commonwealth & Southern Corp.
$6
preferred
(accum.)

4(4%

B)

Bradstreet,

3

Commonwealth International Corp.,

5%

(Alan

convertible
&

6-

Commercial

;

(quar.)

•

e-

$1.25

B

common

5-

5-20

93%c

common

A

5

4-25

5-14

6-15

84%c

(quar.)

(increased)

Products

5

5-

35c

____

preferred

(quar.)_!

Precision

5-

Eagle

—

1

5-10
5-10

5-16

50c

Corp. (quar.)_
Portland Cement____*

5-15

5- 2

5-25
5-25 !

10c

Paint

5-15

5-16

'

7-

1

I

■

Advertising—

preferred

10c

5-20

Columbian

*

$1.75

!

1

Columbia Gas System, Inc. (increased quar.)
Columbia Pictures Corp., $4.25 pfd. (quar.)

Cone

15c

(quar.)

5-13

5-16

12%c
(quar.)

(quar.)

Outdoor

Common

7-15

$1

(quar.)___

Corp.,

•

SI

(quar.)

Printing
3%%

preferred

40c

h

Co.

&

Inc.,

preferred

$3.75

6-10

5-13

25c

1

$5

3

B

(s-a)

125c

6-

5-23

A

8-

5-10

1

1

6-

7%c

6-15

1$1.12%

(quar.)

7-

6-15

Corp.—

preferred C (s-a)
General Foods Corp., common (quar.)

Ltd.—

6-

rom.

20c
$1.75

125c

preferred

2

-8

25c

common

(increased quar.)

General Industries

$1

Corp..

—

convertible

General

5-20
8-19

preferred
arrears)

125c

35c

Iron

all

(quar.)

137 %c

37V2C

&

Co.,

preferred

1

Ltd.—

(snecial).

Milling & Elevator Co.

4%%

clears

5%

(quar.i—_

(quar.)

Industries,

payment

Corporation <quar.)__'
Gary (Theodore) & Company—
$1.60 1st preferred (accum.)

2

5-31

Wood

$$1

—

Garrett

5-16

(quar.)

(quar.)__

common

(quar.)

5-20

Ltd

'

2

5-31

preferred

Co.,

162 %c

Broadcasting System, Inc., clars A

common

(quar.)

Fuel

Concord

5%

6-

5-18
5-18

5-14

25c

Mont

1

6-

62 %c

5-

1

Ltd.—

4Va% preferred (quar.)
Dupuis Freres, Ltd., 4.80% pfd. (quar.)
Duquesne Light Co., 5%
1st pfd. (quar.i__
Dwight Manufacturing Co.__

Power,

preferred

Colorado

$5

Du

6-

50c

—

1

6-10

7%

(quar.)

preferred

6-

5-16

i

6-10

Corporation,

4%

(quar.i

30c

Company,
common
preferred
(quar.)

Dravo

4%

5-16

1

5c

common

6-

$1

Co.,

5-14

-10c

;30c

Investments,

(quar.)

6-10

1

(quar.)

1 $ 1.25

common

1

6-

50c

(extra)

preferred

25c

(quar.)

preferred

4%

...—

,50c

Co.,

Ltd.,

7-

6-1

$25c

$1

quar.)

Co

Gair

7-25 '

$50c
$$1.19

—_—

(increased

Ltd.

Trailer

9

Ltd.—

Corp.,

(quar.)

preferred

5-10
■t

6%

117 Vic

Co.____^

Drackett

5-20

25c

2nd

Drug

7%

6-14

(quar.)

common

Colorado

Class

6-30

Dow

4-20

—

(quar.i

Central

conv.

Columbia

5-14

87 %c

(o.uar.)

preferred

50c

(quar.)

common

Corp

Inc.,

preferred

5%
''

Aikman

&

$3.25

4-30

(quar.)

Cc.

Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co.,
$3.50
preferred
(quar.)
Collins

4-30

«-ia
'

,

6-11

•

5-14

5-20

....

common

(quar.)

Co.

J.),

Steel

20c

(quar.)

common

■

-

25c

(accum. i

A

2

75c

______

(quar.)

Co.,

5

5-

10- n

.

10c

preferred (quar.)

Gabriel

15c

Investment

Industries,

6

5-

5-16

130c

(initial)

(quar.)

Co.,

i»

6-27

62 %c

Ltd.

6-10;.
6-, i'.:

7-1

37Vic
(Franklin)

6

5-

,

5-16

;

6

5-. 6

25c

1—

(quar.)

Corp.
(quar.

(A.

2-6-50

8-

Ltd.,

preferred

Fruehauf

5-13

7bc

—

—

v

,

Simon

r*

-5-27

.

10%

.-w

-

(quar.i
(see

3-24

5-

1.

Co.)

50c

(quar.i

$25c

(quar.>_

Franklin Simon & Co.

Freiman

Fields

preferred

Co.

8-10

(quar.)

Dow Chemical

&

3-24

5-

-

5-27

J

______y.;i';v 25c
_L._ v12%c
V:
37%C

(quar,)

1

5-27

(interim)

^

1

6-

$25c

/'

>

(quar.)___

Corp.,
preferred

6%

8-15

Aircraft

7-

$4

6%

50c

Paper

6-

Hardware,, Ltd.—

4-25

Freeport Sulphur

convertible

$3

Gold

Co.

4-25

1

Brothers,

4V2%

$4c

(s-a)

Ccchenour

Cochrane-Dunlop

Foster-Wheeler

Kleiser

6

(quur.)__

(quar.)

Donnacona

1

5-27

&

15c

preierred

$1

6-15

7-

receipts
Works.

5-10

Anglo

Common

5-23

7-1

deposit

Bridge

5-

pfd.

Dominion Stores, Ltd. (quar.)
Dominion Tar & Chemical Co.,

1

$1

Pitt

5-16

7-

,6-.

5-27

!

L

.

1

A—.v $25c

class

—

Foster

6-15

Ltd,

$25c'?

5-10

6-20

u-

$2.50

B

American

Fort

i«

$1

voting_____^_^_^ .25c
—% 25c

B

Canada,

'

6-

preferred

6-10

$1.50

—-

-J.

5-20

Bridge,

6-

—

(s-ai

class

of

6-15

Inc.

Oil
&

50c

quar.)

Co.

5-16

5%

Co. jquar.)

preferred

5%

6-16

Co

5-20

50c

Mines, Ltd.

15c

(increased

Products

5-11
5-20

6-

r

:

—

5-16

35c

(quar.)___

Manufacturing

5%

5-16

7-

—■

5-10

1

1

5-31

25c

Dominion-Scottish

Monthly

5-13

1

1

1

Extra

10c

Dominion

5-10'

20c

guaranteed

Clinton

3

66-

40c

Pepper Co.

Dominion

5-10

(quar.)

v

$1

(quar.)

Dominguez

6-10

55c

Electric Illuminating Co., common
preferred
(quar.)—
Cleveland <9s Pittsburgh RR.—

$4.50

6-

10c '

Class

6-

2

non-voting

Extra

•

J

5-

25c

Extra

4-22

$1.12 %

Cleveland

"4%

6-

25c

(quar.i

1

A

Dodge

6-30

4%

(quar.).

1

$1.75

Construction

Houses,

6-

6-15

(quar.)——

5-

(quar.i

Co.

Motor

Steel

Dobbs

6-14

$1.25

common

T

Class

50c

(quar.)

Co.,

1

I',
■

6-15

5-15

(quar.)_

Wallace,

B

■>'

2

(quar.)

(s-a)

Motor

Fownes

(Henry) & Sons, Inc. (quar.)
Cup Co., common (quar.)

30c

Co.

dividend

2

6-17

1

7-

$1.37%

Controller

6-

^_i__

Disston

40c

Equipment

Multiplier

6%

$1.25

Clark

1

35c

participating pielerred (s-a)
participating preferred (s-a)

6%

$1.25

Clark

5-

common—.—

& Realty

Match

Diamond

5-

1

25C

(quar.)____

Stove.

Mortgage

Diamond

Pacific

(quar.)

6-

&

Class

8-20
11-20

6-15

50c

______

5-20

;

6-

(quar.)___.

preferred

————

137 %C

(quar.)---'

A

<

Ford

l

5-

(quar.)

prefer led

1

5-16

(quar.)__;

voting

Electric

Harvester

Detroit

Texas

City Investing Co., common
5%%
preferred (quar.)

Stock

&

Detroit

Detroit-Micnigan

Co.—

Cincinnati,

Clary

Gas

5-20

8-

1

(Kansas)

0-14

$2

6-

(quar.)

Co.

Derby

8

Oil

35C

Inter-Terminal RR.

preferred

preferred

5-10

preferred (s-a)
Cincinnati Milling Machine Co., common—

Clearing

7%

5-27

4%

5-16

"

Suppiy Co. of N: Y.

10-14

Co

1

1

Power

Mineral

Forbes

6-10

7-

6-

*■

l

5-15

25c

$1.25

Gas

class

Co.

Co.,

25C

Corporation

6-10

1

7-

75c

912-

$1
$1.22V2

preferred

Preferred

$1.50

>

pfd.

Corp., 4%

•*'

Dentists'

8

9-

$1.75 4
$1.75

____

if '

Hudson

75C

..

Co

Cincinnati

5%

6-

Foote

5-10

l

& Light, 4%%
pfd. (quar.)_ ■ $1.12%
Co., new com (initial)____—.>'1 20c

Power

Florida

9-15

A

Derby

(quar.)

Copper

Chrysler

5-15

25c

—

1

1

25c

Cab Co
Oil

6-

6-15

1

v'-"'

(quar.)

1

Mfg.

6-15

6-

1

5-30

(quar.)

7-

$1.50

/

Holdert

Payable of Rec.

$1.50

(quar.)

•

5-16

75c

—

Ltd.,

Company, common
preferred
(quar.)

7%

Cotton

Common

Chile

6-

710-

15c

pfd.

&

6-28

6-16

Florida

$1.12%

(quar.)

$3

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Chicago Ytllow

B

v

5-20

:

2

50c

preferred

When

.

Share

'

1st pfd. (quar.)

Company, common
$4 preferred (quar.)

$1.12%

L.

Dooi

Co.,

$5c

—

RR.—
Chicago Corporation, $3 preferred (quar.)

1

5-

Company

Flintkote

4.90%

Inci, 7%

Day Mines, Inc

20c

Leather

.

50c

of Vlrgima—
Ltd

Metallic

1

1

6-

5-14

1st

6%

6

$17%C

Sons,

7-

$1.50

5-

'■

Cushman's

6-

'

5-16

87 %C

(quar.)_

__

$1.12%

.

preferred

preferred (quar.)—
Mfg. Co. (Mo.
ourtis Publishing Co., $7 pfd. (accum.)
$4 prior preferred (quar.

50c

Chapman Valve Manufacturing Co.—
7% preferred <s-a)...——
Charis Corporation •
———
Charleston Transit, 6% preferred (quar.)._
,

Inc.,

1

IOC

r

4Va%

5-10

7-

(s-a)
3%%

Press,

(quar.j

Curtis

1

5-25

pfd.

Clothing
4Vi% preferred (quar.)

8

J5c
40c

Corp.

5%

*

Curlee

4-25

$1.04

-

.

Corp.

4-29

5-16

40c

Cnumpion Paper & Fibre Co., common——$4.50 preferred (auar.)——

CnesapeaKe

5-31

50c

(quar.)

Atlantic Sugar,

Name of

.

Fitzsimmons Stores, Ltd. 6 V
6%
1st preferred (quar.).

6-17

6-10

com.

Corp.

Per

Payable of Rec.

1

——

Chesterville Mines,

Share

Sugar Co.,

9

"preferred (quar.)—
Ribbon Milb, Inc. (quar.)..

Belt

American

6-

Vermont

Century

Name of Company
Cuban

5-

Surety & Insurance Corp. (quar.).
Soya Co.
(quar.)——
Public Service——

Central

;

2

Monday, May 16, 1949

Holdert

85c

preferred (quar.)
Paper Co. (quar.)

Central

5-

When

25c

3.40%

Light & Power,

South

5-16

CHRONICLE

pfd. (quar.)

Corp

York Power,

Ohio

40c

(quar.)

FINANCIAL

Per

Payable of Rec.

,Share

'

Co.

Electric

Louisiana

&

Holdert

When

Per

COMMERCIAL

Volume 169

Number 4803

THE
Per

j '

•

Name of Company

.

Hart-Carter
$2

Co.,

Hawaiian

Steel

conv.

Hershey
$4

5-20

Lane-Wells

6-

1

5-20

Lang

——

35c

(quar.)

1-1

$1

—

(quar.)

prefeired

5-25

(quar.)_

7-

1

7-

1

5-14*

$1.25

6-10*

'

5-14

5-

(quar.)
Corp., common (quar.)_
preference (quar.)_

30c

Bartlevt

&

Co.

Laura

Hotels,

1

5-16

5-14

4-25

Lee

$1

5-14

4-25

Lees

2bc

5-27

5-17

25c

D.)

Co.

/"■4%

convertible prefened (quar.)
(Charles E.) Company (quar.)

(James)

& Sons

Hires

Hobart

Manufacturing Co.

Hobbs
Holt

Battery

(Henry)

$1

non-cum.

class

A

(quar.)

preferred

$4.50

conv.

Hormel

preferred

A

5%

preferred .(quar.)
Light & Power
Stores

4%%

Corp.,

preferred

Hudson

Oil

5%

preferred

Hussmann
Huston

series

5%

6-29

6-

2

6-29

6-

2

preferred

4-30

5%

preferred
Power

Illinois

1
1

Imperial

Chemical

5-31
7-

6%%

Ingersoll-Rand
Inland

Steel

2
5

6-20

Lone

9-20

12-20

Stock

Lukens

Lumbermen's

6-

5-17

3UC

Group

Mfg.

Maltine

7-

2

6-

9

Manhattan

7-

2

6-

9

preferred
Oil

Massey-Harris,

7-15
5-21

4-30

8-

1

v'r.

8-

1

7-19

6-

1

5-16

6-

1

0-

1
1

11-10

5-16

4-29

6-

8-10

1

5-25

McColl

6-

7-18

20c

7-

1

6-25

6

5-16

5-16

Oil

95c

6-

1

5-13

6-

1

5-13

6-30

6-10

6-30

6-10

6-15

6-

6-15

5-25

6-

1

5-14

75c

6-

3

5-16

6-

3

5-1G

5-15

4-30

5-20

5-10

S-2

46c

10c
20c

(s-a)
common

6-30

6-

3

6-15

5-25

25c

6-27

6-10

5c

6-27

6-10

$1.25

5-25

5-10

'

•••:?

prior preferred

'

10c

(quar.)_

(quar.)

Frank

&

7%

\

Beneficial interest series
Knudsen Creamery Co. (Calif.), com.
60c preferred
(quar.)

8c

(quar.)

5-20

4-30

10c

„

50c

37 %C

5-15

62%c

7-

$1.75

,

'

6-11
6-11

2

6-15

6-

6

6-15

5-31

37 %C

6-30

6-15
5-

5r31

5-18

5-31

$1.12%

b-31

5-

1

6-14

6-

4

National

6-28

6-22

Midland

$1,121/2

9-27

9-21

New

$1.12%

12-28

12-21

Mid-Continent

$1.50
7c

7-

1

6-15

5-16

5-

2

8%
$2

Steel

Trust

Petroleum

(initial

Mid-West

5-24

6-

6-30

6-24

Common

5-31

5-10
5-

3

5-

3

3

(quar.)
preferred (quar.)

OO

t$1.75

Shore Mines, Ltd. (quar.)
Hakey Foundry & Machine Co

Ltd

Sessions

Co., common
(quar.)
Hamston (M. K.), Inc. (quar.)
Lane Bryant, Inc. (quar.)__
:
prefeired

Dye

Works




6-

1
1
,

i

+

18c

35c

1

+

12c

30c

62V2c

5-23
6-

1

5-14
5-

9

4-20

6-15

6-

7-

6-21

1

4

Hart,

137 %C

7-

A

1

7-22
10-19

G;15
6-15.

7- l
7-

1

6-15

6-

1

5-18

130c

7-

1

6- 3

class B____.

.

115c

7-

1

10-

1

6-

3

9-

2

Corp.,

(quar.)_

com.

15c

$1.12%

.__

$1.25

6-15

5-27

5-13

$1.25

8-15

50c

6-

7-31

Li;
1;,

6-15

5-17

53VBC

5-15.,.

5-

5

8-15)

8-

5

47 %C

5-15

5-

5

47 %c

8-15

8-

5

10c

;

6-15

5-27

(irreg.)

Funds—
9c
:

shares'
Equip?nent

Trade

:

15

4-30

5-15

4-30

5-15

4-30

Gc

4-30

4-30

5-15

"4-30

5-15

4-30

8c

are

5-15

3c
._.

The amounts shown below
June

5-15

4C

shares—

shares

Institutional-

5-15

lc

series--—

12c

8c

Stock

Income

•7-

50c

(quar.)

Railroad

the

6-15

20c

53'Ac

(quar.)

Railroad
Retail

7-

1

Fabrics

Co.

1

7-1

6-15

5-31

estimates of

distributions.

series

series

7c

6-15

5c

6-15

5-31

shares

lc

6-15

5-31

Building shades

3c

6-15

5-31

2c

Institutional
Aviation

Stock

series—.

—

Chemical shares

Vulcanized

Fibre

(quar.)

Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co
(William), Ltd., 5% pref. (quar.)_
Neiman-Marcus Co., 414%
pfd. (quar.)
Neisner Brothers, Inc.
(quar.)
(Herman)

Extra

(increased

5-31
5- 2

1$1.25

5-27

5-18

6-

5-10

1

$1.06%

5-16

5-

20c

6-15

5-31

15c

5-25

5-11

quar.)

1

2

Meter

$2.40

common

5rll
5-

6

5-15

5-

1

$3.50

6-

1

5-

4

6-

1

5-10

(quar.)

(quar.)

Cordage,

Newfoundland

5-25

5-15

60c

,

Co.,

preferred

Bedford

15c

25c

125c

__—

Neptune
New

Corp.

5-31

6-15

5-16

50c

Neilson

Nelson

6-15

4c

25c

shares

National

5-31

Light

7%

&

pfd.

(s-a)_

Power

Co., Ltd.—

Initial

Jersey

New

Park

Zinc Co. (quar.)
Mining (s-a)

:

75c

6-10

5-20

5c

6-

1

5-10

lc

6-

1

5-10

5-16

5-

6-11

50c

6-

1

5-16

6-10

5-20

New

50C

6-

1

5-13

6-15

5-16

N.

7-

N.

7-

1

6-14

7-

1

6-14

50c

7-

1

6-14

6-

■?

York

Y.

Air

Chicago & St.
prefeired

Y.

Y.

A

Co

Louis

$1.50

&

1

6-

75c

5-20

5-

9

75c

shares

Electric

State

2

RR.—

(accum)

Shipbuilding Co., Founders shares—

Participating
N.

Brake

5-20

5-

9

5

3

Gas—

5c

1

5-19

Common

5-15

5-

6-15

5-15

$3.75

preferred

93 %c

7-

1

6-10

5-15

$4.50

preferred

$1.12%

7-

1

6-10

6-

1

5-20

6-10

5-11

(initial)

6-15

5-14

37 %C

7-

C-20

New

50c

(s-a)_—____—

Norfolk

Inc.
1

2

&

York

Western Ry

10-

2

9-20

Agricultural

25c

7-

2

6-20

Automobile

250

10-

2

9-20

Aviation

6-30

5-31

Bank

5-24

(initial)

tl5C

Co.

A

ser.

(quar.)

Minneapolis-Honeywell

75C

Industry

series

10c

Stock

series

50c

Common

(quar.)
convertible

6-

1

5-18

$1.50

6-

1

5-16

Mission

6-15

5-25

Mississippi Glass

2nd preferred (initial
Development Co. ^initial)

conv.

80c

6-

1

5-20

30c

5-15

4-22

Diversified

4-22

Diversified

'

3.20%
preferred A (quar.)
Minneapolis-Moline Co., com. (initial quar.)
$5.50 1st preferred (initial quar.)

25c

6-10

quar.)_

$1.37%

5-15

37 %C

5-15

4-22

Diversified

35c

6-27

5-20

Electrical

15C

6-11

6-

Food

1

Investment

•

—

Preferred

Equipment

Industry

,

Fund
Stock

j

Fund-

Industry

series™

'.
;

Industry shares

series

5

5-

5

5-25

5-

5

8c
-

5-25

5-

5

9c

5-25 >

5-

5

9e

—

—:

5-

5-25

4c

series
series

5-25

IOC

Industry

Industry

Building Supply Industry series
Chemical Industry
series
Corporate Bond series—

Regulator—

$1

(quar.)

Stocks, Inc.—

$1

(quar.)
prior preferred (quar.)
prior preferred (quar.)
Mining Corp of Canada, Ltd.

85c

(quar.)
(quar.)
Nopco Chemical Co., 4% pfd.

37 %C

(s-a)

(quar.)

71/2C

$1

5-13

I ?

$1.12%

(quar.)

.

6-15 (

1

20c

$2

Co.__

Co., common

preferred
&

6-

10-29

J15C

(quar.)

series

$1

Milling Co., Ltd.—

Common

Hake

8%
Miller

5-13

8-

,

5-20

1

Manufacturing Co
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.

37%C

(quar.)

5-10*

6-

$15c

.

5-10"

1

6-10

tl2%C

(quar.)

6-18

1

6-

'

45c

Selected Group series

6%

Common

6-

35c

5-13

$1.06

5-28

7-

6-10

6-15

Abrasive

Oil

(quar.)

quar.)

preferred (quar.)
non-cum
preferred

Midwest

Corp.

6-15

20c

series

Preferred
Stock

Products-

common

Extra

(interim)

7
6»

12 %c

(quar.)

Service

Transit

75c

$1.12%

5-10

65-

4-28

!

preferred

?5c

___—

7-15
5-27
5-16

$1

_!

3.8%

1

Airlines Co

5-10

40c

preferred j (quar.)-_

7-

Mid-Continental

5-16
4-30

1

$1.75

(quar,)

preferred

60c

5-10

1

6-

$1.50

Newmarket

1

6-

5-14

2c

4>/« %

5-16

6-

5-10

25c

,___

common

3.8%

6-11

V

5-24

30c

(quar.)

(resumed)
National Paper & Type, 5%
preferred (s-a)
National Standard Co. (o.uar.)
National Tea Co.,
common
(quai*,)..*—
414% preferred
(quar.)_!
!

15c

5-24

1

Inc.

Special

6-13

11-23

62 %C

(quar.)

Fibres,

Ltd.,

Mallinson

5-14

common

8-23

12-12

6-15

1

—

;

5-23

9-12

12c

5-27

New

$1.18%

—

6-12

12c

7-

35C

Public

Mickelberry's Food Products,
$2.40
preferred (quar.)

6-

12c

___!

50c

Corp.

preferred

5-20

(quar.)
Service (quar.)

12-15

2C

Linen

6-

preferred

9-15

12-28

6-15

A

6-1

4% %

9-28

$1.50

$1.75

Class

11-17

5-16

60c

$1.50
:

12-.2

11-30

Michigan Consolidated Gas—

5-16

6-16

1

coy

—

4'/2% preferred (quar.)_!
5% preferred (quar.)

5-18

$5C

H

6-28

National Lead Co.—

2

5-25

50c

50c

$1.50

1-1-50

$1.12%

6-14

&

7-

(quar.)

5-15

115c

Oil

7-2

f 50c

t $ 1.12 %

5-16

1

115e

(quar.)

15c

Bleachery

5-16

1

5-10

6-

37 %c

5-15

(quar.)

4-30

6-

5-20

America—

preferred

(quar.)

8-19

20c

Hanett

5-20

50c

5-23

(quar.)

5-20

4c

6-15

5-10
"

A

8-31

A.—•

Mines,

6-10

6-15

A

4-30

25c

(quar.)

50c

(quar.)

preferred shares

Gold

5-

preference

5-31
6-13

35c

A

5-26

5-14

5-10

30c

-

;_

preference

$1.12%

$0.1451

&

5-15

6-15

5-18

*

Class

2

15c
25c

5-31

Class

6-15

1

7 6-10

1

5-17
5- 2

Class

4-29

'_

40c

.

5-

L

Development

(s-a)

Ltd.,

6

(quar.)___—

5-16

120c
$1.50

6

5-

&

National Gypsum Co., $4.50 preferred
National Hosiery Mills,

6

5-

1

5-31

50c

Welding Machine Co.—

Grocers,

(quar.)

common

$2.50

5-

1

6-

20c

(quar.)—;

Electric

Preferred

preferred (quar.)
Haclede Christy Co. (quar.)

Lamaque

1

6-

50C

5-31

conv.

Hamson

6-

50c

$1.02%

A

convertible

National

2

$1.06'A

B

Michigan

Kysor Heater Co. (irreg.)

7%

5-

1

4-30

5-20

Quarterly
Quarterly 1

5-17

10c

50c

4%%
preferred A
(quar.)
Kroger Company, common (quar.)
6%
1st preferred (quar.)

Woods

6-

6-15

5-16

-

(quar.)

Balanced

62%c

Co.

5-14

S.)

the

60c

National

6-16

Co

-37 VaC

Company (quar.)
(Si H.) & Company (quar.)
Kroehler Mfg. Co.,
4% %
preferred A (quar.)

of

;

5-31

6-30

Cylinder Gas

Common

5-14

6-15

5-26

50c

Co., com. (quar.)
4V4 % preferred (quar.)
National Dairy Products
Corp. (quar.)
National Drug & Chemical Co. of Canada—

7;

6-30

25c

5-25

Kress

Hake

1

Corp.

Preferred

preferred

National

1

1

6-10

-

_id-

Co., common (reduced)
City Lines, Inc., common (quar.)

N'atior.nl

$50ViC

—

Inc. (quar.)
Co., common (quar.)
(quar.)

15c

Company

Ha France Industries,

9-

6-

$2.25

'<

Inc

Casket

National

™

1

1

6-15

59% C,

Co., common...
(quar.)

preferred

National

6-15

50c

(quar.)__
Mica Co. of Canada, Ltd
Michaels Stern & Co., class A
Class

6-

12-

—

Mersey Paper Co., Ltd., common
4% % preferred (quar.)

Brewing
Bridge

1

43 %C

Corp
Mercury
Messenger
(quar.)
Merritt Chapman & Scott—
6%%
preferred A (quar.)

Miami

Biscuit

$4

5-14
6-

35c

(quar.)

National

7%

5-14

6-15

Dehydrating & Milling—

preferred

Preferred

__

Fund—

A

43 %c

Distilling

Messenger

7-

"

Co.,

preferred

Metz

6-15

1

(quar.)

Automotive

•6-15

Stores

Merchants

5-16

1
1

J25c
(quar.)

Telephone, common
preferred (s-a)

5%

V

7-

7-

t50c

—

Co., Ltd
common

Meadville

Meier

1

10c

12 V2C

43 %C

3

10c

S.

(quar.)

5-

25c

.

American

1

1

6-

$1.18%

4-22

5-16

6-

1

25c

(quar.)

1
1

6-

7-

1

66-

Co

National

5-28

6-

5

20c

6-10

6-

(quar.)

Aluminate

5-21

85c

6

$1

(quar.)

6-15

of

A

Alfalfa

5%

5-14

75c

preferred

Mercantile

(quar.)_

5-31

93%c

Corporation,

preferred

National

3

93%C

series)

5-

'

i

5-21

$1.25

(quar.)

Acme

6-15

5-

(quar.)

5-

6

1

(quar.)

5-6

5-30

7-

5-15
6-15

(quar.)___

1

i

6-20

}12'/2C
common

1

6-10

1

37V2C

7-

5-16

5-10

7-

5-27

1

:

(quar.)____^
Telephone Co. (Hawaii)
preferred A (quar.)
preferred A (quar.)

National

7-

15c

(quar.)

5-31

t62V2C

(s-a)

65c

5-17

3

5-27

2 /

6-

2

$2.50

preferred

National

9-15
5-

50c

(quar.)
Mclntyre Porcupine Mines, Ltd. (quar.)
Mead
Corporation, common
4 V2 %
preferred (quar.)
$2
2nd preferred
(quar.)

20c

(quar.)_

com.

1

5-16

(1047

Frcntenac

$2.50

10-

Co.

preferred

5-13

J25c

(quar.)

Stores,

preferred

McCord

1

1

2

7-

20c

j.

!_i

Co.

convertible

National

6

7-

1

Si 40c

(quar.)_

preferred (quar.)

6-20

5-

7-15
6-

t$3

convertible

7%

5-16
S

7-

t$ 1.75

(quar.)

4.8%

5-20

35c

Manufacturing Co., common
preferred (quar.)__,
McBrine (L. M.) Co., Ltd., preferred (s-a)
McClatchy Newspapers 7% pfd. (quar.)
7% preferred (quar.)
5 %

5-12

6-10

$1.06'A

McAleer

5-10

12-

$1.25

Company,

Consolidada

Conveyer Co.
Ltd.

preferred
preferred

$3.75

5-26

25c

A

Chemical

4.8%

5-13

Ltd.—

Department

$3.40

7-19

25c

preferred

May

5-11

4

10c

$1.25 convertible preferred

6-15

5-16

25c

Realization

Mathews

7

6-

$1.25

5-11*

1

5-13
5-

25c

(quar.)

5-12

8-

(quar.)

Light—
(quar.)

County Land Co.

Knickerbocker

common

1

6-

5-31

5-25
5-31

t $1.75

(s-a).

preferred

4.8%

2

25c

(quar.)

1

1

1

5-27

lc

Supply

6 %

6-15

1

20c

$50c

Mar-Tex

6-

5

t50c

20c

Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance
Massey-Harris, Ltd.
(quar.)
Masonite Corporation
(quar.)

6-15

60c

Power &

'

Corporation,

7-

5-

5-27

?.

class

National

(accum.)

6-

$1.25

preferred (quar.)_

4%

$3

Ltd.__

1

5c

preferred

Co.,

9*

6-15

35c

iquar.)__

6%

Milling

5-16

35c

(quar.)
preferred

5-

30C

(quar.)

Kingston Products Corp.

Ha

4-30
4-18

5-

2

7-2

3712C

(s-a-)__

Mining

6%

4-30

5-16

30c

(quar.)___

preferred

Co.

Sugar,

preferred

9334c

Co.

5

5-

5-16

(quar.)

6-

25c

_'

common

5%

Refining

Kinney (G. R.)

5%

$3.75

(quar.)

pfd. A

6-15

Co., Ltd.—

6-

37'/2c

(Del.)

Vegetable Parchment Co.

City

4% %

5-16

.

$1.75

(quar.).—

Steel

5-16

15c

dividend

(S.

10c

,

(s-a)

(quar.)

Shirt

Leaf

Marathon

Maxwell,

Battery Co.

Kresge

1

$75C

(ouar.)

preferred

Koehring

5-15

5-16
7-

35c

Mutual

4-22

7-15

(s-a)—_.—

6-20

;

$1

(quar.)____

Keystone Custodian Funds," series
Kingsburg Cotton Oil (quar.)
Kingsport Press, Inc. (quar.)

*

5-17

25c

Extra

,

6-

25c

:

•Kayser (Julius) & Co. (quar.)
Kentucky Utilities Co., common
4%% preferred (quar.)

$5

5-23

J 25c

(quar.)

Corp.
Laughlin Steel Corp.,

Extra

(Phila.)

Consolidated

convertible

Manitoba

Maple
6-20

America—

(quar.)

Kawneer Company
Extra

,

M.

Company,

4'A'/'

Estate

Kern

$25c
—

r:

75c

5-10

t75C

-

(quar.)

Oil,

6%

2

12'/2C

,

______

5-20

30c

Gas

5-

6-13
5-14

5-1Q

;__l

$2

2

88c

Mackintosh-Hemphill Co.
1
Power & Paper Co
Macmillan Company, common (quar.)—
Macvvhyte Company (quar.)
Madison Square Garden Corp. (quar.)—__
Mallory (P. R.) & Co., Inc. (quar.)___

5

$1.50

Co.

5-

50C

Maclaren

5-31

(quar.)t

4%

6-10

$1.25

Jantzen Knitting M'lls, 5%
Jewel Tea Co., common

3.807A

6-15

1

30c

Jacksonville

Kansas

(quar.)

___:

Co.

Woodworking Co.

5-

Quarterly
Quarterly

W.

7-

25c

Southern Utilities
Fireman

1

5-

&

preferred

1

Participating

Iron

6-

1

(quar.)

Corp.

Diablo

Mutual

4-10

5-13

5-15

M

6-10

Fund, Inc. (quar.)
Investors Thrust Cow of Rhode Island—

5%

4-30

40C

Iowa

1

1

6-15

&

6-

Investors Stock

K.

Co.

(quar.)__

Mackinnon Structural

4-30

5-31

20c

Investment Foundation, Ltd.—
6%
convertible
preferred
(quar.)

Kalamazoo

5-31

l$1.12'/2

jParticipalting preferred

6-

6-

Line, Inc., new common (initial)
Murphy (G. C.) Company (quar.)
Muskegon Motor Specialties Co.—

9-21

50c

(irreg.)

(quar.)

insurance

Wheel

Extra

-

Producers

5-27

6-

5-10

$1.62 »/a

(s-a)_

Munson

12-23

25c

M.

&

$1.75

Corp.

Stock

5-

5-14

Ltd.—

Co

1

6-13

t$1.25

M

1
1

J.

J40c

Corp.

Gas

10-

1-2-50

1

Extra

6-21

6-

9

C-

6-

2IV2C

5% preferred ,accum.)
International Silver Co
Utilities

1

1

r__

Consolidated,

Corp.

Fuel

..

Sons

Products

Mountain

6-20

7-

4-15

M.

t40c

Natural

6-30

1

6-

6-

lc

Cafeterias

Mountain

5-21

6-17

1

$1

International

5-31

5-10

6-

$1

.

■'

3

30c

:

—

Canada,

5-

30c
25%

v.;:

dividend)
(Maryland)—

Co.

1

$2

:£

__.

Steel

6-

6-15

1

25c

International Railways of Central

Jones

3

Vac

69-

25c

(increased)

International Petroleum, Ltd. (s-a)
International Products Corp.
(quar.)

Jones &

3

5-

15c

6-10
9-10

5%

Quarterly

Johnson

5-

1

Lynch Corporation
Lynchburg & Abingdon Telegraph Co. (s-a)_
Lyon Meta'. Products, common (quar.)

lCc

$1

Class A

3% %

1

17c

i

Quarterly

,

1

$1

____

M.), Ltd.___
Inc. (quar.)

Stores,

5-17

Cigar Machinery
International Harvester Co., 7%. pfd.
(quar.)
International Metal Industries, Ltd.—

v

6-

$2

(quar.)
Co.
(stock

(M.j

Morrison

3

6-

50c

(quar.)

Morrison-Knudsen, common
Mosinee Paper Mills

6

5-

112 VaC

(Walter

4-29

International

Intertype

Lowney

6-30

(quar.)

of

Mount

5-

1

15C

Insurance Exchange Building
(Chicago)
International Business Machines Corp.—

Interstate

Lowenstein

5-

50c

(quar.)
4%% preferred (quar.)
International Nickel Co.

Motor

1

(quar.)__

RR.

4-25

5-20

6-23

(Increased)

Bond

Motor

2-21

$1

Nashville

&

5-20

7%

(accum.)

Group

11-24

I25C

(Missouri)

Lucky

12-10

3-10-50

$2

(accum.)

15C

Shares—

and

Aviation

A

45c

3*

8-23

6-

(monthly)

Louisville

6-30 1

5-24

6-

5-25

t25c

& Company, Inc

Co.

Long-Bell Lumber Co.

(accum.)

Co.

preferred

Class

2-21

9-10

20c

5-20

1

(quar.)<

(quar.)

Mills, common
preferred (quar.)

3

1

$1.62 Va

:

B

A

P.)

6-

6-

(quar.)_____

Paper

4%%

Co., Ltd.—

Lone Star Gas Co.
Star Steel

Morris

(J.

2

5-25

.

6-

(quar:)

series

,

Morgan

9

6-24

50c

common

Lines

6-

5-

34 %c

iquar.)

preferred series A

Moore-McCormack

1

k

;

pfd.

(quar.)
i
B (quar.) _J______________LrHardware Co., Inc., com.
preferred (quar.).

6-10

50c

Co

preferred

5%

11-15

6-

50c

5%%

Co.,

5-15

12-15

t25c

Moore-Handley

3-10-50

+25c

Long-Bell Lumber

8%

preferred

50c
50c

(monthly)
8% preferred (quar.)
8% preferred (quar.)

5-

Co

Institutional

(quar.) IL£,

(quar.)
Inc. (quar.)

6-16

6-15

$50c

series A (s-a)

preferred

50c
,

Common

tl2%c

preferred

6-

2

;

preferred

convertible

7%

4

5-14

;

Co., common

5-

Lid.—
1

5-

1

1

Tool

Chemical

7%

5-10

mvzc

6-30

1

6-

5-31

5-13

7-

5-13

t50c

(quar.)

Society.

4%

6

6-

$1.10

:

__

(quar.) ___'_—
(quar.)___

;

Lock Joint Pipe

Corp.—

Industries,

capital

■

;

5-16

8-

$1

.

5-14

t25c

5-

15c

87'/2C

original

B

25c

(quar.)

5-20

25c

—

(quar.)

Extra

Corp.—

preferred

A

$1.25

9-30

10-24

1

*

Moore

8-23

56 'Ac

12-30

.

(quar.)

Extra

6-15

1

30C
65c

.

6-

t$l
common

Moody's Investors Service, Inc.—
$3 participating preferred
(quar.)___
Corp.}- Ltd., common (quar.)

5-12
7-23

11-24

Class

5-16

$1.25

Indiana Gas & Water Co.

6-%%

"

5-16

12V2C

Increased interim

Silica

'

7

5-31

1
1

12-10

7

5-

68-

11-1

■

30c

Special, guaranteed

5-16

Ordinary registered
(final)
Imperial Tobacco Co. of Canada, Ltd.—

Industrial

5-

f $1

$1.10

Groceterias

$1.25

common

$3.25

2

$1.10

Groceterias,

1

-

(quar.);

capital

Class

5-31

(quar.)

5-

9-10

Loblaw

12V2C

(quar.)

5-25

,

1

5-24

Co.,

Loblaw

25c

(quar.)

6-

1

$1.25

Ltd.,

Machine

convertible

$4

5-27

6
*

Ltd

Ltd.

$3.25 preferred

5-14

5-11

$$1.25

6-10

1

RR.

9

5-

6-lQ

(quar.)

,75c

i.—

Original capital
Special guaranteed
Special guaranteed
Special. guaranteed

'/
,

5-9

1

6-

$1:;

(s-a)

Co.

6-

25c

4-18

5-27

6-16

25c

150c

Loan

Monsanto

4-29

5-16

6-10

Miami

5-13

6-13

25c

5-16

Original

5-12

6-

12c

Holdere

6-16

114c

_:

Brewery,

Monroe

5-10

Co.,

53

Payable of Re6>

25c

(quar.)

Containers, Ltd.___
Carpet Mills, Inc

Monarch

5-16

(quar.)

(quar.)

S.)

When

Share

-

common

common

'(Robert),

Molsons

"

(quar.)

(J.

Mohawk

5-20

.

-

Original capital

5-20

6-

t$l

quar

Co.,

Zinc

1

6-10

37V2C

1

9

5-12

$1.10

Little

4-30

5-15

$1.06 y4

preferred <quar.)_

Hydro-Electric Securities
Idaho

7

5-15

ltd

1

Co._

3

(quar.)

1.

.

...

5-

*6-

5-

6-

(quar.)

Insurance

5-27

—

Co.

Life

5-25

preferred (quar.)

5%

1

Myers-Tobacco

6-15

55c

Refrigerator, $2.25 pfd.
Peanut

6-

$1.50

Mortgage Corp

(Torn)

National

Quarterly
Lindsay Light & Chemical
Link-Belt Co.

(quar.)

Huttig Sash & Door, 5%

&

9

5-

30c

:

A

Liggett
Lincoln

$1.25

&

Huron & Erie

5-14
5-14

1

6-

40c

Lionel
Corporation -(quar.)
Liquid Carbonic Corp., common
3 % %
preferred (quar.)

Co

Refining Co
Hunt Foods,
Inc., common
5%
prefened
(quar.)

1
1

5-16

62 V2C

Smelting,

6-

5-25

(quar.).

5-

Hudson Motor Car (increased
quar.)
Extra

Humble

66-

preferred

Common

'

—

common

&

Mitchell

6-

__

$1.12V2

(quar.)

Bay Mining

Corp

5-20

._

Houston

Howard

Savers

5-14

:

5-21

25c

$1.0614

Y.)

(N.

Life

Ltd.

5-14

common

Co.

5-20

Mines,

6-15

(quar.)

common

A.) & Co.,
preferred (quar.)
Hardart

1

Gold

$1

&

6%
Horn

6-

25c

(quar.)'__

'

Libby, McNeil & Libby (s-a)
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co.

f25c

(quar.)__

(Geo.

5-20

31 (4 c

(quar.)

Honolulu Oil Corp. (irreg.)
Hooker Electrochemical
Co.,
'

Leitch

7-19

20c

Home

$4.25

6-14

75c

(accum.)

Holyoke Street Ry. Co., pfd.
Oil
Co., Ltd

5-31

Utilities,

Mitchell

V S5c

1

30c

(qu8r.)_,

Co., class A
& Company,

5%'

5-21

$1

Pipe Line,
(quar*)
;

B

5-16

37'/2C

(quar.)
(quar.)_.

7-29

Class
Missouri

5-31

3T/uC

(quar.)

6-24

,

5-17

Modern

■,

6-

50c

6-10

2

t

(quar.)_

'

Missouri-Kansas

$1

(quar.)

25c

_____

2

5-17
6-

Lehigh Portland Cement Co.

(H.

Per

Name of Company

5-25

50c

___,

(quar.

common

7-

30c

—

25c

Hilton

J25c
5c

Candy Shops
See Secord (Laura) Candy Shops
Le Tourneau (R. G.), $4 preferred
Lea
Fabrics, Inc.
(year-end)

3

••

6-15

Secord

37V2C

(monthly)

__:

6-

Extra

...

6-18

!_
__

(2145)

Holdert

Payable of Rec.

40C

Company (quar.)
Stamping Co._
V—
Monotype Machine (quar.)

Lanston

Corp.—

preferred B

convertible

Lansing

Lansing

30c

Chocolate

Hibbara, Spencer,
H Monthly

2

5-20

1.,

$1.50

(quar.)_______

Co., 5%' preferred

Products

5-

6-.

When

Share

—

Company (quar.)—
& Sons, Ltd. (quar.)

(John A.)

5-14

.«■

25c

Ltd

Co.,

Co.

$S

Hercules

;+

1

50c

Co.

Powder

6%

6-

______—

Glass

Hercules

Name of Company

15c

(quar.)

Pineapple

Henkell-Clauss,

Payable of Rec,

(quar.)_:

Bakeries

Hazel-Atla^s

Share

.

Per

common.

Empire

Hathaway

•'~7.

FINANCIAL" CHRONICLE

&

Holdert

preferred

convertible

Hartford

,'

When

COMMERCIAL

5-25

5-

5

'.j. 7c

5-25

5-

5

5-

5

3c

5-25

15C

5-26

15c

5-25

5-

5

8c

5-25

5-

5

10c

5-25

5-

5

'•>

5-

5

54

THE

(2146)
When

rer

Name of
New

York

Share

Company
Bonds

Government

Stock

Insurance

series

*—

Heme of Company

Payable of Rec.

4c
—

5-25

5-

5

7c.

,

5-25

5-

5

Service Co.

3.35%

preferred

of

10c

5-25

5-

5

Puget

5-25

5-

5

Pullman,

Inc.

Metals

10c

5-25

5-

5

Pure

Co.,

common

Oil

Industry

-

Public

Utility
series

Railroad

Equipment

Steel

——

Industry series

Tobacco

of

North

Carolina

3%%

6-3

Real

$1.3714

6-20

5-31

$1

6-

1

5-16

_

(quar.)—

Candy
Oil

Co.

Match

Oil

93 %c

5-12
5-12

Regina

6-

Power

Ohio

Seamless

Co., 4%%Tube

preferred
Coal

10-

1

125c

7-

2
1

5-

preferred
new

(initial)

Otter Tail

Outboard

3

3

$1

5-16

5-

3

Revere

Co.

Power

5-10

5'/4%

6-17

Reynolds

6-10
1

&

Inc.,

4-15

Oxford

Paper,

Pacific

American

pref.

Finance

Corp.

Pacific

Gamble

of

California

1

9-15

8-

1

7-15

preferred
Brass,

&

Goods

6-15

Riegel

5-16

Roan

5-16

Robinson

preferred

Pacific

35c

5-25

5-

5-15

4-29

Lumber

Pacific

Mills

5-14

Co.

Oil

Oil

Co.

1

5-10

6

5-20

Rockwell
Rockwood

31'4c

5-16

4-30 :
4-30

34%c

—

5-16

4-30

37'/2C

5-16
6-16

5-14

$1

——--J,

6-

6-15

&

Co.

1

6-15

1

9-15

Standard

0-

Stanley Brock.

G-10
6-15

5-18

G-30

6-15

6-

0-

$1

1

1

1

Class
State

5-14

5%

6-

1

.5%

9-

1

5%

12-15

12-

1

Stein

2

Sterling

Metal

5-

6-

6

5-17

30c

6-

1

5-13

$1.25

7-

1

6-15

$1.25

(quar.)

5-16

25c

7-

1

6-15

(quar.)

$1.25

7-

1

6-

1

Palestine

Economic

Panhandle
4%

Eastern

preferred

Paramount

Pipe Line,

Pictures

Drugs,

partic.

Reel

75c

(quar.)
Inc.

6-

1

5

6-15

5-27

7-

6-15.

50c

(quar.)

(quar.)

common

$1

cum.

preferred

(quar.)

cum.

preferred

preferred

(quar.)

$1

cum.

preferred

cum.

preferred

preferred B

3.70%

preferred

Pepperell

Mfg. Co.
Extra
Perkins Machine $2
Peter Paul Inc.—
Pettibone-Mulliken

7%

cor.v.,

Pittsburgh, Bessemer

(quar.)*

3
5

4.30%

preferred

3.65%

preferred

11-15

11-

5

2-15-50

2-

3

5-16

Scythes & Company, Ltd.,
5%
preferred
(quar.)
Seaboard

4-14

6-

1

6-

5-

1

56-

1

6-15
6'

1

5-16

6-

$1

1

5-20

6-10

5-13

5-20
6-

6-30

6-10

$1

6-30

6-

1

25c

6-

1

5-16 '

6-

1

5-16

20c

6-

1

5-11*

6-

1

5-11

6-

1

5-

6-

1

5-12

7-15

7-

1

7-

6-

1

6-13

53»/aC

7- X

7'/aC

J

(quar.)

.

(quar.)—,

25c

37 Vac

37 Vac

1

5-14

1

5-17

1

5-17

5-31

5-24

6-

5-14

6-

1

5-14

1

5-14

5-31

25c

6-

1

5-10

25c

9-

1

8-10

Co.

preferred

Co.

12-

1

11-10

of

Class

Signal
Class

B

Simon

Simpsons,

&c

Ltd.,

Oil

Public Service Co.

of

Indiana,
(quar.)




6-

1

Co.—

(quar.)
com,

___

(irreg.)

6-30

5-1?

40c

6-

67 Vac

6-

6-

7-

1

6-10

6-

1

5-18

4»/a%

4%
Tide

$3.75

5-18
5-25

6-15

5-25

6-15

5-25

Toledo

Tide

5-26

5-16

Trico

5-26

5-16

Roller

Oil

&

6-

5-16

6-15
5-16

5-

5"

6-15

6-

1

5-16

5-

2,

6-

3

6-

,

"5-11
5-11

5* 3

1

.:5-l7

6-15

6- "1

6-25

-6-15

y"

Co

preferred

7-

2

6-10

' 6-30

5-30

208

7-29

1".

Quarterly

6-29
1
1

6-15

6-

1

Union

Asbestos

C-15

6-

1

Union

Electric

54 Vie

*30c

t$1.12'/a

$4.25

preferred

(quar.)

.

Rubber

&

Co, of

.

30c
50c

1

Co.

5-15
6-

1

4-29
5-20

5-18

5-16

4-28

6-

1

5-16

5-15

25c
25c

6-

5-13

'1

;

6-21

1

7-

-

-

1U10 :

1

7-

i

6-20

t

9-20

10-, t

62'aC

—...

5-10

11-15

$1
62'gc
62%c

„

$2

5-16

5-

2

r

—$1.06V*
(quar.)—,»• 25c

5-16

5r

2

'

Missouri—

7-

2

6-10 ;

'r

'

V

1

5-17

$3.50

preferred

(quaj.)——*

87''2c

5-16

1

5-17

$3.70

preferred

5-16

.4-30

$4.50

preferred

(quar.92''aq
(quar.
_J_
$1.12%

5-16

4-30

6-10

6-

1

'

-

Union

Oil

Co.

of

6-

1

5-16

6-

1

5-

9

Union

6-1

5-

9

United

Aircraft

6-15

5-19

United

Air

6-15

-

.

1

8-10

,

8-15

"-25b

'

(quar.)—.

,

6-10

6

6-

'
■

6-

5-16

United

Biscuit

$3.75

California—

preferred A
Tank

Car

5-14

4-15

6^-2 *

5-

2

6-15

6-

1

6-20

6-10

-

Co

1

%

of

B

6-10

9334C

-

:

5-20

65c

0-

1

5-16

preferred (quar.)
$1,25
pfd. (quar.)———" $1.12%

6-

1

^5-16

6-

1

6-

1

.

5%

America

25c
2'5<5

(quar.)—*—

:___

.

United-Carr Fastener Corp. (quar.)—
United Corporations, Ltd., ciass A (quar.)—
Class

4-30

"

*

(quar.)_—

Lines, 4%%

Extra

v

Co._

Corp.,

"

50c

7-

25c

Tyer Rubber Co., common—I—-2-"i
-

5-10

6-

-

v-

*$1.25

Corp.
——1

66r

1

2

50c

:

Universal Insurance Co, (quar.)
'
*
Quarterly J,
—;
;
Tudor City Fourth Unit, Inc., 6% pfd.__!
Twin City Rapid Transit, 5% pfd.
(quar.)_

6-15

1

6-

$1.06'A

(quar.)

—

St

1 1

6-

15c

—

Co.

Salle

5-

G-

6-15

40c
9334C

Quarterly

La

5-16

6-15

75c

(ouar.)—i__;

5-13

.

.

(quar.)_

4-29

South

.

10c

(quar.)
Co.

6-

50c

—

1

50c

•

common

(quar. )_1

Gas

6-15

36c.

.»

(cfuar.)__

5-

4-20;

1

3

Trinity

C0c

Iron

b-24
6-

*1

Oil,

4'A%

25c

—

&

—

Bearing

Company

25c

(quar.)

*. J

5-14

25c
$1.75

quar.)___.__—__

5-16

62%c

preferred

1

6-

*25c

"

1

5-15

Mills

Power

Edison,

4-14

*25c

(quar.)

(quar.)_<__

1

6-

60c

(quar.)

preferred

Timken

5-25

$2.50

Steel

Cotton

Water

Trar.e

...

.

(quar.)____

9*

6•/- \'.;

50c

common

Water Associated

1

*$1.75

■_

Quarterly
Quarterly

Co..

preferred

6-

62'/aC

(quar.)

5-

6-15

-25c

(irreg.)—!

(John R.) Company—
Thompson Products, Inc., common

6-15

$1

Corp.-(quar.)

Co

Inc, »
Sloss-Sheffield

Smith

9

*30c

-

5-28

25c

./

Thompson

6-10

25c

6-

.5-18

•

'

1

,

5-17

50c-

'6-10

*37q
-J.25c

5-16

4-15

-

5-31

>

(quar.)__

7

',5-17

5-31

4.-30

"
_

"

'

50c

—

„,

(Alexander)

& Sons

Solventol

Chemical

1

5-I6

Sonotone

Corp.,

5-16

$1.25

Products

common

convertible

12-10

United

Electric

Coal

Cos.

United

Engineering & Foundry Co., common
preferred (quar.)
——-

(special)

(quar.)—

preferred

A

(quar,)_

6-10

5-20

6-1

5-13

United

Gas

6- 1

5-13

United

5-21

"6-10

5-24
'

15c

6-

25c

6-10

5-

22'Ac

5-15

4-30

6

1%^

One

share

for

SEC

7%

Improvement

6c

5-16

4-30

10c

6-30

0-

i

C.3C%

31'Ac

6-30

6-

1

6%

of

each

Madison

25

shares

prior

prior

&

(s-a)—

Electric

-

5-

6

5-17

5-

«

6-30

5-31

5-17

75e
$1.75
65c

1

Co.

held. "(Subject" to
5-25

4-27

58%G

6-

1

5-31

53c

6-

1

5-31

(monthly)—-—*—.»<■

50c

6-

1

5-31

*——*

—

(•monthly)*****-—**-

preferred

preferied

Gas

(The)

(monthly)*—-*-**-

approval)-

prior preferred

Co.

-

5-24

Light 6c Railways Ca. (stock.div.)—

1

6-10

25c

—

$1.05

T________

25c

(rjuar.—

Extra

50c

L.h 6%-preferred (quar.)—
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc. (quar.)_______
Solar Aircraft, 90c conv. pfd. (quar.)

1

9-10

12-20

87'Ac

(T.

1

9-20

50c

Carpet Co.—-

(quar.)

preferred c(quar.)
preferred
(quar.)

—

35c

5-

1

Skilsaw

3Va%

$1.10
Gas

preference

Thomaston

1

10c

& Son, Ltd., common

Oil

4.20%

(quar.)

Electric

5-12

6-

25c

ty

4'

15c

(quar.)__

preferred (quar.)

7-

(quar.)

Co.—

convertible preferred

(H.)

Common

5-13

&

redeemable preferred
Simonds Saw & Steel Co.

Smith

7%

25c

A

5%

Sinclair

6-10

Thew Shovel

31 Vic

5%

4-30

1

9

(quar.)

class

Oil

&

Glass Mfg.—
convertible preference

*20c

Signode Steel Strapping Co., common (quar.)

4-22

6-

1

5-

(quar.)______—*

(Franklin)

Coal

25c

(quar.)
Royalties Co.,

5-16

$1.08'A

6-

5-16

B

5-14

Colorado—

(quar.)_:

6-15

Breweries, Ltd. (guar.)—____________
Sigma Mines, Ltd. (Quebec)——..
Signal Oil & Gas, class A (quar.)

75C

(quar.)

$2.40

12V2C

(quar.)—

5-

Thatcher

9

Sick's

Skejly
C-

9

22c

Co.

-

: 1

5-16

25c

,

9*
12-

25c

Simon

6-

1

Pen

Inc

Extra

6-10

9-30

40c

Sherwin-Williams Co. of Canada, Ltd.—
7% preferred
(quar.)

,

Pacific

20c

A.)

Fund,

,

12-31

(quar.)

6-20

6-

Texas

(quar.)

Co.

5-16
4-29

,___—$135.

5-14

50c

Power

&

4

1

L___ —7c

1

(quar.)

Water

5-

6-

*50c

6-

Ltd

common

4-26..
5-14*

1

5-16

40c

—

5-14

(quar,)
Shops,

■

:

Gold Mines, Ltd

1

,

preferred
(quar.)____—
Simmons Company

6-30

*45c

25c

—

6-

Co.

Candy

Inc.

Bond & Share—
1st
preferred
(accum.)

6-

(quar.)

Sherwin-Williams Co., common
4% preferred (quar,)'

4'/a%
$2,50

$1.37'/a

&

-5-10-

Telephone

50c

(quar.)

6-

*12'aC

*25c

6-30

2

5-31

35c

(quar.)

*31'Ac

5-28

RR—

$1.50

1

6

15c

1

(Del.)

Co.

preferred

Television

$2.50

1

7-

50c

Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Ry
Tennessee Products & Chemical Corp., com.-

_—

10c

preferred

preferred

1

10c

(quar,)_,

Co

dividend

6-

50c

(quar.)_a~—r

:

Procter & Gamble

Public Service

5-24

6-30

75c

Power Corp. of
Canada, Ltd. (increased)_.__
Pressed Metals of America, com.
(resumed)
Common

Public Service

6-10

91'/4c

common-

„i—

Company, class B

Common
Prestone
Oil

■

A

(W.

Extra

Teck-Hughes

15c

class

Sheaffer

Technicolor,

7-15*

6-

V?C

.

:

27c

5-13

preferred

16

6-

Ltd.—

5-13

ExUa

5-20

5-27*

4-29

1

5-17

1

.

50c

(quar.)

(Canada),

1

common

(quar.)
Corporation, class B

Shawinigan

5-10

8-

pfd".

Carson

&

1

preferred

90c

convertible

5-14

5-27

5-2

20c

—

4.32%

Fenn,

6-

Acceptance
Corp.,
common
preferred A
(quar.)___

Serrick

9

5%

7%

Co., 5%

Security Banknote Co.,

40c

1

Co.

(Laura)

5%

5-22

5-16

$1.25

Surety

Roebuck

6-

C-13

5-14

15c

—*_*_

6-

Securities

5

25c

common.

Corp.

_______

(quar.)

Pearson

&

$1.25

Oil

Secord

5-14
6-

RR.

Inc.

Taylor,

$1,07%

preferred

Seaboard

1

6-

Air Line

Seaboard

1

6-15

30c

____

pfd. A (accum.)__
prior preferred (quar.)__;
Plywood, Inc. (quar.)

Steel

______

Electric Co.___

5-10

1

5-14

1

25c

$I

Taggart

1

1

6-

)0c

'
—-

91 Vic

quar.)

preferred

5%

1

50c

__

preferred (s»a)_*

pref.

9

25c

(quar.)

25c

514%

A

6-

85c

(initial

5

40c
•

Pittsburgh Steel, 5%

class

<quar.)_

Dillon

8-

$1.75

a

Erie

1

5-23

62'/2c

(quar.)

common

preferred

2-

5-

Lake

7-

7c

5-

$1

&

(quar.)

Corp.

6-

Co

8-15

5-9

Co.,

Svmington-Gould

25c

Company—"_
Scovill Manufacturing Co.—

Sears

__

preferred

Brick

5-15

5-16

common

3%%

$3.40

Sfotten

25c

Inc.*,

Fisher

2-15-50

5-16

Co.,

4,40%

5

25c

Pitney-Bow&s,

$1.40

5

75c

Water

&

Scott Paper Co.,

5

8-

11-

_

$4
preferred
Pioneer Petroleum

,

5-

8-15
11-15

$2

Phillips Petroleum Co. (quar.)___
Pillsbury Mills, Inc., common (quar.)

4Vt%

5-15

Sayre

12-15

56c

—a——

(quar.)

5-10

15c
;

*75c

——

Portsmouth

1-1-50

20c"

Extra

preferred

preferred

Sylvanite Gold Mines, Ltd.

Tampax.

(quar.)

6-

•

37?aC

Taylor

A vtc

Co.

5-25

37'?';

(quar.)__:__

1

Paper

6-15

5c

preferred

6%

4

____

Philadelphia Suburban

2nd

4%

Oil,

5*

37'/ac

____r;

6-10

Swau-Finch

12-

Regis

5-

5-16-

5c

•
*—

J2-15

St.

Savage Arms Corp.—

11-

18e

common

$1.25

92 >/2c

Company1 (quar.)_—
Pfeiffer Brewing Co. (quar.)—
Phelps Dodge Corp.—
Philadelphia Electric Co., common (quar.)
$V preferred
(quar.)
——
Philadelphia Suburban Transportation—

11-15

<

.

•

Ry.

33c

Pfaudler

■

Co.,

Drug

(quar.)

$1.10

__

Ray

preferred

25c

____

5

•

25c

conv.

9-15

5%

—

5-

*.

5%

6-15

———

pfd.

5

8-

(quar.)*

Tampa

(quar.)—

7%

55-

8-15

31 Uc

—

(quar.l—

Company,, common

1

preferred—a.*

Gear,

Gas

5-16
5-16

31'.-4c

9-

4-26

'

5-16
4-30:

•

25c

9-15

1

1

6- '1

31 %c

$1,25

1

.5-18%

•

1:' A 6-18

6-

$1

quar.)

(quar.)

—-

(quar.)

(initial

preferred A vtc

7-

v"

7-

Corp.—

conv.

5-15

;

;

4-29:

1

6>••

56o

r.

*75c

5%

25c

(quar.)

9-15

5-14

(s-a)

1

$1

Works,

class A

Ltd.,

6-

10-

5-15.

12-15

5Cc

6-14

5c

6-30
9-30

—

1

___*

common

Inc. .(quar.)'___.

6-

62'/2 c

7-11:

50c

6-15

v

7-11

5-20

12-31

<quar.)__

$1.25

—

6;

$1.25

(quar.)

25c

'

1

5-

$1.25

preferred A vtc

Francisco

1

0-

5'

5-20

6-10

$1.25

,

conv.

25c

(quar.)

1

5%

Louis-San

8-

-ft-

Corp.,

(quar.)

5-25

*$1.06

(quar.,)

-

15c

2

pfd,

5-16

V*10c

preferred (quar.)
Superior Tool & Die (quar.)___

4-28

1

5-14
6-10

*15c

V

—

'6%

5-17

7-

Oil

Sun

5-14

5-19

5c

$1.12'/a

1
1

?c

5c

(quar.)

2

—

$1.50

St.

6-

5-18

'

Sun

5-20

6-

-6-24"

1

25c

—

5-

Pennsylvania Engineering Corp.—
Pennsylvania Telephone Corp.—
Peoples Telephone;
4%% preferred

12'

6-

r

.

5rl9

7-15

25c

,

5-11-

-

6-10 >

9334C

(quar.)

Wells

6-10

-

ouc

•

^__1_

5-

'

(quar.)—
(quar.)

C

(quur.)__

common

1

33c

Penman's, Ltd.. common (quar.)
Pennsylvania Electric Co.—

4-22*

1

33c

(quar.)*

Poor &

Saguenay Power Co., Ltd., 4!4%

6-

5-104-22;

6-

(quar.)

$1.32

1

6-10

6-15

50c

33c

cum.

6%

6-17

$1.25

r

6-10

class B common—*—___

Co.,

,

5-10

7

6-10

(quar.)_.

A

Suburban' Propane

1

5-27
6-10

$1

$1.50

preferred
(quar.)
preferred
(quar.)_>
preferred (quar.)

$1.25

4-29

50c

6-

(quar.)—
preferred (quar.)
preferred (quar.),.

$1.32

5-20" '

,

20c

preferred

cum.

2

6-10
6-

37'/2c
*12'/ac

Shops

6-28

25c

cum

6-20;

1

20c

(quar.)

31'4c

,

SI 32

4.40%

(quar.)

5-

1

6-

6-20

6-10

25c

Saco-Lowell

I,

G-

Corporation
1_
Taion, Inc., common
r_—_
4%
preferred (s-a)——_______

———,

$1.32

4V4%

5-20

6-11

v

2

20c

—

Corporation

Roxy Theatre, Inc., $1.50 preferied (quar.)_
Royalite Oil Co., Ltd., new com. (initial)
Royalties Management
Ruppert (Jacob) 4'/a% pfd. (quar.)

3

6-

50c

20c

(quar.)

cum.

$3.65

1

Rowe

6-11

25c

(quar.)__

5-15

62 VaC

$1

Quarterly

e-

25c

;

(quar.)

Corp.

7-

5-16-

4-29
.

,

(quar.)

common

$1.25

15c

Inc.

8%c

___

$1

Water

5-20

quar.)_

Extra

Extra

City)—

(quar.)

Peoria

1

62 '/a C

Telephone,

preferred

6-

6-

$1.06'4

——

—

$2,25

6-24

25c

—

Coal

Common

1

common

$1
.

,

Stern

Screw

New

<

13

Works—

(initial

Industries

$1

prcf.

Common

Brothers,

Ross

75c

conv.

Peninsular

Roos

4

9 ;

5-

Co,, common
prior preferred (quar.)„
Peerless Cement Corp.—
Peninsular Grinding Wheel Co,—
5%

6-15

1

5-25

(quar.)—,
Parmelee Transportation Co. (quar.)—

Feabody

5-

7-

5-20

$1

common—

(Kansas

5-14

*45c

1

—

—

Co.,

6-

(quar.)*

com.

(quar.)

6f

$4.25 preferred
35c

(quar.)—,

(quar.)———

Parkersburg Rig
Pattoriew

Corp.

New

40c

Machinery (quar.)
Paeolet Manufacturing Co. (quar.)___
Pagw-Hersey Tubes, Ltd.————

1

Jersey (increased)
share for each 200

& Company

Struthers

5-13

$1

-

Package

1
1

Textiles,
(quar.)_—_______________
Stonega Coke & Coal Co.-l
—*

6-15

-25c

(quar.)

6-

6-

preferred

Stowell

5-13-

6-15

6-

—

<quar.)_^

2 \

6-15

«

■

7-155-

:—

Ltd,, class A

Drug,

&

4 '/a %

/

7-15'

1

40c

(qu?.r.)_;

(quar.)__

(A.)

Stern

1

8-

5-16

6-

(quar.)_____

(Ohio),

Co.,

preferred
preferred
preferred

6-15
9-15

42'/2C

<quar.)__^

common

Tube

B

26c

8-

6-15'*'

5

*10c

Fuel

25c

5-25-

-20c

,

Supply. Co
Stecher-Traung Lithograph

5-16

1*

0-

.

7-

C-13

87%c

New

(for

Co.

1

pfd. F (quar.)

& Haas Company, common
preferred A (quar.)

Art

Oil

7-

J25c

,

of

preferred

10-

6cl

C-15

*3c

Railway Equipment Mfg. (quar.)
Standard Silica Corp.
(quar.)
Standard Steel Spring Co.
(quar.)___

9-15

5-21

1

25c

Standard

80c

(quar.)__

Company,

prior preferred

Rouson

1

6-

Gas

preferred

4%

Standard

6-15

*20c

Mfg. Co

series A preferred

Rohm

5-10
'

5-16-

5-13'^

0-

$1.12%

(quar.)

California

of

dividend

25c

5%

5%

4-20

1

$1

1

5tl6-

6-10

12%c

held)

10-

(interim)

common

(quar.)

5%

4-30

75C

—

Ltd..

preference

Rockland

6-

5-16

1

7-

Stock

6-15

,

2%

Standard

$1.75

Quarterly

6-

25c

5-20

6-

$1.75

Eiectric, 4%
of Ages Corp. (quar.)
Quarterly

40c

31'4c

4-25

$1.75

;

Paper Ccrp.
(quar.)
Antelope Copper Mines, Ltd.

6-15

4-25.

1

(quar.)___

Co., (Indiana)

Rock

Corp.
(quar.)
Company——

(quar.)—

Oil

Standard

$1.75

Rochester Gas &

6-

—

(guar.)—

Lighting

Pacific

Forgings Corp.

Standard

5-16

1

:

5-14

40c

Co.

Standard

6-15

6."6-

50c

common

preferred

5-10

5-16

1

45c

Dredging Corp.—

convertible

7-11

*

7-

5-16,

*$1.25

Ltd.,

Co.,

1

45c

•

$1.37%

(quar.)___

1

40c
$1.12'/a

1

10c
$1.37 Va

—

6-

45c

"

7-13
-

6-

-

(quar.)

8-

(quar.)

Little & Co..

Chemical

Standard-Coosa-Thatcher

33/4%

I

1

$1.60

7-15
6-1

$1

25c

(quar.)

6-

7-

6-10

8-15

$1

$1.31'A

(quar.)

y

pref.- (quar.)_

conv.

Standard

r_

6-10

3

1

1

Co.—

7-

A

8-

7-

.5-13

Cap & Seal Corp.—

preferred

7-15

Co.—

preferred

preferred

5%

5-13

6-15

20c

(quar.)__

(quar.).:

4-20

,

5-31'

50c

—

Co.-(Conn.)

V

6-15

^40c !

.

(quar.)_

(quar.)

preferred

$1.60

15c

Inc

Tobacco

Co.

Inc._

Standard Brands, cominon

25c

(quar.)

J.)

$1.12 %
3714c

1

6-15

1

.

common....

(quar.)

Wo*er

Standard

(accum.)

1st

Class

preferred

10-

7-

5

> 9-15

$1

$l.^a'

—

$4 preferred A

15c

2nd preferred (quar.)
2nd preferred (quar.)

;■

$4
■

*5c

7%

Electric Co., 5% pfd. (quar.)
redeemable
preferred
(quar.)

(quar.)-—-——.

8

$3.50

7%

&

preferred

8

6-

6-13

.

5

—

,

Investors,

Standard

7%

(quar.)

(auar.)

6-

6-15

Dry

1st

37 Vac

Robinson

Pacific Gas

1
1

9-15

5-20

(quar.)—

Pacific

7-

5

5-16

$1.25

Spiegel, Inc., $4.50 conv. preferred (quar.rSpringer Sturgeon Gold Mines, Ltd.____
Squibb & Sans, common (quar.)

6

1

4-30

.

11-15

1

4-30

75c

8-15

1

7-

7-31

..

Spear 6c Company, 5% 1st preferred (quar.)
5%
2nd preferred (quar.)
Spencer, Kellogg & Sons, Inc. (quar.)
Sperti Foods. Inc.,
conv. pfd.
iquar.)

7-

6-10

$1.25

Sovereign

10-

5-14

—

Telephone

*5c

5-14

preferred (quar.)
Investors, Inc.—

$5

States

*28c

20c

———

Southwestern

1

5-

buc

_

(Texas)

6-15

Quarterly

Stamford

55 Vac

1

1

Service,

12-

7-

7-31

_____

(quar.)

Public

$4Qc

5

28'jt'c

'

(quar.^_;

preferred

*27c

prefeired

Rice-Stix

preferred

non-cum.

Southwestern

7-

1

(quar,)

common

non-cum.

5-24

-6-16

5

6-

6-30

'

1

5%

25c

(quarterly interim)
class B (quar interim)
Manufacturing Co., common
4'/2%
preferred
(quar.)

4-15

(quar.)

5%

(quar.)

<R.

Gas

Railway Co.,

'

$1.12%

Rheem

4-15

7%

Co

Southern

1

5-14

5-

common—,

90c

Mfg.

2

6-

5-14

Common

2

5-

5-14

(quar.)

Marine

9-

1

$40c
25c

Common

5-10

*25c

(Minn.), common

Natural

(quar.)

Copper

5-20

6-

*

(quar.)

convertible

6-30

*$1.75

Owens-Illinois Glass Co

6%

6-

5-

6-14

(reduced)

preferred

5%%

6-15

5-16

5-14

Class B

5%

5

*$3

Osgood Company, class A—

$1.50

5-

1

*25c

Oswego Falls Corp., 4%% preferred (quar,),

preference (quar,)__—'
Canada Power Co., Ltd. (quar.)_

5-31

5-

*30c

convertible

5-19

$406'

*

•

Investors Fund, Inc.—
preferred A (quar.)
6% preferred B (quar.)_
Republic Pictures Corp.—

50C

—

,

shares

4.56%
Southern

7-1

6-

5-31

'28c

Southern

,•><

7-

6-30

l

1

2

5-16-

1

27c

1

6-15

*5-11

7-31

5Uc

6-

5-

5-16

50c-.
3flJ2C

6-

1

4-19

6-

$1,12%

6-15
7-

$1.183A

____

(irreg.)

20c

American

!

*

5-16

5-16

5-14-

4

;

(quar.)_

7-

10c

6%

$1

7% preferred (quar.)
O'Okiep Copper Co., Ltd.—

4-14

1

*25c

'

Paper—

6- 9
*

5-31

.4.32 % *.cum preferred (quar.)^——
4.48% convertible preierence
(quar.)

Republic

25c
—

(quar.)-——-

\

6-

.59 %c

(quar.)

A

Quebec Railway Co. (s-a)
Ontario Steel Products Co., Ltd., com. (quar.)
Extra

3

50c

—;

preferred

Corporation

3

5-

50c

—

A—

4%

5-

6-15

A

A

Extra

5-31

6-15

' $1.12 >4

———'

com.

6-20

25c

(quar.)

*1

Co

5-27

7- 1
10- 1
6-15
e- 1

$1.25
<quar.)__

Extra

Class

4

35c

Ontario &

$3.60

9-15

&

5-26

40c

,

4.88%

Coventry Ltd.,

Class

5-26

6-

non-cum.

Corporation

Renold

1

*11.75

——-—

Corp.—-

Industries,

Oliver

6-

25c

Natural Gas,

Oklahoma

5-12

5-17

6-10

non-cum.

$1.60

preferred

.•—:

—__—

Bag

Holder)

5-31

12V2c

Co._

(quar.)

California Ediscn, common (quar.)
participating original preferred (quar.)
cum.
preferred <quar.)___

5%
'

2

5-25

Advance

When

Payable of Rec.- -

75c

"

■

.

Southern

5-16

6-13

_

15c
$1.75

preferred (quar.)
preferred (quar.)—:
preferred (quar.)

Remington Rand,
$4.50 preferred

1

6-10

15c

;

Ohio

$1.60

5-10

1

Co

(quar.)

$1.60 non-cum.

1

$1.1314

.

4

Platinum

&

Co., Ltd.__

4'A%'

6-10

C-15

50c

(quar.)_—

A
(quar.)
Mills, Ltd.

6-

—

—

5-

1

6-

-

933/4C

(quar.)—

preferred
Knitting

6-

5c

(quar,)

4

6-

—
25c
—37»/2c

common

common

5-25

___;

Extra

Ben

43/4%

6-21

15c

Ltd., common

Stores,

20c

——

(quar.)

Company

Owl

$1.1214

!-

———--

.'

,7-1

25c

,—,

—

Co.—

preferied

4% %

Red

Regent

(quar.)

Co

Hosiery Mills,
preferred (quar.)
preferred
(quar.)

5%

7-20

__—

5-

Gold

T

share

.

—

Southwestern Life Insurance

prefeired

1st

non-cum

Silk

7%

6-24

(quar.)

50c
03aAc

—

Southern

5-31

40c
*25c

——

Southam

7- 1

$1.50

——

American

Bend Lathe Works

5-18

-

,

?quar.)

Co.

South

4-25

1

6-

Pulp

South

2

Reading Co.—

5-31

1

(s-a)

(quar.)

Name of Company

-

4-29

5-16
6-10
6- 1

25c

(quar.)

Co., common—,,———
preferred (quar.)
preferred (quar.) *

6-20

Per
'

5-

5-16
5-16

-

$1.25
60c

(quar.)__

Rapid Electrotype (quar.)
Ray-O-Vac
Company
(quar.),—

8-

pfd.

(quar.)—

Purina

33/4%

3

6-

7-15

(quar.)
Service, common—

Public

Pharmacal

Ohio

Old

6-30

15c

Bancorporation

Ohio

Olin

3%%

$3.50

prior

$4

Flour Mills,

7%

Ralston

(quar.)

preferred (quar.),——

Oceanic

5

'4%

(quar.)

preferred

Ogilvie

5-

5-13

guaranteed

7%

Water,

Northwestern

Nutrine

5-25

7-1

—

—

——

Quaker State
Quebec Power Co.

Greyhound Lines—

Northwest

Norwich

5

Corp.—

Refractories
RR..

preferred

4%%
5'A%

5

$1.50

Investment

American

North

5-

Payable of Rec.

20c
50c
25c

—

,

5-

*10c

preferred
(accum.)
5%% preferred (accum.)

(quar.)

0% preferred (quar.)
Oil Refining

6-15

held—

American

Northeastern

5-25

84c
25c

(quar.)_—

Quaker Oats Co.,

each

for

Co.

Power

6%

Northland

5-25

Light

preferred

conv.

5

(stock dividend)—

Kansas

shares

four

5-25

5-

5%

6c

Purity Bakeries Ccrp.

14c

Ltd.,

Corp.,

Mining

share

5

Extra

5

5

5-

*$1

—-■*-

(quar.)*—*_

North American Co.
One

—•—

series,——

Industry

Mines, Ltd.

Normetal

North

ceries_—

Industry

55-

9c

series

Industry

5-25

5-25

10c

Fund

5-26

6c

—.

Railroad

Noranda

18c

13c

4c

series

Pacific Coast It-vestment

Oil

Power

Monday, May 16, 1949

Holder)

Soundview

(quar.)

Sound

Share

.

1—

Mexico

New

13c

—

When

Hampshire—

(quar.)—

Public Service Co.

%

.

New

of

Machinery Industry series
Merchandising series—_*-*—*--*-*
series

CHRONICLE

Per

Public

series

FINANCIAL

Holder)

Inc.—(concluded)

Stocks,

COMMERCIAL, &

.

Volume

169

Number 4803

THE
Per

Name of
United
;

Company

Molasses

Ordinary

•

'

■

1

"

Share

__;

Name of

Insurance

Co.

(Seattle)

5

5-24

7-

5

5-24

Common

Quarterly

Common
5-27

22 Vic

5-17

6-

$5

;

___

U. S. Casualty Company, 45c conv. pfd. (s-a)
S.
Electric Light & Power Shares, Inc.

5-16

1

Wyandotte

U.

S.

Finishing Co.,

$4

■.

convertible preferred (quar.)___
preferred
iquar,).

7%

U S Hoffman

S.

Lines

Co.

(N.

preferred
U.

S.

•

U. S.

J.),

Society

(Phila.)

&

U.

Rubber

•

4'/2'a

•

&

7%

preferred

Consolidated

1

Insurance

Universal

Pifctures

6-

convertible

6-15

5-

6%

,

2-

4-29

7-15

7-

5-25

5-10

6-

5-13

I

6-

25c

fquar.)_i__:

preferred

Van Norman
Van

Raalte

6-

sales

3

5-6

c

7-

1

10-

1

9-20

1-3-50

12-22

6-20

6-10

6-

1

5-17

6-

2

25c

Co..

50c

after

profit

75c

Chemical

Virginia
Virginia

Coal

Virginia

per

-

W'aite

Amulet

Walgreen

Company,

'

(H.)

Warner

Brothers

Warren
$3

Warren
•

Gooderham

(S.

$4.50

&

1

5-31 ;

8-

1

20c

6-

1

6-11

5-16
5-16

J50c

6-15

5-13

7-

6-

35C

& Northern

1

6-

1
1

5-14

710-

Wellington

Fire

Insurance

Engineering

7-1

6-16

7-1

50c

(quar.)
Co.

20c

Wesson

&

5-16

2

Snowdrift

West Jersey
1

B%

Inc.—

Co.,

.

5-21

5-

$1

6-, 1

5-13

75C

(quar.)

(quar.)

West. Indies Sugar

12»/2C

6-13

5-27

25c

Oil

Co.

6-13

(s-a)__

& Seashore

4

RR. Co

special guaranteed

:

4'/2>

preferred (quar.)
Auto Supply Co.

Western Pacific RR.
,

5%

preferred

Co.,

6-

i

5-14

5-16

4-18

$1.75

5-16

4-18

6-13

preferred

A

preferred

A

(quar.)

Western

Tablet

5-16

5-

$1.25

5-16

5-

8-15

8-

11-15

11-

1

Air

Westinghouse

Electric

;

3.80%

preferred B
Electrical

Weston

Paper

(S.

White's

S.)

Auto

25c

6-

1

5-

1

55-

Instrument

Corp.

;

<

5%

SOc

Dental Mfg.
Stores, Inc

Candle

common

,

C-

1

7-

3714c

—I--

5-14

6-

•

SI

Gibbs

(J.

w

■

1

Wilsil,

I

Brothers,
(J.

•

(quar.)_

Wool

Corp.

Crampton

Electric

(Alan)

5-14

5-

(quar.)

Corp.

Power,

8teel

com.

Governor

Inc.—Split-Up Voted— '

7-

1

6-30

1949—Month—1948
$1,150,762

5-16
5-28

5-13

27 tic

1

5-

3

7-31

7-15

90c

6-

1

5-16

28c

5-14

4-30

$1.12(4

6-15

5-31

$1.20

—_

6-15

5-31

7-

6-

...

common

—

(stock dividend)—

5%
25c

1

1

i.
■V
__

'J; 1949—Month—1948

2,427,120
114,864

5,700,485
349,858
1,568,325
359,426

$1,594,767

$3,506,990

246,813

285,021

781,825

$3,875,357
767,865

$1,247,602

$1,309,746

$2,725,165

$3,107,492

24,341

16,364

71,152

47,489

$1,272,144

$1,326,110

$2,796,317

155,424

163,308

462,689

$3,154,982
503,819

opers.

taxes__^

6% preference registered (s-a)
Worthington Pumo & Machinery Corp., ct>m.
4%%

prior

preferred

4y2%

conv.

priqr preferred (quar.)—-

(auar.)




oper.

income—
income--

income
from gross inc.

Net

income—

$1,116,719

$1,162,802

■

$2,333,628

$2,651,163

169, p. 1567.

(Ed.)

Schuster & Co., Inc.—Earnings—
$41,406,003 $39,055,068

——

Net profit after

charges and taxes—

1,233,046
$2.63

$2.48

preferred dividend requirements.

Max E.
Net

sales

•'

■

for

•

the

year

ended Jan.

31,

1949

were

the

history of the company, an increase of 6.0% over the preceding year.
During each of the last two years, the rise in dollar volume was prin¬
cipally attributable to an Increase in the size of the average sales
transaction, inasmuch
'

both

in

230

as

the

ratio

as

the number

of

current

pared with 2.7 to I.

by

transactions

decreased slightly

.

compared with $5,985,996 at

sented

of

; ;
current assets of the company at

years.

net

5-

2

' *

1819.

p.

March

and

AND

Trust

Detroit,

Co.,

7,

metal

1946,

for

mouldings.

T?

/
Mich.

The roller chains are the latest
They are manufactured

braces, and bicycle roller chains.

addition
on

the

to

company's

The

is

company

formed

early

in

manufactured
its

of

by

sold

and

such

well-rated
included

the

Smith

metal

and

agreement.

>

paftnership
Smith which

of
Leo

a

At

mouldings.

thi

ihcep-

products were moulding for
mouldings, stair nbs-

partnership's

linoleum

business

of

D.

Harold

license

exclusive

an

roll-formed

the
as

jobbers

products.

of

under

continuation

a

1945

business,

use

line

machine

automatic

an

was

the general purpose
Company's present

carpeting

and

The pai tnership marketed its products through
coverings from coast to coast and also

floor

of

such well-known companies as S. S.
Green Co. and Montgomery-Ward.
The rapid expan¬
partnership's business necessitatted an an increase in
capitalization and resulted in the incorporation of the company which
took over all of the assets and business of the partnership.

Its

among

H.

customers

L.

the

of

CAPITALIZATION

GIVING

TO

EFFECT

PRESENT

OFFERING

/p

Authorized
Common
As

stock

of

Feb.

of

Corp.

262,572 shs.

(par

March 16 voted to change the
from
$1 to $2 per share and
to

shareholders

the

of

proportionately

tribution

the

stock

Shareholders

All

deposit

28,

fcommon

standing.

..

1949,

Outstanding

375,000 shs.

par)

authorized capital consisted of 100,000
$1) of which 83,300 shares were out- '
par Value of
the
common
stock
increase the
authorized common stock to 375,000 shares,
of which 41,650 shares,
of
which
41,650 shares were
then outstanding.
Shareholders also
voted
to
approve
the acquisition as of Jan. 31,
1949,
of certain
assets
of Smith Roller Chain Corp. in exchange
for 95,922 shares,
of the company's common stock
($2), thus increasing the outstanding
common
stock
to
137,572
shares.
These 95,922
shares
were
dis¬
tributed proportionately to the
shareholders of Smith Roller Chairi •
shares

;

($2

in

a

total

Roller Chain Corp. are to
shares received in the dis«

Smith

of

of

50,000

escrow.
...

' 5

the terms of the underwriting agreement, com¬
put in force a dividend policy calling for cash
quarterly dividends on the common stock of 5 cents per share, be¬
ginning with the first quarter following the completion of the public
offering in the. event that sufficient earned surplus is available and
continuing so long as in thfe judgment of the board of directors the
earnings of the company Justify such payment.
pany

cash

or

assets

to

Jan. 31, 1949 were $9,131,the end of the preceding year, and

current

liabilities

was

3.3

to

1

as

com¬

The increase in net current assets is largely repre¬
securities.

During the year, in anticipation of its current building and expansion
the company materially strengthened its financial condition
by issuing 15,000 shares of 4%% preferred stock for $1,431,484, net
after expenses, and by borrowing $2,500,000 on
long-term notes.
company

000,

has

substantially

compared with $3,500,000

reduced

its

readily available,
inventory position.
Mer¬

are

now

at Jan. 31, 1948.
The company intends
its conservative buying
policy of limiting purchases to the
po'nt consistent with its high standard of customer merchandise

25c

6-20

6-

1

to

$1.12'4

6-15

6-

1

lowest

$1.12%

6-15

6-

1

service.—V.

continue

168, p. 1589.

machinery

new

and

to be used for payment of current
working capital.—V. 169, p. 1998.
are

Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph

Uncollectible

reV._

oper.

Co.—Earnings1049—3 Mos.—1948

1949— Month—1948

Operating revenues

$20,738,253 $17,529,159 $60,299,178 $50,441,256
78,909
60,939
218,368
182,713

Operating revenues Ji $20,709,344 $17,468,220 $60,080,810 $50,258,543
16,007,460
14,166,299
46,249,694.
41,260,779
taxes
2,508,369
1,797,036
7,416,350
5,131,102

Operating expenses

_

Net! operating incomeNet after charges
—V. 169, p.

$2,193,515

1,764,330

1712.

government

practically all lines of merchandise

to

agreed

PURPOSE—The net proceeds

Southern California Edison

program,

Since

has

Operating

chandise on hand and in transit at Jan.
31, 1949 on the basis of "lastin, first-out," amounted to $4,220,723, compared with $4,477,390 a year
ago, and commitments for mercliandist purchases at cost were $2,050,-"

8

and

The

$11,634,470.—V. 169,

Period End. Mar. 31—

the highest in

the

6-

cash

of

incorporated in MIchi-,
of manufacturing tollproducts include metal,
mouldings and trim for household and industrial uses, bicycle fendera

'

;

5-17

a3%

tBased

current assets amounted td $14,117,429, <
government securities, and current;
excess of current assets over current

1949,

31,

$2,482,959.

Detroit

formed

Friedmann, President, said in part:./

3

6-25

was

liabilities,

6-

4-22

March

BUSINESS—Corporation

gan

1,230,316

•Earnings per common share
•After

1948

1949

-V

sales

25c

1

$1.47

Canadian taxes on Income.

and

HISTORY

1,897,704
487,393

5-14

7-11

$7,366,298
733,653

$1.39

^

1946
$5,396,646
470,896
$0.94

1947
$7,764,485
858,892
$1.73

1948

Transfer agent,

6,425,402
260,570

$1,494,615

ry.

5-14

6-

depletion.

before

(& Subs.)—Earnings—

($2).

par

1949—3 Mos.—1948

1

50C

but

shares outstanding.

$4,847,094

$5,949,715 $15,654,546 $15,632,760
3,311,899
9,954,061
9,207,357

5-31

*40C

depreciation,

1949

■">

share_

com.

were

Kresge,

6-

Ltd.—

and

Mich.—
Stock Offered—Charles E. Bailey & Co., Detroit, Mich.,;
on May 9
offered 125,000 Shares of Common Stock at

1711;

3iy4c
•

.

Co.,

6-

"

ings and curtain rods.

income

The
<

taxes

695,118

497,000

liabilities

$3,779,735
95,622

Net

4-25

25c

all

$6,892,382

per

NOTE—On

1949—4 Mos.—1948 <.
$4,337,091
$4,103,000

$3,422,876
84,114

—V.

5-16

15c

:

1949—12 Mos.—1948
$52,630
$85,136
$0.04
$0.07

$51,914
$0.04

Nil

profit

household

29,764

'

5-16

t$2.50

of¬

DIVIDENDS—By

6-13

6-30

tAfter

,,

$1,565,003

2

t70c

being

now

are

1949—3 Mos.—1948

"$33,103
share___

per

including

^

$1,464,840
29,775

5-18

$1.061/»

and

shares

(II. D.) Smith Manufacturing Corp., Roseville,

income-

5-28

5-16

$1.50

Co.,

&

1

1

;

common

Combing Corp of Canada, Ltd.
(F. W.) Company (quar.)__
W.)

6-

6-

(s-a)____—;__

Wool worth

(F.

6-15

The unsold

28,01,0 shares were sold.

425,940

21,367

167,598

Deducts,

2

25c

Industries, common (quar.)_
preferred (quar.)

Woolworth

2

5-

conv.

Woodward

5-

5-16

common

4y2% preferred
(quar.)—
$4.80 preferred (quar.)

5%

5-14

into

1997.

p.

sales

on

par

from

Gross

1

15c

split

were

169,

loss.

tEarns.

$100,994

175,070

123,714

7-29

6-

HOC

preferred (qucr.i —
3.60 %
preferred (quar.)
Wisconsin Power & Light Co.,

Wood

8-15
6-15

62 tic

(s-a)

6%

Woodall

$314,893

Def.2,525

Years Ended Jan. 31—

___

<

$23,380

43,627

723,700

2

4-29

.

$1.25

(extra)

Bankshares

Wisconsin

$1

Net ry. oper.

5-10

5-16

*25c

&

$91,306

2,637,816
100,700
804,515

Co.—
(s-a)

$4.25
preferred (quar.)
Winnipeg Electric Co., common (increased).
5%
non-cum.
preferred (s-a)
Winters

T 5-

5-14

25C

Machinge

preferred

5 %

Ltd.

Company,

Wisconsin

251,437

charges
p. 1711.

Total ry. oper.

4-29

5-16

10c

Sewing

Ltd.

Wilson
Wilson

Wilson &

381,921

5-15

15c

(quar.)

C.),

81,100

rev.

6-14

10c

Company, common

B.)

preferred

1,888,763

'

10c

I

(quar.)

convertible preferred series A

Williams

1,947,682

5-16

1

12 tic

(quar.)

Co

(quar.) '

&

649,073

taxes

Non-operating
*$1.12(4

1

Co.

Co.,

Common

676,689

Deducts, fr. ry. oper. inc.

.

..

(quar.)

$3 pef share of which

on 1,220,467 shares Of $5 fcar Value
common stock outstanding.
169, p. 1012.
;.v

•Net

$2,241,194

3,323,932

5-24

6-10

50c

(quar.)_

,

_

Baumer

Willcox

$2,644,496

9

(quar.)

Oil

&

$753,553

____

% Ry. operating income-

9

1

Whitehead BroS. Rubber Co.—
Will

Net

3,276

$5,751,051

•

Wilcox

•Net

$2,244,470

5,667

revenues-

9

66-

at

shares

profit

—V.

1949—3 Mos.—1948 V

$2,650,163

operating

ry.

-

per

3 Mos. End. Mar. 31—

1,314

operating expenses-

Other

*

filed a letter of notification with the SEC
stock (par 5c) and options for 107,562

9

common

tBased

the

of

excess

$754,867

Other Federal taxes

5

87!/2C

50c

lEarnings

5-16

95c

redeemable preferred

Whi taker

5-

6-15

of

Period End. Mar. 31—
tNet

122>183

expenses

Federal income

6-16

1

5-15

50c

Corp., common.
(quar.).^'
-

(Geo.), Ltd.—

4>/2%
White

A

7-

15c

May

on

,

$890,178

revenues

p.

1949 were 328, against 319 a

30,

Silver King Coalition Mines Co.—Earnings—

1,499

State, county & city taxes

2-1

2-15-50

$1.25

(quar.)

Brake

preferred

Weston

in

dealers

$1,302,509
169,

Subs.)—Sales

shares

fered.)—V.

&

Westinghouse
3 th %

.

$1.25

Western

f

and

(1949—Month—1948

Net

1

$1.25

$1.25

_.

operation at April

shares

at

70,990

subscriptions books have been closed.

Ry.

2

(quar.)

be

Corp.—Earnings—

rev—

Period End. Mar. 31—

2

—

Stationery—
preferred (quar.)_i__
I
Utilities, 6%
preferred

5%

2

75c

(quar.)

(quar.)__

5%

A

sales,

Ry.

(quar.)—:—

preferred

5-

.

(owned by Michael Kaplan and sold for his benefit);
& Co., New York.
The stock is to be
share and the proceeds added to the general fund
used in expansion 6f manufacturing facilities, working capital,
[In
September, 1948, 99,000 shares of stock
(par 25c)
were

sion

6-16

1

in

company

offered

St. Louis Southwestern Ry.—Earnings—
5-15

6-

units

425,940

etc.

5-31

—

A

to

amendment

^-V.

50c

75c

financial

and

attorney

of

1949—Month—1948
1949—4 Mos.—1948
$4,091,541
$2,942,461 $10,085,130
$9,514,829

$3.69

$891,677

oper.

Sales

$1.12(4

common

5%
5 %

institutions

such

Period End. Apr. 30—

;

charge

before.—V. 169, p. 1712.

tion

$1.50

(quar.)

N. Y.

Boston,

the investment banking field,

Underwriter, Willis E. Burnside

16,

$1.50

(s-a)

Electric Co.,
preferred (quar.)
:
7% preferred (quar.)___j
West Virginia Coal & Coke (quar.)
West Virginia Pulp & Paper—

6%

in

offered

Rose's 5, 10 & 25-Cent Stores, Inc.—Sales—

'

Western

An

—

Penn

West

3b—

sales

common

5-27

V

i

Jr.,

6.843,171

.

Manufacturing

and

in

underwriting department for
Philadelphia, members of thhe New York Stock
director Of Gerity-Mlchigan Corporation, Adrian,

Thompson,

4,197,452

value, to holders of each share of record May 16,
1949.
On May 3, last, the stockholders approved a proposal to change
the
authorized
common
stock
from
1,250,000 shares, par $1 each,
to 2,500,000 shares,
par $1
each
to effect the two-for-one split-up
of the issued and outstanding. 562,087 shares (Including 16,100 treas¬
ury shares).
'
The New York Stock Exchange on May 6 directed that the common
stock be
not quoted
ex
said distribution
until further notice; and
that all certificates delivered after May 16, 1949 must be accompanied
by due bills.—V. 169, p. 1491.
/
•

8-11

1

6-

169,

share, of

6-15

8-16

t$1.75

(s-a)

for

to the certificate of incorporation will be filed on
1949, pursuant to which each share of common stock, of $2
par value, will be changed and reclassified into two shares of common
stock, of $1 par value, by the distribution on May 16, 1949 of one

4-30

35c

Co

Wentworth

$4 preferred

after

May

1

5-14

r

1

10-15

t20c
:

7-15

12 tic

York

experience

$3.34

Ronson Art Metal Works,

5-16*

:•

&

Company, ^
,
convertible
preferred

from

for

Net Oper. income
Net

5-14

6-

12»/2C

RR., com..

'.

1

6-

20c

i.

New

of

broad

liabilities

3

$1.13

common

Treasurer

Sightmaster Corp., New Rochelle, N. Y.—Files—
1948

5-16

1

Nolan

with

Brothers,

Retail
year

5-10

6-

•

Treasurer

6,395,468

share..

revenues

Operating

5-20

75C

new

has been associated with the
and a director of the Corn¬
and a director of Air

capacities,

Pennsylvania;

•After provision for Federal

6-15

5

three

of

1996,

p.

Operating

$1

(quar.)

received

Uncollectible

Operating

25c

or

3,804,630

common

reserved

169,

—V.

Ltd., 80c class A (quar.)
Knitting Mills (quaf.).

Wellman

been

25c

,

...

as

Shoe Corp. of America (& Wholly Owned

$45,839,167 $50,255,471

Period End. Mar. 31—

i

5-10

40c

Co.

Period End. April
Retail

5-13

6-10

various

in

Corp. of America;

L.

Cary

The

1949

taxes.:

Rochester Telephone

7-15

40c

election

the
follows:

announced

6

Simonds Saw & Steel Co.

5-12

.

3hanghai

Exchange;
also a
Mich—V. 168, p. 949.

5-20:

6-20

Waterous,

4%

6-

$1.25

(increased)

(quar.)

Corp.

'Common

•

—V.

6

5-31

(quar.)

Company,

Waterloo, Cedar Falls

Weeden

5-16

6-

6-20

.

preferred

Wayne

amount

SOc

Worts, Ltd.—

preferred

D.)

have

Corp.—

Petroleum

Warren

1-

5-14

6-1

5-27

...

(quar.)

J.

Salomon Bros. & Hutzler, as representative, announced May 5 that as
subscriptions to the 50,000 shares of 4% % preferred stock, series G,

1

6-

the

B.

Chemical

William

16)

page

May

on

board of directors,

its

years

many

consultant

.

6-15

$1

(quar.)_
'.

Pictures

convertible

12-

+

common

(Northam)

12-10

115C

to

Knox

Commuting, Inc., Westchester County Airport,

!

1

10c

Ltd

4%
preferred (quar.)
Walker & Company, common
Walker

9-

1

(quar.)_

*

of

Operating

Corp.

Mines,

9-10

,

L_

■

wall

Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.—Stock Sold—

i;

37V2c

$5 preferred
(ouar.)
Virginian Railway Co.—
6%
preferred
(quar.)

Vogt -Manufacturing

6-

30c

Dare Stores, class A
Electric & Power, common

v

For the three months ended March
31, 1949, net profit was $1,131,725,
or 99
cents per share, compared with $1,518,631, or $1.33 per share,
for like period in 1948,-r-V. 169, p. 704,

•;

6-10

25c

(quar.)
Iron Co.—

&

6-20

$1.25
•

Co.

(if approved),

provisttm at fytftrfctu 31, i949, x>f $lo0,0oo and at March 31,
$450,000, for replacement of "last-in-first-out" inventory, on
estimated replacement costs on such
dates, respectively.

$1.25

5%
Vemey Corp. 1
Viceroy Manufacturing Co., Ltd
Vick

'

supervise

also

Phagan, late Chief—Renegotiation section, Eastern
District, Army Air Force; senior partner of the firm of Phagan,
Tillison & Tremble of New York,
accountants and tax consultants;
a
director of
the Industrial Bank of Commerce of New
York, and

•After

1948,

$1.25

,

_

Col.

5-13

62'/2C

corporation

members

Corporation and

,

profit

Net

5-28

62'/2c

(quar.)

The

Non¬

income tax.

before Federal and State inc. taxes.

Net

5-14.

.

8

Co

preferred (quar.)
preferred (quar.)

1

6-

62 V2
...

tax.

source.

Corp, of America—Plans Private Financing—

•Net profit

1

6-

SI

Vanadium-Alloys Steel
(quar.)
Vapor Heating Corp., 5% pfd. (quar.)__.__
5%

6-

t2'/2c

_

(quar.)

preferred

Jamaica

Nine Months Ended March 31—

;

5-16.

1

6-15

22 V2C

...

preferred

the

Reeves Brothers, Inc. (& Subs.)—Earnings—

'/,

Net

prior

non-residents'
at

5-10

5-25
1

P. I., office, from which he will
Hongkong areas.—V. 169, p. i567.

Seminole Oil & Gas Corp.—Three New Directors—

dividend.

Canadian

deductible

amount of bank loans.
Also uhder discussion is an additional
$20,000,000 of debentures, the proceeds from which would be used to
increase working capital.—V.
169, p. 1996.

6-151

5-16

$1.06V4

prior

this

15%

tax

similar

6-30

•_

prior

.

5%
•5 %

for

The corporation of America is reported to be
negotiating the private
placement of $40,000,000 of debentures through Lehman Brothers.
Proceeds of the debenture sale
would, it is said, be used to pay off a

5-25

/"

50c

•____

and

Buckley

Inc.—

Mines, Ltd.—
Knitting Co., common.

5-16

■

50c

(quar.)

Upper- Canada
Utica

30 %

General

5

$1.50

(quar.)

closed

Funds, less

(Continued from

5-

5-20

25C

preferred

6-15

for

"

90c

$1.25

Morris Plan

5-16

1

6-10

$1.75

Co.

Co.,

Less

x

5-16

60c

4VW preferred
(quar.)..
Universal
Winding Co.,
common

Manila,

5-16"

6-10

SI

Co.

7-20

Investment News

6-10

$1.50

Roosfevfelt, formerly associated with William P. Hunt
has been appointed Vice-President.
He will be in charge of the

Co.,

7-30

._

$

538,427,826

Security Banknote Co.—Roosevelt Vice-President—

37'/2C

(quar.)

$

1712.

p.

Cornelius Van S.

15%; resident tax 7%.

-

f 15c

Oil

not

S.

6-15

...

Universal

Tube

&

books

6-15

1

7-

pfd. (quar.)
pfd. (quar.)

5-31

(quar.).

6-1

conv.

4%

preferred

5-16

(s-a)

5-16

6-15

169,

V

5-16

5-31

10c

SOne share of Madison Gas & Electric for each 25 held
Less British Income tax.

Radio

(Del.)-

Inc.,

Special

.

7-

6-15

1

1

_______

Inc.
Corp., Ltd

5-31

10c

11-30*

7-

56V4C

(quar.)'

Lines,

Wallpaper,

Universal

12-20

6-15

(increased)...

10C

___

—V.

1949—3 Mos.—1948

$

194,643,917 203,959.255 492,496,621

—

I

8-31*

$2

(quar.)
common

7-20

a

5-31*

6-

_

1

Sales

5-31-

9-20

$1

preferred

United Stores Corp., $6
United

6-20
6-20

.

62 '/2C

,

6-20

8-

*

$

5-20

1

&

in U.

resident tax

Bumper Co.—

.

U. S. Truck
United Steel

4-30'

35 cr

common

1st

preferred
Steel Corp.,

S.

5-15

75c

(quar.)

Co.,

U. S. Spring

6-15

50c
i

1

7-

________

_

^Payable In Canadian funds,

4-30

25c

■

■

preierred

1

7-

50c

1

tPayable

,

5-15

75c
L_—-Li

___

(quar.):

Co.__^

6% jmn-cum.

U.

5-18
5-27

75c

(quar.).l

Co.

Printing & Lithograph Co., -common..

S.

1

6-

25c

,

convertible

1949—Month—1948

1

25C

Co.—

•Transfer

V

30c

(s-a)

'

Potash

5 %

.

22»/2C

Niles

Youngstovvn Sheet

75c

Foundry

Extra
S.

-

Sears, Roebuck & Co.—April Sales Declined 4.6%—

Payable of Rec.

25c

t

55

-

,t

__

Pipe

S

'

&
Cab

6%

5-10

5-10

6-

50c

*

,v_-

______

Special

U.

•

1

1

6-10

$1.06 'A

(quar.)
(quar.)___

common

(s-a)

.

Quarteily
Quarterly
U. S. Playing Card
U

'

Yellow

10c

Loan

Extra

7-

$1.75

Machinery Corp.—

4participating preferred
U.

5-10'

1

7-

$1

*

4-30

6-

62 %e

(quar.)____

common

5-16

3c

(2147)

Holdera

Period End. Apr. 30—

(quar.)
._

Wysong

//":;

Delaware, series E

Worsted

Extra

.U.
;

Share

Jr., Company—
(monthly)
(monthly).
(monthly)

Common

2',2 %

—

Company

When

(Wm.)j

7-

a

Pacific

Payable of Rec.

al7'/2%

_

CHRONICLE

Per

Wrigley

(final).

FINANCIAL

Holdera

Co., Ltd.—

registered

Extra

United

When

COMMERCIAL ■&

The
Office
its

company
a

May

5 filed

with

$6,414,766
5,196,545

$3,866,662
2,658,944
.

.

stock

•*

Co.—Registers With SEC—
the SEC San Francisco Regional

registration statement proposing the sale of 800,000 shares

common

The

on

$1,504,885
1,069,947
*

of

($25 par).

named
as
the
principal underwriters.
The public offering price 'and the
underwriting terms are to be supplied by amendment. " '
'
Net proceeds of the financing will be used to finance, in part, the
company's construction program.
For the years 1946 to 1961, this
program
involves
estimated expenditures of $254,800,000;* ttf
this,
First

$147,202,000
authorized

Boston

had

for

Corp.

been

and

made

1949-1S51.—V.

by

Harris,

the

1C9,

p.

Hall

end

cf

1890.

& Co.

1948

(Inc.)

and

are

$107,598,000

is

(2148)

56

COMMERCIAL

THE

Holders

cf

Co.—Rights to Subscribe

stock of record at the close of business, May 13,
right to subscribe, for a period of 15 days, for common
($4.50 pari, to the extent of one share for each four shares held

.shall

of

have

stock
and

in

where

addition

under

primary

a

holder would

any

additional

entitled

be

to

fractional

a

E.

number

of

shares

subscribed

allotment—V.

to

169,

under

for

the

rights

to' subscribbe,

H.

the

Electric
totaled

this

ot

outuut

week

the

compared

as

last

year,

ended

week

with

increase

an

May

4,

kwh.

2,592,000

14.5%.—V.

of

1949,

1998.

p.

has

SEC

to

request

additional

issued

order

an

hearing

a

upon

of

shares

141.858

giving interested persons until May
the proposal of company to sell an
its
common
stock
($7.50
par;
to
its

to

he

reported,

supplied

by

share

the record
amendment,
the

for

date

subscription

and

offering

being

terms

the

on

are

basis

of

of

shares

18,378

of

for

$13

pay

effective.,

for

each

amount

of

Under

share

with

agreement

such

agreement,
preference stock

of

debentures

commission

each

of

will

from

and

purchased

issuable

the

from

range

30

from

cents

Texas

18,378

50

in

respect

shares

$2

cents

to

for

each

$1.80

to

Public

Service

purchased

for

share

stockholders;

from

the

com¬

3 Months Ended March 31—
Net

income

new

construction

sidiary,

and

each

additional

for

held.

shares

ten

Proceeds

investment

in

its

INCOME

CONSOLIDATED

sub¬

1948

$28,320,104

-—

$23,194,932

underwriting commissions are to be paid by the company.
the company's offering of the 18,378 shares of prefer¬
will
be
utilized, to the extent that they shall suffice,
the underwriting discounts and commissions payable to the
and

the

Southwestern
received

Gas

SEC

Development

Earnings
The

7,342,745

and

iaxes__

5,593,829

12,856,756

other

Operating income,,
Other

$5,928,478

their current
in

the

1949

$6,088,448

$4,989,237

1,471,411

956,919

$4,617,037

$4,032,318

1,411,712

income

Gross

Interest

and

;.

other

income

Net

Number

of

1,409,212

$3.27

——.—

deductions,,

$2.86

_——____

Co.,

incident

expenses

Amarillo

authorization

Co.

(New

Oil

to

Yorki,

Co.

and

issue

3%

note

sory

handle

..

shares

common

Earnings per common share—
INCOME

ACCOUNT

——

(PARENT

ENDED

COMPANY;,

MARCH

12

MONTHS

1949

Operating revenues,,,
purchase costs

$19,425,842

$14,888,932

6,341,308

the

to

merger.—V.

169.

West

Texas

their

to

Gas

oper.

Other

depreciation and

costs,

"Operating

income

Net

.

income

Gross

and

—

1

:

other

8,575,946

649,320

p.

169,

620,328

$5,157,908

$3,864,508

937,730

.

.

489,285

deductions

$4,220,178

per

—V.

$3,244,180

_

income

Earnings

7,227,123

$4,508,588

income

Interest

taxes—

___—.

$3,375,223

$2.99

$2.4u

share

common

1998.

Southern
(Incl.

separately

Transportation

operated

Period End. Mar. 31—

>

System—Earnings—

solely controlled

affiliated

shares

Southwestern

parent,

1949—Month—1948

Oil

will

par a five-year 3%
the
consideration.

and

Southwestern,
163, p. 112.

note.—V.

States

(approximately

Amarillo

Telephone

$339,162

issue

and

unsecured

169,

dividends

oper.

revenues—

Ry.

oper.

expenses——-

45,608,100

48,848,431

sole

at

Pan¬

stockholder,

Co.—Stock

Offered—

for

new

Rights expired May 7.
for 8,905 shares and the

The

each

36,229,440 106,099,602

36,134,461

Sell

Bonds

for

made

stockholders

the

Privately—Arrangements

sale

institutional

to

ojffice,

Agents—Company's
Francisco," and Republic National

Bank

Bank

of

and

cisco,

and

America

First

have

investors of

been

$600,000

bondsi due 1975.

Transfer

Operating
Income

Other

9,473,639

National

National

Trust

Bank

in

Dallas,

of

18,682,122

Texas.

Registrars—

1949

is

in

that

this program

<b>

of

excess

expected

Unemployment

ins.-—

02,708

depreciation

% :: ■">,

remaining funds required

obtained from
the

sources,

(expected

cash

(a)

principal

to

approximate
of

hand

on

items

for the

$330,0001

$600,000 of

of Dec. 31,

as

which

of

completion
accruals

are

and

188,257,737

3,558,681

,•3,740.621

1,525,967

State,

income——„

;

—

.

first

3'/2%

mortgage

Authorized

county

taxes

and

city

Joint

rents

1,715,380

1,469,045

4,901,378

4,383,018

83

119

Crl0,043

rents

series

1,302,836

2,960,772

3,675,620

105,666

113,482

300,504

339,495

due

(net)

due

1970

due

income

3,803,441

5,118,966

5,112,908

$1.20

dividend
not

stock

Class

A

stock

(par $25)—

(par

2,187,671

2,175,940

3,328,944

3,170,156

7,294,906

8.441,852

15,049,124

57,824

172,866

(par

income

on

1948

and

Fixed

1,586,655

5,108,603

4,755,717

r
■

5,991,112

deducts.—

charges

Net

—

Income

of

Transports

j

•Net

income

controlled

64,532*
1,703;254"

the

sale

of

JConsol. adjust.

Other

Net

3,160,382

9,989,689

330,649

Dr350,503

175,126

Other

71,017

71,017

213,050

213,050

Provision

<Cr)___

Total

is
of

Subscription

Consol.

net

•Excluding

income-—
S.

P.

4,327,316

R.

R.

Co.

6,052,093

Mexico.

of

bonds of Pacific Electric
Ry. Co. not credited

to

income

of S.

At

of

the

annual

offset

the

Since

in

the

attention

the

railroad

higher expenses.

of

and
v

<

to

the

'

11,
the

stepS

;

A. T. Mercier,
mounting costs

being

taken

to

1940,

prevailing—which will be accentuated when the 40-hour
week for
non-operating employes becomes effective Sept.
1, 1949—plus
the greater costs of materials and
supplies, still other means must be
employed to keep income in proper
relation to
war

June

this

in

outgo.

mind, lie

improvement

annually

the

projects, completed

Southern

Pacific

is progressing a
post¬
more
than $35,000,000
$95,000,000
on
various
As the principal
undertaking in this

calculated

expenditure
under way.

or

program, large-scale
is expected to bring
tion

said,

program

through

to

of

3,449

1,196

6,067

1,147

$513,316

$559,017

$645,711

135,201

152,994

165,917

offering
shares

shall

shall

event

well

now

162,628

&

101,994

90,078

139,363

5,811

share

per

the

the

at.

month,

If

the

than

be

10,

vously

Cr48,3l8

advanced,

annually.

In

as

successor

Telephone
San

and

a

plan

Principal

Francisco.

is
local

On

business

Aug.
of

furnishing

of

certain

service

reorganization

executive

in

the

to

by

the

for

one

economies

169,

UNDERWRITERS—The

of

Arkansas, Louisiana,

company both
lines of the Bell

the

names

the

ot

Co.,

but

to

less

their

G.

H.

Co..

System

stock

and

own

present

The

pay.

share

Bernet

Dewar,

&

&

their

offering

within

31,

will

than

full

a

annual

for

first

52

respec¬

169, p.

it

was

1950.—V,

20%*

Pancoast

15%

Co

._

Tlie

""

p.

shall

from

169,

9

Days End. Apr. 30

with

the

proceeds
$20

1949

Gross
—V.

revenues

169,

p.

1948

$7,687,481

1998.

Quarter End. Mar. 31—

Apr. 30—

1949

Net

1943

profit

Number of
Earned

Southern Union Gas Co.
The

company

covering
and

These
«f

May

$3,679,464

325,000

securities

filed

9
of

shares

of
are

a

sinking
$1
to

be

issued

proposed merger of Texas
Under
the
merger

properties
Union

.s

and

tc

other

issue

preference

by

to

Southern
assets

preference

stock

and

will

include




the

($1

Union

is

stock

serviee

306,622

acquire

1949

and

Public
in

Service

conversion
assume

other

of

of

a

prefer-'

liabilities,

of

1948,

no

for

more

payment.

shares,

1948

price

in full.
share,
at

$51.52

earnings.

each

Employees

subscribe

may

based

by

is due

weekly
the

on

first

Full payment

first

of

monthly

or

day

pay

for the

stock

and

payment

deductions

on

of

the subscriber

must

be completed

later

not

frond

than

May

-

Corp.—Registers Securities—

1

dividend

rates on the bonds and preferred
stock,
offering price and underwriting terms, are
competitive bidding.

public

the

by
of

the

sale

of

of the

the

bonds

preferred,

and

simultaneously

Staten

the

new

preferred

stock

common

exchange for the
standing 2,725 shares
stock

common

its

co

Island

holdings

prelerred

will

the

of

and

325,000 shares of
new
General Public Utilities Corp.,

parent.

latter's
of

(no

shares

of

stock

all

(no

the

of

par;

presently out¬
260,000 shares

and

parh

Proceeds of the bond sale, to the extent of
$1,500,000, will be applied
the payment of short-term
notes; and, to the extent of the balance,
to reimburse the company's
treasury for construction ex*
penditures and to meet the- cost of construction.—V.
169, p. 1713.
to

$1,250,000,

Sterling Drug Inc.—Division Increases Output—
Hilton-Davis

Chemical
Co., a division of Sterling Drugj; Inc.,. is
producing some 40 different: intermediates in its own plant
Cincinnati, Ohio, which formerly were
purchased from outside

currently
in

sources,

according to Ross Hastie, Director of Purchases.
on
tonnage, Hilton-Davis is now more than 75%

"Based
tained

on

raw

materials

used

in

producing

pigments and dyes,'' the report revealed.
Improved economical and standardized
carbon

under

the

and

paper

change-over,

textile

which

direction

of

has

industries

been

James

F.

in

its

main

service
has

Thompson,

the

to

during

the

Vice-President

^

self-con¬

of

organic

printing

made

been

progress

line

ink,

possible
past

by

year,-

and

Plant

1

h

..

The plan of the expansion
program still under way is to make the
Hilton-Davis operation as
nearly basic as is economically feasible, Mr.
Thompson has announced.—V. 169, p. 1492.

Stone Container

Corp.—Earnings-—

Quarter Ended March 31—
Net

profit

Shares
Per

after

194.9

1948

1947

$2,472,034
294,931

$3,135,328

$3,855,584

341,951

729,1915

70C,000

taxes

700,000

700,000

outstanding———

shaie

on

stock

common

$0.42

The balance sheet at March 31,

including

$1,642,906
$964,483.—V. 169, p.

cash

and

$0.49

1949, shows current

U.

S.

bonds.

assets

Current

$1.04

$3,299,965.

liabilities

were

1013.

Talon, Inc.—Earnings—
Quarter Ended March 31—
Gross

profit

Selling,
admin,

1949
—

adv.,

shipping

and

1948

1947

$2,030,586

$1,952,068

$3,013,024

Fed,

1947

expenses

1,062,952

and

profit—

926.349

882.795

S9S7.634
406,406

$1,025,719

State

$2,130,229

430,802

894,69(5

—

income

taxes

Net

income

$561,228

shares
per

$594,917

$1,235,533

outstanding

1,137,862

1,135,862

977,050

share

£0.48

$0.51

$1.24

common

169, p. 808.

1946

1,377,480

share-

1,377.480

$0.61

$0.66

$0.57

$0.26

Texas & Pacifib Ry.—Results from
Operation—

$356,105

1,377,480

$904,057
1,37 7.480

$784,545

shares_

114.

Period End. Mar.

Operating
Operating
Ry.

Squibb

&

Sons

(&

Wholly-Owned

Earnings—

Subs.) —

/

earnings after charges
Federal income taxes.-

tax

expenses

1949—Month—1948

$5,474,288

1949

4,992,579

accruals—_____

Net

1,693,704

Other

$5,177,073

$16,281,850 $18,731,432
12,923,945
14,110,320
594,320
1,039,609
1,818,539
305,237
645,256
918,611

370,209

>_

220,434
15,192

10,338

38,025

30,821

$530,616

$654,274

$1,635,015

$1,853,135

91,633

-71,190

257,205

219,989

$1,892,220

$2,0^.124

1948

$3,921,459

1949—3 Mos.—1948

$6,556,748

4,337,837

____

facil. rentals (net On

$8,873,893
3,696,820

——

31-1—

revenues

Equip, rentals (net Dr
Jt.

Net

$2,227,755

oper. ihcome_
income-—

ry.

Net

profit—
•Earnings per common share
•After

preferred

dividend

_

$2.95

requirements.

1

•

$1.13
:

.

■'

which

have

months'

been

excluded

from

the

subsidiary

.'

p.

of

the

for

the

income

$622,249

deductions—_r—

Fixed

charges.

$725,464

8,356
.

_

238,277

11,033
A

226,388

25,659

26.869

705,686

681,643

$1,160,875

$1,364,607

.

:

company

reported

earnings

period ended March 31, 1949.—V. 169,

Total

Misc.
%

NOTE—Common stock earnings for the nine
months ended March 31,
1948, included earnings of the
Argentine

T

general

1949—4 Mos.—1948.

1948

the

Service,

shares

among

com.

R.)

in

per

complete

her

or

the issuance and sale

to

Earnings

$838,570

p.

to

purchase

bid

average

paid

$51.52

recapitalization,-involving the delivery of $4,000,000

of

par

—V.

Nine Months Ended March 31—

terms

Union.

by Southern Union

assumption,

,

par).

under

to

Public
Texas

1964

169,

a

the

charges

com.

per.

(E.

SEC

1,

common stock and is to

«n^mnmrenf0i«f K-Qlicleq,fir^ k**®. is3UaRce
maximum of $3,679,464 of
debentures and
ence

of

the

July

into Southern

Union
Texas

stockholders

?}
debentures and one share of
thJv, ,!?,.$ervice
latter s
outstanding liabilities.
the

of

Co.

With SEC

with

stock

Southern

Public Service

agreement,

business,

registration statement
fund debentures,
due

cumulative

a

Soutnern

-r-V.

(Dallas)—Registers

after

and taxes

$8,345,658 $98,230,806 $107,176,056

and

the

closing

a

Operating

Square D Co.—Earnings—

-Jan. 1 to

the

the

above

of his

be

date

1820.

p.

determined

Common

Southern Ry.—Estimated Gross
Earnings
Period—

each,

the

Subsequent

$10,978,434 $11,660,456 $36,439,312 $39,486,880

1568.

$51.52

"

1949—Month—1948

•

—

169,

at

darning rate.

payment

interest

be

with

io%

_

"

Period End. Apr. 30—

than

for

corporation

together

15%

1890.

Sales

—V.

other
1949,

to

Spiegel, Inc.—April Sales Decreased 5.8%—

an¬

16,

May 9 filed a registration statement with the SEC
issuance and sale, at competitive bidding, of
$2,750,000
first mortgage bonds, duo
May 1, 1979, and 40,000 shares of cumula*
tive preferred stock ($100
par).

4Q%

__

.

&

shares

equals

required

year's

stock

weeks

be

15%

'i. Staten Island Edison

lines

severally

Hickman

Co

Robertson

employ,

May

stock.

considered

advances

subscribe- for

following May 31, 1949.

took

and others.

_

Schneider.
Cruttendon

its

to

up

more

month

any

stock

more

than

Payments

of

the

may

not

with

pre-

Oklahoma,-

its

over

underwriters

percentages of shares of the common
purchased by them are as follows:

—V.

1998.

p.

or

in

now

common

Mont¬

Telephone

the

be

&

South¬

company

of

nounced.—V.

those

subscribe

to

of

Sales

States

furnished

through connections with

Walker

to

300

office,
the

1944,

Delaware

operating public utility engaged in the business
and long distance
telephone and telegraph service

areas

is

in

24,

Southwest

Texas.

Toll

incorporated

$324,836

an

Prescott, Wright, Snider

addi¬

company is intensifying its
long-time study and application
labor-saving practices and devices. Mechanization of
working meth¬
ods, including widespread use of
freight-handling equipment and office
calculating machines, is effecting important

under
Co.

was

$253,737

wholly-owned subsidiary.

company

within

$246,244

BUSINESS—Company

properties

a

The

tive

1998.

subscription will be

of

per

Employees

this

$304,205

AND

1937

the

and

$1.42

operating
13,003,953

price be less than the par value of $25 per share.

end

the

price

$51,52

paint,

income

States

and

18,493,967

$2.85

monthly average of the daily bid price for the stock will be
beginning with May,- 1949, for each month through May, 1950.
the bid price of the stock declines so that
what has been paid in

If

200,754

24,000

taxes—

Fed.

Street,

of

37,106,904

$2.74

The

$644,564

$556,000

income

gomery

save

about

diesellzation of motive power,
about a saving of $26,000,000

the

$552,950

14,600

western

over

227,354
5,300,000

37,389,982

169, p.

Manager.

now

With

$512,120

income

■

he pointed out, average
hourly railroad wages have risen
87% ; fuel oil prices,
126%, and prices of other materials and
supplies,
89%.
Taxes have increased
229%. in the same period, it was stated.
Working forces are kept in balance with the fluctuations in
traffic
volume, Mr, Mereier explained, but because of the much
higher labor
costs

341,957

$552,551

income

profits

HISTORY

May

stockholders

industry,

280,436
11,150,000

256,121

P. Trans¬
Net

meeting of stockholders held

called

operation

555,989
12,750,000

taken

1,094,888

profits taxes
refundable

Improvement Program Under Way—

President,

425,375

271,602 %

%%

exc.

on

portation System.
.'

488,894

1945

$2,337,530

259,736

(net»__

for

for

%%

1946

$2,517,635

1,279,574

income

and

10,377,865
interest

I

1,523,999

charges

Credit

3,022,929

JRepresenting

24,021,321

price for the stock during the month of April, 1949.
price to be paid may be reduced below $51.52 per
share, but in

The
no

of

1,824,352

Interest charges

excess
J

bonds,

mortgage

CALENDAR YEARS

1947

305,394

income

5,650,427

None

'

$2,796,615

expenses-

operating

32,973

cos._

first

of
,

_

oper.

4,223,326

solely

40,000 shs.

$600,000

639,058

Depreciation

P.

System

of

affil'd

713,333

48,537,340

(est.)

opportunity

number

undergo

40,000 shs.

$li._

$3,321,355

revenues

60,000 shs.

156,000 shs.

1948"

Operating

Other

S;

574,622

365,742

1947.—V.

in

•Including contemplated
3Va% series due 1975.

303,718

income

22,733,366

765,923

average bid

>'

'?'

60,000 shs.

Maintenance
Total

Miscellaneous

47,405,675

Drl7,966

50,695,971

company

limited

to

600,000

40,000 shs.
250,000 shs.

$1>

stock

%•

;

series

common

%

'

'

designated

yet

11,878,968

income—^

oper.

10,962,217

Stanley Works. New Britain, Conn.—Stock for Empls.
The

r

1,000,000

—_

1975——

Cumulative preferred
Series

"Outstanding
$3,600,000

SUMMARY OF EARNINGS FOR

Ry.
Other

73,543,008

long-term debt.-—.

on

proposing

$10,000,000

1970.™

175

1,102,092

(net)

facil.

3

Common

———;

Miscellaneous taxes—_1

Equip,

series

3Va%

74,179

107,238,591

13,030,834

—43,752,272
"1,961,665

dividends

taxes

in

The

mortgage bonds.—————

3 Mi %

5,626,271

35,798

10,409

Other

171,821,647
111,385.138

16,186,707

unappro¬

CAPITALIZATION GIVING EFFECT TO PROPOSED FINANCING

1,952,943

51,573

1,525,967

296,158

1,276,999
2,619,353

1,117,392

Federal

•>

66,617

i

1947

123,318,758

.

amort-

income

from

directors,

up

$1,600,000.

the

will be

internal

Series

Federal retirement——

1948

s

miscellaneous income

shares

Fran¬

San

Texas.

PURPOSE—Company expects to use the net proceeds to defray
of the cost of
extensions, additions and improvements to its
during 1949,
It is anticipated that such expenditures will

Federal taxes:

included

were

Subs.)—Earnings—

—

properties

31,671,291

subsidiaries

\

.

Estimated consolidated net income
tNet income per share

San

Street,

Association,

Savings

Dallas,

105,934,882

12,618,991

those

.

Total income

that

Montgomery

300

part

First

Net rev. from ry oper..

SO.94
subsidiaries

.

10

remaining 47,095
the underwriters,

are

first mortgage 3M>%

137,606,153

3,174,527

unconsolidated

•Including $1,000,000 dividends from associated companies
in foreign countries. tBased on
13,654,150 shares in 1949 and

in the ratio of four

priated earnings, and (c; the sale
to institutional investors.

124,781,724

from

1341.

p.

bonds

Ry.

3,183,136

$0.86

sell

promis¬

Thereafter,

its

as

held.

To

for

1949—3 Mos.—1948

••

of

3%

worth

bping offered at $10 by
headed by G. H. Walker & Co. and
Schneider, Bernet &
Hickman.
;' % J'.V-":

1948,

companies)

No

year.

1943.—V.

vV
•■•: >
Gross operating income.—
Operating charges
Depreciation, depletion and

stockholders of record April 20 were given
subscribe for 56,000 common shares (par $1)

subscribed

of

$70,634,836

common

aggregate

Pacific

at

$10 per share

It

of

Standard Oil Co. of Calif (&

have

Co.

unsecured

net

acquire

dissolved;

the

rights to

4,417,629

Oas

Other

1948

income

net

Quarter Ended March 31—

and

therefor,

amount

the

Southwestern

at

book

payment

will

be

acquire

shares

31

In

in

will

$200,000

their

at

1948i.

Panhandle

The

and

$0.50

r

earnings of Standard Brands, Inc. for the first quarter of either

or

Federal

244,890

share—.—

sales

1947

operating outside the United States/converted into U. S. dollars, totaled
$7,363,869 in 1949 and $476,559 in 1948, for the first three months of

Interest

$4,744,347

159,970

income

per common

Development Co.—To Purchase Notes—

$3C0,000,

Oil

31,

will

;

1948

-

-

$62,906,640 $72,884,614
1,786,370
' 2,913,328
3,174,527
3,174,527

taxes

combined

promissory notes in the
$2,5o0,000, respectively,
the pro¬
ceeds to be used for construction and
working capital purposes.
Another
subsidiary,
Panhandle Pipe Line Co.,
was
authorized
to
sell all of
its properties and assets and transier ail its liabilities to
of

amount

and

after

Common shares outstanding.—

of

1271.

Dec.

15,048.881

—

deprec.

costs,

oper.

Birmingham

1949

revenues,

purchase costs

Other

for

used

ACCOUNT

12 Months Ended March 31—

Gas

be

Gas Corp.

Alabama

Operating

to

are

1949

sales

Net

Amarillo

one

(& Subs.)—Earnings—

(Including Subsidiaries Operating in United States)

stock

pay

p.

Standard Brands, Inc.

pref¬

The

Proceeds

Ainariilo

previously

stock

$1.50

pany.

stockholders.
As

will

debentures

of

underwriters

Natural Gas Co.—Hearing May 16—

Southern
The
16

becomes

principal

underwriters'

be

ence

to

balance

company.
into an
underwriting

entered

merger

the

preferred

the

for

169,

for

$100

and

by

share of stock of Texas Public Service.

one

The

for

company

kwh.,

2,968,000

corresponding

the

event

Monday, May 16. 1949

outstanding

now

& Sons, Inc., pursuant to which stockholders of Tex
voting in favor of the merger will be afforded the
selling the securities to which they will become entitled

of

$12

of

Service

Public

the

sold

has

underwriters

each

Southern Colorado Power Co.—Weekly Output—

The

be

Union

the

1712.

p.

$3,267,000.

to

and
of

of Texas

CHRONICLE

Service

privilege
in

is

FINANCIAL

Rollins

Public

share

of

amount

Southern

privilege

subscription

subscribe

to

bonds

mortgage

stock

erence

privilege will alford the right to purchase the next full shaae,
subject to allotment; and under a secondary additional subscription
privilege holders may over-subscribe for a number of shares equal to
subject

the

first

common

the

such

the

the

m

South Carolina Electric & Gas

&

608.

nine

Net
—V.

income—.

169, p. 1605.

$375,116'

4*$488,023

Volume

169

Number 4803

THE

Texas Power & Light Co.—To Issue Stock to Parent—
The
its

Texas
of

has

company

parent,
Pov.er

(no

interested

of

Texas

SEC

Co.,

par)

Proceeds

finance

to

Utilities

Co.

$3,000,000.

funds

given

requested

Texa6

the

until

sale

stock
will

be

24

to

issue

cash

a

used

with

request

sell

other

Merchants

Service

Co.

Proposed

Merger
Southern Union Gas Co. above.—V.
169, p. 2035.
—

See

directors

on

sales

Profit

1949

1948

$2,751,869

Net

income

lor

663,806
252,200

v1947

shares
per

$411,606

338,300

338,300

depreciation

BALANCE

and

$1.16

MARCH

31,

cos..,

and

other

$60,746;

of

corporation

$2,202,183),

taxes

trade,

$2,982,625;

$369,624;

$269,994;

taxes

income,

on

169, p,

■"Earnings

Water

The

wages,

Federal

$1,174,356

been

in¬

U.

S.

1,502,690

operating

May

on

G

169,

12,

Hart

Federal

Federal
Net

Earned
—V.

Estimated

cost

of

the

project

$84,340,300.
authorized

lateral

of

of

include

supply

Texas

and

711

lines

miles

running

Louisiana,

to

seven

26-inch

of

main

fields

gas

in

the

Lave

involved

to

main pipeline

a

between

cast

preference

Lake

alternative

an

proposal

that

Natural.

assured

which

would

r

;

to

be

•

.

p.

as

which

a

rea¬

1949

operation

of

well

"a

as

of

year

the

281,000,000 cubic feet per day
Trunkline

July

1,

1950,

ordered
the

to

ordered

was

and

to

submit

project

165,

and

by

months

'

-

'

offsetting

Ry.
Ry.

It

before

the

commencement

the

y

:;

'•

{J}

34,17+,,487

84,4,/,268

26,404,383

78,333,146

Other

joint

Net

inc.

from

■"Income^ from
from

7,768,104

6,144,122

2,461,424

6,544,324

7,000,000
7,422,140

668,684

2,348,947

2,374,299

:/^

5,413,582

■

income

Total

Fixed

and

Net

2,395,85)

;

1:3,749,149

2,460,951

359,978

-

6,299,737

6,785,238

128,492

chgs.__

518,911

Plan

774,421

4,423,654

529,228

14,047,128

1,561,870

1,586,999

7,650,503

4,198,^11

taxes.

INet

2.861,784

loss.—V.

169,

12,460,129

1492.

p.

May

Paul

10

signed

for

3

Gas

Cincinnati

under

for

which

share

the

on

preferred.
receive

&

is

as

basis

May

1S9, p.

A.

$76,750.

Marks

N.

Lloyd

has

of

Federal
of

J.

Murray Fred¬
attorney for the

is

situation,

$5,218,977

;':v

who

have

filed

the

at

to

169,

be

used

to

P.

additional
after
well

as

time.

the

financing

the

its

as

The

Public

sale

for

SEC
and
pro¬
con¬

date

in

and

Utility

half

over

the

the

of

prospectus

of

amount

in

the

of

amount,

will

that

the

Company

assents

to

on

$1

par

share

additional

Other

banks

have
the

stock

for

company's
May 21.

debenture

of

claims,

share

creditors
In

taking

on

and

based

each

the

would

stock.

of

on

A

a

the

plan

so

trustees

stated.—V.

plan

holders

of

in

March

a

cost

reduction

other

$1

in

within

nine

their

of

$4,310,000

in

has

received

169,

favor
p.

from
of

the

creditors

plan,

a

Washington

Stock

Gas

&

been

and

debt

Y

'

:

'■

v

and

th,e

witjty

paid

stockholders
of

A.

Smyth,
that

the

to

1949—4 Mos.—1948

1,

April

of

1949,

decrease

a

decline

1948,

of

in

business
of

and

the

and

for

Prpv.

higher
for

1950

makihg

the

past

reduced

was

and

$1,013,019

income

scheduled
in

total

a

two

Union

of

Finance

face

There

Income

INCOME

for

part

Co.

each

was




Wilmington,
for

Del.,

retirement

of

Ac¬

66

disposition of
in

the

any

$15,980,000
in
still outstanding

motion

of

stock

to

be

original plan United's
the package 3/10 of a

for

each

issuing
may

shares

cents.—V.

preferred

warrants

subscribe
held.

169,

p.

for

169, p.

the

final

1161.

.

of

the

plan

on

the

balance

of

each,

STATEMENT
"■1948

$47,221,824

33,179,668

expenses

34,145,557

________

6,718,450

6,260,152

3,531,145

,3,805,902

and

1,239,457

1,136,014*

/

701,681

721,603

921,500

962,000

-t

t$2,033,965

$190,596

271,558

.——

510,167

interest)____

reacquired

Western

Drll,464

interest

14,960

67,255

charges—_—

138,976

t$l,706,616

bonds

long-term

on

'

$854,699

844,262

operations

1,017,967

$2,550,878

$163,268
4,127,504

——__—~

transferable

period

charged

restated

to surplus——($2,550.878
$3,964,236
restated to conform with reclassification in 1949 of
to
construction and premium
or
discount
on
re¬

bonds;

Union

eliminate

to

thereon,

since

the

also

net profit

deduction

for

results

the

for

year

from sale of

real

estate

Federal

ctimated

indicated

1948

no

income

liability.

tNet profit from sale of real estate.

NOTE—No

liability

(Alan)

169,

for

Federal

income

tax

either

for

period

is,

1714.

p.

Woo/l Steel Co.

(& Subs.)—Earnings—

3 Months Ended March 31—

1949

1948

Net sales and operating revenue..,—_

$13,815,257 $11,372,954
Interest, rentals and other income—t 30,023
16,742-,
$13,845,280

Employee

costs
and

Interest, expense and taxes

—

on

2,612,123

7,174,486

332,429

1st mtge. bonds.

Miscellaneous taxes

91,519

81,651

68,548

999,000

485,000

92,000

45.CCO

$1-385,687

$672,110

—>—

Federal income tax——

Pennsylvania

$11,389,696

377,587

purchased

3,035,750

7,782,086

_—Y_:—_~
services

Depreciation and depletion

income

income

tax

—_——

—

_

—

March

9

has

as

yet

preferred

on

Dividends

—V.

company,

—,

stock

common

stock

on

per

169,

common

p.

87,954

share..—i

1821.

89,223

120,913

_____________

$1.21

$2.68
•

011

Y

was

hearing

confirmation

made
a

$1,000,000

been

(F. W.) Woolworth Co.—April Sales Increased 20.1%—
Period End. Apr. 30—

—V.

...

1949—Month—1948
$

Sales

—

-

—

s

53,215,266

44,317,314

1949—4 Mos.—1948

$

177,050,318

$

177,103,570

169, p. 1714.

warrants

package

the

nine

a

$1,075,000

1949

income

Earned

approved by Judge Coxe for submission to the creditors of the
company,
been accepted
by the holders entitled to vote on more than the
requisite two-thirds of each class of creditors. No date for a

on

of

of

of

construction—

current

Baiance

For
*•

value

$44,257,936
general
—

on

from

interest

com¬

amortization—_____

and

divs.

to

before

Deiicit

quarter

$316,887,
February.

$1,000,000 was
Corp., leaving

-_—

(chiefly

to

are

instalments

annual

operations———

(inch

charged

Interest

first

1953.

bonds

Interest

the

for

reduction

years.

repayment

four

discount

or

which

...

with

1951

and

maintenance-.

Earnings from

excise

rates

public $8,569,000 of the bonds of 1950, $16,224,00fk
and $35,000,000 of the bonds of
1960.
On

depreciation

Premium

generally,

wartime

wage

$746,176.

was

Reconstruction

to

deficit

January

Employees' benefits
Social security taxes^_^a__^'___-_—:•
Taxes other than social security & Fed. inc. taxes

Misc.

activity

25%

current operations

March

for

Gross operating revenues
Operating, .administrative and

Repair

,

the first three
with $47,221,824
$2,933,888, or 6.3%.
The

compared

effect

volume

for

,,

,

of $2,550,878, compared
with a deficit
operations in the same period of 1948.
1949
totaled
$15,673,710, compared with $13,-

of

payable

1950

1,

Deficit

1951,

a

the

from

Co.—Reports

$44,257,936,

net income

the

of

bonds

Dividends

Co.—Reorganization

trustee in reorganization of the
plan of reorganization, which on

■.

:

cepted by Creditors—
May 6 stated

-

deficit

1948.

ago

during

the hands
the

1,

a

bonds

Materials

representative

1821.

Electric

real¬

more

share

one

cash

and

fleet

new

current

reacquired,

$4,000,000

creditors

months.

claims

have

now

(Mo.)—April Sales Off—

May 11 said in part:
seryices to the public for

telegraph

March

year

been

iuilded

receipt

par stock,

debentures

of

in

total

to
$5,013,039, representing a.
the loan as of March 31.—V. 169,

of

basis

and

011

1948,

$1,220,972

Additional
have

in

March

with

indicated.—V.

discount.

far

in.

1

reported

reduced

from

Revenues

1 Deficit.

21—

awaits

and

new

debt

bank

to

loan

of

Telegraph

the

resulted

717,429

reorganization

a
majority of the company's
$6,000,000 Reconstruction Fi¬

50%

get

overwhelmingly

$4

same

an

$161,644

Debt—

effective April

1949

'1948

debentures, and stockholders one
presently held, plus warrants to purchase

$1,606,000

a

the

on

been

for

shares

ten

of

1949—Month—1948

Union

period

the

$163,268

pared

1946—4 Mos.—1948

Corp. loan secured by 1.200,000 shares of
recapitalization giving holders of $3,881,040 of
new

of

Co.

;

amounted

reflects

to

became

of

Over Last Year's—

the

May 9 to
confirmation
of

is

re-

due

surplus DC-4s, which
acquisition of an entire

the volume-depressing
telegrams.

Due

Act

$12,678,814 $52,225,448 $51,420.61C

from

of

plan

President,
was

$9,285,000 $10,377,000 $31,879,000 $35,035,000

Union

same

decrease

bonds.

new

states

Holding

1949—Month—194S

two-thirds

proofs

reduction

T,'' "'v

Marshall, President,
1949

April

$4,043,440

provide

at

nance

new

Corp.

.

/>.'■'■'•

2037.

p.

Western

2037.

Court

The

■■

COMPARATIVE

$53,000,000, slightiy
generating capacity.

financing,

extended

from

record

of

program

Finance

of

loan

1949—9 Mos.—1948

Co.—Registers Bonds—

bonds will

new

filing

District

assents

a

approximately 22%

acquired Western

for

been

fleet

-

following the

continuation

of

W.

1714.

deadline

a

sale

months

Additional

or

Waitham Watch Co.—Assent Deadline
May
The

fixed.—V.

stockholders

of

10

at

plan

included

currently

Cincinnati
the

warrants

the

Under

Electric

Gas

Court

stock.

securities

on

to

are

of Cincinnati

additional

price

issued

United's

holders

United.

June

be

would

preferred
of

cumulative preference

original plan made no provision

which

exchanged
share

in U. S. District
order supplementing

an

of

cmopany's

for

Western

N. J.—Pro¬

has

Leahy

corporation's $3

The

(Del.)—Supplemental Order for

Signed—

Judge

Albert

of

$465,457

Power

additional

such

can

Drinkwater,

•

Federal income

Corp.

the

on

Reconstruction

W.

in

$13,272,449

Nathan

United

for

i3

C.

$380,749

net profit for
maintain its present
a.

11.

improved
$321,417 and

Quarter—Reduces

is

6,972,970

1,387,565

4,727,439

all
_—

Excludes

of

provided
Terrell

May

showing

earnings

1929.

Net

from

sources
*

8,165,419

,

made

Walgreen Co.—April Sales 4.7%

remainder

_Y

other

income

be

of

year's

t Extraordinary

an

-

City,

subject to customer

business

conditions

on

this

51%,

rates,

on

1S48

$128,52)

—

char.ce

Three Months Ended March 31—

(he

01

p.

of

2,137,996

and

sources—

been

from

program is carried out,
will
be
necessary

nature

Votes
•

the

would

depend

23,036,176

500,000

investments

other

and

and

stockholders.

(net)-

has

$46,000,000

—V.

2,500,000

1,102.817
trans-

operations

gas

Inc.

sale

Improvement—Re¬

Convair Liner aircrait.

...

company "is not subject
of 1935."—V. 369,

101,x_2,672
78,026,496

facil¬

oil

the

of

mail

Western Auto Supply

$1.21

1949—Month—1948

Period End. April 30—

500.000

portation operations

its

P,

1,187.990

$0.03

708.

Eales

9,148,600

(net)

offer

&

Central

New York,

1949
—-

good

a

factor

revenues

repayment of

$1,499,047

opera¬

2,132.201

and
rents

ity

of

of

needs

plan

tuxes

Equip,

$98,340

1,207.990

1606.

p.

the

at

mail rates presently in effect' enabled the company to show an
operating profit of $15,651 in March. This contrasted with an operat¬
ing loss of $204,944 in the same month a year ago," he said.
The report to stockholders also noted
that Western has reduced

tax

33,445,158

taxes..

$721,720
1,206,190
$0.55

obtained

p.

made

istic

954,753

'■

24,296,558

income

134,848

expenditures, in part directly and In part by prepayment
notes to banks for construction
purposes.
Construction expenditures for
1949
are
estimated
at
$33,000,000,
cf
which
$13,000,000
is
for
additional
generating
capacity.
Con¬
struction expenditures for 1950-1951 are
estimated,

The

also

companies)
'i

revenues

from ry. oper.

410,388

19^"—3 Mos,—■"48

11

expenses—__

Federal

was

Lines)—Earnings—
between

accounts

oper.

rev.

166,

Mtg. Bonds—*

1947

company

If this

firm

oper.

Net

in

"The

$9,676,342 $15,800,762
233,188
2,453,801

May 4 filed a registrat'on statement with the
proposing the sale at competitive bidding of
$20,000,000 first
refunding mortgage bonds, series G, due June 1, 1979.'.
The net

of

by

tariff,

194°—Month—1i48

'

1

■

*♦

1951.

project

'

Period End. Mar. 31—
-

27,

the

1775.

p.

(Excluding
1

Oct.

and

"a

Union Pacific RR. (& Leased

v

.

job

approximately
rate is adopted.

of

The

which

by

plan of financing" for
including rates, charges,
services, rules, regulations, and service agree¬

days

approximately six

tions.—V.

the

construction

"definite

a

project

"rolled-in"

single

a

begin

complete

120

classifications, practices,
ment"

Trunkline

if

to

FPC

to

within

169,

that

offered

10

seven

of

reasonably adequate supply of

support its proposed project."
Contract
demands for gas on Northern Natural's
system, the Commission said, '
are expected
to be well in excess of 530,000,000 cubic feet
projected
daily capacity of that system and will exceed that
capacity in the
third

be

may

be

Inc.—Shows

-

has

Period End. Apr. 30—
Sales

1948

$12,723,235

Corp., West Atlantic

an

will

price

aggravated by

which

}

loss incurred during
the first quarter of 1949 was primarily
depreciation, insurance and other charges approximating $62,000

to

—V.

struction

to

with

and

Subs.)—Earnings-—

share

Virginia Electric

ceeds

economic

leasibility of the project"

equipment

complete line of Weldwood plywood
1714.

$665,381

—V.

Lines,

and

running approximately 200 miles farther

"Trunkline has demonstrated that it
possesses
market
which
is
adequate to assure the

natural -gas

lifting

of

a

_______

Sales

Charles, La.,

have

sonably

for

tho

Loan—

load

a

said

been

1,132,108

Period End. Apr. 30—

and Keokuk County, la.
Selection of
route,' the Commission pointed out, will mean a
;:aving *
of over $5,000,000 in
Trunkline's estimated construction costs and a
saving of nearly $3,000,000 in construction work which will
FPC found

has

Virginia Dare Stores Corp.—April Sales
Higher-

a

westerly

performed by Northern

warehouse

the

space,

Mingos, receivers, P. O. Box 352,
Pleasantville,
ericks, Schwehm Building, Atlantic
City, N. J.,

Gulf

Air

costs

month

a

of

equipment

of

"The

just

cf

horsepower of 44,800 and other appurtenant facilities.
approving the project, the Commission selected the
Edge-toin

has

May 27, at

information

for

company

Co., successor trustee, 70 Broadway,

-

with

He

the New Jersey Superior
Court, Schwehm Building,
New York and Atlantic
Avenues, Atlantic City, N. J., at 10 a.m., bids
will be received lor the
purchase of the buildings, lands and
premises
of
this
corporation, together with certain
specified
machinery and

is

with

installed

route

warehouse

pipeline,

stations

compressor

new

a

1714.

receivers.—V.

facilities

1949
level

due

that

modern

outstanding.,—__

Boat

tnis

2037.

-ported to stockholders

posed Sale—
On

'

redemption

Trust

p.

corporation

increase

floor

taxes

common

p.

Ventnor

Nebraska,

South Dakota.

per

full

&

Sales

shares

169,

the

169,

loss

tax

Commission

and

of

profit

Common

and

Minnesota,

$0.21

Corp.—Opens Main Warehouse

feet

_

of

Quarters Ended March 31—
This

the

taxes

of

Bank

Y.—V.

Net

1948

non-cumulative

before

properties

operating expenses.

sales

profit

surplus,

2054.

p.

totaled
107,166,800 kwh., an increase
of
103,741,000 kwh. for/the corresponding week

output of

169, p. 2037.

Western

$335,000

outstanding on March 31, 1949.
subsidy but are before provision for

____

as

Power

N.

to

Dec.

on

163,

York & Westchester Lighting Co. general
100-year 4% gold coupon bonds due July 1, 2004, have been
redemption on Jury 1, next, at 100 and interest. Immediate

for

Hanover

directors declared a dividend cf
50 cents per share
convertible second preferred
stock, pay¬
holders of record June 3. This
compares with 70' cents
29, last, and 50 cents on June
30, 1948.—V. 168, p. 1628.

$4.20

V.

Co.—Weekly Output—

1949

7,

$587,261;

shares),

745;

p.

the outstanding New

of

payment

Director—

shares

9 Months Ended March 31—

April 29 authorized the company to
operate a 711-mile pipeline from Edge,
Texas, to Pal¬
myra, Nebr., for the purpose of supplying 250,000,000 cubic
feet of nat¬
ural gas
per day to Northern Natural Gas Co. for resale in

the

All

mortgage

Wis.

169,

the

over

1948.—V.

before

$1.22

square

total, $4,393,805.

Westchester Lighting Co.—Calls General

now

Subs.)—Earnings—

announced

Milwaukee,

1949

sub¬

706.

a

May

(27,000

169,

electric

the

of

output

near

(Incl. domestic subsidiaries)

Trunkline Gas Supply Co.—To Build 711-Mile
Pipeline
From Edge,
Texas, to Palmyra, Nebr.—

Palmyra

the

1949

United Wallpaper, Inc. (&

Townsend,

area

0.40%
of

in

$1,855,000

common

products.—V.

May

the

paid

President, on May 10 announced the election
Assistant Vice-President in the
banking division.
Mr. Hart assumes his new
duties today (May 16).
Mr.
Hart
has
been
an
Assistant
Vice-President
of
the
Paterson
Savings & Trust Co. of Paterson, N. J.
Previously, he served as VicePresident of Central Trust Co. in
Cincinnati, Ohio, and prior to that
was State
Superintendent of Banks in Ohio.—V. 169,
p. 1492.

In

on

—

differential

30,000

able June 30

Net

William L.

total

income

net

United Stores Corp.—Declares
50-Cent Dividend—
On

—

of V.

allied

on

Title Guarantee & Trust Co., N. Y.—New
Official—

Coast

West Penn Electric
ended

stock

common

$4,393,805.—V.

total,

duces RFC

handling capacity, new
large loading doors. It will
carry

Co.—Proposal Defeated—

noted in "Chroncile"

company
opened in

Containing

-

miles

of $2,147,000.
the West Coast

$300,000;

Power

1949

85 stores will be in operation

(&

extensive
and

as

on

Net

The

shares),

week

consolidated

prepaid expenses and advances, $25,464;

$340,611;

deferred

accrued

(except

(less

est.

Power

(not 31/«%)

(estimated).

,

$10

$6,673;

possible subsidy recapture.—V.
169, p. 1493.

Co. — Correction
The-$1,500,000
bonds series of 1978 sold
privately April 1 bears interest

Iowa,

estimated

per common share

'Based

tlncludes

r

The

„

Quarter Ended March 31—

A
stockholder's proposal
recommending cumulative voting was de¬
feated at the annual
meeting held on May 5 by a vote of 5,601,861
shares or 96.89%
opposed to the resolution and 179,934 shares or
3.11% in favor.—V. 169,
p. 2035.
0

construct

$4.27

w

States Finishing Co.—Torgerson

tNet profit

1605.

Tide Water Associated Oil

Barnard

1,077,000

$4.80

$2.51

reports

United States Plywood

payable,

compensation,

Federal

$7,931 314—V.

;

474,000

177,000

_

share--—

SHEET, MARCH 31,

LIABILITIES—Notes
payable
(secured),
$2,861,000;
loans
payable
(unsecured), $205,000; preferred stock dividend payable (4/1/49), $3,000;
due to customers (secured), $9,307; accrued
expenses and reserves, $37,626; reserve for taxes, $50,000; 4%
convertible preferred stock (6,900

Factors

United States Lines Co.

1949

Treasury notes), nil; preferred stock, $1,708,200; common
stock, $338,300;
capital
surplus,
$251,839;
earned
surplus,
$4,932,611;
total,

of

3,894,703

s

Torgerson, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer of
Link,
Gorman, Peck & Co., Chicago investment
bankers, has been elected a
director.—V. 169, p. 1606.

$1.51

SHEET,

amortization

LIABILITIES—Accounts

2035.

3,885,855

$

called

336,140

$1.33

share..

charges, $15,844; total, $7,931,314.

p.

4,280,252

third quarter ended March
31,
the opening of seven stores

United

ASSETS—Cash, $1,083,484; investments (after deducting $1,174,856
applied against tax
liability), $344,133; trade accounts (less reserve),
$735,056; Inventories, $997,720; property not used in
operations, $11,259;
Officer's stock contract
(1,760 common shares under contract of sale),
$18,087; estimated renegotiation rebates for
prior years, $9,520; fund
set aside for
property purchase and replacement (U. S. Govt, secu¬
rities), $1,733,586; property, plant, land and equipment (after
reserves

of 3%%

16,814,000

169, p.

$527,375

outstanding

common

CONDENSED

Tide

174,410,000

18,760,000

Frank S.

$468,642

Earnings

come),

United

active and it is expected a total of
the end of the calendar
year.—V.

323,200

profit

salaries

193,606,000

10,730.000

850,575

287,300

taxes

Common

for

the

With

$3,181,598

755,942

before Federal income taxes--

Federal

1947

future, Robert Rail Clothes, Inc., the company's retail chain
store
sidiary, will achieve national cbyerage.
Seventy-three units ai*e

$3,121,505

*

CONDENSED BALANCE

57

ASSETS—Cash, $139,622; inventory, $4,163,422; accrued interest re¬
ceivable, $21,551; bid deposits, $19,000; securities borrowed, $6,575; due
from customers (secured), $8,498; fixed assets (net after
depreciation),

undistributed

common

NOTE—The

Co.—Earnings—

Quarter Ended March 31—

of

unconsolidated

per

1948

'

(2149)

Subs.) —

Corp., but includes intercompany trans¬
actions.
(includes a foreign subsidiary's
earnings amounting to $1,121,000 in the 1949
period ($1,949,000 in 1948), not
currently available to
the parent
company because of prevailing exchange restrictions.

May 5 authorized the retirement on June 15 of
(1,533 shares) of the 7% preferred stock, leaving a balance
of $120,000 (1,200
shares) of the issue outstanding.—V. 169, p. 1605.

Net

share

of

-Exclucjes

$153,300

Thomas Steel

(&

$
' 196,971,000

sales

profit

Earnings

Thew Shovel Co.—To Retire
1,533 Preferred Shares—
The

1949

after charges and taxesTCommon shares outstanding-.:

169,

—

CHRONICLE

Manufacturing Inc.

i

"Merchandise
Net

earns,

Public

&

FINANCIAL

ii 9 Months Ended March 31—

Company's

Texas

&

Earnings--

of

company
SEC has

The

hearing.—V.

a

United

to

shares

consideration

program.

2035.

p.

and

2,500.000

for

construction

May

to

additional

common

Power's

persons

authorization

an

COMMERCIAL

share

Weeden &

Sales
Gross

for

Expenses and taxes-

1923.

one

income

__i

Three Months Ended March 31—
1949

.__

1943

Net

sales

$24,923,231

'_.

expiring

The

Wright Aeronautical Corp.—Reports Loss for Quarter

Co.—Earnings—

3 Months Ended March 31—

$31,113,067

Net

loss

195.949

146,844

170.628

136,347

closing

"Net

active
year

Net

income

$25,321

<

$10,497

1949

—

—

1948

$15,163,042

—

$11,803,523

+1,093,020

*824,63?''

profits after provision for Federal income tax.
^Reflects retro-,
price decreases of $420,000 relating to shipments of the prior
to a greatly accelerated program of research and develop-.'

and

nient.—V.

169.

«.

K4S.

V «'L.

'■

-58

(2150)

THE

COMMERCIAL

&

FINANCIAL

CHRONICLE

Monday, May 16, 1949
-1.

i

STATE AND

CITY

.»'

DEPARTMENT

r,

*

i

BOND PROPOSALS AND NEGOTIATIONS

ALABAMA

nished

and

chaser.

Anniston, Ala.
Bond

of

total

sealed

„(CST)

bids

until

3

p.m.

Sacramento-Yolo Port District

pur¬

amount

of

the

Ijid,

Bond

offered

to

Board of

bids until

Sale—The

$1,700,000

ries B port project

se¬

1949.

a.m.
(DST) on May
purchase of $703,000

1

Due

notes.

of

Series 380

May 25,
1950: The

May 25,
opinion of

on

Offerin g—Albert

L.

—

Bank, New York City.
Legality to be approved by Storey,
Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge, of
Boston.

A

certified

check

for

CALIFORNIA
Alta

Gadsden,

Ala.

a.m.

(CST)

warrants.

March

1,

1958,
1960,
1962,
1964,

Dated

June

$1,000.

1,

Due

follows:

as

warrants

maturing

thereafter

will

demption

in

be

and

subject to

whole

as a

1955

re¬

in part in

or

inverse numerical
order, after not
less than 30 days' prior

published

notice, at the option of the
on

interest payment

any

after March

or

accrued

equal
the

to

six

at the rate

date

on

redeemed

computed

if

such

on

the

option

had not been exercised.
Bidders to
name
the
rate
of

interest,

Denomination

June

on

from

1950

1,

to

$15,000 from
sive.

as

1959

to

1969

tne

in

office.

rate

of

Bidders

to

interest

A

an

issue of

$30,000,000

fied check for
$41,250, payable to
Board
of

the

Education,

is

ter &

Co., of San Francisco. Dated
May 10, 1949.

re¬

Bond
Lee
,

County (P. O. Opelika), Ala.

Warrant

Sale

The

$100,000
state
gasoline
tax
anticipation
warrants
offered
May 9 were
awarded
to
Thornton, Mohr &
Co., of Montgomery, as l%s, at a
price

of

1.88^.
from

99.59,

—

basis

a

of

about

Due

on Dec. 1 and June 1
to 1955 inclusive. Le¬

1949

County (P. O. Hamilton),
Alabama

of

Warrant

Sale

—

Sale—The

$37,000

price

of

100.03,

a

basis

of

about

1.992%.

Dated May 1, 1949 and
due on
May 1 from 1950 to 1957
inclusive.
Second
of
high bid
100.02

for

2s

was

made

by Dean

Witter & Co.

City

Offering—C. C. Peabody,

Clerk,

will

receive

sealed

bids

Montgomery, Watkins,

Morrow

Feb. 1 from 1959 to 1961
inclusive.

Co., and Odess, Martin & Herz- Bidders to name the rate of inter¬
berg, both of Birmingham, jointly, est, expressed in a multiple of
V\
at a price of 99.27.
1%.
Due on Nov. of
Principal and interest
15 from

1949 to

Maricopa County Sch.

Dist. No.

6

Offering—James

bid

E.

De

Souza, Clerk of the Board of Su¬
pervisors, will receive sealed bids
until

2

p.m.

(CST)

on

June

bonds.

Dated Jan.
1, 1949.
Denomination $1,000. Due on
July
1, as follows: $13,000 from 1950 to
1952
inclusive; $14,000 from 1953
to

1955

from

bids

must

terest
The

inclusive,

1956 to

to

1968

state

be

printed

and

the

paid.,
bonds

$13,000

inclusive.
rate

of

Interest
shall




be

All

in¬

J-J.
fur¬

check

for 3%

of the

Orangethorpe School

le

at

price

a

Co., of Chicago,

as

2V2s.

of

101.64, a basis of
about 2.314%. Dated June
1, 1949
and due on June 1 from
1950 to
1969 inclusive.
Second

high bid

of

d

n

1

a

e

Sch.

Dist.

Due $5,000 on June 1
to

June

1,

1957

inclusive.

1949.

.

Denomi¬

101.62 for 2M>s was made
by
Weeden & Co., San Francisco.

and

Home

interest
Bank

&

Darien, Darien. Bid¬
the rate of interest,

in

of 1%.

City, will be furnished
purchaser without charge.

the

to

A certifed check for 2% of the

cost.

for

of

4%

certified

A

the

check

value of the
bonds,
payable
to the County
Treasurer, is required.
par

Clara

Valley Water

Conservation District

(P. O.

•

Bond

the

of

Offering
that

nounces

—

of

Board

The

Secretary

Directors

sealed

bids

Note

Sale—The

$309,800

Series

M-2 notes offered May 11—v.

169,

2038—were- awarded; to

the

Co., of Greenwich,
0.75% interest, plus a premium

at

of

$40.00,

Due

Milford

election in

October, 1947.

17,

Chairman,» will

sealed bids until 11

1949.

receive

■

(DST) on
May 23 for the purchase of $438,000

series

Ml

a.m.

notes.

Dated

1949 and payable

Elementary Sch. Dist.,
County (P. O.
Auburn), Calif.
Bond Sale—The $52,000 build¬
ing bonds offered May 3—v. 169,
p. 1822—were awarded to Blyth &
Co., of San Francisco, at a price
of 100.02, a basis of about 2.48%,
Placer

ly

The

interest

30-year

Due

on

July

by the State of Connecticut
and
approved as to legality by
Robinson, Robinson & Cole, of
Hartford.

Housing Authority, Conn.

Note. Offering

Demms,
sealed

Robert

—

will

Secretary,

bids

until

11

S.

receive
(DST)

a.m.

May 18 for the purchase of $1,-

on

872,000 Series M-2 notes.
Dated
May 23, 1949. Due on May 23,1950.
The approving opinion of Cald¬

furnished

1

Dated July 1, 1949. Due on July
from 1950 to 1969 inclusive.

South Bay Cities Sanitation Dist.,
Los Angeles County (P. O.

Angeles), Calif.
$100,000 sani¬
tation bonds offered May 11—v.
169, p. 1930—were awarded to the
Security First National Bank, of
Bond

Sale—The

Los

Angeles, as 3s, at a price of
102.09,- a basis of about 2.91%,

Dated
1

July 1, 1949.

from 1969 to

Due

on

July

1978 inclusive.

CONNECTICUT

y

-

a

of

order,

payment date,

on any

follows:

as

last

$100,000

of

shall be callable at
and

after

Principal

Oct.

maturities

price of par
1, 1952.
a

interest (A-Ol)
payable at the First Trust & Sav¬
and

Bank,

fied

Moscow, Idaho. Bids
accompanied by a certi¬
cashier's check equal to

be
or

5% of the bid, payable to the Re¬

gents of the University of Idaho.
Approving legal opinion of Chap¬
man &
Cutler, of Chicago, will be
furnished

the

successful

bidder.

The Board of

Regents reserves all
rights incident to determination of
the highest bidder and to sell the
bonds at private sale if deemed to
the

best

interests

of the

sity.

*

Univer¬

,,

ILLINOIS

Chicago, ///.
Funding
The

Bonds

;,

.

Ruled

Legal—

State

Supreme Court ruled
on May 11 that the 1945
judgment
funding
1%
bonds
are
legal,
a

previous de¬

cision rendered last January. The
court's
latest
judgment is ex¬

result in the early re¬
previously made by
to enter the market with

pected to

vival of plans
the city

substantial offerings of

Chicago
Bond

Transit

Issue

bonds.

Authority,

Described

,>•

III.
C,

'A.

—

just

Co., Inc., Chicago,1 havd
issued a circular describing

the

by the Authority.

$105,000,000

Allyn &

of

outstanding

bonds and presenting various ma-^
GEORGIA

terial

Sold—An issue of

000

3%

has

been sold

$110,gymnasium bonds

school

to

follows:

Cook,

$1 000 in

1950;

School District No.

Bond

from 1951 to 1953

clusive.

swimming
was

pool

and

park

bonds

land, as 2Y2S, at

about

&

2.37%.

Due

inclusive.

bidder

Co..

R.

for

high¬
Ingen

S.

Bond

J.

Van

Dickson

2JAs,

at

&

Idaho

(P.

Moscow), Idaho
Offering

—

O.

III.

"V

/

Bond

x

-

Co.,
of

price

a

1

Elgin,
.■

1,

The second

100.69.

'

University- of

May

1 from 1951 to

B.

~

was

and

jointly,

Dated

Jan.

on

price of 100.12.

a

,

Sale—The $230,000 build¬

Co.,' of Cleveland, and McDougal
& Condon, of Chicago, jointly, as
2V2S, at a price of 101.26, a basis,

est

sold to Blyth & Co. of Port¬

;

/

f

ing bonds offered May 11—v. 160,
1823—were awarded to Otis &

1949.

Rupert, Ida.

(P. O.

p.

of

Bonds Sold—An issue of $60,000

1

Barrineton), III.

$2,000

inclusive; $3,000
from 1954 to 1956 inclusive; $5,000 from 1957 to 1966 inclusive;
$4,000 from 1967 to 1974 inclusive,
and $3,000 from 1975 to 1978 in¬

Lake, Kane and McHenry'
Community Consol.

Counties

Brooke, Tindall
Due on July 1,

Co., of Atlanta.

as

pertaining to the Authority

itself.

Cedartown, Ga.
Bonds

1

as 2%s.
Due on July 1
from 1964 to 1969 inclusive.

combined

schedule

in inverse numerical

thereby reversing

Stamford

1950 to 1963 inclusive.

20,000

amortized

interest

guaran¬

IDAHO

2V2S.

of

principal), and/or

maturities; both dated from July
1, 1949. Bonds will be callable, on
30 days' notice, in whole or in
part

1969
as

from

payments
and

May 31,

be

will

notes

follows:

$32,000

to

(providing for approximate¬

equal

May

on

teed

&

Sheridan

as

May

Housing Authority, Conn.
Offering — Robert H. Cle-

mence,

received until June 7 for the pur¬
chase of $2,350,000 water bonds,

an

Dated

Augi 17, 1949.

on

be

constituting the unsold balance of
the issue of $2,500,000 authorized

1962

providing for a 25amortized schedule of matur¬

must

an¬

will

from

submitted

ings

Greenwich Housing Authority,
Connecticut

well, Marshall, Trimble & Mit¬
chell, of New York City, will be

San Jose),
Calif.

be

vear

on

value of the bonds, payable to the

Town Treasurer, is required.

1950.

without

1

the

the

name

expressed

Note

Los

District

Orange County (P. O.
Santa Ana), Calif.

&

1 from

$1,000.
Principal and in¬
(J-D) payable at the Coun¬
ty Treasurer's office.
Bidders to
name
the
rate
of
interest, ex¬
pressed in a multiple of J/4 of 1%.
The approving opinion of O'Mel¬
veny & Mye rs, of Los Angeles,
will be furnished to the purchaser

re¬

Bond Sale—The
$150,000 school
bonds offered
May 10—v. 169, p.
1930—were awarded to John Nuveen

June

bonds

for, payable to the City, is

Dated

Oct.

and

New York

ders to

terest

quired.

6

for the purchase of
$250,000 not
to exceed 4% interest
school cou¬
pon

O'Melveny & Myers of Los
Angeles, will be furnished. A cer¬
tified

(P. O. Phoenix), Ariz.
Bond

e

on

April .1

1969
inclusive, / and $18,000 on
April 1, 1970; and $20,000 on Oct.
1, 1970. Alternative proposals rinay

a
multiple of 1/10
The approving opinion of
Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, of

Principal
at

Trust Co. of

31,

(F-A) payable at the City Treas¬
urer's office. The
approving opin¬
ion of

1956 inclusive.

ARIZONA

bonds.

Denomination $1,-

clusive.

1960 inclusive.

1950

Dated

at

Ontario, Calif.
Bond

1949,

on April 1, 1961; $18,1, 1961,-and $18,000. on

Oct.

on

Prior to Oct. 1, 1952, not call¬
able; Oct. 1, 1952 to and includ¬
ing April 1, 1955, callable at a
price of 102; Oct.-1, 1955 to and
including April 1, 1958,- at a price
of 101; Oct. 1, 1958 and
thereafter,
callable at a price of par. Provid¬
ed, however, that in case alternate
proposals are made for a 25-year
or 30-year schedule of
maturities,

nation

sewer

The

&

$10,000

1950 to

Santa

luntil 7:30 p.m.
(PST) on May
16 for the purchase of
$250,000
$21,000 not
2x/4% State gasoline tax
to exceed 4% interest
anticipa¬
airport, 1941
tion warrants offered
bonds.
Dated' Feb.
May 3 were
1, 1941. De¬
awarded to
Thornton, Mohr & Co., nomination $1,000. Due $7,000 on
:

Due

bonds offered May 11—v.
169, p.
2038—were awarded to Weeden &
Co., of San Francisco, as 2s, at a

gality approved by White, Brad¬
ley, Arant & All, of Birmingham.
Marion

$110*000 Yermo Sch. Dist. bonds.

Oceanside, Calif.

quired.

pur-

of

Putnam Trust

G.

2V4% veterans' welfare bonds.

the

$7,000 from 1955 to 1964 inclusive,
$8,000 from 1936 to 1969 in¬

p.

bids until 11 a.m. (PST)
May 23 for the purchase of
$150,000 not to exceed 5% interest
school bonds, divided as follows:

from

(PST)

noon

on

on

bonds.

a.m.

Due

for

sewer

coupon

sealed

re¬

ex¬

certi¬

15, 1969,
premiums depending
the date of redemption.

40,000 H

June 21

or

varying

quired.

public auction at 10

callable in whole

Sch. Dists.
(P. O. San Bernardino), Calif.
Bond Offering—Harry L. Alli¬
son,
County Clerk, will receive

name

—

cost.

dated April 15, 1949
maturing in 1970 and

are

B,

15, 1949.

until

will

Jan. 15, as follows:
$8,000 from 1950 to 1954 inclusive:

San Bernardino County

be
furnished, to the pur¬
chaser at the expense of the Dis¬
trict.
A certified check for
3%
of the amount of the
bonds bid

at

inclusive.

1979

part beginning April

on

will

on

to

April 15

on

at

expressed

Johnson, State Treasurer, will sell

Due

in

multiple
of
J/4
of
1%.
The approving opinion of O'Melveny & Myers, of Los Angeles,

California (State of)
Bond Offering — Charles

15
inclusive.

are

those

thereafter

a

for, payable to the District, is

April

1962

to

1963

Bonds
and

inclu¬

a

without

from

Principal and interest (J-D)
at
the
County Treas¬

urer's

1958

Series

18

$150,000

payable

15

inclusive.

on

of

bids

May

on

chase

Treasurer,

and

April

on

Due

1,000,000 2s.

$1,000.

The

purchaser

from

June

Franklin Sch. Dist., Sutter
multiple of l/4 of 1%.
County
(P. O. Yuba City), Calif.
approving opinion of White,
Bond Sale
Bradley, Arant & All, of Birming¬
The $49,000 school
ham, together with the printed bonds offered May 9—v. 169, £.
warrants, will be furnished to the 1930—were awarded to Dean Wit¬

pressed in

240,000 l%s.

follows: $10,000
inclusive, and

1960

Due

from 1955 to 1957

payable

a

months'

date

1949.

Due on April 15 from

135,000 21/2S.'

struction, 1949 bonds. Dated
1,

as

1950 to 1954 inclusive.

Offering—O. L. Beckner,
Secretary of the Board of Hospital
Directors, will receive sealed bids

Due

2.062%,

:

$225,000 5s.

Bond

par plus
premium
interest on

and

they would bear

redemption

Board

1, 1954, at

interest

warrants

District,

on

$75,000 in
$78,000 in 1951, $80,000 in
$83,000 in 1953, 85,000 in
$87,000 in 1955, $89,000 in
$92,000 in 1957, $94,000 in
$97,000 in 1959, $100,000 in
$102,000 in 1961, $105,000 in
$108,000 in 1963, $111,000 in
and $114,000 in 1965. Those

1950,
1952,
1954,
1956,

Hospital

of

Denomination

about

follows:

May until 7 p.m. (PST) on May 18 for
$1,500,000 the purchase of $250,000 not to
23A% capital outlay exceed 4% interest
hospital con¬

purchase

not to exceed

1949.

000.

Dinuba), Calif.
Done-

hoo, Secretary of the Board of
Education,
will
receive
sealed

coupon

Local

Jan.

of

cost

Town
sealed

(DST)

Stone & Youngberg, and Shuman,
Agnew & Co., both of San Fran¬
cisco, at a price of 100.0005, a net

Tulare County (P. O.

Wararnt Offering—C. A.

the

special

election, held on March 15,
adjudged illegal.

was

$5,000, payable to the City Treas¬

for

the

as

school

urer, is required.».;

bids until 11

sold

receive

interest

National

24

not

—were

Brunner,

$15,000

000

ities

Darien, Conn.
Bond

and

Dated

Robinson,
Robinson & Cole, of
Hartford, will
be furnished by the
Authority to
the purchaser.
■'

May 18 for the pur¬
—were
awarded
to
a
syndicate
$128,965 improvement,
ARKANSAS
composed of American Trust Co.,
bonds.
Dated May 15,
Phillips County, Helenawest Helena San Francisco, First Boston Corp.,
1949.
Denomination $1,000, ex¬
Sch. Dist. No. 2 (P. O.
and Weeden & Co., both of San
cept one for $965.
Due on May
West Helena), Ark.
Francisco, Paine, Webber, Jackson
15, as follows: $13,000 from 1950
Bonds Not Sold
The $60,000
& Curtis, and
to 1957
Martin, Burns &
inclusive; $12,000 in 1953,
3% building and equipment bonds
and
Corbett, both of Chicago, Stern,
$12,965 in 1959.
Principal offered March
29—v. 169, p. 1382
Frank & Meyer, of Los Angeles,
and interest payable at the Chase
on

chase

M

approving

1930

p.

11

the

Series

bonds of 1947

May 12—v. 169,

on

for

20

(P. O. Sacramento), Calif.

the
County of the
Supervisors, is required.

Offering—City Clerk will payable

receive

paid for by the

A certified check for 5%

the

.

Kenneth A.

man,

ed

Offering — M. H. BrightCity Clerk, will receive seal¬

bids

until

16

a.m.

(CDT)

on

Dick, Bursar, will receive sealed May 27 for the purchase of $250,bids until 2
the

p.

m.

Administration

on

May

31,

at

Building, for

000 not to exceed 4% interest Na¬
tional Street

the purchase of $650,000 not to ex¬

May

ceed 4%
interest, coupon build¬
ing construction and improvement

000.

bonds.

Dated

July 1, 1949. "'Due

semi-annually on April 1 and Oct.
1, as follows $12,000 Oct. 1, 1950;
$12,000 on April 1 and Oct. 1 from
1951 to 1953 inclusive, and $12,000

1,

Due

$20,000
from

000

in

on

Jan.

1,

as

1951 and 1952;

1953 to

in

Bridge bonds/ Dated
Denomination $1,-.

1949.

1956

1957 and

in 1959 and 1960.

follows:*
$25,000

inclusive; $30,-'

1958, and $25,006
Bidders to

name

the rate of interest, expressed in.
Danbury Housing Authority, Conn. on April L 1954; $15,000 Oct.'1,
Note Offering—Joseph E. Can1954,; and $15,000 on April 1 and a multiple of Vs of 1%. The ap-'
ale, Chairman, will receive sealed: Oct. 1 from 1955 to 1960 inclusive, proving/ opinion of Chapman &

Volume

:

169

of

Number 4803

'

Chicago, will be fur-t •a~prioe-of 100.12,

nished to the purchaser at the
e^r*
I pense
of the. City.
A certified
check for $5,000 is
required.

-

101

■

.

(P. O.

Morris), III.
Bond
Offering — Gladys M.
Bright, Secretary of the Board of
Education, will receive sealed bids

"

until 3- p.m. (CST)' on
May
the purchase-of

<

exceed 3% interest school building
coupon bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1949.

—

izens

1956

to

from

1958

1959

100.17.

1961

and

$75,000

from

1967

to

in the State

company

may be

mutually agreed

1955

rates

of

interest,

expressed

in

'

•

; the
'

Township

is required.

School

Brown

Bond

sealed
on

,,

l%s, at
of

about

•1949.

1.05%.

Due

Dated

Dec.

on.

1954 inclusive.'

23

•"•/''

1

June

from

-

•

.1931

p.

on

Jan.

1951

County Sch. Dist.
(P. O. Rock Island),

to

the

Boston

basis

.

$260,000
,

,.

DAs.

>-•

Due

13/4S.

as

Due

/

1

were

1957 to 1968 inclusive.

Clerk,

will

bids until 10

about
Due

(CDT)

cost.

$5,000,

-

A

purchaser

certified

to

J.

;
'

.7

with¬

was

check

Ira

.t;: Bond Sale—The $125,000

Dated May 1, 1949.

*was

&

of

to

the

Savings Bank'of

Publicly

.bonds. Due

$8,000 from

it

Due

f

1

INDIANA
Allen
j

and

[

County (P. O.

works

Fort Wayne), Ind.

.

rt

i;

as

Bond Sale—The $400,000 Tuber-

July 1,

1956 to

169,

10—v.

1931—

p.

ing

of

Indianapolis, jointly,

as

20

1958

revenue

$25,000

169,

v.

a

are

ma-

are

optional

in

in
in

in
in
in

1952,
1954,
1956,

1958,
1960,
1962,
1964,

in

1966,
1968, and

$52,000 in 1969.
The approving
opinion of Dudley C. Foley, Jr.,

Orleans, together with the

printed

bonds, will be furnished
purchaser without cost.

the

to

office, or at the fiscal
of the State in New York
City, at the option of the holder.
The approving opinion of Wood,
King & Dawson, of New York
City, will be furnished to the pur¬
chaser

without

check for 2%
the

MARYLAND

cost.

A

Carroll

County (P. O.
Westminster), Md.
Sale—The $3,000,000 1949
bonds offered May 11—v. 169, p.
Bond

1,931—were

certified

cate

of the par value of

bonds, payable to the Board,

required.

000

23/4%

'

$7,500,-

World War II veterans'

bonus, Series B
sold privately to
posed

of

Bank,

the

bonds

has

been

syndicate

a

National

com¬

Hibernia

National

American

awarded

to

composed of Alex

syndi¬

a

Brown

&

Sons, Mercantile Trust Co., both
of Baltimore, Kidder,
Peabody &
Co., of New York, Baker, Watts &
Co., Stein Bros. & Boyce, both of
Baltimore, and Bruan, Bosworth
& Co., Inc., of Toledo, at a price
of 100.001, a basis of about
1.56%,
follows:

as

Bank,

White, Hattier &
Sanford, Newman, Brown & Co.,
all of New Orleans, Equitable Se¬
curities Corp., Barrow, Leary &
Co., of Shreveport, Nusloch, Baudean & Smith, R. S. Hecht & Co.,
Howard, Labouisse, Friedrichs &
Co., Weil & Co., Weil & Arnold,
Lamar
&
Kingston, G. Price
Crane, Glas & Co., John Dane,

$1,500,000
public
school
bonds:
$100,000 as 4V4S, due on May
1, 1951; $200,000 as 4s, due on
May 1 in 1952 and 1953; $200,-

1,500,000 road bonds: $100,000 as
4V4S, due on May 1, 1951;
$200,000 as 4s, due on May 1

Scharff & Jones,

000

d

i

r

in

Couturier

,

&

Derbes,

1955;
from

:and

on

1953; $200,000 as
May 1 in 1954 and

$400,000

iy4s, due
inclusive,
l^s, due on
1 from 1960 to 1965 in¬
1.956

as

1959

to

$600,000

"May

E.-Corrigan, Jr., both of
Orleans, and Felix M. Rives,

of Shreveport. Dated June

1952 and

Is, due

&

a

on

1960 to 1965 inclusive.

Charles
New

and

1V4S, due

•

Woolfolk, Robert R.
Wolfe, all of New Orleans, Ra¬
pides Bank & Trust Co., of Alexa n

due

on
May 1 in
1955; $400,000 as
May 1 from 1956
to 1959 inclusive, and $600,000
as
1V2S, due on May 1 from

/-

Smith-Wood Co., all of New
Orleans, Steiner, Rouse & Co., of
New York, Woolfolk & Shober,
Wheeler

Is,

as

1954

M.

follows:

as

St.

O.

'■/'

Sale—The
bonds

/•/

as

clusive.
Dated

1, 1949.

$600,000

May 1, 1949.

Prince George's County

in

p.

Bond

after

water

May

10—

rate

sealed

(CST)

bids

June

on

Third

<

Bond Sale—The $47,500

tory

revenue

bonds

of

Louisville.

.and due

Dated

serially

on

&

Yost, of Baltimore, will be
to the purchaser with¬

offered

on

May
May

1, 1949
1 from

1950 to 1979 inclusive. Callable

as

1,

1

bonds. Due

District

No.

Seventh

ag¬

of
on

1,

of

Wards

Due

on

1951

1969

inclusive.

to

bonds

The bonds

election

an

are

July 1 from

dated

are

at

were

July

1,

1949,

payable from unlimited

taxation.

A

to the County
Education, is required.

certified

check

for

2%

of the bonds, payable to or¬
der of the Parish School Board,
is
required.
Legal
opinion
of

Attleboro,
Bond

City
sealed

(DST)

-

■
1

r

'

f

*■'.

* J

•

►

'•

will

Treasurer,
bids

Mar¬

William

May

until

1964 inclusive.

18

11

re¬
a.m.

for

Principal and in¬

terest (M-N) payable at the First
Bank of Boston. Bidder

National
to

single rate of interest,
a multiple of V\ of
Legality to be approved by
Storey,
Thorndike,
Palmer
&
Dodge, of Boston.
name

a

1%.

Beverly Housing Authority, Mass.
Note

Series

169,

Sale—The
notes

p.

•

$500,000

First

offered

May 5—v.
1931—were awarded to the

1949.

*,

Mass.

—

the pur¬
chase of $300,000 coupon veterans
housing
bonds.
Dated
May
1,
1949.
Denomination $1,000.
Due
$20,000 on May 1 from 1950 to
on

at 0.93%

/•

Offering

shall,

cessful bidder.
j,:

of

MASSACHUSETTS

Dudley C. Folly, Jr., of New Or¬
leans, will be furnished the suc¬
...

Board

expressed in

authorized

April 26,

on

A certified check for

payable

ex¬

School

bonds.

and

dormi¬

No.

Special

and

of the par value of the bonds,

ceive

issues

clusive.

Second

charge.

2%

pur¬

July 1 from 1950 to 1959 in¬
75,000 School

out

a.m.

the

bond

Ward

District No.

1949.

v

10

for

following not to

interest

4

The

O.

Bou-

until

14

$90,000 Sub-District

numerical

(P.

Edward

gregating $165,000:

May 1, 1959, at

University of Kentucky
Lexington), Ky.

—

Secretary of the Parish
School Board, will receive sepa¬

price of 103.

a

Offering

chase of the

2039—were awarded to

or

ing opinion of Niles, Barton, Mor¬
row

dreaux,

maturing from 1960 to 1974
on

on

Mary Parish School Districts
(P. O. Franklin), La.

ceed

$90,000

offered

callable in inverse

order

.

in

of New

urer's

group

Bonds

Dated March 1, 1949. Denomina¬

$49,000

follows:

1951,

furnished

composed of Magnus &
Co.,—Widmann & Co., and Fox,
Reusch & Co., all of Cincinnati.
Dated May 1, 1949 and due on
May 1 from 1952 to 1974 inclusive.

.

$43,000
$46,000

multiple of V\ or
Principal and in¬

authorized at the election held

build¬
bonds offered May 23
to Pohl & Co., of
as 3%s, at a price of

."o

revenue

in¬

July 1,
in 1976;

ex¬

bonds.

June

1, as
$31,000
in 1953, $33,000
in 1955, $35,000
in 1957, $37,000
in 1959, $40,000
in 1961, $42,000
in 1963, $45,000
in 1965, $48,000
in 1967, $51,000 in

$41,000

inclusive. Bid¬

May 3.

awarded

Bond

on

Due

$39,000

Denomination $1,000. Due on June

/

1977;

HAs, at. turing in 1970 to 1979




within

Perryville, Ky.

fol¬

as

tion $1,000. All of said bonds
,

Due

.

/.
.

in

receive

,

Cincinnati,

lien:...water

Due

of

$27,000^in May 11 .—i v. 169, p. 2039 — were
1978, and $45,000 in l97|%, awarded to the Bankers Bond
Co.,

.

jWere awarded to Halsey, Stuart &
.Co., and the City Securities Corp.,

first

bonds.

follows:

$26,000

1949 bonds of¬

fered May

bonds.

County (P.
Inez), Ky.

1975.

3Y4%

will

Martin

clusive; $9,000 Tn 1959 ;4 and
1960; $14,000 in 1961; $15,000
in 1962 and 1963; $16,000 in
1964 and 1965; $17,000 in .1966
and
1967;
$18,000
in
1968;
$19,000 in
1969; $21,000
in
1970 and 1971; $22,000 in 1972
and 1973, and $23,000 in 1974

123,000

.culosis Hospital of

-

Secretary,

to

not

school

agency

Bond Sale—The $150,000

•

•

certified

amount

KENTUCKY

Offered—Edw.

on

A

the

1952 to 1958 inclusive.

lows: *$5,000
in
1952; $7,000
from
1953 to 1955 inclusive;

The second highest bidder
White-Phillips Co., for 21/4>s,
price of 100.01.
•

!

Co./

$347,000 3% first lien water works

build¬

j

awarded

—were

Trust

of

Offering—C. C. Granvatt,

par.

Dec. U from 1950 to 1967 inclu¬

.at a

&

price

a

Oct.

on

the

>

Co., of Cincinnati, are
publicly offering an issue of $470,improvement and re¬
funding bonds, divided as follows:

Ripley & Co., Inc., aas 2 Ms, at
price of 101.67, a basis of about

on

Dickson

a

10

for

(P. O.
1951;
Upper Marlboro), Md.
$616,000 in 1952; 632,000 in 1953;
Bond Offering—J. Frank Dent,
$649,000 in 1954; $666,000 in 1955;
Ashland, Kan.
President of the Board of Educa¬
$683,000 in 1956; $702,000 in 1957;
Bond Sale Details—The
$36,000
tion, will itceive sealed bids un¬
revenue
bonds purchased by the $721,000 in 1958; $740,000 in 1959;
til noon (DST) on May 24 for the
First Securities Co. of Kansas, oi $760,000 in 1960, and $731,000 in
1961.
Principal and interest pay¬ purchase of $650,000 not to exceed
Wichita, as previously noted in v.
able at the State Treasurer's of¬ 5% interest public school of 1949
169, p. 1931, were sold at a price
fice, or at the State's fiscal agency coupon bonds. Dated June 1, 1949.
of par.
Denomination $1,000. Due on June
in New York City.
Legality ap¬
Paola, Kan.
proved by Wood, King & Dawson, 1, as follows: $30,000 from 1950 to
1959 inclusive, and $35,000 from
Bond Sale Details—The $25,000 of New York.
1960 to 1969 inclusive.
Principal
airport bonds purchased by the
and interest (J-D) payable at the
New Iberia, La.
Citizens State Bank, of Paola, as
First National Bank of Southern
Bond Offering—The City Clerk
previously noted in v. 169, p. 2339
were
Maryland, Upper Marlboro. Bid¬
sold as IV2S, at a price of will receive sealed bids until 11
100.75, and mature as follows: $2,- a.m. (CST) on June 21 for the ders to name the rate or rates of
000 on April 1, 1950; $2,000 on Oct.
purchase of $100,000 sewerage and interest, expressed in a multiple
1, 1951, and $3,000 on April 1 from drainage bonds. These bonds were of lA or 1/10 of 1%. The approv¬

were

'man

sive.

S.

2J/£s,- at

in

1%.

until

17

KANSAS

000 revenue

for

Cobb,

2039—were: awarded to Harri-

',2.32%.

R.

of

Board,

bids

May
$764,000

interest

in

34,000
$36,000

improvement,

terest, payable at the State Treas¬

1,

The second highest bid¬

for

* Bonds

ing bonds offered May 9—v. 169,

.a

years.

Raffensperger, Hughes &

and

2%

school

000

&

G. Taylor &

Will County School District No. 84
^
(P. O. Rockdale), III.
: 3

p.

Nuveen

Linton, Ind.

City "Treasurer, is required.
"

John

to

held

sealed bids until 2 p.m. (CST) on
June 6 for the purchase of $275,-

1823—

p.

election

furnished.

for

District

of¬

Chicago, and the Union Trust Co.
Indianapolis, jointly, as iy2S, at
a price of
100.27, a basis of about
1.47%. Dated May 23, 1949. Due
on July 1 from 1950 to 1969 inclu¬
sive.
The second highest bidder
was Halsey, Stuart &
Co., for 1V2S,
at a price of par.

of Chicago, will be

payable

bonds

10—v. >169,

the bonds author¬

are

Iowa

of

•

out

1948

be

Bond

•

Dated Dec. 1,J 1948.
July 1 from 1950 to 1978

1931

p.

Co., Chicago.
Bidders to
j name. the
rate of interest, expressed in a multiple of lA of 1%.
The approving opinion of Chap¬
the

of

inclu¬

1964

to

Spirit Lake Con. Indep. Sch. Dist.,

2.41%.

on

Harris

Trust

to

,

1960

a.m.

the rate of interest,

name

sealed
on

.

Murphey,

Dated June 1, 1949. Denomination

or

1973

to

C.

School

Schweickhardt, Landry & Co., A.

inclusive;' $16,000
inclusive, and

1959

to

the

on

from

bonds bid for, payable to the Dis¬

Township.
.

at

Due

$7,000

trict; is required.

purchaser at

Elkhart, Ind.

bids

1948/ The approving opinion
Chapman & Cutler of Chicago,

check

$187,000 build¬
ing bonds offered May 6—v. 169,

.

furnished

the

1954

These

will

a

Bond Sale—The

•

el man & Cutler

in

13,
of

Indianapolis Sch. City, Ind.

•/

May

Dated July 1, 1949. De¬
nomination $1,000.
Due on July
1, as follows: $65,000 in 1951; $5,;000, in 1955; $15,000 in 1956; $65,.000 in 1957; $50,000 in 1958, and
$30,000 in 1959. Principal and in¬
terest
payable at the Northern

.

sive.
ized

expressed

sealed

follows:

as

$12,000 from

on

sealed
on

•bopds.

.

and

100.52.

j 17 for the purchase of $230,000
jwater supply lake refunding

•

-

inclusive.
der

Smith,

receive

a.m.

inclusive,

Jan. 1 and $1,000

awarded

Co.,

.

1955

of

May

jointly,

M.

to

Co., of Chicago, and F. S. Moseley
& Co., of Chicago, jointly, as 2xks,
at a
price of 101.71,; a basis of

Springfield, III.
Offering —M.

1950

on

receive

Dated May 1, 1949.

from

1961

11

Bonds Sold—An issue of

will

1,

revenue

fered

Peabody & Co., and
Hornblower & Weeks, jointly, for
$950,000 as 1.70s, ' at a price of
100.54, a basis of about 1.65%.

.City

bonds.

Bond Sale —The $325,000 water

Dated

Bond

and

coupon

1971

1/10

is

until 2 p.m. (CST) on May 16 for
the purchase of $175,000 building
Nov.

furnished to

works

.Kidder,

.

rectors,

inclusive,

Due

interest,

•

May 1, 194.9. The second
-highest bidder was-Lehman Bros.,
-

1961

the expense of the

1

Dec.

on

be

<•

„

Dec.

on

of

fol¬

as

.

.from 1950 to 1956 inclusive.
from

;

1.656%,
/\

•

as

.690,000

•

about

of

lows:

Due

V4 of 1%.
The ap¬
proving opinion of Ross, McCord,
Ice & Miller, of Indianapolis, will

Corp., E. H. Rollins
& Sons, of New York, and Keb!bon, McCormick & Co., of Chi•cago, jointly, at a price of 100.50,

•a

bonds.

July 1, 1950; $3,000
1
and
July 1 from

to

multiple

:

The

Indep. Sch. Dist., Ia.
Bond Offering—M. W. Stebbins,
Secretary of the Board of Di¬

April 1, 1949. Denomina¬
$1,000.
Bidders to name the

rate

inclusive.

IOWA

July 1, 1962.

build-

a

in¬

Dated

tion

awarded

were

—

Twp.

from 1951 to

on

V

at

on

$2,000

1,

1969

highest bidder was North¬
Trust Co., Chicago, for 2y4S,
price of 101.77.

1949

$3,000 on Jan. 1
$1,000 on July 1, 1962.
61,000 Civil Twp. Bonds.

'ing bonds offered May 10—v. 169,
■First

of

to

E

expressed

follows:

as

and

1950 to

Sale—The $950,000

the

1950

second
ern

July 1, 1950; $3,000
Jan. 1 and $2,000 on
July

on

1

from

receive

(CST)
purchase of

building

Sch.

$2,000

/

VIllinois

Bond

will

2 „p.m.

institutional

from

Corp., Ind.
$115,000 school

Oelwien

$61,000

Island■

No. 41

•

for

school

$3,000
Rock

until

bonds, divided

& Co., of Chicago, as
price of 100.23, a basis

a

May

terest

Treasurer,

*

Cruttenden

.

Trustee,

bids

until

4%

$1,000.
$30,000
$32,000

will

on

ders to

building bonds offered May 9—v.
169, p. 1931 —4 were awarded to
Raffensperger, Hughes & Co., of
Indianapolis, as 2s, at a price of
100.31, a basis of about 1.98%.
Dated May 1, 1949. Due on July 1

bids

Dept.,

registered
bonds.
Dated March 1, 1949.
De¬
nomination $1,000. Due on March
1, as follows: $278,000 in 1969:
$346,000
in
1970,
and
$375,000

National

Bond Sale—The

Wilkinson),

$122,000 not to exceed 4V2%

to

County Sch. Dist., No. 131 1
r
^
(P. O. Aurora), III.
/%//
Bond Sale—The $300,000 school
building bonds offered May 9—v.
169, p. 1931 — were awarded to

,

July 1 from
1,; 1969 inclusive. In¬

State

sealed

Series

Principal
(J-J) payable at the

interest

the

terest

in¬

any

ceed

May 25 for the purchase
of $1,749,000 not to exceed 5% in¬

numerical
or

(State of)

(CST)

North Judson Con. Sch.

Offering—Roy McKnight,

Township

inverse

of

receive

Bank, Chicago.
Legality approved by Chapman &
Cutler, of Chicago.

1 and

(Twp. (P. O.

dation

receive

(CST)
purchase of

Offering—L. B. Baynard,
Secretary of the Board of Liqui¬

payment date thereafter at

LaSalle

Indiana

Kane

r

and

one

July

on

Louisiana

Parish

a.m.

Bond

104 and accrued interest.

1949.

J-J.

a

rfied check for $10,000, payable

1,

except

in

July 1, 1969

on

Secretary
will

interest;

callable

terest

Ross,

multiple of % of 1 %. The approve
ing ooinion of Chapman & Cutler,
of Chicago, will be furnished and
paid for by. the District. A certin

'

be

order

of

(P. O. Farmersville), La.
Bond Offering—C.

LOUISIANA

on

59

Union Parish School District No. 55

at

redemption.

and all bonds
maturing July 1, 1970 to 1976, to

Legality approved by
McCord, Ice & Miller, of
Indianapolis.
.'

as

tween the purchaser and the Dis¬
trict. Bidders to .name the rate or
•

June

$1,000,

Jan.

on

to Jan.

terest

be¬

upon

accrued

on Jan. 1 and July
from 1951 to 1954
inclusive, and

$12,000

1969 inclusive.
Principal and in¬
terest (J-J) payable at such bank
trust

dated

are

date

varying pre¬
miums depending on the date of

inter¬

or any

(2151)

in part on any interest

or

payment

or any interest pay¬
ment date thereafter at 104.50 and

1, 1950; $11,000
1

'

or

price

a

for $773.69. Due
$10,773.69

$65,000 ffom 1962 to
inclusive; $70,000 in 1965 and

1966,

at

July 1, 1959

whole

a

July 1, 1964

•

Denomination

inclusive;
1964

i%s,

;

Bonds

inclu¬

to

for

on

able in inverse numerical order

Co., Chicago, and Cit¬
Banking
Co.,
Anderson,

jointly,

inclusive;

$55,000 from
sive; $60,000

;

CHRONICLE

interest; $26,000 ma¬
turing July 1, 1977, and $27,000
maturing July 1, 1978 to be call¬

Trust

ern

Denomination $1,000. Due on Jan.
1, as follows: $45,000 in 1952; $50,1000 from 1953 to 1955

FINANCIAL

est payment date thereafter at 105
and accrued

Bond - Sale
The
$446,773.69
judgment funding 1949 bonds of¬
fered May 6 were awarded to Hal¬
sey, Stuart & Co. and the City Se¬

Corp.
of
Indianapolis,
jointly, as l%s, at a price of
100.27, a basis of about 1.72%. The
second highest bidder was
North¬

$1,100,000 not to

,

order

curities

19 for

&

May ill' 1949. Due
July 1 from 1950 to 1960 incl.

Anderson, Ind.

Grundy County Community High
School District No.

COMMERCIAL

-basis of about .prior to maturity as follows:
$45,000 bonds maturing June
1, 1979
to be callable in inverse numerical

--a

1.22%... Dated
on

v

'

THE

Second National Bank, of Boston,

interest.

Due

on

May

Dated

16,

May 16,
1950. The

60

(2152)

THE

second

highest bidder was Bever¬
ly National Bank, of Beverly 'at
0.98%.

(P.

O.

196,

Bond

Sale—The $380,000 school
bonds offered May 11—v. 169, p.
2040—were awarded to Estabrook
&

Co., of Boston, Lee Higginson
Corp.,
and
Whiting,
Weeks &
Stubbs, of Boston, jointly, as 2s,
at a price of 100.7^, a
basis of
about 1.91%. Dated May 1, 1949.
Due on May 1 from 1950 to 1968
inclusive.

June

for

1950

follows:

as

to

LOT

tion

Note

1

Due

from

$150,000

1950 to

on

1959 in¬

clusive.

series

ond

Due

$70,000

from

June 1
1950 to 1969 inclusive.
on

a

highest

Detroit

the

World

War

II

1950

to

veteran

1969

bonds.

June

on

1

from

dam

850,000 sewerage bonds. Due
June

1

1,

from
and

follows: $30,000
1969 inclusive,

as

1950

to

$25,000 from 1970 to 1979

inclusive.
Bidder to
,

in

;

but

bonds;

v

Vx

of

part

no

rate of interest

name

multiples of

of

the

1%

for all

above

Sidewalk

offered

iy4s, at

as

of

par

differ¬

a

of

Loan

May

at

Due

1.148%.

June

Dated

June

on

1 from

dated

May

19,

1949:

Sale—The

supply

1,

system

bonds

of

Due June

District).
Bidder

to

terest in

1, 1994.
in¬

of

rate

name

multiples of y4 of 1%

for all but

no

par

All of the
in

$11,250,000 bonds in¬
offering will be

May

series

9—v.

A

169,

p.

notes

offered

May 5

were

Worcester County
0.875%.
highest bidder was
Second National Bank, of Boston,
Trust Co., of Worcester, at

urer's
lots

to

a

group

about 2.05%

follows:

as

second

Notes

$210,000

dated

are

May

1952

370,000

16,

Bosworth

Series notes offered May
the

to

second

12 were

April

on

1

Each

of

the

considered

offerings, and bids must be for all
but

part of each lot. Each lot

no

will

be

basis.
of

awarded

A

the

certified

bonds

separate

a

check

for

1%

bid

for, pay able, to
the' City Treasurer's

of

order

on

required.
'

Sale

Boston,
on

at

The

—

sold to

were

National

Bank, of

Bristol

discount.

County

(P.

Due

,

,

:

■}. Note Sale—The $600,000 notes
Offered

May 9—v.

awarded

were

'Shawmut.
0.78%

Bank,

dicount.

1949.

Due

on

169,

p.

the

to

of

2040—

National

Boston,
May
1949.

Note

Y

Boston,

&

notes

Hptzler,

terest, plus

$1,000,000 Sec¬
offered

May

5

at

0.89%

in¬

premium of $11.00.
Notes are dated May
16,' 1949.
Due on May 16, 1950.
Legality
approved by Caldwell, Marshall,

Trimble &

a

Mitchell, of New

York

City.
Cambridge, Mass.
Bond Sale—The

$500,000 public
improvement bonds of¬

fered

May 12 were awarded to
Phelps, Fenn & Co., of New York,
as

iy2s.

at

a

price

of

101.13,

a

1949.

$50,000

bonds

are

dated

June

Denomination $1,000.

1,

Due

June 1 from 1950 to
1959 inclusive.
Legality approved

!

to

Bank,-

the

of

on

1932—

p.

notes

or

Merchants

Boston,

at

Due

on

Boston,

of

inverse

after

at

called

July

July 1,

for

redemption on or after
Principal and in¬

(J-J) payable at

the

rate

pressed in

-on

by Storey, Thorndike, Palmer &
Dodge, of Boston.
1
r




Boston.

expense to

interest,

ex¬

were
on

authorized

at

March 28. The

the purchaser.

A

cer¬

tified check for

$3,800, payable to
the District Treasurer, is required.

Somerville Housing Authority,
Massachusetts
Sale—The

series

notes

awarded

New

York,

$1,600,000
offered

Delta Twp.

to

0.86%

5

Bros.,
interest.

are
dated May 16, 1949.
May 16, 1950. Legality ap¬
proved by Sullivan,, Donovan &
Heenehanj of New York City.

Sale —The

series

second

date

notes

bids

on

to Salo¬

follows:

Bank

&

Co.,

$7,000

in

000 in

1956, $8,000 in 1957, $7,000
1958, $8,000 in 1959, $7,000 in
1960, $8,000 in 1961, and $5,000 in

in

1962 and 1963.

1954 to

Newton-

Trust

cou¬

1950, $8,000 in
1951, $7,000 in 1952, $8,000 in 1953,
$7,000 in 1954, $8,000 in 1955, $7.-

—

Waltham

interest school

bonds. Dated May 1, 1949. De¬
nomination $1,000. Due July 1, as

Waltham, Mass.
Note Sale
The $500,000 notes
offered May 11—v. 169, p. 2040—
the

p.m. (EST) on May
purchase of $100,000 not

to exceed 4%

Bros.
&
Hutzler, of New
York, at 0.91% interest, plus a
premium of $1.05.
%

to

8

pon

mon

awarded

until

18 for the

$105,000

offered

awarded

were

Road,

Bond Offering — L. B.
Hanna,
Jr., Secretary of the Board of
Education,
will
receive
sealed

on

Additional

Elizabeth

Lansing 15), Mich.

Lehman

at

Sch. Dist. No. 10 (P. O.

4538

sec¬

May

Notes

were

of

approving opinion of Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, of De¬
troit, will be furnished, without

Legality to be approved by Storey,
Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge, of

same

or

multiple of Vx of 1%.

a

bonds

the election held

Boston.

Due

rates

or

These

of

bank

a

designated by
Bidders to name

purchaser.

the

Dated

of

on-

and

par

1954.

May 16 for the purchase of $500,-

Bank

1953, at

trust company to be

nessy, City Treasurer, will receive
sealed bids until 11 a.m. (DST) on

Shawmut

order

interest to the date fixed

1,

terest

Quincy, Mass., V'«...
>
Note Offering—John R. Shaugh-

notes.

numerical

interest payment date

any

redemption, plus a premium of
$5.00 on each bond called for re¬
demption prior to July 1, 1954. No
premium shall be paid on bonds

17, 1949. The second
bidder was : the Second

Bank,

in

may

for

Nov.

National

be re¬
the option of the Dis¬

at

accrued

the

of

Waltham,
at
0.743%
discount.
May 11, 1949. Due on Nov.

terest

Bonds

1963 may be

option

verse

of the

maturing in
redeemed at

District

numerical order

any

in¬

in¬

West Boylston, West Boylston
Water District,' Mass.
main

Sale—The

notes

awarded To

$33,000

offered
R.

L,
,

May

Day &
.V

on

par

and

the

District

pay¬

redemp¬

1953, at

plus

tion,
$20.00

a

premium

redeemed

so

on,

each

bond

or

after

for

as

each

follows:

called

for

redemption prior to July 1, 1955.
$15.00 on each bond called for re-

were

Co.;" of
-

'»

'

.

inclusive.

(P. O.

Walter J.

at

price of 100.13.

a

Robinson

Wade, Inc., for 3s,

and Grand Haven

$26,000

school bonds offered April 11 was
awarded to local
banks, as

23/4s,

at

price of

a

par.

Clair Shores, Mich.
Offering—Douglas Taylor,

Pointe

bids

of Grosse
Dated May

Jan.

on

..

until

8

(EST)

p.m.

cost of about

follows:

as

$48,000 Water bonds. Due Nov. 1,
as

10, 1950.

follows: $3,000 from 1950 to

Due

1.59%.

net interest

was

bid reflecting

a

cost of about

a

1.69%.

Holland and Park Twps. Frac.

Sch.

(P. O. Holland), Mich.
Offering — John Essen-

District Secretary, will

ceive

sealed

(EST)

on

until

bids

7

re¬

p.m.

May 17 for the purchase

April 1, 1949.
Denomination $1,Due $10,000 on April 1 from

000.

sewer

Nov.

bonds.
from

Due

1951

Optional

Nov.

on

1

from

inclusive.

,

$1,000

to

1963

Nov.

1,

1949.

1951

to

1953

'

All of the bonds

1,

dated June

are

Interest

M-N.

Rate

or

rates of interest to be
a

multiple of Vx

and interest
Detroit

expressed in
of 1%. Principal

(M-N) payable at the
Co., Detroit.
Bids

Trust

will

be conditioned upon the un¬
qualified opinion of Claude H.
Stevens, of Berry, Stevens, Barbier & Evely, of Detroit, approv¬
ing the legality of the bonds. The
cost of said legal opinion and of
the printing of the bonds will be
paid by the Village. Bonds will be
delivered

certified

the last two maturities on
1954 or any interest pay¬

$4,000
inclusive.

I960."

1950 to 1959 inclusive. Callable for

1,

and.

1963

3,000 sidewalk bonds. Due $1,000

payment in inverse numerical

or¬

1

inclusive.

Dated

McDonald-

bidder
Co., on

to

Optional Nov. 1, 1960.
on

The second

highest

1958

13.000

April 1 from

on

inclusive,

from

1950 to 1955 inclusive.

May

1949, di¬

vided

Webber, Jackson & Curtis of De¬
troit, on a bid reflecting a net in¬
May 1, 1949.

on

17 for the purchase of
$64,000 not
to exceed 4% interest
coupon spe¬
cial assessment bonds of

Bond Sale—The $55,000 build¬
ing bonds offered May 4—v. 16*9,
p. 1932—were awarded to Paine,

Oct.

!

No. 1), Mich.
Bond Sale—The issue of

1957

der,

Twps.

School District No. 3 (P. O.
Grand Haven, R. R.'il:

Handy Twp. Sch. Dist. No. 6
(P. O. Fowlerville), Mich.

burg,

First

Village Clerk, will receive sealed

Park),

cipation notes offered May 10—v.
169, p. 1932—were awarded to the

No. 9

the

St.

Twp.

Michigan
Note Sale—The $40,000 tax anti¬

Moore &

to

The second highest bid-

was

Bond

Grosse

awarded

Bank, of Ravenna, as 23/4s,
at a price of 100.20, a
basis of
about 2.71%. Dated April
1, 1949.
Due on April 1 from 1952 to 1959

required.
Pointe

1

State

Treasurer, is

of the

able

Detroit.

at
or

Enclose

amount of the

the

to

a

cashier's check for 2%

bonds, pay¬

Village Treasurer.

ment date thereafter.

If any such
maturing in 1958 or 1959
are
called in 1954 or 1955, a pre¬
mium of 102 will be paid thereon,
bonds

if

so

in

called

1956

1957, a pre¬
paid thereon,
if called thereafter no premium
will be paid.
Bidders to name the

Sumpter Township School District
(P. O. 44500 Judd Road,
R. No. 3, Belleville),

of

rate

interest, expressed in a
multiple of Vx of 1%. Principal
and interest (A-O) payable at the
Peoples State Bank, Holland. The
approving opinion of

market

some

attorney, will be furnished by the

purchaser at his
certified
able

check
the

to

own

for

District

expense.

A

$1,000, pay¬
Treasurer, is

required.

Bond

Indep. Twp. Sch. Dist. No. 1 (P.O.
6330 Pine Knob Road, Route 1,
Clarkston), Mich.
Offering — Kenneth N.

Bond

Healy, District Treasurer, will re¬
sealed

(EST)

on

bids

until

6

p.m.

May 16 for the purchase

of $80,000

not to exceed 6% inter¬
coupon
bonds. Dated
June 1, 1949. Denomination $1,000.
Due on June 1, as follows: $5,000
from 1950 to 1954 inclusive; $6,000
from 1955 to 1959 inclusive, and
school

est

$5,000

from

Bonds

sive.
June

numerical

inverse
and

accrued
date

terest

interest,
of

y4

on

or

callable in

order

interest

Bidders to

1959.

ceive

sealed

(EST)

on

of

on

after

name

at

par

in¬
June 1,

any

the rate of

in a multiple
Principal and inter¬

expressed

of 1%.

until

bids

7

p.m./

May 21 for the purchase

$50,000 not to exceed 4V2% in¬
school bonds. Dated

terest coupon

May 1, 1949. Denomination $1,000.
Interest M-S. Due March 1, as fol¬
lows:

$4,000 in 1950 to 1959, and
$5,000 in 1960 and 1961. Princi¬
pal and interest payable at the
Detroit
Trust Co.,
Detroit. The

shall
furnish
bonds
execution at his ex¬
pense. Bids shall
be conditioned
upon the unqualified opinion of
the purchaser's attorney to be se¬
cured at the purchaser's expense
approving
the
legality of "the

purchaser

for

bonds. Bonds will
the

be delivered at

Trust Co., Detroit, or

Detroit

be 'agreed
purchaser. Enclose a cer¬
cashier's check for $1,000,

such other place as may
with the
tified

or

payable to the District Treasurer.
MINNESOTA

1960 to 1964 inclu¬
maturing on or after

1960, will be

1,

Genevieve

Allen, District Secretary, will re¬

ready

ceive

Michigan
Offering —

or

mium of 101 will be

Anoka, Minn.
Offering — C.

Bond

Rudolf

Johnson,. City Clerk, will receive
sealed

until

7:30

p.m.

(C3T)

on

May 23 for the purchase of $150,000

water

provement

in

light plant im¬
bonds. Dated

coupon

1, 1949. Denomination $1,000.

June
Due

and

on

June 1, as

follows: $15,000

payable at a bank or trust
company
in Detroit, Pontiac or
Clarkston, to be named by the

1952, and
$20,000
from 1953 to 1958 inclusive. Bid¬

The approving opinion of

interest, expressed in a multiple
of
Vx or 1/10 of 1%. Principal

est

bidder.

Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone
of Detroit, will be furnished to
the

purchaser without cost. A cer¬
tified check for $2,500, payable to
the District Treasurer, is required.

accrued

bond

water

11

date

July 1,

15, 1949.

Note

payment

on

in

interest to date fixed for

Dated

basis of about 1.28%.

The

169,

1952 to 1955. Bonds matur¬

deemed

trict

May 5—v.

highest

Note

awarded

building

000 in

ing in 1954 and 1955

Mass.

$150,000

National

10,

to Lehman Bros.,
York, at 0.86%.
The sec¬
ond highest bidder was Salomon

*

Bank,

0.69% discount. Dated May 9, 1949.

15,

of New

'

bonds.
May 1, 1949. Denomination
$1,000.
Due July 1, as follows:
$25,000 in 1950 and 1951, and $35,Dated

discount.

Sale—The

awarded

were

interest school coupon

4%

tax

Nov. 4 and Dec. 2,
%

on

Northampton,
Note
offered

were

Sale—The

Series

"Bros.

0.772%

at

$75,000

1949.

!

were

The $150,000

—

notes offered May 9 were award¬

ond

Note

Sale

,

ed to the National Shawmut

rBrookline Housing Authority, Mass.
ond

1950.

Methuen, Mass.

at

Dated

Nov.

to

able

expense.

check for $2,000,

Sch. Dist. No.

Sale —The

2040—were

&

terest school coupon bonds. Dated

19,

Heenehan, of New York City.

tional

,

purchaser without

Twp.

O.

Ravenna), Mich.
$25,000 school
bonds offered May 9 — v.
169, p.

of

Paddock

Secretary of the Board of Educa¬

May

on

May 16, 1949,
Denomination
$25,000.
Due on
Nov. 3, 1949. Payable at the Na¬

O.

Taunton), Mass.

f''\

O. Ortonville), Mich.
Offering — Paul Tindall,

000

0.69%

Nov. 14, 1949.

to the

(P.

Bond

of

Stone, of Detroit, will be furnished
A certified

Ravenna

interest,

tion, will receive sealed bids until
8 p.m. (EST) on May 17 for the
purchase of $190,000 not to exceed

$200,000 tax

May 9

Merchants

Canfield,.

Miller,

of

rate

multiple of Vx
approving opinion

The

1%.

the
a

Legality

Due

0.763%.

notes offered

the

company

approved by Sullivan, Donovan &

Braintree, Mass.
Note

(P.
Bond

re¬

of $100,000 not to exceed 3V2% in¬

two

separate

name

expressed in

Bond

Brandon Town ship, Twp. Sch. Dist.

count, plus a premium of $10.00.
Notes are dated May 19, 1949.

Due

be

ders to

terest

&

shall

designated by the purchaser. Bid¬

basis of about 2.08%.

bidder was
0.94% dis¬

highest

Due

Co., Inc., H. V. Sattle.y & Co., Watling, Lerchen &
Co. and Miller, Kenower & Co.,
jointly, for $360,000 as 2s;. $55,000
as
l%s, and $165,000 as 2V4s, a

National

Second

inclusive.

April 1

April 1, 1949. The sec¬
highest bidder was Braun,

ond

Authority, Mass.
Sale—The $270,000 First

awarded

2s.

as

1961

to

on

from 1962 to 1971 inclusive.

Housing

Note

Due

Dated

Heenehan, of New York City.
Jpswich

21/4s.

as

from

1949.
Due on May 16, 1950,
Legality
approved by Sullivan, Donovan &

1, 1949. Denomination

office.

will

trust

or

10, 1949. Due

0.93%.

of

$1,000.
Principal
and
interest
(J-D) payable at the City Treas¬

bank

a

Bank,
Pointe, at 2% interest.

awarded

the First of Michi¬
Corp.,
McDonald-Moore
&
Co., both of Detroit, and Stranahan, Harris & Co., Inc. of Toledo,
at a price of
100.00, a basis of

awarded to the

the

dated June

at

gan

Authority, Mass.
Sale—The
$185,000 first
Housing

part of the is¬

no bid to be less than
and accrued interest.

sue;-

cluded

Boston

premium

composed' of

Grafton

C. J. Devine & Co., at

East

able

$580,000 water

revenue,

offered

1824—were

The

(extension

No

bonds called for

on

Crosse Pointe

'

'$2,500,000 subway bonds of 1945

1961.

1,

paid

MICHIGAN

1950 to

part of each individual loan.
2

0.96%, plus $1 premium.
are

Bond

redemp¬

demption on or after July 1, 1961.
Principal and interest (J-J) pay¬

Adrian, Mich.

Bank, of Boston, at 0.85% interest.

LOT NO.

be

Grosse

inclusive.

Series

Boston, at 0.853%

May 19, 1950. Legality ap¬
by Sullivan, Donovan &
Heenehan, of New York City.

basis

a

for

tion

on

Gloucester,

price of 100.27,

Na¬

proved

1949

ent rate may be bid for all but no

•'"V.

rate of

a

the

to

of

Second

J. Devine & Co., New
York, second high bidder, named

169, p.
Cape

11—v.

awarded

a

about

1954

Bank

the

to

interest. C.

Mass.
Sale—The $110,000 Maca¬

Ann National Bank, of

serial

bid to be less than

no

and accrued interest and

tional

Notes

and

called

July

Pay¬
Co., of

Trust

Delivery will be made at

awarded

was

Gloucester,

The

inclusive.

5

0.92%.

Bond

1957, $10.00

—

was

Detroit,

bond

1,

Day

to

the

Winthrop Housing Authority, Mass.
Note Sale
The $75,000 first
series notes offered on May
12

premium of $11.00.
Bank,

1953

after July 1, 1955,

1959 inclusive.

inclusive, and $3,000

at

on or

prior to July
each

on

Monday, May 16, 1949

on or after July
1, 1957, but
prior to July 1, 1959. $5.00 on each
bond called for redemption on or
after July 1, 1959, but prior to

said bank for Boston funds.

Bros.

bidder

1949.

1,

1952

able

sec¬

May

Salomon

June

demptior.
but

$1,000.
Due
on
follows: $4,000 from

from

Hutzler, of New York, at 0.90%

Note

5,000,000 permanent housing for
Due $250,000

offered

to

of

as

Boston.

$1,280,000

notes

awarded

were

1949. Due

1,400,000 building
construction
and
land
acquisition bonds.

>

Sale—The

2040—were

construc¬

ways

bonds.

June

1

NO.

Dated

May 1 from

on

dated

are

1,

1950 to

Gloucester Housing Authority,
Massachusetts

bonds

$1,500,000 public

2.18%.

Due

CHRONICLE

Denomination
June

inclusive.

1979

the

purchase of $11,250,000 general obligation bonds,

divided

May 1, 1949.

interest, plus

Ouermg—Henry F. Bren-

1

as 2y4s, at a
basis of about

a

FINANCIAL

as
a

Notes

of¬

notes

169, p. 2040—
Ripley & Co.,
price of 100.86,

to

The1 second

nan, City Treasurer, will receive
sealed bids until noon (DST) on

%

9—v.

100.06,

&

lVgs, at a price
basis of about 1.48%.

Boston,

1948

Inc.,

&

Boston, Mass.
Bond

May

of

awarded

were

i

Act

loan,

fered

Box

.Billerica), Mass.

.

Dudley, Mass.
Note Sale—The $144,000 sewer¬
age

Billerica

COMMERCIAL

Montague Twp. Con. Sch. Dist.
(P. O. Montague), Mich.
Bonds

Not

Sold—The

$160,000

school

bonds

169,

2040—were not sold

p.

bids received

offered

were

May

11—v.
as

rejected.

all

1951

ders to

and

name

and iterest

the

rate

payable at

or

any

rates of

suitable

banking institution designated by
the
purchaser.
The
approving

opinion of Harold W. Moody, of
St.
Paul, and Dorsey, Colman,
of Minneapolis, together

Barber,
with

the

printed* bonds,

furnished to the
expense

check

will

be

purchaser at the

of the City. A certified
$3,000, payable to the

for

City Treasurer, is required.

Volume

169

Number 4803

THE

Fairmont, Minn.
Bond Offering—Stanley Stew¬
art, City Clerk, will receive sealed
bids until 7:30 p.m. (CST) on
May
17 for the. purchase
of $150,000
sanitation

and

bonds.

pon

improvement

Dated

Bidders to

name

the rate

of interest, expressed in a
multiple of 1/10 or y4 of 1%.
Principal and interest payable at
apy suitable bank or trust com¬
pany designated by the purchaser.

The

approving opinion of Faegre
& Benson of
Minneapolis, together
with the printed
bonds, will be
out

the

to

cost.

A

purchaser with¬

certified

check

for
re¬

(P.

O.

Meyer,

bids until 1:30 p.m. (CST) on May
266 for the purchase of $1,200,000

building

and

equipment coupon
bonds. Dated June 1, 1949. Denom¬
ination $1,000. Due Jan. 1, as fol¬
lows: $25,000 in 1952 to 1954, $30,000 in 1955 to 1958, $35,000 in 1959
to 1961, $40,000 in 1962 to
1964,
$45,000 in 1965 to 1968, $50,000
in 1969 to

1972, $55,000 in 1973 to
1976, and $60,000 in 1977 to 1979.

Dated

quired.

Dec. 1, 1948.
Legality ap¬
proved by Charles & Trauernicht

March

Bonds

maturing

in

re¬

any

thereafter.

1970

1974

to

will be each subject to redemption
on Jan.
1, 1964 and any interest

payment

thereafter.

date

maturing in the
will

be

years

Bonds

1975 to 1979

each

subject to redemp¬
tion on Jan. 1, 1969 and any inter¬
est payment date thereafter. The

prepayable
deemed

bonds

in

will

of

order

be

serial

demption price of

par

interest. Bidders to
rates

or

of

of

1,

and accrued
the rate

name

y4

of

1/10

or

ming pool bonds.
1949.

price of 101.00,
2.80%. Dated
Due on March 1
a

the

about

1949.

1950 to

1959

community

&

health

of

1%.

The approving

the

to

District

Treasurer, is

a price of
Dated Feb. 1, 1949. Denomi¬
nation $1,000. Legality approved
by Charles & Trauernicht, of St.

of issue.
and

Liberty, Mo.

Jan.

1,

held

Oct.

on

A.

to

500.

zation
able

Sold —The

Not

tion

held

Due

March

on

1964

No.

Interest J-J.

These

authorized at the elec¬

on

Not

to

exceed

the

5%

sole

$2,500,000

Denomination
June

on

1

clusive.

$1,000.

from

1950

Bonds

to

1964

in¬

after

June

basis

of

about

by

National

2.977%, was sub¬
Bank of America

the

Trust

&

Savings Asso¬
Francisco. Bonds

San

of

dated

are

April 1, 1949 and ma¬
April 1 from 1951 to 1969

on

& Co., for $150,000
price of 100.08.

a

as

3V4%

sanitary

works

$40,000
water

bonds

-

has

Trauernicht of St. Louis.

sold.

Dated

Jan.

15, 1949.
b.y Charles &

Legality approved

out

cost.

to

A

the

check

for

$2,000 is required.
.Tcdd
-

County Indep. Sch. Dist.
No. 103 (P. O. Hewitt), Minn.
Bond

Offering—Maurice Ester-

District Clerk, will receive
sealed bids until 8 p.m. (CST) on

mann,

May 20 for the purchase of $20,000 funding bonds.
Dated June
1, 1949. Denomination $1,000. Due
$1,000 on Jan. 1 from 1951 to 1970
inclusive.

Bidders

rate or rates of

in

a

The

to

name

the

interest, expressed

multiple of V\ or 1/10 of 1%.

approving opinion of Faegre

&

Benson, of Minneapolis, to¬
gether with the printed bonds^
will be furnished to the purchaser

A
certified
check for $500, payable to the Dis¬
trict, is required.

without

Bond

station

expense.

Wayzata, Minn.
Sale
The $15,000
—

bonds

offered

May




*

County Sch. Dist. No. 23
(P. O. Poison), Mont.

Bond

Offering—Lola

M.

City Treasurer,

ter,

sealed

bids

in

H.

will
of

care

:

finger, District Clerk, will receive
sealed bids until 1 p.m. (MST) on
May 31 for the purchase of $329,000

not

to

building
1949.

first

second

choice

and

choice

June

serial

of

the

If amortization

Board.

or

interest

bonds—JJated

the

may

6%

1,

Amortization bonds will be

the

sold

exceed

and

issued

the

be put into

divided

into

one

bonds

School

bonds

entire

are

receive

of

interest, expressed in

ple of y8

bonds

will be
A

er.

the

Denny,

pressed in

a

bonds
will

in

each, the
come

issued

are

be

the
sum

payable

will

issue.
and

If

sold

amount

of $9,000
on

they

of

$1,000
will be¬

Dec. 1, 1949, and

become

payable

on

June 1,1950, and the sum of $8,000
will become payable on the same

'

Offering

City

Russell

—

Clerk,

H.

will

receive
(DST) on

May 19 for the purchase of $173,000

not

to

exceed

6%

interest

water coupon or
registered bonds.
Dated
June 1, 1949. Denomina¬
tion $1,000. Due on June
1, as fol¬
lows: $5,000 from 1950 to 1983 in¬

clusive, and $3,000 in 1984.
cipal

and

interest

Prin¬

(J-D)

The

approving

kins,

opinion

Delafield

York

&

of

Haw¬

Wood, of New

City, will be furnished to
purchaser. A certified check

for

,

$3,460, payable to the City, is

required.

of

Storey,
Dodge, of

&

,;il

,

Leon R. Har-

—

sealed

on

coupon

vided

registered bonds, divi-

or

follows:

as

$200,000 electric light plant bonds.
Due on June
1, as follows:
$8,000 from 1950 to 1954 in¬

clusive, $10,000 from 1955 to
,1964 inclusive^ and $12,000
;from 1965 to 1969 inclusive.

.

Bidders

to

name

the

rate

of

interest, expressed in a mul¬
tiple of y8 or 1/20 of 1%.
150,000 water'
June

1,

Station), N. J.
Bond

bonds

1933—were

May

9—v.

awarded

to

169,

p.

J. Van

B.

from

bonds.

1955

to

$8,000 from

Due

1959

1960

1969 inclusive.

name a

Due

on

June

Dated
1

June

from

1, 1949.

1950 to

1969

inclusive.
Chatham

Twp. School District
(P. O. Chatham), N. J.

Bond

Offering

Thomas

—

A.

Purvis, District Clerk, will receive
on

May 23 for the purchase of $60,-

tion
1

not

to

exceed

6%

$1,000. Due $3,000

from

1950

to

1956

cipal and interest

interest

on

incl.

(M-S)

at the First National Bank,
son.

Bidders to

name

interest, expressed in

Prin¬

Johnson, of Middleburgh, will be
furnished

to the purchaser upon
request. A certified check for $160

payable to the Fire District Com-;
missioners, is required.
Hempstead Union Free Sch. Dist.
No. 5 (P. O.
Mineola), N. Y.
Bond Offering—Mrs. Edna Tier-

sten, District Clerk, will receive
sealed

bids

at

the

office of John

H.

Borrie, of Denton -Building,
Mineola, until 2:30 p.m. (DST) on
May 18 for the purchase of $1,165,000 not to exceed 4% interest
school

1849

coupon
Dated June

bonds.

or

1,

registered
1949. De¬

nomination $1,000. Due on Dec.
1,
as
follows: $50,000 from 1950 to
1958 inclusive; $65,000 from 1959
to

1961

inclusive; $70,000 in 1962,

and

$75,000 from 1963 to 1968 in¬
clusive. Principal and interest (JD)

payable at the United States
Trust Co., New York City. Bidders

to

the

name

rate

of

interest,

ex¬

pressed in a mutliple of y4 or 1/10
of 1%. The
approving opinion of
Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, of

Hempstead Union Free Sch. Dist.
No. 23 (P. O. Wantagh), N. Y.
Bond
Offering — Catherine

Macdonald,
receive

District

sealed

Clerk,

bids

until

on May 20 for the purchase
$850,000 not to exceed 4% in¬

1952 to

1978

and interest

1964

Principal

First National Bank

of Bellmore,
Bellmore, N. Y. Bidders to name

the rate of

multiple

interest, expressed in a
y4 or 1/10 of 1%.

of

The

approving opinion of Haw¬
kins, Delafield & Wood, of New
City,, will be furbished to

York

the

purchaser

certified

without

cost.
A
$17,000, pay¬
District, is required.

check

able to the

„

for

Jasper, Troupsburg, Woodhull,
Greenwood,
Cameron and
Canisteo

No. 1

in¬

Central

Bond

Sch.

Dist.

(P. O. Canisteo), /
New

Bidders to

single rate of interest,
in a multiple of

inclusive.

(J-D) payable at the

Yotfz

Offering—Ralph A. Bul¬

lock, District Clerk,

will receive

sealed bids until 3:30 p.m.
on

1, 1949. Denomina¬
Principal and interest
payable at the Vineland

(J-D)

land,

or

at

at the option of the hold¬
the

York

of

Guaranty

Trust

Co.,

City.
The approving
Caldwell,
Marshall,

May

1954

$3,000 from 1950 to
inclusive, and $4,000 from
1969 inclusive.
Principal
interest
(M-N) payable at
First State Bank, Canisteo.

and

the

without

charge. 'A certi¬

bonds

offered

of the amount
of

each

issue,

payable to the Borough Treasurer,
is required.

•

NEW MEXICO

Belen, N. Mex.
Bond Sale—The $100,000 reve¬
nue bonds offered May 9—v.
169,
p. 2041 — were awarded to the
Robert E. Schweser Co., of Omaha
at

a

price

of

102.50,

about

3.48%.

years,
second

optional in 10
highest bidder

cher

&

Co.,

Due

on

a

in

a

basis

of

to

25

one

years.

The

was Boettbid reflecting a

net interest cost of about 3.64%.

NEW

New

Bond

multiple

District

Offering

York.
—

Treasurer,

C. B. Parker,
will

the

name

rate

of

in¬

multiple of
y4 or 1/10 of 1%.
The approving
opinion
of
Vandewater, Sykes,
Heckler
&
Galloway,
of
New
York City, will be furnished to
the purchaser without cost. A cer¬
a

tified check for $1,500, payable to
the District, is required.

Liberty, N. Y.
Bond

den,

Offering—Chandler

Village

ceive

sealed

(DST)

on

Treasurer,
bids

May

20

Bor¬

will

until

re¬

1

p.m.

for the

pur¬

chase of $83,600 not to exceed 5%
interest municipal incinerator
coupon or

registered bonds. Dated

June 1, 1949. Denomination $1,000,

except

one

for $600.

Due

on

June

follows: $4,600 in 1950; $5,000
1951 to 1955 inclusive, and
$6,000 from 1956 tp 1964 inclusive.
as

from

Duanesburg,. Quaker Street Fire
Dist. (P. O. Quaker Street),

Madi¬

to

terest, expressed in

I,

YORK;

(DST)
purchase of

the

1955 to

Bidders

chaser

for

follows:

as

City, will be furnished to the

pur¬

19

$75,000 not to exceed 5% interest
school, 1949 coupon or registered
bonds.
Dated May
1, 1949.
De¬
nomination $1,000. Due on May 1,

Trimble & Mitchell, of New York

of

p.m.

school,
1949
coupon
or
registered bonds.
Dated June 1,
1949.
Denomination $1,000.
Due
on
Dec. 1, as follows: $20,000 in
1950 and 1951, and $30,000 from

inclusive;

to

Dated June

er,

will

3

terest

on

1/20 of 1%.

or

the rate of

a

ex¬

(J-D) payable at the
Schenectady
Co., Schenectady. The ap¬
proving opinion of Bingham &

Vs

March

payable

interest,

expressed'

Ingen & Co., of New York, as 2!/4s,
a
price of 100.31, a basis of
2.21%.

of

Trust

clusive, and $9,000 from 1965
to

.

at

about

rate
a

multiple of y4 or 1/10
1%.. Principal
and
interest

of

follows: $6,000 from
1954 inclusive; $7,000

fied check for 2%

Sale—The $190,000 school
offered

the

name

pressed in

as

1950 to

opinion

Branchburg TWp. Sch. Dist. (P. O.
Box No. 65, North Branch

on
of $8,000

(DST)

Bond Offering

New

f,

(DST)

exceed

5% interest fire
house coupon or
registered bonds.
Dated June 1, 1949.
Denomination
$500. Due $500 on June 1 from
1950 to 1965 inclusive.
Bidders to

of

Vineland, N. J.

National Bank & Trust Co., Vine-

opinion
Palmer

to

61

payable
New York City, will be furnished
at the Boardwalk National
Bank,
Atlantic City. Bidders to name a to the purchaser without cost." A
certified check for $23,300, pay¬
single rate of interest, expressed
able to the District, is required.
in a multiple of V8 or 1/20 of
1%.

approving
Thorndike,

school coupon or registered bonds.
Dated March-1, 1949.
Denomina¬

of

Educa¬

tion $1,000.

serial

date

of

Principal and interest payable at
the City Treasurer's office.
The

sealed bids until 8 p.m. (DST)

the

Board

sealed bids until 2 p.m.

interest, ex¬
multiple of y4 of 1%.

000

from

the

Margate City, N. J.
Bond

of

rate

years

period of 20

to

tion, is required./

June 1 from 1950
inclusive.
Bidders
to

principal and interest to be
payable in semi-annual install¬
a

furnished to the purchas¬
check for $4,500,

certified

payable

on

ments

during

The ap¬

proving opinion of Hawkins, Dela¬
Wood, of New York City,

1,1949. Denomination $1,000.
$25,000

1958

as

both

1/20 of 1%.

or

multi¬

a

field &

First

the

not

(M-S) payable at the
South River Trust
Co., South Riv¬
er.
Bidders to name a single rate

Bank,
(DST) on

noon

single bond

several

cou¬

Dated

sealed bids until 3
p.m.

May 27 for the purchase

and interest

Fos¬

issue

the Board of Trustees may deter¬
mine upon at the time of sale

bonds.

March 1, 1949. Denomination
$1,000. Due $15,000 on March 1 from
1651 to 1965 inclusive.
Principal

'

NEW JERSEY

Wol-

p.m.

registered

or

National

Lake

$8,000

fire
10—

Offering—Carl

purchaser.

MONTANA

purchaser with¬

certified

Bond

.

Boston, will be furnished to the

est payment date thereafter.

furnished

1

Concord, N. HJ

name

and

sewer

improvement

terest

inter¬
The
approving opinion of Faegre &
Benson of Minneapolis, together
with the printed bonds, will be

pon

.

to

Bonds Sold—An issue of

8

to exceed 6% interest school

vi

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Due

Wentzville, Mo.

until

(DST) on May
18 for the purchase of
$225,000 not

inclusive.

June

Walker

been

said date and any

bids

bids until 11 a.m. (DST)
May 24 for the purchase of
$350,000 not to exceed 6% interest

inclusive.

1, 1959, being subject to re¬
demption at par and accrued in¬
on

Brunswick Twp. Sch. Dist.
(P. O. South River), N. J.
Bond Offering—Helen F.
Kipp,
District Clerk, will receive sealed

not

H.

Due $5,000

maturing

East

Concord,
until
May 17 for the
purchase of $225,000 departmental
equipment coupon bonds. Dated

2s, at

re¬

'

kin, Borough Clerk, will receive

ture

on

Education, is

quired.

school

mitted

1

Board of

cer¬

payable

May 10—v. 169,
2041—was rejected. The bid,
price of 100.2451 for 3s, or a

p.
a

interest

on

July 20, 1948. Legality ap¬
proved by Stinson, Mag, Thomson,
McEvers & Fizzell, of St. Louis.
The second highest bidder was G.

held

Bond Offering—O. L. Gifford,
Village Clerk, will receive sealed
bids until 8 p.m. (CST) on May
16 for the purchase of $75,000 per¬
manent
improvement
revolving
fund bonds.
Dated June 1, 1949.

to the

bid

permanent

Sauk Rapids, Minn.

$1,200,

the

Sold—The

for

bonds offered

1

Dated May 1, 1949. Denomina¬
improvement revolv¬
ing fund bonds offered May 9—v. tion $1,000. Principal and interest
169, p. 1932—were not sold as all payable
at
the
First
National
bids received were rejected, be¬ Bank, Kansas City. These bonds
cause of a taxpayer's protest.
were
authorized at the election

$6,-

County, Reno Sch. Dist.
10 (P. O. Reno), Nev.

ciation,

to

are

for

Bonds

Vernon, Mo.
$150,000 sewer¬
disposal plant bonds offered
April 25 were awarded to George
K. Baum & Co., and Lucas, Eisen
& Waeckerle, Inc., both of Kan¬
sas
City, jointly, at a price of
100.06, a basis of about 1.97%, as

2s.

year

serial, will be redeem¬
option of the City at

submitted

Bond Sale—The

1954

day each

Washoe

age

as

like

NEVADA

Mount

from

a

the

were

check

nicht, of St. Louis.

as 13/4s. Due on March
from 1950 to 1953 inclusive.

pay¬

April 4. A certified
$2,000, payable to the
above Clerk, is required.

bonds

$35,000

of

sum

time after five years from the

bonds

1/20 of 1%. The approv¬

or

furnished to the purchaser. A
tified check for

the

bonds, whether amorti¬

or

at

any

Mo.

$123,000
purchased by G.
Co., of St. Louis, as
previously noted in v. 169, p. 1825,
were sold as l%s and
2s, are dated
May 1, 1949, and approved as to
legality/by Charles & Trauer¬

$500,000

in

1950, and

same

date of issue.

District,

H. Walker &

115,000

Richfield, Minn.

,

The

Vs

ing opinion of Hawkins, Delafield
& Wood, of New York
City, will

issued

are

ment will be in the amount of

H.

Bond Sale Details—The

building

1,

a

paid, except that the last instal¬

Co., of Kansas City, as
price of par.
Dated

School

during

they will be
of $500 each; the

July

in

of

(2153)

from the date

If serial bonds

on

at

payable

thereafter until all such bonds

1949.

Macon

be

years

amount on the

1948, has been sold
a

to

as

principal

$1,500 will become due and

Bonds Sold—An issue of $35,000
park improvement bonds, author¬

at

both

sold,

able

2y>s,

bonds

determine

sale,

period of 20

MISSOURI

Bennett &

City

single bond

several

may

of

interest

amount

election

the

semi-annual instalments

Louis.

required.
Bonds

time

and

Co., of Memphis, at

the

of

one

into

Council

the

opinion of Dorsey,
Colman, Barker, Scott & Barber,
Minneapolis, will be furnished to
the purchaser by the District.
A
certified check for $24,000, pay¬ follows:
able

be put into

the

center

par.

at

choice

divided

or

sold to M. A. Saunders

was

1,

Amortization bonds will be
choice and serial bonds

second

may

Bonds Sold—An issue of $15,000

bonds

July

Council. If amortization bonds are
sold and issued the entire issue

inclusive.

Oktibbeha

2%

Dated

first

the

a re¬

interest, expressed in

multiple

a

re¬

num¬

bers, lowest numbers first, at

3s, at

as

basis

ized

date

ed bids until 7:30
p. m. (MST) on
June 7 for the purchase of
$35,000
not to exceed 4% interest swim¬

169, p. 1609 — were awarded to
the Citizens Bank & Trust Co. of

26,

payment

Miss.

$100,000 public
utility notes offered April 12—v.

to

interest

Laurel, Mont.
Offering — Tillie Hobendorf, City Clerk, will receive seal¬

Sale—The

Belzoni,

.

Bond

Belzoni,
Note

Bonds maturing in the years 1965

1969, will be each subject to
demption on Jan. 1, 1959 and

Acertified check for
$2,000, pay¬
to the above
Clerk, is re¬

County (P. O.
Starkville), Miss.

Clerk, will receive sealed

serial

or

due date thereafter
to maturity, at the option
of the School Board. Interest J-D.

of St. Louis.

Wayzata),

Bond Offering—Clifford

amortization

able

Minnesota

District

paid. The bonds,

interest

any

Bonds Sold—An issue of $20,000

from
144

are

prior

2y4% school bonds has been sold.

Hennepin County Con. Sch. Dist.
No.

CHRONICLE

in full
10 years from the date of issue on

Amory Separate Sch. Dist., Miss.

a

S3,000, payable to the City, is
quired.

FINANCIAL

bonds, will be redeemable

MISSISSIPPI

or

rates

furnished

of such bonds

cou¬

May 1, 1949.
Due $10,000

&

day each year thereafter until all
whether

inclusive.

May 1 from 1950 to 1964 inclu¬

sive.

1933—were awarded to

p.

Piper, Jaffray
&
Hopwood, of
Minneapalis. Dated May 1, 1949.
Due on May 1 from 1951 to 1955

Denomination $1,000.
on

169,

v.

COMMERCIAL

receive

Bidders

to

name

the

rate

of

in¬

terest, expressed in a multiple of
1/10 of 1%.
Principal and in¬
terest

(J-D)

payable at the Na-

62

(2154)

THE

tional Bank of

Liberty.
The ap¬
proving opinion of Vandewater,
Sykes, Heckler & <• Galloway, of
New York

City, will be furnished
purchaser without cost. A

the

to

Limestone,
Bond

Sale

2041—were

N.

The

—

offered

awarded

rate

of

interest,

a multiple of 1/10 of
approving opinion of
Vanderwater, Sykes,, Heckler &

furnished

the

to

purchaser

without cost. A certified check
for $74°i payable to the Town, is
required.

"

'

"

*

Little Falls

'

~

(P.

South

O. R. D. No. 4,

Little Falls), N. Y.
Bond
Sale—The $6,650

build¬
ing of 1949 bonds offered May 2
—v.
169, p. 1825—were awarded
to John Bame, of Nassau, as 2.30s,
at a price of 100.25, a basis of
about 2.25%.

Due

on

Dated May 2,

1949.

May 2 from 1950 to 1962
Lockport, N. Y.

Bond

Sale—The

bonds

$78,000 water,
May 11—v.

offered

169, p. 2041—were awarded to the
Niagara County National Bank &
Trust
at

Co.,

Lockport,

price of

a

1.30s,

as

100.155,

basis

a

Bond

han,
ceive

of

Falls

Treasurer,

sealed

bids

until

2

p.m.

for the pur¬
chase of $40,000 not to exceed 5%
(DST)

on

May

1965

16

OHIO

3%

1969

to

:

bonds

has

been

inclusive. Reg-

hold¬

Due

North

the

to

Bank

at

Sale

—

May

11—v.

1

from

1950

Manor

(P.

to

p.
1934—were
syndicate composed
of Halsey, Stuart & Co., Kidder,
Peabody & Co., Union Securities

coupon

as

or
registered
follows:

1.27%.

Dated

May 1, 1949.
May 1 from 1952 to 1959
inclusive. The second highest bid¬
der was E. H. Rollins & Sons, for
1.40s, at a price of 100.12.
Due

on

Middletown, N. Y.
Sale—The $326,000 public
improvement, 1949 bonds offered
May 10 — v. 169, p. 2041 — were
awarded to Halsey, Stuart & Co.,
of New York, at 1.40s, at a price
of 100.21, a basis of about 1.37%.
Dated June 1, 1949. Due on June

sealed

-

at

price

a

about
Due

of

2.23%.
Dec.

on

100.18,

basis

a

Dated May
1

1,

1 from 1950 to 1965 inclusive. The

of

100.20.

North Hempstead Union Free Sch.
Dist. No. 7 (P. O. Great

Bond

Neck), N.Y.
Offering— Margery

C.

;Dated

$75,000
and

on

July 1, 1949.
De¬
Due $70,000

$1,000.,

March

1953,

Sept.

1;

and

$80,000

1950 and 1951,
Sept. 1, 1952
*
March
and

1954 * and

1955, "$85,000
1, 1956 and 1957,
$90,000 March and Sept. 1,1958 and

of

March and Sept.

1969

1959,

$95,000

March

and-Sept. 1,
$100,000 March and
Sept. 1,. 1962 and 1963, and $105,000 March and Sept. 1, 1964 and

*

,

■

-

Cross, and Wood, Struthers
& Co., jointly for 1.40s, at a price

(DST).

1.960 and 1961,

■

velt &

rioon

March and Sept. 1,

1949.

1950. to

from

until

nomination

v.

inclusive.

.

the purchase of $2,2%% interest refunding

bonds.
sewer

169, p. 1934 —
Weil, Roth &
Irving Co., of Cincinnati, as 21/4s;
—

bids

800,000

Place), Ohio
$200,000

May 5

!

"/

Weck-

May 24 for

O. Elmwood

■

second highest bidder was Roose¬

a

Parma, Ohio

Corp.,

.

Bond

or

in

Offering—George

Bond

1965.

Bonds

Sept.

1,

maturing March and
callable Sept. and
respectively; bands
maturing March and Sept. 1) 1959,
callable Sept. and March 1,, 1956,
respectively;
bonds y maturing
March and Sept. 1, 1960, callable
Sept. and March 1, 1955, respec¬
1958,

March 1, 1957,

.

about

interest,-expressed

1959

awarded to the

were

adjusted

169,

of

Bank, for 3s„ erling, City Auditor, will receive

Sale—The

Bond

fered

a

Bidders to hame the rate

highest bid¬

Kenton, Ohio 1
"*••1;/-.
Bond Offering —John P. Cook,
Goldman, Sachs
& Co.,
City Auditor, will receive sealed
$30,000 street,
Series
A
bonds. Blair & Co., Inc., Stone & Webster bids
until noon (EST) on May 25
Securities Corp., Shields & Co.,
Due $3,000 on June 1 from
for the purchase of $100,000"3%
Salomon Bros. & Hutzler, Merrill
1950 to 1959 inclusive.
swimming pool bonds. Dated
10,000 sewer,
Series
B
bonds. Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, March
1, 1949. Denomination $1,Estabrook & Co., Barr Bros. &
Due $1,000 on June 1 from
000.
Due $5,000 on Dec. 1 from
1950 to 1959 inclusive.
Co., B. J. Van Ingen & Co., L. F. 1950 to 1969 inclusive.
Bonds ma¬
Rothschild & Co., E. H. Rollins &
Dated June 1, 1949. Denomina¬
turing on and after Dec. 1, 1960,
tion
$1,000.
Principal
and
in¬ Sons, Lee Higginson Corp., First are callable in whole or in part, in
of Michigan Corp., R. S. Dickson
terest (J-D) payable at the First
their inverse numerical order on
& Co., Adams, McEntee & Co.,
National
Bank
of
Glens
Falls.
Dec. 1, 1959, or on any interest
Geo. B. Gibbons & Co., Inc., all
Bidders to name the rate or rates
payment date thereafter at
par
of New York, Schoellkopf, Hutton
of interest, expressed in a mul¬
and accrued interest.
Bidders to
& Pomeroy, of Buffalo, Otis & Co.,
tiple of V\ or 1/10 of 1%,
The
name the rate or rates of
interest,
of Cleveland;
approving opinion of Willard A.
expressed in a multiple of y4 of
Also William Blair & Co., C. F,
White, of Glens Falls, will be fur1%.
The
approving opinion of
Childs & Co., Julien Collins & Co.,
nished to the purchaser. A cerPeck, Shaffer & Williams, of Cin¬
tified check for $800, payable to all of Chicago, Commerce Trust cinnati, will be furnished to the
Co., of Kansas City, Francis I.
the Village, is required.
purchaser without cost.- A certi¬
duPont & Co., of New York, First
fied check for 1% of the bonds
Stewart Manor, N. Y.
Cleveland
Corp., of Cleveland, bid
for, payable to the City, is re¬
Bond Offering—C. M. Jackson,
First National Bank, of Memphis,
quired.
'V
' •V
Village Clerk, will receive sealed Stern Bros. & Co., of Kansas City,
bids
until, 3:30
p.m.
(DST) on Stranahan, Harris & Co., Inc., of
Lorain, Ohio
y
May 24 for the purchase of $16,000 Toledo, Stroud
B o n d
Co., of Phila¬
Offering -—/ Joseph / J.
not to exceed 4% interest fire ap¬
delphia, Union Planters National Mitock, City Auditor, will receive
paratus, 1949 coupon or registered Bank, of Memphis, Newhard, Cook sealed bids until noon
(DST) on
bonds.
Dated June 1, 1949.- De¬
& Co., of St. Louis, George K.
May 26 for the purchase of $278,nomination $1,000.
Due on July Baum & Co., of Kansas City; 400 3%
bonds, divided as follows:
1, as follows: $3,000 from 1950 to Bankers Bond Co., of Louisville,
$72,150 property owner's portion,
1953 inclusive, and $4,000 in 1954.
Boettcher & Co., of Denver, H. M.
street/ improvement
paving
Principal and interest (J-J) pay¬ Byllesby & Co., of Chicago; <
bonds.
Denomination
$1,000,
able at the Garden City Bank &
Also, Fahey, Clark & Co., Field,
except one for $1,150. Due on
Trust Co., Garden City.
Bidders Richards & Co., both of Cleveland,
:
Nov. 1, as follows: $7,150 in
to name the rate of interest, ex¬
Paul
Frederick
& Co.,
of New
1950; $7,000 from 1951 to 1957
pressed in a multiple of */4 or 1/10 York, Juron &
Moody,- of St. Paul
inclusive, and $8,000 in;,; 1958
of 1%.
The approving opinion of A. E. Masten &
Co., Moore, Leon¬
and 1959.
y
Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, of ard & Lynch, both of Pittsburgh,
y 27,250
city portion, street im¬
New York City, will be furnished
Mullaney, Weils & Co., of Chi¬
provement paving bonds. De¬
to the purchaser without cost.
A cago, W. H. Newbold's Son & Co
nomination $1,000, except one
certified check for $320, payable
of Philadelphia, Newburger, Loeb
for $1,250. Due on Nov. 1, as
to the Village, is required.
& Co., of New York, Ryanf Suth¬
follows: $2,250 in 1950; $2,000
erland & Co., of Toledo, Schmidt,
in 1951 and 1952, and $3,000
Troy, N. Y.
&
Bond Offering —« Lawrence J. Poole
Co., of
Philadelphia,
from 1953 to 1959 inclusive.
Collins, City Comptroller, will re¬ Shaughnessy & Co., of St. Paul,
59,700 property owner's portion,
ceive
sealed
bids
until
2
Singer,
Deane
&
Scribner,
of
p.m.
improvement
paving
bonds.
Denomination
(DST) on May 24 for the purchase Pittsburgh, Stein Bros. & Boyce,
$1,000, except
of $1,179,000 not to exceed 4% in¬ of Baltimore, Thomas & Co., of
one for $700. Due on Nov.
1,
terest 1949 coupon or registered Pittsburgh, Wachob-Bender Corp.,
as follows: $5,700 in
1950, and
of Omaha;
bonds, divided as follows:
$6,000 from 1951 to 1959 in¬
Also, Whiting, Weeks & Stubbs.
clusive.
$571,000 tax anticipation funding
of
Boston,
Yarnall
&
Co., of
bonds. Due on April 1, as fol¬
19,300 city portion, street im¬
Atkinson-Jones
&
lows: $59,000 in 1950; $70,500 Philadelphia,
provement paving bonds. De¬
Co., of Portland, Barrow, Leary
nomination $1,000, except one
in 1951; $87,500 in 1952; $104,&
Co., of Shreveport, Jack M.
for $1,300. Due on Nov. 1, as
000 in 1953, and $250,000 in
Bass & Co., of Nashville, Chace,
follows: $1,300 in
1954.
1950, and
$2,000 from 1951 to 1959 in¬
548,000 funding bonds. Due on Whiteside, Warren & Sears, of
Boston, Dolphin & Co., of Phila¬
clusive.
April 1, as follows: $60,000 in
delphia, Glover & MacGregor, of
100,000 garbage land fill system
1950; $64,500 in 1951; $72,500
bonds.
Denomination
in 1952; $86,000 in 1953; $85,- Pittsburgh, Gordon, Graves & Co.,
$1,000.
Hall & Co., both of New York,
i, Due
/
000
in 1954, and
$10,000 on Nov. 1 from
$90,000 in
Leedy, Wheeler & Alleman, of
1950 to 1959 inclusive.
1955 and 1956.
Dated
June
60,000 refunding bonds. Due $10,- Orlando, Lyons & Shafto, of Bos¬
1, 1949. Principal
000 on April 1 from 1951 to ton, McDonald-Moore & Co., of and interest (M-N) payable at the
Detroit, McMaster Hutchinson & office of the
1956 inclusive.
Sinking Fund Trus¬
Co., of Chicago, Miller, Kenower tees. Bidders to name the rate of
Dated June 1, 1949. Denomina¬
& Co., of Detroit, Peoples Na¬
tions $1,000 and $500. The bonds
interest, expressed in a multiple
tional
Bank, of Charlottesville, of V4 of 1%. The
stated in combination will mature
approving opin¬
Prescott, Wright, Snider Co., of ion of
Squire, Sanders & DempApril 1, as follows: $119,000 in
Kansas
City, Julius A.:Rippel,
sey,
of Cleveland,: will be fur¬
1950; $145,000 in 1951; $170,000 in
Inc., of Newark, H. V. Sattiey & nished
by the purchaser at his
1952; $200,000 in 1953; $345,000 in
Co., of Detroit, Scott, Horner & own r expense. A certified check
1954, and $100,000 in 1955 and
interest

sive.
-rates

p.

First

improvement, Series A bonds of¬

compensation series bonds offered
awarded to

the

to

price of 100.50.

of

(.State of)
The $27,000,000

veterans of World War II

assessment

9—v. .169,

The second

Brecksville

was

a

Golf

Dakota, of Bismarck.
Dakota

May

multiple of y4 of 1%.* A certified

Dec.

on

inclusive.
der

District, N. Dak.
$22,000
construction
bonds

sold

special

awarded

coupon

t,

Corp., of Cleveland, as
check for $145, payable to the Vil¬
2%s, at a price of 100.28, a basis
lage, is required.;; J
w
y - i
»
of about 2.70%. Dated Dec.
1, 1948.

Bonds Sold—An issue of

gymnasium

—

sewer

Nov.

1948. De¬
nomination $1,450. -Due SI,450 on
Sept. 1 from 1950 to 1959 inclu-

Cleveland

School

Erie

Sale

offered

1826—were

to

as

Bond

improvement

sanitary trunk

bonds.'Dated

Ohio'
The $4,400 street

Brecksville,

principal only. A certi¬
fied check for 2% of the bid is re¬
quired.
-v';:.::,
;'•
er

Bond

Moyniwill re¬

Monday, May 16, 1949

'

the office

istarable at the option of the

North

Falls), N. Y.

oral bids at

and

CHRONICLE

County Auditor, Hillsboro,
uritiP2 p:m. (CST) on June. 3 for
the
purchase of $25,000 school,
1949 coupon bonds.
Dated July 1,
1949. Denomination $1,000. Due on
July 1, as follows: $1,000 from
1950 to 1964 inclusvie, and $2,000

(P. O.

Offering—Claire

Village

bonds, divided

inclusive.

1949

Glens

Glens

FINANCIAL

&

the

from

Rochester, N. Y.
Weinig Co., of Buffalo, as 1.90s, at
Note Sale—The $1,100,000 capa price of 100.13, a basis of about
ital notes offered May 9—v. 169,
1.85%. Dated May 9,<T949. Due on p. 2041—were awarded to SaloJuly 1 from 1949 to f953 inclusive.! mon Bps. & Hutzler, of New
The- second
highest^bidder was York, ai 6% interest, plus a preFirst
National
Bank,
Mlegany,1mkimi of $58,077.80. Dated May
for 2V4s, at a price of p&rr'
15, 1949. Due on May 15, 1950.
■-

sealed
of

ex¬

The

C. E.1

the

the

in

pressed

be

Y.

to

Co., of Rochester. Bidders

name

Galloway, of New York City, will

$7,500 water
9—v. 169, p.

May

to

1%.

certified check for $1,672, payable
to the Village, is required.

bonds

Trust

COMMERCIAL

tively; bonds maturing March and
Sept.

lr 1961,

callable Sept. and
respectively; bonds
maturing
Marchand
Sept.
1,
1962, callable Sept. and March 1,
1953, respectively; bonds matur-!
ing March and Sept. 1, 1963, call¬
able Sept. and March 1, 1952, re¬
spectively; bonds maturing March
and Sept. 1, 1964, callable Sept;
and March 1, 1951, respectively,
and
bonds'"maturing March and
Sept. 1, 1965, callable Sept: and
March 1, 1954,

March

the

Bidders to name

1, 1950.

rate

pressed in

of

rates

or

a

interest,

ex¬

multiple of t4 of 1%.

Principal and interest (M-S) pay-;
able at the legal depository, pres¬
ently the Cleveland Trust CoV
Cleveland. The approving opinion
of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, of
Cleveland, will, be furnished :at
the expense of the purchaser.- A

,

Griffen,
ceive

District

sealed

(DST)

Clerk,

bids

will

until

3:30

re¬
p.m.

May 17 for the pur¬
chase of $2,470,000 not to exceed
on

4% interest school coupon

or reg¬

istered bonds. Dated June 1, 1949.
Denomination
$1,000.
Due
on
,

June

1,

as

1950. to

follows: $80,000

1954

inclusive;

from

,

$95,000

from 1955 to 1957
000

from

1958

inclusive; $105,to 1964 inclusive;

$85,000 from 1965 to 1969 inclu¬
sive; $80,000 from 1970 to 1974 in¬
clusive, and $75,000 from 1975 to
1977
a

inclusive.

part of

an

$2,669,000..
rate

of

These

bonds

authorized

Bidders to

interest,

are

issue

the

name

expressed

multiple of y4 or 1/10 of
Principal and interest (J-D)

of

in

a

1%.
pay¬

able at the Corn

Exchange Bank
& Trust Co., New York City. The
approving opinion of Hawkins,
Delafield & Wood, of New York
City, will be furnished to the pur¬
chaser without

cost.

A. certified

check for $49,400, payable to the
School District, is required.

certified

Ausable,

Saranac,

Schuyler

Falls and Black Brook Central
School District No.

Peru), N.
Bond Sale—The

1

(P. O.

Y.

j

$240,000 build¬

ing and equipment bonds offered
May 11 — v. 169, p, 1933 — were
awarded

to

the

Marine

Trust

Co.

of Buffalo, and R. D. White & Co.,
of New York, jointly, as 2.40s, at,

price of 100.56, a basis of about
May 15, 1949. Due
on Nov. 15 from 1950 to 1978 incl.
a

2.35%. Dated

1956.

interest,

Pitts ford,

Long Meadow Water
Dist. (P. O. Pittsford), N. Y.

Bond

Seward,

Offering

—

Supervisor,

Edward

will

of

not

to

exceed

5%

receive:

interest

out

Pittsford

office

cf

the




at

the

Security

the rate of

cost.

A

certified

check

for

$23,580, payable to the City, is re¬
quired.

Mason,

of. Lynchburg,

Scranton

&

NORTH DAKOTA

.

Caledonia School District, N. Dak.
Bond Offering—Mrs. Chas. Hat¬

field, District Clerk, will receive

Chas.

W.

Co., of New Haven,

for 2%

of the amount of the

Denver, Starkweather
New

&

Co., of

York, Sterne, Agee & Leach,

—

$10,000 fire
bonds offered

fighting apparatus
May 7 — v. 169, p. 1934
awarded

Birmingham, R. D. White & Co.,

Corp., of Cleveland.

and J. R. Williston &

York.

The

price

of

100.31

for

Co., both of

group

the

bonds

1.40s,

a

Dated

May 15, 1949. Due

15 from

basis..of

1950

to

paid

about

1948. Due

on

First

Dec.

were

—

Cleveland

Dated Dec. 1,

1

from

1959 inclusive.

Bond

.

Offering—John'1 H.
the

of

.

1950 to
\

as

Canton,

Ohid

Village
bids

Clerk, will receive

untiLnoon

(DST)

the

Styer,

c/o First.

until

8

May 27 for the pur¬
chase of $80,000 3% building and
equipment bonds. Dated April 15,
1949."
Denomination $1,000.
Due'
$4,000

Oct. 15 from 1950 to 1969
Bidder may name a dif¬
of interest, exoressed

on

inclusive.

rate

ferent
in

on

mulptile of V4 of 1%. Princi¬

a

pal and interest (A-O) payable at
National

First

the

certified

A

dora.

Bank

check

Pan¬

of

for $800,

payable to order of the Board of
Education, is required.
Printed
bonds and legal opinion of Squire,
Sanders & Dempsey,

bidder

successful

District's

the

at

of Cleveland,,

the

furnished

will -be

expense.

Rocky River, Ohio
Bond Sale—The
$26,000

on

May 27 for the purchase of $14,500

•

,

,

street:

special assessment;
bonds offered April 30—v. 169, p..
improvement
1611

awarded

were

—

Clark & Co., of

to

Cleveland,

Fahey,

l%s,v

as

100.17. a" basis of'
about 1.71%,,* Dated Jund l, 1949.
at

price

a

Due

of

Dec.

on

1 from

1949

1953

to

*

inclusive.

Rossford Exempted Village*
'
i'
School District, Qhio
>
7 Bond Offering—Roberta Skaggs,;
,

^

Clerk

of the Board

of Education,,
will receive sealed bids until May,
for

the

purchase

/

> -

of

$285,000;

;•/

rr

*Struthers,

Ohio

„

<

"r

;
•

—

Bond Offering—John F. Pearce,*

Auditor, will receive sealed
noon (DST) on May 21,
purchase of $9,853.72 4%:

City

bids until
for

the

improvement,
bonds!

special

Dated

as¬

March

1,
$1,000, except
one for $853.72.
Due on Dec. I, as
follows: $1,853.72 in 1950. and $2.1949. Denomination

Bond Offering—Lester L. Brau-

cher,
sealed

•

of Education,

Pandora,

Bank,

(EST)

p.m.

street

;

Board

will receive sealed bids
National

sessment

North

July

1958 inclusive.

the

a

1.33%.
on

to

of

"

Clerk

school bonds.

The

1%

Riley Local School District (P* O.
Pandora), Ohio / ^ *
-

26

Louisville, Ohio
Sale

Bond

Watkins, Morrow & Co., both of

New

bid,

payable to the City, is required.

Sidlo, Simons, Roberts & Co., of

.

$1,000. Due on June 1. as follows:
$2,000 from 1950 to 1967 inclusive,
and $1,000 in 1968.
Principal and
payable

name

expressed in a multiple
1/10 of 1%. Principal and

of Hawkins, Delafield &
Wood, of New York City, will be
furnished to the purchaser with¬

water coupon or registered bonds.

(J-D)

or

opinion

Dated June 1, 1949. Denomination

interest

y4

interest (A-O) payable at the
City
Treasurer's office. The approving

D.

sealed bids until 2 p.m. (DST) on
May 16 for the purchase of $37,000

Bidders to

for

offered, payable to the City,;
is required.
Z"1

t

Peru,

check

bonds

000

from

Eidders to

1951

to

name

1954

inclusive.

the rate

or

rates

Volume

169

Number 4803

THE

of

interest, expressed in a multi¬
ple »oi
of 1 %. The approving

14. Bonds

COMMERCIAL

dated June 1, 19449.

are

&

FINANCIAL

CHRONICLE

livered to

the purchaser.
A cer¬
tified check for 2% of the face
amount of the
bonds, payable to

Denomination $500. Due $4,000 oh

opiniont ■ of

Squire, Sande rs, .&
Eterqpsey, of (.Cleveland, will .be
furnished.-at the expense of the
purchaser. A certified check for

44

of

1%.

.

Chyrchill,

Bond

.

Sale,

The

32

Oregon (State of)

Bond

r%.fjl69, p. 1827—were awarded

to

Offering—W. F.

>

:

stroom, Director of Veterans'-Af*

be sold

.Ryan,ji Sutherland & Co.,.,of fairs, will receive sealed bids until
Toleeia^vas:;
at a > price of 10 a.m. (PST) on May 26 for the
100.734*, a basis of about 1.575%. purchase of $3,000,000 not to ex¬
Sale ephSisted;Of:
v
c.«j ceed 2% interest veterans' welfare
bonds.
Denomination

Oct. 1 from 1950 to 1958 incl.

24,000
1

;

bonds.

from 1950 to

1

Due

from 1950 to 1954 incl.

52,000 paving bonds. Due
1
'

Oct.

on

from

thereafter.

1950 to 1959 incl.

rate

52,009. park improvement bonds.
Due

;

Oct.

on

from

1

11)57 incl.

":'j:

AH of the bonds

■

are

dated June

1,. 3 94.9. Second high bid of 100.063
lories, was made by Otis & Co.,
Cleveland.,.,
■
}>"■
OKLAHOMA

000

site* acquisition, building

and furniture bonds
'May 4.— v. 169, p. 1934
awarded

Co
*

and

•

.!

.

1

to

the

:

the

awarded
First

were

Securities

and ) the

Co.

interest

I

lest bidder

i,

Oklahoma

City Sch. Dist., Okla.
»«"«' Sale
The $3,000,000
.school bonds' offered May 10—v.

of

Bank

about

of

net

a

3.146%,

as

to

1959

syndicate
'

,

-

-

(

-■

H:
5
f

,-ris

to

a

composed of Halsey,
Co., C. Edgar Honnold,

art- &

Oklahoma
:

awarded

City,

-

Stranahan,

&

Co., Inc.,: of Toledo, A.
Beqker & Co., of Chicago, R. S.
:ksoru &
Co., of New YQrk,
oud
&
Co., of Philadelphia,

Trust Co., George K.
Co., both * of Kansas
City, Julien Collins & Co., of Chi¬
cago,, First
National
Bank,
of
mmerce

&

O.*; im

Due

All of the bonds

1, 1949 and those maturing after
July 1, 1954, are callable at par
and accrued interest on that date
or

on

date.

000

3V4S

was

and $66,made by the Pacific

Northwest'Co., of Seattle.

Principal and interest (J-J) pay¬
able at the fiscal agency of the

from

1952

1,560,000
1

as

to

1954

l3/4s,

1

inclusive.

Due

on

June

from 1955 to 1966 inclusive.

1,050,000

as

2s.

Due

on

June

1

.from 1967 to 1974 inclusive.

Bonds

Due

are

June

on

009 from

and

dated

1,

1952

as

to

June

1, 1949.
follows: $130,1973

$140,000 in 1974.

terest

coupon

1

from

1952

to

1961

inclusive.

City or at the
County Treasurer.
approving opinion of Winfree, McCulloch, Shuler & Sayre,
of Portland, will be furnished. A
certified check for $5,000 is re¬
quired.
of

the

The

1950.

All

other

interest

1

and Dec. 1

thereafter.

Denomination

certified

Wayne, Okla.
Bond

Sale—The

$14,000 water
system bonds offered April 5—v.
169, p. 1498—were awarded to the
It, J.

Edwards, Inc., of Oklahoma

City.
Wewoka

School

District, Okla.
Bond Sale—The $27,000 build¬
ing and equipment bonds offered
on May 11—v.
169, p. 2043—were
awarded

to

Evan

L.

Davis,

of

Tulsa, and the First National Bank
6 Trust Co., of Oklahoma
City,
jointly. Due $3,000 annually from
1951

to

1959 inclusive.

OREGON

Jefferson County Sch. Dist. No. 30
(P. O. Metolius), Ore.
Bonds Not Sold
The $68,000
—

school bonds offered April
*

69,

p.

1719—were not
are

for

$1,000.

$1,000

Burgettstown,
Bond

19—v.

sold.. The

being reoffered

on




May

Offering

Borough

is

A
re¬

—

Pa.

W.

Craig,

Secretary,

Chester County Institution

Dist.
West Chester), Pa.
—
M. H. Brock,
Chief Clerk of the
County Com¬

(P. O.

Bond

Offering

missioners,
bids
24

until

will
2

p.m.

receive

(EST)

for the purchase

obligation

sealed
on

coupon

bonds.

Sons, of Philadel¬

on

1962 inclusive. The second

highest
bidder was Lawrence Savings &
Trust Co., New Castle, for
l%s,
at a price of 100.34.
'

(DST)

May

on

26

chase of $38,000

for

the

Dated

May 15, 1949. Due on May
15 from 1950 to 1969 inclusive.
Scranton, Pa.
Offering—James T. Han-

Bond

Mayor,

will

receive

sealed

bids until 11

a.m.
(DST) on May
purchase of $110,000
improvement coupon bonds. Dated

25

for

the

1960

inclusive.

the

name

in¬

terest, expressed in a multiple of
Vb of 1%.
The approving opin¬
ion of Townsend, Elliot & Munson, of Philadelphia/ will be de¬

of

highest

bid reflect¬

a

cost

of

about

2.59%.
Greene

County (P. O.
Greeneville), Tenn.

Bond
bonds

Sale—The

offered

$215,000

May

6—v.

road

169,

of

rate

Bidders

interest,

to
ex¬

p.

riman,

Ripley

Co., Inc., and
Drexel
&
Co., of Philadelphia,
jointly, as 1%, at a price of 101.11
basis of about 1.67%. The second

a

fied

check for 2%

of the amount

of the

bonds, payable to the City
Treasurer, is required.

Offering—Johp

C.

Deal,

and

other

bonds.

purposes

Dated May 1, 1949. Denomination

$1,000.

Due $8,000

1950

1974 inclusive.

and

to

May 1 from

on

Principal
interest (M-N) payable at the

Bond

District

son,

ceived

of interest, expressed in a
multiple of 44 of 1%.
Legality
be approved by
Ropes, Gray,
Best, Coolidge & Rugg, of Boston.

bids

will
8

re¬
p.m.

Nether Providence

Twp. (P. O.
Wallingford), Pa.
Bond Sale
The $50,000 im¬
provement bonds offered May 5—
v.
169, p. 1935—were awarded to
the

Delaware

Bank,

as

County

Chester,

price of 100.31,

a

National

l%s,

as

basis of

at

a

about

1.31%.
on

Dated June 1, 1949.
Due
June 1 from 1950 to 1959 inclu¬

sive.
was

The

second

Yarnall

&

highest bidder
Co., for 144 s, at a

price of 100.39.
New

Kensington, Pa.

Bond Offering

Heinle,

City

Clerk,

—

will

Louis G.

receive

sealed bids until 8 p.m.

June

tion $1,000.

1, 1949.
Denomina¬
Due $10,000 on June

1 from 1951 to 1960 inclusive. Bid¬

der

to name a single rate of in¬
terest, expressed in a multiple of

C.

at

a

Knoxville, Tenn.
Offering — Jo H. Ander¬
Chairman of the Utiilties
Board, will receive sealed bids

until 10

the

(EST)

a.m.

purchase

of

June 8 for

on

$200,000

to

not

exceed 4% interest water revenue,

general

improvement, 1949

bonds.

Dated

June

1,

coupon

1949.

De¬

nomination $1,000. Due June

1, as
$9,000 in 1952 and 1953,
$10,000 in 1954 to 1957, $11,000 in
1958 to 1962, $12,000 in 1963 to
1966, and $13,000 in 1967 to 1969.

follows:

Bonds
to

maturing in the

1969,

whole

shall

be

1955

years

redeemable

in part at the

or

City's

1,

1954,

demption, plus
1%,

for

thereof
from

on

any

date

of

redemption to

due

redemption. Bidders to

date

of

the

rates

or

pressed in

bonds

of

called
name

interest,

the

ex¬

multiple of 44 of 1%.

a

Principal and interest (J-D)
able at

re¬

premium of 44 of

a

each year or fraction
(but not to exceed 3%)

the

the rate

on

interest
thereafter, at par

or

date

payment

in

op¬

pay¬

Chase National Bank,

New

York City.
The approving
opinion of Wood, King & Dawson,
of

New

nished

York

City, will

be fur¬

the purchaser by the
A certified check for $4,000,

City.

to

payable to the Utilities Board, is
required.
Loudon County

(P. O.
Loudon), Tenn.
$130,000 high¬
bonds offered May 9—v. 169,

Bond
way

Sale—The

1935—were awarded to the Fi¬

p,

delity

B&nkers

Knoxville,
100.30,

basis

a

Trust

244s, at

as

of

a

Co.,
of
price of

about

2.20%.

April 1, 1949. Due on April
1 from 1955 to 1959 inclusive. The

Shelby County (P. O. Memphis),
I

street

improvement bonds pur¬
chased by J. M. Dain & Co., of
Minneapolis, as 1.90s, as previous¬
ly noted in v. 169, p. 1935, were
sold at a price of 100.068, a basis

on

June 1 for the

inclusive; $5,000 from
1958 inclusive; $5,000
1959 to 1962 inclusive;

$75,000

(P.

1967

Offering—Marvin
bids

until

in 1963; $165,000 in
$375,000 from 1965 to
inclusive, and $500,000

1964;

O.

from 1970 to 1972 inclusive.

Kirk-

patrick, County Court Clerk, will
10

500,000 Sea Wall bonds.
June

a.m.

1,

1950;

May 27 for the pur¬
$80,000 not to exceed
344% County Home bonds. Dated
May 1, 1949.
Denomination $1,on

$10,000

1954

Due

on

follows:

as

•

(CST)

pur¬

$4,100,000 bonds, divided

1954

Cleveland), Tenn.

chase

Clerk,

1955 to

County

sealed

Court

$3,600,000 school bonds.
Due on
June 1, as follows: $5,090 in
1950; $15,000 from 1951 to

TENNESSEE

receive

dft

John W. Mc-

follows:

as

from

Bond

Ma

—

County

(CST)

chase of

of about 1.87%.

Bradley

d* ft ft

Bond Offering

will receive sealed bids until 2:30

j De Smet, S. Dak.

until

iy2s,

Bond

p.m.

Bond Sale Details—The $32,000

Roger-

May 16 for the purchase
of $75,000 school bonds.
;

J.

was

for

son,

Goldbrick,

SOUTH DAKOTA

on

Co.,

second
highest bidder was Ray
Burton, Lexington, for 244 s, at a
price of 100.29.

Hospital Trust Co., Provi¬
Bidder to name a single

dence.

Twp. Sch. Dist.

Secretary,

sealed

(DST)

&

Island

R. D. No. 1, New Ken¬

sington), Pa.
Offering—W. M.

highest bidder

1

The

Dated

to

Burrell

Dated

April

on

First National Bank of Boston, or,
at holder's option, at the Rhode

Co., jointly, for l%s, at

price of

1.42%.

Due

1955 inclusive.

for

Wilkinsburg, Pa.

rate

a

to

the

highest bidder was Lee Higginson
Corp. and Aspden, Robinson- &
101.05.

1949.

and accrued interest to date of

sites

&

about

1,

tion in inverse numerical order

school bonds.

District, Pa.
Bond Sale—The $300,000 build¬
ing and improvement bonds of¬
fered May 6 were awarded to Har-

of

Corp., of Nashville,
price of 100.31, a

a

June

a multiple of 44 of 1%.
approving opinion of Townsend, Elliott & Munson, of Phila-

Bond

School

at

pressed in

Secretary, will receive
Erie, Pa.
sealed bids until May 23 for the
Bond Sale—The $1,495,000 im¬
purchase of $140,000 general obli¬
provement, general obligation gation bonds.
Denomination $1,bonds offered May 10—v. 169, p.
000.
A certified check for
$5,000
1827—were awarded to a syndi¬ is
required.

Lansdowne

144 s,

The

pur¬

Dated

of

second

•price of 100.28.

improvement bonds offered May
9—v. 169, p. 1935—were awarded
Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc.,
New York, as l%s, at a price of
100.87, a basis of about 1.54%.
to

T

Bidders to

rate

The

bid

cost

phia, will be delivered to the pur¬
chaser free of charge.
A certi¬

Ephrata Twp. School District
(P. O. Lincoln), Pa.
Bond Offering—Milo H.
Zim¬

(DST) on
May 17 for the purchase of $100,000 coupon improvement
bonds.

the

Co., of
on a

Cumberland Securities

was

April

street

to

price of 100.65, a
Dated May 1,
May 1 from 1950 to
a

Dated June 1, 1949.
Denomina¬
tion $1,000.
Due $50,000 on June
1
from
1950
to
1973
inclusive.
name

&

interest

Corp., Nashville, on
ing a net interest

Bradford

June 1, 1949. Denomination $1,000.
Due $10,000 on June 1 from 1950

l%s at

as

May

of $1,200,000

net

a

from 1951

Pa.

Sale—The $100,000

—

D.

will receive
sealed bids until 7 p.m. (EST) on
May 23 for the purchase of $30,000 general obligation bonds.

general

bonds

check

quired.

Bradford

2.39%.

bidder

second

basis of about 1.73%.

phia,

Baden, Pa.
Offering—The

Bond

bonds.

1,

ming pool bonds offered May 5—
v.
169, p. 1827—were awarded to

(P. O.

June

Dec.

coupons

Bond

Ion,

Bond Sale—The $100,000 swim¬

PENNSYLVANIA

will be for semi-annual
interest and will mature on each

mature

E.

May 17 by
Trust

on

Corporate

Pottstown,

Ellwood City, Pa.

Lower

inclusive,

interest and will

A.

was

school

State in New York

office

The first in¬
be
for
18-

will

interest

3%

Borough
Secretary will receive sealed bids
until May 28 for the purchase of
$46,000 general obligation coupon

roonths'

highest bidder

Maasten &

inclusive.

follows:
June

June

Latimer,

Officer of the bank.

1.95%.,
on

(DST)

noon

W.

:
RHODE ISLAND
Savings Bank, of Chicago, Peopels First National Bank, of Pitts¬
Cranston, R. I.
burgh, Reynolds & Co., of New
Bond Offering — William A.
York, and Schmidt, Poole & Co.,
Brown, City Treasurer, will re¬
Bond Offering—Theresa Gibson, of Philadelphia, as
l3/4s, at a price ceive
sealed
bids
until
noon
District Clerk, will receive sealed of 100.70, a basis of about 1.63%.
(DST) on May 18 for the pur¬
bids until 8 p.m. (PST) on May Dated May
15, 1949. Due on May
chase of $200,000 coupon school
16 for the purchase of $300,000 not 15 from 1950 to 1969

exceed

about

as

received

&

bonds. Dated July 1, 1949. Denom¬
ination $1,000. Due $30,000 on July

on

Due

H.

be

cate composed of the Harris Trust

and Multnomah
Counties Union High School
District No: 10, Jt. (P. O.
Beaverton), Ore.

Washington

to

Due

about

until

will

Borough

subsequent interest
Second high bid

any

payment

of 100.62 for $30,000 3s

Farwell, Chapman & Co.,
both of Chicago, at a price of
100.04, a basis of about 1.96%, as
4s.

of

1,1949.

merman, District Secretary, will
reiceve sealed bids until 8 p.m.

dated July

are

Memphis, Mullaney, Wells & Co.,

as

second

July 1 from

on

1960 to 1967 inclusive.

fend

£300,000

basis

a

1 from 1950 to 1979 inclusive. The

inclusive.

_

2043-—were

100.52,

Dated June

from

Due on July 1

48,000 344s.

,

net interest cost of about 2.60%V

,

National

'y

1952

:

if
First National Bank & Trust
Co. Oklahoma City, and Evan L.
ia'i'is, jointly, on a bid reflecting
<-

Portland,

C.

basis

interest

1949. Due

Bank, and Atkin¬

J.

crued

E. H. Rollins &

composed of

price of 100.27,

a

cost

$48,000 3s.

The second

R. j. Edwards,

was

1935—were

p.

group

follOWS:

*■[ cost of about 2.60%. Due from
*

1958 inclusive.

169,

a

First

Eugene, at

iausas, both of Wichita, jointbid reflecting a net inter-

.5 to

to

National

son-Jones & Co.. both of

up a

.

May 9—v.

on

Small-Milburn

First

a

—

to

1828—were awarded to the
Equit¬
able Securities

.

offered
—

in

Springfield, Ore.
y
Bond Sale
The $96,000 storm
sewer and
paving bonds offered

and

Mulhall School District, Okla. \
Bond Sale—The $84,000 build¬

ing

the

name

ed

1, 1954 and May 1, 1955. Tenders
offering to sell certificates at a
price of not more than 102 and ac¬

■v.

equipment bonds has been sold.
•

to

expressed

creditt

a

trust certificates due Nov.

revenue

bonds

May 16 for the purchase of $2,500
general obligation Bonds.

•

"
.

Bidders

interest,

Fidelity-

$703,781.54
in
the
sinking fund account, which sum
is applicable toward the purchase
of City of Philadelphia 344%
gas

on

County (P. O.
Winchester), Tenn.
$390,000 school
offered May 9 were award¬

Bond Sale—The

reflecting

of

^

Okla.

1,

Bond Sold—An issue of $200,-

t

of

(EST)

is

Franklin

Nashville, and Associates,

.

that there

announces

balance

sealed bids until 7 p.m.

of

Philadelphia Trust Co., Broad and
Walnut
Streets, Philadelphia 9,

privately.

Co., George G. Applegate & Co., and Glover & Macfor 3% of the par value of the*
Gregor, jointly, for 2s, at a price
bonds, payable to the Director of of 100.51.
^
Veterans' Affairs, is required.

.

Atva School District No.

unofficially

,

Hazlett,

63

Coraopolis, Pa.
Bond Sale—The $155,000
gen¬
eral obligation bonds offered
May
10—v. 169, p. 2043—were awarded
to Fauset, Steele & Co., and S. K.
Cunninghaam & Co., both of Pitts¬
burgh, jointly, as 2s, at a price of

on

multiple of 44 of 1%.
The ap¬
proving opinion of Winfree, Mc¬
Culloch,
Shuler
&
Sayre,
of
Portland, will be furnished to the
purchaser. Principal and interest
(A-O) payable at the State Treas¬
urer's, office. • A certified check

to

1951

Due

semiannual interest paying date

Oct.

on

$1,000.

April 1, 1962; subject to optional
redemption by the State, in nu¬
merical order, or in their entirety,
on
April 1, 1954, and upon any

on

1954 incl.

bonds. Due

sewer

Dated July 1, 1949.

coupon

on

&

Tenders Wanted—The

;

<

judgment

is

bids

no

Coal Center, Pa.
Bond Offering—Mamie Shaffer,
Borough Secretary, will receive

.

Oct;

It

as

reported that following settlement
of a legal
snarl, the bonds will

Gaaren-

-

$81,000 fire station bonds. Due

sold

received.

were

-V

.y>-

May

on

not

-

$269,000

.

limited tax bonds offered

1719—were

;

Ruffin

Philadelphia, Pa.

,

Sayre, of Portland.

check for

Pittsburgh.

.

Shuler &

A certified

$2,000, payable to order of the
City Treasurer, is required. Le¬
gality to be approved by Burgwin,

Febvl from 1950 to 1966 inclusive.
Principal and interest (F-A) pay-, the District
Treasurer, is required.
able at the County Treasurer's of¬
Chester Municipal
fice or at the fiscal agency of ths
Authority, Pa.
Bonds Not Sold—The
$100, payable to the City, is re¬ State in New York City. Legality
$5,740,000
bonds offered May 5—v.
quired)
\\
169, p.
t'st-' V.Ur'd- approved by Winfree, McCulloch,
Youngstotwn, Ohio

(2155)

$5,000 in
from 1951 to

inclusive;

$5,000 from
inclusive; $50,000
1963 inclusive,
and $185,000 in 1964.

of

1955 to 1958

from

1959

to

000.- Due on May 1, as follows:
$5,000 in 1952 and 1953; $5,000 in
1955; $10,000 from 1957 to 1959

tion $1,000. Principal and interest

inclusive; $5,000 in 1960, and $10,-

payable

000

from

1961

to

1963

inclusive.

Principal and interest (M-N)

pay¬

able
at
the
Merchants
Bank,
Cleveland.! The approving opinion
of Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago,
together with the printed bonds,
will be furnished and

the

County.

.

'

.

paid for by
r

•

-

;

Dated June 1, 1949;

at

,

the

Denomina¬

Union

Planters

National Bank & Trust Co., Mem¬

phis,
Trust

or

at the Chemical Bank &

Co.,

New York

City. Bid¬
interest,
multiple of 1/10
or 44 of 1%.
The approving opin¬
ion of Wood, King & Dawson, of
New York City, will be furnished
ders to

name

expressed

in

the rate of
a

.

©4

(2156)

to

the

A

THE

certified

purchaser by the
check

for

County.

2%

amount

bid,
payable
County, is required.
Smith

-

Treasurer's

of

the

name

the

to

expressed

1%.

T ennessee

Offering—Clint

Beasley,
County Judge, will sell at public
auction at 10 a.m. (CST) on June
©

issue of

an

ceed

3%

$250,000 not to

interest

school

ex¬

bonds.

Dated April 1, 1949. Due on April

1,

follows: $9,000 in 1950; $10,-

as

000

from

1951

to

1954

1965 to

in

1968,

1967

ward

T.

are

000

at

inclusive; $16,-

Trust

Co.,

ders to

New

J/4

York

of

1%.

in

Bid¬

A certified check

$5,000,
payable
to
Trustee, is required.

the

County

and

for

('*<3

©00

not

to

school bonds.

Dated April 1, 1949.
on

April

1, as follows: $2,000 in 1952 and
.1953; $3,000 in 1954 and 1955; $5,©00

from

and

$25,000 from 1959 to 1968 in¬

1956

clusive.

to

1958

Principal

.(A-O)

payable

at

interest

the

Central

Hanover Bank & Trust Co., New
.York City.
The approving opin¬
ion of Chapman & Cutler, of Chi¬
cago,
together with the printed
bonds, will be furnished to the
purchaser.
A certified check for

$5,000, payable to the City Trus¬

*.

.

$12,000

TEXAS

Offering—Lee E. Herr¬
mann, President of the Board of

Trustees, will receive sealed bids
until 8 p.m. (CST) on
May 24 for
purchase

exceed

5%

of

$195,000

not

interest school

to

house

bonds.

Dated June 1,1949.
De¬
nomination $1,000.
Due $13,000
on June
1 from 1950 to 1964 in¬
clusive.

;

Principal

and

payable at a place desig¬
nated by the purchaser..Bidders to
the rate

name

rates of interest,
multiple of y8 of
1%.
The approving opinion of
some
market
attorney, together
with the printed
bonds, will be
paid for by the District.
A cer¬

in

tified check for

$3,900, payable to
District, is required.

f

*

'

•

g

\

until

7:30

—

'hi,'

'

*

v

J.

p.m.

(CST)

on

May 26 for the purchase of $1,4)00,000 not to exceed 5% interest
t i 1 i t ty improvements
revenue,
Series 1949 bonds.
Dated June
ti

1,

1949. ' Denomination $1,000.
Due
June
1, as follows:
$12 000
in
1950 and 1951, 15,000 in 1952 to

1955, $18,000 in 1956 and 1957,
$20,000 in 1958 to 1960, $21,000 in
1961, $22,000 in 1962 and 1963,
$23,000 in 1964, $24,000 in 1965,
$25,000 in 1966, $26,000 in 1967,
$27,000 in 1968 and 1969, $28,000
in

in
in

1970, $29,000 in 1971, $30,000
1972, $31,000 in 1973, $120,000
1974, $125,000 in 1975, $130,-

000 in

1976, and $110,000 in 1977.

All bonds

due

on

and

after June

1, 1960, will be subject to redemp¬
tion in

inverse order of maturity
prior to maturity on June-1, 1959,
or
any
interest
payment
date
thereafter upon 30 days' published

notice,

at the following percent¬

ages of par plus accrued interest
to date of redemption: 104 to and

including
including
including
including
after

at

leases

June 1, 1963; 103
June 1, 1966; 102
June 1, 1969; 101
June 1, 1972; and

to and
to and
to and

there¬

Principal and in¬
terest (J-D) payable at the State
par.

acres

ing

Bonds Not Sold
exceed

bonds

house

169,

in

are

land for graz¬

on

addition

to

the

scheduled

$15,000,000 bonds, another offer¬
ing of about the same amount will
be made sometime in September.
latter bonds v/ill be issued

These

pursuant to the terms of
tutional

amendent

consti¬

a

adopted

in

lien

a

the Permanent

on

Fund.

Under

the

and

proceeds of the fiwill be apportioned
other educational in¬

14

among

:VERMONT

White,

The $100,000

—

5%

interest

ceive

school

rejected.

were

Odessa, Texas

$470,000

e r

Town

i

n g

—

Marion C.

bids

until

2

re¬
p.m.

May 19 for the pur¬
chase of $70,000 refunding coupon
bonds.
Dated May 1, 1949.
De¬
nomination $1,000.
Due $7,000 on
May 1 from 1950 to 1959 inclusive.
on

Bidders

to

the

name

rate

of

in¬

water works and sewer
improvement bonds: $184,000

as 2 (4 s,
1950 to

due

on April 1 from
1961
inclusive, and

$166,000

3(4s, due

as

from 1962 to

April

on

1969 inclusive.

70,000 fire station bonds: $38,000

2V2S, due

as

1950 to

50,000

1969

street

2V2S, due
to

1961

April 1 from

on

inclusive.

$26,000

inclusive, and $24,000

3 (4 s, due on April
1962 to 1969 inclusive.

1

bids
16

•




until

for

(CST)
purchase of

ceed

3%

May

on

$275,000

interest

Dated May
nomination $1,000.

8

17

for

the

not

to

ex¬

house

15, 1949.
Due

r

bonds, divided

on

De-I

May

May
$65,000

on

follows:

as

sewer

Due $3,000 on June

Due

$3,000

June

on

sidewalk
•

and

curbing
1

from 1950 to 1954 inclusive.
Dated June

tion $1,000.

1, 1949. Denomina¬
Principal and interest

payable at the National Shawmut
Bank of Bostons Bidders to
rate

name

of

interest, expressed in
a multiple of
(4 of 1%. The ap¬
proving opinion of Storey, Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge, of Boston,
one

15, as follows: $13,000 in 195C;
$11,000 in 1951; $12,000 in 1952;.
will be furnished to the purchaser.
$10,000 in 1953 and 1954; $12,000
1955 and

Sherburne

1956; $16,000 in 1957
1958; $17,000 in 1959; $28,000
in 1960; $30,000 in
1961; $34,000 in
1962; $35,000 in 1963, and $19,000

Clerk,of

in

(DST)

1964.

;

Principal

and

interest

(M-N) payable at the place desig¬
by the purchasers. Bidders

nated

to

name

the

pressed in
These

a

rate

bonds

certified

interest,

authorized

were

the election held
A

of

ex¬

multiple of (4 of 1%.
on

check

at

April 23, 1949.
for

$5,500

is

University of
A.

&

Texas

and

Texas

M.

College (P. O.
Austin), Texas

Proposed Bond Financing—
Judge Dudley K. Woodward, Jr.,
Chairman of the Board of
Regents
of the University of
Texas, in ad¬
dressing a group of municipaJ
bond

men

Town

in New

York

City last

Wednesday, disclosed that

the .two

State

institutions will offer, a to¬
tal of $15,000,000 bonds
during the
latter part of June.

The total will

Sch.

the

School

sealed

receive

bids

May
chase of $26,000

shek,

City

Vt.
Prior,
Board, will

bonds.

Dated

for

the

a.m.

pur¬

refunding
1, 1949.
De¬

coupon

June

not

One

multiple

a

of

rate of

(4

of

Bid¬

interest

the

lowest

rate

of

1969.

The bonds will be authenti¬

cated

to

as

National

ton,

Bos¬

genuineness

Shawmut

Bank

by
of

the

Bond

bonds

Sate* —*^*$68,000

offered

May

4—v.

awarded

bonds.

legality will be ap¬
Storey,
Thorndike,
Palmer & Dodge, of Boston, whose
opinion v/ill be furnished the
pur¬
chaser.

June 9

on

$28,000 not to

interest school coupon

Dated June

'

nomination
1950

1, 1949.- De¬
Due
$4,000

$1,000.

tified

check

Washington

Sanatorium

improvement,
May

Series

9—v.

awarded

were

of

par

p.

169,
the

to

Milwaukee,

a

Mills,

Leod,

Young,

Gouinlock

H.

Dated May

1

clusive.

from

2,084,000 3%
The

of¬

1959

Due
in¬

the First National Bank,

was

a

was*-

Securities

jointly, at

a

&

Co.,

and

Do¬

Corp., Toronto,
price of 100.58.

The sale consisted of:

$4,806,000 2(4%
Due

City

June

on

1

debentures.

from

1950

to

"

1954 inclusive.

3,296,000 2%%

.

Due

on

1959

highest bid¬

Chicago, for l34s, at

highest bidder

Gundy

Milwaukee

to

The second

second

Wood,
minion

1828—

1, 1949.

city debentures.
city debentures.
city debentures.

3,296,000 234%
.

Mercantile-

1950

Burgess & Co., of Toronto, at.
price of 101.09, as follows:

$4,806,000 2(4%

Bank & Trust Co., of
and Braun, Bosworth
& Co., Inc., jointly, as l%s, at a
price of 100.82, a basis of about

May

Weir & Co., Bell,.
Co., all of Toronto,

&

McTaggart, Hannaford, Birks &
Gordon, of Montreal, and Charles

Louis,

1.65%.

Montreal, of Mon¬
Spence & Co., Mc-

treal,

building

p.

May 10 were
syndicate composed

of the Bank of

a

bonds

I

offered

awarded to

1%%

169,

Commerce

.

Due

City

June

debentures.

from

1

1950

to

inclusive.

2,084,000 3%

price of

100.77.

on

City

June

debentures.
from

1

1960

to

1969 inclusive.

Wauwatosa,

Dated June

Wis.

Bond Sale—The $320,000 school

building bonds offered May

10—

169, p. 1720—were awarded to
the Harris Trust & Savings Bank,

shall

of

to

Chicago,

and

the

Wauwatosa

Bank, jointly, as l3/4s, at a
of 101.00, a basis of about

1.64%.1

Dated

March

May 15, 1949. Due

16

from

1950

to

1959

1, 1949.

Denomina¬

tion $1,000.
All or any of the de¬
bentures maturing. June 1, 1969,

v.

State

the

Ont.i
/
Debenture Sale—The $10,186,000
debentures

County (P. O.
Claire), Wis.

Eau

of

of

ONTARIO

Eau Claire

der

6%

Toronto,

Due from 1950 to 1959 inclusive.

on

for

inclusive. The

CANADA

Interest payable annually.

St.

1956

bonds, payable to the
District Treasurer, is required.

$48,000 street improvement bonds.
20,000 sewer construction bonds.

Co.,

to

value of the

to

be

redeemable

accrued interest

on

at

any

par

plus

date prior

maturity. Principal and in¬
(J-D) payable in Toronto.

terest

The approving opinion of Clarke,

Swabey, McLean & Ross, of To¬
will be furnished.
'

ronto,

inclusive.

QUEBEC
Wisconsin
Local

The

(State of)
Compiled—

Hull, Que.

Indebtedness

Department
a

of

State

bulletin

Audit

containing

Bonds
000

Sold—An issue of $389,-

bonds

been

has

sold

to

cal subdivisions. Summaries of the

Inc., and Nesbitt,
Thomas & Co., both of Montreal,
jointly, at a price of 97.41, a basis
of about 3.78%, as follows:

last

$81,500

debts

for

the

fiscal

ending on or before Dec. 31,
1948, of each of the State's politi¬

years

five

years

are

presented for

Rene T. Leclerc,

on

WYOMING
Converse County (P. O.

offered

May

5

works
3 (4 s.
May 1 from 1955 to

307,500 refunding,
and

Bond Sale—The $200,000

bonds

sewer

May 1 from 1950 to 1954

inclusive.

Douglas),

Wyoming
tal

water • works
bonds, as 3 (4s. Due

refunding,

and

purposes of comparison.

Bos¬

by

(MST)

p.m.

exceed 4%

Gillespie
& Wouters, of Green Bay, at a
price of 100.001, as follows:

their

proved

7:30

Lines,

bonded

ton.

until

Spooner & Quarles, of Milwaukee,
will be furnished by the City. **

the

of

it

All bids shall specify the in¬

bid for less than par and accrued
interest will be considered. Prin¬

Bank

County School District

2

terest rate to be paid on the bonds.
The approving opinion of

issued

Shawmut

a

approving opinion of Myles P.
Tallmadge, of Denver, will be
furnished by the District.
A cer¬

has

National

bid reflecting

a

for the purchase of

interest

inclusive; $32,000 in 1957
1958; $33,000 in 1959; $34,000
in 1960 and 1961; $35,000 in
1962;
$36,000 in 1963; $37,000 in 1964;
$38,000 in 1965; $39,000 in 1967;
$40,000 in 1968, and $41,000 in

No

cipal and interest payable at the

on

The

Boett-

was

(P. O. Buffalo), Wyo,
Offering — Louis H.
Adams, Clerk of the Board of
Trustees, will receive sealed bids

1956

1%, and

interest.

Co.,

No.

and

awarded to the

highest bidder agreeing to accept

highest bidder

&

May 1,

on

inclusive.

Bond

receive

2%%

Due

1954

net interest cost of about 2.08%.

March 1, as follows:

on

a

May 1, 1949.
1950 to

cher

building
bonds.
Dated
1, 1949. Denomination $1,-

Due

100.03,

second

total

the Stockmen's Bank,
as 2s, at a price
basis of about 1.98%.

to

on

in.

exceed

p.

from

nomination $1,000. Due June 1, as
follows: $2,000 in 1950 to 1955,
name

of

from

Toma-

will

sewer

169,

$10,000 in 1952; $30,000 from 1953

and

ders to

to

and

Johnson

A.

$36,500

May 9—v.

Gillette, jointly,

Dated

(CST) on
May 25 for the purchase of $600,-

price

$1,000 in 1956 to 1969.

of

Wis.

Clerk,

Sale —The

offered

yenne,

bid is required.

Offering—W.

May 1 from 1950

1936—were awarded to the Stock
Growers National
Bank, of Che¬

sealed bids until 5 p.m.

Dist.,

until'11

25

on

the bonds will be

required.

Bond

Bond Offering—Susan T.

and

the

on

Gillette, Wyo.

WISCONSIN

fered

Due $1,000 on June

of

Due

Bond

bonds

Bond Sale—The $275,000 Mount

1950 to 1959 inclusive.

bonds.

5%

Beaver Dam,

1

from

1

for

J

to 1972 inclusive.

in

check

June 1
1969 inclusive.

1720—were awarded to
Cough& Co., of Denver. Dated
May

1, 1949.

Dated June 1, 1949.

amount of the

extension

30,000 street construction bonds.

from

until

school

bonds.

in

tified

from 1950 to 1959 inclusive.

5,000

bids

p.m. (DST)
purchase of

$30,000 water and

Bond

p.m.

2

the

coupons

Sinton

sealed

purchaser.

Rutland, Vt.
Bond Offering—W. J. Simonds,
City Treasurer, will receive sealed

lin

in

1936—were

'

as

April 1 from 1950

as

receive

the

to

bonds.

bonds:

on

nished

p.

interest

1952; $49,000 in 1953,
1954; $51,000 in 1955;
in 1956; $53,000 in 1957;
$54,000 in 1958; $55,000 in 1959;
$56,000 in 1960; $57,000 in 1961;
$58,000 in 1962;. 59,000 in 1963,
and $61,000 in 1964. Interest J-D.
The approving opinion of
Preston,
Thorgrimson
&
Horowitz,
of
Seattle, will be furnished. A cer¬

March

Treasurer, will

sealed

(DST)

;

-

-

$350,000

1

$48,000
$50,000
$52,000

1

on

Bond Sale—The
$115,000 build¬
ing bonds offered May 9—v.
169,

receive

6%

June

inclusive.

Due

County Sch. Dist. No.
O. Lander), Wye.

(P.

$1,000.
Due
on
follows: $47,000 in 1951;

June 1, as

000.

Vt.

Fremont

a.m.

exceed

a

follows:

on

1963

2 (4 s.

,from 1964 to

will

100.12,

as

Due

1960 to

as

Dist.

Denomination

000

*

Cavendish,

to

school bonds.

school

supported bonds purchased by terest, expressed in a multiple of
Columbian
Securities
Corp. r of (4 of 1%.
Principal and interest
Texas, of San Antonio, as previ¬ payable at the First National Bank
ously noted in v. 169, p. 1935, were of Boston. The approving opinion
sold at a price of 100.002, a basis of Storey, Thorndike, Palmer &
of about 3.01%, as follows:
Dodge, of Boston, will be fur¬

X\-i

not

lav/,

the

60,000

(PST) 011
May 26 for the purchase of $750,000

2.29%,

2(4s.

as

from

(P. O. Seattle), Wash.
Offerings—A. A. Tremper,

Treasurer,

Co., of Salt

price of

a

about

as
2s.
Due on June 1
from 1950 to 1959
inclusive.

40,000

No. 412

sealed bids until 10

Utah

$100,000

WASHINGTON

County

of

Lake

L. Burton &

of

about

King County, Shoreline Sch.

composed of

City, Stern
Co., of Kansas City, and

City, at

May 1, 1949. Due on
May 1 from 1950 to 1959 inclusive.

Bond

group

Salt

basis

Craigie &
1.60s, at a
of

of
&

Edward

Dated

In¬

stitutions in the State.

offered

bids received

Ji

1.55%.

5-cent real property

a

W.

A.,

a

Security Bank

Lekt

1936—

p.

Co., of Richmond, as
price of 100.25, a basis

of

excess

169,

awarded to F.

were

S.

$9,000,000 from
2,000 oil wells and $430,-

nancing

April 25—v.
1720—were not sold as all

p.

U.

purposes.

In

May 9—v.

to

First

Bros.

Sale—The $100,000 school

offered

Assets

includes

on

Bond O f f

to

Bond

Investment

of land and annual

000 from leases

tax

1964.

will

a

W. Sloss,
City Secretary, will receive sealed
bids

2,100,000

proceeds of

Hemphill Indep. Sch. Dist., Texas
not

from

securities.

currently

vestment

Principal and
payable at the
State Treasurer's office. Legality
approved by Chapman & Cutler,
of Chicago.
* \
1,

Offering

T

^

Bond

interest

Permanent

the

N.

improvement, series of 1949 bonds

$100,000,000, <Tt which some $82,000,000 is represented by Federal
securities
providing an average
yield of 2(4%. The Fund owns

Indep. Sch. Dist., Texas
Offering — C. S. Hilton,
Secretary of the School Board,

'

the

(M-N)

Brownsville, Tex.

the

by

Government
of

awarded

County (P. O.
Amelia), Va.

jointly by two in¬

August, 1947, but will not consti¬

May 1, 1949. Denomina¬

interest

or

a

VIRGINIA

the bonds will be retired from the

May

on

is administered

secured

Monday, May 16,%949

Amelia

stitutions and will be additionally

tute

tion $1,000.
All of said bonds
maturing in 1965 to 1979, are op¬

interest

(J-D)

expressed

University
$5,000,000

and

tax

Bond

the

$10,000,000
bonds

CHRONICLE

Agricultural and Mechani¬

v

••

Bond Sale Details—The

V

from

$15,000 from 1976 to
inclusive, and $16,000 in

1979.

Dated

>

Banquete Ind. Sch. Dist., Tex.

;
.

and

on

1978

tee, is required.
■fay

to. 1974

tional at par and accrued interest

inclusive,

and

1962

1967,

1975;

receive

4%-interest

Denomination $1,000. Due

Texas

income

bonds.

follows:

as

May 1, as follows:
$13,000 from 1971 to 1973 in¬
clusive; $14,000 in 1974 and

a.m.

exceed

1,

128,000 3 (4 % school house bonds.

(EST) on
purchase of $275,-

June 9 for the

inclusive.

house

1968 to 1970 inclusive.

Booth,

will

May

$6,000

inclusive;
$10,000 in 1965; $11,000 in 1966

Due

Chairman,

and

1959

school

on

from

County (P.O. Erwin), Tenn.

sealed bids until 11

of

Texas

Fund

$6,000 in 1960 and 1961; $7,000

County

Bond Offering—Fred D.

,

follows:

as

1955,

1956 to

Due'

y

(Jnicoi

and

101,000 3%

opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of
Chicago, together with the printed
bonds, will be furnished to the

purchaser.

1954

from

of

multiple
approving

a

The

& Co., of San An¬
publicly offering $275,-

Due on May 1, as follows:
$1,000 in 1950; $3,000 in 1951;
$4,000 in 1952 and 1953; $5,000

&

rates

or

in

expressed

Bank

City.

the rate

name

interest,
of

Chemical

of

(4 of

Volz

bonds, divided

and

the

multiple of

$46,000 2V2% school house bonds.

$17,000 in 1969.
Principal and interest (A-O) pay¬
able

consist

to

interest,

FINANCIAL

The

tonio,

clusive; $13,000 in 1961 and 1962;
$14 000 in 1963 and 1964; $15,000
©00

Bidders

,

rates of

or

a

George West Indep. Sch. Dist., Tex.
Bonds Publicly Offered — Ed¬

inclusive;

$11,000 from 1955 to 1957 inclu¬
sive; $12,000 from 1958 to 1960 in¬

from

in

&

approving opinion of cal College bonds.
Judge Wood¬
McCall, Parkhurst & Crowe, of ward spoke at a luncheon spon¬
Dallas, and Vandewater, Sykes, sored by the Harris Trust & Sav¬
Heckler & Galloway, of New York
ings Bank in order to familiarize
City, together with the printed the municipal fraternity with the
bonds, will be furnished to the details of the forthcoming offer¬
purchaser by the City.
A certi¬ ings. The bond issues will be sup¬
fied check for $20,000, payable to ported
by revenues from the Per¬
the City, is required.
manent Investment Fund, which

County (P. O. Carthage),

Bond

office.

the rate

COMMERCIAL

sewer

water

bonds,

hospi¬

Due

on

were

1964

inclusive.

as

.