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MAY ADMi library 0l)9- > MONDAY I, a 17t|gl|^| in 2 Sections Section - Reg. U. S. Pat. Office Volume 167 Number 4699 New York, N. Y.j Monday, May 17, 1948 Price 75 Cents Copy a ;•. General Corporation and Investment News RAILROAD PUBLIC UTILITY - INDUSTRIAL - INSURANCE - Admiral Corp.—Sales & Profits Higher— 3 Months Ended March 31— Civilian sales LIABILITIES—Accounts ;V , ,1948 bond 1947 $12,004,168 $7,981,791 530,410 511,461 $0.59 $0.57 Ket earning! after taxes—. /— Earnings per share ——-—... _/—/ J dends ' retirement series The registration The company's and Nov. 1689. p. with $1) (par changed was 167, filed the Oct. withdrawn was 1947 20, SEC 30, April Quarter Ended March 31— Net earnings after taxes Earned per common share.: $1.01 Net Jan. $635,600; reserve, par value) and $4 cumulative preferred $7,000,000; class A stock (48,664 class earned B stock surplus, (479,726 the week ended May without shares $9,721,643;. total, par State $29,375,097.— 6, 1948 the Net stockholders ; / April on 30 additional in $0.20 the shares making American of of common capital requests that . stock certain of contributions the proposed to sale be petitive Approved— authorized," company during greater other subsidiaries other such incur indebt¬ to find read and rayon ' 90,085,000 sales of likewise the stockholders 125 amounted the in corporation's history. to $55,963,874, ; compared with increase of $10,293,104, or 22%, expect that the, new acetate rayon period, pounds, Reichel In the Dr. $45,670,170 an ."We 102,760,000 pounds amouning or present. to sold in the first quarter of 1947, corporation for the first quarter of 1948 were the greatest the to cellophane with net $1.82 first quarter of 1948 were at full capacity any preceding quarter in the corporation's Reichel, Chairman of the board and President, in Total the com¬ with the cellophane a twice of production is capacity further that every during 1948, the as in excess of sales." about to production. indication prewar our "There 75,000,000 American Bosch Corp.—To Increase Capitalization— tures Converted Into Common Stock— , / 1947 be for ,/ , will which is generally ^ ' ; •" at / •••. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET ,/• ; ■ ^ , is ; continue products our ■" will pounds, '• / business our demand • facilities yarn • //• said, „ ' in full operation during the last few months of 1948 and that the cello¬ phane production will be increased to about 56,000,000 pounds by the end ,of the year," Dr. Reichel said. ' "We expect to increase subsidiaries, exempted from In connection of $4,030,895 $3.30 the than statement a 3,615,237 $7,057,446 - share-— common compared proposed to were Sale3 regarding the following: bonds, 3 lA % series, due 1977, of Pacific Power & Light Co., an electric utility subsidiary of American. American proposes to sell to non-affiliated interests the $2,100,000 of bonds and apply the proceeds toward the purchase of bidding requirements of Rule U-E0. sale, American may employ an investment banking house purchaser or purchasers for the bonds and pay such invest¬ up to $20/000,000, Company currently has no funded debt.* / ment banking house a finder's fee estimated at not to exceed lA of Proceeds would be used In company's improvement program.—V. 167. 1% of the principal amount of the bonds.—V, 167, p. 2025. 1917,'' '•'"'/ American Telephone & Telegraph Co.—More Deben¬ Increase in Authorized Debt The edness per said in Through Negotiation— 5,519,738; ——— profit "Operations 206,100 428,979 —— taxes $7,852,232 $13,006,163 taxes— income Earned 330,332 _ income of and i — .before taxes/— Federal Input— inputs system —— income Profit ; 1947 1948 $55,963,874 $45,670,170 12,889,303 7,421,349 116,860 100,551 — -— Other stock, shares (& Subs.)—Earnings— Ending March 31— sales Income from operations Interest earned company has asked SEC permission American owns $2,100,000 first mortgage 1946 $1.42 - (payable The 1947 1948 stock history," Dr. Frank H $27,418,144 $24,105,492 $16,000,000 1,307,471 1,829,609 252,043 _ plan (without par value), To Sell Sub. Co. Bonds Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp. (& Subs.)—Earnings— Sales B 7. , „ class 3 Months subsidiaries of this company amounted to 227,192,000 kwh., an increase of 26,829,000 kwh., or 13.39% over the corresponding week of 1947, American Steel to \ and American Power & Light Co.—Weekly -Registration Statement 7295) stock common name Corp.—V. Pump (No. statement stock A value), $8,670,537; V. 167, p. 937. For last, covering 100,000 , A without Withdrawn— „• class on I American Viscose Corp. from payrolls, 5, 1948), $264,195; unclaimed dividends, $6,588; other current liabilities, $339,000; instalment notes payable to bank—secured (contra), $188,611; Reflecting the company's complete conversion to civilian manufac¬ ture, the first quaner report showed no government business on Admiral's books. Last year winding up government contracts ac¬ counted for additional first quarter rales of $1,870,342, extending the 1947 first quarter total to $9,852,133.—V. 167, p. 1253. All American Industries, Inc.- payable (trade), $1,232,495; tax and savings payrolls, $94,028; accrued taxes, $1,090,166; $50,863; accrued contract discounts, $81,372; divi¬ deductions accrued MISCELLANEOUS - ' Mar. 31/48 1 Dec. 31/47 Of the original blbck of $357,532^00 ten-year, 2%% debentures $ ASSETS— e$.cl\ of* v due 1957/ $271,035,300 remain outstanding, according to the latest Cash and marketable 'ijC^cUss A and class By stock. - ■* '*.*% K figures released by the New York/t|tock Exchange,, The decline re¬ securities.——: 66,240,151 .67,375,195 They will also vote on changing "each: presently authorised share of ; Accounts receivable and accrued, interest—.j— flects conversion of the debentures1 into capital stock. ■ - v 15,912,708 18,077,242 ; 1, // H "$1 par value capital stock into one new share of $! par value class Z ; The j/———c——28,173,179. 27,558,513 15-year convertible debenrares : doe j981,- whioh>were / Inventories " A stock.—V. 167/p. 645. ; ' ... / !'/, / * ... /Prepaid insur, premiums & other def'd iterns.^ l76,753 issued for $343,087(700 in' December;.: 1946, now; "are outstanding in .384,554 V Other assets and investments.^ / 675,556 the amount of $282,959,700.—V./167, p, '1798. 689,799 1 ! American Broadcasting Co.—To Offer Stock Rights, patents, processes at amortized costs— 1,333,465 1,280,728 Anderson-Prlchard Oil Corp.—Partial Redemption— Land, building & equip., less res. for deprec.—89,609,339 88,156,132 The company on May 6 filed an amendment to its registration stockholders The *!, stock capital » 2 June on will consider 1.500,00 shares, vtg to increasing the authorized consist of * 750,000 •shares . . ' , statement covering 500,000 writers—Dillon/Read & indebtedness off pay the shares is shares Co., and ($1 New .. _ , . common stock. Under¬ Proceeds will be used to television services. Offering of expand The par) York. expected May 17.—V. 167, p. * " a have voted to redeem 20,000 shares of the company's date for determining will be drawn by lot. The shares of preferred stock to be redeemed may be converted into common stock at th option of the holders up to and including, but not after, June 17, 1948.—V. 166, p. 1574. 10, 1948, was established as the record the list of holders of preferred stock whose shares American Coach & Body Co.—Files With SEC—/ - The company on May 7 filed a letter of notification with the SEC covering 10,112 shares ($5 par> common stock, to be sold at $12 each to Robert W. Hadley, President of the company, and Harold P. Smith, Treasurer. Proceeds will be used for working capital.—V. 165, share. American ■ B. R. 1917. -. / p. Potash Armour, ■ ■/'. Chemical & Chairman of ; /'>// ,/ Corp.—Expansion, Etc. the board, announces that the first tmit of the new $2,000,000 power plant expansion would be completed early in May and that the second would be ready in October. Con¬ struction of the new $5,000,000 soda ash-borax plant has proceeded on schedule and it is anticipated that these new facilities, will be com¬ pleted in June. Earnings from this production should be available during 1948, Mr. Armour said. '/V '/■"'•'/ ' V ,, CONSOLIDATED ■v> Gross ' *7': ■ •/ ■■ sales, less discounts, other Cost INCOME ACCOUNT FOR YEARS allowances of goods Gross profit returns, freight . sold—.; • DEC. 31 "• V»1946 ana $13,637,700 $10,738,367 — - 9,778,861 sales.— on ENDED 1947 8,162,002 $3,858,839 ; 1,115,689 $2,576,365 $2,743,150 536,281 $1,700,820 424,307 income—Z—$3,279,431 $2,125,127 Selling, admin, and general (net)— expenses Other income— Total Loss ./_— —— — 875,545 — — , retirement of equipment—y.—/..■/r Retirement plan expense, excl. of $52,350 chgd. to retirement plan reserve for past service ' on benefits litigation Miscellaneous income JProvision for Federal Provision for State income. Preferred Civs, on Earnings •Restated *•'> ; 85,400 on . income—— purposes 17,207 369,500 . 65,000 27,500 $2,106,319 - -V. Stock and Bond Quotations '►■V-./K-;Page 13 New York Stock Exchange (Bonds) 24 New York Curb Exchange.. ——* 29 Baltimore Stock Exchange —-*. ^-33 Boston Stock Exchange JU-. --,^-33 Chicago Stock Exchange 33 Cincinnati Stock Exchange——-^-— ^--34 Cleveland Stock Exchange——^——-34 Detroit Stock Exchange ———35 Los Angeles Stock Exchange——.———35 Philadelphia Stock Exchange -36 Pittsburgh Stock Exchange— —36 St. Louis Stock Exchange.: —36 New York Stock Exchange (Stocks)-—- > t ENDED $2.87 ... .,, MARCH , profit after taxes (est.)— Earnings per class A and class 31 " ■ B share. $575,000 $0.78 $1.07 ... BALANCE SHEET, of Great $33,286; U. receivable S. Govt, (net), DEC. "31, (at market value), $1,443,697; accrued interest inventories, $1,657,480; assets in United Kingdom including Britain, to bank and other gssets, Stock Exchange (contra), $190,401; miscellaneous $167,263; total, $29,375,C97, -i- . deferred - - . charges 5,488.946 23,681,545 51,902,656 12,441,618 21,764,597 reserve. 42,000,000 42,000,000 53,521,314 .... general as a ... News.Cover 51 Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund Notices—45 The Course of Bank Clearings.. -43 —46 204,424,992 201,188,322 167, 1917. p. Condition 41 .... Federal Reserve System— Refining Co. —Merger and New Pre¬ stockholders The proposal a is merger Issue to is It ; to sell and at INCOME early date. an ACCOUNT and sales Net income Number Net income on of inc. ... (other cost its Ashland plans account own —..—45 - to ' outstanding Issue shares preferred stock already been reduced through conversion. has ENDED MARCH Z 1948 31 1947 ' 17,625,188 ...— amortiz, & of intang. . of of 1,069,272 outstanding....— com. / • after prov, for $1,509,030 products sold, operating taxes), and interest, ' , general and ; 965,352 «. . $1.48 ——$?.05 .— i 781,766 ' 804,000 $3,332,600 — shares ,10,128,310 1,023,279 1,855,321 ... ... share preferred dividends '•Including taxes and Y MONTHS 6 for (estimated)..... common per FOR stock, income..,—$23,836,388 $13,223,105 other •Operating expenses Prov. for depl., deprec. drilling costs Taxes This 21,000 independent oil i disclosed. The another presently stock • , Net preferred approximately to 40,000 ' additional their consideration presented for . retired be from shortly have identity of which is not be effected by exchange of additional capital funds, anticipated that the presently provide will will merging into this corporation for the company, expenses, : than income NOTE—Earnings for the six months interim compare with $2.82 per for the full fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 1947,? and with $2.08 share quarter ended Dec. 31, 1947. -The reduced net in with the first quarter was accounted for ;; unusual freeze-up of the Ohio River which put the company's entire fleet of towboats and barges out of service for several weeks, reducing - refinery output, and-by the necessity of replacing, at a loss of $250,000, certain inventory the liquidation of which in the previous quarter had resulted in non-recurring profit of approximately $409,900. * for the per share the second principally as by compared the , , St. Louis Listed and Unlisted Securities Edward D. Jones & Co. ' Established Federal -—--——41 Statement of Member Banks of Reserve Banks 12,441,618 — Foreign Exchange Rates. Combined Condition Statement of 51,902,656 , Miscellaneous Features Dividends Declared and Payable. 1947 securities $449,462; property, plant and equipment, mineral deposit leaseholds (after reserves for depreciation of $11,646,980), $14,814,212; mineral deposits owned in fee, $1; patents and trade .marks (less reserve of $26,986), $24,070; prepaid Insurance and taxes, $109,352; mortgage notes receivable—pledged to secure notes payable ——37 --36 39 Toronto Stock Exchange—Curb Section—..—41 Over-the-Counter Markets ——42 Transactions New York Stock Exchange.—33 Transactions New York Curb Exchange—,.—33 Stock and Bond Averages z——33 Toronto State and City Bond Offerings 1947 - ASSETS—Cash, $5,010,068; receivable, Exchange— // $483,000 Net CONSOLIDATED Stock 792~585 • $3.60 > 1948 S5,475,805;. accounts Montreal Montreal Curb Exchange— General Corporation & Investment QUARTERS —36 San Francisco Stock Exchange 206,111 1,056.780 _ 6,157,069 ...Z.... ... ferred Stock Financing Planned—Semi-Annual Earnings * $1,514,105 —_ of comparison. FOR 865.000 . _ —— 38,180 25.725 —— tax RESULTS /■ 130,664 deductions-,. J income tax.——I—-v-—'• class A and class B share for , • ——— dividends 73,235 expenses— class A and class B stocks— per 86,723 r „ Extraordinary Net * ; surplus 12,021,337 59,264,425 stock Capital ■ — Operating profit, excl. railroad.——_ 8,977"679 Z i Ashland Oil & The offering does not represent new financ¬ ing.—V. 167, 2,047,854 1948 Total In This Issue riman Ripley & Co. Inc. and Estabrook & Co. on May 13 offered 61,000 shares of common stock (no par) at $38.50 per $ 2, payable Accrued wages,; vacation pay aftd misceil. taxes. Estimated Federal and State taxes on income.. Earned American Optica! Co.—Common Shares Offered—Har- _ Dividend payable Jan, Accounts 204,424,992 201,188,322 " LIABILITIES— Capital surplus Earned surplus segregated 266i. p. Total -'•......'..^.^....^.^4............. share May 2025. directors cumulative convertible preferred stock on June 18, next, at $51.75 and dividends. 4Vi% 300 North 4th St., St. Members 1871 v-Z New York Stock Exchange St. Louis Stock Exchange, Chicago Stock Exch. Chicago Bd. of Trade New York Curb Exchange / Louis 2, Missouri Associate •'•' phone CEntral 7600 ^ Bell Teletype SL 592 r. , , 2 THE (2130) , Calls Preferred, Stock— company has called for redemption on June 11," next, all of 19 000 outstanding shares of 414 % convertible preferred Stock at $104 per share. The balance of the original 40,000 shares already have been converted into, common stock.—V. |67, p. 1582, .Robert by subsidiary store reported Sales —V. 167, Santa Fe Ry.—New Vice-Pres.— with service the Atlas Corp.—Sells RKO Stock— latter the The May on following 11 tentative a announced agreement on purchase for Atlas by of will continue to be which * Corp. to held ./ *", ten-year period ended During the bursed 1948. t " _ and —V. value asset the cost , . 1947, the company dis? Dec. 31, amounting to and $25,749,653 of the in "/•> The resulted reacquired in a benefit most Aircraft- Corp. Vultee /• - with important, and substantial company's operations during 1948, with efforts. The resulting profit be Atlas during the year ' to replace $79,000,000 consolidation, will market be Total Earle J. of. the income entities, single realized of 1945 $1,702,856 23,000 ; "The *250,577 20,599,243 Dec, not \ , to and called book with the $1,625,930 (per share) $22,302,098 3,250,656 2,381,696 trr $30.01 . BALANCE ASSETS— v . three utiltiles have .-,.- few and of investors alike.";. .-- 4 ; •* Portfolio- holdings —_*——*_; majority-owned sub. ; Hudson; Uaid atthe -three /Utilities,, of , /In such 4,528,267" ' * the and expenses; to , Airther contended finance rate Accounts payable and accrued expensesfcr taxes :___ Its that needs, $2,000,000 of 14 few will be weeks.-—V. might / Net; Trust and are rate payable of will annum amount made proposed within- 2lA% be per stockholders Net ,/ issuance with the company market respect or to managements investment through consolidation which 10,313,705 -®n appraisals by ^axket"'9UQi«-l'ioiis of the board directors Bath Iron Works Corp* as acquired - of Savings one that 167, p. —_ 1142,* * inception on Oct, date.—V. 16 p. Mar. 31/47 —V. of on the under a promissory 18,035,740 1946 ' / ^ 1941 141,024,928 252,826,54® 136,875,059 222,197,953 15,459,106 /. " profit__T/^.___V_L.V 14,116,466 «20,492,794 , /<- ••./; . 12,074,441 14,466,612 '"':/' >' ■ 6,600,000 457,500,, prior of of for reserve to exps. i. * , / .,,/ 7,150,000 ;/"/////' '•■■/- ///,./;//f/"- inc.' acct— 9,561,982 /■;-' ■-//.•' re- 8,382,072 ■;, .'v/.-' ;/;■■/', ■ ' , /•' -402,144 • and .Net a earnings modifying of $3,-799,405 from foreign reed, Net agree¬ earnings——— the been Deprcc. has notes' is to to cost exps. /■: . *1,815,173 *1,201,889 213,225 630,641 207,378 , _ — . In the amts. of_ from - ■ ; inc. gross ' : at 1 March 514,184 $1,073,718 / sees.—at cost and (less reserve accr. of - int.,/ 74,872,365,.. 76,728,733/ " • •' $92,600 . 125.972,587 111,569,568. / 3,774,055 In . *Property,; plant and Total. 1,812,8311 . equipment— payable with ;.'V' ins., and pay -'r •' taxes and i. other - / v 85,449.698 / 670,638 10,993,562 58,602,126 95,806,200 906,704 expenses—8,736,701 income,—,53,131,981 ——_ proposal to change^ thei n shares, without par .value)} a . .. __i_—496,120,832-487,199,679 Total After deducting reserve for $56,346,234.—V. 167, p. 1804. Russell, -/a rolls———— subsidiaries—^-/*/—,—--/-—-— Operating reserves,. A, ■ 6,245,625 6,409.414 Capital stock (par $2.50).: 21,755,660 21,755,660 Additional paid-in capital.(capital.surplus)*'—- 25,958.106 ' 25,958,106Net earnings retained for use in the business-* 283,579,854 277,360,474 $440,041* -), Changed— 103,608,935 105,995,995 —496,120,832 487,199,679 LIABILITIES— ./;,/// shares-of />/';-. $ 31/ Federal"taxes On 2,140,695 ? V 1.823,004 s j 1,066,977 " 1,382,963 ! J $179,321 Dec. 31/47 $ -I Mar. 31/48 ($1,305,140.)/and advances to.>/4.j;partially (-owned-subs.-r-at cost*—*— —: 1,799,157 ;/ 1,752,157 Investments in wholly owned foreign subs."/'"(Canada, England and Belgium!—at cost—— 2,358,685 2,358,685 Sundry investments and misc. accts. (less rer_ < : ' * • sei-yes £>t $270,100 at March 31, 1948)—*—- ./, 640.106 272,395; Accrued !- $4,340,421 \ \\ 2,128,903-' $488,675 // .Subsidiaries)'^ "'-/; 31/1943 689,653 ,407,172 U.. S. Prepaid ins., taxes and other exps./——3,071,358 693.505 » ; Owned . ■"/■ /- / '■■■ 1692. p. 392,023 895,847 Wholly 1948)-^.__*—39,238,941*. 45,232,36» , Other accts. receivable (jncl. accts. with wholly •./•'./; i owned foreign' subs.—$271,885 at March 31,/. '1948) —J—'; 1,147,014 2,411,052,*, Inventories; (less res. of $7,664,328 at March ; . All ^: Trade accts. receivable 643,417 ! •' 1948—3 Mos.»-l947 and * sheet —i.—*T141,024,624 139,491,725 Accounts $4,858,428 2,024.733 .//.. //;:///;!//:/,.'//;■; // 1.387,426 v 1,494,650 ' consolidated /.balance Short-term mktble. *354,693 1/ , 3,695,878 1 . //..-;/'>,/-;/.;/./■:/ *Loss.« ; . $1,592,476 9,561,982 - ;.:/■ ASSETS— *$71,610 *$1,832,530 /?..*$998,110 j i) /.-'. ' / / / / ; 1948—Month—1947 829,929 /' 21,502,408 «.•:// Cash $8,759,617 ] i *1.344.681!/ / 14,921,644 and (Corporation Pennsylvania—Earnings— $1,835,907 9,561,982 chgd. sales of :/ present 1958 $10,136,941 141,615 829,929 / 1,009,614,1 805,178/; unborrowed loan 1948—3 Mos.^r-1947 *237,880 i. v,/,. subs.- com-: unsecured indebt¬ $3,253,395 *111.220 before/*///■ > -TdiV8i.fr. foreign subs.'vt 14,116,466 >/20,492,794 $5 par value, and to increase the authorized* number * • capital stock from 1,122,842 to 1,500,000. ■ t President, said that the board of directors* has) j no i present intention or" plans with respect to the issuance .or sales; of any of the additional-377,158 shares authorized.—V. 167, p. 1920. $25,930,529 $34,678,891 $13,419,914 first EARNINGS Subsidiaries) 1947 inc.-and ex-/' '•'•/ profits taxes-— : 9,550,000 '/■ 13,650,000 recovery Divs. The Jersey—Earnings— p_ 1584.... revenue. F* S. the $220,499,677/r NET Fed. cess stored of shares of Frank OF 336,826,216 317,192,095 295,124,009 267,590,196 sales_——____ Investments v to during to ft ad«j)t»'-«engl»,g/i--V><.qi;% ///•;•;.•>/ xA.,,^; -./• fldvff onH reconversion soliciting .The -stockholders-on/May 12 .approved authorized and Issued capital stock, from Mar. 31/46 corporations, , was elected through the* exercise voting rights by a group of stockholders. Eight former reelected.—V. 167, p. 1804. company Cerro de Pasco Copper Corp,—Par Value 2025. I' 9u?' an, F"der"S,ecr®tary of the Navy for the remainder of 1945, has been "elected a director; succeeding Harold E. Bowman Secretary-Treasurer of>the company.* Mr. Gates,*who Is also a director of were inc.' gross income 167, U. $2i5.896.988*- were amounted ' Portion A--t'•, ;• consider the income*$63,354 ;■ /;;■,//'; .. * 31, NeY- york. formerly President Of the. New York Co., Assistant Secretary of the-Navy for Air from August, 1942 impaired 336,519,790 317,041,078 140,900,358 252,768,166 306,426 * J51,018 124,570 / 58,380 < effective Ar*e~us ¥ non-aviation r Net Boeing Airplane Co.—New Director Elected— of cumulative by 144,024 Net! ry: oper: - incomeGross income^ —i;. -Unbilled Contracts— / *'- revenue Period End. Mar. 31— assets. f/ 1948 years' inc. and excess profits taxes*—-v—- Asso¬ year. promissory notes due 1952 to 1948—Month—1947 oper...income—, Operating or,- in..the..Jabsence„. thereoL of Mar. 31/48 balance at of materials* further charged STATEMENT Wholly Owned and income--' misc. Accounts 21,897,720 valuation became will 19 proxy income Deduct/ from of the Central RR. of $61,735,004 $75,419,356 cost to *Deficit^-V. 167, — over May on upon,, the. issuance by excluding the 3'A % Deduct,, from 18,233,061. 20,265,378 10,682,960 21,911,263 I appreciation-*—/— basic of was securities Net current assets interest Est. Promissory annum paid available participating. the of purpose ry. anai cash Depreciation CONSOLIDATED (Corporttion Of Est. •, . , National " 500,000 10,045,295 /____ produce )804j., p. 254,779 21.327,841 Capital -surplus Earned surplus tNet. unrealized shortage to , 1948, /cash Total Exp, be application for / This action 167, To Issue . a 1 %' per of principal banks addition Gross $276,511 349,205 an4 Shortages occasioning interruptions; distressing frequency since the war and $125,972,587, and V'cplJ -reductions 31," were sales/___-_-i._-^_l- Cost a- Exchange. Commission; which to bear interest at the Operating 3,956,780 500,000 DeSoto gas,,, .i/;'/.;:"/r ■/ March Int. Mr,/ m - 449,110 $591,642 — further was , Dodge, * 3 Mos. End. Mar. 31—-t / y. consc&idation and within a Bank of America Period End. Mar. 31— : LIABILITIES— Provision products supply. Plymouth,' other Central RR. of New ■ $61,735,004 $75,419,356 Provision for contingencies——. Common stock (par $5) — with Net as material filed by the manage¬ Exchange, there have been tiled with the Exchange copies .of .proxy, soliciting material by Kirchofer & Arnold Associates.—V. 167, p.. 2026. V ...» ,,,-■;/ L ./ ",//./,. .. : 1946 ' other gas chronic a capacity fuel months, /''/■ '■..•/ of //'•; hearings"/. ment with the New York-Stock V "'£:V /'"■i'r"." 556,103 ; Total - 45,248/291 ^52,966,743 7,124,795 6,619,795 __ cos. Other, assets of recur COMPARATIVE ^ the $4,277,548 $11,426,928 ________________ Dividends and accts. receiv. and interest accrd. and of h - Niagara better; able formal "As '* . , computation of the amount of unsecured indebtedness,- which without consent of a majority of preferred stockholders; also authorize offering of additional common stock,by public/offering or otherwise, without first offering such stock to common stockholders. $21.98" 1947. against as shortage quarter^ was $3,695,878. of plants., ; r the. Commission,; ."will enable/the capital structure, which in turn made- may be issued . 31 "• DEC. . *—„___ ____ SHEET, ' , sales become .now operations Carolina Power & Light Co.—Proposed New Financing 2,190,251 *Loss. tlncludes $11,077,048 in 1946 and $1,779,467 in 1945, with respect to,majority-owned subsidiaries and $315,569 (in 1946) proceeds from .sales of securities previously written off. • •* * /• ►•/• has local Inventories five-member, Com- •/'" the value to that, still the the .The $34.14 automobiles possible. supply funds for the payment of the cost of additions and improve¬ ments to its properties used.,in its public utility business and that of {subsidiary, Interstate Telegraph Co.—V* 167, p. 2026. $4,804,404;. $2,829,787 $36.06 of local shortage of fuel output a / Its value — 2026. p. , ,1 saving-^ln be Securities of The v 2,166,651 Z. of they seem likely- to be aggravated in the near-term future by the impact of the recent coal, strike on work in process in suppliers'-mills, plants and will inevitably result in restricting volume during th? ' the , activities would with edness - asset 167, and M. office the Ames, Cashier, and par sound a consumers many a stated ^ ■ unanimously by when be completed to mitment fee se- profits stock output by a to "the \ ' v--> than are ment $1,826,994 400.000 Treasurer.—V." corporation's.; unit what , actual , t ' .V/Vv'c'vi more notes 3,672,845 /• 1,002,793 contingencies. to Chrysler passenger cars and Dodge trucks were 228,256 vehicles. Sales, all products, including automobiles, trucks, parts, accessories and miscellaneous items amounted to $336,519,790. ," "In addition, to the loss of product during the first quarter due participating banks. The notes are to be issued time to time prior to Dec/ 31, 1949, to mature not- later than 21/ 1949, with the -exception of initial borrowings aggregating from 68,864 ; $1,531,559 Assistant The restricted \ preferred stock pf shares that have a stock - , indicated step the by ciation, and on cost, average curily directors of The Federal Power Commission has "made public an order author/ izing company,. California, to, issue, promissory notes, not to exceed portion 75,000 elected "During the first quarter of this year corporation's operations have beset by rising costs and continuing • shortages of basic mate*/ rials. L1 next California Electric Power Co. $2,697,575 789,972" 801,717 122,000 each were of position Commission Secretary, been business, companies' common resulting a expected to Notes— $2,344,531 972,979 tax___ profit income several will formerly Assistant. Chief has been elected to the 2658. ' S. to Corp,—Quarterly Report—In his letter to the stockholders accompanying the financial statements, K. T. Keller, President, says: / • May 10 ! approved < consoH-' ' Niagara Electric- .Corp. - • * P. Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer; and L. G. Niagara later. next approval 151,759 4,200 1,074,253 Dividends paid Trust on • . Chrysler Buffalo the basis.- Secretary, Etc,— elected was power, had been accomplished without formal t con-/ He said unification1 would eliminate 'three corporate with restriction Zm that also Is 1944 $2,750,835 on Greenley, securities'on Prov. /for v three - according to corporation The $2,541,616 193,088 - 1,467 $3,072,760 income basis of —V. the the 167 Gibson, Assistant Secretary and Assislant Treasurer, has been Secretary and Assistant Treasurer, succeeding Ward Vanderpool, retired. W. J. Camphausen, Assistant to / to was Inc;—V O. Assistant of achieved /■',■ $2,149,976 $1,876,507 income Unbilled the Machold, > President $7,000,000, 72,477 __— *_ fExoess the Buffalo and start to P3C> solidation. ; •' ■'/ 1946 87,102 \ Expenses Total 166, p. Y., Co. elected Net $2,678,358 - $2,985,658 : Miscellaneous in Y., bid of its on only other bid & - New A. : Corp.—Merger Approved—r which authorized beneficial interchange valuq of INCOME ACCOUNT FOR CALENDAR YEARS 1947 Interest Invest, into approved adjustments, ., ^ Income—Dividends Cash be company will - - and $50,381,156. The ' .<• was N, Commission $70,000,000 adjustment in new Corp, under review of thq paid" ; Com. N. He and Stuart to semi-annual a ; dividends Net proceeds of second Halsey, on May 10 declared an initial dividend of $2.50 the preferred stock for the > first half of 1948, payable holders of record June 10, 1948. It is contemplated iha'tpreferred dividend action will be on a quarterly, {instead of 30, future "S0.58 utility proceeding Light Co. of (Albany, & of Machold - decrease sale 1,947.700 * up-State of , mission, future seems presently through its special sound a - tNet growth ' Brooklyn, Electric unification Power The this the to Luyck, utilities the Syracuse issued value > • B. P.; 8. three in of value company'3 holdings of securities of motion picture companies, including, particularly the - large special holding, of stock of Radio,-1 Keith-Orpheum Corp., accounted for practically the entire decrease in asset value, of the stopk of Atlas Corp., after taking into account Net June pay off in full outstanding be used for working capital and The by , the Federal •" The in competitive sale group rate. coupon l-/-r/.//,'■ in two decades," are the "The problem incident vto operating"' this business "under such Central New. York Power! Electric. CorpTr of Buffalo, v. r hampering conditions are the subject of concern and " receive closa attention at/the hands of the The Niagara Hudson Corp., entire-organization. 'r At no time since a holding company, ; will be,.,(dissolved j we resumed the manufacture of postwar automobiles has when the three units are merged. ■. the demand/ /:/a./ . for our products been as strong as it is now. "The significant fact from the" public The stockholders may standpoint,:t the Commission be assured, however, that observed,-'is that, a $70,000,000 reduction in book value of the notwithstanding the difficulties of securing plantsan no, longer will adequate and steady flow of materials, every effort Is being be part of/the rate base upon which consumers will directed be asked to pay a return in rates In toward keeping production at, the highest possible level in any future cases.", •the '■■•■■ Upon formal consummation interest of making deliveries to our customers as promptly as of the merger, new capital stock will * aircraft company are many losses can still be expected from that problems connected and Indicated financing. to development been announced. Niagara York Corp. • the Nil will interest similar directors ,share per • by important New the to Ansel York, of Involved outstanding common stock at Dec, 31, 1947, of about per share. Purchase of outstanding common stock will be continued so long and during such timea as such action appears advantageous. ■' .< /v • 'v. • >. ; ' The- company has outstanding option warrants for purchase of 1,948,111 shares of common stock at $25 per share. -If these warrants had all been exercised by the holders thereof on Dec. 31, 1947, the capital of the company would have been increased by $48,702,775 and the outstanding number of shares of common stock by 1,948,111 and the asset value of this Increased total of outstanding stock would have-been approximately-$27.54 . per -share. The entry of Atlas Corp. in 1947 added new major holdings, includ¬ ing the Barnsdall Oil Co. The producing oil companies seem to J-the Atlas, management to be particularly attractive, due to the tremendous demand for crude oil all over the world and the Increased cost of finding new oil to replace each barrel currently produced, proven oil reserves in the ground have enhanced materially in value. < ■ Atlas Corp. late in 1947 also became the largest stockholder of While for balance 8cmuel - New dation This cost was below the aggre¬ purchased. The excess of asset value stock stock the of of Engineer hag Buffalo cents Consolidated $1,131,234 1,947,700 $0.72 Green, Brooklyn, post of Assistant Chief Engineer.—V. remaining IS 1,947,70ft 2W/t a Chicago Rock Island & Pacific RR.—Initial Dividend— The 1945 $1,408,580-*$407,037 w^Ljawarded to the a for .. 1946 1919. p. Engineer, reacquired of $1,240,880. for stock over The funds provide election Chief Despite these large disbursements duringthe company had net assets remaining at Dec. 31/ 1947, of $60,294,157. V The company reacquired 53,682 shares of its own common stock during 1947 at an averages cost of $23.12 per share, making a"total cost 1947 ' 2026. p. '. for 99.259 Brooklyn Union Gas Co.—New Chief Engineer— period totaling $67,844,701, gate bank-loans. 167, The acquisition and retirement of its own expended $42,095,048 in addition to . preferred and common stocks. said / , 99.297 and Subs.)—Earnings—< 1948 offering represents new-money applied to the extent of $2,500,000 be . • dividends shareholders to (& , The Issue been stock " value) par asset Feb, 27, record ($1 has preferred ($25 maturity is provided. short-term value, of the common stock of this company At Dec. -31,-1947, was apprqximately $30.01 per share as compared with approximately $36.06 per share at Dec, 31, 1946, Dividends of $1.60 per share totaling $3,250,656, were paid during the year 1947 on the* common stock. A quarterly dividend of 40 cents, pei share has been declared on the common stock payable March 20.T948, to holders of indicated York New prior The Report—Floyd B. Odium, President, on Feb. 20, said in part: V : of Bristol-Myers Co.—Debentures Offered—A new issue 3% debentures was offered May 14 by a group of underwriters headed by Wertheim & Co. The debentures, due April 1, 1968 were priced at lOO^%. A sinking fund sufficient to retire 70% of the issue prior Annual The City cumulative preferred stock par-value),—V. 167, p. 1919. of $10,000,000 by Floyd Odium, President of Atlas announcement about a we.ek before the purchase had been reached. The shares 327,812 6'U including $3,293,303 Federal tax carry-back credit. Sales for the first quarter-of 1948 were approximately $55,900,000, compared with $47,400,000 in the first three months in 1947 and" $15,600,000 for the like period of 1946.—V. 167; p. 247, ' > price of the purchase was not disclosed. At the same time, Mr. Odium disclosed that Atlas Corp.'s sale of R-K-O stock did not include a large block of R-K-O option war¬ rants - *Loss has was the of the profit —$2,044,936 of capital shares-* 1,947,700 Earned per sharej./ $1.05 company. purchase Corp., that Hughes of Monday, May/17; 1948 p ciated with Harris, Hall & Co. (Inc.). in the offering are: & s Co., .Ino; Equitable, Securitiefr^ Corp.; Phelps, Fenn & Co.; Reynolds & CoSchoellkopf, Hutton & Pomeroy, Inc.;. Bramhallv Barbour & Co., Inc.; Weeden & Co. Inc.; Hayden, Miller&iCo;, and Rand & Co. v cumulative No. purchased this company's holdings of 929.020 shares or 24%, of the outstanding common stock of Radio-KeithOrpheum, Corp. This purchase will give Mr. Hughes working control of stock Bank agent 5% Net and E. S, Marsh, executive assistant to appointed Vice-President-Finance, also ef¬ 2025. J President, has been May 1.—V, 167, p. National transfer value*, Quarter End. Mar. 31— the company, fective Howard Chase par Briggs Manufacturing Co. Rydm has been* appointed Vice-President, executive depart¬ succeeding J. H, Keefe who retired May 1 after nearly 52 years G ment, of ($25 common Atchison, Topeka & R The appointed companies— $35,313,526 $33,247,739 ■; Blair, / , 842. p. W. Botany Mills, Inc.—Transfer Agents- May 3,'47 May 1,'48 FINANCIAL .CHRONICLE Murphy, Assistant General Counsel since 1943/ha$ been appointed General > Counsel, succeeding G. A. Shall berg, who will continue as Executive Vice-President.—V. 167, p. 1691. ' ' Higher Associated Dry Goods Corp.^Quarterly Sales & Borg-Warner Corp.—New General Counsel— The Its Quarters Ended— COMMERCIAL depreciation: . . - 1948, , $59,485,723; 1947# ' /'•/.•; - !4 •••;/' CIT Financial Corp.—New President of Units— Emil Chervenak C. Insurance Co. of New has, been elected and Service York President Casualty of.» Service Co. of New Fire York/, insurance; affiliates of CIT .Financial Corp.' He formerly was Exec¬ utive yice-President of both units. Arthur O.'Dietz has jeUnquishedl the Presidency. in becomes Chairman eonneption with of the board of Mr. Chervenak's directors.—V. 167, promotion p.. 1040., and , / _v Chesapeake & Ohio ,Ry,—^Equipment Trusts Offered— Cohart Refractories Co. — Registration Statement Hairis/Hall.& .Con fine,) headed. a banking group .which; i Withdrawn— ~ offered May.12 (subject to approval of the ICC) $4,450,000 j j The registration statement (No^.7002) filed with the SEC March 28. 2 Vi % X SeciaL.equipmejiit irusf certificates, / due - $445,000 * sj 1947,' covering a proposed public offering of 182,520 shares . ($5 par) each May 15,1949-1958. bommon stock held bv the Corning Glass Works was withdrawn April 2, , . i f ^ 1 * i 4 * ■' . The securities were priced to yield from 1.50% for the earliest maturity to 2.50 % for- those due in 1958^- Asso- ij , Company,said.that Corning Glass had decided to withdraw the pro¬ posed offering of Ihe share because of "general - market conditions."—V. 165, P. 1804. ' •""/• .-./-.;..V/:-. : ' . Volume Number 4699 167 Colorado Fuel & Iron Corp. THE (& Quarters Ended March 31— *Net earnings tEarnings $1.17 share common per 1947 Period End. Match 31— 1946 $1,712,323 FINANCIAL CONSOLIDATED INCOME Subs.)—Earnings— 1948 $1,449,231 - COMMERCIAL-& Operating *$1,667,932 $1.40 Sales Nil revenues: of 1948 After estimated deducting of taxes, electricity-J_ 77,280,615 provision a $183,400. ior tBased 1,126,775 on outstanding shares. of of steam Other oper. $ , 14,918,0G6 9,532,456 650,691 19,427,766 2,853,206 This The earnings per with compares in for the "Line chare common $2.87 the'preceding per ended March 31, 1948 represent dividend requirements. This months aitsr ' the in share common year. Total ——104,825,199 preferred corresponding 1 Operating expenses Maintenance 14,698;C89 at 2,624,237 period 8,185,783 7,047,164 39,329,101 corporation also announced that $3,838,287 was expended for additions and improvements in the nine months ended March 31, 1948. 9,285,233 30,789,094 —V. Federal 167, 43/ p. Columbia Brewing Co. Ems trustees for advised holders deliver that (Mo.) v— Stock Distributed to ( voting Co. trust certificates terminated as based was Gross result a the of S. U. will be additional an to 17,031,726 150,362 51,698,996 49,223,814 190,471 452,980 17,1821)88 51,889,467 4,70^247 15,719,730 16,612,590 Sales per of Gas 12,475,841 Commodore Hotel, Inc.—Invites Tenders— $0.85 $2.20 9,813,353 various securities ' 1586.' which ' ' the held company 'i'i' v/-.-,' for investmeni.-r-V. V V7 -V lV> 20,062,336 16,279,529 -6,426,511 55,854,660 Operating Southern Corp. the of substantial the to 86,253,971 7,103,886 „^ $ $ than inc. tax (est.) Non-operating of Dec. 277,686,102 20, 34,388,582 26,635,815 May on kind of stock.—V. mc America, & Co., Baltimore, 167, p. 1921. Md.—Files Inc., with the at $3.75 Baltimore. SEC each. Proceeds will Corp.—Weekly Input— declared 10 1,230,500 holders to March on 40 cents; interim an shares of of record dividend capital" stock May A 20. of 50 cents outstanding, distribution of 40 15, last. Payments in 1647 were as follows: ,12 and Sept. 18, 50 cents each; and June 17, a year-end of 80 Cents.—V. Gas Equitable 7,668,233 25,781,0)4 28,778,933 39,224,125 The 7,345,000 5,350.000 13,595,000 16,172,000 14,656,532 : 13,654.212 43,221,030 41,909,863, 2,939,356 843,641 Co., 167, 1921. p. Pittsburgh, Pa.—Registers With SEC— 42,517,195 — May 6 filed a registration statement with the SEC covering $14,000,000 first mortgage bonds, due 1973. The names of the "underwriters will be determined by competitive bidding. Proceeds, 133,417 255,012 plus company on 563,000 shares Philadelphia Co.. in — 14,789,949 13,909.224 46,160,386 42,753,504 owed 2,159,178 3,703,084 11,902,189 12,536,037 Gas — 12,630,771 10,201,140 34,258,197 30,217,467 £0.86 $0.65 $2,03 $1.68 ; of 124,965,366 6,175,313 — deductions 5,649 "• capital. the 18 made was 10,321,402 income- income Gross Income July 30, 1947, in compliance with the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935. The suggested compromise was formulated by Edward Hopkinson, Jr., of Drexel & Co., Philadelphia, Chairman of the preferred stockholders' committee; George S. Munson, Counsel, United Gas Improvement Co., the largest single holder of preferred Stock; and representatives of common stockholders whose holdings of as recorded of May 6, 1948 the system input of subsidiaries of amounted to 66,502,000 kwh., an increase of 12,999,000 over the corresponding week of 1947.—V. 167, p. 2028. on June March lease, dated holders increase ended directors 6,600,000 —_ week share cents , Fed.; income of an Electrolux Corp.—Interim Dividend of 50 Cents— ; . working 24.2% or 11,316,598 other Operating ; the The 1948—12 Mos.—1947 $ for payable 77,589,046 300,949,969 34,420,686 141,447,063 39,931,955 income preferred and common stccks on May 8 submitted to the company proposed plan filed by the corporation with the SEC, and corporation amendments amounts '" $ !_ Taxes, kwh., Separately) 1948—3 Mos.—1947 . ——— Agreement — (Company Depreciation 165, Reached Between Principal Stockholders— Holders STATEMENT Maintenance \ used per revenues than more Corp. Mitchell-Hoffman this corporation 13,737,432 Operating expenses holders of Electric Power & Light 48,955,891 16,270,393 7,643,992 - , Federal Commonwealth" & be 9,006,475 _ and March 31,-1947. 1 : 76,002 holders of common stock and 23.450 holders stock as the first quarter of 1948 ended. These figures Underwriter, $1.93 2,473,301 (pounds) number 1947 With SEC— 33,064,204 $1.15 - Period Er.d. March 1 1— has issued invitations to holders of its series C debentures, due' 1955, to offer tenders of their bonds for purchase by the company to May 15, 1948. ' The corporation holds $37,165 lor purchasing the debentures. This was derived from recent sale of corporation 36,169,737 —2,751,402 ■ of stockholders The company on May 4 filed a letter of notification for 23,000 shares (50c par) common stock, to be offered omitted ) I kwh.) (cubic ,feet) Steam 15,935,897 share com. (000's Electricity out¬ 19;079,373 3,143,476 ! the over last quarter holders as of of 7 different 49,676,794 7, 41,325 f Falstaff This of 18,768,800 19,038,048 deductions INCOME P. 47,801,501 16,054,500 " __ income, Earned Columbia merge 51,685,629' 6,200,000 93,423 were preferred For Net Supreme shares of Columbia 46,836 Meanwhile, negotiations are continuing Brewing Corp.—V. 167, p. 2026. 12,652,756 $,314,500 (est.)— ' income Income counsel advice of on tax capital stock common share. v . May on terminating the voting trust and are ready Columbia'Brewing stock in exchange for eac.i Action 13,870,086 —, inc. the Dryomatic Operating income Ncn-operating income—, were of now there means standing. with Brewing certificates. is income ■ denying a writ of certiorari in the suit against Ems, it was by Marx C. Steinberg & Co. investment bankers, St. Louis, Mo. stated This they Ems litigation Court Ems share one shares of two ' Brewing Shareholders— The to ■" ' v of number include 0,029 34,335,933 Taxes," other than Fed. Was owned by increase of 2,222 on close the There of 30,383,415 7,875,000 7 Depreciation . The 31, the over 92,106,866 348,612,050 317,980,177 39,889,937 159,054,730 137,466,714 47,541,782 r-~ added ,to the was company March . $3.55 ($20) per share and surplus was Increased by $160 per Gain in Number of Stockholders— 48,011,6ll 52,480,816 6,586,161 686,696 revenues- tDeficit. $ ; 69,551,943 273,850,262 252,646,240 gas—17,325,432 Sales depreciation, depletion, interest, and after increased replacement costs in the amount the par value account 1948—12 Mos.—1947 $ Sales * 3 STATEMENT 3 Mos.—1947 $ - CHRONICLE of new common stock, will be delivered to the exchange for natural gas properties now under outstanding capital stock of Equitable, notes and other claims to the Philadelphia Co. and to the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Co.—V. 167, p. 2028., ' , ■ , exceed 2,500,0G0 The shares, including American Superpower Corp. Net Earned,per Sales of Gas stockholders' of Consumers Power Co. permit distribution to has committee of .55 in stock common —V. amount sufficient an 7 & share. preferred „ & C. of to less whatever cash is be distributed to the After fcoiibern is it ment for is shares made, its of shares 5.5 Gas & Elec, & Co.); ' The SEC will S. be in position a distribute to not has: held yet ; ; per" 100 plus remaining cash, if any. hearings On the company extended rendered its findings. " r ''• had directors the with 7 the reelection validity of announced Harrington's Dividend—"V:V//:;7 -77/ order subject, however, mission. last, to- which left, order an Distributions of of arrearages f issue and on Jan. $17 of Exchange Com¬ 2 and April 1, per made were the on Weekly Output— Securities the each $3 statement that the of time the Committee while but annual proxies management asserted territory • as in an "1947, increase of 28,601,194, .or 10.09%V. no he he did meeting, , Continental A attempt the to $3,000,000 through Tuchbreiter, President, said of one —V. paying 157, for share new continue the each that, the' dividend would held 'and two regular quarterly that the dividend 30 602. p. in be company of Selling, •••.♦ •• Attorneys proxies been has as , .1 for 4,294,313 for between made to accepted. were million 4 segregate and those 1948 7 Prov./for'Fed. come Interest The announced. company an, amendment to issue of $57,382,600 Divs. May that 6 it is with filing the SEC statement covering the proposed 3%. convertible debentures, due June 1, 1963, and convertible unt Immaturity, unless sooner called for redemption, at the basic conversion price of $25. Bids for the debentures will be received up, to New On 11 a.m. (EDT) May at holders of the prospectus record at* the subscribe to $5 principal Subscriptions the close Proceeds extent wijl of close business. from the to close common of business 7 the treasury shares of payment stock. sale the The of, of the company's balance company's the principal 20 Common will be stock¬ entitled of debentures will with .$3,729,101 be from applied the on in-y.?.' 7- :> oper. income_,^__7_„^ from ' 7 Aug., 2^ 1948, at $105 presently outstanding $5 on the proceeds will be to the a share to of ,' ' to be redeemed will be notified June 28* 19,708,124 income (net)-—7—— 48,853 1,419,394 18,353,241 21,127,518 — taxes on Income—, 7,625,000 Portion of 8,829.506 10,728,241 profit—7——■— 12,298,012 net profit applicable to minority subsidiary companies——— 334,039 439,244 profit applic. to shared of parent co,7_ 10,394,202 if,858,768 543,861 3,828,069 546,609 3,036,310 $4.18 $4.82 Jan. 31, '48 Feb. 1, '47 10,577,529 8,636,713 440,485 4,767,634 Interests in Net «•••<:.. • Dividends Earnings 96,301,553 on 4 V* 7c, on 16,671,911 6,575,224 stocky——; — share— CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET ->• :• preferred stock-—— common per common ASSETS- ; - .77 7 27>710,263 26,865,318 General Motors 7 invest, r in Accounts 7,500,000 l.— United States Government securities— ,v Corp.; 7,500,000' from $ Cash——r_: 19,113,611 Accounts .* receivable,, retail customers--—-—receivable, sundry-——_— 1,061,193 1,357,677 28,500,143 _1_ 3,179,603 2,283,396 1,517,162 3,392,122 10,078,355 2,065,285 , Refundable Federal taxes 339,280 1,015,108 26,052,228 1,986,026 Merchandise, inventories * 32,679,191 27,976,765 Prepaid expenses, supplies, insurance, taxes, etc. 7,500,000 con- 11,231,402 income on 1,965,331 Investment Prov. for taxes Fed. (allocated other on in;, and advance to, real estate sub¬ consolidated, at costReal estate not used In operations, at cost less depreciation 7——1—— ■ —; sidiary in¬ portion) • Net for Net ;; other and oper. Prov. (net)!.— income excessive income Dividends on —.4 . 730,000 '1.420,000 ;;; ; - 9,168,355 9,811,402 income construct, costs 36,033,673 28,925,013 7,785,108 35,495.371' 910,000 : Balance Shares of Amount applic. 30,833,673 1,899,956 28,925,013 1,899,956 27,420,415 stock— com, stock com. earned to 28,933,717 27,025,057 11,134,393 outstdg. a'. shareC.il——~1—7' STATEMENT OF " •" Total v; 1948 Accounts 1946, ' ation ■t - resulting investment of Motors Corp revalu- from 32.500,000 Dr5,000,000 ♦Excess of issue price-—- 5,732,480- —J 10,500,(000 1 Total •'•-il-L— Preferred Common ^Excess 505,783,091 447,265,150 423,690,056 2,774,956 1,899,956 1,899,956 22,244,824 22,243,842 .13,902,401 dividends.—-4 stock of the issued board issue to price — —480,763,311 423,121,352 407,887,699. over employes of directors par under value of 35,828 the bonus plan. in shares of Under on ■ . 1,354,538 .304,006 13,273,600 9,217,129 1,793,012 1,667,384 — 1,700,101 • —_ —— — 1,635,440 6,503,60 1 income--— 2,208,167 12,920,462 21,799,200 1.496.454 1,379,383 46,780 accrued Reserves v fpr possible prior years for Miscellaneous current assessment of taxes — reserves stock (par $1)_ — , Earned surplus ——: Total !_ ♦After reserves for 406,861 2,315,361 2,288,393 12,602,500 11,770,065 12,861.000 11,972,402 116,250 14,952,688 25,793,834 4---— 15,081,988 31,485,462 _r—r— 1,626,383 371,551 fCommon stock of i>o par value——!— Capital from conversion of pfd. into com. shares Paid-in surplus. r— ■ 36,210 . ___—.— cumulative preferred . for —: — warrants—^ common authorization January, .1948, and in accordance with provisions of the company's charter and bonus jplan, 35,828 shares of. commop stock were issued to employes at $180 per share, of which Financial Chronicle (Reg. U. S. Seibe^ President; _WjUliam D. Riggs, La Salle ... 1.641.453 4'/4% ' of 7'7 Minority interests in cap. stk. & surpl. of subs. ' dividends—-'—— Surplus at March 31— 7, V ■ liabilities——y Reserves General in 4 108,308,011 Long-term debt, due after one year to 1965—_ . I——— '■ 7 114,313,641 year—y_v_,- payable, trade payable, sundry— Miscellaneous at beginning of year——- 437,355,240 421,931,477 384,265,043 .30,195,371 30,833,673 28,925,013 income, three months—— Net one (Federal taxes - $ Surplus Adjustment 79,782 — Salaries, and .wages - $ 1,089,902 28,581,653 84,879 payable to banks and long-term debt due Accounts $2.43 - 1947 $ _7— - ' 823,399 33,078,834 ._7— —— within - $2.60 CONSOLIDATED. SURPLUS charges 834,284 1,426,735 —_—— LIABILITIES— : Notes 11,121,962 11,121,962 $2.46 assets and equipment Goodwill, at nominal amount——— 30,165,371' ..'2,774,956- period-..———_ pfd. stock Deferred 5,200,000 5,300,000 for ^Property 4,154,176 not Miscellaneous C 7 Other unsecured; notes and stockholders owning shares 578,129 18,402,094 — Provision for Federal " 8,515,108 the outstanding as of April 30, 1948, in amount of $28,000,000 and the remainder willbe applied to additions to utility plant since Jan. 1. 1947. The record date for the preferred shares bo be redeemed has been set for June 18 2,365,559 686,911 L. expense— Profit before prov. for Fed., taxes on income- Net cumulative applied Balance Other 152,832,302 ,;,::.777;7777;:, 7;7[ trolled cos. not wholly owned--.y Miscell, other income (net) to company's and <i'\ * $24,995,329, together toward the redemption preferred May amount of the debentures for each share held. and the rights Will .expire Tuesday, June 8, of 273,566 stockholders. — —— 2,756,875 Berner 1946 7,661,466 company's office, 4 Irving Place, York 3, N. Y. ■■■:./• the lecord date May 20 the company will begin mailing warrants and copies of at 18 debt 277,165,858 238,862,811 4,141,195 2,669,353 1,567,738 1,228,062 77 18,984,469 common ; its0 registration repairs-^ amortization-. $ 304,720,671 265,412,038 — expense*-.,—. shares, ' pata Regarding New Debentures—"7/--./..'/''V;;77 and and ■ 10,044,472 taxes operating come • sales of leased depts.) Feb,1,'41 (allocatediportion)^^,,-,j;718,740,0(Kt ;i,74V9(>>00(|14,l70,000 Income ;'A on May 12 announced that system output of electricity (electricity generated and purchased) for the week ended May 9, 1948, kwh.,'compared with 194,200,000 kwh. for the corresponding week' of 1947, an increase of 8.5%. Local distribution of electricity amounted, to 193,400,000- kwh, compared with 183,700,000 kwh. for the corresponding week of last year, an increase of 6.4%; Maintenance Depreciation since ' - 22,206,348 Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.—Output— amounted to 210,700,000 received exps._7___ admin. and share. The company /inci. , Mr. obsolescence,^,_ and gen. /v/://;. 7^; Net //•/ jsales 31,'48 $ million shares, 5 1947 '.$ ' retail Cost of goods sold and proxies he had at - Jdn. .' 7 •; were not tabulated. evidence for 374,074 in PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT '/ 52 Weeks Ended— Net 7 brought from Mr. how many they CONSOLIDATED / 7 file to are 222,246,520.189,791,785 sold, etc., oper. chgs._ 143,551,437 118,490,532 Depreciation . a 7 Dividends Total week the ratio plans to cents 1968 with a sinkihg fund calling gradually increasing payments to liquidate .them at maturity. The interest expense is 3.18% annually. '(net Cost of goods meeting, Q0Q validly..; . for "i7 .' :'7r"v! ,::7'7 $ ■•'•7 : $ of' returns, "allowances/ v ■' / 7 freight, etc.) 220,114,551 185,470,005 148,201,136 Other operating revenuds__ ■"* 2,131,969 ' 4,321,780 ?.■ 4,631,166 311.- has been called for June 16 to capital be increased from $2,000,issuance of a / stock dividend. Roy filed by five Mr. Berner to with inaccurate . outward recommendation that,'the a by 545. p. Federated Department Stores, Inc.—Notes Placed Pri¬ These notes mature in suit a committee -'(Including Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Companies) • • Sales 7 Assurance Co., Chicagro^-Plans Stock Div. stockholders' special in attempts his not know admitted were has proxies now Other Income— vote on Berner's . denied 114,313,641 108,308,011 depreciation of $13,055,754 at Jan. 31,-1948 and $14,322,609 at Feb. 1, 1947. tAfter deducting tax notes of $1,135,302 in 1948 and $6,521,245 in 1947., ^Represented by 2,354,013 shares in. 1948 and 2,434,335 shares iif 1947.«: , ; : 7 Patent Office) William B. Dana Company, Publishers, 25 Park Place, New York 8 N- y-;. Wi 11am Dana a Mondavi Otoer Business Manager. Published twice a week [every Thursday (general news and advertlsing issue) with a statistical issue ^ offices: 135 S. B. St., Chicago. 3, 111. (Telephone State 0613); 1 Draoers* Gardens. London. 0613)"; Copyright 1948 by William B. Dana Company. Reentered Drapers' Gardens, London, E. CJ England, c/o Edwards & Smith. C.,' Territories and Members of Pan«s^.^oni'class matter February 25, 1942, at the post office at New York, N. Y., under the Act of March 3, 1879.' Subscriptions in- United States, U. S Possessions, NOTE:"On-account. of the fluctuations in. the rates, of, exchange, remittance for foreign -subscriptions and advertisements must be made in New York iunas. o American Union, $35.00 per year; in Dominion of Canada, $38.00 , vately—Since Jan. 31, 1948, the annual report disclosed, $15,000,000 note issue has been privately arranged with the "primary purpose of providing funds for expansion." Co.—Quarterly Report 77- .. 167, p. 2027. Mr. Vice-President, Etc.— a manage¬ . share. 1948, amounted to the corresponding i election, had called a meeting of naming directors.., issued was Court furnished tively.—V. 167, sim¬ The . . served for the week ended May 6, compared with 283',385,366 tor S86.560 11 group, held April 21. directors. meeting.—V, 167, p. 1920. ■ '.y;, »' 7:7'.: 777 ,77,■'■>!:' -77^; v.77\"<77-7 7'" (E. I.) du Pont de Nemours & , . The weekly kilowatt-hcur output of electric energy of subsidiaries of this corporation', adjusted tb show - general business conditions of , on 7^7 ?„:7''7< 11, the directors .declared a dividend of $1.50 per share preferred stock, payable July 1 to holders of record June 11, the < Tuesday after the vacating the injunction. Berner The. closing of hearings 011 the litigation on May 7 proposed On" May oil of the purpose Three Months Ended Mar. 31— Declares $1.50 Preferred here room same the the the Berner a amendments to the corporation's plan offered by certain substantial holders of the pre¬ ferred and commoh stock; Mr. Whiting-stated that the directors had neither rejected nor accepted, s.uch amendments but, on the contrary> had decided to defer any action .thereon until after the staff of the SEC had filed their proposed'findings on the plan., ; ' rejected ' copies of the by-laws of the company. / • /•; 1 The questions before the Court, >,spd Chancellor Harrlngton. were whether a quorum was present for-the April 21 meeting and whether v , that '.the " . Esso Standard Oil Co.—New L. E. Ulrope has been1 elected Vice-President and director in charge marketing and E. H. Collins, previously Manager of wholesale marketing, has been appointed General Manager of the marketing; jdepartment, succeeding Mr. Ulrope. B. L. Ray and G. W. Poorman. /have been named Manager; of direct and wholesale marketing, respec¬ < of second issue the management slate was re-elected briefs at a date to be set later. v. ' plan, ' ,, the new offices of this\corporation, of American General Corp., York Corp.. and The Morris Plan Corp. of America at 103 Park vAvenue, New York 17, N, Y., were opened on May 3, according to an. announcement.—V. 167, p. 545. 7 meeting, headed by T. Roland until the , but >■'''■ ."'I' v Justin R. Whiting, President, .on May 12 stated that he desired to coirect the statement appearing in some newspapers to the effect has recessed company stockholders. The show that; the corporation stpek, approximately 33Vb shares of The Southern Co,; Ohip Edison Co.; 1.20 shares of Southern Indiana Gas (based on present holdings of Ohio Edison and Southern of & Electric Co. Indiana C. the committee was announced challenging May 7: Chancellor proposed an chase York, meetings in group group, . 10,000,000 shares of common' that C, & S. invest holds now but Co! New ultaneous additional $10,000,GOO in Southern Co. from funds to be derived ""from proceeds of the sale'of South Carolina Power Co./ If -this pur¬ : any order Chancery Court may corporation's management and The -k■ '■ ■ the Court action, of of date required common annual session. 1948 the Eerner is It 8,538,904 40,394,943 W. W.vHarrington signed a preliminary injunction ban¬ gathering, but said he had no decision "at this time"- on the validity of the meeting.;. 7, ,7 ■<; v.*.-.: • of Consumers Power present Commonwealth reduced from $17 to $16 per be would 9,270,442 45,445,289 12,930 466 stockholders' committee was prohibited by Court order 7 from reconvening "any purported recessed meeting" of the May ning the /.;/'■/ii}</,.. i'' :■'/ • >'"■*. 7//'//!/:/.5 : Ihe stock. Co.' common 2,338,417; v 15,844,118 Chancellor distribution on 2,5)8,212 —i. feet)— The First common company's , Equity Corp.—Change of Address— , 167, p. 2027. A on and stock common S,* assets, expenses, Commonwealth & Southern stock to accruals shares would of dissolution stockholders. prior Co. Power Illinois, Power that, shares, balance The pay Consumers Central Illinois Southern to of contemplated Central of y. Curtiss-Wright Corp.—Court Bars Recessed Meeting— I preferred stockholders of Commonwealth & the shares 2.3 shares further and of (kwh.) (cubic : 7 , agreed will withdraw and, together , Southern share com.: (000's omitted) Electricity that if this the plan which it with the common stockholder signatories, will support the compromise proposal in order to facilitate tne consummation of an early reorganization plan with a view to minimising costly and lengthy litigation. ! The proposed modified plan of reorganization provides for sub¬ scription for cash by Commonwealth & Southern for additional shares preferred compromise plan is effectuated, it has submitted to the Commission income per year. Other Countries, $42.00 per year. ■ COMMERCIAL THE (2132) 4 FINANCIAL & CHRONICLE Monday, May 17, 1948 * To Change Par *■' the At .he Value of Common Stock— $5 nent to corporation and its subsidiaries.—V. CONSOLIDATED SURPLUS Three Months Ended March 31— meeting June 7 stockholders wUl consider changing shares of common stock of no par value into shares par value. Stockholders also will vote on a proposed amendthe charter to permit certain sale of assets between the annual Earned Net a \ for The statement stock.—V. the 167, (No. An will be used fcr last Feb. 27, 1807. p. the Capital surplus at end of period surplus producing properties and exploration writer will be Aetna Securities Corp. wild-cat The Under¬ acreage. — Gov't S. Accts. ' will be tral Hanover used costs.—V. to will (less Bank 167, & Foote Mineral Co., The for company at Proceeds $40 will tCom. of Underwriter, for general Estabrook corporate & Co., stock understood that expected are shares 120,000 be to onered purposes. Piper, Jaftray & Hopwood 167, ~'r 1922. p. to head y ■ the 1937-1941 while greater.-." ' "As has Frigidaire employment average r"■.'AfXxA' other the non-automotive products volume than in of has 167,627,617 A 90,000,000 96,000,000 •r 3,232,078 unawarded 62,698,838 being retained in the earnings than in prewar dividends." business. 62,103,144 As 11,971,269 ; 1,715,850 > : ——- series 55,407,328 s 5,645,291 , In the dends (en-year period ended Dec. 85.7% were reinvested in 31, 1941, of the net income available the business 14.3'% were of war years, 1942-1945, dividends were 70.6% amount reinvested in the business was 29.4% v Total ments for sales overseas the first to first dealers amounted quarter quarter of the the United States and Canada 536,84§ General Motors 1948. This compares with 1947. aa and and cars 450,227 ; ' ' 4,735,429 ($10 . . SUMMARY OF Net A' , CONSOLIDATED Three Months Ended March 31— sales———i.__ ,084,656,543 exc. Amount earned on common shares of par) 183,564,400 100,000,000 441,043,400 100,000,000 183,564,400 100,000,000 441,043,400 441,043,400 34,850,276 811,117,725 of 19,515,382 4,041,000 55,765,000 ;____ stocks" cap. com. $96,481,412 3,232,078 stock— outstdg, cap. $60,793,191 3,232,077 $93,249,3341 43,986,996 I stk. $2.12 $1.31 of consolidated income and surplus for the first quarter of 1947 have been revised to give retroactive effect to adjust¬ ments, made later in the year, in the amount provided for deprecia- 1948 n s and interest received amounted to $3,801,102 in 1948 $626,358 in 1947. JIncluding dividends received of $293,408 in « and $1,536,789 in 1947—less sundry income deductions (net deduction). 8Including $3,223,145 in 1948 and $3,250,000 in 1947 for extraordinary obsolescence of buildings. a NOTES—(1) representing Sundry the excess income of deductions the in 1948 carrying value include the over $1,904,534, net proceeds from sale of the corporation's entire holdings, 399,990 shares, of Bendix Aviation Corp. common capital stock. This stock was sold to a group underwriters in January, 1948 for public offering at $28 per share and the net proceeds realized by the corporation amounted to $10 368,487. (2) ' K-Jr.-i'z. V; ;»tV.y».£ Net Income does not include profits realized abroad the United States frpm: Certain not remitted to exchange restrictions exist. , ■ .. a - a a: • al> -Umli ... v : •'•h"* whltfAtykre 692,711,715 sheet for March 31, 1947, as previously reported, has been give retroactive effect to adjustments, made later in the the amount provided.,for depreciation. to in Bonus: In addition to a ™ 1 ■>.. '• - '\r_" 7.sb. -vol OF 29, 1943 $3,000,000 borrowed , the * 1,312,000 shs- loan a • , Outstanding 1,312,000 shs CONSOLIDATED agreement of sum with $4,000,00a EARNINGS ? - —Calendar Years— 1947 $7,103,236 1947 1946 $5,111,989 $40,862,690 $28,602,257 5,280,772 3,829,718 29,444,860 A;... 575,521 v/i 458,131 2,987,969 112,944 74,278 $1,133,999 $749,862 21,240,860 2,382,634 804,869 $7,624,992 — Operating income—_ Other income Net income '■ (r.et)___ 486,157 a 36,598 : 194,994 200,477 $786,460 $4,693,083 taxes- 386,269 252,718 taxes—_ income Net $4,492,600 $7,819,986 2,802,067 28,326 X.36,188 216,232 .56,523 $724,004 $497,554 $4,801,687 $2,903,200 income Other 4,600 $1,138,599 income the amounts set out —~_ UNDERWRITERS—The each the 1,733,360 167, p. 1807. aAAA'.'// xa A. General Public Utilities The 1948 electric of this corporation for the week ended May 7. 145,401,847 kwh., an increase of 14,740,249 kwh., or corresponding week of last year.—V. 167, p. 2029. ;> to the over .. Lehman BroUiers Blyth & #fr;Tnc f 1943—Month—1947 Atlantic Refining Co. —: $224,780 from revenue $658,112 200,547 606,886 A A'XX'AA; AxA-AA operations $12,878 j Ry. tax accruels: Ad valorem Fed. RR. $596,032 540,470 and misc. Fed. $51,226 $7,509 6,472 ."'A'V. ■ $55,562 6,502 Id,416 X; 18,684 20,644 .17,499 RRA Unemploy—V Insurance Act A'A' A'. 'Jf 1938 Ry. operating income Equip, rents (net Dr)_ Joint facility rents (net DT) A 3,724 • "•$4,455 X *$3,614 12,140 XX A $395 • 13,780 9,130 $10,249 ;v' A 34,693 35,666 1,324 r A 2,123 6,260 6,280 Net ry. income. ' oper. •$24,517 •$18,704 2,213 Non-operating income- •$40,557 *$31,696 1,521 6,180 4,135 Gross income Deducts, from *$22,996 *$16,491 income *$34,377 •$27,561 231 648 654 *$23,227 218^ *$35,025 v/ *$28,215 • - to int. '= •$16,709 ' •Deficit: v / X' . A: A'X 9 Days End. Apr. 30 1948 revenues— —VX 167, ;X ■ Period— ' .-A -A- F. C. Bradford Earnings The caused V. Dodge Julien Dain M. Dallas A Union H. Dittmar Dixon labor division Gerity reported of this use rubber will seal stockholders follows the completion between new President, said, was field, generally unsettled of be for on doors units, exclusively devoted doors and to compartments, G. J. & Inc & First California 'A; "A."' 1,323 A.'" y-y Co & a manufacturing and marketing and the & Hallgarten & Co Harriman Hayden, Cook, r A-j>' 353 / X "X 1 : first company and and ; i,528 X Stone VV 117 " 3.088 ;, :824 5,736 & Co., Inc & 576 : 3,088 . _____ Ripley & Hentz Hill 5,736 2,161 3,088 — 3,088 3,088 " Co. 1,528 ' a ' 3,088 Weld-O-Welt Corp., 882 882 — 882 • 882 882 l__ 1,324 1,323 882 882 3,088 3,088 — & Co.— & to manufacture »'■ 882 Co Richards ii7 xv > 442 2,161 441 — —— Co 824 824 236 ! 236 236 "" J. J. Hilliard B. & Son & Co.__ Hornblower Howard, & Weeks Labouisse, — Friedrichs R. S. ' < ' 236 windows, basis. The seal is is designed primarily of automobiles, refrigerators, doors and screens of homes. It "Opier, applications also are possible. . \ ^•.Despite the drop in net earnings in the third quarter of the fiscal .,yeafo,Mr. Gerityr, said, the company set three new records in March. W. ».• Hudson & Co., Inc.___—— Hutton & Co E. The Illinois Ingalls & Co. 882 882 236 442 117 2,161 441 — Snyder—— James & Stayart, Inc Johnston, Lemon & Co., Kebbon. A. M. McCormick & Co Kidder & Co 2,161 — — ; • A 824 578 1,323 353 " production X 353 & Co. mass compartments the 117 1.528 - ; 442 "X 117 XX" 578 , 5,736 A vX" 353 A" v 1,528 1,323 5,736 441 Inc Hemphill, Noyes & Co._ H. seal. the 353 117 V 442 441 Co— XV ;353 442 5,736 5,736 & A'. 2,161 ; V. 'x; 117 442 442 » 353 117 1,323 2,161 Rogers 353 -, 5,736 441 Corp Co 117 1,323 1,324 5,736 1,324 Co.__^_—— Michigan H. Goodwin - 1,323 —_—— French, 442 1,324 441 Corp.—_____ a. X'A ' A 5,736 1,324 Boston 824 1,528 V 442 441 v. Co Deetjen & Co._—;____ Clement A. Evans & Co., Inc.—_ Farwell, Chapman & Co— 353 XX •x •■x' 117 3.088 1,323 V 441 Emanuel, The ;v 1,324 Eubank—__—^____— & Elworthy ;V-V i—.—1,324 Co.______ A:" 442 441 Edwards & N. . ■.'/A.- 117 1,323 A- 5,736 Co.—_____ Co ' 2,161 ' 3,088 V — Edwards & Sons— Edwards, William Hirsch April 30. on Gerity-Michigan Corp. will be Weld-O-Welt seal on a freezer 790,949 $1.03 Jr., produced by a new rubber extrusion process. for Dillon Eddleman-Pollok R. Inc.____ 824 ; 236 vX, Xx A 117 • ; A A578 V 442 1,324 441! .__ Noonan Dominiek Henry Herrman corporation new a to Gerity-Michigan home 353 x V. 442 A" 441 : HT.x 1,323 Ar 411 2,161 Co & Greenman unrest. of manufacture new & Bretscher Dominick * & Pancoast— Co., Inc.^____-_ & Vj. V 236 'A' 882 Robertson 117 ' . ' 3,088 Dickson A: -117 V " the the :- " 442 . ;«/■:• 824 ;.x " ••. 882 . 1,324 ~ ■ 465 117 • 442 442 -■ 353'A':' VrvAiiT A-' X'236 A- - $0.85 developers of Ure 882 , ■Vv 1,324 Graham/ Parsons & Co.__ $0.45 move : 882 R. 1948—9 Mos.—1947 $3,762,713 $10,431,325 $19,996,496 net profits, James Gerity, changes in the automotive Mr. The A 442 A- 3,088 R. S. 'v A 117 ; A 442 "Av-'V. ; 441 Glore, Forgan & Co Goldman, Sachs & Co.„—______ $3,767,593 . 3.088 "VV" ! 882 Co.. I 442 Co.—— & $795,267 $0.19 in model agreement? Trust Davis 117 . -:A iU117 LW' H7 A.,- Davis, Skaggs & Co.—_________ Dempsey-Tegeler & Co of per share— new & Co._^ A A; 578 A;:.; 442 882 ,V Co.__. •A ■:/ 1,743 441 V & Southwest 653,637 and Weedon - 117 442 441 - A". 117 442 •■A 3.088 Co ■" 2,161 1,742 ifViivVV -1,528 1,323 1,324441 George R. Cooley & Co., Inc.-,.— V 441 & Co. ——.---'V— .-VV": 441 Crowell, 353 824 " •. ■c-v- r Courts First 347.326 conditions, 44l Co. Collins & •••'• /A" 441 r ^ 353 442 (Inc.)—. v 117 A ;..?v 442 * : 353 353 .. 3,088 'V A. 353 . V 1,323 V 117 578 442 441 , •_ : 1,323 W 441 Co. & Co & First 147,817 by Co. Christie & Clark, Cohu • ■ v 5,736 i Co., Inc.——l.— $838,958 $199,234 V 3,088 Co,___—^; Republic 1947 taxes— decline & April 30 ' ' 1948—3 Mos.—1947 . profit alter 441 Co.—V— Slocumb & Co Burnham and Co.——^ 1948 Gerity-Michigan Corp.—Earnings, Etc.— Net & Brush, & Vv< 5,736 — Period End. Mar. 31— Sales 1,323 Co., Inc.———— i 2,161 Boynton & Co., < Inc., —. 4-'441 First Jan. 1 to 1947 $180,845 'I- 2029. P. ; ■ 1,323 1,324 : — Bensdorf Eastman, " 2,109 —— 10,771 3.393 A- ' 1,323 & Dewar, A — 2,161 * V: 1,324 Inc._ Co.— & Paul — ment of H. J. Co. 5,882 A A 441 1,324 Becker & Herman J. 6,228 7,137 ;v. 'A Taxing Act, 1937 G. A 442 1,324 ' Eichler & Co.___— Bear, Steams & Co.^__: A. 5,832 "A 22,059 2,161V Co._ & Bateman, B. $203,056 211,902 ry. Barth 22,059 22,059 v - . 1948—3 MOS.—1947 ; " Vida C. & Co,— A. Central (Including Statesboro Northern Ry-) - Period End. Mar. 31— Ry. operating revenue— J Ry. operating expenses. the Halliburton ____.—22,099 Lovett Abercrombie Burton Georgia & Florida RR.—Earnings— and Erie P. Blair Corp.—Weekly Output— 1 output amounted 11.3% \; xa-' underwriters No. of Shares to Be Purchased from Beer that may be made.—V. several severally has agreed to purchase as follows: are Halliburton as ments , the of names selling stockholders J. . foreign countrieswhere :■ it Barret, Fitch & Co., Inc $57,561,114 44,096,390 th« 34,850,276 34,850,276 071,380,278 $2,575,986,163 $2,472,969,238 $2,073,896,401 Operating stock com. sh. per summaries ?' *2? and 1,973,414 183,564,400 __ Surplus applic. 23,617,659 10,373,000 list payable of business, together with other contingencies. There is no of determining the eventual liability ior these claims and contin¬ gencies but, in the opinion of management and counsejf amounts included in other liabilities and reserves on the books of the corpora¬ tion and its consolidated subsidiaries are adequate to cover all settle¬ 783,531 78,952,000 to 1,312,000 shs. (less revs, benefit fund 33,414,321 783,531 prof, taxes for period preferred capital Apjount earned ■The 41,439,160 equlptAA U. S. & foreign income & of 628,070,151 made of way $802,382,576 833,009,781 which to notes, amount Operating charges Depreciation Contrib. to employees' :'v-r; A. . Employes bonus Avg. no. $804,853,209 gross Elliott ; on . . the coursfe 1,004,185 sales and operating charges. and administrative exps._ Interest and amortization of discount on 2 Vi % promissory notes : SDeprec. of real est., plants, & income f Dr3,474,818 Selling, general Net :• *1947 serial in and its consolidated subsidiaries in respect to sundry taxes, suits, patent infringements and other matters incident to the ordinary ■ 6,094.569 ____ Cost of Dividends - Drl0,589,719 — Total A- $1,089,151,693 tCorporation's equity in earnings (net) of subsidiaries not consolidated tOther income _ INCOME 1948 « , \i 1,973,414 f poration report said the coal strike, which began on March 15, did not affect operations in the first quarter, but that it lasted long enough to cause a loss in steel production which is being felt In the second quarter. % ;-r /A, . with Registrar, National be $3,000,000 C. Allyn & Co., Inc.Bacon, Whipple & Co Baker, Weeks & Harden Ball, Burge & Klaus __V—,:'T The • FEB. the company entered into discounts) 5,209,882 r-r.VX sundry accrued,items" $3,148,303f'fet March 31, 1948 and $6,589,483 at December 31, 1947 representing life portion of bonus awards for 1947 payable in cash within one year. ; v' / • Contingent Liabilities: There are'various claims against the cor¬ v . will Authorized par)—_________ pursuant its OF 1949-53 of the for ■ ($5 AS . shares of stock which each ship¬ trucks , due 1947, banks gave Total of net income, to Of and Halliburton 1,312,000 shs. from A'Aa'A income net / notes ___— 1,973,414 surplus NOTE—Employees' General of par)— number of Net in P. York. application 1948 1 "Provision for employees' bonufc including unawarded balances)" there is included in current liabilities'; in "Taxes, payrolls, warranties, and for dividends income. net that f1 year, . Motors divi¬ and profits During the four Erie •—2 Mos. Ended Feb.—- 35,409,524 aaa' co.__ pfd. stock- stock expected SUMMARY 48,191,833 prefer- — sub, surplus revised earnings A":, Mrs. 4,160,535 . miscel.: foreign op. of the as •10,855,962 7,644,145 A 1,752,094 a.v 1,414,605 22,642,527 a "./:■■■ - ;; 66,210,310 X unused result, a lower percentage of flowing to stockholders in the form of years is and •i;' plans income.— interest 96,000,000 " 29,940,778 vAXX-.-AA stock will semi-annually in installments of $333,333, commencing on Feb. 1, 1949, and ending on Aug. 1, 1954, bearing interest at 2%% per annum, payable semi-annually on the unpaid principal amounts thereof. The installments due Aug. I, 1953, Feb. 1, 1954, and Aug. 1, 1954, have been prepaid. war¬ bals.)__ & Halliburton shares are sold, the net proceed* will amount to $1,125,000. to present personal property taxes lit company continues to pay the Pennsyl¬ subject ($5 stock principal bonus benefit P. of such balance to capital for enterprise is expressing itself to a large extent in terms of new issues of senior securities, such as preferred stocks and bonds, and term loans is Mr. of 1947, net claim again U. 3. Government arising from carry-back excess profits credit (co)lected in June, 1947). tHeld for bonus purposes <1948—87,672 shares). • }The condensed consolidated of "Because the supply of venture capital is prejudiced by existing high and its investment .restricted by uncertainties with respect to unsettled international conditions, the need for additional of by If all long is July 21, certain and taxes proportion paid not - •On 1, '76 employees' Erie stock tax. stock Common 58,476,393 Aug. liabils.—taxes, is so sarial Federal only added substantially to the cost of new facilities, but has greatly the requirements for working capital. Noting that additional capital is obtainable from two sources: re¬ increased Mrs. any stock of •In not an ;.V 249,622,921 259,727,310 A Total the much higher price level and the need of replace¬ and expansion of facilities. The rise in prices Institutions,' and' be CAPITALIZATION B, matur. to stock ' . 3,232,077 Common modernization financial own Erie P. Halliburton LISTING—It 29,000,000 Capital years. earnings and the capital market, the report said: Mrs. franchise "2V2% 3,232,078 Earned also increased from The 141,740,350 29,000,000 $3.75 discussing the increased capital requirements of business, which principal postwar financial problems facing as a whole, it said two factors largely accounted for the need investment of 182,683,233 Capital stock and surplus: $5 preferred stock— ; the report called one of the for more capital: will such shares. and Pennsylvania • 29,000,000 ence industry ment, and common 171,255,375 1, '66 Minority A'.rV,; year. 204,656,418 ' pay 1948, compared with 375,305 in the fifst quarter last In to Mr, Common 205,144,420 Aug. even Total commissions respect to 4,644,547 matur, Allocable replacement parts than was the case before the after allowing for the increase in price levels." rolls were $317,000,000 in the first quarter of 1948, com¬ pared with $270,000,000 in the same pefiod of 1947. An average of 388,911 employes were on the company's tyay roljs In the first quarter war, 39,241.919 •30,239,486 — General automobile of 11,334,191 $2,575,986,163 $2,472,969,238 $2,073,896,401 Contingencies ■' -.r- continued prewar Mr. the Transfer agent, Chase National Bank, New City Bank of New York. Deferred higher proportion of a of 63,214,330 Employees' locomotives, GM Diesel engineb, of total offered, 63,214,330 (incl. first 1948 shares Refining Co. will not vania Reserves: 60% nearly ' war, now 31,000 1,518,535 period prewar rate a the of addition, sales for the first quarter included sales the in at was end Diesel of GM and the since case higher proportion a than / '•>.;v. the products represent greater ... been quarter aggregate 6ales •In 175% was 14,934,908 ranties, and miscellaneous They declared that in appraising the results for the period, recog¬ must be given not only to the relatively high level of physical and employment, but also to the inflation which has occurred. "The general level of all prices is importantly above pre¬ war," they pointed out. "General Motors pay rolls in the first quarter that shares own 10,428,399 production rate be purchased from The Atlantic will not receive any of the proceeds the shares. After giving effect to the sale of 637,740,836 for other company of 6,332,958 Frov. nition a the any 9,668,042 Other Corp.—Quarterly Report—Net sales of General Motors products for the first quarter of 1948 amounted to $1,089,151,693 and net income was $96,481,412, Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., Chairman of the Board, and C. E. Wilson, President, stated May 7 to more than 435,000 stockholders in their report for the first quarter. at of 722,996,002 Ser. any 600,000 shares are to* be pur¬ from Mr. and Mrs. Erie P. Halli¬ 5,043,061 A in to 8,064,585 63,214,330 Ser. General Motors were 39,452,660 — in than offered are 724,585,104 underwriters. A A} \ 28,913,321 profits taxes payable on pfd. cap. stocks 2%% promissory notes:, par) convertible preferred public on May 25. Dividend expected are the of and being underwriters shares treas.. > —V. 125,542,551 __ excess rate, conversion, sinking fund and redemption terms and offering price would be determined at a later date. :; Goldman, Sachs &• Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane and 129,458,916 Divs. ($50 the to 658,726,845 130,860,760 payable Taxes, payrolls, warranties, & sundry accrued items. U. S. & foreign income and Gamble-Skogmo, Inc.—Preferred To Be Offered— is production the company and the company. addition to the 680,000 shares being offered by the underwriters, Mr. and Mrs. Erie P. Halliburton, two of the selling stockholders, are offering 50,000 shares of the common stock of the company to the employees of the company at $22.50 per share. The offering to em¬ ployees is not being underwritten and no underwriting discounts or LIABILITIES— company also filed 1,500 shares of common which it proposes offer direct to employees at $37 per share.—V. 165, p. 3051. It stock Accounts The to sale each 208,082,068 692,889,191 Total York. New 277,741,023 752,474,105 ______ in est,, pits,, & equip. Prepaid exps & defd. chgs. Goodwill, Patents, etc Philadelphia—Files With SEC— share. used 286,588,194 Net real 10 filed a letter of notification with the SEC common stock (par $2.50). The stock will be per be cap. Co. the The Atlantic assets assets parts In not Other May on shares 3,000 offered by competitive bidding. Proceeds indebtedness owing to the Cen¬ Co., New York, and to meet construction Trust $294,516,884 subsidiary consol investments Other 2028. p. in 80,000 from 250,014,914 reserve). Miscellaneous $4,000,000 in off pay $269,867,011 249,974,628 new shares the several and Refining mar. 31, '47 —_— companies determined be . Dec. 31, '47 of 1922. p. 680,000 by burton 31, '48 - the chased receiv., notes receiv., etc. on May 6 filed a registration statement with the SEC $11,000,000 first mortgage bonds, due 1978. The names of underwriters Of 34,850,276 SHEET BALANCE $311,333,167 — securities Investments Light Co.—Registers Bonds— company covering the 937,522 33,071,548 34,850,276 —— number 167, Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co.—Common Stock Offered—Lehman Brothers, Blyth & Co., Inc., and asso¬ ciates on May 2 offered 680,000 shates of common stock ($5 par) at $25 per share. 871,380,278 692,711,715 ^ CONSOLIDATED greatest all Cash U. Inventories Florida Power & the ASSETS— stock is expected shortly. further development of oil- of : — Mar. common of 937,523 $1,400,000, highest monthly total in the company's Employment in' the company's plants is now approaching a high point for the company; and the company had persons, month.—V. 907,599,137 729,015,340 " 2,294,555 2,294,553 —_ 32,986,781 CONDENSED Financing— purpose dividends. preferred dividends.—._ dividends Earned , offering of 296,000 shares of Proceeds filed 7435) Fleet Oil Corp.—Proposed * preferred $3.75 series Common registration yifer < series $5 covering 175,000 shares ($1 par) common stock, was withdrawn April 4, Com.any said that it considered the present time "inappropriate" to * 2.000 167, p. 153. Co.—Registration Statement Withdrawn— " ... almost were history. $ 811,117,725 668,222,149 96,481,412 60,793,191 period —_ Federal Electric Products 1947 $ " • surplus income Sales 1948 . a • present *ith « SUMMARY OF 2,161 441 1,742 1,324 1,323 882 882 2,161 578 442 ''117 1,743 465 X 353 236 X; Volume 167 Number 4699 THE No. of Shares to Be Purchased from Erie P. Vida C. Atlantic Halliburton Kidder, Peabody & Co W. C. Langley & Co—: Lazard Lee Preres & Higginson Lester & 5,736 —Y*_ Co.. Corp 5,736 Co 882 3,088 T; Masten McDonald The & & 882 Co 117 465 Profit 1 323 353 Federal 1^323 The Ohio — - Northwest of Calif— 167, ,'Y. Net 353 Number 3,088 824 Earned 442 465 J of 3,088 824 441 442 117 from Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood... Prescott, Hawley, Shepard & Co., June 1,324 1,323 353 exira R. W. Pressprich & Co Reinholdt & Reynolds Co & E. Rollins H. Rotan, , L. P. Rowles, Dallas Russ Inc & & Co.— 882 ——' & ■ Schoellkopf, Inc. Hutton — John D. & & L M. Simon & Co ISmith, Barney William Stein R. 1,323 : Boyce Meyer Co. Inc Co Swiss American Corp... Dated Y 353 1 lumbus 1,528 , 353 . YY'Y 1, Walker & Co._ 578 y 1,323 2,161 ——— . 353 / t. Y:..,y 2,161 The Wisconsin Company— Net the 1, 1948; due May than on Proceeds will •* Y ; 117 z,.1 1924,? the" since its incorporation in net profit, and in each year Earns, —V. lor of $1 that 1926, and of such date its consolidated as when utilized he .method for in in 1, 1960. National Ohio the operation of the interest plus a 5% / thereafter and on May 1, or before 2%; 1957, of May 1 and Nov. 1 of days' notice as a whole 30 accrued 1949, Bank payable on through AND 21, 1902 follows: of area United the May A Halliburton services and duction both time irom were manufacturing to time facilities specialized the of to offered were, equipment used States oil The F; and Claflin N. net payment principal amount ; ' $100 outstanding. (a) poses: and as • * v : j ^ on Co¬ each Co. proceeds of a stock. consists share), /i( in On of of which -479 r ' «;'r ' of $80,150 be used for balance the will of first mortgage (bj and additional has company operations the of steadily grown within area which business as its and and / - Cost net of goods sold.^i* the presently constituted The the field conducted are states organization an and a Operations sideration The .foreign are to degree with of in customers being and and other the performance authority are contracted for make to m,ade camps several which foreign located are production activity within superintendents drivers in operating drilling and truck skilled men, geographical divisions operating in 11 from conducted the divisional cementers, of division field through in this the in the field field, as personnel, of their duties and decisions separately, supervisors, operating 19 the as trained are possessing a large field. Sales exps..> income T operating Other is It has organization, a 1947 ■ each job was 24 hours services a at The services and day, seven days a well may 2,700 vehicles in equipment of the company use operations, on are —.**—**_ income Interest Prov. March 31, 1848. and In the its subsidiaries —V. 167, p. 1809. three for , ner / • which thcr 2030. shirts and Net —V. the Office Jewel Franklin of Park, St., Chicago 3, 111—V. 167, of Wisconsin. •; Common stock P. St "•. "v'.\ The ;__* liabilities of the former its former 3,907 1943 through Dec. 31, $105,153 1947, were as follows: follows: net Current '• capital. 9.915 9.371 3,716 17,036 46,007 , 37,492 $28,300 $46,058 $15,465 16,893 Y..,. 281,181 is proceeds . Oil $60,000; Refining Co.—Stated Value of charter so. on May 10 authorized that the value $475,000,000 to correspond : $300,000,000. / ; .« y amendment of stock the be may . ' !,v ■1 & Co. preferred has agreed stock ($100 , . 'Y /• ; to purchase par) at par, has com¬ additional to an stock. one-half of by Aim & Co.. Y/c of the pax Steel Corp.—Changes in Personnel Carey, Assistant Treasurer since 1942, has been elected Formerly, C. L. Austin, Executive Vice-President, also / office of Treasurer. the C. W. , an entitled be the preferred of Treasurer. Stock held capital to ■:;;// cumulative Jones & Laughlin who has been employed as an attorney since Plummer, 1920, appointed General Counsel. H. Parker Sharp, a Vicecorporation, has heretofore held the additional office been President of the stated General nearly with the present net invest¬ The capitalization of the company of V, been more- fixed assets of $481,690,000. been the of Y approximately as increase working applied balance, . AGREEMENT—Aim 5V2c/o of shall value YY & ;r\ / ■ be to this option is exercised, and the entire issue taken If they $30,812 y 1947.**-—**——— .317*396 plus dividerds, less a commission of 5% thereon; and company hai, granted, and Aim & Co. has taken an option for a 90-day period, after the date of the public offer of sale, to purchase the remaining 500 shares of preferred stock. 6,526 18,788 years , 1946*__**^M-_-**.-*-*_. $421,011 obligations, •:. shares 500 4,279 Y 5,291 ' _ $124,604 — PURPOSE—The $76,378 . Brothers 1943, 210,352 — ***** 1945—* $72,098 ■ 3,949 $60,542 ' Johnson of management Co., the net sales hove increased steadilv from $124,604, in to $317,396 in the year 1947. The net sales for the past five 116,949 $101,203 $157,503 to . from 96,094 / amounting owners equipment and assets ,to be made in com¬ ■ ■ ( •'.•V f ■'Y > The company manufactures potato, chips, salad dressings, horse¬ radish, delicatessen and mayonnaise products, and engages in, the aging, curing and processing of cheese, and. the sale at wholesale of these products, as well as noodles, soups, candies, dog food and the like. In addition, the company is continually developing and processing food specialties and other lines. The property ■ of the company consists of a modern two-story and basement plant at No. 130 Light Street, Oshkosh, Wis. 1943* 91,060 $56,635 . ..Y • 1945 ■ Outstanding 1,000 she. 10,000 shs. 20,000 shs.; • such plant, payment for stock. 531,062 m * OFFERING . the assumed > "• THIS 1,000 shs. AND BUSINESS—Company, a Wisconsin corporation, was Feb.- 21, 1948, for the purpose of acquiring the property of Johnson; Brothers Co. at Oshkosh, Wis. plan, equipment and assets were purchased from the former at a purchase price of $248,193, and Johnson Poods, Inc. mon, capital. 1946'" TO ($100 par)* ($10 pai)_*. EARNINGS—Under ; EFFECT GIVING business owners on „*__*___*Y stockholders ment in South 135 HISTORY and the 3,107 2030. Humble had to organized Increased—Changes in Personnel— The 111., Inc., Oshkosh, Wis.—Preferred Stock preferred stock cum. Hampson \ President," Lunding, 1923, p. Authorized 5'/2% pur¬ in notes 402,356 $59,655 / —>, income pany's J. Barrlngton & CAPITALIZATION are 6,948 taxes *; 167, pajamas Co., Oshkosh, Wis., recently offered 1,000 shares of 5Y2% cumulative preferred stock at par ($100). The offering was limited to residents of the State $720,111 3,815 . __**_** expense for Fed. income » H. C. Wiess, President nf this company, an affiliate of Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey), said that *the company had followed the practice of retaining a substantial part of earnings each year for investment in fixed assets mainly in the form of leases, producing wells, national gasoline plants, refineries, service stations and other physical equip¬ Counsel. 1940, has Hazlett,,»Vice-President-Sales, on April 30 announced contribution to (he effort to halt the spiral of inflation, that this Ross, a member of the Legal Department appointed Assistant General Counsel. T. J. since , ment. Reduces Prices— its preparing to make price reductions on a number^ its products which will effect a saving to its customers of $3,500,000 corporation ' .■ J. A. as This practice of reinvestment had brought about the large difference fixed assets and capital stock that made it desirable to amend the charter, he said. The change in capital stock basis.—V. annual an on is 167, p. 2031. between net investment in does not number Mr. Wiess * has been elected Baker has been the company authorized, and Manager ■. which of remains exploration, 7 elected Chairman President. Mr. at 3 Months Ended March 21— and 167, p. 1694. • the / as ' board had Executive - and served as Hines Federal Vice-President Offering—Stifel, to selling stockholders.—V. 166, p. for the 2V4% New York equipment trust certificates, series Y.—V. registrar 167, p. 2030. Insurance '? John A. new ' Co. of North America—New Directors— Diemand, President, on May IT announced election of three members of the board of directors. They are: Charles S. Che'^on, $2,288,000 share i*—— ♦$3,236,000 4,563,800 4,750,000 $0.50 Nil _ . ;' '"" F. and resulted temporarily abnormally low production in February and March. Kaiser also pointed out that, in line with the Mr. conservative accounting policy, Kaiser-Frazer has operations items of expense have been deferred. > Current retaiL sales of automobiles are the off to current tion's, .history, duction able to Herbert day and Ludwig C. Lewis, Vice-President of;rthe company, land Stellwagem Executive Vice-President"1 o'#-1-the indarrrtiity Insurance Co. of North America, a subsidiary.—V. 167, p. 2030. ;*_„ • earnings for of Philadelphia; P. 379,000 through with their financing agreements, in appointed — * ♦3,236,000 3.667,000 *_* —I—— taxes.. Kaiser, Vice-President and General Manager, stated that the quarter ending March 31, 1948, reflect the ^re¬ scheduling of production to a one-shift basis. This new scheduling was necessary, largely, because of the failure of the underwriters to 54. has been per Edgar the go of _ ♦Loss. • Illinois Central RR.—Registrar— Co. profit Earned " Guaranty Trust taxes.*—***** income Y- $79,095,000 $27,250,000 — of common shares*.— No. ' Nicolaus & Co., St. Louis, on May 4 offered 1,500 shares of common stock (par $5) at $34V2 per share. Proceeds go Net : ' Huitig Sash & Door Co.—Secondary before Net H. President 1947 1948 - . sales Gross : : of Weiss since 1937 and Mr. Baker 1945.—V. since shares Jr., Manager of production, have been added to the board directors. of of Davis, Chief Geologist Subs.)—Earnings— Kaiser-Frazer Corp. (& Y par value. no Morgan J. ' the affect 18,000,000 of available the day or night. the company authorizec Sons, Inc.—Private Financing—The from Johnson Foods, form week, as pressing need for the company's arise at any time of carrying out of its field bad a the shares, outstanding. purposes and objects also ratified.—V. 167, p. . «f contract. increase share announced May 10, has borrowed $1,500,- that moved Offered—Aim shares 750 shares $599,654 $55,839 Other deductions contacts standard it announced been Salle La 31, V531,517 V ! 751,773 : income Total The under to 18,000,000 each tne was Jacobson & UNDERWRITING Net con¬ the division. well $0.5. Jewel Tea Co., Inc.—President's Office Moved— countries. with formed for * * of through voted 13 shares, to exchange change to was Ohio Dec. following working $679,212 *v 329,329 1,: *'■ ; $436,942 Selling and admin, gas broadened offered. are in The company is a manufacturer of men's ——Years Ended August 31 Mar. 14, '48 Sales, acquired for the pro¬ by the company in its continually services on May 6,000,000 from issued 1944 Mos. End. C. E. Reistle geographical $0.38 in or before or incorporated was Engineering capital pet '/•' - ; the sale of certain products procured from others, such as bulk cement and various chemical admixtures for use with cement, and such sales, particularly of bulk cement, now provide a substantial portion of its gross revenues. At present, in addition to oil well cementing, the company offers retrievable cementer, oil well lormation testing, oil well acidizing, dump bailer and electrical well services..'".,, \ '-..-.rW: '' V;;../. y,•' Under modern oil production methods, cementing, formation testing and the other types of services furnished by-the company are recogsized as essential. This is almost universally the case whether the operations are in the United States or in foreign countries. The drill¬ ing of a new well may result in a dry hole or the reconditioning of an Qld well may result in no improvement in production, but nevertheless, in the drilling of the new well and in the attempt to increase production in the old well, one or more services of the types offered by the company will, under standard oil production methods, be used. f ; The outstdg, now an insurance company on a promissory note May 1, 1958. Arrangements for the loan were made by Goldman, Sachs & Co. May 1, thereafter May 3%; CONDENSED STATEMENT OP INCOME also began company 128,00, $197,84 due \ "(par PURPOSE—The - service activities and of various tools and equipment for- sale to. others. The (est.) from 000 , additional be proposal (F.) before or 1955, ^ stock common issued practical well depth measuring device offered to the industry and made other improvements in cementing procedure which enabled him to ..t render outstanding service to the oil companies in the mid-continent fields. In 1924,. Mr. Halliburton proposed to a number of the leading oil companies that the present company be formed to carry out fur¬ ther research and development and to offer for the benefit of all oil, producers the essential service of cementing oil and gas wells. This resulted in the acquisition of substantial interests in the company, initially by seven of the leading oil companies. The physical assets of Parkins Cementing, Inc. were acquired by the company in 1940. / : After the formation of the company ,its activities were expanded, producers, stock company, fund, at follows: sinking premium on 1, thereafter BUSINESS—Company as STOCK-^Atithorized CAPITAL oil and gas wells that was owned by Perkins Shortly after the commencement of the business, developed a new type of cement mixer and the first Inc. 364,864 shrs. on stockholders to corporation paper —61.37 of Erie P. Halliburton, Chairman, mid-continent the taxes $138,949 share per shares May 1, 1952, 3% ? thereafter and on or before May thereafter and on or before May 1, 1957, 1 c!c\ thereafter May 1, 1959, V2 %thereafter without premium. net worth amounted to $22,010,268. 1919 by State income and 325,84; 165, p. 2926. common refining machinery and laboratory equipment for paper mills; V-belt pulleys; and special machinery and equipment, and hand and- automatic machinetools for many different types of Industries...• 7. •/" The special machinery business accounts for a major portion of the company's sales,.Tn this partifcjjftyir field, the company has among its customers some of the largest;'industrial firms in this country, for which it builds machinery and equipment designed for specialized operations. Company'^ sales during the period from Sept. 1, ?1947 \to March: 14, 1948, were- divided approximately as follows: Paper mill equipment—29% ;" V-belt i5ulley&^-9.7% j and special machinery . cementing Cementing, Mr. started was Fed. 1947 $2,632,94 219,979 81,030 International Harvester Co.—Split-Up Ratified— share per before or no The business 1948 $2,790,741 ^,**_*_** thereafter, until maturity, 2%.; on AND time, with the exception of an investment of $80,000 made additional capital has been invested in the business other than retained earnings and loans..'At Feb. 29, 1948, the company had during its existence paid out; cash dividends aggregating $12,543,800 in .♦$79,729 Co.—Quarterly Earnings- 28— income The initial dividend , . BUSINESS—Company was incorporated July 1, 1924 .In Delaware. Its principal office is located in Duncan, Okla. Company commenced business with capital stock in the amount of $308,000, and since for used be Furniture * Net before or July as 0 business.- In 1947, a dividend of 25 cents per share was paid. On March 5, 1948, the board, of directors declared, a dividend of, $1:50 l>er share payable in installments of 37'/2 cent? per share on the 20th days of March, June, September, and December, 1948, to holders of record on the 10th days of such months, respectively^.;,4. HISTORY $195,047 488,673 ♦$840,441 1152. profit after all charges Prov. capital stock, par $1, payable This was the first time in the 20 1, Interest and before HISTORY company has operated at a from 1925 to 1943, inclusive, it paid cash dividends on its common stock. No divi¬ dends were, paid in 1944, 1945 and 1946 because the company: con-r sidered it necessary to reinvest air earnings for' those years in the / $963,279 329,380 834,392-' . SEC j. • callable are May 1%; 1955, on Y..y; 465 year' each t$69,261 $235,091 167, p. * par), to Co. vand of May 5. thereafter .and or 1959, and 578 . & Co.— DIVIDENDS—In 124,632 tlncome.—V. International . 1,743.1,742: Zuckerman Smith & Co._,j;—''v.^ -441--.v• 442 . City. an shares record trustee. ^ amount , . Yarnall 10,08: 125,675 deficit.*.*** Sales Manufacturing Co., Lancaster, Ohio—Bonds 1, before on and 1.324 Y'Yyy 1,323-!'.YY'Y'Y 353 -V 1,743■? Y' ■<' 1,742 .. 465 Whiting, Weeks & Stubbs 9,932 41,514 charges Three Months Ended Feb. 167, p. 1257. Y.YY 882 236 * 1923, name was changed to The Hermann Manufacturing Co. Com¬ • Y 1.742 465 YY-; pany's plant is located at Lancaster, Ohio, and consists of a com¬ Wertheim & Co.-;————— ' ' 5,736 Y-Y'YY 1,528 pletely equipped machine, and pattern shop employing approximately Chas. B. White & Co.—— 1,324 YY-, 112 people. 1,323 ^ Y Y 353 Y ; Cohipany has a wide reputation for the high quality of its products White,-Weld & Co— ;_—Y. 5,736 V; 15,736YY-Y> 1,528 ; which are divided into three general classifications Y 3,221 $738,324 record of 882 1,743 5,736 — *$60,332 41,779 fixed ♦Deficit, without premium. Such debentures are also subject to redemption through the oper¬ ation of the sinking fund at the principal amount and accrued interest plus a premium as follows: On or before May 1, 1949, 4%; thereafter - 117 . holders to 14 Sept. 15, 1947.—V. . May , H. 19,397 ♦$827,672 deductions...**.. Net the company was reorganized that it has paid a dividend.— 4% ; and 824 • , June . Securities Corp .*_* 5,736 Y-Y 5,736 1,528 5 ; Vietor, Common, Dann & Co.—— ( • ? 441 442 y 117,., Walker,-Austin & Waggener*.** Y 2,161' fy >' "*;!£' 2,161 Tl U- Y'■ 578 Walston, Hoffman & Goodwin— Watling, Lerchen & Co 12,769 $114,028 ■3,253 ;*_*— income Total / 3 outstanding (Ohio) < or 1952, v YY:' YY 236 2,161 Y; 1,324 On ■};}/'■ 465 •. 3,088 : • on May 5 declared on otherwise part, •; Union G. 9,760 *♦$190,091 income $1.07 quarterly dividend of 40 cents per a Co., Kansas working capital. . Debentures year. 465 442 2,161 YY 177,652 $3.51 • 353 3,088 207,290 Columbus, O. on May 3 offered $250,000 12-year 5% sinking fund secured debentures at par.:;;' •: • V.f.V: ■■ /.■■■■•'' • • ■ 1 1,528 1 441 - - par. Hermann 824 882 —-—; Trask & Co—«**—**-' Tucker,' Anthony & Co.— Underwood, Neuhaus & Co.**..— Spencer $104,268 „ Misc. Offered—The Ohio Co., 1,323 .1,742 1,743 Y: 882 ,YYY;Y!' — r 5,736 «• - 293,000 1948 140, p. 146. Y 442.YYYY 117 YYY principal 441 Y'Y-y 5,736 Corp. Other $235,521 filed a letter of notification with series prior preferred stock ($100 Underwriters are George K. Baum & of and 20,000 years since r 353 1,323 *(, — Securities the V. 117 ' - 1,742 1,324 * Y/Y: '' 5,736 1,743. . ♦$193,577 \ ' 3,486 $340,257 346,306 4,487,001 > 465 1,323 ; ■ 5,736 Co Blosser———'1,324 & & 442 at funds 236 " 3,088 1,324 — Webster & Stroud Sutro & Frank & Stone & Straus 441 Co & Staats Bros. Stern, 882 1,324 Co.—— 117 117 3,088 & $746,337 payable disbursed May on May 7 to holders of 353 1,742 Co.——*YY-L and Agnew 158,109 85,225,325 facil¬ joint rents— 197,000 Henry Clay Hotel Co., Louisville, Ky.—Initial Div.— 353 ? .,442 332 Co. Shuman, $432,521 • 37 Vz cents per share paid each quarter including March 15, 1948. In addition, an to and was shares oifered on -■'■■\ , _, 580,000 with compares 1947 The directors 236 1,323 , 1,743 ***„—1. $1,326,337 485,100 stock, common 14, company general 578 " 442 441 Pomeroy, Co.* & Scott Shields 1,^324 — Schwabacher 103,528 $5,511,477 5,171,220 1,495,051 1946 824 ... 1,323 441 'A 1947 $1,076,696 (est.) Prescott-Wright-Snider > 578 882 Newsom———* Schneider, Bernet & Hickman " ' 2,161 2,161 1,324 Co Sanders 3,088 >'Y" Y 2,161 Rupe & Son $365,905 113,914 299,788 accruals. and ity 1948 income.. on May 7 declared on This 2,980 be 465 2,161 Co.—— for 824 1,742 3,088 Moreland.—'.* Winston 1,323 3,088 1,743 & Co.—Earnings— Harzfeld's, Inc., Kansas City, Mo.—Files With SEC— '353 " 1,324 3,088 the on 28. The 117 578 — Sons and 578 442 2,161 *—.' & Mosle 2,161 441 2,161 > Rothschild 353 2,161 share May *—— — Co 1,323 The directors Inc.— Gardner & Riter , 1,324 — $1,860,956 $220,125 . from- ry. revenue tax 1948—3 Mos.—1947 , $1,893,077 1,677,052 operations Ry. $2.02 of 50 cents Raggio, Reed & Co.. Rauscher, Pierce & Co. $20,- of excess Dividend Rate Increased— ? 3,088 *—• in aggregate Net - share Webber, Jackson & Curtis Phillips Investment Co.,. Inc. provides resources shares*;.— common per 353 R. Capital Research Co. of investment management for $591,596 236 J. ML—Earnings— 1948—Month—1947 Ry. operating revenuesRy. operating expenses. the profit 882 Paine, made a Total 1,323 ___ of also 5' 117 1,742 .* 882 taxes income 1,324 — Co._ firm 1044. p. . taxes on 1,323 1 1,743 Co. Pacific which combined before Fed. ,353 441 Co.—* Pacific Vice-presiaent Calif., Indiana Harbor Belt Period End. Mar. 31— ; been elected a director, and Chairman of the Finance Committee, and Com¬ . 6 Months Ended March 31— 1,323 3,088 —* Co & Finance of (2133) 353 1,324 — Moseley & Co Corp.—Chairman • Harshaw Chemical 465 442 — S. (' FINANCIAL. CHRONICLE Equip, 1,743 Tully & Co , 1,324 Moore, Leonard & Lynch-*1,324 Morcney, Beissner & Co —1,324 Newburger ■ whose 000.000.—V. 117 1,743 trusts two • & Schimpff has Lop. Angeles, 824 • ■' Schnnpff .is 1,742 _— Mitchum. P. Mr. 236 442 H. Vice-President 441 Co.—___ Milwaukee 1528 . 1,742' Co 1528 3,088 441 Laurence M. Marks & Co. E. 5,736 . 824 5,736 " 5,736 Plywood ■. Charles 1,523 3,088 , Harbor mittee— Refining Co. 5,736 3,083 Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co., Lynch, Allen & Co._;__ ; A. Halliburton COMMERCIAL for the Mr. Kaiser cafe six-day second and even . highest in the corpora¬ with the increased /pro¬ recently ;atlritiunced the corporation will not be the ciifr&it backlog of orders. The nine-hour week should double the corporation's earnings quarter, Mr. Kaiser stated.—V. 167, p. 1923. schedules take • reported, corporation 5 continued to charge might otherwise which .. of work COMMERCIAL THE (2134) e FINANCIAL CHRONICLE & Kansas Gas & Electric Co.—Common Stock Offered— - Authorized headed by Union Securities Corp. on May 12 offered 150,000 shares of common stock (no par) at $26 per share. The offering does not repre¬ sent new financing by the company,' The shares are be¬ ing sold by American Power & Light Co. which present¬ ly owns all of the 600,000 common shares of company, outstanding. The remaining 450,000 shares, under a plan /filed by American Power & Light Co. with the SEC on April 8, 1948, would be distributed to stockhold¬ ers of American Power & Light. # ' :;/ > An underwriting 193 Transfer and in first Agents, Guaranty Bank group Trust Bank In Wichita, National of Co, Wichita, and York. New Registrar and Oct. due A, series 1975——— ($20 cumulative : EARNING3 SUMMARY 1921. months of 1948 Is follows: as Amount Paid „*.) 1938 Share $720,000 ' 1941 Jan. stock common 1, at the 1948, payable '1948 0.85 0.82'/2 780,000 1.30 960,000 / - ■ 14, declared directors to stockholders of dividend a • 34,323 41,769 43,189 ' ^ $780,519 ■' 215,977 279.498 8414,732 of $0.20 $600,155 income The dividend its requirement for one year The The of 250,186 of 5% acreage the Malla- 1 in that area, Mr, / 1 < awarded on bid a of proposed a not issue of $9,480,000 principal amount of than 80# more 660-h of these j of 99.2699. Other . Electric the first in¬ are certificates, series K. ' will be issued to the total cost, estimated at $11,350,000, switching locomotives; 16 1,000-h. p.. locomotives and 60 double-deck passenger switching cars.—V. totaled trust certificates Diesel-electric p. 167, 2031. p. output this of 36,775,000 as the week with compared corresponding week last year, an / (Ky.)—Weekly Output—- for company kwh. !; - Louisville Gas & Electric Co. BUSINESS AND HISTORY—Company is a public utility engaged prin¬ ended 32,778,000 May kwh. 1943,# 8, for the increase of 12.2#,—V. 167, p, 2031. transmitting, distributing and selling electric energy in 13 counties in Northern Wisconsin and in two counties in the upper peninsula of Michigan. Lukens Steel Co.—New Appointment—• It also sells liquid petroleum gas in the City of Ashland,' Wis. '•' r:':'';V'\ * L/ P. McAllister has been appointed Manager ox steel plants of * \r In 1947, the company derived approximately 98.03# of its operating;;, # this company. He has been Assistant General Manager "of steel plants cipally . producing well in certificates, issued under the Philadelphia plan, 22 \ertible second Mav 10, 13th additional RR.—Equipment Trusts Offered—Harri- was aggregate motor $399,160; the 30,000 shares on holds 1923. p. were: Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc., jV 2%s; Salomon Bros. & Hutzler, 99.183 for 2%s; Harris, Hall & Co. (Inc.) 99.61 for 2%s. ; f; stallment - $649,346 547,240 issue finance preferred stock now outstanding and on the 52,800 shares of 5% conpreferifed stock proposed to be issued will be $202,800. 28, share per The and :, $606,118' 43,228; $961,972' $564,542 $879,653 company's Lion 167, Island Diesel-electric 1948, and a divi¬ dend of $0.20 per share payable June 30, to holders of record June 10, 1948. It is the present intention of the company hereafter to declare dividends quarterly on the common stock. • record & other Net vf company has declared dividends on rate of $1.60 per share per annum. On April the of $918,783 deductions income Gross Int. 0.40 ;"VyV ' $738,750 (net)— income and 99.225 for 1.60 240,000 (3 mos.) 1947, 'the board May ' Other a bids received at the sale 194.4 $2,744,944 , 2,138,826 $2,839,983 1,921,200 $845,330 Net operating income- at ■■ 0.63 495.000 __ 1947 1.25 510,000 Since lr4G 1.00 750,000 1943 Share r4i 1.20 600.000 : 1942 Rate Per 1*44378,000 1.07 720,000 a, Amount Paid $1.20 642.000 1940 ' formation Ripley & Co., Inc. and Lehman Brothers won the May 11 of $4,035,000 2%% equipment trust certi¬ K, due $269,000 annually May 1, 1949-1963, inclusive, and reoffered them, subject to ICC authoriza¬ tion, at prices to yield 1.50% to 2.90%, according to ma-; turity. " v. :*'#l,#*-\;' ;!• 1945 $3,041,094 2,302,344 Operating revenues$3,558,683Oper. exps. & taxes 2,713.353 v-. - ... Rate Per ' 1946' each Lime man " YEARS CALENDAR FOR Viola ficates series June 1, 1943, payable over nine-year period $66,666 r tAddttional first mortgage bonds may be issued under! time to time in any number of different series,, as the board of directors may determine, subject to the conditions and,: restrictions contained in the indenture. ;r:;';„ r; ' the award " 132,000 shs. from indenture York, RECORD—Company has paid dividends on its common year from 1910 to date, with the exception of the year Its dividend record during the last ten years and for the first three 1' ;52,800 shs. v the is added.—V. Long 236,750 shs. . well date to from The company hold approximately 2.000 acres of this new well, Mr. Martin pointed out. well flowed 42 barrels per hour through a small area 30,000 shs. 1 dated be "To the This Martin , 100,000 shs. par-)^ DIVIDEND in : • ; semi-annually. • stock 45,000 shs. ■' " . production teet. the In The Mallalieu Field , choke. ; with £,179 of lease lieu Field par)-.^---—pfd. stock— ($20 stock $5,572,000 1,200,000 •• second convertible 5% hour, an ciepth under ($100 par) (■' 5Vc preferred stock——vr,' Conveitible feecond preferred stock, - Common oil Outstanding 3 $10,000,000 unsecured-—1,200,000 1, notes, Capital Stock— Preferred stock, cumulative Kans., National Fourth New bonds, mortgage "Serial Wichita, Registrars, Transfer Co., (First Monday, May 17, 1948 PRESENT FINANCING EFFECT TO CAPITALIZATION GIVING generating, in . CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM—Company that contemplates the if growth of demand for its service continues, Its, construction program for the years 1948 to 1950 inc1usive may require aggregate expenditures of approximately $14,350,000 (including $740,000 expended in 1947). v.'' //V'#-'/: 1 rj;#####/•###' present The of rate estimates increased based are before current on the of comp'etion prices. Such company's estimates construction ' * - - CAPITAL '/■# v1;#/ corporated ' 1 and / yV AuthorizedOutstanding communities the in adjacent intervening and Nelson bonds, 33/«#> series due 1970 bonds, 3V»% series due 1978 preferred stock ($100 par)_ mtge. 1st mtge. 7% cum. 6% preferred stock (no par)---stock (no. par)_,^j—600,000 shs. cum. Common HISTORY AND Virginia Dec. of Kansas 1980. Missouri. ' Company American The has Power & Its corporate subsidiaries, no Light Co. and of existence extends to July itself is a subsidiary Electric Bond Milwaukee Gardner F. The 13 13 Co.—- Curtis Loewi such : Best & 10 — " Co. and Share Co. —V. 167, p. several underwriters and the respective number of shares to be purchased by them are as follows: 3 Co. \ i . Vv Shares :! Hnlon Securities Corp Hornblower W. E. & Hutton W. C, : Weeks—-& 7.000 Co.— F. S. E. H. Rol'ins & Sons 7.000 7,000 C. Inc.. - 5,000 4.000 4.000 7.000 Inc. 5,000 5.000 : Beecroft, 5,000 H. Harris. (Inc.) 5.000 Mason-Hagan, — 5,000 Pacific G. Becker H. Hall & & 5,000 Co.' Inc.;— & Davis & Reynolds Co.~~ Co. Co Hayden# Stone & V. 167, f 2031. ' Co.— 4,500 F. & March on net 31* assets 1948 ten 2.000 to amounted (par $2.50") $4.875'per share. J; Robert KelWy, acquisition by the and the the are Keystone Keystone High Grade Total net assets of the 2,000 Funds at market $167,900,000, ■ values an High in-, Total ■ assets 31, of 1948, the ■ Series from • .% • second ••' President. preferred on May 3, the Wisconsin Co. and assocaites offered the 32,834 unsubscribed shares at $20.75.. / • /#.;* >'...* ..v.*V.#:-.'vv ■ #■ . Cumulative . dividends" payable _Dec. 1 at rate of 5% privilege dividend Wisconsin law. $*1.25 1, per 1949, conversion per tax share anl per share until that price, in each Convertible into quarterly annum, which Redeemable cents •with on case rights subject company "in whole 1, to is June ! #i It company deduction required in or part to on Sept. of 1 Wis¬ withhold 30 days' and including May 31. 1949, reducing subsequent June 1 at the rate of five price of $20.75 is reached, and thereafter plus dividends. stock subject estimates expansion program for lor the years 1950, of the amortization and 7S»T<3»ues transaction was held will be- used ■" Airex ; the :*■, also filters and pneumatic pressurizing valves for / V! aircraft industry. " Manning/Maxwell & Moore plans > to. develop, V, ! industrial applications for Airex Hydraulic Products.—V. ,165, 540,,;';;#^ #!-. Marion #;## Power '•v/ #' ' ^ Shovel. Co.—7% ' # t Preferred Urged to Deposit ^Shares—* #*? # Holders : Holders of the 7% preferred/ stock were urged by Elmer. G. Diefenletter released May 11, to deposit bach, Chairman of the board, in a their shares immediately. He"'pointed out thai, the exchange offer in the recapitalization plan expires at 3 p.m. (EDST), June 1. next. . / .the, at to # The t the directors declared # ferred board's stock, Diefenbach Terms of the transactions were.not disclosed. ,!;*/# .!:!<•,.•/ announced that the ..transaction involving "Rayve Shampoo";! two other Rayve products, "Rayve Creme Hair Dressing", was involved and "Rayve v ($20 par) to on a 1951 that share basis, the years and 1952 remaining 1948 will and be Lever as Dressing.", Lever through its Pedsodent products ' * payable dividend of a July emphasized 1 to $1.75 share a bf -record holders that' 7# preferred the on pre-# 7# June shareholders who 1949 and for ' required for froin the the for the program operating depreciation and division.—V. 167; Lion Oil Co.—To Expand Chemical The will company chemical plant increase the anhydrous ; capacity y i its of at El Dorado, Ark.,* by 32.6 ,V through the inaugu¬ $3,500,000 construction program. Col. T. II. Barton, Chair** on April 30# 'The new construction will be tied in present operations) .and will increase the anhydrous am# ration of a man, announced with the board, provides also for' the day, per construction of lie said. some The 4,000 new tons of pressure storage for ammonia necessitated by the increased volume to be bandied. Actual construction-is expected tc start in June/ 1948,' with completion The 3949. tons of the of B. the entire company's chemical synthetic nitrogen*'per Rogerson, pointed Manager formerly project M. Carney has been Refinery County,; 11, extended to to company Barber relinquished assumed of Chairman the the the title ui executive position of Honorary the has .become Howard Chairman Mahrt, who has J. O. Mason, Executive Vice-President iv, charge of been president) Geoxge Treasurer Robinson; Treasurer—V. sistant 166, p. of of tha" has* and committee. President, Whitaker, * Chairman Ferguson, President; cf the corporatiop,., has position of Chairman of the board. C. R. Van has Kansas, Mallalieu the been de elected' companv, has Jr.. Carr. Vice-President operations . become Al anc# • H# Vice# asr'..Purpuis#:;a:^.;>#''■ 2105. Superintendent, He will plant has been ap¬ jurisdiction assume over operation at from to in T. r M. . Refinery Super¬ 'succeed;Mr. Rogerson; Martin, of ""r.**■: Degeer President, revealed Lincoln well well, that No. 1,. in announced the company on has County, Miss., one-half mile Lion Grenn Nq. 1. : V tested to flow 29 barrels of was Loan—The company- Insurance Co. and \ / 3% promissory notes due March; 1963. /The notes# prepaid $250,000 annually beginning March 1, were made by Gold~ Arrangements for the loan 1951. man, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Sachs & Co. 1 v# Secondary Offering—A. G. Becker & Co. on April 29 /Assistant wildcat Co.—Private Dorado, ■".'//■v; ; ■; #■ a Mr:* Martin County discovery El & has borrowed $5,000,0C0 from John Hancock Mutual Life to be with the completion of the Barber Johnson on promoted Field Mead Co. chemical brought V". are Superintendent Simultaneously, the the south The has Sydney plant has been producing over 125.000 ,# * ■ !' ; •': - -' Brings, in Wildcat Well— The May the year, Relinery and scheduled, for ;;*1 intendent v has and !: become spring 'Of of Manufacturing. refinery company's W. Mead - capacity from 430 tons to 570 tons project H. Geo. to Facilities—"/-• ammonia Personnel—' ^ \ (The) Mead Corp.—Changes in .#/* market # also " " Ark. funds will Brothers ' > • obtained company through provisions the retention of .earnings. Hair 1153. J. share for two Caress ' .* adjustment. the these p. monia 1, each the common to March PURPOSE—The proceeds from the sale of the 5^ convertible second preferred svock, together with the proceeds of $1,200,000 serial notes (proposed to be issued in June, 1943) and a portion of the cash on hand will be applied to the cost of additions, extensions and improve-* ment3 to the properties of the company. The on- , '■ ■> ing expiration of the rights June ' April 28 announced, the-Hvdraulics Division of bf . stock offered for subscription at $20.75 per share on the one new share for each 2y2 shares held. Follow¬ at Vice-President,' corporation - basis of on this - — at Moore, Inc.—Acquisition— Executive , Lake Superior District Power Co. Stock Subscrip¬ tions—The stockholders subscribed for 19,966 shares out of the 52,800 shares of 5% convertible notice, - 21. deposit, p. 1810. their stock will received the dividend on July 1, making if clear that" deposit of the stock will not deprive any holders of the dividend. t Lehigh Valley RR.t—Bond ExtensionrIn his letter, Mr. Diefenbach" announced that net working'capital / The ICC on May 3 authorized the of the company as of March 31 amounted to company to extend Irom. June 1,' approximately $6,389,000# 1948, to June 1, 1950, the date of maturity of not. exceeding $5,000,000 # but added,, fit is absolutely essential that this working capital be ! /;#: retained to carry on the company's present volume of business now" pt first mpi'tgage .bonds. ,, /,r , On April 13, funning" at an annual rate* in excess of $25)000,000. 1948, the company advised - the holders of the -first We cannot use mortgage bonds that arrangements have been made for. the purchase; > this working capital to pay off dividend arrearages." 1 / f ' of the bonds by the Consolidated-Real Estate Co., its subsidiary', and | Mr. Diefenbach, declared that earnings in ..the .first quarter, after* that they may on and after April 15, 1948. surrender their bonds to # giving effect to the- completed plan "of recapitalization with 100/$# such subsidiary in' care of the Marine Midland Trust Co. of New" )v deposits of the 7# preferred stock, are equivalent to $L39 a share of)/?///--;1 York for purchase at their principal amount ana accrued interest to common stock. Such earnings are after, making provision for divi--; June 1,1548. The company then proposes to extend the maturity ofdends on the new preferred stocks ' . „ all the bonds so purchased, as well as? those, presently., held by the -Under the offer- of exchange; the present 7# preferred shareholder subsidiaryfor a period of two years to June-1, 1950.—V. 167, p. 2031, receives four shares of 5% preferred ($25 par value—callable at ;,! $27.50 a share), four shares of $1.25 convertible preferred ($26 par#/#;/ Lever Brothers Co.—Buys Two Add'l Products— # " -.* value—callable at $26 per share); plus $8 in cash ior each share '1 Charles Luckman, President, on May 4 'announced that;* this com¬ "\:;bf ^^//preferretl,deposited,"-W*/<167,;p/ X5G9. y*. v/*.» ■' '■?«» /. #; pany had acquired two new products, "Rayve Creme Shampoo" and "Hedy Wave Permanent,"...and will shortly market them as Lever I Mathieson Chemical Corp.—To Increase Loans— products. These products will be manufactured and merchandised by The credit agreement dated Dec. 27, 1946, has the Pepsodent division of Lever Bros. Co/,!; been amended to ;/*-/##:'##■: ## ##*,!j~:!!!,v! ;*•»:/ The new businesses, provide for the conversion on .March 15 of $5,500,000 short-term • with their trade-marks and good will, were ,! notes to term notes and for additional borrowing on term notes up ,! acquired from William R. Warner & Co., Inc., New York; City, manu¬ to $4,500,000 to Dec. 31.—V. 167, p. 2032. facturers of pharmaceuticals and toiletries, tof which Elmer Bobst is v „ also consin ■WH - net P*.203l« under Working Co,—Transfer Agent— . "B4" "SI" Fund increased to $3,278,162 $3,229,289 on Sept, 30- 1947. The number of shares outstanding advanced to 128.949 from 126.581 during this period. Net asset value per share was $25.42 on March 31, which compares with $25.51 last* Nov. 30. The number of certificate holders gained to 1,598 from 1,553 during the six months' period.—V. 167; and • . 31, March on H. # Fund increased to $19,824,886 1948 fron^ $19,275,277 at the close of the previous fiscal year on Sept, 30, 1947. The number of shares outstanding increased to 2,222,217 cqmpared with 2,168,080 at the beginning of the sixmonth period and net asset vialue per share on March 31 was $8.92 against $8.89 at the close of September, 1947.' There).were 12,914 Adders of the Fund's certificates at the close of. the semi-annual period compared with 12,578 six months earlier. ./,/;; -.r March on >< James , Return Bond Fund Series "B4" Stock Fund Series "SI." ]'.£/':> Common Series this It Is company's intention to notify stockholders of action in the next interim' report to stockholders.—V. 167, April of other hydraulic valves, . 26; 1948. >'Proceeds < h reduce bank —_ par)#/ ($25 :30,000 shares of toommon/ individuals at a net price of four of closing 'company loans.- consist to . Stock to Individuals-^-, 2.000 reporting time o/ group a The the And Manufacturing Co., located in Long Island City/ N. Y. J The hydraulics: business will: be*^ mov^d-ta The Jersey City, N. J,# # plant of Manning, Maxwell .& Moore.f / The Hydraulics products consist of the Airex relief valves and / sale !of 2.000 of nearly $10,000,000 from the total of $158,000,000 at the close of February of this year, it is shown by the semi-annual reports of two of the Funds made public on May A, The Funds this to the Co,—.. of ... ... Aire* fi; < " r Co., Inc. crease at / office Blosser approximately have authorized < Committee , Le Koi Co., Milwaukee-—Sells The directors stock 2.000 f Keystone 5 ^ • " Finance , the will; be .used Jor 2.000 & ; the of Proceeds An offering of 7,060 shares is expected to be made; Childs, Jeffries & Thorndike and Aetna Securities Corp/! Purpose,; of financing is for expansion °f this New York variety. (5c and 10c) slore chain.—V. 167, p. 2031. 3,000 Keystone Custodian Funds, Inc.—Assets Increased— Combined , the Manning, Maxwell & preferred stock.* 2.500 Co & Northwest Straus " Cole Boynton • ^ . Bank. of New York'and Fifth Avenue Bank, New York, N. Y., has been appointed transfer agent Jn, New York for an issue of 1;400,000 shares of $5 par value capital stock. See offering in V. 167;: P. 1923,* ^ CM. H.) Lamston, Inc.—Proposed Financing— Stockholders have approved an increase in the Authorized Co.#'>/// /## !_____2^*^———3.000 Co.—— A. Paul & * ' Assistant - r by 3,000 • will preside at board meetings atJr., President and Chairman of the McGraw, Wis.—Files '■■• _ Ranson-Davidson Johnston, Lemon & Co.— Eichler : 4,000 '3,000 ./ Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. E'stes, Snvder & Co., Inc. Barret, Fitch & Co., Inc; Bateman, -He Vice-* made** elected executive and finance committee has been established,5 as M and M Wood S$k£f. ## ' & Co., Milwaukee.' 167, p. 16dS§. #' ^■ ■%' Loewi ; A combined to be known * 2 M/ working capital.—V, ■:#:!;' f # V;.. V 4,000 - The board. a has- been been Treasurer, ■ McKee & Jaeckels Inc Laboratories,-Inc.,. Milwaukee, Underwriter, 4,000 Mackubin, Legg & Co.— '/ The Ohio Company-. 7,000 Brothers & Co.-_T_. Allyn and Co.. Inc.— Stern , the and Jr., Curtis W. McGraw, D.. C. McGraw, Henry G. Lord, *' Chevalier, Curtis G. Benjamin, Eugene S. Duffield. and Paul Montgomery, with J, A. Gerardi as Secretary.—V.( 167, p. 1366. f-' for Shares Newhard, Cook &' CO—,.. William R. Staats Co. 4-#. ; 7,000 Langley & Co Moseley & Co.—— A; - 10,000 — Advertising/ has Willard The company on May 7 filed a letter of notification with the SEC, 1,000 shares ($1 pari common stock, to be offered at $6.50 each;# (; No. of, .*,'o ■; # Boeticher and Co._A,.-< * 'ifAlex! Brown'St Sonsi/-i_w;. #; Central Reptiblic Co. (Inc.) 12,000 fitone & Webster Securities Corp. !.#v of James H. as McGraw, , * 1923. v Lakeside ; ' V"'VNo. of of Secretary and Counsel. ;; ;r! 3 , Thomas .Hundley—v_:—.2 , th* & . With SEC— of Dalton Marshall.Co—1 Harley; Haydon & Co., f-,, '' * * • in 1925. names times Director McGraw; Vice-President is not able to. be present; .* Willard Chevalier has becotne Senior Vice-President, and 2#';# Gillespie & Wouters—.—.?i 2 . 5W 5 ►n Bingham, Sheldon & Co, Braun, Monroe and Co.— company UNDERWRITERS—The , board, Aim & : 13 — . & A. C. is principally engaged in the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution, and sale of electric power and ; energy.!# Company disposed of all of its former holdings of gas properties • W. Vice-chairman t! Riley Si" Co.'' Paine, Webber,: Jackson & 1, of but 17 A, G. Becker & Co, Inc.;- The BUSINESS—Company was incorporated in West 1909, and is qualified to do business in the States 11, and ,, names The Wisconsin Co ■';#'##/•#■■'■'#!#■.(#: (■'*'(& v.-/>;;/ ^ /'# !>' ' . shares stock. 1,048. p. . 600,000 shs.; as to authorization,'but limited by property; earnings provisions of the mortgage and deed of trust, tlncludes of reacquired Stock, tlncludes 1,766' shares of reacquired other 167, of the4 several underwriters and the;: /;to#the;Bresident/;v#!;#;;#';v#/##(:;* '^i^r Eugene S. Duffield has been made Executive Ass'stant to the Presi- ■ respective percentages of the shares of convertible preferred stock;;! dent, for publications. Mr.-? Duffield will assume offered to, but not subscribed for by, the holders of : subscription; responsibility- for' all publication operations. warrants to be purchased by each, are as follows: ''v.v ;> N, .0, " Wynkoop will continue as Controller and J. A. Gerardi as Percentage ^Percentage ; UNDERWRITERS—The "Unlimited . and 3.882 \ "Unlimited '. $16,000,000 "Unlimited5,000.000 100.000 shs. ; t66,500 shs.. 100,000 shs. 115,511 shs. t 1947.—V. Bond, Curtis , 1st April, McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., Inc.—Promotions— rural areas in 88 towns and townships, and sold electric energy at whole-) ! sale to the City of Medford, Wis,, and the City of Wakefield, Mich# At the same date, the company supplied liquid petroleum gas at retail, to 1,562 customers in the City of Ashland, Wis. During 1947, the, company generated approximately 95.42#. of Its electric, energy require¬ ments in Its own generating stations and purchased the -remainder of *; $uch requirements from »ott-atfiliated companies, . • r SECURITIES since . program .-because: of possible rising costs of, equipment and labor. J $3,558,683 from the sale of electricity and 1.97# from* the sale of gas. At Dec. 31, 1947; the company supplied electric! service at retail to 23,967 customers in 64 cities, villages and unin¬ be may of revenues secondary offering of 20,000 shares of com¬ (par $1) at $20V2 per share.—V. 166, p. 1152. completed a stock mon Merchants' National Properties, Inc.—Partial Redemp't The corporation has called for redemption on June 1, monies. $23,000 of debentures due June 1, sinking fund fied!,, at Bank —V. & 100 Trust 165, p. of next, out 1958 (modi¬ Chemical Co., corporate trustee, 165 Broadway, New York, N. Y. and 2417. interest. Payment will be made at the • Volume 167 ? Number 4699 THE* COMMERCIAL' FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 7 ' . . Merrltt-Chapman & Scott Corp.—Stock Redemption— -The ■ - will be »£100 by New taken n lot at biu'/f par plus $111.62 Va V. 167, series ; be preferred A for mailed 1924. : , , • '. i . • 6 Mos. End. eral .311,189 919,360 720,931 587,242 131,492 - 115,764 162,397 ' $37,663 __ - $182,282 1,892 , ' $101,381 22,600 , common' stock shares $55,503 3,269 Sulphur Co. Acquires .Total -income— Exploration * Int.- Tent and Rights— •' L. Eugene Norton, holders, said interest in American -Mr, " that and this $104,650 said shares stock, and outstanding Co., Mexican in 29, $58,341 to a 247 common stock deposit rights from Pan- r' period of consideration Norton covering • authorized "common stock i profit he'added,'also of the for to has suiphub all value these own as extracted. Gulf . An • . Sulphur but investment. obtain company sulphur explore "these sh, $1 $3.05 to increase tho time time. to There 249,233 common are 2032. p. >* ' . It Island San the is United Marks Pueftd In of at it was announced by George Marks, National has opened outside the con-. first- outlet States,-he-said. intimated with - that view a which this cofporatiori will 960 Ponce De Leon, Santurce„ In Rico Juan, National is examining other locations oil opening other stores there.—V. 167, p. 1925. to $19,383 VNational Dairy Products Corp.—Registers $30,000,000 $1.62 . Debentures— Co.-^-Extra Dividend—New 7 The: corporation - - •*'• . recently was declared Proceeds 195,000 com. a. together with last, April No 15. quarterly, pay- a extra President, has elected also been Chairman : • sales, Freight '' $926,676 < 7 r-. ;;y ■->; 7'-'- 7; 7a; 'y ' sales _______—,u-'-■ producoS ?sold_^_i^.-7-^I— Net used in registration a connection with state- due 1970. the corpo- plant and equipment replacement and additions. Co. and Lehman Brothers are named as man¬ offering of the will debentures. new entitled be less not than to 2% sinking fund a not than more providing for 4% for each 7 .TT"1 able $9,197,837 '833 1019621 Gypsum : Co.—Common Stock Offered—The • 505 • sk'kor held.Subscription warrants will expire at 3:00 p.m. (EDT) May 24. W. E. Hutton & Co. and Blyth & Co., Inc.,; head ,a -group of 46 investment firm,s which will ' ' underwrite, the offering. C. A. Woodhouse, President, announced that the company's backlog A ; : ■ .v.;.. of unfilled orders'has been well maintained, amounting to $2,500,000 dt;,v;, ® ' P;0Ilc > ..1 the end of April, compared with .< approximately $2,250,000 at -tne1 close *»Vvmer^fncom.eHV-. of through . avail ^IV$19,169.666 $0.54 17 Selling, adm.rustrative and general expenses 7 be is offering to common Stockholders of record May 10 the right to subscribe, at $13.50 a share, to 422,467 additional shares of common stock in the ratio of one ^new share of common stock for each four shares now not 85,655 expenses.----—; allowed 104,483 ^ Cost /of SEC company . ' /'1947^ 'i'f.y--> '■'■■■<■!" 98,568 $0.51 1950 will 2033. p. Feb. 28, '47 allowances—*-./-7 $19,379,133 and & of National 123,811 drayage years . Feb. 29, '48 . less returns and Discount the succeeds Mr. Urbauer as a Years En'ded- Gross 12. with 1954, not less than 3%" nor more than 6% tor each of the years 1955 through 1959, and not less than 4% nor more than 8%7 for-each of the years 1960 through 1969.—V. 167. STATEMENT OE CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS , of debentures new retirement the the of financing public a the tlurbauer. the* vacancy Created by the death of Hugo P. board to lill the program of The . another quarterly dividends were paid by ' . $1,044,681 outstdg. sns. ol.-15 "COnts-'on 1947. g: Sidxightbrt, 15, which was followed recently ' Walter R. Wayne; St. • Louis; Mo., attorney to locate therein,;' director. •' '•••' most 1948 ; share, of Goldman,-Sachs the on filed. May ™®nt covering a proposed issue of $30,000,000 of debentures , 7 ration's share per jan. orl per during oil- concessions .7 the taxes—7,——_ ' charges and on $36,601 Report- of paid was cents 15 .'distribution organized,". was and by areas cents of ment ' 31—'';.;7-,-7'7, per dividend extra 4Q Q{ has authorized previously exploration ."was- to to sulphui — Earnings i $1.54 Chairman^Annual acquired the exclusive*; deposits discovered- by " Mexican stock, , an the which of any acquisitions its held be areas; after $109,397 $9.12 $18,411 : • ——— Midwest Piping &■ Supply • . Quarters Ended March Sales 7_u._^—_—-J_2— income 46,694 Mr, * ; Michigan Bumper Corp., Grand Rapids, Mich.—Earns. Net 66,589 increase Oommcflt^ a' proposal on signed .for' space - store suburb tinental j * issue - ,7'Pan-American Exploration already has filed for concessions Cover«ing approximately one million acres in Guatemala."—V. 167, p. 1472. « • 12,275 ; , *' the developed electronic and geophysical techniques and ..;,if possible,A sulphur domes and oil and gas fields. •*<*.. . $41,052 21,669 principal agers explained, large $83,295 havet been retail open- ft 17,289 •i from " 'Net an l()r years, shares "of unissued, which will 7 "The purpose for Mr. $175,986 21,355 Gulf of . Gulf-Sulphur; 100,000 taxes-i—i———a 19 . ■ payment of 2U,c As Issued Income Times, pid. stock < diviSulphur rhad* acquired 140,000 dend earned-——— Exploration through an exchange , expenditure of cash. Pan-American has ■' —V. 167, 0.-1811. ■ shares , ' $30,686 /.Net: profit before taxes the stock- ; ' inc. without -'-the shares. a to acquired sulphur ■ rights, for letter a Pan-American 570,000 •4-of .,1,000,000 had exclusive that. Mexican of * 28,896 President.-. April on company obtained ■i $204,882 ( 77 8,869 . • President, Exploration Norton common of 7 ■" $39,555 discount- May presently outstanding.—V. 167,- Leases Mexican'»Gulf " vote National Bellas Hess, Inc.—Expansion in Puerto Rico '2,838 • will ^ . Company tstates.that in order to provide funds for construction and other corpo/ate purposes it may be necessary to issue 'and self addi¬ * tional 62,230 - income Other ' • < profit-— 'SJa'SS * 7, Juno lor expense——— Net : 1948, redemption.— after drawn are ' tJi'Von Cost .of goods sold- -- ■_ Sell., I admin, and gen¬ f a-total'of.: • • ; • «i?Jsnq i"authorised rcommon stock from ?00,000 to7soo,000^ shares^^Tp§rjl ' L_'l The'stockholders 1945 „ Net' sales. 1 Mountain States Power Co.-—To —Years Ended June 301946 holders' of of or •. - possible as * 1948, .share, per . . cevtiucates " 7, Income" *: statement op . recbrd a' for vthe 1 purpose of drawing Sept, 1, 1048, at $110 per.: $1.62Vj promptly as whose ' June on redemption* on or advised * that been stock, ..... stockholders p. has of business dividend accrued will those Exchange the> close per .share. Notices to curb shares 5,000 share • York .; .. . - , : 1947. of ''Barring unforeseen; strikes any company should go along at about tne same v. 167 ' » 1924* '' ' ' - " '' Mid-Continent ' -.An initial June-10 * f. '-V • ' material or the ' of 25 cents of record .May —O.-Vj- 167r share has been per Federal —7 7 2032.; Net , ' $3,151,867 -a & Farrell, Inc., Madison, Wis.f AnrfVial v' iftOTitlrlA' to v normal income tax faxes v and 1 (est,)— profit shares of rnmiilnfive : a i 7 '$4.91, - : 3 ; 502,164 . the be right purchase to at $10 iy2 each.- 'nreferred'.V'*-.ftrt,®8»"Vages; and Commissions,* $489,975*,) accrued payroll taxes an'd income taxes withheld from employees, $166,939; Federal and State taxes 4SuCh<> i to .oii'lncnme ' lestimnted'f r skt-942 774i canital common stock; nan value no fP.v"Dalton for v.; r: ;<?' & Cdi agreed to -purchase all such stockholders."' '1,457 such units were subscribed by <lxjlders, — -and .accordingly" 18 543 -Gardner '7 P.-.Dalton- sUch units' are '• , . , 7., ; — 7i- Sim'^wirtrinrW'^ : /• —1—1 : AND-.PRODUCTS Company (nime changed from "192f) ;was-incorporated in^^Wisconsin " «UTTQTMCQtt K a IP h'"an£.'..?r$ ..fnanwfactufed bits,; snaps, v buckles ®,nd k'nared Perns used irr making harness. Company continued to be .f I ?lls ! in the-Miqdle West until use ot horses'on farms.,; •:^-beinc madE'^ P° — ^.®5e;'t?ei'e -Tere^ practicfnyv no harness sets r -2 'v ' pand— . , . "7 - .7 or N. Y., price before needed as their and increased in accounts be- confined will use receivable solely to and working ' the ,white, , United diversified line It manufactures products constituting related building materials, including gypsum sheathing; gypsum stuccos and base, finish, States.-" of lath and molding, dental sound, control and plasters; hydrated; and . growui uaifc, u..duiiiestdne; keene s cement; structural and acoustical — fibre insulation ^boards; ^metal- lath and accessory metap products; texture and casein paints; rockwool products and acoustical products. —. •. . sales . . . anC) will make possible proportionate a Henry F. Dever, President,; said. - r < ( In employment, increase 7. About. 47% of -the- company s sales for the year 1947 were of gypsum, beards manufactured under Indivisible-and nonexclusive licenses from U. B. Gypsum' Co. td -"use certain patents in the manufacture of gypsum boards,"Which licenses' were granted by an agreement'eflecrive by its terms until April, 1954, the date V, Bond." • * . $2,500,000 space . . of of expiration the principal 7.--The-company *8 ..-—A.'— r-7'u7'*7;. ;■ 7 change from at ■ - expansion •-program -was- -announced by the Brown .7.ingtrumeirt Co;fon7May-1. 7s : M. / ' ; . ' ' • X — Tne' program will add more than 60% W present manufacturing 'a 77 v7* purchase total, $9,353,470.—V. 164. p. 424. -7Tlie^company ^also manufactures paper' for. its own use in making 1 v—■ 'H-"1' "..A' gypsum boards, although somfi paper is solo, to others. Tire principal 7,.,; . /: MlnqcapoJte-Hoiieywell' Regulator Co.—Brown, to Ex-V ; trade .mme undei>-which the -company markets its products .is_"Gold sale to v' t- , stock'-l* $153",952;,earned surplus, $3,136;ff82; to f" 7\ ''J* ''(.'/-S •* '7 ■ > ' 7 • 7 1 for-by subfect a .BUSINESS jiiL full received Ax/ar* — shares: of 'common stock' Prior be to as the to equal so n- , wallboards, offered purchased; purposes. a the amount an be May 24. on inventories (or) v;capital try :,itt were by cash/certified United States funds to continental nl wltn-"War... ,;r.,u7:s. i preferred stock and fights of comifton stock at $3 per share at any 1953. % These shares and rights have been offefed stockholders in units consisting, of one share"oT pany's. .stock and in - 30,000 shares Mi^units in to reflected May I, accompanied warrants, payable warrants PURPOSE—The net proceeds will be added to working capital. Company. deems; it; advisable ■ to - obtain "-additionai funds for the financing of what is expected to be an increasingr' volume' of busi¬ ness. ! While intially these net proceeds will be added to cash, they of $200,000 of 20,000 shares5 of r • agent, shares (EST) p.m. Will 69,933 consolidated balance sheet, feb. 29, 1948 draft , $1.30 : r t si,709 their '.^ASSETS—-Cash (demand" deposits and working funds), $1,747,960; „ a ,;HISTORY AND BUSINESS—Company, was Incorporated in Delaware Government obligations apd other securities—including aqcrued Aug, 29, T'925. 7The principal executive offices are located at 325 i;vt-t. —interest-'oil bonds), $518,205; receivables <after reserve for doubtful ac- ( pela'ware-Avenue,"Buffalo 2, N; Y; Company has "two wholly owned ■-■/t-lft nariLtuifh u—j! r' t PIHS qiviqenas trom May,!,• 194o. f.-.', - for $503,450 .328,338 bank or (subscription 1 ! '$1,895,966 —^ mail or the 01'der of Bankers Trust Co., 16 Wall Street, New York 15, ■ 5,000 41,000 deliver' check • < ios 1,189,000 (est.) — surtax ,7 Cash dividends .pafd-v———7, April 28 offered 20,000 on In 01'der to exercise their subscription rights, holders of must Jo 22,428 -25,901 . ', "• -"'-rXV Earnings per shared—-tL1—— 7 Midland Co., South Milwaukoe, Wis.-^-Dreferred St6ck> *'-for depreciation on property, plants, Offered—Gardner F. Dalton & Co., Milwaukee and Bell r* and equipment; included above-^.,-..-^ "7 55,595 - 7- . * 2,583. - •: ^ ,7.1- State'income declared, payable p. '• V Other deductions v .". Airlines,-Inc.—Declares InitiaP Div. dividend t T • he said."^——~-r——r--~- r stockholders to shortages, rate as last year," $3,149,284 ——• — - products "" *, patent, -■ v - principally used are in. the buUding in- 7., Need for more space and facilities. Mr. Dever said, is made necesc:ustry but have special industrial, , agricultural and chemical-uses. '•U \ Th6 making saddlery hardware to the manufacturing sary by sustained;demand fronk the steel, .petroleum, chemical and-,7There are at'present approximately 10,400 active dealer accounts. <^."and> distribution of farm and garden tools came in 1938 wheA Mont- ', ' similar fields where precision control of high volume. production - is jn order < to provide: Its customers with a more complete Jine Df gomery Ward & Go. sought a new source of supply for garden planters, rce garden-planters; ; essential.,'The company's sales volume, he added, continues to climb —building material products,, the comoariy sells certain iter items manu; 7^-cultivators -and- various garden tools: 7The -Midland .Co:'rtook "their 5 .' steadily from the war.peaks.,, -' ' a ' lactured of the by otherst such sales In 1947 totaling, about 4'% * j.' first order for these implements irom Montgomery Ward & Co.-in 1939 * 'Thd'tprogram includes the construction of a four-story addition to .'^"company's sales for that year. district sales Company maintains dist 71:''7 > - . : WW'iM. *-« " —« — ' will a.^a-.a-.a —'CAPITAL the SECURITIES GIVING EFFECT TO PRKSENT OFFERING * - Authorized due to-3957____ $7,500,000 .. . due to Jan. Accoramg to architectural the plans, new' building add will 95,000 stock Common "The board ized ,■ a;7 —. ing 300" units :;7:a' a In < for month distributors.;. '". 7 - . able wag production get to Montgomery Ward ,f 1945," Montgomery Ward & Co. & Co. ■: became garden tractor. These special and that available New shares York shaves 7 It W. to said $4.50 the cumulative has authorized the of ll,150 author¬ of preferred stock and listing of said notice of issunnce on or before Aug. 31, 1948. been made relative to the sale of such shares and formulated with respect to the use of any proceeds the present intention of the company to sell the is E. Hutton & Co, shares 422,467 of the ' exercise for'upon , the of the principal underwriters of of common stock as are not subscribed subscription warrants and the respective UNDERWRITERS—The -names such .*'• , official upon therefrom— shares - authorized'the has of Exchange Stock plan has been no pai)_^——-'.— directors of unissued No' agreement has — . being not , ilinnAanfir Mining & Mfg. Co.—Expansion F.vnansinn— Minnesota Miv.Sno' Xi Mf^ f<ii attachments for tne attachments . of thd parent firm.—V. 167, p. 1696. laige a , , ' Browm Instrument is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Minneapol sHoneywell Regulator Company and operates as the industrial division Boy - Dandy "i convinced .. > r [ V volume of business could be developed in special small moving but the later that t ^ul *eventlial,1T;,"1alte ;Pus®:'' • year to a point where the company delivered ^bout $500,OOff worthr of present . building. Stilt further' expanrion to the- present structure machines to Ward's during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1947.-Sales 7-is Provided for in a supplementary plan which will more than double now have dropped materially, but at present the company is build- *-present- facilities when the need develops he said. ther^ company scarce; ($1 $7,500,000 7,200,000 ' 88,850 slis. 2,500,000 shs. 2,112,336.03 shs. (no par)— '•*$^.50 cum. preferred stock Outstanding 7,500,000 1100,000 shs. 1, 1962 . , the source'from whom Montgomery Ward & Co. W, L. McKnight, President, on May '3 announced the purchase by purchased their percentages'of the Unsubscribed stock which each has severally agreed this company of a, group of outdoor advertising plants in-California. tractor; Midland Co. was approached and consequently 'proto purchase are as follows: ceeded' to develop and manufacture these special attachments for £. These' plants, formerly known as the Empire Advertising Co. of San Percentage Percentage Dean Witter & Co.„~^ Montgomeiy Ward & Co. ' — 1.90 7.25 ?, 7 7f.-7"7 i: W. E. Hutton & Co. l 7 ;v" Francisco and Stockton, .the Aristocrat Highway Displays of Hanford, — and the United Outdoor Advertising Co. of Long Beach, will be known Johnson, Lane, Space and The development and production of these attachments has* only Blyth & Co., Inc.—6.60 as the" Empire 1.55 Co., Inc.——i - partially (aken. up the slack by the shrinking volume "hf the concrete Advertising-Co.; Inc.-' With headquarters in South - The First Boston" Corp.— 6.60 San' Francisco. ..' .95 Bacon, Whipple & Co block machine, so when an opportunity came in February of 1948-to "7. ' — 7 -. •' ; Kuhn,- Loeb &i Co. 6.60 from -- garden ... ,c . - '" Julien Collins & Co; pruuuuviV6 t»p<fCiliy; oIIQ 'Illdtcnai immediately start the manufacture has entered $800,000 in a into a ' contract and RilOCSvlOIib of RIlu IRDOr jDO gaiden tractor-'The company a received has a blanket of 1V2-horse-power tractors and attachments to be delivered five-months period beginning with May, 1948..B Of the 10 attach- ments the on #*»■» Ward gomery tractor or just three ments & Coiris anxious to negotiate an order for this quickly as possible.—The • larger tractor entails-two attachments, but as in most cases, these attach¬ Interchangeable on both the -horse-power and ■ three models. — •. , — y - , " CAPITALIZATION, >- GIVING stock "Common "♦Common shares ment ($10 to consists par the '20,000 shsf 1120,000 shs. *' - , par) as of Dec. value), of which 16,641 articles'of The . entire y. or .. Outstanding 20,000 shs. PURPOSE—Out of used for the the: purchase (estimated at $129,000) 1, net of were outstanding. > V to- 30,000 stock now proceeds, company Lazard Freres & Co be production used to machines Increase the the balance working capital. and 3.30 Moore, glass Lee proposes to sell $1,000,600 1978, to United States Lumber indebtedness.—V. 167, p. 2032. - ' Lynch, Fehiier 7 Smith, • Is—mtge.—30-year 4% Co.—owner of company's , 7 , years.—V—167, p. :"The • Trust Co., Co.—_ .95 3.30 3.30 1.90 Stein Bros-. Boyce—_ .95 G. H. Walker & Co .95 The Co l——_• Elworthy .95 .70 Brothers Co & ' .95 Co—_—^ .70 Bateman, Eichler & Co— 1.90 1.90 „ & Wisconsin Aimstedt "1.90 — 1 .70- —- Merrill, Turben & Co.~— Paine, Webber, Jackson & ' Reinholdt & Gardner—— .70 .70 1.90 Whiting, Weeks & Stubbs_ .70 H. Rollins & Sons Inc.- ,>.90 Wulff, Hansen & Co.—^ .50 1, White,. Weld & Co—.^1 1.90 Curtis E. ; l Montreal,. Canada, on May 5 announced that the -fneeting of the holders Of 5J/2% first mortgage 30-year : sinking fund series A gold bonds called for Jan. 23, 1948, which was « adjourned for lack of a quorum until April 30 has been adjourned again for lack of a quorum until May 31.—V. 167, p. 1589. Montreal William R. Staats Co., Hornblower & Weeks..1.90 2032. ;' ' Montreal Island Power Co.—Meeting Again Adjourned & .95 & -f Co.->— Corp I Co Hallgarten 5 slmHivr1 for the" past 20 & .95 Newburger & Co.——— Rauscher,. Pierce & Central Republic Co. Inc.. Drexel .95 Leonard & Lynch_ 3.30 Pierce Barney & .95 r .95 3.30 —— & Beane^. Securities Union . .95 3.30 Higginson Corp.—_ Lehman Brothers due ' . approximately $50,000 fs to-be a Lines; ' microscopic position for- the Gulf Coast Linos-International Great Northern RR. (subsidiaries), with headquarters at Houston, Texas. They, replace the late-James G. Carlisle who, prior to his death Apil 3, had been Director of Industrial Development, Missouri Pacific By amend¬ common McDonald & Co.—— „1occ with L—Smith: Heed has been appointed.Director of Industrial Developmenfc for M6p, with headquarters at St. Louis; and C. C. Luckel ' 66,564 shs. 1953, of warrants outstanding. new will coated 3.30 Clark, Dodge & Co.- # 31," 1947, consisted of incorporation," authorized before May a „ sheeting 3.30 3.30 " . .95 Hemphill, Noyes & Co.— Kidder, Peabody & Co.,— a1 ,/Missouri Pacific RR;—New Appointments— of on . , 120,000 shares ($2.50 par) and the formerly outstanding 16,641 shares ($10 par) were split into 66,564 shares $2.50 par value), f30,000 shares are reserved for issuance at $3 per share upon the exercise . , Missisisppi Central RR.—To Sell Borids Privately-— bonds, PRESENT" FINANCING Authorized par)_____L^.___ authorized * . V *■?';, ($2.50 stock EFFECT ; TO . . Merrill ■ v".-' Preferred stock. ($10 ... '' 7; — larger as horse-power : . additional are , —— Scotchlite is a pla-tic lenses.—V,' 167, p. 1811. order;-three of them are new and seven are attachments has been producing. - The first designs of a three horse¬ garden tractor will be completed in May of 1948 and Mont¬ the company power - 7.,/-Tlwse.;JacilRie> . wilT be employed- to - produce- - Scotchlite - outdooi advertising signs,, an^d . to Jhelp in thepromotion and sale of this product to advertisers, and ,foutooor advertising plant operators- jOn v t d0,f,st" ' " : U „wu' for — order .95 & Co. Courts Fahey, Clark & Co.__: First of Michigan Corp.— Hayden, Miller & Co.. —v. 167, p. . / 2033. Naumkeag Steam Cotton The share directors payable on May April 29 to Co.—50-Cent Dividend— a dividend of 50 cents per stockholders of record May 21, 1948. A 28 declared made oil Feb. 21, last, while In 1947-distributions Feb.. 21, May 23 and Aug. 22, 50 cents each; similar payment was were and as Nov. follows; 21, ;; ,y $1.—V. 167, p. 1925. of in corporate finance, and industrial management relations, for the past few years, made known on May 1 of his intention to seek a directorship on the board of this corporation at its annual \ ■ ■■ kwh. This is an production of 13,844,912 ', year ago, Gas output the for • . • -, May CHRONICLE Monday, May 17, 1948 Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.—To Amend Charter— Association—Output— Stockholders at the annual meeting on this Association reports electric output 7, 7 the increase of 437,213 kwh., or 3.16%, kwh. for the corresponding week a 14,282,125 above to be held early in June. Representing a small group of stockholders, whose combined holdihgs are aproximately 20% of the entire capitalization and under cumulative voting privileges, it- is expected that no proxy contest will be necessary, the announcement said.—V, 159, p. 2087. ' meeting ended May week the For Brooks, 542 5th Avenue, New York, N. Y., who has been Charles D. FINANCIAL & New England Gas & Electric Directorship— (Herman) Nelson Corp.—Brooks Seeks '* specializing COMMERCIAL THE (2136) 8 '' week is reported at 167,835,000 of This of is increase an 2033. ft., cu. or 0.57%, ft. cu. will production ago.-^-V. 167, above ft. for the corresponding week a 166,892,000 cu. p. 943,0000 of year y7, 77:' ; A-;'.'- ."A". ' New England 167, Net • earnings Earnings 'Based justed ;v''VyV'' first the 6,695,075 quarter solidated System of net period of same 1948 Other the and 1948 period. tAdsimplification in April 1947. of plan excessive handling snow responsible mainly were for 17 the 1947, cents first for drop a In conditions this of reservoirs were improvement in over the second normal about now New of allowed been and Moore, The for first of the of two the annual report for increases issued plan of simplification are CONSOLIDATED INCOME ACCOUNT FOR 8 MOS. END. DEC. 31, 1947 Purchased electric energy and Maintenance Provisions for Federal Income taxes ' * Other Net • .on Amortiz. of 2,567,402 general .Other I." discts., exps. & premiums organization (net)*--——-, partner Consolidated Dividends Losses net income for declared (net) ; bv the in ' Consol. earned surp, Dec, 31, 'Including sidiary, by the provision of for dividends 7 '!-■' • ) ' 1 1947) ' *■ ' v'W' • . . , from sales Income from Income from >7 ■ of ^ electricity—- of sales gas—— transportation —, — -7;v: 7 oper. 7; % Total Int. Income from Income dividends from and interest— appliance sales and Jobbing Income from ———* Wages and salaries*---*-**----**--^----*-*** Fuel, supplies and other costs——— Purchases of electricity and Depreciation Taxes 315,000 and - Amortization and -V. 9,546, 000 « 6,781, ,000 stock John charter at permits into stock to it may deem best as Shareholders informed were present in connection might with required. be board the convertible conditions stockholders. of " . directors of such to and persons without offering board the of knows which any sale " . . - offer- or r V. * Commission, 1945 when stated, the : ol the fact that "between 1925 and controlled by the Hopson interest^ the , reclassifications without proper,.', ytow in. was company Mr. Malibie railroad. elected also has been V, ,160,. director, y; a Committee—; He that $182,500 a '7 reimbursement and " y bankers investment that held there elected expended been had $282,500 the of 4 1867. P. ^ X. ■ ' The company on May 7 filed a letter of notification with the SEC for 3,000 shares of capital stock (par $100); The stock will be offered stockholders for subscription at par without underwriting. Proceeds a y . ■•■ Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association Casualty surance Co., Philadelphia—Files With SEC— ;'! Corp., a subsidiary.—V. 167, p. 2034. ;.: '■■ - no evidence in the record to which the company sought for for proper capital purposes.— was . ' .? I • f, Pennsylvania RR.—Equipment Trusts Authorized— 1948—3 Mos.—1947 7I7';7.;'- V Peoria & Eastern Ry $634,474 $2,653,344 ' 955.860 (Br) V; 17,031 $4,485,716 3,109,871 .852.359 13,067 ' 3 Months 2,500,328 ; 48,546 $1,573,303 i $3,492,636 ; v 155.793 *4 142,661 $6,429,607 $7,547,041 Ended March 31— Operating revenues 45,039 163,488 170,940 debt $1,565,608 -; ***._ ; $3,635,297 466,324./ 1,013,365 492,154 1,181,357 $3,464,357 438,002 Net railway Other income- $8,810,034 funds, 89,719 81,416 277,648 166,666 200,000 500,000 $3,182,941 $6,743,563 $8,355,649 254,385* Total fixed Net 7 125,188 136,141 66,238 income ,54,546 , $137,156 $72,045, . 7v>;7; ll,e4l 12,573 $83,886 — Miscellaneous 1696. p. operating Total Income 200,000 $1,309,223 income. \ $327,845 •Railway tax accruals Equipment and Joint facility rents 512,865 $7,521,211 1,020,744 $263,471 7, $9,322,899 $1,348,589 $1,444,828 _ ' 11947 1948 $8,884,896 $149,731 " 1,889 7 1,915 —______— deductions 7 56,596 62,207 $25,401 f; $85,609 charges income •Includes 4 630 000 ' 1,949,000 interests— He said . that . , dispose of Rayon 'V this , for representation holders. its holdings in of stock this in f the next few months, > stockholders ,:; Corp. at the annual meeting ^ ,r the reason the on DAP company's could board to not the held V,, increased mail to include revenue Philadelphia Electric Co.—New Plant Dedicated— company's newest .addition to its electric generating system, giant $45,000,000 Southwark station, made its formal service bow the to $50,700 applicable, • $12,686 taxes income The on . consent Federal J1947 figures restated $2,853.—V. 167.'p. 750. give v to the public in minority share¬ It dedicatory ceremonies that announced was The the on output of May 7. just one two the of ~ . giant present board of ten directors, re-elected at the meeting, ]■. turbo-generators in this station, 169,000 kilowatts, is greater than. will be able best to complete the sale of the government's majority ; the total peak load of the company at the end of World War I. holdings, Mr. Mason said. The Southwark station is part of the utility's current $235,000,000 Several minority, stockholders expressed hostility to the government's expansion and improvement program. ' attitude on prices, patents and other matters along lines similar to ; Located on the Delaware River, in southeast Philadelphia, Southopposition presented at the meeting of American Bemberg. stock¬ wark's presently-installed two generating units have an aggregate holders on May ll. The OAP representatives assured the stockholders ^ capacity of 338,000 kilowatts, enough to supply the electric needs of 7v{7 that their proposals would receive consideration by the board. / 1,000,000 homes. -The plant is designed to permit the use of either ^7 J. E. Bassill, President of both corporations, on May 6 announced vi coal or oil to develop steam to drive the generators. Using coal only, that the directors of the two companies and representatives of the 3,700 tons are consumed daiiy to produce a required 3,600,000 pounds Office of Alien Property Custodian have retained the engineering firm of steam an hour/or 86,000,000 pounds a* day, of Sanderson & Pcrter of New York to conduct an engineering Southwark is the company's fifth major steam generating station survey " of the companies. •*, v-'V^ 4 to be located on the Delaware . River, where access to water in un- • The survey is a necessary preliminary for a prospectus in connec¬ limited supply, and to coal, by both rail and barge, are Important 7/ tion with the forthcoming sale of the shares held by the government, v considerationsT7^7;>.-V'r*'!7,7:.rt:'7.-7:;7;f;:ii77:!(^777;s7-" 77;,:7*v7:777Mr. Bassill pointed out.—V. 167, p. 1925, *;;; The seven major" steam . , >:■ ^generating stations of the company,, plus y * 7; ! its highly-important Conowingo hydro-electric plant on the Susque- 7 hanna River: serve more than 850,000 customers Northern States Power Co. (Del.) and a population 1,032 ,000 ; Rayon Corp.—Gov't to Sell Stock— hopes to American 12. •" ■/■'■ ."V - further 5,442 ,000 1,024,000 minority North -May 6,522 ,000 5,460,000 charge$^^I*i^-*i.Ek^ government Property, told of 9,484, ,000 • American company and in the American Bemberg Corp. Malcolm S. Mason of the Office of Alien - 10,199 000 , •; and ar.d transaction and Southport, Conn,, $1,729,036 res. of 167, The 22,280, 000 1— — other dividends N. Y.f & Co., Ry.—Earnings— appropriations. Balance '*19,036, 000 12,816,000 - income) Federal income taxes Interest on indebtedness Preferred gas 25,934,000 22,656,000 7,058,000 than Federal the to securities or terms _ 1948—Month—1947 appropriations $100,766,000 $92,050, 000 — (other their Structural manufacture , miscellaneous sources.— Total earnings (net) income North ■ the in $12,033,719 revenues funded on Net $98,716,000 $90,605,000 856,000 836,000 1,088,000 } 484,000 106,000 125,000 * American had .undergone., many authorization*".,, ' Noyes Southern Bus Income Sinking 9,720,000 403,000 income the ing RR.—Amoskeag Co. stock such capital:stock, York, this of opery income ry. < Miscell. operating amendment issue on maturity." debt forthcoming An a Kidd, partner in the investment banking firm of Stein Baltimore, Md., has been elected Chairman of the Other income 1946 9,142,000 —* of engaged Operating expenses Net sub¬ a $80,560,000 $72,583,000 i 8,611,000 7,987,000 - part a „ show New Hemphill, of Committee $987,904 1947 Income from other operating sources Total of Railway oper. income„ Equip, rents (net) iCr). 36,102 * Income form . f unearned-by of desirable in working * Period End. Mar. 31—v, 'PRO FORMA CONSOL. J INCOME ACCOUNT FOR CALENDAR YEARS v formulation the in the New York Stock Exchange, has been Jt, fac, rents (since April 30, 1947 $84,536 will : The ICC on April 29 authorized the company to assume obligation $14,457,416 $41,994,802 $40,752,739 A and liability, as guarantor, in respect of not exceeding $9,600,000 Railway oper. expenses 9,590,946 8,842,135 30,220,337 26,235,252 equipment trust certificates, series T, to be issued by the Glrard Truss Co.,. as trustee, and sold at 99.3899 and accrued dividends in con¬ Net ry, oper. revs * $2,442,773 $5,615,281 $11,774,465 $14,517,487 ^ nection with the procurement of certain equipment.—Y. 167, P. 2034. Railway tax accruals—1,808,299 2,961,937 7,288,749 8,087,880 y 367,467 public and management owned under , Boyce, Railway 3,345,693 < divids. accruing in eight months charged income statement consolidated part its . Norfolk & Western t $4,737,166 X- : and is ' 445,195 eight months Veneer common - willfbevused for general lunds.—V. 166, p. 2563, 802,513 Svstem property sold or abandoned Divids. declared on pfd. stocks of subs, held the it to director of Norfolk 494,890 .— on in excess of meeting . 88,841 accruing in eight months— of subsidiaries,—— net income & Executive 181,043 I— expenses dividends of subs, (Minority interst in for pian Emerson, Newton Bros. 3,574,974 ——u-x———■«..„ electric plant adjust, accts. & $15,145 of of Preferred • $10,324,622 interest ■ .Amortiz, active an other steps it may deem New Chairman of the Executive C. income other funded, .debt,-**. debt the wholly Plywood, Inc., of Hancock, Vt. Plywood companies will be continued . Willard 1,500,844 operating and Interest Vermont devised i $8,823,778 income t■■■: Co., Owens-Illinois subsidiary, building materials.—V, 167, p. 156. present "The are refunding or Norfolk Southern Ry.—Emerson a Director— 6,647,614 operating income adopt, alter »r limitations.—V. to certain Co.—Acquisitions— Products 641. p. members of Net take or , 4,710,653 (prov. for retire, and wear and tear of property)... Taxes, other than Federal income taxes..... plans some payment p. 2033. 5,109,255 Deprec. » 159, 9,626,713 gas__ within company company has announced the acquisition of all Blair Veneer Co. of North Troy, Vt. and its present ganization, the preferred is entitled to elect that, number of directors for five years.from th§ date of reorganization,.gept,.18r 1947.—V, 167, revenue__Z----_-_-^-_-^_l__^-v.-v $65,977,944 Operating expenses, other than the following-28,492,529 } its r 7 Total gross operating j the ■ consummation since authority directors the of . for of April 30, 1947 shows: as grant Boyce, President, stated that with favorable conditions now existing in the oil industry, the company expects to do as well in tne Frederic C. Dumaine, Chairman second quarter as in the'lirst when net income was $479,675 compared of Amoskeag Co., an investment company, states that his firm and a group of individuals have % with $73,942 last.year.—V. 167, p. 1048,i'vf. acquired a majority of the 390,000 shares of new 5% preferred stock of the New Haven which carries voting power. ."Most of, this stock Patchogue Electric Light Co.—Financing Approved— has been acquired in the open market, 1 A ; The company would be authorized to issue $350,000 of first mort¬ y Under the reorganization plan of the road, 453,000 shares of new gage bonds .under a financing plan which has been announced by 5% preferred will be issued in exchange for former securities if the : the New York P. S. Commission. The company had asked for authority exchange of the latter is completed.. ;,7.>77 7:' ■.7l77:7,:t%7'; 77*77:77 to issue $550,000 of bonds and approval of a plan for reclassification This total Includes 63,000 shares issuable to, Irving Trust Co., ; ol it$ capital stock. :;r:' : f,trustee of the old secured 6s of 1940, It is not yet clear whether The opinion of Milo R. Maltbie, Chairman, which the Commission ■these shares carry voting power. ,JZ ,7.77 !:7'7:'77A7'77 approved, was that $250,000 would be sufficient for the company'* With a majority of 390,000 shares, stated, Mr, Dumaine, this group construction program to the end of 1749 and $100,000 war, allowed will be able to elect H of the 16 directors when the reorganized road 7; for the retirement of loans made in 3947. The merits of the plan holds its iirrt stockholder meeting. Under the terms of the reor¬ lor stock jeclassification would require further investigation, the according to pending. ; subsidiaries, gas petitions states: committee Unless for Group Owns Majority of 5% New Haven Preferred— quarter. larger other several to by-laws of The no England Electric System was higher for the first than consolidated net income. Rate increases haye quarter of this year the 1951. New York New Haven & Hartford months three first the in provide satisfactory a —V. stated that earnings of the transportation subsidiary and subsidiaries had been particularly hard hit so that corporate income Mr. and that so expected May 20 will vote on amendingpreferred stock, irrespective the 1696. subsidiary, ' out also He the gas net year be can rivers the in time results to factorily concluded to plan of reorganization the system hydro was 150,000,000 kilowatt hours less than in the 1947 quarter and this deficiency as well as the additional kilowatt hours required to meet increased demands had to be made up by increased generation at steam-electric plants and additional purchases, which involved greater expense. He stated that water » stock cumulative 7% , electricity generated in pointed out that the plants in the 1948 quarter of the 12 v ■ important Moore May on holders, of of holders mortgage i of prior to its possible that Panhandle Producing & Refining Co.—Stockholders the holders of said mortgage debt would foreclose on the property ;y Eliminate Their Preemptive Rights to Stock Issues— and the interests of the preferred stock would be seriously jeopardized. "This committee intends to appear at the proceedings The stockholders on May 11 voted to eliminate preemptive rights before the to stockholders with respect to all issues of common-stock or securi¬ New York Public Service Commission in connection with the restate¬ ties convertible into common stock when issued for cash. ment of its plant account and as soon as this matter has been satis¬ ' factors contributing to the reduction in net income, were higher wages and fuel costs and increased costs of operating the transportation system in Rhode Island, Mr. Moore said. Mr. the announcement, matures maturity Electric to the a quarter its debt in the in con¬ costs share on New England of 1948 as compared according to Irwin L. Moore, President. earnings of common $1,631,035 t$2,811,757 —$0.24 t$0.41 outstanding shares in the of conditions water made was for committee give special Owens-Illinois Glass formation of a protec¬ preferred stock. Russell Van Horn of Philadelphia is Chairman of the committee which also includes W. Frederick Spence and Milton F. Lewis. M. G. Coyne is Secretary, and Sullivan, Donovan and Heenehan are Counsel. taxes__,.__>.— share__!— common per on and charges for consummation Poor ; after Announcement tive 1947 1948 the p. This (& Subs.)—Earnings— Electric System to as asked be repeal New Rochelle Water Co.—Protective Committee— Quarters Ended March 31— so series, or voting rights similar to those now held by the holders of the 4% preferred stock, in the event of four full quar¬ ter-yearly dividend deiaults on such stock. The stockholders also . .. charter class 2,047 ,000 , , . Balance Earnings before per •Based Plan common actual on of been in NUMBER common OF ' System ehares ouwtanding and ; in New shareholders adjusted to reflect which became effective New all of process No n U. held System of share holder shareholders BALANCE Treasury of less and aggregate 1947, the bad savings Union than 8% cf five of much as owned as the the w! debt i DEC. 31, In receivable, SJ 982,576, at on / accrued ? i 1 Interest, hand, $11,- $653,600; $5,989,032; accrued Federal income taxes), $5,- provisions for $982,397; accrued w by tti the public, tirements ■ casualty and $177,081; wear reserves iilVSX and payrolls and other street railway tickets idends payable by subsidiaries reserves for ex- out- on shares held (provisions for re$89,341,106- insurance and deferred maikenmme depreciation tear $972,998; of property), reserves for" kwh. for company as compared an the week with ended 51,939,000 May 8, 1948, kwh. for the * of Products Co., Denver, covering ($1 100,000 par) 10 filed shares ($io stock. common a par) The of Colo.---Registers With registration statement with the SEC preferred stock and 20,000 shares stock will be offered, without under- - in units of 10 shares of preferred and two of common, at unit. Proceeds will be used to build, furnish and tool a factory and apply close to $500,000 to working capital. Company is a manufacturer of Tampons. f 1 v ,, The directors have called for , :' redemption the remaining outstanding $232,000 of 5% convertible debentures due April, 1, 1955 for payment on June 15, 1948. In the period since V-J Day, the company will retired have the entire issue of of 450,235 RESULTS Net Earnings —V. FOR 10 MONTHS ENDED MARCH per common 167, p. 944. , , ;,7,yr; $133,901,500; , , for capital surplus dividends), of New England Electric System (not $11,139,427; consolidated earned surplus (Since April 30, 1947), $987,904; total, $463,463,558.—V. 167 p 549 * Manufacturers Trust Co., New York, stocks. : the company and its subsidiaries for the 1, or 141,210,000 kwh., an increase corresponding week of 1947* company and its, subsidiaries for the of 1948 the the amounted to 139,669,000 6.5%; over the corresponding 7. - kwh.; an increase week of last year. 1 ;■■:. output of the operating companies week ended May 8, 1948, totaled served -7 ;• ,7 *>■ ' 7 ' this by 240,780,000 witlt 218,476,000 kwh. for the corresponding increase of 10.2%.—V. 167, p. 2035. . Gross from Net from Net • ry. railway___I 7 $202,586 failwayTl—— ! • 68,386 oper. from from Net ry. —V. $1.92 income 41,392 7 1— From Jan. Gross ; . company kwh., as com¬ last week year, • > railway ,670,799 225,184 income 126,358 167/ p. 1591. /:7'7:7 $191,315 7 66,517 v 1946 1945. $148,613 t.: 79,576 7'-.r ,/f: railway______ oper, " " * , 0 $121,244 21,912 13,082 30,447 25,003 7' -;;'.;.;7''7;,7;'-'77.;':;.7;:7'" V 566,537 , s 7 219,529 .U 174,928 . 426,509 348,955 117,452 89,518 .VW-■■■'■ _ 7 85,962 64,968 ;: 7 7'.: Pittsburgh Forgings Co.^—Transfer Agent & Registrar »V : N. Y., has been appointed transfer agent for the preferred and common this Pittsburg & Shawmut RIL—Earnings-— s-7 March— ' 1948 -7;7 1947 7 : 7 ; v"7 7 Oceanic Trading Co., Inc.—Transfer Agent-<The of 7.6%,' over ! r available for pared $865,436 - May 8,501,000 kwli., 167. p. 1926. Net 31, 1948 Share__7___7„_i__;__J__"_*_l_ ended Electric " earnings which was originally $1,000,000. The company has no bank earnings after taxes output Pionecjr Service & Engineering Co.—Weekly Output— of in the amount of After this redemption, the capitalization will consist solely shares of common stock. : :;7 -7v;7 outstanding borrowings. out 2,255 square miles. epded May 8, 1948,-amounted to 9.960,000 kwh., or The electric output an V** service area of a —V. , Oak Mfg. Co.—To Redeem Debentures— in ^ per. . 3,000,000 people The; electric writing, $100 than Weekly ^Output increased '7.6%—' 7, v .<? week The company on May (gas), advances^ for extensions and $111,934 other deferred credits, $515 845: 'i bsidiaries held by the public, $34,053,492; common share ®aPjtai,°' New England Electric System (par value $20 per share), more " increase Of 9.3%.r—V, .167, p.,2034. SEC— ,. y sub®idlary a8,ainsfc elec^ic plant adjustments ac! count, $125,000, accounts payable deferred, $164,885; unamortized premiums (less expenses) on funded debt, $2,204,618; contributions and ( Nuera cost,. $1,228,000; Payable, Sff$^In1^0:o,rS^rS',deposltlf. and 56,769,000 this week In- .LIABILmEE—Funded debt held by the public, $161,291,900; notes .01 System,, under loan agreements, due in 1948, $1,000,000; serial note of subsidiary, due Dec. 1, 1948, $100,000; notes of subsidiaries : of corresponding week last year, $9,437,751: banks and C, output intangible assets, progress, notes—series 1947 inventories, ^ exPenses deferred charges, $491,450; cash funds and other restricted deposits, $589,604; unamortized discounts and expenses, $1,246,189; total, $463,463,558. - Electric t totaled SHEET orders interest , ^Weekly Output— 1% shares, 162 , and . largest 10% ^fa8ury obliSations, at cost $246,000; accounts receivable 6aJ®s (after reserves for doubtful accounts of $168,450), $9,720accounts tc?a '* . and Hydro-Electric next & e9uiPment, Including work the than the less were ase,;uritles' $12,424,079; cash in 6. states International liquidation) an all construction if , 30, 31, 1947, the outstanding System were held by 39,754 the of countries. other holdings of #xi??ET^'Property' pIant $404,261,653; 023,798, situation April Dec. Electric one Electric held CONSOLIDATED : but foreign record shares. average the $148 ■ - England in England of $9,880 000 $1.35 , results several (now of of $9,040,000 periods. located in system_r._i SHAREHOLDERS—At shares addition m of share_____ Simplification, effect for all shareholders , dividends ■ The Chemical Bank & Trust Co., New York, N. Y., has been appointed New York transfer agent and the Bankers Trust Co., New York, N. Y., as registrar for the $1 par value capital stock.—V. 166, p. 2314. 7 7,-r •- • 7 • 'sr r**> 'V i '■' ■ ■ • V«:. & t» j ■ i'' • 1 *' •• ■/ ' ''•' '.Vvl •<■ £'/• 1 t? i ; Volume 167 COMMERCIAL Number '4699 & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE fiV.V, 1*mm ' Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RR.—Earnings— , i Net revenues $3,546,346 oper,^ expenses 2,917,148 oper. fr. rev. oper. ry; •Railway tax accruals Equip. & jt,- fac. rents/ $2,821,969 $10,030,640 " 2,554,607/; 8,585,980 r~ $629,198 >'/' $267,362 624,663, ■•'''■"* 448,059 * cumulative 1-948—3 Mos.—1947/ 1948—Month—1947 Period End. Mar. 31—- Railway Railway The usaal-qUarterly r ; holders $8,367/21$ .. .7,535,934 In announcing the $1,910,136 $437,883 $761,871 income- ry, oper. Other income 15,207 12,141 .58,692 $777,078 $450,024 $1,288,133 $1,968,828 1 49,594 •/", Total . income —. "//I/. Miscel.- deductions Total fixed 224,034 // 466,777 10,289 92,594 3,437 ,v FOR 2 3,420 charges.— Period End. Feb. 29— 235,537 10,413 Maintenance Prov. • $1,091,777 $1,491,762 $549,607;.;; $354,010 343,639 taxes 167, p. 1475. Federal « 215,786 :. » ; 920,428 -' / . Net from Net ry. income— oper. From Jan. 1947 1946 1945 $390,720 1948—2 Mos —1947 Net from ry. 320,580 114,128 "8,438 Int. & Net 616,686 376,471 434,052 income../ 167, • ~ "2,105 / 635,322 ACCOUNT FOR CALENDAR ' The . £./.£'.iV, '.:£V v'. •;/' 1946 1947 ;/ SEC $11,059,719. ftoy altiei'j/——-——— Operating expenses stock V' 1,507,271 r; -!_ 1,617,753 597,949 general. expenses./!.././.. 771,383 Administrative and wells Surrendered leases v. Amortization of 467,103 investment $8,249,913 Gross $7,562,563 365,440 2,226,396 $2,249,638 Net ry. 51,207,000 $5,312,925 $6,023,518 Public Service and Jr., has behalf on sell'such stock has - been 1,0.19,912 $2.01/ /The over-- • stock of shares 7,460 the the following /• '•/ ' ; Aggregate Philadelphia//-^ // Other /President th6 to to and certain $1,107,883 636,491 / current.. Assets--.—— the of stock to is to price set .forth be held purchase-any artd -Other investments afid equipment—if, of tangible net ry, 173,394 'Deferred.charges The 13,422,935 I 1 ' ■ 1948 income._ '1947 - 1946 1 1945 ~ " | . $319,603 93,891 35,629 105,886 26,045 112,481 | 41,015 *17,259 24,423 1 1,066,417 976,664 261,816 853,241 911.50fl 225.053 170,471 340,908 64,219 96,859 47,190 81,387 $311,478 1 * -- 1— . . ; , I I I - , Period End. Mar. 31— revenues expenses. and county $5,949,715 $4,645,495 $15,632,759 $12,757,990- 3,311,399 / City 2,857,637 taxes.. /- :'V 804,515 • f all operates over • - 82,646 260,570 527,144 1,897,704 ?i Other Federal /-V taxes not. 167,598 156,485 $3,779,735 95,622 $3,875,357 •■ .income / . . properties of in Non-operating $1,087,087 Deauct. its• -and President of Food Fair I . —V. are-the. voting-trustees -X the of from inc. ■' \ .' 50.'.-' p. . , from Net ry. 27,997 47,489 82,843 $882,352 $3,154,982 $2,524,322 245,603 503,819 $636,719 $2,651,163 736,377 Net ry. * >- . • 767," - *17,865 *104,595 *79,780 19,692 *51,850 p. 1698. Seaboard Air Line ( " V • 621,316 744,354 *66.230 649,400 3,800 *21,422 *162,563 Z'204,481 * *266,275 oper. Deficit.—V*. . 1945 $203,370- *50,668 2.957 -.i - ////!//.; z " 1946 $188,089 *90,677 , income 1947 $295,739 railway—. /830,616 railway.: / 11,997 income " *225,662 from Net $1,786,445. RR.—Earnings— . "$286,789 railway.. oper. / 1948 railway—'!. " from Gross pvQ / C.? ■ • $2,441,97» - I From Jan. 1— : Hands—; | • 595,433 767,864 $3,107,493 il63,307 ' / from Net - „ /. 16,364. • 1698, March— stock.—: company's 712,732 $854,355 $l,l62,6v2 gross 167, p, Gross Inc.;- Stores, -x;: above.—V. J67, 122,588 $3,037,412 t - San Antonio Uvalde & Gulf * Baumgartner. Downing & Co.* Baltimore; and Jenks, Kirkland & Co., Philadelphia. Messrs./ and Kendall constilute an executive comniittee of Corp. income.. - • /Net. income Laurence T. Howell, President of W/; Hogeland, Vice-President • of Kendall,, trustee in the reorganization; Friedland, 285,021 $1,309,745 - $1,326,169 Harold A. $2,914,824^ Phila-r / • : includes Co.; 453,424 487,393 ■ $1,565,003 ' $1,021,582 45,505 /• 29,764 - fOrth above/ set established > /> - 251,245 1,354^87 ; the business a 7,763,611: .- , 100,700 income 9/207,357 •, •' • - taxes" Federal -1 ,1943—3 Mos.—194.7 ' 1948—Month—1947 oper. and. as May on 12 approved V 1 "* <4 f v *■ J \ "• f - '1 1" Royal Typewriter Co.; a $22,346,212 $17,742,992 1 J. Hart, on.' May '; " ' - RR.—Earnings— V.-Vv/ > to of shares reduce Total the; Net stock common became Period End. March 31— - oper. ry. " •"•' ;v > ' • , v ' ' . \ ■ •;••••' *■ ■ ' ! Vice-President Balance charge inc. of Balance ,t ^ of if inc. 3,157,480 1,196,265 3,790,425 3,235,409' 2,734,704 2,206,519 1,128,169 . after sinking funds andt maximum permis. cap. fund chgs. of 3,620,219 845,035 1,485,888 / Inc, // all charges ■ in / of 1,156,864 1,428,011 income "Balance 1948—3 Mos.—1947 1948—Mdnth—1947 $12,658,576 $11,343,797 $35,523,253 $32,710,683 revs.—. income.^. oper. ry. Total Inc.-r^ew/V^-iPr€iii^t 3, production. ;• * • proposal a if made against inc. are sinking funds and 1,413,710 980,230 1,802,522 1,335,151 minimum * d. B. Mr/ Hart succeeded $659,439. Accrued taxes and expenses./.—______________ 263,088 $782,667 129,215 Provision for Federal income tax. 576,445 370,000 (trade).— Accounts payable :— Notes pay. due monthly out of future production 45,583 Long-term, indebtedness//—/—_-_/_: —_/ 5,298,578 ReseiYe for self insuiance/—92,270 681,387 _r._—_ 5,250,000 9,550,674 -—-— Dr71,252 U/50,331 all 91,774 — p. 946. $22,346,212 $17,742/992 ; been ' * tc - elected * _ after machine 41 ' •' , years sales Vice-President r ' / Factory Manager, retire standard ; charge -' , March on of of sales for- •'4 Segal Lock & Hardware Co., Inc.—Common Stock¬ holders Offered Rights to Buy New Debentures— — » y Common of Portland Gas A Coke Co.—-Defers Divs.—Bank Loan— V Action' ' ferred on Feb. 1948. 2, been has months ago on 1 "quarterly dividends on the 7% and 6'/* pre-' deferred. Similar action was taken three the May on stocks . the payments which ordinarily would have been made This brings unpaid dividends as of May 1 to $62.76 to $53.79 on the 6% preferred stock/ preferred stock received $7 per share and the $6 per share. The company reported that the omissions were due largely to high oil costs of the last year, • On May 6, the Securities and Exchange Commission authorized the company to borrow $2,000,000 from the Mellon National Bank & Trust Go., Pittsburgh, Pa., on two 4%; promissory notes payable in one year/ the cm Last •' 6% preferred stock and I'/o fied petroleum gas.—V.-164, p. 3335. ' retiring ; the Inc., Segal date issuance. of proceeds The are to be used for general construction r Net from Net cor- and to provide, in part, funds required to complete work.—See also.y/;J67j/P; 946. **" - • » , ry. Gross mittee Formed— A' commirtee pending has . been reorganization addressed to ;the All. communications proceedings. The Secretaryr- stockholders Net of members the should Co., with Jaffin,/ B. Johnston, - . Public Service Co. of Indiana, Inc.—Dividend in R. A. Gallagher, President/ on Public Service Co^ record on May T5. is . distributed. June 1 to be Public Service capital "stock of .Indiana Gas At Service I Co.r common; stock win >•> '1 Stk.. April 30 announced the sixth quar-/ terly distribution of capital stock of Indiana Gas & Water Co., Inc.,, to the common shareholders, of Public Service of Indiana, Inc. This, dividend, - which is at the rate of l/20th of. a share of the capital, eftock of Indiana Gas &;Water for each share of common- stock of/ - reduce this "percentage ^Distributions now of l/2Pth of made 1)947 find 'on March 1, a 1948. owns to" shareholders of/ over ,53% of .the • -Water and, on the-basis, of the Public' now . outstanding, to; approximately sbare the June distribution, 44%../ ; ';/• //... of Indiana: Gas <s Water/stock; each Public Service common were on Co. .-' oper. share each quarter during 1945 / 34,660 •'/ *31,785 19,761 66,312 *68,852 / *18,188 1,376,905 1,247,383 *152,022 *30,136 / ' country, and a wholly owned subsidiary, The Norwalk believed to be the oldest hardware manufacturer. Tho is D.) <R. *326,178 *129,221 *206,436 / profit.-' stbek . ■ ' - a (par $3)./ The v-'..v. p • stock'will be offered at $5/ I ' ./ • :• * St. Louis Brownsville & Mexico '- 1948 March- Net , railway™! from -railway—/—. Net ry/oper. income / May would dividend of 15 cents registration ' owned 1948 . . took 5 have 1947 • / *$37,183 no --;/./ action on ■ quarterly the dividend become per share „ . _...—. . was paid.—V, 166, p. 1828. * • ^ - - The 167, 1946 1947 1845 $1,995,222 $1,861,681 $1,545,355 have stock 7317498 421,489 364,670 322.065 : 233,619 1;098.856 291,095 4,451.258 both to holders of On March . made and 5,452,516 the filed with Corp.—Decalres dividend of 25 SEC ' ■ a the (par $1) stock common • declared and 7393) of 656. Manufacturing directors common were $1,965,822 670T060 / (No. shares p. Jan. 30 with-- was - . Dividends— cents per - share on quarterly dividend of $1.25 per„ share on the 5%. cumulative first preferred stock. The common divi¬ dend will toe paid on June 14 and the preferred dividend on Ju^ 1, r w Ry.—Earnings—, 9.-r-V. Shelter the statement covering 80,000 May on the 13, last, paid: Jan. 29, regular record May 24, 1948/ distribution of 25 cents per share was also stock, while in 1947 the following dividends; a common • GrOSff from Safety $36,191 — / • on ordinarily The , May 7 filed . '< - March 31— — directors drawn unit; consisting/of four shares of class A at 50 cents per share; one share of' preferred at $31 per 'share without underwriting./ \ Proceeds will be used for general corporate affairs.—V. 164, p. 1250. "/ also Service Caster & Truck Corp.—Registration Statement Withdrawn— /... /•■/': .'/■ '-// .■//; //- per and ....( •/ Segal wholly years. are ; 167, p. 159?./ 41'2%i preferred 100 Inc., Semler, Inc.—Reports Loss—Omits Dividend Three Months Ended a letter of notification with the SEC fpr 100,000 shares of ..class A stock <par 50 cents) and 25,000 shares v of than payable on or about June 11. A distribution of 5 cents per share was made on March 12, last, and on June 11, Sept. 11 and Dec. 11, 1947, while on March 11, 1947 Ryniker Hat Corp., Elmira, N, Y.—Files With SEC— 'r including purposes corporate ' "*118,836 *87,273 for 1,128,739 64,827 general for end companies date back more Razor Corp. and Segalock Fasteners, subsidiaries.—V. 167, p. 1699. which 5,365 1,482,052 $2,000,000 price of 95 each 100 a . The $450,344 to at debentures -"•t income— .The company on " . ;• Secretary, 117 Liberty Street/ New York 6, N. Y.~V. 163, p. 2298//;// / r -' V-... /. •- -•>-'• - - •/,■/ loans predecessor last and be^ committeei are:/' Harry F. Tate, Frank B. J<rfinston, Robert S. Sloan Schneider; Kimmel & Galpeer as Counsel, and Frank - ry. 1946 $454,037 v- 122,045 • railway— the in 1947 $479,917 of of the Sumter, S. C., plant of Segalock Fast¬ subsidiary.'.// / one of the five largest manufacturers of builders hard¬ •Net *'.• f subscribe to debentures expansion / 1— •Deficit.—V. represent 1948 $603,194 f:/'/■/• from railway T_ from •// 'formed* td Jan. Net r Pratt's Fresh Frozen-Foods, Inc.—Stockholders' Com¬ railway^ railway.— oper.- income—_ From ;./://. ;://..////■ ' from fund principal amountLouis Segal, President, a the in Lock Earnings— / '//// -•;///'' March— Gross rights sinking $100 Net loss porate purposes ,,, is ware - from bank possible eners, ; g Rutland RR. offered are convertible of of stock; announced May 13. Rights expire May 28, and any unsubscribed debentures will then publicly offered by a banking group headed by Floyd D. Cerf Co., Inc., of Chicago; ' Proceeds from the financing will be used for *• The company on May-7 filed a registration statement with the SEC / covering 15,000 shares <$50 par) 5%% cumulative convertible pre-/; ferred- stock, to be • offered at par. •/ Underwriter, R. S. Dickson & / Co., Charlotte, N. C. -Proceeds will be used to repay note, purchase of additional equipment, erect bulk storage plant near Wilson, N. C., and office buildings and display rooms at Portsmouth, Va., and, Winston-Salem, N. C. Business consists of the distribution of lique¬ the -7S preferred stock basis be Charlotte, N. C.—Registers With SEC year, the shares \ I stockholders 15-year' b% on of p., 1368. against income.... before deductions for sinking funds and capital fund purposes charged against income in December.—V. 167, p. 1699. /\~ be to ended Rulane Gas Co., made are /. •But Sep-/; since fund chgs. cap, l( service. manager in -,/'finge?-Iorm-keys,;exceeds';6kpectations.—y.a X67, 1 ... decided Royal; Typewriters," said Mr. Miller, "in the six March, 1948, are.27.9% over the preceding six months. Sales of all Royal products, both typewriters and • supplies,' are at' all-time peaks/ Public' acceptance of the new Royal portable with * *» "Represented by ^,514^>hares inli94T and 2,314 shares in 1946. tAfterfor depletion and depreciation of $18,683,662 in 1947 and; $17,639,923 in 1946. fAfter reserve for amortization of $1,784,686 in 167,. has ./"Deliveries reserves 1947.and $1/172,140 in 1946.—V. 1946, products. •months ' Total —————-/———: lattev Starrettr, as ; "Production of Royal Typewriters," said Maxwell V. Miller, Presi-. dent, "is the highest, in the 44-year history of the company. Con¬ sequently employment at the Hartfo.rd factory also is at an all-time peak/'" ' / /. -/•/ ' //' / /' ./ //; -.,/•■ v. ■'//■'■'. - the B. tember, 700,823 5,250,000 .6,860,532 interest in subsidiary Capital stock ($5 par value Earned surplus •Treasury stock ytco.st) Minority when 'David 81,217 3,527,090 company—____ 3948, • Cook 10 cents; Dec.-15/25 cents.—V. June 14 and Sept. 13, 167, p. '2035. 12Va cents each;, .//:;-' •• ' Shoe . Corp. of American-April Sales Off 3.47%—/ ' ' From, Jan. ; 1—/ /•' * Grpss frooi' railway Period 5.989,415 railway^.— 7/ 2.196,834 Net ty. oper/ Infcome! — ry. oper 1,141,658 Net from . ;' 4,891.511 1,683^20 786,179 f. 1.657,546 - 2,786.663 797,989 ; , 742,673 End'. The - 1948—Month—1947 April 30— $2,942^97 Sales above..includes subsidiaries.- There sales were of '318 $3,048,779 1948—4 Mos.—1947 $9,526,673 against 316 a year ago.—V. 167, p. 1699. • $8.393,623,, corporation and its whelly-owne<*' retail units operating in April, 1948, the . -V. 167, p. 1592. /1 $348,427 r--- of stockholders xi Henry - 4,459,044 $383 S40 State, * ^ capital of the corporation by retiring 10.002 owned toy the corporation.—V. 167, p. 1927. 185,94a 29,672 40,363 - 9,314,163 *265,186 ' 38,344 ' 1,222,822 1592. Railway oper. / .Richfield Oil Corp.—Reduction in Capital Approved— /.//_-• ; 22,859,158 4,800,861 2,222,004 oper. Railway The" stbek such Radio-Keith-Orpheum Corp.—Stock Changes 1. ' - 16,081,039 )■// ' — 1 24.504,922 4,029,586 1,777,850 St, Louis Southwestern Ry.—Earnings— / -of Hogeland See Atlas ; 1,637,500 assets subsidiary acquired— "Total 28,516,574 26,615,507 _ -- railway//.; railway./.... income..' from / / above. of and owns Maurice 166f; p.. 1584.7 13,073 1 129,768 32,344 over I ;/•Deficit.^V. 167; p. 1592. / proposes 505,101 14,460 r Melben Oil Co. investment 1,615,114 « / ,' . Jan. Net investment, for shares price per share same taking ' directors Co.; Kirkland N. board V. •«- . 1,637,500 / —' z:—: Reagan Connty Purchasing Co., Inc.—, ^Excess of •1,683,445 railway..railway-..-,. Net Abrams, Jr., acting parties t Warehouse L./Bums Hmyell, / A/rV./ 5,000. 797,543 1,302^143 --//■ / tLeases, development, 896,553 - from Gross of the new organization is Horace W. Wilson, recentlythe; National Association ' of Refrigerated Warehouses. erf Trust Walter Invest, in aliil. cos. not more than 507i> owned'— . 789,854 167, p. . oper. From /• ^-'; '''11.00 other purchaser, at the offer company, board /.Samuel 1946 Xtnide)- Republic Oil Refining: Co..,—./ 1 1 from ry. * . 3,432^92 - Per Share 82,060'* the bid of James S. himself corporation new $$ President <- 31 Marketable V. -S.- securities--/---.———//.'■ 1 T945 •1,081,009 $7,761,113 $10,041,003 Price /' York_____^._/__$126,820 accepted of delphia for 45 years. Girard $2,298,709 1946 1,890,535 ^ railway/^ 1947 $8,660,246 1,662,433 • i railwayincome.:_ from response' bid: 1948 .• 1— March—• Net common In outstanding. received 1475, predecessor •/■;/; /.The ———v. " $2,457,567 ONLY $9,306,459 - oper. Net the plan, Public Service has all of its holdings of secu¬ . $2,105,239' 1947 $2,071,229 65,298 St. Louis-San Francisco & Texas Ry,.—Earnings— Gross May 1; this corporation emerged for Federal court reorganization ^proceedings as a new corporation operating four cold storage plants, including two of the largest in the City of Philadelphia, Pa., brine ' refrigerating services and a wholesale ice business. ' '//.//a: /Terminal • ; which Quaker; City^Cold Storage Co., Inc., Philadelphia, Pa.' —Emerges from Bankruptcy—. v -• $342,936 DEC. $986,922 COMPANY $1,594,767 167; p. ; / $0.33 EALANCE SHEET, Notes and at^ounts leceivablC New that' the states intends $0.65 $0.65 v'"//-v: '-;</^/.: ////::^/^ hanks— of such Service Management'Co., -$681,071 $1,669,961 / • $681,071 • to v./'/:/-;:/*A- proceedings/. George " from OF r charges and Federal CONSOLIDATED . ASSETS--' ./..:// • 11.66 V. • $1.60 $2,522,865 $912,942, , On . . ;..•'/ reorganization Bauin, Los Angeles, Calif._".j./_. / 111,900 / Heine,' New -York—Z/XJ-—:-S-' 82,507 L. purchaser 66,550 >$4.01 $2,095,611 24,382 " income—.: oper. ry. V following .../ ; to "282,220 . /: to the respect - • - — : ■' railway- from Net 15.00 for 13,359" •v CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS FOR QUARTERS ENDED MARCH 31 *''y' " ; J / 194^ ~ 1947 1946' —z of .:/''"'/ '/'/ by Public Service at the t share of Public :/ '/■ •:///-. ,■•//,. /■ held 'V-;; ■;/. per order with an purchase of 177,476 Accrued;; /--/■ income taxes' 4,394 for^ railway. From Jan. $17.00 CrJL.043: •; ////♦After • deducting v $87,*780 prior years': Federal income tax Net profit citer 86.48% invitation, 3,712,800 $1,001,096 12,174 ' net over . — $917,336 income. '* from from Gross consisting he ZZ/LZzi!/;--1—ll—1*." $4,197,420 <r.et>/.—1,034,4y0 paid Co., that ^ dividends the for Gas 388,926 V'T2^46 tangible afsets of subsidiary acquired 576,445 Provision for Federal ir.come tax__ J 120,558 }Set profit/applicabieJto minority jinte^st-//.//,-; Net; profit v ._•./ bids 607,604 49,804 . charges March—" of Public Service's interests in its gas utili -335,932, ;■•/ 73,249. ,././,lCr6,762 _z of excess ...$ Inventories $1,572,440 ' plan a 107.784 296,284 ■ Disposal of fixed assets filed 147.836 /• Non-producing in 371,568 issued disposition representing Integrity /,>; 78,869 430,385 ~ Interest * Cash $7,190,994 561,362 378,928 27 has 4,251,241 $7,085,873 $23,718,423 $20,642,133 959,834 1,934,436 2,393,285 41,262 161,175 ' 129,580 867,532 " available ; fixed 2,943,000 Max 668,134 98,251 Depletion, intangible development costs—...^.. Depreciation. —-r /— -—— _— / 2,942,000 $7,688,551 Dwight -C. 424,811 • 584,614 Depletion, leaseholds '■»v/ 2,247,818 , 608,000 ' •,,//.//x/•- ;//■:. Bidder— :/';?■;/ James S. Abrams, 978,357 /> * Balance , 2,844,825 $1,412,101 v. ,1,143,473 Taxes-/_!!!*-/—z__ income— from Net April County such to $7,202,705 / Earnings 640,000 . $1,584,149 $1,325,529 on 1,271,965 ' /< ■'-: Gross* income 10,692,234 1,794,284 income Deducts, 1849/ invited of rities : ~ - $1,704,457 Public. Service publicly inghead gas, - taxes/ income the sale or other $7,109,864 and crude oil products.—..u. $10,959,786 Other income -tj.././—-—i 90,317 :/••/. 83,546 :/ = '• 9,295 Dividends from investments../^. ..—/.^../Zf ; 9,616 ■ 417,989 Ity subsidiary, County Gas Co. Pursuant of crude oil, cas- Gross income from production 4,442,757 12,820,223 2,040,765 2,950,170 Total approved by the-Commission and ordered enforced by the U. S. District' Court for the' District of New Jersey. The plan provided inter alia for' YEARS 4,■606,194 3,672,031 689,393 income Public Service Corp. of New Jersey—Sale of Gas Co. ; 785,856 ' 1,-534,273 $8,031,395 expenses. qper. ry. Other- 1,663,651 ' 3,073,321 deductions transaction: INCOME CONSOLIDATED iv Net oper. •Deficit.—V. 1591. p. Total 9,554,503 120,309-160,339 p. •: 4,377,720 Other expenses— 2,054,644 280,905 ■/15,398 railway..-.-. oper. ' / l,009,656 1,504,437 Plymouth Oil Co.-^Annual Report—; Cash 2,136,742 506,670 •521,014 - income 167, QA.r/ '■ x /// income other ^ 1,438,7691,525,514- 1,346,780 939,971 income -V. / f. misc. 240,650 1,946,606 railway.—" !' "Deficit—V. 1 1,690,017 11,428,541 1,728,748 295,868 ; J n<<) $9,123,803 $28,135,329 $25,832,293. FEBRUARY 1948—-12 MPs.—1947 : 1,997,922 Il<)47 1948—Month $9,854,818 Maintenance ;of equipt/. Transportation expenses 1— Gross from Net Company $5,203,367 $31,803,997- $27,896^16 '233,990 $753;347 *14,779 159,700 ' • ENDED Pei-iod End. Mar. 31— ' 7 Net 153,265 from Net and incomes Gross $538,007 v / 1948 /. railway..— * $688,994 railway—235,491 •/March— * Total ©per. revenues Maintenance of way, & structures A. 329.544 taxes operating Other -Gross Service R. /V / - to .' „• stock, EARNINGS > Pittsburgh & West Virginia Ry.—Earnings— 7, 1 St. Louis-San Franfcisco Ry.— ■Earnings of System— 667,599 v . June ~ common Public of MONTHS 12 $5,910,924- for depreciations. Federal ' °Incl. Fed. inc. 7 V~V, the >''<298,324 v— State/ local income that holders payable '/, . 011 3%r/o- . purchased Other, .operation _/_/.__ * Net ' dividend 1 AND Operating revenues $1,337,727 '/ declared, — • June Power / also was 15. the . EARNINGS Net stock May share on per convertible debentures who convert their debentures after May/1 but prior to May 15 will receive both the May 1 interest payment on their debentures and the June 1 dividend on their common stock. - Cr618,580 02,180,636 Crl,818,672 Cr757,336 preferred record of Gallagher,' President'/stated $831,281 1,361,820 $1,444,660 1,715,160 dividend of 87V2 .cents 10 THE (2138) Shell Union Oil Corp.<& Subs . Quarter Ended March 31— 1M0. 1st mtge. bonds, 3%% FINANCING ' ^'Southern California Edison Co.—Preferred Stock Of¬ "Outstanding L_t$200,000,000 6,200,000 2 Va '/o 10-year serial notes 5%> preferred stock (par $50) 5Vicumul. convertible preferred , .Oand. TO Authorized Monday, May 17, 1948 fered—A banking syndicate headed by The First Boston Corp. and Harris, Hall & Co. (Inc.) on May 12 offered 800,000 shares of preference stock, 4.56% convertible series ($25 par) at $26.25 per share and dividend. series due July ————' 1973 1, BBles, le» dlscounls and allow. 207,774.110 133,025.775 100,149.435 selling and general expenses 152,773,771 109,013,303 79,05b,548 Pro?.' for deprec., depl.,, intang, , .,,, Costs, amort., EFFECT • 1M7 ■■ GIVING CAPITALIZATION, )—Earnings— 19^8 Gross dr«'.-»fend.. COMMERCIAL, & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE t$19,400,000 6,200,000 146,266 6hs. - 125,234 shs. ; ' stock 10,244,8n $50)—1^—J par tCommon stock $4.50)——— (par ! 80,85$ shs! 80,858 shs. 2,021,460 shs. — Other profit Income 41,848,250 credits—, 14,187,916 1,001,482 1,814,155 42,849,732 16,002,071 769,449 775,000 10,648,075 534,572 13,100,000 — and 4,350,000 'The 2,586,000 —• 10,848.075 Dec. X 1947 Total income Prov. for —— ^de^ibCI—!--- on Fed. Income taxes (est.) series series and Electric Income Common for first of quarter.— 20.990,203 shares Earnings outstanding share per tother Income and 10,877,071 credits In sales, gross ' less ■and allowances. Shell for $0.57 discounts " NOTE—Net income V :'; V contained strictions Pipe Line Corp. for the quarter ended authorized the 12 Months Ended Operating with file to the February— IS43 Maintenanc<P!!!!!—!— Provision for depreciation. Provision V for -estimated Profit Other Gross Total ! — income income Federal 306,218 .+.!!—«——-—r———» $1,514,987 will ——„—259,915 267,465 $1,037,511 -i—————————$1,106,867 common share (356,814 shares)-$3.10 and oper. than taxes cellations •*' Net income —~i-— . income— • Total income Net of funded on 167, , 2,986,700 stock — : > 3rt Sladen-Malartic The —-. 1699. Mines Ltd. >Claims to New Unit— ,riew ——! $8,960,029 ! 981,341.8 _?$9.13 outstanding share per p. directors on April would company 4,879 income on common income y-v. $12,038,415 -.$12,043,294 debt——— 96,565 ——- taxes income •Shares tNet for 1,290,000 .——— be approved an to meeting approval of the of on May 10, company, share per the its on such didivend. is the to the contingencies, stock $4.50 par), to BUSINESS—South Carolina Power River It Carolina July Co. Electric the charter is the acquired company which CO;, of control organized was from Columbia Electric and which from time to 1911) all The history of ! cf some ' . thereafter also said Columbia the be which details shareholders have will South under the Augusta-AikenRy; • called the the.sale U. S. wholesale at Naval associations \ , Base and at the electric of production and companies ' shares of the outstanding preferred shares at the of common rate of stock share one for com¬ each Includes sales to the in company the 1925 the of , -UNDERWRITERS—The to unsubscribed stock the and of company the 1934, company scribed of such share for each held, of Carolina ^ Stockholders Is evidenced by p. m. (EST) on May 25. The 5Va% cumulative Aat 3 time up to and including redemption into shares (subject to adjustment per share of common per share). / The company's ferred stock been are made ..ppmmon -stock of ■■ ,• presently on the for of the The preferred second common offering warrants stock full stock which is at the all to the of day to ■<' outstanding the New listing on .convertible York common Stock stock 31, 1928 State by of James ' 100^0 to and ;..v : preferred stock stock a purchase with Commonwealth & Southern Corp. (Del.) whereby the agreed, to purchase from Commonwealth" all of the out¬ standing shares of common stock of South Carolina Power Co. for $10,200,000 in cash, subject to certain adjustments." The sum of $500,000 was paid by the, company to Commonwealth upon the execu¬ company tion of the purchase contract price, hiaking c;inonwealth at the time _ ' approval of the and such, sum $9,700,000 payable of necessary the closing. authorities. will by The be applied on the the company to Comacquisition has had the' PURPOSE—The net proceeds (approximately $12,580,000) from the ; sale of 80,858 shares of convertible preferred stock and the 404,293 shares of common stock, together with the proceeds of the '2%% $6,200 000 10-year serial & 4.33 general corporation purposes. & & Co.__ H. Walker & J. an Lester G. H. Crawford Co., Co., Inc. Inc ! 2,000 A. M. Law Reed & 2,500 i. Co.__: $ Smith Read —V. 167, p. & & 5,500 & Co South Carolina Power Period End. Feb. 29— Gross revenue 4.83% expenses Prov. depreciation, Amortiz. of pit. adjustments 20,000 General Fed. income profits & 140,481 excess Int. on long-term debt! Amort, of Other $152,004 — debt' prem. on deductions 39,637 Crl50 T__— Net —V. income.',—— 167, p. 1476. ,/v $106,111; , " " . $116,757 t FINANC^G OF Authorized- » ( ($108,000,000, { 30,000,000 * ? !J ' ' ) •• Outstadtogf bonds • . [ J 40,000,000 prior, 160,000 shs. $25)___ 160,000 shs. 6,000,000 shs. ?. 1,653,429 shs. 800,000 shs. $25) (par 3,000,000 shs. ,'Y r' ■ 1,653,071 shs. 800,000 shs. — 8,000,000 shs. $250,000,000, but increase any the of that of bonds restrictions stock upon 3,183,091 shs.; its whenever bonded which the. company the indebtedness and stock, conditions 4.48% subsequent be may and issued contained convertible therein. series, is ;? con¬ conversion of to preference stock, 4.48% issue but unissued conversion upon stock, 4.48% stock common of the will the the or of and stock against CONSTRUCTION the for reserved be and scrip the for pref¬ common new to of reimbursement an Gross to will net be"us6d to ; expenditures hcrtofore made for for the construction, completion./ facilities Such program. the treasury use PROGRAM—The stock preference certaia improvement: of its part intends AND of property: and construction > become above sale company acquisition a ISSUE OF from company's also thereafter preference new convertible series, ! extension ; • convert¬ new funds amount at finance in and to finance amounts of the so in part (he reimbursed company. yill The company equal to the amount of the part said construction progrfifm. least property additions and betterments to the company's tangible electric plant for the year ended Dec. 31. 1947, amounted to $53,838,916. It is estimated that the gross additions to plant for the calendar years 1948 and 1949 will be approximately $115,000,000. The (najor ■ additions during such 24 months' petiod are"' expected 'to tte following classifications: ,??: ■!-'! ...? ? '?:!!!!?!?!;-•:! "?!;■■ ! electric generating generating transmission Electric lines General and engaged in ft1 the the business laws of — —.! of ; ... la the -.v! -!•/• $32,000,000 13J)00,000 16,000,000 47,000,000 7,<J(j6,000 — BUSINESS—Company under ..._ substations — ■'HISTORY is an. California generating, operating public July 6, 1909. on . utility It is purchasing, transmitting, distributing and selling electric energy for light, power and heat, to domestic, commercial, industrial, agricultural and municipal customers and other Utilities in the central and southern portions of the State of California. The ^company provides service in: certain portions of the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Kern, Kings,/Tulare, Fresno, Santa Barbara and Yentura. The ; company 364,575 , Cr3,104 $901,536 «•' plants—— plants —__—! Electric distribution lines and substations as agent" of the United States, certain of the electric generating, units located,., at . Hoover-D?di on the Colorado •River. .The company also- transmits electric. energy >from the ' switching station'in Nevada at Hoover Dam. to -its-major substations in the. pta(e. of California, over three transmissions 'lines. The company has operates, \ , and against scrip for common stock. Assuming all of the preference stock now offered are issued, 2,125,380 shares series, authorized the ;Crl,349 $759,777 5,000 —'1— 4O;OO0 C— preference no issue for PURPOSE 665,184 —' COMPLETION (5%, (par amount common reimburse $1,263,006 , Co.——— '!,!/?!.:'!!!V!r ! '' -t'JS'fCxs stock. 797,587 ' 6,406.Vt; J.02,05132,148 'y . _ is authorize into reserved 509,960 , The Wisconsin Dean Witter & Co April 30, 1948, at April 30, 1948 common stock scrip calling for 4/10ths of a share was outstanding, and 1,322,458 shares of authorized but unissued common stock were 190.200 451,842. Weeden & Co., Inc.——— 15,000 White, Weld & Co..— 15,000 15,000 10,UUO ' $25)— (par principal tAssuming proceeds $144,794 -$1,242,417 " stock thereunder duly verted 145,327 30,087 ~ ,. 4,500 4,000 !: Co—: & provides, in substance, that at the date of the indenture of indebtedness which may be represented by bonds 'threunder, under ? 582,298 income Lerchen out¬ standing under the indenture may be correspondingly Increased. The indenture permits the issuance from time to time of additional, bonds . Gross 5,000 . win Watling, 20,000 (cumul.) stock amount shall • 862,315 taxes 4.000 series ible 190,200 taxes,,:— Walker & Co... H. 7 Walston, Hoffman & Good-! ?! :—u.!" stock incorporated 15,850 G. 2,000 (3Vi%)v— 1973 convertible issuable acqui. 15,850 10,000 Securities Corp.—— 20,000 Wagenseller & Durst, Inc.2,500 40,000 series the $7 987.6P0 4,561,663 ^, .2,500 20,000 Union series Hydroelectric 577,436 & Meyer—.— !_!!—!—_ Spencer Trask & Co 4,000 "Indenture 1948—12 Mos.—1947 5,117,371 Frank 5,000 & Webster Securities Corp. 5,000 convertible Steam $8,572,037 2,000 17,500 Stroud & Co., Inc.———' 5,000 ! Sutro & Co.!—.u!—4,500 Co......_ 4.56% ; Co.—Earnings— $823,001 .$707,943 456,810 355,842 57,856 ! 46,130 10,000 Co—T & 4.48% ?;!■•::'"' y 1948—Month—1947 J — Operating for /!?;/■;; 2,000 Company..! . 3.09 1.24 & Brothers & Stone 4,500 participating) aggregate fj 0.99 • 15,000 Co.—5,500 Smithers & Co— S. Stern, Company...— preferred cumul., 1.24 1.24 Hutzler.. & & William R. Staats Co Stern 2,000 1.24 0.99 : • 20,000 refunding mortgage Series of 3s, due 1905 Series of 3148, due 1964 Original 1.24 Inc.. . F. ; Cumulative preferred stock (par $25) ! 4.32% series —— 1.24 Co., Inc.—.i—— Simons, 2035, Shields _ 3.09 ■ 15,000 & Weeks..— 10.000 Series A, due 1.85 • 2,000 2,000 Sons Inc.. Rollins H. 10,000 Gardner^.... & Schwabacher 5,000 and shares of 1.24 ? pressprich & Co.^^; -Salomon Bros. 2,500 10,000 —_ 5,500 First 0.74 •——"?•'1.24 — E. 2,500 of 1.24 ... Co.—.— Co Frank S. Frost, & Reinholdt « 4.33 0.62 10,000 R. W. Putnam & Co....-^.^.^.- CAPITALIZATION UPON plus 1.24 —.—— Kinloch, Huger & Co Curtis , 4,500 . 1.98 • & 4,000 Co........!__—. & 2.47 - 5,500 4,500 Jackson Webber, . 4.33 ;——-—...—_.,!1.24 California of 5,000 Co Irving Lundborg & Co.— 4.33 Pringie & Co.^.^jj^i.i..!!!!—_:',!1.84 Chace, Whiteside, Warren & Sears, Inc..-.-——. 1.24 2,000 4,000 Paine, St. 3.03 Co. 4,000 Co <fc Pacific Northwest Co.. — for v Newton 10,000 Securities Corp._ The Illinois erence ; M. Inc.—— Burr, Hutton F. E. 4.33 4.33 Maynard H. Murch & Co.. E. 10,000 J. J. B. Hilliard & Son— 4.33 ' Co. and 5,000 4,500 Co.__^_ 40,000 <fc a— California 4.33 H. Conner 2,500 Co._„.__ Shuman, Agnew & Co.——!• 4,500 4.33 i^.!12.47 Stifel, Nicplaus & Co., Inc.i.—. 1.9T. James Milwaukee Chas. W. 8cranton & Co.__ 4.33 r Folger, No'.an Inc.— - Revel Miller & Co... Inc.—w— 20,000 & Co.— 4.33 • the purchase contract. (2) $1,680,000 thereof is to be used to provide funds for, the'retire-mept of ai'like principal amount of notes of the' Power Company , *.*<3) The balance ofr such net proceeds will be added to the cash Minds of the company fo* use for Co., Collins & 4,33 ?; ... •■ notes, are to be applied as follows: (1) $9,700,000 to provide funds for the payment of the balance of the purchase price payable to Commonwealth & Southern the time of the Corp. at closing in connection with the acquisition of the out¬ standing shares, of common stock of the Power Company and $500,000 thereof is to be used to provide funds for the repayment of the temporary bank loan made to the company in connection with the •initial* payment.to Commonwealth at the time of entering into 4.33 Co. A. Evans & Co., Inc.— ^ ? 3.09 Johnson, Lane, Space and Co., Iric—..—: *3.03 Winslow, Douglas & McEvoy....—.—3.09 pre¬ • Application ^of the shares bf how' dffer^d. company entered into contract & Hill Richards , unsub- —.—4.33 — Inc.__ Co. Morgan Stanley 100.0 and th© , No. of shrs. & 2,500 2,500 Eichler tCommon Robinson-Humphrey Co.... Schoellkopf, Hutton & Pomeroy, Inc.^._—— Shields & Company : G. !;/ // 5% Co Marks and •; The Total $159,402, so purchased Mitchum, Tully & Co..' Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc. t / $8,335,530 on© Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Feni! ner & Beane_^._!^_^_„ 20,000 Hayden, Stone <fc Co.—10,000 «'• South Island, V Clement Exchange. such.-'Exchange preferred '• "• : . ACQUISITION OF COMMON STOCK OF SOUTH CAROLINA POWER CO.—Under date of Oct. 28, 1947 the 'purchase ' conversion price certain contingencies) of $7.14-2/7 (taking the convertible preferred stock at & M. The at prior . .. Estabrook to be •>" • Corp.. 2,000 Glore, Forgan ft Co.— 20,000 Goldman, Sachs & Co 20,000 common Laurence underwriters 2,000 Hornblower & i Amount Equitable Securities Corp.-———.—..———— expire several preference stock 2,500 . common will convertible business ./ ^listed and Co. of under stock $50 has Power subscription convertible - any notes, the new The First Cleveland two South of series 4,500 First ... stock 4.48 % Equitable - common con¬ Eastman, Dillon & Co.— 15,000 Elworthy & Co.!^_ 4,500 stock to be purchased by each, as follows: and for the new common at the rate of •• shares held., !'" .!■•!!!•. •'!••! !! ,';•• . f/o of Unsubscribed Stock ?'!?!!! The offering is !.!/'!! conditioned upon the sale Common Preferred by the company, of all of-such shares not subscribed for by the holders of Kidder, Peabody & Uo~.: 19.85% the subscriptions —18.75% warrants, to the issue and sale Eastman, Dillon & Co by the company of $6,200,000 of 6.43 6.43 its >2V&% 10-year serial notes, and to Hornblower & Weeks the purchase by the 6.43 6.43 > to company, prior? or simultaneously with the issuance of the Wertheim & Co.. —w—' 6.43 ' ; 6,43 convertible preferred stock, common stock and 2%% .White, ■ Weld & y■ -■ 6.43 10-year serial 6.43 one » 0.8386 + to the 14ths so (assuming all the conversion 2,000 principal underwriters of unsubscribed series stock *!•!-'•' C. Drexel the. portions of the 80,858 shares of convertible preferred the 404,293 shares of common stock being offered by initially to the holders of its outstanding common stock percentage of names Crowell, Weedon & Co._^— Henry Dahlberg & Co.!!!! Davies & Mejia_„ Davis, Skaggs & Co two amounting the of of Maxwell, Marshall & Co.__ Julien . of names 4.48% adjusted share outstanding rate issued) are been each the preference hereby have for of now McAndrew Coffin certain Total Company subject certain 20,000 Clark, Dodge & Co. back dates for 80,000 Blyth ';60.3\fT.$6,383,707 * 76.6 9.7 1 696,745 -'' 8.4 f 255,016 15.0 $8,589,6^2 Power facility charge of $45,443, and ten! will stock Hall & Co., Inc.—_ Preference ——.1—li Totals * subscribe may Amount • >'''839,3f4 Transportation?! 860,*04' Bus $6.50 per share. Kidder, Peabody & Co. heading an underwriting group that;has agreed to! ^purchase any of these shares remaining after the close of the subscription period on May 25, 1948. convertible of common .'iv!!""'■ Electric is the scries follows: are.as Bateman, !/y!':■'! ! v'y !- * * * The stockholders voted on April 30 to increase the !•- Gross operating revenues of the respective company's capital companies for the 12 from 4,200,000,000 lire to 8,400,000,000 lire, it was announced on!: months ended Dec. 31, 1947 were us follows:; i May 12. The increase will be effected through the issuance of 3,500,000 new common shares !;! of 1,200 lire, par value ?!:,'.!,!!!»;!;;!■'!,! —-—Company—— —Power Company— each.—V. 150, p. 3676., ' • % of 'Gas share new 1 Central Republic Co. (Inc.) Company is also engaged by bus .in Charleston, North Charleston, Phillip's,. St. Michael's and St. Andrew's-Parishes,-, : South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.—Stocks Offered— The company is offering its common stockholders of record May 11 the right to purchase 80,858 shares of 5l/z% cumulative convertible preferred stock ($50 par) at $50 per is of Ball, Burge & Kraus—. 8, municipalities, to rural cooperative sale of manufactured gas in in the, transportation of pas¬ to rate the at Pacific Since energy and Charleston. :• Holders 4.48% common • Charleston each offered now stock 5,500 sengers ■ for shares ( and agreement.—V. ($4.50 par)1 for preference stock common issuance of the — 166, p. 1998. .'!. >;: Snla Viscosa (Societa Nazionale Industria Application! Viscosa Anonima), Milan, Italy — To Offer Additional Stock— N - stock at the of into Power • mon stock common 800,000 of series of Electric & ' * stock The Ohio Co Carolina - deliverable are occurrence 2,000 V laws pre¬ common conversion. J. Barth & Co.„ cf Carolina. of common conversion the upon Allyn and Co., Inc.— 10,000 AuChincloss, Parker & Red>: path 'u!!.^—? »»!!!#!! 4,000 in the consolidation Power Co. ;/ been be the 4.48% convertible Co., > Edisto Public Service Kidder, Peabody & Co.—.. Corp.,, and Georgia-Carolina y Kirkpatrick-Pettis Co.—— Kuhn, Loeb & Co Power company operates in the southern section .of the State of Laird, Bissell & Meeds South Carolina. It is engaged in %ie generation ^nd purchase of W. C. Langley & Co..—r. •.electric energy and, .its distribution and-sale at retail in/138 com¬ Lee 'Higginson Corp...— munities, incorporated and unincorporated, as well as in rural areas, Lehman Brothers Co., a transferred of Upon the the ;(r A. , of of stock unless of stock share Bosworth, Sullivan & Co— Brush, Slocumb & Co._— constituent dissolved. was preference time common The time the at one stock. to new Bingham, Walter & Hurry transferred to were number a between time of No,, of shrs. ' agreement preference from effect of the Railway, in 1891 South time - 0.921 of Ry.,? Light and Power between 1892 and 1925 in o* on Harris, Co. March to on and thereafter The First Boston Corp local electric distribution systems vicinity of Columbia, S. C. ■ V ? $4,004,447 The company is engaged principally in the generation, purchase, ,; 772 transmission, distribution and sale of electric energy for residential, ?■ • commercial, industrial and other purposes, at retail and wholesale, in $4,005,219 ?? the central section of the State of South Carolina, and the sale of 98,565 electric energy to other power companies and to certain rural co¬ ! 983,000 operative associations and municipalities for local redistribution. It is also engaged in the manufacture, transmission, distribution and sale $2,923,654 of manufactured gas for residential, commercial, industrial and other 981,348.6 uses in Columbia a»d two other municipalities/ and in areas adjacent "■:> $2.97 thereto. Company is also engaged in the business of operating a bus Mining ! of one by each Street v:>: company has, acquired new is in shares respective numbers of shares of corporate perpetual;, on and thereof, at any time non-assessable shares and price UNDERWRITERS—The ($7.50 Gas & under of changed to South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. 1925 of shares shares semi-annual 1924 19, Duration prior or converted. present intention pay redeemed prefer¬ new on thereafter " verted. payable June 28 to holders of record on the common stock ($4.50 par) now offered of serving various communities under would share, and 404,293 shares of semi¬ stock common the redeemed _ rate paid if shares holders of which at conversion originally were 1948. company option into full-paid par), South in Electric Carolina agreement When general AND share of par if redeemed $26.50 per share, conversion adjustment The for an sale of said bonds. The additional the Interest rate will depend on market of the receive to Broad 1852, and 1,222,000 claims of National Malartic Gold Mines Ltd. and those M Sladen-Malartic Mines Ltd., excluding those upon which its mining .plant and other structures are erected. special application transportation service in Columbia and its environs. '.! South Carolina Power Co. was organized on Oct, ?the mining ''agreed upon a ,to secure their Commission 15, 1946, the date of the distribution of the properties of that company . Transfer which each events., The electric and gas properties of Columbia Ry., Gas & Elftctric Co. were transferred to the company in 1925, and the transportation /!./■;,?!!!-!!■'! 29 incorporated S. changed lina, to >;V;; To — P. if of prices share, per RIGHTS—The at rate such to has acquired directly or indirectly the properties of various companies : engaged in electric, gas and transportation businesses in South Caro¬ (net)———————,i!— Interest, etc., charges .Provision —— In & Co«„in ^ ————- was (name gen. — of 1937. on operating Other ($4.50 organized Gas $2.49 ■' . * directors and cents 25 holders Name 1946 7947 $40,896,788 $23,147,883 exps., and taxes other / income--—! 25.033,525 15,863,788 Depletion and depreciation 2,534,848 *.. 2,057,643 Exploratory costs, delay rentals, and lease can' ) ' of and HISTORY Skelly Oil Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings— Costs, of issuance. parent stock entitled name $889,303 per 167, p. 1050. board the at initial upon 28, 1946, June 27, 1947 and Dec. 29, 1947. On May 11, directors^declared a dividend;Of 25 cents per share on the 17, be was 148,205 * /, Quarter Ended March 3i— /V!?!" Gross operating income—--——I.-.,———-— 3 of the directors, subject dividends on the common $1,304,977 ii.-.-i—-—$1,255,073 preferred stock—.•_—• 148,206 on stock Dec. the June ... l- issue 197& and time dividends on 1948 common ; V. annual par) 277,737 —. , accrued Balance the at of ——' income Earnings the in mature formerly the Corp., $1,027,241 389,113 / The redemption $27 share, per 1958; convertible The additional Carolina DIVIDENDS—Since Nov. 541,byi 406,982 • $1,125,875 .—'. The liabilities). current 1, CONVERSION are company's common stock to the stockholders of General Public Utilities 297,^8 634,162 taxesi—449,620 ■!—T- (net) income Dividends taxes——~-~"y income deductions Net * ■*—■- — Taxes other than Federal under indenture; an tChanged former shares of $7.50 1947 iSi'n 1,873,710 236,471 266,474 — authorizing will conditions $o onl'Ins 2,295,405 » of South order Co.—Earnings— revenues the in issuance bonds Oneration year, follows: viously redeemed, $1,500,000 of first mortgage bonds under the indenture and the company plans in the near future March 31, 1948, amounted to $791,497 compared with $503,305 for the 1947 period and $379,000 in 1946 period. No dividends were paid by Shell Pipe Line Corp. in this period.—V. 166, p. 2564. . • * i Sioux City Gas & Electric 26, 1955 classified PRICES—The as $26.75 to Jan. 1, 1963; and $26.25 per share, if redeemed after 1/ 1963; plus, in each case, an amount equal to all accumulated unpaid dividends thereon to and including the date of redemption. and notes, due in equal semi-annual install¬ (exclusive of $240,000 of such Jan. to one are 1953; prior or Jan. company 13»47®'6^ *2.15$0.81 Included within 1, prior to Jan. plans to advance $1,680,000 of the proceeds of the proposed financing to Power Company to retire the above mentioned 2'A'h notes, after the Jan., 1948 installment. S T '! !' ' !! • tAdditional bonds may be issued only in accordance with the re< 13,470,625 — Power Co. outstanding at refunding mortgage bonds, Co. $120,000 due notes Carolina first and stock Jan. 1975, $4,000,000 of first and refunding mortgage bonds, 1977, $1,557,000 of Charleston Consolidated Ry., Gas 5Vo consolidated mortgage gold bonds, due March 1, due and $1,560,000 of 2V*% 1999, ments Net South of $8,000,000 of was due 3% 3'/o ' Interest debt long-term 31, REDEMPTION ence 1,212,880 shs. ' Operating , . , m •Volume 167 THE' COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number '4699 in the "States of Arizona and Nevada, but* not as a Its principal executive offices are at 601 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, Call. The company has* only one subsidiary, Edison Securities Co., (Calif.) tvhich is wholly owned and which is primarily engaged in the business Of dealing in lands acquired - in connection with the operations of to do business public Utility. Qualified 1948, International shares from-'Imperial Oil, ltd., in accordance with an offering presently being made by Imperial. xeVenue of oil gas' rights.—V. 1 and $581,042, major portion 167, p. 1927. of the which total Southeastern Public Service Co.—10-Cent Dividend--' The • share the on .May oh directors 20. An May 10 declared dividend a of cents 10 holders capital stock, payable June 4 to initial distribution of 15 cents was made right a share, U. S. funds. This offering is made on the to purchase .32 Of a1 share' of lnternational stock Imperial held. ' Standard Oil of New Jersey now owns 18,898,000 shares, or approxi¬ mately 69.75% of the Imperial stock and expects to acquire* pursuant to the Imperial offering, 6,047,360 shares, or 41.64%, of the total outstanding • shares (14,524,088) of International. . , $9.20 basis per The record. 15, of „>. / Southern Colorado Power Co.—Weekly Output- Separately Operated Solely Controlled- Affiliated Companies) Period End. Mar. 31— 194fr—Month—1947 48,848,431 revenues- By: oper. expenses 36,229,440 Unemployment 605,466 . 1,276,999 1,158,926 income Other Federal State, - 2,676,304 5,626,271 and county > taxes 119 - Equipment rents, (net) -" Jt. facil. rents (net)**_ •' . > 33 "v- >175 ;• 1,279,593 Income ry. 113,482 106,337 5,118,966 2,175,940 Other income oper. 4,065,048 -893,268 income. —* Misc. Fixed ■ Net *Net of income controlled fConsol. adjust. Consol. net -.152,840 1,616,787 4,755,717 ? 5,022,367 realized 8,989,520 ./ : 754,299 175,126 (Cr) 213,050 * 10,377,865 10,597,744 V 6.052,093 ' ^System. - 1— Cash: in ; 1945 1946 >>•• > >>■>>;' \ ; ■9 Days End; Apr. Net $ > —V. v','!r«KV 9,484,334 1927. :/*/>> >'/ P. Cash . 30 Jan/ ■ % . $ - and declared , : accruals-——* •, _*—>.*/ 100,062 retirements- 70,992 come. - , (other than 55,890 > * 939,177 M share--***—*; 419,393 3.121,531 $4.17 $4.44 "• 1 • ■ • on income J 77,238 1*049,109 $5,294,570 2,429 .40,417 mon —i - V; $5,334,987 $4,465,329 1,653,815 . 1,823 , $487,470 — 839,548 . $4,000,000. " . (l 164, p. record Adjustment ■ recurring ■: stock— net items shares of certain of amount -2-—i— i common stock $3,057,598 *'■.** **;' will PBblics^ions/Inc.—-New -4,041,338 746,054 Tax 242,302,954 206,542,984 * ■ dividends declared ;*— liability (other than Fed. taxes The to inc.)—) on taxes on income.. j affiliated cos. (not current)-* ' 164,000 payable—banks—due July 31, 1948—*—* debentures, due 1951 Purchase obligations and deposits, on- leases—>_ •Reserves for contingencies——"— Ten-year 2'/4% $2,390,982 y $1.93 $3,057,598 ; adjusted bail. ( :iive $2.47 ? Reserves fcr replacement-of entitled > >'■: •' " be Minority 4Va% interests stock purchase warrants attached). Earneds . /surplus /k*»v—:r*Z**fc*>.—^ J_ L—*-*; common stock 'i—i—————*/—* '■fTreasury / Total — years,—V. 167, p. /k*r——1 — ; , >, . from i - Prom Jan. 1—- - from Net. 'jnf, ^'167. at clean Record— - L. for Martin, a Okla.; Was voluntarily shut down for inspection liaving established the longest continuous run Dubbs xlhermal-cracking unit, it was announced by p. 1511. } 1945J 22,506 $196,032 81,938 10,199 . 15,551 25,186 : - ^ 454,350 113,951 345,220 74,198 37,290 479,295 J >>549,382 i 213,739 71,942 30,875 " 107,434 37,177 , - ;' Trust Co.* of New York has been Sun Oil Co.—New Records Achieved in > . s 1947—Joseph IN. Pew/Jr., Chairman^ pi the Board,- and Robert G. Dunr lop, President,, said in part:: t - ^ V A . /; >■' 1947 1948 >Orosi from railway--—-• $2,010,435 from - railway-— 390,360 68,561 Ne|?r^'. oper, income.— 1 ' $274)770 >/ 4/100 $264,154 201,531- 182,667 . 27,087 , 28,000 12,743 $46452 , $40,74%- 226,600 226,600 $0.18 $0.20 . $1,729,804 460,390 7; 214,714 : . 7; $2,309,233 , 230,266 -- 5,089.237 5,827,653 1947 $371,269 * 44,111 *12,213 1946*' 1945 $312,350 50,732 $390,380 • 12,190 693. - From Jan. 1—'. /?■ Gross from railway*/— 98,148 45,984 Net from Net ry. ? • 1,058,772 income— 856,674 120,439 1,105,666 50,550 ,*170,271 railway oper. 86,026 *30,252 , *26,550 1,080,196 -256,124 118,204 *Deficit.—V. 167, p. 1594, Texas Engineering & Mfff. Co.—New Contract— ' Co. of Dallas, Tex,/ has completed Si Manufacturing Co. for »fche assembly of 26-horsepower all-steel frame farm tractors at the TEMCO- plant near Dallas, H. L, Howard, - TEMCO Executive Vicepresident, announced on May 1.•'>, • .,.//" > Initial production is for 2:000 tractors before the end bf the year and planned eventual^ output is- 500' units • monthly; according to ; Harold J. Silver of New -York,- President -of Intercontinental.' rSttver said" world-wide distribution of the tractors- is planned, and that .several* firm orders have been accepted.—V. 167, p. 1735. Intercontinental Manufacturing /arrangements, with, Texas Engineering ' Texas Mexican facilities Ryi^Earnings— 1946 19451947 1948 •• -recognition-of/the inadequacy, of normal-depreciation .for-this pur¬ ,/>Maroh—^ v -,V ./, $249,160 $186,759 $165,938 /Gross from railway^***/ $249,758 • pose due to increased prices, . •••* ? : 1 Net rfrom railway-—— 125,923. .27,407 .50,658 93,982 •These net earnings^ were - equivalent to $5.28 per share on the ; .♦4,075 26,339 95,327, ■Net-'ry.- pper, income-**, 47,163;. 14.528,532 full shares of Sun common, stock as - of. the ^year-end, v or $5:81 -per share-on-the-4,120)684; full shares outstanding priortto Dec. 30, From Jam 1— (Gross from, .railway**—* 654,745 531,411 1947; the record date of the 15% stock diyidend. This compares with 451)412 685,671 •earnings per share'in T946 of $4.17. . . >* Net from •railway*^*—i: 152,133 279,696 35,071 • 235,118 •. *• operating: oil wells ip whicb Sun. held: 100%, interest numbered 2,469 • : Net ry.' oper/, incom-?*** 183,749 60,589 *42,231 105,173 on Dec; 31, 1947,- compared" with 2,386- wells a year earlier.- In addi¬ ♦Deficit —V. I67i p. l594. ( ) tion, it held a part interest In 1,161 oil wells against 978 the previous year. •' ; : ', Texas & .New- Orleans RR.- -Earnings—; . 1 " :tz The company, at-the ena of 1947.held by fee, mineral fee and leases/;./' 1947r ";f — 1946 ;:-l945*r' oil production rights on 378,705 acres in the United; States-of. producing / ' March^ 1948 : Gross from railway—*j $11,237,304 $9,783,583 $8,609,253 Ill^MSd •territory, wholly or- partly developed," compared with 359,759 acres -at the end of-the previous year/ It also had-7,595,240- undeveloped acres3,363,889 713,542 4,$77322 4Net-from-railway——— *3,514,608 in the United States aa against 7,444,141 acres, at the end of 1946Net- ry. open income—* t 1,467,192 * 2,168,364; ;*142$^4«3^ 1,489,142"These undeveloped acres, acquired as a result of geological and geo¬ ; ; - '■ From JaiL,l~/...,* /•. physical research, constitute.the hope, for future discoveries.^ /,, . .. .Gross "fibm /railway—* ,• 31495,623 27,313,832 > 25^698,120 31,m«M During the ■■ year the~ comi»ny': was able * to completely retire its 6,308,302 12356,804 <Net/Irom- «alkwiFi.jJi_*.'- -9,130,738. 8,609,392•debentures in;the,amount of A2.000.000.and td return to the $30,000,000 3,564,392 Net ry. oper, income*— 4,721,974:3,379,745 3,649,291 eredit fund -the $3,600,00(h year • : . 43,271' 709,487 251,513 ^fan, 1—• Gross from 'railway.—_e : / in • V"'1946''> '.3945 $1,807,654 . . , - 3,353 . new records* in orud* oil production, transportation refinery operations, and -marketing,, resulted -in Sun Oil Co. and subsidiaries: in 1947 achieving xiet^ earnings of $24,339,913, after -Another year -of setting aside $4,800,000 as a reserve to replace^ property,and Net-* - •movements, Spokane- Portland & Seattle Ry^—-Earnings— >'• $260,054- >;;■ Executive The1 Guaranty - 1948 $416,402 61,882 from railway—— Net from railway—* Net ry. oper. income.** after appointed transfer /agent for 800,000 shares bf 4'/2% cumulative convertible preferred /stock, series B, $25 par value; bffering^see V. 167, p. 2036. vi ' railway—— ;March— Gross / Allen, out Transfer Agent Appointed— f: $116,469 38,560 oper. - income.^ 1945 • $271,417 Tennessee Central Ry.—Earnings— this Proceeds 167, 19467 $159,408 56,079 33,126 - ^Dijoss from railway Net 1947 * $194,609 railway-—- Net- from railway,.——^, ry.* oper. income^ 1946 .. .. Vice-President. The cracking unit started record run at 9 ai,.m. Nov. 10, 1947, and continued operation until 7 a.m.- April 29,-1948,* during which period it processed 1,373,675 barrels of charging stock, an average of 8,037 barrels daily. F, ; 'Gross 242,302,954 206,542,984 , - Nefr 38,452,703 Br527,358 deducting $3,080,000 U, S. Treasury obligations held for pay¬ (Represented by' 4,548,278' shares in 1947 and 3,446,840 .shares In 1946., (After reserves of $162,406 in 1947 and $169,874 In 1946. 8 After reserves for depreciation, depletion and amortization of $137,631,347 in; 1947 and $127^71,701 in 1946. ^Represented' by 14,277 sharfes in 1947 and 11,897 shares In 1946.—^V. 167; p; 2036. • • cracking unit at the corporation's three-furnace Dubbs thermal record ; on Spokane International RR.—Earnings— t 42,155,774 Dr527,393 ment of taxes.' > 1369. Sunray Oil Corp.—Unit- Establishes and general. corporate * purposes.—V. 1948 "3",170 12,273 9,319,700 ; 9,319,700 134,618,316 118,341,614 company refinery Martinsville, 6% debentures, due 1068, at par and interest. March—'i..i 2,766,850 867,172 4,8~00~000 •— class A preferred stock- <par $100)__. stock (no par value (Common President— 1,005,648 2,528,677 > fixed assets—i—** March— C. T.: Williams & Co., Baltimore, on May .5 offered $35,000 - 250,464 3,600,000 2,000,000 1,150,914-- for sunken vessels—*——:——*—— Reserves . ,V$l—Bonds Offered-r-Bioren & Co.,; Philadelphia, and 1927. 224,791 — , ^ 1,237,354 Southwestern Virginia Gas Service Corp., V. 21,151,428 104,848 1,157,252 6,294,221 1,610,006 •Notes . The for 741,375 15,977,106( . _ be. used 104,848 . * Provision for Fed. . $2,554,982 .. 31,341.839 • —_*_***. liabilities Accrued '> >:/:„ .-P.•'>-',>>> 7 1,905,000 932,613 (less reserve)— . , . non- —— applicable' to Earns, per com. share on basis of •will $ ■ $2,811,514 256,532 '' —— ———— Adjusted.: balance , , $3,397,272 339,675 .. for 1946 , , /. payable Preferred 1,504,181 /3>;v> /.//> May less)— security investments LIABILITIES— I—--***——-**—■.. $64,352,623 Stockholders' of 1126. r. or Securities of affiliated companies*. Indebtedness of; affil. cos. (not current)-* - $4,453,89*. 1,937,714 —. — — . —— TolAutograpli Corp.—Earnings— is engaged in the distribution and sale of liquefied petroleum gas, principaliy^ propane and butane for household/ farm, 1947 Quarter End. Mar. 31-— 1948 . commercial and industrial purposes, and for motor vehicles, in subEarned ? service charges' $309,782 $341,842 urban ami- rural areas of Southern California located beyond the Gross profit on sales 0) reach of the gas mkins Of established gas utilities. :' /'//;. / > ; ; ;; supplies & accessories: 4,673 5,160 Company was organized in January, 1948; to acquire the business .and assets of Home Gaa. Co.*'and Rural Gas & Appliance Co. operat- 1 Tbtal k.*——**—i $314)948 $346,515 ing in Beaumont, Redlands: and Ontario. > * < 263,188 Expenses, incl. t deprec. 259,302 */ Proceeds from the financing will be used to acquire the California Normal and surtax*—?* 33,141 .19)669 Butane; Co., which operates in the rural areas surrounding Los An¬ Excess profits tax fiiet.) ..." ■**■• geles, Santa Anaj Colton, Imperial, Santa Maria, Beaumont and >> Net profit •Ontario, and the unincorporated towd of castaic/ $32,091 ;/■ $&4;<m: Officers are W. R. Sidenfaden,. President, H. E. Owens, Vice-Presi¬ Capital shares outstand. 226,600 226,600 dent and Treasurer, and R. C." Harris, Vice-President and Secretary. Net profit per share $0.14 $0.24 Headquarters of the company are. in. Ontario, Calif, ; —V. 167, p. 1594. / The warrants entitle the holder of each debenture to buy 50 shares of common stock at $3.50 per share after one year for a period of: ; 11,434 $407,742 .; Accrued dividends cumulative preferred Balance .1547 $ hand r Net ■ ' ■ Total. 87,498 526,463 ; 645,524 ■ $405,313 T $485,647 oper. Gross income 15,666,543 419,393 3,433,487 •After J; \ 789,197 f 933^82 72,892 . 97.011 taxes) income—_ Othefincome • * — >Alien L. 1 Grammer; formerly^ President, has bedn elected Ubairman bbnrd and Executive-Officer, Gerald H. Smith, formerly Execu¬ tive. Vice-President, haa been-►elected Presiaent,-r-Vf 165; p. 2714. 1 in- Income deductions 1 ' of tbe f Net 14,726,551 419,392 13,948,154 f$5.28 —* ; - banks and in Other . , , Taxes 24,339,913 — —* 58i $04,966,584 — stock outstanding (without par value)— Street ;& Smith >/1 :»> 97,982,826 , for 15,667,121 1,915,001 936,358 4,059,518 t: Other investments (less reserve 959,662 ^Property, leaseholds,- plant equipment, etc.—*" 136,500,595 114,622,553 Prepaid' and deferred charges*— 2,693,868 2,717,812 ■ $51,888,055 *-> -J—* assets vote.—V; " /:>/;>':v v,■> / / ■ —— *——** payables . 1947 , assets >(John B.) Stetson Co.—rNew Loan—, i to Apr. 30 1948- &■ ; ■■"'>//';> quotatiohs (cost $44,671,283) y . Company has called- a special meeting for July 12 to consider a 15-yearrloan: agreemtnt with the Penn, Mutual -Life,■ Insurance -00. and four Philadelphia banks, it was announced May 10. This action would increase the Indebtedness of the firm by an amount not ex¬ • to > ,. MARCH 31, 1948 . Froy. 14,727,558 1,007 796 4^00,000 22,401,186. 14,671,310 Marketable securities-— ;*„ _1—— 21,508 20,942 (Accounts and -notes receivable-*————* 29,275,448 28,107,215 Inventories \ '-i;*—i-— -——_****_—■ ■' 44,185,344 37,180,693 Cash in replacement res. fund (sunken vessels) 1,351,920 Suburban Gas Servlce, Inc.—Debentures Offered— //Southwestern Public Service Co,—Earnings:— } ".. Period End. Feb. 4 1948-^Wonth—1947 1948r-12 Mos.4-1947 /•'' Lester & Co; and Wagettseller & Durst, Inc.* Los Angeles, :on May 6 -offered rat 100< and interest* $500,000 12-year, Operating revenues—— $1,232,043 / $965*596 $13,360,610. $10,904,424 1 477^21 ,: 354,265 5,144,172 4,176,261 Operating expense sinking fund debentures 6% series due i960 (with com¬ Maintenance 29,140,709 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, DEC. 31 Indebtedness r 9,989-,836 i OF NET ASSETS, />•/>/'/,./ '' / .32,995,962 2,611,062 , 7,649,069 106,719,505 8,139*121 earnings. 167, CHl,508,781 common ASSETS— "Net. assets..' per."share———-—.—**—i*—$42.78 ■' '• —V. 167, p. 1196.>:>,/', r ,1947 '//v^>19484// Gross 8,156,482 ——^ : ' .. . 93,487,100 119,391,208 Earnings— Southern Ry.- -Estimated Gross Feriod—, 111,936 bonds/;--.:-*-—--—^-—-^,—*-4-,;;Vn. 5,000,300 '-banks——7,607,590". Shares x>f common '" 98,478,577 23,020,441 8,176,344 22,540,553 .8,229,677 Total ceeding ; 240,000 440,55' 3,613,341 income— on under carry-back income Accounts 167, p. ,2035/->- *D«icit:—V. $695,241 ' 94,523 be STATEMENT . Current bNLY 1947 - railway*—L 105,810,530 - Net 304,456 18,000 •Excluding Inter-company .sales.». (Equivalent to $7.09 per share on 3,433,847 full shares of; common stock outstanding Dec.: 31, 1946. INot including $16,276,702 representing 10% stock dividend. Current.'receivables/—J——^■'/ .470,139- ' - OF COMPANY 194$ from railway ry. oper. income— NCt 80,110 276,330 1,567,506 > 198,610 * 'Government.,'' : railway—- $37;611.127 $33,538,748 $31,168,279 $42,356,387 ! Net from railway 9,104,383 : 7,781,911 *2,274,860 13,003,912 3,629,824 2,597,856 * 1,809,404 '/ 3,435,827 Net ry. "oper. -income* / 18,625 14,000 188,288 — Earnings per 71,123 17,812 14,716 unrealized . Investments at .market 420,627 4,111,518 71,017 from from taxes ,Investments (at cost r-„ 1,187,596 71,016 330,649 cos— >/ >EARNINGS From1 Jan. 20,265,48* . 9,989,689 3,286,203 5,650,427 Dividend Gross 15,166,723 debentures— on Common dividends . ; Gross $425,507 liability. income.- •• 0,492,247 37,518,104 Net Income accrd. to corp.— 1947 $625,883■* — 1,038,329 * 4.—-4——-—iJJm——$563,889 $583,305 provision for Federal income taxes on income or .on. in: 1943 to Income of S. P. Transportation March— cash—: 14,128,394 519,605 Net inc. applie. to min. stkhldrs.— Frov. for' repine, of fixed assets; gain is believed necessary since the corporation a "regulated investment company" and. intends to distribute during the year -approximately all its taxable,? income including taxable gains and thereby Incur no Federal income tax -or elected 8. P. R. R. Co. of Mexico. ■/» (Representing interest on certain bonds of solely controlled /affiliated companies not credited to > Net 14,773,240 696,511 . — Preferred dividends 1948 : securities*— in provision, 18,324,113 36,998,499 v— Interest and disct. for* Fed, 8,081,737 17,280,863 —— on. debentures- retired—Other', interest'' ——x—-— Earnings—•. received, k***—*>—------- NOTE-r-No C' .^Excluding ■> , - - received in received Net income J solely affil. dividends—_ eomtnon $658,412 14,164,727 303,718 Transport'n System ':/ •: r 15,049,124 income Prem, $478,501 107,110 19,224 20,824 , B Expenses1 —**——_**—**** *-*_-****-k-:*——— P. S. Total income 1948 — 7,454,441 .1,576,502 11,474 402 the 2,423,991 1,586,655 of 31, — 361,947 55,326 operating .7 13,834 474 — Non-operating income 11,740.736 11,878,968 3,170,156 4,958,316 charges— income and class A Interest 55 7,294,906 57,824 deductions MARCH — after taxes Dividends . income- ■Total ENDED * State Street Investment Corp. : . : Net ' ■: on 9,100,458 19,403,508 1,810,826 Deprec., retir. and amortiz.—12,730,465 Net 1945' ■' ■ 356,841,425 306,643,518 438,975 021 276,797,669 258,175,305 379.8181557 : — YEARS , $- • Depletion and abandonments——— , 1 income «xps._ (other than Federal takes income) 4,190,921 3,675,620 339,495 1,302,836 '' — Intangible- development costs ProVi Quarter Ended March 31— 3,728,128 4,383,018 1,243,298 1,469,045 the - Preferred dividends city .: between Taxes' refundable 6,289,962 30,591 74,179 10,795 Taxes its stockholders ' Income—dividends taxes: ■' —*»!*—. Miscellaneous - 51,573 ; a.——*•; to contract . EARNINGS: FOR QUARTER Operating 1,813,217 3,474,276 3,740,621- 2,619,353- retirement Federal of' a to retire bank debts. 31,629,833 1,952,943. 66,617- • ♦ Class insur._ Pederal 31,671,291 Imperial terms •.','$ .•Gross operating income—— Costs, operating and general 18 sold privately to Provident Mutual Life Philadelphia, $1,000,000 AV*% subordi¬ nated loan, maturing $100,000 annually March 31, 19501957 and $200,000 March 3X, 1958. Proceeds will be used 1948—3 Mos.—1947 11,145,800 12,618,991 ' offer by the 1946 - ' ■ pany on March Insurance Co., Net Net rev. from ry, oper. Pederal taxes: the with Oil, 7 '■ State Loan & Finance Com.—Private Loan—The com¬ , $ > ' $ $ 43,322,330 137,606,153 125,792,409 32,176,530 105,934,862 94,162,576 $ By. oper. Imperial * Southern Pacific Transportation System—Earnings— Clhcl. CONSOLIDATED INCOME ACCOUNT FOR CALENDAR dated March 18, 1948. This contract also provides that1 the company will make with Imperial or arrange for an affiliate to make with Imperial, a crude oil supply contract in form and substahce satisfactory to both parties.—V .167, p. 2036. Electric output of. this company for the week ended May 8, 1948, totaled 2.592,000 kwh. as compared with 2,443,000 kwh; for the /■< corresponding week last year, an increase of 6.1% .—V, 167, p. 2035. y offer,and accordance in and company ■ .... . exchange made are Jan. on , last.—V. 166, p. 2315, the of for each share of derived from was during the Petroleum at s$he.company. .Edison Securities Co. received, in, the. year .1947, gross 1J representing obligations of the company to purchase Certain lacilities. Two changes were made in the common capital stock of the the year. The first of these was a stock split-up Whereby one now^ share of stock, was issued for each five shares outstanding of record April 25, 1947. The second change was a io% stock divl« dend, payable to stockholders of record Dec. 30, ■7/' is now offering to its own shareholders oh a pro rata right to purchase from Imperial 8,668,989 - shares out of holdings of 8,728,190 shares of common stock of International Imperial basis (2139) 4,588,625: i 6,428,025 - , , .. . ... < - . * Net' from Net : ry.: '—V.' 167, p. 1593. > - 979,814: • 7,996 ■ 1,239,650 429,316' 722,330 * 111,098' 5 2,007,142 793,702 ['/y-':'7-'7 \,'"'7';*777 e77/7>•"/./ Standard Oil/Co. (N* J.)—Registers ; ; railways—- oper. income-— .With^SEO- v "■]. The' company on May' 11 filed a registration statement BBC covering. 1.265,255^^shares ($25 par) capital stock,. > * with the • •*« The stock will be offered in exchange for outstanding common stock 40i}tbe liiternational Petroleum Co., Ltd., Toronto. • • • The * Offering 'Is: to be made.. on the : basis - of 20 shares of Intetnational^ stock Jfof each" tluree-ahftEes of Standard Oil of-New Jersey Stock and will-be made to- all holdersof International stock, inciud- * vtng those holders who acquire by full cash payinent prior to Dec.-30, - , .. - . . , .. r • revolving which were-used during the • This reduces the long-term debt of the company to $1,005,648, 1946. —V. 167, P. 1512, . THE (21401 12 ■ stead and David of Ry- 3,722,145 ,894,320 335,855 14,110,326 1,818,539 Dr\ 305,237 125,339 918,611 facil 10,338 31,662 30,821 of 60,957 (net Other 72,264 $705,284 $2,073,124 Misc. deductions Fixed — 11,772 226,388 „ 26,869 of and of title with 45 the tree Net 1512. V • . and clear of under $442,232 $3,649,020 1,972.621 1,648,541 10,973 9,482 127,459 100,789 189,755 their owns two company —_ Gross, income Net STOCK .to ACCOUNT INCOME YEARS CALENDAR FOR Net sales Other income Cost of products sold-J—:-;— (Belling,. admin., engineer g, & devel. expenses. 183,527 '332,540 ' (estimated): ,'s Federal' normal Canadian income ■■ - Credit for refundable amount of Federal taxes - 1 i r\' par in no prior years——r_,——— special credit jstoration from res. for gen'i couting, to income $4,577,737 Balance transferred to Provisions of deprec. for plant property, operation exercise which . the DC hull aircraft 4 with of L007.703 Net sales J— the May designees purchase into —a— In the $1,000 the to Cost sales of Jgtetiing, Interest Ernpl, 19,499,014 — develop, engin.. admin. and in expense — plan J- inc. retire premium Gain 3, Misc. exchange other tFed. of trust to failure of to for 2,500 each certificates, reject the then and - for -' the option they upon will holders hold exercise cargo r 705,974 —. IRestoration fron; res- of that" the reject sell the in shares :V\' options Net .profit Common dividends Earnings per in period. all 1948, amount Aireraft , , 1947 167, expenses————- j—^ :'V $17,973 Co. consolidated for -in flFor . ; 89,934 Nil ; $13,000,000, adjusted ',1 .7 loss 1946 for as August 1947 1JV" •''r to r. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE , ASSETS— SHEET ' • Mar. 31 . ' : ' •48 investments and receivables- 1 Property, plant, and equipment Patents and licenses (at r Dec. 31, ' cost, less amortization) Prepaid insur., royalties, and other def'd chgs. LIABILITIES— : has '^7 taxes taxes ©ivldends — (ofter on than Federal and payable .1 liability for Fed. & Canadian taxes preferred stock (par value stock, without par value surplus • — inc. on , $450,000 fr. ry. income oper. drill as a the & Joint March board \ 7,000,000 6,600,000 7,422,140 6,522,072 fa- ' oil ' ' 668.684 ' 1948, TWA _;2 v that in charge that directors, of Total income &s (net) 2,460,951 announced Gordon Gilmore, on on to the charges from ' Maestre A. and A. V. Leslie, to 1,; The of on $50 May and value of predecessor 531,37.1 •« ■ 6,000; P00 446,518 9,700,300" 10,109,470 r 437,297 shares. % After be 4,185,692 each and $100 the Los split will would 14,326,241 $50,325,880 $49,448,103 the raw materials he uneonditionaliy required for this two leased at the the up receive "two April on its 21. The * last raw of the Sugar supply made at the two the on bananas of production cents ;, on $4,20 .payable to June paid May 13 in is expected to. be mills also in 30 holders to Dec. on 30, of last, record and of cents 50 preferred June 4. initial an Dividend-—. dividend a convertible commercial in use establishments, and cleaning in GIVING Capital stock (par PURPOSE—The . , TO This of 35 scarce stock, . . wilt be .j (Including WhoUy Owned- Subsidiarifis/ M; Z1948 1947 - t profit after taxes-__l__bl___ ' t$814,986"'; (Number of shares -1 y 185,860 250,000 shs. used To reduce banks, guaranteed by endorsement for the r ./Earnings per share^. After ; ,: all depreciation, $1.04 • For P©S€S. ; and had OFFERINGS > ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, MARCH 31, ' k ( capital 1 ■' f and „ ; for ■ J 487469 . * Inventories Total 'tax current Current 630,000 assets_____i™.^,_L____^__l— liabilities (incl. Fed. taxes, $3,836,006 — $772,228 $1,030,734 Declares $2 Special Cash Dividend—Also 50% in Stock The directors quarters special of on at 1948 April the These corporate . . 4 $2 27 rate declared. of dividends, of record Subject to the porations of the ;ments, payable cash June 21, : to on five issued The •50% of a on stockholders the on" Los business by the New stock days State York in 1, by the and amount price to equal share per and San or jof first »two A also was - Exchange will further not f Commissioner of Cor¬ registration requirestock dividend of one each two record shares- held, at '. fractional one-third the of close Stock the shares, the of average this of Exchanges date to pay any stpek during permit " . quote notice.—V. of ; immediately preceding until , quarter.' 1948 the. shares Francisco Commissioner. Curb dividend the per of SEC to holders of 1948, in lieu of scrip an sales Angeles half 25. Nov. permit California 1948. proposes, for share totaling $3 per share, will be paid May 25 May 10, 1948. Last year, the company of about July company "distribution sold first company on April 29 declared a share of $10 par capital stoek for on. or business * State per the for this additional : issuance .dividend a cents 50 share per shareholders paid 75 cents on May 27 and $1.25 140,000 shs. pur¬ of Z to The following dividend declared. 'the general 181,210 / U.'s: 'Treasury Outstanding . any 1/' 1948 : $2,538,227 • discharge indebtedness of the corporation' owing representing borrowings, for; working capital; ; ; ' working $0.29 - depletion, intangible drilling expenses and pr^.^Operating profit amounted to $1,371,341 before depletion and intangible drilling costs. ' Current assets:- or general 185,860 taxes. CURRENT ;> $4.38 .jK.'.v —. 1946- $53,810 .depreciation, 'vision' for of V (bX To pay accounts payable and trade notes of the corporation:. -(c) ;$5, par $193,537 "185,860 . . , .(a) PRESENT . compares with 65 cents'on June 30, 3 Mos. Ended March 31— •"Net v 1947 \ - , sharr ; Universal Consolidated Oil Co.—Earnings, Etc., ' and residences June • per -1947,e-V; 167, p. 2424 manufacture development in of Authorized —; proceeds . air part units. s'v'-- $2)— net the early first EFFECT '".,i poses: the its the palm, and al^o is continues;;to quality and 1853. * of inventory for this business.'; began expected company's African .oil of acres production declared non-cumulative . corporation aq company woods. Stores Corp,—2nd Preferred directors the : is vessels new been and Executive Vicemeeting of stock¬ to United fOn its available not were 1946 f '■"■'"v replacement delivered annual tup the 1947 rate, he said.'company is planting about 15,000 The - re-enter many were production beginning materials the Equipment Lines, ones as ' materials unable, to was. / Pcllan, the of has progress steamship already A. 1950, The-company ^operate 26,000 acres of manila hemp planting, with the VyiekLof ,fiber satisfactory, Mr, Pollan added.—V. 167, P. termination of its ranges, . " Cor¬ lines, the Oregon " May on .with, 3,500 acre3 expected to be 'adding to plantings of precious iis ; manufactured, sold and delivered , CAPITALIZATION, Caribbean Air Cargo stove the the Angeles & Salt Lake RR. C0.--V. 167* 6. Arthur stockholders at the the year. expected *The Cor- Tt\e«,/0rporatio^"upQn February of 1947 electric air filters, for . dividends by Trans stoves and dismantled, new been In for — After of effective" be share now held. of First Security par President director of the a split The stockholders each Utah, - two-for-one a stocks." said for .10,917,323 ' authorized 11 12,460,129 , common Ogden, acquired held larger in its. "formation on Feb. 27, 1946, and acquisition of certain assets of its predecessor, continued the business of manufacturing aluminum and plastic furniture up to June of 1947 in order 325,807 reservtes $2,293,428. various'1 war furniture. -v -« 15,264,598 sold °/ manufacturing had therefor the management decided -aluminum and plastic 446,518 9,7O5,8Q0 10,109,470 326,381 of and corporation's, predecessor, facilities and 6,000,000 , total consideration contracts the war 437,297 3,023,881 produced the 2,467,955 United Fruit Co.—Ship Keplacement Program, Nears is ; Inc 2,471,893 1,586,999 r 323,324 4,198,211 announcement Par Eccl«6 S. Line RR. Co. holders ; Tiion 6,972,970 ' ,later this year.,-;'-';.-'-;'"' > ,'H Mr. Pollan said good ;betterment program and "ame of Pittsburgh Range'Co'., changed t - 1,250,260 529,228 , President, Vtold Vice-Presi- ; " 13,385,278 / since incorporated ' 774,421 Authorized—, preferred eighth "to Dietrich, A." B. 167, p. 1963. v; was . 987,091 > The con(pany is nearing completion of 'program with seven of nihe new, ships v.. , BUSINESS—Corporatloa '' Completion— in- . 9,663,119 1513, 1•' -.< Noah D. Simpson.—V. speculation. AND July Short . Pierson, •: - ■■ 5,009,016- T4,047,128 all poration has been named appointed acting head of . 2,632,856 6,299,737> ' 383,305 4,727,439 —— stockholders shares • May 3. Assistant ' *■ v. sources - The operations, Lee :v, 128,492 - other income company's adminia- relations Warren 2,374,299 ix.': invests., & Stock Split TWA has not public position, "707,849'; 2,137,996 > 3,633,620 -j. sources of. of revenue ; ~ and operations from V" ' trans- opers. other Net fact V- Cohu's Mr. • 2,500,000 2,226,386 (net)—__i" Fixed v the 9,067,853 2,500,006 2.461,424 ; ; from of President 30. company year." Expenses, despite increased 18%. or I). as fabricated special items of war material, including SfJLT^ Z containers for fragmentation bombs, demolition cartridges CtaeSnwn?w sPecial machine -for Unking .20 mm. ;proJeetiles ^ P i cannons. For the year ending April 30, .1945 the coloration a. for > ■ fr. income gas war 4,091,718 3,018J49 y ; companies) : pertation " 7,768,104 . taxes_x. taxes Income . ■ Co.,on May 13 offered $150,equipment trust certificates, series A, due May 15> 1951. The offering price is par; • ; AfTw 'v i®sue^ under the Philadelphia plan by Colonial Trust Co to to (& Leased Lines)—Earnings— Cility rents -; - 552,908 depreciation $^260,279 in 1948 and $9,029,880 in 1947.$ After $144,340 in 1948 and $142,540. in 1947.—Y. .167*. p. 1963. Ifoeorporated be used ; 1948—Month—1947 1948—3 Mos.—1947 v.V''-' $ '•'»; ''.^r V'■ $ !//'••', A .y Income'." from Resigns co.r>7£t£r£?P*s,a™ptevious"c<,n<tMied - Trans Caribbean Air Cargo Lines, Ine. Tnists Offered—Gearhart & £ 1947, and department/. to use by stock (par 10c), to be Underwriter, Forbes and mining claims. ' v,. common and half at 40 cents. will Net 52,080 "thsi"ce. the ear|y part of the last century were in t?ade^ nS ?'rf !SnUT^ctunng stores and ranges marketed under the corooratS H' U u" duly of 1942 a P^ecessor of the ron^Tc i terminated its business of manufacturing stoves - and fabrication ted-its. facilities to the. production of sheetsmCtai dev^nnM atii°t Y'/' Government and until the end of the $450,000 •! 2,011,257 _ .—,2.2— (Represented of - Z ~T~' ""~"~ surplus Total- weserves , • contingencies—————, $10Q)„ " cum. tCommon non-assessable 23,418,047 :.p, the period of was - 2,098,607 notes pay. to banks "matur. in five equal annual instalm'ts begin. Feb, t, 195022 Reserves for general • ■ Caaa- income) Promissory - the LieUSaridaon March 31. 1947, namethe fee: ..and on 5^' ,27',1946' uuder » 516,294 15,292,105 , of ; miscell. Accrued Gapital JEamed during resigned the HISTORY , . Motes payable to banks (Canadian subsidiary) Accounts payable—trade, payrolls and 4% offered 379,092 959 ,178 Trust Co. & ' , . 23,096,176 $30,815 - .Triqn, fcuv McRees Rocks, Pa.—Stock Offered—A. E. Go., Pittsburgh, on May 3 offered 50,000 share's of common stock (par $2) at $5 per share. ■ This stock is ;—$50,325,880 $49,448,103 ' Est. ■ 864 368, 416 - Bank / 93,135,313 y;v 22,572 , Total dian . last 20,389,841 547, 739- , Arizona 67,717,266 rev. Equipment ' 19,575 ,825 change Co., New Tucson, Ariz, 78,026,496 $61,051 ". $21,265 ip; V.J >\jf<it*/• r ^*t ** > - J April 011 leaving 6,711,341 15,595, - the Trust 32,532,69? 101,122,672 $8,243 Masten & $5,606,523 - (net) ;,l'.' ' George SUCce8Sor t0 Jd1, Cohu as President of Eisenhower, Sidney to 9,117. 090 4Notes, acceptances and trade accts. receivable Inventory Hess allowances for obsolescence) of cents 161002 Inc.—Pres. joh I undertook - $4,161, 768 Miscellaneous the for Pierson,'- Chairman; in¬ revised showing New. York 23,464,838 f ^Board to Study Finances—, \ *' nhTaic have aPPointcd a finance committee to study ail "SSi lthe company's finances. ,: Members of the committee -are ..Lee $2,376 , legend the are - Proceeds ~1946 : $216,343 r i''.5,v: f.\'' PUJ3lic relat,ions' has been relatrons th* subsequently ' Southern shares Denver. Federal' > $1.2.7 ^Excludes contingencies general net of (Loss. 1945. , . years . appropriate stock 1513. p. 50,000 Net iv; YEARS 155,282 announced reason I?alf ^rmstrong, Vice-President ,rthe public deducting $70,910 prior the 34,172.487 they stock investments. V 177,693 reslgned- elective June was March Person said ^ 56,250 . for 26,404,383 shall event 2,493. Western Air, iill!,i)00,'or 37fr.,! 1 only last reported income tax adjustments applicable to this -quarter,-amounted to $10,889, equivalent, after provision-for pre¬ ferred-stock dividends; to a-loss-of 2Q^cents per share on 361,687 shares'of common stock outstanding on March 31, 1946. < r v ' • & completed $515,638 - V' after a an expenses ' hIs ^ Jie, ^e^n 1,542,762 90,424 tax, transfers of the stock begintwo-for-one basis, and with the new oper. capital $213,850 —^ ' v.r'.-,: ;'v. 2072. p. it "feeemannoumjed 60,000 j... $0.77 . , income adjustment and J$758,889 99,408; 109,174 '' $2.40 . of Federal Products . special charges. upon NOTE—The wcflect 109,324 deducting $6,842 -in based $4-34,655 filing with the upon all sub¬ V* adjustments—"—.. planes-—.— •lujfv -1gave that he had Cr733,000 197,003 ', __L (After Thompson come . share com. ''Recoverable for $1,144,684 — dividends —-' n that revenues certificates the as 'T -Chairman of Preferred each. 12 oper. — . -rose <,Cr926,090 $10 May -.(Railway i Shorago, 5.000 shares; ;.1 CALENDAR before sale of '"Loss,—V. 24,663 282,878 on on • Railway to event H. of * -Tr«nI*0wtJ" Airline, F-°uU Trans 1,479,387 11,454 21,901 —— ' . : (Excluding offsetting accounts between $1,756,626 VI $791,435 expenses—- i 1.365.083 /' 621,289 ?< Caaxad. 'taxes and - made with of effective been Union Pacific RR. revenue-——_n——> admffiis.trative profit on 36,736 (. value par Arizona. made stamped < Period End. Mar. II— ErnestrEspinosa, 2,500 shares. 15, 1948, Company has received •Net profit ;16,686,239 "l3~869 "24~354 159. .*■ the warrants the underwriter —..—.4.. " 14,685 ; 10,297 167, Co., and May on profit—a 20,800 - " —_ a became , $2.71 §1945 23,837 80,620 .' 119,934 be 13 offered, half at 25 from number In to the the to does and underwriter $110,000, shares; of options reeelve Depreciation ' products.—V. Uintah Minerals Corp., Denver—Files With SEC— V The company on May 5 filed a letter of notification with the SEC y ... has. agreed purchase other ,• \.i meeting on May 12 adopted amend¬ charter splitting each present no par share with values. Transfer agents Other expire -*.JLWaSua!ln0unced that deductions income on 32,721 May —V. Chalk, : assignees, or warrants and special a company's shares ^York, N, Y., and fl'-./.r, 1948, — „ for doubtful accts. Frov. Canadian ' at ' ' -r: 1,567,541 1,868,810 B—Furniture par Issued ■* 436,697 11,640,659 . , filter.- amendments certificates *■ all. $10,864,513 $20,296^879 20,196,167 :•.••• 2,029.001 32,77.5 exps._. the two jiing 749,000 shs. will be limited certificates sold. ot right amount at Jr., from and Net 854,644 1946 $23,541,677 $22,941,005 income to ' equipment underwriter Transcontinentai Total air 59,707 $10,226 ,•. Secretary of State of owned Roy $69,933 —; ; stockholders ■The exception ■ OPTIONS—O. dated The capital stock of the company at $2 exercisable at any time between May 15, the event the underwriter sells less than are has will operating Office $23,532,185 $22,931,012 $10,828,117 $19,989,788 9,492 9,993 36,396 307,091 - income Other income ments the MONTHS END. MAR. 31 1947 1,088 - . Tucson Gas Electric Light & Power Co.—2-for-l Stock • " '. * the '> . ,"'1 Total 351,367 1948 $68,846 ! income 21-25. 725,609 393,182 Dividends declared on common stock-—1,311,741 ffumber of common shares outstdg. at Dec. 31— 437.297 'Earnings per common share— ——; .$9.57 Pi. $20,887 — $200,000. 1,000,000 shs. STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR $1,535,419 , 132,270 Split Approved— worldwide insurance, plane, AND its or stock each face their they <sc CONSOLIDATED INCOME ACCOUNT FOR 3 81,438 5,259 —__ A—Electric p. also which and • ^equipment included above —;—— -i——Dvividends declared on 4% cum. pfd, stock-— $206,374 overhead Arrangements have due Company licensed amounts to the following persons: Maurice e8' Daniel D- Cole. 5,000 shares; Emil Rogers, Passenger $4,577,737 $102,325 $53,218 „ —I income Net which title to • * licensing. not licensed — agreement of the 1,151,000 surplus—-—-—^. sold . of to for options $384,419 for before by 1951. warrants .assurances - Cr21,117 Profit for are amount WARRANTS warrants Chavez, These „ Cr172,491 Adjustments 5,525 $104,049 50,831 I products Gross Airways, O. wCJ < Dennis - Cr4.329.000 carry-back provisions— dud to income oh equipment, •-/•--'Authorized share company £ 185,750 • • ' 3,436 Operating expenses and other charges— Roy Chalk prior to April 17, 1946 granted personal non-assignable, non-transferable and non-divisible options "to "purchase from him at (the price of $1.50 per share capital 'stock" or the" company in the 565,000 2,906,000 ——- cf Other v NC75415, Caribbean CAPITALIZATION shares $150,000 the X. . -• the ■■ underwriter a warrants receive 83,573 : , L * • and surtax—_ tax tsxes income 200,755 . - at v 42,671 —_---r-— income Taxes on r . capital.stock' Miscellaneous other deductions^—.u.-—- in cents>1—1, scriptions because of the 153,747 ' The entire that 6>899,04i6 64,252 7,980,613 Interest expense Employees' retirement income plan premium—.; Expenses in connection with issuance of add"! the 20,000 "y delivered 13?% $92,700,753 $62,672,255 76,692,074 58,643,914 ~ - trust all risk $250,000 per of •' : director, cent to share. the . Total the by insured is f .4949 and May 15, 220,832 189,073 amount (par' 1C to one Total $211,899 . $92,511,680 $62,451,423 — income of up per 1946 1947 Trahs as conversion covered PURCHASE deliver sum him of process which and • 2,089 i 1948 $105,761 Douglas Aeronautic Airworthiness of deposit by used Civil trustee, Colonial Trust Co. planes are presently not in 4 are the stock .President Thompson Products, Inc.—Annual Report— CONSOLIDATED in plane one constitute "• 1050. 167,. p. company Capital -r —V. the r 215,117 $434,528 $794,419 $102,782 $200,991. 113,154 > ; of the in $649,645 - 18,727 One encumbrances, known Douglas DC 3 aircraft which is not operating. All of the coverage, 184,137 $907,574 • $121,509 , 8,971 income 289,069 15,853. $209,962 deductions $465,509 $618,505 ' $105,856 13,407 the in DC being 183,043 304,800 $196,555 and secured bearing Regulations of the Civil Aeronautics Board Registration No. 51 and has been issued Air Carrier the 206,731 by Income placed of 529,900 — Certificate also be to aircraft: aireraft Economic be 15,741 193,805 is following engine liens will 7>600 15,955 all financing and will 17,627 17,130 Operating income ^Rher income * the 125,600 surtax allowances Underabsorbed company Two ——-— and normal Fed. the to four this of utility plant General taxes and 31, B $106,138 , sales Net Cost No. 1-575 by the Civil Aeronautics Authority, presently owns four Douglas DC 4 four-engine pas¬ senger and cargo type airplanes, Company is also operating a fifth DC 4 four-engine airplane under a conditional bill of sale. ' This fifth airplane is the one which n to be paid for by the proceeds of $2,892,436 215,599 Maintenance Dcprec. and araortiz. Letter of The 243,557 ; 1 Operating Certificate $611,441 Operation Returns organized May 18, 1S45, in Delaware and is presently engaged a registered United States Air Carrier operating solely as an Irregular Air Carrier of -passengers and cargo pursuant to Section Texas Public Service Co.—Earnings— ,. Period End. Feb. 29— 1948—Month—1947 1943—12 Mos.—1947 Operating revenues trustee certificates Registration of JAN. A as - . of BUSINESS—Company, $1,191,235 $1,364,607 .V. INCOME, SIX MONTHS ENDED — was 696.490 $461,255 $488,023 income 167.,p. issue passenger 292.1 -V. STATEMENT OF Sales $1,000. Administration 28,538 681,648 Divi¬ 15 days of redemption, retirement or maturity, option to convert to capital stock at conversion capital stock fpr each certificate in the denomination 500 shares capital stock tor each certificate in the SECURITY—This 210,098 232,257 11.053 charges each. $1,000 Balance 81,916,263 71,190 $725,464 — Total income and have .denomination $1,706,165 $1,853,135 219,989 $633,020 $654,274 income- oper. income ry. $100 time prior to any DC4, Net of 1948. $100 443,401 (net Dr>- tents denominations Monday,- May 17, 1948 rate of 50 shares 10,432,574 981,483 rentals Equip, Jt. At 4,992,579 ; 15, holder' shall 1948—3 Mos.—1947, $4,848,021 $18,731,432 $13,624,580 $6,555,748 revenues expenses FINANCIAL CHRONICLE semi-annually on Nov. 15 and May 15, commencing Redeemable in whole at any time at option of com¬ pany, upon 30 days' notice at 105 and accrued dividends to the date of redemption. 167, p. 1852, 1948—Month—1947 lr. are & payable Nov. Ry.—Results from Operation- Mar. 31— accruals tax dends trustee in the place 19 elect a May on McAlpin, resigned.—V. H. Texas & Pacific period End ■Operating Operating will holders certificate Certificates Trust—To Elect Trustee— Texas Pacific Land Thp COMMERCIAL 166, this p. issue 2605. "ex" thfe . put- (Continued on page 50) :";r: .:i Volume 167 Number 4699 THE COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL CHRONICLE & <2iUj ; Stock Record «» New York Stock Exchange MILT RANGE OF PRICES WEEKLY VOLUME Of TRADING YEMLY RMffiE OF SUE PRICES F00 EVERY LISTED ISSUE Range (or Previous 1 . STOCKS Year 1947 Range since Jan. 1 . Lowest Lowest Highest . I per share $ per share tper share 66 Mr May SO Jun 87% 8% Dec Apr 60 Feb 4% Feb 11 11 13 % May 18% Oct 14% Feb 38 55 42 May Jan Apr 100 2 - 6% Jan ACF-Brill 9 40% Oct 6 10% Feb May 25 Mi 22% Feb 20 6% — 1 Corp ——No par AdtlreBsogrsph-Multigraph Corp—10 Admiral Corp ; —1 70% Jan 7 24% Feb 28 37 20 Xl7i Nov 36% Jan Dec 28 Oct Feb Jan 1 8 26 Jan 11 12 39% Apr 23 1 Feb 25 8% May Oct 86 38 ■ 24% May Jen 25% Mar t. 73 Maf . 94% Apr Y 23 6 Alpha! 6% Jan 9 ■43 £0 44 43 35% . S% 25 25% 105% 33/4 19% 20% *78% 80% 3%. 3% 47% • 48 30% 30% 44% 400 36% 9% 9Va 10% 3,100 5,900 14,600 25% 26% *105 9% 9% . soy» 32% 32% 34% 343% *18 , 90 *47% • 49% 62 24% 5% •87% 36% 92% 24% 47% 90% *5% 19 90 American Bank Note common 26% May 14 67% May 6 14% May 14 43% May 11 *35%Mar 19 110% Nov 103% Feb 26 1 Dec 7% Feb 3% May 75% Deo 99 196% Dec 36 ' May 54% Feb May 115% Jan Mar 91 *66 42 American Amer - MarlO 4%. conv preferred Amer Cable ft Radio American 92% May 14 6 175% Jan 167% Feb 21 37% Mar 16 Sep 166 80 Bosch Corp ———1 preferred 5% May 14 108 3% Feb 11 76% Feb Mar 1% 8 47 May 14 100% Jan 21 8 0 10 Brake Shoo Co com.—No par 6% 5% 38 *28% 283/4 preferred 47 9% 9 ■' 5 3/4 /• 11% 62 243/4 62 233/4 *66 67% 24% 66% 47% *106% 12 12% 43% 42% 47 4% 107 % 107% 5% 88 % 88% 175 5% 5% 506 1,900 89% 89% 174% *174% , 120% 47% 4,700 5,600 .48 8% 9 9% v 42,300 62% 613/4 24% 67% ' 67% 25% I3%14y4 42% 42% *107 108 14% 67% 14% 42V4 43% 24 5% 5% 62 % 3,100 26% 67% , 107% ' 5% 88 3/8 119% 473/4 8% X6iy4 42% 107% 107% 5 : 6% '49% - 13% 423/4 175 100 66% . 11% : 43 88 19,000 1,000 289/4 5% *48 49'/a 118% 1193/4 62% *233/4 11% ■ 42% 39% 28% ' 53/4 *48 9% 62 67% 5 2,500 - 108 108 300 5% ' 53/» 5% 40 26,400 5,300 26,300 9,400 • 175 175 174 -90 175 91% 43% 43% 43% 43%- 44 ' : 44'/a 44 96% 96% 96% 97 97% 97 97 *95% 24% 24%' 24y4 24% *106% 1073/4 24% 24% 107% 107 >/2 : 44 „■ 923A 174 174% I753/8 . '"44 91 89% *94% -——100 — 11% 42 100 91% '92; 118 473/4 9% •24%. • 88 Can common———25 preferred Y— 23% 4,100 17,800 , 90 38%.. 903/4 '49% 117% 120 47 - • 62% •66 ' 373/8 53/4 *47% 5%' 49% 118 9% ■ 62% *106% 107% ——100 Corp———Yl ' 67% *11% American Car At Fdry com—No par - 7% 9 34% *87% ' 47% . 35 300 33% 36 33 33% 90% . 28% 2,400 4,600 . 196 37% *28% 28% ■ *47 118% 47% 9% 10 10 *183A 34% *87% PO 7,300 . 100 192% 19 33 90% 400 31% *95 10 63,300 7,500 ' - 49% 115 47% 28% ■■ , *47% 116 114% .19 37% *91^ 29% ■"'! V 6 ' 1' *28 5% - 30% 100 9% 4% ' 88% 28% 5% 62 9 3,9uJ 74% *18 34% 37% preferred——100 18% Mar 6,600 : 50% 74% . 190% 192 J/a 33% 34% 19% *88% Mar 22 58% Feb 9 9% Mar 17 80% 4 49 30% *95 191 323/, 37% 68 Jan *78% 4 30% , 93/4 190% 34% 88% 8 Jan; 20% 75 32% 92% 51% Jan 77% 19 Va 75 100 9% 9% *18% 37% 9 31 80 > 33A 19% 33/4 31 *95 .188% 1903/4 92% American Airlines common———1 conv 27% 106 3% 74% 19 37% 9 cum 103 3 3/4 49% 32% Y 89% > •28 Portland Cement—YY—No par 3%% 25%, , 106 9% 19% *78% ' 80 22 *43y4 £4% 48 33% Mar 22 120% May 14 20 9,300 3,100 21,400 34% 3% 30% 31 100 92% 37% convertible 6% 54% 43% 47% *74 75 •93 190 % 3% • 47% : , 18% 34 Jan 1 2 Jtn 6ya 53% 20va S3/* ' 25y4 105% 3% 3% 20% 80% 30 5% 5% 54 y8 V* 9% 110 100 34 ya ;34% 34 . . 10% *78% Y 100 9% , 32% : 10 Feb 174% 45 % 45 % 47- *94% 98 ' . . , 97 290 7,400 . 400 ' ' 18% Mar 28% Feb 20% May 110 105% July Oct 06 19 8ep 26% 24 Dec * Dec ' 102 n' * Feb 48 6% , 107 % May 16 Feb 91 5 Jan . 106 Jun 17% July 20% July 16 "2 Deo 6% Dec 115% Jan 25% 7% Dec Feb 55 Jan *5% Feb Jun 48 *34% Jan 22% July 10 Mi May 13 14% 116 Dec 6 P8 Apr 10% Feb 12 Y' is *16% 17% :'*16%' *90 91 104 5 18 1043/4 28% 1 , 7 7% May 14 conv 6 5% 16% 16% 16% 173/4 17% 17% 2% 2% 71% 9% 23/a. V " Y2% -72 t' '■ 63 2% 2«/8 72 . - 9% non-cum preferred 400 American International Corp.Nb par 13 May 14 6% 1,500 600 18 Y , 91 393A 104 31 21,600 104'/a 33% 38% 31%' 6 2% ■ Y, 1,500 13,400 24% 6% 3% Y'33A 75% ' 1,700 5,700 .32,000 72% 75 9% 113/8 12% 13 64% 643/4 65 42 63 63 - 413/4 41% 41% 41% 41% 41'A *41% 6% 63/a ,6 3/8 6% 6% 6% *48 63/8 50 63/a ,24 243/B *48 24% • ' *48 24% X24%. *6% V , 49 24% 53 ; 7 ■■■-• 50 ' 6% . *80 63% :: *80 90 7 90 24% 7% , *80 7% 90 900 163A 18 3A 413% *48 90 3 2% 6% 6 16% 18 71% 9% *62 6 18 17% ; ' 2,200 193A *90 38% *16% /l63/4 11 $y*s 63 *62 . 71 9% 9%■ 9%. 6% 24% : .71% :*62 '41% 53 *80 17 163/4 91 31% 18 6% 24% American low common..—*—Nhpar 40 48 "A 18% 104% '104% 163% 17% 41% *48 , 38%: 5% 16% 63% *62 —50 preferred-.^ *5% 17% 9 i. 183/4 *90 32% 16 % 72 V: 2% *71 American Homo Products—.——1; 6% -6 48 ' . 1043/4 17% - *106% 108'/a 18% ; 16 16 17% 9 38% 1043/4 31k 32 6 91 , 38 5,400 4 6 6 - American European Secur American Export Lines No par Inc.—40c Amer 9s Foreign Power eom.YNo par ; 07 preferred —————No par 07 2nd preferred A——No par Y 06 preferred—.————No par 105% 29 17% *90 38% 25% 24% 48 y8 *18% WVi *16% ; 38% 105 47% is y4 91 *90. j 38% V American Rnosustle Tiling—. 48 18% 16% 16% ■ 91 28% 1073/4 48% 17% ' : • 104"% Y *106% 18 38 28% ! •- 49% ; ♦90 104 28% 6 14 11 49 • 38% '-37% '41% Jan 106 17% American Hide is Leather eom..—1 92 106% 48% 17% Colortype Co——10 American Crystal Sugar 'scorn—10 1 4%% prior preferred——.100 American Cyanamld Co com—...10 3%% conT preferred series A-lOO Amoriosn Distilling Co— 20 American Hawaiian 88 Co——-Y.Y10 : 24- 48% .No par American 25% Apr - 23% 106 % *106 —.—100 preferred—; conv American Chicle Co_.._ 23 %T 23% Apr 27 5 7% Jan 53 ' l Jan 5 16 13% Jan Oct 73/B *82 90 *48 3,400 27,800 ; 2,800 800 6% 3,100 50 : 24% C 243/4 ■ 8,600 73/4 3,900 7% 90 •81 ' ' 13 13 13% YY 133% 133/4 •13% 153% *15% 153/4 .-.*15% 15% 23% 13 23% 23% 23'/a 23% 13% 13% 14 *13% 133/4 *15% 15% 15% 15% 23% 23% *101 107 233/4 25 - 3,000 ' Nov 30% Feb , May > 43 10 6% Feb 25 106% Mar . > 14 77% Jan 20% Feb 11 Jan 1 90 4 4 37% Jan 20 Apr 9% Oct 15 9 89% Jan 13 May 14 3 Mar 55 42% JUly 6% May 5 6% Mar 101% Feb 74% Dec Jan 65% Mar 12 9% > 22 19 Jan 27 2 Feb 86 2 Jan 6% Apr 16% May Apr 3% May 14% Mar 16 Dec 2 33% May 14 2 13 16 Apr 15 40% Jan 10 Feb 26 25 Apr 19% Jan 10 5 94% Feb 11 Feb 1 23 13 <" Jan 33 y4 Feb Jan 13 50% Apr 20 4 88 i Mar Amer Chain 9s Cable Inc——No par Y 25% May 14 28 16% May X18% Oct Dec 5 Feb 24 43 Aug' Feb 48% July 25% May 3% May 104% Jan Feb 47% 102 44 20% • ♦74 189% 19% 52 Mat 42 Feb 18% May *19 13 50 83% Feb 20 50 Apr 9% May 12 May £0% 53% 20 20 75— *95 11 * 17% 6 533/4 3% 80%, 30% 30% 9% 9% *189% 191 Amalgamated Mar 18 May 49 • 92% 30% Jan May 37 19% *74 100 *88% 8 9 : •30% *93 Allls-Chalmera Mfg common—No par 3%% cum eonv preferred——100 Marie 36 101% 19% .74%,: 33% ' 38% -74% 7% Jan 11% 65% Dec Dec 53% , ' Apr Dec 50% Dec 80% Dect 20% May 18% 3% 47% Leather Co com—_1 preferred——50 Amerada Petroleum Corp No par Amer Agricultural Chemical-No par 107 Dec 88 3% 47% 32% 46 81 94 3% Mar Jan 107% 80% 3% 47% 1 47% —No par 5 8% Feb Apr 46 34% May *78% ———1 Allied Mills Co Ine .53% *104 3% *78% 3,500 95 53/8 9% 24% 108 3% , 73% " 753/8 95 5% 20 24% 24% *104 19% Allied 8tores Corp common—No par A% preferred. ——-100 5 - 104 Shares 73% •92 5% ,25 Y 9% 3% ; gtd.iOO 6% 9% share 5% 43 19% Allied Chemical 9s Dye——No par Allied Kid Co— i—————5 May 14 89 Ry Inc Industries Allen 5 West 9% 24% 73 96 ' 33% Feb 99% Jun 9% — preferred A—!————100 Allegheny & May 14 *."-39% Jan 11 35% 3% preferred-No par Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp-No par 21% Jan 30 Mar 24 81 105% July 42% Oct 30% May Mar 25 39% Mar: 90 11 3 Mar 19% 43 35 24% 82.50 prior conv Apr 23 18% Mar 13 22% Feb 29% May 91 Ine common 5%% May 13 -31% May 14 2' 19% 43 Sales for theWeek S per 52% E2 19% 104 4%Y preferred ——.Y—.—-100 Allegheny Corp common—— 1 73 8% Feb 11 12% Nov 30 Vrv po Apr 202 Mar May 7 Jan * 104 10% Dee 91 Aldens 5 4Y4 May 14 50% May 14 10 Feb Jan 80 Feb 48% Feb 37% Dec 18 21 52 •71 *32 - 5% 5% 5% 71% Friday May 14 $■ per share 73" share $ per £5 ♦90 44 Mining—10 5 Juneau Gold £5 36 * Alabama 9c Vicksburg Ry_——100 Alaska 5% 52% 71 71% *83 *42% -Air Reduction Luc———No par 24. 71% 9 per share" ■ Thursday May 13 Wednesday May 12 : May 11 *35% — 24 4% Feb 76% Nov 90% NOT 164 4 2% Mar 13 5% Feb 44 -52% l'% Apr 14 27 % Apr 106 14 14% Feb 26 75% Mar 19 102% Aug Dec 2% May 25 % May 56 Jan ——.—10 Steel Co Adams-Millls 27 37% Apr 30 10%. May 14 Mar 11 3% Apr Feb 31% Jan 18 Mr Dec 73 101 Feb 112 Nov 3% Dec 5% Adams Express-—— May 14 46% Jan 10 38% Feb Dec 100 7% Feb 95 —2.50 22 * HIGH SALE PRICES Tuesday I per share 73 *.8 Co Motors Acme 6 13. *71% . 54% May 14 28% Feb $ per share No par No par Abbott Laboratories com Abraham Jc Straus May 14 Monday May 10 Kay 8 ■ Par • 30)4 May EXCHANGE • 79% Jan 11 45% Feb Oct Saturday ' 9 per share . 6 80 July 10% Feb 43 Mi , 64% Mar 17 Jan 110 ' Highest: . ; LOW AND NEW YORK STOCK ' ■ ; 13 15% Jan 30 Jan 18% Mar 17 .-25 105 American Investment Co at HI—-.1 > •15% 15% common—1 23% 23% 106 *102% Locomotive American May 14 95%r#^27 - Apr 29 7# preferred ♦15% 23 ♦103 107 *101 107 107 ♦101V* 107 100 18,700 .*102.% 105% " Range for Previous STOCKS 1 'Range since Jan* 1 Lowest Highest Year 1947 Highest Lowest share tper share 18% Jun 1 28% Sep 9 per , f per share 16 Mar Jan 79% Feb Dec 15% Feb 6% Feb *26% May 80 7% 101 Dec 24% Mar Y 20 5 11 Dee Dec ; 14% Feb 7 Feb 17 28% May 39% Feb 29 Feb 10 127 8% s 125 7 Dec 16% Feb 129% Feb 117% Feb 17 Deo 186 170 Feb- Oct 81 Feb 13 164% Apr 6 18% American Metals Co Ltd eom.No par 32% t% 14 preferred —————100 Y 7% 30% Light com—No par preferred—— —No par 85 preferred—Y.: —No par Amer Had 9s St'Ban'y com___No par 86 May 14 l57/a May 14 Jan 27 . 715 preferred —100 9 American 22% Feb 16% Feb 24% May 14 American par Jun 42% Oct 38% Feb 11 46 Amer par 48% May 70% Dec 46% Feb 11 61 16% 0% Aug 15% May 34 Feb 10 139 Mar 9 14 Mar 10 12% Jan 157 May Dec 172 July 32 Dec 40 Mar 31 Mar 19 Dec 158 Jan 131 Apr 27 140 25% May 37 Feb 25% Feb 27 22% Mar 12 33 18 May 10 34% Feb 13 24% Jan 47% Dec May 18% Oct 148% Feb 116% Mar 15 129 Y Jan 149% Jun 174% Feb 136% 23% 21 34 28% July Jun Jun May 118 29% Jan » 20 Oct 62 Apr 82% Feb 135 1 Dec 163% July 60 41% May \ *116% Oct Dec 120% Aug 18 Jan 21 147% Mar 17 54% Mar 29 132 Apr 15 46% Feb .14 116% Mar 6 7 Feb 11 Deo 8% Dec Jan 80% Oct May 68% Jun 110% Feb 95 Jan 103% 76% Mar 16 7% 26% 1 80 Feb 10% Jan 5% May 62 May 30% May 69% •6% Dee 38% Dec 61 Jan Apr Mar 111% Mar 46% Jan 58% July 14% Apr 9% Dot War 6 Feb 21 17 Jan 9 American 9% 26 .33% 132 Stove 715 6 Steel Co— No par Refg common.—100 preferred ——:—.-.—.100 American Sumatra Tobacco *18% American 5 9% Tobacco common 28 100 American Viscose Corp common—14 515 preferred— L.——...100 9 Am 8% Apr 22 preferred 715 100% May 5 May 14 1 8% Apr Woolen preferred Amer Zine Lead 113 _ Y- 15% '*■ 8% 81% *170 : 15% ' Y 91 v 9% 91 - 81% 81%; 15% 15! ■ *170- 173 xio :: 22% ' 22% 22% 42 42 57% 10% 57% 135% 154% 33 ya 33% 133 18 124 38 *122 18% r 154 . •, 18%, 153% . 55% 139 26% 18% *37% 38% 124 *122 18% 18% 154 Vk 153% 56% 55% 140 140 66% 68% 66% 118% 118% 8 51% 103% •101 103 103 *100 7% 7% Y 62% Jan 16 30% Feb 11 30 Feb 10 28% Mar 19 66 Apr •5 prior conv preferred——. .25 Anaconda Capper Mining..——50 9 387/b Apr 23 38% Jan 5 - . 24% Dee 16 Jan footnote* see pagsM 98% Feb 46% Mar 4 8 18% Feb 11 8 Mar 17 108 3 bl May 10 31% Apr 28 14 May Apr 20 Jb Cable—..No par Anchor Hock Glass Corp com._12.50 64 preferred ——No par Anderson, Clayton 9s Co—21% Anaconda 38% Mar 23 Wire Anderson-Prlehard OH Andes Oopper Mining Corp—.18 ao *62 Y 36% , 36 67 *62 37% 36 34 106 , 34 106 67 3,900 15% 15% *170 15% 52,500 175 10% 10% 10% 23% 23% 24% 42% 42 43 60 60 61 58% 155% 156% 33% •13L 33% 135 26% 19% 38% 154% 67 Y 8 67% 19% 155 56% 57% 138 118% 139 66% 67% •118% 118% ■ 8 7% 8 7% . 36% 33 33% 33% 33% 106 *105 106 56% 57 57 57 *104 ' 27 2,200 2,100 19% 1,900 39 123 100 19% 19% 1,400 1547/a 155% 14,000 18,300 57% 138 66% *118% 58% 540 139 • 67% 6,500 90 118% 7% 8 11,500 50% 53 22,100 51 100 100 100 100 102 102 102 103 105 7% *62 . 51% 7% 7% 67 *62 , , 67 7% *62 7% 200 1,100 . ,5,100 67 36% 37% 36 5,800 101% 7% ' 123 33 51% *100% 7% 154% 56% 140 118% 123 : 1,100 20 34./ ,135 38% 56% 68 36% . 19% 138% 118% 36 34 *131 26% 153% 56% 67 155% 156% 420 38% *19 190 12,100 19 1 *122 12,400 3,600 : 26% 19 154% 175 10 123 142; 4.100 22% *42 19 36% 51,500 86% . 38%. 103 *62 10% 95% ♦122 37% 800 9% 94% 18% 36% 2,200 26% 18% 103 7% 7% 31% 32% 18 20 127 '7% 32% *37% 5,700 7,000 31% 32 102 - 127 32% ♦100 101 7% 7% 33% 85 123% 51% 33% 84% *170 133 50% •100 *51% 8% 26% 26% *18% 38% 16,800 180 8% 31% 31% Shares 18% 90 89 15 33% 33% ; 18% 9% 9% 91% f 94 157 133 Salee for theWeek ' 58% 156% 34 133 7% 31% Friday May 14 9 per share 82% : 10% 58 v, 31% 118% 68% 118 58% 157 ,18% 26Mt • *132 . 31% 26% 31% 18% *33% 33% *132 38% 57% 156 10% 130 7% *31 42% 57% 132 *127 ' 22% 42 8% 33% 33 175 10% 7% 7% Y 41%. 50% 103 • 9% 90% 9 Y 18% 90 IV2 Y, 7% 31 22% 7% ; 89% 80 • 18 •83% 130 7% 30% 10% 51% 108 No par •127 7% 31 Thursday May 13 I per share 34 33% 130 31 8%' 8% 34 7 -r: ■. 175 7% — . 80 50% ♦100 9s Smelt com..—1 90 41% 56% 56% *137% 139 7 67% *127 7% 31 * 9% -6 $4 conv prior preference 105 153% 130 common—No par Water Works Co Inc American May 14 — — 33% 7% 9 8% . <22% '■ 26% *122 .5 8% 34 42% 26% 18% ,;:.YY'*88-' 8% 15.... 15% 31% *38 *8% *170 31% American Tel 9s Tel Co——.—100 i4' 68% May 8 119% Jan 13 53 .28 100 American 22 90 88% 79% 10% , 18% 88% 90 *154% 155% common— American Sugar 19% Jan 12 Mar 10% 21% r 41% 57% preferred— American 5 39% Mar 23 144 lOtf - : 173 . Foundries—No par Stores —.——No par American May 14 Apr 22 155% May 68% Jan Snuff non-cum 8 par 9 79% 15% *170- 18% 30% V 89% 79% 15% 18% 90 Wednesday May 12 " 42 35 Nov 101% Nov . '36% Mar 17 34% Jan 27 6 Safety Rasor Seating Co.—— No Ship Building Co—...No Am Smelt Is Refg common No 7% preferred — 12 May 14 Apr 142 9 .89% : 18% 18% 18% •127 7% Amer Power * 176 130 *127 J per share 33% •29% 10% May 14 86% May 14 n 33 News Co————No par American $ per share *88 8% American Molasses Co——1 2 MarlO > 18% *8% SALE PRICES Tuesday May 11. 9 per share 88% . Monday May 10 share 88 95 V2 11 12% Feb Jan Co com.—No par 9 per 3.9015 cum preferred 106 Amer Maehlne is Metals——No par 8% Jan 33 72% Feb 21 11% May ; • 6% Feb 28 Dec 76%. Dec Amer Mack 9s Fdy 2 May 14 9% Apr 16 34% May 4 132 Mar 23 85 Y . Jan ; Saturday May 8 .. Par 90 9 J . 9 per share 9 32% July 147 July LOW AND HIGH NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE v , 36% 36% 37% 36% \38% 30,900 36% 36% 36 36% 36% 37% .2,970 34 34% 34% "35% 4,200 34 34% 106 106 . •105% 106% " *56% *56% 56% 29% 30% 30% 30% 29% 30% 28% *11% 12% *11% 12% *11% 12% •11% . 57 29% 12% *105% 106 100 7,400 28,100 56% 56% 57 57 287/a 29% 28% 29%' 13 12% ' 12% *12% 100- & COMMERCIAL THE (2142) 14 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday, May 17, -194& '. STOCK • 9 per Lowest Highest 4% Mar 8 2 Feb 39% Oct 28% Feb 14 34% Jan 24% May 37% Feb 25% Feb 11 32% Jan 99 Jun 109% May 90 Feb Feb 101 17 *5% *29% ; 29% nArmco _—10 29% 29% 100 *95% 5 Steel 4 % Yo Armour Corp com preferred conv Hiinoie 9% May 15% Oct 11% Mar 16 Dec 130% Jan 91% Feb 16 106 41% Feb 10 88 29 53% May 14 Armstrong Cork Co com No par 97% May 13 V"'. 83.75 preferred-*;. . No par $4 cum preferred conv—__No par 112% May 10 103 38 % Jun 55 Jan 91% Dec 110 Feb Jan 104% Mar Jan 17% 10% May Feb 12% Mar 12 May 14 15% Jan 5 ot 18% May 11 5 com 5 - Dec 20% Feb 99 Dec 132% Feb 99 Dec 134 Feb 94 Mar 12 25 Dec 34 Sep 26 Jan 66 May 99 Jan 84 Feb X98 Dec 112 Feb 96 Mar Feb 14% Feb 60 18% 100 Feb Arnold 17 9% 111 16 May 10 102% Jan 12 11 3 16% 18% May 14 ? Atch 17% F Inc 96% 53 96% ; 97% , •>*16% 30 109% 110% 105% 104 " XIO8V2 ;— 105% 100 16% ,'107% 108% 106% 7. ♦104% 16% > r" 510, 46> 500 ; ' - : 500 , ' ' v . ' .97% 7>: 112 112 >>150 ,. 17 ,716% • 153/a ' 109 >:■ {• 500 15% 15% '17% . 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No par Dry Goods common—1 1st preferred 100 2d preferred. 100 96 102 *5% •v' 30% v X29% 13% ,7. 96% 96 111% 30% 101 51 % 93 111% 29% 96 < 101 51% *95% ; Associates 104% May 13 11 7% 30% May II 114% May 14 5 100 51% Associated Feb .95% 12% 12% 100 5% 4 30% Saiew tor May 14 ' *5% 5% 30% 29% Friday 77 May IS S per tharo "• 5%s:. - ' Thursday May 12 9 per thare i V30,. 30' 29 • Wednesday May 11 f per share 'V; 5% 5%' ' 7 ^ ; ■ , 29% 96 12% No par Artloom 12% Mar 16 14 13% 10% May Co et $6 conv prior preferred 19~ r8cp 14 2 9 Jan May 10 9 per thare ■<"7 6 No par 8 Jan 9 per share • Areher-Daniels-Midland 5 14% Jan Par A P W Products Co Inc Apr 29 2 6% Apr • " HIGH SALE PRICES Tuesday Monday 7 May 8 ;■ I per thare 9 per thare• I perthare thare 3% 30 fafarday EXCHANGE • '7 LOW AND STOCK NEW YORK Range since Jan. I Highest Yesr 1947 Lowest ' RECORD 8TOCK8 Range far Preview* > . • . 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Inc 15% 15% 15% , Mar 16 15% Feb Feb ,V 16% May 14 11 27 16% Feb 13% Feb 10 Jan 69 Feb 60 11 Dec 55% Jan 42% 18 x42% Mar 15 28% July 20% Apr Dec 54% Jan 37 ' 20% Apr 39% Dec 31 Feb v 11 Dec 18 - 19% 9% Feb 24% Jun Feb Nov 18% May 23% Jan 4 5% Barber 4% Oil 100 (Delaware)——50 Corp common % preferred Barnsdall Oil Co Bath Iron 24% 24% 28% 7 23 7 29% 7v 79 77 '7 79 •:: .7:'79% ♦78% 25% 52% 51% 10 *23 40 7 80 25 y« ' v 80 Va 25 25Va 28 Va 1,500 15% >16 y/y 15'% > 16% 25 74 28 V* *79% 80% > 16 3/8 16 7 15% 14% 715% W. ■S 28% 80 • 25 V8 28% • 7 52% 53% 52% 53 23 % 23-a 23% 39% ♦39% 53 23% *39% 43% 43% 43% 44% 1 Corp— -J ^ 29 % % 14 Va .7 > 23 Va 40-.. •\'7 39% 51% 23% ■: 23% ♦39% 5 Works 29 15% 14% 26% 25% 14% ; 7 > ^ •- V ' » ». 25,000 27 '» 27%728% \\ 9,300 80 80 i . 19,600 100.200 670 ' 50 - —— Bayuk Cigars Inc 2}; 24% 28% • preferred Barker Brothers 7 16 % Mar 31 24 preferred _100 Aroostook common—50 6c Conv. 41% May . Ohio 6c non-cum Bangor Mayl4 25% May 14 44% Jan 5 9 ' 8% 4% - 59 Mar 24 May 45% May 14 > Feb Locomotive Baltimore • 29% May 10 80% May 12 9% May 60 Baldwin May 14 15 Va .r' 15% ;> 15 r • " 13 13 12% 13 No par 20 ,*19% 19% 41 57% - 43% 44 12% V . 12 % •; ■ •■: 41 .•■•: 41 7 43% 44% 24 > 4.-/8 43'% 12 Va 12% 12% ' 12% > v 3,900 ■ 30 •> y \ ! 11,600 13% (;7 19% ; 19% 41% 193/4 41 19 Va 41% f!- 7 4,800 ' # . 19 Va 19Va , 1 ' ' 19% 77 im 43% 12 Va v 11,800 25 Va 41 •' 23% X42-/8 > 59 24 Va *39 Va 41 ' 20 *40% 57% 53% 1 •'• 42% 3,300 ' ■ 3 35% Dec 83% Dec 62 110% 17% Dec 96% 29 40 30% Jun 18% 10% May 90 Feb Jan 18% Mar 16 93% Mar 16 15% Feb 26 8 Beech Creek Jan 5 May 14 19% Mar 22 Bell A 2 Feb 11 35% Apr 24 16 % Apr 30 21% Jan 2 Jan 23 % Jan 20 25% May 14 Feb 80 Jan 6 35% Jan 23% Feb 14 32% Oct 25 Jan 125 Feb 17 30% Feb ' Apr 27 Dec 18% Jan 35% Corp 16% —1. — *22 *100 *5 :7V 12'/4 34% *33 17% 35 24% *82 *26% 84 <?-7 27% \ Best Foods ——1 — 34% Eethlehem Steel (Del) com.Nopar preferred .... *100 Bigelow-Sanford Carpet new.No par Birmingham Electric Co* No par 34% 33% 16% 17% ; 17% 34% 17 17% 21% 21% 100: . 100 84 7 34% 17%" 16 Va 17% 7 17 17'% 25 25 Va 25% 25'% ;■ 83% 83% 83% 26 26% 26 3/8 *82 26 %l 84 >77*25% - 26% W;.-l 35% > 7 "• 35 34 35% v 33% 33% 7 33% 777 11% ; ^34% >35% 35% 11% 134% l,60o j- 2,000 22% > - 800 V ' VA.'I " 17% / 'J: 7 4U-. 1,500 f > . 20 35% 12,500 17 Va 17% • •. .>> > "4 >19,800 25% 7. 2,800 *84 : ,7 853/4 f <s 300 ■ >■■ 27 28 35 Va 36% >V 9,900 353/a 363/4 t 55,000 2,200 ' 34 • — 102 34% V 7M 84 V> 25'% - -26% 343/4 134 Va ; 34% 11% 35% 7; 34% M'35% ■133% 134V4 . 35'% 34% > 7 34% ; 34% 11% 134 % 35 40 2,400 18 <> >>, Va *100 : V. 35% •vr. //- 22 yi; 36% : 17 ,;r l' 4,600 v •>,> 34% 17% ^ 25 134% ; 36 i> 17% < 102 36'% 17 > > 21% *99 13 • 34% 70 89% 13 7•34 Va : 1,000 22% 7 *88% ■ 77 35V4 .■ 17% x21Va 22 102 *11% ** 34 16% : 22 y; 13 : 16% .>, 34% / 34% 11% ♦11% , 36% 17 - 36% *133% ,134% 134%.. H > 24% . 7," 34% >34% •34V '34 7 % ■" *82 7 25% .. *33 36% 21% 16%: 24% > 35 *100 35% 16% , : 17% 7 16% 14 35%' May 14 14 12% 77-*16% 102 24% . _33%c Best 14% Jan 35 12% 7 ;:4 88% >7*87% 22 89% 13% ■ ' 88% 21% 89 22% 88% 7-.12% 7 16% a* Loan 7 x21% 36% *24% Indus 88% ■> X88 Va 22% ♦21% 83% 7 ; 22l/4 36 *100 ;7;- :":4l77^ 89 Va *33 17 41 *37 *88% 35 17% 22% 102 34% 13% *16% 17% -7 7 17% •v 10 100 common— >7V 22 "•" 36 16% - Co 7 35% ___1 t'dVa 21% *33 _10 * 41■7:- 7 *87 89% Cum pfd $3.25 ser of 1946-No par A Co— . 36% May 14 137% Jan 9" 31 • Apr 28 11% May 6, 35 Co ■ 41 : 13% 89% com_.No par ; ' ~1~3% *33 50 v 21% . 13%' Aviation_a Beneficial 29 ; 36% May Mar 16 .13% Bendix Home Appliances*- 87'/a Mar 10 28 1 . • 877 7" 87 *88% 21%. . *88% preferred Bendlx 21 > • Corp—i Howell 4%% May 13 88% 100 RR Aircraft Bell 100 40 pfd Packing Belding-Heminway 24% Jan 11 40 *87 2.50 4%% Beech-Nut • 23 100 common pfd Inc S) (A Aircraft Nov 150 Mills, Shoe 16 103 % Dec Beck Beech 28% Apr Beaunit Co conv 18 16 Jan cum " 9 15'/a Apr Foods 3'/e% 37 5 14% Feb Beatrice ■i' 34% Apr ■ 11 32 % Feb 8 Jan 100 8% Jan '2 30 Jan 22% May 14 4 T ■ . 42% May 14 25% Dec 19% May 18% May 133% 2 24% Dec 17% Sep 21% May 77% Dec 24% 13 Feb 16% Mar 10 88 . Feb ' Oct Feb - 106% Aug 39% Feb 16% May 28 Jan 39% Mar 12% May . 85 20% Aug Feb '12 Dec 95 31 Jan 108% Dec 5% May Jan 11% x34 134% : ' % 34% 343/4 353/4 11% 7: 11% lV/o. * • . > V. 1,200 *134% *135% 12 > 2,900 2,500 y •;v >;j > Range for Previous Year 1947 Range since Jan. 1 ' Lowest 9 per share May 12% May 18% May 14 May 36 *20% 14% May 29% Nov Jan Feb 28 1 xl3 ' 11 Feb 11 Nov 22% Mar 16 32% May Deo 15 17% Apr 11 41% July 24% Oct 32% Mar 15 59 29 Feb 21% Feb 42 10 89 Dec 116 Jan Dec 67 Jan 41% Mar 96 2 May 35% Feb 38% May 37% May 49% Jan 38 Feb 24 55 Oct 42% Feb 11 102 Sep 88 88% Dec 3% May 20% Mar Jan 2 6% Feb 33 % Mar 18 Dec 13% Feb Dec 96 Jan 18% Feb 40% Feb 7 81 9% Dec 30 May 23% May 30% Nov 90 Dec 15% Dec 25% Jun 7% Jan 50 5 % 38 8 Mar 17 71 11% Feb 37 36% Jan 20% Deo 17% Feb 13% May 20% Nov 16% Feb 9 May 69 Dec 25% May 80 Dec 125 Deo 122% Jan 14% Feb 86% Feb 37% Nov 102% Apr 8 65 Feb x32% Feb 83 Jan 23% Feb 15% Mar 28 May 38% Feb 29% Feb 14 May 22% Feb 80 " Dec 80 May 81 100 79 % Feb 77 Apr ? 96 Apr 30 14 21% Jan 5 11 23% May 14 6 124 13 37 1 8 14 7f# Budd 88 Jan Feb 21% Apr : Mar 31 4 Buff 22 88 Jan 95% Jan 16% Oct Dec 12% Feb 13 7% Mar 16 Jun 88 Jan 79 It Dec 96 24% 79 Dec 3 Dec 6 13% May •4% May 19 May 104 Feb 108% Jan Feb May 4 14% May 14 89 Jan 98% Jan 15 23% Feb 11 42 42 25% 26 V8 32% 33% 83 44 7 7 82 44% 45 26% 26 41% 42 54% 55% 55'/a 55% 56% -•',/' 37%- ,37.% 9% 9 55 *50 54% y:.. 96 - 4% *92 4% '■ 9Va 9 - 37% 7 9 55 *50 10% 29% 30% 29% 32% 33% 33 99% 99% " ; 8% Vv ' *50 30% 99%" 19% ■ 29 % 7* *95 98 19% 19% ■ 125 19 % 98 21% ' ' "7'7 99i/2 30% 19% 21 21 *123 • 18% ♦29 % ♦95 30% • 29% 32% •123 19% 18% 21% 21% 125 123 7 *97 % 19% 22 22% 123 / *123% v7; ' 5Va ,.700 , 9% 5,300 55 10% 11% :•• 9,500 30% 31% ; .10,100 29% 29% 30 '» 3,700 33'/a 34 2,400 :■> 99% 98 *98 ¥2 99% 19% 19% *29% 30% 200 *95 98 98 • 7 -• * Niag El Corp 3.60% Co Co 36% *86% Corp 2hd 88 5 36 __i * 20% 21 y 22% 23 22% 23% ♦123% 125 125 *123Va : :>>'/ 125 t 2,700 16",000 preferred 1% participating preferred—100 Jackson 37 87 *86 10 Va 71% *71 71% 37 x36Va 36% 11% X71% 36% •36 10 Va 10 Va 10'" 350 36 Va : > ■ 88 86% 86% 19 19 Va 37 37V4 20% 21 Va 87% 19% *85% 19% 37 37% 37 Vs 38% ; » 86 86 18% v 30% 36% 36% 37 20% 21% 20% 21 20% 21'/a 20% 21% 86 '/3 86% 87 87 *86 87 86 86% 86 ••'-: 86 ; 88% *87% 88% 873% 873% 86% 88 >>> 500 80 •75 80 80 *75 , 7 *87% ', 89% *87% . % -•..;• 21 "i ( 400 19% > : 800 ■ 19% . -fi 28,800 73 19% 87 •1! ■ 1,900 3,100 25,600 '■ 190 ■' •. !■ •7 , • 16 16 *8% 16 9 8% 94% 12% -12% *92% « ♦84% 85 12% 85 . *3% 3% 22% 22% *3% " 101 36% 11 10% 71 ' . *19% 86% •75 100 * Copper ft Zinc.*—........5 Byere Co (A M) common NO par 36% *36 21% •- 10% 71% 36 87 94 10% 71 20 20% < 10% 70% 87 *85% common—1 100 preferred—_100 .... loo ./ 10% 70% *35% par Bjrroa 70 20 Inc* Terminal 4V»% 10% 70 '» No par Mills preferred conv 10% • pfd„lC0 * Watch No par 1 > y . ' 20%..' 7 ." 7,000 30% 20% 22% I ,)' 10' • 19'% 30 3/8 *95 20 % ; • 18 Va r '' i 103% ' 30s/a 33 ' • t'k I ' ..ioo - 9,200 ; 38 8% *50 *98% 18 Va \ f. 5,400 96 29 Va 99% •* :• 12,200 *37% 9 55 ' >' 6,900 41% 57Va 4% 37 Va x33 30% ♦95 19% 27 56 ♦92 y • •-. 190 340 10 Va 29% 18% 82% 40% iV2 ' 3,300 29% ' 33 •;>> *29% 98 ; 19% • •;' 30% ♦95 .7 1 19 30% r .>• 20,900 * 49%: 1 25 Va 7 96 4% 7 37% >38 38 55 . - 96 *92 4«/s , 10% 77 32% *98 7 : 26% 41% 30 Va 33% 45% 40 % 10% 28% 81 45% 25% 4% 1,000 " 30 34 Va 82% 40% :7 4% > 26 Va 45Va ,i . 25% 7*92% y 6,400 48. / 32% 32% 24% ' ' 12,400 25% 26 32 Va 82% 45 30% 28% *43 .46 25 Va 82 U *43 ; 7 77' 40% •7;: 2,300 18 ' 10% Butts : Vi7vy/:-: 29 5 a No par common * 32% May 14 16 10% 8 Bush Term Bldg 1% preferred __.100 i Butler Bros common.i_ *15 r 15 Va y 15% 29% 19 No par Bush 9 Oct Mar 17 15% 15 Va 10% *29% *15 preferred Burroughs Adding Machine—No 4 Apr 16 25% May 14 ! 104 Feb 3 16 ,31% y.7 34 7, 93 : 1 31 ••>' 32 29% *98 -100 100 Co 3% % 6 Jan 22% Oct 27% - Mar 12 2% Mar 17 Jan 9% ♦50 31 Va 33% ,17% ' 3%% May 14 10% Jan 15 Mar 16 9% Mar 16 78 88 55 *36% . *32% NO par — 4% 17 10 72 13 54% 65 31% 7 31% 26% 25% 40% 4% 173% ' 15% 7,7: 42 ■■■>» *41-/.. 34 Va 33% 10% No par y, i Shares 9 per share 32% Xl7 Va 29% - 2.50 common Burlington 9 Jun No par 9 perthare 17% 10% f i ' 31% 7 32% 7 25%; 93 9% ' for the Week May 14 16% . 29 No par No pkr i. Co *50 44 40 7 93 9 % : 15 preferred Bulova 13 12% May 6 May 2.50 commop preferred (The) Bullard 38% May 14 21% May 8 89% Jan 26 Inc >;> 82 24% 40% 37% preferred Buffalo Forge Co May 11 80% 44 54% *36% $5 14 25% - > 4% Bucyrui-Irle 3 74 43% 54% Sales 31% y 7 ♦82 82% 43% •*4% Co 41% ! 82% " *91% Brunswlck-Balke-Collender 11% May 14 20 6 Mar $3.60 *40 32% 100 Shoe 7'7:> 15% 27% Maine RR (assented )_100 Roller Bearing Co * 3 Brown 7 15% 26% 40% I per thare 32 Va 15% . 7;'; 32% 25'/a 17% 31% 27% 3 Friday Thursday May 13 .>/■ May 12 31% 16% - - 32% 32% 1 preferred 31 , 31% 41% 13 common Bristol-Myers Co common 3%% preferred Brooklyn Union Gai—— 14 16% Mar 16 104% Feb Mar Jan Mar 30 14% May 84 „ 6 32 < 1 Corp '••'Vj Wednesday • >7- 7-' May 11 >7>;. 16 % % No par (The) 31 32% No par * ' Airways Inc Brewing Corp of America Bridgeport Brass Co.__u.-a Briggs Manufacturing Briggs A Stratton i 27 19% May 13 106% 6 101% Apr 93% Feb 5 15% Mar 16 27 Jan A Braniff 30% May 11 28% Mar 10 90% Feb Jan 9 27 *—*8 6t Bower 2 33 % Jan class * cum 7 Boston • 1 Co 3% 10 25% Mar 16 Jan Apr 27% Feb 120 Feb Co B Borg-Warner May 11 63 20 Dec 24 31% Feb 109% Apr 28% Feb Feb 95 Borden May 10 Apr Ami Class *40 Braee Bond Stores Inc May 14 9% Mar 22 Apr 28 9% Mar 16 *27% » 2 57% May 14 93 3% Mar 16 Feb May Bon 15% —8 6c PRICES : 31% *15% Tuesday SALE 7 -;> 9 per thare 1 per thare •30% '16 16% 31% No par Co Aluminum . 31% 2.30 Inc— Brothers - May 10 7;- —1 — Sc Laughlin Bohn 42% Apr ,: Co Bloomingdale 19 27 4 39% 32 Jan "Jan W) *30% <"l6v No par * ;'i /.j -y y' '■ Monday 1 per thare No par * 7 Boeing Airplane 9 12 ,51 77 % Mar 16 45% 16 Decker Mfg Co Co ; (E Bliss May 12 34% Apr 9t Bliss 4 16 29% Apr Mar 17 . 25 Blaw-Knox May 14 •' LOW AND HIGH 7; 7 May 8 Par Black 18 -ifVi: ">.■ £*; >/ Saturday EXCHANGE t 34% May 14 V 18% • / I perthare Feb Feb ?' NEW YORK STOCK Highest I per thare 35% May 28 % Lowest Highest J per share 25 STOCKS • • 101 7*75 16% 15% 8% 12% 7 85 •'":. . *100% 103 •• 22 *8% 93 ' . / : 3% •100% 8% 7;"' 80 85% 103 80;;- : 85'/a 33% 7 •• ••■"■■■': 17 ■ 19.700 • 8%' 1 13% > 23% ;. 24% 103 *102 *75 16% 8% 3% 7 3%:; 23 Va .>. 16% 92 13Va 85 Va ,*101% 8% 92 13 Va 7 22% 103 16% 16 13 Va 3% ,. 22% *75 93 85 13 Vv 85 *3% 3% 15% 8% 94 Va 12% 85 22 16% 8% 94% 95 1 21% :••-" 80 9% 4,100 92 92 '•> •'«■• 14% 13% *85 85'/a 4 33'4 7,800 u : ■ 1,600 12,900 if ' 103 *102'% ^ >> Ji 840 ■ 25% 24 3/4 60 10 > ■ Co —No par 29% 29% : *29% 30% 30 30% *30 30% 30%, 31% 31Vi 32% ; 3,600 | -1 r f C Jlffc Apr •1% Dec *55* 3% 8% 21% May 34% ||% May 17% 132 lift ■■ Deo ft Dco inn i<) , 27% M*r 17 52 Jan 8 1% Mar 12 6% Fftb It 24% Feb 11 13% Mar 29 108% Jin 38 % 13 Ffeb tl 14% Mar 18 10 liar 4 St 38% May 14 53% Feb 15 44 Feb . 9 Jan 2 May 14 18% Jan 6 19% May 14 . OallforjMv Faoking common—No i8 2% May 14 8% Apr 19 31% May 7 115% : - par IB "Preferred t t. >..88 Callahan Zinc-Lead ——1 Calumet h Hecla Cons Copper I Campbell W A C Fdy_***.u—No par Can Dry Ginger Ale com* 1.66% $4.35 eonv preferred . No par Canada Southern Ry Co.* *.100 Canadian Breweries Ltd— No par Canadian Paeifie By— *5 / 36 *52% V 36% 54 ♦ 2 6% 2% 30% ;■ 30% 13% *112% *42 ♦18 15 35% 36% *52% 36% 54'7. 2 - 37 *52% 2% 54 36% ' ♦5234 38 38% 54 2 2% 2 2 Va ' 7 6% 7 6% 7 30 29% *52% ; 7' ' 'v \ 383% 38% 38% 54 53 53 . 7,200 10 2 2'% 2 2% 24,500 6% 7'% 7 7% 8,000 30 3 4 1,200 ' 7 14 114 * 44 18% 15 * 6% 30 13% 13% 112% 112% 41% 41% *18 14% 13% *112% • 18% 15% 30 ■ 15 ■ 15% 30 30'% 30 % 14 Va 24,200 113 113 114 115% 330 44 42 42 44 •18 18 Va 18% 18% *18% 20% 300 15% 16 17% 17% 19 Va 248,900 13% ' ' 14 113 •42 • 18% "18% ■ 30 112 14 Va 114 43%" *42 • ' ' 29% 15% 14 '4 14 14% 44 70 . j i , ; ; jf t Volume 167 THE COMMERCIAL Number- 4699 FINANCIAL & NEW YORK STOCK Range for Previous I per share $ per NoV 33% 11 Range since Jan. 1 Lowest Highest 14% Apr Dec Feb Mar - 11 Feb 13 1 60 May 5V Dec. 102 38 128 Nov 27 43% Apr. 21 5% Jan 2 57Va. Feb 15% Jan 55 Feb Mills Capital May 12 16% May 14 Admin preferred A nCapital Airlines, 8% Mar 22 '100% Feb 18 109% Jan 6 Carolina Clinch Dec 39% Jan 27% Jan 2 31% Apr 3 Carolina Power Dec 50% 3214 Mar 4 41% J«n 12. .12'/8 May 21 Va 35% * 45 May ; 14 Mar 16 35% Mar 30 Oct ' 'Oct 7% Feb • Dec 47 29 % May 132 . 6% Mar 49% May 64 V4 <J tit 35% Mar 28% ' 53 Feb 26 Feb 13 132% May 11 97 Feb 10 123 Feb 11 22% Feb 28 : Dec 108%' Jan 130 Dec 156 Apr 32% 197/s May Feb 19% Dec 21% Feb 18 Va Dec 22 Va Feb 17 7% May 14'/a Jan *7% Dec 100%' Dec 10% Jan Feb 116 96% Dec .$4.75 79 Apr 12 % "11% Dec Jan 11 Mar 11 .*29% 39 % common. series—, Corp 7% 45% 45% 29% preferred preferred— fCentral Light RR 40%' Dec 54% - Jan Apr 5% May 12% 12% 8% Feb 4% May 30 4% May y 2% Dec • 33% NoV 20% Jan 24 Jhft 14% 7% 106 Va 106% *78 % 80% 28 28 % 29 % 28 Va 12 11% 12 11 %■ Feb 27% ; ■ Apr. 15 ;14% Mar 9 Feb July ,'jk % 35 ft 55 Va May 14 Feb' 18 25 Va . 15% Jan 4% Nov : Feb 21 Dec 15% Feb Jail 11 .14% Feb 5 11; • •" 1. 7% Mar . 32 12% Jan t 4 19% May: r 58% May 14 31 .Feb 18 63 V4 May: 52% Feb. 11 63% Jab ' ' 66%: Oct 41 29%. Jan Not 31 30 12% cl A *29, 39% 29% 85 Va *84%: 85 ptfeference—No convertible Cotton Cb hew May 14 Chrytler Ctirp 2 23% Feb , ,111 Feb X94 % Mar 11 28 Feb 20% Mar 13 26% May 14- 38% Jan 26 28% Mar 9 32 ■ 37% May 48% 8,; May 78 Nov 11%: Feb C Dec Jan 34% . 27% May 94 r 20% 23 34% Feb Jufl 34% ; 106 115% Feb 109 Dec j 101 Dee 14% Dee >' 57 y. Feb y; 24%, Feb 32 1 May v Dec ;; Jan 39% Mar 140 12 12%.;. . 7% 7% ; . ' ;" > 10 9% • 32% 7% . 32% 03/s 154 Del 91% '2 20 ; 1734 41 *11 ,12 y y ■V 34% Feb 105% Jan 10 66 29 8.50 •♦25V4- 100 *100% / 36 ■ 62 34% Apr \ - r 18>/4 3% •. . , 5 Jail 108% Feb 9 % 57% Jah ,2 ft 72 ft 42% Jail 14 14% Mat 15 23% May 5 ;i « ; i Feb 137 Graph Pitts Year 1947 I per short 141 ■*% 191% Jan V- 33 Jun 1155 May ... May 87 5 ciopay Cluett 16 CorpL- ' , 56 Range since Jan. 1 Highest 6 hate 18:i Jan " 63% Feb" % Class 2 11 9 96 19% Mar 17 Feb 373% Feb 88 Va Feb 105% July 46 45% Jan 29 12 22% Oct Aug 25 May 14 May May 213/4 10 18% May 14 Feb 12% Feb 13 167/a May 14 17 V* Jab « Feb 163/a May 14 Jan 11% Apr 223/4 Feb 13 32% 20 Jan 22% Feb 11 123% Oct Apr 11 11 32% > Feb Feb 16% NoV 16 11 10% Feb 13 31% May 14 313/a May 12 133/4 May 14 Columbia Gas Feo 11 13 Mar 31 CPlumbia Pictures' common^lfd 623/i Apr 30 67 Apf 28% Feb 37% Apt 10 & Iron Corp cum 39 40% : 85 843/4 84% ■/" *84% ■ 6% 6 V8 6% 12% 12 34 13% 12 11% 12%,, I 8% 8%- 16% //'. 600 4,600 50 6% 12% • rs 8% 12% 7% " 46,800 9% 3,200 - 17 13 7% •' 9% 32% 17% ;.4t% 36% 13% 5,700 10,900 . 36% ■ 10% 33% 16,300 18% 19 Va 24,200 42 43% 5,500 36 3/4 3734 55% 55 Va , •; ■ 55 ' " '/ 37 66 65 '>*11% y. go ■; 58 25% 255 8 105 nOOVa 4 8,100 41 . 253/4 / 440 61% 257/a *100'/2 42,200 26 % 58% 102 ,-y 420 60% 41 , 100 1,000 18 3/a 3% ■'•,'• "■ 583A ; 5,300 58% 40 Va 8,600 20,700 12 18 34 60 3/b - 40,300 ■ 66 ■ *11% y • :•••• 38% 37 65 12 40 ; . 9,400 9% 323/s 36 3/a Y 8% 18% *54 • 7% 41% ■/ - > . 9% 32% 58 >/ 58% 25% 13 16% y 37/a ♦100 Va 9,600 8% . ".18% >. 4,000 12 f 16%; / 22% 17% 4i3/a 33% 55% 40 200 63/4 ' 7% 36% 64 ,438 300 28,200 13% 6% 12% 9% Y 5,100 13 16 3 8 . 3% 5,900 102 non^rum 00 '*83 3^% 77 24 241/4 78 , 8 103'.'4 *107 25 Va 142 . *139 ;.; , X25 153% 29 12% Ihc—No par/ IO71/2 *75 ; 40 108 Va 30 10 78 78 46% 5,400 2,100 31 *107 78 ,. , *44% 46%, V 16'/a 16% 16 17 10,300 " 26 3/4 .26% 27 27 9% 2,800 11,200 35% 5,000 / 8% •V 4 _! 42% 8% 9 34% 15% 15% :;,v 16% 17% 171/4 i8 15% i6 y. 153/4 16% 16 M *15% .16% 15% 15% *15 35 29 S: 93 , 24% ' 1,000 90 V- Friday I per share *92 93 5,400 42 Va 92% 213 8 21% 21% 24% 16% 243/4 150 22% y/24% 21% 24% 210 — 4l5/a 42 *92 1,200 63 % *1150 — 41% Shares 166 Va 63 63 *1150 -- the Week 165% 166% *62% 63 Sales for May 14 t per share >165% 166% Y 6,700 25 •• . , 10,900 16% 16% 18 18 185/a 153/4 16% 16 16% 1,520 15% 16 16 17 1,710 15 15 15 16 16% 16 17% 18 V8 y 18 : /■V 15% 15% 15% y 142 89% Y Thursday May 13 . 93 *21% .' 88 87% 42 42 93 22% 24% > 24% r:: 15% 28 V4 28% ;29 ' 12% 11% v 30% 11% 67 •/-' 3134 3i% 12% : 12% :12 ^ / 31 30% y ; f T 16 15 yyt.15 30%v 291/4 29V4 // 12 12% y *140 142 *140 , 35 25,500 , 2,700 ' ■ % May 12 *1150 22 « . PRICES 165% y: 42% *92% « y • 62% 17% i 28 .28 Va *44% /]??: I per share 15 - 15% 29 1083/4 30 Ve Wednesday - 63 16% :■> :,r:v 15% *15% SALE 167/ .Vv; 24 % 16ig .—2,50 > *62% *1150 22% 17% 39% 108% 29% , y 88 y> 24 > 15 Vs 15 2,000 39% 107 34%' 142 " 93 24% *17% i. y 63 42 - *83 190 1083/4 8% 88 • 20% 23% 90 6,100 35% 353/s *169 39% : 26 34% .1 per share 167 167 • '63 :■/ 933/4 21 35%; 108 3/4 78 *139 42% 93 203/4- ' y I pet share *163 « 41% 41% 20 19% ,■29% 100% ..V' 81/8 142 Tuesday "1150 *93 2,800 83 90 3934 39% i09J/4 16 % • ;J yy May 11 May 1.0 63 2,000 9% 9% 190 ; *83 . 46% %y 34% 8/% y: Monday Saturday *62% 15,000 30% - *139 i V ,153/4 ■y 8% ' 34% 89% '167% 443/8 *78 19% 35% *169 . , 83 18% '.*75 *441% A . 16% 9 *78 20 29 < 46% . 25 8 34% 34% „ *44% 16% 16% 39 Va ; ' , , 35 ; 190 i/0 46%: ' *1150 pfeferred—100 Columbia Broad Sys Ihc cl A 2.50. System, 35 35 107% t per share 2nd B y *169 r 2,900 42% 29% 9 Va 26"'% 29% 42% 29 Va 19 18 3 a 190, 108%: 89'^ *160 —20 4ft > 35 ■ 107 «/a *75 >" May 8 & 4ft 19 Va f M83 15% y'V " 41% 25% 25% 83 *»169 *443/4 25% 8% *78 29 Vb v 30 8% ■ 109% 8 42 29% LOW AND HIGH com—No par preferred conv 18 Va 34% *76 142 *88 8% "29 '/a :■ >. 251/4 41% 83, 39 Va 23% *139 Southern Ry com—100 non-cum 1st preferred—_100 Class 29%" 29% 39% 2,000 ' 28% S ,"% 3,4% •343/4 $4.25 cum preferred w w„No par Columbian Carbon. Co.—No par 5ft :V: 190 '107 7% par Feb Colorado 29% 39'/a 40% 85 18 3/a y 30 *1083/4 , 15% 23% No par Feb Colo Fuel *28% 29% : 3% 61% .-411/4' V. 29% 77 $3.50 preferred No par Collins & Alkman_„_———^wNo par Cblonlki Mills Inc—. 5 16% May 14 133/4 25 109% 46% ' Far 17% May 21% Deft Corp 19 34% y 108 Va 15% No par Oct 11 13% 12 18% y , 39% *75% ^ 17% 12% Feb 13% 12 Vs 12.. 25% *78 * 18 • 9% May ;■/.'-• 8 Feb"11 f 98 ^ ' *108% *45 ; commdih.No par/ Internat 8% so ' . 20% 16 % May 8 '16 , 8-% 39'/4 • J 3°^ 8 3/8 90 28% STOCK Colgate-Palmollve-Peet coiti—No Apr 20 Jnri 2 ' 18 ' . A Coca-Cola , 23% 98 ,*•11%. '/:>/ 105 : v 40% 3.0% 19 - 109 % »io7 1—100 , Coca-Col* t6 (TTieJ 2 31 23 12 11% 9% T lP3a' 3% . 23%- 25% *100% . 40% 90 *387/a No par —100 Exchange % ;> :$perthare Feb U 01% Maf 25 Jan ,; Dec NEW YORK . 31 23 98 61 59 : 25'/a *169 *108% _i" Peabody At Co com 7ft preferred -4ft cum 2hd pfd-— :: 35 ,.V I *03 50 8 9 - 25% y *78% 190 50 — 142% Jan 91% Jfctt 10 153 v gtd 3 May Dec 23% 7ft ItOck jaii Lowest Nov 65 '/a " 1140 f $ perMare „ May x61% Co STOCKS Highest % RR <y 8 34 .19 !;.:J 18% com—1 Jaii Range for Previous Lowest Co Bronze 36% Jan 18 105 v; *30 83 28% % 35 y Ry Co com—-10O Special gtd 4ft Mar 22 31% *97 % 63% 40 40'/4 30% 8% preferred—100 Cleve At May 14 Mar 22 *30 Va X22% *53% 62 58%; 25 Va 40% 30% Climax Moiybdenum^L-Ja;—No par Clinton industries inc— ._1 30% M&r 16 i 81% Mar ■ 18% 31% 23 % YY/SDVS. 37a '■ *38 25% ♦100 V2 25% ^-1—20 COi;;. St Louis 110% 9 7Va Mat 78 .46 y 18% 31% . 18% ' 61% '/'/■/" 59 251/8 25% 40 34 non-cum 8ft 17% ' 4; . *38 :/•/': 105 *34|S Clev 9 17% y 17% ■ yv 63 62'% *11% 1 12 yy" 62% .40 :/•■■"> li 18% ' *25% preferred— 100 Cleve Elec Illuminating com__No par $4.So preferred js—i—j——No par, 39% May 12 110 • May 3 6 16% li3/4 ' Equipment 5ft 24 16'% 5,900 34.000 41 Y — 34%' ■. 36% > -Y 3% 63 58% ' ; .. - 55 *53% 6i%: *18% Y'"; 4 ;/4oy>« Clark .ft 6 26% May 107 Jan 100 27 " ' 19 ' :,"'.V f y; 36 Va vy 6i% 61%' < *781/* C C & 10 263/4 ,y 9% 34% 57%' -. 35% May 14 *91/4 27 7% , ,'■ 18 Va 40/2 preferred-;.—i——100 City Stores 5; May 14 11% 26% 12 "4 • 33% 34 -2.60 6%ft 84% Apt 20 6 Jan Feb Dec . 7 90 15.100 30% *9% 163a • 10% 32 y v—1 00 55 va - . 7Va y" ; 34 40 : ;. . 12% TF 0 *62% _106 preferred 2,900 83 28% 311/4 11% :' 87s 16% 33% *11 ■'■' 25 ■Y • 8% 16% 12 /'■' 17 Va *61 Milling Mkchlne C6_ 10 C I T Financial Corp^W—i-iiiNo par. City Ice At Fuel—par 1 City Investing Co common—ii.—B C 80 48% Mar Dec . ■19 Jan 4ft 29% 8 106% *81 6 V4 12% 11% 8% 16 % *53% >55% YY; *53% >33; y 35% "v y/: 36 Clnclhnatl -"sir '.itA' V ■ ;10 27% Mar 18 '■ Mar 42% 34 l5Va Jan 35% July Jun Not 7L- •'j 43% Jun Dec 27% ft /riPS '■■'Jan-'' Nov 107 6 Jail ;,r 23 44% May 14 9 Jan: ; 78 Nov S-V 85 yy 7% Mar Mar 12% May May ; 99 % Apr 7% 8 82 12% 39% 4 Cincinnati Gas & Elec cohia; ,27% Apr 22 4 *1053/4 10,000 93/4 .'85 ■ 6% 33% ' 19 — 106% 600 3.900 8% 11% 39% J- 13 : 18 y 39% y l 8%ft: pieferredjiaw Chile Copper Co— 12 8% 16% 10 17s/8 —.10 /: 171/8 100 : 2 7 >4 *29 , / - 33% par com 29% 12 39 % preferred series A-^l 100 Chicago, Yellow Cab_sil^_—_No paf Chickasha 11% ■>.7%V":; 9% V% Cbhv '■Chllds 17 V2 8 *81 *97 V2 40% 6% y': 32% Y 32% Pac RR Co^No par Is & 23 Va 12% 12-54 '/*'■: ' de Northwest cortl-^No par Chic Rock 6% 12'/a ?■■■■•. 16% y; 7% :6ft preferred -^—.lOO ' Chicago; Pfielimat Tobi com_.No par yy. 63 9 " , yye% 6'/4 : 30 *84 : 12% '12% 25 12% 39'% "./- 85%, *8.3/4, — ChiCflgOk 17 734 82 23 12% 40 V4 ? 97 V2 *29 40 % 16% & Louis Ry Co 17 v 7% *30% 23 97 W 12% ■ , 30 " 39% *83%: 6% I u 18% 9,400 ' com.-No par — 18% 135 16 3s X 98 ;.% Va 18% 100 293/a 18% . 29 *8% 9V4 23 23 101V2 135 29 26% 31% Bj-L kk.ii.No par Chie MllW 8t Paul & P vtc^^No par i Series A preferred vtc__100 3 Dec 96 "< 31 preferredi.^100 111 RR Co ;y.,Cliss 7 21>/a May ■ *30% *30 y2 17 28 16 % 22% 18%t *101 136 % 7'% -'T 23 " I6V4 12% 12 4% Apr > 2 1 4 42% Mar Dec Sep "• 3% Anr May'13 t: mm 66% ft 66 * 16 3/8 11% / 38% May 14 ---y 16V8 31 28 101% ?135 28 11% 16 V8 22% 5.800 52,400 106% 27 16% 8 32% 7% 11% 25% 9% 66 3 30% 106 % 2934 20 ' 64% 136 *60 10 12% Chic Ind 142 *141 31% 734 81 *80 27 Va 12% 37% May 14 •.;••• 49% Mar 20 convertible piefeVred 9,600 64 *1055,8 8 105% 105% *9 —40 6 ft 1 31% <77 7 V8 26% 12%. 43% May 14 s 10 *12 % :'■ ■■> ft 19% May 14 Feb 11 11 45% Jaii: 22 10% 4 2,400 ' 62% 17 27 %27% Chicago Corp (The) 1 Chicago Great West RR Co com—50 May 14, 10% May 14 28V4 Feb *9 7% 8 98 Class A— 47 V2 32 18% 4 _No par ... preferred 3 % ft 45% ' 63% 27% Va —,_1. Products-— Chic & East 36 Va Mar 20 • *11% No par *97% ' 8% May 14 7% Mat 16 Dec 56 - i 30 ; Feb 53% 34% ■\ , 4% M&f 10 4 8 M 17% Apt 28 13 Va May 14 273'a , -—No par 29 y- 9% May 7% Jan ' 2 Feb 38% 1 13 2 : (■ 6% Feb Jan fri% May 6 y 12 Jan 8 7% Copper €o_ 7% . 80% • Checker, Cicb Mfg —.—1.25 Chesapeake^ Corp of Virginia——5 Chesapeake & Ohio Ry common—25 6% Apt 29 y 13% May 14 11 10% 'Jan 6% May 23% May 13% Nov 11 9% Feb May. 90 $4.50 8 106% Champion Paper & Fib com^-No par 5 Jari *0% Jail 15% Feb ; .14% 6 y: 7% Feb ■ Cham Belt 14 6 25% Mar 16 82% Apt 29 4 Feb ll Dec / 8% May Apr 16 37% May / Jan 6% May Jan 24 9%'16 . 102% July '7% Feb ' 3% Feb 30 Va. Oct V Defc 81% ; 20'/a 33 100% Jan 17% 28 *78% 18% May 14 10% May Jan 23 136 *105^8 10 18 8V4 142 *101 *101 pfd__—100 Feb Feb 16 11;600 1,600 7% 45% *141 102 7% 13 Va 24% Feb 28 142 *135 1.7 Va 21% 17% Feb 500 . 7s8 45 *101 7% Cerro :,.f 90 46 : 10138 102 17% Central Violeta Sugar Co-i—^j-9.50 Century Ribbon Mills i„No par, ; 2.000 * 18 3/a 39 135 17 Va 1 Oct 17% 38 135 17% ^ 5 Feb 17% 38 7% 101% 17% Co___No par. 10% Jan • 16% 37 Va 136 18% 28V2 Apr 27 30 V8 40 Va 101% *18% 19 20 1,800 40 30 401/4 7% 45 1,600 108 30 31% 18% 22% Feb 110% Jan 108 4t> x623/4 18'% Oct Dec 163a 7% *140 19 Feb 19% May ' 64% *18% 16% 120% May 108 40 t 32% ——20 14% 100% 6% 37% *37 • 45 29% 40 Va 31% 3.40ft pfd_100 Jersey—100; of New Certain-teed 30 16V4 6% *107 64% 27V» 35% Mar Jan 5,400 6% 31% 27% Dec 11% May 120 7'/4 6% 108 63% 27% — 4% ft Corp Pasco 143 "140 51% 62 27% NoV de 143 . 51 30% 136 136 *7% 111 143. 50 63 *27% 3 NY Pr 46 % 16i/a 50 30% 7% Central 46 Va 46, *101'% 1 Central 7% No par 100 Central Hudson G & E Corp^iNo par 3 37% *7»/a -No par Central Aguirre Sugar Central Foundry Co_. Mar 31 16 Ve 37Vi 7% ■ 14% 3/4 * 40 Va . ; 44%1 141/4 50 29 V4 30 39 % y 16% . Shares I per share 45 14 >4 . *62% 1st 37% 143 No par 8 " ff *140 39% 16 y 45% ; 6 *44% 8aies for the Week 14 V4 *107 37%, 7% 100 30 15% 37% 9% ; 16.V4' . *7% 63/4 107 30 V4 *36% 22 Va I 16 C% 107 t per share 46'. 50 50 39% *30 >39% 39 % 50 s ' 4414 i*13% 13% " Friday May 14 Thursday May 13 ? 1 t per share > '• 44 13% 108 50 i——25 Corp common-. preferred-—- "5 ft 31% May 13 ' 13% Apr 1 8% Mar 19 30 ■'4 7 6% 108 —1, —- 7 80% May . 6 > 8% Jan 8%'Mar 4 110 v No par Co-^a.—Y 4% 7 3; 10 Light' 7 *108 o 107 2 7 % Jan & 1£ iuo" Kj.j 18% Feb . ' May Ohio Jau 20 Va '• 5 Feb 50 Va Co common 2nd 50% *49 Va Celotex 7 %- *49% 10 — Corp of Amer com—No par Celanese 44 14V4 * '7% preferred Caterpillar Tractor 5 21 6% Feb 23 7% May. 102 Jan Jan 102 May 3 Apr 16 ' May (J I) 137 Jnn .] 2 1 29% May 14 ' 4 xl7% " 143 5 * X97 Case 4 66% May 14 22 ' Dec May 9 Feb t per share 42 13 Va 14% May 12 « 41% 43% '4 Wednesday May 11 $ per share *41% Inc—— General <Sc t per share Par PRICE 8 SALE HIGH Tuesday May 10 n35'a — prelerred Carriers Monday . common—1 A &c Steel Corp Conv o 8% May 14 47% May 14 fl30 Feb 17% 4% Carrier 18% May 14 1 ' 158% Jan Dec 77% Carpenter ' Jan 6 Feb May 8 -f -No par $3 6 Jan , Saturday * —— class AND LOW STOCK y• Cannon 46 ' YORK EXCHANGE share S per 38 NEW Highest 4 per share share 47 Vsr / . k. . 15 RECORD STOCKS Year 1947 Lowest CHRONICLE 12%. / . .. 31% 31 31 , 360 31 317/s 6,400 31 31% : 16 3/8 31V* 3.900 13% 119,000 %, ,y 12% 13% 13%, 11% 11% 11% 12 67 65 65 " - 11%. Defc 22% 63 86 Dec Feb Mar ■: 393/4 Aug 30% May /' 27 36 Dec Feb 35% Feb 5 36 May 48% Oct 363/a Jan 23 87 Dec 115% Feb 90 Jan 2 20 Feb 13 ., 263/i July 201/a May 94 Jan 123% Dec NoV v 4 Jan 963/4 Jan 2 33% Jan 253/4 Feb 14 8% Feb 11 10 2% May 25% 50 ■ 2% Feb , . " 8% May 23% May 147/# Jan 33 V4 Nov 28% Feb 30 ; ' 35 % Feb 29 Apr 4% May 21 V 104% Nov >; 7 29% 40% May f-i 1 y i V, 17 May 12% May 20% 4% Feb Feb Mar 30 Jan 30 Dec Dec 32 % May 94% Dec >• 5 38% Apr 19% Feb 12 Feb 30 11 104% July c 335/a •y 34 ■;•>/ 42% 45v4 33% 34% ■••. 42 27% V 9% > 10 42 45% 45% 98 97 24% 24% 25 101 ' >;■ 3%: ■ 101 y • 5 ' 27% No par 31 % 31% 32 293/4 ♦29 Consolidated Coppermines Cbrp ■/,■. 5% 5 5V2/ 5% Consol Edison of N Y com_-No par y 5, 23% 23% / , $5 preferred—_JNo par *105 Vi 105% Consolidated Grocers 2 Consolidated Natural Gas-.**.^*.—15 19 Consol RR of Cuba 6ft pfd—10O I V 23% *105% 105 % 15% '15 *4 10%" 49% 23%V 23 Va 23% >23% 14 V4 i *103/8 10% 49 % 10% 24 16% Mar 20 Consolidated Dec 10 35»/4 105 Retail Stores Ihc Textile Vultee Co Aircraft-!—1 V '13l/2 •13% 13% 3% 295,500 99% 2% 3'/a ". Consumers Power Co com—No pat 12 $4.50 preferred — No par Container Corp of America com__20 90 Jan 5 39% May 14 Mar 3 98 Feb 48% Mar 17 Feb Feb 27% Oct 43 59 Dec 6 Mar 16 19% Maf 9 10 * preferred-i.!—100 Can Inc Continental Motors Continental oil of Delaware Continental 19% Apr 16 30 May 14 Steel COdper-BesSemer 10 i\. 53 J&fi 6 $3 • 36 99 89 "* 36 Va 102% '! 29 3/a 10 % 10% 10% 11 Va 33% 33% 29% 33% 33% 34 29% 5% 29% 30 30 x5% 53/8 V Y 99 <»' i •- 13% 1 • 99 :>>'■' 23% 105 Va 15% 15% 15% 15% 24 , 37% 96% v 11 11 ':,'v H% 56 V2 56 % 56 % 7% 5/„ I5! 7% 1 —5 61% ; 613/8 61% *10% 10% 200 48% 48 % 3,300 23. 22% 23 22% 23% 1,900 10W 14% 15 l43/4 15 14 14 14% 14% 14% • 13% 13% 13% 133/8 1334 . 34% 34% *34 Vs 102% 1634 16% Corp——14 *16% 17 *27 % 27% ;27%... 28 : 52% *52 ^Nopar 52% 52l/4 33% 107% 102% 38% 37% y, 13% Va * - 38 . *98 -y 38 34% 103% 38 4 96% 17% f ' 16% . j;.1 28% 52% *52% 38 3/a *96% 61% 28 Va 83 11 56% 7% 60% : *96 11 *. 11 36% 57 81 61% 17 Vs 17% 28% 52% : ■' .9,300 27,800 1,100 • 650 103% 37% 38 99 4,500 99 13% 88 Va ; 14% 5,800 87% 100 38% 38 34 11% 57 57 Ve 17,500 96% 11% ' 39% 96% :„11% 58 8% 8J/a 61 Vs 17% 17% 18 28% 28% 29 52% *52 *52 2,800 2,900 49,400 61% 17% 100 z •: 8% 61% 7% 61 70 13% *85% 96% 38% 96% 28% *52 13% *85% 3,300 . 34'/2 ' 34% 103 38 99 *98 133/4 88 HVa V 7% 99 13% , <61% ■■ . l,80o 10 Vs 49 13 56% 56% 61 % GOVp coto—No par pHor preferred 37% *96 *96 11 1,500 10% 88%, 11., 24,300 • 48 % : 15 .. 13% 1 97 ' 10% t 13% *96% ' 49% *10% 34% r >99 9,600 105% 15% ,15% , 400 . 5% 1053/e 49 . *85% 88% 36% *98 ■"/ 13% *85 Vs > 3,900 3,600 , .. 23% ' 38% 14,500 / 105% 103 : 383/4 38% 2,500 28% 10 100 23,% 14 "34 35 *34% 102% 13% *85 56% 7% T x493/4 Mar 17 * 13'/2 No par 0 35 *98 20 common preferred. Continental Diamond Fibre. Continental Insurance— Mdy 14 8% May 14 61% Apr 29 11 14 $3.75 58 27 46% Feb Feb Continental 7 11% Jan 10 Jan cumulative *34 *102% 103^ *38Va 38% ' Continental Baking Co com__No par $5.50 preferred No par 7 10 « 4ft 14 93 Dec 16 14% May 19 oaw Jan 830 100 28% 99% 29 99% 28% y .23 15 Vs 102% 12,000 3% 105% 10% V % 25 % 3Va 5% 23% ; 23% 13 24 Va X233/8 13% *13% 13% 24% 29% 49%. 14% 13% ' 95% " ; ,105% y 2 2 3/4 y ' 14% 13% 47 94% 24% 5% '■/,' 49 14%- 14 Vz 42% 46 3/8 96% 243/4 453/4 95 " 13%>13% 1 Inc—-_10c Jan 5 /; 42% Jan 99 May 10 84/8 Mar 23 12% footnotes see Consolidated 46% 300 3,100 1,600 5,300 35 10 : 15% 15% 49V2;.. 49% *10% - 5%; 105% 105 ; 29% /•■>' 5% /' 23 Ve ;:V- 235/a 15% 115% ' 55/a 42% •45% 42 3,300 : , 28 »/a / J 32%,' *29 42% 42 : - - 33 28% 32% V 29% 34% 24% 10% V 34% 33% 34 y 96% 'V 3%> •y- 3 Vs.' ioi y; ,>: 99% 3% *64 96 • 10 321/4 *283/i Inc y 42 • > 45% % V- 28% 9% Cigar—_No par 45 100 V 28 3/i ri'V 9% • x33 V2 98 42% - y/' 3 28 ' ft 24 Va y V 2% 3 101 101 64'% V 34%. 42 34 ; 98 24V8'24% 64 % £ *62 ,> v 98 % Consolidated 2 30% Feb 110% July 13% Feb 55% 94% Feb 55 % For Congoieum-Nairn ? 45% ^45% Co^^-1^—25. Vft Jan 103/4 Mar 17 •' Apr 14% May 12% Apr May Edison 67 98% Publishing Inc—_No par Consolidated 27 35% Feb Feb 35 Conde Nast i/: 15% May 12 14% May 14 20 32% Feb 44% 6% May Feb 100% Apr Feb May 42 Corp—.1.33% Consolidated Laundries Corp—5 51 11 24 10- 100 25% Jan 30 11 Feb Apr 44 May,li, • $6( preferred Aeries——*lNo par Commonwealth 30 Feb 48 20% May 244 Mar 20 17% Apr Jan 11 114%. Feb 106% Dec v *62 v; 11% * Dec Dec 27 6 9 17% Mar Dec 9 ADr 67 *11% ' 11% 30% 6 11 433/a Mar 18 '■[; 19 3% Feb 94 95 3% May 10 11% *62 *33%: Credit common-!——10 preferred i; 11% par; ;rf 11% Commercial Solvents ——w^-No par Commonw'th & South com—No par 29% May 14 11% May 14 '34% Apr 1 31% Apr! 1 11% Mar 16 Jan $3.60 25% Apr 23 106k 61 Southern Ohio Elec Commercial 7 ( 1064's Apr Feb 54% .99% May 10 1033/a Feb Feb 15% .: Mar 17 Columbus : 423/4 May ll 47-• May 14 10 12% Mar 31 "l0% July 99% 4 Feb 108Mar 11% May 103/4 Dec ? -1.1 ! / NOV . J3 V *11% , •10,700 4,100 ■ ' " 30 f 52% ^ 7,700 30 16 THE (2144) COMMERCIAL NEW •sag* fur Previous Bange since Jan. 1 Highest NEW Lowest Highest I per there FINANCIAL YORK I per there 6 per there STOCK YORK Saturday Monday LOW AND HIGH 8ALE PRICES STOCK EXCHANGE May 8 9 per there Per I per there JUB 17% Oct 13 11 17% Jan 13 Oeppsrwcld -Steel Co 05 Feb 42% Mar 24 47% Apr 28 10 20% Peb 10 % Peb 11 14 7 Convertible pref 6% series Cornell Dubiller Electric Corp 1 13% 13% 61 Jan 50 Peb 13 2 Cora Exchange Bank A Tr Go 29 52% 52% 32% Peb 18% Feb 0 Corning Glass Work* oo—sosi 3%ft> preferred Cum pfd 3%* et 1947 S *19% 100 •92% 93 100 *93 95 01% Dee 10% Dm i 08% Dm 08 61% «ep Dm Peb 92 Peb 9 94 Mar 1 Jim 92 Jan 12 97 Mar 9 Jan 59 Apr 30 Aug 169 79% 195 DM 8% Jan 2% Dm 4% Jan 26% llay 40% Peb Peb 29 85 97 DM 107 DM 16 Oct 22% Dm 30 4 6 Jan Mar 16 ' "Dee 26 Apr 34% 98 Deo 108% 105% May 22% May 130 % Oct 37% Peb 62% Mar DM 22 11 12% 82% 165 Deo 91 101 % Peb 24 34% 10% Apr 12 Cream of Wheat Corp (The) 2 Crown Cork A Seal new com__2.50 23% 23% 21% 21% 46% Mar 6 34% Jan 5 18 26% May 14 66% Mar 17 Oct 263/4 Mar Jan 2 - 12% Feb 155 11 21 Apr 10% Mar Sep Mar 9 74 % Apr 24% Jan 17 14% Jan 2 Peb 5 34 160 13% Jan 5 19 Yb Feb 15 % Feb 13 873/4 May 17 Va Jan Oct 27% Nov 18% Peb 27 24% Jan 6% May Jan 147 6% 21% Fob 11 11 17 146 Mar 11 Feb 4% Feb 9 133 Feb 21 13 25 27 Jan 133 % Mar 16 May 14 May 27 *69% 6% pfd non-cum 100 preferred 4%% preferred __ 67 Pub Co (The) CurtisB-Wright Class A Sons lne 7% F,' 10% "'■•'■V: 23 23 54 54 1,060 •v: 19% ; 3,600 95 59% 174% 59% 175 \175% 20 62% 60 174% 9,000 174% 460 4% ;'■■■ 4% 4% 4% 4% 4,200 23/4 • 2% 2% 2% 3 35% 36% 36% 98 *97 36% 98 10% 9% 38 *97 10 6,000 14,800 97% 9% 10% 7,200 23% *23 % 23% 23% 23% 500 22 % 22% 24 24% 243/4 11,800 43% 43% 43% 43 % 43% *43% 44% 1,300 313% 313/8 31% 33% 9,300 31% 31% 32% 31% 102% xl02 102 100% 101% 101 101 100 100 121% X117 118% 117 117 117 118% 121% 124% 520 320 24 25% 24% 25% 25%. 25% 25% 25% 25% 26% 12,400 70% 71 70% 71 70% 703/4 70% 70% 71 71% 2,300 30% *29 13% 29 29 *29 12% 88 / 87 87 163/4 16% 163/4 20 10 20% 77/a 23% 233/4 *130 23% 23% 137 9% 23 YB 23% *130 137 27 •27 *130 137 26% 26% ♦26 27 23% 23% 23 23% 93 Ya 93% 933/a *93 15% 15 15 *15 *161/2 97/a 17 10 Va 13% 7,500 87 100 17 2,000 19% 61 7% 233% *130 50,100 23% *130 - 27 120 1,900 7% 23 137 263/4 30,000 146 61 7Y« 23 ,.'•• .26% 100 11 IOV4 *145 60% 7Yb 137 *26% — 19% 145 60% 233/a *130 y 5,500 17 .. 19% 145 7% 23% ■ 15 Ya F *19% 10 7'/a 12 Y8 *83 % 17 700 133/4 177 ' 60 73/4 12 3/4 *163i 30 13% *150- *83% •-'87 146 60 :■ 29 i 133/4 177 < 12% ■' 20 *145 59 7% 12% 17 •I8V4 29 13 YB *150 < 87 1634 147 58% - *83 V 10 ♦145' 8 •/ 20 9% - 58% 73/4 • 19 Va - 167/b 29 13% 177 - 123/e . 87 16% * ♦150 - 12 YB -12% V '• -F' 146 58% ' * 13 VA 177 s*83 10 146 58% *150 ' 19% 93% 146 73/4 177 ♦19% 13Y4 13% 13% 12 9Yb '• i ' > 94 *93 23% 43% <• *183/4 1 20% 94 95 4% 35% •; 31% *16% 100 130 21% 23 43% *86 No pas 19% 93 *93 60% 10 % 21% 12% 12% '< 19% •92% 95 *97 < 10% 19% 94 2% 98 21% 21% 31% 13 YB 146 pfd 54 8,200 101% '31 *563/4 — Cushman's *96% 10% ♦150 1 Cutlsr-Hammer Ino 53% " 100 common 54 60 36% 98% it No par — 4,000 • ♦118% 177 No par No par com preferred Prior preferred 14 70% 13# Cunningham Drug Stores lne—2.60 Curtis 46 13% *46% 24% *155 __5 _ 35% 35% - 21% 118% *29% _100 Cuneo Press Inc.. Apr 19 Jan 100 46 174% 4% • Sharee 13% 2% *22% 100 24 Cudahy Packing Co common—:—10 7 283/4 May 14 RR 7% 6 13 May 14 8% Apr 16 11 18 3/4 Feb Apr 30% Cuba 99% 118% preferred conv 2% 10% 31% No par com 4% 34% 43% 31% No par No par preferred 4% ■' 2 % 42% 43% _0 Cuban-American Sugar common..lo 61 48 Dec 132 18% May Peb 7 Mar 4% May 12% May 13 122 3/b Feb Dec 70 Jun 129 ' 12% Feb 113% 56 81 % Jan 5 % 6 Deo xl6 04 2nd Crucible Steel of Amer 175% *96 ' No par $4.20 preferred 102% May 10 127% Jan 5 10 92 preferred Crown Zellerbach Corp Mm 60% 174% *4% - 98% 24 - 34% 10% America. 59% 16% 48 "*93 174% 16% 13% *92% 95 60 16% 13% 19% - 93 2% 100 ♦95% 24% May 14 •92% *93 15% 15% 47 53% , 20 % 19% - 95 2% 1 of 20 94 58% 4% Creameries preferred • I per there 13 Ve 53% 174% 15 3%% 52% *92% 59% 2% common 52% Sales fur the Week t perthare 47 - 13% --19% 176 4% ' Co 13% 52% ■ 13% 1 15% 47: *93 .50 Coty International Corp. Crane *46% 47 13% * Jan Peb 22 Jan 17 Y4 Dee 2 59% 15% 15% 15% *46% • 20%' 176 Coty hoc .15% 15% 47 13 11 Jan May 14 Refining preferred 7«fr 97% Jan 27 102% Peb Jan 21 Va Jan 2 Peb 26% Mar 16 Feb 34 Y4 May 13% May 2 1% Peb 36 Mar 18 42 Oct 96 4% Jan 13 9% May 13 x21 Cora Products Mar 19 Peb 17% Peb ~41 86% Mar 24 177 2% Mar 17 Mar 11% 165 liar 22 105% 170 66 54% Jan 21 105% Dm 4% May 15% ♦46 Friday May 14 May 13 I per there $ per there - Thursday May 12 May 11 I per there DM Wednesday Tuesday May 10 12% Peb Monday, May 17, -1948 RECORD 44 12 tt Mxy CHRONICLE STOCKS Tur 1947 Lowest & 3,200 137 27% 283/4 1,700 26% 7,400 D 19% Aug Not 26% Sep 20 90% 97 Sep 14% May 23% Oct 67% Mar 13% Mar Mar 16 15 16% 24 Jan 243/4 Dee 35% Jan 1013/4 July 101% July 84 Deo 12% 11 33 31 29% 6 2 14 25 Yb May 14 Davison Dayton Pwr It Light common 24% Peb 25 31 84 Jan 2 92 Apr 23 Apr 27 85 Jan 5 92 May 12 9 15% Jan 5 Dayton Rubber Co 5 13% Jan 9 Oct 30 41% Apr 29 35% Mar 16 46% Jan Deere 29% Peb 83 5 38% Jan 20 10% Peb 7% Feb 11 19% Dec 143/4 Feb 11 44% Dec 321/4 Mar 16 27% Mar 62% Aug 20 Oct Apr 58 9 2 Mar 22 48% May 14 .'11% May 14 28% May 14 45 Apr 28 21% Jan 10 6 10 20% May 35% Apr 31% Feb 22% Peb 47 35% Mar 12 Jan 21 26 Jan 2 45% Apr 29 42% Not 17% Doe 50 24% Peb 16 Feb 11 19 Peb 11% May 10% dm 18% Jan 13 Mar 17 18 Apr 21 19% Oct 14% Mar 12 80 29% Feb 16 47% Mar 39% Oct 21% Jun 29 - 23 47% Jan Dm 97 Peb 6 104% Oct «0 Peb 13 Dec 21 .23 98% 19 . Peb 'Feb Deo July 129% Aug 107% Sep 115 Va Jun 10% Nor 113 Ye Jan 28 Peb 11 94 1123/4 Apr 13 v 6 per thare partlc preferred Diamond T Motor Car Co 2 Divco Corp. May 3 Jan 6 97% Apr 0 Jan 13 Pepper Co Doehter-Jarvis Corp Dome Mines Ltd Douglas Dow Aircraft Chemical Co common . 3a/4% preferred— International conv Corp Duplan 1 • 10% Jan 3 $ per thare '••• :F;.FF: 45% May 14 174% Apr - 6 8 , Dec 47% Feb 28 Feb 17% Feb 13 60% Apr 22 19% Jan 12 Feb 82 91% Jan 27% Feb 13 Feb Mar 102 «• Feb Feb Feb 5% Jan, 32 Yb Feb Jan July 1% Feb 13 Ys Feb 139 8 Mar 16 Feb 11 j Feb 24 5 20 13 19 19 16% Jan 106 2 Jan 12 7% Mar 17 52% Jan 6 16% Mar 24 11 37% Apr 30 23/b May 12 *21% May 14 10 158 11 Apr 28 156% Feb 123% Feb 11 143 Yb Apr 28 07% Jan Oct 56% Jan 9 Oct 49% Feb 10 14% Feb 19 55 % Feb 13 Dec 12% Feb 24% Mar 593/4 - 0% May ■17 11 93/« Mar 18 19% Jan 12% Jan 2 38 «• 37% May 102 May Apr 29 Yb Feb 16 107 DM Mar 4% Feb 67... 85 7% May 13% Dm , 97 Dec 12% - Feb Mar 50% 6% Apr 14 X14 . Mar 17 7% Mar 17 Oct 38 6 Jan 5 9% Feb 11 50% Feb 11 64% Mar 13 13% Aug 60 Feb 27 4% Jan Feb 24% Feb 25% Jan Feb 10 Jan 23 .40% Mar 17 Jan 6 69% Apr 23 173/4 May 7 13% May 14 15% May 14 34 Jan 8 102 Jan 5% Feb 0 > 3 15 May 14 613/4 May 14 68% Apr 14 9 Jan 14 193/4 May 14 May ~9% 11% Jan 14% Dec For footnotes see page 01% Jan 3 5 24 11 24. cumulative Baton 32% 32% 32 Yb 32 Y« 45% 46 45% 46 Apr 23 4 8Ye May 12 Feb 20 14% Apr 27 common '*23% 133/4 24=4 43% 437/a -44 13Y, *41- W. ■ 17% 15 17% V / 41 41 '• 94% 177/s , 5% Erie It Eureka Pittsburgh RR Co. 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F? 18% 143'4 ' 61% 72 '' ' ;- 43% 59'/4 18 Ya •"' • 40 1,400 19% F I68V2 591/4 14 12 Va lOOYa 4% 8% 168% ■ 14Ye 15%: 67 F 17 31 101 % *67 F 20 Y4 50'A v 11 Ya 303/4 4Ya • ; ■ 18% 43 Ya ' 89 2 *14Yb 14 Ys 30% • FY r " 147/b 100 Ya 13% 43 Ya ' 15 *66 17% 11Y4 :: 15, , * 49 Y4 ; "; 500 •'-/a/ 1,500 13% 9 par the., 18% 20% .•■' ;; 152 - ' 53%* 15% *14%" a V 23 Yo i ?. 50• Ya;i:: 156 - 68% v 18 49% 20% *155 • ' *142 54 % 23 Ye F, 2 V 19 Ya : 158 c- ' 13% a * 143 ':\i • 35 • • 11,400 May K 18% 6Ya 35 Va 1 Yb 4,800 ; • :v 95% ' 36% • 7 *113% 114 V 58 *103 - 7 14 3, a ' 900 120 V:%. 131/8 Thursday ;'F 19% 169- 57% 89 : 19% 43% A 14 50% 15 ' :: %; 133/a $ per thare ; ;.•: 19 % : "I8V4 ' • F 23 Ya 18 Va ♦167 ' „ 104 % * - 50 100 /•?;;. -: .' 181 953/8 May 13 thare per 23 Ya /F - May 12 V 9 14% 7 15 " - - ; ' 18 Va 92 14 7 4% f •. 113 13'A Wednesday / 58%? 18% *89 101 % Falstaff Brewing Corp 1 Parnsworth Tele vls'n 9t Had Corp—1 166 58 .* 92 43% -1.00 ■' 95Y4 113% •V.F'-F 18% - J 800 1,300 11,600 SALE PRICES Tuesday 18% F: y-K 18YS 43% 5 Fv- 43% •lOOYa —„ 13V4 13%'' - • 113V4 13% 953/4 * 193/4 *15% JM ? *118Ya 19Yi %F 1 lpf 177 119 24%- 1% -;• 158 % *53 - / 1773/4 •' . 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' 7%- < ••' 14% *103 Inc Corp 16%-' / Vv 44 94%;V J 115 18 3% 92 7% Exchange Buffst Corp. 17 H8Y4 ••; -k 119 58% H% Corp Evans Products Co 17 • *88 ;■ No par preferred serlee A 41 V» 14 25 ' ♦16 Va —100 Bldg common 44 " ::F 168 18% Mo par preferred Office 43% 7 58% —J Electric Mfg Co Emerson Radio & Phonograph new B Empire District Electric Co 10 Endlcott Johnson Corp common—20 RR 14 24% 19 18 ' 167% Emerson 4% 14% 44% 23% 19 *58 *93 Va '''* A 1 ••••">'-"'/ 7 12% 24% 27% : / 5,100 8,700 23% 24% 3021/2 175 .;• *13 Ye 41% 17 . 12 23% Y-X43Y4 9 per thare 23%v • 4 Electric Power It Light eom_No par 67 preferred No par Equitable 13% lOlYev- 16% •7 >: ;■ 23 Ya 23 Ya 102 Va •< f; v 12% 101% 94%/a 17 16i/4 10,800 : ,c 121% 12 23 Ya 17 :;••-; 28% 32,100 5 44 V2 21%: 64 24 YB 61 Va 41 Ya 43% 213/a ' 23% 101 Ya *93 3: Mi! 16 Ya *58 ; 12 102% 27% • < 16% <■ , 64 101% '•'*102 64 12 34 . 11% 28% 4,000 ■ ♦58 44 Vt 52% 33% 101% / V:// 34 Va 16% -16 Yb IOYb 26 Ya 43'A 24 143/4 ♦17 / i 48% " *36 17% 16% • 37% 53 43%: Convertible preferred JNo par Elec It Mus Ind Amer sharee Erie / *52% 63% 43 '■■A 21 V* 16% 16%'- 3434 163% 43 Va 21% 41% 17 r^c-. tvv" 52'/2 T 427/s 12 ; 133/4 17, 37% IOYB 26% 44% 42 ♦14% 10% "&■' 26% 24 YB ' 16% 15 10'/a 26% % 21% "•/:; 64 24 24 Ya 643% log Manufacturing Co preferred "58 12 25 173/4 — 00 10% 9,400 1,100 33% 45%' 26% a- *33 ' / % • 13% 187/b • It preferred Electric Storage ButteryElgin National Watch Co XI Paso Natural Gai 10 Yb 10% 12 43 % ., 23 YB | a Edison Bros Stores Inc common—.1 4%% preferred 100 Ekco Products Co common 2.50 4%% preferred 100 Elastic Stop Nut Co 1 Electric Auto-Llts (The) | Electric Boat common Eversharp 31% Jan 5% Mar 6% Kodak Co Ex-Cell-O 0 Apr 14 Eastman 5 263/4 Mar 17 Feb 11% DM 321/4 46% 10 YB , , I per thare -If —_ ■astern Airlines Ino *49% May 3 7% Mar 30 20 31%. Feb 32 4534 63 *93 Par Eastern Stainless Steel Corp— 171 10 32 453/4- LOW AND HIGH 38% Feb 10 162% Jan 12 Feb 453/4 May 8 ■aglt-Plcher Co -193/4 F 32 Saturday F;FF 22% Jan 3'/a 10,900 *•2,000 433/4 *58 : ' F ' 11% ■. : *23% 23% *17 4 YORK STOCK EXCHANGE 24% Apr 27 20% Apr 5 Sep 11% 39% 42 . 163/4 Mar 16 111% 11% May 140 Dee 138% DM 107/a 39 42 (X I) * Co-earn..20 <174% 174% **#• 174... Preferred $430 series No par ;. *118% 119% A *118% No par 953/4 953/4 -V 953/a ' Duquesne Light 5% 1st pfd 100 114 . * 114 Y *113% DWG Cigar f ; *13% 133/4 13% 19% Feb 27 Jan 11% 39 41% Preferred $3.50 series 16% Peb 11 39% 11% 383% 12 Pont de Nem NEW 25% 33% May 11% 63 . -40% ; 70 . 10,400 421% 21% ♦101 No par DunhlU Du 14% 38% *101 %• 102 >/2 28 -28 % —.100 10 92 Ys 133% 11 423% 64 • *89 3% 133% 38% 21% 17% • 923% ,123% 4IY4 11'/a 21% *16% ll *901% 13 39% 21% *34 $4 preferred ssrlea A .No par 03.25 2nd preferred No par Dresser Industries common lOo 92 42 213% 52% No par No par 3,500 91% 10% *36% v 38 No par 1 7,500 30 *89 Va 411/4 44 17% • 25% x29 % 39% -16% Y 16% No par No par — '•25% 293% 11% 44% '< *14%« 1 25% 91% 41 % 433% *43% 1 Corp-Seagrama Ltd Distill 900 123% 27 43% < 24% 29% *90 91% 10 17 39% . 26% ♦243/4 - 293% *16% 17 16 91 26% *13% 12.60 24% 933% 15 Ye 10 Y« 41 10% 23% No par 20 common 24% *93 15% *16% 29% 13'/a 25% 117% 0 Match 17 26% 933% 15% 39 32 Ys *58 J Apr 43 Jan '6% Range sine* Jan. 1 Highest Feb 1% 15 28 % May 14 115 Corp Co 26% *93 15% *90 ' 91 43 1 Devoe Si Raynolda class A Diamond /Lowest Feb May 24 42% Apr 23 103% Apr 20 102% May ,11 120 Vllblss 243% 911/2 24% 93% ♦16% 25% < 24 YB 153/a '29% ' 13 STOCKS 8% 30% 7 Mar 15 16% 44 0 Peb 67% Apr 94 De <13% ■ 653/4 10% Not 32% May 10% DM 37% Jan 19 Detroit Steel 13 453/4 '10 ' 20 Dixie Cup Co common Class A 18% May 14 4% May 17% Edison Dr. 0 16 Ye May 8 187% Jan 2 Mar 18 00% May 10% May 3% Detroit Jan 573/4 10% Aug 104 Dm •% DM 47% May 03 Nov 00 Denver St Rio Grande Weat RR Escrow ctfs for com 100 Escrow ctfs for pfd 100 Jan 109 ♦32 45 % 48% July 198% Oct 42% May 18% DM Deo Deo 20 ,j 29% 24 4' *93 93% 39 Va 41% 41 Hudson. 28% Aug 08 iT% St 24% DM 10% Dm 40% May preferred 81 14% DM 42% May 39% Delaware Lack It Western Apr 21 12 %,-Mar 11 6 per thare Jan 16 2 2 5 12% Feb 11 Highest r 6 Jan 164 19% Mar Lowest 20 Jan 83 17% Not 197 • per there 47 2 Dm Dm 2 13 15 39% Apr 27 •56 Peb Jan 17% Jan 5 .153/4 Jan 23 Jan 44 May 11 17 Ban go for Previous Year 1947 163 13 32 Ye Feb 02% Dec 110% Sop 14 * Peb 42% July 114% Feb May 110% 38 Peb 94 76 10% May 14% Not 173 •Jan 40% Sep 553%, Oct - Dm ll% 1 No par common Detroit-Michigan Stova Co Jan May *89% Detroit Hillsdale Is 8 W RR Oo_100 16% Jan 14 91:? 2 25 . 91 131/4 11% 9 22 % Mar 18 , 91 13% 12% Jan 12% Mar 30 16% May 91 60% Jan Oct 28% May *90 6 Jan 45% May 36% Sep 91 11 263/4 . 29% 91 Jan 22 25 May May 19% DM 7% Delaware < 28 Yb 91% 10% Peb 13% July 49 Co St 24 29% *90 Deep Rock OH Corp Oct 24% 24 *29% 6o0 Peb 45 % Mar Dm 7 ,17 *16% 100 - 46% 20 23 Ya • 24Y4 * 50o Decca Records Inc Peb 17'/a 23 Yb 23% 100 series B 97/b May 15% *16% series A Preferred 3.75% 12% Mar *93 1 Corp (The) Preferred 3.75* Feb Oct 98% Chemical Peb 45% ' 100 2.50 17% Jan 38% Dm 1 series A 25 16 91% 33/4* pfd Davega Stores Corp common 5% preferred Feb 10% May 17% Jan - Cum 7 23% 6% May 26% May 09 933/8 May 2074 Jan Corp common 20 3/8 Sep Sep Aug May 32% May 0% May 20% 9 Dana 18% Feb Oct 82% Dee 4 26 Ye May 14 Y Volume 167-Number 4699 - COMMERCIAL THE - - NEW BiDie (or Previous Lowest ■ I per share 32 Range since Jan. 1 • Highest 9 per Share- 42% Mar 35% Feb 16 •' 9 per share » 6 Federal Mining * Smelting *38 38% *33 5 Federal-Mogul Corp *17% 17% *17%'- 17% 11 2 Federal Motor Truck Hi par *9% 10% Federated Oept Stores com—He par 4%* convertible preferred—100 *97% Felt *21% 21% 20% Feb 10 31% May 14 Jun 90 Feb 9 99 Dec 26% Feb 20 Feb 10 20% May 46% May 26% Jan 59% Feb 42% 61 Feb 43 107% Aug 104 Sep •1% May 18% Mar 17 53% Feb 28, Feb 11 Feb 62 14 14% May 21% Ja n 39% Oct 31%-Feb Dec May 13 Dec 41% 21 2 14% Jan 17 Florida 14% Mar 19 21% Jan 6 40% Jan 12 15% May Feb 9% Mar 17 33 llflT 11 Feb 89 12% May 13 45 May 13 102 Apr 20 Feb 3 32% Dec 24% Feb 27 23% May 26% Jan 22 12% May 25% Jan 12% Feb Dec July Mar 16 25% Jan 8% Apr 5 15% Mar 31 26 6 9% May 13 46% May 14 "*36% May 50% Feo 35% Feb 13 11% Nov 22 Jan 10 Feb 18 12 y« Jan Dec 39 Jan 17% Mar 12 24% Jan 103% Mar 77% Mar 29 81 Jan 9% Jan 1 77 Dec 8% i! 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Food Machinery Corp (new) 3 Yi% mum cony pfd 35 % May 14 , —7% Corp Steel 16,100 28% 28% 48 *31% Food Pair Stores Inc 24 19 V* May 91 Power Foilansbee 2,600 21% *99 %• 100' Florsheim She# class A. 23% Feb 10% 47%' 19>% Dec 10% 9% 10 61 % 53 Aug 17% Jan 1,100 10% ■■ 21% 19 ye 24 18% 10 39 . 48% '36% Stores Carpet Co>_ 17% 61%. He per (The) 38% 18 21% ——Ho par National Shares 38% " 48 Fllntkote Co (The) common—NO par 84 preferred-* Ne per -No par Florence Stove Co Firth 18 21% 53 5 38% May 14 102% Jan 15 , 38% 18 ' the Week 61% 48 ►105 preferred 18 •ales for ; * > 100 4%% 40% 18 May 14% Jan 9 62 48 (2145)' 17 ■9 per share 9% 9% 22 22% •62 38% 38% Friday May 14 May 1« 9 per share I per share 38% 17% 38% 17% 10% *97% *21% First 39 Thursday May 18 28'A 28% .10 Wednesday per share *9% *99 Firestone Tire 4k Rubber com.—25 2 26 13 % Feb Jan 28% * Tarrant Mfg Co. Ferro Enamel Corp — Fidelity Fhen Fire Ins N Y. 5 19% May 11- Feb 30 Jan May 58 Feb 26 x98 110%. Feb 23 105% May 11 14% Feb 20 24 30 Jan -50% Mar 31 49% Mar 18 Dec 99 Jan 23% May 14 22% Apr 22 62% May '$ 9 per share 18% Jan 107% 104 2 per share Tnesday May 11 May 10 42% Apr 19 Apr 97% Dec Jun Par i . 11 8% Mar 11 28% July V Monday May 8 "t Mar 11 14% Feb '• ' * SALE PRICES AND HIGH LOW V - - RECORD Saturday EXCHANGE 9% May 20 STOCK STOCK NEW YORK Highest 9per share 23 V* July May 16% Deo YORK CHRONICLE STOCKS Year 1947 Lowest ^FINANCIAL *102 3,200 3,400 210 * /• Bl% Jan 120% / Dec 129 Dec 107% 84 65%, Feb 13% May 18% Oct 125 : 17 16% Feb Feb « 13 16% Jan 11% Jan 22 31% 140 Feb 18% May 29% Oct 36% Jan 26 , 124 Feb May ; 101% 22% Feb 13 31% Jan 123% Jan 35% Jan :: 19% Apr' 30 Feb 22% Feb i Jan 13 Dec 106 28 Mar 30 ',26% Dec 11 „ 98'/a Apr 22 y* Feb 14 8 29 Apr 2 90 May 12 Apr 1 Gen 1 Jan Time 4y*% Inetr 56 y» 122 7/a 122% 97% 97% 15 15% .15'/a 15% ' 19%; . 19% ■ ■ 1.15% 15% 15% ;*3% ,3% 3 % ,12% 13 28 % par 100 10c *27 6 27% - 26% 118 13% 13% 20 27 ' 27% 318 ■ *29% 29% 28% 101'A *99% 101% 251/* 25'A 24% - 19%il97/a 15 33/8 13% 27% 263/* 27% 26% a 26% 118% * 118% 29% 28 127 6 27 27% 85 Dec 81' .• 40% May > 98 / Feb Feb Oen Tire It Rubber Co com—,—_8 , / 25 I 29% 29% 27% *99% 101% 25% 25% 26% 25% ■ 23 82 4y** »%* • preferred preferred 100 100 98 *79 : '■v^- *88%. 90- 81 *88% . h'i: *79' 82 <, ♦80 82'/a ''•■■ *89 82% ' 92 *80 90 90 90 *88% v j/'- }■''*80 ' 2,600 1,100 29 *100 101% 27% X267/b *89 10,500 £ 92 *80 82% '//• 82% 900 470: • 29% 28% 29 V* 101% 25 y* 29- 101% 25 ; • 1 10 72% Jan <85 108 V'.: Jan Not * 1,900 120 29 ' i) 21% 140 26,500 28 *119 29% 1,200 6% 273/* 120 28% ♦99% 29 "/a 29'/a- ♦99% 27 *124 •27 Va ,H 118% 29% 3,500 8,600 38,300 14% 6 27 26% 119 ' 29- 14 26% 27% 2,200 16 I 4 127 26% *124 124 '/I* 3% 14 , 5% 27'/* 29% *99'/2 ' 193/4 5% 26% 26% 118% 3,200 1$% 5% 27% 1,200 16% ' 19% 5% '!■ 700 97 V* 16 : 16% 53,500 123 96 % 15% 26% 26% 124 126 27%, 27% 27 27% 27% • v 59'/* 1223/* '•■3 %• 13% 5% 26% . 19% ^ 3% ♦124 118% 26y2 1181/* >. 15% 15 %< 3% 5%- 27 .*':■:■;•■■. 19% *15%- 3 V* , 57% V ■ 15% 15% 13 . 27% 5% - • 57 YA 123 Vs. 97% 15% 19 %£ ^ xM 123 v. 3% v..v 126 *124 126 5% 13 " 12% '■/>■, ■•*27 28% *124 • V-;-' *97 15% 3% 5 57 y8 - ^19% . 15% 10« com—No par 100 Corp preferred 57% *122% 97% ■i% /•/' '/ par No par General Telephone Corp x56% 122% 97 Vs 147/8 19% 14%' „\*19% - Oeneral Shoe Corp——.——1 Gen Steel Castings $6 pfd—No par 2 57% 122% 57% 123y* *97% 4/97% Co—1 Refractories General 12 / 28 Cement ::56% 51 Ys *122% No par Gen Realty 9c Utilities. 5 99 2 Feb General Portland 10 No par -No par Precision Equip Corp. No Gen Public Service r Gen Public Utilities Corp— Gen Railway Signal com——No 6% preferred- 29'/a May 11 30'/s May 6 11 Apr com— series $3.75 Gen 6'/* May 14 Feb 25 25 ,.95 28'/a May 110% Feb 124% Jan Apr 1 May 14 128'/a Jan »"• Motors Corp preferred Preferred Gen Outdoor Advertising 14% May 14 May 12 4% Mar 11 " - <' v 4 21% Mar 16 Feb 6% « 17% Apr 3 2% Feb $5 10 16% May 14 20% Jan 12 11 Mar Feb 3% May ■S\ 14 4% Oeneral - 124% Mar 25- > 98'/a Jan 12% Mar 17 26 Oct A 59 y* May 14 19 93 y* Feb 20% Dec <2% May.' : 11% Dec .19 May ♦ 119% Feb Sep 19%- Jan ; 13% Dec - ' 50% Mar 16 Mar 10 V' STOCKS Year 1947 Lowest : Range since Jan. I ;/■■■?// Highest Highest /;/•>; LOW Saturday , SALE AND HIGH Tuesday ■*?. /•' Monday May 10 May 8 EXCHANGE ■: f - NEW YORK STOCK Lowest ■'■ ■ v.; ■ Range for Previous PRICES Wednesday . Frldwy May 13 Sales for May 14 V Thursday - May 12 May 11 the* Week ' I per share I per share 23% May 36% Dec 90 Jan 30 Feb 22% 103 Dec Dec 5% May Jun 104% 21 Dec 49 Dec 41% 124 Jun 99% Dec 3 May 5% 21 Feb , ; A 4 Oct 113 Mar 84% Jan 27 3A Jan 1 6 Mar 10 47% Mar 16 July 94% Mar 11 100 Feb 38% Mar 17 46 106 61% 109/ Aug 24 Jan 16% Feb 3% Feb Oct Jan 25% Feb 14 / 24 S 24'/a *51 / 53 /•*: .-No par 56 *98 16 preferred Gotham Hosiery > 2 23 No par No par $5 Graham-Paige Motors Grenby Consol USA P Grand 34% May 14 Union *99% 1 *92% 23% 23 % 23% 23% 237/a 18,900 82 81% 81% :82 82 82% 82% 82 82 24»/a 243% 24% 253% 25% 26 700 13,000 24% *51 53 ,6 'ij tv 5% 118% 56 ,7 119% •118% 23% 23% 56% 57% 58 %i. 57% 98 3/4 98% 98% h 45% 45 99% 19 19 4% / 45 3/* « 8 8 ♦33 36 24 59 58 3/8 61% 43/B 36 > 8 *98V* :• 4% 183/* *100 - 4% -70 : / 5,400 8,900 2,500 46 II,700 500 20 '4% • I,100 , 101 19% 19% 4% / 4% - 101 300 100 44 3A 44% / 2,700 v 5 50,900 ' 8% X7V* 7% 73/8 34 V* 34% *34'/* 73/a 7% 34% - *99 y93/4 • 44 " *100 i *18% V19% 4% • 4% 34% : 58% 100% Xl00% 19 19 8% 8 .■:,■ *34 v 57/8 119% 23% 5-V* - 44 % X44 100 100 / . 19% 4% 4% 5 100 ,J 53A *118% 23% 98%-' 99% 'v • f ."T',v 52 (5% 120 58% /. 120 *51 / 52 X23% 23%'. ) : ♦118% •v.' 5% *53/4 6 *51 52 23% ;/ 44 % 100 24% 24% .*51 '118% 23 22% .,923/4! 52 98% —No par Co- 10,100 923/4 >';/ 23% 44 % 19 94 / 99 , 94 92% 23% 5% 56% 44% Shares ' 37 36 94 23% 118% 23 com ' 36 Ya 92% ■;> 24 119% 22% (B F) 35% : 23% *80 5%7" 5% •118 36 92% *51 85 preferred No par Goodyear Tire it Rub com—No par 9 8% Apr ; 8111 —10 353/* 36% 35% 22% 80% Inc | per share »r. 9 per share I per share 9 per share *91% 92% 23 Goodrich Co 2 Jan •91% 22% common , 35% 35% >36% 5 GoodalHSanford May 14 5% Jan 5% Feb 17 8% Mar 41 9 9 20% Apr 27 8% ' Jan 101 11 Dec 24 y« Jan 61% May 14 96% Mar 18 Jun Jan 121% Apr 22 4 Feb 18 36 t per share No par Glidden Co (The) com No par 4%% conv preferred 50 Goebel Brewing Co 1 Gold 9s Stock Telegraph Co 100 2 19% Feb Par $4.50 preferred 5 Feb Brothers Glmbel 12 53% Jan 27 x-'/ •;/ • per share Gillette Safety Razor com—No par $5 conv preference No par May 14 95y»Mar 4 23% May 14 ' Mar 17 48% Feb 9 per share : 37 33 , 13% May 31 Nov :!;'■'■ 71% - Dec/ 95 Apr 30 Sep 7 / 91% Apr 21 17% Feb 14 Jan V58 . / 13 79 - 26 y* 51% May ? 27% Feb Dec 105% 17% May 85 9 per share 353A 34%- • ' 7% 343A 1,600 400 ' ' 12% May 21% Oct 18 * Feb It 26% May 14 Granite 23% Dec 33 Jan 24 Feb 16 29% Apr 23 Grant (WT) 107 Mar Feb 26 3%% preferred 100 Grayeon-Roblnson Stores cqm 1 $2.29 cum conv pfd No par Gt Nothern Iron Ore Prop No par ' j 90 Dec 9 133 Dec . 69 ' -! Feb 17 Sep 49% 29% Dec 96 Jan 9% Mar 16 13 May 14 Mar 27 33 Apr 90 Feb Feb 29 16 23 * Dec- 34% May V j- 20 t! 14% .37% Dec; 12 ■ f May ;28 ; 12% Jan V •* 163% Jan ,70" May 14% Dec >• 22 , Apr 10 29% Feb 23 Mar Northern, Ry 6% pfd Jan 20 77 Jan 27 Green Bay 9c Western RR Green (H L) Co Inc_ 37% May 14 16% May 14 Mar 16 24% '•:24% —5 *27% 27% 27 93% 12 35% *13% -No par No par 100 100 , 14 47% 137 i> ■r-47-y 92 •;.17 12 ' July Dec 105% 33 May 4% May '-78 ? 8% 1 May IQ^Feib Dec Feb 91% Apr Dec 30% Feb *5% Mar Jan 95 •" ' Dec 85' 5 12% May 14 97% Feb 11 16 4y«* 138 138 7 9 7 / Jan 2 92% May 11 8% May 14% Feb 12% Feb 11 1.19 Y* Apr 23 31% May "51 ,r Dec 44 Feb 10 ' ;>57% Apr "13% Deo 76% Dec 57% Feb 10 16% Sep 14 Jin 1 Feb 10 56'/* Apt 75%.Ian ' 30 5 >' 21% 139 V* 139 -'139 *62% 64% 36% 36% 16% 16% 16% , *94 12 16% 95 * 403/* 6 i . ♦92% . / 17% 6% 5% 4)Vl 5% 37 - ♦62 V* 36% -l6Va - 16% :• 55 29 73% 74% 73% 74% 16% 16% 16% ♦33 35% ,♦333/* 35% •14% 14% ; HaekesuMok <1 6 39 39% ' 147/8 v 139% - ' ■ , 38% 92 v ■i ! 5% ■ Z 92 *91% , 17% '.18 /." 17% • 55% ' 55% 55% 55%? 74%: • 74 74 74% ."743/* 17% 16% 16 3/* •> ' 18 - *34 iV 10 93;200 ^220 / - 39% 6 16,700 5,300 'r' 95' / 40 17,900 17% 19 •55»/a,.74 »■ : 56 : 74 Va £ • 1,000 17'A "17% 173A 17% v 3,800 ■-1'500 -V : 12% ^12 3/* 39% - * '•■> *95% i' 97 96 ' 64% 37%. 37% 116% 3,700 11,100 •5,100 100 -j '21% 16% *>16% 5% "U6 6 93 *62%' .. 18%'/ i ■>16% 35 139% 37 -55%' ' 74% 16% Oulf State* Utilities C* > 55 39'/* *92 92% •■>17%. He par 17% May 13, *54 / '•" •5%"- 5% 54% No par 143/4 21% 64% ' 96 ♦94% "96 .1" 40 37% 54 %k preferred Gulf Oil Corp 5,600 12'A <12% 11%''.'.12% ■ 95 92% 18% 17% 12^ ■ *94 93 •92% 17% ■•/. 403/a 40 93 . 95 95 41 11%' 12 11% 300 13 36 47% '£49% 140 ' *138 62 YA 62 Ya- 36% V 11% 94 12% 94 ' 64% -35% •/ 36% >16% 3,200 *33% 14 3A 143/s 139% 5,000 , ' 12% 36 .'47'A '■47% '• 21% 21% 47%: 21% 47 . ♦62% 163/*' •16% ; preferred—: $5 21%, 36 35% S — —100 Grumman Aircraft Corp _1 Guantanamo Sugar common 1 $5 conv preferredNo par Gulf Mobile * Ohio RR com_Nopar 43% Apr 16 11 Feb Common 21% 21% >■« 473/4 v 27% 94 123/8 *33% . • 14% 14 93% 12% ,*33% 36 14%:: 14% 64% *62% Greenfield Tap 9c Die Corp—No par 14 47% 21% 12% 12% 36 , 93% ,93 93% S3 - V 11% *33 13% 21% 137 1 12 36.. 46% ' 47% *21% 94% 12 *33 27 26 V* 25% 26% 25% .263/* 25% 27 V* 263/* 27% 27 25'/* /; 25 25/'.: ■/.. 24% 27 *93% 93% *11% *33 24% Greyhound Corp (The)— 9 « No par Great Western Sugar com. 1% preferred 2 144 ' 21 14, Gt 49% May 14 Steel Co common ' ,5' Feb 27 60 ,21% Mar 14% May 14 it Jan 132 Feb i 35% Aug Oct 19 38% Feb 20 277/* Mar City *24% 18,200 "12,000 H 32% 39 Jan 31 14 Jun 19% Feb 12% Mar 9 15% May 14 Hall (W F) Printing Co 13 Dec 19 Jan 13% Mar 3 14 Hamilton Watch 87% < Dee Dec 112- Feb 79 Mar 22 89 <102% 19% 148% ... Dec > 108% •>; -27% Apr * Oct ' 28 % May 160 , X101% Feb Sep Dec Jan 39% Jan 10 21% Feb 24 147 Mar 24 r For footnotes see page 24 27% Mar 16 Aor -/* Jan 10 5 Jan, 12 104% apt 9 28 -134 - Apr 28 Co 28 00m 5 No par 41$ eenr preferred 100 Henna (M A) Co $4.25 pfd—No par 12 26% Jan 150% Jan „ Water , Harbison-Walk Refrac com—No par 6% - • Hert, preferred - Scbsffner 9c 100 Mar*—__—-10 - 13% *83 *103% ♦24 *148 13% 14 104 % 104% ,104% 24 25 Va *148 152 - 82% • ♦24 - ♦10,4 150 152 32 ■: 32 32 , *35 353A 15% >•*', ♦15 15'/* 15% t. - 14 , 13% 13% *13% 83 *81Y- 82% *81% ♦103% 105% .-105'%•♦ 32% 150 32%v.:.:. 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May 14 26 - - ; 5% 14% May 3 43% May 14 21% Jan 19 - .14% :26: ."v .*1378 38 Ya 7 t .• ♦33 32% *91% 92 Ya 43 31% 5 Car Hupp 14 Va ■ . ', 18 Va May 37% May 93 Jan 15 Jan 97 :■•:■ 21% / 12 Va 1Q7 95% Mar 10 34% May 14 Jan 17 Dec 1 4 • i . . 119 150 20 43 10 : 34% Mar 10 i 17% Nov 15% Feb 11 /'• 8% Feb 6% Feb 11 21 "Dec 108 Mar 3 May 7 Feb 9Ya May 15 Va May . 4 . Jan July 95 14 : 42 Ya;; W 163 Dec 186% Jun 0 May 10% Feb 22% May 76 U 5% Feb Oct 23% Feb Jan 74 11 , 130% July 38% May 82% May 14 Feb 24% Mar 16 137 Dec .59% Oct 42% Mar 17 107% Sep 86 Jan 2 9 Dec May Feb Dec 116 Feb Apr -.58% Feb 90% May 13 52% Jan 24 46% 37% Jan 40May 32 Jun 16 45 43 Feb 30 17% 9% May Feb 17% May Feb 27% , Mar Oct 158 Aug 137% Jan $4 : Int'l 4 5% preferred 1*> : International 59% Apr 27 35 /. 15 May 14 15 7% ; May 14 '• 26 May 30% May 12 1 18 36 Jan 19 Year 1947 : S per share 6% Jun 19% Dec v 39% May 53 ' $ per share 13% Feb 24% July 104% Range since Jan. 1 Lowest I par share Dec 80% Highest 7 6 9% Jan II Jan 2 Jacobs • 39% Feb 18 46 , Dec May 14 : 89 104% Sep 92 13 99 Jun May U J- , 37 46% Oct 34 Dec 125% Oct 108% 24% Sep < Y* Feb 10 11 III 20% Feb 19 30 98 Dec 112 Jan 100 Dec 151 Deo 145 25 Va J an r 39 101% '• 4Q% Feb 100 Ya Feb 34% July 145 27% May 86 % Dec Feb : 10 29 152 • , 104 Jan Feb 29 Feb 83 V* Feb Oct, 41% Jan V* Mar 10 31% Feb 11 Jun 22% 14 Feb 11 Dec May 29 Ya Dec 47% May 13% May 58 Ya July 48% Mar 12 Nov 14% Mar 17 41 Va May 108 Ya Mar 18 90 ' 26% Feh 20 21% t Feb 23% Feb Oct 17 19 52 Ya Jan 42 17 U % Feb 20 Feb 10 1/a Feb 13 x47 39 : 5% : preferred May 12 , ■; 21 Va Jan 36. Feb 13 43 19 Feb 11 23 116% Feb 11% May 20 Feb 92 Ya Feb 11 Ya Feb 65 Ya 85 Jan 63 Dec Jan 4142 11 Ya 13«'a ! 33% 33% 33% 34% 81% 81% 82 Ya 82% 4 38 '38% *18 7 ; 18% ■ > > 29'/4 * 10 % (10% Oct Mar 29®/# Feb 21 19 8 11 Jan - •- 10% Kelsey Hayes Wheel Class - 103% Jan 17 ;Jau Aug 91 Ya Jan 5 Jan 20 Oct 32 Feb 13 38YaJan 2 95 » <• 2 35% Apr 23 *96 Ya 93 93»/2 56 57 42% 42% 42% 57 V, 57 /Y/57a 35; 7 *34% - . 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Kayser (Julius) & Co__,_._ ; 2 57 Ya May 14 51 Apr 20 Feb 38% 28 •;, 7 15 *96 57 *107 Ya 105 Ya J".: 170 • preferred 100 Kansas City Southern com_;.No par 4% .non-cum preferred——100 10 Feb May *37% *104 3,500 2,600 33% 33 Va 92 Va 44% » 96% *138 10 *99 38% K 38 Va % 141% 163 ■ • 138% 56 84 *107Va HOVi Y : 7% :• *80% •■:> 4 Power & Lt Co— 3.8% . 24% Jan 27% Jun ■1 97 Va 168 Ya 6% 138'/a 92 VA >,•''• 8% 44 Yo • ».;-Y 14% ,7 90% 58% # per share 100 Ya 142 > 14% 141 Ya 139 Va 11 *21 ' 23 Y' 800 V 3 Ya 96% 96% *140 > 144 Ya 8% v 3 2% 53 34% 21% Y 96T4 4 . if 9,000 >. ; -J 96% 29 Ya >84% *99 t—..1 • Kansas City May U Apr 23 16% Apr 2 49 Va Dec k v r -*44 Va series A._.__... 100 i Kalamazoo Stove & Furniture.. 41% May 14 59 Apr 103 No par preferred—100 Joy Manufacturing Co., : 8% ;• 96% 8 96% •>-'" *83 Ya 22% •7 *73'4 22% 58% 29 Ya *21 r 1,200 7, '10.200 44%r 57% 13% r 5,600 % 20 7 a 96 Va 25 Ya t per share 600 50 43'% 19Ya 8 7* : 'I 4,500 / 156 7% >■'.•22 28 56 ./ 15 *28% 92 % p: 20 28 V4 11 4 12% Saturday May 8 .4 7 43% 19% 12,000 •' > 144 % 59% 13 Ya t 43V4 ' ■£■ 96 25 Ya 7 144 *153 -y 96 13% • v : ^ ■ - 156 58% 25% * 53 143 59% 1J% 36' 52% 52% 143 8 "Yv; 96 35. 144 Ya 13Ya 52 150 > 1,390 / 11 yb 13 Ya ? :: 1,200 IT f 24% 13% 29 Ya *34 Ya 140 10 7 a 23% 28% > 35 v.f j *35 /' 31% 23% 81% 37a >*34% 50c 34'/2 31% 10% *153 43% *167% 6% 35 —i 97% 4.90Q 28,100 Y; 0. 96 Ya *25% com tl 97% .*33 % new.. 97 Ya > 80 13% -'•r . Y 20 *7Ya '33% 139 ,__l—No par cumulative 19% 57% Joliet & Chicago RR stamped 1100 Jones & Laughlin Steel .com__No pa.' 8 May 11 98 21% Dec 4 May 13 Jan Va No par com 15,400 * 32% 36% 79 •> 10% 53 Va 143 x43 Va : 168 > X57Y2 1 lnc . : 92% '; 900 ■ • 39% 78% 97% 23 Y, t 136 * 32% 36J/a ; sc 31% 13% 141% *153 32 Y4 3514 1*96 > -? 23 Ya 23 '141% 58% 30 / 96 Ya ■ 53 • 142 33f 139 ' *54 13 >/4 •' 32 r-v Y 14% 58% > 4% 4 Via ^y.-7jvj*>>' 77% 14% 59 Ya 13' y* 78 3% w^..No par Stores 32 35% 14 Va *58% Johns. Manville Corp com.;..No par : 3 Ya % preferred 100 Johnson & Johnson common 12 Ya 4% 2nd preferred series A—100 , 20% May 13% Jan 7 4% 7 Y/y r: 18% Y >>'tl-.' 7 27/'a *80 4 96Ya 56 > 2,100 V . 22 Va 25 Co Co -/V, 29 96% 31,400 4 96% 6Ta 28 Y2 59 10,300 21 18 Va ■ ;. /•*,;;•• 23/4 96% 138% , 43% • 21% 167% 33 VA 59 Va 1,700 35/000 17% (■; . , Feb 16 ?0 2 Mar 31 r Tea 3%% 9 36% May 14 93% Apr 16 40% Jan 2 6 94 25 Jan Jewel 3" 14 139% • 42% /::'? •-"4 ■>'. 42Ya /.ft: 19 Ya 1934 4% *95% 97 VA ' 81 Ya > 500 13Y. 1/ ••■ 27a ♦138 *80 •'/: 23,400 ■■■■> 5 Yb ' ' 2.400 • 17% 95% 42'-' 25 YORK STOCK (F I) 142 -v., - 19% > 18 I4V4 Y: 14% >31% 11% Jaeger Machine Co common..No par Jersey Cent Fwr & Lt 4% pfd—100 . : $ *3% 92%' Par 21% May : ,1 >, •/' /./;. 46 - 900 ' 160 V 13% 42 '/■,■• 19 Va 2Ta l67Ya 7 14 .... " 14% YY: Yb *12% 42% I *13% 21% 166 *11-" EXCHANGE 7 92% Jan 30 82 Va May 13 13%.; 11 > > 8 21 % • 3 138 Y : '29 56- •V 42 $ per share ; Mar 16 19% Jan Feb NEW : Highest; 7% '••-. 95% STOCKS " 7% 41% 56 preferred— i 3 Vi 5 >■ .31% ' 20 Ya i41% common ctfs Dept 19 7 a 21Ya Ya 7; .*91 Ya Telep & Jeleg—No pir share 43% v'.; 96 <32%* *95 'c No par — Intertype Corp.. Island Creek Coal Va May 14 140 16' Foreign 45 3i 5Va >. 5% -T0% : I . 96% Y7 •95% 59 53 21 Ya 137% v *138 Ya 52 Va 7 96 Va '••v. *2% J Y 14% 28% • • No par preferred— Interstate 45 Ya 45% ". 5% 731% - 154 : Shoe International ; 4 22 45 > 33®a 21 Ya 96 13% 20 Ya 73,4 82:' *3% 7' 4 &l\ ...No par ; International Silver Mar 31 33% 35 V'b 140% 142 ;.a Y4. 154 Ya > 43% :>44 . 20 ;V; .*80 Rys of Cent Amer com„No par preferred., 100 Range for Previous Lowest .—.... '..V 43% 2%* • :32% 15 com • 21 97 . *6% '5 • 100 Paper Co International Salt 4 33% 21 Ya ■To 11 Y*': *13% > 139 156 9.900 1.600 21% ",'y 23 Ya 52% 139 ♦153 92 32 32 31T B lOYa r 92 Y 1.300 . > Vi 21% • 97% . 31 Tb Y 32 ■ 31% r\-tt.u i *>23% 52 Ya 7% ; ?; 31% 32 Va ■ 40 - • 17 Ya 39 Vi • *36 *95% 13 Ya 44 ' y; 165 Va *166 Chemical com_i._5 Preferred 32% 2,500 5,100 a. 34% / 16 > 44 13% 32% >32% v :'*13% v20%- 95% • *.-.100 & 32 Ya '../ 15% 39 Ya 38 % 42 V2 ••':/> 3% 4Va *•; ••*. 34 15% 24% 38 Vi 33%" 42% 19% : 78 Ya >78%- 11 * • . 600 600 ' 24 * . ■' 39 V ; , 42% xl8 ■ 35% 96 31VB :• 138 Ya 137% class A—25 ' 4 22% Mar Jan Minerals International 7 May . 45 Mar 12 29% Feb 143% Jan 13% Jan 57 11% Feb 11 11% Feb 11 17% Mar 9 Feb 267/s Apr 20 Oct 40 . 1 1107% Jan 29 39% Mar 16 63% , 9V2 May 19 Dec 28 preferred Int'l 60% May 14 97% Apr 16 9% Mar 19 104 Feb new..No par common.— 4.No par 4% preferred [—t... ,100 International Mining Corp—1 Int'l Nickel of Canada com..No par 19 31% May 14 139% May 11 - Machine Int'l Hydro-Electric Sys •■• 34% May 14 4'/a Apr Business Harvester 7% 8% May 14 ■. 3% Mar 16 135 Int'l 96 ■ 140 Va * fl% No par Int'l '■■*■ -• 23 .21 14 v •• 13% Y ■ *96 9 Feb 367/8 Dec 15 11 Feb 5% , Interchemical Interlake Iron •'•;/ ;• ,-;•• 42% .x41% 18 Ya 78 Ya 10^4 7% 4%% preferred .——100 Intercontinental Rubbers—No par v 38% jx 34/,, '■•; , 25 38 2,900 ' 92%. Yv 35% 22% •-43% 6 35 .78 Ya Ma .20 1 ^ 52% 139 *154 8 98 Va May 14 169 May 5 - 161% Mar 31 34% Dec 94% Feb 96 Dec 3% 25% . * 20 com 15 92%* 19 /. 4 ■' 14 V4 43 V8 '.Y ,18% .32Y4 .22%" 51 May 14 May 14 *142% Apr 1 t -*45 '•' 32 Va 10% *13% Nq par Corp 14% 92 •: > > 5 Va 5% 18V-4 7Y >'18% •31% 96 122% Jan - 15 Va 10 80 • 3% Jan 23 14 Ya 21% * . " 78 ..'31% Inland Steel Co. 20 1,900 1 31% 45 Va 18%i-v. 3% *.<f 4* »••■•* ■t. ' ''••: y. 35% : - *95Va Inspiration Consol Copper. Insuranshares Ctfs Inc.. "103 11 125% Feb 70 . 7Va Anr 20 • 78 ^.._....._100 44®% May 14 J 5 11% Feb 4?*' 2l®/s Apr ' 95% Apr 22 2% Mar 10 July Mar 27 158 lines 28 92 v.;;,, 32 44% 43 Yb 18 Yb >: 18 Vi .32 *35% ser.A.100 —— ■"■i 144% May 14 Feb Oct pfd •31% Industria Electrica De Men, S A.J. Industrial Rayon. 4 1 Ingersoll-Rand commonL..".,_No paf 6% preferred , ,—100 May 12 Feb ; 42 100 Va . >• 53% Leased 34% • conv 23 - 42 Va 21% i-. 14 • Ulinoig Terminal RR Co—„ ,-i4-5 Indianapolis Power & Light—No par •> 15% Jan 28 180% Feb * 24% May 14 13% May 13 39 -v Feb 1Q July non-cum 300 23 24% 33 Vi ' . 121%, 7-.:: 5.viiVy> 5% Va / 13 Y 18 Va' .18 Va -'iYi. J1.. RR stock ctfs series A__*....1000 2 17 50 Dec 136% Oct Sep 11% Jan 9% Feb 11 20% Feb ■i Apr Mi •C 97% May 14 12 Va May 6 6% May 14 24% Jan 23 , Dec 33 i Pec May 109 80 30 Va Jan x35Va May 27% Mar 16 62% Feb 11 21 h 15% 42% >3J%.;. 45 45 Vr AYa .43% 18 Ya Idaho Power Co.. ..... 20 Illinois Central RR Co oommon-_100 35% Jan 5 ,,v*39% May 14 Aug Dec . 27 26% .11% •; 7% May x?l - 30% Apr 11% 31% 2Q-)a 39 % *32 v- ,39% Aug 32% Deo ,64% Pec llVi 31% 21 "*14% 15% , 93 42% 32. 21% 13Ya 118 Yb Corp.. 43 Ya :1, y>;fi May 11Y4 31% J > 43 ? 33 *92 31% 45 Ya" 3'% No par 32 V9 92 32 ' 13% «' 30 11% 84 *27% *38-/8 - , 40 700 *81 Ya 31% 23 Y* ;• 34 Ya 157« 15'7B ."38% : 210 *20% * . 21 25 500 3,100 84 7, 38%. 38%, ;*•' ; 29 Ya H6Y2 27% *81 Ya 27% 27% *14% ' 14% - 25% 25 V4 33 Va 22 45% r ..._^068% foods Inc. *14% . 40 Va 39 Va >V :;>• 43% 43 *21% nqn-cum Hunt 27% 100 •: 26 26 31% • 14,300 29 Va 116Ya * ; > > 2,900 26 Ya X25% 11Y4. Vi *20% '27% . 15% 92 1 Co 31 31 Va 21Va 300 21% 26 84 11 Vi 11% *31 Va *21 58 152 26 . 26 \\ *62 % Ya::". 77.38%., 38% 34% 33% 33%':/,• *32 25 c 84 29 Va 117 26 ' 41% No par t v Corp Hudson Motor 8 2 4% Jan Texas 25 25% 15 % , 26 38 33% .. 16 117 ' 400 50 Ya 53% 124125 125% '•*29 31% 25% *40% preferred..—.100 Hudson Ray Min & Sm Ltd—No P»r 15 Apr of 34 28% 113 •„ 255/a 11 Vb 14 Va 'lSYa ■' 117 . , 57 .v::t7 20 51 "50 2;.' 30 101 Ya *148% ■ 20 *124% 125 25s/« *29 29% 21. % 38% 51 Va 50% 125 v *38 152 4,400 1,100 . 89 Ya *10QY4 56 5d -20 25 Ya 27% *33 Hudson & Manhattan common_;100 . * Oil Howe Sound 46% Apr 28 7 Mar 6 31 Jan 4% Jan ::27'2 .38 .100 — Houston Light & Power 38 9% Apr 27% 12:50 preferred 20% Feb 33 > 21 : *143% 26 29% 11 Yb 11 , 31 Ya ,*30'2 39 *82 Ya 21 Ya. ■„ *88 *25% *116% 118 ; •14% preferred-..;.—.;50 Finance com—„—No par Dec IV, a a: 89 Ya ; 1 18,000 23% 25 *38 19% 400 3,500 8% 22% 25 *100% 101 Ya 101% 19 Va 51% 125% 125% 29 Va 118 27% cgnv Household 2 , ■ *30% gooker Electrochemical :Co*.....*_5 oudaillpTEershey comr..;„No par $2.25 - . *21 425®/8 Homestake Mining Jun 7% Feb 13% Mar 11 Va Paper Co..—.—*10 Holly Sugar Corp 5 28% 38% Mar —,_-5 Corp 45% ' 82 Ya (C E) The—...1 Holland Furnace (Del) „_._5 Jan 3 May 7% May 33 May 100 Co 16% Feb Corp......——1 preferred.... cum Hinde & Pauch 2 50Ya . 26% 84 , Y- 8 . *88 ''I •>*55% 56 * 148 Ya' 152 /' 20% 8V4 22% 24% 39 *JC0 % 57 152 20 26 37 Va May 31 Va May Mar 12 29% 11B 25% *}24 Hollander & Sops (A).I,..„._i.._,5 93 51% 117% Hilton ; *55Y« *148% 125% 29% Hires 34% Jan 51% 124% 52 23% 2 29% Apr 29 35% May 3 17% Apr 6 46% Jan 14 29% Feb lp 85 19% 2 12 42% Feb 24 11 Feb Dec 13 V4 May 44 ; ;,v 117% 3 % % 25% Jan -Jan 26% May ;; 20 126 ; 29% 15 , 57 152 Heyden , 6 33% Apr 19 Mar Feb May *55% 20 39 40- 7% 9% 22 . 87 '87 HOQVa 101 % *148% " 2Q%« '51% V 33 Va 40 Ya ; 88 *86 Va 8 Shares 78 8% : 24% 22% 24% ,..24% 8% for the Week 6% *76 78 8% . 8 22 24% May 14 S per share 7% *76 8% :7% ■„ 22% 24% ..; 101% $4 conv preference....—No par Hewitt-Robins lnc 5 28% Apr 29 83 *39 *100V4 152 *19% preferred,...—r„......_10Q Hershey Chocolate com^._._.No par *86 VA 56 Ya , *143 Va 5% 2 9 24 % 88 ,*6% 7% 78 *8% 77a V'/B 22% 22% 24'2 40% '55 8 7%, 22% 101 Ya __25 common.,.. 77a *6 Ya ?76 8% Sales Friday May 13 $ per share Sper share 78 8% Thursday May 1*4 7% *6% *76 8% 25,-% 87% *38 Ya non-cum 78 8Va 22% *1001/4 prelerred-..,——100 cum (O W) preferred —100 Motors..—.;,.,,_No par Hercules Powder pommon No par 12 27% Jan % Mar 23 X29% Nov Jun jun 7% 30%' Apr 10 122% Jan 18% Mar 22 Va Helme 2 4 3.65% Hercules 6 Mar 22 Feb 79 Heinz „ 7% *8C ( prelerred ——100 (H J) Co common., ..25 7 *76 8 Y*. 22Va. *24 V* 3%% Apr 23 128% Feb 21 Feb ' ; „ 15 V,- \7 .? 78., *8% Wednesday .r | per share tper share 7% • *76 --- ov 146% Apr 9 Mar " *6% -~1 —100 „1 lnc— May 11 PRICES SALE HIGH AND Tuesday - Sper share Par Hayes Mfg Corp .—2 Hazel-Atlas (llass Co—, 5 , 58 May 14 16 ,21% May 14 , 7 10 ' 134 Dec 9 Jan 14% Feb Feb LOW preferred Inqustries 5 42% Monday May 10 May 8 Corp of Amer clasi A 4Va% •' 5 22 108 Saturday Monday, May 17, 1948 record > ... 25 4B/» May stock STOCK share 9% May 14 8% Jan 7 11 YORK EXCHANGE 7% Jan Mar 16 73 Apr 12 $ per 6% Feb 24 10% Feb Dec NEW Highest $ per share share May 75 y* CHRONICLE STOCKS Year 1947 Lowest FINANCIAL & 50.200 500 2,100 . ■- )'mf' Volume STOCK Monday * STOCKS■' Range far Previous Range since Jan. 1 Year 1947 4D % 56 Jun 47'% Jan 35 Mar 19 Jan 23 Feb 27 26'/a Jan 31 98'% Feb 4 Feb 10 Feb 11 12'% Apr 24 30% Mar 44 37% Jan 9 9 44% Jan 8% Feb 4'% Mar 16 7% May 14 3 J/4 Feb 1% Jan 3% May May 25% Jun 9% Feb Mar~30 19% 5% Jan May" 14 24 % 50c non-cum 2nd t pfd__ (The)-, 38 % May 50% Feb 41% Feb 25 53% May 14 Lehman Corp 10% 24 Jan 9 '% Feb 24 11'A Jan ; 5 Lehn & Fink Prod Dec 8 Feb 16% Feb 59 y8 Feb 46 11 Apr 25T 17 May 46% May May 56 J/4 Jan 29 V« Mar 40% Oct 31'% Mar 16 78 May 96% Jan 82 169 Dec 10 12% Dec 47 ; Apr j! i > 78% 8% Feb Dec 20 Feb 79 Feb - 13% Jan 27 79% 28 »/4 17% 21% Jan Apr 137 J/2 X 21 y2 >39% Dec 29% Dec 93 Oil 13 > ; 84 3% % 19 20 12 Lorillard Jan 6 -150 11 . Feb 13% May 26 J/4 Oct 41 Nov 36 152 Apr Lone Apr 12 33% 33% 33% 337b 2,100 10'/« 10% .10'A 10% 10 10% 4,300 4,700 49'% 49% 49% 50'% 50'% 53% 8,200 10 vB 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10% 1,700 22% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23'% 233% 9,300 49 49'% 49% 49% 9% 49'% 9'% ■97a 38 373% 3774 200 86'% 86'% 1,900 21% 49% 48% 9 '/a 9% 38 37% 85 85 171% 43 y8 42% 11% 11% 67'% '• 67% 47 Mi. 10 19'/a Co Common—T_ —>___ preferred 4'%% & 50 — 48% & Sons Inc com—1 pfd serjes . ill 10 21 20 X79% 80 80 80 82% 1,300 21% 22% 213% 22% 31,600 18% 18'% 19% 24,500 65% 65 66 27 27'% 2774 197s 19®% 8i%; 22 y2 21% 22% 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 64% 64 64% 65% 65 26% 26% 26% 19 19% 19% ; *23% 24% 34'% 33% *94'% 21 :> 21%. ■i 96 : *36% 20 " 600 2378 49®% 4,800 34 34% 363% 22'% 1,900 4,100 ( - 47% 48 34 22% 1 ' 3,300 •' 237s 23% *94% 22% 96 ■< 7,000 7,500 ? 152 ♦149 152 47% 34% • *79 23% 47% 47 Vb 48 33'% 96 " *149 24 *23% 47% 33 '/. ' 148'% 148% *91% ,,96 22'% 21: 48 48 , 19'a 148'% 24%, *94% : 19'/a 148% 19% V 32%' i: 27 27 4 151 *23% * 64 27 , • ' 19% ; 96 % , ■' 47 197a 21% 19 Vb 33%.' *94% 68% 46 19% 81'/% *148 24% 48'% 32% 100 A- Lukens Steel Co..-..— 24% Jan ' 8 *23% 67'% 46% 19 % 64 151 *148 A—No par Nashville (M) cum 100 _ Electric 68% 46%- 19% 23% 19'% , 67% 47 %' 82 x26% 1,500 67% 22% 64% 37,600 46% 82 27 20 1,100 - 13 xl8% 19% . 8,500 14,100 47 - 12% 20 : 181/4 64'% *26'% Lowenstein 15 17% _No par (P) Louisville 27 ,_No par ; 23% 2?% 20 45 - 12% >18%' 82,1' "'I1 *81»% 1 67% 12% 45 12% 20 20% 20% 12% 11% 47% ' 44 11% 51 *170'%, 1727b 172% *43 44 67 67% 47 86 85% *171% 44 v46% 12% *67% ,68 46% .471/4 86% 171% 171% *171'% 42% ♦171 9% 171% 85 23'% 23% *37 38 *37 85% 84% 9'% 9% 38 *37 37'% 85 23% 23% 23% - 49% 9% par- 49% 10% 9 11TB 9,900 44,400 24% *32 49% 23% 49 85 49% *32 7% 3% 3% , 37b 497s 7 7% 3% *32 9% 21 *37% 7 3% 140 49'% 23% 9% 5 —- " 49% 42% &o 3'% 49% *32 7 7 3% 7% • 20% Cement Corp__'—_No par Louisville Gas & 6 96% Jan Inc Star 7% >> 35% May 14 19'% Mar 17 34 Loew's 5 49% Apr 11 Mar 17 92 33% 33% 21% 171% Long Bell Lumber A— 20 33'a 33% V 1,100 97% 9% 10 Vb preferred-———,—100 conv 5 38'% Mar 16 > Oct 3,200 257a 25'% *96 49% 10% 42% Lockheed Aircraft Corp—_ 22 24% May 12 49:. No par 68'% Jan Apr 113% 23 49% *170% Liquid Carbonic Corp com 2 •» 23% May 10 Feb 11% ' 15 Apr 97 % 20% —,-No par Co—4— 25% 11% 9% 10 100 Co__ 28'% Apr V 141 101% Aug Dec Belt Lion ;> 19% Apr 18 Feb 29% Link 27 X Jan >53 17% May a a J Jan 172 Dec 13 28 23% Jan 9 Apr 57% Feb 28 19% Feb 27 Oct Dec Feb May 14 49 *25 *96 11% 49% 23 23% —No par _ 25% 33 49% 25 900 97% 7 49'% 5 21 '/a Feb Feb 12 J/4 May 18% ( 15% Feb Feb '58'% May 13 68 J/4 May A 11 Mar 16 Jan 30% 10 28'A Feb 18 109 J/4 10% May •>• Savers Corpj 7% preferred i_—„: Lily Tulip Cup Corp,.,— Lima-Hamiiton Corp May 14 47 55 J/4 Mar 16 Dec 35 y8 Dec 14 Oct 63 24'% Aug 19% May Liggett & Myers Tobacco com 174% Mar 30 26 Feb 37 Aug Life 44 11% 3 y« 9'/a 43'% 97% 3% ... 2 Jan ' 91 Llbby 8 38'% Jan Mar 12 165'% Feb 191% July x48 33'% May 12 43 x25'/b 7 J/8 I „_No par Libbey Owens Ford Glass l_No par McNeill & Libby 7 5 10'% Apr 13 •13 11% 3% *31% *10% ___5 43 97 % 6% — Corp_*__: 2,100 25 % 32% 9% 27% 11% 3% 23% 27'% 11% 6% —No par 1 27'% 42 33% 63 27% 25% 6% "31 200 27 Vb 52 27 y8 pfi 3 % 50 137s 53% 41 *33% — 13'% 52 25% 11% Lerner Stores Corp__ 23% May 14 20 Mar 18 8% Feb 12 . 3,400 13% 52% 96 25'% *95% 12 Shares 13% *41% 40'% 40% 40'% 25'% $3 non-cum 1st preferred—No par • 10%. May 12 19 29 J/4 28% 96 ____50 1 preferred: 51% 27'% *95%' 3 100 com__4„> 51% 29 *245.8 com Lehigh Valley Coal 51'A 28% 40% _5 _ Sons Co & Non-cumulativer Feb 5% & Tire—:. Lehigh Valley RR_— 14 3514 Mar 14 V2 —1 51 . Sale# for the Week I per share *51'% 13% Xl3'% *51% 13% 51'% %* 29 May 13 8 per share $ per share share Friday May 14 Thursday May 12 13'% 13% PRICES Wednesday » May 11 t per share 13 J/4 13% *50 "A 50 r— S per share 13% cumulative preferred (James) 3.85 7e - I per par Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co—10 Lehigh Portland Cement >—25 Jun 35 % Mar -—No common preferred Rubber Lees 1% May 2 4%% Lee 4% May 30% Bryant Lane-Wells Co common 2 95% Jan 12y« 9ya May * 16 Feb Feb 30 »/4 101 Dec 95 12 Apr 56% May 21'% May Par Lane 9 53% May 14 29% May 6 27 27 y8 May 38 13% Apr Tuesday May 10 May 8 $ per share 9% Mar 12 Feb Feb 147% May " EXCHANGE Highest t per share $ per share I per share 10 Lowest Highest Lowest " > SALX AND HIGH LOW ■ STOCK YORK NEW 3578 31,600 96 *94% ' 24 22% 223%, 37 37 37 *135 8,000 t; 140 ' M Mar .134;;.':, .Nov 99 J/4 x t ;|;(i 41% Jan Apr /. 5 Xl6% Feb 25 9% Feb Dec 525 1: i Jan 19% May ;; • 9 May •22'% May ./•r.16% 34 ; 24% • •> 39J/a May *. J. .18 »/4 July >24J/4 May " 175 ?» v > 170 4 11 176 90% May 14 > v 47% Aor 20 84% Mar 27 Feb 77% Apr 91 8 9% Ffeb 12 11 14'% Nov 50 Jan 38 Mar 12 Jan 110 Apr 16 I f 48% ,Jan 32 /. > 7 J/4 May Jun - 113 * Feb O May 43% Jan 1 Jan : 112 41% Jan 6 $ per share, $ per ? ; share Jan 5 1003% Apr 45% Oct 36'% Mar 12 >> 42% Jan Feb >233% Mar 17 Dec 107% Feb 88 35 Mar 24 May v 32 46 > Dec 30% May ,:i: 56% Feb 44 Dec 105% Feb >31% > 21'% 87 88% X Jan 18% Feb McGraw-Hill 52% May Mclntyre May 14 95% May 12 McKesson ll; 243/s May 11 McLellan 5 > Feb 19% Feb 11 24% Jan Oct 16'% Feb 27 2174 May- Feb 80'% Mar 24 '» 94 Jan 50 Feb Jan 36% Feb 27 >20'% Feb 16 16 May 24% Jan ; 14% Feb 11 19% May 14 52'% Feb 10 60' May 10 Jan 12'% Jan 28 18 May 13 Jan 43% Jan 13 "!> 6i<% Mar Ou.il • Feb >10% May 14 "43% Ma^ 88." Jan > 58 \< 17% Feb 13 47*'% Jan >36 1113% Aug 35% May 97% 94 Feb 13 Feb 11 38'% Feb 29 > Transp Inc Co cum common——- Merritt-Chapman ir 45'% 11 139 Nov 12% Feb 27 JL pfd-100 Miami Midland 26 8% 66% 47% May Feb 45 Jan 114%. Feb, Apr 703%. Dec 88'% Jan- 56 3% Apr 27 98 f- May 5 3 , 99 ; Dec; 104 102'% 99 Dec > 15 .'Oct Jan Jan., 103 2 105/b Mar 16 X Dec 123 May Minn 16'% May 14 119 111'% Mar 11 28% Mar ■. ; V .. • 56 % - 42 3% Feb Qct 6t 11 ' Prod P A SS conv M A 65 41% ■> 41 Mission 12 •48'% 98 69 68'% 14% 14%V ■*116%':' 118 '.64 :: 63 3% ■* #;■ 44% • 85 3% May >: Feb 51% Jan Sep 49'% May 1; .32 .Feb 63 3% 128'% ,110'% May Feb Feb 10 13'% Feb - • Feb 9 11 Feb 11 Feb 15% 24 64%. Feb May ' Dec 17'% May 27% 9% May ;J; Dec 4 147b Nov ; May 27'% 273% Feb 17 17% May 14% May 102% / 25 ;■ Mar 27'% Oct •' Mar 17 13 ' ll»% Jan 19 V Feb Monarch 35 Apr .27 Jjn Wheel Mar 17 108 100% Mar 31 2 111 Feb 11 17 Jan 50'% Jun 112 Mueller 22'% May 14 25% Jan 5 1073% Jan 37'% 11'% 11% 3,100 *40% 43 *110'% 112 35% 36 ' $ per 35 94'% 95% 140 40 34 1,300 30% 50% 1,000 35 5,400 40 40'% 40 3% 28% 283% 28'% 51 51 33 Va 33% *94'% 100 24'4 1,700 203% 22'% 1,300 193% 20 7b 197s 207s 2,600 93'% 93'% > 20 *93 94 43 43 227s 22'% 22% 22'% 19 60 V> 187a K > />;> 16®% ; ; 57 > *89 57 V4 •42 102 1,500 ; . 25 4,100 42% 42% 1,300 16'% 17 > 17'% 7,000 65% 64% 66% 65'% 68'% 41,800 41% 42 42% 43 43®% *138 ,;> 41'% 167a 153% 15% 140 *138 140 * ' 1574 ; 1,400 f .60 ; 15%' '.15'% i 15,700 . >.'> 15'% 157a 15'% :>> 12% 11%. !•>»% 11% 117B 113% 12'% 4.100 12% 473% 473% 48 483% 48 34 50 34 5,100 98 " 97% 97'% 6974 70 70 12 98 48 47% 68'% 98 ■ *96 69'% 69 102'% 102% 15 15'% 14®% 102% ♦117 117% >' 118 117'% 65'% :65 ' 2,100 320 103 15'% 16'% 118 34 ,* 35,500 118% 118 '117Vb 260 70'% 70 103 153% 6474 97'% *96 103% 14% 117% 65'% 6474 64 3% • *102% 14% 102'% '-;>> 14% 103% 14% > 240 103 102 > > 90'%" 243% 42 101 16®% ♦138 ; >'-. >1,600 57'%- 57 *89 24'% 42 63®% 41% 2,700 : 140 f 17% 67 138'/a 10% 90% 24% - >. 200 101 : ?;■ 18 10 Va 107a 57'% 24% 17% 18 *89 90% 24 ' 50 6,900 }•!.■v-'.yv >103% 10% 57 ■ 4 > 613% *60 ! .4,300 li)»/8 61'% > 17% 22®% 19% 22 3% 19 Va *60 ... 10 400 45 *42 "j 227s 18®% 19'% *59 > 61'% 17% • 17% 90'% 40% 300 23'% 22 203% nvp r 1,200 100 24 437b 130'% 1' I 34 *941% 21% 42 ■ 50 51 33% 233% 101 >'-• 2,500 34'% 95'% 94 ,16% ' Shares 21% 42 :> for the Week I per share share 273% v Sales Friday 34®% 34% *94 *41% ts. ,65'% 1,100 35 X May 14 May 13 43'% 247b 20 ,110'% 35 ; 100 24 101 ; HO'% Thursday 20 i7'% 160 > 43 *41 40 > 16 ? Jan 14 '% Jan 10 Jan 7 Jan 2, series & j 127+ 42»a *116 '118 > *110 111 7 '< 160 16% Lines—_5r' Brass Corp 653% 65 6'% > 4 7,600 67 6 Co Mfg. Corp common. 1 $7 preferred—>———No par; Munsingwear Inc__,__—% 5 . 21' : 23'% > 39 167a Dec 13 443% Feb 38 56 Jan 50 Vb Jan Far footnote# tee page 24 May 12 23 ... ; 427a Jan 16 55'% Jan 5 Murray Corp of America com 4% preferred-— Mver« tv */ Bros — 10 50 *110% 111 No par -' 14 ' 14'% *40 42 *513% 53 23 22»% 2434 40% 40% 40'% 41% 123% 123% 12% c" ^ 12 Va 1234 3,700 27'% 700 27% 58% -58% 607s 11,500 *27 . 27% 59 % • • 118 118 > 118 118 111 .-> *115 .. 111 59% 110% 110% X27 277b 59'% 27% : 58% 119 v *109'% 119 120 111 111 111 700 18,200 13,600 63 3% 60% 61'% 60'% 61 607a 60% 60 7# 17'% 17 17'% 16% 17'%; 167a 17% 167a 24% *24'% 24% *24'% 13'% 13'% 14'% 27 27% 22 21% 22 21% 217b 1,900 *20'% 21 21 21% 21 Va 21% 21% 21% 213% 22'4 227a 23 23%. 237a 233% 24% 247a 25 25'% 25% 2,900 8,400 ' *105'% . • ;. 500 120 21'% ■ ri ' 597a • 111 700 27 : 23'% *38 V. Murphy Co (G C) commop™—lt 4%% preferred-— ' 100 , 227a 41 13'% • 21'% 12'% '• 27% '1 " 25,000 23 12% *23% • " 12% :> ; 587b 19,300 167a 17'% *10574 107% . 12 Va 6% • 40'% 40'% 127a 6 60 34 60 ♦21% * 217a ,_5y, ^11 27 57'% ♦115 27 *2$ —No par; Corp— 40% 6'% 22% ■*■'<?< 22% >23% 12% > ill" 60% ' 60 34 * ' . i- A^—^0 Par par; . 6 6'% 6 40% >*25% *25'%? 27 *, 58'% Co_^_jNo par 23% 12'% , ' LV 58 Mullins 21:; 40% May 14 n: ' 6% ' & Coi——No par; / *23%' 24% •>•13% '13% Ino—l— 3 Products Jan. Dec 20 11% 95% 41®% 223% „ (John) Motor "33 3% Feb Dec 82% 233% *100% *3934 6'% 23 5 com— series B——_No Moore-McCormack Morrell 9 Motor Feb 9% 82% 95% >: 42 57b 407s *40 " Motorola fll'% Feb 107% preferred preferred Apr. 26 107% Mar 40% $4 28 >15% Nov ■v $3.25 Montgomery Ward 14®% May 14 Apr Apr 22/ ; 22% x Machine Tool——/No par >22'% May 11 19 16 7 112% Apr 6 63% May 14 > 177b May 4 May 10 1.25/ Co Inc Monsanto Chemical Co 22 . Hosiery Mojud 28% Mar 24 121 6 com_T—jno par series A———100:': ———20 61% Jan >21 ; 19'% Mar 17 16 RR preferred : 23 203% Jan Oct 19% May l 7% Mohawk Carpet Mills 5 12% May 23 ,' Mar 17 Dec : Jan 44 ' / 10 102 A 47'% Mar 16 Mo-Kan/Texas 6% Apr 24 24% May 14: > >24'% Mar 11 > 493/4 Feb 105 3% Mar 17 49 ■- > -> 11 4 > 34% Mar 17 137# Feb May 23% ' >' Feb 8 : 25% 32% May. >1.8 85 rj 11% May ; 90 3% 91 PRICES >33% 2074 -• 210 > 903% 91 41% 273% 51 ' '4 4,500 90 91 11% , ; * 11®% • • 45 *89% *82% 90% •• * ; 30 *172% .175/. 453% 45 172% 90 90 *93 69% .64 .. . i172% 45'% r 203% 48 ; ,116% > >, 8,800 94 y2 98 ' *102'% 103'%: *102'% i<: > 47'% > ? > 98 68%: 37 35®% > 36 7,800 16 15'% >*96% preferred—4 —No par Corp..—;——4—10 ' May 14 151% if 48'% •> com__/.__—3, 100 Regul pfd series A 28% 33'% 103% 41 123% 36 36 172% >39% » 52 57% 139 138'% 12'% 5,400 18 3% ; -> 677b 15'% > No par vtc. 25 233% ,> $ per share . I6s/8 16%; '- 24 23'% 101 • 16% " 139'% 7 24 63 3% > May 12 . 57'% ••>> •' 57 90% / *89 /233% 243% 683% *137 40 • >101 3,700 22'% ; -103% *41%: 42 41'% No par com preferred —v— No par Moline Power Imp\ com 1 $6.50 Apr 23 * • r St >3.20% $4 Apr/27 . 17 67 Minn Min & Mfg—„— ^jNo par. ' ' >;> 7 17 16%: ——10 1st Minn-Honeywell 21 -.70% May-14; 54%. Mar 11 Petroleum Steel cum *: Minn f Dec 51'% 60 - 65% 60 1874 ; > 60 24'% 100% >100% pfd————L__100. Minneap & St Louis Ry^^—iNo par May 10 >-' May 10 <2 13% Jan 9 % Mar 17 18®% 57 63 3% '- 98 20'% 503% 42 —5 Copper—————../———.,S ^ > >Mid-Continent 7 16 84% • 44% Apr 129% Feb \t 143/b Feb ' , Mar 16 Mar :> 15% 6% May % 35 156 10% May ; ? > Nov May >. *89 63 3% 63'% 34% 20% > 22'% 563% >90'% 243/a'> 243% 2,000 97 *93 • 22'% 56 3% 187a v; 42% / > *89 & Scott—_No par;' >' >>> -44 xio®4 par ; ~1* preferred—1—No par Metropolitan Edison 3.90% 18% Apr 20 50% No par Co ' Dec 48'% 33 Apr 29% May 136'% Jun > *42% 17 3% :'•! Wednesday , Z7>;*94%- 96 :'/■ 247a > 243% 94% - 171% 95% 33»% 20 3% 203% ,.203/4 - I? 333% ■1->*51 24 20 3% 16 3% 34 28 Va 94'% 233% *93 12,400 SALE > share 393% 33'% f 180 19'% 19'% 7 7 ' 51'% 94'% 237# 21 :> 21 '■>>■; 20% >20% > 40 323% 100 ' 993% 18'% 11% AND HIGH *97 '• V 51'% 33% > 22®% par 98 ♦273/4 > 29 >'•■:> 52'/# *94'% Mesta Machine Co— 30 May 14 103' ; 1 LNo >» $3.50 May 14 ■,W42% Apr 40 (1st Min & Merck & 27 11 18% Mar 12% May -rjr.'i MarlO '>■ 40 _No par >•:> New 24 25 6 > Deo Apr 90'% Jan 10 40 - Merch 503% May 8 xl03% May 10 >44% Feb 11 103% Mar Dec 83 10 197a 13% May 41 Jmi 24 47% 73 55% May ; r ♦ *92% 94 series) —__J 100 *42'% 44 > ;T » 4% 2nd pfd (2nd series)50' Melville Shoe Corp„—I / :>>22% 227# Mengel Co (The) common _1 .18 .183% *59 60 5% conv list preferred * 58 17 ■ 17 Mercantile Stores Co Inc__L 39%' 43'% May 11 25% Dec *97 33%. 10 > 99 28'% 993% ':>/ 36 34 I 277a *82% 363% ; f per 7'% 18 3% > 112 >: 7: } 3,000 23'% 99 41'% . 22: > 5,400 7%. 277b X45 May 11 33% 33% > 400 18'% *88 v'>:> Tuesday < per share 33'% ♦97 com—18 Norris Mfg Co common 1—No 4'%^'pfd 19 May 33'% > ——__1 Co_ Stores ■ $ per share": Par Mead Corp 7 May 8 7 22'% 22'% . ; 2,800 27'% *35% May 10 1174 2274 98'% *110'% LOW Monday 103% 223% 7'%. !, 99'% 44 *36'% 10'% . 27 *171 117a *41 ' 4,600 8®/a . 163% *110'% 112 . 36 36 8'% 16 V# / *88% 85 11% 112 110'% Saturday/; - preferred——— 'Mc-Quay 12 20 40% > $4 44 ♦41 36 172'% *83'/2 , 1V/4 11'% >'":>4 -"> Inc 85 *83% :• 22®% 23% • : :• I 16®,a * 44 3% ?■ 45 90 v: 90'%, *89' 90'% >>' 90; 89 7 *171 .172%;; V 44'%' 45 * 88'% ;90'% 38 Co———No par > >: *28 1 ♦51 5 Pub Robbins & 36 J, % 14®%' 223% 357a 23'% 36 6,000 22 560 187# , 63 23 | I 167b 63 61% 1,800 1,400 ; 16'% 99'% » 3 ®/B 8% 7 16 3% 16'% , ; 26'% 61'% ,23 v# 14 16,40O*.f 1,630 I .7 6'% >. : 16 7b *171 112 22'% 197a 343% S ri% 22'% 257a 16 5% h 14 ;!■ 223% .99'%, 17 3% < 10 7 Via . 99'% 16'% X 200 *510 , 10 *22'% , . ?■ 253% ; > 20%. X61 44 *11C'% v#; 993%, > 22% :•> 11% 1> *37% . 16% 85 11'% 25 . 7'% 193% 90 *83% •> 99'% 35'%, Porcupine Mines 35 23% v Jun 1 ' >" *40% > McGraw Electric Co—. 30'% May 14 . 105'% Dec 16% May - V 23 May 14 35 30% Mar 17 Feb 25% Jan 45 -Jan 17% May 87 . 23 *88'% >;■ 25 613%, par 1" fM :;-P. 15 25 *60 3% McCrory Stores Corp corn— 1 > > 3'%% conv preferred —100 14 Feb 82 r | per, share „ 11 33% ' ; f ,16% i—-No par preference.—/No cum Corp EXCHANGE Feb May . 20'% 35 common—->T;----No par Highest ;.# per share 24 > 18'% v -No par ' < STOCKS REW YORK STOCK " since Jan. 1 Lowest Highest Co 1st •■: i. * 100 , 22'% 67b :•> 7 *16 3/g >: 163% > 7 163% 163/a ) 25 ' < :/ ■; 23 preferred—,—,—;_No par $6 . •>;>;>>> Range Year 1947 16'% 20 serles-vNo par > pfd———1— cum McCall • Range lor Previous Lowest > $3 •j. 9 16'% -> 6% Vi ; ; 10 % 1 S5% 8®% ; 'v •>' ;?2 22%/ 22 67a 14 5G0 4,100 . ■ ; , 2?'% ^ 14 h 10,700 36%- >22'% 213% 213% *510 V 101% 137a 133% ' 700 25% 25 Va 101'% > 104 13 3% 147a 560 *510 10 > 133% 21% .; 14 8 5% - 97b 7 Vb 7 223% 172%':. >*171 preferred-,.—,_100 > Stores common— 5 I -;>> 45 45'% • 90 No par > *88% > Maytag 12 22% 67# v >' 1 1 :>, 85% , 225%, 22s% m • 7 Dept •,,'>'$3 40 1^' 5 21 7% $3.75 preferred—. $3.75 cum pfd 1^47 -■<> May 14 Oi) ■' >,6 84 100% Aug ■ May • 23 ; X13'% 21'% 560 *510 *101 104' 35'% 36'% 36 36'% " 21 '% ; 21% 14 143% r* ...... 9% 7-:> —_1 Co——^ ; 14'% 550 9% *22% Chemical Corp.^-^No par Mathieson 26 Jan >•: 35% Mar 16 97% Mar 3 5 J/4 May > May 14 .May 14 21% 133/4 *510 9% /.100 > Cd_; »> 137# 83% .» 243% LJ 133% ">v 83/b 9%. Master Electric 37. 4 May />: pfd——100 100'% * 550 83/4 8% 100 (Glenn 13 3% *98 3% ;% 13% .> 21% ;> i4'%>- Martin-Parry Corp-*.*—-—No par 1: Masonite Corp———; No par Feb ./Dec 42 19% Mar /Martin >100 101 & Co com_^.—No par preferred^-—„—— 100'% 22'% *—6.25 prior 6 Marshall Field >> 4'%% 100'% -n 25 >/;■ 247b 25 » 36 *213% 1 Corp^_———5 363% *14'% 5 Corp_v-%-~-4- Midland 247a..- 363% ♦510 25 11 27'% Feb Jan 106 108 J/2 Mar / Marathon 243% 36'%.,, 140 .*135 140 *135 1,24®% 24% 36 > > 36 3% ■ 141 *136 141 •< . 24'% 143% . 37 *36'% 36'% *983% 50 Maracalbo Oil Exploration^.. 16 %• 49% Feb Dec..'.' 82 47% F-b ,, 65'% May 14 > Mar,16 15 RR Co_'_ Manhattan Shirt——/ > 16 , 1 ; 24%;., • >' *133% Sugar Co—r—*—__1 Mandel Bros——XNo par / Market St Ry 22% Apr 19% Jan > 10Q > Manati 2 2 > *36 > 37 *136 *136 ?>> 24'% Garden——_No par Mahoning Coal 9 16% Apr 141 Magma Copper—;—10 ; > 28 '% May. 14 4 . > 100 •Magnavox Co (The)—— 1 8 > •102% Feb :> 26% Nov Dec 85 20 Square > Marine / 6 Jan Dec ?» •190 ; 88 23% Jan 14 . Jan 35% Nov 39 Va May .■ - > Oct 63% : 7%i3an 27 ' *36 ' 2 -14% Jan Jan a i 37 pfd series A Madison Jan >7 , 22% Mar 97 111% July 14 - May HVa May : Feb 26 2o>,,^- 7'/4 Jan Feb 15 Dec .v. 34% Dec «> 4'%% 11% May 14 - * 10i 6% Feb Feb Apr 23 ___10 / r'A 37 '!•• com. . 5 9y8 Jan 17:«£(w 18% Mar 18 Feb 8% ;;>1 6% May 5% Feb Dec 27% 525 8% Mar 16 .20% Feb Apr 14% May ' 4 Mar.: 4<v:_ 7 May. J\:9V* Dec 5; >,• 14% Feb i; 22% Dec X X; 32% Feb 24 - 11? Forbes preferred—j. 67# '< & 5. Mack Trucks Inc new Common—5 > Macy (B H) Co Ii)c com——-No par > 15% Apr 12 ; Apr 23 " 12%. Jan MacAndrews 101% Jan 10 12 >11% Feb 500 ';■/ 6 . 4 18% Aug - > > ...97 J/4 13 9 15% Feb ; Jun > ••'•3% Feb 25% May •,,36% Jan. 21% Mar > Dec 455 2 > May 12 ,Mar 111 Dec 10% Jan 142 13 40 • 11% May 16% Apr r '• Feb 142 v 27 / 30'% Mar 16 38 > >30'% May; • Jan 19 RECORD Saturday YORK NEW . (2147) FINANCIAL CHRONICLE & COMMERCIAL THE Number 4699 167 12% 39 110% 14 *40 517a 39% . ;• 107% 12% ■i• - : • ■ - 24% *24'% 24% 24'% 24'4 14'% 14 % 14% 147a 14% 7,800 27 27% 27% 27'% ♦21 107'% 12% 21®% 107 *105 *21 ; 104% 40 *39% xl103% 27 \ *104'% 104% 12 3% 12% 12% 40% ' 393% 111 ; *11074 111 2b 106 1 3,100 30 > 127b 127b 40 - i '•> 100 14 22'% 12% 40 17'% 27'% 107'% »■. r. • 127a 900 > 40 40'% 2.600 7 1103% 111 340 110'% 110% 1107a 14% 14% 143% 14®% 15 15 40 38 39 *38 40 *38'% 40 53 *513% 53 *513% 53 100 i 300 42 517a 40 *513% 53 *513% 15% 15 V* 157s 10,700 ; . " 20 THE (2148) COMMERCIAL Range slnee Jan. I Lowest Highest I per share CHRONICLE STOCK I per share t per tharc NEW Saturday Monday LOW STOCK YORK EXCHANGE Highest May 8 $ per share Par Monday, May 17, 1948 RECORD STOCK8 Tear 1947 Lowest FINANCIAL YORK NEW Range for Previous & AND I per share HIGH SALE PRICES Tuesday Wednesday May 11 May 12 May 10 f per share t per share Thursday May 13 t per share Friday 3 per share Sales for May 14 the Week I per share Shares N 14 19% Feb May May 8 16% 29% Feb 20 Feb 24 18 May 14 26% May 7 Nash-Kelvlnator 19 100 •25% 21 May 30 Jan 24 Feb 14 29 National Acme Co 1 25% 16% Jan 7% Feb 27 National Airlines 1 8% 8 ft Dee 14% Mar. 16 Jan 9% Jan Nashville 5 29 Corp Chatt & 9 V§ May 10% May 8% Feb 11 Feb 11 Va Feb 17 10% May 14 17% Mar 22 National 16% 24 Jan 34 Dec 29 Mar 18 37% May 14 National Battery 27 Jan 34% Feb 26% Feb 20 30% Jan National Biscuit 165 Dee Jun 164% Feb 10 21 % 14 Feb 187 Jun 26% 8V« May Feb 20 Mar 6% Feb 11 Dec 33% Feb 10 Dee 13 % Feb 43% 14 V# Jan Dee 7% 13 13% May 33 15% Oct 7 2 National Feb 10% Mar 15 2 National 38 13% Jan 29% Apr 20% 17% May 24% Mar 17 14% Mar 17 Oct 18 48% Dec 25% Jan 9 Dee lu, National 11 11 19% Jan National Gypsum 37% Feb 25% May Feo F*b 36% 87 Dec 8 20% May 13 28 Feo 95 29% Jan 23 Dee 190% Sep 163% Feb 11 Dee 167 Jan 134% Feb 19 174 May 11 147% Apr -7 6% Jan 15% Dee 28 8% 6% Mar 13 Apr Jan 1% 15% Feb Jan 81% Mar 10 28% Jan 22 Jan 22 23% Dec 18% Feb 10 95 Mar , 100 20% May 12% Dee 85% Feb Sep 29% Jan x22 17% Feb 12 Dee 13% Jun 18% May 13% May 24% Feb < „ Feb 107 Feb 08 11% Dee 85% Dee ,13 Nov 44% . 11 102 26 Oct 32% May 46% 38 1 Feb 12 May 18% May 20% Aug 62% Nov Feb 26 Jan 290 Nov *• 10 11 255 Mar 18 30% Apr 87% Jan 4 8 64% Nov 55 Feb 30% Sep Jan 10% Deo 'Preferred N 92 11 81% Jan 6% 13 Oct x21% Jan Deo 13% Feb 18% Feb 5 Mar * r; 3/4 3/4 *90 95 27% •13% 14 Y 95 21% rv. 10% 1 -18% >-♦101 18% 102% « •',.<■■•32% 203/4 39 17% 17% 173/4 19% 1* 1 *% 90 26% 10% 17/ 18% * 18% 57 Northern V *87 6% 39% Mar 19 15% 'V 16% * No par 100 63% 100 ' No par *20% > •54 •210 100 22'% 883/4 *89 27 V* 263/4 27% l.ioo 13 12% 13% 1,200 10% • 1,700 12% 10% 235 • Cum 10% 29% •>i 100 Jan 7 Norwalk Tire Jan 5 Norwich Pharmacol 93 —25 I-1 ' ■ NEW Highest S per share YORK 29 86 85 85 22'% 15% 13 | 15% 13% 90 15% 13% 13% •90 32% 24% 25 92 327/« (Minn)— No par • »87 - > "88 50 38% I per share Par v„; 15% 15% 16 123% t V *90 32'% 400 59 4,200 , > 16% i 12'% > - 30 3,000 • 26% 16% 123% ri' 24 *26'% 92 2,700 ' 58'% > 163% 12'% 90 18% 32'% : v 583% 26'% j* - 23,500 12% 43,700 ' 92 *90 30 88% 153% 14'% 15% 14'% 16% 12,900 253% 25'% 25% 25 253% vv 25'% 25% 7,200 *38'% 39 39 > 5% 5% *5'% 5% 12% 12% *12'% 12'% Monday May 10 •• 323% >24% ■ ■ >;':: 39 '•. 87'% *38'% 33 24% $ per share 34% 7,000 24% >;> 26'% 71,000 ■( *87'% 87% 39 5s% 53% 5% 53% 12% 123% 123% SALE J 33 . 123% Tuesday May 11 ■$ per sharp g per share 32 583% ;;- 350 15'% ' 5% May 8 32 >- 8,000 : 88 >' 233% 23'% *26'% 12% 12% Saturday y": 22% 18% if *86 58% 90 LOW AND HIGH STOCK i; 5,100 • .. •: *87% 25 EXCHANGE 32 92 153% 25% ' ;• 29% 92 86 29'% 18% *85% : . 873% 87% 25% : > i • 38% Z 38% > 25% 38 "f > 11'% 25'% 15% 39 . 235 24'% 15% *5% " .10%' 25% 15% 12%. 2,000 i( 100 > 55% 33% 15% *38% 2.5q 4,000 1 % 32% 25% No par *18% f;> 26% 13% f -7: 24% 88 7 : 33% 15% 29 92% 58% 92 33'% 29 »/8 *26'% 15% } 153'„ 12% 25% *87 *31'% 26'% *90 > 33% > 24% ■ :;Z: • 103%-;: 92% 23 3i - 9.900 22 *210 t 197%>- 22 Z 235 87,200 134 *54 103% 18 *26., > ! 3,700 > 17% >18% .;: 4,100 68Vi>- 132% 55% 29'% 92% 173% 58'%: 58 s% i ' 183% 22 A •210 r. 29'% 92 18% 26% STOCKS Range sinee Jan. 1 Lowest 29% 92% 17% ..*.1* 18% • \ 30 > „•• " 29% 58% { • 42% 16'% 67 ■*- *54 ! 403% 132 *2oy. • 235 92% •26 X 7,0001 , " , %>"•:: 29 iey2 •,.. '( ■r 87% 28%' 673% >; 1313% 183% > 10% x57% ;; '■•:• 10% 23'% 90 common—10 ♦2JG 31 v 1 4.600 s 10 253% *86 40% 66% ' . 132% ; 183% - 22% • : 17,100 • 59% 24% V 873%/ ' 16V'4 66% 10% > > 96 59 29'% 553% . 90 11% *94% * 1,800 !; ■ 933% :f; H'% .. : 28% 23% ♦85 113% > :;V"393% 16% :• 132 23 % 32% Co 16 32% 32 113/8 - * ^ . • ,/ - 29 > /■" 64% *31 " Rubbet J 6% 26% v >5% * 22% " 39% ■ 65% 58% ^ 57 '% *26 —1 > •86 *54 86 . 87% ' *20% ;.i 1,200 > - 34% 93% 24% 19 18% *85 ' 23 55% 29% 92%: 18 23% *31% V —25 Telegrapk Ac 7 29% "v >85>>;' •22% 4 cumulative preferred Northwestern Range for Previous 85 .2.50 pfd $3.60 series 4.6% % Apr 24 ' 93 18% >18% 23% ♦86 235 500 18% 102% " x28% 10% 93% . 96 x39 •210 185/« 58 23 10% 10% *93 57% *54 235 70 17 ' ; * ♦101 34 %•••;•: -; 34 *94% 29% ' •92% > —10 Ins •210 -!" %-'•.; *20% 55% 10% 17 333% 93% >•18% r' 23% lo3/* 17 183% 183% •101 r 102'% v 1,300 23,500 v 89% 16% v. 11% 16% 20% V * 19 *54 r 9,900 23% %' 23% 135 98% , 22 5?%> 39% 132 ' 23 94 64% >%•••' 97 ; r 29% 16 V4 20 "•/ 23 ■•'•■*• 55% 29 % ;;-r: 132% 19% ' , 10% > 64 ' 23'% 11% v. 87% % 883/4 18% ; 39% 39 %•".:• 134 135 % 19% No par Mo par %> 29 39 97 % 57'% 23 *86 ; 1,600 5,500 14,800 94% 57% 22% 87 ->..15% v-"63 65% ' 133 Gas Co.. Northwest Airlines • •; ■11% •94% 6% 243% *26% : 102% 333% *93 „ 6% 22 3/4 22% " 22%%/ .".•29% 39% 11% 57 57% ,86 r 93% 130 21% 16% 33% 7,600 • 1733/4 23% 10% , 160 36% » *142%- 145 97'/. •- 27 J.8% *101 i 93 35% 173 U : 13 • 62,000 225,800 6% 3% ; 200 J 22% 22 £9% *163% - 33% *92% 94%- > "22% 89% 29% "29% V BO Northern Pacific Ry. Northern States Pwr Co 27% Mar 22 40 Natural •92% .56 > ' . . 102% >33% >•93 .- 11%" 11% " ' 23 '"''' 23 No par Aviation. 93% * Northern Central Ry Co— 5 V" 93% *101 i! 33'% 94% ■>: - 56% 1 Co 11% ; *92% 10 . x93 36% 173%':-' 143 *140% • 97% 10% . 94 36% 173% 12 12% » 94 , 63/4 *26% 13 1 i* 23% 17 // 102% 33% 93%;. v. 11% • 18% 18% •101 33% ,*93 pfd__ 100 v- 17-. 7,900 52,600 4.000 11,800 19% 21% 10% 10%( .*16% . 20% 39 23% 26% 89 , 13 '/a' 12% 28 19% , 20 22 21% *88% 13 903/4 26% 13% 11% 27% 20% 39 143 95% 23% 22 , 12 273/4 19% % 96% ♦23 Vs 22% 3,600 21,900 39 6 :,/4 U 5,300 8% 12% 193/4 173% 21% 3/4 23% 26% J State Elec Ac Gas Corp— cumulative preferred 13 $ per share 63/4 22 43 8% 12% 12% 27% . 36 *140% >> ' . series A— 8 Highest 142 6% 21% 12,700 113/4 94 35% , •140 /•- 27% ' 10% Mar 18 Year 1947 4 200 . 9% 17% % U *93'% 36 8 23% 19% 16% % 23% 40 173% 95 ♦90 19% *39 174 v. 1« 21% 91 19% 17% 35% 6% •23 : 22 y8 - 27% 19% 174 22% >'V7'" % 23% 22 27 94 *93% 142 6% 22 95 •23 17 St Western Ry com.. Adjustment preferred 17% Mar 20 2 Deo May 90 14 33% Jan : •140 6% 22 95 93% 35% 173 12 12 12 / .8 11% 193/, 163/4 173 - 40 % 35 35% ; 11 Norfolk 26% May 14 2 11% Jan Jan I per share *35 8% 12% 19% *39 17% S3 8 Xl2% 27% 16% 93% 41% 40%, 8% 19 40 *38% •16% Noblltt-Sparks Industries. Nopco Chemical Co. 34% May 14 11 25% Lowest 16% 17 93% 19 Y* 19 40 •10% ♦3.75 American 45% 6% 19% *38% 1 common 6% North 2 33 12 18% Ac Light 3.90* pfd__100 Shlpbldg Corp partle stock 1 Y 13% May .10 Jan 19% Aug Jun 27 18% common American 82% Mar 10 102% Feb 22% Apr Aug 42 273/4 Haven Ac Hart RR Co_100 North 3 16% Feb 41% 18% RR Co 5 Feb 40 Vu 41 26% 10 preferred 5 22% 40% 142 Dock 13 13% May 41% 22 Louis CO COM 28% Jan 8 40% 8% 100 172 9 27% N Y Power Apr 20 24 May 14 36% Jan 5 18 25% Feb 79% St 61% Jan Feb 9% *140 Brake 17% Jan Jan 11 Air 14% Mar Nov 23% 8% No par 25% Mar 18 30% •23% 8% -No par non-cum N Y New 22 115% 23% 8% 183/4 Co NY A Harlem *■ 24 2 Deo *23% 8% 18% , 27% *170 23% 27% No par 28% 171 8% 12 25 27% •170 *23'% 113/4 10 28% 173 8 % 100 Corp Ref Co 27% •167 23% B City Omnibus Corp $5 11% May 14 Jan Mar 25 28 170% 113/4 common— preferred series A New-York 10 20% Mar 6% May 83% Deo Ac Y Chic Ar N Y 3 19% Apr 30 < 27% 170% 8% «o par Co York >6% 19 May 93 Oct 33% 10,600 27% 173 23% Service Corp 1 Cast Co No par Lt ex-diat No par N 4 8 Jan , 600 28% 27% 8 New York Central May 55 10 25% Deo 37% *167 173 17% May 14 • 19 53% Deo 36% 11% ' 23% Apr 20 33% Deo 56% Deo 16% 36% 8% •171% 69% May "4 ;• 142. 23% Apr 23% Nov 26 •35% 12 New 27 81 3,900 36% *113/4 9 14% Feb 100% Aug 14% 9% 13 Newport Industries commas. 4%V preferred. N 80% Deo 14% 8 % 100 Newport News Ship A Dry Dock—1 86% Jan <■ 6,000 15 12% 4 »■ 3 \20Va Feb bep 10% 14% 8% * Mar 16 10V4 14% 41 1 New Jersey Pr&Lt Coi% 22 0 Mar Jan 10% 14% 36% 12% Newmont Mining Corp 2 29% May 42% Apr ^49% Jan. 19 Sep 107 5 May 59% May 14 11 Feb '200 10 15 36% 8% "4%% conv serial preferred—100 Newberry Co (J J) common No par 3%% preferred 100 New England Elec System., 20 8 26% Apr 90 Jan 5 Feb 20 10 14% 36 23% 100 Neisner Bros Inc 24 96 i 11 "11% Mar Feb 25% 84% Dee 10% May Jan 12% Jan 6% Mar 29 "l5% Natomas « ' ' 3 12% Feb - 10% 490 15% • 34% May 13 98% Jan. 12 13 Meb 39 -5 121 10 '7% 36% 12% ' > 10 8% 43,200 15 13 Natl Vulcanized Fibro Co. • Dec 6.700 10 7% 8% . 18 ♦36 No par Nehi Corp. 194 > * Dec Dee 230 Feb 50 137 May 11% May 19 Apr 62 22% - . 80 8% A Steel National Tea 2 18% May 10. * 36 Stl Power 12% Jan 26 10 Mar 25 20 % Feb Ac 19% Jan 83% Mar 23 ■ Co National Sugar 2 16 Feb 7% 3% National Supply (The) Pa com—10 4%# preferred 100 15 ; 20% Mar 10 : Feb 17% Jun .■ 8% . 90% Mar > Dec * 32% Feb *87% Dee 1 . Feb 87 108% Jan 35% May 22% Dee t Lead National 5 Jan 8% ' 100 > Feb 26 x27% Mar 12 -106.'. Mar Dee * 13% Feb July 38 94 8% 12% Co com preferred preferred Mai Natl 2 28% Apr 14% Apr . 15% Mar 29 Feb 28% Nov . Nat 23% Mar 31 11 10% Mar 20 . Jan 2,300 8% 3/4 National Linen 2 25% Jan . Mar 16 • 1% 6% 98% May 14 16 Feb 1 .18% 1 28% 1 preferreu conv National 24% May 14 H Mar 30 Nov ft Dee 74% May 21% May 12% May 7% Feb 11 26 28 Rights 64.o0 36% May 13 165 136 25% 8% 19% 13 Jan 25?% 27% 27% 41 No par 1% May 14 25 17% 25% 27 170% Nat Enameling St Stamping—No par 5 * 17% 25 % 26% 1 Prod Distillers 17% 25% 26% 1 Co Cylinder Gas Co National Dairy Producta National Dept 8tores 21% Jan 5 43% Mar 30 Feb 15% Container 17% 25% 26% 36% *23% No par 16% 16% 25% 26% 15 r 27% 10 Jan Jan 108 Corp 13% Jan May 14 16% 26% 25% 10% *165 No par National Cash 28 Jan 11 Can Corp 13 23% «8 Share Feb 6 % May 10 . National 9% May 14 43 Ac 15 16% 16% 26 25% 9 •36 common preferred Bond 16% 26 25% •10% 5 4 10 100 Co 11% Feb 14% May ; 7% Nat Inc—1 Corp Co Register Nat City Lines Inc 26% Dee 14% May 17% May 30% May 96 5 23% May 14 Fibres Automotive National Aviation Mar 25 171 9 Louis 8t 88 5'% » 40 />>; 60 6 1,700 12% * 12'% 900 •/ PRICES Wednesday May 12 Thursday May 18 i per sharp Friday Sales for the Week May 14 I per share f per share Shares o 27 Dee 38 21 18 10 92% Jan 3 Dec 26% Feb 11 Deo 22 17% May 93 27% Feb Feb 35% Apr Jan 111% 81% Dec 27% Deo 118 24 May May ' Mar 83. ■ . Feb 11 Oct Dm v JW ? '129% Jan 168 . 2% May 21% Jan I 7 Feb Feb • ■ 7% « % Deo > 14% Feb May 40% Jan : 18 Nov Mar #% Jan 9% 4% Feb July .55 109 Deo .46 Feb 92% Jan Feb 6% Feb 22 •6% Dee 19% Deo 109 32% July Jan 37 Sep 63% Jan 2 Dee 4% Jan 33% Dee 43 28% May 34% Feb 7 Deo 14% 8% May 22% Bop 38% May 7 Apr 13% May Jan Feb 15% May 38% Nov 48% . 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Pan-American Petrol A Trunsp I Utah 150 >61% Pan Park > 29% •148% •6% 'preferred- Packard 97% 21% Pacific Tin Consolidated Corp. Pacific Western Oil Corp. 2 Jan 106% 11% 11% - 33%.' 33% :50% -v50>/4 —;——Jfe par / — 38% 38% Lighting Corp 5 7 106% > - Pacific Gas Ac Electric. Facific: 29% Jan Jan 16% 30l/a ♦105% 6 100 100 Pacific Amer Fisheries lue 33% Jan 9% Apr 27 12% Apr 8 16% Mo par common 37% 29% " Elevator 96% 37% *33 r 16% lo ■ 96% 38 30% Owens-Illinois Glass Ce_ •v 16%- 34 97/ 37% -30% —. 3 147-1? Mar 18 18 8% Feb 27 13% Mar 16 5 Fd» 27 39% Apr 23 ' 4%. Feb 10 r . A 6%. preferred Outboard Marine As Mf|. Outlet Co Jan i 54 ;41%Feb 11 Feb 13 i • 20 •33 •96% - 37% <38% - 100 common preferred 34 97 ; No par preferred (The) Oppenhelm Colllne 29 36% Jan*-'8- r 1& Feb 13 89% Feb 27 134 •"- •89% Oct ♦% Dee 47 % Mar v;30 Corp pfd .13%-May • 8 •*v Pacific Coast Co commeu. 73 1st preferred non-cuaa—Mo Apr 13 2nd preferred non-cum 43% Apr 5 v Mo i 20 ; May 8 <<. 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Jan .17 16 3 7 22% Jan 56% Mar 19 467% Oct •0% Nov , 26 Mar 17 19 Jan •0 Jan 18 Jan f July 12 % 100 2 80 '* Jan Dee Feb . 9 „ 4.40% 31% May 14 107 % May 14 25 Jan 27 28% Mar Ohio Edison Co Apr 24 18% Jan Mar 16 147 80 9% May. 131 Feb , Feb •20 Jan 93 „ 24 Feb 33% » Nov •0 8 89 163% 19% May. 84 Aug 10 92 j Feb Feb 28% 149% Oct 61 Feb 13% 34 100% Apr 38 % May 16% Apr 14 22% Feb 11 Dec 107 7% May May 15% Sep 86 ■ July - 4,100 6,800 - 800 • Volume 167 Number 4699 THE COMMERCIAL NEW Bftnie for Previous Range since Jan. 1; Lowest Highest 9 pershare I per share t per share NEW YORK Highest Sep 36 Apr 29 Feb 18 *107 Dec 117 Jan 110 Apr 8 18 Dec 22 Jan 18% Feb 11 15% Dec 26% Feb 16% Feb 27 112 May 51% Jan 41 Feb 20 Jan 48 Dec 118% Sep 103 Feb 19 120 14 5% Penn Light Co_ 22 6 55% Nov 35 Apr 21 45% Jan Jun 101% Feb 86% Feb 17 10 % Feb 4 Jan 27 May 12 30% Jan 100 12 Dec Apr 9% Feb 26 8% May 13% Jun 18 Oct 14% Feb 2 37 May 62% Jan 47 Feb 11 36 % Apr 48% Dec 40% Feb 13 63% May 14 56% May 14 49% Dec 59 Feb 6 54% May 13 97% Dec 11% Dee 23% ; Dec 22 May Dec May 111% •• Feb Mar 50 95% Mar 109% Aug 27% Jan 29% Dec 120% 20 May 23% Jan 26 104 109% Aug 1o% 21 28 14 14 Jan 19 Nov 28 • Jan 85 21 Jan Apr Oct 16% May Dec 35% 98 % Mar Jan No p«r 62 Va 55 Vb 54% 103% 101% p referred Electric Co 67 11 Feb 7 *84 86 % 46 *44% 46 90 *83 90 90 70% 69% 70% 14% *13% No par Hosiery 69% 25 85 Apr No ] com ' 13 9 Oct 28% Jan 25% May 150 22 Jan 14 46 6 29% Feb 7' Apr Apr 23 10% Apr 70% May 9% May 10 / 39 T 154% Oct 12% Feb 12% Jan 28 15% Jan : 9 13% Mar 24 Feb 8% Feb 27 11% Jan 5 9 Pressed Steel car Co Inc i .43 Feb 71% 30% Apr 62 % Feb Nov 32% 13 Jan 18 Feb 102% Feb 81 38% Jan 32% Jan 25% Feb 20 34 8 Jan * 2 16 71% Jan 27 28 Mar 11 38% May 84.75 7 Public 7 - conv Publicker 26 237/e May Electric Power Co Pub of Co Apr 20 Feb 6 111 V. 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0 9 per share AND HIGH 24% 25 SALE PRICES May $ per share J > Sales fer the Week I per share 9 per share 9 per share Friday May 14 Thursday May 13 Wednesday Tuesday May 11 May 10 I per share •24% 25 Shares R 7% May 68% • 8% 94% V ;10% , Dec Dec 105% Mar 75% Apr 23 9% May 14 Mar 31 98 Jan 28 Radio Radio-Keith-Orpheum Ralston Purina Co 3%% 28% Mar 11 33% May 14 20 31% May 14 Feb 31 Jan 28 34 Va Apr July 16% Feb 20 6 23% May 14 48% July 36% Feb 2\ 45 39 31 July 18% Feb 1 108% Mar 16% ^ , Feb'16 10% Feb 101 24 Jan 14% May 14 21 11% Feb Feb Apr 27 i 35% Apr 1 11 ; Feb 105 25 16% May 14 ■ 12% Dec 14% Nov Feb 25 jJan 5 17% Feb 10% Feb 13 Apr 27 62 Dec 12% ' V 96 Dec Nov 0 24% 84 % Feb 17 Aug 102 Jan ; j 27 62% May 10 11 33% Oct Jan / Dec 9% Dec 0 101% Dec 0.14 May. : 91 ' Dec 6% Feb 10 8% Feb 3% Mar 4 Feb 8% Feb 11 10% Jan Feb 22% Feb 11 29% May 14 V 113% May 24% Feb Apr 4% Jan i 9 ' 2 Jan 5 15% Feb 10 20% May 14 82% Feb 17 96 103 105 % Jan Apr 28 19 Dec 11% Feb 5% Feb 20 7% Jan 2 Jun 39 Jan 19% Feb 27 29 % Apr 22 104% Jan 5 May May 36% May 45 - ; " May 85 Dec 19 Apr 13% Jan .23% May ? 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' rights 22 July 34% 36% Mar 17 42% Jan 42% Jan 15 29% Jan Apr- Feb Dec 43% Feb 28 ;■ Jan 33% Feb May 57% May 50'/a 77 Feb 58 Va Feb 68 81 Aug 70 May 4% May- 20% Feb 15 : Mar 10 7% Feb 4 6 14 % Jan 5% Mar 16 15 - 23% Dec 93% 8ep 31% July 16% May 8 24% Dec ' Apr 30 $5.50 29% Jan 2 29' 4 20 May 13% May 14 61 y« Mar 17 74 May 14 13% May 18% Feb 15% Feb 16 45% Jan 23 29 29% Jan 99 Nov 112% Feb 98 Va Mar - 23 % May 14 Nov Apr 9 23% Dec Dec 37% Jan 102 17y2 May 22% Mar Aug 36% Feb 82 Jan 2 28% Jan preferred——. $4 •> 27, Standard May 14 27 May 14 $3.50 : 11 98% Feb 2 Feb 97% Feb 27 109% Feb 2 July 54% Jan 27 70% May 10 r •Standard 37% May 44% July 36% Feb 13 47% Apr 23 63 80 July 69 Va Feb 11 82% Apr 23 31% Aug 24% Feb 27 32% May 11 Mar Jan v DecJ' *102% 16 41 47 Oct 37 May '•18 Jan 11% Mar Dec 49 Jan 32% Mar 12 88 Dec 104% Mar Nov 6 Feb 88 ' 39 2 95 Jan > 2 Apr 92% 103'% 102% 10 4% convertible preferred 50 /Starrett Co (The) L 8-. _No par Sterchi Bros Stores Inc— 1 14% Apr. 5 10 Mar 2 Jan 92'% 103% 79Vi Feb May 12 *91% No par * 9 .Sterling Drug Inc 3%% preferred (J P) & Co Inc 33% Apr 23 Stevens 12 Va Feb 11 15% May 14 Oct 13% Feb 27 18 t Jan: 2 21% Jan 20 8 10% May 17 May 25% 105 July 51 May Dec Jan 13% Mar 13 24 Va May 36 47 Jan 21% Jun > 37% Jan Dec 27% 18% Dec Dec 9% Mar Studebaker Corp .14 Oct Feb .Sun Chemical Corp common——1 f $4.50 series A preferred——No par .7 May 26 5 , 6 i Sun Oil Co 225 19 11 * 72 *711/4 ' 23 28.; 23'% 20% .22% XOlVik 100% -i 38 Mar 12 88% 22% 100% ,14% Apr *30% Feb *92 >: f, 92%; 103% <46% 89 27 ■' 103 . 93? > 46 V2 47 46% 47 7'a 19,600 781/4 78% 783i 80 Va 33,400 •31% 31 Va 31%;. 31% 31% 32,400 96%* >♦96 ' '96% 13% >, 39%' * ' 13% *42 Va 42 Va 42% *30'/a 38% *13 % 13% ; . 13% • 94% * ,32% 13% 35%- 33% 13% . *18 ,r 3234 33% 14 133/a 16% Jan 19 22 Swift International Ltd 4% Mar 12 6% Jan 8 > : • / Range since Jan. 1 v Highest Lowest 1 ; Symington Gould Corp 13% 37% 10% 14'A 32'/2 17 13'/4 18% 14% 14% 15 26% 26% 27% 974 974 Feb Jan 20 % Aug 24 > I per share - 14% 25% 9% 974 ' H .99 *97% y > 61 25% / > ;> • 119 974 v *97 Va ¥>61 r 61%' *117% 118% • 6174 13% ^ 33% 34% > ■?, 16% 17>//'V > 22 •' 84% :."'#5% 22'/» , *83% 6 Va 86 > 3374 I per share 34 ; >': 22 Va / ■i 9V4Marl6 3% Feb 10% Jan > 11 114% Mar 16 4% Jan 5 12 Talcott Inc (James>_„„— Telautograph Corp__r •191/4 Apr 22 Tennessee 63% May 13 g > Texas Co Corp ^ ¥ 5 9 :¥ 17% Feb 27 47 Feb 13 25 Va May 8 61 Apr 23 47% Dec 37% Feb 10 56% May 12 6 > *, ,v ¥10% 24% 220 17% .'40 % *■ 14 (The) .Texas Gulf Producing-: Texas Pacific Land -10% 13 25 > j Jan 34% Dec 29 Feb 10 58% 48% May 13 ; Jan Feb 45% Feb 5 13% Dec Texas & Pacific Ry Co Dec 11 18% Textron Dec Dec May 45 38 Feb 60% Feb 14% Feb 24%-Oct - Sep May Dec Feb 13% Dec .8*1 Feb 17% Feb 6% Aug 16% Jan ¥ 10 19% Dec 59 Va 9% May «- • 10% Feb 59%_ Jan 106— Mar h'fji... 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' .. 94 Va * ' ... 15 V. 13% 1 14 V4 , 94% 33 32V2. •, 18% t *93% v ;; 137a X35V4 - 300 9,800 . . >>'>. 400 39% 1334 36% 39% 131/4 35% 94% .1334 : ".,;;i5%» 15% • 33% 13% 38% : 35% *931/4 . > ,43!*J *42 Va 1 „ 14% 13% • 43 • 96 3 4 *96 96% 96% 13% 13 Va ■ • *93% 13%: ■>; 23% >25 61 ; 23% 25 21 23% May 14 7% •14,400" 46% •31-1/4 36% 181/4 V13% *37 > >37% ^ No part Superior Steel Corp 87% Jan 12" 14 1,300 78% 321/4 4;* • 106% • 78 35% 700 900 . :7o'/a 69% 70 %/ 69% . 31,800 >; ;95 i 105 104% ' ' *18 10,200, 89 > 25 Va 93% 93 ' 69% X69»/4 >, 33%. 33% 13% 13% 98% 61 *116% Sutherland Paper Co,— • 10 Sweets Co of America (The)—4.16% i Swift & Co 25 14% May 14 Feb Highest *97% > * 6 21 May 27% 27. •> 88% 23 V», 88 > > 210 . , 560 ' 6,200 3,000 , 233a ■ 100% >23% *102% *13-->T3?ir- 15Va -15% / ; 21V4 ;23'/4 100% 22% 32,000 ' i 43% Jan 27 3% May 13% May ,53% Sep , 11,700 / 74., 73 73 r.&$ 21% / : 10 > 900 / 3,100 . T 13 Va 12% 26% ■{ 27% 21 Va 79% *96 94% 9% ' . 29 27% ;; 12% i 73;/ ■•;■ ; 23% 46% ,13 - 36% 23% 9% % >>8,800 '28% 27 v28.%f£ 12'A J. 88 */a 31% • 13% • *93'/4 13% : 8% 72 *69 Vs 1 ..2,800 6 BVa 26% 26% fn" x26% : .70%, 39%" >: *38 Vs * 35% 18% ' 17 Va Feb Lowest *13 33% 1.10c (The) Superior Oil of California May 14 80 % Apr Year 1947 - < 60 20% -"/5% •. .1,600 ; ' .12.50 Superheater Co Range for Previous I per share *30 13% 13% 1 ; 'Sunshine Mining Co * Apr 23 Feb 10% S' . 78%' . 13 Va 39% .*18- 1,100 ;Sunshine Biscuits Inc 24% May 13 1 cum) .Sunray Oil Corp 8 ll%JMar 31 1 No par common Class A pfd (4%% 14% May 14 104 Va Mar 5% May 1 l 70% f,'46 V4 30% >101 103% 103% 96% 13% 13% 15 Va :r 15% ^ No par : (The)_ 28 22% >9293'va':.i.- •• 46% *95 Va 94% 15 1 38 Vz Jan 11 Mar Apr 63 117% Jan 2 18% Feb 140 Jan 28l/a 98 11 Mar 14 % 79% 9 Va Feb ,34% Mar Oct 20% Mar 17 31 „ Dec 30% 11% Jan 50% Mar 19 24% Feb May Stone & Webster. May 14 27% May 14 4 113% Jan Jan 160 Mar 94 Oct 12% Sep Jan . • 72 5% t7% r .7%-/ < 13,600 ^,1/| 19% ■ 38,900 i. r: 9 • Apr 45% 15 6 16»/8 Mar 16 75% Mar 125 17 % May !: Feb 109% 32% May v 8% May 101% 11% Jan 7 15% Feb 10 Va May 114 Feb Jan ' 7% f73,800 69 71 . - 59% ' =•" 68 . v :?y\ 9,000 47% "56 ,46 18% A19% 5% ■?- 7% 21 Va 24% 70% 12% A *38 Stewart-Warner Corp 5 Btokley-Van Camp Inc common 1 <. 6% prior preferred 1—20 f . .18% *70'/2 ■*42 32% Oct 3 . . ' •' ■ 68 ■•71 *70% 5»/4 • 92 . 23% . ,791/4 43% *93% Feb Mar 93" 103% 30% 35% 136 19% 17 •/24 "~ 24% 45% '*:46;>" x68 ' f, 1,600 ;v^ 29% ' *88 - 78% 96'% 13% 36% • ' 68 181/4 - 22% /. 23 % 'til 102 »102 > 26% >27% .>•> * 27 . .89%. 24% : " 24% 9 39 28% ' 13% May > 41 *38% ,27% 271/4 :.x45%- "45% 27% > 2&%'a 46% 12% *42 % f ^ 100 common,—. 40% 39 ,t38% ' 70 : .30'% *90 ii l'\ 14% May/ 19% Jun 27 29% , ••' 3%% preferred series A, i—100 1 /Standard Steel Spring common 1 15 24 V4 46% 43 % May 11- thi t';- : *87 70 V4 11 Apr 26% . ■ 24% 46 40 >;-4o>; •26% :/27 ■:/'/> a No par > No par 4.900 56% t -72 kkk: *70% 22%:. 23 Va 102 Vi; iWi .26% ••,. 45,600 ■ 12% ,;i:'vfel2% ':;. 12% 121/4 '12% .72 "* Mm %l :72% :'. :1 ;,71% ^72-^t 20% >21% 21% -20%-Y '21V , ■50% .91 24 : 69% 17 - 26% ,*87 >>'•79.;/' 10 97' -a > 37 15% 24 ■'71 100 A 15% 55 V2 ;• i 58,100 l'v 23% *70 3,400 v s; u 43 15% , ,71% 103'/2 No par California 39% *67. 13,000 •1/64 24 •-; ■■•"■ '• 2,100 12,100 ji A : 900 , > , kktki? 6% *40»% 43 56 . . 106,200 >: a 40 - > 4% >; 4% 6% ;:/7, Va 23% 68'% 2,400 ' Vs': xl5% -""A >:• 393/8 . 6,800. ; '100 99%' • , ; 4,200 > - 20 6% v 88 19% - ^ 4% . ' 23% K 300 V; v:h. 1,100 24% » . 7,900 /' ' 30'A ; 31 33% v-34%., ,■85'% 55 46%; -677'a. . 72 11% - 25 Feb •15% Jan of : 393/8 27 c::;:; 22% 25 Feb - Oil ;■ 43 43 £7 •"23 99% 33» • 23 Va 20 ; 6% :27ta i .'27%'.. •r*70:vV- .71..: k \28%>28% 21% Standard Oil of New Jersey Standard Oil of Ohio common 11% Feb :91 34 7% 72 21% 22% - Standard Oil of Indiana a 38 49 .. 27% *71% com—No par Inc preferred '.I-- $6 prior preferred > $7 prior preferred-.— Feb 17% Feb Jun Feb 86 105 7 Jan 10% May 41% 16 11% ; No par Brands cum 63 30% 28% 11% — "Standard G 8s E Co $4 pref—Nonpar 125 37 %27% 28% 150,000 . 56% , , •: I,/ 3,400 146 '/2 .149 6% 6%. *38% 18% ky»18 % V-18% ^.5»/4 -<-7^ » *70% 72 , 7 ' 24 Vi 24 1 23% 55% 45% 5'. - v,".. 23 41/4 >15% • > 45% 68% •;/; 71% 118% . *T^ *70% No par preferred »5 • ■'M 34Va 99% >- 15% 40Vi v ; 23% 24- A44% 18% V 4% ■y-r-y) % 1 ¥ 39% *67% 18% Kellogg & Sons 1 > Corp (The)— —1 * Spiegel Inc common —*4.—2 Conv $4.50 preferred No par Square D Co.; 5 Squibb (E R) & Sons common 1 > 'v* 9 89 11 *19% Feb 114% Feb May 89 May^ 50% Mar 94 No par - 15% *37% "39 ■ 83 23% 1 — . 2 Jan 29 104 -45 38% 88 Va , ,19% 7 *401/4 >'26% 55% 71 Sperry 73 7% Mar 10 Feb 44% 6'/2 34 »/a 30% 33% *87 t- 23 . 41/4 "■ 6%;- ' 26% 23% 12,500 6% 6% 38% •22%' 100 99% 43 15% 39% >54 ♦68 Spencer 20% Feb : 7 Jan 54% common—No par > , 5 ' 23% 54% . preferred———100 ¥ non-cum *40'% 16 26% . 800 26.400 6% 145%' 19% > imAW 6% .37%,; 39'/a *23% No oar _ Spalding (A G) & Bros. Inc 6 May 14 Sparks Wlthington .8% May 14 / Spear & Co common 26 26% —7.50 Natural Gas Co.: Railway 39% 26% Mobile & Ohio stock tr ctfs—100 6 27 81 5% % *37% " 200 •■'■:• 4,300 ,. ■/.' 31% ■ •24 •29% " •• > ; 22% I ■ 52% Xl9% .£■>, .v.' • *39% 25 25 Edison—*. Southern Pacific Co Southern 6% "V *>43;# 15% • .1 , ■; 6%,-/ 145 % A 5 ' 39%':: " £.:i\ Lines . 14 39% b40% 6 1/4 23% %/:';> 88% 22% 6% •— California Southern 5 V Jan rights preferred 23 y2 Mar 18 Feb 90% 8%. Southern Jan 71 Oct 17% May 68% Jan Feb : v 34 Va ' 33% '■AVi . *40% *13 311/4 *38% r 29%* *87 4 1 100 22 . 29% 20'% 99 Va L——J.——50 " 20% May 14 • May 73 69 73 221/4 , ^ 22 3 '0. • 4 % South Porto Rico Sugar com—No par ; 59% May 14 47% May 14 h Mar 23 Nov Jan 24% Jan 11 11 20 ' V , 6% 30% 24%:/* —- Southeastern Greyhound ,9 50V4 34% V 4.50 ■ preferred Preferred 333 May 12. * 8, 15 :: 37 Mar, 17 725'/a Mar J6 20 y» Feb 27 42% Dec . A 1 issued" "when Common 5% ij / 16% Jan; 28'/a Dec ■ - 39% 23% 88 V4 20 Va 22% 34 88 VA 223i 88% 22% M'.- 34 33% 88% 6 ' 30% *145%. 148 147% 29% *33% V 12 Va Mar 11 Jan 56 ...» Jan Nov 27. 22% • 24% 29% 33% V 38 - 22Var 82% ?> ; 6% S *38 29 ♦33% 6Va ; V 30 r ; , 14 13% 40% .6 Va ">-21.%' *88% ' 147/» May 37% May 146 '/a • 39% k 21% •'21% 29' ■ 40%',-. 6% 24% 149% 148 21% 29 13 78 ' 24% '"24% 13% 13 39% 30% N 38 .28' 24% 30 13% 6 % 6 Va k 13% 12% :>>:9,100; „'>/ 2,700 26 > *75 - 7,500 39% 25% ; 78 13% > 40% ■..',,*6% , ■ij South Carolina E & G Co com.,4.50 s May 14 " Jan 45 39 23% 6 30% ,,26.;./ 25% *75, . 38 38 37*/4 78 xl2% > .13 .;'.;;40;:-:: 6% 6 30% *75% • May 14 . 33 V .6 6% 31 *38 > > 8outh Amer Gold 7% Apr 26, 4 No par /Socony Vacuum Oil Co Inc..——15 )Solvay American Corp 4% pfd_100 100 A May 12 40% 6% **6 3%% 20% May 10 6% May 12 39% cumulative preferred—100 * 4 Smith Ss Corona Typewriter—No par 19. 24 12% 26%; . 13% .% 13% 12% Smith (A) <fc Sons Carpet Co com__20 12 24% Jan 11 3% Jan May 14 13% 12% , 38'/4 26 ; 76% 40% *30 H 26. 76% 33 % 38 37% 25% f 32% 33 % 37 - /78,:v *76% 13 ' 5 33% 12% 13 * :-/S 6 ,—1 /: 78 39% ,• „No par *— Skelly Oil Co /.* Sloss-Sheffleld Steel" & Iron Smith (A O) Corp (new)—: 7 35% Jan Apr Co— 26 . * m i27% *12% 15 * Simonds Saw & Steel 90 13 23 Va May *76% 37% 26 Sinclair Oil Corp_———:—No. par 8 23% May 14 31 30% Mar 17 7 39% Oct Jan Simmons 24% May io 11 Feb No par No par —1 Corp of America -Sheraton 34'/2 May 14 Feb 36% ^Silver King Coalition Mines-'. 6% Apr 24 14 Oil Shell* Union 5 4% Feb 27% Feb Dec 23 Dec 8 13 42 Feb 117% 29% May 2 Jan 28 87 Va Apr 21 15% Jan 9 18 Va May 78 • 33% 33 ;:v. No par No par , 4 11 51 Mar 15 26% May i ; Sharon Steel Corp__— Sharpe Sc Dohme common $3.50 conv pref series A i;Shattuck (Frank G) >,8heaffer (W A) Pen Co 39% May 14 , 5% Mar 17 Feb 9% May 65 12 28% Feb 41 Apr 14 Feb Dec 6% Apr 27% May 39, Mar 22 35% Dec 24 Va May Shamrock Oil A Gss 34% May 14 • >50 - ' 26 y® Feb - 2,700 >>; / 56 6% :•/ 40 7% 97 23,500 22% 67'a 39% 11 / 160 . 58 7 ; 260 .2,700 86 V2 177a 54% ; *63« 12 *96 , 11% 11% *96 17% 56% 240 . ■ 57% A :• > v , 1,800 : >.? 21 55% 55% • / tp% 21 Va 7.800 54.800 >;J •15%;: 15 , 55% 7% ■ ■.' : ; 86% *85 10'tf >7% 7 : •7% 15 39% *6% 10% 14% 7 ;—5 39% ' 17% 17% 56% 10% 92 57 17%. 56 39% 92 92 820 -v V 94 *91 Va ' 56 % 17% 17 % 57% 5 ——1 Jan 55 55% 17'% 56% / .49 *93 86% / 19% 4 19% 57 17 56% 7 14% ♦85 20% 16% No par 8>/a May 14 147a 87 87 19% 49 94 • 92 J 12 Va. 49 5,900 V -iv v 317a 94 - 240 - V 110 / ; 30% • , *47 93% •91% . 14% 56'A Sears Roebuck & Co 16. ' . 11 30% * i 19% 30 a. 57.200 X 110 ll3a 30%; 93% 92 '/a 109% 11 Va 30 U 47 11% 91 19% 19% 109% v> :/•>,./ 96 >; • - ■- Shares 270 91 11 a 11%' 29% ■*; 1 Co Seagrave Oorp 22 12% May 14 11 b / r 56% 56% , r;. - 93% '14% 20*% 57 r , 47 92 14% • no - 11% 29,, *91 11 90 ,19% 19% 109% 93% : • 93'% 14% 14% y ' 47 •iv V 28% 93% 19 Vz ,11%. 10% /',. %' 130 123 95 95 ■ v the Week // « t per share 132 ; Sales-for Friday May 14 - ( 90 11 91 *90 109% 11% 131 - 95% 10% ; '19 % '■ 109% 46% 93% ': 95% 11 , 134 132 > 90 19% 28% 46 93% - ' 100 10% 89 Seeger Refrigerator Co— Seiberling Rubber Co 104 20 Feb 94 881/2 90 11 •:/ 88% May 13 I per share $ per snare > ■ 134 *95 ' 10% 12 % Jan 9% Mar 16 Jan 134 100 10% 40% May 14 5% Mar 17 : Feb 110 Dec 134% ■ 100 preferred series A ^ Seaboard Oil Co of Del——No par Seaboard Finance 6 7% Apr Mar 25 5 5% May 30 V» May 101. 5% 18% May 14 43% 134% *95 Seaboard Air Line com v t c__No par May 14 55 Dec Mar 17% 23 134 100 •10% cumulative preferred—100 3.35% 12 Apr $ per share 128 $3.40 cum preferred —No par Scoviil Mfg Co 3.65% cum pfd—100 Scranton Elec Co (The) common—5 9 Jan 15% May 14 13 13% Feb Jan Apr 20 . share *96 5 100 Safeway Stores common ,—5 5% preferred 100 Savage Arms Corp —,—5 Schenley Distillers Corp —1.75 Scott Paper Co common——No par 12'/. May 14 40% 23 % May preferred non-cum St Regis Paper Co common 1st pfd 4.40% series A May 14 17% Mar 19 26% July Dec 7% May i . Co—100 100 Louis Southwestern Ry. 95% May 12 Jun 66 t per Par t per share i Thursday May 12 May 11 :. PRICES Wednesday i Tuesday May IO -• SALE • ' : HIGH AND LOW STOCKS Range (or Previous Lowest YORK 300 > 2,600 haw. .vr Volume THE Number 4699 167 COMMERCIAL & T» t w4v^* i ** FINANCIAL CHRONICLE ■ NEW i Range for Previous '' ■ Range since Jan. 1 Year 1947 Lowest Lowest Highest $ per share $ per Share ,'"■#■7% 20 ■; May Dee Feb May 18 94 1% Mar 11 Oct 19% Feb 95% Jan 2 21% Feb 17 53% Oct 44 151/2 > Saturday 5 '29 % • Thompson-Starrett LOW : Mar 16 *22 29 $3.50 cum $3.75 Co preferred Tiniken Detroit Timken Roller Jan 10% Feb Jan 17 Jan 2 22% Mar 11 Transcont'l Air Inc— —5 15% Jail 22 23% Apr Transue & Williams Steel- No par 5V4 May 7% Feb 5% Feb 11 10 112 % Feb 97% Mar 151/4 Nov 12% Mar 16 38% Jan 19 99 Dec 12 % Dec 21 Va Dec v., X 34% Aug 93 " Dec 30 : 48 Dec 7 33 Feb 16 36% Jan Jan 27 96 Nov :51 % 9% May 171/4 Oct 52 51 % 117'8 12 Va 19% 187/o 19 21 20 207/« 7% 7% 22'% 22% $1.50 conv preferred— $4.50 prior preferred Twin City 19 32 % Jan 21 5% 14% Jan 5 Twin No par "34 35 —No- par *97 105 Rap Transit com..No par conv prior preferred .50 Coach Co 6% *29 __1 *34 35 *97 71. 21V4 22% 21,900 52 53 12% 12V4 123a 12% 13 2,500 13,900 67 - 18% 171/t 18% 17% 19 20% 7% 20 f 20'/4 201/2 21 1,600 8% 10 79,100 73i 101 311,4 100% 101% 300 16% 16% 16% 16% 16 Va 16% 6,400 22% 22% 22% 22% 23% 13,600 35 *341/4 101 35 *97 -341/4 105 34'/4 *97 6% *6% 6% 6 28% *27% 11%' 11% 8,400 22 '/4 28% 28% 11% >/4 101 101 6 Vis 29 8 16%' 97 11% 11% 8 30 11: ' 22% ' *34»/4 102% 6% a 360 21% 100% 22 1,300 102 51 % 101 Va 221.8 102 51% 101% 21% 6 102 26,200 52 7% 16% 2 29 101% 102 "4;ioo 27% 23% 21 7% % 102 3% 25% 29 21% 7% 16 102 3% 24% 28% 20% 12% 18% *201/4 7% 3% 24% ■ 28% 18% 11 % 20*4 161/4 Apr "3% 3V4 25 - I2V4 11% 19% 1C2 the Week $ per share •; 52 20% 7% Sales lor May 14 ' - share 20% 52 I6V4 7% Jan 24 Va Apr 51 "4 16% 9% Mar 16 Feb 1011% 21 Vi *101% ; 4 5ya Mar 20'a .No par 5 92 Feb 101% 21% 19 Truax-Traer 25% Mar 31 Jan 16 101'/4 281/4 *101% Corp —No par 20th Century Fox Film com__No par 167/s May 12 23 3Va 24 . 29% 31/8 11% common.. Friday May 13 $ per 1 ....u —2 Corp preferred— $6 27. Jun 104 # Jan Corp_: Western & Tri-Continental May 14 104% Jan 2 tTransamerica 7 3% 26 28% 101'A Thursday " MaV 12 S pet share 26 f 51% Nov Wednesday ;• 29% . 21 No par SALE PRICES HIGH $ per share # 24% 29 21% 22% 11 23 1011/2 20 % 13% Jan 23»/4 29 % 21 VB Bearing—, .j. j]),)i'i;- ' 3 Va 101% May 27 •'•2% 3 —5 Axle: 14 ■■■ 2% AND Tuesday May 11 /'■ ;. ■< $ per share -No par —- 10% May 13% May # Sper share Tide Water Associated Oil com— ..10 May 10 May 6 .# 22% May 14 53% Jan 9 / May 8 com—No par preferred,-; No par 103 Mar 17 Monday f May 10 g 'j RECORD # - STOCK Par 6 27 % Jan 13 Feb 15% May 40% May 4 % Jan 19% Mar 16 25% 108% " YORK STOCK EXCHANGE $ per share Sper share Feb 39V2 3% May STOCKS 0- NEW Highest YORK 35 103 400 *97 % 28% 28 11% 11% 100 VB 7 7 Vs 6% 28% 11% 27V4 29 11% 1,800 12% 390 6,500 A 12 Dec 15% July 431/2 May 58'/a 15% 9% Apr Feb 91/8 May - Jan 37% 27% Feb 93 % Jan 22 115 Feb 9 6 11 27 Apr Dec , Apr 97% 30 164% Dec Nov 111 Feb 38% May / 16% May ; Jan 91 f: 86 102 i Dec ' 1:15% Dec 75 Dec * ■ " 2 Jan 19 189 96% Mar 18 ,31% Jan Dec 227/a Feb 110 -' Sep 28 % Apr 16 10 6 ;-1 24% Nov 22 Jan v llVi Mar 16 28% Jun f .35 Jan ■> Dec & 3% 50 r. * ,>2% >41 83 Dec .7 " Dec ■■#■■ Dec ' 27% Feb* 20 / Nov ; 29 Jan ' 4% Dec Jan 20 Dec 12% May 11 13, Feb Jan 61% Mar 17 16% Feb 13 59% July % Jan 48#' Feb 27 Oil,of California 25 * preferred non-cum Lines Ind Air cumulative Board 56% Jan" 12 30% 36'/a 36% 35% 36%' 119 120'% 119% 108% 109 f 9% 9% 9% 54% 55% 56 57V4 141/4 14 V4 14 Vs 14'/4 35% 35% 35% 36% 120'% 119% 120'/4 109 108'A 108'A 1 ; 7 Gas ■ 87 Va 87 «/2 v 20 ####■ #.#-, V#..'#> 44 % 77 ■ fl-i L 3 Vs 78 18%- #18% 32.. # - 22 28% 16% - 78 i x20% 21 3,400 13% 14% 9,200 34 34 *31 32 • ## 100 31,100 49%' 3% 45% 50% 500 :### • ~ 3% *" 45 - . 76% .76% V 7% 3 % 45% 7% 95,200 5,100 1 7% " 77% ;• 4,300 " 78 80 23 23V4 22% 23% 41% 41%*' 4i«/2' 42 #55% 55% 55% 56% 21% 217/a 21% 217/b 21% 19 19% 19 19% 191/4 #/ 2,700 4V4 45% 7'/4 23%'# #: *41 #•# ■41%#; 19% 17,700 500 4P 3% 500 ' 88 4% / 44% 23,900 17% : 7 Va 22 Vb 55% '21% : /# 3,600 *86 '32 47% 3 Ve 45 ## •; *74 •. # 13% 34 3% 46% 2,800 109'% 20% 13% 55»/a , 3,200 „ 56% 22 , '"•/ 1,400 15,900 r v##: 3,200 • 19% 48,100 • '-# 15% May 23% <91/ Dec # 12% May# 66 May•# C Dec 107% . 171 i 13% Dec 37 Dec / Jan # 16% Jan 9 Vs 35 ' Dec 401/4 92% Feb 11 170% Feb {. .24*A 24% Foreign .Securities—.i.No par 1st preferred!—'-r_#i..No par { *94% 95% Freignt Cd__#—i— > No par *20Va 20% 105% Jan' 12 # U S Gypsum po common__i——20 101 101 177 Va May 7% 6 • preferred—100 : '*176 # 179 17% May 14-/ U S Hoffman Machine Corp——__5 13%.. #13% 6 • 11% Mar Feb 9 ? 7 Oct U S 24% U 7# 8% Jan Mar 16 AVa7o ; 9 42% Jan 5 V2 Mar 15 Oct Apr U S Jan " ' 5; 36# X 39 Dec i f 39 % Feb # Feb 73 ;4 49 Jan 21% Jan Jan 16 2 9Va Apr S preferred———1—.100 Industrial Chemicals Leather Co 50% Apr '•lass A 7 25% Feb 14 6 38% Feb Feb preferred U S Pipe & Foundry—uU S Playing Card Co 33% May 14 94 Feb 11 May U 7##; 137% Jan S Plywood 3%% cum U S Rubber 48% May 14 125% Mar 19 v # 13 # 8% *38 :#v 179 '#;/ „10! *——20 — ##.48 10 i — A$2 * Corp common—#l!*1 prd series A—'100. Co non-ctim common —— # 19 9%> 6Va 32% ';## 31% 94 # 93 44% #" 44 37% > 179 130 # 52% 54 32 Va "8% > 49 #- 44% 9'A 49' . 32% 44% 45% ►128% 44% / 45% 130 37% 39 1,600 ■" ' ■ 6% 31 6Vs 3,800 31 700 19'% *8 Va 9i% 48% 49i% 49 54 93 18,000 300 2,000 • *53% #54 ..: #, A 32% 129% —■ 9,600 140 32'A #••• *92'% 46% 45% ? 46% 130 # *128% — 9'A *92% 6,400 17'A 191/0 8% 32 • 93 90 4,300 102 V8 74 6% ■: 26,200 ; 19 VA *52'/a 32% *92% 24' 180 16% 30% .#/ 49 54 *52% A 29% 97% ## #,#•■ 73'/2 37% .19 •%■: *177 76 30% 18Va #19%## *92% #93 128 128 19V4 100 V2 16% ••■# ■■ 6% V 6% 30 20% 180 '• 15% ■##' #>72 37% 37% v 6'A. x29 #*8%# 9»/a 48% 49 32% ^ 93 1# 44 Va # :# 1 *177 .fl ■: 101 Vi 72 . 37% : 6 Va 99 27% *95»/2 ■■ 20% 15%'# 1538 30 97 20% 101'/4 #; - 72 . *95 V A##' "•"'• 27 25% \ 20% >.'» *176 # 37% 18% 8'% ' {32% 16 70 #:; 6% *291/4 • ## 48% # 48% # ##>52% 54 •#48/## .#*127% 179 15'/4 >70 19% • 8% # # 52 ■#"• > *176 100 #« 26 96% 20%- . 301'/a 28% . #'28%/ *93 lo 1st preferred——100 6%' #' - 19 ;# ' 25'% - ' 6% #'8% : 1 *95V'2 20% 100 • 2flf *'. 19 #"!# 14r # \4Va*~'. #*69% #70 ##/: 38 V ■ 37% / 39 *6% % . 101 •'; *176 69% .•/*28% 8 Lines Co common-—___i 4% % 28 53 Va Feb ; 13 # U 69% No par —No par .No par common Partid & cohv 20 87' -v •103% July 60% Feb 165 9 7% Mar 30 46% Oct • ' 17% Mar #100 * May 14 20% ' 20% . 25% #26 95 # 95.# 20%/ # #-' 95% ■ ! 96- 25 Va 24% $4.50 Jan- 12 May 14 74 33% Feb 24 26 v. ' >• 69% May Feb 10 - Dec 127% Feb 14* 29% May U S & ' Dec 92 24 9% -# 23% May , -•97 11 X r 39% NOV, Dec r'. i 20 53% May :••• 46% Feb 15% Feb 94 ; 5% May ( 25% 89 196% Mar;; 33 % Jan Dec 71'/a - H Oct 20% 16% Feb Jan 106 ; * » Oct "' 1,100 38'4 *109 ' 86% 20% 3% >' 44 Va 41% ,>••18% 3%. 189 101% •28 86% # — 46,500 37% 173s s *31 31% ' 101% 16% - — — [i' 182 Vs ' 108 Va ' 33'/4 #./.■ 7 22%. 55Va * #21% #2i%r# 13% 33% ,3 Va ;# 44 V8 41% 55% - 21% 20% '##46'/2 22% 41% #■41%/#'#; 55 553/4 ' 47 #s' a >75 18% .1 .18% ## 3% 90 38% 108 Va 87'A ; #•■ 270 96'% 31 27% #28% ' 17% 32 32 - 44% 23% 28% */ 109 »/4 13%' 33% 67a #' 7Va 77 #.. 23% ■ 162 2,800 108'% *83 'A 101 r / 3..'# # #. # . 181 x38'4 20 13 1/8 107% 3,600 12,200 18,000 *94 ' 101 38%,' 87V4 : 341/4 7..-. V 180 3,400 ■ 124 31% 17%. ■' 201/4' 46% 3% #. 31 10 120 90 28% # 9% 96'/2 *89'A lOOVa 108 V2 x , 12% 3%# "# ■■;#:" 3% 47 ■•'■ 34 : >: #*30% 32 3 41% v 20 13 .••#:6%--. ' #..# 34 >:#: 44% Z/i 23 Va ' ## 21% .1# 88 ##X 3% •#:# 46 ' - 60 55% par com 17% 3 Ve' 45 /■;/ 22% Co—tl3Va Improvement •19%'May 12/ United Merch & Mfrs Inc 29 110 17% ;# *30% £ TV* *41 27% *109 V» 17% 19% 48 78% 38V4 179% 29% *94 31% 100% 38% 34 •3% 45 180 100% 38% Xl2% 32 ; v 178% 100% 38 88 # 96% 30% .» ' , 89 7% 1005/a 109 Va 13 '#3% # .• , 31% '• 179V4 20 48 ' 31 Va , 291/4 33% 3%-. *89 17% 89 *30% *94 90 109% 17% . 96 % *89 32% 371% 4# *94 ■; 90 178 # : *108'A 96 Va !#*100% 111 33%. • 5 —* 13 # . 108 V4 31 Va 37% '*88 ; 20 V . Corp.*—10 108'/4 *94 178% 17% 120'/4 '*89 100%# :,*109% No par Carton & 119 -29% ,?29% , #' preferred—^100 Fruit'Co——No United 2" ' 36% 32 37 Va Engineering & Foundry*-—5 # United i'-iv 35% 90 :#v 178% 10 common* preference—— United 14% 96% " ■100% United Dyewood Corp qommon.*—1 T/o * preferred *100 United Electric. Coal Cos— 5 22 #22% Feb *. $3 55 14% 1C8'2 # United Corp common. fe 10 54Va 143s 36% *89 100 * Cig-Whelan Stores corn..30c $3.50 cohvertible preferred #100 > 9% 547a 141/4 119% . v.cii————————No par United 24% Apr 29 % Apr 30^ 13% Mar 16 / United 43 10 20% Feb 19% Feb:, . No par United Carbon Co—No par United-Carr Fastener Corp.—No par 3 Va May 14 45% May 14: 7% Apr 23 82% Apr ; 37% Jan 21 # .24 - • —No par United Biscuit Co # 9% 54'/4 14 3a 108 Va «94' • ser_.No-par series series 2 Mar 23 10Va 54% 141/4 119V4 $3.70 Jan/. 5.K 55* 4% Feb 26 . 44% May 10 No par $3.50 4 % % 10 54 141/8 ' ■,\ 36 Preferred United 4% May 14' # '2% Feb #11% May 19% Oct A 33/ May # A 43% Jan/ v 342. 40 : Feb 95 8 Carbon 5 Jan 35 5 Mar 46 Jaa 10% Feb 3 53% Mar/ 1 65 % Dec. - 8'A Feb Dec 5% z 33% ——.No par United Aircraft Corp common*. 5 5% convertible preferred! —100 29 #15% Jan ' X 26% Jan & 14 Preferred UXU1.& 30 22 Carbide 4% 10 "4 54»/4 10% 53% Union Pacific RR Co common—ilOO . 19% Apr 2 96 % Mar 22 12 19/ 1 : 16 % Apr 110 6 Jan 77% Jan Apr Union Of>ripr, Un El Co of Mo pfd $4.50 May 14 30% Apr «. / 101% May 14 38% May 11 26 105% Jan 120% ; 18% Sep 152 : Feb 25 V8 - I ■ .«k.„ Union 32% May 10 Sep Jun i Corp No par Union Asbestos & Rubber Co—u—5 124 Jan 106 106% 104 Corp '(The). Underwood 36% May 11 21% Feb Mar Dec Dec 120 Udyllte 2 May 14 109% May 4 92 Va Apr 1 90 Jan 24 85 ; Jan 57y4 May 14 14% Apr 28 11 110% July Dec Oct 91'/a 20 12 30 Mar 16 9% Mar 16 — 251/a May 89'A Jan 105 45 130 129% :■# 33% " 93 100 5,400 10 # 48% 17,700 130 500 ' ' : 38% Mar 51% July 41% Jan 6 > 67 *: Dec 81 Feb 66 V* Jan 7 61% May 80 Dec, 150 Mar' 133 Dec : *17% Nov 23 j 38 Dec J Jan 5 Jan 8 12% 17% Feb 38 OctFeb Dec 5 Va Dec 10% Dec 52 Feb May 22 8% Feb - Feb ■}, 16 #->,4% May 20 11% Dec 13% Dec 66% Dec > -f> * # 4 Feb 150 Feb Feb 10% Mar 56Feb •.V■■ U S Smelting Ref & Min com"—..50 preferred ——.50 , 14 f.t# 7% U S Steel Corp 1% 9 / U 8 $ ## 53% 55 69 70 '#''' 75»/4 76'A' 76'/4 77% 137V4 1371/4 #: 1371/4 137V4 137% *18'/2 S Tobacco Co com.#..No par 18% ; ■:# *18% V ■• # 55 55V4 70 69 77% 77% # 76% 138 # 18% -18%# 54% •68% - 138 137% 11 /United 97 Va Jan 13 ' 23 6 # / May 11 £ 15% Mar 42% *41% 18% 42 -•/ 42 *42 A Leaf ; v# # 170 ■■■ <• 5 H## r 6% *42 13% 13% 68% 17% 6 '#• 68 #:## 6G# 600 57,400 138% 2,300 18% 2,000 42% 20 1,000 12'A 12,100 *93 5 15,400 30% 18 18 6 7 6 20% 169 *166 13% 14 14 *67% #68 ■;"# 97% 4% 30% 20% 69 *166 200 ' 500 23,200 20% 1,200 169 ' *671/4 #20 • 14% 6,100 69 100 AND HIGH SALE PRICES ' Wednesday ; ;■##:;##■■ May 12 ' #: #'# I per share # $ per share Thursday . ' May 11 I per share ' 20V4 13% x68 5 % 17% #5% 167 5 % 30 17% 20% 13% . * 4% 6 167 13% Tuesday ■#•"#> May 10 ^ $ per share 5,600 80' 11% , , 97% 4% *29 18 Va , 20 'A 13% 12% *93 5% 20V4 168 # 201/4 LOW A May R 7'/4" 11% # 30% *17% ■ 168 A#f#Mohdajr's Saturday >'.## *42 5% 97%,# 4% 43/8 *29% # •#"#' I '# *94'/4 4®a 13 Va i 97 Va 17% 175 13% *67 Va 18% 42V2 5% 5%.: 12 Va'. 11% 30% 201/4 *168 . ; /'>'• *29%: ' 7Va #75'A 11% *94 :# ■# 41/4 ' ■"v ;; 30% *20Va " .11% # :'.;18-#,:# *67% ' " # *17 201/4 *166 STOCK EXCHANGE '# *20 preferred—,U— NEW YORK 96% 4% 30 »/4 ■' #18 6% #: 7% Tobacco com.No par ####,# STOCKS Highest:f$ 'H I per share / *93," 30% 5%; 5% 11% 5 V4'' 28% *17 1 11% 137% 18% 18 Va 42% 56% 69 77% 138 137% '18% 18% #/■■■ 56 *68 77%" ■ 5% 5V4 11% 96 Va *5% v.* 8%« preferred—; -V' #:.• ':#>;• X* per share ## Universal Pictures Co Inc comtt___l 31 Z May 11' ##-; 4%% 68 #*94% ; Universal Laboratories Inc Universal *5%# 50 Universal-Cvclops Steel Corp... 2 V 2d pfd—5 cum conv preferred..; 8 Jan 168 4 1 non-c 1 • # 4% 24 # 7% May 24 Lowest' #: #*41% #42%' ;25 Corp— $6 conv preferred— ..No par United Wall Paper Inc common—_2 21 Jan 18% Apr 17 # 5 5% Jan #34 Stockyards United Stores $4.20 12 Va May 14 29 13 preferred— non-cura 56 •-* '69 ' 6 '# Range since Jan. 1# % per share 54'/a 70 75% 71 75 —100 — 5^%' 70 # #54 - common.—..No par preferred 7% 7 May 5% Jan *:#'<V%• ,,#/ Highest 54 *70 ——... ' 42 Mar 16 19 Range for Previous Year 1947. ■## 6 per share Feb May 19% Jan 2# Mar 13 16 -91% Feb Lowest 10 3% Mar 17 Mar 29% Jan 30 Dec 192 ' 93 - Feb 23% Dec 163% - 109% Jun 21 140% Jan 4% Mar 16 Jan *33% >• Jan * Apr 80 # 129% Mar 16 Feb 8% 96% ... ; 67% Mar 17 48% Feb I' 4 , 56% May 14 *7.72 Sales for Friday May 13 the Week May 14 $ per share f per share :•#• Shares 21% 4,000 ' ' 22 13% May ,114% Dec Feb 14% Feb JO - U 22 Nov 85% - Nov 35% May 85 94% 50% t 1 Apr 16 Van Norman Co. 26 Jan 23 Van Raalte 14% 29% Jan 10 Vertientes-Camaguey Sugar Co_.6% 13 13% Jan 6 Vick Chemical Co—— 24% 24% 10% 112 May Nov Feb - 86 Dec 31% Dec i 31 Oct i 30 121 Feb -o45> Feb '/• #30 Aug 40 • Feb 33% Oct 2 7 109 '■?; 18 Jan 6 Jan - 10 29 19 Apr 15 Vicks Shreve & Pacific Ry com..100 23 3%% 38 Va 34 Va . May $5 *95 No par com preferred—. 97 121/4 12% 116 ■# 116 *17% 100 *114 pfdv.-w.25 Virginian Ry Co common.-—.25 *38 # 115 • 7% cumulative preferred *29% t, ♦21 39'/4 *30 -20 ;# !#< ■ *•' A .; 37%- # 33 ;#### 37% 30 % — 33 7/e . . . L# 21% 33% . ##. # • ■ • # ; V' 13% Apr # 75% Feb v Apr i 17% Jan # 36% Feb 29% Apr '100 Dec ; 109 *17% May X .,7% May 10% Dec Jan 13% Feb :i 88% Dec 19% Dec 12 '' ;. 21. Feb 106% Mar ■V 18% May '<"■ D"e~C '» Feb 36% Nov Mar 15 Feb A 17% May 20 - 23% Sep 30 27 Dec Mar 17 8% Feb Feb Feb 41 Feb Waldorf System— 11 Mar 12 RR 4%% preferred — 190 —No par #•62 - 33% Apr 16 103% Jan 22 V 25% May 14 ' Walgreen Co common——No par #r 4% preferred.!——.* — 100 "Walker (Hiram) G & W—...Nopar „ Walworth Co 11% May 14 14% May 14 r. Jan 5 Ward Baking Co common,.*——.1 Warner 91 5% % preferred * 10 20% Jan / 5 ' 17% Feb ■/ 32"» 5 17 16 Mar 16 Jan 1 <2 — —100 103e Pictures.—. 24 »■. #, *131/4.. '••■• 26 . May 13 19 Va May 14 * 21 % Jan 2 30% Jan 3 2 • ' 32% # 13% 5 - • 102 32% . *25V4 *18 Vs *17% 25% ' -23% 23 Ve >24 28% " 18% "• f. 1 18 V# : *114 21% 21 >8 *21 38 Va 37 ! 33% *33«/4 A/-#'# 97 #:' ,12% 18,LOO 120 800 18'A 13,000 115 ^■21% 40 #-v , 170 600 37 34 ; 37 37 v 30 30 *30 -»■: 30% • *30 - 50 3,300 371/2 33Vs ' , 30 39% # 300 ., 1,000 110 . # ■# — 'l#' £■ '] ■ ■■ •:,##'A# 7 63% *62 ' ■■#•'# # *14% • 62% 15 #;■:■•# 15 A 62% ,;f v 14V8 14% 32 *62 15 ■ 31Vs 32 300 "63 ::-V->■>•• 32% v# *17% 25 Vs ;# #, 13»/4 /# 85% / 28% 29%',# 32" 26%. . . 13% - 86 . 31%. , 14% ' 32% 26 18 Va 18 % .# 261/4 *18 18% . . 18% : 31%- ' #: 26^« 12% '*31 26 - 32% 600 V 25'/2 # > 60 11,500 14Vs 13% 18% 26 Vs . 34,000 - 31%. 34% -191/4 4,800 ; X 26% 800 1,400 - I8V4 26% - : 16,700 26 Vs 18 Va • 290 12% 18 * 9,900 T 85 3> 32% 18% 18% 12,900 *• "11% *25% 26% . ' 26%' 14% *85 . "12% 32% 257/a 86 ' 12 .#31 11 11 lOVs 12% 30 Va 24% . IO2V2 1,500 ' 13% 85%, *101% .23% : 24% #■ , 12' " X32 102 :■'# :#;# 25% 32% /' 25% . . x31% X102 10% '11 12 V4 -17% ' ;i8 /;.;, 24 23% 13% , ••,"-'♦18% 18V4 25% * 102 102 85% 12 25% # 18% *18Vb # 11 • 26 • •, " 32% >^* 32% 13%, - - 11 VB" *28% 32 33 26 > # # *251/4 18% 12'% *116 ' 115 VA *• *29% 30'/a 85 86 VA # 24 10%' 13% ##86 "# # 11% 25% , . -32%.: 32% •#>-*101 ■•## 102 ' • Washington Gas Light Co No par Waukesha Motor Co_*1 — 5 Wayne Knitting Mills.: 1ft # Wayne Furap Co—1 12% 18% ,# 95 30 *30 -■->: 10% # 10% 131/4 ' 87% 11% # 12 ' 28% 28% 15 *95 Vi ~ 92 43V4 ' 32 •101 ' ' 10% >*86% 1 J * #.,.24% Apr A' 14% # 23% Warren Foundry & Pipe—*-No par Warren Petroleum Corp new com..3 34% May 14 ■ Bros 32 •101 !—No par —— 13% Apr * »31% ■ ;/ • 42'/4 37%.# # *36% , '*29% 62% 14% * 10 25% Feb 63%- *62 «14% 1 A *62 63% : 14% 14% ' ' z Wabash 8 lO'/a Mar 12 : x83 v« '•# 10% Feb Jan 26% 2 66 29 20% Feb 19% Jan #15% Jan 11 *30 /'Xl-8% ' v 14 100% Apr July 24% ? • * 60% Apr > 6 ## *36% •# ! *114 *93 '#;• 118 17% # At; V; 67 *90 95' 12% X*/-XX-£.^'7r: _,!>*.? ^'- " 2,300 97 ; z 337/«: 37 24% •###; #*95'A 37 *33 ##> 30% *30 30% " t 37% #•' "30 24'/4 42 21% #'# 37 38% 4,200 41% 115V4 200 13 '/4 : > 1,100 T3'/a 92 *90 ##■;.'•A *93 17% 14'/a 25'% 24% 241/4 12% #•114 *25 131/4 ,■■•.:- 117 *#■'# *115% 17% 21%## 30 . 97 *95'/4 12% 12% "## # 116 38 ... 13 . 42 118 115Va 37%. •30 30% < : 93 ###"14% 25 25 ■#!# 92 • 21% ■• 14% •# 24'% 41 21% 20% ## 14% • •131. -8 • *90 17% 30% A #' * *33V4 ;#■ ' 30% 97 . *21 . ;•■ . 93 115% 21% .■ A# 17% ;; :##: *38 37% r • ##! 117 17% 115 -• 98 £ % i4'/2 24% *24% , ' 41 12 Va 12% 119 115 ; - —...,*95 38% ;; 37% — ■ 97 17% 92 • 40% 40% 118 ##"- *33% #33% ; * 13 *92 21% 6%- preferred.*.—-l—25 Visking Corp <The) ...5 Vulcan Detinning Co common——20 3 5 *99 12% f ' 14%'- # X24% 93 40% #•'#/'• #24% 24% 98 ;#- '## *95 -# 17% 25 21 20% # :# 13 Ve *92 407/s 21% ># ####'13%' #13 % 13% ♦90 i 1 # 14 *24% . 24% #24%. : 95 *40% preferred—.100 14 24 ;# 13'#.# ■ 20% 14.-.#. . : ##; x24 93 ■ Va Iron Coal & Coke 4% 26 32% Jan • 5 div partic preferred.——100 Virginia Elec & Pwr Co com—No par 8 39 % Apr cumulative —.100 #«■ 6% May 11 32% Jan - # preferred Va-Carolina Chemical 7 May 10 21% May • non-cum ##/14##.; 14 *90 *92 Victor Chemical Works common # 18% May 14 #115% May 11 10 Feb 32 28% Feb < —2.50 20 20 19% , >24'% "24% #• 5% : 12% May 7 30% Feb # .—10 new.., 14 2 21 May #119 35% Mar 30 Jan • 38 33% Nov i Feb 93 # 11 Inc *19% ■• 6 86 • 13 Feb Co S par .2.50 96% Apr 21 Feb 14% Jan ' ? - . 47% Jan Feb , 93 V ; 3 7Va Mar 16 Nov Oct Dec Mar 87% Feb . V 34% 2 37% Mar 10 ;16% 107% Deo 16 86 # Nov < 15 22 Nov 104% May 5Vs May 69 - Jan /■v94 Dec .14 Feb 39 Dec Vanadium Corp of America—No Apr 13 12% Jan # 20% Jan 12% May 26% '84 18% Feb 12% Feb 21% Feb y , -- < 800 : 600 ' ' 5% Dee 07% Jan 83% May 21% May " 12% Jan 5 Feb 10 52% Nov 39 Feb 11 51 90 80% Feb 13 86 Va Jan 6V2 Apr ' 34% Feb Jan 19% Mar 3 . Webster Tobacco 13 'May 12 24% Jan - 2 9 ; Inc. 6 Wes&on Gll As Snowdr com*—No par $4 conv preferred..*—No par West Indies Sugar Cbrp ——I 5% ." A A.I *47Vf 47 Va 82% 82% 23% 24V4 5% 5%.. J 5V2 5% 47% 5% 481/4 49 49% 82 % 82% 82% 83 24% '.*##" 24 24% • - -- " "24%. -~ *5.% 49% *82 23% . A 5%. 51 /■;.. 82% # 24 Vs • s% 5% 49% ••50V4. 83 24 5% Vs 5% 49% 51 83 , 82% 24% 83 23 V2 24% . ■ 2,400> 8,700 330 #'- 9,500 ### 24 (2152) THE COMMERCIAL NEW Tear 1947 Range since Jan. 1 < Highest ' FINANCIAL YORK CHRONICLE STOCK " Lowest NEW Saturday Monday May 10 Highest EXCHANGE , May 8 ; PRICES SALE AND HIGH LOW STOCK YORK Monday, May 17, 1948 RECORD STACKS Range for Previous lowest & Tnesday Wednesday May 11 May 18 , Friday Sale* for May 14 the Week Thursday May 13 '' I per share . Dee Nov 121% 103% Dec 112% 109% Apr 21 117% Jan 13 Class A Apr 15 108% Jan 23 6% 105% Feb Jan 106 Mi Dec 116 V* Aug Dec 18% May 14 103% Mar 29 Jan 109 13 104% Mar 16 117% Mar 112 Mi "32%Miy f per thare 13% Feb 109 f per thare 110% Jan I perthare 47 xl 13% 113 11 16% Apr 20 38% Feb 14 Oct Jan 10% Jan 100% Feb 6% Jan 75% Jan 34% Feb 14 9% 4 2 Dec 32% Dec 22% Mar 12 42% 28% Feb 69 90 Mar 64 26% Sep 18% Feb 8% Jan 29 44% Jan 7% Mar 17 9% May 29% Dec May Dec 17 May 27% May 22% May Feb 10 14% May 7 36 6 May 35% Apr 24 11 Mar 5 72% Jan 11 15 32% Feb 13 24% May 10 38% Apr 26 31 Dec 25% Feb 11 31% May 14 Dec 88 105 Aug 85% Feb 11 106% July 91% Feb 11 55 Jan 29% Feb 16 95% Apr 23 100% May 4 35% Apr 20 43% Dec 94% Dec 30 Nov 26 May 38% Oct West Penn 1% Elec Co (The) -JNo par 17% No par *108% Coal Va pfd 17% 18 17% 18% f perthare 18 *108 109 108 108% *117 ' 117% 105% 105% *105 107 105% 105% 105% 105% 11C *16% *108 117 110 110 110 110% 110% *110% 111% • 109% *117 /•; .117% *117 18% *108 108% 117 107 *105% 18% 108 108 Shares S per share 18 % 18 109 *109% Coke A 17% I per share t per share 116% 5 West Penn Power 4%% I per share 17% 116 100 100 100 preferred preferred West I per thare 117% 48,200 70 108% 116% 117 210 *106 107 40 *110% 111% 17 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 46 46% 46% 47% 46% 47% 46% 46% 47% 48% 105% 105% 360 17 4G% 2,600 • 48% May 14 106 Apr 19 25 9% May 38% May 6 17% Apr 23 Par *46 West Va Pulp A Paper com__No par 4%% preferred ♦105 *•' 100 Western Air Lines Inc , 106 >105 - *105 106 106 1 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 40% 40% 40% 41% 40% 41% 14% 13% 14% 35% 32% 34 Auto Western Pacific Preferred RR series 13% 13% *34 33% 100 "68% 70% *68% 23% 23% A _12% Westinghouse Air Brake Westinghouse Electric com 3%% cum pfd series A 3.80% cum pfd series B Elec 34% 33% Western Union Teleg class A_No par Weston 14% 34% No par com 23 38% 38% 28% No par 28% »Q4 100 100 *100% *33% 34 71 24% •D 13% 13% 13% 32% 33 34% 1,900 34 34 34% 33% 35 2,400 71 *70 72 70% 71 23% 23% 23% 24 % 37% 37"% I ; 23% x37% 37% 37% 38% 28 94% *93% 94% *93% 94% 100 % 100% 100% 100% 100% 33% 33% 33% 14,400 37 % 300 16,800 38% 10,700 30 % 29% 31% 59,000 94 % 94% 20 100% 100% 100 % 100% 700 34% ,34% 34% 34% 400 41% 1,100 29% *33 14% *33 94% 34% ce- 33% 28% 28% 13% ' 23% 28% V-* O O 5,200 3,600 32% 37 35 8% 42 13% 28 100% v 20 107 -• 7% 41 *69 v-'r 24% 37% *106 7% 40% 34 71 23% - 41 31% . > 34 *69 34% 106 7% x4Q % ' 40% ; *94 qe; 12.50 Instrument 34 106 7% 7% 7% Supply Co 10 Western Maryland Ry com——100 4% non-cum 2nd pfd 100 Western 4,100 29% *94 Westvaco Chlorine Prod- 82% Dec 62% Mar 34% Feb 76 7 43% Jan 85 Jan 5 93% May 13 80 102% July Jan 5 Dec 100 2 May 7 " 31 May 90 Dec 53% Oct 37 Mar 16 48 101% Mar 83 Mar 18 92 . May 14 Jan 6 Common No par 33% preferred No par A L Erie Ry com 100 Wheeling Steel Corp com No par *93% $3.75 $5 26% May 19% May Feb 23 Feb 20 27% Jan 7 prior pref No White Dental Mfg (The S S) 29% Feb 19 Feb 11 23% Jan 5 White Motor 9% May 17% Feb 9% Feb 27 18% May 10 White Sewing 84 34 July 90 29% May 6% May 34 • Feb 12% Dec Feb 90 Feb 6 107 27% Feb 26 29 Feb 11 9 6% May 81% Sep 10% May 64% Oct 51 17 Oct 12% Feb 88% Dec 99 Jan 16 Jun 20 19% Dec 19 138 Oct 31% Dec 43 May 13% Feb 8 - 9 $4 10% May 14 Willys-Overland 84.50 conv 15 Mar 30 19 Jan 8 Feb 17% Jan 9 Wisconsin 145% May 126 Mar 19 28 Feb xl38 5 43% Feb 11 Jan 13 20% Apr $4.25 Motor* Dec Deo 100 Feb 83 Dec 80 Feb 58 8S Nov 70% Mar • May Apr 46% 48 88 87% 88% 89 89 89 89 89 % 89% 25 25 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 23% 16 % 17% 17% 17% 17% 18 *25 25 25 21% 21% 21% 21% 18 18% 17% 17% 106% 6% El Jan 18% Feb 8 Mar Mar 23 Co 15% *29 * i: 15J/a 9 9% 9% 60% 62 61 '/a 62 16 15% 16 15% 16% Xl5% 87 *83 87 83% 83% 84% 84 % '84 Va 86 *15% 16 15% 15% *15% 15% 15% 15% 16 15% 10 15% *132 100 10 *32 16 16 16 15% 15% 15% ♦132 135% 32% < 45% - 132 135% 32% 3 Tale 1; 46% 20% 23% 15% Feb 21 21% May 14 83 Oct 65 % Feb 27 18 81% May 14 21% Feb 14% Mar 16 18% May 14 19% Feb 26% May 14 6% Apr 27 Zonlte May Oct Mfg Co. -31 *29% 29% 12% 12% .80 *40 41% No par No par *19 19% 19% 75% 17% No par 29 - ♦Bid y 25 July 10% Jan 11 5% Mar 16 and asked prices; no sales this cn Ex-rights. day. Zenith Radio Corp Products Corp. fin receivership, a -Na par n italic letters in Range for Previous Year 1947 Lowest Highest the column headed "Interest Pericd" . *25 •? 77% 17% 17% Indicate NEW vv 106:6 Feb 108 21 Feb 105.28 Mar 10 105.28 Mar 10 112.6 Feb 107.20 Mar 10 108.14 May Feb 104.24 106.13 July Dec 114.8 104.12 May Feb in each Feb" 102.22 7»b 2 7 101.11 Jan 101.27 104.18 100.24 Mar 13 100.29 Jan 101.24 104.4 Jan Dec 104.10 101.24 Dec 104.15 103.20 Apr — Dec 105.17 Jun 105.17 103.19 Apr 101.7 100.8 Dec Dec 105.18 102.24 May 100 Dec 102.24 May Jan 100 101.12 Dec 102.4 July 102.12 2 100.14 Apr 16 102.6 102.23 6 100.16 May 14 ■- Mar Mar 4 100.4 May 1100.2 Feb 2 3 11 Apr May 101.10 Apr 1 . 101.13 Mar 22 Apr 101.30 Dec 102.25 Apr 102.30 Apr 101.23 Dec < 100.26 Apr 7 Sep Sep 102.13 Apr •■{ 28 Mar 12 100.8 100 . __ 100.23 Jan 102.6 ■:i 7 Jun 100.7 ; 2 May Apr 101 103.1 103.2 Jan 101.23 July 103.4 July 101.14 Apr 16 101.16 Jan 20 Apr. 100.30 Apr 101.2 101.8 Apr 101.15 MayTT '? 101.15 May 11 Jan 100.20 Oct Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury case the month 79% 18 5% 24% 100.16 Apr May 8 ';/ 14 100.16 Apr 14 Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury .Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury High *64 610 40 300 66 9% 10% 29% 29% 30% 13% •13% 9% 29% 29 12% 12% 12% 41% -'40 ]/4 41% 41%: 41% 19% 19% 201/2 20% 21% X78 % 79% 79 % 79% 79% 81% 17% 17% 17% 18 18% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% .19%. 9% 3,200 / ;T 14 5% 5.800 7,100 > 100 "i iW 3,900 r:; 19.300 f i i?. 5,'JOO r Cash sale, s Special Sales, wd When 26% w distributed, Exchange 5,300 6 x 3,200 ; Ex-dividends. : YEARLY bonds more mature. 32d of Monday May 10 High Low a ;.n range, unless they are sales in computing transactions at the only the range for the year.; z . point. Tuesday / <• Wednesday May 12 May II Low High Low High , Thursday / May 13 Low Sales far Friday the Week May 14 High Bonds (f) Low High 1949-1952 *103.10 103.14 ♦103.10 103.14 *103.10 103.14 *105.26 105.30 *105.26 105.30 *105.26 105.30 *105.27 105.31 *105.28 106 ♦106.2 106.6 *108.16 108.20- ♦108.16 108.20 *108.18 108.22 *108.18 108.22 *108.24 108.28 *108.28 109 2%S— ..—1951-1954 2 %s—„—_1956-1959 *104.26 *104.26 104.30 *104.26 104.30 *104.26 104.30 *104.26 104-30 *104.30 105.2 ♦108.30 109.2 *109.2 109.6 *109.2 109.6 *109.8 109.12 *109.12 109.16 109.12 *109.8 1958-1963 *109 104.30 i; 109.4 *103.10 103.14 *103.10 103.14 *103.10 103.14 *109.6 109.10 *109.6 109.10 *109.8 109.12 *109.14 109.18 *109.20 ♦109.12 109.16 *109.12 109.16 *109.14 109.18 *109.14 109.18 *109.24 109.28 *109.28 *100.17 100.19 *100.17 100.19 *100.17 100.19 *100.17 100.19 *100.17 100.19 *100.17 100.19 —1949-1953 *102.9 102.13 *102.9 102.13 *102.9 102.13 *102.9 102.13 *102.9 102.13 *102.10 102.14 —1950-1952 *103.9 103.13 *103.9 103.13 *103-9 103.13 *103.9 103.13 *103.9 103.13 *103.10 1952-1954 *103.12 103.14 *103.12 103.14 *103.11 103.13 *103.11 103.13 *103.16 103.18 *103.19 103.21 .—1956-1958 *103.29 103.31 *103.29 103.31 *103.30 104 *104 104.2 *104.11 104.13 *104.15 104.17 .—1962-1967 *101.14 101.16 *101.14 101.16 *101.16 101.18 *101.18 101.20 *101.27 101.29 *102 102.2 1963-1968 *101.3 101.5 *101.3 101.5 *101.4 101.6 *101.5 101.7 *101.13 101.15 1964-1969 *100.27 100.29 *100.27 100.29 *100.27 100.29 *100.27 100.29 *101 101.2 100.28 — .—Jun _Dec 2%s—_ 2%s 2%S— 2%S— 2 %s— 2%S— 2 Vis.—_ 2%s 1964- 1969 103.14 *101.17 ; 101.19 *101.4 101.6 *101.3 101.5 *100.26 100.28 100.28 *100.26 100.28 *100.26 *100.31 101.1 *100.24 100.26 *100.24 100.26 *100.25 100.27 *100.25 100.27 *100.30 101 *101.2 101.4 1971 *100.21 100.23 *100.21 100.23 *100.21 100.23 *100.21 100.23 *100.27 100.29 *100.31 101.1 _Jun 1967- 1972 *100.10 100.12 *100.10 100.12 *100.10 100.12 *100.10 100.12 *100.14 100.16 *100.16 100.18 _Sep 1967- 1972 101.31 *101.30 102 *102 102.2 *102.12 102.14 *102.16 102.18 _Dec 1967- 1972 *100.10 100.12 *100.10 100.12 *100.10 100.12 *100.10 100.12 *100.14 100.16 100.16 1951- 1953 *103.22 103.26 *103.22 103.26 *103.22 103.26 *103.22 103.26 *103.25 103.29 *103.27 103.31 .——.1952- 1955 *102.11 102.13 *102.11 102.13 *102.11 102.13 *102.11 102.13 *102.16 102.18 *102.19 102.21 —1965- 1970 1966 .—: 2 Vis—— , 110 1948 , 109.24 .—1960-1965 2%s—u 2%s 2 %'& 2%s—— 2%s„_. Treasury 2%S— Treasury 2%s—_ Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Low £ 65% 3s-,^————1951-1955 Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury or Saturday STOCK 3 %s—— one the *64 -••••, 80 80 29% *40 25 '"V *5 % 'v : Penn.-Central Airlines Corp. when 73% 2%s—_1955-1960 Treasury 2%s Treasury 2%s—— 101.11 Jan Apr YORK EXCHANGE Treasury 2%s_ Z 102.22 104.24 July 104.23 Feb 101.26 Dec 7 108,16 July 104.14 Sep Dec 24% 5% 5% 78% V 24% . *76 ; 93% 10 19% ;c;v is ; 76 88% /17% 41% 77% ' 25,200' 25%-: 23% '76 76 88% 87% '; X9% r- 12% 75 25% V 65 29% 19% WEEKLY::;- ' Highest 111.23 May 65 10'% *40 19% Name changed from GOVERNMENT BONDS Range since Jan. 1 Lowest 104.25 Sep 106.4 Dec 104.12 78 12% A: 75%- Figures after decimal point represent 114.8 *76 for Income and defaulted bonds. Cash and deferred delivery sales are disregarded In the week's onteide of the regular weekly range are shown in a footnote In the week to which they occur. No account is taken of sucn ^Ut?n<7. Tha Dec 23% *75 87 New York Stock «» FRIDAY 108.16 23 75% 87 rLC68 ar? ,"ftnd interest"—except tha Sep 106.13 July 22% 75 r,V 29% 12% 41% 18 '5% Deferred delivery.' Bond Record 21% 7 *64%. 65% 10 29% 12% *40 /- 14% May 8% Jun 21% 79 preferred. Young Spring A Wire Youngstown Sheet A Tube Youngstown Steel Deor -• r . 3,300 *76 common 135% .10,300 79 cum 132 135% 8,300 33% *76 10% 16% 46% 76 10 200 900 16 v 32% 76 10% 16 * *16 :. 45% No par 10 4,200 86 46 % 87 , *85 68,200 29,600 46% % 45% 64 16% 32% '75 63% 10% 65 15% 32% 86 64 *132 10% 64 45% 75 *63% 135% 10% ,63% 32% 21 43% Jan Corn >132 G2 46% 86 21% ' 9% 9% 9,800 32 76 34% Jan St Towne 9% 80 400 . 45% 21 10% Feb 27 38% Mar 13 17% 32% *85% 27% Feb 21 4%% 21% 135J/2 32% 32% 45% 45% 15% *75 Feb 29 16 16% *84 9% 75 Jan York 200 7,000 103 16% 16 % ' 86 80% Mar 19 150 15,o00 29 : 16% 61% 75 16% May 14 \ - 101 29 9% 86 45 14 23 *25 105 15 100 37% Dec 14% May 83% May 15% 61% series—.100 33% Aug 10% May *28% 15% 9% series 4 10% May *101 29% 15% 15 10 conv 15% < 106 *28 < 29 61% No par pfd 4%% Prior pfd 4%% *103 106 29 15% 29% 15% 9% (new) Wright Aeronautical Wrigley (Wm) Jr (Del). Wyandotte Worsted Co. 13 25% 14% preferred Prior 67% Jan *25 60% common New 83 5 60% Mar 19 (. l (F W) Co 4 25% *103 Vs 107 106 29 15% 10 Pwr Co 107 29 5 No par Iron 93% May 14 20 9,400 46% No par No par preferred Woodward 81% Feb 74% May 5 81 Feb 16 94% 60 103 45 % 18% com com Woolworth 25% May 14 14 78 93 % >100% 46% Worthington P & M (Del)— •3 41% 93% 93% 44% No par pfd series A 33% May 14 3 42 1C3 45% 22 20 48 Apr *87% 93% *100% 44% 25% Wilson-Jones Co 15 Feb 88 *40% 94% 105 44% 16% - Nov Dec *87 i 41% *93 % *100% 105 22 Co Nov 53 43% 40% 93 Va 93% *100% 1 preference Oil 81% Mar 25 35 44 *25% * 20 com preference conv Prior Wilson A Co Inc 10 44 40% 40% 41% 94 105. ' May 14 16% May 14 88% Jan 21 11 *33% *93% *100Vi , 1 Machine Wilcox 65 par Co May 6 17% May 14 6% Mar 17 Mar May conv 39% 94 100 100 Wheeling *101.26 101.28 *100.26 *101.29 ■ 100.16 1954- 1956 *105.6 105.10 *105.6 105.10 *105.6 105.10 *105.6 105.10 *105.10 105.14 *105.12 *102.7 102.9 *102.8 102.10 ♦102.9 102.11 *102.11 102.13 *102.21 102.23 *102.26 *100.3 100.5 *100.3 100.5 100.3 5,000 102.28 100.4 - 105.16 -1956- 1959 ... 2 Vis ■, 2Vis_ .—Jun 1959-1962 *100.2 100.4 *100.2 2%s_ Dec 1959-1962 *100.2 10O.4 *100.2 100.4 *100.3 100.5 *100.3 100.5 2s— Dec 1948-1950 *100.21 100.23 *100.21 100.23 *100.21 100.23 *100.21 100.23 100.3 *100 10 100.12 *100.8 100.10 *100.10 100.12 *100.21 100.23 *100.21 100.23 100.31 *100.30 2S .t—Jun 1949-1951 *100.28 100.30 *100.28 100.30 *100.28 100.30 *100.28 100.30 2s„. —Sep 1949-1951 ♦101.L 101.3 *101.1 101.3 *101.1 101.3 *101.1 101.3 *101.2 101.4 *101.3 101.5 2s_„ Dec 1949-1951 *101.? 101.17 ♦101.5 101.7 *101.5 101.7 *101.5 101.7 *101.6 101.8*. *101.7 101.9 *101.8 101.10 *101.8 101.10 *101.8 101.10 *101.8 101.10 *101.10 101.12 *101.12 5,000 101.14 2s Mar 1950-1952 2s —Sep *100.29 101 1950-1952 *101.11 101.13 *101.11 101.13 *101.11 101.13 *101.11 101.13 *101.13 101.15 *101.16 ——1951-1953 *101.15 101.17 *101.15 101.17 *101.15 101.17 *101.15 101.17 *101-21 101.23 *101.25 101.27 —-—.-1951-1955 2s 2s_ *101.15 101.17 *101.15 101.17 *101.15 101.17 *101.15 101.17 *101.20 101.22 *101.23 101.25 101.15 101.18 —Jun 1952-1954 *101.15 101.17 *101.15 101.17 101.15 *101.15 101.17 *101.21 101-23 *101.25 101.27 —Dec 1952-1954 *101.15 101,17 *101.15 101.17 *101.15 101.17 *101.15 101.17 *101.21 101.23 *101.25 101.27 1953-1955 *103.24 103.28 *103.24 103.28 *103.24 103.28 *103.24 103.28 *103.28 104 *104 104.4 1948 2s 2s 2s *100.3 100.4 *100.3 100.4 *100.3 100.4 *100.3 100.4 *100.3 100.4 *100.3 100.4 1950 ♦100.10 100.12 *100.10 100.12 ♦100.10 100.12 *100.9 100.11 *100.14 100.16 '100.15 100.17 *98.22 98.28 15.000 99.17 99 28 99.22 99.24 127,000 — l%s l%s—» —- 5,000 International Bank for Reconstruction 98 Dec 102, 09 Dec 103.4 July July •Bid and nsked price. 94.10 Jan 15 98.11 Apr 26 10-year 2%s 94.14 Jan 15 99.22 May 14 25-year 3s_— No sales transacted this day. a Odd & Development 1957 — — lot transaction, r 1972 98.10 99.5 99.12 98.10 98.6 98.6 99-7 99.16 99.15 99.15 Registered bond transaction. f- rrv COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE Number 4699 Volume 167 ■: Stock Exchange New York Sold Bid A Asked York New 100% 107 10311 63 10414 105 Vi 105 Va 1980 Stock ,3% Corporate Registered 5'As— 4'As _ (Republic of) — External gold Issue— Transit Unification 107 External gold Salvador El • 4s extl 3s extl s f $ AEstonia French (Republic of) Low 83 ■ Rang* Slnoe Jauary I Sold No. High 80% , Bonds % 83 Va Low 75 High 68 95 ■ „ 72 y8 73% 63ya 67'A 66% 68 48'A 48'A 5 44'A 48% 41 41 3 38 41 •— F-A A-O 20 101 104 — 66% J-J J-J J-J j-j 1967 1949 7s Republic extl 7s or Friday'. Bid A Asked , '' J-J Jan 1,1976 __Jan 1, 1976 Jan 1,1976 f $_ s 3%s extl s f $— Week'. Range L»»t Sale Price , 1942 1955 1962 6s— SADenmark 20-year extl City York New Friday h Period Exchange Stock High Low No. High Low Lnterwrt BONDS Range Since January 1 Bonds Friday's or Last , Sale Price Period , Week's Ranee Friday Interest ;; BONDS • MAY 14 FOR WEEK ENDED RANGE * RECORD BOND YORK NEW ' ■ . 27 - 59 90 46 • ; 54% 82 10 V' 5868 " ' " M-S *101% — __ Greek Government— paid-— — A6s part paid _ Helsingfors (City) ext 6'As_Irish Free State extl s f 5s 1964 1968 1960 1960 M-N (Republic) extl s f l-3s Italian Credit Consortium for Public Works 1% to 3 7e Foreign Securities 1977 J-J 1977 1947 J-J Italian Wertheim & Co. Telephone Municipal Foreign Govt. & A-O M-S External s f s f l—. 6s_____ External 7s_. (U i A Brazil I 3%s .A 3%s '.v.'£m3%8 3%s 5. nili mi 20 21—-— 3%s ? 3%8 : 3%s 1 61 49 37% 49'A 59 50 62% •44'/a — 59 45'A 37% 50 Va 62% 37% 49% :"1■ 44 31 y.-' 58 V* 59 58 73 yy ffVy: °59 > /Ja •58 VA •58 VA 60 *• .. ... « NM MM I J-D J-D . 23—_— _______ . " J-D J-D "W— 54% ^ 55 50 57% 56% 48 ;/-y 58 Va • 54% : 54% i 48 52% ACarlsbad assented A6s 6s— A6s assented A— ARy external s f 6s— assented. AExternal sinking fund . Feb 1961 Jan 1961 ACbile 6s„ 1957 A6%s assented A 6s assented A7s Cons assented AChinese Colombia _1961 — 18% 23% 'vTM 24 •' !? 22% 22% 19% 23 Va 21% 23 y4 18% 24 20 23% . 23%. HI 4 23 24 1 r 1951 ' 1928— A 6s of 1927— Jan — Copenhagen (City) 5s„—__ 25-year gold 4%S— ACosta Rica (Rep of) 7s (Republic of) j-j 1947 c ' ' Wa ; ■ M-N ~ 1949 1977 J-D Stamped assented (int reduced 1960 to 6%) extended to ..^For lootnotes jsee page-28. •',17%, y 50 42 45 41% 44 44 58 82 63 '/a 61% 64 14 53% • ' lM- 'V : ' 13% 18 •102% 102% • : V ' —• 97/a ■ ' «. — 101 Va 113% 118 108 Va 110 133% 114y« .•68'/a 60 •50 55 —- 110% 53 89. •68 VB .'•* 9% 8% • 17 17 •• , ' .y;-: A'.1 ~S 9 9 9% 5% • , 8% y 8Va yy -':-v 13 v", -y: 11% 13 33 y •25% v J-D •28 -, • J-J " A-O ; •30 24 33 r4 / 26 V 33 - 34% 24% 27% 26% 31% 18 27% 34% 26 37%; 26% 27% 27 31 22 24% 32 34 ^ ~7 31% 22% — 27 y f 32 31 31% 31% __ y 43 24 va •24% A-O F-A ;/ 30 '• 33 27 ■ •30 y j-j 9% 6% 10 . 13 7 8 23 'Vv y 5 ., •37% __ __ •25 Va A-O 30 " V :y 35 •30 __ J-D v A-O M-N 1 33 29 *32 24% 29 ~5 26 26 41 •25% 35% *30 39 — external lASecured 8 f 7s— Stamped pursuant (Int i»i , v 22 25 27% 34 41 40 M-S 34'A •25 J-J J-J * * 32 Vb r 73 A-O 35% •88 90 32 32 Vs *"26% A-' A-O A-O 1978 For FIRM " 73 26 89; 67 73 'A 35% 83% * 76 Financial Institution* ' •■V- SECURITIESA. TRADING MARKETS r-ABL MAMS i FOREIGN 110 35 50 Broad Telephone HAnover "j • —•28'% J-J., > —.—*—1940, to Plan A reduced to 3.5%) 31- 29 29 __ J-J J-J Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25%) 2004 A68 extl dollar loan ——1968 '\ j< Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2%) 2012 ' , ,, 36 Plan A (Int reduced to 2.5%)—^—1999 extl water loan— ■_—1956 29 ,35% 25% 25 ' 27; 31:y 18 33% " X • M-N J-J 1950 —. 33 33 ■;/ ■■■"; c *35 __ 25 24 — *24% (City of) 6'As——__—__1952 Paulo (City) 8s_ 1952 Plan A 2.375%) ■>—•>:- : 25 33 •24 J-D 1967 ___ •22% ■ __ ,.:- P.O. I»c. '-.in' a; SECURITIES SPECIALISTS 102 5) 100 •110 __ ; J-D . yy •100% 101% -1 •17 J-J >: 79 A-O it] ■' ... _ "7% ' , ■■" 41% 42 20 113% 17% 15 va T " J-J v FOREIGN 70% ' A-O municipal loan - 75 38 yi 1 15% 17% 15% 14% •9 A-O y A-O > A-O A-O 73% 69% •14% 17 14% 45 23 70 __ 14% 81 15% w 23 VA 70 . 42 14 15% '23% "■ •38 J-J A-O •Al'/a A-O 15% 23%. & 42% 71 % 40% ser____1961 1950 y 15'/a 15% fund gold 8s 27 y/V 23% :a 70 71% F-A 4'/aS external debt ' * 39% ,• X--t ' • M-N M-S External loan 4Vis— _1953 Sinking fund 5Vis A Czechoslovakia (Rep of) 8s ser A.1951 1952 ASinking fund" 8s "series B_, 8,#;v'V y 16 40 A-O / J-D 5s of 1914 ——1949 18 , ~4 f-a . 1953 1951 "5 J-D 7s 32 •: ■ __ 15 Va 1960 1940 1958 1947 1968 32 22 : 24 18 > •71% M-N 1947 ____1952 ■ 38 106 23% 19 1 23% 24 18 8 ' 23%" 19% 1 23% 23 233/a . J 18% 5 10 23% •26 Stamped pursuant to 18 >, •23 ' m-s a-o . 1946 7s of 1927— "V; 23% i 23 J-D 1961' * 20 23% ' A-o , 1970 sf$ bonds fAColombia Mtge Bank 6'As__ SASinking fund 7s of 1926— a ■ 23%' sm-i; , ; m-s Oct 1961 of M-N 24 23% 23 i' r; :% a m-n . ! 24 y;; - A78 20% 23% 23 f M-S M-S , 95 80% 102 ttm 37 r-— M-N 24 18% J- s Stamped pursuant to 20% i -• —2008 1959 05 80% ~2 '• M-N A8s i. 17 ■ •23% A-O —————— 24 23 '/a ;,»23% ..V J-D ' V 1960 Munic 7s" 1 jASinking fund v'. ■; 102 •23 M-S 2001 24'/a ' •23% ,. .. A-O . 1 1962 (Hukuang Ry) 5s_ (Republic of)— 3s external 20% •23 % ■; j-D:-;y;y: —1961 1962 A 6s Cuba J-D _1961. —— assented A Chilean 10 23% .24 W — ^>ink fund 6s__ AGuaranteed sink fund 6s__ A 6s 24% 23 % " 1961 82 106 ( ' 24 •22% — J-D Bank 6'As__ .—1—__ —11957 f!i 93 17 1 , 24% 18% mm-J ' assented AGuaranteed 18% 19 VA 23 Va , l&Q-iii ''' M-N v ; 24 Vi • M-N - 21 ' 1963 25 24 ' I A-O _1962 24 - 30 ;y24;;yyyy. 23 VB loan (Int reduced to 23 Va ' ASinking fund 6%S— y 23'/a . 24 A-O 92 69 :,.y; ' A6%s extl secured s f___ —1957 N Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2%)__ 2012 lASan Paulo (State) 8s— 1936 Stamped pursuant to Plan A : (int reduced to 2.5%) 1999 fv 22% 18% 19% 22 y 2 v m-s 1962 sinking fund 6s_, Mortgage A6%s ' 92 73% ' "'' v 83%' 83% Stamped pursuant to 19 24 24 j-j assented A6s : ; m-s Sep 1961 39% 25 • , J-J Jan 1961 assented A6s ' . 66% •102 (Int reduced to 2.5%)——_1999 . A-O external sink fund gold 1968 J-D Stamped pursuant to Plan A cyy^/yy/yyy (Int reduced to 2%) 2012 J-D A7s external loan of 1926 1966 M-N Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25%) 2004 ;' M-N 104% 23 Vb , 24, " F-A A6s AExternal 25 f 28 72 4 ■' — v ASao 105 103% 25 24 A-O a 103% , •22% y - 101% 58 104% •37 F-A fund 6s— sinking ..v " A-O 1960 1960 Feb 1961 Sep 1961 assented— A 6s AExtl 104% 1947 ■ ARome 32 104% 105 ?r,.'*•'•/•' 102 94 39% 104% ~4 *—_________ sinking fund AExtl M-N fund 6s__ AExternal sinking *;■ M-N 1942 ~3 "'r- •100 Va ' 1942 External s f 7s 93 ye 69% 71 MS Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25%)—2004 94y» ioiy» , ■; 99 104% : J-J J-J assented }A7s |i: ? 95 95 J-D A-O , 1954 (City) 8s___—— (Rep) JACblle 95 • A7s ' 96% •95% M-S F-A 67% A6s . ' 69 •58 % J-D 1957 , (City) s i 5s—.— —1958 Sinking fund gold 5s— Sinking fund gold 6s__ ___*1960 Canada (Dominion of) 4s 1961 25-year 3'/4s — Brisbane 94% 70% 4& 74 .y' 71% J-D yRio Grande do Sul (State of)—y.y/vy 8A8s extl loan of 1921 1946 Stamped pursuant to Plan A . V 55 :; ;y3y}y ^_y;-y,r; i 54% 58% ■1 ' •58 VA ?}?• 68% •70 ___ M-N Plan A 2%) 2012 ' F-A V*'..v/,V^.'" 56%.'; 57 Vi . • •58 VA :'y-. v j-d 87 69 Vi > ■/.. y 8 68% 70% 77 71 (Int reduced to 47% 63-y 58% 58% J-D 97% 77 Stamped pursuant to ' ; '51%' ' J-D *y 51%-' ' &:■ 95% 76 70 a-o • 56% ?' 52 •U—' •58% ■ 90 91 Va ■ 51% •58% J-D ••• v v1- • , 58% :>. 44 T" iM •' »' 58%,;f.y,;, y 4 ;• •58 Va 56% 47% "2 y:' 6i%"£i'>y 58 Va 58% „ * " 58'A' 56% .— ■yyV" ■'' •58%" 63 -ryyy 62«/a y •58 VA J-D 25 5 29 91 '/a ; f-a Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25%) 2006 fARlo de Janeiro (City of) 8s__—1946 Stamped pursuant to Plan A : (Int reduced to 2.375%) 2001 "J AExternal sec 6%s —— 1953 59 'a^AVVA •58 VA ■MX J-D 22 24 —— 25_——- k/- J--D ' /i ll.'l 58 y4; y 51% .■ «A 58 58 V4 v , ■ 58'/4 , 51% 65 •58 VA 'm+*m > y 52 yylyfy 61% J-D 65 48 J 1 . 58% ••r* %V'V* 33 23% ' A-O A4%s assented— 1963 (City of) 8s 1961 Stamped pursuant to Plan A . y. (Int reduced to 2.375%)* 2001 AExternal loan 7'As —_1966 /• 65 49 Va 5 y; 62% J-D V..: m-s APorto Alegre 643/» a. 58% •58% J-D 62%';.:. 53 y j. yy.; 63 , . 58% Vaa: 58 Va '; 24% 30 a-o 1967 f 6s 1st ser s AExternal sink 57 % 5 Lii- * *58 Va J-D mi,1 - 58 V4 58 y4 v J-D i: •70 58 VA 1 54 * 59 % 59% ;vv m-n ; 1963 1994 A4'As assented 59 •i '.y V 62% 63% *59 "60 — ;'y, •, v 52 '' - A Stabilization v y 59 51 48 ■ i J-D / 80 ; ;>V: J-D y; ' ^ 32 19% •23% A4'As assented ' *59 J-D ■ 59 12 • 30% 29 > '//- ANat loan extl s f 6s 2d iAPoland (Rep of) gold 6s V 58% 4ey. 28 59 •; ANat loan extl V 48 Va 31 • ' 59 49 59 if. 31 39'/ay m-S 4%s fAPernambuco (State of) 7s w.% Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.125%) APeru (Rep of) external 7s 49%' 37% : 15 58%— 58 W:. 13% 18 •26 AStamped assented 5s_. mod 3'As ext to Ext sec ref 3'As series B 'V; -^r.v 59 58 Va 58 '/a ■/.' h. " 13% 12 •23% y y.; m-s Stamp 6i; 56% 61 "V-v- fund (Republic)— Panama — • sink ' WW- - • •30% .' ;;__ ■■ •• . 9% 49%- 59 58'/a "1.1,' Aii; . External y 26 24% M-S 1965• 4s sink fund extl loan 1963 3%s s f external —________1957 Municipal Bank extl s f 5s_ 1970 Oslo (City) sink fund 4'As__ 1955 -V ■■' ,.. ... 13% •12% T 26 2008 1957 .,.1956 3%s Norway (Kingdom of) 4'As 59 J-D ''|V|'rr—' . 62 ;' 2008 1959 2.U >%)• to (Kingdom) Netherlands 43% J-D 27—3%s 28 3%s Series No. 29——* '3%a, Series No. 30 ^_— -;Tr:-ry-rr v. 114% 50 % reduced . J-D Series No. Series No. 3%s 107% M-S Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.125%) 109 58 17— i 106% * m 58'% V 18__*_—_ 19— Y 104% 60 '/a 61 J-D 3%s Series No. 3%s Series No. 1: 3%s Series No. y3%s Series No. "3%s Series No. 3%s Series No. 3%s i 91'A 99% (Int *8 , — ASec external s f 6'As— • 103 Vb 110 109% J-D 13 14—_— 15_— 16— ' 83% 107'A 109 J-D Series No. Series No. No. Series No. Series No. Series No. Series No. 3%s Series 87'A 100 Vb "'•■y yy; ; 7 mm •13 j-j 8% 6% 13 j-j 10% 8 * *. . . ,, ——,• C-- Stamped pursuant to rian A 92 ioy4 y ; I". •10 j-j 7 16 > 7 •6 Va j-j j-j 1958 - 6'As A Sec external s f •. 89'A 85% J-D ________ 3%s 3%8 85 88% 100 100 J-D 12 " 87% 86% 87'A J-D • W''. Series A 92% 87 Vi 88 »A J-D 1 3%s . 93 87% J-D 11 No. 87% 90'/a ,-V»» No. 3%s Series No. j 92% . 87 c • 98% 102 - 13 •5 t. B 7 16 ' •3 " —- a-o 37 • 9 ■ ' —Ji .' • ' 1952 (City of) 6'As Minas Geraes (State)— AMilan 97 —r- ■ agree_1963 7% 32 — 6% •6 —— J-J 1913 assent 1933 1942, agree_1963 34 8 9'/a 35 .— ." Q-J AAss'td to Nov. 5, J-D 3%s Series No. 3%s 99 A-O ■■ ii.n 3%s 73 ; 85'A 27% 20% 77 •5 J-J .—1945 Ass'td to Nov. 5, 1942, lATreasury 6s of • , , • 40% 18% 11 •33 y J-D 40% 33'A _ !y 35 19% 4 29% *5Va ; Q-J 38 'A 32 33% , ________ 3_ 4——— Series No. 5 Series No. 6 *Series No. 7__—_— Series No. 8— Series No. 9— Series No. 10—— 33 34 13 26 Va 28 Va M-N 1942, agree_1968 (US) lAAssenting 4s of 1910 60 •<*"87 A-O J-D ; Series 40'/a 90 - 92% 90 A-O ' 3%s 40 33 £•97% 98'A A-O ' • 31 85% fc'5 'A J-D A-O 1978 4 33'A 33% v - Vis of 1926—,——1957 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.375 %) —1979 (AExternal s t 6'As of 1927_; >1957 ,;s Stamped pursuant to Plan A V * (Int reduced to 3.375%) 1979 A7s (Central Ryj* *—1952 -.-Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.5%) 1978 5% funding bonds of 1931 due—1951 Stamped pursuant to Plan A 1979 (Int reduced to 3 375%) External $ bonds of 1944 (Plan B)— 3%s Series No. 1— .i..,iii, 3%s Series No. 2 40 5, 17% 26 Va 29 j-d AAssenting 4s of 1904__ 1954 Ass'td to Nov. 5, 1942, agree_1968 40'A ' 33'A 34 A AExternal s f (5 • 33 •33 * J-D 1941 external 8s S of) 31'A 33% 33% 27 16 a-o extl 5s of 1899 £—1945 SAAssenting 5s of 1899_ ; 1945 Ass'td to Nov. 5, 1942, agree_1963 ' 33 J-J f J-D 1955 —.-1955 vStamped pursuant to Plan tint reduced to 3.5%) 40 •33 Ass'td to Nov IA Mexico 33 »A J-D J-D , j-d F-A M-S — 92% . J-d J-J F-A .. 67% 66 66% A-O A-O A-O __— 65 J-J J-J J-J , __1958 Australia (Commonw 1th) 5s of '25-1955 10-year 3'As —: 1956 10-year 3'As — 1957 20-year 3'As -1967 20-year 3'As —i—1966 15-year 3%s ** — 1962 Belgium external 6'As— 1949 60 66 1 — " J-J : external 5s (City) AAntwerp , 64 •61 v F-A 60% 23% 13% 17% •24 y4 17% j-d 1943 I SA4%s assented •61 v 16% J-J ,—1954 6'As_ (Colombia) 78 9«y« ioo 19y8 19 J-J Mexican Irrigation— .•<. v. Agricultural Mtge Bank (Colombia)— {AGtd sink fund 6s 1947 AGtd sink fund 6s — 1948 Akershus (King of Norway) 4s 1968 lAAntioquia (Dept) coll 7s A _1945 f AExternal s f 7s series B 1945 5 AExternal s f 7s series C __1945 fAExternal s f 7s series D 1945 AExternal s f 7s 1st series 1957 A External sec s f 7s 2d series 1957 AExternal sec s f 7s 3rd series—1957 5% 54 60 •100 17 y« 9% 7% 6% 6% 59% MS 1951 7s„1957 of) 7s__ (State Mtge Bk) (Kingdom AJuglosl&vla Medellin 8 -6% A-O 1977 —1952 to 3% 1% AExternal 7s A Italy ■" Utility- Public Credit Institute NY 1-1693 Broadway, New York 120 REctor 2-2300 8 A 7s series B Italian Teletype Exchange Members New York Stock 7% M-N J F-A A7s part St., New 2-0050 York 4, N. Y. :V; Teletype ^Y l^O'Il 26 (2154) THE COMMERCIAL & % FINANCIAL ** ... CHRONICLE Monday, May 17, • ' " ■ „ NEW YORK RANGE Friday BONDS New Serbs Stock secured Last Period Sale Price external—_,»__1962 M-N External AExternal sink fund sink fund of 8s ($ 68—,—; 1960 .%M-N Great Southern 3%s— .1967 Alleghany & Western Allis-Chalmers Mfg 2s gtd RR .1972 _ 118 ' 2 76 '■ 4s" 35 % 25 10% 7 .1956 Airlines 3s debs__ .1966 Foreign Pow deb 5s__—. .2030 American Telephone & Telegraph Co— 23(s debentures .1980 234s debentures 1975 2°/8S debentures.. ZLZJ1J. .1986 2%s conv debentures 1961 234 s debentures —II— .1982 2%s debentures i, 26 5 26 v 26 83 19 »/a 8 . 83 A 107 y» 97 Z 1 78 82 78 ZZZZ~Z .1987 23is conv debentures.— Amer Tobacco 90% 91% 156 85'% 94% 200 97% 90% 96% 95% 97% .63 92«% 97% 120 85% Co 3s Adjustment Stamped 4s ' 112% 113% A-O 101% 102% 134 102% 102 Q-J 1966 A-O .1995 IjuIyT 4s & Second Refining 234s debs____-_ 1966 Ref & gen and 3% li l\ j • Aiv"J -due Dec iih Lake income——„Feb c°nv i Erie & Ref 4s series 8 " « Bangor Con & M 4s ser —' Extension 100'/4 .1951 of Pa 5s series mtge 2%s Z C—1960 ? mtge ^ %s ser (Ernesto) Co 90% 95 67 245 58% 38 57% ZIIi960 64 57 74% 50 67% 74% 53% 569 45% 53% 90% 37 74% 72% 53% 51 90% ,88% 77 77 Canada Southern cons .Canadian Can Pac Ry J -J 96% 4% deb 99 (1947 ACent Branch U of 90 1st 81 ! ; M-N Af-N 64% A-O ARef & gen gen 5%s L. of N J gen gold registered ; A General 4s_. : J-D M+N A-O Sentral New York entral 112% 93% F-A 102% *99% 107 - 100% 111% 101 % 105 102 y4 22 100'% 114'% 99 122 63% 6% 194 6'% A-O *107% J-J 1987 J-J 1987 61% 55 " 18% 107 37% ? Y Lack 5s & Coll ■ Tr " , ; Detroit Edison y4 107% 63»8 1,227 35% 318 32'% 55 V4 32'% 61'% 13 97'% 102 y8 92 m Zr/Y/; ''vZZ.io Z. 99% '• 68 77% /' 69 84 V4 96% 102% 25 101% 99% 102% 35'% 35% 1 99 99 29% 35 % 1 96 99 102 __ Detroit & 5s C_l.:,__1972 div 106 , %'■%« 5 103 % 10434 Zzfz 1 V-: 10034 101 , / ; < :Z.;y Z 105% 101% A Z 8 A: .18 ; ' 100% F-A''\ '•••'••;•'29 ; ,"' 29 1..' 1063i« 10638 109 V4 103% • — 96% 95% - ZZZ|/:;4?/Y • 100 lst lien ASecond gold 4s_ Detroit Term & Tunnel G ; --/•./ J-D Y , 105 Ed El III (NY) & 1st-cons East Ry 42% 107 10134 104%. 106'% 10734 96% 95 y/ '. 95 Va 97 33 99 y2 ' " 98 101 y2 96 36 7 -' \-j:. t-J 42% 32% Y 36 33% 37% " 35 Va , v ' /■ 37 ZA ZZZ/a'Z. Z A-O M-N . *101% 10134" ,104% 102 / 93% 95 -M-N 85 M-N - 60 58 63% 63 A-O - - * 10- isi93," 85 1 r 60 32 /:■ 6334 —. 99 103% 103 V2 Y 100 v&y "jjZi • ' 96 " 103 % t' • 95 * \ ; 103 Va y 102 YV — '/ •>.;:- 59 / — , 89 ': Z '... " 95% "80% 85 4 • 54 65 Z' 5434 101 •""•• •' .V . 5934 61 :•.<.//. 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J-J A-O J-J AChatt Dlv pur money gold 4s__195i yv § A Mobile Div lst gold 5s 1946 Central Illinois Light 3%s_— Z—1966 ; 37 74 *99% 100 A-O Nov 1945 fAConsol gold 5s 81 96% .1965 lst ■ 1st 55 % Z~ V J-D ?> v_-_^.^_1982 *'V c.. % • » 99'% 100 J-D , •' •101% 10s % 71 y2 '86 100 i ''/•.,• A' . 91 j • / (," J-D Consolidated Edison of New York— lst & ref mtge 23'4s ser A_*._l:i_1982 100 80% *102% % %' "./•''• ( 100 F-A E_._Z^i__1977 Y '92 100 101 Z 65%.. 89 101% ^106%/v lO6% *06% *"•- J-D 36—4-—--1970 80 :'X-' '&■ :<; .105c,./105 %'•-■ •• 102'% 54 ( • 55% 91 i960 gold 4s 90 101 95 % i960 issue) P 1 90% 1951 Consolidated 99% 5 *83% J-J M-N 1956 mort"atrp Conn Ry & L 1st & Conn River Pwr s f 98'% 90 06% 1970'' 96 101% 102 impt 4 V2S scries 58'/4 105 £3 ;Y 104 F-A > 57 % ' 223 ry-78:/r».78% • • 73 Va 209 y-VLJ'/'- *101% ior% /. 1 J-J/' B___Z/_———1993 Commonwealth Edison V 1st mtge 3s. series 97'% ,96% 90% perpetual Georgia Ry— 33 series ColumbUs & H V lst extl gold 4s 121% 94% 100 M-S _1955 Z~~ 8 a 1st mtge 5s 99% 119 78% ' 104% 65% / 86 101/ -y.; J-J Wab & Mich Div 1st 4s il991 St Louis. Dlv-1st* coll -trust 4s—..1990 1st 90 M-N ! 3%s debs ~3 1 .Y: 99% * Y J-J 4«4-----v'-^^i'ji-ll993 Columbus & Sou Ohio El Columbus & Tol-lst extl 95% *99 1962 ! ~ 88'% J-J ^Oct~1969 4s •7 *99% ■Vi :. lst mtge 4'%s series C—v—1977 A-O/ Colorado & Southern Ry— ./■'Z;ZyZ:// 4'%s (stamped modified)"-i_i.i.___1980 M-N Columbia Gas & Elec 3%? debs_„1971 -l M-S 85% 121% 121% 96% 96% Af-N 1957 lst mtge gtd 4s Celanese Corp 3s debs Celotex Corp 3%s debs_ | /Z'.77% 95% A-O A-0 5s „ 82% ••y;*ioo.- •iZvk-/- Z 50%' ; 53% 154 'Z 10678 '.*104.; %-i"; A-O 96'% % > J-J > debs_4-—_-1961' Ry—' ' - J-J.-/,' /: 63 89% 66 > 96 106 86 ' J-D J-D debS-T4/4-1966 Louis 54 V8 ' ; 39% 20 65 106% • j-d !. /*" '.ii 67 ,• •v - Apr E-._'4_1969 * G_--_-_^_l_^__1974 -'S &'St 63 Ya • , C 3'%s gtd—___,l._%____1948 M-N Series D 3'%s gtd-_^_Z_y_L_-—1950 yf F-Af Cleve Short Line 1st gtd 4'%s_Z—1961X A-O Cleveland Union Terminals Co— / : ' YiZy *2 1st mtge 5'%s series A—,_;_____1972 A-O lst mtge 5s series B_l_«_-,_i.____1973 - 78% 88% 1976 _IIl974 70'% . • Series 14 1969 gtd 5s a_ stk gold 73 57 65 Z 90 88% 104% 55 Va f * 96 "2 94 F- A 1976 2 Carolina Clinchfield & Ohio Carthage & Adironack Ry— I ' 5 Z- j'f •4"- 15 70 y4 *91 J-J . -*; Cleveland & Pittsburgh RR— 8i3if 90y4 .. 23 83 94% J-J Zl950 3s National Ry— Guaranteed gold 4%s_, Guaranteed gold 5s Guaranteed gold 5s Guaranteed gold 4%s Guaranteed gold 4%s_— Guaranteed gold 4%s A4s 78% , 83 F-A gtd_—ZIIZ~1960 ' California Elec Power lst Calif Oregon Power 3%s A 5s ' ser Cleveland Elec Ilium 67. 1954 1955 Bush Term Bldgs 5s Chic ; 67 67 V Apr Orleans 5sl__l951 .K'-'J* '4; 79 57 73 - J-J , . 2%s Clevfe Cin 67 67 M-S Z___ •/■•'y i . 61% •104 V4 75 V4 120 55% 34 — 57 . Apr 71% •6 49 ; 44% 111 « A—___,^_1__1994 City,Ice & Fuel 2%s City Investing Co 4s 97'%. 64 A-O _ ( 86 64% J -J El lst mtge 2%sIZl975 Rochester & Pgh Ry; 1 Stamped modified (interest at v?t t0 ,May 1 1947> due-——1957 Bush Terminal lst 4s— i95o Consolidated 5s fACentral 48 64 V8 M-N 0 July 1970 7s (*•"V 1st mtge 92% 67 ig7fi Toci fBuf/,aI,° Niagara Buffalo •,j ARef & 97% 104% Pacific Ry—r Cin 82 67 i9r7 B^n 1 115 67 ~~"l961 Bni.on 1st gold 5s_-_ Bklyn Union Gas 4s debentures. /Gen mtge 2%s^ ^Central 92% ; v 2%-4%s^_w-__^^-_4-Z 1^-1994 * 403a J-D 197Q '"T"* A ABreda 1961 I ser ". 60% 47% 97%: 34 126 65'% ■■ Apr . Jan 12044 2%-4V4S_Z-—iA^1994;y\ General J-J 3%sZ—1951 1st Cons mtge 2%s ser J Boston & Maine RR— 1st mtge 5s series AC— 1st mtge 5s series II 1st mtge 4%s series JJ 1st mtge 4s series RR . 97% 103% " A__Jan 12019 4y2s___Jan 1 1999 New Z 91 129 *83% /•/: J-J B_——,—i—<—1989 & 49 100% • 1 64% 61% v 44% 112 93 14 87 64% 109% r; '■ 2 74 85% J-J IZJ-s-*.—1951, y - — w . 13 M-N 1951. Telephone a« 2(3% 99% 25 ser inc ser & General J-J D—1985 iwki Indus Loan 2%s debs Bethlehem Steel Corp— Cons 99 15 3s ! cont int)„1980 4s stamped RpfiC^?reuk 5 A——i9on mt*e 5% s'er'A ref 3 98 % - Aroostook RR— ref 4s & 26% May Cincinnati division lst lien 3 J-D 1 2Q10 West Va— f & 11/2% r.' 43 MS lst tJL Toledo - 102 AI-8 - 42% *-/ J-J - 12 99% 97% * 74 Cine' Gas & Elec "1st mtge 2%s.—'-1975 / Z A-O > Cincinnati jUnion' Terminally-ZZ ;1. ' / '/ 1'! 1st mtge gtd 3%'s series 104 38% 971/* 99% J-J 4s'_4_1952 • 105 37 92% 112 44% 1st4%s «rie$M-5 lst 1 1995 r •• 101 103% 86 26 A-O due Dec 1 1995 due Mar 1 2000 jp L due Mar 11996 1,5 3% % and l3/n^tge 6% (2%% fixed contingent interest)— U J/ZZ 104% 101 A-O 235 3— ofi!! 5 JJ my4 111% Ref & jujv 197= ser B (4% fixed z contingent int) July 1975 mtge 5% (2% fixed contingent interest)— 110% 108 . , 109'% 110 J-J lst mtge 2%s ser G—4--—ZZ-v-1963 Chic & West'n Indiana conv 123 Va 37 J.J J J?1?* 5% 1% I 104 J-J 110% 23 J-J 1956 mtge 3VsS series 115% 106% 4s Chicago Union Station— .,;/ %» lst 102 J.J 117 / 97 M-N /. RR— B___ ser 3'%s Income 81 B & Ohio RR— 1st mtge 4s ser A__ v. "9 *103% 104 106 115 120 109% 110 J-J Memphis Div 1st gold 4s_v-r---_l951 Chic Terre Haute & S'eastern lst & ref M 100 111% M-S Baltimore and 59 110% ltt% J-D 104% 101% 1 Af-N mtg§ conv.4'%6 ser A__Jan2019 " Gold 102% '96% 3s Chicago St L 102% . 78 *• / 121% 122 M-N . 4s_II~Z" 1948 --H"~Z" 1948 4s 121% M-N 1964 Danville Ry 1st mortgage Atlantic 96% 101' 100% 79% *96 106% 86 Nov '—-July 1 1995 Atlanta Sc Charlotte Air Line Ry— 1st mortgage 3%s._. 1963 Atlantic Coast 1st cons General unified 4%s A 4sZ_""July 1952 Atlantic *70.. A-0 1995 102% inc mtge conv mtge Gen . 470 102% A-O Fe ; —:„i.1994 .1st mtge 4s series 97'% 113% 1962 1969 Pac A ser Chicago Rock Island 95% •'91% 1995 _I1I 113% 4s 50-year & conv "1st , 107% 90'% 15 __Jufv & Santa gold 101% 41 97%; iZlZZZZZ'. 5s——. Atchison Topeka General 4s 468 95% 97% J-D Sou Paul mtge 4'%s inc 2nd 103% 94% 95 y2 J-D .1957 deb 3s_. debentures Ann Arbor 1st gold 4s A P W Products Co mtge 92'% 91% 92% 106% 107% & St 4'%s 95% A-O 100% 36 F-A _*______1985 Chicago & North Western Ry— 78 91 Milw lst 98% " 95% 92% -1997 B Gen 83 94%. 10 Chic l60 M-S 107% conv ser 130% 10S - *__ J-J,.-,; . High 121 104 Va RR— 4s Inc ser A-._-.Jan 1933 A 2d mtge 4'% 8 inc ser A.^_-Jan 2003 Chicago Ind 104% F-A J-D inc 111 Low 7 116% 116'% 2%s^i^^_';^L_il970:F-A:'> Eastern ".AGen inc mtge 4'%s—Y^^^Jan 12033 Chicago Ind & Louisville Ry— 28 100% 99 78 J-J mtge & NO. 39 104'% F-A Chicago & Erie lst gold 5s_„____Z_1982 Chicago Gt West 1st 4s series Al„-.1988 , A-0 ref Range Since January 1 Sold 104% ' J-J : Bonds High 104 J-J — & 104 ; F-A gold 4s„__.1989 cons 4s-*w-i—-±~l—+-1953 B_l—^-^-1977.. ref mtge 3y«s-Z-r-Z-ii~-*1985 lAGen-mtge 7 103% 98 *9& 78 ; lst gold 43 Friday's 128% 130'% M-N & ref 4%s series » — 97% 1 M-S M-S ;Alst mtge *103% 104 % ' J-D & Div /lst mtge 3%s 27% 10'% 8 *107 A-0 .>_„i„1992 90 10% A-0 .1998 A 2d consol '.'1st & Chicago . 92 77 *6 'A-O 4'%s___ '] >lst 83 , 81% V2 *24 % ~J-J or Bid & Asked v.- ^^1989 Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR— •/<, General 85 82 F-A 'M-N & 'i ; , 86'%- y:. ; 73 14 Sale Price Low Ry— v.; 1st ••' 74 ' X 83% F-A 4%s_. .1975 debs_r._ American 90% *75% A-0 R 8'% . 121 83 80 82 F- A 13'%' :. 121 •" 80 J-J .1952 3%s Amer 78 Last Period impt mtge 3'%s D_____„^l996 Ref & impt M 3'%S series EJS.%^_1996 ' 77% ; Ohio General gold 117 75'/a Week's Range Interest Ref & 5 117 78 ■ & 774 85 -/^Zr;, Z Exchange Stock High RAILROAD AND INDUS! RIAL COMPANIES Alabama Power 1st mtge Albany & Susquehanna 1st 75>/4 J-D . _1958 Adriatic Electric Co 7s__ Alabama M-N ■-M-N extl York 7% 7 "t ' Friday BONDS New 4 Va —v mo -—1979 J4 3% 16 6*8 117 M-N A4%s assented A 89 *110 —.1964 conv——1978 readjustment 1978 3%s extl readjustment 1984 A Venetian Provinces 7s 1952 AWarsaw (City) external 7s ;__1958 4-4%-4%s *- .: ' F-A extl Low 19 1937)-f— conversion 34-4,3,5 No. 5% *834 63a J-D readjustment----—1979 External MAY Range Since January 1 Sold 6 4% J- J 1946 6s bond 334-4-4VaS External 3 74-4 extl Bonds High; *4% J-D ...—1958 (Republic) A 1948 RECORD ENDED Chesapeake M-N 1962 1958 ' • ■ ' Friday's (Kingdom)— Sydney County Council 3V2s_.„_.1957 SAUruguay or Bid & Asked Low A 7s series B sec extl_„— Silesia (Pro v of) extl A4 %s assented--,.-.- WEEK ' Week's Range Interest Exchange Croats & Slovenes A8s A York FOR BOND ' *104% 106 A-O A-O 106 1123/b 112% 106 *103% 110 156'/a 106 __ 156'/a 112 156% 102 2 104% 101 »/a 106 100 101% J i Number 4699 167 Volume THE FINANCIAL CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL & YORK NEW RECORD BOND RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED MAY 14 Friday '■ • Interest .-.•■BONDS Period New York Stock Exchange Low Brie Railroad Gen 1st eons 71 Bonds No. . A-O J-J . 1st cons mtge 3%s ser :G-_.2000 1st cons mtge 2s ser H —1953 Ohio Div 1st mtge 3y4S— 70% J-J 4y2s fier A _Jan2015 mtge 3'As ser E—« .1964 mtge 3.'As ser F___.—_1990 *93 '--Vj, Low M-S —.1971 • 100 *99 > ;•*•__ 83 83 w.*- ■_ *:' 79% 96% 96% 78 ; .1949 4s stamped —-_±_. Louisville 103 >A 102 __ Low High 101'/a 101% 109 Va 109'A M-S 108 F. .2003 A-O A-O 109 110% 102Va 102'/a 107% 108 101 102% lOOVa 100% .1966 101% 10131 101% 102 % 101% 102 95 101101 % -M-S •-__ - Range Since January 1 High __ 101^ A-O ref M 3%s series ref M 2%s series G. .2003 Loui? Div 2d gold 3.s—. .1980 Atl Knox & Cine Div 4s—. 103% (Florida East Coast 1st 4y2s. Friday'* • 105% 108 Nashville RR— & & :i955 St Firestone Tire & Rub 3s deb. or Bid & Asked F-A .1963 & Elec 3%s—. 1st & 1st - r ,1951. * Louisville Gas M-S .1949 —- Lorlllard (P) Co deb 5s—— 3s debenturesj—— - M-S .1949 Long Island unified 4s_._ Guaranteed ref gold 4s. 100 v M-S 7iy# 2 . Week's* Range Last Sale Price LoW oo r 83 83 Period New York Stock Exchange High 64 . 92 83 47 . 100 ' ..*82% *95 . . J-J V. Interest BONDS Range SInoe January 1 Sold High 69% , Co- mtge inc 1st cons Friday Week's Range ; Last ■/..*. or Friday's,Sale Price. Bid & Asked ' M-S . *88% ._■:■■■ . *94% 89Va • 100% 84 89*A 92% __ 96Va 102 A 1st & ref 5s series A 64 M-N *110 . • 111 " 109% 64'/a 60 ... ACertificates of deposit. Francisco Sugar coll trust 6S. - 60 103 % 103% & Co 2%s debS--.*—1972 A 1960 (R H) Macy 99 101 Maine Central RR 4y2S ser 67 74 Va B—:—,__1954 Manati Sugar 4s sink fund__Feb 11957 A Manila RR (Southern Lines) 4s__1959 May Dept Stores 2%s debs..--.—1972 94% 98 84% 86 1st Gas & Elec of Berg Co cons 5s_...1949 General. Realty. & Utilities A4s conv inc debs.... Corp— '* ._—-.1969 Gen Gen mtge 2%s ADebebtures ctfs | 82% 86% 81%/ 81% 74 f "Vi 91% :v;. i.. * .1975 B Jan Gulf States Util 1st M 2%s_ 8 " 8% ■ RR— ser 93% 86'A ' 95'A 95'A ;Hv ;;^-A,^85r 81'/a - 95 ?A . 63 1: ' 8% 2044 6%. *99% 100 ' 65 - *96 8% i ] j 99% 68% 77 : I 92% 97% | 1' 56% 65 f r 96% 93% Missouri-Kansas-Texas RBM Prior lien 5s series Hudson Coal Jbstm ,fe 5s' Series A ' J-Dv 1962 -Hudson.^Qo 43a»iafc£gold5s__r-.___i949 : M-N Hudson-aesiManlaattan 1st 5s A .1957 Adi-income j-_.._-.^Peb 1957 ,;v;;;/v,' 9'''. '• .■4'/'/ F-A- ;ArO.» *._v ./fY, * :-f 91- --95-, * 64%. - ■• - ^ ^- :*V £ 77% • 65%- 66'/a ; : 79% 66 66'/a 64 Va 67 •; A-.——-—-1965. :23% 102% 103 100% ■ _1951 82 65% 104 . 39 ; 82% 72 . 82 18% •: .67% 27% 71% , i. 81% 30% 82% 71% 82 61% 67% 104 101% 104 101% 102 99% 102 .58% 54% ^60'A 78% Constr M 5s series —1955 Constr M 4 %s • series B— ...1955 Mountain States Tel & Tel 2%s—1986 ■ 82 78% iseries I--—-—A_i981( 1st gtd gold 4s__-l99i, 71% .71% - 26% 78% gold 5s series H_—__1980 A 1st & ref 5a 82 ; 78%* 81»/a iMonongahela Ry'3'As series B__—1966 Morrell (John) >& Co 3s debs.—.1958 Morris & Essex 1st gtd 3 Vis——.2000 -gold 31/2S;;__-___^__"______„1951 ^^iBxtomieid^lA^^d'"3%s_ lst*goW^w^ertjt1g;^_______ Collateral trust gold'4sr__;__^ ; Refunding 4S_>_;3l21'_i2;__ A 1st & ref 79 ■' < . 5s series ■Moh'k & Malone t'-"^ 25%\, •' ,24%.',>26.%/-r . - * 50%, 57% 38 V4 • 93% 00 68'/a 60% . 59% 98% 101'A 79% ; 96 51 * 35% . 104% 104% ; ' 64% : 65%vV 87 96 101% .78% v j ^>DBnuis--<2efttiwaijswt^« *101 59 *57 : A 1st & I,,;-;.- 97%. 97% J 95 .104% ; —_———__-._—_1975; A 1st & ref 126%ol26%::-v- ; J-J 59 ; D—1978 adjust 5s series A—-Jan 1967. A General 4s . :/96,/"-',: : 96 100% jref 5§ series F__——---1977, A 1st & ref 5s series G...—1-__.1978 j AConv gold 5l/as ser A—A——-1949; 1 M-S *_. a_——1962 (Missouri Pacific RR Co— Hackensack Water 1st mtge 2%s—1976 Hocking Valley. Ry 1st 4V2s_—..1999 Household Finance Corp 2%s_._.,il970 ' 100 80 103% 106% 1 Prior lien 4'As series A Cum 99% 104'A 105% A——.--.—-1962 40-year 4s series B_; ! 96 . 87 105'A1 2%s_L————11969' 100% 100% — 100 *84 Mfg:2%s_——1967. Minn St Paul & Sault Ste Marie— ' 1st mtge 4'As -inc ser Av«-Jan 1971; 1 Auen mtge 4s inc ser A»—-Jan 1991' Mo Kansas & Texas 1st 4s__———1990; 93 *100% . -—100 (§ a Midland of N J 1st ext 5s_a_—1940 ; 65 - . gold 3yaS_'i_ —u.—. 1952:;.. Ref & impt 4'/as series C__, —1979; Michigan Cons Gas 1st mtge 3-%sJ1969 . 77 100 »A 98% 1st 1st mtge 98 99% 101 , 3%s..._——.1951 Jack Lans & Sag > 97% .62% .1976 ; 1950 5'/as 98 98 Minnesota Mining & 63 100%. 102% *102y4 , :v.'.-:v 76% * • *: 76 ,', 97% "'' 97% mtge inc 5s ser A—..July 2015 1st & ref 3%S series D —..1969 mtge inc 4s 88 . " 1st & ref 48 series B Gen j 95'A \ 86 v .1961 Gen i' • | 97 95'A .*93% 66 B Ohio 1 116 90* . Greyhound Corp 3s debs—__..1959 & 123% Metrop Wat Sew & Drain Michigan Central— ; 112 116 " AGreen Bay &. West deb ctfs A-_. Gulf Mobile 109% 110 _____2010 ser R_______ 111 % 111 121% 122 ..1982 mtge, 2%s ser Q i .2000 ... Gen mtge 2 %s ser P__: Gen .. '•;• 1. - ! ; '.116 •• 116 ; r.-}% 96% " *96lA 96% ..1990 ; mtge 3'As. ser O - 70 94% 1st mtge 3s__——1966 i. Metropolitan Edison 1st mtge 2%s.l974) .1976 Gen mtge 3%s ser N 70 Mead Corp Goodrich (B F) Co 1st mtge 2%s_1965 Great Northern Ry Co-—. General 5 '/as series B_. 1952 General 5s series C— ....1973 General 4 %s series D_. mtge & con 4s ser 60 y4 68% 80 .71% 72'/a *92 92% , , 80 ' 64% 73% 88% 92 102 3'As ————1978 debentures 102% 103 102% 103 . 1951 ■ ;v. Purchased .Collateral - lines JVaS-t— _l95i 1952 101% .^1955 '101% 101% 101 40-year4%s^;^_Lr;_t)__—_____l966 Cairo Bridge/gold 4»;__ ..1950 Litchfield DiV 1st gold 3s_„^-_.195i Louisville X>iv "& Terra1 gold 3 %sil953 87%6;'*-.«5';':. 87.Va ;. A-:'^.yio4%.;-v-1- , / -. ; , < ; ' 100% 101% 107% *; *107 Vv 107% *100 ■■ Western Lines 1st gold 4s__ *■;. • > ; 2- J 97 r : 97 ' .100 101% 102% 102% * 1st ref intge 4s. ser D Illinois; Terminal Ry 4s ser A 98% 98 V4 103% 104 A 1st 5s series 104% 104% *103% Au 100 118 102 lB% 101 . 102% 104% 100% 104 93% 81 80% 90% 80 92% 84 Va 90% 78 Vi 90 79% 871 76 82 62, 69% —1998. 62 65 Va 3%s-A.-T,^*a§98*. 60 67>A of deposit—-^.2—— C___—1956; ACertificates of deposit--——— 1950 115% Orleans &• Northeastern RR— ACertificates . 102% 103% 105 Va 100 — 101% 101% ■ 1963 98.y4 97 101% 101 *117% gtdA'/is series 4'/as series A*.-——-1952 New Orleans Term 1st gtd 4s__—--1953, (New Orleans Texas & Mexico Ry—' '* Alat, 5»: series B ___L_i__-i._1954 $ • ■'-_■•• *101 Ref & Imp ? ^.1970 Indiana Jll & Iowa 1st gold 4s 84y4 9iy8 97 Va 100% 102% 104% aebentures New nOQVz 98% *100>/8 101% 1961. L—_—1982 N J junction RR-gtd 1st 4s_;_—-.1986 New Jersey Power & Light 3s___—1974. New Orleans Great Nor 5s-A—1983. 1st 3s - . fiooii ' ^..1951 and. Chic St L, & N O— ? Joint Tst ref 5s series A 1963 1st & ref 4 Vas aeries C__>-_. ,_1963 " •99% 101 95% 100 ' t 90 98Vs < . 90 104 y8 104% Newark Conspl Gas cona 5s—.-___rl948, :New Envland Tel & Tel 5s A-__2__1952 100 f debs—1967 ANaugatuck RR 1st gold 4s—,__^_1954 87 *A ^ ,97- ; C 7f"*99% Registered ill Cpnt ; i :77. * 1041/# 104 y4 — v*97% 100l/4 3 %s^^„wi.i._.-_ ....1951 Springfield Div 1st gold 3 'As„_.1951 National Supply 2%s 102% . 1;1.;/*101% 102% :,;r: .;'o ■ Gold. : • r ■ 1st "gold 3s-2i:_._..l95t St Xoui8 Div & Term gold 3s___«,1951 , 95 • .' Omaha Div 107% *96% gold 49-^-^^1953 Refunding 5s_-,;__;r;^i.____;_____i955 * 101 y4 i;98' *r? nOiVa trust, Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis— 1st mtge 3s ser B__ _____^__1986 i National Dairy Products 2%s debs_l970v National Steel Corp 1st mtge as.i-isej; 99% 103% 103% 101 Va 102% -101% 103% 1952 ' Indianapolis Union Ry Co— A 1st rRef ds Imp 2*/aa ser C___—_____1986 (International Great Northern RR— a 1st 6s series A 1952 A 1st 5'As series ; A a Adjustment 6s series A___Jnlyj:952 A 1st. 5s series, B,*____^_1956 j t.: Ref & : ? 1st 4s__—..1959 3%s registered ' Mich Cent coll gold - New i" unguaranteed 1961 " 94%" 98 " 98% 100 7 102% 96% — 5 m •*114 *50 63 110% N 12 N Y 90 98% 97 • ' • *97>;'A.-*--; ^_1997 97% 160*' *i75»/8--'Ai!'ru .>.1964 <101% 101% L—1959 1V4 ^ * 1% 2 1 ; 98 176 99% Lack & West 4s series 4%s series 91 v 63 Va 96% 88% 88% 81% 90 88% Connecting RR 2%s .ser A debenture : 1% 4s 1st & ref mtge 4s ser 101% 27;'-;. l " B___-l975 Dock 1st gold 4s—i—•———1951 & Harlem gold 3 %s—2000 95 95 ' 88 Va 82% 89% 100 *107'A *97 100 »/4 • 96% 100% — 100 93% 100 72 % A—.-1973 ---1973 *79 73 lA 82 (N Y New Haven & Hartford RR— § A Collateral trust 6s—1940 ii2% 112% r. Y ' Mtge 4s* series A -.-..2043. Mtge 4s series B__—_4._———2043 i 114% 44 98% •*312%>AAV/ N Y ; 97% 100% -V A'.;" * 98% •» , 103% 57% 3%s ser E..L.—I-.-—1980 3s ser F—..—1986 Ref mtge N Y 103 64 1st mtge 4s ser A________ ___1975 Kansas City Terminal Ry 2%s__—1974 ; 4%s ' — Kansas City Southern Ry 1st 3s_—1950 Kings County El L & P 6s___ Koppers Co 1st-mtge 3s (AKreuger & Toll 5s -ctfs... 3%s registered —----1998 York Chicago & St Louis— 1st mtge Kanawha & Mich 1st gtd gold 4s—1990 Kansas City Power & Light 2%s—1976 ;196l A--....——r-T1998 impt 4%s series Ai——.^2013 impt 5s series C_i-A..2.-2013 : N Y Central & Hudson RiVer RBh-1 General mtge 3%8—i —1997 3%s registered ——7_, 1997 Lake Shore coll gold 3 IA8—--.-,--1998 Ref & ■ Jersey Central Pow & Lt 2%s—.1976 Plain A—————1954 Certificates of deposit—— Cons 4s series , Kentucky Central gold 4s_. 1987 Kentucky. & Indiana Term 4%s—1961 Stamped —.1961 . 1 New York Central RR Co*— a 1st, gold 5s series C_._A___.___1956 9 a Internet Hydro-Elec deb 6s. 1944 Int Rys Cent Amer. 1st 5s B...i.^,1972 James Frankl Sc Clear D__------^.---1956 4Vas series ACertificates of deposit——— . 1957 A_,__;—2007 inc 4%s ser A».2022 (AHarlem River & Port Chester— v. 1st 4s — —1954 ;....AGen mtge conv * ... 4s__—June 1992 4s__^__;--———1955 Light 1st mtge. 2%a_1975 N"Y & Putnam11st cons gtd 4s——1993 iN Y State Elec &r Gas 2%s___--—1977 N Y Steam Corp 1st 3'As ——1963 (N- Y Susquehanna & Western RR"1—»§lst refunding 5s -1937 (AN Y Ont & West ref AGeneral LacledeKlaa Light 4 %s conv "debsA-1963 Lake 8h & ' Mich Sou gold 3%s :_iy07 3 %s registered __aa_ _a__a_ Lautaro Nitrate Co Ltd— - V, ,: „ N Y Power & ____1997 - - Alst mtge income reg__-.., ^ - ....1975 Lehigh Coai>& Navigation Co—V A < S P' mtge 3%s ser A____.______1970 Lehigh Valley Coal Co— > ■; 1st & ref sink fund 5s : 5s 1st : stamped ' § A Terminal 1st gold 5s--i——.--1943 N -Y Telephone-2% s ser *D-—;——1982 k;' 1954 ref sink fund 5s——-a-1964 Ref mtge 3%s ser Niagara AGen mtge 5s conv 4%s stamped modified—_—„a__2003 4 %s registered r_^—.-A.—a-2003 5s stamped modified__l___ ___2003 Lehigh Valley Terminal Ry ext 58.1951 Lexington & Eastern Ry lst 5s ..1965 Liggett & Myers Tobacco 5s_; 1951 Little^ Miami a Lombard - A_ "v 35 *30'A 34 ' 37V4 — 76 39 36 36 ' 42% • 44 172 < I 27 / ■: 36% 26% v 34 30 40% *30% 5 : 10 ' 67 121 123% •A-l : : 121 410% ll"; * > 74% 121 For footnotes 7s series A_...1952 >109% Hl% see page 28, 4s . , Inc.———2014 4s-'——-1997 registered_j————-1997- General lien 3s—Jan 12047 3& registered: -————.—2047 4%s series A—-—2047. ; Ref & impt . Ref Sc impt 5s Series C———-2047 Ref & impt 5s .series D_———2047 , genr >4s series A„a-__1962 Electric , *.' Coll trust 4 lAs ,*—•■* 32% 16% 16% 12% *75V8 78Va 73% 97% 97% 93% 97% 104 Va 104% 103 % 104% 9% 19% , 18% 19 Va 108% 109% 18 77 106% 109 y4 " , Prior lien ,. 44% '36% 49; •i.72%i',*73 1JA 36 . Norfolk & Western Ry 1st gold 4s. 1996 North, Central gen & ref 5s—1974 Gen & ref 4%s series A—.—--1974 Northern Pacific Railway— , ' modified—_-_—a_l-_:2003 registered 2003 —1978 4%S—--1946 Falls Power S'AS——1966 Norfolk Southern Ry Co— Leh Val Harbor Term gtd 5s______l954 Lehigh Valley. Ry Co NY 4%s ext_1950 Lehigh ,Valley RR— ' ' r : ; i 4s E (8AN Y West & Bost 1st 5s stamped -_•____—__________1974 4s stamped, 4'AS:—1937 8 A General gold 5s„_—L-1940 8 A 2d gold ;;; .——1954 1st & ref sink fund 5s____L_____1974 ?■ *39%* 41% . i 5s stamped —aa.aaa...—A1964 - 106% 106% ———1975 66% 69 127% 128 *115 — *107 128 105% 106% 99 106% *99% 96% 101 67% 66 — 67% 61% 64 V4 64% 92% 93% 87% .64% 94% 68% 99; .92 100 98% 99 101% 103% 60Va 92% 100% 99% 103% 28 (2156) YORK NEW Friday BONDS York 8tock Interact Exchange Period (Minn) 1st Bid & Asked 1st mtge (Wise) 1974 f-a 1975 a-o 1977 2%s 1st mtge 2%s a-o *95% 97% 98% 98% 97% 95% 1996 A Gen mtge 4%s series A Jan 2016 Seagram (Jos E) A Bom 2%s 1966 98% 96% 13 98 *95% 101% 96% South —1948 3s— J-J M-a 1975 11 101% 101% a-o 1975 5 F-A A__1960 ser 13% 13 .-1974 mtge 2%s Oklahoma Gas A Electric 2%s RR 3s Bonds Range Since January 1 Sold High No. Low High 12 98% 101% 101% 96 a-o 104 375 61 y2 92% 94% 96 33 31 92 V2 96 7s__ 1941 1965 F-A 31 32 4 28 V8 33% 97% 100% j-j 96% 100% 100% j-d 1963 a-o 1979 S5% 95 37 95% 30 2%s debentures 1985 F-A 2%s debentures 1987 j-j debentures 3b 1994 Southern Indiana Ry 2%s_ Southern Pacific Co— 105 101% 101% 95% j-j 101% 91'/8 96% 78% 83% 82% 1977 m-a 81 Gold 4%s 1969 m-n 92% 94% 94 94% 160 Gold 4%s 1981 m-n 87% 93% 92 93% 178 84% 1st Pacific Gas A .1966 J-D 1st A ref 3s series J *107% .1970 J-D 1st <fc ref 3s series K *101% 103% .1971 J-D 103% 103% 5 1974 J-D 101% 102% 52 100 .1979 J-D 1st <fc ref 3s series L 1st St ref 3s series M 1st St ret 38 series N 1st St ret 2%s series P 1st St ret 2%s series 1st E 1st mtge if Glass t Conv Sand A income Peoria 9 94% 100% 102% A-O A-O 1960 .1981 coll Apr 1990 tr •v 4%s 1961 100 , - Apr 67 25 ;v v 100% y j *94 53 97% 78% V 1st 26 59 »/♦ 67 25% -» 204 r 104 % • 14% 25% 106 115 .-"iYv *109% 114% 105 105% > 61 101 % 98 100% 101% 46 98% v * 98% 3 97% V 98% 98 % 1 97 " 13% 25 10% 6 8% 100% M-N *104% F-A ' ' F-A j-O 102 108 6 103 31 103 1 84% A-O *— F-A *117 79% 4s__ 87 1972 5s ~—____2037 - .2037 j_d 81% " 102 100 .1964 RoebesUr Oas A Elee Corp— i Qen mtge A %s series D 4..—.1977 series 100 f-a 18% Baguenay Power 3s series A & Adir 1st gold 5s 106 105% : J-J .> 8% 90 "2 106 19% 90 105% 107 103 99%' debentures 1976 145: 210 series A A2nd mtge inc 4%s Bt : 26 Louis-Southwestern Ry— Irt 4s bond certificates 2d4e 1too bond ctfs £l?UlUU1 l8t Dept 3%s B_ 97% J-J Jan 2022 210 r98>/2 100% 1' r'. May '"83%"'87* .5 101 ;m02% ^ J-J 97% 1971 A-O U-N 100% 109% 11 97/s . •' 6 97% 7% 7% . f-a 102% 96% 101 101% 102 «A 96 9 102'A 93% 4 12 1976 M-N 93 93 93 5 % {96 91 S Rubber 2%s debs 2%8 debentures 1967 A-O *95 1959 m-a 93 1955 f-a *105 1957 M-N *105% 87 y2 93Vi 98'/a 93 . 96% 95% 97% 93 90 97 f s t cons g 4s 4s series A series B cons 106 105 1975 M-8 1978 105% *97% 98% *101'/a 103 M-S 1963 105 105% — Co— A-O 110% 109 94% 103 107% 157 lOOA lOOA M-8 100 A 103 110% 110% 1 99% 100 A J-J *104% 107 104% 105 ——1958 5s— A-O *100% 103 94% 100 —1995 M-N : 99 99 99 82 82 36 96'A 99% RR Co— , Apr S2 Apr 83 X.' Baking "Co— 74 3 Y 82 83 83% 14 75% 85 98 98 22- 98 99 99 99 3 90% 94 % 94 93 94 3 85 94 Apr M-N ■ M-N 99 {'• - 5'As debs (subordinated) 1970 1st ref gtd gold 3%s_2000 Washington Terminal 2%s ser A 1970 1950 1967* -1966 Western Maryland 1st mtge 4*~ Western Pacific 4'As Inc 105% 105% 105% F-A f-a *54% *99 • J-D 108% M-S 2361 A-O 2014 47% __ 99% 107 % 107 y4 '4 105% 107'A 108 108'A' 12 106% 109 69'/a 36 66 66% 10 '100% v 100'A 100% 100% 101'A M-N • 99% M-S . 98 97% 98'A 94 93 94% 101 101 ■us.: *38% M-N 1992 J-D 1970 U03 M-S' —.1967 1958 __196Q *92 ;• 98%. 80%>. 94% 101% ^ » 99% 98% 97% 103 99%^. Y103% 96% 98'A ,103., 103 10 12 L t K94 98%: v! 101%a03%Ii?t 93% " 96% • 5: >110 my* niy*' • ( A Certificates of > - • I ASu A Du div 1949 deposit—^.——_ A term 1st 4s 1936 J-J 72% 71% 72% 399 M-N- 40% 35% 40'/a 245 J-D II J-J 64 rY > 75% 1 ■ 71 73 19% 43 A Certificates of deposit Wisconsin Electric Power 2%s__*_1976 Wisconsin Public Service 3%s 1971 30 J-J *96 12' 104% 104% 30 93 "i ■ 96% : 103 104 '/2 79% 99 V2 99% 58% __ 88% 59% 105% 105% 89 344 404 11 80 51% a 88% 59% 98% 105% 89% 5 80% 89% 155 89% 101% *102 103 — Deferred Included .1976 delivery ssle not included j-j in the year's *93 range, 95 92% d Ex-interest, in the year's range, n Under-the-rule sale not included in the not included In the year's range, y Ex-coupon. e Odd-lot year's range, r sal# 92% not Cash sale * 100% 101% *127 Yonkers Elec Lt & Power 2%s. 101 102% 127 127 ^Negotiability impaired by maturity. tThe price represented Is the dollar quotation per 200unit of bonds. Accrued interest payable at the exchange rate of $4.8484. pound ^Companies reported as being in bankruptcy, receivership, the Bankruptcy Act, or securities assumed by such companies. ♦Friday's bid and asked prices; no sales being transacted A Bonds selling flat. '.{• " 98% ■kn 103 J-J 100 88% 103% 96%. J-J A-O 101% -95 65 - 101 99% 14 -69% 100 67% 97 121 101% • ,79 j-j 69% 57% 18 .1950 " . 59 55 .I960 -1st mtge 3'As- series n 101 109 •68 .1951 Gen <fc.ref M 2%s series A 55 100 108 6 69% * >■ Msy;. -195i;; 105% 108% V M-S .1952 103. 108% 108% J-D j-j 2361 1971:: , A-O 81 59% — 98% 103% 98% 98 70 75% 87% — 109% 96 101 98'% -8% -10: 79 *100% 101% 107 92% Wilson A Co l6t mortgage 3s^ Winston-Salem SB 1st 4s_ tWisconsin Central Ry— fAlst general 4s 107% 107% ;,104 - .105 , J-D 1989 t '„■< 95 98 -Wheeling Steel 3y*s series C_— vV 81 88% J-J ...1990 97% Y " 98% : __ *73% M-Jf 98 93'A 25-year gold 5s 30-year 5s Westlnghouse El A Iffg 2%». ' *77% J-J Nov 1989 cons Rold 4s_1968 Bctoto V A N E 1st gtd 4s *106 A-O J-J *97'A m-b West Penn Power 3%s series I West Shore 1st 4s guaranteed Registered US 9% 1989 ® ref gold 5s. series A aJ 86% *102%; 103% J-J ...1997 A ser ms A-O Western Union Telegraph Co—Funding A real estate 4%s_ 99% 100 % *104% >8 Bt lAmii-San Francisco Ry Co— - 1991 X' V- *106 r stamped—1955 64%,. 1 *101% 1966 Westchester Ltg 5s stpd gtd fV Gen mtge 3%s . 215 "86% M-M us •. x 94 Wheeling A Lake Erie RR 4s—1949 M-n 1996 85 99%; 100% Ward 105% 142 1 . *210 us 1971 71% 42% 100 1st mtge 3'As series B 1971 Walker (Hiram) G a W.2%s debs.1966 Walworth Co conv debentures 3%s_1976 • 43 105% 105% *141 J-D 1996 gold 6s____ / 100% 97% RR— Warren RR QQ J-J stamped_i__194l ! ; W V 19% <> us .111969 1961 Gen mtge 4s inc series a Jan 1981 Gen mtge inc 4%s series B—Jan 1991 *99%,;.. >.'/■ M-a J-J us stamped——_il949 . 8 j-d debentures Pacific Virginian Ry 3s series B 101' 1967 3%s series J.:_; 19 ; ; . 379 1970 1st 106% __1967 Gen mtge 3 %s series ii. 63%. 99 1 2%s debentures ret 3%s ser ,D.ll995. Brassy %s—'_.^l;960- Y 59 99 4 '61% j-d -X m-a 1949; Va Iron Coal A Coke 1st gold 5s._1949 Va & Southwest 1st gtd 5s 2083 ~ .l'i 105 j-j 99 81% - r ret mtge 2%s series E 1st & ref mtge 3s series F conv debentures 117 -106% 106% *106% M-N 4 80 103 100 116 ; *118% J-J K " 1 A-O "t 'a 89% *100% 101 • *-H ' 97 . 88% j-j ' 30 *98% 1st A 103% J-J * 89 121% 124 94% 101 *99% 100 ■ j-n 1956 99% 100% 99% 103 Wabash .1957 St Gas 3%S—..1968 5 97% 89 '88 J-D 11 88 102% 79 % 88 8 88% _.__1983 4s 1st 3%s 103% '.;.7 87 - 101 92%: 1 j-j Cons 87% 101% 103% 103% J-D • 23 •?. A-O 109% 87% A-O __._1977 97 r 124 1967 109 109% 87% 1958 . j ^ j-j 16 94% - I960 97% 97% Vandalla RR 111 108 .1959 1974 K ,124 J-D 106 U 112% 109 113 108 109% J-J —1962 A 97% j.j . 116% y; 103 % 0 — , M-N 1948 - 114% !■ 97 y« 105% 110% *104 A-O i960 .1985 103 . \*t mtge 4s 98% 3 1975 95% 101% .. *111 j.n 1975 i Gas 6s Elec Virginia Electric & Power 1975 •._. A P 5s 100 54 .101 <' -vi 105 j-d \ Orleans 3%Su._1974 . Rocky Mt 97: 110 *113 Jf-M 1970 Quaker Oats 2%s deb___^ Bt L 2 96% 105% y 101 Universal Pictures 3%s debs *102 .i960 3%s series Oil of Calif 3s deb—. 2%s 101% 94% *95% 101% ' 2d 96% Ref mtge 2%s series C_ United Biscuit 2%s debs • •t 1 !- 97 M-N Union ; 11-VA 91 *101 1st mtge 3%s_1964 Coal— 4%a 95% 1971 * Louis RR— *v? Providence Securities ♦^Providence Terminal RR 92 y8 Union r 13% 11% f-A 1964 3s llARutland 77 95% Union Electric Co of Mo 3%s 1st mtge A coll trust 2%s 2%s 12 101% 101% 101% j.jj —.—.1965 d,an 48 102% U 98% 1949 ;..._._1963 J2000 gold 5s Tri-Continental Corp 2%s debk *100% 101% . ...1957 M _199Q 1st gold 5«„ RR of New Trenton 99% 1953 series D.z 5®° ®tge3%s 100 'A 94% 105 V •<* > a-o : a-o v; AAdj Jan 1960 .Tol A Ohio Cent ref A impt 3%a_1960 V 101V* 98% J-D . ~1970 1st ret 4s_ income 5s 100% 11% APittston Co 5 Vis inc deb__ 1964 Potomac Elec Pwr 1st mtge 3%s„ 1966 lot mortgage 3%s ± .1977 w 57% 16 114% 114%" A-O M-N , Third Ave Ry : J-D 2%s__1996 1st gen 4s series A— lot gen 5s series B— 1st gen 5s series C Rwding^Co lst' A .Bmre Copper A 46% 97 108% 15 *99% 100 F-A mtge 8s__ 5 *97% 109% 107% 108% ( . Pitts Youngstown & Ashtabula Ry— ref 57% 115 108% i J-J 1964 1st mtge 4%a series C__. 1st A 95% 93% 102% 102% » Texas; Pacific-Missouri Pacifie ' 102% J-D 2%s debs B.,.„ r 104% 27 1 A ret M 3%s series C_ Term '99 J-J St West Virginia Ry— 1st mtge 4%s series A 1st mtge 4%s series , 106 102% 96% 56% 56% J-J , ..1965 ref M 3%s series B. Gen A ret 100% 103 P-A 8eries E .J® ®€rvlce ; l»t t ret *!« & A "! mtge 111% 96% F-A ..1985 Texas A Pacifie * *115% 118% J-J 1937 Pittsburgh ♦ A 94% 108% 7 107% 103% 109% *103% 104% M-N ..2019 Imp 27/ss series D A 1st A . , 85 67 imp M 4s series C Ref 103% ■». 94 6 Y 21% .« Ref A 103 40 '101% 102%' 1978 debentures f®n 4%e 116% 91% 105 *104% Apr 1972 94 y2 112 24 j-j a-o 1971 Texas Corp 3s deb. Texas. A New Orleans RR— 111 85 * 1st s f 4s deposit A L Erie ■ 84% jr.g Pittsburgh Consolidation . 247 109 J-J . 106 66% 'V" U-N Gen mtge 5s series B 3%s 100% 103 % -,r U-N series A tmH'u mtg# 3%g 11 94% 87'/a 83% Terminal RR Assn of St Louis— v 117 104% 91- F-A ...1981 Plttsb Coke St Chem 115% 94 106% 107 J-J 100% i, 99% 74 ,'V, 103 M-» C__..._1977 Cons gtd 4%s series I Cons gtd 4%s series J Gen mtge 5s .101 Co— St 8t 101% 112 94 • 108% 111 1 100% A-O . Y J-J 1974 Cons gtd 4s series F_ Cons gtd 4s series G Cons gtd 4s series H Pgh dnc Chic deb 2%s (N J) 80 76% 90 115 j-j 1951 2%s debs—1985 Swift A Co 2%s debs 98% 26 106 105 ( 103%f, _i967 of Tel Calif 2%* debs—1966 Oil of Standard Oil • Pgh Chic Chic St 8t Louis Ry— Oons gtd 3%s series E r 111 116% 117 , 103 ....1974 27/88 ^Philippine Ry Bell Spokane Internat 1st gold 4%s__2013 Standard v • 1st A ref 2%s 1st St ret 2%s ^Certificates 106 A-O 1960 1st A ref 2%s Phillips Petroleum Pittsburg Bessemer A , 97% 6 117 ) J-J ' .1985 ..1971 ttA84u«.ref 11 A-O ..1996 12 103% 25 99% 100% A-O .♦ 1984 ; Electric 100% 100% 99% J-D 1952 4s_— Co ..1956 10 83% 94% 106% 103% 45% 100% ' J-D 1968 1st & ref 2%s • *45 F-A 1965 3%s Philadelphia Philadelphia 4& 35% 6%s series A_ 87% 83 *91% J-J Sunray Oil Corp 27/as debt—_——1966 102% >; 106% St Louis 103% V.'V': T A... General 5s series B Genera! gold 4 %s series ' 98 46% 94% A-O 87 y8 j-j 977/e 95% 101% Light Co— Phils Bait -Ac Wash RR Co^- * 102% *103% 105 A-O 1965 series 42% 42% J-D 1975 Power St 1960 St Pekin Union Ry 5%s_... .1974 Pere Marquette Ry 3%s ser D_... .1980 •»V ♦101% A-O Southwestern ♦104 M-a 1994 1956 1956 Devel & gen 104% j -j j-j 1st cons gold 5s Devel & gen 4s series A— Devel A gen 6s series A 102% 54 ; j-j 1961 Southern Ry 97% 336 M-N 3%s Gen mtge 3y«s series P.. Peoria St Eastern 4s ext * 97% 101 % 102% 103% 104% 1986 1996 27/es series E 102 100 — ' 3s_; deb 95 102% 1952 General 5s serleB B__i General 4Vis series X> Gen mtge 4%s series E { 91% .34 104% .1960 debentures.. General 4%s 99% A-O Co— V . 97 *101% Memphis Dlv 1st gold 5s_ Div 1st gold 4s 98 7 .■ Airlines— Pennsylvania RR— Oone Sinking fund 4%s , 95 96% A-O 99% 94 % 95 102% 94% 100% 102 j-d A.1975 1st mtge 2%s series F 1st mtge 102% 99% 5 1955 Gtd 4s series E trust ctfs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 3s 99% 99% 7 ■ 96% 101 % 1st mtge 2 %s series G 102% m-s 5s. 1949 cons too debs Pennsylvania ; J-D .1986 G A Pennsylvania-Central conv J-D 100% 27 101% 102 % 96% 104 100 .1987 f gold 4%s__ s (Oregon Lines) 1st mtg 3%s ser Southern Pacific RR Co— 108% 100% .1978 Peterson St Passaic 3%s 96% 1985 debs 102% J-D 1980 _ 107% 101% 102% J-D 1981 3 %s debentures Paducah St HI 102% 1977 Q Pacific Tel St Tel 2%s 2%s debentures 3%s debentures 4%s 8an Fr Term Electric Co— 1st & ref 3%s series I 96 95% „ *61% 124 98% 96 *96% • 95 % 124 101 96 71 y8 91% *120 j-j 97 102 103% 103% 104 *94% • 1976 95% 98% 70% 95% 93% 2 69% 96 j-d 93% 96 97% 70 Ve a-o RR gtd 5s~ Ala Nor j-j 100% 101 Southern Bell Tel A Tel Co— 14 10 A 101 1971 Oil 2%s debs Skelly Oil 2%s debe Socony-Vacuum Oil 2%a O lOgdensburg A Lake Champlain Ry— A j-j 1st mtge 4s series A tSASilesian-Amer Corp coll tr Oregon-Washington Raaga Friday's or Bid & Asked Low Shell Union 1st Week's Last Sale Price Seaboard Air Line RR Co— 2%s 1st guaranteed 4s Ohio Edison 1st mtge Period New York Stock Exchange High 97% Interest BONDS - Low No. High ' ! Range Since January 1 Sold Power Co— mtge 14 Friday Bonds Friday's or Monday, May 17, 1948 RECORD BOND Week's Range Last Sale Price Low Northern States FINANCIAL CHRONICLE FOR WEEK ENDED MAY RANGE New & COMMERCIAL THE or reorganized under Section 77 of ., during current week. • • V THE Number 4699 167" Volume COMMERCIAL & 'V' i , FINANCIAL CHRONICLE NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE WEEKLY AND YEARLY RECORD and deferred delivery sales are disregarded in the week's range unless they are the only transactions of the week, and when selling outside the regular footnote in the week in which they occur. No account is taken of such sales in computing the range for the year. regular NOTICE—Cash in a following extensive list we furnish a complete record of the transactions In the weeki* weekly range ,, . are shown the New York Curb Exchange for the week beginning on c:nflirrfav May 8, and ending the current Friday, May 14 It is compiled from daily reports of the Curb Exchange itself, and is intended to include everv whether stock or bond, in which any dealings have occurred during the current year. c ' !>ctuluy on iruHtv ' . ■ '/•' Acme Low Acme Wire Co 43/4 4 % 1 6 % 6 3/8 6% 500 3% 2% 3 % 3,200 13 7'B 13 V4 7% 74 a Hat Stores Inc.— Adam Mfg Supply — Inc Alles & Fisher common- — — Allied Products Altorfer Bros (Mich) "1V4 2% 24!, 64b 8% "l38 *9044 .7 American Beverage Book American Cities % 5% ... 43/e 25 20 6544 ; ** & 1% 84. 84 3% - American Gas, Si Electric com.———10 22 % 7 22 Mar Jan 92 V* Feb 22 1,050 7 9,10'0 36 Mar 13 Mar Cables Jan . 749% May IVa Mar 7 iCallite 10 83 2% Jan >■ 244 1% Mar : Mar ',"800 7 7 Jan American Hard Rubber ' ' .—2 Products Co ——* American Meter Co 18% 16% preferred-—.—— + * American Thread 5% preferred—.—5 American Writing Paper common—.5 18% 18% 31 Apr 43 Va Jan '15% 7,400 7' 200 23'/a 34% 347 35 ' 26% 26% 3% 7243% 344 % IVa 59% 900 7-18% May 32 Va < Feb 5 Feb .——2 . 31 Feb 2,500 X30 Feb 17'/V £1 Angostura-Wupperman ——1 Apex-Elec Manufacturing Co———1 Appalachian Elec Pwr 4%% pfd-—100 :• Argus 42% Feb 77: 444 Apt 777:0% Apr 7 class A non-voting—--. Common 6 % preferred Feb 153b Apr 7 1,700 '440 7 734 5% 98 V* 17,900 444 70,000 104e May 12% 7 2,300 20 Associated Laundries Associated 1 Tel & Tel class A of America— 10 Fisheries—— Coast Rights w i -1 11 Plywood CoTp———, Steel Products Inc—r__- _1 31 Automatic Voting Machine— _• "5 Avery IB F) Is Line Coast Co————- 6% warrants.————-— .* -.'6% 7 14 721% -3 7; Apr 114 May Va 17 Baldwin Rubber Co 7'- 844 • 1 Va 4 Barlow Steel .30 It Seelig .Mfg— • ;7L Mar .--1 — .7 34. . 7.7:,' l 644 * Jan 34 ' ;'-L .5% , ' rr 7; 34 600 77:9. 6.:'* 7;' ,6V* '*"7 1344 31 1 , 4% * Blauner's 7:1 77't 3,400 Jan '■ —. "744 —1 Blue 15% 7,-6% 1544 15% 3% -3% 3 V* 141% —_i < Bohack 7% (H C) 7 ;ir j ; 7 9% 8% 94* . 14* Jan 7 Bourjois Inc.— Amer * Amer American 1,500 . 17 V* r , 8% 8 9V4 7 8% 10 ' ; : 300 100 Jan 74 67 Apr 19 Jan: 65 V* 750 Jan 74 13 460 54 18 15 18 130 13 18 15% 18 250 12 12 Feb. 10% May 38 May Feb 74 May 18 Feb Mar... Mav 18 Feb May 13% Jan 10 Va Apr 3 V* Feb 5 V* Apr 7 Vb - Feb 844 Jan 13 Mar 12 Jan 23 V* 2244 23% 425 20 % Mar 25% Jan 63% 62% 64 300 54 70 Jan 17% 16% 250 15% Mar Apr 18 '.v Jan 7% 6% 7% 1,900 5 Va Jan 7'/e Apr 7 6% 7 2,700 Jan 7 1% 3,600 5'/e % Feb 1% 80,100 31% Feb 144 17% 1% 57% 49% 58 2% 2 VB 2% 900 144 2% 21,200 8% 8% 100 4244 1,600 Mfg 2% Mfg.———4 Corp common—.—20 & Lambert May 13% May Feb 11 Feb 9 Va Apr Apr 58 11% Mar 1,700 1,700 41 Va V 41 14 18 Apr Apr 2% Apr Feb 2 V* Apr 7 V* Mar 10% Jan 4644 Apr 144 Feb 1% 24 Jan ,6 Feb 744 common———• Cockshutt Plow Co h - v Jan 7% - warrants——i- 5V4 r—725 "34% — ' > Inc——>.1 Hotel 344 Feb 644 Jan 2,700 6 Apr 4 Va 5% Z 15,900 344 Feb -, "34% 34% 1,050 29% Feb ! 4% Feb r A Jan • 4% 444 Southern 444' ; " & •'•■ % warrants.. -Community Public Service——— 25 Compo Shoe Machinery— 7, 7 7. •& 8,100 3,200 7% 7 Co.^^i..——1 Sand & Stone Z 6 10 , : 744 5% •V 7% ————:—1 Airlines Feb 644^7% 5% Development ordinary———— Vtc ext » to 29 28% 65% Consol G E L P Bait common.——* -4 Vo . 29 100,100 Apr May v 844 Mar 7% Feb 5% May 38Va :Apr 5 Jan % 29 25% Mar 800 ;; 6 r . * Z" 4,000 % 113 Gas 7 V 17 , • Jan ,. May Jan 3.44' Apr ,7 142 Apr , Apr May 98% "91% 2% 1 "Continental Car-Na-Var Corp 744 Feb r f Copper; Range Co. Cornucopia Gold Mines Coro 8% Apr & 10 Inci—————i— 1' Reynolds common— * preferred class A 1 Cosden Petroleum common 7— 5% convertible preferred— ..50 ,-444 36% 36% 50 33% Mar 7 43 Jan Creole Petroleum————— Mar 125 Jan Croft Jan Crosley Motors Inc— Crowley Milner & Co 118 2644 25 118 2644 10 113 30 24% • 9% 18 10 Vb ' 15% 18% 5,200 10 1044 12% Apr 13% Mar 1,400 12% Apr 200 2744 11 Jan 18% May • 33. Crown _£1 (ord reg) ..£1 1 .19 Vb 1944 1,000 Cent — ! A 944, 10%, 4 VB ' 1 844 r 8,100 ' Feb : Mar , 1,700 ; . . <■ : 44 May 3 Vb Feb 15 ; Internat'l "A" Apr 16 Feb 20% Apr Feb 13 V* Jan Curtis 9% May 12% Feb Curtis Atlantic Sugar Co (Mo) 3% 5 common 46% 48 1V4 2,500 7 15% 7% '' 15% 50 200 2% • 350 — ...5 5 Vb 3 Mar 19 1% v Jan 10V4 May * . 744 Apr 8 Apr 15% May 344 Jan 3 Apr 33 Jan 19% Apr 104 V* Jan 19% 8% 8Va 100 7 % Mar. 4% 100 4% Marq 154* 150- , • 16% Mar 10044 Mar . * Jan Apr 26 18% 4% Apr 1% Mar „ 2QO 20 6,300 15 Apr 4-- ^ 48 V* iApr Va Mar 33 , , Feb 13 31 .100 — • Feb 5V2 Mar 3,400 3% 3 Feb u , <• -4% ,r 1 900 '7% .7% Feb 614 ; 13,400 Feb 37 Ve 12,400 1... 10 % IVb. 7 2% ZZJo Lighting Inc common Mfg 15% 0 ... common ...• '.25c partic. Crown Crown Drug Co common——; Crystal Oil Refining common $6 preferred : Tobacco 1% 7 V* Jan preferred 48 •-7% Apr 5 % Cork 4% i May 8% 54 Mar 46 375 ' Jan 4% May Jan 10,200 .% ll%: Apr v; Jan 4% n, Jan 2%" Jari ' ; Apr 14 944 May 13% 7,300 8 "52% " ,40 Feb 1,200 4% 14% May » - 2 V* Mar'- : 1,600 2,650 15 14 '744 III 11% Mar 11 v 11% 30 300 . 2% 52 V* (Md)——— —5 Petrol 12 Va 15% Mar Apr ./ Apr 2% Jan. Feb - 13 52% 10% 23 Cuban 1944 —5 Brewing Co Feb Cuban —El dep receipts Feb • — Aifterican 14 Va * - 35 ; Courtaulds Ltd— Jan 8% 22 -4 Feb , 9% _» 98 Va May 2% Mar 6,100 .,14% ', 744 — 8VB Mar Va 15 SI 244 Feb Jan 12% •, 32% v34% 5c v 2% 13 34% 2% ——- 40,000 9% v.' .v2V« > ' 13 : * Cooper Brewing Co common- i.-l Jan 10 Va May 344 May 100 - 1044 May Feb V, 2944 103.44 May Jan 72% 1,500 3% 844 3,225 1,800 35- 14% 1 Continental Fdy & Machine Co—— Cook Paint & Varnish Co._^..-.^— Jan Jan 3% 34% 100 V*'Feb 6,700 . ' Apr 718 344 35 40 Z1: 98% . Apr 70, Jan -' 113% May * 10744 Mar " 10% Ltd—5 63% Mar 80 100% 101% 8y» Feb 1,800 9% Oil-.——7-—-10 common——.* ; 33 ; 66 103/* Consolidated Steel Corp 644 1,650 11244 113% 100% & Srae|t 10% 22 , 6'4 V4 7% ——100 Utilities Consolidated Royalty • r { *7% ———1 preferred series C_-_ Consolidated . 7,7 400 36 7 V* ———1 1956— 9% ——- dep rets ord bearer—i dep rets ord reg Jan Mar 8% 81 84b 150 Colon Apr 744 May 8% Mar. 6% Mar * Co— 1 18 15% 13% 14 Va May t; Tobacco— i 7% 38 7444 Mar 37,700 . 17% 344 1 ( 10% 10% 9 Va — ?»or footnotes see page 150 1244 94 b Light & Power Oil X544 Mar Mar 10 V4 1 Brillo Mfg Co common Class A British 6 79 9% 18 ——,.—5 Co ——* Corp common British-American 1044 .——10 3% — Bridgeport Gas Light Co Bridgeport Oil Co Jan 16,V* Feb 82 34 Apr common—... ~3% common———* Brazilian Traction 4,400 7% 17% Colonial 'i- Colonial Jan 6 V4 May. Jan 7125 V* Mar 850 16% Mar 1st preferred———_100 Breeze Jan 644 Jan 13% » Mar ;711 / Jan Apr, - Borne, Scrymser Co__ 6% 31 17% Clhichfield Coal Apr 14 •%HV4 Mar ..1,000 13&V* 141 Va. —-—-—3 & Co common Co Jan 110V* Jan 4% May 5 Ve Mar 50 Club Aluminum Products Co—--—— Jan 36 7T.7 544 Apt:; 500 1 Fdry It Mach Co corn.* (S) Apr . Apr May 58 10V4 Mar, 19 common-.——— Ridge Corp common— Blumenthal 6 Apr 100 36 79", common. Controller Cla-yton May 715 Va Jan Feb 51/* V«.;., 7-„ 150 6% 7' 200 Hedges common..^: preferred : common.— 3% May . 53 Apr Jan 1,000 5Va 36 Corroon & ' 4% 54* 4% 544 4% %* series B preferred......—100 Convertible Inc 50 10 3% May 48 9,000 Co.— ——1 Claude Neon Inc common..;—-——.—1 6% Apr 8 Va : Feb 4V* Mar 13 .100 Benson Bickford's "4%, May m Jan - May 644 May ■ 7 Jan Mar 7 10% 77 644.7 55,400 l ^1 Birdsboro Steel "3% 1 Clarostat 24 50 , 1 Benrus Watch Co Inci———♦ ( Feb Mar 8% Products——.7_i..l City Auto Stamping Apr 25 Ve 15 7 1 i—i;- 7 Bell Tel. of. Canadar:::!-—-— & 20 City & Suburban Homes———.—10 7*61 Feb Feb Jan Clark Feb .--O Shoe Corp---——, 7 i 3,100 IIZ10 Consolidated Mining U'4 Bellanda ;A&c)*aft common V* 4% 48 Va 1 V* 35 .i_— .2s 6d common—. ——1 Cities Service common " Co common-; Beau-Brumnwl'Tie^ coinmon_. <A 8) 3% 4% 10 —5 -10 Chicago Rivet & Mach, —J.——4 Chicago & Southern Air Lines— ' Voting trust ctfs * Chief Consolidated Mining———1 Apr Feb 77^7'7'717;777''-77:77''7«7 Baunqann <L)' 7 Beck . 777^710,77 1 — $1.20 convertible A common. :4- Basic Refractories IricT.—i—. 7 ' , -1 common Corp^—. 500 , Corp common ■}« Feb "-''45 225 ; 108 Va -1 common. Chesebrough Mfg 444 Apr 644 Jan 10 % May - 17 15% 1,400 11% May ,11% May , •American .Shares——LI, ? 7 Jan Apr • Banco de los "Andes— '■ "7 ? / BarUrm v ; Commodore 58 4.; 13,000 944 94a preferred...—-——7—100 7 Commonwealth 56% 2% 48 Va 48 Va —> & Co. Cherry-Burrell Jan Baldwin 7 % * ; 1% 47 V! Co new ( A M) Charis 8V2 May B J 9% 7—. Colt's Manufacturing Co 58 Locomotive— r • preferred ——. 48% ■; Light $5 pfd—; 7 Colorado Fuel & Iron ■■•f *,Babcock -It Wilcok-Co •2% J * mil preferred—100 1% preferred .— 100 Conv pfd opt div ser ___100 Conv pfd opt div ser 1929— ..100 Century Electric Co common——10 Jan ' '7'V''7777,%"t7i,l ,:'"7V,,7r!"777 f'/7: MC'.7." 7777 5 r.?.;.t7:';77 :7.-:7'. 'W7. 477. .7 •;77;,77,; 77r77^;A777 ■ 7:7-r '!• 7'77f'r —7.1 . gCentral States Elec 6% 84a May 10V* Mar ' 2,400 Mar, 200 7-2444 7 24 May xl4Va Mar, 8 8% Feb 4% '77 600 14%; Apr May 18 -100 _7. Products Va 22 44 600 \t 344 Feb - "14 ; * 8% Apr 24% - W) Feb Feb 844 13 2% 100 11% .May Apr : 20 > ,.9/ Chamberlin Co of America—...—2.50 20 .52 3,200 7 400 544 10% Feb 4 Jan Xl4Va Mar Jan Feb 1/128 31,800 8 | 13 preferred—i————— 25 Ayrshire Collieries Corp com— : 8 Jan 8 . 244 Mar 600 710% 2% Mar 7. 31 28 '', 5% Jan 7% Feb 7. 644 Mar 200 2,300 v Feb 6% 250 7 11% 5% % Feb 1,200 644 5% Automatic & Sons common-— 600 950 3% 5944 x61 •v'; Apr 2Va ' 25 12% Feb 6% rl/128 rl/128 7 4,000 —— X61 AtlasCorp 7 10% ■ 11 - 4% 12% > 18 11% 10 Vb 100 1 9 3% 3% 50 Atlas - 44,500 7 Vb ?-'o ■ 11% 22% May 16% Apr 4% 5% .'77 4% Feb 400 7% IV* Feb 18 Cessna Aircraft Co common———1 Feb 844 8% 10% 18% ;■> 344 3.900 , 104% May Feb 112 dep rets reg—-—-£1 American Atlantic Jan • 19 : Ltd—, 3.50% Electric Industries— Associated Atlantic 4Vb 7* 3,900 12 •' -1 Apr 100 18* Central Power & Light 4% pfd—100 Central & South West Corp— 5 Jan 12% ; Jan 744 Power It Light $7 pfd—. Equipment Corp————2 50 4 May 8% Feb Arkansas Aro Ashland Oil & Refining Co——„ 17% 3 10% 10%-. 1244 : ,5,600 11% 7 common. Central Ohio Steel 7 " 225 11% 4% May Central Maine Power Co— GVa May 700 8% •• 10 . f>% 8% Natural Gas common———• Arkansas 300 7; , 20 11% Catalin Corp of America 5..,-Jan 'r ^,9. :Ain 6% 1744 8.40Q — dep rets B ord (J Castle 59 Va May r 8% 4% —1 Inc Feb 1 Va May Feb 103% 10444 % Amer Casco Feb 3 444 7 1,900 77":,7 k; 500 3% ih4 104 ! IV* May Jan 3% 1244-Feb common.. — Power & Carreras Jan 6% 11 Vb 17 Feb 12 Vb 344 Marconi—— Carolina 36 Va 300 164* 23% May Mar 2 V* Mar —-120 Carr-Consolidated Biscuit Co 726% May 4% Jan 7..-.V '73; 1 Mar - % .—* common. 4 Carter 6 6% 13 *200 7 7% 1944 .2.50 Jan % Mar 7% 2% , 5 Capital City Products Carey Baxter & Kennedy Inc.^.-. 36 18% Mar 28,700 7 51Jan 387 150 644' 1 Angerman Co Inc common—. Anglo-Iranian Oil Co Ltd— Amer dep rets ord reg——. 16 * preferred Carnation Co ,.23% May Mar 500 7% Carman & Col.!— • Apr , Anchor Post Products ^ Ltd preferred Canadian ! Jan 17 V* Mar Feb 17% 82,300 52% : Feb May 3 300 1% 31 14% 700 • 47"'.,: 7 35% 63* 6% 1 Class A voting— 7% Apr 32% 34 444* 12% May 11% May 1700 12Vb May 28 L 6% 1 :— Class B non-voting.;—— Canadian Industries Ltd— Jan 7 18 Va Mar 7 23% Z444 ,7>. 7 2% 11% May 27 174000 =2% Feb 2% Mar , Apr ; Feb 23 V8 f iia 5% 2% w7. 43 Jan May' 10% Mar Canadian Industrial Alcohol;— Jan 40 16 500 . 24e . 7 29 36,400 V Feb Canners Convertible 7 Apr 7 434 .'.-45% ; 7 244 May 25% Apr 17% Mar 1 — preference.— Canadian Jan 200 1644 ■7 47 2 1 44 13% ii/„ 7 —£1 pfd Ltd Co Canada Cement Co Ltd V 39 % May 500 ; 71; 4% series $6 17 V* 30 V* 31 22% _w 16 V* 25% xll'V•'2*100 23V* 2*900 13% '50 xl.l'V* . Wireless— Bread 6%% Jan 112 Jan 33 loo 16 V2 10c com— 1% 1.700 7 3/4 common—.——2 Seal-Kap Amer Superpower Corp 2 Va 364 4% 16 * •' —-——10 Republics American "Apr 16% Mar ,v • B— Class American !. class-A Chem & 7 Feb 109 31 American Maracaibo Co—;—....—-1 ■American Potash '"''■31 325 39% Light & Trac common——25 preferred25 American Mfg Co common-:-—-! 25 Metal 11,400 17* 6% American 7V 550 7 30 American • 17% C6_j—■*»—-25 Laundry Mach—...I—J...20 4 175 —25c Tungsten Corp Canada Jan 90 5% Mar 7,100 39 V2 36. & Camden Fire Insurance : :'j 2,000 6% 7'244 28 —* Calamba Sugar Estate California Electric Power__T— " 2% 2344 —.2.50 American dep rets 5% Jan 25 Feb ' 9 X37% " 27 7 Cable Electric Products common—-50c 96% May 111% 111% 39 >'2 111 Vb -———100 American General Gorp common—10c convertible preferred——1 $2.50 convertible preferred—1 '300 Apr *' Apr Apr 65 44 May 50 17% ? p refer red American 5% • American Fork & Hoe:-common—., 7 -v-444 %' 67 b 9100 27 Burma • ''-Class B_l—-——1 11 400 11% 2544 Burd Piston Light— /* .r 2544 X044 Jan 23% Jan 1% 3 % May Apr 14 Feb 2 ' 20 100 2% Jan - iw* 84 - 320 2 % 27 • — Bunker Hill & Sullivan _ Power High May" Apr 300 12'/« Z i%,.. ' 22 V* n% 2,50 common Butler (P H) common— Apr 22 Va _2% 23% May 6% 2 25 V* Ring Co ^1 Corp Amer dep rets—— Burry Biscuit Corp—_—„„12%c 100 4944 >•: 2- .———.100 23 11 VA m common— Co 96% 44% •4944T new 2 700 1 common Co 2% 93 Va Mar 17% Mar •, 7,400 22% 12 6544 96 —* • L) Buckeye Pipe Line Jan ,4% Low 2V8 1 Mills Ltd Jan - Range Since January l High " loo 7'-v 700 - 61 2244 (E Bruck Jan 244 6 21 95 Shares 22 V* _* May 8 % Feb Feb 87 4,700 Bruce Apr Apr 3% for Week 2% • Brown Forman Distillers 144 Jan i Jan 10s reg Class B—..... Apr 3% May •' 36 Jan 79 •' ■ Apr 2 120-.. 9% Feb / .1 5,000 ~3% ~3%21 • American American 3 ' Co_—*— Car Bantam 500 , . 9044 3% —1 common dep rets ord Apr 14 Range of Prices Low ' . Sales Last British Columbia Power class A 3 Va Mar 6 V* Mar * Industries 7% Jan xll% Mar . 4,800 , 95 94 j "41/4 1 Corp—— 1 5 Aluminum Ltd common-——- Amer Mar 35 Week's ■ British Celanese Ltd— 7 57/b Mar Jan '.' ■■ Sale Price , Exchange Par Jan 17/b 100 3 95 - Aluminum 3Vz 44's Mar 200 3% 8 Vb America of ^CK.S77 Curb , York High - Mar 2 3% Mar 1,000 74/« 1% common common Co - 36 common—* $3.75 cumulative preferred-—100 Aluminum Goods Mfg———r,—:* Aluminum 400 14 " Allied Internat Investing 100 4'44 3% — Airlines Friday ,r New Brown Rubber Co Air-Way Electric Appliance—...-—3 Alabama Great Southern .50 Alabama Power 4.20% pfd——.—100 Alaska 2% 31 Vz 1 Agnew Surpass Shoe Stores—,— * Ainsworth Mfg common 5 Air Associates Inc (N J) 1 Air Investors common—. ■»—-2 Convertible preferred 10 §Aireon Mfg Corp common ——50c 60c convertible preferred-————10 Aero Low 2% 1 10 common Range Since January 1 High 2% Alloys Aluminum Sales Shares ' , for Week Range of Prices Par ACF-Brill Motors warrants 14 , Last Sale Price Exchange Curb York New RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED MAY Week's Friday STOCKS— 7'";'' - ■ 1344 Mar ,, . ; 9% Jan 8 16V* Jan Jan , .. YORK NEW Friday New York Low .* Davenport ■ . . Hosiery Mills 8% 6% 10% 7Vt 10% Detroit Steel Products Manufacturing Detroit Gray Iron Foundry : Dobeckmun Co Feb 28% 10 10% 400 9 Mar 11% 2% 2% 22% 2% Jan Feb 23 % Apr Jan 13% Jan 2% Mar 4,400 22% 18% 12% 2%' 22% 1,000 ~7% 50o 6% 7% 11,100 7 % May 5% Feb v Rayon Brewing £1 reg 14 1 9% 3 Dominion Textile Co Ltd 14 14 I common 3 14% 10% * Corp 10% 12% Jan 3% Jan Apr 11% 12,700 16 Feb "9% Mar Jan 38 74% Mar 79% 325 38 38 100 33 * 78 79 50 • Co.. 78% Feb 11% Apr 79 % May 78 May £1 8 Jan 8 Jan Durham Hosiery class B common— Duro Test Corp commen.. • 12 Feb 14 1 4% 4% 4% 700 3% Feb 4% Jan • 14% 13% 14% 600 12% Feb 14% Jan Assn • common 4%% 10b 6% 100 prior preferred preferred preferred series ; 82% 79% 78% 82% 3% 4% 78% 78 78% 71 68 71 shares of beneficial int 82% 58 2% Mar 1 • Electric Bond & Share 5 common Electric Power & Light $7 2d pfd A__• Option 54% 12 56% 13% 14"% 141 warrants———, Electrographic Corp Electromaster Inc Elliott Co new ^1 common Feb 79% 71 14% 13 5% 14 6% Feb 8% 1,400 6% Feb 8% Apr 14% 15% 1,100 13% Mar 16% Jan 9% 15 ... 10% 10% 5,500 8 13 1,000 10 Feb 10% 10% 2% Mar 12% 13 25 10% 10% 10% 1,600 96 % 96% 97% 310 ~6% ~6% 6% 500 48% 49% 250 - 9% 10% May 13% Feb Feb 6% Jan 10% May 98% 73 Apr 71 Apr Apr 11 % Mar 96 Jan 12 9% Mar 10'4 Apr May Feb 7% Apr 48% May 55% Jan Feb 9'/a Jan Mar 4% Apr 28% 29 150 24 Feb 29% Apr 19 May 20% Apr * _* * Co & (Geo A) common Co preferred Mfg 19% 19% 600 77% 79% 5,500 x65 3% 400 3 13% 13 % 14 42% 75 7 6% 1,400 32% 31% 32% 475 2% 2% 2% 400 23 . - 19% 23 27 % 28% 56. 56% 11% 13 Jan May 44 Jan 7 May- 4 Apr 5% 50 Apr 7% Jan 31% May 42% Jan Feb 2% Jan 2% 16 1,100 ■*;' 4% 14 Mar 41 % 7 Apr 80 Jan 9% 5% — 19% May 19% May 1,200 6% .— Jan 109% May Mar 42 preferred.— — Hydro-Electric Securities— Hygrade Food Products 35% Feb 3% Jan Jan 148 Jan 19% common. 44% Feb Feb - 31% Mar 79% Co———— lis Refrigerator Co 100 105% (Harvey) Inc new common. 4- 5 Refining ——— & 140 10 • 33% 100 Oil & Lock 143 ,33 — — 7% 41% 143 Hardart common.——— St 1st conv 25 ft Jan Feb , Apr 3% 4,700 ■44% 45% 350 X96% x96% 10 ..1 8% 5 14% 13% 14% 24% May 1% 2% 42 Feb 46 Jan 98 16,600 ——l 43% l 8 7% 1% 30 6% 1,500 Feb 1% 225 * 8 Jan 14% May 2% Mar 41 1,300 Feb 6% 1% 10,400 1 Apr 75 28 ^8% ft 3% Jan Apr Jan — 18 Registered (MH) 14% 53 - 5% 7,300 8% Jan 32,300 7,400 3% J an T. 5% 18 - 13% 14% 51% 53% 3% 2% : 3% 38 38 16% 10% 17 2 Jan 34 Jan 4 3,900 50 ft Jan / —1 dep rets ord —£1 reg Canada- Ford Motor of _• France— dep rets bearer. 5% 4% 5% 2,100 22% 21% 22% 1,400 16% 20% 21% 150 18% Jan 4 ; 3% May Jan 1% •1% % May < 5% . 9% 9% 9% 15% 14% 15% 1 I V . 5 2 ! 400 7% V'l 10% 9% Feb 11% Mar 750 7% Mar — - .. 10% .. 25 ■ Apr 2 ft 100 ... r 13% 14%. 3,000 V 37% 87% Feb 8% 9% 4.000 2% 2% 2% 5 Feb 1,700 4% Apr 84 30 9\ 25 _ 9 16% 1 conv preferred General Electric Co Ltd— 14 * Supply Corp com—1 .*■ * ; common 6% „—• pfd 4% 26 87 24% 26 5,800 "ft 175 6% Mar V; General Public Service $6 General 7% Mar *i 31 ft 12% Apr Jan 16 % 23% Jan 7% 2,600 33 31% 33 ■ —— pfd -100 5% 26 9 Apr Jan 35% Jan 105% 1,700 3% Mar 8% 10,900 6% May 1 com •ft' 95 ~4% • 3%-. 5 91 112% 4,100 92 50 112% 113 150 3% 4 3,800 Feb 84% Mar 110 Mar Apr 2% Mar 5% x9 21% 52% • 800 60 . 22% Glenmore Distilleries class B II. Globe-Union Inc.— — Gobel (Adolf) Inc common— 25% 22% 16% 15 13% 12% 2% 2% 45% - Corp Kobacker Jan -Jan 11% May 1% Jan Jan 18 %' May 4% Jan ':. 7% Apr 1% Apr V ftg -Feb f ft 4% Feb 2,800 i 1,700 v ,, ■ '•■4% loo, . ft 4% Feb 135 W' V ft, 9% ■" 20% Apr 8% Apr 6% May Feb 100 Jan 7% i" Feb- ft,,' 5%< Apr 25% Jan -15 % Jan ; * 45% 100 " Apr vftft 5 May 96% , Jan Laclede-Chrlsty % 11.10 conv pfd__25 Jan 63% 8 110% Feb 5 Jan 5 • "loo _II_25 common 42 Development (RG) Inc.—:— ift.ii 25c 100 Groceterias class • 101% 103% 110 Class B_^__ Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co Long Island Lighting Co— Locke Steel C Chain Jan v i,9 Jan Feb Apr 9% May ft Mar .21 56 * 9% Jan 18% 7% 13 Common ctfs of , Jan Jan 65 19% May 18% Feb 9 Apr - 50 26% ft. 8% 1,000 9%, 25% Apr 23% ft 22% 50 Apr 22 ft". 22% . 150 Jan Apr 19% May 28% May 30 Jan 9% May■V 23% Apr Feb ft Jan i% ft Mar ft;t.7% Mar- Apr 22% 15% Mar * Apr 6% 10 15% Mar. 18 Jan 23% . 1; Apr : Jan 24 Feb .6 ■ ft. •3,000 28 23- —5 Jan Jan May : -.10 ; Feb 110 Apr Apr 36% Mar 140 -I Louisiana Land & Exploration......—1 * Louisiana Power & Light $6 pfd— 21. 2 16% 5 ft 7% Corp..^.. Maine -. 22% Apr 26% Jan 20 Feb ft 18" . •: ... ' '!• ■' Public Service Co Feb <22 May ft 8 V* May 8% Manlschewitz (The B) 9% Jan Mapes Consolidated Mfg Co.^ij.... Marconi International Marine 5-.:-- '■* - 54 51% 19% % Mar 31,000 200 ; 57% 50% ft, 7%-Mar "1,400 21%: -v 225 49 a Mar 44 Apr 30,700 .15 10 110 400 15 Feb 2iy4 May- 7% ft 1,300 •vft 5% Feb 7% May Feb 17% May x6% : i6% 15% 17% : 700 13% 15% -1,200 Co > — 35 £1 Jan Jan Jan 16% 16 - 15 Feb - . Apr 34 ft- '. 35% , 1,600 12 Feb 21 1 common 1 60 55 % 110% 110% .10 Mangel Stores Jan 9,900 22 7% ; 56 51% Lynch Mar Apr 8% ft 21 • ft— 7% preferred A ctfs of dep... 6% preferred B ctfs of depl_—_w_ 44% > 22 dep Mackintosh-Hemphill Co 105 x26% ft- 100 .. 28 ■ • Communication Co Ltd page 33. x25 *. ft % May 99% Mar 16 Feb 22% . Lone Star Gas Co. (Texas)— May . . 26% 9 % * A_. Jan 8 101% 28 10 • Jan 91 ftl8%;" -25 preferred 28% 133 i« 20 i, 19% t Brothers common.. 91 80 Jan May 11% < ' Lipton (Thos J) Inc 8% Feb •fa Mar 9 21 /;■ j_5 — Apr 300 7% _i. .j. • — Corp..—.j.— Jan 200 9 Feb 1,400 41,900 50% 42% xl4% ft 2,100 -ft 700 Jan 107 Jan ' Apr < 17% ft,1-. 9% May 9% , i 12 3% 105 -ft Material ;'Co_.—fc: Loblaw 135% 138 42% 8% 21 % B___ Tourneau Lit 107 Apr Mar 23% Jan ft ft Le Apr Jan 138 Apr Feb Mar 6*A -25 Lionel Feb 16 3,200 '■ft. 200 May Mar lfj ft J 4 8%,-: >■ 9% <24 7 ft 3,300 9% Oil 12% ft' 4:, 200 10% 8 ft 18% 1,500 15% 8% — Leonard 6% Mar Tea-I Gulf States Utilities $4.40 pfd Gypsum Lime St Alabastine ' 9% ?15.% ft 9% - 15.% —1 Line 13,100 6% 14 100 100 Jan 13 '20'/2 4,600 14% ti Apr Mar 13 125 14% 17% 'ft: 550 ft9 ftft. 21% 10% 8% 14% ftft" Jan 15% ftft- 9 100 6% Feb 17% ft'ft 21ft? ftift 20 % 21? —1 15 19% 1% Mar 11% 21 May 13 14... Mar 2,200 'ft ''v ft'ft 14% ;, — Jan Mar "ft- h '■ 'lO — 12 50 r ft IA 22% May 200 Mar -• Jan - 18% May 4% Jan 3% Mar 9,400 13 16% r, 22% 2% 65 2,500 4% 4 ft- -; 41/8 ft "12% Mar ft 1.500 21 12 % 63% jdO 18% '.ft';:;6% 31% Feb 54 Jan .—5 29 Mar Feb 37% —5 Class Apr 6% 103 "if Jan 45% 10 La Salle Extension Lanston Feb 300 99% Apr 20 ft .ft 20 21% May 14% 8% * Company. Feb 54 8% ,ft 39 17% —1 Lefcourfc 54,700 Jan Apr 49 ;1% -'. Lagendorf United Bakeries cl AJ 1,300 % 9% 11% * 117 1,800 .1 stock — Lakey Foundry & Machine Lamson Corp of Delaware— 1,300 % "".ft ft-1' ——'— —1; — 84% IHl ft ' Jan " Apr Feb 9 500 Feb Mar 17 ■ft l5y» Feb 7% Mar 48% ftl8 Va -1 54 42 200 17% May 39 :.l Ltd Lake Shore Mines Ltd 21% 50 11% Mar 'ft 16% 45% 16% ft 125 123% Mar. Jan 13% 3 : 101% 102% ■• :_1.V "17-.-- May Jan ft: 10' Apr 6,000 24 ¥': II 10% 48% ..1 52 Jan II .100 .---I. common— Stores ft J 16% 16% .100 — — Monotype Machine..——. University..: Realty common. 18 56,400 11% ,10 ,.".124% 124% .. Mar 3,300 29 50 1% 1st preferred Great Northern Paper see 'in- 1,900 Jan I 2% .% Mar f 1,100 7 u 12% .ft''ft: 22 Va !_• Grand Rapids Varnish Gray Mfg Co For footnotes 16% j Jan, 17 u.' K*b : / : Apr 13 ft •(§ Mar 9% Mar'' 575 Jan 24- K ft: • * — D — ♦4.50 prior preferred—IIII.IIIl Goldfield Consolidated Mines Mfg Co___ Ills Krueger Brewing Co 29 29 Gorham Inc class A. Gorham Mfg common * 11 20 52 Gleaner Harvester Corp Glen Alden Coal Godchaux Sugars class A—— '» Feb 2% 107% 4 2144 Co——...„_I.—I" Grocery Stores Products ? '3,000 ' « 7 6: . —5 (D Emil) Co common—. Klelnert (IB) Rubber Co.—. Jan Feb —- Klein Mar 27 preferred preferred Knott 9 4% ... common ft> Feb 58% 12% May 2,600 1 l/a Mar ft 9% Mar ; — Kirkland Lake G M Co May 8 Co— King Seeley Corp Kingston Products Kirby Petroleum.— May Apr Jan 6% Preferred 5% 7'. 11% Kings County Lighting 7 % pfd B_. .100 Apr 6% Mar 3% Giant Yellowknife Gold MinesGilbert (AC) common- Great Atlantic & Pacific r- —1 Kennedy's Inc Key Co common... Kidde (Walter) & Co_—— Kimberly-Clark Corp— 87% May 10% 98 400 preferred L* & Co ; 7% preferred—— Non-voting 6% 8% Georgia Power $6 preferred—— Graham-Paige Motors M ft 9 % Mar • 1,300 ';: 6% i <15 23% Jan /J.1:;.':5% h/u-i'&ft "-:5% Co———-—21224fy *— St Kokenge Kawneer Apr 5 Feb "4% Shareholdings Corp Goodman $. 29,800 .vl% 14SU Mar 96 103% May ' ,4 '4-y ' Kansas Gas & Electric 7% ,;.-V ft ft .ft ft Apr 15 3% 1 $6 convertible preferred... B V- ; '. J'i i(. Kaiser-Frazer Corp.-- 2% Mar com—1.50c new Gladding McBean T J V Jan 19 v. 1% Mar 7% 7% 100 —_ Plywood Corp Gilchrist -.l% ■I.;.63a 7';:,. 6% lA' » „ General Phoenix CorpGeneral r-1,200 700 «4 i8 U'18% 18 % Apr Jan v Amer dep rets ord reg...1 £i General Finance Corp common...Ill_l V 5% preferred series-A.—— 10 General Adv Feb 12% May - I3%y .; '.12%: rl3%/^ -'■1,200 ./l%,.-.; Jan 95/a May Mar 8% Mar 1,300 • Gellman Mfg Co common..—. General Alloys Co.... Outdoor _ I"1.' Preference ;. 4% % Fireproofing Feb 92% 900 f Jefferson Lake Sulphur Co-'i=2-—XI ;v.6% / 6% Jim Brown Stores common. L—_--l 6% 'tii 6%» ,• 6% Apr 21% Vi-IiFeb 10,200 - ... 50 Garrett Corp common.— Gatineau Power Co common.—. 5% preferred— General -90% 70 1,000 l%-.:.v^.l% -;>i% AIO% ,11% jeannette Glass Co eoinmon—I I Jan 22% , .. ft *10% May 650 Apr Feb '. ,■ _ Julian 1% i 1.25 , ... Franklin Simon & Co Inc common4%% conv preferred— Fuller (Geo A) Co —; General Builders ,v Investors Royalty---ii.--w^——^^-1 Iron Fireman Mfg voting trust ctfs—• Irving Air Chute^.^:.—u——.—4—I Italian Superpower Corp com el-A— r Apr 17 •- 12% . 11'/8 13% '.t" .r 55% }sll% -t- May ' ft 9% Jan v 16 . ' Fort Pitt Brewing Co (Peter) Brewing ' Apr 38% 14% Mar 200 21% Class A non-voting— Class B voting —— . 15% Apr 54% 1,700 5% -Feb 16% May 11% Mar • May 5% ■A- ■ Feb 46 160 ,v Co— Be to $1 Stores Ford Motor Co Ltd— Ford Motor of 18 10 International Safety Razor -B—— International Utilities comraon.-^-iii-5 'ftft 4% May 11% Mar '>12%-^il2;/;-,: 12%r sharest.———-• International- Products.^. 56% Mar •> 16% Jan 3,800 " ^ - % May Feb 10% Mar 52% 45,700 V* 7; \ 12%' r 28 25% Jan 3,300 ' 2,500 . - 52% - — Fishman 16% 5% . 1 /, 1 Fairchild Camera & Instrument— 1 Fairchlld Engine & Airplane -—1 Fansteel Metallurgical • Fire Association (Phila) "—10 First York Corp common -10c $2 dlv cum preferred —1 - mrtemommmaiw i——&<u ...ft/ r.- 1-: • International Metal Industries A^'--—-* r-: International Petroleum eoupon shs^_* 30% May "if. 13 Intemati—al Btsdift^Elretrlc—i • Apr 44% May Feb 30y8 Hi 30 8% Feb 11 • Apr Feb 4 43% 43 8 ....1 8% - common—* ~ •: • - 700 ReglS4ieidd'Mftii£CTiw"'U»<».i?'f-i,'ii' "f-w-*—jcoA-: 16 ft :--k-14 Ya '16 Imperial-j Tabasco DmaadiL.—, 5 %*ckl0%>xll% / Imperial. .TobaCcotof^eafc-.Brltain--':;/Avt-£--.*:sfe^r4V^:.v;v/.f;.i;'.:'l:^5 i..' -i-—s—-£t 'fi/..; 12:10lA 12 Iinll—iiialia Mi 94 r. 94 InSUIliSXM Otiaf.liSfUl Ansctiiftji;: ^vlg.ytt»l:03J%(.rl^102% 103% Interaaftenal-i'Oigar'iisghiacry—• ^V7-'12.%v;^T2% < 13 3% May Feb 92 V 800 2% 10 May Co . 6 % May 14% May Feb • \ Imperial;'xtl*-%^!6 % i 45% Zinc Imperial Amer "xtepj'VCte^re^steseeL Jan 146 2% Mar 15% * May 14% May Feb 14 1,300 24% 14 28% convertible preferred.———50 5% Illinois Feb 3% Power Co common.—.: Illinois 57% May ' Class 7% 8 % * Inc Huyler's common.—— , Feb 9% 300 2% 10c 03 convertible preferred Esquire Inc Eureka Corp Ltd— Eureka Pipe Line common 8% 126 1,900 14% - ft': 370 22% Equipment— common— i $5 Jan "3 Humble Apr Feb ',:VT. 'V'" 'l ».'■/ ' 72,500 3% 100 — 5% 6% May 1C% Mar 12,800 14% 142 24% 50 Derrick St 12% 140 14 i preferred Amer 100 Apr Feb 50 525 , ; 10 , common Equity Corp 12% 6% Empire District Electric 5% pfd Empire Millwork Corp— Fox 6% 400 Hubbell Jan 57 300 12 54% 1 of beneficial int- Easy Washing Machine class B Amer Feb 4 5 % Jan 4% 53% 125 4'.-: 575 \\ Emsco Apr Apr 10,900 4% May 1% 3% Hormel Jan 65% 1,375 4% 2% Mar 1,200 3% Horn May 85 Apr 3,000 2% •„ Sugar Associates— $5 pfd shares 5% 7 54 82% • - Feb Mar 76 350 82% • A $6 preferred series B Com 3% 21,200 7 25 Eastern States Corp $7 '6 * Eastern Malleable Iron Eastern 6% 60 4% 2 1 $2.25 preferred——4. Common stock warrants Fuel 51% 3% 2,100 Hussman & Jan 7% May 40 8 Hurd East Gas Feb 7% Jan Duval Texas Sulphur-. 50 9% Feb Mar . "7% Horn & Hardart Baking reg 5% 30 6 Horder's Dunlop Rubber Co Ltd— dep rets ord 7% 250 1,100 Holly Stores Inc Holophane Co common May 74% 65 1,200 7% 50% . Hollinger Consolidated G M—— May 300 9% 40 6% * 2 *— 8% 6% 38 2% preferred w w__. —-100 4% preferred w w 100 Henry Holt & Co common.—1 Hoe (R) & Co class A 10 25% May 10 . High Low ; 4% 5%% • common Driver Harris Co Amer A——— Class Feb 21% Mar 50 16 16 2% 5,300 25% 14% Apr 9% May 100 9% 9% 2% 12% 100 25% 25 Range 8lBce January l High May 56% Jan common Co Heller Co common ord Shares 51% 25 1 1 Hat Corp of America B non-vot com—1 Hathaway Bakeries Inc 1 Hazeltine Corp * Hearn Dept Stores common —.5 Hecla Mining Co '■— 25c Helena Rubinstein common. <•—-—* Jan • 40 Electric Light—— Hartford Harvard Apr 10'A 9% 7% -* Paper— Hartford Apr 18 • Power 140 6,300 Domestic Credit Corp class A Duke Feb 28% Dominion Bridge Co Ltd Dominion Steel & Coal class B Dominion Tar & Chem Co Ltd Draper Apr Hammermill Apr 27 l - Low ® Lamp Co Bridge Co Ltd Hamilton Mar 28'A Distillers Co Ltd— dep rets 7% 11 140 10 Devoe & Raynolds class B Diana Stores Corp common Amer 35% Apr Jan 9% 1,200 Hall Jan l & for Week Range Par Feb 7% 8 common Gasket 37% 5% Mar 700 7 ioy8 100 Detroit Jan 6% Mar 700 34 6% 5 debenture Derby Oil Co 71/e 35 common gales Week's Last Sale Friceof Prices Exchange Curb High Low Monday, May 17, 1948 . H 50c common Mfg class A Range Since January 1 34 1 Dayton Rubber Co class A Dennison Shares High —2.50 Davidson Brothers Inc Dejay Stores Friday STOCKS— New York D ' ; . . , * of Prices Par MAY 14 for Week Range Sale Priee Exchange Curb , . gales Week'* Last . EXCHANGE CURB FOR WEEK ENDED RANGE STOCKS— FINANCIAL CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL THE (2158) 30 Apr 34 ft May 2% Feb 21% May 112 Jan 15% May 23 Feb 37% Feb 3% Apr x COMMERCIAL'& THE Number 4699 167 Volume NEW YORK FINANCIAL" CHRONICLE CURB (2159) EXCHANGE " RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED Friday Curb Week's Last STOCKS— York New Low New Range Since January 1 Low High Power Shovel /_10 1 .( 5% convertible preferred ! Par Corp $2.50 preferred McWilliams Mead Mig Merritt A Mesabi 6 1% 2,900 20 Mar 2% 9,200 t Jan 7% 100 5% ...25c 5y4 5^4 I 9% 9% 100 7% Mar 1% .—.2.50 ■ 1% 1% 2,000 1% Mar 7% 1,500 8 9,200 26 % 7% 7% . 9% pfd__ ' " 19 * 9% i 11 21% 23 50c Co 7% 31,300 100 23 4 4% . 21% —_10 / "3>4 3% Mar 8% Jan 10% Jan 6% Feb 9% Jan • Feb 28% Jan Apr ~21J Mar Governor common Johnson Ltd Scale Amer .10 "4% i_l - Bellas Hess Breweries 33. : 1 2,900 7 .7 . ' 8 • 7 44:34% • : 23% Mar c ' L800 « !»j —800., .16% = 4> —:.30c Corp—,5 i 29% -12% 20 % Jan 33 3y# May Jan of -400 14 > 7 3% 7 700 7v ■ h .4 7700 5% ; / 25% . 33% Jan 33 . 11% 11% 12:7:, 14% 15%. 113% . .6%. ~ 4 ■84 2% Mar Mexico N Y Oats Feb 19% Merchandise 1,200 ,°3 8 >8% 10 16% Apr; ",'15% Jan 15% May .77% Mar 300 ; Apr 17% "4% 4% 1 '"4% •; 2% ■f 2% 1C Jan 11% Feb • • 1/300" 9% 4% Apr 3% Jan 87/e -5% '7 5 £'3 ;7:7 14 '• ■•: 170 5ya 4% 4% 10% 10-% 71 10%, Apr (.15% Mar 82 "a Mar 1,000 67% ' 72Va 13% Jan .713% Feb 4% Feb , 89 • . 600 1,300 '. 19% May , Feb 3% 4 14 Apr Mar 2j/b Mar 4 3,500 2%.- 8% * . 8% 1% —1 84 3% 100 lu 4, 3,300 9% 1%, 5% May 9: 4: Jan Apr Jan Jan 6 ; 12% ; Jan 72% Mar 59% Apr • 10% May 1% Jan 75 Feb 84 .71,200 A 9 Mar . 9 Vn 4 31V8 30 Feb 7;25 1,100 84: 9 -••974 15,100 1%. 84 . Rice 7:4 v. 7 7 " Feb 6 1% 300 , 14 Rio North 13 14 2,200 14 14 100 90 90 90% 41% 41% 7% 8% ' ... > class B— 18 16 RR Penn Power class A Northrop Aircraft Novadel-Agene 2,200 300 18 16 3,700 % ,:41 40 20 41 3 ; 20% 3 ,4 2% 7 12 77 "i'/a 16 15 39% 3,200 *_1 13 -■? 11% 13% 21,400 13 17% 18 '♦ :::■■ - Ohio Brass Ohio Power 4%% 10% Co class B —* common preferred Natural 40 Polndexter 1,100 .. 1% 39 % A;. 40% Omar Inc 34% 97% 6% .7 6% l ^ : 96 • 200 Feb Jaii , % Jan ;! ; 50 % Jan 400 148% '. 50% 13% 86 7% 300 5V2% Lighting $5 Power & Pacific Public $1.30 1st —25 7.7:. 1st, preferred Pacific Pacific ,_—5 1st pfd. 18% ,.4 Feb 7% Mar 44% Apr 44 • , 3 Apr - Feb 21% May 4,. 3% Mar 94 -•-, Apr v' 103 ' Jan 42% Jan • 22 y4 Jan 33 Feb 1% Apr Jan 1% 104% 440% Apr Apr 109% Jan 30y» Feb 1,100 6V2 Apr 15% 50 400 600 pfd— Service com4—! preferred - 100 * Paramount. Motors Pen Corp Co — 1 38% May 9 Jan 14% May 17% Jan 15 Jan 23 Apr Feb 11% 7% 29 Mar 190 101 Feb 94% 200 91 15 % 900 12% Mar 24 24 r 100 16% 17% 40,600 Apr l 85 28% 450 21% 22% 1,500 105 46 - 4 44% 108 46 10% May Mar Apr Jan ' Jan 97% Jan 36 % Feb 50% May 12 Feb 14 9% Mar / Feb 98 Jan 8% Feb 6% Mar 86% 270 79 148% 150 144 Feb 13% 146. 25 12 Mar / 2% 2 . . 17% 1% 2% : 27,200 18% 300 Mar 90% Jan Jan 13% May 151 * 35 33% ' 35 1,500 - 23 Jan Mar 20 1,150 10% May 1% •~7% ~8% * 24% 23% 24% 1,100 1 4% 4% 2% 2Ve 22% :—* 30% 1 4% 4 4 Va '30% Mar 35 2% 2% 2% -• May - 55 Feb Feb 5% Mar 8% Mar 19 % Mar 25% Apr 5% Jan 14,600 4% 1,300 3% Mar 2% 2,400 21% 23% 1,025 23 Va 30% 1,600 1% Apr 18 Va Feb 24% Mar ■ Apr 1% May Jan Feb 31 900 1 pfd F——100 18% Mar 17,100 ——...—1 Rochester Gas & Elec 4% & Roeser Inc Pendleton * 3% Jaw 24% Jan 30 % May 3% Mar 4% Jan 1% 2%, May. Jan 90 90 10 87 Jan 33 „ * com new £1 5 dep rets for ord reg Cable Corp common...., Amer Rome Field Roosevelt Root Inc.— Petroleum 10% 5 4% ... Co 34 300 23 Mar Rotary Electric Steel Co — ..10 (The) Corp common—— 1 Co Ltd Royalite Oil 9% 4% 25 1 —— Rowe .....—_—* 35 1 ♦ Aeronautical Co —— .Ryan Consolidated Petroleum Ryerson & Haynes common—.... Ryan 1 2,900 5 Va 1,400 Mar 93 37% Apr 24% Mar 35 3,000 1,000 17 Feb Jan 14% 300 10 6 5 10% 6% 1,100 3% 10 10% 4,200 7% Mar 5% 1,200 4% Mar 10% ,4,400 4% Va: Jan May 8% Feb 16% Apr Jan 10% 10 35 Jan 16 Apr 5% Jan 25% 7% Mar 225 15% "6% 12% 4 Va Mar 300 8% 8% 9% 30% 25 31% 8% 16/ 1.25 Russeks Fifth Aye common... 11 7% Jan Apr Apr 11% Apr 6% Jan Jan —» 50 8% Mar 13% 35% 34% 36 700 27 Va Mar 38% Salt Dome Oil Co.———1 11% 10% 11% 10,300 common———1 2% 2% 2,000 7% Mar 1% Mar Oil Inc (Del).. —25c Fisher Brick Co .... 1 Schulte (D A) Inc common— ,.1 Scovill Manufacturing —.25 Scullin Steel Co common.—.:—..—* Ltd com pref St Lawrence Corp A $2 conv United Samson Corp 1 * General—.— Bros Inc — Segal Lock & Hardware —-* 1 Selby Shoe Co.. —.—1: * Selected Industries Inc common 1 Convertible stock L—5 10 9% 2 1 Sentry Serrlck 3 Feb 4% Jan 3 6.200 2% Mar 3% Jan 32 32 2,000 27 Feb 14% 16% 2,800 10% Feb 2% 2% 2% 700 17% 17% 17% ,300 2% 2% 2% 11,000 "3% 3% 2% 43,100 19% 26 78 ; 81 80% 300 4% 1,800 '7,750 4 2% 2% 1% 1 ; 2% 1% 3 27/« 3'/a Leather .. 80% 50 500 ■ = 18% 17% of America class A— Breweries Ltd— Sllex Co common Singer Manufacturing Co Amer dep rets ord regis 4 24 Mar 30 % 17% May Mar 23 Feb 30% 17% Feb 22% 8C Feb 13 108 Apr Jan Feb Apr May 42% Mar 47% 23% 26% May Apr 12 May Feb 13% Mar Feb 3% Mar 18% 62 Mar Xl05% 110 104 Jan Feb Apr 16% Jan 73 Feb 16 12 % 18% Jan 108% Apr 22% May Apr 16 400 ' 1% 8% 1,000 7% 8% 3,800 12% Mar 17% Jan 11% 15% * Apr 11% Apr 7% Apr 11% Jan 36 8% 300 £ 1 Co M<inufacturing Penn Southwest Southern — Corp. Soontonr- Oil Pa common common common Pipe Line— California 1 1 —1 1 12.50 10 256 Feb 4 Jan 88 Va Mar 90 Jan 28 13% 28 25 25Va Apr 28 May 13% 14 3,400 8% Feb 14% Mar 4.48% cum conv ... — Stahl-Meyer Inc Standard Brewing Co 4 Mar 2,600 4 4% 5,400 X3% Feb 4% May 8% 9% 1,800 7% Feb Feb 9% Jan 4% Jan 3% 4 ; ■•' 3% 2% Mar 3% 4'/a 9 Vt 4 4% 1,600 3% 3,000 Apr 31% Feb 43 33% Jan 70 29% Feb 41 40% 43 31% 30 31% 26% 26 26% 1,600 26 26% 25 26% 4,300 25 22% 23% 2,600 35% original 4.88% Mar 8 Va May r Mar 225 Edison— preferred —.—25 preferred——..—25 preference 25 4.32% cum preferred 25 Southern Pipe Line 1 Southland Royalty Co 5 Spencer Shoe Corp —* 6% 36 Mar 6% Mar 3% Feb 230 % 235 235 Ltd— it Elec Co— preferred 100 (Howard) Paper Mills—.—-—* Solar Aircraft Co— 1 South Feb 2% 1,400 16 66 X105 2,600 Jan 2% Mar 1% Jan City Gas South Coast Corp Feb 5% Feb % Mar 1% 1.300 15% 64 — Jan Jan 82 Jan 80% Jan May Simmons-Boardman Apr 15% May Feb May 1,000 16 66 Publications— $3 convertible preferred * Simplicity Pattern common... 1 Singer Manufacturing Col., 100 26 75% Mar 3 Jan 3% May Feb '* 18% -1 Shoe Corp 32 96 74, Jan 2% Jan 24% 10% Mar 25 — common 18% Feb 1% Mar 13% Jan 16 Va May 2% May Feb 2 13 Shawinigan Water & Power— Sheller Mfg Co.. Soss Manufacturing 104% 16% 600 common.— 5 33 ; 1% Mar 20% Mar 4 Shattuck Denn Mining—.— Sick's 2% Mar 16% 26 Apr 1,600 2% 30 Va ...— Inc 3% ' Jan 2,200 81 certificates— (R B) Sentinel Radio 2% 3% 1 Corp common———1 Safety Control 1 Corp class B 1 Allotment Seton 3 Apr 12% Jan 4 Va „ —25 >$5.50 prior stock Semler Apr 10 Jan % 54 5 2% May Feb 29 Engineering..—5 & 1% 14% Mar 500 1%. •,1% * —— Co. 36 11 27% ' Jan Rolls Royce Ltd— Sioux 23% 17% 22 y2 500 14% —♦ 25 Feb 93% 28% 33. 30% 6% 32% Mar 15% :_5 For footnotes see page 3,500 94% Parkersburg Rig & Reel 74 ....1 Patchogue Plymouth Mills * Peninsular Telephone common—.* $1 cumulative preferred 2,800 34 30 . >. 10% 101% 102 4 101% Page-Hersey Tubes common__ 7 , Pantepec Oil of Venezuela Amer shrs__ Parker 9 33% 33% —25 preferred....— Light 5% 10 7 May 2% " 10 common Valley Gas Co— (Texas Corp) -v t c—— Seeman May l/j Jan Apr 16 , 1 Goods Dry 18 •'" 13% May • Electric Stix Solar Elec 6% Apr 16 90 450 7% 3.90% Pacific Gas & Apr Apr 8% 94% ; 100 13% 7% Smith Pacific Can Co common——-, 9 " 175 50% 5 ... Securities Corp Feb 7, 1,500 10% Feb 1% 96% -y 13% & 12% May . Feb 6% 22% 10% 10% 9% 10,500 96 , 3 Feb 400 15% 1 44 Feb v 3% 7 34% 2,400 22% 22% 93 % Feb 75 4Vs ' Securities Jan 37 97% 3% Apr 38% • 87 97% m Sayre & class B-— O'okiep Copper Co Ltd Amer shares:.._ Overseas 106 % 107% 106% ———..15 Distillery.... l Filters Oliver United :100 Gas May May 6% ' Apr 14 14 9 Savoy 97 1% 1% 6% Mar 800 10% Jan ' Oklahoma Old _50c common; 17% May 9% Mar 2,800 10% 4% preferred—^ 100 Sherwin-Williams of Canada—-——* Corp 11 * preferred Sherwin-Williams Ogden ' Jan 90 1% Jan 4410 4 May > Feb Mar 2% 90 37% r Jan Mar 2y« May 9% May- feb 33 3,300 39%' Corp. 3% 200 ' 16 1% 102 433% Mar '•' 1,500 pfd.100 7 25 Inc.——.— 14% 1% 117 13% Mar 700 ••: . Apr % Mar 7 46% 300 2% 19 %. . 1,000 74 2% 4 9'/b Mar r 7,300 7,600 41:4 41%,. 2% 8% . Co:.—.50 Northern Indiana Pub. Serv 5% States V; Feb % Mar 3,500 7 7% •47%": 1 —__—l 47 4 ,1% 15% 7.; 7% A ——* Utility Securities.—* Texas Oil————5 Northern 1 1% 1 Power common—1 Central Northeast Airlines.. North 16 ;1 ■4:7—4:7-; X92% 5,000 12% : • 92 875 . 19 Feb ;7 771,320 10 Jan 5 4% Mar 14% Jan ' Jan 32 May; '">15.4 Feb Mar 14% Feb 64,700 / % 10% • 600 • • 98 938 12 y4 ; American North % :;wn Mines.———.5 class ,100 95% % 7)44(4.4:447 North American Rayon Class B common 99 - 96% Niagara Share Corp class B com——5 North Amer Light & 717%, 18 r 7 8% 49% -9y« 99 preferred.,:,,:4.——_4_100 B optional warrants 2d Hundred Corp 2,500 Grande Class Niagara Hudson Power common.,4.7.1 •7 5.56- 1st preferred———100 Nineteen 25 6Va Feb 71% May 16% May1 May 10% ; " Feb 7 27 —.10 " '7 i 7 ;•■ Founders .shares———1 Nipissing 17% 5% Richmond Radiator. Feb 12% 7 1.500 q3a ■:■'; 107,7 10 , , — ... Noma Electric—— 17% 100 Bit Co (Robert) Reliance Shipbuilding Corw—/ Niles-Bement-Pond 17% 10 Manufacturing Roller Reis ' 16 Rosario—„——30 Y Class Jan preferred——100 Regal Shoe Co Jan Feb 11% 15 Ve Land—:l Y 5% 8% common convertible 83 Reed Feb 712% V 15% ■ common.:—. Honduras & 14,400 14 preferred Raytheon Jan 34 700 • 100 Co Park, Mining.Co—, N 16% Railway & Utility Investment A ' 3% Jen 35% Jan • 29% Mar 6.300 '7 15 ■'! New N 15% Radio-Keith-Orpheura option warrants. Railway Ae Light Securities— Voting common 10 4 Apr -19% Jan 4% Mar Feb 15 New Process Co common.::..—. .——* Co 16% Quebec Power Co May -413% Jan . 7 713% Mar 500, 1,410 ;:•. 15 v* convertible' preferred—20 Zinc.:——————25 7 Auction 5 Jan 41 410i»Va Jan 11% Mar 19,700J 3% 32 -*83 New Y Feb Mar 4 13% 17% Aprr .31% May A • N 58% Colorado— cumulative Quaker •• 4. 13% u Watch Arizona 2,380 6 Pyrene Manufacturing •=11% Feb -500 33% New Jersey & 71% 10 Packing Co common Raymond Concrete Pile common— 3% —.100 England Tel & Tel 4%% 67% Feb . 4,800 „ vU%'12%. ?3%'. Nestle Le Mur C<r class: Clock & 71% Puget Sound Pulp & Timber..... Pyle-Natlonal. Co common—... Apr ,.160 7, '.170.. .""Jan.'4 *4175% May 50 -f i37 : >34% Mar Apr : 3% Feb 5,300 4% May 17% 5% ,5 Neptune Meter common,— Haven Mar ... - National Transit common.^..w..:: 1 New Feb 39 3% May Feb 2% ia%- Apr. > • 15 National Union Radio New xll 75 ——.1 common Puget Sound Power & Light— $5 prior preferred. Apr . 35% 7 4%.. 4% . m Rubber Machinery—.10 (Herman), 2 1,600 Jan 27 ■ ,2"% Feb 2,900 National Steel Car Ltd—.—— Nelson 2,700 6% Mar. y .7*/..->.'8%'Mar 6,900 3% • 4%% 7-.- May A/1044- Jan Mar 3 '4 172% 175% -14.7 National Radiator. Co_^—;——.4 National 3% 12% 40 Va 50 ... Service 2 Va 12% * 8% May, .Jan. « 5 , 100 -- 10% .11% r. & Stores common—_..:1 National Pressure Cooker common—_2 3 1,100 40% 1 7:: ••3% 2 : . „ -1% preferred .25 National Fuel Gas—A—::*.„* ' National Mallinson Fabrics..——: 2% 12% Apr ■«. Mar 2,600 4 . 22 40% * May : 11% Jan „* , 2% 3 1 I2/50 V 20 3,000 A 27 • 7% .1.2 % ' National Mfg 2% —IlOO •> 97% Mar common——1 common:.. 700 2 Jan Public Feb >31%- 31% .i.::::.■■/:./—_10' National 27 50 common— Providence Gas 2% 16% Inc-eommon——/:T::_:.:1 National 26% ..2.50 N ill, 27 Jan 6 shares Apr 4 Apr 13% .77 A 35% •_» \V ; 3% 9% Mar 500 25% Apr 4% Jan 3Va 172%. k > 98 4 Mar ,u%- common .—.2.50 common Corp 1% 200 62% May 11% Apr 1,100 Rath Namm's 11 25c •> Nachman Apr Feb 11 7,600 24 7..250 <fe Tel:../: :::100 Murray Ohio. Mfg Ca^ 28 ;.30%y Jan Mountain rStates Power common::..:'.* Muskogee Co 4 48 9% Feb l9% . 6% ■-.73 Va class A:—.1 UtiMties^z'iC-^^^5 Montgomery Ward St Co class. A-——* Muskegon Piston Ring 13% Mar 39 400 1,900 7% Feb t . 7V2 26 Moody Investors- partic pfd.__ Morris Plan. Corp of America:—._:10c States- Tel Jan 2,050 4% 4% Jan 18 3% v 3 ... Molybdenum --.Corpi/::?——<v' ; 8 Monogram Pictures common^i_— ;7 3% Mountain Jan 5% 45% 61% 9% 3% 300 3% 19% Service common—.—:* 10 54% 43 Apr 7% 19% 775 1,100 • Producers Mar 9% 9% May Feb 4% ' Wojil -Co common...——::_:50e -i .8% 4¥t% convertible preferred—— 50 MtotagvCorp-of Canada—;.*•;> Minnesota Power Bi Light 5% pfd__ 100 >> com 6 7% Pneumatic Apr 8"% 10y4 Mar 23% 21% Miller Monroe Loan Society Montana Dakota Feb 2% ♦ -Apr Feb .'23% Mar common 4% 4% . .. 600 59% 1 Abrasive Mountain Feb 5% dividend shares— Missouri Public Jan 10 29 Jan 6 4% common—50c Pittsburgh Metallurgical Pleasant Valley Wine Co. Jan 9% . 6% Mar 300 11% 9%; 11 —__* Midwest Piping & Supply common:—,* " " Mid-West Refineries—.—1 v!\' i 23 105 14 .26 % Ex-distribution Midland Oil Corp $1 conv Midland Steel Products— Co 7 9 < Feb 7% 700 8% " 9 9 Apr 2% Rubber Pittsburgh Bess & Lake Erie RR Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 7% May 10 Apr 61% .2.50 i• Corp-f Midwest- Oil Apr Feb 5% Apr 101% 1 Piper Aircraft Corp common— Pitney-Bowes Inc.— Apr 9% 3% 43 — Mid-West 5% 4«% 600 2,100 2 250 5% 45% * Jan 400 104 103 5% 6Vs Feb 20 —— Pioneer Gold Mines Ltd 6% May Feb 5% 7% 2% 2% High 6% May 4 300 • * Pinchin Jan Jan 5y, ~6% & 4% Pierce 7% May Feb s ~T:5 Pharis Tire 4% 5% Mar 7,900 Philadelphia Co common...—.... Phillips Packing Co... Jan 3^ Mar 110% Feb 3% 4,900 r_15 T_———1 Middle States Petroleum class A v t c:_l Class B v t c__. I _L_ ——1 Midvale 5% - Apr Low 6% 104 2.50 ... Range Since January 1 High 6 2% * 100 pfd— — Pep Boys (The) Pepperell Mfg Co Perfect Circle Corp.— 12% Mar 25 y4 4 Feb -.5% 10b Michigan Sugar Co common.....^...* 6% preferred . 10 Micromatic Hone Corp__ $2 non-pum . - .Jan 44% A common Shares 4% ... Penn Water & Power Co— May 2 Feb 9% 900 11% 20% 23/a 7% ;_1 Corp common Participating preferred—,: Middle West i 8 Elec class Penn Power & Light 4%% Traffic Co 3- % May 37 Va Mar 125 39% 100 Metal Textile Feb 1% Mar 22% Mar . 10% 2va „_ Michigan Bumper Corp Michigan Steel Tube.._ 6% 7,800 & Low for Week 6% _1 common Penn 6% May Feb 20 20/4 warrants; Co.- May 4% 3,100 Penn Gas May 17 500 1% 32'/2 31 :Ii% .1 ( 12 8% 2,200 8 7%. 3 1% ——.1 Scott 614 38% ; preferred Iron 1,100 Feb -13% Mar 8.000 17 „,, Co & Co Chapman & 6%% i 1 Dredging Johnson Menasco 12 15% 31% — „ 10% 6 common Corp Sales Range of Prices - Exchange Penn-Dixie Cement warrants.:. 17 ,—10 McClanahan Oil Co common McCord Curb High Pennroad 11% Harris common.:.. •_—— McAIeer Mig Co common-_,„„'_....l Massey York Last Sale Price STOCKS— Shares M Marion Week's Friday lor Week of Prices Par 14 Sales Range Sale Price Exchange MAY — _7>a 45 7% 44 7% 1,300 46 Va 1,300 28 V4 May 22% May 29% 4% Jan , Apr Jan 25% Feb 7% Mar Feb 46% May 5 Feb Feb 4% Jan 6% Jan 1 Feb 1% Mar 36 3% 4 500 3% • 5% 5% 100 2.78 1 Va 1 Va 200 4 41% May Jan May 31 32 COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE (2160) 17, 1948 EXCHANGE CURB YORK NEW May" Monday, bange for week ENDED MAY 14 Week's Friday Last STOCKS— York Curb Exchange New of Prices Par Corp common*. -1 ,20 preferred — Standard Forglngs Corp —— 3 3% (Ky) preferred 2% Mar 17% Mar 11 10% 11% .10 28 y* 27% '28% 2% 2 Yb '2% 30,000 2% 2% 2% 200 103% 20 • 106 — —— ~8 Jan 102 Feb 7% 8 900 6%j Mar —I. 5% 4%; 3% 5% 4,000 ZVa 3% 500 3% Feb 2»/a Feb 4% 4% 4% 2,200 3% Mar Standard Products Co——„ —; Starrett (The) —I Corp ♦ Steel Co of Canada 68 64% 68 17 18 600 8 8 111 —1 1% 4,000 5 Vat 7% 14.800 13% 13% 14%, 830 18% 34% 18 19% 31% 6% 5% » *25c — ■ Superior Portland Cement, Inc—Superior Tool & Die Co— **. Swan Pinch Oil Corp—-—* • - 16 III -15 1% 1,400 27 y8 Jan 347« May 6% 3,700 5% Apr 225 3% lA4.r 14 . 2% Mar 10 200 88)4 91)4 1st mtge 4s ser 3Va Jan 14% Apr j.j 86% J-J common*—--—, ,—*l Technicolor Inc common*:..—. Texas Power Si Light 11% .*:** 100 VA M-tt !—I*" 105% Elec Marelli A-O 1112% 120 Shovel Thew Co 3f-N !-* *1993 B_*_—******1993 61 60 J-J M-J Jan li% 18% 19% 19% 13% 14 1,100 12% Feb 14% 500 11% Mar 15% 7% 100 5% Feb 14% Stocks-— 53 Tobacco Security Trust Co Ltd—/ Amer dep rets ord regis——*. 7% • 53 1,300 I .5s dep rets def regis—*__ iy. —*• Todd Shipyards Corp—— Toledo Edison 4 Va c,'o pfd————.. IiOo ■ 95 warrants-*--**** *110 Jan 1% 1,100 1 Mar 3,600 4'/a Mar 6% 34,700 1% Feb * v 2% 31 —; 6% *:7-7;,' 9% 3% 31 ■ 7% 10 :>•' ■ Apr 31 Feb 9 , 9% Mar 12 C:—i- 1955 Jan Union Gas of Canada.—-—*< 5% 2% ; . 1% Jan 5% 5% 3,300 7%' 7% 1,000 ; 95% Corp United Elastic Corp 44 50 43,200 33% 19% 20 19% 21% 1 Jan 250 31% 43,400 Apr 16 Feb 20y« 17% 2,200 Feb Apr 30 Jan 29% Jan 245 •*—— , 1% 1% 7% ,—25 59 1% 39 7% 200 57% 49% 2,025 40 39 80 400 common.—— .—I U S Air Conditioning Corp—— .-10c U 8 Foil Co class B ——*—* —1 U S and. International Securities 11% Feb 3% 3,500 8,100 82% 225 9 9% 3 2% 3 17% 16% 3%, ■3 17% '.'I 81 -1 70% 15% 1% 2 3% 2% 3% 2,900 2)4 82 Vi May Jan Universal Consolidated 'Oil.*—:** —10 Universal Insurance— .—10 63% 61% 64% 1,800 38% Jan Universal Products Co common— ...10 26 7 *——*:. —5 25% 3y» ■ 26 21% 12% 800 21' ";';, 3 Utah Power Si Light common—* 8,300 : * 18 Va may Feb 19% Mar 300 3% May 67'4 23% Mar 3% 2,100 21% 700 2% Jan 3 1% Apr 25 Apr 3% May . Feb 2 21 18% 1% Feb . 18 U S Rubber Reclaiming Co.——: —1 United Stores Corp com—. -50c Sugar* 21 r 29 19% Mar 25% 21 21% J-D $104% J-J 109% €3 • F-A Petroleum:——. .20c '■ .. —*' 7% 7% 65% Af-S 103% A-O '20 — 107 lOl^i £v 109% 102 67 58 e V; 106% A-O 102 90 15 I 101% 102 9 , 105 106% J-D : , A. 90 82% 92 103% 104% 104% J-J i 7% 104% { 104 VA 104 % t: 25% ,25% ■'$13" M-N 105 :106 \;4p4'i — ■/•#«» 150% 151% A-O ;■ 1951 100 100 : ^ .1 - 151% 140 Ve ■ : __ $113% <; I M-S : J-J 98 34 104% 13 104% I 99 ,,104% 104% F-A. 105 105 M-N A Starrett A-O 97% 2 ^ ; 104%, 105%' ■ 101% .14 : I'n>" 6,?. • , 1 102 ' 1966 A-O Stinnes (Hugo) Corp— '•■■:£' tpA A7-4S 3rd stamped. 1946 Stinnes (Hugo) Industries— -lv A7-4s 2nd stamped—-——1946 63% 96Va 102 114% 116 .e;:. 64% .101 >100% 105)4 3 ' 115 105% .98 ' 115 101% 101% 105% 30 . 105 ; 102' 101 113% 113% 100% 101 Spalding (A G) 103% lOff .. 104% 104% J-J 08 v -*;,:£ $104% 105 Va .. A-O 5& 1*——.—.1989 Corp Inc 5s—1950 100 $99% ■: A-O 3s*—-1965 trust 103 24 25% i ; mtge 3s—_*——* — —1971 Southwestern Gas A Elec 3)4s—1970 collateral .. 101% 103 Va 105 106% 101% 102% 1 106% 106% ; 67 102% 104 ;: , 103% 103% J-J 1st 5s 4:: ** $106% J-D ——:*:—1973; Southern California Gas 3%s.—*1970 V Southern Counties Gas (Calif) — • 28 Va 16 103% 105 M-N 3%s series A.^:— 63 Va 75 22 30% 21 8: 30 , . Hydro-Electric Co— ; ;■ .£'v A6VaS with Aug 1 1940 coupon—1953 A6%s ex Aug 1 1947 coupon*:—1953 $25 A-O 30 25 J-J - 25 25 11 Ternl Jan United Electric Service Co— 7s ex Dec 27 %'fp . 27 :X : 2 ■ II 19 38 , $13 ;'■> United Electric Co of N J 4s—*—1949 22% Jan J-D $102% 102% 103% : 1940 coupon*.—1956 1 1947 coupon 25% 25% $13 1956 Waldorf-Astoria. Hotel—.v.. 25% 27% . ■; MS —1954 income debs— 76 76 107 ; 107 72 10 77 Mar 10 Jan Washington Water Power 3%s—1964 J-D 7 102 V* 107% 98 Jan West Penn Electric A-O 106% 106% 1 106 107% 9*4 Apr 4% May Jan West Penn Traction J-D .,;$117% 119% — 117. 120 7 80 8 . • Apr 5% Feb 1,300 -'* 1 Venezuela Syndicate Inc——*— Vogt Manufacturing '7% "* " 61% .' - 20 >V; 7 A 44 is $101% 104 A-O Joaquin Lt Si Pow 6s B—-1952 A 5s .—5' 26 - to— Scullin Steel inc mtge 3s. Southern California Edison ■■ —1 27. . 26"^ , 55% : ' 2 109% 109% M-N A Valspar Corp common——*.. $4 convertible preferred.—*, 26 17% 17% 61% J-J Af-S Apr May Jan 3% Feb 26 16'/a ' 58% 1952 1963 —.*—*—-1970 „V A7s with Dec 1 Venezuelan 12 i ,'V." 25% -$i3 6%s series A.:.*————_ 1952 Jan 41% Jan 10 Apr 3% Apr 17% Apr 2% Mar 9% preferred with warrants, Utah-Idaho 59% Safe Harbor Water Power Corp 3S.1981 Jan 2 10% 62% 38% Jan, 8% Feb 1,300 1 United ' Specialities U S Radiator common———-, 1% Mar 7y« May 54% Mar 7% :7, 247% Feb Jan 800 26"" 17 17% ' 27% 28 17% I *:'"- ■■.:'■ 126)4 ■ San ' 1st -~—*m 27 126% J-J Queens Borough Gas & Electric— Jan Feb 25 United Shoe Machinery common. —23; $5 ■ r A6%s ex Oct 1 1947 coupon.:—1960 £ Public Service of New Jersey— . 6% perpetual certificates—.—- 21% May 20 .—• United Profit Sharing com.*—... .*25c 10 ek preferred-*—**********—; -10 * Jil": T-J Hydro-Electric Co— 1 A6%s With Oct 1 1940 coupon—1960 A Apr 34% Jan •A Feb Amer dep rets ord regis—— United NJ RR & Canal-—— -100 Preferred 18 28 27% Piedmont May United Molasses Co Ltd— •' 26 126)4 25% 1956 4%s Valley RR— 3%s 4% Mar 44 38% Mar V United Milk Products common.—:—*** Preferred '125% 24 Va Pennsylvania Water & Power 3%$-1964 Jan 62 Apr 3 V* 100 f« 33 19% 21% —* 96% Apr 91% Mar 5,300 v ' warrants:—:.— United Oas Corp common——*———10 United Light A Railways———*.*7 ■■'■ Jan %Jan; 59 44 • common——* 95% "4% :r4% 4% United Aircraft Products com———50C United 8V« 6% Apr 102% 103%; 105% ■' ■ *$3.75 pfd series A—*— Union Stock Yards of Omaha*.**—100 United Chemicals Apr 5% Mar 6 • Union Investment Co*—_1*——4 Union Oil Co of California^- 6% 1 • F-A 1903 Milwaukee Gas & Light 4%s 1967 New England Power 3%s__ 1961 NYft Westchester Ltg 4s*—-—*.2004 Ohio Power 1st mtge 3 )4s——.1968 ; 1st mtge 3s*—,—; ———.1971". Park Lexington 1st mtge 3s*..—1964 2% Mar 4% Mar 600 ' 105 56 V '•. £ McCord Corp deb U 2 100% 1 '"" J-D ctfs——*-. Superpower 6s—— Extended at 4% Realization Corp*.—:*10c Unexcelled Chemical Corp*, ,—*—*5 105 1941 coup)—**; 1955 1947 coupon A 7s ex Nov 1 Midland Ulen 60 ■ 103% 60 ' V 103 Va lOOVa 60 102 102% , Kansas Electric Power 3Vas——*. 1966 Kansas Power & Light 3Vas —. 1969 Jan 300 M-N 61 100% 1101% :^hY-A: i 31 38 ' 103% $101% Hydro-Electric CO— A Italian May 6 29 Va Mar . 59 1103 A7s with Nov 1 1940 coupon— 1952 v 25 142 1101%. J-J A Debenture escrow Isarco 1% Feb 500 31 Interstate Power Co— 3% May 1% 44 102% £*.:;:-";; ,, A-O (July 1941 coupon)—:—. 1952 A7s 62 29% 97% I A-O — —Jan (Aug 1941 coupon)—*—. 1957 1952 A 7s series* F— ——— Jan 97; M-3 A7s Apr Feb 92 3% I- 111 88 375 55% 8 36 1949 A6%6. (Dec 1 1% Jan Feb 100 5 -77 5% . 13 18 120% J-D A 7s series E_——, 1957 7% Feb 95 x94% 7, 1% 5% Hi Tung-Sol Lamp Works com—— 80c convertible preferred—— , 'I 110 107 110 Tonopah Mining of Nevada «_*. —-i Trans Lux Corp.*——•*—*—•:*. „*i Inc.-! 6% Feb ' -•: 1958 series A6%s 100 VA109 112% 115 44 j.j Indianapolis power & Lt 3)4s—**. 1970 Apr 100 VA 97 VA 104 Va : B.——————-Jan 1949 International Power Sec— 7% Apr 53 Apr 49% Mar 10 53 10 ! Jan 21 Feb 16 .£i , 18% May , 1,100 1961 1963 14% Jan 14 14 —I ' *_*—.*_——*--**— : .1950 series 98% — 37 : Power 3%s 6s 88 VA 106% 101% 102 Bank— Hygrade Food 6s ser A 16VaMay 59 Va Apr, 19'/« May 78 102 61 41 Ms f 1956 Mfg Co— Guantanamo & Western 6s Jan 124 Feb 18% Tivoli Brewing Co Tobacco Si Allied r 11% 18% common——. III Roofing Inc——-*————. —i Tishman Realty St Construction. —l Tri-Continental Xl5% May Jan 118% Jan 10 1,100 common—*——. .—3 Tilo Trunz 11% 11,000 - 16% 16% New-, common' Thor Corporation Amer 120 44 Texon Oil Si Land Co————*—. —2 stamped : 7 ■:'£: 113 5s 107 — 125% Green Mountain 105% 105% 475 100 Va 100% 105% 106% ■'Vy: Grand Trunk Western Ry 4s Jan 31% Feb 29 1,200 X15% 14 Xl5% 7% pfd—. Iioo . 11% May 10% Feb 200 30 ' 103 14 ; 3%s...—**1965 Elmira Water Lt & RR 5s Ercole 11% 29 30 22 88)4 105 UOOVa 102 Jt-O 02% 93% 104 106% 106% AO'/aS ex Nov 1 1947 coupon.—, 1953 Corp 81 82% 6 87% J-D A 1st mtge 4s ser & Fuel A Eastern Gas Jan Finland Residential Mtge Tampa Electric Co common—— 8 106% 106% 106% 168 98% 102 75 ( Feb 109% 111 162 3 86% A6%s with Nov 1 1940 coupon*. ,1953 Taggart w*. ' 104 V« 104)4 Jf-Q :—*—1954 Delaware Lack A Western RR— £ Lackawanna "of N "J Division—* Jan 7 16% 13% Mar 1,600 16 103 City)— (Bait 4y2s— Gen mtge Jan 20% Jan. Feb. 1 • 2%s ser 1st ref mtge Apr 15 ya 16 Va Mar • •' •• 104% 104% A-O *—1969 Q——1976 1981 ;— 1962 1st ref 2%s series R 2%s conv debs Consolidated Gas 14% Jan Jan 96 .103% 106 166 87% 90% • M-a , Jan 13% Apr 3% 7 14 7% 34% 15% ; 3% 13 77:V77j:$7; ,if . Feb Va 5% Jan 1,150 - 1 Stop Si Shop Inc..—————Stroock (S> A Co common—**Sunbeam, Cbrp Sun Ray Drug common—: • lis Corp*-- (Hugo) 1 %' 7 Mt * Stetson (J B) Co common—*.—— Stinnes "v/a 107% 92% 100 , ■ 1st ref mtge 3s ser P High 102% 51 101)4 101% 88% M-3 ...Jan 1966 Debenture 5s.——**—**—.*«*:-■*1958 Debenture 5s—-—* —-1969 Debenture 3s— —— 1977 Consol Gas El Lt Si Pwr (Bait)— 8% Jan 2y« Jan 7y4Mar 100 1 1 — 15 101)4 j.j (20Vc redeemed)——**——1948 A5%s (20% redeemed!—1954 Jan 19 Va 15% Mar Low .18 1155 J-D Cities Service 5s May 26% May Feb 22 (A) & Co common Sterling Aluminum Products-.—Sterling Brewers Inc.———-— {Sterling Engine Co — Sterling Inc. _ — No. . 1110% 112 -t'T- Q-r Steel A5s 68 52% Feb 130 17 Stein J-D Edison Boston 5% Apr 3J/a Apr 5%, Jan * M-V Range Since January 1 Sold High 106% 107% 98% 99% 99% J-J '6s.——*r.***1998 2%s—*——«———1970 {Central States Electric Corp— 2% May 110 Apr 8% Jan Bonds — 5s series C*—*—— Bethlehem 2% May 1 % Mar lVs —1' Standard Tube class B—.*—$—, Standard-Thomson Corp. Belt Telephone of Canada— Jan 29 25% Feb Friday's 102% 103 1106 106% j.j Associated 19% Feb 11% Apr Feb 9% 1,000 4,200 or Bid St Asked J-D Appalachian Elec Power 3%s— 1870 Electric 4%s*^,——-»—1953 Assoc Tel Si Tel deb 5Va9 A ...1955 Atlantic City Electric 3'4s —1964 23% Jan 3% Jan 50 -1 ——v. Standard Power A Light com— Common class B—-— $7 100 18 Sale Price Low 11% Jan 1,500 > 3% , 18 $1.60 convertible Feb 8% Last Period ' Exchange „ 19% Mar 3,100 21% 21% , Standard Dredging Standard Oil 10 8% 10 High Low Week's Range Interest BONDS York Curb New Range Since January 1 Shsres Wffk Low Standard Cap A Seal common—— -1 .10 Convertible preferred-—*— Friday Sales for Week Range, ,, Sale Price 9 5,600 4% 4% 4% 4,200 2% Mar 13% 13% 13% 300 xl2% Feb 5s_—_.____ 5s.————I960 Western Newspaper Union— 14 6s cony s 2030 107 • f debentures.—— F-A £ 1959 £ 1 100% 100% *100% 103% . W Waco Aircraft Co—... —— 3% 7% ■ preferred Waitt A Bond Inc..*j*_: y5 $2 > Watch Co 3% 300 9% 9% 200 _„_i ———__30 *1— : Ward Baking Co warrants— Warner Aircraft Corp. v 5 38 y3 *20 _— Weyenberg Shoe Mfg—; —_ Willsoa Wilson Corp.—: (R C) & Co.— Products Brothers Inc ...23 (F W) pfd lVa Feb 2% Mar 6% Mar 8% Jan 2% 7% ii4% 155 deposit receipts:— preference——* * Wright Hargreaves Ltd ' 6 % For footnotes see page 33. *iQ 29- v 112 38% May Jan 115% Feb 161 25% Mar 29 33 140 *• 150 37% 275 100 14% 14% 15% • 10,% 14'% 23% Mar 39% Apr 25 Vi Jan 14% May 700 10% 3,200 . &%■ 100 350 11% 6% 18 y2 Jan 12 150 '6% 7 2,000 is y2 19 225 13% Feb 16% 17% Mar ' 24 22% 1,200 Jan: May Feb 10 Va May 9% May Feb 11% Jan 6% 10 12% Mar ,3%. Feb 7 14 Jan 19 17 Feb 95 19 Jan 2 11% 11% 12 200 17.% 17 17^ 800 13 Feb • May May 22% May 102 10% Mar l Apr 14 Jan 19 ' y« Jan 7% Apr '2% York Curb Agricultural Mortgage Bank (Col>— A 20-year 7s.*., April 1946 A20-year 7s..——_—...Jan 1947 Bogota (see Mortgage Bank of) ACauca Valley 7s —.1948 Danish Cons Municipal Loan- Last Week's Range or Friday's Period Exchange Sale Price Bid A Asked i Low A-O $61% - 9% Jan 7,300 2 Mar 2% Jan J-J ; 5%s. External 5s*_**_*_—*—*—*1953 F-A Danzig Port A Waterways— AExternal 6%s stamped..:*,—1952 ALima City (Peru) 6V2s stamped*1958 Maranhao stamped (Plan A) Interest AMedellin 61% J-D M-N 1955 External High Bonds j ; niViyii Ai Range Since • Sold January 1 Low NO. ■ 'High J-J 161% 70 $50 72 $7% $11 reduced to 2%s——2008 M-N 7s J-D 433 p r"3;' 1951 39'^ , 84%^;84Vj .» 6^-;£78 ' 8 • $28 stamped. .62% 1 35 $55 65% 61% -£ 61% $33 , M-J ' 7 14 14 1 24 34 33 15 • 30 • , 39% Mortgage Bank of Bogota— (issue, of A7s (issue of Oct. May 1927)— 1927)-—. AMortgage Bank bfs Chile 6s 2% Interest V . A7s ' 5s £1 • New BONDS Apr May May X22% Mar 200 14% 9Va Friday " -r/-" - ' 23 . VA'} Apr .» 20 - 29 Jan 13 ' L£d— -'American 1% Apr 1,200 100 £ 5 X21% Woodley Petroleum ^ 2% Mar 800 0% I 5% preferred w w Winnipeg Elec common Woolworth 5,650 5 22% ; 23% 1 * common Wisconsin Pwr & Lt 4%% Woodall Industries Inc 1 5 6y# 114 10 ' Wickes <The) 2% Mar ' 154 l —* Whitman (Wm)' & Co. Wichita' River Oil Corp Williams 7% —.10 — SVa Mar 3,000 7% 29. Westmoreland Coal*— — 800 -500 4 A" 4% • Foreign Governments & Municipalities Jan 2% 1% 10% 3% 2 Manufacturing. *.1.25 West Texas Utilities $6 preferred.—_f Western Maryland Ry 7% 1st pfd—100 Western Tablet & Stationery-com—_* Westmoreland Inc 9% May 110% Feb 1% 3% —l Wentworth Feb Feb 9% 10 _i * 3% Mar 1% Feb 8 110% 100 preferred*— cum "Waltham 3% 9% Wagner Baking voting trust ctfs ext.* Mortgage Bank of Denmark 55 jr-N 1947 1931 *-1972 42% A-O 1947 ■ $42 J-D j-n $60 42 % $22 42V8-"~4#:- 74 - 44% 44% 1 ■_* 22 22 71 81 Volume 167Number 4699 THE COMMERCIAL & .FINANCIAL CHRONICLE • NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED MAT Curb East . . Bonds Friday's or Bid & Asked Sale Price Period Exchange Below Range Since Sold . t , „ t Parana stamped .(Plan A) Interest reduced to 2 Vis. Peru (Republic of)— *: is to 2%s (ser Low A5%s r High Low No. listed High J-J 1997 J-J •>' *25% . the daily closing averages of representative stocks and bonds the New York Stock Exchange as compiled by Dow, Jones & Co* -Stocks- 26'A 27 13% — 15% -Bonda- 10 176 m 2% —2012 6%s -1919 23l/4 3% M-5 3% 2% J-J 1921 : —— 23% J-D 3% 2% 2% 277 3% 3% 2%. 66 Rail* Date— 24 18 6 , ae Indus* 143k 14 141/4 (Plan A) Government on . .—2008 ABODE)— Rio de Janeiro stamped ' Interest reduced to ARussian ' ,if are January 1, ' ' .'.if: Averages 14 Week's Rang* Friday Interest BONDS New York . Stock and Bond May 3'/a Total |f Utili¬ IS Indus¬ roads ties It Demi 182.50 ,58.73 34.68 67.65 Grade UtUI- 40 trials Stocki Grade Rails Rett* tlee Bends "701.60 trials 8_ ie first 105.29 9020 103.13 100.05 May •No par value, •Friday's bid and asked prices; A Bonds being traded flat. ^Reported in receivership. 192.94 58.96 34.65 67.81 101.47 105.29 90.32 103.05 100.03 lli._——- 183.75 59.12 34.76. 68.06 101.50 105.23. 90.36 103.10 100.64 May 12,. 183.95 59.45 35.00 68.28 101.55 105.35 90.71 103.10 100.17 May 13-.—— 184.82 59.91 35.09 68.63 101.44 105.40 91.15 103.14 100.28 14— 188.60 62.24 "35.54 70.29 101.49 105.59 91.54 103.30 100.48 May sales being transacted during current week. no 10—— May Deferred delivery transaction (not Included in year's range), d Ex-Interest, eOdd-lot transaction (not Included in year's range), f Ex-distribution, g Ex-stock div. hExn Under-the-rule transaction principal. (not included in year's range), r Transaction for cash (not included in year's range). x Ex-dividend, y Ex-rights. a * Abbreviations used above—"cod," certificates of deposit; "cons," Consolidated; "cum," cumula¬ tive; "conv," convertible; "M,'.' mortgage; "n-v," non-voting stock; "v t c," voting trust certificates; "f i," when issued; "w w," with warrants; "xw," without warrants. Transactions at the/New Yorlt Stock Transactions at the New York Curb Daily, Weekly and Yearly Exchange * Week Ended May 14, 1948 Shares Saturday—— Monday— Tuesday—————. —„ 638,660 — 1,442,050 United States Bank Foreign Bonds Government - Total Bond 1 314,000 4,555,000 369,000 14,000 "Kooo 3,836,500 4,775,100 / 7,383,000 364,000 11,000 5,000 ; 5,163.100 7,763,000 11,220,220 $23,646,700 $2,008,000 $142,000 $15,000 4,281.600 15,000 i 1948 58,000 199,000 - 354,465 133,000 118,000 3,000 254,000 — 459,430 274,000 —— 920,760 ———- — Friday—— ;" Total——— 389,000 5,394,985 $26,500 ; Stocks—No. of shares- $359,500 Bonds 2,837,000 35,336,880 28,286^300 390,272,100 376,698,600 142,000. 1,219,000, ,210000 18,587,000 2,008,000 — Railroad & Industrial— ' ,V ,:V 23,646,700 Domestic $1,176,500; . $1,048,000 394,000 $30,000 $1,605,000 Jan, 1 to Week Ended May 14 May 14 1947 1948 1947 : 2,892,415 • 27,549,372 31,668,688 $21,706,000 $23,143,000 3,897,000 2,554,000 1,490,145 Foreign corporate $1,784,000 $1,048,000 ——, i 527,000 Foreign government— ' 7,000 - / " Bonds U. S. Government—. International Bank— 11,000 $527,000 307,000, 1948 1947 98,253,466 .113,144,942 «$15,000 v . 47,000 80,000 216,000 V 2,892,415 Jan, t to May 14 1948 ,1947 11,220,220 Stocks—No. of shares— Foreign—: 230,000 169,000 190,000 v J Week-Ended May 14 . 3,000 , $64,000 $25,811,700 4,160,000 1,750,080 Wednesday—; Thursday———. .Friday—— ;Total— Total $6,000 511,765 Thursday $5,000 3,744,600 331,000 522,000 59,000 1,526,200 Foreign Corporate $25,000 450,865 Wednesday-- 2,026,730 < $33,000 Tuesday— 2,734 000 $43~000 . Foreign 185,130 , Government Domestic Share), .Monday— $1,315,000 $108,000 14,1948 Saturday——————. Sales Bonds Bonds Bonds $1,207,000 2.377,000 Bonds (Par Value) of Week Ended May Int'l" Railroad Number of and Miscel. ,Stocks (Number Daily, Weekly and Yearly Stocks, Exchange 178,000 . 30,000 $1,976,000 v — 884,000 215,000 $26,487,000 .14,000 $1,605,000 V $25,912,000 . • ——-—1— Total ■ * $25,811,700. $19,832,500 # $406,161,400 $428,805,480 Total — OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE FOR WEEK 'ENDED MAY 14 Week's Friday Baltimore Stock Week's. Friday for Week Shares .. Low Arundel Corporation * 5% 1st .preferred v t c—100 Brager Eisenberg Inc -i--——-_^1 : ' Ex $40 cash 16% 150 13% , > ;i:. v ; 100 . ■" 40 177 • 10% paid May 10 ; Mount Vernon-Woodberry Mills— ■;'f Common''' ———20100 6.75% 1 prior preferred-i:^-—-^.--lOO 10% , 100":108 — ■ ^ 158 May '* 105 87 j 10% May . 105* Jan Jan 506V .105 «v 49% . 108 n —2 Casualty— Amsterdam 8; FidelityMs Guaranty.—-———SO ; ;■' \ 'V 27 £ v ; —20 Western National Bank • . -: 27 'C : 51% 52 i : 44 — 44 438 ■ , ^ Feb 25 Jan 95 44% Feb 52 42 Jan 44 86,„ 75c 61c 75c (N H) -50 — •5% Suburban 1975 55 / : 55 if' $1,000 45 : Mar Elec Securities , 485/ 7*. ,, :,/3%" Feb 20% 5% 1.4 11% Apr;. 5% Feb 168 13 Va Feb Jan 39% Apr +.16%, Feb 110 Apr 125 Feb 30 69 1,515., 5% 85c 38c Feb 107% Mar Apr Apt J Jan 7% Mar 15 Jan 14% 13% 14% 667 11% Mar 14% May Xl6%" 17% common. 17% 100 11'4 17% May 37% 39% Feb 34% Mar 320 39% 335 . 39% May : ' —5 ——— ■>". 50 / ,36% 39% Union Twist Drill 91% Jan 83 14%, C-. Jan 68 : 13% ' Torrington Co bonds— Baltimoro Transit Co 4s 5% lnc———- Stone is Webster 20% 6 12% Jan Mar Feb 14^i Mar 445 38% 11% 7' 10%'Mar 10 37% , Feb 6 113 3,400 18% 38% 20% ,r .110 110 —„——„^100 Mills-'—/ ^hawmut Assn—.—— May May , 90 , 30c 25% May -13% Apr 18 May 54c Apr 469 474 11%' 90 ' * ' Jan 2,150 18 35c, 11 18 > Reece Corp Rexall Drug, Inc——:—— .2.50 28% Jan $0, 10 16% Pennsylvania RR Quincy Mining Co ' New 305 47C, Pacific May 106 19% Mar 12%'.' High 54 41% Mar 12% ————,—_—5 24 120; 11% Northern RR Apr Low 50% 25% North Butte Mining———L—2.50 Feb • Range Since January 1 High 50% New England Jan' 23 40 Mar V 79., i;V: 65 ' Shares 23% National. Service Cos—— 1 Jan 5 ■ Transportation div for Week Electric System—20 New England Tel & Tel——100 Nash-Kel vinator 16% Jan Jan Feb 144 High , i.i.v'2-...Mari. 12 'Apr'*1'' 238 19% 40 ' : 152 .160 160 / . 4'A ii;.,: 471 40 , — Fidelity & Deposit Co—————20 Merchants 'is- Miners i9 15% 2% .,4% . Zow High 15%. Baltimore Transit Co coni v t c ' Mergenthaler Linotype il———ij-* Mullins Mfg Corp common ——1 Narragansetfc' Racing AssnJ „-1 . " " Par > Range Since January 1 Sales . Range of Prices Last: 1 Sale Price Low Range Sale Price : . stocks— j. Sales . of Prices Last STOCKS— Exchange 35% Mar 42 3,202 48% Feb 56% Jan 875 54% Mar 66 38% Feb 38% Feb 62% Apr 40% Apr 45% Apr 31% May v Jan ; United Fruit Co United Week's Friday •stocks— Range Sale Price American Tel .loo Tel- & American Woolen Anaconda Copper 155% ; - 56% 58 — —25 — pfd— -100 Bigelow-Sanford Carpet 6% Shares Range Since January 1, „ . Low ? 153% 155% 3,825 147% Mar . 'Stamped; 25 •—— Boston Elevated 122% 37% '■v372 Railway— 127% Xl31% 40% 125 30% Feb 125 Apr 17% Feb 20 20% 120% 124 42% Friday 249 - 42% 2,670 115 / Mar. 36% Feb " :■ May 21 -.v/-'''.;Par ■: Acme Steel Co 125% Feb 19% 26 46% 19% ♦ 80 31% 814 ' 25 Feb 47% 135 I 19% Jan 22% Feb 32 Feb 48 3 May 12 4 10-54'' Alum Allied Laboratories common - '9% 5% 100 12 12 154' 400 3% Feb 6 , 21% Mar 1,150 155% • Mar 148 1,100 Maj/ 10 V4 May Mar 12 9% Feb 400 26 155% May 7% Feb 54 1,100 ' 6 24% High Low 54 ' 100 10% 12 : Range Since January 1 Shares 54 25% : ♦ Amerioan Tel & Tel Co capital 54 5% * for Week High 10% 1 Castings : 5 Aetna Ball Bearing common——* 19% Apr 28 Mar 456 ———. — Sales • of Prices Low .., Admiral Corp common— 42% Apr 210 19% 25% -100 V Sale Price • 131% Jan . ——————— 45% 28 Week's Range Last 38% Apt Advanced Boston Herald Traveler Corp—_ • Chicago Stock Exchange 155% May 52% May 52% 20% Z100 Boston it Albany RR——.. Boston Edison ,.131% 39% . 44% 31% .12% . High 36% Mar* .50% » Son Inc———. is 39 —10 —w--—— STOCKS— Bird v 59% Westinghouse Electric Corp High 36% 52% 50 —- - 54% 58% for Week Low Par Rubber- 56% 1-25 Sales of Priees Last ■ S U Exchange _• common- ————. Machinery preferred 6% Boston Stock Shoe . May, 26 May 155% May' Boston t Maine RR— prior preferred preferred stamped-i -100 6% .100 3 5% class A 1st pfd stamped— .100 7%' 7% ■ cl C 1st pfd stamped—— .100 7% Boston Personal Calumet it Century Shares Trust Cities Service Eastern Mass 8% 8% * Prop Trust- Hecla— 47 16% 17 6% —iL— 3 - 63 8 : 8% 49% 213 5% Jan 100 6% 5% Mar 310 17 29.94 29.94 —; —— ■- 13% Mar 105 30 224 57% 6% Feb 27,46 Mar 31% Feb , '9;'. Armour Apr, Apr 5 Apr 1 commort-^,———5 Avco Manufacturing Corp -————3 13 14' Asbestos Mfg Co common;————1 Automobile Washer common 3 9% Apr 17 & Co /. ,, : > 1% 2 3,450 1% Feb 4% 2 > 4% 2,200 4% 6% 400 3% 1,700 4% Ffeb 14% Jan 2% Jan Feb 6% 6% 37 18% , 11% Mar 14 36% 4% Apr ,, 6% Apr May 7% Apr 29.94 May — 57 % May Street Ry— . 6 % 1st preferred; series -A— .100 66% 66% 12 66% Jan 72% Mar 6% preferred B —.^-1— pfd. adjustment—— .100 86 86 20 81 21% 21% 70 ...460 — X18 , 11% . 14%* 32%. Feb 40 660 17%- Feb, 11 Mar 20% Jan 450 14% 16 + 100 v 14 ' 250 16 16 10% 10% 10% 55% 57% 300 (new)—-2% 27 26 common—.—-1 13 14 13 12% 9% Mar 15 300 57% •• Mar 300 37% 16 3i 11%; - Feb Jan 13 14% Apr 17 Jan 11 Jan 93 -100 Bastian-Blessing Co coranSbn————• Belden Mfg Co common———10 Berghoff Brewing Corp. 1 Binks Manufacturing Co capital 1 Bliss & Laughlin Iric common—_2% Borg (George W) Corp 10. 5% Eastern SS Lines Inc common.— 21 \ 21 21% Employers Group - Assoc ; 30 29 30 —— First National Stores-—-—^—. ; General Capital Corp General Electric Zi — — ———. Gillette KennecottCopper ' Maine Central RR '5% preferred <•— l——1 Mathieson Chemical Corp - For footnotes see page 42. 100. 100 * • Jan 54% 400 49% Mar 58% Jan 45.00 37 38.90 Feb 39% 3,048 31% Mar 35% 37 1,182 28 '. 3% 4 v". 56 11 ::52% 900 658 Feb 39% May 37 May 3% Jan 4% Apr 42% Feb -66% Apr 15 14% Jan 16 Mar 315 0% Feb 11 May 52%. 55%: 195 .31% Feb 36% 50 55% May 36% May 14%,.-14%- >" Borg-Warner Corn common——5 Brach is Sons (E J) capital—• Bruce Co Burd <E L) Piston common Ring ■- ; 60% 750 60% ' 9% Apr 45% 21 300 Mar 62 - Apr 27 16% May Feb 9% Mar 14 May; 26 , , 57% May May 12% Mar 51 206 13 % Feb 45.00 May 37 -25 26% Jan 31 53% 53% common-^—; Apr 35% ———15 —„— 20 26% Feb 39% —• — Boston Theatre .338 Apr 23% Jan 44.09 54%: Safety Razor Co— Isle Royale Copper——; Loew's * ;■ Feb 2l%" Apr ^ 10% 36% 11 ^ 283,b Feb Butler Bros common— ———10 Carr-Consoiidated Biscuit common—1 Castle & Co (A M) common ——10 Central 111 Secur Corp common——1 Convertible preferred ——-• 4% — 1%. —, . 14 4% 3% Apr 36 1% 12% 36% 150 31 1% 13 550 1% Feb 10% ——50o 10% 9% Chicago Corp common————1 Convertible preferred —— ——• Chicago Milw St Paul & Pao vtc— * 12% 11% Gent & S W Util common Chic Rock Island & Pacific com—* — 10 — 1,500 * 800 4 12% 65 -66 + 9% 10% 36% 36% 150 10% Jan Feb 6 Jan 36% May 1% Apr 13% May: 4,800 V 8% Feb 10% May 3,600 9% Feb 150 64 % Feb 12% May; 66 Mar 510 7% Feb 26% Feb 10% Apr 36% May 110 THE (2162) 34 & COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL Week's for Week Last of Prices Par Low (newi-.t Corp Chrysler Cities Co Service Coleman Cum 1,200 7% 50 (nsW) 27 28 27% 29% 26 28 Feb 63% Feb , - Jan *1150 40 510 40 7% ?« 250 25% 3,400 39 Mav 25 Mar x34% ■ Corp common———10 1 Domestic Credit Corp class A Mills of Four-Wheel America Drive (Peter) Jan 40 Feb Champion Paper & Fibre,,,,. Cin Advertising Prod * rcnis May Cincinnati Gas common Lakes Great 14% 14% 8% 8% 8% 14% 15.% 550 15 18 18 57 59 1,100 8 11 30 59 7% 1,350 1 7% 8 • 353/4 36% 36% )« Apr 3% Jan 97 % Apr Cincinnati Street 16% Jan Cincinnati Feb 9% Jan Crosley Motors —2- 19% 19% Jan 59 May May FeD 83,4 Jan 28 Feb 36% Mar 12 50 10 12 May 33 Mar 45 May Hobart 100 17 Mar 21 Jan Kahn 17 17% 650 15% 17% May 5% Hein 10% 10% 27 2VU 9-> v* eruci' 10% , —______ Hibb SDencer Bartlett common...,. ,25 Hubbeli Harvey Inc Illinois Brick Co Illinois Central Feb Sail* Ext Co & Leath Uuir 22% 7% 8 commwu—„,_5 Marshall Field 4%% Mfg it ~ *, ~ ~ common..' 9% - 9% 10%: vtc common $1 prior preferred It n — — 14% Vvaiu 10 bi 28% Feb .€% 15% Mar 8 3/4 19% Part 163/4 Mar 21% 44% 72 Jan Northwest Oak Bancorp common, : 1 Coal prior 6% Co Pressed Steel Car Rath Packing 22% Mar Feb S 3,250 7% Mar 10% May .".* (""1 25% 13-ft Mav 200 ■ 15 Feb 22 28% 20 i Shellmar Prod Signode Corp 01 28% May 29% Ice & $4.50 May 21% - Steel 36% Mar Cleveland 37% Consolidated 35 800 Mar Society South 19% Feb 22 % Jan Eaton Apr Jan Glidden. Co Apr. Goodrich 19 20 20% 19% 20% 2,100 •163/4 Feb 20% 10% 9% 10% 300 9% Jan 10% May " 29% 33 31% , 18% Mar 20 Feb 31 1 12% 11% >27% Feb 33 11% May 15 Gray May 300 12% Jan 39% 40% 12% 12% 400 30 33% 2,350 • 12% 12 f 12% 1,200 •7 32*" 10% 26 250 113/4 Inc Louis 23%' 7%: 7% - 26%' 27% 250 11% 12% 3,000 32% 1—___2 common : 32% ^150 " 7% 12% Nat 24% 47 46% Stewart-Warner Corp common 15% 10,400 15% 300 14%'; 15% ,10 17% 17% • 34% 8 24 Container Corp common Furniture common, 3 400 3% ' 11 1 Sunbeam Corp common Sundstrand Mach Swift & capital Tool common Swift International stock— Feb Co Ltd ctfs of dep, 25 P) Drug 2 30% common 208 Bo La Salle St Corp ;>■ 48 Westinghouse Elec & Wieboldt Stores Inc Indust Mfg Interlake Jan 7% Mar , 30 28% 32% May v Jan 33 2% Mar 3% 310 12% Feb .,4 8% 1,300 7% Feb 150 17% Mar " 34% 200 24 34 V < 27% Mar 500 19% 200 303/4 Copper Steel Steel Certain-teed % & Columbia Continental (Un) Oil Patterson Radio 21% Corp Jan Republic Steel Feb 623/4 May Steel (Un) 21% 30% 650 28'A Feb 37 Jan 48 450 44 Mar 48 Jan 100 94 Feb 400 63 Mar 46 31% 18% 10% 10% 12 14% 14% 50 4% 1,200 650 - 1,250 loir 25% Feb 79 U 133/4 Mar 11% 10% Mar 14 3% 1,300 1,500 12% Feb 30 % / 13% .f : 30% Feb "21- 12 30% 29% 30% 500 26% Feb 36% 34% 36% 1,400 30% Feb Steel 18% 16% 18% 700 13% 12% 13% 1,800 10% Feb 8% 7% 8% 1,700 6% Feb 7% 7% 7% 1,000 4% Jan -III 14 Mar 5% Mar 39% 35% 39% 1,400 31% Marl 33/4 Feb 18% May 13% May 1,700 14% Mar 18 2,100 12% common Iron 800 4,100 10 4% Feb Feb 143/4 Mar • 2% , 5 4% 5 9% 9% 9% 2,700 4% Feb 400 8% Feb 14% ; 31 * Jan - T Mar 14% Feb 20 M»r/ : 25 - * . Jan Jan 12 Feb 14% Apr 31% / Jan 35 Apr 35% Apr 14 % May 13% Apr - 29% Mar' ' • 12 Feb 10 Feb •> 33% Feb * '181 . — -* 150" r a 50 ■; 4%- |l4%-3 '1,210 16 i- al6%- -131 / ^ 40% - a33% a 373/8 : 70 33%.; •t-" 373/4 25 / - 23%- Jan - 25 /■':.'•/ " ; - /'A'.**4* 495 Feb *• - &y* Jan * *29 - Jan f * Feb///*, l/'* 4% ■May.';; >2% Feb ' •*> -12% Jan: 27% Feb Feb •• 16% Apr 40% -// . ; Apr 38 Vs May , ";' ,135 23% May-: . - 7% 20?%* Apr t\:A' Feb Jatt 27 r Feb /r./ "16% . * 27% 146 __/;_10 (V ;L: 10% * I <fc , 12 % May,- - l Tube,. ' 739 - 937/- 32 Feb / 29 41 Feb ./V;. 47 .; 24% 113 • Feb May Apr* 2214 May 78% Jan . . XX , 6734 Mar 76% a76% 4'-":-.?* al7% al73/4 ■* 7 10% Jan ' 19 Feb*:.; 23% Jan 25 10%: a21%a21% 50 137 10% a 22% 49i ;.C . a75 % a 77% Works Sheet 46. 1 - 31% (Un) •,:/' 27% 43- •• l* 65% Feb 79% Jan 18% Jan / Mar- - 19 14% Mar : * - Watling, Lerchen Si Co. Members New York Stock Exchange New York Curb Associate Detroit Stock Chicago Stock Exchange . Ford Exchange ./■: Telephone: Randolph 5530 6 3/4 May May 5 Jan Detroit Slock * "\■-1.; v\'r"~+t •'* ■ Friday . Exchange Week's Last • •-;•/•'/ STOCKS— ;/"'•/-.•• i, Sale Price Safes' Range -f; for Week of Prices Shares 233/4 24% 300 18% Mar 17% 900 153/4 Mar 23% • 35% 343/4 36 1,500 X25% Feb 36 • 12% 11% 12% 3,300 l 8 Feb ."•' 12% May 10% Mar Burroughs Adding Machine,,,!.,.• Consoliadted Paper ; l____._____..10 16%* 16% 29% May 21 % > 21%..'21%' Continental Motors 25 79% 13% 13% 13% 1 27% 233/4 27% 6,200 14% 13% 14% 7,000 l 9% 29%' Spring ~i * 20 3% 16% 9% 9% 800 7% 29% 1,600 19% 20% 8,700 14% 500 100 78% 3%. 15% 79 3/4 Jan May- . Allen , • ; ' " • /;•■• Electric American 23 Feb Feb Feb Metal Products-^.-...,: Feb 80 % Apr 11% Feb 143,4 Jan 2 —....,___1 20% May 69% Par 1 Brown-McLaren common;,,.,.,,,, 28% . 16 % Mar 9% Feb . DETROIT Building 16% • r ; Davidson Detroit & Bros Detroit Edison Detroit 3% 1,700 2% Feb 14% May 3% May 16% 1,100 12% Feb 36% Mav Detroit ; Cleveland 27% May Gasket 1 Navigation,,, • / wl ; 233/4 ; 8% 7 High 2% 23%. 1% ; 7%" 6% 16%' 8% .•' 7. 5% 21% 21% 10 10 10 ..,,'1 1 1 2% 2% 12 p 5%" . Apt 890 1, *12% 150 / 21 2% Jan *23% May rl»i Jan* Feb 16% 23 Mar, . May/, Feb' ' ^ % Mar* JB% May' 400 6% Mar 1,469 1/4:. Mar 20% Mar 21% Jan Feb 11% Jan 200 ? 9% 400 • *": 2% l,:' High '■ 7,561 2% 12 Feb Feb ,1% 1,490 ;■ 5% 19 400 300 ;>100 1%'—.. 21% 1 j Low 234 5 Range Since January ..**; 23%'* 20 common, Gray Iron,...^,, Detroit-Michigan < Stove Low ; 2% Mar' 235 10 % Feb 7% Jan •c ■ , Apr 3A-*' .- ( AA, 135 a , 24 40%-; Jan 4 :.y. 26% so 19% 19 4% Mar 33 125 all % a 12/8 a 24%. Standard Oil of N j 17 / May. 250 iI- - 5% 17% 1 15 page 42. =■*■; Mar 260 > £ - 38 33% see Mar lV/i 152 13% - 10% Apr 24% Apr Radlo-Keith-Orpheum Republic Steel Corp common Soeony Vacuum Oil Co Inc For footnotes 4534 May.- • • common, 58% May / 14 .12 -5 259 34 3/4 ■ . .37 i a27% a27.% ,«• : 173/4 May 16% Jan Suttray Oil Corp Corp Jan i" 39% May 5% Jan 173/4 common 27% Mar # 38% Mar -13 • Apr Feb 18 it Co a 5 Vs * Apr 6% 15% Steel 583/4 8% May 8% / 163/4 Stntfehaker Corp Apr 39 '/4 ivj.«ty - 22 ,35/' /-. • 40 Motor 36% May 17% - ^ . 220 I 12 37% • ._._* 30% May 105% May 92% Mar 18 common / .250-. . .//Is %'-:" 138% Apr 23/4 Mar • common 21 ^ •->•-'47% Mar 335 " 14% al4%,, • 33% 34 ; \ a33% ,* 4% Apr 15% May 800 15 5 Radio Corp of America 40 34% 50% Mar 143/4 Jan Feb 5 com Feb Jan 13 6% Standard 14% v Youngstown Steel Door;(Un) Jan - Feb-, 4% new 51 •:// (!0%- A nr ..' Feb 86 50 13% ; . * (Un)__. Dorn Youngstown 31% May 18% May 10 5% Pictures Inc Apr V Jan*; 34% : 31% Mar ; <■ ' 14% America (Un)^.—_* S White May 5 Pepsi-Cola Co Pure Oil Co (The)- / 47% 9% - '?:3 3 • i 33% ; ,i Standard OIL of Ohio common 119% May 6% Paramount -V May Jan l Airways Corp ' - 215 v a * Richman Bros 4 .... Apr 393/* May «110 • - 43% Mar 220 30 (Un)z.^..i2t.,„_i50 RR Feb May Light Packard Motor Car :■;> 5 : 13% * ___: of 52% 13 15% • _ , .m Sargent Pennsylvania Nash-Kelvinator Corp New York Central RR capital,,:. North American Co Gas 58% . 16 _♦ Motors Graham-Paige a 30% f ^ (Un). _.l——1,,* (Un) 200 111 ; I 813/4 . Jan 263/4 Mar • Jan Apr •16% May, Feb 105% Jan 32 • 75% Mar v .. Aprv 18 'J Feb 34% 22 a45 V4 a45.% ;X: 14% Acme Jan 38% .,,1 * • ■ .« Jan Apr 22% May -154% Feb 14 227 a56% a57 • CentraL RR (Un)._ Brass class B _,.i 400 1,300 28% 4% (The),,. Motors ••- High/ >. 3% 4% > 45% 28% Mar : , /-105 a56 % a56% _1 Y 19 12 * General Electric Co Pan Amer $ 10 -4,0. 62% 100 Farnsworth Television & Radio, :79 a ' -- ; .373/4 May 5,644 AA-12% 16% a35% a37% 13- Mar 27 36% new System Inc Curtiss-Wright Laclede a583/8 ; 13% Ohio 34% May 15% Products Gas 52 a24% a24% Laughlln 36% Feb Feb 38% Fe common vi 20 Jan • com Corp,. Topeko & Santa A 3% Marr- rr 25 13% Ohio 9% Jan 18% .,,50 San .-lA-, a291/8a29I/8 ;. 14% N Apr 10 & St Mining 185 al3% al4y» Steamship 16% 17% 1 American Radiator 100 . 5 * / :/ National Tile & Mfg 153/a May 79 14% •••' ' •"' Alleghany Corp Armco : National Jan 11% May 47% 10% 5 • .-.'v./::Va49»/8-a49'/a; ' Metropolitan Paving Brick Mar Feb 77% 2 _________ Jan Range Since January 1 r Low 3 % 108 3,4 Kelley Island Lime Si Trans—.—__* Apr Feb 31% • Apr ' , Sales Shares a3% ' Lamson & Sessions—..__._i.______lo Medusa Portland Cement. .24% May 8% Jan Mar 37% 79 12% capital Stocks— Bethlehem 77 . al08V4 21,, 30% ._„_* common. common Yates-Amer Mach Atchison - . . Jan V" 9% 119% 119% • com common Wisconsin Bankshares Anaconda - . 18% 1 50 for Week High 5-14% common Van Unlisted 79 Harbauer Co 15 • Jan 49% 48% Mar';'".; :- /• /v%•>;(»" 62% • Union Carbide Si Carbon capital U S Steel common Woodall 16% Towing commort;i.__,100 Interlake Iron 50 23% 19 Jan Jan 15 Jan* 40 42 17% "17% llj't Stores Lakes 14 Feb 6 110 * : -a39% a 40% (Un| (B Apr 1,100 18 32 15 29 May ». 2% Mar X5-;/';:70/ 22 V 22%, 258 ■'-:•••: T63/4 • Feb 153% 154% Ji «,• 83 ;:-l47% Mar :.; (Un), 33% Feb 25 ■ / > a39% a39% Greif Bros Cooperage class A.__ '123/4 May 11 34 5 Tezas Co (The) Thor Corp Trane Co (The) 13 71% Feb1 62% 165 of Prices V: 040% May * Feb Mar 47 7% 25 21% May 1,292 Exchange - Co : 102 ■/: ••; II wV ' a29% a29% Electric common" (Un) Ohio Edison common Stone 46% Jan Feb 40% • Stockyards capital—* Standard Dredging common,,., 20 Standard Forgings common,. 1 Standard Oil of Ind capital,, 25 Storkline 401 Range Goodyear Tire .& Rubber common,.,.,* Jan 1,450 33 24% Jan 45% f, Week's* common —v.,,,,, -21% Apr 27 >'•: 49 Va , Common,,, ..,1 General Motors common 21% ■*' - 30% Manufacturing: Apr 350 capital,—,5 46% Mar a3% I. (Un)..; -A Natural, Gas (Un).;l ,15 ,23 21% common——1 20 48% Graphite Bronze General —50 Works Feb 48 47* ^ Erie Railroad 21% 33% Clothes Lathe Jan 16% 48% „ , .100 Jan V 7% Mar 150 Iron 9% May 21% >• Jan 19% Mar 44 *' , __1 9 oa.11 Corp__— Brand Bend Spiegel St. Oil 65 Mar 13 May Jones Sinclair Mar 16% 50 ••r.'Vv 3% —... preferred 26 b*>a common...: 62 194 13% 14 ■W' prcfererd 15% May common——* Strap & Cliffs 32% Mar 3,450 & 15 18% 67% ._50c Fuel 400 22% 40% 62 Low ..,.1 .Cleveland Electric Illumin Jan 1,150 L Jan ' „25 200 36% 34% -12%' 58 22 34 ■ , -100 300 15% 35% 30 Coach Cleveland 9% capital,,— 1 Bears Roebuck & Co capital———_,* Sefrick Corp class B common,—i—1 Apr 66% 5 City 8% Cummins 51 Sale Price Boay. Great Schwltzer 70 > 13 V« 47 •■■•> Clark, Controller Feb 253/4 May 483/4 Mar " too u* 21% • Jan 52 21% ZZII50 L Chesapeake & Ohio RR 9% May 10% 33% ,—,__10 24 14 99% May 73/4 8% common— 24 % May Apr 67% ' • * — American Tel & Tel (Un). 28% May 99% Mav —c-i.,1 common Sangamo Elec Co Feb 42% 45% 1 iiili'I,* & Gamble American 25 —^-10 common 19% ISV2 48 • Brass Mfg,.;,;..... Alleghany Corp (Un) a Pennsylvania RR capital 8% Mar 165 150 13% Par 9% Penn Elec Switch class A—— Apr 24% 18% 50 _—— Akron 8% preferred™ 7 Jon 10% May 62 ■v..;-:/1-STOCKS—-, 1 common., 180 Jan 8% 81 6% May 21 Last ..i—5 Manufacturing common Peabody 90% May : Apr Mar " Friday Mar 200 36% -• 7% 73 220 7% Jan 80 230 * Jan 3,200 34. common—20 3 303 . 51 51 * Apr 1,000 1->7V 15% common.—.—,10 American Car North 7% - 23% 10 Electrotype Printing common,,,..—.. 4 % % National Standard ■'Z preferred Sons common,.—.. Jan IOV2 Feb 9% 28% National Pressure Cooker new com—2 ;;I_ Cleveland Stock Apr 99% - 0O7a ._* 10% Apr Jan 6 50 25% Co.———— <st Muskegon Mot Spec class A— •'•¥■ 8 Va • Preference - Montgomery /■ 10% Jan 6% 1,050 1 —10 —* * Mar 20% Jan 10% May 2,200 19 99% "9% 27% Apr 101 Mav 8% 1,500 68 ' 26% 28% —____100 capital,... Miller & Hart Inc Modine * Co common.— Si preferred West Corp Middle 76% 24% 23% Mar Feb 6% 100 9% 19 59 : 37 Mar 3,8'50 17 9%' ■ 19 F£b 6 V . 15% May Mar 21 450 6% 16% 9% Feb 28 160 10 6V2 9% 300 1,400 10% 9% 10 62 U 1,000 1 8 10% 17 Jan 4% May 15% Printing Co common...——,1 Jan 19% May 3 V« Mar 37 Lindsay Lt Sc Chem common——.—* Lincoln 64% Mar 52 13% • 75% Rapid 19% May 21 7 Jan jan 100 35% Libby common Feb ' Proctor 11 a 200 15 common... Libby McNeill & 75% Lunker.heimer Mar 300 22% Switchboard common...—..* Kellogg La Co Mar 23 93 Apr Jan May 30 4% 37 10% Drug 11% 23 58 100 common,,,-,—,——,1 Katz 73/4 i Feb IX —10 comon 5 196 90% 7% - i preferred Jan 19% "4% Independent Pneumatic Tool com,,—• Indiana Steel Products common 1 9 V4 Mar 56% .<fi 90% 7% Mfg Co common—_—, 18% 3% 1 90% 25 Telephone (E) 24Va 350 19% 11 ... .. ..1 capital,.—. RR . (new) ..5 common Corp common Hupp 1,700 /l;: 10% 27 __20 Insulation Hatfield 100 18% -1 Jan J£n 4 : * 23% 47 /, ,_._;_50 Gibson Art 45 r*>rv.«- 100 Mar Apr C/4 18% Brew Co capital (G) 5% " 25% 101 — Drug 12 __1 Haroiwhfe°er Feb ... P common,. Kroger Heileman 18 5% Eagle-Plcher Formica 45 17% 3 J 48 25% • N O & T • common... 2u* 23% 32% Jan C • Dk 3 V4 ,23% 101 • 50% Mar 500 3% *23% 100 Mar 82 High- 29% Mar Jan 1^% Mar 250 common & 48 18 Rubber common. Dr ' Loto 137 30% 3 % 8.50 — Feb 2% 1,700 ■ 5 Goldblatt Bros common (W H) 3 97 ,10 __—— Range Since January 1 High 20% 1 10% 8% Mar 150 common.,.. .1% Razor common Goodyear Tire & Gossard Co 2% 95 '.AO General Motors Corp common Gibson Refrigerator Co common,. Safety 400 9% 14% ——— General Candy class A Gillette 3 ahc,,,,.— Auto Brev/ing 9 • (The) Shares Low 20 Mach__L._ Dow Flour Fox 9 Mfg Eddy Paper Corp for Week / American Laundry 293,4 May 28% Jan Feb Par ' Apr Preferred Dodge Sales Range of Prices Sale Price STOCKS— 57% May 6% Mar 150 40 29% — — 52% 32 Last Jan 80 Exchange Week's ' • (new) Friday High Jan 71 910 57% III common preferred 60 % 50% 7% Commonwealth Edison common— —-25 Consumers Co 57% 57% • Cn Inc (The! 57 75 Cincinnati Stock Range Since January I Low 60% „_10 common Products Co com, Club Aluminum Shares High 73 Chicago Towel Co common——« 14 Sales Range Friday Sale Price STOCKS— WEEK ENDED MAY FOR Monday, May 17, 1948 EXCHANGES OTHER STOCK RANGE CHRONICLE 6%"Apr" 2% May 12% Jan THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Volume-; 167 : Number 4699 It «*•!, , ' . OTHER STOCK 1 ' Last * of Prices Low Par Electromaster Federal Trailer Hi _— 10 Va 4:1-' 1 Va 1 L—1 common 90c 18 Jan Orig 23 Va Feb Jan 1% Jan 4.88% Feb . General Motors Gerity-MIchigan Corp Goebel Brewing Graham —.10 — 59 567a 7 — 6% - 5 Paige common ^ 1,129 52 % Feb 7,600 ', 7% 5 5 common.. 59 6% 5 59 Feb 4 500 5% 4% 9% May Feb Ball & 5% Standard Jan 22 7a 277 20% Feb' 23% Jan 17 17 100 14% Feb 17% 19% 20% 16 Feb 21 :Jan 11 —__*/ , — .1 ___ 10 Y» 11 8%, Feb 15 Jan 17 % 18% 1,250 18 Va King-Seeley common — s1 Kingston Products ■———.t———1 1,209 935 12% Oil Wines common 286 2% 2% 425 McAleer 100 1% 1% 460 3 Apr 265 6 3 Va 10 15% .sit; V Packard Motor,Car.— Parke Davis Feb Union Oil United 2%; ■■ 'l 4V2 * 20 s- Brewing. Raisin River Paper common. Manufacturing Sheller Standard Tube 16 B common.! class - 22 % United ■12 74 U S Radiator 1 . Woodall Industries 3/,;; Los: 1,450 9% 1.2 Vj 15% ? 10 Va 12%, 18 1 5% Friday *p 9 % Petroleum . Barker Bros Corp common Basin Oil 3% Co—— i '» 25%\ 20c Corp;.—j.— ' 8% . Broadway Dept Store..*......—\ Jackson Co + .12 Feb Feb 6 6% ' 25% Feb 7 Jan 13% 10% May Bendix 9c 500 8c May 1.40 200 70c Feb 37a 4% 2,200 3 Mar 515 37 Mar 39 May Jan 10 Mar -780 14% 21% Corp.* 2,470 17 »: 6% ' 6% -. 2,020 8% :t;'; 92.7041 : ' 12% 11-12 - v : Feb / - 10[: 67a 6% 300 4% Feb 16 772 12% Feb 15% Apr Co..——:—100 16% 147a : 16% 437, 4374 437a a35 a35 60 36 Va 910 30% Mar 36 Va May 26 170 23% 28% Mar :—5 Corp.—— 36% Corp .1 9% lOVs Electrical Products Corp Emsco Derrick dc Equip Co.i^...^ Oil Co Exeter class A____. Farnsworth Tele & Radio class Stores Fitzsimmons ;• 62%c , 14^ 1 9% 63% Feb ; 25 —25 a64 7a Gas Electric & - 21V2 Jan 35 v; —1 (Del) Publishing Jade Oil 61 ; 60c ' 277a Kern • Feb Feb 39 a44% a45% " 320 Mar Apr 147a Electric Foods ' 59% May *■ company.— 44 < ' 3% : Mascot Oil Company — Menasco Petroleum 18% Mar 4% May Feb < 1.25 —_ 8% 47 Prod Nordon Corporation Ltd Northrop Aircraft Occidental 20 % York 90c 1% Northern a7% i. • Packard , a8% ___ •:f, ... d-' Corp 16c Motor Pennsylvania Apr • 12 « 3% Mar - 1J0 Feb 3% •6% <■8% Jan 20c > J':< Pacific Finance Corp common. ? • Pacific Gas & Elec Pacific 70c Western Oil 20 Warrants 34 Vs 51% 24 23% Mar a57% a57% Corp - 49 • 6V8 6% 3,200 Co.—....——.—:—1 95c 1.00 -3,850 Ranch Richiield "Ryan . 22 520 28% Oil Oil Corp commcn.t— "Sears • 85c & 2,015 Apr 305 St Regis Paper Co Distillers Oil Co 2,931 15% Apr __3 ;* 39% 39'/a 1,318 32% 30 15 52 52 a Brands Oil Co Standard Oil Standard 7% Btudebaker Corp Apr-. .3 Shell Union Oil Corp.! Sierra Trading • Corp Signal Oil & Gas Co class A 25c • -Signal Petroleum Co of Calif———1 For footnotes see page 42. 52 a40% - 20c __ 42c 117 a40% a40y* 105 16c 20c 32,500 159 160 60 37c 42c r 5,200 , 46 28% 12c 122 32c Mar Feb Jan' Feb Feb 945 5 a47% a48. r 117a / 12% : 14% : 15%.; ; of ■; May Jan Mar Jan a57 255 42% Feb 350 4% Feb 335 8% Feb 107a 167a Feb 48% Feb 19% Apr 58% May V; 18% 187a b? 514 ■ a61 ;,6io 20 487 16 177a 12% a ' 15% 19c May 166% May Mar Pictures 38 May 5 Jan 56 Feb 207a May 22 Jan 56 25 487a Apr May 487a Apr 815 , ; V. 12% 25% 974., 27a 2% 35% May Feb 8 V 200 Feb 8 2,388 '. 428 37a 10% Mar 247a May 15% Mar / 417a Mar 1,160 390 3574 37a Feb Feb Feb 167a 1,222 v 9V4 v 4y8 8% 187a . Mar 12% May 9% May 2% May 17a Feb 200 3% Feb 4% Mar 2,485 22% Feb 29% May 3% 297a 277a 29% 11% 1174 11% 2974 2974 275 26 Feb 117a May 32% Apr * 55 55 55 100 547a Apr 55--May 197a 2074 47 47 /. ; 15 ? — < / 750 a46% a47 Va 78 3/4 807a 237a . . ' Feb 38 : 415 1 Mar 28% a2378 28% 5 10, 1 10 Inc.-—— 5 * a28% a 80% May Feb 27V» May - 286 30% Mar 36% Jan 616 537a Feb 497a Feb 627a May 59% Apr 19% Feb 287a 19 y4 Feb 80 123 525 179 7a a 987a Mar 258 Ve"1' L' 37a 237a 16 50 al7% al77a 3% 1567a 140 185 a28% a29 - 37a V - « a 12'/a —12% 30% 1 10 10 3/4 » , 81 aU7aal23/4/ *: 3% May 42% liar 10% Feb 13% Apr 23% Apr 18% Feb 25% Feb 7% Feb 468 a46 a46% 257 May Apr 28% Apr 19 Apr Feb 633 a24 30% 103/4 25% Apr 174 • 225 a237a .*29% 10 Jan Feb Feb 28% May 123 38Va Feb 27a 575 101 a45 a457a a235/a May Feb ' -a 185 May 160 r 627a 123 47 17 a22% a237a ■ 123 ' 7174 678 4,242 a59 V4 a597„ • 47 27% Jan 695 > * 11-10 207a May Feb 3574 25% Feb 116 34, 34 15 345 * 27% 627a 1174 May 2,352 a27 a27Va 25 —— Westinghouse Electric Corp Willys-Overland Motors Inc Woolworth Co (F W) Feb 2,375 20% 11% 2% Co—.——100 Bros 55o 12% May 26% ' ,401 177a 35 Va 3574 26 ...898 • a49 % a 49 V4 a49 % Apr 5 1.75 Twentieth-Century-Fox Union Carbide <fe Carbon Corp Union Telegraph Co— 20 Feb 17%. Feb 337 . 5 56 ,■ t 13% May 16% Jan 9 Va 15% 890 377a 167a 20% 21% Apr 17% May 12% Mar 277 : 26 9b 9% 24% 17% May Feb 18 V4 1,815 16% 23 Va 24% Apr 157a Mar 1,700 : 13% a 247a 26 , Warner ; 141 177a 20 * ::A. 47 * ———25 a47% J),— 25/- 807a 1 > 27 Va 25 Western May 974, ; 17% * —— 52 May 41% Apr Jan 54% Apr 15 May 56% Apr 67a May 6 Va ■v : ——50C —: Del...—— United 31 Apr; 127a 2,033 17'/4 * 157a May Feb 5V4 common.l Corporation (Del) U S Rubber Company.— 18% May 12% May Feb 2574 Mar 50 aGOVa 56 Corp— Union Pacific Railroad United Aircraft Corp United Air Lines, Inc May a54 '/a a6~f —• Company Texas Gulf Sulphur Co Tide Water Associated Oil Co— 47 53 490 / , 17% • 117a 620 15 '■/■./9%; 17% Inc (Ind). (N 37% Mar .' 1C Apr' 5% Jan 3% Mar 70 1,784 .31 31 137a /./;■/ .J'/.V'f 50 39% May .. / — 25 Texas s •Security Co Co Swift St Co 7 Feb 19% 53% -2.50 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co Southern Railway Company,— Jan 20% 17% Mar 18% 6 a Feb May 1.10 Jan 25% Apr 4y* Feb 19% 16% Co.— Co. . . Feb 3 Finance 29 Mar Feb , 55% 15% Jan 3,116 6% 5% 53 24 Feb 1 Aeronautical Company.. i__l Stores Inc ——5 Roebuck : 25 23% ■-* Safeway 'Seaboard 28% , • ,517a 47a' Republic Pictures Corp Republic Steel Corp— Jan 36 47% Mar 24 Apr 147a May 25 6% —————— Scheniey ; May, 20 .30% Mar - Feb // 4V4 ,; 31 .33 Va — 38% 11% a60 7a a60% a57 // .1 Corp of America Radio-Keith-Orpheum Corp 397a May 32 Mar 34% Feb . 235 ; 875 Co— Inc Radio Seaboard 2.80 Jan : 15% Mar 20 Republic Petroleum Co common—___ 1 Roxall Drug Incl<—3L_1 2.50 Rice Feb 33% Lighting Corp common. Public Serv 1st pfd... Pacific >1.95 2.60 50% common... Pacific 2.55 ; ; 100 1 Railroad Co.— Standard I Oceanic Oil Co 5 Jan ; 12% Dodge Corporation Incorporated—— Pure Oil Company — Jan 137a May - •'1,451 ,13% May 19% May Feb ; "is ; Pullman, •■:— a__ -! Feb Mar Jan 1.75 May — Mar Apr 1.30 Apr ; - 6V« Mar v> 35c 45c Jan Jan 15c 13% 43C Feb Feb Va 14% a58 Va a58Va —10 Pepsi-Cola Co Jan 39% 377a Car Jan /; 1.40 Jan 23 Va Apr Jan . < Inc ... Paramount Pictures 30 Feb a— 16c ■ ;v « American Airways Corp— Pan 1.05 Mar al5V» a 15% , 10% Mav 8% Apr 24% Apr Feb 15% <vV 550 1274 Company Feb Jan 1974 * Oil Ohio 9 20 Pacific Rwy Co Jan Feb' 3 100 300.'' Apr 317a May ' 1-5 RR— Aviation >34c May 95c 13,140 ; Co- Inc Petroleum 14% 500 4% 20 140 37% 15% Corp Central American 15 f '1.10 Mar - 60 Mar 77a - 145 , North American Co 51 ^ 22c/--Jan 3,280 • Co Monogram Pictures Corp Mt Diablo Oil Mng & Dev National City Lines Inc National Mallison Fabrics ' :V ; Manufacturing Co.-— 'Merchants *- 1,722 50 1,385 . Jan 21 Apr 97 %c • 8,025 V Corp 1374 '•*, • Inc Distillers North . 15% Mar 15% Feb 166 Co Aircraft Lockheed a 23% 8% May 6% Mar a38% a38 7a 12% * — May 550 798 = :27% Mar 770 , * 7% a23 a48 3 '' " ' Nat Co Petroleum Lincoln , ~* pfd—. Montgomery Ward & Co Inc. Nash-Kelvmator Corp...—— Co Co 77a 14% Motors Corp————1 May '32 Mar 2.80 May 1,562 7 820 107a 39% Co. Corp——— F) (B ' Loew's Apr Jan 1,000 1674 Mar , 356 1974 May > 10 Feb - 1.55 7,680 23% May 13% May f•535 ,, 97a . 77a —* International Nickel Co of Canada—_* International Paper Co —15 International Tel & Tel Corp..—* Kennecott Copper Corp * Laclede Gas Light Co— —.—4 7 Libby McNeil & Libby ;—: Mar 8% : * •■ Jan 95o 7,800 —— 217a Mar 274 24 a23 Va * 51 'h 24 Co 25 Apr 28V4 Jan 3V4 May '••,■■ -25% Mar : 152 5 ' 99 Corp—— Feb 31% 1374 —.1 Phelps Lane-Wells 107a ' 1 Interlake Iron Corp 125 May 14% Jan County Land Apr 31% • Share Co—___— St Graham-Paige " Apr ■; Jan 59% 100 24 a617a a617a —5' u. Co, (The).—— Great Northern Ry Co Apr Jan 14 ■-< Mar¬ 1,400 137a May 300 87a •'77, Power & Light Corp.— General Mar - Apr Company Kaiser-Frazer 87a 5 — Corp A Bond General Jan * io .Lu. Mar ' Curtiss-Wrlght Corb common- May > ,14% Apr¬ X Feb il y*- 8V# Corp Feb « c' ■ \ Zellerbach Apr >55% May 10% 13% Corp.—— a60%„ Feb Petroleum Intercoast May 61 540 13% 23'/a Y)—_ (N Co Aircraft —v 11 Corporation Hupp May 47 33 23% Edison .1- ^ Goodrich 92 Car 19 Feb 941 137a Corp Apr . 5% Mar Inc common—6 127a •' 55% 13% a387a 400 Motor Foods Mar // * Inc.— • —* 620 Development Holly Hunt 52% 55 1 Vultee New Hudson 10 377a 230 • Solvents Curtis Apr Corp... Hotels Jan 547a Apr 117a Apr 53 Va Mar 5,000 a647a a657a I / System Crown Jan '-127« Feb 295 Hancock Oil Co class A common.. 'Hilton 19 47 * 6Va 12% ' 56% ; * Goodyear Tire St Rubber Co common:..* 874 Corp— to Gas Continental Oil Co Jan 41 Jan Feb 47 315 Apr " 47 General Public Utilities Corp Feb r if 50% - C.■ *19 10 Gladding McBean & Co 15 47 18% ———• Company./——10 Jan 16-. 9% May 14% 7 175 7 Fen 397a Mar 75 a58 a55 10%> 10% -17% Feb • 29% 9% »14r 2 35 % t •• Electric 8% __.__.___1 a40 a4174 a58 40 Jan : 1,600 16% May 43% May Feb 18% May ::..,;'-;5% -Apt '297 Corp A '200 Feb 13,515 31% 16 1,992' 65c * 8% Motors Corp common General 14 65c ' 14 Feb 27% 265 V 3% Electric 12% Mar •• V296 i V13V4- 13% 297 (The). Corporation ■Garrett _._t 27%- 27%. 27 Va 13% 100 Bk Merchants Nat'l & Farmers Ltd ..4 .5 26 • — Greyhound Corporation Dresser 10% 33 1,200 a29 13% Feb 54 . 34%' 26 5 ——: Continental Motors Corp.- Jan Jan May 14% - a62% a63% Douglas Aircraft Co Apr 157a 3 3 Feb 54% 1,430 111 Jan —___13 152 a277» 29 600 , .... 91 Apr 14% —.—5 Consolidated Edison 113% Jan - 30% May 42% 347 3% 31% May - 440 38% Feb 11% Mar - a29 Feb 2,383 'Vf' Feb 277a 119 _• Feb ■VV-V 150 27 - 32 578 1 13 7a a 154% May 743 ■ —25 20% Mar 790 74 57 V4 May 44% May 6% Apr RR changed Class i*A* .30% 12 111 4474 ' 770 , 38 30% Company. 26 70 v 3674 a 4y8 May 148 % Mar 1,449 Commonwealth & Southern Corp. '< Apr Mar 48 25 23 100 1 38 30% 4474 Co Commonwealth Jan Jan 1.80 15% May 124 25 Apr IS;-, 17c 12% Mar 25 Mar ./ 10% Mar: ■ a587a a61Va 7% • 15 7% 7a 107% — Commercial 4 > 720 25 Co Steel (J I) Cons 6y* Fen / Feb" 157a Fe Ry__100 Santa ' / 20 May. 750 154% 1547a —50 ——10 r Ohio BUdd Co Jan •-7% 4,750 a35% a38% 23* 24% 16 Va 18 Va Chrysler Corp i—2.50 • * 61 60 % • .'•. 61 Colorado f uel & Iron commoiuu—J : -15% 15% ■\4-Preferred ^—i... —20 al8 al8 Consolidated Engineering £—^i...._l •'.. • • 6 6V4 Consolidated Steel Corp C u* * • 35 < 35 77 %c 10% Feb i . 255 ft 60 5 Borg-Warner Corp 25% May Feb 39 9% 15% 15% Co.————-100 & - 39 87a & Refining Co.;—* Corp Bethlehem High. Feb 52 Vac V: 39 1 Boeing Airplane Company — 5 Borden Company (The)———15 Range Since Jannary 1 2,600 ■ 4'/a 1 ♦ Co.—— Mfg Aviation Name 6% Apr 7% Mar ' Columbia v-j1 67 8c (111) Cities Service 1,300 ' Jan 1.40 Caterpillar Tractor Co . . Mng Co———.—1 Locomotives Works Columbia % May Co —-——_.10c & S Topeka & 2% Jan : common.a38%' Central Investment Corp J.—,, —20 ' 23 Vb Certain-teed Products Corp. 1 18'/a Inc • Industries Inc __1—,——50c 32 % May 80 May 39 Oil May 2% May A-Low - 17 -17 % 31% 1...1 Feb 67% Mar 111 Co Barnsdall 18 Apr Packing 31 21 Va 2,111 ,376 Corp Baltimore Jan .. Feb 31% Creameries of America 5,967 77a Airlines & Baldwin Jan 14 / 1% Shares High ' i ' 75c ■ Byron California 13% Stocks— Mfg Avco Sales 13 % '13% . Oil Feb Stocks— Atchison for Week 70c Home Chica Bolsa 10% 63% Atlantic Refining Co Jan 1% Range 24 <—1 — 18 12,337 63 Copper Mining Co Corp 1_ Armour 22% May 7% Apr May 13 100 10% Sale Priceof Prices Appliances .—__33%c 5 Diamond Corp.: —_2 ?■?>. 6%A Bendix Blue —...10 Consolidated Barnhart-Morrow Feb ,77a 63 Inc Steel Armco 3% Apr 300 ' Week's ' Company- v Jan May 70% May 14'/a May 13% Mar 95 80 Anaconda Jan 550 6,180 v 2% tore Bandini 9% 9,156 b . 32% Tel & Tel Angeles Stock Exchange STOCKS— 13% 77 American Jan , Feb 11 150 %•'••. *1% 10% 10% Last V 56 Jan 3074 American Smelting May 8% Feb %17% Mar 100 &.%■ \J;<- Feb 55 80 American Radiator & Stand San Jan 16V4 — -Feb 3 540 7 v8 20 ' 2% Feb 200 6% ••» Feb ■> Jan Case :a' 34% 44% al7Va al774 . • 10 Canadian Pacific Railway Co &tS; 32% Feb 898 31Vs Steel Allis-Chalmers 5 May 33% Jan Feb 6% Mar 12 1,000 22% ./ --2 135 2,246 13 Va Gold Mines American 2% Apr • Feb 14% 575 3% : • 18. ~~4 Jan 25% Feb 7074 14% 6974 11% Lines Air Alleghany Jan 17 Mar 4% 1,075 22% ___1 Warner Aircraft Wayne Screw Products., 7% 16 7 Va 10:, 4% 28 900 v 3 Va '■> common ; California common—*.25 of Unlisted 27% May Feb > 1,525 3 >«>, 1 Tlmken-Detroit. Axle. common ...—..5 Tlvoli Brewing .—1 ^ —1 Udylite Corporation Dist- 20 15% Superior Tool & Die Shirt 5 % 7% r^ 2% 150 30 5"^' ? 17' *.7% 5 ... 28% 56 54% " 13 Va Chollar C Cons Jan, May 3 ; Feb 2,870 5 30 ••••• Feb ' 976 2% 3% r Jan 13% ' 5 ;* — — —_ 14% Mar 29% May 42% May 27% Apr 26 May 24% May 22% Jan 2 Corporation States Calumet Apr . 7% May 1% em 15% 2 6 21% 150- 14% 2% May 6% Feb 2,320 A/-', w,r' 2%- 2 24% May Feb 8% , 988 C 614 Tl,219 33 33 . 14% Western 1% Mar 33% 100 1% 27%: 27 Va Peninsular Metal Products«U..*--'-i*^-l Pfeiffer 7% 1% - Stamping common ,6 7% ~i% 27% National • 6 10 _ ■ i% ;'i'y 'i——..a common Corporal ion Murray :'*■ '.J—i/——* Oil Products 26 % 227# '23% 50o Jan 4 Va Mar i% ■' convertible preferred—/: 5% McClanahan Motor 26% 257a 23% , Feb Jan Feb Co common..:—w—1 Mfg 26 26% —1 Jan 2% Mar 3% —/ produces,-—_z^__.___l Screw ivutocu Mar 70% Calif 1% 4% 750 2 ——, Mar 36 of 37% 265 1% 37% 4 Ve 1% Stamping Lansing 25 65 —• common Transamerica Mining T-aSalle 2,534 42 —* Corp Universal Consolidated Oil Co„_ 3% Mar 4 V* 1% 37% 4% 1 Kresge Co (S Si 350 297a Company Co Inc Textron 18 % May Feb 10 Kinsel Drug -13% 42 15% 6,255 Apr 20% — Hudson Motor Car Kaiser-Frazer 22% 17 _io Bearing 13% 26% pfd class A_—.25 6% Pacific Southern Bunray Oil Corp Hoover Houdaille-Hershey High 29% — So Calif Gas Co Jan 5% May 3% Mar 610 Low 247, May 8% ; Mar Range Slnee Jannary 1 High 23% ..25 ..25 cumulative convertible preferred-,—>. —25 cumulative preferred—— .,25 4.32% Shares 24% I'll preferred 4.48% 5% 7,170. Low * Cnrp Southern Calif Edison Co Ltd com. ..25 4% Feb Oil Solar Aircraft Company 10% May Feb 3 700 > Sinclair galea for Week ef Prices Par High 100 -97a 9%' Week'* Range - gale Price STOCKS- 3% May Feb 9 Va 300 ' 21% 8% 2Va 1,736 ' 4% .1 Va 21% ' Industries Oar' Wood 14 Last 7.400 « 10% 4 1 MAY Friday Low 3% .j EXCHANGES ENDED Range Since January 1 Shares v High 2% 10% Brewing .; i Ale Fruehauf 3% Truck Motor Prankenmuth Friars —1 common RANGE FOR WEEK for Week Range .. Sale Price 35 . Sales Week's Friday STOCKS— V. (2163) , •' 44% Mar 307a May 10% May .47 .APSVx 36 THE (2164) COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL & CHRONICLE Monday, May 17, 1948 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED MAY 14 Friday Philadelphia Slock Exchange Friday stocks— Par American Stores American Tel Baldwin Tel — 26% 100 — -13 „———. Works 26 Va • 155 Ve Co 14 % 115 461 22% Mar 57% 61% 16 116 Mar Feb 11% Feb 63% Jan 2% Jan 52% 2'A 2% 9% 10% 1,280 17% 18% 1,591 1 Jan 7 Mar 49% 56% Delaware Power & Light-—; —13% Electric Storage Battery.—~® 54% 52% 54% 444 General 10 5 59 Va 56% 59% 3,005 22% 23% 330 17% Feb 10 —50 —* U% 11% 12 579 9% Feb 12% 4 % Feb % Apr Gimbel Corp.... Brothers ■— , Lehigh Coal & Navigation.— Lehigh Valley RR National Power & Light— - 6% 6% Corp —1 Pennsylvania Power & Light Pennsylvania RR 50 Pennsylvania Salt Mfg common—0 3 % preferred series A —.100 $1 6% 3,055 5% 1,259 18 4,962 16% Feb 23% 7.7 22% 55 407s Feb l.:7; 45% 114% 13 104% Feb 23% 51% May Feb 38% Mav 28% Apr 1278 1378 335 11% Mar 11474 11474 Oil 345 89 % Feb 230 20 Feb Home •• Apr Jan Hill 1,160 678 300 5 "Jan 280 175 230 Mar a44 a44 a44 65 40Vb Apr 40 Va 34% 35%, 550 26% Feb 55 % May al7 al7 75 16V2 May 19% Mar 35y8 35'/8 857 30% Mar 36 774 8% 4.870 3% 4 4.920 26'% 267k (Un)„_.— .. ® 2 *Un% 8% 1 .4 ■ (Un)4.—..5 Sullivan 260 < '26%* • 12'% 12% (Un)—-__2% -2 25 35% May Byron Jackson Co«L'--.^—4---® 31 %• 16% Feb 22% May Calflmbai-Sugaf&4^4-^2224—t'"iVn" 7%- 465 21% 22% 10% 10% 200 874 Mar 49% 222 .39% Mar Tonopah Mining —.1 United Corp common————— 1 1% 1 240 ■; 1% 1 155 3% 3% 3% 21% 22% 1,505 Westmoreland Inc —»——10 21% 22% Westmoreland Coal—i—20 37% 37% V'! Cotton 1% Feb 4% ...5 1 . . Apr California Canada Case * com— Week's Dry Ginger Ale (Un). Pacific Railway (Un) (J I) & Co common Tractor ^1% ; 25 <Unt Shares :7;'S[:'-S " ' . .•%:—77.''/7 Par Low; U—* L—vTL——_* Alleghany Ludlum Steel—— Blaw-Knox Co VD Li Clark Columbia Continental Fort Pitt & Commercial Corp Walker Star 25 145 13% Z 300 12 ' " 13 ^ 2 Vb 2% ■ ■ 31 Va Mar 550 11% Commercial 10V4 - Feb Jan (Un).—' 406 2 9% 9% 430 ___® 24% 23% 24% 7 150 River Mountain 10 21% 20% 5 ; Fuel Supply National Fireprooflng Corp—— Pittsburgh Brewing common Pittsburgh Oil & Gas 10 Plate Screw Glass Bolt Corp.— & 296 ; 2 10 36 3 i * 9'/4 7% 17 Packers vu 35% 9 - 2,744 ' 7 , Feb ; 6% Feb Consolidated Chemical 21% May V Consolidated 115 34'/# 7% Mining Standard Steel Spring States Glass lie —I common..—. 13% j —_1 Westinghouse Air Brake..——— Westinghouse Electric Corp ® f7 lie 13% 8% , 38 12.50 Natural 31 145 Apr Feb 39% 10 Continental 197k 45V4 63 Creameries Jan Mar 32% Crown 725% Feb 't 15 $4 Jan Apr 2nd '■ Friday " 38% May 31 May '.M . American Brown Inv Shoe common Giorgio Mfg Clinton Industries Columbia Emerson Brew Elec common preferred General Eleclric Genera! Motors General Shoe (Un) common Johnson-S & Key common '• i Laclede-Christy Laclede Gas • Securities Stix-Baer Wagner Electric 52 50 : 560 36 20% 2% 370 41% 10% 20 -v ' •'*?*" 7% * ' 777 __ 9% 151% 15% 6% 5% 32 31% ■'<' 22 7% 150 50 6% 14 2,505 32 28 215 22 — .•'••• Food Motors General Paint 31% Jan Cum May Gladding May Jan . 22 133 "5%' 5% ,7® . , 23 May Mar 137% Jan Mar 5 Apr 16% 1,114 195 16% ' 32 V» 23% '> 52 15 17 Hale " 11. 540 16 Va May , r' v Feb t ] * N J 30%' 125 29% Mar Jan 110 15% Mar 19 Jan Bros 730 13 Feb 17 51% 52 540 48 Feb 22 55% STOCKS— Reduction Co of Prices Shares Alaska Juneau Gold Mining 26% Co— .TO Alleghany Corp (Un)_——; „ Low (UnV——l—_. B American Airlines Inc (Un) ...I. , American _1 9% Foreign Power (Un)___ Factors, Ltd (Un)__ ..20 ^American Power &: Light <Un) American Rad & Stand Sanit'y Co & For footnotes see page 42. 25 26% 540 : High 23% Mar 26 % May 3% 37s 4% 395 3% May ; 2% Feb 9% 9% 820 7% 3 800 500 \. 10% 16 65 a9 % alO% 100 15 ya 16 710 Feb 2% Jan , Jan Feb 12% Mar 27 , Jan 4'% May 10 3 24% May 7 4 ye '■ .7 J - • 560 Vc 4% 16 L: 180 ;7 12 58 % 18 L 7V4 1,909 7 39 V2 38 % 39 Vk 1.75 1.65 1,75 83k J 9% 16 26 Va Mar Apr . 16% % Apr 7 60 Jan Apr 7 ; ' , 1,945 41% May ; 43 Vs May 7 25 1.05 2,300 Apr 13% May Mar 30 Mar 8% 31V2 ^ Feb ; Mav 8% Feb 9:,e : 40 Apr Jan - 3is Jan 87k 5V8 Mar 3,870 44 ... 11 125 574 57k 574 ____® 39V* 3574 39% C7/8 May Feb 114% 34% Mar 500 2,513 a38 a387k 5 Jan 39 % Mar Feb 6 59y4 57 59y» 19 197k ..1,616 19 Vk 19 Vb 160 31 31 100 ® -i. v (Gn>.__ 19 LI 7. Jan - 5 - —.1 <Un)__! • Land !.__: Co Langendorf Mar May Leslie Bk "A" 4,300 1.60 iR Gi Inc 87k 7 " 700 71 3'/8 24 55 L;. 9 69 7 V# * 350 McNeill & Libby____— Lockheed Aircraft Corp....:: Macy Inc (R Magnavox Apr Marchant (Un)__ H) & Co ; com Co._i.__——— Calculating Machine Marine Bancorporauon 1 (Uni .——7 1 ... ® —'• 21 915 16% 689 1534 350 3% 10 2.05 . 10 30 32 32 1,078 .14 1474* 65c 39% 10 .! 1,520- 68c 39% 11 y8 230 ."•* 21 47% May 19 Mar 4% 13 Jan Feb 34% Jan 30% May 14% May;, Mar Feb Jan 70c 34 % Feb 39% May 8 % Feb 15 455 Feb 43 47 Feb Jan 55 Apr 51 May Apr; . 26 26 335 26 Apr 28 Jan 21% 2iy» 245 21 Apr 25 Jan 33 33 100 32 Feb 35% 20 20 100 16 Mar 97k 9% 97k ;530 22y8 21% 22y2 748 18 18% 547 a36% a36% 90 . .. —t 2 7 - .. __ 29. 367'2 ; *• 14 23 29 36% 367k L.. 269 , . * Apr 2.50 2,870 49 74 ) Apr 11% r, 4,455' a533/k a57% 49 74 May V2 Jan 60c 2,200 .* 3 25 488 30y2 Jan ,71 : 31% May 1,700 28% Jan 10 . May ,1.90 Jan 2.80 May Apr 10 • 7 V2 Feb 4 2.00 _!4! 36 Feb 18 72 14 5 Apr , Feb 4 7 May 22 3 (k Mar 18 Jan - 118 Jan 52 'a 2,338 . ; 19% ny8 ® :_. 19 v Jan 1474 10 Libby Loew's __® • —... Co LeTcurneau Jan May Utd "B"' Salt Jan Apr 12% May Feb 2.80 V a57y8 5% 45 V# , Feb j 39%;>'. 5 ; 7 Mar Mar __ , 92 7 .16% v. 30% .y Apr Mar 150 833 3y8 21 Apr 43% : •' Jan- 55 Feb 4 V# __ Tel (Un)—.® Mining Co ——' —— _2 Johns-Manville Corp 2(Un)—: _._® Kaiser-Frazer Corp.——_.l Kennecott Copper Corp (Un)2_—__® 16, 7 460 118 20% Apr 1. 72% • Feb %7- 400 !:._ (Un»—__® ; Feb 7. Jan Apr ,19% Feb 5 18 >" 20 Canada 17% ' Mar- lO1,3 Jan 20 32 < Apr 29% __ !__1 3% 40 35 11,870 Jan May 23 39% Mar L..1! 550 ;; • 2.70 697k % 15 V# 66 .I; L 7. 53 2'-4% 9 - ___l 5 127k 39 59 % Feb 118 - Sugar Plantation ———_15 Co 167« 2.75 ______1 18 % Mar 24 29y2 Co_.___._.__:— 1 •'? Co.—r M ' Corp 585 Feb Mar 20'% L- 4%: Inc.—.6.66%' Nickel 117k , ___® — Car 4V4 a473/a a4834 118 : 7 .7- ?9% May 18 V# Mar II,299 7: .?• 51 y 547 17y2 (Un) 19 68% a44'/4 a4574 12% A..2_—® , , 50 :__®a4874 : 18 68 a45% 3 —2. ^ 68 a58l/2 a58y2 ®- (Un): Calif cl of > __ 2—® Rubber 35 791 1978 —_® <Un) 31% Mar 210 .. . 10 —® Co : ,. ' _.2y2 —* :-t Jan 11 Mar 15V2 Jan 126 % Feb 200 r : 101% May ... . 25V# Mar 2,420 ;■ 112 112 y a437k a447k : Jan 34 53'2 Jan 6V2 Mar 39 137k „ 13 — Mar 311 22 12% 87k Apr j Feb 19V2 . 59% Feb 3,353 a437k a44% —.1 8% May ; 22% Feb 11 34% 10 Corp Motor Foods Class Low 24% .24% a (Un) 24% Range Since January I 2% 4% American & 103% 1; 3% ...1 ,77 88 29% 22 (Un)_—100 (Un) Kern County High % Apr 7 Feb ,7 77k :'•*"!. 7-• Plantation Inter'l 1 Sales Par Air 91% for Week Sale Price May ;, 7, 9% May .7 26% Mar ■ 130 com.—.:! !_.__®;4 2-——— 100 44 Idaho Mary Mines Idaho Power Co Feb Exchange Range , , 6% > IXL Week's . 2,390 —u—.4* & Oil Hudson v. Last 127 30 International Tel & Friday 3,032 a44'/2 .—5 Corp.^.—.^—.^ Corp ' com... Co Hupp Corp May San Francisco Stock * 24 Feb , a41V2 a42% Stores Inc.— Oil Class -Hunt . •.'( 17 , Mar 49% Jan 49 58% 30 - !-.| 18 15% , 6 ; 7 Feb 7% •••.•. a4278 (Un)—10 (Un»_ 12 % - 7V4 —' ....® Co (Uni.—^ Corp Tire Hutchinson 30 7 ' Jan Jan 16% Mar ,v > . Apr 97k 774 __® (Un).! Honolulu 16% May ' ;'i 28 Va 43 Mar 49 % 2,260 ,,— 119 16 7 ; 250 a25y2 a2572 __ 7'% Pineapple Co Ltd—. ,*■ Hobbs Battery Co class A (Un)._..._® •2 2, 1 Feb 7 Feb Feb ;< Jan 3% May Feb n 25 . 997k 1017k 4 5 com Radio.. Holly Development Holly Oil Co (Un) 40'/2 May ■ ' — —» :____1 Hawaiian 19 May "• 16 25% May Mar 7 4% Apr 7; 25% Mar 38 V» Mar 950 10% 1 & McBean Hancock Apr 17% ___ I" 1 5 32 '77 ,19 20 -. J 33'/2 Graham-Paige Moturs (Un). l63/4 Mar 133 40% 974 (Un): Gt Nor Ry no*-cum pfd Greyhound Corji ..... •; 13 V4 Mar 100 - 5% 39 Va 16%. Apr 6% May 7 299 y7 100 137k 317k preferred.——.: Goodyear ' -25 : • 22 40% , ;® Jan 16 Mar, 13% 10 — Honolulu 133 ' 10 yj 7 60 18% 15% Feb 2% '920 „;,33y2 15 of Co 4% preferred Goodrich (B F) • Jan 20 18% " •-• .7 Jan 7 :; 13 % May Feb 26 - 77 49 U a603k a607k Golden State Co Ltd Feb Jan 17 : ?4 13V2 Jan 90 19 * . 75 23% 2.1 Corp Electric General 19 20 18% „ 10V2 . 4.955 574 ——5 Kleistr common..—.. General 23% 21% 18 19 V •' ' ■..•'■V May Feb Mar 3%' a48Va a497k _.—„..5 ——_® Co Share Machinery Foster & Jan 7, Co •' May Jan Apr May 19 V4 Feb % 25% Mar 850 4274 24 com Ltd "• May - 78V» 22 5' 21% A...2.50 common Va May 23 13% Mar 75 ';,:■•• <.* 574 a481/8 —_._® Prod prior, pfd 45 V# 4% Mar 18% _10 — ■ 1 B cl Food 42 Mar 55 .7 , Apr 2% . 3 5747 iUn)„_® (Un). Fibre Board 24 7% May 8 200 t : 42 ._ (Un)__—.__2—® Tele 36 Apr:.' 7 10 va May 21%* .100 common Mar 100 9% 7 15%- 13% a273,4 a2C'% i __ .H ® (Un)__15 (Un).._ Capwell Co Eureka Corp May 52 39% Mar'.;. 25 Amer Farnsworth ' 25 common— 7 3'% 7' ...25 A Works.. & 59 2% Mar 350 7" Oil Bond 39 Jan 33 25 400 : - 43 10% - __ 0 common 114 Mar 40 15% 12'/4 ——v Jan 15 25% Mar ®. common Fuller 26% lo* — preferred Investment & 26% 2% * 25 common common Sterling Aluminum 7 ; 51 (Uni...2.® Co Apr % 33 31 May 31V4 Mar 1 404 20% Sears Roebuck & Co Steel — 43 5 — 19 -7. 114 "248 15% a28% a307k — 13V2 .' 5 Jan ' 35 20 78t Louis Car common...—J St Louis Public Service class Scullin 39% 59 I" ' ____._4 common 200 40 35% - '! common 13% 56% __ : Midwest Piping <fe Sup common... Missouri Portland Cement.. 1st 2034 Mar 6V2 Mar '/>•— —_1 common. McQuay-Norrls Meyer Blanke Apr 23% May 35 50 * . common Landis Machine Rice-Stix 1 0 common.... Laclede Steel 16 325 39% .4 ——1 .... 135 23% 31 59 Li- Shinkle common...—: • 17 31 $ common.. ' 17 114 ,20Va Mar ; i' 32%' Feb 15 Mfg Co—2., Kodak Dorado General common.5 Knapp-Monarch 32 13% 469 • 22% Mar common Fruit Emporium 15% May Feb 114 1 Brew Shoe Jan 27 13% 10 Hyde Park Brewing common... Hydraulic Pressed Brick common.: International 13Va 314 23% ® (Un) common.—— Huttig S & D 255 30% —.100 common Griesedieck-Western 15% " 5 — Jan 21% 117 of Co Chemical Co Electric High 17 1 .... v: 30% 1 common.... Low 15% .1 common El Range Since January 1 High Jan Jan 62 Mar 475 : 55 21 1.30 44% 54 > 150 (Un Corp preferred cum Eastman Shares 30% —15 Bottling Dow for Week of Prices Low 1 ..... common.: Etirkart Coca-Cola Par 527k 65% May Apr I,577 61% 21% 68c 1 19 V# May '-45% May , 38% May 100 Incx.... Corp Dominguez Oil Fields Sales Range Sale Price 600 Feb Jan 1,485 • (Un)_2-_—22_*L4wl74!-2^;87k2;77: 7%y:'87k-7 (Del) Publishing Co Curtiss-Wright Corp Exchange Week's Last STOCKS— 58 preferred. Doernbecher SI. Louis Stock 61% Jan 15 class Gas Curtis $3 ' 40 Jan 14% 7 53% Mar 1,040 96c ; 397k 51 Mar 7 43% 100 25% preferred2_T^^.2— Crucible Steel <•:.* Di '7 Jan 53% : Apr 15 Ind America of Zellerbach $4.20 Jan 10 Lit Feb 482 ..!! 15c 5%* Mar 317 Jan Jan : 38% May Feb 7 10 3.954 - 6578 92c 40 r Aircraft---^2——_1 Motors- Continental Oil Co : Jan Feb i,: 11% Mar , 100 38% 28% 31 10c 2,100 13% L 8% 37% r , 13% 10 '' Apr Feb ' ! 25y2 Co of N Y Consolidated Vultee Apr Jan 2 -tr 1 _ 8% 4% 9 May 6 3% l Edison Consolidated Aor 17 1% Mar 125 9% '■■•r.'i ' J5 Coppcrmines 7% Feb 4 .2% Mar 125 n& 52 25'% Edison.....— : 200 2 7' 23 v,r 54 ... * & Southern Jan 26% 11% Mar 500 . •;■'••';! 47 3,109 53 (Un).—." (Un) Commonwealth Feb 18% 175 4% 3 210 38y2 45y» —* common Commonwealth ■ Y-1 San Toy United 16% 7 L 2% 2 : 4 —.5 - Pitts 17 5 —° _ Pittsburgh 6% 1 Apr ' Solvents Consolidated Mackintosh-Hemphill 50y8 ■ 15% 10 2% May Jan 21% 7K 7% Mar 13% May 7 7% Mar 21% 3% al3% al3% 657a - __3% ,v;:. 9% May ' 2% 9% : Columbia- 12 ■ Feb . 650 — Columbia Broadcast System class A_272 Columbia Gas System inc <Un)—_J® Apr 17% May Jan 1 __ Co Colorado Fuel & Iron High Feb >."7 May 31% May Jan 250 Range Since January 1 154 17% 12 Service Clorox Chemical Co , Low *V> 31 12% 13% ......1 Refractories * V High Jan 23 25% 4V* 1874 Co——————® ■ ; • —— Gas„ 30% 16 Va ——-* Electric.——— Brewing... Harbison Lone Co— Gas .;'7„ 31 Cities for Week Last 14 16y8 Mar ~ 36 ... 25 Eureka Mining Co.——2—_1 Chesapeake & Ohio Ry (Un)..^. .25 Chrysler Corp --j22—2.50 Sales Range of Prices Friday Jan 87a 50 : .. _ Central , Apr 41 % 53 38V2 .50 —v..........— Caterpillar Pittsburgh Slock Exchange Sale Price 29 Va Jan 4 ",r' JL Packing Coip Preferred Canadian STOCKS— Jan Feb 83« __ . 4% Feb 28% . Apr 24 Mar Co.— Mills California. Ink Co Feb 3% . 21% May 32 Cement 22% 7' Feb 50 Calaveras California 117s Feb 61 Jan 49 % May Jan 2 20% 597 22% Improvement—_13% ' 31V4 ; 8% May Feb 12% May 100 22 , 31V4 Apr Feb 41 % 250 Feb Jan Apr 23 100 23 21% 28 45% 7'- M'.'!''' 12y2 1,037 May 3 68 1,294 280 6% •! 389 v: a3978 a4078 , 24% 21% —* Feb 34:% 277 % 35% 49% — common—-. 16% May 6% Jan 16l/8 57s Appliances———33%c & Apr 10% 14% 6'/8 185 .5 <Un) Co Bunker 15% 15% 16y8 (U11);—r-15 Broadway Dept Store i—i—i:-—-2.-10 Mar Apr 12% Mar 15% 631 —5 Airplane Co Borden 6% 3.626 .100 Holdings Corp Boeing 7% Mar Feb 6% 1 May 4% 7%;i": 6% ! Jan 24 6% Mar 678 15'% 100 Bishop Oil Co..!— Blair 24 Jan 14 Vk N A— Corp Bethlehem Steel '.-24' . 32 % 114% May (Un).. Co Aviation 4 23% Reading Co common.— 50 Dome Oil Corp .L—————_1 — Mar 31 33% Salt Gas 37 3,788 24% Scott United 697 684 31 35% 3 common-——,— Paper 5174 38% — .L—1. California of Bendix Jan 237« (Un). Apr May 66% May Feb 51% j1 IVz ' 13 (Un) Ohio RR & Barnsdall Apr 48% 50'% 58% 155 29 24 3 Pefroleum Bendix Apr '117% -r Feb ■:.& 21% 5.464 Bank Jan 19% 195 r_ 114 3 Diesel.Engine.L.LL2-50 Loconjotive Bandini Apr 20% < a66% a68y8 High / Jan 148 y4 Mar 337$ (Un).lOO (Un) 51% 1,904 31 5 Corp Baltimore 6% May Jan 20% Mfg Baldwin May 78 Imnerittl Fe Low 195 155 L-,/ (Un)———— -5 Corp. (Un) Avco Jan 7 5% Mar 19% 18% 45% preference common—— Corp 400 114 Philadelphia Electric Co common——® Philco lii 18% 20% —— . 56 12 Pennroad 6% Feb 50% Mar . (111.) Co Atlas 59% May 23% May Motors * (Un) Topeka & Santa Atlas 18% May '• & Atchison 10% May 15% Mar 75 Co Copper Mining lUtl) 50 California National Bank——20 Armour Apr 992 Woolen Range 8ince January 1 High 153% __ (Un)——...14 Shares a583i a60^4 Anaconda May 110 a66% Anglo May V 8 r , Low a60% American Apr 155% May 10 11% 10% % Feb 12*2 1,725 115 10% 7- —1 27 Va 1477a Mar 213 of Prices Par Viscose Corp Sales for Week Range Sale Price Ameiican High 1,392 16 60% ~2V2 Chrysler Corp __— Cooper Brewing Co Curtis Publishing Co, > 27 11% —————. Low v , American Smelting & Refining (Un)..® American Tel & Tel Co (Un)—..100 Range Since January 1 High 153% 155 >/4 16 Bankers Securities Corp common— -50 Budd Shares Low *— & Locomotive for Week of Prices ' ■' ■ Range Sale Price ® Sales Week's Last Week's Last ,• STOCKS— • 8% 20 Jan May 10% 14 Feb 23 Apr 16 Jan 19% Apr 32% Mar ... Feb 35% 9% Apr Jan Feb 14 May 435 „;;24 Mar 30 Jan 20 35 Feb 36% May Volume Number 4699 167 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL OTHER STOCK * Week's Last ' , Low Par . Matson Navigation Co <Un)_:, McBryde Sugar Co (Un) — Menasco J & & M Cons M Mother Low 17% 1,335 6 10 25% 110 2.46 2.80 (Un) _1 _ Lode__ 25c 30c 4,700 18c 51c 114,525 •12c & Co (Un)__ Morrison-Knudsen Co_^% JL_a a63% 10 __5 aGO'/a a63% 16% 1,740 18 16% 18 747 9% 10 V4 595 a8 a8% Reynolds Tobacco Jan Rheem Manufacturing Jan 14% Republic Steel Corp Richfield 31c May 51c May 58% Feb Oil Riverside 3 % Mar 48 % Mar 385 16% May 1.15 >a 16'/, Feb 26% May 25c 48c *10c __ Montgomery Ward 1,9 Jan 7% Mar 42c 2.45 Cement R'oos National Auto National City Lines Fibres. National Distillers Nat'l Linen Natomas (Un) — Prod Service ._1 ; —_1 aL ____—* 20'8 __ (Uni Corp— 40 Company Feb May 10% >' and San W Y Central North RR (Un) American North * Jan % 10% 1,075 17% Aviation (Un) American Co 2,016 American Investment North 67c preferred 5 Ma % —.1 15 13 Apr 11% Jan 78 16% Soundview Apr 100 76 10 .. 50 75 15 650 Shell Union Signal 9% 15 American Northern Oahu Pacific Sugar Occidental Ohio Oil Oliver Railway Co (Un)__ 100 24% 81 May 67 Mar 76 May 13% 13% -*—■__ol—' t United Filters class A—____* 1,400 770 28% 28% 12% .'7% __20 Oil Southern Pacific Can Pacific Pac Aggregates—. 1st pfd 1st pfd 5ya % 5%. 1st pfd ri— 50 May & - 25 17% Jan Apr 58c Feb 3C% May Sperry Apr 29% Feb Apr 13 12% 15 Feb 9 6% 1,696 35 4,542 30% Mar Port Cement com 14. 1,721 33 Mar 35% 30% 547 29 % Mar 31% Apr Apr 28% 28% 100 27 % 29% 7 Feb , 4% 1 > 9% Feb Apr Jan - Pacific Public Service Tel Tel & Pacific-Western Packard Oil Motor Corp__4—_10 Co (Un) Co 22% Mar *■> ; : • 4% { 2% (Un)„50 (Un)_ 19% 20% ""17% 33Mb Philippine Phillips (Un). Corp Dodge Long Dist Petroleum Tel —___25 Co a56% Pure Oil v;i;V 26% > > Co (Un) 24 Feb 17 153/4 Mar 22 55 ; 18 120 940 a49 a49% . Feb Feb Co of N Inc 130 24% 23(4 24% 4,212 15 Feb 24% May 20 19% 20% 5,670 14% Feb 20% May 32% 313/s 33% 1,490 28 Feb 34 * a29 a26% a29 733 23% 23% 23% 565 25 Jan 26%.. 26 26% 1,314 24% May 28 Va Jan 27 26'A 27 502 26% May 27% Apr 32% 32% 32% 294 ,32% Mar 34 Jan 58 ^ 54% 58 1.026 58 May! 27% 283A 915 (Un) 39% May 30 Vb Mar 122 41 Feb 4% May 18 , • ■ 13 * 1 12% a26% May 22% " 13 > 29"% Jan 44 \ Feb 22 | Feb 9% 450 9% 36 36 41 198 36 31% __1 25'a34% 31% 31% 232 22% Feb 134' 'V a26% a27(/B Feb 13 May Feb 24 26 Jan 70 70 70% 2,899 54% Jan 80% 78% 80% 842 69% Feb 27% 24% 27% 2,944 16% Feb 27% May a627/8 a62a63% 28% 29% 432 52% Feb 2,141 19% Feb 62% May 29% May 16,430 10% Feb 13% 160 31% Febf 34 "7Va V:-555 '*j Feb 54 Ail ;,r 29 11% 12% S Corp Steel I • (Un)__ 3,826 * 21% Feb 17 340 14% Apr-, 20 28% 200 23 % Feb 29 Va 17%'A 390 16 % Jan 19 3Va 3% '76% 77% 77% ; - *. Western 68% Mar 78 67% May A 3 (A Jan i 2.90 3.00 -8% 9% 29 29 29 12V8 12Vb "270 280 50c 62c 7,810 6,732 4% Feb 265 19% Feb 203 7% Apr 2.90 • ' : ■*,'■ 280 ' ■ 112 ' 1 Feb 2.75 Mar 700 (Un)—____i • Woolworth (F " 698 7% Feb 9 Ma Apr "118 27% Feb 32% Jan 13% Apr :; 204 10% Feb V ' 30 275 ' 301, Apr 7% 6% 7l/a 24 24 (A 31c Mar Jan C2c , May Ms Apr 7 24 V4 May ' (Un) Telegraph W) Yellow Cab Co Vv - -24% l __l 8 A 50c ' 8 21% 22 .8 22 V* 1,258 a33 V8 a34 Vb '72 a70% a70% a70% 25 • a27% a23Va a27% * (Un)___ Westinghouse Elec Corp (Un) *12% Willys-Overland Motors (Un)___ 1 sApr ?• • " 55c v — _—_— : Jan " 100 Union ;J • Apr ; ( Apr | 38% 63 9% ' L__—__-_29 Preferred Jan Jan . 3% May ■' 2% Mar 750 1,207 • 63 ■' ri5 Western Dept Stores 1 Western Pacific RR common. . 31% May < 3 16 % 3% Pictures (Un) fi ' -17 % 10 l com t &„. 28% ■. 1 Equipment Co Bros a__ 17 ■" " Co 10 ii_ 1 ^10 Corp common Agricultural ; ' .... al20% al20Va al20% 31 (A -30% 31% i._5 Inc— Del of i! A Jan "* (Un)_— Corp Lines Preferred v 12% May 9% May May —10 —_—____12% Aircraft <: 70% May 80 % May __2 Western Air Lines Inc .v 35% May . com__-2* ' 28% May 25 (Un)_ West Indies Sugar 31% May a33 a34% 'Feb 8 Jan • (Un)_ 5 Wells Fargo Bank & U T-_____„__100 % Apr 9% '• ' ; Apr 25 (Un)„ (Un)__— V; Westates Petroleum May 49 - 26% Feb' 695 9,118 12%. Apr May 6% 25% Mar ■ 50% May 48 ■_.VV" 135 ' 35% % 166 Feb ___1 J Sugar Warner •. 69% May Feb 9 ; Oil Walalua - Preferred 60 6'A 2 Calif—.: Victor ! , : 10 55'A 36% 160 • a71 50% 1 Rayonier Incorp com 160 6V4 25 Consolidated Oil—— Utah-Idaho Sugar Co (Un)^_ii, A Apr 35 —-——100 155 6% -,-25 ■4.A Universal '.Jan Feb 41 j^44285;> 11% Preferred 345 — of United Apr 20% Apr 12% > Feb 1,182 40 • Co U 3 35% — 32% 3g7/a 40 _i Oil United Apr Feb ♦ — Feb 39 pfd A„__25 Inc— ; ; United Apr Corp of America (Un) Radio Keith Orpheum iUn)„_ —_1 Railway Equip & Realty Co Ltd— Radio Jan 13c Jan 4Q (Un) ;_L Brands Union 10% Mar Jan 49% ■.v Jan 20% 9c 39% Carbide & Carbon (Un). Union Oil Co of Calif com^_____„_^25 May May 5- ♦: 2 % aG9*/4 a71 18% 1.7% Mar . Jan 18% 825 17% 14% 18 ' ' • 15% Mar 564 __25 com preferred—-j-, Corp ° 1.025 26,075 15 preferred Company . ; " Union ; • Apr 60 Feb .V Feb 22 • 1,273 * P 100 Co— 10c • 15% May 25% 4oo a53% a56% Puget Sound Pulp &-Timber.. ___* 50 M4 Pullman Inc (Un __>al:,_*449% 1934 10c . Apr 5 Water Ass'd Oil Transamerica Corp -• Phelps 18(4 19% 7% _• Edison Co Tide ?; May 100% 500 c 20% 1T% :■ ' 87/b Mar-V, 935 ... ••V Feb 4% 845 23% 2% 2% •* 16% 10c Jan 5 Corp Texas Jan 30 Feb v 49 - 53% . Jan .Feb 90 100 ~ ' __1 : 62i 87 ' • 25% 23% 1 (Un) 20% .2,135 9 Mar 24% - • • 5 9M4' i; 680 y7 Mar 47 2,834 - GO v; > 60 - ■ <_*.* W '25%: (Un)„ Utah Cons Mines Pepsi Cola 12% ; 99 *>. ; Paraffine Companies com..- Pennsylvania RR Co ->1,250 :';f 24% •'Vi.:1 99 99 (Un);.——a—* com Paramount Pictures 15% -f 23% >24% <*<.} com—-a—100 Pan American Airways 52 •V 30 :V 14% :;3i5%. * ; com 1st preferred ——iaa-—*:- Pacific 50% • 18 Pulp Co_ Studebaker ( 6% May Jan '29 52 _10 4% Jan 100 1 !___—* (Un) 800 19% ...; Standard 36% 30 28% 20% May 32 '/a May 6% 155 (Un) Standard Jan 6 V 33% i\ Feb Mar 10% Jan 1 Lighting Corp com__- Pacific Park 7% Mar " *—25 15% 27% Mar 15 preferred Spiegel 10% 33% 35 25 : Jan 300 477 6(4 Co Southern Calif Gas Co 6% Southern Pacific Co_ 27% 200 i- 15% 20% 32 % May t - 23% May 25% Apr 32 5 - Gas conv 4.88% Feb v •Y'iYr} 50 14% 33% ; ;.25 3,267 \ < 29% May 40 (A Jan Apr 19% 32% 10 Oil_ cum 4.48% 9 ■t'.i —JL_25 : Pacific ; '14% •< .6% —_5 Electric com_*•».— & 14% ——.———5 Co Coast Gas 67c ,• Fisheries—____5 Amer 4,359 25 p 10 Standard Pacific 23% 23% * Inc Foods Calif 4.32% 27% 865 : Feb 22 25 1 King Coalition 39c 400 /, 13 7% 13 (Un)''ili——— Sugar Co 45c 38 % Feb 13%.May < 37% 38 (4 B Onomea 100 Feb 17% 610 ... 45c (Un) 32% 7,460 25 (Un)_ii——20 Ltd Petroleum Co Class Cons— Oil 20% 23% ___1 Mining High Feb 124 22% 36'A May Mar 46 50 Feb 73 i. North (Un) Corp (Un)___ Socony-Vacuum Oil (Un) Feb 135 « 76 43% 8(4 115 81 A Co Sinclair Oil Jan 17% May 13% May 6% 600 • 15 81 10Q — 13%, 15% al6% a 100 com . preferred 12'A (Un)__10 ccmmon 36% Apr 6% Apr 12% 21% 10% 16 Low 1,336 36% Sears, Roebuck & Co__-._-_^_____^__* - Feb 69 17% Fine Mauricio Silver N Co Range Since January 1 High 29% 1 ..... Feb 19,165 a6% Shares. • Safeway Stores Inc^ Jan 9 > 18% Mar 20% 10% „ 18 Mar 6 19 Ve 10 Co for Week 27 10 Corp Bros 29% v V a6% , 1 (Un)_. Low , • Sales Range of Prices 16% Mar l.~>% Mar 8% Par (UnK_, "B" Ryan Aeronautical Apr S Nash-Kelvinator Corp Week's Sale Price • 17% 5% May 25 % STOCKS— ' High 13% Mar 25% 1 — 14 Last 6 10 MAY Friday * ; ENDED Range Since January 1 High 16% —5 _ Mfg Co Mindanao 17 .——_* Meier & Frank Co Inc M ' S3 EXCHANCES FOR WEEK for Week Shares C2165) Sales Range of Prices Friday Sale Price STOCKS— RANGE CHRONICLE (Un)— com 10 a46 31% 10% 19 365 a45% a46% _„ 8% . 22Mi May Apr 31% May 10% May 46 May 8(4 Mar '; 46 8Yb Feb 125 ■■ 22% Feb ;• • ' a._ Mar 25% 431 - 83A 8 Mb Mar . a ■" a 461 9% Mar a 55 29% 31% 1G ' . ! May 111 Jan A CANADIAN ...'T- '1 . •/. •" If •' Montreal Stock D A \Tr< P ... LISTED PAD MARKETS irrrrir RANGE FOR WEEK - - ENDED MAY 14 Week's Last :Yf.. Par Friday. STOCKS— Sale Price Low Par Abltibl Power & Paper com—— 19'A 81.50 preferred $2.50 Range Since January 1 High > LOW Higti -, 19Va 11,926 12% Mar 20 20% 4,600 17Ma Mar 18 38% 25 M 36 Me Mar 18 18 (A • Low V" 16% -123: 39 Canadian Cockshutt ;Apr 19 Feb Oil Jan 1,500 13%. 12% 13 »/4 1,840 26 29 Ma 2,920 13% 14 21V* 17% 13 Ma 13 Consolidated Consumers Mining Glass & 25 -5 Smelting. 112 Mar 14 10 M^r 13% Apr 20 Ma Mar 30 Jan 225 llMa Mar 15 Jan 21M4 54,374 12% Mar 21M4 May 13 Ma 40O ,109% 112% 37 — 5% preferred 100 —100 . : • '8(A Algoraa Steel . ' 100 100 25 8l/4 120 55 (4 3,935 ■ 33% Mar 36 56 Ma Distillers Seagrams Dominion Bridge Api Aluminium Ltd ( Aluminum Co of Can 58 53% 58 24% .125 pfd 4% 24% 25% -11 Argus Ltd Corp 'Asbestos Corp — Ba3hurst Pow As - Bell Telephone Bralorne Trac British ; . Oil - 11 May 3,155 17 Ma Mar 163 164 ya 9 1,030 ,v i 9 ■ 17 Ma -. . ... - 24 • 168% Dominion Glass Mar 19 20 */4 3,175 16% Mar 33 M4 1,366 27 Feb 33 M4 May 19% 20 1,450 16 Feb 20 Apr 8 8% —35 common I'; 76 8Ma 24 Ma (' 24 Ma 26% 27 \ . 10 Jan Apr 26 Jan Feb British Col Power Corp V;; 3%- M"- 334 • /■■V 27 i" .- 26% r. 27 • /i 2%- v- 2% •V2% 33 / 30% , J 27% • 25 heb 37 May Jan 34 Map ; i J- Dominion Apr v Tar Chemical & 14 Feb 23 Mar 17% 18% 24 Ma 24% 27 26% 27 22 Ma Mar 27 26 Va 26 Ma 25 23 Mar 26% May 22 22 ,975 20 Feb 12% 13 9,157 11 Feb 165 165 103 165 Mar 98 98 1 98 Jan 19 Mar common—* preferred Class A Mills Building Products Burratd .-—• ^ 33 (a - Dry "Dock Co Ltd class: 3 ,.«V 33 Vi . -8% U ' • 570 23% 19,100 125 -Y 175 - ... 26 Ma 1% 13 common— ■ preferred 8% ,21... ';535'v' • ■ \ ' : , i 7Me Feb . 165 1 May 1 v $1.30 .Canada Canada Canada. .5% preferred--: Forgings class Northern Power Steamship Wire & .20 M« Corp——• Ltd Co % 27 cl 10% 10% 13% , 50 . ii .27% . common. Cable ; A_*— preferred Canada- 21 28 % ■f. -*——,.4-100 S '• 21 • 10% 13 28 22 Ma 42% 21 • ' 21 28 Ma ■25 V Jan -: Jan 9 w. \ 13% - i ^" n Canadian i Breweries 22% — Canadian Bronze common—— -f 42% Canadian Canners.Ltd common—^ < Canadian Car & Foundry common—* 14% -20 • —25 Class A ; Canadian $1.75 •, Celanese series common — —;— - : . Gatineau Apr •' 75 13 Me 14 Ma •17 (A 17 17% 76 Ma 82 2,521 39 39 39 Feb Jan i 93A Mar 275 81% 34 20% 665 . 170 2,427 ' 14 Ma Jan May J 5 Mar 17 Va Feb 82 May 39 ; $1.00 series 25 Canadian Converters Class B Canadian 6'.» class A — Cottons common preferred Foreign Investment— —— For footnotes see page 15 12 12 45 45 y'2 91 Mar 22% Jan 13 Apr 15 Ma Jan. 4 12 Jan 12 Jan 150 44 Jan 45 Feb Jan 29 May . . , 31% 20 ,80 25 30 31% 970 26 Va Mar 33 Ma Apr 17 Ma 15 15 17% Jan 22; May 13 Mb Steel 18 20 : —;— v 3 15 15 ■ 52 Ma 16 * 14% ; 9 8 34 Ma 32% * Jan .; 110 , " Jaqr. 225 3 Ms • (170 16 1,450 9 1,813 35 5,725 ' 18% 16% 18% 20,960 Imperial Tobacco of Canada common_5 4% preferred 2a 67c preferred — £1 Industrial Accep Coip class A —• 4%% preferred 100 13 M4 Ltd— —— , • 38%. Jan 14 Feb 16% Jan 52% Jan 13 Mar 16 Feb 9 6 Ma 23 % 44 43 Ma 14 12 Feb Mar Jan Mar Jan 131/4 1,660 25 25 M4 335 24 Va Mar 7 250 6% Jan 36% 38% 640 86 86 35 29% Feb. 86 May . May May { 35 May 48 Jan 51% May 18% May 14 Jan 25 M4 Jan 7 Feb 28% May 92, Jan 42. •, Jan 50 6% 12 Mb ■ 4 2% Mar 390 ■ 90 Oil Jan 108 Apr 4,080 Imperial •. Apr, 46 46 20 18M4 Feb, . 107% 51% - Jan Jan 102'. 50 «/♦ i 18. 24 Ma Mar 10 51 —50 preferred Mining & Smelting— Jan;. : l7Ma Map. -'v May 15 15 Ma 52 Ma 19;^ , 15 11% Jan ' Apr 15 Ma Mar .60 V i ; Jan 28% . 19 25 , Jan 20 - 16% Mar: t. ' " 2,735 103 103 % common.— — „ 107 % 108 Ma —a-— Wares 10 'Jan. 105 14% Mar 225 . Apr 167. ,.25% Jan 260 ' 24 19 V* i—-. common Goodyear Tire 4% pfd Inc 1927— .—50 • Gypsum Lime & Alabastlne— $2 May 21 t 29 —25 ,_* .'! 85 22 14 ■» — Canadian 21% 14 45 pfd— .20 Power Hudson Bay • l 19 16 li Howard Smith Paper common May 58 18Ma ; -- * 24 preferred Hamilton Bridge May 35 (A Mar 19 17 Ma — General Bakeries Ltd J————— .'■ 42% May 21 115 preferred i__. ' General : 23% ' 5/o 5 Va % . 177/s Mar 7,504 ..,■ 1,000 Foundation Co of Can y.7 Jan Jan 29 20 28 • - - & 19 28 ' Jan 11 20 Heating Prod Famous Players Canada Corp. Feb May • , May 40 M2 "4 24% Mar 50 27 1 Mar 35 Ma Mar 40 ;- Mar 11 430 . : 21» 270 28 38 l-'-i-:. 13% • 147/a Mar 27 « >327 50 40 Ma 21% B—' 4,216 - 27 40% .t -a -'I 28 M» Ehaniel ■ 28 ————_-ra'—, 'y'f Eddy Paper Co class A preferred^, ''.t Blectroltlx Corp 8M2 Apr :t' Canada Cement common— x > preferred Dryden Paper May ; Paper 4 Ma% Donohue Bros Ltd -Apr -34 Feb 28% Feb 40 '« ' Dohnacona 2Mb May 33 Jan ' Textile Dominion ■t;T Jan • S. 27 Feb 2Mb Mar • 5,215 ... 34 > 24% 340 ■ Class B BTuck. SUk 4 '■ 3.8% May 18% 24% .—25 Ltd Voting trust certificates— - Red 26% May 2Mb Mar 5,795 •V ■ Jan 28 3C 32 Va 760 33 Ma Feb 23 380 37 33% 20 Apr 24 Ma 24 ■:,:V 36 Ma 37 — ; Stores Jan 24% 21 19 Mb ' British Columbia Forest Products, Apr 3.12% May 38 Ma Jan ■■ Jan : Ma Mar 32 30% . Dominion Steel & Coal class B_. May Feb common preferred Dominion Jan 11 Jan Dairies preferred .7:1% Jan 21 24 703 v 91 205 20 25 May Apr 20M4 -2,390 • 26: 26%- 28 % Feb 17 3,697 37 33 V* —— preferred—, Dominion Foundries & Steel Feb I6M2 Mar 100 22(A' 26% ;: 22 ' Mar 7.75 12,661 ,'H 24 -25 160 700 21 .17 % Co__„ t— ■ 18% 57c 7% Jan 24 Ma Mar 1,260 Dominion Apr Feb 13 49 28% 164 ya May 25% May . 21% %. 21 common... - 5% Mar 26% •>' preferred conv 47 20%^ *: Light As Power____ American 3%%- >>■:•> 10 i; > 1,983 £ 47 (A 67/B 21% • ^100 Ltd Feb ;28% ——— Pap elass; American Bank Nute British '2lo, -7 — Mines Brazilian pfd—-_'__ common— 58 Feb 24 3,425 11 47% -Amalgamated Electric Corp Anglo Can Tel Co AVi'/o >43 M 340 ; ; : >100 ? 13 Ma Feb 10 '.Apr 20M4 — Dominion Coal 6% > . Feb Jan 73/4 Mar 52 100 Me 9 Jan 8% • 55 High 10 ■ Agnew-Surpass Shoe Low 13Ma Companies——. Pacific Railway Plow Range Since January 1 High 13% 14 A Locomotive Canadian 20% May , 20% Sugar class A— ■; class 13% 29 Ma Alcohol B Canadian 19% May 38% 20 17 . preferred ,—*—0 Acadia-Atlantic Class Shares Ind —>Yv —• Canadian for Week Range of prices , Shares Sales Week's Last for Week ;. Sale Price stocks— Sales Range of Prices Friday Exchange Canadian Funds ■ixtf : ' 38 COMMERCIAL THE (2166) CANADIAN LISTED RANGE FOR Week's Friday Last STOCKS— International 6% common 27 12 21% 21% 21% 230 36 33% 36 5,824 65 6i% 65 10,797 13% ——25 f >k 27 Paper International 13% 14 8,546 48% 150 11% 12% 13% 13% 160 11% Mar 24% 24% 300 23 •k common.. Petroleum International Utilities Ltd— Power International Co Jamaica Public 8ervice Labatt Limited Lake the of Corp Ltd com- (John) Woods 12% —_ ■■■ 24% T_. common—— V 22 100 k, 130 , Jan 9% Commercial 27 : May 13 ' Feb Jan \ Mar 27 Jan May (• Ati ' . 11 Mar 52 Mar' 16% Mar 27 feb David 28% 27 28% 355 21% 21% 21% 200 16% Mar 13% 14 155 13 Va Mar 15 15 100 14'A Mar 16 * 12 12 1 12 Jan 12 Jan 100 50 50 50 50 May 50 May 10 9% 10 560 9 Feb a 7% 8 875 5 Mar 20% 19 20% 6,681 16 Mar / 21,265 3?% Jan . Laura Lewis Secord (John 3 !.■ Bros Ltd Lindsay (C W) London 5 '!o • A) — ——* ... common— Canadian Investment preferred 15 y Eastern : Class ♦ ———* - B Massey-Harris — McCoil-Frontenac Oil Mitchell (Robert) Montreal common Montreal 14% 15% 21% 20% 21% 25 38% 38% 38% 10 _• 18% 17 18% 3,490 100 preferred Locomotive - Works Tramways i k,:'— 35 36 25 k: . 10% 8 Jan Fleet May n Mfg 7% 38% 39% Feb 38 Feb 4C preferred 45% 25 45% 5 National Drug & Chemical pfd 37 Feb 1 40 Apr Halifax jk Apr Hubbard 12 12 23% 25 2,819 18 Mar 25 25 23 25 535 23 May 25% Jan 50% 48% 50% 2,540 43 Mar 51% Apr Noranda Mines Ltd • 'a I,100 B—* ;v.. ;•_* '- 37% 38% 13% 14% 22% 9 9% Ogilvie Flour Mills * common 27 26 27 10% Mar 12 17 18 May May 160. 3,077 Ottawa Electric Rwyg— Ottawa L H & Power 5% preferred 41 40% 18 100 ——— Penmans V: r- • ■ River Power Price common & Co 26% 25 26'A 1,500 20c 20c 20c 5 115 3% 6,129 Feb Felt 67 4 4 54% 59% 115 115 63 Mar 1,145 37 Feb 16 % 5,918 11 Feb 65 60% 18% 19% 45 45 ... 4% Jan 98% Jan Jan Moore 16 16 10% Mar — pfd 20 Apr ————_* 15 15 25 10 Feb 15 Jan 4% 4% 3 3% Ltd common Securities . Corp * 15 certificates 4,872 20% Mar (Geo) Wilsils 46% 46% 1,110 148% 148% 5 144 15% 2,565 12 < 5% ■ 15% 1,210 11% Mar 20 110 17% Feb 105 16% Feb 7% 1,625 Jan 72 Mar May 5 • 7% 77/e 1,575 79 79 79% 225 29% 28% 29% 2,725 25% 25% 25% 19% 19% 25% 26% Ltd 41 440 k; 82 27 150 27 ———.-id ?0V4 20% 20'A ———.10 22% 22% 22% 25% 25% 26 35 35 .k— 24% 26 ■: .v.,":- 25 10 35% .7% Friday 8 Apr Wcsteel 82 Apr Woods 29% 26% Low 9% 11% Mar Jan 21 British Columbia Pulp & Paper com—4 Brown common -;k ■;■•:•: 1 Co Ltd May Band-Ore 20 % Mar 21% Pr Invest Mines Mines pfd 6% 21% Apr 23 Jan 25 Feb 28 Jan 35 Mar 37% Feb 23% Mar 25% Jan 35 38 Feb v Mar Ltd Ltd Co Mines Lake Rod Gold Yellowknife Lake Bob's Bonville Gold [k High 10 kv.7 Range Since January 1 * Low v i 175 0 1,835 10 Co Ltd 4 Mar Jan 10" 1®»8 May 163 9 260 45c 400 45c k - 7V2 40c \ 12% Jan 6% Jan 9% v Mines Ltd Co common Claude Neon Gen Adv common For footnotes 42. ; Jan 1 235 235 4 225 Mar 235 May 16 -j 16 109 14 Feb 16 22 May 1,175 98 98 k. 25 k 19 % Mar 1 162 Jan _ _ Ltd 582 355 i 13% 24 39% 1,453 145 147 2,500 3,000 ; 13 «... 15 48 13% 30 13% 4% 46 ■ 30 10 130 12 Mines 26c 7c ff !| ff. May Feb May 45 3c Mar 12c Jan 5c May 7c Mar 2c Apr 12c Mar 10c 30c Aor 2%c May 2,000 30c 36,700 3c 5»Ac May 55c Mar 56c Feb 5c Mar 2%C 800 Feb 7%c Mar ,9C 4,000 10.500 9c 6c 1,000 4c 16c Apr Mar Feb Jan 8C 5,450 10c Mar 22c Jan 2,000 5c Mar 9c Feb 15c 1,000 14c Mar 22c Jan 9%C 6,500 6%c Apr 10c May 68c 68c — 68c May . 500 k 30 *20 19% ' - 18c 5%c 9c I— 19% May 53c Mar "l 75c *> 75c 75C 500 1 • ,27c 22 Vac 27c 13,000 2.45 1,000 v.: 1.65 Mar 98c 1.17 45,700 55c 18c 1,500 12c Mar 5c 5c Ltd ..._i «... 1.15 kv May 23 Va Mar Mar 17c 70c •: , I7V2C Mar 2.40 .A 1' ;J| 11 %c May 5C 1 i Mar 30c " 16c __ kf #?. Feb 30c 1,800 36c ' Jan 15c 17c 1 fr Jan 9c 11 %c 1 . Mar Jan 22c 30c 6C Jan# 7c 9%c Mar 30c 3c Mar 12c 17V2C 22V2C May Mar 5c ; % Jan# 93,300 3c 8%c Jan 12c 2,000 3%c 19,200 « 25c 29 %C 34c 7c - 1,000 3c Ltd—1 Ltd.—J——: — —.1 l"0C 1 Gold Mines Ltd— Mines Ltd. .. l •••«;• 1.09 Feb 0 Feb 27c 3*50 Jan f;., 1.31 Feb 23 %c 15c Feb 0 tfan 0 Jan 0 4%C Lake 9.4Q • 9.25 1;-: 3c 38C ;r 31c • , 5.55 .5.55 Mines Ltd Louvicourt Goldfields Ltd —' Mines '^.VA 1 Ltd——1 __k—1 ■I 15c Jan 0 7c Jan r 4e -May Jan ■; fi lOc Mar 24c Jan lie Mar 16c Feb 0 1,745 3c k , l 38<) . 5.55- 9 0;kl2kk;: Ja»;';jk .0 ;.6c Feb;!' Apr 3c May 025c .500 -3,600- Mar : Okk49eO'Feb:H 4.45 Mar 200 7.65 11 Va May Jan 11% ••:/',0 35 3c 2,900 3c May 35c 35c 5,000 30c Mar 6C 6c 8,000 4c Mar 60c 65c 44,000 42c Mar 1.45 Jan 73C 1.00 53,500 ■;.55c .Mar 1.90 Jan 60%. 60% 6c .100 ... 63c * Feb 14% Mar ' ' 'j 1 _ 6 %c Mar 0: 93c ' 500 , 9.55 k: : Mar "3c 1——10 Oil Vt: ,11% O;— -— Gold 13C Mar Ok 2,000 16C 13c 20c Mar lie 7,000 15 %c 6c 7c 50c 1.000 4c '•"'V'is —5 . 400 k# 13C —kl k. ———— f , - Jan 3c 4,400 91,500 . 15c Ltd Ltd 68c of 4c 1 ——_ 3%C 68c 5c 1,000 12c 3c "iV. -.1 ■ Ltd 10c . 3c v': r • _ Ltd Mines Gold 5. 35 25c 25c •,. 26 V Feb Jan Apr Apr 13% May i 25> ■ 4% k ; ' 3C .: 50C May Feb Mar 14 15 Feb 30 May Jan 25c k May 46% Apr 15 1050c 50 —5 90c V"v - Oi - 60 V2 Feb *,4. 8.10 6.10 100 6.25 Mar Nechi .1 •90t 95c 2,000 SOckMay New • Cons Marlon Nor metal Dredging Gold Mines 4— Ltd., Gold Mines Orenada Gold 2.10 Mjnes T1 —.1 V 1.90 9c 9c 500 2.20 1.85 —_* Ltd 23c. 23c —1 Mining Corp Ltd O'Brien - k 65 May Mining Corp of C&n&da Ltd; Jan < .1 ^ 23c A or 4,000 2,600 ,.5,000 9c May >i ] 1.18 Jan Apr | 2.29 Apr I 2.17 Jan T 27c 1.55 Mar 1.50 Mar Mar 8.10 May ■ ; 9c • May ;• Apr :f 48 - i— Mines Ltd Mclntyre-Porcuoine Mines Ltd f Jan y 39% May 147 • Apr k Feb 7% Mar 5 10 Macdonald Pandora CadalJic Gold Mines Ltd May ,>Fen-Rey 100 47; Mar 20% Mar 100 10 35 Mar 22 : 3Va 15 47 Lingside 2,50 May 38 k 10 . 30 k 27% Mar 40 30,500 7c, Labrador Mining fc Explor Co Ltd.—1; 2% May 139 ■ 106% Feb 6,630 k 15 • 8c 8c 17c 21 %c 20c Ltd. Lebel Oro Mines 1.50 Mar 130 4% 4% 1.45 40 31 147 > 100:, 24 , Jan - -•:2lMay-H- 1,000 3c —I _L——— Mines Lake Mints Jack Jan Mar 2.50 13% 7% May 22. 2.500 5c 1 _ Lake Shore Mines Ltd 4 May 2.50 47 4c 68c Jan Mar 8 1.50 39 Mar 41c , 11 5c Joliet-Quebec; Mines Ltd May 98 4,650 — • Apr# Jan V: 115 125 2%c 3c Lake Jan 24% 175 75 15 ' 25 —— 18% Apr Feb ' 2% - Jan 14 ■ 60 1 Hollinger Cons Gold Mines Ltd. Jan Jan 2 -25 15 II_* "II* 61% 115 -;V 2% ___• , 222 2% — 21 30 40 1 Ltd— _ Cadillac Mines Gold Heva May 165" 13% 135 3%c - • Mines Mines Goldvue Jan 12% 98 —100 see page Jan 50 10 4 _l Preferred 18% Apr 25 » I Feb 44 8% Mar -3% 2 Canadian Westinghouse Co Ltd Ltd 15 Va 10 % Mar : 21 .; 30 1 Gold Lake Goldora 18 % Mar 4 • common 20 40 1 Gold'oeam Mines Ltd 13% APr 50 21% Lake God's 200 75 • 20 14c Ltd...— Gold Found Jan 100 73 100 Wines Jan 10 75 i : Apr 1 18 50 12c Mines El Sol Gold Mines Apr 6% 108 12 165 100 Catelli Food Products Ltd common 5Ve preferred 117 21% '•"kf Chateau-Gai 5 Feb 10 : Cassidy's Limited 11% Feb 100 Co Lumber 335 13% 74 11% Canadian Vickers 1% preferred Western 78% Mar 95 376 - & II,987 12c (1945) Ltd.— Formaque Gold Mines Ltd 21% Candn Power 3c Paper Inv Ltd com..* 5% cum preferred _• Canadian Silk Products class A— Canadian 3% Mar 1,755 • - Ltd 9,050 46 2? Jan J 6Ve 1 40c 7V4 12 %C Ltd Red Mines Eldona | 12 • 110 40c 110 i Mining Co Ltd Lingman Canadian Ingersol Rand Co Ltd Canadian Inter Inv Trust common 5% preferred Canadian Light Si Power Canadian Marconi Co ' 17% 100 I Jan 115 • Feb 25 120 > 7% k 1 Gold Sullivan East Jan 1.00 5% 13% >16 Jan v ' L Dulama Gold Mines Ltd $ Api Mar 4% 235 i 10% Apr ■ 17 -k Jan 125 17% 13% 1 Ltd Mines Central Donalda t Jan "■**!£:" • 17 Ltd__l Mines Explorations Ltd Dome Jan 114 17 50 50 < • Mines Dickenson Mar ; 99% 101% 46 Ltd—.* Canadian Industries common 7% preferred 17 1 Ltd Denison Nickel Mines Ltd High Mar 791 • 3 10 14% Mar Feb Ltd Mines Mines Cournor Shares 17 Ltd_I__* 16% £ Jan 5 May 111 Jan Mines Ltd Mines Gold Bordulac for Week ——'' Ltd common-* May 4% 40c - __* Ltd Gold Beaulieu Cortez 158 ■ * Mar 20 52 k May - '10% * v. Mining Corp Bcaucort Sales 155 •; 130 .145+, 10 13% * Gold Cheskirk May 8% 13% • —.. V 500 __ __* ' Century Mining Corp Ltd 150 ' 13 107 50 ; ~ 56 5% 17% 100 Ltd Co Ltd Metals Beatrice Jan 5 100% _• — Vinegars Ltd Canadian Dredge & Dock Co Investments Apr 13'A Feb May 17 1 27 150 5% 1 Canada 81 Dominion Sugar Canada Malting Co Ltd Electric ,10% f 10% 19 10% 1 25% Feb 158 ~7 100 1 Gen >> t Apr 5% Mar jk ; v Fontana Mines Gen May 29% May K* 75% 10% • Ltd Arno 6% ■ . *«ifl4- pfd -20 Mines Ltd May 11% — A- Canadian 27 -: Apr Feb 5% Alta .41 150 158 common.. Canadian Feb 29% >660 14% 107 108% • .54 • Alger Gold k 26% May Apr 5% -k i-. Canadian Food Products - Jan r 65% • .100 Ltd.. Products Feb 11% 6 % common—. 14 k' 108 • Ltd red 5'/o Manufacturing Consol T°; of Prices ..y-i... Canada 525 20 'Apr Jan} Mialag Stocks— Jan 525 Range Sale Price Acme Glove Works Ltd— Atlas Steel Limited Bathurst Power & Paper Co Ltd B. Butterfly Hosiery > 50 40 ® -5Vz 13% - Apr Mar 0: Week'e .Last stocks— ! «te Materials Ltd—.* Stowell Screw Co Ltd class A...20 United Corporations class B__ _* 21 Jan 920 35 V* Canadian Funds Company 4,055 Jan : 94 -4% Mar kk:k:'40r- Favlng Ccntremaque Preferred 27 I ;Jan i 43 14 ; 29% May i 12% Feb 617;' 8% 8 ;k. .'-14 Cartier-Malartic Gold Mines Ltd Ltd class 200 19% —50' (Canada) Ltd Canada Southmont 34% 1,870 ; 50 - & Millen 41 /V ' Standard Montreal Curb Market Brand -k, 8% class A— Industries 20% 55 Belgium Glove & Hosiery k,: 13 ' , Feb 94 12 i 12% >- Bridge Co Ltd Mar 19 - 200 • 93 ■, Mar 5% 25 } Mar'; 25 : (Can) Southern May Base _L.-IIIlO preferred 27 16% May 10% Mar 5 > 27 —-.10 cum 36 230 13 < Jan 795 v. 29% 94 ; . 12% 325 42 <73 Candego Gold Mines T/o- 5,015 13 IIoo Russell Apr 80 ■ 22% Mar 2,145 39% — .-—.———25 Belding-Corficeili Ltd 15% 29% Corp of Canada^ 6%*- 1st pfd 24 95 26% 40% * Nova Scotia . Jan 16 '-IJ* 69% Mar 100 k——i-——10 Toronto Jan 10% 73 com Sarnia "w 77/a •• - Enterprises Reitmans Apr 18% Apr 7% Jan 5% Mar 67 * ; 52% 29% QuebwePHip & Paper 7% pfd ^ kk — Jan Mar k Jan 20 17% 15 • common Montreal 8% 9 —• Manufacturing Co Ltd Quebec Tel Corp 17 368 • — Apr U Feb Mar 52 1st pfd__30 — Rand Service Stores Jan 150 7 • common — ,28 Jan 7 2 ''■■■•'•k- < j " Mar 6 : Canadienne Commerce k 3% May 14% 275 * fi^lP-C pairt• 2ntb pfd Jan 20 . • Worts preferred— i v 15% May 15% May 14% , • Banks-— •' Feb * _ Ltd Royal 15 / .25 common Limited 'Jan! 5 9% Paper Co.—5 Ontario & Orange Crush Ltd.. May 47% Jan 44% Mar ——— Winnipeg Electric Zellers ■ Jan 9% -—--440 Refrig & Storage Corporation Ltd Nuclear 22 • Wabasso Cotton Weston Jan 27% 80 pfd.100 cum Power 132 .* —— & : 8% Apr . 604 Paul SCrvlee Stores Ltd—— 155 __* — Walker Gooderham 4% Jan May Mar • common Corp Oil Apr 46 35% Mar 151 109 pfd—100 Standard Chemical common—. Steel Co of Canada common Steel v r5 •v.-Jan..; 2% 290 * Paper Co Patoh 10 50 7% Southern Canada Power United & Feb 85 x Tooke Brothers (Walter M) Jan • com prefeired preferred •. 400 - Ltd cl A—* (Can) 14 100 • 7 % May 15% Apr 16% 100 Southam Press Co May 19% May •45 % ' - pfd Sherwin-Williams of. Can Breweries | 17% Jan Mar 115 Feb Jan Apr > Montreal 13 % 15 Va Mar , 13 V2 Inc Power Minnesota 68 10% Feb 16 41 : 60 18 preferred, 93% Mar 300 Jan 25 McCoii-Frontenac 54% Mar 50 Feb 6 59 % May 25 Melchers Distilleries Ltd common 42% May 16% May 15 620 Apr 40c Mar 20 13 1,190 * Jan 26% Jan 15c 14% 28 5,457 12 21 20 13 11 125 3'A 14% 42 05 25Q May 2% Mar 1,951 45 29% 12 16% 100 100 19% /■ 59% __* • Shawinigan Water 81 Power trust MacLaren May 150 42% 36% Mar 225 145 10 Company Co Lowney Co Ltd May 42 Jan May Feb 101% 49 101 Apr 42% 100 Maple Leaf Milling Co Ltd.... * Massey-Harris Co Ltd 6%% cv pfd_20 Apr 36 —* - St Lawrence Flour Mills 7% Voting f 103 66% Apr f Feb 15% Jan 9% 3,910 cumulative preferred 20 Ltd common..* • St Lawrence Paper 6% Sicks Jan Feb 16% 100 - —— A s 29 • common „„ Rolland Paper common St Lawrence Corp Ltd com Class A pieferred i- Series 102% 10 .23% 6% Mar - May , 3,405 35% 14% May Jan 2% 6 % cum convertible, preferred——50 Lambert (Alfred) Inc ——.—;——*-l" 1 18% ik. 42 % Ltd 4% preferred Provincial Transport Quebec Power Feb —• Co.— Corp of Canada Bros 36 10% Mar 20 100 • 1 International Paints 5% 41; 15% . Mar V .Jan 18 Mar, Jan v; 25 325 10?% 102% • Powell 18 • common Page-Hersey Tubes Ltd 41 ^16 May 39 Paper.———* LaSalle Hydro-Electric f i'k Jan 28 24% Mar 626 18 Apr 42 Feb 42% Investment Foundation Ontario Steel Products e Feb 42 2% * class A common '• Feb 2% * Feb Jan 95c C% 100 42% 100 Jan 8% Apr 33 550 kkk 17% May Mar 33% >; 3,515 9V+ 19% May 7% 270 22 Feb 16 805 14 r Feb 20% May 55c 350 :k 16% 9 - 42 Jan May 14% Mar : 325 22% 1 red pfd 41 38 t ■ 8 -H 8 42 • * • Canada of Dauch de Hotel 45% 41% Mar 130 Co Insurance & Jan 25 ' ,200 60c Companies 45 Mar • 12 8% 60c Goodyear Tire & Rubber of Can Ltd-* Great Lakes Paper Co Ltd com * ■t- Class A preferred •_ • k • Steel Car Corp Niagara Wire Weaving 6%% Fraser 18% May 5 National 17% 8% Candy Shops Inc Co i;k 21% May •,,,•14. ;;-Mar-.; 30 Apr ":k 1,529 39 16% 8% 5% May 15 Va 16 W 2,640 Aircraft Si Motor Hinde National Breweries common— 19% High ,V; Feb May 15% May 16 205 16% Ltd——.—* Products i . 19% Worsteds & Foreign Power Sec Corp 6% red preferred • 20'A May 9J/a Mar 15% * — Cottons Montreal Steel Fanny Farmer f Ford MacMillan Export class A com—• Paper Co Ltd Federal Grain Corp— — 2 22,118 20 Woollens Donnacona Apr 16 20% Engineering Works Ltd Dominion & 80ns Ltd Lang 16 3% 13 125 19% —>*.. class k 4,975 13 20% .r.. Limitee Low % 5% : * Ltd Mills Range Since January 1 High \ 13 plu,——• Dominion Oilcloth & Linoleum Co 21% May 17% Jan . Frerc & Dominion Jan 25 Mar Ltd.* Ltd Corp Shares 5 Cub Aircraft Corp Ltd—* 1 12% May 14 Jan • Textile 5% preferred Crain Ltd <R L> Apr Sec Stand for Week Low common—* Ltd Paper Consolidated May c Div Consolidated 15% Jan k Mar . 39 . Consolidated >' 36 65 Alcohols Consolidated Bakeries of Canada 28% Mar 21 1,836 . . Sales Range of Prices far High r 11% International Nickel of Canada International Low High ,12 * ... — Week's;, Last Sale Priee STOCKS— Range Since January 1- 48 Bronze preferred Low .100 common 14 Friday Shares Monday, May 17, 1948 MARKETS WEEK ENDED MA* Sales of Prices Par Intercolonial Coal ; CHRONICLE for Week Range Sale Price FINANCIAL & Jan Apr Jan Mar Perron .7 Pitt , v Geld Gold Gold Quebec Mines Mines Development 1 - 1 Gold Mines Ltd • .1 1 6C 1,000 5c Jan 7%c Jan 6,500 10c May 20c 70c 2,000 70c May 70c 70c ; A Quebec Manganese Mines —_* Quebec Yellowknife Gold Mines Ltd—_1 Rochette 6c 10c 10%c .1 Ltd Mining Co Ltd.—L Labrador 1 Ltd.— v 5c •— 1 40c > 63c, 35c ? 66c 46c ■ k 500 4%c Mar 3,000 57c Mar 229,900 19c Feb lie .. i 13c 9,500 6c Apr 12c 13c 3,500 10c Jan 9c. Feb • ] | Jan 89c; Feb ■V 65c Jan 15c 1 \ Mav 17%c May ' ? ;■ Volume 167 Number 4699 THE COMMERCIAL CANADIAN RANGE Friday „ ( -V,"v- STOCKS— „-X Par ' Santiago Mines Ltd Sherritt-Gordon Siscoe Low ^50c Mines Gold Mines Ltd 13 %c 1 Mines (1944) Ltd Standard* Gfi*d Mines Ltd...:: Steep Rock Sullivan Iron t ' Mines V* Hughes Gold rhurbois Mines Mines —1 Ltd OU Stocks— : w——* 50c 50c Mar 67c Jan 1,500 7c Mar 11c v 400 1.73 1.80 Mar 3,799 2.65 4%c 27,000 7.00 99c 100 1,000 ' / • • Oil Co Ltd „* . %'V 900 Calgary Edmonton <jfc Calmont Oils I.td Consolidated .v.- ■■: •; Ltd- Corp - Apr y 6c ; • Jan f : • ; t .. Home New Oil Co . 1 : Ltd- „—; Pacalta Oils— ; Okalta Oils Ltd-—. Exploration OiLCo Ltd 4c : Mar •' 4.75 ; 9c - Apr 23% May 80 80 80 10 70 Jan bu % May 28 28 50 21% Mar 30 Mar 22% 22% 22% 1,070 21% Mar 23 Jan * 22% 21% 22% 3,533 17% Mar 24 Jan common • 21'/a 21 21% 240 16% Mar — 20 21% May 25% Jan 21% May Feb 7.25 Breweries Convertible — preferred Apr Celanese 1.60 Mar 3.75 Feb Canadian Dredge ; Canadian • Jan 60c Feb 24c Apr i 1.25 6,500 16c May 1,700 95c 8c 3,200 7e 18 150 ;r 15% Apr 82 76 82 695 56% Feb 34% Feb 39 V • 38*4 39 155 22 22 22 4,200 21V2 21 % 21% 210 675 14 May 17% May 82 May 39 May 20% Mar 23% 16 Mar 25% Jan 8 Mar Jan 5.25 Feb 7 i Canadian i Canadian Malartic 32Vic - 10% 10 10'4 15% 15% 15% 25 13% Apr 15% 88 88 88 30 82 Apr 90 Alcohol Feb * 13 % 12 13 % 2,360 10 14 Apr __ 12*4 12% "A" Locomotive • 28 25 73c ■'<" 73c * 137/a Railway -25 Feb ; 11% Mar 13% Apr 585 75c common Mar Jan 150 - 28 • - ■ 11% 21 Mar 30 70c Mar 88c Feb 11 Mar 15 Jan 1,300 Jan 1.75 Apr Mar 16c Feb 16 Apr • Class B • 19 7 Feb x* r: Apr Canadian Oil Cos Canadian Pacific '[Canadian i » Exchange Cariboo Gold •; Central > Chatco Steel 14 21 Vi 585 17% 21% 26% 26% 17% 17% 1.60 1.60 1.65 400 1.21 Apr 2.65 1.44 V _1 IV. 1 Porcupine—— .' __ 1.30 1.45 11,100 1.20 Feb 1.49 May ; 1 Castie-Trethewey ] Central Patricia- Goi6 Mines 13% 26% Tire Corp * Wallpaper class B_——* Canadian i ■ Toronto Stock 500 v * Industrial 9.00 May Mar 118 17 V2 * 1.95 Mar Jan 7,295 - Mar 17 100 - Preferred Canadian " 6,700 - Mar 10 17% —* Food Products common Class A Jan 12'/a c 9.00 7c . : -^43c 15c ..18c 7*4c preferred Apr - 1.67 Mar 17 975 25 25 - 6.60 May Jan ' 1.55 • 600 1,200 23 338 14 2.60 May 33c 90 21% 13 V2 —-* common Preferred . 25 ,.'21% 13% 20 V p Canadian 25 __ • ;\VA Class A • 25 • common Canadian Car Jan 19c 69,900 1.91 8.40 . . 1.60 * v"* ■ 1.70 . ' v 24c : *" ■ 9.00 . • -. 500 1,000 52c 19c *.VV 18c Ltd—— 6.60 52c >. . ,1.91, • . — Omnitrans Roy#lite •. 24c ■vyv . Gaspe Oil Ventures Ltd *6.00 , 52c High 23 1st preferred V- 3.25 Mar ' 6.60 7 , '• Oil -30c Low 75 * Canadian Canners 19VaC Jan Apr ■ 2.60 30c 30c LI . Homestead 2.40 __ • Range Since January 1 High 23% Class B New Anglo-Canadian * Shares 23% - British Dominion Oil & Dev Corp__ — Canadian Bank of Commerce———10 V| Canadian Feb 2.08 Mar 2.55 - 2.11 f •( : : ? Low —25 preferred Sales for Week of Prices Jan 6.85 . Varnish [] Canada Wire & Cable class A_- Jan 9,911 • Apr 13c : 4c 6.85 Week's Range Sale Price Por Canada Apr Feb 6Vic 4c V . 3.25 1.45 Mar Apr * 1 Friday .p'.' STOCKS— %; Jan 8c 2.07 1.27 16c 35c 2.65 __ 14 P'A,. High 11 Vie Mar 170 5.5Q0 *. g%c __ I. Vinray Malartic Mines—1 Waite Amulet Mines Ltd -J 2.07 MAY Last 21,667.. : 52 Vic ' "55c >' 7c' ? 8c V 1.27 V —1 — 10c ;:2.07;',. ♦ (2167) .iP-V;,: Low 40c 10c • 1 Cons Mines Ltd—j.. Teck *40c ' __ CHRONICLE MARKETS WEEK ENDED Range Since January 1 18,000 3.10 40c —' . * —_ ?.55 LISTED FOR Sales Shares High ■ FINANCIAL for Week > 12c 13%c . 2.75 Ltd—;—. ., -1 Soma-Duvernay Gold Mines Ltd..——11 Stadacona Week's Range of Prices Last. ■, Sale Price A & 58,568 1.25 :VHy:1.25V:.1.25:V 12% Mar 21% May 35 25 Mar 26% 190 • 16 Feb 1,200 r 1.05 Mar ' : 14,100 14c 15c 12 12 — 'VV 10 *44c 48c 1,800 6c 5%c =6c V 11,500 — ,2.25 2.35 3,800 16c l6%c VV 1,500 —;:vV , 13c Jan 18 Apr Jan 1.40 Mar Jan 33c Jan 13 Jan Canadian Funds Friday^ Week's > Last ' STOCKS—' | Abitibi Power k Paper common $1.66 preferred-—-— * j Acadia-Atlantic preferred Acme * Gas k Low 19*4 20 - of Prices. ,vV« A t '20% 171934 20 % 99 Gold Algoma —* Mines Steel Aluminium 6c 3 Tic American Anglo VHuionian v Anglo Rouyn Apex 33c —•• —— Mines - 2uc 2,000 10%c 100 • 7c * ' Colomac 2.69 May 9.20 Apr 12,1274=4 6,800 - •11c ' ; ' !; 65o . 6%cMar Jan I. Armistice • - Preferred j t __l ;i Ashley Gold & Atlas ;t Oli-; • . i " • Mines 137/a 13% v' ." •. 14c 7c 8c 4,. Aunor Gold Bagamac Mines Banklield Bank 12c of Neva of Meta!s 12c 3.35 6c 15c 0c Apr 25'4 25% 125 34% 34% 220 35 35 35'4 630 20c 16c 21%c ■j ... 8c - Feb 28 34% May Feh 9c class A • — 2134 21% 21% 41c 40 - , —,_i——1 Bell Telephone I2V2C 100 240 , Mar 13c r 19,300 804 22c 17 j Bevcourt Gold 1 Blue Bidgood I —1 Kirkland Ribbon Gold Corp 'Preferred v Bonville Gold | I : 13c 41 -_1 ——l_l 25o Mar 169 • Brantford Cordage common ; * , Brazilian Traction Light at Pwr com—* Brewis Red Lake 21 51% May 1,600 414 c 8.55 11 14c • c4'y' Mar u I preferred^—25 Columbia Electric pfd 100 copy : British .26% 93«/2 British Columbia Forest Products Packers classs B__. British Columbia Class B ■■ Power A — • Britishh preferred—' Rubber ! 100 Broulan Porcupine Bruck 100 „.-i.r Buffadlson Gold ;*■ Denison Nickel .1..—-1.. 65c , 1 , • f;- " ' ♦" . ' 4c Dominion Bank • ? Lake Mines Building Products Burlington Steel Burns & Co class — — :6c Mar : Jan 11 Jan p *'•: May Burrard class A t May 7%c Jan V, Callinan n&lmnnt Flih Jan 26% May i 175 91 100 Mar 99 4 Jan 615 y Floo———« 100 2 Feb 99 80 £ 22 100 Mar 40c Mar 5,800 2% 33c Apr 27c 517 72c > Apr 16c 500 • 32 27 37c Apr r m 1.80 99c 1.50 Mar 600 17 115 13% ■ 8% lie 17; 5,125 •• 6c 4,600 , 10c 100 V : 8% .8% 900 10c 2,000 r". v 6,70 5.75 6.80 ? r Canada Canada i, Canada 53c' 48c 2.80 : Canada « Canada • Permanent B For footnotes see 28%. 67c 70c 12,500 45c Mar 40c Mar y Mar 45c 60c 64,100 19% 20*4 11,710 16% 50c 20*/a 40c 50 25 140 '16 26 % May 2,051 22 Mar 6 Mar 23 Feb Feb 45c Apr 100 48c Mar 82c Apr 25 10 %c May ■ Feb 12,800 20 —.10 25 25 — -- • , 19% 2,850 Z J.9% 26 Vi — 26% 26% 27*4 10%' 11%:; > . 24 — * 19% Jan Jan 64c Jan 21% Apr 7,813 100 24 65c 4% 4% 150 17% 18% 10,430 24% 32 % 25 1,275 13*4 71 %c 14 19% 13 28 11 1,040 Jan 11% May 24 , 4% 3% Mar 1,310 Apr 26% May 21*4 Mar — vFeb 27 13% Feb 25 Jan 23% Mar ; Jan 18% v 25 Stores 79c May Apr -18% May 26% 10% Mar Feb Jan h 13% Apr 14 Jan 80c 51c Mar 1.10 Feb 10 10% 85 10 May 10% May 17 17 375 17 May 17 21c 27%c 134,200 17c Jan 29c 20c22%c 37,100 20c May 74c Jan 1,350 5c Mar 12c Jan Mar 33c Jan 30% . .17 ■ 27c 22%c Mines Ltd Amphi Crest • •27,700 May Feb ' 6V2C 6c -- 7%c 7%c 7c v' ^ 1c ———1 Oil-— 2,600 8c 5 Vic Mar 9,500 10c Feb Feb 45c Jan ' 370 1.52 45c 1.65 4,710 26c 60,200 2.45 — 7c * 7%c.- ———" 2.52 ; 16,570 9 9*4 700 — 18 25 — 36 18 36% 2.45 9*4 Steel ——— * ——25 : Eddy Paper class A—4——>20 v 19 Elder Mines —51c- > Investment i i Eldona Jan El Gold 1 ——1 Mines—— Sol Gold Mines —— 19 : 52c 18% 50c 1 15 Empire BraS class A——»** V Eureka Corp ——1 - x \ . f ^ ^ ^ * ! , "" 17c 19% 1.90 ■ 1.98 u <> 1.19 96c — 4 Jan 3.65 ) Jan Vt ; Fanny Farmer Candy Shops ; Federal Grain com——, —* Preferred —————100 12% : Feb Feb Feb 25c 17 Apr May 8% May y Mar'*. 8c 15c v 6.80 May - 16c Mar 8,500 34c Mar 65c Jan 2.15 ' V Feb Feb y 2,800 Apr 46 45% 550 3.00 Mar 14% Mar V.-: 28% , 1.52 2.08 Feb Apr 1.60 Mar Jan V 625 10 Apr Feb 18 May 30 V ,100 ; 3.50 6*4 Mar 15% Jan 38 Jan 16 Mar 19% Jan 712,725 45c Mar 74c Jan 308,650 55c Mar 4,500 12c Mar /'j * ' *■'•■' '' 20c . 20 VjiVV 55 Z 19*4 1.15 10,180 2.00 1.30 - Feb 25c Apr Jan 20 Apr Apr 4.55 Jan \ 100 27 Apr 43% Apr ? 275 10% 16% 120 ' 16% , 188 13% Famous Federal Fibre Kirkland Products ————.1 — common Frobisher Exploration Gatineau • — Power * -—<——* ' ———* ; — 10 Mfg & Aircraft f Ford of Canada class A V.4 Francoeur Gold 17*/2 41% 6 99% ' 5c — * — Preferred .V 18.k 44 V2 6% * 1 Players Fleet 21% May 28% Feb 4.35 Faleonbridge Nickel ————4.40 VV, 1.425 3.60 Mar 18 2,295 15% Mar 18 720 34 47% 6*4 100 6c 8% Jan Jan Jan May 103% May Mar Feb 1,100 , 7*4 8 Jan 1,350 2 % Mar 21 3,920 7c 1,500 1.99 1.95 2.05 2,550 * common 7 19% 19% 20 110 7c 4%c Apr 180 * , 85 4,100 8% 10c 4.55 Mar 3% Mar 110 2% 26 10c 25*4 — 1,200 - * 8% 2% — 2% 26 ' 8*4 4.45 44% v May Feb 8% Mar 3% Feb Jan 26% Apr Apr 15c Jan 1.30 Mar 18% 9 * Feb 2.29 20 Feb Jan ' 46 10% 16% Mtge——_ -100 v page 42. Feb 5c Apr Jan May 6c •20: 21% 10% 0 ——— S S Lines common Jan Jan May 1.60 Apr 30c Economic ' 28% Power class 11c 7,200 } Jan Apr 4,950 » 56c 2.75 21*4 * Malting 8,000 —• — 33% May ' Feb * V. Northern Packers 46,000 45c 197/8 15 %c Apr y 7% M#r. •23,074 11c IOV2C * * A Preferred 11 Apr 17c ! Mar 2.40 Jan Mar « 28% 10 8C Ay '. I 2.80 common Apr 1.00 Apr 55c Scottish Investment com—1 Gold Eastern > Cement 9% 1.05 y. 20% vEast Sullivan Mines—————1 '' 12 —11 Campbell Red Lake— Canada 20c 60 1.900 40c ——42%c East Malartic Mines— 1 1.65 .•p: 32^: May- 10% Mar •IOV2C Oils Mar 2,200 -V: 9%c East Leduc Oil—— 7% May 24% Jan 245 . • 10c 19c Jan 3 .Mar 4% Mar 10,'600 12 • - 21o 15c 1 Duvay Gold Mines,—*———————1 ...'J East 23% 12 —1: Calgary & Edmonton Mar 68c Duquesne Mining Co— ; 33% S —i. 7c ' 33c * DuUma \ 24% Apr 331/2 * Calder-Bousquet y 4,500 40c Dominion Malting common J • 5,970 4 10c V' 10c , * Mar Mar V— - 965 >4; 33 V2 V— _ May 10c 15c 7c 8'4c Dominion Coal preferred ——25 Dominion Mar 6c Apr -,10c, 1 * B 52 Jan Mar ' • ' 42 Jan 90c 50c 11 , *4—1 — J Dominion Steel & Coal class B Feh 29c . Buffalo Red ? 5 Jan 30c , 50 1.23 i Dominion Fabrics 2nd pfd —* A Dominion Foundry 6c Steel 1 26% 5 Dominion Magnesium —' 11% 20" 73f» 1.80 __ 4 ' Apr 9,000 y 8c 11 1 —1 Discovery Yellowknlfe C't Canadian - Mar Apr ' 16c 70c 15c 14 55c T.5Q.Apr 150,500 65c 55q 23 • 4 Buffalo 1 — ; Distillers Seagrams ——————-*.--2' Diversified Mining n—«-«,«. 4%c Apr 2% . y 19c lt500 1.10 I Dickenson Red Lake—-.-.--wl ' .;|' Buffalo ' Anker 11e Mines . 3,a00 32c 29% Jan 1.23 21 2% 29c 32 ■■ May. 2,500 — 13 Feh 27 100 l__ Mills ' 1 Feb 154, Mar 19 155 v, 52 : t 7*4c — 1 fVDominion Woollens V Donalda Mines ——-1 i DonneU As Mudge common-——-*1 l "Class A 17 27c ; 32c: Mar 26c 1.10 ^—— — V Dominion Textile eomrnon—100 V: 12 a * 26% 70c v7'4c * — Davis Leather class B Easy Washing Machine : - ————1 - I Detta Red Lake Dexter Red Lake Feb Jan 93% V 26% "'British Domitdott OIL-.—' . ' '■■■ - 1 107/a Apr ; 70c Jan 10 ;'y ! 7 7 52 13*/2C — Feb 17c 12,899 3% * Columbia 52 14c : vDominion 25 26'4 92% 4 • *7 British ■j 26 .- 8 145, May VVV.;;:'- ■A;ViA:.y- j Delnite Mines 7-East 24 23'4 —100 , '-v-.: D'Aragon Mines 7 Davfes Petroleum Feb 29c . 2%C Apr May 835 ■ .5C 4%C :'24% t ; Coal Patricia ————1 Cub Aircraft • t' British tA'merican iOtt common-^»^-i-* V 65c • 60c Apr 12 28c 9,000 .: 21 - Nest ;-l «_1 —* 55 V Feb 10c 3,000 > 13,500 18% 35 Jan Apr 113 - 28c—Jan .6,000 8.50 , 1 <■ 60c Mar 10*4 3c 11 [" ii 10 V 21c 24c 91% Mar ■ 18c 4C ' — Mar 18c 30c Pershing Feb 2434c Pershing Vv.V -;V- Jan 25c 3c : Mar 24%c Crestaurum Mines"——. Crow's Jan Mar 50 28c 3c ' * 15c 19 . Jan Apr 15 13c 15c Jan 13c 19 i^Xrovshoro Jan 5,500 ■■ ,'yy . 51 % 51% . 15c - Bralorne Mines Ltd: ! ,'.51% 12 Jan 85c 500 — Jan 72c • 7,700 19c 12 T_1 —— 38c • 18c 1 — | Bordulac Mines )i Boycon 35c • ;._r—__50 Bobjo Mines Ltd Bonetal Gold ■| 35c .1 r —L'_—■0 common Jan 16% Apr 145,600 4,750 vlv 128 ( I „ 20,500 Feb 22 May" 9c — Smelting—_5 150 May Mar 160 Apr 1.00 Apr Mar 1.15 Feb Mar" 38% 1.50 Apr 55c 149 Jan 17 50 165 162% 16 33,400 ;? Jan 37% 27c * 12,500 40 12 %c 165 ' 50 50c __l 75c Apr J rDome Mines Ltd 16 - 65c 1.40 Jan 7%q Feh 55c 12 179 ; 27c 65c 2,799 14 1.02 i Croinoy ,.**'. % >•'•*■ 16 400 , 90c - . 150 ,1 Mar 38% 34% 90,420 13 Corrugated Paper Box common——* 20%c Jan Mar 25 ~ 1.50 80c '• V. •:v-10 4.00 Jan 8%c Mar '6c 13% Apr Apr v 142 Feb 2,100-' Jan 2.45 Jan Feb 46c — , 10 500 ——';,•••• ■-=- Jan 1 1.76 Mar ; 52c 113 Feh 15c 3.00 4,705 Mar 16c • Yellowknlfe Beaulieu Feb 25c • Jan 'ConsumersGas—100 ;4 Conwe$t Exploration ————r* 13% Jan Apr 25% ' — Bear Exploration & Radium ^ Mar Mar 1,433 Jan 22c Mar 24c Jan 8c 5,700 5c Feb 5c 16c 9%c Jan 15c • Eeatty Bros 11c 7,500 4 Feb 15c 16c 19%c I8V4C Jan Mar 9c Apr 3c 1,100 545 109*4 13% Apr ' Mar - 10% 9 5,000 - ■ 4,150 1.50 - Consolidated Mining & Cons ■ Press class A Jan 50,700 34% 10 Mining Power 10 1,000 . V 16'/eC 16 %c .*:*•: Bathurst 38c Mar;". 4c Apr 14,000 112% < 16'4c 10 Scotia 4' Bates & Innes class A r 6,995 17C 3.25 ■1 ". Feb 1.25 Jan Apr 6c 5.500 10 Toronto Base 15c Mar '6c 2,900 ' 12c Ii — Montreal of Bank 9,500 -y 4 3.00 Mar Apr 18c 23%c Jan Mar 11 65 Jan 30c 52c — . —* V'-'V i ;; Jan 60c ~ ' Consolidated I Bank 15c V 188 8c 8V2C 16c 1 — • 9c 15 %c ,129 ' ——_1 i •' __—l - 11% _ --_1 Aumaque Gold Mines—^.^ 14,800 9c f 11'4 11% —1- ——i-'——— i - 8%c • • Atlas Yellowknife-- i; V •f jr_ ' - 6c 2,000 - 83 1.00 Apr Jan a%c Mar 5%c Consolidated Central Cadillac-.,——1 ■A.Consolidated Homestead Oil—-t——* Apr "7% Jan Mar 15c ; 5c 70c ■ Mar 35c VV' 10 65c Mar 16c 2 ' 67 v -2SO 7% Mar 30c V" 4c Mar : 12.24 Mar 100 13% 13 . p 52c ,—5 — Consolidated Beattie Mines.. .'••if- . 7Vic 1 Steel . 4; 1 - Aubelle Mines 20c v -1 - Quebec Athona 17c 13% -.1 —: ''"-v. Astoria lie He . ' v — ——* — Conlagas Mines. Jan «%q 4Jan : 5% Mar 67035,4- , 48c ' 18c , — — Consolidated. Bakeries : " 76% 10c . Ashdown Hardware class A———Lios • 7.6 % 40c > 4—46c _* ::7 6% ' 7 - ^—100 12/ Warrants -i:——— Arjon Gold JL 13% 1 —-1 — Yellowknlfe i Coniaurum Mines .k ■■■•; Argus Corp common 10 10 . 4 Feb 5c ? Apr Mar 1.11 10 325 — Commonwealth Petroleum 16%o Feb - ——* common —— iCockshutt plow Coin Lake . Apr 8.35 Kniting .1-11 ; V 11% Mar Jan 41 %c 32c — 100 V 10 Malartic —1 ^ 3%c 4c -I'Coastal Oils 'i—:V'.<18%cT8%c; | Cocheuour Willans —1 1.95 1,95 2.01 j.Apr: Feb 8c -3.900 6c- : ————1 1 —— -Z Citralam ■ 57% May ; 'i 38c - Jan 1.35 Mar 32,500 * 70,875 ; 51c IOV2C - Mar- 22»4c 13c 57 . Mlnes 1.11 Circle Bar Jan Jan 1 2.69 8.50 7cA * — 44% Mar,' 48C 50c | Area 33*4 Mar 8.50 __ 1 __ Cons Resources • 3%cMar— 1,130-.' 10 ; 1 - • ■ Chromium '*.-240;'Apr.'., 4.540 14c - 2.30 8c 8% 6,000 : 33c - Apr Feb .; 7% 15%C Apr Chestervllle I Chirao Goi4 20% May 101 Apr = Feh 6c - -21c i lie ''2.64.' 949 2,100 4c 33c 13 Tic —iV—*• 98 " 1,000 - 52 -55% 53 57 Ti 2OV2C Yellowknlfe. Angla Canadian OiL—— i - " Vi 20c 3V2C 55% - Amalgamated Larder Mines——£—*.1. American Nepheline V.* » -8 20c 1 new_ •99 t 19*4 May ni7% Mar^ — — —s———-1 —„ High 12% Mar 3,850- 6c ! 8*4 common______ Ltd 7,207 100 \Atmf»w*Rnrpag«. 1 f ; J • ^AlbertaPaeificCons——A-——1 f Alger : 20% 100 Oil Low -* • — i Chemical^ Research i Cheskirk 'Mines Range Sine# Jannaty l High . common Chateau-Gai Wines for Week "Range Sale Pries Par «Sa!es'.v:i;.^i ■ - 188 13% 13% 110 . > , 25';" 100 • 9% Mar 15% Mar 188 11 , May 53 Ya Jan 11 ya , Jan 18 Jan VV Jan r 201% ; 1 5% preferred 5 % % ..—100 preferred General Bakeries General Products —100 —* A—_—* , — Mfg class 50 101 Feb 108 107 108 15 107 May 111 3 16*4 3*4 16*4 625 15 15V4 103 — ... 3% 16*4 V 104 10 16 May 515 14 Feb ' Feb 14 Jen General Steel Wares common —* 15*4. 2% Mar 3% Jan Jan Jan 17 Jan 16% Jan 39 THE CANADIAN ; > RANGE FOR Monday, May 17, 1948 CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL &'FINANCIAL MARKETS LISTED WEEK ENDED MAY .1 v 14 v.: Friday Gillies Lake ;— ___ ' Glenora Gold.-XXXX;:X, ' „ 2%C ' Low 4,60 8C 2 %C Range Since ; 10,348 1,000 1,500 8C lie 2.90 Mar Apr 7%c Apr 2%c 67c f 75C 65c 19c 34.850 48c Mar 9,600 11c Apr Mar Jan Mar 74c 17c ' 84,000 10c ' 74c Mar 4c 72c Mines 50c 10c Globe Oil —X—X—-——X~ God's Lake Gold—; ———; Goldale High 4.45 4.50 . Shares , Sale*. Range for Week of Prices Low Yellowknife Gold Mines. Giant Sales Wfcek'r La»tRange'; Sale rrice . ' McKenzie Feb Apr Jan May 16c 7%c 14c ' 2.70 16c 9c Jan Feb Jan Apr Jan Jan Lake Red Red Lake Gold-. McMarmac Jan 3%c 82c 1.09 19c Mines.. Mercury Mills Mid-Continent Low 59 59% 405 43 %C 49c ,7,500 9,625 14c 16 %c 16%c 18 Oil 17% 18 71/2C 10c 12e Midland & Pacific Grain 15% 15% ' Mar 16 / 75c 29c Mar 18 Apr 11c Jan Gold Eagle Mines Golden Arrow Goiden Manitou Mines. Goldhawk _—. 1.95 Mar May 6c Porcupine . Goldora Mines 3c Mar Goldvue Mines 10c Mar 14% Mar Graftcn & Graham Bousquet class Co 2% 2 2% 1,720 1.75 Mar Corp 8.15 8.00 8.25 3,870 Modern Containers Monarch Moneta -X__X Mar 275 , 14 Apr 10 95 Apr ; : Feb 3 Jan ,8.25 May '</: 19% Jan 15% Jan ,97'/a Apr Jan A— May 10c 28c Mar 39c 14 ' Mar- 18 Feb 76 9c Apr 15c Feb 13c May 37c Mar 16c Jan Orange Crush Feb litMar 5,110 1,440 10% Jan 11c Poicupine ———. XX Moore Corp common Mosher Long Lac Ivlylamaque Mines National Drug Grocers 325 1 500 65 • / 9,800 — May Apr preferred com. Preferred Great Lakes Paper common National Hosiery National Sewer National Steel class AX. preferred XXX Great West Coal Gulf 13 30 A i, Montreal Locomotive 25V2c Jan 135 May 53 Apr 20 Apr 14c Mar National Guayana class Knitting common Preferred Grandoro Mines XXX—X- Class A 16 6.10 Mar : Jan Jan Orenada Gold Feb 49 XI — Brick Mining . Omnitrans Exploration [04 Goodyear Tire common Preferred • 5%cMar .. Milton Goldcrest Gold Mar 66 43%cMay 107,500 100 High 56% Jan 395 9c — X?XXX XX;/XXXXXx Range Since January 1 High 59 43 %c Mclntyre Porcupine 6.30 Apr lfc Shares tow High > XM■;JltXXXX' for Week of Prices Sale Price STOCKS— January 1 ———— Mines Mines Lead Negus — New - Gypsum Lime & Alabastine. Halcrow Swayze Car 18% Mar . Mines Neilson Gunnar Gold 25 % Mar Pipe class A 1.91 Mar (Win) 100 % Limited pr Bidlamaque Apr 2%c Mar New Calumet Mines New Marlon 75c Mar — Gold Haliweil Hamilton —— Bridge Newnorth — Gold .1 Hard Rock Gold Mines Harding Harker .• Carpets Gold Gold Harricana Gold —.X-X-X Headway Red Lake ——; 11 7c 7c Merger Nib Yellowknife 8c 9c Nicholson 1 Gold — 1 - 5c , 5c 10c 10c New 10c Rouyn Nipissing 95c Mining Feb May 8c Highland-Bell Jan 24 %c —— Heva Gold Mines. Highridge 30C 5c 5c 8c 8%c Mines Noranda Mines 75c Mascot 20c 26c 30C Mines Norbenite Hedley 20c 15c r 77c __ 1 Heath 19 %c 10% — 1 Mines Ha saga Oils 3%c 17 %c 20c 74c 10% 1 *_ Pacalta 3%c Norzone New 16cl8%c 18 %c 22%c24%c 23c Gold New Jan Malartic Mines Norgold Mines Normetal Mining Norpick Gold Mines Norseman Mines Highwood Sarcee — Hinde & Dauch 7%c Mar . 18 Hoiiinger Consolidated Gold Mines. Home Yellowknife Hosco Apr Gold Gold North Star Oil common Preferred - Mar 5c ——. 25 '/4c Mar Mines Inca Northland Mines (1940) Feb 5.35 Oil Homer North Mar 9 — O'Brien Gold Mines Ogama-Rockland Howey Gold Hoyla Mining v Hudson Hugh ,, __X— —. 1 —* Bay Mining & Smelting Okalta * 1 Malartic Imperial Bank 10 Imperial Oi) • Imperial Tobacco of Canada ordinary.3 . Preferred X-XXX-XX—' Indian Lake 1 Gold 1 —— Petroleum Paramaque Parbec [ : International Metals class A international International ; Nickel Co ——• Jason Mines Joliet Quebec Kayrand Kelwren Gold Kirkland _ 38c 8c : - ——— Lake 72c 28 .—... 28 ' _. 6C 7c 2,05 2.10 2.85 12c i $ ! 10%C 11%C — 4 11c 12 %c 20c 13% •| 20c 13% Porcupine - - x.,' : ' 8c 41c 42 V«c 42 %c 42 42% 60c 60c 17 — —X v-!v- • I Pressed i Preston East Dome.. Metals Proprietary Mines Purdy Mica Mines Purity Flour Mills ___x_ • 1 2.90 ' 15V4 Powell River Powell Rouyn Power Corp £ Gate.— ——_ 5c Porcupine Peninsular Porcupine Reef Gold V 30c 34c Xx—t— - Golden Kirkland 28c —— ,'1 Kirkland-Hudson 68c — Engravers Pioneer Gold _. —X——-X-! Gold Kerr-Addison ■; Photo Pickle Crow Gold Mines. Mines- Kenville 1 Perron Gold 1 Mining 10C 13V4C Piccadilly XXxx—— Joburke.Mines Ltd - 2V2c 36c 38 >/2c _X.Xx J M Consolidated 2«/ac Pen-Rey Gold Mines • — Jack Waite- Mining : Paymaster Cons Mines.. Petroleum— Jacknife Gold ,, X— Partanen Malartic common——* International Uranium-—-——.—1 y Mines Malartic international Bronze Powders com—*' 1 ,X ___ Labatt (John) Ltd common. Preferred Labrador Mining & Exploration Laguerre Gold Mines ; , Lake Dufault i | Lake Wasa Mining . Lake of Woods Mill —J9 common X— * V Lamaque Gold • « Lang' & Sons X—X—-X.* ———* Lapa Cadillac l Lapaska Mines >XX-.X-i—XI ' Larder Laura "U" Mines Secord — Candy.... Lebel Oro Mines ■•" ] : X—XXX-X--1 'ijeduc-West Oil ——_XXX—< Leitch Gold Mines Ltd Little Long Lac Gold Mines Loblaw Groceterias class A ^ Class • • 85c 15 12 % B — common 10% —X—. - 11 16% ... 16% Gold Roxana Oils Co Royal Bank Mar 15 12% class (Little) Rochettt May 26 Silk Class A XI Mar 60c __________ Royallte '•OiVXXXXl:XSl.—^ Roybar .Mar Russell Mar Apr Jan 7c. Chibougamau — Mar Apr Class • Mines. Mines__ 1.00 Mar Feb 9 1.50 2c Milling— 11 10c '-lb Paper r.ii.'f ^ • San Antonio Gold Sun norm Sarnia 126 46c Mines Ltd. _. Mines X—_X_-. Rridge''X_--'X-XyX Senator Rouyn Shawinigan Water & Power.. 22 Apr Preferred'—XXXXXXX 47 Shawkey ,Ltd »1945» Shea's Wpg Creek - Mines -X—X Brewery class. A_ 44c 15c 10% ■ 21% ' 22 46% 47 15c 15c 10% 10% : Mar Sick's V T class 42% 126 43 %c preferred Apr Mar 11% 41% f. Gold.;: 98c .L.X A common For footnotes see page 42, Sigma Silanco Breweries 11% Mar common C___ Mines Mining Mar 1.43 Mar Sherritt-Gordon Gold Mines— — Preferred McColl-Prontcnac 11% ... Apr Jan I 102% 102 % ' preferred Lawrence Sheep Gold McCabe Grain 2.40 18c Eastern Leaf A vT6c 17%c X.17:- 17% common Power preferred St Lawrence Corp common St 4% Mar Red Lake Gold & Industries Saguenay XX—X.X-. Sand River Gold Gold B Martin-McNeely Massey-flarris common . 2%C May 53c Malartic Gold Fields Maple Robinson 2.40 Mar Magnet Consol I Marcus Mar 7%c * MacMillan Export class A Manitoba Robinson Cotton 12 16c 16 %c (1936).—] Gold Riverside Mar 12c Gold Mines MacLeod-Cockshutt Madsen Richmac May 40c Macfie Red Lake 't ... 4c 1.10 Mar 1 ____Xl — 5c 12 MacDonald Mines Class Gola Mines Gold Rupununi; Mines^ * class A. Goldfields—_. Lynx Yellowknife • 4%c Mar 29 %c Mar Ltd Hosiery Lunward i Reno 24%.Mar Louvicourt Macassa Macdonald Renabie 16% Mar : B London Reeves 2.25 May 5.75 Apr : Lingman Lake Gold Mines ■ Quemont- Mining i- Kegcourt c*>La Luz Mines "• Labrador Queenston Gold Mines t X Lake Shore Mines " Gold Quebec Quebec Manitou X;. Lake Fortune Gold . Quebec I Mines 11% Mar (Quebec) -XlXXX'X- - 7.20 Jan 38 %c Mar Jan 70c — Feb 1.15 Page Hershey Tubes Pamour Porcupine Mines Ltd. 6 Apr 18'/2c Mines—* Mines Pacific X Lake__ Lake Osulake ——1 — v Red Oslsko 5 plngersoll Machine class AXx—X Inglis (John) & Co—.— Inspiration Mining . Oriac .1 A'fc preferred ■; ■ Oils O'Leary MalarticOmega Gold Feb THE - COMMERCIAL & CANADIAN FINANCIAL LISTED ; Friday Week's Last 00:: Par Silver Miller Mines__. Eiiverwood Class Dairies Low ■ 1 27c 10% 10% 9% 9% 9% >' West Dairies 100 pfd. 99% : „ 10% 14,900 Low 25c Class • i B • Preferred— Siscoe Gold Jan 1 12% Jan I 93/4 May 11% Feb 1; 99% 50 27% 560 24 Mar 27% May 23 24 635 18 Mar 24 98% 140 96 Mar 101% 99% Feb V(J. " v. Co Springer * * Mines (1944) Prelerred Standard .. Standard Steel Olsen Co __ Cons 350 4% y.4% 100 4% 1 8c 10,500 2.03 2.18 15,250 17c 17c 2.07 5,300 9c 1.49 1.49 1.51 2,300 1.47 Mar :45c 35c 45C 3,600 4% 5 165 .4% 2.60 2.80 6,500 2.5C1 43c Mines 40c 4Gc 12.500 * Mines 1 6%c 6c it Tombill Gold Works class Toronto Mortgage Towagmac Exploration Transcontinental — .100 . it A 12 ...50 class preferred— preferred United Keno United '174 May Hill lu8 May 12c 63c 47% 43 15% 7%i Mar 16 135 1.73 1.89 10c 10c Apr 13%s Mar • 500 7% 7% 7% 1.75 1.80 9c 2,285 1.75 1 2,600 > 15c m 6.25 6.15 Oils 1 - 8 Fend 851 5.15 Mar 7.20i 10c Apr 13C see 30c 3,000 22c Feb 35C Jan (In ' * II •'• ■ -Jy.; y ■ " "•' ;*:> ■ May 5, 1948 Assets— Gold certificates Redemption * for F. * + 623,016 50,000 S. Govt, 21,965,186 — foreign notes of 19,698 + + 85,950 +1,605,000 + 88,102 +5,541,830; 97,152 -V:-* "* ' 10,057 + + 3 + 5,233 + +• +455,725 — + 1,319,494 . 12,572 ■" 359,045 + RATES CERTIFIED 2.50 May 39% May 4% 46 230 19% 20'% 45c 48c 10,738 2,900 20%' 24% 1,225 23 __ '65 . 134.. Mar 3; Mar 5,650 39 23 18 Jan 27 32 % 305 10,600 31 31% 520 20 Feb 21 % 21 22 220 21 May 61% 65 25 27 5,285 6,795 • '5c 3,500 4.10 3*80 4.10 ——• ^ • 63% 64% +7 3c 4.10 37c 42c 50c 6c 6VeC 5,855 1,500 Jan 34 Mar Jan 65 May 27 Mar 56 100 May May 22 % May 6%c Jan 2.25 Feb 380 40c V' ^__„l Apr 46 Mar 20% Feb 40c 40c 50c 1—. = Feb 2.80 3,475 64% 4%c Jan 23 3.20 , May 60c 24% May 21% Apr 32% 27 Apr Apr 22 * 175 31 64% May 4% 46. ;: 14% Mar 33%cMar . 3.00 Paper.—..—i* __— 149 Apr 32 * BY < FEDERAL 7, 1948 TO RESERVE MAY 13, v n BANK 4.80 Apr 64% May Mar Jan 40c Apr 26c Feb 50c May 6c May 8c Jan > i 1948, TO • TREASURY UNDER ; TARUTP - . ACT OF . ? 'i t 1930 INCLUSIVE — Buying Rate for Cable Transfers in New York 4,244 — 22,037 — in United States May 8 Money $ May 10 .297733* i. .297733* May 13 ■7:7V' .297733* .251247* 3,212133 May 12 May 11 $ .251247* • Closed .251247* ,251247* • 1 3,212133 3.212133 .022800 .022800 .054406 .054406 • y'.251247* r 3.212133 .022800 .054406 3 212133' .022798 , + — • 16,393 +- 501 * f: 1.000000 ; 1.000000 1.000000 .917109' — .922343 .570100* .570100* -.020060 .020060 .020060 .208604 —, .208604 Closed 4.031328 Vv- .919375;' .570100* V;.020066? .208604 .208604 .208604 4.031328 4.031328 4.031171 y 4.031328 !; Official .004671* .301691 .205753 , Netherlands, guilder .003274* .301691 India, Dominion of, rupee ,004671* .003272* — Mexico, peso 5' • l.OOOOOOl y .921562 .570100* .020060 — .920859 .570100* - (Metropolitan), franc— -J A, 'V l.OQOOOO — Denmark, krone 1,626,958 .377633 T .205753 .003274* .301691 .301691 ,205753 .205753 .377622 y 7.004671* . .003274* > .301691 .377622 ■ .003274* r .004671* .004671* b .377584 * Newfoundland, dollar— 36,545 + • .205726 , -},, .377622 +451,993 - 1.000000 pree s 45,244,711 +1,233,948 New Zealand, . 198,055 + ' 4- 30 : 448,189 27,543 6,735 + 8,366 + 50,534 + 3,702 " 45,969,032 +455,725 - Switzerland, franc - + 1,266,223 y--.51,3% ^ " , ...... 6,616 . ;r. — 88 9 — : , 3,896 — / 464 "v,' - , . .040328' .040334 7 .040334 ' y \ .091324 '.091324 .278264 .278264 .278264 4.007500 -".-v fNominal rate. .233628 Closed 4.007500 .233628 % .233628 4.007500 4.007500 Z ■' :■ i ^ » V .916875 • 3.225000 .201595 .201595 ' .091324 .201595 ;i,, -v .040334 .091324 .278264 .233628 4.007506" { Controlled ' .658300* NoncohtrbQed...*.!.—.561800* y.y .201595 ^ .233628 — Union of South Africa, pound-—.-———-——— Uruguay, peso— - Contingent ,040343 ,919166 3.225000 .091324 — Sweden, krona gold certificate re* deposit and F. R. combined - .919791 3.225000 ■* . 1.000000 1.000000 ,278264 Spain, peseta—-— serves, to liability on bills 'y purchased for foreign cor* respondents —3,275 .' Commitments to make Indus- - , :"'• V:.' 1.000006 3.225000 .201595 ... ^Portugal, escudo—.—r " 17,086 -.918333' Closed 3.225000 88 - + 1.000000 .914583 • pound sNorway, krone - -j." .... ;i.r\ AJ h Official- 2,580 ' - > .054406 * •. +241,249 +222,815 /? $ .297733* .297733* t - Czechoslovakia, koruna 199,167 75,003 2,375,557 ' t - Value ... — Free 763,336 i-- ♦rial loans 1.50 Feb 20% Apr i Colombia, peso +1,137,792 19,198,413 items (Section 13b) capital accounts liabilities 900 . Total liabilities & cap. accts. ; Bros Jan Jan 1,670 149 .24% 1 Jan 12% 24% 2% 3.15 „ Jan 18% 39% 46 .054406 Official 117,812 — 53,434 + '1 417,898 . Surplus note , 440 Jan 108 + 1,266,223 +205,608 374,276 Capital AccountsCapital paid in Surplus (Section 7) Ratio- of 75 22 Mar * .U common Oreille .... Canada dollar— 574 » . l' y;y 11%: 4% • 48c $ Free -17,086,745 ... *---,-7 . 3^I- 15% Feb 10 Mar 19% Mar 147 .022798 France Total liabilities Other 80 6% ,;u 73,091 — 23,654,348 *-v,-, yy-v; 95o 375 . Apr Apr Feb 31 England, pound sterling Other liab., incl. accrued divs. ; 3% • Brazil, cruzeiro 14,035 +289,295 + -164,172 \l ; 17% 6,695 Jan 28 117 31 20% - * — — Belgian, franc 53 — 106,386 45,969,032 deposits availability 102 Feb 4C * 10 Jan, 72 2% 147 • —— Apr 25 • — Free. —1,304,080 32,652 ! other Deferred > 6% 245 "V .W* Australia, pound —1,413,981 +116,040 ii Foreign.. i 5% 11% , 7 4'% May 7 —1,545,975 15,900 2,814,406 Member bank—reserve acct. U. S. Treasurer—gen. acct. t , r Total 70 5 39 • Oil —7,014,836i 61,000 — 49 banks... Total assets {;■! Jan 305 99 __ ——* common Investment petroleum Temiskaming Mining Official- Liabilities- :. 115 21'/a -—— Argentina, peso— 792 — banks Federal Reserve notes Deposits: ' * ' y 113 17 1 Country and Monetary Unit 110,693 — 20,599,525 (Other assets , 27 %' common Paper 27.2^3 + 810 + Uncollected items Bank premises jj 10,940 + — 20,348,464 securities. other Jan 4% May +2,337,611 1.956,800 Govt, securities. and 8% 2 73^ 26% : 101 ■■ 6,281,220 loans 6% May 1 1 1 73/4 -■ —100 MAY 7,944,701 4,165,743 * Bonds R. — 878 Bills from 300 890 3% ; , Total 7 2 _• Marconi —— FOREIGN'EXCHANGE * 94,383 — 46,043 250,183 Notes F. + 286,656 advances Certificates Due 6% — Vinegars*—11% securities: Total U. S. Jan — 2% 5%C +2,431,994 3,957 — - Industrial loans CJ. Sugar..-—. Noon and 9c Southwest $ J' Discounts Apr 5,520 R. : ; , .* '?/'* Total gold ctf. reserves other cash .Jr 1947 $ 21,342,170 fund May 5%ic 6%C fifive. below a record for the week lust nassed; give below a record for the just passed: May 14, 1948 $ j | notes 5%c to the Increase ( +) or decrease (—) since • May 12 ' Feb 81c. Pursuant to the requirements of Section 522 of the Tariff Act of 1930, the Federal Reserve Bank certifies daily Secretary of the Treasury the buying rate for cable transfers in the different countries of the world. Waj thousands of dollars) v' Jan 40c Foreign Exchange Rates ' - 2.90 Apr May 42. page Reserve Banks Combined ' Dominion Southmourit Feb Statement of Condition of the 12 Federal I Apr 18e 68c __ Mar U footnotes 2.40 2,964 2,000, , Selections Oil 2,000 . Jan 9.125 Jan Jan 12c ' Jan-, 24 23C 15% Paper Apr 6.50 ^ ADr 8c May 81c 113 Shoe— .. 28c 29c 100 Mar 68c Pulp & Paper com—* Minnesota & Ontario Apr 10C Vicour Mines Feb Jan 20V4C 27 % Humberstone 2.35 • v.! 2.54 12c 11c 26% May Mar 5c Jan ~ Feb 19 Jan Jan 68C Hayes. Steel: Price Ltd & Foothills Jan 1.95 > Mar 5% Mar 2.50 2.50 !_ - Jan 16 ?y 1.68 Apr , 50 ,_* — deHavilland Aircraft Disher Steel preferred May 48% >" 2,500 20 36 28 101% Mar 95 Jan 21 1.15 Mar 6%c 20 100 Dalhousie Oil Jan 10 Feb 45% 55,230 6%C — J International 1.86 15 Mar, * : : Dominion Bridge $ 140 15% * Steel Girl Consolidated Jan 210 99 10c Mar 20% 99 Canadian Western Lumber..—..u+—-2 Canadian Westinghouse —* Mar Mar 540 5c 5c 3,215 Jan 8c 21 4,500 8,500 Jan 19Vic Jan 97% Mar' 6c "0^+ 14% Jan 1 __ Preferred May 35c — * Upper Canada Mines For - 12 3,500 8% r'v.' • Mines Canadian Vickers Jan %c Jan Jan 103 8c Mar 26% Jan 4,800 5 7c 5c __5 —— common Canadian May 4SC 21 .25 — . Oils Vulcan Feb 10c 50 . 25% * Co Canada 47c 8% ... 26 % • _ Corp RCanada 103 1041/4 21 n . A Brown Jan 12 May Feb I Bear British Columbia Jan 80C 10%i Mar 22 55 Apr 29% May, 11% Feb Apr 13 920 100 Jan 20 v 370 8% . Fuel 12 32 Canadian Funds Jan 47c • Corp class B . National 49c . 140 1 Knitting class A 5% Apr 172 35% 25% Mines Yankee 3.50 ' 7'Ac Apr 8 35 Va % Toronto Stock Exchange-Curb Section Jan 103 * Gas United 61c 21c 2,000 172 6','eC May 6V2c Jan 8c .... Resources United 7%C 11% May" 60c ; 10c 6,000 25 Class B Jan 1.99 18% Apr 1,075 172 * Toronto General Trusts Ymir York Andian Apr 5%C May 170 G5c 65c 1.200 9C k; 98% 100 Yellowknife Asbestos 32c 20.000 ' 20 65c 7%C 1 70 14c 1 common Canadian Industries 6%C 19 % — 35c 13% 13c 9c Mar 19c Apr * 13% 25% Mines Combing 2.05 Apr 2.60 >, • ;a . _ r 13c 98'/» Preferred 5 _ Wool 5%C Jan 1.00 Mar Mar 10 7.50 Apr 21c : 230 Wlnora Gold' Jan 2.40 Apr 1,300 11c 1 - Gold Iron 3c 4c 1.35 10c 11% 1 Jan Mar Apr Apr 1.30 11 4.60 * • Preferred Jan 79c Mar, 4c 1.30 * . 1.68 17c " 11% 100 81 :-'f Apr 12c Apr Mar 10c common. Tailors So 24 35% Gold Yellorex 79% ■ ' $ Mar 8,435 A com Wiltsey-Coghlan Feb 5% Feb • (Geo) Winnipeg Electric Apr 5% Apr 11,350 29% ♦ Preferred Wingait 7.25 28% __1 class High '6.60 * Grocers Low 6.80 —* Mines Range Since January 1 High 29% • Wright-Hargreaves 21 Mar 67 72 W) common Malartic Weston ; Low Shares Jan 8% Apr 60c . & A Western Jan 97 Apr 4% West 7%. Jan % Feb 8,000 2,000 • 1 _ , 300 Jan (G of Prices Par Wekusko Consol ' 'X ; May 68c 17% Mar CO 6c Mar 4 i ;• ,V.. ::'y '• . • (Hiram) Class y Sales for Week Range Sale Price _• Waterous Ltd 1.50 Jan 5% Mar 255 81 - 17c Thompson-Lundmark Gold Mines- B 79 49c -1,300 77 80% 8c — Mines Gold 5 67c 81 _v Gold Teck-Hughes 5 66c __*_1 Taylor iPearson) Ventures. 21 79 Mines Gold River United 20% — Sylvanite Class 21 * Inlet Union 4 __ Mines Sullivan Toronto 1,010 — Contact Top 8 common _ — Sudbury Tip 90 7% c Sturgeon River Gold Toburn 20 7% 1 - Steep Rock Iron Thurbois 200 _ Gold Steeloy Mining Taku 2,136 92 « A Canada of Preferred Surf 55c 7'% Walker 54c Apr 29c. Jan 19% Apr 1.18 Mar 7 * Stanley Brock class B Starratt 8,100 91 * class 1.45 :y+ 54c . Radio Mar 17% Mar 92 com _ 26c 40 7% } _ _ Paving Preferred Mar 6,200 1.40 ■■0' • com. .. 34c 32c 19% 1.45 — Standard Chemical 2,731 28c 19% 0b Feb • 48c 45c - 30c __ — Sturgeon Stadacoma 98% 45c Sladen Malartic Mines.Southam 100 +-rn\ ,V: 99% . 0- y+y Waite Amulet 48c 98 24 — Mar y''::fX-: . 10% Apr 27 99% 27% j High ? 200 ^ Simpson's Ltd class A STOCKS- } t 210 . Week's Last Range Since January 1 - • 32c ,v.;\ B Eiiverwood Friday Shares High 27c * class A Sales of Prices « 1+ for Week Range Sale Price (2169) MARKETS RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED MAY STOCKS— CHRONICLE yjji1- "'"/i, v . M V 1 \ V r- .658300* .658300* .658300* .658300* .561800* .561800* .561800* .56180lfr*L THE. COMMERCIAL (2170) 42 FINANCIAL & CHRONICLE OVER-THE-COUNTER" SECURITIES -fe: /> , Quotations Ut •: Friday, May 14 ^. > I.-11 .. Aeronautical Securities Fund Affiliated 1 5.80 Loomis 8ayles Mutual Fund * Loomis Sayles Second Fund—10 6.36 4.38 4.79 10 Corp 27% x25% .1 Business Shares. American Managed Business Associated Standard Oilstocki ——S Shares series A— Fund Axe-Houghton Inc 9% 1 Axe-Houghton Fund B— 8.12 %< ■. - Drug -4% ' 1 v- ' 48.37 §3.73 4.11 1%S May shares.. §4.12 4.54 1%S Jan. I, 1950-1948— 1, 1952-1950 1, 1953-1951. ———— 83.55 3.92 2%» Feb. 1, shares- 84.48 4.94 , '( .4% 3% ~ Equipment shares— Industries Metals Non-Ferrous X94.46 98.40 Paper shares Petroleum shares 20.01 21.63 Steel "< 5 Boston Fund Inc. ._10O 8.85 8.86 0 17.20 18.59 shares 1 Bullock Fund Ltd X18.58 4.00 lnv Fund Ltd-——1 Canadian Christiana 100 1 140 6.01 ———1 15.80 1.52 Fund.—— .1 -1 Stock Fuhd— 25.04 16.33 17.46 Fidelity Fund Inc — Financial Industrial Fund Inc lo 25.82 27.91 1.98 2.16 -—250 Shares..— Dividend 13.62 Invest Fund Inc 10 14.94 Preferred 10 Corp. Boston First 8.67 6.01 » 45.27 5.46 5.86 Corp — 7.49 8.73 Electrical 6.56 7.89 10.96 12.01 - 6.72 stock 9.05 —— 7.11 — 8.03 Mining shares,.—————. 5.76 6.25 shares.——— Bond shares — 8.85 9.59 2.54 <2.77 4.77 548 shares.. Merchandise Petroleum Railroad RR Equipment Railroad stock shares— — shares 5.42 — Howe Plan Fund Inc. — Bid Ask Bid Ask 6- 1-48 bl.35 1.20% 1.55% 2- 2-48 11- 1-48 bl.GO 1.45% 7- 1-48 bl.40 1.25% 1.55% 3- 1-48 12- bl.65 1.50%- 10.67 11.32 1.20% 11- 8- 2-48 bl.45 1.30% 1.55% 4- 1-48 bl.65 1.50% 11.42 12.52 1.25% 12- 1-47 9- 1-48 bl.50 1.35% 1.45% 5- 1-48 10- 1-48 bi -55 1.40% 11.15 12.22 1.35% 1- 2-48 10- 1-48 bl.55 1.40% 1.55% 5- 1-48 2- 1-49 bl.65 1.50%' Industry. 13.53 14.83 equipment- 8.70 9.53 10.30 11.29 11.95 13.10 10.54 prefeired stock stock— Insurance Group shares——. 99C Stock and Bond Group 14.29 7.32 14.97 (Medium B-4 K-2 8-i Bds) Bonds 26.85 51.40 — * ... Street 10c Investment Corp.* Trusteed Industry Share*Union Bond Fund series " Series - 25c -Series >: C— Preferred Stock Fund Investing Corp 26.52 Whitehall I 22.64 29.93 Fund Inc —1 Diversified Series Trustee 5.19 5.67 1 5.69 6.24 Insurance Aetna Casual A Surety- ..10 Aetna Life. 1 Par 84 Home 47 Insur Co 51% Jersey Insurance of N Y—_20 21% Prior 40 Casualty American 18 19% Merchant Fidelity & Casualty.5 American of Newark American 112 92 95 Kines Chase National Bank 36% 38% A 41% 10.18 19.11 16.25 17.47 National 19% 21% National Fire 60% 34% 63 National 37%" 7 78 83 74 Connecticut General Continental H 191% > Life 10 Casualty • 10 Cuun A Forster Inc 21 53% 29 31 • )0 Federal 10 Fidelity A Deposit of Md 20 Assn of Phila 10 Fireman's Fd of San Fran—10 Firemen's Franklin of Newark 29% . £ 52 a 6% 7% 21% 44 5 5 American— Hanover Fire. 100 1,270 Par Inc—I (J P) & Co 288 46 * 72 ' Jity Bank. 52 „ioo 231 49% 12% 54 237 - 413e 43% York Trust— —25 Public Nat'l Bank A Trust_17% 90 93 Sterling "10 - New 1,330 United (Texas) (Paul) Ask Bid 96% National States 40 25 12 Trust % 42% 78 9% 10% 540 100 101V8 101% .1068 100% 101 .1967 96% Stocks— 97% 3l/4S. .1073 Nat Gas 23/4S Delaware Pow & Lt 3VsS .1977 4%% 570 . Georgia Power & Power & 96% Lt 33/8S_..1977 102% Utilities Louisiana PoW 3s & 98 101% 101% 3%s .1978 102% 41% 12% 44% Pacific Pwr A Light 3%s Potomac Edison 3%S— .1977 14% Power Fire 3s .1978 Service 103% 3.70% preferred Pitney Bowes 4%% Public Service .1978 101% 102% 108% 52% 5 4% 104% 104% & Toledo West 5 32 Co 27/aS Edison Perm -1973 4% lo 10 101% 101% 103% 97%f 99% 104% 105% 100 89% 92% 50 51 54 100 pfd 77 * Service Mexico_7 Solvay-Amer Corp 4% pfd—100 I —• 100% 99% Speer Tennessee Carbon ; Co Gas Transmsn 80 14% k— 15% .... 12% 13% Co.— ' 3s —, -1978 102 Par. 103; Bid 4%% Ask TeXas j preferred—i conv. preferred 100 100% 27/aS—...1977 Allegheny-Ludlum Steel-— 5% 26 Co Power Stocks— 34 $4.50 2 xlOO (Indiana)— of- New 91 iq pfd_10O 103 3:50% — Public 83 88 " " San Diego Gas & El 3s .1978 S'western Bell Tel 3%s_—..1983 7% 49% ' 108 — 24% 102% 91 106 Okla 100% iq. 84 90 England Gas A Elec— 4%% preferred mo Gas & El 5J/4 % pfd 100 Pennsylvania Electric— 99 28% 10 106 ?,2 Kentucky Utilities 4%% 101% Ohio ' 104 Monongahela Pow 4.80% pfd 100 101 Ohio Public 78 100 ' .1977 35 % 6% preferred 103% 3%s_..1978 Lt 28% 22% Ask New Kentucky 33% kq Bid Power— Ind'polis Pow & Lt 5% pfd—100" ' — 102% -1978 Light 3s Electric Birmingham Elec $4.20 pfd—100 Florida Pow & Lt 4%% pfd_100 105 — Par Appalachian 97% 104 Firestone Tire A Rub 2%s—.1972 7% __25 Accident Eastern Tucker ,_■» American Cladmetals 1 103% 104% 1 1 • v West % $5 preferred-. i 100 90 Transmission--• 13 Corp "A" common—50c ———_1• preferred 13%. 33i 1 Disinfecting 97i% , J3 :c 96'/2 ■ " 3% 14 ,r 99 24 26% SI Paul Fire A Marlne.~_-.12l6 Seaboard Surety 10 28 % ■ **.«. ' Security . 46 New Haven Springfield Fire 9 10 15 19 23 15 76 81 Travelers 29% 31 26% 28% U S Fidelity U S Fire 10 119% 123% 5 Hartford Steamboiler Inspect.10 -25 t Title Guarantee & Trust Swift . lo com 37, 26% 12.50 Fire Revere 17 1,550 28 <)4 14% 22% Glens Falls Fire Hartford 108% 13% 35 10 National Bank- Consol 28% _5 Indemnity Co Republic 21 15% 10 Reinsurance Corp (N Y) .55 105% 80 13 V2 Cudahy Packing 2%s 28% ,_5 —, River Preferred 1.63 5 General Reinsurance Corp.—.10 Gibraltar Fire A Marine—.10 Globe A Republic Globe A Rutgers Fire 2nd preferred 26% 26% 60 5 Fire.. 55% 77 Trust—_J10 A 2 Fire Providence-Washington 1.57 533/4 50 - Bank 5 Brunswick Pacific 31% 16 Security Issues 47 Pacific 69% 55 Morgan 27% rhoenix Employees Group Employers Reinsurance ... 1 National Bonds— 14% 81 51% —10 ... , 22% 6% Northern 77 Trust 25 Fiduciary Trust 49 21% 44% Northeastern 22'% 13% 47 a New York Fire 10 279 .10 - Cnuntv 46%. 10 New Hampshire 71 New Trust Irvine Trust .—20 _20 Arkansas Pow A Lt 2%s__ .1977 26% Casualty 7% Guaranty 24 Federation 36 —.lo 10 f Co__ 42% Ask (Detroit)_10 Liberty 25 York -15 Chemical Bank & Trust -10 Commercial National Bank & I Iowa Casualty 2% Fire Bid _^6 , National Union Fire New Amsterdam North of New 40% 3.58 5 Manufacturers..4 31% Shippers : :oo 1 100 1,500 170 43% 44% 200 29% 17% 29% : Camden & 16% 10 Baltimore American Boston Merchants Ask 160 100 Lawyers Trust 9.97 106% 5 Assur lo .—25 ifl Surety Automobile Bankers 13% Fire 2% Reserve American 12% Bid 100 108 27% 10 preferred Massachusetts Bonding American Trust. National Grace 100 102% 1 common preferred Convertible Fulton 345 -10 Columbia Gas & Elec 12% American Re-Insurance 330 Brooklyn Trust 5 of North America 11% 8 3Par _100 26% Bankers Trust 10 — American Casualty—_.—B Equitable 0.96% Central Hanover Bank & Trust 20 56 20% 4 0.96% fcl.00 1948- Ask 24% Companies 53 —10 bl.00 1948 2.90 Ask Maryland American Alliance American Automobile 0,06% _9.00 First 49% . 25 ——— 0.06% bl.00 22.35 2.84 81 10 Agricultural bl.00 1948- City Banks & Trust Cos. Bid Manhattan Co—10 Bank of New York- • 44% 10 0.96% 1948- 8.23 2.51 Series 1956— Aetna Insurance bl.00 22, 29, 20.45 • Stk)—1 Bid 0.96% 15. 1948- Empire Trust Amer Trust Sharea— Series 1955— Par 12, Bank of the 7.95 North Fund 5. Par 19.70 6.91 Independence Trust Shares Knickerbocker Aug. 94c 3.50 14.67 Great 84C Share#— E 16.18 com 0.96% 0.96% bl.00 Continental Bank A Trust ilo Corn Exchange Bank A Trust-20 13.44 Priced bl.00 New York Unit Type Trusts- 14.82 (Low 1948 Trust 24.70 27.44 8-4 24, 52.00 10.41 Stocks) 0.96% 85c 49.00 17.51 ,_i 1 Fire 77c 18.77 18.74 com 0.95% bl.00 1948 3. Ask . bl.00 1948_. 7.20 6.58 6.31 Union Common Stock Fund B_1 B-3 (Appreciation com Stks)_l City , 18.02 38,94 0.54 (Income 0.95% 1948 1948. bl.00 17, Aug. 21.64 B 17.21 17.17 8-2 bl.00 10, June 8, 12.60 Inc 24.31 1 (Appreciation pfd 8tks)_l (Quality common Stks)_l 1948 July July. July -July 51.40 11.64 —_1 Wellington Fund. 1 0.93% 28.88 Berg Fund Inc 27.66 1 1 July 1. b0.99 3.63 Fund. Invest Fund Wall Street (Speculative Bonds) (income pfd Stocks) K-l Grade Priced Bid b0.99 16.74 State Keystone Custodian Funds— (Low 1- 3-49 Treasury Bills June 9.64 3.31 Union B-3 May 20, 1948 May 27, 1948 10.55 15.57 (Geo) Fund 15.31 B-2 1-48 Ask June 8.80 Selected Amer Shares—**—*3 % Sovereign Investors —I 8.02 Bonds)—1 Bid 25 Russell 15.66 Investment Trust of Boston— Due Scudder, Stevens & Clark 30.36 (Investment 8.73 9.63 —„ Republic 1.10 27.93 B-l 7.27 7.97 United States 7.01 Putnam 10.46 shares Management Fund—I 6.40 . ... Dated Rate 13.26 85c Investment Co of America—-10 Investors 12.10 iwinji.Hii MS 1-48 20.44 6.63 Utility Due 10.14 18.(?5 Fundi Coast Invest Dated Rate 11.55 9.25 Netroleum & Trading. 1.78 9.54 10.81 June 26.28 77C Federal Intermediate Credit Bank Debentures 7.36 1-47 Standard Utilities — .0376 2-47 Steel 8.01 Institutional Securities Ltd— Aviation Group shares —, Bank Group shares .0332 100.0202 9- Tobacco 1.74 —8 100.0K5 1949 10- Railroad 24.31 Income Foundation Fund—-10c Incorporated Investors 1949 1, 1.15% Railroad oq"ipm»Tit 5.77 4.64 — shades Utility 1, Apr. 1.15% Public 4.32 5.31 shares. Tobacco Mar. U%s .0292 12.49 Pacific 5.89 3.97 Steel shares.^—u. 11V8s .0060 .0251 100.0150 10.39 Metals 6.11 5.63 — .0059 .0017 99.9904 100.0126 1949 1, Merchandising 8.71 - 99.9960 99.9961 Feb. Machinery 7.71 shares Price 11 'as 9.48 Insurance 9.82 Low .0193 Bid 11.38 10,13 - Ask 100.0048 Indebtedness— .0014 8.83 9.86 —.. Diversified 8.61 — Ask .0061 99.9901 4.34 8.06 Electrical 8.56 Investing Bid 99.9962 Diversified Investment Fund- 8.50 9.65 of 0! July 1, 1948 Series H 1, 1948 Seris J tls Oct 1, 1948 Series K tl'/es Jan. 1, 1949 Oct. Corporate bond series. 5.95 7,94 shares——- Industrial Machinery shares-. •Institutional bond shares tls Diversified 7.12 7.84 shares Administered Fully General bond , .0241 16.53 Bank 12.04 5.48 — 100.0120 4.56 15.41 Agriculture 9.46 11.01 Equipment shares —1%% Indebtedness— t%s Certmcaics 7.61 3.97 Aviation 6.69 Building shares ...—— Chemical shares—— Food 6.96 4.17 Automobile 6.98 6,16 ' .0012 New York Stocks Inc— 8.12 6.43 —. Aviation shares 121% 6.21 Chemical 6hares Automobile .1637 99:9899 V/»b June 1, 1948 t%S July 1, 1948 Series F t'/as July 1, 1948 Series G 3.97 5.68 Certificates 5.23 3.66 Building supply.. Group Securities— Agricultural shares j 4.79 — i J— Series New England Fund———1 48.68 1 Capital General General Investors Trust. 7.91 Selected Group Series 6.90 120 —1961 Maturity— 100.1536 1% 1, 1048 tJan. 1, 1949 7.32 7.24 1%% 1948 15, */' Ask Bid 7.38 6.70 Stock Series—.. Industrial 16.54 Fundamental Trust shares A. .2 tOct. Low Priced Com Stock Series. 6.31 15.09 Investors tSept. 10.50 Series Stock Series 32% 30% -5 Inc— -2 Trust Fund Fundamental 14.92 9.71 6.75 Series Income First Mutual 13.00 1 Series Bond Speculative Balanced 1 Stock Int. Rate Maturity— shares Priced Low Eaton A Howard- Canal 3s Price Dollar Securities— series— Bond 1.67 100.2 Issuet 16.32 National Security fieri*#— 26.78 Fund Delaware 29.50 12.60 Balanced 17.08 — 100.6 100 — U. S. Certificates of indebtedness 8.32 27.29 1 National Investors Corp 145 6.53 Preferred Commonwealth Invest... 7.59 1 - Nation-Wlde 30.16 32.43 14.18 J3.34 Securities com—100 2,930 3,030 1949— 4.98 w—10e Mutual Century Shares Trust—.—...—• Chemical, Fuhd—————1 Panama 100 S9.23 400.2 5.50 84.52 Mass Investors 2d Fund Common 20.36 5,10 15, Other Inc— Bond Fund Manhattan T%S Apr. It Ask P.id : 1948 l%St Jan. 20. 1949 4.85 §4.40 t Home Loan Banks— i%s'Sept. 15, 100 97.24 98.24 100.22 4.29 §4.99 —— 1955-1953 Federal Ask Bid 99.22 97.12 98.12 100.10 4.66 §3.89 ——— —, Bonds— Bank 5.03 §4.56 §4.23 _— Mass Investors Trust 1 Land Federal 1%8 Oct. Equipment General 5% i 102.15 47.40 Home Furnishings shares —Ll Beneficial Corp ■ Figures after decimal point represent one br mora, 32nd« of a point 100.11 shares shares , Electrical 17.95 16.33 1 10% 8,78 Ask Funds— K;-» Automobile 4.35 3.97 Bid Par Ask 1% Inc Holding Amerex Bid - i Obligations Of Government Agencies Investing Companies Par Mutual Funds— 11 - ■ 30% : 32% .^L.10 & Marlne_.._10 Standard Accident 10 77 " 49 80 " A Odd. lot .sale 51% " "V .26 included 28 44% 46%. 29% ■ ... 31% 100 580 & Guaranty Co_2 50% ——..4 51% 595 v- change. dividend, < z ♦No 54%....,. —.10 75 ._2.50 34 * 35% ~ included In'yeaf s range).* b Big yield price, range)., hot Ex-interest. e fFlat n<Admitted to trading N. Y. Curb. (trt) Unlisted isSue. . par. value, divldcfid paid 79 Westchester Fire (not year's Ex-stcck dividend. 52% ■-•H/;, U S Guarantee in available. flri May 10. ' , . W d Wheil rCash sales delivered. d f)eferred to listing deliverjf. on (not included in year's range), Wi Wheh issued, x default.. ,}These are sales (dot Y. Stock Ex¬ N. Ex-dividend, y tEx-stock Ex-rights, J 1 , SValues k Admitted price, "■ bonds are for the close snbject-to all on Federal taxes. Thursday May 13. f HEX..$40 cash Friday*s pripes Were >}• Volume 167 Number 4699 - THE ^ank-clearings this<v?feek> shoiy with a year based Upon increase compared an Preliminary figures compiled by ago. COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL Complete and exact details for the week covered by foregoing will appear in our issue of next week. We cannot furnish thfem today, telegraphic advices from the chief cities of the inasmuch May 15, clearings from; all cities of the United States able at time of going to press. the last day of the week in all from which it is possible to obtain weekly clearings will this center there is 5.8%, Our week in same 1947. comparative for summary the elaborate At week follows: In the Per i Week Ended May 15 1948 New York_ 1947 $6,811,483,093 636,272,138 638,349,708 Chicago Philadelphia 922,000.000 Boston I Kansas City St. Louis 257,394,149 . —. + 267,100,000 318,147,000 307,488,000 + 270,308,628 220,846,611 Cleveland™ 302,452,927 Baltimore- 208,238,673 Boston All cities, a May 8— _ , , + 23.6 one day 719,713,151 '/'• in¬ Reserve District the totals cago larger by 5.7%, in 18.9% and in the Min¬ are the St. Louis Reserve District by neapolis Reserve District by 14.7%. Reserve District the totals record in the Dallas Reserve District of an In the Kansas City expansion of 12.1%, 20.0% and in the San Francisco Reserve District of 24.3%. ''•*4 * OF BANK ' 1 '' 1 • . CLEARINGS i 1947 $ 12 Philadelphia 11 44 ..'> 534,782,522 7,384,282,221 *' 489,268,627 "" 7,370,147,382 -- 970,301,726 847,452,551 1 ** 825,898,42a; 707,520,377 6 " 410,117,716 10 44 561,756,616 17 44 942,049,929 4 44 418,678.444 340,154,728 9th 8t. Louis Minneapolis city 7 44 10 " 44 " 1,011,010,914 Total 743,115,194 112 cities Outside N. T. City 13,349.197,527 > - 891,095,764 - 377,268,802 ' :<S 296,639,857 '■& • 261.766.737 lo 355,561.818 523,586,639 > 456,293,274 6 11th Dallas $13,933,239,773 $13,392,578,832 an 16.7%, the Richmond Reserve District of 15.3% and the Atlanta Reserve District of 7.3%. In the Chi¬ ;; 1948 12 cities — $13,213,526,622 $12,381,567,918 Thtal all cities for week— (•*• V* " 10th Kansas 2,327,859,055 District has to its credit of summary by Federal Reserve Districts, 1 12th San FranclfCO cities, flveday*^ Total all furnish }-*•••'"'*" Cleveland Reserve crease 7th Chicago + 14.1 $10,826,774,152 $10,053,708,863 2,386,752,470 The a 6th Atlanta ' Ten Cities, five days-- • 4th Cleveland 5th Richmond 3.5 8tn Other cities, five days^ 'S. New York-. 3rd 4.2 — 265,038,202 168,455,140 we Federal ReserveDbuitu 1st + 22.4 — Pittsburgh. '»&'$•*:; 2d 7.9 + York District (including this city) the totals gain of 0.2%, in the Boston Reserve District of 9.3% and in the Philadelphia Reserve District of 14.5%. has to be estimated. SUMMARY 1.2 —255,900,000 San Francisco following ■]. \ Week Ended + 32.9 238,453,164 a '■ . 0.3 — 442.494.945 • •/'. New show Accordingly, in the above cases cities the detailed 5.8 + 694,000.000 447,799,317 , • Cent $7,208,261,320 the week not avail¬ statement, however, which present further beloW We are able to give the final and complete results for the week previous—the week ended May 8. For that week there was an 'increase of 5.9%, the aggregate of clearings for the whole country having amounted to $13,849,197,527, against $13,081,793,050 in the same week in 1947. Outside of this city there was an increase of 13.4%, the bank clearings at this gain for the week ended Friday a the as are we Our preliminary totals stand at $13,933,239,773 against $13,392,578,832 for the of In above those for the corresponding week last having recorded a decrease of 0.3%. We group according to the Federal Reserve Districts in they are located and from this it appears that in which ends, Saturday and the Saturday figures year. center the us, th^ country, indicate that for the week? ended Saturday, be 4.0% CHRONICLE * > 407,179,360 < 597,872,409 218.199.464 • ' 13,081,793,050 6,721,096,397 5,929,231,617 Our usual monthly detailed statement of transactions the New York Stock Exchange is appended. The on results for April and the four months of 1948 and 1947 follow: Description - Month of April Stocks— Number of 1948 Four Months 1947 1948 shs. 34,612,565 20,619,550 Railroad & misc. $106,222,700 $74,884,500 1947 94,624,032 87,271,130 $346,479,000 $336,792,600 Bonds— Internat'l Bank 274,000 Foreign govt U. S. government Total 2,650.000 7,930,880 51,000 828,500 331,500 1,088,000 $114,478,580 bonds— 5.888.100 $81,601,100 $380,971,780 $362,660,400 31,510,880 » 24,779,800 The volume of transactions in share properties on the New York Stock Exchange for the four months of 19^5 following: ; to 1948 is indicated in the Months— " February 1948 1947 20,217,606 16,801,286 _* January 23,556,803 51,510,197 38,995,195 23,757,877 34,092,745 32.612.5851 1946 1945 . March 22,992,575 19,336,900 25,663,765 27,492,243 1st 60,011,467 66,651,580 111,266,707 99,100.023 34,612,565 20,619,550 31,426,715 28,270,442 Quarter April The of bank clearings at leading cities for the course month of April and the four months ended with April in each of the four years is shown below. BANK 'U (000,000 1947 $ $ . York- New Boston AT LEADING CITIES Month Of April 1948 7.7 Chicago CLEARINGS , omitted) 1943 $ :■ 1948 $ $ 31,843 28,077 31,079 23,957 124,384 3,135 2,896 2,575 2,232 12,727 „ 2,029 1,902 1,765 1,558 7,817 Phila. 4,003 3,527 3,389 St. ___ IN APRIL Jan. 1 to April 30 1945 1947 1946 $ — 1945 $ $ 118,345 122,337 104,827 11,529 10,008 8,988 7,389 6,972 6,270 2,838 15,626 14,350 12,825 11,399 1,166 1,001 895 783 4,744 4,100 3,451 3,163 Pittsburgh 1,233 1,100 1,042 1,117 5,008 4,363 4,094 Sap 1,707 1,557 1,408 1,204 6,874 6,310 5,688 v 5,081 Louis— Fran._ 4,442 Baltimore- 898 813 730 669 3,578 3,228 2,948 2,723 Cincinnati- 744 642 555 511 3,023 2,696 2,239 2,114. 1,353 1,344 1,186 949 840 5,493 4,799 3,886 1,200 959 946 5,369 4,623 3,755 3,782 1,052 892 702 594 4,350 3,699 3,123 2,408 514 479 436 351 1,991 1,918 1,712 1,532 1,654 1,411 1,126 1,511 6,566 5,569 4,666 6,096 479 430 358 309 1,991 1,830 1,491 1,356 1,276 Kans. City Cleveland _ Minneapolis New Orl'ns Detroit Louisville Omaha _ . 3,497 485 463 360 298 2,034 1,875 1,487 Prbvidence- 110 102 90 75 454 424 367 Milwaukee- 245 217 184 149 1,014 896 753 642 Buffalo ' 347 327 261 280 1,432 1,292 1,043 1,110 Paul.— 327 284 242 196 1,415 1,227 953 815 427 387 332 254 1,699 1,544 1,299 1,043 St. ___ Denver 316 Indianapolis 208 190 151 135 873 787 620 496 463 380 320 1,978 1,881 1,558 1,374 366 311 269 191 1,520 1,400 1,056 1,672 1,472 1,543 covers Memphis . _ Seattle — 507 409 361 416 Clearings, Total All Months— 222 186 151 113 892 740 586 488 117 February ,102 86 71 427 390 334 281 March 57,011 50,554 50,835 41,918 225,258 208,876 200,723 177,924 Other cities 8,734 7,277 6,023 5,036 -34,027 23,849 Nl.Y.C. 33,901 29,753 25,779 22,997 134,900 119,445 102,235 Out. 93,888 i all— We 65,745 57,831 add now 56,858 46,954 detailed our statement Total 1st Quarter Clearings at— ■ .,'V • ' . 1947 .. * „ . First Federal Reserve District—BeatenMe.—Bangor Portland Mass.—Boston— :: + 6.3 54,218,083,234 + 6.1 62,909,609,060 +10.1 35,619,200,611 29,979,193,075 35,401,010,771 7.6 Total 4 Months 1947; ; 100,999,409,457 +13.7 33,901,302,872 193,540,489,466 179,958,670,829 57,831,648,499 259,285,706,725 237,790,319,328 Dec. % + + 9.0 i ' v-v • 134,900,712,329, $ 31,303,285,434 27,176,824,239 , V 31,211,042,884 89,691,152,557 29,753,981,334 >119,445,133,891 each city for the month of April and the week ended May 8 for four years -Week Ended May 8- ;--i Inc. or Dec. # + \ . 1948 : or 62,830,978,535 65,745,217,259 April showing the figures for -Month of April- Clearings Outside New York — Inc. $ 20,792 198,716 Total X; 28,914 259,285 237,790 224,572 1947 66,770,393,413 57,626,012,785 69,244,078,268 January Hartford Tot; 27 cts, 1948 CLEARINGS — $ Salt Lake C _ the clearings by months since Jan. 1, 1948 and 1947. MONTHLY 821 1,979 following compilation 537 Richmond- The 24.2 \ Fall Rivef™- Holyoke ; Lowell New Bedford ,* Springfield Worcester-- ; i __ ?v Conn.—Hartford New Haven Waterbury— . - R. I.—Providence N. H.—Manchester Total (11 cities) —. 407,214,385 THE COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL & CHRONICLE Monday, May 17, 1948 •Week Ended May 8- Month of Aprll1947 Clearings at— ... Dec. % Federal Reserve District—New Second N. Y.-~-Albany——_ ainghamton—— ■" ' — Eln^ra——-ii— fampstown New A — York.—————3 Rochester. — -Syracuse ; —_ —— — Utica— , — Conn,—Stamford— N. J.—Montclair„ •?/" Newark—— — Northern N. J—.—.: Oranges—— Total —. (14 cities) Federal Third t - —. Reserve Pa.—Altoona District—Philadelphia— ——. — Chester— 16,657,609 Lebanon - .. ——- Seranton . — 5 . 8,923 371 York U 86,363 976 40,044,999 13.103.102 70,019,033 N. J.—Trenton— | Fourth Federal f ■ 30 639.152 22,739,372 151,063,256 " 34.350,967 126,402,234 3,713,481,601 16,417,093.496 35,002,030 ' 4,207,893,552 Total (16 cities) 6.093 0ft 1,569 659 4.953.988 5,805,971 - „ Pet—Wilmington—: ! 35,378.105 51.643,315 9.474.351 1,234,790 ■■ - — — 23.001)136 15,626.000,0C0 •■*■ ' 18,673,880 V, 18.794.5C0 Bois 55,701,956 14,918.054 5,223,284 3,527,000,000 12,052,374 Wiikes-Barre—— Waf'eton— 19,304,763 87,861,913 3,842,739 5,868,817 4,003,000,000 • 12,825,284 33,299,612 - - * " 19,466,505 17,459,014 4,614,504 19,900,995 13,858,371 4,057,779 — NorrLstown Philadelphia Reading—- Pu , 5,106,185 Lancaster : 5,090,647 3,543,498 • 22,087,130 - - ' 4,521,848 ' - . ——— Harrlsburg ; 5,284,701 - — , Bethlehem 970,301.726 Reserve District—Cleveland— 30,451 Ohio—Canton Cincinnati.. 744,251 _ 3,344,661 Cleveland Columbus——^ 134,411 6,30' Hamilton Lorain..— ——— __ Mansfield 4,12( a, 20,271 4.799,328 3.965,218 2,334,930 26,764 6,426,230 5,868,977 3,604,539 — - Youngstdwn—— — Newark—w-—-—r-——'7 ••. 18,78( :" 06,76( Toledo..,— ————— Pa.—Beaver County— 1 , 2,534 - , nireensburg————;v •"■'"■'■ 1,711 Pittsburgh —" 1,233,24£ -7 Brie— 218,318,139 239,814,085 '21,835 - OU City-,————21,841 Ky.^LexIngton-.Ji:-l--i.'-i-«ii.*-,--' '"'• 15,452 W.iVa,—Wheeling^/-*—17,102 (17 cities) Total Fifth Federal Reserve District—Richmond— W. Va.—Huntington... Richmond v , ——i.—1 B. C.—Charleston— > Columbia. "Frederick D. 6,230,000 67,781,471 12,712,249 2,393,689 *. . 2,301,283 177,861,539 145^37*892 355,561,818 267,574,940 4,441.449 — . Sixth (8 Cities) Federal ■ — — ' — . " —— Fla.—Jacksonville—.'.--.-—-—, 47,983.886 39,482,155 196,000,000 165,800,000 149,800.000 2,724,118 3,838,927 3,343,008 13,168,969 4.164,417 3.1)78*846 215501619 2,~103l646 319,527,951 75,297,674 69,525,296 65,830,119 50,722,946 343,207,178 84,345,786 70,337,196 66llT5l003 63,4341863 26,552,149 12,864,820 6,921,296 6,303,222 5,049,967 4,725,418 16,327,165 17,900,600 15,498,648: 15,837,912 / , 22,997,871 , / . - 15,038,000 27,148,862 33,848,310 ; 5,294,066 v„ 5.819,264 Ylcksburg-——1,520,916 1a.—New Orleans.-.-—------514,920,625 ;' Meridian.—, Total (16 Cities)--;—2,797,510,490 1,417,795 445,904 479,706,778 113,572,142 2,493,266,889 561,756,616 •- 5,694.404 22,692,130 1,411,087,273 5,569,235,174 15,827.906 - 59,012,830 39,197,519 150,882,664 / 93.318,274 23,587,782 V 9,569,750 4,294"25l 82,089,360 3,627,514 3,134,091 45,291,000 38r8T6~000 3lj2~l~00O 151,504.171 190,238,959 787,532,500 21,425,665 52,339.468 5,495,469 58,866,000 84,262,828 9,316,279 5,085.266 4,170,540 3,725,135 209.747.560 W 14,056,139 12,040,784 9,500,963 9,208,320 5976*5*2,661 497436462 41,119,054 38408~08» 891,095,764 740,805,129 644,073,54? 16,485,565 66.155.964 217,756,605 3,632,844 896.074,291 14,369,514 26.685,505 6,346.422 • 1,155,006 2,936,512 / 5,071,358 & 12,384,668 14,815,818 61,732,862 115,571.626 i 6,037,560 4,6*84442 22.546.609 40,364,725 > 7,654,423 5444410 37,157.239 5,773,390 20,404,350 - 9,143,935 6,003,833 ' ' /• 10,799,285 24,007,773 : 6,058,003 463,945,716 52,454,591 1,640,511 4,865,493 221,929,279 6.889.809 <.;, ; 19,294,186 4,339,153 • 18,111,137 1,209,734 2,896,857,093 12,283,428 40,541,309 11,529,661,566 714.689,185 48,487.603 2,767,941 166,082,917 10,775,199 i/:? 72.909.474 5,269,778,699 5,284,445 52,829,386 20,735,990 :r\ 14,235,276 { ; 1,356,263 5,848,122,584^ 3,874,686 ■> 5,822,649 . 20,982,426,996 942,049,929 Cifhth Federal Reserve District—St. LouisACo.—St. Louis-——-'i._—.;: /■•■:•• 1,16 Cape Girardeau— ———_ Independence——-—— :— —.————— Total (7 cities) — 218,500,000 36,746,018 5,287,856 J 1,830.130,735 47 Ky;—Louisville. Tenn.—Memphis——————-■' Quincy.: 4,100.012,793 1 HI.—Jacksonville—v 1 1,400,515,163 ; 36 • . ' „ i 2,03 11,190,910 58,343,255 872,300,000 393,115,411 25,285,401 Ala.—Birmingham—372,019,778 ■Mobile—' I ■ 31,264,090 Montgomery— *' ; / 13,986,869 Miss.—Hattiesbufg— — 14,776,000 .• -Tampa—/ ; 11,038,819 260,517,375 18,045,194 AUgUSta—i——v——; ' Jackson 43 913,084 14,311,133 61,359,998 68,890,401 295,618,988 975,000,000 •/Macon——-t——/' /" ,■■ 71.615,978 1,658,347,332 District—Atlanta— Nashville— Columbus.—— 3,889,786 , 286,611,486 1,827,051,655 ——— Reserve . 322,440,133 Tenn.—KnoxviHeV da.—Atlanta. 23,052.936 813,464,653 ,898,526,171 C.—Washington—— Total - 10,163,000 99,409,021 31,281,619 i--——— 1.511,210 10,514,537 44,537.000 463,564,685 —— Md.—Baltimore 2,597,448 11,211,229 48,580,000 496,393,682 14,177,372 , — Va.—Nort'olk—i.--——,— / 4,907,457 28,788,068 7,406,388,090 448,678,444 Volume • ; 167 Number 4699 ; , i - Clearings at— t :. 1948 FINANCIAL Ninth Federal $v" District—Minneapolis— Reserve Minn.—Duluth . or 24.932,416 23,611,730 892,072,281 5,e37,00Q> . Paul , Inc. * or :' 975,979 .'.•'v ... . .. 25,751,132 5.6 95,556.796 4,350.081,133 3,699,918,988 + 41.9 4,185,207 — 22.967,729 1,415,326,306 14,780,547 14,346,146 830,033 + 17.6 3,747,887 + 23.8 Falls 1945 8 104,381,551 ; 94,091,070 + 24.6 14,345,000 13,739,000 + + 16.1 16.799.410 14,545,301 12.309.679 + 18.3 56,368.903 51,994,923 + 25.5 101,154,872 19.609.531 ■ 2,600,778 t . + 5,588,885 47737,923 T1T0 124,815,854 59^646^064 43/739490 47oTo7832 9.8 11,861,731 10,320,192 37309,375 2/735^930 + 17.5 8740M33. .7T6~9M76 2423499 3^926~939 "+ 975 296,639,857 + 21.7 ,;:v: + 14.9 56,586,692 1,165,994 + 12.2 4,892,488 46,505,166 39,302,424 133,345,526 4,188,678 1,327,039,375 + 17.0 6,455,693,171 5,553,224,019 10,058,917 + 10.2 + 1,552,883,561 153,335,057 " 3,697,830 " 37215,039 340,154,728 92,154,851 + 14.4 33.531,069 . (16 cities) +11.2 8.4 + 30.5 1,308,437 * . .+ 11,615,536 ' 11,085,089 " + 16.0 69r8~10~,2Q4 4,666,230 4.4 2,272,880 " 34,172,171 _ 203,387,507 777633,071 4.8 + + 15.5 15,158,503 Falls 235,950,540 + 10.9 3,441,000 ... Lewlstown 5,364,662 + 10.2 3,757,745 24,610,700 . Huron Total 1946 3.0 + 3,400,121 •: 5,624,241 + 15.3 4.286.000 „irl Mont.—Billings— Helena. #5 May 8- or Dec. % + 40.5 I 14,559,770 :,...Tf,r. ' Great Inc. $ + 17.6 16,352,498 4,361.132 pnrks Minot S. D.—Aberdeen Sioux 1947 4.1 + 1,227,216,199 20,804,002 * 91,802.936 0.3 + 15.1 3,516,357 y-:-.hi'..: D.—Fargo firanri 1 Dec. % + 18.0 + 284,257.414 3.504.209 r , - 327,158.729 — ,Amlm Fergus Falls N. -Week Ended 1947 ; Ded. % $ 1,052,481,516 , Rochester Winnna (2173) ' i Mmnpapnlis St. CHRONICLE -Jan. 1 to April 30 Inc. 1947 ?. & ' ..." < COMMERCIAL -Month of April- 1 * THE - • 44,899,172 ■ 1.9 141,942,954 3?7~4~l7319 "+28.4 7 2,2677271 1,455,060 5,8657O61 4,385,989 231,943,714 183,330,237 + 14.2 6.4 + .+16,8 Tenth Federal Reserve District—Kansas City Neb.—Fremont 2,411,682 :'j >___—_.. —- 'P-P;L ' Hastings Lincoln : : + 5.6 463,274,001 + 4.8 2,481,025 2,152,550 + 15.3 1,133.839 + 40.5 wichiti^riziz™z~~: 4,169.415 57! - - Mo.—Joplin— ; Carthage— 46,942.360 i—. i i s - ' !•> Total • ;>• "J " - J - Eleventh - • "• • " ■ + 24.7 427,548,701 + 10.3 133,064,793 1,699,413,211 + 26.7 >32,709,012 + 13.4 10,485,705,881 ! 2,281,760,854 27,385,765 19,199,465 12.045,205 1,035,308,647 798,917,471 89,475,799 70,955,879 107,954,016 99,849,03:5 23,791,000 19,383,000 : EL. Paso ; ' - Worth - Galveston— — Houston " • + 26.U 376,773,127 + 18.8 • -« 4.7 cities) (11 3,946,270 2,252,374,441 — + 5,570,820 409,609,973 14,117,189 21,671,294 + 10.7 297.851,347 - ~+~17.7 7+12.1 2,657.312,858 23,676,285 20,259,835 38,804,513 15,623,958 + / 135,364,968 8,812,584,680 1.3 + 6,983,413,459 85,029,554 62,267,317 7,698,000 + 11.1 29,814,000 + 53.0 1,625,838,567 49,341,969 Beach 45,003,688 + 10 + 4.2 6.6 + 28,0 + 2.fr 7.6 10,567,455 6.0 • T 3.0 41,404,614 38,557,259 + 9.7 6,874,489,408 6,310,609.303 + 182,026,088 171,339,737 "+" + 12.5 70,745,443 61,063,427 + 4.'4 139,555,698 125,971,646 v 3,453,084,531 2,902,930,998 65,745,217,259 'Aii/n'1 + 19,0 57,831,648,499 33,901,302,872 list of corporate a stocks common called under The date indicates the called borcds, notes, for redemption, sinking fund redemption provisions. last date for mak¬ or ing tenders, and the page number gives the location in were 1 given in the "Chronicle." NOTICE OF TENDER Company and Issue— Gas 657921,18* 337663,279 237822^535 ^TTafri STBTQ^I ^11^595434 "*+"To i7767,872 TlTo 3l57l~8T684 series C Page May 15 * May 20 debentures »'• 11,723,261,030 259,285,706,725 237,790,319,328 + 119,445,133,891 ;r' + 13,9 • •. trust 3V2S, due 1965 Johnstown & Gloversville RR.— Philadelphia Transportation Co.— ^ Consol. mortgage 3%-6% bonds, \ 2028 ENTIRE 4 due 2039.Jun 15 May 28 i PARTIAL 2035 2035 Company and Issue— 8,640,206 3,676,207 +14.4 3.219.346 7,957,505 + 2.4 6,141,312 + 17.6 743,115,194 9.0 13,849.197,527 + 12.9 6,721,096,397 ISSUE CALLED Page §2410 New York Gas Purchase Oak Mfg. & money Co., 5% Chto Power Co., Electric •• . Light, Heat St 4% bonds, due 1949 convertible debentures, due 1955. 6% 1921 Co.— Jun 1584 1921 ~ > , collat. trust bonds, due 1st mtge. 1956 1, '49 1591 1849 May 17 May 17 Transfer Properties, 1st ...Jun 1 1851 Jun 1 1st Michigan Power Co.— mortgage 3%s, due 1961 ♦Announcement in this Issue. : tVol. 165. HVol. ; : Tide Water IVol. 164. 166. Co., 5,095,080,711 Av 4,517,850,136 due 1 creased 4 r,'t> preferred Condition Statement of Member Banks The condition statement of weekly reporting member Federal Reserve System in leading cities the following, principal changes for the week ended May 5: Increases of $229,000,000 in holdings of Treasury bills and $302,000,000 in demand deposits cred¬ Co., $142,000,000 in $3.75 1st mortgage 3s, -- - Government Demand Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans in¬ $18,000,000 in the Chicago District, $17,000,000 City and the San Francisco District, and $46,000,000 at all reporting member banks, and de¬ creased $1 1,000*000 id the St. Lbuis District. ' Holdings of Treasury bills increased $122,000,000 in • t 1368 Philadelphia District. - 1925 Of indebtedness United - 1926 in New York 2035 ber pfd. stock July 1 1512 due Jun 1 1965 Holdings of Treasury certificates decreased $69,000,000. States Government bonds 1 May 28 deposits Holdings decreased of $54,000,000 City and $16,000,000 at all reporting mem¬ banks, and increased $33,000,000 in the San Fran¬ cisco District and $25,000,000 in the Cleveland District. was deposits ii>* credited to do* » reporting Inc. (+ > or * Dec. (—> Sine® May 5, ' " '-C-•p" '' .*;•' 7.XS*2. : V loans • to brokers chasing or U. S. 63,132 and + + 86 14,203 + 46 dealers for 422 - _ 35 + . 18 277 474 + + 7 + - 26.981 4,246 _ Federal Reserve Banks 12,511 P'PP, deposits adjusted banks during week — 56 65 + 195 + 37 — 361 3,516 + 59 • 980 3 + 10 / * — + + 23 1,444 + 59 8,666 + 302 798 + 142 14,764 420 10 — ' ■■■' —PPPxPPiP : i-..—- _. and 'i — 16 deposits: Foreign banks Borrowings demand _ 46,529 — Time deposits, except Govt U. S. Government deposits.—— demand Vs 1,841 1,597 21 — — 659 + — 69 — 743 2,246 Liabilities— t® "60 + 229 + i 2,441 : with interbank 12 849 + — 11 — 2,448 3,770 Balances with domestic banks Debits 80 261 ' y,m> — of indebtedness- Cash in vault Domestic 24 — P 5 25 197 3,573 securities Interbank t —. pPt./, 3,694 loans banks: bonds Demand 7 404 Treasury notes Reserve 2,252 + pur- Other loans 8. 3,323 + v Government obligations Treasury bills '• Treasury certificates Other : > carrying: ( Other loans for purchasing or carrying: U.. 8. Government obligations— Other securities U. 115 — agricultural Other securities estate 1947 192 23,246 ... Commercial, industrial,. and loans ■ May 7, (In millions of dollars> * •. loans and. Investments—totalLoans—total Apr. 28, •p,t: I 1948 1948 ' New' York City, $51,000,000 in the Cleveland District, $24,000,000 in the Chicago District, and $23*000,000 in the stock.Jun 1958 States $59,000,000. Loans to Jun" . United District; reporting member banks : Real creased Holdr member banks follows; banks of the 1924 ...May27 - at all A summary of the assets and liabilities of **•!' 1 V 1960 $44,000,000 in the Philadelphia decrease / Sep> Theatres, Inc.— bonds, due 1958— Inc., 1807 2031 jun r Co.— debentures, Associated Oil Wilson & Co., i 1 Ry.— Fibre net 2073 Wisconsin Inc.— (modified) England mortgage ' Jun 1961 3%^. bonds, dated 1936 Sherwin-Wiliams 517,189,039 10,590.550,573 mestichanks increased in all districts. 1849 1849 each in New York May IT 4s, series A, due Blerritt-Chapman & Scott Corp.— 6 preferred stock, series A 15-year 4V*% >* t Francisco Sugar Co.— Poll-New . Depot Co., 1st mtge. 3%s, due 1965__Jun .1 Vulcanized 1,845,166 5,324,404 541,587.453 5,929,231,617 $142,000*,000, demand deposits adjusted. mortgage 6,211,271 : '■ 11,548,630,793 $2004 May 17 1920 Independent Telephone mortgage 4Vas, series A Minnesota 597,872,409 the Jun ited to domestic banks, and a decrease of 1958 8,965,733 13.081,793,050" and increased 2031 Jun 15 due 2024 Pittsburgh Steel Co.— * * 1st mortgage bonds, 4Vz% series, due 1950—. 1st mortgage bonds, series B, 4Vi%, due 1950 1st mortgage bonds, series C, 4Vz%, due 1950 1919 due 6.2 Demand deposits adjusted decreased $104,000,000 in New York City and $33,000,000 in. the Chicago District* 112142 2028 Anytime debenture bonds, Oil Corp., 4V\% conv. pfd. stock Jun 18 Inc., 15-year 5% debentures i__May 28 5V2% preferred stock Jun^ 1 National + 675T87626273~486,OQO ings of "other securities" decreased $59,000,000. Power Co.— Page Citizens Merchants' " Holdings of Treasury notes increased $21,000,000* . Date • Date .^Debentures >7;-' 9,175,498 4,205,702 8,145,138 , Shows REDEMPTION Anderson-Prichard Co., 575«4i9 , 331.T297549 2028 • Electric 7 **" ^ y 394,*395,744 Appalachian Power Co., 6% debentures, ser. A, due 2024_july 1 Ashland Oil & Refining Co., 4lA% conv. preferred stock.Jun 11 Butte Electric & Power Co., 1st mtge. 5s, due I951__Any time Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc., $2 conv. preferred stock-July 1 Elk Horn Coal Corp., collat. trust 4s, due 1956— Jun 1 Longwood Towers Co., preferred stock Jun 1 Pittsburgh, Youngstown & Ashtabula Ry.— 20-year 6% ' r, Assets— Jun v series A, '$ 1st general mortgage bonds Fort Street Union \ 1~452^22 ■ i Co., ' i704M82 • 134,900,712,329 Company and Issue— Associates— & Collat. i, 1st mortgage 4s, series A, due 1991— B/G Foods, ' 1M4M51' + 10.8 Standard Oil Co. of Kansas, preferred stock Date Inc., Fuel & mortgage 14.172,352 T+Tli ,.+ 15.9 • 13,786,955,504 + 13.7 29,753,981,334 Notices Hotel, +56.1 40/281,906 - . Below will be found Commodore 91,257,425 477857,116 6.2 15,536.347 32,758,577 17.475,709 Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund which the details 2,729,525 142,409,626 8.9 9.6 :• those 119,675,193 3,220.201 7.4 + — • including 78,374,581 +14.6 6.6 + . 34,214,450 preferred. and +19.6 3,759,774 + 10.5 42.205,384 — *— 94,974,196 X I.X + 129,241, 1,557,051,944 Stockton v: 5/53o7ii6 + 19.9 46,277,007 - ' . 136,473,618 + 20.5 1,707.560,393 Jose New York 7li69^2^ / : : 174,308,891 + 18.7 142,784,836 10.254,162 . .'/>• *Estimated. 67579*44 +20.0 + 22.3 740,338,017 64,468,412 + (184 cities)—— 57m728 7^1515 113,623,842 4,307,389 + 18.4 181,095,855 14,947,275 32,347,792 Grand Total 2,999,000 218,199,464 ' 15,385.194 — 14T26"77627 - , . 27546498 7 98,951,655 34,792,149 (19 cities) 3,697,000 9.6 '+ 36,795,857 ' 892,313,712 274,526,358 118,601,491 + 38,539.020 28h + . 20,776,603 • 9.7, + 53.937,302 Long Santa Barbara r 261,766,737 + 52.7 9,445,252 186,616.114 21,910,751 sr— ;'7 ■ + 11.6 413,296,866 33,283,000 2,481,895,526 69,105,192 Francisco 17/Z0~2925 4,724,000 ; 1+36.6 21,731,805 San ; 578^3,896' + 26.2 + 44.1 23,360.535 San 3,134,886 109,05~l7o00 5.5 15,043,132 __ _ 6,043,594 ^049.222 : + 13.4 — — Pasadena v —274,094,895 13870867000 20/729,733 S>526,000 ,* + 54.8 62,053,656 22,644.455 1st r0~34~,7TO 7 + 16.9 60,074,783 Modesto ; I7l53,835 7,251,621 +29-.1 1,672,399,096 Berkeley National 5,824,010 1757435",0Q0 . 25,775,571 +22.1 58,329,983 222,380,013 City Riverside.. 8,225,048 2087317/000 -+12.4 > 78,347,000 22,761,053 1,979,689,130 Calif.—Bakersfield Iowa ' 315,509,281- + 26.5 360,807,511 < < 0.9 10,361,443 1st 1^800,592 17606,385 + 40.5 + 23.9 — Salt Lake .si 1,8~68"971 1,757,285 y "+14I7 17890,630 + 25.fr : 8.556,000 _ AriZ.—Phoenix : 105,790.728 632,489,812 . Portland Chillis 6,370,638 Francisco- 5,641,692 >\ +10.3 467*179,360 3,445,202,237 v + 29.0 1,746,106,743 Ore.—Eugene ' + 24.3 153,458,229 +30.4 33,634,211 13,989.111 Fonda, 1837478,843 2,015,067 ■ 507.583.949 1st 6,278,721 201,026,190 - + 10.1 26,314,180 >16,475,590 + 20.4 4,129,820, Ida.—Boise.. >; 1,544,175,386 95,664,000 + 48.8 * ;; Yakima Eastern 10,018,883 + 15,0 405,477,316 22.7 + • 12,005,439 40,502,628 f. Twelfth Federal Beserv® Dlttrlet—San Outside 11,047,014 28,744,352 50,212,789 * + 18.2 Wash.—Bellingham * + 14.1' 3,223,046,952 5,265,000 * \ 1 Total 2627568,"149 + 19.6 -70,527,063 17,866.853 Texarkana * 3,261,795 8,105,917' + 48.4 4,048,125,292 -• 671,719.468 La.—Shreveport / 2987154,4~17 6,186,683 117,130.758 + 69.4- + 29.6 876.241,486 Falls - +15.7 V 6,220,743 —— Arthur. Seattle 4488407 +48.9 - - ' 31,683,984 — Dallas Total 8,845,451 345,380,596 /s.-, ■ ' Wichita 13,171,015 5.8 .1. 1 68,280,617 ""+14T - + 14.5 9,224,503,923 • - 6,351,250 — 170,429,010 7,400,093 512,642,439 — 2,587,975,574 - Beaumont- Port 194,377,180 77245",354 4.1- + - Federal Reserv* District—Dallas— Texas—Austin Ft. 170,544,178 6.5 II ; ' - ,.f 1.2 + 24.722,201 4,799,074,992 . 86,165,280 - 109,295,411 + 23.2 104,037,515 9,359,121 * (15 cities) c - -i ,, 266,223 4,306,704 8.1 + 37.3 - ; + 40.0 1,324,190 * 5 ''it..' 113,731,561 / 209,377 4.955,055 + 28.3 129.802,984 , - Pueblo - 8.5 + 8,755,480 — Okla.—Tulsa__^ •"'V- + 279,337 449,194 +31.7 -*"+13.8 5,822,962 8,743,413 23,295,472 5,493,569.724 + 59.4 + 42.2 7,667,820 210,057,866 1.0 + 14.0 + 414,617 498,967 4.7 ; ' ,1,353,137,773 • Colo.—Colorado Springs - + 53.5 37,501,206 6,182,747 Kansas City St. Josephs Denver- +10.8 .. 660,755 + 4,888,004 6,273,458 105,334,707 '1 ' 109,397,369 9,451,829 1,592,820 Parsons :+ 29.1 1,875,066,372 114,523,060 2,034,812.653 ~~ - ' 6,799,672 709,641 27,206.655 485.348,529 " Kans.—Manhattan—1 V 8,780,384 28,726,245. Omaha . + 38.9 1,736.479 1,291 138 19 — 3 — ■ 448 — 117 — 94 — deposit accounts, except U. 8. Govt, - accounts, ; 21,075 i. « ; i li 148 THE COMMERCIAL (2174) CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & 6',i grouped in two separate tables. In the first we bring together all the dividends announced the current week. Then we follow with a second table in which we show the dividends previously announced, but Which have not yet been paid. Further details and rec¬ ord of past dividend payments in many cases are given tinder the company name in our "General Corporation end Investment News Department" in the week when Dividends are declared. dividends announced The I .. Company Power Abitibi Essex Mills. Allied Inc 6-: 1 7* 1 6^ 1 Finance - /; $3.75 preferred American American Fork American Tiling Encaustic Machine & Co. Co. Hoe 4y*Vc preferred (quar.) Anheuser-Busch, Armour s Oil Ashland deposit receipts—; Corp. (quar.i— American Associated Tire 81 Rubber Co. 6-16 Harvester 5-17; preferred Corporation (quar.) 5% Guantanamo Halliburton Sugar, Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly 5-21 6- 1 , 5-28 5-20 Hathaway convertible preferred Avondale Mills (monthly) 41'Ac 6- 5-20 Hendry (quar.). $1.65 —-— Bank 5-19 6- 5-19 Honolulu 7-20 7- Howe 7- 1 $1.75 6-10 $1.25 6-30 5-29 Co. (s-a.i Ties, Inc. 1 5-15 (quar.i—12Vic Body Son. & ——.— (quar.i National Trust $2 conv. preferred 5% preferred (quar.) Birmingham Gas Co.— $3.50 prior preferred Mfg. & Decker pfd. «• $4.20 . 2 6- 1 .»■» mm in I* -m — (quar.) 6-11 6-11 i 5-20 1 5-20.. 1 6-12. 68%c 555- 6- $1,10 Bullock's, 6- 7 5-20 10c 6-30 6-15 ' I 50c $1.75 (quar.).—. Butterfly Hosiery, Ltd. (s-a)— Forge Co., common 6-15 15c & Co, 414% Cassldy's, Ltd., 7% $-15 3 'A% preferred preferred 5% (quar.) City) _ 7- 2 7- 1 6-15 6- 1 5-20 725c 7- 2 5-28 7- 2 5-2$ 7- 1 5- pfd. (quar.i Surety & Insurance Corp. (Kansas (quar.)******__,—:—*—— $1,12'/a 75c (s-a) Store Investment Corp. (irreg.) ".. Corp. k _.._4 Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. (quar.).: Chicago Rock Island & Pacific RR.— preferred series A (initial arrears;', • (Subject to SEC 5- 8 Confederation 8% Amusements, partic. preferred Lake 5-5 5-15 Le Congoleum-Nairn," Inc. Consolidated 5-13 Lee 5-24 Leslie 5-28 Lexington 6-30 6-10 10c 5-20 .5-10 $1 $2.50 7- $5 25c A 4-20 Los 6-1 5-1 Ludlow ' 6-14 ■ 5-li 1 5-11 7-1 6-11 6i-|5 I 5-25 Mallory 6-15 6-28 Marion New 50c ■ 12'Ac 7$3 $1.50 37'AC 6-1 8-2 •■'7»15 7-15 - Co.— 6-27 * - 30c 6-30 40C 75c 6-15 ' .6-1 $1.50 5-12 6- Metal 6-15 6-1/ 5-18 7 ; " 933Ac 6-" I 5-18 6-'l 5-18 •/ 40C 6-10 5-27 50C / 6-25 6-11 Be-Walt; Inc. (quar.) »>eep Rock Oil Corp. ftpmr.)—*: .. Diamond Portland Dictaphone .-4% , (quar.) preferred (Disney C% (Walti 50c (quar.). / . (s-ai •<: K ... (quar.) Cement (quar.) convertible preferred preferred 6- lC 6-15 6- 6-10 6- 1 6- 6- - 2 1 (accum.»i.ii.... 1 Lines 1 7-15 65C 6-15 6- 75C 7- 25c 6-15 35c , pfd. (accum.) (quar.) 7Vc 6-10 25c $1.75 6-10 , 4 2 Minnesota 5-21 Common vr'I'7- 3 7'Ac 10- 1 $4 6-12 t, 1 - 37»/2C: V 6-10 40c ; Service 5-25 Brewery, Ltd. 7- 1 6- 6-10 P 5-21 15c (quar.)___ (Initial) 6-15 5-24 7- 1 6-15 $1.75 7- 1 • 6-15 6-15 I 5-31 25c 7-2 6-10 (quar.) 25c 7- 2 -lC ' 47 7 6- 5 25c 6-10 25c 9-10 Ky.) 25c 12-10 — 7 12'/aC 6- 6- 5-21 1 7 ; 6-1 6r30>; 7 $1.75 25c 97 Vac (quar.) (quar.i (initial) v - ' 6- • .61.17-' 35C 6-10 $1.50 5-15 4.! — $1.25 . U. 5-20 1 6- 17. .5-20 U. 50c 6-12 $1 ——_. 30c Corp i- 6-15 5-25 ;■ Corp.-Seagrams, Ltd.""(quaf.)7.__. Pepper Company.ll.-i—... Beertrbecher Mfg. Co. I .1—11 (quar.) . 15C . 15c. r »• ; &•« 1 6-10 5-20 9 5-29 (quar.)—, * Moore * * Corporation. Ltd, common (quai\,)__„ 49^ preferred (quar;)_i—— 7 # preferred A (quqr,) _; 6- —— Purez Plastics & Chemicals, Inc. (quar.>—4- I* 20c $75e -t25c 6-25 7-- 2 * 46- 4 ,7• 5-28 7-2 " 5-28 " t$1.75 7- t$L75 >•>7--2 2 r 5-28 " *,6-15 6-25 ';'Sf.%■ preferred (quar.) — ; 5-28 5-25 40c 6- 7 5-28 94c 6-20 6-10 8 5-15 (Detroit)— ■ 6- 4 5-24 35c 6-15 5-29 15c 6-15 5-29 '$15c 7- 2 6-15 5-31 5-21 Co, (quar.) Ltd.— (accum.) 67 6* 1 $20C 6- 1 5-15 5-17 5-10 Inc. / 3c 1 (quar.) . Co. (increased). ... & Co, Corp, Stove Co. preferred $4.20 - 30c 5-25 645 $50C _/ 4$50C f : 25c $1.75 $3.50 i 50c 75c * VirginlaA Bailway Co.; ... . $1.75 z (irreg.) > 4 -'.,$2; :50C - 10c - .,5-20 7^ I '/ 6-11 640 544 5- 6-30 ?:}" J-w-.'y,, : 40c ; ' (quar!!) ^62y?o';r: V €2'/aC 6-10 I e- a 6-15 6-15 5-24 ^ 5-24 6-30 :;:jJoc,; i class A_. 3 5-15 .- 6-10 J. .*'*_T.„„I, / •: I, Co 5- / 5-15 ;.v (irreg.) Products■..-!_--**r Pump ' ,|"6- 1* 5-15 i ' ' Upson •"Company 5-28 5- 8 '* 5-31 6-10 750' •> • >6.-15 ;':6-15 6^1{*:^48 r^oc' • 6w it '5-25 ., 5-31/ ' 5-15 • . :*w pfd. 5-15 75c ; ; ;;; 2nd i 6-10 $i.06»/4? 4 : ■ ' (quar.) 2 7" 2 : : pfd. (accum.) (quar,)... common*. Stores 1st 7- 5-15: i Co.— 6-15 ■ 25C . : 1 ■t-i-: 0-15 ./ ^5C iisc : America.. Shuttle 6- " (quar.-)*/ ; (quar.) Corp. 6-15 6-15. 50c lquar.)____ (quar.u. of 1 $1.75 *. com. 5-1 ^ 6-15 $i:35 (s-a) pfd. i (The) Inc, pfd. 77 , - - 37 Mb© > ... 2nd Works, (quar.) Co, Rubber St 5 40c 5- 5-28 non-cum. /Walker 6- 6-5 I.I.I ZZ'Z 1 - 5-20 6-15, (quar.). * common Gypsum Co., common preferred (quar.)_ ; .Viking 4 7 6-15 ' 4:25c 6-1$ 25c Co, preferred Universal 1 Corp. Fair Elastic United ■ 6-17 7- 6-10:' United 5-28 - 5- 6-23 ' Distilers |>r. 545 '5-15 Works. 5-28 6-12. . i S. 5-17 5-17 ' $2 preferred (accum.) J/**.***!/./***.* Guarantee Co;.***.*.*/.**./.*......,; S. 6-15 5-29 25c 87 v7 — —.... See Bobbin 77 v 7 5-20 6- 7 S. 77 5-20 6- r $1.27'/a U. ,'U. S, 1 v Dyewood Corp, 77 United ,5-20 - 6-1 $1.37'/2 4 V '8-2® : (quar.) Carbon Co. United 5-21 5-11 o-i5: ; $1.50 .... Water Biscuit United 5-12 " 7- 1 ■ United ~ 6- 1 10c (quar.) • 1 f 1 £ 10c common .United Amusements, Ltd, class //Class B- -.-I***//, 6-21 .5-26 ! 25c > 6- , 5-21 ; •6-30' 62'/2C Jnc. ........-.*..,,*,.,L****/U.*_/*': Underwood Corp.' * '-r ■ 5-21 6-10 35c : "7* r 25c (s-a). ;Uarco, 5-21 "77,15c:- (quar.) ; 6- $4 Ltd, common partic. class A (quar.): $4.25 < 4-29 1 6-10 45c (quar.) & Williams Steel Forging Corp Tyer Rubber Co, xommon—■ 7-31 81'Ac If 5-15 5-20 4:50c 'Transue 6-21 8-15 i 6- 5c ; I; S-is 6- 12«/ac com. 6- 1 49^ i I V $60c V/; preferred 60c 5-28 fe 97'Ac! (s-a) preferred Iron 5-21 5- 6-15 ... . Roofing Toronto 5-24 - $1.75 Tilo 5-25 ■ 6-l<f 3 5-15 37»/ac (quar.)I common Co, Thompson Products, 6-11 -M 7-12 1 6- 90c 6-10 8- 2 , 1 7- (quar.). ' $1.31'A 6-10 7- $1.50: (quar.) ' 5-31 4:$1 (s-a>__ Co, Oil Power The-Fair, 6-11 ? 5-28 1st 6-15 4:75c* ...... preferred Fuller Haute 5-25* $1.25 Ltd..... A.) 1 6-15 (irreg.) Furniture (D. 5-20 $1 ... 36'/<C & Baer Terre 6.-26 6-301* 15c (qliar.) Public Molson's 9-11 ;; 7i5c I. 6-15 preferred Missouri 4:$2 ... Telluride ' - 5-15 ^(s-a). Kentucky (quar.) Bros, 77 5-20 6-10 (quar.)* Mining & Manufacturing— (quar.) 1 A participating preferred (quar.).. Ray Drug. 67 preferred (quar.)i.. Telephone Bond & Share— 5-29 6-30 60c ) (quar,) 6- Sun Vp; 6-21 *6-30 77 $1.05 52V2C (quar.) preferred common Electric, Mfg. of Common 5-28 7-1 i : pfd. 1 — Car .'(irreg.) LJ.7JJ7J777-!*—__ Airlines 35c (year-end) preferred Storkline 6-26 62'/2c common Service 7- $1.50 .2 common. 3.90'^ 2 (quar.) Stix 1 ;,7 6-18 $1 : preferred Thermit Corp, 6- . (increased) 7% 5-22 5c Class » (quar.)— Co, 5-20 6-14 4:25c 75c (A. t Extra Inc.— : Co. preferred common Products, Inc. Stuart * 1 I I Quarterly 6-16 v. 6-16 6- $1.75 (quar.) Ltd. convertible Standard Oil 6-10 6-30 75c 5-26 Ry, ... (quar.). Standard Accident Insurance Co. 5-20 12'Ac (quar.)....: 5-20* 7- 1 Co. Sports 5-20 6- 1 6-15 25c (quar.(_. Electric & Gas, Stedman — 55- 5-21 ' 37»AC 1 6- * ... — >- 6- 6- 5-15 25c (Mass.) E.) 6-15 f $3 preferred" (quar.). $3.75 5-27 . 6- $1.25 J % Mills 8 6:30 Co.— $ 1.50 " prior preferred Staley " 25c $1 6-15 RR. ' Spartan 5-11 30c Erie 1 35c Sparks-Withington 5-25 1 6- preferred (quar.) Southeastern Public Service. 5-20 6- 12'Ac Minneapolis Gas Light Co. (Del.)— 6% preferred (quar.)_J ; 5%% preferred (quar.) ^*.4-7-.*/-^—:—. $5.10 preferred f (quar.)- 5-18 / 6-10 & 7cIc preferred Michigan Public Mid-Continental 6-18 - • 5 6-15 $1.75 5-14 50c 57 5-10 37'Ac 6- '■: 87'Ac Co.._._.__. Carolina 5*-20 1 $1.75 Metropolitan Edison Co, 5-22 " (accura.) St Corp;, 'Meteor. Motor 5-13 1 6 15c ;f- (quar.)..-. Productions— 5-20 6- ■r:-7- -y 50c common.... convertible 15c $2 Co. Corp, 1 6- 40c Company Stores, Textile Metal 933Ac Alkali 6- $1 1 ; l Ltd, common (quar.)...: Co, South 6-26 25c 6- 5-11 5-22 Ltd... Co. City Gas & 67 quar.) 1 6-15 5 6-10 Co, Lead Mill 5-24 1 6- 6- 1 ... Oil 3.97 6-15 7- 5-17 (quar. )_.__. common Corp, Soule Co.— participating preferred (qyar.) '7 Participating; (quar.).. 1 6-11 75c - 7- 25c $3.25 . (quar.) Diamond C.) preferred 6-30 A Products 25c ^ Co.. (P. R.i Mercantile B Floor (R. 5-14 preferred Delaware 5-31 (quar.) 5- 6-15 4 $1.12'A (quar.). Co Oil Joseph Sioux 5-25 (s-at Publications, Power Shovel $2.50 . . preferred l>etroit Hillsdale & South Western RR. Detroit Motrgage & Realty (quar.) 1 6-15 McCord. Corp, common < increased) 3^4%. RR. 6- 30c (initial) Copper 6-28 45c - ; 3% f/c Brook $1.50 (increased) —_ (Chicago) (quar.).. Continental Casualty (Chicago) (quar.) Continental Oil Co. (Del;)....... Coronet Phosphate Co.— Dayton Power & Light Co, common Bound (quar.)__. pfd. (quar.) Transit 5 6-24 Marsha)l-Wells Co, common:: 6Vc preferred (quar.) Maryland Casualty.. Co.*— / $2.10. prior preferred (s-a). ...!— $1.05 convertible preferred (s-ai Master Electric Co. (quar.) Mathews Conveyor (quar.) hJ'PPPv 6-15 50C it Company 5- , 1 Inc.,'$4 pfd. (quar.) (quar.)—— G,t, 5-15 7- participating preferred Magma — . (quar.) Assurance Delaware 6-16 $1.37'/a 6-15 Joseph Water Co, 67 preferred (quar.) ; $.1.50 Oil & Gas, 57 preferred (quar.). 21'AC Shellmar Products/ Corp, common (quar.)* / 25c *; 4% 7 preferred (quar,): 593/«c Shoe Corp of America, class A : •; 25C (quar.) 5-18 1 $1.50 Power (initial (R. common MacFadden Quarterly v;> 1 7- 6-25 6* £; Seminole Manufacturing & Sales— 6- ,37'Ac V 6"15 Paper 6- Co. (quar.) Water Co, 7fc Angeles 6-1 37'Ac 8t 50c $1.12'A — 5-24 St. 5-18 Little Schuylkill Navigation RR. & Coal Co.— Semi-annual —' 6-15 1 $1.50 B Continental Co. District preferred $1.25 Industries— participating preferred class 1 preferred (quar.) N. Y. (quar.) Stores, Inc, common (quar.) $1.50 (quar.) Chemical D.) Salt 7r/c Ltd.— <quar.)_jL_ Consolidated Water Power (H. Lincoln ' *'■> Class 6- ——__^ preferred preferred Toumeau, 6^15 : 7-15 1 15c Crown Royalite St. 6-15 25c — common (B.) Superior Mahon (s-a) 5-26 5-30 / 6- Corp.—"* Bottling (Louisville, (quar.) ; 57: preferred (quar.)___: Royalties Management Corp.*- 7 5-17 10c Corp Common 7-19 6-15 Liberty Fabrics of __v 6- 2 6-12 $1.12'A Rubber Co.— Kuppenheimer 6-11 approval! Public Service (quar.) r Compo Shoe Machinery Corp. (quar.).!! 8- Royal 6-15 5-29 5-12 & Quarterly 5-20 , 6-21 %c 10c (quar.) (accum.) 1 B,) 5-22 5-18 Community 6-10 6-30 12'Ac (quar.) Bakeries— Corp, (I. 6-1 ■* ' 5-28 6- 20c Myers, $1.50 partic. pfd. Rock of Ages Corp. (quar.) ;j Quarterly St convertible 5{'/c Kleinert 8 $2.50 s-a)— City Auto Stamping Co. (increased i City of New Castle Water, 6% pfd. (quar.) City Water Co. of Chattanooga— 5% preferred (quar.) Commonwealth it Southern, $5 pfd, (accum.) 7 preferred $6 King-Seeley 15c Company Chipman Knitting Mills. 5% preferred (s-a) ; 6% preferred (this payment clears all v * r 93 (increased) 7 5Vi % preferred (quar.) Keyes Fibre Co, 6';h prior , ' 5% -v ; 5-20 6-25 Mfg. Co.__i Robbins 5-28 1 1- l"'' l,!;v 6-15 6- '•4 Ranch Risdon 6-.1 50c Copper & Brass, 5'A7 pfd. Reynolds (R. J.) Tobacco Co.— f 3.607 'preferred (quar.)___ Rice I 6-15 . ' Revere 5-28 ; 1 60c ... preferred Restaurant 25c Chiksan 77- — ——J.¬ (quar.); Company, common 20c - (quar.). (quar.). common Johnson 7-1 • 50c Charis — Drug 2nd •Chain Co, preferred $4.50 6-19 4'/a% — Gamble Steel 1 6- 50c Co.. Ltd, 4% convertible 5-20 6- 6-15 !,y 5Cc Extra J 67 10c Kents 6-19, 5-22 Light, " 1 6-15 10c ■ Corp. preferred 6- 20c Chemical— & Grain 1 — 62'Ac America & 5-31 50c Hosiery Mills, Republic 1 $1.75 6-2 7-1 7-1 preferred 6- I 6-15 $4.50 6^t: 75c Illinois 6-15 6-22 prior preferred (quar.). preferred (quar.) !_. 47 • 6-15 Kendall $-19 58%c 1st issue pfd. 750c ',7- 1 (s-a)... Packing 77 5-28 1 Tea & Silk 5Vc 6-15 I 33/4*A' 5-31. , , (s-ai. 2nd Issue Central 6-10 ■ 25c (quar.i—. common Catawissa Railroad, 5% Central »:i2c Ltd. (s-a) .,, (quar.) v $1.06 'A t $1.75 (quar.)—< preferred Cascades Plywood Corp, 7-15 6-10 ■} Extra 425c .v 5-24 ' Canadian Malartic Gold Mines, Carman 6-12 7- 5-31 < 1 6-11 — Co, common (quar.) preferred (quar.) ^-is ' 7- 7- Jewel 5-10 — Real $1.50 6-15 B' Rath 5-10 —— (s-a) c»m,- Bros. Reliance (accum.). & 1 5-19 1 20C 5-27 50c ./V; 37yaC ' Co. 1 737'/a C Co, Potash 6- - 6-10 6- 30c Materials 6- 75c 50c $1.75 Development, Procter 9-15 ' (quar.) preferred Plastic 5-19 1 $1.62'A preferred Katz 1 Class Cigar Machinery-— Paints, Ltd, 5% pfd. Johnson 6- 6- 6-15 '6-15 Inc.— (quar.) Bessemer & Lake of 1 50c (quar.) Paper Placer 4 20c Powders, Ltd.— preferred (quar.) 5-20 7- - 6- $1.25 5-15 34a/8c (quar.) St Dominion 5-24 6-15 J37'/aC (quar.) 6V2 '!i ■ 1' ,4:20c Sugar, Ltd. (quar.) Canada Wire & Cable Co., Ltd.— ; ..Class A (quar.)..,. t$l ——*1, •BCanada 5-29 (quar.)—.— 1 6- 5-17 15C (quar.) 6-15 4:35c Camden 6- • 5-31 $1.25 & preferred 1 v-; $5 preferred (quar.i Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RR. (irreg.) Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co Pittsburgh Youngstown & Ashtabula Co, 77 preferred (quar.) Price — 5-13 •6-. 2 - 2 5-25 7- preferred A (quae.)..— —"V xt$1.75 xl preferred B (quar.). X13,4 '/'n 5'/t preferred C (quar.i.. Xl%% 5//e> preferred D (quar.).^ I:". 50c Jamaica Water Supply, common (quar.)___ $5 preferred (quar.)... $1.25 I 25c 5-27 75* 5-31 $1.50 7 6-15 7 6-10 (quar.) (Chas.) 710- $1.25 ..... Pittsburgh Coke 5-28 t25c (qtlar.) —— 5-11 1 (Canada) preferred B (accum.) 7ft preferred A (accum.) Jahn & Oilier Engraving— Jama-ica- Public Service, Ltd, 5 75-15 6-15 34%C $3 - 6%: preferred ' 6- (quar.) 5 Oy $50c Transportation Pittsburgh 5-20 8 4-20 7-1 common Inc. Parchment 3Va%: Electric Light & Power— 6'U v 5 5-12 50c r preferred 6-30 «-30 • ... Inc. (quar.). Water Co./7% preferred Iowa $1.05 $1 i—*- 1 5- 5-10 40c Corp, 4'/a7 Paul, Inc Pfizer • 5-28 0- 50c Corp. Bronze International 6- 6-14 25c " partic. preferred class A (quar.) participating 6</c 6- 30c — convertible International 5?14 1 1 40c 25C — 120c Rayon 6-15 8- 87'Ac (quar.).. quar.) _____— preferred A 50c V; • —— ;—* Budd Company :***— 5'A c/f , 50c * 5 ' u» JBourjois, Inc., $2.75 preferred (quar. )___-__ Brooklyn Borough Gas. 4.405; pfd. (quar.)-, 6'/ preferred Brown Rubber Co. (irreg.)/, *_'_ Butler 57/ Industrial 5-15 1 6- 5-14 (quar.). Indianapolis Water, 7-12 $1.50 (quar.) Border City Mfg. Co, 8- 87 Vic (quar.). (quar.) com. preferred Extra *ruirn **! ' Hills Power Ittack — —J.—— (quar.) ■' 50c t (quar.)———*. • Biack 6r 5-25 (quar.) International '.Birmingham Water Works, 6%> 3 6-15 $1.25 (quar.) _* 6- 5-21 6-10 class A (accum. 1 Transit, 6% pfd. (quar.).. Co. convertible $1.50 20c 6-10 (quar.)—.— Paper Co. Rapid Sound Common Savings & Inc. 9-10 25c 5-15 1 (quar.) (quar,) Co. $7 preferred Peter 12-10 , 1 6- S3 (Wis.) Pennsylvania State Water Imperial Varnish St Color Co, Ltd.— 6-10 1 Benson & Hedges, Bird 1 7- Beau Brummel ■ 40c preferred 9-20 12-20 37'AC Battery Co, 6- - 6-10 37'Ac Inc, (quar.).. 5'/2% pfd. (quar.)— Co, J.) Dauch & 12 Vic (increased! Association { Data via Hinde Hobbs $t America of 6-15 $1.12'A (quar.) preferred preferred T/c 7- (quar.).— ttangor Hydro-Electric, common (quar.i 4% (C. (quar.)—— common preferred prior 4'/a# 5-15 8c Monthly B. V. D. Corporation, 6- 6-17 6-20 6-15 6- * Co, Extra 5-20 1 7-1 . 40c <;/ (quar.) Patterson-Sargent Co. Pennsylvania 1 Engineering Perfex (quar.).— (increased Co. Bakeries, Hewitt-Robins, 8c / — Chemical Harshaw 1 $1.25 (quar.).— 6- 7- 5-31 15c (s-a)__ (quar.) Rust-Proof Co Parmelee 5-20 50c — Co. Power Pictures, Pen Paterson Co.— Co.r_.r Co, 7Vc Hanley (James) 6- 40? 6-15 1 5-10 6-10 $3.50 quar.i/.... preferred (quar.) preferred Parker 1 5- 37'Ac 40c Common ; Works— Automotive Gear (quar.). - Paper 7 ','c (accum.). Confection Parker 5-19 5-15 37'Ac Instrument (increased 5- 1 6- . $1 Car States Co. Par;1 mount 5-19 10c ... Hammermill Hammond 1 1 5-21 i>-i5 $1.15 Package Machinery 1 6- 10c- preferred $5 A preferred $2 1 6r : 20c Y.) Well Cementing Oil 6- 6-19 60c (quar.) 1 6- 6-15 75c 50C Co. Cordage, American Ohio 5-18 6-19 $2.50 — Co. 5-28 1 .5-29 Chicago & St. Louis RR.— preferred A (accum.) 5 '/c 5-18 1 25C (quar.).: Co— (increased quar.i. Atlas Corp. 6- 5-20 7- : 50c Pacific-American Investors, $1.50 preference ..(quar.) $1.50 1 y2c:', 5oc preferred Northern 6-24 ' 6-15 6- (quar.) ... 5-26 2 30c (N. 5-17 $2.50 1 8- Co. Corp, common (quar.) $2 convertible preferred (quar.)... 1 7- 6-15 York North 5-15 75C (quar.) Indemnity 5-21 6- 1 6-30 6-30 Co, Steel Oak Mfg. .' Paper 6- 30c 6- . $1.06'A Northern 30c • 75c 6-15 Cotton-, Niagara Lower Arch Bridge Co, Ltd. Norfolk Southern Ry. (quar.). 6-30 6-10 37'AC American 25c $1.12'A __ — holders option Stores — (s-ai non-cum. (quar.i Great Atlantic Gulf & West Indies SS. Lines— • Ltd. 6- 1 . 5-14 ;; (quar.)... 07 1 6-10 7-22 135c 7- 12»/ac 67 1 /■/■•//$ 1:/; _____ —— — — 6- 6-15 12«/aC (quar.)'. (quar.) Insurance, 11 Light (quar.)_. Jersey Power & Light, 4'U pfd. New 4 6-10 1 New Britain Gas 4 6- $1 Inc, common preferred (quar.)./.—_— Grand 4-21 6- 6-15 4-30 7- 25c (Oscari Bedford New i—.——!."; Great (quar.)—. preferred 6-12 6-15 1 12 common preferred Accident Steam Newburgh New (Utah)— Extra 5% 211/lOc 6-12 6-22 Graflex, 1 6-10 ——- . 6-22 ' 6-10 Spring Products Corp Atlanta Gas Light Co., common A they 5-17 * 6- 5-15 ; Products, & Newberry (J. J.) 5-26 1 20C (Optional dividend series) Cash or 44/1000 share common ; (quar.). stock at General (quar.i 1 6- preferred $6 Gleaner 6- 6- $1.25 $1.50 Hosiery Corp.. J. Neilson (Wm.l, Ltd, 5% pfd. (initial) Newark (Ohio,) Telephone (quar.) 5-15 —.— 6-17 6-15 Nebel 6-15 $3 (quar.) 6-30 6-10 5-29 6-30 35c preferred series A (quar.) General Shareholdings Corp.— 6-30 / 25c — 5-28 31'Ac ; (quar.) 5-29 7-23 5-13 25C (quar.i.; 6-17 7$1 1 Life Naumkeag Transportation— 7-1 !; 6- 37'Ac $4.25 1 Electrical Associated 4'A%" 7-15* / Common , Corp. Corp. 6-30 V Refining (quar.;..— Iudustries, Ltd.— & :7 5-25 — prior preferred convertible $6 i (111.i American 5-28 53 'Ac 53VsC (quar.) Co. Co. & America General 37'Ac 37'Ac Inc. Smelting Apex General 1 6-10 25c Ltd.—.. Development, Anglo-Newfoundland 1 6- 12'Ac —-—*—- Container Gaylord 66- 0-15 97'Ac 97'Ac . Canada, of Co. 6-10 20c common.... 3.90% preferred ttjuar.i. —— Aiierican Thread Co., 5# preferred (s-a.)* Anderson-Prichard Oil, common (quar.) — »• 7" 30c , 6-30 6-11 Wood convertible 5-14 1 Consolidated Corp, (quar.) Nashville, Tenn. National Standard 1 $3 5-20 3 7-31 5Vc Baltimore— at Foundation 1 750C — (quar.) 5-21<- 6- 12'Ac (quar.)..-— Foundry, & !, 6- Munising Holders e- 44250/ National When Payable of Rec. *: 20c common (quar,)__. Cafeterias Mfg. Share /: Extra- 5-20 6-11 $1.50 7- 25c (quar.)— A 6-15 x 50c 6-18 28c B 6-15 933/4C — A—— (quar.) Extra i 5-25 5 5-20 (quar.i (quar.i First Security Corp. of Ogden Class A (s-a) Class B (s-a),.7 6- 50c (quar.) Co. Chicle American Shops 6-10 81'Ac ' 5-20 1 (quar.) of America Co. Class 6- 1 6- —— Class 6-30 40c Mfg., common (quar.)..—. 3(4'/'< convertible preferred (quar.i Aluminum Co. of America, common (quar.i Allis-Chalmers 6-14 5-25 6-11 50c ——-—■ — 1 6-11 7- 6- 50C Co, $1.25 pfd. (quar.) Mfg. (quar.)_..._ Tarrant & 7-1 $1 $1.02'A $1.06'A preferred Mullins 6-14 Co....— Chemical 5% 6-19 $1.25 Extra 25c 7-1 777'7;' Handley Hardware, Morrison 5-29 6-30 ' 25c Farmer Candy Electric 6-12 60c •"/: —— Corp. Federal 737'/2C —- Brewing Federal 762'Ac — Extra Company (s-a) (Thei ;— Fanny Holders Payable of Rec. 7 Felt prior preferred (quar.i $1.50 preferred (quar.).—. Allied Laboratories. Inc. (quar.) 5-11 .... * $2.50 common preferred (quar.) — preferred (quar.)—— Electrolux Corp. (interim) Empire District Electric (quar.). Enamel & Heating Products, Ltd...— ■ , Natural Gas. Paso 5-11 l ; $1.06'A iquar.)..... (quar.) 4.10'/c Falstaff When Share participating preferred 1 6- 37'Ac (quar,) common 6- $1.75 ——•!- A'/.»'/c this week are:. Ltd.— Co., Paper & El Moore $1.50 (quar.) (quar,).. Stores, Bros. 4»/4% 'Fair • , Edison . Per Name of preferred preferred 7','c :;!'.■ 7; Name of Company Louis & Interurban Water Co.— East St. * Per Payable of Rec. Share Nameof Company Holders When Per '• DIVIDENDS Monday, May 17, 1948 -• 6- 6-30 6-10 4 ' 'Volume 167 Number, 4699 - THE When Per *Name of Company Walt ': Disney. tions Share Payable of Rec. Ward ' 6Vo . 50c (quar.)— common 6-15 ; Western Utilities *6-16 Barber (W. 1 6-16 Barlow & 1 5-21 6- I 5-21 $1.20 7- X 6-16 .''1 Door - l ' ' (quar.) 15C 5- 5-14 5-14 5- 20c 6-10 5-28 10c 6- 1 5-14 6-15 ik-a*.* 4Vi% preferred Belding 7 %■ Below give the dividends announced in previous paid. The list does not include divi¬ dends announced this week, these being given in the preceding table. we Bell 4 Per Share , Name of » Company [>:■. Acadia-Atlantic Sugar Refineries, Ltd.— 5% preferred ™— (quar.) Class A partic. preference (quar.) Acme Steel Adams Ltd., SI preferred (quar.)__ Co. ■ . Mfg. Co. <quar.)___ , Agnew-Surpass Shoe Stores, Ltd. (quar.) Akron Canton & Youngstown RR.. " American Automobile American Beverage, ,20c preferred Co. 6-10 5-15 Bloch Tobacco, 6-1 15c 6-15 4%% 5-15 1 5-15 6- 1 5-15 •4% 7-31 )?• 7-15 7% guaranteed (s-a)_ $3 35C Borden Company 5-17 Boston $4.50 1 6-19 7- 1 6-19 6- 1 1 6- 7- 1 6-19 7- 1 6-19 4 ... 87VaC 6-1 5-1*7 75c 6- 2 30c 5c 1 '•>. Clorex 6- 15C ,( -• 1 , Class 5-17 ^>7- 20C - a: a 1 ; 6-12 25c 6-14 $1.50 6-30 15c 6- 1 (quar.j $2 6- ■ 4% 5-14 5-11 4-30 50c 5-25 5-14 5-21 6-15 6- 6- 1 5-15 Bower Roller $3 500 6-19 6-8 : Columbian 6-1 5-20 Bowser, 30c 6- 5-20 Commercial 5-20 Brazilian Traction 5% Ordinary pfd. (accum.) 35c $1.25 $1.75 "Class 6-11 5-20 ™__: $1.50 6-11 5-20 12 Vic 6-1 5-21 25c 7- 9 6-25 25c 6-15 American Forging & Socket (quar.)-.—.. Fruit Growers, Inc. (quar.) American Gas & Electric, com. (quar.)-: $ Stock dividend (2/100ths shares of Atlan; *y";,tic City Electric common !for each share held) 4V£c/e )preferred (quar.)™ American . 6-15 6- 5 $60o v.. 33/i^ preferred 8-20 / 4-20 62 V2C 6-10 6-2 7-15 76- 7- (quar.). (initial Co, 6-1 7- 1 6- 50c 6-1 $3.60 5-7 4 preferred Bruck (quar.) 90c Silk 1 5-14 62V2c 6-1 5-7 75c 6-'l 5-7 Brunswick-Balke-Collender 75c 6-11 5-27* Buck 5-14* Buckeye Pipe Line Co Buckeye Steel Castings, (quar.)™ Leather-— . $5 preferred 7-31 American Home preferred (quar.) _ Products (monthly). American Insulator Corp. of Del.— / Convertible prior preferred (s-a) American Investment Co. (111.) (quar.) American Metal Co., Ltd., common f 6% preferred American 10c 75c Co.— 6- 6-1 5-14 25c .' (quar. Meter 6-15 30c — .; 6- 1 6-1 5-21 $1.50 ; 6- $1 American/Molasses'" Co 1, 12(20 , 25c 6-15 7-1 common 6- 10c Paper Goods, 7% pfd. (quar.) $1.75 preferred' (guar.) ——— $1.75 preferred (quar.) ,™—$1.75 American Potash & Chemical, class A (quar.) 37Vic Class fi Wuar.j, 37Vic 3 $4 preferred A (quar.) $1 Aliferican Radiator & Standard Sanitary— Common 4. 20c 6-15 American .7% 7% 6- Burlington 6-15 ? 6- 1 4% 6- 1 -6- 6-24 __ .. 7% preferred (quar.) $1.75 : American Safety Service 6- 1 <6-15 (s-a)™ preferred prior preferred prior, preferred Andian 6- 1 6- 7 $1.50 Cotton Common Mills, 1 (quar.) 1 11- 5-26 6-30 9-30 - Oil $3 Co., $3 partic. (quar.)____ Corp. 12-23 25c pfd. (quar.)__ 6- 75c 6- 1 6-15 6-15 6- 1 Power (quar.) 25c .. Steel Corp.-(quar.); JL 50c Armstrong Cork Co.,' common —. 40c $3.75 preferred (quar.)„_™.™™-^—<933,ic $4 preferred $1 AroJ Equipment, WaCc preferred (quar.) 56Vic Art^oom Corp. iquar.) 25c Assqciated^pry Goods Corp.; .6^ (quar.) com. 6- 1 -«.40c .0- 1 $1.50 7^ 2nd preferred (quar.)$L75 Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry $1.50 Atlantic poast Line RR., com (quar.) $1 Atlalntic Cpast Line Co. (Conn.) $2'v Atlantic Refining Co. .(quar.) 37VaO Imperial Diesel Engine Serial A preferred (quar.) /, Atlas Powder Atlas Tack Class Aunor : 56V4C ;y, t Gold 25c 25c ; - Avco Manufacturing - Corp.. (irreg.) Aron Allied Products (guar.) " 25c, „. ... Baldwin 6% (B. —1, T.), Inc. -(quar.) Co.— i preferred preferred 6% ; 6-14 * 1 6- 1 6-1 tialfour Building, Inc. Baltimore ' ; 15c 6- 1 7% '7% ■ i *•< 7% - 1 convertible preferred 7-15 5-29 5-14 ' v -'•••* >- 6-21 .. 9-30 834c 7- 1 834C ,10- 1 9-14 8Vic 1-2-49 12-14 0 6- 8 ■ • . (s-a) Central • 7- 1 1 Power 3.6% 6- 1 ■t» 5-2® : . Culver 1 5- 1 6- 1 1 7-31 7% 7-15 6-15 6-25 6-11 Trust, 6- 1 5-14 6-15., 5-25 9-15 8-25 12-15 11-25 $30c 6-1 5-20 6- 1 5-20 7-15 6-17 $10c 6-io,; 50c :-v v,>: : 6i- 1 preferred 50c 5-10 preferred class 75C 55- 5-31 , 5-l4f 1 5-15 0-25 V-! 75c •' 6-id 6-25 10c 6-10r 6-16 6-10 5-23 55-2Z 5-27 •,,$25c 6- 1 $$1.25 6- 1 ; common... 1 5-14 6-1 5-1® 6- 6-10 ; 28VeC . preferred Union Gas 5% pfd. 6- 1 5- 7 6- 1 5- 7 6- 1 5-14 25C 5-29 5-15 6-30 6-18 85c 6- 1 6-10 common— ' • • Coal 8% " 25C ' & 6% $1,75; 7%^ pfd. *(s-a)-—i— (quar.*) i———; $1.75 , 75C $3 4 6-28 5-20 : 6-15 4 5-17 6- 1 15c 15c $37 VaC 5- 1 C 5- 1 5- 4 6-21 6- 1 10- < 1 5-14, 5-15 I 5-20 . 6-15 If 12-23. 6-.1 50c 1» 8, 7- 1 10- ,12-23 60c 1 8 5-28, 1 7- $i.75i;; 35c 1 66- !8c - 5- 6< 35C ;■ 5-10, 'i 6- 1 25C (quay.) 6-23, 6-10 $17VaC; $1.75 5-17, 6-30 > . 5- 6 :* 6- 1. ■r 50c ; 8-16 "18- 5. 11- 3 11-15 5-14. 1 1 8-1® '6-13 5-20 25c 6-25 6-1® Houses, Inc. , ,r 62 Vac (increased) Extra preferred non-cum. 1 1 ,6-1® 15c 5-15 25e .5-28 $$4 6-15 5-31 6-15 5-31 Ltd.—- 5-13 5- 3 , : 5-1$ 1 $$1.25 (quar.) Ltd. 6- 1 5-15 130C 5-21 4-3® $12 VaC (quar.) (initial). 7-19 6-30 H com. preferred 6- $$3 Co, Ltd, 7- 15c — (increased) L $44c (quar.) 7-15 6-aq $25C, $$1.25 8-1 -7- 9 Dominion Malting Co, Ltd. (quar.) preferred (quar.)— 5% • —— .____ — 8- 1. ' Dominion-Scottish Investments, Si/; 6- 1 11- 5, 4 Common 5-21 $3.50 7, 1 6- $1 Co. (quar.) Oil Fields (monthly) Dominion & Anglo Investment Corp, 5-17 6-10 5- 7- $1.75" Mfg. Dominiguez " r 5-28 75c , 11-15 $1.75 <reduced)_ Dodge 5-10 1 6-18 10c Corp.l__ .6-18 6-10 8-18j 9-17, 50c (quar.) common 1 6- Bridge 7- 7- K 6-26 Dairies, ; (quar.). 1 9- Dominion —• . pfd. 5-13, 9-30 $1.25 - 5% 7- 75c Dominion 500 : 5-^29 , 8, 6-14, 75c 6- 4 $1.12 »/a 5- 6-30 25c 5% —- 2 $2 T Motor Car Co. (quar.)__ (Henry) & Sons (quar.)— Dixie Cup Co, common (quar.) Class A (quar.) • 5% (irreg.)- 5-13 6- $$1.50 Diamond 6- 4 5-25 6-14 5-13 1 6- 6-14 • 7- 1 1 1 6- 50c 6-14 . 76- $1 Disston 5-20 40C 1 40C 37 Vac 12VaC $1.12% 5-17, (quar.) 5-15 Co.— 5-21* 6- $1.05 common 6-1 2% 9* 6-15 $1.75 preferred Match, 1 10c •'4- ?■ (s-a) Yards Electric 6-15 6- 90c 5-14 5-21'' * 30c preferred Stock ISO ' - 4 *6-10* (quar.) participating preferred (s-a) Dobbs — "5-17 1 5-29 40c (quar.) (quar.) (quar.) (quar.).J non-cum. Diamond 15C 6- 4V2C 1' 5-28^ - • V 5>-11* 5-14 •_ 6-15 90C i (N. Y.), preferred Derby Products Hill' RR. 5-14, 1 6- 25c (quar.)..;. Derby Oil Co. (Kansas) (increased) Detroit-Michigan Stove ; 5% non-cum. preferred (quar.) 5-15 $1.25 (quar.) prior Hudson Co. 7% 3 5-31 75C Si Denver 3 27 V2C Burlington & Quincy RR.- 5-28 v " (quar.). (quar.) preferred 7% * ' Chicago 1 29c Common Chestnut 6- 6-1® 1 ' Sugar Co. 7% 4-30 5-31 $38c dividend) Chapman Valve Mfg., 6-15* 1 6-10 -7- $4 5c Corp. Delaware 5-15 $50c Atlantic Dentists Supply m 1 $142Vi (quar.) Champion Paper & Fibre, common $4.50 preferred (quar.) 5-25^ 25c (s-a) (Missouri) (irreg.) Curtis Publishing Co, $4 prior pfd. (quar.)_ Cushman'3 Sons, Inc, 7% preferred (quar.). Dahlstrom Metallic Door (quar.) Darlington Manufacturing ............ Davis Coal & Coke Co..^_...__.._._ ...i Davis Leather Co, Ltd, class A (quar.).... Class B (quar.) Deere & Co., common (quar.) .... 7% preferred (quar.) 6-30 $$1.75 $$1.50 (quar.).—— prior preference 5-2® 7- 25c (quar.) ® 5- 1 6-15 $1.13 (quar.)... t 6-111 5- 6- 9334c preferred - 1 5-20 25c Curtis Mfg. Co. 5- dividend) Belt 7- $1 : (interim)... 7% preferred (quar.) Cuban American Sugar 7% preferred (quar.) Corp.— (cash 5-20 50c (quar.)__ 4-2® 5-31 $1.12 Va (quar.) & Forster Securities Corp.— 6- $1 (stock 4Vi% Pass $50c (quar.) Light & Power— preferred 5-21 50c' 6% Forster, $20c —-' Common Chain Nest & 6-15 Co States Edison, Inc Century Ribbon Mills (quar.) Century Electric Co., 4-15 12c 500 (quar.) 5-28 $$1.25 Central 5-17 6- 1 $50c Corp, common preferred ' (quar.) 1 1 preferred Ohio 5-15? ■i 5-14 iquar.). Ccfrp, preferred Crum 5-28 $17Vic ® / 5-2® 1 5C convertible 1 (quar.) York New 3.40% Central 6- 1 (reduced) 7- (increased quar.) Service, 7- 6- prefeTted Crum 5-28 7- 5 ,:i $50c i 7- M.) preferred 2 $1 (accum.). Cork-& Seajl: CQ.« Inc.', common_Cl_!.: Cuban (quar.) Public 1 25c (quar.). class A (quar.) Ltd, Capital Crows Ltd.— (quar.) preferred (quar.) 5% preferred 5-11 6-15 25c Cork International, class-A $4.20 5-14 $25c Illinois 4fc i Co. 8- 12VbC Refrigeratfo* $$1.12 Vi Foundry, 1 ' 5-21 1 6- $15c preferred 5-13 17 ViC $2 Ltd.— Lumber 6- 933/4C Crown 12-31 : (quar.) Corp. (quar.) 4l/2% — 4Va% 4-29 (accum.) Ltd. 5-15 $1.25 (quar.)_______^._^_^^__™___. Co, 33/4% preferred (quar.) Petroleum. Corp,., Crown 4-29 5-22 tl5c Corp, 5- 6-1- Crane $4 5-22 Food 6-30 10-15 1-15-49 Co, Inc. Creole 1 $32V2c $25c $183/4C (quar.)— Investment 6-1 Cory; Corp. ^ 5-15 $15C (A. 6-10 $1.50 (quar.),™.™. •' 6-15 — preferred Central 5-15 Porcelain Ateel Corp.— convertible preferred (quar;)... convertible preferred-(quaT.) $50c Common 5- 3 7-1 5(,o .'$1.10 5-15 6-1 $1.50 4quar.) Coro, 5-28 Alcohol, Ltd, class A__ International Central 5-14 5-24: . Y, Inc, com. Corp, ^qjomon prior preferred - Qtqg Crown (quar.) Co, 6- +2c $1.50 of Corrugated Paper Box Co, Ltd, 5% preferred (quar.) ; 5-21 — 5-14 $1.50 . 6-21 6-15 & Co. (quar.) Products, Ltd, common «s-a). 57o preferred (s-a)—— Caterpillar Tractor (quar.) Centraf*Arizona Light & Pov/er Co.— ,5-14 6- 1 40c 56V4C Varnish, common $50c Catelli 5-10 5-15 $1.25 preference $3 5-14 5-26 prior ;1 Extra 5-21 1 6-10 $25c (quar.) Castle 5-22 $1.50 • 6-15 6- $32ViC Paper 5-26 6-15 .6- 1 5-21 Cribben & Sexton Co.—* B Western 6-16 30c (quar.) (quar.) loe $25c Machine Ice A ■4-Vi"Jo 5-15 6-1® ' (quar.) common & Copeland 5- 5 15c Co, common Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co.— 5-19 5-1$ 6-25 ; Cooper-Bessemer 6- 2 $20c (quar.) preference Certain-Teed preferred (quar.). ; ; 50C 1. Ltd, pfd. (quar.)— Fairbanks-Morse, Ltd. (quar.)... Carpenter - 6% ,♦ 6-1 6-16 Chemical Co, Canadian 6-15 -^.5-21 20C ' —. 5-18 1 10c , Land Co. Common Babbitt 5-31 6- 30c $1.12 Va Extra 5-19 6- 112Vic 25c * ■ 5 5*1 (quar.)— Canadian Tire 5-6 6-14 5-29 15c Electric 5- 6-19 Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly 5-14 6- 2 6-10 t 50c Mines, Ltd. (quar.) Service, Ltd., class A Autocar Co.> 5% series A'conv. pfd. (quar.) .5% series B conv. preferred (quar.) '5% conv. preferred C (quar.). Automatic Canteen Co. of America (quar.). Auto .6- 1 • 6-30 50c 4quar.)' 5 A Ltd, 5-14 6- 4 6-10 12 Vie (quar.). - America, com. Paint Cooksville 5 (quar.) Canadian Motor Lamp Co, -5-14 6-1 5-21 50c Stamping Gas Gin, $3 5 5- (quar.) A Canadian Co.— CO._. Corp, 5- 1 5- Industries, Ltd, com. ^(quar.)— preferred (quar.) Canadian Ingersoll-Rand Co. (quar.) 5-17 5-13 4 Mills, Ltd.— Cook .5- 4 6- 1 77a 5-20 6- 1 1st. preferred, (quar.) Atlds 66- Canadian 6-1 1 6- Zellerbach Class 6-1 , 6- 50C ff Co, Crown Canadian Industrial 5-31 5-1® 37V2C (quar.) Can 5-31 4-30 6-15 6-15 preferred 2 5-10 Armco 1 ! A_ Utilities of 7 " 5-14 Arkansas-Missouri Corp. Overall, Class 4-30 Co. Natural Crown 4Vi Vo 5-15 6- J 6- 1 6-15 5-15 6- (quar.) Co. Textile 5-15 Canadian 5-10 50c '5-2® 1 Paper Co 5-15 Canadian 5-20 Argus Corp., Ltd., .common (quar.)™.™. $15o ; 4Vi% convertible preference (quar.)^ $$1.12Vi Gas 5- 12-18 1 1 6- 5-17 1 Class 6-23 6- 25c (quar.) 1 12-18 6-30 '45c 5-2® 5-14 preferred 1 6-23 12-23 3 3 ("be 5-21 1 6-15 6- .Common 9-24 6- 5-2® : 5-28 6- , $3 Argo West 50c $3.75 preferred - (quar.) Continental-^Diamond Fibre 4 6-1 (quar.) (quar.) Ltd. 1 15c 6- 5-10 $1 Co. . t$l (liquidating) Safeway, Ltd, 4Vi7c pfd. (quar.)— $$142Va Vinegars, Ltd..(quar.) $15c Canadian Breweries, Ltd. (quar.) $50c Canadian Car & Foundry Co, Ltd.— 5-12 6- 1 $1 Farms • v 5- $37ViC North *1-21 6% Arden 5-14 1 6-1 87 VaC (quar.) Malting Co, 10-22 1-31-49 A 6-13 1 6- River Power Co.— Canada 7-23 $1 (quar.) preferred (s-a) 6% preferred (s-a) Archer-Daniels-Midland — Power Canada 5-20 Common , (quar.) Canadian Food Products, common (quar.) 6- Power Canada 6-25 tl5c —- Mills Canada 6-25 . J15c common Electric Canadian —; 5-17 , preferred 6- 50c 40c 4% •w. $1 ::i i5c (quar.). 4^2 % 6-30 25c Telephone Co.— (quar;) (quar.) Mines, Ltd. (s-a)__ Continental 87 Vac — Products— Cotton Class 5-10 8- 2 $1.50 (quar.)- A 5-27 37 VaC — Wyant & Cannon Foundry Canada Cement Co, Ltd.— $1.30 preference (quar.) Canada Foundries & Forgings, Ltd.— National Arcade , 30c (quar.) Bearer | Class Electric 6-21 7- 3 (quar.) Corp., Ltd.— (reduced) Anglo-Canadian Telephone Co.— - .u, $1.50 :— 5-15 Campbell 5-2$ 7- 3 (s-a) (quar.) common 1. 1 N. Container . 75c (quar.) 5- 7-1 $2.25 (s-al—_ Ampco Metal, 6% preferred Anchor Post Products prior common—, (quar.)^_.!.«! 75c common Brothers, California 5-14 (qhar.)———,—53VeC^ preferred Corp. Butler 6-1 Steel Foundries————.. 50c Thermos Ffottle Co. -.i.r., Ainoskeag Co., y 6% 6% ?;■ 6& 5-31 7-1 5-28 American Tobacco JDo. $4.50 — 50c preferred ~ 25c $1,816 > (participating) American Smelting & Refining, American Corp, 6-11 50c Continental 2nd Cable 4 5-21 Co.— ■if Preferred American common California Razor American 6- 5-25 37 Burton-Dixie - 5-18 12 VaC Burroughs1 Adding Machine '(quar.) 1 4-17 1 Concen¬ & (quar.)— (quar.) preferred (quar.) prefeared (quar.)... 3 Vz7e 1 6- ... Mills V 8- 5C Sullivan Mining llr ; .preferred (s-a)™_ Consolidated Theaters, 50c class A Consumers Glass, Ltd. (quar.) Consumers Power Co, common $4.50 preferred (quar.) I $1.50 — (quar.) preferred 12- 6 6-15 Co, 5-17 45c (quar.) (quar.) Ltd & 6-15 $1.25 pfd. Extra -7. 4 0» 6- 6-15 Hill trating Co. Co Fund, Bunker 6- 20c Machine & Forge Bullock 6.-22 • 9-15 12-15 _—— .™™. Die Buffalo 5-20 7-3 .- Buell 6'To 5- 12f 1 v * 5% 1 6-15 20C $5 preferred 1 : . (quar.) & Consolidated 6-21 . 30c- (s-a) Company, 6- 87Vac class Co. Consolidated 5-21 $1.25 Co, (quar.) Oil Budd 2 5-21 6-15 Creek v1 - (quar.) Power Consolidated 5-14 1 * 6%. convertible * < (quar.).; (initial) Consolidated Laundries 7-15 6-15 6- $30c Mills, Ltd. (quar.) Mfg. Co. (quar.).'. Brunner 1 Corp.___^i $5 5-15 6- 30c (quar.) 2 • $1.1834 American General Corp. $2 conv. pfd. (quar.) $2.50 conv. pfd. (quar.) 7- common • (quar.) Shearing Consolidated 37%6 : V quar.) common 6-11 $3 Consolidated Edison 6-3 Shoe 6-11 1 v 6% preferred, (quar.) Consolidated Coppermines 3 preferred 6-11 1 • (quar.) Corp. Carbon Connecticut 1 7-2 6% 1 7- B Connecticut 5-17 (interim) 933iC Brown 5-12 7- 7- i::z Co. Broadcasting, Coniaurum 5-25 :40c (quar.) $25c Co, Ltd, com. (quar.) 3%% preferred (quar.). i———t$i0.234375 Broadway Department Store, Inc. I"!-,-- 5-25 $7.50 common...-' Cone Mills Corp. 4-20 5-20 • $30O British-American Oil 5-12 6-15 ... Brewing Corp of America Bristol-Myers Co, common 5-1® 6-1®. SI Corp, preferred $5 > Extra ' ™ - 4-0 6-2 $$1 Annual 1 1 6-10 Commonwealth (s-a) Brewers & Distillers of Vancouver Ltd.— 6- 5 6- 7- 35c Colorado. Milling & Elevator (quar.) Columbia 1 ' 8 5- 5 20c 20c : (s-a) Inc, Central 1 5- 5-1®* 5-1® 25c Fuel & Iron Corp.— convertible preferred (quar.) 5-25 , 1 6-10 87 Vac _________ (quar.). $25o preferred 6- 5-20 6-15 5-1® 6- - Colorado 160 5-31 6-1® 1 (quar.) Co. Stores, 60c 6-1 1 6- .___.i__.__ preferred 5% 5-1,4 1 7- 50c • Aikman & Colonial (quar.) Bearing Co..— $1.20 preferred (quar.)—. Light & Power .Co, Ltd.— 5-13 $1.12 Va (S-a) (quar.) Boston Woven Hose & Rubber, com. (quar.) ■' G7c' preferred (s-a) —;-' Inc, 6-1 $1.50 preferred Collins 6-25 1 5-2T 5-2$ 40c common Plow Colorado (s-a) 8-1$ RR.— Colgate-Palmolive-Peet 5-17 • 5-l» 1 6-15 Semi-annual 5-31 . 1 6-15 , (s-a) A $3.50 $1.06 >/« (quar.) International Cockshutt 5-15 - • 69- . $1.25 <quar.)___ Co. Co, A Class 6-18 ; 6-. :i; 5-l()) 50c (quar.)_ Corp. Chemical Coca-Cola 5-17 $1.50 ... , pfd. interest ,-6- - 5-1® 1 $1.25 tquar.) (quar.) Pittsburgh Coal Coca-Cola 50c 1 Pacific Ry. Industries, Inc. Monthly Monthly 5-10 7- ; 1 6- Clinton 7- 50C quar.) & Clinchfield 60c (quar.) preferred Cleveland 5-19 $1.75 Fund 5c ™_ 2 50c Co, common — beneficial of 5-7 —— 6- ' 8- Illuminating guaranteed 50c 6r'c Electric 1 ;^.™—.....j 6- 5 50c & Bros. Cleveland 66- Associates preferred Units 5-21 5-31 § 6- $1.25 common preferred (quar.) Clearing Machine Corp. 15c (Sidney) & Co. (quar.) Bond Investment Trust of America—; 5- 1 . 2 7-2® $2 5% 5-31 7- . 5- ? 6- 35c q, (quar.) 12 VaC Bryson, Inc.— (quar.) Blaw-Knox 4Vic pfd. & 5-14 x.— Hide Sivalls 6-1 Business Shares (quar.) ™ American Chain & Cable Co., com. (quar.). „ ' 5% preferred (quar.)__ L ..1—- conv. Clark 5-17 $1.06% (quar.)....—. (quar.)_^__y.i_^— a... 6-10 (quar.) — (accum.) prior'preferred (quar.)_ Box Board Co. (quar.) American & Foreign Power, $7 $6 preferred (accum.) 5-14 Equipment Co, 5-25 $1 common 1 $$1.50 Co. 70c American $3 Black-Clawson i .... Machine, 1 preferred 7-15 , (quar.) 6- 4 6% ; (quar.) 150c ————— American American preferred Binks Mfg. Co. (s-a) Milling preferred 5-2(S. 5-2t 25c Co.— -6- (quar.). Cement (initial RR. 30c 5- . \ 1 6-14 75C 4%* preferred Cincinnati 6- 6" $1 (quar.) Inter-Terminal Cincinnati New Orleans As Texas 6% preferred (quar.) $$1.75 Co. 25c , " 1 $1 common Black 6- 25C Copper Cincinnati Carpet— 5-25 5-25 $25c — Insurance 6% & $1 , ;,6-15 Chile " 5-15 Corp, common. (quar.) 6$ 5-10 7 5-14 1 (quar.) preferred Manufacturing New 5-10 7 5- /•< : Co. 1 Extra Ltd,— (increased) Steel preferred 0-15 1 5- 1 5 Oil 6- (quar.) 25c Aluminium, Ltd., new common (initial) Amerex Holding Corp. (s-a) American Airlines, 3Va% preferred (quar.)Co. 30c $6 Bigelow-Sanford . ,10- t, 6- Cotton 50c (quar.) Limestone 4-30 6- 1 , Chickasha $37V20 (quar.) common Spinning 6-15 6-30 7 4% Blumenthal 4% preferred (guar.) Aluminum Industries, Inc Arch 5-22 \ . - American 5-14 $2.50 (increased s-a)— 5% preferred (quar.) Allied Stores Corp., 4% preferred (quar.)— Alpha, Portland Cement 7Vo 6-10 1 6-12 ., '•/. 5%'; preferred (s-a) Allied Finance Co., com. Co. of Canada, 7- 2 6- Va';;'/ $1 20c $13c Fine Bethlehem Bibb Ltd, Co. preferred 4';o 5-20 $25c (s-a)_ (J. D.) Aluminum ", $50c — Acme Glove Works. ' .".'','6-15 5-12 5- 6- v (quar.) Corp, Bessemer X ,V.,Ci-'V :.v f$1.25 Gossett Berkshire Payable of Rec. 1 6-1 5-lfr RR.— 1.... 6- 6-15 1 ; $1.18% Co. Co, common preferred (quar.) & Beneficial Holderi When ' (quar.) Howell & Vi% Bell „ : Corticelll, preferred Bend 6- 50c (quar.) Manufacturing South 6- 300;;,*" A Belden weeks and not yet "... ......... Si Paper Co, Ltd.— (quar.) ; Beaunit Mills, Inc. (quar.) Beck (A. S.) Shoe Corp. 4 25C — Inc. & 6- 25c Shore Holder0 Payable of JBeow 75c Quarterly Power Class (quar.).' pfd. conv. Chicago Yellow Cab Co.__i_.__y_^__i._____ Chrysler Corporation 10C (quar.J™ Refractories, Bathurst South $3 15C W, (quar.)....,........; Co. 5-31 , Basic ' 5 A Oil Chicago 5-15 5-31 When Share Corporation, 25c common.. : class 1 Company Chicago 15C (quar.) Extra 5-10 25C i:;. ? 5-15 10C Co. Seelig Manufacturing, Barnsdall • ■U H.) Per Name of 5-15 6-15 .«.• 6- 1 6-15 ; $25C $12 VaC 1 $1.50 6- 15C ; . (2175) -4T Holdere Payable of Rec. 5C Extra 7- Corp.— ~ r;.r.. Steel Co, When Share . Show, Inc., com. (quar.). (quar.)... of Canada, Ltd. (quar,).. preferred Barber-Ellis 7- $ $1.25 Williams ((J;' B.) Co, $l preferred (quar.), Willson Products, Inc. (quar.) _™_™r.__—.. Wurlitzer (Rudolph) Co. (irreg.)L—— - Youngstown Radio 15C 6% convertible preferred (quar.) Will & Baumer Candle>_c_iXi^.i— I .5-20 6- Disinfecting Co., common (quar.) preferred (quar.) —_-.™Texas Utilities, $6 preferred (quar.).. $5 of Company $1.37 Va Baking Co., common— preferred <quar.) West 5-20 6-15 Mills, 5 Va % West Name Baltimore V Extra FINANCIAL, CHRONICLE Per (Walt) Produc1'": '■' ■"/■> V/ ■' •', Wamsutta & Eolder» Disney See COMMERCIAL • . ; 5% preferred ~ (accum.)— 7-9 Ltd.— —; ;—. $$1.25 V6- 1 5-1? $250 5-20 4-191 Dominion Steel A* Coal Corp, Ltd.— •; A-Class B (special) — THE COMMERCIAL & When Per Name of Share Company Stores, Common t v 8- , V 6-18 7-2 2 , Name of .. . Company Group Securities, Agricultural + 7- 2 Brothers, (quar.) Holder« Aviation Company preferred 5% > ♦ •*, I . Share _ js-a) Cotton Dow Chemical Co., $4 preferred A Co. Drug Dravo 4% shares Electrical Equipment Food 15c Fully (quar.) (quar.) Co. (quar.j. shares- : / 2Cc ____ 25c t62*/4c 256 , — Investing Low Bond shares- Company Priced Duquesne Lighting, 5% 1st pfd, (quar.) Eagle Picher Co. (quar.)— East Leduc Oil Co., Ltd. (initial) Eastern Extra 4% dividend $1.25 — shares... 45C (quar.) 0% 1st 0% 1st preferred A (quar.) preferred B (accum.) C% preferred Eastern Steamship Eastern A Steel $5 preferred Eaton Eddy Co., Ltd., Steel shares... Utilities class A (quar.)..—- Hajoca Hale Co. ... Stores Hallnor Monthly Hamilton Cotton Co., Hamilton Watch Co., Electric Hose & Rubber Co. (quar.) Elgin National Watch (quar.) — Ely & Walker Dry Goods (quar.) Emerson Drug Co., 8% preferred (quar.) Empire & Bay State Telegraph Co.— guaranteed 4% Empire Emsco Derrick (quar.)— Electric, District pfd. Hancock Class (quar.) convertible preferred Corp. $3 Erie pfd. conv. 75c — Y.) N. (quar.) 12- 60C 0- Park, Co. Inc. Fenton United FCrro 4Vi% of Canada Cleaning & Corp..— Tire Rubber & preferred (s-a) Harrison Dye New 35c (M. Fittings, Ltd., H.) 6% A (s-a) Connel Dredge & .Dock Co.—_ Flintkote Company, common (quar.)—— $4 preferred (quar.), , Class : B' „afc<.. — .fcfc.,—lllfc- Bridge Hobart (quar.) Corp. prior preferred 6% Franklin Fruehauf Trailer (quar.) (extra) Co., 475c '0-1 125c - 6- 250 common..—....... 6- . 4% Horn 1 Gary (T.) It Co., 1st 1 Hunts 5% — 3%% pfd. (quar.).. Corp., common ~ (quar.) $5 preferred (quar.) $3.75 preferred (quar.) Motors General Outdoor Inc., Advertising, General Paint-Corp, $1 preferred' Portland Class A B fquar.) Gerrard (S. Glrdler Globe A.) Corp. Oil Godman Goebel Ltd. C.), Brewing Extra ; Mines, Golden State Co., Goodall-Sanford, (quar.)— * $5 preferred (quar.). ... T , / (quar.) Gossard Grafton Granby Power Grand 6-15 6- 6- 5-15 0-1 (H. Co..— W.) Co., Ltd., class A (quar.)—. Consolidated Mining Smelting & Co., Ltd. (increased semi-annual). Union Co V common 5-15 Madison Common 5-21 A 5-21 4-1 Co. 1 5-17 0-15 5-14 0-15 , 0- 7 5-17 >V 5-14 6- 6-15 6-15 6-15 4-26 5-20 5- 8 Mar-Tex 6-23 4-23 Masonite 6-23 4-23 1 5-14 6- Extra 5-18 6- 1 5-14 $1.50 6- 1 5-10, 6- 1 5-15 5-31 4-30 5-31 4-30' 6-10 5-21 ' (stock each dividend) of share two held May > „ >- shares to * » - * • -t 5-14 -."C- 5; International/Petroleqm 6- 1 5-15 International Silver Ltd. (s-a).-^' (quar.) 25c Co.___ 6rl5 0-1 International Utilities 5- 7 ; 0-15 5-26 $1.50 Corp. (quar.) Natural,Gas—/— Iptertype Corp. * Investment Foundation, Ltd.— Iron Fireman Manufacturing '• - • Gtilf States $4.40 Utilities, preferred common (quaf.) (quar.) Kayser Kern (Julius) County & Land Co. Co. 6- 15c 5-25 1 0- Miller pfd. (quar.)_ - 5-15 85c 6- 1. ** 5-15 f- i. 5-18« 4-20 5-1 r_ ?25fe Manufacturing' Co.— preferred (quar.)12J/2C new com, Publishing (initial). V 1 b35c 6-1 «-5 j 6- 1 6-15 6-15 t50V4c ' 5-21- 6-10 5-27 6-1 25c (quar.).l. preferred' v $1 conv; pref. - 5-1 ' 6-15 5-30 -6- 1 ^ 5-15 6- 1 25c V: 5-20 $1.62(4 ,* $1.1834 (quar.) jz.zzzzlzz~.--~—, Petroleum' (irreg.) Oil Corp., $1.50 " iquar.)^.*. 0- 25c •- " . Piplhg & Hart, 1 - 6-15 5-3 6- 1 vv^vVv'-C^fl'v-VrSria 50c 6-14 50c . : "3.22rii preferred' A . 5-14 5-15 ....... a....—...—~ * -0-34 V H4 0-14-V.-45-14, S-20. / 5-10 '^vV'^vv??'*>; 7- 2 25c 6-20 • common. 10-'2' .*25© ' V,.V;.25c 5Cc 7- 2 •>. . -9-20 / 6-20 1 "V V. 9-20 0-10'* 5-25 Xquar,)......- r '80c ^ 6- 1 \25&'.; 6-* 1" 5-20 Co?. * common .^uar.)^*.^- •: 5-1* preferred 5-14 ;Mohawk. •■Carpet/7'5-27 Monarch Knitting Co., Ltd;,.common. (quar^ r,V;435o/ • -3--1 4(4% preference (quar.)—;—:— 7-' 1 \ 5-31 Monsanto Chemicah.Co.,' commonV/(quar.)L_ ?/. * 50c 0-*t' 5-10 Missouri. Ctilitfes 5-15^ ... * $1 Inc. prior, preferred .(quar.) 3>rior preferred MinneapolisrHoneywell Regulator, • V :0- 1^ Supply iextra).^—4* $1 6-11 0-15 . 6-15 * 7-1 i25c — Mines/ Ltd. 5-15 25c 50c / : Common'•*Z+ :■*'- i 6- 4 6-30 " $l.l*3/4 :: 6- 1 — Kaiser Co/-(quar.) Co;?__,—*^/—*— (Common 4?; 6- 4 6-i5'?» •- 25c (quar.).__ (quar.) (quar.) (quar.) 5-22- 5-15 ' 5-25 ; 7-1 - 25c 434% series) Extra' 8-10 ^VS V 50c $1/25 (resumed) Kentucky Utilities Co., — Company; (quar.) Midwest 12-1. 11-10 , V-25c V •:'/0-15? V B-' 1V 6-10 V 5-22 6-15 6-1 6-1 ■'/8%;-..-preferred'-'(s-a)V' 5-10 ; $1J25 : - 6-15 r ' 40c 5-12 • 0-15 9- 1 5-12 5-29 convertible *414'/o' V'v 5-21>V-: 4-30 V ... ___ 4 1 5-15 11-15 « 75c 9334c Mid-West 'Abrasive Co. .(increased).• Midwest Oil Co., common—(increased s-a)i 6- 6-19. 9334c "(quar.).*—: 6r I' 14c 7- 2- 4-30 ' 5-29 $25c " — (quar.)... Midland 30c Co 12- f62,.2C (s-a): : Mid-Continent 30c 6-1 * common Oil, 5-14 ' 6- 1 5c Stores Co.. (quar.) Merritt-Chapman & Scctt, 61/2"% pfd. (quar.) Michigan Consolidated Gas— 5-13 7-15 7- 1 5c preference Porcupine 1 5-20 " 25c 25c Mercantile — - 25c V 5-12* $75c 6-15 7-15' $1.25 ; (1947 6- 60c 6- l 30c Co.* (Del.) 35c $qc ;?V (quar.) Knitting Mills, 5%"pfd. A (quar.)_ lones & Laughlin Steel, comnion-i_///_« 5%. preferred (quar.) i Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment Co. (quar.) Co. 1 — Utilities i 5-14 '7-2 7-15 +25c common 5-14- 5-27 25c Sl.OC1/* : - 5-15.-; 6- 1 / Jantzen Kawneer 6- 6- — Machine v 25c -"$!•• ;.0-15- ,—.,1.*. convertible preference (quar.) Investors Stock Fund, Inc. *(quar.)___ . 9 6-9 5-2$? 6-19 22*40 Interstate ; $25c f 6- :« 150c McWjliiams -Dredging' (guar,)-??^./U_^-4^V"":. 15c 6-15 V 'f Mead /Corp.;: ■ :V -/ 50c" ;V;6-•'^ -5-"7' 4(4% preferred (quar.).'... $1.06(4 6- 1 " 5-7' ->$2 -.2nd: preferred .*(tjuar.)"rifr rf • Meadville Telephone Co., 5r% pfd. (s-a) ' 62J4c V. 7- 1, 6-15 V;V$i.75-'",V6-:'T/v '" B-'-SV . 7- 2 (quar.) (quar.).^ (quar.) preferred McEwen Mclntyre 7-2/ €-21 Corp. 5- 8 Paper (quar.) McGraw-Hill . stock- Class A (quar.)_ $40c / 4(4% preferred (quar.)__ $$1.12*4 International Nickel Co. of Canada (quar.}; ftOc Products 5-14 5-31" 6- 5V McColl-Frontenac additional Co;, 5-25 & preferred McAleer 5% holders/approval):.7% : preferred (quar.)V.—_^— Metal Industries, Ltd.— International 15c Co. Mayer;;(Oscar)' & , (subject :— preferred Maytag $1 Co.— * 6-1' 4-16- May Department Stores, $3.40 20c 25c 6-15 6-15 .... Common 6-15 7-1 6-15 ___—; $3.75 * 7-15 MtC convertible $3.75 30c 6-21 15c Massey-Harris Co., Ltd.— 6-30 (increased) 5-3 1 .*_.— Realization, Corp. 7- quar.)— Corp., common (quar.) preferred (quar.)___-_.__*.__ ■5?o 5-17 (initial com. Marathon Ltd.— 4- I •. 5-20 $1.25 •* 4 5-15 ; 1 5-20 6- International 5-15 ' 6-19 9-20 12-20. 4-24 t25c . Square Garden Corp. (quar.) Maltine Co., 414% conv. preferred (quar.). Manhattan Shirt Co. (quar.) Mapns Consolidated Mfg. Co. (quar.).. Maple Leaf Gardens, Ltd._z_—1 Ltd.— group Harvester distribution for 5-15, 6-30 - 6-30 $25c Canada, Quarterly Jaeger (quar.) Company 6-r 1, 5-2 . Consolidated-...: M. Common (quar.) Shares, Iowa Southern Greenfield Tap & Die (quar.) Griggs Cobper, 5% 1st pfd. (quar.) 5% 1st preferred (quar.): Gulf Oil Corp :. ...... Power Macwhyte 50c Water Co. Quarterly Griggs Cooper & Co. (quar.) Grnyson-Robinson Stores MacLaren 5-15 5% Co.__. International 5-20 6-1 $25© 5-11, 45c (s-a) Quarterly Great West Saddlery Co., Ltd.— 0% 2nd preferred (quar.). oreferred & $1 • 6-10 5-31 15c of 35c Co Mackintosh-Hemphill International Business Machines Corp.— 5 6-11 11214c Mfg. Ltd. Co. group and bond 6-11 t1214c & Great Atlantic it Pacific Tea Co., 7% preferred (quar.) $2 .25 Stock 112V2C Extra 5-7 37(4c (quar.)_ Aviation 6-20 $1 ' common (quar.) Gordon Mackay Stores, Ltd., class A Class B (quar.) Gorham pfd. (quar.) Co., Steel 5-30 $1 ; $1.25 V , (quar.) 6-1 tlOc 6-18 , Ltd., 4% pfd. Inc., common (quar.) Goodyear Tire & Rubber, 6% common Co. Gas 6-15 V 5C 42C, ■ $1 3714c Preferred M. 2% 7- 6c Ltd.—— Lyon Metal Products, 5- 7-< 12V4c Industries, Ltd.— deposit receipts (final) Oil 7-1 3714c (quar.) 5-14 6-1 " Mfg. Co., Tobacco t2c ; 6-14 25c (quar.) 6-14 5-12 V $3 (W. M.) Co., Ltd.-(quar.) Lynchburgh & Abingdon Telegraph Co.— Semi-annual ..4.? & 6- 1 $1.06 Lowney M. 5- 1 $1.50 (quar.) 5-10 i 7 '•».?' 4-27 J. 5' 5-21 6-1 —• 5-10 . 5- T 6-1 88c 1 Chemical 25C Co series A 80c (quar.) 75c - (quar.) common Co., Zinc 25© ; Goldale Power Inland 1 A 6- 7.' 50c 5-21 9-30 Institutional preferred preferred RR: Sons -& 6-1 $1.75 (quar.) (quar.).". preferred 1st 1 20c ——' (irreg.) 2nd pfd. 7% 10c Interim (increased) 6% Inc., Ingersoll-Rand (quar.) Co., (H. 414 % (M.) — 6- 1 12-30 Indiana (s-a) Lowemstein 5-20 6% l' T — t$l (quar.)___ 6- $1.25 15c preferred 37(4c $1.06(4 (quar.) $1.25 15c Co., 6-10 Hotel, Nashville & '* • 25c (quar.) (quar.) (Md.) (accum.)l Taylor, Louisville Extra 1 class A Inc. Co. & $1.25 Imperial ; Gas Lord (quar.) Imperial (quar.) Class Groceterias, Star - 3c Car preferred American '. 5- 5* 6-19 50c 3-10-49?" 2-24* 5-5 - f25c ' 11-24 5- 6-30 (quar.) 50c l (quar.) -12-10' 6- Long Ecll Lumber* (Mo.) 5-12 8-24 50c - — 425c $1.12(4 1, 5-24' " , Baltimore 6- 9-10 5- 5 Lord $1.25 2-24' 6-10 6- 6- Y.) — 8-24" V 11-24 12-10 3-10-49; 50c :50c 10c Motor Imperial Co $4 $1.10 . Gypsum Lime & Alabastfne Quarterly Quarterly of Canada, Ltd.— Extra Kerr-McGee ; .25c Oil Industries, $l,29 convertible" preferred (qoaT.) ' -.^6- 5. V-.--5-15 6(4c common.—. V?rSr i?'> 5-20 30C 'j 0-1° ' 5-20" $4 ' - 5-24 * 6- IV"* Long Bell Lumber 2 9-10 6-1 6- 8 (quar.) (quar.) General Precision Equipment General Tin Investments Genesee Brewing i Lone 5- 3 1 . $25c 6-25 (quar.) 25c common Loblaw 5-15" VvV/w "V 6-10:" (quar.) B Extra 5-15 A 5-15 6-1 $1.10 1 5-14 • 425c 6-19 Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.— Bay Illinois $1.25 Class 5-29 " 6- 1 ° ' : 5- . $1.10 . ! 6-30 5-"7r V 1 25c VSv'?. _ Extra; 25c preferred 9314 c .'.IV..... Cement (N. (quar) 6- '$1.10 — Groceterias, class tit ' 8714c * : Guaranteed Loblaw 'f 6-30 7-10 ? 25c —Z — (quar.) 10-23 ' 5-20 - 75c — * V * 7-24 7-10 65c " ; < 8- 13- 37*4c Co.— (quar.) $1.06(4 (quar.) (quar.).. RR. capital capital " , 11- 1 3714c ' Special 7-20 5-20 5-21 5-27 preferred Miami 5- 1 5-11" * 4 - —- 6-22 l'T 0-1 'V " 20c , (quar.) com. 6- 30c ' Corp. (quar.) Carbonic Corp. 7-1 'V " . 4-19' >V;. .» $1 • 4-19 * 5-17 V 30c — Insurance Guaranteed 5-15 6- 1 30c common (quar.)./ Fund. Foods, Idaho > (quar.) $1 conv. 2nd preferred General 25c (quar.) Life 5-27 5-17; ' 40c Special ,- A __—— - (quar.).— 5-20 6-L 6- 1 Co.— Co. . 6- 1 6- 1 C.)— (quar.).___ capital O-iginal capital Special; Guaranteed Special'Guaranteed 6-15 7-30. preferred preferred Hydraulic Press 75c — 6-25 25c 25c • 50c,- —— S. 5-20 6-10 4? 25c —— . (Greenville, 6- 1 50c _ — Original 5-18 5-28 — •Original Original 5-17 5-28 5-21 1 5% 84%C Mills. Little 5% 01 ... $1.25 General 5-17 6- Co, Huttig Sash & Door Co. (quar.).. General Liquid 6- 1 6-10 (quar,); Humble Oil & Refining Co ... (s-a) pfd. Lionel 5-17 $1 '3114c 25c V (quar.) - — 6- 1 31c Glass Libby (s-a) Class B (quar.)_'l_ Lindsay Light & Chemical.. Link-Belt. Co. (quar.)—_——.... 9-15 87(4c 37V2C Telephone & Telegraph Co.— Initial quarterly 6-15 6- 1 35c 50c Lincoln 1 25c Extra (accum.).. 250 C 5% 7- 1 25c 25c Corp., common preferred (quar:) Hudson 5% Co., 5-14 common Stores Plan Hudson pfd. preferred Industries 6-11* — class Hardart 414% General Finance Corp. 5% preferred A la-a) convertible 7- 1 6-15 30c preferred (quar.)— Howard ,- Cigar Co. common. 7% preferred (quar.) General Dry Batteries, Inc.—..—— 4% 5-15 10- & National 314% 'preferred (quar.) Houston Lighting & Power General General 5-28 5-14 i4c . (quaT.)_— V! Quarterly Quarterly 6-10 (quar.)—30c (increased quar.) J !— 25c preferred & Howe $1,60 Llncom 5-28 15c 75c —— Electric'Co., 5%.' conv.pfd. (quar.f McNeil Quarterly 30c 5% preferred (quar.) i 0% preferred (quar.)......... 8% preferred (quar.) 6% preferred (quar,) & Cement Life Savers Corp..; Liggett & Myers Tobacco 7-20 10-20 5-25 7- 1 _15c Electro-Chemical, 4(4% -4%; preferred'-v:(quar,).Vi:iV/..;/VV;/?i./!«;-,.. •' Gair Company, Ltd., Galr (Robert) Co ;; 7- 0 25c ... Co, Portland Special 10c (quar.) Hoover Company com. 7-20 62 *4 c — Lehigh V 25c $1.50, 50c ?20c (quar.)— ——— 8-2 (final). 5c (quar.) (irreg.) Liberty Life Insurance ". MIg. $4.25 (see Companies, Freeport Sulphur Co. Freiman (A. J.) > Ltd. 6-10 Bartlett & Co. E.) Inc. 5-11 11- 1 Co. Oil Co., Ltd. (initial)——— (James) & Sons (quar.) Lehigh Coal fc Navigation- (s-a) 6- 1 7-20 ....— non-cum. Hooker (quar.) Simon, Franklin) Ltd. (quar,) Simon 3 . 40c 125c *.* Leduc-West 50c $1.50 17(4c Corp., Spencer, (Henry) $1 Ftoster-Wheeler Fraser 6-30 Fabrics, 25c (quar.) Lees Products— (Charles Holt Works 6-10 $1.06(4 (quar.) $6 2nd pfd. Corp., common convertible preference Hires — Pitt 6-30 $1.37(4 $1.37(4 Hotels 4% — Extra 5-15 0-10 t€c 7*2C a Machine Libby (quar.) com. 25c — (quar.) Candy Shops, Ltd. Libbey-Owens-Ford (quar.) Monthly Hilton ' Fort 1 6-30 Leland ... Co. Chemical Monthly Monthly Power It Light, 4*4% pfd. (quar.).. Ford Motor Co. of Canada, Ltd.— (quar,).— Lea 1 6- Monotype Secord 6- 4 5-15 .... Steel Hibbard Florida A 5-15 6- Lanston 6-10 3(4% preferred A (quar.) Heywood-Wakefield Co., common 5% preferred B (quar.).: — Extra. Laura $1.25 (quar.)——-—— 6-12 6- 1 convertible preferred B (quar.) Nelson—see Nelson (Herman) Heyden Fitz Simons It Class 5-15 Herman (quar.)1— Co. class Orleans Hercules (quar.). Corp. $2 pfd. (s-a) Firth Carpet Co., common (increased quar.) 5% preferred (quar.) _1————.—— Flshman Glass 35c __1 (irreg.) (interim)— & Sons, Ltd. Co....—.. 6-30 Co Co. Paper, Quarterly First York 1 Co. $l8c . (quar.) 40c *. Mining Co. (quar.) Hemisphere International Co.— Co.— 6- A class Hecla It Co Pulp & Hazel-Atlas 25C ——• Wholesale Furniture Hawley 40c in Refractories, Lithographing 451.75 Ltd. i% Havana 401 _ ——— payable li. A.) Haverty 50C (quar,)——r— dividend) preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) 5(4% 18%C - Works Enamel Firestone 5'/2% (John A.) ' 20c 140c Lansing Stamping $1 dividend). preferred (quar.) (A.) & Co. ./V Harris 0-15 $2.50 (quar.) Corp. Screw 63 15-0 Wells 5-25 5-15 $1 4% — Company, common preferred (quar.). $4.25 (Syra¬ (quar.) (cash (M. Lane Lang 50c (quar.). (quar.) Ltd.— —- Inc.. 5-25 25c Harbison-Walker 11-15 1 0- 1 01 ; Federal Fire Insurance Co. Federal-Mogul Federal 5-14 Bryant, 5-10 50c dividend) stock Hanna $2.50 Quarterly Farquhar (A. B.) Fashion 69- $1.25 Fairbanks Morse 81 Co. (quar.)— —Fajardo Sugar of Porto Rico (irreg.)—."—. cuse, 8-13 3, $1.25 Farmers & Traders Life Insurance Co. Calif., class A dividend B - ... Mines, 6- 1 6-15 6-15 6- 1 25c $1 (quar.) (cash (Stock 5-7 1 1 Class 5-7 7-1 $1.25 (quar.) A 6-1 IOC (accum.) CoM 5% pfd. preferred A (quar.)— preferred A (quar.) 5% / (s-a) Railroad 5% «■$<> 12-31 $1 (quar.)i 20c preferred 7-26 $1 1-25-49 (quar.) convertible preferred of t22»/2C — (quar.) ... A Stock 4% Equity E Extra Class — St Equipment— 4% Co. • . H.)y Inc. 7-15 5-ia shares—$0.2134 preferred (quar.)... 25c Oil Ltd. <quar.)__ common (quar.) Extra — MM. Lane preferred - 4% Milling, (quar.) 9-15. 10-15 35c . Mines, Ltd. (quar.); Superior District Power Co.— Lamston Ltd.. convertible 4% — — 5% Mines, A.)-- (quar.) Lamaque Gold (quar.).. Monthly 5-18 _ ;; 5% preferred (quar.) Lakey Foundry & Machine Co. (s-at_. (quar.).. Corp, Bros 50c . ; . Shore Lake Co. 5-14 $1.75 American Woods the Common V/ater 2 5-15 (quar.) Industries, preferred Lake .... ... shares Hackensack of 7% stock shares -////--l;,..,,;,./-:. (quar.)_„ (S. preferred France Common Tobacco shares — 2nd preferred 6 % Equipment Railroad (quar.)—V Paper Edgewater Railroad Steel (quar.) 6- 37 tic 5-10 Lake Bond 4-30 15c 6-15 La Railroad (accum.) vtc Co. Mfg. — $2 preferred Lines, Products, Ltd, Eastern Sugar Associates— & — shares Extra > *vVV - 5-10 Laclede-Christy Co. .......... shares Petroleum 's_'10c 60c La Consolidada Mining ; . Extra *1*/4C Massachusetts Street Ry,— 8c ; V ' 50c 7% - - Merchandising shares - t. 6% shares — * - 1st preferred (guar:)$1.50 6% 1st preferred (quar.) V $1.50 7% 2nd preferred (quar.) „ $1.75 shares ° Stock 1 common .. Machinery Institutional v Koehring Company Kresge (S. S.) CO. (quar.) Kress <S. H.) it Co. (quar.). Kroger Co., common (quar.) shares Bond $1,25 Series— Creamery Co., preferred (quar.) 60c —__ 10c • - • , BeneficialInterest — Industrial Fund— Knudsen Extra — 4'/a% preferred (quar.) : Dunlop Tire Sc Rubber Goods, Ltd,— 5% 1st preference (s-a) .— Duplan Corporation (cash dividend) shares. —i. Administered General r——-——— Bradstreet, common Knickerbocker — shares Extra - , (quar.) preferred Chemical $1 81 (4 c (quar.) Corporation Dun & __— (quar.) 2nd preferred $125 Dow common 25c "7- l ...$2.50 Oil Kingsport Press, Inc. (quar.) : Kinney rG. R.) Co., common— $5 prior preferred (quar.j — Building shares Holder* Payable oj Rec, $2.50 -, ' $3 (s-a) Rockaway RR. Dover & When Per , Kingsbury shares shares , Name of Keystone Pipe & Supply, 5% preferred {«-«.)* shares Automobile - , payable of Rec. ZmZL )25c — •When Share , Monday, May 17, 1948 ' Inc.— Extra 125C (quar.) Ltd. preferred $1 Donohue 8-2 (quar.) (quar.) c Holdern 6-15 t25c — Per Payable 0/ Rec. $37 Vic J25c Ltd. (quar.) Dominion Tar & Chemical, common Dominion FINANCIAL CHRONICLE series B .(Initial)'>.M) V^3?25;epi«erred *V5-io Volume 167 Number 4699 THE Per Name of Company Monarch Cottons, Ltd., common preferred (quar.); (quar.) 6-1 *12C — „ FINANCIAL 6-15 5-13 J44c 6-15 6- Tail $3.60 5-13 6-15 Otter Power Morgan (J. P.) & Morris-Knudsen Morris Paper 43/4% (quar.) / Co.—— Co. (increased)— preferred (Minn), (quar.) Plan 50c (quar.) common Mosinee Corp. of America, Mills Paper Motor Finance Motor Wheel Corp. 6-15, " }■ 6- 1 1 5-20 5- 25c 6-10 5-26 Pacific Gamble Robinson 6-30 6-15 Pacific Lumber Pacific Mills Pacolet Mfg. ;— Pacific (quar.) com. — (quar.) Corp. Diablo Mount $2 Mining & Development (quar.) Pato Extra 1 Mountain Fuel Mountain Supply Producers Co 5% Mullins $2 > class Mutual V A Stow Peninsular (quar.) $1 preferred (quar.) $1 Telephone Co. preferred A 4.80% Acme National Alfalfa 57c (Hawaii) — preferred (quar.l Automotive Biscuit Inc. 15C (quar.) (quar.)— preferred National _i Corp. (quar.) Gas, common (quar.),,, Cylinder 'iV*% preferred (quar.).; Dairy Products (quar.)— National Drug & Chem.' Co/ of Can., Ltd.-^' Common •' f ' preferred Electric National Co., $1.06 Class A Class preferred Co. s-a) pfd. :(quar.) New Machinery $1.75 25C i ; 37 VaC 53y8C 47 '/aC Zinc (quar.) News York Shipbuilding Air Brake & — —, Bank Stock Series,, 6-1 50 c Public Bond Stock Metals Pacific Series ——— . ______ Stock Fund shares American Wisconsin each 100 North /; 57/2 % 6% Electric shares Power held preferred North River North ' .... .v„,,, ., ^ 9-20 20o 12-23 12-16 2 Co Refractories RR. Insurance Northwestern 4'/2% Public preferred Ogilvie * 7% preferred Oil Co. Ohio 6% pfd. (quar.) Ohio Old Seamless (quar.). • ; -Ontario Oswego Ottawa & preferred 6- 1 7-1 6- 1 9- l->/ 6- 1 7- 1 7- 1 6c 5-30 15c . 8- 2 6-21 25c 6- 1 7- 6-21* 1 -7- i 10- > 6-23 $1 6- 20c series Rowe Corp. ■ (quar.). r Inc. 30c 6-15 6-12 20c 6-12 50c 6- (quar.) preferred Above of 5% 5% St. > 6-15 6-15 1 6- 1 7- 1 8-10 payment for first ; $2.50 : two 9-15 5-28 6-15 quarters Paper (quar.) $1.25 A (quar.) $1.25 Co. (quar.) 15c of ' ,, 87'/aC 40c (quar.) 20c (quar.) California (quar.) (quar.) V $1 50C — i2y2c $3.50 preferred $1.75 Kansas. New Jersey— dividend ' (irreg.) -.-—2— dividend (Five shares for each 200 held) Oil of 6-10 Ohio, preferred Railway Steel 37 Vic (quar.) common Spring Co. Wholesale 6-15 933/4c 7-15 250 6- 1 250 (quar.) ———...^...2Equipment Mfg. (quar.). 6-20 (quar.) Phosphate & Acid (quar.) 6-15 preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.). Drug, Stern Inc. Electric Motor 9-15 12-15 5-10 (quar.),. Motors Truck Textiles, 6-30 (quar.) 5-28 — 6-16 4l/2% pfd (quar.),. pfd. (accum.) on an additional 5-14 — were Issued in class Screw, A — : (s-a) 75c / Inc. Pacific Extra Coal & — Int., 37 Vie 11-29 $2.30 6-1 5-7 $1.25 1 6- 1 7- 2 75C 6- 1 : Oil 1 6- 1 my2c 25c — !5C 25c (quar.) 1- —— common 6- 5-28 15c (quar.) — 50c 25c 25c 8-27 12-15 6- 10C tiy2c 25c (quar.) Taylor & Fenn Co. 4.32% convertible preferred (quar.) Taylor Pearson & Carson. Ltd.— 5% convertible preferred (quar.) Technicolor, Inc. Teck-Hughes Gold Mines. Ltd. (interim) Texas Z 5-28 50c Inc. Tampax, 5-17 6-15 5C —— Talon, 6-1 15c 25C —; Corp., 6% preferred (quar.) 4% 2nd preferred (quar.) Sylvanite Gold Mines, Ltd. (quar.),. Syracuse Transit Corp Taggart Corp.'.;—-.--————.- Textron A — .... Swan-Finch Oil 5-18 5-15 (quar.)$1.12^2 < Corp. of Propane Gas Co vSun Oil Co. (quar.) Superior Tool & Die (quar.) 5-25 6- $1 $1 50c (quar.) Suburban 6- 2 20c 25c **■ ....■' Stowell 5-14 20c 37'Ac 12Vic 13c June' -1946^. 6- 2 1 50c $1.12'/a :.K- Stokely-Van Camp, Inc., common 5% prior preferred (quar.) Stonega Coke & Coal (quar.) 6- 1 6-2 •. 1948 preferred preferred Regis , 10c $1.37'/a r 6*15 7- I t$1.06V4 (quar.)...........— 8t. Louis San Francisco Ry.— 57c preferred A (initial) (s-a) $1.25 — (quar.) Co. Inc., $1.50 Also a payment of 75c 30,000 shares which 6-15 1 — Theatre, Inc., $1.50 pfd. (quar.) Ruppert (Jacob), common (reduced) Forgings Stern & 6-15 7- $1.25 — Industries, 4'/2% 5-20 5-14 "7-1 .... Roxy common 5 6- 5% , 45c $1.37'/a Coosa-Thatcher Sterling Sterling Sterling 6-15 6-1 Co., common (quar.) 30c / preferred (quar.) —* $1.25 • (resumed) — Cap & Seal Oil Co. of 5% 5-26 ' 5-17 5-14 Inc. (Dallas) convertible Oil Co. 5% 6-21* . 1 Hotel, Co. & Stokely Foods, $1.75 (quar.) Insurance — .5-26 5-15 preferred Life (quar.) Class B (quar.)State Fuel Supply Stecher-Traung Lithograph Corp. ; 5% preferred (quar.) 5-10 25c 6- 1 A 75c : $1.25 Standard 7-15 6-10 25c (increased) $0.2656 (quar.) Works, Inc., common Stanley Brock, Ltd. Class A (quar.)— 9-15 Co. 25C (quar.) $1.25 Standard 7-15 10- 1 Mfg. 30VaC pfd. preferred Standard 4-20 $1.75 preferred Co. 33/4% 9-15 4% Railway shares 6-16 8-2/? 15c Electric Corp.— series F (quar.), (quar.). Water, 4% preferred (quar.) Stock 6- 8 5-10 / >• *• preferred (quar.)..—.......«.*// $1.75 Gas & 40c non-cum, Cash 6-15 40C 60c (quar.) Standard 6-8 75-25 30c (quar.) 12 ViC (quar.) Lines 'Extra 5-14 1 7% Works non-cum. Standard $1.12'/a ' 5-31 Greyhound Standard 6-1 25c (quar.) 75C Oil Co. of Indiana ,5-20 25c (quar.). 1 (quar.) Oil 5-15 6-10 7- 1 Ross (quar.) preferred 5-15 $1.75 Roosevelt ; preferred Ry. 6-11 1 Goods 1st preferred 2nd preferred 2nd preferred (quar.) Falls Corp., 4V27c pfd, (qnnr.) Light, Heat & Power Co., Ltd.— Common 5 7c Quebec 1 6- 7- 1 7% 6- 6-15 Standard 1 87'/2c —.. ; conv. 7- ■ 8-15 6-1 1st 6-10 / 25c Standard 4-30 $1.37V2 Dry Lathe California Standard .i Extra Co Extra Partiripaiing 9- 5-14 50c $1.18% (quar.)— / 87 '/aC — (quar.) common preferred Standard 5-19 preferred (quar.), Standard Dredging Corp.-r $1.60 convertible preferred 1 1 : (increased) Beauty Supply, Ltd., 6- 9-15 25c — Corp. Ontario 5-15 6-15 25c 5%.prior preference (quar.). Rolland Paper, Ltd., 4W% preferred (quar.) Ronson Art Metal Works (quar.) Coal Corp.. Industries, Inc.,. Oliver . Tube 1 6- 1 12- convertible - Corp.— preferred (quar.) Standard Chemical, Ltd., common (quar.) 5% preferred (quar.) 4-15 5% common Ben Olin 5-25 \ Co.— 35C preferred V* 7c $1.60 5-28 — Bend Standard 5-17 5- 6-15 _ Carpet $4 preferred (quar.). $4 preferred A (quar.) — Standard Brands, Inc., common $3.50 preferred (quar.). 6-10 . 1 25c Rock wood & lquar.).. 4%% 6- 5-31 J40c Rockwell (quar.) Co., 7- 1 60c 25c (quar.) Fund, common preferred A (quar.) 6% preferred B (quar.) ......v. Republic Petroleum (quar.) Revere Copper & Brass Reynolds Metals Co., common,,— 40c Sons (increased quar.) Investors Co*, $5.50 1st pfd. <quar.)____ $5.50 2nd preferred (quar.),, Spencer Kellogg & Sons (quarj 2 Spiegel, Inc., $4.50 preferred (quar.) Springer Sturgeon Gold Mines, Ltd Squibb (E. R.) & Sons, common 5-7 C% Iron & & Common 7-1 40c ReDublic Investors 70c ; 6-30 Spear 8-13 11-12 Rocnester 1 Power 7-15 $1.50 3Vi % preferred (quar.) Remington Rand, Inc., common $4.50 preferred .'(quar.) Republic Insurance Co. (Texas) : Sovereign 5-17 5-17 $40c 140c preferred ' (irreg.) Southwestern Public Service— 5-17 (quar.) (quar.) non-cum. Steel Corp., Southwestern 5-17 6-1 Richfield (quar.) Ltd., . Oil Corp. (increased quar.)50c Robinson/Little & Co.; Ltd., class A (quar.) 425c .2*.— (quar.) Extra preferred t$l.25 5% 5;17 6-15 6-15 $1.25 (quar,) (quar.), 130C '. 6-30 4.88% 5-15 6-15 6-15 25c pfd. 56 ViC (quar.) 10c 4 " 5-15 I ' / 6-1,. * 6-15 50c 1st pfd. (quar.) (quar.) Quarterly 2 25c ... Steel & (Alexander) Southern 5-14 $25c 4%% preferred A Mills. Ltd.— 7% Telephone— preferred (quar.) $2.20 Stores, non-cum. 7% 933/4C -Ohio Associated Ohio non-cum* Saw preferred 50c ' . & Co., 4,/a% Sons, Ltd., com. & 20c 62 VaC 5% 25c Owl (H.) 50c (quar.),.. 3iy4C 4-10 , 100% 1 Refining Corp Quebec Power Co. (quar.), Randall Co., class B Rapid Electrotype Co. (quar.) r Quarterly Rayonler, Inc., common (quar.) Rice-Stix (quar.) Service Candy Co. Flour Mills, 5-15 5-20 Manufacturing Co., com, (quar.)... 40c 4vi% preferred (quar.)$1.12% (quar.) Nova Scotia Light & Power, 4% preferred (quar.) Nutrine 5-12 6- 1. Rheem (quar.) Pharmacal 6-18 ,• '' common (quar.) (quar.) Southern Advance Bag & Paper— 4 Vi % preferred (quar.),, ; Southern California Edison-—- for ... , 50c 50c ' (quar.l— 5-20 $1.75 $2 Oil 5V/2% (quar.) 33/4% preferred (quar.) Northwest • Bancorporation 2„—.22 \ 6-20 1 Oil, Ltd., 7% pfd. (accum.) (Warren) see Warren (Northam) Norwich 12-16 1 Corp.— Northeastern Water, $4 preferred Northland Greyhound Lines— - 12-23 7- Star -Northam 6-20 10- (accum.) Pennsylvania North 1 20c (accum.) American North 7- 20c —; Investment preferred stock common 50c ... (FraiiKiin) South 6-1 share of >125c 120C , :— Southeastern 5-10 $1.60 non-cum. pfd. (quar.) ; Reliance Mfg. Co., common (quar.) 87yac American 5-14 • 6- 1 $1.60 Corp.— 80c . 5-15 6-30 additional quar.). (quar.) - 5-15 50c .... A $1 25 convertible preferred A (quar.) Souih American Gold & Platinum Co.— Increased 2 f5-14 6-30 $1.60 87y2c prior preferred prior preferred 80c prior . 6-1 , . class Company Sonotone 6-21 $1.25 Regent Knitting preferred preferred 80c , 6-1 .87 %c, 35c $1.25 Extra (partial liquidating stock Finance 1 $1.75 Red (quar.) Corp., Ltd., of for common 5-28 6J ... (increased Co., Common / (quar.) 3 Va % preferred •. ' (quar.). com. i (monthly) Reading Co., 4% (quar.) dividend)— Three \ $1 i$1.75 * (quar.) Southern $2 preferred (quar.) Ray-O-Vac Company (quar.) Fund Western Ry. North American Co. X of N; Quaker State Oil Series,,, Investment Mining 6-12 , Colorado— Co., common (quar.)A....—...... convertible preferred > (quar.)... Purity Bakeries Corp. (quar.) Quaker Oats Co., 6% preferred (quar.) Electric Corp. (quar.) Nopco Chemical Co., 4% preferred A Mines, Ltd & I5e (duar.)$1.06% each share held Noranda Normetal of preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) Puget Sound Pulp & Timber (stock dividend)— Noma Norfolk Co. preferred $1.25 (quar.) Canada— of Socony-Vacuum Oil Soundview Pulp Co. 7- 1 6 ft 5% Preferred 7-15 Z Service Electric & Gas-— One Industry Shares Coast 5-13 $5 - Diversified 6-1 25c ' ; America, Inc.— preferred (quar.) preferred ,(quar.).._. Pure Industry Bond of 25c common,, - 5- 7 t dividend 10c 20c Corp., (s-a) Gas Slojs-Siieffield 6-19; 6-1 7% Series Industry Series,, ZZ; Tobacco Industry Series // Diversified Investment Fund— Corporate Metals 7% Steel Diversified 6-30 7- (quar.) Smith $1 . t30c 5-11* 15c preferred 8% Industry Series Equip. , 50c . (quar.) 5-11* 1 75c v ..... Service Public Railroad Series •/ Railroad B preferred (quar. 1 - Utility ' 22c 25c utrt. Ltd. & redeemable Simonds 5-15 6- 1 ' ' $4 25c (quar.) preferred 5% 5-15 1 6- 91 Vic 25c Simpsons, Ltd., 4'/2% preferred (quar.) l$1.12Va Sivyer Steel Castings.—,^2..,.^..—;2.w. 25C Skilsaw, Inc. (quar.) 30c */ 6- 1 -6- 20c common Mines, Simon 1 • 10c V (quar.) (quar.) Co. meweries, Simon 1 6- 53yec 6% — Industry Series Public 6- 6-30 25c preferred (quar.) Public Service Corp. $5 - Series,,, Series 6-30 s Simmons 6-1 30c 25c Co., 1 25c " Service Co. of Indiana, Inc., com.—■ (Stock dividend) l/20th of a share of In¬ diana Gas & Water for each share held '*■$3% % preferred (quar.) Industry Series Merchandising Series 7% . Public Machinery 7% . preferred 5% / 6-1 preferred,*. 6- common Signode Steel Strapping, 5-24 /J 25c 31V4C (quar.) Williams //Class B Z/ Extra 5-20 $1///.6-10- : 40c common Extra 5-21 1 — Insurance 1 7- Stock Building Supply Industry Series Industry Series——. Equip. Industry Series,,,,, Food Industry Series r- ', __ 6- 6-10 7- 1 Pressed Electrical North 25c 35c ...J., 40c „• 15c Signal Oil 5-10 $1.25 Chemical Government 5-20 :35c' , $2.50 / Corp., Manufacturing Sigma 5-20 $1.50 4Vi% Industry Series Industry Series Industry Series 1 6- 6-30 50c Automobile '/ (quar.) Prentice-Hall, Inc. Agricultural >/ Aviation - $1.75 25c $1 Dock Dry Siciv 5-22 ;• non-cum. Class 25c > 7% 6- 5 1 . 20c Co., 6- .. 50c (quar.) Corp.,, 6-15;. $1 , $3ew York Shipbuilding Corp.—•/ Participating (non-voting) shares Founders (voting) shares_r_ jNew York Stocks,/Jnc.—- Oil $2 6-30 4Vi% $1.25 • - 5-15 Pittsburgh Bessemer & Lake Erie RR.—• 6% preferred (s-a); $1.50 6- 1 Pittsburgh Steel Co., 5% pfd. A (accum.)621/2c 6- 1 5Vi % 1st series prior preferred (quar,).*.* $1.37 % ;6-1 Pittston Co.■: (quar.) , 50e ; 6-10 Phoenix Hosiery 25c 7-1 Plywood, Inc. (initial)..* 5c 5-26 Poor & Co., class Av (qUar,).^Ti..;***i*ri .37 VaC 6- 1 $1.25 ' Newport Zd (quar.) com. 1 6- 131V4C 5% 1st preferred (quar.) Sherwin-Williams Co., 4% pid. 5-1 35c 15c $1.12'/a Inc. Brothers, (Herman) Jersey New Corp., 56c tl9c (quar.) Acceptance preferred Siierwm ; (quar.) (quar.) Co. Sheaffer Pen Company Extra 1 6-1 85c 91 V4C (quar.),. (quar.) Shawlnigan Water & Power 5 f- 1 6- \ & 55c - pfd. Extra 11-5 2- (quar.) $2.50 (Del.) Serrick Corp., class A Class B (quar.) 8- 5 , 2-15-49 $1.10 (initial* Philadelphia Suburban Water $3.65 preferred (quar.). —— Neisner 6-15 8-15 92I,/2C Philadelphia Title Insurance.*—" Phillips Petroleum (quar.) Pillsbury Mills, common (quar.),,, :./$4 preferred (quar.),. Pitney-Bowes, Inc., common (quar,),.i/ii- ; National Tea Co., common (quar.) ■tr 4J/4% preferred (quar.),' 3.8% preferred (quar.),,,. Naumkeag Steam Cotton/, Nelson 9-15 5-11 preferred (quar.) Banknote Co., Security 12-15 6-15 preferred Sheller ~Extra'-.—•i.-i— — Rubber 1 11-15 25c v Philadelphia Suburban Transportation (quar.) — ,7% /preferred A i (quar.)-. f.-—— National Linen Service, common (quar.)..4/A% preferred (qu&r.),^^,——/.. preferred (quar.) National Paper & Type Co., 57c pfd. (s-a) National 1 1-49 Philadelphia Co., $5 preferred (quar.),, $6 preferred (quar.) Philadelphia Electric Co., common (quar.), v . 5% 5% Surety Co. Roebuck Securities & Gear Co, preferred 5% 4150 (increased $4.50 (quar.),, Lead 1- 25c (quar.) Dodge Corp.._^_.*,_;_ Philadelphia Co., common (quar.)—— A 710- 62V2C . National Sears 6-12 • 6-30 5-21 27yaC (quar.) Co., $3.65 Seaboard Oil Co. 5-15 6-30 common Air Line, preferred 5 % 5-5 1 Co., Electric Seaboard 5 1 25c Phelps 45c National Hosiery Mills, Ltd., class B—— /// Class -A^"(quar.)^^—; / 5- ' 6- ^ Pfdiifer Brewing Co... Welding Oypsum 1 6- 62'Ac 20c (quar.) Products 6- 62V2C $1 .preferred Food 7 6- 9 12 VaC (quar.) Co., Ltd., common preferred (quar.) $1 quar.) Pettibone Mullken Corp. Co. (quar.), Quarterly' Quarterly National 5-31 Z i;68%c (accum.).,, Pfaudler 112VaC Convertible 5-31 6-15 31 Vic (quar.) ' National 5- 6-15 $1,50 pfd. 30c National v 5-31 5-10 1 75c Scythes & 5% 6-1& 5-25 7- U1.06 ZZZZZ'ZZ A preferred Seaboard (quar.) (quar.) preferred 7% $1.75 ^ Container National preferred Perkins Machine 40C common ' 7% fl5c i20c .' Peopies Telephone 4V2 % preferred 62 VaC ; Fibres, Co., 5-20 5-20 . Paper $3.40 Holder* Association, preferred Scranton Telephone Co.— preferred $2.25 Dehydrating & Milling Co.— National (interim), Scott 6-15 ' Cc._— National 1 (quar.) Pennsylvania Electric Co.— 3.7% preferred series C (quar.) 4.4% preferred series B (quar.) Pennsylvania Telephone Corp.— (guar.) preferred A (quar.) preferred A (quar.) 4.80% National 5Va% (increased preferred 4.80% 6- (quar.) $1 8 1 $1.06'A (quar.) (quar.) 6- 1 6- 15c Common preferred 6-15 " 7- 6-30 50c "(quar)"! (semi-annual) 5 V2 % 1 When Payable of Reo. 50c 4 >/, % pfd". Remedial Loan Francisco Savage Arms Corp Schwitzer-Cummins 5-15 6- J35c preferred Common — 1 6-15 25c Wilcox Peller Brewing, 6% Mutual & 5-15 5-21 J40c Dredging common San Ltd. 1 5 6, $2.50 (quar.),,, (quar.) Common (quar.) (s-a) (quar.) Co.— preferred Peck Chemical 6% Gold Ltd., Co., convertible 6% , 6% ., preferred 3 6- $1 5% 5-15 6- ' 75c preferred Feabody Coal i,: Extra' 40c Share Royalty Corp Saco-Lowell Shops Saguenay Power, Ltd., 6-1 25c „ (quar.) Co., Mfg. 7% s-a) Mfg. Corp. $7 preferred (quar.) $7 preferred (quar.)*, Murphy (G. C.) Co. (quar.)———.-. Muskegcn Motor Specialties Co.— (increased), com. (quar.) 5- 1 Per Company Sabine 5-15 1 5-25 6- $1 Co Consolidated Paton —.—— (increased (Calif.), 6- 35c $1.25 Name of 5-29 6-10 90c Page-Hershey Tubes, Ltd I Parkersburg Rig Si Reel, common $4.25 preferred (quar.) (quar.) Oil Finance Holders Payable of Rec. 60c common Outboard Marine & Mfg. Co Oxford Paper, $5 preference (quar.) Pacific Car & Foundry, $6 preferred,. 1 59 %C Mills, preferred Morris Co. Lines When Share Co. , Moore-McCormack CHRONICLE Per Name of Company 5-18 37 Vac — & Holders Payable of Rec. 50c • Montreals 7% When Share -/: . Tool. Machine COMMERCIAL preferred (quar.)" convertible preferred 1 (quar.) 57VaC 3iy4C THE (2178) 50 Per,. Name of ' ; Thew Shovel „ New * (stock dividend)— Co. " ; 6- 1 25c 50c 30c 933/<c Timken Roller Bearing 75c Tivoli Brewing Co 12 Vic Toronto Elevators, Ltd. (quar.) —tl5c Treesweet Products (quar.)—'12Vic Thomaston Co., com (quar.)_ (quar.) Oil Tishman Gas & Co...—" * * Weston 6- 5 5-20 Weston 5-12 5-20 '4Va% 6-1 5-20 Westvaco 6- I 5-15 7- 8 9-30 '• Tudor City 6% vi208 Fourth 25c Quarterly * $1 62'/2C 62 Vic * —- 5 Vi % preferred A (s-a) 5Vi% preferred B (s-a)__ Asbestos Union Carbide Union * Oil $3.75 of & United Aircraft new United Board A 17'/2C 7- 2 50c 7- 1 • (initial) com. 6% 1 i United-Carr ( United 5% preferred pfd. i United $1.25 $1.12Vi (quar.) B 1 United < 7% Coal tr 7-10 6*25 6- 1 prior preferred (quar.). $l.l2,/a 6-15 prior (quar.)$1.12Vi 6-15 6-10. 5-24 Worumbo 5-18 5- 7 5- 7 5-28 I 68V3C 6-1 ' ^50c *" — 5-14 1 u 6-1 7- 6 ■' ^ t" B 1 7- 6 7— ♦Transfer 6-21* - 6-21* 6-' t 50c 5-10 6-14 « 30% 6-1 50c 7— . 1 6- . 7-19 * 5-31 5-15 5-31 7-31 . . S. Spring & Bumper ■ '4V2% preferred (quar.) U. 8. Steel Corp., common... r^;; 7% preferred (quar.) 1 »■ 6-15 5-14 6-30 resident Jamaica for tax this • mission 5- 7 -v. ' $1.75 3 6-20 5- 6-15 5-25 United * S. Truck The Consolidated above dends "j1 f * ,, r . Lines — Steel Universal - 50c Co..___ consists payment of Oil each for of > , income dividend. two the c Stock dividend (subject Insurance .X Universal ' - two •* ,fi ''■ to ' approval) 5% prior convertible Utica « *■ Norman 20c 6- 1 1-2-49 * 6- 5-14 6-10 Gross 5-12 Net ry.: 6-10 6- I 9-10 preferred (quar.) $1.25 12-10 10c 6- 1 25e 6-1 Syndicate, Inc. (Increased)—.— Verney Cdrp. (quar.) Viceroy Manufacturing Co., Ltd Ji2c (quar.) >v 9- 1 Net from Net ry. 5-14 —V. 6^15 6- 5-14 $5 preferred 6-19 6- $1 6-1 30c gl.25 Virginian Railway Co., 6%' preferred Mfg. Corp. (quar. 1 Amulet (quar.) 4% ? Walker (Hiram) 40c B (irreg.) ; S4.50 Warren .. D.) Co., common preferred pfd. Petroleum (quar.) will teen 'A y; - Insurance Engineering 5-15 5-15 cents 5-15 $25, ■ 7-15 (s-a) . $1.75 Co 7'10- 1 :7-*' 1: 6- Wesson Oil & Snowdrift; West Indies Sugar $4 pfd. 12%c (quar.) 75c ; Point Mfg. 75c Co..— -y •j ■ Virginia Coal & Coke ."V- .... Western Auto Western ; Insurance 5% - Supply preferred Western Pacific RR. Common I 6- 2 2 6- 6-1 i 5-17 Common 5% (quar.) preferred A (quar.) preferred A (quar.) 5% preferred A (quar.) — I.— w , 11- 75c 2-15-49 $1.25 - 8-16 25 8- $125 11-15 11- $l'.25 2-15-49 a- First W> C. 102.3699; * Equitable Bros., ; 102.l4«-£9f Giore, tlie cost of construction 167, of ror^an; 102.019. additions 2073. p. -'kt .J Vtb-'Z * : St, share and K- .u2 $668,147 964 shares of for $200.' be 5,564 $668,994 $784,023 "$1,657,814 416,125 416,263 1,664,500 —V. in Proceeds I ■ will 1945 3245,280 y- 793,736 1,136,656 W;t$42,477 $359,403 and surplus resulting 7'^."... 3414,193 ' 428,376 3^6,762 10,409,370 equivalent from surplus 8,560,948 estimated to items." tLoss. ; .' the (N. company York ceed Mr. appointment the to on May 1 of Arthur Acting Works Manager post ol' B. of Y.) plant, its 42nd Street Shops in Electronics Shops in Allentown, Pa. Joseph R Personnel Director, has been appointed to suc¬ City and Assistant Goetze.—V. •"v 167, p. 1737. :' \ J r * •; "'.y:r. *: 1 Western Pacific RR.—Earnings of Company Only— " Gross l,7b6,386 Net 7,559,668 33,515 yy 80,000 [ Western Electric Co., Inc.—Officials Promoted— announced 613,876 _ 120^€0'*; •'-110.183»-<4,218,218 3,349,064 r .... Bransford, $2*770,738 •; 167, p.-589.; The 487,339 !1,691,595 'Jt ' Goetze, Personnel Director, the company's Tonawanda $2,644,983 $2,219;303 ; ; — • -a 164, p. 326. 1946 $1,635,399 $2,192;192 ':i ; ' 22,415"' ¥' 27,111 7,589 ! * Adjustment .between" ifiebmid reduction in Federal income tax $4 sold shares will $778,459 ■v.^847 f. ^Electricity lEwfeV) j Gas (Cttblc feet)i March— , from from % ""1948 '1947 $3,251,948 $3,085,303 $3,lol,412 615,335 550,919 65,152 322,073 264,645 *170,288 574,200 8,728,342 10,424,323 14,319,715 1,223,910 2,425,661 >5,887,176 348,489 991,156 1,711,093 * , * railway railway. r 194G " 1945 $4,9 1,974,811 ; " ry. Gross income™ oper. ' directors on weight to 6% July to A £ ~ six sleeping service cars will service. completely 1 • 6 v - t declared holders to to secured stock, 961,033 See V, also Winter Park 1,880,367 167, of on > Proceeds Fla. Four¬ to modernized. ; .y-v . tw« this by holders as quarterly convertible of record the payable complete a ^(Fla.) Telephone Co.—Files With SEC— used will be new office to ietire outstanding building. - preferred and stock ^ ^ record Sept. issue an and of l, June to of of magazine dividends of 12, future and 12, 1948, par and loan royalties publication a "• share The covering will be subject to compliance with the provisions benture indenture.—V. 166/ p. 803. v contract, company's 167, p. 948. elected Secretary >V'' on 10,000 offered April 30 shares at-par filed of to v registration a stock common without -4 statement-With'the (par underwriting for End. March 31— Operating $10). and stock The used devel¬ proceeds* exploration and > 1948—3 Mos.—1947 $1,251,574 revenues Operating expenses - Taxes, < other ; income' 34,535,435 $4,189,393 409,456 1,703,514 1,550,367 77,887 150,000 :__i than- Fed. , 1948—12 MOS.—1947 $1,169,818 445.221 290/724 182,000 618,000 428,877 317,181 Maintenance Depreciation > - 737,000 , 396,458 {. ■; 183,177 735.055 ; 697/585 - inc. tax Federal above.—V /: Yonkers El^ctric-Llght & Power Co. —Earnings— de¬ Warner & Co^ Inc.—Sells Two Products Co. been 1090. '{• w 1, 1948 respec¬ and Sept. 11, 1948, the pi on Oct. of has development. Business consists of opment-of oil and gas wells.:. , .4, mainly Period and Wis., 2\.' company SEC of from each Madison, Miller, resigned.—V. •167< '7* t* Yeakley Oil Co.» Alamosa, Colo.-^-Hegisters With SEC the 1, 1948 share. proposed $2.25 1948, stock, Burdick, succeed B. E. 37'/2 April $9 per a of 1948, At 1948. amounted assignment July preferred June 11, consummation dividends Wisconsin Power- & Light Co.r—New Secretary— Glydewell ha$ further Brothers 2073. . unanimously1 declared it to be the intention and policy of the company to pay the remaining preferred dividend arrearages in installments of $2.25 each on Jan. 1,-1949, and April 1, 1949, respectively, subject to funds being legally available therefor Lever p. - for cars, and six bedrooms which in now be 9,490,423 income— oper. The company on May 6 filed a letter of notification with thd SEC 1,600 shares of 5% cumulative preferred stock ($100 par); to be offered at par. Underwriters are Leedy, Wheeler & Alleman, Orlafido, trains, lightweight roomettes' and cumulative holders subject be in • , May 1 of one ry. •^Deficit. Productions*^To Pay Div. Arrearages— on payable Oct. and streamlined new from Net railway.™ railway—— • ■ ' completely containing nov; : the on two 1— from Net ■ ; (est.)— Non-operating Gross •A (J.) Weingarten, Inc.—Places Issue Privately—Allen & Co. announced May 11 that it had placed privately $3,000,000 15-year 33/4% notes, due May 1, 1963.-~V.152, p. 2726. : v: incoinc__ Net Saies —V. income of electric, 1G7, p. £89. 309,600 254/000 $7i8,045 S659/717 631 " ^"791 2,251 2/120 $250,089 income income: deductions A 110,000 $207,298 109,600( $249,453 ..Operating income 8- 11-15 Lehman '■ income Net 7,812,632 3,033,795 cars cars • . addition, See 8-16 75c Corp., Company's properties.—V. '.♦* Sales of "(OfiO'6- omitted) 2,735,778 are coaches 2073. J *, ■* (William R.) 755 —III ' , 'The board $1.25 Co. 5% 2 the to 1 '• -. (quar.) ' on ordered tively, to record respectively. 1 4-16 Securities *Adjustmqit" —'S~—.- New signed 10-year book directors have declared two 6- U 6-12 • 75c Co.— (quar.) Common ^ (quar.) Securities (quar.)w—w 35c 6-12 '¥ 1,765,728 preferred : b- 3 ,v 2,542,748 the 5- io2.27; interest, amortizati'on of* debt, eic.__- 4,089,818 the 5-14 6-12 75C . West par) The 1947 recently a " 5-21 ;v The and Other 9,381,896 5-14 6- 1 $1 (s-a) Extra West common V8-12 1 Ten other bids were: Co.; 1100.091; $tid Merrill Lynch, .Pierce, Fennery&-Beane, iht: bny ton|-tem debt' - cost conventicnal each 31,000,000 0-16 8-16 15c In ' v- ($100 par).' one ** ./•. ■ 1,502,661 unpaid accrued dividends 1 10-15 355. & 'Vi.Ivyy"': -.f Iv ' 2,384,173 sleeping p. ^ one other 35c 1 '} The J y Manufacturing! Co...— 1 Union will be applied to v . 8,459,285 - - eight lightweight ,* 1 6- . Net Walt Disney :V 5-18 1 ' Wentwdrth ' ' 5-21 6- 1 •• Also 167, 6- s&.i; 25c Mills— 1 to passenger 25c 20o & Northern RR.— 6-15 6- ■ • Offei^d--iWhite; ^ld letter of notification with the SEC a stock 1948 income^— replace $1.13 Corp...— ..... Wellington Fire ' . 75c . * Wellman 5-17 5-11 ... Common ;r- Wayne; Knitting . 6-15 5-20 (quar.).. they coupon loan, 1634. lightweight; —V. (quar.) Waterloo, Cedar Falls Common 5-17 <$t7 t37ViC Corp., $3 lo,;- inc., Operating income bank Co.-^File0 Wito SEC^ ($100 V announced of 200 ' & 102.0599; vGros*. Income Stock purposes.—V. railway p. motives. Gooderham & Worts- (Northam) Warren (S. 1 5-14 5-10 '6-12 167, was one Quarterly .^Warren ; 6-10 u 3Vis; as ExchangWCdin-' fe'Nbji-operat ing llncb3ijf-:-- $10,000,000 $18,745,483 has been ordered by the company, May 2 by Arthur K. Atkinson, President. In-' eluded in the order are ten 4,500 horsepower Diesel freight locomotives, six 4,000 horsepower Diesel road locomotives, one 2,000 horsepower Diesel passenger locomotive, seven 1,000 horsepower Diesel switching locomotives, and five 660 horsepower Diesel switching loco¬ :;v 7-15 2 6-2 $30c (quar.)v;: f Walkef & Co. 'class 6- 8- V 20c Mines, Ltd... preferred *-< May 7 filed railway—. oper, Equipment it 1 ■■A 6-21; 37Vic Walgreen- Co., Oominon (quar.)... ; 6- 3% Peabody * f.Wabash RR.—Will Spend $18,745,483 for-Equipment— 5 • (quar.) ;r Vogt v>Waite 6-21 bonds From Jan. 5-17 1 bid of 100.19. a '"' 5-21 6- t3VAc Kidder, on a 100.047. A1;,": y.': 1 ,■; 20c .. .... Virginia Dare, Ltd., 5% preferred (quar.)__ Virginia Elec. & Power, com. initial quar.) its railway from 5-14 6-1 • 30c Co., 11 For Operating ^revenues $7,956,180 $7,031,299 "S26.332,102 923,550,748 GperaMng'expettsesiL.Vi«-:- r5-,226,493^ f4;16&,202 I6,978,864 ;lT,715^)03 501,452 385,667 2,172,344^ t,728,152 is a* Depreciation ^----—"Li525,000 670,000 2,235,000 ' "2,5 lSjOOd Taxes,-other ihan Fed*.',<•er*l :.lhcbme- -.1. 898,488 828,971 I3^e3;895 l4^2bjidi ■ Federal ir.c. tax (est!) 136,600 250,000 ^26;60pii ?380^oO: FroiH Jan. 1— Gross . " $1,000,000 ...$2,154,057. $3,219,689 railway___ 272,358 1,362,375 oper. income™ 162,276 837,786 ' 1 12- ' - from and Drekel Li May sale. 100.15; extensions v.- » from $1.25 Chemical March— 2 6-1 (quar.).... Bonds Offered—A group — Mai^tenancb S- Virginian Ry.—Earnings- Net f:-'* • Victor Equipment' Co. y ^ Virginia Coal & Iron (quar.) by common for construction 6-21 preferred Vick • of $1.25^ :-(quar.)'l^www^www--ww^w'' reduced (jMSim.)- Hotel of of C Cd^liw^Banl^ preferred stock one preferred and 25c -wi— < ¥ s."! -y - shares 50c i *-:Ji v„ company on 964 used 5-10 5% ■ be 12-21 5-20 75c Steel »•-. 9-20 ' Venezuela , 1 units 50c Corporation and cumulative 6-19 10- 5% f for 5-14 7- 1 62V2c 62Vfcc Inc I Vapor Beating Corp. £4. The €-15 ; week : n the at »Net prqeeeds and - "■■■' J 5-14 6-30 62yac 1 Co 5% .preferred 1 has it the of 9.15% i ;■ 4 v Westchesterlighting;: 1736, Virginia. 6-21 ; 6-30 6- J2V2C (quar.). Van Raalte Co;; - 6-1 22V2C — preferred Vanadium-Alloy i Van -- 5-10 7-1 ■ 25c Canada 5% prior preferred (quar.) Valcar Enterprises, Inc ~ 50% ■ (quar.) Co.,-- common.......... & the Co. : » Co., New York and P. S. Mosely & Co.;-Boston, on May 4 offered 8,000 shares of common stock (par $2.50) at $11.75 per share. Proceeds go to selling stockholder— V. 167, p. 2073. c- - Winding preferred (quar.) Mines, Ltd.— Knitting Co.— prlor^ preferred (quar.)ww-wwwww-wiw™.- 90c Upper ( 5-25 f: awarded was Corp., itip.ey Non¬ source. ' & 1 divi- first 6% . 7- :"':t - that 167, p. for company Securities Corp., 102.3299; Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc., 102.31; Harriman £ the at ' " received Langley . * r tax. ^Verney-'Cofp.,-VoBton 6-10 7-15 $3 -.y- quarters of 1948, and a special of $2 for the first half of the current year, } 2 Universal ■ 5-17 ^ 6-30 U. ? this of May 14 offered $5,000,000 first mortgage bonds, B, 3% due March 1, 1978 at 100.70% and accrued Boston n Canadian non-residents' tax. deductible *x?The^ 'corporation hds reported to the Securities and . 6-10 (s-a)......^ 60c * - properties • 6-1 Corp., Ltd....ww-..^w—$12V2C ,-t;United Wallpaper, 4% preferred (quar.)__w 60c * 2073. p. 7%. tax. Pictures Universal y - • $1.25 r 6-22 - (Continued from page 12) : " ' 56Vie ,, -Weekly Output- electric "jointly,hy' Heniphill/ Noyes & Co. Thes issue were v $1 ... closed income I the of on 5-15 Investment News y 6-14 y 5-24 —-— U. & Co. Series 7-20 ^ 5-15 . , 167, headed 6-19 15c not 6-15 y\ U. 8. Potash Co.w-ww»-~.w_.—w——35c 6-15 * U. S. Printing & Lithograph, common 50c ?.■} 6- 1 5% preferred (quar.) 62'/2c 7- 1 \ U» 8. Rubber Co., 8% non-cum. preferred— iV'r: $2- ^6-10. Co. . W£st Texas! Utilities Co. y 5-19 ' 1 "7r 37Vfcc (quar.) General ' output J947.—V. .'•••• , - - over '5-15 .-"4Ya% Extra 2 6-2 preferred- (S-a)--«www_«wwwwww^-w-,^'/22%iC','(^:7<l;':v 6-15 % U, 8. Pipe ti Foundry Co,-— ¥ > 5-31* y.- \Quarterly: 4 700 6-20 ! : ^ 8-31* Quarterly 1—,——w.——* 70c V 9-20 Quarterly j.v '-70O '12-29 11-30* r U; 8. Playing Card«(quar,)».ww«ii*ww—60C/;;■-„T--"'l-''• 6-15 Insurance Co. week ended May 8, 1948, totaled 106.741,0Q0 kwh.. an increase the output of 97,792,000 kv/h. for the corresponding 1 ^'8- 2 Car 15%; British xLess /. West Penn Electric Co.Power 25c (quar.). Tube.a & books tax Less a >: 5-14 6-15 62y2c ■ Co; ?tPayable In U. S. Funds, less 15% $Payable in Canadian funds, tax 6-21* 6 7-1 $1.06% ^ For resident - P; 1634. i 1 6- Northwestern Mutual Life ($100,000). construction.—V.n167, interest. Steel 436,885 32,129,020 ($400,000) and Bankers Life Insurance f Proceeds will be used to finance 5-17 > Co.; common, (quar.)—— 6- »■ 1 10c Sheet 210,000 $3,021,306 fund Co. Youngstown 5-15 1 6- w 25c ... — Youngstown "63,149 $j,o»t,b45 thorized the company to issue $1,000,000 first mortgage 3V2%' bonds, due Nov. 1. 1971 and $500,000 3%% sinking , r 10c — 5-18 6- $1.75 $2.50 ""'"25c < Worsted Cab charges 18,086 $4,212,234 Co. convertible preferred 6% 5-26 • (s-a)_... ® Extra 5-14 6- 20c preferred (quar.) ww——————ij*U. S. Hoffman Machinery Corp.— i > 4lA% participating preferred -(quar.)i—w U. S. Leather Co., class 6, 5-28 pfd. omer : 4'West Coast Telephone Co. —.Securities to Be Sold Privately—On April 29 the Oregon P. U. Commission au- ^ * 5-26 i preferred prior ._i Wyandotte Yellow Ylxh% 2Vz% ——————«. 25c Monthly 5-14 6- 53c 5% Mfg., Monthly ■ - —_— (initial) Wrigley (Wm.), Jr. >3Monthly ... ' 5-18 1,118/740 $2,565,905 6- 1 convertible 6-29 ! 980,y28 $3,231,306 * 4-24 f cumulative 1 76,577 v J income iBalahd(^'-;Wil.-i'i. -V. 167,'p. 1736. 4-30 6- ,6-21 V 50c 1 25c 7% Lines 5-20 4%% $5' Universal Pictures, 4'/4% $1.06% t> U. S. Casualty Co., 45c conv. preferred (s-a) > 22'/2C f J U. S. FoiL Co., class A—i.—20c •■•ft U; S. 4 4-30 (quar.) preferred <quar.)__ : 6- 5-31 - 74,310 Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp.— common - (net)— $319,147 -r $239,897 Dividends applicable to pfd. stock for the period 5-15 5-31 6- United Pacific Insurance Co» Class 1 5-28 \New $3,621,496 debentures due April 1,-1963.7 The bonds will be sold to Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. and the 5-12 . $4,194,148 debentures to 6-15 1 1,010,000 "$315,479 $392,819 5-15 6-30 Wa3% Co.-(quar.) ' 1,914,039 1,303,739 5-31 5-25 $1.75 Improvement (s-a)—656 (final) W.) 1,010,000 . J25C Bonus . (F. 84,166 - 6- - $40c , (s-a) 2,043,777 1,527,902 r 6-15 25c pfd. -123,103 84,166 5-28 'i $50c (quar.) 6% 6-15 6-10 prior preferred Ordinary Woolworth - 145,286 ~ income Net - 7-15 ; i; 5-17 j i 5-28 25c 31»/4C Canada, Ltd, (quar.) Co., Ltd., 7-31 6" 1 40c - common (monthly) 6% prior preferred (monthly) United Molasses, Ltd.— < Wool Combing Corp. of y - 75c Cos.™-..*...™™ & Foundry, (quar.)— United 6.36% Co. :168,140 995 5-3 $1.20 ... (quar.) preferred (quar.) Ltd. (quar.) Co., Governor & quar.) common > :■ - $310,4/4 ' * 5-28 6-1 4Va% United Light & Railways Co.—.* 7% prior preferred (monthly) " 5-20 5-12 (initial Inc., > v 90c " 207,643 638 5-14 f 6-12 50c : . —— ? , Mfg. Woodward Ltd. c, Gas 1 convertible Woods 5-14 1 6-25 $1.50 „ — preferred 5-17 6- -256- *'.•• — _— Electric 5-20 6- - 5% Wool worth (quar.)___ United Engineering i preferred Industries, . (quar.) P- $1.12'/2 pfd. ■ " 6-14 5-14 6-30 6-30 $1^0 4Vi% 1 7- ", '• $393,457 6-1 5-17 a other taxes Income Gross 5-15 25c (quar.) preferred (quar.) '4.80% 4 /V4' (quar.)«* Inc. Corporations, Class 6- 6-10 - 65c (quar.)— , preferred Fastener Chemicals, f. 6-1 93%c —* Carton, non-cum. 1 6- 25c common preferred 3.60% <; Other ■ 7-.30 8-16.: ^ 7-2 25c v{6- I Corp. .^-a> Power, income & 1948—12 Mos.—1947 $1,219,267 $15,643,729 $12,876,338 528,379 608,846 'Net operating revenue 10-22 I 6-1 6-15 *$25c Wisconsin Power & Light, Woodall (quar.) Corp., 6% 6-10 • ; r Banksliares 5-17 (quar.)_w Co. & V . • United Air Lines," Inc., 4Vi% ^ 30c - - 5-17 1 s>ll- 1 $1.75 (quar.).10c Lace Mfg ....... 30c Co. Electric 6- 1 <quar.)_™_ Carbon, Car Oil Wisconsin !f', 6- 1 1 5-14 5-10 1948—Month—1947 $1,438,760 - Property & other taxes Prop, retire, res. approp. 6-10 ' 1 6- '* Interest & 9-18 1 27 Vic - >■*-*** California preferred Union Tank i , 10- ■*' 27Vic * Rubber & 35c Federal > revenues expenses "*.C" "Federal ; $1 " 7-1 6-14 12tee••• 7-'^6r1 '»■?■ 8-15 — 6-19 7- 1 7- 2 6- Wilson & Company,. Inc., common.**....**.. $4.25 preferred (quar.)....: ?$1.06V* Winnipeg Electric, common $50c 5% non-cum. preferred (s-a). , $$2.50 5-13 Tyler Fixture Corp., Union $25c Operating Operating < 5-10 V 5-24 6-10 $$1.12Vi Products Wilsil, Ltd. (quar.) 1 6- % 6-1 1 6- * 5-10 5-10 - * Wisconsin (s-a)— ' 61- 1 6- 1 Cement Wilkes-Barre 8-10 11-10 Unit/ Inc.— (accum.)— Salle Street Corp. (quar.)— La quar.)..: (quar.) Chlorine Washington Water Power Co.—Earnings— Period End. Feb. 29— 5-15 - , Mfg." ,'7% non-cum. preferred (s-a)... Whiting Corporation (extra).. - us (increased : ^ . 5-14 11-15 6-15 • Ltd.— preferred Whitehall 6-15' 50c ...... Whitaker Paper Co -.White'*' Auto- Storesu-(quar.)•' 9-16 8-16 25c $1.75 preferred South (George)' Wilcox — Instrument Holders r . Electric Common 6-23 6- 1 25c 25c ■' $1.06 Y* Quarterly Quarterly Toledo Edison, 4y4% preferred (quar.) Trinity Universal Insurance (Dallas) Quarterly ___.l ___ Quarterly Troy & Greenbush RR. Association 3.8% 5-10 6-10 - >' ^.'3V2V0 6-15 , .* v ; 6- 1 200 . ' 5-18 6-25 When Monday, May 17, 1948 Share- Payable of Rec. « Air Brake...lww.«.-...wM.w-M \ ^ y-sSOc Electric, "Common—. 256 preferred A (quar.) ^..1... L. 87Vic r; 95c preferred B (quar.).———-—« 6- 1 " — Realty & Construction— Name of Company Weslinghouse "Westinghouse 6- 1 7- 1 — — Trico i (quar.)»_* preferred $3.75 ' Mills Water Associated Oil Tide CHRONICLE P«r Holders ' ,, , , (initial)v__ common When Payable of Rec. Share Company COMMERCIAL'&;• FINANCIAL $208,089 $720,296 S661.837 ; 67,947 3182.142 (kwh.) 32,330,409 259,443 60,157; 4 $147,932 ... 351:122 $310/715 30,700.303 114,234,839 100,809,305 - $460,847 rx Vdlume 167 Number 4699. THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2179): 51 State and City Department BOND arizona (J-J)/payable at the City Treas¬ Maricopa County School District }: (F» 0, Phoenix)i Ariz, Bond < Sale—The $325,000 offered bonds May 3—v. 167, p. 1635 purchased as follows: on —were $275,000 Chandler School District No". 80 bonds to Paine, Web¬ " ber, Jackson & Curtis, of Chi¬ cago, Kirby L. Vidrine & Co:, and Kenneth A. Ellis & Co., both of Phoenix, at a price of ' 100.007, a net interest cost of 2.84%, as follows: $50,000 as l%s, maturing on July 1, $9,~ 000 ' ^ • in 1949; $11,000 in 1950; $15,000 in 1951 and 1952; $29,000 as 2s, maturing on July 1, $15,000 "in 1953; $14,000 in 1954; $42,000 as 214s, matur¬ ing $14,000 from 1955 to 1957; $56,000 as 2^/2 s, maturing on July 1, $14,000 from 1958 to 1961, and $98,000 as 2 %s,' ma¬ turing $14,000 from 1962 to 1968, all inclusive. In addilion to the above coupons the " ' : entire issue will bear interest to total 4%, to July 1, 1950. 50,000 Chandler High School Dis¬ 1 trict bonds to'Kirby L. Vidrine & Co., and" Kenneth A.; •' Ellis & Co., both of Phoenix, jointly, at par, a net interest cost of 000 2.44%, as follows: $4,IV2S, maturing on July as "1, 1950; $20,000 as l%s, maturing on July 1, in 1951 and 1952, and$26,000 as i2s,vma: luring/ $10,000 in 1953 and 1954/ and $6,000 in 1955^ ^11; inclusive. In addition to the .abpve co.upons, the entire is¬ sue will bear interest lo total * 3 Vz % from Jan. 1. 1948 to July 1, 1949. ' ■; . < • f I -, • PROPOSALS AND NEGOTIATIONS Maricopa County School District i, %No., (P.O. Phoenix),Afiz. urers Pinedale office.* Each bid shall state rate of interest at which the bid¬ der offers to of be in multiples of V4 of 1%. The opinion of O'Mulveny & Myers of Los Angeles, ap¬ proving the validity of the bonds, will be furnished Contra Costa No. 1 j;, purchaser. County Water Dist. (P. O. Martinez), Calif. Bond Sale—The 1948 the $90,000 issue of bonds offered May 10— 1966—were purchased on the p.mi -(MST) purchase of on June3for $160,000 not to . nomination $1,000. Due on July i, as follows:- $6,000 from 1949 to 1962; $12,000 in 1983; $15,000 from 1964 to 1967, and $4,000 in 1968. . All bids must state the rate County Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 10.30 :bnd - accrued interest to date delivery will be considered. bonds will be delivered at Phoenix." 5% A certified check for the of bid,! payable to the County Treasurer, is required. Visalia), Bond , ™ * ? 1960 to 1968 inclusive. Dated June Dated June nomination 1, as inclusive. - Principal authorized at the ©nMay,21#4947. Lake election held Village Street Improvement District No, 6, Ark. Fairfield, Calif Bond Offering—Colin C. Hutcheon;/ City Clerk, will receive sealed bids tmtil 8 p.m. (Calif. Denomination Lassen View Union Elementary School District, Tehama County (P. O. Red r; County School Districts (P. O. Riverside), Calif. Bond Sale-- The $94,000 con¬ on May 12 —v. 167, p. 2074—were purchased by the Bank of America National Trust & Savings Association, of San Francisco, as 314 s, and 3s, at price of 100.04. Dated June 15, Due serially June on 15, Principal (J-D) payable at the County Treasurer's office. Los Angeles County Water Works . District No. 21(P. O. s V .LosAngeles) ,Calif. Bonds Sold—An issue of $10,000 bonds was pur¬ chased recently by the Bank of improvement Trust & Sav¬ ings Association, of San Francisco, as 5s, at a price of 100.51, a basis of 4.95%. Dated March 1, Investment Improvement bonds May 10—v. 167, p. Co. of offered Little on Rock. DatedMayl, 1948. Due serially on May 1, from 1949 to 1968 in¬ clusive. california Claremoni* Calif, Bond Offering — Margaret B. Tooker, City Clerk, will receive ' sealed DST) bids on until 7.30 p.m. (Calif. June 2 for the purchase of $65,000 not to exceed 5% in¬ municipal building bonds. Dated July 1, 1948. Denomina¬ tion $1,000. Due on July 1, as terest follows: $4,000 from 1949 to 1953, and $3,000 from 1954 to 1968, all Inclusive, principal and interest Trust Beach, bids Approval notes and the 1948. 1, Due serially June on the validity of the valdity of the requi¬ sition agreement will be given by Caldwell, Marshall, Trimble & Mitchell, of New York City, and the expense of such opinion will be paid by the Authority. of 1, Monroe, Conn. from 1949 to 1968 inclusive. Prin¬ of America National Trust Savings Association, J. Barth Co., both of San Francisco, and Hilt, Richards & Co. of Los An¬ geles, jointly, at a net interest cost of 1.949%, as follows: & & ■./,/.;■■/ par and accrued interest/ The bonds will be sold subject to and the purchaser will be furnished with the favorable opinion of & Pullman Comley of Bridge¬ A certified check for 2% of port. was $88,500 purchased of Los . ^Dated Junq 1, I$48. and interest (J-D) Los Ramon Valley Union High Sch. Dist. (P. O. Martinez), Centra Costa County, • * Calif. bids will be received until 11 a.m. (CDST), on May 17, by W. T. Paasch, Clerk ot the Board of Supervisors, for the purchase of $269,000 school bonds. Denom. $1,000. Dated July 1, 1948. Due on July 1, as follows: $10,000 in 1949 to 1954; $14,000 in 1955, and $15,000 in 1956 to 1968, all incl. Principal and interest (J-J) payable at the County Treasurer's office in Martinez*in¬ terest rate is not to exceed 5%, at Bond Offering—Sealed not less than par and accrued in¬ The terest to date of delivery. legal opinion of Orrick, Dahlquist, Neff, Brown & Herrington, of San Francisco, will be furnished to the purchaser free of charge. Ramon Junction), Colo. Bonds Publicly Offered — The First National Bank of Chicago is offering for public subscription $131,000 2%% refunding bonds. Denomination $1,000. Due on Oct. 1, as follows: $7,000 from 1949 to 1951; $8,000 from 1952 to 1955; $9,000 in-1956 and 1957, and $10,000 from 1958 Dated April 1, 1948. to 1963 inclusive. Bond Offering—W. T. Paasch, Oakdale, Calif. County Clerk, will receive sealed Bond Sale—The $50,000 sewage bids juntil 11 a.m. (Calif. Daylight disposal bonds offered on May 4 Savings Time) on May 17 for the were purchased by the Bank of purchase of $269,000 not to exceed America National Trust & Sav* 5% interest construction bonds. Dated July 1, 1948. Denomination Dated June 15, 1948. Due on June $1,000. Due on July 1, as follows; 15, as follows: $3,000 from 1949 to $10;000 from 1949 to 1954; $14,1958, and $2,000 from 1959 to 000 in 1955, and $15,000 from 1956 1968, all inclusive. The approv¬ to 1969, all inclusive. Principal ing opinion of Orrick, Dahlquist, and interest (J-J) payable at the Neff, Brown & Herrington of San County Treasurer's office. • The Francisco, will be ; furnished. legal opinion of Orrick, Dahlquist, Principal and interest (J-D) pay¬ Neff, Brown & Herrington of San able at the County Treasurer's Francisco, will be furnished with¬ office. out cost to the purchaser. ■4 of 1948 -Windham, Conn. Bond 'OfferlngM-J. ■ Francis Mor- iarty, Town ceive sealed Oct. 1, 1958, or on any interest on lr from 1949 to 1958 incl. Prin-- Bonds maturing payment date thereafter.! Princi¬ offered eipal and interest (M-N) payable' at the Bridgeport-City Trust Co, Bridgeport. The next highest bi der was R.' L. Day & Co., for V/2s, at 100.48. " 30 days' published notice on upon $225,000 school, bonds May 13v.< 167, p. 2075 — were, purchased by Putnam & Co., of Hartford, as 1.40s,. at a price ofi ,100.025, a basis, of 1/494% ^ Dated/ May 1, 1948. Due serially on May from 1959 to 1963, are redeemable at par in inverse numerical order (DST) Treasurer, bids May -17 on will until for re¬ 3 p.m. the pur-n chase.of $600,000 high school cou¬ pal and interest (A-O) payable at pon the United Denomination $1,000. Denver. States National Bank, Approved by Pershing, as to legality Bosworth, Dick & Dawson of Denver. on bonds. Bond Offering—John A. will Irving, receive sealed bids until 3 p.m. (DST) on May 19 for the purchase of $400,000 elementary school coupon bonds. Dated May 1, 1948. De¬ nomination $1,000. Due $20,000 on par , and Bidders to of interest of a name Hartford-Connecticut Trust Co. of Hartford. Certified by/ and livered at the above named de¬ bank^ subject Berry to & about legal opinion of Dayv Howard of Hartford, June 1, 1948. A certified check for $5,000 is required. florida the rate Island Diston multiple of 1/10 Registerable as to prin¬ ciple only. Payable at, certified by and delivered at the Mystic River National Bank, of Mystic River, subject to the legal opinion of Day, Berry & Howard of Hart¬ ford. No? bids for less than par and accrued .; interest. A certi¬ fied check for $5,000 payable to the Town, is required. No bids for less than interest. Prin¬ cipal and interest payable at the 1%. in the rate a accrued May 1, from 1949 to 1968 in¬ clusive. name multiple of 1/10 Registerable as to princi^ pal only. (P. O. Poquonnock Bridge), Conn. Treasurer, Bidders to , interest in of 1%. Town Dated May 1, 1948. Due $30,000, May 1, from 1949 to 1968 in¬ clusive. of connecticut Valley Union High Calif. the purchase of $1,- Bond Sale—The College ^District Mesa County (P. O. Grand School District, Contra Costa County (P. O. Martinez), 19 for 098,200 temporary loan series M-l notes, :.Dated May 25, 1948. . Due series Croton Sari May colorado Junior Angeles. San principal payable at the. City Treasurer's office. The next highest bidder was Blyth & Co., May 25, 1949. The validity of the William R. Staats Co., and Braun, notes and the guaranty will be Bosworth & Co., Inc., jointly, for approved - by Caldwell; Marshall, $300,000 as 2s, at 100.175 and $50,- Trimble & Mitchell of New York.* 000 as l%s, at 101.054. ^Trumbull, Conn.,. -i gality by O'Melveny. & Myers of legality by O'Melveny & Myers of Los Angeles. ings Association of San Francisco. t Bonds Sold—An issue of construction bonds to $91,000 street B. $300,000 water works bonds, as the face value of the bonds, pay2s, at a price of 100.246. Due ' able .to the Town Treasurer, is serially on June 1, from 1949 required. vV > ? . to 1968 inclusive. Jv x 50,000 sewer, 1948 bonds, as 1S/4S, Stamford Housing Authority, Conn, at a price of 100.658. Due | / Note/Offering — R o b e r t S. Round Valley School District, Inyo serially on June 1, from 1949 Demms, Secretary, % will receive County (P. O. Independence), to 1958 inclusive. sealed bids until 1 p.m. (DST) on( Calif. struction bonds offered 2074—were purchased by the W. R. Stephens Sale—The G. (EST) on May 20 forthe purchase of $3,029,000 tempory loan 46th series notes. Dated May 27, 1948. Due Nov. 30, 1943. San Bank Riverside recently by R. H. Moulton & Co. Angeles, as 2%s, at a price $1,000. Due of 100.11, a basis of 2.737%. $5,000 on Dec. 1 from 1949 to Dated May 1, 1948. Due serially 1973, all inclusive. V Principal and on May 1, from 1949 to 1966 in¬ interest (J-D) payable at the City clusive. These are the bonds au¬ Treasurer's office; A certified check for 5% of the amount of thorized at the election held in March, 1948. Approved as to le¬ bonds' bid for, is required./, 1948. 1936. Due on March 1, as follows: $600 from 1951 to 1958; $800 from 1959 to 1963; $700 in 1964, and $500 in 1965, all inclusive. Approved as Bond the — until 1 p.m. . America National r are . phens Investment Co. of Little Rock, as 2%s. Due serially from 1 to 20 years. These are the bonds in¬ County on and interest Bonds Sold—An issue of $200,000 '* County 1hospital/: bonds was sold recently; to the W. R, Ste¬ and terest (J-D) payable at the Treasurer's office. These Bonds Voted — At an election (Calif. Daylight May 18 for the held on .April .6 / the voters au¬ purchase of $285,000 not to exceed thorized the issuance of $645,000 5 %. interest school bonds. Dated bonds as follpws: July 1, 1948. Denom. $1,000. Due 330,000 Hemet Union High Schoo serially on July ' 1, as follows: bonds. ' $14,000 from 1949 to 1963, anc 315.000 ; Hemet Valley Union 515,000 from 1964 to 1967, all incl. School District bonds. 1948. Arkadelphia), Ark. bonds ing 1, 1948; De¬ $1,000. Due on June follows: $1,000 from 1949 to 1963, and $2,000 from 1964 to 1968, i a.m. Savings Time) trom 1950 to 1970 incl. Clark County (P, O. $29,000 build¬ offered on May 10— & Savings Association, of Francisco, at a price of 100.10, net interest cost of 3.038%, as follows: $11,000 as'3V4S, maturing $1,000 from 1949 to 1959, and $18,000 as 3s, maturing $2,000 from bonds, Calif. Offerings-Gladys Stewart; bids until 10 a Arkansas Sale—The v. 167, p. >1854—were purchased by the Bank of America National a.m. Time) Housing Authority, Conn. Offering Chairman, will receive sealed Bond (Calif. Dayon May 25 Savings County Clerk, will receive sealed of The Note for the purchase of $25,000 not to exceed 5% interest building "ight Hartford . Interest: .to' be paid. Interest .pay¬ able J-J. No bids for less than par of Contra County (P. O. Martinez), bonds authorized at the election cipal and interest (J-D) payable v Bond 167, p. Offering—A special com-, A certified at the County Treasurer's office, mittee of the Town, will receive by the Bank of America National held on March 23. Trust & Savings Association, of check for $1,000 payable to the sealed bids at the Bridgeport-City ' Westminster Sch, Dist., Orange San Trust Francisco, at a price of Board of Supervisors, is required. Co., 961 Main '> Street, i County (P. O. Santa Ana), 100.154, a net interest cost of Bridgeport, until 3 p.m. (DST) Palo Alto, Calif. Calif4 on 3.725%, as follows: $15,000 as 3%s, May 20 for the purchase of Bond Sale—-The $125,000 mu¬ Bond Offering -—B. J. Smith, $67,000 not to exceed 3% interest maturing $3,000 on May 1, from improvement of 1947 County 1949 to 1953, and $75,000 as 3%s, nicipal Clerk, will receive sealed school purposes, series of 1948 bonds offered on May 10—v. 167, bids until May 25 for the purchase coupon maturing $5,000 from 1954 to 1968 bonds. Dated June 1, inch Dated May 1,1948. Principal p. < 2074—were purchased by the of $75,000 building bonds. Dated 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due First National Bank, of Chicago, June and interest (M-N) payable at the 1, 1948. These are the bonds on June 1, as follows: $4,000 from as l%s, at a price of 100.151, a authorized at the election held on 1949 to County Treasurer's office. The 1955, and $3,000 from 1956 net interest cost of .1.7383%. Dated next to April 16. highest bidder was John 1968, all * inclusive. Principal July 1,1948. Due serially on July Nuveen &.Co., for 3%s, at a price and iinterest >(J-D) Vpayable at Whittier, Calif. 1, from 1949 to 1973 inclusive. of 100.132. the Bridgeport-City * Trust Co.; Bond Sale—The $350,000 bonds Principal and interest (J-J) pay¬ Bridgeport, i Bidders to name one Dinuha Joint Union High Sch. Dist., able at the "City Treasurer's of¬ Offered on May 10—v. 167,' p. rate of interest in multiples of Tulare County (P. O. 1859—were : fice. purchased / by the 1/10 of 1%. No bid for less than v. -Bond Offering —James E. De ; DST) on May 18 for the purchase Souza, Clerk of Board of Super¬ of $125,000 3% municipal dm visors, will receive sealed bids provement bonds. Dated June 1, until 2 School District, Hill Costa Bondi' Offering—E. Dusenberry, . exceed 4% interest -school coupon bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1948. de¬ Vine ■ all buy the bonds. Rate interest to Fresno Calif. delivery, the premium offered, if any, and the School District, Countyf(P. O, Presno)0lMM. the bidder offers par and accrued interest to date of Drainage District , (P. O. Clewiston), Fla. , Sealed Tenders Invited—Sealed tenders will be received by R. Yi until noon 1, of refunding/bonds, dated Jan. 1, 1946. Bonds Pur¬ Patterson,-President, on June chased Florida shall Bank be & delivered Trust to thST' Co., West Palm Beach, within 10 days after acceptance of tender. to Lee County (P. O. fort Myers), Fla. 4 ' THE COMMERCIAL (2180) ;2 Call—The State Board of Bond • Administration, the to successor of Hoard County Commissioners, fjas elected to exercise its option ix> call for and redeem July 1, on and jcoad bridge refunding bonds aggregating $15,000. JDated July 1, 1939. Due July 1, Hos. 97 to 111, 1953/, Holders of said bonds are notified to present their bonds for payment with all coupons atitached, to the paying agent, City Bank Farmers Trust Co., New York City, where redemption will t>e made at terest the on terest ceases Polk date on In¬ named. date called. Districts, interest water 1, as 1958, and $2,000 inclusive. 1963 from Bids 1959 to interest on must be in multiples of V\ of 1%. split rates will be accepted. No bids for less than par and ac¬ crued interest to date of delivery No will be considered. interest First (M-N) National Principal and payable Bank of at the Chicago. Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago. check for $1,000 pay¬ certified Island Rock County Bonds Voted t r the purchase Dated Nov. on 1949 1, to $38,000 of May 1, 1948. follows: $5,000 as 1955, and $3,000 in Bidders should 1956. specify the interest rate, and all other condi¬ — inclusive. $12,- crued interest A certified check for of the amount of bonds bid Co., were public auction, for $153,000 sewer bonds as 2 y4 s, at a price of 101.9607, a basis of 2.086%. Dated May 1, 1948. Due on 1, Nov. as 1949 to 1951; 1952; $9,000 from 1953 1961, and $10,000 from 1962 to to At an election voters ap¬ of $65,000 1967 inclusive. Approved as 2y4s, at 101.928. Harlan, Iowa Clay Center, Kan. clusive. t, 1938. Holders are notified are to present bonds for payment at the Irving Trust Co., New York City. Interest ceases on date celled. •i U ILLINOIS r? " Arlington Noblesville, Ind, dated Jan. Heights Consolidated Bond Offering—Louise Clerk/ Treasurer, City ceive sealed (DST) Bond Sale—The , Decker, will re¬ on bids until 2 p.m. May 28 for the purchase of $460,000 not to exceed 3y4% in¬ terest sewage works revenue cou¬ pon bonds. Dated June- 1, 1948; Denomination $1,000. Due $5,000 Jan. and July in 1951 and 1952; $6,000 Jan. and July 1, from 1953 struction bonds authorized at an id 1956; $7,000 Jan, and July 1, election held recently have been from 1957 to 1959; $8,000 Jan. and cold; July 1, from I960 to 1963; $9,000 J.\ * y t\,i -■ V',0 ,«•*'> "' '•> Jan. and July 1, from 1964 to 1970, Decatur Park District} III, and $10,000 Jan. and July 1, from Bond Offering—Paul C. Sanner, School District No. 59, III. Bond Sold The $70,000 con¬ i offered -j. : Secretary of Board Park Commis¬ 1971 to 1978. All bonds are re¬ sioners, will receive sealed' bids deemable at the option of the City on Jan. until 7.30 p.m. (CST) on 1, 1949, or any interest May 20 for the purchase of $120,000 cou¬ payment date thereafter, in their inverse numerical order, at the pon bonds divided as follows: $70,000 park improvement bonds. Due on Dec. 1, follows: as face value May 8—v. 167, p. 1967 purchased by Stern Bros. & Co., of Kansas City, at a price on or before Jan. 1, 1954; 6% if redeemed after Jan. 1, 1954, and from 1953 to 1956 inclusive. on or before Jan. 1, 1949; 4% if 50,000 airport bonds. Due on redeemed after Jan. 1, 1959, and Dec. 1, as follows: $8,000 in on Or before Jan. 1, 1964; 2% if 1949; $10,000 from 1950 to Redeemed after Jan. 1, 1964, and 1952, and $12,000 in 1953, all prior to maturity; plus in each inclusive. $10,000 in 1952 and $15,000 case Bated May 1, 1948. ^Greater Rockford Airport Author• ity (P. O, Rockford), III. Bond Sale—Glen L. Albertstett, Secretary, will receive sealed bids until 2 p.m. (CDST) on May 20 for the purchase of $750,000 not io exceed interest airport 1, 1948. De$1,000. Due $50,000 June 1, from 1953 to 1967 in¬ fconds. ' 3% v • redemption, provided notice of such redemption shall be given at least, 30 days prior to the redemp¬ tion date by one publication in a newspaper or financial journal of general Principal and interest fJ-D) payable at the office of the "Treasurer of the Authority. Bid¬ ders will name the rate rates or of interest in multiples of */4 or 1/10 of 1%. The approving opin¬ ion of Chapman & will be furnished the • pal airport of 1948 bonds offered May 12—v, 167; p. 2075—were purchased by Frank E. Hailstone & Co., of Cincinnati. Dated May 15, 1948. Due serially on Jan. and July 1; from 1949 to 1957 inel. S haws wick Chaser without cost. Purchaser to furnish printed bonds. tified check for $7,500 payable to Ifie Authority, is required. cjt '■ Park Ridge, III. Bond Offering—L. E. *tity Clerk, will jbids pntil 8 p.m. , (CST) 18 for the purchase of .V >Vy Fleissner, receive sealed on j 101.278, a net interest cost of 1.638%, as follows^ v $125,000 1 lk % light and water plant bonds. Due serially on Aug. 1, from 1949 to 1953 in¬ v clusive. 125,000 2% light and water plant bonds. Due serially on Aug. 1, from 1954 to 1958 inclusive. Dated bidder Sale—The $80,000 school April 1, F-A. payable The was 1948. Barret, Interest next highest Fitch & Co., at 101.261. May 1, 1948/ Due serially on May 1, from 1949 to 1962 inclusive. The next ot highest ; bidder f was / Fox, o& Co•^for#€H^»>Mce 10p.l8.« \mo'.i si&e* H. — Clyde Reeves, Finance Officer, calls Nos. 10 and Illinois tional Bank & Trust '■ Calloway County (P. O. Murray), Ky. H. Clyde Beeves, May 12—V. 167, offered on 1855—were purchased by Weil & Co., of New Orleans. Dated Aug. 1, 1947. Due serially on Aug. 1, from 1949 to 1977 inclusive. New Orleans, La. Bond Offering—Sealed bids ad¬ dressed to Horace P. Phillips, Secretary of Board of Liquidation, City Debt, will be received at room 601 Sewerage & Water Board Bldg., New Orleans 12, un¬ til 11 a.m. (CST) on June 1 for the purchase of $2,500,000 series A grade separation bonds. Dated July 1, 1948. Denom. $1,000. The bonds are to mature serially on July 1 from 1950 to 1988 inclusive. Bidder to state amount of bonds to mature annually in such man¬ ner that when annual interest charges added, the annual are re¬ quirements of both principal and interest equal. able on will be approximately bonds shall be call¬ The in inverse and after numerical July 1, 1968, order on any or%■ rates iof Bank & interest to be ex¬ pressed by the bidder in a mul¬ tiple of f/8 of 1%. Principal and interest (J-J) to be payable at such agencies in New Orleans or sealed bids until 7.30 p.m. (CST) 17 for the purchase of $40,000 not to exceed 3% interest on May A bbeville), bonds. was purchased 1, from 1949 serially on June 1968 inclusive. to MASSACHUSETTS Attleboro, Mass. Bond Sale—The $100,000 sewer bonds offered May 11—v. 167, purchased by the Corp. of Boston, as 1 V2s, at a price of 100.807, a basis of 1.347%. Dated June 1, 1948. on p; 2076—were Lee Higginson Due serially oh June 1, from 1949 Principal and 1958 inclusive. to interest (J-D) payable at the First National Bank of Boston. The next highest bidder was Halsey; Stuart & Co., for 1 V2s, at 100.657, Berkshire County Pittsfield), (P. O. Mass. Note Sale—The $200,000 tax an¬ ticipation notes offered on May II were purchased by the Second Na¬ tional Bank of Boston, at 0.71 % discount. Due in approximately six months. bidder The the was next First highest National Bank, Boston, at 0.78%. Centerville-Osterville Fire District (P. O: Box 322, Osterville), Mass. Ifote Sale The $27,000 water May 5 were; purchased by the Hyannis Trust Co., of Hyannis, as l3/4s, at a price" notes — offered on 100.126, interest net a cost of bonds maturing from 1952 to 1955, as l3/4s. These are and the bonds authorized at the elec¬ tion on Concord* Mass.- re¬ cently by Newman; Brown & Co., of New Orleans, at a price of March 23. Sale—The $135,000 water Note notes offered on May 6 were pur¬ by Estabrook & Co., as l3/4s, at a price of 101.166, a basis chased of 1 589%, Dated May 1, 1948. Due May 1, from 1949 to 1963 Principal and interest (M-N) payable at the Day Trust Co., Boston. The next highest $9,000 on inclusive. bidder was the Day Trust Boston, for l%s, at 101.12. MARYLAND Co., Framingham, Mass. Hartford County (P. O. Belair), Md. Sealed until bids 11 will (DST) a.m. be received May 19, Hartman, Clerk of County Com¬ by John P. Dunn, Town Treasurerj for the purchase of the followingmissioners, will receive sealed bids until 11 a.m. (DST) on June coupon bonds aggregating $735,Bond Offering Baltimore, — Charles H. or at the option of the on 500: $485,500 senior high school addi~ tion bqpds, Due on June 1, as follows: $26,500 in 1949; $26,000 in 1950 to 1953; $25,000 in 1954 to 1958; $24,000, 1959 to 1963, and $22,000 in 1964! to 1968, all inclusive. 170,000 sewer loan bonds. Due on June 1, 1949 to follows: $9,000 in 1958, and $8,000 in 1968, all inclusive;* 50,000 water mains loan bonds. Due on June 1, as follows; $4,000 in 1949 to 1953, and $3,000 in 1954 to 1963* all in% as 1959 to elusive. 30,000 street construction loan holder at the First National Bank bonds. of 1, 1949 to 1958, inclusive. Belair. Rate in multiples of Washington of Louisville, and the printed bonds^A certified check v for $1,009 ,:payable to the City, is require"i net interest cost of 1.99%. Dated $90,000 Dated City will furnish the approving legal opinion of Wyatt & Grafton & at 100.09. La. 2 for the purchase of $4,000,000 not to exceed 5% interest public May 1, 1948. school construction of 1948 coupon Denomination $1,000. Due $2,000 bonds. Dated July 1, 1948. Due on May 1, from 1949 to 1968 in¬ on July 1, as follows: $140,000 in clusive. The bonds will be sub¬ ject to redemption prior to stated 1952; $143,000 in 1953; $147,000 in maturities at the option of the 1954; $150,000 in 1955; $154,000 in 1956; $158,000 in 1957, $160,000 in City, on May 1, 1951, or on any interest payment date thereafter 1958; $165,000 in 1959; $170,000 in 1960; $174,000 in 1961; $176,000 in upon 30 days' prior published no¬ 1962; $180,000 in 1963; $187,000 in tice at 103, until May 1, 1956; 1964; $190,000 in 1965, $195,000 in thereafter ; at 102 until" May 1, 1966; $200,000 in 1967; $205,000 in 1961; and thereafter at 101. Prin¬ 1968; $210,000 in 1969; $216,000 in cipal and interest (M-N) payable 1970; $222,000 in 1971; $226,000 in at the Kentucky Farmers Bank, 1972, and $232,000 in 1973. Princi¬ Catlettsburg. Bidders shall stipu¬ pal and interest. (J-J) payable at late one or more sewer Watts of 100.18, a basis of 1.712%. Dated as the Board of May 1, 1948. Due serially from Liquidation may designate. Legal¬ 1949 to 1963 inclusive. Principal ity of the bonds to be approved by and interest (J-D) payable at the Wood, King & Dawson of New Day Trust Co., Boston. The next York City. highest bid was submitted by the Vermillion' Parish (P» O. Day Trust Co., Boston, for l%s, Catlettsburg, Ky. Offering — George D. Rooker, City Clerk, will receive Merchants New> York City Trust Bond on May 11 1968—were purchased p. the June 1, 1948. Due interest payment date, at a price of 102 and accrued interest. Rate iy4s, Fidelity Co., Louisville. 167, v. p. 1.61%, as follows: Bonds matur¬ ing on June 1, 1949 to 1951, as Citizens ty school bonds offered a $300,000 public bonds for Officer, calls payment on June 1, the 5% road and bridge refunding bonds, Nos. 31 to 40 inclusive, dated March 1, 1941. Bonds should be presented for payment at the County (P. O. Salisbury), Md. Trust Co., Co., and Stein Bros. & Boyce, all of Baltimore, jointly, as 2s, at a price of 100.06, State Local Finance — Wicomico Baker, District, Lai' improvement May 1, from Bond Sale—The $520,000 Coun¬ Co., Chicago. Lake Charles First Sewerage Bond Sale—The on Co., jointly, for 3s, at 100.384. by building bonds KENTUCKY Bond Call Na¬ serially interest payable M-N. The next highest bidder was Alex. Brown & Sons, Commerce Union Bank, Nashville, and Thomas & 11, dated June 1, 1941, Continental the at Bond Sale—An issue of building bonds offered on May 11 interest rate in —v. 167, p. 2075—were purchased by the City Securities Corp., of multiples of y4 of 1%. These bonds were authorized at the general Indianapolis, as l3/4s, at a price of 100.406, a basis of 1.689%. Dated election held on Nov. 4, 1947. The May $20,000 not Township School Township (P. O. Bedford}, Ind. Bond bids for less than par and accrued in¬ terest will be considered. A cer¬ Richmond, Ind. pn pur- ; No in Bond Sale—The $50,000 munici¬ Cutler, of Chi¬ cago, published City of Indianapolis, and the City of Chicago. Dated June clusive. circulation the. aaomination «m interest to the date fixed for on of thereof plus the fol¬ lowing premiums: 8% if redeemed $250,000 bonds —were ~ ' Call O. of Washington, 1988 inclusive.^ Principal to and payment on June 1, the 4% road and bridge refunding bonds, to legality by Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago. The next highest bidder was Shaw, McDermott & Co., for Ferris & Co., C., as 2%s, at a price of 100.325, basis of 2.852%. Dated May 1,4 for the successful bidders at Gary School City, Ind. Bond Sale—The $225,000 elec¬ 10,000 District No. 10 bonds; due Bond Sale The $800,000 im¬ tric revenue bonds* offered on Jan. 1, 1958, NOs. 401 to 410 provement bonds offered on May May 11 were purchased by the inclusive, 11—v. 167, p. 1855—were pur¬ Carleton D. Beh Co., of Des .15,000 District No. 12 bonds, due chased by Halsey, Stuart & Co., Moines, at public auction, as 2l/zs, r Jan. 1,. 1957, Nos. 349 to 353 Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis at a price of 100.044. Dated May "/;• inclusive and Nos. 359 to 368 of Chicago, and the City Securi¬ 1, 1948. The next highest bidder inclusive. ties Corp. of Indianapolis, joint¬ was Shaw, McDermott & Co., for ; 1,000 District No. 15 bonds, due ly, as 2s, at a price of 100.333, a 2i/2s, at 100.040. V -Jan. 1, 1957, No.-167. basis of 1.967%. Dated June 1, .S,000 District No. 16 bonds, due 1948. Due serially on June 1 from KANSAS Jan, 1, 1953, Nos. 66 to 70 in¬ 1958 to 1960 inclusive. All of the bonds Bond State Local Halsey, Stuart & — D. a 1948. Due Wolfe County (P. Carnpton), Ky. were com¬ redge & Co., both of New York, F. W. Craigie & Co., of Richmond, and 1949 payment at the Central Han¬ Bank & Trust Co., New. York City. 1968 — syndicate p. posed of Phelps, Fenn & Co., Eld- over Audubon, Iowa Bond Sale — ■ Bonds should be presented 1941. May 11—v. 167, purchased by a for LOUISIANA INDIANA and 667, and Nos. 673 to 682 Inclusive. payment on June 1, 5% road and bridge refunding bonds, Nos. 61 to 70 inclusive, dated March 1, better or the lowest interest rate. $6,000 in street improvement bonds. fOOO due Jan. 1, 1965, Nos. 666 for tions being equal, preference will be given to the bid of par and ac¬ follows: $2,000 from Urband, III. elusive. - p.m. for, is required. election to be .held in June. 20,000 District No. 3 bonds, as held on April 8 the follows: $8,000 due Jan. 1, proved the issuance 1964, Nos. 653 to 657; Nos. j Due from 5 bonds. sewer 2% O. (P. Rock Island), III. , 663 to 665, all for 31 receive sealed (CST) on May will Clerk, until bids W. Prather, ditioned. of A Fla. $4,000 District No. 2 bonds, due Jan. 1, 1954, Nos. 84 to 87 in: City Offering—j. able to the City Treasurer, is re¬ City will furnish the printed bonds and the approving opinion Bond Call—The State Board of Bond Sale Contracted—A syn¬ Administration, successor to the dicate composed of the WhiteBoard of County Commissioners, Phillips Co., Vieth, Duncan & tias elected to call and redeem on Wood, Beyer-Reuffel & Co., and July 1, at par and accrued interest, Quail & Co., all of Davenport, has Che following Special Road and contracted to • purchase $785,000 Bridge District refunding bonds: court house bonds subject to an _. Bond specifying The City will furnish the approving opin¬ ion of Chapman & Cutler of Chi¬ cago, and all bids must be so con¬ The Owenton), Ky. •. •* Bond Call — H. Clyde Reeves, State Local Finance Officer, calls >. Ames, Iowa Dated March 1, 1948. De¬ $1,000. Due on Nov. follows: $1,000 from 1949 to r Monday, May 17, 1948 Owens County (P. O. IOWA improvement nomination and County Special Road Bridge bonds, 3% station quired. plus accrued in¬ par exceed pumping FINANCIAL CHRONICLE & of interest to be Vs or 1/10 of 1% Suburban Bond water Sale main — and The sewer Gardner, Mass. Sanitary District, Md. Due $3,000 from Junet Note Sale—The rary loan notes $200,000 tempo¬ on May offered $1,000,000 4—v. 167, p. 1968—were purchased construc¬ by the National Shawmut Bank tion, series RRR bonds offered on of Boston, ., at 0.71% discount. Volume 167 Dated May 1948, due next highest 5, The 1948. 0.758% was Number 4699 Oct. bid THE;; COMMERCIAL michigan 4, of Adrian submitted by the Mer¬ School District, Mich. son, Bond Sale—The $300,000 build¬ ing bonds offered on May 10—v. 167 v. 2076—were purchased by Halsey, Stuart & Co., as 1V2S, at a price of 100.168, a basis of sealed 1.441%. Dated April chants National Medford, Mass. Bond ,s; Bank, Boston. ' , ; , Offering—Ralph W. Wat¬ City Treasurer, will receive bids until 11 a.m. (DST) on May 17 for the purchase of $379,000 coupon street construc¬ tion bonds. Dated Denomination June 1, 1949 as June $1,000. 1948. 1, Due on follows: $38,000 from $37,000. in 1958, be in multiples of % of 1%. Prin¬ cipal and interest (J-D) National the Boston. reject be con¬ The right is reserved to all bids. any or X*''-:*"j *•- of highest bid¬ V «•' 5 District Secretary, calls for re¬ on June/1, 1948, at par accrued interest, refunding and bonds, Dec. dated Nov. 1967. Said 1, called (DST) as Trust 1941, 1, bonds The bonds super¬ vision of Ropes, Gray, Best, Coolidge & Rugg of Boston. Delivery on or about May 28. 1, 1948, all interest chants National Bids Received — No bids received for the $76,500 not were exceed fered on 3% interest bonds of¬ May 10. New Baltimore, Mich*. Sale—The $153,000 water supply system fered were revenue bonds of¬ on May 10—v. 167, p. 2076— purchased by Miller Kenow- Dec. 1, 1948. Due serially on Aug. from 1949 to 1977 inclusive. 1, Principal and interest payable at the Manufacturers National Bank, of 1948 bonds on p. ' coupon bonds Oscoda), Mich. only bid for the $25,000 not to ceived from ex¬ 3% interest water works revenue bonds offered on May 10 rejected. St. accrued interest ; Offering-^JrVD. Wagner, Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 7.30 p.m. (EST) on May 17 for the purchase of $150,000 not (CST) $6,coupon bonds. follows: $297,000 to . (M-N) payable at the First Na¬ tional Bank of Boston. highest bidder The next Coffin was & Springfield, Mass. Note Sale—At private sale on May 4 the City sold an issue of $1,000,000 revenue notes at 0.675% discount.' Due $700,000 on Nov. a 10 and $300,000 on Dec. 15, 1948. Taunton, Mass. Note Sale—The $250,000 tempo¬ loan notes offered on May 4 were purchased by the First Na¬ tional Bank of Boston, at 0.776% discount. Dated May 6, 1948, due Nov. 5, 1948. The next highest bid of 0.788% was submitted by the Merchants National Bank, Boston. rary Westwood, Mass. ,r '1 Note Sale—The $50,000 school on May 12— v. 167, p. 2076-^-were purchased by Lyons & Shafto, of Boston, as lV2s, at a price of 100.59, a basis of 1.388%. Dated May 15, 1948. Due serially on May 15, from 1949 to 1958 inclusive. Principal and interest (M-N) payable at the loah notes Second offered National Bank, Boston. The next highest bidder was the Second National Bank, Boston, for l%s, at 100.35. '' v - ^Bond son, , r-/ Offerings-Harold JVTuhi- Treasurer Taxes, until ' Worcester, Mass. ■ 11 will and receive Collector sealed of bids (DST) on May 17 for the purchase of $1,000,000 cou¬ a.m. pon veterans' housing loan bonds. Dated April 1, 1948. Denomina¬ tion $1,000. 1, from Due $100,000 1949 to 1958 on April inclusive. of to principal only. Rate of interest to be in multiples of V4 of 1%. Bonds numbered 51 to 150, maturing from 1954 to 1963, shall be callable for redemption at the option of the City in inverse nu¬ merical order on Oct. 1, 1953, or on any interest payment date thereafter at par and accrued in¬ terest plus a premium as follows: As as to each bond called for re¬ demption on or prior to Oct. 1, 1957, $25. As to each bond called for redemption after 1957, and on or after I960, $15. As to each bond called for redemption after Oct. 1, 1960, and before Oct. 1, 1963, $5, on 30 days' published notice, or in case of registered bonds 30 days' notice by mail will be given the registered holder. Sand Beach Township Fractional bond for expenses. Bonds may registered as to principal and 2076—were p. First of purchased by the Michigan Corp., McDon¬ ald-Moore & Co., and Miller, Co., all of Detroit, at price of 100.013, a net interest Kenower & a cost of 1.79%, as follows: $80,000 as 2s, maturing $40,000 on May 1, in 1949 and 1950, and $120,000 as l3/4s, maturing $40,000 from 1951 to 1953, all inclusive Dated May 1, /1948. Wood, King & Dawson, York City, will furnish approving opinions, A certi¬ fied check for 2% of the principal amount of bonds, payable to Gladys E. Miller, City Treasurer, is required. ■ ' \i J ' »"j. t / ' % , ? ;.V t v/ Bond bonds 8 Oscar Kittel- Town. Clerk, will receive 2 p.m. (CST) on May 18 for the purchase of $20,000 not to exceed 2%% interest road and son, bids until Worthington, Minn. Bonds Sold—An issue of $400,000 water system revenue bonds was purchased recently by a syndicate composed of the Allison-Williams Co., Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, J. M. Dain & Co. and National Bank, all of the follows: $75,000 maturing on 1954; First Minneapolis, at par, as 2*4s, May 1, from 1950 to $140,000 as 2V2S, as maturing May 1, from 1955 to 1961; $70,000 as 3s, maturing on May 1, from 1962 to 1964, and $100,000 on as Sale—The offered on Mich, 2s, at 100.08. 3 %s, maturing on May 1, from to 1969 inclusive. Dated May 1, 1948. Bonds held Voted—At sealed bids until 3.30 p.m. (P$T) 27 for the purchase of May $350,000 on terest April 28 the voters ap¬ issuance of $35,000 water system bonds. the with the sale connec- of the $21,000 bonds to the State Depart¬ sewer ment of Land Investments as as 3^, April 26 issue 1856—we learn that reported in 167, —v. p. the bonds our were sold at par. Board, Sold—The 1950 to 1968 inclusive. with be — $15,000 water March 8 on sealed (MST) on bids June 4 until for 8 the p.m. pur¬ chase of $25,000 not to exceed 6% interest construction bonds. Dated Amortization bonds bonds will be the second of the School Board. tion bonds are choice If amortiza¬ nual installments during a period from date of issue. If bonds serial will they are issued in be the and sold amount of $1,200 each, except the first bonds will which be in the amount of $2,200. Due $2,200 on June/1/ 1949, and $1,200 on June 1, from 1950 to 1958 will be inclusive./ The bonds, amortization whether redeemable in serial, or whole on interest payment date after years from date of issue. The any 10 Oxford, Miss. / $75,000 fund-? ing bonds offered on May 11—v. 167, p. 2077—were purchased by the Equitable Securities Corp., at a price of 100.048, a net interest cost of 2.4102%, as follows: $40,000 as 2V4s, maturing on March 1, 1949; $2,000 in 1950; $3,000 in 1951; $4,000 in 1952; $5,000 from 1953 to 1958, and $35,000 as 2V2S, matur¬ ing $5,000 from 1959 to 1965 in¬ May 1, 1948. In¬ payable M-S. Missouri Sale—The follows: /'.'.'V . ment bonds. Due serially 01m 1, from 1949 to 1953 in¬ clusive. Conway, N. H. The $42,500 land, Bond Sale buildings, bonds offered $35,000 school May 10 were - Bond School District}*Mo. Offering—Julien C. Grace, Secretary of Education, Will re¬ on ' < Manchester, N. H. ',>* Note Sale—The $500,000 tempo¬ rary loan notes offered on May; 11—v. 167, chased by Bank next was submitted i>y National Bank, Boston* the North Platte School District, Neb. Bond Sale—The $987,000 build¬ ing bonds offered May 10—v. 167, 1969—were purchased at pub¬ lic auction by a syndicate'com¬ posed of Halsey, Stuart & Co., Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, Martin, Burns & Corbett, both of Chicago, and Greenway & Co. of Omaha, as 2.60s, / at price of 100.607, a basis of 2.455%, to call date, y- Dated May 3,>1948. Due serially on May 3, from 1951 to fgflfv inclusive. Callable in whole or-in part at any time after five Boston/ The . new mexico Las Cruces, N. Mex. * , Offering — Raymond 3£n Howell, City Clerk, will receive , Bond sealed on until bids June 10 the for 11 a.m. (MST) purchase of $625,000 not to exceed 4% interest as follows: improve¬ system sewer ment bonds. . / 275,000 water works improvement bonds. A ; ' V ; 100,000 municipal park improve¬ ^ ment bonds. " •' . 25,000 street improvement bonds. / Dated .June 1, 1948. Denomina¬ Due within 20 years tion $1,000. from date issuance of installment the first of principal payable 1, 1949, with option to retire in 10 years.. Principal and in¬ terest (J-D) payable at the City Dec. office. Treasurer's check A certified of the amount bid, for 5% payable to the City, is required. p. 1978 of highest bid First at 0.859%.; V March 23. pur¬ National is required. NEBRASKA 2077—were p. the Second National Bank, of Boston, at 0.834% dis¬ count. Dated May 11,, 1948, pay¬ able Dec. 8, 1948, at th& First bonds divided on highway and May 12—v;. 167, p. 2077—were purchased by Tyler & Co. pf Boston, as 2s, at a price of 100.799, a basis of 1.84%. Dated May 1, 1949. t. Due serially on May 1, from 1949 to 1958 inclusive. new jersey ! / Atlantic County; (P. O. / City), N.J. $615,000 gen¬ Atlantic Bond Sale—The improvement bonds offered May 12—v. 167, p. 1969—were eral on purchased by a syndicate com-* posed of Ira Haupt & Co., Minsch, Monell & Co. of New York, Buck¬ ley Bros., and Hess & Co., both of Philadelphia, as 1.80s, at a price from date of issue, and the pf 100.074, a basis of 1.785 %*> maturing in 1978 will be Dated April 1, 1948. Due serially callable art rany time after two on April 1, from 1949 to 1958 in¬ years Chillicothe ?•//• — sewer $225,000 tion - $230,000 signal system bonds. Due serially on June 1, from 1940 to 1958, inclusive. 200,000 equipment and improve- and accrued interest. A cer¬ tified check for $500 payable to par Sale—The Dated Concord, N. H. $430,000 bondar offered May 12—v. 167, p. 2077—• were purchased by Laidaw & Co., and Hallgarten & Co., both of New York, jointly, as iy4s, at a price of 100.046, a basis of 1.238%, Bond bonds will be sold at not less than the Clerk, bonds^ purchaser issued, the / sold and entire issue may be put into one single bond or divided into several bonds, which will be determined at time of sale, both principal and interest to be payable in semi-an¬ of 20 years the quired. J. D, Annis, pf Board of Trustees,: will receive printed without charge. ~ A certified check for 5% of the amount bid, is re¬ . Offering the furnished June Clerk ma¬ Principal and interest (M-N) pay¬ able at the City Treasurer's of¬ fice. Approved as to legality by School Dist. No. 14 (P. O. Shelby), Mont, , Bonds order at the option of the City on May 1, 1953, or on any interest payment date thereafter. Toole County Bond in¬ numerical 3s. as 3% turing from May 1, 1954 to 1968, subject to redemption in inverse? as Judith Gap, Mont. Bonds exceed new hampshire Sale Details—In Bond to disposal bonds. Dated May 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due or\ May 1, as follows: $8,000 in 1949, and $18,000 from Ekalaka, Mont. tion not sewer gether on proved Bonds maturing on mississippi terest f Las Vegas, Nev. Offering — Helen Scott City Clerk, will receive Bond Reed, will election an and after May 1, 1965, callable Daykin, Neb. May 1, 1958, at par and accrued Bond Offering—M. E. Brueggeinterest, plus a redemption pre¬ mann, Village Clerk, will receive mium of $15 for each bond so sealed bids until 8 p.m. (CST) on called. Principal and interest May 21 for the purchase of $44,(M-N) payable at the First Na¬ 000 water works bonds. These are tional Bank of Minneapolis. the bonds authorized at the elec¬ Bond " Pershing, Bosworth, Dick & Daw¬ son of Denver, whose opinion to¬ MONTANA 1965 (P. O. Grand Rapids), as will be the first choice and serial Bond Offering Fractional School District No. - & l3/4s, and $120,000 as Norwegian Grope- (P. O. Route J, June 1, 1948. Pelican Rapids), Minn. clusive. Wyoming and Paris Townships Bank St. Louis, and ReinGardner, jointly, for & $280,000 Commerce - Co., holdt New School District No, I (A O. Harbor Beach), Mich, Bond Sale—The $200,000 school bonds offered on May 11—v. 167, Trust the purchaser, subject to the approval of the City Commission. Registerable Burr, for 1.40s, at 100.216. - revenue, series 1948 coupon bonds. Dated May supply system Mercantile have been sold to the State Land 1, bridge coupon bonds. Dated May 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. $10,000 on Oct. 1 from 1949 to Due on May 1, as follows: $1,000 in 1963 inclusive. Principal and in¬ 1950; $2,00Q in 1951 and $1,000 terest (A-O) payable at a bank or from 1952 to 1968, all inclusive. trust company designated by the water Feb. 1, from 1953 to 1968 inclusive. Interest payable F-A. The next highest bidder was the on interest to date of delivery and $2 Co., of New York, as 1.40s, at a price of 100.429. a basis of 1.31%. Dated May 1, 1948. Due serially on May 1, from 1949 to 1958 in¬ clusive. Principal and interest interest of of system bonds offered «'t $5,00G nevada on multiples of J/4 or 1/10 of 1%. The purchasers will be required to pay accrued May 13—v. 167, p. 2076—were purchased by the Bankers Trust 3Mt% Dist., Mo. 1.7895%, as follows: $120,000 as 2s, maturing $20,000 from 1953 to 1958, and $280,000 as l3/4s, matur¬ ing $20,000 from 1959 to 1964, and $40,COO from 1965 to 1968 inclu¬ sive. Dated June 1, 1948. Due se¬ of interest to be in to exceed Sch. Stuart & Co., at a price 100.0085, a net interest cost a.m. as election an April 20 the voters did not approve the issuance of the to 1951; $296,000 from 1955; $295,000 from 1956 to 1958; $243,000 from 1959 to 1966; $242,000 in 1967 and 1968, and $133,000 from 1969 to 1978, all Inclusive. Dated July 1,1948. Rate •' Josephj^Mich. July 1, on 1949 1952 of re¬ ceed was offer for sale by sealed and auction bids at not less than day at 11 718,000 various on park improvement bonds. Belgrade, Mont. will on from 5? Plainview, Neb. Bonds Not Voted—At held Sale—The inclusive. Due Groves on Mr. Brandt also announces that the Board of Estimate and Taxa¬ and 1, $400,000 school May 10—v. 167, 2077—were purchased by Hal¬ rially follows: July 1, as follows: $42,548.34 in 1949; $43,000 from 1950 to 1955; $41,000 from 1956 to 1958, and $5,000 from 1959 to 1968, all par p.m. / sey, interest. Bid Rejected—The City offered j City Council will of¬ ment bonds. Due tion March on bonds offered 473,548.34 special street improve¬ be Township (P. O. Bond k Bond Sale—The $200,000 sewer loan as Due Webster Michigan, $1,700,000 refunding bonds. Due $170,000 on July 1, from 1949 to 1958 inclusive. per Oscoda 0.784%. ' of fer for sale by sealed and auction bids at not less than par and ac¬ crued interest at 10 a.m. (CST) on divided 7.30 May 21 for the purchase $293,000 general obligation on Bond same Bond Bank, Boston, at Pittsfield, Mass. the until 1949 to 1968 inclusive. Offering—C. A. Brandt. Assistant City Comptroller, an¬ on Linden, Mich. Sale—The $125,000 tem¬ porary loan notes offered on May 6 were purchased by the Second National Bank, of Boston, at 0.758% discount. Dated May 10, 1948.' Due Nov: 18, 1948. The next highest bidder was the Mer¬ Bank Minneapolis, Minn. // / nounces bids (F-A) payable Bond The bonds cease. Detroit. Northampton, Mass, Note Union in $12,000 in 1951. Prin¬ minnesota so will be prepared under the su¬ er & Co., and Watling, Lerchen & pervision of and authenticated as Co., both of Detroit, jointly, at a to genuineness by the above net interest cost of 2.8548%. Dated the 1949; Grand Rapids. due are Co., of Detroit, for payment. name a.single rate of interest in a mul¬ tiple of lU of 1%. Principal and interest payable at the First Na¬ under the at follows: Nos. 254 to 258. on to to 1968 inclusive. Bidders to in 1950, and $13,000 cipal and interest should be delivered to the Detroit May 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due serially on May 1, from 1948 bank, bonds. $10,000 May 27 $2,173,548.34 demption & No named lows: (2181) sealed (CST) of — May 19, for the purchase of $200,000 coupon sewer bonds. Dated tional Bank of Boston. No. District Roseville), Mich. Bond Call Donald O. - Case, City Treasurer^ will receive 1 p.m. School said bonds shall Bond Offering—Archie R. Whit¬ sealed bids until LakeTownships Frac¬ After June . 'At'v 'vvl Newton, Mass. man, Board (P.O. cer¬ No bid for less than par accrued interest will sidered. The next and tional Bank tify that the legality of this issue has been approved by Storey, Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge of and Treasurer of the was Erin payable Shawmut of Boston. The bank will also ceive on Education. der CHRONICLE purchased by John Nuveen & Co., of Chicago, as l3/4s. Dated June 1, 1948. Due on Aug. 1, as fol¬ April 1, from 1949 to 1953 inclusive. Principal and in¬ terest (A-O) payable at the office of the FINANCIAL 1, 1948. Due Braun, Bosworth & Co., Rate of interest to Inc., for iy4s, at 100.108. to 1957, and all inclusive. at serially & bonds years from date of issue. - clusive. - - THE (2182) 54 Camden, Bond J. N. 1964, all inclusive. Principal and (J-D) payable at the County Treasurer's office. Bid¬ Y interest Offering—Albert S. Mar¬ vel, Clerk of Board of Chosen Freeholders, will receivesealed until bids for 25 2 or a single rate of in¬ multiple of or 1/10 of 1%. Approved as to legality by Caldwell, Marshall, Trimble & Mitchell, of New York City. terest in the interest coupon registered bonds divided fol¬ as Pater son, County of park 1948 - Bond bonds. bonds. Dated ' June tion $1,000. The bonds stated in combination will mature on June as as follows: $10,000 from 1949 to 1951; $13,000 in 1952, and $15,000 from 1953 to 1963, all inclusive. Principal and interest (J-D) pay¬ Principal and interest payable at the First Cam¬ Bank & Trust Co., -Camden. Each proposal must (J-D) able National are Wood & of of rate & Na¬ Paterson Trust Co., Pater¬ 1/20 of 1%, a single or interest to bear. are which bonds the The opinion of Haw¬ kins, Delafield York York New Bank tiple of Vs purchaser will be furnished with the opinion of Hawkins, Delafied First the Bids must specify in a mul¬ son. bear. The to at tional specify in a multiple of l/s or 1/20 of 1%, a single rate of interest which the bonds interest water sys¬ 1, clusive. • 6% tem of 1948 coupon or registered bonds. Dated June 1, 1948. De¬ nomination $1,000. Due on June 1955; $20,000 $22,000 from den a.m. (DST) on May 27 purchase of $208,000 not the to exceed follows: $15,000 from 1948 to in 1956 and 1957; 1958 to f 1963 and $7,000 from 1964 to 1968, all in¬ 1, L. Howard — until 10.30 for 1948. Denomina¬ 1, Offering Bristow, Clerk of Board of Fi¬ nance, will receive sealed bids 124,00 County improvement 1948 ' N. J. City, furnished certified check for $6,240 payable payable to the City, is required. to the County, is required. Fair O f f e Bond < > Lawn, N*. J. (DST) of Bond 8.30 Sale—The bonds offered n g—Ralph M. Clerk, will re¬ until certified check for $4,160 on Bond been purchased NEW May 1, 1948. Due on May 1, as follows: $6,000 from 1949; to 1951, and $7,000 in Greenwood, Registrar; New York Bond fered . of -5,000 - • part bonds. improvement Dated $1,000 1963 to These Nov, next Struthers are The $27,739 bus 1948 bonds of¬ purchased all 1967, to E. Easter- be interest water and 6% system coupon bonds. Dated 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. April 1, as follows: $5,000 1951 to 1954; $10,000 from to 1963, and $12,000 from to 1983, all inclusive. Prin¬ and interest (A-O) payable on the of purchase of $350,000 not exceed to sewer from Such 1955 1964 cipal demption in accordance with in Neto York City. to principal only. Registerable as Sale—The N. C. $425,000 improvement RollaSchool mu¬ bonds District, Bonds Voted of¬ held May 11—v. 167, p. 2078— purchased by a syndicate on — April on 20 At Lee a as election the voters ap¬ proved the issuance of $66,000 im¬ provement bonds. University of North Dakota (P O. tional inclusive. part of an Bank of highest Greenwood. bidder & Co., was for & 100.03. authorized issue of $24,000. Harnett County (P. O. v sale of the $350,000 Student Union of 1948 bonds to Building Kalman the fact that the Chapman & bond Cutler, of attorneys, Chicago, have refused to approve the issue and will not do so until a contract at the First National burn. ter District bonds. Due serial¬ ly Bank, Mill- Each proposal must state a : single rate of interest in a mul¬ tiple of % or 1/20 of 1%. The purchaser will be furnished with clusive. the of bonds New are York valid binding obligations of 70,000 opinion of Hawkins, Delafield Wood & Education. A on Westbury Water District Due serially on June ,7New Education, is required. | „ ; . Offering—E. Bond County sealed on Treasurer, bids June 2 until for O. 11 the 1958, and 1949 to receive a.m. (DST) purchase of from 1959 will receive purchase sealed bids of $56,000 not 1, 1948. $1,000. Due oh June 1, as follows: $2,000 from 1949 to 1965; $4,000 from 1966 to 1968; $5,000 in 1969, and $5,000 in 1970. Principal and interest (J-J) payable in New York City. Registerable as to principal only. Denomination Rutherford County (P£ O. Rutherfordton), N. C. : v Offering—W. E. Easterling, Secretary of Local Govern¬ ment Commission/ will receive Bond until 2.30 p.m. 1957; $43,000 in $45,000 Clerk of Board of Fire Commis¬ sioners, $583,000 not to exceed 6% interest general improvement of 1948 cou¬ pon or registered bonds. Dated June 15, 1948. Denom.. $1,000. Due on June 15, as follows: $30,000 from York Bond Offering—James F. Brower, Murphy, will the to exceed 6% interest coupon wa¬ ter bonds; Dated June District (P. O* Pearl River), check O. for . '*££$■£ '/■'£§% • for $1,480 payable to the Board of County (P. Freehold), N. J. 1949 to ~ Orangetown, Pearl River Fire the Board Monmouth ' ' 1, from" 1949 to 1971 inclusive. legally certified from bonds. City, that and June ^1, 300,000 Carle Place Water District bonds. Due serially 011 June 1, from 1949 to 1968 in¬ „ the on 1968 inclusive. sealed bids at his office in Raleigh, until 11 a.m." (EST) on May 13 to (DST) on May 19 sealed bids at his office in Raleigh, purchase of $32,500 not until 11 a.m. (EST) on May 18 for 4% .interest fire ap¬ the purchase of $27,000 not to ex¬ paratus coupon ; or registered ceed 6% interest road and bridge bonds.Dated June 1, 1948. De¬ general refunding bonds.0 Dated for, the to exceed nomination Due $1,000 one for >$500. June 1, as follows: $5,000 from 1949 to 1953; $2,500 in 1954; on June 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due on June 1, as follows: $5,000 in 1955 and 1956; $10,000 in 1957 $7,000 in 1958, all inclusive, Berlin Local School District, Ohio Bond Offering—D. W. Miller, Clerk-Treasurer of Board of Edu¬ cation^ .Will receive.sealed bids until 5 p.m. (EST) on May 28 for June 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due $4,000 March and Sept. 1, 1949 and 1950; $4,000 March and $5,000 Sept. 1, 1951; $4,000 March and; Sept. ; 1, v1952,; and; $4,000 March and $5,000 Sept.; 1, 1953, Bloom Township Local Sch. Dist. ■■£■£(P. O. Bloomville), Ohio ' Bond Offering—Arthur L. Saul. (EST) of on $125,000 , which 6 June 4 for the purchase all were building bids bonds; for received May on rejected. CHester, Clinton, East, Union, .V;'^XrahhUn^^Vdyne^lVboHer.-. Township Hospital District; and Hospital" . Board ' |; f of Wayne r . ris offer was firm a was that of Otis & Co. the group's 85% of bid, while subject to to distribute ability the issue before being committed to take up the remain¬ ing 15%. No the bonds formal was offering of made, the Transit Board having merely indicated its desire to consider such offers that were received. Purpose of the proposed financing is tof provide $4,800,000 for the retirement of outstanding bonds, with the bal¬ be to ance ment and for used new construction facilities. The of comprise 20-year terim mature not equip¬ garage bonds new serial earlier than of Jan. as to are or 1953 1/1953. : Euclid, Ohio ... Bond ; Sale—The $55,000 street improvement bonds offered on May 10— V; 107, p; 1970 —* were purchased by Braun, Bosworth & Co., Inc., as l%s, at a price of : 100.174, a basis of 1.70%. Dated May 1, 1948. Due serially on Dec. 1, from 1949 to 1953 inclusive. Interest payable l-D;/ ^Ke next highest bidder was Ball, Burge & Kraus, for 2s, at 100.129. Franklin County (P. 0. £ y Columbus), Ohicr " \, •••; Bond Offering — Ella Mc- A. Carley, Assistant Clerk of Board., of County Commissioners^yvill ceive sealed (EST) on bids until 10 a.m. May 25 for the purchase of $27,000 not to exceed 3% in¬ terest Franklin Sewer District No. 4. improvement bonds. Dated 1, 1948. Denomination $1,~ 000.- Due on Sept. 1, as follows: $3,000 from 1949 to 1955, and $2/June 1956 to OOO from 1958 inclusive, Huron, Ohio/ Offering — Ralph Bond , F. "Rhodes, Village Clerk* wilt; te* ceive sealed (EST) of on $9,500 bids . until noon May 22 for the purchase not to exceed 3% in¬ nomination Due in on $1,000 Dec. 1 as one for $500. follows: $1,500 1949, and $1,000 frorq 1950 to ^957 inclusive. to be in Rate of, interest multiples of V\ of 1%. No bids for less than par and accrued interest. Interest payable J-D. A certified check for to the Village 1% payable Clerk, is required. Parma, Okio / , Bond Tenders Invited—Joseph¬ ine Baker, City Cleric,; will / ref ceive sealed tenders at her office, 6611 Ridge Road, Cleveland Ohio, until noon on May 25 of refunding bonds dated Oct. 1, .1936. The/, bonds will be pur¬ the extent of approximately County (P. O. ; ; Wooster; j Ohio Bond Offering—Roger E. Buss, Secretary, will receive sealed bids until noon (EST) orf .May 27 for the purchase of $625,000 3% hos¬ pital coupon bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due on Oct. 1, as follows: $32,000 from 1949 to 1953, and $31,000 from 1954 to 1968, all inclusive. Prin-r cipal and interest (A-O) payable :v; Sodift Bond Edciidi Ohio Tenders - •;. Invited-~liester^ '' ' at the Citizens Wooster. National Bidders may Bank, bid for a will not; be sold for; less than par bonds. a group headed by Otis & Co., for 96.00 as 41/4s. The Stranahan, Har¬ $25,000 available therefor. ^ able in New York City. the by a group headed by Stranahan, Harris & Co., for 94.14, as 4s, and to. ' tiples ' purchase of $11,000,000 mort¬ gage revenue bonds were rejected. The; bids received were submitted chased at the lowest price offered Joint ' without option of prior payment. Principal and interest (J-D) pay¬ of the Clerk of Board of Education, will sealed bids until noon the all Chairman of the Cleveland Tran¬ Board, announces that the two offers received in response to the invitation for bids tin May 7 for receive Rate of interest to be in multiples of % or 1/10 of for Reed, the purchase of $42,000 3% build- ; terest water works improvement ihg; Unlimited; tax bonds. Dated bonds.. Dated June 1, 1948.' v De¬ and same C. OHIO $2,000 in 1955, and $3,000 in 1956, 1%, and must be W; — sit of St. Paul, and net interest cost of associates, at a about 3.21%, for $40,000 as 4s, and $270,000 as 3^8, the remaining $40,000 as 3s, as noted here re¬ cently, has been delayed due to different rate of interest of % of 1%> in mul¬ Bids must be for all of the bonds. The bonds < 'j££i£ £££>.>. ■ Cleveland, Ohio V; <■ Bids: Rejected > & Co., „ 1955; $5,000 in 1956 and 1957, and $4,000 in 1958, all inclusive. Prin¬ cipal and interest (J-D) payable certified check for $7,000 payable the District, is required. •• revenue Lillingtc n), N. C. 7 v Bond Sale—The $308,000 schobl, is awarded and a performance building, series C bonds offered bond submitted, t>|'/ on May 11—v. 167, p. 2078—were Hamburg, N. Y* Bond Sale--The $30,000 water* purchased by R. S. Dickson & Co., Nov. 1, from 1963 to 1966, in- 1948 bonds offered on May 11—* of Charlotte, at a net interest I elusive.r < "J v. 167, p. 2077—were purchased cost of 2.57996%, as follows: $244,Denomination $1,000. Principal by the Marine Trust Co. of Buf- 000 as 2V2s, maturing $2,000 in and interest (M-N) payable at the falo, as 2s, at a price of 100.215, 1950; and 1951; $5,000 irn 1952; a basis of 1.97%. Fair Lawn-Radburn Trust Dated June 1, $11,000 in 1953; $8,000 in 1954; Co.; 1948, Due serially on June Fair Lawn, or at the Manufac¬ 1, $21,000 from 1955 to 1957; $17,turers Trust Co., New York City. from 1949 to 1963 inclusive.. 000 from 1958 to 1966, and $64,000 as 2%s, maturing $17,000 in 1967 North" Hempstead W Millburn Township School District and 1968, and $10,000 from 1969 ■Y>(P. O. Manhasset)! N. Y» (P. O. Millburn), N. 7./0; to 1971 inclusive. Dated Nov, 1, Bond Sale—The $745,000 bonds Bond Offering f— William: G. 1947. Due serially on May 1, Betsch, District Clerk, will receive offered / on May 12-r-v. 167, p. from 1950 to 1971 inclusive. Prin¬ sealed bids until 8 p.m. (DST) on 2078—were purchased by Harricipal and interest (J-D) payable May 24 for the purchase of $74,000 man Ripley & Co., Inc. and Gold¬ in New York City. not to exceed 4% interest school man, Sachs & Co. of New York, of 1948" coupon Oxford, N.,C. jointly, as 2.10s, at a price of or registered Bond Offering—W.. E. Easterbonds. Dated June 1, 1948. De¬ 100.60, a basis of 2.036%, as fol¬ ling, Secretary of Local Govern¬ nomination $1,000. Due on June lows: Commission, will receive 1, as follows: $10,000 from 1960 to $375,000 Manhasset-Lakeville Wa¬ ment ■; 4,000 improvement bonds. Dated Nov. 1, 1947. Due $1,000 on now stated by the Univer¬ sity that the consummation of the Business Manager of the 2.7774%, The at Approval—It is Co., of Durham, 3s, maturing $8,000 from 1951 to 1959; $93,000 as 2V2s, maturing / $15,000 from 1960 to 1964; $18,000 in 1965; $200,000 as 2%s, maturing $20,000 Wood, 1.90s, Bismarck), N. Dak. Bond Issuance Pending on Legal follows: $72,000 as Peeler net interest cost of ap¬ Squire, San¬ of Cleveland; to Dak* N. an of the purchaser of the District. A expense and callable NORTH DAKOTA Fayetteville, the to NORTH CAROLINA J. May 13—v. 167, p. 2077--- 1; 1947. Nov./ l, from on bonds . . notice by the Marine Co., Buffalo, as 1.90s, at a price of 100.283, a basis of 1.846%. from 1966 to 1975, and $60,000 as Dated May 1, 1948. Due serially 3s,i maturing $20,000 from 1976-td on May 1, from 1949 to 1958 in¬ 1978, all inclusive. Dated June 1, clusive. • Principal and interest 1948. Principal and interest (M-N) payable at the First Na¬ (J-D), payable in New York City/ inclu¬ are .. general Due - 1952 to bonds — Trust authorized issue of $32,- an 000 1948 These Offering—W. for the request for t.ie a bonds bearing such numbers ■ Sale on were Due $1,000 on Nov, from sive. „ official the were building garage $1,000 in 1952 and 1953. 5,000 paving bonds./Dated Nov. 1, City, with ing; any of /the numbers listed in fered New York Nov. 1, 1947.. 2.45%, as follows: 5s, maturing $8,000 from ling, Secretary of Local Govern¬ of the numbers listed at Nov. 1, 1947. 1, as follows: $2,000 from 1949 to 1951, and " any Jasper, West : Union composed of the Branch Bank & (Steuben County); Trust Co. of Wilson, F. W. Craigie (Allegany County) & Co., of Richmond, Vance Se¬ Central Sch. Dist. No. I curities Corp. of Greensboro, and (P*0, Greenwood), Dated on Bond Andover 8,000 street assessment, series B Due as net' in¬ a of and Canisteo 1952 and 1953. bonds. Durham, at 1951 to denominations greater than $1,000 Bond YORK of cost ment Commission, " will receive in the official notice must be pre¬ sealed bids at his office in Raleigh, sented forthwith to the City Bank until 11 a.m. (EST) on May 18 Farmers Trust Co., nicipal Dated Co. terest 1936 and The furnished 1963; $190,000 as 21/4s, ma¬ The re¬ turing $8,000 in. 1954; $14,000 in demption price wiii be paid upon 1955; $8,000 in 1956; $20,000 from surrender of said bonds at the 1957 to 1964, and $240,000 as Chase National Bank of New maturing $20,000 from 1963 York City with all unmatured in¬ all inclusive.$ Dated May terest^coupons;attached; Regis-* Principal and interest tered bonds must be accompanied payable in New York City. by duly executed assignments or Whiteville, N. C.; transfer powers in blank. Bonds of $54,000 not to exceed 6% in¬ registered bonds, from 1949 to 1978 inclusive. $32,000 emergency housing bonds; be aggregating $1,296,000. The $24,000 field, as 2V2S, at par. Dated Jan. 1, 1948. Due serially Oil Jan. 1, follows: will at mature ;3lainfield National Bank of Plain- as Dempsey & the by & on May 11 167, p. 2078—were purchased by a syndicate composed of the Branch Banking & Trust Co. of will be deemed to be called for $30,000 school ders building bonds offered has of variously numbered 3% fourth series 4 general / and refunding bearing interest. opinion . Wilson, F. W. Craigie & Co. of demption, by lot, on June 12, at a Richmond, Vance Securities Corp., price of 102 and accrued interest, of Greensboro and J. Lee Peeler bonds accrued —v. Authority, Call—Announcement bonds are dated Dec. 15; on Dec. 15, 1976. and proving River. made; by Howard S. Cull¬ Chairman, of the call for re- man, terest coupon or divided Pearl Port of New York new p.m. bids County (P. O. Laurinburg), N. C. \ / Bond Sale—The $454,000 school - May. 11—v; 167, official notice of call. on 1969—were p. of denomination of $1,000 each. May 25 for the purchase sealed ceive bid¬ successful the to Watchung School District, N. J. / i r Bryant, Borough A der. Co. Trust Monday, May 17, 1948 Scotland pay¬ & Wood of New issuance of bonds of smaller de¬ this effect will be nominations—the new bonds bear City, the bonds are valid and legally bind¬ ing obligations of the County. A to CHRONICLE able at the First National Bank & a lows: $188,000 FINANCIAL & Principal and interest (J-D) ders must state (DST) on May purchase of $312,000 p.m. not to exceed 6% COMMERCIAL L. Askue, City Auditor will rer ceive sealed tenders/until noon, . May 28 of refunding bonds July 1, 1938 arid maturing July 1, 1968.; The bonds so ten¬ on dated dered will be accepted at the low¬ est price offered, not exceeding the face value thereof to the tent of funds purchase. available ex¬ such J1 .. Stryker Local School Bond for District, Ohio Offering—Kenneth Ober- lin, Clerk of Board of Education, will receive sealed bids until 7:30 p.m. (EST) 'on May purchase i of $100,000 for the not-to 22 ex- / Volume 4699^'.:> 1/-'"rim Number 167' 3%%* interest improvement June 1, 1948. De¬ nominations $3,000 and " $4,000. ceed provement bonds.Dated from bonds. Due COMMERCIAL $55,000 & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE to redemption on any interest bearing date, on or after July 1, 1968,, The bonds will be award¬ 1955, upon, publication of at least Due $3,000 on March and $4,000 ed to the bidder offering the low-- 30'days prior to contemplated re¬ est rate of interest. These are the on Sept. X\ from 1950 to 1961, and demption. Bidders shall name the bonds authorized at the election $4,000 March and Sept. 1, in 1962 rater.of interest and the District held on May 4. ;: A certified check will furnish the and legal opinion of 1963.|- )V';, ^ v for 2 % Union ; Township, Union Rural y x School District (P. O. > * Milford Center), Ohio Bond i Offering — Bernice /. J. , 195) to 4967; -and $15,000 in of the amount bid, is re¬ .4 ''-v '4.;:/ quired. , Moor eland - Bond School Offering District, Okla. H. E. Moody, Ryan, Clerk of Board of EJucar Clerk of Board of Education, will tion, will receive bids until noon receive sealed bids until 8 p.m. (EST) on' May 18 for the purchase (CST) on May 17 for the purchase of ;$85,000 3% building bonds. of $25,000 building bonds. Due Dated May 1, 1948. Denomination $5,000 from 1950 to 1954 inclusive. $1,000. Due $5,000 on Nov. 1, The bondssrwill be awarded to the from ders of 1949 to bid for may interest 1%. the 1965 inclusive. in 'highest will of be sold of to for 2% bidder, and par bidder offering the lowest interest rate and agreeing to pay par and accrued interest. A certified check different rate multiples The bonds than a Bid¬ at not less accruedinterest. pPkPP-. Vermilion, Ohio J Bond Offering—C.:H. quired. 4 the street purchase of Pauls $20,000 sealed bids until 8 p.m. improvement bonds. ^ Dated 1, 1948^ Denomination $1,- 000.. Due 000 works (CST) bonds. on Due Jf; 300 <? s bid for a different rate of interest in multiples of of 1 %. for-and--accrued of; delivery. 15, from 1950 1955 inclusive. Principal and payable at Treasurer . the of" office of Multnomah County, or at the fiscal agency of the State, in New York City. The approving opinion of Winfree, McCulloch, - Shuler & Sayre of Portland, will be furnished the interest to Oregon State Board of Higher Education (P. O. Eugene), pay par and accrued/ in¬ terest.\ A certified check for 2% of the amount of bonds bid for, is date required. These are the Oregon bonds Bond Offering— Charles D. May 3 for which all Byrne, Secretary, will receive bids were rejected. sealed bids until 9 ,a.m. (PST) on June 7 at the Benson Hotel, Port¬ Poteau, Oktdi land, .on June 7 for the purchase Bond Offering—Perry C. Bolof $2,110,000 agricultural college ger< City Clerk, will receive sealed pavillioii building and refunding bids until 7.30 p.m (CST) on May bonds. The right is reserved to 18 for the purchase of $140,000 reject any or all bonds. The ap¬ not to exceed 5% interest sani¬ proving opinion of Chapman & tary sewer bonds. Due $10,000 Cutler,:of Chicago, will be fur¬ from 1952 to 1965 A certified check for offered 1% oLthe amount of bondsr pay¬ able to the Village Clerk, is re¬ quired. on 1 Warrensville Heights (P. O. 4770 Wdrrensville. Center Road, \ Cleveland 22),X)hio\i 54 Tenders Invited — Lena Goll- witzer,- Village will re¬ (EST) inclusive. These on May 25 of several issues .of ,re¬ are the bonds authorized at the funding bonds. The Village will election held on April 27. purchase the bonds at the lowest Clerk, ceive sealed bids until noon , goffering price not to exceed the face in and insufficient tenders event *■ thereof value ceived . exhaust to I the are the1 funds of the Village, the Village will call -the.bonds by lot under supervi¬ sion of the County Auditor of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. to the bidder offering the lowest interest rate and agreeing.to pay; par and ac¬ Wil¬ tq 1958 inclusive. Principal and interest (M-N) payable at the liams, City Auditor, will receive County. Treasurer's office, or at A sealed bidsuntil noon (EST) on crued interest for the bonds. the fiscal agency of the State in May 27 for the purchase of $375,- certified check for 2% of the New York City, atnount bid, is required. ' ©00*a 2Vz% municipal hospital . bonds*/. Dated June 1, 1948.r De-« nomination , $1,000.. Due $15,000 Oct* 15, from 1949 to 1973 in¬ clusive.' Bidders may bid-for a differeht rate of interest in a mull tiple of Vi of 1%.- No bid.for less tham* par and - accrued interest. Bond . on, works im¬ May on by & 100.29L : ' • ' 4 r $30,000 water yj.-: bonds offered on 1, June sive. 1948. Due 1, from 1949 serially to lins & < Wilmerding School District, Pa. Bond Sale—The $25,000 general obligation bonds offered on May 11 purchased were Steele & Co., by Fauset, of- Pittsburgh, ■ Allentown Authority, Pa. Feb. 1, as interest V4 of 1%, rate may der. to be in multiples of and only one interest J be named by each bidJ The approving Chapman will be & certified A able Cutler furnished opinion of the check for the to Town of Chicago, purchaser. $5,000 pay¬ Treasurer, is required. Gallatin, on Son, for 2y4s, at 100.539. op _ 1968 inclu¬ Interest payable J-D. The highest bidder was E. H. Rol¬ next Bond Sale Tenn. The $50,000 gram¬ school of 1948 bonds offered mar — May 11—v. 167, p. 1859—were purchased. by the Equitable Se¬ curities Corp., as 2s, at a price of? 100.287, a basis of 1.944%. Dated April 1, 1948. Due serially on v April 1, from 1949 to 1958 inclu¬ on sive. Interest payable A-O. as ; ; 1 Giles County (P. O. Pulaski), l%s, at a price of 100.38, The next Tenn. highest bidder was S. K. Cunning¬ ham & Co., for 1 %s, at 100.165. ■p Bond Sale—The $45,000 right of way series 1948 bonds offered onv SOUTH CAROLINA May 7—v. 167, p. 1971—were pur¬ chased by the Nashville Securities Anderson, S. C. Co. of Nashville; as 2V4s, at a J Bond Offering — H. M. Wilson, City Clerk and Treasurer,' will price of 100.56. ; Dated May 1, receive sealed bids until 7.30 p.m. (EST) May 24 $400,000 on chase of provement for the pur¬ general coupon : bonds. im¬ Dated June 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due $20,000 on June 1, from-1949 to 1968 inclusive. Registerable as to principal only.:; Principal and the at 1948.; ^The next highest bidder | 4 Henderson, Tenn. I Bond Offering—W. P. Jordan, City Recorder, will receive sealed ; bids until 1 (CST) p.m. 28 for the purchase of on May $40,000 not office of to or . .. provement, series 1948 bonds. Dated May, 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due serially on May 1, as follows: $5,000 in 1951; $8,000 in the Trust > payable Central the at Hanover Bank & Co., New York City. These bonds authorized were / election held at the April 20. Each bid must be for all bonds and the price on offered be not less than par and accrued interest to date of delivery/ Bidders are re¬ quested to name the rate or rates must of interest in 1/10 of 1%. rates a Not be may multiple of % more named. The exceed ap¬ 4% interest street im¬ , . 1960 and 1961; $9,000 in 1962 and $10,000 in 1963. ' Principal and in¬ terest (M-N) payable at the City Treasurer's office or at the Chem- • ical Bank & Trust Co., New York " Jefferson County (P.O. Dandridge), Tenn. ; or than three - was /Temple Securities Corp., Nashville, for 2V4s, at 100.31. 1 City Clerk and Treasurer I Bond Offering—E. A. Northern, County Court Clerk, will sell at ' proving opinion of Reed, Hoyt& public auction at 10 a.m. (EST)" Washburn of New York City, will on June; 18 an issue of $300,000 be furnished the purchaser with¬ The bonds will be* de¬ livered r, / r'r. r. r/rr;; ■ June $1,000;u * follows: $6,000 in 1949 and 1950; $8,000 in 1951; $6,000 in 1952 and 1953; $10,- A 000 from 1954 to 1956; $5,000 in V 1957 and 1958; $10,000 in 1959; $22,000 from 19601 to 1963, and 1 $21,000 from 1964 to 1968, all in¬ clusive. Principal and interest (F-A) payable at the Union Na¬ tional Bank, Fayetteville.Rate serially of out cost. PENNSYLVANIA Waukomis, Okla. Sale—The system purchased were Deane interest Washington County Union High School District No. 3 (P. O; Hillsboro), Ore. Seiling School District, Okla. be sold A. purchaser. . Wooster,Ohioi Bond; Offering—Elsie nished the BojuLQffering—L. C. MendenBond Sale—The $240,000 build¬ hall, Clerk of Board of Educa¬ ing bonds offered on March 30 tion, will receive sealed bids until were purchased by the United 2 p.m. (CST) on May'18 for the States National Bank of Portland, purchase of $53,500 , building as 2 V\ s,~at a prke jJtJOO. 10, a basis bonds;. Due $15,000 from 1951 to of 2.225%. Dated May 1, 19484 1953, and $8,500 in 1954. The Due $24,000 on May 1, from 1949 bonds will re- $200,000 Township Sch. Dist. < (P. O. Hodendauqua), Pa. ' Bond Offering—T. H. LauderBond Sale—The $170,000 im¬ back, District Clerk, will receive provement bonds offered on May sealed bids until 8 p.m. (PST) 10—v. 167, p. 1859—were pur¬ on May 20 for the purchase of chased by G. C. Haas & Co., $60,000 school bonds. Dated May Philadelphia, as 2V8S, at a price of 15, 1948. Denomination $1,000. 101.40, a basis of 1.972%. Dated Due $10,000 on Nov. ing to AH bids must state the number of bonds bid School District, Pa. Sale—The 55 works improvement bonds. Dated Feb. 1, 1948. Denomination Due . provement bonds offered 104 of Whitehall , 1949 bo 4958 inclusive. Bidders may " West Mifflin ! Bond Bank as $21,000. from 1951 to, 1966, arid purchaser. A certified check for $14,000 in 1967, ' The bonds will 5% of the par value of the bonds, be sold to the bidder submitting the lowest interest rate and agree¬ payable to the District, is required. Dec. 1, from on water National County New Castle, for 2s, at 101.00. /j-/.,Oregon f/r; the May 18 for the purchase Of $350,4 3% First Lawrence (P. O, Route 2,Gresham), interest Offering — W: J. Harris, Secretary/ will / receive City School ^District Not, i to Valley, Okla. Bond - June $2,000 ; N Horton, Village Clerk, will receive sealed bids until noon (DST) on May 22 for of the amount bid, is re¬ Multnomah and (2183) Singer, Scribner, of Pittsburgh, l%s, at 100.299, a basis of 1.701%. The next highest bidder Clackamas County was Blair & Co., Inc., for l%s, at Winfree, McCulloch, Shuler & Sayre, of Portland. A certified cheek for $1,700 is required. — the was ; on Anderson about or or New June York 21 to City, at to exceed not bonds: $60,000 3% ? interest school' Dated on 1953 July 1, 1948. Due July 1, from 1949 to Rate of interest. multiples of % of 1%. 1 inclusive: ' to be in Bond- Offering — George W. the option of the purchaser. IVfay 11 — V.V167, p. ,2078 — were purchased by the First; National Kistler, City Clerk, will receive ! La Follette, Tenn. v SOUTH DAKOTA Bank & Trust- Co., of Oklahoma sealed bids until 11 a.m. (DST) Bond Sale—The $10,000 recre-;* Baltic, S. Dak, City, and -the Waukomis State on June 16 for the purchase of ation center bonds offered on May Bond Sale—The $30,000 bonds Bank,; jointly, at a net interest $3,250,000 water revenue, series 10—v.- 167, p.. 1859—were pur-. ? OKLAHOMA 1048, bonds; Dated July 1, 1948. offered on May 3—v. 167, p. 1859 cpstof 2.64%, chased by C.< H. Little & Co. of 4 Due serially on July 1, from 1949 —were purchased bythe Firsf Na¬ Arapaho School District, Okla. Knoxville, as 3s, at a price, of.-; OREGON Bond. Sale—The $22,000 trans¬ tp 1977 inclusive. Subject to tional Bank & Trust Co., of Sioux 100.51, a basis of 2,869%. Dated portation equipment- bonds of* legal opinion of Townsend, Elliott Falls, as 3s, at par. The issue con¬ La Grande, Ore. April 1, 1948. Due serially on f ered on May; 11—v. 167, p. 2078 & Munson, of Philadelphia. sist of the following: ; ' Bond Offering—Sealed bids will April and Oct. 1, from 1950 to were purchased by the First Na¬ be received $20,000 water works bonds. Due 1954 inclusive. Principal and in- ; by the City Recorder, Cambria ' To wnship (P+ Q, tional Bank & Trust Co., of Okla¬ until 7.30 p.m. (PST) on May 19 serially on Sept. 1, from 1949 terest (A-O) payable at the Ham- Ebensburg), Pa. homa; City.; Due serially from to 1968 inclusive; for the iltlon National Bank> Knoxville. purchase of '• Bond $20,585.35 SaleThe $15,000 road 1951 to 1957 inclusive. 10,000 fire protection bonds. Due 4% < improvement bonds, Dated improvement bonds; offered on Lenoir City, Tenn. serially on Sept. 1, from 1949 Denomination $500 Bartlesville School District, Okla. Feb. 1, 1948. April 19 were purchased by R. C. Bond Sale — The $150,000 electo 1958 inclusive. Due on Feb. 1, as Schmertz & Bond Sale—The $425,000 build¬ one for $85.33. Co., of Pittsburgh, as trie system revenue, series 1947 Interest payable M-S. ing, ^pair and equipment bonds follows: $1,585.33 in 1949; $2,000 ZY2S, at a price of 101.00, a basis bonds offered oa May 10—v, 167,i./ offered on May 7—rV. 167, p. .1970 from 1950 to 1956, and $2,500 in of 2.311%. Dated May 1, 1948. Due p. 1971—were purchased, by the Watertown, S. Dak. 7 ' 1957 and 1958, optional at the —were purchased by the City Na¬ on May 1, as follows: $1,000 in Bond Offering — Paul Krakow- Equitable Securities .Corp., and.*tional Bank & Trust Co., of Kan¬ pleasure of the City at any in¬ 1949; $2,000 in 1950; $1,000 in ski, City Auditor, will receive Fidelity Bankers Trust Co.,. of terest payment date on or after sas City; at ; a net interest cost of 1951; $2,000 in 1952; $1,000 in sealed bids until 8 p.m. (CST) on Knoxville, jointly,rat a price of 2.126%; Due serially from 1953 to one year from date. Principal and 1953; : $2,000 in 1954; $1,000 in May 17 for the purchase of $75,- 100.034/ a het> interest ? cost oil interest < (F-A) 1968 inclusive,. * payable at the 1955; $2,000 in 1956; $1,000 in 1957, 000 -not to exceed 2% interest 2.694%, as follows:'$133,000, as i . - , , v ■ • . . • Caddo, Okla.% 4 Bond Offering—J: D. Town ♦ Maytubby, Clerk, will' receive sealed bids until 7.30 p.m. (CST) on May 19 for the purchase of $55,000 5% bonds divided as $35,000 sanitary bohds. follows;*sewer I City Treasurer's office; The ap¬ proving opinion of Winfree, McCulloch, Shuler & Sayre of Port¬ and $2,000 in 1958. Interest payable AJ-N. The next highest bid¬ land, .will-be furnished Ebensburg, for 2V2S, at cessful bidder. the suc¬ A certified check fbr 5%i of the parJ value - and improvement bonds. Due $1,000 from 1951, to 1963; inclu¬ ; sive. ' - 5,000 ■' fire fighting equipment 4 bondsj Due $1,000 from 1951 to 1955 inclusive. v 4. fv Duncan, Okla. t ; Bond Offering — C, H. Smith, City Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 7.30 p.m. (CST).on May 25 - • for water the purchase works of extension $950,000 and im¬ * j' /r Bond Portland), 0re, Offering Sealed the First National Bank, Bids ment were Rejected for the bonds reoffered.• .; - — All bids $30,000 offered re¬ improve¬ May 11 The bonds will be rejected. ' bids par. Laureldale^ Pa. ceived Multnomah County Powell Valley i Water Districts No. 2 (P* O.; to*1966, ahd $3,000 in 1967/; 15,000water " works extension * re¬ quired. ' Due $2,000 from 1951 was of the bonds, payable to the City, is extension der on ;;: New Castle, Pa. will be received by/the;«Clerk >j Bond Sale —The $250,000 gen¬ Board; .of Commissioners, until eral improvement bonds offered 5, /p.m. (PST) on May 21 for the on May 10—v. 167, p. 1858—were purchase of $85,000 general obli¬ gation bonds. Dated May 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. r Due July 1, as follows: $2,000 from 1949. to 1956; $3,000 from 1957 to 1967, and $4,000 from 1968 to 1976, all inclusive.-? All bonds.o maturing ^ after 2 3/4s, maturing $13,000 in 1949 and June 15, as 1950;': $14,000 in 1951 and 1952;^ follows: $1,000 in 1949 and 1950; $15,000'in; 1953 and 1954; $16,000 | $6,000 in 1951; $9,000 from 1952 to in 1955 and 1956; $17,000 in 1957,T 1954; and $10,000 from 1955 to and $17,000 as 2Y2S, maturing June'> 1958 inclusive. Principal and in¬ 1, 1958.^; • 4 ; terest (J-D) payable at the City McNairy County (P. OP.. Treasurer's office. The City will Selmer),. Tenn. / furnish the purchaser, without Bonds Not Sold—The $175,000;* cost, with the printed bonds and 4% court house and jail bonds of-: the approving opinion of Dorsey, fered on May 12—v. 167, p.*1971'" Colman, Barker, Scott & Barber, —were not sold. * /•_ ;■ T."-"""*" of Minneapolis. A certified check for $1,500 payable to the City, is ./ Weakley County (P. O. required.^ 'Hi.vt'b/ Dresden), Tenn. Bond Offering — Cayce Pente¬ / TENNESSEE cost, County Judge/will receive street June improvement bonds. Dated 15, 1948. Due on .■■■ w , . purchased by C. J. Devine & Co., of New York, and Thomas & Co., 4 of Pittsburgh, jointly, as 2s, at a Fayetteville, Tenn, 4 price i of 100.05,a l basis of r4 Bond Offering—Sealed bids -will 1.99669%. Dated June 1, 1948. Due be received by Mayor D. T. Buch¬ serially on June 1, from 1949 to anan until 2 p.m. (CST) on. June 1978, all inclusive. Interest pay¬ 1, for, the purchase of $275,000 July 1, 1955, shall be subject able J-D. The next highest bidder not to exceed 4% interest water sealed on bids June $1,600,000 lows: - until a.m.: (CST) purchase of bonds, divided as fol-': ' '■/. ; 1, for 10 .. the .. $1,000,000 school bonds. 600.000 court house bonds. * ' , r ■\ ? ' ' .it ;i THE (2184) 5G from texas 1961 to 1964; COMMERCIAL $25,000 from 1965 Independent Sch.Dist., Angleton Texas Bond -v<; to 1968; $27,000 in 1969 and 1970; $28,000 in 1971 and $30,000 in 1972.^ Offering—J. P. Griesecke, President School of Board, will Galveston County (P, 0* jreceive sealed bids until 7.30 p.m. '"H Galveston), Texas ( <CST) on May 24 for the purchase of $500,000 not to exceed 4% in¬ ; terest * .. County house school 7 •' June X, 1948. Due Dated Denomination $1,000. lt as follows: $5,000 June on bonds. in >! A 1949; $12,000 from 1950 to 1953; $15,000 in 1954 and 1955; $17,000 from 1956 to 1959; $20,000 in 1960 and "if % ■ i •' ; i» i ' i i-1 1961; $22,000 from 1962 to $25,000 in 1966 and 1967; $27,000 in 1968 and 1969;' $28,000 in 1970 and 1971; $30,000 in 1972, and $31,000 in 1973. t t; 1965; Dallas, Texas Bond Offering—E. Lynn Cross- City Auditor, bonds divided as /, t Due 7 i i, . . $179,000 each year for 20 Bidders will be invited to years. not name rates on Dallas more two interest than one any issue. A ^ ;; County Park Cities Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 (P. O. < Texas if: i Bond will *' \ Offering—E.' S. Secretary Wesson, of Directors, of Board receive sealed bids until 10 U- (CST) on May 25 for the purchase of $3,586,000 improve¬ ment, series 1948 bonds. Dated tb May 1, 1948. a.m. ■n County (P. O. Dallas ), Texas Sale The 7 $1,000,000 building bonds offered i Bond •I V V *( l « on May 8 were purchased by a .syndicate composed of Phelps, Fenn & Co., of New York, Det- & Co. of rner ". -p- — juvenile 10, as fol¬ $70,000 from 1949 to 1953; $10,000 from 1954 to 1963, and Chicago, Commerce !, jf if nished the at cost the of pur¬ payable to the County Judge, Sale—The $750,000 road May -12 on were First National Bank Moore & Co., both of price of 100.02, of 2.452%, a and Moss, Dallas, at a net interest cost follows: $268,000 as 2V4s, maturing $5,000 in $18,000 in 1950; $19,000 in $22,000 in 1952; $21,000 in $24,000 in 1954; $29,000 in $30,000 in 1956; $32,000 in $34,000 in 1958 and 1959, as 1949; 1951; 1953; 1955; 1957; and 2y2s, maturing $34,000 from 1960 to 1962; $38,000 in 1963; $40,000 in 1964; $43,000 in 1965; $45,000 in 1966; $48,000 in 1967; $82,000 in 1968, and $84,000 in 1969, all inclusive. Dated May 1, as 1948. Principal and interest (M-N) payable office. at the State Treasurer's Approved as McCall, Parkhurst The was next to legality by & Crowe of highest bidder the First Southwest Co., Dal¬ las, -'A 10, fol¬ lows: 1959 to 1963; $35,000 from 1964 to 1968; $40,000 from 1969 to 1972; $45,000 from 1973 to 1976, and $50,000 in 1977 and 1978. The award was made on the basis of bonds maturing from 1959 to 1978, to be optional for redemption on April 10, 1958. A - Dublin, Texas • Bond Sale—An issue of •Ik bonds li Co. • was . ■> 7 j $245,000 of Dallas, and the First of Texas Corp. of San Antonio, sub¬ ject to an election to be held in the near future, as 23/4s, 3y4s and 3V&s, divided as follows: $145 000 water and t :K : bonds. 100,000 sewer revenue , water and sewer general obligation bonds, • "f Floyd County (P. O. Floydada), '• I Texas v'• v 7 Bonds Sold—An issue of $500,000 road bonds was purchased .f- ,:7 recently by Hatcher & Co. of Dallas, and H. L. Shaffer & Co, of Amarillo, jointly, at a price of par, as follows: $84,000 as 2V2S, maturing $5,000 in 1949; $15,000 from 1950 to 1952; $17,000 in 1953 $ and 1954, and $416,000 as 3Y2s, maturing $18,000 in 1955 and 1956; $20,000 from 1957 to 1960; $22,000 DIVIDEND NOTICE The Manufacturing Company Board of Directors has declared a quar¬ terly dividend of $1.50 per share and an extra dividend of 81.50 per share payab'e on June 14, 1948 to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 25, 1948. D. May 10. H. ALEXANDER, 1948. Secretary. at Independent Sch. 15, terest rate one Bid¬ of in¬ school bonds v. 167, $10,800,000 offered on May 7— p. awarded to Phelps, Fenn & Co., Blair & Co., Inc., Chemical Bank & Trust Co., Salomon Bros. & Hutzler, Estabrook & Co., Eastman, Dillon & Co., B. J. Van Ingen & Co.* Hornblower & Weeks, Bacon, Stevenson & Co., First of Mich¬ igan Corp., Chas. E. Weigold & Co., Geo. B. Gibbons & Co., Inc., S.: Dickson & Co., Francis I. duPont & Co., Laidlaw & Co., all of' New York, Commerce Union and on in ' as 000 1961 to 1974, and 1975 from sive. Dated 2V2s, maturing $350,to 1978, all inclu¬ June terest payable J-J. 10, 1948. ; > In¬ • June construction bonds. held on in¬ accrued delivery will be C - until 10 * 'V' J Authorized Due Four-Mile bonds; run The — $70,000 and sewers drain contingent drains bonds, and $35,000 bridge improvement bonds. The sewers total amount is of combined issues $1,750,000. after Bond Sale—The $1,200,000 wa¬ revenue bonds offered on May by 1972——were p. These are pur¬ Lcvelland Consolidated Indep. School District, Texas Bond ..Sale—ThA.^50,000 167, 'bon(Js offered " school ing Sale—An time the issue will of in be serially 1963. issued to Brown & Root, Inc., pav¬ 1963 ing J-D. contractors, as 41/2s. Dated Callable on 30 days' Dated ciates, for $701,000 County (Pi O. Tytef), Texas Bond June clusive. the 2V4s, at Stein and Asso¬ 2y4s, 2y2s, at 100.09. bids and receive office in the County Building, until 10 a.m. (PST) on June 1, for the pur¬ chase of $7,500,000 not to exceed interest general obligation bonds, divided coupon as follows: $4,000,000 street lighting bonds. * 2,500,000 park bonds; 1^,000,000 street lighting bonds. All of the issues are ; dated July 1, from 1949 to The next commenc¬ ing with the second year and end¬ ing with the 20th year after their said date of issue, in such amounts (as nearly as practicable) to be specified by the City Council to¬ gether with interest, on all out¬ standing bonds of this issue. Prin¬ cipal and interest payable at the fiscal agency of the State, in New York City, or at the City Treasur¬ office, at The the right to redeem unmatured option City, or 10 30 bid as also for whole a date thereof — such all of the years, from five on callable from the interest oay- years any - 1959 in¬ Commerce Co., St. Louis, and amount Texas Bank & up jointly, for 2y4s, at 100.056. Trust Co.. Dallas, ' interest , Wash. Trempler^rCounty Treasurer, will receive sealed bids until 11 a.m/ (PST) on May 19 for the purchase of ; $35,000 not to exceed 4% interest > school bonds. Dated June 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due on 1, follows: as $1,000 from > inclusive. all 1968, The Dis¬ the right to redeem any or all of the unmatured and outstanding bonds of the issue at par in inverse numerical order on reserves any interest payment date on and after 10 years from date of issue. WEST VIRGINIA West Virginia (State of) Exercised — The headed by the Chase Not Option syndicate ; Bank of New,York, did National not exercise its option, which ex¬ May 7, to purchase an additional $1,000,000 road bonds. pired on -V. 167, p. 1972. ; . , WISCONSIN Claire, Wis. Eau Oien, City Bond Offering—O. E. until 10 the receive will Clerk, (CST) a.m. purchase sealed on May 19 for $225,000 of & bids V not to interest water 3% exceed * works second series revenue, 1948. Due on May 1, as follows: $10,000 in 1949 and 1950; $11,000 from 1951 to: 1954 to $12,000 from 1953; 1957; < $13,000 from 1958 to 1961; $14,000 F from 1962 to 1964, and $15,000 in' 1966, all inclusive. Bonds 7 on or after May 1, 1959, subject to redemption at the ' 1965 and maturing are option of the City in inverse nu- •7 merical order on May 1, 1958, or payment interest any date :■> thereafter at par plus a premium for each bond so called as follows: ' on to after or May 1, 1958, and on - prior to May 1, 1963, $20; and or after Nov. 1, 1963, and prior Bidders to name maturity, $10. single rate of interest in a mul¬ tiple of y4 of 1%. Principal and interest payable (M-N) at the Harris Trust & Savings Bank, of a ." Chicago. The approving opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago, will be furnished the purchaser without cost bulTthe printed bonds be paid for the by pur¬ 000 payable to the City Treasurer required. is ''•VF7-77 .7,/;7 Sauk City, Wis. Sale—The Bond $30,000 sewer and water extension and improve-- Bidders may bonds any from date of must redemption. ;/ Alternate Bids on years chaser. A certified check for $5,- payment date thereafter, upon days' previous notice of such intended 5 the the date of issue, or on any interr est se¬ from Callable at par and interest after Due years the of reserves any bonds school Bond Offering—A. A. On er's / King County (P. O. Seattle), or holder. 1 Woodville School District No. 213, 1, 1948. Denom. $1,000. The bonds a highest bidder Mercantile rially in from 2 to 10 shall mature annually, $55,000 the only bidder, as 2V4s. on - price ment date thereafter upon 30 days' basis of 2.224%. orevious notice of the City's in¬ 1948. Due serially tention to redeem said bonds.; as Sale—The mortgage City 6% '• County School District (P. O. Olympia), ■ ' bonds. Dated May 1, will his at •:' 'VF. v'l' bonds offered April 24—v. 167, p. 1860—were awarded to the State, to Offering—W. C. Thomas. sealed purchased by the First Southwest Co., of Dallas, of ; 100.143, a Dated June 1, 1949 payable highest bidder Comptroller, City . Wash. Bond in Seattle, Wash. Bond • P- No. 401 1, 1948. Due $499,000 Fas as V-:'0 ' Thurston price cost of Interest & of the State in agency '/• Com¬ $82,000 1, from next Bramhall was purchased by the Citizens Nation¬ al Bank, Peoples National Bank, and the Tyler State Bank & Trust Co.; all of Tyler, jointly, at a price of par, a net interest cost of 2.4992%, as follows:' $44,000 as 2V4s, maturing $22,000 in 1949 and June June on The notice. Sale—The $1,000,000 hos¬ pital bonds offered on May 7 were 1956; inclusive. June 1,1948, Smith fiscal 1957; $84,000 in 1958; $86,000 in 1959; $89,000 in 1960; $91,000 in 1961; $94,000 in 1962, and $96,000 1948. warrants in $79,000 years. Principal and (J-J) payable at the Treasurer's office or at - a $75,000 in 1954; $77,000 in 1955, and $701,000 as 2y2s, matur¬ Raymond utile i Texas $175,000 of at 1953; oh May 6—v. dated May 1, are Bank Seattle, 100.25, a i^et interest 2.417%, .as follows: $499,000 as 2y4s, maturing on June 1, $66,000 in 1949; $68,000 in 1950; $69,000 in 1951; $71,000 in 1952; $73,000 in 1860—were purchased at a of 3.0832%. The p. of all merce of interest cost net a National the 1965 New York City. trict ter 167, from five County to 10—v. $3,000 1950 to 1952, and $2,000 from 1953 Bellingham, Wash, chased to 1964; interest June WASHINGTON Texas to issue.: City $75,000 and 1950 1955 ■<, follows: $1,000 1954; $2,000 from as to 1969, and $5,000 in 1970, option¬ al at any interest payment date date y.'V, % •<! if •;£. "'j • May 24 for on Denomination $1,000. July 1, on from accrued bonds; sewers bonds. pon recently authorized the of $1,225,000 street im¬ storm run (PST) a.m. the purchase of $45,000 not to ex¬ ceed 6% interest court house cou¬ date of issue. y provement bonds; $345,000 Huff's May 1. Bank & Trust of .the $10,800,000 bonds for award, the State Board of ■* issuance authorized at the election bonds on full of 15, bids syndicate composed of the Pacific Northwest Co., Blyth will receive sealed bids until May & Co., Seattle-First National Bank 18 for the purchase of $1,000,000 and the Bros, the •l"1' V. ■ Council 1949; Bond Offering—D. N. Peterson* Secretary of Board of Education, was associates for and par No Alexandria, Va. 1952; $15,000 in 1953; $14,000 in. 1954; $17,000 in 1955; $16,000 from 1956 to 1959; $17,000 in 1960; $18,000 in 1961; $19,000 in 1962; $22,000 in 1963; $23,000 in 1964; $24,000 in 1965; $26,000 in 1966; 27,000 in 1967 and 1968; $33,000 in 1969; $34,000 in 1970; $35,000 in 1971; $36,000 in 1972; $38,000 in 1973; $39,000 in 1974; $41,000 in 1975; $43,000 in 1976; $44,000 in 1977, and $46,000 in 1978. State Board Buys $2,400>000 Bonds-r-While the bid of Lehman and '.f;' Bonds 1950; and $956,000 as 21/2s, matur¬ ing $22,000 from 1951 to 1955: $40,000 in 1956; $42,000 in 1957 and Bank, of Nashville, Dallas Union 1958; $43,000 in 1959; $45,000 in Trust Co., of Dallas, Detmer & 1960 and 1961; $46,000 in .1962; Co., of Chicago, G. C. Haas & Co., $47,000 in 1963; $50,000 in 1964 of New York, Otis & Co., of Cleve¬ and 1965; $53,000 in 1966; $54,000 land, George K* Baum & Co., of in 1967; $56,000 in 1968; $58,000 Kapsas City, Rauscher, Pierce & in 1969 and 1970; $60,000 in 1971, Co., of Dallas, Fort Worth Ra¬ and $57,000 in 1972, all inclusive. tional Bank, of Fort Worth, Louis Bonds maturing from 1959 to 1972 B. Henry Investments, of Dallas, callable in whole or in part on Paid H. Davis, of Chicago, Camp¬ May 15, 1958, or on any interest bell, Phelps & Co. of New York, payment date thereafter. Dated Chas. B. White & Co., of Houston, First of Texas Corp., of San An¬ May 15, 1948. Interest payable MN. The next highest bidder was tonio, Ginther & Co., of Cleve¬ Halsey, Stuart & Co., Harriman land, Dallas Rupe & Son, of Dal¬ Ripley & Co., Inc.," and Dallas las, Barrow, Leary & :Co., of Union Trust Co., Dallas,: jointly, Shreveport, Moroney, Beissner & for $504,000 as 2 V2 s, and $496,000 Co., of Houston, Thomas & Co., as 2%s. at 100.006, (callable May and R. C. Schmertz & Co., both 15,1963). , of Pittsburgh, at a price of 100.024, a net interest cost of 2.7154%, as i yler, 1 exas follows: $2,100,000 as 3s, maturing H Bond Sale^— The $129,000 air¬ $350,000 on Jan. 10, from 1955 to port improvement bonds offered 1960; $4,900,000 as 23/4s, maturing on May 7—v. 167, p. 1971—were from bank. VIRGINIA 1951; $14,000 Lamesa School District, named to date about June or considered. in Warrant the Due $8,000 1950 on for less than High School District, follows: as Diet., Texas Sale—Of above on May 18 for the purchase $750,000 construction bonds; bonds $350,000 Singer be delivered (CST) of at 100.015. $1,400,000 The Lamesa Rural house R. sold to Moss, Moore & 1968 inclusive. name the First National Bank of Boston. $5,400,000 23/4s. Rotan, Mosle & Moreland, Stayart, Walker, Austin & Waggener and Texas Bank & Trust Co., Dallas, jointly, for $23,000 as 2y4s, and $727,000 as 2y2s, James & of as and ings Bank of Chicago, R. J. Ed¬ wards, Inc. of Oklahoma City, from June 10, to to are terest in a multiple of y4 of 1%, Principal and interest payable at 94.50. $13,000 in ? •;.. 'ir April public re-offering of the $8,400,000 bonds at prices ranging from a yield of 2.10% to a dollar price of by a syndicate com¬ posed of the Harris Trust & Sav¬ li Dated - 1949 ders receive sealed bids until 7.30 p.m. $20,000 from 1949 to 1951; $25,000 from 1952 to 1958; $30,000 A- on from made Bond Offering — R. W. Kelly, Secretary Board of Trustees, will 1860—$8,400,000 were a syndicate headed by Lehman Bros., of New York, Halsey, Stuart & Co., and consisting 2.498%. Associates Dated June 15, 1948. bell, Phelps & Co. of New York, as 2V2S, at 100.03, a net interest Due and T exas offered Bond of Bros, man A certified check for $50,- Houston 1948.<"• VERMONT elected, pursuant to op¬ tion, to purchase a block of $2,Swanton Village, Vt. '■ 400,000 of the bonds. The bonds Bond Offering—R. A. purchased by the board mature Carmen,Treasurer, will receive $100,000 annually from 1955 to Village 1978 inclusive.; The entire issue sealed bids until 2 p.m. (DST) on of $10,800,000 is payable at the May 20 for the purchase of $200,rate of $450,000 annually during 000 refunding coupon bonds. Dated June 15, 1948. Denomination the years mentioned. $1,000. Due $10,000 on June 15, Bonds Publicly Offered—Leh¬ The next highest bidder was a Approved as to legality by Storey, $130,000 from 1964 to 1968, all in¬ The approving opinion syndicate headed by the National Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge of Boston, whose opinion will be fur¬ of Vandewater, Sykes & Heckler City Bank, New York, offering nished the purchaser. Bonds will of New York City, will be fur¬ par for $4,500,000 3s, $900,000 2V4s Union Bank of Nashville, Thomas Co.. of Pittsburgh and Camp¬ cost Monday, May 17, 1948 •' purchased • CHRONICLE clusive. & ■U:- Jan. on Dallas. Dallas •'7 Due lows: $482,000 "77 Highland Park), '. it $1,000. bonds improvement 280,000 street paving bonds. 160,000 park improvement bonds. 120,000 public market bonds. ;• the for Grayson County (P. O. Sherman), Texas vv7?:' airport 8 Bond bonds. will a receive a.m. (CST) on Auditor, purchase of $3,300,000 road bonds. Denomination follows: - bonds, June I. Predecki, — FINANCIAL Education is required. , 780,000 Offering sealed bids until 11 000 will $1,400,000 street opening and wid¬ ening bonds. ; 1140,000 storm sewer improvement Bond chaser. receive .sealed bids until 2.15 p.m (CST) on June 1 for the purchase of $3,580,000 general obligation ley, %' & bonds offered ment v.. 167, p. on May 10— 1972—were purchased - by the Wisconsin Co. of Milwau¬ kee, a as 1M>s, at a price of 100.083,; 1.484%.. Dated June 1, basis of Due 1948. serially on March lr from 1949 to 1958 inclusive. Prin¬ cipal and interest (M-S) payable ? 1 ■ * Skamania vF County (P. O. Stevenson), Wash. r " Bond will be Board Offering received of — bv Sealed Farmers at bids the Clerk of County Commissioners, the of Sauk bidder zens at City. was Sauk Bank, 100.066. & Citizens Bank The next highest the Farmers and Citi¬ - City, for \ iy2sf ,